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CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

^.  Lafayette  and  Louis  PiiiLirrE,  or  History  of  tlie  Events 
and  the  Men  of  July,  1830.  lly  IJ.  Sarrans,  Jr.,  aide-de- 
camp  to  Lafayette  until  the  20th  of  Decemlwr,  1830.  1 

B.  Tlie  Editor  to  the  Reader — the  Publisher  to  ditto.  33 

8.  The  Gentle  Recri'it,  a  Talc.     By  the  Author  of  "  The 

Subaltern."  31 

4.  Sakatoga,  a  Tale.     By  the  same.  45 

(.  Editors  Notices — Extracts  from  Sir  Richard  Phillips'  ."Mil- 
lion of  Facts.  00 

y.  A  Family  Touk  tiihovgii  Sol'tii  Hollam),  up  the  Rhine. 

and  across  the  Netherlands.     By  Lieut.  Col.  Batty.  07 

i.  Lives  and  Exploits  of  BANDirn  axd  Rohiierm.     By  C. 

Mac  Farlane,  Esq.  01 

Life  of  Blackueard.  123 

Life  of  Captain  Kid.  125 

10.  Lives  of  Mary  Read  and  Anne  Boime\.  12S 


r 


I .  Semi-serioi's  Observations  of  ax  Italian  Exile,  durni^ 

his  residence  in  England.     By  Count  Petchio.  129 


%-2.  Ediioi's  Notices,  A:c.                                                              155 

if 

■^.l.  Memoirs  OF  IIortense  BEAtiiAHXAis,  Duchess  of  St.  Leu, 

)  Ex-queen  of  Holland.     Translated  iVoin  the  French  ex- 


*  >•  JmiiNAL  OF  A  Nobleman;  Ikmiii;  u  iiarrnlivo  of  his  resi- 
lience at  Vienna  during  the  conijrcss.  177 


)•">.  'riic  Wonders  of  the  Lane.     By  the  smtlior  of  Corn  Law 

Rhymes.  204 

1 1).  SoniM'l  on  Sir  Walter  Scott's  i|uitting  Aliliolsford  for  Naples. 

IJv  ^\'illialll  Wordswiirlh.  ib, 


pai.e 

17.  LetpiOrs  of  the  Late  Earl  of  Chatham,  to  his  nephew. 

Thomas  Pitt,  Esi).     From  the  fourth  London  edition.         JO.") 

18.  Notice  of  Wacousta.     From  the  London  Literary  (iazette.  20"* 

19.  W.vcorsTA,  OR,  The  Prophecy;   a  Tale  of  Detroit  aii<l 

Michillimackinac.     By  the  author  of  Ecarie.  200 


20.  Regard  for  Home.     By  (ioldsmitli 
21. 


«71 


22. 


23. 


24. 


23. 


20. 


87. 


28. 


NaRR.VTIVE   of    a  Jot'RNEY    FROM    CaLCITTA  TO  FllHOPE. 

by  way  of  Egy|)t,  in  the  years  I-127  and  1S28.     By  -Mrs. 
Charles  Lusliingtoii.  272 

Ramiiles  of  a  Natihalist.  By  the  late  Dr.  John  (Jo<linaii. 
With  a  memoir,  by  Dr.  Drake  of  Cincinnati.  J"!* 

Re.miniscences  of  a  Voyage  to  India.     By  Dr.  Reynell 
Coates.  :jtMi 

Finland  Song,  addressed  by  a  mother  to  iier  child.     B> 
Dr.  John  Leydeii.  .102 

BioGHAi'iiRAL  Memoir  up  Dr.  John  Levdcn.     By  Sir 
Walter  Scott.  ;i(r,> 


The  Mermaid.     By  Dr.  John  Leyden. 
Ode  to  an  Indian  (iold  Coin.     By  the  same. 
.Miscellaneous  Poetry.     By  the  same. 


;ilo 

312 

ih. 


29. 


30. 


WALTiiAM,a  Novel;  lieing  the  third  volume  of  the  Librarv 
of  Romance.  31.'* 

Memoirs  of  Dr.  Bihnev.  .Vrraiiged  from  his  own  iiianii- 
scripfs,  from  family  pa|)ers.  and  from  personal  ret'ollcc 
lions,  by  his  dauglitiT,  IMadiime  D'.\rbln\ ,  author  <ii 
Evtdina,  Cecilia,  \-<'.  ;».").•< 

Freni  II  LiTiiRATiRK — Review  of  N'irior  Husii's  Notic 
Dame  de  Paris.  tio 


The  Bi,a(k  Vei,m:t  Bvi..     By  Miss  Milfoni 
.M  miemoisfi.i.e  Tiii:ki>i;.     Bv  the  same. 


4l.''i 
4|t> 


m:«  sintiEs — VOL.  I. 


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gkw^:^^  mmmj>^'T. 


V4II,.    I. 


rmi.AiiKi.iMiiA,  JAM'AKY  i.j,  in;j;«. 


NO.   I  . 


I'mNTiP  ANii  Pi m.iiiiiitn  nv  MIAM  WAI.IHK,  CiRfisTiiR  utrket,  riiii.Aniti.nii*  - Ai  .J.'i  liir  .">•.'  iinciilwr*,  p.nyiililf  in  iiilvBiic-r. 


Hoti-   Av<'iilH   11 


|("    iL    (J      S      UDOll.    I'RlMtK.     AMI    I'l  IM.IKIK.H*,     N.:W     V"KK, 

il    I'lilill-li.i.   l.T   Hie   slBli:  111- >•«■»•  Viirk   unil  all  llii'  N.»    I.MSlliiiil  fluli*. 


1  I'MKIIVIX   S    Wlinll  U  111    Ilii.iiii-iLl.iKKH,  HoTlMiiKi!; 

t      Snif  .\L'*'t(tp  IMi  lilt    »Ialc<  lit   M.iiytrtiiil,  Nirjiii  fl,  ami  (.liiln,  ;iiirl  Uir  i  ity  nl'  \'W  Olli 


on, 

HISTORY   OK  TIIK   lOVKXTS   AN'D  THB   iNlKN 
ol'  JI'liY,  IKKt. 


IIY  It.  SAURAN.S,  JI'N. 

nr  I  A'lr  tij  i.aiaiktts  iNTlLTllK-Jliril  iik  niti  tMliKK 


1,-30. 


Pif/'acc  to  the  Jirnl  American  edition. 

The  fiillowiMg  wiirk  liy  M.  Surnins  c'lmslitutcs  ii  |K)r- 
lioii  only  of  llii'  two  oolavi)  volumes  wliiili  Imvr  just  ii|>- 
(H'liml  in  rnris  uml  I.oiulim.  'I'lic  orijfinal  i»  clividi^d 
iiilo  llirii"  |>aru;  rlic  liril  is  a  l)ii)prn|iliy  of  LaliiyiMIr 
(irfvioiiH  ti)  till' liatf  1)1' till-  iali;  Krrncii  Rrvoliitinii,  ami 
IK  a  iMiiipilntiiiii  Iroiii  l.'ir  History  ol'  .Vimriia  liy  Dr. 
Kamsay,  .Marsliall'n  lili'  of  Wn.-liington,  \<:.  'I'liis  por- 
lion  WT  liaic  oiiiiltiii,  ils  contoiits  bi'in(j  a  ri'|H'titiiJli  of 
what  niustl  hr  familial  to  >■  'rry  riuilcr.  Tin.'  scromi  |)arl 
"  l.afavflle  ami  laiiii.i  IMiilippe  iluniig  llic  Ucvolulion 
of  I.~i;lfl,"  wi!  Iiuvii  iiisortril  as  Uir  most  valiliililr,  con- 
tiiiiiii);  an  arciiratf  liislory  of  tin-  ncnts  it  rroord»,  with 
iiianv  iii'W  details  not  iK'forr  inadi-  |ml)lir. 

'I'lir  lliird  division  nlalrs  to  tlir  |iolitina  of  I'ralirr, 
.ind  Ihr  .stnijrj.'lrs  of  tin-  |ira(u  and  war  parties  .sim-c  tin- 
revolulinnwliiili  linrliil  Cliarlis  X.  from  the  throne,  and 
imliidisaii  acroinil  of  the  causes  wliieli  led  to  Ihe  re. 
-lignalion  of  the  Lallille  minislry.  It  makes  tVei|in  lit 
nnd  honourahle  iiieulioii  of  l.afuyetle,  whom  Ihe  seeond 
(Kirtion  of  Ihe  work,  now  pnlilishrd,  follows  to  Ihe  |M'riod 
of  hin  re.nicniiig  the  i.nniinaiid  of  the  Nnlional  (iiiards. 
HiH  eondnet  in  that  iin|)(irlanl  step  is  made  to  ap(Niir 
strietly  in  acrordaiiee  with  lii.i  well  known  priniiples. 
'I'lie  siihseiniiMil  events  related  ill  the  work,  in  « liieli  he 
lias  not  liecii  so  pruniiin  nlly  ejijiaged,  form  a  distinet 
^  p»Tiod  in  lii.<tory,  and  will  more  appropriately  !«■  the 
•J  ground  work  for  a  future  volume,  when  their  result  is 
known — .ihall  we  say  urter  the  next  revolution  ? 

Till'  honourable  name  of  Iiufayettc  is  intinmlely  inter- 
woven with  till"  liislory  of  the  I'niled  Stales,  who.ie  eiti- 
2cn»  will  rejoKi'  at  every  event  which  raises  liini  in  Ihe 
tlimalion  of  Ihe  world  at  larjfe.  They  now  have  lo 
iluiik  Al.  Sarraiit  tiir  his  sueeessful  eflnrts  lo  exliiliit  the 
hero  of  three  revolutions  in  hi.4  true  eolours. 


I 


I.NTUoDrt'TION. 

I  uin  Roinji  to  s|ifak  of  the  political  men  and  all'iirs 
thai  W'.  ale  living  ainongsl,  as  if  they  were  already  far 
reniolc  from  our  own  I  line. 

I  shall  represent  the  eventB  «ucli  as  they  have  appeared 
to  inc,  the  men  such  as  I  linve  seen  them.  I  shall  say 
nntlini);  lull  tin.'  Iriilli,  liiit  1  shall  KjMMik  it  without  re- 
serve. 

However,  Ihe  nature  of  the  taets  which  I  am  almul  to 
evhiliil,  rcipiireii  that  I  should  candidly  state  llie  sourect 
from  which  my  intormalioii  has  been  drawn. 

I  enlrcal,  then,  that  on  reading  the  title  of  my  liook, 
its  veraeily  may  not  hastily  lie  doubled,  nor  Ihe  project 
of  il  altrihuteil  to  those  In  whom  il  does  not  belong. 

The  fact  is,  and  I  confess  il  a1  Ihe  outset,  that  I  am 
guilty  of  an  indiscretion,  |M'rliaps  il  will  bo  said,  of  a 
breach  of  confidence.  And  yet  I  feol  that  my  I'onacienee 
glories  in  il,  as  an  act  worthy  of  a  good  citizen. 

The  fuel  is,  Ilinl  it  is  ehieily  made  up  of  iinpuhlishcd 
letter^  tlioughls  privnielv  expressed,  rc|M)rts  made  with 
elnseil  doors;  and  these  letters,  these  Ihonglils,  these  re. 
porls,  will  frcqiienily  Is'  found  lo  ap|H'rlain  lo  the  two 
men  into  whose  hands  the  .Fnly  revolution  first  of  all 
c:nl  the  ile»lini«s  of  Kr.inee.     flow,  Ihen,  can    it    have 


Inen,  that  dneumeiitary.  inaller, of  sneli  great  im|Hirtance, 
lioiild  have  found  its  way  lo  me,  a  humlile  journalist.'  A 
few  words  res|K'eting  my  individual  jHistlion  beforir  and 
arter  Ihe  July  revolution,  will,  I  hope,  he  siiliieient  to  e.\. 
plain  this  enigma. 

Honoured,  from  my  youth,  with  Ihe  invaluable  friend- 
ship of  ,M.  de  Lafayette,  I  had  long  gathered  from  his 
lips,  or  borrowed  from  his  wriltrn  reeolleelions,  notes 
relative  to  the  most  iin|Hirtaiit  oeeurrenees  Hi:d  most 
charaeteristie  features  of  his  long  and  noble  career. 

■My  object  was  to  supply,  in  some  ilegree,  the  im- 
mense void  which  the  akseiiee  of  his  memoirs  will  per- 
haps leave  in  the  annals  of  our  eountry.  Kor  neither 
Ihe  ease  of  his  own  tame,  nor  the  interests  of  hi.story,  nor 
the  pressing  solicitations  of  his  trietids,  have  hitherto  in- 
duced him  to  undertake  that  im|Mirlaiit  task.  'I'lii'  eh'ar- 
ing  up  of  some  |ioiiits  in  his  |M)litie,'il  life,  which  had  been 
eitlier  unknown,  or  known  but  imisrleelly  ;  the  reelify. 
ing  of  a  few  historical  errors;  were  all  that  our  urgeiil 
entreaties  could  ever  procure  from  his  iielive,  matler-of 
fact,  bill  self-nigleetiiig  patriotism. 

The  notes  whiidi  I  have  mentioned  wen  lying  nnar- 
ranged  in  mv  {Kirtfolio,  when  the  explosion  of  .luly  placed 
l.afoyelle,  tiir  the  second  time,  at  Ihe  head  of  a  great  le- 
volution. 

That  wonderful  event  increased  the  freipieiuy  and  in- 
timai  y  of  the  intercourse  which  Ihe  general's  kindness 
had  ailowcd  to  be  eslahlislied  between  himself  nnd  me; 
and,  lo  crown  all  Ihe  other  marks  of  bis  good  will,  hi^  did 
me  Ihe  honour  lo  appoint  me  his  aide-divcamp.  I'he 
friend  and  aiile-de-(!aiiip  of  l.afayctlc,  from  tlw  days  of 
Ihe  Hotel-de-Ville  down  lo  that  of  his  resignation,  il  will 
easily  Im'  eoneeived  how  iiiiieh  I  iiiiist  have  seen  and 
learned.  What  I  saw,  and  what  I  liMriieil — such  are  the 
niateriats  of  my  book. 

This  tavoiir,  however,  iin|Kisid  upon  me  only  inci- 
ikntal  diiticH;  my  voeation  as  a  writer  was  not  altered  ; 
my  |H-r.sonal  views  remained  tJie  same  ;  and  the  desire  of 
sk(  telling  the  charaelcr  of  the  great  citizcu  whom  i  had 
iH'fore  my  eyes,  natiiruUy  increased  with  the  new  liteili- 
lies  which  'I  found  in  being  thus  teiii|Kirarily  placed 
alsiul  his  [M'rson. 

Itesides,  I  |Mrceive<l  that  the  events  which  were  about 
lo  unfold  thi^mselvcs,  would  Im'Coiiu  the  salient  point,  the 
iss(  nee  of  my  work.  Haifa  eenliiry,  and  two  revolutions, 
W(  re  about,  as  I  then  believed,  to  be  siinimed  up  in  a  few 
weeks;  nionarehieal  bgilimaey  nnd  the  sovereignty  of 
Ihe  iR'ople,  slavery  and  liberty,  were  once  more  lo  he  op- 
posed lo  each  other :  salutary  lessons  might  lie  struck 
on  I', at  eonlliel ;  I  was  a  writer  by  proli'ssion  ;  those 
lev.  '  ''(.re  lo  mv  piirisise;,!  seized  them  on  ht  hall'  of 
my  ci'i   ilry. 

I  en,  iclicd  myself,  then,  willi  all  the  documeiilH  the 
exi.slenee  of  which  my  iiieidenlal  functions  revealed  lo 
me;  I  loaded  my  tabjets  and  my  memory  with  all  the 
materials  for  history  which  a  eontiimal  contacl  with  Ihe 
|»'rsoiis  higliesl  in  imwer  broiighl  under  my  observation. 
.Mv  eoiiimiinicnlions,  as  the  readi'r  of  my  bocdi  will  be 
convineed,  exii'iiiled  iHyoiid  the  circle  of  the  slafl'of  the 
national  guard.  Other  persons  of  distinction  honoured 
me  with  their  loiilidenec.  Thii.s,  for  example,  il  is  lo  n 
well  known  friend  of  the  imperial  family  that  I  owe  Ihe 
possession  of  the  enrres|)ondenee  Iwlwei'ii  I'riuce  Joseph 
and  (icneral  Iiafayellc  ;  to  an  accidental  eonimiinication, 
that  of  three  letters  from  the  general  lo  l.ouis  Philip|)e  ; 
and  lo  dirt'crent  incmlierB  of  the  cabinet  of  the  .'Id  ol  So. 
vemlier,  the  discovery  of  some  private  scenes  of  deep  in- 
tercBt. 

'I'henee,  and  thence  only,  the  knowledge  of  iwlitical 
Iransaclions  wliieli  I  now  eommunicate  to  my  fellow 
eitiiens  ;  Imiking  forward  to  other  iwriods  of  leisure,  to 
enable  me  to  offer  to  their  indulgence  more  lengthened 
and  deeper  investigalions. 

Have  I,  in  all  this,  abused  the  eoiilidcnenofM.de  lai. 
fiivetle,  or  of  any  other  pernon  I  1  feel  no  apprehension 
ol'  having  done  so:  my  liook  divulges  nothing  lliol  has 
lieen  confided  lo  me :  1  nay  only  what  I  huve  seen,  read, 
and  beard ;  neither  more  nor  less. 

Can  I  have  been  ho  unfortunale  as  to  displease  the 
geuernl  himself  by  my  plain  s|)euking  ?  No,  assuredly  : 
for  he,  whose  principle  it  has  liecii,  all  his  lite,  to  think 
aloud,  and  to  have  no  secrets  with  llie  piniplr,  can  be  of- 
fended only  at  a  fnlschnod — and  I  sav  nothing  but  the 
truth 


If,  however,  contrary  to  all  expectalinii,  these  volumes 
were  to  give  Ihe  slightest  iinensiiiess  to  the  man  in  nil 
I'rance  whom  I  venerale  the  iiinsl,  my  sorrow  would  I.e 
extreme;  yet  1  shniild  find  some  coiisolalion  in  Ihe  very 
eonscioiisiiess  of  the  sacrifice  I  should  have  made  to  the 
fulhlmeiil  of  a  duly  ;  for  there  iin-  diilies  to  which  every 
thing,  even  the  friendship  of  a  great  man,  oui;ht  lo  \,v 
sacrificed. 

l''iirlhermore,  (ieiieral  I.al'ayette  and  some  other  ex- 
alted personages  will,  pirhnps,  blame  my  iiidiseri  lion  : 
but  llieir  strict  honour  is  my  s( ( iirily  that  they  will  not 
eontradiet  any  one  of  the  facts  eoiieerning  tlnni  in  this 
work. 

One  Word  more.  In  rapidly  traversing  the  great  revo- 
liKions  which  bavi-  changed  the  face  of  tlu'  nnidern 
world,  ill  looking  back  lo  lliose  slnrniy  and  ilillieiilt  limes 
which  aeeomplisheil  the  regeiieralion  of  one  hemisphere 
and  piepared  that  of  Ihe  other,  l.atayelle  has  appeared 
to  me  as  the  most  exalted  and  purest  [HTsoniliealion  nl 
the  principle  of  order  and  lils'rty.  In  America  .-s  in 
l')iiro|ie,  ill  uU  limes,  in  all  places,  I  Iiiim'  found  him 
erect  and  resiHcted,  wherever  lilu  riy  has  had  in  ed  nf 
assistanci',  weakness  of  siipporl,  justice  of  defeiici',  tin' 
laws  of  devotediiess  and  firmness,  and  wherever  thi 
|M'ople  have  sought  lo  ri'possesa  lliemselvcs  of  their  pri. 
niilive  sovereignly. 


CHAITKU  I 

al  II 


l.al'aveiii'  at  l.n  (;ran;;e  (.l.Tine  ai  tin-  iiittiin:*  nt"  ihe  irsu.isinm 
— I'niL'iess  III  ilir  iiMiiiliT  ifV'itiiiiiiii  -VilU'ie  nnnieliv  '  I'l  ilyiiar 
liiinii.lrv~.>liliiiilrv-  III*  I  III'  sill  ol'  A  111' nsl— Still  mil  111  .l  I'raiiie  »il 
Ihe  iiniinint  et  llir  piil'liraliun  nl  ilir  i  ri.li.iinii  s  nl  the  ^'.'ali  <>f 
Jiilv. 

luce  ISOd,  the  |M'riod  of  his  reliirii  lo  Krirre,  I. a 
favett'e  had  pas.kcil  the  greater  pari  of  his  liiiie  on  bi.i 
late  of  l,a  (Jraiige,  the  inheritanee  of  his  mother-in- 
law  the  Duchess  d'  \yeu,  imninlateil  on  the  seall'old  of 
the  Ueign  of  Terror.  'I'he  ileeri  e  which  ordained  the 
restitution  of  the  properly  of  ( oiideiiined  pcisons,  had 
restored  lo  him  tital  wreck  of  a  hirge  palriinony,  of 
which  the  revolulioiiarj  whirlpool  had  >wallowed  up  all 
that  he  had  not  himself  sacrifiei  d  to  Ihe  inleresls  nl 
lils'rty,  vvliieh  lie  was  always  deteriitliied  to  serve  with 
his  fortune  ns  well  as  his  lil'e.  There,  in  the  hosoiii  of 
Ills  numerous  fiioily,  happy  in  the  happiness  which  liii 
paternal  care  dilftiscs  upon  all  around  him,  Mirroiiitdi  d 
with  frii  itds,  and  rich  in  tin'  blessings  of  the  poor,  I, a. 
fayelte  indiilgi  d  his  ruling  taste  lor  ugrieullure,  us 
iiiucli  a  stranger  lo  the  Tuilcries  of  the  liesloration  u» 
he  had  lieeii  lo  those  of  Ihe  Kiiipiri  .* 

I  shall  not  nllempl  to  di  scribe  that  ancient  residence 
of  l,a  Orange,  opi  ii  to  all  Ihi:  iiiihappy,  and  at  Ihe  don 
of  which  iiiisforlniii'  in  ver  knocketl  in  vaiii.  So  iiitjii,' 
palriiits,  pliilanlhropisis,  fiieiuls  of  hiinianily,  nf  allopm 
ions  and  all  coiinlries,  have,  like  myself,  been  nealcd  at 
iM.de  l.afayelti's  firesiile,  that  the  simplicity,  Ihe  oiMii- 
hearted  liospilnlily,  llic  coiiliiuial  but  always  silent  acit 
of  iHiieliceucc,  the  progress  of  agrieiilliiral  industry  and 
lomeslic  economy,  enjoyed  so  delieiously  in  that  happy 
abode,  are  known  lo  every  one:  Ihe  patriarchal  hospil.i- 
lily  of  Im  (iraiige  has  heciiine  proveibial. 

I  come  now  to  that  siiddeii  coiiviilsioii  of  the  riaiiic 
of  society,  in  which  we  shall  see  the  man  of  the  two 
worlds  showing  himsplf,  as  ho  had  ever  done,  no  less 
zealous  ill  defence  of  order,  than  nrdcnl  in  promoting 
the  liberty  nf  his  eoimlry.  Ihit  before  we  follow  liiiii 
in  the  r.cv.'  eaiccr  which  is  opening  before,  him,  let  us 
cast  a  rapid  glance  ipon  those  events  so  unforeseen  and 
so  luumenloiis  as  lo  he  beyond  all  ordinorv  rules  of 
comparison. 

Never  had  more  humiliation  and  insults  inrinined  Iha 
anger  nf  a  people  and  expanded  the  feeling  of  liberty  in 
their  breasts.  Neither  memory  nor  imnginalion  depicts 
to  ine  any  thing  more  dishonest,  and  at  Ihe  same  time 
absurd,  than  the  fifteen  years'  reign  of  those  Bnurlions 
wliom     France    had     envrred     with     her    mercy,    and 

•  Chnrlcn  X.  titieilnfien  in  ssy,  "Thers  sre  but  Ivvn  men  in  the 
ri'vnliiilKn,  (iiifsyriti'  and  inyH-if,  ihsi  havn  rrnmlni  it  iiniihsltcn  in 
llieir  iMlnriplei."  Anil,  imlepil,  the  ri'vnlniinn  orjnly  has iitl'iiirii'd 
a  Irrsti  protit  or  the  Irnnt  liy  nt*  the  prlnclplt's  of  ihntp  Iwo  rnii 
ii'iri|vornrti>s.  The  Insl  words,  Inn,  vvhii'h  tlii'  fKllen  king  nildri'niieil 
10  ili^  enpiniti  of  ihrvriwi'l  vvlilrli  rnrrlcd  hini  lo  FnglnntI,  wi-ri', 
"  Il  Ih  tliRI  ettl  rrpiihllran  l.Hl'ayplli' Unit  linit  done  all  thin."  b  ly. 
in  inithi  .1  rhEirni-ii'risilr  of  thai  inmrtigil'lc  pnrty.  to  we  unthlni; 
hiiT  Ills  nsmfiof  iinllvlHiinlii  in  mnvi  mnnisof  thp  pi  ptilm  nisnfi 


i,AF.\YKrrr.  A>n  i.oi  is  riiii.irrr. 


1 


I 


Iwhtld  fiicc  more,  wilhoul  h.iLvd  iis  wi'liout  lovr,  sfnti'd] 
on  r'lie  of  t!io  sfixUcst  tlinmrs  iijinn  lartli.  Ami  il' il 
w.i-i  111'  lirsl  tiiiio  In  thr  work!  IImI,  r.rtir  lil.'rn  yrr.rr 
nl'  [liitimrr,  a  iiiilioa  'i.'tliirty-Uvii  mllUuns  iii'  nun,  riis. 
tribiili'd  ovir  an  cxlrnf-ivr  trrrilnr ',  divrr.>-lfii'd  in  ticrir 
nuniK  rs,  llirir  di'sir.'s--,  llu'lr  laiilt--,  (Iji  ir  vlilni^',  :i!iil 
nlvivc  ;.n  i!i  t'lc  di '.Tcs  nl"  a  vc  rv  u'.icriii.il  rivilis.ilinn, 
havi'  llnirvl  I'lini-i  Ivi  s  niiiird  in  iTic  nnaniiiifus  litlii';; 
of  r':;)rnl>ati.in,  il  i«  Irit  jnsl  to  wiy,  that  ni  vrr,  i  illnr. 
w.i.4  t!i:'rc  3C0ii  itsi)Vt'ri-iL''n  tiiinilv  ni'-rr  .^^'liri'ims  to  in.u'» 
tilt-  p'jl.'lic  roasc.n,  .M.d  tu  iIIm'Ic  u'  in  ilM  If  ii  nature 
lai-cijrn  to  tlio  ii;r"  of  its  oxistintN'.  llmv  niinv  ol<l  pn ■■ 
jiiiJiics  wrrc  rovivcd,  liow  many  plot^  iji(dil..trd,  Innv 
many  iniquities  coininitti'd,  in  that  space  of  li.Kcn 
v'.ir'I  Sj  i:utoIi  liir;uliido  and  vajiity  sconi.-'  rfally  al- 
"in>.it  su;K'rlnir!i,in.  dit  n«  n^vrrt  to  t'.i'  pii-icjd  of  th' 
(lr*t  rc-st.rali'in  of  tho  Hourli.'U-^ :  what  an  aduiirr.lilr 
<i|).^iiinT  was  thrro  llrr  a  ])•■■, ri"hl  and  r''|iaraliv.'  rri>.!i  ! 

Fi".Liico,  .«ii'.'''  .'«  Iioui*  XVIII.  f'lnid  it  on  lii^  return, 
\v,.;i  ra)  !.ai_-iT  that  u  iil'.ii,  I  .sa  ileu  I  y  triumph  aiul  rtv.i- 
ti.imrv  tnovi'rnont,  uliii'li  the  year  17.  3  had  le.l  sn> 
pendi^d  bol'.va'n  tiio  so\\ni;;nly  of  Iho  people,  wliicli 
li  id  nnl  yet  cojiii-  into  rsi>lince,  nnd  the  inonirrliial 
d'V;i.)limn,  wiiiiii  existed  no  lonrcr.  The  spirit  of  de- 
niorratie  turliul."ui'  li  id  liecn  "\|iau>ied  liy  il.''  own  vie. 
I'lee,  r.'puhliiMU  radii'ili m  liafi  hien  piidi;ieil  in  the  r.r 
pi'l  in  AiTjionts  of  p  puLir  opinion  ;  and  the  only  !'•  c'iii!.'.'. 
t.Tal  had  rurviwi  iiiliie  the  v^eaKiirys  of  the  llirietory, 
the  deC'.plioi'.s  of  the  Coii^ul-.le, 'uid  the  c'"' i''-"  of  tlie 
Ki.ipive,  were,  the  puiilied  h.ve  of  tlic  r<v,ilution  of 
ITc*  I,  the  h'.t'id  of  the  cvce.-.-ep  of  JTty,  nnd  a  f(  neral 
reproh'ition  of  the  hriiliiint  yoke  of  Uonnpirte.  That 
forI'Minl.:  soK.i.  r  iliU"  I  p.e.v..T  i:l  i  sue  v.illi  nirirehy  ; 
nuJ  lii.s  dejp.ilioai  inl.rljt,  to  a  e.  rl.iu  pninl,  ret  iisel. 
up.in  the  u'e.i.sily  of  lonninali'. '^  tint  ^an','uiuary 
Hru',-':le.  The  IJeter  aim  leid,  on  the  eonlrary,  f.ni  •! 
li'.ierty  at  is^in;  witli  de.!p..liji.i,  an. I  -.iV.  uii!|ersl..nrliu'.. 
all  intere:  ts,  at  work  to  return  to  tlif  prineiple^  r.f  Kr-', 
L.ul  talie  tlieir  stand  upon  lliecon'-litulien  of  17M.  (Jed 
Cor'.iid  lli;;t  I  ?h  lu' I  seek  to  r^ronelle  ii.i  e!,ievr.us  eoii- 
resiifjns  wilii  my  iliity  iis  a  pMriolie  writer!  .Naiiiiliou 
betrayed  the  saeifd  cau.-e  oi' liherty  I  lliat  i"*  a  deinon- 
ptnled  latl.  Ilo'vaner,  il  i.-'  hut  ju-^t  to  ■.inl;e  allowaliee 
for  till'  circniiisl  mer.-,  and  to  f.iy  that  tin  re  were  i:\ 
leiir-t  tiie'ic  prete.xis  ;'ir  liis  ii.--  irpation  of  tlie  po|.nl.r 
t!0*.!rei:ju'v ;  liiere,  was  .'inarchy  to  le  stifled,  ord.r  lo 
bcre.itoied;  tliere  v.ere  le.irs  to  he  si  t  r.l  rest,  p.rtie^ 
nrruved  ajrain.-l  each  cl.'ier,  and  ;ll  the  ilenienl.s  >if  civil 
wjr,  ahoui  t  j  be  ercvned,  perh.ip?,  by  tlic  r.iviifjes  of 
fe.iei'.'ii  Uivasion.  II, it  in  ihi'  caie  of  l!ie  Hiurbcui.', 
\\[..  •'  a  ditVere.iee!  The  vaniiy  of  a  lew  i:i(iiviilu;.b 
liU.nbkil,  tiio  anihiiion  of  a  li'w  lii.sapp.iinled,  were  ali 
the  '.' j-lacle:i  v.liieii  liiev  l:ad  to  o\ereoiue  ;  while  tui  tin 
other  tid"  wcic  the  wliele  miral  .tienjth  of  rr,inee,  ti:- 
ft.'eiii:  of  opiiiiMn,  tnd  the  u.iiversal  loiiginj  'or  tr.ui- 
•joiiiily  dll:r  twenty-uvc  ytart-  of  r.ei!alion.  Wlial  vri> 
necess.i.'V  It  Ik' done,  ill  order  lo  ad.ipt  linrrty  to  t'lat 
ad.nir-jblj  dpp'isiticn  of  the  piiMiC  ir.ind .'  Notl'.i:i'j- 
more  than  to  espou-e  tini.erely  the  ireuerous  priiciplc:- 
f  f  a  rLVo'.u'.i  ju  tVoai  whicli  tlie  people  had  liitlierlo  e.\. 
jjfrjoncc.i  ye;  more  \.a;^,iee  tlijU  ber.eiit.  Ijul,  on  t!ie 
cjnirary,  v.'h.it  "us  dou  ■ '  No  sooiut  were  they  .si'atid 
on  a  throne  searrei,-  yet  dry  fr.ini  tie  l)l..o.l  of  I,  ;ni- 
XVI.,  Hull  toe  faii.ily  of  ihal  prine;  LcMii  to  predui  c 
Ijctiens  niid  paMie  iMlanuiies :  all  the  old  pn  jitdiee^, 
all  the  i  iteiefil*  fouie.'.'d  iii  i.'rror,  rose  np  ii;.faln  in  all 
their  in!cl>!nl  p.-itension- :  a  barefaced  |>rop:res«  \va- 
coininer.red  lowardi  ii!l  tlic  iniqui'liK  ot  tin-  p:ist  a'je  : 
euch  WJE  tlic  object  of  iJl  llic  nelf,  s-ieh  tiie  cpirll  of  ,ill 
Ihc  sivjiiiics  and  nuiin^-s,  luut  iii.iriicd  ilij  brief  e  .i^t- 
tnce  of  the  tii'st  Re-tor  \ti./i, 

Toe  u;l-i.e  ot  ihiaTs  hrou.'ii.l  al.oul  the  r»'«ult  (\hiel-. 
flaiii  fiiXjil  .,ei.  '•  hill  ele.-rly  liire.-een.  .\  f^kiif  appeared 
up'.<u  t:io  c.'asti  of  I'roveiice  ;  anri  th  .t  ihrene  wi;h  ilr 
»(<Ci((  u/tiff/i/ ri.f  ,r.«c.  siirr., undid  bv  a  p': opi '  uiid  an 
trmVi  cruuibled  liway  he'ori'  ii  sinvle  i-;an,  I'uvnuial  bv 
inilii. iry  tlory,  but  no  loiii;er  clled  lor  by  the  national 
ai'icnt.  I  tli'ill  iiot  eptnl:  of  the  liundied  dava' 
rei^ii.  Liberty,  a  seconil  liuej  disowned  by  llr.uaparte, 
V.'yuld  no  l..u;r->r  r:itii;i-  lieia.elf  under  b:  i  iliitalerahip  : 
the  IiatiC'll  retired  I'loin  iniri;  nnd  one  day.  our' un-iie. 
iei'<ful  eonlliol,  etVected  aeaiu-l  that  ere  it  e,ipt  lin  \\  hi:t 
three  years  of  reverses  and  the  loss  of  Hventv  battles 
l,ad  "Circtly  been  abl''  lo  ila,  so  |o:o'  ;is  th"  t\-  ti  >n  liud 
hnt  him  any  support.  '/'Inw  perished  li.e  turliine  m 
Uontpnrle,  as  ttlll  ever  periidi  in  Krtmce  llie  work  of 
SuKUhncsM  and  anibitiin. 

Wo  cunf?  now  to  a  ncn'  order  of  or-  iiTcncp»,  of 
"vliieb  it  Is  le.'i'fs.-iiry  lo  clmee  i;t  111"  inojt  pr""i;iueiit. 


ih'se  first  years  of  snn;,'uin.iry  real  li''n  and  terrorism,] 
i.nrinrr  which  the  purest  blooil  of  Tranci'  flowed  u|i..n 
'he  scatl'old.  It  is  but  too  will  known  with  how  uiany 
«oin.il;j  and  chains 'the  Bonrhiiii.s  tli.n  covered  our  iin- 
liirtnnnte  conirtry;  and  tlie  imaije  of  the  Most  I'hrislian 
K'intr,  lil'.i'  tlie  Saturn  of  the  C'arthai^inians,  di'vourini; 
his  <  bildrcn,  is  net  so  scon  lo  be  eft'aeed  from  the  me- 
mories of  Krenebmen.  I  will  only  advert  to  Ibeixeneriil 
.iMtiiri  s  of  that  extensive  plan  ot'  counter-revolution  lo 
whieh  the  ordinances  of  the  2atli  of  .luly  were  only  u 
sUppIl  101  i.f. 

'I  he  1,1.1  blow  aimed  at  the  eh  irter  of  lsil  1,  an  im- 
pcr'i.et  consccrition  of  the  prineiples  proclaime<l  oy  the 
l.'oiisliliKnl  .\ssenibly,  was  the  ordinanc  e  by  virtue  of 
Hliicli  l.ouis  .Will,  "cliani'dl.  of  bis  own  aiilliorily,  the 
priiui.ive    eomlilions    i  i' i  le<  tor;  hip   and    of  i  haiiulily. 

I  i a  iiee:iirw  aril, each  day  i;ave  binh  to  ^oloe  fresh  eoiiii- 
iiT-revoliitiooary  projce'l.  lirsf  of  all,  two  distinct  (;o- 
VI  ri;  III  Ills  v.ere  .set  up  in  the  htale  ;  the  one  oilelisilile, 
,ind  desijrntd  to  exhibit  the  t'ornis  of  reprcsi  illative  [.'i,- 
veriimeiil  ;  the  other  occult,  and  .aetinir  d(^lKJtlCidly 
upon  every  branch  of  the  adiiiini'-traliyn.  Ilowi'ver,  tiie 
eoiihler-revohition  was  as  yet  only  marchinp  ^rudnally 
to  its  object  :  il  was  resnivcd  to  prccipit.ife  it.  'J'heii 
wan  loriiicil  the  \  illele  iiiinislry,  for  the  evident  purpose 
of  aecimplishini;  the  comitcr-revolution,  by  sfreiiprUK'n- 
ill!:  it  with  all  toe  cncri'-y  of  seven  iiidiviuu:Us  broadly 
s'-i:  111  iliseil,  and  ilevoleil  to  the  jiarty. 

Then,  .ilsii,  was  waijed  that  impious  war,  whieh  pre- 
sented to  the  world  file  spectacle  of  a  I''rciicli  nriny  en- 
'.'a'/ed  in  iinotherin'T  in  Spain  tiie  first  (;erins  of  the 
liberty  for  whii  h  il  b,id  itself  so  luii^'  eoniliaied,  l''roin 
til.  t  inst.int,  tlie  reactionary  policy  of  Ihc  liestoratioi 
obcrved  no  IiouikIs,  'i'lie  f.rdmanec  of  .Andiijar  wai 
reveliid  as  s.aon  ;is  published.  The  iievobiiion  had 
sirieki  n  li.natitism  to  the  heart,  in  conipi  llmir  the 
ell  .-.'jy  to  rouline  themselves  within  the  prteincis  ot'  th.c 
Seriptnres.  They  were  appeased  by  a  l.-.w  of  blood,  the 
law  of  saeriK  L'e.  The  Charter  binl  solenmly  pronounceii 
iliut  the  t^ale  of  the  nalionul  domains  was  irrevocable: 
a  wilLiDil  was  llirnwu  to  the  voracity  of  the  e.nl^'r.inls. 

II  iiiiaraiili' (I  the  li'.ertv  of  tliepre.«s;  an  endeavour 
was  nude  bi  nbii!i.-h  it  by  the  /.//  il  tiiii'inr.  The  Iri'l  by 
jiirv  wais  the  sole  p,.ll,i(lliiin  of  the  hv  and  honour  of 
tlie  cilizen.,;  its  Mippression  was  i,tiempted  by  a  pro- 
iecl  of  law  v,iiii  b  teoli  I'reni  it  tiie  cnanizanee  of  the 
crimes  of  barratry  liiid  pii-aey.  .\nollier  project  of  law 
rel  itiii?  to  the  schools  ti.r  medieinc  and  t,i  incdie  il  ju- 
ries, leii  no  doubl  of  the  inteiiliou  tociislave  successively 
ali  lb"  libiT.'.l  professions.  .\nil  fome  symploms  of  iii- 
liepi  ;id(  lice  bavin,';  been  mani'i'stid  in  the  Chamber  of 
I'leia.  il  all  haste  it  was  ovirulichned  with  creatures  of 
ti.e  lie.  tor.,tii.n.  and  willi  the  most  Bcrvile  of  the  rem- 
nant of  tile  senute  of  the  Kinpire. 

Tliin;;s  were  at  this  point  when,  the  cnunter.revolii- 
i.ien  bein','  opi'nly  avowed,  every  inteicst  thre.ilcned,  the 
iudi';aatioll  of  every  lioiic^t  n.ind  ron-i  d,  mid,  above 
.11,  the  cry  of  public  opinion,  created  .■:p;)rehensions  in 
the  ini.ii.-lry  thai  il  coiibl  no  lon^'-er  eoaiiiiand  the  iiiajo- 
rilv  in  theChambers  whieh  it  had  obi. lined  by  means  of 
-oinaiiy  t'l.iudsand  corruptiniir.  It  called  lo:relher  the 
electoral  colleL'i?,  from  wbieli  i  iiiied,  in  spile  of  all  its 
ellerl-,  the  more  p  ipni.ir  chamber  of  l^■.'.••. 

Deeated  ill  th,'  cji'dioiiv,  the  licdoration  turned 
hvpoeritc;  tiie  \  illele  ediniiustralion  wasriisinissed ;  the 
klii'j  c  line,  at  the  openin;,'  ot'  the  session,  to  Ntaimnir 
out  inme  words  abuiil  liberty,  lo   promife   In  Iter  fhiiie'^ 

III  fntuie  ;  and  Kiauei',  ever  unwisely  eoiilidinif,  believed 
111  bis  promises,  l'orL''avc,  and  lio|K'd. 

'J  lie  .Marli'.nac  admmistr.ition  broiiirbl   back   the  os- 
tensible pohi  y   of  th''    novcruiiiciit    into   more    liueral 
eonr-i's.  and  it  is  but  iii-t   lo  say,  til  it  its  lirsl  c.ire  was 
10  ai'.  e  t.i  the  coimtiv  some  of  those  ifu  iriinli  es   wliieli 
it  bad  loli'r  tlaimed  ill  V'iii.     'i'he  elei  luial    l.iw,  ealcn- 
lited  to   r.'prcss  tin;  inioi-.terial  fruiels   wl.ieli   hail  »e 
d.^i'ply  cnrriipted  the  purity  of  the  national  repi'O.senla- 
lion  ;  Ihc  law  on  the   lili.'riy  of  the  press,  IIi'MIl'Ii  im- 
licrli'et,  siiieo  il  abaled  in   this   inntler  tlio  powers  ol 
luries  ;  mid  the  ordiiiiiin'cs  of  the  Iblli  ol'  .Iiiiie,  a;;aiiis'' 
111''   relijileus    i^jrp'irjiilion::.   (;a\o    lo    this   sessiim   o! 
l!-i)is  a  restorative  cbaiaeter,  and  conciliated  to  tbo  (:o- 
M'rilioenl  the  iiillueuce  and  support  of  the  nation.  'I  be 
joiitnev  lo  Alsaee  is  in  the  recollection  of  every  one  ; 
ihiriii!!'    which   the  population,  liir/.'etliil   of  tbiir  iiiosl 
j  I'ist  re  ciitmiiil,   camo   and  reii.lered  liomig"  liif   'be 
i  evils  which  bad  censed  to  be  inllieled  upon  them.  Tbi- 
l<i.np|i"  oii,"iir;in:f   of  ihc   i'.diiiinisl ration    nppeiircd    t'- 
:'j  have  restored  the  nation  lo  the  oxerciso  of  its   rielils 


.nod  Iho  throne  to  tlio  ull'^'cf  ions  (d  the  French  people. 

There  yet  remained  many  lejritlmnto  points  lo  be  pain- 

*l,l6fini:iej  t)Ur  tniuDcipitioii.     I  shall  nut  dwell  iipoiiU'd-  bn'l  the  representuli'ii  jfiv>eriimciile\iiiced  IIk'  b.=. 


ill  .'racr  tu  the  nnd'rstandin'  of  ll.o  crisis,  whleb  h; 


scniini  ehariieteri'.fies.  niol  the   people   were  perfuaded 
that  these  now  re'piired  only  to  be  developed. 

.N'olbioc  then  ai  periled  easier  thin  to  confirm  onr« 
Fclvi's  in  the  national  courses  into  which  lln' !'(iislaturn 
and  Iho  niioistrvhad  leliirned.  Ibit  if  the  Cltainbern 
and  Iho  depo- Inries  id' authority  W(re  sinceie,  not  so 
was  the  court.  Cnnstaolly  swayed  hy  one  fixed  idea, 
it  leid  only  postponed  iista\ourite  jirojeet  of' coiinter- 
reviihiiiiiii.  Suspieious  and  di-senibliof,  it  saw  only 
eiiciiiies  in  the  uiinislers  whom  the  f'oiee  of  rireiini- 
^litnet's  alone  Tiad  imposi  d  npoii  it  :  oni  of  the  cabinet, 
councils  picv.'.ib'd  that  parnlvscd  their  efl'oils,  nnd  ren- 
dered  their  pi  iiyrcss  iini!"eided  anil  paintiil.  'Iho  ses- 
sion of  It^u'lt  passed  in  new  trials  of  slreii;;tli,  in  which 
It  w.is  c..sy  to  deleel  the  conspirneies  wbtcb  wero 
lirewitin  in  SI  cref.  The  prorogation  of  the  ChaieberK 
lelt  the  field  jree  to  the  i.omitcr-rcvohilion  party;  and 
III  fact,  the  (lepnlies  had  se:ireelv  reaelicd  their  depart- 
nieiits,  when  tiie  forinalion  of  the  aihiiiiiislralion  of  the 
^lli  of  Ai:j;ii.-I,  pri'iared  loo^'  be'bre  in  the  street  of  the 
Tiiilirie-,  struck  all  Kraeee  willi  ninazement.  .\evrr 
bad  I'riiiice  been  so  basely  betiaied,  and  as  .M.  dc  lle- 
rciiqer  has  said,  "  il  was  resei  ved  Jiir  our  heroic  naiioii 
to  receive  from  its  kinjj  ninre  outrajjes  in  one  day,  than 
anv  liircieii  povrer  had  evi  r  dared  to  offer  her." 

Nevertheless,  in  this  iiniiiinent  dan;;cr,  the  country 
lisin.'r  into  an  iiiipesinj;  atlitiiile,  iiKb^iiantlv  and  con- 
rayeously  confnmted  the  impious  faeiion  lo  m  hosB 
hands  its  desiinies  had  just  been  cmuniilled.  A  uni- 
versiil  an.atbema  was  proiinimced  a'jainsl  this  reviving 
wiioration  of  favourites,  mistresses,  and  llallciera, 
which  had  fastened  upon  power.  Then,  public  opin- 
ion reviewed  one  by  one  the  members  of'  the  new  ad* 
minislralion.  and  beheld  in  each  the  fiiphtfiil  irna!;e  of 
the  most  irru  Veils  wiiinuis  whieh  bad  atllietcd  Kranco 
diiriiii;  lliric  centuries.  .-Vnd  in  I'aet  who  were  these 
uiini-lers  '  .\  liomaii  prince,  (.M.  de  Polipnac.)  broiigbl 
;ii;i  in  nllraniont.iiie  maxims,  and  whose  pitiable  destiny 
it  was  to  live  and  die  in  the  pr.ieticc  of  conspirneies ;  the 
man  of  the  bloody  r';(ri"iro.^',  f.M.  de  la  Honrdonnaic) ; 
the  CI  nth'  /'ic/'i/,  who,  beholdini,'  I'loni  his  w  indows  the 
irnilb.liiie  iK'ranibiilalin;;  the  |il,iius  of  the  liboiiP,  said 
lb, .t  the  errors  of  i.'i.veriiiiii  nts  shmild  be  buried  in  the 
buwi'l*  (if  the  earth. 'M.  Chahri'l' ;  ibe  spoiled  child  of 
the  ConL'rei.Mtion,  whose  incapacity  had  beeonie  pro- 
\erhi  il,  I  M.  lie  .\Iontliei;  ;  thi'  pioinoler  ot'pu  vul.il  courts, 
'.M.  (!'■  I'eir.'Voi  i.T; ;  a  tr.iiler,  a  d' -liter,  whose  sword 
had  stii;niati  id  tlic  rrcneli  name,  (M.  de  IJourniont) , 
and  then — n  .Miineiii, 

Of  such  men  was  the  new  cabinet  coinpnscd  ;  in  one, 
hype-eri-y  and  fmatieism;  in  another,  violence;  in  a 
Ibird,  In  .isen,  servility  ;  in  all,  bad  I'jith  nnd  hatred  of 
our  iii^titntions,  Wb.it  Ibllowrd  was  in  exact  confor- 
mity willi  the  men.  Kvery  aristocratic  passion  was  let 
loose;  no  resent ini'iit  that  was  not  ri  vived  ;  no  senseless 
hope  that  wais  not  renew  id  al  Ihistijinal. 

How  iiiueh  t.i  dread,  how  liitle  to  bo|ie,  from  a  situa- 
tion like  this  1  It  premised  to  the  country  nothing  but 
a  fri'jhtfiil  future  ol'  blood  ;  for  il  was  evident  ih.'il  des- 
polisin  was  absohilily  mccssary  lo  men  totally  incupu- 
hie  of  v.orkir,;;  the  niiiebinerv  of  a  reprcsi  illative  jjo- 
vernmenl.  In  sutli  a  crisis,  inaclinii  had  bei  n  death 
wlienee  a  e-eni'rons  eimilalien  sei'/.ed  e\erv  citizen.  On 
'V'ly  Mile  preparations  were  made  for  cniiibaliiii;  to  the 
litmosi  that  coniempt  of  all  civ ilisalion,  and  horror  of 
all  liberty,  all  national  iinprovcinent,  which  was  tin; 
.iiiini  ilinc  soul  ol'  the  cabinet  of  the  t'lh  of  .■\iicust.  In 
v.iiii  was  il  th.if,  alarinrd  at  the  cries  of  iiidi;rn,ation 
which  assaile  I  llieni  as  on  u  (reiieral  calamity,  flic  new 
miiiistirs  hesltalcd  to  resort  al  once  lo  nrbilrury  mea- 
sures; in  vain  did  they  all'eel  niieoiicerneduess  amidst 
Ihi  apprrbei'vii.ns  wbieli  lornunl,  d  them;  in  vain  did 
lliey  prole^l  that  the  nation  had  iiotlhuK  to  li'.ir  ;  the 
nation,  kiiowiiiL'  tliat  its  fesrs  ware  never  bitter  (jromid' 
I  d,  plepared  on  all  sides  lo  delind  it-s  iiK'iiai  ed  rijjbts 
An  asioi  i.'liiui,  fornnd  by  «  small  knot  of  persons  for 
the  purpose  of  resi-tinir  the  payment  of  taxes,  spread 
with  prodi;,'ioiis  rapidity  :  the  press,  assiimin;;  ils  hifjle 
est  t'ohcliai-,  wu;;ed  incessant  war  a;iainsl  the  unveiUd 
pri'jei  Is  of  the  •,;overiiment,  nwa'u  iicd  the  apprehension 
lit' lai.'/u  i/'e't'//,  and  fill  d  all  ranks  with  the  prcsenli 
nil  lit  of  a  t;ri'at  and  innnlnenl  (binf.'er.     In  short,  tvery 

■. who  hived  his  country  prep'ind  liir  icsistance.   Nine 

inontlis  passed  in  reerimiiialions  and  in  prcparationii 
li.r  alt.iek  and  defence,  Unt  ullu-  all,  the  nation  mu.st 
le  en'.'ountcrcd  fjce  lo  face  ;  the  Chambers  were  sun. 
nioiied. 

I'p  to  this  period  the  I'aclinn  had  wern  a  mask  of  po 
triolisin,  end  disgusted  the  nation  with  its  praises;  itj 
lanijMdne  WHS  now  cliaiejed  :  Charles  X,  (aine,  al  Ihi 
opuiiii'j  of  the  session,  to  deneuiiec  rrance  us  a  holbei: 


I.ArVYr.TTi:  AM)  I.CU'IS  imiii.iimt.. 


-tnW  wore  pcrfuadrd 
lIcvnliipcH. 

iin  In  ronfirin  niir« 
iNhich  Ihc'.'Cisl.itiirii 
Itiit  if  llic  Chnmhrrn 
w(rr  f-iiicciP,  not  so 
il   liy  one  li.tcd  irtfn, 

pri.jpi  I  <>(  couiilcr- 
nililiriff,  il  Kinv  nnly 
llic   loicc  of  nrruiii- 

;  oiil  of  tlm  r.ntnnot, 
hi  ir  I'fl'iiil',  ^in'l  "■"- 
111  |i,iinliil.  'I  lie  "<•»- 
M'  >tliTi^'lll,  111  wlilrl) 
liiracii's  wlin'li  wcro 
ir-n  nf  lilt'  Ciiaii'lu-rs 
rcvrjlulidii  party  ;  and 
ri'nrhi'il  Ihi'ir  iloiiatl- 
ailiiiiiil^lniliiin  of  the 
ire  Ml  llio  ^Irci'l  nf  the 
1  niiirizi'iiirnt.  NVvrr 
,  pil,  iiiKt  as  .M.  lie  Ke- 

!iir  iinr  hernie  iiaiioii 
aTs  ill  one  Hay,  than 
1  10  otl'er  lier." 
il   (lan^rer,  the  country 
,  inilij;iiaiUly  and  cou- 
ms    (anion   to   «iin^e 
1   roniniillod.     A  uni- 
I  a?aiiisl  llii»  reviving 
ressps,   and    Hallcieri!, 
.     'I'hen,    piililie   iipin- 
niliers   nf  the  new  ad- 
1  the  t'liirhtfiil  imaiie  of 
1    liiid   atliietril   France 
>   lait   who  were  these 
I.  ill  riilijrnae,)  hronglit 
I   whose  pitiable  (listiny 
till-  nf  eenspiraeies;  the 
M.  d<'  la  Ki)iirilni>naic)  ; 
r  lioin  his  windows  the 
iins  of  the    lilionP,  said 
should  he  buried  in  the 
1'  ;  Ihe   spoiled  ehild  of 
laiilv    bad   beeoiiie  pro- 
.niolirofpiivoUl  courts, 
a  ilr-i  Iter,  wbosc  sword 
nic,  (M.  de  Uourmont) ; 

liinet  composed  :  ill  one, 
aiintiier,  viulenie;  in  a_ 
IkuI  lailli  and  hatred  of 
III  v.;!s  in  e^act  eonfiir- 
Itoeriilie  passion  was  let 
,t  ri  vivi  d  ;  no  senseless 
lis  (:if:n:il. 

le  to  hope,  from  a  situa- 
Ihe  eountry  nothing  but 
111  was  evident  tliat  des- 
1,.   men  totally  ineapa- 
of  a   reprcsi  illative  go- 
^elimi   had   hceii   death 
■i/.eil  every  citizen.     On 
dp  for  eonibatini;  to  tbe 
ilisution,  anil   borror  of 
leioinl,   vhicb    was  tin; 
Ihe  Hlh  of  .\nciist-    In 
,ie    cries   of  imli(;nation 
[iieral  ealamilv,  Ibc  new 
once  to  arbitrary  inea- 
lineoiieernednoss  amidst 
]it.  d  them;  in  vain  did 
d   iinthiiiK  to  li'.ir ;  the 
,.•  never  bitter  (.rroiind- 
lid  iU   iiKnaied  riglits 
lall  Uiiol  of  persons  lot 
lynienl   of  laxen,  spread 
asBiimin;;  its  lii|,'li- 
lar  aiiainst  tbe  uiiviilid 
lliined  Ihe  apprebensioii 
Inlis  with  the   prcsenll 
.lU^'er.     In  short,  i  very 
(d  liir  usislaiiee.   Nine 
,   and  ill   pic|>urutiijus 
r  all,  llie  nation  inn.il 
("hambers  were  sun. 

ad  worn  n  mask  of  pa 

|>n  with  its  praises;  it< 

iirles  N.   eanie,  at  tin 

■lice  I'rance  us  a  liolbcc 


of  revolt  and  ar ''lion ;  llic  coniilcr-rcvolulion  bcjjan  to 
think  nloiid  in  i^ie  roval  siieech  :— "  If  enlpible  e.vp.- 
dienls  are  resorted  to."  s.id  the  Iviiii:,  "  for  the  purpose 
of  raising  oli.stacles  in  the  way  of  my  irovernment, 
which  1  will  not,  wliiib  I  cannot  foresee,  1  slull  not 
want  resolution  to  put  them  down." 

Of  all  the  session!,  none  hail  coininenecil  under  such 
uiitavourable  auspices.     'I'lie   taction 
teen  ccnlnnes  of  cootimi "d  rebellion 
of  the  [Kople,  h  III  passed  in  obscurity  t.'ie  pi 

Ucimblic  and  that  of  till    '" ' "•   ■''  ■■ 

in  lull  li.i'  and  vi^'  lur 


which,  arter  four, 
aiiaiii-^t  the  r.iiitls 
eriod  of  the 
r.Mipire,  now  di-playcd  itself 
It  was  now  no  lon'.'cr  a  ipicstinii 
(if  fears  more  or  less  vai;iie,  of  re|nrls  more  or  less 
well  founded;  the  eountir-n  volution  hud  divnl;;id  its 
secret;  and  it  became  evident  that  hentellirward  citlii  r 
liberty  must  put  down  an  insolent  oligarchy,  or  llut  tlie 
oli,Mroliy  would  e.vliii(,'msh  lihirty  ;  in  one  word,  il  was 
clc^ir  thai  what  tlie  Mb  of  .\vi;.nisl  adminislr.ition  bad 
be,'un  by  fraud,  il  was  prciiarin^'  to  carry  by  main 
force. 

In  tbe  royal  siM-reb,  so  niicli  tinctured  with  liatred 
and  conteiniit  for  the  ri;'lits  of  the  nal.on,  France  saw 
only  an  additional  reason  for  never  Ire.itinj;  with  ene- 
mies whom  it  was  nece^.^ry  to  vainiiiish,  and  to  persist 
with  her  utmost  eiieriry  of  pur|Hise  in  seekini;  to  drive 
troiii  licr  iiicii  wlioie  so  inmy  plots  and  so  inveterate  an 
aversion  to  lilK'rty,  pointed  out,  to  her  eonsti  rii  ilioii,  as 
t.'ie  nunt  irreconcilable  enemies  of  representative  po- 
vernmenl. 

The  C'liamlH'r  of  Deputies  fully  cnnipreliended  tin 
dancer  of  the  ])ositioni  it  iMt  thai  this  was  not,  us  was 
maintained,  a  inrsnir  1  i|uestioii,  a  ipiarrel  anion;,'s|  indi- 
viduals ;  for  if,  when  slroiii;  and  vitforons  institutions 
have  been  loll:;  established,  the  aibninislratioii  of  public 
affairs  mnv  pass  without  iinieli  ri-k  iiilo  perverse  nr  nil. 
skiluil  bands,  boiausc  ii  is  n,,  luii^'er  pos.ilile  to  dcslrov 
tlieiii,  il  is  not  so  wiieii  nr^Miiie  l..ws  ate  as  yet  only  a 
«lueslion  of  riiflit  rather  tiian  of  lael,  and  v.-lien  the  in- 
stitutions which  rre  tbe  very  life  of  liherly  have  yet  to 
be  obtained  :  tin  n  tbe  ipieslioii  of  lliiii;;s  resolves  ilscli' 
into  a  ipu'slion  of  men;  and  tlie  existence  of  a  bad  ad- 
miuistralion,  were  it  only  for  one  twelvemonth,  one 
month,  one  diy,  iK'eomis  a  public  lalimitv. 

The  majorilv  of  the  eliauiher  fell  il  tin  ir  duty  to  Lay 
before  Ihe  moiiareli  Ibis  Irnlli : — "'The  intcrveiilion  of 
the  eountry  in  piiblii'  l|S,is.ielion.s,"  si'id  liny,  '•renders 
a  consta;il  concurirnce  of  llie  [)olilii:il  v  ii  ws  of  your 
govermneni  willi  the  wishes  nf  ihe  people,  indispeii-ijlily 
ncccssarv  to  t!ie  well  eoiidiiclin','  of  llie  public  hu-iness. 
iSire,  our  loyally,  our  devoledness,  eonipel  us  to  dcelire 
to  vou  that  this  eoneurreiice  does  not  e.\i-t. 

"Itetwecn  tliose  wlio  ill  imdrrsland  a  iialion  so  ealtii 
and  t'.atbiiil,  and  us,  who  witli  a  profoumi  I'oiiv  iition 
P'lme  to  deposit  ii:  your  hcscm  the  (rriei'sofa  whole  p,'.,. 
pie.  let  tlio  superior  wisdom  of  your  m.ijesty  be  judjie."' 

What  answi-T  did  the  s;i|K'rior  wisduiii  of  I'n.irles  .\. 
I'ive  /  That  the  resolutions  announced  in  llic  speccli 
iVom  the  llirone  were  humiilalili'. 

From  that  inoineiil,  the  symptoms  of  an  approaeliin;; 
crisis  suceeediil  one  anillier  with  iViirlitliil  ripidily. 
'I'lie  proro^alioii  ot'  the  cliaiiiber,  and  soon  aller,  its  dis. 
s..Iiiliou:  tbe  most  eriiiiiii.il  eiiiploynicnl  of  all  kinds  oi' 
frauds  loviliate  the  elections;  an  i  viensive  and  .ilroi  imis 
plot,  spreading'  conllaiiralioii  lbrou:rli  our  provinces;  a 
great  milit.iry  enterprise  eoiu"'  i\ed  and  c.veeuted  in  the 
sole  view  of  ercatiu^'  a  diversion  in  the  public  iiiiiid  fa- 
vourable to  the  cnunter-revolulion  ;  Ihe  appoint  in;;  of  a 
eommander-in-ebief  covered  with  an  indelible  op|iro. 
hriiiin;  llie  c.vpeinlln;,' of  enonnouH  siiins  wilhoul  ll.'i 
control  of  tbe  eliamlH'rs ;  the  reliirn  of  M.dc  I'lyronml 
to  the  ad  iiinislratioii,  and  Ihe  appoinlinj  of  Al.M.I'.i. 
pelle  and  Clianli  lan/e,  in  pl.ici  of  two  ministers  who 
.  had  shrunk  iVoin  the  enimler. revolutionary  projeels; 
t  till!  royal  proilanialion  ;  Ihe  adjoiirmni  iit  of  twenty 
rlecloral  eolleaes;  the  news  of  the  capture  of  .M;;iers  ; 
the  triumphant  strains  of  the  ailmini'tralion  ;  the  re- 
election of  almost  evi  ry  one  nf  tlie  two  hundred  and 
twcniy-one  ;  the  Irininplis  of  the  conslitiiliiuial  op|wi- 
tinn  in  an  immense  uLijority  nf  llie  electoral  colleu'cs; 
the  defeat  of  the  iiiiiiislers  ;  the  sending  of  seen  t  li  tiers 
fiir  Ihe  purpose  of  eolli  etiii;;  to^retlicr  the  depnlii's  al 
I'aris,  Willi  a  view,  iindoiihteilly,lo  I'acilitate  the  seeiiriiij; 
of  their  persons;  in  line,  Ihe  publisliinjt  of  a  memoriil 
111  which  the  emigraiil  fielion  solicited  Charles  X.  In 
have  rcemrsc  to  nm/is  tVttnl:  sin  h  were  the  <  vents 
which  preceded  the  orilinanees  of  the  ■Jlith  nf  .lulv,  the 
iietivii  expression  of  the  purposes  of  tbe  Hth  of  .Xujjurl. 

The  first  of  these  ordinances,  n  direct  attnek  on  the 
nitional   representiitimi,   pronounced  the  dissolution  ni 

AiJd  :«s  of  ttip  two  tneiiirvl  \^.f\  trvrn:y-oni» 


ColiC'^CS    oi 

riylil  only  of  reeoinmciKlliiu'  cinuidatcs  ;  alioiished 
the  vo'e  bv  ballot,  the  intervention  of  the  thirds,  and  the 
jurisiliition  of  the  royal  courts  in  inatl.rs  rihtiin;  to 
leelions;  li.e  third  caivoked  the  new  colli  o's  f.i  t!ie 
tllh  and  iMli  of  Se|iti'iiih.  r,  and  tlie  ehaiohers  ibr  tin. 
~'stii  of  Ihe  s.iu.e  inonlli;  fmallv,  the  I'ointh  ordinance 


the  ehanilHT  bclore  il  had  assembled:  liie  si  cniid  an- ^  witiics  of  the  liii  ts  whi.li  I  rel.ile,  1  shall  concede  no 
nulled  the  e.-iistini;  electoral  laws  ;  reduced  the  iiu:nb<'r|  lliiii;,'  t  >  parly  spiiit ;  and  should  1  happen  lo  make  any 
ofilepilies  from  lour  Imndred  and  thirty  to  two  liundreil  niisstateinenl,  it  will  be  the  tliiilt  of  iny  inemory,  never 
and   fnlv-ci:.'lit;    lell  to  the  eolic','cs  oi''  (irri)H'.'i'.<MHf»n  nf  my  will :  but  my  memory,  I  am  eonvineed,  eaniiol  in 

■  this  ease  pre  .  ul  to  llic  any  but  f..illifid  and  inelV..ce^Uu 


iinpresMons. 

Tile  first  member  of  tbe  chamber  who  ventiirrd  tr>^ 
del  lire  hi, lis,  li' and  risk  bis  head,  in  tbe  first  sta(;eof 
tie;  strii;:;;l,',  that  is  to  say,  .tI  the  iiioiin  lit  when  the  in. 
urreiliuii  had  as  yet  on  its  side  only  the  probahililii  it  of 


abrogated  tin:  laws  wlm  II  cuaranlicd  the  liberty  of  tin    de  I'at,  and  the  scad'.. Id  m  prospeet,  w.is  Comil  Ak'V.i.dre 
priss,  and  riMveil  the  provisions  of  lli-l  of  liie  'JL-t  of ,  d. 


t»c|..ber,  1?1  1.' 

'I'liese  ordinances  appeared   in  the 
•Jili.i  of  Julv. 


.Vo'i 


■ur  of  the 


l::V.  .1  prniliicril  tiv  ilin  l  irilll»:t;l' 
i.ur.ll,;  nil'  ili.v  ..1  llie  -J  Ill- 
Ill  j....ra.ili.---  al  .M  lhi)>i.i  ■ 
.M.I.. 

1-- 1. 


•Awful  calm 
-Miillhi;     f 


•;i.'i  — rnii.lial,  iu;li 


,.1  y\ 


CHAPTER  II. 

—  V spit  or  Paijs- 

11.111.  I  111    Ihe   1  r  >s 
I'hsl  II. I'. -nil;  .a  ili< 
Lain  r.l    -- -1  iM.r  i;l.'  .  I'  li.al    rr,  i,-.iiiI.i..M  — 
-Mi-iiiii;  on  lliu  -J. Ml  III  .M.  I' 
all  I  .liU...ilaa..  1.1   llK- il.'|iii<l  >  ai  ll.ls  in.,  .imi;. 

Here  eoinmene'.'s  n  new  scries  of  oceurrpncrs,  wliieli 
brin'js  me  back  to  the  ;iiincipal  subject  of  this  work,  the 
coiuluet  of  l.atayetle  and  Ins  co-oper.itii.n  in  lliose  yrc.t 
events. 

ralrn.ts  still  shudder  when  they  call  to  iniud  the  first 
etliet  piodiiied  by  the  ordinances:  it  was  a  };looniy 
amazemi'iit,  ainoniitiii!;  almost  to  incrcdulily.  'I'Ih 
.Miiniliui  had  Ik  en  eiiculatiii);  lor  sever.il  hours:  tlie 
citizens  of  the  capital  bad  read  over  and  over  ajjain  the 
insokiil  manifislo  ;  iiinl  could  not  yet  briii;j  themselves 
to  believe  in  so  niiieli  and  icily  and  infiUMlioii.  'I'ln 
public  places  rem;.iiied  open  as  usu.il;  Ihe  iiili;ihil.mls  ot 
I'.iris  were  iil'.iiiiiii:;  lo  their  bii>iiie-s;  no  syinptuni  ol 
insiirreeli.m   w..s  ni.inili  -ted  ;   in  short,  llii'  most  brei;th- 

trainpiilhty  prcvaikd   in  that   vast   city,  in  Ihe  In 
sum  of  which  the  jri,vi.riiiiieiil  ali.nc  was  or^aiiisiiie-  its 
iiie.iiis  i.f  att.ick  and  defiiice. 

'I'ne  periodical  press,  houever,  tlie  fiiTt  ibj-ct  struck 
by  the  ordinances,  which,  by  blow  Uiion  blow,  were 
breaking'  up  its  c.vistcnce,  boldly  took  refn;;e  m  lie  iir- 
reition.  li.iviii'.;  to  choose  belwi  en  shivery  and  revolt, 
till'  opposition  j..iirii;ils,  with  very  tew  exce[:li.  i.s.  wi  re 
l'..ith:iil  to  tin  ir  d.M  trims.  'Mni.  |.ropri,'t..rs  :,iiil  priii- 
eip;il  eilil.irs  met  ill  the  first  pkue,  hut  lo  no  pin  lo-e,  at 
.'il.  l>upii.'s  the  elder;  tin  n  al  the  olliep  of  the  .\  IhumI, 
where  was  diseii-ised,  and,  at'ler  some  str.intje  risist.iiic-- 
ovi  r  which  I  pi  dly  tlirou  a  veil,  was  adopted,  tli  it  eiier- 
f;i  lie  protest  wbieli  was  to  imt  arms  in  the  h:inds  of  tin 
eili/.ens,  and  determine  liieiii  lo  resist  opprcssi.  ii. 

'I'his  ciniri-'jcons  protest,  prinlcd  in  eonteiii|  I  of  the 
oriliii.inees,  and  jirol'uselv  ilistribuU  d  in  spite  of  l!:e  el", 
lints  of  tue  s;ileilltcs  of  tyranny,  prodiiicil  an  electric 
Ci!i:ct  upon  tin  whole  pontibiliuii.  I'rom  tlnit  moiiient, 
the  public  opinion  leeoilin;;  upon  itseli',  asti  rii-hinenl 
was  sueeeeiled  by  aiii;er  and  iinli>.;iialion.  The  inlere-|s 
most  iimnidiately  alt:irkid  made  the  first  c.xplosi'.n, 
I'lie  piurneynien  prinlvrs  showed  IhemsilveH  in  arms 
with  niercdihle  darinu'.  'I'lie  scholars  of  Ibc  rolylei  Imic 
seho.il  her.iically  lie.idi  d  the  revolted  citizens;  Ihiw  of 
the  schools  of  law  and  medieine  in  ireln  d  in  tin  ir  Iniii: 
and  this  example  r.:ised  Ihe  whoh  lapital.  Kveiv  tliiiu; 
ivjs  then  in  niolion;  every  lliiiii;  was  leiniini;  to  insiir. 
reelioii  ;  n  ma;;niliecnl  defema'  was  prepared  in  a  'I'w 
hours;  the  sol. Hers  ol' abf.|iili:-in  presented  themselves 
on  Ihe  tielil  i'(  battle  of  tJie  [iMhlie  liberlief  ;  the  c.ailliei 
eoiiimci.eid  lo  the  cry  c  f  I  iif  I'l  i'hitrte  !  \'irv  In  l.i- 
■itrli  '.  hlixid  bei;all  to  llow ;  all  1io|k'  of  i  .•neili;ili.)i; 
was  deslroyed  ;  and  it  was  mnv  I'.r  victory  alone  to  dc 
cide  betwi\ii  liherly  and  if'spotisni. 

'J'li.'  s!ru:;;;le  betrteeii  Ihe  |s opie  and  the  royi.l  troops 
had  Ihiis  eoiiinieiieeil  en  Ihe  evi  nini;  of  Tuesday,  the 
-'^lli  of  .Inly  ;  i;nd  then  was  raised  tin"  true  cry  of  nisur. 
rec-iioii.  Hut  llie  events  of  tint  day,  the  prelude  of  tin 
ffieali  r  ones  of  Ihe  followini.'  days,  li.iil  no  rcinill  biyond 
two  or  llirer  cliart'es  of  p.^nd'armcrie  and  l!i.'  dispersion 
of  a  iiiiiiiber  of  eroups  of  youths  and  workmen  wliii'!i 
had  eatlicred  toi;etli.r  in  llie  line  S,.iiit.Iloni.re,  thc 
I'laee  Vcndome,  and  Ihe  ueiirhbonrliood  of  the  I'al  is 
l/ny.il.  Tbe  people  were  yet  only  slirrin;;  ihem.alves  up 
to  the  ennqiiest  of  their  lihprti.s,  and  prrludiie,'  to  111. 
.oniliels  of  the  'J'^lli  or  OHb,  lo  which  1  shall  return,  .if 
ler  devotinp  u  few  words  lo  the  conduct  of  those  ilepii. 
lies  who  w»re  at  Purison  the  UGlh  nnd  37th  of  Julv.   .\ 


*  Itv  whi.'li  law  nn  pniioilir  it  JotiTiial  r.tel.l  be  piiMishnt  iviili- 
..It  r.r<'  ..l.iaiain/  iln'  -.iiiciieti  m  itti'  tioienviii-ni.  'l'lieor.liiintii-> 
of  Ihe  ijf.tji  nt'  .hilv  il.rnti'il  f  iriher  ihiii  i;  •  i  r^  f-e  s  .iiiJ  [vis's .  \ 
siirli  J.iiirni'*  M  cntitr.ivpar.l  (h»  '.'iw.  sh^al'.  In?  n.  uM  nr  r-s 

■l<-r<'ii  i.ii.t.  n-u.tf\^tf 


aborde.  l)n  the  :Jbtli,  .Monday,  that  honourable  niiii 
eoiir;ii;euii.,  deputy  prespiitid  hlinself  anion;;  the  joe.rnal. 
ills,  uiiil  aciepled  the  pre^di  iiey  of  that  iiieet.ii:;,  ,-.l 
wbiili  the  priinipk-of  protest, itl.o,  and  that  of  resist. 
anee  to  t:.e  ordin;:nees,  were  loudly  and  pulliely  decided 
u;i.iii.  Not  oi.c  of  my  old  c. He. .piles  but  remembcr.s 
Mllh  adiiiirali.n  the  i.ii»wer  which  he  i;..ve  to  a  depute, 
lion  from  the  school  of  law,  commissioned  to  ur^e  upon 
u.  the  lU'Ci  ssity  nf  Inivinp  reeeurse  to  arms.  "  licntle. 
men,"  said  .W.  ile  f,:iborde,  "you  are  ri^ot :  our  countiy 
no  k'liper  claims  from  us  ciii|.ty  words  :  mianimoiis  ae. 
lion,  Mpi.rous  and  powet;"ul,  can  alone  save  hi  r  liberties, 
lio  and  tell  your  e  .mr:.i|.'s  that  you  have  f.Mind  us  aiii- 
inaliil  with  llie  s.-.Mc  si  nli:nents  as  y.iurs.  Ivps,  ri  i.ily  lo 
liiliil  li.e  same  ibiliis  imkI  incur  the  same  daiiecrs.  (in, 
pentl.'iiii  11 ;  jisseinllc  ill  pri  alet  nuinhcr  at  ten  o'clock 
io.iii;;lit ;  and  we  will  send  M.n  wold  what  we  shall 
have  resolved  upon." 

On  the  bicakiii^  up  of  the  ineiiiiii;  of  the  j. .urmilists, 
al  which  each  one  en;Meeil  upon  bis  honour  to  use  all 
the  mean.,  at  l.is  disposal  m  nrilir  to  iinile  lo  resistance, 
and  niai.e  the  lii-:irrei  lion  ireiieral,  .M.  ile  l.alsiidc  call- 
ed a  luei  tin;;  of  the  il.'puli.s  |. resent  at   Paris,  to  take 
place  i.l  SI  veil  o'elock,  at  the  Inmoiiral  !•' deputy's  own 
residi  nee.     Al  i  iLtbl,  a  ii  w  nn  nil"  rs  only  had  answered 
liic   call  of  hoiiuiir;   ainoiiL'st   whom    were    i\Iessicurs 
H.v.aix,   D.'.iiiiiii,  V:;.s;:al,   .Marsehal,   He  Schenen,  I.c- 
livie,  I'.Tiiard,  and  \  illenn.in.     Fieliin;  the  urgency  of 
the  circiimstanees,  and,  perhaps,  iil-o  tiicd  of  wuilinp  in 
vain  liir  liie  artiv.il  of  Ins  other  eolkaeins,  .M.dc  La- 
hold,' opi  c.ed  tl.is  nn  nii.r..l.le  il.b.le.     .Alter   represeiil. 
mp  the  uisoi.vili.in  of  the  puhli.'  mind,  and  nliliiin  what 
be  had  SCI  n  and  heard  at  the  nn  i  Imp  of  Ihe  pmrnalists, 
he  showed  the  in ei  ssity  m' an  i  in  rpclie  deel, nation  in 
i.iiswci   to  the  luilinaiKcs,  and  warmly  urped  that  Hie 
ineiiibers  present  should  draw  il  up,  as  in  ii.ll  sillinp,  in 
liie  11, me  of  the  (  Iriinher  of  Deputies.    .^^.  Uavoiix  pro- 
posed lli..t  Ihe  di\i. nil's  present  in  the  capital  slioidd  eon- 
slii.ili  llii'iii;.eKes  a  n.tiont.l  asseniLly  :  l!ie  venerable  .M. 
DuU.iou  spoke  vvliii  noble  li  rvi.iir  of  the  duties  whiih 
Ibis  i!pi;ri  ssi.ai  by  iippri's>iv.' power   impo.>-i  d  Ujicu  the 
maud, it. .lies  of  tlip  ei  iiiilry;  be  s.,iil,  tiiat  even  the  daii- 
e.  rs  tb.it    niipiil   i.tlmd   li.e  fiil.ilii  i  nl  of  those  duties, 
in..de  li:cni  only  the  more  iinper.itive  and  the  more  sa- 
end;  II1..I  since  the  liberty  of  tlie  tribune  was  violated, 
'III  v.j:j-ct\l  t'l  Ihe  jitOjile  Was  tbe  only  means  of  pniilic 
sifety  that  tyraimy  ii.id  V'X  :.t   Ihe  ilis|visal  of  the  coun. 
Iiy's  repri  .so  Illative.-;  am!  that  liny  niii-l  use  it  wilhout 
lleslt.ilii.n,  er  f.;rfcil  tin  ir  honour,  and  hi  tray  the  confi- 
dence and  the  dearest    iiilere-|s  of  the  n.ition.     .M.  de 
Sehoinn  spoke  to  tin:  same  eltict ;  and  said  that  it  wan 
n.'i  ess;iry,  on  Ibis  ./real  ociasioii,  to  prove  themselveK 
capable  of  lavinp   a.-,ide  all  con.sideration  of  sell',  and,  if 
incii  weri,  lo  crv  V'o  anus!  .'siieh  was  the  opininn  of  all 
the  iii.'inbi  rs  ol   tliit  meetiiip  ;  and  already,   )  believe, 
Irid  .M.  Videmain  received  din  etioiis  to  draw  it  tip  in 
I'le  llirm  of  a  protest,  when  .M.  Perier  was  aiitiounrpd. 
Ills  ear  hid  jii.>t  cauplit   -M.  <!e  S.'honen's  eoiieludinfr 
wonls,  "  lo  I'ly    'I'll  iinna!"  and  the  slroiigCHt  an.xiely 
was  depicted  in  his  coiuiten.'Uice. 

".Mil  ptntlirnenl"  said  he,  "what  imprudence  nro 
you  poinp  lo  comniil  '  Have  you  Ihoupht  well  of  it  1 
\\  liat  1  eiiistituic  youriclves  a  national  aspcinbly  !  cry 
111  :.rms '.'' 

U;il  loo  nnny  le^itiinrte  resentments  now  pursue  thf 
nienioiy  of  tlic  President  of  the  Council,  ibr  U'e  not  to 
feci  il  a  part  of'  my  historical  duty  to  cast  a.side  the  feel. 
iiips  which  tuich  recollections  n.vivn  in  my  breast.  I 
will  not  relate  the  words  in  which  he  opposed  the  noble 
resiHtance  of  his  colleapues ;  I  shall  merely  sum  up  hi» 
opiniin.  lie  thouphi  liiat  the  chanils-r  was  Icp.tlly  di». 
•olved  ;  lli.il  the  ordinances  were  nnly  the  exercise  of  a 
preropative  reeo!.'nised  by  li.e  ch,irtcr;  and  that,  tineo 
the  publication  of  the  MDinlriir  of  the  day,  there  werfl 
.eally  no  lon.jer  any  deputies,  .^supposing  that  Ihe  pre- 
rrip;itive  asserted  by  Charles  X.  was  qucstioimble, 
which  he  did  not  admit,  he  nski  d  where  was  the  jud^'e 
bi'lween  tlie  supreme  power  and  the  iHViple.  He  dedor. 
ed  that  in  any  cue,  the  Chimb»r  oiiphl  to  refrain  fVom 
,iniipip.tlip,(;  I  VI  nt« ;  that  to  ni(;f  to  in'urrecti'T  trniilj 


i.ArAYirnr:  ANi>  loiis  piiii.ippr. 


i 
I 


be  uii  ad  nl°  iii.iiIiii'ks  imi  its  purt ;  that  it  hum  iiii|HiHi*iliU' 
lli.il  the  k'mft  sliould  mil  cohil'  ti)  the  rc-dliitimi  ot'  ivilli- 
ilr.iuiii)!  llir  ordiii!iii(t'»;  ami  that  niily  in  virw  HhuiilH 
Ihi'  iltrlaiaticm  In'  drawn  up,  it'  thry  ]>l•rsi^tc•d  in  the 
iimjt'i!!  of  milking  a  drclaratinn  at  all,  wliiih,  hnwivrr, 
Ind  nut  hW,  assinf.  As  to  tlic  lontidiinc  whirh  MCini  d 
to  Ih'  riitirluincd  in  Ihr  powrr  <it'  pnbhc  opinion,  hr,  M. 
IVriir,  did  not  shall'  it.  Aciiistonied  to  rxpn ss  itsih'  in 
II  li'gnl  nianmr,  that  opinion,  said  hi.',  woiihl  nrvcr  iii;ain 
urni  ilKi'ir  witli  hrntr  loii-i';  nnd  if  it  vinttiicd  to  do  so, 
it  wonhl  hi'  vanipiishi'il,  aunihil.iti'd  ;  n»  witnrss  the  nsnll 
ot"  Ihr  cvrntsot'  l-'ijll,  IS^M,  and  Ui'J";  as  witnrss  all  thi' 
connpirnrii's  whii'h  had  l»:in  attrniptcd  and  driratui  lor 
till  last  tirti'''n  yrars.  In  short,  M.  TcriiT  lhon;xlit  that 
wisdoiii  and  patrioliMn  prrMril"d  tothodcpntics  to  wait 
llie  oonrsi'  of  ivrnis,  and  rr^nilali'  their  coiidiint  accurd- 
inif  to  thr  ri'sidts. 

l)nrin<:  tlicsr  di  halos,  nnd  on  the  inntinnof  Af.  di'  1m- 
bordi',  Ihrc't!  of  the  di'pntips  prosrnt  had  jioni'  to  the 
ineitinj:  of  thu  jonrnalista,  which  had  U'en  joined  hv  n 
frreut  lunny  of  the  Parisian  electors.  These  deputies, 
vir..  .M!\I.  lie  [.ahori^r,  Villeniain,  nnd  do  Selimien,  had 
timnd  I'll  Ihos.-  worthy  eiti/.ens  aiiiniatcd  by  the  most  ar- 
dent patriotism,  and  more  than  ever  determined  to  op. 
[Woe  a  vi;iorons  resistance  to  the  invasions  of  power.  ,M. 
de  fiahoide,  frcsli  from  the  impressions  which  lie  had 
tlierc  received,  said  warmly  to  his  eollcauues,  that  a 
loiiinr  limitation  on  their  part  would  lie  fatal  to  lilierly, 
that  the  \ieinry  ot' tlie  [n'opli-  di'iM'nded  upon  the  eon- 
enrrcnee  of  the  ilepnlies  with  the  citizen.i  who  had  Ixeii 
the  llr^t  to  devote  Ihi  inselvcs,  and  that  they  ou^jlit  im- 
ineilialely  to  repair  to  the  mi'i'liii)r  of  the  journalists. 
This  opinion  was  coinliated  tiy  .\1.  I'erier,  who  repeated 
his  lurmi  r  arijuini  r.ts  a^Minst  every  ftep  tendini;  to  any 
otiicr  oliject  tiian  that  of  hriiiffiiifj  back  Charles  X.  inlii 
a  billtr  cuuifr.  Despairini,',  however,  of  prevailing  upon 
iiis  colleafTii-'s  to  adopt  this  opinion,  he  had  reeonrse  to  n 
means  of  hinderanco  which  he  found  sueces.>-fiil.  lie 
ohserved,  that  llieie  would  hi<  levity  and  imjiropriity  in 
coming  to  u  di'terniinalion  of  that  nature  without  con- 
silltinif  the  other  depulies  then  in  Paris;  and  he eiiijaf.'1'd 
to  call  them  toi.'i  tlier  to  a  meetintr  at  his  house  at  a 
very  early  hour  the  iiunI  iiiornin<;.  I^^lters  of  eoiivoca- 
tion  were  accordingly  addressed  liy  .M.  Perier  to  a  iimii- 
ber  of  inemliers  of  the  (  hanilier.  Itiit,  no  doubt,  sceiiijr 
the  constantly  inereasinif  irritation  of  the  |H'ople,  ami 
the  hostile  preparations  which  tliey  made  diirinjt  the 
niijlit  and  in  the  niorniin;,  M.  Pi'rier  lost  no  time  in  in. 
liiualiii;^  to  the  depulies  whom  lie  had  convoked,  not  to 
attend  his  iiivitntioii  of  the  day  before. 

.Such,  diiriiii;  tlie  day  of  the  •Jlilli  of  July,  wan  tliu  nt. 
titiide  of  the  ilepiities  piesent  in  Paris. 

Thu  day  of  the  ■-'Till  be^jan  under  no  l)elter  auspices. 
A  very  small  number  of  deputies  ujfuiii  assi  nihled  at  M. 
do  Laborde's,  appointed  to  reassembK.'  at  M.  Pericr's,  at 
two  in  the  allernoon.  This  clioiee  of  their  place  ot 
nipctin({  inspired  visible  niieasinesH  in  some  of  the  mem. 
hers  ;  hut  the  imminency  of  the  daiijrei'K  which  threatened 
the  liberties  of  tlie  country,  was  tliouffht  powerful  eiiouifh 
to  restore  the  tone  of  .\I.  PerierV  patriotism,  some  little 
altered  for  two  years  pa«l.  It  was  known  that  the  nrdiiur 
of  that  depiiiv's  lilnralisin  had  been  sulUned  down  by 
contact  with  the  royal  giuiiOiisnr\a;  but  it  «  as  liojied  tlial 
the  Iriliime  of  the  peo|ili' would  revive  in  him  at  the  eoii- 
teinpl.ition  of  llie  dan|ri'rs  of  his  eomitry,  nnd  that  l)e. 
inohthencs"  cold  would  not  resist  the  action  of  a  July  sun. 

Tlii«  miM'liiijr  was  prec  'did  by  a  scene  of  enrnaife.  A 
prcnt  many  youn:;  men,  attracted  into  the  Kiie  .\eiivc  ilu 
Luxeinhonr^r  by  the  niinonr  of  the  mi  etinir  "''  the  depu- 
ties, were  theri'  hemmed  in,  and  sabred  by  two  detach- 
inents  of  cavalry.  Btiiiir  ohlijred  to  acck  refu(;e  in  the 
neiiflihouriii);  houses,  they  knocked  in  vain  nt  the  doors 
of  .\f.  Piiriir's  mansion.  Caution  kept  theiii  Nliutnfrainst 
every  one  who  had  not  the  name  of  a  deputy  to  send  in. 
A  iiiiiiiIkt  of  thos*'  youii(r  p:il riots,  severely  wounded, 
wen;  conveyed  to  the  olhce  of  the  milliliter  lor  Ibreijjii 
ntlairs. 

.Meanwhile,  what  wa.s  passinj;  in  the  interior  of  iM. 
Pi'rier'n  mansion  '  The  deputies,  assuinhled  this  time 
very  iiunnrouhly,  under  the  presideiiee  of  AI.  l^alny  de 
I'limjiicreH,  had,  from  the  openinjf  of  the  sitliiijf,  l>eeii  di- 
vided  iuto  two  opposite  camps.  The  one  anserteU  the 
constitutionality  of  the  dissolution  ef  the  Chamber,  advo- 
cated the  inaintcnaiice  of  the  royal  power  of  Charles  X., 
urged  the  iiecsBily  of  keeping  within  the  hounds  of  le. 
/rality,  mill  simply  Boliciting  the  recil  of  the  ordinances, 
by  respeeU'iil  rcinoiistiances  jrrounded  on  the  manifesla- 
tioii  of  public  opinion.  'J'he  opposite  party  maintained 
that  fill'  character  of  deputy  liiid  not  been  destroyed  by 
the  ordinance  of  dissolution  ;  that  moreover  Charles  X., 
in  violating  the  Charter  by  all  and  each  of  the  ordinances, 


had  stripped  himself  of  the  prerogative  of  disnolving  the 
ChniiilM'r  at  all;  and  that  the  deputies  rciiiaincdi/«in/iif(o 
invested  with  all  the  plenitude  of  the  electoral  charge  ; 
that  it  was  absurd  to  invoke  legality  in  favour  of  a  |Kiwer 
Hliicli  haii  just  burst  asunder  all  its  ties;  nnd  that  when 
the  question  was,  whether  Krance  should  he  free  or  i  ii- 
slaM'il,  miller  a  representative  governnicnt  or  the  tyranny 
of  an  individual,  the  sati-ty  oftlie  eonmionweidtli  wa»  no 
longer  to  Ih'  found  in  any  thing  but  the  success  of  an 
open  resistance  to  opprcsNion. 

The  former  of  tliese  two  opinions  had  for  its  cli.ampinn 
M.  Diipin  ;  the  latter  was  energetically  snp|Hirted  by  .M. 
Maugiiin.  MAI.  de  I.aborde,  de  I'uyraveau,  Uerard, 
(.alley  de  Pompieres,  Persil,  .Millerit,  Ilirtin-dc-Vaux, 
and  ViUemain,  tolloweil  on  the  side  of  M.  .Mnugiiin;  the 
two  latter  contending,  however,  that  they  ought  to  se. 
parale  Chnrles  X.  from  his  ministers,  and  not  confound 
lliein  in  one  coininon  reprobation.  .MM.  Si'hastiaiii  and 
Caslmir  Perier  bad  ranged  themselves  mider  the  banner 
of  .M.  Dnpin.  It  is,  however,  but  just  to  say,  that  .M. 
Perier  declared  liiniself  at  first  only  by  mute  signs,  in 
which  il  was  easy  to  discover  the  |x.'rple.xily  which  tor. 
niented  him. 

These  debates  w  ere  growing  warm  on  either  side,  vvlicii 
an  nnforeseen  occurrence  interrnptcd  the  discussion,  aiid 
gave  it  u  new  turn.  \  deputation  t'roni  tile  electors  of 
the  city  of  Paris  requested  to  In'  iiilroduccd.  M.  Pe- 
rier at  once  Uliolds  the  g/«il'f  of  the  ItourlHins  nnd  the 
popular  dagger  suspeiided  over  the  parliamentary  heads. 
"Observe  in  what  n  |Hisition  they  are  placing  us!"  ex 
claimed  be.  "  If  we  receive  the  deputation,  it  will  be 
known  at  the  Tnileriis;  it  will  ixrhaps  give  provocation 
there,  and  who  knows  what  iiicasures  may  be  taken 
against  lis  !  If  the  deputution  is  not  leceived,  \\ii  iiieiii- 
liers  will  complain ;  they  may  go  and  mix  among  the 
|M'oplc,  arid  in  the  present  cxas|M.'rated  state  of  men's 

minds  who  can  answer" •     .Messieurs    Diipiii  and 

Sibastiani  likewise  o;  ;w)sed  witli  all  their  might,  the  re- 
ccplion  of  this  dcputalion,  which,  added  to  the  ap|H)iiit 
nieiit  of  a  picsiilent,  said  they,  eonverti  d  a  lucre  private 
meeting  into  an  uctiial  ilclibcraliv.'  asfembly. 

However,  the  deputation  was  ilitr  iiluecd.  It  was  coin 
|K)sed  of  the  iiiosl  ri's|H'ctable  citi'/cn.i  oftlie  enpitnl,  who 
came  to  declare  to  the  deputies,  by  the  mouths  of  .Mes. 
sieurs  .Mdrilhoii  and  iJonlay  de  la  .Meiirthe,  that  every 
lie  which  altnched  France  to  the  throne  of  the  Itoiirhons 
was  broken  ;  that  the  nation  ought  not,  could  not  any 
longer  np|M'al  to  any  thing  but  insnrreelion  ugaiiist  an 
authorily  which  had  Irampled  iiisin  every  law;  nnd  that 
the  people  relied  u|)Oii  the  courage  and  patriotism  of 
their  r-'prcicnLatives.  This  declaration  was  succeeded 
by  an  absolute  silence;  nnd  the  deputation  withdrew  into 
a  neighboiirini;  apartment,  that  the  deputies  might  Ik'  letl 
In  di  lilH'rale  in  full  liUrty.  In  the  iiieaii  time  another 
deputation,  consisting  of  ymmg  men,  nsked  to  hi'  ndniit- 
tpil.  AI.  Perier  hastened  to  tlieiii,  nnd  conjured  tliein 
not  to  persist  in  a  step  w  liieli  he  considered  as  must  high- 
ly iiiipriideiit;  he  represented  to  the  young  men  the  lidly 
of  their  cHorts  ugainsl  the  incnsurcs  of  repression  which 
the  govertiini'iit  would  assuredly  not  have  I'niled  to  take ; 
and  exhorted  them  to  return  within  the  lioiinds  of /rgn/- 
Wi/,  and  not  seek  in  the  streets  n  victory  which  they 
n  oiild  not  liiiil.  'I'lie  young  iiii  n,  fully  resolved  no  longer 
to  rely  U|S)ii  any  thing  hut  the  energy  oftlie  pi'ople,  with- 
drew ;  and  M.  Perier  went  back  to  (lis  colleagues. 

The  deputies  hud  entered  intodeliheriition — they  deli- 
berated at  great  length — whether  it  would  not  Im'  oppor- 
tune and  prodigiously  patriotic  to  write  nii  epistle  to 
Charh'S  X.,  supplicating  his  majesty  to  hv  so  kind  us 
change  his  ministry,  and  revoke  the  fital  ordinances. 
This  opinion,  advanced  by  .Messieurs  lit^rtiii-dc-Viuix, 
Dupin,  Sehastinni,  Perier,  and  Villemnin,  prevailed,  with- 
out, however,  leading  to  any  result.  'I'heiisseinbly  sepa- 
rated without  having  done  any  thing,  without  having  at- 
teiiipted  any  thing  tor  that  lieroie  people  whose  blood 
was  already  llowing  in  torrents  in  the  streets  of  Paris. 
Hut  1  misluke — they  did  something — for  they  agreed  to 
meet  again  the  iie.vt  day,  AT  NOtJ.V,  at  Af.  Audry  de 
Puyravenu's,  who,  on  AI.  Pericr's  refusing  to  throw  o|K'n 
his  mansion  a  second  time  for  an  nssenibly  of  the  depu- 
ties, promptly  otVered  tlieiii  his  house,  adding,  tliat  they 
should  there  be  under  the  safeguard  of  tii<!  inople. 

The  lioslililics  Iwtween  the  |H'ople  nnd  the  royal  troops, 
hegnii  ill  the  evening  of  the  27lli,  were  renewed  on  the 
morning  of  the  38tli,  and  then  for  the  tirst  time  assumed 
that  character  of  combiiiation  and  |K'rtinaeity  which  he- 
spoke  n  warfare  on  the  issue  of  which  would  depend  the 
life  or  death  of  French  lilierty.  From  that  moment,  also, 
r.afuyette  hound  up  liia  existence  inseparably  with  the 


MUtnry  iitilie  Three  Dayi,  liy  1\I.  Marut 


vicissitudes  of  that  struggle.  The  country  was  once 
more  about  to  ploee  itself  in  the  midst  of  storms,  under 
the  legis  oftlie  great  citi'^cn,  whose  laurels,  gathered  in 
Isitli  hemispheres,  had  ever  tn'cn  those  of  libirty,  courage, 
and  philosophy.  As  in  the  early  dnys  of  the  revolution 
of  ITHIt,  ns  in  every  |X'riod  of  his  long  career,  we  shall 
tiiiil  the  authority  of  his  name  overcoming  despotism, 
nnd  repressing  nnnrehy. 

(  11  apt™  III. 

I,nrnyetle>  arriv.il  at  I'lirij.—  Ili*  tiri.1  meiis-Tlie  ri>siiitiinre  of  the 
|H-n|iii;  bToiiii'*  ui'iii  rnl~-l''irsi  iiti'i  nii(!  1*1  ili'iniUi'N  Hi  ilie  Iioiim: 
ot'  M.  Aiiilry  lie  I'm  r.ui'nii— ('unilurl  iiiiil  kih-i-i  tii-«  ot"  MM 
l.iit'.iyil'i',  MaiiLMitn,  f.alHlti',  Clii'rli'ii  Diitnn.Si'bHiitiniii,  CtiU-iH, 
riiyraveaii,  eli.^A  ilr)iiitiiltiin  si  in  to  llii-  Duke  nt  Itailiiiia — M. 
I'i'iK  r  i'r<<|)iisi-H  111  vi'i'ii'i  In  |iri-M-iii  Maniiuiit  wiili  several  niil 
hull-  — I-'ir^i  iiMi'itnij  HI  itif  linimi'Di'^I.  Iti^Tiiril~-l)''t.iTitiiii  ef  itie 
I  Mi|ili'  li\  iiliiinsi  Ilie  \\  liiile  lit' rill' ili>|iu1ii'ii|)ri-M'iil~-l''iiiiniiiironi- 
linip— \\'i'nkiii'?<s  iiiMr'.i.ieiirH  Vllk-iiiniii,»i'bn>iiani,  niiil  llvniii 
lii'A'Hiiv-- A  in-kli  iiii-i-ihi^  111  llie  lioiiiie  nt'  .\l.  .\iiilry  do  Piiyrn 
\i-aii — Till'  iiiiliilii-r  nt  lilt'  pitlri'it  itepiitU'ii  U  iiiiw  nslured  to 
i-iulil— .MbIiI  Is'lrt'i  1 11  ihi'  -iflli  anil  DlMli. 

Lafayette  was  absent  from  Paris  when  the  ordinaners 
first  made  their  nppi'arance.  'I'he  MoniUiir  of  the  IJBth 
reached  him  al  Iin  (iraiige  on  the  morning  of  the  27th. 
Mis  resolution  was  taken  at  once:  he  took  post,  and 
probably  owed  it  only  to  the  celerity  of  his  journey,  that 
lie  was  not  arrested  on  the  way  ;  for  it  is  iinp<issihk'  tliat 
in  such  u  crisis  the  cimntcr-rcvalutioiiary  government 
should  not  have  had  ils  attention  fixed  on  liiin,  whom 
they  styled  the  rtiuliilinn  man.  Bi-  that  as  it  might, the 
first  care  of  Ijifayette,  in  the  evening  of  the  iiTlh,  was 
to  oiler  to  the  insurgent  patriots  the  support  of  his  nninc 
and  his  |H'.rson.  As  early  as  four  o'clock  in  the  morning 
a  deputjition  oftlie  pupils  of  the  Polytechnic  acliool  had 
assemhled  nt  his  house,  and  a  few  hours  later  this  Kwarm 
of  yiiuiig  lierois  were  lighting  nnd  dying  at  the  head  of 
the  |ieoph'  in  every  quarter  of  the  capital. 

Uesistnnee  was  making  at  all  [mhits,  with  various  suc- 
cess ;  .some  barricades  iMgnii  to  he  raised,  nnd  blood  al- 
ready llowi  d  nbundanlly,  when,  conforinahly  to  thfir 
agreemi  lit  ot'tl'.e  previous  evi  iiiiig,  the  deputies  liegnn  to 
assemble  at  llie  house  of  AI.  Audry  de  Puyraveau.  It 
was  mid-day  ;  the  sun  shone  forth  in  full  splendour;  the 
sound  of  the  tocsin,  mingled  with  the  re|)ort  of  the  can- 
non, and  the  eehis-s  oftlie  innsketry,  nnnimnecd  that  the 
|H'ople  were  nronsed  ;  the  reprcscntntives  of  France,  al 
least  so  it  w  s  Is'licved,  were  nliout  to  decide  the  fate  of 
their  country  ;  an  indeseribahle  feeling  of  dread  and  of 
hiqii'  agitated  every  breast. 

All  iinmeiise  eiowd  of  citizens,  sonu'  variously  armed, 
anil  others  without  anv  urnis,  choked  up  the  nppronelies 
to  the  house  of  AI.  de  f'liyrnvenu,  rndeavoHring  to  eo'lcct 
from  the  countenance  oi'  each  of  the  deputies  as  they 
pas.seil  before  them,  how  much  of  courage  and  devotion 
for  their  country  possessed  each  manly  iM'art:  Lafayette 
was  greeted  with  the  liveliest  ncelainntions ;  he  was  the 
lii>|s'  of  liberty,  lie  and  M.  Latntte  wctp  among  the  first 
who  nrrived  nt  the  plnce  of  meeting.  Soon,  the  depntifs 
took  their  scats, — silence  siiceeedcd  to  individual  discus- 
sions— they  were,  at  Inst,  about  to  apply  themselves  to 
the  preserving  of  that  liberty  for  which  the  people  had 
been  iiistiiictively  fighting  and  dying  during  the  last  six- 
nnd-thirty  liour^:. 

I  shall  now  retrnee  my  recollections,  nnd  relate  that 
which,  with  my  head  K'aiiing  on  the  edge  of  a  window- 
frame,  my  ear  alteiitivcly  listening,  nnd  my  eye  fixed  on 
that  large  ground  floor  apartJiieiit,  where  are  debated 
the  destinies  of  a  people,  or  rather  the  destinies  of  al) 
Fiiro|H',  I  saw  and  heard  nt  that  awful  nionient;  1  nmat 
the  bar  of  my  country  ;  I  shall  sjR'ak  without  hatred  and 
without  liMr;  I  shall  relate  the  whole  truth. 

Al.  .Alangiiin  spoke  firsl.  He  is  the  man  to  confront 
danger  ;  he  is  the  orator  of  revolution  ;  nature  lias  iiinde 
him  a  tribune  of  the  |M'ople.  He  traced  in  broad  outlinos 
a  frighlliil  picture  oftlie  situation  of  Pnris  ;  he  8|)ok«  of 
the  wicked  nttenipts  of  the  court,  the  rcsentiiient  of  the 
peoph',  their  eombnls,  their  suencsses,  their  reverses, 
their  fenr.s,  nnd  their  liii|ies.  "  Listen,"  said  he,  witli  en- 
tinisiasiii,  "listen  to  the  roar  of  the  ciuinon,  nnd  the 
griwiiis  of  ;lic  dying;  they  reach  you  even  here;  it  is  a 
great  people  (•ll'KCting  a  revolution  which  you  ought  to 
direct  i  it  is  no  longer  permitted  us  tn  hesitate ;  our  place, 
gentlemen,  is  lielweeii  the  jiopular  battalions  and  the 
phalanxes  of  despotism;  beware  of  losing  time;  the  royal 
guard  loses  none,  be  assured  ;  once  more,  I  say,  this  is  a 
revolution  which  calls  ni«on  ns  to  net." 

At  this  word — leinluhun — several  diimtics  rose  nnd 
threatened  to  retire  iiiimedintely.  Il  wns  an  explosion 
of  all  the  fears  that  liail  found  Ijieir  way  ta  thin  assembly. 
Alessienrs  Charles  Dupin,  Selinstiani  nnd  (iuizot  distin- 
guished lliemselves  among  the  most  zealous  ndvocatcn  ol 
legal  order.    "  I  protest  against  every  act  tliat  go«»  be- 


'n 


LAFAYETTE  AND  LOLI8  PHILIPPE. 


jir  country  was  once 
niilst  ol"  Btornm,  under 
^1'  luurrln,  giitlicrcd  in 
Kwc  of  liberty,  coiirngo, 
iliiyx  iif  (he  revDliition 
lung  earner,  \vt>  iihall 
ncrcoming  deepotiim, 


If. 

r|w-Tll<'  ri'alsUlll'P  of  Ihr 
f  III  ili'iuiiii'ii  It  llie  Iioiim: 

lirt    illlll   ii|»rrrtii-i   ot'   MM- 

Iliipiii.Si'liniiliniil,  liiilMX, 

II  ilii'  Uukt'ol  llnnii»a— M- 
MnniiiiMi  Willi  m'vrnii  mil- 
1.  It*^riird— Pi't'iTildM  of  itie 
lilir*jiri'Wnl— Fniinimroni- 
aiti,ni>biip|inni,  anil  Kunlii 
lite  iif  .M.  Aiiilfy  dc  fiijra 
'piiiU'M  li  now  redaced  to 

>M\l. 

is  wlien  the  ordinance* 
e  Monileiir  of  llic  a6lh 
e  morning  of  the  27lh. 
ee :  he  look  post,  and 
rily  of  Ills  journey,  thai 
for  it  in  iniposHime  lliat 
lolutioiiary  eovernment 
in  fixed  on  liiin,  whom 
Be  tliat  as  it  might,  the 
,ciiing  of  the  27tli,  wan 
the  sniiportof  III!!  naim- 
r  o'clock  in  the  morning 
rolylechnic  m'liool  had 
!  hoiirK  later  thin  mvarm 
nd  dying  at  the  head  of 
c  capital. 

[mints,  with  various  sue 
be  raised,  and  blood  al- 
1,  conformably  to  their 
Hr,  the  deputies  began  to 
miry  de  I'uyraveuu.  It 
til  ill  full  splendour ;  the 

III  the  re|)or1  of  the  eaii- 
etry,  aiinoiineed  that  the 
■.seiitatives  of  I'rance,  at 
out  to  decide  tlie  fate  of 

feeling  of  dread  and  of 

,  somt'  variously  armed, 

loked  up  the  appronehcH 

endeavouring  to  eo'leet 

the  dc^pnlicH  as  they 

..   courage  oiid  devotion 

manly  Ihrnrt :  Lufuyette 

jlamiitions ;  he  was  the 

itte  were  among  the  first 

iiig.    Soon,  the  depnties 

■d  to  individual  discus- 

to  apply  themselves  to 

ir  which  the  people  had 

■ing  during  the  last  si-x- 


•ctions,  and  relate  that 

.  the  I'dge  of  a  window- 

iig,  and  my  eye  fixed  on 

■111,  where  are  debated 

[her  the  destinies  of  all 

Avfiil  inonHiil ;  I  am  at 

ak  without  liatred  and 

hole  truth. 

is  the  man  to  confront 

lit  ion  ;  nature  has  made 

riieed  in  broad  outlines 

of  I'aris  ;  he  siwkfi  of 

the  rcsentiiient  of  the 

fccHses,  their   reverses, 

listen,"  said  he,wit)i  eii- 

if  the  CHjmon,  and  the 

you  even  here ;  it  is  a 

oil  which  you  ought  to 

IB  to  hesitate ;  our  place, 

lar  battalions    and  the 

.  losing  lime;  the  royal 

;c  more,  I  say,  this  is  a 

act." 

■cral  dqiuties  rose  and 
.  It  was  on  explosion 
ir  way  to  this  assembly, 
tiani  and  Guizot  distin- 
ost  realous  advocate*  ol 
very  act  that  goes  be- 


yond the  hounds  of  legality,"  exclaimed  M.  Piipin 
"  Wliat  1  spiMik  you  of  resistance  .'"  said  M.  .Sel>a.>tiaiii, 
with  heat  and  preeipitutioii ;  "  we  have  only  to  emisider 
how  legal  order  may  Iw  preserved."  "  The  slightest  iiii- 
prudenee,"  added  .\I.  (iuiiot,  "would  comproinise  the 
jusliei:  of  our  cau.se.  Our  duty  is  nut,  as  is  asserted,  to 
take  part  either  with  or  against  tlie  |Hiiple,  but  to  In. 
como  iiiediaturs,  I  >  eheek  the  |Hipular  movemiiit,  and 
convince  the  king  that  his  ministers  have  deeeivi  d  him." 

A  voii'e  well  known  to  the  friends  of  liberty  now  made 
itsilf  heard;  it  was  tliiit  of  Laliiytle,  always  eipially 
coiiraireous  and  skilful  ill  bringing  lun-k  ipieslions  to 
their  true  principles.  "  I  eniili.'s.s,"  said  he  siniling, "  that 
1  find  it  ditlieult  to  rei^oneile  lenatihi  with  the  Muinlei/r 
of  the  day  Isdbre  yesterday,  niiil  with  the  tiring  for  the 
last  two  days."  'I'lieii  assuming  the  i^ibn  and  snUiim 
tone  suited  to  the  solemnity  of  the  oecasioii,  he  declared 
that  a  revolution  certainly  was  at  hand  ;  and  pioposed 
tlie  iinuiediite  creation  of  a  provisional  ir.ivcriiiiieiit;  an 
idea  which  was  adopted  subse()ueiilly,  but  which  us  yet 
was  too  decided  anil  patriotic  not  to  b<'  regarded  by  a 
good  many  of  his  colleagues  as  at  least  pieiiiaturc. 

At  this  inoinent,  it  Wiis  announced  that  the  [leoplo  had 
carried  the  llotei.de-Ville  aller  a  teniblc  earuage ;  but 
the  coiiHict  continued  ;  the  royal  troops  received  rein- 
forcements, and  it  was  feared  that  they  might  again  be 
victorious.  'I'liis  incident,  however,  seemed  to  revive  the 
drooping  courogo  of  some  of  the  champions  of  legality. 
•M.  Ouizot  condeiniiiiig  tlie  reBpcclful  letter  pro|)oscd  to 
be  written  to  his  m.-ijesty,  Charles  X.,  was  willing  to  in. 
cur  the  risk  of  a  protest  of  which  he  read  the  outline, 
and  in  which  fidelity  to  the  king  was  still  prol'essed. 

This  protest  was  adopted,  notwithstaiidiiig  the  conragc. 
ous  observation  of  AI.  Liitfilte,  who  declared  it  to  be  in- 
sulticient  and  lielow  the  rightful  claims  of  a  people  who 
had  already  |s)ured  out  so  much  of  it.s  blood. 

HI.  I'erier  proposed  to  send  a  deputation  to  the  Duke 
of  liagus.i,  to  obtain  from  him  a  truce,  during  which  the 
deputies  iiii!;lit  carry  their  eumjihiiiiinas  to  the  loot  of 
the  throne ;'  but  l.aluyette  deniaiided  that  the  deputation 
should  continc  itself  to  ordering  .Mariiiont,  in  the  name 
of  the  law,  and  u|ioii  his  |iersoiial  re3|iiinsiliility,  to  put 
an  end  to  the  firing.  However,  this  deputation  was  ap- 
jiointed ;  it  was  eoin|iosed  of  -M.M.  IVrier,  l.allitle,  .Man- 
guin,  I.ohau,  and  tierard.  Iiatayette,  visibly  indignant 
at  all  these  delays,  whilst  the  bloixl  of  so  many  citizens 
was  streaming  around  him,  declared  to  his  colleagues 
that  his  name  was  already  placed,  by  the  confidence  of 
the  people  and  with  his  coiiseiit,at  the  head  of  the  insur- 
rection; that  he  ardently  wished  his  determination  should 
obtain  their  approbation;  but  that  liap{H'ii  what  niiiiht, 
he  considered  himself  as  pledged  in  honour  to  establish 
on  the  following  day  his  head  quarters  at  Cnris. 

Thus  ended  this  first  sittinir,  its  whole  result,  ii  pro- 
clamation without  energy,  without  mcaniii<r,  and  which 
was  to  b<'  published— ()N  TIIK  MOUROW.  It  was 
two  o'clock  ;  they  adjouriii:d  to  four  ut  !\l.  Uurard'a. 

.Vt  four  o'clock  the  deputies  re-asseinhled  at  M.  Bo- 
rard's.     Here  my  historical  task  brcomcs  mure  painful. 

I  have  to  retrace  scenes  which  it  would  probably  be  bel- 
ter to  obliterate  from  our  parliauientary  annals,  but  that 
they  must  be  preserved  for  the  instruction  of  posterity. 
-My  [Mil  shall  do  its  duty.  In  the  short  interval  of  time 
between  the  first  and  second  assembling  of  the  deputies 
on  the  day  of  the  OHtli,  afl'.iirs  h  id  taken  another  turn. 
Tlie  patriots  had  been  Is.atcn  at  several  points ;  the  lio- 
tcl-dc-Ville,  already  twice  taken  and  retaken,  had  re. 
maiiied,  at  last,  in  the  power  of  the  royal  troops,  with 
whom  some  brave  citizens  were  again  contesting  it,  but 
the  eombataiits  began  to  feel  discouraged  ;  their  energy, 
I'or  want  of  pro|H'r  direction,  was  liecoming  exhausted  ; 
aiuicty  was  at  its  highest  isjiiil,  and  the  defeat  of  the 
|iio|)le  gener.-illy  considered  as  inevitable.     Slioll  I  di'- 

I I  111  il !  Scarcely  one  half  of  the  deputies  who  had  been 
present  ut  the  meeting  in  the  morning,  attended  ut  that 
in  the  atlernooii.  The  deputation  sent  to  the  Uuke  of 
It.ijrusa  now  re|siiled  to  the  assembly  the  insolent  reply 
of  that  cut-throul,  who  riK|uired  the  subinissiun  of  tlie 
people  as  a  preliminary  to  any  negnti.ition.  This  an- 
swer excited  the  iniligiiatioii  ol  those  deputies  who  were 
faitlilul  to  their  country ;  but  it  froze  with  fear  the  greater 
inimlH.'r  of  those  gentlemen  who,  in  the  midst  of  the  inis- 
liirtiines  of  France,  thought  only  how  to  escape  individu- 
ally the  eonscipiences  of  the  ordinance  which  declared 
I'aris  in  a  state  of  siege.  At  this  inuinent  wan  brought 
ill  the  proclamation  agreed  upon  in  tlio  morniug,  and 

•  My  ininnrilnlllyieniiirestlial  I  shoulrt  nild  heri'.thnlM.  P^rii'r 
liml  nlrBady  pniiswi'dl"  fonftilenoe.loolTi'r several  iiilllionsin  Mar- 
mnm,  lo  draw  film  over  In  tha  caiiM  of  ihe  pcnpir ;  hn  nirn  urged 
lliai  M.  Iioltllte,  wlio  had  had  ixicunUry  tranaaodoua  with  Uic  Duke 
of  Raguea,  ahouki  uadcriake  this  negotiation. 


which  several  of  tlic  journalists  had  printed  afier  divest- 
ing it  of  the  servile  expressions  in  which  feur  had  elotlied 
it.  And  here  I  have  fresh  weaknesses  to  record  :  this 
protest,  so  teeble,  so  unmeaning,  was  rejected,  IhroiiL'h 
the  eonslerimtion  which  had  seized  i||hjii  .M.M.  Villcmain, 
Si'bastiani,  and  Bcrtin-de-Vaux  not  one  of  these  geiitle- 
ineii  now  dared  to  entertain  it ;  they  withdrew,  notwith- 
standing the  earnest  entreaties  of  seviral  of  their  col- 
lea;;iie.s,  who  implored  them  not  to  abandon  their  eoiin- 
Iry  on  the  brink  of  a  precipice.  At  that  mnmeiit,  l.a- 
layette  deelared,  as  he  had  alroady  done  in  the  iiioriiinir, 
his  firm  rcsululion  to  throw  his  life  and  fortune  into  the 
movement  :  anil  to  establish  his  head  ipiurtcr.s,  at  day- 
break, at  the  llotcl-dc-Ville,  or  at  some  other  jioiiit  in 
[M>ssessiim  of  tliij  pi'oplc. 

The  patriots  hud  now  succeeded  in  regaining  posse-i-- 
sion  of  the  llotel-de-Villc;  the  Swiss  and  the  giiords  had 
retreated  over  the  iHslies  which  strewed  the  I'lace-de- 
tircve,  the  quays,  and  the  bridges.  The  iiuiiilicr  of  the 
deputies  axscmblcd  was  reduced  to  ten,  when  this  happy 
intelligence  was  brought  llicin.  it  revived  some  nearly 
extinguished  patriotism;  and  even  i\I.  tniizot  priqiosed 
to  ulfix  to  the  proclamation  the  names  of  all  the  deputies, 
whether  obsent  or  present,  whose  opinions  were  known 
to  lie  lilierol.  This  gave  rise  to  fresh  protestations  on  the 
|>art  of  -M.  Selustiaiii,  who  had  again  inude  his  appcar- 
Hiiee;  and  this  dilatory  measure  might  again  have  liecii 
rejected  or  post|ioiieil,  but  for  -AI.  Iiuilitle,  who,  with  that 
truly  civic  disinterestedness  uiid  courage  for  which  be  is 
distinguished,  cut  the  i|uestioii  short,  by  saying,  "  I>et  us 
adopt  this  pro|M)sal,  geiitlcincii :  if  we  arc  vanquished, 
they  will  charjre  us  with  fulscliooil,  and  prove  that  we 
were  only  eight  in  number ;  if  wc  conquer,  lie  assured 
they  will  lie  enmlous  to  acknowledge  the  signatures." 

'I'lie  ileclurution  was  adopted,  and  subscribed,  on  pre- 
suinptiuii  of  patriotism,  with  si-vty-llirec  parliamenlary 
names,  out  of  the  feur  iinndred  and  thirty  which  enm- 
pose  the  (-'liamber  of  Deputies.  The  name  of  .M.  Dupiii 
was  inserted  at  first ;  but  it  was  erased  on  .M.  Mauguin's 
observing,  that  it  would  only  he  exposing  thcniselves  to 
certain  nnil  disagreeable  remonstrances. 

.Another  meeting  was  appointed  I'or  eight  o'chiek  in 
the  evening,  at  the  house  of  M.  Audry  de  I'uyravcni. 
This  iiiecting  reproduced  all  the  proofs  of  courage  and 
all  the  symploms  of  weakness  that  had  marked  tliosc 
which  preceded  it.  A  contest,  which  will  never  be  ef- 
fieed  I'roiii  my  recollection,  was  waged  between  M.M. 
Lafayette,  De  Laborde,  Lafiitte,  .Maiiguin,  and  Audry  de 
I'liyruveau,  on  one  side  ;  and  Alcssieurs  .Sebastiaiii  and 
.Mecliin  on  tlie  other.  The  former  demanded  that,  cut- 
ting short  so  many  shumefiil  tergiversations,  the  depu- 
ties now  at  I'aris,  clotlicd  in  their  parliamentary  cos- 
tume, and  mounting  tlie  tricolourcd  cockade,  shmild 
place  tliemselves  boldly  at  the  head  of  the  |ieople ;  the 
latter  ventured  again  to  speak  of  legal  order,  of  media- 
tion, and  of  concessions  to  bo  obtained  from  Charles  X. 
I'liis  was  more  than  the  citizen  soul  of  Lafayette  could 
bear:  he  ii.se,  and  demanded  of  his  colleagues,  what 
post  they  assigned  liiiii  in  the  name  of  the  country ;  for 
that  he  was  ready  to  occupy  it  on  the  instant.  The  se- 
cedcrs  had  departed  ;  and  the  patriot  deputiss,  now  re- 
duced to  five  only,  hut  resolved  to  raise  again  gloriously 
the  tricolourcd  Hag,  separated,  alter  appointing  to  meet 
again  at  five  tlic  next  morning,  at  M.  LalKttc's :  it  was 
then  i)iidnight. 

What  a  night  was  this  between  the  'i>i\i\  and  t2t)th  of 
July  I  Not  im  eye  was  closed  in  the  great  city ;  all 
were  stirring  ;  all  arming  or  working  nt  the  barricades : 
and  as  yet  the  deep  silence  which  reigned  in  Paris  was 
interrupted  only  by  the  dull  noise  of  tlio  tearing  up  of 
the  pavement,  the  sighs  of  the  wounded  whom  some 
trieiiilly  arm  wos  reconvcying  to  the  paternal  roof,  the 
'/Ml  rile  ?  of  the  citizen  soldier,  or  that  long  "  tentinellr, 
prenez  fi^riie  d  vout ."'  which  one  hundred  thousand 
men,  on  foot  for  liberty,  passc:d  from  one  to  tlie  otiii'r 
every  quarter  of  ui  hour.  No,  the  people  never  ap|)ear- 
d  under  so  noble  uii  aspect. 

Iiofayette  devoted  this  solemn  night  to  the  inspection 
of  the  Iwrricadcs,  which  the  instinct  and  foresight  of  the 
people  had  established  at  all  the  threatened  points;  and 
bi?t'ore  each  of  tliese  hastily-raised  fortifications,  he  could 
not  help  exclaiming  in  admiration  of  a  combination  of 
military  dispositions  which  would  have  done  honour  lo 
the  sagacity  of  Vaubim.  "  Who  is  it,  then,"  rcpt^ated 
ho  with  transport, — "  who  is  it  that  has  taught  tlicm 
the  art  of  war  in  one  day,  in  one  night?"  Between  the 
hours  of  one  and  two  in  the  morning,  an  old  man,  walk- 
ing with  diiiiculty,  presented  himseli',  supported  by  two 
or  three  persons,  before  the  barricade  which  closed  up 
the  Rue  Cadet,  on  the  side  of  that  of  the  Faubourg 
Montmartre.    Here  pissed  a  scene,  of  which  I  borrow 


the  picturtsiiiie  recital  Iroin  a  jniiriial  (La  Triliuiie, 
wliieli  has  related  it  wjlh  udmirulile  truth.  '■  Halt," 
cries  the  sentinel;  "  ci>r|M)ral,  eiiiiie  and  ri  coiiiiiiitre." 
(The  eorjMiral  was  a  workiiii^  ;iiaii.j  "  \  nu  must  iTiiiie 
to  the  post,  you  li'tlows  there;  and  you  shall  tell  us 
what  ki'i  ps  \ou  nbriiud  m>  late."  Tlie  };ioup  walk  to- 
ward the  |H)st.  There  eai  II  of  t.'ie  uiikiiiiwn  undergoes 
an  I  .^laiiiinatioii.  l*'irst,  a  iii.iii,  well  strii'kiii  in  years, 
of  veriirnble  euunteiianee,  and  (i.tr  wliik-e  pa-iiu'c  it  had 
been  iieeessary  t"  m  ike  briaelies  in  two  er  three  of  the 
b.'irrieade... ;  then,  three  other  persons,  who  apjK'areil  to 
111!  iiiidtT  his  orders,  as  uides-de-eamp.  .Ml  this  npjH'ur- 
111  very  suspicious  to  the  ei.inni-iinlaiil  wlm  sharply  iii- 
lenogated  the  old  mail.  The  l.itter  replied  In  him: 
"  Captain,  you -see  me  mined  lo  the  very  snui  at  the 
spectacle  whieli  you  make  me  uilness;  einbraee  iiie, 
and  know  that  I  am  mic  of  your  old  comrades:"  The 
eommandant  hesitated.  "It  is  tiiiierul  Laluvctte !" 
-said  some  one.  lOvery  one  tliw  int..  his  arms;  but  the 
commuiidanl,  rcsuiiiiiiir  all  his  •jra'-ity  :  "  <"  nllmnen." 
said  he,  **  tuarmsy* — and  imincdiu'-ely  all  fi.ll  into  line, 
and  the  (ieiierul  reviewed  the  |iost,  as  in  the  most  regu- 
lar uriiiy." 


CIIAI'TKU  IV. 

C'oniti.ils  if)  llii' iiio'iiiiii;  of  III..  ■-Mlh--.\»pii'l  >if  l'.iil.*— Itir'i.i^ni. 
Iirntiily,  anil  liiinianiiy  of  Itii*  imlriols-  -l..if^ivt  iii-lii  inini-d  in  hy 
Ihi*  riiyal  irimus — MisMliii?  al  St-  l.alhlIi-'(.--Vif!iiry  il'-clnr. n  rnr 
llie  |H>i:plr — 'I'tie  di-pulies  whom  Itlls  ml.  Iiigfiii-i  r.iiucrts  in  llte 
laiisi*  of  l|ln-r;y — Apiiearaiite  uf  .M.  I.ii'itii-'i,  iii.insiou — .•^01111: 
intiTllllI  deUllls — l.nlayi'ttr  ri'imlr-i  lollie  Ilolt-I  di  -\'  tk— I'lclme 
of  ihis  new  head-quiirii'is— InsiHiiiiiiiiii  01  the  .Mutilripul  Coni- 
ltii:*sii>n — Its  lirsl  liiiadun-s — ljafjyeilL'<  prurlainaiioii  10  tliu 
ainiy- 

Tlie  combat  had  rceommenced  nt  daylireak.  La- 
layette,  III  returning  to  his  resideiiee,  throii_'h  the  Kuu 
de  Surciie,  was  liloeked  in  lliere  I'or  a  i\w  niliiutes  by 
the  royalM  corps  whii  h  oieiqiled  the  churi  h  of  Lii  .Un- 
(Itldiiie,  and  ki.'pl  up  a  constant  fire  upon  all  that  pre- 
sented themselves.  The  general,  liowc\er,  e.iiitrived  to 
escape  this  dinger;  and  availing  himself  shortly  atler 
of  a  retrograde  inoveiiuiil  efl'eeted  by  one  of  the  eiieniv's 
posts,  he  matle  all  s]ieed  tn  -M.  L.itiUte's,  whither  he  v.-as 
aeeoiiipaiiied  liy  his  ^.'raiiilsini  .Iiili--  de  l.astrrie,  M.  .Au- 
dry lie  I'liyraveau,  Colonel  Carlionil,  and  Ci.ptain  (now 
Colonel)  I'oque.  The  eaiinon  and  musketry  were  ronr- 
iiio  in  all  the  streets  contiguous  to  that  throiigh  which 
Lal'ayettc  was  passing  on  t'ool.  Il  was  an  alfeeling  eir- 
cmnstance  lo  si  e  the  peuple  reeogiilsing  w  itli  Iraii-spnrt 
the  veteran  of  liberty,  hut  sauiig  only  in  u  loxv  v.. ice. 
Vile  Ijiifuijctlft  tor  liar  of  |H>iiitiiig  him  out  In  the  .sol- 
diers of  Charles  X.,  aiiti  hastening  too[H'ii  the  shop  doors, 
ill  order  that  the  barricades  might  not  obstruct  his  pas- 
sage. Thiisthriiugh  many  dan;;irs,  and  abundant  proofs 
of  the  popular  solicitude  t'or  his  sat'ety,  the  general  ar- 
rived at  -M.  Lallitte's,  whither  also  repaired  u  numlicr  of 
his  colleagues,  and  various  deputations  of  brave  citizens 
who  eanie  to  take  liiin  and  conduct  him  to  the  llotel-de- 
Ville,  recently  carried  and  definitively  occupied  by  the 
patriots. 

1  ha\e  said  tint  at  daybreak  the  iienple  and  the  royal 
troops  hud,  on  either  side,  recommciiced  liostiiities  with 
great  fury.  In  order  to  imdcrslaiid  uhal  is  now  coing 
to  take  place  at  M.  Lalllltc's,  and  the  new  posture  in 
which  wc  shall  find  the  gentlemen  of  the  Chamber  pul- 
ling tliemselves,  il  is  requisite  to  call  to  mind  the  turn 
which  the  military  o|ieratloiis  had  taken  in  tlie  course 
of  that  decisive  morning,  and  even  bct'orctlie  d-ssembllng 
of  the  thirty-five  or  I'orty  deputies  which  met  al  the 
mansion  of  their  worthy  colleague  .AI.  Latlilte,  at  elrven 
o'clock. 

A  greut  number  of  partial  conflicts  had  been  resumed 
with  Uie  dawn ;  and,  w  ith  the  exception  of  the  Ilotel-dc. 
Ville,  the  approaches  of  the  Placc-de-Grevc,  and  the 
Boulevards  St.  Denis  and  St.  Martin,  I'rom  all  which  ths 
enemy  had  been  repulsed  the  day  before,  the  Jtruggle 
continued  during  tlie  day  of  the  ■J.?th.  There,  around 
the  bariicndes,  in  tin'  streets,  in  the  houses,  under  the 
|)orlicoes  of  the  cliurches,  every  where,  were  niotiisely 
repeated  that  mnllitudenfactsof  heroism,  inagr  urimity, 
and  contempt  of  death,  which  had  already  so  distin- 
guished the  preceding  days.  There  we  find  barrieados 
rising,  as  if  by  enchantment,  behind  the  soldiers  occu- 
pied  in  attacking  the  barricade  which  intercepts  their 
progress ;  there  wc  see  women  hurling  from  the  win- 
dows paving  stones,  furniture,  burning  brands,  in  con- 
tempt of  the  halls  which  strike  them  Iwaide  their  infants' 
eradlcR  ;  children  waving  the  tricolourcd  flag  amid  tlic 
volleys  of  grape-shot,  and  rushing  amongst  t!ie  enemy's 
squadrons  to  poniard  the  horse  of  the  cuirassier  whom 
they  cinnot  reach :  I  have  teen  them  go  glidinp  under 
the  horses,  and  find  out  the  lower  extremity  of  the  cui- 


LAFAVETTE  AXD  LOIIS  nilUPP/; 


ru!i  of  unc  of  the  enemy,  niid  tliiu  kill  ono  of  tl'.o*>c 
soldiers  cored  in  Btecl,  tho  weight  of  whom  alone  was 
Bufficicntto  criipli  them  :  I  have  seen  others  hooU  tlicm- 
ielves  on  the  stirrup  of  a  ccnd'arnie,  and  pet  thcinFflvis 
backed  in  that  position,  while  endeavouring  to  dibcharge 
a  pocket  pistol  at  his  breast.* 

And  how  many  instanros  of  genoro=ity  and  hnrenni- 
ty  were  seen  among  Iheso  mirai  Ics  of  heroism  !  Wlio 
can  ever  forget  tho  conduct  of  those  oxeellent  females 
belonging  to  the  lower  clas^e?,  who  either  in  their 
houses,  or  at  the  corners  of  tho  streets,  and  exjio'ed  lo 
the  gra|)c  shot,  hastened  lo  bind  np  tho  wounds  of  tho 
workman  strnrk  by  a  royal  bullet,  and  the  soMier  wlm 
had  mulilutcd  a  brother  or  that  friend  I  And  llien, 
when  tbrtimc  had  <leelari'd  in  favour  of  llie  pei'['li', 
what  an  alVeolinp'  «iirhl  to  hehuld  the  iininber  of  il«e:l. 
ing  houses,  rhnrclies,  and  Ih.Mlres,  wliioh  the  piety  ol 
the  eiliiens  had  Iriiii-tlriiifd  ii.io  hospitals  I  Here  you 
would  see  the  niiMistaeheH,  woniule,!  Svviss  lying  be- 
tween two  beds  ill  which  were  young  patriots  who 
treated  him  as  a  friend,  and  to  whom  tlie  suryeous  af- 
forded tho  same  assi>luneo. 

However,  alter  a  Ivw  hours'  deadly  s^trlfo,  every  pro- 
hnble  chance  of  victory  was  on  the  side  of  the  people. 
Already  several  balta'^ons  of  the  line  lii^d  separalii; 
from  the  royal  army ;  the  guard  and  the  Swiss  alone 
fought  with  spirit  ;  hut  sii.cessively  driven  from  the 
situations  they  occupied  the  previous  day,  in  the  ceritie 
of  the  capital,  they  retreated  towards  the  Louvre  aiul 
the  'I'liilerirs.  On  the  other  hand,  the  patriuts  findiiif; 
themselves  abandoned  by  the  deputies,  whose  courage 
they  had  so  often,  hut  so  vamly.  endk.ivnurid  to  ejccile. 
CAiiia  lo  the  bold  dclerininatiun,  on  Widne^ihiy  even- 
ing, of  prodjiining  a  provisiuiiiil  govertimint,  which,  hy 
their  own  rrivu'e  niithoity.  was  eompo-vd  i  I' .M>l. 
Lafayette,  (lerard,  and  (hoiMiil.  Some  creiluhMis  e;ii. 
lena  having  presented  theinselve*  nl  He  Hotel. di'-Ville, 
lo  hold  a  co'iimunieation  with  lliia  firtiiwiis  |)ower.  the 
■Fnlinels  repulsed  them  with  tlioe  wnrds;  Konnf  must 
pins ;  Ihf  priiri  imial ijnrrrnmeiil  are  in  cnirrifnrt.  'i'\\\> 
goveriiineiil,  wliieli.  In  reality,  oidy  e^i^led  in  the  ima- 
gination of  a  low  patriots,  produced  iijon  the  pulilie 
mind  >he  most  henelieial  cfiiel.  Wiioiu  ciinipaiii''s  ol 
tho  natioual  guiid  made  tlnir  appriirainc,  in  iini  cuio. 
with  arms  and  dru  lis  at  their  lieud;  llin  people,  einhold- 
med  by  these  rallying  signs,  and  now  beioL'  eoiiviiiced 
that  lliey  were  no  huincr  abandoned  to  themselves, 
rushed  with  confidence  upon  the  forces  of  di'spolism  ; 
the  popular  attack  assumed  regularity  on  all  sides, 
numerous  cohinins  formed  and  marched  lo  attack  the 
enemy,  under  tho  command  of  the  students  of  the 
Polytechnic  school,  generals  of  twenty,  us  a  riiizeii 
pn«t  has  rppropriatolv  ternn'd  them;  in  short  the  I'a- 
ri&ians  rushed  on  lo  the  combat  as  lo  a  certain  victory; 
the  event  was  no  longer  doulitl'ul. 

Such  WHS  tho  situation  of  atfairs  on  the  9.1th,  at  elo 
ven  o'clock  in  the  mnrning.  At  thai  hour  the  ineeiinip 
appointed  at  ,M.  Lallitte's  look  plice;  and  it  may  he 
easily  conceived  that  il  was  more  iiuiiierously  attcpded 
than  those  of  the  preceding  days.  'I'lio  rellcclions  of  the 
night  ^lad  operated  wonders  on  llie  minds  of  many  ; 
such  or  such  a  deputy,  who  the  preceding  d.iy  wiis  u 
determined  Ifgatiilr.  now  returmd  with  li'eliogs  ot  in- 
dignation, and  pierced  lo  the  quick  by  the  horrible  oli- 
sliiiacy  which  the  nourbons  nianilestid  in  spiling  the 
blood  of  their  niilijirls:  the  act  was  atrocious  I  'I'lius  sue 
cesslvely  reappeared  .M  .\I.  Sehastinni,  11'  rtinde.Viiux. 
f»«rird,  Diipin  the  elder,  (JniTol,  and  many  other  ol 
the  champions  of  tlie  rrprrlfiil  compluiiiiir^n  (dulrnnrrii 
rf'pfrlueiiiet,)  the  fcvoeiition  of  oiuinanres,  uml  legali- 
ty Qt  any  cost. 

From  daybreak,  or  rathor  from  the  commencement  o! 
the  night,  .M,  Lall'itte'i  linlcl  hud  Is-eomo  Ihu  rallying 
point  of  the  patriot ',  the  centre  at  wliii  h  all  Iho  Contra- 
(iictoiy  and  c<mliised  intelligonie  of  tho  events  passinn 
in  ditl'ercnt  purls  of  I'aiis  aitived,  and  whence  tho  few 


'  It  was  a  bnv  of  slilern,  arnii-d  Willi  n  ilniitilc  lurrrllrrl  hum 
and  •  pair  uf  |jl>iiiU,  iliai  tirji  upuni  J  iliu  (.no  of  llin  Lirnvrt'  I" 
ills  laojile. 

AaillHr  bey  of  the  jsme  spe.  a  piiiill  of  Ihs  Orphan  H.isnitil 
ninwsl  Pierre  riisr  n  I'wItlVir,  w«»  ihe  lirnt  in  iciil  ■,  in  •pile  oi 
Ui«  flraofihe  rny.il  lusrils  anil  ihe  Hmim,  sniiilier  of  IIk  irmi 
fsiasof  ibg  Lnuwo. 

.Nii.v  h  in  «niiiliBr  yoiim  man,  o'  sijihiefn,  named  Charti- 
Boiit|fnli,  •  t™  kiinllh  of  R.s  ml,  In  ilic  it>p  ir'neni  of  itia  .\i 
4cnni'«,  rlimlxsl  upon  Ihe  enlohiindK,  Btinel  Hiih  |iiHiola  wIiIumii 
kiadlnii  (for  lilspewd'r  was  sxpeiididl  lo  plsm  ihin'  ilic  iriMil.Mii 
ed  flai;.  Ftvcfwii*  pursui'il  hliu,  ind  wouiidisl  liiin  wiili  Hun 
bnyoni'ls,  hut  did  nnl  nuci  red  In  klillnu  hmi 

Th«  liiM  ot  ttie  nival  tnnipa  uiiilil  mur  lie  rtsriiy  mlninteit, 
Tlial  01  Ihe  pairliiia  sini>iiiiii.d  m  iili'nii  »i«  itinnaanii  Mif  ivlinm 
fVom  s  iliuiuond  lu  Iwtltu  liuiiiliud  wvr«  killvJ,  awl  Um  it>' 
waundcd. 


measures  taken  were  communicated  in  different  direc- 
tions. It  was  a  surprising  sight  to  l>eliold  those  magnili- 
cicnt  apaitinents  titled  with  riches,  those  tables  covered 
with  pl.ite,  Iho  chest  containing  millions,  a  crowd  con- 
tinually renewed  of  strangers,  workmen,  soldiers,  rich 
and  poor,  moving  about  in  the  midst  of  all  this,  day  and 
night,  and  at  a  moment  when  society  appeared  in  a  state 
of  dissolution  ;  yet  not  a  crown  piece,  nor  a  tea  s|>oou, 
was  carried  away  by  men  who  could  have  done  so  with 
pcrll'Ct  impunity.  Even  without  a  coat  or  shoes,  worn 
out  with  taligue,  trembling  with  anger,  tho  soldiers  ol 
lil)orty  asked  for  cartridges,  for  orders,  lor  cominai.dcrs, 
und  soinelimes  tor  a  morsel  of  bread  ;  but  Ihey  saw 
neither  the  gold  nor  the  other  precious  olijects  .'scatter- 
ed on  a'l  fide  ,  scemiii';  to  tempt  their  heroic  poverty, 
dnco  .T:;ain,  the  pi'ople,  Ihe  true  people,  those  of  lie 
barricades,  never  ap|H'ared  to  such  iidvanla^'c. 

It  w;is  nlso  at  .\l.  Lafliltc's  thai  the  patriots  of  the 
departnieiils  nearest  lo  the  ca|iital  hud  proceeded,  lo 
a.'-k  instructions,  which  Iho  honourable  deputy  issued  in 
this  at  r.dgtd  lijrm:  L'r^^r  to  iiisitrrtctwn,  and^  ij'  lued  /-e, 
rorrif  tii  the  aii.\irlamr  of  I'arts.  Such  were,  lor  instance, 
those  reieivcd  by  the  mayor  of  Kouen,  who,  on  the 
tiist  intelligence  ot'  liie  uioiiiuiues,  had  Come  to  olfer  to 
the  capital  the  aid  of  the  patriotic  cily  o\er  wliicli  be 
presided,  'i'hif  ui  .ve  cilij.en  i  in  men  lately  set  otV,  ac- 
compiiiiied  by  l!  ■•  honorable  .M.  Cutel,  to  truuncr/iun- 
i«e  the  city  of  Hoiieii,  the  inhabitants  of  which  had 
nianilcsii'd.  on  this  occasion,  so  prompt,  so  noble,  and  so 
dctcimiiied  a  spirit.  'I'liu  derpalchcs  intcrcepUd  by  the 
patriots,  llie  demands  for  sule-coiiducts  and  pass|sjrls 
made  by  the  lbrei(;n  ambassudors,  were  also  addressed 
to  .M.  Liilliite,  lo  wliose  holl^e  some  prisoners  bclcingin^ 
to  Itie  royal  insjps  li.id  been  hmuiiht.  Uf  this  luimljer. 
nong  oliiers,  were  tlirie  sl.ilf  ollicer  ,  .\I.A1.  Uou.\,  de 
-■seraii,  and  another,  who,  grate. ul  lor  the  bospu.iiity 
which  bad  been  granted  thciii,  and  tor  tiio  care  wliicn 
had  been  laUen  to  spare  tluir  lues,  ai;kiiowlcdf;ed  lo 
their  ho.st  tiial  at  the  veiy  iiiomeiil  they  had  tlilleo  into 
the  hands  ol  the  raiisians,  liio  siulf  were  deliberating 
uponwiial  iiiLisures  should  he  taken  to  send  two  luiii- 
ilrcd  soliiiers,  in  ibe  disguise  of  working  nicn,li)!.eue  up- 
on .M.  Lillitte.  and  bung  iiim  to  the  lool  ol  llie  column 
of  the  1  luce  Veiidomc,  wneie  he  was  to  ue  instanlly  shot. 
.\fler  remaining  lorty-eight  hours  in  liio  dwelling  ol 
the  man  liny  had  condemned  lo  death,  these  expeditions 
judges  were  pnsciilcd  with  apparel,  by  means  of  which 
they  were  enabled  to  leave  his  inan:>iuii  and  mix  un- 
observed among  the  crowd. 

It  was  in  the  midst  of  this  tumult  that  the  meeting 
of  ibe  ijtthtook  place,  at  w hich  Ihirty-eiglit  or  forty 
depu'i  'S  were  prcsi  nl.  .M.  Lallitle  piesideil,  and  having 
explained  ItiC  si  ujtion  of  Ihe  insurrectuinary  movo- 
ineiits,  insi-ted  iiikiii  the  necessity  ot  jjuiug  them  a 
proper  diicition;  he  then  requested  Si.  .Mauguiii  to 
express  his  opinion.  'I'lie  lutler  spoke  Willi  llie  same 
patriotism,  the  same  energy  wiiico  he  had  shown  on  tin 
preceding  days,  and  eonclnded  witii  saying,  that  as  tin 
deputies  had  remained  behind  the  piople,  they  must 
now  at  leasl  endi  aveur  lo  overtake  them  by  organising 
without  delay  a  proiiMouul  governnient.  A  great 
iiumlier  of  citizins  enntiiiually  arriving  Irom  tlio  llutel- 
de-Villo,  pressed  lor  this  ni'.'asure,  which  was  necessa- 
ry lo  prevent  Ibe  wi.eel  of  liirlunc  Iruiii  nyain  turning; 
hut  lliere  slill  were  liiiiid  peraoiis  who  hesitated.  At 
longlli  Lnlavclle  arrived,  and  having  oll'end  lo  nceepi 
the  command  of  all  the  military  lurees,  llin  question 
was  set  nl  test.  1  must  also  slate,  that  (ieneial  tierard 
innneili.itelv  declared,  lh.it  from  this  moincnt,  he  should 
be  happy  lo  serve  under  the  orders  of  Lifayelte;  il 
was  agreed  llinl  Iho  diieetion  of  the  ui  tivu  opcriUions 
should  be  imniedialely  eoiilided  to  him. 

Lifayelte  leipiostvd  that  a  ciiil  commission,  com|iOB- 
ed  of  deputies,  should  he  Ibrinid,  blithe  deehiiod  Ihe 
honour  of  naming  llieiii  liiiiiself  His  colloagiies  then 
ap|Hiinled  M.M.  .Maiigiiin,  Laihlle.  (W  .Sboiien,  Audry 
dc  I'uvraveau,  Loban,  and  CaHii.iir  I'urier,  as  Munici. 
pal  Coinniissiuncrs,  entruitod  with  the  direction  of  gen- 
eral atl'iirs. 

'I'liB  Louvre  and  th«  Tuileries  had  just  been  carried, 
after  an  obstinate  resistance  im  Ihi'  pail  of  the  guard 
and  the  Swis«,  and  prodigies  of  vahiur  oil  tho  side  ol 
iho  (leoplo.  'I'bis  jieople,  slill  the  same,  walked  as  con- 
querors, through  Ibe  palace  uf  kings,  and  Ibero,  li  bI 
.M.  Lallitte's,  ut  the  llolel-do-Villu,  ai  at  8ainl  Cloud, 
in  every  place,  il  was  a  Spait  in  army  in  lliu  puhiue 
of  Xerxes.  A«  Iho  price  of  llieir  victory  Ihii  [s'ople 
only  wished  to  place  a  cnipse  upon  Ihe  Ibroiie  ol 
Charles  X.;  not  Ihe  •iimlleC  urticlo  w^s  abstruclcd 
fium  this  splendid  linbilntion.  At  anolher  point, 
I  th*  Afth  and  Arty-third  re|,'tin»nti  uf  Ihe  line,  prt- 


vailed  upon  by  the  entreaties  of  one  of  M.  Laflitle's  bro. 
ihcrs,  who  had  the  boldness  to  throw  himself  into  the 
midst  of  the  soldiers,  had  just  detached  themselves 
from  iho  royal  troops  and  returned  to  their  barracks,  on 
condition  of  keepinir  their  arms,  and  that  Ihey  should 
not  be  compelled  to  fight  airainst  their  comrades. 

'I'he  combat  no  longer  continued  except  against  the 
guard  and  tho  Swiss,  who  were  retreating  in  every  di. 
reclion,  when  this  mcctinj:  of  the  2!)lh  terminated  ;  it 
was  then  that  Laliiyetle,  honoured  with  the  confidence 
of  the  people  and  the  approbation  of  his  eolleaguea, 
[proceeded  to  the  Holcl-de-Vihe.  This  inarch,  half  tri- 
umphal, half  warlike,  presented  a  superb  s|icclaclc. 
Imagine  an  iinineiise  crowd  of  citizens  armed,  or  vi'ith- 
onl  arms,  messing  to  their  breasts  the  veteran  of  lihor. 
ly  ;  Ihe  ininplcd  shouts  of  /  tiif  /«  niilion  !  Vitt  Lafcy. 
c!tf  !  Ihe  noise  of  numerous  partial  coinhals  which  were 
still  Inking  place  at  the  barricades,  in  the  streets,  in  tho 
houses;  hear  the  acclainatinns  of  a  people  abandoned 
for  three  days  to  their  own  direction,  and  now  seeing  a 
L'encralissimo  who  reminds  I  hem  of  fifty  years  of  com- 
bats in  favour  ol' libeity  ;  five  hundred  liioiisand  men, 
women,  and  children  lining  the  streets,  leaning  from  Ihe 
windows,  standing  u|k)11  the  roofs,  waving  their  hand- 
kerchiefs, and  making  the  capital  resound  with  shouts 
of  happiness  and  lio|X! ;  iniauine  all  this,  and  you  will 
have  hut  a  liiint  idea  of  t'lc  (sipular  excitement  which 
greeted  Iho  passage  of  Lufhyd'o. 

When  the  proression,  slowly  advancing  in  Ihe  midst 
of  lhe.se  dcn^e  crowds,  had  .nrriveil  in  the  Kiie  aiix  Kers, 
a  shoHcr  of  Iriioloiircd  nl  hems  entirely  covered  tho 
parly  that  surrounded  Lafayette.  The  general  imnic. 
dia'i'ly  mounted  the  tliren  cnlours,  and  all  those  who 
lould  obtain  n  p.orlion  of  ihe  paliiut  c  gift  followed  bis 
example.  ,\i  the  (ucve,  the  people  piesenied  some 
wniiniled  persons  to  Ljlayelte.  and  be  pressed  them  to 
his  bosom.  Having,  at  length,  ai  rived  at  the  Hotel-de- 
Ville,  where  ho  was  re  eivid  by  (icneral  Dubonrg,  who 
bad  taken  |H)ssession,  and  by  Colonel  Ziiniiicr,  who  had 
.ilrcady  organised  a  sl:il)',  his  hi  si  tare  was  to  hoist  the 
triciiliiureil  Hag  upon  the  lower  of  ihat  ancient  edifice, 
ind  the  foMowing  proclamation  was  plai  arded  upon  the 
walls  of  the  cajiilal;  — 

"  .My  dear  t'cllow-eilizcns  and  brave  comrades, 

"The  I'imfidcr.ce  of  the  p,oplc  of  I'aris  c:ills  me  once 
more  to  the  command  of  the  public  tiiree.  With  joy  and 
dcvotcdncss  I  have  neccpUd  the  power  that  has  been  en- 
trusted to  mc,  and  now,  as  in  IISI,  I  feci  myself  strong 
in  the  a|iprobiificiii  of  my  lionnur.ible  colleagues,  now 
as.semhb'd  iu  I'uris.  I  shall  in:,ke  no  profession  of  faith  ; 
my  opinii  ns  are  known.  The  conduct  ol  the  P;.risinn 
popuKiliun,  during  Ihisc  la?l  days  of  trial,  renders  me 
ninre  than  ever  proud  of  being  at  its  head. 

"  Liberty  shall  triumph,  or  we  will  perish  logelher. 
"  Vtit  tu  tibilli  !    I  lir  liipatnr! 

"  LvFAYnTE." 

Layfayelte  was  now  within  the  walls  of  tlial  same 
Hotcl-de-Ville,  wliire,  forty  years  bel'urc,  aiiotli<r  genera- 
liiiii  bail  placed  him  al  the  head  of  the  revolution  ol  i789 
."<onie  one  wisbini;  lo  show  him  the  way  ;  "I  know  all 
iiboiil  the  place,"  he  said,  with  a  smile,  and  continued  to 
ascend  the  great  staircase.  \Vliat  a  pidure  these  new 
lii'ii.l-quarters  of  liU'rty  presented  I  What  mighty  recol- 
li'< lions  were  iiitcrininglcd  with  others  yet  more  grand! 
Those  imiiicnse  hills,  filb d  with  crowds  of  citizens,  of 
ivcry  eliiss,  of  every  age;  those  cnmbatants,  intoxicated 
by  victory,  iiitere.sling  by  their  womids;  tliost'  hangings 
eoNcred  willi  llcmde-lis,  coolly  lorn  lo  pii'ccs  ;  the  bust 
of  Louis  XVIII.  thrown  ii|Hin  the  (li,rr ;  Ihat  of  Charles 
X.  dashed  lo  aloms;  those  eiti/.en  soldiers  arriving  from 
nil  sideslo  iinnomice  Ihe  defralof  the  ciieuiies  of  lilM'rIy, 
the  carrying  of  the  Louvre,  the  Tuileries,  and  llic  bar- 
racks of  ll.il'yioii,  bringing  th"  colours  and  dragging 
iiloiig  the  cannon  which  liny  had  I'orcibly  taken  Irom 
Hie  soldiers  of  (  h  irles  X.;  orders  dielaled  in  haste,  and 
dispatched  in  ivery  direction,  to  pursue  and  lianiss  the 
royalists  in  their  n treat;  those  guards  with  iiakiHl 
arms;  military  posts  forming  al  every  point;  Ihe  Pliieo 
de  (ircve  covered  with  ammmiilion  waggons  nnd  broken 
arms;  Ihe  whole  rdlylechnie  school  in  bnltle  array; 
e|s( where  pious  hamis  alnndy  digging  the  grave  of 
till  heroes  of  lilnrly ;  in  short,  this  eoin|iound  of  a 
popular  tiimiill  and  a  real  li.ittlc  against  ex|>erieneed 
trimps  and  generals,  resolving  itself  into  a  mullitude  of 
atl.ieks  of  posts  and  partial  successes;  all  this,  rendered 
vivid  and  aniiiialed  hy  the  consciousness  of  a  great  tri- 
mnpli,  iiresented  a  spocturic  worthy  the  [ten  of  a  Tacitus 
or  n  ^Salhlsl. 

The  eoiinnission  arrived  at  the  ITotelde-Ville,  and 
oecnpicd  tliemsrhes  nlsnit  Ihe  most  pressing  wants  of 
the  service,  while  (ienctals  Utrard  tiid  Pijol  were  in- 


spec 

dcci 

suci 

lun 

altac 

give 

Thu 

ngui 

fight 

conti 

and 

cone 

Ol 
a  pre 
respe 
natio 

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LAF.WETTE   AND  LOUIS  KIIILIPPE. 


t)ne  ot"  M.  Laffitto'ii  bro. 
tlirnvv  liimscit'  into  the 
5l  dotnclied  theinselvea 
cd  lo  Ihcir  harracka,  on 
,  ntid  tlint  they  should 
it  llipir  comrndoa. 
lucd  exrcpt  uj;ainiit  the 
'  rplroaliiijj  in  every  di. 
Ilic  2!lth  trrminatod  ;  it 
red  with  the  confidence 
itinn  of  his  rollengueg, 
This  march,  half  tri- 
ed a  superb  fiicctacle. 
^ilizens  armed,  or  with. 
?ls  th"  vplenin  of  lihor. 
Ill  niiliou  !  Vine  Lnfay. 
iiil  ronibala  which  wore 
.'I'l,  ill  the  streets,  in  the 
ol*  II  peii|ile  abandoned 
clion,  :i!\d  now  seeing  a 
n  of  lifiy  years  of  coin- 
hundred  Ihoimand  men, 
treels,  leaning  from  the 
oli",  waving  their  hund- 
ital  resound  with  shnuta 
R  nil  this,  and  you  will 
lular  excitement   which 

0. 

advancing  in  the  middt 
eel  in  the  Kne  aiis  Kers, 
s  entirely  covered  the 
•.  The  pencial  imnie- 
ir^,  and  all  tlinre  who 
lint  c  gift  followed  hin 
[ieo|>le  |ii'cseiiled  some 
and  lie  prcr,hed  I  hem  to 
ai rived  ai  Ihc  llolel-de- 
(ieiioral  Duboiirg,  who 
(lo.icl  Ziiniiicr,  who  had 
st  tare  was  to  hoist  the 
r  iif  ihat  ancient  cdlliee, 
was  plai  arded  upon  the 

id  bravo  comradci, 
of  I'iiris  ckIIh  nie  once 
lie  force.  With  joy  and 
power  that  has  been  cn- 
Wl,  I  (ee\  iny«lf  strong 
ur.iblc  enlleapues,  now 
e  no  proliL'SKion  of  fiiitli  i 
■oiiduct  of  the  Parisian 
of  trial,  renders  me 
its  head. 

will  perish  togrlhcr. 
ill  pair  If  ; 

"  I.\FAVF,TTE." 

le  walls  of  llial  same 

b(  lore,  anoth(r  gencra- 

Ihe  rtvoliilinn  ol  ;78tf 

le  way  ;  "  1  know  all 

mile,  and  continued  lo 

it  a  picture  these  new 

What  mighty  recol- 

Ihers  yet  iiinrc  grand! 

crowds  of  citizens,  of 

inili.itnnts,  intoxicated 

iinilsi  tlioM^  hiingingn 

ni  lo  piiccB ;  the  bunt 

lloi  r ;  Ihat  of  Charlei 

^n|llic'rs  arriving  from 

111!'  eiieinies  of  liberty, 

riiilerii's,  and  the  bar. 

colours  and  dragginfjr 

d  fori'ilily  taken  Iron) 

lictiilcd  in  linsle,  and 
iiirsiii'  and  harass  the 

guards   with   nuked 

iTv  point  ;  the  Place 
1  wnp;;on«  and  broken 
liool  ill  battle  orrny  ; 
ligging    the    grsve  of 

this  coinjiound  of  a 
■  ogainst  ex|)erirneed 
'If  into  »  multitude  of 
scs  :  all  this,  rendered 
u.iness  of  a  grcil  tri- 
ly  (he  iH'iiof  A  Taeilui 

Itotel-de-Ville,  and 
m\  pressin|[  wants  of 
1  and  Tajol  were  in- 


specting the  different  \id\n\a  of delince,  as  a  general  and 
decisive  attack  from  the  enemy  was  still  expected.  And 
such,  indeed,  was  the  intention  of  the  court,  whose  co- 
lumns  began  to  move,  and  they  only  abandoned  this  new 
attack  on  observing  the  measures  taken  by  the  people  to 
give  them  a  warm  reception.  In  the  niyht  between 
Thursday  and  Friday,  the  bivouacs  of  the  pcojile  were 
again  disturbed  by  the  apiiearance  of  some  troops ;  but 
lighting  had  ceased  ill  Paris;  and  hostilities  were  only 
continued,  and  that  but  faiiilly,  in  the  Hois  de  Boulogne 
and  on  the  lino  of  retreat  of  the  royal  troops,  wliicli  were 
coiieentr.iting  at  Suint-Cloud. 

One  of  the  first  eaics  of  liufayctto  was  then  to  address 
a  proclamation  to  the  army,  in  order  to  Iranqiiiilise  il 
respecting  the  feelings  entertained  towards  it  by  the 
nation. 

Thus  ended  the  active  operations  williiii  the  circuit  of 
the  capital.     I  now  return  to  the  liotcl-dc-Ville. 

CIIAPTKIl  V. 

The  Or  eanist  iiiir;y— >l.  l.iiiiU!  u  ,\\  in  litail— Mis  eTurts  ilurinj; 
111  r. I!.  II  ji'Mis  111  plati;  ihi'  liukr  ui'  I'rlfai.s  f,n  iljc  il.t'  nr— lie 
iiC(r;'l  coiNiiiiin  til  u'lis  with  .Nt'Uily,  mi  ilirniL'lii  nl  Tm-xlai 
Bill!  on  111-  Inll'iu  11111  iliij>— Tin;  I  -ilic  nf  (>  ,-  n^  |in>sfs  ilu- 
iilulii  in  u  suiniiM  r  Iidiim'  in  liib  juirk  V,  avuitl  biiie;  niMrtlt  r.'il— 
i^rrlvnl  ol  iliutnvoyB  oi'i.linrira  .\.  ni  ihr  lliiti;l-ili-V(l!i.'  mill  a 
l.atrKle'H  irtvlni;— 111  wliai  iii:iiiiii-r  lliuy  nri'  rrceivnt— Tlic 
Triiliiv  nieotllltfai  .M.  I.iitrmifg— I'rii-riire  olwunn  (MHTi— Tin- 
ilepailps  asM'iiilili' ai  Uif  I'n  in^-H-iiirlnai—'rii-y  iiiviie  ilie  Diikr 

.f  Orlrallfi  tit  iK'nilne  l.tt'ill('li:iM     ;■  lli'tal— Hi'  llnp-   lldl  lKte|il 

.hpir  nli'er  unUlHl'ur  jnvaluy  i    MMiaiug  I'rniCL'  'I'a.leyiaud— 

Alipcilitli' 

The  only  real  government  was  at  the  Ilotel-dc-Ville, 
the  oiilv  lever  which  could  work,  the  only  authority  that 
possessed  the  confidence  of  the  people,  Ihc  only  one  Ihat 
could  settle  society,  shaken  to  its  very  found,  lion.  The 
eonibut  was  over,  and  it  was  imw  only  necessary  to  con- 
solidate the  victory :  were  the  victors  robbed  of  its  fruits  ? 
My  readers  will  decide :  1  ilo  not  diteniiinc ;  I  relate 
events.  But,  in  order  to  understand  suhseipieiit  occur- 
rences, it  is  inilisjiensablc  to  return  for  u  inoiiKiit  to  the 
preceding  days. 

On  the  first  appearance  of  the  ordiiiaucei!,  some  persons 
devoted  for  many  years  lo  the  intiresls  of  the  House  o!' 
Orleans,  had  coneeiveil  the  project  of  oviTtiiriiiiig  the 
elder  brniich  by  means  of  the  younger,  iiiid  nil  their  ac- 
tions during  the  tlitee  days'  struggle  tciided  lo  llial  re- 
suit.  This  teriiiination  was  more  pirtieularly  Ihe  ruling 
view  of  .M.  Ijallille.  Tlie  Duke  of  ( Irl  aiis  was  al  N'euillv, 
between  the  court,  wliii  h  eoniiniltril  anerrur  i.i  not  suin- 
moniiig  him  lo  S.iiiil  ('Imiil,  and  Paris,  lo  Ihe  insurree- 
tiiMi  of  wliieh  he  was  a  cmnplele  slraiiL'er.  .\:4  early  as 
Wediiesd,.y,  at  eight  o'clock  in  Ihe  iiiorniiig,  .M.  l,alVnie, 
who  had  only  arrived  a  few  hours  Is'iire,  sent  fiir  the 
secretary  of  the  Dniliess  of  Orleans,  AI.  Oudarl,  desired 
liiin  lo  proceed  lo  Nmiilly  lo  inform  llie  prince  of  the 
ineeliiig  of  the  depiilies  wliirli  was  lo  lake  place  at  noon, 
in  the  iiouse  of  .M.  .\udry  de  I'liyraveaii,  and  lo  suppli- 
eate  his  royal  bigness  lo  be  on  his  guard  against  Ihe  at- 
tempts of  assassins.  This  overture,  wliieh  uiidonhtrdly  did 
not  confine  itself  to  simply  prudenlial  advice,  was  made 
on  the  Wednesilc'v  morning,  at  a  lime  when  nothing 
had  yet  Ihtii  deeiilid;  his  liii;lineBS  reHecli"il,  but  gave 
only  «liglit  utterance  loliis  thoughts.  'I'lie  Huke  ofOr- 
leons,  however,  was  alive  lo  Ihe  tender  solii  ilude  nf  .M. 
lialfille,  and  merely  through  eonileseeiisioiito  his  banker, 
he  iml  himself  lo  the  ineonveiiience  of  passing  n  whole 
iiiglit  ill  a  snininer  hoiisi.  (kiosqiie)  in  a  rilind  pari  of 
his  park,  and  around  which  vigilant  and  failhl'iil  fri-nils 
were  watching.  On  the  'I'hiirsday  morning,  .M.  I^altille 
ogaiii  sent  I\I.  Oudarl  lo  Nenilly  ;  his  adviie  was  of  a 
more  pressing  iialure;  he  iiiformed  the  priiici' of  wliiil 
had  liken  place  at  Ihe  ineelings  of  the  previoiiH  day,  ol' 
till'  exasperation  of  Ihe  people  against  Ihc  i  Id,  r  branch, 
of  till'  ilivelo|)eiiieiil  of  events,  of  Ihe  nioineiiloUH  slate  ol 
niVairs,  and  Ihe  ni'Crssity  that  the  Duke  of  ( trleans  shonlil 
make  up  bis  iniiiil,  within  Iwenly.four  hours,  eillur  In 
wear  a  crown,  or  receive  n  passport.  Il  is  said,  lli:it  his 
royal  highness  no  longer  hesitaUd,  but  explained  him- 
self  this  lime  in  such  u  manlier  as  lo  eoiiviiice  his  par- 
tisans of  his  delerininution  to  make  Ihe  very  ernil  sacri- 
fice they  leipiireil  of  his  palriolism  ;  in  fine,  the  >lie  was 
cast,  and  the  Duke  of  Orleans  condemned  himself  lo  pb  ci 
U|Km  his  cititen  head  that  crown  of  thorns  to  which,  as 
every  one  knows,  he  had  never  raised  his  ambition.  TInif 
.M.  i.nHille,  who  had  exchanged  several  niesHages  with 
the  DnkeofOrleaiia  in  the  course  of  Wednesday  and  on 
lhi«  Thiiraday  morning,  had  alrrndy  adroitly  iircpared 
Ihe  imnds  of  Ihe  depnlns  niiil  some  memlsra  o|  ihe  pro 
visional  government  in  fmnir  of  the  liiiiteiiiiiev.;jeiieriil 
of  the  Duke  nf  Orliims,  al  Ihe  lime  when  Iiatayi'te  and 
Ihe  miinieipal  cominianioii  enlahlished  Iheiiiselves  in  Ihi 
llolrl-dcVille. 


While  the  military  chiel's  were  taking  measures  to  con- ! 
solidate  tlie  victory  gained  by  the  pcojili  alone,  and  the  | 
inunicipul  cominisnion  and  the  couinussarics  ciiurgud 
with  the  diffurcnl  departments  were  reiogiiising  He 
general  service,  a  small  portion  of  the  (.'liambcr  of  Ul- 
putiea,  asocnililed  at  .M.  Latlittc's,  wnsoecupitd  in  settling 
Ihe  new  order  of  things,  A  depulaliou  coiiijK'fcd  of  .M-M. 
d'Argoul,  Semonville,  and  Vitrollcs,  had  jiresciited  ilscil' 

t  the  Holcl-de-Ville,  to  treat  in  the  name  of  (.'harks  X. 
and  annouiiee  to  tile  coinmisi^ion  the  revocation  of  l!ie 

rdiiiiuices  and  llie  appoinliiitiit  of  a  new  iiiinicitiy,  o.' 
which  .A1.\I.  (asiijiir  Perier  and  C;er,;rd  funned  a  par!. 
'I'hesc  eiuovb  were  iiilroduccd  to  the  niunicipal  coiinui.s. 

ion,  and  l..atiiyelte  was  rc(|Uf.sted  to  be  prtatnl.  'I'lii 
answer  was  not  delayed:  the  people  had  loiijii-l  to  the 
cry  of  Dijwn  Willi  tiit  liu'Jiiuii^ !  it  was  now  too  lati;  ; 
those  liourbons  hud  ceased  to  reign.  'I'hio  in  what  MM. 
Lafayette,  Audry  de  Puyruvcau,  and  .'Mau^uiii  decl.jcu 
in  a  loriiiul  manner  to  li.e  ambassador.s  from  S^iiit  Cloud, 
in  the  presence  of  .M.  Perier,  -vho  reinaiiud  silen!.  The 
royal  commis.'- loners  were  going  to  ri-tiie,  ulitii  M.  de 
Seinonville,  having  addressed  Iialayc^tle,  the  latter  i.si;i.d 
him  if  the  Homisais  had  adojitid  lliilrieolonredcocki:de  ; 

nd  upon  his  answering  that  it  was  v.i\  import, .nt  .skp, 
the  general  replied,  tliul  if  ti.ey  felt  any  nlueloiiee  tliuy 
might  dis|]eiise  with  so  doing,  as  it  was  now  too  late  i  or 
that  nil  was  over. 

(-•n  the  following  day,  M.  de  Siissy,  bt.uing  a  letter 
from  .M.  d<;  .Morlcmart,  t'harlrs  the  'I'cutli's  newly  ap- 
pointed prime  lllini^lcr,  tngether  with  the  r,  vocation  ol 
the  ordinances,  found  l,ai'.iyelte  surrounded  by  lii-<  olli- 
eers  and  crowd  ot  eitiziiip.  "We  may  put  our>el\i.,- 
i|nite  at  ease,"  said  he  to  .M.  de  Sll^.sy,  ••  I  am  here  with 
my  Irieiid-s,  I'liiin  whom  1  have  nosterets  i"  ,;iid  opi'iiiiej 
the  packet,  tlio  contents  of  wliieli  he  read  aloud  :  "  \V(  II," 
said  he  lo  the  people,  "what  answer  shall  we  give  .'" 

.No  more  transaetiona  with  llicni,"  was  the  cry  on  nil 
sides  1  "  Vou  hear,"  coiiliiiiied  r.alliyelte  ;  "  it  is  lun 
lull"  Sliorlly  al\cr,  a  llag  a  Iruee  in  Ihe  patriot  e.uise, 
who  had  bi'i'U  sent  lo  tin;  leginiei.ts  that  dc'eutiid  the 
nrt,  li.id  leluriied  lo  say,  that  the  coiiiniai,,!(.r  ol"  l!ic 
royal  troops  al  tlic  bridge  of  S,.iiil  Clouil,  eoiiipl, lined 
that  no  explanation  had  been  cnlered  into  sinei  the  ie\o- 
ealioii  of  the  ordinances,  and  di'iii  iitd,  d  a  c.ite^jiuieal 
answer.  Ijal'ayi  lie  instantly  .senl  him  back  with  a  noli 
eoueiied  in  these  terms  : 

'  1  am  asked  for  an  explicit  answer  respecting  the 
situation  of  ihe  royal  family  since  its  last  all.iek  ii|ii.n 
the  public  liberty,  and  the  victory  of  the  Parisian  piupie  ; 
1  will  give  it  frankly;  it   is,   that  all  recoueilialioii  is 

lupossiblc,  and  that  the  royal  family  has  ceased  lo  n.iuii. 

"  Lii-.whrrt." 


Seeing  that  their  proposes  had  been  resoluli  ly  re- 
jected by  the  men  of  the  Hotel. de.Ville,  the  eommissinii. 
■rs  of  Charles  X.  had  hoped  to  meet  willi  a  more  favour;;- 
hie  reception  at  .M.  I.iillilte'a.  On  the  IHh,  at  ten  o'eloel, 
in  the  evening,  M.  d'.\rgout  had  presenli  d  liiinsi  If  to  the 
inemlM'rs  of  the  Chaniiier  who  were  assembli'd  nt  the 
house  of  that  deputy,  and  had  declared  lo  lliein,  that  lie 
ante  in  the  name  of  the  king,  Ins  master,  to  niiiinupie 
lo  llieni  the  revocation  of  Ihi'  nrdiiianees,  and  Ihe  lorma. 
lion  of  a  ininislry  composed  of  persons  well  known  and 
aeeeptabk  to  the  country  ;  lliiil  tilings  In  ing  now  brnu'jlil 
back  lo  the  stale  wlienec  the  \ioliitioii  ofllie  charter  had 
liireed  them,  Cliarles  \.  did  not  doubt  that  the  iinlionid 
represeiitalion  would  mediate,  in  oriler  In  place  tin 
people  again  under  his  nntliority.  'I'lie  answer  of  .M, 
liullillewas  as  piTcmptoiy  as  lleit  ol'  l,;ilayetle  at  Ihe 
llolel-de-Ville  had  Is'eii ;  "War  has  settled  llin  atl'iir," 
said  he,  lo  M.  d'.Vrgoiit  ;  "Charles  X.  is  no  longer  kiii^ 
of  Friinee."  M.  d'.Vrgout  withdrew  iillir  in  vain  iiisi.l- 
ing  upon  the  gnaranleeH  of  inviolability  villi  whirh,  in 
his  opinion,  the  eoiisliliilloniil  null  r  still  environid  the 
kinc's  {H'rsoii.  A  few  iniiinles  alter,  .M.  l''orliin.J.inson, 
earn'' lo  anniiiinee  lliiit  his  lirolher.inlaw,  the  Duke  de 
,Morleinurt,  reipiesteil  a  safe.eondilii  in  order  to  appear 
Is'l'oie  ill"  ."leeting  of  deputies.  This  di  iii.iiid  Was  com- 
plied Willi,  and  IM,  lialfittu  alone  reiniiiiied  charged  lo 
answer  the  om  rtnres  of  Iho  new  presiihnt  ofllie  eomitil 
of  Charles  the  'I'enth'K  ministers;  but  Al.  do  .VIortoinurt 
did  nut  make  his  npiieuranc;., 

•".I'ti,  (his  moinrnt,  Ihu  cousc  of  Iho  elder  brnneli  of 
the  llourhoiiR  was  iirelrievably  lost,  not  only  by  Ihe  will 
of  the  |M'oph',  but  moreover  by  the  delermiiiallon  o^lll^ 
lwo  centres  of  action  that  had  taken  possession  of  nnd 
iliiectid  the  moveininl.  The  llolel-ile.Ville  and  l!ie 
l.allitte  meeting  agreed  as  lo  Ihe  d<  liniti\e  expulsion  ol 
Ihe  reigning  liunllv,  but  not  so  ns  regarded  Ihe  rirm  of 
goveriiinent  lierenrter  In  Iw  adoplril,  nor  its  lo  Ihe  new 
dyiiaalylo  ht  i  luclcd.  These  vial  ipii   lions  were  w.irnily 


(kbated  at  ihe  Flotel.iie.Ville,  wl.ile,  at  .M.  l„  ll.llc'^,  the 
de|)ulies  were  almost  unaniiiious  fur  ehoosing  tlie  L'ul.o 
of  Orleans;or  rather  for  pioel;  lining  th.it  choice,  aliccdy 
prep;:red  by  tiie  cll'orts  ai.d  occict  in,.)iu;uvre.s  ofllie  iioa- 
ourahle  hanker. 

J!eli,re  1  return  to  L.iJ'iyetle  nnd  to  Ihc  municipal  com- 
iiiisHoii,  1  innst  relate  what  had  lukin  place  at  .M. 
J-iallilte's,  ill  the  inlercbt  of  I.ouis  Philip|.c.  Already,  on 
Ihe  I'riiiiiy,  at  a  very  early  hour,  .severi.l  inlimale  iriemls, 
such  ;,s  .'li.'.l.  'J'hieis,  La n  guy, and  .Wi!;i,et,bad  rcpaii'd 
to  his  house  to  comvrt  incu^ures  to  eieuie  the  success 
of  this  grand  intrigue.  Il  was  tlieie,  even  he  ore  ll.u 
w  i.shes  of  lije  cK  pnlies  had  l:een  c, insulted,  th.it  a  pre. 
I  l.iiiatieii  was  drawn  up,  callii.g  the  Duke  el  Orleans  to 
the  leiuleiii-i.ey.^eiierai;  there  also  the  iiiofl  |.'roj  er 
iiean.s  were  lielerniined  upon  to  induce  the  inlliii-iiij,.l 
■juinals  to  cuter  into  lliii  cunii.,inntiMi.  This  lilllo 
■  iivuiiUi  of  a  new  I  ind  only  leil  the  Solooiis  of  M. 
Lalliltc,  in  order  to  lem/,  i'/i,//i  a  nn  cling  of  patriots  i,s. 

.hied  at  tl.i'  reslLUruleur,  Loinlier's,  ai  d  in    which 
Ihc  {;ciieral  o|Ji:ieii  that  |,icv.iiKd  was,  tli;,t  i-s  li.e  peo- 
I  le  uloiie  hud  coiiiiueri-d,  the   people  ought  lo  be  con- 
ullid  fust  of  all. 

.Mjout  k;i  o'clock,  ainiosi  all  the  deputies  present  in 
'.iris  a->einlib  d.d  M.  Lallil'.e's;  some  peers  iilso  repaired 
thilher;  uiuoiii,'  them  was  li.e  Duke  de  lin  ;;lie,  who 
poke  lit  great  h  nflli  iiprn  the  exciled  li  i  liiijis  of  Iho 
people,  and  the  dangers  of  a  republic.  Tlie.se  danger.", 
lull  iilioiiiilly  e.Miguerateil  by  M.  Diipin,  prndeeed  general 
iiixiity,  of  wliieii  .\1.  Lalhlle  aKili'nlly  took  a<ivaiit,igi,', 
ill  oidi  r  lo  propose  the  eleetion  of  the  Diike  of  Orleans, 
IS  liie  only  ine;iiis  of  stilling  uiiccrliinln  s,  iind  eiri  st- 
ing the  torrent.  'I'his  opinii,!!  (xpres,-id  lor  ihe  first 
liiiic  ill  a'l  (i/Miii/  iiiuiiner,  prnilmcd  some  astonishmei.t, 
nd  ii;oi  V  illi  oppo-iiion;  but  M.  l);ipin  siippoitcd  il  wiiii 
o  iiiiieli  eloipii  nee  and  energy,  tiiat  from  thi.i  moment 
il  became  evident  that  the  nie-jsure  v\l,iih  h-id  the  up- 
pearance  of  being  ini  rely  dclihi  rated  upon,  was  ncthii.g 
leistli;;!!  a  plan  ;ilrt;iily  sill!eil  In  tween  the  prime  ::;.;!  a 
|i;irty  al  tin;  head  of  u'hieli  .M.  LatliUe  hid  pl;i,:id  him. 
self  .Nevcrllieli  .S-,  inui  li  indei.isii.n  »li||  prevailed,  nnd 
the  dii.ciissinii  was  leceiiiiiig  more  aiiiinalid,  whin  lliu 
ilexterous  champion  of  the  house  of  I  )ile;.ns  obscrvi  d,  in 
a  .sol, inn  manner,  ill, t  the  proper  ph.ee  ll>r  the  deputies 
i'y\'  IVaiier,  11  eoiislituli;;g  the  govi  nimeiil  of  a  ertal  em- 
pire, was  the  I'l.l.iis-lloiirbon,  anil  not  the  eal.init  of  a 
piiva'e  iiiili\ii!iial.  'I'his  advice  prevailed  ;  it  was  si  Ilk  d 
tlial  ill  two  linurs  they  should  nicil  in  lluir  ordinnry 
phiee  of  silling,  iind  the  Orleiiiiisl,- took  advantage  of  this 
iiilerViil  lo  reUt  ubie  tin  ir  etl'orls  and  billies. 

llowiM  r  on  the  opening  ol'  this  iiii  inoralle  sitting, 
noil  inns  appe.ircd  more  divnli  d  t!i;  ii  cm  r ;  tvery  system, 
\iilli  llie  cxei  plinii  of  a  ri  pill  lie,  liimid  pjr'isnns  ;  they 
spoki ,  by  turns, o  'tie  Dukeoi'Orleaii.^, the  Dnkede  lioi- 
ii<';iii\,  II  e  Du'vi'  of  AnL'oiilemc,  and  even  of  Charli.«  X., 
\\\i\  inereiiii'l,-  as  il  may  si,  in,  slill  had  an  evident  in;;- 
ii.rity  ill  his  fiVniir.  It  w;is  ut  this  deei-ive  mi.niei.L 
tlial  y\,  Sebasliaiii  was  heard  loe.velaini,  speaking  of  lliD 
trill, Iniind  ll.ig  that  had  bien  lioi,led  at  thu  Ilotel-de. 
N'ille;  'ilil  (lull/  uiUiaiinl  jUig  al  Ihm  liiiir  in  I'lV  le/iitc 
llii'j  I  It  was  al.o  upon  tlii.i  occasion  tliut  M.  de  Siis-y, 
iin-iiecesslnl  at  the  llolel-de-\  il!i',  came  lo  pieseiil  In 
llie  Chainber  the  rnvoeiilion  ofllie  oidinaneis  nnd  the 
lorniali'in  of  a  new  ininislry,  insisting,  but  to  no  pur- 
pose, as  it  may  lie  supposed,  upon  M.  L,illille's  delivering 
lilt  se  appoiiitini  Ills  to  llio-e  fur  whoinlhey  W(  r,  iiilendi  d. 
I'he  priniipi.l  ohji  el  of  this  niieting  was  to  p;iss  tl  e 
ileel.irntioii  which  was  lo  call  the  Dukr  of  Orliiuis  to  ll:n 
III  iileniiiiey-i;i  iieral  of  the  kiligdoin.  \  eoniinilUe  hud 
hull  appointed  In  prisiiil  a  npoil  lo  the  Chiiniber  U|inn 
this  iiiiporl,,iil  measure,  and  Ihey  hud  riided  to  their 
iiimibi  r  SI  M  rill  inemliers  of  Ihe  Chiiiiiher  of  I'eers, 
;iniolig  whom  wi.s  tl;e  Duke  de  Itroglie.  A  wiTiU  ills. 
I Ksioii  iinise  in  this  eoiniiiitlee,  eoinposed  of  deputiii 

I  piers,  IIS  til  the  prineiph'  upon  which  Ihe  throne  was 

lo  be  die|,rid  vueaiil  ;  Ihe  |H'its  and  some  deputies  In- 
-isti  d  upon  the  ah,<iilnte  lien  stilv  of  taking  as  an  cxelu- 
'-iie  la  is  Ihc  nbdiei  lion  ofChuriei  X.,  and  Ihe  reiullii.iu- 
linn  of  the  Duke  d'.Vnjoulemc. 

Violeiil  ug.lalion  picvaiied  ^^ilhoul  as  well  as  with- 
in the  Clmiiihir.  Now  niaehiimlions,  dirkly  prrparina', 
ivere  rumoniod  about.  In  order  lo  make  Iho  Chimber 


posljiono  iu  docifion  :  it  was  asserted  thai  an  iinporlant 
peraonagii,  recently  raised  by  Charles  X.  lo  tbf  presi. 
ilemv  of  the  eouiieil  of  miliislers,  had  been  met  upon 
Ihe  road  lo  HainI  Clotnl ;  nml  iiidend  ilils  reisirl  iiail 
linen  eoiillrmed  al  Ihn  llulel  ile-Ville,  by  dillbreiil  pi- 
iiiuU,  mion  whii-o  ill  im-iiioiis  a  w  irrani  was  issi  ed 
igaiiisl  M,  Cassiinlr  Pf'oiii,  W  halevei  iiinv  be  Ihe 
iMilh  of  Ibis  circiimslnnrK,  BHieral  nnpii»ine»«  prevail. 
I'd,  when  Ihf  I'roMrtriil  ofllie  Chainbt  r,  M,  I.«t1ilte,  in- 


8 


LAFAYETTE  AND  LOUIS  PHILIPPE. 


funned  of  what  was  takiiiif  place  in  the  Commission, 
and  yieldinjj  to  the  public  impatience,  sent  a  secretary 
to  invite  Iheni  to  repair  ininicdiatcly  lo  the  meeting, 
inforiniu!;  them  that  it"  thoy  deferred  any  lonifer,  the 
depuiies  would  commence  llie  deliberations  witliont 
thciM.  This  bold  and  skilful  measure  put  an  end  to 
the  importunities  of  the  legitimalislH,  and  to  the  uncer 
tainly  of  the  apprehensive.  The  proclamation  was  de- 
termined upon,  exactly  as  il  ap|)oarcd  in  the  Moniteur 
of  the  followinfj  day. 

.\I.  de  Morlninart,  with  whom  an  appointment  had 
been  made  to  repiir  to  the  CImmbcr,  did  not  come. 
The  parliamentary  mind  was,  however,  so  much  dispos. 
pd  to  Ciirliftn,  that  it  may  \te  inferred,  had  this  diplo- 
jiiiiti'-t  bren  present,  he  ciiidd  slill  have  drawn  a  majo- 
rity into  a  determination  that  would  have  destroyed  for 
■vcr  the  Chamber  or  the  revolution.  The  addres..;, 
however,  of  the  deputies,  calling;  the  Duke  of  Orleans 
to  the  lieutenancy-general  of  th  •  kingdom,  was  signed, 
and  the  victory  remained  to  that  prince. 

A  deputation  was  apiminted  lo  present  this  ine»s«jro 
10  the  Duke  of  Orleans. '  It  repaired  to  the  Palais-Roy. 
a  1  about  ei(,'ht  o'clock  in  the  evening:  the  priuco  was 
still  at  Neuilly.  The  deputation  wrote  to  him,  inform- 
ing him  of  the  mission  with  which  they  were  entrust, 
ed,  and  comnnmiiatini;  to  him  the  decision  which  the 
deputies  had  just  come  to.  His  royal  highness  imme- 
diately proceeded  on  fool  lo  Paris,  where  ho  arrived  at 
eleven  o'cloi^k,  accompanied  by  Colonel  Herthoix,  now 
aide-de-camp  to  his  majesty.  At  eight  o'clock  the  fol- 
lowing  mornin?,  Ihe  de  utatlon  were  informed  that  the 
prince  was  ready  to  receive  them.  At  nine  they  were 
adniitled  into  his  presence.  They  were  M.M.  (Fallot, 
Berard,  Sebnstiani,  lianjamiii  Delessert,  Duchalfau,  and 
.Mnlhien  Dnmas. 

I  mnst  call  the  attention  of  my  readers  to  all  the  cir- 
'Uinslaoces  of  this  interview,  because  they  are  of  unde- 
nnible  aulhcnticily,  and  of  a  nature  to  throw  a  strong 
light  upon  snbseipieni  events. 

.M.  I'erard  addressed  him,  and  developed,  at  full 
h'n^lh,  Ihe  motives  of  jenernl  interest  as  concerned  tlie 
natimi,  and  of  private  interest  with  regard  lo  the  prince, 
whn  h,  according  to  Ihe  orator,  made  it  imjiorative  on 
tim  Duke  of  Orleans  lo  accept  the  reins  of  government, 
under  the  piovisional  title  of  [.icutcnant-general  of  the 
Kingdom. 

M.  Sebasliani  maintained  a  difTeront  opinion,  and 
liking  f!ir  his  argument  Ihc  rcsiKtct  due  lo  legitimacy 
llin  precarious  slate  of  attiiirs,  and  the  possible  event  ol 
Ihe  return  of  the  royal  familv,  he  asserted  that  the 
Dnko  of  Orleans  ought  to  decline,  without  hcsilalion, 
the  offer  that  was  made  him.  M.  Benjamin  Delessert 
I'dopling  the  opinion  of  .M.  Biirard,  wlioae  argmncnts  he 
1  nforccd  by  enlroaties,  conjured  the  prince  to  save 
Kranck!  from  the  anarchy  and  civil  war  with  which  she 
was  threatened,  and  his  own  family  from  the  imminoni 
ruin  which  his  refusal  would  not  fail  to  produce. 
Never  had  M.  Delessert  spoken  with  so  much  convic 
lion  and  persuasion. 

Ilrsitaling.  and  evidently  overpowered  by  feai  and 
hy  hope,  Ihe  Duke  of  Orleans  s|)oko,  at  gr;'at  length,  of 
his  fumily  connections  with  I'harles  X.  Ho  wound  up 
his  spoecli  by  saying,  that  ho  could  come  lo  no  deter 
miniiliun  nnlil  he  hud  consulted  a  person  who  was  not 
at  hand;  and  his  roval  highness  went  into  his  cabinet, 
where  .M.  Dnpin  already  was,  and  whither  iM.  .Hebai- 
tiani  was  soon  sninmoned.  Who  was  this  personage 
by  whoso  treat  wisdom  the  dnslinies  of  Krancc  were  to 
bo  swayed  >     It  was  .M.  de  Tulleyrnnd. 

.\ceordingly,  AI.  Seliiiitinni  re|>aircd  secretly  lo  the 
ex-graiul. chamberlain  of  Charles  .\.,  become,  as  is  here 
sicn,  the  sovereiiin  arl'ilcr  of  llio  .luly  revolution. 
There  also  he  l(>und  a  brave  admiral,  of  whoso  royal 
1st  sentiments  there  was  no  doubt,  but  whose  hoarl,  ne. 
vortholess,  bled  at  the  suflbrlngs  of  his  country.  .M 
Siibastinni  presented  the  declaration  of  the  deputies  lo 
.M.  da  Talleyrand,  who  answered,  "It  is  well;  it  must 
*i3  accepted;"  and  Iho  Duke  of  Orleans  accepted  ae. 
cordingly.  These  facts,  I  ropeal  II,  are  here  given 
tvi'.h  rigorou.i  exactness. 

Now,  l«l  these  early  private  understandmgs  be  conn 
dored  in  conjunction  with  the  motives  which  afterwards 
dclermineii  M.  Laffitlu  to  resign;  and  a  key,  will,  per- 
liaps,  l»  toiiiiil  lo  many  llimgs  imr  which  llierc  has  hi 
Iherto  liuiig  an  ini|>eiielr»blc  mystery.*  At  ill  events, 
after  an  interval  of  three  quarters  of  an  Innir,  the  Duke 

•  It  Is  writ  liieiwn  lint  ili''  ili'iirniliiliiu  rnu«i' nf  M    l.iilUni  V 

r   i*IKIiall"n,  wail.  IIih  illliritvrrv  whirti  l|.*  Ilisite.  Iliat  nnnii' nl   till 

dipinmtlli  ili'>iiaicliea  wcrii  nlitilii'lil  lYoiii  tlin  u>i|iil«iiiire  ul  llir 
riiunrll  of  mlnlstrrs,  at  wlilcli  li«  nn*  pr. uileiil. 


of  Orleans,  attended  by  Messionra  Sebasliani  and 
Dupin,  returned  to  the  deputation,  and  declared  lliat  he 
accepted  llic  lieulonancy-gencral. 


(  HAPTER  VI. 

Repuiinancc  of  Ilic  Iloinl  ileVillo  to  ihe  noininatlnn  of  Ihc  Ouke  of 
Orlrana  lo  tlic  liculiMinncvfneral— l.afsyi'lte's  advice  iip'>a 
this  Hcciuinn— His  wiah  ihai  ilio  primaiy  asKinlilii-s  sIotiiUI  I"' 
cnnvvni'il— His  reascins  for  iini  prinlniiiiinii  a  tipuhlic— I'nr  rr- 
ji'ctM.n  Hi'nrj  V.  wlih  a  ncciicy,  wlilcli  wan  oIIitoiI  him— For 
riiji'ciinn  .N'niHiloon  II.— UorrMpondence  betweea  Joseph  Jlonn- 
pane  and  l.afayelie. 

And  now  what  was  taking  placo  at  the  Hotel-dc- 
Ville  ?  There,  the  men  who  had  just  made  the  revolu- 
tion, and  particularly  the  young  men,  who  still  had 
arrus  in  their  hands,  lonilly  demanded  a  repiiblic,  with 
Lafayette  for  its  president.  Numerous  bodios  of  pa 
Iriols  pressed  him  lo  seize  upon  power  before  the  in- 
trigue, which  they  saw  at  work,  should  have  laid  hold 
u|>on  il.  But,  although  touched  with  gratitude,  Laliiy- 
elte  riovcrlhcless  persisted  in  his  adherence  lo  Ihoso 
principles  of  disinterestedness  which  had  lioon  the  rule 
of  his  [lolitical  life ;  he  ro|ielled  in  an  alTectionato  but 
determined  nianher  the  solicitatious  which  met  him  on 
all  sides.  I  even  remember  that  amidst  the  throngs 
which  successively  surrounded  him,  and  the  contradic- 
tory offers  that  were  made  him,  some  men,  less  republi- 
can than  the  worthy  general,  came  and  said  to  him, 
"Well,  if  wo  must"havo  a  king,  why  not  you?"  "1 
will  answer  you,"  returned  Iialiiyetle,  "  in  ihe  words 
of  the  .Marshal  de  .Saxe,  when  it  was  proposed  to  him 
to  become  a  member  of  the  French  academy —' That 
would  sit  as  well  upon  me  as  a  ring  upon  a  cat's 
paw.' " 

Lafayette's  explicit  wish,  that  which  he  had  repeat- 
edly expressed,  was  tor  the  ap|mintmenl  of  a  provisional 
government  m.til  the  primary  assemblies  should  havr 
liecn  convened,  agreeably  lo  the  form  indicated  by  the 
Constitncnt  Assembly,  ano  the  nation  should  have  ile- 
clared  its  will  as  to  the  form  of  government  it  consider- 
ed suitable  for  il,  and  as  to  the  dynasty  lo  he  Ibundcd 
—ill  the  event,  be  il  well  understood,  that  that  will 
should  1)0  pronounced  in  favour  of  the  monirchical  sys. 
lem.  But  such  was  not  the  opinion  of  the  deputies; 
and  it  must  hero  be  homo  in  mind  thai  they  represent- 
ed eighty  thousand  of  tho  most  res|KXtable  class  of  citi- 
zens in  tho  country,  and  that  the  llxod  principles  of  La- 
fayette im|)osed  the  obligalioii  H|)on  him  to  bow  with 
deference  lielbre  this  national  reproscnlation,  however 
incomplete  and  vicious  it  might  otherwise  appear  in  his 
eyes;  rioither  ought  the  electoral  events  which  had  pro- 
ceded  by  a  few  days  only  tho  revolution  of  July,  lo  be 
overlooked. 

The  press,  the  patriotic  societies,  all  the  liberals  in 
short,  had  united  and  diroctcd  their  efforts  towards  one 
solo  end,  the  reelection  of  the  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
one  who  had  voted  the  address.  Tho  liilc  of  Franco 
seemed  to  depend  on  this  result;  and  lo  attain  il,  these 
prinripU-men  had  in  some  sort  been  deified,  without, 
however,  overrating  lh«  intrinsic  civism  of  a  gmat 
many  of  Ihoin:  it  was  an  urgent  nececsily  of  tho  time; 
but  this  iioceasity  had  acquired  Ibr  the  ro.cleeled  an  un- 
limitod  confidence,  tho  t'eeling  of  which  (wwerfiilly 
swayed  the  public  mind  nt  the  moment  tho  ordinances 
ap|irari'd.  'I'lie  whole  of  Franco  was  then  in  a  manner 
under  the  s|)ell  of  the  enlhnaiasni  oxi;ited  hy  Ihe  elec- 
tion proceeciings.  Now,  the  two  hundred  and  tweiily- 
oiio,  Iheuisolvcs  the  objects  of  that  entliusiasm,  which 
was  still  at  its  height,  would  have  neithfu  Iho  provi- 
.liunal  govirnincnl  nor  tho  priinilivo  assemblies  called 
for  by  the  wishes  of  Lafayetle. 

What  was  lo  be  duiio  '  was  he  lo  disavow  the  author- 
ity, at  hast  the  moral  authority,  of  the  ChaniN'r,  and 
come  lo  a  rupture  with  it?  Unt,  in  iho  general  (Iis|h)- 
siliun  of  mill's  minds,  would  not  this  have  ex|>osed  him 
lo  uuarrol  with  the  greater  iinmber  of  the  depart meiits, 
anil  to  SCI'  perhaps  Ihe  revolution  limited  to  Paris' 
Kcjod  to-day,  as  unworthy,  those  vary  men  who  but 
yesterday  had  been  borne  triumphantly  on  the  shield  of 
hbcrty  as  hnr  firmest  supporters  I  In  Bctmf{  thus,  who 
would  not  have  dreaded  to  ap|iear  as  insullmg  the  na- 
tional underslandiiig,  as  •aparating  the  cause  of  llic 
provinces  from  that  of  Iho  capital,  and  ii«  provoking  a 
civil  war  which  might  then  have  suiothorod  the  revolu- 
tion in  its  cradle  ' 

These  paramount  ccmsidoralioiis  the  pBtriots  li»>  fre- 
ipiently  lose  sight  of,  when,  pulging  from  after  events, 
and  wilhoiil  reiMirring  to  original  circumstancos,  lliey 
blame  liaOiyetle  for  having  remained  faithful  lo  his  |m. 
litical  creed,  in  nol  forcibly  ovorconiing  lh«  resistance 
of  a  Chamber  in  which,  in  ttie  ahaencv  of  all  oilier  na- 


tional representation,  he  beheld  the  chosen  of  the  people. 
A  minister  of  Charles  X.  had  asked  for  a  monarchieal 
.5tll  of  September.  Well  llun  I  to  have  trampled  on  tlic 
will  of  the  ChambiT  of  IX'putics,  in  llic  crisis  into 
which  llin  country  had  l«-en  so  uncx[)eclcdly  plunged, 
would  have  been  considered  by  France  as  a  republican 
aolli  of  July.  And  who,  at  the  tinie,  would  not  have 
shrunk  from  the  possible  consequences  of  n  national  re- 
action .'  Doubtless,  the  people  had  been  robbed  of  Ihe 
fruits  of  their  victory  hy  intrigue;  but  that  intrigue  was 
clothed  in  the  senatorial  gown,  and  il  was  not  for  Ihe 
sword  of  Lafayette  to  attack  it  in  the  very  sanctuary  of 
the  national  representation. 

Bt'sidcs,  it  is  true,  that,  considering  the  licuanan- 
cy.general  of  the  Diike  of  Orleans  as  merely  a  I'orin  of 
government  essentially  provisional,  this  choice  was  more 
satisfactory  t«  Lafayette  than  any  oilier.  Indeed,  when 
interrogated  as  early  as  the  Friday  morning,  by  the 
friends  of  his  royal  higlmiss,  he  had  told  them  thai, 
without  know  ing  much  of  that  prince,  he  esteemed  his 
|K"rsonal  character,  and  the  simplicity  of  his  manners; 
Uiat  he  had  witnessed  his  ardent  patriotism  in  his  youth; 
that  he  had  fought  under  none  but  the  tri-colourcd  flag ; 
and  that  these  considerations  sufficed  to  induce  him  to 
offer  no  opposition  lo  his  being  enln.stcd  with  the  lieu- 
tenancy-general. 

Independently  of  this  arrangement,  there  were  three 
other  alternatives;  a  republic ;  Henry  V.  witli  a  regency ; 
and  Naimkmn  II.  or  a  regency  in  his  name.  These 
three  systems  had  each  its  parlizans,  and  here  it  is  pro- 
|)er  lo  reply  with  iMUidour  lo  the  reproaches  with  which 
they  have  all  assailed  LaliiyeUc. 

It  is  certain,  and  Louis  Philip|s:  himself  then  acknow- 
ledged it,  that  the  republic,  whicli  engrosses  all  the  afi'ec- 
lions  of  Lafayette,  was  esscniiiilly  the  licst  form  of  go- 
vernment to  be  adopted.  Hut,  in  the  circumstances  of 
the  coimlry,  was  it  possible  to  ovcrlmik  ihe  force  of  the 
painful  impression  which  Ihe  word  republic  had  left  in 
France,  and  the  drcail  which  that  name  still  inspired  in 
the  contemporaries  of  llir  riigii  ol  terror,  and  in  the  sons 
of  the  niiiiierous  victims  who  Imd  |H'rislied  under  it? 
Frightful  rceollcctioiis  Issct  every  mind.  They  saw, 
doubtless  without  cause,  but,  they  thought  they  s.-iw  ol- 
ready  a  rcvivtil  of  tho.sc  ri'volnlioiiary  tribunals,  in  which 
counsel  were  llirbiddrn  to  defiiid,  and  in  which  a  jury, 
silt'-slyled  republican,  composed  of  Ihiiiy,  fi>rly,  and  tlien 
of  sixty,  judicial  murdcrirs,  made  the  gnillolini'  stream 
with  blood,  amidst  itIcs  of  Vire  lu  f.ihtrle !  and  scut  in- 
discriminately In  the  scallold  all  tlint  was  conspieiious 
for  merit,  for  lalnils,  tor  serviers  pcrl'ormid,  or  i  ven  for 
iM-anty ;  for  beauty  itself  was  thru  a  title  lo  proscriptiim. 
'V\,c  republican  niarriagisof  Nantes  wire  not  forgotten;'' 
tlie  horrors  of  tiunine,  bankruptcy,  the  maximum,  the 
mutual  dcuuncialioiis,  Ihe  cimlisealions,  and  those  fright- 
ful days,  when  turrorisiiT,  in  a  stale  of  madnes.s,  'lad  es- 
tiihlislicd  it  as  a  prim  iple  of  government,  that  the  tree  of 
liberty  ought  to  be  walend  with  blood,  and  that  moniy 
iiinst  Im'  coinid  on  the  I'hirr  ile  la  Itiiuliilinti.  These 
reniiniseencea  of  an  I'lKieh  too  near  our  own  limcK,  terri- 
fied many  minds,  wiiich  relleclcd  nol  that  almost  all 
there  horrors  wen  committed  by  the  eounlcr-revolution- 
isis,  and  at  'he  instigation  of  torcigners,  to  (lollulc  tlic 
sacred  names  of  liberty,  equality,  and  republic.  It  was 
remcmlsTsd,  too,  that  even  under  the  Republic,  when 
brought  back  to  Is  Iter  principles  by  Ihe  eonslilution  of 
Ihe  year  III.,  and  likewise  iniili'r  the  Directory,  Fraiiee 
had  slill  groaned  under  many  acts  of  violence,  dilapida- 


tions, and  corruptions;  and  that.  In  short,  Ihe  country 
had  Imiu  reduced  lo  consider  Ihe  transaction  ol  the  IHlh 
Drunmire  as  the  only  means  of  prevcnlinir  the  return  ol 
jacobin  terrorism.  Such,  it  must  Is-  confessed  with  pain, 
were  the  events  which,  giving  rise  lo  a  prejudice  as  riih- 
eiilous  as  it  was  unjust,  and  to  a  lamentable  conromuling 
of  the  Kepubhe  with  the  excesses  to  which  II  had  served 
as  a  pretext,  had  h'ft  in  men's  brciisls  ii  ilccidi  d  aversion 
for  thai  deiioniination  of  government.  Il  was  uscIcm  lo 
urge  Ihi'l  if,  ill  aneii'ul  times,  and  more  recently  in 
France,  in  Venice,  and  in  (Jcnoa,  tlic  term  republic  hod 
denoterl  ideas  of  terror,  and  even  of  slavi'ry,  il  was  quite 
otherwise  when  applied  to  llie  American  slalis,  where, 
on  Ihe  eontrnry,  it  expresses  principles,  anil  eslabliihes 
t'aels,  iliiimelrically  op|Hisite  lo  llintu-  so  much  reprolsitcd. 
But  the  prejudice  was  not  the  less  prevalent;  and  it  is 
undeniable,  that  with  the  exei  plion  of  a  very  tew  old  re 
piililicans,  and  of  a  great  many  young  men,  whn,  Ihoiigh 
enamouri'd  of  that  I'orm  of  government,  had  not  yet  |s  r 
hH|)s  very  setllid  notions  as  to  the  dcnioeratie  urrange- 

•  'I'lils  wn»  Ihi'  lirni  tUm  l.i  llie  ■!  nwiiiiii'  iif  Nniiic.,  whli  li 
ninpl.lwl  In  hiliilliiii  ihki-IIii  r  n  iiinii  suit  n  wiminii,  snil  Itirn  liri'- 
i-lpliailiii  ihem  iiitii  ihi)  waves,  by  lueaiia  uf  a  vesMl  wlih  a  valve 
In  iu  hiiiinm. 


I,A1.VYETTE  AND  U>riS   PIIILIl'l'E. 


n  chosen  of  the  pvoplc. 
kcd  for  a  iiionarcliicti) 
D  linvf  tramplod  oil  Uiu 
ioB,  in  till'  rrisis  into 
unexpectedly  pUinged, 
'raiicc  an  a  republican 
time,  would  not  have 
lences  of  a  iintional  re. 
ad  been  robln^d  of  the 
;  but  that  intrigue  was 
niid  it  was  not  for  the 
1  the  very  sanctuary  of 

uderinff  the  licutenan- 
is  as  merely  a  form  of 
I,  this  choice  was  more 
f  otlier.  Indeed,  when 
■iday  ninrninB,  by  the 
e  had  told  tliein  that, 
wince,  he  esteemed  his 
ilicity  of  his  manners  ; 
patriotism  in  his  youth; 
It  the  tri-colourcd  Hag ; 
Reed  to  induce  him  to 
■ntn.Kted  with  the  lieu- 

neiit,  there  were  three 
nry  V.  witli  a  regency  ; 
ill  his  name.  These 
alls,  and  here  it  is  pro- 
reproaches  with  which 

K'  himself  then  acknow- 

I  engrosses  all  the  afl'ec- 
ly  the  Ix'st  form  of  go- 

II  the  eireumstances  of 
erliiok  the  force  of  the 
rd  republic  had  lel\  in 
I  name  still  inspired  in 
I  tirrnr,  and  in  tlie  sons 
lad  iH'riFhed  under  it  ? 
iry  mind.  'I'hey  saw, 
y  lliuught  they  saw  al- 
lary  tribunals,  in  which 
I,  and  in  which  a  jury, 
[f  lliirly,  forty,  and  then 
:le  the  guillotine  siri'nm 

[.iherlt .'  and  sent  iii- 
thiit  was  eniispieuous 
[KTlnrmed,  or  i  ven  for 
lille  to  prnseriptioM. 
wire  not  Ibrgolten;* 
the  maximiiiii,  the 
oils,  and  those  fri^rhl. 
of  mndlii'ss,  'mil  es- 
menl,  IImI  the  Iriv  of 
iDil,  and  that  money 
lluoliiHiiii,  'I'hesii 
)tir  own  liniev,  terri- 
iiiil  thai  almost  all 
■  eoiinlerrevolution- 
igiirrs,  to  imllutc  tlic 
nil  n  public.  Il  wa» 
the  Republic,  when 
liy  the  constitution  of 
the  Directory,  f'rancc 
f  violence,  dilupidn- 
II  short,  the  eonnlry 
ransaction  ol  the  IHlh 
venting  the  return  ot 
'onfesseil  with  |>nin, 
to  n  prejudice  as  ridi- 
mentnblc  eonriiinuling 
o  which  il  had  served 
sts  a  decided  aversion 
nl.  1 1  was  iiselcsi  lo 
nd  more  recently  m 
le  term  repubhc  hod 
slavery,  Il  was  quite 
lerican  stales,  where, 
ipliis,  and  eslablishes 
so  much  reprolsiled. 
prevalent;  and  it  Is 
of  u  Mry  lew  old  re 
iig  men,  who,  tliongh 
lenl,  had  not  yrt  |m  r 
deinuumtic  arriuige- 


d 


I'liiMv*  itf  Nntiie*.  wblf'h 
n  wniimii.  nnil  Ihrll  (m-. 
Ill'  ■  vriarl  wiih  I  volTS 


Hieiits  that  would  suit  them— it  is,  I  say,  undeniable, 
that  with  few  exceptions  bi'yond  lliese,  llic  proclaiming 
»)f  a  ri.'public  would  have  given  rise  to  almost  universal 
■■arm  and  op|)ositioii  in  France^.  And  again,  would  tlie 
nriny  have  been  us  favourably  disposed  for  a  repubhc,  as 
for  a  prince  raised  lo  the  throne  by  the  voice  of  llie 
<'h«mbi-r  of  Deputies?     1  think  not. 

Next  came  to  Is-  considered  Henry  V.,  with  n  regency. 
Placed  as  1  was,  forlimatcly,  about  Lafayette's  person, 
knd  honoured  with  his  contidencc  in  these  trying  mo. 
Bicnts,  I  can  affirm  that  to  llie  last  instant,  and  even 
while  Ibe  deputies  were  deliberaling  on  the  lieuti'iiancy- 

•fcncral,  pro|K>8als  were  made  him  on  that  subject;  and 
that  the  regtmcy  was  re|H:atedly  offered  to  him.  Hut  il 
was  evident  the  Carlist  party,  both  clergy  ami  nobility, 
iouglit  in  this  arrangement  n  truce  only,  as  r  medium 
through  which  to  return  again  lo  another  state  of  tliiiigs. 
Ilesidi-s,  Ihe  principle  of  legitimacy  would  have  ill  ae- 
corded  with  republican  institutions:  tlic  answer  of  F.u- 
faveltc  was  as  it  ought  to  be. 

'And  tinally,  there  was  a  third  allcrnative,  which  con. 
iistcil  in  calling  lo  the  throne  Napoleon  II.,  or  consti- 
tilling  a  regency  in  the  name  of  that  young  Austrian 
prince. 

On  this  subject  I  cannot  better  unlold  the  motives  that 
(wnyed  Lafavette,  than  by  producing  the  letter  which  he 
wrote  to  the"  (bunt  rie  Hiirvilliers,  Josi'ph  Itonapartc,  in 
knswcr  lo  an  overture  which  that  prince  made  him  on 
tt;lialf  ol'his  nephew.  I  ask  pardon  of  llic  noble  general 
ifcr  having  availed  myself  of  my  situation  about  his  (M-r- 
Ion,  to  copv  Ihcfc  im|)ortant  documents;  which,  how. 
^ver,  I  should  have  abstained  from  publishing,  if  the 
letter  to  which  his  was  in  reply  had  not  been  inserted  in 
kn  American  jimrnal,  by  the  special  cure  of  Trinci!  Joseph 
fcimself  At  all  evcnlsi  I  offer  these  paiwrs  to  the  par. 
lisuns  of  the  Nuiiolcon  li  nasty,  as  llie  apology  for  the 
4ondiiet  observid  by  I.al'iyette  in  regard  lo  lliem,  and 
ts  the  expression  of  )  is  individual  scniiinenis  towards 
that  im|>erial  family,  between  whom  and  himself  there 
ba.s  always  existed,  and  slill  exists,  an  inlcrchange  of 
liindnrsses.  Hut  how  was  it  to  lie  cxiH-cted  that  he,  who 
£i  the  course  of  a  long  life  hud  sacrificed  his  dearest  af- 
lections  lo  his  political  duties,  should  in  this  instance 
•How  private  ivinsidcralioiis  lo  outweigh  that  which  he 
Seemed  necessary  for  securing  the  liberty  and  happiness 

"tef  France  I  [Here  follows  the  correspondence  which  has 
■Iready  appeared  in  almost  every  newspaper  in  Ihe 
y^'nion.] 

CH.M'TKU  MI. 

LaftilHIc  lakt'alwn  iin'al  liii'ii«iiri»— riie  lliitcl-ili  ■Viiln  ami  tlie 

"rliiilulior  ipf  lleputii'K.oii  till'  •i\  "I  .\iiijiisi— halliyi'tle  lii«l»l«  llial 

i'\riviliin|!  xhiill  n'lnaih  In  n  pniviMiiiial  slali'—i  Intel  nf  ihicliiy 

-Visit  nl  llie  Ulikeiil  llrliMIl'  111  111"  Miilrl  ,li'.Vlll('--Op|»i«ilicili 

111  llie  l.k'Uli'liniii)  n nil— LaUiyflie's  illiiilit  to  B|.|Kiiiir  iIiik 

■  )|>)>'>!,iliMii  — 'I'liu  p<i|iular  ihriiiie  uii.l  itm  repiililiritii  iiiHiitiiiir.n> 

riiailes  .\.  seeks  tereiire  liiinl.n  Vniilre— 1'.\|«  iliilim  in  Ham 

Imiiilli't 

:    I.afiiyelle  wailed  until  'he  represcntalives  of  tin!  coiin- 

Irv  should  lake  that  first  sti  p,  in  the  name  of  the  people, 

tiliieh  none  but  they  had  ii  right  lo  take.    His  accession 

|o  |H)wer,  however,  was  marUed  by  two  great  imasiires, 

vliich  France  wouhl  most  cerlaiiily  not  have  obtained 

ilher  from  the  government  or  Ihe  legislaUire,  had  lliey 

ii'eii  siibniillcd  to  their  decisions.     He  hasleiied  lo  pro. 

laim,  in  a  solemn  manner,  and  as  an  absoliile  prelimi. 

iiry   lo  any   future   arraiigemcnl,   the  doclrine  of  Hie 

iveri  igiily  of  Ihe  people,  wliieli  Na|sileon  and  Ihe  Hour- 

Mills  linil  placed,  for  Ihirly  years,  among  the  iiiimlH'r  of 

Nililieal  eliiineras,  and  even  of  wicked  iiilenlioiis.     He 

liiil  down  as  a   principle,  and  carried   into  effeel,  Ihe 

iniiiiig  of  Ihe  whole  milioii,  town  anil  country,  lliem. 

■Ives  ap|H>inliiig  their  olUeers;  a  principle  which  ilaleil 

_oin  17^^11,11111  which  Ihe  dcspolism  of  the  last  thirty. 

Ivo  yiiirs  h.iil  iiIho  rejected  as  Ihe  most  dangerous  ntiii- 

iiiitiuns,  the  most  incompniilile  with  |iiililie  nriler  iiiiil 

le   mainlen.ince  of  power.     'I'hi'  reeepliiin  w'hieli    the 

jnioimeing  of  such  doctrines  had  eneimnlered   in   the 

Ihamlier  whenever  Iiafayette  ventured  lo  profess  them, 

od  made  him  feci  the  necessity  of  eatablisiiing  Ihem  as 

right,  and  iiiilting  Ihem  in  action    before  either   the 

'liniiilM'r,  or  king,  could  have  an  op[Kirliinilv  of  loinbal. 

^g  or  miNlilyiiig   them.     And,   indeed,  who  can  now 

iiiibl,  biiil  Ihi'M'  two  capital  iiislitiilioiis  Ih-cii  iiii  tliodi- 

lllv  silhiiiitted  lo  the  king's  eoimeil,  or  to  the  delils'ra- 

"11  III  Hie  legislature,  but  tliiil   liny  would  hiiM'  Ih'cii 

liililiiled  '  Ih  it  not,  above  all,  evident  thiit  ii  /miirl  lo 

liiii|«)Me  the  niilioniil  guard  of  nil  the  eili/elis,  and  to  in- 

I'Kl  it  with  Hie  right  of  choosing  its  own  otHcers,  would 

nve  Im'iii,  without    remorse,  llirowii   out  by  pushing  lo 

i«  order  of  the  day  /  This  ii  so  Iriic,  that  IiBliiyette 

IcM  had  to  oontciid  for  the  prr»rrv«lion  of  the  principle 


hich  he  had  put  in  vigour,  and  that,  upon  one  occasion, 
a  short  time  aller  the  first  days  of  the  revolution,  he  was 
obliged  lo  eonlradict,  liy  an  order  of  the  day,  a  publica. 
lion  of  the  government  which  tended  lo  reduce  the  arm- 
ing of  Ihe  national  guards  lo  towns  containing  Uirec 
thousand  or  more  inhabitants. 

I  now  return  lo  what  took  place  on  the  -Jd  of  August, 
in  tho  I'hnniber  of  Deputies  anil  at  the  Hotel.de.Ville. 

The  members  present  in  I'aris  had  rais»'d  the  Duke  of 
Orleans  to  Ihe  licntenancy -general  of  the  kingdom.  A 
deputalion  of  the  ("liamlier  repaired  lothe  Holel-elc.Villc, 
lo  iiiforin  I.at'ayette  of  this  hirislative  ilecision,  to  which 
he  elid  not  liesitale  giving  his  assent,  expressing,  how 
ever,  his  perliet  eonviclion  that  all  that  had  taken  plae'c 
must  only  \v;  provisional,  and  that  nothing  was  yet  eU 
tinilive  but  the  victory  niiil  sovereignty  of  thi;  i«'oplc. 
This  opinion  was  ilislinelly  repi?ated  in  an  nriler  of  the 
day  which  hi,'  puhli.«he'el  ein  the  'M  of  August,  and 
which  he  said  : 

"  In  the  glorious  crisis  in  which  Parisian  energy  has 
reeoiniuereil  our  rights,  all  yet  riinains  provisional ;  iheTC 
is  iiolliing  delinitivi'  lint  Hie  sovereignty  of  Hieise  national 
rights  and  Hie  eternal  reiiienibrame  of  the  grand  week 
of  the  people." 

The  pro|K)sal  of  the  lieiitenane-y.geniral  had  been 
transmitted  to  the  Duke  of  Orleans  on  the'  Friday  even- 
iiig.  The  priiK. ,  on  his  return  the  sanie  day  to  thi' 
I'alais.Royal,  lia.'^leni'd  to  si'iid  and  I'onipliment  Ihe  Ho- 
tcl.de.Ville  and  (Jcncral  lialaye  tie'.  On  Ibe  Saturday 
morning  he  laiised  his  visit  to  be  aniioiinei d  to  him. 

Meanwhile  the  iiomination  of  the'  Duke  of  Orleans  had 
met  with  a  strong  opposition  among  Hie  ceniiliatants  of 
.luly.  No  complaints  wi're^  made  against  this  )irinei' ; 
but  his  lieing  a  Hoiirbon  was  a  lircmu.'itanee  invincibly 
repugnant  to  tlie^  majority  of  the  liti/.ciis  who  hail  shed 
their  blood  during  the  llire'c  days.  This  name  exeiteil 
hateful  recollections  and  a  violent  irritation,  when  tin 
lieulenant-gcne'ral  of  the  kiiigelom  arriveel  at  the'  Hotel 
ile.Ville,  where  he  might  hear  a  few  shouts  of  /  /r»'  Ir 
Due  il'Orlenns !  drowned  by  the  cries,  a  tlioiiFaiid  limes 
re'|H'ate'd,  of  lire  la  J.ihcrlt  I  Vire  Lnfinjrllr  '.  This  op. 
|s)silion  was  rcnewe'd  yet  more  strongly  the  moment  Ihe 
prince  entered  the  hall  of  the  throne.  Young  men  still 
covered  with  perspiration  anil  dust,  answered  the  iries 
of  Virr  h  Dm  iVOrliiins'.  iitlere'el  by  Hie  deputies,  with 
a  very  significant  cry  of  (  iit  Lnfayrlle!  i'roelamatinns 
wliiili  spoke  of  the  priiii'e  with  eulogy,  had  been  torn 
ilown,  and  the  agi'nts  who  had  placardeel  tliiin  had  been 
seized  auel  ill  Ire'aleil  by  the  people.  The  I'liirr  of  the 
Holel-de.Ville  was  filliel  with  an  imine'iii'e  erow  el,  among 
whom  a  great  many  were  heard  lo  exclaim  :  \o  more 
Hoiirliojis !  Till'  reception  which  Iiatliyelti'  was  about  lo 
give  the  lii'iilenaiit-gencral  was  impatii'iilly  ex|Meled ; 
all  I've'S  were  turne'el  towards  these'  Iwei  personages 
ilepiily,  .M.  Vii'iinet,  read  the'  ile'ehiratieiii  of  the  Chanibir, 
which  excited  no  sensation ;  but  when  liafiiyetle,  holding 
out  his  hand  lo  the  Duke  of  Orli'ans,  ililivered  to  bin 
tricoloiireil  ling,  aiiel  eemdni'led  him  to  one  of  the  windows 
of  till'  Hotel-ek'-Ville',  the' cnllmsinsiii  was  reiiiwed,  aiiel 
shouts  less  unfreipiinl  of  ^  ire  le  Due  d'Orlenus!  mi 
gled  with  universal  erics  of  I  iir  hifiii/rllr  '  Cireiim- 
slaiiees,  howiver,  were  assuming  a  serious  aspei  I ;  in  the 
interior  of  the  llotel-de-Ville,  anil  even  under  Ihe  eyes 
of  the  prince,  dise'ontcnt  was  cxpresseil  in  iine'i|iiiviie'al 
terms;  ticiieral  DnlMinrg,  (sinie  violently  |wrseciileil  by 
Hie  ministry  of  l.onis  Philippe,)  opening  a  window 
anil  showing  the  people  lo  His  lloyal  HiulmeKs,  evi  n 
went  so  tiir  as  to  say;  "  iMonseigni'iir,  yon  kimw  our 
wants  iiiiil  our  rights;  should  you  liirget  Ihem,  we  will 

bring  llieiii  lo  your  r ille'elinii."     In  hue,  il   was  In  be 

liareil  that  the   people  would    ri'siime   their  arms  anil 
again  lake  posvession  of  the  helel  of  bailie. 

Then  did  Lafayette'  make  use  ol  his  iil|.|Hiwi'rf1il  au- 
thority with  the  liaili  rs  of  Ihe  insurrietion,  .ind  obliiin 
from  them  a  promise  llial  trani{iiillity  slionld  not  he  ills. 
tiirbed,  engaging  on  bis  part  to  obtain  from  Hie  new 
|Hiwirs  Ihe  guarantees  wliieli  Ibe  revobilion  had  the 
right  lo  exact,  and  wliieli  he  summeil  up  in  Hie  wenis, « 
/mi/iii/hi  thrnne,  nurrnumled  with  rrpuhliriiu  innlilulwun : 
llial  is  lo  say,  Ibe  aeloplion  of  the  fundamental  iloi irine 
of  Hie  sovereignty  of  the  |H'opli',  the  alsilition  of  the 
hereditary  iseragi',  the  alsilition  of  the  pro|K  rty  ipmlifi- 
calioli  for  liepiiliei,  the  most  extensive  applienlinn  of  the 
broadest  eli'itoriil  prim  iple  lo  tin'  munieipiil  anil  loiii. 
iniinal  organiHalion,  the  rc-i<slablishnienl  ol  Hie  nallonal 

guard  ai riling  to  Ihe  prim  iplis  of  Hie  eiinsliliiliiin  of 

I7!l|,  and  the  siipprcKsion  of  monopoiies  contrary  to  t 
general  interests  of  eomniiree  and  iiiamifnetiires. 

Lafayette,  adopting  Hiese  bases  as  the  expression  of 
his  own  opinions,  went  and  prenentid  them  »l  the  Palais. 
Koyiil,  whence  he  rclurnrd  with  the  Rtniirnnce  tlint  biirh 


was  also  the  settled  opiniem  of  the  lieutenant-general. 
"  You  know"  he  had  said  lo  the  Duke  of  Orleans,  "  tlial 
I  am  a  rcpublicuH,  and  Ihiit  I  consider  the  lomlitulion  of 
the  Vnitid  atiiten  as  lite  most  perjrrt  that  lius  eeer  exist- 
ed." — '^  I  think  as  you  do,"  aiLswered  the  Duke  of  Or- 
leans; "  it  is  impossible  to  hiivc  passed  liio  i/rars  in  Ame- 
rica itithout  biinji  of  that  ojnniun;  tint  do  i/uu  think,  in 
Ihe  situation  of  trance,  and  uccordinn  to  s""""^  opinion, 
that  it  is  proper  for  us  to  ado/il  il  /" — "  Ae,"  answered 
Laliiyctte  ;  "  irhat  is  at  presi  nt  ntrresary  for  the  French 
piuple,is  a  popular  throne  surround/ d  iiitk  ri publican 
institutions." — "  It  is  ciactty  so  that  I  understand  i/," 
replied  Uie  piincc. 

All  that  was  said  upon  this  occasion  by  Hie  prince 
and  Lalhyette,  bre-atlicd  the  same  republican  opinions  on 
Hie  part  of  His  lioyal  Highness,  whose  liberal  profe-s- 
sions  even  went  beyond  the  hopes  of  him  by  whom  he 
was  addressed. 

Lafayetle  hastineil  lo  make  public  Hie  engagement 
which  the  lienteiinnt-giiieral  had  eiili  red  into  with  hiiii; 
and  to  use  his  own  expressions,  this  engngeiiient,  which 
people  Kill  appreciate  a.^  they  phase,  Jinallij rollitd  mound 
us  both  those  who  wished  not  for  a  fnouorch,  and  those 
who  uisbeil  for  iniy  otinr  except  a  llourhon.' 

It  is  ne'cessary,  in  the  history  of  this  revolution,  here 
to  point  out  one  of  the  great  avoeatieins  which  miisl  have 
prevented  Lafayette  from  paying  a  very  strict  altention 
lo  the  first  steps  of  the  new  goveriinient  and  of  the 
Chamber  of  Deputies.  While,  at  his  head  ijiiarters,  they 
were  incessantly  oce:iipied  in  restoring  order  in  the  ca- 
pital, and  organising  extensive  means  eif  defenei,'  or  at- 
tack, in  the  event  of  a  prolongiel  resistance,  the  court 
and  the'  royal  army  we're'  retreating  em  Versailles  ami 
Kaiiibouillel,  where  Charles  X.  had  resohi  el  lo  lukei  up  u 
positicin  and  ilefeiul  himself.  From  this  point  the  de- 
throned  king  lioped  lo  raise  La  Vendee  anil  the  western 
ilepnrtnieiils,  w  ilh  w  hieli  he  hael  already  opeiieel  a  ceiminu. 
nieation.  Lafayette,  li>ri  .seeing  this  maniiiivre,  hastened 
lo  liiriii  a  corps  of  fillnii  or  twenty  thousand  volimti  ers, 
the  eiiniMiuiiii  of  wliieli  hi'  eiitnnli  el  lo  (ieiii  ral  Pajol, 
iippoinled  Colonel  .lucijueininot  hi  .'id  nl'the  slull',  with  his 
son  (ie'ni'ge'  Lafayette  as  his  aiile'.eli'.e'amp.  This  army, 
exhiliiling  so  lientastic  an  appearanee  In  its  diversity  of 
eostuuies  aiut  arms,  in  tile'  number  of  eiiiinibiises,  fiacres, 
cabriolets,  and  veliie  le's  of  e  \e  ry  kinil,  whieh  were  lei  con- 
vey them  lo  Ihe  field  of  battle  ;  but  at  the  same  lime  si> 
inleresting  by  its  arileuir  and  patriotism  ;  bi  gan  its  march 
to  Versailles,  alli'r  being  ri\iewid  by  Lalliyi  He  in  the 
Chanips-Klysei's.  The  previous  ilay,  a  weak  ailviiiiced 
glinril,  eommanili'd  by  Colonel  PeK|iie',  hael  Ik  en  directed 
tewards  this  point,  in  oreler  to  follow  the  i  ni  iny's  move- 
Hunts,  anil  lo  claim  the  erown  jewels,  wliiih  the'  reiyal 
I'limily  bad  carried  off.  This  lnls^ielll  occahionid  the  ex- 
change' of  some  flags  of  tniei',  ami  it  was  wliili'  acting 
in  thill  lapaiity  that  Colonel  Peie|iii,  whose  saeiiel  chu- 
riieler  was  so  shamefully  ilisri  gareleel  by  a  general  iieiw 
in  iielivc  servii  e,t  was  fired  at  by  a  Sw  iss  platoon ;  his 
horse  was  killeil  and  this  brave  iflieer's  font  was  shat- 
tercil.  In  the  night  after  Ihe  ile|iartiire  of  the  patriot 
army,  Laliiyelle  niiivid,  at  the  Hotel. de-Ville,  u  \isit 
from  a  general  iifhcer,  w  ho,  having  been  at  Itnmbouillet 
at  Hie  lime  when  Charles  X.  was  n  \ii  wing  his  lri>i>|'s, 
hail  availeil  himself  of  the  opportimily  lo  eolliil  the  most 
exact  partieiilurs  respeitiiig  the  strength  of  the'  royal 
aniiv. 

Tliis  army  slill  consisteil  of  t'eirly  pice'es  of'eaniion  and 
twelve  tlioiisaiid  efrei'li\i'  men,  iiieliiilinLr  ihrie  fine  en 
vahy  reginicnts.  Laliiyitle  was  not  withiiiit  iini'iisine>i> 
at  till'  tliouglit  that  this  artillery  and  ea\alr\,  which  he 
was  informed  wen;  aiiiiinilid  with  Hie  M  ry  worst  spirit, 
might,  in  the  plains  of  liambonillel,  iittaek  the  patriot 
fiiri'i's  w  illi  .iilvantage,  the  formation  of  whieh  had  bi'eli 
so  s|H>ntaneous  and  so  iiii'oiiiple'le.  He  iuimidialelv 
transmiltiil  the  iiieotilil.'"  he  had  just  ree'eivid  lolieiiiral 
Pajol,  ilireeling  him,  in  the  evenl  of  an  altiick,  lo  repair 
lo  the  wnoils,  where  Ihe  eolnnteers  would  not  liiil  to  re- 
lover  Hii'ir  Miperiority.  Fnrtiiiiiili  1\,  Ihe  rapid  and  IhiIiI 
movenii'iit  of  Hie  Piiiisiaii  iimy  bad  oierawid  the  royal 
fiiiiiily,  and  the  appii  liended  eiillishiii  did  not  lake  place. 
The  three  commissioners  iVoiii  the  prinisiiiiial  govern. 


•  Il  tinilH'cii  I'slmlv  nMurli  il  ilinl  l.nniyi'lli',  rhnwliin  llie  Huko 

irorlinnn  In  Ihr  prnlili',  hnil  miIiI      lifhi.l,!  Mr  liill  „/  nilllUlrr 

t.atayi'tie  linn  e-Xiiliiiiii  il  IiIn  (liniiuiii".  le  it  ri'«<tnri'it  llie'w  iikc  of  Ills 
r\|<reM<lniis,  ill  II  M'lli'i'  ailtlrt'iiFi'il  ineii'Mi  ral  Itrriisrit.  w  liiili  ilieliii 

Irr  pillillntli'il  hi  llie  Allirrli  an  jellrliiiJH.  Ill'  pieiit.  ,<|ii'iiklllll  III'  lllii 
iliniiiiit  liy  ul' July  Thiy  *.i  Hfiiil  w  liiirr  Imn  iihli  It,  miiki'  most 
llkr  II  rrjint'tir  ;  illiil  iinl,  Itrlmlit  tHt  f'lut  'ifitimhltt^. 

I  tnliiit  ».tlile  III  Itllii  |il[lii'.  Ihiil  wlli'li  l.tll;i\rlti'  nnli'leil  llliil  Ihel 

rli-iii'riil  whn  liiiil  f mini  il  ilii'  fliiii  nt'  iritri>  in  be  i  ri  it  nl  nlmtilil  Ih> 
irniighl  In  n  roinl  iiinrtiiil,  i  'niniit'l  I'lHiiie-  liait  iti.'  geiH'riislly  In  liii- 
Itlnifi  tiirglvsni'Ns  lilt  tliiR  Vniiilnl,  riiifl  lerii  luutel  Hint  till  iiaiiie 
■■hniitii  lint  ho  liiai  rird  in  llif  nntii  ntlliii  ilny 


^' 


10 


LAFAYITTE  AND  LOMS  I'lUMPPE. 


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iiicnt,  MAI.  Maison,  Oililon-narrot,niid  Sclionrn,  arrived 
at  Ramliouillet,  wlicii  it  was  aj;rcod  that  the  crown 
Jewels  sliniild  be  restored,  and  that  the  royal  family 
should  withdraw  by  siiort  stajfes  towards  riierbouifr, 
(iillowcd  by  such  troops  as  eliose  to  accompany  tlicm  tn 
tlie  frontier. 

This  day  presented  an  a.stonishing  spectacle.  On  one 
■idc,  a  perjured  kin^,  who,  alter  tearing  to  pieces  the 
fundamental  compact,  proclaimed  ahsnlute  power,  eauserl 
hia  fellow  countrymen  to  be  Hreil  ui>on  and  butchered  dur- 
ing three  days,  ordered  the  very  men  in  whose  |>ower 
he  now  found  himself  to  be  arrested  and  shot,  was  tra- 
versing Fr*uee  under  the  prolidiiin  of  lliree  euinniis- 
sioncrs,  weariuL'  tlie  Irieoloured  cockade,  through  a 
population  still  trembUng  witli  indign.ilion,  willioul. 
however,  any  demonstration  of  resentment,  to  insult  such 
well  deserved  niislorlune.  On  another  side,  lilleen  or 
twenty  thousand  Parisian  volunteers,  returning  to  their 
homes,  without  marking  their  passage  by  a  single  ex- 
cess. Again  were  to  be  seen  the  state  carriages  covered 
with  gilding,  and  drawn  by  eight  horses,  richly  capari- 
soned, crowded  inside  and  out  with  patriots  lau^jiing 
aloud  to  find  themselves  seated  U|)on  the  eusliions  oi 
royalty,  yet  even  re»i)ecting  these  remains  of  chastised 
vanity. 

Tlic  following  is  the  order  of  the  day  published  by 
Lafayette,  at  the  tcnninution  of  this  adventurous  ex[ie- 
dition ; — 

ouoF.n.  or  the  niv  of  tiif.  Firm  of  Aiiiisr. 

"  So  many  prmligies  have  marked  the  last  week,  that 
when  acts  of  courage  and  devotedniss  are  ri'ipiind,  v.c 
can  henceforwaril  bv'  astonished  at  nothing.  The  general 
in  chief,  however,  thinks  it  his  duly  to  ex;)ress  the  pulilic 
gratitude,  and  his  own,  for  the  jiroiiiptilude  and  zeal  vvilli 
which  the  n:itional  guard  and  the  volunli  er  corps  rushed 
along  the  mad  to  Kamlionillel,  to  put  an  end  to  the  la.st 
resistance  of  the  cx-myal  faniily.  He  likewise  owe- 
thanks  to  the  brave  men  of  Romim,  Iiunviers,  and  Klbi  iif, 
who,  coming  to  fraternise  with  us,  thnui;ht  they  I'ould 
not  better  fulfil  that  objcet  than  by  joining  the  evpedi- 
tionary  armv  umler  the  orders  of  tieneral  I'ajol  and  Co- 
lonel Jae>|uemiiiot. 

"  In  the  midst  of  the  services  rendered  to  the  eo\mtry 
by  the  Parisian  [Mnpli'  anil  the  young  men  ol'the  schools, 
there  is  no  g>M)d  citizen  who  is  nut  penetrated  with  ailmi- 
ralion,  with  contidenee,  I  will  eviii  say  w  ith  reverence,  at 
the  sight  of  that  glorious  iiniiorin  of  thi'  Polyteclmie 
school,  which  in  that  critical  moment  made  each  indivi- 
dual so  powerl'ul  lor  the  comiuest  of  lilierty,  and  the  pre- 
servation of  pulilie  order.  The  general  in  chief  rei|uist-i 
the  students  of  the  I'olyli  ehnie  scliool  to  name  one  of 
their  comrades  to  leinain  with  him  as  one  of  his  aides- 
dc-cimp. 

"Colonel  Pofjue,  aide-de-camp  to  the  general  in  chief, 
had  been  sent  four  days  before  by  the  provisional  cum- 
mission,  and  by  himself,  to  follow  the  movinitnt  of  the 
royal  troops,  and  tullil  a  mission  of  patri.ilism  and  gene- 
rosilv.  It  was  while  waiting  thi'  nturu  of  a  ll.ig  of 
truce,  that  he  was  fired  npim  and  severely  wounded.  .\ 
strict  emiuiry  will  take  place  respeeling  this  outrage. 
The  general  in  eliief  confines  himself  at  this  moinenl  to 
making  known  the  intrepid,  able,  and  generous  eondn(  I 
of  Ccdonel  Pofjue,  and  rendering  justi(c  lo  yoiniLf  .M. 
Dubois,  who  evinced,  upon  that  oecasion,  remarkabh 
ability  and  courage,  as  well  us  to  the  brave  brig.idier  (d 
cuirassiers,  Pradier,  and  some  otiiers,  who  were  near  the 
colonel. 

"  The  brave  volunteers  who,  nniler  the  orders  of  their 
intrepid  chief,  Jouberl,  aceomplislied  so  much  during 
the  Ihree  grand  days,  have  again  distiiiL'ui  died  tliein- 
M'lves  under  the  orders  of  the  same  chit  t',  truly  worthy 
to  command  thiin,  by  their  zeal  in  the  expedition  lo 
Rambonilli't. 

"Our  btethren  in  arms  from  tlie  piilriotic  town  ol 
Havre  had  also  man  bed  to  assi>i|  ns;  Ihi'y  yeslerday 
entered  the  capital  to  fraternise  with  us. 

"  I.\K*VKTTK." 


CMAPTi:U  VIII. 

A  ffsh  irrlisti'in  if  Mintur'-i''l  iti  Tails-  ili-rhinttof  t'le  •«r.|i|(,i)  ni 
IH:in -I,flfuyi'lli'»avef  ihii  <  li  iiiilt  i  — lh»  uti.rai  tnilu'-nr-  !nvi> 
iiiiilitNife  tn'iliff  iii'M  )Mtw<  r— lie  ili'rlitr.'i  nitiniiMi  ili"  IiiikIiiiiv 
IMM'in^i — Pnrnriil  rn  'ef|HTilita  iIh'  lleoiid  l.'liiiri  i  ll  is  it> 
leiniiMPil  Ihni  the  xnriiiirv  ol'lle-  llireur  kIiiiII  be  liaKvl  tl|MiM  iIm 
•iHllrnllim  or  Clinilca  X  nml  llie  li»u|>lilii— rrlvnlu  duniMinii 
mid  nifl'iiiK  imrni-iilinrit'n  ilmi  ixilijiti. 

■  hiring  the  ev|X'dilion  to  Itainbouilli  I  a  fresh  irritation 
WHS  inanifesli'd  in  Pari«.  The  Chnrter,  modified  by  .\I. 
lierard,  was  known.  This  ill  fiirmed  plan  of  a  eoiiklitii- 
tloii,  remodelled  u|Min  ll"  syslpin  which  hnd  just  Iser 
destroyed,  wus  f^ti  from  fulfilling  Ihu  c.xpectatiuiis  uf  the 


revolution,  as  it  sanctioned  the  prineipul  abuses  of  that 
"ystein,  and  repudiated  every  idea  of  national  I'onscnt. 
There  was,  moreover,  some  intention  of  voting  the  iicer- 
age  hereditary;  general  indignation  was  manifested 
among  the  men  ol' July  ;  treason  even  was  s:,id  lo  exist  1 
It  was  the  3d  of  -\iigusl,  tiie  day  appointed  by  the 
government  of  Charles  X.  for  the  meitiiig  of  the 
Chanibers.  'J'he  deputies  attiielied  much  iin[iortancc 
to  the  circumstance  of  o|>cniiig  the  Ht'rtthitiumnif  ses- 
sion upon  that  day;  it  was  opened  in  iffeet,  and  two 
sillings  took  place  on  the  same  day.  'I'hat  of  the 
evening  had  scarcely  cominenced,  wlicii  a  tunmllnous 
crowd  presented  itself  at  the  doors  of  the  Ciiainlier, 
with  a  manilest  inleiition  of  dissolving  it  by  liiree; 
the  cxas|K'ralioii  of  the  young  men  was  renewed  with 
more  violenee  than  ever;  the  ineiiibers  who  were  en- 
leriiig  the  hall  were  assailed  with  most  meiiai'ina^  re- 
proaches; in  fine,  the  tiiiiiiill  had  reached  its  height 
wlieii  Lafayette  arrived  by  the  gri'at  court,  sitiialeil  at 
\Uv  cxlremity  opposite  lo  llie  .■■eeiie  of  tumuli.  Finding 
the  Cliaiiiber  in  great  aginitioii,  and  preparing  it>elf  to 
nvist  conr.iLfionsly  tliis  violation  of  its  liberty,  lu^  eii- 
ijiiired  where  tlie  di^tu^banee  existed,  and  presenting 
liiinself  vvithi.ut  ilelay  lo  Hie  asseiuhhige  which  was 
making  the  air  nsoimd  with  ils  eoinplaints  and  its 
tries  I — "  Kriends,"  saiil  he  lo  the:  disconlenled,  "  it  was 
my  duly  lo  lake  lueaKiires  lo  protect  the  Clianiber  of 
Deputies  against  any  attack  direcled  against  ils  inileiiend- 
enee;  I  li.ive  not  d<ine  so,  and  1  have  been  wrong.  Hut 
I  had  not  foreseen  the  violeiicir,  afn  r  all  that  Ins  taken 
|>laee  (liiriiiir  the  rivolntion,  which  is  exhibited  this  day. 
I  have  no  forii-  to  oppose  lo  yon:  lint  if  llje  libi  riy  ol' 
the  Cliainlier  is  \  iol.iled,  the  dishonour  will  liiil  upoti  me 
who  am  entrusted  with  tlii'  inainlenanee  of  pnhlie  order. 
I  l!:en'fore  plaet:  my  luinoiir  in  your  liaiids,  and  I  de|  end 
siillii  ieiilly  iiiwii  your  l'rieMdshi|>  lo  lie  certain  that  you 
will  peaeiably  retire."  At  the -.e  words  the  slorni  was 
eahiKil;  and  all  exi  laiined  :  "Well!  let  us  retiri'l  \\ri 
lAifinjillr  y  and  the  Chamber  recovered  llie  independ- 
ence of  ils  di  lilieratifiiis. 

It  was  not,  liowi  vrr,  with  iinpunily,  that  the  voice  of 
Laliiyelle  alone  eoiiid  elfeel,  in  this  critical  inonienl, 
wli.l  all  other  united  iuliiienecs  would  have  alli.'iii|tled 
ill  vain.  This  power  of  individual  popularity,  which  was 
then  extolled  by  liiyh  anil  by  low,  lieeaiiie  the  cause  of 
the  unibrage  anil  rulieiilous  jealousy  which  broke  out  as 
soon  as  the  dangers,  \\illi  wliieli  the  trial  of  the  ininister.s 
meiiaeeil  the  new  order  of  things,  had  passed  a\\av. 

Hefore  the  publii'  disciissicjii  of  tlii'  new  Charter,  in  the 
draveiiig  up  of  which  Lafayelle  had  had  no  share,  some 
deputies  had  been  sent  liir  to  the  I'alais-ltoyal  to  hear  it 
read.  AI.M.  (Jeorge  I.arayetle,  Victor  de  Triiiy,  and  La- 
f.tyette  himself,  were  presenl.  The  reading  veas  hastily 
gone  through,  and  in  onlir  lo  prevent  any  observations, 
gre.lt  care  wax  taken  to  pn  lend  that  the  Chamber  wai 
waiting.  Lafayelle,  howi'Ver,  was  struck  with  the  anibi- 
giiily  and  iinciearness  of  the  article  relative  lo  the  aboli- 
tion ol'the  peerage,  so  strongly  insisted  upon  by  the 
llolcl-de-Ville.  'I'lie  coiii|Hisition  was  allered  in  llii 
Chamber  ilsell',  on  the  reipiisiliim  of  srinc  deputies,  iind 
in  cniisei|iiinee  of  the  severe  language  made  use  of  b_v 
Lafayelle  from  the  tribune. 

"  ticiitlemen,"  s.iid  lie,  "when  I  come  to  pronnnnce 
an  opinion  upon  which  many  friends  of  lilsrly  may  dif 
lir,  i  shall  not  be  siis|K'cled  of  being  eariied  away  iiy  an 
I  liiillition  lif  feclinir,  or  n  wish  lo  court  |Kipularity,  which 
I  have  never  preferred  to  my  duty.  The  republican 
opinions  I  have  manil'ested  al  all  times,  niiil  in  the  pre- 
sence of  all  forms  of  sovereign  power,  Iiave  not  pn  venleil 
ine  Iroiii  deli  iidliig  a  eoiislilulional  throne;  it  is  thus, 
geiilli men,  that,  in  the  presenl  erl^is,  it  has  appeared 
projier  fir  us  to  raise  another  national  llirone;  and  I 
iiiiisl  say,  that  my  Im'sI  wishes  for  tin  prime,  the  choice 
of  whom  now  oeeiipies  you,  have  beeonu*  slrongi  r  the 
more  I  have  known  liliii ;  lail  I  slmll  dilli  r  from  many 
of  you  on  the  (piestiun  ol'the  hereditary  peeriige.  \  ilis. 
cipli'oflhe  .\iiieriean  school,  I  have  always  thought  thai 
llie  legi^lalive  body  oiejil  lo  be  divided  iiilo  two  eliuili- 
bers,  diirerenlly  orgaiii>-ed.  lint  I  have  nevir  iind.  rslood 
how  llieri^  could  he  h<  ridilary  legisl.ilors  iniil  piilges. 
Aristocracy,  gi  nlleinin.  Is  a  had  ingredieiit  in  pohlnal 
inslilutions;  I  therefore' expii'ss,  us  stniiigly  a.-.  I  can, 
my  wish  that  the  lierniilary  |h  erage  shoiilil  he  alHilislied. 
and,  al  the  same  lime,  I  beg  my  eolleaguis  not  lo  forgil, 
llnil  if  I  have  always  Iseii  Ihr  mini  uf  iJierly,  I  ha\e  never 
ceased  lo  Is*  fhr  mau  iif  /nililir  eii/ir." 

These  words  were  a  death  blow  lo  the  peerage .  It  i'- 
here  the  place  lo  speak  ol  the  Ik  mrd  ( 'hnrler,  respecting 
the  origin  of  which  so  many  eonjecliires  have  Is'en 
formed.  I  am  the  more  able  lo  give  an  aceoniit  of  it, 
«s,  httMin;  been  coiiiuiicd  with  lis  millior,  by  formerly 


writing  in  the  sasie  paper,  the  Journal  du  C'ommtrce,  I 
was  able  dining  the  memorable  days  to  cnru  my  port- 
folio from  the  notes  which  he  deposited  in  liis  own,  and 
acquaint  niy.self  with  every  particular  of  his  conduct  in 
this  atiair. 

'eople  have  been  wrong  in  accusing  M.  B6rard  of  ac. 
cepting,  upon  this  occasion,  a  part  ready  cast.  The  firat 
idea  of  the  important  measure  which  he  subsequently 
pro|)osed,  was  entirely  his  own,  and  the  following  is  the 
exact  series  of  vicissitudes  which  the  Charter  experienced 
belbrc  it  became  the  law  of  the  state, 

.•\t  ten  o'clock  on  Wednesday  evening,  the  3d  of  An. 
gust,  .Al.  Hi'rard,  discussing  at  M.  Lafiitle's,  with  MM. 
Ktienne  and  Cauchois  Lemnire,  the  danger  of  leaving 
any  longer  to  ambitious  persons  the  means  of  agitation, 
conceived  and  expressed  the  idea  of  putting  an  end  to  it, 
y  proposing  to  the  (liamber  the  formal  deposition  of 
Charles  X.,  and  the  proclamation  of  the  Duke  of  Orleans, 
upon  conditions  so  strict  and  precise  that  it  would  be  im- 
possible for  that  prince  to  break  tlirou(;h  tiicm.  This 
proposal  met  with  the  approbation  of  the  small  number 
of  patriots  to  whom  it  had  just  been  communicated,  and 
.\I.  Jierard  returned  home  in  order  to  draw  up  the  pro- 
posilion  which  follows: — 

V  solemn  compact  united  tin;  French  |ieoplc  to  their 
mnnarcli;  that  compact  has  just  been  broken.  The  pre- 
rogatives to  which  it  had  given  birth  have  ceased  to  exist. 
The  violator  of  th(^  contract  can  have  no  title  to  demand 
ils  )H'rfornianee;  Charles  X.  and  liij  son  in  vain  pretend 
lo  transmit  a  power  they  no  longer  possess;  that  power 
has  been  exliiiguishcd  by  tho  blood  of  sonic  thousands  ot 
vieliiiis. 

"  'I'lie  act  you  have  just  heard  read  •  is  a  new  instance 
of  perfidy.  The  legal  appearance  with  w  liich  it  is  in- 
vested  is  only  a  deception.  It  is  a  torch  of  discord  they 
wish  to  Inirl  amongst  us, 

"  The  eneniies  of  our  country  bestir  themselves  in 
every  way  ;  lliey  assmne  every  colour;  they  alTcct  every 
opinion.  If  an  anticipated  desire  ol  indefinite  liberty 
lakes  possession  of  some  generous  minds,  these  enemies 
aie  e.iger  to  turn  to  advantage  a  sentiment  into  which 
they  are  ineapahle  of  entering.  I'ltra-royulists  present 
Iheinselves  under  the  ap|iearance  of  rigid  republicans; 
others  alicct  towards  the  son  of  the  conqueror  of  Eu- 
rope, a  hypoerilical  altaehmcnt,  which  woidd  soon  be 
converted  into  hatred  if  it  could  be  in  serious  contein- 
plalion  to  make  him  the  chief  of  France. 

"  The  inevitable  instability  of  the  present  means  of 
government,!  iieonrage  Ihv.  promoters  of  discord  ;  let  us 
pill  an  end  lo  it.  .\  supreme  law,  that  of  necessity,  has 
pi. iced  arms  in  the  bunds  of  the  people  of  Paris  in  order 
lo  expel  oppression.  This  law  has  made  us  adopt  as  a 
provisional  chief,  and  as  a  means  of  safety,  a  prince  sin- 
cerely tiiendly  to  constitutional  institutions,  'I'lie  sanii.' 
law  requires  that  we  should  adopt  this  prince  as  the  deli- 
iiilive  chief  of  our  govermneiit. 

"  lint  v.hiitcver  conlidence  we  may  repose  in  him,  the 
rights  vvliicli  we  are  called  U|miii  to  defend  require  that 
we  should  sellle  the  conditions  on  which  he  is  to  obtain 
|Kiwer.  Having  lepeutedlv  been  shamefully  deceived, 
we  may  be  allowed  to  call  for  sirict  giiaranlees.  Our 
insliliilions  are  incomplete,  and  faulty  in  many  respects; 
it  is  our  duly  to  extend  their  limits  and  render  lliciii 
more  |srfeet.  The  prince  who  is  at  oiir  head  has  anii- 
1  ipati  d  oor  jiist  demands.  'I'lie  principles  of  scveriil 
limilami  iital  laws  have  been  (iroposed  by  the  ("hanibci 
and  riiogiiisid  by  him.  The  ri-eslttbliBlimcnt  of  the 
national  guard  with  the  imwcr  to  npiHiint  their  own  ol!i- 
eers;  the  iiili  rvenlion  ol  the  citizens  in  the  liirnmlion  el' 
the  deparliiii  nlalaiiil  miimeipiil  ndniinistralions  ;  Irialbv 
jury  for  ollinces  of  the  press ;  the  res|K)nsibilily  (ii 
inini^ters  and  secondary  agenis  of  llie  adniinistratioii; 
Hie  stale  of  the  military  hgally  fixed  ;  the  rc-elcclion  ol 
ilepiilii!s  who  have  aci  i  ptid  oUiee  ;  are  already  ensured 
lo  us.  Public  opinion,  moriovcr,  ilenninds  no  longer  uii 
empty  toleration  of  all  religious  worships,  but  their  nli- 
soliilei  quality  in  llie  eye  of  the  law;  the  evpiilsion  ol 
foreign  troops  from  the  national  army;  the  ubolilion  ol 
the  nobility,  old  and  new  ;  the  proposing  of  new  lowi 
to  belong  to  each  of  the  Ihree  powers  ;  the  suppreisiei; 
of  the  doubleeleitor.il  vole;  the  age  uikI  the  pro|Mi 
qiialiliealioii  of  eiiiididatcs  reduced;  in  fine,  the  tola! 
reconslitiitioii  of  the  |S'ernge,  the  fiindninintal  Irases  ui 
ttliiih  have  liecn  succcKsivcly  vitiated  by  prevBricutiiij 
iiiinisterK. 

"  tienlleinen,  we  are  the  ileeled  of  the  iirnplr;  to  m 
Iliey  have  liilriistid  the  il  fence  of  their  interests  am! 
the  evpressnin  of  Iheir  wants.     'I'lieir  first  wants,  llim 

*  Thii.  iirni'K  »  n.  Ill  lisvi'  hi'Mi  rf  id  al  llir  KliiinK  In  « lili  li  ih' 
iici  111'  iiticllriiiinn  nf  I'linilrs  X  iind  llie  rrnuniial.aii  ol  lliu  lUu 
|i|ilii  WLir  iniiiiiiiinunU'd  In  till  Llianibit. 


dearest 
Bave  CO 
jbr  us  t 
♦oby 
Were  va 
6ar  pow 
law  wh 
|nd  iiiv 

"On 
tlie  cone 
lie  slipu 
*>»,  gc 
iprciich, 
ftans." 

In  th 
tjbminiir 

pine  mi 

tised  to 
irard  ] 


LAFAYETTE  AND  LOUIS  PHILIPPE. 


II 


Journal  du  f'ommtrce,  I 
diiys  to  ciirii  my  port. 
cpoKited  in  tiia  uwn,  and 
ticulur  of  his  conduct  in 

ccusing  M.  Birard  of  ac 
art  ready  cast.   The  fir»t 

I  which  he  subsequently 
and  the  following  is  the 

I I  lie  Cliartcr  experienccu 
state. 

t  evening,  the  3d  of  A«. 
M.  Lumttc's,  with  MM, 
i;  tlie  danger  of  leaving 
i  tlie  means  of  agitation, 
!a  of  putting  an  end  to  it, 
the  formal  deposition  of 
n  of  the  Duke  of  Orleans, 
c'cisc  that  it  would  be  im- 
ilk  tlirou(;h  liicm.  Thia 
ion  of  the  sniull  number 
been  conmiunicated,  and 
der  to  draw  up  the  pro- 

III!  French  [wopic  to  their 
it  been  broken.  The  pre- 
birtli  have  ceased  to  exist. 
1  have  no  title  to  demand 
d  liij  son  in  vain  pretend 
iger  possess ;  that  power 
loud  of  sonic  thousands  of 

[1  read  •  is  a  new  instance 
lice  with  H  hicti  it  is  iii- 
is  a  torch  of  discord  they 

itry  bestir  themselves  in 
colour ;  they  affect  every 
■sire  ol  iiidetinite  liberty 
ous  minds,  these  enemies 
a  sentiinent  into  which 
.  I'llra-royulists  present 
ICO  of  rigid  republicans; 
of  the  conqueror  of  Eu- 
it,  which  woiUd  soon  be 
Id  Iw  ill  serious  conteiii. 
of  rruiice. 

of  the  present  meiins  of 
iiiotcrs  of  discord  ;  let  lis 
u\v,  that  of  necessity,  has 
people  of  Paris  in  order 
has  inndc  us  adopt  as  a 
of  safety,  a  jiriiicc  sin- 
institutions.  The  sHim- 
ipt  this  prince  as  the  deli- 

may  repose  in  him,  the 
to  dul'end  require  that 
on  which  he  is  to  obtain 
shamefully  deceived, 
Iriet  guarantees.  <Jur 
illy  ill  many  respects; 
mits  and  render  them 
is  at  our  head  lian  anli- 
'he  primiplea  of  several 
reposed  by  the  ("liambci 
ri'.olabllshiiient  of  llic 
to  ap|H)iiil  their  own  olli. 
zciis  ill  the  lonimlion  «l 
ailiniiiistraliriiis  ;  trialby 
;  the  n's|)oiisibility  ol 
of  the  aiimiiiistralioii; 
fiM'd  ;  llie  re-election  ol 
e  ;  are  already  ensured 
ileinands  no  ioiiger  au 
worships,  but  their  ab. 
law  ;  llie  eipulsion  ol' 
army  ;  the  abolition  ol 
proposing  of  new  lam 
lowers ;  the  suppression 
nge  and  the  proper 
uced  ;  in  tine,  the  total 
fimilnmi  iital  bases  ni 
ilialed   by  prevorieatiiij 

led  of  llie  (leople;  to  vi 
of  Ihiir  iiilert'sts  am; 
Till  ir  lirst  wnnts,  llim 

I  nl  i!ir»liilnii  in  «hlili  iti- 
ilx'  rfhum  luf.on  ot  tlir  Diitj 
ibi'i. 


larest  interests,  arc  liberty  and  tranquillity.  They 
JVC  conquered  lilicrty  from  the  hands  of  tyranny  ;  it  is 
ir  us  to  ensure  them  tranquillily,  and  we  can  only  do 
)  by  giving  tlicni  a  just  and  stable  goveiniiicnt.  It 
■ere  vain  to  assert  that  in  acting  thus,  we  shall  CKec-cd 
iur  powers;  I  would  answer  this  futile  objection  by  the 
^w  which  I  have  already  invoked,  that  of  imperious 
|nd  invincible  necessity. 

"  On  the  faith  of  a  strict  and  rif:ore>-s  execution  of 
^B  conditions  just  enumerated,  which  must,  beforehand, 
|e  stipulated  aiid  sworn  to  by  tlie  monarch,  I  propose  to 
A)ii,  gentlemen,  to  proclaim  iminediately  king  of  the 
Prcncli,  the  Prince  Lieutenant-general,  Philip|>e  d'Or- 
Muns." 

In  tlic  norning  of  the  4th  of  August,  'M.  Berard 
jibminunieatcd    this    proposition    to    fcvcriil    deputies, 

fitoiongKt  whom  were  M.M.  Uupoiit  do  rEore,  at  that 
5me  minister  of  justice,  and  Lallitle,  who  both  pro- 
isud  to  communicate  it  to  the  council.  At  iiuon  .'M 
brard  repaired  to  the  (."hamber,  where,  before  the  open- 
■  the  sitting,  he  thoiiglit  pro|H^r  to  menlion  his  in 
intiuns  to  a  great  many  of  hiscollcanues,  among  whom 
met  with  violent  opposition.  While  this  was  going 
,  the  provisional  ministers  arrived  at  tlie  Palais-Uour- 
jn,  and  assured  M.  Bcrard  tliat  his  plan  had  met  with 
le  approbation  of  the  council;  but  that  the  UuUe  of 
irlcans  pailicularly  requested  him  to  postpone  the  pro- 
jsition,  in  order  to  be  able  to  give  it  a  still  great('r  ex- 
insion  to  the  adianliige  iif  lilieily  I  They  added,  that 
ic  prince  had  conceived  the  thought  of  immediately  ap- 
Iviiig  to  the  Charter  tiic  principles  laid  down  iu  the 
roiiosiliou  of  M.  Bi'riird,  and  Ihat  in  the  evening  he 
rould  be  called  to  the  council,  in  order  to  discuss,  with 
V  members  of  the  cabiiiit,  the  moilitieations  it  might 
deemed  pro-per  to  make  in  il.  M.  l)er;ad,  however, 
as  not  sent  for  by  the  niiiiislers,  who  e.veu.-i'cl  llieni- 
ves  by  saying,  that  the  council  had  first  wished  to 
me  to  an  agneiiicnt  upon  some  points  iiiuler  discus- 
lion,  in  whieli  they  had  not  yet  succeeded,  but  lhat  be, 
rl.  Berard,  should  certainly  be  called  to  the  meeting  of 
le  evening.  This  second  promise  had  the  same  fate  as 
p  first. 

On  Friday  morning,  tlie  .5th  of  August,  51.  Bi'r.ird 
■^I'cnt  to  the  house  of  M.  (iuizot,  to  whom  lie  eompliined 
An  bitter  terms  nf  the  delay  that  Iiis  pro|msiliiiii  lind  ix- 
merieneed  and  tlie  improper  treatment  he  had  nicl  willi. 
St  was  then  that  M.  (iuizot  delivered  to  him,  with  visi- 
Jblc  enibarr.issnient,  a  new  composition,  in  the  handwri- 
king  of  the  Duke  dc  Broglii^,  drawn  up  according  to 
the  system  of  the  doelriiiuirti,  who  had  just  seized  upon 
power. 

The  follow  ing  is  the  original  text  of  this  curious  do- 

cumeiit,  which  1    recommend   to   the   atUiitiou  of  my 

readers,  as  typical  of  Die   opinion   which   then   swayed 

and  has  ever  since  gnidi  d  the  policy  of  the   men  of  the 

Uestoration,  in  whom,  in  an   nnhieky   monient,  the  re- 

iVohilioii  of  July  had  ihe  niisfortuiie  to  eonlide. 

^     It  is  there  we  nm      seek  liir  the  origin  of  that  mon- 

lEtriius  anomaly  whl>  u  A!,  (liiizot  .soon  dared  to  iiitrodnee 

*nmoiig  our   laws,  under   the   curious  denomination    of 

iijU'inilrnilimiiri/, 

,f     "  The  Ciiamher  of  Devutiks,   takimi   into  toNsior- 

^RATIOX,  &c. 

I     "  yKEivci  THE  Act  of    .^biucation  ok   His   .Majesty 
'|Ciutti.Es  X.,  evoER  Tiir.  oate   of   the  2n  of   Arousr 

lil.AST,    AND   THE     nEM-MlATloN    OF    Ills     l{<IVAL    llUill.SKSS 
IliOelS-AvTOlNE,    DaII'IIIN,  OF  THE  SAME  HATE  ; 

"  I'ONSIOEUIMJ,    MonEOVEB,  THAT    II.    AI.     ClIARIES    X., 

^/\n  II,  H.  II.  I.oms    AvToiNE,  Daci'iiin,  and  aj  i.  the 

'jilElinKIIS   OF    THE    El.llEK      linANlH    OF    rilE    lloVAI.    llolSE, 
RE    AT    THIS    .MIHIEST    I.EAVINO     rilE    I'lUACIl    TEHItllOHV; 

'Declares,  that  the   throne  is  vacant,  ami  that 
is   iniiisi'ensari.v    necessary    to   fkoville   foa   the 

X'ASION," 

The  qualificalicm  fiir  a  depuly  at  IIUIO  I'ranes,  and  the 
ualificatioii  entitling  lo  a  vote  of  UlUI  lianei',  weie  care, 
illy  preserved  in  this  jinjil,  wliieli,  moreover,  made  no 
lodifieatinn  in  the  composition  of  the  (.'hanilM.'.'  of  Peers, 
M.  (iuizot  had  only  added,  iu  his  own  liaiidwritiiig,  tlie 
following  marginal  note ;  "  /l/(  niipninlmriilt  ami 
tirw  rrtutinni  of  prna  mndr.  diirins  the  itign  of  U,  M, 
Chnrlts  X-  «rr  ihiimrd  null  mid  viiid," 

But  what  it  is  most  impnrlani  to  remnrk  in  this  com- 
position, IS  the  order  of  ideas  in  whi 'h  the  two  dim  ling 
ministers  had  already  pliieed  lliiinsolveH,  What  did 
M.M.  de  Uroglie  and  (iuizot  iiieaii  lo  eimviy  by  the 
"  roniii/crieg'"  introduced  In  their  eom|Hisilion  '  In 
whose  interest  had  lliey  stipulated  the  abdication  of 
i'lmrlen  X,,  and  the  remineialion  of  the  Daupliin,  if  il 
wemiol  in  favour  of  a  third  (lerson,  n  minor  f  Indenl, 
he  neccuily  of  the   abdication   and   the   rciuuii  iation 


once  recognised,  the  Duke  of  Bordeaux  alone  remained 
of  riiflit  King  of  France.  So,  it  was  morally  impossible 
to  infer  from  these  principles  the  kingship  of  Louis 
Pliilippe;  and,  in  order  not  to  lie  struck  with  the  absur- 
dity of  tills  combination,  il  was  necessary  to  give  credit 
to  the  existence  of  a  certain  protest  published  in  the 
English  journals,  on  occasion  of  the  birth  of  the  Duke 
of  liurdeaux,  put  lorth  aguiii  a  I'ew  weeks  after  the 
events  of  Ji.'y,  and  leil  without  contradiction  on  the 
part  of  the  Diike  of  Orleanf,  to  whom  it  had  been  attri- 
buted. In  any  case,  it  was  ut  least  evident  that  the 
ilocliinnire  ministers  wi-hed,  even  then,  to  create  for 
Louis  Philippe  a  Icgiliiii.ate  monarchy ;  an  intention 
which  sufficiently  explains  both  the  conduct  of  this 
first  ministry,  and  that  of  tlie  present  cabinet,  whose 
principles  are  cxaclly  the  same. 

However,  on  receiving  from  the  hands  of  M.  Guizot 
tlie  composition  of  .M.  de  Broglie,  AI.  Bcrard  declared 
that  It  expressed  principles  to  which  he  could  not  sub- 
scriljc,  and  announced  his  intention  of  modilying  them. 
Time,  however,  was  pressing  ;  it  was  nine  o'clock,  and 
the  (Jlianiber  were  lo  a-sscnibli^  at  noon  to  receive  the 
communicatiou  of  his  projiosition. 

It  was  in  this  short  space  of  time  tint  he  hurried 
tlirough  the  compact  destined  to  bind  France  to  the 
royalty  of  the  barricades.  Alectinir  AI.  (iuizot  at  the 
foot  of  the  tribune,  "  I  h.ive,"  said  he,  "  allered  a  good 
deal  of  your  work."  "  So  inueii  thi'  worse,"  replied  the 
(lorlriniiirr :  'you  will  veer  he  fiir'^ict'i'  /'or  it."  To 
every  rellccling  man,  this  phrase  conveyed  the  whole 
system  which  is  now  being  developed. 

I  seek  not  to  he  tlie  apobigi.st  of  M.  B"rard's  prodiic- 
lion ;  I  have  already  said  lh;,t  it  is  only  ,■•  clumsy  assem. 
Iil.igi!  of  the  most  ineoliirent  provisi,  us.  However,  il 
on  Ihe  one  hand  we  reilect  with  what  preci|iitatioii  he 
was  oblij'cd  lo  finish  his  composition,  and  if  on  the 
oilier  his  first  work  bo  comp.ired  wilii  the  proposition 
coming  from  so  hiuli  a  qinrler  and  drawn  up  by  ,M.M, 
•  iuizot  and  de  Broglie:  if,  nioreuvcr,  the  eleineiits  o 
which  the  C'liainber  was  composed,  he  taken  into  eoiisi 
deratiim  ;  the  difficult  situation  of  Ibis  honourable:  dr- 
ptily  will  lie  easily  conceived ;  and  lo  ciremnstaiices, 
rallier  than  to  polilii?al  convictions,  the  delects  of  the 
Charter  of  \>'M  will  probably  be  ascribed, 

CHAPTFIf  IX, 

Vain  esiipi-lnilnnr— l.nliiM'ii.^  i-  i>|>|ins,il  i,>  tlii'  nr-w  kiiicV  tnkiiic 
llif  itiiiiv  or  l'lilli|»pf  \'  — tnthii'iii/ioiiin  Ml  Lniiis  Ctiiiipiic— 
Wliy  Liu'iiVflli^  ancplH  lli«  rnaiMtanil-.ii-cliJfl  r,l' ihi-  liati'trri 
)lii:ir<ls— Wlial  III'  ihh-s  I'or  lliie  iiislilul  nn— Ki^Vicw  ol  ill,'  -J'l.li 
I'f  Vua'isl,  1":!0— Il  v\as  llii  II  t'oi  l'.iiio,ic  lo  ti»k  piacv,  and  lOi 
traiai'  lo  crani  it. 

The  new  charter,  in  the  hurried  manner  in  whieli  it 
had  been  got  up,  was  eerlaiiily  not  i^ipial  to  what  Ihe 
victory  ill  iiianded,  nor  lit  all  ccpial  to  the  c\peetalioiia 
that  so  noble  a  triumph  liad  raised.  The  ih.taiiee  was 
iieverthelesH  ^reat  Is  tween  the  new  coiislilullun  and  the 
old  cliirler-  -between  the  republiean  forms,  wiiieli  were 
si  111  respected,  ami  Ihe  servile  lorms  of  a  court,  whieli  a 
I'ew  days  before  liiiil  wii(r|ieil  heavily  upmi  France,  The 
most  ardent  friends  of  the  lievohitlon  might  slill  dream 
of  pisliee,  liberty,  glory,  a  throne  proteelnig  ihi'  rights 
of  tlie  piTiple,  an  iiiiiisMihible  euiiipact  bctwienlhe  go. 
verniiieni  and  tile  nation,  I'or  myself,  I  confess,  I 
Ihought  thai  the  dieains  of  my  yiailh  were  realised  ;  lin 
it  was  to  the  sound  ot  the  "  I'lnisifnnc,"  and  the 
"  Miirffilliiiiii,'"  pirl'ormed  iiniler  the  very  porlieo  of  ihe 
Chtiniber,  that  the  lieiilen.inl.cteneralhail  jusl  appeal  id  Ihr 
Ihe  fii.sl  li.iic  ill  the  midsl  of  llie  nalliinal  representalion  ■ 
and  imiigiiiing  I  lint  n  lime  so  long  wished  for  was  now  lo 
List,  I  Ibonghtl  could  exeluiiii  with  the  old  man,  Simeon, 
"  None  (liiiiillis..."     Alas! 

Il  had  been  deeiiled  llial  the  throne  should  be  olVered 
lo  llie  Duke  of  Orleiins  ;  that  the  new  moiiareh  should 
take  Ihe  n.iiiie  of  Philippe  V.  It  was  llie  firsi  allempl 
of  Ihe  counler-revnhilion  to  piece  togellier  again  thai 
fliiiiiir  i/i.t  II iiiH  which  lliu  barricades  had  so  rudely 
niiiipped  asunder, 

Lafayelle  opposed  lliis  denoininalion,  which  lie  said 
was  imworlhy  of  a  republiean  monarchy,  which  onulil 
lo  have  nolliing  in  common  with  the  pretensions  and 
barbarian  linsel  of  the  ancient  kings  of  France.  Frank, 
ness,  Ibis  lime,  had  the  ndvanlage  over  the  diHliiiiniii 
iiuirllers,  and  the  Diike  of  Orleans  vvmle  with  his  own 
hand  tlieso  words  in  Fiiglish :  )um  hint  (;utiird  ijuii 
iniiiil. 

It  was  n  fine  speetnele  to  witness  the  iiillironisationof 
a  king  eiealed  by  llie  |Mople,  enlrring  inlolhe  Kiiiieliiarv 
iif  llie  laws  lo  the  sound  ol'  Ihe  popular  liyiims  of  17ll'i, 
Joined  with  ;lii  palriolie  inspirations  ot  I  Kill ;  silling 
u)Hiu  a  Kimple  tabouret,  luid  wailing  until  llic  leprcaen 


iatives  of  the  nation  should  have  given  him  permission 
to  scat  himself  upon  the  throne.  Who  will  ever  forget 
it  ?  The  |)cople  were  still  then  in  all  the  dignity  of 
their  power,  and  never  had  the  relations  between  the 
created  and  the  creator  been  more  religiously  observed : 
cries  of  I'tie  Ic  Dur  d'Oiliuns!  and  not  of  Vice  le  Koi ! 
resounded  from  the  benches  and  other  parts  of  the 
house :  the  president  of  the  Chamber,  M.  Casimir 
Perier,  reading  the  new  Charter  to  the  Duke  of  Orleans ; 
the  prince  declaring  that  he  accepted  it ;  the  honest 
Dupoiit  de  I'Eurc  prescniing  it  to  him  for  signature,  and 
receiving  his  oath  ;  a  king  standing  and  speaking  to  a 
people  who  were  seated ;  and  that  king  authorised,  at 
lenglli,  lo  place  himself  upon  the  throne,  where,  for  the 
first  lime,  he  is  saluted  with  the  title  of  monarch  :  such 
were  the  last  homages  paid  to  tlic  sovereignty  of  the 
French  peo|de. 

When  the  lieutenant  general  had  arrived  at  the  Hotel- 
dc-Villc,  hi.s  lirst  care  li.d  been  to  press  Lafayette  to 
preserve  tile  I'unelions  of  coinniander-in.chicf  of  the  na- 
tional guards  of  the  kingdom.  The  prince  reiterated 
this  request  at  the  moment  he  ascended  the  llirone,  add- 
ing  that  it  was  the  most  ellicacioiis  method,  the  only 
one,  perhaps,  of  con.solidating  his  work.  Lafayette, 
thinking  that  circumstances  indeed  required  tXat  thi» 
eominand  should  remain  in  his  hands,  consented  to  keep 
it  provisionally;  allhoiigh,  as  I  have  already  said,  he  had 
refused  it  forty  years  belbrc,  as  giving  to  one  man  an 
cvorbitant  and  dangerous  power. 

This  is  the  place  to  relate  Ihe  services  which  Lafay- 
ette rendered  his  country  during  the  short  period  that 
he  held  this  vast  eominand.  At  Ihe  name  of  their  gene- 
ral, the  national  guards  arose  to  life,  and  formed  them- 
selves as  if  by  enchantment.  All  his  time  was  employ- 
ed, all  hi.s  anxiety  was  centred,  in  this  national  rearm- 
ing, williuut  which  he  always  thought  there  never  coud 
exist  a  guarantee  lor  liberty.  .'\  great  part  of  his  time 
was  oeeiipied  in  the  immense  correspondence  which  he 
haslened  to  establish  belweeii  his  headquarters  and  the 
stall's  of  all  Ihe  nalii.nal  guards  of'tlie  kingdom.  He  at- 
taelied,  ill  particular,  much  imiHirlanee  to  the  creation  of 
a  citizen  arlillery,  of  which  a  great  many  companies 
were  alreiily  oig.inised,  and  in  posses-ion  of  three  hun- 
dred and  Inly  pieces,  at  the  time  of  his  resignation. 
Obliged  bioiself  to  appoint  the  eommnnders  of  the  le- 
gions, in  order  to  serve  as  a  nucleus  to  their  subsequent 
organisation,  yet  tuitblul  to  the  principles  of  17111,  ho 
haslened  to  rccoiisign  those  iippointini  nts  to  the  choice 
of  the  citizens  as  soon  as  eircninstnnees  perniilted  it. 
'I'liis  right,  essentially  national,  Lafayrlte  arterwurds  de- 
fended against  the  iqiinion  of  the  (.'omMii*,?!!/!!  who  made 
it  II  prerogative  of  the  crown  ;  he  also  maintained  at 
ihe  tribune  that  tln^  formalion  of  ciinloml  batluliojis 
ou;;hl  to  be  made  a  general  and  absolute  principle,  and 
not  lelldependentonthewillof  tlieking.  Every  week  La- 
fayelle asM  iiibled,  at  his  head  qinirters,  the  colonels  and 
Ihe  lieuleiiant  eohmels  of  the  k  gions,  llii>  artillery,  and 
Ihe  cav.dry,  in  order  to  cnnei  rl  with  them  not  oiily  the 
means  of  bringing  lo  perfection  Hie  organisation  of  the 
cilizen  army,  but  also  Ihe  ineasiires  to  betaken  to  niain- 
laiii  public  order,  and  for  the  best  distribution  of  the 
service. 

His  mornings  were  generally  employed  in  receiving 
Ihe  numerous  deputations  of  the  naliennl  guards  and 
munieipiililles  of  the  departments,  who  Hocked  to  hink 
from  all  quarters,  to  pay  him  Iheir  respecla  and  solicit 
iirnis,  Ihe  delivering  of  vvliich  never  failed  to  create  him 
ililfieiilties  anil  eonleni ions  ofwliiehnoiiebiilofficersaliout 
him  could  form  an  idea.  However,  owing  In  the  unliniitej 
eonfidenee  reposed  in  him  by  Ihe  country,  to  his  assidu- 
oos  cares,  lo  his  palriolie  firmness,  and  perhaps  also  to 
Ihe  govermneiit's  fi'ariiig  lo  resist  him  at  the  moment 
when  llie  heir  to  the  throne  was  coming  lo  ask  his  per- 
mission lo  serve  as  a  private  nrlillerv  man  in  the  na- 
lioiial  guard— owing  to  all  Ibis,  FrRiice  already  iiumher- 
ed  Mviiiliin  hundred  llionsand  organised'  nalional 
guards,  appointing  their  own  oHieers,  nriiied,  and  a 
great  number  ciiuippeil,  full  of  urclonr  and  polrioliiim. 

Who  is  there  that  does  not  utill  feel  u  remaining  de- 
gree of  eiilliiisiiism,  ill  calling  to  mind  the  review  of  the 
•JlMli  of  August,  at  which  sixty  Ihoiisaiidiialhinal  guards, 
organised,  ns  it  were  by  miracle,  |Hrleiilly  armed  anil 
eqiiipiMil,  enine  to  Ihe  Cliniiip.dc-.Mars  to  receive  their 
lohiiirs  I'roiii  the  hands  of  Louis  Philip(>e,  who  Ihen  still 
thought  it  an  lioiiour  to  be  only  Ihnir  first  magistrate  ? 
How  iimiiy  gnaraiilees'  wlial  glory!  what  lilierly!  how 
iiiiieh  pro«|Hrity  this  niagnilieenl  scene  pnmiised  !  Filly, 
two  hallnlions  or  sipmdrons  of  eiliren  soldiers,  rivalliiiif 
ill  npmarnneennilmllitarv  precision  the  old  Imndsnflhn 
grancl  army,  and  shIiiIccI  by  the  Bcclniimlions  of  llireo 
hundred  thuuaaiid  s|>ectuturB,  presented  a  y«t  more  bril. 


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12 


LAFAVETTE  AND  LOUIS  PHILIPPE. 


\  • 


lianl  spectacle  tliun  thiit  of  the  federation  of  1790.  It 
was  then  tliiit  I.oiiis  PhilipiK?,  hnvinff  thrown  himself 
into  the  urnis  of  l.afiiyotte,  exelainiinfj,  This  I  prrfrr  lu 
a  rormuition  at  l{/ieiiiii>,  the  troops  and  the  people  nn 
RWered  these  suhitations  hy  a  thoiisanil  shouts  of  V'l'ff  I' 
Koil  V'ire  Lnfiiyelte!  An  inliTtstinjf  and  grand  union 
which  appeared  lo  have  fixed  the  throne  of  Louis  Philipi 
upon  a  roclt.  And  that  other  revii'W,  a  few  weelss  after, 
exliibited  iin  assenihlai;e  of  seventy  lliousand  niitional 
guards  under  arms  ;  and  then,  those  twenty  thousand 
men  of  the  department  of  the  Seine-et-(  Use,  whom  the 
king  and  Lafayette  caiiu'  to  ins|M'el  at  Versailles,  all  sol- 
diers and  citizens,  all  demanding'  and  inspiring  confi- 
dence, who  can  ever  forget  them  ?  with  what  certainly 
could  not  the  throne  of  July  have  promised  and  com- 
manded peace  I  Pence  I  it  was  for  the  kings  of  Europe 
to  ask,  and  for  Louis  Philippe  to  grant  il. 

A  fortnight  after  the  tail  of  a  perjured  king,  who 
buteliered  his  people,  an  inuni^nse  army  had  risen  in  fa- 
vour  of  liberty,  order  and  iude|M'ndenee ;  iiml  liehind  those 
civic  phalanxes,  one  hundred  thousand  valiant  working 
men,  ready  (o  save  the  country,  as  they  had  saved  the 
capital ;  and  in  the  remaining  part  of  France,  three  mil- 
lions of  citizens  vicing  with  each  other  in  organising 
themselves  against  the  enemies  of  our  independence,  of 
liberty,  and  public  order  1 !  Yes,  this  day  ought  to  have 
terminated  our  long  vicissitudes  ;  the  name  of  king  had 
again  become  popular  in  France,  llirough  a  prince  who 
held  out  his  hand  to  every  citizen,  and  wliom  all  interests 
hailed  as  their  protector.  Yes,  on  the  Sittli  of  August, 
one  month  afler  the  expulsion  of  ("liarles  X.,  the  revolu- 
tion, conuneneed  forty  years  Ix'fore,  might  have  ended  in 
establishing  the  principle  of  popular  sovereignty  and  eili- 
zcn  monarchy  :  but  they  would  not  have  it  so ;  the  revolu- 
tion is  again  in  labour;  the  crown  and  lilM-rty  are  .«till 
fearful  of  each  other;  France  docs  not  rise  in  greatness; 
•he  is  sinking  into  liltleness. 

Who,  while  reading  the  following  doeumenls,  wouhl 
not  have  bi  lieved  in  an  indissoluble  alliance  between 
Louis  Philippe  and  Lalayette  .' 

ORiiKii  OF  rnp;  »»v  of  tiik  .IOtu  of  Ariii'ST,  18.'t0. 

"The  niagniticcnt  review  of  yeslerday  ;  the  adinirabh- 
ap|)caranee  of  the  citizen  army,  the  rapiil  tormalion  of 
which  is  in  harmony  with  the  rapidity  of  the  triumph  ol' 
liberty;  the  manner  in  which  the  National  (iiiaril  pre- 
sented itself  under  arms  and  tiled  oil'  l«'lore  the  king, 
excited  the  enlliusiasiii  of  llie  immense  population  which 
victory  has  long  designated  as  the  most  eom|ictent  mili- 
tary judges.  The  presence  of  our  brave  wounded  men 
of  the  grand  week,  of  a  nujiilHr  of  deputalions  from  our 
fellow  soldiers  of  the  departinent.s,  completed  the  happi- 
ness of  this  memorahle  day.  The  general  in  chief  eim- 
tines  himself,  at  present,  in  congratulating  himself  and 
his  comrades  of  ilie  Parisian  national  guard  upon  the  su- 
perb and  patriotic  s|ieclacK!  which  it  exhibited  upon  this 
memorable  day.  What  expressions,  moreover,  could  he 
find,  after  those  of  the  s|K'eeli  diliv(  red  by  Ihe  king  in 
presenting  us  with  the  colours,  and  after  the  letter  which 
lie  hastens  lo  conimunicale  to  bis  fellow  soliliers  '" 

SPEKCU    nKl.IVKIlFIl    IIV    TUK    KISd    WIIFN    I'KKSKN TINd    TIlK 

roi.orns. 
"My  dear  comrades, 

"  It  is  with  pleasure  Ihat  I  entrust  these  colours  to  you, 
and  it  is  with  great  sntisfaelion  I  pri'si'nt  tin  in  lo  him 
who  was,  liirty  yi'ars  ago,  at  Ihe  li<'ad  of  your  filhrrs  in 
this  same  field. 

"These  colours  arose  among  us  willi  the  dawn  of  li. 
iHTty  ;  their  ap|H'aianee  reeals  lo  me  wilh  rapture  my 
younger  vearn.  A  symbol  of  the  vielory  o\er  Ihe  I'ne- 
mies  of  llie  slate,  b'l  Ihesr  er>lonrs  hecfune  amongst  our- 
pelves  Ihe  saleguard  of  puhlii'  order  and  liberty  1  l,el 
these  glorious  colours,  confided  to  your  tidelity,  be  our 
rallying-sign  1 

"  Vice  In  I'inntr  .'" 

l.KTTKPl  FROM  TIIK  KI.NCI  TO  nKNKIUI.  I.AFAVKTTK. 

"  I  wish  first  of  all,  my  dear  gini'ral,  to  know  how  you 
linil  yourself  after  this  splendid  day,  as  I  liaryou  musi  In 
niueii  l'atigue<l;  hut  (  have  yet  anolher  very  slrong  nut- 
live  for  adilressing  yon  ;  it  is,  to  reipiesllhal  you  will  he. 
come  mv  interpri'ler  wilh  thai  glorious  Nalionnl  (inaril, 
of  wlwnii  you  are  the  patriarch,  anil  to  express  to  Iheni 
all  the  admiration  wilh  which  il  has  this  ilay  inspired 
me.  Tell  Iheiii  that  mil  only  have  ihey  siirpiissi'd  my 
cxpectalioiis,  but  ihal  it  is  not  in  my  power  lo  express 
all  the  joy  and  Ihe  bappiness  they  ha\e  made  me  r\|H'. 
rience.  A  wllness  of  ihe  li  ileration  of  I7IIII  in  this  same 
Olmmp-dcMarn;  a  wilness,  also,  of  Ihe  grand  movcnienl 
of  17112,  when  I  »«w  our  army  in  ('hamiHigne  joined  by 
lbrty-ci|{lit  batUiliuiiB  wliicli  ihc  city  of  Poriii  hud  raiwd 


in  tliree  days,  and  which  so  eminently  contributed  to  re. 
|K'l  the  invasion  which  wc  had  Ihe  good  fortune  to  arrest 
at  Valmy  ;  I  can  make  the  comparison  ;  and  it  is  with 
delight  1  tell  you  that  what  I  Have  just  seen  is  very  su- 
perior to  lliat  which  I  then  considered  so  grand,  and 
which  our  enemies  found  so  formidable.  Have  th<^  good- 
ness, also,  my  dear  general,  to  express  to  the  .National 
(iiiard  how  much  1  was  gratified  by  their  demonstrations 
towards  myself,  and  how  deeply  they  have  sunk  into  iiiy 
heart. 

"  Your  aflectionnte, 

"  Ix)i'i8  Phimppk." 
Quantum  iiiulalut  nb  ilto  ! 

THAPTRR  X. 

ObjiM-i.- ilmt  tliverled  Lalaxciie's  aitrmion  foan  the  turniatlnn  of 
Ihi'  kiii<:'s  coilnnl—lli'  liniiands  the  i-iiniti(-i|iatitMi  nt  ilii-  |>f-ii|ilr 
ot  rnhuir— III'  I  rcT'i-tiis  til  the  kiiii>  ilirim!ivMliiittsi-<iii(leiiuii-il  liir 
)K)ljuca]  iillViirirt— Tlic  triidiicl  ut  iJmw  in  jhiwit  lowitrUa  Ihesi' 
liraM'  1111 II. 

'J'lie  munerous  occupations  in  which  such  great  anil 
rapid  events  had  involved  Lafiiyetle,  had  necessarily  di- 
verted his  attention  tioin  the  tbrnialion  of  the  king's 
council.  He  is  even  accused,  and  perhaps  justly,  of 
having  allowid  the  (wwer  to  fall  into  the  hands  of  the 
doclrinaiiff,  and,  in  general,  of  the  men  of  the  Restora- 
tion. That  inditference,  which  has  since  become  so  fa- 
tal, is  explained  by  the  character  of  liafuycttp,  to  whom 
anthorily  was  always  a  burden,  and  for  whom  the  rou. 
tine  of  business  had  never  any  attractions.  .Vccustoined 
to  recover  his  advant^igcs  in  limes  of  danger,  he  had  al- 
ways the  tailing,  a  very  serious  one  lor  a  stalesinim,  of 
despising  intrigues,  and  contemning,  above  all  others, 
those  of  which  h<:  might  individually  be  Ihe  object.  This 
unwillini:ncss  to  atleiid  to  |H'tly  machinations  and  cabal, 
was  productive  ol'  serious  eonsenuences  in  the  secpiel  of 
a  revolulion  which  hail  iH'cn  etVecled  nt  least  as  much  in 
opposition  to  men  as  to  things.  With  the  exi;i!ption, 
howl ver,  of  siveral  names,  which  with  associated  with 
alHieliiig  recollections,  il  must  be  conlessed  that  the  di- 
rection given  to  public  afliiiis  by  the  first  administration 
of  Louis  Philip|M>,  presented  nothing  alarming  for  the  re- 
volution, at  least  in  the  then  ostensible  and  avowed  |X)liey 
of  that  eabiiii  t. 

Till'  faction  which  very  soon  set  itself  up  as  the  arbiter 
of  our  ileslinics,  had  not  yet  atteinpted  to  re.conslrucl 
the  Uesloration ;  it  ap|K'ared  to  labour  only  lo  find  for 
France  a  suitable  |H>sition,  some  resting  |)oint  on  the  new 
ground  u|K)n  wliicli  the  events  of  .luly  had  thrown  her. 

The  revolution  of  1S30  had  likewise  itself  deranged 
many  interests,  thrown  many  [H-rsons  out  of  their  place, 
wounded  many  vanities ;  the  position  was  full  of  dangers  ; 
and  (Hiwer,  tottering  on  its  teet,  sought  strength  ami  sup- 
port iit  every  hand.  The  exp<'rieneeil  patriots,  on  their 
side,  reeollectid  that  our  first  revolution  had  comiuitted 
errors;  that  the  stnmgle  in  which  it  had  liecii  engaged 
had  renilired  it  violent ;  that  il  bad  terrified  many,  hud 
overshot  its  mark,  hail  tieipiently  swept  away  good  along 
wilh  evil;  and  had  ended  with  bringing  back  des|iotiain 
through  the  miilitim  of  anarchy. 

It  was  necessary  to  pay  regard  to  this  pridomiiiant 
fieling,  and  at  least,  liefiiie  attacking  the  new  govern- 
ment, lo  wait  until  it  had  settled  itself  and  unfolded  its 
system.  .Ml  Ihn  organs  of  lilieral  opinions,  whati^ver 
might  Iw  Ihe  shades  of  their  doctrines,  ranged  Ihem- 
selvi^s  fratiklv  on  the  sidt^  of  an  uulliority  emanating 
t'rom  the  bairicndos  ;  nntl  their  almost  tinnitiuioiis  eotin- 
iHtianee  atfordeil  lo  the  de|sisitaries  of  jMiwer,  during  the 
first  six  months  of  ilieir  admlnistrnlion,  is  one  ol'  the 
best  evidences  of  the  real  progress  Ibal  political  inlelli- 
geiii:e  hail  made  ainongsl  us.  'I'hen  many  of  Ihe  men 
of  July,  and,  it  may  bo  said,  llio  greater  number  of 
Ihoin  who  had  ellietcd  the  revolution,  suptwrted  the 
ministry,  thotigb  ut  the  saino  Iniio  deploring  the  ilanger- 
oiis  course  lo  which  il  hud  abandoned  itself.  The  rare 
exceptionn  do  not  atl'ect  the  justito  of  this  general  ob- 
si^rvatioii. 

Since  that  time  lliosr  men  have  lenriit  nitieh — they 
have  lioen  deceived,  and  eX|M!riciiee  has  condemned 
them  lo  the  eondilion  of  declared  op|Hisilioiiists;  bill 
not  lioforo  they  had  scon  the  system  of  the  lesloration 
leurlessly  nnliililing  itself,  lioiitginiich  evil,  and  eoiilem. 
plating  still  iiiote.  For  thosu  reusonii,  Lafnynlle  like- 
wise abstaineil  at  first  from  attacking  Ihe  domeslii' 
policy  of  the  irovnrnnient  of  July,  which  hud  he  donii,  il 
tniijht  liu%e  Imen  a  sigiiul  tiir  new  resistance,  and  have 
raised  up  serious  ohstuclos. 

Nevertheless,  in  the  midst  of  the  lalsnirs  with  which 
the  reorganisation  of  Nalionnl  tiuaril  overwlielnied  him, 
hi  did  not  lose  sight  of  some  im|Mirtnnl  points  U|M)n 
wliich  It  waa  necctMry  the  govrrnnivnt  ahould  explain 


itself  without  delay.  Aniongst  tliein  was  the  finally  lii 
ing  and  recogiiLsing  the  rigTits  of  the  tree  |)Cople  of  c, 
lour,  in  our  colonics;  an  important  ipieslion,  which  h! 
the  ert'ortsof  the  ojiposition  had  never  bien  able  to  briiiii 
lo  a  settlement  under  the  preceding  governnienl.  C'alli. 
upon  hy  Laliiyelle,  the  minister  of  marine  answcru. 
from  the  tribune,  that  the  new  roy.-dly  considered  all  lli 
citizens  of  our  colonies  pertectly  equal,  and  that  it  i\\< 
claimed  the  idea  of  any  sjK'cies  of  inu-riority  or  supcn. 
ority  founded  on  a  dirt'erencc  of  colour.  'I'his  was  nnii :, 
for  the  cause  of  hunianily,  much  also  tor  the  palrit.! 
who,  the  first  in  France,  had  attempted  the  gradtir,; 
eiiianeipation  of  Ihe  skives,  and  devoted  a  eonsiderablt 
portion  of  his  lortmie  to  that  philantbropie  work. 

One  of  tJie  first  cares  of  Liifayelte  was  likewise  to  a^ 
certain  the  intentions  of  the  new  authorities  with  ri 
s|Hct  to  the  patriots  condemned  for  political  otVenci, 
during  the  reigns  of  Louis  XVIII.  and  C'harlcs  X.  11. 
saw  in  the  decision  which  he  was  endeavouring  to  drais 
t'rom  the  government  on  the  subject  of  these  noble  vii 
liins,  not  only  an  atonement  to  Ix'  made  to  justii-e,  bii' 
a  fresh  consecration  of  the  principle  of  resistance  to  op 
presaion,  and  to  violation  of  the  laws.  Therefore,  ii 
gave  great  scandal  lo  the  doctrinnire  fiiction  which  h.u) 
already  engrafted  itself  upon  the  new-liorii  court  o; 
liOiiis-PhilipiK',  tlial,  on  a  certain  day,  when  the  saloon- 
of  the  Palais-Royal  were  crowded  with  deputalions  from 
all  parts  of  F'rance,  an  aide-<le-camp  on  duty  was  heard 
to  cull  out  with  a  loud  voice,  77ic  pentlcmen  condemtied 
far  puHlical  offcnees,  and  Lafayette,  advancing  at  their 
head,  said  to  the  king;  "  Here  are  the  |iolitical  convicts, 
they  are  presented  to  you  hy  an  nccompliee."  Tin 
king  received  ftiein  with  a  most  loiichiiig  affability,  ami, 
•eminding  several  of  lho.se  generous  citizens  of  llie  per- 
secutions which,  lo  his  great  regret,  they  had  ex|M'ri 
eneed,  he  promised  them  all  the  most  solicitous  alien 
lion  to  their  interests,  and  a  prompt  indemnification  lot 
their  long  siitl'erings.  What  have  those  promises  pro. 
duced  '  The  complaints  of  those  brave  men  have  told  I; 
lo  the  country ;  tiieir  misery  repeats  it  every  day :  re- 
pul.ied  hy  every  administration,  ex|)osed  to  the  scorn  ei 
the  sycophants  of  every  hue  that  k'set  tlie  royally  ol 
the  barricade.'',  the  ruiidmiints  jmliliqvc  nrc  dying  ci 
hunger,  under  the  eyes  of  Ihat  monarch  to  whose  thrnni 
Ihey  had  served  as  the  stepping-Btone.  History  wil! 
have  to  relate  that  men  who,  during  fifteen  ysars,  hnii 
sacrificed  their  all  t'or  their  country,  found  in  it  lor 
Ihemselves  only  water  and  earth,  after  the  slariuus  Re. 
volution  of  July.  What  a  moiiiiinent  of  Ihe  gratitudi 
of  kings  1 

ClIAPTKR  XL 

Iiitliiini  I'  of  llie  Ili'viiliiiliiii  lit  .luly  iiiiui  Ihe  iintiniis  of  Kiim|i<- 
It  ii-siiiiMi^  in  till'  tvMi  lii'iiiis|ilii'ri->— Syiiiiiaitiii'H  III  KiikIiui  i- 
'I'lvo  svMi'iiis  iif  iniiiL'ii  ifiiiiy  itiNlile  UiH  pniiiiils--.\iiii  inii"i 
VI  iiliiiii  ns  iiiiiliThliHiit  li>  l.aiayelti-— Systi'iii  ut'  llie  lioclnnnm- 
--I  'iilisi'i|iirlii'rH. 

Our  Revolulion  of  July  was  the  signal  for  the  most 
uniazing  events  of  nil  kinds.  The  nations  were  thrillei! 
wilh  joy  and  hope;  the  iles|Mts  wilh  t'ear  and  rage 
The  wliide  world  t'ell  itself  ini|ielled  by  an  irrciistibl. 
feeling  of  liberty.*  Hut  of  till  these  phenoineiia  tlu' 
most  reninrkable  wos  the  accordance  of  the  fKipuliir 
lynipathies  which  burst  forth  t'rom  every  quarter  in  fa 
vour  of  the  Parisians.  Forgetting  every  enuse  of  en 
mity  and  rivalry  with  old  France,  nil  nations  witliout  ev. 

ptioli  iiiingled  their  wishes  liir  the  success  of  the  liiiiv 
cause  which  hud  just  triumphed  at  the  barricades:  ii 
was  as  one  family  of  nations  bimiid  up  togelhi  r,  ami 
ealleil  upon  ( ipially  to  participate  in  the  iidvuntagcs  of  n 
vast  social  and  poliliciil  renoMition. 

In  short,  the  July  n  volution  appeared  us  a  gift  to  li' 
shared  in  by  the  whole  human  species,  and  liir  whiih 
Hie  civiliseil  World  aekuowledged  itself  deeply  indehtnl 
to  the  peiqde  most  advanced  ill  civilisntiiin.  Il  was  im 
event  which  exiihed  our  ciinimon  nature,  and  ehvalul 
the  elinracler  of  every  nation.  There  existed  not  a  Iv 
runt  in  the  world  who  did  not  tretiible,  not  a  slave  wli" 
dill  nut  feel  his  fellers  lightened,  in  eonteiiiphitini; 
France,  The  Fngllsh,  above  all,  scenied  as  If  they  coulil 
set  no  bounds  lo  their  enlliuiiasm.  Whigs,  lories,  niiii 
rnillcals,  chureli  of  Knglanil  iiieii,  Presbyterians,  Alethii- 
ilisis,  anil  ('atholics,  rich  and  poor,  every  ^eel  and  piirli 
n  the  llritish  soil,  .idmircd  us  in  the  conibal,  udinircil 


after 

1    |H'0| 

;iiisel\ 
lice 

'  societ 
impi 
,  Wh. 
ftat  piiu 
^hnd, 
idtizeii 

tiguagi 
?iit 
iiiging 
g^erings 
«ven  hy 
Sid  com 

andeavoi 
♦liicli  yi 


Le  yo, 
Mngratu 
j^ory;- 
-flous  rev 
k'iotisin 
■III  (lr:i^ 
IImtIV  w 


Tlitx  iiri'iil  t'vi'Mt  Hcniiiiilt  il  I'vt  II  In  lii'iln.  At  HpIIiI.  llic  llnh 
i.'ii) .  tilt-  |H  o|ili>,  tiN  will  ti"  ith'  HiiiiliMi  iiiitl  rhitli>h  itiithiinitt'k, 
I'l-if  liiiHnt  It  tiy  II  iiiiiiitiiliri'iil  lmni|iii  t,  lo  wlmli  \\i\*  mvlirit  a 
rniirh  ntiliinilipt,  M.  Jiiciitii'TDont,  uliu  tm|>|H  nifl  then  to  >»■  In 
ihum  illtttini  roiimntm.  TIm'  iDhnhiinnlH  tii  the  Imitk^  of  th* 
tiliiiitfi'fl  ftnuKmR  hrnllhi  mi  iho  itn'ii  oi  itir  hnrrtriidpii.  ntiH  crvlnc. 
I  NT  l.nUnjfttf  '  Whal  H  Mil'jt'd  of  mediliilton  for  |>n||||cian5  aiil 
plitluKJimoia! 


i 


I.Al'AYETTE  AND  LOUIS  PHILIPPE. 


13 


rI  tliciii  was  tlio  finally  lii 
ts  of  the  tree  |X!oplt'  of  c 
portant  quui-tinn,  vvliicli  k1 
id  never  bteii  able  to  briiij 
:rding  government,  t^iill.r 
ister  of  marine  answeru. 
/  royally  considered  all  ih, 
ctly  equal,  and  tliat  it  ili* 
I's  of  iiiiirinrily  or  sii()<.ri. 
of'  eoloiir.  This  was  nun:, 
iniieli  also  tor  the  patrio' 
id  attempted  the  gradui; 
nd  devoted  a  eonsiderablt 
[diilantliropic  work, 
tayelle  was  likewise  to  as 
new  antliorilies  with  rf 
tied  tor  [Hilitieal  otVenrr. 
kid.  undf-linrles  X.  II. 
was  endeavouring  to  dra« 
subjcet  ol"  these  noble  vir 

0  be  made  to  justiee,  bin 
ineiple  ot'  resistance  to  op 

the  laws.     Therefore,  ii 
riiiiiirf  (iiction  which  liao 

1  the  ncw-l)orii  court  o: 
ain  day,  when  the  saloon* 
ded  with  deputations  I'roni 
•-camp  on  duty  was  heard 
The  pentlcmen  condemned 
lyette,  advancing  at  their 

are  the  |iolitical  convicts, 
ly  an  accomplice."  'J'ln 
st  touehinif  affability,  ami. 
nerous  citizens  of  the  per- 
regret,  they  had  e.M|)<'ri 
the  most  solicitous  atten 
ironipt  indemniticalion  for 
have  those  promises  pro. 
ose  brave  men  have  told  I: 
repeats  it  every  day  :  re- 
n,  e.\|)Osed  to  the  scorn  ni 
that  Ik'scI  tlie  royalty  c! 
s  jioliliquc  arc  dying  oi 
monareli  to  whose  thrnm 
pinu-stone.  History  wil! 
during  fil^een  years,  liad 
country,  found  in  it  tor 
til,  nt\er  the  elnr'wua  He 
)nunicnt  of  the.  gratitudi 


{  XI. 

•  ■II  till'  anilims  of  Kurope- 
— r*yiii[*ailiit'w  ui'  KiiRliiii  I- 
le  iliif  pairtuif.--.\f>n  iiitPi 
f — .'*\Mlelii  III'  lilt'  f/ur/MNtitrt- 

tlie  signal  for  the  mo>i 
he  nations  were  thrillei! 
wilh  tear  and  ragr 
ipelled  by  an  irrctistilil. 
II  these  phenomena  tli< 
riianei,'  of  the  [Kipulur 
rorii  every  quarter  in  fu 
ni,'  every  cause  of  in 
I  nil  nations  witlinul  ev 
I  lie  success  of  the  hoU 
I  ill  the  barricades ;  ii 
liiMind  up  tiigelhi  r,  ami 
'  ill  the  advdiilages  of  i 
[lit. 

iippi'ared  mk  a  gill  In  I . 
species,  and  liir  whn  h 
•d  itself  dieply  indeblii 
civilisatiun.  It  was  m 
on  nature,  and  elevali  i 
Then-  I'xisli'd  not  a  t\ 
retttble,  not  a  slave  wir 
■ited,  iti  eiiiitemplatiiti; 
sii'itted  as  if  tin  y  couM 
It.  Whiles,  lories,  Hliti 
rresbyterians,  .Methn- 
ir,  every  sect  and  p»rl\ 
ill  ihu  coiiilNit,  admired 

lelU.  At  IVIIil.  iNi'  Hull 
Ion  iiiiil  rnuli-h  niilhiirini'i, 
t,  In  Willi  it  u,'iH  invllC'J  a 
hit  titi)t|M  llifl  then  to  It"  in 
lints  nt  the  lisiik^  ot"  thi 
ihr  Imrririulpn,  snd  crvinc, 
Mitmlon  fni  |inlltlclin«  tni 


,  after  the  victory,  and  prostrated  themcslvcs  before 
le  [looplc  that  had  bc*ii  able,  in  three  days,  to  tree 
leinselves  troni  eight  centuries  of  reproiich,  and  to  re- 
ce  a  monarchy  sprung  t'rom  ennquest  in  the  infancy 
society,  to  a  simple  t'orin  of  gnvernnient,  o|M'n  lo  all 
le  improvements  of  the  future. 

Who  does  not  renieiiiber  the  numerous  deputations 
fkat  poured  in  from  all  parts  of  England,  Seotliind,  and 
Scland,  to  congratulate  the  great  penpb',  and  the  great 
atiicu  they  had  placed  at  their  head  ?      And  what  tlu' 

tiguage  held  by  those  freemen  >.  l,et  us  listen  li)r  a  mo- 
?nt    to    I  he   orator  of   the   deputation    from    London, 
inrrinn-  to  the  Uolcl-dc-Ville  the  good  wishes  and  the 
Ternig^  of   that  great   city.     "The   imperfect  lesson 
iven  bvot.r  own  country,"  said  he,  "you  have  enlargeil 
I  cotiipletcd.     'J'lie  world  owes  you  an  immense  debt 
graliltide.     For  our  parts  we  acknowledge,  and  shall 
jdravour  to  cause  lo  be  acknowledged,  that  the  victory 
hiih  you  have  gained  is  that  of  human  nature,  and 
are   proud  of  you,  who  havi^   so  nobly  established 
ights  and  tultilled  its  duties. 
Bravely  have  you  fought  the  fight  of  freedom  ;  nobly 

£ve  you  used  the  victory ;  we  olTer  you  our  sincere 
ngralulalious.  History  "haw  few  pages  of  untarnished 
Wory ;  it  has  none  more"brilliaiit  than  that  of  your  glo- 
ious  revolulion  to  hand  down  to  future  ages.  AFay  pa 
riolism  there  contomplale  its  highest  duties,  and  liero- 
ini  draw  theiico  its  subliinest  hssons  1  We  wish  the 
liertv  which  has  been  cstabli.slicd  by  so  splendid  a  tri- 
inpli,  may  Ix'  perpetuated  among  you  t'rom  age  lo  ago; 
hat  under  its  holy  auspices  the  reign  of  |H'aee  and  pub. 
;c  prosjK'rily  may  l)C  all-powcrt'ul,  and  that  at  tlie  foot  of 
i-ir  altars  we  may  bury  every  vestige  of  jealousy  and 
itnosily.  We  here  e.tpress  our  .solemn  conviction, 
at  the  great  cause  of  liberty  is  the  great  and  common 
;iu«'  of  human  kind." 

The  enthusiasm  with  which  the  Knglish  applauded 
Ac  courage  of  the  Parisians  did  not  confine  itself 
tOicse  dctnonstratious;  they  wished  lo  put  tort h  a  more 
jceided  act  of  adhesion  to  the  principles  for  which  the 
Aieti  of  .luly  had  just  fought  and  conquered.  In  the  of. 
iiees  of  rdl  the  journals,  in  the  public  otHces,  in  all  the 
ijarishes  of  the  three  kingdnms, subscriptions  were  oiKii- 
d  fiir  succouring  the  wounded  and  the  tamilies  of  the 
itriots  tliat  had  ix-rished  in  the  three  great  days. 
The  sensation  produced  in  the  I'niled  Slates  by  the 
July  revolution,  was  yet  morn  prolbund  than  in  any 
(Oilier  part  of  the  globe.  No  sooner  had  the  news  reaeh- 
i«d  New  York  o)  the  movements  of  I'aris,  and  of  the 
linsilion  of  l.afiiyelle,  placed  at  the  head  of  the  public 
force  by  the  will  of  the  |M-ople,  than  that  .American  city 
tave  itself  wholly  up  lo  the  demonstrations  of  a  deliri- 
ous jov.  .Vil  the  hells  were  set  ringing;  all  the  houses 
•«'cre  illimiintited  and  decked  with  tricoloured  flags;  and 
n  festival  as  brilliant,  as  solemn,  as  numerously  attended, 
>iis  nnv  of  those  which  had  la'cn  held  to  ceh'brate  the 
f  riumphs  of  .Vinerieu  lierself',  was  prepared  in  honour  of 
the  victory  of  I'aris.  It  was  the  siuue  at  Boston,  I'hila- 
delphia,  fJaltimnrc,  Uichniond,  t'harlestown.  New  Or 
leans,  and  tliroiigli  the  whole  extent  of  the  United 
•Slates,  which  hastened  to  send  relict',  addresses,  and 
JdepntatiouR,  to  lite  French  isinple,  to  the  National  litiard. 
•and  to  F.afayetle.  The  flag  whi<'h  New  Orleans  pre- 
schtid  on  that  occasion  to  lite  I'arisian  people,  still 
waves  in  one  of  the  balls  of  the  Hotel. de-Ville.  The 
-whole  of  those  addresses  breathed  the  greatest,  the  pti. 
rest  adiniratlon  lor  the  revolution  and  thi^  men  of  July, 
'iind  expressed  the  most  touching  oonimunity  ot  feelings 
IhuiI  |irineiples. 

J     The  cntlinsiasin  of  llic  American  government  fell  no. 
WIT  short  of  that  of  the  American  |H'ople;  on  the  7th 
*(.f  Decentlier,  the  I'resident  of  the  llnileil  States,  in  his 
•  iiii  s.iage  at  the  o|«'ning  of  congress,  delivered  a  most 
*i<|ili  itilid  eulogy  n|Kin  the  heroism,  the  wisdom,  and  the 
ijieiirrositv  displayed  by  llic  French  [Mople  in  that  great 
*r' \'iliilioit.     In  congraluliiting  his  fl'llow-eitijens  on  an 
«\riil    so   imporlanl   lo   the   ilearest   inleresis  of  niaii- 
-lUitiil,  he  only  lelioi'd,  he  said,  the  voice  of  his  country. 
Nothing  otliiT  could  Is'  expected  from  a  |H'ople  such  as 
the  .\incriciin  tintiiin,  llian  the  dee|)esl  syin|Hilliy  for  the 
triumph  of  the  sacred  principles  of  liln'rty,  obtained  in 
n  ninnner  so  worthy  of  so  noble  a  cause,  .iiid  croivneil 
by  <lie  heroic  moderation  wliieli  hail  sanetitied  the  revo- 
lution.   "  NiilicilhiiliiiiHi'if;  lite  ulrnng  iirKiiranref"  added 
III',  "which  the  man  ivhom  we  all  so  justly  love  and  ad- 
mire, lias  given  to  llie  world,  of  his  eKtceiii  for  the  elia- 
raeler  of  the   new    King  of  the   French,   a    eharaetor 
which,  if  he  sustain  it  to  the  iiid,  will  ensure  lo  that 
prince  the  high   renown   of  a   patriot    king, — notivitli- 
standing  those  assuratices,  it  is  not  in  his  Iriumnh,  but 
in  that  of  the  prral  principle  which  has  placed   liiiii  on 


the  tliione,  the  sovereign  authority  of  the  public  will, 
that  the  |H-ople  of  America  rejoice." 

Following  our  csainple,  the  thirst  for  liberty  and  the 
love  of  order  were  manifested  in  every  part  of  the  con- 
tinent of  Fiiro|ie.  Itelgium  and  I'oland  first  put  tlieni- 
Ives  in  aelion,  with  n  force  and  with  a  wisdom,  which, 
until  then,  had  never  been  evinccil  by  a  people  in  a  state 
f  insurrection.  Italy,  ashamed  of  her  degradation, 
was  pliitliiii;  in  ev(  ry  direelion.  Oermnny  loudly  claiin- 
d  the  fiillihiii'iit  oi"  engagements  entered  into  t'or  the 
last  fillei  n  years.  Switzerland  sought  to  shake  ofl"  the 
yoke  of  an  oligarchy,  republican,  indeed,  but  insolent,  as 
all  aristocracies  ari'.  Spain  and  Portugal  waited  only 
fur  a  frii  ndly  hand  to  o|M'n  the  way  for  their  resiirrrr- 
liiin.  In  short,  the  interests  of  des|)olisin  bad  every 
where  fiillen  liefore  the  inlcrests  of  I  he  people,  and  Ku- 
rop<;  seemed  to  wait  only  for  a  signal  from  France  lo 
recover  its  f'idl  rights,  suspended  but  not  lost. 

In  this  slate  of  affairs,  what  ought  to  have  been  th 
external  policy  of  the  Kevolution  of  July  ?  That  revo- 
lution being  consummated,  did  a  Ktiro(iean  public  right 
still  exist  ?  and  had  not  that  event  destroyed  all  the  sys- 
tems produced  by  fifteen  years  of  improvidence  and 
slavery  on  the  part  of  the  people,  of  blindness  and  op- 
pression on  the  part  of  kinijs  .'  In  short,  had  not  the 
moment  arrived  for  F/Uro[K'  to  create  for  itself  a  new  po- 
litical code,  having  for  its  basis,  not  traditions,  but  pre 
sent  necessities?  History  will  answer;  she  will  say 
whether  representative  government  lie,  or  be  not,  a  vast 
organis,nt ion  which  can  only  exist  when  supjwrted  by 
all,  and  whether,  in  aUowiitg  the  debasement  of  lilierty 
among  its  natural  allies,  the  government  of  July  has  not 
proclaimed  its  own  degradation,  and  worked  its  own 
ruin.  iVly  only  task  is,  not  to  seek  tor  what  ought  to 
have  Ihhii  done,  but  to  relate  what  has  been  done. 

Inimediately  alter  the  days  of  July,  two  systems  of 
external  |ioliey  presented  themselves  for  adoption  by 
France,  until  the  development  of  a  fiitiirc  prcgnmit  witii 
so  many  chaiiees.  I  must  look  for  the  motives  of  lhesi> 
two  systems,  both  of  which  the  liest  patriots  considered 
suited,  but  by  diffi'rent  means,  to  adapt  the  position  ol 
France  to  the  new  circumstances  in  which  the  revolu- 
lion had  placed  her. 

.\  numerous  party  tlioiight,  wilh  reason,  that  a  mo- 
narchy produced  in  three  days  by  the  sover<  ignty  of  tln' 
people,  could  not  long  cm'xisi  with  the  old  doctrines  ol' 
legitimacy,  which  the  bile  revolution  had  so  violently 
bruited  in  France.  This  party  Ihotiglil  that  the  moment 
was  decisive  t'or  the  glory  and  srciirily  of  the  country; 
and  that  the  interests,  as  well  as  the  duties,  of  a  nioiiar- 
cliy  restinir  U|K)n  an  act  destructive  of  the  spirit  and  the 
letter  of  the  treaties  of  lt<ll  and  If'l.'i,  were  evidenlly,  to 
allow  the  ri  voliitionary  tnovemeiil  to  travel  over  its 
whole  national  sphere,  to  sweep  away,  as  tar  as  the 
Rhine,  the  ignominy  of  those  treaties,  and  from  theiici 
to  call  tiirlh  an  entire  I'hange  of  flie  public  law  of  Fu- 
rope,  which  was  a  work  of  violence,  a  conglomeration 
of  alliances  against  nature,  and  of  burdens  wilhoiit  com 
INUsation,  which  certainly  could  bind  the  oppressed  na- 
tions only  so  long  as  they  should  want  tlu^  means  of 
emancipating  themselves  from  it. 

.\s  to  the  faith  of  treaties,  the  war  party  replied,  that 
in  political  morality,  it  was  a  liorrilile  perversion  of 
right,  to  make  them  an  instrimient  of  oppression  and 
ruin:  in  proof  of  this,  they  cited  all  the  wars  which 
even  those  who  invoked  the  treaties  had  undertaken,  to 
gel  rill  of  obligations  they  had  imposed  u|K)n  tlicni.si'lves 
What,  said  they,  did  Austria  care  obout  all  the  treaties 
which  she  concluded  wilh  the  republic,  the  consulate, 
and  the  empire  /  In  what  manner  did  Fngland  observi 
the  treaty  of  .Amiens,  Prussia  those  of  I'reshiirg  and  of 
Tilsit,  and  Kussia  that  same  treaty  of  Vienna,  which  had 
granted  to  heroic  I'oland  a  seinhlanee  of  nationality,  and 
some  appearance  of  liUrty  ' 

'I'he  war  |»iirty  saw  no  stability  for  the  Revolulion  of 
July  but  in  a  eoinbinalion  of  analogous  dislurhances, 
which  should  destroy  all  the  bonds  of  patronage  and  in 
I'eriority  established  by  the  treaties  ot  IHl  I  and  IHl.'i; 
Iri'atics  by  virtue  of  which  Prussia  rules  from  Tliion. 
villi'  to  Memel,  Austria  from  lite  Lake  of  C'onstance  to 
the  gates  of  Ilelgrade,  and  from  the  Tatiaro  to  the  fron- 
tiers of  Turkey  ;  and,  which  is  lar  more  alarming  to  the 
civilisation  of  Kiirope,  by  virtue  of  which  a  scitii-barba- 
roils  empire  has  established  itself  ii|Kin  the  Oder,  from 
wheni'<'  it  menaci  s  the  Kllie,  the  Weser,  and  the  Rhine, 

In  line,  lite  war  party  wished  thai  the  balance  of  I'm- 
rope  should  ln'  restored,  not  by  the  tearing  asunder  ol 
stales,  but  by  «  just  return  to  the  principle  of  natural 
natiiiiiulity  ;  and  it  did  not  think  that  lite  monarchy  of 
July  was  luiund  to  ratify  lite  spoliation  of  l/nndaii,  of 
Stirrc.lioiiis,  of  Philippcville,  ol  ('liaiiiliery,  of  Iliinin- 


guen,  lie;  in  its  opinion  France  oiij;lit  to  make  lierself 
as  strong  by  her  allianci  s  as  by  her  own  weight  ;  and 
it  beheld  her  allies  not  in  the  great  powers,  liut  in  Hie 
slates  of  the  second  order,  which  frniii  the  war  of  the 
Ri'forinntion  she  had  litken  under  her  protection;  in  the 
Poles,  the  Helgians,  the  Swedes,  the  Danes,  the  iiide- 
|iciident  meinlsrs  of  tlie  (jerinanie  tiimily,  the  lice  men 
of  every  entintry.  To  eoitcltidi' ;  this  party,  ricolh  cling 
wilh  pride  that  h'rance  bad  at  all  tiiin  s  tiniled  her  cause 
wilh  that  of  weak  and  oppressed  nations;  that,  though 
('alholie  herself,  she  had  undert;ikcn  the  ilet'eticc  of  pro- 
testantism; that  although  an  absolute  motiarehy  she 
had  fought  for  a  republican  itistirreetion ;  demanded 
loudly  that  her  popular  doctrines  should  now  he  convoy- 
ed lo  lite  Rhine,  to  the  Pyrenees,  to  the  other  side  of  the 
Al|)8,  and  that  there  presenting  herself  either  to  a.ssist 
or  arbitrate,  she  should  guarantee  to  those  nations  that 
wished  lo  be  free,  the  right  of  becoming  so,  and  to 
those,  if  such  are  to  be  found,  who  [irel'er  absolute 
power,  the  liberty  to  keep  it ;  fiir  whatever  shadeji  of 
opinion  they  may  individually  entertain,  the  true  men  of 
July  do  no  more  pretend  to  the  right  of  contending 
against  the  fanaticism  of  slavery  than  they  admit  that  of 
atl.acking  the  enthusiasm  of  lilK'rIy. 

Such  was  the  first  system  of  external  policy  which 
the  most  ardent  friends  of  the  Revolulion  of  I8.I0  called 
t'or  with  all  their  wishes.  Would  it  have  procured  the 
results  they  antiiipated  '  I  know  not;  hut  what  1  do 
know  i.s,  that  the  overturning  of  the  most  aneieni 
throne  in  Ktirope,  the  iiiiex|H'Ctcd  return  of  F/Ugland  to 
ideas  lilK'ral  beyond  expectation,  the  resurrection  of  llel- 
gitini,  the  wondirfiil  coiiibat-s  of  Poland,  the  convulsions 
of  Italy,  the  movenients  in  Switzerland,  the  commotions 
in  tJeniiany,  and  even  the  patriotic  reniiniseencea  of 
pain,  seemed  to  annoimce  that  tJie  time  had  arrived  for 
the  complete  restoration  of  French  liberty,  and  (or  the 
emancipation  of  all  lOurope. 

Enthtisiasin,  however,  even  that  of  lilierty,  has  its  vi- 
cissitudes, human  natiiic  its  rights,  war  its  chances,  and 
fortune  its  turns ;  and  U|K)I1  these  turns  night  depend, 
in  the  opinion  of  a  great  number  of  excellent  patriots, 
the  fate  of  France  and  the  coming  destinies  of  KtiroiH^ 
Victory  was  promised  to  new-born  liberty  ;  but,  after  all, 
the  revolution  might  lie  vanquished :  and  can  one  con- 
ceive what  that  bgitimacy  in  its  Iriiimnh  would  have 
brought  us  back,  which  even  on  the  brink  of  destruction 
.so  insolently  denies  ns  even  a  seniblanee  of  liberty  ? 

This  apprehension,  togilhcr  wilh  the  cor.sidiration  of 
the  evils  and  sacrifices  which  even  the  most  just  of  wars 
must  necessarily  occasion,  made  it  a  duly,  uii  the  part 
of  many  worthy  citizens,  lo  find  out  whether  some  other 
means  did  not  exist,  besides  having  recourse  to  arms,  to 
consoliilatc  the  Revolulion  of  July,  and  secure  lo  the 
great  national  iKidies  which  that  revoltition  had  aroused, 
the  power  of  acting  with  entire  freedom.  Kverv  body 
certainly  felt,  that  U|)on  the  fiite  of  the  Helgian,  Volish, 
and  Italian  revolutions,  the  fate  of  the  sicond  French 
revolution  might  nllimately  depend;  but  everybody  also 
knew,  that  in  order  to  enable  those  nations  lo  accom- 
plish by  themselves  the  great  work  of  their  regeneration, 
it  was  suthcient,  es|H'cially  in  the  first  impulse  of  Ihiir 
rcinrrection,  simply  to  secure  lo  llieiii  Ihr  t'rie  develop 
mint  of  their  own  strengtli. 

Such  were  the  opinions  which,  in  the  first  davs  that 
followed  the  Revolution  of  July,  gained  over  lo  these  two 
systems  of  war  and  peace  citizens  eipially  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  France  and  the  lilierty  of  Kurope :  on  one 
side,  patriots  demanding  an  attack, sudden,  spontaicous, 
iiii|H'tiious  as  the  revolulion  itself;  on  lite  other,  als.i  pa- 
triots who,  thinking  lliiit  sufficient  coiiritge  had  signa. 
lised  this  revolutioti  to  make  all  ftirlhcr  liliMidsInd  <iiine- 
cessary,  prelirred  to  the  ehancc't  of  battles  a  definile, 
strict,  and  inflexible  sysh  tii  of  non-intervenlion. 

I.afayctle  was  of  the  Inlter  opinion.  Was  he  in  llie 
right  or  in  the  wrong  '  Persons  may  differ  upon  this 
quiKtion.  We  may,  however,  be  |ii'rniitti'd  lo  believe, 
that  if  instead  of  eirciimscriliing  the  sysleni  of  noti.intcr- 
veiiliott  to  an  absurd  degree;  instead  of  allowing  it  lo  be 
framed  in  accordance  with  every  ealculntion  of  itionar- 
1  Ideal  iniquity;  instead  of  |H'rvcrliiig  it,  by  inlerpreta- 
liottn  the  iiiosi  insolently  Jesuitical ;  it  had  Iscn  main- 
tained, and,  if  neeessary,  had  iM'cn  defended  by  an  armed 
force,  in  all  its  rigour;  such,  in  short,  as  it  had  Is'^n  ap- 
proved by  l.afayelte;  I'oland,  Helgiiiiit,  and  Italy,  would 
now  have  shaken  olVthe  yoke  which  tramplex  ii|i<in  their 
rights  and  threatens  our  own.  And  that  was  not  a  syg- 
Irm  so  unheard  of  as  is  pretended.  Thirty  years  liofore, 
Fox,  (irey,  and  Drskitte,  had  laid  its  fnmuint ion,  in  de- 
manding till'  non-inlervenlioii  of  the  |i<iwers  in  the  af- 
fairs of  other  countries,  and  in  dci  taring  that  such  non 
inlervenlioii  would  lie  snlVtcieiil  to  miiKc  lihcrty  iK'ar 


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natural  fruits,  not  only  in  France,  but  llirou^liout  the 
continent  of  Europ<'.  Nnw,  tlint  wliicli  wiis  nlioudy 
possible  in  17;li,  why  should  it  no  longer  be  so  in  1^31)  / 

Upon  the  whole :  non-intervention,  taking  the  wnrii  in 
its  Blrictest  acceptition;  or  war,  with  all  its  ehances,  oil 
its  consequences;  such  wus,  in  tlic  tirst  days  of  the  July 
revolution,  the  policy  of  Lafayette,  as  well  as  that  ol 
some  of  the  members  of  the  first  cabinet  of  Louis 
Philippe. 

Here  are  some  factn,  which  will  prove  how  tlie  crown 
and  itn  advisers  themselves  professed  to  understand  that 
system,  so  long  as  their  conduct  was  fjovcrned  by  revo- 
lutionary iuriuence.  I  iiilentioiuilly  select  my  aulhori- 
ties  Irom  a  period  when  the  royalty  of  July  hud  already 
begun  to  abjure  its  principles. 

On  the  20th  of  December,  the  head  of  the  ministry  of 
the  3d  of  November  said  from  the  tribune: — 

"Franv,c  will  not  permit  tlic  principle  of  non-interven- 
tion to  be  violated ;  but  she  will  also  endeavour  to  pre. 
vent  the  endangering  of  peace,  if  it  run  lie  pirsfnud; 
and  if  war  become  unavoidable,  it  mus^t  be  proved  in  tlie 
face  of  the  world,  that  we  have  only  made  it  because  we 
have  been  placed  between  the  alternative  of  war  or  the 
abandonment  of  our  principles. 

"  We  shall  therefore  continue  to  negotiate,  but  while 
negotiating  we  shall  arm. 

"  In  a  very  short  time,  gentlemen,  we  shall  have,  be- 
sides our  fortresses  provisioned  and  defended,  .^UOiOUII 
men  ready  for  the  field,  well  armed,  well  organisid,  well 
commanded;  a  million  of  national  guards  will  support 
them ;  and  the  king,  should  it  be  necessary,  will  place 
himself  at  tlie  head  of  the  nation. 

"  We  will  niarcli  in  close  order,  strong  in  our  good 
right  and  the  power  of  our  principles.  If  the  tem])est 
should  burst  at  the  sight  of  our  three  colours,  and  he. 
come  our  auxiliary,  so  much  the  worse  for  those  who 
shall  have  unloosed  it ;  we  shidi  not  bo  accountable  for  it 
to  the  world." 

Here  we  ace  plainly  described  the  system  of  non-iiiter. 
vention,  such  as  it  was  accepted  by  the  new  dynasty. 
What  was  its  object !  I  again  let  the  ininistcrB  of  tliis 
dynasty  c.\press  themselves. 

"The  object  of  the  Holy  Alliance,"  said  iM.  Lalllllr, 
"  was,  to  stifle,  by  coinmon  etl'orts,  the  liberty  of  the  peo- 
ple, wherever  it  might  show  itself;  the  new  principle 
proclaimed  by  France  has  necessarily  been,  to  allow 
liberty  to  untold  itself  in  every  place  where  it  shall  have 
naturally  spriing  up.  The  principle  of  non-intcrvrntioii 
has  the  tw.vfold  object  of  making  liberty  rcspicteil 
every  where,  without  hastening  its  coming  in  any  pla<'e; 
because  it  is  only  good  where  it  is  a  natural  production; 
because  e.tperience  hos  proved  that  in  every  country, 
liberty  brought  by  the  foriigner  ia  as  fatal  a  present  a» 
despotism  itself.  No  more  intervention  of  any  kind — 
such  his  been  the  system  of  France.  It  has  the  advan- 
tage  of  securing  our  own  inde|iendcnce,  as  well  as  that 
of  the  countries  recently  emancipated." 

However,  the  proclaiming  of  a  principle  is  nothing; 
its  application  is  every  thing.  Now,  to  what  has  tlie 
principle  of  non-intervention  been  applied  by  the  iiioiiar- 
cliy  ot  .luly  ?  Has  it  been  applied  to  Italy,  wlileh  llie 
Austrians  have  enlered  in  spite  of  us,  and  whence  they 
have  only  departed,  a  first  time,  aller  erusliiiig  that  liber- 
ty which  the  King  of  the  French  wisheil  to  see  viifnltl 
itself  in  teery  /ilace,  where  U  slioultl  hare  tintnrally 
iprung  Uji  f  has  it  Ixen  applied  lo  I'oland?  Has  it 
even  bijen  applied  to  Ilelgiuni,  in  the  afl'airs  iif  which 
the  permanent  action  of  the  London  conference  has  ixer- 
cised  for  eighteen  months  the  most  direct  ot  inliTven- 
lions  ?  Assuredly  not :  lor  even  if  the  game  at  soldiers, 
tliat  we  went  to  play  on  th'  banks  of  the  Scheldt,  were 
to  be  considered  as  a  consequence  of  the  principle  of 
non-intervention,  which  would  be  a  diirienlt  matter,  his. 
tory  would  still  demand  an  aecouni  of  the  abandonment 
of  the  I'oles,  who  were,  with  respect  to  Ihc  C'/.ar,  in  ex- 
actly the  same  situation  as  the  l)<'l;r|ans  were  towards 
William.  I'oslerily  will  say,  u|Hm  this  melanch<ily  sub- 
ject, that  .Nicholas  dircd  lo  insult  the  royally  of  Ihc  bar- 
ricadcs,  and  that  this  first  cry  of  a  barbarian  fro7.o  the 
courage  of  the  F'runcc  of  July. 

If  1  interrngatr  mori^  rceeni  recolleetionR,  1  find  in 
them  proofs  of  a  deception,  or  of  a  blindness,  Isyond  all 
comparison.  At  the  opening  of  the  present  session,  the 
Crown  still  guaranteed  to  the  papal  territoties,  «  mil 
amne.ili/,  the  ninilUinn  of  ron/inraUon,  and  pdHilire  mr- 
linralioni  i.i  thr  nilniinistrdlire  iinil  jnitirial  iirlrr. 
Well  I  what  realily  is  lliere  in  this  real  iimncsty  ?  The 
prisons  of  Venice  delivering  up  to  ihediingeoiiH  of  INIilan 
the  patriots  whom  France  has  not  Is'en  able  (o  carry  oil' 
(Vom  some  Austrian  pirates;  civil  war  oguin  ravaging 
the  Cumpagiia ;  the  pillnginj  of  Scscna,  women,  children, 


and  old  men  murdered  by  regiments  of  banditti,  under 
the  baimeis  of  the  Ocs,  :uid  a  tribunal  of  blood  revived 
from  the  barbarism  of  the  middle  ngts.  What  reality 
there  is  in  the  inde]K>ndenee  proniiM  d  to  eciitrt  1  Italy, 
consists  in  the  arms  and  the  intrigut^  of  Ausliia  inces- 
santly tending  to  the  dominion  of  the  whole  of  the  penin- 
sula. 

S]icaking  of  Belgium,  Iiouis  Philippe  snid,  "The  for- 
tresses raised  In  order  to  overawe  I'rancc  shall  be  demo, 
lished."     They  are  ttill  enfiie. 

"  The  nniiuiiolil)/  nf  t'nUiiid  shni!  not  pnisli."  .\las  1 
what  has  become  of  the  iiationalily  of  a  ningnriniiiious 
people,  whose  fate  it  is  lo  be  biitcliercd  every  quarter  oC 
a  century  through  the  eowardi(C  of  Kurope  '  S<e  that 
race  of  heroes  ili  liverrd  up  to  the  sword  of  its  tyiaiits  ; 
the  deserts  of  Siberia  peopled  with  those  men  to  whom 
posterity  will  erect  nltars;  the  few  remains  of  these 
brave  men  asking  on  hospit.lity  which  a  timid  [vjicy 
scarcely  ventures  to  grant  them ;  interrr gnle  that  (jniet 
of  the  grave,  that  silence  of  deatli  which  reigns  over  the 

heroic   country Poland   is  no  more — the   Ilnssian 

alone  is  seated  in  the  dwelling-place  of  the  great  people  ! 

Such  arc  the  cnnvcqucnces  of  the  abaiulonmeiil  of  the 
principle  of  non-intervention  constantly  iiivohed  by  La- 
I'ayetle.  Instead  of  protecting  our  friends,  the  royalty 
of  July  has  perniilled  their  degradation,  in  eeiilenipt  ol 
its  most  solemn  promises;  instead  of  providiiiy  iisell 
beforehand  with  inenns  of  attacii  and  delciiee,  it  awaits 
ihe  enemy  wilhin  its  walls;  and  while  it  is  as  evident 
as  the  sun  at  nixiiiday.  that  the  a^isolutc  monarchies  are 
leaguing  together,  tiiis  royally,  sprung  lioin  a  revolu- 
tion, disown*  its  natural  au.xilKiries,  and  finds  a  pleasure 
in  exehaiining  all  uur  recolieclions  of  glorv  and  power 
lor  an  aljecl  Mibinis^ion.  I  hnow  not  \>ilh  what  Ihii 
name  it  dieorales  iis  policy;  but  that  which  U  reserved 
I'or  it  by  hl.sti.'ry,  I  do  kiiou. 

"  Dul,"  we  arc  told,  "peace  is  ensnrcil,  and  soon  a 
i;ciiei'al  ili.-anniiig  will  crown  the  syslrni  of  Ihe  Cabinet 
f  the  IJtIi  of  i^larl•ll,  v.liich  jieaee  and  whicli  disarm- 
nig  will  give  a  (losiiivc  coiitradleliuii  lo  Ihe  pieaclier.- 
il  war.  Anay  then  with  all  llioso  unccrlaiiilies,  all 
tiosc  allernulivcs  of  eahii  and  slorin,  which  froze  all 
hearls,  ami  struck  Franco  as  with  an  interJict.  The 
lad  is  ccrluin  :  it  was  liil-e  that  tlii^  Kevululinii  of  July 
oiiijht  lo  seek  for  ils  truniipli  in  idenliiyhig  Fiench  iii- 
li'iesls  with  Ihe  ink  rests  of  every  piople  among  «huni 
llio  volcano  had  cast  Ihc  brands  of  luicrly  !  liehold, 
ihoso  iiaiioiis  who,  liillorting  onr  exaniiile,  had  n.'Cii  li; 
reionquer  liitir  country,  tlieir  name,  tin  ir  eusloms, 
llieir  disllngiiibhliig  fenluics.  and  laws  suited  to  their 
nature,  aie  again  bending  under  the  yoke  :  in  Poland,  a 
policy  of  reaclion,  viiidiclue  and  barbarou",  has  destroy- 
ed even  Ihe  last  clemcnls  of  that  nalionalily  Hliich  the 
word  of  the  King  of  Ihe  I'renili  had  guaranlied  in  the 
liico  of  the  world;  It.ily,  deijinaled  by  a  prii-st,  is  slid  a 
prey  to  all  the  calaiiiilies  ot'  civil  war,  and  of  a  double 
lciu.ign  intervention;  Hilgioni  i->siill  in  a  constrained 
and  liilse  position.  New  convulsions  are  preparing  in 
Spain  and  in  rortugal.  Switzerland  is  dismembering 
ilM'll';  every  where  national  independence,  per.-oiial  se- 
euiily,  and  tho  progress  of  civilisation,  are  menaced; 
ill  short,  every  thing  in  Kuropc  clashes,  without  com- 
billing;  and  yet  the  ralilir aliens  of  the  21  articles  are 
exchanged,  peace  is  no  longer  doublfnl,  the  royally  ol 
July  has  beeonic  one  of  the  family  ol  legiiimate  nioiiar- 
cliies,  the  jusli-miiieu  Iriuinplis,  and  peace  will  be 
niainlaiiicd:  such  are  tho  practical  resullsof  tliat  diplo- 
macy, so  inaciive,  so  expecting,  so  cowardly,  which,  in 
Iho  midst  of  the  rapid  inovemeiits  that  carry  Fuiope 
along,  seeniod,  yon  said,  to  have  struck  dniiih  that 
noble  F'raiice  of  July,  which,  in  your  opinion,  could 
only  reconquer  ils  acknowledged  picponileranec  by 
sliowinjf  ilsell'  resohed  lo  brave  every  peril,  and  giviiii; 
to  the  world  a  grand  idea  of  ils  delerminalion  and  ils 
courage.  W  ell,  this  idea  lias  been  exehuiiged  tiir  a  pa- 
lent  of  slavery  ;  the  manly  garmenl  Ins  been  stripped 
ort'liT  the  swaihlliiiL'  ilnlhesof  the  Holy  Alliance;  that 
charaeler  nf  Iho  lievoluliou  of  July  which  ouL'hl  to  have 
prcdominnted  in  every  possible  situation,  Ihe  ascendancy 
of  reason  iirincd,  of  ftirco  in  the  hands  of  libcriy,  wbiili 
she  ought  to  have  I'xercised  in  the  councils  of  Ivirope, 
have  been  oxclianged  for  the  shanin  and  ihe  injury  of  n 
royal  embrace;  yet  peace  is  ensured.  What  have  you 
-till  lo  urge?  Takn  our  words  lor  it,  and  bo  silent." 
i'lins  argue  Ihe  doctlinnirrii. 

Ho  it  so:  the  spirit  of  war  is  laid  i  the  execution  of 
ihe  IwcnIy-four  ailielos  is  guaranlied  by  all  the  pow- 
ers ;  llollatid  herself  is  compelled  lo  BUhinit  lo  all  the 
slipulutioiiB  of  this  Iroaly;  she  recoguisos  King  Loo. 
pold,  and  rsceives  the  crsdantials  of  an  ambassador  lo 


I'.er  court :  Russia  withdraws  from  Poland  a  part  of  ihf 
regiments  that  rover  its  icrri'ory;  ir     u^t,  the  peace 

0  niirnpe  is  deliniliiely  settled  U|>on  lh,-,e  ba-^es.  Lri 
us  receive  all  tliese  circuinslanees  as  certain  facts,  and 
a'so  admit  that  a  disarming,  which  Ihc  difiertnice  ni" 
the  niiiil  iry  systems  of  Europe  will  always  render  dt. 
lusive,  should  ctown  iIiIh  peaie,  and  fix  the  dlfTercnt 
eolioiifl  of  the  continent  i:i  the  precarious,  false,  and 
niinoiis  po>ili'jn,in  which  they  find  themselves,  as  wc'l 
l(  wards  each  other,  as  Inwards  their  rcspcclive  govern, 
nieots.  Now,  is  there  a  man  of  sense  and  foresight 
who  can  bclioein  the  diiralion  of  this  monstrous  re. 
orf;anisntion.  and  not  be  ecnviined  that  such  a  stale  nf 
iMiigs  is  necessarily  pregnant  wilh  new  and  approach- 
ing convulsions  ? 

'Ibis  puerile  belief,  which  fonie  superficial  but  honosi 
obsoivers  enlcrtain,  with  respect  lo  ihe  continuation  of 
Ibis  peace,  is  lliu  result  of  a  serious  error,  too  ol'icn 
(nunti'iiani  cd  by  the  false  prepossessions  of  iho  friend! 
nl  liberty  themselves.  .Alter  Ihe  Revolution  of  July, 
the  p.iils  have  been  inverted,  by  asserting  that  France 
'lord  in  need  nf  peace,  and  that  foreign  governmeiils 
wished  to  make  upon  ber  an  imniedialc  war;  and  the 
government  has  dexterously  cnltivuled  that  opinion,  in 
order  lo  lake  to  itself  tlin  nierit  of  a  dilTioolly  over- 
cmiie.  Hence,  the  arguments  drawn  from  tlio  dismcni. 
bcrinent  of  the  army,  and  from  the  relative  inferiority 
of  our  military  force;  hence,  the  explanation  of  all  the 
>haini  fill  com  essions  and  all  tho  diplomatic  cowardice 
which  iinniinent  necessity  has  been  said  lo  have  im|xi9- 
ed  upon  us;  hence,  in  fine,  the  alleged  impossibility  of 
saving  P.'land  and  llalv. 

Ilonever,  tho  plainest  common  scnso  is  sufficient  lo 
dispo <e  of  these  liilso  arguments.  Mow,  indeed,  can  it 
I'c  Mipposed.  after  the  events  of  July,  that  Prussia,  Aus- 
tria, Russia,  and  S|iain,  (lOiigland  was  out  of  iho  ques- 
tion,) were  so  blind  as  lo  wisli  loallack  France,  arous- 
ed by  an  iiniiiense  revolution,  and  encircled  by  nations 
in  a  st.ile  of  iiisurreelion  ?  How  was  a  coalition  to  be 
briiiigbt  tooclher  agiiiii,  already  cut  asunder  by  tho  ris. 
iiig  in  mil  sc  of  nelgiiiin,  Poland,  Italy,  and  some  of 
t!u'  (leriiKiii  provinces?  Was  it  not  evident  that  befors 
ihe  liliinc.  ihe  Alps,  ami  the  Pyrenees  could  be  threal- 
eiieJ,  the  II.. ly  .Mlianco  must  liave  waited  the  result  of 
several  campaigns  U|)on  the  Vistula,  the  Elbe,  the 
liliiiie,  the  Po,  and  the  Ebro?  And  whatever  was  the 
state  of  our  army,  bad  not  Franco  all  tho  necessary 
tipie,  had  she  not,  above  all,  moic  elements  than  she 
required,  to  organise  herself  in  a  formidable  manner  in 

1  he  rear  of  the  iiireign  p.ipnlalions,  fighting  for  u  cause 
lliat  was  llieir  nwn  I  Is  the  levohilionary  impulse  for. 
uoilen,  which  i:i  one  month  would  have  thrown  upon 
ihe  frontiers  all  tlinse  classes  which  the  days  of  July 
hid  lakin  fiom  their  uccupnlions?  Are  the  Ihirty  lliou- 
sand  volunteers  liirijollcn  wilh  whom,  in  a  fortnight, 
lb''  ciiy  of  Palis,  ahmo,  had  filled  up  tho  ranks  of  the 
army?  In  line,  aio  the  triumphs  of  17;i2  forgotten, 
that  were  gained  with  means  so  inferior  to  the  physical 
and  moral  resources  which  tho  situation  of  I83U  atford- 
ed  ?  Now,  as  then.  Fiance  was  a  soldier;  but  now, 
iiioru  than  then,  she  had  tiir  her  inseparable  comrade 
the  people  of  Europe;  and  her  cause,  in  ihe  eyes  of  all, 
was  tt  revolution  free  from  the  terrors  and  excesses  that 
had  perverted  the  original  character  of  the  former  one. 

It  was  then,  as  I  have  alro.idy  said,  fur  Europe  lo 
ask  for  peace,  and  it  belonged  to  us  to  ascertain  if  it 
was  our  well  under  lood  inlerosl  to  grant  it.  The  most 
^kill'ul  calculation  nf  tho  policy  of  the  cabinets  was  lo 
allay  the  storiii  which  might  overwhelm  them,  while  nf. 
leeling  lo  do  us  the  llivoiir  of  abstaining  from  war;  the 
most  inconeiMvablo  t'utiy  of  our  goTcrnniont  has  been, 
lo  allow  the  kind's  to  recover  from  their  stupor,  the  na. 
liuiis  to  lose  their  hopes,  and  to  roiluce  Ihe  honour  of  its 
di|iloiiiaey  to  avoiding  a  conflict  which  its  enemies 
inillier  wished  nor  were  able  to  undertake.  In  short, 
that  ihe  lioAour  of  France,  her  roputalion,  her  promise 
to  the  nations,  shonid  have  been  considered  as  nothing 
by  Ibe  royolty  of  July,  I  can  comprehend  •  it  is  not  the 
first  lii>e  that  private  iiiterosts  have  prevailed  over  the 
great  liilcresl  nf  the  country.  Hut  who  can  help  feel- 
ini;,  that  the  despotisms  that  live  iii  each  other's  exist- 
ence, not  having  all  abdicated  wilh  Charles  X..  could 
not  tiirglvo  the  Kevolution  of  July,  but  must  wail  toat- 
lack  it,  until  time  and  uur  internal  discords  slinuld 
have  deprivcil  it  of  all  it  |iossessed  that  was  ardent, 
amiiitiniis,  popular,  and  formidable  In  tyranny  ? 

Our  slatesmen  h.avo  solicitously  brought  about  this 
deplorable  result ;  they  have  reiluccd  France  to  the  state 
in  which  the  foreigners  wished  her  to  be.  FVar  has  de- 
prived these  i«/(i  men  of  their  cxperi«nce;  sslfiahneM  hai 


s 


LAFAYITTTE  AND  LOUIS  PlIIMPPK. 


15 


from  Polnr.-i  a  part  of  ibt 
i'ory;  ir  \.>rt,  the  pcafc 
led  ii|)oii  tM.-.i"  base?.  Lpi 
incos  as  ccrlain  facts,  and 
;,  which  llie  ditrcrtiiicc  of 
pe  will  always  render  dt. 
'aip,  and  fix  the  difTcrent 
llic  prccarions:,  false,  and 
■y  find  Iheinselvos,  as  we'l 
is  tlicir  rcspcclivo  govern, 
ill  of  Kcnse  and  fnresifrht 
iim  of  this  nion!<trotis  re. 
■irii  ed  tliat  siitli  a  state  m" 
I  Willi  new  and  approach. 

ome  superficial  but  honosi 
ect  to  the  continuation  of 
I  serious  error,  too  ollcn 
possessions  of  llio  friends 
•  the  Revolution  of  July, 
by  as«erlinjf  that  France 
bat  foreign  goverimients 
iNinicdialc  war;  and  the 
:uUivatPd  that  opinion,  in 
ncrit  of  a  dilTitijlly  over- 
drawn from  lliO  disincni- 
ni  the  relative  inferiority 
the  oxplaiiatiou  of  all  the 
tlio  diplomatic  cowardice 
I  beeni^aid  to  have  im|)os. 
lu  alleged  impossibility  of 

not!  sense  is  sufficient  to 

its.     How,  indeed,  can  it 

f  July,  that  Prussia,  Aus- 

laiid  was  out  of  the  ques- 

loallack  France,  urous- 

aiid  eijcircled  by  nations 

low  was  a  coalition  to  be 

y  cut  asunder  by  the  ris. 

ilaiid,  Italy,  and  some  of 

it  not  evident  that  before 

'yicnees  could  be  lliruat- 

liave  waited  the  result  of 

Vistula,   the    Elbe,    the 

And  wliatcvcr  was  the 

rani.e  all  llio  necessary 

le  elements  than  slia 

formidiiblc  uiaiiiicr  in 

s,  fi;.'htiii(;  for  a  cause 

liitioiiary  impulso  for- 

Id  liavc  thrown  upon 

licli  the  days  of  July 

?  Aio  the  thirty  thou- 

vliom,  ill  a  fortnight, 

led  up  the  ranks  of  the 

:)li»  of  17i)a  forgotten, 

inferior  to  the  physical 

tuationoflSaUallbrd- 

I  a  i^oldier;  but  now, 

r  inseparable  comrade 

use,  in  the  eyes  of  all, 

•rors  and  excesses  that 

•Icr  of  the  Ibrmer  one. 

dy  said,  for  F.urops  to 

to  us  to  ascertain  if  it 

to  grant  it.    The  most 

of  the  cabinets  wus  lo 

rwhelm  thoin,  while  nf. 

staining  from  war;  the 

povcriiniont  liaa  been, 

m  their  stupor,  the  na- 

oduce  the  honour  of  its 

ut  which  Its  enemies 

undertake.     In  short, 

eputation,  her  promise 

considered  as  nothing 

iprehonil  •  it  is  not  the 

lave  prevailed  over  the 

tut  who  can  help  feeU 

n  in  each  other's  nxisl. 

ivith  Charles  X.,  could 

Vi  Ijut  must  wait  to  at. 

ernal  dincords  should 

sed  that  was  ardent, 

n  to  tyranny  I 

ly  brought  about  this 

:ed  France  to  the  state 

r  to  be.    Pear  has  de- 

rience ;  lelfishnen  hat 


'volu 


tjoncealcd  thoir  countrv  from  their  cyf-s  ;  and  tlie  losscms 
if  the  past  have  been  lost  upon  tlicin.  Indnd,  tin'  cmi- 
fcmplation  of  the  past  should,  at  least,  li:ive  rcinindid 
Biein  of  the  similarity  of  situation  which  csi.  I'd  botwicii 
France  under  the  Directory  and  France  under  I,ouis 
Philippe.  .'Vt  Campo  Formio  and  at  Rastadt,  the  Dircc- 
%)ry  also  made  peace  with  the  whole  cmitincnl,  and 
iolemnly  renounced  all  spirit  of  political  prosclytisin. 
Jut  what  ensued,  a  vcar  after  the  conclusion  ot'  those 
treaties  t  A  general  war  again  broke  out  in  Europe. 
After  the  battles  of  Zurich  and   iMarcngo,  the  coalition, 

tore  severely  wounded,  took  three  years  to  re-establish 
lelf;  but  it  did  so  at  last,  and  then  again  a  general  war 
nsued ;  and  history  will,  perhaps,  one  day  relate,  that 
ytanco  fought  as  necessarily  I'or  the  principles  of  17b  I 
it  Austerlitz  and  at  Wsgram  as  at  Jeininapcs  and  ut 
JPleurus. 

•'■  The  peace  in  which  the  ministry  of  the  1.3tli  of  .Marcli 
Jlorics,  a  peace  quite  novel  in  history,  is  a  contradiction 
jivcn  to  the  understanding  and  to  tlie  facts  of  which 
file  whole  European  policy  is  composed — all  the  olili- 
jrations  on  one  side,  and  none  on  the  other.  Now,  what 
•an  arise  from  such  a  state  of  things,  un'  ~s  it  be,  the 
Ihrstcms  remaining  the  same  as  that  whir!,  lias  risultcrl 
Irom  analogous  situations  7  In  short,  the  r.ialilion,  dis- 
Jointed  in  its  organisation,  wounded  in  its  vital  principle 
\y  the  Revolution  of  July,  has  taken  up  again  its  first 

JKjsition,  and  a  war  against  France  is  evidently  no  longer 
or  onr  enemies  any  thing  but  a  question  of  time  and 
ipportunity  ;  the  moral  power  of  the  revolution  once  ex- 
inguished,  it  then  only  becomes  for  them  a  game  at 
«hcss,  which  probably  may  not  be  wanting  in  new 
treacheries  and  purchased  triumphs.  And  if  these  me- 
lancholy forebodings  should  be  realised,  what  strength, 
•inrhat  prudence  would  be  able  to  secure  the  direction  of 
♦vents,  and  ensure  a  stay  for  the  tottering  throne  that 
lias  sillily  courted  the  storm  .'  Will  it  not  then  be  iie- 
tessarv  to  call  up  the  sympathies  of  July  to  aid  the  cou- 
rage (if  our  soldiers?  It  will  be  necessary,  let  us  not 
idoubt;  for,  with  the  n:»lion  as  on  auxiliary,  another 
\Vaterloo  would  only  cost  us  the  loss  of  a  buttle,  but 
deduced  to  an  army  alone  to  defeiiil  the  Revolution,  one 
«lisistrouB  combat  might  cost  us  an  empire.  Kut  what 
^hall  re-awaken  that  impulse  of  the  popular  masses  '  'I'Ik 

f  dangers  of  the  country  .'  I  think  they  will.  lint  to  coii- 
frcMt  at  present  those  dangers,  1  see  imly  a  governinrnl 
'  reduced  to  wretched  sliiHs,  and  a  throne  commaiidini' 
.  neither  eonfidciiee  nor  res|iect. 

I  acknowledge  it,  my  patriotic  blood  boils  nt  the  idr-n 
of  the  (Inctiiiiiiirts  calling  to  their  assistance  the   men 
who  bled  tor  liberty.  They  wouhl  dare  to  do  so  ;  for  scveii- 
feen  years  of  tergiversation  have  proved  thai  they  dare 
do  any  thing.     Hut  the  deep  leeling  of  disaffection  and 
contempt  that  would  burst  out  uiiioug  all  classes  of  the 
."  nation  against  them,  ofwli.it  use  would  it  be  to  the  mo- 
nirchy  of  the  barricades  >  This  is  a  question  of  interest 
,  for  the  monarchy  to  examine  beforehand.     It  would  pro- 
'■  mise  to  return  to  belter  principles,  and  lo  more  lionrst 
men:  Louis  XVlll.  and  Bonaparte  in  18l."),t"harles  X.  in 
1830,  also  promised  it:  what  became  of  r.oiiis  XN'III., 
Bonaparte,  and  Charles  X.  ?     Yet  Bonaparte  had  glory 
fj  in  his  favour;  Jiouis  XVIII.  and  Charles  X.  had  in  llieir 
T  favour  eight   centuries  of  traditions  and    rceolleclions. 
,'  But  deprive  I.ouis  Philippe  of  the  popular  majesty,  and 
^  he   is   nothing.      Seriously     speaking,   what   authority 
'  would  a  handful  of  obscure  dnrlri)iiiiirn  possess  to  up- 
hold the  work  of  the  (Kople,  if  the  (icople  withdrew  from 
them  f     From  all  that  frame  work  of  |)ower  take  away 
Z  the  Revolution,  and  lo.inorrow,  you  who  benefit  by  tluil 
J  Revolution  will  not  possess  a  crown  piece,  nor  a  soldier, 


CHAPTER  XI r. 

Cntinunlionnrilicpri'Ci'diiii!— N'oiiliinilnn  oftlinniTi'?«iim  ofLoais 

[      PhlllpiH'— In»oIein-o  (irihe  l-'miw  rr  Nicliolau  ami  or  tlie  [liittcol 

;      Modi'ii  I— LafayUi'iri  li'»r  ■!  tiloris  wiiliiuii  iliitlninnev— Soinrol' 

lli'<  rnlMiM>iit-f  nil  a  lUpInniaiii'  aifeiii  lo  titiii  ih'isoiibIIv — lli^  intn- 

viow  Willi  that  111,'riii— lliss\t<icin  nftK^i  liui'rvi'iinoii  ilcvi'lopcil 

Such,  at  the  close  of  the  Revolution  of  lft.30,  was  tin 
general  disposition  of  men's  minds  relative  to  the  ques- 
tion of  peace  or  war.  Already  the  royally  of  the  barri- 
cades floated  in  uncertaiutv  iH'twecn  iis  iiicliiiatiou  lor  u 
repose  without  socurilv,  without  glory,  and  its  apprehen- 
sions of  a  conflict  which  might  carry  it  uwav,  if  it  al- 
lowed its  enemies  to  be  first  in  the  field — on  the  one  side, 
inaction  and  the  stigma  attaching  to  the  treaties  of 
Vienna  and  Paris,  but  along  witli  it  the  ex|ieetalioii  of  a 
bill  of  indemnity  and  a  iiionarehieal  adoption ;  on  tin 
other,  the  lire  of  iiisurrectien  to  Iw  kindled  throughout 
the  Euroiwan  continent,  the  chances  of  war  to  be  run, 
but  also  tlie  complete  emancipation  of  France,  the  re- 


newal of  all    her  glories,  and  the    certain  cvtension   o! 
freedom  to  all  KurojM'. 

Tlie  eiti/.in  royalty  would  not  comprehend  that,  inde- 
pendently i.f  the  necessity  of  entitling  itself  to  the  grati- 
'ude  and  esteem  of  the  people,  there  existi'd  aiiotlur  iie- 
itv  tVoiu  wliieli  no  new  dyna.sty  had  ever  escaped — 
that  of  a  baptism  of  glory  and  blood.  Sprung  from  un- 
der the  pf>[)ular  cannon,  this  royally  preferred  endeavour- 
ing to  consolidate  itself  by  slavery  to  entering  boldly 
into  the  tradilional  system  of  its  uneieut  alliances. 

However,  leaving  ajiart  the  question  of  principles  and 
their  propagation,  the  extjrn.il  policy  of  this  government, 
dcb.iscd  from  its  Ijirtli,  was  cvtreiuely  simple.  Properly 
spiMkiu;:,  what  was  the  quc:jlion  >.  One  of  territory.  In 
fact,  while  France,  aller  carrying  her  arms  into  every 
capital,  liud  seen  iier.self  despoiled  even  of  possessions 
wnicli  she  ac,]uired  from  ICH  to  17«  I,  and  for  which,  he 
it  observed,  she  had  given  su[.erabuiid,int  compensation, 
liir  enemies  had  immoderately  extended  their  territories. 
.\ustria,  for  example,  had  aggrandised  and  <'stablished 
herself  at  tlie  same  time  in  tiermany,  Poland,  Turkey, 
and  Italy  ;  she  had  acquired  great  faeililies  of  inland 
navigatiiui,  sea-ports,  and  a  maritime  commerce;  Prus- 
sia, but  lately  a  third-rate  power,  had  ra]iidly  advanced 
herself  to  the  rank  of  a  preponderating  one,  by  parcels  of 
territory  conquered  from  all  the  adjoining  states,  from  the 
.Niemen  to  Tliionville  ;  Russia,  which  could  scarcely  be 
said  to  exist  when  France  wa.s  the  first  power  intlie  woi  Id, 
had  extended  herself  at  every  point  of  her  immense  eir- 
eumferenee,  and  by  the  necessary  consequence  of  a  pro- 
gressive system  of  invasion,  as  well  as  by  the  polity  of 
her  family  alliances,  had  reduced  the  West  to  such  a 
condition  that  it  could  only  go  to  war  by  herinipuh 
continue  at  peace  by  her  periiiission.  I  do  not  speak  of 
England — every  one  knows  how  ninny  rich  dominions 
ami  important  military  posilions  she  acquired  in  the 
European  and  Aiiatie  seas,  by  the  treaty  which  disin- 
herited France.  The  Ionian  Islands,  the  Isle  of  France, 
and  the  Cape  of  (Jood  Hope,  are  among  the  acquisitions 
with  which  Hritish  disiutereslediiess  coiilented  itself. 

Such  then  was  tlie  relative litualinii  of  France  towarils 
the  foreign  powirs,  win  ii  tJio  revolution ol'Julv  siidutnlv 
displact  d  all  the  elements  of  the  public  law  ol'  Europe. 
Now,  rediieiiig  the  quesliun  to  the  sole  interest  of  France, 
and  leaving  apart  all  eommiiiiily  of  priiiciphs,  of  wants 
and  syiiiii:ilhies,  there  still  remained  I'or  a  national 
government  the  imperativeduly  of  claiming  the  iVonticis 
necessary  f'or  the  deliiuee  of  the  coiinlry.  Let  us  no 
longer  hear  of  the  terrors  that  were  still  inspind  by  the 
convulsions  of  llie  Republic  and  the  glorious  days  of  the 
Empire. 

The  Republic  had  not  been  able  to  conquer  pence  for 
herself  except  by  (onqiiering  liberty  for  olhir.-,  and  her 
treaties  sullUieiitly  attest  her  justice  and  i  in  prudent  gem-, 
rosily  arter  victory.  As  to  the  Empire's  making  and 
unmaking  kings  at  the  willofa  Ibrtunale  soldier;  il  was 
not  I'rance;  it  was  the  army  of  lionaparte,  unfaithful  to 
the  Ifevolulion,  and  returning  with  all  spied  to  the  ohl 
luonareliical  sysl'-m  ;  and  besides,  history  will  perhaps 
attest,  tli.it  if  the  Empire  overran  Europe,  it  was  called 
upon  to  do  so  by  the  coalitions  dating  their  origin  t'ruiii 
17M. 

lint  lihcr.ilism  and  its  propagation  apart,  if  was  the 
husiness  of  the  governmeiil  of  July  to  provide  for  our 
I'liliiii:  Mcurity  and  restore  that  balance  which  a  degene- 
rate and  dastardly  power  had  allowed  to  he  destroyed 
In  tliisri  speet  the  Revolution  of  1^3ll  might  become,  even 
ill  unskilful  hands,  the  guarantee  of  our  iialioiial  iiidepen- 
denee.  The  elected  royalty  has  made  of  it  uu  rely  a  con- 
vulsion like  those  which  disgraced  tin'  last  ages  of  the 
Roman  empire.  It  was  not  wished,  it  is  said,  toendanger 
the  peace  of  Europe.  Hut  you  li.ive  degraded  the  exist- 
1  nee  and  the  majesty  of  the  lievoUition  whiili  made  yon. 
Your  indecision,  your  cowardice,  and  your  iiieapaeily, 
have  exhausted  the  courage  and  patriotic  finunef  s  of  the 
nations,  stillid  the  ri'volnlionary  impulse  in  IViinee,  and 
i>iiidled  ag,iiiist  you  the  anger  of  all  free  men.  Well  I 
think  yon  that  liy  those  means  you  have  allayed  the 
storm'  tliinU  you  that  your  illegitiiiiaey  is  tliciefiire 
either  more  or  le.-s  under  the  ban  of  the  old  inonnreliies  ' 
Vcs,  I'or  II  \\v.  moMlhs,  perhaps  a  few  years;  hut  wlinl 
,ire  these  innulhs,  these  years,  what  are  you,  compared 
with  tlieexisleiieeol'Fraiici  Heboid  Poland  unniliilated; 
the  barrier  betwei'U  barbarism  and  civilisation  broken 
down ;  Russia  ready  to  dismember  Prussia  by  selling 
upon  her  Poli-li  territories;  and  the  North  nt  liberty  to 
rush  upon  the  South  ;  behold  the  fruits  of  your  genius, 
and  venture  to  ealeiilate  how  much  hlondsheil  will  oni' 
day  be  necessary  to  siiali  h  niutil.ited  J'urope  from  tin 
hands  of  the  despot  who  saluted  your  aceessions  with  an 
in.sull, 


However,  the  first  measure  of  external  policy  taken  by 
the  ministry  of  I.ouis  Philippe,  was  the  notification  to 
foreign  courts  of  the  accession  of  that  prince  to  the  tiirone 
of  France.  lOiiL'land  was  the  first  to  recognise  the  new 
king;  the  adhesion  of  Austria,  of  Prussia,  and  the  sc 
eondary  Cerman  stales,  followed  pretty  closely  that  of 
the  cabinet  of  St.  J^inies's;  .<paiii  postponi'd  her  answer, 
and  pnhlished  a  circular  as  iiisiilfiiig  lotlie  new  luonarcli 
as  to  the  n.ition  that  had  cljosen  limi;  the  petty  prince 
of  Modeiia  insolently  protested  agaiiicl  the  iinuiiiiition  ; 
in  fine,  it  was  only  after  repeated  dilays  and  strung 
solicitations,  tiiat  -M.  Athalin  obtainecl  from  the  Emperor 
Nicholas  the  extraordinary  answer  which  the  autocrat 
condescended  to  give  to  the  letter,  though  a  very  humble 
one,  that  h,id  been  addressed  lo  him  by  the  King  of  the 
French,  It  will  be  recolleeled  in  what  terms  this  over- 
ture was  conceived,  in  which  by  an  iucredilile  forgetful- 
iiess  of  the  national  dignity,  the  cabinet  of  tlio  Palais- 
Royal  gave  the  appellation  o'i cutdslnqilif  to  the  glorious 
events  that  had  just  placed  the  crown  upon  the  head  of 
the  Duke  of  Orleans.  This  humiliation  received  its  pun- 
i^linient  in  the  answer  of  the  Czar,  which  I  here  insert  as 
the  historical  document  best  calculated  lo  show  to  what 
dejrree  the  monarchy  of  July  has  allowed  itself  to  be 
insulted. 

I.F.TTEH    from    the  CAnlNTT  of    II.  M.  the    ElU'EaOR  OF  ALL 

Tin;  Ki'ssiAs  to  ii,  m.  the  king  of  tiif.  krexcii,  uatco 

ZARSK0E-SK1.0,    IIIE  l^Tll  OF  SEI'TE.MBEIi,  1^30. 

"  I  have  received  from  the  hands  of  (Jeneral  Athalin, 
llie  letter  of  which  he  was  the  bearer.  Events,  ever  /ote 
tlipliired^  have  placed  your  majesty  in  a  cruel  diUmima. 
Von  h.ave  taken  u  determination  wiiicli  appeared  to  you 
the  only  one  calculated  to  save  France  iVoiu  the  greatest  . 
calamities,  and  1  will  not  pronounce  upon  the  considera- 
tions by  which  your  majesty  has  been  guided,  but  I  ofl'er 
my  prayers  that  it  may  iilease  Divine  r'rovideuce  to  bless 
voiir  infinlions  and  the  eH'orts  that  \«  u  are  about  to 
iiake  for  the  happiness  of  the  French  people.  In  concert 
with  my  allies,  1  receive  with  pleasure  the  desire  which 
your  majesty  has  expressed  to  niaintain  relations  of 
peace  and  amity  with  all  the  states  of  Europe,  .0  limg  at 
iht'i)  sliiiit  be  l.iiscd  iii»iii  llic  tzisliiip  litiiliis,  and  in  llie 
firm  diirniiiiiiiliDii  Id  rtn/iid  IIic  nalils  aiid  the  oiilipa- 
liom,  (i.v  ivrll  as  llie  sinle  tif  Hriiltiiiul  iio.isesiiion,  winch 
ihii)  Itavi'  saiictioiiftl.  Eurepe  « ill  llierein  find  a  security 
.'or  peace,  so  necessary  to  the  repose  of  France  her,self. 
Called  ujion,  eoujoinlly  with  my  allies,  to  cnllivate  with 
France,  under  her  governinciit,  tlioe  conservative  rcla- 
lioiis,  1,  liir  my  part,  shall  do  so  with  all  the  solicitude 
they  require,  niidwith  the  dispositions  ofWhicli  I  am  de. 
sirons  to  a.ssure  your  majesty  in  return  for  the  senti- 
ments you  have  expressed  to  uie,  I  request  your  mB> 
jesty  at  the  same  time  to  accept,  &c.  iVc. 

"  Nicholas." 

What  unworthy  language,  then,  had  been  employed  in 
the  nanie  of  Franc-e  ' 

liefore  tlii^  battle  of  Deiiuin,  when  the  fate  of  liiscrown 
depended  upon  the  chances  of  tliu  day,  Iiouis  XIV.  wrote 
to  Villars: 

"  If  you  nre  beaten,  I  wil!  go  through  Paris  with 
the  slianu  f'lil  proposals  of  our  enemies  in  my  hand.  And 
the  Freiii'li  nation  will  liillow  iiie  ;  we  will  hurvourselvct 
together  under  the  ruins  of  the  monarchy." 

That  king  was  at  hast  acipininted  with  his  country. 

This  letter,  however,  caused  much  uneasiness  at  the 
Palais-Royal.  The  absence  of  the  appellation  of  My 
Ihnllici;  which  hud  In  ■  o  lavishly  used  in  the  untogra- 
pliic  notification,  was,  aimve  all,  considered  with  dread, 
us  a  |)osilive  di  iiial  of  the  right  confiTred  by  the  will  of 
the  [leople  at  the  issue  of  tin'  ciiIudIioiiIic.  They  pcr- 
ci  ived  that  they  had  viry  probably  knelt  to  the  eartii  to 


no  purpose,  and  that  ul'ier  all,  il  would  be  necessmy 
lo  have  recourse  lo  popular  sympathy  against  the  dis. 
ali'eetioii  of  the  legitimatists.  They  returned,  and  for  a 
while  fiillowcd  up  the  idea  already  adopted  (as  I  will 
shortly  prove,)  of  taking  into  iieeouiit  the  sympathies  ond 
antipathies  of  the  nations,  and  secretly  urging  the  pro- 
fiagaliou  of  liberal  opinions,  while  osteiisihiy  the  mo- 
nareliy  should  contiiiue  to  deny  itself,  by  blaming  every 
revolution  iinulogoiis  to  that  from  which  it  had  sprung, 
and  by  uskiiig  mercy  for  the  grand  week,  and  mercy  lor 
the  great  people. 

Il  is  iiecessary,  in  order  to  appreciate  the  men  who 
still  direct  the  policy  of  France,  us  well  ns  to  understand 
our  prtwent  real  situation,  to  follow  up  with  attention  all 
the  proof's  which  establish  the  duplicity  of  this  policy 
lowanls  the  nations  and  the  kings,  towards  France  and 
llie  foreigner.  History  alVords  few  examples  so  forcible 
liir  the  study  ofdoclriiiariKine. 

The  Belgie  revolution,  which  I.ufuyetle  called  the  eld. 


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lirsl  ilau(;hler  of  our  own,  was,  il  may  be  said,  the  firBl 
loiic'listoiiu  that  rrents  aiipliucl  to  tlie  hesitating  and  ili- 
latory  |H)li<y  ol'  llic  I'aluis-Koyul.  It  was  |)articularly 
with  rcjrard  to  the  rc'Hp<ctivc'  situatiun  of  France  and  Bcl- 
It'iuiii,  that  th(!  lUvoiiilioii  ot'  July  was  to  attack  th(^ 
treaties  of  Isll  and  It'l.'i.  In  fact,  tile  erection  of  a. 
line  ol'  fortressis  u|)on  the  whole  southern  frontier  of 
Ueigiiini,  tlieir  ins|Kction  entrusted  to  an  Knfflish  gene- 
ral, tlie  occupation  of  hnxeinlHTg  by  the  Germanic 
Confi'di'ration,  constituted  a  (MTinanent  aggression  U[)on 
our  security,  and  alVorded  our  natural  enemies  the  means 
of  easily  attacking  onr  frontiers.  To  leave  that  country 
in  the  hands  of  the  foreigners,  was  abandoning  to  them 
the  chief  means  of  a  sudden  advance  uiion  the  capital  by 
two  important  points. 

In  the  presence  of  thiwe  perils,  the  policy  of  a  Riche- 
lieu  or  of  a  Pitt  would  not  have  hesitated;  it  would  have 
determined  upon  one  of  the  three  ex|«;dicnts  which  suc- 
cessively (inrsented  themselves  to  the  consideration  of 
the  popular  royalty.  Kither  Belgium  and  Luxcmbcrg 
would  have  Iweii  imitcd  to  France,  as  a  means  of  re- 
moving the  threatened  invasion  to  a  greater  distance,  and 
neutralizing  the  political  and  commercial  influence  of 
Rngland  in  that  country  ;  or  Belgium,  left  at  liberty  to 
place  herself  under  the  naturally  friendly  dominion  of 
the  Duke  ot  LcuehteiilKrg,  would  equally  liavc  covered 
the  vulnerable  side  of  our  frontiers  ;  or,  in  fine,  by  the 
rleetion  of  the  I)i.  e  de  Nemours  to  the  throne  of  Bel- 
giuin,  France  woulu  directly  have  obtained  the  twofold 
result  of  ensuring  her  indeix'iideiice,  and  relieving  a 
neighbouring  people  from  the  yoke  of  Fiiigland. 

Kach  of  these  arrangements  was  too  bold  for  the 
trembling  policy  of  the  ;us(e-Hii/it«.  From  blunder  to 
blunder  this  di'l)ased  policy  has  arrived  at  that  Anglo- 
Bolgic  system,  the  immediate  or  speedy  consequences 
of  which  must  be;  first,  the  increase  of  British  prepon- 
derance, uncmliarrassed  with  the  obstacles  which  the 
mixed  slate  of  the  duchy  of  Luxemberg  still  presented  ; 
secondly,  Antwerp  exclusively  devoted  to  English  in- 
terests ;  Ihirdly,  the  principal  fortresses  still  standing, 
and  Franco  obliged,  in  order  to  enter  Belgium,  lo  pass 
under  the  Knglish  cannon  ;  ajid  fourthly,  a  new  degree 
of  continental  power  granted  to  England,  and  for  her 
oommorcc  a  certain  means  of  introducing  her  contra- 
band goods  across  our  frontiois,  a  circumstance  which 
must  necessarily  complete  the  destruction  of  our  own 
eominerce  and  manufactures. 

Such  has  been  the  settlement,  to  the  present  time,  of 
Belgic  atVaiis.  Sophistry  is  still  at  work  in  liivour  of 
this  system  of  peace  at  any  price ;  but  either  Nound 
reason  is  a  vain  word,  or  France  will  speedily  bring  the 
men  of  thi-  "ill  of  August  to  a  strict  account  for  that 
original  abandonment  of  her  most  essential  interests. 
However,  if  the  ministry  of  the  Ttli  of  August  misun- 
derstood those  great  interests,  it  uiidcrstoimd  at  least, 
that  its  existence  depended  in  seenring  the  new  state 
from  all  foivign  intervention,  and  circumscribing  the 
struggle  between  Holland  and  Belgium.  Tlienco  the 
first  idea  of  its  system  of  iion-intorvention  proclaimed 
at  the  warm  solicitation  of  I-afayettc.  The  general, 
still  all-powerful,  also  thought  that  it  was  sullieicnt  lor 
France,  that  Belgium  should  be  indopendont,  free,  and 
at  liberty  to  adopt  the  constitution  that  might  suit  her, 
in  order  that  our  country  might  find  in  her  a  natural 
and  necessary  ally.  This  opinion  was  adopted  by  the 
ministry,  and  erected  into  a  system  by  M.  Mol^,  who 
upon  this  occasion  displayed  u  firmness  and  spoke  a  lan- 
guage worthy  of  Franco  and  of  the  Uevolution.  This 
minister  notified  to  all  the  powers,  and  particularly  to 
Holland  and  lo  I'russia,  that  the  inlorvcntionofa  single 
Ibreign  regiment  in  the  affairs  of  Belgium,  would  bo  a 
signal  (or  the  enlrancn  of  fifty  thousand  French  into  the 
territory  of  that  state.  This  declaration  was  renewed 
bv  I/afayette,  on  meeting  the  representatives  of  the 
IKiwers  at  the  residence  of  the  minister  for  foreign  af- 
Ittirs,  \vhieh  he  left  under  the  conviction  that  the  cabi- 
nets of  Kuropn  were  much  more  alarmed  than  wo  were 
at  the  consequences  of  a  war  against  tlio  men  and  the 
doctrines  of  .Fuly. 

It  is  hero  the  place  to  speak  of  the  external  giolicy  of 
Lafayette,  and  exhibit  him  in  his  direct  relations  with 
thu  patriots  of  all  nations;  relations  which  have  fur- 
nialiod  matter  for  so  many  calumnies  an<l  absurd  inter- 
pretations. But  before  dwelling  upon  these  particulars, 
I  iiiuat  explain  the  general  intentions  of  the  system  he 
adopted  at  the  sequel  of  the  events  of  .luly,  and  from 
which  he  has  never  xiuco  departed. 

Ill  tlio  early  part  of  August,  being  on  duty  ul  General 
Laliiyetle's  lirad-quarters,  1  had  the  honour  of  personally 
introihicing  lo  him  one  of  the  most  distingui.shnd  men 


in  Euro|)can  diplomacy,  M.  dc  Humboldt,  who  came  to 
ask  the  general  in  chief,  confidentially,  what  were, 
under  the  new  circumstances  in  which  Franco  was 
placed,  his  principles  of  |iolicy  towards  other  [lOwers. 
Lafayette  having  answered  that  foreign  alVairs  did  not 
concern  lilm,  and  that  it  was  to  the  minister  for  that 
department  that  he  must  apply,  iVI.  de  Humboldt  d(^ 
clared  to  him  frankly,  that  he  was  charged,  not  only 
by  his  own  government,  but  also  hy  several  other  inllu- 
ential  cabinets,  lo  ascertain  his  personal  intentions,  and 
to  coinmunicato  them.  Having  been  a  witness  of  this 
important  conversation,  I  'can  faithfully  relate  Lafiiy- 
ette's  answer,  which  I  hastened  to  write  down  word  tor 
word. 

"  As  you  wish  it,"  said  lie  to  M.  dc  Humboldt,  "  I 
will  think  aloud  with  you.  We  have  made  a  popular  re- 
volution ;  we  have  chosen  a  popular  throne ;  we  mean  il 
to  be  surrounded  with  repubUcan  institutions ;  we  will 
not  allow  any  body  to  interli-'re  in  our  atfairs;  nor  shall 
we  intermeddle  in  those  of  our  neighbours.  If  your  na- 
tions are  satisfied  with  their  governments,  so  much  the 
better  for  you  ;  if  discussions  should  arise  between  your 
nations  and  yourselves,  il  is  not  our  business  to  inter- 
f(;re;  but  if  other  nations  wish  to  follow  our  example; 
and  conquer  their  liberty,  we  will  not  suffer  foreign 
governments  to  send  their  counter  revolutionary  gen- 
d'armeries  among  them,  and  we  do  not  consider  Poland 
and  Russia  as  Ibrming  one  and  the  same  nation.  You 
understand,  that  we  cannot  |iermit  foreigners  to  attack, 
among  other  nations,  the  vital  principle  of  our  existence, 
that  of  the  national  sovereignty ;  that  it  is  impossible 
for  lis  to  allow  nations  to  bo  crushed  that  would  become 
our  allies  in  case  of  war  with  arbitrary  governments; 
that  wo  cannot  let  you  convert  peace  itself  into  the  first 
sentence  of  a  manilbsto  against  us,  and  sanction  preten- 
sions that  would  ultimately  authorise  you  to  declare  war. 
We  wish  to  remain  at  peace  with  all  our  neighliours; 
we  have  not  brought  into  our  revolution  any  kind  of 
ambition,  whatever  claims  we  might  advance,  whatever 
revenge  we  might  have  lo  take.  But  if,  notwithstand- 
ing our  moderation,  you  form  another  coalition  against 
us;  if  you  renew  what  was  done  at  Pilnitz,  and  has 
b<'en  more  or  less  continued  during  forty-two  years,  it 
will  be  proved  to  us  that  our  liberty  is  incompatible 
with  the  existence  of  your  arbitrary  diplomacy  :  if  you 
attempt  to  enter  our  territory,  it  can  only  be  with  the 
intention  of  enslaving  us,  perhaps  of  partitioning  us; 
then  it  becomes  our  duty  and  our  right  to  fight  you 
with  the  arms  of  liberty  ;  to  stir  up  your  [leoplo  against 
you,  as  far  as  wo  possibly  can  ;  and  if  your  thrones  can- 
not reconcile  themselves  to  the  independence  and  liberty 
of  France,  it  will  bo  our  interest  not  to  lay  down  onr 
arms  until  those  thrones  shall  have  been  broken  and 
destroyed.  If,  on  the  contrary,  you  leave  us  alone ;  if 
you  do  not  attempt  lo  stifle  liberty  among  neighbouring 
nations,  which  would  constitute  a  direct  and  flagrant 
hostilily  against  our  social  existence,  you  will  find  no 
reason  to  complain  either  of  France  or  of  the  Bcvolulion 
of  July." 

Lafayette  has  repeated  this  declaration  of  principles 
ill  all  the  sjieeches  he  has  delivered  from  the  tribune. 
'i'liUE,  on  the  28th  of  January,  1831,  ho  made  the  follow- 
ing icniarkable  profession  of  political  faith: — 

"Gentlemen,"  said  he,  " diplomacy,  formerly  so  ob- 
scure, so  complicated,  will  daily  liecome  simpler  and 
more  popular  ;  llin  press  divulges  its  mysteries,  the  tri- 
bune passes  judgment  on  them,  public  opinion  modifies 
them;  family  calculations  and  the  traditions  of  cabinets 
will  yield  to  the  interests  and  desires  of  nations.  In 
taking  part  this  day  with  the  political  conversations  of 
these  two  sittings,  I  shall  plead  neither  for  war  nor  for 
peace;  that  is  not  the  question;  no  ono  calls  for  war; 
every  body  would  prefer  peace ;  but  I  must  hero  lay 
down  some  fiiets;  of  which  we  ought  to  maintain  the 
truth  and  abide  the  consequences,  for  they  are  identifi- 
ed with  French  honour  and  our  social  existence. 

"I  liavo  formorly  said  from  this  tribune  that  I  could 
only  seo  in  this  world  two  heads  of  political  classifica- 
tion, the  opprrjuors  and  the  oppressed:  I  will  now  say 
that  two  principles  divide  Europe  ;  the  sovereign  right 
of  the  jHiopIo,  and  thu  divine  right  of  kings;  on  one 
side,  liberty  and  equality;  on  tho  other,  des|mtism  and 
privilege.  I  know  not  wliolhor  those  two  principles 
can  live  in  good  neighbourhood  ;  but  I  know  that  ours 
is  in  a  progression,  constant,  aure,  inevitable;  that  wo 
must  be  faithful  to  it  in  all  |)oints  and  every  whore,  and 
that  any  hostility  against  us  will  accelerate  its  triumph 

"  Another  truth,  not  less  evident,  notwithstanding 
what  has  boon  said  of  tho  rospoct  due  to  existing  trea- 
ties, is,  that  as  our  lalo  revolufion  of  July  has  ot  right 


annulled  certain  articles  of  the  granted  Charter,  it  has 
also  necessarily  annulled  certain  of  the  treaties,  of  the 
articles  of  the  Congress  of  Vienna  and  that  of  181,'i; 
those,  for  instance,  which  secured  the  throne  of  France 
lo  Louis  XVIII.  and  his  family,  and  united  Belgium  to 
Holland.  The  minister  lor  foreign  affairs  lias  just  ask- 
ed us,  'On  condition  of  breaking  existing  treaties, 
wouM  you  have  war  V — Yes,  I  would  answer,  as  to  llio 
tieatles  which  I  have  just  mentioned:  France  has 
made  tho  same  answer;  he  himself  has  made  it. 

"  I  could  speak  of  other  articles  of  those  treaties,  in- 
compatible with  our  liberty  and  independence,  such  a>. 
the  conventions  lor  the  delivering  up  of  refugees  on  the 
French  soil ;  and  be  it  observed,  that  those  treaties  wen: 
not  made  between  us  and  our  enemies,  but  by  them- 
selves, who  placed  one  of  their  own  in  tho  Tuileries,  tu 
trafiic  in  our  honour  and  our  liberties. 

"  A  third  point,  not  less  evident,  was  established  by 
mn  tho  other  day  at  this  tribune,  in  tho  presence  and 
with  the  asseni.  of  all  the  king's  nMnisters,  and  particu. 
larly  of  the  minister  for  foreign  affairs,  I  am  very 
certain  that  not  one  of  them  vi'ill  now  contradict  the 
definition  which  I  gave,  namely ;  that  whenever  any 
people  or  country  in  Europe,  wheresoever  situated,  shall 
claim  its  rights,  shall  seek  to  exercise  its  sovereignty, 
any  intervention  on  the  part  of  the  foreign  governments 
to  oppose  it  will  bo  equivalent  lo  a  direct  and  formal 
declaration  of  war  against  France,  not  only  because  of 
our  duty  to  the  cause  of  human  nature,  but  because  it 
is  a  direct  attack  upon  the  principle  of  our  existence,  a 
restoration  of  the  principles  of  Pilnitz  and  of  the  Holy 
Alliance,  the  justifying  a  future  invasion  of  ourselves, 
an  evident  purpose  of  crushing  onr  natural  allies  in 
order  to  come  afterwards  and  destroy  the  germ  of  lili- 
erty  amongst  us,  who  have  placed  ourselves  at  the  head 
of  European  civilization. 

"  If  the  deductions  from  these  facts,  from  these  prin- 
ciples, lead  lo  war,  wo  must  without  doubt  abide  it,  and 
wc  shall  have,  to  carry  it  on,  those  fifteen  hundred 
thousand  national  guards,  those  five  hundred  thousand 
soldiers,  citizens  likewise,  of  whom  the  president  of  the 
council  has  spoken  lo  you  from  this  tribune.  I  return 
thanks  to  the  minister  of  war,  for  the  splendid  and  true 
picture  he  has  just  drawn  for  us. 

"  A  saying  of  Mr.  Canning's  has  been  quoted  to  you  ; 
it  will  not  be  like  him,  by  shutting  our  eyes,  but  with 
our  eyes  wide  open,  that  we  shall  exert  our  strength ; 
and,  to  remind  you  of  another  saying  of  that  minister, 
on  tho  subject  of  the  patriot  auxiliaries  he  anticipated; 
that  which,  on  his  part,  might  pass  for  a  trait  of  vaiVity, 
it  would,  you  know,  be  easy  for  us,  to  rcaUze. 

"  1  come  now  to  the  affair  of  Belgium.  Gentlemen, 
our  conduct  towards  her,  when  our  government  was 
scarcely  established,  was,  as  you  have  been  told,  frank 
and  generous.  It  was  unequivocally  declared  to  the 
foreign  courU  that  if  Prussian  or  any  other  troops  set 
foot  in  Belgium,  we  should  enter  it  immediately.  We 
have  recognised  its  independence.  1  wish  the  king's 
government  had  slopped  there.  I  should  have  said  to 
the  Belgians: — '  Do  you  wish  to  establish  a  republic,  a 
notliern  Switzerland,  unencumbered  with  an  aristo- 
cracy? We  will  support  you  in  it.  Do  you  wish  to 
elect  an  hereditary  chief,  from  among  yourselves,  from 
some  other  country,  whichever  it  may  be  ?  It  is  your 
own  afl'.ur;  it  is  for  yourselves  alone  to  decide.  -And  if 
that  free  choice  had  fallen  on  the  Duke  of  Nemours,  I 
would  have  entreated,  I  would  continue  toontreot,  the 
King  of  the  French  not  to  reject  it. 

"  As  for  a  union  with  France,  the  question  to  my 
mind  would  not  bo,  what  others  think  of  it,  but  whe- 
ther the  majority  of  the  Belgic  |)eople  really  desire  that 
union;  and  in  the  latter  case,  well  ascertained  as  in  my 
opinion,  the  king  has  not  the  sole  right  either  to  accept 
or  to  rnject  such  union,  I  should  submit  tho  propo- 
sition lo  each  branch  of  the  legislature  And  what 
power  would  have  tho  right  to  oppose  it  ?  Certainly 
not  those  that  made  the  treaties  of  Luniville  and 
Amiens.  Would  they  have  less  affection  for  Iiouis 
Pliilippa  than  for  Napoleon  ?  Would  they  fear  us  less 
now  than  they  did  then  ?  Gentlemen,  it  would  be  a 
groat  mistake  on  their  part ;  for  our  popular  throne  has 
not  feorod  to  surround  itself  with  a  whole  nation  in 
armi,  appointing  its  own  oflicera,  and  our  itrength  is 
immense. 

"A  more  skilful  diplomatist  than  myself*  has  po 
fully  explained' the  situation  of  Poland,  that  little  is 
k\\  me  lo  say.  It  would  bo  strange  that  the  king's 
government,  which  has  just  been  defending  existing 
treaties,  should  not  energetically  demand  tlia  exaoution 


vol 


•  M.  Btinsn. 


!  granted  Charter,  it  lias 
in  of  tlie  treaties,  ot  tlic 
icnna  and  tiiat  of  ISIA; 
red  tlie  throne  of  Franco 
',  and  united  Bcl^inni  lo 
cign  utfaira  lias  just  ask- 
iiking  t'xisting  treaties, 
would  answer,  as  to  Ihc 
nentioned  :  France  ha» 
iself  has  made  it. 
:lc8  of  those  treaties,  in- 
d  independence,  such  as 
ng  up  of  refugees  on  the 
,  that  those  treaties  wen: 
enemies,  but  by  them- 
own  in  tho  Tuilcries,  tu 
horties. 

lent,  was  established  by 
ic,  in  tho  presence  and 
8  r.-inisters,  and  particu- 
ign  affairs.  I  am  very 
vill  now  contradict  the 
ly;  that  whenever  any 
icresoevcr  situated, shall 
exercise  its  sovereignly, 
the  foreign  governmenls 
t  to  a  direct  nnd  formal 
nee,  not  only  because  ol' 
[1  nature,  but  because  it 
iciple  of  our  existence,  a 
Pilnitz  and  of  the  Holy 
re  invasion  of  oiirselves, 
ng  our  natural  allies  in 
iostroy  the  germ  of  lib- 
ed  ourselves  at  the  head 

se  facts,  from  these  prin- 
hout  doubt  abide  it,  and 
those  Kfteen  hundred 
«  five  hundred  thousand 
liom  the  president  of  the 
1  this  tribune.  I  return 
for  the  splendid  and  true 

3. 

I  has  been  quoted  to  you  ; 

ing   our  eyes,  but  with 

hall  excrl  our  strength  ; 

saying  of  that  minister, 

iliarlcs  he  anticipated ; 

lass  for  a  trait  of  vanity, 

us,  to  realize. 

Belgium.    Gentlemen, 

our  government   was 

have  been  told,  frank 

illy   declared  to  the 

any  other  troops  set 

il  immediately.    We 

I  wish  tho   king's 

I  should  have  said  tu 
establish  a  republic,  a 

bered  with  an  aristo- 
n  it.  Do  you  wish  to 
mong  yourselves,  from 
it  may  be  ?  It  is  your 
lone  tu  decide.  And  if 
Duke  of  Nemours,  I 
ontinuo  to  entreat,  the 
it. 

the  question  lo  my 
think  of  it,  but  whe- 
eople  really  desire  thai 

II  ascertained  as  in  roy 
right  either  to  accept 

Id  submit  tho  propn- 
islature     And   what 

oppose  it ;  Certainly 
ies  of  Luneville   and 

s  affection  for  Louis 
Vould  they  fear  us  less 

lemcn,  it  would  be  a 
nur  popular  throne  has 

th  a  whole  nation   in 

,  and  our  strength  is 


w^:^®iii^o  ^^m^®ffi  (Oi2^(Owm^3?:iir-^  :L:x'mmjkm^. 


VOL.  I. 


PIIILADKI.PIIIA,  .lANlTARV  Vi,  18.13. 


iNO.  S. 


•gl! 


I'RiMF.i)  Avn  I'lniisiiKii  uv  .MIA.M  WAIJilK,  Nii.  0,  Niiarn  lii«HMi  frRKkr,  rniiAunui'iiiA— At  .*.')  tor .' 


t  r--<,  payultl".'  in  nil\<'iiir< 


11    IL  O-  8.  \\'(J()1),   I'msTtKS   AMI  I'l  iilisiiKiis,   Ni:w  Yokk, 
S<,i!i!  Agints  mill   riiblUlitrs  lur   the  sluti:  iil  NfW  Viirk  uiiil  all  tiie  Nov  niicliiiiil  statics. 


l'lii:n.\ix  N  wiKdi  ,v  <  n  ii, 

Rolr-  .Atft'iits  Cdi  till-  (.tatf:-  111'  .Mai>l.'iiiil.  \  ir.:iii  n. 


ii.lO: » 


III  ilir  I  ily  III   Vi'W  (Irii'uns. 


than  myself*  baa  fo 
Poland,  that  little  is 
range  that  the  king's 
sn  defending  existing 
demand  tlie  execution 


of  one  which,  by  tho  mere  chance,  has  emuiiatod  from  1     "  Would  it  not  bo  very  inconsistpnt,  gentlemen,  that 

the  Congress  of  Vienna,  when  it  sanctions  tho  inde|KMi.     '  '  '  '     •  '■'■  " '■■■' 

dcnco  of  the  kingdom  of  I'oland,  wlie;i  it  protects  thai 
■alion,  our  most  faithful  friend,  wliicli  has  shed  no  much 
blood  far  us,  and  the  existence  of  which  forms  a  barrier 
fgainst  the  barbarians  of  the  north.  Is  not  tho  duty, 
0ic  honour  of  tho  government  concerned  in  demanding 
with  energy  the  execution  of  those  treaties,  the  uplioUl- 
|pg  of  that  barrier? 

••  Formerly  the  instinct  of  the  groat  Frederick  had 
iliseovorcd  to  him  the  dangers  of  the  partition;  he 
•ielded  only  to  tlie  importunities  of  the  Empress  of 
JluKsia  ;  he  told  me  so  liimself.  Even  Austria,  and  it  is 
tio  liberal  government  that  1  am  citing,  has  I'requently 
Jtlt  tho  same  impression,  and,  if  I  am  correctly  infbrm- 
•d,  it  was  recently  expressed  by  M.  de  .Mcttcrnich,  the 
least  liberal  of  all  the  Austrians. 

"As  for  K.ngland,  gentlemen,  recently  so  jealous  of 
Russia,  would  she  feel  lliot  jealousy  only  in  favour  of 
tho  Turks  .'  Do  I  not  see,  besides,  at  the  head  of  the 
,«dniinistration  of  that  country,  tho  illustrious  men  who 
ishave  so  nobly  distinguished  themselves  by  their  sirceclies 
igainst  the  partition  uf  Poland  ?  Do  1  not  see  there 
4lie  members  of  that  society,  not  numerous  it  is  true, 
•l)Ul  celebrated,  whence  emanated  the  best  and  tho  most 
'jjnergetic  publication  in  favour  of  Polish  independence  ? 
i  "  Let  us  hoiio  then  that  tho  governniont,  in  fulfilling 
k  sacred  duty,  will  find  means  to  servo  effectually  the 
iCause  of  all  Europe. 

'•    '•  I  am  indebted  to  one  of  my  honourable  colleogiies  • 

for  having  afibrded  me  an  occasion  wliich  I  should  have 

-j°eared  to  create,  of  announcing  from  this  tribune,  that 

«Jlhere  exists  a  Polish  committee,  appointed  for  the  pur- 

«poKe  of  affording  to  our  brethoren  of  Poland  every  proof 

liof  our  sympathy,  of  sending  them  all  the  succours  in 

our  power  ;  and  I  have  the  honour  to  acquaint  all  my 

.colleagues  of  the  Chamber  that  their  donations  will  be 

f  received  by  us  with  groat  pleasure  and  gratitude. 

li    "  It  was  thus  that  a  Greek  committee  was  formerly 

||^>stablished ;  and,  while  on  this  topic,  I  will  express  my 

■#wish  that  the  government  should  at  length  exert  itself 

I  to  fix  large  and  suitable  limits  to  that  country,  including 

f  the  island  of  Candia,   the   morn   interesting,  as  at  the 

i  moment  that  the  Candiotos  had  armed  themselves  to 

complete  the  expulsion  of  tho  'Ptirks,  they  were  stopped 

by  tho  interference  of  the  maritime  powers. 

"  Yesterday  you  were  told  of  Portugal :  gentlemen,  I 
would  wish  to  think  that  tho  king's  government  exerts 
I  itself  to  cause  the  name  and  the  colours  of  Franco  to  be 
1  respected  every  where.  I  have  been  told  of  insults  otfer- 
I  ed  to  our  flag  at  Setuval,  of  a  Frenchman  paraded  about 
I  and  beaten  in  tho  streets  of  another  town.  Wc  have 
3  been  called  villains  in  an  official  journal,  published  un- 
I  der  tho  auspices  of  the  murderer  of  tho  Marquis  of 
1  Louie,  the  best  friend  of  the  king  his  father. 
I  "At  tho  mention  of  Portugal,  I  am  indignant  that 
1  any  one  should  have  dared  to  mix  up  the  name  of  the 
?!  sdvercignty  of  the  people,  with  that  of  the  cowardly 
^  and  cruel  tyrant,  aa  he  was  so  properly  called  by  his 
I  patron  Lord  Alicrdecn  !  Il  is  as  if  tho  name  of  repub- 
*  lie  should  be  given  to  tho  regime  of  17!l3,  or  that  of  re- 
iligiun  to  the  Saint  Bartholuinew  massacre!  Let  no 
I  treaty  then  be  made  with  Don  Miguel,  but  let  him  bo 
punished ;  ho  deserves  lo  be  expelled,  and  he  will  bo. 

"  ,  .  .  .  Gentlomon,  I  have  submitled  lo  you  some 
principles  which  I  believe  lo  be  iruo,  which  it  concerns 
our  very  oxifilonce  lo  maintain,  and  from  which  we 
ought  lo  admit  all  the  deductions." 

A  month  later,  he  said  :  "  My  Bolgic  diplomacy  has 
always  been  very  simple,    'I'o  hasten  to  acknowledge 
-r.  the  independence  of  Belgium,  to  forbid  tho  entrance  of 
3  the  troops  of  tho  neighbouring  powers  info  that  coun- 
~  try  ;  so  much  has  been  done,  and  well  done.     To  ab- 
stain from  intermeddling  in  their  institutions,  or  in  their 
choices,  should  have  been  done  also.     Now  that  we  have 
entered  u|)on  a  course  of  protocols,  il  rcninins  for  the 
French  government  to  defend  the  integrity  of  the  terri- 
tory of  tho  Belgians,  so  plainly  laid  down  in  Iheir  rc- 
prosenlalion  to  the  States  general,  and  in  the  dcclara 
lion  of  indopondonce  of  their  provinces. 


I  he  (lowrrs  which,  with  reascin,  had  recognised  the  sepa 
alion  of  Belgium  frum  Ilulliind,  should  resolve  lo  look 
ifKin  Itussia  and  Poland  as  fbriiiing  one  empire,  tlioii<>ti 
listinct  in  so  many  resficcts,  and  (Icclared  to  lie  so  even 
by  Iho  Coiiirrcss  of  Vienna  ;  and  not  to  consider  il  a 
iiaiiifest  violation  of  the  non-intervcnlion  principle, 
that  the  Uiissiansliave  entered  the  I'olisli  territory,  not- 
withstanding all  tliat  has  been  said,  not  only  by  the 
I'rienda  of  liberty  and  reason,  hut  which  is  a  very  dif- 
crenl  thing,  by  ihe  very  acts  of  that  congress? 

"  As  for  Italy  ;  in  the  same  way  that  1  did  justice  to 
the  strong  and  explicit  dei  laration  which  the  lastadinin- 
istration  made  to  the  powers  bordering  on  Helgium,  1 
wish  lo  iMjliove  that  a  similar  declaration,  without 
weakness  or  reservation,  has  liecn  made  lo  the  (lowers 
liordering  on  tho  new  Italian  states;  and  I  have  reason 
lo  think  that  the  minister  for  foreign  affairs  will  not 
Ibrego  this  assertion  of  the  principle  of  non-inlcrveii- 
tion,  nor  the  praise  for  which  it  is  a  subject. 

"  1  shall  only  observe,  that  it  is  surprising  that  tho 
Duke  of  Modcna,  whom  wn  have  known  as  a  bad  cor- 
respondent, and  whom  his  country  has  not  found  lo  be 
a  good  prince,  having  brought  away  a  prisoner  to  Min- 
lua,  that  prisoner,  jM.  Menotti,  shoiilil  tic  (letaiiicd  in  the 
prisons  of  a  foreign  country,  as  being  the  only  subject 
remaining  lo  il:  and  if  il  were  not  known  what  Aus- 
trian prisons  arc,  wo  might  judge  of  tlieni  by  certain 
details  which  have  oppearcd  on  the  present  condition 
of  the  prisoners  at  Spiegclbcrg. 

"  But  what  is  not  easy  to  comprehend,  gentlemen,  in 
civilised  Kuropo,  is  the  manner  in  which  the  neigh, 
hours  of  Poland  arc  conducting  themselves  towards  her. 
Prussia,  for  example,  has  seized  upon  all  the  funds  of 
the  bank  of  Warsaw  which  had  been  deposited  in  the 
bank  of  Berlin,  and  which  belonged,  not  to  the  crown, 
but  to  tho  stale  and  to  private  individuals ;  she  stops 
travellers,  takes  from  them  their  money,  and  imprisons 
them  ;  and  all  these  excesses,  which  remind  us  of  cer- 
tain forests  formerly  fomous,  are  coinniitled  thrniigh 
the  influence  of  the  Russian  ambassador,  who  rules  In 
Berlin.  Il  seems  lo  me  that  this  description  of  inter- 
vention ought  to  be  lliB  subject  of  diplomatic  represen- 
tations.'' 

In  all  his  conversation  with  Louis  Philippe,  and  all 
his  discusBions  with  the  several  members  of  the  cabinet, 
Lafayette  professed  loudly  and  constantly  the  same 
principles.  Whence,  that  flood  of  hatreds  and  invec. 
lives  which  all  the  aristocracies  of  F.uro|io  have  pour 
ed  out  against  him.*  Hence,  also,  Ihe  efforts  of  the 
foreign  diplomacy,  the  influence  of  which  determined 
the  conduct  which  the  cabinet  of  tho  Palais-Iloyal 
pursued  towards  him,  as  soon  as  that  cabinet  had  re 
olvcd  on  effecting  its  reconciliation  with  the  Holy  Al- 
liance, by  neutralizing  the  burst  of  patriotic  spirit  in 
France,  and  leaving  the  field  open  lo  the  policy  of  the 
despotic  cabinets,  against  tho  nations  which  sought  to 
work  out  their  regeneration  after  our  example.  The 
presence  of  Lafayette  in  the  councils  of  the  new  roy- 
ally, his  influenco  in  directing  the  public  aflairs,  his 
|xnvor  at  the  head  of  the  armed  nation,  inado  him  an 
object  of  dread  to  the  absolutists  without,  as  well  ap 
to  those  within  ;  and  I  have  documentary  proof  that  the 
diplomntists  iiiado  his  removal  an  indispensable  condi- 
tion of  any  ulterior  transactions  with  the  cabinet  of  the 
Palais-Koyul. 


CHAPTER  Xin. 

Cnntlnunlion  of  ilio  I'lirociil'in— Lnlnymie  in  bin  rrlntlons  wiih  tlii' 
loreiiin  pairliits — TJip  IJi-ljitr  (li'initlcs  openly  innke  him  (ivfrttires 
— Ilia  illfirlfiHuri'B  rcsiH'Ciini;  llui»ia  and  Tuluud — Ills  rt-lation! 
with  the  Iialian  paitlms— His  liliir  In  tlirni. 

Il  has  been  just  seen  that  the  system  of  non-inter 
vonlion,  such  as  Lafayette  had  defined  it,  gave  at  least 
to  Franco  an  atlitudc  which  prnteclod  her  interests, 
and  maintained  her  reputation.  Il  was,  however,  easy 
to  perceive  that  the  Palais-Royal  had  no  desire  tor  tho 


*  M.  Dupin,  toninr. 
NKW   iERIES — 2 


*  In  rwpecl  to  llie  hatrrd  wltli  wliich  Ills  Eariiponn  arldlocracif  8 
lintioiir  l.atayi-ue,  NaiHili'flii  one  day  saiil  in  him;  "Ail  tlinm;  ponpie 
ilciKDl  mil  hitiirtily;  they  duliMi  ii*  all;  hut,  bah!  ilist  ii  iiiiihins  I"  Ihe 
linirrd  they  hear  yon ;  1  could  iirriT  iinvK  conoifivrd  thai  iiamnn 
haired  riMild  go  Ml  far !"  And  Napoleon  had  the  means  of  know- 
ing well  how  thai  nialtcr  kiood. 


consequences  of  the  principle  it  had  |irocluiine(l,  and 
that  Iho  (.'Imy  and  the  inlorcsls  of  liio  coiinlry  had  al- 
ready ceased  to  be  Iho  rnliiiir  iiiolivos  of  its  policy.  I.a- 
liiyotle,  alariiioil  at  this  loiidonoy  lo  nlrograde,  placed 
hiiiiself  in  steady  opposilioii  to  llio  iiai  row  scllislinrss 
that  had  so  spceiiily  siioooodod  lo  Iho  roviiliitiiiiiary  en- 
Ihusiasni  and  re  piililiran  sonliini  nis  wlin  h  ho,  credu- 
lous man  I  had  (iecked  with  a  oili/.on  orviwii.  'I'lie  s|.i>!l 
was  tiK)  sud<lonly  broken,  the  niistako  was  loo  iiianifesl, 
the  responsibility  too  great,  nut  to  call  Ibrtli  the  strong, 
est  ronionslrancos.  I.aliiyotio  gave  vent  to  llicm  in 
plain  lerins,  and  with  all  that  lone  of  anlhorily  which 
the  Ki'iiso  of  his  right,  and  reseiitiiiont  at  siioh  unparul- 
leled  deception,  give  lo  an  honcsl  man.  His  coiiiplaints 
were  freqiient  and  severe.  "  I  know  only  one  man," 
said  he  one  day  to  Louis  Philippe,  "who  could  now 
drive  Franco  lo  hocome  a  repniilio;  nnd  that  man  is 
yourself.  Continue  to  repudiate  Ihe  prinoiplo  which 
placed  you  where  you  are,  and  1  will  answer  tor  it,  the 
republicans,  and  |)orliaps  the  donianogiiPs,  could  desire 
no  holler  auxiliary  than  your  in.ijesly."'  "Have  pa- 
tieiioe,"  answered  the  king,  upon  another  occasion, 
"  linvo  palicnco  until  siieli  a  liino,  nnd  yon  shall  see.' 
"  I'litil  such  a  time,"  rolurnod  Lalayetto  ;  "  Imt  are  you 
qiiilesure  that  at  that  tiinoyou  will  slill  be  i-eigning  ? 
For  my  part,  1  doubt  il." 

It  will  bo  easily  bolioved  that  nliservntions  such  aa 
these  were  tlip  mnro  iniputioiitly  lisloiiid  to  as  coining 
from  one  who  was  entilloil  to  utter  them;  wlieieforu 
no  lime  was  lost  in  escaping  from  the  Iraiiimels  of  a 
trouMosoino  gralilude.  Laliiyelto  was  sliglited  by  the 
Pnlais.Royal,  by  that  Palais. lioyal  in  which,  whilst  in 
public  a  filial  love  was  proli;K.>'ed  for  the  veteran  of 
liberty,  it  was  privately  said  that  there  were  three 
plagues  to  bo  got  rid  of,  Lafayette,  Laftillc,  and  Dupont 
de  TEure.  From  that  time  il  was  evident  lliat  for  the 
removal  of  Lafayette  only  a  convenient  occasion  was 
awaited:  that  opportnnily  arrived;  and  we  shall  see 
presently  with  what  art  it  had  lieon  brought  about,  with 
what  avidity  it  was  seized  upon. 

I  return  to  the  diplomacy  of  the  early  jicriod  of  the 
rcvolulioii,  as  il  related  to  Lafayette. 

From  the  very  commencement  of  the  insurrection  at 
Brussels,  the  Hclgiaiis  had  entered  into  close  communi- 
cation with  the  friend  of  Washington.  Their  deputies 
came  to  ott'or  him  successively  the  presidency  and  tho 
crown  :  "This  at  least,"  they  told  him,  "will  be  a  citi- 
zen crown,"  Lafayette  received  these  high  nflers  with 
res|iect  and  gratitude,  but  refused  the  signal  honour 
which  was  intended  him,  and  recommeiidi'd  to  the  Bel- 
gians lo  choose,  in  either  case,  one  of  their  fellow  citi- 
zens as  tho  head  of  their  new  government.  For  him- 
self, he  thought,  lio  said,  that  even  fiir  the  inlcrosts  of 
the  liberty  of  other  countries  his  presence  was  more 
useful  in  Franco  than  il  could  be  anywhere  else. 

Lafayette  was  desirous  that  Belgium  should  consli. 
Into  herself  n  federative  republic,  so  as  lo  form  a  sort  of 
northern  Switzerland,  in  close  alliance  with  France, 
and  under  her  special  guarantee.  It  was  thus  also  that 
ho  had  ardently  wished  to  see  (Jrecco  organise  itself 
into  an  eastern  Helvetia  ;  hoping  that  the  moral  effect 
of  these  two  donincratic  constitutions,  and  the  example 
of  Older  nnd  public  pros|)erity  they  would  afford,  would 
remove  many  prejudices,  and  be  produclivc  of  salutary 
inoditications  in  the  European  notions  of  society  and 
government. 

When,  however,  il  appeared  to  him  evident  that  the 
majority  of  tho  Belgians  were  not  inclined  for  a  repub- 
lic, but  were  decidedly  for  a  republican  monarchy  on 
the  model  of  thai  whoso  principles  had  been  accepted 
in  France,  Lafayette  strongly  uigcd  that  the  cabinet  of 
tho  Palais.Royal  should  abstain  from  exeritisiiigany  In- 
fluence, cither  on  the  conHtitution,  or  th«  choice  of  a 
prince,  which  the  Belgians  might  find  il  expedient  lo 
adopt.  In  his  opinion,  the  policy  of  the  French  govern, 
ment  ought  lo  be  limited  to  securing  the  sovereignty  of 
the  Bclgic  people  against  the  direct  interference,  the  in. 
fluencc,  and  tho  intrigues,  of  foreign  powers.  After  the 
oloi^lion  of  tho  Duko  of  Nemours  by  the  Oolgian  con- 
gress, Lafayette  declared  aloud  fiir  llio  accepting  of  the 
crown  by  that  young  prince,  in  the  election  of  whom  he 
saw  only,  as  he  said  from  tlie  tribune,  the  rightlijl  excr- 


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ci«'  ol'  tlic  iiulioiiul  siiveri'ifriity-    Hut  all  tliut  sj'Htfin,  1o 
wlili'll    llii;  c.iliiiii'l  ul'  l]w   I'uluis   Itoyal   ullVcUd    to  lie 
wt'ildt'il,  li:ul   Iktii   suddtiily  chan;;cd   by  llic  Hciulliitr  (if 
M.  di;  'riilli-yraiid  tii  lOiifflaml,*  tin'  ri'iuwiil  of  the  llcdy 
Alliaiicc,  uiid  tlic  rc-mriL'ctiuu  ul"  the  ('(iiij^nsH  of  Vi- 
I'liiia,  disKiii>i>'d  uiuliT   llic  name  uf  the  Confercure  of 
liundun.     Still  it  is  lurtaiii  timt  the  iiilliicnce  ul' Lufiiy 
etto    eUKiLied   to    llili;iiiiii   that     jiriiiiury   iiideiiciideiici 
uiul  security  widch  sa\i-d  its  new'-liorn  revolution,  and 
ciiahled  tJK^  rountry  to  cvercisi;  ii  sendilunce  ol'  [kijiu 
iar  »uveiei;,'nty. 

']"lie  coiieuHsion  of  July  liad  lieeu  felt  in  every  part  of 
r".uro|H'.  'I'lio  name  of  f.al'ayette  Hfived  in  a  manner  as 
the  eonduclur  of  Iho  eh^etric  shock.  It  was  in  that 
name,  it  nns  to  the  ery  of  \  ire  l.ifin/ille.'  that  at  Dres- 
den, at  DrunswieU,  at  Hanover,  and  many  other  towns 
of  (Jeruiany,  the  |ieo|)le  uwoke  to  liberty.  The  absolute 
povernnients  were  in  eoiisternation ;  the  urisloeraeies 
were  paralysed.  It  was  on  the  ;J:)th  of  November  that 
the  I'oli-di  revolution  broke  out,  'I'here,  likewise,  th( 
name  of  (.alayetle,  invoked  by  the  patriots  of  Warsaw, 
resounded  in  all  the  insurjrent  provinces.  A  few  months 
only  had  elapsed  since  the  friend  aiul  companion  of  Kos. 
ciu.«ko,  tn\'iled  to  a  fc'-tival  held  in  commemoration  oi 
the  birth  of  tiiat  jLrreat  man,  had  paid  a  tribute  to  the  na- 
tional steadtiistiK'SS  of  I'uland,  and  foretold  the  approach- 
ing emancipation  of  that  noble  comitry.  When  the 
event  had  justified  his  prcdictioi\s,  his  name  lieeamc  as 
a  syudml  of  salvation,  by  the  aid  of  which  Poland  smn- 
iiioned  her  children  to  arms  and  to  liberty! 

.Meanwhile,  on  learniufj  the  news  of  the  prcat  events 
at  Paris,  the  Kmpernr  Nicholas  rcsolvi'd  to  raisi'  apain  the 
Ftandird  of  the  Holy  .Uliiincc.  War  ajrailist  I'raiuc 
was  dcciiled  upon  in  the  cabinet  of  Pi  tcrsbnrfr,  which 
hastened  to  establish  magazines  in  Pohnul,  and  to  ar- 
ranpfc  a  plan  of  operations,  in  the  order  of  which  the 
I'olish  rcifiuients  were  to  form  the  advanced  guard  of 
the  iinperial  .irmy.t 

The  lirlffic  revolution  came  to  supply  fresh  food  to  the 
wrath  of  the  autocrat,  and  to  hasten  the  mi'asnres  of 
combination  and  of  detail  whicli  the  Hussian  ministry 
had  already  adopted,  in  contemplation  of  an  npproachini; 
and  t'encral  war.  Tliose  measures  are  attested  by  the 
documents  li)ntid  in  the  iwrttblioof  the  (Jrand-dukeC'on- 
Btnnlino,  wliieli  he  loft  behind  hiui  in  his  cabinet  in  the 
idfrht  lietween  the  'J'JIh  ajiri  IJUlh  of  November.  Amonc 
those  important  papcis,  of  which  copies  were  sent  to  La- 
fayotte,  was  li)nn<l  the  lirst  letter  that  Louis  Philippe 
ncidressed  to  the  Ihnpcror  Nicholas,  announi'iii^  his  ac- 
ees.ion  lo  the  tiiruiic  (»f  I'laneo.  J.atavette,  jusllv  hurt 
Bt  the  term  culnstiviilie,  which  the  new  kinjf  hail  ap- 
plied to  the  revohitioii  of  July,  was  desirous,  novertlio- 
ii?ss,  to  keep  that  letter  from  the  knowlcdi^o  id' the  pub- 
lic ;  but  some  copies  ol'  it  liaviii<;  been  sent  likewise  to 
Kngland,  it  was  published  by  the  London  journals,  and 
Boon  alter  copied  into  those  of  Paris. 

Suliscquontly,  however,  when  the  Frcpch  ministers 
sought  lo  dony  from  the  tribune  the  hostile  inlejitinns 
of  Uussia,  and  the  existence  of  the  warlike  prei)arations 
which  Ljfaj'elle  had  denounced,  the  latlor  tliou;;hl  it 
behoved  him  lo  produce  the  proofs,  and  cumnnmicated 
lo  the  (.'bamber  some  extracts  from  the  important  cnr- 
icspondcnco  ho  held  in  his  possession.  It  was  in  the 
sitlinc;  of  the  22d  of  .March  tliat  this  disclosure  took 
place,  wiiieh  exeiird  in  the  hi  Jhest  degree  the  ustonish- 
inent  and  indi!,niatioii  of  Kurope. 

'J'lie  diirtnii  lires  have  made  a  great  clamour  about 
rcrtain  letters  wbiili,  according  to  them,  the  tjeneral 
had  wrillen  to  Poland,  previously  to  the  revulnlion  of 
tho  dJth  of  .\ovend)Or,  to  incite  that  nation  lo  revolt.  1 
can  vouch  thai  all  that  has  been  said  to  that  elfcct  is 
totally  lith:e,  snd  that  these  rumours  were  spread  with 
lioulher  intention  than  tho  perfidious  one  of  throwing 
upon  this  great  patriot  the  rcs|)unsibillly  of  the  calami- 
tics  which  attended  and  have  followed  the  dtftcal  of  the 
i'oles. 

It  is  the  Game  with  the  piotcnded  secret  currusjund- 


I 


'  Tlw  appiiiuiiiuMil  of  M.  lie  'ralli!yranil  lo  tho  T.nn.lmi  embassy, 
li  a  liicl  nl'tfii  iiiui;li  iiitp'irtaiii-i',  anil  liai  liail  fiilNisi-lik-voun  an  in- 
MiiunCL*  u|H)ii  llie  nsiilt.^  ol'lhu  ifViiliitiuh  nri-IIU,  Uiat  llie  rut-iini- 
sctnre^  uuiMtiliii(>  li  cannot  bin  Ix-  niUTcsiini.'  fn  my  ri-nileii.  Tliai 
a|i|iiiiiiinH'iii.  tMiniri'il  hy  ilni  knin,  wn*  wninilv  I'aiiili.ni'il  ni  the 
niuiii  II  by  .MM.  I.»lliiie,  Mole,  Unpniil  ile  I  Kure,  iinJ  U>|jiii.n 
M.  I.all'iilu  jiariiciilarly  nriji'il  Ihi;  iin|Hi|inlariiy  nl' »nrli  dcIuihm'; 

fmt  ilie  inirliiiKS  ut  the  ihctrinuint,  nnil  tlie  nlMilnarv  nl'  I Iii 

I'hilippe's  will,  I  ruvnik'il  aualnm  llie  opinion  nf  (he  IVIeiuliiiii'  ilu' 
ri'vuluilitn;  Louis  (lie  Wlll.'s  grnnil  cliainberlaiii  wn<  srnt  to 
Loiidini;  an'l  it  i:i  well  knuwn  in  winii  rplril  lie  lia>  ilieii-  la- 
liiiiirfil.  [In  aRiUier  place  .M.iJai  runs  calls  Talleyrand  "  Tirac^irnj 
PtrttoniJifJ." — A't/.] 

t  It  was  ill  refercnci)  lo  tlioso  milliary  demnnstrniinns  that  Ln- 
fayeiie  <,-hiI  one  itay  I'rum  the  tiibnim,  ihattlieadvaiiccU  guard  had 
lunied  ruuud  agaiiut  iliu  main  buily  orniu  urmy. 


ence,  by  ineanii  of  whieh  it  wuR  said  that  he  hud  stirretl 
up  the  movements  in  Italy.     'J'his  second  aci-usation  i 
as    miliiiindcd    as   the    former.     Lafayette    was  a    total 
stranger  to  the  Italian  insurrections  tip  to  the  moiiicnl 
of  their   breaking  out  ;  he   had  even   refused  to  engage 
in  an  extensive  plan  of  conspiracy  in  which  the  Duke  ol 
.Modena  had  joined,  tor  the  purpose,  as  lii^  said,  of  free- 
ing Italy  from  tin*  yoke  of  Austria  and  the  dominion  of 
till!  Po|it'.    ."Solicited,  by  tlie  ugciils  of  that  iietly  tyrant 
to  engage  in  that  conspiracy,  and  to  ali'ord  him  the  sup- 
|«)rtofhis  intlucnce  with  the  Italian  patriots,  FjafayctI 
liad  answered,  that  he  csleeincd  the  duke  of  iModcna  ti« 
little,  ever  to  con.sent  to  ha\e  uiiy  thing  in  cninmon  with 
him,  umler  whatever  iircte.xt  or  in  whatever  interest  it 
might  1m'. 

However,  when  tho  insurrections  of  Modena  and  tin 
Roman  states  broke  fortli,  Lafayette  attached  the  great- 
est iniportanee,  and  took  the  liveliest  interest  in,  tliu  uuc- 
cess  of  the  cause  of  the  Italian  patriots. 

His  first  care  was  to  call  with  earnestness  for  the  iin- 
mediale  formation  ol  a  cor^n  d'arinie  on  the  Alps,  to 
ki  cp  the  Au.striaiis  in  check,  and  thus  protect  the  fret 
devi lo|Hinciit  of  the  popular  insurrection  ;  he  then  dc 
iiiandcd  that  the  government  should  nolily  the  principh 
ofiion-intcrvention  lo  the  cabinet  of  Vienna,  and  declare 
its  formal  resolution  to  exact  the  most  rigid  application  of 
it  lo  the  artairs  of  Italy.  And,  in  cUect,  notes  drawn  up  in 
this  spirit  were  addressed  to  the  courts  of  Vienna,  Pe. 
tcrsbnrg,  Naples,  ond  Turin,  ulkr  lieing  first  conimuni. 
caled  to  Lafayette,  'i'lien,  also,  M.  Sebastiuni  declared 
oiiiciiilly  to  the  Pope's  nuMcio,  that  France  would  never 
sull'er  the  Au.strian  arms  ti.  aid  his  holiness  in  suppress- 
ing the  patriotic  movements  of  the  Legations;  and, 
linally,  .Marshal  (ii5rard  received  orders  to  prepare  him- 
self to  go  and  take  the  command  of  u  corps  d'unnie  u\Kin 
the  Alps. 

It  was  on  occasion  of  these  several  measures,  that  the 
king  having  said  to  Laliiyette,  "  But  how  can  we  reach 
Italy  without  passing  through  the  neutral  states  of  the 
king  of  Sardinia?"  The  general  replied: — "If  that 
embarrass  your  majesty  in  the  least,  1  nsk  only  twelve 
days  to  open  liir  you  two  passages  wider  than  the  co- 
linnns  will  require.  Sire,  have  the  goodness  only  to  in- 
torni  us  which  way  you  desire  to  pass." 

In  fact,  nothing,  at  this  period,  would  have  been  easier 
than  to  obtain,  not  from  the  cuurt  ot  Sardinia,  hut  from 
the  inhabitants  of  Savoy,  of  Piedmont,  and  of  the  Icrri- 
lory  of  (iennn,  secure  passages  for  a  French  army  that 
sliouM  have  Ikcii  hastening  to  the  succour  of  Italy.  His 
lilter,  in  answer  to  that  which  a  deputation  of  Italian 
patriots  had  written  to  him,  to  ascertain  the  real  dis|>o- 
sitions  of  the  French  governinent  in  their  regard,  has 
Ikh'ii  the  siibjecl  of  too  many  |>crfidious  inslnuation.s, 
both  in  and  out  of  the  ChamU'rs,  for  me  not  to  hasten 
here  to  in-ert  thai  historical  document.  It  is  as  fol- 
lows : 
"  'i'o  AI.AI.  Misley,  Fossati,  Maroncelli,  and  Linati. 

"Paris,  auth  February,  1«3I. 
"  Gciitlcnicn, 
"  I  have  received  with  the  liveliest  gratitude,  the  let- 
ter with  which  you  have  honoured  my  devotion  to  the 
cause  of  universal  liberty,  and  our  individual  wishes  for 
Italian  independence.  It  is  in  reading  the  aiinnls  of 
your  fine  country,  the  earliest  slndy  of  our  childhood, 
that  we  have  all  cxperienci^d  the  premature  throbbiiigs 
of  our  hearts  at  the  recital  of  republican  actions  and 
virtues.  'I'wiec,  as  you  observe,  that  sacred  lire  shone 
in  Italy.  Hut  in  the  present  advancement  of  political 
civilization,  disencimihcred  of  the  old  alloys  of  slavery 
and  aristocracy,  cinanating  from  the  sovereignty  of  the 
|K'oplc,  and  based  on  the  re))re»entutive  system,  now  that 
the  iiiiprescriptihle  rights  of  men  and  of  societies  havi 
been  clearly  defined;  it  is  the  piovinccof  your  admirable 
language  to  proclaim  to  your  intelligent  |Hipulittiun,  the 
practice  to  their  utmost  extent,  of  the  principles  of  true 
and  perfect  liberty. 

"'I'oo  long,  gentlemen,  has  Italy  been  the  property  of 
a  few  families,  an  object  of  Irafiic  amongst  them,  a  stage 
lor  the  intrigues  of  Ion  ign  iliploinacy,  tlic  sport  of  de- 
ceitful and  ever-broken  promises.  Kvcry  friend  of  hu- 
man emancipation  wishes  lo  sec  your  liberty  at  lengtl 
established  upon  tlie  basis  of  a  perfect  indeliciidence  and 
nalionahty. 

"  It  is  lo  tho  internal  and  spontaneous  mflvcinentt  of 
your  patriotism  that  the  recent  revolution  is  owing,  of 
which  1  glory  in  being  an  ardent  admirer.  Wc  Frencli- 
men  of  Iho  barricades  of  July  have  had  no  part  in  it, 
c.vcejit  the  incvit  of  having  set  on  example  of  courage  in 
the  combat,  of  generosity  after  the  victory.  'Wc  are  far 
from  disclaiming  that  glory  ;  it  imposes  upon  us,  in  my 
opinion,  towards  our  brother  freemen  of  otiicr  nations, 


scntinients  and  duties  mure  binding  tliuii  those  of  an 
ordinary  .lympalhy. 

"  lliil  it,  on  the  iitlier  hand,  it  gives  us  any  claim  npfiii 
your  atleiitioii,  gi  nlUtnen,  allow  me  lo  avail  niyM-ll'  of 
it,  to  reeommeiid  to  you  that  nalional  and  truly  Italian 
union,  whieh  niu.-t  ctiMire  the  success  of  your  noble  ef- 
forts, and  the  iiiilcpeiidciice  and  prosperity  of  your  fine 
country. 

"  ^'oii  can  yotirselvcH  afiord  to  your  compatriots  a  sin- 
cere testiniony  of  the  warm  and  deep  sympathy  of  the 
Freneh  people  towarils  you.  You  liavi;  had  the  ojipor- 
tiinily  ol'witnessing  their  admiration  of  you,  their  ardent 
wisliis  for  yiun  success,  their  longing  to  sec  Ihc  noble 
and  cla^sic  land  of  Italy  conquer  and  consolidale  its 
liberty  and  indcpeiideiice.  These  who  think  with  nie, 
of  till-  Chamber,  and  others,  especially  those  whom  cir- 
cumstances relating  piuticularly  to  Poland  have  formed 
into  a  special  committee,  share  this  sentiment  in  the 
fullest  manner,  and  have  charged  me  to  express  it  to 
yon. 

".\s  for  the  conslitutional  government  which  directs 
our  internal  affairs,  I  can  only  refir  yon  lo  what  it  has 
itself  proclaimed  from  the  nalional  tribune,  and  to  the 
as.-^ciit  which  it  has  tliriee  given  in  that  Chamber,  by  not 
obji  cling,  to  my  definition  of  the  Frencli  system  of 
iiuii-inlirifhlioii.  I  will  add,  that  I  have  had  cognizance 
of  oflicial  letters  which  were  in  unison  with  these  prin- 
ciples. 

"  Accept,  genllemcn,  tho  expression  of  my  gratitude, 
my  best  wisjies,  my  zeal,  my  uttaclimcnt,  and  my  pro- 
foundcsl  respect.  "L.tKAVEn'E." 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

•.'■intinuntiim  of  the  I'liritiiiinj!— I.alayinc  in  liis  rrlatloiis  wiih 
t'liain— Ilia  ilenianils  on  belialt' ol'  ilini  eouniry — Tim  Frencli 
|;ioi  rnniint  rii,nitiilii|jiilUical  iiriisi'lyiivin— It inlislitli)!  Hpanisb 
Mi'iiLi'i-r!-'l.unisl'liili|)|iettiriiislieiiiliini  willi(iu|i)>lii-H--NMiliirliul 
iniiivii'w  nl'.M.  Uui/.<ii  Willi  a  |iriMribnl  Spiiiiiu.l— Tliai  miii 
isti  r  |iiilH  iiiKi  hid  liHiiiU  a  sniii  ut'  iniincy  in  iloiihloolis,  tnr  Iht! 
use  ol'  tii-nttiil  Valds — I'lat'iiral  [troiil's  oi  all  ilie  pi'eci.'diiiK — 
rinuii.'e  of  N,i  slirni— The  (tuveiiiiiii-nl  nlmiiiliins  ilku  refuiii-is — 
Fii.-l  iliplnniatii;  nvriitiru  of  A uslria- Causes  of  M.  I.aliitie'4 
rrsiifiiation— The  kini^'d  ri'initninnce  to  M.  IVrier — An  ilii|ii>rlnli( 
iles|jt(ti  li  IS  kept  I'fiiiii  ttiu  kniiwlcdpo  i,t'  the  ciiniicil — I'rivute  du- 
laiis  ri-s|H'Ciiii)t  ilif  t'urnnitiiin  of  the  nilininisiratioii  ot  the  IJUi 
ol'iMairti — t'liiiduct  urLufayeUe  during  all  ihi'se  intrif{ui-s. 

In  reviewing  the  various  acts  of  the  foreign  policy 
of  Laliiyctte  after  the  revolution  of  July,  I  ought  to  have 
conimcnced  by  giving  un  account  of  his  relations  with 
unhappy  Spain.  It  is,  in  fact,  the  nation  in  all  Kuro|K', 
for  which  he  had  constantly  struggled  witli  the  greatest 
interest  and  solicitude.  Since  the  impious  war  of  the 
Kestoration  against  the  constitution  of  the  Cortes — aliove 
all,  sii  ee  the  sacrilegious  trininph  which  Frencli  soldiers 
had  the  imluippiiiess  to  obtain  over  the  liberties  of  the 
S|)atiiard.s,  aniidst  the  applause  of  the  desjiots  of  Furojx; 
— Laliiyetle  had  never  ceased  to  call  that  crusade  a  na- 
tional crime,  and  lo  demand  liir  tlie  ojipressed  nation  the 
reparations  that  were  ilue  to  it.  In  Eurojic,  as  in 
America,  he  never  allowed  an  opportunity  to  esca|Ki  him 
of  branding  the  naiiio  of  Ferdinand  VII.,  of  avenging 
the  iiieiiiory  of  that  tyrant's  victims,  and  especially  Uiat 
of  the  unlortunato  Hiegci.  From  the  inanspicious  day 
of  the  capitulation  of  Cadiz,  he  constituted  himself,  not 
only  in  the  tribune,  but  likewise  with  Ihc  ininislcrs  of 
t'harles  X.,  the  ad»oeate  of  the  interests  of  the  SjHitiish 
refugees,  particularly  of  those  who  had  capilnlaled  as 
Alicant  and  (.'artliagena,  and  tliut  in  spile  of  the  clamours 
of  the  Chamber  and  the  vocil'erulionB  of  the  absolutistt 
out  of  il. 

Never  liad  any  [icoplc  been  so  basely  deceived ;  never 
had  tyrant  so  unblushingly  s))orleil  with  sworn  liiith,  and 
the  rights  of  humaiiity  :  tlie  governinetit  of  llie  Keslora- 
lion  had  octed  treacherously  towards  the  Spanish  coiisli- 
tutionahsts  ;  bnt  Ferdinand's  conduct  towards  his  coun- 
trymen was  atrocious,  hideously  (lerjured  and  blood 
stained,  notwitlistandiiig  that  they  had  been  so  merciful 
to  the  crimes  of  liia  whole  lilt?.  Lafayette  made  France 
and  the  whole  world  resound  with  those  horrors  which 
for  nine  years  he  persisted  in  holding  up  lo  the  indigna- 
tion of  every  manly  heart. 

The  capilultttion  of  Santana,  signed  by  the  Prince  of 
Hohenlolie,  expressed,  that  if  the  Spanish  ofticcrs  had 
any  pro|)crty  in  Spain,  the  [Nisscssion  of  it  was  secured 
lo  them,  and  that  no  resident  iu  the  place  should  be  niu- 
b'sled  for  political  opinions  ;  notwithstanding  which,  the 
properly  of  those  ollieers  was  confiscated,  and  whoever 
had  manifested  the  least  altachinent  to  the  constitution, 
was  thrown  into  a  dimgecn  or  put  to  ileath.  The  caiiitu- 
lalioii  of  Granada,  signed  by  General  Molitor;  that  of 
Harcdona,  by  Marshal  iWoncey;  and  that  of  Caithagcna, 
by  Generiil  Uomieinain ;  stipulated  the  same  guarantees, 
and  yet,  the  defender*  and  inhdbitoints  of  those  several 


i 


LAFAYETTE  ANI>  lAiVlH  PHILIPPE. 


ii(liii|r  tliuii  tlioHC  of  an 

^ive.sus  any  claim  upon 
t  iiiu  to  iivuil  iiiyM'ir  1)1" 
itiuiial  and  truly  Italian 
ucciiis  cil'  your  nolilc  <t'. 
prosiK^rity  of  your  fine 

1  your  con  I  patriots  u  sin- 
I  ilicp  synipalljy  of  the 
k'du  liaM-  had  tin'  oppor- 
iliiin  of  ydu.lluir ardinl 
uuiriii^  tu  btr  the  nohie 
[ucr  and  consolidate  it8 
r.Ko  who  think  with  nic, 
K'cially  those  whom  cir- 
y  to  I'oland  liuve  formed 
B  this  sentiment  in  the 
red  niu  to  express  it  to 

ivcrnniont  which  directs 
efer  ynu  to  what  it  has 
inal  trilinne,  and  to  tlic 
in  that  C'humher,  hy  not 
tho  French  system  of 
it  I  liuve  liad  cognizance 
unison  nilli  tiicsc  prin- 

rcsBion  of  my  gratitude, 
ttuclnnent,  and  my  pro- 
"  Lafayette." 


XIV. 

lyi'Uc  III  Iii^  rrtinioiin  \vi(ti 
ilmt  cmimry — Ttie  Fri-iicli 
lyUfin — li  enlif ti  Mie  Hpnnisli 
It  III  Willi  iiup|ili('8'-N(Kiiiriiul 
iribiil  ."^ifiiiiiiiii — 'I'liut  mill- 
money  In  doulitooiiti,  tor  iliii 
iroiilB  tii  all  iJit'  lia'Cudiiig — 
■lit  nliHiiilijiis  Uiv  rt.rutri'i'H — 
na-  l'aiiM>s  of  M.  l.ufTltlt.-'^ 
to  M.  IVriiT — An  iiii|Hirlaiit 
f  I.I"  till'  ciiiinril — rrivuif  de. 
i  ndiiiiiilMratioii  iii  lliu  IJUi 
tiny  all  tlit'tiu  inlrigues. 

ts  of  the  foreign  policy 

of  July,  I  ought  tu  have 

it  of  ids  relations  with 

lu  nation  in  all  Kurope, 

gled  with  the  greatest 

impious  war  of  the 

in  of  the  ('«rtes — uliove 

which  French  soldiers 

r  the  liberties  of  the 

tl iC  dcs|iotH  of  Kuru|H.' 

cull  that  crusade  a  na- 

oppressed  nation  the 

In    Euro|M',   ns  in 

jortunity  to  csea|Ki  him 

d  VII.,  of  avenging 

■,  and  espceiully  that 

the  inanspieiouK  day 

onstiluted  liimmlf,  not 

with  the   ministers  of 

crests  of  the  Spanish 

lio   hud  capitiihited  as 

in  spile  of  the  clamours 

ions  of  the  absolutistt 


he 


It. 


ite 


1 

11 

■ds 


lascly  deceived ;  never 

with  sworn  liiith,  and 

iineiit  of  the  Kcstora- 

tlie  Spanish  consti- 

uct  towards  his  coun- 
jicrjurcd  and  lilood 
had  U'en  so  merciful 

atiiyette  made  France 
thou:  horrors  wliiili 
ng  up  tu  the  indigna- 

nnd  hy  the  Prince  of 
•Spanish  officers  had 
oil  of  it  was  s<  cured 
place  should  hi^  mo- 
islanding  which,  tlie 
iseated,  and  whoever 
t  to  the  constitution, 

0  <lcath.  The  cnpitu- 
rul  Mulilor ;  that  of 

1  that  of  Caithagena, 
lie  same  guarantees, 
nts  of  those  .several 


ilaees  e.\|K.rieiiecd  the  same  fate  as  those  of  Santaiia. 
Tlie  protocol  of  the  contcTCiiee  held  at  Port  Saint  Mary, 
on  the  7tli  of  SeptemluT,  HJd,  between  General  Alava, 
an  tho  part  of  the  Spanish  government,  and  Generals 
B<irdesoult  and  Guilleiiiinot,  on  the  part  of  France,  con- 
(aiiied  the  li.ll. 'viiig  stipulation:—"  U  has  been  agreed, 
that  forty-eiglit  n  nirs  aller  the  king  of  Spain  slmll  find 
Ciiiself  "ut  I'nll  lilirrly.  he  shall  issue  a  procluiiiation,  hy 
which  lie  shall  oiler  to  the  ii  ition  a  constitutional  govern- 
ment in  iini'on  with  the  iiilelligence  of  the  age,  because 
ibe  interest  of  Frui'''  i'seli'  reiiuirrs  tliit  the  same  sys- 
tem of  ;.")vernmoiil  .-lull  exist  ill  Spam   iiid  France. 

IIow  Ml  re  those  treaties  e.xecnlcd  .'  First  caiiu'  the  dc- 
«ee  of  the  I-'  of  May,  Iti-il,  (liicli  excepted  from  all 
tmnesty  the  li  I'  r«  nl'  the  eoiistiliitiiiiml  army,  the  au- 
Ifcors  oi'  the  conspiracies  at  .Madrid,  the  kadrrs  of  the 
livolt  of  Ocana,  lue  jihIl"  <  and  reimrtcrs  on  all  trials  in 
wliicli  traitors  had  been  coniliiniied  for  conspiring  against 
yie  eiiiistitutional  system,  the  commanders  of  the  coiisti- 

S tiiiiial  guerillas,  the  authors  of  puliliealioiis  and  journals 
at  had  attacked  the  Roman  catholic  and  apostolic  reli- 
ijioii,  and  finally,  whosoever  hud  obeyed  the  govcrnnient 
$  thi^  fortes. 

riifayi'tln    never    ceased    representing   those    general 

lolations  of  the  treaties  concluded  umier  the  auspices 

Bd  Willi  the  participation  of  France,  as  so  many  insults 

nered  to  our  national  digniti^.     He  denounced  particu- 

jir  cases  of  a  yet  more  ulroeious  nature.     For  instanoe, 

I  Catalonian,  Joseph  Pc|x.'inorcare,  received  an  amnesty 

|om   Ferdinand,  in  ISUS.    Tho  letters  of  pardon  c.x. 

cssed  that  rcpcmorcare  was  free,  as  well  in  his  person 

in  his  nrtects.     The  general  in  chief  commanding  in 

utalonia,  himself  sent  to  this  proscrilied  individiiitl  the 

i'iginal  act  of  amnesty,  and  the  unfortunate  man,  with 
lis  document  in  his  possession,  rc-entored  Diircclona ; 
heri!,  two  days  after  his  arrival,  he  was  first  shot,  then 
ni;;,  and  then  quartered. 
\  In  KS-JC,  Ferdinand  VII.,  having  himself  repiircd  to 
Mitaloiiia,  to  supprcsH  the  formidable  insurrection  that 
BBil  just  broken  out  in  that  province,  had  granted  an 
^nesty  which  included,  generally,  all  the  insurpenls 
and  chiefs  of  insurgents.  Under  the  protection  ot  that 
jgnnesty,  dated  from  Tarragona,  the  tvN'o  principal  con. 
Sivers  of  the  movement,  Vidal  and  Olivier,  presented 
fileinselves  to  the  king,  who  not  only  received  tlicin  with 
"'  iparcnt  kindness,  but  even  ordered  that  three  months' 
y  should  be  given  out  of  the  royal  treasury  to  Vidal 
id  his  comrades.  Five  days  after,  this  same  Vidal,  and 
ic  other  chiefs  of  the  insurrection,  were  arrested,  put  to 
atli  without  trial,  and  a  I  diel  wus  attached  to  tho  foot 
if  each  ol^  those  victims,  bearing  these  words — Hung  vp 
f^  order  of  the  kin/r, 

;  Iiafayeite  displayed  a  generous  pertinacity  in  publisli- 

Img  those  royal  infamies :  "  Put  back,"  said  ho,  repeatedly, 

Jput  back  the  Spanish  constitutionalists  to  the   same 

■oint  where  your  iiiiipiitous  war  found  thcin,  and  you 

"^iiy  then  make;  as  much  of  neutrality  as  you  please  "" 

liesc  were  not  the  only  services  he  rendered  the  jiatriots 

"the  Peninsula.    He  corresponded  witli  the  several  fac- 

ions  of  the  national  p.irty,  who,  amidst  their  unhappy 

ssnnsions,  were  unaniinou.s  in  their  confidence  in  him, 

afaycttc  had  even  iin|K)sed  upon  himself,  for  tlie  success 

"their  cause  and  for  alleviating  their  individual  gulTer. 

gs,  [wcuniary  sacrifices,  disproportioncd  to  liia  private 

rtuno. 

Such  were  tho  reiipcctivc  situations  of  Lafayctto  and 
IC  Spanish  patriots,  when  the  revolution  of"^  July  cx- 
bded.  It  ap|)eared  to  hiin  that  this  great  event  ought 
I  decide  tho  fate  of  Spain.  Tho  moment  was  decisive 
ir  the  two  countries;  Lafayette  felt  it  to  be  so,  and 
ishcd  to  unite  the  cause  of  Franco  with  that  of  the 
nghboiiring  nation ;  ho  thought  that,  at  the  same  time 
lat  it  would  wipe  away  a  small  part  of  tho  shame  with 
hich  the  war  of  1801  had  covered  us,  a  revolution  aided 
r  us  in  Spain,  in  the  spirit  of  liberty  and  our  principles, 
Duld  extremely  simplify  our  foreign  policy,  by  relieving 
I,  in  case  of  war,  from  the  necessity  of  keeping  up  an 
my  of  thirty  or  Ibrty  thousand  men  on  the  Pyrenoan 
jntier,  to  prevent  Ferdinand  and  the  Carlist  cmigrojits 
jni  exciting  counter-revolutionary  •Movements  in  the 
lUth  of  Franco.  It  w.is  a  right  of  sclf-delbncc,  for 
hich  the  attitude  of  the  eahinot  of  Madrid  siifticicnlly 
dicated  the  necessity  to  the  new  government  tlmt  was 
reefing  the  afVairs  of  France.  In  fact,  Ferdinand  VII., 
Bin  tho  very  outset,  hail  positively  refused  to  recognise 
e  rwohition  of  July,  and  the  king  who  hud  spriuig 
oin  it.  His  prime  minister  had  even  gone  so  fiir  as  to 
Idreas,  olTicially,  to  all  the  authorities  of  the  kingdom, 
circular  most  insolent  to  Louis  Philip|K',  and  most 
istilo  to  the  prinoiples  of  July.  For  which  reason,  the 
wcr  of  the  barricades,  isolated  a-s  yet  in  its  uaurpation, 


and  not  even  daring  to  liolK?  for  the  tardy  and  ungracion 
recognition  which  it  has  since  licggcd  and  obtained,  had 
serious  thoughts  of  fomenting  abroad   revolutions  ana 
logons  to  that  on  which  its  own    existence   di'pcnded 
In  short,  the  plan  of  a  [xditical  proselytism  was  orga- 
nised, and  secretly  put   in   practice,  by  the   council   of 
Louis   Philip|K'.     This,  once  for  all,  it  is   necessary'  to 
prove  by  irrefragable  facts,  us  well  for  the  sake  ol  the 
morality  of  governments,  as  for  the  edification  of  nations. 
Here  follow  those  facts,  such  as  they  arc  establislied  liy 
the  documents  now  lying  before  nie,  and  which  I  shall 
have  great  pleasure  in  communicating  to  the  iiiiiiislers, 
should  they  be  wanted  to  refresh  their  nieinories. 

It  has  been  said,  that  immediately  after  the  events  of 
July,  the  Spanish  constitutionalists  had  spontaneously 
hastened  to  Pari.s.  This  assertion  is  incorrect.  The  re- 
vijliition  of  July  certainly  awakened  in  the  breasts  of 
III  r  brave  men  the  sanguine  ho;)e  of  regaining  a  home. 
Hut  the  grciiter  numlier  of  them,  confined  by  their  abso- 
lute want  of  means  to  the  places  where  they  had  timnd 
shelter,  left  them  only  at  the  secret  solicitatimi  of  the 
I'lcneh  governinei'  .  It  was  thus,  for  example,  that  this 
government  invited  into  Franco  all  the  Spanish  refugees 
at  that  time  in  England.  If  this  v.ere  not  the  case,  Ihe 
ministry  of  that  period  would  doubtless  inlbrm  us  why 
I'oloiiel  Valdcs,  Messieurs  Llafio,  Navarelle,  Ingluda,  and 
some  other  Spanish  chiefs  known  all  over  Kurope  for 
their  |iersevering  opposition  to  the  government  of  Ferdi- 
nand VII.,  having,  in  the  early  |>urt  of  August,  1830, 
landed  at  Havre  without  passports,  received  them  from 
Paris  upon  the  request  of  the  under-prefect,  in  order  to 
repair  to  the  Pyreiiean  frontier ;  why  two  hundri  d  refu- 
ge>>s  of  the  same  nation,  landed  likewise  ut  the  same 
port,  were  there  formed  into  detachmcnfji,  commanded 
hy  Spanish  officers  chosen  by  themselves,  and  then  for- 
warded  towards  Bayonnc  and  Perpignan,  with  route  bills 
regulating  the  pay  and  other  allowances,  the  same  as  for 
French  troops  when  on  tho  march ;  and  why  the  some 
thing  was  done  at  Calais,  at  Boulogne,  and  at  Paris. 

The  government  shamefully  denied  these  facts  in  the 
tribune,  and  maintained  that  it  had  granted  the  Spanish 
patriots  only  pa.ssports  of  poverty.  Passport.s  of  [loverty 
to  go  where  ?  Into  Spain,  to  seek,  no  doubt,  in  execu- 
tions, some  relief  of  their  misery.  A  few  words  will 
siiflice  to  prove  the  falsehood  of  this  assertion.  From  the 
Ist  to  the  30th  of  December,  1830,  detaehments  of  thirty 
to  forty  Spanish  rctugeas  were  leaving  Paris  every  day 
for  tho  Pyrenees,  with  collective  passports,  and  those 
passi>orts  were  delivered,  by  authority,  to  a  commanding 
officer,  who  was  commissioned  to  receive  the  pay  of  the 
whole,  and  to  distribute  it  among  his  .soldiers.  I  have 
before  mc,  for  example,  the  route  bill  of  a  detachment  of 
thirty -seven  men,  which  left  Paris  on  the  morning  of  the 
"til  of  December,  appointing  the  halting  places,  at  Arpa- 
jon,  Btamiics,  Orleans,  Beaugcncy,  Blois,  Chatcllerault, 
Poitiers,  &.e. 

The  fiiet  is,  that  in  tlie  interval  of  a  few  hours,  the 
diplomatic  injunction  to  suppress  the  patriotic  attempts 
of  the  Spanish  constitutionalists,  had  reached  the  Palais. 
Uoyal  together  with  the  menacing  and  insulting  rccogni- 
tion  by  Ferdinand  VII.,  and  that,  elated  at  this  spurious 
adoption,  the  royalty  of  tlie  barricades  did  not  hesitate 
for  a  moment  to  repay  it  with  an  act  of  perfidy. 

All  the  tails  I  have  just  retraced  are  strictly  correct; 
the  proof  of  every  one  of  them  is  in  my  hands.  Never- 
theless, the  ministry  dared  unhhishingly  to  deny  them. 
M.  Ouizot  inainlained,  in  the  tribune,  that  if  the  ministry 
of  which  he  formed  a  part,  had  been  induliient  to  the 
Spanish  patriots,  it  was  Ix'causc  the  government  gave 
way  at  the  time  to  an  innuenec  it  could  hardly  resist. 
Lafayette  scorned  this  mode  of  insinuation,  and  declared 
that  he  recognised  and  avowed  himself  to  bo  the  object 
of  the  ministerial  allusion;  but  it  wus  easy  to  perceive, 
by  the  constraint  with  which  he  spoke,  that,  aware  of 
some  weighty  circumstance,  he  wished  to  avoid  compro- 
mising any  one  but  himself  in  tlic  whole  of  that  affair  : 
that  circninsfcncc  I  shall  now  state,  because  it  is  neces- 
sary that  France  should  know  it,  and  because,  having 
passed  at  the  Council  and  in  the  presence  of  eight  indivi- 
duals, it  is  at  this  day  any  thing  but  a  state  secret.*  It 
is  this :  The  crown  granted  one  hundred  thousand  francs 
towards  the  success  of  the  expedition  of  the  Spanish  con- 
stitutionalists; and  that  sum  was  converted  into  two  let- 
ters of  credit  of  fil\y  thousand  francs  each,  one  of  which, 
on  a  banker  of  Mar.seilles,  was  given  to  the  unfortunate 
Torrijos :  this  is  the  naked  truth. 

It  is  known  into  how  many  detestable  persooutions 


*  t  nutft  liprr  dpi'tari*,  on  my  iHinoiir.  llml  twiwever  I'rfssing  my 
iuilii  iiAilonn  to  M.  dc  LatayGuV*  to  cnnflriii  In  me  llin  irtitti  uf  Ifila 
fact,  [  have  never  bi'cn  able  to  get  liliii  In  arknowledf;c  it.  Tlit- 
jriieial  liai  aln'ay!i,oii  lliai  point,  glveu  an  cvaiive  answer. 


Ili.it  proteelidii  rniiii  the  liighi  st  qtii.rter  has  Iki  n  eoii- 
viTled,  on  the  faith  of  which  .-o  iiiaiiy  virtims  liasleiud 
to  Ihe  seatfold.  Tlie  refii^'i  is  briit.illy  dis|Krt<d;  their 
s]i;,ditest  motions  |H)inti-d  out  to  Ihe  S|tiitiisti  iiiithorities ; 
the  briithiT  of  the  iiiifortiiiiiile  Uiiuo  driven  from  Paris  ; 
Torrijos,  the  aged  Lopej  de  ( 'alilemii,  the  generous  I'into, 
and  fifty  other  martjrs  of  lils-rty,  urgeil  into  an  ambush, 
luid  niurderid  wilhmit  trial  on  Ihe  part  il'Sjiuin,  wilhout 
renionstraiiee  on  the  part  of  France  which  hail  ph.ecd 
arms  in  their  hands  :  such  were  the  results  of  the  CMifi- 
driiei:  which  Ilii.se  \ietiiiis  li.td  phi''  il  in  the  grH.d  faith 
of  tlie  fjovernnieiit  sprung  iVom  the  lii.rrieadis  ;  such. 
Ion,  is  the  responsibility  that  rests  on  tie  heads  of  some 
men:  Machiavilian  policy  will  perhaps  ali«i.|ve  them; 
but  .so  long  as  liumanily  sli:ill  In'  any  tiling  ninre  thnn  a 
vain  word,  will  she  not  call  lliem  to  n  severe  aeeiiint  fur 
so  inueli  lilondshed  and  so  'iiaiiv  eahiiiiities  .' 

The  ministry  of  the  l.'tlh  of  I'ilareh  as«irl<il  in  the  tri- 
bune, that  (lie  Italian  iiisiirri  iti.ii.s  li,.i|  bruki  n  out  wilh- 
oul  any  tniiriirn  lu e  i  n  IIm  Ir  part.  They  spoke  ll.e  Iriilh, 
in  this  .-eii.-i  ;  that  tiny  shrunk  ot  the  outset  iVi.ni  the  iie- 
ee-sily  of  openly  Unning  to  advaiit.Tge  tlie  political  iiitc- 
re:  Is  wliii  h  tliosi  insurreeti.iis  li;id  crenti  (i  theiii  ill  Italy; 
and  tliat  tin  y  did  ni.t  dare  1.)  supjMirt  by  tlicir  iirins  tlic 
nucleus  of  partis.Tiis,  and  the  public  oj  iuii  n  so  l1;\ourable 
to  France,  wliirh  had  dielarcd  Ihemvelves  ainelig  our 
neighbours  on  the  oIIh  r  side  of  the  .\!ps.  Hut  the  niiiiis- 
try  lied  to  France  and  to  the  world,  wLi  ii  they  afTirnn  d 
that  tliiy  had  been  cmiManl  slr.iti^i  rs  to  the  revtlnlionary 
movements  of  the  It.-.lian  |'.i  niuMil::,  ;M:d  Imil  pr<.:iiised 
nothing,  gnaranteeil  iiuthing,  to  the  Italian  palri.  I».  In 
the  case  of  Italy,  as  in  that  of  Spain,  politieal  prf  si  l\  tisin, 
as  a  system,  entered  into  the  enlenl.-tions  of  their  original 
policy.  A  few  facts  will  suffice  to  deniun.strate  the  truth 
of  this  assertion.  And  let  it  not  lie  tiirguttcn  that  these 
facts  arc  irrefragable  : — 

That  which  the  new  monarchy  had  done  for  the  Spn. 
iiish  constitutionalists,  it  ilid  likewise,  though  more  ti- 
midly, for  the  Italian  refugees.  A  great  iiumter  of  them 
were  forwardi  d  secretly  to  Lyons,  and  to  various  other 
points  of  the  .\lpiiie  frontier;  jieeiiuiary  assistance  and 
other  means  fur  travelling  wire  afl'ord.-d  them  ;  arms  in 
sufficient  qnanlily  were  eillec  ti  d,  with  the  full  knowledge 
of  the  government,  iit  Lynns  nr.il  (Grenoble;  a  <'<'ntral 
committee,  the  whole'  of  whose  operations  were  eoininil- 
nicatcd  to  the  ministry,  was  establi.hed  at  Lyons,  fiom 
whence  it  acted  freely  ami  undrr  the  clVeetive  pruleclion 
of  the  local  authorities,  civil  as  well  as  military  ;  in  fine, 
Louis  Philippe,  having  fruitlessly  written  to  the  l.itc  king 
of  Naples  and  to  his  young  successor,  to  engage  tlioKC 
princes  in  lui  alliance  with  iieic  France,  and  to  grant  a. 
constitution  to  the  Nea|«)litnns ;  and  .seeing  plainly  that 
his  good  advice  would  not  be  listened  to,  unless  favoured 
by  the  une:isiness  which  the  patriots  of  the  two  Sicilies 
might  occasion  their  government.  General  Pepe  was  le. 
quested  to  present  at  the  Palais-Hoyal  a  draught  of  a 
constitution,  which  was  forwarded  to  the  Neapolitans. 
Ilovcver,  as  jimtiee  is  due  to  every  one,  I  ought  to  add, 
that  Pepe,  having  expressed  to  Louis  Pliilip[)c  his  inten. 
tion  of  repairing  to  Naples,  the  king  sent  word  to  that 
general  that  he  would  ftot  advise  hint  to  take  that  step, 
tor  he  could  not  answer  for  tiie  safety  of  his  person. 

Lafayette,  however,  placing  little  confidence  in  those 
private  assurances,  and  wishing  to  have  a  public  dcclara. 
lion  on  that  [Kiint,  called  thrice  upon  the  nlini^try,  from 
the  tribune,  and  thrice  he  obtained  the  official  assent  of 
the  government  to  his  definition  of  the  system  of  non- 
intervention;  a  definition  which  Icil  no  doubt  as  to  the 
conduct  France  would  pursue  in  respect  to  Italy.  Not 
satisfied  yet,  with  the  public  approval  of  the  cabinet,  La- 
fayette wished  likewise  to  he  assured  of  that  of  tlie  king. 
He  therefore  went  to  Louis  Philip|K',  and  said  to  him  : 
"Have  you  read  my  sjicech  upcn  the  system  of  non- 
intervention, and  do  you  approve  of  the  definition  I  have 
!;i\cn  of  that  system  ?" — "  Assuredly,  yes"  answered  the 
king.  "  It  has  then  the  assent  of  Your  Mnjcsty  '"  replied 
the  general. — "  Most  undoubtedly,"  add^d  the  king. 

It  was  during  these  transactions  that  the  insuricction 
of  Modena  broke  out,  and  tl; 'n  that  of  Bologna.  Tli« 
patriots  of  central  Italy,  not  having  the  least  doubt  of  the 
concurrence  of  France,  but  wishing  to  afccrtain  to  what 
extent  they  might  rely  on  her  support  in  certain  circum- 
stances, had  sent  deputies  to  Paris  to  assure  themselves 
of  the  intentions  of  the  new  government,  in  the  probable 
event  of  an  attempt  at  I'rmed  intervention  on  the  p:ift  of 
.\ustria,  in  the  affairs  of  Modena  and  the  Legation.'. 
These  deputies  icceived,  in  several  interviews  with  the 
minister  for  foreign  affairs,  tho  fo.inal  and  reiterated 
promise  that  Prance  would  never  permit  the  interference 
of  Aui-'tria,  and  that  if  a  single  regiment  of  the  emperor's 
troops  passed  over  the  frontier  of  the  duchy  of  Modena 


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or  of  the  I'apiil  states,  a  Frciicli  nnny  wnuld  |k  iictratc  at 
thr  saiiip  inojiii'iit  into  Italy.  Iiatuyittc,  to  wliom  tlii' 
Itali.Lii  (li'|>utatii>ii  had  likewise  u|)|ilird,  and  who  was 
move  soiisililr  llian  any  one  ol'tho  di'ptli  ol'thc  ahyss  into 
wliicli  a  misiilarx-d  unnlidcncc  nii;rht  prrcipilatc  tho  Ita- 
lian patriots,  rcpairrd  to  M.  Scitastiani,  iniplnrcd  him  to 
lot  liini  know,  on  this  sniijcct,  the  intentions  ot"the  cahi- 
net,  and  rerciveil  I'nmi  him  the  same  pr,it<stalions  tliat 
had  I'een  made  to  the  (hpnlation.  It  was  on  tlir  liiilli  of 
these  guarantees  that  the  insnrriutiiins  of  Modena  and 
IJologna  took  plaee,  tlie  issne  ot*  whieh,  skihiiily  directed, 
iniglit  Iiav(^  piaeed  in  onr  hands  the  whoK;  moral  and 
physieal  strength  of  Italy. 

Sueh  was  the  state  of  things,  when  the  governnirnt  of 
Iionis  Philippe,  repelling  roughly  and  imlignantly  all 
idea  of  identificutiini  with  the  Italian  patriots,  and  even 
thcsnspieionof  any  patronage  whatever  of  the  proserihed 
foreigners,  sent  Ijentenant  (Jenerul  Haeliehi  to  Lyons, 
with  orders  to  dissolve  the  Italian  eonnnittee  whieh  had 
been  formed  there  with  its  approhalion,  to  si'izo  the  eol- 
loctions  of  arms  that  had  heen  made  there  with  its  laeil 
ronseni,  to  disperse  the  refii!,ri  es  who  had  gatlured  on 
the  .\lpine  frontier,  and  topuialyse  all  the  insnrreetionary 
ineasnres  w  hieh  it  had  ury;ed  tiicni  to  take  for  restoring 
liberty  to  their  connlrv. 

In  order  to  inidersland  properly  the  whole  extent  ol 
that  shamet'nl  ahandonmerit  ol*  i>rineiple,  it  is  neeessarv 
fo  c.vainine  into  the  real  causes  whieh  produced  it. 

Struck  with  the  amazing  event  of  .Inly,  the  kings  of 
Kuropc  saw  their  dontiiiions  exiiosed  to  the  irruption  ot 
the  revolutionary  torrent ;  ami,  in  their  first  alarm,  they 
awaited,  a«  for  the  accomplisluncnt  of  a  decree  of  fate, 
the  concussion  with  which  their  thrones  were  threatened 
Kvents  were  happening  every  ilay  to  cordirm  that  appre- 
hension. Already  liclgium,  Swilzeiland,  and  I'ldand  had 
interposed  thcru.^clvcs  hetwccu  llii'  French  principle  of 
the  sovereignty  of  the  people,  and  the  fur(  ign  doctrine  of 
legitimacy.  (Jerniany  itself  saw  the  gatln'ring  of  the 
thunder  cloud,  |irecnrsor  of  the  tempest,  livery  where 
the  warmest  synipilhy  lor  our  revolution  was  tin-  pre- 
dominant lirling  of  the  people.  In  short,  it  was  impos- 
sihle  lor  the  nhsolule  monarchies  to  tliiuk  that  Trance 
wnidd  he  so  inane,  as  not  to  avail  hersilf,  whatc  ver  in 
other  respects  might  be  her  moderation,  of  the  eudiar- 
rassinents  in  the  midst  of  whieh  her  enemies  had  so 
suddenly  lircn  plunged.  It  was  evident  to  those  eabimis 
tliat  a  moditicali.m,  more  or  less  imporliuil,  in  the  trea- 
ties of  1-1.'),  woiijil  he  the  incvit.iiile  consc(|Ucnce  of  the 
overthrow  of  that  unmarehy,  thi'  existence  ot'w  hieli  those 
treaties  had  guaranti'cd.  .\onc  foresaw,  nor  could  lon-- 
dce,  that  there  woulil  he  tbund  among  us  a  caliin<'t  capable 
of  pondeuming  the  Tranic  lU'July  to  remain  a  mere  spec- 
tator of  the  events  that  were  going  to  take  place  in  lai- 
rope.  In  fact,  it  is  oi.e  of  the  prodigies  of  that  pirioil, 
that  a  lew  inin  should  have  appeared  capable  of  nhan- 
doning  till'  position  in  which  the  rivolution  of  .Inly  had 
placed  their  comitry,  ■■oid  disri  Lr.'irding  the  p.ilpable  ne- 
I'C'sity  of  direiling  eve'y  ncu'olialioii  in  the  vi.'W  of  oh. 
taining  eompensation  liir  the  painlhl  sacriliees  iiiiiioscd 
upon  IVaiiec  hy  llic  treaty  of  I'aris. 

An»t-lii  understood  very  hpII  tlip  logical  inrercncon 
from  that  po-^iiion.  It  inv.jlved  for  that  |Kiwcr,  the  pre- 
»prvation  «t'  the  choicest  jewel  of  linr  crown,  I.omliar- 
<ly,  which  Ihreati  ned  lo  iollow  tli"  example  of  the  in- 
mirgi'iil  stales  of  I'luiial  Italy;  I'ieihii.int  already  felt 
itself  disliirlied  by  tin'  rising  id'  I'arma;  the  (JcVmaii 
troops  were  si'arcely  siillieient  .  reslr.iln  tlio  .\ii-lio. 
Italian  popni.tlons  IVom  the  lake  id'  Coino  to  the  Veiic- 
tian  rnnnis  1  'i'lie  cahiin  t  of  Vienn  i  saw  perdetly  well 
that  the  pri'soncc  of  a  single  I'linih  ilag  on  the  southern 
dnclivily  of  Ihc  Alpii,  wijuld  lie  sulhi  ienl  lo  throw  ull 
Italy   into  ii  tiaiiio. 

In  thii  slate  of  things,  An-tria,  at  the  same  time 
thai  file  was  marchiiig  llie  Mower  of  hiT  armv  into  Ita- 
ly, wliero  die  expected  to  li^^hl  ih,  was  the  ti'rsl  to  open 
riejioti  ilions  with  rrainc,  the  ohjeel  of  \\  liiidi  was  lo 
jUjBveril.  or  at  least  In  postpone,  a  e'onlle  t.  upon  the  issne 
of  wliii'h  iniifhl  depend  the  loss  of  her  i«issessionit  in 
Italy.  M.  d'Appimy  presented,  at  thi'  lime,  to  the  cabi. 
net  (d"  the  'I'uil.iirs,  a  verbal  pniposiiion,  which  .M. 
S.lmstiaiii  laid  before  Ihc  coiini  il,  und  the  objccin  of 
wliieli  were  : 

1st.  To  allow  Austria  to  oeeiipy  imniedialily  the 
Pill  by  of  Modena,  on  the  ground  (pi'the  house  ol'llaps. 
Imrit's  ri:verHionary  title  to  that  iliichy,  iillep  the  exliiie- 
tioti  of  the  reiiipiing  ducal  I'lmilv. 

■Jd.  To  unite  in  prc\niliiijf  'u|hui  lhi>  Holy  Si e  to 
Criinl  11  reprcivnlatin'  iionstitulion  to  the  HtulcH  of  the 
t'lnirrh. 

.'Id.  To  coiwldcr,  jiiinlly  and  noverally,  of  Iho  nieiim 
ol  elVcelinifa  generil  disarming; Ihroiiiflioiil the oulllliii'iil. 


This  threefold  proposal  gave  rise  lo  wnrm  discussions 
in  Ihc  council.  'I  ho  king,  who,  even  hi  fore  the  question 
ri-lative  to  the  Dueliy  of  .Modena  had  heen  brought  un- 
der deliberation,  had  declared  tor  the  oeeupalion  of  that 
state,  on  the  ground  of  the  reversionary  title  above  stated, 
nrfreil  anew  his  opinion  in  favour  of  that  concession. 
.\I.  Lallitte  warmly  opposed  it.  That  minister  stated  in 
supiKirt  of  his  opinion:  1st.  That  the  sucV'essioii  to  the 
I )ncliy  ol' .Modena  was  not  open:  "Jil.  That  even  were 
the  reversionary  title  claimed  by  Austria  actually  acrpiir- 
ed  by  tliat  |>ower,  the  interests  of  Krancc,  and  above  all, 
the  moral  intercsLs  of  the  revolution  of  July,  vvovild  op- 
pose invincible  harriers  to  the  permission  of  its  exercise. 

-Vs  for  the  constitutional  institutions  to  he  obtained  I'or 
Koinagna,  the  president  of  the  council  showed  the  ab- 
surdity and  impossibility  of  any  sneli  project,  so  long  as 
the  temporal  power  of  the  sovereign  pontiH"  should  not 
l>c  separated  from  his  spiritual  power.  "  Only  imagine," 
said  ho,  "a  chamber  of  ixers  composed  of  eardinals,  and 
an  elective  chamber  filled  with  rectors  and  vicars  1"  Ii; 
the  disarming  proposal,  ^I.  I.allitto  saw  only  a  leurrc  oi 
the  part  of  Austria;  a  means  for  procuring  delay 
brought  I'erward  to  paralyse  the  activity  of  I'Vancc,  and 
hill  her  into  a  dccoitl'ul  security.  In  short,  Ihc  prcsidonl 
of  tlie  council,  considering  the  whole  of  the  .Vustrian  pro- 
|>osal  as  a  di  coption  directed  against  France  and  the  or- 
der  of  things  which  had  sprung  out  of  the  barricad 
di  inaiided  tliat  a  note,  based  on  the  reasons  he  had  laid 
down,  should  be  imu'cdiatcly  addressed  to  the  caliinct  oi 
Vienna,  to  nolily  to  it  the  [Kisitive  refusal  of  France  to 
adhere  to  its  proposals,  and  her  resolution  lo  exact,  by 
every  means  in  lier  power,  the  rigorous  observance  of 
the  principle  of  non-intervention,  proclaimed  by  her  as 
the  basis  of  her  liircign  policy.  Such  was  likewise  the 
opinion  of  Lafayette  relative  lo  the  utfairs  of  Italy,  and 
that  opinion  he  expressed  with  an  carncbtness  that  had 
the  eti'ect  of  overawing,  at  least  in  appearance,  the  weak- 
nesses which  had  already  conspired  to  sacrifice  the  prin- 
ciples and  the  men  of  .Inly. 

The  other  uieinlM'rs  of  the  cabinet,  and  the  king  hiin- 
self,  ap|H'ared  to  be  on  the  side  of  the  advice  of  .MAI. 
I.athlte  and  Lafayette;  and,  on  the  next  day,  M.  Sebas- 
liaiii  read  to  the  council  a  nolo  drawn  up  in  the  spirit  ot 
the  opinions  expressed  tlic  day  before  hy  the  prime  ini- 
iiislcr. 

Was  Ibis  note  forwarded  to  the  court  of  Vienna  ?  We 
must  liilievc  it  was.  At  all  events  there  arose  from  that 
moment  some  very  serious  surmises  of  the  existence  of  a 
secret  correspoiidence  between  the  I'alais-Koyal  and  the 
liircign  diplomatists,  in  the  minds  of  the  patriot  ministers 
who  then  liirmed  part  of  the  cabinet  of  Louis  I'liilipin  . 
M.  Lallilti'  sus|Kcteil,  with  pain,  that  dcsjialchcs  of  the 
tirsi  iniportance,  and  the  results  of  which  might  implicate 
his  responsibility,  were  kept  from  the  knowledge  of  tin 
eoiniiil;  will  n  a  liirtiiitouscircnmstanoe  occurred,  which 
ehangiilthal  suspicion  into  certainly. 

It  was  a  short  lime  atler  the  discussion  which  I  have 
just  relalid,  respecting  the  all'airs  of  Italy,  that  is  to  say, 
mi  Tuesday  the  .Itli  of  March,  lKlI,th,ii  n  courier  tVoin 
Vienna    had   brought  to  M.    Sebastiani  a  despatch   from 
M.irshal  Maison,  who  inloriin  d  bis  governnii  lit  that    M. 
de  .Millernich  had  just  nolilied  to  him,  that  the  .\ustrian 
eabini  Idid  not  ri  eo[;iii-e  lln'  principle  ofii'in-inlervention, 
mil  that  his  own  linn  determination  was  to  irterfcre,  bv 
arms,  not  only  in  the  slabs  of  I'arma   and  .Modena,    but 
in  all  the   pnn  iiiees  of  Italy  lo   whieh    the   iiisinreetion 
should  s|ircail.     "Hitherto,"  M.de  Metli  rnich  said,  "hi 
have  allowed  Frame  to  put  forw.ird  the  piineiple  of  noli, 
iiitervenlion,   but  it  is  lime  she  Nhould   learn   lliat  we  d< 
not  mean  to  recognise  il  in  what   conn  rns   Italy.     W 
shall  carry  our  arms  whitliersoever  the  insurrection  sha 
cxteuil.      If  this  intirvi  ntion  must  lead  to  war,  lie  il  so 
let    war   come.     We   wniiUl  rather  run  all   its  cliunces 
than  he  exponrd  lo  ihtisIi  in  the  midst  of  jiopular  tii 
mull"." 

"  Villi  know,"  wrote  our  ambassador,  "  that  liitherl 
no  one  had  di  eland  niiire  o|H'nly  for  |H'ace  Ibaii  my.sell . 
but  I  am  now  conviniid,  that  to  ward  olf  the  dangii- 
wliieh  Ihrealen  France,  it  is  necessary,  witlinnl  dilx, 
and  Inlore  the  Aiislriiin  levies  are  organisid,  to  be  In:.! 
ill  the  til  Id,  and  throw  an  army  into  ricihnnnt." 

This  iiiiporlaiit  despali  h  rem  hod  the  minisli  r  for  for- 
eign all'iirs  on  Saturday  Ihc  "dh  of  .MarVh.  A  copy,  in 
the  handwriting  of  the  son. in. law  of  .M,  Sebastiani,  was 
ininii  dialely  lorwarded  to  the  king;  and  yd,  on  Tilesdav 
the'lth,  no  iiinimunicatioii  of  it  had  Iseii  mailed)  tin 
council  of  ininistem.  .M.  Lalhtte  hiiiisi  If  was  iiiliirnnd 
of  il  only  tlirengli  an  indiscretion  eoininitli  d  in  the  of- 
fice of  th«  HMrl  lit*  <'(i/ii(rinrs.  lie  repaired  iiiiincdi- 
Blcly  Bill  rwnrd"  to  the  I'alais.Koyal,  nnd  nsked  the  king 
if  lie  knew  of  n  iles|iiileli  from  V  i  nun,  that  wax  said  ti 


have  arrived  at  the  Foreign  Olliec  three  days  before. 
The  king  answered  that  he  did,  and  on  Lalfilte's  express, 
iiig  bis  astonishineul,  the  prince  explained  that  strange 
silence  hy  the  necessity  of  .sometinies  guarding  against 
the  indiscretions  coininitlcd  in  the  council.  The 
niinintor  of  war  eaiiic  in  just  at  the  lime.  .M.  LaH'ittu 
having  put  the  same  qnostiiin  to  him  as  to  the  king,  Mar- 
shal Soult  answered  that  he  was  eonipletcly  ignorant  of 
that  circimistanec,  and  inanifestcd  the  greatest  indigna- 
tion iigainst  .M.  Sebastiani,  whom  he  called  o  traitor. 
Finally,  came  in  the  ininislcr  for  foreign  affairs,  who,  npim 
being ipicstionid  by  the  president  of  the  council,  answer- 
ed, stainmi  ring,  that  he  had  certainly  received  a  letter 
Iriim  .Marshal  .Maisiui,  hut  that  that  letter  was  not  ol' 
great  imiKirtance,  and  that,  besides,  he  had  not  had  tinic 
lo  eomniniiieate  it  to  his  colleagues.  However,  H|)oii 
the  demand  of  .'M.  Lalhtte,  the  ininistcr,  who  had  not 
yet  placed  the  desputeh  in  his  portlblio,  went  to  his  office 

10  fetch  il,  and  at  last  laid  it  before  the  council.  The 
opinion  of  the  mcinbers  to  whom  the  existence  of  that 
document  had  been  a  secret,  is,  that  the  king  and  W. 
.Sebastiani  had  iiiti  odi  d  lo  keep  it  from  their  knowledge. 

From  that  moment,  and  notwithstanding  that  it  was 
promised  that  a  similar  inystitieation  should  not  he  re 
peilcd,  .'M.  Lallitte  determined  on  ri  tiring.  I  can  atlirm 
that  bis  resignation  was  owing  principally  to  the  opinions 
which  the  king  enlcrtainid  ui>on  the  tbreign  policy  iif 
France.  That  prince  would  have  peace  at  any  price, 
and  declared  openly,  that,  whatever  in  that  regpect  inigbt 
be  the  opinion  of  iiis  council,  his  own  was  irrevocable 
and  imallerable 

Xeverlbeless,  Iionis  Philippe  opposed  or  feigned  to 
op])ose  with  all  his  might  .M.  Lallitte's  intention  to  retire, 
by  which  retiiomeni,  said  ho,  his  friend  would  do  him 
more  harm  than  he  had  done  him  good  by  assisting  to 
place  the  crown  upon  his  head.  However,  at  the  end  ol' 
an  audience  in  which  he  again  laid  down  his  system  of 
government,  n  system  of  movement  and  progression,  din. 
metrically  opposed  to  that  in  which  the  king  declared 
his  inleiition  to  persist,  M.  Lalfitte  entreated  his  majes. 
ty  lo  aevepl  his  resignation,  and  earnestly  advised  him 
to  entrust  the  presideney  of  the  council  to  .M.  Casiinir 
Pi  rii  r.  The  king  again  refused  lo  accept  his  resigna- 
tion, and  evinced  the  most  unqualified  aversion  for  tin 
sneeisKor  whom  Latfilte  had  named.  Tioiiis  Philipin' 
said,  at  the  liiiie,  that  he  had  a  decided  antipathy  to  M. 
Casimir  I'l-ner's  imperious  character,  to  his  constant  ill 
health,  and  i  ven  to  the  colour  of  his  liiee.  *" 

.Notwithstanding  all  that,  M.  Lalhllc,  resolved  nt  any 
rate  to  withdraw  from  a  false  position,  nnworthy  of  his 
political  honesty,  convened  next  day  a  council  of  the 
minisli  rs,  which  met  at  the  Treasury,  and  in  which,  at' 

11  r  ripri  seuting  the  system  pursued  until  then  as  des. 
Irnetive  to  the  principles  of  the  revolution  of  July,  to 
the  iuterosts  and  the  honour  of  France,  he  again  nnloldnl 
his  notions  ot'governiiieiil,aiid  ciilli  d  iqion  his  colleaguw 
Il  'lioose  without  delay  iHlweeu  the  adoption  of  his  syt. 
leiii  and  his  iininediate  resignation.  His  i  nlleagilD 
were  silent ;  he  renewed  his  question  yet  more  urgently: 
the  same  silence  ensued  ;  one  of  them  only,  M.  de  Mini- 
lalivil,  answered  that,  tor  his  part,  he  was  inoreiiielinn! 
to  eonllirm  to  the  svslein  of  .M.  Perier  than  to  llint  m 
M.  Lallitte.  At  those  words  M.  Lalliltu  declared  tin 
silling  eiuliil.  This  was  on  the  lllh  of  March;  tlh 
next  day,  the  I'.'lli,  the  resigiiatiou  of  the  president  n: 
the  eoimeil  was  teiiden  d  lor  the  third  time,  and  necepti< 
bv  him  who,  a  few  d.-ivs  before,  had  ngaiii  told  him  tliiii 
St.Jinitrs  nntl  St,  I'/titip  fcfii'  utnlnl  ou  iiirth  at  thui 
u  fif  in  hrtiv:  n. 

Such  were  the  eircntnstanees  that  led  lotlie  forinnlion 
of  the  ll|il,i^try  of  the  l.'llh  of  March. 

Ill  re  a  question  suggests  itself,  which  has  given  riw 
to  doiibis  iintiivourable  to  the  (oiod  liiith  of  the  eitirni 
moteirehv,  but  I'm  the  soliilion  of  vvltieb  history  is  as  vii 
only  furiii^bed  with  conjectures.  Il  is  asked  wlietlii- 
Ihc  regret  so  lavishly  expressed  for  the  retirement  of  M 
Lallitte,  and  the  dissolnlion  of  his  cabinet,  were  reuli. 
sincere:  or  vvhelbi  r,  on  the  conlrary,  the  tein|M)rary  em 

ploymeiit  of  some  patriots  in  lb induetiiig  ot'the  pu!' 

lie  iilViiirs  had  nut  been  considered  merely  a  ni'eessity  ■ 
the  monienl,  and  their  removal  prcmedltnled  tVoiii  II' 
very  day  of  lliiir  aeeession,  anil  pripared  by  nn  inlrig"' 
of  whieh  the  ordinances  of  the  I  lllh  of  .March  were  mil 
the  natural  windln(r  npi     However  readily  we  may  Ik 


•  'I'liin  niiilpntli)'  til  M.  rmliiilr  Pcrlcr,  wlielhei  real  or  ■(Di  nil 
w  iiH  111,1  (III'  mmIv  Miirriiiri'  ilinl  ilii'  iniiMsri'liv  of  tin*  tinrrli  niti'it  m 
|H>Mi  il  ii|H>ii  ii«i  II  III  till'  I  liiiirr  III  Its  iiMiit,.ti'oi,  Il  iM  will  kniii 
tlinllii  llicit  niiMiiliirriiiiiiiiiiiilrntI 'ii>,  ilii'  kiii|  siiil  ilie  lliiki' 
OiliniiA  |tM  I'l'^Ki il,  lit  that  llliii',  llii  M)e«l  siivi  ri'lmi  riihlrlii|it  I 
Mnrslial  Hiiiili,  mill  iiUeii  riihiii'iI  ilii'iiiselvrR  Willi  IniiKlikiis  nt  ■>= 
uasniiinilniB  I'll'itl"  of  Ihai  llllllliiti  r  lo  je|  llllllKlt  Spllulllleil  P'« 
ill  III  lit  11 laiiiill. 


pim  in 
M  Frai 
iyelte 
IP"',  a 


llroi 

riii'li 

reiiln 

liesi  1 

111  in 

^  the 
oil  Ih 

till,  H 

;  anil 

1    II    CI 

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LAI'AVETTE  AM)  LOl'lS  PIllLIi'I'i;. 


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ice  tliiic  (lays  bcfiirc. 
111(1  on  I.atiilli's  express. 
■  expliiiiK  (I  lliiit  stnin(;c 
times  guiirdiiiK  ngniiist 
in    llic    couiieil.       Tlic 

the  time.  -M.  I-attitlu 
him  as  to  tlic  kiiip,  ^lar- 

completely  itjiioriiiit  ul' 
ed  the  greatest  iiidigna- 
hom  he  called  a  traitor, 
foreifrn  afiuirs,  who,  U|)ijii 
t  of  the  council,  answer- 
crtainly  received  a  letti  r 
it  that  letter  was  not  ol' 
ides,  he  had  not  had  tiiiio 
•agues.     However,    upon 

minister,  wlio  had  not 
nrtlblio,  went  to  his  office 
lelbrc  the  council.  'I'lii' 
Din  the  existence  of  tliut 
s,  that  the  king  and  M. 

it  from  their  knowledge, 
withstanding  that  it  was 
cation  should  not  be  re. 
on  retiring.  1  can  atfirm 
principally  to  the  opinions 
urn  the  tiireign  policy  el' 
line  peace  at  any  price, 
ever  in  that  respect  might 
his  own  was  irrevocable 

Ml  opposed  or  feigned  to 
nllitte's  intention  to  retire, 
his  friend  would  An  him 
him  good  by  assisting  to 
I.     However,  at  the  end  ol' 
II  laid  down  his  system  of 
ment  and  progression,  din. 
which  the  king   declared 
alUtle  entreated  his  mnjes. 
ind  oarncslly  advised  him 
he  council  to  M.  Casiiiiir 
sed  to  accept  his  rcsigna- 
iKHialilied  aversion   for  llio 
I  named.     Louis  I'liilipi«' 
a  decided  antipathy  to  jM. 
riracler,  to  his  constant  ill 
of  his  liice.  • 
.  F.urtiltc,  resolved  nt  any 
position,  unworthy  if  his 
next   day  a  enuncil  of  the 
j'reasury,  and  in  which,  nf 
Inirsned  until  then  an  de»- 
he   revolution  of  July,  to 
r  I'ranee,  he  iiguin  uuliilddi 
ullc  (I  upon  his  enlleagiio) 
(U  the  :iili)pti<m  of  his  syn 
iciintion.     His    ii.lleaguo 
K  sliiiu  yet  more  urgently: 
|ii|'  them  only,  M.  de  Mmi 
jiiirl,  hi^  was  more  iiieliiin! 
[M.  IVrier  tlian  to  that   m 
M.    I.ntlitte   declared  tin 
till-    mil  "f  March;   tlh 
iniliim  of  the  president  ci 
le  third  time,  and  iieerptn: 
r,  hiid  nguiii  tuld  him  lliiii 
r  imildt  oil  iiirlli  <i«  tlm 

k  that  led  to  the  fonnnlion 

iMiirih. 

elf,  which  hiiH  given   risf 

|(;(in(l   lliilh  of  the    eitirni 

|of  wliieh  history  is  ns  v'l 

It  is  askeil    wlietlii" 

III  fnr  the  relirenu'nt  of  M 

If  his  cabinet,  were   renlli 

litriiry,  the  lein|Miriiry  '■"' 

Ihe  CMiKhicting  of  the  ]»>'• 

Ireil  merely  a  neceimily  i 

liil   pn  iMcditfltc  d  lYoui  Ih 

III  prepared  by  nn  inlriij"' 

l.'ttll  of  Miirrh  were  oiil 

livever  readily  we  may  U 

|i  rlir,  wliHhri  real  nr  »(Hi  n^ 
niuirihv  "f  II"'  liiirrli  ihIi'h  in 
■I  lliilllMi'l*.  II  Ik  well  till  "< 
liK,  ilii'  kiiii  mill  IlK'  l>i<l>'' 
I  iiii.»l  min  r'lmi  riiiiliiii|il  i 
lii'iiifaU til  « liti  Iniiiilihii  m  11' 
lid  Kd  lilumll  «|>|«iinii  (1  P"' 


a, — -— = 

jieve  in  the  existence  of  every  species  ot  political  hyjio- 
crisy,  0)10  is  reluctant  to  admit  such  a  coiistruelion  as 
:'Vould  pruvo  the  throne  of  Ihe  barricades  to  he  nothing 
put  the  stage  of  a  mountebank,  upon  which  every  thing, 
even  to  the  etl'usions  of  Iriendship,  is  a  mere  liiice. 
,1  will  not,  therelbre,  believe  that,  in  high  places,  iitfcetion, 
griililude,  reluctance,  ajid  tears,  have  been  only  acted,  but 
will  take  ail  these  deinonstriitions  to  be  tnu  .  However, 
It  is  a  positive  fact,  which  I  put  without  eoinmcntto  the 
Consciences  of  my  readers,  that,  bclbre  M.  I.allitte'a  ae- 
JDcssion  to  the  presidency  of  the  coimeil,  some  one  who 
Wa.s  labouring  to  procure  the  appointment  of  .M.  IVrier, 
feeeived  I'rom  the  latter  this  viiy  signiricaiit  answer:  "// 
1(  i;i  ivjih;  Ihe.  iwimeiU  is  )wt  yet  aniieU;  Laffitlc  must 
gojiral." 

I  liave  spoken  at  some  lenglli  of  the  circumstances 
iclative  to  the  ministry  of  the  3d  of  .Novcmlier,  beeau.se 
iliey  bear  the  .same  character  of  political  apostaey  as 
^lose  wlii.'h  led  to  the  removal  of  Ijafayi  tie  from  public 
fll'airs.  However,  it  would  be  a  great  mistake  to  (;oii. 
^iiile  Irom  this  coiiicidence,  that  an  absolute  iJcnlity  ol' 
Principles  existed  between  the  commander  in  chief  of 
5ie  national  guards  of  the  kingdom  and  the  ministry  of 
tlie  .'Id  of  ^'ovember.  In  another  chapter  iil'this  book,  1 
llhall  prove,  on  the  contrary,  that  decided  dillirenees  of 
f]>iniuii  upon  the  mostes.seniia!  points  of  onr  internal  anil 

(. External  policy  ofleu  broke  out  betu'eeii  Ijnt'iyelle  and 
Uiat  cabinet,  collectively  considered.  Thus,  for  instance, 
jpiey  constantly  dilVcred  upon  the  iinestion  of  the  tax 
nying  i)ualilication  Ibr  elector;)  and  deputies,  upon  the 
herty  of  the  press,  the  security  to  be  given  by  Ihe  prii- 
rietors  of  newsiKipers,  the  niouo]inly  of  piinling,  i.Ve. 
lilt  now  that  they  are  couliiimdcd  in  one  cdnnnuii  rc- 
■rohation  in  the  eyes  of  the  court,  ami  those  intriguers 
wlio  obstruct  its  approach,  I  have  Ihonght  it  bitter  only 
to  make  one  general  ineiiti  )ii  of  the  slight  wliii:li  had  to 
§c  enihired  by  patriots,  who  dill'i  ring  as  to  the  means, 
Wrecil  as  to  the  principle;  the  triumph  of  the  reviilution 
ijl  .Inly;  the  interest  and  the  honour  of  France. 
^  In  till'  midst  of  all  Ihe  struggles  which  he  had  to  siis. 
I^in  ill  the  council  and  at  the  tribune,  to  .save  the  liononr 
I'Vauce  and  the  liberty  of  her  most  natural  allies,  I,;i. 
^yette  did  not  tiirget  oilier  interests  extnniely  dear  to 
im,  although  they  were  being  agitated  on  a  distant 
age.  Under  the  regime  that  had  just  perishcil,  he  hail 
vain  urged,  for  ten  years,  the  recognition  of  the  Suiith 
Lineriean  states.  Hut  the  old  goviriiinenl,  ri  siraineil  by 
Imily  coiisidiTatioMs,  and  reinaining  deal'  to  the  call  ot 
|ie  euiiinercial  anil  political  iiiteiests  ot'  frniiec,  had  a|. 
awed  Kiigland,  by  the  priority  of  her  ri'latioiis  with  the 
*cw  states  of  that  rich  hi'inis|iheie,  to  take  possession 
■'all  'he  advantages  which  a  similarity  of  manners 
^iniate,  relisi'ion,   and  the    experience    Bei|niri  il    by  un 

aominereial   transaetions   through   the   meiliniu   ot    old 
jiaiii,  had  opened  to  us  in  vain. 
(    Lalayelte  thought,  that  I'Vanec  having  shaken  otf  the 

Joke  of  the  licstoration  and  ot'  the  Holy  Alliaiiee, 
lould  seize  upon  this  miiment  to  make  a  tViiiik  ami 
Ilulu  dcelaratioii  of  the  indepenili'iice  and  the  nationality 
f  the  iild  Spanish  colonies.  ( 'onscipieiitly,  in  the  lirst 
ays  of  the  revolution  of  .Inly,  he  asi'cnded  the  trihime, 
nterrogated  .M.  .Alole,  and  drew  lioni  the  government 
Ji  otiieial  deilaralion,  that  rrance  iieognisi  il,   us  imle- 

fniidelit  states,  Ijie  ditVerent  repnhlies  of  Snnlh  .Vmcrici ; 
lat  she  was  ready  to  lie;it  with  their  envoys  and  to  ui" 

ilil  her  own  to  their  governments.  This  was  a  great 
oint  ill  ihploniacy,  which  isrhaps  would  have  been  still 
1  dispiile,  hail  not  the  man  of  the  two  uurlils  i  ;insri|  it 
I  be  deeiilcil,  more  ttiriiiigli  till'  power  ot*  eiremnslaiii'es 
laii  by  the  wish  of  the  men  in  power.  Who,  in  lin  I, 
loilld  now  venture  to  a'^^ert  thai,  h.iil  I'l  rilinanil  \' 1 1, 
iipiired  the  iion-recognilion  ot'liis  old  Iransatlaiitie  pus- 
)ssi,)ns,  lis  a  condition  ol'  his  recognising  the  aeiession 
'  I. oiiis  I'hilipiie,  that  uulicewtioli  would    lia\e  been  re 

eilhiin? 

Stii'li  was  Iialayetle  in  liis  relations  with  iliploiiiiiev, 
ilh  the  p.itriols  of  every  enunlry,  iinil  w  illi  Ihe  evh  mil 
jliey  of  Kranee,  allei  lli:it  Id  voliitimi  which  was  t,i 
ive  ri'sliiri'il  l''iaiii'i'  to  the  riiiik  inul  voiislderalion  of 
rliieli  the  lloiirbiiiis  hud  despoiled  her. 

(IroMglit  lip  in  the  grand  hcIiooI  of  revohiliiiiii;  in. 
:riii'ted  hy  the  eonti'inpliition  of  the  vieissitmlcH  which 
rciiinpniiii'd  the  eiMiiiieipatioii  of  Aineiicn  and  of  the 
ne«t  eomilry  in  Kiirope  ;  by  turns  iin  actor  nnil  a  vie- 
in  in  these  tragic  performances  ;  liiiliiyetlehad  aeipiired, 
the  expcrieiiee  of  half  a  eeiitury,  the  entire  eoinie 
[on  thill  the  most  wiliil  security  for  the  lihi  riv  of  a  nn- 
nil,  is  Ihe  liherly  of  nil  those  whieli  nn iiiiifnoiis  In 

i  anil  thiit,  t'or  a  revoliilion  to  hrennie  i-l  ililr,  eipriiallt 

a  I'niitiiii'Ut,  it  miHl  In<  deli  iideil  by  ii  eoiiiliiniilinn  <il' 

tuernl  iiiterimis,  auil  of  uccimioiiK  fur  inutHal  aaiiisliiiii  i  , 


dictating  the  con.stant  use  of  the  same  means  against  the 
projects  and  the  pretensions  of  the  same  enemies.  l'"rom 
these  opinions,  determined  on  tor  tilly  years,  upon  atl'airs 
of  government,  has  sprung  that  unalterable  attachment 
of  Lalayctte  to  all  those  nations  who  have  either  con- 
quered or  cndcavourid  to  connucr  their  liberties.  Hcnci' 
that  filial  love,  that  unlimited  conlldence,  that  religious 
veneration,  which  all  the  patriots  of  Europe  and  .\ine- 
rica  testily  towards  the  veteran  of  the  cause  of  the 
people. 

Tliis  almost  universal  naturalisation  of  I/afayettc  is, 
undoubtedly,  mi  absolute  plienomeiion  in  the  history  ol' 
the  world.  It  may  be  conceived  that  the  man  whom  all 
the  states  of  Soutli  Aineriea,  from  I'hili  to  the  Isle  of 
Talma,  have  clios.n  as  the  arbiter  of  their  destinies  ; 
\\'hom  North  .America  claims  as  one  of  her  jmrest  glo- 
ries ;  to  whom  the  people  of  Europe  testify  the  same 
feelings,  in  proportion  as  they  wish  to  be  free  ;  it  may  be 
conceived,  I  say,  that  such  a  man  has  a  i  existence  apart 
in  the  politics  ot'  the  world,  an  I'xisleiu  o  which,  to  make 
use  of  his  own  ex|>ression  in  a  letter  to  his  eonstitiienis, 
he  is  far  from  wisliing  to  resign.  This  patriotic  iiiiieer- 
xidili/  isanohjeet  of  terror  to  the  despotism  and  the  aris- 
tocracy that  weigh  so  heavily  upon  the  world,  lint  the 
friends  of  order  andof  awiseliberty,  can  and  do  only  see 
in  it  a  moral  power,  which  may  immensely  eontrilMiti 
towards  the  emancipation  of  Europe,  and  the  introilne- 
tioii  into  the  code  of  public  law  wliii  II  is  now  preparing, 
of  true  principles  of  eipiality,  liberty,  and  order,  at  the 
least  possible  cost  of  disturbance  and  sulftring. 

CHArTKIfXV. 

'I'l  i:il  of  Itii'  iiiiiiistiTs — This  eviiil  nwnkeiis  llii'  i\p''iialiini  ol'  all 
|p;inies— .\|i|iii'lii'iislnns  111  the  I'iilics-ltiiviil— 'I'lii'  roiirt  |ilnrr 
all  Ms  liii|M' in  l.arayi'tle — I'lictri y,  lirmiiisrs.  ami  |imi|i 
wilh  whii-h  111'  is  liiiiili'il— Willi   u  hal   inli'iilioli  tlr    Ir 

llrilKIM'l  nf  |l  r  illiolilinii  i,f  tjlc  pilli'sllllH'llt  ul'iliatll    -  |l 
of  p'opli's  hiIikI  —  MiMsi'l'^   liiKiii    h;    l.aiilyrlle  I"    siriih'  III' 
livrs  nf  llie   ilecilsi'il    anil   the   imli')H'iuli'lici*  nf  tin-  |tiil[:r>— II 
tniiipiieiiisi's  Ills  iMi[iulate\— ItoiiU  of  lilt'   trial— 'I'll' 
piisii'il,  iiiifiatltiiili 


lallnh 


l..|B 


ll.llll!> 


The  divarication  of  political  opinions  and  vi  ws  whiih 
already  separated  liafayi  tte  from  the  men  of  the  Ttli  of 
.\ugtisl,  was  still  increasing,  when  the  apprnaeliiiig  trial 
of  the  ininisters  gave  another  colouring  to  the  intentions 
of  llu^  court  with  res|M'ct  to  the  conimandcr-in-iliief  of 
the  national  guards  ot'  the  kiiigdom.  The  most  enliii 
conlidcnee,  the  most  atl'eet innate  deli  reiiee,  the  most 
tilial  respect,  succeeded,  on  a  siuhh  n,  to  the  siispii  imis, 
Ihe  umbrage,  tlie  jealousy,  and  the  private  s;ireasnis, 
which  had  already  filleii  in  the  lot  ol'  the  nobli    general. 

Eatiiyelle  was  not  deei  iveil  hy  tliise  ili'iiiotistralions  ; 
he  pitied  the  I'eeling  tli:it  dietateil  tliein  ;  and  iillhoiti;li 
he  veiy  clearly  foresaw  tluir  lirininiitii.n,  he  neverllie. 
less  persisted  in  the  resolntioii  of  perliirining  his  duly  in 
evi'ry  partienl.ir;  and,  if  neressary,  of  saeriliiing  bis 
populiirity  I'or  the  honour  of  the  revidiilioii  of  .Inly.  Al- 
t.iched  III  this  reviilution,  even  to  enlliusiasin,  his  eliiif 
aspiiation  was  that  il  should  go  down  to  posterity  as  the 
litnii  ididl  ot   |Hipul:ir  onmipolenee. 

To  any  other  than  I.aliiyelle,  the  proji  et  of  sa\ing  a 
few  men,  whose  hands  were  steeped  in  Ihe  lilnnd  nf  sn 
many  patriots  whose  gra\es  were  seareel\'  elnsid,  would 
have  Ih'cii  iiisiirinotint.ibly  dilfniilt ;  any  ollii  i  popnlarilv 
than  lii:<  own  wniild  havi'  inevitably  pi  lisliid  in  the  at. 
tiiiipl.     The  names  of  the    ministers    whom   he  wisliid 

to  save    from   the   vengeam l'  Ihe    people,    reinindid 

lliem  of  a  war  unto  death,  and  sworn  iVoni  nil  time, 
against  niir  lihertiis.  These  men  had  In 'in  selecli  d  I 
the  ohgareby  from  iininiig  the  iiin^t  guilty  and  Ilie  l",i- 
sympathelie  towards  l''rance,  among  lie'  actors  and  the 
iicciiinpliees  in  nil  the  eomiti'r.reviihitionary  plots  that 
had  lireii  eiirried  nil  liirtbrly  years.  They  were  the  pro. 
niotir*  of  nil  llie  intriiiues,  the  |Mrlnriiiels  ol"  nil  the 
vinli'iii'i'H,  with  which  the  eounliy  had  he'll  harassed 
tinder  the  Kestnr.ilion.  In  whatever  way  they  wen 
considered,  lliise  men,  Mtihmissive  yet  despotic,  I'erociiiiis 
yet  iinbi  eile,  the  n  filse  of  the  emigrants,  or  the  tools  ol 
llie  E'lipirc,  Il  III  pnsi  nied  a  contradn  linn  the  iiiiinI  ex- 
tr.iniditiirv  by  wiiii  h  n.itinnal  probity  had  ever  lieen  in 
sillied.  'I  hey  liiiil,  ninri  over,  cniiceiii  il,  nil  dilated,  and 
signed  the  ordin.itiics  ;  they  had  eaiisi  d  the  capital  In 
Ihi  fired  upon  during  three  days;  hvi  iity  thousand  faiiii 
liesealledtheniloaci'iiunt  Ibr  Ihelossof  ii)ius|Mitid,:i  liithi  i, 
a  son,  or  n  iVii  nil,  iininlered  by  their  oidrrH,  And  In 
whiit  cliiss  did  these  victims  be'iitig  .'  To  that  pnci-ely 
wliieh  I.afnyetle  piitlietilarly  eherislnd,  and  by  wliicli 
he  WHS  the  most  »iiicen  ly  beloved  and  n  spccleij. 

Aliiinst  the  whole  of  the  national  gnarils  nlso  ilemniid 
I'd  against  the  mint^lirs  the  iiiimI  .^ivire  iipplie  ilinii  nf 
the  l.iw  Ibr  till'  piitiishmi'ul  of  high  irensou. 

t)ii  aiiuliioi  1  itie,  lliv  ino4  t>p|>oiiile  |>iirtie«<,  thi;  iiidkI 


irreconcilable  passions,  the  most  cool  radictory  expecta- 
tions, were  all  centred  at  the  trial  of  the  ininisters.  'i'his 
ninment  was  awaited  willi  eipiiil  iinpatirnce  hy  Ihe  Car- 
lists,  the  llonapartists,  and  particularly  by  the  liiri  i^ii 
cabinets,  lUl  liniily  beliiving  that  the  mniiarehy  nf  July 
would  not  survive  this  great  trial  of  its  stability. 

This  situation,  already  .so  dilhenlt,  ht'came  still  more 
complicated,  hy  Ihe  ])reseiiee  nf  a  niiitili(  r  of  returned 
transports,  thieves,  and  iiialeltietnrs  of  every  kind,  who, 
having  dcriveil  no  prolil  from  the  grand  week,  hoped  to 
timl  in  a  new  eomniotion,  an  aiiipli'  imlemnitv  ibr  the 
v«cr;/ic('.i  imposed  upon  them  hy  the  sublime  popular 
probity  which  saiictilicd  the  days  of  July.  In  fine,  it 
was  necessary  to  add  to  all  thi  .-c  cleineiils  of  disonier, 
Ihe  xicril  hut  very  active  co-o|M'ialioii  of  Ihe  police, 
which,  allcr  living  n]i'in  the  wai;cs  of  the  Empire  and 
of  legiliinaiy,  uns  inclined  lo  give  itself  tip  to  niiy  ulher 
power  thill  would  oll'i  r  it  greater  pndits  and  mote  sreit- 
rily  Ibr  its  dnralinii  than  a  throne  of  yesterday,  which 
nobody  expectiil  wntild  last. 

.■\s  liir  the  ri']inblie.iti  youth,  already  so  dissiitisfied 
with  the  ciooked  march  of  the  new  jrovcrnment,  it  is 
lint  justice  lo  say,  iliut  whether  tlinmgli  a  consi  it  nliniiH 
I'e'ling  of  legal  order,  or  I'pprelietiiluig  a  disliirhanec 
'iiyniir.ible  lo  the  ("arlist  nr  Impiri.il  iiitcri  sl,or  win  ther, 
in  line,  their  nll'ectioii  tiir  l.alayille  was  stronger  than 
lliiir  resi'iitineiits,  they  saerilleed  every  other  eoiisidera- 
tinii  111  Ihe  public  traiii|'iil!ity,  and  cordially  seconded 
the  zeal  and  the  i  ll'nitM  ot'  the  national  guard. 

.Meanwhile  llie  capital  was  a  ]irey  In  lite  most  dreadful 
anxiety.  At  court,  at  the  exchange,  in  the  saloons,  in 
Ihe  connting  houses,  in  the  warehouses,  everywhere,  Ihu 
men,  wlin  alU'r  the  ilanirer,  ninst  ardently  wished  and 
I'nllid  tiir  the  di-iiiissal  ol'  Eafayille,  were  not  the  least 
Inrward  in  snmiiling  his  praises,  and  pioilaiining  him 
nine  again,  Ihe  S';\i"iir  of  his  country,  and  the  U'gis  of 
the  tiioiuu-eliy.  'i'lie  I'alais-lv'nval,  whiili  had  Income 
the  a>yluni  whither  all  the  lirmhieis  nf  llie  Aig/icr  rlnsaia 
had  taken  rcliige  during  Ihe  sloriii,  were  in  ecstasy, 
while  shiiking  with  fear,  beline  the  iiiiiirnlled  man, 
wlinse  virtues,  liny  said,  eelipsi  d  the  tiitesl  chantclirs  of 
atitiipiity.  .Inst  then,  when  the  iiaine  of  laifayelle  was 
menliniied,  evi  ry  thing  tli.it  «iis  Inyal,  patrintie,  and  (lis. 
interested,  was  itndetstnnd.  I  recollect  a  I'fw  jokes 
passed  hy  the  Trinei  -linynl  al  the  expense  ol'  the  |)iilo 
liiees,  the  t'^nilesipie  cnnliision,  and  Ihe  ildelriiii.in-  iptak- 
ings,  which  his  liilher's  |inlace  exhibited.  '•  It  was 
enniiirh  lo  make  one  die  with  laughter,"  said  His  Uiiyal 
Highness. 

Siieli  was  the  dispnsiiinii  nf  turn's  iiiinds,  when  lliu 
king's  cnitni'il  iippri-id  I,:il'iyi  tli  tliat  the  fullest  pnwcr.s 
were  ciitMi^ti'd  to  him,  and  that  he  was  tn  ninain  invest- 
III  wilh  them  during  the  wlmle  lime  llml  Ihe  hial  nf  the 
miiiislers  should  last.  The  police  of  the  ralace.linyal, 
nf  the  l.nxeiiilioitrg,  and  of  Ihe  ('hambiTof  Tiers,  "ihu 
command  of  the  troops  of  the  line,  togelher  wilh  that 
nf  the  nationnl  giiaiil,  were  exeliisiyely  eniilided  to  liini. 
Where  Ihe  duly  of  l.afiyelte  was  iliarly  Iraeei' out,  ho 
I'otild  not  hesitate  in  his  decision.  He  willingly  accept, 
ed  nil  Ihe  respnns||iilily  thus  nceiiimil.iliil  iipnii  a  mall 
nf  siMiity,  and  look  iipnii  Inmscli'  to  i  tisiire  the  regular 
cniirse  nf  pistiee,  and  the  strict  i.xd  iilioii  of  itsscntencu 
w  hativer  it  might  be. 

The  Inllnwing  is  III!'  order  of  till'  (lay  wliieh  he  pub. 
lisheil  oil  this  sun'  -el :  I  only  give  this  doctimint  as  'he 
starling  point  of  the  ineasurcH  wliieh  we  hIhiII  lind  iiiiii 
taking. 

oHiirn  or  Tin:  rnv  iiy  riit;  b'ni  or  llii  iMiti  it,  1^,'II1. 

The  (J.'neral,  coiuinander-iiiehii  f  of  the  National 
liiiards,  luiiig  ordered  hy  llie  King  lo  lake  also  the  coiii- 
liialid  of  Ihe  troops  nf  the  line  thai  slinll  he  on  diitv  on 
occ  isinii  (if  Ihe  trial  nf  the  mini. iters,  gives  the  fiillnvv  iii^r 
direeliniis  ;  — 

" 'I'he  chief  of  ihestitV  of  the  N.itintial  (Mianl,  ami 
IJi'iicrnl  I'uhvii  r,  will  make  arrangi  itienis  lo  carry  into 
etli  1 1  the  meastires  ordered  by  the  gi  nernl  in  cliiel'  con- 
eerning  the  n  iiiovnl  of  the  prisoners  lo  Ihc  I.uxcnil)our((, 
and  the  maintinnnee  of  piililie  order. 

"  (buer.ilH  I'.ibvier  tiiiil  ('aihonucl  will  Iransmil  (hit 
nrilers  ol"  the  general  in  cliief  to  the  lronp«,  wlulhcr  ot 
Ihe  milioteil  guards  or  the  line,  as  also  to  t'olmtil  I'cia- 
tamel,  first  iiieominaiiil,aiid  to  l.ii  uli  nanlcoluiiel  Luvu- 
I  III,  Hi'cntid  ill  eoiniiiai.il, 

"  III  the  absenie  of  the  i  liii  f  of  the  general  slnlV,  the 
.■iide«-ile-eaiiip  (i.  \V.  I.at'ayi  lie  Iilid  .IoiiIktI  will  tiill'J 
Ihe  iltitii  s  nf  mid'  rchii'l's  of  tin  slatV,  and  one  nf  Ihem 
will  remain  III  the  ipmrtiis  of  general  slalV,  wilh  Hie 
!;i  iienil  in  ehiil'.  In  ■  i.;ii  eidei  i. 

"  I'roiii  Ihe  I  Ilh  nf  lliia  mniilli,  nnd  imlil  fiirllirr  or- 
dir>,  the  iiiiijor.ifciK  nils,  coloneli',  sup  liiirolliccrs  uftlio 


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I.AFAYETTE  A>»  LOUIS  PHILIPPE. 


stiilFor  of  the  loginns,  and  all  llic  citizens  composing  tlic 
national  guard  ol'  I'lirin  and  its  district,  are  not,  under 
any  pretext,  to  put  olF  their  nnilbrni. 

"  Tlio  nalionnl  guards  forming  part  of  the  Imltnlions 
of  reserve  in  eiicli  legion,  ma)-  attend  to  tliiir  privat 
affairs,  on  leaving,  however,  inlorrnation  »t  I  heir  dwell- 
ing«,  where  they  arc  to  be  found  in  case  of  their  beiiig 
called  for. 

"  'I'hosi!  who  Hliall  bo  on  guard  at  the  Luxembourg, 
are  not  to  leave  their  posts  without  a  writleu  |H'rmission 
from  the  olRcer  (irst  in  eonunand.  From  the  same  |«'. 
riod  a  chief  of  b;'.ltalion  sh.ill  be  on  guard  at  the  chef- 
linu  of  each  arromlt^scmntt^  and  shall  proceed  to  execute 
the  onii-rs  given  by  the  general  stiilf,  or  by  Generals 
Fabvier  and  C'arliiMini  1. 

"  Particular  inslruelinns  will  I'C,  sent  daily  to  each 
cliief  ol  a  legion  or  conniiandin^  olKcer. 

"  LAFAYFrrTK." 

From  the  time  of  the  arrcs-t  of  the  ministers  (which 
was  quile  fiirtiiitous,  and  certainly  indeiK-ndcnt  of  the 
will  of  Luuis  Pliili|))pe,  wlio  wished  their  escajK;)  Lafay- 
rttc  had  used  every  means  to  save  those  deeply  guilty 
men  froui  tiic  ahuust  inevitable  fate  that  threatened 
theui.  lie  wished  that  they  should  bo  made  the  subjeil 
of  a  severe  example  of  national  justice  ;  but  it  was  re- 
pugnant to  his  feelings  that  the  [woplo  of  the  barricades, 
after  having  been  so  generous  to  t'harlea  X.,  should 
kIiow  themselves  vindictive  and  implacable  towards  those 
who  carried  into  etUcct  the  cnunter-rovolutionary  will  of 
that  despot;  more  especially  as  these  same  ministers, 
who  had  uo  protector  but  hnnself,  were  the  very  men 
who  but  lately  had  ordered  him  to  be  arrested  and  shot. 
Uesidcs,  Lafiyctte  idolised  the  revolution  of  July  ;  and 
the  mere  idea  of  seeing  it  lowered  to  the  system  of  the 
Bcaftbld,  woidd,  in  his  opinion,  detract  from  its  romantic 
character,  or,  a^'  1  liiive  alieady  saiil,  from  its  hcnu  i<U(il. 
It  was  Willi  lliis  jiiteiilion  (openly  avowed,  iiotwith- 
Flaniling  l!ie  pojiular  inilatinii  whieh  it  must  of  luevs- 
Kitv  exeilc  against  him,)  that  Iiafayetle,  who,  besides, 
liad  nlv.ays  shown  hiiiisi  If  opposed  to  the  puiiishiiieiit  of 
death,  partieul  irly  lor  ]>nlilical  olVeiiecs,  had  supported, 
on  the  ITtli  of  August,  tin'  proposili<in  of  .M.  de  Tracy, 
lending  to  obtain  Ihe  iinmediale  abelillon  of  lliat  piui- 
ishmenl.  I.iitayelle  ilid  m.t  dissenibli^  that  the  great 
approaching  trial  was  an  additional  motive  with  him  for 
soliciting  tile  ( 'haiiilier  to  adopt  the  proposition  of  his 
honourable  friend  ;  tor,  as  he  said  upon  every  opi>ortiinily, 
he  thought  it  was  of  the  greatest  importance  that  vic- 
tims should  no  longer  be  sacriliced  aller  the  combat. 
And  when  his  friends  observed  to  him,  that  his  anxiety 
on  behalf  of  those  guilty  ministers  would  render  him 
very  unpopular,  iil  ii  lime  when  the  rehilives  and  friends 
of  siv  lliousaiid  \  ielinis  weri'  calling  for  jusliee  on  the 
blooil  that  hail  jiisl  been  shed,  he  replied,  that  "  pi  piila- 
rily  «hieh  is  the  most  valuible  of  treasures,  Ihe  only 
one  Ihil  \i  W'lrtliy  "f  ambitiin,  is,  howc'ver,  like  all 
other  treasures,  int<  iideil  lo  be  e\|Hiiiled  in  the  promotion 
of  the  pulilie  wel  are  an<l  of  jusliee,  of  the  true  national 
interests,  such  as  lliey  ap|K"ar  to  the  cuiiseience  of  him 
who  makes  use  of  il." 

Ife  had  delivered  the  fiiliowing  speech  upon  this  p.niu- 
ful  suliji'el,  Ihiee  luunlhs  pre\ ions  lo  Ihe  trial  of  those 
iniiii.-^ters,  who,  but  eighl-anilluenty  ibiys  benne,  liad 
poiiitrd  him  out  lo  Ihe  exeeulioners  of  ( 'liarles  X  : — 

"  I  think  thai  Ihe  alxililinn  of  llie  pmiislimeni  of  ileilli 
is  a  prioi'iple,  or  rallii  r  an  isolated  opJiu.Mi,  iiide|H'ndeiit 
of  the  judi' i.il  aiiielinr.iliniis  of  H  liieii  1  I'eej,  as  be  il')e«, 
Ihe  neeemily  1  will  persi^l  ill  calling  lor  il,  iis  long  as 
the  inf^illiliilily  of  mail's  jndgiiKiil  slmll  nol  have  liei  n 
proved  lo  me.  'I'his  ipieslioii,  gentlemen,  is  liol  u  new 
one  ;  tile  abolilion  of  the  pimisiiiieiil  of  deiilli  has  U'cn 
eilled  for,  ill  nil  liinis,  by  Ihe  mosi  res|K'elable  pulilieists. 
It  was  eilleil  liir  in  the  Conslilnent  Assembly  by  many 
deputies,  of  wImiii  I  sliiill  only  mi  nlioii  three:  Adrian 
I)ii|H>nt,  a  inont  enlightened  inagislrate  ;  .M.  de  Traey, 
thu  lather  of  my  honourable  friend  the  nnllior  of  Ihe  ad- 
mirablo  Commeutary  upon  !Monlesipiieu  ;  and  the  vir- 
tuous Iiaroehel'oucaulil,  the  truest  iniMhl  of  a  great  and 
eteoUcnt  eiliion,  so  lamentably,  so  basely  miirdrnd  at 
fiisor<,  alter  the  lOtU  of  August.  This  question  nt  pre. 
•snt  occupioi  the  icnatc  of  the  I'nitrd  Sl,ile\  Il  bus 
been  introdiicad  thrrn  by  the  sainn  Kdward  Livinf>«lon 
who  has  eoinplrtrd  the  work  commrnccd  by  hiin  in  the 
Inpitlature  of  the  itutr  of  Louisiana. 

"  How  unfortunate,  gentlemen,  that  the  aholilion  of 
the  nunishmnnl  of  death  should  not  have  Imtu  adopted 
by  tne  Const'tienl  .'Kssemlily  I  How  inueli  irrepnriibli 
grief  wiiuld  have  Is'iii  spared  us  !  And  what  would  nol 
flio  Krenler  imiulsr  of  those  even  who  eoiieurred  in  lliose 
v.irimis  and  nmllitiidinous  eoiidemnations  have  I'ivi  u,  n 
abort  tiiim  alter,  to  redeein.  even  at  Ihe  sacrifice  of  Ihiirl 


blood,  the  part  which  they  hud  taken  in  those  sentences? 
I  acknowledge,  gentlemen,  that  since  oni  political  storms, 
I  liel  an  invincible  horror  of  the  puiiislmicnt  of  deatli. 
Our  present  revolution  bears  quite  a  dilTerent  character 
from  the  preceding  revolutions.  AVilli  patriotism  ami 
courage  we  have  seen  the  greatest  generosity  united.  It 
were  worthy  of  tliis  last  revolution  to  distinguish  itself, 
thus  early,  by  the  great  act  of  huinanily.  which  my  ho- 
nourable friend  has  just  jiroimsed  to  you.  I  vote  for  its 
lieing  taken  into  consideration." 

I  render  homnge  to  the  feelings  that  placed  such  lan- 
guage in  the  month  of  him  who  has  been  called  with 
reason,  the  legate  of  the  Constituent  .\sseinbly ;  of  him, 
who,  forty  years  before,  had  joined  his  voice  lo  the  elo- 
quent voice  of  Diii)ort,  in  demanding  the  suppression  of 
this  human  immolation.  The  inviolubilily  of  the  life  of 
man,  has  been,  nt  all  times,  in  the  eyes  ol  the  most  en- 
lightened philosophers,  the  principle  upon  which  all  hu- 
man society  rests  ;  and  Ihe  time  is  doublless  nol  fiir  dis- 
tant when  this  con.servative  jiriucijilo  will  be  established, 
and  monienlary  utility  will  give  wny  to  i  lernal  justice. 
.\s  the  honourable  .\i.  de  Traiy  has  said,  "  Nothing  but 
what  is  just  and  true,  can  be  really  productive  of  bencli- 
eial  consequences." 

Nevertheless,  il  may  be  ullowiibli-  to  ask,  whether  the 
moment  was  ojiportuii-  for  submitting  this  ini|H)rtaiii 
question  to  ihe  legislature,  when,  in  order  to  [iroceed 
con.scqucniia'ly,  it  wouhl  have  Ix'cn  necessary,  first  of 
all,  to  enter  ujioii  an  entire  revision  of  the  jMnal  code, 
the  nraconian  severity  of  which  still  bears  the  impress 
of  the  most  intolerable  despotism?  In  oriler  to  save  a 
few  great  criminals,  ought  the  question  to  have  Ikcu 
treated  in  this  isolated  manner,  while,  in  the  general 
opinion,  its  eonsideralion  called  for  long  meditation,  pro- 
found discussions,  and  a  time  of  tranquillity  ? 

Ill  fine,  the  piiiiishmeiil  of  di'alh  biiiig  in  force  nt  the 
linu  thu  ministers  were  brought  to  trial,  and  when  enor- 
mous crimes  had  just  been  perpetrated  ag.iiii.^t  what  is 
dearest  to  man — liberty  ;  was  it  not  lo  be  liared  that,  ill 
depriving  the  law  of  its  strongest  K.inelion,  the  authority 
of  the  national  sovereignly  might  be  weakeneil,  anil  the 
charge  of  a  partiality  entirely  aristocnitic  might  be  in- 
curred ?  I  declare,  that,  in  my  opinion,  as  in  that  of 
every  conscientious  man,  the  punishment  of  death  ought 
to  be  abolishi  d  ;  I  also  declare,  that  after  conlribuling 
wilh  all  my  feeble  means  to  save  the  wholisule  murder- 
ers employed  by  Charles  X.,  from  the  deatli  which  the 
vengeance  id' the  |H'ople  might  have  inllieled  upon  Iheiu, 
I  coiigratiilale  myself  every  day  more  and  more  that  tin 
iialiiina!  justice  did  not  bi'ar  heavily  upon  them.  Hut 
when  I  relleet  H|K>n  the  considerations  which  seemed  to 
jiislity  the  making  a  great  example,  such  as  the  necessity 
of  binding  Ihe  ciuiso  of  the  new  monari  by  to  that  of  the 
revoliilion,  by  a  decisive  net  of  relribtilion,  lo  strike  terror 
into  all  who  might  niteiiipl  lo  trend  in  the  footslips  of  a 
li'liiiiinus  cabinet,  mill  lo  prove  to  Knro|H'llint  nii  impnss 
able  abyss  separated  the  revolution  from  the  new  order 
of  tilings;  when,  above  nil,  I  remember  Ihe  disposition 
of  p,'op|i''s  minds,  and  Ihe  violent  excliinatioiis  which 
e;illril  lor  (lie  pimisliiiient  of  those  signal  eriminnls,  and 
rtlien  I  see  lliiil  Ihe  axe  of  the  cxeeutioiier  has  agnin 
tullen  upon  Ihe  necks  of  the  people,  as  soon  as  it  ceased 
lo  Ih'  siispeniled  over  Ihosr  of  their  most  implacabU'  ene. 
lilies;  then  I  eiinnol  forbear  saying,  thai  in  those  most 
Iryiiig  cireiiiiislanei  s,  l.iiliiyelle  gratuitously  staked  his 
inmnnso  iMipularity  tor  Hie  sake  of  griitil'ving  an  I'xalled 
feeling  ol  generosily  and  Iminanitv.  .M.  de  I'olignue 
had  set  a  price  upon  the  heiiil  of  Lalayelte;  Iinliiyelte  re. 
siiheil  III  save  the  head  of  ,M.  de  I'olii;iiae  :  history  will 
perlrap.>  (led  ire,  IhnI  this  eonibiel  showed  the  man — Ihe 
\irliiiiiis  man,  no  doubt ;  but  has  not  \  irine  also  ils  pride  ' 

However  that  liny  be,  all  I'airoix'  had  its  eyes  fixed 
U|i<m  Lafayette.  His  enemies  awaited  the  event  with 
the  strongest  Iiii|K'— his  friends  in  the  most  painful 
anvil  ly:  bolli  saw  in  it  the  necessary  terminalion  of  his 
|Hipuliirily,  and  eonsequenlly  of  his  |Milllieal  exisleiiee. 
Ill  fact,  symptoms  of  dcei)  dissiitisliielion  mi  neeount  ot' 
the  solicitude  ho  showed  in  favour  of  the  prisoners  nt 
\'ineemies,  broke  out  even  in  tin  niidsl  of  bis  stall'. 
Therc,as  among  the  peimli  ,lhe  nalionnl  gunri|-,ani|  the 
youth  of  the  icIkhiIs,  indignalion  wns  mnnifesliil  nt  Ihe 
iden  thai  the  in-^ligntors  of  the  orilmsnees  of  .Inly,  the 
anthorr.  of  Ihe  masnserenf  i«  vrn  thou,  and  patriots,  should 
enjoy  a  r,eandnloin  impunity,  ere  the  ashes  of  their  vic- 
tims were  yet  enld.  A  cry  of  vengennci'  irei  hoed  iVom 
iill  sides ;  and  it  was  only,  il  must  be  snid,  in  the  hii|H'  of 
oblnimng  thiit  ungeniire  iVoin  Ihe  Inw,  Hint  Ihe  |Hoph' 
refrniiied  from  Inking  il  nilli  their  own  liniids. 

This  exns|K  ration  of  the  public,  mind,  well  known  lo 
l.iifayelle,  which  was  etnggernled  In  liim  by  his  parli- 
sills  ns  «ill  as   by  his  adwrsurii  "^,  oiilv  innde  liim  still 


more  deterniined  lo  withstand  the  storm,  and  to  procurr 
at  liny  sacrifice,  that  the  law  should  be  respected.  He 
accordingly  took  every  measure  which  his  vast  conimoinl 
placed  nt  his  disposal,  to  maintain  public  tranquillity  ;  tr, 
preserve  the  lives  of  the  accused  ministers,  and  the  mile, 
psndcncc  of  the  high  court,  which  had  reconciled  itsili 
to  passing  judgment  on  its  friends. 

In  178!),  as  in  1B30,  Lafayette,  in  his  eflbrfs  to  main, 
tain  public  order,  had  always  acted  upon  the  principle  ui 
avoiding  sudden  and  alarming  moveinenls,  ol  preventinr: 
rather  tlinn  repressing,  of  persuading  rather  than  eo. 
erciiig.  His  system  was  eonstjintly  to  stem  the  torrent  ef 
IKipular  tumult  by  patience  and  the  vis  iiieilia  of  great 
masses,  rather  than  by  those  murderous  charges  and 
noisy  demonstrations,  which  in  general  appeared  to  iiiin 
only  calculated  to  sow  the  dangerous  seeds  of  hatred  ami 
revenge  among  the  cili«ns.  As  he  has  himself  saiil. 
that  which  he  feared  the  most  was,  to  excite  the  mil. 
iiiosity  of  the  working.jaekcts  ngninst  the  uniforms  ei 
the  nalion.il  guards;  a  eonsideralion  ull-powerful  in  hi. 
eyes,  but  which,  however,  never  prevented  liim  froin 
manifesting  firmness  in  the  execution  of  his  duly,  how. 
ever  rigorous  it  might  be. 

This  prudence,  at  once  politic  and  paternal,  was  nl. 
ways  advantageous  to  Iinfayettc.  I  have  frcjpicntly  h.-n; 
nn  opjiortunity  of  convincing  myself  that  the  bencvoleni 
zeal  of  his  fellow  cilizens  ot  (!very  parly,  procured  him 
information,  uimn  which  he  took  measures  Ihot  gene 
rally  anticipated  the  tardy  communications  which  Ihr 
police  transmitted  to  his  stall".  This  system  of  firmnens 
and  conciliation  was  at  all  times  Ihe  rule  by  which  lir 
was  guided.  It  will  be  seen  on  looking  over  the  jour 
nals  of  the  day,  thnt  in  the  most  difficult  [icriods  of  out 
first  revolution,  it  oHen  happened  lo  him,  in  order  ti 
avoid  a  collision  between  the  nntiouiil  guard  and  the  pen 
pie,  to  throw  himself  nlone  in  the  midst  of  a  liiiiiulliiiin 
po|)ulnei,  to  quiet  them,  rescue  the  vielims,  and  liimsel: 
deliver  up  the  guilty  into  tin'  hands  of  justice.* 

The  iluflriwiiics  have  had  the  insolence  to  lax  lln 
eoudiu't  of  Lafayette  with  wenkncss  niid  with  siiecuinl' 
iiig  to  Ihe  lU(d);  nno  this  false  imputation  has  not  Leu 
williont  its  inlluence  niion  sjiperficial  minds,  who  pn 
fi  r  adopting  a  given  opinion  lo  olisi  rving  and  rellectin;; 
for  tliemia  Ives.  Were  il  iiccessary,  il  might  here  be  tin 
place  lo  say,  llial  never,  and  least  of  all  during  his  com. 
nianil  of  h-^.'iO,  did  Lal'ayelle  obtain  popularity  by  ill 
limed  concession.  Let  Ihe  dislurbaiiees  that  neeessarih 
arose  in  Ihe  first  cbullilion  of  the  revolution  of  July,  li. 
eonipared  with  Ihe  (listmbanees  occasioned  by  the  rene 
lionnry  |K)liey  of  tlie  enbinel  of  the  littli  ol'  Mmeli,  nml 
let  it  1m;  candidly  dei'lnred  whether  any  piirnlltl  e\i.|. 
iHlween  the  relati\e  iiiiportuiiee  and  disastrous  eonsr 
qncnees  of  the  one  niid  of  Ihe  otlii  r.  I  do  nol  \cl  speiik 
of  the  deplorable  eonlliel  Ibnl  has  jusi  filled  the  streets  i' 
Paris  with  blood  :  those  days  of  iiioiiriiiiig  will  find  ii 
this  work  a  place  IhnI  was  iinl  reseived  fur  llieiii. 

.\s  ,M.  Ddilon  It.inot  reminded  the  jnesent  niinister? 
in  s|M"aking  of  the  last  events  of  Lyons;  in  llie  earl\ 
days  of  the  revolution,  when  the  impular  ugilnlion  waj 
nl  ils  height,  miiiierinis  mid  liinnidiible  nsn  inblagi. 
Iinviiig  manilislid  improper  intenlinns,  Lnfayellc  am. 
the  prellct  of  the  Seine,  men  of  the  ri  volution  niid  tin 
movenieiil,  succeeded  ill  repelling  those  liimiiltuous  di 
mnnds  with  a  very  dill!  nut  liriiiness  from  that  wliiil; 
was  evineid  by  the  men  of  the  ji(S/r  milirii.  There,  also 
the  workmen  in  ilitl'eri  nt  trades,  those  men  still  eoveren 
wilh  the  dust  of  the  bnilienilis,  demanded,  uilh  lour 
cries,  an  increase  of  wages  ;  olliers  Ihe  deniolilioii  of  inn 
ehinery,  wliieh  they  erronniislv  eoiisiilercd  injurious  !■ 
their  intercsls.  Well;  lei  us  lie  kindly  informed  win 
Iher  the  general  in  chief,  or  the  first  magistrate  of  II" 
ill  piirlmeni  of  the  S'iiie,  sum  nilend,  in  nny  of  Ihe^' 
discs,  a  siiigbi  principle  of  jusliee  niiil  polilienl  ecdnoniy 

I  ri'collect  that  some  lime  ntler  tlie  trial  of  the  mini!- 
ters,  M.  de  iMontalivi  t  Ih  iiig  present,  some  nrdciil  p:i 
Iriols  came  to  iid'orm  Lafavi  tic  that  a  iimneroiis  assein 
lilage  were  pruieeding  lo  tlie  Iriiimplinl  nrch  of  the  Till 
lerics  lo  tear  olV  Ihe  trophies  of  the  Trocndrro.     Wlia' 

*  A  I  tiruniiiflti'e  ri'lflted  li>'  ^t  il*'  Mnnilniiler,  III  III*  Mpinitiii 
III  iilhei  r<'fi|irrts  \('i\  |iniiiiil  nnil  ini'intt,  innrrriiiiig  (hr  (Irnt  tr 
Miliiiioiinry  miotmrnis.  ivlinli  wfri*  only  known  lo  ilic  aiiihoi 
ilii  n  III  ?'  nritiii  ni  ii  iln'  rMri'nttiy  nl'  Aiorrirne.  ihrniish  ihe  In 
h-riiiiril  I  nn'>|Niiiili  nrc  ot  ilit<  nriiiiM  rnln  ol  rnrisi  rthlhiin  ihf  $r 

liel'il:.    .ilivli'ly   uhlrll   nlwiiyii  rlisrrii'lirueil  Ihe   rnllllllil  III   1,11 

l.n-  ii> ,  I  \-  II  ti.«  Hills  ln»  eni'inn-s  M.  ili'  llnntln»it  i  o-lniis  ilini 
SI  ti)>  It  niiinnlioii  I'l  n  \rry  sifriiiy  pmiIhb  el  ilie  ('••nvUliirni  A* 
1.1  iiililv,  11  mil  I  nil  lit  \\  I  If  li  ilii'  ( tin  thtni  liml  \  tttlnnix  ntini  IomI  I.ji 

iMlrllr,   he,   M,   .Mtilllloitit  t,  IVi.s  Nlllli  k   Wllh  I'  f  )it  rllllHrllv  H  llh 

It  iiM  II  »-iiiiir  until  II  it  utiiirilM  ki  pi  ItiMru  inn  li  in,  niiil  lis\tiiK  Hsktii 
the  ri'ie-eii  I'l  nil  •  thci  r  who  ii|>iH'iirtil  in  iitltii»  inni  m  n  iiHri-  |ini 
lit  iiliir  inniiiirr,  he  li'iirm  il,  u  lili  iiinMiiiti'.  Ihrt  en  nil  sliiiilnrtri'i 
.tlttti*.  I.nniyi*lle  nrih'Mil  ihe  imilt'iml  iniMtits  le  wnlfh  itttt'lly,  lli.v 
the  ilt'iinl'esiii'lhe  I  it'i  f/riiii  ill  (tin  lint  i-t|>«-ili>i,re  any  tnnultuu  llii 
|inrl  "i  Ihe  (siip'i ,  h  litfc  Irilioiion  thi  y  liuil  i\i  lUil. 


iSvas 
Ihos 
that 
taer, 
fend 
Is  tr 
urge 
licl's, 
Immi 
imiiu 
)tcst( 
fiyi 
blani 
new 
manil 
yicwi 

>.'■; 

Iti  loi 

Bee 
belbre 
from 
panel 
Lafay 
him 
llave 
bleiitz 
them  1 
TIk 
Vthc  i 

iiousai 
onal  t 
tilizeii: 
^ebl  of 
to  the 
masses, 
lairs  till 
Odilon 
fiat  the 
•f  the  I 
folicit,  I 
femaiiis 
ka.stenei 


Hen, 
.^ittee 


LAFAYETTE  AND  LOUIS  PIIILIl'I'E 


23 


tlie  Ktnrii),  and  to  prociirr 
should  be  rcspccti'd.  lit 
I'  wliich  lii.i  vant  coiimiaiul 
tain  [lublic  tranquillity  ;  to 
[d  niinistiTH, and  the  mdr. 
•liich  had  reconciled  iL«tlr 
ends. 

tic,  in  his  cflbrfs  to  main, 
icted  upon  the  iiriMciple  i,i' 

nioveineiils,  ol  prcvrntin;; 
•rsnadinfj  rather  than  eo. 
iintly  to  stem  the  torrent  nf 
ad  tlie  vis  inertia  of  j;real 
;  niurdernns  charges  and 
n  general  appeared  to  him 
igerous  seeds  of  hatred  and 

As  he  has  hiniselt"  Kaiil. 
st  was,  to  excite  the  aiii. 
i  against  the  imilbrnis  i>; 
cration  ull-powerlid  in  lii- 
lever  prevented  him  I'rnin 
sctution  of  his  duty,  how. 

litic  end  paternal,  was  a|. 

Itc.     I  have  frequently  hmi 

myself  that  the  benevoleni 

every  party,  procured  him 

took  measures  that  gem 

onnnunications  whicli  the 

This  system  of  tirnmi  k« 

nes  the  rule  by  which  lip 

on  looking  over  the  jour. 

nst  difficult  [leriods  ol   out 

lined  to  him,  in  order  li 

lational  gu;ird  and  tin'  pro 

the  midst  of  a  tinnullMuM 

le  th<^  victims,  and  himsil: 

hiinils  of  justice.* 

1  the  insolence  to  tax  lln 

akness  and  with  suecumli 

e  imputation  has  not  Leu 

iipcrfiiial  minds,  who  prr 

o  ohs(  rving  and  reltectiii;' 

ssary,  it  niiglil  here  be  tin 

I'ust  of  all  (luring  his  com 

obtain  popularity  by   ill 

slurbances  that  ncccssarib 

the  reviihilioii  nf  .Inly,  In 

•s  occasioned  by  the  rear 

)f  the  mill  of  Sliirch,  am! 

hdlicr  any  parallel  e\i«l- 

\rv.  anil  disastrous  eonsr 

>lli(  r.     I  ilo  not  yet  speiik 

as  just  filled  the  sircil.s  i>' 

of  mourning  will  find  ii 

refi'ived  fcir  lliem. 

ti  (I  !lie  present  niinisleri' 

I'f  Lyons  ;   in  llie  carK 

III'  popular  agilaliun  wui 

f  >rnii>lable    assc  niblagr- 

nliiiticins,  l.aiayelle   am. 

if  the  n  volution  ami  tin 

ng  those  tuninltuonH  di 

Irinncss  from  that  whicli 

tifle  milieu.     There,  also, 

,  those  men  still  eoverfri 

s,  demanded,  with   lone 

rrs  the  deniolitinn  of  nin 

eonsiilcrcd  injurious  I' 

le  Kindly  informi'd  win 

I'  first  magistrate  of  tin 

ndcrcd,  in  any  of  thes. 

■e  ami  political  ei'onomv 

■r  tlie  trial  of  the  minis 

ri  "int,  some  nrchiit  pn 

that  a  nnmcrons  usscin 

imphal  arch  of  the  Tin 

the  Troradrro.     Wliii' 

J  Mntiijnplrr,  in  liifl  Mpiiioim 
|»ftrt,  (nnrrrning  Itir  first  e 
f>nly  known  lo  tin-  aiii|ir» 
AiMrriin*'.  itimitiiti  ihr  In 
InlK  nt  I'mmi  ■itilliiK  Ihr  nr 
liiriM'ii  Ihr  rKioltiii  lit  l.a 
ll  ill  MiMiilo'ii  I  ii'lnirii  ilim 
Innii  nl  ilic  t'lnfitliii'ni  M 
|r  IiihI  I  iiilrniU  mini  IhhI  I.n 
uiili  r  I'  |M  ritiiHrilv  Hll^ 

|\  IIIU  h  III,  lillll  llN\lll|  RRllilf 

I  iiiltii\^  liiin  la  n  inirc  pRi 
lull  Mini  nil  Mllnlniilnnrri 
liiuiln  III  nal«h  ■irn'll)',  Ui>' 

I  «|iiili'i<ri'  any  inniltuilllk 
I1.11I  CM  lllll. 


„wus  the  general  in  chief's  answer  ?  That  he  detested 
those  impious  trophies,  as  much  as  any  body  could ;  but 
iiiat  if  it  was  intended  to  destroy  tlicni  in  an  illej;al  man. 
taer,  he  would  march  against  the  tumultuous  assemblage  : 
knd  the  assemblage  retired  at  the  voice  of  Lafnyelte.  It 
Is  true,  that  when  the  patriots  had  retired,  he  strongly 
urged  the  minister  of  the  interior  lo  cause  those  bas-re- 
lieTs,  detestable  monuuicnts  of  a  sacrilegoiis  victory,  to  Ik' 
liniuediately  removed.  .M.  de  Montalivet  promised  their 
iinmediatc  (iumolitiou  :  these  baubles,  howcviT,  of  the 
Pestoratioii,  were  pcrniitlcd  to  remain  until  atler  La- 
feyotte's  resignatjon.  Another  iisseinbliigc  came  to  do- 
Inaud  their  removal,  in  the  presence  of  the  king,  of  the 
new  general  in  chief  of  the  nationul  guard,  and  the  coni- 
Biander  ,if  the  first  military  division,  who  were  then  re- 
viewing fiiiir  battalions  in  the  eoart-yard  of  the  Tuileries. 
'  In  the  same  manner  were  eiraced  those  dear  Jlenr-ile- 
\is  for  the  preservation  of  which  so  inueh  anxiety  had 
been  niauil'ested.  Two  popular  tumults  were  reipiisite 
before  it  was  decided  upon  to  remove  these  emblems 
fi-oin  the  [lediments  of  the  Palais-Uoyal,  and  from  the 
panels  of  the  euriages  of  the  citizen  king  ;  which  made 
Lafayette  say,  when  Louis  I'liilippe  was  complaining  to 
him  "of  the  demands  of  the  people ;  "  You  know  that  I 
llnve  always  wished  the  removal  of  those  ensigns  of  ('o- 
Uentz  and  of  the  Restoration :  1  would  have  destroyed 
them  much  earlier  than  you  have  done." 

The  patriots  attached  much  importance  to  the  removal 
kfthe  remains  of  iManuel  and  Koy  to  thu  rantheon.  Six 
^ousaud  joung  men,  accompanied  by  a  number  of  na- 
.fional  guards,  took  |K)ssession  of  the  biLsts  of  those  great 

Sitizcus;  and  in  their  generous  inipaticnee  to  pay  the 
cbt  of  their  country,  they  were  marching  in  procession 
lb  the  temple,  when,  rushing  forward  to  meet  these 
Blasses,  ami  representing  to  them  that  by  such  proceed. 

tgs  they  were  taking  too  law  into  their  own  hands,  M. 
Jilon  llarrot  prevailed  u|H)I1  them,  without  dilKeully, 
liat  the  two  busts  hIiouIiI  be  deposited  in  the  great  hall 
■1°  the  llotcl.do.Ville,  until  a  hill,  which  he  promised  to 
folicit,  should  have  legalised  the  removal  of  their  mortal 
Jeiiinius  lo  the  Pantheon.  -And,  indeed,  the  government 
fca-stcned  to  ratify  the  promise  of  the  prefect  of  the  Seine, 
5y  ap|H)inting  a  eoinmission,  over  which  l,al!iyette  prc- 
Jded,and  c)ni|)oscd  of  Alarslml  .loiinlan,  .M.M.de  Scho- 
Ben,  Jaeipieminot,  and  ('asiinir  Delavigiic.  This  eoiii- 
.Slittee  drew  up  u  prnjrl  ile  loi,  whii'li  was  airrced  to,  and 
Sresented  lo  the  Cliaiiibcr  by  M.  (iiiizot.  lUit  that  was 
fnly  a  compromise  with  danger,  a  (h'ception,  a  cowardly 
•ct  on  the  part  of  the  men  of  the  7lli  of  .\iigust,  who, 
Ulcr  eighteen  months'  delay,  have  succeeded  in  keeping 
ftnni  a  sepulchre,  on  which  is  inscribed,  7ii  //(.I  i'lfi;^ 
ttrii,  their  cniinlri/  frrrilefiit,  the  remains  of  those  men  to 
•horn  Trance  inconteslably  owes  the  most  gratitude. 
The  petty  incidents  and  the  miserable  intrigues  are  not 
ftrgotteni  wliiili  but  lately  com|K'lled  the  honouralile  M. 
ie  Salverle  to  withdraw  his  moti.in,  to  avoid  new  insiills 
jjo  the  nieiinirv  of  the  ilcl'inders  ol'libirly.      lint,  what  is 

fot   known,  iiiid   what   will  probably  ap|ic:ir   inereilible, 
veil  at  this  liine   so  tertiln  ill  inoustrosilics,  is,  that  Ihr 
^iily  ciiisc   for   the   ir/ii/^rnimri?  falling  from   so  high  a 

tiiarler  upon  the  rem  liiH  of  .Manuel,  was  the  analhema 
•liich  this  great  or.ilor  hal  dared  to  liiul  against  the 
j^lder  branch  of  Ilie  Itourboiis.  There  are  crrtaiii  places 
fclicre  they  were  shocked  at  the  biire  idm  of  seeing  a 
French  elianibcr  heipieitli  iinmortalily  to  a  trilinilr  nf 
me  jiriiplr,  who  hid  dared  to  proil.iim,  in  Ilie  lace  of  the 

i'orlil,  that  an  invliieibli'  rrjiw^^nmirr  separateil  l''nii;i  1 
'oiii  tin'  men  of  ( 'iiblcnt/.  and  of  ({oibnron.  Could  llir 
yicisly  of  the  paving  stones,  in  cunscieini',  fiirgivi  this 
isolcnl  coiili  nipt  for  the  liord's  ainiinlid  / 

ll  is  iiselul  to  rceal  llii«c  circniustauec''  lo  the  rieiil. 

h'lioii  of  those  chaiiipions  of  oriler  and  loici',  who,  for 

'  eighteen  monllis,  have  represculed  the  ineii  of  the 

ciiplc  as  promolcrs  of'  disorder  and  anarchy ;  pool  Htidcs. 

en  1  who  aver  that  their  very  impopiilariiy  is  owing  to 

I'ir  taliiit  for  iroveniiiig,  and  who  alliit   imI   to  know 

h»l  It  is  prei'i.ielv  that  iii-lini'tive  svnipnlhy  belweni  llie 

lias-ii's  null  ii'rt:iin  men,  which  enables  ll ore  eaiily 

(.'ovi'rn  by  |H>r  "U'l- Inn  or  by  I'.irc  •,  the  mo  t  •■torm\ 
^avsion". 

Trop  popiihirily,"  a"  I.ifiyelle  h;i.i  said,  "  docs  iml 
■iy:\  in  d'liiii;  whatever  pleases  the  luiiMihide,  Iml  in 
lie  success  Willi  which  you  call  |H'rsilMde  Iheni  that  lliev 
ijlil  not  do  what  is  wrong,  or  in  the  (inmicBs  willi 
i^liiili,  when  reipilsile,  you  cm  prevent  them  from  doing 
>  wilhout  losing  (heir  aUrcliou." 

My   siieli  murks  true  popnlarily  is  known;   not   thai 

|fhirh  has  ju«t  dn  nclicd  the  stnelH  of  I.yon",  tirenobli', 

III  I'liris  willi  lilisid  ;    which    marches   only   with  the 

Ifli'  d  match  and  the  biyoiiel  \  wlinh  seallerK  on  all 

liilr '  liilrcd  and  i.'vriiK<',  fill*  Ihn  niiinliv  Willi  i-niifpi. 


racics  and  plots,  and  diviilca  France  into  five  or  six  arm 
ed  factions,  in  order  to  live  suspended  amidst  their  divi 
sions.  This  popularity  does  not  bc'...ng  cither  to  La- 
faycttc  or  his  friends  ;  theirs  is  that  whose  moral  power 
has  sulliced  during  eight  months  of  political  storms  and 
conyiilsions,  to  settle  an  empire  shaken  even  to  its  li)un- 
dations;  to  defend  French  society  against  the  greatest 
dangers  thtit  have  ever  threatened  it ;  to  reserve  for  the 
operation  of  a  doubtful  law  and  a  suspicious  tribunal,  the 
greatest  criniinals  that  have  called  down  upon  their  heads 
the  vengeance  of  the  jieople,  and  save,  in  spite  of  itself, 
a  monarchy  which  was  hastening  to  its  ruin  ;  and  all 
this,  as  M.  liaHittc  has  observed,  without  causing  a  sin- 
gle individual  to  put  on  mourning.  Such  is,  however, 
the  popularity  whiel;  the  ilnclrinaires  accuse  of  incapacity 
lor  government,  liut  the  waves  lliictuate,  and  ministries 
likewise  :  let  us  have  patience. 

To  return  to  the  trial  of  the  ministers.  On  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  first  troubles  in  Paris  aller  the  events  of 
July,  Iiafayelte,  admirably  secondeil  by  the  two  prefects 
of  the  Seine  ami  the  police,  and  more  iiiHnciliately  by  the 
chief  of  his  staff,  had  made  arrangements  by  which  tif- 
teeu  thousand  men  of  the  national  guard  might  at  any 
time  be  assembled  in  arms  at  designated  points,  the  in- 
tervening spaces  being  constantly  occupied  by  troops  of 
Ills  line,  equally  well  distributed  by  the  judicious  care  of 
ticneral  Fabvier. 

These  nieasiircs  to  ensure  public  safety,  did  not  np- 
[lear  to  Lafayette  sniliciciit  to  arrest  the  torrent  wliich 
threatened  to  overflow  the  capital  from  all  quarters.  In 
fact,  there  were  no  longer  partial  assemblages  to  Ih'  over- 
come, hut  ail  insurrection,  the  more  formidable  as  its 
ranks  were  swi  lied  by  thedi.seontciited  of  all  parties,  and 
even  by  n  great  number  of  excellent  citizens,  who, 
strangern  to  every  faction,  only  conceiveil  themselves  to 
bi!  moved  by  a  laudable  feeling  of  indignation  against 
the  impunity  ))roiniscd  lo  the  ministers  of  Charles  X. 
All  men,  in  short,  coiiseicntious  or  not,  joined  in  the 
same  cry  of"  Dcatli  and  Revenge!" 

The  Luxembourg,  the  Pulais-Royal,  the  prisons,  the 
public  cstablishmcnt.s,  and  jirivatc  pro|K'rly,  might  U; 
anil  in  fact  were,  equally  threatened.  'J'he  prudence  and 
the  activity  of  the  general  in  chief  wore  pro|iorlioncd  lo 
the  niiiltitnde  and  the  imminence  of  the  dangers  against 
which  he  alone  had  to  contend.  His  first  care  was  to 
arrange  and  establish  constant  eomniunicalions  w  i(h  the 
I'residenI  and  the  Craiid  Relirendary  of  the  ChamlKT  of 
Peers,  the  minislers  of  war  and  of  the  inlerinr,  the  pie- 
li'Ctsof  the  department  and  of  police,  (lencrals  Pujol  and 
Fabvier,  and  the  chiefs  of  the  legions  of  the  national 
guard. 

.•Mler  .securing  the  co-operation  nf  all  the  cili/.en  mili- 
tia, and  combiiiing  their  inovi  nients  with  those  of  the 
troops  of  the  line  i  iiller  providing  for  all  eonlingeniies, 
anil  dividing  the  general  command  of  I'aris  into  four 
priiii'i|ial  sections,  entnislcd  to  the  inspeelnr  geniral  and 
lllll ■!■  major  generals  of  ihe  iiutioiial  giciril :  nflcr  parlien- 
larlv  provi(lliii.r  lor  llir  salily  of  the  I'ahis.Uoviil,  and  uf 
ihe'llotel-dcNille,  Lafayette  Inrneil  all  his  solii'ilude  to. 
wards  the  Liixenibourg,again.<t  which  the  popular  waves 
were  about  to  (l,ish. 

The  principal  command  nfthis  leadini;  point  of  every 
attack,  was  ciUrilstcd  to  1  nionel  Fi  istliaiiii  1 ;  and  the 
second  eoiinnaud  to  liiiiitin.'iut  Colonrl  LiiMicat,  who, 
mplii  Mild  a  tew  years  luliire  in  a  politieiil  trial,  had  brcii 
eoiiilcmiii  d  lo  death  by  Ilie  Com  I  of  Peers,  and  to  whom 
l.afiyelle  (hoilgbl  it  would  be  granting  a  noble  com. 
pensalion,  to  plaer  under  the  safcL'uard  of  his  grind  f  liib 
the  ludgi's  will,  but  ri'Cinlly  li'iil  si  iili  need  him  lo  iliiilh. 

When  llicHe  pl.ins  were  sittled,  the  e\.mini<lirs  were 
IraiistI  ired  Irom  the  casdn  of  Vincenncs  to  the  prison  of 
Ihe  l.iiM'inbourg,  in  wliii  h  the  generoiity  of  Lal'iyelli' 
had  prep'ircil  tiir  those  greiil  culprits  every  eonilbrt  which 
could  alleviate  tin  ir  nuHforlimc. 

'I'lie  government  had  wished  that  their  removal  should 
take  place  in  Ihe  niijlil  :  Lafayiile,  on  the  contrary,  re 
quired  that  it  -liould  lake  pi  ice  in  the  davtiuie  ;  and  thi'> 
I'onfnleiii'C  was  sinici.iful ;  ihc  olqcetsnl  so  much  Imlred 
and  iiieinici'  tra\ersed  at  iiooii,  and  willioiit  lenirMei  a 
sinirle  inmlMln'  mo.<l  populous  part.i  nl'the  capital,  tilled 
uitliaii  irril.iti'il  bill  silent  iiiillliliidi'. 

No  one,  lniHe\ei,  einild  nii'laki'  lie'  llioiighls  of  Ihe 
people.  The  death  of  llie  miniilers  was  c\idenlly  desired 
and  expected;  and  il  was  certain  that  if  they  coUMnled 
nol  to  take  jiislice  into  their  own  liiinds,  it  was  only  Im'. 
e  iu«e  they  had  a  firm  couviclion  that  the  ( 'oiirl  of  I'eern, 
Hhalever  its  pirlialily,  would  never  ilnie  to  refuse  tliciii 
the  heads  of  the  guilty. 

liHlayrlle  iinderslood  the  ncccusily  of  no  longer  kicp. 
liig  up  that  delusion,  slid  of  preparing  the  public  mind 
(ijr  what  he  wan  well   awiiie  would  lie  tho  Isnin  of  Ihe 


trial.  Then,  and  in  spite  of  the  solicitations  of  the  nifii 
who  really  fcarid,  and  of  those  who  secretly  wished  Iho 
loss  of  Ilia  popularity,  he  declared,  in  an  order  of  the  day, 
that  whatever  the  sentence  of  the  high  court  might  be, 
he  would  take  care  that  it  should  be  res|ii'ctcd. 

The  following  is  the  document  which,  siiinniing  up  the 
principles  of  his  long  |)olilleal  life,  atlests  the  abnegation 
which  lie  always  niiide  of  himself  in  the  greatest  crisic.'* 
of  our  two  revolutions. 

URUKH  OF  TIIK  D.W  OF  THE  IOtII  OF  DECFMI.En,  1830. 

"  III  the  cireimi.stances  which  dilVerenl  passions  and 
different  interests,  at  the  expense  of  public  peace  nml  li!- 
gal  order,  endeavour  to  render  critical,  the  general  in 
chief  coi'imenccs  by  thanking  all  the  national  guards 
and  troops  of  the  line,  who,  in  Hie  services  liny  have 
perliuined  these  few  days  past,  undir  his  orders,  have 
shown  by  their  zeal,  their  good  spirit,  and  their  union, 
that  the  cause  of  liberty  has  good  dcli'ndcrs  against  an 
archy  and  contempt  of  the  laws,  'i'hc  Icslimonies  of 
confidence  and  nfl'eilion  which  he  has  lately  experienced 
while  visiting  tho  posts,  as  well  from  the  troops  mider 
arms  as  from  the  rest  of  the  eilizcns,  have  moved  his 
wvirinest  gratiUide.  These  sculinicnts  are  entirely  re- 
ciprocal. 

" 'J'he  commander  in  chief,  at  the  lieginning  of  this 
week,  when  the  glory  of  the  great  week  appears  in  dan- 
ger of  being  tarnished  by  disorders  and  violence,  lliinkH 
it  his  duty  to  reniind  his  fellow-eiti'.'.ciis  of  Ihe  principles 
and  experience  of  his  whole  life. 

"  lie  will  not  address  himself  to  the  coiiiilcr-ri  volii- 
tionists,  to  the  partisons  of  the  fillen  dynasty,  to  Ihe  old 
servants  of  all  arisloer.u  ies  and  of  all  <lcspiili>ms,  who, 
noteonlent  with  the  protietion  given  to  them  by  a  genr- 
roiis  people,  and  by  the  rights  of  a  liberty  making  no 
execplions  (Ihe  only  true  liberlyl,  would  wish,  as  in  the 
first  Revolution,  and  at  the  risk  of  being  themselves  it.i 
victims,  lo  bring  hack  a  third  Restoration  by  dis  •  !er, 
anJ,  under  a  hypoerilieal  mask,  to  siibstitule  licentious, 
ncss  in  lieu  of  liberty,  to  which  it  is  a  mortal  enemy,  to 
pollute,  by  anarchy  and  murder,  our  spotless  revoluiion, 

10  eneomage  our  externni  cneniics,  to  dispel  Ihe  adinira- 
lion  of  the  world,  and  thus  to  destroy  the  ctreets  of  Iho 
example  we  have  given  it ;  the  general  in  chief  has  never 
had  any  thing  in  eommoii  willi  them. 

"  Still  less  does  he  address  hiiiisilf  to  those  men  linbi- 
liiated  lo  crime,  ardent  liir  pillai;c,  who  may  regret  that 
liic  rapidity  iiiiil  the  purity  of  the  victory  did  not  Icavn 
them  time  lo  execute  their  w  ickcd  purposes.  JMost  ccr- 
lainly,  under  whatever  pielexl  they  disguise  IhemselvcH, 
Ihey  will  not  mislead  a  virlnons,  laborious,  intelligent, 
people,  who,  even  in  the  licil  of  comb, it,  have  testified 
till  ir  horror  of  such  excesses  and  such  nun. 

Ihit  if,  among  that  populiilion  itself,  there  should  bn 
lonnd  xvell.inlcniioncd  although  niislid  cili/.ens,  who 
might  think  llicy  were  .mrving  justice  by  commitling 
against  her  the  griatest  of  crimes,  that  of  nniiaeing  the 
judge,  or  taking,  as  il  is  said,  justice  into  their  own 
hands;  who  think  Ihey  em  sitvc  liberiy,  which  is  so- 
vcrciirn  justice,  by  employing  means  «  liii  h  thai  liberiy 
repriiliites  ;  who,  in  short,  on    account  of  partial  diseoti- 

11  Ills,  would  desire  lo  destroy  their  own  work,  nf  Ihe 
risk  of  whatever  might  hapin'ii ;  I  will  remind  them  tlirt 
it  was  thus,  at  a  former  period,  Ihc  French  people  fell 
suec(ssi\ely  info  the  horrors  of  an  annrchieal  and  sail, 
giiinaiy  lyranny,  whence  proceedid  lianKriipley,  liiminr, 
and  llie  iiitiruimm;  then,  llirough  ik  cotiric  of  dcspoljsm, 
lo  Ihe  shame  of  a  Restoration  imposed  upon  us  by  for- 
eiglliT'^. 

"  The  eoiifldcncp,  however,  of  the  general  ill  rhief  in 
Ihc  Piivisian  |M'opli',  in  the  brave  and  generous  conqiicr- 
ors  of  .Inly,  in  thai  energelic  yoiilli  of  wliom  lie  glorii  n 
in  bring  Ihc  cmislanl  friend,  in  his  dear  fillow  suldiers 
of  the  national  guard,  has  iiol  been  fiu  one  instant  sha- 
ken :  ihii*  Ihey  will  always  find  him  wln't  hu  was  nt 
uini  li'cn  ye  ir»  of  age,  whit  he  ws-  in  17'-'.l  and  l^HII, 
and  H  hit  l,e  v  ill  conlinur  to  be  durimr  the  few  vol  j  lie 
may  yet  linvc  (o  live  ;  ihc  iiiaii  ol  lllerty  and  public 
order,  hoiiig  hit  popuUiilv  mm  h  luoie  linn  Iili',  but 
dctcrniinid  to  saerifice  liolh,  rnther  tli,-ii  tail  in  any 
duty,  or  perniil  a  crime,  and  deeply  pcrnnided  Ihal  no 
I  ml  lulilies  the  mi  alls  which  public  or  private  nioiulity 
disowns. 

"  lie  llioiighl  lit  out  Imrricades,  tinil  the  present  go. 
vcrmneiit,  linmdcd  U|Hin  the  sovi n  ienly  of  the  people, 
h.iviiig  lit  ils  head  Louis  Philippe  (he  First,  was  the  best 
nrninuemeiil  which,  iindrr  the  circmii'laiiees  of  France 
and  of  I'lirope,  we  could  iiilopl.  lie  Ihiiiks  so  still ;  and 
dell  nils  the  governmenl,  not  only  liecause  he  has  pnv 
mlsed  lo  do  so,  bill  also  iM'oanse  he  has  not  <  hanged  his 
mind.     .\»  III  Ihe  other  conibitiuliuiis  of  our   iHilllical 


24 


LAFAYBTTTE  AND  LOUIS  PinUPPE. 


I'xiiitenci',  as  to  the  sccondnry  measures  of  aiiiiiiiiistra 
tioii,  it  is  in  the  tribune,  it  is  any  where  except  in  an 
order  of  the  day,  that  lie  ouglit  to  state  liis  opinion.  A 
popular  throne  siirrouitdtd  hi/  ripuhlicun  iitslilultnns  ; 
sucli  was  the  projrrainnic  adopted  at  tlie  Ilolel-de-Ville, 
by  a  jMitriot  of  \'i&.t,  heeonie  a  citizen  king,  'i'lie  peo. 
pie,  as  well  as  the  king,  will  show  themselves  faithful  to 
that  contract. 

"  The  general  in  chief,  quite  certain  of  being  sup- 
ported by  his  patriotic  fellow  citizens,  some  of  them  his 
fellow  soldiers,  all  nf  them,  he  ventures  lo  say,  his  friends, 
in  his  devotion  to  the  principles  of  liberty  and  public 
order,  which  ho  will  never  abandon,  even  should  he  fnid 
himself  alone,  noiv  depends  upon  their  co-o))cration  for 
tlic  strict  and  faithful  execution  of  all  their  duties. 

"  IjAF.vyr.rrE.' 

This  hmgu.Tge  raised  up  against  the  general  in  chief 
all  the  parties  whose  ex|H'ctations  it  thwarted,  or  who; 
passions  it  irritated.  These  ditferent  parties  did  not 
tliink  themselves  beaten;  and  horrible  ciies  for  ven- 
geance and  death  were  a  prelude  to  the  scenes  which 
were  to  accompany  those  memorable  debates.  I'aris 
was  in  a  state  ot'  consternation,  as  il'  on  the  eve  ol'  one 
of  tliosc  inevitable  catastrophes  of  which  it  is  imiKjssiblc 
for  mortals  to  calculate  tlie  results.  In  the  eyes  of  the 
people,  it  seemed  possible  for  the  Hepublie,  the  lOnipire, 
the  Rcitnratiun,  the  Convention,  Napolion  the  Sicond, 
Henry  V.,  Charles  X.,  any  thing  except  the  establi.shment 
of  the  throne  of  Louis  Hhilijipe,  lo  arise  from  this 
chaos. 

It  was  in  the  midst  of  this  general  panic  that  the 
trial  commenced.  The  peers  themselves  were  struck 
with  terror;  and  it  was  only  after  long  endeavours,  and 
the  reiterated  assurance  given  by  Latayette  that  he 
would  answer  lor  their  inviolability  with  his  own  head, 
that  our  conscript  lathers  commenced  those  debates  in 
which  their  dearest  atfeetions  were  in  (lucbtion. 

Latayette  had  composed  the  garrison  of  the  Luxem- 
bourg of  national  guards  and  troops  of  the  line,  between 
whom  he  had  done  all  in  his  power  to  est.iblish  the  most 
pcrlect  harmony.  Numerous  battalious  of  the  Parisian 
guard  delended  all  the  approaches  of  the  pal.ice;  others 
were  on  duty  at  the  Louvre,  the  I'alais-Uoyal,  and  the 
Chamber  ol'  Deputies,  or  were  stalioned  at  iheditUrenl 
points  of  the  capit.d  at  which  popular  assemblages 
might  form  themselves  with  the  giealt  st  facility ;  the 
legions  belonging  to  the  district  of  I'atis  occupied,  as 
corps  of  rc'erve,  the  exterior  lloulevards ;  and  were 
connected  by  |K)sIs,  at  short  intervals,  with  the  armed 
force  esiwcially  chariicd  to  cover  the  Luvembourg.  In 
fine,  numberless  patnles  were  marching  in  i  very  <iirec. 
tion  through  Paris,  tor  the  purim.e  of  dis|Hrsing  the 
dilVerent  assemblages  that  were  eontinuiiUy  tbrmiiig  in 
increasing  number-',  with  the  iutenlinn  of  procieihng 
towards  tlic  Luxend)onrir.  However,  ii\  spite  ol'  all  the 
precautions  which  pnidence  and  energy  could  dictate, 
immense  crowds  had  llirmed  at  every  point  of  the  capi- 
tal;  violent  tumults  broke  out;  the  streets  ai\d  o|M'n 
places  adjacent  to  the  Luxenil)ourg  were  soon  taken 
possession  of  by  an  ijisurgent  populace,  which,  and  a 
portentous  circnm.«tanee  it  was,  were  not  the  jKople  of 
tlio  barricades. 

The  daiiger  was  growing  more  and  more  iinnilncnt : 
tlie  dense  ranks  of  the  battalions  whirh  delended  the 
advanced  posts  wire  broken:  the  jM.ople  were  alreatiy 
attai'king  tin'  irri  ,it  u'atu  of  tin'  palace  ;  licprrid  <'ries  ri- 
soundt  d  eM'ii  in  the  nilerior  of  ihr  Iribun.il  ;  a  few  more 
eilbrtsnn  tlie  pail  of  the  insurgents,  nnd  all  woidd  have 
iH'cn  o\er;  llie  sancfiir.rv  of  juKtice  wiadd  h.ive  U'en  sul- 
lied by  the  blood  of  the  aeruseil,  and,  pi  rbnps,  by  that 
of  their  indices ;  the  ii  volution  would  then  havi'  been 
dishoiioiiri  d  ;  and  (I>'il  only  knows  what  storms  might 
have  fillen  n|Hin  I'l.i  im  1 

Latiiyelte,  who,  I'lmii  tin'  comnieni I'mi til  of  the  trial, 
had  est:ibli~hed  his  In  ad-ipiarlcrs  at  the  LiKeniboiirg, did 
not  he,«itale,  aeecudmg  to  his  custom,  lo  leave  the  pro. 
tecting  ranks  of  the  national  guards  and  throw  hiniw  If 
iiito  the  midst  of  the  in.siirgent  crowds  ;  he  would  not 
permit  anr  one  to  follow  him,  except  some  of  his  aidc<i. 
df-camp,  of  whom  I  was  one.  It  vain  it  was  rrpri^ent- 
rd  lo  liim  how  rooh  this  step  was,  inasmuch  as  the  imil- 
litude,  at  whone  iiierev  he  was  plat  ing  himself,  did  not 
Consist  of  the  mm  ot  July.  .\iid.  indieil,  this  disorder 
Iv  asiTinblagr  of  the  most  il  graded  portion  of  the  [mpu- 
lacp  of  Paris  an  '  he  poljtieal  laclionr,  had  nnlliing  in 
common  with  the  detennincd  but  linm  si  h-jm'cI  of  the 
combataiil«  of  tin  biirrieade:>.  They  no  longer  consist- 
ed  of  those  honest  working  men,  with  sinewy  arms,  co- 
vered with  iliisl,  and  blaekrned  w  Itli  gmijiowiii  r,  fiphtini! 
for  Uie  liberty  of  tin  ir  i-oiinlry,  hut  a  crowd  of  thieves, 
convicted  ciiininalF,  abmuloncd  characters,  mid  agents  of 


the  police,  who  are  constantly  at  the  service  of  whomso- 
ever will  pay  them,  whose  ignoble  I'eaturcs  and  ragged 
appearance  contrasted  at  every  step  with  the  aristocratic 
manner  and  elegant  attire  ot  the  agents  who  directed 
their  motions,  amongst  whom  were  to  be  observed  seve- 
ral clergymen  in  disguise.  Nevertheless,  Lafajette 
threw  himself  into  the  midst  of  this  lawless  mob,  from 
whom,  however,  he  received  no  insult,  and  who  stopix-'d 
at  once  at  the  voice  of  the  very  man  wli6  had  been  held 
up  to  all  their  hatred,  and  who,  they  were  told,  wanted 
to  save  the  lives  of  the  enemies  and  nuirderers  of  the 
people. 

'I'his  step,  bold  even  to  temerity,  saved  the  Luxem- 
bourg. The  mob,  however,  returning  to  its  tirst  im- 
pulse, soon  recoinmeneed  the  attack  ;  but  the  national 
guard  op|H)6cd  their  elVoris  and  their  cries  for  "  death  1" 
with  so  much  patience  and  admirable  courage,  that  the 
('oiirt  of  Peels  were  enabled  from  Ihat  moment  to  con- 
tinue their  discussions  in  full  security :  the  furious  cries 
tor  the  death  of  the  ministers,  no  longer  reached  them  ; 
and  the  sentence  was  pronounced  witliout  a  single 
drop  of  blood  being  shed,  or  even  a  single  shop  pillaged. 

It  was  u|Mm  this  day  of  dilllculty  that  Latayette  pub- 
lished the  tijUowing  order  of  the  day  : 

ORDF.It    OF   TUK    DAY    OK    THE   'JlsT    OF    UECEMnEIl. 

"  The  general  in  chief  cannot  lind  terms  ailequate  to 
his  teelings,  to  express  to  his  tellow  soldiers  of  the  ini- 
tioiial  guuril  and  of  the  line,  his  admiration  and  grati- 
tude t'or  the  zeal,  firmness,  and  devotion,  which  they 
manilested  during  the  dilllcult  events  of  yesterday.  He 
knew  well  that  his  eonHdencu  in  their  patriotism  would 
be  justified  on  every  occasion  ;  but  hi:  regrets  extremely 
the  fi.tigiie  and  inconvenience  to  which  they  are  expos- 
ed :  he  wishes  it  was  in  his  [Mjwer  to  obviate  them  :  hut 
he  is  only  at  libcfty  to  partake  them.  We  all  equally 
t'l  el  the  necessity  ot  det'ending  the  cajiital  against  iiia- 
levolence  and  anarchy,  of  protecting  the  jK'rsons  and 
properly  of  t'amilies,  of  preveiiling  our  revohition  from 
l)eiii','  tariii.-hcd  by  crime,  and  our  honour  t'rom  being 
eompromised.  We  are  all  bound,  as  one  man,  to  cxe. 
cute  those  sacred  duties  ;  and  in  the  midst  of  the  sor- 
row which  111"'  limuilts  of  yesterday  have  caused  him, 
and  those  whirh  are  threatened  to-day,  the  general  in 
chief  experienees  much  consolation,  and  a  pert'ect  si'Cii- 
rity,  in  the  senliinents  which  he  ent.'rtains  lor  his  dear 
and  brave  comrades  in  the  del'encc  ol'  liberty  and  public 
ordir. 

"  I.AFAVr.TTE." 

The  tumiills  of  the  day  before  were  iiideid  renewed 
on  the  :2ll  of  Miceniber;  but  anarchy,  still  powerless, 
exhatislcd  ilsilf  ill  vain  ctVorls ;  the  law  was  triumph- 
ant. 

However,  the  P.ilais-Uoyal,  which  was  still  threatened 
by  great  danger,  th'iun;)||  |ii  io  stimulate  anew  the  zeal 
of  its  del'enders.  The  king  addressed  a  letter  to  the 
general  in  eliiel",  which  Ihi'  Idler  comrniinicated  to  the 
national  guard  in  the  I'ollow  log  order  of  tin'  day  : — 

OIlDEIl  OK    IIIE  DAV  OK   1111;  'i'-lu  OK  UEIEMIIEB. 

"  r.very  order  of  the  day,  at  this  crisis,  can  only  re- 
peat the  thanks  of  the  geiier.il  in  chief  lo  his  dear  fellow 
widiirs;  bieaiise  evuy  day  gives  them  new  claims 
to  his  public  and  personal  graliliitc.  Their  conduet 
under  present  eireuinslaiices  will  be  useful  lo  the  gene- 
ral cause  of  liberty  and  public  oriler.  It  v\  ill  show 
uh.'il  those  iiisliliillons  are  which  are  fnimibd  upon  all 
enlarged  and  eonipii  le  eonlidenec  hi  I'Veiic  li  rights  anil 
liehiigs;  il  marks  mil  oiii  iliilies,  whieli  we  will  all  liil- 
til;  and  the  revohition  of  ,luly,  which  reeals  lo  the 
gerii'riil  in  chief  so  niMiiy  leeolli  elioiis  t'^loiious  liir  his 
dear  comradi'H,  so  many  nun  ks  of  their  alii  elioii  and 
eonlidenee  towards  lijiii,  tiiriiiing  iimoii!.'sl  us  all,  men  of 
.Inly,  nil  indissoluble  bond,  shall  remain  great  and  gene- 
rolls. 

"  The  gincrnl  in  chief  would  wi-li  to  particularise  all 
his  nbliratinns,  hut  w  hat  can  he  do  iiinie  satisl'nelorv  to 
the  naliimal  guard  than  lo  pnlili.h  without  delay  this 
lettfr  which  lie  lni«  just  received  : 

Tht  Kiv/f's  LeIIrr  lo  /^fai/itif. 

"  'Tiicsilny  Aloininii,  'J^M  nirnnbrt 

"  '  It  is  lo  you,  my  dear  general,  that  I  address  my- 
self, in  order  to  Iriiusinil  to  mir  lirive  and  indelliticabli' 
natiniial  guard,  the  i  xpn  ssion  of  my  ndniiration  for  the 
'/eal  mill  energy  which  tin  y  lia\e  shown  in  maintaining 
public  |s 'lee  and  preventing  all  ihsoider. 

"  '  hut  lo  you,  likiwise,  my  dear  general,  I  must  n  • 
turn  Ihiinks,  who  have  again  given  ih,  on  those  dllli- 
eiUl  days,  an  eKiiniple  of  coura|;e,  patriotism,  nnd  ri  • 
sjMel  Ilir  the  laws,  wliiih  you  liavi'  so  ollcii  liiaiufested 
dining  your  li  ng  nnd  noble  euiru'. 


"  '  Express,  in  my  name,  how  much  pleasure  I  expe 
ricnced  in  seeing  the  revival  of  that  fine  institution  of 
the  national  guard  of  which  \vc  had  been  almost  entirely 
deprived,  and  which  rose  again  in  all  its  vigour  and  pa- 
triotism, finer  and  more  iiiunerous  than  ever,  as  soon  aa 
the  glorious  days  of  July  had  broken  those  shackles  by 
which  they  had  hoped  lo  nullify  it.  It  is  this  great  in- 
stitution Uiat  ensures  amongst  us  the  triumph  of  the 
sacred  cause  of  liberty,  as  well  by  causing  our  na- 
tional  independence  to  be  respected  abroad,  as  by  pre- 
serving the  authority  of  the  laws  from  any  attack  n, 
home.  Let  us  not  forget  that  there  is  no  liberty  without 
law,  and  that  there  is  no  law  where  any  power  succeeds 
in  paralysing  its  action  and  setting  itself  above  it. 

"  '  Such  are,  my  dear  general,  the  sentiments  which 
I  beg  you  to  express  on  my  part  to  the  national  guard. 
I  rely  upon  the  ronlinuation  of  their  efforts  and  yours,  in 
order  that  notliing  may  disturb  that  public  tranquillity 
of  which  Paris  aiv!  I' ranee  have  so  nmcli  need,  anil 
wliii'h  it  is  so  essential  to  maintain. 

"  '  Accept  at  the  same  time,  my  dear  general,  the  as- 
surance of  the  sincere  friendship  which  you  know  I  en- 
tertain  for  you. 

"  '  LoL'13  PiiiuprE.'  " 

However,  almost  the  whole  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Paris,  and  of  that  same  citizen  guard  which  liad  so  cou- 
rageously protected  the  lives  of  the  nihiistcrs  from  the 
summary  justice  of  the  people,  positively  expected  that 
the  high  court  would  pronounce  upon  them  sentence  of 
death.  On  the  other  hand,  the  enemies  of  the  new  order 
of  things,  who  were  acquainted  with  this  disposition  ot' 
the  public  mind,  and  who  wished  a  violent  reaction  to 
take  place,  had,  some  hours  before  the  pronouncing  of 
the  sentence,  spread  the  [K'rlidious  report  that  the  pccia 
had  sentenced  the  ministers  to  capita!  punishment. 

This  intelUgence,  intentionally  scattered  through  every 
part  of  Paris,  was  received  with  genuine  ciitlmsiaBm ; 
even  those  who  had  expressed  the  greatest  horror  at  any 
attempt  against  the  lives  of  the  ministers,  or  the  inde 
IK'udcnec  of  their  judges,  assented  to  the  terrible  verdict 
which  they  believed  had  been  pronounced ;  but  great 
was  the  disappointment  and  indignation  of  all  these 
men  when  they  heard  that  the  punishment  of  death  had 
been  evaded,  and  that  perpetual  imprisonment,  if  there 
could  lie  any  thing  perpetual  in  polities,  was  the  only 
punishment  reserved  tor  the  men  who,  during  three 
loiii!  days,  had  deluged  the  streets  of  Paris  with  blood. 

When  this  sentence  was  made  known,  a  violent  agita- 
lion  broke  out  among  the  battalions  of  the  national 
iliiard  on  duty  in  the  court-yard  of  the  Iiuxcnibour}!, 
.111(1  lliey  loudly  demanded  to  be  immediately  relieved. 
These  honest  citizens  had 'Endured  every  kind  of  futig'.ic 
and  privation,  they  had  braved  every  menace,  and  used 
every  elVort,  to  prevent  the  ministers  from  being  assassi- 
nated ill  their  prison,  and  to  secure  to  them  all  the 
guarantees  of  a  regular  trial ;  but  they  had  not  conceiv- 
ed il  possible  that  the  aulhursof  so  many  massacres  nnd 
calamitii  s  could  escape  the  punishment  whieh  the  law 
of  the  eoiuilry  irreniissilily  infiicts  upon  less  guilty 
criminals. 

This  explosion  of  discontent,  extremely  scrioua,  on 
account  of  the  social  |)osilion  of  the  men  amcmgst  whom 
it  was  iiianilt'sted,  might  spread  to  a  distance,  nnd  occa- 
sion incalculable  evils.  Liiliiyelte,  who  was  still  at  tlii' 
Liueiiibiiiirg,  pioei  (lied  with  all  haste  to  his  cumradea. 
and  addressed  them  with  feeling  and  persuasion;  ami 
so  strong  was  lliealVieliim  whieh  boiiiid  the  national  guanl 
III  its  old  general,  lhat  at  his  voice,  the  anger  of  tliosi 
brave  eiti/enti  was  appe.'ised,  as  if  by  cnchantmi  lit. 

.Meanwhiii ,  it  had  been  necessary  to  reconduct  t.i 
Viini  lines  Ilie  prisoners,  w  hose  si  ntenee,  severe  as  II 
was,  produced  mi  Ihe  pulilii  niiiid  the  (ll'tct  of  an  nliso 
lute  bill  of  iiiili'iiiiilty.  The  govi  riimenl  hail  pru|Hised 
to  riniove  lliein  secretly,  in  the  night  which  precedril 
that  III)  whii'li  the  senli  nee  was  proiiouni  ed.*  Lul'avelti' 
was  not  of  this  opinion  :  he  wished  that  the  niimstcm 
should  be  liikin  back  lo  Viiuenui  •  in  the  same  iiiamier 
IIS  they  had  been  brought  to  the  Luxembourg,  namely,  in 
Ihe  day-time,  and  that  tlieir  removal  should  not  tuki' 
place  until  idler  the  senleinc,  whatever  it  might  be. 

However,  the  jurispriidenee  of  the  Court  of  I'een 
not  ri'ipiiring  that  the  aei  used  should  be  present  whin 
Ihe  SI  nil  nee  was  pronoiinecd,  Lafayette  t  tVeclcd  llini 
lemoval  immcillately  alVr  the  lermmatiun  of  the  dc 
hales. 

For  this  purpose,  he  had  nrrnngrd  beforehand  willi 
the  pri  siili  III,  thill  the  neciiscd  should  be  carried  bai  li 
to  tliiil  part  III'  the  palace  which  served  ns  their  prison, 
as  soon   as  the   legal  liirins    periiiilteil ;  nnd    with   tin 

*  Il  Hat  priiiiiiunced  RI  iKlf  piist  isn  in  the  rveninf 


Iniiiii 
to  Vi 
«s  po 
Vas 
Gene 
Inloll 
maiii 
II 
the 
Lux 
the  il 
all  iu 
fov 
dncci 
Was  SI 

Chi 

tciice 
tion. 
the  ai 
their  I 
falli 
than  ' 
Wh 

nouiic 
be  I 
aiuu  I 


LAFAYEFTE  AND  LOMS  PIIIMPPE. 


25 


w  much  pleasure  I  expo 
)t'  tlmt  fine  institution  of 
:  had  been  almost  entirely 
1  in  all  its  vigour  and  pu. 
ous  than  ever,  as  soon  aa 
broken  those  sliacklcs  by 
y  it.  It  is  this  great  in- 
t  us  tlic  triumph  of  the 
;cll  by  causing  our  na- 
iccted  abroud,  as  by  pre- 
laws from  ony  attaek  a, 
here  is  no  liberty  without 
here  any  power  succeeds 
ting  itself  above  it. 
il,  the  sentiments  which 
rt  to  the  national  guard. 
their  efforts  mid  yours,  hi 
>  that  public  tranquillity 
ave  so  much  need,  and 
itain. 

my  dear  general,  the  as- 
lip  which  you  know  I  en- 

"  '  Loi'is  PiiiLiprE.'  " 
Ic   of  the   inhabitants   of 

guard  which  had  so  cou- 
f  the  ministers  from  tim 
,  i)ositively  expected  thai 
e  upon  them  sentence  of 

enemies  of  the  new  order 
d  with  this  disposition  of 
lied  a  violent  reaction  tn 
;fore  the  pronouncing  of 
ious  report  that  the  peers 

capita!  punishment. 
Ily  scattered  through  every 

ith  genuine  enthusiasm; 
the  greatest  horror  at  any 
e  ministers,  or  the  indi' 
ited  to  the  terrible  verdiit 
n  pronounced  ;  but  great 

indignation   of  all   tliCKu 

punishment  of  death  hail 

ul  imprisonment,  if  there 

in  polities,  was  the  only 

men   who,  during  three 

ets  of  Paris  with  blood. 
'■  known,  a  violent  agilii- 

attulions  of  the    national 

ard  of  the   Luxembourg!, 

be  immediately  nlieved, 

reel  every  kind  of  fatigue 
every  menace,  and  used 

isters  from  l)eing  assassl- 
!-eeure  to  them   all  the 

)ut  they  had  not  eonceiv- 
'ho  many  massacres  nnd 
ishment  which  the  law 
illicts   upon   less   guilty 

Lt,  extrrmely  serious,  nii 

'the  men  amongst  whom 

[l  to  a  dli<tanee,  and  oeea- 

tie,  who  was  still  at  tlir 

I  haste  to  his  eomradei, 

ig   and  persuasion ;  and 

I  bciuiid  the  national  guard 

•ice,  the   anger  of  tho^( 

if  by  em  iKinlmi  Ml. 

|((  ssnry  to  reriimluel  In 

M  ntenee,   severe   as  il 

il  the  ( lliel  of  an  aliixi 

I  rnment  had   proposid 

night  wliieli    preceded 

J|iliiiMiune(  d.*    l.ufavettc 

Lhed  that  the  mimstcrn 

]i(  ■  in  the  sumo  manner 

.\i.<emboiU'g,  minu'ly,  in 

Moval  shiiuld  not  tukr 

[latever  it  might  be. 

jf    the  Court  of    IVeii 

lliould  be  present  when 

l.afuyette  ell'eeti'd   lluir 

Irnnmatiun   uf  the  dc 

Ingrd   heforehnnd  with 

Ihoiilil  he  carried  hack 

|served  as  their  prison, 

iilti  il  ;  and    with   llir 

I  ten  III  lilt  pvciiini 


ininister  of  the  interior,  that  they  should  be  translerred 
Id  Vhicennos  in  the  most  private  manner,  and  as  quickly 
«s  possible.  The  execution  of  this  im|)ortant  measure 
\vas  entrusted  by  Lafavette  to  the  exi'liisive  care  ot 
General  Fabvior,  who  acquitted  himself  ul  it  with  the 
Inlolligcnee  and  zeal  whieli  that  worthy  olhcer  ever 
manifested  in  the  discharL'O  of  his  duty. 

It  was  four  o'clock  in  the  uftoriioon.  Tlio  troops  ol 
the  line  and  the  national  guard  who  delended  the 
iu.\eml)0urg,  those  who  were  charged  to  keep  order  in 
the  Interior  of  the  palai  e,  the  crowds  winch  besieged 
«ll  its  approaches,  every  one,  except  llio  judges  and  a 
few  privileged  per.-ons,  were  ui.der  the  iiiipr,'Ksiuii  pro- 
duced  by  the  rumour  of  the  sentence  of  death  which 
Wassaid  to  have  been  proii'iuiieeil  against  the  ministers  ol 
Charles  X.  And,  as  I  have  already  observed,  this  sen- 
lenec  had  been  received  with  almost  universaUalislac- 
tinn.  No  one  expected  the  comparative  acquittal  of 
the  accused,  who,  themselves,  when  brought  back  to 
Iheir  prison,  were  Ireinhling  with  the  apprehension  of 
falling  victims  to  the  popular  vengeance,  yol  more 
than  of  their  being  led  to  execution. 

When  Lieutenanl-colonel  Lavocat  camo  and  an- 
nounced to  the  eundemiied,  that  they  were  about  to 

be  carried  back  to  the  castle  of  Vineennes,  the  iinpres- 
■iun  produced  on   them  by  this  inlelligenre  evidently 

was,  that  tiieir  last  hour  was  approacliing ;  but  on 
■Colonel  Lavoeat's  telling  them  that  lie  would  be  an- 
lewerablu  for  their  lives,  they  prepared  to  follow  thai 
'ollicer  to  the  entrance-hall  of  the   palaeo,   where  the 

guard  of  the  prison  was  waiting  for  them  under  arms. 
JProlbund  anxiety  was  depicted  on  the  countenance  of 
^M.  de  Polignac;  resignation  and  eonrago  were  visible 
jIn  the  calm  and  expressive  features  of  iM.  de  Peyron- 

riet ;  the  aspect  of  M.  do  Chantelauzo,  was  that  of  ii 
'tnan  in  the  greatest  anguish  of  mind,  whieli  ho  was 
-«tru!'gling  to  overeoine ;  ho  inspired   an  indescribable 

feeling  of  regret  and  pity  ;   M.  Guernon   de   IJanvilh 

strove  to  appear  iiidill'erent ;  but  he  was  only  resisrned. 
JTlie  whole  four  uf  lliein,  it  must  be  said,  manil'ested 
^at  this  trying  moinent,  the  dignity  of  misfortune,  and 
-'ft  determined  courage.  The  act  of  Lieuteiianl-colonel 
•liavocat,  delivering  up  his  prisoners  to  Colonel  Feist 
'liainel.  who  was  wailing  for  them  at  the  head  of  the 
,?nalional  guard  on  duly  in  the  interior  of  the  prison, 
4niay  be  termed  a  ilraiiialie  scene.  What  iiiighl  ho  the 
^cimdnet  of  that  guard  at  the  sigtit  of  tiiose  great  eri- 
jniinals  who,  they  thought,  had  been  sentenced  to 
,'dcatli,  and  whom  they  now  saw  escaping  the  sword  of 
"jUKliee.     And  it,  recolleeliiig  the   blood    of  u   father,  a 

brother,  a  son,  or  a  iVieiid,  slied  by  their  hands,  u  sin. 
}g\o  national  guard  had  greeted   their   passage  with  a 

€-ry  of  vengeance,  what  might  not  have   been   feari'd 

frmn  llie  exasjieratiou  of  the  thirty  or  liirly  tliousaml 
jnl'nriale  iiioii,  who.  not  more  than  a  hundred  pai c- 
i  from  thence,  had  been  loud'y  calling,  the  last  foui 
'  days,  for  the  dealli  uf  the  ministers  /     Hut  the  eundiirt 

of  lliusu  brave  ciliiLens,  was  that  of  men  of  lioimur;  the 
reoiideiimed  passed  through  their  ranks,  which  stood  in 
.^silent  subuiissiuil  to  a  sentence  they  did  not  approve; 
, Witliimt  a  word,  a  look,  or  a  gesture,  liiat  could  either 

wouiiil  or  alarm  them. 

Ill  this  manner  the  prisoners  arrived  at  the  carriage, 
^tiiirroiliided  by  a  ili'tacliineiil  of  cavalry  under  the 
.orders  of  (ienvral  Kabvier,  who  had  also  stationi'd  mi- 
'.;  ineruus  posts  upon  the  whole  ro.td  along  wliieli  they 
i  had  III  pass.     [Seated  in  a  llixlil  ealasli,  by  llio  sides  ul 

\v  hull  tii'iieral  I'abvier  and  the  iiiinister  ot  til,  interior 
(Were  galloping,  the  prisoners  were  rapidly  conveyed  t.i 
'  \'ini  eiiiies  ;  iind,  if  I  am  not  iiiui  h  mistaken,  the  iiiu- 
'►  ini'iit  w  hen  the  draw  bridge  of  that  ancient  fortress  w  us 
iritised  behind  them,  was  the  happiest  of  tin  ir  wind, 
Ilivi'N.     lie  tills  as  it  may,    mi  attack,  no  aeeideiit,  in 

iiiiiiii!l   took    place,    duiing    lliut   shuil   but    perilous 

journey. 
I   have   related   what   liap|»ned  at  the   Luxemhnurg, 
When  the  sinlenee  and  the  removal  of  tile  ministers  In 
icaiiie  known  at  one  and  the  same  time.     What  would 
(have  happened  had  those  two  eireiimslances  been  known 
^a  few  niimili's  sooner,  it  is  iin|s)ssilile  to  say. 

Ihitlie  lollowiiig  day  tranipiillity  prevailed  in  the  ea 
Ipilal;  and  I.al'iyette,  mindl'iil  of  the  great  service  whieli 
Itlie  national  guards  of  Paris  had  just  reiulered  to  all 
iFraiiee,  teslifud  his  gratitude  to  them  in  a  public  proela- 
Imatlon. 

(hiler  bring  every  where  restored,  danger  over,  all 
Ji'cnrs  ilis-.ipati'il,  nothing  new  opposiij  the  mano'iivri'i  of 
Ithi'  niemies  of  the  prograiiiine  of  the  lloti  l-de-Xille,  file 
Idiploniille  intrigues,  every  Kind  of  |ealoiisy  wliirli,  pre- 
IvieUi  to  the  Iri.il,  had  pufued  a  man  who  had   inMr 


deigned  to  take  a  step  or  speak  a  word  to  del'cnd  him- 
self from  them,  revived  with  the  return  of  tranquillity ; 
and  in  the  following  chapter  it  v  ill  be  seen  with  what 
indeeeiit  ingratitude  they  proceeded  to  heap  deceptions 
and  disgust  upon  this  saviour,  to  whom,  a  few  days  bc- 
Ibie,  they  prolessed  to  owe  every  thing,  from  the  crown 
itself,  even  to  that  respect  for  order  and  the  law,  which 
can  alone  give  it  splendour,  value,  and  durability. 


Till 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

f'nart,  Ilie  ('liaiiiln'r  of  t'li'is,  'li.'  chaiiilier  of  Di'imties,  llii' 
iiiiiii^liy,  nnd  lln:  Icmi-n  ih|iliiiii.illsls,  n  nunc  i,ii:nihi'r  aiiaiiisl 
I.aCuiilf— .Mniivi's  111'  ilns  i-nii?.iiir.n\  — ritltiiiiiin's  riii-iiiati  li 
alir.i.'nl— 'I'll!'  niini^irv  iilllii-  tiniit  nf  .Novi'iiiliiT  slums  iiisile  cri- 
IV  iiphiikIs  t.iilav.'ll''— t'oiiil'  of  lln'  diiplirlly  of  llial  iiiinislry— 
l':\rr|ilnin>— filil'inu'efllli'  -J till  of  l)ei-niilii-i  — t.ilfnyi'ni'  uivi-s  in 
Ills  icsmMainin— tii|iiilplislicd  li'in  r  of  l.:iiii>iin'  M  iln'  kini:— 
'I'll,'  kliiu's  answiT— Siiiiiulai  exriisi-—  Inn  rxii'W  liriwci-ti  t.airi>  ■ 
eili'llnd  llii' kiiia— 'I'lnlr  c'\|ilMn:illnii- nil  Ilie  sy^li  in  iif  acivi'iii 
iin  III— L:ifaM'lli-  pi  r.-isis  in  iriidtTiri::  his  risiniialiuii— Aiinilu'i 

liii;iiililislii'il  li'lli'r  fr Lafayille  In  the  kiiiif. 

'I'lic  sentence  which  condeumed  the  miiiistersofCharles 
X.  to  perpetual  iniprisonmeiit,  w.is  delivered  on  the 
rJIst  uf  Uccember,  at  half  past  ten  at  nitrlit.  The  exas- 
peraliun  of  tlie  enemies  of  the  royalty  called  citi/cii,  was 
at  its  height;  other  disorders,  equally  serious  with  those 
of  the  three  preieiling  days,  broke  out  uii  the  ;.''Jd  ;  and, 
upon  this  occasion,  all  the  attacks  of  the  discontenti'd 
were  directed  against  the  Paliiis.Ruyal,  where  conster 
nation  and  terror  prevailed;  but  these  new  etVorts  of 
powerless  rajre  were  again  broken  by  the  iiiishaken  lirm- 
iiess  of  Lafayette,  the  ilevotedness  of  the  national  guard, 
and  the  cordial  and  decided  co-operation  of  the  youth  of 
tlie  public  schools. 

On  the  t!I)d,  order  was  completely  restored  ;  and,  as  I 
have  said  just  before,  nothing  now  seemed  to  oppose  the 
development  ot  the  machinal  ions  which  the  suspicions 
jealousy  of  the  court,  the  intrigninir  ambition  of  tin-  due. 
Iriniiiris,  and  the  interested  malevolence  of  the  foreign 
liiploinalists,  had  cuiitrived  against  Lafayette. 

This  conspiracy  of  the  niusly  remains  of  every  gone- 
hy  regime,  against  the  purest  an<l  most  unalterable  pa- 
Iriutisni,  had  been  I'or  a  long  time  preparing.  Long  lie- 
tore,  these  honest  Jiirlriiiaires,  in  euncert  with  <!ertain 
ambassadors,  had  taken  care  to  publish  in  some  lOnglish 
and  (ierinaii  newspapers,  that  Lafiyette  was  more  a 
king  than  the  king  liiinself,  and  that  Louis  Philippe 
was  nothing  more,  iu  the  hands  of  the  general  in  chief 
of  the  nnned  naliuii,  than  an  instrimieiil  which  the  latter 
made  use  fit'  to  deceive  t'lireiirn  eahinels,  uiilil  he  sliunid 
have  laid  the  I'oimdations  of  a  vast  republic,  and  implant- 
ed thruugluiiit  all  l-hirope  hisch^ar  .\merieaii  institiitiuns. 
The  must  insidious  earieaturi's  were  sliuwn  Iu  Louis 
Philippe,  represenling  him  with  tliceniwn  in  his  hand 
and  Lafayette  saying  Iu  him,  "Sire,  pray  be  ('uvered  1" 
Some  deputies  even  went  so  tiir  as  Iu  iitfeet  calling  La- 
''lyette,  iu  the  saloons,  and  even  in  the  king's  cabinet, 
the  iiiin/'tr  nj' l/u'  /lulaci'. 

The  court,  on  its  side,  was  extremely  disposed  to  ut 
tend  Iu  these  Insiniiiitiuns ;  indeed  they  were  not  iieees 
sary  to  evince  its  exlnine  dislike  I'or  Latiiyelte.  In  fact, 
althuiigh  he  hail  professed  the  sineeresi  atli  elion  towards 
this  finiily  t'runi  the  lime  he  had  beeuine  acquainted,  as 
he  imagined,  with  their  private  lil'e  ;  and  iiIiIiuul'Ii  from 
Hie  siiii|iliiily  of  their  duniestie  iiiaiincrs,  he  had  eoii- 
ehidrd  that  they  eurdiilly  enlerlaineii  natiunal  st  nil. 
iiicnls;*  huwever  respeitliil  his  behaviour  tu  the  king,  as 
wi  II  as  the  leriiis  in  which  he  spoke  of  him  in  the  tri- 
liiliie  and  every  where  else;  in  line,  however  sincere  the 
private  and  public  teslimunirs  of  alfiiiionale  rea;ard  la- 
visbed  iipuii  liiiii  liy  Louis  Philippe;  il  was  evident  tlial 
a  eiiiirt  wliicli  already  meditated  the  revival  ut'  the  royal 
eliipirltr  and  iintiqiiatcd  pomp  which  Lafiyette  thoii^lil 
were  biirird  fur  ever,  a  court  eaiikerealen  by  the  JiidIi 
iiiilifii,  by  yieisi  resturiitiuu  anil  7'ui.<i-lei;iliiiiaey,  imist 
li'i'l  iinpatieni  and  humiliated  iiiiiler  the  iiilliienee  of  a 
eili/.eu  whose  very  presence  reminded  il  incessantly  ol 


•  'I'll  any  itnn  wlin  fnw,  tn  ttio  rnitv  pirloit  uf  ttie  rnvnlly  nl 

liiU'.  till-  fiiiilty  nf  tiiiiilti  l'liillp|i»,  R'tnnii  rnind  a  wrr^.-tnlit-.  nnd 
•  xiiiliiniiu  ilii>  iiiusi  ptinriial,  liii'  iinist  Iti^al.  iiiiil  ilii  iiei-t  ^lln,<t• 
iiniiiii<r>  tlii>  di'liistnii  i>(  l.iil'.ui'ite  will  ri|ie<Mr  ipilh'  iiainritt    lln 

-<l'>f,'llir'i'  nf  lliw  palai  e    tlli'll  nl)l\'  Himiiltll  liv  llie   llli'll  nf  .tlilv,  In 

wh.isi'  tldi'lliy  III''  iini"!  Inin'Mir.ilil''  )in»i«  wrrn  fur  n  Inim  iliin''  en 
irii-'i'd:  *lit'  iili'TU   nil  I   r 's|H'i  ifiil  taiiiilinrt  y  v\tiirti  |>rr\uili'd  in 

llllll  II  W  lis  I'X. 

Ill  Itir  I'lillid 
.  llllll  nnniriiw 


I;  lilt'  nil.  rl\    nil  I 
III!'  iipiirliiii'iiis-.  r. MIS' it  I'vt'ii  inn  Aiiii'ihiiiis 
nrllv  llie  siilii"  us  nl  llin  ri'sldi'liri'  of  til"  l*r''sldi'i 
Hi-iti'..     W'liiii  a  illiti  rrni'i'  li  iwci'ii  Iti  ii  rmilldinr 


"lid  ilin  dislriisi  tiiiit  III  .Hull  t  ride  wlileli  iiinv  stirr<itiiid  ilifiii^elvi's 
Willi  ilin  worn  nut  fiisi',  ^  nf  llie  It' siorniii'ii.     VN'hn,  ni  lliat  ilnii', 

twld't  II  IXC  vi'lililli'd  tn  |.|''<'lrt  III  |.  snru'nllnll  nf  llllll  iTnWil  nl 
ui'lilli'lin  II  I'fltii'  iH'ilrliaiiiln  r.  la. lie*  ill  wiillnii  iiiil<'s  d.  .ctiiiip,  itfli 
I  It  I*  ifnntiiniuittri;  l-lip'lHnui'rn,  unit  I'llinilln'rlillns ;  In  lliii',  tinti 
li'T'l  III  vnk'iM,  ititl  imw  aepaiKiii  itiii  king  fmai  llie  nsi  nl  the  iia 
ii'iii  I 


the  programme  of , Inly,  and  the  republican  conditions  of 
the  monarchy  of  the  barricades. 

The  dislike  of  tlie  Crown  was  heightened  by  that  of 
the  old  Kuro|M'an  aristocracies,  which,  during  half  a  cen- 
tury, have  professed  their  abhorrence  of  Laf'ayetle,  as  the 
most  persevering  enemy  of  divine  right,  exclusive  privi- 
lege,  and  of  all  the  abuses  for  the  preservation  of  which 
cabinets  are  leagued  against  the  emaneipalion  of  the 
people.  Alter  making  incredible  eft'orts  to  destroy  him 
in  17"J'J;  after  throwing  every  obstacle  in  the  way  of  his 
release  t'runi  the  dungeons  of  Oliniit/,  at  the  end  of  five 
years  uf  horrilile  caiitivity;  arter  being,  in  KSl.^,  on  the 
point  of  fiiiiling  him  at  the  head  lA'  a  renewal  of  the 
inoveiiK  lit  of  I7HII ;  allcr  wilnessini;  his  trinmpiiant  jour- 
ney tbrongh  .\iiieriea,  and  cndnriiig  the  attacks  which, 
during  lil'leeii  years,  he  ilaily  directed  against  Ihein  from 
the  Irihune;  those  aristocracies,  becoming  more  iniplaca- 
ble  tlie  mure  he  hiiinhled  tliciii,  again  saw  him  snildenly 
statiuned  at  the  helm  of  a  revolution  entirely  pupular, 
rejecting  any  throne  but  uiie  cumbincd  with  essen'^.xlly 
republican  institutions,  .and  hiniself,  at  all  times  a  de- 
clared republican,  giving,  from  the  very  outset  of  that 
revolution,  a  high  tone  to  Freiicli  diplomacy,  and  iiiak- 
ing  it  priielaim  the  system  of  non-intervention  which 
was  to  ensure  the  emancipation  of  the  nations,  and  the 
destruction  of  the  treaties  upon  which  the  lioly  Alliance 
rested. 

Nothing,  therefore,  was  more  natural  than  that  all  the 
old  cabinets  should  unite  their  cH'urts  to  oxerlhrow  La- 
fayette, and  neiitrali.se  the  decisive  intluenee  which  he 
was  likely  to  exerei.sc  over  the  new  destinies  of  Lurope. 
I'or  which  |)urpose  the  diplomatists  raked  up  every  pre- 
eeileiil,  to  convince  Louis  Philippe  of  the  impossibility 
of  any  good  uiidcrstanding  being  established  between  a 
cabinet  snbjeetcil  tu  the  guidance  of  that  man,  and  the 
old  goyerniiKnts  towards  wlium  he  had  manifested  the 
most  irrecoiicileahle  eiimity  during  forty-live  years. 
They  represented  that  his  removal  was  a  coiicessiun  suf- 
lieient  tu  purchase  the  guod-wiU  of  the  eabinets  fur  the 
new  dynasty,  whilst,  if  that  coiil'ession  were  refused,  it 
would  he  necessary  tu  prepare  fur  all  the  consequences 
of  till!  displeasure  of  the  Holy  Alliance. 

To  use  the  words  of  an  ambassador,  fear  efl'ectcd  even 
more  than  diplomacy  had  promised  itself  The  disgrace 
of  Lafayette  was  readily  eonccdi  d,  without  relleeting 
that  this  scandalous  sacrifice  would  tend  to  the  advan- 
tage of  the  enemies  of  France  without  in  the  least  alter- 
ing the  nature  uf  the  questiuii,  the  radical  iiKompiililiilily 
lietweeii  absolute  guvernments  and  rcvohitiiiiiary  iiiunar- 
chies. 

On  the  other  hand,  as  Roon  as  it  found  itself  safe,  tlio 
Chamber  of  Peers,  whose  inlluenee  xvas  all-powerful  in 
the  new  eoiiit,  beheld  in  Laliiyelle  only  the  declared 
enemy  of  liereililary  right,  wiiich  had  already  received 
I'ruin  him  a  mortal  blow,  ami  which  he  would  certainly 
never  allow  to  raise  its  head  again. 

And,  finally,  the  duclrimiirc  purliim  nf  the  elective 
chainlier,  the  men  of  the  doiihle  vole,  the  partisans  of  the 
di'lhroiied  dynasty,  all  those  wiiom  fear,  eunviction,  or 
atlaelinieiit  to  aristocracy,  had  thrown  into  the  ranks  of 
the  iiisir  milirii,  recollected,  with  bitterness,  that  in  the 
revulntionary  movement  of  .Inly,  the  patriotic  solicitude 
uf  Lal'avette  had  given  them  nu  time  to  declare  against 
the  lorleiture  of  the  crown  by  the  ex-ruyal  family,  the 
priiniiry  principle  of  the  suvcreigiity  of  liic  people,  lln; 
ariiiing  of  the  xvliule  uatioii,  appuinting  its  sixty  Ihuusand 
ullieers,  the  prugrainine  ul  a  pupular  ihruiie  surruniided 
with  repnliliian  iiisliliitiuns.  and  the  deliberate,  reiterat- 
ed, llllll  furnial  adupliini  of  the  principles  of  tlwl  pro- 
t'riiinine,  by  the  Piike  of  Orleiiiis;  all  proclaiiiied  and 
cuiisuninialed  bel'uie  llie  Cliaiiiber  had  either  had  the 
tiiiii ,  ur  usurped  the  right,  to  perxcrt  them. 

llllll  liendi'iilly  of  Ibis  regret,  the  great  majority  of 
the  Cliainber  liail  ti'll  deeply  hurt  at  the  upiiiion  which 
l.iil  lyelte  had  several  limes  expressed  at  the  lluli'l-de- 
VilUi,  ill  I'avuiir  uf  a  loiixoeatiun  ul  the  Primary  Asseiii- 
lilies,  and  the  elect  ion  of  a  (onslilnent  contresH.  He. 
sides,  the  storm  once  allayed,  and  public  order  restored, 
the  existence  ol'ii  great  power,  ami  its  iippused  rivolry 
iu  inlliii'iiie  with  the  royal  authuiily,  was  calculated 
to  throw  into  the  shade,  nut  only  the  ciuwd  of  tlio  in- 
triguing and  lliu  ainhitiuns,  w  liiili  beset  the  new 
lliroiie,  bill  even  many  well-intent iuned  members  of 
liutli  Cbiiinbers.  Theiefuie,  that  patriotic  susceptibility, 
cniisiileied  by  ilaelf  and  apart  friiiii  the  distrusts  and  in. 
suits  winch  attended  il,  seeined  the  morn  exeusalilv  to 
Laliiyelle,  as  he  had  liimself  given  cause  tin  its  niaiii- 
I'esliiliiin  liy  pnliliely  deelnring,  that  the  {hisI  which  the 
eireiiiiislaiiees  of  the  linin  had  rendered  it  imperiilivn 
iijiuu  llllll  to  aeiept,  had  appeared  to  liini  in  ItIM),  nmt 


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26 


LAFAYETTE  AND  IXH'ISPHILIPPE. 


I 


slill   appeared    to   liiiii   in    IKtll,  as  a  bud   instilutioii, 
wliicli  iiuplil  1(1  liisl  us  Hliort  a  tiiiii!  ns  pnssihlo. 

As  for  tlic  ministry  of  the  3d  of  Novemlicr,  it  was  at 
no  pains  to  conreal  the  iinilirafre  it  felt  at  llio  power  with 
which  Lafayette  was  invested ;  niid  notwitiistandinjr  the 
praises  which  it  lavished  at  the  time  on  llie  patriotism 
and  goo<i  taith  ot  the  greiil  riliziii,  of  llie  lUmtriaits 
penerul,  it  is  certain  that  tlial  a(hninistration  sijriied  only 
for  the  moment  when  it  might  rid  itself  of  his  control, 
which,  joined  to  the  all-iK)werliil  iiitluenee  he  |)ossesseil 
over  the  men  of  July,  weighed  like  a  nightmare  on  the 
cabinet  of  that  period. 

This  is  a  fact,  the  slmnseTtms  of  wliieli  may,  'icrliaps, 
be  weakened  by  the  connnunity  of  principles  whieli  at 
this  day  exists  between  Lafiiyettc  and  several  of  tiie 
members  of  the  administration  of  the  .'td  of  iVoveinber, 
but  which  is  not  the  less  a  tiict  worthy  of  a  jdace  in  his. 
tory. 

Thns,  then,  the  ("rnwn,  the  two  ('handlers,  the  foreign 
diplomatists,  the  aristocracy,  the  king's  council,  and  in 
general  the  intriguers  of  all  hues,  the  parasites  of  every 
regime,  had  combined  to  exclude  Laliiyette  from  any 
share  in  the  public  business,  in  order,  as  they  themselves 
said,  I')  have,  done  uilk  the  revolution.  None,  however, 
had  the  boldness  to  grapple  openly  with  that  ticklish 
question.  It  was  even  deenKMl  prndcnl  to  deck  the  vic- 
tim with  a  Ircsh  civic  crown  j  since,  on  the  day  belbre 
the  eacrifice,  that  is,  in  the  sitting  of  the  y.'td  of  Decem- 
ber, M.  Dupin,  sen.  mounted  the  tribune  to  projiose  a 
vote  of  thanks  to  the  national  guard  and  its  illustrious 
chief 

The  adversaries  of  the  appointment  of  I.alayetle  to  llie 
chief  command,  in  order  to  aim  the  first  blows  at  liini, 
had  long  resolved  to  take  advantage  of  the  prcscntatifin 
of  the  law  upon  the  defiuilive  organisation  of  the  national 
guards  of  the  kingdom,  lint  tlu-  discussion  lA'  \\k  jirtiji  I 
having  commenced  in  tlie  eominittoc  wliieli  preccdid  tiie 
trial  of  the  ministers,  care  was  taken  that  a  design  which 
might  have  led  to  t'riglitful  disasters,  should  nottransjiire 
to  the  public.  'I'o  that  emi,  it  was  determined,  in  Ihi 
first  connnissinu  apjiuintcd  by  the  governmunt,  in  which 
the  Duke  do  Choiseul  presided,  that  the  cornniaiid  in 
chief  of  the  national  guards  should  be  eontinni'd  in  tin 
person  of  liafayette,  but  that  it  shouM  einl  with  hiju. 
This  arlic:le  was  read  afterwards,  in  presence  of  the 
{general,  at  a  meeting  of  the  conunission,  and  of  several 
ministers  ami  gciu'rals,  specially  couMiied  ut  .M.  (iuizot's, 
then  minister  of  the  interior. 

When,  however,  that  [iroject  thus  prepared  by  the 
eonimissioii,  was  laid  lielorc  the  council,  they  alfeeied  to 
make  it  llu^  subject  of  a  serious  discussion,  and  to  oli'er 
some  resistance  to  it.  Time  members  of  the  cabinet, 
and  the  king  hijiiselt',  objected,  liir  example,  that  the:  in- 
terdicting to  the  ex<'euli\e  the  appointing  ot'a  new  com- 
mander in  chief,  aller  the  death  of  I.alayi  tte,  would  be 
an  inlViugenunl  on  the  exercise  of  the  prerogatixe  of  llie 
erown.  iVnlwitlislanding  this  pn  (ended  (lisrns-,ion.  In  a 
subs<'(iuent  meeting  coniiio.-ed  of  (wo  ministers,  the  com- 
mander in  ehiei;  and  the  inspeclnr  general,  appninled  by 
the  king's  ennniil  to  regulate  the  nspeelive  duliesof  (he 
general  and  of  the  ministers  of  war  ami  of  the  iulirior, 
in  every  thing  rel.iling  to  the  natioieil  gnarils  of  the 
kingdom,  it  was  resolved,  that  .^f.  de  Aloidalivel  should 

repair  to  (he  i iiuitti'e  of  the  Chainber  of  Deputies,  (n 

announce  to  it,  that  the  king's  governnient  con-iiliTi'd  ii 
iibsolutely  nei'essury  that  I.iifiyelle  shoiilil  be  continued 
in  the  chief  eoinmaiid  of  (he  armed  nalinii.  t.afiyeKe, 
who  attached  no  iinporlanec  whatever  to  those  |H'r.sounl 
ronsidcrati<ins,  and  who  hid,  hi'sides,  expressly  reserved 
to  liimself  the  liberty  ol"  r<'sigiiing  as  soon  as  he  should 
think  he  niiglil  do  so  witlioiil  risk  to  thi'  revoludon,  as- 
sented (o  (hat  arrangeiuen(,  whii'li  appeareil  lo  liiin  la- 
xonrable  to  the  prineiides  of  July,  already  threatened 
from  all  siiles, 

.All  this,  however,  was  no  more  than  a  mean  triek. 
'I'he  step  which  bad  been  agreed  upon  belween  the 
mini'tiTs  and  I/ifayi  Ke  was  never  takiri  ;  and  the  presi. 
<|eii(  of  the  eomieil,  in  pioposiiig  (o  (he  Chamber  the 
fijmple  KUjipresslon  of  the  olllee  of  generalissiniii,  assiMiled 
ill  till'  name  of  the  goveriimi'id  to  a  ineasiiri'  which  it  had 
ilixlirliiken  lo  resist,  even  while  il  was  being  aniionneed 
lo  the  eoiiimillee.  I  eoiiline  myself  here  lo  saying,  that 
the  minislry  of  the  lid  of  .Vnvi'inber  consented  lo  tlii'  dis- 
mis.sal  of  l.afayctle;  for  if  llie  pro|>osili.in  il  then  inade 
lor  In'slowing  on  that  great  p;ilriol  the  iinininal  tide  of 
liow'i'itii  rnmmiindri  was  the  risnlt  of  dcliberad'  relli  e- 
tion,  It  can  bo  viewed  only  ai  u  downright  insult.' 


'I'hat  sitting  of  the  mth  of  Decemlicr  will  tie  reniem- 
bered,  in  which  the  government  and  the  Chainber  pre- 
sented to  the  worhl  the  e.\am|ile  of  the  blackest  ingiali- 
tilde  towards  a  man,  who,  a  few  hours  earlier,  had  riskeil 
fifty  years  of  popularity  to  save  them  froth.  Never  had 
then'  been  n  more  scandalous  exhibition  in  the  n.ational 
tribune.  'J'he  ."lOtli  article  of  the  j)rojel  of  the  govern- 
ment ran  thus:  "  In  the  communes, or  cafitons,  in  which 
Ihe  national  guard  shall  form  several  legions,  the  king 
may  appoint  a.  su|icrior  officer;  but  there  can  be  no  ap- 
poiiitiiient  of  a  sujierior  officer  of  the  national  guards  ol 
a  whole  department,  nor  even  of  a  circuit  of  au  under 
preli'Ct." 

'i'hat  clause  virtually  invoI»-ed  tlie  dismissal  of  La- 
fayette. It  was  :n  viiiii  that  five  amendments  were  pro- 
[Kiscd  to  sollcn  the  hideonsncss  ol  such  conduct.  'J'liose 
amendments,  jiresented  by  .AIAL  de  Vaueelles,  Jnlcs  de 
Larocheloncauld,  Eusebe  Salvertc,  and  IMet  do  la  Lo- 
7.ere,  and  all  having  for  their  object  the  cx<:eptional  con- 
tinuance of  Lafayette  in  the  command  of  the  national 
guards  of  the  kingdom,  were  successively  rejected,  aller 
being  opposed  by  .M.Charles  Dnpin,  who  ended  a  long 
speech  with  these  remarkable  words  :  "(Jeiieral  L.ifaycltc 
cannot  he  nil  his  lifelinic  a  livinsr  law,  unless  political  law 
be  dead."  'I'hcse  words  summed  up  the  thoughts  of  the 
Court. 

As  for  the  ministry,  humiliated,  ns  I  would  fain  be- 
lieve, at  the  part  it  was  playing  on  that  occasion,  it  en- 
deavoured to  palliate  its  shame  by  iitoposing  that  the 
hnnmiinj  command  of  the  national  guards  slioiild  he  be. 
stowed  by  a  fresh  ordinance,  on  the  founder  of  the  citi- 
zen niililia.*  The  Chamber  declared  simply  that  the 
ollice  of  coininander  in  chief  was  abolished,  or,  in  other 
words,  that  Lafavette  was  dismissed. 

This  deliberation  took  place  in  the  evening  of  the  2  1th 
of  Dceeinher,  in  the  absence  of  the  general  in  chief,  who 
had  been  detained  at  his  head  quarters  on  account  of  the 
public  peace  beiiii,  again  threatened.  I  do  not  know  that 
this  unavoidable  ah  cn<:e  had  entered  into  the  calculations 
of  his  adversaries ;  but  il  is  certain,  that  the  press  and  the 
honest  men  of  all  p.irtics,  saw  in  this  eagerness  of  the 
Chainber  to  deciile'  that  important  question,  without  the 
participation  of  the  parly  most  interested  in  it,  an  iinbe- 
eoiniiig  want  of  res|K'c(,  which  excited,  in  the  highest 
degree,  the  public  indignation. 

The  next  morning,  Lafayette  wrote  to  Louis  riiilipix' 
Ihe  llillowing  letter,  which  a  feeling  of  delicacy  towards 
Ihe  king,  whose  ministers  had  just  coiicurr<'d  in  his  dis- 
missal, would  not  allow  him  to  publish  at  the  timet 


triotic  solicitude  of  your  majcsly,  will  supply  its  place; 
and,  for  cxamjile,  it  u  ill  be  important  to  dis|)el  by  ordi. 
nances  which  the  law  has  left  at  your  discretion,  the  un. 
easiness  which  has  lieen  produced  by  the  parcelling  out 
of  Ihe  rural  battalions,  and  the  apprchcu.sion  of  seeing 
confined  to  the  frontier  towns  and  tliose  of  the  coast, 
that  very  useful  institution,  the  citizen  artillery. 

"  'I'he  president  of  the  council  has  Ihcii  so  good  as  to 
propose  to  bestow  on  me  the  title  of  honorary  coinnian. 
der ;  he  will,  liiinself,  lie  sensible,  and  your  majesty  will 
conceive,  that  those  nominal  decorations  are  suit<d)lr 
neither  to  the  institutions  of  a  free  country  nor  to  my- 
self. 

"  In  delivering  up,  res|>cctfiilly  and  gratefully,  into  the 
hands  of  your  majesty,  the  sole  ordinance  which  invests 
me  with  authority  over  the  national  guards,  I  have  taken 
measures  to  prevent  the  service  I'rom  suffering  by  it. 
(icncral  Dumas  will  take  the  orders  of  the  minister  uf 
the  interior;  GeneraK'arbonncl  will  regulate  the  service 
of  the  capital,  niilil  it  shall  plea.se  Your  Majesty  to  ap- 
point  nnother  in  his  place,  which  lie  requests  may  \x 
done. 

"  I  beg  your  majesty  to  accept  the  cordial  tribute  of 
my  attachment  and  respect. 

"  (Signed)  Laf.vvette." 

Who  will  believe  it?  On  the  25th,  at  noon,  Louis  riii- 
lijipe  was  yet  ignorant  of  the  debates  that  had  takeit  place 
the  evening  before,  in  the  Chamber  of  Deputies,  u|)on  a 
question  which,  for  two  months,  had  wlielly  occupied  the 
Court  and  tiic  Town,  lie  that  as  it  might,  here  follows 
the  king's  answer : — 

"  I  have  this  instant  received,  my  dear  general,  yonr 
letter,  which  has  grieved  ns  much  as  surprised  me  by 
the  decision  yon  have  taken;  J  hiive  not  yrt  had  time  lo 
read  the  jouriiaU.  The  council  of  ministers  meet  at  one 
o'clock  ;  I  shall  then  be  at  liberty  ;  that  ii>  to  say,  between 
four  and  five,  «7id;i  I  ho|>e  to  see  you,  and  to  persuade 
you  to  retract  your  detcrminalinn. 

"  Accept,  my  dear  general,  &e. 

"  Louis  PniLiprB." 


•  ItwuMiiii  l(iej|||iiiri)ri  iiih..!  ili.li  ili|.i|>|iinil  I'nrri' wn4|ilnviil 
in  IIh!  Clinitil'fr  n(  (lepiitii  ^  Siinip  ilinfld.'liirc.llie  liriitf».i  l)M|t'<>iit 
lie  I'Eurc  had  rcmilviil  tuqivi!  iii  Ills  realgiiiillun,  iin  ncniiuil  of  tin 


"  ,'<ire, 

"  The  resolution  passed  yesterday  by  ihn  Chamber  of 
Deputies,  with  the  assent  of  the  king's  ministers,  for  the 
suppressiiin  of  the  otfiee  of  commander  in  chief  of  the 
national  guards,  at  the  very  innmcnt  the  law  is  going  to 
be  put  lo  the  Vole,  expresses  already  the  opinions  of  two 
branches  of  the  legisl.ilive  power,  and  above  all,  of  that 
which  I  have  the  honour  to  be  a  member  of  I  should 
consider  my.self  as  failing  in  respect,  if  I  awaited  any 
oilier  formalily  bellire  ti'iidering  lo  the  king,  as  I  now 
ilo,  my  resiirii.iiiou  of  the'  |iowers  which  his  ordinaue'c 
had  eoiillTrid  upon  me.  Your  m.-tjesly  knows,  and  the 
correspondence  of  the  general  slalf  will  prove  il,  if  rc- 
ijuired,  that  their  ixireisi'  has  not  been  so  illiindri/,  np  to 
(his  |ieriod,  as  was  represented  in  Ihe  tribune.     The  pa- 


liirtiloM"  rniiiliii'tnt'ltii'cnuiiri!.  t.nfayftle,  liii|irr(»i»r(l  wildtlir  Imp"' 
Mini  Ins  lioiliillr.-llili' Irii-na  lllilltlt  jel'lie  alile  In  I'lli'cl  nhiiii'  lilllr 
Uunil,  |ii  i-ii:iili.|  Iriiii  In  |hi.1|k>ii.'  Ills  li  lirrini'lll.  (Ijiloa  (I. noil 
liail  II  I'M  I'll  \  ail.  il  Mil  I'l  iliiilii'niiiiii',  as  Mill  ill  hi-  i|iiiilii,v  III'  ml 
nisiiT  (iT  (iihlire  a^  ill  Inn  iiriviilc  rci|iai'ily  ;  with  ilie  resrr\  alien 
iliat  ("lib  wniilil  ntit''  II  ilii'  jiiiwer  i  reaieil  in  July  idt^I'iimI  in  lis 
M'liuvr.iile  .s\.^i.  HI.    'riitc  ex|iUinuUiii)  wii*  iierciiHiiry  l;i  onl.  r  I"  ah 

xilvr  ttinse  Iwii  |ia|ii.its  I'm  till  .Illy  |inrliri|ialintl  ill  ttial  lliali'Mi'riiri' 

nr  Hialiiiii's  (itH  111.  h  l.nl'ayiili'H.ij  llie  iiliji'd  on  Ilia'  nii'iiiiir  ihh' 

niTithlen. 

*  Till-  telat  wniit  III'  ri'lli'i  lien  riinlil  nliiiic  divesl  Piia  |>rii|i<iiiiiinii 
ni'  III'-  rliarariir  nt  nil  itisiili  i"wuril«  l.iil'iiyeili'.    Wh'it  \aliit',  ii. 
ni<'l.  wn-*  alltl'lli  >l  hi  Ihe  iiiiiln-li^i-  firvn-rti'lhiit  t.iiruyetti'  (llli(  Jil 
ri'liMeii'il,  II'  Il  were  r  inilihrcil  Ihal  nn  inillly  lllh',  heslnneil  liy  nil 

'  iiliii  iiiri .  w:i^  all  llie  lewaril  II  il  fcniil  f  In  nritir  in  iii'iirninir 
III"  \.iliie  u  nil  II  Ihal  niilinance  \MinIil  liavi-  In  llie  eves  >a  I.ti 
I'ayi'lle,  It  11111.1)  he  rnniimrril  H  ilh  the  urilinnnre  nl'  llir  'j:lil  nl"  .^||. 
Ullil,  whh'i  Iniil  inve^Ietl  liini  vvilli  llie  rnienininl  ill  ellii  r.  It  ran 
tlini.:— "  111  il.ul.iyi'iii'i  Is  ('iitrnat'il  Willi  every  iliiiiR  rehiiln!  Ill 
Ihe  ili.itiihiitliiii  III'  the  niitliinnl  uiiiirils  in  the  utilnn^  ill  riiiirniniii^ 

ultll  the  terrenrilll  illviMnli;  In  the  lliiiri|tl)lie,  tn  llnviiixtnirllrin,  tii 

tile  nmiertii  iiiir  nl'  till  eit(Man'i'K  III'  iirniinu  anil  ei|nip|)lnK  the  nn- 
tinniii  uni  .* ;  ni  (de  ckiTiitinii  mill  trnn-iniftKJnii  ol  ilni  nndns 
\^  hii'h  F-li.iii  he  iiiven  liiin."  'I'di'  ihiril  iirtii-le  e.\|ireiiN)'il  lliai  "'I'lie 

> iiiniihr  In  ililei'  will  tr.i.i>iiiil  In  llie  nnniHii  r  nt  ide  inn  rinr 

wlniieviT  niiterii  (n  sliiill  liiiii'  uoi  ii :   iiiiil,  nn  the  nilii-r  Iniiiil,  the 

lllitli^|e|-  nC  the  ill  rum  will  Itllnmi  tlli'  rnnitntlllid'f  ill  clllul'  (if  the 
ineilpinriii  he  nhilll  lltive  tllkell,  Air." 

)  I'niiiliii'tlnu.  nl  Hint  time,  n  imlitlcnl  |  nirniil,  ilic  niitdnr  ef  llll^ 
wnrk  tih.diiincit.  lit  the  rdinent  el'tj.  ihtkI  i.iiiioi'ttp,  t'nnii  ihiIiIihIi- 
iiii!  Ills  inrri'<|Kinileiirr,  wdii  h  Ihi  nninie  ni  dii  duly  at  llic  lir.id 
i|iiiirt(i;i  da<l  i'nn:.(  il  (n  pauB  (litongli  Iih  liAinh. 


Lufiiyctte  attended  the  king's  niipoinfnienl,  who  re- 
ceived liim  with  the  liveliest  marks  of  affection.  Iiouis 
Philippe  seemed  inconsolable  at  what  had  taken  place 
the  day  liefore  in  the  (^handier  of  Deputies,  and  ulwvc 
all,  OH  lite  pint  which  his  mininterl  had  uniiittirusli/  taken 
in  il,  and  icilhoiil  any  evil  intention.  "But,"  added  Ihe 
king,  "  the  drfdornhte  article  has  not  yet  become  law, 

and  1  shall  Is:  very  well  able " — "Sire,"  said  La- 

fayette,  "  Ihe  distrusts  of  my  colleagues,  and  the  dismi.-i. 
sal  they  have  pronounced  against  nic,  ns  far  ns  in  thciii 
lay,  impose  on  my  delicacy  the  duty  of  not  holding  any 
longer  an  authority  which  offi'iids  them,  and  the  princi- 
ple of  which,  uotwilhstanding  its  temporary  utility,  liai(, 
liesides,  been  at  all  limes  condemned  by  myself  More- 
over, being  entirely  resolved  to  prosecute  by  every  means 
in  my  power  the  abolition  of  the  hereditary  |M"crage,  it 
does  not  become  me  (o  awai(,  on  the  part  of  the  Cham- 
ber of  I'cers,  a  eonfirmatiou  which  would  [dace  it  in  a 
s|i('cics  of  hostilily  towards  me,  or  a  fiivourable  nmend- 
ineut  which  would  lay  me  under  obligation  to  it.  lie- 
sides,"  added  he,  "  I  w  ill  candidly  confess  to  your  ma- 
jesty, that  ill  this  I  find  liir  myself  not  on\y  a  duly,  but 
a  fit  occasion." — "  Kxplain  yourself,"  said  the  king. — 
"Sire,"  replied  Lntayclte,  "your  sy.steni  of  governmenl 
is  no  longer  iiiiiie.  It  appears  to  me  that  public  eonii 
denec  has  placed  a  trust  in  my  hands ;  I  cannot  refer 
you  to  it  ill  writing  ;  it  exists  in  opinion,  in  the  air  |K'r- 
liaps;  Init  in  short,  the  French  |H'(iple,  nnd  many  patriots 
of  all  countries,  persuade  ihcinselvcM  thai  where  I  am 
Ihere  is  no  risk  that  lilwrly  will  sutVer.  Now,  I  see  tlpil 
liberly  is  meuneed,  compromised,  nnd  I  will  deceive  nn 
one.  Until  nl  home  nnd  abroad,  the  measures  of  your 
ge  iiiuent  not  being  sneli  as  I  consider  conducive  to 
lie  I"  .rests  of  liberty,  tin  re  winild  Is-  n  want  of  eaiidoiu 
o:i  my  part  were  I  to  remain  longer,  like  an  o|>ai|ue  body, 
behveen  Ihe  people  nnd  the  excctivi'.  When  I  am  re- 
niiived  from  Ihe  govirmneut, every  one  will  know  Ix'tter 
how  Ihe  mntler  Nlnnds." 

The  question  being  pineed  upon  this  ground,  the  king 
strove'  eunie''lly  to  eiimbat  whut  he  eaUed  Ihe  prejudices 
of  Laliiyette.  Iliil  neither  his  inunifestatlons  of  nn  iin- 
bouiiiled  friendship,  nor  his  reiterated  olU  r  lo  revoke  the 
(/('/i/iiiY(We  clause,  could  blind  the  gencrnl  lo  the  real  state 
of  things ;  and  tin  y  had  no  olln  r  elUcI  than  to  make  him 
repeat  III  the  last  inomcnt  of  thai  conversation;  "Sire, 
yon  oli'er  me  many  |Mrsoiial  eoiicessions,  hut  nothing  liir 
the  public  weal;  nnd  il  is  that,  and  not  myself,  which  it 
in  question." 
'I'lio  king  requested  Iwcniy-lbur  houru  to  conkidrr  the 


m 


LAFAYETTE  AND  LOUIS  PHILIPPE. 


27 


il  Vi  will  supply  ilH  placf ; 
mrtaiit  to  disiK'l  by  ordi. 
it  your  discretion,  the  un- 
3rd  by  the  iiart'i'lling  out 
;  npprchcuHion  of  seciii); 
and  tliose  of  the  coa&t, 
I'itizcn  arlilliry, 
;il  has  Imcii  ho  good  as  tu 
tic  ol'  lioiiorary  comniaii- 
Ic,  and  your  majesty  will 
dt'CoratioiiH  are  siiiUiblr 
free  country  nor  to  my- 

ly  and  gratefully,  into  the 
ordinance  which  invests 
onal  (juards,  1  have  taken 
ice  from  sutVcrinj;  by  it. 
Drdrrs  of  the  minister  of 
1  will  regulate  the  service 
ise  Your  Majesty  to  ap. 
lieli  lie  requests  nuy  be 

pt  the  cordial  tribute  ol' 

)  Lafayette." 

iJ5th,  at  noon,  Louis  Phi. 
)ates  that  had  taken  place 
iber  of  Deputies,  u|K)n  a 
,  had  wli'Mly  occupied  the 
as  it  niijrht,  here  loUows 

1,  my  dear  general,  your 
uch  aH  surprised  me  by 
/itife  not  yet  hati  time  to 
of  ministers  meet  at  one 
y  ;  that  iii  to  say,  between 
ec  you,  and  to  persuade 
an. 
fenrral,  &c. 

"  Louis  Philippe." 

's  appointment,  who  re. 
irks  of  artcetion.     I/ouis 
t  what  had  taken  place 
of  Deputies,  and  uIkjvc 
^rs  hud  unuitlingln  taken 
».     "  But,"  added  the 
not  yet  becnnic  law, 
.." — "Sire,"  said  Lii- 
leagues,  and  the  di.sniis- 
,  as  far  ns  in  them 
luty  of  not  liolding  any 
'  I  them,  and  the  priiici- 
temporary  utility,  has, 
meil  by  myself.     More- 
rosceiite  by  every  means 
hereditiiry  |)cera(je,  it 
the  part  oi'  the  Cham. 
I  winild  place  it  in  a 
a  favourable  amend- 
obli/jalioii  to  it.     He- 
confess  to  your  ma- 
tint  (inly  a  duty,  but 
if,"  said  the  kiiij;. — 
ysti^m  of  (rovernment 
me  that  public  eoiili- 
lids;  I  cannot  refer 
pinion,  in  the  air  |H'r. 
pie,  and  many  patriots 
Ives  that  where   I    am 
iitlir.    Now,  I  sei-  that 
iilid  I  will  deceive  nn 
the  measures  of  your 
isider  conducive  to 
il  be  a  want  of  candour 
like  an  o|Mi<pitr  bod\', 
ive.     When   I  am  ri'. 
line  will  know  better 

Ibi.i  irround,  the  king 

called  (he  prejudiei  < 

liili'st.itinns  of  an  un- 

ed  otl'er  to  revoke  the 

•nernl  to  the  real  stale 

lUi'l  than  III  make  him 

eoiiversalion  ;  "  Sire, 

sinus,  bill  nothiiiir  ti>r 

not  myaclf,  wliieh  i» 

liouru  to  comtidrr  the 


Jqiicstions  which  had  arisen  between  him  and  tlie  com- 
mander in  chief  of  the  national  guards.  Lafayette  as- 
Bcnted  to  that  dcliiy,  in  the  hope  that  it  would  \*:  em- 

^ployed  in  mature  rcHectioii,  and  perhaps  produce  a  return 
to  better  courses.   Vain  hope  !  In  that  interval  tlic  presi- 

'■dent  of  the  council,  the  niinialcr  of  the  interior,  and  some 
of  the  principal  oHicers  of  the  national  guard,  came  to 
repeat  to  liini  the  assurances  of  regard,  and  the  oilers  of 
reparation,  which  lie  had  received  at  the  Palais-Royal ; 
but  of  the  guarantees  he  iiad  ciaimed  for  the  disregarded 
principles  of  the  revolution  of  July,  not  a  word  was  said. 
Lafayette  answered  tliem  as  he  had  answered  the  king, 
^  Every  thing  for  liberty,  nothing  for  myself." 

On  the  same  occasion,  the  prime  minister  having  de- 
buted a  common  friend  to  sound  the  intentions  of  Lafay- 
*ttc  relative  to  tlic  Ibrming  of  a  new  cabinet,  the  general 
replied   that  if  certain  patriots,  whom  he  named,  or  any 

iothers  of  the  same  way  of  thinking,  should  come  into 
power  in  place  of  the  men  who.se  proceedings  appeared 
to  him  eonlrary  to  the  principles  and  the  engagements 

'of  July,  he  should  consider  that  chiuige  as  the  precursor 
of  a  better  future.  He  also  wrote  to  that  effect  to  JL 
Laliilte,  who  laid  his  letter  before  the  council,  which 
disiileascd  several  of  its  members  in  the  highest  de- 
gree. 

The  pretended  exactions  of  Lnfiiycttc  went  no  further. 
To  impose  entire  silence  upon  his  own  susceptibility  ;  to 
lay  aside  all  self-love ;  to  consent  to  every  insignificant 
reparation,  such  as  the  postponement  of  the  execution  of 
the  article  of  the  law  which  concerned  himself;  in  short, 
to  give  way  to  every  thing  they  desired,  in  the  hope  of 
obtaining  under  favour  of  that  difliciilt  eonjuueture,  a 
better  system  of  goveruincnt :  such,  and  such  only,  what- 

^cver  may  have  been  said  of  the  matter,  vsere  the  rxurtri- 
taut  pretensions  of  the  man  who  had  consented  to  place 

■  the  crown  upon  the  head  of  the  new  king.     But  since, 

'  whilst  ovi'rwheliiiing  him  with  praises  and  professions  of 
attachinent,  the  disastrous  system  of  a  f/u«.M-Iicstoration 
was  undeviiilingly  persisted  in,  it  became  the  duty  of  La- 
fayette to  satisfy  the  adversaries  of  his  inllueiiec,  by  di- 
vestin"  himself  of  a  command  from  which  the  Chamber 
and  the  government  h.id  dismissed  him  live  times  in  a 
single   silting,  and  to  cease  to  serve  as  a  cloak  to  the 

"anti-French  combinations  which  his  remaining  at  the 
head  of  the  nalional  guards  might  have  hidden  from  the 
patriot.'.  When,  lliercfnrc,  tlio  required  twonty-liiur 
hours  had  elapsed,  without  having  brought  any  syiiip- 
toin  of  a  eliango  of  system,  lie  wrote  to  the  king  ; — 


'  Siro, 


'Sundav,  25th  Dcceniber,  1830. 


"Your   in.ajesty   told   mo   yesterday  that   tim  siib- 

.ject  ot  our  conversation  should  ba  eonclndod   this  day. 

J  have  seen  .M.VI.   LalKtlc  and  Monlalivct;  they  have 

K[)oken  to  mo  of  the  amciulment  which  the  president  of 

'  the  council   intends  to  propose.     But,  sire,  you    know 

■  well  that  it  does  not  reniovK  the  objections  which  I  Incik 

'  the  liberty  of  suhiiiitliiig  to  you.     I  monlioneil  lo  i\l.  de 

jMontalivet  that  1  lix)ked    upon  myself  as  having  given 

in  my  resignation,  and  1  imagine  ho  will   have   issued 

liis  orders  in  conseqiionee.     However   I    think    it   my 

duty  to  repeat  it  lo  the  king,  because,  (Jennral  Carhoti- 

nel  and  my  son  having  lidloweil  my  liirluiie,  as  likewise 

the   .Major  (ieneral    'I'racy,  it  is  necessary  that  orders 

should  bu   issued  lor  to-morrow's  service.     Itelieve   me, 

sire,  the   duly    which    1    eiiiisidor    1    am    fiillilliiig,  is 

'  more  pninful  to  me  than  1  can  express;  and  now,  mure 

-than  ever,  il  Ih^Iiovcs  mu  lo  join  with  the  liibiile  of  my 

respflel,  that  of  my   prulimnd  and   unallerablu   allaeh- 

nient.  "  Lakavitti;." 


cn.VPTKR  XVIL 

It  \n  nnt  iriio  thni  l.nt'njelte  reliiiieil  ihe  roniiii.iiiil  of  the  N.iiiniml 
iiiiiinl  ol'  l*ari^--l''ntM>lioihls  nf  ilie  tuiiil  ami  'lio  unvciiiiiti'iii  on 
tliat  lii'iil  -rkjiI.iiintiiiiiH'il'  l.afavi'lle  In  tliet 'liaiiilier  nt')h<|iiiiiifi 
-rrorllliiiteinii  III'  Ihe  klni!— Tile  PhImIh  Royal  hlslnil.'lle  Ih.-tt 
LnTnyetle  niMiieit  n  riHf/i  irrfrU  1)11(1  nilirliiliirr<lli|»— K.\|iliiltutioii 
iir  LnfayHiii  kIIIi  iIio  kiiiig  ii|iiin  Hint  suhjeel— 'I'lio  evteiii  nl' 
l.nl'aveil''  H  ili'iimiiij^  — niM  taking  leave  ol'thu  NHtiniinl  (Junrd— 
Chwr.irirr  of  I.nlayetle. 

It  was  felt  necessary  lo  anticipate  Ihe  dangerous  iin- 
preasion  which  Ihe  retirement  of  Lafiiyelte  would  uiia- 
Toidahly  produce  on  the  public  mind.  To  that  end,  the 
coi:rt,  the  mitiislry,  nnd  the  jintxt'nyFttiitlK  of  the  two 
cb".iiiN'rs,  eombined  to  spread  abrouil,  and  eattsii  to  Ix' 
b«?lievcii,  two  I'lLselicxMls  :  Isl.  That  the  dcmniids  made 
by  Lull  yette  to  the  king  were  such  that  the  inouanh 
was  lei.  no  olher  alternative  than  to  reject  them  or  lo 
alHlicat '.  the  tlirotni :  i2d,  That  I>al'ayette  had  obstinittely 
re(\iBed  the  eominaiid  of  the  national  guard  «f  Paris, 
[  which  had  been  ollVrcd  him  with  the  stroin'cst  solicila- 
tluiis, 


This  system  of  accusation  was  the  more  i)erfulious,  as 
whilst  on  the  one  hand  it  invoked  for  Louis  Philip|ie  tlic 
sympathy  which  a  generous  nation  never  withholds  from 
oppressed  weakiie.-^s ;  it  tended  on  the  other  to  alienate 
from  Lafayette  the  affection  of  liis  comrades  of  tlie  iia- 
tidiial  guard  of  Palis,  that  is,  to  wound  him  in  the  most 
sensible  pari. 

Fear  and  b.id  faith  set  every  engine  to  work,  to  invest 
this  fiction  with  Ihe  eharaclcr  of  an  ineoutest;iblc  fact; 
and  the  truly  theatrical  .senlimentality  with  which  they 
deplored  Ihe  lamentable  obstinacy  of  Lafayette,  is  not  one 
of  the  least  characteristic  traits  of  the  men  who  now 
govern  us. 

"Sire,"  said  M.  de  Montalivct,  in  his  report  presented 
lo  Ihe  king  on  tl'.e  •lililli  of  December,  "(Jeneral  Lafay- 
ette has  tendered  lo  your  majesty  his  resignation  of  the 
office  ofeommander  in  chief  of  the  national  guards  of  the 
kingdom.  The  most  earnest  solicitation.s,  repeatedly 
urged,  have  failed  to  induce  the  illustrious  general  to  re- 
tract a  resolution  which  deeply  alilicls  your  majesty's 
heart,  and  deprives  Frnnee  of  the  services  he  might  yet 
render  her.  The  resolution  of  (Jeneral  Lafiyette  being 
irrevocable,  we  must  abandon  the  hope  of  seeing  him 
continue  in  the  exercise  of  the  functions  of  an  ollice 
in  which  he  will  leave  imi)erishable  recollections  behind 
him!" 

That  pathetic  report  had  naturally  for  its  moral,  Ihe 
proposing  of  Count  de  Lobauas  the  successor  of  Lafayette. 

Then  came  immediately  the  following  proelamalion, 
plentifully  distributed,  and  posted  up  at  every  guard- 
house in  the  capital  ■ — 

"  PnoCLAMATION    OK   THE    KI.NG. 

2ljth  of  December. 

"  Brave  Nali"nal  Guards,  my  dear  fellow  countrymen, 
you  will  partake  my  regret  on  learning  that  General 
Laliiyelte  bus  deemed  it  proper  logivc  in  his  resignation. 
I  had  hoped  to  see  him  longer  at  your  head,  animating 
yonr  7eal  by  his  example,  and  by  the  recollection  of  the 
great  services  he  has  rendered  to  the  caii.se  of  Hbcrty. 
Ills  retirement  is  the  more  felt  by  me,  as,  but  a  few  days 
ago,  Ihe  worthy  general  again  took  a  glorious  part  in 
m.Tinlainiiig  publii;  order,  v.hieli  you  .so  nobly  and  so 
effectually  protected  during  the  late  agitations.  But  I 
have  the  consolation  to  retlect  that  1  have  neglected 
nothing  to  B|Kire  the  National  Guard  that  which  will 
cause  it  the  deepest  regret,  and  mc  the  sinccrcst  grief. 

"liOi'is  PiiiLii'i'i:." 

,\nd  here  I  subjoin  the  terms  in  which,  following  up 
Ihe  blow,  the  president  of  the  council  expres.sed  himsell' 
ill  Ihe  silting  of  the  Chamber  of  Deputies  of  the  SiMli  ol 
December,  that  is,  thirty-six  hours  aller  he  had  voted  the 
dismissal  of  Lafayette. 

"  The  illu.strious  chief  of  the  national  guard,  who  has 
long  contemplated  the  repititionof  that  noble  step  which 
he  took  forty  years  ago,  has  divested  himself  of  his  func- 
tions, uotwiihslanding  our  snlicilalions.  He  wished,  as 
much  as  in  him  lay,  lo  imitate  the  noble  example  of 
Washington  ;  lie  has  done  only  a  little  earlier  that  which 
he  said  he  would  do  sooner  or  later.  One  of  our  enl- 
leagiies,*  whose  virtues  have  thrown  around  him  so  much 
splendour,  had  likewise  fornu>d  the  inlcntioii  of  laying 
down  his  share  of  power;  bill  he  would  not  do  so  on  the 
eve  of  danger  ;  he  lias  done  it  the  day  alter." 

The  king,  having  assembled  at  Ihe  Palais  Uoyal  the 
roldiiels  of  all  the  legions  oi'llie  nalional  guard  of  Paris, 
prnlcsscd  the  deepest  regret  at  Lal'ayelte's  resignation, 
all  the  lime,  however,  eomplaliiiiig  of  Ihe  really  excessive 
demands  which  he  had  inadi^  to  his  majesty.  But  what 
will  apjK'ar  still  more  astonishing  is,  that,  eoiilbiindiiig, 
no  doubt,  the  eonllicting  counsels  which  were  siiniil- 
laneously  given  him,  the  king  added,  in  n  tone  of  dis- 
pleasure, that  monstrous  pr(i|msals  were  maile  him,  such 
as  that  of  expelling  the  Chambers,  and  setting  up  a  die- 
talorsliip.  It  must  Im'  believed,  that  ehaiiee  and  i-onfusion 
only  could  have  thus  brought  together  in  oni'  senlcnce 
llui  itrmanitf  of  Iiafiiyctte,  and  u  wish  for  a.  rnup-d'clal 
and  a  dietaturHhip  ;  siiicn,  when  the  general  complained 
to  liiu  king  of  llin  absurd  reports  Ilia',  were  spread  re- 
specting him  1"  I  should  liko," answered  Louis  Philippe, 
"  lo  Kvo  llio  man  who  should  daro  to  nialnluin  that  I 
allribuled  those  proposals  to  you."'  "  I'erlainly,"  re. 
plied  Lafnyette,  "  il  is  pleasant  enough  that  I  should 
lie  aeeuKcd  of  a  desiro  lo  invest  you  with  a  diclatorship, 
I  who  would  be  found  tliu  first  in  Ihe  rnnks  of  Ihe 
enemies  of  any  eoimtituliuiial  tnonareh  who  should 
lake  such  n  fancy." 

However,  thoso  manu!uvrcH  on  tlio  onu  hand,  and 
llioHU  miiundrtilatulingt  on  Iho  ollior,  furnished  matter 

»  M.  Uu|iunl  de  lEiirc 


for  those  false  accusations  which  a  restless  and  cun- 
ning spirit  of  intrigue  propagated  in  the  capital  and  in 
llio  departments,  in  Iho  guai-"'. ..so  and  in  the  draw- 
ing-room, and  under  favour  of  which  many  persons  as- 
sumed, at  court,  the  merit  of  a  devuledne.ss  which  had 
no  object. 

Bui  what  wos  either  Irnc  or  probable  in  these  impu- 
tations? Nolliing,  certainly;  and  the  most  ordinary 
judgment  would  suffice  lo  detect  the  absurdity  of  the 
groundwork  of  that  dull  comedy. 

As  for  the  imperious  drmnnils  of  Lafayette,  the  king 
had  reason  to  complain  of  them,  if  the  king  considered 
as  an  intolerable  exaction,  Ihe  requiring  of  a  speedy 
return  to  the  principles  of  the.  revolution  of  July,  to 
which  ho  owed  his  crown,  and  from  which  he  and  his 
ministers  were  so  evidently  departing.  Has  tiiiio 
proved  that  those  fears  were  are  without  foundation  ? 

Finally,  in  respect  to  his  refusal  of  the  command  of 
the  national  guard  of  Paris,  one  single  thing  is  true, 
which  is,  that  before  accepting  that  command,  the 
('oiiiit  de  Lobau  came  lo  ask  Lafayette  if  he  persisted 
in  his  risiisuiitiim.  Hut  until  then,  Lafayette  had  eom- 
iiianded  the  national  guard  of  Paris  by  virtue  only  of 
llie  powers  which  invested  him  with  the  chief  eom- 
inaiid of  all  the  national  guards  of  the  kingdom  ;  con- 
sequeiilly,  that  general  command  being  abolished,  he 
could  not  be  atkcd  to  retain  the  command  of  the  capi- 
tal in  particular,  under  an  authority  which  the  decision 
of  the  legislature  and  the  concurrence  of  the  govern- 
ment had  viitually  put  an  end  to,  A  new  ordinance 
would  have  been  necessary  ;  and  such  ordinance  was 
never  issued,  nor  even  olTered. 

But  where  is  llie  necessity  for  mo  to  argue  upon 
legal  forms,  to  prove  that  llie  government  never  in- 
tended lo  entrust  the  eommaiid  of  the  capital  to  La- 
I'ayclte?  Does  not  that  proof  appear  from  the  very 
n.itiire  of  things?  The  distrusts  and  jealousies  of  the 
court,  the  chambers,  the  courtiers,  the  ministers,  the 
■  oreigii  diplomatists,  being  the  manifest,  the  sole  mo- 
tives for  removing  Lafayette  ;  did  they  not  apply  above 
all  to  the  exercise  of  the  power  and  iiitlueiico  which 
lie  derived  from  the  command  of  one  hundred  thousand 
armed  citizens  of  Paris  and  its  environs.'  And  if,  on 
his  part,  Lafayette  had  scrupled  to  deceive  Franco 
liy  appearing  lo  identify  himself  with  the  policy  of  the 
Palais  Royal,  must  ho  not  have  been  equally  fearful  of 
abusing  the  confidence  of  the  country  by  exercising 
the  great  and  imposing  eoinmand  of  the  capital.'  Thus 
the  system  of  Iho  Palais  Royal,  and  that  of  Lafayette, 
of  llieinselves,  put  the  olVer  and  refusal  of  that  com- 
mand nut  of  the  question  :  neither  the  one  nor  tlia 
other  was  made. 

In  resorting  to  that  syBlcm  of  slander  and  calumny, 
li.e  court  knew  so  liltle  of  Lafayette,  as  not  lo  venture 
lo  rely  on  Ihe  generosity  of  his  character,  which  would 
make  him  regard  il  as  a  patriotic  duly,  lo  prevent  Hit! 
ill  elVeel  liis  resignation  was  likely  lo  produce  in  Paris 
and  in  every  part  of  France,  from  whence  he  received, 
in  fact,  such  warm  lestiinomes  of  regret,  affection,  and 
eoiilideiiee.  Meveilheless,  far  from  wishing  to  make  a. 
iriiimph  of  his  retirenient,  he  took  every  pains  to 
deaden  Hie  explosion  of  discoiileiit  which  il  might  oc- 
casion among  his  numerniis  friends,  and  to  prevent  tlio 
icsigiinlions  which  began  to  bo  tendered  from  all  quar- 
ters, lie  hastened  to  issue  the  following  order  of  the 
day  :- 

oniii;ii  or  the  day,  or  tiik  27tii  ok  deckmbeu,  1830. 

"  In  quilting  the  coininand  of  the  nalional  guards  of 
the  kingdom,  (ieneral  Lafayelle  proposes  lo  address  lo 
llieiii  his  thiiiiks  and  Ins  farewell,  but  ho  cannot  refrain 
fiom  seizing  the  first  mnincnt  to  express  to  his  fellow 
soldiers  of  Paris  the  leelings  with  which  his  heart  is 
uverdowiiig.  lie  has  the  fullest  confidence  in  the  sin- 
cerity of  their  atlachmcnl  and  regret.  By  redoubling, 
if  possible,  their  punctuality  and  activity  in  Iho  service, 
Ihey  will  prove  it  to  him  more  and  iiiuro.  He  will 
know  how  lo  appreciate  this  fiesh  testimony  of  their 
uireeliuii  and  their  indissolublo  union  with  him,  in  their 
comnioii  devotion  lo  liberty  ond  public  order.  The 
palriolie  foresight  of  the  king  bus  made  all  Ihe  neces- 
sary anangemenls.  Il  is  with  his  whole  soul,  and  not 
without  emotion,  that  their  old  and  grateful  friend  in- 
dites these  few  words  to  them,  "  Lakavkttk." 

Lafayctlu  inimcdialuly  alter  presented  liimsclf  lo  Iho 
king,  no  loiigur  as  cuminaiider  of  1,7110,000  nalional 
guards,  but  as  un  ull'eetiuiiato  citizen  full  of  respect  fur 
ihe  person  and  family  ul'lliu  now  inunareh. 

'I'lio  court  and  llie  town  awaited,  with  the  strongest 
euiiusily,   the   parliamenlary   oxpUiialiuiis   which   ho 


'I 

i  If 


28 


LAl'AYETTE  AND  LOUIS  PHILIPPE. 


I 


should  {.rive  in  the  tribune  ;  and,  as  may  be  well  con- 
ceived, liis  arrival  at  the  Chamber,  in  the  sitting  of  the 
27th  of  December,  caused  a  great  sensation. 

"  Gentlemen,"  said  he,  "it  is  customary,  in  a  neigh- 
bouring country,  that  when  a  citizen  retires  (roin  the 
exercise  of  high  functions,  he  and  his  cnllcngucs  should 
mutually  cxphiin  before  the  representative  chamber. 
Allow  mc  to  use  that  privilege. 

"I  have  always  thought  that  theofliccof  commander 
in  chief  of  the  national  guards  of  the  kingdom  was  in- 
compatible, as  a  general  principle,  with  the  institutions 
of  a  constitutional  monarchy.  Thneforc,  when  three 
millions  of  ti\y  fellow  citizens,  in  171)0,  pro|)osed  to  con- 
fer that  office  upon  mc,  by  the  acclamations  of  their 
fourteen  thousand  deputies,  on  the  field  of  the  Federa- 
tion, I  hastened  to  prevent  its  possibility,  by  obtaining 
from  the  Constituent  Assembly  a  prohibitory  decree, 
I  did  not  do  so  when,  at  the  Hotcl-de-Ville,  the  lieute- 
nant-general of  the  kingdom,  and  afterwards  the  king, 
pro|)osed  to  nie  to  remain  in  the  exercise  of  that  com- 
mand. I  thought  it  behoved  me  to  accept  it,  with  the 
intention  of  divesting  myself  of  it,  earlier  in  case  of 
peace,  later  in  case  of  war,  as  soon  as  I  no  longer  saw  a 
necessity  for  its  continuance. 

"The  opinion  of  the  Chamber  has  anticipated  that 
period ;  and  out  of  respect  to  it,  I  have  not  waited  for 
the  law  to  bo  submitted  to  the  other  branches  of  the  le- 
gislature. It  is  merely  a  question  of  time ;  but  I  should 
teol  deeply  hurt  if  it  were  supposed  (and  no  one,  know- 
ing or  having  read  the  history  of  the  last  filly-four 
years,  can  suppose)  that  my  conduct  has  been  inllucnc- 
ed  by  the  slightest  personal  considoralion.  I  will  go 
further:  that  opinion  expressed  by  the  Chamber,  aflbrd- 
ed  mo  an  opportunity  which  I  needed.  The  great 
power  with  which  I  was  invested  gave  some  umbrage  ; 
you  have  otlcn  heard  it  spoken  of,  gentlemen.  That 
umbrage  prevailed,  above  all,  in  the  diplomatic  circles. 
That  power  is  now  dissolved ;  I  have  now  only  the  hon- 
our of  being  your  coUengiio. 

"  One  word  more,  gentlemen.  Tliat  resignation,  ac- 
cepted by  the  king  with  all  his  accustomed  testimonies 
of  kindness  towards  mo,  I  should  not  have  given  in  be- 
fore the  crisis  wo  have  just  [)assed  through.  My  under- 
standing  of  puUlic  order  is  now  fully  satisfied.  I  own 
it  is  not  so  with  my  underalandin/r  of  liberty.  We  all 
know  the  programme  of  the  Hotel-de-Ville;  ^1  popular 
throne  surrounded  uilh  republican  inslilulions.  It  was 
accepted ;  hut  wo  do  not  all  of  us  understand  it  in  the 
Bame  manner;  it  has  not,  on  all  occasions,  been  under- 
stood by  the  councils  of  the  king  as  it  has  by  me,  who 
am  more  impatient  than  others  to  see  it  lealised  ;  and 
to  whatever  may  have  been  my  personal  independence 
in  every  situation,  I  feel,  in  my  present  situation,  more 
perfectly  at  liberty  to  discuss  my  opinion  with  you. 

"  There  are  points,  however,  upon  which  we  shall  be 
always  united  against  domestic  and  foreign  adversaries 
I  think  thai,  in  the  course  taken  at  the  time  of  the  re- 
volution of  .luly,  we  not  only  did  that  which  was  best, 
but  the  only  thing  it  was  expedient  to  do.  I  think  so 
more  than  ever,  since  I  have  known  tho  monarch  whom 
'we  have  placed  upon  tho  throne.  In  pirtting  ofi'  my 
uniform,  I  have  not  laid  aside  our  motto.  "  Liberty,  pub- 
lic order."  Besides,  how  many  legal  means  wo  possess 
of  expressing  our  thoughts,  of  urgrng  our  demands  ! 
For  us,  there  is  the  tribune ;  for  every  one  the  press, 
which  has  rendered  so  many  services,  and  the  [x-aceablo 
course  of  |)clitioning.  This,  geiitleinen,  is  whit  I  had 
occasion  to  say  lo  my  colleagues,  who,  1  hope,  will  con- 
tinue to  mo  their  esteem  and  friendship."' 

In  short,  owing  to  tho  iiieasnros  taken  by  Lafayette 
in  order  that  his  reliromeiit  niiL'lit  produce  the  smallest 
possible  iiicoiiveiiii'uci.',  every  filing  would  have  setlli'd 
down  calmly,  if,  as  he  said  one  day  to  tlie  king,  ho  had 
not  met,  in  Ihe  pirformnnce  of  that  (food  work,  with 
some  auxiliaries  upon  whom  he  Imd  not  rtickoned.  No- 
vertheless,  Ihe  proprieties  of  ollice  reipiiied  that  Fiafhy- 
ette  should  liiriiially  lake  leave  of  the  nationul  guards  of 
tho  kingdom,  and  particularly  of  that  of'I'aris,  which  he 
did  by  addressing  to  them  these  two  loiters: — 

OKNF.HAl.  I.APAVKTTK  TO  TIIK    NATIONAI.  HllAni)  OF  I'AKIS. 

Vnria,  lat  January,  1H31. 

"  My  dear  fcllow-snldiers, 

"When,  at  the  painful  moment  of  my  retiromnnt,  I 
haslcneil  lo  put  you  on  your  gii  ird,  not  against  iiiiox- 
perled  inculpations,  which  I  leiivii  lo  your  good  sense 
and  the  rerlilu'l'' of  your  own  hearts,  but  against  any 
imprudeni  manili'slalions  of  your  lVii'mlshi[i  lowarils  me, 
i  promised  yiiii  a  farewell  let  fer,  which  I  shall  here  sub- 
join.    Vou  will  find  in  ii,  as  well  aa  in  my  .■>poecli  to  the 


Chamber,  tho  explanation  of  my  conduct  and  the  expres- 
sion of  my  sentiments,  I  feel  it,  however,  necessary 
again  to  address  myself  specially  to  you,  whoso  fiithers 
were  my  friends  and  companions  in  17811;  to  you,  who, 
during  tho  last  five  months,  have  so  fully  gratified  my 
patriotism,  my  pride,  and  my  affection. 

"In  resigning  the  command  in  chief  to  the  king, 
wliose  ordinance  was  my  sole  title  to  it,  I  have  yicldoil 
not  only  to  the  wishes  expressed  in  the  sitting  of  the 
:i4tli  of  December,  but  also  to  Ihe  manifestations  of  va- 
rioiis  sorts  of  jealousies,  and  of  patriotic  scruples,  not 
loss  apjdicable,  considering  my  pcr.sonal  siluiilion,  to  the 
important  command  of  the  nationni  tjuard  of  Paris,  had 
it  been  re-established  in  my  behalf,  than  to  the  functions 
with  which  1  had  liecn  invested. 

"It  would  have  been  gratifying  to  me,  my  dear  com- 
rades, to  present  to  you  myself  the  brotherly  congratula- 
lions  on  your  conduct  in  the  lafe  crisis,  which  pour  in 
from  all  quarters;  they  shall  be  transmitted  to  Ihe  excel- 
lent general  who  so  well  justifies  the  honourable  choice 
f  the  king. 

".May  our  programme  of  .July  be  carried  into  eflect 
more  and  more!  Such  is  the  wish  of  France;  for,  it  is 
as  false  to  say  at  Paris  that  the  departments  are  indiflcr- 
ent  to  liberty,  as  in  the  departments  that  Paris  is  averse 
to  public  order:  then  the  reality  of  things  themselves 
will  not  need  the  passjiort  of  any  name. 

"  Accept,  all  of  you,  my  dear  comrades,  connnandcrs, 
officers,  subalterns,  and  privates,  the  regrets,  the  affec- 
tion, and  the  good  wishes  of  a  loving,  grateful,  and  de- 
voted heart,  which  remains  identified  with  you,  and 
which  death  alone  can  separate  from  you. 

"  Lakavetti:." 

cr.XKRAI.    I.AFAVKTTK    TO    THE    NATIONAL,    (iLAai)S    OK    THE 
KlNunOM. 

"  Hut  a  .short  time  ago,  my  dear  fellow-soldiers,  I  was 
invested  with  an  immense  command;  now,  1  am  only 
your  old  friend,  the  veteran  of  the  national  guanl.  That 
twofold  title  will,  to  my  last  niomenl.s,  tbrin  my  happi- 
ness and  my  glory.  That  which  I  no  longer  possess 
found  me,  in  the  great  week,  strong  in  the  imbonnded 
confidence  of  the  |>eople,  in  the  midst  of  the  illustrious 
barricades  at  which  was  raised  again  that  tri-coloured 
Hag,  twice  the  signal  of  liberty ;  where,  in  three  days, 
were  decided  the  present  destinies  of  things  and  of  men 
in  Franco,  the  future  destinies  of  Kurope.  Those  func- 
tions which  I  had  refused  in  17110,  I  accepted  in  1830 
from  the  hanils  of  a  prince  whom  we  have  appointed  to 
be  our  king.  They  were,  I  think,  exercised  usefully ; 
seventeen  hundred  thousanrl  national  guards  already 
raised,  organised  at  thi'  voice  of  their  happy  chief,  arc 
my  witnesses.  They  might,  I  confess,  have  still  conti- 
nued lo  be  further  useful,  during  a  ])erio(l  of  the  duration 
of  which  T  was  told  I  should  be  the  judge,  and  of  which 
I  should  have  been  a  severe  arbiter.  A  majority  of  the 
depiilies  my  colleagues  thought  that  those  funetioiis 
ought  to  cease  now;  and  that  opinion  was  expressed,  in 
the  same  sitting,  by  the  principal  organ  of  the  govern- 
ment. Besides,  distrusts,  whicli  I  have  a  right  to  say 
the  past  did  not  justify,  had  arisen  in  several  quarters; 
they  were  openly  manif'csfcd,  and  could  not  he  satisfied 
except  by  a  rclinquislmient  of  power  wholhj  and  irithmit 
any  renrrrr.  And  when  even  the  royal  intervention,  in 
its  solicitude,  aflerwards  resorted  to  every  means  to 
continue  my  services,  an  instinct  of  treedum,  which  has 
never  deceived  me  in  Ihi^  whole  course  of  my  lite,  sug- 
gested lo  me  that  I  must  sacrifice  that  power,  those  eii- 
joynienls,  those  constiiiil  aHeetions,  lo  Ihe  anslere  diiiy 
of  conlribuliiiir  to  all  the  conseciucnccs  of  the  .evolution 
oflK'll). 

"  My  passing  aulhorily  has  not  been  usi'less ;  an  im- 
inensr  correspciiidenei'  eiinfinns  this  assertion.  In  fuel, 
if  llie  sublime  moveinciil  of  France  in  anus  has  been 
s|)iintaiieoiis;  if,  to  secure  if  fur  ever  ngiiiiisl  Ihe  fuliire 
comhinatioiis  of  cvitv  kind  of  narrow,  malevolent,  or 
tliniil  policy,  it  \i:\-  been  siiirieieiil  lo  pliee  her  distinctly, 
from  the  outset,  under  the  safe)j;uard  of  the  principles  of 
1781)  and  I71M,  and,  above  all,  of  the  vital  and  universal 
principle  of  elcefion  ;  it  is  not  the  less  true,  that  a  central 
inllueni'c,  and,  if  I  may  vcnlure  lo  say  so,  Ihe  conlidcmc 
line  to  some  of  my  anterior  aits,  have  eonlriliuled  use- 
fully lo  regulate,  in  the  absence  of  the  law,  the  various 
organisations  and  wishes, ami  to  remove  obstaeles  raised 
by  fhe  intrigues  of  the  fillen  parly,  who,  in  too  Iniiiiy 
insfatices,  were  suflVred  lo  reliiin  Ihe  power  of  doing 
mischii'f.  I  am  happy  to  express  my  obligations  in  that 
respeel  to  the  i  verlions  of  Ihe  inspector  general,  which 
have  so  ably  seeonded  my  own. 

"  I  shall  not  clel.iil  all  that  we  have  done  to  organise 
those  adiiiirabli  town  legion.-,  tliofc  nuincroiiB  cantonal 


battalions,  the  mischievous  parcelling  out  of  wliich  you 
have  recently  witnessed  ine  opposing  in  vain ;  to  con. 
tribute  to  their  instruction,  their  arming,  their  equip, 
incnt,  as  far  as  the  physical  resources  at  our  disposal 
would  allow  ;  to  demand,  from  the  coimncncement,  fresh 
and  powerful  means  to  iiurehose,  manufacture,  and  repair 
those  arms  which  form  at  once  the  |>atriotic  want  and  the 
noble  cry  of  the  national  guards;  to  assist  in  tlie  forma- 
tion of  the  citizen  cavalry,  and  of  that  artillery  mountiiij; 
already  fifty  batteries,  and  awaiting  the  numerous  addi- 
tions promised  by  the  war  department;  a  civic  innova- 
tion  teeming  with  utility,  whose  high  importance  has 
not  been  sutticiently  felt  in  our  legislative  discussions; 
in  short,  to  prepare  all  that  five  months  more  may  dc 
velope.  By  these  means  will  be  completed  that  immense 
organisation,  jirotective  of  liberty  and  public  order,  and 
H  hence  might  issue  so  many  hundreds  of  thousands  ul' 
eombatants  for  the  safety  and  the  indciiendence  of  France, 
.'Vli  I  instead  of  dreading  that  vast  institution,  formcil 
without  hesitation,  without  disturbance,  by  the  feeling 
of  a  liberal  and  sympathetic  confidence  in  the  national 
masses,  let  us  rather  iiasteii  to  regulate  our  other  insli- 
tulions  after  such  a  model ! 

"  IIow  shall  I  exjircss  the  delightful  emotioUH  of  my 
icart,  when,  at  the  end  of  a  few  weeks,  it  was  my  happy 
lot  to  oftcr  to  the  admiration  of  the  public,  to  the  kiiip, 
to  the  foreigners,  to  enemies  ok  well  as  friends,  that  Pa- 
risian  national  guard  of  which  1  was  so  proud  ;  which, 
during  forty  years,  has  been  a  real  family  to  me,  rising 
up  again  more  brilliant,  more  luunerous  than  ever,  and, 
shortly  after,  amounting,  with  the  fine  legions  of  tlic 
suburbs,  to  nearly  eighty  thousand  men  in  the  Champ- 
de-.Alars ;  einotioiis  which  couhl  l»c  surpassed  only  by  tlic 
happiness  of  having  rcci^ntly  owed  to  them  the  safety  of 
the  capital,  mid  the  uniform  purity  of  our  revolution.  If 
a  single  department,  that  of  the  Seine  and  Oise,  procjr>.il 
me  local  enjoyments,  how  much  have  I  not  f'ult  on  re- 
ceiving the  re|iorts  of  tho  miracles  of  formation,  appear- 
ance, intelligence,  good  tecling,  in  the  various  portions 
of  our  fine  country ;  in  seeing  myself  surrounded  every 
day  by  thosc^  deputations  from  the  whole  of  Franc- , 
which  brought  to  the  king  of  her  choice  a  second  inau- 
guration, and  which,  in  their  aft'ectionatc  confidence,  ex- 
plaining  to  me  the  local  grievances  ond  the  general 
mieasiness,  constituted  me,  as  you  know,  the  formal  in. 
terpreter  to  the  govcrmnent,  ol  the  wants  which  the  spi- 
rit  of  the  great  week  required  to  Ik'  satisfied. 

"  That  duty  was  fulfilled.  I  have  every  where,  ns  in 
the  Iribune,  expressed  my  ardent,  perhaps  my  impatieiii 
wishes,  for  the  complete  realisation  of  the  programiiu 
tendered  while  the  blood  of  six  thousand  citizens  wa> 
yet  smoking  ;  and  if  1  wished  that  France  should,  in  tin 
shortest  tinie  possible,  have  a  representation  elected  sub. 
seipicnily  to  the  revolution  of  1830  ;  if  I  have  said,  thai 
in  fiiture  discussions  relative  to  the  other  ('hamber,  I 
should  prelcr  to  its  present  organisation  the  jirinciple  ol 
an  elective  presentation  of  candidates  for  the  approval  of 
the  king ;  if  I  have  scrupled  to  lend  my  name  to  the  dc 
laying,  or  to  the  omitting  of  things  which  I  consider 
necessary  ;  it  would  be  very  uniust  to  convert  tliosr 
opinions  into  the  having  called  lor  roups.d'itat  and  a 
dictatorship;  which  I  have  no  mora  wished  to  impose 
upon  others  than  I  would  submit  to  them  myself,  as  his. 
lory  will  vouch  in  more  than  one  passage. 

"But  I  prefer  rc|iealing  what  every  one  must  know, 
Frenchmen  of  all  parties,  foreigners  ol  all  countries ;  thai 
if  the  eonsliliitioual  order  coni|Ucred  ihiring  tlio  thru 
great  days,  that  if  the  popular  tlirmie  raised  by  our  own 
hands,  should  ever  be  ihrealened,  from  whatever  quarlii 
il  niighl  be,  the  whole  iialion  would  rise  to  defend  them 
"M  this  painliil  moment  of  bidiling  you  farcwill, 
which  I  had  not  Ihoughl  so  near,  1  leiiiler  lo  my  diar 
f'ellcm  soldiers  my  gralilude  fa  their  friendship,  my  con. 
f»li".cc  in  their  reiiieinlirance  of  me,  my  wishes  fiir  their 
happiness,  my  aihniration  at  what  they  have  perfornieil, 
my  antieipiilii.n  of  what  they  will  yet  do,  my  hope  thai 
the  ealeuhilions  of  intrigue,  nr  Ihe  misrepreseiitalions  of 
malevoleiiee,  will  not  prevail  airaiiist  me  in  their  breast*; 
I  offer  them,  in  sliorl,  all  the  scnliiiiciils  of  a  lender  otrei- 
tion,  which  will  continue  to  my  latest  breath. 

"  LAFAVKTrK." 

This  new  order  of  things  did  not  in  Ihe  least  diminiitji 
Ihi'  moral  influence  of  Ijiiliiyeltc;  perhaps  even  the  con 
siileralion  for  liiin  |n'rsonally  was  much  increased  by  llir 
(lisijrace  which  llu^  oll'spring  of  the  revolution  of  .hilv, 
aftervvards  its  adversaries,  had  just  intlicted  on  the  gear 
ral's  palriolie  iiiflexibilily.  Thiil  s|M'cicH  of  ostracism 
restored  him  In  all  Ihe  dignity  of  his  polilieiil  life.  In 
il>  ed,  il  was  in  Ihe  simple  L'nrb  of  a  cilizen.  that  in  \'i^'} 
he  had  received  l.ouls  XVI,,  at  tho  head  of  two  hundrrd 


housa 
.&e  hai 
^iiieri 
■en 
guest ; 
the  II, 

in  sho 
uriiig 
ibe 

But, 
l^ialtei 
to  the 
Ijbjcct 

might 

Auin  I 

{%  getl 
y  sepi 
riner 
^eddc 
if  prev 
nand, 
it  the 
our  roy 
But, 
Wonarc 
bf  ever 

Jitle,  an 
ike  Laf 
(^8  beyoi 
'cctly  I 
krincipl 
leen  by 
oldnes^ 


J.AFAYETTE  AND  LoriS  PHILIPPE. 


29 


■lliiijT  out  of  wliich  yuu 
rosing  in  vain;  to  con- 
ir  uriniiig,  their  equip. 
sources  at  our  <Iisi)osiil 

10  com  inencenicnt,  fresh 
uianufaclure.and  repair 
le  [Mitriotic  want  and  the 
;  to  assist  in  tlie  forma, 
ftliat  artillery  mouutiii|; 
ing  tlie  numerous  adcli- 
rtmcut ;  a  civic  innova. 
se  high  importance  has 

legislative  discussions ; 

months  more  may  dc 
conijiletcd  that  immense 
y  and  puhlic  order,  anil 
mdreds  of  tliousands  of 
indoiKindencc  of  France, 
vast  institution,  formed 
urhance,  by  the  feeling 
ilidenee  in  the  national 
■eguhite  our  other  insti- 

ightful  emotions  of  my 
weeks,  it  was  my  happy 
tlie  public,  to  the  king, 
well  as  friends,  that  I'a- 
1  was  so  proud ;  whicli, 
eal  family  to  me,  rising 
umcrous  than  ever,  and, 
the  fine  legions  of  tl.'u 
md  men  in  the  Champ, 
lie  surpassed  only  by  the 
led  to  them  the  safety  of 
rity  of  our  revolution.  If 
Seine  and  Oise,  proeuriil 
li  have  I  not  felt  on  re. 
lies  of  formation,  appear. 
,  in  the  various  portions 
myself  surrounded  every 

11  the  whole  of  Franc- , 
icr  choice  a  second  inau. 
ftectionatc  confidence,  c.\- 
vancea  ond  the  general 
^ou  know,  the  formal  in- 

thc  wants  which  the  spi. 
[o  Ik"  satisfied. 
1  have  every  where,  as  in 
perhaps  my  inipatieiil 
on  of  the  programnii 
thousand  citizens  wiis 
at  France  should,  in  tin 
presentation  elected  hiiI). 
[ID  ;  if  I  have  said,  that 
the  other  ('hanihcr,  1 
sation  the  principle  ol' 
idates  fur  tlio  approval  of 
nd  my  name  to  the  di.'- 
hings  which  I  consider 
unjust  to  convert   thosr 
d  liir  coiii>a.(l'ilul  and  u 
jiiro  wished  to  impose 
to  them  myself,  as  his. 
passage. 

every  one  must  know, 
rs  of  all  countries;  thai 
uercd  during  tlie  thin 
liroiie  raise<l  by  our  own 
il,  from  whalevf  r  quartet 
dd  rise  to  defend  tlietn. 
bidding  you  farewill, 
ir,  I  lender  to  my  d(at 
lieir  friendship,  my  emi. 
nil',  my  wishes  for  their 
il  liny  have  perfornnil, 

II  yet  do,  my  hope  that 
he  inisrepresinlations  nl 

inst  me  in  their  breasts; 
ii'ients  of  a  tender  offei- 
latest  lireatli. 

"  l.AFAYKTTK." 

not  in  the  least  diminiKJi 
;  perhaps  even  the  enii. 

s  niucli  increased  by  llir 
the  revolution  of  July, 

isf  iiitlieled  on  (he  g(  ne 

III  siM'eies  of  ostraeisiii 
f  his  polilii'iil  life.  In 
if  a  eili/en,  that  In  17>'l 

^llic  head  of  two  hundriil 


.iousand  armed  patriots ;  that,  nearly  forty  years  after, 
ic  had  traversed  in  triumph  the  twenty-lour  states  ot  the 
Amerieun  L'nioii,  reviewing  ihe  regular  troops  and  eili- 
ten  niililla  which  crowd.d  the  passage  ot  ll,e  nulwn  s 
guvM  ;  and  that,  more  recently,  he  had  toiind  'Minsell  at 
flie  Ilolel.ile-Ville,  at  the  head  of  the  revolution  ot  It^.iO. 

5n  short,  il  was  not  tr   his  olliee  of  generalissimo  that, 
uring  half  a  century,  the  confidence  and  veneration  ol 
the  nations  of  America  and  Kurope  had  bee.',  attached. 

Bnl,  if  the  personal  position  of  Lafayette  remained 
nnallered  by  his  retirement,  it  was  not  tin;  less  injurious 
£  the  public  weal,  that  the  national  guard  lost  in  him  an 
abject  around  which  all  the  interests  ot  order  and  liber  y 
might  rally.  And  as  for  the  throne  which,  in  the  deii- 
^uni  of  ambition  and  fear,  thought  to  strengthen  itsel 
fiy  getting  rid  of  his  influence,  what  has  it  then  gained 
&  separating  itself  from  him?  Where  could  it  hnd  a 
jriner  or  more  faithful  support  than  in  the  man  who  had 
ipcdded  it  to  liberty ;  the  only  one,  too,  that  was  capable 
if  preventing  their  inevitable  divorce,  perhaps  near  at 
hand,  whieh  has  been  pleading,  for  seventeen  inonlhs, 
lit  the  bar  of  the  nation  >.  Strauge  fatality  which  attends 
eur  royalties  of  whatever  origin! 

But,  what  is  not  less  curious  than  the  blindness  of  the 

monarchy  of  July,  is  the  dillieully  which,  were  they  men 

fcf  ever  so  much  discernmenl,  the  seekers  after  wealth, 

title,  and  influence,  must  find,  to  comprehend  a  character 

4ikc  Lafayette's.  The  contemning  of  those  sorts  of  things 

is  beyond  the  understanding  of  such  people.     They  per- 

^ctly  coinprchend  that  a  man  should  be  persevering  in 

jirinciple,  tenacious  in  will,  confident  of  results  unfore- 

feeii  by  the  most  sagacious ;  they  do  not  dispute  that 

fcldness  and  coolness  which  in  the  course  of  the  longest 

if  political  lives,  should  have  all  at  once  placed  him  on 

Jie  highest  ground  of  every  kind  of  ambition.     But  that 

.iliis  man,  having  only  to  desire  to  be  rich,  powerful,  and 

Alie  dis|ienscr  of  favours,  should  not  have  the  resolution 

close  the  hand  in  which  the  love  and  confidence  of 

Sic  people  had  placed  all  their  possessions,  is  what  the 

nibitious  great,  as  well  as  the  petty  intriguers,  cannot 

nderstand.     A  character  such  as  this,  is  to  their  minds 

perfect  anomaly,  which  they  cannot  e.vplaiii,  except  by 

ittributing  to  it   an   inherent  want   of  judgment   and 

iiiergy  :  they  ask  their  own  breasts ;  and  they  find  that 

oinelhing,  they  hardly  know  what,  must  necessarily  be 

leficieiit  in  that  political  soul  which,  from  being  so  ar- 

leat  and  so  daring,  has  sunk  in  their  eyes  into  timidily 

nd  weakness ;  since,  after  trampling  upon  the  greatest 

rejudiees,  it  tbolishly  cheeks  itself  through  a  scruple  of 

:onscieiice.     What,  in  fact,  is  to  be  expected  from  a 

itatesman  who  thinks  and  says  u|)on  every  occasion,  that, 

great  iiersonnl  tiueslions,  i(  is  jienernllif  safest  tn  ilecidr 

ipaiiist  our  own  interest .'  A  man  wlia  thus  places  all 

s  glorv  above  vulgar  ambitions;  who  ranks  among 

hose  ambitions,  thrones,  presiileneies,  and  eonquesis; 

for  whom  the  inferiorily  of  his  fellow  creatures,  the  pa- 

ade  of  a  court,  of  aiulienees,  and  of  external  splendour, 

lave  no  attraction  ;  a  man  of  this  description,  is  cer- 

.linly  not  in  accordance  with  this  age  in  which  he  lives. 

Thus,  for  want  of  a  sense  to  enable  them  to  imderstaud 

10  unusual  a  eliaracter,  Ihr  jiii>tr  iiiiliru  entertain  a  jiro- 

roniKl  contempt  for  that  singular  being,  who,  placed  so 

lien  in  a  situation  fur  satisfying  every  amliitiniis  appc- 

ile,  yet  bus  never  been  able  to  help  lurniiig  his  hack 

ipoii  t'orluiie,  as  a  child  lets  its  |)lay things  drop  from  its 

aiuls. 

Such  are  the  symptoms  by  whieh  the  enemies  of  Tia- 
yetlc  have  discovered  the  decay  of  his  political  fiieiil- 
es,  .Old  his  incapacity  liir  government.  There  is,  how- 
VI  r,  aiiiillier,  which  they  have  overlooked,  but  upon 
I'.iih  they  might  argue  w illi  quite  as  much  justice  :  it 
H,  that  riiliculmis  monomania  which  urges  him  iiices- 
lantly  to  ilelend  the  interests  of  liberty  and  of  the  sim- 
ilest  institntions  for  the  public  good  ;  it  is  again  (and 
re  1  speak  seriously)  the  tiiult  lie  has  sometimes  eoni- 
llled,  of  iiiduliiing  loo  much  in  Ihe  enjoyment  of  pre. 
nliiig  Ihe  enntrast  of  a  man  who,  having  all  in  his 
wer,  will  have  nothing  fiir  himself. 
Il  remains  lor  me  now  to  exhibil  Lal'ij-ctle  in  the 
igle  eliaineter  of  a  deputy,  aller  the  revolution  of  July, 
bat  is,  during  the  nineteen  months  that  have  followed 
lis  dismissal. 


including  all  that  immediately  relates  to  I.afayctte  and 

Louis  Philippe. 

Lafayellc  and  his  friends  had  made  numerous  elVorts 
to  cause  the  magistracy  of  Chailes  X.  to  be  changed,  as 
it  was  almost  entirely  composed  of  counter-revolutionary 


leaders. 
This  ma 
d  by  the 


Here   M.  Sarrans  closes  the  second  division   of  his 

S'oik.     From  the  ensuing  pages  we  have  made  such  ex. 

raets,  as,  while  (hey  fiiUow  thr  thread  of  Ihe  history,  do 

^ot   embody   the    private   opinions   rrs|ipcting  the  late 

lilts  which  encumber  the  text  of  the  author,  who  must 

'  considered  nn  a  parliflan  writer.    Wn  give  his  facts 


icy  however,  was  defended  and  prescrv- 
■nee  of  the  ("ourt  joined  to  that  of  the 
Restoration  parly,  which  had  appointed  the  greater 
number  of  the  judges,  and  removed  from  the  tribunals 
all  who  were  not  notoriously  royalist.  Hut  when  the 
question  arose,  os  to  tho  admission  of  the  capacites  to 
llie  exercise  of  the  electoral  right,  l-aliiyelte  opposed  the 
exclusion  of  these  magistrates,  an  exclusion  which  a 
part  of  the  opposition  had  committed  the  error  of  de- 
manding in  a  fit  of  spleen  against  tho  majority  ;  which 
circumstance  caused  the  exclusion  of  the  other  capacites, 
and  vitiated  tho  electoral  law  in  one  of  its  most  essen- 
tial principles.  While  this  long  debate  was  going  for- 
ward, his  opinion  was,  that  the  perfection  of  political 
civilisation  U|>on  this  head,  consisted  in  this;  namely, 
that  each  person  paying  taxes  should  lie  entitled  to  a 
direct  vote  in  electing  the  representatives,  and  should 
not  be  in  any  way  disturbed  in  his  choice  of  the  trustees 
of  the  country.  "  That  which  for  Europe  is  still  con. 
sidcrcd  as  Utopian,"  said  Lafayette,  "  has  been  practis. 
ed  for  more  than  fifty  years  in  the  United  States, 
There  every  tax  payer  is  an  elector  ;  and  among  them 
is  to  bo  found  the  militia  man,  tho  member  of  the  na- 
tional  guard,  who  has  paid  in  the  course  of  the  year 
the  ])ersonal  contribution  of  one  day's  service.  'I'hore 
no  pecuniary  qualification  for  candidates  is  known  ;  yet 
every  thing  goes  on  without  inconvonienca  and  without 
disturbance.  Such  is  the  power  of  popular  information, 
of  civic  habits,  and  national  institutions." 

In  his  twofold  capacity,  as  a  member  of  the  legisla- 
ture, and  as  commander  of  the  national  guards  of  the 
kingdom,  Lafayette  had  caused  to  be  proclaimed  from 
the  tribune,  as  well  as  in  the  cabinet,  the  system  of 
non-intervention,  the  equality  of  the  men  of  colour 
with  other  citizens  in  the  eye  of  tho  law  which  governs 
our  colonies,  and  the  recognition  of  the  South  Ameri- 
can and  Mexican  republics.  In  his  view,  the  foreign 
policy  of  the  July  revolution  ought  to  consist  in  the 
necessary  developnriient  of  those  three  primary  points. 
He  constantly  maintained  these  principles  whenever  di- 
plomatic questions  occurred  in  the  debates  of  tho  Cham- 
ber of  Deputies.  But  it  was  not  enough  to  have  procured 
the  adoption  of  the  mere  denomination  of  a  system  ;  the 
more  important  point  was,  to  guard  the  system  itsclt 
against  perfidious  interpretations,  by  clearly  and  pre. 
cisely  defining  its  letter  and  its  spiiit:  this  was  done 
by  Lafayette  on  two  or  throe  decisive  occasions.  Every 
one  remember.s,  for  instance,  that  memorable  silling  of 
ll'illi  January,  1H31,  in  which  Lamnrque,  Mauguin,  and 
Laliiyetto,  exhibited  the  nations  of  Europe  arising  one 
after  another  for  liberty  ;  Belgium  oti'eriiig  us  that  belt 
of  fortresses  which  the  Coalition  had  erected  against 
the  France  of  llil-1  and  IHI;");  Poland  running  the  ter- 
rible hazards  of  an  insurrection,  to  avoid  inarching 
agaliut  us  ;  and,  in  tlioso  momentous  circumstances, 
the  government  of  Louis  I'liilippo  sunk  in  the  most 
tnconceivabin  lethargy,  acting  as  the  ministry  of 
Charles  X.  would  have  acted,  and  lloundering  w  itiiout 
cniirugn  or  resolution  in  the  slough  into  which  its  pre- 
decessors had  prceipitalcd  the  ilcstoration.  Then  it 
was,  I  Imtafler  remind  ing  I  he  {'liamber  of  the  consecrated 
maxim  of  the  CMiigrcss  of  Vienna,  that  "  so  long  as  a 
single  revolutionary  dynasty  should  exist,  the  revolu- 
linn  would  not  bn  exilnguishod  ;  and  that  the  principle 
of  legitimacy  must  bo  made  every  where  to  prevail  ; 
that,  irithoiil  that,  there  could  lie  no  peace,  hut  onli/  ii 
truer:''  llion  it  was,  I  say,  that  the  illustrious  warrior 
upon  whom  the  grave  has  just  now  closed,  so  energeti- 
cally characterised  as  .\  lui.T  in  tiik  Mini-:,  tliiit  peace 
which  the  Ueslnratlon  had  allowed  to  bo  imposed 
upon  it,  ond  tho  shameful  bequest  of  which  was  ac- 
cepted by  the  ministers  of  tho  citizen  king.  "  France,"' 
said  Lamarque,  "  has  never  forgiven  the  Itonrbons  the 
shame  of  Ihe  treaties  of  ini.'i;  she  would  have  been 
gratified  to  find  that  tho  king  of  her  clioieo  felt  an  she 
does,  and  partook  her  national  pride.''         •         "" 

Tn  this  eoiifusioii  of  principles,  it  became  Ihe  hoiinden 
ihity  of  Lafayette  to  bring  back  things  to  the  true  inenn- 
iiig  of  July,  that  is,  n  popular  throne  aurrountird  with 
npulilican  institutions ;  to  prove  that  that  was  not  a 
throne  conl'erred  by  the  Chamber  of  the  two  hundred 
and  twenty -one;  and  that  n  seeptro  received  from  the 
haiuU  of  the  people,  cotild  be  mnintainrd  only  by  institu- 


tions emanating  from  the  people.  In  short,  it  was  es- 
sential to  know,  once  tiir  all,  the  extent  nf  the  discrepan- 
ries  between  the  eompnet  of  the  nnlr|.(le.\'il|e  and  llic 
system  reeiiilly  avowed  by  Ihe  Pahiis-lioyal. 

In  ailililinii  to  this,  anolhir  subject  of  vital  importance 
engaged  public  allentiini.  The  approaching  dissolution 
of  the  Chaniber  was  spoken  of.  M.  Lnflitlc,  president  of 
the  council,  had  even  announced  Ironi  the  tribune  that 
he  would  eoiisnll  the  king  upon  il.  Hut  the  niajiirilv  of 
the  iliiclrinuirrs  wished  that  the  new  eireliiins  should 
lake  place  under  the  anihorily  of  the  temporary  law  of 
Ihe  IrJth  of  September,  and  not  under  that  of  Ihe  electoral 
law,  the  discussion  of  which  was  eniilinually  postponed. 
Lafayette  deemed  it  his  duty  to  opposi;  iK'forehund  that 
proposition,  which  might  compromise  the  t'uture  t'ate  of 
France,  by  prolonging  the  existence  of  the  tax. paying 
qualifications  at  301)  francs  for  electors  and  1000  francs 
for  deputies.  •  »  »  »  » 

What  was  the  real  state  of  things,  nine  months  af\er 
the  day  when  the  peo|)le,  at  the  price  of  their  blood,  had 
created  a  monarchy,  and  thought  they  had  acqomplished 
a  revolution  ! 

It  is  here  imiiortanl  to  look  closely  into  facts,  and  ob- 
serve precisely  the  situation  of  afl'airs  at  the  moment  the 
prorogation  was  aimouiieed. 

Nine  months,  I  say,  had  cla|>sed  since  the  king  of 
July  had  sworn  to  devote  his  whole  lil'e  to  the  triumph 
of  the  revolution,  to  protect  the  development  of  liberty, 
and  to  watch,  with  jealous  care,  over  the  inaintenanco 
of  the  national  honour.  Well,  theories  and  opinions 
apart,  what  li.id  occurred  in  that  short  space  of  time  ? 

At  home;  Ijafayeltc  divested  nf  hiseommand  in  chief; 
the  honest  Dupont  de  I'Eure  filled  with  disgust,  and  ob- 
liged to  quit  the  council;  the  chief  magistracy  of  the  ca- 
pital wrested  out  of  the  hands  of  an  upright  jiatriot,  and 
thrown  into  those  of  a  prefect  of  the  empire;  of  the  laws 
promised  by  the  charter,  some  postponed  indefinitely, 
the  others  vitiated  by  clauses  injuriously  restrictive  of 
liberty  ;  an  electoral  law  such  that,  although  the  quota 
of  contributions  remained  almost  the  only  basis  of  the 
elective  qualification,  yet  an  increase  of  the  taxes  gave 
no  means  tiir  extending  the  franchise;  an  association 
formed  for  the  purpose  of  expelling  a  family  which  had 
covered  France  with  wounds  and  chains,  persecuted 
with  fury;  a  law  on  tho  national  guard,  evincing  the 
most  ineoneeivablc  distrust  of  the  loyalty  of  the  citizens; 
the  patriotic  functionaries,  the  ollicers  most  devoted  to 
tho  order  of  things  which  they  had  cemented  with  their 
blood,  every  whore  removed  by  wholesale,  and  their 
places  given  to  the  satellites  of  every  gone-by  regime. 

Abroad;  tho  men  who  had  represented  tho  liillen  go- 
vernment, alone  sent  as  ambassadors  to  foreign  courts  ; 
the  principle  of  non-intervention,  but  lately  proclaimed 
with  an  ostentatious  boldness,  openly  disowned,  or  sub- 
jected to  the  most  perfidious  interpretations;  a  people 
who  had  thrown  themselves  between  France  and  tho 
most  powerful  of  her  enemies,  tho  people  of  Poland, 
basely  saerificod,  without  a  single  friendly  denionslra- 
tion,  without  one  testimony  of  sympathy,  or  semlini; 
even  a  courier;*  the  Italian  states,  whieh  tho  govern- 
ment had  urged  to  rise,  delivered  up,  under  our  eyes,  to 
foreign  occupation,  pillage,  conlisealinn,  and  the  ven- 
geanre  of  a  tivv  contemptilile  despots;  llelgium  repulsed, 
insiilli'd  by  our  governnienl,  and  obliged  to  throw  her- 
seli  into  the  arms  nf  FOiiijIand  ;  in  short,  Ihe  piinciplcs 
anil  the  interests  of  lln^  revolution  of  July  neglected 
and  belrayeil  on  every  side.  »  •  » 

Lafayette  had  hern  snnitnoned  as  a  witness  on  the  re- 
quisition of  the  ni  I  used  petty  conspirators.  On  his  en- 
tering the  court  of  assize,  Ihe  prisoners,  the  barristers, 
the  jUiy,  anil  the  whole  nudieliee,  rose  and  saluted  the 
noble  geiur  I.  The  point  in  question  was,  to  prove  that 
an  inforinatniii  laid  before  the  stall",  of  a  Bonapartist  con- 
spiracy, having  liir  its  object  to  get  possession  of  the 
guns  belonging  to  the  artillery  of  Ihe  national  guard, 
had  been  ihe  soh;  reason  fiir  the  measures  nf  defence 
whieh  some  enmpanies  had  deemed  it  proper  to  take ; 
which  measiir.  »  (he  accusation  impnted  to  them  as  a 
crime.  The  gi  im  ral  proved  (hat  (his  was  (he  real  (ruth  ; 
and  he  also  paid  a  solemn  tribute  to  tlir  palrindsm  of 
(hat  lirave  citizen  ariillery,  ngainsl  wlinli  (he  govern, 
menl  was  already  exercising  all  its  enmity.  When  La- 
I'ayelle  withdrew,  the  prisoners,  the  jury,  and  the  siiceta- 
tors,  rose  and  bowed  afresh. 

"Mv  readers  well  know  the  result  of  this  trial,  by  which 


*  Il  will  tin  ri'rnlli'ririt.  iliat.  ill  n  report  pri'irnifil  to  iliii  PuUah 
T>i<i,ilie  minis  >  I  tiir  lorriiin  attiiirs  111' ilnii  riiiiMir>  iiiniptuiiifil  ol' 
n,-i  tmviiiK  rri-iiM'il  any  (oki-n  of  ►jinimttiy  iin  ttie  pan  of  Uie 
Knnrh  gnvprninoni  for  iliii  rnltiih  raiise,  iior  rini  ii  niiirirr. 


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LAFAYKTTE  AND  LOUIS  l>IIlI,llM'i:. 


tlic  govcriiiiieiit  gaiiiicl  iiothiiiy  but  tlic  oiliuiii  of  having 
bought  to  erect  seuH'ohls,  *  • 

LiUiiyette,  on  whoso  part  nothing  certainly  hail  ren- 
dered it  necessary  to  make  a  deehmition  of  principles, 
made  a  |M)int  of  giving  his  constituents  un  account,  not 
only  of  tlic  reasons  wiiieh  had  actuated  liiin  in  his  votes 
upon  all  the  gieat  legislative  (|uestions  that  liad  occupied 
the  session,  hut  liliewiso  of  the  opinions  and  the  hopes 
wliich  had  governed  his  political  conduct  in  the  memora- 
ble events  of  July.  Hy  conforming  to  this  eustcmi,  so 
consonant  to  the  nature  of  a  constitutional  government, 
Lafayetle  rendered  the  country  a  service  so  nuieh  the 
more  important,  as  it  served  belter  to  clear  away  the 
mist  which  the  head  of  the  government  was  anxious  to 
spread  over  the  primitive  eontlilions  of  its  own  existence. 
He  was,  moreover,  sitting  an  example  to  his  eolleagui's, 
which,  being  followed  liy  many  of  them,  called  lorlli 
those  numerous  pledges  to  vole  against  the  hereditary 
peerage,  wliii:h  were  u'emumled  from  the  new  deputies, 
bv  nearly  the  whole  of  the  colleges. 
"  That  document  is  worthy  to  be  preserved  for  history, 
not  only  as  a  model  of  candour  and  propriety,  but  like- 
ui.se  as  the  most  lucid  view  that  could  bo  taken  at  that 
period  of  the  events  of  July.     In  it  Lafayette  said  : 

"  You  will  ask  mo,  my  dear  constituents,  what  was 
the  nature  of  that  progranmie  of  the  Ilotel-dc-Ville,  so 
olU'H  cited  by  me,  disputed  by  others,  and  the  fultilmcnt 
of  which  it  is  my  duty  to  claim. 

"  After  the  visit  of  the  now  lieutenant  general,  acconi. 
panted  by  the  deputies,  to  the  Hotel-de-Ville,  I  considered 
that  the  popular  authority  and  public  confidence  with 
which  I  was  invested,  gave  me  the  right  and  imposed 
U|H)n  mo  the  obligation  to  come  to  an  explicit  under- 
standing, in  the  name  of  the  |M'ople,  with  tlic  intended 
king : — '  You  are  aware,'  I  said  to  him, '  that  I  am  ii 
rfpubliean,  and  that  J  took  upon  the  constitution  of  the 
United  Stales  as  the  most  perfect  that  has  ever  existed.' 
'  /  think  as  you  do,'  replied  the  Duke  of  Orleans,  '  it  is 
impossible  to  hare  passed  two  years  in  .Imerica  and  not 
to  he  of  thut  opinion  ;  Imt  dn  you  think,  in  the  situation  of 
h'rance,  and  considirim;  the  neneral  opinion,  that  it  in 
adi-isalile  to  adopt  it  ''  '  iY",'  said  I,  '  uliat  the  French 
people  now  require  is,  a  popular  throne  surrouruled  uilh 
repuUican  instiliiliona!' — '  It  is  just  so  tkiit  I  understand 
it,'  replied  the  pruice.  This  nnitual  agreement,  which 
every  one  may  interpret  as  ho  pleases,  but  which  I 
hastened  to  pulilish,  had  the  cHect  of  rallying  around  us, 
both  those?  who  had  no  wish  for  a  nmnarch,  and  those 
who  wished  to  have  any  other  than  a  BonrlHin."     *     * 

The  ministry  had  suggested  that  the  French  patriots 
liad  given  the  I'oles  the  h  id  eiihice,  to  throw  otf  the  yoke 
of  their  tyrant,  liafayette  repelled  that  insinuation, 
which  went  to  establish  that  |)etty  ambitions  had,  in  real- 
ity, Ix'cn  the  spring  of  those  great  patriotic  and  national 
nmvements  which  we  ha\c  seen  burst  ibrth  in  the  diHbr- 
cnt  parts  of  t;uro|«",  and  es|)eeially  in  Poland,  since  the 
oleclric  shock  of  the  revolnlion  of  July.  "  Hut,"  said  he, 
"  if  bad  advice  was  given,  it  must  rather  have  Iwen  that 
timid  advice  of  which  I  have  ollen  spoken  to  this  Cham- 
ber, and  which  caused  the  I'olish  ligation  to  write  home, 
under  the  dictation  of  the  French  novemment,  tliat  in  two 
mnnlhs  atl'airs  would  be  arranged,  and  that  Poland  nmst 
hold  out  until  then." 

Lafayetle  conjured  the  government  to  repair  at  least  a 
part  of  the  wrong  which  it  had  done  to  Poland,  by  in- 
structing its  andjassador,  at  tlic  court  of  Prussia,  to 
require  that  the  I'oles  should  no  longer  Im!  arrested  and 
ill-treated,  when  they  asked  that  they  might  not  return 
under  the  riigime  of  the  knout,  but  he  free  to  come  and 
seek  amongst  us  that  hospitality  which  all  France  of- 
fered  them. 

Flo  also  called  tor  a  termination  of  the  unhappy  con- 
dition of  (Ireeei',  and  e8|x>eially  that  every  ellort  should 
be  iiiude  to  free  her  from  the  .''way  of  Hussia,  who,  ever 
Rince  Catherine's  time,  has  been  taxing  her  ingenuity  to 
deceive  that  unfortunate  peojile.  And  he  concluded  with 
soliciting  the  sympathy  and  support  of  the  government 
for  the  generous  enlirprise  of  the  Portuguese,  who,  at 
the  moment  that  I  write  th,  se  lines,  are  lighting  to  deli 


that  he  authorised  him  to  contradict  it  in  tin;  most  ex- 
plicit nmnner.  Well;  three  months  have  scarcely 
elapsed  since  that  ministerial  denial ;  and  alrei.dy  a 
detachment  of  four  hundred  Polos,  without  even  be'ing 
permitted  to  touch  tlio  French  shore,  have  born  trans- 
ported by  us  to  the  coast  of  Africa.  And  why  this 
new  vexation  ?  Because  the  Prussian  miuislry  have, 
it  is  said,  acquainted  our  cabinet,  that  soihe  Polish  sol- 
diers asserted  that  they  wero  going  to  France  to  over- 
throw Louis  Philippe!  Such  is  the  incredililo  prelem.e 
for  a  resolution  which  AI.  do  Rigny  has  declared  to  be 
irrevocable.  «  »  »  » 


vcr  their  country  from  the  execrable  tyranny  of  Don 
Miguel, that  worthy  brother  of  the  king  of  Spam:  "for," 
sail!  Lafiyetle,  "there  is  a  fratirnity  of  seutimrnt  in 
their  lives,  as  well  as  a  kindred  between  their  families." 
Thoru  w.iB  already  some  rumour  of  the  project 
wliich  the  ministry  havu  now  realised,  of  fijreibly  send- 
ing tlio  Poles  to  .Mgiers.  Lafayette,  feeling  Ihu  neces- 
sity of  arming  himself  bcforchnnd  against  sueh  an  in- 
elination,  availed  himself  of  this  rumour  to  inform  tho 
C'hainbcr,  that  having  mentioned  tho  matter  to  tho 
minister  of  war,  tlin  latter  had  answered  liitn  that  Iho 
Kuppusilioii  was  false,  tliut  it  was  quito  absurd,  and 


Such  was  tho  political  conduct  of  Lafayetle,  from 
the  day  of  his  di><inlssal  from  tho  eommaiid'in  chief  ot 
the  national  guards  of  France,  down  to  the  close  of 
the  lust  legislative  session.  1  have,  however,  forgotten 
to  point  out  one  of  tho  most  important  services  whicii  ihis 
great  citizen  has  rendered  to  tho  principle  ol'  equality. 
1  mean  tlio  suppression  of  that  arlicle  of  tlie  peiiiil 
code  of  tho  Finpire,  which  inflicted  a  fine  and  lm|)ri.''oi!- 
inent  upon  any  Frenchman  who  should  of  li>s  own  au- 
thority assume  a  title  of  nobility.  This  siippro.ssioii, 
so  coiiforinablu  to  the  social  opinions  ut'  Lafayette, 
ought  to  be  considered  as  completing  the  aliolition  ol 
iho  privileges  of  hor.dilary  nobility  in  France,  since 
each  man  may  henceforward  crealo  liiiiiielf.  at  plea- 
sure, a  duke,  marquis,  or  baron,  'i'liis  of  itself  is 
something,  until  wo  can  have  something  better. 

It  will  be  seen  that,  while  the  wavering  liberalism  of 
the  men  of  monopoly  and  the  double  vole,  has  given 
way  on  every  side  ;  while  the  hearts  of  so  many  lilie- 
rals  have  failed,  to  whom  France  had  given  credit  lor 
civic  virtues;  tho  ancient  patriotism  of  Lafayette  has 
remained  unshaken,  the  beacon  of  liliorty,  in  the 
midst  of  that  Chamber  unnerved  by  fear  or  undermin- 
ed by  corruption. 

In  alt  tho  prominent  discussions  of  thai  long  and 
calamitoUG  session,  upon  the  addres's,  the  peerage,  tho 
civil  list,  tho  budget,  tho  foreij;n  policy  insinuating 
itself  throughout,  we  have  seen  him,  faithful  to  his 
principles  id'  half  a  century,  contending  inch  by  inch, 
and  from  position  to  position,  against  the  encroach- 
ments of  aristocracies,  of  whatever  origin,  upon  the 
salutary  doclrino  of  the  sovereignty  of  the  people;  a 
doctrine  upon  which,  in  his  eyes,  necessarily  depend 
the  wishes,  the  interests,  the  wants,  the  civilisation,  the 
genius,  and  tho  greatness  of  nations;  a  doctrine,  in 
short,  with  which  he  has  imbued  .  vei y  great  question 
upon  which  he  has  entered,  and  o  '  •  "liich  he  has  loft 
such  deep  traces  in  the  minds  of  ni"n,  that  no  liiimun 
frenzy  lias  power  to  etVace  them.  *  * 

The  doors  of  the  Palais-Honrbon  were  closed.  The 
battle  had  actually  ceased  for  want  of  combatants,  and 
our  terrified  and  panting  tribunes  of  the  people  had  lied 
to  their  country  houses.  The  clioliTa  was  not  there  yet. 
However,  during  tho  period  of  nearly  half  a  century  that 
tho  revolutionary  torrtnt  iias  boon  rolling  over  France, 
never  had  any  legislative  campaign  been  so  liitiil  to  the 
national  interests  of  every  kind,  never  had  any  cliamIxT 
inflicted  so  many  wounds  on  the  countiy.  The  wants, 
the  wishes,  the  interests,  the  civilisation,  tho  greatness, 
the  fam(^  and  the  geniiisof  France,  all  had  been  stauied, 
withered  in  the  unhallowed  hands  of  the  doctrinaires. 
And,  most  remarkable  eircumstaneo  1  astounding  pheno- 
menon !  but  eighteen  iiiontlis  after  the  July  revolution, 
the  acts  of  this  imiipio  legislature  had  nothing  in  them 
either  of  the  good  or  of  the  evil  accomplished  by  former 
assemblies;  its  deeds  wero  marked  with  a  character  quite 
|K>culiar,  a  eliaraetcr  truly  wonderful  in  its  kind.   *     * 

Tho  events  at  (irenoble ;  the  dissolution  of  tlie  national 
guards  of  five  or  six  departments ;  the  prank  at  Mar- 
illes  ;  the  clandestine  landing  of  the  Duchess  of  Berri 
on  the  coast  of  l'ro»enee;  the  culpable  comiivance,  from 
family  considerations,  which  allowed  that  attempt  to  go 
unpunished;  tho  unobstructed  journey  of  the  lie/rent 
through  our  Houthern  provinces,  from  the  .Mediterranean 
to  the  ocean;  commerce,  maiiuliictures,  and  agriculture, 
struggling  against  iiiKurmountablo  diHlcultics ;  the  rising 
of  La  Vendee  ;  the  nearly  accomplished  overthrow  of  the 
(irey  administration  ;  and  tint  disturbance  which  that 
vent  had  been  un  the  point  of  producing  in  the  atlairs  til' 
Fronee ;  Poland  buried  in  the  silence  of  the  grave,  and 
grass  growing  in  the  streets  of  Warsaw,  under  the  feet 
of  the  I'ossaok's  horse ;  Prussia  bringing  up  her  reserves, 
and  concentrating  her  corps  on  the  banks  of  the  Hhine ; 
n  the  east,  the  Austrian  lutlalionHnverrumiiug  Bavaria, 
and  all  the  small  states  of  the  (iermanie  confederation  in 
motion  ;  our  handful  of  soldiers  shut  up  in  Aneona,  and 
our  national  Hag  pitcuusly  furled  ;  the  warlike  attitude  of 
Ilulluiid ;  the  iievcr-cndiiig  furcc  of  the  Iiondoii  confer 


eiice ;  a  conclave  of  Uussian  and  Gernian  gcncralB  assciii- 
bled  at  Berlin ;  in  short,  the  whole  eombinatioii  of  cTents 
which  ogitute  Europe,  wounding  in  every  quarter  our 
sympathies  and  our  interests ;  all  these  things  began  to 
make  the  most  indilferent  feel  that  the  cabinet  of  the 
Tuilcries  had,  to  say  the  least  of  it,  lost  all  solicitude  for 
the  welfare  of  France. 

Sueh  was  the  state  of  things  when  that  man  died,  who 
had  been  considered  as  the  (lersonification  of  the  system 
of  the  l.'ttli  of  March.  The  principal  underlings  of  M. 
Perier,  looked  njion  the  funeral  of  the  president  of  the 
council  as  an  excellent  opportunity  tor  reviving  lukewarm 
atfections,  and  all'ccliug  an  im|iosing  manit'cstation  of 
regret  lor  the  loss  of  that  minister,  and  of  approbation  for 
the  jiolilical  system  of  which  they  had  constituted  them- 
selves the  inheritors.  In  consequence  of  which,  the  na- 
tional guards  were  ordered  to  attend  as  on  duly  at  this 
funeral  display  ;  and  six  thousand  of  tlie  people  employed 
in  the  different  government  ofliees,  received  orders  to  put 
on  cra]K',  and  to  conic  and  pour  out  their  lamentations 
over  the  tdiub  of  the  great  man,  on  whom,  during  three 
days,  the  treasury  journals  had  been  lavishing  their  offi- 
cial  panegyric.  Nothing  that  could  excite  the  curiosity 
of  the  idle  of  a  groat  capital,  was  negleclcd  by  the  under- 
takers  of  tho  juste  milieu  ;  programmes  describing  the 
route  of  the  iiroccssion,  the  number  and  the  places  of  the 
civil  and  military  bodies  which  wero  to  acconqiany  it, 
were  distributed  profusely  in  every  quarter  of  Paris  ;  and 
the  fineness  of  the  weatlicr  contributed  to  call  out  the 
people  to  witness  this  funeral  solemnity.  But  neither 
the  attractions  of  an  imposing  spectacle,  nor  the  influence 
of  a  cloudless  sky  after  a  long  winter,  eoiild  awaken  in 
I  the  breasts  of  the  siiectators  an  enthusiasm  which  the 
iTrors  of  the  illustrious  dead  had  smothered.  The  peo- 
j'le  (I  speak  not  of  those  of  the  government  offices)  were 
mute,  and  retired  indilferent  to  tliat  pomp,  out  of  which 
t]':^  remains  of  tho  cabinet  of  the  13th  of  March  endea- 
voured by  every  means  to  extract  excuses  for  all  the 
taults,  apologies  for  all  the  madness  of  the  minister,  whom 
death  had  just  reduced  to  that  nothingness  from  which, 
perhaps,  it  had  been  better  for  the  honour  and  the  repu- 
tation of  his  country  that  he  had  never  been  raised. 

A  few  days  after,  an  irreparable  loss  threw  the  coun. 
iry  into  consternation,  a  national  loss,  an  incalculable 
loss,  of  which  the  future  will  jicrhaps  very  soon  disclose 
to  us  the  whole  extent.  A  brave  man,  who  had  been 
prodigal  of  his  blood  on  twenty  fields  of  battle,  whose 
heart  never  thrilled  but  for  that  Franco  whom  he  served 
with  honour  in  all  her  vicissitudes  of  fortune ;  one  of  the 
purest  ornaments  of  the  tribune  and  of  the  army  ;  a  de- 
puty, who  was  as  great  on  orator,  as  he  was  a  skilful  and 
faithful  commander,  Lamarque  was  no  more  ! 

Although  it  had  been  declared  inevitable  for  several 
weeks  before,  this  death  produced  in  Paris  the  effect  of  a 
great  and  sudden  cahimity.        «        »         » 

On  Tuesday  morning,  tho  .5tli  of  Juno,  the  most  per- 
fect quiet  prevailed  in  every  quarter  of  the  capital, 
whcie  nothing  foreboded  the  sanguinary  scenes  wliicli 
were  lo  terminate  this  day.  The  sky  was  serene,  and 
cvory  thing  announced  that  a  fine  sun  would  light  up 
tho  obsequies  of  the  illustrious  doad.  From  ten  o'clock, 
numetous  assemblages  of  citizens  prococdod  towards  the 
buulovards  and  in  tho  diicction  of  tho  neighbourhood 
of  the  house  of  mourning.  These  masses  were  compos- 
ed of  Fronclimen  of  all  classes,  and  principally  of  na- 
tional guards  in  uniform.  Tho  whole  capital  was 
aflbcted  with  a  profound  feeling  of  rejrrot,  and  appear- 
ed desirous  to  pay  a  last  tribute  to  the  mortal  remaiiiH 
of  a  great  citizen,  who  had  liillon  in  the  broach  in  de- 
fence of  tho  public  liberties.  At  eleven  o'clock,  tiio 
body  of  the  deceased  was  placed  on  a  funeral  car ;  and, 
after  soma  little  confusion,  inseparable  from  all  coronio. 
nies  of  this  description,  it  proceeded  on  its  way,  drawn 
by  patriots  who  contended  ibr  tho  honour  of  bearing 
sucli  n  burden.  It  was  a  mngnificcnt  spoelacle,  to  soo 
that  multitude  of  Frenchmen  and  tbreigners  moving 
along  in  one  silent  mass  which  exceeded  far  more  than 
a  league,  shading  tho  cotliii  of  Lamarqiiu  with  Iwenty 
diflcrent  banners,  and  joining  in  one  common  feeling  uf 
reverence  and  sorrow  in  tho  presence  of  the  mortal  re- 
mains ut'  that  faithful  friend  uf  all  freomen.  The  pro- 
(  ession  moved  un  to  the  ciius  of  Five  la  Liherti!  live 
liiifaye.tte ! 

'  shall  say  little  of  the  incidents  which  occurred  be- 
fire  the  procession  reached  the  Place  do  hi  Bastille, 
where  Lanmrquo  was  lo  receive  the  last  farewoll  of  his 
friends.  Those  incidents  are  confined  to  a  brutal  attack 
inudo  by  some  town  serjcants,  u|ion  a  young  man  who 
was  crying  Vive  la  Lihette!  and  whom  they  wounded 
dangcrouHly.  Those  |iulice  agents  wore,  liowevcr,  savod 
fruiii  the  most  inuuiiiont  danger,  by  the  eflurls  of  those 


en 

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jcriiian  generals  aascni- 
e  combination  of  ctentH 
;  in  every  quarter  our 
i  these  things  began  to 
that  the  cabinet  of  the 
it,  lost  all  solicitude  for 

hen  that  man  died,  who 
nification  oftlie  syHtcm 
icipal  underlings  of  iM. 
of  the  ])residint  of  the 
y  for  reviving  lukewarm 
|>osing  nianifistalion  of 
r,  and  of  approbation  for 
y  had  constituted  thcm- 
uence  of  which,  the  na- 
itlend  as  on  duty  at  this 
ilof  tlie  people  employed 
>s,  received  orders  to  jiiil 
out  tlicir  lamentations 
,  on  whom,  during  tlireo 
Doen  lavishing  tlieir  offi- 
Duld  excite  the  curiosity 
1  neglected  l)y  the  under- 
frranmico  dcseribingthc 
her  and  the  places  of  the 
were  to  accompany  it, 
ry  quarter  of  Paris  ;  and 
triliutcd  to  call  out  the 
solcnmity.     But  neither 
cctacle,  nor  the  influence 
winter,  ronld  awaken  in 
I  cnthusiaHm  which  the 
d  smothered.    The  pro- 
nrovcrnment  offices)  were 
Uiat  pomp,  out  of  which 
le  13th  of  March  cndca- 
rnct  excuses  for  all  the 
;ss  of  the  minister,  whom 
nothingness  from  which, 
the  honour  and  the  rcpu- 
1  never  been  raised, 
able  loss  tlircw  the  coun- 
nal  loss,  an  incalculable 
jrhaps  very  soon  disclose 
avc  man,  who  had  been 
y  fields  of  battle,  whose 
France  whom  he  served 
ies  of  fortune ;  one  of  the 
1  and  of  the  armjf ;  a  do- 
■,  as  he  was  a  skilful  and 
Iwas  no  more '. 
led  inevitable  for  several 
■d  in  Paris  the  effect  of  a 
»        «         • 
III  of  .Inne,  the  most  per- 
([nartor  of  the  capital, 
.nguinary  scenes  which 
he  sky  was  Bcreno,  and 
ino  sun  would  light  up 
load.     From  ten  o'clock, 
IS  proceeded  towards  tho 
11  of  the  neighbourhood 
se  masses  were  compos- 
I  and   principally  of  na- 
|ie   whole    capital    was 
of  regret,  and  appoar- 
to  the  mortal  remains 
lion  in  tho  breach  in  de- 
U  cloven   o'clock,   tho 
on  a  funeral  car  i  and, 
laruble  from  all  coronio- 
joded  on  its  way,  drawn 
tho  honour  of  bearing 
lificent  spectacle,  to  sou 
[and  Ibroigners  moving 
Ixcccded  far  more  than 
Lamarqiio  with  Iwcniv 
one  common  fcoling  of 
mco  of  the  mortal    ro- 
ll freemen.     Tho  pro- 
Vive  la  Liheile!  I'm 

nls  which  occurred  be- 
Place  do  hi  Dastillc, 
Ithe  last  farewoll  of  his 
Vmcd  to  a  brutal  attack 
on  a  young  man  wlm 
j  whom  they  wounded 
Is  wore,  however,  saved 
Iby  the  eflurts  of  those 


I 


__,.....ii  iirlillcry  men  who  liavo  just  Ucn  disbanded  a 
■acoiid  lime.  The  unseasonable  obstinacy  of  At.  dc  Fitz- 
teiies,  ill  rofusiiig  to  take  olf  his  hat  for  a  lew  minutes 
t^ilo  one  hundred  thousand  of  his  lellow  citizens  were 


iiDiiKlratiiins  of  satisfaction, 
ipcak  in  his  turn,  advanced 
u  short   cxli  iiipurf  speech 


passing,  hiireheaded,  under  his  windows,  gave  rise  also 
!•  some  niaiiifc'statiiins  of  resentment,  which  might  have 
Spconic  serious  liiid  not  tlio  iioblu  duko  thought  better 
<rf  ii.  Hut  '.liere  is  an  episode  which  I  must  relate,  as 
ope  of  the  most  reniurkablo  cliaraclerostics  of  that  so- 
l((niiity.  1  allu.lc  to  the  sudden  idea  of  going  to  tlio 
Uluinplial  column.  It  lias  been  6Ugye.-,led  lliat  this  step 
was  preiiiuditated.  TliiU  i^  not  triio  ;  and  to  bo  convinc 
e4  of  il,  it  is  sullicicnl  to  rellect  tliat,  ha.l  that  project 
bgeii  previously  enlcrtaiiicd,  they  would  have  gone  di- 
rect from  tho  inaiision  of  tlio  deceased  lo  the  Place  Vcn- 
dooie,  instead  of  rnacliiiig  it  by  a  circuitous  route  witli- 
Olti  any  reason  lor  doing  so.  The  truth  is,  tliiit  the  idea 
of  that  oval  ion  occurring  all  at  once,  and  when  tlic  pro- 
ctwsion  was  in  full  niarcli,  to  sonic  adejits  in  tho  lion- 
'  s  of  the   old    French  school,  it    was  adopted   by  the 

Sulies  wlio  suiiporled  tho  funeral  pall;  !br  Marshal 
usci  and  llenoral  I,afayilto  were  seen  to  tuko  each 
oijicrby  llie  arm, and  following  the  fiineralcar,  with  their 
heads  uncovered,  they  made  the  circuit  of  tho  eo'.uniii, 
aqiid  the  plaudits  of  the  national  guard,  who  licheld 
wU'i  transport  the  honiayc  tiius  rendered  to  French 
glory. 

From  that  moment,  there  appeared  to  he  grounds  for 
eadiiig  that  a  collision  with  the  people  was  eonleniplat- 
[  by  the  goveriinient.  According  to  custom,  whenever 
'  1  corpse  of  a  military  man  passes  by  a  military  post, 
1  lalter  is  put  under  arms.  Why  then,  at  the  approach 
f  tin;  funeral  procession  of  F..aiiiaripie,  escorted  by  sev- 
el41  detachinents  of  troops  of  the  line,  did  tho  [lost  of  the 
^alf  of  tlie  Ftacc,  including  tho  sentry,  retire  into  the 
a^rdhouse  !  Was  not  that  departure  from  military 
age,  that  wiuiton  insult  to  the  memory  of  a  French 
neral,  calculated  to  irritate  the  pi^ople,  and  to  excite 
lious  disturbances  ?  Such,  indeed,  would  have  liccn 
I  immediate  ctVect  of  tliat  insult,  if,  warned  by  the  in- 
frnalion  which  began  to  express  itself  in  threats,  the 
erniination  had  not  been  taken  to  pay  the  honors  due 
tlic  illustrious  deceased.  This  scene,  however,  left  an 
Italion  in  the  minds  of  the  spectators,  and  it  was  cvi- 
bt  that  little  more  would  suffice  to  light  up  one  vast 
nie. 

Indignation  had  already  been  felt  by  all  ranks,  at  the 
llt;il  measure  of  confmiiig  the  pupils  of  the  Polytechnic 
pool  within  iheir  walls,  forbidding  those  brave  youllis 
siitislaction  of  otVering  a  last  tribute  to  the  military 
itues  which  ought  to  serve  them  ns  a  model  and  guide, 
pin  that   inoincnt,    also,   cries  of    Fire    In   lAberti  '. 
lonoiir  lo  Lainarquel"    "  Down  with  the  juste  milieu'." 
lOpc  heard  in  tlie  procession.     Hut  it  was  observed,  that 
*jlee  cries  were  nlt*'red  by  men  unknown  to  the  friends 
gliberty,  and  upon  whom  the  latter  in  vain  endeavoured 
Jnii>ose  silence,  by  representing  to  them  that  on    this 
asion,  the  love  of  liberty   should    be   expressed  by 
cf  alone.  *  «  ♦  « 

3ut  nothing  yet   announced  the  deplorable   catastro- 
I  which  was  preparing,  and,  though  tliu  route  of  the 
cession,  as  first  arranged,  could  not  be  strictly  obsorv- 
|it  loiiehod  the  Place  do  la  Bastille  without  either  the 
which  l!)ll  ill  lorienls.or  some  vexation   occasioned 
Ithe  attack  ol'  the  town  Serjeant,  already    incntioiied, 
ling  had  tlieelleetof  diverliiig  tho  multitude  from  the 
pliiient  of  a  sacred  and  |iatri>ilic  duty.     Tho   hearse 
CMisscil  the  Place  de    la  Bastille  ;  crowds  of  |>eo|ilR 
iv  pressing  towards  the  plutfurni,  from  which  several 
elies  were  to  lie  delivered,  and  to  which  some  national 
Irds  and  the  pupils  of  the  Polyteclmie  school,  Hushed 
heal,  had  hastened,  and,  in  defiance  of  the  orders  of 
eominunder,  had    tbrmed    themselves    around  it  lo 
cct  the  cor|)Ke,  the    invalids    hi'aring    the    military 
Jiiiii,    and  the   oralors  who  were  to  siKMik,  from   the 
Bun;  of  the  eager  multitude. 

In  imposing  stillness  reigned  among  the  people;  lint 

jls  already  pi'rceived  that  some  men  desirous  of  cre- 

;  a  disturbance  had  mingled  with  them,   and    were 

taVDiiring  to  excite  them  in  spite  of  the  elltirts  of  (he 

onal  guard  anil  I.amarque's  friends  to  put  them  down. 

lerllieless  silence  ap|K'nred  to  lie  restored  tor  ii  while; 

111  IMarsliiil  Ciansel,  in  the  name  of  the  army,  and  M. 

:;iiin,  ill  lliat  of  tin.'  t'hamher  of  Depulies,  each  de- 

il  a  speech    wliieh    was    received    with   great   ap- 

;,..  •  *  « 

I.  Pons  de  I'llerault,  the  Polish  general  l'iiiiiiski,tlie 

Vio  licU  well,  and  the  Portuguese   general   Saldanlia, 

[  iiu  iled  lo  pay  a  tribute  of  respect  to  the  defender  of 

cause,  read  successively  some  siRCches,  which  wore 


r.  I  ri\.         Ill  till   »trnng< 
Lil'iy  ■  ing  requesli 

iw  II  I  iilatform,   am: 

l,.l  I  Mention  of  111.         .jple.  't-I  •         ■    -I'ot  where 

the  BaMiih    lurmerly  sIimmi      iliat  -  suhliim 

memento  of  the  revolution  ol    I7«t  .il  nunier 

ous  assemblage  of  the  [icople,  \ ictors  great  wo* 

of  1630.     He  paid  an  enthusiast  ie  tribi       lo  the  banner- 
not  of  the  kings,  but  of  the  penplc  of  i      .nd,    Portugii. 
Spain,  Italy,  and  (icrmany,  which  w>i        over  the  i  .lUi. 
of  liiimarque,  and  which    lie   called  ti        liililr.  ii  of  ..ii» 
tri-coloured  flag.     He    finished  by  eiiln  .iiiiig    im    mull 
tilde  who  heard  him  to  n  tire  quietly,  and  not  Kpuil    Unit 
patriotic  dai/.     And,  as  some  menlion  had  been  made,  us 
already   staled,  of  conveying  the  corpse  of  Lainari|ue  to 
the  Pantheon,  Lafayette  earnestly  enjoined  the    patrifits 
to  res|)ect  the   vsishcs  of  the  deceased,  and  the    arrange- 
ineiils  already    made    by  his    family.     This  exiiorlatioii 
met  with  a  general  assent ;  the  deputies  retired  ;  and  had 
this  mournful  ceremony  terminaled  there,  a  more;  impos- 
ing, a  more  remarkable    protest  had    never    been  made 
against  a  government  and  its  system. 

A  coiieurrcnrc  of  incidents  quite  unforeseen  came 
opportunely  to  save  \\\e.  juste  milieu. 

Among  the  banners  of  various  colours  which,  after 
iho  iiianner  of  Knglaud,  were  displayed  in  the  proces- 
sion, there  were  two  red  Hags,  wliieh,  it  may  he  ob- 
served, seems  at  least  lo  exclude  the  idea  of  premedi- 
tation. One  of  those  flags,  purchased,  as  is  allirmed, 
during  the  march  of  Iho  procession,  had  no  inscription 
whatsoever.  The  other  bore  for  its  inolto,  lAherli/  or 
death  :  which,  in  the  early  period  of  the  revolution, 
signified  only  tii  lire  free,  or  die  ;  a  motto  which  Louis 
Philippe,  in  his  character  of  member  of  the  jacobin 
club,  must  have  long  borne  on  tho  buttons  of  his 
coat;  but  which,  afterwards,  under  the  reign  of  ter- 
ror, might  have  been  rendered  \ty  Liberty!  or  I  kill 
lliee  ! 

The  bonnet  roi/g'f,  the  bloody  cinblein  of  the  terror- 
ism of  1793,  appeared  all  at  once  in  the  midst  of  La- 
inarquo's  funeral,  bnt  not  before  the  coffin  had  reached 
tlie  Place  d'Austerlitz,  that  is,  at  the  niomcnl  ol  finishing 
the  obsequies.  Out  of  what  anarchist's,  Carlist's,  or 
doctrinaire's  pocket  did  it  issue  7  That  is  a  point 
which  solemn  eii(|uiries,  not  contemplated  by  the  de- 
clarers of  a  stale  of  siege,  will  soon  disclose  to  France. 
However  that  might  bo,  this  iinfortunalu  scareeiow, 
fixed  on  one  of  tho  red  liags,  was  borne  for  some  time 
amidst  the  astonished  crowd.         *  »         *  » 

Whulever  may  come  of  tho  enquiry  now  pending  in 
llic  tribunals,  1  do  not  hcsilale  to  affirm  thai,  on  the 
part  of  the  people,  those  deplorable  events  bear  every 
mark  of  a  fortuitous  encounter,  in  which,  under  vari- 
ous impulses,  some  youths,  some  working  men,  and 
some  national  guards,  engaged,  but  who,  one  hour  bn- 
Ibre,  had  not  the  sliirhtest  notion  of  an  insurrection, 
and  who  never  thought  of  striking  a  blow  until  they 
were  attacked.  Now,  if  it  be  admilled  that  of  llic 
nine  hundred  persons,  at  the  utmost,  who  were  engag- 
ed In  that  unhappy  conflict,  one  half,  at  least,  consisted 
of  those  whom  I  hove  just  mentioned,  it  will  by  seen 
to  what  this  vast  and  formidable  plot  in  behalf  of  the 
revolutionary  s-call'olds  of  171).)  really  amounled  j  a  plot 
lo  put  down  which  it  was  necessary  to  employ  more 
troops  than  were  on  Iho  field  of  Wagram  or  .Marengo. 

Tho  appoaraiicfl  of  Konio  troops  of  dragoons  over- 
turning all  in  their  way,  had  roused  the  anger  of  the 
people  and  destroyed  the  etfoct  of  Lafayello's  exhorta- 
tions to  preserve  the  peace.  Then  cries  of:  If^'e  aie 
attacked!  To  arms!  Nn  more  llourbons !  Vive  la  lie- 
puhliquc  1  resounded  loudly,  and  u  considerable  number 
of  citiznns,  and  of  pupils  of  tho  Polylechiiic  school, 
drew  up  in  lino,  to  form  a  rampart  between  the  cavalry 
of  the  government  and  tho  crowd  of  eilizeiis,  men, 
women,  and  children,  wedged  togolhcr  on  the  Place 
do  la  Bastille,  lint,  while  this  first  squadron  was 
kept  in  cheek,  another  issued  upon  the  Boulevards,  no 
doubt  to  place  the  procession  between  two  fires.  Then 
il  was  that  Ihe  first  shots  wore  exchanged.  My  readers 
are  acquainted  with  tho  results  of  that  first  conflict, 
and  the  vicissitudes  of  the  two  days. 

But  ill  the  midst  of  that  confusion  what  had  become 
of  Laf.iycllo  ^  Ho  had  proceeded  towards  the  spot 
where  his  carriage  was  lo  wait  for  him,  niid  not  find- 
ing it,  he  and  his  son  got  into  a  hackney  coach,  from 
which  llni  people  took  tho  horses,  and  would  draw  it 
Ihonisclvcs,  notwilhstanding  the  efl'orts  and  earnest 
entreaties  of  Lafayello  lo  bo  spared  lliat  species  of 
British  ovation,  for  which,  in  America  as  in  Europe, 
and  at  every  period  of  his  life,  lie  alwayn  evinced  a 


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It  wet  h'.ttever  the  only  means  lell 

of  the  i'io»d,  and  rs.  aping   Irniii   tho 

ii's    i.r  afl'eelion    wh  eh    were    lavished 

li.e   mean  lime,   the  einiibal    had   eoiii- 

•ol  where   Iho   eoHlii  was;  and  a  large 

IS    had    presenteil    Iheniselves   at    tho 


,oors  ol  l.al'ayelle's  i  arrnige,  uUering  cries  expressive 
,J'  the  gicatcst  exasperation,  and  |n'aying  the  general 
;o  nihnv  himself  lo  be  eundueted  tu  the  llotel-de-Ville. 
I.afayelte  was  rejei  ling  that  pn.piis'.il,  and  conjuring 
Ibose  men  to  keep  the  peace  ;  when  this  irroiip,  in  the 
midst  of  whieli,  as  it  Is  saiil,  some  agents  of  ihi'  police 
were  seen  lo  be  very  active,  was  separated  liy  a  de- 
laelinKiilof  dragoons.  From  that  niomeiit  the  car- 
riage, turning  1u  ihe  right,  in  order  lo  reach  the  gene- 
ral's residence,  was  surrounded  only  by  an  assenililage 
of  persons  totally  nneomiecteil  ,vitli  the  conflict,  and 
>ueli  as  on  so  many  oilier  occasions  had  gallicred  lo- 
ircllier  lo  escorl  the  veteran  of  tho  pecqilo's  cause. 

Some  cries  of  Vtrc  la  Jiepuhlitjue !  were  inter- 
mingled with  the  cries  of  lire  I.afai/ctte !  But  it 
must  not  be  forgotten  that  police  agents  would  natu- 
rally insinuate  llieinselves  into  that  procession,  in  order 
lo  give  it  another  character.  Besides,  it  was  natural 
that  those  who  wished  a  collision  should  remain  on 
the  Place  de  lu  Bastille,  where  t!ic  contest  had  ahcady 
commenced.  It  has  been  pretended,  however,  that 
Lafiiyette's  train  attempted  to  disarm  a  military  post 
on  its  way.  The  fact  is,  that  some  voices  having 
called  out  for  tho  post  of  La  Madeleine  lo  be  put 
under  arms,  tho  olfieer  on  guard  deemed  il  his  duty  to 
wait  on  the  general  for  his  orders,  and  to  ofler  him  an 
escort;  which  Lafayette  declined,  showing  him  at  the 
same  time  that  he  was  surrounded  by  friends,  and  ad- 
vising him  to  return  to  his  post  which  he  did  lo  the 
great  salisfaelion  of  every  one.  When  they  reached 
the  general's  residence,  the  good  people  who  had  ac- 
companied him  retired  peaceably,  and  without  the 
least  disturbance  having  occurred  during  this  long 
journey,  from  the  Place  do  la  Bastille  to  the  street 
d'Anjou  Saint-Honore. 

Lal'uyette  rea(;hed  his  house  at  half  past  six  in  tho 
evening,  afllicted  at  the  deplorable  issue  of  a  day  which 
iiiiirht  have  ended  so  well.  The  resislance  to  the  Iroojis 
was  becoming  general,  but  it  wn.s  impossible  to  foresee 
yet  the  eharacter  which  Ihij  iVesh  .struggle  would  as- 
sume. I'niil  nine  o'clock,  the  most  conlradiclory  reports 
\vi  re  brouijht  him  ;  but  the  only  certain  tiict  was  that,  in 
the  ini|)etuosily  of  tl;<  ir  first  impulse,  four  i.r  live  )mn- 
dred  young  men,  divided  into  a  great  many  ..-mall  pla- 
toons, had  taken  iios.session,  in  an  inslanl,  of  all  tlie  posts 
established  t'roiii  the  bridge  of  Auslerlitz  lo  Ihe  Bank  of 
France.  That  circnnistanee  proves  two  things,  which 
explain  the  issue  of  those  unhappy  events  ;  the  first,  that 
there  was  no  preiiiedilated  plot ;  for  how  can  the  idea  bo 
admilled,  of  such  a  coinbinalion,  sup|>orled  by  so  small 
a  nimiber  '  the  second,  thai  if  a  grealer  niimber  of  citi- 
zens had  taken  |iart  in  the  battle,  the  result  might  have 
been  very  difl'erenl.  »  •  « 

On  the  .llli  the  king  liad  come  from  tho  palace  of 
Saint  Cloud  to  the  Tuileries,  where  the  council  of  mi- 
nisters was  sitliiiy  coiislantly,  no  doubt  in  cxpeclalioii 
of  having  it  announced  to  them  that  the  obsequies  of 
Lamari|ne  had  ended  to  the  salisfai  timi  of  every  one. 
It  was  there  that  all  the  ini'asuies  of  suppression  were 
arranged,  and  lliilher  that  the  rural  battalions  cnniu 
as  they  passed,  lo  temper  iheir  country  courage  in  Iho 
einliraees  of  royally.  Tliern  il  was  likewise  that  MM. 
Sonit  and  >Sebasliani  proposed  to  place  Paris  in  asluto 
of  siege,  at  the  time  that  fortunrr  had  not  yet  declared 
ill  favour  of  the  cabinet  of  Ihe  l^lh  of  March,  and  that 
Ihe  government  was  really  in  soino  danuor;  a  proposal 
that  was  indignantly  rejected,  on  the  ground  lliat  a 
palernal  governniont  oiiylil  not  to  place  eight  hundred 
Ihoiisand  Frcnehnien  out  of  the  pale  of  the  civil  law, 
and  treat  its  own  capital  like  an  enemy's  town,  oxcept 
when  there  is  no  longer  any  Ihiiig  lo  bo  feared. 

As  soon  as  Lafayette  had  entered  his  house,  he  be- 
came an  object  of  llin  most  anxious  solieitiide.  In- 
terest and  curiosity  crowded  his  door.  His  friends  and 
his  enemies  were  tho  more  eager  lo  know  what  had 
become  of  him,  as  the  most  cuiilrailielory  and  sinister 
reports  wcro  circulated  about  him.  Here,  it  was  as- 
serted that  the  insurgcnls  had  taken  and  installed  him 
at  the  IIolel-d.i-Ville  ;  there,  that  his  body,  pierced 
with  several  bayonet  wounds,  was  borne,  bleeding, 
through  the  streets  of  Paris,  by  republicans,  calling  the 
people  to  rcveiigo  ;  in  other  places,  that  the  govern- 
moiit  had  arrested  liiin,  and  thruwn  him  into  tlic  dun- 
geon ofVincennes. 


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82 


I-AFAYETFE  AND  LoriS  IMIIMPPE. 


!■• 


I: 


Nolliin<;  of  nil  lliis  \v;ih  true.  Lnlavtitlp,  bcsr.i 
abrond,  iind  no  dnnlil  nt  lioinP,  l)y  llio  senilis  iil'  nviTv 

di'S(Ti|iliiiii  lit'  poliii',   «iis   ;il    tli.il   nil) Ml,  11-  on  iil 

jrroal  oi'i'ii^iniis.  rjiliii,  firin,  iiml  iir«*();irf(I  I'nr  rvrry 
event.  Bi'iii^'  pliri'il  utioiil  his  poison,  1  wus  riialilcil. 
onre  affaiii,  to  oliscrvc  tlir  l(!i'liii;rs  wliiili  aiiitaliMJ  Ins 
mind  uiulcr  llicsc  now  and  tryin;;  (■iiciiiiisliiMri's,  His 
wliolo  soul  was  absorbed  in  iirlel'aiid  indiL'nalion  ;  Ins 
lieart  blod  al  the  siirlit  of  I'Venrli  blood  tlowini;  at  the 
hands  of  KroncliintMi  ;  It  heaved  at  the  lhoiii,'lit  llial 
the  breach  of  faith  and  the  fatal  blindness  of  the  j;o- 
vornincnt,  had  called  down  thnso  fresii  calamities,  and 
armed  the  combatants  and  the  throne  of  .Inly  airaiiist 
each  other.  But  if  Lafayette  deprecated  the  faults  of 
the  government,  he  deplored  and  censured  with  equal 
severity  the  serious  criminality  and  imprudent  rashness 
of  the  young  nion  who  souj,'ht  that  redress  of  grievan- 
ces in  revolt  and  violence,  for  which  they  should  only 
liavo  looked  to  lime,  the  laws,  and  the  regular  opera- 
lion  of  llie  Chamber  and  the  press. 

iMeanwhilo  Iho  conllict  was  prolonged,  the  reports 
of  the  musketry  continued,  and  llie  deepest  j;rief  was 
depicted  on  Lafayette's  countenance,  lietwcen  seven 
and  eight  o'clock  several  patriots,  and  a  considerable 
number  of  deputies,  came  snccessively  and  pressed 
around  him,  to  ask  him  what  could  or  ought  lo  be 
done,  lo  put  an  end  to  the  calamities  which  desolated 
the  capital,  and  lo  those  yet  greater  evils  with  which 
it  was  threatened  Hut  the  lime  was  past  when  the 
patriotism  of  Lafayette  could  interpose  cH'eclually  be- 
tween the  people  and  the  throno  of  July,  i'or  several 
months  past  ho  had  acquired  the  painl'ul  certainty  that 
that  throno  was  no  longer  accessible  lo  persuasion. 

In  this  stale  of  things,  it  was  agreed  that  the  oppo- 
sition deputies,  then  at  I'aris,  should  repair  in  the  even- 
ing to  M.  Lallitle's,  in  order  to  concert  there  the  mea- 
sures lo  bo  taken  for  putting  a  speedy  end  to  the 
calamities  which  that  day  had  brought  on.  The  meet- 
ing was  verbally  appointed  for  nine  o'clock  ;  but  as  all 
regular  means  for  convoking  it  were  impossible,  and  as, 
besides,  events  had  taken  every  one  from  his  home, 
between  twenty  and  thirty  members  only  could  be  as- 
sembled. They  consisted,  among  others,  of  M.M. 
Lallitte,  Cabet,  Ijafnyetlc,  George  Lafayette,  iMauguin, 
&C.&C.  »  •  *  *  »  . 

The  debate  turned  upon  the  most  proper  means  for 
stopping  the  effusion  of  blood,  and  iniliicing  the  victor 
lo  make  a  moderate  use  of  his  victory,  considering  that 
he  had  at  least  a  great  share  in  occasioning  the  conflict. 
Two  expedients  were  projiosed  :  an  address  and  a  de- 
putaition  to  the  king.  They  were  each  canvassed. 
I.al'ayctte  agreed  to  neither  the  one  nor  the  other ; 
first,  because  he  was  convinced,  ho  said,  by  c.\|)erience, 
of  their  total  inutility  ;  and  secondly,  because,  if  every 
thing  was  ut  an  end,  as  was  alllrnied,  it  would  ill  be- 
come the  national  opposition  to  take  such  a  step  after 
the  event,  especially  when  it  was  certain  that  the  <loc- 
Irinnirr  deputies  had  oi-structed,  for  several  hours  past, 
all  the  avenues  lo  the  throne.  Lafayette  spoke  also 
with  sorrow  and  with  candour  of  the  little  success  that 
had  attended  his  efiorts,  at  the  two  greatest  periods  of 
his  e.\iftenco,  lo  solve  the  problem  of  a  citizen  mon- 
archy based  on  the  soveieignty  of  the  people. 

Without  having  come  lo  any  decision  upon  the  sub- 
ject of  the  address,  the  idea  was  resumed  of  a  depnta- 
lion,  which  should  be  instructed  lo  make  verbal  repre- 
sentations lo  Louis  I'hilippe.  Lafayette  refused  lo 
make  one  in  that  dcputalion  for  two  reasons,  wliirh  he 
explained  without  any  circumlocution.  The  first  was, 
the  perfect  conviction  he  was  under,  from  the  last  con- 
versation he  had  with  the  king,  tiiat  the  opinions  of 
that  prince  on  tlio  system  of  governincnt  were  so  fixed, 
that  persuasion,  al  least  coming  I'roin  him,  would  no 
longer  have  any  efiect  in  altering  the  adopted  system  ; 
Lafayelte's  second  reason  was  that,  as  his  presence 
must  remind  the  king  of  either  the  violation  or  tlio  (br- 
getfulness  of  a  solemn  engagement,  it  behoved  biin  lo 
spare  his  majesty,  and  even  himself,  an  interview  which 
bitter  recollections  would  render  extremely  painful  lo 
both. 

All  tlieso  proposals,  as  I  said,  were  more  an  inter- 
change of  ideas  and  talk  than  a  regular  deliberation. 
'J'ho  meeting  broke  up  at  midnight,  without  coining  lo 
any  decision,  but  it  was  settled  to  meet  again  the  next 
day  at  len  o'clock,  at  .^^.  Lallilte's.  I  shall  make  no 
remark  on  that  adjournment  to  the  next  day,  nt  a  time 
when  every  moment  was  costing  the  life  ot  a  French, 
man.  I  have  already  said  that  the  genius  of  IHliU  had 
fled;  and  that  the  greater  part  of  Iho  men  whose 
courage  had   then  surmounted  so  many  dangers,  ap- 


peared in  I'".*JJ  to  he  the  mere  shadows  of  thoinseives. 
"  •  Partial  niiillicls  were  ronliniiid  to  a  very  l:ite 
perind  of  IIk^  liiiriil  ;  iillt  the  slreniilll  ul"  llie  respeelive 
I  ornli.itanis  wa-  too  (rreullv  d.spn.inTtioneil  lo  render 
ii>e  issue  dniibifiil.  'I'liirly  tliiiiis.iiid  reL'iilur  troops  of 
:ill  deseriptiiiiis,  lit'iy  lliunsanil  natemiil  ijuards,  and  a 
I'oriniilabic  train  of  artillery,  assenililed  under  the  coin- 
inand  of  a  marshal  of  Franc'c,  to  subdue  seven  or  eiglit 
hundred  young  men  with  scarcely  any  arms,  had  IVoin 
daybreak  left  no  longer  any  cliauco  of  success  for  the 
iiisiirreetiou. 

.Matters  were  at  this  point  when,  on  the  6tli,  at  len  in 
llie  inorning,  the  opposition  deputies  repaired  attain  lo 
M.  Lallitle's.  There  were  present,  Lafayetie,  (Miirge 
Lafayelte,  Odilon-Harrot,  .Mauguin,  itc.  The  sending 
of  an  address  and  ailepulaiion  was  still  agitated.  L'pon 
Ihe  snbjeclof  the  Iwoqncslionsoflhe  address  aiidihe  dc. 
putalion  to  the  king,  Lafayette  repeated  Ihe  arguments 
he  iiad  used  on  the  preceding  evening,  and  then  he  n'- 
lired,  as  did  also  si^veral  of  his  colleagues,  before  any 
determination  had  beim  come  to.  However,  the  mem- 
bers who  remained,  decided  on  adopting  the  idea  of 
a  personal  application  to  tlu!  king,  and  for  that  purpose 
appointed  MM.  LalTilte,  Odilon-Birrot,  and  AraL'o. 

It  was  four  o'clock.  Louis  I'liilippe  had  jnst  re- 
turned from  riding  through  some  of  the  streets  of 
I'aris.  Now,  I'reiichinen  never  remain  unmoved  al 
seeing  a  king  on  horseback  inhaling  the  smoke  of  gun- 
powder. The  national  guard,  which  had  really  burnt 
some  priming,  and  left  some  dead  bodies  on  the  ground, 
was  proud  of  its  first  triumph;  commerce  and  pro|ierty, 
which  had  looked  upon  themselves  as  delivered  over 
to  all  the  iVenzics  of  jacobinism,  and  slill  ilrcamcd  of 
nothing  but  scatVolds  and  bounds  rnitir,s,  were  over- 
joyed at  seeing  the  spectre  of  171)3  vanquished,  and 
anarchy  in  fetters.  In  one  word,  enthusiasm  was  on 
the  side  of  llio  safety  of  properly  ;  humanity  and  liberty 
were  silent.  Therefore,  the  royal  train,  taking  its 
airing  lo  the  expiring  reports  of  the  musketry,  aiul  ap- 
pearing as  the  precursor  of  a  calm  in  Ihe  midst  of  a 
storm  which  might  have  overturned  every  thing,  was 
received  with  acclamations.  Now  those  acclamations, 
the  real  cause  of  which  w.ts  not  considcr.^d,  must 
naturally  have  produced  a  feeling  of  exultation  and 
security,  little  favourable  lo  the  success  of  the  mission 
of  M.M.  Lalfittc,  liarrot,  and  Arago. 

These  honourable  citizens  were,  however,  received 
with  visible  satisfaction  by  the  crowd  of  aides-de-camp 
and  olhcers  on  duly,  that  filled  the  saloon  of  the  pal- 
ace, and  who  appeared  more  grieved  at  the  blood  of 
their  brethren  lliat  was  spilling,  than  vain  of  an  in- 
glorious victory  :  this  justice  it  is  gratifying  to  rcii('';r 
them. 

The  Ihreo  deputies  were  introduced  immediately  into 
the  bed  chamber  of  Louis  the  XVIIL,  converted,  by 
llie  uorkmen  of , July,  into  the  study  of  Louis  I'hilippe. 
The  lalter  presently  repaired  lo  It  through  a  door 
which  communicated  with  Iho  queen's  apartments. 

The  demeanour  and  countenance  of  the  king  were 
calm,  his  address  easy,  indicating  not  the  slightest 
alarm,  and  expressing  none  of  those  anxieties  of  nund 
which  circumstances  might  have  juslilied.  His  Ma- 
jesty received  the  three  patriots  politely  ;  ho  told  ihem 
that  he  was  very  glad  lo  see  them,  that  the  opposition 
could  have  chosen  no  mediators  more  agreeable  lo  him  j 
and,  after  inviting  them  lo  be  sealed,  and  placing  him- 
self lieforo  his  writing  table,  ho  signified  his  readiness 
to  listen  lo  them. 

M.  Odilon-Harrot  spoke  first ;  and  ended  with  en- 
treating the  king  to  slop  Iho  etViision  of  blood  which 
was  yet  flowing,  and  to  silence  the  cannon,  the  roar  of 
which  was  then  resnunding  even  in  his  royal  residence  ; 
lobe  merciful  lo  the  vaii(|uished,  and  lo  prevent  fresh 
disturbances,  by  a  prompt  and  cordial  return  lo  the 
principles  upon  which  the  ruvululioii  had  established 
the  dynasty. 

The  king  auswr^red  that,  being  audaciously  attacked 
by  his  enemies,  he  was  jiistifii'd  in  defending  himself; 
that  it  was  high  lime  to  curb  revolt,  and  that  ho  eni- 
plnyed  cannon  only  to  jmt  il  down  the  ijiiirkvr ;  Ihat  he 
iiad,  however,  rejccleii  the  proposal  which  had  been 
made  him  of  placing  the  city  of  I'atis  in  a  state  of 
siege;  that  as  lo  the  pretended  engagements  at  the 
llotel-de-Ville,  and  those  republican  institutions  about 
which  the  Opposition  made  so  much  noise,  ho  did  not 
know  what  all  that  meant;  that  ho  had  more  than  fiil- 
lilled  ihn  promises  ho  had  made,  and  had  given  Franco 
as  many  and  more  republican  institutions  than  ho  had 
promised  her;  that  the  prograinmo  of  the  Hotel.de- 
Villn  had  never  existed  except  in  the  brain  of  iM.  La- 


liiyelle,  whose  incessant    demands  on  that  head   wrri' 

videiilly  the  effect  of  some   mistake;  ihat  as  to  the 

ysleiii  called  llialof  Ihe  l.llh  "f  .March,  it  was  wroier 

•  1  .iserilie  Ihe  credit 'jl'  il  to  .^^  I'ener,  fur  that  syslem 

w  as  lliL»  king's,  it  was  the  effect  'if  his  own  convictions, 

ihe  result  of  his  own  redectinns,  and  Ihe  expression  of 

his  policins  of  policy  and  gcverninent ;  thai  he,  Louis- 

l'hilip|ic,  had  consented  to  lake  the  crown  only  on  tin- 

ondilions  indicaled  by  Ihe  developement  of  that  sy<. 

loiii,  the  most  conforiiiable  to  the  wisliis  and  the  wans 

f  France,  and  from  which  he  would  not  deviate,  ttei' 

r  rvcii  limtjnl  in  a  viorlar,     "  And  now,  gentlenien, 

added  the  king,  "  Ihe  point  is,  nolle  utter  vague  acm 

ations,  but  lo  slate  prcei.icly  iho  complaints  you  ba.i, 

to    make  against    llio   I'erier  system,  of  which   pi ur 

I'lrier  was  assuredly  quite  innocent.     With  what  liav 

have  you  to  charge  that  system?     Let  us  hear." 

M.  Arago  replied  by  a  rapid  and  animated  statenioi! 
of  the  divisions  which  were  tearing  France  lo  pieces,  and 
which  the  policy  of  the  government  nourished  with  an 
ilinosl  scrupulous  care  ;  \iv.  sjioke  of  hia  own  fantilv 
divided  by  political  opinions  ;  he  cited  his  brother  and 
his  nephew  who  were  perhaps,  al  that  very  momenl, 
ready  lo  lake  each  other's  life  in  conflicting  ranks: 
and  ill  oioer  to  characteriso  Ihe  situation  of  things  hj- 
an  example,  he  adverted  lo  the  times  of  the  Leagiip, 
when  D'.Villy,  under  Henry  IV'.,  slaughtered  his  own 
son  in  the  streets  of  Paris.  M.  Arago  then  spoke  n; 
all  the  public  employments  being  given  to  the  partisans 
of  the  fallen  regime,  the  indulgence  shown  to  the  Carli.t 
machinations,  the  bitter  persecution  of  the  discarded  nun 
and  press  of  .Inly,  and  the  displeasure  inanifcslrd 
throughout  France,  at  the  apparent  impunity  enjoyed  bv 
the  Duchess  of  Berri. 

Al  these  words,  Louis  Philippe  exclaimed  that  lii< 
government  had  no  enemies  but  llio  Carlisls  and  repub- 
licans ;  that  the  prejudices  that  had  been  just  mcntionoc 
to  liiin,  were  only  the  result  of  their  contrivances;  thai 
he  was  accused  of  avarice,  lie,  who  had  never  had  ant 
value  for  money ;  that  his  best  intentions  were  niisif. 
presented,  lo  such  a  degree  that,  for  a  long  time  past, 
ho  could  read  neither  the  Triliune  nor  the  National: 
that  his  filthier,  icAo  was  the  best  citizen  of  France,  hat 
been  calumniated  like  himself,  and  urged  to  give  thi 
Revolution  a  snngninari/  pledge  which  lie  ought  lo  liavi 
refused  it;  that  the  exactions  of  the  two  rcvolutiom 
were  alike  untenable  ;  that  lie,  Louis  Philippe,  was  mi 
obstinate,  and  that  ho  proved  il  when,  after  long  resi.'l 
ing,  he  Ind  committed  the  error  of  giving  way  to  popn 
lar  tnmnlt,  by  effacing,  from  the  pediments  of  his  |)s, 
lace,  and  from  the  armorial  bearings  of  his  house,  tin 
Jleiir-dc-lis,  which  had,  in  all  times,  been  borne  by  liii 
family. 

As  for  the  representalions  relative  to  the  Duchess  i 
Berri,  Louis  Philippe  declared  thai,  if  that  princes' 
were  arrested,  justice  should  take  its  course;  but  tlia: 
happen  what  might,  his  reign  should  witness  no  sangn 
nail/  drama.  Al  that  instant,  the  report  of  the  caniio: 
of  .Saint  .Merry  shook  the  windows  of  the  palace. 

On  rising,  M.  LalVille  told  the  king  that  he  retiroi 
filled  with  the  greatest  grief;  that  he  supplicated  him: 
compare  the  cntnusiasm  his  presence  excited  formeili 
with  the  elVcct  which  it  now  produced;  that  thai  cIiiuil' 
allcslcd  that  something  was  deeply  \yrong  ;  and  that  i, 
implored  his  majesty  to  ask  himself  whether  a  kiiiffi 
I'raiico,  who  needs  fitly  thousand  men  to  guard  liiiii. , 
really  a  king  of  I'raiice. 

8iicli,  in  suhslancr,  was  that  conversation,  which  w. 
leave  dcc)i  traces  not  soon  lo  be  effaced.         *         * 

What  is  to  be  concluded  from  all  that  has  gone  t> 
fiire'  I  hasten  to  declare  it.  That  both  sy.stem  and  iii 
nistry  bear  upon  their  t'ront  the  marks  of  dccomposili": 
and  the  sign  of  certain  death;  that  Lafayette  is  still  If 
highest  and  purest  personification  of  the  revolution 
.luly;  tliat  he  has  shared  all  the  vicissitudes  of  libtr; 
betrayed;  and  that  he  will  share  her  trhimph,  when  t 
fjiisodi'  being  terminated,  the  hislnry  shall  be  resunieil 

But  what  is  to  he  Ihe  duration  of  that  episode  ?  Tl, 
of  a  sitiialion,  which,  by  its  very  nature,  is  doomed  to: 
ephemeral.  Hest ruction  dwells  in  the  tlioughls  of  I: 
Hlh  of  ,\ngnsl ;  lili^  and  |)crf'ectibility,  in  the  iimnor. 
principle  ol'llie  Holel-de-Ville. 

LkT  us  await  the  Jl'DCME.NT  OF  GoD  ! 


The  ensuing  immhcr  will  contain  two  tales  liy  t  i 
author  of  "  The  Subaltern" — The  Gentle  Recruit,  « 
Saratoga. 


<Val<i 


nnds  on  that  licad  wrrp 
niislakc  ;  llidl  lis  to  lla'    . 
Ill'  .\Iiiri:li,  It  wa<  wroii;; 
.  I'l^ncr,  I'lir  lliut  syslcin 
lI  'jI'  liiH  iiwii  cniivictioi;!!, 

15,  anil  tlio  ('X|irission  oi 
■riinu'iil ;  thai  lio,  F,ouis. 
lu  tlic  crinvii  only  on  tin 
■Vflii|ioini'nl  of  that  sy«- 
tlio  wisln  s  and  the  wiui's 
;  wiiuld  not  (lovinte,  iicr 

"  And  MOW,  gonllcnien. 
,  not  to  utter  vaguG  aci  ii 
thn  complaints  you  li;i.' 

syslPin,  of  wliii:li  p' ■■: 
iiiccni.  With  what  lim 
!ni?  Let  us  hear." 
land  animated  utatenici,! 
iring  Franco  to  pieces,  and 
nnient  nourished  with  an 
spoke  of  hia  own  family 
;  lie  cited  his  hrothcr  and 
ps,  at  that  very  moment, 
life  ill  conflicting  ranks, 
the  situation  of  things  by 
ho  limes  of  Iho  Leagur, 
IV.,  slaughtered  llis  owi; 
IM.  Arago  then  spoke  n; 
cing  given  to  the  parlisniis 
(Tcnoo  shown  to  the  Carli-i 
-ulion  of  tlie  discarded  nun 
le  displeasure  manifested 
larcnt  impunity  enjoyed  hy 

lilippo  exclaimed  that  lii< 
but  tlio  Carlists  and  repub- 
at  had  been  just  mentionr.: 
of  their  contrivances',  thai 
le,  who  had  never  had  an; 
lest  intentions  were  misrc- 
that,  for  a  long  time  pa.«l, 
Trihiine  nor  the  National 
best  cilizai  of  France,  bac 
!clf,  and  urged  to  give  thf 
Ipe  which  iie  onght  to  liavt 
Diis  of  the  two  rcvolutioni 

16,  Louis  Philippe,  was  nol 
[1  it  when,  after  long  resist 
rror  of  giving  way  to  popn- 
n  the  pediments  of  his  |«. 

bearings  of  his  house,  lli! 
1  times,  been  borno  by  liii 

.  relative  to  the  Duchess , 
ired    that,  if  that   princes 

lake  its  course ;  hut  tlia' 
In  should  witness  no  satigii 
[it,  the  report  of  the  camio; 
lulows  of  the  palace. 
|tl  tlio  king  that  he  rctirn 
;  ihat  he  supplicated  him : 

presence  excited  fornurl' 
Iprodiieed;  that  that  clian; 
Idccply  wrong;  and  that  t 

himself  wlietlier  a  kin!; 

<aiid  men  to  guard  him,: 

lal  eonversation,  which  w. 

I  ho  etVnced.         •         * 

fVoni  all  Ihat  has  gone  l> 
]  That  both  system  and  in 
Iho  marks  of  ileeoinposili'i! 
1;  that  Iialiiyette  is  still  tt 
Ication  of  the  revolulinn 

II  the  vicissitudes  of  liber 
liare  her  triumph,  when  1' 
T  history  shall  he  rcsumeil. 

|ioii  of  Ihat  episode  ?    Tli: 

lory  nature,  is  doomed  to; 

I'lls  in  the  thoughts  of  I: 

ectihility,  in  the  iininor. 

li'DGMEST  OF  God  ! 


contain  two  lalti  by  t 
-The  Gentle  Recruit,  « 


wiimBiffi^o  ^^mm®^  oim^wm^.^'3^im  mimmMww^ 


rOL.  I. 


PIIILADELIMIIA,  JANIIARY  29,  183a, 


XO.  3. 


fKiNTrii  »»n  l'i'«i.i»iiEn  uy 


AI'AM  WAI.DIK,  No.  9,  North  Kioiitii  Strekt,  I'miuadblpiih— At  $rt  inr  .'.2   niinihiti,  pnyiMi'  in  .ulvaiiri'. 


U.  A  <i.  S.    WOOU.    I'HlNTIIKS   AND  I'lBMSIllHil,  Nbw   YilllK, 

liiia  Ajiiii"  null  rubliBlierH  liir  tho  stale  ol'  Nuw  Viirk  anil  all  the  N.'W  Enslanil 


PIII'.DNIX  N.  WOiJU  &.  (,'0,  lln,iK.<ri.i,i-.us  Hamtmhiik, 
Sole  .\^riiti  Ibr'llie  statun  of  .Msrylaiiil,  VifMinla,  and  O  .in,  .Tn.l  tln;r.!yt»f  New  Orle.in*. 


TO  THE  READER. 

^It  has  recently  been  remarked,  that  "  tlie  press  is  like 
fibakcr'a  oven,  occupied  with  working  off  hot  rolls  for 
li|eakfast"  Tho  allusion  is  more  particularly  applicable 
Ml  the  periodical  press  of  this  country,  where  in  trutli 
•«ttc  cliief  part  of  all  it  does  is  consumed  in  the  day, 
tM  it  may  be  that  very  little  is  to  bo  stored  up."  The 
^hor  of  the  "  Select  Circulating  Library"  believes  he 
ky  extend  this  simile  in  the  present  instance,  and  crtn- 
thc  "  Library"  to  the  well  concocted  loaf,  which, 
lile  it  satisfies  the  appetite,  possesses  nutritive  proper- 
ly, at  oncj  substantial  and  digestible,  invigorating  and 
disable.    He  feels  induced  to  make  a  few  remarks  rc- 

tting  the  striking  difference  this  periodical  presents 
n  compared  with  others.    He  means  no   invidious 
— iparison — each  kind  has  a  character  of  its  own,  and 
satisfactory  to  believe  that  in  the  main  all  are  work- 

togothcr  for  the  diffusion  of  knowledge.    The  taste 

reading,  however,  has  increased  even  in  a  greater 
Uo  than  tho  immense  means  in  operation  for  its  grati- 
ition.  For  every  man  who  formerly  read  a  book, 
)ie  are  five  himdred  readers  now,  and  for  this  incroas- 

demond  the  old  process  of  production  and  distribu- 

has  been  found  entirely  inadequate, 
[It  is  a  striking  remark   of  one   of  our   most  distin- 
|ished  statesmen,  that  our  mighty  rivers,  and  tho  de- 

>pement  of  the  riches  they  were  fitted  to  convey, 
ly  almost  be  said  to  have  determined  both  the  time 

tho  place  of  the  invention  of  the  steamboat !  So  in 
inting ;  "  it  too  may  be  said  to  have  come  at  tho  bid. 
ig  m  increased  curiosity  and  intelligence."  But  in 
ling  a  surrey  of  the  immense  territorial  expanse  of 
Bse  state.",  we  might  ask,  what  avails  a  book  manufae- 
in  Philadelphia  to  a  reader  of  Mississippi  ?     For  all 

liable  purposes  of  gratifying  a  literary  tasio  by  the 
Ky  receipt  of  new  books,  a  Mississippian,  till  the  in- 

'i*n  (for  we  are  decided  in  calling  it  an  invention)  of 

mode  of  circulating  entire  books,  was  twice  as  far 

im  Philadelphia  or  New  York  as  we  arc  from  London 

Paris — in  other  words,  the  delays  of  land  and  water 
rriage,  to  say  nothing  of  the  folder,  stitcher,  and  hind- 
would  cft'ectually   debar  an  inhabitant  beyond  the 
ississippi  from  the  receipt  of  a  new  book  from  this  city, 

tlic  lowest  calculation,  for  two  montlu !  and  in  the 
me  proportion  to  any  intermediate  distance.  The  de- 
md  for  hooks,  for  which  schools  and  periodicals  huve 
ved  the  way,  could  no  longer  submit  to  these  delays, 
hicli  in  literature  were  as  vexatious  to  tho  reader,  as  the 
iling  and  warping  system  of  transportation  from  New 
rieans  was  to  the  merchant  of  Louisville  or  St.  Louis. 

the  bidding  of  increased  curiosity  and  intelligence, 

!  present  mode  of  publication  has  been  devised,  some 

the  advantages  of  which  it  is  our  present  purpose  to 
vcstigatc. 

One  of  the  grcai  objects  to  which  the  "  Library"  as- 
rea,  is  to  furnish  good  books  to  the  body  of  intelligent 
id  industrious  population,  "  to  bo  received  at  tijcir 
>mcs,  «nd  read  for  instruction  and  recreation  in  their 
)urs  of  leisure.  To  pour  the  stream  of  knowledge 
|to  tho  little  channels  which  lead  to  every  firoside,  and 

insinuating  a  tasto   for  what   some  ono  has  called 

10  most  innocont  and  lasting  of  our  pleasures,'  to  im- 

rt  a  new  charm  and  a  new  attraction  to  that  congrcga- 
m  of  sccuru  and  blossod  enjoyments  which  vi'c  call 

)ME." 

I  The  same  distinguished  individual  from  whom  wc 

NEW   SKRIES — >i 


have  ojrcady  quoted,  when  speaking  of  the  Library  Com. 
|)any  of  Philadelphia,  remvks  ;• — "  yet  witii  all  the  ad- 
ditional sources  of  supply,  Franklin's  Library  has  now 
upwards  of  eight  hundred  shareholders — supposing  each 
of  the  shareholders  at  all  times  t;)  have  out  a  volume, 
and  to  keep  it  two  weeks,  it  will  bo  perceived  that  he 
will  have  tho  reading  of  twenty-si.t  volumes  in  the 
courso  of  tho  year.  The  advantage,  however,  is  not 
limited  to  the  sharcholdors.  There  may  be  two  or  three 
in  each  family  who  read  tho  books  taken  from  the  Li- 
brary, thus  extending  its  direct  uso  to  more  than  two 
thousand  persons.  And  certainly  nothing  can  be  cheaper. 
The  cost  to  a  shareholder,  allowing  interest  upon  the 
capital  invested  in  a  share,  is  six  dollars  and  forty  cents 
a  year  ;  so  that  for  less  than  two  cents  a  day,  a  man  and 
his  family  may  be  constantly  Fupplicd  with  books.  *  • 
There  is  not  the  smallest  doubt  that  such  a  library  must 
have  had,  and  must  continue  to  have,  a  powerful  influ- 
ence upon  the  character  of  the  city,  and  have  acted 
effectively  in  promoting  the  diffusion  of  knowledge." 

Following  out  this  idea  in  relation  to  tho  present  pub- 
lication, it  will  not  be  deemed  irrelevant  to  make  the 
same  calculation  respecting  tho  "  Select  Circulating 
Library,"  which  for  a  coil  and  a  half  a  day,  postage 
included,  will  supply  a  duodecimo  book  every  week 
to  a  man  and  his  family,  uii<A  thi$  additional  fea- 
ture, that,  though  he  may  not  have  access  to  the  same 
variety,  yet  when  ho  and  his  children  have  read  it,  it  is  his 
ow.N,  and  may  bo  sent  to  another  family,  or  sold  at  the 
completion  of  each  volume,  for  what  it  cost ;  even  proba- 
bly for  more.  The  number  now  printed  amounts  to  six 
tlrousand,  so  tliat  when  these  are  all  taken  by  subscribers, 
tho  direct  use  of  the  edition,  on  the  same  calculation,  will 
be  extended  to  eighteen  thousand  individuals!  If  our 
selections  are  vs'ell  chosen,  conveying  information  while 
they  serve  for  recreation,  may  wo  not  hope  for  a  portion 
of  such  patronage  as  has  been  extended  to  the  publica. 
lions  of  the  Society  for  the  Diffusion  of  Useful  Knowledge, 
who  have  recently  announced  that  of  several  "  parts"  or 
numbers  of  the  "  Library  of  Useful  Knowledge,"  the 
sale  has  exceeded  fourteen  thousand,  and  of  their 
"  Peimy  Magazine"  tliey  state  "  its  sale  amounts  at  pre- 
sent to  one  hundred  and  thirty  thousand  copies  per  num- 
ber, and  its  circulation  is  still  extending?" 

"  Knowledge  is  diffused,"  continues  the  same  grntle- 
maii,  "  through  tho  body  of  society  to  an  extent  hithorto 
unexampled,  and  tliis  diffusion  is  increasing  with  a  ra- 
pidity continually  accelerated."  We  claim  to  be  the 
pioneers  of  its  still  further  increased  diffusion  in  Ame- 
rica, and  our  press  we  hope  may  yet  be  likened  to  "  a 
baker'.a  oven,  occupied  with  working  off  not  only  rolls 
lor  the  hreakfasl"  of  Uic  reader,  but  of  loaves,  tho  chief 
part  of  which  will  not,  like  the  mamia  in  the  wilderness, 
be  corrupted  by  tlio  light  of  day,  but  of  which  much  "  is 
to  be  stored  up"  for  future  use. 

Actual  experiment  on  our  part  has  re]ieatcdly  tested 
the  difference  between  the  price  of  a  book  in  the  usual 
form  and  in  this.  In  one  instance  we  Airnishod  a  vo- 
lume entire  to  subscribers  for  tu-enty  eentt ;  which  cost 
in  London  fix  dollars ;  and  in  another  for  forty  cents. 
We  printed  these  aiVerwards  in  book  size — the  first  is 
sold  at.fifly  cents,  and  the  wholesale  price  of  the  other  is 
one  dollar.    Thus  wo.  furnish  formic  dollars  what  costs 


it  even  the  lowest  .Vintricaii  price,  ticelic  duUnrt  and  a 
hiilf,  and  we  supply  it  immediately,  ai^d  siinultanoously 
to  all  tlic  stato.".  With  our  prcsi'iit  arrangcmoiits  wu 
can  put  a  hook  in  eircubtion  in  five  or  .«ix  weeks  allcr 
it  is  issiKil  in  London.  What  con.-ititutes  \\\\*  dilforence 
in  price  ?  The  answer  wo  arc  prepared  to  (;ivo,  Tho 
cost  of  nnr^fiii  in  books  is  a  cimsider.nhlo  ilciii,  which  is 
principally  saved  by  us — tin;  cost  of  tlie  pre.^a  work  too, 
is  trebled  by  spre^iilinjf  types  over  a  lartje  surface — tlio 
binding  also,  is  an  expensive  item  ;  and  the  interest  and 
transportatimi  fully  malje  up  the  ditlerencc  we  have 
.stated  above.  But  are  these  uU  the  advanUiges  ?  At 
the  conclusion  of  each  half  year,  the  "  Library"  will 
form  a  volume  of  rclercncc  exceeding  IIG  pages,  in  a  com- 
pact form,  containing  from  fifteen  to  twenty  scp.irate 
and  complete  works,  the  cost  of  binding  all  of  which 
will  very  little  exceed  that  of  binding  one  of  the  various 
publications  of  which  it  will  consist. 

The  editor  ackiio'.\ kdjes  the  attonlioii  of  numerous 
correspondents  from  almost  every  state  in  the  Union,  in 
their  various  suggeations  as  to  the  future  books  which 
shall  occupy  these  pages.  With  every  disposition  to  re- 
spect and  profit  by  the  remarks  he  has  been  favoured 
with  by  friends  and  strangers,  he  finds  it  impossible  to 
gratify  individual  wishes  when  they  clash  with  the  plan 
he  has  marked  out,  to  wliieh  he  has  devoted  much 
tuno,  and  which  will  continue  to  claim  his  unremitted 
attention.  That  plan  was  fully  stated  in  the  original 
prospectus,  and  from  it  he  has  not  found  any  occasion 
to  deviate ;  it  wa.',  to  publisli  the  newest  ond  best  books 
in  tho  variou.i  departments  of  .Vo»eZ»,  Memoirt,  Talm, 
Travelf,  Sketches,  Bingrnphy,  Sfe. — in  short  tho  whole 
range  of  popular  litoi-ature.  The  editor  will  not,  how- 
ever, sacrifice  at  the  shrine  of  mere  novelty  in  any  of 
these  departments;  when  a  ntu>  book  docs  not  offer  of 
tho  required  eharoctcr,  he  will  extend  his  research 
among  the  numerous  v.orks  which  he  hos  already  with- 
in his  reach,  besides  what  may  be  afforded  by  his  regu- 
lar importations  from  Europ* ;  keeping  in  view  to  eater 
for  his  readers  works  which  have  not,  by  the  number  of 
reprints,  become  familiar  to  the  majority.  This  field  is 
so  ample  that  he  hopes  to  furnish  as  good  matter  at 
least,  as  is  issued  from  other  presses — that  it  will  rarely 
be  the  same  as  htm  bt^cn  previously  sold  by  American 
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difficultien,  the  t-ostcs  of  all  are  not  gratified,  in  every  in- 
stance, by  our  selections — hoping,  from  our  increased 
facilities  and  resources,  srenciuUy  to  suit  every  palate. 
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P.V    TIIF 

AI!TIIOR  or  «  Till';  SrHVI/rFRN." 


IFp  flint  ((Mllives  ittis  iliiv.  niid  r(Hn''^  ^nfi'  linrnc, 
Will  fil.liitl  nil  liiiloi:  v\  lii'ii  llii^  ilii\  is  iiHiiK'il  : 
Olil  MiPii  lnrai'l»c  yrr  iill  -hnli  ll"  HiVl'!'!, 
Itiu  ti<>  II  iriiii'iiilii-i  Willi  ;i<tv.'niln^i-.4 
WliallVaisli.' il:il  ihat  il.i\. -KiMi  IIlkiu   V. 


INTIiODICTIOX. 
Mr.  Oloifr,  now  the  Rov.  (r.  1{.  (Jlrijr,  niitlior  of  tlir 
"  Hifllory  ol'  tlir  Hililc,"  iiiiil  of  "  Uritisli  liiiliu,"  &<'.  in 
tlic  Family  Iiiliiaiy,  !■<  trincrally  iimli-rstiMKl  to  liavc 
written  "  Tlie  Siib.illi'in,"  iini|iK'sliiiiiulily  llii'  iiiosi  [ki- 
pular  military  iianstivo  ol'  llir  jircsriit  <lay.  Il  led  tlir 
way  ill  sliowiiiir  }i,<\v  iiiililnry  n|H'ralioiis  iiiiijlil  Iw  Inld, 
no  an  at  tliu  laiiic  tiiiK'  to  sali-l'y  tlic  praiiiial  solilier, 
Hiid  to  interest  t lie  iirolV'ssiuiial  rradi'r.  Nu  man  {KTliaps 
pvci  rxliiliitcd  a  ln|i|iirr  tiilent  tor  di"srribiii;f  wliat  lir 
liad  soni — a  talent  in  ilKcIf  ol' no  mean  valiir,  nor  ol' 
Tury  common  occurri'iicr.  It  iircd  s<arcrly  be add<'d  llial 
llic  prcsPiit  narratives  are  purely  tiitilious,  an  reirard.- 
tlu.'  author's  (MTSimal  eo.o|rratioii  in  the  Iraiisaetiiiiis. 
The  atoripH  are  snp|ios(-^  to  he  told  liy  a  lioily  of  retir<'d 
military  men,  who  live  toirrther  in  an  eslahlishmeiit  or 
I'olinilary  association,  while  of  <:lmr^e  they  nre  jjlad  to 
•ce  and  entertain  visiters.  On  the  oeeuFion  of  a  ramble 
to  tJieir  neijrhhonrhood,  the  author  im'tts  one  of  tlw;  otli- 
ccrs,  while  ciijoyiii);  tlic  Hmnsenient  of  tly-livhiiif^,  is 
invited  home,  and  represents  himself  as  haviiit;  heani  Uie 
stories  ul  the  table  tif  these  soeiable  and  eoiiiiniiiiie;itivr 
veterans.  The  President  r;illed  on  a  junior  iiiriiilier  for 
a  narrative,  and  .W.y'ur  Vltiikull,  al'ler  duly  a|s)lo(risinf; 
for  bis  want  of  talent,  liejran  the  I'ollouinjr  story  ot 
"  Tlie  Gentle  licrriiiL" — /.'(/. 


CHAPTKIl  I. 

I  think  it  was  somewhere  nhmit  the  middle  of  .lamiary 

1811),  when  the leL'imi  iit  meiipied  the  bariaeks  iit 

Draehurn  liees,  that  the  seru-eaiil  <il'  llie  day  made  his 
up|K>arnnce  oni^  morning;  in  my  ipiiibrs,  to  aimoimei 
that  a  yonnji  man  w.is  wailiii:,'  in  the  onlcrly  room  for 
•  he  piir|Mise  of  heinjj  enlisted.  As  I  li.i|i{ii'iied  at  the 
moment  to  lio  in  temporary  eommind  ot'  the  battalion. 
Mild  knew  that  it  was  kept  iit  homennly  lilt  its  establi.  h- 
jnent  shonid  be  eoiiipliie,  you  will  ri  adily  b<  lie\i  that  I 
received  this  eommnnieatioM  with  ennaiderabli'  ^atisl'ae- 
lion,  whieh  was  the  niore  lively  lieeause  of  the  serjri'ant's 
reiter.tlu)  assnranees,  thai  to  the  pi  ison  and  ipiaJiliea- 
tiona  of  the  recruit  no  objrelion  wmdil  be  oil!  red. 

"  He  is  ns  clever  a  l.ul,"  s.iid  tht  onlirly,  "  as  evir 
placed  himself  under  the  kind's  .staiidaiil, —  tall,  eriet, 
well  built,  ami  ipiiti'  ;,'entfel, — indeed  lie  hsiks  us  if  he 
liad  lieen  drilled  it  year  or  so  already ;  and  will,  unless 
iip|icaraiie<«  be  very  diceitful,  mukuan  e\lronit.'ly  miiart 
roldiei." 

'i'hnr  was  iniieli  of  promise  in  this  description,  and  I 
knew  him  that  u.ivu  it  too  well,  to  ipii'slion  its  vurisimi- 
(itiidc  ;  so  I  hurried  olV  in  the  firin  eon\ietioii  that  a 
prize  was  u itiiiii  my  i;rasp,  iind  ipiite  picpireil  to  re- 
ceive, nlinost  without  examiiiatiun,  this  aspirant  aOi  r 
military  distinction  into  tlie  ranks. 

That  the  sorceanl  had  not  overrated  the  |K'rsoiial  ipmli. 
liet  of  the  Volunteer,  a  sinifle  (rianee  sull'iced  to  convince 
me.  When  I  entered  the  orderly  room,  I  behelil  liefore  me 
a  youth,  apparently  not  more  tha'  i^rhieen  or  nineteen 
yearn  of  aife,  whii'^'  appeuranee,  niamier,  and  (.oniral 
addrcM,  dilVered  totally  from  those  of  the  class  of  |Hr- 
tains  from  ainonir  whom  the  rank*  of  our  iirmv  are 
usually  tilled  up.  lliu  featilics  were  not  merely  regular, 
but  Hurpussiiiirly  Is'iiiilifiil;  his  tiuiire  tall  nnd  slender, 
liiil  ottnitrably  pro|)<irlioncil,  seemed  a  very  model  of 
(fracn  and  manly  eb>Knn<v,  and  his  air  wita  that  of  a  (ht. 
coll  lu'custiimeil  to  mix  In  (he  iMst  aneietv,  if  not  ai  a 
niiiirrior,  at  all  evenlii  ai  nn  eipiiil.  ilia  dress,  tmi, 
thoiiKh  inaiiifeslly  a  dls(riiise,  U'traycil  here  and  (here 
thus*  IritliiiK  adcMtioiis  (o  nvulniss,  uf  which  (he  com. 
inon  (Koplc  seldom  dream.  .\  shahby  frock  coat,  for 
■  tuniple,  wat  butliineil  over  n  (hirt  made  of  (ho  linest 
Inn  n,  and  c\cccilin;ily  while;  a  pair  of  kid  ijloves  eoviT. 


ed  liis  small  delicate  hands  ;  and  his  boots  were  thin, 
liirht,  and  well  made, — like  those  worn,  not  liy  afrrieul- 
tiiral  labourers  or  journeymen  artisans,  but  by  sjentle- 
mcn  : — It  was  iin|iossiblc,  indeed,  to  examine  his  entire 
IxMrinir  without  coming  at  once  to  the  conclusion,  that 
he  had  seen  better  days,  and  tliat  to  the  step  which  he 
was  alioiit  to  take,  he  was  impelled  by  cirounistimccs  ot" 
no  eoninion  uryeiiey.  •  ' 

This  eonvielion  no  sooner* flashed  across  my  mind, 
than  the  eaiienicss  witli  which  I  had  resolved  to  accept 
of  the  protl'ir  of  his  .services  vanished.  It  scenu'd  to 
me,  that  pos>ilily  the  youth  niijrht  have  fled  from  school 
or  collc;;e  in  dis^xnisi' ;  tiiat  his  friends  or  jjuardians 
mi;;"lil,  ;;l  this  very  moment,  Ih'  makinir  a  scari^h  allcr 
him  ;  and  hence, that  toindulire  hiswhim  miirht  involve  not 
himsetfoiily,  but  olliers,  in  taslinn-  misery.  I  aecordinir- 
ly  dclermined  to  enipiire  a  little  into  his  circumstances, 
picvioHsto  my  cvaminaliiin  of  hin\  as  a  recruit;  and 
Islii  vin^r  that  be  would  Is'  more  <'asily  ]iersuaded  to 
sisak  out  Hcrr  there  no  third  parly  present  at  the  con 
lerenec,  1  ordered  the  scrjicant  to  withdraw. 

It  very  soon  ap|>i'arc(l,  that  for  such  a  proceeding  on 
my  part  the  youn^'  man  had  not  Ih'cu  unprepared.  He 
sMiiled  hillerly  as  the  sergeant  closed  the  door,  and 
drawinjr  himself  up  to  his  t'ull  heiirht,  stood  like  one 
II  ally  to  answer  no  more  interrojratories  than  his  own 
{ud;.riiieiit  niiirht  dielatc.  Nor  did  tlie  altitude  belie  his 
lH'lia\iour:  to  all  my  ipicstions,  as  to  whence  he  came, 
where  he  was  iHirii,  who  were  his  connections,  why  lie 
had  chos(  n  the  life  of  a  soldier,  &.e.  he  replied  in  one 
strain,  and  in  one  only  ;  in  other  words,  he  cither  save 
no  answer  at  nil.  <ir  his  .inswer  was  entirely  without 
point.  It  was  of  little  conse(pience  to  any  one,  he  sni.l, 
who  111'  was  ;  he  came  from  a  remote  comity,  and  was 
not  di.-reputably  connected ;  hut  where  that  county  lay, 
or  who  those  coniicetions  were,  he  declined  to  state  ;  in 
a  word,  events  over  which  he  possessed  no  enntrid,  had 
rendered  him  an  alien  to  his  family, — he  was  a  solitary 
bciii;;  on  the  lace  ot  the  earth,  and  he  had  dcterniiiied  to 
enlisi,  lieiause  he  knew  no  other  means  of  carniiifr  n 
subsislencc  ;  at  all  events,  none  which  his  fceliii^rs  would 
IH'riiiit  him  to  adopt. 

(In  my  coiitiiiiiiny  to  press  upon  him  the  necessity  of 
mature  ilcliln'ration,  Is'tore  he  took  a  step  so  deeideil  and 
irr<  coveralde;  he  replicil  liriiily,  but  without  any  thinjfof 
insolence  in  his  tone,  (hat  his  mind  had  loiifr  Ih'cii  maili 
up,  and  that  if  I  refused  to  receive  him,  he  ninsl  proceed 
to  the  next  military  station,  where  he  made  little  doubt 
that  the  ollieer  would  prove  loss  scrupulous.  Finding  him 
ill  this  frame  of  mind,  and  sceinj;  that  the  die  was  cast, 
1  no  longer  objected  to  comply  with  his  wishes;  I  gave 
him  the  shilling — he  was  examined  by  the  surgeon,  and 
Is  iiig  swoiii  ill,  he  took  bis  place  on  the  left  flank  of  the 
line,  under  the  iiaiili^  of  .lohn  .laekson. 

You  will  readily  iH-lieve  that  the  jM-eiiliarity  of  the 
ein  iiiiistaiices  under  which  this  young  man  entered  the 
enrp^,  rendered  biin  at  once  an  object  of  no  common 
interi  ^\  among  all  classes.  That  ho  was  well  born,  had 
received  a  libi  ral  edueation,  and  was  in  many  respects 
ill  adapted  to  the  station  into  which  he  had  thrust  himsclt', 
no  one  could  t'or  a  mouienl  doubt;  iiidied  the  whole 
tenor  of  bis  ecmduct  was  mch  as  to  force  the  eonvietion 
of  (liese  truths  even  n|Hin  the  most  inerednlous.  It  is 
true,  that  in  all  matters  of  drill  and  duly  liewasocceding- 
Ivalleiitivi' ;  that  on  parade  the  most  |H'nelratingeye  could 
ileli  it  no  blot  ill  his  ap|s>inliiients,  nor  awknaidncss  in 
his  positions;  and  that  lie  executed  his  morements  not 
merciv  with  alertness,  but,  as  il  si'emed,  with  enlhusias- 
lic  alacrity.  In  like  iiianiicr,  his  deportment  towards 
his  sn|H  riurs  was  uniformly  correct,  Dvcry  iiiark  uf 
ill  fercnec  to  whii  b  their  rank  entitled  them,  he  s'crnpu- 
loush'  Is'stowi-d  ;  nor  was  il  [Missible  t'ur  the  most  t'asli' 
dioiis.  in  this  ct   at  least,   to  find  fault   with  him  ; 

vet  llure  was  oi,  .dl  such  occasions  an  air  of  leservv  or 
/iiii/^  III  iilxiut  him,  of  which  he  wna  cither  wholly  iin- 
eoii'cii  iis,  or  w  liieh  he  attempled  nut  to  suppress.  In 
touching  liis  cap  to  an  otlicer  for  example,  or  in  address, 
ing  a  sergeant  on  some  |H>int  of  duty,  .l.icksoii  always 
eontriveil  to  make  the  individual  saluted  aware,  that  tfi>' 
salute  was  granted,  not  to  his  |N'rson,  but  to  his  olliee ; 
whilst  ofthat  readiness  to  ingrntiale  himself  into  the  good 
graces  of  (hose  set  over  him,  w  liich  in  most  eases  distill- 
guislii  s  the  young  soldier,  he  wastotally  wanting.  So  far, 
indeed,  wiis  hi'  from  courting  nntie«',  that  he  ledidoiisly 
Hhuniied  it,  never  voluntarily  coming  in  (he  way  even  of 
bis  coniiuaniling  oiriccr,  lest  he  might  lie  rei|uired  to 
pi  rloriii  some  ofllec,  or  execute  some  eonilliissioii,  not 
strictly  wflhin  (he  line  of  niilKary  duty. 

If  such  was  the  line  uf  .laekkon's  condiiet  towanlo  liis 
su|H'rinrs,  yon  w  ill  not  lie  surprised  to  learn,  that  among 
his  fellow  privatin  he  nppeaiid   still   moje    reserved  and 


more  haiiglity.  Of  rudeness  or  o]ien  incivility,  in  tliu 
strict  sense  of  those  terms,  it  is  true  that  he  could  iiol 
I'airly  lie  aeciised;  that  is  to  say,  he  readily  answrnil 
the  salutations  of  siieb  as  spoke  to  him,  and  never  n- 
fused  to  do  to  any  an  act  of  kindness  as  often  as  an  op. 
portunity  otVcrcd  ;  but  he  shunned  the  society  of  his  fil. 
low  soldiers  generally,  as  far  as  it  was  practicable  so  to 
do,  and  made  a  friend  and  associate  of  none.  Numerous 
ami  frequent  were  the  advances  made  to  him  withoui 
efl'cet,  not  only  among  the  private  soldiers,  but  arnorif 
the  non-coinmissioncd  ofliccrs.  The  pay-sergi^ant  of  hi>i 
company  ofl'cred  to  share  bis  quarters  with  him  ;  Jack, 
son  thanked  him  t'or  the  ofl'cr,  but  declined  it: — even  tlic 
sergeant-major  so  far  lorgot  the  dignity  of  his  station, 
as  to  throw  out  hints  of  his  desire  to  cultivate  the  ro. 
eruit's  aci|uainlance.  .laekson  took  care  not  openly  or 
eontcmptnously  to  spurn  the  pro|K)Scd  intimacy,  but  lie 
avoided  it. 

In  this  manner,  though  one  of  a  body  of  eight  hnii. 
drcd  men,  he  lived  akine.  Ills  walks,  when  he  took  any, 
were  by  lonely  paths  and  unfrequented  lanes.  He  nevir 
enti'red  the  town  except  on  duty;  indeed  he  generally  con- 
lined  himself  to  the  barrack  yard,  or  to  the  Hcldsimmcdi. 
ately  adjoining.  On  iiooccasioii  was  he  known  to  take  pan 
in  the  sisirts  or  games  |mrsucd  by  his  comrades.  Thonirli 
fleit  as  a  reindeer,  races  were  run  day  after  day  with, 
out  his  standing  forward  as  a  candidate  for  the  prizo ; 
the  racket  court  and  cricket  field  were  equally  neglcii. 
ed ;  and  of  the  canteen,  il  was  said  that  ho  never  beheld 
the  interior  except  once,  wheB,  being  on  guard,  lie  form, 
ed  one  of  a  party  sent  to  clear  it.  In  short,  ho  continiinl 
to  Ih^  what  he  said  he  was  when  he  first  came  amon^  m. 
— a  solitary  iK'ing,  holding  no  intercourse,  nor  eneourni;. 
ing  any  commmiity  of  licling  with  those  abot'^  him. 

Kv<  ry  one  who  knows  of  what  materials  the  gencrj. 
lity  of  Rritish  regiments  are  composed,  will  understand, 
that  a  character  such  as  1  have  just  deserilied  is  not  very 
likely  to  he  a  favourite  in  his  corps.  The  ^irivatcs,  sc 
ing  all  their  elforts  to  insinuate  themselves  into  his  gomi 
graces  fail,  soon  began  to  entertain  lor  Jackson  an  ex- 
treme aversion.  Tlie  idea  that  he  was  by  birth  a  gen 
tienian,  which  had  operated  lor  a  short  tune  in  his  l» 
vour,  was  now  entertained  as  an  adequate  reason  why 
he  should  be  made  the  subject  of  personal  hnstiUty  ;  and 
the  nickname  of  "  ficntlc  .laekson,"  which  haiilit  firil 
been  Is-slowed  upon  him  in  pity,  was  soon  eniploybd  ai 
an  epithet  of  derision.  Kiide  jokes  wcrepractised  at  li^ 
expense.  His  privacy  was  wantonly  and  continually 
broken  In  u|)on  ;  his  air,  manner  of  walking,  and  forn, 
of  s|M'ecli  were  miinickcd,  and  (he  most  ribalil  conversi- 
lion  was  invariably  broaelicd  as  often  as  he  came  witliiii 
hearing.  I'lvcn  the  non-coinmissioned  ofliccrs  were  iin 
backward  in  their  i  iVorts  to  annoy, — or,  as  they  eliopi 
to  term  it,  to  hunible  the  pride  of  this  flue  gentleman. 
When  il  came  to  .laekson's  turn  to  cook  the  dinners,  oi 
sweep  out  (he  room,  the  greatest  exactness  was  required 
and  the  most  minute  failing  rigorously  rebuked  ;  wliilfi 
on  more  than  one  occasion,  tasks  were  imposed  upon 
him,  such  as  he  was  not  called  upon  by  his  routine  of 
iluly  to  perform.  All  (his  the  young  gentleman  lion 
"iili  extraordinary  ei|uaiiimity  and  endurance.  Of  tin 
rude  s|H'ecbcs  of  his  comrades  he  took  no  notice.  Wlini 
he  saw  himself  dogged  or  watched,  he  would  retire  t 
his  quarters;  and  (lie  attempts  at  niimiekry  in  whir* 
those  alsiut  him  indulged,  he  either  did  not  understand 
or  he  despised  (hem.  So  it  was  in  his  dealings  with  tin 
non-eonmiissloncd  ofliccrs.  He  perliirmcd  his  task' 
with  so  much  diligence,  .iiid  was  always  so  exact,  (lia; 
(he  opportuiiities  presented  (o  them  of  venting  thin 
spleen  were  rare;  and  when  they  did  vent  it  in  oaths  w 
execrations,  be  made  as  if  he  iicaril  them  not.  (hut 
and  only  oiiie,  he  ventured  to  rcmoiistiate  against  tin 
iiijnsliei'  of  (heir  proceedings.  Having  Xwrn  ordered  m 
liiligue,  when  the  iluty  to  bu  discharged  liap|)ened  to  In 
|seuliarly  disgusting,  he  reniindcd  the  sergeant  win 
gave  the  order,  that  he  had  taken  his  turn  only  (he  ilai 
iK'tiirc,  and  that,  (hough  he  certainly  would  not  refuse  i 
do  as  he  was  d  sired,  the  |H'tty  tyrant  might  rely  u|nii 
a  »tatemcut  of  the  ciisc  *«'ing  laid  iM'forc  (he  eominninl  ' 
ing  otlicer.  Jackson's  (hreal  was  no(  (lirowii  away  n|ii» 
the  iiidiiidual  to  whom  i(  was  addressed.  The  yoiiin' 
man  escaped  an  ofllec  of  which  he  could  no(  think  with 
out  loalhliigi  bill  he  made  ."^rgeniit  Tompkins  IVoin  tlm 
tiiiio  forth  his  iinplacablu  enemy. 

I  am  sorry  (o  say  that  it  is  not  among  tlio  privotn 
and  non.i'ommissloncd  ofl'iccrs  only,  that  a  gcntlemnii  i> 
the  ranks  is  apt  to  Is-  regarded  with  an  eye  of  disfavum 
The  habits  of  military  ilisciprmc  are  for  fVom  lieing  n 
accordance  with  the  turn  of  mind  which  leads  n  ninnv 
aiithorily  to  look  with  forlsarsnce  upon  the  aliscncc  i 
s<r\ilitv  ill  Ills  inliiiors;  iniliid,  where  there  is  notvi 


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35 


r  oi>rn  incivility,  iu  tlin 
true  tlmt  lie  could  not 
I',  lie  rcnilily  nnswrrdi 
to  liliii,  and  never  r<- 
dncBK  nn  often  an  nn  o|)- 
d  the  society  of  lii»  iel- 
it  was  praetienblc  so  to 
iate  of  none.  NHniern\ia 
made  to  liiiii  witlioul 
lie  soldiers,  but  nmoni: 
The  pay-serpeiint  of  lii» 
iiarters  with  him  ;  .taek. 
ut  declined  it : — even  the 
V.  dignity  of  his  station, 
sire  to  cultivnte  the  ro. 
took  care  not  openly  or 
r<i|>osed  intimacy,  but  he 

of  a  body  of  eight  huu- 
walks,  when  he  look  any, 
i|uented  lanes.  He  never 
;  indeed  he  generally  con- 
il,  or  to  the  fields  immcili. 
was  he  known  totakcpiirt 
liy  his  comrades,  'rhoiiu'li 
fun  day  after  day  with, 
candidate  for  the  prize; 
eld  were  equally  negleil. 
said  that  he  never  beheld 
iH'iiig  on  guard,  he  form, 
it.  In  short,  he  conliniuil 
n  he  first  came  among  u», 
intercourse,  nor  encourog. 
with  those  aboe'.  him. 
hat  materials  the  gener.1 
lomposed,  will  understniiii, 
•  justdescrilH'd  is  not  vtry 
corps.  The  (irivates,  K<- 
e  themselves  into  his  good 
irtain  for  Jackson  an  e\ 
t  hi)  was  by  birlli  a  pcii 
r  a  short  timu  in  his  I* 
s  nn  adciiunic  reason  wliv 


of  personal  hostiUjy  ;  niid 

ad  ul  li 

tv,  was  soon  emplo^'d  at 


kson,"  which  hndal  lini 


Uty,— absolute,  unmitigated  servility, — in  the   general 
Aimer  of  a  private  .soldier,  soiiie  reason,  tin'  rever.se  of 
toiiralilc  to  the  person  aft'ectid,  rarely  fails  to  !«•  diseo- 
ked.     The  soldier  who  is  not  ready  to  tly  at  the  iieck 
[his  officer — who  apjiears  not  to  covet  the  lionour   of 
tviiig  liim   in    any  c.ipaeity  and  under  any  eireuni- 
jinres,  may  loo  often  lay  his   aceoimt   with   Iniiig  put 
■wn  as  a  s  ilky  and  ill-conditioned  scoundrel ;  and  bow- 
er meritorious  his  conduct  may  Ik;  in  inatteis  piirely 
pfessional,  that  will  hardly  make  amends  for  a  fault, 
t  which  tho  [lersqnal  vanity  of  a  superior  is  wounded. 
•  be  it    from  me  to  insinuate  tli.it  this  is  always  the 
! ;  I  only  atfirm  that  it  occurs  too  frei|uen1ly,  iiiid  that 
,1  almost  unavoidably  r)ccasioned  by  thi'  nature  of  tlio.sc 
finctioiis  which  military  discipline  engenders,  lie  this 
Urcver  as  it  may,  one  thing  is  quite  certain,  that  in  the 

fMpc  of  Jackson,  ibis  disposition  began  gradually  to  show 
ij^lf;  and  that  of  those  who  either  did  t'eel,  or  preteiidi'd 
wl  for  his  situation  when  he  enlisted,  several,  before 
fiist  month  of  his  service  expired,  viewed  him  with 
usU'. 
or  An  extremely  saucy  follow,  that  gentle  recruit  of 
OTTs,"  said  one.  "  He  will  go  a  mile  out  of  his  way  at 
MHr  time  to  avoid  saluting  an  olHeer  ;  and  when  he  can- 
^It  escape  tliat  degradation,  one  might  fancy  that  he  was 
lipeiving  a  mark  of  recognition  from  a  superior." 
t|"Thc  scoundrel  looks  always  as  if  he  considered  him. 
If  made  of  dilfercnt  clay  from  those  about  him,"  saiil 
other.  "What  business  lio^  such  a  fine  gentleiuan  in 
I  ranks  I" 

j"  I  am  continually  receiving  comiilaints  of  his  ill.lm- 

pur  and  pride,"  remarked  the  adjutant ;  "  but  the  tillnw 

I  clean  and  orderly  soldier  too ;  and  though  they  speak 

linst  him  often  enough  in  general  terms,  no  oin'  serins 

I  or  willing  to  condescend  upon  particulars." 

rhuB  were  men's  minds  griidiially  alienated  from   a 

llth,  to  whose  charge,  as  the  adjutant  justly  saiil,  no 

Inite  accusation  could  be  laid ;  till  at  last  there  a|ipear- 

iBoiiiething  like  a  positive  wish  to  catch  the  otfensive 

lividual   tripping.      Jackson,  however,  a|)|M-ared   noi 

Iro  proud  than  cautious.     He  was  scrupulously  ntteii- 

I  to  every  duty  ;  nor  was  it  till  after  his  patience  lind 

1  tried  beyond  the  power  of  human  endurance,  that 

shadow  of  an  accusation  could  he  brought  against 


jokes  werepracti.H'd  at  lib 

[vantnnly   and    continuullv 

flier  of  "walking,  and  forn, 

1  the  most  ribalil  convcrst- 

Is  often  as  he  came  witliiii 

lissioned  otlieers  were  iv,\ 

nnoy,— or,  as  they  ehiiK 

•   of"  this  fine  gentlem«ii, 

■n  to  cook  the  dinners,  oi 

I'st  exactness  was  requirod 

gorously  rebuked  ;  wliiln 

lisks  were   imposed  upun 

d  upon   by  his   routine  n' 

Voung  gentleman   bon 

and  endurance,     t  'f  lli' 

he  took  no  notice.  Wlini 

iched,  he  would   retire  t. 

H  nt  niimiekry  in   wliiifc 

I'ither  did  not  "underHlniiil 

|s  in  his  dealings  with  lli. 

le     pertlirmed    his    lasli' 

as  iilwnys  so  exact,  tlia; 

I   them    of  venting  tlini 

V  did  vciit  it  ill  oulhs  w 

heard   them  not.     Ona 

remonstiale   against  tin 

Having  been  ordered  m 

Iseharged  lmp|M'ned  to  l» 

|iniled   the   sergeant    win 

■n  his  turn   only  the  dm 

linly  wiinld  not  refuse  |. 

tvriliil   might  rely  u|«'i 

lid  iM'fore  the  eoiiiniiiinl 

L  not  thrown  away  U|im 

addressed.     The  yoni'l 

Ihe  ennlil  not  think  wllli 

nut  Tompkins  IVom  tlm 

I  not  *monK  ll'"  pf'val* 

Inly,  that  a  gciillemuM  ii 

\itli  all  eye  of  disfavniu 

are  for  ftom  iM'iiig  i> 

lid  which  leads  n  ninau 

u|Hiii  Ihe  alwi'iiee  i 

ll,  wherulliefO  is  not  "i 


("HAl'TKU  H. 

[  have  said  that  Jackson,  by  venljiriiig  to  remonstrate 

)insl  an  unjust  exercise  of  (lower  on  the  part  ol'a  ser- 

nt,  incurred  thi;  fullestexteiit  of  that  inrsou's  iiiiplaca- 

Jiostility.     It  unfortunately  hap|icned  that  Sergeant 

jipkiiis,  the  irritated  olIieialjIh'aB  puy-sergeant  of  the 

■puny  to  ivliieh  Jackson  belongeil;  and  of  the  inllu- 

I  which  the  pay-sergeant  |H>ssesses  with  the  captain 

btlicer  iu  coiiimaiid,  all  who  know  any  thing  of  the 

loins  of  the  service  must   be  aware.     The  whole  of 

inllueiiee  was,  on   tin;  present  oieasiou,  exiitiil  to 

brcss  Jacksuii'M  captain  with  an  nutavoiirahli'  opinion 

he  recruit     A  thousand  groundless  eoinplainls  were 

jlc  of  him,  as  that  he  was  mutinous,  ilisiirderly,  unso. 

|,  and  im|M!rlinent ;   hii  was  represented  as  an  artful 

dangerous   liy|Hicrilo — one  who  tisik  every  oppor- 

iity  of  |Kiisoiiing  tho   minds  of  his  comrades,  at  the 

ji«'  time  that  he  aft'eeted  to  kfep  aloof  from  them — and 

[whiiin   no  gootl  emild  possibly  lie  exp'iled,  till   his 

Hid  spirit  should  have  Imhii  thoroughly  broken.     Cap. 

Fletcher,  the  indiviihial  to  whom  these  reports  wen 

ried,  chanced  to  Is'long  to  that  class  of  |H<rsiinR  whiiiu 

liv«  already  represented  as  acknowledging  no  toleranei 

I  any  thing  like  nn  indrpemlent  spirit  in  nn  iiilirior 

I  it  was,  iiidi;ed,  who  fust  tisik  notice  of  the  slilV  and 

hinl  inunner  in  which   Jueksoii   saluted, — n   matter 

Ich  he  dwell  on  with  the  greater  hitterneis,  in  eonse. 

■nee  of  a  iNrsonal  slight  which  he  Islieved  himself  to 

^e  siilVereil  at  the  hands  of  the  young  soliliir.     Having 

pleased  with  tliu  eleaiilimss  niiil  orderly  liehaviiuir 

llhe  recruit  on  duly,  Captiiiii    I'leteher  hnii  eommuni- 

'd  to  Jackson  his  desire  to  employ  hini  ns  a  servant, 

king  the  eoinmimiealiim  with  tlu'  eomlesesiidiiig  nir 

I  *ii|H'rior,  who  colliers  some  prodigious  beiielil  upon 

r|iendi-nl.     To  his  extreme  surprise  and  iiidignntion, 

■kson  deeliiied  tho  propimed   palronage,  In  a  manner 

tell  left  no  doubt  on  the  enptniii's  mind,  that  he  hail 

Itbe  olTer  not  as  an  honour,  hut  as  aii  insult,     ('u)ilaiii 

lelier  could  not  forget  that  eirciimslaiiee ;  it  ranklod 

uis  mind  like  a  eunker  in  n  wounded  limb,  and  hi 

reely  Itxik  the  Iroiilile  to  disguise  his  vehrmenl  ileHJre 

Riidiiig  H  lilting  opimrtuiiity  to  chasllse  the  :•• luilrel 

Ibis  iiisolener, 

It  i"  linrdly  iieees««iy  to  say  llinl  Jiiekson,  thus  situ 


iiled,  soon  began  to  li;el  that  in  eiiilir.uiiig  the  Imiioiira- 
bli;  piofession  ol'arms  as  a  private  siiiliiiil,  lie  had  corii- 
iiiillnl  a  great  and  fatal  error,  lie  was  .•-till  the  iieah  .-I 
and  most  iiilelligcn',  soldier  iipnii  parailr,  yet  tile  iiioni- 
ing  and  rveiiiiig  never  passed  willioiil  his  being  e(iiii|ii  I- 
leil  lo  siiliiiiit  to  reproaches  wliieli  lie  was  eoii>eioiis  lliiit 
lie  did  mil  iiieril,  whilst  his  luiurs  in  (|iiarli  rs  hei  aiiie, 
Infore  long,  such  as  even  lie,  palieiil  as  lie  was,  ecuilil 
with  dilliciilty  eiiihire.  Hillieilo  the  allaeks  imiiie  upon 
liiiii  were  iiieiely  those  of  speech  and  gesture  ;  now,  bow- 
ever, that  he  w.is  known  to  liuldameaii  place  in  his  enp- 
luiii's  favour,  practical  jokes  were  iiicliili;i'd  in  :  Ids  iie- 
eoiitreiiieiits  were  no  sooner  cleaned,  and  placed  in  order 
for  inspeelion,  than  some  aceideiil  or  other  Ik  fill  tlieiii ; 
and  he  was  compe'led  to  go  tliroiigb  the  whole  iiroeess 
of  ])i|)e  clay  and  black  ball  ovi'r  and  over  again.  Tliis 
occurred  repeatedly,  without  his  being  able  to  fix  the 
blame  U|Kin  any  individual;  and  he  knew  the  temper  ol' 
those  about  him  too  well  to  complain  of  all  or  any  in  ge- 
neral teriiis.  Ilul  nn  opportmiily  presiiileil  itself  at  last 
of  bringing  the  matter  home  to  the  guilty,  and  Jaeksmi 
only  failed  in  taking  adeipiate  iidvaiilage  ol'il,  through  a 
sudden  impulse  of  passinn,  whi<'li  he  had  uiiiple  re,l^nn 
afterwards  to  lament.  Jaek.ioii,  who  had  been  orilereil 
tiir  guard  over  night,  paid,  as  is  cnsloinaiy,  more  than 
usual  atteiilion  to  the  furbishing  of  liis  aeeoiilroiiieiils  : 
bis  liells  were  while  as  tin;  drilVeil  snow,  liis^iieast-|ilate 
shone  like  tlie  sun  at  noon-day,  and  Day  hiiiisi  If,  even 
thniigli  assisted  by  his  partner  .Martin,  would  have  lliilid 
in  adding  any  thing  lo  the  glossy  blaekiuss  of  his  pouch 
and  slims,  livery  butlon  on  his  jacket  reei  ived  ils  liill 
portion  of  scrubbing,  and  pack,  great-eoaf,  cap,  and  ha- 
versack, had  I'ach  been  duly  atteiuled  to. 

This  iloiie,  the  young  man  placed  tlieni  all  in  their 
proper  silii'ilioiis,  and  strolled  out  into  llie  liehl  bei'ind 
the  barrack  yard,  liir  the  piirpi  se  of  wliiliiig  iiw.iy  Ilie 
time  till  tattoo.  Whetlur  lie  had  overheard  some  plot 
among  his  comrades,  or  snspeeted  from  other  causes  tlial 
there  was  a  disposition  to  do  liiiii  wrong,  I  eanimt  sity ; 
h;il  he  had  not  sat  many  iiiinntcs  in  his  t'.ivoiirite  corner, 
before  hi;  ex|M'rien(:ed  nil  irrisistilile  inelinalion  lo  ii'- 
liirn.  lie  obeyed  il,  and  entering  the  barrack  room,  In - 
held  a  spectacle  which  stirred  up  his  eholer  Is'yond  the 
control  of  reason.  Vive  or  six  persons,  Hinong  whom 
Sergeant  Tompkins  stood  conspicuous,  were  in  the  act 
of  ilfaeing  I'Very  trace  of  his  evening's  indnslry.  His 
belts  were  already  stained  with  grease  spots,  his  poneli 
was  diinnied  and  delileil.  and  his  llreloeh  itsi  If  had  not 
cscapeil  the  pollnling  touch  of  these  iiiisen  ants,  .lai  li- 
son's  temper,  which  had  stood  many  previous  trials,  gave 
way  at  last.  He  sprung  llirward,  and  eonlVonling  the 
surgeant,  wliili.'  iu  tlie  act  ot*  pnlting  a  fini>.iruig  hand  to 
his  unworthy  o|icrations,  struck  him  to  llie  gronnd  willi 
one  blow  of  his  list.  All  was  now  confusion  and  uproar. 
Tlu;  sergeant  rising  tVoiii  Ihe  floor,  called  upon  tlio.M'  near 
to  assist  in  arresting  n  criminal,  who,  by  lliis  act  of  iles- 
[N'rati  mutiny,  had  iiieurred  the  si  vere.^t  penalties  of 
martial  law  ;  whilst  Jackson,  worki'd  up  to  a  pilch  ol'ali- 
sohile  fren/y,  dared  any  inan  to  lay  upon  liiin  so  iniieli 
as  a  finger.  I'or  a  moineni,  the  soldiers  hiiiig  back,-' 
lor  ItitM'e  were  a  wilduess  ami  desperation  iu  the  young 
man's  rye,  which  bespoke  him  iiflerly  reckless  of  eon.«e. 
ipieneos;  but  it  was  only  for  a  inoinenl.  They  nisliid 
ill  upon  him — he  made  a  grasp  nf  his  bayonet,  but  I'ailid 
in  seeiirini:  il  ;  and  tlieu,  after  a  fruitless  struggle,  n  hieli 
lasted  scarcely  a  sei unil,  lie  was  borne  lo  the  e'rtli.  In 
the  mean  while  news  renelied  llie  mess. room  that  iheri 
was  n  tinniill  in  the  men's  aparlnieiil.  The  captain  ol' 
Ihe  day,  as  fortune  would  have  it  no  oilier  than  Khlelier, 
rushed  to  the  spot,  where  he  arrived  just  ns  the  men  ol 
his  company  had  secured  the  hands  of  Jackson,  nnd  weri' 
preparing  to  drng  him  Istiire  Ihe  eoinniMiiding  ollieer. 

"('iiptain  Kbleher,"  exelaiineil  the  despiralo  man, 
speaking  with  grrat  rnpidily,  and  under  the  inllueiiee  ol 
violent  exeilement,  "  I  demand  justice  even  from  you. 
I.oiik  here,  sir!  Is  il  thus  tliiit  I  ought  to  hIiiiiiI,  pinion. 
I'd — hound — a  prisoner  I  Is  this  thi'  consnmnmtion  ol' 
so  niaiiy  iiisulls  niid  wrongs — insults  wliieh  I  hnvo  borne, 
(Jod  knows  how  patiently — wrongs  which  I  could  not 
Is  ar,  yet  feel  myself  a  man  ^  I  know  that  yon  and  I 
entertain  no  love  for  one  anollier — I  know  that  I  have 
received  no  marks  ol'fiivour  at  your  bauds,  nor  you  any 
priMildf  cxtrnordiunrv  respi'et  from  me  :  but  if  yon  be  n 
gentleman,  if  you  I'eel  like  a  giiitli  man — nay,  iiay,  if  you 
feel  like  n  man,  order  tlicKe  thoiii'S  to  Is'  removed.  1  nvk 
no  more  than  this.  Iiot  me  he  free,  tliut  is  all,  and  leave 
the  rest  lo  myself." 

Kven  I'leteher  was  visibly  struck  by  llio  riier(fy  of  llie 
young  mnn's  manner,  iiinl  with  h  degree  of  eonsiileralion 
hnrdly  to  Is'  e x|>reled  iVoni  him,  desired  to  Im'  mad,'  ac- 
qiliunleil  w  lib  Ihe  causes  of  the  dislnrhuiier.     Hod  help 


he  luckless  wreleli,  who,  in  any  silnalion  of  lili',  stands 
>iii;.'ly  opposKJ  lo  u  crowd;  Imt  doubly  is  he  lo  lie  pitied, 
who,  wlialevrr  thi  eaiisi'  of  the  quarrel  may  I.e,  fills  tin; 
linmiile  station  of  a  private  sentinel,  and  incurs  the  lios- 
lility  ol'liirt  comrades.  .Not  one  voice,  hut  fifty  ixelnim- 
■d  aloud,  thai  .lackson  had  siniek  the  sergianl.  'I'ho 
(  rgeaiil  iiini.-elf  ^flrpped  li.rw  ard,  exhiliiling,  in  an  eye- 
lirow  swollen  and  diseolounii,  corroborating  proofs  fjiat 
Iliis  serious  accusation  was  well  groniided,  and  Captain 
Klelelier  iMiaine  iu  an  instant  satisfied  that  one  course, 
and  oil!  laily,  was  left  I'or  him  to  |iursiie.  It  nialtered 
not  a  t-fraw  of'  what  nature  Ihe  pi'ovoi'alioii  given  might 
fie.  To  rai^e  a  hand  against  a  superior,  however  slight 
the  ililVi  renee  in  r.iiik,  is  a  crime,  w  liieli,  if  commiftcd  by 
one  under  ni.irlial  law,  is  iiei  essarily  rated  at  the  highest"; 
nor  are  lliere  any  eirenmstaiiees  which,  by  the  ndminif- 
Iriitors  of  the  most  riyid  of  all  codes,  can  Is;  received  ns 
a  ju--tllieiition.     Captain  Kletcher's  duly  was  iinperative. 

II ■deled  llie  culprit  lo  be  conveycil  without  delay  to 

llie  lilaek  hole,  there  to  be  kept  in  close  custody  against 
Ihe  day  ol'irial;  whilst  lie  hiiiiself'deparleil  to  make  a  re. 
port  of  the  whole  transaction  in  the  proper  ({uarlcr. 

It  would  be  no  easy  matter  to  uccomil  fiir  the  chniiga 
of  inaiiiier  and  teniperainent  which  exiiibiled  itself,  as 
soon  lis  these  directions  were  given,  in  the  |K'rcon  of 
Jackson.  His  fury,  wliieli  but  a  minute  niro  fell  litllu 
short  of'  madiK'ss,  suddenly  subsided,  and  in  its  room 
eanie  no  immanly  weiikness,  but  a  cold  and  eoiiteiiiptu- 
oiis  disdain,  as  if  he  felt  how  iibsolulely  desperate  was 
the  pliyiit  into  which  he  had  rushed,  yet  set  ils  worst 
eoiiMcpK  nies  nt  defiance.  Without  uttering  a  syllnblo 
of  iijinplainl,  far  b'ss  of  jiistificalion,  he  calmly  and  deli- 
lierately  prepared  to  follow  his  coiiductors;  nnd  he  smiled 
with  a  liitteriK'ss  wliieh  caused  his  enemy  to  quail  be- 
neath it,  upon  the  sergeant  as  he  passed.  There  is  some- 
tiling  ill  tlie  sight  of  a  man  beset  willi  dangers  or  iiiis- 
liirliinis,  who  bears  himself  well  niiiler  his  trials,  which 
Ihe  most  iinfieling  and  despiitie  ennnol  contemplate  with- 
out involnnlary  respect.  Seldom  has  this  trntli  been 
more  jlireilily  illustrated  than  it  wn«  on  the  present  occa- 
sion. The  VI  v  jHrsons  wlio,  but  a  moment  helore,  hoil 
joined  so  cordially  in  working  Jackson  wrong — who,  by 
their  clamour,  had  consigned  him  to  a  disgraceful  inipri- 
soninenl,  to  be  I'ollowed,  no  doiibl,  by  a  puiiishiiiint  still 
more  di  basinir — ixhihited,  all  at  once,  manifest  symp. 
loins  that  they  repi  nied  of  their  iH'liavioiir.  There  was 
no  shout  of  Irminph  as  "  the  gentleman"  was  bd  out,  nor 
so  niueli  ns  n  senteiiee  of  o|iprobriiim  or  insult  cast  nfter 
liliii.  On  the  eonlrary,  whilst  the  majority  looked  ill  si- 
li  nee  upon  the  work  of  their  own  hands,  there  were  not 
wunliiig  some  who  condemned  with  open  mouth,  the  en- 
tin;  tenor  of  the  nft'nir,  and  expressed  their  indignnlion 
that  a  poor  lillow  should  thus  fall  n  vicliin  to  the  ill-iia. 
lured  levity,  to  call  it  liy  no  more  serious  name,  of  per- 
sons wliooiight  to  liuve  known  better.  ( )f'tliese  speeches, 
liowever,  Jackson,  if  he  heard  them,  look  no  more  notico 
llian  he  would  have  done  of  their  opposiles  lind  they  hi  en 
nllen  ll.  He  proeeeiledon  between  a  fill' of  soldiers,  who 
.^o  fir  till  I'or  his  situation  as  to  t'ree  his  wrists,  as  sihiii 
as  Ihi'  olfieer's  back  was  turned,  I'roni  Ihe  manneles  which 
had  liilherlo  confined  lliein,  till  having  arrived  nt  tho 
lilaek  hole,  a  sort  of  diuigeon  adjoining  to  the  guard- 
room,  the  door  was  iqiencd,  and  he  was  thrust  in,  lo  lind 
what  eoinliirt  he  eoiihl  in  hi.'*  own  relleetioiiH. 

In  vhal  maiini'r  the  iriuoiior  pnsscd  that  night  it  is, 
of  course,  iin|»iN..ililu  I'm  mo  to  say,  because  it  was  S|K>iil 
in  soliliide  nnd  niter  dnrkiiess  ;  iml  we  may  well  be- 
llevii  that  it  wits  to  him  n  night  of  no  little  suft'eiing. 
He  Knew  enouyli  of  mililnrv  matters  lo  be  nwsn-,  (hut 
he  hud  lendered  liimsolf  linhln  tu  n  dastiiiy  ngninxt 
vvhich  nvory  generous  or  iiianly  feeling  revolts;  and 
Hint  from  tliut  terrihln  pmiislimcnt  nothing  short  of 
some  toiliinnle  Bccident,  on  the  occurrence  of  which  ho 
vvns  not  pi^tilipd  ill  counting,  could  deliver  him.  Hail 
It  hi  on  dentil  tliat  nwailed  him,  though  no  mnii  can  look 
forward  to  n  violent  denth  without  horror,  still  tho 
prospect  might  liuvo  Ih'cii  nmlurnd.  There  is  ut  lonst 
iiolhiiig  deurndiiig  ill  a  capital  puiiis'mimit,  provided  it 
bo  iutllcted  liir  tlm  brrncli  of  n  law  purely  nrlincinl; 
ami  the  culprit  who  feels  that  from  moral  wrong  his  own 
conscience  ncqiiils  him,  iiiiiy  iiieut  it  uMlioiit  slinnix. 
Milt  to  be  slripjipil  hefiire  n  crowd  of  speclalors,  tied  up 
like  a  dog  to  the  hnllirrd''',  and  hi.dicd  till  lliu  arms  of 
his  tormenlors  grow  weary  with  the  cvpi^cise,— thorn  i* 
soinething  in  the  coiilemphition  of  such  n  llitci  which  tho 
monl    philosophic  cniinot   contemplate  with    coiniMisnre, 

That  this  horrible  vision  llonted   < liuiially  betmn  tho 

pyns  of  Jackson,  thrro  is  no  rimni  to  doubt;  unil  tlmt 
ii|Miii  n  mind,  eonstiliiled  as  his  was,  it  worked  uvou 
inorr  llian  lis  usual  Ptrecls,  ran  ns  llllln  be  qiisslioned. 
Hut  whatever  his  inlnrnal  suflViings  ini||ht  Iw,  hn  irnvo 


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THE  (JKISTLE  KECm  IT. 


■I-   i 

If 


no  outward  pront'ol' their  violonco  ut  least  iidih'iiI'  wliicli 
any  report  cmilj  bp  made  by  the  seiiliiii"!  who  guardod 
liis  prison  door.  Tlio  only  symptom  of  iiiioii>iiiess,  in- 
deed, which  hi'  exhibited,  showed  itself  in  n  restlessness 
which  drove  him  to  pace  liis  prison  bickwards  and  for- 
wards,— an  e\ercisB  which  lie  inlCMiiitled  not  lor  the 
■pace  of  a  minute,  from  the  inumcnt  of  his  arrest,  till 
that  of  his  unlooked  for  liberation. 

In  the  mean  while  there  was  no  little  commolion 
amonj^  the  oflioers  of  the  reyiiiiciit,  many  of  whom 
begr.ii  to  feel  tiieir  old  pre|iOSsessions  in  JaeUsoii's  fa- 
vour return,  now  that  he  was  involved  in  a  scrape  of  so 
serious  n  nature.  A  variety  of  expedienis  weie  arcoril- 
ingly  proposed,  with  the  view  of  saving  the  unfortunate 
youth  from  the  eonscipieuecs  of  a  court  martial,  from 
which,  should  his  ease  be  brouj^ht  before  it,  only  one 
oentenco  could  bo  expected  :  but  his  crime  was  in  ilsell 
Fo  flagrant,  and  to  pass  it  by  unnoticed,  would  prove  so 
destructive  of  every  thing  like  suburdinatiou,  that  they 
were  all  one  after  another  pronounced  inadmissible,  even 
•Sy  such  as  leaned  most  stronjjly  to  the  side  of  mercy. 
Desides  all  which,  the  eoniunind  of  the  corps  had  lately 
passed  into  the  bandit  of  one  who  knew  nothing  of  the 
circumstances  attending  Jackson's  cnlistmrnt.  except 
by  comniou  report,  and  who,  educated  in  a  school  ol 
Ktrict  and  inibcndinir  discipline,  would  not  so  mneli  as 
listen  to  any  pro|)ositiou  that  had  a  violatioti  of  that 
priueiple  fiir  its  object.  .lackson's  flite  was  sealed  with- 
in an  hour  after  the  commission  of  hisolience.  J)irec- 
tiuBs  were  given  to  the  adjutant  to  warn  the  customary 
number  of  onicors  for  duly  on  the  followiiif;  day  ;  and 
t)ie  witnesses  to  the  prisoner's  violence,  as  well  as"  tn 
the  wliulo  course  of  tho  proceedings  out  of  which  it 
uro:-C  were  desired  to  attend,  llut  bet'orc  these  orders 
could  bo  either  acted  npon  or  noted  down,  an  event 
belell  which  turned  (he  attention  of  all  into  a  new  chan- 
iiol,  and  procured  for  the  recruit  at  least  a  tenipor.iry 
exemption  from  a  disgrace  to  which  ho  had  resolved  not 
to  submit, — at  all  orents  not  to  survive. 

We  were  a' ill  seatcil  ut  the  mess  table,  and  the  ilecid- 
ud  stops  just  Mfwcified  havinjf  been  taken,  other  topits 
weris  begnining  to  bo  introduced,  when  an  orderly  dra- 
goon was  gecu  to  rido  into  the  yard,  and  diieet  hi'- 
course  towards  the  colonorH  ipiartcr«.  For  some  lime 
previously,  v.u  had  been  made  aware  that  our  sojourn  in 
Kuf;land  was  not  destined  to  bo  of  long  continuance. 
'J'hrnugh  nioio  than  one  indirect  channel,  we  had  heard 
that  the  oriler  for  our  immedialo  eujbarkation  to  join 
Lord  Wcllinjjton's  army  was  issued;  ami  thai  a  few  I'or- 
inalilioii  only  wore  recjuircd  to  Ik>  gone  through,  privions 
to  the  arrival  (d'tho  route.  Under  these  circumstances, 
the  dragiHin  no  sooner  mailn  his  appearance  than  there 
wn^  a  sinnillaiieous  ruxh  towards  tho  window,  ac- 
<'oi"panird  by  a  general  conviction,  that  now  ut  last  the 
order  so  long  expected  would  be  received  ;  and  in  these 
cx|H'etutions  fate  had  decreed  that  wo  should  mil  bo  dis. 
appointed. 

The  dragoon  was  summoned  to  approach — tho  colo- 
nel took  the  packet  from  liim  :  ho  liuslily  opened  it, 
and  glanced  liis  cyo  over  it*  coiitenis  willi  inaiiili^Bt  sa- 
tisftiction. 

"Gentlemen,'' said  he,  as  h>r  again  folded  it  up,  "I 
rougratulain  both  you  and  inyselliMl  the  fulfilment  o: 
ull  unr  wishes  ;  we  are  oven  morn  forlunule  than  tlie 
most  sanguine  could  huvn  anlii'i|inled ;  1  am  instrueled 
liere.  that  the  transports  destined  to  receive  us  are  iil. 
ready  asseniblud  at  Dover,  and  we  march  lo-niurruw 
inurniug." 

A  shout,  loiiif,  hi'irty,  and  lenrtliened,  liillowed  Ibis 
nnnonncenipnt.  The  niess  was  innnediiitelv  dissolved; 
the  adjutant  was  comuiaiided  to  insert  no  order  ill  the 
book,  except  that  which  had  just  arrived  from  {[w  horse 
iriiards',  and  each  individnil  Nt  oil' to  conipletu  such 
|irpparuti'iU4  a*  ho  deemed  essential  to  his  ow'i  profit 
and  future  euinfort  :  laidtsoii  and  his  crime  woie  alike 
forsotteii  ill  the  excitement  which  the  mw^  produced, 
uiiir  the  lalliii),'  together  of  tho  cuuit  iinulial  wus  over- 
looked. 

Nor  did  tnuiiy  iniMiilen  clupso  era  the  intolllgcnoc,  no 
joylUUy  received  in  the  ein  le  of  ollieers,  made  it*  way 
uiiiuiig  the  niuiL  In  an  instant  the  parade  ground  was 
crowded  witli  soldlei.'i,  ull  eagerly  diiii'tiidiiig  a  re|Hitition 
of  details,  of  Arliicli  oacli  was  as  perfectly  aware  as  the 
individual  to  whom  he  applied;  till  the  sound  id'  voices 
U'eiina  loud  iis  distant  lliuntler,  or  the  lour  id'  a  cataract 
in  the  wooila;  but  it  wus  I'ol  a  sound  of  inimixod  and 
tliimitigaled  joy,  neither  weio  tho  ligiir's  which  crowd- 
«d  lh«  urpiiii,    those  ol'  happy    and  liiii.iiphant   beings 

■  lone.     Tli«ro  were  women  Ihora  -  miin«  of  them  rough 

■  III!  Iivarllvss  vnuu|;h,  Uud  knows  ;  but  ulliers, — younjr. 


pure  and  gentle, — who  read  in  this  glorious  announce- 
ment, no  more  than  the  decree  which  doomed  them  to 
part  from  all  that  they  held  dear  upon  earth  ;  and  there 
weic  ehililren  too, — infants  in  their  mothers'  arms,  boys 
at  their  fathers'  knees, — these  chimed  in,  not  with  the 
notes  of  gladness,  but  with  weeping  and  bitter  lamenta- 
tion. There  may  lie,  and  doubtless  are, -many  heart- 
rending scenes  brought  liirwaril,  even  in  ilio  progress  of 
ordinary  life.  It  is  a  sad  spectacle  to  behold  tho  widow 
and  tho  orphans  follow  the  corpse  of  their  natural  pro- 
tector to  the  grave,  and  it  is  a  sorrowful  si^jlit  to  bo  a 
witness  to  the  parting  embrace  between  a  mother  and 
her  only  son;  but  the  arrival  of  tho  route  which  marks 
a  regiinent  lor  active  service  before  the  enemy,  is  redo- 
lent of  occurrences,  which  are  exceeded,  in  jiowcr  to  stir 
up  the  pily  of  tho  spectator,  only  by  tlioso  which  attend 
the  commencement  of  the  march  itself. 

1  need  not,  however,  dwell  at  much  leiigtii  npon  this. 
Of  the  facts  as  they  goneially  occur,  you  arc  all  as  well 
Infornied  by  practical  expencnco  us  niysell ;  and  as  no- 
Ihiiig  took  place  o!i  the  present  occasion  dissimilar  to 
what  occurs  on  others,  your  own  memory  or  imagination 
will  form  H  belter  guide  than  any  lommcntof  mine.  Let 
it  sullice,  therclbre,  to  s-tate  that  it  was  not  without 
ijrcal  e.xertion  on  the  part  of  tho  ollieers,  that  any 
thing  like  order  was  restored  ;  alter  which,  the  customa- 
ry routine  of  inspection  was  hastily  gone  through,  and 
the  lots  which  determined  tho  fate  of  soldiers'  wives, 
drawn.  Out  by  Ibis  time,  the  increasing  twilight  bogan 
to  render  objects  obscure.  Kvery  on»,  thorolbrc,  who- 
Iher  joyous  or  sad,  retired  to  his  quartnrs;  and  tho  voice 
of  triumph  and  laincntation  were,  bcfbru  long,  equally 
heard  nu  more. 


CHAPTER  HI. 

AVIiilst  these  things  were  going  on,  the  solitude  of 
.Faekson's dungeon  had  been  broki'n  in  upon  by  a  messen- 
ger, who  came,  not  indeed  to  set  him  I'ree,  but  to  conduct 
liim,  under  an  escort,  to  his  barrack-roein,  that  ho  might 
undergo  the  usual  examinatbin,  and  be  disposed  of  ac- 
cordingly. In  him,  tho  intelligence  whicli  so  deeply 
afl'cctcd  all  besides,  excited  no  visible  emotion,  lie  fol- 
lowed his  coiulnctor  in  silence  ;  stood  in  silence  to  nn- 
dergothc  scrutinyof  the  ins|iector, and  iK'ing commanded 
to  put  his  kit  in  order  for  inurchiiig  at  an  early  hour  on 
the  morrow,  he  did  so  without  giving  utterance  to  a  re- 
mark. That  donu,  he  permitted  himself  to  be  (piietly 
led  back  again  to  the  place  of  his  cunlineineiit,  where  he 
sjivnt  the  remainder  of  the  night,  us  he  had  s|>cnt  its  cuin- 
meiu'einent,  wiitcliful,  restless,  and  uneasy. 

It  is  not  necessary  that  1  should  enter  into  any  minute 
detail  of  the  events  which  immediately  I'ollowcd.  At  an 
early  hour  on  the  morrow,  the  bugle  Kummoned  us  to 
our  stations,  which  were  assumed  uniidst  the  commin- 
gling of  joy  and  sorrow  usual  on  such  occasions ;  and 
the  line  ol' march  biing  firmed,  the  band  struck  up,  and 
the  regiment  piislii  d  forward.  In  rear  of  the  column,  a  jiri- 
soncr  and  surrounded  by  a  guard,  moved  Jackson.  His 
arms,  which  he  was  not  iMrmitted  to  carry,  were  borne 
iipiai  one  of  the  baggage  wuguiis,  and  i  veil  his  parade 
jack)  land  rcgiinent,.l  cap  were  denied  him,  Yit  neither 
the  disguise  of  a  prisoner's  dress,  nor  the  galling  ap|K'ii<l. 
age  t/l' inaiiaeh'd  wrists,  could  rob  him  ot'  that  bold  and 
haughty  air  which  he  had  on  all  occaNions  iiiaiiitaineil. 
Kven  now,  indeed,  with  every  external  mark  of  dcgra- 
t  nil  about  him,  it  wes  impossibh'  to  Uliold  him  without 
a  sense  of  involuntary  ies|Kcl.  Not  i\  murmur  nor  coiii- 
pl.ilnt  pished  his  li|is.  \Vitli  brow  erect,  anil  eye  nn- 
clouded,  he  stepped  liirward  at  the  given  signal ;  and  lie 
proie<:uted  his  joiirni  y  in  the  same  silence,  and  ap|Nirenl 
alislrai  tioii,  which  would  liav  (listingiiishcd  him  hud  he 
lilli  il  his  pro|M'r  station  in  the  eolumii. 

1 1  was  late  ill  the  day  Iwliire  we  rcuehed  the  |ioint  of 
emliarkaliiiii,  and  no  arriingemeiits  having  been  made  liir 
ueeoiiiiiioduliiig  the  triKips  111  the  town,  some  confusion 
occurred  in  hurrying  them  on  Isiard.  In  coiiseipienee 
of  this,  as  wi  II  as  of  un  iiitimalioii  from  the  commodore, 
that  the  wind  Idew  fair  and  not  a  iiioment's  deluy  wonhl 
be  allowed,  more  than  one  blunder  occurred  in  ap|Hir. 
tioiiiiig  its  due  share  of  ollieers  to  eaidi  transport,  nor 
couhl  liny  utleiilioii  be  paid  to  events  Hot  immediately 
eoiini'cted  with  present  eontingeneics.  A  similar  caiiHe 
o|H'rateil  in  liindiring  any  order  from  being  issued 
touehing  the  dis|Hiiial  of  the  prisoner,  who  wus  eondiicled 
to  till' same  vessel  which  the  r<  st  of  his  eoinpany  occu- 
pied ;  anil  the  coinmuiiilaiit  Isiiig  lelV  without  niilliorily 
either  to  try  or  release  him,  he  liiiinil  himself  doomed  to 
eoiitiniii'  a  prisoner  till  the  voyage  shoiihllH'  necoiiiplished. 
I'rom  this  I  ireiiiiialaiice,  however,  it  cun  hardly  be  suiu 
thiit  he  sulVered  any   sitIiiui  iiieoiivciiiaiice,    Ah  I  was 


myself  the  senior  officer  on  board,  I  took  care  that  noin' 
of  the  rigours  of  confinement  should  be  inijioscd  U|kiii 
him  ;  indeed  he  becaiiu^  from  the  moment  of  wcighimi 
anchor  a  prisoner  merely  in  name.  On  parade  occa. 
sions  alone  he  apiK;arcd  with  the  badge  of  disgrace  alHini 
him,  because  so  much  was  due  both  to  military  discipline 
and  to  my  own  character ;  but  he  took  his  turn  with  tlu 
rest  in  working  the  ship,  was  permitted  like  the  rest  l.i 
walk  the  deck  when  he  chose,  and  eat,  and  slept,  and 
passed  his  time  generally  in  the  same  jdace,  and  albr 
the  s.inic  fashion,  with  his  comrades.  • 

We  hail  aecomplislicd  (s-rhap^  one  half  of  our'voyagp, 
without  the  occurrence  ot"  any  event  deserving  ofnotici, 
when  on  a  certain  occasion,  feeling  no  disposition  to 
sleep,  and  being  oppnssed  with  the  excessive  heat  and 
conlined  atmosphere  of  the  cabin,  I  quitted  my  cot  as  Ilic 
eight  bells  were  tolling,  and  ascended  to  the  qu.artcr-deeli 
Nothing  could  exceed  ilie  exquisite  beauty  of  the  sceni^ 
which  met  me  there.  The  moon  shone  with  t'ull  lustre  in 
a  sky  perfectly  cloudles:i,  and  tinged,  with  a  long  and 
wavering  line  of  silver,  the  bosom  of  the  deep.  Tin 
breeze  was  just  sniHcicntly  powerful  to  keep  the  eanvasi 
from  flapping  to  the  mast,  and  to  give  a  direction  to  tlir 
tiny  waves,  which  rose  and  fell  like  the  gentle  hca\iiii;, 
of  a  virgin's  bosom  ;  whilst  the  quiet  rush  of  waters  as  the 
vessel's  bow  cut  through  them,  was  the  only  sound  tli.ii 
broke  in  upon  the  silence  of  the  night.  The  helmsman 
stood  to  his  iKjst,  motionless  as  a  statue,  and  the  watcli 
lay  stretched  u|)on  tin-  liirccastle  in  profound  sleep.  1 
alone,  indeed,  of  "the  many  men  so  iK'autit'ul,"  appeared 
to  live  and  move,  and  have  my  senses  about  nie ;  ami 
even  1  soon  became  as  still,  as  if  there  had  been  infection 
in  the  air.  1  sat  down  U|)on  the  tatTerel  in  a  state  ol 
delicious  lassitude,  such  as  the  asjicct  of  things  about  int 
was  calculated  to  produce  ;  and  I  gazed  abroad  over  tlie 
sea,  with  the  eye  of  a  lia;>py  man,  who  is  so — he  icarct 
knows  why,  and  he  cares  not  wherefore. 

I  was  thus  situated,  not  so  much  lost  in  thought  ai 
enjoying  the  blessed  abseiico  of  all  |>owcr  of  thinkiiij;, 
when  the  light  step  of  some  one  approaching,  as  if  witt 
caution,  broke  uihui  my  reverie.  I  turned  round,  and  bp 
held  Jackson  staniling  at  my  side.  The  moonlight  falline 
strongly  upon  his  tiice  at  the  instant,  I  saw  tliat  hii 
features  were  cji-itaied,  as  if  some  powerful  passion  were 
at  work  within,  or  that  he  hud  struggled  hard  to  subdm 
such  a  pa,ssiim,  without  having  fully  sueceedcd.  Sturtlu 
not  more  by  the  peculiar  expression  of  his  coHntcnanf 
than  by  the  nliruptnrss  of  his  approach,  I  involuntarilv 
rose  t'roiii  my  scat,  and  assuming  an  attitude  almost  (, 
defence,  cont'ronted  him.  "Jackson,"  said  I,  s|)cakiii( 
sharply,  because  without  consideration,  "  what  ineau 
this  /  Have  you  forgottiii  that  you  go  nt  large  only  U|h>! 
sull'erancc  ? — how  is  it  wiat  you  break  in  thus  rudcl 
upon  the  privacy  of  your  coniinandiiig  officer  I" 

A  bitter  ami  painlul  siiiile  ciirKd  the  young  man's  li 
as  I  uttered  these  sentences. 

"  No,  sir,"  replied  he,  al\er  a  momentary  pause,  " 
have  not  forgotten  that  1  go  at  large  only  hi  snfl'erann 
I  have  not  lorgottcn  that  I  am  sunk  to  the  lowest  drjil 
of  degiadiitioii,  so  low  indeed  us  to  be  at  the  mercy  of  — 
but  no  iiialtcr.  1  hud  fiuicicd  that  by  you,  ut  least,  I  wk 
regarded  witJi  an  eye  of  favour.  I  had  |M'rsuadcd  iiiv 
sell' that  you  took  some  interest  in  the  t'ate  of  a  miseralu 
outcast ;  and  ii  y  bosom  yeurncd  towards  you  with  a  \W 
iiig  wliii  II  my  jiidgmeiit  hardly  approved.  I  did  wron, 
in  giving  admission  to  \isioiis  so  basclcw,  and  1  thorn 
yon  liir  ri'storiiig  me  to  my  senses," 

He  turned  round  as  he  spoke,  and  was  walking  nwm 
will  n,  inst.iiitly  recovering  my  self-possession,  I  entrcalt 
him  to  remain, 

"  Yon  ari'  not  mistaken,  young  man,"  iinid  I.  "  I  ro« 
cciveil  a  lively  interest  in  your  fate  when  I  first  saw  viv 
and  that  iiiterer,t  eoiitiiines  unabated  up  to  the  prewi 
niomeiit.  If  I  appeared  to  treat  you  harshly  on  l!-  , 
present  occasion,  be  assiireil  that  the  tone  of  my  vmr 
iielied  my  li'elings.  You  came  U|kiii  me  Kuddenly,— 
did  not  dream  of  your  being  near ;  uiiil  1  acted  us  in ' 
iiieii  would  have  done  iimler  such  lircuiiiHlanees,  i 
speaking  w  itiioul  thinliing." 

The  NoOeiied  toiii'  of  my  voire,  not  les»  than  tliric  t'o 
explanatory  sentences,  produced  all  iiiKlaiilnlieous  i  if 
'ipon  Jackson,  He  stopped  short,  and  looking  bnek  t 
wards  ine,  I  saw  that  Ins  eyes  swum  in  lenrs,  which  it  r 
ipilrcd  no  trifling  exertion  on  his  part  to  suppress, 

"(lod  bli'is  yon.  Sir  I"  cried  he,  ill  a  subduwl  tin 
"  1  had  no  right,  humbled  as  I  am,  to  expect  any  tliii 
of  apohigy  or  explannlion  from  yon;  but  the  k|h'II 
i.foki'li.  Whin  I  sought  your  presence,  it  was  witlit 
t  rill  ilelerminiilion  ol'iiiukiii|r  you  acqiiaiiiled  witheie 
particular  in  my  history.  I  iider  what  iiilliiciiee  I  «' 
driven  III  liirir  that  resoliilion,  I  cannot  tell;  hut  furin 


THE  GENTMi!  UEtRUIT. 


M 


r<l,  I  took  cure  that  nom 
should  he  iiiiimscd  ii|K)u 
lie  moment  of  weigliing 
iniiie.  On  parade  occa. 
B  badge  of  disgrace  nlvml 
joth  to  military  disciphm 
in  took  his  turn  with  tlu 
crniitted  like  the  rcRt  l.j 
and  eat,  and  slept,  and 
ic  same  jilacc,  and  artir 
■ades.  • 

1  one  half  of  ourVoyafp, 
I'vcnt  deserving  of  nolin-, 
feeling  no  disposition  to 
li  the  excessive  heat  ani 
n,  I  quitted  my  cot  as  llif 
rndi  il  to  tlie  cpiarter-deck. 
\isile  beauty  of  the  scen^ 
1  shone  with  lull  lustre  in 
tinged,  with  a  long  and 
osoMi  (if  the  deep.  Tin 
,erful  to  keep  the  canvass 
to  give  a  direction  to  thf 
like  the  gentle  hcavint^ 
ipiiet  rush  of  waters  as  tlit 
was  the  only  sound  that 
c  night.  The  liclmsnian 
3  a  statue,  and  tlic  watch 
stle  in  profound  sleep.  I 
I'n  so  l)eautitul,"  ap[iearf(l 
ly  senses  about  nic  ;  nnil 
if  there  had  been  infection 
the  tatferel  in  a  state  oi 
as|K;ct  of  things  about  ini 
1  1  gazed  abroad  over  tlif 
lan,  who  is  so — he  scarce 
ivherel'orc. 

much  lost  in  thought  u 
of  all  power  of  thinking 
lie  approaching,  as  if  with 
e.  I  turned  roimd,  and  be 
de.  The  moonlight  faUiiit 
ic  instant,  I  saw  lliat  In. 
mo  (wwerful  passion  were 
)  struggled  hard  to  subilin 
'  f\illy  succeeded.  Sturllu 
ession  of  his  countenanr< 
approach,  I  involuntarily 
lin;;  an  attitude  almost  ii 
lekson,"  said  I,  spcakini 
isidoralion,  "  what  meau 
ycm  gii  at  large  only  U|k'! 
:ou  break  in  thus  ruilcl; 
iiaiuling  nfliccr  V' 
urlcd  the  young  man's  li: 

a  momentary  pause,  " 
large  only  In  snfteriiiin 
sunk  to  the  lowest  dr|il 
to  he  at  the  mercy  of  — 

list  by  you,  lit  least,  I  wj. 

lir.  I  had  i>er«>iaded  im 
in  the  t'ate  of  a  miserulu 
lowartls  you  with  a  lif 

Iv  approved.     I  did  wroii; 

Iso  liaselciM,  and   I  thaii 
Mes." 

and  was  walklnsf  awm 
si'lf.poKsession,  I  rnlreatt 

lig  man,"  siiid  I.  "  I  ™ 
Ifatewhen  I  first  saw  y.v 
liabati'd  up  to  the  priwi 
■eat  you  harshly  on  !!• 
Vil  the  tune  of  my  vhk 
ii|Nin  me  Kuddenly- 
I'ar ;  uiid  I  iicled  us  iii' 
suili  circumstances,  i 

le,  not  liws  than  lliesi-  li' 
ll  HU  in«l,iiitiilicniis  ilf 
^irl,  and  li.nking  back  i 
\aiii  iti  tears,  which  It  r 
lis  part  to  suppress. 
|d  he,  in  a  siilidutHi  I '" 
am,  to  rxpeel  any  llii 
II  you  i  but  till"  s|H  II 
lireseiiec,  it  was  willH 
Ion  acipiniiited  willui'' 
Icr  what  iutluenfo  1  *> 
cannot  tell:  hut  Ibriii 


did :  and  had  you  met  mc  thus  at  first  1  should  have 

ured  out  my  whole  soul  iKifore  you  ;  but  tlie  impulse 

B  departed,  and  I  c.iiuiot,  if  I   would,  miburthen  this 

trsting  heart  •>>'  its  I     (I.     At  some  other  monieiil,  |icr. 

ps,  tlie  spell  may  n     irii;  but  now  I  have  no  power  to 

eak."     Hu  retired  as  he  concluded  this  sentence ;  and 

jjforc  I  could  intoriiose,  either  by  word  or  gesture,  to 

Jpp  him,  he  had  descended  to  his  berth. 

sX  I  need  scarcely  observe  that  this  adv«nt»re,  abrupt  and 

pcting  as  it  was,  |)rodueeed  upon  me  an  eti'cet  not  less 

»ely  than  any  in  whicli,  lor  a  long  while  back,  I  liad 

»en  part.     It  was  evident  enough,  cither  that  the  jioor 

utii  laboured  under  an  aberration  of  intellect, — a  sup- 

pition  to  the  correctness  of  which  his  allusion  to  llie 

Kvr  of  impulses  anil  spells^  gave  tt  least  the  shoiv  of 

|nsibility;  or   he  really  was,  what  he  iirofessed  to  be, 

!  child  of  a  wayvvard  destiny.     In  either  ease,  he  could 

;  tiiil  to  be  an  object  of  sincere  commiseration  to  every 

nsiderato  mind ;  more  particularly  when  regarded  in 

nnection  with  tlio   unhappy  scrape  into  which  ho  had 

awn  himself.     It  was  with  no  ordinary  violence  that 

blamed  my  own  want  of  sulf-possession,  which  caused 

1  to  cheek  a  dis|)osition  on  thu  boy's  part  to  sjieak  out; 

Mr  could  all  the  continued  lieauty  of  the  night  scene, 

|||Dugh  aided  by  my  own  most  strenuous  exertions,  rc- 

pre  my  equanimity.     After  pacing  the  quarter-deck, 

erefore,  for  some  time,  not  without  a  faint  lio|)c  timt 

I  might  even  yet  return,  I  determined  to  think  no  more, 

Iher  of  tho  past  or  the  future,  but  to  leave  every  thing 

\  chance.    Thus  reasoning,  I  mutlc  baste  to  descend  the 

nipanion ;  and  in  a  mood  widely  ilitTurenl  from  that 

hieli  iwssesscd  mo  when  I  mounted  it,  I  retirjd  to  my 

,  and  succeeded,  atVcr  tossing  about  (or  some  time,  in 

lling  asleep. 

It  was  but  natural,  excited  as  my  curiosity,  and,  let 
I  add,  my  sympathy  had  been,  that  I  should  from 
it  lime  forth  lay  myself  out  for  every  opportunity  of 
lin  conversing  with  Jackson.  With  this  view,  I  re. 
itedly  kept  the  deck,  at  hours  both  of  the  night  and 
I  when- my  comptmions  liad  deserted  it;  and  more 
1  once  threw  myself  in  the  young  man's  way  so  as 
it  he  could  not  |>ossibly  mistake  my  nieaning.  Day 
er  day,  however,  stole  on,  and  he  ptirsistx'd  in  the 
Bnce  \vhieh  he  had  hitherto  maintaii-^d.  It  Bcemed, 
Iced,  that  he  was  really  the  pupiH-tof  an  intluence  over 
lieh  he  |Missessed  no  control  whatever — or  rather,  that 
I  actions  sprimg  not,  like  lliose  of  oO'cr  men,  from 
litioii,  but  from  fatality;  for  lliongh  he  had  held  out  a 
iif  promise  that  the  time  of  diaeliisure  might  yd 
jie,  the  fiillilmenl  of  that  promise  appeared  not  to  de- 
id  upon  his  own  choice.  Not  that  he  resumed  the  air 
[old  civility,  with  which  he  had  formerly  treated  mc 
1  less  than  otlicrs :  on  the  contrary,  his  salutes  were 
K  given  with  kindness ;  and  more  than  once  l;j  lin. 
'ed  liehiiid  me,  as  if  struggling  wllii  an  inelinaticin 
lieh  he  could  not  overcnme;  but  the  subject  on  which, 
Dve  all  others,  I  was  most  anxious  to  be  in-lriicted,  he 
liilously  avoiiled,  never  failing  !o  walk  away  us  often 
1  referred  to  it.  'I'liis  line  of  eoiidiiet  on  his  part, 
>iigh  it  had  no  ell'eet  in  doing  away  w  itii  llie  synipalhy 
lieh  had  Is'eii  so  sti'tingly  excited  in  his  liivi  iir,  taught 
I  to  adopt  a  less  uneqiiivneiil  manner  of  shiiwiiig  it.  I 
adually  ceased  ti^  court  his  presence,  anil  relurned  to 
habits  and  mode  of  acting  whieli  1  had  previously 
brsued. 

I  To  this  system  I  |H'rtinaciouslv  ndhercd,  no  change 

ling  wrought  In  eonseqiienee  ol  it  in  the  conduct  or 

nnner  of  the  n  emit,  till  the  joyful  cry  of"  I<anilontlie 

I  Imw  !"  gave  nolicr  that  our  voyage  was  drawing  fast 

its  eonclusion.     The  land  in  qiil^lion   proved  to  he 

t|K>  Drtegal,  the  bold  and  preiipitmis  ridgii  of  wliiih 

bes  like  a  pillnr  out  of  (he  waters,  and  is  seen  for  some 

pielM'fore  any  of  the  coast  adjacent  becomes  \i^ibl^.   Hut, 

I  bree/.e  still  favouring  us,  us  it  had  ilone  liir  the  lust 

days,  other   and   no  hss  allractivc  objeels  were 

redily  diseerticil,  and  our  voyage  lieiieeliirlh  lay  along 

bea  eiKist  fertile,  as  the  most  ardent  ailmiler  of  the  pie- 

trcsqiiii  need  desire,  in  iiiteres;ing  prospects.  Ileadlaiul, 

loiiiontory,  and  hay,  opened  and  shut  u|>i>ii  us  as   we 

Vvpl  past.     Ill  thu  back  groiiml  were  seen  rough  and 

krren  mountains,  iiitcrsi'i'ted  hern  and  tliirc  with  lovely 

reel)  valleys,  throii:;li  whii'h  stieams  of  limpid  water 

kadi'   their   way  ;   whilst    conviiit,   hamlet,  or    solitary 

liehng,  rising  iVom  the  iniilsl  of  u  gtnve  ol'  myrtle  or 

Mil  ei'sliis,  or  occupying  some  s|miI  more  clear  mid  level 

nil  the  rest,  m'ncd   to   remind    us  lliiil   llie    coiiiilry, 

lough  apparently  In  no  very  high  i-tale  of  ciillttalion, 

las  not  desHrled.    In  IIiIh  manner  we  eoiitinncd  to  coast 

ong,  till  the  Tagiis  itself  lay  iH'fiirr  us;  nor>'<lid   we 

^op  anchor  till  ■  latr  hour  on  the   1,'illi  of  .luly,  about 

llf  a  mile  IVom  Uig  rortrcsn  of  nelcm. 


The  signal  having  been  made,  ulniosl  as  soon  as  we 
entered  the  river,  to  prepare  for  immediate  disembarka- 
tion, ample  opjlbrtunity  was  aiforded  of  arranging  our 
baggage,  and  we  lay  down  that  night  in  readiness  to  step 
on  shore  as  soon  as  the  morning  gun  should  be  fired  ;  yet 
you  will  easily  believe  me  when  I  si\y,  that  few  if  any 
amongst  us  slept  soundly.  Thou!;li  our  passage  had 
been  made  in  as  short  a  space  of  time  as  is  usually  re- 
quired for  such  voyages,  we  had  nevertlu  less  been  long 
enough  at  sea  to  make  us  heartily  tired  of  the  sameness 
of  a  sailor's  lile;  and  to  give  to  the  most  ordinary  sights 
md  sounds  connected  with  dry  land,  a  character  which, 
seen  under  other  eircumslanees,  they  could  scarce  ly  have 
acquired.  For  my  own  part,  I  listened  to  the  hum  of 
voices  fMid  the  distant  rolling  of  carriages,  with  a  degree 
of  delight  such  as  1  had  rarely  expcriir.ecd  before;  whilst 
the  tolling  of  hells  borne  MY  upon  the  breeze,  sounded  in 
my  cars  like  exquisite  music.  Then  tlieie  were  the 
thousand  lights  which  mark  the  proximity  of  a  great 
city — lights  which  in  Lisbon  rise  one  above  the  other  in 
tiers,  till  the  loftiest  sei'iii  to  mingle  witli  the  stars  in  the 
firmament: — upon  these  I  felt  as  if  I  should  not  grow 
weary  of  gazing  till  the  return  of  daylight  had  extin- 
guished them.  Uesides,  imagination  took  wing,  and 
carried  mc  forward  into  scenes,  of  the  nature  of  whidi  1 
as  yet  knew  nothing  from  practical  cxperiencr.  Now, 
then,  my  military  career  was  liegiin.  Now  at  length 
was  I  about  to  set  foot  U|K)n  the  land  of  promise  to  every 
British  soldier, — the  scene,  where,  if  laurt  Is  were  to  he 
gati.ered  at  all,  they  coidd  not  tail  to  he  tbuiul ;  and  the 
ideas  whicli  rose  out  of  that  recollection  were  at  once 
too  vivid,  and  loo  complicated,  to  permit  a  thought  ef 
sleep,  during  many  hours,  to  obtrude  itself.  At  last, 
however,  nature  began  to  raise  her  voice  against  a  farther 
indulgence  in  such  speculations.  All  the  whispers  of  ro- 
mance failed  in  keeping  drowsiness  lit  bay  ;  and  1  made 
ready,  almut  one  o'clock  in  the  morning,  to  follow  the 
example  of  my  comrades,  by  desceii(I!iig  to  the  cabin. 

I  had  quitted  my  favourite  station  on  the  poo|i,  anil 
was  proceeding  towards  the  companion,  when  there  sud- 
denly stood  before  me  the  figure  of  a  man  whom,  in  spile 
of  the  almost  pitchy  darkness,  (for  the  moon  had  not  yi  t 
risen)  I  had  no  dillicnlty  in  recognising  as  Jaeksoii.  Ilis 
air  was  that  of  a  person  labouring  inuler  exces^ive  agita- 
tion, and  he  held  a  packet  in  his  haiiil,  which  he  presenli  d 
to  nic  in  a  hurried  and  abrupt  manner.  "We  land  to- 
morrow," said  he,  speaking  in  a  deep  and  stilled  tone; 
"  and  the  op|)orlunily  whii'h  I  lir.ve  sought,  d'od  knows 
how  eagerly,  will  not  no,v  be  granted.  Hut  Ihiiugh  I  have 
no  power  Id  speak,  my  mind  has  been  free,  niid  I  have 
written  the  chief  detail.i  of  my  nnfoitunale  story;  take  il 
— read  il,  when  a  convenient  opportunity  ofl'ers ;  bin  rc- 
meniber,  as  you  value  your  own  peace,  eomiaimieale  its 
eimleiils  to  no  "lie.  Whatever  my  lide  iiiny  be,  keep  the 
secret  inviolable  ; — betray  it,  were  il  even  to  save  mv 
life,  and  the  same  desliiiy  wliieh  has  governed  me,  will 
rule  over  you."  lie  thrust  the  pucket  into  my  hand  as 
he  spoke,  and  before  I  could  so  far  eommand  myself 
to  answer  him,  he  had  disappeared.  I  was  now  quite 
convinced  that  the  poor  youlli's  mind  was  unhinged.  I 
put  his  manuscript  iiilo  my  pi>ckit,harilly  caring  whetlier 
the  opportunity  to  which  lie  alluded,  would  ever  arrive  or 
or  not;  and  pursuing  my  original  intention,  descended 
the  ladder,  and  went  to  bi  d. 


CIIAI'TF.K  IV. 


The  first  grey  of  the  morning  of  the  Ifilh  of  July 
Ism,  was  just  begiiiniiig  III  appear,  when  the  re|«irt  of 
an  eigiiti'i  n  pounder  from  the  Hag  ship  in  the  Tagiis, 
gave  notice  that  the  hour  of  discmbarkalioii  had  arrived. 
It  was  imnicdiatcly  followeil  by  a  rolling  of  drmiis,  and 
braying  of  bugles,  taken  np  from  transport  to  transport 
Ihroiiglioul  the  Heel  ;  and  in  five  minutes  after,  the  deck 
of  every  vessel  was  crowded  with  soldieru,  armed,  clothed 
and  eqiiip|M'd  for  immeiliate  service.  Nor  did  any  great 
while  elapse,  ere  a  numcrona  ftolilla  of  Isiats  began  to  ns- 
seiiible  alongside.  Into  these  company  after  company 
entered,  wi'.h  as  miieli  regard  to  order  «h  the  eireiim- 
■miices  of  111"'  case  woidil  m'rinit ;  and  long  before  the 
■I'll  had  allaiiieil  any  bciglit  in  the  heavens,  the  regi- 
iiiciit  waa  funned  in  eolumii  uf  cumiHiiiica  ufong  the 
iM'aeli. 

ft  was  but  natural  to  sup|Kwe  that  at  least  n  day  or 
tw>i  would  In'  granted  previoiiN  to  the  commcneciiienl  of 
our  march  up  the  eoiiiiirv,  for  the  double  pur|Hisc  of  re 
freshing  the  men,  eiifcclilcd  by  n  forlnighl's  confineiiienl 
and  enabling  Ihe  otilecrs  In  provide  mules  and  other  ani. 
mals  for  thr  tmnspnrt  of  their  baggage. 

Tlil<i  was,  Indfcil,  the  more  conndrnlly  aniicipatrd, 
hceaiite  Lord  Wrllinglon's  well  known  policy  indiirrd 


him  to  spare  his  young  troops,  by  keeping  them  us  much 
as  possible  in  the  rear,  till  they  became  in  some  degree 
inured  to  the  elimate  ;  hut  tlic  particular  sti.tc  of  alVuirs 
at  the  prc.'cnl  jiinctnrc  was  such  as  to  set  all  ordinary 
rules  at  defiance,  and  to  render  llie  bringing  up  of  every 
dispo;;alilc  man  to  the  scene  of  action,  imperative.  1  need 
scarcely  reniiiid  yon,  that  .Massena  was  now  hanging 
upon  the  front iir  with  an  army  of  70,(100  men;  tliat 
Ciiidad  Uoihigo  was  in  a  state  of  close  siege  ;  and  tliut 
the  British  giiural,  with  little  more  than  25,000  I'ritisli, 
and  about  as  many  half-ilisciplinid  rorlnguese,  ceuld 
bring  no  relic  f  to  the  garrison,  being  hardly  compclcnt 
to  maintain  his  defeiisivc  position  upon  the  t'oa.  I'ndcr 
these  eircmnstr.iiics,  the  arrival  ol'  a  fresh  batti.lion  was 
to  l.ini  a  nii.ltcr  of  the  first  niomint ;  and  hence  every 
corps  which  landed  was  hurried  forward  into  the  interior, 
as  rapidly  as  the  sticnglh  of  the  men,  and  the  movements 
of  pressed  bullocks,  would  allow. 

Like  other  regiments  which  had  lately  arrived,  wo 
were  met  upon  the  beach  by  a  peremptory  order  to  pass 
it  once!  through  the  cajjilal  into  the  interior,  intimation 
being  at  the  same  lime  convi'yed,  tint  sue  h  aceommoda. 
lion  as  the'  country  could  atVorel,  anel  we  were  likely  to 
neeel,  had  already  been  provided.  In  ennsequenec  of  this 
cominiiiiie'Mlion,  our  heavy  baggage,  which,  as  a  matter 
of  eujurse,  had  been  broughl  on  shore,  was  again  sent 
back  to  the  ships,  whilst,  a  few  mules  being  furnishi'd 
from  the  I'ommissnriat  depot  at  Uclcni,  such  lighter  ar- 
ticles as  ceiulel  not  be  dispensed  with  were  packed  upon 
them,  net  without  some  eonfusien  and  various  disap- 
pointmenls  to  individuals,  'i'liis  done,  the  word  wa» 
;;iven  to  march,  and  we  pushi-d  feirward,  if  not  perfectly 
salisfie'd,  still,  upon  the  whole',  in  the  highest  |>ossiblc 
order.  Hut  the  conse-quence  of  so  iimch  baste  was,  that 
of  Lisbon  I  was  permitted  to  see  no  more  than  a  few  of 
the  wri'lehcel  stre'cts  which  li.'ad  from  Bclem  to  the  great 
northern  roael ;  that  at  Scavcin  wc  made  no  greater 
pau.se  than  was  absolute'ly  ne'ccssaiy  to  colU ct  stragglcrB; 
and  that,  passing  at  the  same  rule  through  liiiccllos,  wo 
.jrrivcd  in  the  evening,  jaded  and  hungry,  at  a  town  called 
.\len(]uer.  Here  the  night  was  sixnt  in  no  very  eoiii- 
lortable  plight;  for  the  lodging  was  niiscrubic,  and  the 
authorities  being  nert  over  and  above  disposed  to  c.\crt 
themselve'!!  in  eiur  fiivnnr,  our  rations  proved  iiny  thing 
but  sullleiciit ;  nevertheless,  on  Ihe  morrow  the  march 
was  resumed  with  the  same  rapidity  as  at  first,  and  for 
an  I  Ml  ire'  week  we  were  fit  roiilr.  Thus,  by  dint  of  on. 
traordiiiaiy  ixe  rtiems,  wc  contrived  to  come  up  with  the 
division  to  which  we  were  attached,  about  noon  on  tho 
■Jdd, — having  accomplished  a  march  of  npwarils  of  one 
hunilred  and  fifty  miles  in  somethiiig  less  than  seven 
e'lilire  ''ays. 

We  ibund  the  division  occupying  a  line  eoiisielirubly 
in  advame  of  the  main  army,  with  its  left  resting  upon 
.Mini  iela,  its  right  upon  a  bend  in  the  Coa,  and  covered 
in  its  rear  by  the  clianne  1  of  tlier  same  river.  'I'lic  out- 
posts, however, cxleiidid«s  far  as  ce'rinin  scattered  ham- 
''■ts,  halfway  between  Almeida  and  Villamula  ;  and  tlin 
stale  of  preparation  in  which  both  men  and  horses  were 
kept,  inelicateel  that  an  attack  was  hourly  e'xpi  ctid.  As 
we  arrived  neit  in  the'  be'sl  orelcr  imaginable',  the  men  lie- 
Jig  fiie.t-sore  to  the'  last  elegrie,  anel  the  efticcrs  saelly  dis. 
Ire  ssed  Ibr  want  of  baggage,  the  general,  with  the  eon. 
sidiralion  for  which  he  was  renia^  .able  throughout  tho 
army,  ap|M)iiitcil  ns  to  a  station  better  Bhcltere'd  than  that 
occupied  by  any  other  battalion  under  his  command. 
We'  temk  |K)Ssessie)n  of  a  f(  w  cotlngem  not  far  IVemi  a 
briilge  which  e'onni!cted  the  o|ipositc  hanks  of  the  river 
with  one  aiiolber,  when  wo  we're  give'ii  to  muhrsland, 
Ihat  for  soiiii'  days  at  least  no  service  on  outiKisI,  nor 
any  other  liarassiiijf  dulyi  would  be  re(|uir(iu  at  our 
hands. 

In  the  mean  time  Jaikson,  so  far  IVom  deriving  any 
advantage  treini  the  debarkation,  hail  only  returned,  in 
consequence  of  it,  to  tlic  condition  of  a  close  prisoner, 
'I'hoiigh  his  case  had  Ihcii  brought  before  the  command, 
iiig  olliccr  at  Ihe  earliest  op|Nirtimily,  aucli  had  biin  Ills 
rapidity  of  our  iiiovcniints,  and  so  excessive  Ihe  futigiio 
attendant  ii|h>ii  tliein,  Hint  no  leisure  for  investigating  it 
had  yet  olVcrcd,  and  he  followed  llii'  column  in  charge  of 
the  rear  guard,  at  once  ignorant  of  his  ullimatc  destinv, 
anel,  to  all  apiH'araiice  at  least,  inililVcrcnt  ri-spci  ling  It. 
He  vera  1  fresh  atlciiipls  were  indeed  made  to  eibtaiii  for 
him  a  IVco  parilon,  narlly  in  coiisiipiencc  of  the  exlremc 
provocation  which  had  Ud  to  the  ceuiimisKioii  eif  bis 
I'rime,  and  partly  iHcaiise  of  the  lenglli  of  lime  which 
had  seen  biiii  In  conlini'miiil.  lint  our  coniiiianding 
olliccr,  as  I  have  alri  aily  slated,  was  one  of  IhiHio  who 
cannot  disunite  the  ideas  of  manly  clemency  and  blame- 
able  iniboeilily.  A  rigid  disciplinarian,  he  wimbi  allow 
no  circiimtlaiicci  to  stand  an  in  cxcum  for  •  broRch  nf 


^rp) 


3« 


•niK  CKNTrK  RKfRrlT, 


ll 


the  great  iiikI  rniiilaincntal  liiw  nf  aiiljnrdiiialinn  ;  mid 
tlioujrli  punisliinciit  nii^jlit  be  di'lVrnd,  it  luvtr  liiilid, 
sooner  or  later,  to  ovcrtalir  llie  individual  who,  hiiiiy; 
under  his  rnininand  and  in  his  power,  set  llujt  law  at 
t]«tlianet\  Poor  .Taeksun  was  doonu'd  to  heroine  one  in 
midition  to  many  ^vho  received  this  stern  jiistiee  at  his 
liands.  Tlie  remainder  of  the  3l!d  liein^j  jrraiil -il  to  see 
arter  onr  own  and  <iur  men's  eoinl'orls,  a  re^rinieiital 
nonrt  martial  was  ordered  to  asseiiiMe  on  llie  morrow; 
and,  as  had  hiek  woidil  hnve  it,  M'or,  nniler  all  eirenm. 
Bhnices,  I  could  not  bill  consider  the  coineidenee  as  im- 
tortiinate,)  of  the  court  in  que.tion  1  was  nominated 
president. 

At  tho  appointed  hour  of  noon,  the  court,  considlin;; 
of  four  yoiin^  subalterns,  with  myself,  not  at  that  liino 
a   very  old    man,   assenibleil.     We    met   l"j,'etlier   in   a 
ruinous  shed,  one  portion  of  which  was  set  apart  as  a 
place  of  eoiiliiiemenl  lo  the  disorderly;  nnil  the  prisoner 
heinjf  snmiiiniied,  as  well  us  tho  witnesses  aifaiiist  him. 
the  custuinary  oalhs  were  tulicii,  and  the  process  hiijan. 
There  is  no  denyiiij;  that  a  clearer  case  of  ninliiiy  was 
Iicvor  hroii(;ht  before  tho  eojrnizjince  of  a  inililary  Irihii- 
nul.     A  blow  was  inOicted  by  u  private  Kcntiiiel  upon 
his  officer, — to  that  fact  twenty  (icr.sona  were  prepared 
to  swour;  and  thou^'h  the  previous  provocatiuiis  were 
admitted  to  have  been  both  numerous  and  gallinj.',  I  hose 
could   not   for  a  moment  bo  received  as   more    than  a 
slight  extenuation  of  so  serious  a  crime.     lOven  llie  pri- 
soner himself  atlcmpted  no  denial,  nor  otVered  any  ex- 
cuse for  his  conduct.     When  called  upon  to  make  his 
defence,  he  on-swcred  only  with  «  brief  declaration  that 
his  case  needed  no  npolo<ry,  for  that  he  had  acted  upon 
an  impulse  which  would  have  driven  any  oilier  person 
so  situated  to  a  similar  course.     This  was  said  in  a  lone 
of  voice  as  calm  and  tirm  as  if  he  had  been  spi^aknijr  ol 
matlor?,  the  issue  of  which  could  not  alVcct  him  verv 
deeply;   and  it  was  all  that,  liy   repeated   quest  ions,  I 
succeeded   in  wriii^in<r  from   him.     The  court   havlnir 
listened    to  him    palicnlly,   anil,    I   must    confess,    not 
without  a  considerahlo  sharo  of  cominiseratioii,  com- 
manded him  to  withdraw;   when,  each  membir  Ixiiifr 
separately  required  lo  jrive  jndpfiiient,  all,  oiio  al"ier  ano- 
ther, pronounced    him — (iuilly.     rinally,  the   severest 
sentence  which  it  was  in  the   |H)wer  of  a  recjimeiital 
cuurt-inartial  to  award,  was  awarded  ai;aiiist  liiiii ;  and 
ho  was  coiKlennied  lo  receive,  at  kucIi  time  and  place 
as  Ihe  connnnndins  ollieer  should  ap|H>iiil,  a  puniiihmeiil 
of  thrco  hmidred  lashes  on  his  bare  back. 

Oreally  as  I  felt  shneked  when  this  trcineiidoiis  sen- 
tence was  pronoimeed,  it  Has  impo.ssible  lor  im;,  upon 
nny  grounds  of  iiijnsliee  or  cruelty,  to  lift  up  my  mn'c 
a^rsinst  it.  iMy  hrolhir  ollicers  would  have  failed  in 
their  duty,  had  lliey  pennitled  any  coiisiileraliou  fo- 
reijrn  from  the  circumslaiiees  of  (ho  ease,  as  il  appeareil 
in  evidence  iK'fore  tlinin,  to  wiyp  their  jiidirmeut,  or  ili- 
rcct  their  Hiidiii); ;  unil  1.  as  president,  shoiihl  hive  been 
equally  wanliii|r  in  niiiu',  bad  I  interli'ied  with  tin:  e\ 
crcise  of  their  Injiitimale  |K)wers,  or  iiithioiiei'd  their  de 
cisiotl.  Yet  il  was  not  willioiit  a  pamr  of  deep  and 
heartfelt  sorrow  that  I  listened  lo  their  vordiel,  anil 
proceeded,  as  my  ollice  re(|iiired,  lo  record  il.  Uccoril 
il,  linir  icr,  I  did,  without  betrayinj;  more  of  oiiiward 
'  Jill,  than  was  exhibited  by  the  rest  ;  and  linn  there 
rcuinined  but  one  measure  to  pursue,  which  we  all 
heartily  iiniled  in  adopliiijr.  ,\  recoiiiniemiation  to 
nierey,  expressed  in  I  lie  most  lincihle  terms,  was  ap- 
(Miiidud  to  the  sentence  nf  eoiideinnalion  ;  and  soiiiethiMi; 
like  a  hn|io  was  oxcitud,  that  it  might  jiruto  not  wholly 
useloiiB. 

Arnirdttith  this  imporlaut  doeiimenl,  and  carel'iilly 
sliidyinir,  as  I  went  aloinf,  every  nriiiiiiient  which  I 
thonuht  at  all  likely  to  nll'eet  his  "mind,  I  hurried  otf  to 
the  colonel's  ipiartcrs,  whom  I  fniiiid  eii;.'n({ed,  appa- 
rently in  e.iriiesi  eoiiversalion,  with  Captain  I'letdnr. 
This  was  an  omen  so  unfavourable,  that  in  spile  iit'  my 
best  exertions  to  pie\eiit  it,  I  loiiiid  much  of  the  c.iiili. 
denee  which  had  niiiiihiled  me  by  the  wav,  ev,i|«)rale  ; 
yel  I  delerniincd  so  show  niysvll  not  Ichs  the  streiiiioiis 
ildvorile  of  II  youth  who  appeared  lo  isissess  no  friniul 
in  the  reiiiiiienl  except  myself  My  business  was  no 
sooner  inaile  known,  than  Cnptnin  Klelehcr  rose  to 
withdraw,  (Joil  knows, — (Nirhnps  I  do  llioin  w  ronif, — 
bill  I  fshcied  then,  Slid  I  l)iney  now,  that  be  llnewa 
•  iKnifieaiit  lisik  over  hii  shoulder,  just  as  he  was  quit. 
lii\ll  the  npiiiiinenl,  niiil  lliat  il  was  answered  by  n  lisik 
mil  less  siKiiificniil  from  llm  colonel;  and  llii'  ulcus  to 
whii  II  llin  siisjiicioii  L'ave  rise,  were  not  very  tiivooriiblc 
to  fn'edoiii  ol  s|M>cih.  Neveitlndess,  I  iM'rliirmeil  iiiy 
tliki  if  not  us  i'lo<pieiilly  as  I  inleiidud,  ul  all  vvviils 


forcibly  and  streiiiiously,  though,  us  it  very  soon  appear- 
ed, to  little  purpose. 

"Yon  li:tve  a  perfect  ri^ht,"  f'aplain  Chakot,  "said 
the  colonel,  '^to  lav  belore  me  both  the  sentence  and 
the  rccommciulalion  nt  tho  court;  por  do  I  blame  you 
liir  iisiiijr  your  best  eloipienco  in  the  prisoner's  tiivour. 
Hut  it  remains  litr  ine  t'l  decide,  how  lur  clemency  can 
he  hero  jiidieiously  exercised  ;  and  you  may  rest  satis- 
liol  that,  in  cumin^r  to  that  decision,  I  shull  bo  guided 
entirely  by  my  own  sense  of  propriety." 

ile  bowed  as  he  uttered  these  words;  and  takinjj  the 
hint  as  it  was  intended  lo  bo  taken,  I  willufrevv,  leaving 
liehind  me  every  ray  of  hope  that  poor  .lackson  would 
escape  degradation.  I  was  not  deceiveil  in  this  painful 
loicbodiiig  ;  in  an  hour  or  two  afler,  the  sergcaiU  of  the 
(lay  biouglit  the  orderly  book»as  usual,  to  my  quarters; 
I  hastily  opened  it,  and  the  first  aniiouiiccincnt  which 
met  my  eye,  was  this  ;  "  'I'lic  regiment  will  parade  to- 
morrow moniing  at  seven  o'clock,  in  heavy  niarehiiig 
order,  to  witness  the  senli'iice  of  a  regimental  court- 
martial  eairicd  into  execution." 

I  shut  the  book  in  indescribable  disgust,  and  fieliiig 
Incapable  of  siipprjrting  any  society,  evoii  that  of  my 
bniiher  ollicers,  I  walked  into  the  open  uir,  without 
knowing  or  caring  where  chance  might  lead  me. 

I  wandered  on  lor  fonio  time,  in  a  state  of  high  ond 
painful  excileiiient,  cursing  somolimos  the  cxiroiiie  se- 
verity nf  my  eoininaiider's  lomper,  sometimes  the  bad- 
hearledness  of  Klelelipr,  and  not  less  ortcii  tho  rashness 
ol'  the  young  rccriiil,  till  I  reached,  without  being 
aware  of  it,  the  edge  of  tho  precipitous  clitf  which  oi 
the  northern  side  overhangs  the  t'oa.  Arro«tcil  thus 
suddenly  in  my  course,  I  could  not  fail  to  look  around ; 
and  the  scene  which  opened  upon  me  was  sulKeiont  to 
di-pel,  at  least  llir  the  inoinent,  every  fooling  besides 
that  of  iiitciiso  and  s|ieecliless  admiration,  liiimediutc- 
ly  bciicatli  mo  ran  the  river — a  brawling  and  noisy 
inoiinlaiii  stream;  forcing  its  way  through  u  narrow  val- 
ley, which  was  closely  hommcil  in  on  either  hand  by 
rocks  of  giiraiitic  diinensions.  Ovor  the  faces  of  those 
were  scatiercil  detached  eluinps  of  dwarf  oak  and 
iiiountain  ash,  which,  pushing  themselves  lurwaid  from 
"Very  fissure,  gave  to  the  entire  valley  the  appearance 
of  ail  old  forest  thiiiiicd  by  time,  or  perhaps  by  human 
iiiiliislry,  hut  slill  retaining  a  ennsidcrublo  share  of  its 
pristine  character.  Around  me.  again,  was  an  uiiiphi- 
Ihcalre  of  woody  hills,  tho  wood  broken  in  U|ion  here 
and  there  by  some  beetling  crag  which  reared  its  bald 
t'roiil  high  aliove  the  surronnding  foliage;  whilst  of  the 
residence  of  man,  or  proofs  ol'  bis  recent  labour  and 
h.iiidy  Work,  not  a  trace,  from  the  spot  w  liich  I  then  oci  u- 
lied,  could  be  discovered.  'I'o  complelo  the  wild  niagmfi- 
■eiice  of  the  spectacle,  the  last  rays  of  a  setting  sun  wcTc 
•Ireaining  over  a  bo'il  riilgi\  which  girdles  in  tho  well- 
known  (iiiarda  pass;  niiil  the  whole  wilderness  was 
owing  in  the  full  yellow  lila/.e,  which  in  Ibis  climate 
generally  precedes  llie  brief  twilight.  'I'lio  eH'ocI  of  all 
Ibis,  linrsling  upon  me,  as  it  did,  wilhunl  any  previous 
warning  was  mio  w  liicli  u|i  to  the  present  time  1  have 
not  tiiigolteii.  In  an  iiistuni,  every  source  of  care  and 
annoyance  ceased  lo  operate  ;  and  I  stood  gazing  about, 
ill  the  full  eiijoyniciil  of  litcliiius  whi' h  such  a  scene, 
and  such  a  scene  aloii(\  is  e.ipalih.'  ul  cxcilintr. 

Il  was  now  nhiiosi  liir  Ihe  first  time  since  ho  put  il 
iiilo  my  liaiiil.  Unit  the  recoMi'ilion  of  .lai'kson's  packet 
oci'uircd  tome.  Hlainiiig  myself,  I  hardly  knew  why, 
I'm  my  iinilleiitiini,  I  thrust  my  liniid  into  my  pocket, 
and  tliere,  sure  enough,  il  was,  just  as  I  received  it  on 
hoard  of  ship.  There  eon!d  not  boa  more  coiivenieiit 
opp<irtunity.  nor  .i  place  more  lilting,  liir  the  perusal  ol 
u  narrative,  conceiniiig  the  nature  ol'w  Inch  I  had  already 
pretty  well  made  up  my  iiiiiid;  so,  silling  down  under  an 
ash,  I  broke  the  seal,  and  began  It.  .\s  I  have  lailhl'iillv 
piesc(ved  it,  and  have  it  slill  ulioiit  me,  I  think  il  belter 
to  read  the  whole  than  niakn  iiiiy  nllempt  lo  dcliiil  its 
siibstanee;  for  llioiigh  the  latter  might  serve  very  well 
the  piirjiose  of  my  picsenl  inirialive,  it  could  not  con 
vey  to  you  any  idea  of  iho  character  or  dis|io»itioii  ol 
the  writer. 

.I.UK.S()N'.S  NAKHATIVK. 
"  lly  what  secret  mill  irresistible  inltiienee  I  am  im- 
pslled  lo  make  II  i-onlidciit  of  yon,  I  know  mil.  It  is 
true,  that,  from  the  inoinenl  when  we  first  iiiet,  you 
have  appeared  lo  lecl  an  Interest  In  my  flivoiir  ;  lioi  have 
I  liirgotlcn  the  kinil  and  nciicroiis  manner  in  wliieli  you 
wiiriied  1110  of  the  eonseqiieiiecH  of  tlij  rash  slep  wliicli 
I  was  about  to  lake;  neither  has  yoiii  i. nuked  dellcaey 
of  iiondiict,  since  I  rume  as  n  pri-oncr  imiiiedialely  nil. 
dor  your  iiiinmaml  escn|H'd  my  obseiMilion.  Ilut  these 
ihinui  furnish  no  raliuiml  roiisuii  why  I  tliuulU  disclose 


my  shame  to  yon;  they  would  rather  lead  me,  were  1 
master  of  my  own  actions,  to  conceal  it.  I  am  not,  how. 
ever,  master  of  my  own  actions.  There  is  a  curse  upon 
me — a  terrible  and  deadly  curse,  which  operates  at  u|| 
moments  of  iijy  Bleeping  and  waking  existence, — which 
has  reduced  me  to  what  I  am — a  common  soldier, — which 
has  driven  me  to  tho  commission  of  a  crime,  bringing  a 
debasing  punishment  in  its  train, — which  compels  nie, 
in  spile  of  strenuous  exertions  to  the  contrary,  to  stand 
forward  ns  a  witness  ogainsl  myself,  and  which  will 
never  cease  to  work  upon  my  heart,  and  to  shape  out  the 
tenor  of  my  movements,  till  that  heart  cease  to  beat,  and 
these  limbs  be  incapable  of  motion. 

"  I  am  the  son,  the  only  son,  nay  the  only  child,  of  s 
goiillcmaii  of  proud  linoag*  and  considerable  fortune,  in 
the  north  of  England.  His  name  it  would  little  inte- 
rest you  to  he  told  ;  and  doomed  as  I  am  to  be  the  pub- 
lisher of  my  own  disgrace,  I  will  not  bring  disgrace 
upon  otiK  rs  by  repeating  it.  Let  it  euffico  to  mention, 
that  the  cstnle  to  which  1  was  onco  heir,  came  into  the 
t'amily  at  the  Cuu(|uest,  and  that  it  has  descended  in 
lineal  succession,  from  father  to  son,  from  its  first  pos. 
scssor,  to  him — who  does  not  now  hold  it, 

"  Of  tho  niumicr  in  which  my  early  years  wereB|ient, 
I  entertain  but  a  vague  and  indistinct  recollection.  I 
remember  somothing,  indeed,  of  a  lovely  and  amiable 
woman,  to  whom  1  was  taught  by  those  about  mo  to 
look  us  my  mother.  1  remember,  or  rather  I  fancy  thsl 
1  romcmbor,  how  she  used  to  take  me  on  her  knee,  and 
cover  my  cheek  with  kisses,  whilst  tears  rolled  down 
her  own  ;  and  either  memory,  or  the  report  of  others, 
when  hoard,  or  whoro  repealed,  I  know  not, — presents 
ine  with  an  occasional  picture  of  the  sanio  beautiful 
woman,  pining  like  one  broken-hearted,  and  fading  in 
her  youth.  Observe,  that  I  do  not  assert  th^se  thingi 
us  facts;  thoy  may  be  mere  illusions  of  my  own  disor- 
dered fancy;  in  all  probability  they  are  so;  yet  to  me 
they  are  at  this  moment  as  clear  and  palpable  as  the 
scene  of  my  own  arrest  on  a  recent  occasion,  or  our 
late  conference  on  tho  quurtor  deck.  Whether  they  bo 
rculities  or  dreams,  is,  however,  a  mutter  of  no  iiioinent. 
•My  mother  died  king  before  I  hud  attained  sufficient 
ajfc  to  value  her  good  qualities,  or  to  miss  her  attentions; 
iiiid  I  was  left,  when  littlo  more  thuii  un  infonl,  to  the 
care  of  my  father. 

I  know  not  how  to  trust  myself  in  drawing  a  pic- 
ture of  the  only  parent  whom  I  have  ever  known.  That 
he  was  kind  in  his  manner  towards  me,  1  cannot  ven- 
ture lo  sny ;  at  least  his  kindness  was  not  so  displayed 
IS  fo  will  upon  the  attaclmiciil  of  a  boy  naturally  warm 
hearted,  or  to  make  mo  forgot  that  I  had  sometiitiei 
seen  my  mother  weep,  when  ho  and  she  and  I  were 
alone  together.  Il  is  true  that  low  days  |>assed,  few  nt 
least  during  which  he  was  disengaged,  without  my  see- 
ing him.  Oieasionally,  too,  ho  would  bring  mo  ii  toy; 
and  when  I  was  old  enough  to  rido  ho  gave  ino  a  pony, 
on  w  Inch  I  was  pennitled  to  scamper  wherever  I  chose, 
provided  only  I  relumed  home  before  dark.  Vet  wn.i 
his  manner  uniformly  cold  and  uustorc;  1  cannot  recall 
lo  my  rccollci.'tion  so  much  as  oao  kiss  from  his  lips; 
and  as  to  a  («)d  bless  you! — the  oxpression  never  en. 
laped  him.  No,  no,  no  111  was  not  m  blessing  that  he 
look  the  name  of  (>od  In  his  mouth; — it  was  fur  a  far 
moie  tiemeiidous  and  more  certain  pur|)Osc. 

"  .At  an  ngo  us  early  as  is  usual  in  like  cases,  I  wai 
sent  to  a  prefiarutory  school,  fruiii  whence  I  was  in  due 
time  removed  lo  Kloii.  Here,  in  the  society  of  luds  ol' 
my  own  Mlanding,  several  happy  years  wore  h|><'iiI,  si> 
happy  indeed,  thattho  inipri^ssion  which  they  have  lelt 
upon  my  mind,  can  be  erased  only  by  deulli,  Stronge 
to  say,  however,  the  vaealions,  which  brought  to  otiieri 
so  mniiy  anlieipatioiisof  delighl,  wore  always  hailed  by 
inn  with  sorrow.  I  hail  no  home ;  that  is  lo  sny,  iin 
homo  which  I  loved;  liir  Ihoiigh  I  delighted  in  Held 
sports,  and  Ihe  iiieans  of  gratifying  thai  propensity 
were  aliuiidanlly  within  my  reach,  there  was  soinetliing 

111  the  air  of ,  whiih  invariably  chilled  inc  when  I 

drew  near  il.  Tho  truth  is,  that  I  did  not  and  rouid 
not  love  my  liifhcr.  I  H)ared  liiin ;  he  was  a  man  to  !»■ 
li-aicd- — co'd,  uiiBlere,  lerninl ;  proud  of  his  family, 
equally  proud  of  his  own  attainmeiils;  of  a  iBinpor  not 
irrilafile,  in  Iho  ordinary  neceplnlinn  of  that  term,  yel 
cnslly  oll'cnded,  and  ignorant  how  to  forgive;  such  a  man 
even  his  own  sou  coiiTd  not  love,  however  much  ho  might 
ievcreiice,or  iHllier dread  him.  Ilesides,  my  fhlher  was 
oiiii  of  llioso  whom  no  nrgnmeiits,  no  entreaties,  no  mo- 
tives, even  of  srlt^inlcrusl,  could  divert  from  the  rolirsa 
which  he  hnd  onco  iiindo  up  his  iiiliid  lo  iiiirsiie.  I«t  him 
sethlN  heaif  upon  nny  olijeel,  and  the  whole  world,  were 
ilull'uri'd  ill  extlmnge, could  nutpurchat*  hia  iv'lini|uisli- 


her  lead  nic,  were  I 
al  it.  I  am  not,  how. 
^hcre  is  a  curse  upon 
vhich  npcraten  at  ull 
iig  existence, — which 
imon  soldier, — which 
f  a  criino,  bringing  a 
-which  compels  nip, 
ho  contrary,  to  stand 
Bcir,  and  which  will 
,  and  to  shape  out  the 
!arl  ceaso  to  beat,  and 

'  the  only  child,  of  it 
nsiderablo  fortune,  in 
it  would  little  inte- 
s  I  am  to  bo  the  puli- 

not  bring  disgrace 
t  sutfico  to  mention, 
c  heir,  came  into  tlie 

it  has  descended  in 
in,  from  its  first  poa. 
lold  it. 

rly  years  were  B|)enl, 
ingt  recollection.  1 
1  lovely  and  ainiablo 
'  those  about  nio  tu 
ir  rather  1  fancy  thiit 
me  on  bcr  knee,  and 
Ist  tears  rolled  down 
the  report  of  others, 
know  not, — presents 
tile  same  beautiful 
jartcd,  and  fading  in 
I  asvcrl  tliQse  thiiigi 
ns  of  my  own  disur- 
(>y  nro  no ;  yet  to  me 
and  palpable  as  the 
Ml  occasion,  or  our 
.  Whether  they  bo 
lutterof  no  moinonl. 
id  attained  sufficient 
I  miss  her  attentions ; 
lian  an  infant,  to  the 

If  in  drawing  a  pir- 
cvor  known.  That 
me,  I  cannot  von- 
rns  not  so  displayed 
limy  luitnrully  warm 
It  I  liiid   somotiitici 
lid   she  and   I  were 
[days  passed,  few  nt 
d,  without  my  see- 
Id  bring  mo  a  toy  ; 
0  gnic  me  n  pony, 
ir  wherever  I  uhosc, 
fo  dark.     Vet  was 
jrr;  1  cannot  recall 
Ins   from  his  lips; 
pression   never  m- 
n  blessing  that  he 
— it  was  lor  a  far 

iriKIBC. 

liko  rnses,  ]  W3i 
enco  i  was  in  due 
»o(  ioty  of  Inds  of 
Irs  wore  H|M<iit,  xn 
|icli  they  have  Irit 
death.  Strongr 
brought  to  ntlirri 
always  hailed  by 
hat  is  to  sny,  nii 
uhghted  ill  Hold 
that  propensity 
r  WHS  somotliinv 
hilled  me  wheal 
Id  not  and  rnuld 
was  a  man  to  b« 
of  his  family, 
of  n  temper  not 
f  llial  tnrm,  yrt 
ivn:  sneli  a  man 
mucli  he  might 
,  my  Ihther  was 
treaties,  no  mo- 
from  the  coiirss 
iirsiii',  ti«l  him 
nin  world,  wore 
his  nilini|uiili- 


iiiicnl  of  that  object ;  difficulties,  slioulil  such  occur,  on- 
ly served  to  ^'oad  him  to  farther  exertions.  Nor  was  it 
iifi  essentials  only  that  this  unbending  tciii|)eriinicnt 
displayed  itself;  it  reached  even  to  tlio  most  minute 
details  of  domestic  life:  it  operated  oven  in  his  distribii- 
tion  of  his  own  time,  and  had  full  inlluoiico  over  my 
proceedings,  which  dared  not  lake  a  direction  in  the 
slightest  degree  at  variance  from  the  channel  which  he 
Vmd  marked  out  fortliein.  Between  my  lUllier  mid  myself 
there  was  not  so  much  as  the  pretence  of  confidence. 
lie  never  consulted  mo  in  any  thiii}r,  whetlier  relating 
to  myself  or  others;  ho  never  spoko  to  me  of  tiuiiily 
matters,  ancient  or  modern ;  and  he  gave  me  no  oiicour- 
ngenicnt  to  eommunicato  my  feelings  to  him  with  the 
freedom  which  a.  son  should  always  experience  in  the 
presence  of  his  father.  On  the  contrary,  the  little  in- 
tercourse that  passed  between  us,  was  niiifornily  distant 
and  chilling,— like  that  which  is  somelimos  ko(.t  up  by 
u  guardian  towards  his  ward,  provided  no  ties  of  blood 
bind  tliciii  one  to  another,  biit  bearing  no  seinblance 
whatever  to  that  free  coiiiuiuiiioii  of  soul,  mind,  mid 
feeling,  whi>h,  if  it  exist  any  where,  might  bo  expected 
to  exist  between  a  parent  and  a  cliild. 

•'  In  the  society  of  such  a  man,  it  was  inipossiblo  Ihiit 
I  could  find  any  enjoyment,  and  to  his  society  I  was, 
when  at  home,  almost  exclusively  confined;  (or  the  pe- 
culiarities of  my  lather's  tein|ior  were  such,  that  few  ol 
his  neighbours  kept  up  with  him  more  than  a  distant  or 
formal  acquaintance.  Once  or  twice  a  year  a  stotely 
dinner  was  prepared,  at  whiclisonie  half  dozen  country 
gentlemen  would  make  their  appearance;  but  these 
nieeliiigs  always  passed  ofi'lioavily  at  the  time,  and  they 
led  to  no  familiar  intercourse  afterwards,  liidoed,  my 
liitlier  was  maiiifcstly  neither  loved  nor  courted  by  any 
one.  His  very  servants  and  tenants  avoided  him  as  ot- 
tcii  as  they  could  ;  and  when  that  was  inipo.-isihle,  tlioy 
stood  bolbro  him  in  uiidisgtiisod  alarm.  Wlioiico  ull 
this  arose  I  am  unable  even  to  conjoctuie,  tor  of  his 
early  history  I  never  heard  a  syllable;  and  unless  some, 
tiling  more  extraordinary  occurred  iii  his  youth  than 
took  place  since  my  memory  serves,  there  was  certainly 
no  adequate  reason  tor  it. 

"I  had  removed  from  Klon,  after  going  through  the 
regular  course,  and  had  kept  a  l(!w  terms  at  (.'unibridgo, 
w':cn  that  event  belbll  upon  which  the  whole  of  my  fu- 
ture fortunes  were  doomed  to  turn. 

"  It  was  on  a  beautiful  evening  in  .luiie,  that  with 
feelings  widely  different  from  those  which  i  eoiild  have 
wislii'd  to  exjiericnce,  1  found  myself  approaching  the 
place  of  my  nativity.  There  were  no  pleasing  recollee- 
tiiins  associated  with  that  lonely  and  desolate  inniiKioii 
Its  great  empty  halls  and  half  furnished  apartiiiciils 
through  which  the  voice  of  iiiirtli  and  revelry  never 
e(lio<^d,  its  long  passages  and  dreary  corridors,  where 
the  sound  of  a  footstep  would  liave  startled  had  it  reached 
Mil'  ear,  rose  with  no  very  agreeable  colours  In  I'lne  my 
view  ;  and  when  I  considered  that  amid  this  snlitiide  the 
v^liule  of  a  tedious  summer  must  be  passed,  I  could  not 
avoid  shuddering  at  the  proH|H'et.  1  was  in  this  mood, 
when  a  sudden  stopping  of  the  horses  iiidueed  me  to  sit 
tiirward  in  the  chaise  for  the  purpose  of  aseerluiniiig  tin 
cause.  There  was  no  iHissibilily  of  mistaking  the  priii- 
lipid  objects  about  me.  1  recognised  nt  oiii'e  the  beeel 
urove  that  skirted  llie  park,  and  the  eominnierinenl  ot 
till'  long  avenue  which  hil  up  to  the  iiiansiiin ;  but  in 
imniiter  details  a  cliiinge  had  nrriirrid,  wliieli  set  all  my 
siiriniHes  and  eiileuliilioiiM  at  defiance.  The  lodge,  wliieli, 
when  I  lust  entered  it,  was  iiioie  tliuii  half  iinriHilid  and 
111  ruins,  presenled  now  the  appearance  of  a  nent  and 
I'Miiirortiilile  eotlagi'i  it  was  newly  tlmliliiMl,  glii/ril,  and 
whitewashed,  and  ii  spot  of  ground  laslefiilly  laid  luil  in 
iiillivatimi  lay  Is'liiiiil  il.  In  like  inaniier  llie  pilliirsand 
LMles  liiid  midergiine  a  thorough  repair ;  the  palings 
si'iiiied  to  have  Ihiii  liitely  renewed;  and  the  vriy  grass 
mill  weeds  wliieli  used  to  overgrow  the  drive,  had  nil  dis- 
a|i|MMi'i'il,  Instead  of  the  si  dlernly  diiiiir,  likewise,  by 
hIi'Mii  I  was  uei'iisliimed  In  In'  initliere, a  pielly  eoniiliy 
eirl,  iibnut  leu  iir  twelve  years  old,  threw  iiisn  llie  gate 
>'!  Mill  dropped  a  curtesy  as  the  chiiise  rnlled  lliroiigli,  with 
llie  grace  of  one  neruslomed  to  the  iilliee,  I  need  scarcely 
My  Ihiit  all  this  eveiled  in  me  no  little  aiiiii'/.eniint ;  but 
It' I  iX|H'rieueed  surprise  al  theuspiel  of  things  in  llieiii- 
srlves  so  miiMi|Hirlaiit,  my  aslonishmeiil  inereaseil  ten 
liilil,  when  iillier  and  still  greiiti  r  eleinges  ap|H'ar((l. 

"  .\s  I  approaidied  tli'  house,  I  iH'eanii'  tliviiy  step 
more  and  more  aware,  that  ii  emnplete  revolTitiini  iiiiisl 
li;i\e  taken  place  in  my  fullier's  style  of  tiviiig.  Tin 
liiwii,  of  which  mv  iiiost  remote  reiiilleeliiiit  pi'i  senled 
Mil  iilliir  pielilie  Ihiin  of  a  longli  ind  neuleitnl  plot  of 
itMf,  wai  iiuw  mowed  witli  Uio  utiiiobt  caie,  and  taste 


'fiiK  <a;NTi-K  itKcm J.I'. 

fully  adorned  at  ditiereiit  points  with  eliiiiips  of  llower- 
iiig  shrubs  and  ornamental  evergreens.  A  light  wire 
fence  protected  it  tVoni  the  approaeli  of  tlie  s]ire)i, 
wiiicli  in  former  days  were  aeeustonied  to  browse  up  to 
the  very  windows  ;  and  a  wicket  composed  of  the  same 
materials  admitted  us  to  a  well  cleaned  gravel  walk, 
wliieli  extended  ifflronl  of  the  main  entrance.  Tlieii 
again,  oil  looking  up  towards  the  house  itself,  I  beheld 
that  Uie  shutters  of  every  window  were  open.  Hint  the 
frames  h:id  been  lately  painted,  and  tlie  gla.ss  universally 
rc|iaire(l,  and  that  an  air  of  eonil'ort  was  cast  ovir  Hie 
entire  exterior,  such  as  1  iiad  iievir  seen  it  wear  until 
now.  Jiy  this  time  the  carriage  had  stopped,  and  tlie 
postilion  having  rung  the  bei,  the  hall  ileor  was  opened 
by  a  servant  in  a  neat  iiiorning  livery ;  who,  though 
iiiaiiileslly  unaeqiiQiiiled  with  my  name  and  eircinnstan- 
ces,  civilly  requested  me  to  walk  in.  1  followed  the 
lacquey,  not  like  one  entering  his  father's  bouse,  but  like 
u  stranger  in  u  place  unknown  tu  liiiii ;  and  truly  tlu 
aspect  of  every  thing  had  unnergone  a  revolutiuii  so 
complete,  that  I  almost  doubted  whether  the  case  were 
not  really  so. 

1  was  conducted  through  the  entrance  hall,  in  the 
t'urnishiiig  and  decoration  ol'  which  I  linniil  it  dilliciilt  to 
trace  out  any  resembliinei^  to  tlie  elieerli'ss  and  uiieoni- 
I'ortable  vestibule,  so  fuiniliar  to  my  early  years.  lOveiy 
thing  was  changed  :  handsome  iiialiogany  eliaiis,  iniirki  d 
with  the  family  arms,  had  taken  the  place  of  the  antique 
oaken  benches  which  tiirmerly  stood  lieie ;  a  mosaic 
pavement  had  supplanted  tlie  slabs;  murlile  tables  stood 
here  and  there  ;  and  a  stove  of  Hie  newest  eniistriieliiui 
held  out  a  promise  of  warmth  and  eomiini  in  t!n~  winter, 
riieii,  again,  there  were  elegant  liililing  ilmirs,  \vliii:li  cut 
olf  the  outer  from  the  inner  hall, — a  disliiietinii  wliieli 
till  of  late  had  not  been  recognised  ; — and  if  the  garnish- 
ing of  the  outer  compurlinent  siilheed  to  e.xeite  mv 
amazeineut,  luueh  more  lijreibly  was  that  lieling  roused 
by  what  I  beheld  in  llie  inner.  Uiili  carpels  covered 
the  floor:   gilded  lamps  hung  from  the  leiliiig;  and  the 

reat  oaken  staircase  leading  up  to  the  loilying  ruoins, 
which  began  here,  had  received  a  polish,  bright  as  die 
irt  of  man  could  bestow  upon  it.  IJnt  greater  wonden 
than  even  these  awaited  me. 

We  hud  by  this  time  reached  the  door  of  the  draw- 
ing-room, when   the   servant,   as  a   preparatory  step  to 

'irowing  it  open,  demanded  my  iiaiiii'.  1  was  so  eoii- 
loundcd  that  1  could  not  contrive  to  staniiiier  it  out  so 
as  to  be  iniderstood;  and  the  man,  niislnkiiig  my  wolds, 
ushered  me  in  under  some  apellulinn.lhe  soiiiid  of  wliieh 

I  linvi^  forgotten.  1  walked  liirward;  hut  my  sni|iri.e 
ainount'd  to  positive  stiipiliK'tion,  win  n  there  arose  to 
meet  me — not  my  father,  but  a  lady,  liraiitil'ul  asniiangel, 
young,  elegant,  graceful  in  every  motion,  with  eyes  that 
did  not  look,  but  speak — ay,  sir,  speak  words — pl.iiii  in- 
lelligible  words — dark,  huge,  brilliant,  siirnioiinlid  with 
long  lushes,  which  softened,  whilst  tiny  took  lint  away 
t'rniii,  the  variable  expression  of  the  orlis  beiiealli  them. 
Hut  1  must  coinniand  inysell" — so  lit  that  pass. 

"  In  what  manner  1  reeeived  the  saliilutioii  of  the 
stranger,  1  cannot  tell;  only  I  remeinlier,  that  when  I 
made  an  ell'orl  to  speak,  my  tmigiie  i  luve  to  the  root'  ot 
my  iiioiilh,  and  1  stood  like  oin-  rooted  to  the  s|Hit  by 
some  sudden  spell,  or  troieii  into  stone.  'I'lie  lady  seeined 
surprised  lit  my  einoli.iii,  I  eviMi  Innei,  il  that  she  Ueaiiie 
alsrmed,  for  slie  uttered  sninetliing  in  a  hiiiiied  tone, 
the  purport  of  which  I  could  not  eonipreheiid,  iiiid  iiindi 

II  moveiin  nt  us  it'  to  retire;  hut  In  tine  she  emilil  e  irrv 
that  resniiition  into  ell'eet,  a  door  which  eoiiiiiiunieateil 
betwpen  tin'  saloon  uiiil  the  liliriiry  w.isthlowii  open,  iinil 
my  liither  entered.  'I'lii'  sight  of  him  recalled  me  in 
staiitly  to  my  senses.  I  aiUaiieed  to  receive  the  hand 
wliieli  he  held  out  ;  and  in  the  next  iiistiinl,  the  whole 
mystery  around  iiie  was  explained. 

"'Von  are  wileonie  home  again,  Charles,'  said  my 
fitlier,  with  more  lliuii  usual  kiiiilness  in  his  tune:  '1 
dare  say  tlie  aspect  which  thinirs  have  nssnineil  since  yon 
were  last  here,  has  eaiHed  you  no  little  iistiinisliiiient ; 
yet  I  nm  willing  to  hope,  that  astonishment  is  not  tin 
only  feeling  likely  to  lie  roused.  Charliilte,  my  love,' 
continued  he,  tiiniiiig  to  the  lady,  '  perinit  me  to  intro. 
iluee  to  you  my  sou,  whom  you  will  find,  1  IriiNt,  nii 
agreeable  eompimioii  ut  momenls  w  hen  I  may  be  niiabli 
to  injoy  your  society.  ('Iiarles,  in  this  lady  you  sei 
one  who  is  entitled,  by  every  tie  of  moral  oliliL'iitioii,  ti 
your  respeet  and  ntVi'etion.  She  has  eoiixented  to  intiki 
me  the  happiest  of  men  :  and  she  now  stands  toward.'. 
yon  ill  the  relidlonofa  luolher.' 

"'A  molliirl'  cried  I,  staggering  back,  ns  if  struck 
by  soi'ie  Hiidden  and  deadly  blow  :  '  A  iniillier  '■  Is  this 
lady,  till  II,  V"m  will'  " 

"'  Yc«,  sir,'  replied  my  I'utlicr,  in  hi.i  old  tone  of  up- 


3fl 


perity ;  '  this  lady  is  my  w  lie.  Is  there  any  thing  so 
very  remarkable  in  that  eirenmstunce,  as  that  you  sliould 
not  be  able  to  eoiopreheiid  it ." 

"  No,  sir,  no — not  exactly  so,'  said  I,  scarcely  kiiow> 
iiig  what  1  said  :  '  lint  the  intelligence  has  come  upon 
me  so  suddenly — I  knew  not  that  any  such  step  Was  in 
contemplatioii — that,  in  short,  I  know  not  what  to  say, 
except  that  your  aimouncenient  has  |MTlectly  amazed  me.' 

"•  I  see  no  reason  why  il  should  produce  that  etlect,' 
replied  he:  'there  is  nothing  so  very  startling  in  thu 
liiet,  that  a  mail  who  has  spiiil  twenty  years  in  solitude 
shoulil  lieeome  \ve:iry  of  living  alone,  or  that  he  should 
ally  himself  with  one  every  way  worthy  of  his  estcciu 
and  iift'ecliniis,' 

"'I'liiswas  spoken  coldly  and  delilHrately,  with  an 
emphasis  ot' which  I  couhl  not  mistake  the  purport ;  yet 

I  answered  it  by  observing,  that  I  had  received  no  inti- 
mation of  the  intended  change;  uiid  that  his  siU'iieo  on 
such  a  snlijcct  surpri.sed  me  more,  than  the  line  of  con- 
duct which  he  had  si  en  fit  to  pursue. 

' '  I  was  not  aware,'  replied  he  in  a  sarcastic  tone, 
into  which  he  knew  well  how  to  throw  the  very  gall  of 
liitterne.ss,  'that  i  had  ever  given  you  cause  to  regard 
yourself  as  the  arbiter  of  my  destinies.  1  have  not  liecn 
II  the  habit  of  soliciting  your  advice  on  indifierent  mat- 
ters, and  should  scarcely  think  of  desiring  it  on  an  oc- 
casion like  the  present.  Hul  enough  of  such  disciusioii 
— I  have  told  you  how  this  lady  and  yourself  are  con- 
leeted ;  it  reniains  tor  you  to  behave  towards  her  us  tliat 
connection  demand.'^.' 

"  I  had  by  this  time  recovered  in  some  degree  from 
mv  n:;ititioii,  uiid  turned  towards  my  mother-in-luw, 
w  lib  the  inteiilioii  ot'nH'ering  all  apcdogy  tor  the  slrange- 
iiess  of  my  behavioiir.  She  treinbled  violently, — whether 
from  liar,  or  mere  einbarrasineiit,  it  was,  of  course,  iiii- 
possilde  liir  me  to  tell;  whilst  her  respiration  appeared 
to  go  on  with  ililliciilty,  and  her  colour  went  and  cnmo 
like  clouds  over  the  I'aee  ol'the  moon  o'l  a  sloriny  iiiglil. 
lly  degries,  liowi ver,  the  awkwardness  of  miiniier  iii- 
separ.ilile  from  so  extraordinary  an  introduction,  de- 
parted. She  recovered  the  calm  and  placid  air  which 
ilislinguislii'd  her  when  si  rose  to  bid  me  welcome  ;  and 
the  ease  whii  h  marked  her  gestures,  as  well  as  tile  readi- 
ness with  wliieh  we  entered  into  conversation,  soon  pro- 
duced the  happiest  elfeei  upon  me.  In  five  minutes  every 
thing  awkward  in  our  first  meeting  was  forgotten,  and 
we  liehiiM'd  towards  each  other,  as  persons  in  our  situu- 
tinii  might  be  ex|H.'i'ti'd  to  behave. 

"  It  wasaiiow  that  I  found  leisure  to  east  my  eyes 
round  upon  the  apartinent  in  which  we  were  sitting; 
and  there,  as  well  us  elsewhere,  I  unw  that  a  perfect  ru- 
Noliition  had  oeciirred.  The  unciciit  cane-backed  chairs 
and  sol'as  had  beiii  disphiceil  to  make  room  l!>r  eouelius 
eovered  with  the  costlii'st  silks;  rose  wnod  tables,  richly 
inlaid,  were  scattered  here  und  there  in  elegant  confu- 
sion;  splendiil  pier  glnsse<  filled  up  the  recesses,  and 
curtains  of  the  finest  stuft's  ormiincnted  the  windows; 
whilst  even  tiie  piipir  upon  the  walls,  as  well  as  thu 
painting  on  the  roof  mid  pannels,  liiid  ull  been  renewed 
in  the  most  expensive  and  brilliuiit  miiimer.  Nor  was  it 
in  the  saloon  alinie  that  the  hand  of  improvement  had 
Is'i'ii  at  work.  There  was  not  nn  upnrlment  in  thu 
hiiiise,  t'rom  the  servants'  hall  to  the  nursery,  which  had 
not  nndergoiie  some  change  ;  whilst  all  that  were  in  any 
degree  eonspieiions,  as  will  in  the  ileeping  us  in  the 
living  eomparlineut,  had  been  eiitiicly  tefurnished.  I 
eiinnot  preti  nd  to  describe  the  ell'ecf  which  this  choiige 
prodiieid  upon  me.  That  il  was  fiir  the  better,  I  fi'll, 
anil  iii'kuo«  leilged  j  yet,  with  the  |H'rversi'ness  of  Imninii 
mil  lire,  there  were  momentH  when  the  abseuce  of  this  or 
that  long  renienilH'nd  piec«  of  luinber  stirred  up  in  me 

II  sinsnliiin,  of  whieli  1  did  not  iiniiLiine  tlint  a  cause  so 
trilling  could  liiive  been  prodnetive.  III  like  manner,  it 
was  with  no  ordiiinry  pain  tlint  1  observed,  tlint,  of  the 
liiees  ol  the  donicslies  who  went  and  eaiiie  nboid  us,  not 
one  was  funiilinr.  The  old  servnnts,  liku  the  old  furiii 
tiire,  hnd  nil  been  dismissed,  to  make  way  for  others — 
more  sightly,  (icilnips,  and  more  •ubmissive,  but  whether 
superior  in  the  essentials  of  hoiiwly  and  fidelity,  might 
well  be  doubted.  These  thini.'s  cut  deeply.  For  thu 
first  day  or  two,  indeed,  the  etfeel  of  them  was  such  ui 
to  render  me  but  little  disposed  to  court  the  society  either 
of  my  fathir  or  his  bride  :  nor  was  il  till  I  had  licen 
lU'iirly  a  week  at  lioiiie,  thai  the  liiniier  thought  fit  In 
make  me  In  iiny  degree  aeipiainled  with  the  origin  ond 
progress  of  his  new  eonneelien. 

"There  was  litth'  in  the  story  to  iiitercsl  inn  ul  the 
moment  ;  there  is  still  less  Hint  deserves  record  now. 
Charlolte  Howard  wn«  an  orplinn,  the  peniiyless  niece 
of  line  of  our  111  iiihlHiiirs,  on  whose  bounty  shs  absolutely 
depended.    Having  lately  returned  iVom  school,  she  at. 


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tractcd  my  father's  notice,  during  a  visit  wliicli  lii;  linp- 
pcncd  to  pay  to  tier  luiclc ;  and  as  hu  found  licr  not  iiiorv 
beaulifnl  than  amiable  and  accomplislied,  lie  made  a  ten- 
der of  his  hand.  Cliai'Iottc  was  barely  c  iglitecn,  my  fiitlicr 
forty-nine ;  but,  to  counterbalance  this  ditierenee  in  tlicir 
agc.i,  slic  was  portionless,  whilst  he  was  understood  to  be 
inuncnsely  rich.  My  father  did  not  stale  how  much  he 
owed  to  the'  lady's  personal  predilection,  how  mueli  to 
the  persuasions  of  her  guardian;  on  that  head,  he  wisely 
left  nic  to  judge  for  myself;  but  the  result  was,  that 
about  six  weeks  previous  to  the  commencement  of  the 
long  vacation,  he  led  h('r,  a  weeping  and  bashful  bride, 
to  the  altar.  Yes ;  he  used  the  woi-d  bashful,  as  if  lier 
reluctance  were  merely  feigned, — as  if  she,  a  giii,  artless, 
innocent,  g  'y,  lovely,  telt  no  more  than  the  ordinary  coy- 
ness  of  a  maiden  so  situated,  in  giving  her  hand  to  one — 
Hut  no  matter.  He  admitted  that  .she  wept — he  did  not 
say  how  she  wept — he  did  not  even  allude  to  the  hot 
ncalding  tears  of  utter  misery,  whose  fountain  lies  in  the 
innermost  soul,  and  which  run  over  only  when  hope  is 
blighted  for  ever.  No  no ;  I  was  encouraged  to  conjure 
up  an  image  of  modest  dew  drops — of  one  or  two  tears 
cheated  from  the  eye,  more  through  the  power  of  mo- 
mentary cYciteinent  than  by  the  inllueiiee  of  sorrow. 
How  dilferent  was  oil  this  from  the  truth  ! 

"  Well,  the  bride  was  carried  oft'  to  the  metropolis, 
where,  amidst  the  gaiety  of  a  London  life,  her  first  les- 
Kons  in  the  duties  of  the  married  state  were  learned.  In 
the  mean  while  all  those  changes  in  and  al>out  the  park, 
which  had  so  iwwerfuUy  afFeeted  me,  were  wrought ; 
iind  only  one  fortnight  previous  to  my  return,  the  hapjiy 
pair  took  |)ossession  of  their  renovated  mansion.  Such 
is  ;lic  substance  of  a  conversation  which  I  held  with  my 
lather,  on  a  certain  day  at\er  dinner,  to  which  I  listened 
us  to  Bonicthiug  neither  very  agreeable  nor  very  interest- 
ing. How  deeply  did  I  deceive  myself,  in  regarding  it 
as  devoid  of  interest. 

"  I  know  not  whence  it  arose,  but  I  cxjicrienccd  to. 
wards  my  nn.thcr-in-Iaw,  about  this  time, a  i'eeliiiir  which 
I  couM  not  describe,  but  which  tempted  me  as  nmcli  as 
)io.<^siblo  to  shun  her  company,  particularly  when  no  othei 
persons  chanced  to  be  by.  Not  that  1  ever  thought  of  her 
with  aversion.  To  look  npon  that  countenance,  to  be- 
hold  the  varied  and  glowing  expression  of  tliosc  eyes, 
yet  entertain  towards  the  bemg  whose  eyes  met  mine, 
any  thing  iji  the  most  remote  degree  akin  to  aversion, 
was  impossible.  On  the  contrary,  1  never  beheld  her 
without  admiration,  the  deepest,  the  most  intense.  1 
never  listened  to  the  nnisie  of  her  voice,  v\^hout  a  de. 
light  sneh  as  no  other  sound  in  nature  could  produce. 
1  never  thought  of  her  when  absent,  witlinut  a  degree  of 
interest  painful  indeed,  but  puinful  only  iVoni  its  exees.s. 
Vet  I  avoided  her,  as  if  there  had  been  a  pestilence  in 
her  brontli,  and  a  pollution  in  her  touch.  It  was  not 
o\\vn  that  I  indeavoured  to  uei^ount  for  this  j  but  when  I 
did,  i.uages  arose,  humiliating  and  distressing,  of  the  sort 
of  tie  which  hud  brought  us  aeipi;iinlid,  and  he  Id  ns  to- 
gether. I  could  not  bear  to  think  of  h,  r  as  my  lather's 
wix — as  one  whom  I  was  bound  to  upproaeh  with  de. 
fcrcnee,  anil  look  upon  with  res|Kel ;  yet  I  felt  that  to 
regard  her  only  as  the  beanlirul  and  innocent  girl,  and 
to  tri'al  her  like  a  sister  or  a  friemi,  would  at  once  dis- 
pli'ase  the  mail  to  whom  I  was  indebted  fur  my  being, 
and  infringe,  seriously  nnd  improiK  rly,  upon  the;  usages 
ofsoeiity.  Many  days  tlierelore  ilipsed,  ere  we  I'ould 
be  saiil  to  know  more  o(  each  otlu  s  tastes  and  hnbits 
than  was  disclosed  at  the  monieni  <il  (iir  first  inlrodne- 
liim: — well  wi>nld  it  have  lieen  for  bolli,  had  this  just 
Biul  eaulious  reserve  Ix'en  persevereil  in. 

"  With  his  stale  of  celibiu:y,  my  fathir  had.  It  Rp|ienred, 
put  "ti'that  morose  and  haughty  Innnour  which  kept  him 
at  a  distance  from  ali  his  neighbours.  liepeutedly  since 
Iheir  return  from  Tiondon,  had  the  new  married  couple 
thrown  o|K'n  their  doors  to  gay  parties,  and  the  old  walls 
had  more  than  once  rimg  agam  to  the  tones  of  singing 
and  minstrelsy.  So  excellent  a  custom  was  not  to  be  in- 
l»rruptcd  by  the  arrival  of  the  heir  of  the  lordship ;  on 
the  contrary,  I  wos  given  to  understand  tiial,  in  honour 
of  my  visit,  tho  entire  neighbourhood  had  been  invited  to 
an  cnlertainmcnt,  which  was  to  rxered  in  splendour  and 
eif  ganci'  every  thing  of  tho  kind  which  had  for  many 
yeirs  taken  plaei'  in  this  pari  of  the  country.  With  what 
ubsolute  inililVerence  I  listeniHl  to  the  announcement ! 
Wli  it  were  gaiety  or  splendour  to  uie  ?  I  h  nl  become  all 
ut  oni:e  the  most  Inmiilir.ted  and  self-ceudeinneil  of  hu. 
nun  beings.  All  the  glories  of  nil  FOostrrn  palace,  had 
they  been  spread  out  before  me,  would  have  failed  to  ex- 
cite any  ph'nsnrable  eniolion.  Nay,  I  pined  for  the 
gloom  which  was  now  diN|H'lled  for  ever,  and  l(H>ke(l 
back  with  reijrel  upon  the  very  stale  of  existenee  which 
was  onee  the  source  of  my  mo' t  serious  repining.  What 


fickle  creatures  arc  we,  even  at  the  best!  Iiow  little  may  |  got  her.     At  that  instant  her  eye  caught  mine;  what 
our  very  tastes  and  desires  be  calculated  upon!  '  '        "  ......  .... 

"  'I'he  day  of  gala  came  in  its  course,  and  brought 
with  it  a  crowd  of  guests  of  all  ages,  of  both  sexes,  and 
of  every  rank — from  the  proud  wearer  of  the  earl's  eoro. 


net,  down  to  t!ie  simple  connnoner.  Jfothing  could  ex- 
ceed the  hospitable  urbanity  of  my  father;  &nd  the  gen- 
tle attentions  of  liis  bride  to  all  within  her  r<  -ch,  were 
beyond  measure  gratifying.  'I'hcn,  again,  a;  to  the  ban- 
quet— no  luxury  which  earth,  air,  or  water  could  produce, 
was  wanted,  'i'he  choicest  wines  were  passed  round  with 
exuberant  libcrnlity  ;  a  crowd  of  servants  in  rich  liveries 
prevented  every  wish;  and  the  gl.irc  of  golden  lamps 
was  relUcted  back  by  a  profusion  of  massive  plate,  under 
which  the  table  and  sideboards  groaned.  Next  followed 
the  dance,  the  conversazione,  the  promenade,  relieved 
and  inlcrruplcd  from  time  to  time  by  bursts  of  the  most 
exquisite  music,  till  every  sense  seemed  deadened  by  the 
multiplied  sources  of  eujoynicnl,  with  which  it  was  not 
so  much  sup|)lie(l  as  sated.  And  how  was  I  affected  by 
all  this?  1  looked  on  with  the  vacant  stare  of  a  spectator 
at  a  show  which  he  undcrst;  ids  to  l)c  delusive  and  un- 
real. I  apjK'ared,  indeed,  to  mingle,  like  the  rest,  in 
every  amusement ;  I  even  gazed  round  upon  the  faces  of 
my  father's  gucsl.-,  seeking  for  one  on  which  my  eye 
might  repose  so  much  as  for  a  moment.  But  I  found 
none.  iMany  lair  countenances  there  were, — laughing, 
lively,  happy  countenances, — such  as  meet  us  in  our 
dreams,  when  these  arc  most  pleasing,  and  leave  a  trace 
behind  them  when  wc  awake.  But  before  my  eye  that 
night  they  passed  like  shadows.  There  was  but  one 
countenance  on  which  1  could  endure  to  gaze — and  that 
one  was — my  mother.  Heaven !  what  u  profanation  of 
the  term.  Chavlotte  Howard,  the  dark  eyed  lively  girl  of 
eighteen,  my  niotlier  ! — she,  who  was  by  two  full  years 
my  junior, — who  smiled  upon  mc,  not  with  the  haughty 
glance  of  a  superior,  hut  with  the  mild  beseeching  look 
of  one  who  saw  my  agitation,  and  would  have  calmed  it 
had  she  possessed  the  power, — who  seemed  to  court,  not 
to  demand  my  notice,  as  if  she  needed  support  from  me, 
and  would  have  token  it  ns  a  boon  ! — Could  I  think  of 
her  as  my  mother  ?  No ;  1  never  beheld  her  in  that  light ; 
I  could  not  think  of  her  in  that  fashion.  I  was  cold  and 
distant  towards  her,  it  is  true— cold  in  my  ninmicr,  dis- 
t:int  in  my  address  ;  but  neither  my  coldness  nor  dist;ince 
proceedecl  from  that  jealous  aversion  with  which,  as  my 
step-mother,  I  might  have  been  supgiosed  to  regard  her. 
I  shrank  from  her,  because  I  already  felt  thot  1  dared 
not  trust  myself  near  her ; — yet  my  eyes  foUovN'cd  her 
every  movement,  ns  if  there  were  a  spell  upon  them, 
which  not  all  my  ciVorts  would  suffice  to  break. 

"  At  last  she  sat  down  to  her  harp.  Though  I  had  been 
upwards  of  a  fortnight  under  tho  same  roof  with  her,  I 
had  never  yet  heard  her  sing  or  play ;  for  my  father  en- 
tertained no  taste  lor  nmsie,  and  I  did  not  presume  to 
solicit  that  she  would  perform  for  my  gratification,  1 
was  sitting  at  the  moment  alone  in  a  distant  corner  of 
the  .saloon,  pretending  fatigue,  which  in  reality  1  did  not 
experience,  that  1  might  escai>c  for  a  few  minutes  from 
the  toil  of  making  myself  agreeable,  or  summrting  a  con- 
versniion  in  which  I  took  no  interest.  1)1  all  the  objects 
in  the  passijig  pageant,  1  U'lieM  but  her  alone  ;  and  when 
tin  ri'  was  a  c.ill  of  silence,  I  held  my  very  breath,  lest  its 
souml  should  interrupt  it.  How  groccfnlly  she  stretched 
her  fair  round  arm  over  the  instrmnent  t — with  what 
tnsle  she  swept  the  chords  as  a  prelude  to  her  song  !  and 
then  striking  a  few  bold  notes  by  way  of  symphony,  she 
raised  her  eyes  as  if  to  ask  for  inspiration  from  on  high. 
\n  an  instant,  her  eountenance  was  lighted  up,  and  there 
hurst  from  her  a  gush  of  sweet  sounds,  so  mellow,  so 
true,  so  plaintive,  yet  so  |K)werful,  that  the  most  insensible 
could  not  listen  without  visible  emotion.  For  me,  I  was 
entranced.  All  (wwer  of  motion  was  taken  away  from 
me ;  I  tried  to  draw  near  to  her,  but  could  not — I  was 
H|)el|.  bound,  as  if  by  the  voice  of  an  angel. 

"  Tlioro  was  no  instantaneous  burst  of  applause  when 
that  sweet  wild  song  ended.  The  cfTect  produced  by  it 
was  beyond  the  compass  of  word*;  it  was  felt,  hut  could 
not  be  expressed.  Men  listened,  as  they  are  aecua- 
lomed  to  do  for  tho  echo  that  follows  notes  which  come 
lo  Iheni  over  walur,  and  they  seemed  disappointed  when 
no  echo  was  hoard  ;  but  if  an  irmsistible  impulse  check- 
ed llicin  at  first,  u  universal  inurinur  of  delight  gave 
evidence,  as  soon  as  tlin  charm  had  dissolved,  lliat  their 
silcneo  arose  from  intensity  of  admiration,  and  that 
there  is  no  tribute  so  pure,  or  so  real,  as  that  which 
cannot  >"<  expressed.  Charlotte  appeared  distressed  by 
tho  very  p.  Ills  which  were  intended  to  give  her  plea- 
sine.  She  rose,  blushing  deeply,  from  her  instrument, 
and  made  us  if  she  iiilendcd  to  cross  llin  saloon  to  a  spot 
whore  a  group  of  gay  luun(^rt  woro  congre|[alod  to- 


the  expression  of  my  gaze  might  he,  I  knew  not;  doubt, 
less  it  nas  the  same  which  had  accompanied  every 
glance  lliat  I  east  upon  her  that  night;  but  il  produced 
a  vivid,  and,  as  I  could  not  but  observe,  a  painful  effect 
upon  her.  Her  colour  fled,  and  she  grew  pale  os  death; 
then  again  the  blood  rushed  to  her  cheek  with  increased 
violence ;  her  breathing  beeaiiic  suddenly  interrupted, 
and  she  staggered  as  if  threatened  with  a. fit.  I  saw 
her  condition,  and  sprang  forward  to  assist  her;  but  be- 
fore I  could  reach  the  spot,  her  solf-cnmmand  had  re- 
lumed. '  I  thank  you,'  said  she,  in  a  low  tone,  and  with 
a  smile  beautiful  but  melancholy :  '  I  am  better  now,  it 
was  only  a  momentary  faintness,  occasioned  by  the  beat 
of  the  room.  But  how  is  it  that  voii  keep  so  much  apart?' 
added  she,  speaking  more  easily,  and  resuming  at  once 
her  naturally  cheerful  manner:  'I  have  observed  you 
withdraw  more  than  once,  as  if  the  fitiigue  were  too 
great  for  you  ;  or  it  may  be  that  you  dislike  dancing- 
is  it  so?' 

"  '  No,  no,'  replied  I  hurriedly  ;  '  on  the  contrary,  1 
delight  in  it;  and  as  to  my  health,  it  never  was  inure 
sound,  nor  were  my  spirit.i  evirr  higher.  May  I  con. 
vincu  you  of  my  tasto  for  dancing  by  requesting  ihn 

honour  of  your  hand  ?  or '  and  I  was  conscious,  as 

I  uttered  the  last  half  of  the  sentence,  that  my  tone  of 
voice,  no  less  than  my  assumed  gaiety,  fell — '  is  it 
allowable  in  us,  circumstanced  as  we  are,  lo  dance 
together  ?" 

"  '  Oh,  surely,'  answered  she  calmly ;  '  why  not  ?  We 
will  lead  oft'  this  dance,  if  you  please,  and  you  shall  se- 
lect the  figure.' 

"  We  did  so ;  but  there  was  madness  in  the  entire 
proceeding, — glaring,  palpable  madness.  We  danced— 
at  least  I  danced — like  one  who  knew  not  whether  he 
slept  or  were  awake ;  and  more  tliau  nnce  I  blundered 
in  the  very  figure  which  I  had  myself  consented  to 
choose.  Our  hands,  as  n  matter  of  necessity,  frequently 
inci :  as  often  as  this  occurred,  a  tin  ill  passed  tlirougli 
mo  like  n  shock  of  electricity,  and  my  very  brain  swain 
confusedly.  At  last  we  gained  the  bottom  of  the  set, 
and  she  rallied  ine,  not  however  without  a  visible  effort, 
on  my  forget  fulness.  I  tried  to  answer  in  lliu  same 
strain  of  badinage,  but  my  efTorts  proved  unavailing; 
and  I  felt  that  to  remain  where  I  was  any  longer,  yet 
retain  my  senses,  was  hopeless.  I  rose  from  the  couch 
on  which  we  had  sat  down,  and  complaining  of  a  sud- 
den indisposition,  prepoied  lo  wilhdruw.  'Good  Uod! 
then  you  ore  really  ill,'  exclaimed  she,  in  a  voice  full  nf 
emotion;  '  und  I  have  llioir;hllessly  induced  you  lo  uo 
Ihut  which  has  increased  yjur  indisposition.' 

"  '  Not  so,'  replied  I,  struggling  hard  to  appear  colm; 
'  it  is  a  trifling  headache,  which  a  lew  nionienis  of  quiet 
will  remove.  I  will  retiie  beyond  the  sound  of  music 
fur  u  while,  and  icturn  again  when  I  feel  lictler;'  and  I 
walked  away  as  I  spoke.  I  opened  llie  diwr  nf  tho  sn- 
loon,  but  before  I  clll^'ed  it  again,  looked  round.  She 
stood  as  I  hud  quitted  her,  in  an  attitude  nf  anxiety  niid 
alarm  :  her  eye  had  followed  my  moveinents,  and  no'w 
il  met  mine,  not  designedly,  but  by  iiistincl.  Cod!  what 
a  look  was  that!  I  felt  it  in  my  heart,  my  soul, my  brain; 
it  stirred  up  thoughts,  which,  had  they  continued  In 
hum  but  a  moment  longer,  must  hF.ve  driven  me  lo 
insanity.  I  saw  it  ever  after  in  my  waking  visions,  and 
in  my  sleeping  dreams;  at  midnight  and  at  noonday  il 
was  equally  before  me.  Yet  what  was  the  language 
that  it  spoke  ?  1  could  not  tell ;  I  did  not  dare  to  osk: 
I  read  in  it  something  which  I  desired  lo  road,  yet 
which,  having  road,  I  would  liavo  given  worlds  not  to 
have  obsorvod.  I  ran  with  the  step  nf  a  maniac  to  ny 
chamber;  I  closed  the  door,  locking  and  bulling  it  as  if 
against  Boiiio  deadly  enemy  :  and  1  revisited  the  acont 
of  festivity  that  night  no  more. 

"  It  was  lale  on  the  following  morning  before  th« 
breakfast  bell  rang.  On  nlieying  its  summons.  I  found 
that  most  of  the  guests  of  the  pteooding  evening  were 
gone,  bul  that  several  still  remained.  All  appoorcd 
Jaded  as  a  matter  of  course ;  a  night  of  revelry  soldoin 
fails  lo  bring  in  n  nioriiiiig  of  languor;  bul  on  none  hnd 
faligiio  produced  so  marked  an  enect  as  upon  my  ratlin 
and  his  bride.  The  former,  though  iiinnifeslly  sliiij,'' 
ijling  to  wear  the  smooth  brow  of  one  at  peace  with ' 
himself  and  with  eveiy  one  around  him,  could  not  ol. 
way*  repress  a  frown  which  told  a  tale  of  iiilernal  suf 
Ibring  either  in  body  or  mind; — the  latter  was  dejocird, 
thoughtful,  silent,  and  uneasy,— and  the  more  iineatr 
as  her  efforts  lo  upjicar  otherwise  were  loo  pal|Hiblc  In 
uBonpo  dvleclion,  I  hail  done  nothing  to  produce  surh 
efl^cts.  No,  no;  if  there  wero  other  causes  bosiilni 
bodily  fatigue  fur  the  embarrassment  which  diiplayto 


itself  in 
could  p 
science 
at  all,  t 
both  av 
mit? 
and,  hav 
to  conin 
park. 

"Wh 
striking 
that  the 


even  again 
an  efTort 
pressing  it 
some  degri 
ing  comple 
countenan 

"The  la 
some  houri 
lotto,  and  I 
one.  Ho  i 
nance,  whii 
presaion  of 
hard  to  app 
strove  to  lo( 
ve;sation,  I 
and  finally 
Charlotte,  i 
tribuled  to 
almost  as  i 
my  liither  a 
other's  soci 

"  For  SOI 
my  thoughl 
whither,  w 
pushing  thi 
my  inothor. 
ty  of  mann 
sure  that  it 
have  produi 
my  seat  at 
spirit  had  b| 
ing  toward* 
watching,  ti 
a  hill ;  and 
BO  far  comn 
appoored  to 
may  easily  1 
speak,  great 
her  suLMi  on 
bestow  upoi 
tcresl. 

"  '  I  am  g 

the  same  toi 
upon  the  se 
and  exeellei 
enccd,  no  du 
fecial  ion.  1 
such  aa  to  ir 
like  her.  Si 
of  the  kind ; 
every  posaib 


THE  fJENTJ.E   RECRl'IT. 


41 


lught  mine :  what 
I  knew  not ;  doubt- 
iccoinpanied  every 
It;  liiit  il  produced 
rvf,  a  painful  effect 
yrew  pale  as  death; 
leek  with  increased 
Jdenlv  interrupted, 
with  a. fit.  I  saw 
I  assist  her ;  but  be- 
f-coininand  had  re- 
L  low  tone,  and  with 
lorn  better  now,  it 
:asioncd  by  the  licat 
icepsoinurh  apart!' 
id  resuming  at  once 
have  observed  you 
ic  liiiigue  were  too 
u  di&liko  (lancing  ~ 

'on  the  contrary,  I 
,  it  never  was  mora 
ighcr.  May  I  con- 
r  by  requesting  ihn 

I  was  conscious,  ai 
ice,  that  my  tone  of 

gaiety,  fell—'  is  it 
»  we  are,  to  dance 

ily ;  'why  not?  W» 
sc,  and  you  shall  se- 

idnoss  in  the  entire 
ness.  We  danced— 
new  not  wlirthcr  lie 
BU  once  I  blnndereil 
myself  consented  to 
necessity,  frequently 
Ihiill  pas'sed  Ihrougli 
my  very  brain  swam 
le  bottom  of  the  set, 
Ithout  a  visible  effort, 
answer  in  llio  same 
s  proved  unavailing; 
I  was  any  longer,  yet 
I  rnso  I'roiu  the  couch 
ninpluining  of  a  end- 
Iraw.  'Good  God! 
^  in  a  voice  full  nf 
nducod  you  to  lio 
[lo.-'ition.' 

lard  to  appear  calm; 
w  nioiiienls  of  quiet 
the  sound  of  music 
feci  licller;'  and  I 
the  dixir  of  the  sn- 
looked  round.  She 
lude  nf  anxiily  aiiil 
inovoinents,  and  now 
iistiiicl.  Cod!  what 
my  soul,  my  brnin; 
they  continued  to 
litvo  driven  me  to 
waking  visions,  and 
it  and  at  noojiday  it 
was  the  language 
did  not  dare  tu  ask : 
desired  to  road,  ye*, 
iven  worlds  not  to 
nf  a  maniac  to  i-\v 
and  bolting  it  as  if 
revisited  the  acont 

morning  before  the 
sumiiionR.  I  found 
gding  evening  were 
ned.  All  appeared 
It  of  revelry  seldom 
but  on  none  hud 
t  as  upon  my  father 
h  iiianifeally  striig- 
Olio  at  peace  wilh 
him,  could  not  al 
lalo  of  internal  suf 
llultor  was  dejected, 
the  more  imeaty 
I'ro  too  paljmblv  to 
Ing  to  produce  riirli 
llier  causes  bosidni 
lit  which  displajM 


itself  in  the  maimer  of  the  ncw-married  couple,  no  blame 
could  possibly  attach  to  mo.  Why  then  did  my  con- 
science sting  me  7  or  rather,  why  did  the  suspicion  arise 
at  all,  that  there  were  other  causes  besides  that  which 
both  avowed,  and  which  all  but  myself  appeared  to  ad- 
mit  ?  1  blushed  internally  as  these  questions  occurred, 
and,  having  hastily  concluded  my  meal,  1  walked  abroad 
to  commune  with  my  own  heart  in  the  solitude  ot  the 
park, 


'•When  1  reached  the  house,  the  hall  clock  was 
striking  a  third  quarter ;  and  on  looking  up,  I  perceived 
that  the  dinner  hour  wns  close  at  hand.  1  hurried  oft 
to  my  own  apartment ;  but  before  I  reached  il,  souiid.s 
smote  upon  my  ear,  which  caused  me  unconsciously  to 
stop.  It  was  iiccessary,  in  order  to  reach  my  own,  that 
I  should  pass  my  fatiier's  dressing  room,  the  door  ol 
which  happened  to  be  njar.  Heaven  knows,  there  is  no 
eharaclcr  so  contemptible  in  my  eyes  as  that  of  an  eves- 
dropper;  nor  am  1  conscbus  that  in  taking  the  step 
which  I  took  then.  I  incurred  the  guilt— for  guilt  il 
surely  is— of  seeking  to  pry  into  the  secrets  of  others ; 
but  there  was  a  magic  in  Charlotte's  voice  which  I  never 
could  resist.  Its  tones  fell  around  me,  and  I  paused  to 
diink  them  in,  more  gratefully  than  the  wanderer  in 
the  desert  diiiiks  from  a  well  where  no  water  was  anti- 
cipated. My  feelings  may  be  guessed  at,  when  1  dis- 
covered that  she  spoke  not  in  joy  but  in  sorrow.  The 
words  I  could  not  overhear — I  did  not  desire  to  overhear 
them ; — but  the  tones  wore  those  of  deep  distress — of 
bitter  heartfelt  misery.  Then  came  the  sound  of  my 
father's  voice,  stern,  as  I  had  been  told  it  was  when  ad- 
dressed to  my  mother.  I  could  bear  this  no  longer. 
Plausible  as  ho  was  when  strangers  stood  by,  and 
smooth  and  oily  as  his  outward  manner  might  bo,  it 
was  evident,  that  in  private  he  gave  vent  to  his  cruel 
disposition,  and  that  he  exercised  his  cruelty  upon  his 
bride.  1  felt  every  vein  in  my  forehead  and  temples 
swell,  as  the  idea  rose  into  my  mind.  I  rushed  forward, 
a  curse  trembling  u|>on  my  tongue,  a  curse  directed 
even  against  the  author  of  my  being,  nor  was  it  without 
an  effort  almost  supernatural  that  I  succeeded  in  re- 
pressing it.  But  I  did  suppress  il.  I  even  calmed  in 
'  some  degree  the  frenzy  that  raged  within  mo  ;  and  hav- 
ing completed  my  toilette,  I  descended  with  an  unrutHed 
countenance  to  the  dining  ruuin. 

"The  last  of  our  party  had  taken  their  departure 
some  hours  before,  and  we  sat  down,  my  fattier.  Char- 
lotto,  and  I,  to  a  family  meal.  It  was  not  a  comfortable 
one.  He  indeed  had  put  on  that  rigidity  of  counter 
nance,  which  he  desired  should  be  mistaken  for  an  oX' 
presainn  of  pertbct  good  humour;  whilst  1  struggled 
hard  tn  appear  in  my  usual  spirits;  and  even  Charlotte 
strove  to  look — what  she  felt  not — liappy.  Kut  our  con- 
ve.'sation.  Icing  on  all  hands  forced,  soon  became  flat, 
and  finally  died  away  into  more  questiijii  uiid  answer 
Charlotte,  indeed,  coiiiph-iiied  uf  illness,  which  she  at 
tribuled  to  the  exertions  of  last  nighl,  and  quitted  us 
almost  as  soon  as  the  cloth  was  withdrawn;  and  tlicii 
my  lather  and  I  were  loll  to  enjoy,  as  we  might,  each 
other's  society. 

"  For  somo  minutes  neither  party  had  spoken,  and 
my  thoughts  wcro  beginning  to  wander  1  scarce  knew 
whither,  when  my  father,  after  filling  his  glass,  and 
pushin;7  the  bottle  to  iiic,  desired  to  know  how  I  liked 
my  mother-in-law.  I  do  not  believe  that  any  peculiari- 
ty of  manner  accompanied  this  question, — I  am  quite 
■uro  that  it  was  a  natural  one,  and  one  which  ought  to 
have  produced  no  sueh  etVect  u|ion  me ;  but  I  started  in 
my  seat  at  tho  words,  and  turned  round,  as  if  un  evil 
spirit  had  spoken.  My  father  was  not  so  much  as  look- 
ing towards  me:  ho  sat  with  his  elbow  upon  tlin  table, 
watching,  to  all  apjiearance,  the  sun,  as  ho  sat  lichind 
a  hill;  and  though  n  second  or  tAo  elapsed  ere  I  could 
10  far  command  myself  as  to  rejriy,  he  either  took,  or 
appeared  to  take,  no  notice  of  my  embarrassment.  As 
may  easily  bo  iniagiiied,  I  expressed  myself,  when  I  did 
■peak,  greatly  delighted  with  tho  lady  ;  I  passed  u|iun 
her  such  ordinary  eulogiums  as  men  aro  accustomed  tu 
bestow  upon  women  in  whom  they  take  no  great  in 
tcred. 

"  '  I  am  glad  you  are  (ilcasod  with  lior,'  roplied  he,  in 
tho  same  tone  uf  IndlHeieiico,  and  still  gaxlng  steadily 
upon  tho  setting  sun.  '  Shu  is  un  extremely  amiable 
and  excellent  person,  somewhat  young  and  inexpcri 
cnccd,  no  duiibt;  but  perfectly  free  Iroiii  dceeit  and  af- 
foctatiun.  Yet  your  maniier  towards  her  has  not  been 
such  as  to  impress  her  with  the  belief  that  you  really 
like  her.  So  she  says  iit  least,  fur  I  have  seen  nothing 
of  the  kind;  hut  she  cuiiipliiius  that  you  shun  her  on 
every  possible  occasion,  and  that  if  liy  any  accident  you 


cannot  cffeel  your  escape,  your  uddiess  is  always  formol, 
and  your  air  distant.  Surely  you  are  above  the  silly 
Iceling  which  somelinies  urycs  men  to  be  jealous  ol 
their  tiilhcrs'  wives.' 

"  He  turned  round  as  lie  8|Kjkc ;  but  llioiiirli  I  did  my 
best  to  rend  his  secret  thniights,  I  could  discover  no- 
thing in  the  glance  of  Ins  eye  beyond  the  expression 
naturally  connected  with  tlie  subject  of  our  conversation. 
Ilelieved  beyond  measure  nt  this,  1  hastened  to  ussiure 
him  that  no  such  paltry  sentiments  were  encouraged  by 
me,  and  I  strove  to  accimnl  for  a  shyness,  of  which  I 
was  too  conscious  to  deny  it,  by  reminding  him  of  the 
brief  standing  of  our  acquaintance,  and  llio  peculiar  cir- 
cumstaii'  J  under  which  il  commenced.  All  this  seemed 
to  bo  If  .Ml  lis  I  could  have  wished.  Ho  admitted  that 
our  firs,  inlorview  was  not  sncli  as  to  lead  to  an  imnio- 
diate  intiinary,  but  hoped  that  lime  would  gradually 
dispel  every  unpleasant  association  which  that  might 
have  produced,  and  that,  before  long,  we  should  be  on 
the  footing  of  easy  familiarity  which  tho  connection 
subsisting  between  us  demanded. 

Besides,'  continued  he,  'you  are  so  nearly  of  the 
same  age,  that  to  treat  one  another  wilh  coldness  or 
excess  of  delcrence  were  ridiculous.  i>lic  must  he  to 
you  rather  as  a  sister  than  a  mother, — indeed,  she  ought 
perhaps  to  have  been  your  wife  rather  than  mine.' 

"I  cannot  tf  l  whether  my  own  heart  deceived  mo, 
but,  as  he  uttered  tlieso  words,  I  fancied  that  1  could 
detect  in  the  corner  of  his  eye  a  lurking  suspicion,  the 
more  hideous  as  il  was  not  intended  to  be  seen.  If  I 
was  right,  the  expression  lasted  but  for  an  instant, — so 
abrupt  indeed  were  both  its  coming  and  going,  that 
thought  itself  could  hardly  overtake  it, — and  then  all 
was  again  smooth  and  placid.  The  speech  itself,  how- 
ever, was  sufficient  to  embarrass  mo,  for  I  was  at  a  loss 
not  only  how  to  reply,  but  how  lo  understand  il ;  so  I 
stammered  out  something  almut  behaving  on  all  occa- 
sions to  my  father's  wifu  as  her  station  in  the  family 
required.  My  lather  took  no  notice  of  llicso  expressions. 
He  changed  the  subject,  indeed,  almost  immediately  ; 
and  the  remainder  of  our  tele-H-lele  passed  off  as  such 
conferences  were  accustomed  to  do. 

"1  know  not  why  I  have  dwelt  thus  minutely  upon 
the  occurrences  which  marked  tho  commencement  of 
Charlotte's  and  my  acquaintance.  In  themselves,  I  am 
aware  that  they  possess  few  claims  upon  the  notice  of  a 
stranger;  yet  their  influence  upon  mo  was  great  and 
lasting — so  lasting,  indeed,  as  to  control  my  entire  des- 
tiny. They  have  left,  too,  an  impression  upon  my  mind 
so  de  ji,  that  years  will  not  suffice  to  blol  it  out,  shoulil 
years  of  a  hated  existence  be  forced  upon  me.  But  I 
will  strive  to  wiito  more  concisely  hereafter  :  1  will 
dwell  upon  nothing  which  the  nature  of  the  task  which 
I  have  im|)uscd  u|>uii  myself  will  sutler  me  to  puss  by. 

"  Days,  weeks',  nay,  months  passc^d  away  witliout  the 
occurrciieo  of  any  incident  particularly  deserving  of  no- 
tice. For  a  time  tlio  course  of  gaiety  in  which  he  had 
embarked,  was  pursued  by  my  falher  with  sieady  reso- 
lution, and  visits  were  f're(|ueiitly  paid  to  our  neighbours, 
as  lliey  in  their  turn  were  frequently  entertained  at  home. 
But  by  degrees  his  old  humour  began  again  to  obtain  the 
ascendency  over  him.  His  pride  and  ill-lmmour  broke 
out  on  more  tlian  one  occasion,  with  a  violence  which  no 
equal  could  endure;  and  his  neighbours,  as  a  necessary 
consequence,  grew  cold  in  civilities  which  seemed  so 
little  valued,  and  were  so  thanklessly  received.  This 
change  on  their  |)art  operated  only  to  rouse  the  natural 
implacability  of  his  temper.  A  slight  ottered  or  received, 
sufficed  to  put  an  end  at  once  to  all  farther  intercourse 
with  the  ollending  party,  no  matter  how  gross  and  glaring 
the  provocation  might  be.  In  this  luunner,  first  one, 
then  imotlier  of  our  visiters  fell  oil',  till was  lel> 


once  more  in  the  stale  uf  almosl  total  solitude  which  for 
merly  distinguished  il. 

"  In  proiH>rtiun  as  this  state  of  things  attained  its  cli- 
max, iny  lather's  retired  and  unsocial  habits  resumed 
tlieir  aseendoney  over  himself.  His  voice  recovered  its 
natural  tones ;  ho  rarely  spoke  except  in  anger,  or  which 
was  infinitely  worse,  in  bitter  raillery,  'llio  society  of 
his  wife  apjK'ared  to  |iossess  no  charms  for  him,  and  mine 
he  rather  Hhunned  than  courted.  We  never  saw  him, 
indeed,  except  at  meals,  for  his  mornings  were  B|H'iit  con- 
stantly in  the  library,  and  he  retired  thither  again  as  soon 
as  the  dinner  ended ;  and  as  In  any  act  of  kindness  or  at- 
leiilion,  neither  the  one  nor  the  oilier  received  such  nt 
his  hands.  I  need  not  after  this  observe  that  the  feeling 
so  np|His('d  to  love,  which  I  had  struggled  tu  subdue, 
again  op|iiesscd  mu  as  often  as  a  'houglil  of  my  father 
(K'cnrrcd  ;  whilst  jioor  Charlotte's  ilrcau  of  him  tweaiiic 
before  long  too  conspicuous  to  be  coneenled. 

"  The  conscqucuco  of  all  this  was,  that  she  and  I  were 


thrown  continually  upon  one  another  I'or  i-oeiely,  for  con- 
solation, I  had  almost  said  for  support;  whilst  llie  reserve 
which  had  hitherto  subsisted  between  us  melted  gra- 
dually away. 

"  instead  of  separating  for  the  rest  of  the  moniing,  as 
we  had  been  accustomed  to  do  nt  the  brcakfiist  table,  wo 
found   ourselves  occupying    llie   :i;.iiic    apaitinent — she 
busied  with  her  needle  or  lier  pc  iieil,  iind  I  reading  aloud 
the  work  of  some  author  equally  a  favourite  witii  both. 
Then  came  the  time  of  exercise  ;  and  our  walks,  our 
rides,  our  drives,  were  felt  to  possess  many  additional  at- 
tractions,  now  that  they  were  taken,  not  separately,  but 
tegelhcr.     Music,  too,  lent  its  powerful  attractions.    Our 
tastes  here,  as  in  literature,  accorded  ;  and  the    songs 
which  she  sang  with  the  liveliest  satislaelioii  to  herself, 
were  listened  to  by  me  with  a  feeling  loo  deep  even  ibr 
tears.     Need  I  say  how  all  this  ended  ?     Wedded  to  one 
whom  she  had  never  loved,  whose  years  alone  had  been 
sulficienl  obstacle  lo  a  union   so  revolting,  and  treated, 
even  within  a  few  months  from  her  bridal  day,  not  with 
indifference  only,  but  with  liarshiicss  and  brutality ;  can 
il  be  wondered  at,  if  she  unconsciously  gave  to  another 
that  which  was    no  longer  hers  lo  give  ?      No ;  even 
though  that  other  was  the  son  of  her  husband,  and,  as  a 
necessary  consequence,  a  being  from  whom  she  wos  di- 
vided by  a  gulf  never  lo  be  passed — who  can  blame  her? 
She  but  obeyed  the  impulses  which  nature  has  implanted 
in  every  bosom  ;  and  obeying  them  without  a  conscious- 
ness of  the  results  to  which  they  lead,  she  was  innocent. 
Bu.  for  me — no  such  excuse  was  mine.     I  sav  the  chasm 
before  mc — plainly,  clearly,  saw  it.     I  knew  even  from 
the  first,  that  to  remain  near  her,  yet  retain  the  mastery 
over  myself,  was  impossible.    Then  why  did  I  not  leave 
her  ?     Why  did  I  not  abandon  my  home  for  ever  '. — a 
home  which  till  she  entered  il,  possessed  no  attractions, 
and  which  now  thai  she  was  there,  ought  to  have  been 
regarded  with  horror.     I  cannot  answer  these  questions. 
There  was  a  spell  uiwn  me,  which  drove  me  on,  wilh 
eyes  open  and  senses  wide  awake,  into  the  abyss  that 
some  power  higher  than  my  own  will  had  prepared  for 
mc ;  and  I  followed  its  impulse,  like  a  sheep  led  to  the 
slaughter,  without  so  much  as  making  one  struggle  to 
resist  it. 

"  In  this  manner  the  remaining  portion  of  summer 
rolled  on,  and  autumn  came  in,  with  all  liis  variegated 
hues  ond  sombre  rtauty.  How  delicious  were  the  walks 
which  we  took  at  that  glorious  season,  amidst  groves  dark 
with  decaying  foliage !  How  soothing  were  the  momrnlft 
which  we  s|)enl  under  some  tall  beech,  or  umbrageous 
elm,  whilst  the  dead  leaves  shaken  from  the  branches  at 
every  breath,  fell  one  by  one  at  oiu  I'eet !  True,  the 
thought  of  parting  came  but  too  frequently  into  our 
minds',  for  the  period  of  my  sojourn  at  lioine  was  draw- 
ing rapidly  to  a  close  ;  but  the  parting  hour  was  yet  by 
several  weeks  distant;  and  when  did  young  heart,  learn 
to  anticipate  distress?  Never:  at  those  blessed  moments, 
(lor  blessed  1  must  still  regard  them,)  every  thing  was 
Ibrgotten  beyond  the  events  of  the  passing  hour.  Yet 
let  me  not  be  misunderstood.  Never  had  there  passed 
between  us  m\t  word,  one  syllable,  one  allusion  which 
the  angels  of  light  would  have  blushed  to  witness.  Our 
love,  if  such  it  must  be  called,  was  wholly  unmixed  with 
every  earthly  and  deba.-ing  passion.  She  was  to  me  an 
object  of  adoration — an  idol — to  lie  gazed  upon  in  holy 
rapture,  but  with  a  rupUire  sanelilied  by  the  most  pro- 
foimd  respect;  whilst  to  her,  I  was  as  the  linilher  of  her 
afl'ections — tlu'  friend  on  whom  alone  she  leaned  for  aid 
in  her  ditlieulties,  and  consolation  in  her  griefs.  Could 
there  be  auglil  impure  in  the  intercourse  of  persons  ac- 
tuated by  ihesc  Henliments,  and  these  only  ?  Why  was 
was  it,  then,  that  such  moments  never  iailed  lo  bring  in 
tlieir  train,  hours  of  agony  and  remorse  ? 

"  Tho  fatal  (leriod,  so  often  thought  of,  and  to  ,vliieh 
every  allusion  had  been,  as  it  were  studiously  avoided, 
eaiiic  at  last.  The  middle  of  October  arrived,  and  brought 
with  it  the  necessity  for  my  immediate  iibundonment  of 

and  return  to  college.     For  some  days  previously, 

our  intercourse,  though  not  less  constjint  than  before,  had 
been  accompanied  with  a  degree  of  restraint  perfectly 
novel.  The  truth  is,  that  we  were  equally  desirous  (if 
hiding  the  sorrow  of  which  both  were  equally  conscious, 
ond  tlic  effort  necessary  to  ensure  success,  caused  us  to 
apiwar  strange  in  each  other's  eyes.  But  the  attempt, 
though  nobly  mnde,  and  for  a  while  steadily  |H'rscverod 
in,  proved  ultiiiiutely  useless.  Feeling,  if  it  be  really 
strong,  will  break  through  every  restraint  liotli  of  pru- 
dence and  duty  ;  and  ours  were  fur  too  iin|K'tuoua  not  to 
sweep  all  such  barriers  before  them. 

"  It  was  now  the  day  preceding  that  which  had  Iwcii 
fixed  for  the  commrncemeiit  of  my  journey.  It  waa 
Suiiday.too— that  day  of  holy  ro»t,  which  in  the  country, 


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THE  cicntm:  recruit. 


at  luast,  never  dawns  witlio  ut  bringing  a  blessing  along  jevery  trace  of  (oars  from  her  cheeks ;  and  onee  more 


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1'  iV'  . 


with  it  both  u|)on  man  and  beast ;  and  Charlotte  and  my- 
Kelt',  according  to  our  invariable  practice,  attended  divine 
service  togctlier.  .My  tiitlu'r  was  not  of  the  party ;  in- 
deed, many  years  had  elapsed  since  he  last  beheld  the 
interior  of  a  church,  of  which,  and  of  the  clergy,  it  was 
too  much  his  custom,  if  he  sjioiic  at  all,  to  sjieak  in  terms 
of  contempt 

"  Not  at  any  moment  of  my  life  was  I  conscious  of 
devotional  feelings  deeper  or  more  engrossing  than  came 
over  me  on  tliis  occasion.  I  prayed,  I  say  not  fervently, 
hut  bitterly ;  the  very  tears  made  their  way  through  the 
hands  in  which  my  face  was  buried ;  my  whole  soul 
seemed  abstracted  from  earthly  considerations,  and  even 
Charlotte  was,  for  a  time,  forgotten.  How  she  was  af- 
fected I  know  not ;  for,  from  the  commcnccruent  of  tlie 
service  to  its  close,  I  never  once  beheld  her,  so  entirely 
was  my  attention  given  up  to  the  solemn  business  in 
which  I  was  engaged. 

"  We  did  not  return  home  as  soon  as  the  service  con- 
cluded ;  but  Charlotte  passing  her  arm  through  mine,  we 
sauntered  on  towards  our  favourite  retreat  in  the  beech- 
wood.  We  sat  down  as  usual,  just  within  the  shelter  of 
the  grove,  on  a  mound  from  whence  a  view  of  the  whole 
landsca|)e  could  be  obtained,  whilst  we  were  ourselves 
concealed  from  observation.  The  day  was  beautifully 
mild  and  serene  ;  there  was  not  a  cloud  in  the  sky,  nor 
a  breath  of  air  astir  sufficiently  violent  to  shake  a  witli- 
ercd  leaf  from  its  stiim.  A  universal  silence  was  around 
us,  broken  only  by  the  full,  clear,  and  melodious  notes  of 
a  thrush,  which  poured,  from  a  brake  hard  by,  a  torrent 
of  natural  music.  We  looked  abroad,  too,  upon  a  scene 
of  no  ordinary  bisauty — upon  herds  of  deer  quietly  graz- 
ing— upon  the  modest  church,  more  than  half  concealed 
in  the  grove  that  encircled  it — upon  hamlets,  villages, 
and  solitary  cottages,  reposing  in  the  sanctity  of  the  sab- 
bath  ;  but  of  hinnun  beings  not  a  trace  could  be  discerned. 
There  was  soTuething  iu  this  perfect  solitude  particularly 
atfeeting  to  persons  in  our  situation :  we  did  not  inter- 
rupt it  by  any  attempt  at  conversation,  to  whicli  we  felt 
ourselves  quite  unequal,  but  sat  in  silence,  whilst  visions 
the  most  melancholy  passeil  over  our  minds,  like  the 
shadows  of  clouds  on  a  sununer's  day  over  tlic  side  of  a 
hill. 

"  At  last,  the  gradual  inclination  of  the  sun  towar<ls  the 
west,  warned  us  tliat  it  was  time  tD*|uit  the  spot.  We 
rose  as  if  by  connnon  consent,  to  obey  the  impulse,  just 
as  his  disk  reached  the  horizon ;  and  we  stood  motionless 
xvhilst  it  sank  lower  and  lower,  till  it  wholly  disappeared. 
It  was  then  that  for  the  first  time  I  ventured  to  speak ; 
what  I  said  I  know  not;  I  believe  it  was  some  connnon- 
place  remark,  such  as  the  circumstances  of  the  ease  call- 
ed forth, — as  that  I  should  l«^  far  away  when  next  shir 
licheld  the  sun  set,  or  something  to  that  purport ;  but  it 
.appeared  as  if  the  tones  of  my  voice  were  alone  required 
to  break  the  spell  which  had  so  long  bound  us,  and  to 
cause  the  feelings  of  both,  hifhiirto  painfully  repressed,  to 
<»verHow.  (Charlotte  burst  into  tears.  Instinctively  I 
threw  my  arm  round  her  waist — a  movement  which  she 
sought  not  to  prevent,  and  then  she  laiii  her  head  upon 
my  shoulder  and  wept  bitterly.  I  eamiot  pretend  to  de- 
scribe wilt  I  felt  at  that  moment ;  I  could  not  speak 
CDiuforl  to  her,  for  my  own  tears  choked  my  utterance  ; 
hut  1  pres.icil  hiT  to  my  hi;art,  as  if  it  were  there,  and 
there  only,  that  .■<he  nmst  read  the  secret  which  my  lips 
refused  lo  re\eal. 

"  We  stood  thus  for  ::everal  moments;  not  a  sentence 
liad  been  spoken  by  either,  thnugh  liutli  were  ton  fully 
aware  of  the  issue  to  which  matters  had  been  driven ; 
when  Charlotte,  by  a  desperate  elVorl,  eliieked  her  weep, 
ing,  and  riusing  her  lirad  triini  my  shonliler,  proposed 
that  we  should  return  home.  I  obeyed  without  hirsita- 
(ion,  and  giving  her  i;iy  arm,  wr  set  tiirward  in  the  di. 
reclioii  of  the  house.  We  had  just  cleared  the  wood, 
when,  happening  to  look  back,  1  perceived  the  figure  of 
a  man  passing  with  iipparent  <'aiitioii  to  the  right, — and 
a  single  glniier  served  to  eonviifte  iiic  tliat  it  was  my 
lather.  A  horrible  enns<riou»iiess  slrueU  at  once  to  my 
heart.  I  permitted  Cliurlotle's  arm  to  drop  from  mine, 
my  senses  all  hut  forsook  ine,  and  it  was  not  witlio'itdilll- 
ru'lty  that  I  prevented  myself  troiii  falling  to  the  ground. 
Alarmed  at  my  eoiidilion,  though  ignorant  of  its  cause, 
she  shrieked  aloud,  ami  addressid  to  me  iu  her  agony, 
terms  sneh  as  she  ought  never  to  have  employed,  nor  I 
|>ermitted.  '1'Ih'  words,  not  less  than  the  manner  of  the 
■IKMiker,  ri'stored  to-  \w  at  once  my  self-eommnnd.  T 
jtereeived  that  she  had  not  observed  the  spectacle  wliieli 
iiad  so  dreadfully  sJKwkrd  me  ;  and  determined  not  to 
distress  her  by  any  intimation  of  the  truth,  I  pretended 
thiU  a  sudden  di/./.iness  liiid  coine  over  me,  to  which  1 
WM  occasionally  subject.    I  then  urged  her  to  clear  away 


taking  her  arm  in  mine,  led  her,  at  a  quick  pace,  to  the 
liouse. 

"  We  parted  in  the  hall,  ('Imrlotte  going  to  the  draw- 
ing room,  whilst  I  hurried  oH'  to  my  own  apartment,  to 
indulge  in  a  train  of  ideas  more  hideous  than  hail  ever 
yet  entered  into  my  mind.     Could  it  be  that  my  fiitlier 
entertained  any  suspicion  of  my  honour,  or  his  wife's 
fidelity  ?     Could  he  act  the  part  of  a  spy  u|)qii  us,  all  the 
while  that  he  pretended  to  desire  our  intimacy  ?     Above 
all,  was   it  possible  for  him  to  have  witnessed  all  that 
passed  in  the  beech-wood  ?     \Vliat  then  I     Had  we  been 
guilty  of  any  deed,  or  s|)okcn  a  single  word,  of  which 
there  was  real  cause  to  be  ashamed  /     No !     Whatever 
our  feelings  might  have  been,  at  least  they  were  not  dis- 
closed; and  the  embrace, — was  it  more  than  the  peculiar 
circumstances  in  which  we  stood  authorised  .'     Had  I 
done  aught  besides  what  was  enjoined  upon  me,  in  he 
having  towards  (,'harlotte  as  a  brother,  and  a  friend  .' 
\nd  was  it  not  natural,  on  the  eve  of  parting,  that  we 
should  exhibit  some  such  proofs  that  we  looked  lorward 
lo  the  separation  with  regret !     .\ll  these   questions   I 
strove  to  answer  to  my  own  satisfaction ;   but  there  was 
a  fiend  in  the  back  ground  which  eoiitinually  reminded 
me,  that  the  answers,  though  true  in  letter,  were  false  in 
pirit.     How  conscience  does  make  cowards  of  us  !     Had 
tny  own  heart  been  able  to  acquit  me,  there  would  have 
been  nothing  in  inture  besides  capable  of  stirring  up  one 
painful  rcHection  ;   but  my  heart  did  not  aeiiuit  me,  and 
all  iiiy  anticipation.^  were,  in  consequence,  terrible.     I 
thought  of  the  injury  I  had  done,  and  of  its  [trobable 
punishment — a  punishment  to  be  poured  out  not  upon 
me  alone,  for  that  I  could  have  borne,  but  uiwn  one  dearer 
to  me  than  life — to  secure  whose  happiness  I  would  have 
been  content  to  sacrifice  not  only  present  peace,  but  eter- 
nity itself     I  thought  of  Charlotte,  not  merely  neglected 
and  occasionally  chid,  as  was  her  fiite  now ;  but  upbraid- 
ed, insulted,  disgraced,  turned  out  u|>on  a  eold  world, 
with  a  re|)utatioii  blasted,  and  a  broken  liiart,  whilst  I, 
the  miserable  cause  of  all  this,  could  not  otter  to  her  so 
much  as  the  last  refuge  of  the  guilty  and  the  desperate. 
Madilened  with  'lie  horrid  picture,  1  threw  myself  with 
iny  face  upon  the  bed,  my  whole  frame  shaking  in  con- 
vulsive ogony,  till  the  sw-eat-drops  s'ood  upon  my  brow 
liktr  dew,  and  my  brain  burned  as  if  it  had  Iwen  on  fire. 

"  l{y  degrees,  however,  hope,  that  inextinguishable 
principle  in  minds  not  utterly  seared,  began  to  exert  its 
influence.  There  were  no  proofs  before  me,  either  that 
iiiy  father  was  really  suspicious,  or  that,  being  so,  he  had 
watched  our  proceedings ;  still  less  had  coiielusive  evi- 
dence appeared,  that  our  proceedings  on  that  day  were 
observed.  At  the  moment  when  I  saw  him,  he  was  too 
liir  removed  from  the  spot  where  we  had  sat,  to  overhear 
our  conversation,  had  such  passed  between  us  ;  and  the 
shape  of  the  wood  was,  I  I'elt  confident,  such,  as  to  screen 
our  very  figures  from  his  observation.  Should  the  ciLse 
be  so,  tiien  all  might  yet  bo  well,  and  1  should  leave 
Charlotti!  exposed  to  no  greater  risks  and  miseries  than 
were  already  about  her.  Hut  should  it  not, — I  would 
not  receive!  that  imiiression  again.  There  was  some- 
thing within,  which  whisin'red  tliat  all  could  not  be  lost. 
We  were  not  sullieiently  guilty  to  merit  utter  perdition ; 
and  Heaven  was  too  just  to  destroy  on  aicouiitof  errors 
purely  iiivoliiutaiy,  and  only  of  the  mind.  No,  no;  my  tears 
iiud  been  too  excessive,  and  I  did  wrong  to  iiiliilge 
tlieni.  At  all  events,  there  was  no  advantage  to  be  de- 
rived from  the  aiilieipa^ivi  of  evil ;  of  the  coining  of 
which,  if  it  were  to  com',  f  should  sikiu  receive  tokens 
not  to  bo  misunderstood  ;  so  1  determined  to  eoiiiiiiand 
mysell",  and  to  be  guided  in  my  judgment  of  what  was 
lilii'ly  (o  tall  out,  by  the  behaviour  of  my  (iillier  when 
we  met. 

"  'I'hus  reasoning,  I  made  Inisti)  to  change  my  dress, 
id  deseended  lollie  ilining  r  lom.  Just  a::  I  reurlied 
the  door  of  his  apartment,  my  tiither  eanie  tiirth,  and  1 
llmnil,  that  howi'ver  sturdy  resolutions  may  be  whilst  the 
necessity  of  acting  up  to  them  is  remote,  they  hold  bill 
an  insecure  ground  if  suddenly  put  to  the  test.  .My 
heart  U'at  <pitek,  and  I  would  have  passed  on ;  but  he 
poke,  and  iigilatid  as  1  was,  1  retained  my  senses  sulli- 
eiently aliout  me  to  he  aware  that  the  moment  of  trial 
hail  arrived — 1  stopiM'd.  His  olisi'rvalion  was  one  of  or- 
liiiary  salutation  merely.  He  hoped  that  I  hail  h;iil  a 
pliasant  walk — said  that  the  sun  set  benutifully,  and  pre- 
dieteil  an  agreeable  day  fiir  my  journey  on  the  iiimrow  ; 
and  he  did  so  iu  a  tone  |H'rfi'etly  calm  and  iiiitural :  in- 
leed,  if  any  thing,  with  more  of  kindness  in  it  lliiiii  lie 
had  of  late  eared  to  show.  I  it  It  as  if  a  mountain  had 
lecn  reiiioveil  I'roiii  iny  ehesi,  1  breathed  again.  I  was 
like  a  person  to  whom  liberty  is  unexpeetedly  ri'itored, — 
like  a  criiiiinoJ  reprieved  on  the  very  sealVuld.    Hojio  for 


once  had  not  deeeivi'd  me  ;  and  my  suspicions  wer? 
proved  to  be  groundless.  With  a  light  step  and  a  joyous 
countenance,  1  eontiuHcd  n.y  course  to  the  dining-room  ; 
and  1  sat  down  to  table  a  happier  man  than  1  had  btin 
during  many  weeks  before. 

"  .Moods  of  the  mind,  whether  gay  or  melancholy ,•  arc 
surely  inl'ectious,  where  persons  who  take  a  real  i^itores* 
in  each  other's  welliire  are  met  together.  Wc  had  no< 
long  been  seated,  when  the  dejection  which  atfirst  mark' 
ed  Charlotte's  air,  gradually  cleared  away,  and  she  joiniid 
eheerfully  in  the  conversation,  of  which  I  was  the  prime 
mover  and  the  chief  supiwrter.  My  father,  too,  seem- 
ed to  have  laid  aside  for  a  time  his  constitutional  coldness, 
that  he  might  make  the  last  evening  of  my  sojourn  an 
agreeable  one ;  indeed  so  att'ectionate  was  his  manner  to- 
wards both  (Charlotte  and  myjelf,  that  had  I  not  been 
under  the  intluence  of  fiilse  excitement,  that  very  atTec- 
tion  would  have  stung  me  to  the  quick.  I  was,  how- 
ever, too  happy  in  the  disqpvery  that  my  fears  were 
without  foundation,  to  |K-rinitany  consideration  of  minor 
moment  to  rutHo  me  ;  and  hence  I  acted  and  spoke,  not 
like  one  about  to  quit  a  place  endearedtohiniby  themost 
tender  associations,  but  os  if  the  journey  to  be  taken 
were  one  of  pleasure.  My  father  rallied  me  in  this ; 
Charlotte,  too,  threw  out  some  hints  which  I  could  not 
misunderstand  ; — but  I  answered  both  in  the  same  tone 
of  levity,  and  then  changed  tlie  subject.  That  the  ex- 
citement might  not  abate,  I  drank  wine  profiisely ;  and 
my  iiither,  though  usually  abstemious,  encouraged  nie  in 
so  doing  by  imitating  my  example.  By  and  by,  Char- 
lotte quitted  us.  There  vvas  a  slight  flutter  of  the  pulse 
as  the  door  closed  after  her, — a  slight  sense  of  apprehen- 
sion, that  a  second  trial  was  at  hand  ;  but  nothing  what- 
ever occurring  to  justify  the  suspicion,  I  again  beeanio 
re-assured  ;  and  we  again  plied  the  bottle,  till  I  certainly, 
and  my  tiither,  to  all  appearance,  became  eonsiderably 
enlivened.  But  we  broke  up  from  our  orgic  at  last,  and 
following  Charlotte  to  the  saloon,  the  rest  of  (he  evening 
was  sjiciit  in  listening  to  Handel's  exquisite  music,  ren- 
dered doubly  sublime  by  being  expressed  in  the  tones  of 
a  voice  to  which  those  of  the  seraphim  were  harsh  and 
hiharmonious. 

It  was  drawing  late,  and  all  appeared  to  feel  tJiat 
the  parting  moment  vyas  coiuc  ;  for  it  was  necessary  for 
me  to  set  out  at  an  hour  when  few  even  of  the  do- 
niestios  would  he  stirring.  I  did  my  best  to  appear 
calm  ;  I  even  strove  to  keep  uj)  the  gaiety  of  countenance 
which  during  the  last  hour  or  two  had  been  worn  in 
mockery  of  a  heavy  heart.  Charlotte  likewise  struggled 
hard  to  repress  her  grief;  and  she  succeeded  so  well, 
that  not  a  tear  burst  from  the  lids,  beneath  which  a  tor- 
rent lay  imprisoned.  My  father  was  the  first  to  speak, 
'(loiid  night,  Charles,' said  he,  holding  out  his  hand; 

here  is  nothing  to  be  gained  by  prolonging  a  scene 
like  this.  I'art  we  must ;  and  though  it  be  for  a  short 
time,  to  part  is  never  agreeable.  Go,  kiss  your  mother — 
pooh — pooh — kiss  C'harlolte,  and  tell  her  not  to  break 
lier  heart,  for  you  will  return  to  us  at  ('hristmas.' 

"  I  had  replied  to  the  scpieeze  of  his  hand,  and  was 
preparing  to  salute  Charlotte,  when  the  latter  part 
of  his  speech  attracted  my  notice.  It  had  never  been 
customary  for  ine  to  visit  home  during  any  of  the  shorter 
vacations.  'I'hi'se  I  usually  spent  eitlier  in  Cambridge, 
or  ill  town,  or  with  some  of  my  college  friends,  wliofi' 
residences  weri^  not  so  remote  as  mine  from  the  seat  of 
learning;  and  the  invitation  to  deviate  now  from  an  es- 
tablished practice,  could  not  hut  forcibly  strike  me.  I 
looked  at  my  li  tlier  suspiciously,  but  there  was  on  air  of 
absolute  frankness  alKiut  him  which  fully  satisfied  me 
that  the  invitation  was  not  given  invidiously.  Still  I 
hesitated  how  to  answer  him.  (iod  knows,  my  inclina- 
tions were  not  iloublful ;  linil  I  ai:ted  as  they  |Kiinted 
out,  I  should  have  at  once  eloseil  with  the  pro|H)sitioii, 
no  matter  how  pregnant  « ith  iniseliief ;  hut  there  was 
an  apprehension,  suggested  by  conscience  alone,  lest  my 
mot  Ives  might  be  read,  wliieli  caused  me  (o  apfiear  uii- 
dei'lded,  if  I  really  was  not  so. 

"  '  Viiu  do  not  mean  to  deny  as  the  pleasure  of  your 
eoinpnny  at  Christmas  /'  asked  my  Hither  ;  '  I  am  sure 
Isitli  Cherlotle  and  I  shall  mope  to  death  till  we  see  yoii 
again.  Try,  my  love,  try  your  inthienre  with  Ihistruaiil, 
who  seeiiis  to  quit  his  home  witli  smiles,  and  looks  lor- 
ward  to  his  return  with  tears.' 

"  Charlotte  spoke.  Her  words  were  pronounced  with 
lillieulty,  and  ilie  tone  of  her  voice  was  low  and  plain- 
tive; but  it  |H'iieliali'd  to  my  very  heart,  and  put  in 
jeiqiiirdy  all  my  aililieial  eomposiire.  '  Yfiii  will  not 
reject  your  father's  invitation  V  saiil  she  :  '  (or  my  saki', 
not  less  ihiiii  Ills,  do  not  rel'use  him  what  he  asks.'  It 
was  not  witliniit  »  desperate  eH'cat  that  I  ri'straiiied  my 
sell  i  but  1  did  rcjiraiu  myself  so  far  as  to  reply,  in  a 


THE  GENTLE  REfltlflT. 


43 


ny  8U8|>icioii8  were 
lit  Btep  and  a  joyous 
to  tliv  diniiig-rooni ; 
on  than  1  had  btin 

y  or  melancholy,  arc 
^  take  a  real  hiteres* 
■tlicr.  We  had  no* 
I  which  atfirst  mark- 
iway,  and  she  joined 
ich  I  was  the  prime 
y  father,  too,  seem- 
iistitutional  coldncsM, 
^  of  my  sojourn  an 
I  was  his  manner  to- 
ihat  had  I  not  been 
cnt,  that  very  affcc- 
[uiek.  I  was,  Iiow- 
that  my  fears  were 
insidcration  of  minor 
leted  and  spoke,  not 
■ed  to  him  by  the  most 
jonrney  to  be  taken 
rallied  me  in  this; 
a  wliieh  I  could  not 
ith  in  the  same  tone 
lyeet.  That  the  ex- 
vine  profusely ;  and 
IS,  encouraged  me  in 
By  and  by,  Cliar- 
t  flutter  of  the  pulse 
lit  sense  of  apprehen- 
I ;  but  nothing  wliat- 
nn,  I  again  became 
jottle,  tii'l  I  ci'rtainly, 
liecaine  considerably 
our  orgic  at  last,  and 
,e  rest  of  Vhe  evening 
xquisite  music,  reii- 
cssed  in  the  tones  of 
lim  were  harsh  and 

ppearcd  to   feel  tliaf 
it  was  necessary  for 
I  few  even  of  the  do- 
my  best  to   appear 
aiety  of  countenance 
had   been  worn  in 
likewise  struggled 
succeeded  so  well, 
ncath  which  a  tor- 
tile first  to  speak, 
g  out  his  hand; 
prolonging  a  scene 
gli  it  bo  for  a  short 
kiss  your  mother — 
her  not  to  break 
Christmas.' 
his  hand,  and  wiis 
the   latter    part 
It  had  never  been 
ig  any  of  the  shorter 
ther  in  Cambridge, 
ge  friends,  whoi^e 
nu  from  the  seat  of 
le  now  from  an  uh- 
eibly  strike  nic.     I 
there  was  an  air  of 
fully  satisfied  me 
vidiciusly.     Still   1 
knows,  my  inelina- 
ed  as  they  |Miiiited 
III  the   pro|H>sitioii, 
icf;  but  there  wn« 
enre  olone,  lest  my 
me  to  apiR'ar  uii- 


X- 


ilii 


i 


pleasure  of  your 
Jitlier  ;  '  I  nin  sure 
|uth  till  we  see  you 

'  with  llilstruaul, 
liles,  and  looks  tor- 

'  pronnimeed  with 

Ivus  low  and  plniii- 

|ieart,    nnd    put   in 

'  You   will  not 

|lie  :  *  liir  my  snki', 

vhul   he  asks.'     Il 

|t  I    leslruiiied  my 

■  aa  to  reply,  in  » 


tone  meant  to  lie  that  of  inditlereiice,  that  ogainst  such 
entreaties  I  could  not  think  of  standing  out.  1  felt, 
however,  that  to  dissemble  much  longer  would  be  impos. 
Fible.  I  accordingly  took  her  hand,  imprinted  upon  her 
cheek  a  cold,  formal  kiss,  then  snatching  up  my  candle, 
hurried  away  to  the  privacy  of  my  own  apartment. 

"  I  need  not  say  that  to  me  that  was  a  night  of  intense 
and  overivhelming  misery.  The  sti^is  wliich  I  had 
taken  to  supimrt  my  courage,  however  etl'eetual  tliey 
might  have  been  at  tlic  moinent,  told,  now  that  1  was 
alone,  fearfully  .iirainst  me  ;  fortlio  e.vcitcment  produced 
by  wine  soon  evaporated,  and  Icit  me  more  than  ever  a 
prey  to  desponileiiey  and  self  reproach.  I  could  not  lie 
down;  I  did  not  so  much  as  think  of  undressing ;  but, 
with  a  brain  distracted  by  a  thousand  tearful  forebodings, 
and  a  fever  raging  through  every  vein,  paced  my  cham- 
ber backwards  and  forwards,  with  the  step  of  a  luaniac. 
Yet  the  images  which  passed  through  my  mind  that 
night,  left  no  marked  or  definite  form  lioliiiid  them.  I 
bi'lieve  indeed  that  they  were  too  wild  to  assume  a  defi- 
nite form, — that  they  were  rather  the  shadows  of  terri- 
ble ideas,  than  ideas  themselves,— vague,  indislinot,  un- 
certain, pointing  to  nothing  tangible,  nor  resting  u|)on 
any  palpabk;  foundation,  but  painful  as  the  operations  of 
a  confused  dream,  when  nothing  more  is  remembered 
than  that  it  was  the  source  of  exquisite  distress.  The 
truth  is,  tliat  though  conscience  might  have  told  a  hide- 
ous tale,  I  was  not  sullieiently  brave  to  let  her  voice  be 
heard.  Had  I  possessed  courage  enough,  or  candour 
enough,  to  listen  tr  that  monitor,  the  cause  of  my  agony 
would  have  been  at  once  displayed,  and  possilily  all  that 
followed  might  have  been  avoided ;  but  I  closed  my  ears 
against  a  warning  note,  which  would  have  smindnd  har.sli- 
ly  in  proportion  to  its  truth,  ali^  I  have  paid  the  full 
penalty  of  my  own  weakness, 

"  I  pass  over  the  events  which  iinmediately  followed, 
partly  because  I  myself  retain  of  them  but  an  indistinct 
recollection,  and  partly  because,  were  the  case  otherwise, 
the  detail  could  e.xcite  no  interest  in  the  mind  of  a  straii 
ger.  fjCt  it  sutHcc  to  state,  that  morning  found  me  thus 
occupied,  not  a  siiigk^  preparation  having  Ik'cu  made  for 
iny  journey,  and  that  when  the  arrival  of  the  carriage 
was  announced,  I  only  began  to  take  steps,  which  under 
other  circumstances  would  have  liecn  taken  iiioiiy  hours 
Iwfore.  Notwithstanding  the  delay  thus  occasioned, 
however,  1  saw  nothing  eitluir  of  my  father  or  Charlotte. 
I  think  their  usual  hour  of  descending  to  tlie  breaktiist- 
room  had  arrived  previous  to  my  dc^iarlure, — I  am 
almost  confirlcnt  that  it  had  ;  yet  they  made  not  their  ap- 
peariince,  and  the  very  shutters  of  their  apartments  re 
iiiaiiied  closed  as  I  passed  under  them.  1  did  not  look 
np  again ;  on  the  contrary,  I  threw  myself  back  in  the 
rlviise  with  the  firm  determination  of  forc:iiig  my 
llinughts  into  another  channel : — how  far  1  succeeded 
need  not  In?  told. 

"  At  noon  on  the  following  day,  I  readied  Cambridge ; 
but  how  changed  in  every  resjieet  since  last  I  traversed 
its  venerable  streets  !  I  had  lieeii  an  enthusiast  once  in 
the  studies  of  the  place  ;  I  liad  aspired  to  the  attainment 
iif  neadeiiiie  honours,  and  Wiis  not  vs'ithout  a  hope  of  suc- 
eeediiig  to  the  utmost;  whilst  at  the  same  time  no  man 
ever  entered  more  freely  into  the  gaieties,  nor  enjoyed 
more  heartily  the  society  of  his  fellow-students.  Now  I 
loathed  tlicm  all:  my  books  were  neglected;  my  friends 
were  nvoide.il ;  I  shut  myself  up  in  my  chambers,  a 
gloomy  and  diseonteiiled  wretch,  that  I  might  ponder  in 
solitude  u|)on  the  single  and  horrible  idea  which  began 
almut  this  time  to  take  possession  of  my  mind. 

"  Tiiere  are  few  ancient  houses  which  have  not  a  tra- 
ditionary saying  handed  down  from  generation  to  gene. 
Mtic.ii,  with  which,  in  some  way  or  other,  the  fate  of  the 
race  is  sup|)osed  to  Is'  eomieelid.  As  I  havt^  already 
slaleil,  ours  was  one  of  the  oldest  lliniilies  in  th,^  north 
lit'  I'nglcind,  as  il  had  liirmerly  Iwcn  one  of  the  most 
powerful;  and  we  were  not  without  our  ominous  pro. 
pliecy,  though  when,  or  iu>  what  oecasioii  s|H)keii,  I 
never  heard.  Voii  must  know  that  we  JM'ar  as  a  device 
upon  our  shield,  three  young  falcons,  with  a  faleoii  like- 
wise lor  our  crest.  Whether  the  rhyme  has  lelirenee 
to  these  circumstances,  no  one  presumed  to  sny  ;  but 
there  was  a  distieh  well-known  in  the  fuinily,  whieli  ob- 
t.nned  an  increased  importani^c  in  conscqueiiee  of  the 
eoiiieideiire,  and  wlii<'li  was  supposed  to  forebode,  that 

lit  some  period  or  other,  the  house  of would  be- 

eouie  violently  extinel.     It  was  this  i 

*  'rill* of vn\  rne  the  Imur, 

When  Its*  xitiniu  liiiwlf  liurrles  il-e  iihl  h:iwk'ii  Iiowit.' 

"I  have  said  that  this  venerahli-  distieh  was  well- 
known  to  every  member  of  the  family.  It  had  been  re- 
IM'nleil  to  me  a  hundred  times,  at  least,  by  my  nurse; 
and  even  my  father,  during  an  occasional  gleam  of  ^oo(^ 


humour,  had  more  than  once  alluded  to  it ;  but,  as  may 
well  be  believed,  it  never  made  upon  me  a  greater  im- 
pression than  any  other  couplet  of  similar  import  and 
anti<|uity.  Now,  however,  the  case  was  difierent.  I  be- 
gan to  "see  it  in  the  propheti(!  character  which  had  all 
along  been  allixcd  to  it  by  others.  I  took  particular  no- 
tice of  its  fitness,  with  relcrcncc  to  the  armorial  bearings 
of  the  house;  and  as  the  allusion  could  hardly  be  to  an 
ordinary  sjioliation,  iiiy  excited  imagination  was  not 
slow  ill  (liscoverhig  another  and  more  apt  point  of  ten- 
dency. To  speak  out  at  once, — I  fancied  that  the  day 
of  our  house's  downfall  had  come, — that  I  was  the  mis- 
creant by  whose  sacrilegious  means  its  ruin  was  to  he 
etlected, — that  I  had  already  harried  the  nest  of  my  fa- 
ther, by  stealing  away  the  atrections  of  his  wife,  and  that 
the  |)enulty  threatened  would  not  fail  to  he  exacted.  No 
language  would  do  justice  to  the  effect  produced  upon 
me  by  this  hideous  conviction.  I  have  sat  motionless 
during  an  entire  morning,  ruminating  upon  the  prophe- 
cy till  all  liiilli  in  the  power  of  my  own  will  to  regulate 
my  actions  vanished;  and  I  h.ive  risen,  not  furious,  nor 
even  excited,  but  calmly  and  deliberately  convinced,  that 
there  was  a  path  before  me  in  which  1  could  not  avoid 
to  walk,  though  the  precipice  to  which  it  conducted  was 
not  for  iui  instant  concealed. 

"  It  was  not  custoniary  between  my  father  and  my 
self  to  keep  up  any  frc(|ueiit  or  regular  epistolary  com 
munication.  In  case  either  (larty  had  business  to  trim 
saet  with  the  other,  then  indeed  the  usual  silence  was 
broken ;  hut  letters  of  afi'ection  merely  had  never  passed 
between  us,  from  the  hour  at  wliich  I  first  (piittcd  home 
for  school.  Under  these  circumstances,  I  had  no  right 
to  expect  thiit  any  notice  of  what  might  Ik;  passing  at 
Wfmld  be  transmitted  to  me ;  and  as  often  as  I 


|K'rmitted  sober  reason  to  exert  her  jiower,  tiiis  truth 
failed  not  to  come  conspicuously  into  view.  Kut  sober 
reason  possesses  but  a  very  interrupted,  as  well  as  feeble 
influcuee,  over  a  mind  engrossed  by  one  tumultuous  and 
fatal  passion.  Morning  after  morning  I  examined  iiiy 
breakfiist-table  for  that  which  was  not,  and  ought  not  to 
have  been  looked  for  there  ;  and  on  each  occasion  1  felt 
as  if  some  serious  injury  had  been  done,  such  as  I  was 
justified  in  desiring  to  revenge.  In  short,  I  ceased 
cither  to  think  or  act  like  a  man  in  his  senses, — I  be- 
came, to  all  intents  and  purposes,  insane. 

"  Slowly  and  drearily  the  time  rolled  on ;  but,  slow 
and  dreary  as  was  its  progress,  it  drew  gradually  to  a 
close.  It  was  now  that  a  wild  joy,  scarcely  more  en- 
durable  than  the  <les|)air  which  preceded  it,  began  to  as- 
sert its  supremacy  over  me.  In  a  few  days  more  I 
should  he  again  an  inhabitant  of  the  same  dwelling  with 
her  to  whom  I  felt  myself  bound  by  ties  stronger  tlian 
any  human  connection  acknowledges ;  and  what  to  me 
was  every  considerution  besides .'  I  was  no  longer 
master  of  myself.  The  subject  of  a  prophecy — marked 
out  by  destiny  itself  for  one  particul.ir  course — how  was 
it  possible  for  nie  to  avoid  iiiy  liite  ?  and  though  that  fate 
should  envelope  in  it  the  .ultimate  misery  both  of  myself 
and  those  most  dcmr  to  nie,  how  was  I  answerable? 
Such  were  the  strange  thoughts  which  pressed  them- 
selves upon  me  with  an  energy  not  to  be  resisted,  ami 
such  the  frame  of  mind  into  which  I  had  fiilleii,  when  I 
oiiec  more  quitted  tlie  university  for  the  place  of  my 
birth. 

"  It  was  a  clear  frosty  morning,  the  sun  was  shining 
brightly,  and  the  earth,  covered  with  a  coat  of  hard  crisp 
snow,  WHS  glittering  as  if  overspread  with  diamonds, 
when  I  arrived  at  Ihc^  well-remembered  lodge.  The 
gate  was  o|H;ned,  as  it  had  been  before,  by  the  pretty 
country  girl,  who,  as  formerly,  drop|)cd  me  her  neatest 
curtsey  ns  the  carriage  rolled  through  ;  nor  could  my 
eye  discover  any  alteration  in  the  form  and  as|H)ct  of 
things  arounil,  greater  than  the  change  of  season  was 
ealeiilated  to  produce.  There  .was  aiinielliing  salistaelo- 
ry  ill  this;  why  I  knew  not ;  but  as  the  piislilioii  drove 
at  the  full  speed  of  his  horses,  though  even  then  at  a 
pace  tedious  nnd  wearisome  to  my  impatieiiee,  I  felt  as 
composed  nnd  happy  as  a  iiniii  can  be  under  such  eireuni- 
staiiec's,  Ity  niiil  by,  t\n;  wicket  was  passed  nnd  the 
turning  iiinde,  and  1  was  once  more  in  tVoiit  of  the  home 
of  my  liitherH.  It  was  now  for  the  first  time,  when  the 
sound  of  the  hell  smote  upon  my  ear,  that  my  heart  fliit- 
leic'd  violently  ;  indeed,  so  great  was  my  iigitaticm,  that, 
after  the  door  had  been  opened  and  tlic^  steps  let  down,  1 
tlniiid  eonsid. Table  diHieiilty  in  alighting,  I  exerted 
niysidl",  however,  strenuously  to  hide  this  agitation,  and 
strove  to  assume,  ns  I  pioei/eded,  an  air  id'extreme  com- 
posure, with  so  much  success  tlial  the  iK'euliar  expres. 
sioii  of  the  servant's  countenance  ns  he  looked  me  in  the 
face,  though  noticed  plainly  enough,  did  not  disvompoBe 
me. 


"  '  Your  ma.ster  and  mistress  are  well,  I  hojie  ?'  said 
I,  in  what  I  meant  to  be  n  careless  tone. 

"  '  Aty  master  is  well,  sir,'  saiil  the  man,  '  but — 

"  '  Hut  what  /'  exel.'iimed  I,  forgetting  in  a  moment 
tho  resolution  which  I  had  just  formed.  '  Speak  out, 
man,  at  once — your  mistress — ' 

"  'lias  been  extremely  ill  for  some  weeks  past,'  repli- 
ed he,  'and  is  now,  1  fear,  at  the  (Kiint  of  dealii.' 

"  I  heard  no  more.  1  threw  my  hat  upon  the  table, 
and  brushing  past  the  servant,  ran  with  the  speed  of 
thought  up  stairs.  In  an  instant  I  was  ut  the  dtor  of 
her  apartment:  it  was  ajar;  and  without  considering  the 
eonseqiu'nces  which  might  accrue,  I  pushed  it  open. 
There  was  no  attendant  in  waiting.  The  curtains  were 
drawn  closely  round  the  bed ;  and  the  blinds  let  down, 
with  the  shutters  half  closed,  threw  a  dismal  light  over 
the  chamber.  There  was  a  dull  noise,  too,  ns  of  one 
who  breathed  with  difficulty  or  in  a  slumber;  and  a 
slight  movement  of  the  iM'd-elothes  served  to  indicate 
that  tho  former,  not  the  latter,  was  the  cause.  Madden- 
ed with  apprehensions,  I  knew  not  of  what,  I  hastily 
pulled  back  the  hangings :  it  was  a  desperate  deed,  and 
desperately  done  ;  but  it  roused  the  suftiTcr  from  her  le- 
thargy. She  opened  her  eyes,  they  fell  ii))on  my  coun- 
tenance, and  I  was  immediately  recognised.  One  shriek 
fold  this — a  shriek  shrill,  loud,  terrible ; — there  was  an 
eftort,  too,  to  rise — a  movement  as  if  to  meet  the  em- 
brace which  was  offered,  hut  it  failed.  Before  lay  ex- 
tendeil  arms  could  reach  her,  she  fell  back  upon  the 
pillow — she  was  dead. 

"  I  saw  this,  yet  I  saw  it  with  eyes  dry  as  they  are 
now.  I  looked  uihhi  her  pale,  smooth  forehead,  beauti- 
ful even  in  death  ;  yet  not  a  drop  fell  from  my  burning 
balls ; — and  I  kissed  her  cold  lips,  calmly,  as  I  would 
have  kissed  the  block  of  marble.  I  had  no  power  to 
weep;  but,  had  the  ease  been  otherwise,  the  fountain  of 
my  tears  would  have  liecn  instantly  congealed  by  the 
scene  which  followed.  I  was  gazing  upon  the  wreck  of 
all  that  once  was  lovely  ond  loveable,  when  a  hand  laid 
roughly  upon  my  shoulder,  caused  me  to  turn  round. 
My  father  stood  beside  me.  'I'hcre  was  an  expression 
in  his  face  of  every  evil  passion  by  which  the  human 
heart  is  capable  of  being  wrung; — hatred,  malice,  pride, 
fury, — triumph  likewise,  hellish  triumph,  was  in  his  eye, 
as  he  looked  sometimes  nt  the  corpse  of  his  wife,  and 
sometimes  at  his  son. 

" 'Wretch  I' said  he  nt  last,  'behold  thy  handy  work! 
liook  at  that  frail  but  beautiful  image,  and  know  that 
thy  villany  has  wrought  this  deed — thy  villany,  1  say — 
thine !  Think  you  that  I  could  not  see  through  the 
flimsy  disguise  with  which  you  sought  to  blind  me  ? 
Think  you  that  my  eye  was  not  u))on  you  in  all  yonr 
lonely  walks  and  secret  meetings?  Have  I  not  witness- 
ed your  warm  embraciiigs,  heard  your  protestations, 
watched  your  very  looks,  read  your  very  thoughts  I 
Villain  I  traitor  !  miscreant !  begone.  Quit  my  presence 
for  ever;  and  may  the  curse  of  a  father  weigh  uiwii  your 
spirit,  fillet  drag  you  to  the  earth  I' 

"  There  was  a  spell  upon  iiic  which  I  could  not  riwist 
even  for  n  nioment.  I  heard  him  out — 1  heard  him 
pronoiinee  a  sjjntence  which  I  felt  to  be  just, — and  I  saw 
that  fate  had  accomplished  its  purpose.  Witli  a  deliberate 
step,  I  ipiitled  the  ehamlK'r  of  the  dead.  I  s|M)ke  to  no 
one,  but,  hurrying  from  the  house,  beeame  from  that  hour 
a  wanderer  and  an  outcast.  I  would  have  committed 
suicide,  had  I  possessed  the  jiowcr  ;  but  on  more  occasions 
than  one  I  flnind,  flint  the  power  to  die,  at  least  by  my 
own  hand,  was  denied  me.  In  this  plight,  1  wandered  from 
place  to  place,  sleeping  under  sheds  nnd  in  barns,  hut 
shumiing  as  miieh  ns  possible  every  inhabited  s|K)t,  till 
ehnnee,  or  the  liitalily  which  has  guided  me  from  my 
birth,  brought  me  to  Itrnebiirn  ,I,ees.  I  had  been  then 
for  several  weeks  a  vngabond ;  my  money  was  ex|K'iided; 
and  even  my  clothes  had  been  in  port  disisised  of,  to 
procure  the  means  of  subsistence ;  when  the  idea  of  en- 
listing as  a  eomiiion  soldier  occurred  to  me.  I  olicycd 
it ;  and  with  the  eonscqiieiices  which  have  followed,  yon 
arc  already  aeipiainfed." 


CIIAI'TER  V. 

The  lust  glenm  of  daylight  served  only  to  render  thn 
characters  of  this  mamiseript  visible,  and  I  departed 
almost  IIS  soon  as  I  had  finished  flit!  perusal.  I  Iravn 
ymi  to  judge  of  the  effect  which  that  |>eriisal  produced 
ii|ioii  me.  If  I  felt  interest*'<l  in  the  liitc  of  the  unhappy 
youth  iK'f'ore,  my  interest  was  now  increased  a  hundreil 
liild;  and  I  rose  from  the  ground  fully  lient  U|H)n  saving 
him  from  the  degradation  of  the  lash,  at  all  haatards.  I  de- 
termined, indeed,  should  other  measures  fliil,  to  put  tho 
manmcript  itself  into  liic   handi  of  lho*fcorfloi»ndinff 


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THi:  GKNTI  E  HKCRUIT. 


1 


II 


officer,  wlio  could  not  jjosscsb  tlic  coinincu  ficliiiga  of  a 
jiiaii,  yet  inflict  so  dcbasinrf  a  punishment  upon  the 
writer.  Full  of  this  notion,  I  made  all  haste  to  the  can- 
tonments; and  I  reached  them  just  in  time  to  ascertain, 
that  the  colonel  had  set  out  an  hour  before  upon  a  visit 
to  General  Oraufuril,  and  that  lie  was  not  expected  to  re- 
turn before  mi'Jnifjht. 

It  was  with  a  sensation  of  no  ordinary  disappointment, 
that  I  turned  my  back  from  his  quarters. 

My  first  idea  was  to  sit  up  till  he  shoulil  return,  and  tlicn 
at  every  risk  to  I'orcc  my  way  into  his  presence,  and  plead 
the  youngf  man's  cause  vehemently,  as  I  felt  it.  But  a 
minute'.s  reHection  served  to  convmee  me,  that  with  a 
man  of  his  temperament,  such  a  course,  so  I'ar  from  be- 
ing productive  of  good,  would  only  bring  about  inuch 
evil.  'I'liat  he  would  refuse  to  listen  to  my  story,  1  knew 
the  individual  too  well  iiU  to  believe  ;  or  if  he  did  listen, 
it  would  be  in  that  iVanie  of  mind  to  which  a  man  gives 
way,  when,  having  made  up  his  mind  how  to  act,  he 
nevertheless  consents  to  hear  thy  justice  of  his  decision 
denied,  or  its  policy  called  in  question.  That  scheme 
was  therefore  abandoned  almost  as  soon  as  it  had  been 
formed.  Hut,  between  it  and  permitting  things  to  take 
their  course,  one  only  alternative  remained,  and  to  that, 
after  considerable  doubts  as  to  its  efficacy,  I  made  up 
my  mind  to  have  recourse.  It  was  our  custom  at  this 
time,  as  it  invariably  is  with  the  divisions  in  tlio  front  of 
an  army,  to  get  under  arms  every  morning  an  hour  be- 
fore dawn;  and  I  determined  to  make  use  of  that  breath- 
inff  space  for  the  purpose  of  making  the  colonel  aware 
of  all  the  circumstances  which  had  affected  myself  so 
deeply. 

Nothing  occurred  that  night,  cither  to  myself  or  Jack- 
son, worthy  of  repetition ;  the  latter  sent  no  message  to 
me,  nor,  as  far  as  I  could  ascertain,  took  any  other  step, 
to  forward  his  own  interests,  but  waited  in  silent  indift'er- 
cnce  the  issues  of  the  morrow,  ho  they  what  they  might. 
As  I  afterwards  heard,  indeed,  he  appeared  not  unaware 
of  the  nature  of  the  sentence  which  was  awarded  him, 
yet,  with  a  coolness  for  which  it  would  not  be  easy  to 
account,  sat  down  satisfied  under  the  weight  of  his  des- 
tiny. For  myself,  I  retired  to  bed  at  my  usual  hour,  and 
tliough  for  a  time  anxiety  kept  me  awake,  habit  gra- 
dually asserted  its  intluenec,  and  I  slept  soundly. 

It  was  still  dark  as  pitch  when  the  orderly  sergeant 
entered  the  room  to  say,  that  the  regiment  was  getting 
under  arms.  I  sprang  to  my  feet  at  the  first  stmimons, 
and  hastily  dresi^ing  myself,  sallied  forth  to  take  my 
station  at  the  head  of  my  company  :  in  five  minutes  after, 
a  close  column  was  formed  upon  the  brow  of  the  height, 
on  which  the  corps  remained  till  daylight  began  to 
appear  ;  when  the  men  being  ordered  to  pile  their  arms, 
the  olFieers  were  i)ermitled  to  fall  out,  and  to  meet  in 
groups,  as  was  their  custom,  on  the  flank  of  the  battalion, 
rfow  was  my  time  fur  bringing  Inrward  Jackson's  case ; 
and  I  did  not  neglect  it.  I  hastened  to  the  spot  where 
the  colonel  stood,  being  resolved  at  onec  to  entreat  his 
])crnsal  of  the  young  man's  narrative ;  but  belbrc  I  could 
reach  him  an  aide-de-camp  rode  up,  and  my  oppertunity 
was  lost.  The  aido-dc-caiup  said  only  a  few  words  and 
then  rode  on, — but  these  were  words  of  mom<nt,  for  the 
colonel  instantly  mnunted  his  horse,  apd  orde'ed  the  re- 
giment to  stand  to  its  arms.  This  was  of  course  done,  and 
done  promptly ;  but  minute  aller  mimite  passing  by,  and 
nothing  of  moment  occurring,  the  colonel  seemed  to  doubt 
the  correctness  of  the  information  which  he  had  just 
received,  and,  having  warned  the  men  not  to  straggle, 
nor  take  ofl'  their  aecoutrenionts  till  farther  notice,  he 
dismissed  the  parade.  In  nn  instant  all  hurried  back  to 
their  quarters,  and  addressed  the  nselves  in  good  earnest 
to  their  morning  meal. 

Another  opportunity  was  no*  presented  to  me,  of 
which  I  gladly  availed  ihysclf.  Hnving  waited  till  I  saw 
the  colonel  enter  his  quarters,  I  hastened  after  him,  and, 
thiiugiii  no  csiiccial  favourite,  was  not  refused  admission 
The  first  sentence  that  I  uttered,  however,  was  all  to  wliici, 
he  would  listen. 

"  Captain  Chakott,"  said  he  sternly,  "  I  heard  your  in. 
tereession  in  favour  of  that  man  yesterday,  and  I  told  you 
nt  the  nioment  how  1  intended  to  act.  I  have  oidy  to 
add,  that,  were  he  my  own  brother,  ho  should  receive 
tlie  full  amount  of  his  sentence." 

i  would  have  Btill  persisted  in  my  suit,  holding  out  at 
the  same  time  the  packet ;  but  ho  made  u  motion  with 
his  hand  that  I  should  desist,  and  would  listen  to  me  no 
farther.  I  walked  away  more  tlmn  half  desirous  to  learn 
that  Jackson  had  deserted. 

No  fresh  alarm  occurring,  and  the  time  appointed  for 
the  punishment  being  arrived,  the  bugles  sounded.  The 
call  on  such  occasions  is  st^Idom  obpycd  with  much 
•iBcrity  i  for,  however  obnoxious  a  criminal  may  be,  there 


are  few  indeed  who  taso  pleasure  in  the  sjicctacle  which 
a  military  ])unishment  presents ;  nor  was  the  regiment 
more  active  in  assembling  now,  than  at  other  and  similar 
moments.  But  it  did  assemble  in  due  time.  A  square 
wa.s  then  formed,  the  officers  standing  in  the  centre  ;  and 
in  a  few  minutes  aller,  the  prisoner  was  introduced  under 
the  charge  of  the  guard. 

There  was  now  a  solemn  and  fearful  silence,  whilst 
the  colonel  giving  the  word  "  attention!"  proceeded  to 
read  aloud  tiic  minutes  and  sentence  of  tlie  court.  'I'hese 
were  listened  to  by  the  regiment  with  an  involuntary 
shudder;  by  the  prisoner  willi  an  intensity  of  feeling, 
whieli  all  his  assumed  composure  failed  to  conceal.  His 
cheeks  were  fiushcd,  his  lip  quivered,  his  eye  rolled 
round  the  assembly,  as  if  its  movements  were  beyond  Oie 
influence  of  his  own  control;  and  his  limbs,  though 
they  did  not  quiver,  were  restless  and  uneasy,  like  the 
forefeet  of  a  hunter  when  checked  as  the  view-halloo  is 
given.  No  sooner,  however,  had  the  reading  ceased, 
than  he  resumed,  as  if  by  magic,  a  perfect  command  of 
himself,  and  turned  upon  his  commanding  officer  aglanec, 
beneath  which  the  eye  of  tlic  latter,  though  bold  and 
proud,  seemed  to  quiver.  "  You  have  heard  your  sen- 
tence, sir,"  said  the  colonel,  "  and  now  I  liave  only  to 
observe,  that  were  you  my  nearest  relative,  not  one  lash 
of  the  nmnbcr  awarded  you  should  bo  abated.  Strip, 
sir  ?" 

"  Never  !"  replied  Jackson  haughtily.  "  Had  I  been 
guilty  of  ony  crime  against  God  or  man,  I  should  have 
submitted  quietly  even  to  this ; — but  circumstanced  as  I 
am,  the  lasli  at  least  shall  leave  no  debasing  mark  upon 
nie."  As  he  uttered  these  words,  he  sprang  with  the 
agility  of  a  roe  from  the  party  surrounding  him,  and  rushed 
furiously  and  desjjcrately  against  the  levelled  bayonets  of 
the  square.  In  an  instant  the  flreloek  of  one  man  was 
wrenched  from  his  grasp;  and  consequences  the  most 
fatal  must  have  ensued,  had  not  the  attention  of  all,  not 
even  excepting  the  prisoner  himself,  been  suddenly  drawn 
away  by  a  sound,  the  nature  of  which  there  was  no  pos- 
sibility of  mistaking.  It  was  the  report,  first,  of  a  soli 
tary  cannon,  then  of  three  others  in  rajiid  succession,  and 
then,  of  a  heavy  and  unintermitting  roar  of  musketry. 
There  required  no  messenger  to  assure  us  that  the  enemy 
was  coming  on.  The  colonel  found  time  only  to  desire 
that  the  prisoner,  who  was  again  in  custody,  might  be 
securely  led  to  the  rear,  ere  a  mounted  officer,  breathless 
and  covered  with  dust,  arrived  upon  the  ground  ;  and  the 
battalion  breaking  hastily  into  column,  pushed  forward 
to  assume  its  station  in  the  line. 

1  need  scarcely  remind  you,  that  at  the  period  to 
which  my  present  narrative  refers,  Ciudad  Rodrigo,  after 
on  obstinate  defence,  had  follen  into  the  hands  of  the 
French,  who  in  overwhelming  numlx-rs  threatened  an 
immediate  advance  upon  the  Portuguese  capital.  For 
some  days  past,  indeed,  they  had  been  making  move- 
ments sufficiently  indicative  that  the  moment  of  reopen- 
ing the  campaign  in  real  earnest  was  not  very  distant ; 
and  the  British  army  had,  in  cousc(iuence^  been  kept  in 
a  condition  for  moving  at  the  shortest  notice.  So  lately 
as  the  :J I  St,  they  had  pushed  forward  a  strong  colunm 
both  of  infantry  and  cavalry,  which,  occupying  Valdela- 
mula,  St.  Pedro,  and  Villa  Formosa,  had  caused  our 
people  to  abandon  and  blow  up  the  Fort  of  Conception  ; 
and  now  our  most  advanced  corps  lay  resting  its  lell 
upon  Almeida,  with  its  right,  as  well  as  its  rear,  covered 
by  the  Coa.  Into  that  lino  we  were  pushed,  and  wc  took 
jmst  in  the  centre,  having  a  battalion  of  Cajadores  on 
each  flank,  and  the  rocky  bed  of  the  river  immediately 
behind  us. 

We  had  not  assumed  our  aligncmcnt  many  minutes, 
when  one  of  the  most  interesting  military  spectacles 
which  it  has  been  my  goo<i  fortune  to  behoUl,  ojicned 
u|)on  us.  Three  British  ])ickcts,  two  of  infantry,  one  of 
cavalry,  had  been  tmsted  considerably  in  advance  of  Al- 
nieida — about  half  way  between  that  fortress  and  the 
village  of  Villamula.  Tlicso  liaving  been  attacked  by  an 
overwhelming  force  of  tlu!  enemy,  were  of  course  com- 
pelled to  fall  back ;  and  they  now  oppearcd,  slowly  and 
regularly  retiring,  before  a  perfect  swarm  of  tirailleurs, 
8«p|)0'-ted  by  dense  columns  both  of  horse  and  foot. 
Nothing  could  exceed  tlie  cool  and  orilerly  manner  in 
which  that  rclrogression  was  conducted.  Their  retreat 
lay  over  a  level  plain,  intcrflccled  hero  and  there  by 
hedges,  stone  walls,  and  enclosures,  behind  caoli  of  whicli 
as  it  occurred,  our  people  resolutely  maintained  thcni' 
selves,  till  the  enemy,  extending  far  beyond  their  flanks, 
bi'gnn  to  threaten  them  in  rear,  when  they  weio  again 
under  the  necessity  of  running  back,  as  quickly  as  they 
could,  to  the  next  cover.  Nor  was  it  to  infantry  alone 
that  those  brave  men  wore  opposed.  As  soon  as  the 
country  began  to  open  sufficiently  for  cavalry  to  act. 


several  squadrons  of  French  dragoons  dashing  forward, 
made  various  attempts  to  intercept  our  jwoplo  as  tliev 
retreated  from  hedge  to  hedge,  and  from  wall  to  wall, — 
insomuch  that  on  more  than  one  occasion  the  skirmishers 
were  compelled  to  throw  themselves  into  circles,  iind  to 
withstand  a  charge  as  they  Ijest  might.  Tliey  were  not, 
however,  uniformly  successful  here.  Some  prisoners 
were  untbrtunately  taken,  and  several  brave  men  sabred ; 
till  at  last  the  pickets  found  that  farther  opposition  was 
useless,  and  they  fell  back  behind  the  division,  now  drawn 
out  to  receive  the  enemy. 

The  French,  finding  us  in  position  along  tlie  brow  of 
the  height,  paused  tor  a  few  minutes,  as  if  to  give  their 
generals  time  to  reconnoitre  our  arrangements,  and  to 
complete  their  own.  That  was  a  moment  of  deep  and 
extraordinary  interest,  when,  the  firing  having  ceased, 
the  hostile  lines  stood  opposed  to  one  another,  in  all  tile 
pomp  and  majesty  of  war  in  its  most  magnificent  array ; 
and  many  a  bosom  beat  with  anxiety  and  proud  daring, 
which  within  an  hour  was  destined  to  cease  beating  for 
ever.  But  the  puUsc,  tliough  strikingly  fine,  was  not  of 
long  continuance.  The  l''reiich,  sending  off  two  lesser 
bodies  to  amuse  the  regiments  on  our  flanks,  drew  up 
opposite  to  our  centre  an  immense  column  of  infantry, 
supported,  and  in  some  degree  intermixed,  with  several 
masses  of  cavalry ;  and  then,  having  saluted  us  with  a 
warm  discharge  from  thirteen  or  fourteen  pieces  of  can. 
non,  pressed  forward  with  a  fury  which  we  found  it  no 
easy  matter  to  withstand.  Of  the  events  which  imme- 
diately followed,  I  can  offer  no  minute  or  accurate  de- 
scription ;  I  saw  only  the  flashes  of  our  own  and  of  the 
enemy's  muskets,  and  heard  but  the  roar  of  fire-arms, 
like  the  rolling  of  a  drum, — whilst  a  smoke  dense  as  tlie 
heaviest  fog  that  ever  darkened  tlie  city  of  London,  soon 
rendered  every  objcdl  beyond  my  immediate  front  in. 
visible. 

In  this  state  things  continued  for  perhaps  ten  minutes; 
the  increasing  brilliancy  of  tlie  fire  from  the  head  of  the 
enemy's  column  proving  that  it  drew  every  instant  nearer 
and  nearer.  Our  ranks,  not  very  numerously  supplied  at 
the  first,  were  now  sadly  tliinned,  and  the  tremendous 
shower  of  bullets  thrown  in  upon  us  rendered  it  continu- 
ally thinner ;  when  a  sort  of  wild  cry  from  the  French, 
not  a  shout,  but  a  conflised  commingling  of  voices  in  all 
tones,  and  without  any  regularity,  gave  notice  that  t  «y 
were  about  to  bring  their  bayonets  to  the  charge.  I  c  i. 
not  accuse  our  men  of  want  of  courage  at  the  very  mo- 
ment when  I  confess  that  tliey  declined  the  challenge. 
Outnumbered  to  an  immense  degree,  two  tliirds  of  their 
original  strengtli  cut  oft",  or  dispersed  witli  the  wounded, 
it  was  not  to  be  expected  that  a  single  battalion  would 
meet  the  rush  of  at  least  five  thousand  men,  cheered  tor- 
ward,  as  these  were,  by  the  knowledge  tliat  a  numerous 
cavalry  was  on  their  Hank,  ready  to  act  witli  them.  Our 
people  gave  way.  There  were  no  means  of  rallying 
tlicm ;  no  (Kiint  indeed  at  which  wc  could  halt  on  this 
side  the  river ;  so  we  fled  in  extreme  confusion  towards 
the  bridge,  by  which  alone  the  Coa  could  be  crossed. 

It  was  well  fur  us  at  this  juncture,  that  the  pickets, 
having  formed  in  our  rear,  and  being  joined  by  parties 
from  other  corps,  were  enabled  to  opjiose  so  much  of  a 
second  line  as  to  cover  our  retreat.  Had  it  not  been  so, 
wo  must,  to  a  man,  have  surrendered  or  been  cut  to 
pieces ;  lor  the  bridge,  when  we  reached  it,  was  literally 
choked  up  with  fugitives,  the  Portuguese  having  fled 
some  time  before  we  gave  way  ;  and  as  it  was,  our  re- 
Bcrre  being  finally  <lriveii  in,  the  enemy  were  enabled  tii 
bring  some  guns  to  bear  upon  us,  from  the  fire  of  which 
wc  suU'ered  severely.  Nevertheless  tlio  |iassage  was,  in 
the  end,  mode  good ;  and  then  having  halted  anioni; 
some  rocks  and  woods  and  broken  ground,  which  over, 
hung  the  opposite  bank,  we  again  faced  about  to  resist 
any  attempts  which  might  be  made  to  pursue  us  fiirthrr. 
These,  however,  were  neither  nmnerous  nor  des|wrate. 
Some  squadrons  of  cavalry  did  indeed  charge  boldly  to- 
wards  the  bridge,  pushing  a  troop  across,  but  that  troop 
was  cut  to  pieces  by  a  division  of  German  Hussars,  anil 
the  fire  of  our  artillery  cheeked  the  reuiainder. 

The  cavalry  lieing  thus  driven  back,  a  few  minutes' 
pause  ensued,  during  which  Geiieral  Craufurd,  and  the 
officers  of  his  staff,  rode  along  our  line,  encouraging  tlio 
men  by  their  voices,  and  minutely  examining  their  ar 
rangcment.  In  the  mean  while  the  enemy  having  rr- 
formed  their  solid  column,  liegan  to  crown  the  ridg(^  ul 
tli(^  opimsite  iK^ight,  and  showed  as  if  it  were  their  inten- 
tion to  f.irce  the  passage  of  the  bridgi',  and  carry  our 
position  by  assault ;  hut  they  never  once  arrived  within 
the  reach  of  musketry. 

No  sooner  had  the  mass  begun  to  move,  than  our  >r. 
tillery  opened  their  fire,  and  with  a  precision  far  eurpnis- 
ing  any  thinj;  of  which  I  could  liave  formed  a  conccp. 


■i 


SAR  VTOOA. 


4.1 


ms  (lashing  Ibrward, 
our  people  as  tlirv 
from  wull  to  wall, — 
asioii  the  skirniiiihcrs 
9  into  circles,  iind  to 
jht.  They  were  not, 
re.  Some  prisoners 
al  hrave  men  sabred ; 
rtlicr  opposition  was 
:  division,  now  drawn 

n  along  Uic  brow  of 
s,  as  if  to  give  their 
irrangements,  and  to 
iioment  of  deep  and 
iring  having  ceased, 
le  another,  in  all  tliu 
st  niagniticcnt  array; 
ty  und  proud  daring;, 

to  cease  beating  for 
ngly  fine,  was  not  of 
ending  off  two  lesser 

our  flanks,  drew  up 

column  of  infantry, 
jrniixed,  with  several 
ig  saluted  us  with  a 
mrteen  pieces  of  can. 
'hich  we  found  it  no 

cventa  which  immc- 
inute  or  accurate  de- 
f  our  own  and  of  the 
the  roar  of  fire-orms, 

a  smoke  dense  as  tlic 
i  city  of  London,  soon 
'  immediate  front  in- 

'  perhaps  ten  minutes ; 
:  irom  the  head  of  the 
w  every  instant  nearer 
umerously  supplied  at 
,  and  the  tremendous 
IS  rendered  it  continu- 
cry  from  the  French, 
ngling  of  voices  in  all 
gave  notice  that  t  ey 
to  the  charge.   I  c  i. 
age  at  the  very  mo- 
clincd  the  challenge, 
le,  two  tliirds  of  their 
ed  witli  the  wounded, 
ngle  battalion  would 
nd  men,  cheered  for- 
dgc  tliat  a  numerous 
act  witli  them.  Our 
lo  means  of  rallying 
c  could  halt  on  lliis 
10  confusion  towards 
could  be  crossed, 
re,  that  the  pickets, 
ng  joined  by  parties 
ppose  tio  much  of  a 
iiad  it  not  been  so, 
roll  or  been  cut  to 
bed  it,  was  literally 
tuguese   having  Hod 
d  as  it  was,  our  re. 
eiiiy  were  enabled  to 
om  the  tire  of  wliicli 
Uio  passage  was,  iji 
ving  halted  onioii|» 
round,  whicli  over- 
aced  about  to  resitt 
to  pursue  us  farther. 
Icrous  nor  des|)orali'. 
1  charge  boldly  to- 
TOSS,  but  that  troop 
erman  Hussars,  and 
rciaainder. 
nek,  n  few   minutes' 
il  Craufurd,  and  ihc 
no,  encouraging  the 
xamining  their  ar. 
c  enemy  Imving  re 
crown  the  ridg<;  nl 
"  it  were  their  intoii. 
dgi',  and  carry  mir 
nee  arrived  within 

I  move,  than  our  ar. 

Irceision  far  surpass- 

formed  a  concop- 


lion.  First,  their  shrapnelU  striking  full  into  the  centre 
of  tlio  column,  caused  large  gaps  to  a|.pcar ;  then  eaine 
-Hhc  case  and  grai)c  shot,  literally  swcepmg  down  whole 
gnctions,  till  the  enemy,  panic-struck,  first  halted,  then 
wavered,  then  fled  over  the  ridge  in  the  greatest  confu- 
sion. This  was  the  last  effort  made  to  drive  us  from  our 
"new  aligncmcnt.  Though  the  smoke  from  their  bivouac 
showed  that  they  still  hovered  near,  no  further  attempt 
was  made  to  pass  the  Coa ;  and  we,  fallowing  their  ex- 
ample caused  our  men  to  pile  their  arms,  and  lay  down 
to  rest  about  our  watch  fires. 

It   was  not,  however.  General  Craufurd'a   design   to 
await  a  renewal  of  the  attack  ;  to  which,  indeed,  he  had 
•■exposed   himself  in  <lirect  ojiposition  to  the   wishes  of 
^  Lord  Wellington.    His  business  was  to  fall  back  with  as 
,    little  delay  as  possible  upon  the  main  body  ;  and  that  he 
■  made  ready  to  accompli.sh  afl  soon  as  a  fitting  opimrtu- 
.  nity  should  arrive,     With  this   view  our    people  were 
'  commanded,  as  soon  a.s  darkness  set  in,  to  heap  quanti- 
ties  of  fresh  fuel  upon  their  fires ;  and  then  stealing  one 
by  one  so  far  to  the  rear  as  that  the  blaze  should  not  be- 
tray them,  the  different  regiments  formed  quickly  hut 
silently  into  columns  of  march.     That  done,  the  guns, 
baggage,  stores,  and   wounded,,  were  sent  off,  and  then 
battalion  after  battalion,  leaving  a  brief  interval  between 
the  hcarf  of  one  and  tlic  cue  of  the  other,  took  the  road 
to  Alverca. 
;      There  remains  but  little  for  me  lo  add  connected  with 
..■i  the  fate  of  the  Gentle  Recruit.     Our   columns  having 
i  reached  their  new  ground  without^  molestation,  and  the 
J  enemy  evincing  no  disposition  to  follow  them  up,  ample 
'4  time  was  afforded  for  mustering  the  several  battalions, 
m  and  ascertaining  the  amount  of  our  loss.     When  the 
.«  regiment  to  which  I  was  attached  paraded,  it  was  found 
I  that,  among  many  others  absent  without  leave,  Jackson 
I  was  not  to  be  found.     What  had  liecome  of  him,  no  one 
!  appeared  accurately  to  know.     It  was  ascertained,  in- 
Idecd,  that  when  the  firing  grew  sharp,  and  the  guard 
f  was  called  away  to  join  their  comrades,  the  prisoner,  in- 
!  stead  of  embracing  the  opportunity  of  escape,  hastily 
( threw  on  his  accoutrements,  and  followed.  That  he  took 
I  part  in  the  action,  therefore,  no  one  fould  doubt ;  but 
I  whether  he  fell,  or  was  taken  prisoner,  or  fled  into  the 
woods  when  our  line  was  broken,  remained  a  mystery. 
'  Nor  was  the  mystery  ever  solved  from  that  day  to  this. 
1  His  name  was  given  in  among  the  list  of  missing,  and 
!  he  was  neither  seen  nor  heard  of  afterwards. 

Major  Chakott's  story  being  brought  to  a  close,  the 

I  company  as  in  duty  bound,  spoke  in  high  terms  of  its 

i  excellence,  expressing  themselves  deeply  indebted  to  the 

Uller  for   tlie  entertainment  they  had  received.     His 

health  was  drunk  with  the  usual  honours;  aftuj  which,  a 

'  general  desire  began  to  show  itself,  that,  as  the  customary 

hour  for  breaking  up  was  still  distant,  some  other  mem- 

berof  the  mess  would  favour  them  with  a  legend,  and  at 

the  solicitation  of  the  company,  the  President  called  upon 

Captain  Macdirk,  who  with  great  good  humour  began  tlie 

following  tale. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Seldom  has  Montreal  witnessed  a  scene  of  Iiigher  ex- 
citement,  or  more  warlike  bustle,  than  was  presented  to 
the  eyes  of  its  inhabitants  on  the  morning  of  the  8lh  of 
June,  1777.  The  first  streaks  of  dawn  were  just  bcgin- 
uing  to  redden  the  eastern  sky,  when  a  deafening  roll  of 
drums,  and  clamour  of  bugle-s,  roused  men,  women,  and 
children  from  their  slumliers ;  whilst  soldiers,  giouring  in 
great  numbers  from  almost  every  habitation,  hastened  to 
assume  their  well  known  stations.  It  was  on  this  day, 
that  Gcnsral  Burgoyne,  having  drawn  together  the  whole 
of  his  army,  and  made  the  best  preparations  which  cir- 
cumstances would  allow  for  the  trnna|K)rt  of  stores  and 
(irovisions,  resolved  to  commence  his  march  in  the  di- 
rei'tion  of  Fort  Ticonderoga ;  and  tn  open  a  campaign, 
from  which  the  most  brilliant  results  were  expected  to 


•  Mr.  Oleid,  for  his  Incis  and  clnli-i  In  tin'  fulliiwini  narrative,  hnn 
nndiiulit  hi'cii  iii(li'l>ii'{l  ici  (Srni'iul  lluruoyne'a"  i^laleof  llm  Expc- 
Jiiiohlhiml'aiinila,"  anil  In  llic  '' I.iucrnaii.i  Mdnnirn  rulailiiiito 
thi'  «»r  olAiiiicicnn  hule|»'iulcni'«,  ami  the  cnplurt-  nl'lliu  (ii-riimn 
iriHipn  ni  Hnrnliipa,  liy  Madiiini'  il«  Hi-idwl,"  a  Irnmlailoii  of  which 
fruni  the (iiTiimii  npiMnrid  in  ^cw  York  In  lrt!7.  Il  In  rniher  an 
inlprvitlim  book ,  ninl  |n'rlm|ia  Ihe  only  Joiinml  o(  tlin  prriml  fruiii  a 
fiiiiHlc  \KH.  We  luivi'  fldiluil  a  IV'w  iiuivi  lllinirnllvn  of  Ihi-  li'xl. 
This  Btoiy  illfliirBiilly  Ircaiiil,  would  (imiicrly  form  part  of  a  work, 
yd  tobi'  wrIMeii,  uiider  the  lltlu  "(  "  lloinnnce  of  lllntflry.  Aiiio 
rlra, "  fur  which  noiplr  iiiateilali  e.xliil  both  In  the  iiortlicrii  and 
viallirrii  comlnoiils.— K(J. 


accrue   to   the   cause   of  loyalty   and    Ihitish   interests 
tliroughout  America  at  large. 

The  corps  of  wliieli  General  Burgoyne  assumed  the 
command,  consisted,  as  I  need  scarcely  inform  iny  pre- 
sent auditors,  of  rather  more  than  seven  thousand  men. 
It  was  made  up  of  three  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
twenty.four  British,  three  thousand  and  sixteen  German 
soldiers  of  the  line ;  four  hundred  and  seventy-three 
artillery-men,  und  two  hundred  and  fifty  Provincials  ; 
and  the  train  of  guns  attached  to  it,  fell  not  short  of 
brty  pieces,  including  cannons,  mortars,  and  royals,  of 
all  kinds  and  calibres.  I  know  very  well  that  in  these 
times  it  is  a  common  practice  to  speak  slightingly  of  the 
eiiuipmcnts  and  general  appearance  of  the  troops  wliieli 
served  during  the  firat  Aintyican  war.  No  doubt,  some 
of  their  appointments  were  ridiculous  enough  ;  the  little 
three  cornered  hat,  for  example,  was  but  an  incuiivcMient 
covering  for  a  head  liable  to  constant  ex|)osurc  both  to 
sun  and  shower, — and  the  tight  breeches  and  gailcrs, 
with  the  long  flapped  coat,  were  not  exactly  calculated 
to  give  the  greatest  elasticity  to  the  limbs,  or  freedom  to 
the  body.  But  in  spite  of  these  defects,  if  such  they  de- 
serve  to  be  called,  you  must  |)erniit  me,  who  have  looked 
u|K)n  the  soldiers  of  both  periods,  to  declare,  that  I  never 
beheld  a  finer  or  more  imposing  band  than  was  brought 
on  this  eventful  day  under  my  observation.  The  men 
were,  fijr  the  most  part,  in  the  prime  of  life,  well  made, 
robust,  hardy,  and  active ;  they  appeared  to  enjoy  the 
finest  health,  and  their  spirits  were  mantling  to  the 
brim;  whilst  among  the  oflicers,  one  disposition,  and 
one  only,  prevailed,  from  the  hoary  veteran  down  to  the 
unfledged  standard-bearer.  They  were  all  confident  of 
success,  and  spoke  and  acted,  not  like  persons  embark- 
ing upon  a  business  beset  with  perils,  and  of  dubious 
issue,  but  as  if  a  more  triumphal  journey  were  before 
them. 

I  have  said  that  this  splendid  regular  army  was  ac 
companied  by  two  hundred  and  fifty  Provincials,  raised 
for  the  service  immediately  in  view,  and  acting  as 
militia  only.  These  men,  on  whose  acquaintance  with 
the  nature  of  Indian  warfare,  und  the  general  face 
of  the  country,  considerable  reliance  was  placed,  wore 
not  embodied  into  one  corps  or  battalion  ;  on  the  con- 
trary, thoy  were  divided  into  four  independent  comp-v 
nics,  called  Rangers,  or  Marksmen ;  of  which  three  were 
composed  of  Canadians,  the  descendants  of  Frenchmen, 
and  oflicercd  by  their  own  feudal  chiefs,  or  Seigneurs, — 
whilst  one,  made  up  of  Scottish  emigrants,  or  lliedescen 
dantsofold  soldiers  who  hadostablished  themselves  along 
the  St  Lawrence  as  settlers,  was  headed  by  a  gallant  con- 
tryiiien  of  their  own,  by  name  Fraser.  The  latter  com- 
pany received,  as  without  incurring  the  charge  of  undue 
partiality  I  may  be  permitted  to  assert  that  it  deserved 
markcil  attention  fiom  the  general  commanding.  One 
hundred  young  men,  unrivalled  in  point  of  bodily 
strength  and  activity,  composed  it;  whoso  habits  from 
tlinii  childhood  had  been  such  as  to  inure  them  to  the 
duties  of  light  troops,  and  whoso  aim  with  their  own 
weapon,  the  rifle,  was  unerring,  There  was  not  an 
individual  among  them,  who  would  have  been  at  a  loss 
to  find  his  way,  had  he  been  cast  into  the  centre  of  a 
wilderness,  provided  only  he  were  informed  in  what 
direction  the  |)oiiit  to  bo  attained  lay,  and  could  obtain 
a  sight  of  the  sun  by  day,  and  the  stars  by  night ;  and 
as  to  privations,  cold,  hunger,  thirst,  and  bodily  fatigue, 
they  all  ij  a  man  set  such  at  defiance.  It  was  my  good 
fortune  to  commence  my  military  career  in  that  very 
distinguished  company.  Being  nearly  related  to  its 
commander,  as  well  as  his  personal  acquaintance,  I  roadi 
ly  accepted  bis  invitation  to  accompany  him  in  the 
character  of  a  volunteer :  with  tho  assurance,  not  from 
him  only,  but  from  those  higher  in  rank  and  of  su|icrior 
influence,  that  tho  fir&.  commission  which  should  fall  va- 
cant, should  bo  conlbrred  upon  me. 

A  young  soldier  is  seldom  very  tardy  in  obeying  tho 
signal  which  summons  him  to  tho  o|icmngof  his  maidtn 
campaign.  Tho  night  of  tho  7th  had  been  lo  mo  a  sleep- 
less one.  Awaroof  tho  mighty  movomcnts  which  wore 
in  preparation,  my  mind  was  a  great  deal  too  busy  in 
comparing  tho  imst  with  tho  future,  to  |icrmit  my  body 
to  obtain  much  rest ;  and  when  I  did  fall  into  a  dose,  it 
was  to  dream  sometimes  of  homo  and  the  scenes  of  do. 
meitic  happiness  which  had  passed  there,  sometimes  of 
my  prnspoots,  and  intended  behaviour  bolbro  thoennmy. 
iVom  such  a  slumber  as  this,  you  wilt  not  bu  surprised 
to  learn  tliat  the  first  blast  of  tho  bugle  mused  mo,  I 
lea|)cd  out  of  bed  in  a  moment;  hurried  through  my 
toilette  as  if  life  and  death  dsiiondedon  its  completion  ; 
and  then,  with  all  the  ardour  of  a  volunteer  of  leven- 
teen,  sallied  forth  into  the  atroat. 


Here  all  was  bustle  and  preparation;  llie  Imm  ot' 
voices,  thu  hurried  tiead  of  IVct,  llic  ralllu  or:irnis.  ami 
the  or-casional  liricf  wnrdof  command,  gave  notice  that, 
even  in  the  dark,  men  know  their  staliniis,  and  that  llicy 
jostled  one  annliier  in  oider  to  reach  the  several  piiiiits 
where  confu.sioii  would  give  place  to  alisoliite  order. 
Thi.s  slate  of  things  was  not,  however,  of  long  contiiiu- 
aiite.  IJolurc  the  iiicri'asing  dawn  reiidcird  ohjoels  dis- 
linclly  visible,  tin;  only  sound  heard  was  a  sfirt  ofslilled 
shuflliiig,  as  if  ollieers  were  paa.-ing  along  the  fronts  of 
companies  tn  ascertain  thai  lliey  were  cnrrd  lly  formed  ; 
and  then,  fi)r  the  space  of  a  i|uartrr  of  an  hour,  or 
perhaps  soiiielliini;  iiiore,  all  was  as  silejit  as  l!;e  •rrave. 

Like  thiisc  about  me,  I  had  tahoii  my  wniiled  slalimi 
on  the  liL^htof  the  company,  ami  was  walching  with  on 
aii.vicly,  such  as  t  never  expel ioneed  lic!i)rc,  llie  c;riidiial 
ap|iroacli  of  day,  when  a  roll  of  drunis,  t:iUon  ii|)  in  tins 
rear,  and  passing  on  slowly  to  the  IVojit.gave  nuliee  that 
the  general  himself  was  on  Ihd  ground.  I  lorki'd  back, 
iiui  my  glance  fell  upon  a  s|)ectaelc  well  calcul  ited  to 
inspire  the  most  timid  with  courage  and  conlidence. 
Upwards  of  lour  tliousand  men  were  hchind  nie,  Ibrm- 
ed  in  tho  nicest  order  into  columns  of  subilivisioii',  an<l 
extending  farther  than  the  eye  could  reach,  through  the 
whole  length  of  the  street,  into  a  eoiiiinnn  beyond  ; 
whilst  their  banners,  held  aloft  as  the  >;ciieral  and  his 
suite  passed  on  waved  triumphantly  in  a  slight  breeze, 
which  rose  with  the  sun.  As  tho  inomiled  cavalcado 
swept  along,  regiment  after  regiment  stood  at  attention, 
with  bayonets  fixed  and  muskets  shouldered,  till  at  lust 
it  came  to  our  turn,  whoso  station  lay  at  tho  '  head  of 
the  parade,  to  receive  our  chief.  We  did  so  advancing 
our  rifles,  and  holding  ourselves  steady  to  the  front ; 
while  the  general,  pulling  oft"  bis  hat,  answered  tho  saluto 
with  a  low  bow.  He  then  addressed  himself  to  Captain 
Fraser  in  terms  of  highcommcnd^ition  as  to  the  appear- 
ance and  steadiness  of  his  men  ;  spoko  cbceringlyto  the 
men  themselves,  by  reminding  them  of  the  honorable 
post  which  they  held  ;  and  then  solemnly  wishit.g  God 
speed  to  the  riglit  and  thoarmsof  our  king  and  country! 

ave  the  word  to  advance.  It  was  answered  by  a  hearty 
cheer,  which  rolled  back  like  thunder  from  battalion  lo 
battalion;  alter  which  we  struck  ofl"  into  threes  from  tho 
right  of  companies,  and  tho  marcn  began. 

Long  before  this  final  movement  was  made,  every  door 
and  window  in  .Montreal  was  crowded  with  spectators, 
who  bade  us  farewell  with  the  waving  of  handkerchiefs, 
and  some  of  them  oven  witli  tears.  Doubtless  there 
were  many  in  this  warlike  group,  who  fell  at  the  mo- 
ment what  it  is  to  leave  behind  those  whom  they  value 
more  than  lite  itself.  For  my  own  part,  however,  lex- 
perienced  no  such  sensation.  My  acquainlaiice  c.Ktcnd- 
ed  no  farther  than  to  the  family  wliOie  I  had  been  ac- 
cidentally billeted,  and  from  whom,  to  say  the  truth,  I 
had  received  no  particular  marks  of  alleiition;  so  I  repli- 
ed to  the  salutations  of  the  people  with  iho  most  perlijcl 
indift'erenco  and  moved  on.  Jn  a  few  moments  all 
thought  of  them  and  of  the  city  was  laid  aside.  I  look- 
ed Ibrward  only  to  the  great  *venls  in  which  I  wga 
about  lo  bo  an  actor;  and  my  whole  soul  became  occu- 
pied with  anticipations  as  groundless  as  the  rest  of  you, 
gentlemen,  1  do  not  doubt,  cherished  at  tho  commonco- 
meiit  of  your  career. 

The  spring  of  1777  chanced  to  be  remarkably  incle- 
ment, even  in  this  naturally  inclement  climate. "  Much 
lieavy  hard  rain  had  fallen,  which,  cutting  up  the  half 
formed  road  that  communicated  between  Montreal  and 
Fort  St.  John,  rendered  our  journey  not  only  toilsome, 
but  extremely  tardy.  It  is  true  that  every  possible  ex- 
ertion had  been  used  to  remedy  this  evil,  strong  working 
parties  having  been  long  employed  in  improving  the  old 
path,  and  cutting  out  a  new  one ;  but  their  ettbrts  had 
failed  in  rendering  the  way  practicable  for  heavy  car- 
riages, and  even  the  infantry  experienced  no  little  iiicon- 
veniencc  in  traversing  it.  Under  those  circumstances,  it 
was  judged  necessary  to  divide  our  force;  and  to  send 
the  artillery,  with  the  commissariat  and  hospital  stores, 
under  a  competent  escort  from  Quebec, — whilst  we  alone 
pushed  across  from  Montreal  by  land,  with  directions  to 
meet  at  a  csrtoin  point  near  the  southern  extremity  of 
Lake  Champlain. 

At  the  period  to  which  my  present  narrative  refers, 
there  was  nothing  particularly  interesting  in  the  gcnerol 
appearance  of  the  country  which  separates  Montreal 
from  tho  banks  of  the  Chambly.  For  a  while  we  ad- 
vanced through  llie  heart  of  an  immcnRC  prairie,  whose 
sandy  surface  was  in  many  places  lefl  bare,  and  in  others 
covered  with  huge  patches  of  long  dry  grass;  till  by  de- 
grees  tho  prairie  gave  place  to  stunted  thickets,  as  these 
agniii  were  succeeded  by  a  wide  spreading  forest  of  tall 


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trrcR  nml  iinpt^rvioiiH  uiidcrwcxKl.  'I'lie  case!  was  sciiiic- 
wlmt  ditftireiit,  wlitii,  passing;  the  forest,  we  l)i(raii  to 
face  tile  stream,  juid  took  our  toilsome  journey  in  the 
direction  of  Lake  ('hamphiin.  At  lirsl,  iiideeil,  a  hroad 
and  placid  river,  hedjjed  in  l>y  low  Hat  banks,  ('overeil, 
like  the  country  Iwyond  them,  with  nnijestic  ouks,  was 
all  that  marked  the  change  ;  hut  as  we  drew  nearer  and 
nearer  to  its  source,  the  character  of  the  stream  varied, 
and  the  scenery  assumed  at  every  step  more  and  nior<' 
of  the  bearing  of  a  Highland  landscape.  First  the  Nar- 
rows, almut  half  way  lx;twe<in  Fort  St.  Jolni  and  the 
mouth  of  the  ^5outll  river,  drew  powerfully  uihiu  the  ad- 
miration of  the  stranger, — where  the  level  banks  gradu- 
ally swelled  into  hillocks,  and  liccame  at  last  little  else 
than  abrupt  precipices, — an<l  where  the  water,  hemmed 
ill  by  these  rugged  barriers,  roared  and  frette<l  over  its 
bed  with  the  noise  of  a  cataract.  These  passed,  the  eye 
was  again  delighted  with  a  broad  expanse,  which,  in  its 
turn,  led  only  to  rapids  aud  broken  falls;  till  at  last,  on 
Hearing  the  point  where  it  rushes  from  its  gigantic  pri- 
son, a  scene  of  indescribable  sublimity  burst  upon  us. 
Before  us  lay  the  waters  of  Lake  ( 'hamplain,  an  enormous 
sheet  of  unruffled  glass,  stretching  away  some  ninety  or 
a  hundred  miles  to  the  south,  and  widening  and  straiten- 
ing as  rocks  and  clitTs  projected,  in  the  most  fantastic 
Bliapes,  into  its  channel.  Nor  is  the  scene,  like  that  be- 
side Iiako  Erie  or  Dntario,  rendered  desolate  by  the  very 
extent  of  water  embraced  in  it.  Though  measuring,  as 
I  have  already  said,  full  a  hundred  milis  in  length,  Lake 
(^hamplain  no  where  exceeds  lifteen,  and  in  many  jilaces 
falls  sliort  of  one  mile,  in  breadth;  whilst  its  bosom  is 
Iwautifully  diversified  by  islands  and  proniontoric^s,  all  of 
them  rich  with  the  most  luxuriant  vegetation  and  varied 
foliage.  On  each  side,  again,  is  a  thick  and  uninhabited 
wilderness,  now  rising  up  into  mountain,  now  falling 
down  into  glen  :  where  the  lordly  oak  mingles  with  the 
ejlicsnyt  and  the  pine,  and  shrubs  of  every  hue  and  form 
are  abundant ;  while  a  noble  background  is  presented 
towards  the  west  by  the  (Jreen  Mountains,  whose  sum- 
mits appear  to  pierce  even  into  the  clouds.  I  cannot  by 
any  powers  of  language  do  justice  to  such  a  scene,  which 
to  be  understood  nmst  be  looked  upon;  far  less  can  I 
describe  the  emotions  which  it  excited  in  me,  on  the  day 
when  I  first  Ix^held  it. 

I  have  said  that  throughout  the  whole  of  our  journey 
\vc  found  the  roads  extremely  bad,  and  that  the  march 
was  in  consequence  performed,  not  only  with  great  ta- 
tigue,  but  slowly.  Frou)  the  hour  of  our  arrival  at  the 
Narrow.s,  a  series  of  dillicultica  ciune  in  our  way,  which 
it  required  all  the  patience  and  zeal  of  men  and  oHicers 
to  meet  and  overcome  For  the  space  of  many  miles, 
not  only  were  the  batteaux  rendered  useless,  as  a  means 
of  conveying  the.  stores  and  guns ;  but  Iwth  stores  and 
vessels  were  necessarily  dragged  to  the  shore,  and  ear- 
ricd,  by  the  land  column,  beyond  the  influence  of  the 
cataract.  This  fell  heavily  uik)U  p('r.sons  who,  as  is  n.>^ual 
at  the  outset  of  an  undertaking,  were  less  able  to  co|M' 
with  ditliculties  than  at^er  experience  had  taught  them 
to  disregard  them :  and  it  was  the  more  burthensome  at 
pH'scnt,  because,  through  a  distressing  <lefieicncy  in 
lior.ses,  the  men  were  eom|)ell<'d  to  perform  tasks,  upon 
which  neither  they  nor  their  ollicers  had  Ix'cn  led  to 
calculate.  Nevertheless,  every  thing  was  done,  if  not 
without  a  murnnir,  at  all  events  in  |K'rfeet  good  humour; 
and  we  were  rewarded  for  our  exertions,  by  Ijcholding 
the  flotilla  move  in  majestic  order  up  the  lake. 

The  place  of  rendezvous  fixed  upon  by  (leneral  Rur- 
goync  was  the  left  bank  of  the  river  Houquel,  a  small 
stream  which  rising  in  tlie  Green  Mountains, falls  into 
the  lake  at  no  great  distance  from  t'rown  Point,  'i'he 
head  of  the  eohimn  reachi'd  it  on  the  lf*lh,  having  per- 
formed a  march  of  upwards  of  ninety  miles  in  ten  days; 
and  by  the  Slith,  the  rear  was  well  closed  up,  and  all  the 
batges  and  vessels  of  war  an<l  transprirt  were  at  anchor. 
Here  tents,  with  other  <  onveniences,  such  as  blankets, 
kettles,  and  culinary  \itensils  of  various  kinds,  were 
served  out;  and  here,  for  the  first  time  since  (putting 
Montreal,  was  a  regular  enf^ampment  Ibrmed.  And  sel- 
dom has  an  army  halted  in  a  position  more  favourable. 
We  occupied  a  Iteautiful  valley,  surroundid  on  three 
sides  by  gentle  hills,  and  on  the"fimrth  by  the  lake,  suf- 
ficiently clear  to  allow  of  pasturage  lor  our  animals,  yet 
womlcti,  BO  as  t«  screen  us  t'rom  the  rays  of  a  summer's 
gun;  whilst,  our  outposts  stretching  along  the  beights, 
which,  in  ease  of  need,  were  marked  out  as  the  battle 
ground,  every  feeling  of  appreliension  on  the  score  of  an 
attack  was  prevented. 

You  arc,  doubtless,  aware  that  tJcnpral  Durgoyne  took 
\ip  his  present  ground,  not  so  much  witli  a  view  of  re- 
freshing his  trcKips,  us  to  make  his  final  arrangements 
H'itli  pertain  Indian  tribes,  lor  whose  asisistanee  in  the 


projeetett  inroad  he  had  airiiady  a)>plied.  Having  a|)- 
pointed  this  spot  as  the  proper  point  of  eonlerenct,',  he 
was  nu'l,  inMuediately  on  his  arrival,  by  a  runner,  who 
inlbrmed  him,  that  the  Chiel's  of  tlu'  Five  Nations,  with 
a  f(irmiilal)le  body  of  warriors,  were  encamped  in  the 
hills,  and  ready  to  receive  him.  'I'he  general  made  no 
hesitation  as  to  complying  with  the  proposition  of  these 
ehiels:  he  appointeil  the  ;.'lst  as  the  day  of  meeting  ;  and 
he  set  out  at  an  early  hour,  attended  by  must  of  his  prin- 
cipal ollicers,  under  an  escort  of  certain  light"  companies, 
to  keep  his  appointment. 

As  Fraser's  rillenu'n  were  so  fiirtunatc  as  to  com|>osc 
part  of  the  force  employed  on  this  occasion,  1  had  an 
opportunity  of  being  an  eye  witness  to  the  ceremonies 
which  ensued ;  and  extremely  curious  as  well  as  interest- 
ing they  proved  to  Ih>.  Atlfr  a  short  march  of  about 
half  a  mile,  in  a  direction  towards  the  source  of  the  liou- 
quet,  we  arrived  at  a  sort  of  glade,  or  woody  ravine,  in 
wliiih  a  band  of  four  hundred  warriors  w<'re  assembled, 
their  tents  or  wigwams  iM'ing  but  partially  concealed 
along  the  side  of  a  sloping  emineini'  in  the  rear.  Nothing 
could  exceed  the  grotescpie  but  striking  appearance  which 
that  extraordinary  group  presented.  As  we  entered  the 
valley  at  the  lower  end,  the  assembly,  which  occupied 
the  opposite  extremity,  gradually  opened  uiHin  us,  and 
we  beheld  them  seated  cross-legged,  and  in  prolbmul  si- 
lence, except  three  or  four  chiefs,  who  alone  stood  upright. 
Having  advanced  within  a  short  distance  of  tlH'ui,  the 
escort  halted,  when  the  general  proceeded  alone  towards 
the  front,  and  made  the  sign  of  [Mmce,  by  raising  liis 
hands  in  the  air,  and  then  laying  them  on  his  bosom. 
The  chiefs  iiumediately  acknowledged  the  salutation,  ap- 
proached him,  knelt  down,  and  kissed  his  hand  in  token 
both  of  amity  and  submission.  He  was  then  invited  to 
sit,  the  chiefs  seating  themselves  near  him;  and  for  some 
moments  all  were  again  silent. 

Whilst  these  ceremonies  were  passing  between  tin; 
leaders  of  the  two  hosts,  both  the  warriors  and  the  gene- 
ral's escort  maintained  an  attitude  of  perfect  indift'erencc 
and  self-possession.  The  former  appeared,  indeed,  to 
take  no  interest  whatever  in  matters  which  were  well 
known  to  have  occupied  long  and  painfully  their  whole 
thoiiglits ;  but  when  the  interpreter  arose,  and  gave  no- 
tice that  the  Knglish  chief  was  about  to  s|)eak,  they  drew 
gradually  round  him,  and  listened  with  the  deciicst  at- 
tiMition.  You  might  have  heard  a  pin  drop  at  every  in. 
terval  in  a  discourse  which  assured  this  savage  throng 
of  the  esteem  and  ))rotcetion  of  their  (ireat  Father  ;  and 
when  the  conditions  on  v\'hich  their  services  would  be  ac- 
cepted and  rewardeil,  came  to  be  explained,  their  very 
breathing  seemed  repressed,  lest  the  most  minute  sylla- 
ble should  escape  them.  It  was  not,  however,  in  ac- 
cordance with  their  dispositions  or  tastes  to  be  told  that 
all  bloodshed,  except  in  fair  fight,  was  |)roliibiled  ;  and 
that  he  who  took  the  scalp  of  a  woman  or  a  child,  or  put 
to  death  a  prisoner  who  liad  once  submitted,  would  re- 
ceive, not  reward,  but  the  most  sununary  punishment. 
A  gloomy  silence,  interrupted  only  by  an  occasional  low 
growl,  Ibllowed  the  conclusion  of  this  gwrtiou  of  the  ad- 
dress ;  indeed,  it  a])peare<l  as  if  the  very  purpose  for  which 
till"  assembly  had  iK'cn  called  together  was  about  to  Ix! 
defi'aled.  itnt  at  last  an  old  chief,  whom  we  observed 
whispering,  for  some  time,  first  to  one  and  then  to  ano. 
tlier  of  the  warriors  near  him,  stood  up,  and  spoke  with 
extrenu!  vehemence  of  manner,  as  fiiUows  ; 

"  J  stand  up  in  the  name  of  all  the  nations  present,  to 
assure  our  father  that  we  have  attentively  listened  to  bis 
discourse.  We  receive  you  as  our  t'ather,  iK-eause,  when 
ycm  s|M'ak,  we  hear  the  voice  of  our  (irc:at  Father  lieyoiul 
the  great  lake.  We  rejoice  in  the  approbation  you  have 
expressed  of  our  b(thaviour.  ^Ve  have  been  tried  anil 
tempted  by  the  Hostonians;  but  we  have  loved  our  fiither, 
and  our  hatchi  ts  have  Ikhu  sharpened.  In  proof  of  the 
sincerity  of  our  professions,  our  whole  villages,  able  to 
go  to  war,  are  come  fi)rth.  The  old  and  inlirm,  our  in- 
I'ants  and  squaws,  alone  remain  at  home.  With  one 
common  assent  we  promise  a  con.stant  oiK'dience  to  all 
you  may  order  ;  and  may  the  Father  of  days  give  you 
many,  and  success  I" 

.Tills  brief  address  was  received  on  our  parts  with  ex- 
pressions of  satisfaction — by  the  Indians  with  a  murmur 
of  approval ;  aller  which  the  congress,  as  it  was  called, 
breaking  tip,  we  returned,  as  we  had  come  lortli,  to  the 
camp. 

CIIAPTKR  II.  '        C 

Nothing  partic'ularly  worthy  of  being  mentioned  oc- 
eurreil  from  this  dale,  up  to  the  arrival  of  the  last  day  in 
.Inne.  It  is  true  that  on  the  moriiing  afler  the  palaver, 
the  whole  army  with  its  Indian  allies  moved  torward  ; 


but  the  movement  carried  us  no  liirther  than  to  frown 
Point,  about  thirty  miles  in  advance  of  the  liouipitt,  and 
half  that  di.itanee  from  Tieonderoga.  Here  the  tents 
were  again  pitched  ;  and  here,  for  something  more  than 
a  week,  we  enjoyed  as  much  of  rela.xation  and  social 
amusement,  as  men  in  our  circmiistanees  eouUl  desire. 
1  say  ."ocial  amnsenieiit,  lor  seldom  has  an  army,  in  pro- 
gress towards  the  heart  of  an  enemy's  country,  marched 
as  wi^  luarelied  on  that  occasion.  Among  our  camp  tbl- 
lowers  were  ladies  of  all  ranks  and  descriptions,  the 
wives  of  generals,  and  olfieers  in  cnminand  of  regiments, 
as  well  as  of  subalterns  and  jirivales,  who,  being  abun- 
dantly supplied  with  the  means  of  conveyance,  travelled 
with  their  eliililren,  servants,  and  household  stutl"  in  their 
train.  The  consequence  was,  that  but  a  short  space  apart 
from  the  tents  of  the  men,  stood  the  manpiees  of  the  Ha- 
roness  Keidesdel,  the  Lady  Harriet  Ackland,  with  many 
others,  w  ho  made  it  their  busine.ss  to  receive,  as  ot\eii  as 
eircunistances  would  allow,  crowds  of  visiters  to  their 
evening  parties.  You  may  smile,  gentlemen,  if  you 
please,  at  this  aceoiml,  but  I  assure  you  that  it  is  strictly 
true  ;  and  though  1  dare  say  the  animals  rtiquired  to  con- 
vey these  ladies  and  their  appurtenances,  might  have 
been  employed  more  beneficially  for  the  good  of  the  ser- 
vice, heaven  forbid  that  even  now  I  should  raise  my  voice 
against  lliein  I  I  have  spent  i'vvi  evenings  more  pleavanl- 
ly,  than  I  .sjient  under  their  hospitable  canvass,  in  the  (hj- 
silioii  of  Crown  Point. 

It  was  not,  however,  in  sucli  oecupationB  as  these, 
that  General  liurgoync  cx|K'nded  tlic  whole  of  these  eight 
days.  He  carefully  matured  his  plans,  estjiblishcd  de- 
pots and  magazines,  reviewed  his  army,  and  distributed 
it  as  I'ollowa : 

The  entire  force,  numbering,  as  I  have  already  stated, 
something  more  than  seven  thousand  men,  was  divided 
into  five  corps  or  columns,  one  of  which  received  the  ap- 
pellation of  the  advance,  another  of  the  reserve,  and  the 
remaining  three  of  brigades.  The  advance,  to  which 
our  company  was  attached,  consisted  of  the  British  light 
nl'antry  and  grenadiers,  the  2-Uh  regiment,  the  Indians, 
placed  particularly  under  Captain  Fraser's  orders,  a  body 
ofCimadians,  and  ten  pieces  of  light  cannon.  It  was  led 
by  Brigadier  (leiifrul  Fraser,  an  ollicer  of  great  promise 
and  high  character,  and  mustered  in  all  about  fifteen 
hundred  men.  The  reserve,  under  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Breyman,  was  composed  of  (iermans,  namely,  of  the 
Brunswick  Chasseurs,  a  remarkably  fine  battalion,  and 
the  grenadiers  and  light  companies  of  the  other  regiments. 
Of  the  composition  of  the  three  brigades  it  is  not  neces- 
sary that  I  should  say  more,  than  that  two  of  them  were 
nade  up  of  British,  one  of  German  troops,  and  that  they 
were  severally  commanded  by  Major  General  Phillips, 
Brigadier  (ieneral  Hamilton,  and  Major  (Tciieral  Reides- 
<lel.  Thejatter  had  under  his  orders  a  regiment  of  Ger- 
naii  dragoons ;  but  they  were  not  mounted,  there  being 
at  this  time  barely  lior.ses  enough  in  camp  to  supjity  the 
wants  of  the  ladies,  the  general  and  statt'  ollicers,  and  to 
drag  a  slender  portion  of  our  somewhat  cumbrous  aiid 
overgrown  artillery. 

It  was  on  a  beautiful  morning,  the  lust  in  the  month 
of  .Tune,  that  the  advance,  after  standing  the  customnry 
time  under  arms,  began  its  march.  As  we  were  now  in 
the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  enemy,  and  knew  not  how 
soon  his  outposts  might  be  fallen  in  with,  our  progress 
this  day  was  at  onco  more  circuinspect,  and  more  in- 
teri'.sting,  than  any  which  we  had  yet  made.  The  In- 
dians, supported  by  the  Marksmen,  lornied  the  advanced 
patroles,  and  spread  themselves  in  a  disorderly,  but  clli- 
eiint  manner,  over  the  front  and  flank  of  the  column. 
They  were  armed  with  rifles,  knives  and  tomahawks, 
and  being  in  their  war-paint,  presented  an  appearance, 
which,  to  the  eye  of  one  imaccustomed  to  such  iipccta- 
cles,  must  have  been  extremely  imposing. 

We,  again,  sending  out  a  few  files  to  communicate 
with  tlieni,  and  prevent  the  possibility  of  a  surprise,  ad- 
vanced ill  a  cnmpaet  body,  about  two  liundrcf^yardB  in 
their  rear.  Ancither  interval,  similar  to  tliat  ,whieh 
separated  the^Iarksmen  from  the  Indians,  now  occurred, 
after  which  <-amc  the  head  of  the  Light  Brigade,  it* 
guns  lieiiig  in  the  centre,  between  the  grenadiers  and 
light  companies,  and  tlie  :21tli  regiment.  Then  followed 
the  heavy  brigades  in  their  res|H'ctive  orders;  and  the 
whole  was  covered  in  roar  by  scattered  parties,  similar 
to  those  which  protected  it  in  front. 

Our  march,  though  silent,  proved  ujion  the  whole  an 
extremely  interest  iug  and  agreeable  one.  In  the  first 
place,  the  face  of  the  country  became  at  every  step  more 
and  more  striking,  the  hills  assuming  a  rougher  and 
bolder  outline,  and  the  wood  becoming  mure  broken  and 
irregular  ;  whilst  the  lake,  along  the  margin  of  which 
our  column  moved,  seemed  alive  with  the  galleys  oiid 


^mall  ft 
next  pli 
llie  exp 
lirepiii 
nrdinarj 
occasioi 
through 
'.anxiety 

.  of  sight 
'of  inea 
power  d 
<1irectioi 
prepare 
'in  the 
its  fount 
of  the 
■lead  to  1 
;  engage, 

i?«elves,  ai 

■;  Mile  Poi 
Ticom 
'  lions  wei 
land,  will 
-on  anotlii 
flucnec 
front  of 

jJay    bctw 

f'~  round  in 
covered  ' 
t^ils  letl  wn 
Jtil'icd  mill 
iwhieh  loi 
.^ake,  and 
|\vith  \hc  1 
iuminil.st 
ivhilst  aim 
hare  a  tie 
et  the  br 
nmjiosed 
'and  rivetei 
turn,  covei 
measured 
.whole,  the 
<*edingly 
to  be  well 
of  stores  ar 
anticipated 
desperate  n 
With  sn 
sary  to  say 
many,  one 
anxiety.     \ 
iicnie,  bare 
and  the  bla 
ilistinetly  i 
wide  in  loi 
»inri  bright 
(lark  red  m 
wood  in  till 
brilliancy  « 
<in,  only  tho 
splendour. 
in  the  oppo 
'I'liero  lay  o 
lirriipying  t 
whilst  the  I 
squadrrtn  of 
iiieation  ;  ai 
an  fi.sHiiranc 
no  less  thai 
quality  and 
by  looking 
Iruinid  his  co 
ivcro  cro\vd^ 
chill,  their  c 
bo  li.slencd  t 
jnqiosr^pc  I 
Jieiirted,  hoc 
misgiving  ai 
who  Imvo  hi 
effect  which 
upon  Fraser, 
lint  without 
iMimei'oiis  w: 
other  days  v 
story-teller  i 
he  began  lli< 
euuiits  of  (bi 
milled  as  tl 
liigli,  I  passe 
i  .so  much  i 


SARATOGA. 


47 


hir  limn  to  I'rowii 
ol'llir  IJoiMiutt,  oiiil 
[11.  lltTC  the  tl'lltH  • 
iiii'lliiiin  more  than 
luxation  iiml  poriiil 
liiiKCH  louhl  dt'siri'. 
laH  an  army,  in  |iro- 
'8  country,  niarclicd 
niong  our  camp  I'ol- 
ul  dcHuri|)tions,  th(i 
imandot'rcginifMtii, 
s,  wlio,  being  ubun- 
onvryiinrc,  travcllcil 
isi'hold  Htnff  in  their 
It  a  short  space  apart 
maniiU'CH  of  the  llii- 
Ackland,  with  many 
)  receive,  as  ol\cn  as* 
of  visiters  to  their 
frentlemcn,  if  yon 
,ou  tliat  it  is  strictly 
nals  rt«iuired  to  con- 
nances,  might  have 
the  good  of  the  ser- 
hould  raise  my  voice 
nings  umrc  pleasant- 
Ic  canvass,  in  the  po- 

)Ccupations  as  these, 
!  whole  of  these  eight 
lans,  estahlislied  de- 
rmy,  and  distributed 

have  already  staled, 

id  men,  was  divided 

liich  received  the  ap- 

■  the  reserve,  and  the 

e  advance,  to  which 

d  of  the  British  light 

jgimenl,  the  Indians, 

rascr's  orders,  a  body 

t  cannon.    It  was  led 

iccr  of  great  promise 

1   in  all  about  fifteen     . 

r  liieuteniuit  Colonel 

nans,  namely,  of  the 

y  fine  battalion,  and 

f  the  other  regiments. 

rades  it  is  not  neces- 

lat  two  of  them  were 

troops,  and  that  they 

jor  General  Phillips, 

ajor  (iencral  Ueides- 

■s  a  regiment  of  Cier- 

aountcd,  there  being 

1  camp  to  supjily  the 

start'  officers,  and  to 

what  cumbrous  aiid 

he  last  in  the  month 
iiding  the  customary 
As  wc  were  now  in 
,  and  knew  not  how 
li  with,  our  progress 
fspect,  and  more  in- 
lyet  made.  The  In- 
lormrd  the  advanced 
disorderly,  but  eHi- 
[lank  of  the  column, 
es  and  tomahawks, 
ited  an  appearance, 
incd  to  snch  spccta- 
Ising. 

|es  to  communicate 

J  of  a  surprise,  ad- 

to  hundred  yards  in 

liar    to   tliat  ,whicli 

ians,  now  occurred, 

Light   Brigade,  iW 

he  grenadiers  and 

nt.    Tlien  followed 

orders;  and  the 

red  parties,  similar 

luimn  the  whole  an 
on(^  In  the  first 
I  at  every  step  more 
lug  a  rougher  and 
Ig  more  broknn  and 
margin  of  which 
111  the  galleys  and 


;tiiiall  frigates  of  which  our  Meet  was  composed.     In  the 
.W.tt  place,  the  thought  of  what  might  Ix-   impending,— 
;tlie  rxpceUition  of  meeting  lit  every  pass  an  armed  lorce 
Vepnred  l«  defend  il,  caused  lis  to  look  with  more  than 
ordinary   interest  npoii   surrounding  objects;  whilst   an 
occasional  whoop,  someliines  a  straggling  shot,  sounding 
through    the  woods,    kept  up    to  its    highest   pitch   the 
'anxiety  of  those   who  heard  it.     All  these  combiiialions 
.    of  sight  and  sound  slrcck  forcibly  upon  the  iinaginalions 
»of  men  to  whom  such  things  were  new:  nor  vsas  their 
■powi  r  diminished  when  an  aide-de-camp  riding  up,  gav<' 
ilireolious  for  the  loading  files  to  turn  to  the  right,  and 
preimre  for  immediate  action.     'I'here  was  an  c.vrileinenl 
'"\\\  the  very  word  which  c-insed  the  blood  (o  rush  back  to 
its  fountain,  and  the  colour  to  forsake  the  checks  even 
of  the   bravest,  for  a   moment;  but  it  was  destined  to 
lead  to  no'hing.     'I'hc  detachment  which  wo  ex|)ciaed  to 
■engage,  fell  hack  as  soon  as  our   Indians  showed  the  iii- 
■=  selves,  and  that  night  wc  bivouacked  in  tiuiet  at  Three 
Mile  Point. 
•  ;      Tieonderoga,  Mie   place  against  which  our  first  opera- 
'  lions  were  directed,  stands  ii|ion  a  peninsula  or  point  of 
land,  which  is  washed  on  one  side  by  [.ake  Clmmplain, 
<in  another  by  l.aki^  Ceorge,  and  on  a  thi.-d  by  the  con- 
flucnee  of  the   latter   lake  with   the  South  river.     The 
front  of  this  position,   as  then   occupied  by  the  enemy, 
i|Jay    between    Lakes   George    and    C'hamplain,    landing 
f  round  in  a  sort  of  semicircle ;  the  whole  of  which  was 
Ixovorcd  with  redoubts,  batteries,  traverses,  and  alwltis  : 
its  letV  was  appuycd  by  three  block  houses,  and  some  for- 
tified mills;  its  right  by  two  block  houses  and  a  battery, 
which  looked    t<iwards   Lake   Clmmplain.     Across   the 
lake,  and  conmumicating  by  means  of  a  flying  bridge 
ivilh  the  main  position,  stood   Mount  Independence,  its 
iiiminit  strongly  fortified,  and  well  supplied  with  artillery ; 
ivliilst  along  its  base  ran  rows  of  nhattis,  with  here  and 
liure  a  flceche,  anil  breastwork  for   infantry.     To  pro- 
jct  the  bridge,  again,  the  enemy  had  constructed  a  boom, 
omiiosed  of  large  pieces  of  timbe'r  well  secured  logelhcr, 
Innil  riveted  with  bolts  of  iron ;  and  the  Imom  was,  in  its 
tturii,  covered  by  a  double  iron  chain,  the  links  of  which 
liuensured  an    inch   and   a  half    in  diiuneter.      On    the 
whole,  the  iwst  was  at  once  a  vitally  important  and  ex- 
ix?ediiigly  fiirmidable    one;    and,    as  it  was    understood 
to  be  well   manned,  and  amply  sujiplied  with  all  manner 
of  stores  and  provisions,  there  wore  few  amongst  us  who 
anticipated  any  other  result  besides  a  protracted    and 
desperate  resistance. 

With  such  a  prospect  before  us,  it  is  scarcely  neces- 
sary to  say,  that  the  night  of  thn  first  of  .Inly  was,  to 
many,  one  of  the  deepest   interest  and   most    intense 

■  anxiety.  We  had  hallpil,  just  before  dark,  on  an  eini- 
iiente,  barely  three  niilcs  tioiii  the  enemy's  position  ; 
jind  the  blaze  of  their  fires  became,  as  night  drew  on, 
distinctly  visible.  We  saw  them  stretching  far  and 
wide  in  long  and  foriiiidable  array ;  now  shining  clear 
iind  bright  on  the  brow  of  a  bare  liill,  now  scndiiig  up  a 
<lark  nd  mass  of  vaiMinr  from  among  trees  and  under- 
wood in  the  hollows;  v*'hilst  from  lime  to  lime  their 
brilliancy  would  disappear,  as  heaps  of  fuel  were  thrown 
<in,  only  that  it  might  burst  liirtli  again  with  increased 
splendour.  Nor  was  the  S|)eclaclo  embraced  liy  a  glance 
in  the  opposite  direction  less  striking  ot  less  warlike. 
I'liero  lay  our  own  army  in  two  magnificent  lines,  part 
iirciipying  this  side,  part  the  opposite  side  of  the  lake; 
whilst  the  Royal  George  and  Inflexible  frigates,  with  a 
sqnadrmi  of  gun  boats  and  luggers,  kept  up  the  commu- 
nication ;  and  the  very  extent  of  these  seemed  to  convey 
an  nssiirance  that  we  exceeded  the  enemy  in  nuinliers, 
no  less  than  wo  knew  that  no  surpassed  I  hem 'in  the 
(|iinlily  and  connlitution  of  our  troops.  But  it  was  not 
by  looking  to  generals  alone,  that  a  tyro  like  myself 
loiiiid  his  coinage  involuntarily  increased.  Around  me 
ivcro  crowds  of  hardy  veterans,  whoso  free  and  merry 
rlial,  their  careless  laugh  and  lively  repartee,  could  not 
be  listened  to  by  any  one  without  emotion;  since  it  was 
iin|)08^!^Pc  not  to  believe  that  they  were  thus  liglit- 
Jieiirlt^d,  bocau.se  they  enlertuiiicd  not  the  shadow  of  a 
inisgiiiiig  as  to  the  result.  I  need  not  describe  to  men 
who  have  breathed  the  atmosphere  of  a  bivouac,  the 
effect  which  thcso  sights  and  sounds  produced.  Kvon 
upon  Fraser,  cool  and  dcliboriitivo  as  he  was,  they  were 
not  without  their  inllunnce.  They  stirred  up  in  him 
mimeious  warlike  associations,  bringing  the  events  of 
other  days  vividly  to  his  remembrance  ;  and  never  had 
Nlnry-teller  a  more  willing  auditor  than  1  proved  when 
he  began  their  recital.  Thus,  in  listening  to  his  ac- 
counts of  former  bivouacs,  which  ho  occasionally  inter- 
rupted as  the  wild  notes  of  the  soldiers'  songs  rose 
high,  I  passed  the  better  portion  of  that  night ;  nor  did 
\  so  much  ns  lie  down  till  long  after  ho  had  ceased 


,•,; 


lo   s|>cak,   and    the    majority    of  the    army    were    liisl 
asleep. 

It  was  still  dark,  when  n  general  stir  among  the 
troops  put  an  end  In  my  slmnliers.  I  started  up,  anil 
liiund  that  our  people  were  already  fiirniing,  though, 
whether  as  a  measure  of  mire  precaution,  or  as  a  pre- 
paration for  an  attack,  no  one  appeared  lo  know.  Like 
the  rest,  I  seized  iiiy  arms,  and  hurried  lo  iny  post;  but 
hour  after  lioiir  stole  on,  without  bringing  mutters  to  an 
issue,  and  when  day  had  fully  dawned,  wo  were  slill 
stationary.  At  last  an  order  arrived  for  the  men  lo  pile 
their  arms, and  prepare  breakfast;  and  it  was  surmised 
at  oiiep,  that  on  this  day  at  least,  no  attempt  would  bo 
made  upon  lliu  enemy's  entronehinents. 

Though  disappointed  in  no  trifiing  degree  at  the  tenor 
of  these  instructions,  wc  lost  no  time  in  currying  Ihein 
implicitly  into  ctlcct.  We  addressed  ourselves  to  the 
olfice  of  cooking,  and  a  hearty  meal  came  not  the  less 
aceeplably  on  account  of  the  regret  which  wc  could  not 
but  experience  that  our  nioHicnts  should  be  wasted  at 
a  juncture  so  critical.  This  was  barely  finished,  and 
Kraser  and  myself  were  preparing  lo  puss  the  day  as 
men  are  accustomed  to  s|)ciid  their  time  in  camp  durin< 
a  season  of  temporary  rest,  when  a  dense  smoke  sud 
denly  rising  from  iho  left  of  the  enemy's  position,  ar- 
rested our  tttlcntion.  An  alarm  spread  that  our  oppo- 
nents were  moving ;  and  the  bugles  sounding  to  arms, 
the  troops  were  accoutred  and  in  order  of  march  in  five 
minutes.  By  and  by,  an  Indian  was  seen  at  full  speed 
hastening  from  the  onlposts,  who  paused  only  to  ascer- 
tain where  General  Burgoyne  was  lo  bo  found,  and  then 
hurried  on,  without  so  much  as  dropping  a  llinl  touch 
iiig  the  cause  of  his  abrupt  arrival.  As  a  matter  ol 
course,  thcso  occurrences  hapiiening  thus  closely  the 
one  upon  the  other,  stiricd  up  in  us  a  confident  expecta- 
tion of  iiuinediate  service;  nor  were  wc  deceived.  The 
Indian  had  not  passed  ten  ininulcs,when  an  aide-de-camp 
made  his  appearance  on  the  ground,  with  orders  tor 
Frascr's  Marksmen  and  the  red  warriors  to  move  brisk- 
ly to  the  left,  and  Iho  rest  of  the  brigade  to  advance  ul 
the  same  moment  inoic  slowly  and  steadily  to  the  front. 
The  Americans,  it  apjiearcd,  having  set  fire  to  their 
block  house,  and  abandoned  the  saw  mills,  were  con 
cenlrating  upon  their  main  |)osition  ;  to  prevent  which, 
by  cutting  oti'the  corps  in  retrogression,  was  the  design 
of  our  present  movement. 

Not  a  moment  was  lost  in  carrying  these  orders  into 
execution.  Whilst  the  main  body,  in  compact  and  im- 
posing array,  took  the  road  to  iMount  Ho|ie  ;  the  marks 
men,  with  their  savage  allies,  filed  to  the  left,  and  were 
soon  concealed  from  the  observation  both  of  friends  and 
Iocs,  in  a  deep  (brest.  But  wc  were  guided  by  a  savage 
to  whom  every  loot  of  ground  in  this  country  was  fami- 
liar. He  led  us  through  a  winding  glen  round  the  ba.so 
of  the  very  hill  from  which  the  enemy's  coluiim  was 
ascertained  to  be  descending,  and  brought  us  to  a  point 
of  all  others  the  best  suited  for  the  particular  object 
which  we  desired  to  attain.  It  was  a  thick  copse  skirt 
ing  the  open  path  which  communicated  between  the 
.saw  mills  and  the  lines,  and  by  which  the  garrison  ol 
the  former  must  of  necessity  pass,  in  order  lo  ellbct  a 
junction  with  their  comrades. 

We  lay  hero  perhaps  a  quarter  of  an  hour,  when  the 
scouts  who  had  been  extended  to  the  right,  in  order  lo 
give  notice  of  the  enemy's  movements,  came  in  with  in 
telligence  that  they  were  approaching.  Every  man  was 
instantly  on  the  qui  rife,  and  with  the  exception  of  a 
licking  of  gun  locks,  not  a  sound  could  ho  heard  from 
one  fiank  of  the  ambuscade  to  the  other.  We  now 
listened,  with  what  feelings  I  leave  you  to  judge,  for 
the  tread  of  feet ;  nor  did  any  great  space  of  time  elapse 
ere  it  became  audible.  It  was  easily  ascertained,  like- 
wise, from  the  cadence  of  the  march,  lliat  a  considerable 
body  of  men  were  near  us,  and  that  they  wore  pursuing 
their  journey,  rapidly  indeed,  but  apparently  in  little 
order,  and  altogether  unsuspicious  of  danger.  All  this 
was  as  it  was  desired  to  be.  The  great  end  to  be  ob- 
tained by  us,  was  lo  (:crniit  the  enemy's  line  of  march 
to  come  so  completely  in  contact  with  us,  that  every 
shot  thrown  in  upon  their  Hank  would  tell;  and  had 
this  been  done,  there  is  little  probability  that  a  man  of 
the  detached  corps  would  have  escaped.  But,  strange 
to  say,  the  Indians,  on  other  occasions  so  noted  for  pa- 
tience, ruined  all  by  precipitancy.  The  head  of  the 
oneniy's  column  was  yet  a  full  hundred  yards  from  our 
ambuscade,  when  several  of  the  red  warriors  fired. 
Their  example  was  instontly  followed  by  Ihe  whole 
body,  who  threw  away  their  ammunition  for  no  purjiose, 
and  then  springing  forward  with  hideous  yells,  rushed 
hatchet  in  hand  towards  the  enemy.    The  latter,  who 


had  halted  and  b<!gun  to  form  as  soon  us  the  first  shots 
alarmed  ihcin,  now  broke  and  lied  in  ail  directions; 
and  lliough  we,  as  well  ns  the  Indians,  puisucd  with  all 
ir  iniglil,  they  easily  contrived  lo  iiutslrip  us.  Scarcely 
a  dozen  men  lel\  nniler  the  scallcriiig  fire  wliicii  was 
kept  up  upon  llieiu ;  and  the  remainder  escaped,  by 
twos  and  threes,  within  their  lines. 

Nothing  coiihl  exceed  Ihe  chagrin  and  mortification 
experienced  by  our  gallant  leader  on  this  occasion, — a 
feeling  in  which  hi"  ■■"iiipany,  one  and  all,  deeply  shared. 
Onr  plans  had  licen  digested  with  so  much  care,  and 
niattcrs  hud,  up  lo  the  lust  mnmciit,  proceeded  so  hap- 
pily, that  we  laid  onr  account  with  a  victory,  not  moro 
easy  of  allaimnent  than  important  in  its  results.  Our 
dl.sappointmeiit  was,  in  consequence,  the  greater,  when 
the  miserable  issue  became  certain  :  not  was  it  possible 
lo  hinder  the  men  from  expressing  themselves  in  Icrmu 
which  were  far  from  proving  salisliiclory  lo  the  haughty 
savages.  From  that  time,  it  may  bo  said  that  all  cor- 
diality between  us  and  the  Indians  ceased.  The  Utter 
Ibllowed  us,  indeed,  in  the  hope  of  plunder,  and  liccauss 
they  regarded  us  as  the  more  powerful  of  the  bclligerenl 
parties;  but  they  wcie  no  longer  allies  on  whom  it 
would  have  been  prudent  to  depend  in  case  of  any  seri- 
ous dilliculties  or  reverses.  Nevertheless,  the  rccon- 
iioisance,  generally,  was  not  without  its  advantages. 
Fraser's  and  Philips's  corps  possessed  themselves  of 
iMount  Hope,  a  poinl  from  which  a  commanding  view 
could  he.  obtained  over  the  whole  chain  of  the  enemy's 
works;  and  hero  we  passed  the  night,  as  we  had  done 
the  pri^ceding,  in  bivouac  round  our  fires. 

Liltlc  occurred  during  the  two  Ibllowiiig  days  worthy 
of  i)articulur  notice.  The  enemy  having  turned  a  bat- 
tery of  lour  pieces  towards  the  ground  of  our  encamp- 
ment, kept  up  a  ceaseless  cannonade,  from  which  no 
loss,  and  very  lillle  uneasiness  was  experienced  ;  whilst 
on  our  parts  the  greatest  exertions  were  mode  lo  bring 
up  guns,  stores,  baggage,  and  provisions.  But  with  the 
exception  of  a  trifling  skirmish  or  two  of  no  moment,  at 
the  outposts,  all  remained,  as  far  as  wc  were  concerned, 
profoundly  quiet.  But  decisive  measures  were  never- 
theless in  progress,  and  steps  were  quietly  but  surely 
taken,  to  render  the  lines  of  Ticondcrogu  untenable. 

On  the  south  side  of  the  communication  between 
Lakes  George  and  Clmmplain,  stands  a  bold  and  rocky 
mountain,  called  Mount  Jlcfianee,  which  completely 
commands  and  overlooks  both  the  Fort  of  Tieonderoga, 
and  the  line  of  enlrenchmenls  which  leant  upon  it. 
How  the  enemy  came  to  neglect  this  height  I  krxiw  not, 
unless  indeed  the  abruptness  of  its  ascent  led  them  to 
suppose  that  it  would  bo  impracticable  to  drag  cannon 
to  its  summit,  and  hence  that  its  occupation  by  us  would 
either  not  be  allcmpted,  or  if  attempted  would  product- 
no  usefiil  consequences.  If  such  was  really  fhejr  cx|icc- 
tation,  nothing  could  be  more  groundless;  for  the  hilfl 
being  seized  in  the  night  by  a  party  of  light  infiinlry, 
long  before  dawn  some  pieces  of  heavy  artillery  were  al 
its  base,  and  the  most  active  preparations  were  imme- 
diately made  for  transporting  them,  with  a  due  supply 
of  ammunition,  to  the  summit.  Bui  for  the  latter  ope- 
ration  there  was  no  need.  The  enemy  no  sooner  ob- 
.scrveil  that  we  had  established  a  post  there,  limn  the 
perils  of  their  situation  liecaine  manifest  to  them,  and 
their  future  directions  were  directed  exclusively  to  se- 
ciire  a  speedy  and  safe  retreat. 

On  the  night  of  the  ."itli  of  July,  it  fill  to  the  lot  of 
Fraser's  Alarksiiien  to  be  put  in  charge  of  a  picket. 
The  proximity  of  our  post,  which  lay  about  half-way 
down  lln"  steep,  and  on  that  side  of  the  hill  which  com- 
inanils  a  view  of  Tieonderoga,  enabh  d  ns  lo  ascertain 
with  |K'rfect  accuracy  all  that  was  [Kissing  within  the 
lines.  Not  a  niovemeiit  was  made,  nor  a  word  spoken, 
which  onr  advanced  sentries  fiiiled  to  delect;  and  as  we 
had  been  particularly  cautioned  lo  keep  onr  senses  fully 
on  the  alert,  there  was  no  lack  of  attention  on  the  part 
eilher  of  men  or  nflieers.  For  some  hours  af^cr  sunset 
all  things  went  on  as  they  had  been  in  the  habit  of  pro- 
eeeding  during  many  evenings  befiire.  The  American  vi- 
ilettes  took  their  customary  stations  upon  the  rampart, 
anil  a  patrol  pushed  out  from  lime  lo  time,  felt  its  way,  as 
it  had  previously  done,  as  far  as  the  challenge  of  our  peo- 
ple permitted.  In  like  manner  we  stole  forward  at  in- 
tervals,  so  as  to  look  down  into  tliu  ditch ;  and  except 
when  an  occasional  shot  told  that  one  or  other  of  these 
reconnoitring  parlies  had  been  discovered,  nothing  took 
place  calculateil  to  draw  our  thoughts  out  of  their  ordi- 
nary  channel.  But  things  were  destined  not  to  continue 
thus  for  ever.  Midnight  must  have  been  close  at  hand 
when  a  change  look  place  in  the  order  of  affairs ;  and 
our  \  igilancc,  which  had  liegun  in  some  degree  to  relax, 
was  again  called  into  full  exercise. 


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Tlio  moon,  wliicli,  diiriii]^  the  early  part  of  tliu  niglit, 
shed  a  feeble  glimmer  abroad,  sank  bencutli  the  horizon, 
and  its  setting  was  followed  by  an  exceedingly  tliick 
darkness.  No  stars  could  be  distinguished,  lor  there 
was  a  sort  of  fog  hanging  in  the  atiuospherc  which  com- 
pletely shrouded  them,  though  it  gave  no  indication  of 
rain  or  stormy  wt^ather :  when  there  arose  all  at  once 
from  the  interior  of  thi.  fort  and  lines  a  clamour  of 
voices,  as  if  thousands  of  |)er3ons  were  anxious  to  give, 
and  none  willing  to  receive  instructions.  This  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  s)id(len  mnothering  up  of  the  tires,  which 
liad  hitherto  smouldond  redly  and  gloomily  ;  and  then  a 
confused  tread  of  I'eet,  like  that  of  men  hurrying  to  and 
fro  in  confusion,  became  distinctly  audible.  As  we 
were  fidly  aware  of  the  great  ijnportance  of  Mount  De- 
fiance as  well  to  the  enemy  as  to  ourselves,  the  idea  na- 
turally occurred  th.it  a  sortie  was  about  to  be  made ;  and 
we  stood  to  our  arms  in  the  firm  cxiwclation  that  in  a 
few  moments  more  we  should  be  engaged.  But  aller 
listening  with  intense  anxiety  a  full  hour,  during  which 
time  not  a  shot  nor  a  challenge  gave  warning  of  advanc- 
ing columns,  that  suspicion  gradually  yielded  to  another, 
and  we  began  to  calculate  upon  the  very  mancEuvre 
which  General  St.  IJlair  was  performing.  Information 
wag  accordingly  sent  to  General  Frascr's  head  quarters, 
and  we  held  ourselves  in  readiness  to  act  in  any  manner 
which  he  might  point  out. 

Whilst  iho  rest  of  the  company  remained  in  an  atti- 
tude of  defence,  I  took  with  me  a  single  trusty  compa- 
nion, and  stole  forward  with  the  view  of  penetrating,  if 
possible,  within  the  enemy's  works,  and  of  ascertaining 
by  personal  observation  the  object  of  tliis  commotion. 
'I'he  darkness  favoured  us  greatly,  and  we  found,  on 
reaching  the  crest  of  the  glacis,  that  the  sentinels,  more 
attentive  to  what  was  passing  among  their  friends  than 
their  enemies,  paid  no  heed  whatever  to  us  or  our  move- 
ments. We  accordingly  descended,  unnoticed,  inlo  the 
ditch,  and  turning  to  the  right  groped  our  way  along, 
till  a  palisade  Iriezed  at  the  toji,  arrested  us.  With 
come  difliculty  we  scrambled  over  it ;  atler  which  we 
found  ourselviis  in  a  covered  way  leading  from  one  of 
the  more  advanced  works  into  the  l)ody  ol  the  place,  and 
beheld  a  large  portion  of  the  American  army  tbrmcd  be- 
aide  their  fires,  at  the  distance  of  some  twenty  or  thirty 
paces  from  the  bjotI  where  wo  were  standing.  For- 
tunately for  us,  these  men  wore  too  busy  to  overliear  the 
noise  which  we  had  made  in  passing  the  palisade ;  and 
tliougli  the  light  of  their  fires  rendered  them  visible  to 
us,  we,  who  kept  in  the  shade  remained  roncealed. 
We  instantly  crouched  down  upon  our  bellies,  and 
creeping  close  to  the  para|)el,  liy  at  length  under  its 
shadow,  where  w<.'  could  overhear  distinctly  every  word 
that  was  spoken,  and  yet  ran  little  risk  of  detection. 

A  few  miuuti's  sulliced  to  complete  what  now  proved 
to  be  the  pro|)aratory  arrangement  of  the  parade, — when 
a  mounted  oliicer  giving  the  word  "  ^lareh,"  the  enemy's 
column  advanctd,  to  our  great  horror,  along  the  covered 
way.  They  moved,  however,  in  the  strictest  order,  and 
in  profound  Filence,  no  man  apparently  looking  either  to 
liis  right  or  lell;  and  two  entire  battalions  filed  past, 
within  three  feet  of  us,  without  discovering  that  we 
were  there.  How  my  comrade  felt  during  this  tremen- 
dous interval  I  know  not,  but  I  confess  tiiiit  with  me 
physienl  alarm  far  outweighed  every  other  emotion  ;  and 
that  I  did  not  even  allempt  to  ascertain  the  immbers  or 
quality  of  the  troops  which  passed  me  thus  closely.  ( >n 
the  contrary,  I  lay  Hat  upon  niy  face,  keeping  my  mouth 
•"lose  to  the  ground,  lest  niy  bri'iUhing,  or  the  violent 
boating  nf  iny  heart,  should  betray  me;  nor  was  it  till 
the  recedinij  noine  of  footsteps  assured  me  of  danger  past, 
that  I  tcx>k  euuruge  to  look  round.  That  glance,  liow- 
nvcr,  proved  al)und.'inlly  satisfactory.  It  inliirnn-d  me 
that  the  army  was  gone,  that  the  fort  and  lines  were  en. 
tirely  evaeniiled,  and  that  the  enemy,  I'rom  whom  wi 
nnticipaliMl  a  re^'istanec  so  iliH|H'ralo,  were  in  full 
ictreut.  With  fee  lings  of  the  livi'liest  salisl'aclion  wi 
hastened  back  to  our  |HiKt  in  orihr  lo  rejHirt  Ibis  very 
unlooked-for  event  to  our inmniaMder ;  and  in  two  hours 
after,  the  whole  llritisli  army  was  roused,  and  a  vigor 
ous  pursuit  begnii. 

(HAHTKU  m. 

(General  liurgoyne,  who  had  pnssed  the  night  on  IsHiril 
of  one  of  the  frigates,  was  no  »«Miner  inliirnied  of  the 
enemy's  flight,  than  he  made  disjinsitiivns  lo  follow  them 
up  with  the  greatesl  vigour.  'I'he  lleet  immediately 
weighed  anehiir,  and  bearmg  down  with  irreNlHlilde  iiii- 

Iirtuoaity  njHin  the  Ixsjin,  destroyed,  in  tin' course  of  two 
iiMirs,  a  harrier  which  It  had  occupied  alinoHt  as  many 
wcf  ks  to  construct.    This  done,  and  a  considerable  body 


of  troojis  embarked,  all  sail  v\'as  set  in  pursuit  of  the 
American  tintilla,  of  which,  long  before  evening,  our 
brave  seamen  gave,  to  use  thc'r  own  phraseology,  an  ex- 
cellent account.  They  overtook  their  op|)oncnts  moored, 
and,  perfectly  ignorant  of  their  danger,  beside  tlie  wharf 
at  Skeensborougli ;  and  though  they  failed  in  making 
many  prisoners,  every  galley  and  batteaii  wa»  cither 
captured  or  destroyed.  *■ 

In  the  mean  while  our  brigade  followed,  at  on  intc:  - 
val  somewhat  too  great,  by  that  of  General  Rcidcsdel, 
crossed  Lake  Chaniplain,  and  commenced  a  rapid  pur- 
suit alter  the  enemy's  land  column,  which  was  ascer- 
tained to  have  fallen  back  on  tlie  road  to  Hubberton. 
No  great  while  elapsed  ere  the  marksmen  and  Indians, 
of  whom  the  advanced  guard  was  composed,  overtook 
the  rear  of  the  flying  enemy,  when  a  broken  and  desul- 
tory, but  not  very  destructive  skirmish,  began.  But 
though  interesting  enough  to  witness,  the  skirmish  led 
to  no  im|X)rtant  results  j  for  the  country  was  tliick  and 
encumbered,  the  enemy  quick  in  their  movements,  anil 
our  |K'ople,  worn  out  with  *a  night  of  watching,  began 
before  long  to  exhibit  symptoms  of  fatigue.  Besides, 
we  were  far  a-head  of  all  support,  even  the  rest  of  the 
brigade  being  many  miles  behind  us ;  and  hence,  what- 
ever advantages  we  might  happen  to  obtain,  could  not, 
for  want  of  physical  Ibrce,  be  turned  to  account.  Our 
leader,  under  these  circumstances,  determined,  after 
driving  in  the  rear  of  the  Americans  upon  their  main 
body,  to  halt ;  and  this  he  accordingly  did  in  a  grove 
not  far  from  Castletown ;  where  our  people,  after  re- 
freshing themselves  from  the  contents  of  their  havre- 
sacks,  lay  down,  and  slejit  soundly  for  about  two  hours. 

Whilst  we  were  thus  employed.  General  Rcidcsdel, 
with  his  brigade,  came  up,  and  a  sort  of  council  of  war 
was  immediately  held  between  him  and  our  brigadier. 
The  latter,  having  ascertained  that  the  enemy's  rear 
guard  was  in  force,  and  that  it  lay  considerably  apart 
from- the  main  body,  being  only  three  leagues  ahead  of 
our  present  position,  suggest<'d  the  possibility  of  cutting 
it  off;  and  proposed  lor  that  purpose  to  resume  his 
march,  so  that  he  might  pass  the  night  in  the  immediate 
presence  of  the  Americans.  By  this  means  he  hoped  to 
take  them  by  surprise  on  the  first  return  of  light ;  and 
he  entertained  no  doubt,  in  case  this  could  be  done,  of 
obtaining  an  easy  victory.  General  Rcidcsdel,  though 
naturally  cautious,  offered  no  objection  to  the  measure  ; 
our  (icoplc  were  accordingly  roused  about  an  hour  before 
sunset,  and  we  once  more  advanced  with  great  caution 
and  in  good  order.  Every  thing  was  conducted  with 
the  happiest  success.  No  scouts  or  flying  parties  met 
us,  and  we  bivouacked  that  night  within  three  miles  of 
the  American  pickets,  which  entertained  not  the  slightest 
suspicion  that  we  Imd  inssed  Castletown.  I  need 
not  add,  that  strenuous  exertions  were  used  to  hinder 
the  intelligence  of  our  approach  from  reaching  them. 
No  fires  were  lighted,  nor  did  any  man  dream  of  wan- 
dering beyond  the  ground  of  the  bivouac  ;  indeed,  the 
sentries  received  strict  orders  not  lo  |K'rmit  any  indivi- 
dual, no  matter  what  his  rank  or  occupation  inigir  lie,  to 
pass  their  chain  either  lo  the  front  or  rear.  All  parties 
ob<'yed  these  instructions  with  the  most  exact  fidelity, 
and  the  sneress  of  the  morrow's  iqicrations  sei  ved  amply 
lo  ri'i'oiniM'ise  the  corps  for  the  privations  to  which  this 
lem|H)rary  confinenient  subjected  them. 

It  was  yet  |Hrl(elly  dark,  when  the  word  to  rise  and 
fall  in,  passeil  quietly  from  man  to  man,  put  an  end  to 
our  rejiose.  It  was  oU'ved  in  profoimil  silenie  ;  and  in 
silenire  ei|nally  profound,  our  little  column  pushed  for- 
ward. We  tolloweil  a  sort  of  rude  path  through  thi- 
heart  of  a  f  iresi,  whieli  seemcil  to  have  Is'cn  lately  c;ut, 
and  led  to  the  (Hiiiit  where  the  rnnds  from  Skeensboroiigh 
to  Ilubberlon  and  Charlestown  in  the  New  Hampshire 
(■rants  diverge.  It  was  hero  that  wo  came  in  sight  of 
the  American  out|HiKls.  They  occupied  the  riilge  of  a 
steep  hill,  sending  down  their  Hentries  almost  to  its  base  ; 
and  though  it  was  very  evident,  IVoiii  the  bustle  which 
pi^rvadeil  Ihini,  that  cmr  arrival  had  not  been  anticipated, 
they  nevurtiieh'ss  stood  to  their  arms  like  men,  and  made 
ready  lo  receive  us. 

To  dlsl<Hlge  them  from  the  high  ground,  and  lake  |ms- 
session  of  it  ourselves,  was  the  work  nf  a  mniiienl.  Not 
n  shot,  indwd,  was  find  on  our  side,  in  liringiiig  this 
alHiiit ;  nor  did  the  enemy  |iauso  for  more  than  n  single 
iliseharge,  when,  selling  the  orders  and  remonHtranees 
of  Ihrir  olllcers  at  defiance,  (hey  broke,  and  fled  with 
preeipilrilion  down  the  opisisile  sIoik'.  There  lliey  join- 
ed the  main  IxHly,  whieh,  we  weri'  given  to  underntanil,  fell 
not  short  of  fifteen  hundred  men ;  and  whieh,  under 
the  orders  of  a  gallant  soldier,  Colimel  Francis,  was  al- 
ready in  order  eitlier  tu  receive  or  uive  un  attack. 

For  a  mumenl  or  two  tftrr  our  hitle  column  crowned 


the  ridge,  there  was  a  sort  of  pause,  during  which  the 
hostile  leaders  mutually  reconnoitred  the  force  piul  dis. 
positions  of  the  enemy.  It  was  sufficient  to  satisfy  belli 
of  tlie  steps  wiiich  it  behoved  them  to  follow,  and  it  was 
not  needlessly  protracted.  There  was  a  commanding 
hill  on  the  Ictt,  which,  to  both  parties,  presented  peculiar 
advantages,  and  General  Frascr  instantly  resolved  to  oc- 
cupy it.  For  this  purpose,  Fraser's  marksmen  were  di- 
rected to  move  ofl'  in  double  quick  time — an  order  which 
was  promptly  obeyed  ;  but  we  were  yet  half  way  from 
tlie  summit,  when  an  American  detachment  showed  it- 
self pushing  for  the  same  point,  and  ascending  by  one 
side,  as  we  mounted  the  other.  The  enemy  crowned  the 
hill  before  us  ;  and  saluting  us  as  we  drew  near,  witli  a 
sharp  volley,  seemed  resolute  to  maintain  it.  But  tlicir 
resolution  soon  gave  way.  Raising  a  cheer,  wc  rushed 
forward,  firing  in  files  as  we  proceeded ;  upon  which  the 
enemy  first  wavered,  then  fell  back,  and  finally  fled  in 
confusion.  We  gave  them  no  time  to  rally,  but,  rushing 
down  the  declivity  in  pursuit,  found  ourselves  in  a  few 
moments  warmly  engaged  witli  a  force,  which,  at  the 
most  moderate  calculation,  doubled  us  in  numbers. 

The  Americans  felt  their  superiority,  and  being  well 
led  on  by  a  very  brave  soldier,  tliey  stood  tlieir  ground 
nobly.  Declining  a  little  to  tlieir  right,  they  soon  out. 
flanked  us,  and  |)Ourcd  in  so  heavy  a  fire  from  behind 
certain  logs  and  fallen  trees,  that  the  Indians  gave  way, 
and  wo  ourselves  were  coni|>eUed,  after  losing  several  of 
our  comrades,  to  yield  ground.  })ut  at  tliis  moment,  two 
companies  of  grenadiers  scramblin<r  up  tlie  steep  face  of 
Mount  Pittslbrd,  unexpectedly  showed  ^lieniBcIvesupon  cur 
left ;  when  tlie  enemy  were  again  checked,  again  wavered, 
and  appeared  on  tlie  point  of  giving  way.  Colonel  Francis, 
however,  was  too  well  aware  of  the  importance  of  tlm 
height  lightly  to  abandon  it.  He  brought  up  fresh  troops, 
giving  tliem  courage  and  confidence  by  his  example ;  and, 
rallying  the  fugitives  roimd  him,  renewed  the  contest  with 
obstinate  valour.  The  firing  now  extended  on  both  sides 
from  right  to  left  of  tlie  line,  both  parties  fighting,  ai  the 
nature  of  the  country  required,  a  la  tirailleur;  but  there 
was  tills  marked  din'ercncc  between  them,  that  the  Ame- 
rican skirmishers  were  animated  by  seeing  tlieir  support 
at  hand,  whereat,  wc  were  far  in  advance  of  ours,  and 
knew  not  when  it  might  arrive.  Happily,  however,  ii 
was  n'ot  very  distant.  General  Rcidcsdel  had  heard  the 
firing,  and  pressed  on  with  tlie  head  of  his  eolimin  ;  and 
he  brought  up  about  two  hundred  men  at  a  moment  when 
they  were  sorely  needed ;  tliese  no  sooner  showed  them- 
selves than  a  panic  seized  the  Americans,  who  broke  and 
fled  in  all  directions.  Nothing  could  exceed  the  gallantry 
of  Colonel  Francis  at  this  juncture.  Hi^  rode  from  rank 
to  rank,  and  from  man  to  man,  seizing  some  by  tlic  collar, 
striking  others  with  the  fiat  of  his  sword,  and  cheering, 
and  doing  his  utmost  to  arrest  the  fiight ;  nor  is  it  by  any 
means  iini)oKsible,eoiiBidering  the  great  superiority  of  tlii' 
enemy's  numbers,  that  even  now  Tiis  eftbrts  iniglil  have 
insured  IIk;  victory.  But  just  as  he  had  succeeded  in 
rallving  a  few  companies,  and  was  advancing  boldly  ol 
their  head,  a  bullet  st:'uck  him  in  the  throat,  and  ho  fell 
lifeless  from  his  horse.  The  Americans  scarcely  pansiil 
to  look  u|Min  him  as  lie  lay.  Diving  into  the  reccsies  ul 
the  forest,  they  were  sism  lieyond  the  reach  of  any  otliir 
than  a  scattered  and  disorderly  pursuit. 

Our  loss  in  this  afl'air  was  not  great,  and  the  fiicilily 
Willi  which  a  half  brigade,  mustering  in  all  no  mop 
than  eight  hundred  and  filly  men,  had  driven  a  very  nil 
|H'rlor  ibrce  IVom  a  imsilion  of  great  strength  a|id  ditli 
cully,  served  not  a  lillle  lo  increase  tiie  eonfidenee  which 
all  of  us  experienced,  both  in  ourselves  and  in  oiii 
leader)!.  We  assembled  u|H>n  the  field  in  that  state  ul 
exeilement,  which  invariably  afleeU  men  after  on  aflujr 
in  which  they  have  Is  en  vielorious,  and  prepared  to  pmh 
forward  whithersiM'ver  llie  general  might  direct;  but  tlir 
last  n'iinmer  of  light  having  already  expired,  and  ttw 
IriMips  sulfering  severely  IVom  fatigue  and  inanition,  il 
was  not  judged  iirndent  to  advance  far  beyond  Ihf, 
ground  which  we  liad  won  A  bivouui^  was  a^^rdingly 
formed  in  fVont  of  Ihe  |KH.ition  lately  (K'cnpW  by  thi 
enemy,  whi're  our  lillle  eor|w  was  scsm  joined  by  lln 
rest  of  Ihe  (ierinan  brigade ;  and  here,  after  burying  Ihi 
dead,  arranging  Ihe  pickets,  and  regaHiig  niirselvrs  upon 
Kiieli  provision  as  sllll  remained  in  our  havresacki,  wr 
|uissed  an  extremely  agreeable  and  quiet  night, — I  lirW 
not  say  that  our  sIiiiiiImts  were  thoroughly  unhrnken. 

Long  iH'fore  dawn  on  Ihe  morning  of  Ihe  Hlh,  nm 
lillle  eolumii  was  again  under  arms;  and  having  wailii! 
only  till  there  was  light  enough  to  guide  our  ste|M,  lli' 
mitreh,  in  the  direction  of  Skeenslmrough  was  resunirii 
This  was  eerlaiiily  not  "ue  of  the  many  phnsoiil  <hl< 
which  it  has  Im'i>ii  my  good  fortune  to  |mms  m  the  serviir 
When  wo  first  fell   In,  the   heavrns  were  black   «iili 


fVOL. 

■r 


VBoIh  Ag 


sc,  during  which  the 
cd  the  force  juid  dis- 
Dicicnt  to  satisry  both 
1  to  I'ollow,  and  it  was 
was  a  commanding 
ics,  presented  peculiar 
itontly  resolved  to  oc. 
a  marksmen  were  di. 
Lime — an  order  which 
■e  yet  half  way  from 
itaclinicnt  showed  it- 
jid  ascending  by  one 
10  enemy  crowned  Uic 
Kc  drew  near,  witli  a 
laintnin  it.     But  tliclr 
g  a  cheer,  we  rushed 
;ded ;  upon  which  the 
:k,  and  finally  fled  iii 
I  to  rally,  but,  rushing 
tid  ourselves  in  a  few 
force,  which,  at  the 
us  in  nmnbers. 
iority,  and  being  well 
ly  stood  tlieir  ground 
right,  they  soon  out- 
y  a  fire  from  behind 
lie  Indians  gave  way, 
after  losing  several  of 
It  at  tliis  moment,  two 
kg  up  tlic  steep  face  ol' 
;d  tJicniselves  upon  our 
icckcd,  again  wavered, 
way.  Colonel  Francis, 
10  importance  of  tliis 
rouglit  up  fresh  troops, 
c  by  his  example  ;  and, 
iicwcd  tlic  contest  with 
extended  on  both  sidea 
[Hirtics  fighting,  ai  the 
I  liraiUeur;  but  there 
n  them,  that  tlio  Amc 
y  seeing  tlicir  support 
advance  of  ours,  and 
Happily,  however,  il 
lidcsdel  had  heard  the 
Ld  of  his  column  ;  and 
leii  at  a  moment  when 
^  sooner  showed  them- 
ricans,  who  broke  and 
Id cxiHi'd  the  gallantry 
Ho  rode  from  rank 
ng  some  by  the  collar, 
Hvvord,  and  cheering, 
llijiht ;  nor  is  it  by  anj 
at  superiority  of  the 
elTorts  iniglil  have 
e   had  succeeded  in 
ndvnnciiig  boldly  m 
he  tliront,  and  he  fell 
ins  scarcely  pousni 
into  the  recesses  of 
reach  of  any  other 
suit. 

at,  iiiul  the  ftcility 

ring  ill   all  no  inorr 

nd  driven  a  very  «u 

strength  a|id  ditlV 

tlie  (.nnfuldU'c  which 

rs('l\t's    nnd    in    niii 

fii'hl  in  that  state  nl 

iiH'ii  nller  an  alYait 

iind  prepared  to  piwli 

ight  ilirect ;  but  the 

ly  expired,  and  tlif 

rue  and  inunitiuii,  il 

far   beyond  the, 

lilac  was  n^rdingly 

tely  iM'eiinW  by  Ihi 

siHin  joined  by  th» 

■re,  iiller  burying  Ihi 

[aliiig  ourselves  upon 

(inr  linvresacks,  »» 

(piirt   night, — I  iiffil 

oiiglily  unbroken. 

ing  of    Ihr  Hlh,  niir 

anil  having  waili'd 

guide  our  Bteiw,  Ik 

riiiigli  wns  resumrii 

iiiuiiy   phasaiit  thy 

III  |Ni8s  111  the  service 

IS  were  black  wiik 


w^isi^a®^^  oam^®ii*  oimswiEjik^OT^  miiemi 


TOL.  I. 


PHILADELPHIA,  FEBitUARY  5,  1833. 


^^).  1. 


1= 


I'RINTKD  A^D  I' imunMlCD  BY  AHAM  VVALDIE,  No.  0,  North  EiullTll  stbkit,  l'llil.Aiiti.l'iii.i— .M  J'."i  I'm  5i  nilinlii  r',  piiyabli' in  a  l\ 


,v      i.  U.    S.    WOOD,    I'HINTKRS    iSn  I'lJUMSllKKS,    Nkw    Y.IKK, 

IboI^  Agpiiis  Slid  l>uU!i.hti»  liir  the  »;aie  of  New  York  mid  nil  the  New  England  smics. 


I         i 


PJ:1;0NIX  N.  WhOD  tc  t  O    llniiKM:Li.r:iis, 
Pole  Airenis  for  the  Hiului  of  Ataryliitiil,  Virgin  a,  .-imI  l):ii'i,  ai. 


n.vl.ri.Miiul-, 

I  iIh'cii\  of  V.  w 


joudi ,  and  the  movement  had  scarcely  commenced,  ere 
{e  ruin  began  to  descend  with  a  degree  of  violence, 
■bch  as  in  England,  at  least,  cannot  be  conceived.  It 
was  not  so  much  a  shower,  as  a  sheet  of  water,  which 
Mmc  as  if  a  river  had  been  diverted  from  its  course,  and 
Sks  falling  over  some  broken  bank ;  insomuch  that  in 
Se  minuU-s  there  was  not  a  man  in  the  whole  corps 
^osc  garmenU  were  not  thoroughly  saturated.  Never- 
Aclcss  we  pushed  on,  if  not  with  our  usual  cheerfulness, 
^  all  events  without  repining,  and  came  in  witliout  the 

?ieurrcnce  of  a  single  adventure,  -mn  after  noon,  to 
keensborough.  It  was  a  large  ami  thriving  village, 
ell  situated  at  tlie  extremity  of  Lake  Chaiiiploin,  at  the 
JtDad  of  Wood  ("reek,  and  near  the  confluence  of  the 
South  and  East  rivers ;  and  could  boast  even  then  of  a 
Slcrable  wharf,  beside  which  was  moored  the  whole  of 
iu  flotilla,  whilst  the  head  quarters  of  the  army  were 
Mtablished  in  the  town  itself.  I  need  scarcely  add,  that 
tfre  found  all  classes  of  persons  here  in  the  highest  ima- 
ginable spirits.  The  fleet  and  army,  tliongh  acting  in- 
dependently of  one  another— the  latter,  indeed,  innumer- 
"  19  petty  detachments,  and  as  it  were  in  detail — had 
oved  victorious  every  where ;  and  of  the  good  cflccts 
victory  at  the  outset  of  a  cain[)aign,  every  one  ac- 
aintcd  with  such  niatt.Ts  must  be  aware.  Tliere  was 
it  a  man  attached  to  the  expedition  who  apjicared  to 
jubl  as  to  its  ultimate  success,  or  desired  any  tiling  farther 
an  permission  to  press  forward  without  a  moment's  dc- 
y.  Unfortunately,  however,  tlie  general  saw,  or  iina. 
ncd  obstacles,  such  as  to  hinder  his  immediate  iiidul 
nice  of  thai  giiUiint  longing.  The  detached  parties 
.ing  called  in,  a  second  review  took  place,  after  which 
'e  were  formally  |ilaced  in  position ;  and  from  that  hour 
ir  privations,  as  well  as  evil  fortune,  may  be  said  to 
,ve  had  their  conmiencement 

By  this  new  arrangement  the  main  body  of  the  army 

imd  itself  placed  in   line  along  Tie  heights  of  Skccns- 

rough,  with  its  loft  upon  Wood  Crci^k,  and  its  right  on 

rugged  inountain.    To  protect  it  from  any  tiling  like 

urprise,  as  well  as  to  secure  water  carriage  in  nil  dircc- 

ions,  dying  corps  were  at  the  same  time  established  at 

arious  point8,^K)ne  upon  the  Castletown  road,  another 

jpon  the  roads  to   Putney  and  Rutland,  and   a   third 

in  commuaication  between  East  river  and  Castletown. 

'his  dono,  strong  working  parties  were  sent  out  day  af- 

ter  day,  for  tlio  purpose  of  removing  such  obstacles  as 

Llie  enemy  had  thrown  in  the  way  of  our  farther  progress, 

I  need  scarcely  remind  you,  that  forty  years  ago  British 

irinins  moved   rather  more  according  to  rule  tlian  tliey 

1   io  at  prcM'nl,  and  that  the  possibility  of  undertaking  any 

thing  until  niagaiiiies  had  lieen  established,  was  rarely, 

!   if  ever  admitted.     In  the  true  spirit  of  these  tactics,  it 

''  KU  no  sooner  discovered  that  tlio  eneiiiy,  by  sinking 

itonrs  and  logs  of  wood  in  the  elmiiml  of  WixkI  Creek, 

lid  rendered  the  navigation  difficult,  except  to  the  lighlest 

Mtteanx,  than  tlie  whole  army  was  employed  in  weighing 

Jicm ;  and  as  wo  were  miserably  supplied  with  the  iinple. 

nentf  necessary  for  such  operations,  our  progress  was  at 

inc»  very  slow  and  very  painful,    'rhen  again,   though 

he  greater  porlinn  of  the  summer  wns  yrt  In'Rire  us,  and 

10  country  abounded  with  wood  and  other  natiiriil  cover, 

.  was  ilceiiu.'d    totally   irreguliiT  In  move  without  tents  ; 

nd  as  thoe  had  nil  Ikv  ii  left  liehind  nt  Tieii'"loroga, 

iieli  precious  time  wns  expanded  in  bringing  lliein  up. 

ho  eoiiM'(|iieiiee  of  alt  this  was,   first,  that  the  enemy 

ere  niabled  to  eolleel  their  scattered  enlumns,  to  rut  up 

,e  roails  in  our  front,  and  mature  their  plans  for  defenrr  i 

id  se.imdiy,  that  the  nrdimr  of  our  own   |iroplo,  which, 

td  pr.iiKr  advantage  liern  taken  of  il,  would  have  over- 

>ine  oil  diHieiilties,  was  allowed  to  evaporate.     Though 

e  rcai'hcd  Skeeiisliornugh  on  the  !lth,  the  end  of  June 

as  at  lisiiil  ere  we  ijuitted  it,  and  the  SOth  fuuiiil  us  only 

1  Fort  Kdward :   twenty  days  having  been  expanded  in 

aversing  twenty  miles  of  road,  which  the  labour  of  niir 

wii  lianils  had  eoiistrui'l)<d. 

It  is  lint  worth  while  to  ofTer  any  lengtlienrd  detail  of 
>ur  priH'eediiigs  for  miiiie  time  after  we  had  n-aelied  (hat 
irl.  They  rrseinbled  in  most  |mrtieiilnrs  those  wliirli 
arked  our  previous  progress;  for  (he  enemy  lulling  re. 
iinteil  to  Sarnlngn,  on  the  other  side  of  the  river,  the 
ill)  lio|H'  which  had  Isun  iioiirishcd  of  bringing  thriii 
I  ni'lioii  iliiiiimH-nri'il.  t,<'t  it  siilliee  to  proiioimiM' 
lirse  iiirlsnelioly  words — We  halliil.  True,  our  provi- 
inns  wtrc  sliiirl, — liow  enulil  Iher  bo  otbrrwisr,  willi  nil 


army  which  marched  at  tlie  rate  of  only  one  mile  per  Colonel  St,  Legcr  would  \ic  lii  Ihcii    n  ar ;  i.ud  kIkiuI 
day? — and  our  chief  could  not  go  on  till  he  had  collect- 1  they  succeed   in  escipiiig  Loth  ilivi.ioiis,  llicii  wns  U 


ed  supplies  sullicicnt  to  ensure  him  against  all  risk  ol' 
starving ;  but  the  halt  was  the  reverse  of  a  season  of  rest 
to  the  unfortunate  troops,  who  were  more  than  ever  op- 
pressed in  bringing  up  stores,  which,  had  com  non  dili- 
gence been  used,  would  not  have  liecii  needed.  Not  a 
day  passed  which  saw  not  whole  brigades  executing  the 
otfaces  of  baggage  animals,  carrying  by  manual  labour 
stores  which  were  consumed  as  fast  as  brought  up,  and 
wasting  their  strength  for  no  purixisc!.  But  there  is  as 
little  satisfaction  in  reporting  such  transactions,  as  in 
listening  to  the  reimrt  when  made.  Let  me  therefore 
avail  myself  of  tliis  li^isurc  to  state  to  you  more  fully 
than  I  have  yet  done,  the  general  plan  of  the  eainp,iiyii 
in  which  we  were  now  embarked. 

The  great  object  which  General  Burgoyne  sought  to 
obtain  was  to  force  his  way  down  the  coursi;  of  tlie  Hud- 
son, and  I  allying  round  him,  ns  he  proceeded,  as  luaiiy 
loyalists  as  those  to  follow  his  fortunes,  to  cflc'ct  a  junc- 
tion with  the  army  of  General  Howe,  then  bloeUnilcd  in 
New  'Vork.  To  facilitate  this  measure,  by  distracting  tlie 
attention  of  the  enemy,  a  smaller  exiicdition,  under  the 
orders  of  Colonel  St.  Leger,  had  been  organised,  which, 
moving  tlirough  tlio  western  part  of  Chester  County, 
threatened  Fort  Stanwix,  a  rudely  fortified  station  upon 
the  Mohawk.  Colonel  St.  Legcr's  force  was  extremely 
weak,  particularly  in  troops  of  the  line, — of  which  no 
more  than  four  hundred,  and  those  coni|)osed  of  detach- 
ments fVoin  difitrent  regiments,  served  under  him  ;  nnd 
the  whole,  including  rrovincials,  t'.iiiadians,  nnd  some 
hundreds  of  IiidLiiiH,  barely  came  up  to  twelve  hundred 
men.  He  pushed  forward,  however,  witli  diligence,  nnd 
on  the  3d  of  August  invested  the  fortress,  .^ending  intelli- 
gence at  the  same  time  to  the  general  in  chicl'ofiiis  situ- 
ation ;  and  in  two  days  aftcrward.4  he  had  the  good  ibr- 
luno  to  surprise  and  cut  tn  pieces  a  body  of  eight  hundred 
Americtms,  when  on  their  mnreli  to  relievo  the  garrison. 
So  fur  all  things  had  succeeded  according  to  our  wish; 
but  Colonel  St.  Leger  grnduuUy  found,  that  in  the  cxpec 
tntions  which  hu  had  been  led  to  Ibrin  respecting  the  toy 
ally  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  invaded  ilistriet,  the  gross- 
est imiMwitions  had  licen  prnctised  nn  him.  Instead  of 
crowds  of  volunteers,  snrcoly  an  individual  caiiie  tn  his 
camp ;  and  of  tlic  few  who  did  come,  it  was  more  than 
Buspcctetl,  that  by  far  the  greater  projwrtion  cr.mc  willi  a 
treacherous  intention. 

Tlint  these  ndvantiiges,  trilling  as  they  were,  might  not 
be  wholly  wasted,  it  became  incumlieni  on  (ieneral  Bur- 
goyne to  advance  without  delay, — whilst  the  deplorabh 
deficiency  in  the  means  of  Iransimrt  under  which  he  la 
tmiircd,  seemed  to  render  all  atteinpt."  nt  moving  Ihr  ar 
my  fruitle.-.-.  Though  our  troops  had  toiled  williniil 
intcrniission  during  tlirie  whnle  weeks,  there  was  in 
camp  no  greater  stock  of  provisiors  Ihan  promised  to 
sufllee  for  four  days'  ronsuin|itioii ;  nnd  In  ninve  forward 
with  a  supply  so  slender,  into  a  desert  country,  appeared 
to  n  lender  of  the  old  school  little  better  thnn  iiisniiity.  I 
have  called  it  a  desert  country,  not  only  with  reftrence  to 
it«  nntiirnl  sterility, — and  Hea\eii  knows  it  was  shrile 
cnuiigh, — hut  lieeauio  of  the  pains  which  were  Inkrn,  nnd 
iinfiirtunately  with  loo  great  sm  cess,  to  sweep  its  liw 
cultivated  s|iots  of  all  nrlicles  likely  to  benefit  the  invnihrs. 
In  doing  this,  tli,  enemy  showed  no  elenicncy  i  ither  t 
friend  or  fiic.  All  the  fielils  of  standing  corn  were  laid 
waste,  the  cattle  wns  driven  nwny,  nnd  every  imrlicle  of 
grain,  as  will  as  morsi-1  of  grass,  rarefiilly  removed, — so 
that  wo  n>iild  ile|K'nd  for  subsi.stence,  bolh  fiir  mi'ii  »n<) 
horses,  onlv  ii|H>ri  the  magazines  which  we  miglil  our- 
selves  establish,  lliil  our  draft  nnimnls  were  wt  iiinder|nn|p 
In  the  ronveynnce  of  stores,  that  no  inngniinr  lind  ns  yet 
liecn  fiirmcd  farther  in  ndvnnce  tliun  Knit  George;  nnd 
Fort  (ieorgc  wns  too  iniu  h  in  the  rrnr  In  lie  of  nerviee  ns 
a  bnse  of  nnerntinns,  after  we  slinuld  linve  qnillrd  tlwi 
position  which  we  nnw  oeeiipnd, 

I  have  said  llial  the  .\nicric,m  n'iny  relreated  ns  wi 
ndvnnced,  cutting  up  llie  roads,  nnd  <l>'vnsluting  the  fnci' 
of  the  rnuiilry  over  which  Ihey  passcil.  They  were  lin«  , 
aei'nrdiiig  to  the  best  accounts  which  »i'  I'oidd  rcci  ive, 
nt  Snrntngn,  a  hniidel,  or  rither  fiirin  on  the  hfi  liiiiik  of 
the  HuilNon,  and  nlsiiit  linlf  way  iHlwein  r,.i(  Kdwnrd 
and  the  Mnliuwk.     Il  seemed  sdvisiblr  In  (ii m ml  lliir. 

fNivii"  to  llirealeii  IhcmlhrfC.  Inrif  lliey  risked  an  ailinii, 
le  Imd  no  apprebrnsiniii  ns  to  the  rifiill ;  if  they  r<  lirrd. 


roiid  to  Albany  thrown  open,  and  tlie  piineipul  dchi^in  of 
the  inroad  attained.  Increasid  c.tertioiis  were  l<  eoMUii);ly 
u.scd  to  bring  a  llotilla  from  the  liKes  In  the  nearest  navi- 
gable point  in  the  river;  and  so  unieinittiiig  were  they, 
that  before  the  close  of  the  first  week  in  Aii;.-iist,  a  enii- 
siderable  numlier  of  boats  and  barges,  laden  willi  su(  h 
stores  as  could  be  fiirwarded,  were  launched  uimn  the 
stream,  and  ready  to  accompany  the  army. 

Whilst  these  projects  were  in  conteiiiphition,  and  t!ie 
above  means  ndojitcd  fiir  bringing  Ihriii  tn  an  i.^Mir,  a 
piece  of  information  was  obtained  at  head  qii.nrtus,  v,  hicli 
promised  to  bring  about  the  happir.t  result.-,  by  ri  lii  viiig 
us  at  once  IVniii  all  the  einljarr.issiiiints  iLltcniiuiil  uiru 
meagre  supplies  nnd  inadi<|iiale  ineaiis  of  transpnrt. 
About  twenty  iiiile.j  tn  tlie  eastward  nl'  tiie  Ihuknii,  liia 
the  obscure  village  of  Ilcniiiiigtoii,— a  (■lu^ler  of  pnnr  cr.l. 
lages,  situated  in  a  wild  country,  htlwiiii  the  forks  nftlio 
Ilosa.ic,  Hero  the  enemy  linil  ^ratluTuI  tf)i;itli('r  a  ci.ii- 
sideruble  depot  nf  c;,ttlc,  enrii,  horses, and  whei  1  carriages, 
most  of  which  were  drawn  neross  the  Cnnnertieiit  Kiver 
from  the  provinces  of  Xew  Fuglaiid ;  and  ns  il  was  un- 
derstood to  Ik^  guarded  by  a  party  of  militia  only,  an  r.l- 
linipt  to  surprise  it  sci  nail  by  no  means  unjustiliabh'.  It 
is  true  that  Ktwetn  Fort  Edward  and  Iiciininyti  n,  llm 
means  of  coinmmiienlion  were  exceedingly  dcfii  live. 
One  prodigious  ibrest  bott«niid  in  swamps  and  iiiorassip, 
covered  the  whole  face  of  the  country;  through  which, 
no  body  of  men,  unless  tamiliarly  accustomed  to  .^-ucli  cx- 
|>cditinii.s,  could  1io|k'  to  make  their  way,  nt  all  events  \v  ith 
celerity.  But  the  necessities  of  the  army  were  pressing; 
the  stateofthe  campaign  wasa  erilical  one  ;  nndtlie  risk, 
though  doubtless  gn  at,  w  as  coiisiiiercd  by  no  means  to 
niitweigli  the  ndvaiitngcs  tn  be  derived  from  surcest'. 
General  Burgoyne  determined  tn  ineiir  it;  and  a  fivv 
hours  sufiici  d  for  the  final  ariangi  iiieiit  of  hi.;  plan,  and 
drawing  up  of  lii.s  iiistrnetinns. 

There  were  nitaclied  tn  our  little  iirmy,  two  hundred 
German  dragoons;  men  of  tried  valour  and  eiiterpri.-c, 
but  destitute  of  liorscs.  These  (he  general  sclceted  an 
part  of  the  force  to  be  eniplnycd  in  the  surprise  of  Ben- 
iiington;  not  only  licenuse  he  cnlertainid  the  mott  per- 
fect confidence  in  their  steadiness,  hut  lieeause  he  eon- 
ecived  that  in  the  country  into  which  they  were  about  to 
|>enetrate,  they  might  Ik'  able  tn  pick  up  n  sufiieienl  mini- 
her  of  horses  for  tlieir  nun  use.  In  adilition  tn  (licse,  the 
"anadinn  It.ingers,  a  detaehineni  of  Vrn\iii(  iais,  abi.iit 
cue  hundred  Indians,  and  Caplaiii  Fraser's  Mark.«iiici', 
with  two  pieces  of  light  cannon,  were  nllntted  to  this 
service;  and  the  whole,  nniniinling  to  five  hundred  men, 
were  placid  iiniler  the  orilirs  of  Liiiitenant  Colonel 
Bauiiic,  The  ladrr  olfieer  received  special  iii»triie(ioin 
(o  proceed  with  extreme  cindion.  He  wns  pnrticiilnrly 
enjoined  to  keep  his  dragoons  together,  nnd  (n  feel  his 
way,  font  by  fixit,  with  his  light  troops  ahme ;  and  wliilit 
it  was  broadly  insinuated  that  he  might  look  for  reerrits 
among  the  well  ilisjioscil  inhaliilanis,  the  greatest  core 
was  taken  (o  impress  him  with  the  convietien,  that  (licy 
were  not  to  ]«-  implicitly  trusted.  It  wnnlil  have  been 
well  both  fiir  hinisi  If  unil  his  fiillnwers,  had  these  ndvirea 
been  Fomewhal  more  carofiilly  renicmlicred.  But  there 
wns  a  fiilalKy  a((ciidiiig  nil  niir  mrnsiires,  which  snii 
began  to  ilevehipe  it«c  II';  nnd  perhaps  the  fate  of  the  pio. 
sent  cxiieilition  iniglit  lo  have  Ihtii  taken  at  a  fair  warn- 
ing (if  the  iliistiny  vihicli  awniled  tb:-  nrmy  d(  Inige, 


niAITER  IV. 

Though  all  thfse  nrrnngements  were  eeniplftrd,  nnd 
the  troops  destined  to  fulfil  (hem  (old  ofl'  so  early  as  ihe 
III  ginning  of  August,  Iho  middle  nf  ihc  month  wn*  np- 
prnnehing  ere  (his  nttrmpt,  on  the  siieerss  of  which  so 
nun  II  was  siipisised  In  depend,  was  made.  PerhniMi  tliijc 
wns  no  gnnl  error  here,  more  es|)<Tiiilly  nn  (he  cohinin 
bmhe  up  I'rnm  its  bivniine,  nnd  nilvaiieed  (o  Ihe  point 
wlirre  llie  Iliidsnii  wnn  In  be  i  rn^^i  il.  Il  wns  a  toilsome 
and  a  ledinmi  ninreh — n  little,  nnd  but  n  lillle  nihvened, 
by  a  liiiriidess  skirinisli,  wliieli  siine  slrnggling  Amrrl. 
c  alls  ehn'e  In  mninlnin  with  our  <h  tnebed  Imliniis,  AC 
ter  I  iidnrini;  great  prixniions  with  a  spirit  which  fi'ihd 
not  In  the  Inst,  our  army  nl  length  lenchnl  il*  destined 
rHNliiii!  pl.iec,  mill  took  up  n  iHi^itii'ii  nn  the  rnstein  btlik 


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of  tlic  lliulsoM,  ijiiiiii'dLitrly  opixwitc   to  tlic    lui;;liU  of" 
Warato;ra. 

Tliis  doiip,  and  tlic  eiiciny  liaviii;^  willidiawii  as  far  as 
Still  Water,  tlio  "ji'iieral  proecidcd  to  carry  into  execution 
Ills  |jrojocted  (K'»ijrii  ajfainst  Heiminpfton.  At  an  early 
hour  in  tlie  uiorui'iff  of  llie  l:2tli,  our  little  band,  unin- 
cumbered with  any  (luantity  of  bajjafajre  besides  that  which 
each  man  could  conveniently  carry  upon  his  back,  set 
nut  in  direction  of  Jliltcu  Kill,  where  it  arrived,  witliout 
ini'tliiig  willi  any  adventure,  by  toiir  o'clock  in  the  atler- 
noon.  Here  we  halted  tor  the  niifht,  by  which  ineanst  a 
roinpany  of  tilly  chasseurs  overtook  us,  whom  (ieneral 
Hur-joyne,  distrustful  of  our  stren;;th,  sent  to  reinfiiree  us; 
hut  at  live  next  inorninij,  we  were  aijain  in  motion,  aiul 
pushed  eanliuiisly,  llionf(h  with  a  ijuink  pace,  in  the  di- 
rection of  (' imbridire.  Our  journey  lliis  day  proved  in 
nisny  rcs|Kcts  more  interesting-  than  any  which  we  had 
p'rli)rnicd  since  the  pnrsuil  troni  Ticonderoirn.  'I'he 
eountrv,  as  we  advanced,  exhibited  jrreater  si;rns  of  cull  i- 
v.ition,  a  field  or  two  interpo.sin;f  here  and  tliere  amidol 
the  plains,  and  a  lew  detiched  coltaifes  lyinjf  by  the  way 
side ;  whilst  several  of  tlie  coniitry  people  voluntarily 
joined  us,  and  took  tlie  oath  of  allejriance  to  the  kin:;, 
rrom  thein  \vi;  learned  that  a  company  of  Amerieans 
had  lioen  lell  in  Cainbridifc  a-s  a  jjuard  over  some  cattle 
whii'li  were  on  llieir  way  to  niimiiiLilon ;  and  as  it  was 
deemed  ol  importance  to  s(  ize  sueli,  wherever  they  could 
be  luund,  our  scouts  were  canimandcd  to  quicken  their 
pace,  and  surprise  them. 

I  was  not  one  of  the  party  thus  sent  forward,  that  duty 
liavinjr  been  enlrusted  to  thirty  Provincials  and  tilly  In- 
dians:  but  tlic  latter  attained  their  object  aller  a  triHin 
Hkirinish,  in  which  one  man  only  was  woundeil.  Nothing!: 
could  be  finer  than  t'lo  etl'e(  I  produced  by  llie  desuhory 
lirinj;  which  was  ki'pt  up  on  tliat  occasion  by  the  rc- 
Ireafmjr  ene.iiy  and  our  piirsiuis.  It  so  happened  that 
the  point  wlicTC  they  fir- 1  met,  thnii^jli  covered  with  a 
deep  ami  extensive  Ion  -I,  was  not  incumbered  by  brush 
wood  or  other  d  'aienin;;  tubitiUices;  and  hence  each  re- 
port, ns  it  rolled  from  tree  to  tree  and  jjl-"'''  '"  irlade, 
sounded  as  if  not  one  but  filly  muskets  had  bein 
fired.  Vou  vill  eiisily  bilieve  lh;i(  lln»  lirsl  discliaroc 
rinsed  m  to  quicken  our  pace,  and  lo  recover  our  ranks, 
which  had  b.'iruii  lo  stMirtrle ;  bnl  no  opjK)rtmiity  w-e 
ulforded  us  of  joiMiii;r.  'I'll.'  enemy  toiii;lit  only  lo  escape, 
and  hence,  when  we  reached  ('ambri(li,'e,  we  found  il  in 
lull  occupation  of  our  advance,  which  had  made  prizes  ol 
no  iiKUjnsiderable  <|UJiitity  of  eurLs  and  wagons,  as  well 
as  of  cattli'  and  horses. 

'I'he  satisfielion  ari^io','  from  lhi>  first  success  was  not, 
liowever,  so  ifreat  as  fo  render  us  iiidilfirenl  lo  the  nature 
of  the  inlellii;i  Mce  which  met  us  tin  re.  Insleail  of  four 
nr  five  hundred  men,  it  was  aceiiralily  asceilaini'd  thai 
not  fewer  thin  <  i'fhteen  hundred  were  in  Henniiiirloii ; 
and  lhout,Oi  some  appiarcil  to  be  of  opinion  that  lliey 
would  not  wait  lo  reeelvi'  us,  there  were  others  who 
scrupled  not  lo  lorelell  a  widely  dill'erent  resull.  Now 
in  spite  of  our  lale  reinfiireemenf,  our  whole  slriaiiilh  fell 
ronti'U  r.ibly  short  of  six  hiinilnd  men;  and  of  Ihese  a 
full  Inmdreil  were  Indi  ms,  on  whom  no  (rreal  relianei 
could  be  placed,  ^;!ill 
hider  his  siluatioti  seen 

undersland  liini,  in  very  conteniptuoiis  terms  of  tin 
Americans,  and  busily  cmployeil  hinisi  If  in  nicivin^r  the 
Hubmis'ion  of  the  InhabilaiiN,  who  in  (.rreat  immlHTs 
flocked  to  his  stimdard.  I'nforlmiately,  Colonil  ll.iunie 
forjfot  llie  eaiilions  which  had  been  soslrontjiy  impressed 
upon  liiill.  He  eonsidered  all  |srsoiis  sincere  who  pro- 
ft'sscil  iittiiehment  lo  the  royal  I'.mse  ;  alliKlin;;  in  Iheir 
presence,  and  without  reserve,  both  to  his  own  numbers 
and  di'siirns ;  nnil  as  by  fir  the  ^Tcaler  proporlion  were 
in  rialily  traitors  lo  us,  every  cirenm-lanee  eoimeited 
A\'itli  our  dis|Hii>llinns  and  pl.iiK  bieiimi'  lis  well  known  lo 
the  enemy  iis  to  ourselves. 

It  was  their  le.idc  r's  intention  lo  march  al  oiwe  iipmi 
ni'unliifrlon  ;  for  which  piir|»isc  his  lilllf  corps  was  innlrr 
iirnis  anrj  in  e.ilumn,  loii<f  iM'line  sunri^'c  on  ihe  I  Jih. 
1'or  some  lime  our  pro^riess  was,  as  il  had  hilherlo  been, 
iiiiiin|H'<lcd  ;  but  a"  we  approached  llii' northern  hramh 
dfthi'  lloitsae,  by  Ihe  farm  and  liridire  of  Mnikoick,  the 
iirrnn';ements  of  the  cm  my  ln'i.'iMi  gradually  lo  ilcvi  lopi 
themselves, 

A  flying'  party  of  .\inericann  were  discovered  In  frmil 
<if  the  farm,  which,  on  llie  approach  of  our  |icople,  spread 
themselves  iilirii^r  the  undi Twisul  ;  and  llicv  were  iiol  dis- 
lodifcd  till  afliT  a  irisid  deal  of  firing',  wliicli  cium  d  us 
pome  loss  in  s(  ver.il  of  Ihe  most  firwiird  amoiij;  llii' 
mivii;.'!'!!.  At  last,  however,  they  ivfreatrd,  ahaiidoiiinif  a 
mill  wliii'h  fliev  bad  privionsly  forlificd,  anil  bn  ak- 
Inj  down  flic  brlilKc  ;  nml  loii];  iKforc  llie  hllir  eoiild  Im' 
rrjKiirrd,  lliiy  were  u.ili'  frotii  further  mol,  si  ilioii.    'I'liere 


was  a  good  deal  lo  cxcile  iipprchcnsion  even  in  this  un- 
important rencontre.  The  Americans,  though  they  fravc 
way  at  last,  foujjht  like  men  conscious  of  thci"  own 
prowess,  and  confident  in  the  strenjrth  of  the  support 
which  was  behind  flieiii ;  and  this,  coupled  with  the 
rumours  which  had  reached  us  relative  to  the  amount  of 
the  ijarrison  of  liemungton,  failed  not  to  startle  both 
C'oloncl  Hauinc  and  the  boldest  of  his  troolis.  li  sides, 
much  time  was  lost  by  the  destruction  of  the  bridifc. 
It  required  a  full  hour  so  fir  to  repair  it  ns  to  enable  tlie 
ifuns  and  horses  to  pass.;  and  when  this  was  done,  the  day 
had  declined  so  fiir  as  to  rencU'r  any  ntlcmpt  to  reach  the 
[Kiint  of  our  destination  beliirc  sunset  fruitless.  We  ac- 
eordiiiirly  bivouacked  al  the  firm  of  \Valiiiscott,  about 
four  miles  from  Sankoick,  and  three  from  l!ennini;ton  ; 
when'  the  ni^lil  was  spent,  if  not  in  a  sense  of  alKulute 
security,  at  all  events  without  the  occurrence  of  any  ac- 
cident cn|>able  of  exciting  alarm. 

The  mornin','  of  Ihe  1.5lh  came  in  with  heavy  rains' 
and  a  perlecl  hurricane  of  wiii<l ;  conseipicntly  the  litlL 
column,  instead  of  prcssinir  liirward,  was  fain  fo  keej) 
under  sheller  of  the  farm  Imildinfj.  Hut  if  was  not  |K'r- 
milled  to  remain  loiijr  in  a  situalioii  so  comfiirfable.  Our 
early  jiarade  had  just  been  dismissed,  when  a  few  shots 
in  the  direction  of  the  advanced  sentries  „.ivc  notice  that 
the  Ainericans  ,iiistead  of  waiting  to  be  altaeked,  were 
on  flic  luovi';  and  in  a  few  miimtes  afterwards  a  general 
coimnofion  at  the  oufpost.s,  indicated  more  by  the  slionls 
of  the  Indians  than  the  re|>ort  of  their  arms,  warned  us 
fo  make  ready  for  an  immediate  attack.  Colonel  Kaunic 
lo.st  no  time  in  preparing  lo  meet  it.  Korming  his  dis- 
mounted dragoons  in  dose  coluinn  among  the  homesfcad, 
he  din  ell  il  Ihe  I'mvineials,  snp|H)rlcd  by  I'Vazer's  i\Inrks- 
ineii,  lo  ailvanee  to  the  a.ssistance  of  the  piekets,  with 
ordirs  to  dispnfi'  every  inch  of  gn)iind  fo  the  ntniost,  and 
finally  lo  retire  upon  llii'  reserve,  should  nil  tin  ir  elforts 
fo  mainfain  themselves  prove  inefl'eetunl. 

In  an  iiislanf  we  were  in  niofion,  and  a  few  niinufes 
sullieed  to  bring  us  tt>  the  sci'iie  of  neliou.  We  fnind 
air  liiiliaiis  thnaUniil,  rather  flian  seriously  nssailiil,  by 
aconsidira'ile  body  ofmilifi:i-nieii,  before  whom  they  were 
falling  hai  k,  lei^iinly  and  in  or.lcr  ;  but  such  was  Ihe 
violenet  ol  Ihi'  storm,  that  not  one  out  rd"a  ihr/en  nmskets 
would  expl(  di',  and  hence  the  ikirmish  was  neither  very 
aniinaled  nor  very  blisidy.  On  seinig  us,  our  savage 
allies  uttered  a  yell,  wbii'li  sceiiicd  lo  strike  panic  info 
the  bosoms  of  Iheir  assailants  :  lor  the  latter  instaiifly 
paused,  iiiing  back  as  il  were  irnsolnle,  and  finally  re- 
lini'..  We  fill.iwi'd  fir  n  lime,  briskly  anil  iiiipi  tnoiisly  ; 
bn'  we  likewi.si'  fell  the  had  elli'cl-  ■  "the  weather  too  iniieli 
le  seek  a  general  eiigagcmenf  ;  and  as  the  movemeiifs  of' 
llie  enemy  sei'ini'd  to  indii'atc  a  wish  on  their  parts  to 
draw  us  on,  we  were  of  course  cNlreinclv  shy  in  trusfing 
ourselves  lieyoiiil  our  own  liinils.  We  aeconliiinly  balled 
as  soon  as  we  bud  recovered  tin'  ground  which  the  savages 
1   lost,  and,  lying  down   behind  the  trees,  continted 

mniiy  hours, 
e   priming  of 


holding  the  woods  U|)un  jus  flunks,  in  liis  front  and  rear, 
by  the  Indians. 

To  complete  these  arrangements,  and  throw  up  tlic 
few  works  which  were  to  render  them  efficient,  occupiol 
the  entire  day,  and  some  imrtion  of  the  night  of  tlic  15fli; 
and  seldom  have  men  undergone  liordsliipi  more  scvert 
than  our  i)Co|de  endured  whilst  thus  employed.  IM  ii 
be  borne  in  mind,  that  flic  l.'if.h  was  a  day  of  conlinnci] 
rain ;  not  such  rain  as  we  arc  accustomed  to  witness  in 
this  country,  but  an  absolute  lorrcnt,  to  afTord  sheller 
against  which  human  ingenuity  lius  yet  devised  no  covir. 
ing.  I'nder  this,  the  men  toiled  on,  the  earth  which  lliij 
threw  up,  lieing  repeatedly  wa.shei!  down  ngain,  and  the 
holes  and  ditches  which  they  ilug  out,  filled  inn  momeiii, 
and  ft  rendered  worse  than  usei.  ss.  Hut  their  pntiein  . 
equalled  the  dilliculfies  wliii-b  it  was  culled  upon  to  siir. 
mount.  Kacli  man  felt,  too,  that  lie  was  laliouring  fir 
his  own  personal  safety,  not  less  than  for  the  liciiefit  ol 
the  whole;  and  all  were,  in  conscquenee,  inspired  with  a 
principle  of  |H'rfeet  heroism  and  self-devotion.  Poor  Ii  I. 
lows  !  their  spirit  niid  pcr.severance  were,  on  the  present 
occasion,  of  little  avail.  They  sufficed,  indeed,  to  sa\. 
their  possessors  from  dishonour,  and  enabled  them  to  si  || 
thiir  lives  ilearly  ;  but  they  were  quite  inadequate  to  «i. 
cure  victory,  or  even  fo  ward  off  defeat. 

i\s  soon  as  darkness  fairly  set  in,  our  corps,  which  li.iil 
kept  its  sfalion  on  the  ojiposife  side  of  the  strenT",  wns 
silently  withdrawn,  and  took  ground  beside  Rcidesdel's  dra- 
goons on  the  little  hill  above  alluded  fo.  There  wc  [lasscil 
the  niglit,  not  vely  comfortably,  as  may  be  well  siipjiosed, 
seeing  that  no  fires  were  lighted,  and  that  we  were  all 
impres-icd  with  a  powerful  seiisr-  of  impending  dangir; 
but  if  there  was  an  nh.scnee  of  mirth  from  amongst  iis, 
there  wis  no  approximation  to  terror  ;  for  wi'  liekl  (.la 
own  valour  at  the  highest,  and  rated  that  of  our  opponenii 
somcwhul  too  cheaply.  Yet  there  were  few  amongst  ii< 
that  .slept  very  soundly.  We  could  not  but  rcmeinlur 
that  we  weru  cut  off,  by  a  wide  fraci  of  disolate  ecamlrv, 
from  all  comnmnieation  with  our  friends,  and  cximsed  in 
■       ■  -•id  -11, 


«  '  "   •'■•■'■.  '.  ■  ,^ <     

Colonil    Haniiie  appeaieil  lo  eon. 
iin'.     lie  spoke,  as   lur  as  we  could 


h 

iiiirsi'Ivcs  with  w.alching  the  result    during 
and  striving  as  well  as  \\v  ennld,  lo  kei'p  fit 
our  rilles  fiiiiu  the  rain. 

WhelbiT  the  .Vmerieans  ever  I'literfained  any  sirious 
iiilciition  (if  allaekini;  llii^  diiy,  I  eaiinol  pri  tiiiil  lo  deter 
mine  ;  bnl  if  they  did,  the  stale  of  the  wcilhi  r  conipellid 
them  fo  iiliinpii-h  il.  Yrf  tiny  ventiind  fo  iidvaiKc, 
from  lime  to  lime,  in  ennslderable  iiuinbers,  as  if  re- 
solved ',o  try  how  fir  our  |«i»iliiin  was  feiialile  ;  and  on 
I  aeli  oecisiiin  a  little  firing  Innli  place  ;  but  no  impn  ssimi 
was  made  upon  ii^,  and  the  rain  eonliiiiiing  lo  fall  with- 
out  iiilirmission,  they  at  liisl  desisted  from  their  ilViiits, 
and  wilhdnw.  Their  proceedings  were  nut,  however,  of 
a  n.ilni'i'  to  be  disn  gardi  d,  or  held  in  eoiilenipl,  by  a  force 
so  iii-ignificaiil  as  nnrs.  Colonel  lliuiiic  iiiiinedialely 
de-i|iali  lied  a  meH...i  iiger  In  the  riar,  fiir  the  piir|Hisc  of 
bringing  up  an  iidilitional  corps  wliieli  tieiieral  lliirgoyiie 
had  sl.'itioiied  at  llalleii  Kill  lo  support  us;  whilst  he  sit 
sediiloiislv  to  the  l:isk  of  liirlilyiiii;  a  position  in  which  he 
miglil  await  the  coming  iipuf  supplies,  of  which  he  bigiin 
now  III  lie  conscious  that  lie  sfiMiil  in  need. 

The  liiriii  of  Walin-ciiil  lies  upon  both  bunks  of  the 
llossae,  and  I  iiiisisli  d  ul  this  lime  of  snme  kix  or  eight 
log  biiill  bill,  Miilli  led  here  and  Ihcri'  over  Ihe  iiarriiw 
expanse  of'  i-nlti\ate(|  eroimil.  To  llie^lell  was  ii 
hiiglit,  which  Colonil  ll.iiinie  hnsteiicd  fo  oieiipv ;  In 
posted  here  the  dragiKiiiH  willi  a  portion  of  the  Marks- 
men on  Iheir  right.  In  nar  of  a  little  zig/jig  breastwork, 
ciiiii{H>s(d  of  logs  and  Ioom'  eiirtli.  Siieli  of  the  di  laelied 
houses  as  eiiiiic  williin  Ihe  eompavs  of  his  {hisIiIoii,  he 
fillril  with  Canaili:iiis,  siip|Kirliiig  tin  ni  with  ilefacliiiieiils 
of  I  hnsii'iirs  anil  griiiadii  is,  liki  wise  eiilreiielied  behind 
brenslwnrks  ;  and  he  Kepi  Ihe  whole,  with  the  exeeplioii 
ofahoiil  n  liui'.dn  d  ini  ii,  i.ii  the  norlh    ide  of  the  strciin. 


atfiicKs  on  evi'ry  side  from  a  numerous  em  ■ 

whoop  wliieli  the  savages  raised   from  fiui      r>       'c,  as 

wi  II  ;is  :in  occasional  musket  shot,  gave  noli-  ■ 

now  thai  enemy  was   not   inactive.     Our  un.'! 

ritiirn  of  day  was  greater  by  far  than  perhn) 

would   have   been   willing  fo  neknowlidge,  f    .,.   lo  hi? 

dean'st  fViend  ;  and  the  feeling  of  s.ilisfaelion  was  gem  ml, 

when  thi' gnidual  reddening  of  the  eastern  sky  denoliil 

tli.it  il  was  fist  iippioiiching. 

'I'he  morning  of  the  Kith  rose  lieaiilifuUy  serene.  Tin 
lorni  of  the  preceding  day  hiiving  ex|KMidctl  itself,  nut  .i 
clniid  was  leil  fo  darken  the  face  of  the  heavens  ;  wl:il«l 
the  very  leaves  hung  niolionless,  and  the  long  griii- 
waved  not,  under  flic  infhience  of  n  |M'rfeet  calm.  I'.viri 
ohjeel  around,  loo,  ap|H'ared  lo  peculiar  advantage;  ll.t 
Ihe  fields  liHiked  green  and  refreshed,  the  river  \va< 
swolli  II  and  tumultuous,  and  the  branches  were  nil  lonilul 
with  (lew-drops,  wliiih  glittered  in  the  sun's  early  ray* 
like  so  innny  diamonds.  Nor  woiilil  it  !»■  easy  lo  imngiin 
any  scene  more  rili'  with  |M'acefiil  and  even  paslnril 
1h  :mly.  Looking  down  from  the  simimil  of  the  risiiiL 
griiiiiid,  I  biinld  iiumcdialcly  Is'iicnlh  iiic  n  wide  swii,i 
of  stately  fiirest,  inlerrnpled  al  rcniole  intervals  by  gru'i 
meadow  s  or  yellow  corn-fields  ;  whilst  here  nnd  then  i 
tlage,  a  shed, or  sonic  other  primitive  edifice,  reared  il> 
modest  head,  as  if  for  the  puriHise  of  reminding  Hit 
s{H'etiitiir,1liat  iii'iii  had  begun  bis  inroads  U|Hin  natiin 
Hilhiiiit  as  yet  taking  aw.iy  from  her  simplicity  and  gniii 
deiir,  I  hardly  reeoHcet  a  scene  which  struck  nic  at  theiiiit 
nil  III  iiion'  forcibly,  or  which  has  lef\  a  dw|H'r,  or  liinrv 
lasting  inipnssiou  on  my  meiiiory. 

I  liaM'  said  ihal  the  morning  of  Ihe  Ifitli  roue  licniili 
fiilly  s(  relic  ;  and  if  is  not  lo  the  operations  of  the  ilr 
nil  Ills  aliiiie  tliiil  my  expression  applies.  All  was  |«t 
f  illy  qiiii  I  III  the  outposts,  lint  an  enemy  having  Imh 
M'i'ii,  nor  an  alnrming  sound  heard,  fiir  sevenil  lioir> 
pnvious  fo  sunrise.  So  pcaeeabic,  indeed,  was  Ihcnspn' 
which  iniitlerH  bore,  thai  our  leaders  felt  warmly  dis|H»ii 
to  resume  Ihe  olfeiisivc,  without  wailing  flic  nrrivnl  i 
the  additional  corps  fiir  which  they  had  applied;  nnd  ir 
ders  WI  re  aheady  issued  liir  the  men  lo  cat  their  br»nli 
fists,  pri  (iiirntory  lo  more  inlivu  o|«ralions.  Hut  Hi 
arms  were  hi  arei  ly  piled,  nnd  the  bavresneks  unsliini' 
w  ben  symplomsol  a  state  of  ntlairs  dilfereiif  IVoin  tlm 
which  linil  Is'cii  anticipated.  In  gun  to  show  theniscba 
and  our  isoplc  were  recalled  lo  their  ranks  in  all  lin>i< 
iilmost  lis  iiioii  as  III!  y  bad  qiiifted  tbiiii.  From  linn 
Ihiiii  one  qiiarter  sioiils  eame  in  to  re|Hiri,  tlinl  eoliiiin' 
of  iiriuid  iiicii  wire  npproni  biiig;  llioiigli  wlielher  »ii> 
a  iVieiidly  or  hostile  iiilinlion,  neither  their  ap|M'ttriiiii' 
nor  iielioiis  enalili  d  our  inlorinanls  to  iisci  riaiii. 

Il  has  111  en  »tnlei!,  llinl  durinu  the  InsI  day's  ninr' 


,  in  liiB  front  and  rear, 

its,  nnd  throw  up  tin 
liem  I'llicicnt,  occupicil 
fthc  night  of  tlic  ISlli; 
hordi'hipa  more  Ecvcru 
hus  employt'd.  Ia'I  ii 
'as  a  duy  of  contnnicij 
niKtonicd  to  wiliicss  in 
•rent,  to  afford  shcllcr 
Di  yet  devised  no  rovir. 
n,  the  eartli  wliich  thty 
!  down  nfjain,  and  tlie 
out,  filled  in  a  nioiurm, 
iS.  Hut  tlieir  puliom  . 
vus  cullid  upon  to  Kur. 

he  wan  lalicuring  II  ir 
linn  for  the  lienelit  ot 
ipienee,  inspired  with  a 
ielf-devotion.  Poor  11 1, 
'e  were,  on  the  presini 
ifTieed,  indeed,  to  snv. 
nd  ennliled  them  to  si  I! 
ipiite  inadequate  to  ki. 
lefeiit. 

11,  our  eorps,  wliicli  ]a,\ 
de  of  the  strea;-',  wiis 
J  beside  IJeidesdel's  lin- 
ed  to.  There  wc  iiadsi  il 
i  limy  be  well  sup|)o»((], 
,  and  that  we  were  all 

of  inip<^ndiiig  danger; 
lirlli  from  amongst  iis, 
error  ;  for  we  lield  c.iir 
111  tli!it  of  our  o|ipoiieii|ii 
■e  were  few  amoiigsl  ii< 
iiild  lint  lint  reiiieiiiliir 
act  of  desolate  eoiiiitrv, 
friends,  nnd  exposed  i.. 
irons  em  ■,;  id  'I, 
from  tiiii  I  >  .0.  n, 
I,  gave  noil  >  .  ■  •  \  ■ 
I'.     Our  iiii.'i 

than  jierliai 

mnwli'dge,  r  ■  ,.  lo  hi' 
patisfiirtion  was  gem  nil, 
"le  easlrrn  mUv  denolnl 

■iiiilifully  serene.  'I'll, 
;  I'XjH'iided  itself,  nut  i 
of  the  heavens  ;  wi:il>l 
,  anil  the  long  gra». 
a  |M'vfeet  ealm.  Kviri 
eiulinr  advnntnge  ;  lir 
resiled,  the  river  u,v 
rnnelies  were  nil  loailnl 
II  the  sun's  early  r.ivi 
I  it  Ik'  easy  to  iinnpiii' 
fill    and   even    piisinni 

suniniit  of  the  risiii: 
eatli  iiie  a  wide  swiij. 
lole  iiiterv'ils  by  grui, 
hilst  here  nnd  there  i 
litivi!  ediliee,  reared  iii 

«e  of  reminding  tlir 
iiiriinds  ii|hiii  iiatiin 
r  siiiiplieily  and  gran 

ehslniek  meat  the  im^ 

left  a  dee|MT,  or  Minn 

the  Ifitli  rose  hiinili 
I  operatioiiH  of  the  clr 
iipplii  s.  All  wns  |«r 
1  I  iiiiiiy  linving  Un 
liril,  fur  several  liiiie! 
liiideeil,  wan  the  nspi'' 
<  Ii  It  warmly  ilis))i»H 
Iviiitiiig  the  arrival  i 
V  had  applied;  anil  ii 
|ien  to  eiit  their  lirvnli 
o|)eraliiin».  Hiil  llf 
hnvresaeks  luisliiiif 
illlVereiil  iVoin  tlm 
III  show  themsclMi^ 
lir  raiikH  in  nil  Imnii 
111  them.  From  iimn 
repori,  thni  eiiliiini' 
IllKtiigli  whether  »iii 
lillier  their  np|H"iiniiii' 
I  to  Hueerliiiii. 
I  he  ll»M  Hiiy'«  iimrr' 


SARATOGA. 


.oi 


r  little  corps  was  joined  by  many  of  llio  country  peo- 
i;  moat  of  whom  demanded  and  obtained  arms,  ns 
raons  friendly  to  the  royal  cause.  How  Colonel 
umc  became  so  completely  duped  as  to  place  reliance 
these  men,  I.  know  not;  but  having  listened  with 
uplaccney  to  their  previous  assurances,  that  in  Ben- 
gton  a  large  majority  of  the  |)opulace  were  our 
;nds,  he  was  somehow  or  other  persuaded  to  believe, 
it  the  armed  bands  of  whose  approach  he  was  warned, 

8 re  loyalists  on  their  way  to  make  a  tender  of  their 
vices  to  the  loader  of  the  king's  troops.  Filled  witli 
I  idea,  he  despatched  positive  orders  to  the  out|)o«ta,  that 
m  molestations  should  be  offered  to  the  advancing  co- 
Snns;  but  that  the  pickets  retiring  before  them  should 
jSn  tlic  main  body,  where  every  disposition  was  made 
tt  rceeive  either  friend  or  foe.  Unfortunately  for  us, 
^se  orders  were  but  too  faithfully  obeyed.  About  half 
It  nine  o'clock,  I,  who  was  not  in  the  secret,  beheld,  to 
utter  amazement,  our  advanced  parties  withdraw 
itliout  tiring  a  shot,  ftoui  thickets  which  might  have 
en  maintamcd  for  hours  against  any  sujicriority  of 
_  inbcrs;  and  the  same  thickets  quickly  occupied  by 
men,  whose  whole  demeanour,  as  well  as  their  dress  and 
■liyin  of  equipment,  plainly  and  incontestably  pointed 
Mem  out  as  Americans. 

I  cannot  pretend  to  describe  the  state  of  excitation 
d  alarm  into  wliich  our  little  baud  was  now  thrown, 
itii  the  solitiiry  exception  of  our  leader,  there  was  not 
man  amongst  us  who  appeared  otherwise  than  satisfied 
1  those  to  whom  he  had  listened  were  traitors ;  and 
t  unless  some  pruinjit  and  vigorous  measures  were 
loptcd,  their  treachery  would  bo  crowned  with  its  full 
ward.    Captain  Fraaer,  in  particular,  seemed  strongly 
ibued  with  tlie  conviction  that  we  were  wilfully  de- 
lved.    Hu  pointed  out  in  jilain   language  the  extreme 
probability  of  the  stury  which  these  desi'rters  had  told, 
^>d  warmly  urged  our  chief  to  withdraw  his  confidence 
im    them;    but  all   his   argumcntu   proved   fruitless, 
ilonel  Baume  remained  convinced  of  their  fidelity.   He 
tw  no  reason  to  doubt  that  the  people  whoso  approach 
tcited  so  much  apprehension  were  the  same  of  whose 
ival  he  had  been  forewarned ;  and  he  was  prevented 
im  placing  himself  entirely  in  their  |K>wer,  only  by  the 
itive  refusal  of  his  followers  to  oliey  orders  given  to 
at  effect,  and  the  rash  im|>etuosity  of  the  enemy. 
Wo  might  have  stood  about  half  an  hour  under  nrins, 
atching  the  proeeedings  of  a  eolumn  of  four  or  five 
ndrcd   men,  v  'lo,   alU'r  dislodging   the   pickets,  had 
lte<l  just  at  the  edge  of  the  o|>en  country,  when  a  sud- 
n  trampling  of  feet  in  the  forest  on  our  right,  followed 
the  rc|iort  of  several  muskets,  attracted  our  attention, 
patrol  was  instantly  sent  in  the  direction  of  the  sound ; 
it  before  the  party  eoin|iosing  it  had  proceeded  many 
ards  from  the  lines,  n  loud  shout,  followed  by  a  rapid 
oiigli  straggling  fire  of  musketry,  warned  us  to  pre- 
■are    for  a  meeting  the  reverse  of  friendly.     Instantly 

to  Indians  came  (muring  in,  carrying  dismay  and  eon- 
aion  in  their  eoimtcnanee  and  gestures.  We  were  sur~ 
timiled  on  all  sides ;  columns  were  advancing  every- 
lierc  against  us,  and  those  whom  we  hail  hitherto 
reated  as  IVionds  had  only  waited  till  the  arrival  of  their 
upimrt  might  justify  them  in  advancing.  'I'liero  was 
otiilsehisxl  in  these  re|)orls,  though  made  by  men  who 

tioke  rather  from  their  fears  iliiu  their  knowledge.  The 
)liinin  in  iinr  fl-ont  no  sooner  heard  the  shout  than  they 
jplind  eordinlly  and  loudly  to  it ;  then,  firing  a  volley 
ritli  delilH'rnte  and  murderous  aim,  rusheil  liiriouily  to. 
^arils  us.  Now  then,  at  length,  our  lender's  dreiims  of 
icurity  were  dispelled.  He  found  himself  attacked  in 
:>nt  and  Hank  by  thriee  liii  numbers,  who  pressed  fiir- 
ard  with  the  eonfidenee  wliieli  our  l;ite  priieeedingH 
ere  ealeulateil  tii  priMluee;  whilst  the  very  (MTsons  in 
liiiiii  lie  hail  trusted,  and  to  whom  he  had  given  arms, 
it  no  time  In  turning  them  against  him.  These  fel- 
wi  no  Bisiner  heard  their  eomrades  erv,  than  they  deli- 
ratily  ilivelinrged  their  iiiiiskels  niiiimgst  Iteiili-sdel's 
ngisnis;  and  dis|ierHing  liefore  any  stops  emild  Ih-  taken 
wile  tliem,  e8ea|)ed,  with  the  ejerption  of  one  or  two, 
their  friends. 

If  rolimel  Hiuimr  had   pirmilUd  himself  to  he  du|H'<l 
hto  a  great  error,  it  isnu  more  than  justice  to  confess,  tliut 

le  exerted   himself  manfully  to   r dy   the   evil,   nnd 

Ivert  its  eoiiseipienees.  Our  little  ImiiiI,  wliieli  had 
litherto  reinnineil  in  eohimii,  was  inslantly  orderi  d  to 
liteiid,  null  the  tr(Mi|m  lining  the  breast  work  replieil  tii 
lie  firi'  of  the  Ameneaus  with  extreme  eeh'rity  and  eon. 
)ldernhle  eirret.  So  elosr  nnd  dostruetivr,  iiiileed,  was 
Hir  first  Volley,  tlinl  the  assailants  reeniled  Is-fiire  it,  nnd 
►oiilil  hare  retreated,  in  all  prolmbilily,  within  the  wood  ; 
lilt  ere  we  eoiild  take  ndvantnge  of'llie  rimfiision  pro- 
luerd,  frfsh  attacks  developed  IhemwIviMi,  nnd  we  were 


warmly  engaged  on  every  side  and  from  nil  quar- 
ters. It  became  evident  that  each  of  our  detached  (KMsts 
was  about  to  be  assailed  at  the  same  inst?  ',  Not  one 
of  our  dispositions  had  been  concealed  from  the  enemy, 
who,  on  the  contrary,  seemed  to  be  aware  of  the  exact 
numbt^rof  men  stationed  at  each  point;  ond  they  were  one 
and  all  threatened  by  a  force  perfectly  adequote  to  bear 
down  opposition,  and  yet  by  no  means  diapro|>ortionably 
large,  or  such  as  to  render  the  main  body  inelficicnt.  All, 
moreover,  was  done  with  the  sagacity  and  coolness  of 
veterans,  who  perfectly  understood  the  nature  of  the  re- 
sistance to  be  expected,  and  tlie  difficulties  to  bo  over- 
come,  and  who,  li,iving  well  considered  and  matured 
their  plans,  w^cre  resolved  to  carry  them  into  execution 
at  all  hazards,  and  at  every  expense  of  life. 

It  was  at  this  moment,  when  the  heads  of  columns 
began  to  show  themselves  in  rear  of  our  right  and  lef^, 
that  the  Indians,  who  had  hitherto  acted  with  spirit,  and 
something  like  order,  lost  all  confidence,  and  fled. 
Alarmed  at  the  prospect  of  having  their  retreat  cut  off, 
they  stole  away,  after  their  own  tusliion,  in  single  files, 
in  spite  of  the  strenuous  remonstrances  of  Baume,  and 
of  their  own  ofKcers,  leaving  us  more  than  ever  cx|msed, 
by  the  abandonment  of  that  angle  of  the  intrenchments 
which  they  liai'  been  appointed  to  maintain.  But  even 
this  spcctucle,  distressing  as  it  doubtless  was,  failed  in 
affecting  our  jicople  witli  a  feeling  at  all  akin  to  despair. 
The  vaeancy  which  the  retreat  of  the  savages  occasioned, 
wa.s  promptly  filled  up  by  one  of  our  two  field-pieces, 
whilst  the  other  poured  destruction  among  the  enemy  in 
front,  as  often  as  they  showed  tlicmsclves  in  the  open 
country,  or  threatened  to  advance. 

In  this  state  tilings  continued  upwards  of  three  quar- 
ters of  an  hour.  'I'liough  rep«!atedly  assailed  in  front, 
Hanks  and  rear,  we  maintained  ourselves  with  so  inucli 
obstinacy,  as  to  inspire  a  ho|>e  that  the  enemy  might 
even  yet  be  kept  at  bay  till  the  arrival  of  Breynian's 
corps,  now  momentarily  exp<'eted  ;  wlien  an  aeeident  oc- 
curred, which  at  once  put  nn  end  to  this  cx|iectatioii, 
luid  ex|M)sed  us,  almost  defenceless,  to  our  fate.  The 
solitary  tumbril  which  conlaiiicd  the  whole  of  our  spare 
ammunition,  became  ignited,  and  Mew  up  with  a  vio- 
lence, which  shook  the  very  ground  under  our  feet,  and 
caused  a  momentary  cessation  in  firing,  both  on  our  side 
and  that  of  tliu  enemy,  But  the  cessation  was  only  iiir 
a  moment.  The  American  officers,  guessing  the  extent 
of  our  calamity,  cheered  their  men  on  to  fresh  exertions. 
They  rushed  up  the  ascent  witli  redoubled  ardour,  in 
spiteoftiieheavy  volley  which  wo  poured  in  toeheek  them; 
and  finding  our  guns  sik'iit,  they  sprang  over  the  para 
p»^t,  and  dashed  within  our  works.  For  a  fi'w  seconds 
the  bceno  which  ensued,  defies  all  (lower  of  lunguage  to 
descrilR'.  'i'he  bayonet,  the  butt  of  the  rille,  the  sabre, 
the  jiike,  were  in  lull  play ;  luid  men  fell,  as  they  rarely 
fall  III  modern  war,  under  the  direct  blows  of  their  ene- 
mies. But  such  a  struggle  could  not  in  the  iinture  of 
things  Imi  of  long  ronlinuanee.  Outnumbered,  broken, 
and  Honiewhat  disheartened  by  late  events,  our  (H'oph 
wnvcred,  and  fell  back,  or  fought  singly  nnd  uiieonnei  t- 
ediy,  till  they  were  either  cut  down  nt  their  (swts  obsti- 
nately defending  themselves,  or  eoinpelled  to  Kiirrender. 
Of  Keidesdel's  dismounted  dragoons,  few  survived  to  tell 
how  nobly  they  hud  iH'hnved ;  ('olonel  llauine,  shot 
through  tlie  \m\y  by  a  ritle  luill,  fill  mortally  wounded ; 
and  all  order  and  <lisei(iliiie  Is'iiig  lost,  flight,  or  siilimis- 
sinn  wna  nlone  thought  of  For  my  own  (inrt,  whi  tlier 
the  ficliiig  nrose  from  di»|ierntiiiii  or  neeicieiit  I  cannot 
tell,  hut  I  resolved  not  to  U'  taken.  As  yet  I  had  es- 
eaiu'd  almost  unhurt,  a  slight  fiesh  wound  in  the  left 
arm  having  uliine  fiilhu  to  my  share ;  and  gntheriiig 
round  me  nlsnit  thirty  of  my  eomrniles,  we  made  a  rush 
where  the  enemy's  ranks  apjM'ared  weakest,  and  hurst 
through.  This  done,  each  man  made  haste  to  shift  fiir 
himself,  without  (inusing  to  consider  the  tiiti!  of  his 
neighlHiur  ;  nnd  losing  one  third  of  onr  nnuilHT  from  the 
enemy's  fire,  the  remainder  look  refllgr,  in  gron(ii  of 
two  or  tlirw,  within  the  forest. 


CIIAl'TrU  V. 

It  were  nn  easy  matter  to  deserib*  the  sensations 
whieh  take  jNn'essiun  of  a  iiiiiu  who  has  just  esea(ied 
Irom  n  lield  of  parnnge  nnil  defeat,  nnd  finds  himself  all 
at  once  a  fugitive  nnd  a  wanderer  in  n  eoiintry  every 
where  hoslilr  to  him,  Tluiiigli  ■qqiressed,  nnd  r'enily  to 
droji  til  lliu  earth  through  thirst  nnd  fatigue,  I  could  not 
pause  even  to  lisik  lichiiiil,  whilst  as  yet  the  slioiiti  of 
the  \ietorB  nnd  the  tumult  of  the  strife' rnng  in  my  ears; 
nor  wns  it  till  nn  Hliiriiimg  sinse  of  giddiness  warned 
mr  to  proeeed  no  farther,  thai  I  ut  last  ventured  to  east 
myself  i.t  knjth  under  a  ipreuding  oak.     The  ijiddiness 


in  i|nestioii,  I  'vas  not  long  in  di«eo\eriiig,  arose  from 
loss  of  blood.  Whilst  running  down  the  sliqie,  a  hall 
had  passed  through  my  thigh,  of  which  nt  the  momeitt 
I  was  not  aware;  but  several  of  the  smaller  arteries  hav- 
ing been  cut,  it  bled  profusely,  and  now  occasioned  so 
much  weakness,  that  it  was  with  difficulty  I  succeeded 
in  preserving  my  consciousness.  Happily  for  me,  a 
stream  of  pure  water  flowed  from  a  mossy  fountain  near, 
of  which  I  drank  the  sweetest  and  most  luxurious 
draught  that  ever  passed  my  lips ;  and  being  refreshed 
and  invigorated  by  it,  I  so  fur  neovered  self-command, 
ns  to  look,  as  well  ns  I  could,  to  the  state  of  my  hurl. 
I  wrap()ed  my  handkerchief  tightly  round  it,  so  as  to 
stanch  the  bleeding,  and  lay  down  again,  with  the  de- 
sign, if  (tossiblc,  of  courting  slcc)). 

I  have  said  that  it  would  be  no  easy  mutter  to  dcserilie 
the  sensations  which  obtain  the  mastery  over  a  man  who 
has  just  escaped  from  a  field  of  carnage  and  defeat ;  nnd 
no  where  could  a  proof  more  striking  of  the  justice  of 
this  remark  lie  found,  than  I  myself  exhibited  on  that 
unfortunate  day.  Though  I  would  have  given  worlds 
for  one  hour  of  undisturbed  slumber,  and  though  the 
bodily  machine  felt  as  if  its  vigour  had  dejiarted  for  ever, 
slee(>  refused  to  come  u[H)n  me.  If  I  closed  my  eyes  for 
a  moment,  it  w.-is  merely  to  fall  into  a  feverish  doze,  dur- 
ing which  images  the  most  hideous  r,iid  alarniiiig 
crowded  my  imagination,  and  from  which  the  slightest 
waving  of  the  rushes,  or  the  r'.iSliiiig  of  the  long  grass, 
sufficed  to  rouse  me.  I  started  at  the  sound  of  iny  owe 
breathing  ;  and  without  kiio,viiig  what  it  was  that  1  fear- 
ed, I  found  myself  the  slave  of  the  most  hideous  terror. 
Nor  was  it  over  my  mind  alone  that  this  nervous  irrita- 
bility exerted  its  infiiienee.  I  hiive  often  travelled,  and 
traveMed  on  foot  too.  whilst  suffering  under  wounda 
more  dangerous  and  troublesome  than  those  which  then 
disabled  me;  hut  on  that  day  my  limbs  refused  to  do 
their  office,  or  to  carry  me  one  step  iKyoiid  the  s[)ot 
where  1  first  halted.  1  accordingly  lay  for  two  wholu 
hours  in  a  eimdition  us  de(ilornlile  as  lins  frequently  been 
filled  by  a  human  being ;  cut  oft"  from  all  liojie  or  elinnee 
of  receiving  sujiport  or  assistance  from  my  friends,  and 
antiei(mting  nothing  else  than  lillii  r  to  perish  from 
want,  or  to  full  a  sacrifice  to  some  wuiidernig  party  of 
hostile  savages. 

I  was  thus  situated,  having  drop(x^d  into  a  Fort  of 
triinee,  such  as  forms  the  connecting  link  l,i  tween  slee[i. 
ing  and  wuking,  when  a  sound  whieh  had  hitherto 
smote  ii[M)n  the  lar  of  fancy  alone,  siiddeiily  arose,  nnd 
liiir.st  in  a  inonunt  the  spell  whieh  linuiid  nie.  It  wus  a 
roar  of  mnsketry,  w  itii  an  oeeasionul  boom  of  cnniion, 
echoed  back  in  trememloiis  funinlt  by  the  surrounding 
forests;  nnd  I  was  not  slow  in  coiijtcturing  that  it  urnsu 
(riiiii  (lolciiiel  Bieyinon's  (lurly  engaged  with  the  same 
force  by  which  we  hnd  just  been  overthrown.  It  will 
readily  be  imngined  that  I  listened  to  the  nwful  sound 
with  an  intensity  of  interest  sueli  us  hardly  any  other  in 
nntiire  could  have  (irodneed,  and  thut  my  hopes  nnd 
fears  olitiiiiied  by  turns  the  mustery,  in  ()rn()ortion  ns  it 
n(i(ieareil  to  a|>|ironeh  or  reeedo  fiiini  the  sjiot  where  I 
lay.  Now  it  seemed  to  draw  ra(iiilly  towards  me,  now 
it  swe[)t  uwny  in  'he  (qqiosite  ilireetioii;  now  I  judged 
flint  the  Aiuerienns  were  fhlliiig  back,  now  that  the 
king's  IroojiB  weri!  retreating, — so  wavering  nnd  nneer- 
tniii  a  guide  is  the  ear,  unassisted  by  the  o|M-rntion  of 
other  senses.  By  ikgrees,  however,  matters  aasumed  a 
more  decided  elinrueter.  'I'he  firing,  w  liii  h  for  a  time 
had  e.vleiided  over  a  considerulile  spuee,  (rriidiially  nnr- 
rov.iil,  as  if  the  skirmishers  were  called  in,  anil  lines 
were  firmed  for  n  charge;  nnd  thin  a  slioiii,  nf  which  I 
well  knew  the  im(iiirt,  rung  through  the  nir.  If  wus  fill- 
lowid  by  u  momeiitary  silriiie,  more  uwfiil  by  far  tliiin 
the  timiiilt  which  ushered  it  in;  nnd  then  sileeetdid  a 
tiriiilluile  so  warm  and  so  eonfi.si  d,  ns  [ilninly  to  inilieute 
that  one  side  or  other  hnd  given  way.  It  was  no  longer, 
no'v,  the  steady  discharges  of  hostih' nrniies,  eneli  in  firm 
nrrny,  nnd  eager  for  victory  ;  but  the  ih'sultory  firing  of 
ill  tnelied  (larties,  some  in  tliglit,  ntliers  in  hot  (lursnlt,  I 
could  Inar  this  state  of  susjieiiBe  no  longrr  ;  so,  mustering 
nil  my  resoliitinn,  I  struggled  to  rise,  and  after  ■<  veral 
iiufteetnul  nttem|its,  uiieeeeded. 

The  sun  hnd  set,  nnd  twilight  was  elo«l<g  in  fast, 
when  I  lirgan  my  fedioiii  and  (lalnful  journey  towards 
the  o|N'ii  country.  My  limb,  swoHeii  nnd  stiff,  rrftisod 
ut  first  to  sii|>|H>rt  the  weight  of  my  Isidy  ;  and  my  whole 
frniiir,  entieliled  by  innnition,nii  less  than  by  lots  ofbhiod, 
with  difficulty  olHyrd  the  motions  of  a  mind,  lo  whieh 
soiiietliiiig  like  its  natural  tune  was  restored,  I  reeled 
like  a  ilriinkcn  man,  nnd  fill  us  if  at  every  Kte(i  I  shoiilil 
have  fallen  again.  But  n  strong  sense  of  the  necessity 
for  i'<rrfiiin  kept  me  u|i,  nnd  ns  Tung  ns  the  faintest  light 
reiiiniiieil,  and  the  filing  eoiilinuid  to  direet  nn,  I  (iiish 


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ed  on.  At  last,  liowi^vor,  tlic  firing  ep.i.sod  eiitirclj-,  niid 
darkiii'SM  the  dti'|)r.-,t  and  most  profound  covered  the 
i'upc  of  tlie  sky.  Now,  then,  I  gave  myself  up  aijaolutc- 
ly  to  despair,  and  easting  myself  once  more  upon  the 
groinid,  I  sluit  my  eyes,  and  resigned  myself,  without  a 
groan,  to  my  fate. 

How  long  I  remained  in  this  plight  I  cannot  tell,  for 
cither  sleep,  or,  which  is  more  probable,  a  fainting  fit. 
soon  mcrpowered  me  j  but  when  I  recovered  my  senses, 
I  fiiund  myself  in  the  midst  of  a  group  of  armed  men, 
one  of  wlioni  wbh  kindly  supporting  my  head  upon  his 
knee.  A  large  fire  was  hlaiiing  near,  the  light  of  which 
tell  strongly  upon  my  companions ;  but  so  confused  were 
m}"  senses,  and  so  vague  and  unsatisfactory  the  work- 
ings of  memory  itself,  that  I  could  not  tell  for  nnny 
minuti^s  whether  I  was  in  the  hands  of  friends  or  foes. 
Nay,  my  situation  was  to  me  altogether  inexi)licablc,  I 
recoUccteil  something,  indeed,  of  the  events  of  the  morn- 
ing, ns  th-it  we  had  sustained  a  severe  action,  and  that  I 
had  myself  been  alone  in  the  woods;  but  how  I  came 
there,  whether  we  had  been  defeated  or  victorious,  and, 
above  all,  why  I  shoidil  tw  as  I  now  was,  were  mysteries 
which  all  my  exertions  failed  to  solve.  By  degrees, 
however,  reason  resumed  her  influence.  I  raised  my 
head,  and  gazing  around  began  to  receive  some  faint  im- 
pression that  the  faces  before  me  were  familiar,  when  a 
well-known  voice  restored  mo  at  once  to  myself,  and  I 
found  tliat  I  was  really  among  friends.  The  voice  was 
that  of  my  brave  leader,  on  whom  I  was  leaning;  and 
to  my  inexpressible  delight  I  now  saw^,  that  the  group 
was  composed  entirely  of  old  comrades — tlie  members  of 
my  own  corps,  Fraser's  Marksmen. 

Ai  soon  as  the  fir,«t  gush  of  joy  had  subsided,  I  eager- 
ly iMrjuired  of  Frascr  by  what  means  he  had  escai«'d 
from  the  carnage  of  yesterday,  and  how  fortune  had  so 
ordered  it  an  to  bring  him  to  my  relief.  The  first  por- 
tion of  his  story  resembled  my  own  in  almost  every  par- 
tieulnr;  the  last  contained  lictails  but  little  crdeulated  to 
raise  the  spirits  of  one  already  humbled  bv  defeat,  and 
debilitated  l)y  bodily  suffering.  Like  me,  he  had  cut  his 
way  through  the  circle  of  Americans,  but,  instead  of 
plunging  into  the  heart  of  the  forest,  he  contented 
himself  with  such  shelter  as  the  banks  of  the  river  af- 
forded,  witli  the  iiitention  of  escaping  by  the  main 
road,  a*  soon  as  darkness  should  ret  in.  He  was  thus 
situated  wlien  Colonel  Breyman's  detachment  arrived  at 
tho  vrry  ground  wliert'  ours  had  sustained  its  defeat. 
To  this  he  hastened  to  iittaeh  himself;  but  before  he 
fimnd  an  opijortunily  of  making  its  leader  aware  of  the 
events  which  had  just  oeeurred,  it  too  was  furiously  at- 
tacked by  (leneral  .Starke.  A  sanguinary  atl\;ir  ensued, 
in  wliieli,  for  a  ti.iie,  (jnr  people  upjRared  to  have  the 
advantage;  but  their  Hmmiinition  beginning  to  fail,  they 
were  conifielled  (o  slacken  their  fire,  and  put  nil  U[)on 
the  haz.^rd  of  a  singi '  charge.  The  charge  was  indeed 
BUCcessl'ul, — that  is  to  say,  the  enemy  fled  before  it,  and 
the  field  was  for  a  moment  wc  , — but  it  was  only  lor  a 
moment;  for  Starke,  rallying  his  people,  threw  tlicni  in 
small  binds  muiid  Hroynian's  flanks,  and  soon  broke, 
by  an  iiicussml  fire,  ranks  wkieli  could  no  longer  be 
malnlaiiu'd  except  by  the  liayonet.  Finally,  the  lles- 
tijns  retreated  in  diiordi.r,  leaving  their  guns  and  many 
prisoners,  in  the  liimli  of  the  victors;  and  were  s»v<(l 
from  absolute  duntnietion  only  by  the  approach  of  night. 
It  «M3  wliilut  escipiiig  a  seennd  time  from  a  contest 
so  diaastrotH,  tliat  elnnee  directed  Frasrr  to  the  spot 
whore  I  lay.  I  had  taken,  it  ap|K'nred,  (he  exact  rout«' 
which,  had  1  pursued  if  a  liflg  farllier,  must  have 
brouglit  me  to  the  lell  of  Hrevmnn's  line;  and  when  all 
means  of  guiding  my  steps  failed,  I  lay  down,  happily 
for  mviclf,  upon  the  very  track  wliieh  moit  of  the  fugi. 
tivci  fVoni  the  battle  were  eomprllcd  to  liillow.  Being 
diteovereil  here  and  rervignised  liy  mv  relative,  I  was 
conveyed  at  his  rei|uciit  to  the  spot  which  we  now  oeeu- 
pied;  where  my  hurts  were  carefully  dressed,  oml  every 
attantion  ««•  »li' wn  to  me  by  men,  in  whom  personal 
■ufturinff  hail  not  yut  proilue'ed  its  ordinary  etfeet,  of 
rendering  them  cjllous  to  the  miseries  of  others. 

I  WMidd  willingly  pass  over  that  |>ortion  of  my  history 
which  refers  to  our  |Kiinfnl  progress  hack  from  the  lloo- 
•ack  to  the  Huilson.  Were  I,  indeed,  to  enter  into  a 
detail  of  it,  my  deseriplions  wouhl  Im-  only  of  suH'erings 
ibf  most  acute,  arising  partly  from  the  nlisenee  of  corn. 
mon  nutriment,  and  partly  from  n  eonseiousness  of  inili. 
yjdual  degradation,  of  which  noni-  nniong  us  could 
di>-(nt  ourselves.  Of  thn  rpmain*  of  Breyuian's  eorpo, 
Iw  it  obiervid,  we  lost  night  rntirely.  It  ("ell  back,  I  lie. 
lievc,  in  toli-rahle  ordir  bv  flic  main  nud,  and  not  being 

iiursufd,  regained  the  Imiks  of  the  llndson  in  safety 
lut  the  party  to  which  I  fouml  ?nyself  attached,  had  w 


of  its  fate  from  the  moment  when  the  separation  took 
place.  We  accordingly  kept  the  woods  during  three  en- 
tire days,  deriving  our  subsistence  chiefly  from  wild 
fruits,  and  tho  few  crimibs  which  remained  m  our  havrc- 
saeks :  and  our  progress  was  the  more  tardy,  because  I 
could  not  move  without  assistance,  and  my  comrades  re- 
fused to  abandon  me.  But  we  gained  tliq  camp  at  last, 
though  in  a  plight  which  bore  ample  testimony  to  the 
privations  which  wo  had  endured;  and  I  become  for 
some  time  the  inhabitant  of  tliat  most  melancholy  of  all 
abodes,  a  military  hospital. 

My  wounds,  tliougli  originally  slight,  had  become, 
from  neglect  and  the  hardships  which  I  had  been  con- 
demned to  undergo,  so  inflamed,  that  several  days  elaps- 
ed ere  I  was  able  to  pay  attention  to  any  circumstance 
not  immediately  connected  with  iny  own  feelings.  I 
lay  all  this  while  upon  a  wretched  pallet,  in  the  same 
room  with  twelve  unfortuuate  creatures,  of  whom  seven 
died  delirious  and  raving.  So  acute  were  my  own  ago- 
nies, ond  so  overwhelming  their  influence  over  me,  that 
I  could  not  exjicrience  so  much  as  pity  for  any  one  ex- 
cept  myself.  It'  my  miserable  comrades  groaned  or 
complained,  I  answered  only  with  a  curse,  because  they 
disturbed  my  meditations  or  interrupted  my  repose ;  so 
perfectly  selfish  do  men  become  when  their  miseries 
pass  a  certain  point,  or  exceed  their  (lowers  of  endur- 
ance. Yet  let  mo  do  justice  to  myself.  It  was  only 
whilst  matters  were  at  the  worst  with  me,  that  feelings 
so  unworthy  obtained  an  ascendancy,  which  they  gra- 
dually but  surely  lost,  as  my  own  case  obtained  amelio- 
ration. The  [laroxysm  was  no  sooner  over,  than  my 
past  unkindness  affected  me  with  deep  shame ;  and  I 
thenceforth  exerted  myself  to  the  utmost,  in  order  to 
make  amends  for  it.  Nor  were  my  exertions  useless. 
The  poor  fellows  about  me  had  themselves  suffered  too 
much  not  to  experience  something  of  the  same  selfish- 
ness to  which  I  gave  way,  and  they  readily  and  kindly 
accepted  the  apologies  which  I  oflercd  for  having  dis- 
played it  BO  rudely. 

In  this  manner  nearly  a  fortnight  was  passed ;  during 
which  lime  the  army  remained  stationary  :  its  energies 
being  ctiiefly  devoted  to  the  bringing  up  of  stores  from 
the  rear,  and  the  cjnstruction  of  rafVs  with  which  to 
p.iss  the  river.  Whilst  our  own  iieople  were  thus  cm- 
ployed,  the  Indians,  spreading  themselves  over  the  face 
of  the  country,  brought  havoc  and  dismay  into  all  dis. 
tricts,  and  jierpetrated  enormities  at  the  recollection 
of  which  the  mind  even  at  this  distance  of  time  shud- 
ders. Irritated  by  the  trifling  progress  which  had 
been  made,  and  indignant  at  the  cheek  imposed  upon 
|)lunder,  these  savages  put  to  death  every  man,  woman 
or  child,  that  fi'll  into  their  hands:  insomuch  that  Gene- 
ral Burgoyne  was  driven  to  the  necessity  of  threatening 
their  very  chiefs  with  punishment,  in  the  event  of  their 
failing  to  restrain  the  cruellies  of  their  followers.  But 
his  threats  and  entreaties  were  alike  disregarded,  enor- 
mity arter  enormity  occurring,  till  at  last  a  deed  was 
lK'r|K'trated  which  will  for  ever  leave  an  indelible 
stain  upon  the  honour  of  the  British  arms.  The  deed 
to  which  I  now  allude,  was  tho  cold-blooded  nuirder  of 
an  innocent  girl,  the  child  of  a  loyal  father,  and  the  be- 
trothed of  a  brave  youth  whu  bore  a  commission  in  the 
king's  service. 

About  ten  miles  from  tho  site  of  our  present  encamp- 
ment, and  something  moro  from  tho  [KWt  of  Fort  Kd- 
ward,  stood  a  neat  cottage,  the  rrsidcneu  of  on  aged  and 
loyal  emigrant,  by  name  .Macrea.  He  had  served  us 
oliicir  in  one  of  the  Highland  regiments,  in  former  wars 
agai.i'if  the  French ;  and  having  Ikm^ii  rewarded  at  tln' 
|H-aee  by  a  grant  of  laml,  he  heal  his  sword  into  a 
ploughshare,  and  sat  down  to  eultivati^  his  farm,  and 
train  up  his  children  in  principles  of  loyalt}' and  honour. 
Fur  a  timi!  all  things  went  well  with  him :  his  labours 
were  crowned  with  suceess;  under  his  own  exertions 
and  thoko  of  his  sons,  the  barren  wilderness  liceame  a 
smiling  garden,  and  the  old  man  considered  himself',  as 
he  was  eoii'-idered  by  his  iieigliliours,  ono  of  the  incmt 

firos|H'r»ns  individuals  in  the  settlement.  To  complete 
lis  good  fortune,  a  fine  young  man,  the  son  of  an  old 
comrade,  and  now  a  fi'ilow  settler,  maili'  iiro|Misids  lor 
the  haiiil  iif  his  dniighler;  and  being  eipialiy  acceptable 
In  the  maid  us  In  her  fitlii  r,  he  was  duly  rcci'ived  in  the 
ehnrneter  of  an  accepted  lover. 

Things  were  in  tlil*  stale,  and  the  wcdiling-day  was 
imderstooil  to  lie  approaching,  win  ii  the  breaking  out  of 
the  reliellion,  with  Inn  suli»ei|ui'nt  ojierallons  ngninst  Ca. 
nada,  dissipated  fiir  a  lime  all  thoughts  of  domestic  nr- 
r.ingerneiits.  Macrea  espoused  the  cause  of  his  sine, 
reign  warmly;  and  his  ■onr,  as  well  ns  hit  proposed 
«oii.iii.la«',  tmik  up  arms  in  the  royal  service.    Of  the 


paralsd  from  thu  main  b«ly,  and  oi" courio  kiuw-  nothingl furiner,  one  till  in  the  alUir  of  Fort  Kt.  John,  th«  other 


during  the  assault  at  Quebec ;  and  Macrea  became,  in 
consequence,  dependent  wholly  upon  his  daughter,  for 
that  support  which  his  increasing  infirmities  demanded. 
Yet  the  old  man  bore  his  misfortunes  like  a  hero.  Bji 
sons,  he  said,  had  died  as  he  wished  them  to  die,  in  the 
service  of  a  kind  and  gracious  monarch';  and  his  daugli. 
ter  being  still  left  to  be  the  light  of  his  dim  eyes,  it 
nould  ill  become  him  to  raise  his  voice  against  Froii. 
dencc.  Besides,  liis  future  son-in-law,  whom  he  lovcil 
not  less  tenderly  tlian  his  own  boys,  survived ;  and  ig 
the  prospect  of  beholding  a  union,  on  the  completion  of 
which  he  had  set  his  heart,  he  found  many  sources  of 
comfort  under  his  present  calamities. 

Strange  to  say,  Macrea,  though  well  known  as  a  par. 
tisan  of  the  government,  suifcred  neither  insult  nor  inc. 
Icstatioii  from  the  colonists  near  him.  Allowances  seem 
to  have  been  made  for  the  prejudices  of  an  old  soldier ; 
and  though  he  never  disguised  his  wishes  as  to  the  fina] 
results  of  tlie  war,  he  continued  on  the  best  terms  with 
men,  whose  principles  and  feelings  all  led  to  an  opposite 
line  of  conduct.  The  consequence  was,  that  when  Bur. 
gojne's  invasion  began,  though  most  of  his  neighbours 
abandoned  their  houses,  and  sought  shelter  at  a  distance 
from  our  line  of  march,  no  one  dreamed  of  ofTering  in 
suit  or  injury  to  him,  because  he  adopted  a  difl'crent 
course  of  conduct ;  and  he  remained  witli  his  daughter 
to  welcome  the  coming  of  men,  whom  his  principle) 
taught  him  to  regard  as  deliverers. 

Maerea's  farm  lay  somewhat  out  of  the  track  of  either 
of  our  columns  in  the  pursuit  from  Ticondcroga;  coni-e. 
qiiently  it  escaped  a  visit,  which,  if  paid  in  the  first  ino. 
iiient  of  angry  triumph,  might  have  been  far  fVoiii 
agreeable.  Probably  it  would  have  passed  unscathed  d 
togetlicr,  had  our  progress  hecn  more  rapid,  or  our 
future  successes  more  brilliar,t ;  but  the  ill-judged  hall 
opposite  to  Saratoga  afforded  an  opportunity  to  maraud, 
ers,  of  which  they  failed  not  to  take  advantage,  and  tiy 
which  the  old  colonist  became  a  severe  sufferer. 

A  party  of  Indians  stealing  from  the  lines,  mafle  their 
way  to  his  house.  They  burst  upon  him  during  the 
night,  driving  the  old  man  into  the  woods  for  safely, 
and  wantonly  destroying  such  of  his  effects  as  they  pus. 
scssed  not  the  means  to  remove ;  and  above  all,  they 
seized  his  daughter,  of  whom,  in  the  confusion,  Macrci 
lad  for  a  moment  lost  sight.  Had  matters  ended  here, 
all  might  have  yet  been  well;  Macrea  was  nut  a  man  to 
resent  even  this  injury,  knowing,  as  he  well  knew,  the 
nature  of  those  who  inflicted  it ;  whilst  governmciil 
would  have  doubtless  made  compensation  lor  any  loss 
which  tho  ihroad  might  have  caused.  But  the  barba. 
rians  into  whose  hands  the  maiden  fell,  quarrelled 
among  themselves  rcB|iccting  Uieir  right  to  the  captivr; 
and  one,  more  inhumaii  tlian  the  rest,  clove  her  skuli 
with  his  tomahawk. 

When  intelligence  of  this  horrid  murder  reached  the 
camp,  the  indignation  of  all,  from  the  general  down  to 
the  meanest  sentinel,  was  roused  to  tlie  utniot>t  pitch  ol 
fury.  It  so  hapiH'ned  that  the  girl's  lietrothed  \vu 
ainongst  us,  and  of  the  state  of  his  feelings  I  leave  you 
to  judge ;  yet  was  it  necessary,  situated  as  we  were,  to 
deal  iiiereirully  with  the  iHrpetrators  of  the  black  deed, 
to  whom,  from  motives  of  policy,  no  public  puiiishiiuni 
was  awarded,  'i'lie  cordiality,  however,  which  had  al 
ready  iM-giin  to  wax  faint  between  us  and  our  native  war- 
riors, was  by  this  last  act  of  devilish  treachery  destroyed. 
We  regarded  them  now  as  little  Ixtter  than  fiends — useku 
ill  the  field,  and  worse  thiiii  useless  out  of  it ;  and  if  ive 
turned  not  against  them  the  arms  which  our  legitiniala 
enemy  gave  us  no  op|M)rtuiiity  to  exercise,  it  was  only 
lieeaiisi!  our  chief  took  care  to  keep  tliem  entirely  agiari 
fr<im  ns.  But  it  is  time  that  I  return  to  my  detail  of  inj. 
lilary  events,  to  which  every  suceessivi^  day  added  a 
deeper  and  more  awful  interest. 

We  were  yet  writhing  under  the  eA'cets  of  the  repulse 
at  Bennington,  when  intelligeiieeuf  the  failure  ofCohmel 
.St.  I.eger'iintteiiipts  upon  Fort  .Stanwix  was  comniunieiil. 
ed  to  us.  Threatened  by  ii  lliree  greatly  Kii|H'rior  tu  Ins 
own,  and  deserted  and  Ixilrayed  by  his  Indian  allies,  tlul 
ollieer  was  reluelanflyeiHiipelJed  to  relinquish  several  iiii. 
|Hirtaiit  advantages  whieii  he  had  oblained;  and  he  wa> 
now  ill  fiill  retreii'  across  the  cminlry,  with  the  iiitenlii  n, 
possible, of  efl*!  cling  his  esca|«'  U|Km  Montreol.  1  tiiiJ 
nut  observe  fliut  sui  h  a  eoinniiiiiieation,  received  at  suili 
u  nioiiieiit,  exrilid  no  little  alarm  among  all  lo  whom  it 
«M»e(.iiiniuniealed.  If  the  enemy  were  in  sufliiient  font 
lo  detach  largely  IVnin  onr  iininedintii  front,  at  u  moinenl 
w  hen  nil  nitaelt  might  daily  Is'  nntiei|Hiteil,  what  pruhi. 
Iiility  was  there  that  they  would  \tv  unable  to  opimse  u 
siieeessfiilly,  our  forcing  one  of  the  many  admirublc  ixw. 
tionj  with  whieli  the  eounlry  around  Alhaiiy  abounded' 
and  should  we  Hill  in  is'iiitratiiig  tu  that  plieo  brforr  tlif 


fin  ter 
lost 
bn  w 
bparei 
cori 
Sard  ' 
Brcatei 
by  of 
pd  we 
bn  pri 

lives 

1  Grei 
jents  o 
Bore  re 
I  be  wii 
liiidred 
■  our  I 
kc3e,on 
True,  a  i 
I  about 
Ish  btitti 
ie  who 


SARATOGA. 


.r.^ 


and  Macrea  became,  in 

upon  iii.s  daughter,  (n, 
ig  infirmities  dimandod, 
rtuncs  like  a  hero.  Hit 
ishcd  tlicm  to  die,  in  thi 
lonnrch';  and  hie  daugh. 
ight  of  his  dim  eyes,  it 
his  voice  against  Proti. 
-in-law,  whom  he  Icvcil 

boys,  survived ;  and  in 
an,  on  the  completion  of 

found  many  soarccs  of 
itics. 

rh  well  known  as  a  par. 
d  neither  insult  nor  ino. 

him.  Allowances  seen 
idices  of  an  old  soldier ; 
lis  wishes  as  to  the  iinil 
I  on  the  best  terms  with 
igB  all  led  to  an  oppof^iu 
ncc  was,  that  when  Bur. 

most  of  his  ncighboun 
ght  shelter  at  a  distanct 

dreamed  of  offering  in 

he  adopted  a  difl'ereni 
aincd  with  his  daughtct 
n,  whom  liis  principles 
rs. 

)ut  of  the  track  of  cither 
5m  Ticondcrnga ;  conpe. 
,  if  paid  in  the  first  ino. 
it  liave  been  far  from 
avc  passed  unscathed  d 
en   more  rapid,  or  our 

but  the  ill-judgrd  hall 

opportunity  to  maraud- 

take  advantage,  and  by 
severe  sufferer, 
im  the  lines,  made  their 
I  upon  him  during  tlir 
o  the  woods  for  safely, 
r  his  effects  as  they  pus. 
e;  and  above  all,  tliev 
n  the  confusion,  Macrci 
lad  matters  ended  here. 

acrca  was  not  a  man  to 
g,  as  he  well  knew,  the 

it ;  whilst  guvcrumcut 
ipcnsation  ibr  any  losi 

auscd.    But  the  barba. 

[luiden    fell,   quarrelleil 

ir  right  to  the  captive; 

|ie  rest,  clove  her  skuli 

|id  murder  reached  the 

in  the  general  down  lo 

ll  to  the  utniofct  pitch  ol 
girl's  l>ctrotlicd  wu 
is  leelings  I  leave  you 
lituatcd  lis  we  were,  to 

jtors  of  the  black  <lcc(), 
no  public  punishnunt 

iiwever,  which  had  nj. 

|us  and  our  native  war- 
ih  treachery  destroved, 

|cr  than  fiends — useleu 
out  of  it ;  and  if  we 
which  our  legitiniatt 
excreisr,  it  was  only 
|>  tliem  entirely  »]nn 
irn  to  my  detail  of  ini. 
'cessiv(^  day   added  > 

I  elVei'lii  of  the  repulie 
I' the  failure  of  Cnhiiiel 
Iwix  was  rnnimunleat. 
irally  sii|M'rinr  to  liii 
|iiiH  Indian  allies,  thai 

liiiquish  Kcveral  ini. 
Iblained  ;  and  he  ivu 
ry,  with  till'  intvnticii, 
l>n  Montreal.  1  iieid 
lion,  rcnived  at  su(h 
inong  all  lo  whom  it  . 
rri'  Ml  Buffieii'iit  fnr« 
i<  front,  ut  a  moineni 
li'i|iuted,  what  prubt. 
unable  to  opiMisc  ii 
Jiiunv  udniiruble  |io«i' 

II  Albany  abounded 
llliat  plai's  befor*  lli» 


ntcr  set  fairly  in,  our  prospects  would,  indeed,  be  of  the 

ftst  gloomy  natur*.  Nor  was  this  the  only  considera- 
n  which  thrust  itself  fearfully  into  view.  Rumours, 
iparently  not  without  foundacion,  were  afloa^  of  detnch- 
'  I  corps  hanging  upon  o\ir  conimmiications.  Fort  Ed- 
'  ard  was  already  menaced ;  even  Fort  William  had  been 
*  ircatcncd ;  nor  was  it  safe  to  forward  the  smallest  con- 
'  ly  of  stores,  except  under  the  protection  of  a  numerous 
'  id  well-api)ointcd  guard.  But,  above  all,  our  informa- 
■  an  proved  to  bo,  not  only  defective,  but  incorrect.  In- 
'  Bad  of  a  country  every  where  friendly,  we  found  our- 
.'  Ives  in  the  heart  of  a  district  decidedly  and  bitterly  lios- 
'  e.  Fewrecruits  joined  our  standards?,  and  of  these  few, 
'  liiy  were  not  to  be  trusted  ;  whilst  the  American  Genc- 
'  I  Greene  was  well  known  to  receive  daily  reinforcc- 
Bnts  of  militia,  gathered,  as  well  from  this,  as  from  the 
'  ore  remote  settlements.  Then,  again,  desertions  began 
f  be  with  us  matters  of  frequent  occurrence.  Of  the  two 
bndred  and  fifty  provincials  which  'riginally  formed  part 
■T  our  strength,  scarcely  one  hundred  remained  ;  and  of 
lese,  one  or  two  usually  went  over  to  the  enemy  every  night. 
Frue,  a  reinforcement  of  some  hundreds  of  Gicrmans  came 
I  about  this  time,  as  well  as  drafts  for  several  of  the  Bri- 
jsh  battalions,  and  a  few  recruits  for  ourselves ;  but  on 
he  whole,  the  army  was  greatly  diminished,  and  was 
liily  diminishing  in  numbers,  whilst  its  mnrale  had  mi- 
Jeniably  undergone  a  change  by  no  means  for  the  better, 
jfor  did  the  evil  i;iid  even  here.  Our  leader's  proceedings 
legan  to  form  the  subject  of  frequent,  and  not  very  A- 
ourabic  discussion,  in  all  parts  of  the  camp.  VVhilst 
jDme  condemned  the  inconsiderate  rashness  which  had 
trricd  us  thus  far  fi-om  our  supplies  and  entangled  us  in 
L  desert  country,  others  exclaimed  loudly  against  the  wa- 
Jcring  and  timid  policy  which  kept  us  so  long  inactive, 
t  a  moment  when  every  consideration  of  common  pru- 

tnce  required  a  prompt  advance.  Even  our  generals 
eiusclves  restrained  not  their  tongues  from  giving  ut- 
ranci!  to  such  criticisms.  General  Philips,  in  particu- 
ir,  was  loud  in  condemning  the  indecision  by  which  all 
ur  operations  were  marked ;  and  Praser,  though  person, 
lly  a  friend  of  General  Burgoyne,  could  hardly  smother 
'  is  impatience,  or  suppress  similar  complaint-".  Yet  is  it 
o  more  than  just  towards  Burgoyne  to  observe,  that  he 
taboiired  at  tlii.s  juncture  under  disadvantages  of  no  ordi- 
Bary  n.iture;  and  if  his  movements  were  less  prompt  than 
■[hey  might,  and  perhaps  ought  to  have  been,  it  is  very  (ms- 
pibic  that  tlicy  were  dictated  by  a  sense  of  what  was  due, 
wtli  to  himself,  and  to  the  brave  army  of  which  he  was  in 
ommand. 

General  Burgoyne  had  as  yet  received  no  advices  from 

>fow  York,  indicative  of  any  intention  on  the  part  of  Sir 

M^illiam  (Clinton  to  o|ierate  in  his  favour  by  an  advance 

iip  the  Hudson.     Now,  this  of  itself  was  a  grievous  dia- 

Appointment  to  one  whose  plans  were  nil  lormed  with  a 

tiow  to  such  co-oiMTutimt,  and  who  had  iinticipaled,  on 

BCttiii!;  out,  that  a  junetiou  of  forces  would  t.ikc  place,  if 

hot  lit  .\lbany,  certainly  a  few  leagues  below  it.     But 

Troni  Albany  we  were  now  distant  not  more  than  forty 

[jniles,  whereas  the  corjis  wiiieli  we  had  expected  to  meet 

■here,  was  not  yet,  as  I'lr  as  we  knew,  in  march  from  the 

Intrenched   eamp,  situated  at  thrice  that  distance   fVoni 

She  point  of  rendc7.voiis.     Again,  our  menns  of  trans|M)rt, 

lorigmally  scanty,  liecain''  every  hour  more  niid  more  in- 

indoquatc  to  the  demands  of  the  army  j  for  the   horses 

jiiiocki'd  up  from  incessant  labour,  and  nil  our  efforts  to 

Ireeniit  tlii'in  failed — whilst  the  necessity  which  existed 

hf  leaving  strong  gnrrisons  nt  the  [losts  in  our  rear,  0|ie. 

■■ated  as  a  serious  drain  upon  n  force,  from  the  (irst  scarce. 

ly  eom|)oteiit  to  the  sueeessl'ul  ueeomplishmeni  of  an  en. 

^rprisi'  so  hazardous  as  that  in  which  we  were  engaged. 

■All  these  matters  were  doiibtloss  fell  in  their  fiill  force  by 

^Jeneriil  llurgnyne,to  whom  a  separate  eomiiianil  was  new ; 

oiicl  if  Ilit'V  produced  a  thousand  doubts  and  misgivings, 

jiiiH  Id  tlir  |)ro|M'r  measures  which  it  behoved  him  to  adopt, 

llliesi'  emiTgencies  were  not  dilferent  from  what  might 

hieii  exiK'cted.      Slill  hii    doubts  and  misgivings 

kvere  reiidoreil  but  too  manifest  to  the  troops.  They  also 
flH'gm  lo  enlertnin  suspicions  thiit  nil  Ihini's  went  not  on 
Jliriglil ;  and  the  eonfldeiiee  which  they  l>i>d  oriirinnlly  ex- 
Iperi.iieed,  botli  in  themselves  and  their  leailers,  suffered 
Ifroin  that  moment  considerable  diminution, 

CHAVTKR  VI. 

It  was  now  the  nmnth  of  Scptemlier,  and  my  lienlUi 
Ihi'ing  in  a  great  measure  restored,  I  was  nimul  to  return 
Ito  my  ilotv,  when  I  received  n  ines»nge  one  morning, 
Ithrouiih  an  ordi'rly  sergeant,  indii'iting  that  the  general 
Ideslred  lo  «:('  me.  I  obeyed  the  Hiiinnions  without  delay, 
Innil  liillowing  my  ('(Hiduelor,  was  licl  lownrds  it  sort  of 
[loj;  Imt,  whiwi  the  pioneers  had  eit^eied  ohout  a  quifter 


of  a  mile  in  rear  of  the  regular  encampment.  It  was 
here  that  our  commander  in  chief  had  fixed  his  head 
quarters  ;  several  tents  in  which  his  staff  and  attendants 
lodged,  Iwing  beside  it,  whilst  about  a  stone's  throw  apart, 
was  a  tall  marquee,  inhabited,  as  1  was  given  to  under- 
stand, by  the  lady  of  Baron  Rcidesdcl,  her  children,  and 
female  Bcr\'ant8. 

On  entering  the  hut,  I  beheld  General  Burgoyne  seated 
beside  a  table  on  which  lay  a  multitude  of  maps  and  pa- 
pers ;  and  near  him  stood  my  friend  and  relation.  Captain 
Frascr,  with  whom  he  seemed  to  be  in  earnest  eonversu- 
tion.  He  turned  his  face  towards  me,  and  having  ascer- 
tained from  Frascr  wlio  I  was,  pointed  to  a  stool,  on 
which  he  desired  that  I  would  sit  down. 

"  Young  man,"  said  he,  "  1  have  sent  for  you,  because 
I  have  received  from  ('aptain  Frascr  th«  most  favourable 
report  of  your  gallantry  and  good  conduct ;  and  because 
I  am  desirous,  at  his  recommendation,  of  employing  you 
upon  a  service,  which  will  entitle  you  to  the  highcbt  re- 
wards  which  it  may  be  in  my  power  to  bestow.     Are 

frou  willing  to  embark  upon  an  enterprise  of  no  ordinary 
lazard  ?  Have  you  any  reluctance  to  risk  your  life,  in 
order  to  advance  the  fortunes  of  this  army  ?" 

To  say  that  I  heard  this  speech  without  emotion,  would 
be  to  speak  fnlsoly.  My  heart  leajred,  as  it  were,  to  my 
throat;  but  if  there  was  something  of  apprehension  in  the 
feeling  which  at  first  caused  this  agitation,  it  soon  gave 
way  to  a  sense  of  honest  pride,  that  I  had  been  thus 
spoken  of,  and  was  thus  favoured.  1  rei>licd  without 
hesitation,  that  I  was  Iretli  willing  and  ready  to  under- 
take  any  duty  on  which  it  should  please  the  general  to 
employ  me;  and  that  1  would  gladly,  not  only  hazard, 
but  lay  down  my  life  ut  once,  to  secure  the  smallest  be- 
nefit cither  to  the  army  or  its  leader. 

"  You  have  spoken  bravely,  sir,"  replied  the  general, 
smiling  ;  "  and  that  you  may  have  at  once  a  foretaste  of 
the  fortune  that  awaits  you,  jirovided  your  zeal  and  dili- 
gence be  as  I  anticipate,  permit  me  to  present  you  with 
this  commission.  It  confers  temporary  and  local  rank 
only,  because  to  such  only  my  authority  extenils  j  but  you 
may  rely  upon  having  it  confirmed,  as  soon  as  the  des- 
patch which  I  iini  now  preparing  to  send  otf  hhnll  reach 
the  Horse  (Juards.  And  now,  ^Mr.  Macdirk,  you  may  re. 
tire,  ('aplain  Frascr  will  fidly  instruct  you  in  the  busi- 
ness which  you  are  about  to  undertaUe,  and  you  will,  of 
course,  consider  all  that  is  said  to  you,  as  spoken  in  the 
strictest  confidence.  Till  the  fitting  moment  arrive,  you 
will  continue  to  do  duly  with  your  old  leader,  though  you 
will  Ik!  prepared  to  give  me  your  personal  attendance  as 
often  as  I  may  reipiire."  So  saying,  the  general  rose  and 
bowed ;  u|)on  which  Frnser  put  his  arm  within  mine,  and 
we  quitted  the  hut. 

It  were  utterly  iin]K«siliI('  for  me  to  descrilic  the  state  of 
mind  into  which  the  preceding  scene  threw  me.  I  found 
myself  of  a  sudden,  and  when  1  least  expected  it,  advnne. 
I'd  to  the  rank  of  a  eommis'jioiied  ollicer,  and  gladdened 
with  the  promise  of  future  advancement  from  one  who 
possessed  every  means  of  fulfilling  it.  So  far  nil  my 
Ihonghls  were  agreeable — so  agreeable,  indeed,  as  to  bor- 
der u|>on  extravagance.  But  then  there  were  condilions 
to  be  attended  to,  there  was  some  service  to  lie  aceoin- 
plished  more  than  ordinarily  hazardous,  Ujion  the  happy 
accomplishment  of  which  my  prospects  were  made  dis- 
linelly  lo  de|K'iid.  What  eould  this  hi'  7  I  neither  an 
nor  ever  was  a  coward,  yet  lit  me  confess  the  truth, 
tliough  there  was  nothing  liir  w  hieli  I  longed  more  ear- 
nestly than  an  explanation,  I  Nhrnnk  with  instinetive 
dread  from  ileninnding  it  I  was  afraid,  fairly  and  giosi- 
tively  afraid — not  to  (wcv  death,  for  that  I  had  faced  often 
enough  already  to  have  acquired  a  sort  of  constitulionnl 
cniitempt  for  it;  but  I  dreaded  my  own  inability  to  sup- 
|»ort  the  brilliant  charaeler  which  it  was  very  evident  my 
friend  Frnser  had  bestowed  on  me.  It  was  my  prudence 
and  discretion,  not  my  physienl  courage  that  I  doubted. 
I'Vaser  rend  my  agitation  in  my  eounlennnee,  thoiigh  I 
did  my  best  trf  coneeni  it,  and  laughed  at  it.  "  Why, 
Mnedirk !"  said  he,  "  I  gave  you  credit  for  grniler  ner\e 
than  you  seem  lo  ihwschs,  What  ails  you,  nmn  1  An 
you  not  extremely  fortunate  in  nblnining  promotion  thus 
early  ?  and  is  It  not  honnurahic  to  yon  in  the  highest  de 
gree,  that  yon  should  he  dcoined  worthy  of  our  genrriil's 
confidence  /"  I  eould  only  answer  these  questions  in  the 
nllirmative  ;  "  but,"  continued  I,  "  who  knows  whellier  I 
bo  competent  to  fulfil  the  task  which  he  has  done  me  the 
honour  to  nssigu  me  7  It  may  require  greater  ex|H'rience 
and  more  iiilelligenee  than  I  iHrnsesn;  for  you  know  I  am 
ns  yet  n  young  soldier,  tliough  certainly  a  very  zealous 
one." 

"  Tul,  tut  I"  rrplied  he,  "  I  will  answer  for  i  our  fitness. 
.'Vnd  no«*  Irt  us  A'ithdraw  to  some  place  tput,  ihat  I  ma.y 


cxphin  to  you  the  nature  of  llie  undertaking  in  which 
you  arc  about  to  embark." 

\\c  walked  on  for  Koinc  time,  clearing  tlie  encampment, 
and  passing  the  sentries,  till  we  gained  nn  open  ..iid  ele- 
vated spot,  where  no  intruder  eould  break  in  upon  us 
without  timely  warning  being  given  of  his  approach. 
Here  Frascr  seated  himself,  and  inviting  me  to  do  the 
same,  he  began  a  conversiilion,  of  which  I  need  fcurcely 
observe  that  it  was  to  me  a  deeply  interesting  one. 

"  Macdirk,"  said  be,  "  you  nic  not  so  unskilful  in  the 
bu.sincss  of  campaigning,  as  to  be  ignorant  that  this  army 
has  got  itself  into  a  devil  of  a  scrajie.  Whether  Burgr.yic 
bo  to  blame,  or  Howe  or  Clinton,  or  the  govemnicnt  1 1 
home,  or  nil  combined,  is  a  matter  of  very  little  moment 
now;  but  that  we  are  entangled  in  n  ni't  from  which  it 
will  be  no  easy  matter  to  extricate  ourselves  with  lioncur, 
the  rawest  recruit  amongst  us  must  perceive.  Don't  yr.u 
think,  tliat  to  be  the  means  of  cutting  this  (Jordian  kne.t, 
would  of  itself  be  satisfactory  to  any  man  ?" 

I  nodded,  rather  than  spoke,  an  assent ;  upon  which  he 
continued. 

"  The  great  question  to  be  solved  at  prcFcnt  is,  whether 
it  he  prudent  to  advance  or  relrent;  for  to  remain  where 
we  are  much  longer,  is  to  ensure  our  certain  destruction. 
Now  that  is  a  matter  which  cannot  be  aseertained,  unless 
some  communication  be  ojiened  with  the  troojis  in  Niw 
York.     How  do  vou  think  this  might  be  done  J" 

I  answered  with  [lerfect  truth,  thiit  1  could  offer  no 
opinion  u|>on  such  a  subject,  but  that  I  BU]ipoacd  (jineral 
Howe  or  Sir  William  Clinton  would  lake  care  to  inform 
us,  as  so<-iii  us  they  had  matured  their  plans  and  wire 
ready  to  ocl  u|Hin  them.  "They  mature  their  |)lnnsl" 
an^,« end  he,  with  a  smile  of  bitter  scorn.  "  .\s  to  i Id 
Howe,  the  fellow  never  hud  head  enough  to  form  iiny 
plan,  unless  it  were  to  entrap  seme  silly  wench,  or  pick 
sonic  young  fellow's  pocket;  and  Clinton  is  eternally 
forniiiig  plans,  upon  which  he  never  nets,  and  iiiakii  g 
schemes,  for  the  hnppy  ceccntion  of  which  he  never  fiiiils 
a  fitting  season.  If  we  wait  for  information  roinmuiii- 
cateil  spontaneously  from  them,  we  shall  wait,  I  siispiel, 
till  doomsday.  No,  no,  my  friend,  it  is  we  I  hat  iiiu.st 
ope'n  this  communieatioii :  and  you  arc  the  ni.Tii  lo  do  so, 
or  I  greatly  mistake  yon." 

"  I  open  this  coininnnicntion  !  In  the  name  of  eoiiniKii 
sense,  how  can  I,  ignorant  as  I  am  of  the  ennntry,  |.re. 
tend  to  make  my  way  thrcugli  the  heart  of  the  Aiiieri- 
can  army  ?" 

Frascr  was  silent  for  some  minutes,  during  which  Iio 
lix)kcd  steadily  into  my  face,  as  if  he  would  have  rctd 
my  inmost  soul,  and  weighed  my  very  feelings  before 
they  were  roused.  "  Macelirk,"  suid  he  nt  length,  "tlic-c 
arc  not  times  when  a  man  who  loves  his  country  nniit 
be  very  fastidious  as  to  the  inenns  which  he  adopts  to 
serve  her.  As  1  saiil  licforc,  we  are  in  a  des|M'rate  liliglit, 
and  desperate  measures  only  will  snve  us.  Vou  nmst 
undertuKe  tliis  business,  lor  1  have  pledged  my:  i  If  Ihnt 
vou  should;  and  though  you  put  your  neck  in  jeopnrdy 
by  so  doing,  whnt  niattiis  it?  It  you  be  prmleiit,  you 
may  escape,  and  then  a  rapid  promotion  awaits  you." 

Another  pause  of  some  moments  occurred,  for  iny  as- 
surances that  I  would  attempt  any  thing  piaeticable  can 
hardly  be  said  lo  have  broken  it,  when  Frascr  ngnin  re- 
sumed. "  I  presimie  you  are  possessed  of  loo  iiiiieh  good 
sense  not  to  lie  aware,  that  the  character  of  every  uetioii 
takes  its  tone,  not  from  the  opinions  of  others  respceling 
it,  Imt  from  tlie  motive  which  dietales  its  performnnca. 
You  are  likewise  too  much  of  a  soldier  not  lo  Ik-  con- 
vinced, that  he  who  obeys  his  geiural  only  does  his  duty, 
hi  the  order  be  of  what  nature  or  tendeney  it  may." 

To  both  of  these  propositions,  I  readily  nsseiiU'd.  "Well, 
then,"  continued  he,  "  suppose  (leneral  Hurgoyne  were  to 
require  you  or  me  to  desert  our  colours, — nut  for  the  piir- 
|H)Ke  of  really  acting  ns  trnitors,  but  lo  further  some  gn'ut 
end  of  his  own, — do  you  think  that  we  should  lie  justified 
in  obeying  him?"  Even  now  I  eouhl  not  eoniprehrnd  tliu 
objeii  ul  which  he  was  driving;  so  I  replied  vaguely  anil 
in  general  terms,  that  I  did  not  believe  any  ginernl  would 
deiiiiind  such  a  sacrifice  from  the  niennest  of  his  followers, 
mill  that  it  would  be  time  enough  to  discuss  the  proprhty 
of  oliedieiue  or  disobedience,  when  an  order  lO  lingiihir 
were  issued.  "  Then,  my  good  fellow,"  said  he,  speaking 
in  a  lone  of  great  carnestnesh,  and  Inyiiig  his  hand  upon 
my  shniilder,  "that  moment  lins  nctiinlly  come.  I  will 
cut  Ibis  matter  shorl.  Of  the  difficulties  into  which  wo 
have  fnllen  I  have  olrendy  told  you.  Wo  advance,  it  it 
true,  on  the  morrow, — tliat  is  to  say,  we  erum  the  river, 
and  shall  probably  push  forward  nt  all  harjirds  as  far  n« 
.'Mbuny ;  hut  iM-yund  that  |Hiint  we  cannot  move  till  the 
triNqis  from  New  York  he  Induced  to  lend  ns  their  as. 
sisttuicc.  How  are  ihuy  to  he  told  of  our  neriinus  silij  '• 
tion ■*— foi  if  we  be  m  jrof irdy  now,  ^-c  f tiftU  be  a  ihiu- 


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siiid  times  more  in  danger  when  the  Hudson  ia  between 
us  and  our  coninuniicalions.  'I'licrc  is  but  one  way  of 
ellbcling  this  cud.  To  attempt  a  passage  through  the 
enemy's  lines  unnoticed,  would  be  to  expose  yourself  to 
certain  destruction.  Five  messengers  have  been  already 
gent  out,  and  all  five  liave,  as  our  spies  inform  us,  suffered 
death.  You  must  desert;  you  nmst  pretend  to  pass  over 
to  the  enemy,  and  then  you  must  find  your  way  as  you 
best  can,  to  the  coast.  No  doubt  you  will  have  obstacles 
to  overcome  both  numerous  and  severe;  but  the  thing 
must  be  done, — and  you  nmst  do  it" 

I  was  so  confounded  at  this  declaration,  that  for  some 
time  after  Fraser  had  ceased  to  speak,  I  sat  absolutely  at 
a  loss  for  a  reply.  Had  he  proimsed  to  me  to  make  my 
way  in  disguise,  though  I  should  have  felt  that  the  service 
was  a  de»i)crate  one,  1  would  have  undertaken  it,  if  not 
cheerfully,  at  all  events  without  a  murnmr ;  but  to  adopt 
the  method  now  (viiuted  out  was  to  put  in  jeopardy,  not 
only  my  life,  but  my  honour.  As  soon  as  i  could  so  far 
command  myself  as  to  speak,  I  positively  and  flatly  de- 
clined  the  trust.  I  e.xprea.'ied  not  only  my  disinclination 
to  the  arrangement-,  but  the  absolute  impossibility  of  per- 
forming  it  with  eftect ;  for  what  excuse  could  1  offer  to 
tlio  enemy  for  such  a  proceeding,  should  I  be  so  furtimate 
as  to  reach  their  lines  unhurt  ?  and  if  I  did  reach  thcni, 
where  was  th.:  probability  that  I  should  l)c  permitted  to 
penetrate  as  far  iis  New  Vork  ?  "  No,  no,"  conliiuied  I, 
"  propose  any  thing  to  nic  except  tliis,  and  I  will  aC(;om- 
plish  if,  or  perish  in  the  attempt ;  but  if  I  nuist  put  my 
reputation  in  liazanl,  in  order  to  purcha.'»e  advancement 
in  a  profession  which  requires  in  its  meniljcrs  tlic  nicest 
s»nso  of  honour,  I  will  rather  continue  as  I  am,  unknown 
and  disregarded,  for  ever." 

I  sjiokc  feelingly  and  warmly,  and  my  toiu^  was  not 
without  its  effect  upon  Fraser ;  but  he  persisted  in  urging 
the  ta.sk  Ujion  nie.  He  pointed  out,  that  of  my  reputafion 
both  (-eneral  Ilurgoync  and  himself  would  tike  charge; 
that,  if  1  p(!rislied,  amjde  justice  would  be  done  to  my 
metnory ;  whcreiis,  if  I  siiecerdcd,  my  renown  would 
biightcn  in  proportion  to  the  temisirary  cloud  tliat  had 
bjcii  cast  over  if.  Above  all,  he  urged  nic  to  take  into 
consideration  the  prodigious  l>enefits  which  I  might  lie 
llie  means  of  eonfiTring  U|)on  an  entire  arm^'.  Though 
I  could  not  but  acknowledge  tliat  there  was  great  justice 
in  many  of  his  arguments,  they  were  not  yet  sui;h  as  to 
convince  me.  I  persisted  in  my  refusal,  at  all  events, 
whilst  things  conlinued  as  little  des|)erafe  as  they  were, 
and  begged  him  to  urge  me  no  more  on  a  |xjint  on  which 
my  mind  w.is  ipiitc  made  up.  Fraser  either  was,  or  pre- 
tended to  be,  both  hurt  and  offended  by  my  maimer. 
"  ATid  vour  commi-isiiin,"  said  he,  "for  what  pur|io»e 
was  Ihiit  conferred  u|K)n  you.'  Will  vou  retain  the  re- 
ward without  having  striven  to  merit  it .'" 

"(•apl.iin  Fraser,"  replied  I  haughtily,  "the  cominis- 
sion  w;i.s  ciinferred  u|)on  me, — at  least,  1  accepted  it, — 
not  as  a  retaining  fee  for  future  services,  but  as  a  reward 
for  the  p.ist ;  but  since  tliere  appears  to  be  a  doubt  on  the 
Rubject,  let  it  Iw  solved  af  once.  Here  is  the  bit  of  paper, 
carry  it  back  to  the  general,  and  fell  him,  that  1  would 
rather  serve  as  a  private  vohmteer,  honourably  and  up- 
rightly, than  earn  the  dignity  of  lieUl  marshal,  by  eonibiel 
such  as  my  own  cMuiseience  cannot  approve."  I  held  out 
the  parchment  wliilst  1  spoke,  my  face  glowing  with  a 
Kcinc  of  insulted  dignity  ;  but  Fraser  pushed  it  aside, 
and  throwing  liin  arms  about  my  neck,  In'gged  nie  to 
forget  his  hasty  oliservatinn. 

"Keep  your  commission,  my  ilear  Imy,"  cried  he; 
"  you  never  ap|Mared  more  worthy  of  it  llniii  now  ;  for 
though  1  think  your  scruples  ill-t()unded  and  ivcii  ridicu- 
lous, (  cannot  but  resiH'ct  the  principle  from  wliieh  they 
upring.  Iivt  Ihe  leiior  of  our  past  c^onversafion  Imi  kepi 
otrictly  to  oiirselvi's,  Think  over  my  proposnl  again,  and 
perhaps  the  inomint  may  arrive  when  you  will  iliscover, 
lli'at  a  soldier  never  acts  so  nobly  as  when  he  risks,  in  his 
country's  service,  all  that  is  most  dear  to  him."  So  say- 
inj,  he  rose  from  the  ground,  and  we  strolled  back  to  the 
cmip,  arm  in  arm,  as  we  had  ipiittrd  it,  on  the  Im'sI  terms, 
and  in  iierfect  gn<id  humour. 

You  will  ri'adily  b""lie\e  ihiit  the  procieilingii  ofllie 
evening  were  of  such  a  nature  as  nlterly  to  unfit  irie  liir 
entering  U|ioii  anyoftho^e  employments  in  which  il  was 
custuinaiy  to  spend  our  lime  during  the  season  of  inae- 
fion.  The  soeiely  of  my  eninr.ides  was  distasli'ful  lo 
me, — I  could  not  me»t  tliini  as  fornierly  ;  so  I  witlidtevv 
lo  my  own  wigw.nn,  to  iinlulge  in  a  Irani  of  Ihoiiglil,  in 
whieli  it  would  Ih'  diffieiilt  to  say  wliitlii'r  flie  pleasant  or 
IIh"  iminfid  most  predoniinal<d.  t)]i  one  hand  1  eon>idered, 
that  an  opporlunily  was  now  presenled  of  ndvniwinir  niy 
fortunes,  such  «s  might  never  offer  again;  and  llial  if  I 
neglerled  it,  llie  fine  mighl,  and  piolinbly  wnold  riMic , 
when  I  should  biftcily  lament  my  folly.    On  the  ollur. 


fhc  risk  of  iierisliing,  and  perishing  like  a  coward,  witli 
u  reputafion  tarnished,  and  a  name  never  to  be  pronounced 
without  reproach, — Uiese  considerations  operated  power- 
fully witli  me,  to  adhere  to  the  determination  which  ] 
had  already  expressed,  of  absolutely  refusing  the  part  as- 
signed lo  me.  For  it  had  been  explicitly  stated,  that  no 
step  would  be  taken  to  preserve  my  memory  from  dis- 
grace, till  the  fact  of  my  having  fallen  a  sacrifice  should 
tic  ascertained.  My  own  safety,  indccd|  required  that 
neitlier  Uie  general  nor  Fraser  should  intrust  mc  with 
any  written  document,  from  which,  in  case  of  untoward 
events  occurring,  a  justification  might  be  drawn  ;  and  to 
permit  the  eircmnstancc  of  their  connivance  witli  my 
pretended  crime  to  get  abroad,  would  infallibly  ruin  the 
entire  plot.  Real  deserters  passed  over  to  tlie  enemy's 
lines  every  day ;  nnd  should  it  be  known  in  our  camp 
that  a  spy  had  ossunicd  that  character,  no  great  time 
would  elapse  ere  the  Americans  would  become  equally 
aware  of  it.  Besides,  what  probability  existed,  even  al- 
lowing  that  I  reached  their  army  in  safety,  tliat  I  shouki 
be  (MTinilted  to  oass  unobserved  to  the  rear  ?  and  if  I  did, 
were  there  not  numerous  posts  in  the  highlands,  through 
which  it  would  lie  necessary  to  make  my  way,  in  order 
to  reach  New  York  ?  The  whole  affair  accordingly  ap- 
jiearod  in  a  light  so  little  satisfactory,  that  though  ambi- 
tion pulled  forcibly  to  one  side,  prudence,  nnd  what  I  was 
willing  to  dignify  by  the  name  of  honour,  pulled  no  less 
strongly  to  the  other ;  and  I  found  myself,  afVcr  many 
hours'  intense  cogitation,  os  far  from  arriving  at  a  final 
determination  as  when  tlie  proposal  was  first  laid  before 
me. 

The  same  doubts  and  misgiving  which  had  tormented 
me  during  tlie  day,  continued  to  torment  mc  when  it  de- 
parted. I  l.iy  down,  indeed,  but  it  was  not  to  slrap,  for 
with  sleep  the  fever  midcr  which  I  lalmured  was  totally 
at  variance.  After  tossing  aliout,  therefore,  for  some  time, 
I  fancied  that  the  night  air  miglit  refresh  me,  and,  wrap- 
ping my  cloak  about  me,  I  walked  forth.  It  was  one  of 
those  lovely  autumnal  nights,  when  the  full  harvest  moon 
shines  in  all  her  brilliancy,  and  every  plant  and  leaf  glit- 
ters in  the  dew,  which  never  falls  so  fast  as  after  a  day  of 
burning  sunshine.  The  sky  was  blue  and  cloudless,  and 
there  was  a  silence  throughout  the  lines,  deep  and  un- 
broken, like  that  which  reigned  in  the  camp  of^tlie  Assy- 
rians, when  the  Angel  of  Death  fought  for  Jerusalem. 
Kveii  the  sentinels,  as  if  weary  of  promenading,  stood 
still,  and  leaning  upon  the  muzzles  of  tlicir  firelocks, 
looked  up  into  the  heavens,  whilst  tlic  only  soiuid  dis- 
finguisliabic  was  the  murmur  of  the  river  as  it  swept 
with  a  quiet  rush  over  its  rocky  channel.  Of  the  effect 
)f  such  a  scene  upon  spirits  somewhat  over-wrought,  1 
need  not  sfx'ak.  A  calm  ft  II  iijion  me,  similar  in  all  re- 
six'els  to  that  which  ap|icared  to  dwell  ujion  the  rest  of 
Nature's  works  ;  and  I  strolled  forward  in  Uie  direction 
of  the  outposts,  forgetful  of  every  idea  or  sensation,  ex- 
i'(  |it  those  which  surrounding  objects  were  calculated  to 
exeile. 

It  was  not  long  In'fore  the  hmlily  macliine  liegan  lo 
fiel  the  inlliK'iiri^  of  a  mind  reeoniiled  to  itself,  and  eased 
of  troublesome  spiM'ulafions.  A  desire  to  sleep,  which  all 
my  eiforts  In  promote  bad  failed  in  exciting,  stole  gra- 
dually but  iiii|KreeptibIy  o\er  me;  and  1  returned  soon 
after  inidnight  to  my  tent,  where  a  sound  nnd  refreshing 
slumber  fell  iifion  me, 

CH.M'TKR  VII. 

At  an  early  Imur  in  tJie  morning  of  the  Mtli,  I  was 
awoke  by  the  entrance  of  an  orderly,  who  came  to  inform 
me  that  llic  troops  were  getting  iinilir  arms,  anil  thai  llie 
passage  of  tlii^  river  was  exix^eteil  immediately  to  fake 
place.  Of  the  (ireparalions  for  this  step,  which  had  for 
some  lime  Imek  been  carried  on,  I  was  not  ignorant.  A 
flotilla  of  iKiats  having  Iseii  coMectrd,  and  an  adequate 
number  of  rails  eoiisfriicted,  our  |K!oplc  had  thrown  a 
briilge  across  the  Hudson,  a  task  to  the  rompletinn  of 
wliieli  no  iiitiTriiption  was  offered  by  the  .Americans; 
and  now  all  things  Ising  in  rendlness,  even  to  the  bring- 
iiig  up  of  slnres  and  provisions,  il  was  determined  lo  lose 
no  fiiiic  in  turning  the  work  in  question  to  uieoiinf.  I 
was  not  surprised  at  this  inliiriiiafion,  because  Fraxir,  in 
our  coiili'ii'iK'c  of  III!'  preceding  day,  had  led  me  lo  ex 
peet  if ;  so  I  arose,  dn  sw'd  with  all  haste,  and  hurried  oil 
to  assume  my  priqicr  station  with  the  Marksmen. 

Nothing  eoiild  Ihi  I'lier  or  more  im|>osing,  than  flu 
s|i<'elaek>  which  this  eventful  morning  produced.  'I'he 
army,  thniigh  diminished  in  |siiiit  of  iiunih<'rs,  and  some, 
what  shorn  of  its  splendour  by  long  nnd  s«  vere  fcrviee, 
was  still  such  as  no  military  eye  could  iK'Imhl  wifhoiit 
ndniirntion  ;  and  as  it  defiled  over  fliR  nnrrow  bridge  in 
column  of  sections,  tlio  regularity  of  ilJ  muvcmcnts,  ami 


the  steadiness  of  its  well  ordered  tread,  failed  not  to  n. 
cite,  at  least  in  me,  much  of  my  former  enthusiasm.  Noi 
was  the  scene  wilhoiit  its  effect  upon  others,  as  well  ai 
upon  myself.  The  officers,  generally,  cleared  away  froij 
their  brows  the  clouds  which  had  of  late  hung  over  them, 
and  exhibited,  by  their  bearing  and  cheerful  comitenancf!, 
that  even  yet  they  anticipated  success ;  whilst  tlic  soldicn 
resumed  in  a  moment  that  bold  and  careless  demeanour, 
of  which  a  prolonged  inactivity,  for  which  they  eannoi 
satisfactorily  account,  never  fails  to  deprive  British  troopt 
Even  tlic  commander  in  chief,  of  whose  disposition  i« 
despond  ample  proof  had  already  been  exhibited,  sat  ir, 
evident  delight  to  watch  tlic  progress  of  an  operation, 
touching  the  ultimate  consequences  of  which  he  forbore 
to  form  a  guess ;  and  spoke  nnd  acted  like  one  who  liad 
not  yet  resigned  all  hoiic  of  a  fortunate  issue.  Frasct 
olonc  took,  or  apiieared  to  take,  no  interest  in  passing 
events. 

'  You  see,  Mncdirk,"  said  ho  to  mc,  "  tlint  the  general 
still  trusts  to  your  zeal.  1  have  not  told  him,  nor  will  I 
tell  him,  that  you  reject  his  offers,  and  refuse  to  obey  hii 
wishes ;  but  this  much  I  do  not  hesitate  to  say  to  yourself; 
that  on  you  now,  more  than  on  niiy  other  individual,  miui 
the  safety  of  this  army  depend.  By  crossing  tlic  rivet 
we  commit  ourselves,  beyond  the  hope  of  redemption; 
and  we  are  utterly  ruined,  unless  Clinton  move  to  sup. 
port  un." 

No  opportunity  was  furnished  of  giving  on  answer  to 
this  speech,  for  the  speaker  passed  on  before  I  could  iii. 
tor  a  syllable,  and  1  could  only  follow  in  a  state  of  feeling, 
not  very  easily  dcscribcul,  tliough  certainly  far  from  be- 
ing so  agreeable  as  had  but  a  few  moments  before  pos- 
sessed  mc. 

To  trans|Kirt  the  army  with  its  guns,  stores,  nnd  am- 
munition, over  the  Hudson,  occupied  tlie  whole  of  flio 
13th  and  the  greater  part  of  the  14th  of  September.  Ii 
is  true  that  no  very  vigorous  exertions  were  made  to 
conduct  the  movement  with  greater  alacrity ;  but  as  tlic 
weather  chanced  to  lie  particularly  favourable,  and  the 
enemy  showed  no  disposition  to  interfere,  little  immediate 
ineonvenience  arose  out  of  their  absence.  We  took  up  a 
|K>sition,  partly  upon  the  heights,  partly  in  the  plains  neai 
Saratoga,  where  we  remained  unmolested  till  a  late  hout 
in  the  evening  of  the  15tli. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  for  me  to  remind  you,  that  in 
the  prosecution  of  the  American  war,  c&ution,  amounting 
to  timidity,  sometimes  received  the  appellation  of  nrii- 
dcnce,  nnd  that  indecisive  and  dilatory  proceedings,  from 
whatever  cause  they  might  arise,  passed  in  too  many  in- 
stances current  for  the  results  of  wise  nnd  sober  conai- 
dcration.  There  was  a  sort  of  instinctive  apprehension 
of  unseen  dangers  in  the  minds  of  our  leaders  in  general, 
which  seldom  failed  to  operate  with  the  grentcst  powot 
on  occasions  where  there  existed  the  feeblest  ground  for 
il;  and  to  such  General  Dnrgoync  proved  himself, on  this 
as  on  other  occasions,  not  less  a  slave  than  his  brot^  : 
commanders.  Instead  of  piisliing  vigorously  forward  to 
Albany  ut  once,  from  which  we  were  now  distant  little 
more  than  thirty  miles,  he  put  his  columns  in  motion  on 
the  l.'ifhiOnly  llinl  he  miglit  again  halt,  after  coiiipassini; 
a  journey  of  barely  five  miles.  There,  at  n  place  cnlkd 
Hovacott,  a  seeend  (losifiiiii  was  assumed,  with  the  |>arnile 
nf  |M'rsons  satisfied  with  the  siiecesses  which  they  haJ 
already  obtained,  and  anxious  to  secure  tiiem  ;  nnd  tlure, 
during  the  wlinle  of  the  llitli,  flic  main  body  was  kept  in 
a  stale  of  useless  and  diplornble  inactivity. 

Whilst  the  army  at  large  was  thus  wasting  its  time, 
nnd  furnishing  the  enemy  willi  all  the  leisure  which  tiny 
could  desire  liir  the  eomplitinn  of  their  prc|)arntions,  one 
or  two  lecomuiitriiig  parties  were  sent  out,  confesseilly 
with  n  view  to  asceifnin  the  nature  nnd  resources  of  the 
surrounding  enunfry,  but  iiinrc  truly,  i  Ix-lieve,  nn  a  sort 
of  excuse  to  the  mind  of  the  general  himself.  On  lliif 
service  I  chanced  to  be  employed.  We  found  no  trace  dl' 
the  Americans  witliiii  the  s|mce  which  our  orders  mark- 
ed out  for  IIS,  nnd  very  little  from  which  to  draw  iips 
rc|iorf  difl'crcnf  fnmi  thai  which  our  guides  nnd  spies  lind 
L'iveii  previous  to  the  eommencenient  of  the  campni(rn- 
llire,  as  in  the  ilirectinii  of  Hi  niiington,  swiepingloreili 
nniversnlly  privailid.  In  the  heart  of  these,  and  at  enn- 
siderable  intrrvnls  one  f'riaii  nnnlher,  h  lew  farm  houici 
and  ollii'r  settlements  were  plai''ed,  and  wlierever  siirli 
(Hciirred,  there  was  the  iiKiial  pro|iottioii  of  grieii  meniloiv 
and  n|H'ii  fields ;  but  fiir  the  most  part  flic  scenery  uai 
such  as  prevails  in  oilier  qiiarlers  of  Ametien,  cs|H-einllv 
near  the  lakes,  or  by  the  courses  of  the  largi^  ri\er> 
( 'reeks  niiil  snialler  streams  were,  indeed,  more  abundiiiii 
here  than  we  bail  yet  liiiiiiil  llirni,  falling  in,  across  flu 
line  of  our  route,  with  the  Hudson ;  bill  these  wi're  ol- 
inost  nil  i'\tr<  Mii'ly  narrow,  Mime  of  lliiiii  quite  shalliiw. 
and  not  one   capable  of  iiiiprding  flic  prngrits  oilhri  ol 


I'd  tread,  fail«d  not  to  tt. 
y  former  enthusiasm.  Not 
:t  upon  others,  as  well  ii 
ivrally,  cleared  away  froni 
lad  of  late  hung  over  them, 
ind  cheerful  couIltcnancr^ 
access ;  whilst  tlic  soldicn 
I  and  careless  demeanour, 
ty,  for  which  they  eannoi 
a  to  deprive  British  troopi 
',  of  whose  disposition  iq 
idy  been  exhibited,  sat  ir. 
progress  of  an  operation, 
nees  of  which  lie  forbore 
d  acted  like  one  who  had 
fortunate  issue.  Frascr 
c,  no  interest  in  passing 

I  to  me,  "  Oiat  the  genera] 
B  not  told  him,  nor  will  I 
irs,  and  refuse  to  obey  hii 
hesitate  to  say  to  yourself, 
my  other  individual,  mtui 
1.  By  crossing  tlie  river 
the  hope  of  redemption; 
^ss  Clinton  move  to  sup. 

d  of  giving  on  answer  lo 
scd  on  berare  I  could  m. 
bllow  in  n  state  of  feeling, 
rh  ccrtninly  far  from  be. 
ew  moments  before  po«. 

its  guns,  stores,  and  am. 
cupicd  tlie  whole  of  ths 
3  14th  of  September.  Ii 
exertions  were  made  lo 
^ater  alacrity ;  but  as  tlic 
larly  favourable,  and  tin? 
interfere,  little  immediate 
•  alisence.  We  took  up  a 
I,  partly  in  the  plains  near 
nmolested  till  a  late  hour 

!  to  remind  you,  that  in 

I  war,  c&ution,  amounting 

the  appellation  of  nrn. 

ilatory  proceedings,  from 

',  pasKrd  in  too  many  in 

)f  wise  and  sober  coml. 

instinctive  apprehension 

of  our  leaders  in  general, 

vith  the  greatest  power 

I  the  feeblest  ground  lor 

proved  himself,  on  tliii 

lave  thon  his  hrot'^  ; 

vigorously  iorwhrd  lo 

ere  now  distant  lllllo 

loliiiiiiis  in  motion  on 

linlt,  nOer  coinpasbiiii; 

Then',  nt  ii  pliice  called 

siiiiii'd,  with  the  panicle 

r.s.ses  which  they  hal 

lire  tiirni;  and  tliirr, 

iiuiii  body  was  kept  in 

naclivity. 

thus  wasting  its  time, 
1  the  leisure  which  tliey 
their  prc|Mirntinns,  one 
sdit  nut,  confessi'illv 
re  nnd  reHourees  of  llie 
Illy,  I  JM'lieve,  ns  a  sorl 
rnl  himself.  Dii  tliii 
We  fdiiiul  no  trace  el 
liieli  our  orders  mark 
11  which  lo  draw  up » 
ir  guides  nnd  spies  liail 
iiieut  of  the  canipai)rii. 
pinn,  swi  rping  ioreili 
t  of  these,  niul  at  rnii. 
irr,  a  lew  farm  houici 
I,  nnd  wlirri'ver  siieli 
itiiiii  of  grcrn  nieniliin 
pnrl  the  Freiiery  wai 
f  America,  e»|K'einlly 
of  the  large  ri»iri, 
ndeed,  more  ahundiiiii 
filling  ill,  across  llir 
1 ;  bill  till  se  were  nl 
if  (lii'iii  (|iiit('  shiillow, 
lie  prngrct.)  cillici  (•! 


SAKATOiiA. 


..fiuitry  or  arti.'lcry  for  a  single  hour.  Ytt  General  Bur- 
•oync  saw  fit  to  delay  tlie  nmreh  of  his  eoluiiins  till  they 
"lould  all  be  furnished  with  bridges  constructed  after  a 
jttled  model :  ond  the  consequeiieo  wa.«,  tli.it  wlieii  it 
lid  begin  again  to  move,  our  marcli  was  at  ouec  tardy, 
jrcgular,  and  cruelly  interrupted. 
**  On  the  1 7tli  we  were  once  more  in  motion ;  but  the 
*i»nic  caution  that  had  hitherto  cramped  u.s,  continued  to 
"^xurt  its  influence.  No  doubt,  the  road  by  wliicli  we  travel- 
ed was  ft  bad  one.  Swnmps  and  creeks  intervened  so  frc- 
ucntly,  that  o<:casional  halt's  to  enable  the  pinneers  to  do 
lieir  oflicc,  were  iiidis|)ensable ;  whilst  detached  bodies  of 
e  enemy  began  by  degrees  to  show  tlieiiisclves,  though 
ley  studiously  avoided  a  rencontre  with  our  ad'  ance. 
ut  those  inconveniences,  tlirough  umiuestionably  cdiisid- 
able,  were  not  such  ns  to  produce  the  result  vvliicli  ac- 
.ally  occurred.  Our  progress  wns  ridiculously  slow, 
id  we  again  halted,  about  four  miles  from  Stillwater, 
laving  compassed  barely  one  league  and  a  half  from  sun- 
ise  till  afternoon.  Here,  nimn  a  spot  of  ground  us  fa- 
-onrablc  as  could  lie  seleelcd,  the  caiiiji  was  |>itelic(l,  and 

til  tilings  were  arranged,  as  if  for  a  sojourn,  not  of  a  few 
ours,  but  of  many  weeks. 
It  was  my  fortune  this  night  to  ho  placed  in  coiuinand  of 
"^  very  important  and  liazari'.diis  outpost.  Ourstation         ■ 
'Iroiitoftheariny,  inanopcn  meadow  covered  witu  long, 
(grass,  and  intersected  by  a  stream,  whieli,  lliougli  iiciliier 
*very  deep  nor  very  broad,  was  rend,' red   (lilliiiill  to  pass 
joii  account  of  the  steepness  of  its  banks  and  the  rapidity 
I'  its  current.     Over  that  stream   my  little   baiul    was 
islieil   for   the  purpose   of  eoveiiiig  a  working    piiity, 
liieli  immediately  alli-rniglitfall  was  ordireil  up  lo  eon- 
itruet  a  bridge;  and  bi'iiig  wholly  iinsii|iiH)rted,  or  rather 
iilirely  in  advance  of  the  regular  chain,  we  were  left  to 
roviile  as  we  l)est  could  against  such   contiiigeiiiios  as 
night  befall.     I  need  not  say  that  in  such  a  siliiatinn  my 
clings  were  not  of  llie  most  enviable  dtscriplinn.     'I'liero 
as  nothing  on  eillier  of  my   flanks  to  which    I  eoiilil 
look;  no  line  of  sentinels  eoiiiu'cliiig  nie  willi  otlirr  piek- 
(.s,  or  even  keeping  oiieu    my  eonnnnnieation   willi  llie 
ear;  but  I  stood  ulone  as  it  were,  in  the  midst  of  an  0|mii 
.jilairi,  exposed  on  all  sides  to  attack,  yet  myself  e.vpected 
Tlo  give  protection  to  others. 

i  As  the  Sim  had  not  set  when  I  first  took  up  my  ground, 
some  opportunity  was  given  to  provide  against  arciilenls, 
of  which  I  gladly  and  eagerly  proceeded  In  avail  myself. 
I  planled  my  guard,  consisting  of  fitly  men,  dirrelly  in 
front  of  the  spot  marked  out  (i)r  the  bridge,  and  piislied 
out  my  sentries  in  a  convex  line,  some  two  or  lliree  liiin- 
died  yards  in  advance.  Hy  this  nrrangemeut  I  flaUeriil 
myself  with  giving  at  least  some  security  bcith  lo  my 
front  and  flanks,  for  tlie  line  of  sentries  tlfl  baek  on  liolli 
hands  lo  the  river;  and  trusting  to  a  patrol  for  the  prolec. 
tioii  of  my  rear,  I  endeavoured  lo  |x'rsuade  iny.si  If  that  all 
was  sal!'.  Hut  as  daylight  departed,  my  apprelnnsious 
iH'gan  lo  gather  strength,  more  especially  as  the  appear, 
ance  of  the  sunset  seemed  lo  foretell  a  eoining  l(ni|)cst; 
and  when  night  eIo.sed  in  in  darkness  the  innsi  inipenetra- 
hie, I  trembled  ihr  the  fate  which  might  nwall  not  myself 
only  but  the  entire  army.  That  no  blame,  however,  iiiiglit 
altaeli  lo  nie,  in  case  any  untoward  event  did  oeeur,  1  re. 
solved  not  so  much  as  lo  lie  down;  ami  the  inure  In  deceive 
an  enemy,  should  any  such  npproac'h,  I  caused  the  fires  lo 
be  extinguished,  ami  eomniamUd  the  men  to  maintain  a 
profliiind  but  watchful  silence. 

You  will  easily  believe-,  that  with  such  inipnssinns 
upon  my  inind,  I  ex|K'riene(il  no  inclination  wliulever  to 
sleep.  Willi  the  departure  of  the  sun's  hn^f  ray,  my  per. 
ainliiilatiniis  began  ;  and  from  thai  moiuinl  I  eea.-i-d  not 
lo  wander  rmiml  from  one  flank  of  the  eliaiii  of  sentries 
lo  aniillier.  For  some  lime  these  exeursinns  wcri'  pro. 
din'tive  of  no  other  results  tliaii  nsinlly  altcnd  the  \i. 
silalions  of  their  videttes  by  careful  ofiieers:  llie  inni  were 
all  kept  active  to  their  duly;  but  of  danger  or  the  np. 
pcaranee  of  it,  no  symptom  whatever  was  rxliibilcd. 
Once  indeed,  and  only  once,  when  the  pTlrol  eliiillriigid 
I'roni  the  rear,  I  was  put  cnmpletelv  on  niv  indlle;  "iiiit 
as  the  |H'rsous  hailed  proved  to  be  flrleii(ls--as  Ihey  were 
indeed  the   artificers   eoiiie  up  lo   fiilfil   llicir   task.  Hie 

sense  of  ninriii   which    Iheir    arrival   ennled,  s i  gave 

phiei'  lo  a  degree  of  eonlhlenee  iiion'  di  cidiil  lliaii  I  had 
lienlolore  exiKTinieed.  Vet  1  ennid  iinl  wlinllv  divist 
myself  of  the  iMTsiiasinii  thai  llie  Americans  wen  iware 
111  1  iir  exjHised  siliialion,  uiid  would  avail  llienisehes  of 
it ;  and  the  issue  proved  that  mlllier  my  lorehndings  nor 
•  iispieiiiiis  were  groimdh'ss. 

It  miglil  be  nlioiit  ten  or  elevrti  n'elml,,  niir  aitifieers 
lii'ing  in  fiill   and    rather   hiipiac  i.ii-   eiiiployiiiinl  In  the 

when,  on  goiii'.r  my   round-,  I  suildei'ilv   iiinght  n 

person  '      ■  .      '  . 

igh    lie 


iinnil  lis  „\' 

•''llllinll    Ihlc 


moving  slowly  and   with  ivtreine 
rinps.    I  ►li.pprd  kIi.iii,  finl,  apply. 


ing  my  ear  to  the  ground,  hecanic  instaiUly  satisfied 
that  my  sense  of  hearing  had  not  (  eeiived  me,  though, 
to  assist  that  sense  with  the  scn.sc  of  sight  not  my  ut. 
most  exertions  availed  any  thing.  The  moon,  already 
in  the  wane,  had  not  yet  risen,  and  the  few  stars  which 
from  time  to  time  .shot  forth,  were  almost  immediately 
darkened  by  a  mass  of  black  clouds,  whicli  a  strong 
southerly  breeze  drove  through  the  sky.  I  could  not, 
therc^fore,  distinguish  any  object  at  the  distance  of  live 
yards ;  and  even  noises  lieeauu!  every  moment  more  and 
more  indistinct,  as  the  increasing  force  of  the  wind  cans- 
ed  the  weeds  and  boughs  to  wave  with  greater  and  great, 
er  violence.  The  tread  of  men  is,  however,  a  sound  which 
when  once  heard  it  is  not  tvisy  to  fiirget;  and  hence, 
though  the  sighing  of  the  wind  and  the  rustling  of  the 
long  grass  caused  frerpient  and  long  interruptions,  !  still 
caught  lit  intervals  the  trampling  of  llet,  as  if  people 
were  defiling  past  me.  I  challeugcd  loudly,  and  my  dial, 
lengc  wiLS  rejicated  hy  the  line  of  sentries,  one  after  an- 
other. At  this  instant,  tlierc  came  a  luU  in  the  tlorni ; 
for  the  fresh  breeze  had  graeluully  increased  to  a  storm  ; 
and  that  lull,  in  all  jirobaljilily,  saved  us.  Not  I  alone, 
but  the  sentinels  every  where  overheard  Hie  shutlling 
"hicli  a  halt  suddenly  and  ((iiielly  ordered  never  liiils  lo 
dnee;  audit  became  appart-nt  lo  all,  that  our  post 
would  shortly  lie  maintained  only  hy  diul  of  eouragi 
and  hard  fighting. 

Thus  eireuinstanced,  I  f(  It  that  net  a  moment  was  to 
be  lost,  (ietliiig  my  picket  mider  arms,  and  despatehiiii.' 
a  corporal  to  warn  the  arlifieers  of  their  elanger,  1  look 
with  iiic  a  patrol  of  six  men,  ami  stole  <niietly  forward 
towards  the  s|»)t  from  whence  the  sounds  seemed  lo  pro- 
ceed. We  lii  d  advanced  hut  a  few  paces  in  fVoiil  of  tin 
videttes,  when  the  leadhig  file,  in  obedience  lo.lhe  orders 
which  I  had  given  them,  fired.  InsUuitly  there  arose  a 
clamour  of  voices;  and  I  he  shots  being  answeied  b^  a 
discharge  iif  twenty  or  thirty  firelocks,  a  strung  body  of 
.\iiierieans  advanced.  They  came  on,  too,  upon  our  right, 
as  if  they  had  been  moving  liir  suiiir  time  unobserved,  ii 
the  direeliou  of  th"  river,  .Mid  liad  siueeeded  ill  passing' 
the  greater  numlierof  our  sentinels;  and  in  a  minute  after, 
we  tbiuid  ourselves  warmly  and  awkwardly  engaged  with 
men  of  whose  position,  as  well  ns  of  tlieir  immerical 
strength,  we  were  necessarily  ignorant. 

In  all  night  attiieks,  the  assailing  party  has,  and  must 
have,  at  hast  at  the  Isginning  of  the  fray,  a  deeiihd  ad. 
vantage.  Men  do  not  care,  when  tir.st  tired  upon,  to  liicc 
they  know  not  what  d.cnger,  or  from  whence  prueeediug; 
and  hence,  if  a  night  attack  he  but  vigorously  and  pro. 
denlly  followi  il  up,  it  seldom  fails  of  siieeess.  Ihit  to  be 
thus  liiUowi'd  up,  it  iiiiisl  be  made  net  by  raw  militiiimi'ii, 
however  individually  brave,  but  by  regular  troops,  w 
disciplined,  and  aeeusliiined  lo  act  ti.^etlier  by  word  of 
command.  Now  the  .\merieans  happened  not  lo  be  dis. 
eipluied,  as  our  people  hapiiened  lo  he  tlu'-  reverse;  and 
hence,  though  we  gavi'  way  at  first,  retreating  ainiost  lo 
the  edge  of  the  stream,  the  assailants  fiili  (I  to  Inru  tin  Ir 
advantage  lo  a  just  aeeonnt.  They  kept  n|i,  indeed, 
heavy  and  ineessant  fire,  more  miignificent  to  behold 
than  destructive  in  its  elVccts  ;  but  tiny  hung  baek,  hap- 
pily fir  us,  in  their  advanee,  anil  lieiiee  gave  us  ainplu 
time  lo  recover  Ironi  lln.-  panic  into  wliieh  llnv  had  at 
fir.-t  thrown  ns.  Our  entire  stiirgtii  was  hy  this  means 
brought  together,  and  formed  a  eliiiiii  across  the  piiiiit 
at  wlileh  llie  pioneers  were  iinployi  il;  after  wliieh,  in. 
stead  of  wailing  to  he  again  attaeki'd,  we  piiHhed  liiruanl 
boldly,  but  with  extreme  e'lution,  so  ns  to  meet  and  dis 
eoiiipiiM-  the  arrangeniriits  nf  the  I'lieiny. 

Stealing  on  in  this  plight,  and  prcM-rving  a  silence  tin 
most  profound,  we  grailiially  drew  upon  the  blaze  of  tlu 
.\inerieaii  nmsUilry.  .\s  we  were  ourselves  totally  im 
Men  all  the  vvliile,  we  contrived  In  apprnaeli  so  near,  thiil 
at  last  the  laces  of  the  men  themvelvis  bei  lune  pereepti 
hie,  anil  we  saw  beliire  us  a  dark  hue,  leuularly  drawn 
np,  and  covering  ill  close  order  a  space  of  several  him- 
dred  fi-et,  iVoiii  right  to  left.  The  spi  etaile  was  al  onei 
gr.ilid  am!  Imposing,  I'lr,  whatever  iiili;lit  be  their  det!. 
cieney  in  diseipliiie,  the  tillows  shown!,  by  their  iinmov. 
able  front,  that  ill  courage,  at  least,  tliey  were  not  deli' 
eieiil  ;  and  as  they  iMitninnlieri  il  ns  by  nt  least  six  lo  one 
it  savoured  soniew hilt  of  I  xeesK  of  rashness,  lo  lliliik  iil 
elo.-ing  willi  lliem.  It.it  I  knew  that  my  situation  wii 
a  desperate  one;  1  kiiiw  also  that  my  tiiliowrrs  were 
brave,  and  eoidil  safely  Ik-  de|Miiileil  on;  hi  I  gave  IIk 
word.  In  a  loud  lone,  lo  lire  a  vi.lley,  and  close.  The 
order  was  inslnully  obeyed.  .Mv  pinple,  though  in  ex- 
tended files,  rushed  ll>rvviird  lo  llie  iliiirsfc,  and  in  an  In- 
stant we  were  eii(rii;L'<'d  hiiiiil  to  li.ind  with  OUT  assail- 
ants. 

The  lmiiii.dialc  ed'ecl  of  »  eliari;e  ..o  spirited   was  to 
cause  the  eieiny  to  recoil;  Ihey  eviti  loi  I  their  order  foi 


a  time,  and  in  some  parts  of  the  liiiu  turned  and  fled; 
but  Ihc  odds  against  us  were  tremendous,  and  soon  be- 
gan to  tell.  Tlie  Aim  rieaiis'  fire  alone  was  overwhehn- 
iiig;  and  though  our  brave  fellows  withstood  it  nobly, 
they  were  nt  last  conipellcd  lo  give  ground.  And  now 
it  may  truly  le  said,  that  wc  lijiight  ftir  lite  or  death. 
Borne  back  to  the  edge  of  the  stream,  nt  a  point  where 
its  steep  a-.d  rocky  bunk  rendered  all  effort  to  pass  hope- 
less, nothing  seemed'  left  for  us,  except  to  sell  our  lives  at 
the  dearest;  fijr  a  cry  suddenly  arose  of  mo>t  perilous 
import,  forbidding  nil  exiHitnlion  of  quarter,  even  in 
ca.>.e  of  submission.  Where  this  cry  originated,  I  know 
not ;  for,  to  do  them  justice,  il  was  no  part  of  the  .\mc- 
ricau  policy  to  render  the  war  one  of  extermination  ;  but 
that  it  did  sound  over  the  noise  of  the  .'■trifi-,  and  was  re- 
pented from  man  lo  man,  I  have  the  evidence  of  my 
.senses  for  declaring.  Yet  I  much  ipiesliun  whether  it 
did  not,  upon  Ihc  whole,  prove  serviceable  to  us.  If  any 
mail  had  previnusly  entertained  an  idea  of  surrender,  llio 
shout  of  "  No  Quarter  1"  caused  him  instanlly  lo  uban- 
don  it;  and  heni:e  all  fought  like  perioiis  labouring  un- 
der the  sure  conviction,  that  their  lives  inui-'.  pay  the  for- 
feit cither  of  cowardice  or  insubordination. 

There  was,  u|)Oii  the  tununit  of  the  right  hank,  a 
stripe  of'  low  underwood,  of  tlic  sk-nder  cover  afl'orded 
by  which  wc  gladly  availed  ourselves.  There  wc  lav 
liir  a  full  hour,  exposed  lo  a  fiisillade,  which,  hut  fiir  tlio 
thick  darkness  which  rendered  it  comparatively  harm- 
less, must  have  annihilalid  us  in  u  few  minulCB;  and, 
strange  to  s.iy,  not  an  efl'ort  was  made  by  the  troops  in 
our  n  ar,  either  to  support  us  in  our  position,  or  bring  us 
off.  'J'hat  the  alarm  was,  indeed,  comniimieutcd  to 
tlieiii,  a  variety  of  eircunistanees  iKiinted  out.  In  an 
inslaiit  all  the  fires  in  the  camp  were  extinguished;  ths 
roll  of  drums,  and  the  braying  of  bugles,  came  up  upon 
the  blast,  and  every  other  sound  which  usually  accom- 
panics  the  sudden  calling  of  men  from  sleep  to  arms, 
was  distinctly  heard.  But  iif  I  a  company  was  put  in 
iiir)lion,  at  least  as  fhr  as  we  could  di.-eever,  though  of 
the  ixtreme  peril  of  our  situation,  it  ajj  cared  impossiblo 
that  our  leader  cnuld  be  ignorant.  I'oilunatcly  for  us, 
however,  the  Americans  were  slow  to  I.elicve  that  a  Hri- 
tisli  general  could  give  up  one  of  his  advanced  posts  to 
destruction.  These  indications  of  a  ginen;l  stir  in  tlio 
camp  were  no  sooner  cIiserM  il,  llian  the  fire  of  the  enemy 
iKgaii  to  slacken,  and  Ihey  gradually  withdrew  from  be- 
fiire  a  handful  of  men,  not  one  of  whom,  had  Ihey  per- 
severed a  few  minutes  longer,  could  have  escaped.  1 
need  not  say,  that  never  has  a  cciiipieror  rejoiced  moro 
sincerely  at  his  victory,  i ban  we  rejoiced  liiis  night  nt 
the  rclrogressii  11  of  our  enemies,  over  whom,  liowevcr, 
we  were  hardly  weak  enough  to  trimnpb,  as  if  by  dint 
of  our  own  personal  valour  we  had  repulsed  them. 

The  last  shot  had  been  long  fired,  iHuilhe  last  shadow 
of  ail  .Viiurican  withdrawn,  bel'ori,  we  ventured  In 
emerge  from  tin-  tliicket,  or  i'cel  our  way  towards  tho 
front.  Seeing,  however,  that  no  lie  my  rallied,  wc  at 
length  ti«'l>  I  iiiirage  lo  approach  the  ope-ii  eeiuntry  ;  and 
our  salisllie  I'Mii  was  fiir  I'min  trilling,  when  we  Inniid 
that  not  a  vestige-  eif  Hie-  fiiice,  willi  which  wc  had  just 
been  engaged,  renin ini'd.  Tlie-y  were  gone,  h-uviiig  be- 
liinel  them  iiianire.-l  traces  of  their  reiiile  in  the  long 
grass  trodden  down  into  mimerous  piithwiiys;  and  grea' 
and  wtll-fonmbd  was  our  jeiy,  when  we  pi-rceivcd  thai 
these  all  led  ill  a  dircelieii  deeiile  dly  towards  the  front. 
Thus  assure  il  that  the  ri-trogression  was  no  f'eiiit  lo  draw 
us  fi niii  emr  place-  eif  Kalely,  nnd  expose  us  lei  t'ri-sh  as- 
saults, we  proci-e  cleel  to  assiinie-  once  more  the  ground 
freiiii  which  we  had  >.o  lately  been  ilrivcn  ;  whilst  a  iiics- 
.si  iiger  was  despale  bed,  with  all  haste,  lo  the  reor,  in 
order  to  acquaint  the  general  with  the  result  of  the 
skirmish, 

It  was  not  withoeil  e-onsieU-ral  le  dillienlly  that  the  lat- 
te-r  contrived,  during  lln-  darkness  nf  ibis  IcmpcFlnons 
nijilit,  lo  make  bis  way  across  the  stream;  but  he  did 
eio.ss  it,  and  in  thtr  time  the  pioneers,  who  bad  rclrealed 
em  Ihc  first  fire-,  retnincd  to  complile  tlnir  tasks.  In 
the  ini-an  while,  having  earefiilly  rcpbui  d  my  sentinels, 
I  sent  out  parlies  in  all  dircelions,  to  examine  the  field, 
as  we  II  IIS  Ihey  i-oulel,  Hir  lln-  weinmled  and  ilyilig.  Ou 
emr  side,  lliiee  ami  twenty  men  had  I'iilleii,  of  whom  HI'- 
li-eii  were  soon  bronglit  in,  snnie-  more,  and  nihers  less 
M  vcrcly  hurt  ;  but  of  the-  e  ni-iuy  no  niore  lliaii  six  were 
iliseovi-red,  nnd  nf  tlicFe',  all,  exei-pl  one,  died  before 
ineeliiMil  assiftaiici-  roiilel  arrive.  'I'lint  the  mmil)er  of 
weimidcd  nmengthc  .Nmerieans  till  short  nf  ours,  1  cnn 
hardly  believe- :  for  their  ile-nte  orde  r  ex|insrd  Ibcm  Icr 
ribly  ;  and  our  fire,  though  more  brokiiillinii  theirs,  wns 
mil  less  de-liberiiti- ;  lint  bi-ing  ve-ry  superior  in  numlHrs, 
Ihey  eloublles-.  renieive  il  all  that  ap|M-nreil  enpnbic  of  rr 
movnl  when  llnv  ulrii'l(.il;  nnd  perhaps  Ihcfc  were  Icl'l 


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I'cliiiid,  only  bccauHC  tliey  fjilcd  by  tlicir  cries  or  motions 
to  attract  llio  notici;  oFtli^ir  rcliriiij;  comrades.  Bo  this, 
liowevcr,  as  it  may,  it  is  very  certain  tli:it  we  could  tes. 
tify  to  the  destiny  ot'  no  more  tlian  six  wounded  men  of 
our  asMailants,  whilst,  as  I  have  already  stated,  our  own 
wounded  fell  not  sliort  of  twenty-three.  Nor  was  the 
proportion  between  the  numbers  killed  on  both  sir)  is 
very  ditferent.  Sev?n  British,  with  only  three  Aincri- 
e.uis,  were  found  dead  when  daylight  came  in;  and 
hence,  unless  it  be  supjiosed  tliat  they  rcniovcd  their  dead 
aNo,  the  loss  experienced  by  us  was,  even  in  point  of 
number.--,  far  (jrcatcr  than  that  suB'ured  by  the  enemy. 
Bat  I  am  anticipating;. 

It  might  be  about  one  or  two  o'clock  in  the  morning 
when  the  .\niei  icans  retreated ;  from  which  period, 
however,  up  to  tlie  return  of  dawn,  no  fresh  alarm  oc- 
iiirred.  As  may  well  be  believed,  that  was  to  us  a  pe- 
riod of  no  common  anxiety  and  interest.  It  is  true  that 
the  general  was  no  sooner  made  aware  of  our  deliver- 
nncc  than  he  ordered  up  an  entire  battalion,  for  the  dou- 
ble purpose  of  sujiporting  us,  and  more  ctt'ectually  co- 
vering tlio  operations  of  the  artificers;  but  even  the 
presence  of  this  largo  force  in  our  rear  was  far  from 
rendering  us  satisfied  with  our  gmsilijn,  or  allaying  that 
agitation  and  excitement  which  tlie  events  of  the  earlier 
part  of  the  niglii  had  occasioned.  No  man  closed  an 
eye ;  whilst  all  watched,  with  an  impatience  the  most 
unlKiundcd,  the  gradual  approach  of  li^ht  To  add  to 
our  sources  of  grievance,  the  storm  which  had  hitherto 
confined  itself  entirely  to  wind,  broke  up  into  passing, 
but  tremendous  showers.  They  were  cold  and  cutting, 
driving  furiously  from  the  north,  and  partaking  as  much 
of  tho  character  of  hail  as  of  rain  ;and  they  came  not  un- 
accompanied by  the  usual  attendants  on  such  gusts,  an 
occasional  flash  of  lightning  and  burst  of  thunder.  The 
cifect  of  all  tliis  was,  it  must  bo  confessed,  extremely 
line — at  least  it  would  have  been  considered  so,  had  it  oc- 
curred at  any  other  season,  or  under  dificrent  cir- 
cumstances ;  hut  wc  already  felt  tho  influence  of  too 
many  causes  of  excitation,  not  to  t'eel  that  such  an  addi- 
tion to  them  was  far  from  being  agreeable.  True,  the 
liglitning  laid  bare,  from  time  to  time,  every  surround- 
ing object.  We  could  distinctly  observe,  tor  example, 
us  often  as  a  Hash  occurred,  not  only  the  chain  of  videttes 
leaning  on  their  firelocks,  but  the  trampled  grass  where 
the  fight  hail  taken  place,  with  caps,  pouclics,  arms,  anti 
even  bodies  scaltored  over  it;  whilst  the  same  blazc 
s  itisfied  us  for  the  moment,  that  no  fresh  columns  were 
hovering  near,  nor  fresh  ambuscades  tlireatening  us. 
But  tliero  was  an  irritability  about  us  which  caused  us  to 
derive  from  such  displays  no  gratification  whatever ; 
indeed  the  very  sound  of  the  thunder  wnji  distressing,  us 
ul!  loud  noises  are,  to  men  who  labour  under  nervous 
agitation.  In  a  word,  the  night,  though  marked  by  no 
fresh  adventures,  passed  painfully  and  heavily  away  ; 
nn.l  wc  hailed  the  first  streaks  of  dawn  with  a  degree  of 
delight,  for  which  I  am  sure  there  was  no  solid  founda- 
tijii  ill  the  circumstancej  by  wliieli  wc  were  surround- 
ed. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

There  was  no  necessity  on  the  morning  of  the  18th 
fi>r  any  parlicul.ir  exertion  of  authority  in  order  to  get 
both  the  pickets  and  the  su|>|>orting  b,ittiilion  under  arms, 
'i'lic  former,  indeed,  from  the  close  of  the  nocturnal  en- 
counter, had  nut  quiited  llieir  ranks,  merely  silting  down 
upon  the  ground,  with  their  firelocks  in  their  hands; 
t!ie  latler,  if  tliey  sli'pt  at  all,  slept  so  lightly,  that  the 
faintest  cry  sulliecd  to  rouse  tlii'ni.  And  it  was  well  for 
II 1  that  «ucli  prec.iulions  hid  been  taken.  Though  uii- 
SMCcessful  ill  tlielr  iiijjlit  attack,  the  Aiiierieans  ap|K'ared 
di  teririini;il  initio  (leniiit  the  conslriictioii  of  our  bridges 
Vt  proceel  nitliciit  iiilerriiplion ;  for  the  nioriiing  was 
yet  grey  luid  obscure  wlien  a  '  irge  li.idy  of  infantry,  sup. 
p.irli'il  by  a  fiw  cavalry,  were  oliserved  moving  towards  us, 

Not  a  iiiKineiit  WHS  lost  on  nur  side  ill  iii;ikiiig  proper 
pri-|>aratiniis  to  nii  eland  reiH'UliedireateiieduKaek.  'I'lierii 
was  a  sninll  wood  or  ralhiT  copse  iipdu  tlie  right,  siiine- 
wli.it  ill  ailvnni'e  uf  our  \\:\v.  of  sentiies,  wliieli  wc  iniiiie- 
iti  .lely  pushed  firward  to  iKCii|iy  ;  wliil-t  the  regiinciit 
ill  support  liaslily  passed  (lie  sireaiii,  :'.m\  tmik  up  llie 
frroMiid  wlii''';  my  pielicl  h.iil  nbandoiicil.  At  the  sniiie 
ti:ili'  n  eoii;  li  of  siv  |«iuiiilii's  were  pinnled  under  (lie 
ri'liM'  of  a  rising  ground,  w>  ns  to  eiilllade  any  eoliiinn 
which  nii;,'lit  appro.ieh  the  spot  ulieie  the  wiirkinen  were 
slill  hu  y  i  and  a  eimpiiiiy  of  light  inllintry,  being  thrown 
ill  extended  order  forward,  lay  down,  for  tho  sake  of 
conceahiieiit,  in  the  Imig  grass.  It  is  to  l>o  oliserved,  thai 
III.'  einntry  i;iiinedialply  in  our  front  chiinrcd  to  Im  par. 
tinjlurly  r.k:n  nwi  ipcii.     'J'he  forest,  pnrlhig,  na  it  \vere. 


to  the  right  and  left,  gave  room  to  a  bare  district,  dill  of 
hills  and  valleys  and  natural  iiieiiualities,  along  which  a 
tbrmidablc  force  of  Americans  was  now  approaching, 
witli  the  evident  int.~n>Son  of  driving  back  our  outposts, 
and  breaking  doi  .-  vne  bridges  already  in  a  state  of  for- 
wardness. 

Every  man  who  has  fiiccd  danger  by  night  as  well  as 
by  day,  must  be  aware,  how  ditferent  liis  Sensations  are 
on  each  of  these  occasions.  Having  ample  light  to  direct 
us,  and  seeing  clearly  how  and  from  what  quarter  we 
were  about  to  be  assailed,  our  arrangements  were  made 
and  our  posts  assumed  with  perfect  coolness  ;  and  as  the 
storm  had  died  wholly  away,  and  a  clear  but  frosty  at- 
mosphere succeeded,  wo  made  ready  in  the  highest 
spirits  to  give  the  Americans  a  reception.  They  came 
on,  for  a  while,  in  compact  and  regular  order,  the  head 
of  their  column  covered  by  clouds  of  skirmishers,  who 
pressed  forward  apparently  in  confusion,  biiv  with  every 
demonstration  of  courage,  tiU,  having  reached  the  brow 
of  an  eminence  about  lo:  lusket  shot  from  our  position, 
they  halted,  as  if  irresolute  whatfiirther  course  to  pursue. 
From  tlic  height  of  the  swell  on  which  they  stood,  wc 
were  at  no  loss  to  conjecture  that  they  had  obtained  a 
perfect  view  of  our  dispositions;  and  their  evident  waver- 
ing  gave  testimony  that  tliesc  were  not  according  to  their 
wishes.  Nevcrthclcs.',  it  seemed  as  if  some  spirit  more 
daring  tlian  the  rest  at  last  gained  the  ascendancy;  for 
after  a  pause  of  several  minutes,  the  skirmishers  again 
pressed  on,  and  the  column  began  to  descend. 

These  movementa  were  no  sooner  ascertained  tlian 
our  riflemen  threw  tliomselvcs  each  behind  a  tree  or 
knoll,  and  the  light  infantry,  rising  from  tlieir  places  of 
concealment,  assumed  an  attitude  of  defiance.  For  half 
a  minute  perhaps,  or  something  more,  all  remained  thus ; 
tilj,  tho  enemy  arriving  within  |x)int  blank  range,  our 
bugles  sounded,  and  a  dropjiing  and  desultory  tiraillade 
began.  It  was  kept  up  with  considerable  warmth  on 
both  sides,  the  enemy  sometimes  pressing  forward,  at 
other  times  retiring ;  but  on  our  p.ort  no  change  of  grovmd 
was  eftected,  for  our  sole  object  was  to  maintain  ourselves 
where  we  were,  and  keep  the  assailants  in  check.  As 
the  column  advanced,  however,  our  Uglit  infantry  gra- 
dually and  reluctantly  fell  back,  till  at  last  they  fairly 
turned  the  copse,  and  wo  riflemen  were  fain  to  withdraw, 
in  order  to  cscajie  capture.  But  we  had  not  thus  long 
held  our  post  for  no  purpose.  Of  the  enemy's  skirmish- 
ers several  were  seen  to  drop,  and  many  more  to  steal  away 
like  men  disabled,  whilst  their  column  itself  received  one 
well-directed  volley,  just  as  it  gained  the  leftof  tlic  copse, 
and  was  prepaiing  to  deploy. 

In  the  meanwhile  the  battalion  in  rear  had  formed  line, 
and  advanced  so  far  as  to  render  tlie  escape  of  the  skir- 
mishers safe  and  speedy.  Opening  to  the  right  and  left, 
that  its  front  might  be  left  clear,  wc  threw  ourselves  on 
either  flunk ;  and  the  enemy  deploying  at  the  same  mo- 
ment, a  close  and  desperate  contest  was  anticipated. 

But  before  a  musket  was  Bred  on  either  side,  the 
enemy  began  suddenly  to  waver,  and  all  the  exertions  of 
their  officers  failed  in  preserving  order  in  the  ranks.  At 
this  moment,  our  guns,  which  had  hitherto  been  kepi 
with  great  judgment  concealed,  were  run  to  the  brow  of 
the  hill,  and  opened  with  round  and  grape.  They  were 
admirably  served ;  and  the  first  discharge  striking  full 
into  the  American  line,  the  confusion,  which  had  already 
begun,  liecaine  complete.  They  turned  and  fled,  not  so 
much  as  a  skirmisher  pausing  to  cover  them  ;  and  though 
we  pursued  with  all  haste,  firing  from  time  to  liino  as  an 
iipportunity  offered,  they  escaped  with  the  loss  of  some 
eight  or  ten  men  killed  and  wounded.  This  was  (he 
last  eftort  made  to  interrupt  our  oiwrations,  or  hinder  nur 
passage  of  the  creek  ;  and  the  remainder  of  tlie  day  was 
spent  in  cpiiel,  as  well  ot  the  outposts,  as  in  camp. 

In  the  mean  wliile,  the  working  parties,  so  liir  from 
intermitting  in  their  tasks,  toiled  on  with  increased  dili- 
L'cnre  and  in  greater  iiuiiilH-rH.  Nut  one  bridge,  hut 
three,  were  by  this  nieiins  completed,  each  capable  of 
bearing  the  heaviest  ordniinee  wliii.h  wc  liad  brought 
with  us  into  the  field  ;  iiiid  iiii  ailvanee,  as  the  iinniediate 
prelude  dI'  a  general  action,  was  talked  of,  as  the  occur- 
reiiieof  the  morrow. 

Being  ri  lieved  I'roiii  the  danq-erniis  and  toilsome  iliity 
of  (lutjiost,  the  Htli  was  spent  liy  nie,  partly,  in  the  re- 
fresliineiit  of  a  soiiiid  sleep,  iinil  partly  in  rxaniiiiing  the 
nature  of  the  position  oceiipiril  hy  mir  iinny.  It  was  a 
range  of  lii'ii;lils,  which  advam-e'l  on  the  left  till  it  became 
priiiillel  with  the  course  of  the;  Hudson  and  gnuhially 
shelved  away  towards  the  right,  where  it  ended  in  n 
valley.  Short  ns  our  sojourn  here  had  lireii,  (ieneral 
Biirgiiyne  ap|H'iired  to  have  liestowed  much  labour  on  its 
forlifie.ition;  liir  (hen-  were  breo-stworks  here  and  there, 
a  redoubt  in  the  centre,  and  a  battery  covered  hy  a  ditch 


to  enfilade  tlic  whole.  Besides  tJiis,  he  had  constructed 
several  forts,  in  which  his  stores  of  provision  and  other 
necessaries  were  laid  up,  and  the  butteaux  and  vcsstit 
were  all  moored  under  cover  of  our  guns,  close  to  the 
extreme  left  of  the  line.  To  say  the  trutli,  the  ground 
appeared  to  be  chosen  with  some  judgment,  as  well  u 
strengtlicned  witli  considerable  skill,  tliough  it  may  admit 
of  a  (jucstion  whether  both  the  judgment  and  skill  ex. 
hibited  would  not  have  been  greater,  had  no  pause,  be. 
yond  that  of  a  fow  hours,  liocn  made  here. 

Nothing  befell  during  the  night,  cither  to  tlie  army  al 
large  or  to  myself  in  particiUar,  wortliy  of  being  repeated. 
The  Americans,  as  if  satisfied  with  tlie  results  of  tlieit 
former  attempts,  did  not  molest  us;  and  my  private 
meditr  ions  received  no  interruption  from  any  rencwod 
applr  ions  on  the  part  of  Fraser,  or  our  cliiet^  But  on 
the  morrow  affairs  assumed  a  widely  different  aspect. 
An  hour  before  sunrise  tlie  whole  army  formed  in  three 
columns  of  march,  each  fronting  one  of  the  bridges 
which  had  been  constructed  for  it ;  and  as  soon  as  there 
was  light  enough  to  distinguish  objects  at  the  distance  ot' 
a  mile,  the  long  expected  and  long  wislicd  for  movement 
began. 

As  this  wa*  certainly  one  of  the  most  memorable  stcju 
taken  during  tho  whole  campaign,  and  may  be  said  witli 
perfect  trutli  to  have  decided  our  fate,  it  may  not  be 
amiss,  if  1  lay  before  you  a  minute  and  particular  account 
of  it. 

Haying  already  described  the  nature  of  the  position 
occupied  by  the  British  army  previous  to  its  advance,  il 
is  not  necessary  tliat  I  should  say  more  than  has  been 
said  on  that  subject.  With  resjicct  to  the  enemy,  again, 
they  had  withdrawn  from  Saratoga  several  weeks  belbre , 
and  having  established  themselves  at  Stillwater,  about 
half  way  Ixitwcen  the  former  place  and  -Mbany,  it  was 
expected  that  they  would  there  abide  an  encounter.  Wo 
were  tlio  more  confirmed  in  this  notion,  as  several  de. 
serters  came  in  with  intelligence,  iliat  General  Gates 
was  busily  eng-ged  in  tlic  erection  of  works ;  that  he 
had  recalled  Arnold  from  Fort  Stanwix,  whither  on  tlic 
alarm  of  Colonel  St.  Leger's  successes  he  had  hastened; 
and  that  all  the  militiamen  who  could  bo  prevailed  on  to 
bear  arms,  were  moved  into  the  camp,  and  there  enrolled 
in  battalions.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to  add,  that  the  sit« 
of  our  own  caini),  which  we  quitted  on  tlie  IDth,  was  not 
many  leagues  distant  from  thut  of  General  Gates.  We 
calculated,  indeed,  on  reaching  the  vicinity  of  the  latter 
an  hour  or  two  belbre  sunset,  provided  no  attempts  were 
made  to  harass  or  interrupt  us  by  the  way;  and  wo 
looked  forward  to  the  20th,  as  to  the  day  which  should 
decide  the  fate  of  New  England,  as  well  as  of  tho  brave 
army  which  was  now  invading  it. 

With  rcs|icct  to  the  general  bearings  of  tlic  country 
which  divided  one  corps  from  the  other,  almost  enough 
has  been  stated  to  convey  to  yonr  minds  a  tolerably  m. 
curate  conception.  For  a  mile  or  two  beyond  the  stream, 
little  or  no  wood  intervened :  but  tliero  were  several 
valleys,  hemmed  in  on  each  side  by  hills  ;  and  one  which, 
from  its  peculiar  roughness,  ns  well  as  the  rugged  na. 
ture  of  its  banks,  deserves  to  be  styled  a  ravine.  Across 
that,  it  wiw  necessary  for  our  troops  to  move;  and  as  il 
chanced  to  be  pretty  extensive,  stretching  on  one  side 
almost  to  the  river,  whilst  on  the  other  it  pushed  into  the 
woods,  a  good  deal  of  caution  seemed  necessary,  in  ordsr 
to  avoid  being  arrested  there.  I  have  snid  that  the  army  • 
formed  this  morning  in  three  distinct  columns  of  mnreli: 
tlie  following  is  tlic  order  which  tliese  assumed,  and  the 
routes  which  they  followed. 

On  the  left  of  the  whole,  were  arranged  tho  brigade  ot 
General  Reidesdel,  with  the  entire  park  of  nrtillery  umlcr 
the  command  of  iMajor-generul  rhili|w.  'J'his  column 
pursued  the  main  road,  which  wound  through  tlio  niea. 
dows  parallel  with  the  Hudson,  i.nd  was  covered  in  its 
progress  by  a  detachment  of  yagers,  led  on  by  a  gulh,iit 
Hessian  called  Reinbach.  'j'lic  right  column,  again, 
consisteil  of  BrigudiiT-generul  Fraser's  corps,  sustained 
by  Colonel  Breynian'n  tJermans,  which  made  a  circnit 
so  ns  to  pass  the  ravine  without  plunging  into  it,  and 
allerwnrds  to  protect  the  advance  of  the  centre  or  inniii 
body.  Its  front  niicl  ll.inkH  were  covered  by  the  mnrhr- 
UK  n,  by  llie  Caiiailiiin  eoinpnnies,  and  the  Indians  ;  \\h.\ 
slruek  (ilf  towards  tlie  woods,  ns  most  convenient  tor 
their  particular  stile  of  tightinir.  Ilelwccn  these  ilr. 
ladled  corps  iiioveil  the  main  body,  under  the  iminediilr 
orders  of  General  Iturgoyne.  It  was  direelcil  to  udvaiief 
straight  In  tlii'  front ;  to  tiescend  one  side  of  tho  glen  .  lul 
mount  the  other,  without  imuking ;  and  lo  form  on  t » 
llirllier  height,  where  it  might  wait  in  comparative  snictj 
till  the  detached  cor|«  should  liavo  made  good  their  pus- 
sage,  and  resumed  their  communications.  Finally,  one 
regiment,  the  ITlli,  was  loft  la  liind,  partly  oa  a  reserve 


_nd  . 

^ropeil 

%onio  1 
>    Bciil 
tend  ' 
tnioven 
\vhcn  I 
tioiis  si 
moved  I 
vie  bcJ 
termini 
march  f 
liscove 
Vm. 
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lis  advl 


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SARATOGA. 


f)? 


s,  he  had  constructed 
it'  provision  and  otiici 

butteaux  and  vessels 
our  gnns,  close  to  the 
the  trutti,  the  ground 

judgment,  as  well  aj 
I,  tliough  it  may  admit 
dgment  and  skill  ct. 
ur,  had  no  pause,  bo. 
lie  here. 

either  to  tlie  army  at 
rtliy  of  being  repeated. 
Ii  tlic  results  of  tliclr 

us;  ond  my  private 
on  from  any  rencwud 

or  our  chief.  But  on 
idely  different  aspect. 

army  formed  in  three 
7  one  of  the  bridges 
;  and  as  soon  as  there 
jects  at  the  distance  of 

vt'islicd  for  movement 

moat  memorable  stc'iu 
and  ma^  be  said  with 
;r  fate,  it  may  not  be 
and  particular  account 

laturo  of  the  position 
rious  to  its  advance,  il 
J  more  than  has  been 
;t  tu  the  enemy,  agniu, 
\  several  weeks  belbrr, 
a  at  Stillwater,  about 
<x  and  Albany,  it  was 
idc  an  encounter.  We 
notion,  ok  several  de. 
e,  iliat  General  Gates 
ion  of  works ;  that  he 
tanwix,  whither  on  tlic 
esFCS  he  had  hastened ; 
ould  bo  prevailed  on  to 
imp.  and  there  enrolled 
iry  to  add,  that  the  site 
id  on  tiiu  I'Jth,  was  not 
t  General  Gates.  We 
icinity  of  the  latter 
idcd  no  attempts  were 
by  tlie  way;  and  »c 
the  day  which  should 
well  as  of  the  brave 

arings  of  tlic  country 
other,  almost  enough 
minds  a  tolerably  uc- 

wo  beyond  the  stream, 
tliero  were  sevcrdl 
hills ;  and  one  which, 
as  the  rugged  nu. 
led  a  ravine.  Acros.^ 
IS  to  move;  and  as  il 
etching  on  one  side 
her  it  pushed  into  the 
id  necessary, in  ordtr 

0  so  id  that  tho  army  - 
ct  culunms  of  murih: 
L'se  assumed,  and  tliu 

-angcd  tho  brigade  nl 
irk  of  artillery  wider 
lilipo.  'I'his  column 
id  through  the  iiira. 
was  covered  in  its 
,  led  on  by  a  gnlh.iit 
gilt  column,  agiiln, 
.t's  corps,  sustained 
Ihicli  made  a  circuit 
flinging  into  il,  uiil 
tho  eciilrc  or  innin 
ki'reil  by  the  iiiarhr. 
Id  the  IiidiunN  ;  w hi 
Inost  cnnvviiieiit  lijr 
lllctwccn  tliCHC  dr. 
Iiidor  the  inimfdiilr 

1  directed  to  ndvaiieo 
Iside  of  tho  glen  .  lul 
Tind  to  form  on  I. " 

i  comparative  safely 
lade  good  their  pan- 
lions.     Finally,  our 

jimrtly  m  a  rti(r\o 


knd  partly  to  defend  the  battcaux  and  stores ;  whilst 
♦.roper  si™«l8  were  agreed  upon,  to  give  notice  of  the 
terogress  which  each  corps  was  making,  should  they  be- 
»onic  unavoidably  separated  the  one  from  the  other. 
'    Bcinff  mvscif  attoched  to  the  right  column,  I  can 


It 


II 


Being  myself  attached  to  the  right  column,  i  can  pre- 
tend  to  eivc  no  very  exact  or  regular  account  of  the 
hiovements  either  of  the  left  or  centre  ;  for,  the  moment 
%vhcn  the  word  was  given  to  advance,  all  took  the  direc 
tions  severally  pointed  out  to  them.  For  ourselves,  we 
moved  on,  following  tlir  bend  of  a  semicircular  hill,  till 
tve  became  lost  in  tho  mazcj  ot  a  forest  apparently  m 
terminable;  but  we  met  wiUi  no  opiwsition  during  . 
march  of  some  hours,  even  our  skirmishers  failing  to 
iiscover  an  enemy,  though  most  assiduous  in  looking  lor 
him     We  heard,  indeed,  soon  after  our  separation  Irom 

flureoyne's  column,  a  desultory  fire  of  musketry,  as  if 
is  advance  were  engaged  with  an  American  picket,  or 
»ome  ambuscade  had  been  beaten  up  and  dispersed  ;  but 
«s  the  sound  manifcsUy  inclined  every  moment  more 
and  more  to  the  rear,  it  created  no  feeling  of  uneasiness 
either  among  men  or  officers.  On  tho  contrary,  a  thou- 
■and  rude  jokes  were  bandied  about,  especially  among 
the  younger  men,  and  tliosn  least  accustomed  to  tlie  na- 
tare  of  American  warfare ;  and  even  some  veterans 
■crupled  not  to  express  their  ardent  desire  tliat  the 
Yankics  would  hazard  an  action  for  once,  on  what  they 
were  oleaacd  to  term  a  fair  field.  For  my  own  part,  the 
recolliiclion  of  what  Yankies  had  done  at  Bennington 
taught  me  to  think  of  them  more  respectfully  than  many 
of  nty  neighbours ;  and  though,  like  them,  I  could  not  but 
regard  our  opponents  as  more  formidable  in  an  inclosed 
tliaii  an  open  country,  1  was  far  from  supposing  that  they 
would  prove  tliemselves  contemptible  in  either  situation. 
Nay  more,  I  knew  from  a  variety  of  circumstances,  that 
the  Americans  had  of  late  acquired  a  degree  of  confi- 
cliMicc,  for  which  v,-e  hordly  gave  them  credit.  Their  at- 
tacks upon  my  own  picket,  though  not  very  judiciously 
managed,  displayed,  nevertheless,  no  little  spirit  of  enter- 
-  prise  and  daring ;  and  however  anxious  I  might  be  to 
Slings  brought  to  tlic  issue  of  a  battle,  I  conless  tliat  I 

•  looked  forward  to  that  event  with  some  apprehension, 
Still,  my  confidence  in  the  people  around  me  was  bound- 
less ;  and  if  I  did  not  exactly  join  in  the  taunts  and  gibes 
with  which  they  thought  fit  during  the  present  move- 

i;  incnt  to  amuse  tliemselves,  I  at  least  pushed  on  as  reso- 
Jlutcly  determined  as  any  to  do  my  duty,  whenever  I 
S  should  he  called  upon  to  do  it. 

*  Tho  orders  given  to  us  at  starting  were,  to  gain  the 
;5  extremity  of  the  ravine  with  as  little  delay  us  possible  ; 
f  and  then,  declining  to  the  left,  to  take  possession  of  a 
4  lofty  eminence  which  overlooked  the  crest  of  the  range 
,|  of  hills  which  the  centre  and  left  columns  were  ascend- 
a  ing.  A  journey  of  two  hours  brought  us  to  this  point, 
1  where,  just  as  tlie  woodlands  began,  the  valley  ended, 
%  and  wo  commenced  our  march  in  eehellon  towards  the 
.*;!  left,  without  liaving  as  yet  been  called  upon  to  fire  a 

nuisket  or  deploy  a  company.  This  movement,  however, 
h.nl  hardly  been  made,  when  the  report  of  several  cannon 
giivfi  intimation  that  more  than  o  skirmish  was  impend-^ 
ing ;  and  wo  pressed  forwnrd  in  tlio  firm  expectation  of 
iK'iiig  engaged  as  soon  as  we  should  clear  tho  thicket 
and  emerge  into  the  open  country.  It  can  hardly  be 
said  that  oiir  ex|)Cctation3  were  without  foundation.  It  is 
true  that  wo  were  not  inctantly  moved  up  to  oppose  a 
hostile  line,  nor  yet  brought  at  once  under  the  range  of 
M  tho  enemy's  artillery  ;  but  the  first  spcctaelo  which  pre- 
Im  Bcnted  ilKiilf  was  a  heavy  column  of  Anioricans  in  full 
^marchtol'all  upon  our  main  body.  The  latter  had,  it 
\  ap|)earc}d,  passi-d  tli(>  ravine  previous  to  our  arrival  at  the 
[  height  which  we  were  directed  to  occupy  ;  and  the  Ibrmer, 
[  not  ex|H'cting  a  second  eoUimii  to  debouch  from  woods 
I  which  they  had  regarded  as  iin|)ervioUM,  were  preparing 
Ito  assuult  what  tlicy  considered  the  cxtremo  right  of  the 
(Briti-ih  line. 

As  yi't  little  else  than  nn  cxcluinge  of  cannon  shots  had 
Ipasseii  lietwcen  tho  hostile  armies,  when  the  lie.id  ot'our 
Icolunm  slKiwiiiy;  itseirupon  llic  hill,  the  eiirniy  instantly 
[hahi'd,  'lid  llie  tiring  ceased.  For  a  nioment,  and  only 
fur  a  nuiiiiciit,  all  things  remained  quiet;  but  the  .Vine. 
{ rieaiis,  suddenly  facing  iiboul,  began  to  rouiiteriimreli 
j  nnd  ill  Ion  t'lun  a  quarter  of  iiii  hour  were  lost  to  our 
I  view.  Tliey  fell  luii'.!,  luiwiiver,  iint  like  iiieii  ImuI  on  a 
I  precipitate  retreat,  nnr  yet  witii  the  wavering  Ktepwliieli 
I  usually  cliaraetorines  the  manajuvies  of  geiieriils  doub' 
I  fid  wliiit  cour.ni  to  pursue,  but  promptly,  briskly,  and  i 
nilmiralilo  order,  giving  us  the  bcjt  ground  for  supposing 
that  their  plalis,  insteiul  of  being  deranged,  weiu  merely 
I  altered.  Whoever  ontertainod  such  ideas  at  the  ninment, 
I  was  certainty  not  mialaUcn  in  the  ground  on  which  ho 
!  formed  tlieni ;  fur  in  as  sliort  a  time  as  tho  stale  of  the 
[cue  would  |irrmit,  we  reeoived  evidence  enough,  tliat  a 


new  arrangement  of  attack  had  been  made,  nnd  was  al- 
ready  in  process  of  being  pursued. 

Our  troops  had  all  come  up,  and  were  in  full  posses, 
sion  of  the  hill,  when  there  arose  suddenly  from  the  ex- 
treme left  a  fircof  musketry,  which  ccnlmued  m  volleys, 
like  the  rolling  of  drums,  tor  several  iniuules.  How  or 
where  this  was  going  on,  it  was  iinposfihlc  torus  to  say  ; 
for  though  our  imsition  was  a  coniiiuinding  one,  not  only 
the  natural  inequalities  of  the  ground,  but  a  good  deal  ot 
wood  scottered  here  nnd  there,  hindered  us  from  seeing 
farther  towards  the  left,  than  the  post  occupied  by  the 
centre  column.  It  npix.-ared,  however,  that  even  this  at- 
tack, fierce  as  it  must  have  doubtless  been,  was  not  that 
on  which  the  enemy  mainly  depended  for  success.  Be- 
fore wc  could  well  arrange  our  thoughts,  far  less  re|ily 
to  tlie  questions  which  each  eagerly  put  to  the  other,  a 
fresh  operation  developed  it-elf,  and  tlie  main  body  be- 
came warmly,  and,  as  it  struck  us,  very  unequally  en- 
gaged, at  a  moment  when  such  an  event  was  least  ex- 
pected.  A  corps  of  sonic  four  or  five  thousand  men,  led 
on  as  wc  afterwards  heard  by  Gcn'rul  Arnold,  suddenly 
pushed  against  the  left  of  Burgoyne's  division ;  and  a 
contest  began  as  warm  and  as  well  contested  ns  it  has 
ever  been  my  fortune  to  witness,  either  as  an  actor  or 
spectator.  t.  •  •  i 

To  oppose  this  tremendous  assault,  only  three  British 
battalions,  and  these  extremely  weak,  could  be  brought 
So  well  had  the  enemy  arranged  matters,  that  tor 


up.    —  — ., 

nearly  four  hours  our  left  could  bring  no  assistance  to  the 
centre,  nor  even  one  flank  of  the  centre  support  the  other ; 
whilst  we  upon  the  right  had  received  orders  so  decisive 
on  no  account  whatever  to  give  up  the  high  ground,  that 
Fraser,  though  as  enterprising  nn  officer  as  any  in  the 
service,  felt  himself  perfectly  paralysed.  We  were  ac- 
cordingly condemned  to  stand  (lassivc  spectators  of  an 
alfair,  in  which  nothing  short  of  the  most  determined 
courage,  as  well  as  a  state  of  discipline  the  most  com- 
mendable, could  have  saved  a  whole  brigndo  from  utter 
annihilation.  As  I  am  speaking  to  men  who  have  them- 
selves served,  nnd  know  how  laudably  jealous  regiments 
arc  of  their  renown,  it  would  be  unjust  in  me  to  conceal 
the  numbers  of  the  corps  which  on  that  day  covered 
themselves  with  glory.  They  were  the  20th,  the  21st, 
and  tho  62d,  who,  from  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  till 
seven  in  the  evening,  remained  unbroken  under  a  fire 
which  left  not  one  fourth  of  tlicir  originally  inadequate 
numlMirs  fit  to  do  duty. 

Whilst  this  was  going  on.  General  Fraser,  whose  im- 
patience was  sufBcicntly  manifested  by  his  look  and  ges- 
tures, despatched  aidc-dc-eainp  after  aide-de-camp  to  Ge- 
neral Burgoyne,  requesting  permission  to  move  from  his 
vantage  ground,  should  it  be  only  for  a  time.  Whot  be- 
came of  these  messengers  it  is  not  for  mc  to  surmise ; 
but  as  I  happened  to  be  near  the  general  during  the 
greater  part  of  the  day,  \  can  testify  thot  not  one  return- 
ed,— a  contingency  which  failed  not  to  incrccse,  to  a  de- 
gree boyond  all  endurance,  the  anxiety  under  which  tliiit 
gallant  fellow  had  previously  laboured.  At  last,  despair- 
ing of  receiving  instructions,  he  determined  to  act  tor 
himself.  Leaving  a  body  of  German  grenadiers  to  de- 
fend the  hill,  he  gave  the  word  for  the  rest  of  the  brigade 
to  advance,  and  in  two  seconds  wc  were  in  full  march, 
upon  the  flank  of  the  American  column  of  attack. 

It  was  a  splendid  spectacle  to  behold  the  cool  and  sol- 
dier-like manner  in  which  General  Arnold  disposed  him- 
self to  keep  in  check  this  bold  advance.  Wheeling  up  a 
couple  of  his  rearmost  battalions,  he  caused  several  hun- 
dred rilleincn  to  extend  across  the  o|>on  country,  and 
then  urged  them  tbrward  to  meet  the  Marksmen  and  Ca. 
nailiaiis,.who  covered  the  approach  of  Frascr's  column. 
.No  great  while  elapsed  ore  we  were  engngcd.  The  ene- 
my, however,  knew  their  ground  ;  they  were  well  drilled, 
admirable  shots,  and  by  no  means  delieient  in  bravery ; 
and  hence,  though  bravely  attacked  by  men  not  more 
ignor.int  t!  .n  themselves  in  tho  art  of  Bklrmishing,  thi'y 
would  not  be  driven  in.  Even  the  advance  of  Brey man's 
eorps  ill  solid  cciluiiin  hardly  succeeded  in  moving  tlicm; 
nnr  is  it  easy  to  .'iay  what  result  %iiglit  have  ensued,  hud 
net  other  aici  Ih'oii  at  li;ind.  But  nt  thi.s  critical  juncture 
a  fresh  force  came  up  from  a  quarter  where  we  scarcely 
expected  it ;  and  the  victory,  which  for  so  many  lioiirs 
had  hung  doiibtfiil,  finally  inclined  to  tlie  side  of  the  fiii 
tish  arms. 

1  have  said  that  tho  enemy,  on  observing  the  arrival  of 
Fiaser's  corps  on  the  high  ground  at  tho  right  of  the  ra- 
vine^Buddenly  sus|)ended  the  attack  which  they  had  at 
first  directed  against  our  centre,  and  turned  a  heavy  co- 
liiiiin,  supported  by  a  couple  of  light  gnns,  towards  our 
let).  This  soon  fidl  in  with  General  Ucidesdel's  hrigad 
with  which  it  rxchnngcd  several  close  and  well-directed 
vnlloyB ;   but,  oontonting  himself  with  alarmin)^  lhe.«e 


troops,  the  ofiicer  in  cenininnd  cf  the  .^mericyis  imme- 
diately withdrew  ngnin,  and  united  himsiU'  with  the 
eorps  which  General  Arnold  won  preparing  to  lend  «{;ain^t 
the  regiments  above  spcdfied..  Scmio  light  troops  were, 
however,  left,  if  not  suftieicnt  to  hold  the  wood,  at  all 
events  capable  of  embarrassing  the  inovenierts  of  a  co- 
lumn incumbered  rather  than  assisted,  in  a  eluse  country, 
by  the  presence  of  a  numerous  artilUry  ;  and  these  eoii- 
frivcd,  by  dint  of  repeated  dcmons-trations,  to  inipoye  lor 
some  time  upon  (icnerul  Reidiscld,  so  us  to  hinder  him 
from  detaching  any  norlion  of  his  loree  to  the  ussistnucc 
of  Burgoyne.  Gtiural  Pliiliiis,  however,  who  ncecnipa- 
nicd  Reidcsdcl,  and  took  charge,  in  n  peeuliur  ninniier, 
of  the  park,  was  not  slow  in  seeing  through  the  veil 
which  sufficed  to  blind  the  eyes  of  his  brother  otlicer. 
As  the  sound  of  firing  increased  on  his  right,  he  became 
more  and  more  convinced,  that  to  their  column  no  serious 
injury  was  intended;  and  he  at  length  prevailed  upon 
General  Reidesdel  to  sanction  a  movement  with  four 
guns  and  a  battalion  towards  the  scene  of  action. 

Driving  in  the   American    riflemen,  GencrnI  Philips 
succeeded,   by  dint   of  extraordinary    perseverance,    in 
making  his  way  tlirough  the  wood.     He  arrived  just  as 
the  20tb,  al\er  behaving  with   a  degree  of  gnllnntry  ul- 
moet  unprecedented,  had  begun  to  give  way,  nnd  the  ene- 
my were  pushing  tbrward  to  occupy  a  point,  from  w.iieli 
they  might  have  enfiladed  the  other  battalions,  alrcn<ly 
more  than  sufficiently  pressed.     Philips  saw  this,  nnd 
made   haste  to  remedy  the  evil.     He  dashed  forwnrd, 
bringing   wilh  hhii   only  a   few  followers,   rallied   the 
broken  rre:imeiit,  led  it  back  in  thi'  most  magnificent 
style  to  the  tlmrge,  nnd  then  hurrying  away  to  the  right, 
brought  up  \i\'  guns  to  the  edge  of  the  wood,  from  which 
they  opened  a  tremendous  fire  of  grnpe  and  canister  upon 
the  enemy's  flnnk.     The  etfect  of  those  arrangemi  iits 
became  minifcst  in  a  nioment.     Aller  a  brave  hut  inef- 
fectual attempt  to  cairy  tho  cannon  nt  the  point  of  the 
bayonet,  l/io  .Anicrieuns  were   eoni|>elled  to  give  way ; 
and  fresh  troops  joining  the  20tli  nlrendy  ndvnneiiig  to 
the  charge,  the  rout  became  comiilefe.     Nor  was  the  case 
different  on  our  side.    The  riflemen,  iiereeiving  that  their 
comrades  were  in  full  retreat,  fell  back  with  precipitation 
on  tlieir  supiHirf,  which  in  its  return  retired  uixin  the  co- 
lumn from  which  it  lind  been  drawn,  and  that  k-ing  ex- 
|x>sed  to  a  sweeping  fire  from  Philips's  gnns,  soon  lost  its 
order  and  fled.    Yet  were  our  people  loo  nineli  worn 
down  by  past  exertions,  and  too  much  enfeebled,  many 
of  them,  by  wounds,  not  less  thnn  fatigue,  to  fake  full 
advontage  of  the  panic.     The  closing  in  of  night,  like- 
wise, was  favourable  to  the  Americans,  who,  to  do  them 
justice,  fought  bravely  nnd  stcndily  to  the  last.    Their 
flight,  for  such,  at  first,  it  certainly  was,  s|iecdily  assuiiied 
the  aspect  of  nn  orderly  retreat ;  und  they  quitted,  rather 
than  fled  from,  a  well-contested  field. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

Though  successful  at  every  point,  nnd  perfectly  aware 
that  they  were  so,  il  can  hardly  be  said  that  their  pre- 
sent victory  produced  any  very  remarkable  efl'cct  upon 
the  spirits  ot  the  British  troops.  It  was  a  new  feature 
in  the  war  for  the  Americans  to  become  the  ussailanti, 
and  their  armies  to  meet  ours  in  the  ogicn  field,  rivals 
lor  glory  ;  nor  was  there  a  man  amongst  us  who  ap- 
peared not  perfectly  to  feel  that  such  a  step  would  not 
have  been  taken,  were  not  their  nunibeis  iniich  more 
formidable  than  our  most  liberal  cal<'ulnti(>ns  led  us  to 
expect.  Again,  though  undeniably  Ibilcd  in  all  their  eftorts, 
the  colonists  had  fought  like  men  who  possessed  confidence 
in  themselves.  There  was  no  longer  that  deference  for 
discipline,  which  in  the  earlier  campnigns  distinguished 
them  ;  loading  them  to  regard  themselves  as  totally  in- 
adequate to  meet  a  regular  force,  c.\cept  under  cover  of 
an  inclosed  country,  or  in  the  rear  of  intrenclimenta. 
On  the  contrary,  tlieir  militia,  vying  with  the  continen- 
tal ,  had  loft  beliind  them  all  the  shelter  which  the  wood- 
binds might  have  I'urnished  ;  and  inarching  boldly  up  to 
tlic  teeth  both  of  English  and  (•erman  grenndiers,  en- 
gaged tliein  niU7.7.1e  to  niuz7.1e,  and  oeeasiomiUy  hand  to' 
hand.  These  fact.t  tended  to  prove,  that  the  moral  su- 
|ieriority  wliieli  wc  had  hitherto  been  necustonied  to 
evince,  was  no  more, — and  hence  fh.it  our  future  suc- 
cesses must  arise  out  of  the  superior  skill  of  our  leaders, 
not  less  than  from  tho  trained  valour  of  our  inferior  offi- 
cers and  men.' 

But  il  was  not  on  these  accounts  alone,  influential  as 
they  doubtless  were,  that  most  of  us  felt  disposed  to  re. 
gnrd  the  late  affair  in  the  light  rather  of  a  inisadven. 
lure  than  a  victory.  Our  loss  in  killed  and  wounded 
wa«  tremendous.  Upwords  of  five  hundred  men,  in- 
cluding some  of  tho  most  promising  officers  in  the  nriny. 


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had  fallen ;  and  that,  too,  to  purchase  nothing  more  than 
a  httic  empty  honour.  Ainong  tlie  niunbcr  of  the 
slain  was  poor  Jones,  tlic  destined  husband  of  Miss 
Macrca.  Tliough  he  never  lield  up  his  head  from  the 
moment  when  his  mistress's  murder  was  commmiicated 
to  him,  and  dcelincd  all  inlcrcourBc  even  with  the  most 
beloved  of  his  former  friends,  Jones  was  too  much  of  a 
soldier,  not  to  spea  k  of  him  in  the  light  of  a  man  of 
honour,  ever  to  neglect  his  duty  because  of  the  pressure 
of  (jrivato  grief.  Wherever  his  post  might  be,  there  he 
was  sure  to  be  found ;  and  to  the  last  he  remained,  in 
licart  and  aSeetions,  as  warmly  devoted  as  ever  to  tlie 
cause  which  he  had  csjioused.  It  was,  indeed,  abim- 
dantly  evident,  that  to  him  life  (assessed  no  fartlicr  at- 
tractions. Unless  unavoidably  hindered  by  other  mat- 
ters, he  took  part  in  every  skirmish,  exposing  himself 
with  the  greatest  deliberation  to  the  enemy's  fire  ;  and 
to-day  ho  met  the  fate  which  no  man  could  doubt  tliat 
he  had  long  cov(  l<;d.  He  fell  covered  with  wounds 
when  ilefending  the  guns  of  which  he  was  in  charge, 
and  was  found  lying  beside  two  Americans,  both  of 
whom,  in  all  probability,  perished  by  his  hand. 

As  soon  as  the  firing  had  totally  ceased,  and  it  was 
ascertained  that  the  enemy  had  withdrawn,  orders  were 
issued  for  the  concentration  of  our  divisions  on  the  field 
ot  bnitle ;  and  tlie  whole  army  made  ready  to  hivouaek 
on  tiie  rrest  of  the  hill  which  had  been  so  long  contest- 
c^cL  Whilst  this  was  going  on,  parlies  went  abroad  in 
all  directions,  to  collect  such  of  tlic  wounded  as  hud  not 
been  removed  during  the  fray  ;  and  the  return  of  these 
with  their  melancholy  burdens,  presented  a  sjiectacle 
upon  which  no  man  could  look  with  indilfcrencc.  As 
they  passed  between  the  fires,  which  already  blazed 
through  the  line,  it  '.Vas  piteous  to  behold  the  drooping 
heads  and  iv^'.vcriess  limbs  of  men  who  but  a  few  hours 
before  had  been  our  liveliest  and  most  esteemed  compan- 
ions; whilst  their  slirieks  and  groans  smote  fearfully 
iijion  tlio  ear,  as  often  as  some  false  step  on  the  part  of 
their  bearers  caused  their  wounds  to  open  afresh. 
Among  the  Number  of  those  thus  conveyed  to  the  rear, 
there  was  one  with  whom  in  the  course  of  service  I  had 
bccoineint'imatrly  acquainted.  It  so  happened,  that  tlie 
party  in  charge  of  him  passed  the  very  spot  on  which, 
worn  out  with  the  cccrlions  «f  the  day,  I  liad  lain  down 
to  sleep;  and  tlie  sound  of  his  voice,  even  in  the  utter- 
ance of  a  coinpltiinti  being  reeogmsed,  I  immediately 
fose  to  ascertain  wliethcr  imaginatiaa  might  not  have 
deceived  rac.  It  had  not  The  mutilated  creature  thus 
borne  past  me,  was  tlie  same  with  wlkoni  I  had  s|>ent 
many  cheerful  hours  both  by  night  and  day ;  and  com- 
passion for  his  suBl'Rings  getting  the  tetter  of  personal 
Janguor,  I  deicrnNiicd  to  deprive  myself  of  rest,  in  order 
that  I  might  nurse  and  attcsd  upon  him. 

It  has  been  already  stated,  that  when  tlie  present  ex- 
pedition was  first  determined  upon,  such  were  tlie  no- 
lions  entertained  relative  to  its  facility  of  arcomplisli- 
ment,  that  the  wives  of  »CTe*al  officers,  some  of  tliem 
incumbered  l>j'  their  children,  resolved  to  follow  our  for- 
tunes. For  a  time  these  ladies  travelled  in  rear  of  the 
columosv  bcinji;  cnnreycd  in  covered  calashes,  and  tole- 
rably well  aftendi'il  toi  a-od  whenever  the  columns  lialt- 
<.cl,  they  joined  Iheir  husbands  in  .caiun,  and  becamr 
in mates  of  tents.  But  as  the  season  advanced,  and  the 
diflficulties  of  the  army  began  to  iiii'ltiply,  tliey  lu-pt  lie- 
liind  the  encampment  altogether,  aud  dwelt  in  huts  con- 
structed out  of  logs,  somewhot  after  the  fasliion  of 
block  houses.  By  the  pajisage  of  the  HudHon  tlicy  were 
compelled  to  abandon  even  their  block-houses,  and  once 
more  share  the  fate  of  those  most  dear  to  them;  and 
now  they  ha«l  taken  refuge  jn  certain  farm  houses,  scat- 
tered ill  the  rear  of  our  lijicss,  fro;u  wliicli  they  l)ocauie 
spectators  of  the  bloody  contest  of  which  I  have  just 
grv'en  an  account 

It  was  towards  one  of  these  houses  that  I  followed 
my  wounded  friend.  On  ent<!ring,  1  found  every  room 
crowded  with  mangled  wretches,  whose  cries  might  be 
distinctly  heard  many  paces  from  tlie  door ;  and  in  the 
midst  of  these  were  sevcraJ  iltlieate  ft'inalcs,  wliosi;  Iiu- 
•  mane  attentions  to  the  poor  fi'llows  do  words  could  ade- 
(|uately  dcKcrilie.  There,  sat  the  Baroness  lleidesdcl, 
administering  from  lier  slender  stock  of  wine  a  few- 
drops  to  a  dying  soUlier,  who  could  thank  her  only  with 
a  glance  from  his  dim  eye  and  a  faint  inovement  of  his 
head;  and  there!  too  was  the  lady  of  Major  .Veklaiid, 
whost!  heroic  l«haviour  on  nn  after  occasion,  has  olitnin- 
iil  for  her  an  inmiorlahty  of  linnournblc  fume.  V\vn 
the  ehlldren,  and  there  were  three  of  l.acly  neidesdrl's, 
the  eldest  ol  whom  ecinid  not  i'X<'ecil  .si.v  years,  appeared 
to  1m'  aware  tliat  they  wire  Ijirnwn  into  n  situation  of 
no  ordinary  interest ;  for  they  either  sat  in  a  corner  per- 
JcclJy  fjuici,  or  moved  after  tlieir  mother  with  nuiaelcss 


tread,  as  if  afraid  to  jar  the  nerves  of  the  miserable 
wounded  by  the  slightest  noise.  I  need  not  say  to  you 
that  on  hospital,  on  the  night  after  a  battle,  is  at  all 
times  a  terrible  sight ;  but  on  no  occasion  have  I  visited 
one  witli  feelings  more  harrowed,  and  yet  more  mixed, 
tlian  I  experienced  then. 

My  friend,  who  had  received  several  wounds,  by  one 
of  which  liis  leg  was  dreadfiilly  broken,  was  laid  upon  a 
httle  straw  in  one  corner  of  an  inner  apartment.  Though 
extremely  weak  from  loss  of  blood,  lie  still  retained  his 
senses,  suflicicntly  at  least  to  recognise  my  features  as  I 
hung  over  him ;  and  he  showed  by  the  gUince  of  his 
eye,  as  well  by  an  involuntary  nioveinent  of  his  lip,  that 
he  was  grateful  for  the  compassionate  feeling  which 
brouglit  me  hither.  Alas !  I  could  render  but  slight 
service  to  him.  I  held  the  bandage,  it  is  true,  which 
the  surgeon  wrapped  round  his  body ;  I  laved  his  side 
with  water,  and  strove  by  my  voice  and  gestures  to  in- 
spire him  with  lioiie  ;  but  I  could  do  nothing  cficctual 
to  relievo  him,  and  it  was  very  evident  tliat  he  was 
awaro  of  this.  So  conscious  indeed  was  he  tliat  nothing 
could  save  Inni,  that  not  all  the  remonstrances  of  the 
medical  attendant  and  myself  could  prevail  upon  him  to 
keep  quiet.  He  struggled  hard  to  speak, — there  was 
something  which  he  manifestly  desired  tn  comiuuuicate, 
— but  what  it  was,  or  to  whom  it  related,  I  know  not. 
?oor  fellow  !  the  only  words  to  which  he  succeeded  in 
giving  utterance  were — "  My  mnlJicr,"  pointing  at  the 
same  time  to  his  watch:  from  wliieh  I  collected  that  he 
wished  that  memento  to  be  conveyed  to  her ;  and  he 
died  in  somctliiiig  less  than  half  an  hour  from  the  mo- 
ment when  ho  was  brought  to  the  hospital.  You  all 
know,  gentlemen,  how  perfectly  a  stale  of  continued 
warfare  blunts  the  feelings  and  dries  up  the  sympathies. 
It  would  never  do  were  men  to  mourn  "  like  those  with- 
out hope"  over  every  comrade  who  falls  in  battle ;  and 
hence  rarely  is  a  tear  seen  to  moisten  the  cheek  of  a 
soldier  after  he  has  served  his  first  campaign.  But  I 
confess  that  I  was  this  night  weak  enough  to  shed  them 
in  abundance.  I  wept  over  my  jwor  friend  till  my  very 
eyes  ached  ;  and  I  quitted  his  pallet  with  a  weight  upon 
my  heart,  sucli  as  I  do  not  recollect  often  to  have  rested 
there. 

Turning  away  from  the  discharge  of  this  melancholy 
duty,  I  was  met  by  a  party  of  six  men,  who  bore  the 
body  of  some  one  in  a  blanket,  and  were  seeking  for  a 
place  on  which  to  lay  him.  'i'liey  directed  their  steps  to 
the  corner  where  my  unfortunato  comrade  lay,  and 
finding  on  examination  that  ho  was  dead,  they  instantly, 
and  v/ithout  ceremony,  removed  him.  I  would  have  re- 
monstrated against  this  precipitancy,  had  remonstrance 
been  of  any  avail;  or  rather,  had  1  not  felt  that  the 
corpse  could  sutler  nothing  from  exposure ;  but  a  mo- 
ment's reflection  served  to  convince  me,  (hat  the  hu- 
manity which  would  have  dictated  resistance  to  the 
measure,  was  a  mistaken  one,  and  I  acquiesced  in  it. 
Not  that  I  permitted  even  the  lifeless  body  of  one  whom 
I  had  loved,  to  be  thrown  out  to  the  night  air.  It  was 
laid  carefully  under  a  tree  till  a  hole  could  be  dug  fur  it; 
and  then,  by  the  light  of  torches,  I  committed  it  to  the 
grave.  These  were  rapid  proceedings,  doubtless;  but 
in  sucii  a  situation,  where  would  have  been  the  advan- 
tage of  delay  ?  So,  satisfied  that  1  had  done  right,  I  re- 
turned, as  fast  as  weariness  would  permit,  to  my  watch 
fire.  Beside  that,  I  cast  myself  down,  and  being  sliel- 
tered  by  my  cloak  from  the  dew,  and  keeping  my  feet 
warm  by  tiiriiing  them  to  the  blaze,  I  soon  fell  fast 
asleep,  iti  s^ite  of  the  melancholy  which  continued  to 
oppress  me. 

It  was  stilt  iMofoundly  dark  on  the  morning  of  the 
30tli,  when  tlie  word  passed  quietly  from  rank  to  rank, 
called  tiro  mmi  to  their  stations.  The  fires  having  been 
neglected  some  time,  had  almost  all  burned  low,  uiid  a 
pretty  sliarp  frost  having  set  in,  we  felt  its  influence 
acuttHy  in  every  joint.  Kor  my  own  part.  I  rose  coM 
and  stiff,  my  «1oak  rustling  on  my  Blioulders  like  a  gar. 
ment  of  ico;  and  so  benuml)cd  were  my  feet  and  limbs, 
that  for  some  minutes  after  I  quitted  my  lair,  it  was  not 
wiiliont  0  positive  exertion  that  I  hindered  myself  from 
sinking.  liy  dint  of  chafing  and  lieating  them,  how- 
ever, I  succeeded  in  gradually  restoring  the  circulation 
which  the  intense  cold  of  tlm  night  hod  JHtirnipted  j 
and  tiieii,  after  seeing  thai  the  iiioii  were  in  order,  and 
the  arms  piled  and  at  hand,  I  ran  to  and  fro  till  some- 
thing  of  my  natural  temperature  returned. 

I>ay  dawned   in  due   time,  and  a  speclaelo  was  pre 
seiilpll  tons,  ol' which  no  man,  who  has  not  looked  upon 
the  site  of  a  lately  (ought  biittle,  can  (()rm  any  eoncep 
lion.    As  far  as  thu  lyo  could  reach,  the  open  fields 
wera  tliDWed  with  brukcn  arm;  hats,  caps,  |iuuclics, 


bayonets,  balls,  und  pieces  of  clothing ;  whilst  hero  luy 
a  tumbril  or  ammunition  wagon  di.<mountod  from  its 
axlotree,  and  there  a  gun,  abandoned  and  upset,  as  if  tu 
hinder  it  from  being  removed.  In  every  direction  tlio 
grass  was  trodden  down;  long  and  deep  tracks  of  wheels 
cut  the  meadow  across  and  across  ;  and  at  frequent  in- 
tervals the  very  soil  seemed  scorehcd,as  if  quantities  ol 
gunpowder  had  been  exploded  upon  it.  Nor  were  other 
and  no  less  striking  manifestations  of  yesterday's  dranij 
wanting.  The  dead  lay  around  us  in  heaps ;  Eiiglisli. 
men  and  Americans,  men  and  horses,  mingled  indis. 
criminately  together :  and  such  had  been  the  dcs|>cratiun 
of  the  contest,  that  in  some  places  the  foot  of  one  foe. 
man  touched  the  very  head  of  another.  But  the  nio.Ht 
remarkable  objects  in  this  horriel  panorama,  were  seve- 
ral American  marksmen,  who  hung  Ufeless  among  the 
branches  of  trees.*  These  pefsHUs,  who  btMl  motHit«i4 
for  the  purpose  of  securing  a  good  aim,  and  had  done 
considerable  execution,  wounding  among  others  an  aide- 
de-camp  of  General  Phili(is  whilst  in  the  act  of  convers- 
ing with  Uurgoync,  soon  drew<  towards  themselves  a 
full  share  of  our  riflemen's  atten(ioI^.  As  they  furnished 
admirable  marks,  and  our  men  were  not  ignorant  liuw 
to  strike  them,  very  few  escaped ;  aad  there  they  stij) 
hung,  having  Been  caught  by  the  boughs,  among  whicli 
they  waved  to  and  fro  like  the  rocking  cradles  in  use 
among  the  Indians. 

It  was  tJeneral  Burgoyne's  fijst  btisinoss  to  order  out 
working  parties,  by  whom  the  dead  were  collected  tn. 
gether,  and  buried,  without  distinction  of  nations,  in 
pits  dug  to  receive  them ;  after  which  the  troops  were 
directed  to  cat  their  morning  meal  preparatory  to  a  freslt 
movement.  The  latter  occupation  being  completed,  our 
columns  pushed  forward,  taking  a  direction  rather  more 
to  the  leli  ;  and  again  halted,  a  little  before  noon,  within 
cannon  shot  of  the  enemy's  lines.  Now,  then,  for  tli» 
first  time  since  the  opening  of  the  campaign,  con  l\m 
hostile  armies  be  said  to  have  come  in  presence  of  one 
another;  and  as  our  positions  were  somewhat  slrikini^, 
it  may  not  be  amiss  if  I  endeaveaf  to  give  you  a  tolera- 
bly faithfnl  description  of  them. 

The  Amerieans,  who  were  now  andcrstood  to  be  com- 
manded by  General  Gates,  under  whom  were  Arnold  us 
second,  and  Sebright  as  third  in  command,  had  strongly 
intrenched  themselves  at  a  place  called  Stillwater,  dis- 
tant about  twclre  miles  from  the  Mohawk,  and  doubk' 
that  space  from  Albany.  Tfteir  right,  which  rested  upon 
the  main  road,  as  that  did  upon  the  Hudson,  was  ren- 
dered perfectly  secure  by  the  presence  of  a  strong  re- 
doubt, which  would  have  required  a  scries  of  regular 
approaches  to  reduce  it;  whilst  tlieir  left,  besides  bein^r 
covered  by  close  woods,  was  protected  by  Bumereii.? 
abatis,  several  breastworks,  and  a  battery  for  heavy 
cannon.  Along  the  centre  ran  a  line  of  field  intrcncli- 
men(s,  fleches,  breastworks,  and  ratlims,  all  of  them  fo  ' 
placed  as  to  be  flanked  by  the  fire  from  the  redoubt,  (it 
exposed  to  a  cross  fire  from  each  other;  whilst  o^er  the 
front  of  the  whole  was  scattered  just  so  much  of  thiukcl 
as  to  screen  the  lines  themselves  from  minute  ins|M'c- 
lion,  at  the  same  time  that  it  furnished  no  adequate 
shelter  to  an  assailing  force.  Of  the  numbers  of  troo{i!i 
encamped  within  these  lines,  it  was  not  easy  to  form 
any  correct  estimate.  By  some  they  were  rated  nl 
twenty  thousand,  by  others  at  little  more  than  tea 
thousand  men;  whilst  the  truth,  as  is  usual  in  most 
cases,  probably  lay  between.  But  whatever  (heir  nnm- 
bers  might  be,  of  one  fact  we  had  abundant  evidence, 
that  not  an  hour  passed  by  without  bringing  in  to  thiai 
some  reinforcement.  The  truth  is,  that  nothing  eonlii 
exceed  the  spirit  of  determined  resistance  whicli  seeniiil 
to  animate  the  Inhabitants  of  Now  Kngland.  So  fur 
from  receiving  us,  as  we  had  expected  to  bo  reeeivril, 
with  open  arms,  they  turned  out  to  a  man  to  op|io,se  u»; 
insomuch  that  (■'eiicral  (iates  lilnisolf  was  in  (ho  «ii<l 
nl  a  loss  how  to  disjiose  of  the  multitudes  of  voluiilei  r^ 
that  flocked  to  his  standard.     It  is  very  true  that  « 


*  Uaiiisny,  in  (ilv  Ilictc  ry  iif  llii'  -Vim  rirnii  Kcvnliillnn  snyt  — 
"  Hcvrrnl  of  lln'  Aninrirnns  iilarcil  ilii'inselvec  In  liiuli  irci'H,  iin'' 
as  ottcii  an  they  ciiiilil  ((istiiisi.iiili  nn  oKirer's  nnltnrni,  Innk  linn  nfl 
liy  ((I'lincfalely  niiniiig  at  IiIh  iirrsnn.  Few  iirllniiH  linvi'  lieni  i  liii 
lUciriiHi'd  tiy  iiHiri!  iiliHiiniK y  in  Httack  nr  ((rl'i'iin.;  ith'  (triii-li  u 
lirati'dly  irii'it  t(ii-lr  Iin>iiiii'i!',  Inn  wilhniil  Itii'lr  iistml  i>iiir(''>N  in  Mi' 
iiHi'  ol'  ilnii  v\-(-a|inn.  At  leiiL'tli  iiluht  pnl  nn  enil  in  ilir  (>l(ll^illll  <'i 
lilood.  'I'lie  IJrltit.li  l»i.t  ii|n\nr(tsnt','UKI  nii'ii,  iiirlinliiifi  llteii  l^ili'tl. 
wiMitidril,  an,l  iiriiinliiTti  't'tie  Alncrklilts,  iiii'llmive  nl'  Itle  niit> 
iii(!,  Icin  :il!l.  'I  hirly  ^i\  mit  ol'  liiiiy  eiuhl  llrllii.|i  nintriiKKiK  '»"' 
ilinr.s  (n  n  train  nf  iirtiMiry  wlin  nwUt  In  l(unlliiu)  witk  Itiljcii  "i 
wniinidMl.  '('lie  l>.>il  llrili^'il  ri.t[linrllt,  wMlrh  \\  uh  Mm  ^irnnti  wtini 
it  Icl'l  ('iiliailn,  ^^  ;ii  n-itiH'fi(  li>  tiiKly  nieii,  anil  I'mir  (T  live  i  llin'i- 
'I'lliM  liiiri!  rmiiilil  l<:ittli>ili'i'li(i>ii  nnliilne,  anil  litlli'  ilri'llian  liniioiii 
\vii.«  tiiiiiiPfl  hv  riiluT  nrniy;  htil  nrviTtdrli'sn  it  wn--  I'oltnwrrl  I" 
irniiiirtani  rnnrn'ruifiir..,. ;  nl  IIicM',  mm  wnn  tlie  idininiilinn  ol  ilir 
r-ont  and  a!arriiy  nt  ihi  Inilians  in  Ilia  IliiUth  aunv."— U- 


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SAUATOGA. 


59 


ling ;  whilst  licrc  luy 
diimountod  from  its 
cd  nnd  upect,  as  it'  tu 
n  cvciy  direction  tlio 
dvcp  track!)  ofwIiccU 
;  and  at  frequent  in- 
icd,aB  if  quantities  ot 
n  it.    Ifer  wore  other 
I  of  yesterday's  drama 
IS  in  heaps;  English, 
orses,  niinjKlpd  indis- 
d  been  the  dcsjicratiun 
Bs  the  foot  of  one  foe. 
olher.    But  the  most 
panorania,  were  sovo- 
ig  lifeless  a'niong  the 
ns,  who  bwl  inoiHit«i< 
od  aim,  and  had  done 
anionK  others  an  aidc- 
>.  in  the  aclof  convors- 
towards  tlieniselvcs  s 
om.    As  they  furnished 
ere  not  ignorant  liow 
;  aad  there  tlicy  stll) 
boughs,  among  which 
■celling  cradles  in  use 

i  business  to  order  out 
;ad  were  collected  to- 
inction  of  nations,  in 
irhich  the  troops  wcro 
I  preparatory  to  a  frcslj 
n  being  completed,  our 
I  direction  rather  more 
ttle  before  noon,  within 
IS.  Now,  then,  for  tli» 
the  campaign,  can  lli» 
imc  in  presence  of  one 
re  somewhat  otrikinf, 
a  to  give  you  a  tolera- 

miiicrstood  to  be  com- 
wliom  wi-ro  Arnold  as 
command,  had  strongly 
c  called  Stillwater,  dis- 
^e  Mohawk,  and  double 
;ht,  which  rested  upon 
the  Hudson,  was  ren- 
^sencc  of  a  strong  re- 
ed a  scries  of  rcguliir 
licir  left,  besides  boiiiK 
jlected   by  nuniennu 
a  bntlory  for   heavy 
tine  of  field  intrench. 
r«(/«ns,  all  of  them  fo  * 

from  the  redoubt,  tit 
jlherj  whilst  over  the 
ust  BO  much  of  thicket 
from  minute  ins|HC- 
...nishcd  no  adequate 
the  numbers  of  troops 
as  not  easy  to  form 
they  wcro  rated  at 
itllo  inoro  than  ten 
as  is  usual  in  most 
whalovor  their  num- 
d  aliundiint  evidcnee, 
bringing  in  to  them 
is,  that  nothing  conW 
ihtunco  which  seoninl 
cw  England.  So  liir 
icted  to  bo  reccivid, 
o  a  man  to  op|iose  u>; 
isnlf  was  in  the  oi"l 
iltitudes  of  voluntei  r^ 
is  very   true  that  « 


-iinii  Ilcvniuiiiin  snjF— 
liiselvev  in  liiiili  irei'n,  :iii'l 
Tt'R  unll'orin,  Innk  iMin  '* 
Iw  lirlinni*  hlive  Immmi  ilm 
1  ilclVure;  llie  llrlli^ll  " 
IllM'lr  iisiiut  8lirei>H  i"  H" 
I  nil  I'nil  III  the  I'll'iii-li'ii  "I 
in,  iniiiiiliiiB  lliHi  M\<*. 
Im,  iiirlnnive  of  llie  iiii>' 
lit  Uriiiuli  iiiiii'iiM'i"  '»"' 
li  liiiiilliiii)  wiri!  killnl  "< 
Tllih  wuhMKI  t.|riiii)f  «li™ 
mill  I'liiir  cr  live  i  ll'mi- 

Inil  lllllrrli-ellmii  In " 

leli'nii  it  Kw-  folliiwi'il  I" 
<  till'  itlniintiiiiin  ol  ilu 
llikh  siiiiy.  "  — Ki(. 


"counlless  i)roportion  of  these  men  knew  nothing  of  pa- 
IVade  movomciils;  they  were  undrillnd,  unaccustomed  to 
'the  duties  of  a  soldier's  life,  and  some  of  them  destitute 
kvon  of  weaiions ;  but  they  were,  with  few  exceptions, 
•ineu  of  robust  frames  and  brave  heurU,  and  of  their  skill 
in  the  use  of  lire-arms  we  had  seen  enough  not  to  treat 
it  lightly.    At  the  head  of  this  bold  though  undisciplined 
band,  the  American  ijeneral  took  post  at  a  point  which 
compleloly  cut  ulV  ail  communication  by  the  great  road 
between  Saratoga  and  Albany;  and  it  became  incuin- 
boiit  uimii  us,  if  we  hoped  to  reach  the  former  place, 
•ithor  to  drive  him   by  force  from  his  advantageous 
around,  or  by  dexterity  of  manoeuvre  to  turn  him  there, 
And  to  render  his  position  untenable. 
T  To  execute  one  or  other  of  these  designs,  General 
Aurgoyno  had  under  his  orders  little  more  than  four 
Jliousand  men.     What  with  losses  in  the  field,  the  gar- 
^tisons  left  behind  at  the  difterent  forts  and   landing- 
"placos,  and  the  escorts  required  to  guard  such  stores  as 
.were  from  time  to  time  forwarded,  our  army  had  gradu- 
ally diminished,  till  now  it  certainly  did  not  exceed,  if  it 
'came  up  to,  the  number  just  specified.     But  the  worst 
of  the  matter  was,  that  even  this  trifling  force  could 
,not,  in  all  its  parts,  bo  depended  upon.     I  have  said, 
Ihat,  from  the  hour  when  our  rapid  advance  ceased  and 
'their  hopes  of  plunder  received  a  blight,  the  Indian  war- 
riors began  gradually  to  quit  us.     There  remained  now 
scarcely  one  hundred  Rod  men  in  tlie  camp ;  and  the 
rrovincials  and  Canadians  soon  began  to  follow  tlioir 
example,  deserting  by  whole  sections  every  night.  When 

•  we  crossed  the  Hudson,  we  carried  with  us  something 
jiiioro  than  four  hundred  of  these  auxiliaries;— on  the 
.'morning  of  the   J'.Uh,  barely  two  hundred  were  with 

•  their  colours;  and  before  sunset  on  the  31st,  scarcely 
Ifitly  men  could  be  found  in  a  fit  state  to  do  duty.  Ajl 
'Hhis  was  bad  enough, — bad,  as  it  caused  a  serious  dinii- 
'Siution  to  our  actual  strength,  and  doubly  Imd,  as  it  af- 
•Sccted  our  morale,  by  diminishing  the  confidence  of  true 
^len.  Yet  was  the  army  in  general  far  from  despairing 
;To(  success.  What  alone  it  seemed  to  desire,  was  to  be 
.fled  at  once  against  the  enemy;  and  perhaps  it  is  not 
•tgoing  too  far  to  affirm,  that  had  that  plan  boon  adopted 
^n  proiHsr  time,  it  might  have  boon  productive  of  sue- 
'xess. 

>  By  what  principle  General  Burgoyno's  proceedings 
llr-wcre  regulated,  it  is  not  for  me  to  say.     Unwilling  to 
^  retreat,  yet  not  daring  to  advance,  he  adopted  that  mid- 
dle course  which  in  perilous  circumstances  never  fails 
tu  prove  a  b.id  one;  and  having  pushed  his  columns 

f  within  gun  shot'of  his  enemy,  bo  unfortunately  halted. 
'  This  was  done  upon  a  piece  of  ground  certainly  very 

>  favourable,  as  far  as  any  halting  ground  could  bo  pro- 
nounced favourable  in  our  circumstances;  and  the  gene- 
ral lost  no  time  in  adding  to  the  natural  stroiigtii  of  his 
position,  by  throwing  up  such  v/orks  as  time  and  his 
means  would  allow.   The  main  body  ciicampedjn  aline 

-r.  almost  parallel  to  that  of  the  Americans,  u|>on  a  range 
:it' of  liills  called  BrnMnus's  Heights,  extending  their  loft  so 
it  far  as  to  command  the  road  and  protect  the  battoaux; 
.;  whilst  on  cartuiii  low  grounds  or  meadows  which  lay 
'  helween  the  river  and  tho  hill,  the  47tli  British,  the  re- 
y^iiiicnl  of  Hesse  Hanaii,  anj  tho  few  Provincials  who 
Y  still  adhered  to  U'*,  took  post.  As  our  right  was  dccid 
I  cilly  the  weakest  (loiiit  in  the  line,  upon  it  tho  greatest 
Jic.ire  was  bestowed  liy  the  engineers.     Hero  a  redoubt, 

t supported  by  breastworks  and  b.itterics,  was  erected,  the 
care  of  guarding  which  was  entrusted  to  a  Crerinan  bri 
-gndo  ;  whilkt  along  the  centre,  and  towards  tho  loll,  we 
jcDnleiilcd  ourselves  with  throwing  up  a  long  mud  wall, 
siilhcicntiv  thick  to  shelter  tlin  men  against  musketry, 
but  hardly  competent  to  resist  tho  violcnco  even  ot 
grape.  Finally,  a  chain  of  outposts  was  pushed  forward, 
nlmut  a  quarter  of  a  mile  in  front  of  the  whole,  which, 
Iwiniling  round  in  a  rearward  direction,  secured  tho 
[right  Hank,  and  abundantly  protected  the  linos  from 
Iniiig  turned.  I  am  sure  that  I  s|ieak  the  sentiments  ol 
lie  whole  army,  when  I  ufiiriu,  that  no  man  rejoiced  in 
ho  apjiearanee  of  security  which  those  inlrnuchments 
created.  We  did  not  desire  to  act  on  tho  dnlimsivo;  we 
wcro  satisfied  that  to  act  thus  was  to  throw  away  our 
only  chance  of  success;  and  hence  the  orcclion  of  works 
pave  us  no  satisfaction  whatever,  inasmucli  as  it  por- 
tended any  thing  rather  than  a  bold  and  immediate 
advance. 

In  the  construction  of  these  fortifications  scvcril 
Idiys  were  spent,  during  which  fbw  adventures  befell 
|wiirthy  of  rcjiclition.  On  the  aist,  indeed,  a  ruiiiDiir 
Eol  abroad,  that  a  messenger  from  Sir  Henry  Clinton 
Biad  arrived,  and  that  ho  brought  inlelligenro  of  the 
piipp.irations  which  thai  olHcer  was  making  lo  march 


in  force  to  our  relief.  On  more  minute  enquiry.  I  found 
that  the  rumour  was  well  founded.  '1  ho  man  had  suc- 
ceeded, by  dint  of  caution,  in  passmg  the  American 
lines,  taking  care  to  conceal  himself  m  tho  woods  by 
day,  and  to  travel  only  by  night;  and  he  brought  with 
him  a  communication  in  cypher,  indicating  that  tort 
Montgomery,  on  the  Hudson,  would  certainly  be  at- 
tacked on  tho  23d  at  latest.  This  was,  indeed,  a  cheer- 
ing piece  of  news,  to  which  General  Burgoyne  failed 
not  to  reply,  sending  back  tho  same  person  with  a  cor- 
rect statement  of  his  own  plight,  and  strongly  urging 
tho  necessity  of  an  immediate  diversion ;  and  at  the 
same  time  two  officers  were  despatched  with  verbal 
communications  to  tho  same  eftect,  and  an  assurance 
that  he  would  certainly  wait  the  issue,  if  he  should  find 
it  practicable  so  to  do,  till  the  laHi  of  October.  These, 
as  well  as  many  others,  each  of  which  took  a  separate 
route,  fell,  one  after  another,  into  the  hands  of  the 
enemy  ;  but  of  that  fact  wo  knew  nothing  at  the  time, 
and  therefore  I  am  only  anticipating  the  events  of  my 
story. 


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CHAPTER  X. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  give  any  minute  detail  of  the 
manner  in  which  our  time  was  s|)ent  from  the  20th  ot 
SeptcmlKr,  when  first  wc  assumed  our  present  position,  up 
to  the  7Ui  of  October.  Let  it  suffice  to  state,  that  whilst  the 
ordinary  routine  of  duty  went  on,  whilst  pickets  were 
maintained,  working  parties  sent  forth,  and  parades  duly 
attended  to,  every  day  brought  stronger  and  stronger 
proof  that  our  situation  was  far  from  being  a  desirable 
one.  In  the  first  place,  the  weather,  which  had  been 
heretofore  tolerably  serene,  broke ;  and  heavy  rains,  suc- 
ceeded by  sharp  and  cutting  frosts,  were  our  daily  and 
nightly  jxirtion.  In  the  next  place,  desertions  became 
every  hour  more  and  more  numerous ;  even  the  British 
soldiers  themselves  being  infected  by  the  criminal  incli- 
nation, and  in  too  many  instances  yielding  to  it.  Then, 
again,  sickness  was  not  wanting  ;  agues,  and  intermit- 
tent fevers,  began  to  make  ravages  in  the  ranks:  whilst 
the  scanty  stock  of  provisions  which  we  had  brought 
across  the  Hudson  melted  daily  away.  To  such  a  de- 
gree, indeed,  were  the  stores  diminished,  that  on  the  3d, 
the  general  found  it  necessary  to  reduce  the  men's  allow- 
ance; and  we  were  thcnccfortli  compelled  to  subsist  upon 
two  thirds,  occasionally  upon  no  more  than  one  half,  of 
the  customary  ration.  Even  with  this,  however,  our 
misfortunes  ended  not.  A  thousand  terrible  rumors 
came  in  to  distress  us;  and  unfortunately,  these  proved, 
in  very  many  instances,  to  be  well  founded. 

The  Ainericans,emboldened  by  our  lengthened  inactivi- 
ty, suddenly  began  to  turn  the  tables,  and  to  assume  the 
otfcnsivc  in  a  manner  to  us  the  most  alarming.  They 
did  not,  indeed,  sally  from  their  lines  to  attack  us  in 
front,  but  they  did  what  was  infinitely  more  galling ; 
they  harassed  our  convoys,  and  threatened  our  commu- 
nications. Not  a  morsel  of  food,  nor  a  barrel  of  jiowder 
could  now  bo  brought  from  the  rear,  except  by  dint  of 
hard  lighting  on  the  part  of  the  escorts ;  and  of  these 
not  a  few  wore  cut  off  entirely,  being  waylaid  and  attack- 
ed by  a  force  ogainst  which  they  could  ofllcr  no  adequate 
resistance.  In  the  mean  while,  our  very  depots,  them- 
selves became  exiiosed  to  insult,  and  our  strongest  forts 
were  threatened.  Passing  several  large  delaehinents 
across  the  Hudson,  they  attacked,  almost  at  the  same 
moment,  the  landing-place  at  I/ake  (ieorgc.  Mount  Inde- 
pendence, Fort  Edward,  and  Fort  Anne  ;  and  so  little 
had  these  attacks  been  anticipiitod,  that  several  of  them 
proved  successful.  By  this  means:',  our  depots,  a  large 
quantity  of  boats,  many  horses,  oxen,  and  carriages,  with 
some  hundred  men,  fell  into  tho  enemy's  hands ;  and  we 
saw  ourselves  comi>leteIy  surrounded  in  a  desert  country, 
through  which  a  way  could  bo  made,  either  to  the  front 
or  rear,  only  by  the  sword. 

Notwithstanding  these  numerous  reverses,  and  the 
privations  to  whicTi  they  gave  birth,  both  the  general  and 
his  troops  continued  to  wait  the  issue  of  events  with  a 
degree  of  patience  altogether  exemplary.  The  men  per- 
formed their  ordinary  duties,  if  not  with  alacrity,  at  all 
events  without  complaining;  and  not  a  murmur  was 
heard  except  when  the  conversation  liap(X!ncd  lo  turn  on 
the  probable  consequences  of  these  indecisive  measures. 
Among  the  officers  of  rank,  however,  a  great  deal  of 
anxiety  Ix-gan  to  show  itself.  They  met  together  fre- 
quently for  the  purposes  of  doliheratioii,  some  of  them 
making  no  secret  of  their  dissntisfaetion  ;  but  the  same 
unsteady  course  was  pursued  nrvertlieless,  and  the  same 
policy  persevered  in.  At  last  it  became  apparent  to  .'ve- 
ry one,  that  r.nniething  decisive  iiiil."it  be  alteniptod  before 
long.    Our  slixk  of  provisions,  which  had  nsver  been 


very  abundant,  was  now  almost  exhausted,  and  whence 
to  ri'  I  ive  a  supply,  no  one  could  tell ;  whilst  the  latest 
hour  at  which  we  promised  to  abide  Sir  Henry  Clinton's 
movements,  was  at  hand.  It  was  accordingly  surmised, 
that  a  retreat,  or  an  advance,  would  be  attemplcd  imme- 
diately, and  every  hour  gave  to  tlie  supposition  an  in- 
creased degree  of  plausibility. 

It  might  bo  about  noon  on   the  7th  of  October,  when 
the  light  troops,  together  with  General   Reidesdel's  bri- 
gade, and  a  part  ol  that  of  General  Phili|)s,  received  or- 
ders to  form,  and  march  to  the  right  of  the  camp.     The 
force  thus  put  in  motion  amounted  to  barely  fifteen  hun- 
dred mt^n,  so  cruelly  were  our  numbers  diminished  by 
deaths  and  desertion;  but  upon  what  service  it  was  about 
lo  be  employed,  none  except  the  generals  in  chief  seemed 
to  lie  aware.    'I'liat  Burgoyne  would  risk  an  assault  witli 
a  corps  so  inadequate,  could  not  for  a  moment  be  ima- 
gined; yet  the  rest  of  the  army  was  left  within  the  lines, 
strict  injunctions  having  been  given  that  they  should  not 
quit  their  ground,  unless  expressly  commanded  to  do  so. 
I  am   awurc  that  General   Burgoyne  in  his  public   des- 
patches has  represented  tliis  niananivre  as  one  of  recon- 
noissance  merely.    He  was  -Jcsirous,  as  he  himself  stales, 
to  ascertain  wliether  the  enemy's  left  could  be  turned,  at 
the  same  time  that  he  sufficiently  guarded  against  any 
attack  upon  his  own  position ;  and  it  is  but  fair  to  believe 
that  the  account  of  the  matter   which  he  lias  given,  is 
correct.     But  whetli'  r  it  bo  so  or  not,  of  one  thing  I  am 
quite  certain,  that  we  had  scarcely  cleared  our  intrcnch- 
ments,   when   we  assumed  a  regular  order   of  battle. 
Whilst  Philips  and  Iteidesdel,  each  at  the  head  of  a  sepa- 
rate column,  threatened  the  centre  and  left  of  the  Amer- 
con  lines,  our  brigade  pushed  off  for  the  wood,  with  the 
design   of  penetrating,   should   it  In;  found  practicable, 
into  their  rear,  and  alarming  tliem  fur  their  communica- 
tions. 

Wc  liad  proceeded  some  way,  witlioiit  meeting  an  ene- 
my, or  suffi'ring  fartlicr  inconvenience  than  the  natural 
inequalities  of  the  ground  presented,  when  our  attention 
was  forcibly  drawn  to  tlie  fate  of  our  comrades  by  a 
heavy  firing  of  muskets  on  the  left.  At  first  it  was  loose 
and  irregular,  as  if  the  advanced  parties  had  fallen  in 
with  the  enemy's  pickets,  and  were  engaging  them  ;  but 
it  became  every  moment  more  and  more  serious,  till  at 
lost  it  incrca.scd  into  a  roar.  By  and  by  the  same  sounds 
were  distinctly  heard  issuing  from  other  quarters  of  the 
field,  accompanied  by  repeated  and  quick  discharge  of  ar- 
tillery, till  at  last  not  a  doubt  could  be  harboured  that 
the  whole  army  was  sharply  engaged,  not  as  assailants, 
but  as  defenders.  Our  commanding  officer  instantly 
called  o  halt.  To  have  co:  tinned  his  progress  at  a  mo- 
ment  when  the  lines  were  threatened,  woiJd  have  been 
to  expose  himself  to  destruction,  witliout  causing  any  ad. 
vantage  to  other  divisions ;  so  he  determined  to  take 
ground  to  the  left, — that  he  might  at  least  ascertain  how 
aft'airs  were  going,  before  he  completely  and  irrctricva- 
bly  committed  himself  and  his  party. 

A  rapid  march  of  half  an  hour's  continuance  brought 
lis  to  a  point,  from  which  we  could  obtain  a  correct  view 
of  the  condition  in  which  aft'airs  stood.  At  the  extreme 
letV  of  our  works  was  a  battalion  of  grenadiers,  at  tho 
head  of  which  was  JIajor  Ackluiid,  upon  which  a  fierce 
attack  was  made  by  a  strong  body  of  Continentals.  By 
and  by,  a  second  corps  of  Americans  threw  itself  against 
the  Germans,  who  counnunicated  between  the  grenadiers 
and  the  left  of  the  line  ;  wliilst  almost  at  the  samo  time 
the  line  itself  was  not  only  assailed  in  front,  but  tlireat. 
encd  by  a  moving  column  on  its  Bank.  To  check  the 
progress  of  that  column,  tlie  marksmen,  with  tlic  light 
infantry  that  accompanied  them,  moved  forward,  and  tho 
24tli  regiment  coining  up  soon  after,  a  fierce  contest  be- 
gan.  Of  the  changes  of  ground  which  now  took  place, 
it  were  vain  to  attempt  any  accurate  or  minute  account. 
All  that  I  recollect  of  the  matter  is,  that  after  sustaining 
a  tremendous  struggle,  the  left  of  our  regular  line  gave 
way,andthe  light  infantry  were  inconsequence  command- 
ed to  retreat,  and  to  form  again  in  a  certain  half  cleared 
field  en  pottnce.  Here  wc  were  furiously  assailed  by 
Morgan's  riflemen,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  regi- 
ments in  the  American  service :  but  we  held  our  ground 
stoutly,  till  General  Eraser  himself  rode  up,  and  again 
directed  us  to  retire. 

The  truth  is,  that  the  enemy  hail  by  this  time  suc- 
ceeded in  overpowering  Irath  the  right  and  centre  of  our 
columns;  which  falling  back  in  disorder,  left  an  oiien 
space  to  the  Americons  by  which  to  enter  the  intrenclicd 
camp.  Gonernl  Eraser  no  sooner  beheld  how  matters 
were  going,  than  quitting  his  own  charge,  he  gallo|ied  olT 
towards  us,  nnd  joining  us  to  the  24th  regiment,  which 
still  retained  its  ranks,  he  led  us  briskly  towards  the 
point  which  was  hlready  all  but  won  by  tlie  Americans. 


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Wc  succeeded  in  getting  there  before  them,  and  drove 
them  baelt  from  tlie  very  base  of  the  parapet  at  the  bay- 
onet's point ;  but  it  was  at  tlie  expense  of  one  of  the  most 
valuable  lives  in  thi*  army,  if  not  in  the  serviee  at  large. 
General  Frascr  had  just  enjoyed  the  satisfaction  of  see- 
ing his  skilful  movement  crowned  with  success,  when  a 
niuskct  ball  pierced  his  side,  and  he  fell  mortally  wound- 
ed into  the  arms  of  one  of  the  men.  He  was  instantly 
carried  to  the  rear,  leaving  it  as  his  last  request,  that  we 
would  on  no  account  abandon  the  works,  but  defend 
them  whilst  a  man  remained  alive,  or  a  single  cartridge 
continued  in  our  pouches. 

Nothing  disin;iyed  though  universally  grieved  at  the 
fall  of  this  gallant  officer,  onr  people  continued  to  main- 
tain themselves  with  so  much  obstinacy,  that  the  enemy 
were  at  last  fain  to  desist,  and  withdrew  to  the  disUmee 
of  about  half  a  mile  from  our  front.  Unhappily,  how- 
ever,  the  same  obstinate  determination  not  to  l)C  forced, 
wes  not  shown  at  every  point  in  the  line.  A  corps  of 
Brunswickers,  at  the  head  of  which  was  Colonel  Brey- 
man,  being  attacked  in  their  intrenchnicnts,  gave  way 
almost  at  the  first  fne  ;  and  though  covered  not  only  by  a 
breastwork,  but  by  a  row  of  stout  palisades,  they  aban- 
doned both,  and  Hed  in  extreme  conl'usion.  The  Amer- 
icans were  not  slow  in  taking  advantage  of  the  panic. 
Desisting  from  farther  efforts  against  the  grenadiers,  as 
well  as  against  ourselves,  tliey  poured  in  great  force 
through  the  opening  thus  made ;  and  the  wings  of  our 
army  were  in  consequence  cut  off  from  all  communica- 
tion one  with  another.  Several  attempts  were  indeed 
made  to  recover  the  lost  ground.  Colonel  Brcyman, 
rallying  his  Brunswickers,  did  his  best  to  cheer  them  for- 
ward, and  led  them  so  far  as  to  receive  a  well  directed 
volley  from  the  Americans;  but  that  volley  taking  effect 
upon  liimscU',  as  well  as  upon  almost  all  the  bravest  oi' 
his  officers,  the  regiment  ag.iin  broke,  and  no  etforts  o:' 
other  leaders  succeeded  in  restoring  order. 

It  was,  perhaps,  a  fortunate  matter  for  us,  at  a  juncture 
so  critical  as  the  present,  that  the  increasing  darkness 
compelled  the  enemy  to  refrain  from  following  up  their 
advantages.  S.i  complete  was  the  confusion  into  which 
most  of  our  regiments  were  thrown,  tliat  the  consequen- 
ces of  another  attack  might  have  been  fatal;  for  besides 
that  we  had  lost  many  of  our  best  men  and  officers,  the 
survivors  were  universally  ignorant  not  only  of  the  late 
of  their  comrades,  but,  I  had  almost  said,  of  their  own. 
That  the  Americans  had  carried  our  works,  soon  lK?came 
generally  understood  ;  and  as  no  one  could  tell  where 
they  had  pcnetr.atcd,  or  how  fiir  they  had  proceeded,  no 
one  rightly  knew  wliether  to  regard  hi:nsclf  in  the  light 
of  a  prisoner,  or  the  reverse.  Besides,  the  regiments 
were  all  broken  and  dispersed.  Men  were  separated 
from  their  own  officers,  officers  were  separated  from  their 
own  men  ;  and  whether  those  whom  he  could  not  disco- 
ver in  what  he  believed  to  be  his  proper  place,  were  dead 
or  alive,  it  was  im|)ossiblc  for  any  individual  to  tell. 
When  the  firing  ceased,  wc  accordingly  lay  down,  each 
man  where  he  stood,  without  respect  to  persons;  and  of 
the  fate  which  might  await  them  when  the  morrow's  sun 
arose,  all  were  as  ignorant,  as  many  were  perfectly  indif. 
fcreut. 

Such  was  onr  condition  (I  speak  at  present  of  the  lit- 
tle corps  to  which  I  was  personally  attached),  when  a 
messenger  arrived  from  General  Burgoync,  directing 
that  we  should  change  onr  position,  by  a  route  which  he 
was  commissioned  to  |)oint  out.  Our  people  stood  in- 
stantly to  their  arms,  and  preserving  a  silence  the  most 
profound,  passed  rapidly,  but  in  tolerable  order,  to  the 
rear.  By  and  by,  wc  reached  the  stream,  on  the  banks 
of  which  I  had  a  few  weeks  ago  sustained  a  skirmish; 
and  crossing  it  by  the  bridge,  wc  soon  found  that  the 
army  was  in  full  retreat.  But  the  retreat  was  not  of 
long  continuance.  Having  attained  the  height  on  \vhicli 
our  camp  formerly  stood,  wc  ascertained  that  there  oil 
the  rest  of  the  brigade  had  assembled :  and  piling  our 
arms,  wc  made  ready  to  pass  the  night,  in  a  frame  of 
mind  by  no  means  such  .as  need  tic  envied. 

Having  nothing  eatable  in  my  havrcsack,  nor  any 
thing  except  water  with  which  to  quench  my  lliirst,  1 
liad  thrown  myself  down  by  the  side  of  a  fire,  with  the 
design  of  forgetting  nt  once  present  troubles  and  future 
cares  in  sleep;  when  my  kinsman  young  Fraser,  whom, 
since  the  Americans  last  withdrew,  I  had  .lot  seen,  sud- 
denly stood  beside  me.  "  You  must  rise,"  said  he;  "  this 
is  no  time  for  rejiasc,  and  tlie  general  has  need  of  you." 
I  rose  instantly,  and  prepared  to  accompany  liim.  Wc 
walked  on  without  exchanging  a  syllabic,  till  wo  arrived 
at  the  identical  house,  where,  after  tlicoction  of  the  19tli, 
my  poor  friend  expired ;  and  on  entering,  I  found  that 
the  scene  which  it  presented  on  the  present  occasion,  was 
not  very  different  from  that  which  it  had  presented  then. 


.Multitudes  of  wounded  and  dyhig  men  crowded  every 
apartment,  through  the  midst  of  whom  we  made  our 
way,  till  we  gained  a  low  door  at  the  extremity  of  a 
long  passage,  where  wc  halted.  The  door  was  ajar,  and 
Kiascr  pulling  me  softly  by  the  sleeve,  made  a  motion  that 
I  should  look  in.  I  did  so,  and  beheld  standing  in  the 
centre  of  a  small  room  a  group  of  persons  whom  I  in- 
stantly recognised  as  Generals  Burgoync,  Reidesdi'l, 
Philips,  and  Hamilton.  A  map  was  lying  licsidc  them 
im  a  table,  which  they  appeared  to  examine  with  great 
anxiety ;  though  no  one  s|)okc  a  word  for  several  inin- 
utes.  Fraser  again  made  a  signal  to  keep  quiet;  it  was 
obeyed,  and  by  and  by  the  following  deeply  interesting 
conversation  began. 

"  Then  you  persist  in  believing  that  he  may  yet  arrive 
in  time?"  observed  General  Philips,  resuming,  as  it 
seemed,  some  topic  which  had  been  already  discussed. 

"Unquestionably,"  replied  Burgoync;  "I  cannot  and 
will  not  believe,  that  Clinton  is  capable  of  violating  his 
promise.  He  knows  that  our  very  existence  depends 
u[)on  the  vigour  of  his  movenieiits ;  and  rely  ujion  it, 
that  he  will  not  be  slow  to  succour  us.  We  have 
nothing  left  tor  it  but  to  maintain  ourselves  where  we 
are  a  lew  days  loncer,  and  trust  to  his  exertions  for  tlie 
rest."  . 

General  Philips,  though  evidently  chagrined,  only 
shrugged  up  his  shoulders,  and  was  silent;  but  the 
Baron  Rcidesdcl,  tikiiig  up  the  discourse,  exclaimed  in 
broken  English:  "By  Gar,  General  Burgoync,  if  you  go 
on  thus,  waiting  and  waiting,  and  doing  noting,  we  shall 
all  bo  cut  to  pieces,  and  den  no  man  will  be  able  to  save 
us.     What  for  not  go  on,  or  go  oft"  at  once  ?" 

"  (jcntlemcn,  gentlemen,"  answered  Burgoync,  in 
manifest  agit-tion,  "it  is  all  very  well  for  you,  on  whose 
heads  no  responsibility  rests,  to  talk  of  acting  with  deci- 
siiin,  and  doing  this  or  that  on  the  spur  of  the  moment. 
In  God's  name,  how  are  wc  to  retreat?  in  God's  name, 
how  can  wo  advance?  Is  not  Gates  liefore  us  witli 
twelve  thousand  men,  flushed  with  this  day's  success, 
and  receiving  hourly  reinforcements  ?  Are  not  the  forts 
in  our  rear  taken,  the  opposite  bank  of  the  river  guard- 
ed, our  bridffc  no  longer  secure,  and  our  provisions  ex- 
pended ?  Will  any  of  you  tell  mo  that  this  army,  worn 
out  with  past  exertions,  and  dispirited  from  defeat,  is  ca- 
pabic  of  acting  on  the  offensive  ?  Is  it  conceivable  that, 
were  we  to  commence  a  retrogression  this  moment,  we 
should  ever  reach  Canada  ?  It  is  absolute  madness  to 
think  of  moving  at  all.  Upon  this  ground  must  we  con- 
quer or  die ;  at  least  wc  must  maintain  ourselves  here, 
till  Clinton  come  to  deliver  us." 

TIic  above  was  spoken  with  so  much  vehemence,  that 
the  rest  of  the  generals  saw  the  inutility  of  attempting  a 
reply.  They  only  looked  at  one  another  in  silence ; 
till  at  last,  Hamilton  renewed  tlie  conversation  by  ask- 
ing, how  it  was  proposed  to  make  Sir  Henry  acquainted 
with  the  extreme  peril  of  our  situation.  "  You  have 
despatched  messenger  after  messenger,"  continued  he, 
"  not  one  of  whom,  as  far  as  we  know,  has  ever  reached 
his  destination.  Is  it  wise,  or  proper,  to  follow  up  a 
system,  which,  without  bringing  benefit  on  the  army 
at  large,  causes  the  destruction  of  so  many  individuals  ?" 

"  There  is  one  resource  left,"  replied  Burgoyne,  "  to 
which,  though  I  use  it  with  reluctance,  it  has  become 
necessary  to  have  recourse.  I  do  not  think  it  will  fail 
me  ;  and  if  my  expectations  prove  well  grounded,  then 
are  we  safe." 

"  Name  it !"  exclaimed  the  generals  in  a  breath. 

"  There,  gentlemen,  you  must  excuse  me,"  replied 
Burgoyne.  "  In  this  instance,  so  much  must  depend 
U)H)n  the  prudence  of  the  ogent,  that  it  were  unfair 
towards  him  to  create  additional  difficulties,  by  extend- 
ing my  confidence  to  any  besides  himself." 

"  Then  why  are  we  here  ?"  asked  Philips,  angrily. 
"  It  is  a  mere  mockery  of  a  council  of  war,  first  of  all 
to  consult  US,  and  then  neither  to  adopt  our  sentiments, 
nor  offiT  reasons  for  their  rejection.    For  my  own  part, 

wash  my  hands  of  all  consc<iucnces,  be  they  what  they 
m.iy  !" 

"  I  called  you  together,  sir,"  observed  Burgoyne, "  witli 
no  view  whatever  of  seeking  to  share  with  you  the  re- 
sponsibility which  I  alone  must  bear.  Neither  have  I 
solicited  your  advice  in  any  thing.  I  simply,  wished  to 
make  you  aequainled  with  my  own  resolutions,  and  the 
causes  which  led  to  them.  I  consider  it  belter,  on  every 
account,  1 1  aliidc  (ho  chances  a  few  days  longer,  than  to 
rush  leadlong  upon  certain  destruction;  for  let  me 
remind  you  :'jat  a  great  deal  more  depends  upon  us 
than  a  ii:cre  regard  lo  o'^r  own  preservation.  From  the 
first,  ours  has  been  a.  force  hazarded ;  circumstances 
may  occur  to  render  its  sacrifice  essential.  Are  we  not 
n  subsidiary  corps,  and  nothing  else, — an  army  of  diver- 


sion merely?  Suppose,  then,  we  did  retire  at  once,  and, 
though  the  matter  is  by  no  means  probable,  succeeded 
in  reaching  Connda,  might  not  the  saftty  of  New  York 
be  compromised  ?  No,  no.  Whilst  the  faintest  hope  of 
successful  resistance  continues,  we  must  not  permit 
(Jates  to  dctich  a  single  man  to  reinforce  Washington ; 
— therefore  1  say  again,  that  nothing  remains  for  us  ex- 
erpt  to  abide  where  we  are,  till  the  effects  of  a  plan,  of 
the  miscarriage  of  which  I  entertain  little  dread,  be  as. 
certained." 

Whether  the  tone  in  which  this  was  uttered,  satisfied 
them  that  remonstrance  was  useless,  or  whether  they 
were  disgusted  by  the  manner  in  which  their  advices 
had  been  received,  I  do  not  know ;  but  Burgoyne  iio 
sooner  ceased  to  speak,  tlian  his  council  withdrew. 
They  retired  through  a  door  opposite  to  that  behind 
which  we  were  standing;  and  they  had  no  sooner  done 
so,  than  wc  entered.  The  general  started,  but  recognis. 
ing  us  instantly,  held  out  his  liand  to  my  conductor,  and 
exclaimed, "  All,  Fraser,  how  I  rejoice  to  see  you !  You 
at  least  can  feel  for  my  situation;  and  what  a  situation 
it  is  !  Without  a  hope  of  victory,  with  hardly  a  chance  of 
escape,  how  am  I  to  act,  or  where  am  I  to  turn  ?  If  I 
request  advice  or  assistance  from  them,  they  cast  in  my 
teeth  that  my  own  indecision  has  brought  about  all  these 
misfortunes ;  yet  not  one  among  them  had  the  candour 
to  speak  out,  when  my  proocedings  were,  what  they  arc 
now  pleased  to  term,  dilatory,  and  my  councils  waver- 
ing. And  even  now,  God  alone  can  tell  whether  I  act 
rightly.  Perhaps  I  ought  to  rcgord  the  matter  as  hope- 
less,  and  retreat  at  once,  whilst  yet  there  is  a  chance  of 
finding  the  bridge  entire,  and  tht  opposite  bank  unoccu. 
pied." 

"  I  am  afraid,  sir,"  replied  Fraser,  "  that  you  have  nl. 
ready  gone  too  far  to  recede.  To-night,  no  movement 
either  to  the  front  or  rear  could  be  made,  without  sacri. 
ficing  your  wounded,  and  abandoning  all  your  stores; 
and  to-morrow,  if  the  enemy  be  the  men  that  I  take 
them  for,  we  shall  have  other  work  upon  our  hands. 
Permit  mo  to  add  likewis-e,  that  this  is  no  time  for  indc. 
eision.  You  have  just  declared  to  tiie  generals  your  de- 
termination of  abiding  the  result  where  you  arc ;  you 
must  not  supply  tlicm  with  on  additional  hondle  against 
you,  by  revoking  that  determination,  at  least  immediate- 
ly." 

"  Then  you  overheard  our  deliberations  ?"  asked  the 
general. 

"  In  part  I  did,'  replied  Fraser,  "  though  only  in 
part" 

"  I  am  glad  of  it,"  exclaimed  Burgoyne ;  "  for  you,  ol 
least,  will  do  me  justice,  let  the  result  be  what  it  may. 
You  can  testify  how  cruelly  I  have  been  thwarted,  how 
barbarously  browbeaten,  at  a  moment  when  above  all 
others  unity  of  councils  was  required.  Oh,  Fruser,  it' 
you  volue  your  own  peacg  of  mind,  never  listen  to  the 
whispers  of  ambition.  No  man  con  tell  the  miseries  of 
command,  till  he  has  experienced  them, — no  man." 

"  But  your  plan,  sir,"  said  Frascr,  interrupting  him, 
and  anxious,  as  far  as  might  be,  to  conceal  his  agitation 
from  mc  :  "  it  is  high  time  to  think  of  that;  and  here  is 
your  messenger,  ready  and  willing  to  execute  your  or- 
ders, or  perish  in  the  attempt." 

"  True,  true,"  said  the  general,  "  I  had  forgotten  that. 
If  it  succeed,  we  may  yet  escape  the  toils  ; — but  that  if, 
Fraser!" 

"  It  must  succeed,"  exclaimed  Frascr, "  it  cannot  foil  nf 
success,  provided  only  it  bo  acted  upon  immediately. 
But  there  ought  to  bn  no  farther  wavering — let  the 
young  man  receive  his  instructions,  and  set  forth  on  tlic 
instant." 

The  general  paused,  as  if  to  consider  this  pro|)osal, 
the  varying  expression  of  his  countenance  bearing  tcsti. 
mony  lo  the  wavering  nature  ofliis  thoughts.  "The 
plan  must  bo  followed  up,"  said  he  at  length,  "  but  not 
with  unnecessary  precipitation.  Mr.  Macdirk  inusl 
pa.ss  over  under  the  eyes  of  lioth  armies,  and  that  can  lie 
done  only  in  the  iliiy.  It  were  madness,  moreover,  tn 
set  out  upon  so  critic.il  an  adventure  tiU  the  position  ol 
the  enemy's  posts  has  liccn  ascertained  ;  and  the  dcltiy  ol' 
one  day  more  can  do  no  great  harm.  Besides,  the  Anir. 
ricans  may  think  tit  to  offer  ns  iKiltle  again  to-morrow, 
and  success  on  our  p  its  would  remW-r  tltc  stop  altoge- 
ther unnecessary.  Not  a  word,  Fnse ■•,"  continued  he, 
observing  that  my  lel.itive  was  preparing  to  remonstrate; 
"  my  mind  is  fully  made  up ;  ho  shall  not  set  out  to. 
night  And  now,  gcnt'emen,  to  u-pjicr.  Whatever  iiir 
stoc'c  affords  shall  lie  Lid  licforc  you ;  for  myself,  I  miut 
go  forth  and  sec  how  matters  proceed  in  the  comp." 

The  general  waited  not  for  a  reply,  but  immediately 
witlidrcw. 

"  There  gees  as  good  and  as  brave,  and  withal  as  am. 


bitiou 
"mtmy 
the 

EDSSe! 
c  is 
tespoi 
imd  h 
kcaru 
enoug 
•ndh 
•ion  ti 
Bulk 
man  ti 
•onicti 
consul 
as  he 
the  iiit 
and  boi 


SARATOGA. 


61 


id  retire  at  once,  and, 
9  probable,  succeeded 
saftty  of  New  York 
It  the  fuintcst  hope  of 
ve  must  not  pennit 
linforce  Washington ; 
ig  remains  for  us  c.i. 
3  effects  of  a  plan,  of 
in  little  dread,  be  as. 

was  uttered,  satisfied 
BBS,  or  whether  they 

which  their  advices 
v;  but  Burgoyne  no 
8  council  withdrew, 
msite  to  that  behind 
f  had  no  sooner  done 

started,  but  recognis. 
to  my  conductor,  and 
lice  to  sec  you !    You 

and  what  a  situation 
ritli  hardly  a  chance  of 
I  am  I  to  turn  ?  If  I 
them,  they  cast  in  my 
irought  about  all  these 
hem  had  the  candour 
;s  were,  what  they  arc 
id  my  councils  waver, 
can  tell  whether  I  act 
•d  the  matter  as  hope. 
et  there  is  a  chance  of 
opposite  bank  unoccu- 

er,  "  that  you  have  nl- 
o-n4ght,  no  movement 
e  made,  without  sacri. 
ining  all  your  stores; 
the  men  tliat  I  tike 
^ork  upon  our  lionds. 
lis  is  no  time  for  inde- 
)  the  generals  your  do. 
t  where  you  arc  ;  you 
litional  handle  against 
on,  at  least  immediate- 
rations  ?"  asked  the 
er,  "though   only   in 

urgoync ;  "  for  you,  at 

suit  bo  what  it  may. 

been  thwarted,  how 

mcnt  when  above  all 

red.    Oh,  Froser,  if 

never  listen  to  the 

tell  the  miseries  of 

hem, — no  man." 

sor,  interrupting  him, 

conceal  his  agitation 

of  that ;  and  here  is 

to  execute  your  or. 

I  had  forgotten  that. 
ho  toils  J — but  that  i/, 


d 


scr, "  it  caimot  fail  it' 

upon  immediately. 

wavering — let  the 

and  set  Ibrth  ou  the 


nsider  this  proimsal, 
nance  bearing  tcsti- 
is  thoughts.  "Tlio 
at  length,  "  but  not 
,  Ir.  Macdirk  must 
uies,  and  that  can  k 
adncss,  moreover,  to 
c  till  the  position  cl 
icd  :  and  tlio  delay  of 
Jlctiidcs,  the  Ame. 
.  again  to-morrow, 
iih-r  tlic  stop  altofrc. 
isc","  continued  he, 
inf  to  rcmonstmte; 
hall  not  pet  out  tn- 
(iCi-.  Wliatrvcr  uiY 
;  tor  myself,  I  niunt 
il  in  the  camp." 
|ly,  but  immediately 

and  withal  as  am, 


Wr 


le 


bitiouk  a  man,"  exclaimed  Fraser,  '•  ns  any  ni  the  British 
'■wmy  ;  yet  no  more  tit  to  hold  a  separate  command  than 
ihe  meanest  sentinel  who  serves  under  him.     That  he 

Eosscsacs  talent  of  a  high  order,  all  tlio  world  knows  : — 
D  is  eloquent,  humane,  and  as  u  second  unrivalled ;  but 
responsibility  is  a  load  under  which  he  cannot  bear  up, 
iuid  hence  all  his  natural  abilitius  go  for  nothing.  What 
a  career  ol' glory  was  before  hiiii,  had  lie  possessed  nerve 
enough  to  follow  it  iili !  and  now  God  grant  that  both  he 
•nd  his  army  become  not  in  the  end,  objeeU  of  compas- 
iion  to  their  friends,  and  of  triumph  to  their  enemies ! 
jBut  let  us  adjourn  to  my  tei.t.  1  know  tliat  the  poor 
man  faros  as  hardly  as  any  soldier  in  the  line  ;  there  is 
iomethiiig  left  behind,  1  believe,  in  my  canteen— let  us 
•onsumc  that,  and  siiaro  his  scanty  stock."  He  turned, 
'as  he  B|)oke,  towards  the  door,  and  I  followed  him  with 
the  intention  of  being  his  guest  for  tlie  night,  botli  at  bed 
and  board. 

CHAPTER  XI. 

We  had  arrived  at  the  entrance  hall,  and  were  pre- 
paring to  quit  the  house,  when  the  sound  of  female  voices, 
one    in    evident   distress,    arrested   our   attention.     We 
paused,  irresolute  whether  to  enter  the  chamber  from 
which  the  wccjiiiig  proceeded,  or  to  pass  on  at  once  to 
Froscr's  quarters,  wlicn  the  door  was  suddenly  opened, 
*nnd  the  Baroness  Keidosdcl  presented  herself.     She  in- 
Btantly  recognised  Fraser,  and  begged  him,  "  for  G'.  I's 
4«ake,  to  come  in; — for  I  am  in  a  sad  plight,"  contiw  .ed 
-•'■he.     "  Here  is  poor  General  Fraser  dying  in  one  corner 
"  of  my  room,  and  Lady  Harriet  Ackland  frantic  for  the 
loss  of  licr  husband  iu  another  ;  besides  a  number  of  un- 
'ibrtunato  gentlemen,  all  more  or  less  severely  wounded, 
'thrown  in  a  great  measure  upon  my  attentions."     Tlier. 
_  jwas  no  resisting  this  appeal ;  so  we  Ibllowcd  our  conduc- 
Stress,  to  Iweomc  witnesses  of  a  scene,  the  recollection  of 
|»fhich  is  not  likely  ever  to  pass  from  my  memory. 
,     In  a  small  chamber,  the  earthen  floor  of  which  was 
■but  scantily  covered  with  straw,  lay  seven  officers,  two 
of  whom,  the  German  Colonel  Breyman  and  our  own  gal- 
lant brigadier,  wore  already  in  the  agonies  of  death.  The 
colonel,  whoso  wound  was  in  the  head,  appeared  to  suffer 
no  pain ;  a  heavy  breathing  alone,  with  an  occasional 
.  quiver  of  the  lip,  giving  testimony  that  li(c  had  not  de- 
parted ;  the  general  groaned  audibly,  like  one  in  acute 
torture ;  and  spoke  from  time  to  time  with  the  strong 
voice  of  a  man  whose  sufferings  promised  to  endure  muny 
hours,  thougli  death  must  in  the  end  remove  them.     He 
had  received  a  musket  ball  in  the  side,  which  passed 
completely  through  the  body,  rupturing  the  stomach  in 
its  progress  ;  and  he  now  lingered  on,  a  martyr  to  pangs 
as  violent  as  such  a  wound  was  calculated  to  produce.* 
Nearly  opposite  to  him  sat,  or   rather  reclined.  Lady 
Harriet  Ackland,  on  one  end  of  a  couch,  her  face  buried 
,  in  her  handkerchief,  and  sobbing  audibly ;  whilst  the 
^  Baroness  Reidesdcl's  children  were  lying,  like  seraphs  in 
[the   midst   of  carnage,   sound   asleep  u|)on   the   other. 
I  Major  Ackland,  it  appeared,  had   been  wounded  in  the 
I  late  action,  as  common  rumour  reported,  mortally :  at  all 
'  events  he  had  fallen  into  the  hands  of  the  America  ns,  and 
Was  now  a  prisoner.     It  would   be   hard  to  de    ttiC 
.  which  of  these  persons  appeared  to  me  most  den  •\i'      vf 
i- compassion.    The  wounded  men  were,  doubtless,  suifcr- 
":  ing,  many  of  them,  all  that  the  body  can  endure  of  tor- 
•  turc;  but  Lady  Harriet's  was  an  agony  of  mind,  in  com- 
parison of  which  the  most  acute  bodily  pain  were  trifling. 
"  I  must  go  to  him,"  cried  she  ;  "  when-  ■  r  he  is,  and 
whatever  his  fate  may  be,  I  must  share  't.    The  Ameri- 
cans cannot  bo  so  inhuman  as  to  rcfi  .c  .lermission  to  a 
|misorabIe  wife,  to  attend  the  bed  of  uer  dying  husband, 
|Oh,  God,  that  I  could  but  see  him  ! — one  word,  one  look 
of  his,  would  be  to  me  a  consolation  the  most  unsjicaka- 
ble." 

"  AlKiut  three  o'clock  in  ilicnftcrno:)n,  inetend  ofgnests  whom 
I  had  ex])ectei1  to  dine  with  me,  i  saw  one  nt'  them,  pnnr  Ceneriil 
Prawr,  ti'oupht  iipnn  a  hnnil-hnrrow,  inorinly  woiiiidrd.  'I'he 
Itabla,  which  was  nlreaily  prepared  tor  dinner,  wan  iiiimeil'iati:!}' 
irenmved;  and  a  bed  pluced  inntend  for  ilie  ijenernl  I  snt  liriifled 
land  rreinbling  In  a  citrner.  The  noise  grew  more  ninrininir,  and  I 
Iwai  in  n  continual  agony  nnd  tremor,  nhilit  thinkine  that  inv  hus- 
Ibitnd  miiiht  (tonn  also  be  brought  fn,  wnnnded  like  (lenerul  f-^raat  r. 
iTtaat  pnor  general  said  to  ilic  surfioiin,  ■  tell  me  the  trntli :  is  there 
Inn  hope  1*  His  wound  wan  exncriy  like  thntnt'  Mnjor  Hnninfie; 
Ithe  bsll  had  pHssed  through  his  boilv,  but  unhappily  I'tir  the  general, 
Ihe  had  that  morning  eati  n  a  full  brenkfnst,  by  which  the  ainmnch 
Iwai  ilistrnded.  nnd  the  ball,  as  the  surgeon  reinniked,  ptisj^ed  di- 
|r,'ctly  thinngh  it.  I  heard  orten  nniUlst  his  groans,  such  words  n^ 
llh>'w%  *0  bad  ambition!  po'ir  Geiier-il  Burgoyne  I  |ionr  Mistres!. 
iFriicr:'  I'rnyers  witc  read,  uflar  which  h«  d.'Bired  that  Geni'rnI 
lllurnnyne  ehutild  be  requested  to  have  hlin  buried  on  the  next  tUv. 
lat  six  o'clock  in  the  evening,  iin  h  hill  where  a  bienstwork  liiiil 
7b«en  cunstrnctcd.  I  knew  not  wlinl  In  do;  the  entrnnee  nnd  ill 
ilhsr<tntns  wern  full  of  sick,  in  cnniequenee  of  the  dysentery  which 
pre vtlled  In  the  <!amp."— jVewoirii  »/  Madam!  ite  HriittM,  ;>.  1(19. 


It  was  ill  vain  that  tlie  baroness  used  every  soothing 
and  consolatory  expression  which  a  compassionate  heart 
could  dictotc,  appealing  to  us,  as  to  persons  well_  ac- 
quainted witli  the  truth,  to  confirm  her  ussuranccs  of  the 
major's  safety.  Like  Rachel  weeping  for  her  children. 
Lady  Harriet  refused  to  be  comforted ;  and  though  we 
were  not  scrupulous  in  passing  tlie  rigid  tine  of  trutli  in  u 
cause  BO  holy,  even  our  oaseverations  were  thrown  away 
upon  Iter.  Every  moment  during  which  she  was  absent 
from  her  wounded  husband  seemed  un  age ;  and  at  last 
it  was  agreed  ujion  amongst  us,  that  to  olfer  further  op- 
position would  be  useless.  Though  extremely  delicate 
at  the  best,  and  at  piesent  far  advanced  in  a  state  of' 
pregnancy,  she  determined  to  brave  all  the  hazards  of 
tlie  night,  and  the  enemy ;  and,  throwing  a  loose  clonk 
aliout  her  shoulders,  to  make  her  way,  as  she  best  could, 
witliin  the  American  lines.  One  consideration,  and  one 
only,  induced  her  to  [miusc  for  a  few  moments.  It  was 
suggested  that  a  letter  of  recommendation  from  General 
Burgoyne  to  General  Gates  would  at  least  secure  for  litr 
civil  treatment  at  the  outposts ;  and  as  Fraser  volunteered 
to  procure  that  letter,  she  consented  to  remain  where  she 
was  till  he  should  return. 

Whilst  the  unhappy  lady  sat  in  a  state  of  comparative 
calmness,  the  attention  of  all  present  was  painfully  turned 
to  General  Fraser,  v  ''.o  retained  even  to  the  last  moment 
the  feeling  of  the  soldier  and  the  gentleman.  Though 
racked  with  bodily  p'  ti,  he  looked  up  from  time  to  time 
oiilv  to  express  his  sorrow  that  he  should  thus  intrude 
uixJn  the  Baro:i?ss,  and  his  sense  of  her  extreme  kind- 
ness: and  then  his  thoughts  seemed  to  wander  to  other 
scenes,  and  tl'i-  name  of  his  wife  rose,  as  it  were,  invo- 
lunr  -r.ly  to  h,  lips.  "Oh,  fatal  air.bition!"  cried  he,"of 
how  much  I'uppiness  host  thou  roo' ed  me!  Alas!  my 
|)oor  wife,  vlio  will  c  ibrt  her  vhcn  she  hears  of 
this  ? — and  my  childrer.  (iod,  bo  thou  their  guardian  ! 
To  tliee,  and  to  my  cou  .  I  commend  them."  Then 
suddenly  changing  ,i  heme,  he  excLiimed:  "Poor 
Burgoyne!  tell  him  t  rit  1  felt  lor  lii"?  even  in  my  dying 
momeiit.s  •  -nd  ^ay,  tiiat  I  made  it  r  Vast  request  to  lie 
buried  u  ,.x  <■  <  lock  in  the  evenin/r,  ■  'ic  redoubt  H-hicli 
crown-  lie  hill  in  our  right.  It  is  a  foolish  wisli ;  bnl  1 
fancy  .  t  I  slum  sleep  soundl)  there,  bceauso  ni}-  liravu 
fellow.-^  built  it,  and  will,  I  am  sure,  maintuin  il.  '  '. i' 
this  was  spoken  calmly,  resolutely,  and  in  the  tone  ot  .nc 
aware  of  liis  situation ,  and  if  there  occasionally  broke 
from  him  lome  hasty  expression,  no  one  could  doubt  tlint 
reason  enleeblcd  by  bodily  pain  gave  birth  to  it.  Poor 
fellow  !  he  lingered  on  till  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning, 
and  then  tell  asleep. 

In  the  \ein  while,  Fraser  had  not  been  neglectful  of 
the  charge  assigned  to  him,  nor  Burgoyne  backward  in 
furnishing  the  letter  of  recommendation  to  the  American 
general.  The  former  returned  in  as  short  a  space  as 
could  liave  been  expected,  with  the  document  in  ques- 
tion ;  but  the  lady's  grief  again  assumed  the  most  dis- 
tressing appearance,  when  he  assured  her  that  to  pass 
the  line  of  advanced  sentries  this  night  was  impracticable. 
The  safety  of  the  whole  army  required,  that  for  the 
present  no  intelligence  of  its  change  of  groimd  should 
roach  the  .Vmcricans  ;  and  hence  the  most  positive  orders 
had  been  issued,  that  no  one,  on  any  pretence  whatever, 
should  quit  the  camp.  As  there  was  manifest  reason  in 
this,  even  Lady  Harriet,  as  soon  as  the  first  burst  of  dis- 
appointment passed  by,  could  not  refuse  to  see  it ;  and 
slie  strove  from  that  moment  not  only  to  moderate  her 
own  grid',  but  to  assist  in  alleviating  the  sorrows  of  her 
mutilated  acquaintances.* 


*  "Lady  Harriet  Ackhind,"  lays  General  Burgoyne,  "had  ec- 
coinpanie,!  iier  husband  to  t.'anada,  in  tlie  beginning  of  the  year 
1771).  In  tile  cnurse  f,f  tli:it  cnnipaign  she  h,id  travelled  a  vn.-^! 
space  of  eoiiniry,  in  different  extremitii's  of  season,  and  with  diin- 
c  lilies  thai  an  Kuropean  tr.ivellerwili  nolea>llyeoiireivp,  toallenri, 
tn  a  |sior  hut  at  <  liaiiiblee,  iiiKin  his  sirk  bed."  Alter  deMrihin!* 
an  accident  bv  lire,  by  which  I.ndy  .\eklnnd  s  tent  was  destroyed, 
nnil  every  tbiiig  tliey  had  with  them  consumed,  Uic  Geneial  |  ru. 
eeeds: — 

"  Tills  accident  liappenni  a  little  lime  before  the  aroiy  passnl  the 
Hudson  Kivrr.  li  neniier  aiiered  the  r.'sniution  nrir  the  ciieerful- 
ness  of  l.ndy  Hnrr  el ;  and  slic  continued  her  progress,  a  imn.iker  of 
tlic  fiiii'iies  of  tlie  advanced  cnr|M.  The  nextcnil  upon  her  forti 
tnile  was  of  a  dilftrent  nature,  and  more  distressful,  as  of  longer 
ruspcnse.  On  the  mnr,  li  of  the  lUth,  tlic  gnnndlers  iH'Ing  liable  to 
nrlion  nl  every  step,  she  had  been  directed  by  the  major  to  follow 
the  route  of  the  oriillery  and  baggage,  which  was  not  exposed. 
At  tlie  time  the  action  began  she  found  hetself  near  a  small  iiitin. 
habiti'il  lint,  wliere  she  nliglitid.  When  it  ivns  found  the  action 
was  heconiiim  gen'Tal  and  bloody,  the  surgeons  of  the  hospitiil 
tonk  iHirc^^eshloii  of  the  sumo  place,  ns  the  most  convenient  for  the 
lirst  care  of  the  wounded.  'Thus  was  this  Indy  In  hearing  of  one 
continued  (ire  of  cannon  nnd  niuskciry,  for  finir  hours  together, 
with  the  presuiii[»iioii,  from  tlie  |vwt  of  her  hiishand  nt  the  head  of 
Ihegrinnliers,  that  he  wns  in  Ihe  most  exposed  paitof  Ihe  action. 
She  had  UireeTemilo  companions,  Ihe  llaroness  of  Roidcadel  and 
the  wives  of  two  British  olflccm,  itlnjor  llarnoge  and  Lieutrnanl  [ 
Rcvncll ;  but  In  tlio  event  tli<Mr  presence  served  but  lilUe  for  runi.  { 


Of  tlie  issue  of  this  lady's  interesting  story,  a  lew 
words  will  tulKee  to  rrmind  y<«i.  Iluvhig  waited  witli 
exemplary  putieiice  till  a  late  lioiir  on  the  lullowiiig  day, 
she  was  Ibrwardid  with  a  flag  of  truce,  and,  eiiiburliiiig 
in  an  open  boat  rowed  by  two  eunuiiun  sailors,  proctided 
down  tlic  river.  Torreiit.4of  rain  desceiuiid,  fruiii  which 
alone,  under  other  tircunii-tanets,  she  would  i.uve  shrunk; 
but  at  present  lier  whole  soul  was  engrosfid  by  one  idea 
only,  and  she  pushed  on,  reuehiiig  the  point  of  her  des- 
tination at  ten  o'clock  ut  night.  I'urtmiutily  fur  her, 
the  American  outpost  in  I'luiit  of  which  she  presintid 
herself,  v  as  eoniinunded  Ly  a  brave  ami  temrous  cUlctr, 
Al.ijor  Dearborn  ;  who  rietivtd  her  witli  uli  Ihe  del'erime 
due  to  her  rank,  and  furnished  her  with  sui  h  accoinmodu- 
tioiis  as  his  hut  ull'ordctl.  She  reinuhit  d  tliei  e  till  the 
morrow,  Iicr  anxiety  being  in  some  tligree  relieved  by 
his  assurances  that  her  husbaiiu's  wounds  were  not  si'- 
rious ;  and  she  filially  reached  the  Anieriean  head  quarters 
in  suti-ty,  where  the  utmost  kindness  was  shown  to  her. 
I  need  scarcely  add,  tiiat  the  flattering  account*  which 
she  received  of  Major  -\ckland's  condition,  proved  to  be 
well  iiiunded.  He  had  been  shot  through  both  legs,  but 
w  as  doing  well ;  and  he  returned  witli  his  amiable  and 
heroic  wife  to  Englund,  as  soon  as  tlie  army  of  which  he 
formed  a  (Hirt,  obtained  its  liberty.  But  to  return  to  my 
own  narrative. 

Having  spent  some  hours  with  tho  Baroness  Reidesdel, 
and  done  our  best  to  comfort  both  her  and  tliose  about 
her,  Fraser  and  myself  adjourned  to  our  original  place 
of  destination,  the  tent  of  tlie  former.  It  was  but  a 
cheerless  habitation,  destitute  of  every  tiling  which  the 
common  world  calls  comlbrts ;  yet  we  entered  it  w ith  a 
feeling  not  greatly  removed  from  sutisliiction,  inasinucii 
as  wc  found  in  it  at  least  a  place  uf  temporary  refuge 
from  scenes  harrowing  to  the  best  feelings  of  our  nature. 
"This  is  a  cold  welcome,  Macdirk,"  said  Fraser;  "yet 
it  IS  the  best  tliat  I  can  give.  I  believe  there  still  re- 
mains a  morsel  or  two  of  salt  junk,  with  a  pint  of  rum, 
or  thereabouts ;  and  since  we  cannot  eoniniaiid  better, 
why  we  must  be  content  with  what  we  have."  So  saying, 
he  ordered  his  servant  to  produce  tiie  viands ;  and  lliough 
they  were  coarse  enough,  heaven  Unow.s  and  fur  from 
being  supcrubundaut,  we  were  too  thankiul  lor  any 
means  of  allaying  tlie  cravings  of  liunger,  to  experience 
or  express  tiie  slightest  dissatiffuttion  with  our  liirc. 

Our  scanty  meal  lit  ing  finished,  v.c  naturally  entered  into 
conversution  touching  the  tt.jtc  of  the  army,  and  tlie 
pinspects  both  of  it  iu  general,  and  of  ourselves  in  par- 
ticular. "  Perilous  as  your  undertuking  is,"  ob^ervtd 
my  companion,  "  1  am  by  no  means  sure,  that  it  is  not, 
alter  all,  an  enviable  one.  It  is  true,  that  you  run  somo 
risks.  A  single  imprudent  act  or  hasty  exjircssinn  will 
betray  you,  and  iu  that  case  your  death  is  unavoidable. 
But  your  impruilence  must  be  exlrcnic  indeed,  if  it  lead 
to  thi.T ;  nnd  then,  should  you  succeed,  how  great  will 
be  your  reward  I  On  our  side,  again,  what  is  there  to 
cheer  or  enliven  !  Twice  foiled  in  action,  destitute  of 
provisions,  stores,  and  resources,  harassed  on  all  sides 
by  flying  l)odies  of  the  enemy,  and  commanded  by  men 
who  know  not  their  nwn  minds  for  &n  hour;  to  what 
can  wc  look  forward,  except  to  fresh  disasters,  and  in 
Uie  end  perhaps  to  a  shameful  capitulation  ?  Even  your 
mi:$sion,  oh  wliirh  I  have  hitherto  counted  so  much,  w  ill, 
I  am  satisfied,  lead  to  nothing.  No,  no,  tho  happy  mo- 
ment has  cscnjied  us,  and  no  exertions,  however  spirited, 
can  now  bring  it  back." 

"  Then  why  not  say  so  to  tho  general  at  once  ?"  ask- 
ed L 

"  Because  such  an  opinion  coiiiiiig  from  mc,  would 
deprive  him  of  all  self-command.  Besides,  things  may 
fall  out  in  our  favour,  of  which  wc  dream  not  at  present ; 


I'oit.  .Vl-ijiir  Hnriiagc  wns  a  .on  broii<:ht  to  the  purgenns,  very  badly 
wounded ;  and  it  little  tiniv  ufn-r  i-aine  inielligence  that  I^ieut  lunit 
ileyiiell  \va.  siiot  dcnil  Iniugiuatiuo  wl.l  wunt  no  helps  to  tlgure 
tie-  state  of  tile  whole  group, 

"  From  the  d.ite  of  that  action  to  the  7thor(lclolier,  Lady  Ilairict, 
with  her  usual  sereiiily.  sioikI  (.repnrcd  f,.r  new  trials  :  and  it  was 
her  lot  that  their  severity  incri.'ased  with  their  niimhi  r^.  She  was 
again  exposed  to  tlic  hearing  of  the  whole  aciloii,  ami  ai  lasl  m 
ciMved  ilie  shock  of  her  individual  nilnfuriune,  iiiixi  d  n  iih  Ihe  in- 
telligence of  tin*  genernt  c.i'niiiity,  the  troops  wt  re  ilefi-oud,  and 
Major  Ackland,  deiHTulcly  wounded,  wiis  a  |  risi.ner. 

■'  The  day  ofihe  8ita  wns  paiSid  by  l.ady  Harriet  and  her  cnnipan- 
Inns  ill  iincoinmon  anxiety,  nut  a  tent,  nor  a  shed  being  si;i'  I  iia, 
,'xeffi  wh;'"  belonged  tn  the  hospital,  their  refuge  was  '.. 

wnni.ded  indthe  dying. 

"  Win  V.  the  army  wns  upon  the  point  of  iiioviiig  iifi- 
I  recciv  li  a  mossage  fioni  Lady  Harriet,  submitiiiig  to  ii.>  ,■ 
a  pro|ioBnl  of  passing  to  tlie  ciiiiip  nf  tho  eiieinv,  .iiid  r.  ,j 
Genenil  Gates's  permission  tontteiid  hnr  hnsbnttd.  *  *  All  I  could 
fiiriiieh  lo  iter  was  an  op<'ii  b<mt  and  a  few  Hues,  writicn  upou  d  riy 
wet  paper,  to  General  Gates,  reconiuicndiug  her  to  his  protection. 

Th-  fiireg.  Sag  must  be  familiar  to  many  of  our  readats,  but  aa  11 
l.i  np.,io|ii;a:o  to  tlm  subject,  wa  trust  It  may  not  be  daauied  uul  of 
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and  whilst  the  shadow  of  a  uhiincc  rcinaina,  Burgoyne 
must  be  siipportvd." 

"  And  supported  at  the  expense  of  my  honour,  ccr- 
tainly,"  said  I, — "  jxirhaps  of  my  life." 

"  Your  honour  runs  no  risk,"  replied  he,  "  whilst  you 
act  in  obedience  to  your  eliicfs  orders  ; — your  life,  as  I 
havi  already  observed,  iii  in  your  own  keeping." 

"  But  why  pursue  this  wild  scheme,  if  things  really 
be,  as  you  represent  them,  hopeless?  Why  not  try 
what  an  Indian  can  do  ?  nny  more,  wliy  not  allow  me 
an  Indian  for  my  guide  ?  and  I  will  set  off  cheerfully  on 
the  instant.  It  is  to  the  pretended  desertion,  and  to  it 
alone,  that  I  object" 

"  Will  your  objections  cease  to  operate,  if  I  lay  before 
you  convincing  proofs  that  there  is  notan  Indian  attach- 
ed to  the  army,  who  is  not  a  traitor  ?" 

I  replied,  that  such  a  conviction  would  certainly  go 
far  towards  al'aying  my  scruples,  and  reconciling  me  to 
any  thing. 

"  Then  your  scruples  will  not  long  torment  you,"  said 
he.  "  You  have  observed  a  remarkable  warrior  in  the 
general's  suite, — one  Eagle'swing,  as  ho  calls  himself, 
a  chief  of  the  Six  Nations." 

I  recollected  him  perfectly  ;  indeed,  it  was  impossible, 
having  seen  that  man  once,  ever  after  to  forget  him. 
Among  a  people  celebrated  for  the  exact  symmetry  of 
their  persons,  Eagle'swing  deserved  to  bo  pronounced 
positively  handsome.  I'all,  graceful,  formed  for  feats 
both  of  agility  and  strength,  he  possessed  a  countenance 
endowed  with  an  expression  of  singular  aeutencss,  and 
nn  eye  which,  whilst  it  shunned  the  gaze  of  the  indivi- 
dual on  whom  it  was  turned,  seemed  to  rend  his  very 
tlioughts,  and  penetrate  his  most  secret  wishes.  From 
the  ojHMiing  of  the  campaign,  he  hud  attached  himself, 
in  a  remarkable  manner,  to  the  person  of  the  general, 
to  whose  intere«ts  he  i>rofesse(l,  and  indiu'd  api)eared  to 
be  devoted;  and  his  inllncnce  among  ilia  countrymen 
being  allowed  to  be  very  great,  the  general  scrupled  not 
to  bestow  ui  111  him  a  large  portion  of  his  confidence. 
Of  this  no  secret  was  made ;  indeed,  the  general  himself 
spoke  openly  of  the  Indian  as  one  of  the  most  useful 
functionaries  in  the  army.  But  there  were  not  wanting 
persons  who  viewed  the  red  warrior  with  an  eye  of 
strong  suspicion ;  and  now  for  the  first  time  I  learned, 
that  my  relative  was  ol  the  number. 

"  Are  you  uwnri-,"  continued  he,  "  that  all  our  mes- 
gengcrs,  not  one  of  whom  has  suceeeded,  went  uiidiT 
the  guidance  of  an  Indian,  rreomiiieiided  by  that  |mt- 
son  ?  This  may  amount  In  no  eliarge  against  him,  I 
allow ;  yi't,  is  it  not  singular,  that  our  jilans  slimild  have 
iiorn  so  aptly  l'ruslrat<'d  this  niorniiig?  I  know  thai 
^Jlgle'swing  was  made  necpiainled  with  thein." 

"  What  you  s;iy,"  replii'd  I,  "  atl'ords  slnmg  ground 
of  suspicion,  doubtless,  but  suspicion  is  not  proof.  You 
promised  me  jiroof  of  tlio  Indian's  treachery — let  me 
have  it." 

"  On  more  accounts  than  one,  I  will  at  least  make 
the  attempt,"  replied  he.  "  'I'ake  this  rille,"  liandingme 
at  the  same  time  a  short  fiisee,  and  arming  liiiiiself  with 
another.  "  Your  dirk  is,  I  see,  in  your  belt;  now  follow, 
and  do  as  I  do,  without  asking  a  i|iU'stioii." 

He  rose  as  lie  s|K)ke,  and  we  sallied  from  the  teni 

I  was  at  no  loss  to  conjecture  that  mir  ex|K'dilion  was 
both  oseeretand  uhazarcloiis  one;  nor  did  any  great  spar 
of  time  ellipse  ere  I  discovered  its  object.  Instead  oC 
passing  oiMnly  through  the  eaiiip,  or  along  the  line  of 
advanced  sentries,  we  struck  olV  directly  towarils  tin 
rear,  till  we  had  passed  head  ipiarter  house,  when  wi 
turned  smldeiilv  to  the  right,  and  made  for  the  |N)iiit 
where  the  Indian  huts  were  estalilishi'd.  As  we  ap- 
proached Ihese,  a  doubli'  share  of  eiiiition  beeanie  neees- 
sary.  'riiDiigli  it  is  not  customary  ii'iiong  the  savages 
to  preserver  a  regular  watch  in  their  eneampnients,  1 
need  seareely  say,  that  he  who  seeks  to  traverse  llieiii 
iiiioliserved,  must  adopt  every  iimiginnlile  expeilii-nt  lo 
shun  olmervalioii ;  for  their  aeutencss  of  sense  surpasses 
every  thing  of  which  a  lCurii|H'aii  eiiii  form  a  conception, 
and  the  slightest  noise  is  alinimt  sure  lo  be  ovi'rheard. 
With  the  habits  of  Indians,  however,  I'Vaser  was  liiiiii- 
liurly  neipiaiiited.  lie  sipiatted  down  as  sihui  as  he  had 
arrived  within  a  certain  distance  of  their  teiits,  iiinkliiL' 
n  mntiou  to  me  lo  foUow  his  exniiiple;  and  our  ap 
proaehes  were  theneeliirlh  innile  slowly,  silintly,  and 
painfully,  not  ii|Mni  our  hands  and  knees,  hut  upon  our 
iH'llies.  In  this  manner  we  dragged  ourselves  over  llii 
surface  of  the  ground  at  a  rate  so  lardy,  as  to  Ih'  our. 
wives  aearrely  aware  that  we  made  any  progress,  till  hi 
reBched  ilie  exlerior  of  a  lent,  ilelaehed  from  Ihi'  rest, 
within  which  it  was  easy  to  ixTceivf  thut  sevirnl  |M'r- 
•ens  wire  assembled.  Iriiser  liinelied  my  arm,  as  a  sig- 
nal lo  keep  iKtlVclly  still,  lull  lo  Ik"  ready  for  nil  eli«iire«; 


and  then  gently  raising  one  corner  of  tlie  canvass,  all 
that  was  witliin  became,  in  a  moment,  perceptible. 

We  saw  before  us  a  group  of  five  or  six  savages,  con- 
spicuous among  whom  was  Burgoyne's  confidant.  They 
were  seated  round  a  dull  fire,  smoking  with  all  llie  com- 
posure for  which  the  red  men  are  remarkable ;  and  for 
many  minutes  after  we  had  attained  our  staXions,  a  jiro- 
ibund  silence  reigned  among  them.  At  last  Eagle'swing 
sjiokc.  As  he  addressed  his  companions  in  tlie  language 
of  his  tribe,  his  speech  was  to  nic  without  meaning  ;  but 
I  could  perceive  from  the  involuntary  pressure  of  my 
companion's  elbow  against  my  side,  tliat  he  perfectly 
understood  it.  Well  pleased  with  tliis,  I  lay  quite  still, 
looking  witli  intense  interest  attlic  scene  before  me  ;  and 
truly  it  were  not  cosy  to  conceive  one  more  remarkable,  or 
more  worthy  of  a  master's  pencil  to  represent  it.  'I'lie 
|R'rsons  before  us  were  all  bedizened  with  the  war  paint, 
which  gave  to  their  naturally  savage  countcnauccs  an 
cx])rcssion  absolutely  ferocious.  A  loose  cotton  scarf, 
thrown  carelessly  over  one  shoulder,  and  twisted  round 
the  loins,  so  as  to  cover  half  the  upper  limb,  formed  the 
only  garment  which  sheltered  them  from  the  infiucnce 
of  the  weather  ;  for  the  moccasins,  in  which  their  feet  and 
ankles  were  wrapped,  were  intended  rather  to  shield 
them  in  the  rough  passes  of  the  forests,  than  to  protect 
thcin  from  cold  or  wet.  Their  heads,  again,  bald  except 
at  the  crown,  were  left  wholly  exposed,  except  that  n 
hunch  of  feathers  barbarously  sunnomited  the  knot 
of  long  lank  hair  in  which  Uicy  prided  themselves. 
They  sat  upon  the  ground,  each  man's  tomahawk  and 
rifle  laid  carefully  beside  him,  and  tlieir  attitude  was  il- 
lustrative at  once  of  extreme  indolence,  and  the  capa- 
bility of  assuming  in  a  nionient  its  very  opiMwite.  A 
profound  silence  reigned  whilst  Eagle'swing  s(Xjke,  the 
pi|ies  being  laid  aside  that  nothing  might  call  off  atten- 
tion ;  and  when  be  concluded,  an  obscure  Koiiiid,  resem- 
bling rather  the  snort  of  a  horse  than  any  thing  else  in 
nature,  gave  nssiirnnce  that  his  address  had  Imcii  well 
received.  This  was  hint  enough  to  Eraser.  Once  more 
he  pressed  against  my  side  with  his  elbow;  and  letting 
the  curtain  fall  gently,  began  to  steal  silently  to  the  rear. 
I  followed  his  example  in  the  same  manner  in  which  he 
set  it,  and  in  a  few  moiiients  we  were  sufliciently  re- 
moved from  the  hut  to  |>ermit  his  s|H'aking. 

"  Thank  tJodl  IMaeilirk,"  said  he  in  a  low  whisper, 
"  that  we  took  this  precaution.  There  is  no  room  liir 
explanation  now  ;  but  follow  me,  and  whatever  you  see 
me  attack,  1k'  sure  to  aid  iiie  in  destroying  it.  The 
scoundrel  shall  lie  taken  in  his  own  snaie,  or  I  mn  not 
the  man  I  used  lo  Im'." 

WilliMul  waiting  for  a  reply.  Eraser  set  off  at  a  rapid 
pace ;  and  I  kept  up  with  him,  surprise  itself  Is-iiig 
M  iireely  allowed  lo  o|KTale,  so  abrupt  and  iinueeountable 
seemed  to  nie  the  whole  series  of  o|K<rationH. 

A  few  minutes'  walk  brought  us  to  an  oiM'ii  thicket, 
considerably  in  itdvanee  of  the  camp,  and,  us  the  light 
of  the  stars  enabled  me  to  distinguish,  above  half  mus- 
ket shot  from  the  right  flank  of  the  redoubt.  At  the 
edge  of  the  thicket  stood  a  sentry,  who  clialli  iiged  as  we 
approached  ;  but  Era.ser  instantly  sipiatting,  caused  me 
to  do  the  same,  and  we  lay  m<  linnless,  and  almost 
breatldess  for  several  seconds.  I  ,  and  by  the  man, 
whose  attention  had  evidently  Ihi  ii  ultiMcteil,  Isgan  to 
relax  from  his  altitude  of  watehfuhiess.  Casting  a  eare- 
fiil  glance  arouiul,  and  seeing  iiiithing,  he  once  more 
shouldered  his  anus,  anil  turning  to  his  left,  Is'gan  lo 
walk  backwards  and  forwards,  as  he  had  previously 
done,  on  his  post.  We  tisik  care  not  lo  neglect  llie  np- 
|Hirtiinily  thus  furnished.  Advaneiiig  in  llie  same  ipiiel 
way  ill  which  we  had  approaelied  the  Indians'  lent,  we 
suceeeded,  nHer  sundry  pauses,  in  gaining  the  wihmI  ; 
and  diverging  as  near  to  the  soldier  as  priidenee  wnulil 
iillow,  we  lay  down, — why,  or  fiir  what  piirisise,  I  knew 
not. 

We  hud  maiulnined  this  ulliliide  riither  more  than 
hair  an  lioiu, — on  iiiv  purl  in  i  stale  of  mule  asloiiish- 
iiieiit,  on  the  part  of  l-'raser  in  lirealliless  anxiety, — when 
llie  altenlion  of  Uilli  was  suddenly  drawn  lo  the  rear, 
liy  a  b>w,  coiifuseil,  and  most  niiearlhly  noise.  ThnI 
wliieli  roused  us  was  mil  lost  ii|hiii  the  sentry,  who  did 
as  he  had  done  when  we  were  approuehing.  He  halteil, 
and  eliulleiii'i'd  ;  but  in  Ihe  present  instance  he  apisared 
evi  II  innre  "peidily  satisfied  than  foniierly,  for  altnoHl 
iiiimrdiiilely  alter  he  reHiimed  his  walk.  It  was  now 
our  turn  lo  Im'  on  the  alert,  anil  we  were  ho.  We  looked 
iiliroad,  mill  Ih  held  a  huge  Is'nr,  moving  slowly  along 
the  skirl  of  the  thiekel,  nnd  edging,  as  It  were,  by  de- 
grees and  111  short  eirelis  loward.i  the  soldier.  At  Ibis 
iiislnnt  Eraser  piillrd  me  by  the  eiial,  us  if  desirous  that 
I  should  Ih-  prepared  lo  act.  Now  the  lM<ar  stood  still, 
nnd  now  the  si  nliiiel  in  Ihe  ordinary  course  of  his  heal 


approached  it,  when  my  conipaiiion  slowly  unsheathed 
his  hunting  knife,  and  gathered  himself  up  for  a  spring. 
I  had  no  time  to  form  so  much  as  a  guess  respecting  liu 
design,  when  all  at  once  he  rushed  from  his  ambuscade, 
and  the  next  instant  was  engaged  in  a  close  and  despe- 
rate struggle  with  the  animal  whose  extraordinary  move- 
meiiLs  we  had  been  watching.  It  was  speedily  ended. 
Before  I  could  arrive  to  his  assistance,  he  pierced  tli« 
monster  with  many  stabs,  which,  uttering  a  shrill  cry, 
fell  dead  at  his  feet,  and  displayed  the  figure,  not  of  a 
real  licar,  but  of  an  Indian  artfully  disguised  in  the  skin 
of  a  less  savage  animal.  You  will  readily  believe  tlint 
my  astonishment  at  this  discovery  was  great,  whilst  tliu 
amazement  of  the  sentry,  who  immediately  recognised 
ttis  officer,  was  not  less  so ;  but  the  secret  was  soon  dis 
closed,  and  it  proved  to  be  one  of  the  first  imimrtanee. 

Eor  some  time  luick,  such  of  our  sentinels  us  occupied 
deiuchcd  and  lonely  stations,  had  been  uliserved  to  di^i. 
appear  in  a  very  unaccountable  manner.  That  tlie  men 
had  not  deserted,  we  had  the  evidence,  in  many  cases,  ui" 
their  own  excellent  cliuructers,  in  ull  of  tlic  |)Obitiaiis  ul 
their  |iosts,  for  believing.  It  was  not  in  our  advanced 
chain  that  this  occurred,  from  which,  if  desertion  were 
the  object,  it  might  most  easily  bo  attained  ;  but  invaria- 
bly in  solitiiry  spots ;  usually  in  the  rear,  or  on  tlie  flank 
of  'he  camp,  and  always  within  the  compass  of  our  own 
ground.  Numerous  were  tlie  efforts  made  lo  account  fur 
the  circumstance,  all  of  which  had  hitherto  proved  una- 
vailing. If  two  men  mounted  together,  nothing  of  tlic 
kind  occurred ;  if  a  [lutrol  lay  up  in  ambush,  they  disco- 
vered nothing,  except  occasionally  a  bear  prowling  near 
tlicm ;  but  as  sure  us  one  man  took  u|>on  himself  Uie  duty, 
so  sure  was  he  never  to  return.  This  happened  so  frv- 
ipieiitly,  that  at  last  men  became  timid  i>f  uiuunting ;  u»r 
could  any  but  ihe  bravest  and  best  soldiers  be  persuaded 
to  face  a  danger  which  tiiey  believed  to  lie  snpernaluraL 

Our  udventure  this  night  unravelled  the  whole  mystery. 
This  bear,  which  hud  Isen  seen  so  froiiucutly,  proved  to 
be  one  of  Eagleswing's  followers,  by  whose  toiiuihawk 
man  al\cr  man  hud  fiillen  ;  and  who,  but  for  our  oppor. 
tunc  visit  to  the  lent  of  his  chief,  might  have  pursued  his 
bloody  career  to  the  close  of  the  cninpuign.*^ 

"  I  told  you,"  said  Eraser  to  me,  "  thut  there  waa  mil 
an  Indian  m  the  cuinp  who  would  be  found, on  exaniiim- 
lion,  honest  in  any  particular;  and  here  is  proof  rnoiigii 
that  I  was  nut  iiiisiaken  ;  but  this  is  not  ull.  Let  us  first 
cust  this  cnrrion  where  its  companions  may  not  be  likely 
to  find  it,  and  then,  as  we  return  lioine,  I  will  convinre 
you,  tli.it  if  the  army  is  to  1h'  saved  :it  oil,  it  inuet  be  atived 
by  yon." 

As  he  sjHike,  wo  seized  the  Indian  by  the  legs.and  tlin 
seiilinel  lending  his  assistance,  we  soon  drugged  him  iiitu 
a  close  part  of  the  thicket.  Thut  done,  we  tell  the  niuii 
to  his  iiieditations,  and  liillowiiig  a  course  as  tortuous  at 
that  which  we  hud  pnrsui^d  in  setting  out,  we  arrived  in 
due  time,  and  in  jM'rfi'Ct  sali  ly,  nt  Ihe  tent. 

Of  the  conversation  wliii  h  fiillowed,  a  few  words  will 
siilliee  to  make  you  acipminted  with  the  siibstanec.  Tlie 
speech  which  we  had  overheard,  nnd  which  was  tlic 
cause  of  our  extraordinary  movemenls,  contained,  it  iip- 
|H-ared,  nothing  more  limn  hints  of  some  dee|i-luid  scheiin 
of  treaehery,  the  full  object  of  which  Eraser  hud  Isen 
iinalde  to  ilisenver,  but  lo  which  the  murder  of  the  sentry, 
and  the  |iiissuge  of  the  scout  to  tile  enemy's  camp,  w  en< 
lo  Ih'  Ihe  pri  liiiles. 

"And  now,"  eiinlinued  he,  "as  you  professed  your 
readiness  In  desert  in  the  event  of  these  men  being  fiaiiul 
unliiilhliil,  it  remains  fiir  me  only  to  hold  you  to  yniii 
promise.  Eor  once,  I  liillevclhat  lliirgoy  lie  has  acted  prii 
■lenlly.  I  eoidd  not  gather  thut  the  red  skins  know  nny 
thing  of  this  device,  and  therefore  we  may  rest  tohralily 
srriire,  tlinl  it  will  nut  Is'  Ihwarli d  ;  tliongh  every  lliiii|; 
will  di'iHiid  u|hiii  yourself.  Hilt  it  is  high  time  to  tliiiik 
of  seeking  i'e|Mise,  To  you,  and  prolinhly  to  me,  tii-nier 
row  will  Ih<  a  day  of  no  eomiiion  exertion  ;  it  were  a  pily 
lo  enter  ii|Hin  it  with  minds  and  liodies  enfleliled  by  Iihi 
niiieli  wnlehfiilMiss." 

He  drew  Ins  elouk  nround  l.lm  ns  he  siiokr,  and  with 
as  iiiiieh  I'lHijiiess  as  if  iiolhing  mil  of  the  ordinary  noi 
tine  of  events  had  oeeiirred,  threw  himself  at  length  ii|i<m 
Ibe  gioiiliil.  Though  ill  no  degree  nIVeeted  by  llie  ilimv 
siiiiss  of  which  be  eoinpluinrir,  I  instinellvely  follo\M'il 
Ills  example  ;  ami  in  a  few  minutes  a  heavy  brcathins 
convinced  me  that  hcwailn  ■  stale  of  ulMolnl'  furgrlliii. 
■less. 

CIIAnEU  XII. 

Ib'iiii;  now  left  eiilirily  to  my  own  renrelioni,  jroii 

*  'I'lie  Hulhitr  ItSH  lii<rr  IniUHliirMl  a  rlri'iiinslnitrp  hIi.iIi  mi- ft  it 
liNs  lii!it  IH  nuvt  111  1,1  AiiHiii'iin  r>*iiilir-      I J 


m  il 

•miel 
fodil/ 

•y ' 

^idilil 
ftueiieil 
Bagle 
fuelit  I 
frolesJ 
Bon,  til 
is  a  l| 

fry  kl 
iiiorl 
I'C. 

flrhieli 
gardoii 
%avcrej 

|tlUll  ' 

ters  f'oil 
hail  giv[ 
fciged, 
Wat  a  si 

$r  evei 
\'uriei 
liioiis,  I 
lyes  fir  I 
Objects 
But  my 
inil  risii 

The 
eguii  II 
enruiiei 
1  tow  III 
killenly 
lirse  lir 
H'eel  ll| 
silivi 


SARATOGA. 


C3 


oil  slowly  uiiiihcBtlit'd 
ni8('lt'  up  for  a  spring. 
1  guess  respecting  liii 

from  liis  anibuscadr, 
in  a  close  and  despc- 
e  extraordinary  move- 
t  was  speedily  ended, 
taiicc,  lie  pierced  tli« 
uttering  a  slirill  cry, 

the  figure,  not  of  a 
r  disguised  ii>  the  skin 
ill  readily  believe  that 

was  great,  whilst  tliu 
nmediately  recognised 
le  secret  was  soon  dis 
the  first  iiiiiiortaiiee. 
r  sentinels  as  occupied 

been  oliserved  to  dis- 
aniier.  'I'hut  tlie  men 
nee,  in  many  cases,  vS 

all  of  tlic  positions  ul 

not  in  our  advanced 
lieli,  if  desertion  were 

attained ;  but  invaria- 
c  roar,  or  on  tiic  flank 
le  compass  of  our  own 
ts  made  to  account  fur 
d  hitherto  proved  uniu 
igctlier,  nothing  of  the 
in  ambuali,  they  disco. 
'  a  bear  pniwling  near 
upon  himself  Uie  duty, 
This  happened  so  fre- 
iiiiid  of  mounting ;  unr 
t  soldiers  be  persuaded 
ed  to  lie  HupcrBaturaL 
lied  the  whole  mystery. 

0  fro'iueutly,  prijvcd  to 
,  by  whuHc  tomahawk 
vlio,  but  for  our  oppor- 
nigiit  have  pursued  his 
ampaign.^' 

e,  "  that  there  wai  not 

1  Ik.'  found,  on  examiiia- 
d  here  is  proof  enough 
is  not  all.  Let  us  fust 
liuns  may  not  be  likely 

Imine,  I  will  eonvinre 
t  all,  it  Diuut  be  saved 

Inn  by  the  legs,  and  tlia 
soon  drugged  him  iiitn 
done,  we  lel\  the  iiian 
|i  course  as  tortuous  as 
ing  out,  we  arrived  in 
the  tent. 

iwed,  a  few  words  will 
{h  the  NubHtunce.  'i'lic 
und  which  was  tlir 
K  nts,  contained,  it  u|i- 
loine  dee|>-luid  schiiiii' 
liieli  Trnser  had  Utii 
murder  of  the  si'iilry, 
enemy's  eunip,  wiii' 

yciu  professed  \yiw 
|lii  HI'  men  U'iiig  itiuiiil 
til  liohl  you  to  yniii 
lirgoyiie  hnsneted  prii 
I'd  skins  know  niiy 
live  iiiny  rent  ttdenilily 
llioiigli  every  lliini: 
J  JH  high  time  In  think 
|iiliiilily  til  me,  tn-iiior 
Irrtion  ;  it  wire  a  pily 
LdiiB  enfielileil  by  Imi 

U  ho  spoke,  and  with 
1  i<(  the  ordinary  rim 
limself  nl  hnglh  u|hiii 
IntVri'ted  by  the  ilmw 
Instinetively  fullnunl 
a  heavy  breathiii|| 
liiriibsiilul'  forgelliil' 


II. 

iiwh  rellretioni,  yoii 

liiinNttmrr  hIm  Ii  vti  fiir 
If./ 


:%ill  not  lie  surprised  to  learn,  that  these  gradually  as. 

Snned  a  character,  which,  in  spito  of  a  strong  sense  of 
xlily  fatigue,  cfFcctually  hindered  sleep  from  visiting 
Ay  eyelids.  It  appeared  to  me  as  if  the  events  of  the 
■nst  day,  more  particularly  the  occurrences  of  the  last 
■our,  were  the  mere  creatures  of  a  disordered  fancy — 
■fcaiiis  wo.-ked  out  in  the  fever  of  a  morning's  sleep,  not 
pBolilics  involving  tJic  most  important  future  eonsc- 
Ueiiees.  The  scene  in  the  hospital,  the  countenance  of 
ai'leswing,  the  assembly  of  savages,  with  the  subsc- 
ueiit  deecfof  bliKid,  all  forced  themselves  in  the  most 
totesqiie  and  hideous  manner  back  upon  my  rccollec. 
on,  till  I  almost  doubted  whelher  I  were  not  even  now 
a  trance,  from  which  it  would  bo  a  relief  of  no  ordi. 

f'^ry  kinil  to  nwnke.  Then,  again,  the  thought  of  what 
morrow  miglit  bring  forth,  was  not  without  its  iiitlu. 
ee.  I  felt  myself  pledged  to  an  undertaking,  than 
tliioli  I  well  knew  that  none  could  1k"  devised  more  liii- 
rdoiis  i  mid  there  were  moments  when  my  resolution 
Sruvered,  almost  to  sinking,  under  the  prospect.  More 
|iian  once  I  was  templed  to  repair  to  the  general's  (piar- 
|er»  for  the  jiurpose  of  retracting  the  ennsenl  which  I 
Bad  given.  Hut  the  recoUeelion  that  my  honour  wns  en- 
■aged.  Unit  my  t'litnre  pros|wet3  de])ended  on  myself,  and 
Inat  a  Khriiiking  back  now  would  eft'ectuaUy  ruin  them 

Sr  ever — these  considerations  served  again  to  steel  me. 
'earii'd  out  at  length  by  sn  many  distract  in'r  considera- 
llioiis,  I  di'termined  to  think  no  more ;  and   I  closed  my 

fyes  fir'iily  together,  as  if  the  shutting  out  of  all  external 
bjicts  would  a.isist  in  dispersing  a  host  of  painful  ideas, 
lilt  my  cH'ort."  |iroving  useless,  I  ceased  to  make  them, 
nd  rising  in  n  sort  of  di'H|ieration  walked  forth. 
Till'  night,  wiiieli  had  hitherto  been  calm  und  clear, 

egiin  now  to  assume  u  lowering  und  threnfeniiig  np 
•iiraiice.  Dark  clouds  were  gatlieriiig  in  the  sky,  and 
,  low  mnaning  of  wind,  the  prelude  to  a  storm,  came  up 
hilli  Illy  and  hoarsely  from  the  south.  1  cannot  tell  why 
nrsi'  cireiiiiistanees  should  have  produced  the  smallest 
Bill  n|Miii  nie  ;  but  cirtain  it  is,  that  I  exiierienced 
silive  ri'lii  f  Irom  them.  It  apjH'ured  as  it  the  tumult 
my  own  mind  hud  unhtted  me  from  looking  n|ion 
%ut\vard  nature,  exee|it  in  a  state  of  uproar;  anil  us  tin 
iiid  lieeame  every  moment  more  und  more  boisterous, 
kiy  ngitution  gradually  siilisidcd.  1  walked  about  for  a 
mil  hour  watching  the  progress  of  the  storm  ;  and  I  re 
lired  at  last  to  eiijiiy  a  sound  and  refreshing  sluniliir, 
I'liieh  the  rushing  of  a  heavy  ruin,  and  the  boisteroun 
'oar  of  tt  tem|i<'st,eontribiited  largely  to  priHluee. 

'I'lioiigh  the  storm  continued  to  nige  with  unabated 
jTiiry,  the  troops,  us  is  eustoinary  in  snrli  sitiintions,  got 
jtmder  arms  an  liiiur  helbre  dawn;  but  insliail  of  reliini. 
ing  til  the  line  as  soon  as  the  day  broke,  they  imrrly 
|iiled  their  anus,  and  eontinned  on  the  wuteh.  'I'lie  truth 
8,  that  the  enemy  no  sooner  ascertained  the  evacuation 
;if  our  more  ndvanced  camp,  than  they  possessed  tliini- 
pii'lves  of  it ;  pushing  forward  parties  witliln  muske.t-shol 
of  our  new  alignemeiit,  hetwein  which  and  our  pickets, 
Rli  well  as  lii'lween  several  batteries  on  each  side,  nn  ir. 
tegular  llic  of  musketry  and  eunnon  ensued.  l''or  what 
biir|Hise  this  desnllory  tiraillaile  was  kept  up,  it  would  Ih' 
hard  111  say.  On  our  parts,  indeed,  it  was  merely  a  iiiia- 
■ure  of  diienee  ;  fur  our  men  never  tired  till  eoniiMUed  to 
Ho  so  by  the  aiidaeity  of  their  assailants,  and  ceased  ngaiii 
hs  soon  as  the  latter  withdrew;  but  the  Amerieans  |H'r- 
lilsled  all  day  in  drawing  on  usili'sR  sklrmislii's,  wliieh 
■osl  a  ti'w  valiiiilile  lives  liiilli  to  tlieinselves  and  lis,  willi- 
(iit  priidiieing  any  important  result.  Towards  i  veiling, 
■iimrter,  Isitli  parties  appeared  to  grow  weary  of  so  un- 
prolitiilile  a  waste  of  aimnuiiltiiin.  The  eneinv,  having 
paitily  striven  to  drive  in  a  |H>st  whieli  (ienrr.il  llnrgoyne 
tihiliili'd  a  linn  drlerininalion  to  iiinintain,  nil  at  oiiei' 
asetl  llieir  hostilities ;  and  from  that  hour  till  .'tf\er  night, 
kll  no  tiring  N'yond  n  diitnnt  and  raiidniu  cannonade 
|oiiU  place. 

Things  were  in  this  sta^e  win  n  llnrgoyne,  to  wliiiin 
llie  last  wish  of  (ieneral  Kraser  had  been  eoiiniiuniealed, 
Issiu  il  orders  for  the  assembling  of  ii  party  to  carry  that 
visli  into  execution.  As  it  wns  a  iiiulter  of  siiiiie  mo. 
Inent  not  to  attract  greater  niiliee  iVoiii  the  Anierienns 
jllian  nilglit  Is,  the  troops  provideil  for  the  iiielanelioly 
1  riinony  were  few  in  mnnlH'r ;  I'Vaser's  Marksmen  onlv, 
villi  n  few  eoinpanies  of  light  Infuntry,  Ising  emiilovi'd 
that  service.  We  Isgnn  to  miisler  ulsnit  half  past 
I',  at  the  dour  of  the  house  where  the  gallant  brigadier 
lav,  and  in  ii  i|iiarti'r  of  an  hour  nlbr,  his  Isiily,  wrap|H'il 
kip  ill  a  sh,  et,  and  covered  with  a  liorsemaii's  elimk,  was 
liriMiitJil  ont  ii|Min  u  rude  bier  lonstrui  teil  liirlhe  pnrjMisi . 
■•"niir  sirgennlina  jors  Is'lniiging  to  his  own  ili\  isloii,  were 
lllr  Is'nrers,  ivlinse  moistelieil  eyes  and  deji  eled  eoiinte. 
Vsiii'is  gave  lestiiiiony  to  the  sorrow  that  nignnl  within; 
tiiil  the  irioiirnrrswrre  (Junernis  llnrgoyne,  I'liilipH,  Id  i 


di'sdcl,  and  Hamilton,  with  many  others  of  the  highest 
rank  attached  to  the  army.  As  soon  as  the  body  ap- 
|ieared,  the  word  was  given  to  move ;  and  a  slow  and 
mcurnlul  jiroccssion  began,  a  few  muilled  drums  licating 
tlic  dead  march,  and  an  occasional  low  flourish  of  truin- 
pets  sounding,  till,  having  gained  the  base  of  the  hill,  on 
the  suniniit  ot^  which  the  redoubt  stood,  the  troops  open- 
cd  by  sign  to  the  right  and  IctV,  and  the  bier  with  its  at- 
tendants went  forward.  At  the  head  of  this  party  walked 
Mr.  Brudenel,  the  res|)eetable  chajila in-general  of  the 
army,  who  faltiTcd  forth,  in  a  broken  voice,  the  words  "  I 
am  the  resurrection  and  the  life,"  till  having  reached  the 
point  where  tlie  grave  had  been  dug,  a  gcnerul  halt  took 
place.  Nothing  c.iuld  exceed  at  this  moment  the  mourn- 
ful solemnity  of  the  scene.  In  the  midst  of  a  furious 
tem)«!st  of  wind  and  rain,  au<l  surrounded  by  men  whom 
he  hud  often  led  to  victory,  was  the  gallant  Fraser  com. 
niitled  to  the  dust ;  and  as  if  these  accompaniments  alone 
had  not  l«'en  sutliciently  impressive  for  the  occasion,  on- 
other  was  speedily  granted.  The  enemy,  who  had  iilaiit- 
ed  a  battery  upon  a  height  immediately  opposite  to  the 
redoubt,  ignorant,  no  doubt,  of  tlie  cause  of  the  assembly, 
no  sooner  beheld  a  crowd  of  persons  together,  than  they 
o|icned  a  heavy  fire  upon  ns.  'I'lie  balls  struck  repeated, 
ly  into  the  mound  of  soil  iit  the  edge  of  the  grave,  easting 
dirt  into  the  faces  both  of  the  elorgyman  and  his  auditors, 
whilst  the  wild  whistling  of  the  gale  replied  in  nielun. 
(holy  cadence  to  the  roar  of  the  eunnon  which  played 
upon  us.  Strange  to  say,  however,  not  a  man  received 
an  injury.  The  service  was  concluded,  the  earth  piled 
upon  the  deceased,  and  the  customary  volley  having  been 
fired,  the  procession  returned  to  its  place  ot  muster  in  the 
same  order  which  it  preserved  when  advancing.* 

Ily  the  time  we  regained  the  little  area  in  front  of  the 
Iiii.<pital,  the  sun  had  set,  and  the  last  rays  of  twilight 
were  rapidly  departing.  'i"he  storm,  however,  contiiiiied 
to  rage  with  unabated  fury;  and  an  occasional  peal  ot 
thmider,  so  distant  as  to  lie  with  ditficulty  distinguished 
from  a  gust  of  wind,  seenied  to  threaten  that  as  yet  it 
had  by  no  means  reached  its  height.  In  the  midst  of 
this  terrible  slrife  of  the  elements,  a  variety  of  cireimi- 
staiiees  look  place,  indicative  of  some  |)rojeeted  change 
In  the  siliiation  of  the  army.  Multitudes  of  cars  and 
horses,  all  of  llieiii  loaded  with  laggage,  began  to  assem- 
ble in  rear  of  the  camp ;  the  heaviest  of  the  guns  were 
quietly  withdrawn  from  position,  and  several  eases  of 
umniiinition  iH'iiig  broken  open,  a  ilistribnlion  was  made 
to  the  quarter  musters  of  the  various  corps.  Ily  and  by 
such  ol  the  sick  and  wounded  us  were  in  a  condition  to 
travel,  were  placed,  with  little  regard  to  eomlort,  upon 
wagons,  whilst  the  women  and  children  were  eolhcled 
together,  and  directed  to  accompany  the  hospital.  These 
things  were  yet  in  progress  when  a  brigade  of  heavy  in. 
limtry  woimil  slowly  past,  taking  the  road  which  bails  to 
Kishkill  and  Saratoga,  imineilialily  in  rear  of  which  bag- 
gage, heavy  nrtiflery,  siek,  wounded,  and  women,  iMgaii 
llieir  eoufiised  but  silent  march. 

I  was  conliiiiplaling  these  movements  with  un  eye  of 
no  eomnion  interest,  when  a  sergeant  ealli  il  away  my 
attention  to  other  matters,  by  reminding  me  that  the 
marksmen  were  ordered  to  relieve  one  of  the  oiit|Kists 
on  the  h'rt  of  the  line,  and  close  to  the  river.  The  latter 
corps  had  already  iisseiiiblid  for  the  purpose,  and  I  joined 
it  just  as  il  was  preparing  to  move  from  ils  groinid. 
Tliire  was  nothing  beyond  the  ordinary  routine  of  duly 
ill  llie  events  which  iinilli  lliuli  ly  followed.  We  Iruverseij 
the  camp,  every  corner  of  which  seemeil  in  a  state  of  ac. 
live  bustle,  and  reached  our  stalinii  in  safety,  of  wliiili 
we  look  possi'ssion  with  all  the  form,  or  ralher  with  llie 
absence  of  all  form,  which  characterises  such  priNM'cd. 

•  "  Wo  wi'ft' liH'.iriiiiil,"  nay"  Mailniiie  ilo  Itclili'silit  "  thai  Or 
iiiral  lliiuii.yiii.  Iiiii.aili'il  ii.  naiiplv  wl'li  (•'nirriil  l-'ran  r'.  la.i  re 
(|iii>i  mill  III  l<ii\>'  hliM  liiirliil  ai  >l\  ii'i  liii  k.  in  ilie  |ilnri.  In.  Iiml 
i|i.>.||.'iiaii.||.  'riiU  nri'iiHliiiiiij  an  iim'Ii,-b  ilelav.  ami  innirlliuii  il  in 
.  nr  no  lliiri  lnl^^llrlllnl  ••  .\i  si\  i.'i  hsli  i|ii.  niriwi.  was  ninnvvil, 
Hint  we  ►!!«'  all  tin.  ui-ni  ral»,  wlili  iliilr  nlliiiiih,  i,ii  ||||.  hill  „^»w{ 

Inn  Ml  llie  r alii  ri'iniiliv.     'I'lii'  MiiiilMi  i  li.i|il»iii,  Kli.  Ilrinli  ml 

ellliinliit.  rillniiin  l.alU  jlew  iirnuinl  iiinl  iiIhim.  IIii.  nssi  inlilni 
niiiiiiinis.  (ii'iniiil  llaiia  nlteiwiiriN  {.rMO-nril  Unit  II  lir  liml 
kinovn  wliiil  wasomnu  mi,  he  winihl  haie  sinpiHil  ilu.  liri'  linini' 
itiaii  ly," 

(iihi'tal  llnrjiivni'  liss  iliKnilnil  this  urine  w  lili  his  U'lniil  h  llrin 
I  r  i.\|.i.sK(iiii  anil  I'liuniiniM,  llini    -  " 'tin.   Iinemiiit  i  iiniininnli. 

ilnilnu  llie  mili'iniill>  :  ilii'  Piinily  nlillinl I  iinalii'iiii  vnlrr  wnh 

»  h'  h  llie  rliniilalli  iilllii.Ueil,  thniliili  tVinllnillv  invrri.t  wHh  ilii.l 
winihllii'sln.i  ihipw  np  nn  nil  silica  or  tilni  :  lln  niiiii.  linl  I'thri  m. 

.■u.iinl»lnn'i.|'»nHllillll)  unit  lii.lliinatlini  n|H vii>  i  nniiliiiiini  i 

ilii'.i  iili|iii>.  will  riniiiln.iu  ilie  Inai  nriHi',  n|Nin  ilu^  mitiil  iiIim  rv 
iiiiinMliiiwn«|ir<.>H'iii.  Tln'iir.inliioiln>klin'<-siiilili'il  iniln. airniiv 
suit  1  he  wlinlc  niaiKiilnrlmrnrler  iil'ihal  Juiniiin.  ilml  n  nilil  innlir 
nil,.  Ill  ihi.  Ilin  >|  Niililn  la  inr  the  i«.in'il  ni  .i  nmaii  i  ihiil  tin'  llilil  mr 
I  vhlliiliil      'I'..  Ihi'  laioiua,  ami  In  lhi.  Inllhrnl  piiui.„|' ,1  ,„nf,.  |,„ 

liniiiinl  liMiiilan    iiil'iiiil  rtlrinl,  I  iiiinlaM  ih>  niiinnrv     'I'l 

innv  ihv  Mhnla.  Ihy  mnnli  vlrlnia,  ihrlr  pto«ri»«  anil  ihili  isrlial 
Unit  line  illsihirilnn  :  iinil  hiiig  liny  llnv  »iiivlvr-lnnB  ariiit  llie 
iiiill  in. Ill  111  Illy  |irii  ■hall  he  i;ii(|n||i  ii,"  .  lUI 


ings ;  and  our  sentries  Ix'ing  planted,  Fruscr  and  myself 
sat  down  beside  a  little  watch. fire,  upurt  from  the  men. 

It  was  now,  after  having  carefully  ascertained  that  no 
curious  ears  were  by,  that  my  kinsman  began  to  concert 
with  mc  the  more  minute  details  of  our  project.  He  as- 
sured me  that  the  moment  for  carrying  it  into  execution 
had  at  length  arrived  ;  that  farther  delay  would  render 
it,  even  if  successful,  of  no  avail ;  and  that  the  fucilitics 
aflbrded  by  our  present  situation  of  accomplishing  one 
great  jKiint  in  it  might  not  occur  again.  Finally,  be  put 
into  my  hand  a  piece  of  dirty  pajicr,  covcied  with  such 
scrawls  as  children  usually  produce,  us  my  letter  of  com. 
mendalion  to  Oenerul  Clinloii,  and  urged  nie  with  great 
veheniencc  to  desert  on  the  instant.  I  could  not  hold  out 
against  his  persuasions  :  I  consented,  and  having  done 
this,  it  was  no  hard  matter  to  prevail  upon  me  to  make 
the  act  of  desertion  as  palpable  us  possible.  The  follow- 
ing is  the  method  which  wus  ndopled  for  thnt  piir|inse. 

.\bout  midnight,  or  perhaps  half  an  hour  helbre,  it  fill 
to  my  turn  to  visit  the  sentries.  I  had  risen  from  beside 
the  fire,  and  was  already  advanced  some  paces  on  iiiy 
progress,  when  Fraser  called  me  back,  und  speaking 
loudly,  so  us  to  be  overheard  by  the  nu  n,  desired  that  a 
patrol  should  accompany  me.  To  this  I  objected  us  use- 
less ;  but  on  his  urging  the  matter  warmly,  und  rcconi- 
mending  tliut  a  rcconnoisaiice  be  made  to  the  front,  I 
consented,  tJiough  with^much  apparent  relnelanee.  The 
conBcqiiencc  was,  that  a  corporal  with  four  privates  lie- 
cam;^  my  companions,  as  they  were  afterwards  zealniiM 
witnesses  to  my  treachery.  It  was  not  a  very  hard 
matter  to  deceive  these  honest  fellows.  Perfi'ctly  iinsus- 
pieioiis  of  any  sinister  design,  und  neeustomed  to  pay 
implicit  obedience  to  their  superiors,  they  were  easily 
directed  to  act  so  ns  to  serve  the  great  object  in  view, 
without  greatly  endangering  my  personal  safity.  I  led 
them  just  beyond  the  line  of  videttes ;  when,  pretending 
that  it  would  be  more  prudent  to  feel  our  way  singly,  I 
caused  lliem  to  separate.  This  done,  we  airadvuiiied, 
when,  gradually  ilrawing  near  the  corporni,  I  begun  lo 
tamper  with  him,  us  if  desirous  of  making  liini  a  com- 
panion in  my  flight.  I'or  u  while,  the  man  either  did 
not  or  would  not  iinderstnnd  me  ;  he  answered  vaguely 
and  eiiiiliisedly,  soiiii  liiiics  not  appearing  lo  see  tlirnngh 
my  design  at  all,  al  others  Ircaiiiig  my  proposals  as  a 
joke.  At  last  I  told  him  plainly,  that  I  iiileiided  to  abide 
by  u  ruined  army  no  longer  ;  oin'  canse  was  a  fiilling 
one — there  was  iiotliiiig  In  be  gained  by  larllier  adhirencr 
to  il,  every  thing  by  iiiln|iling  an  opposite  policy.  The 
|Mior  fi'llow  stopped  on  lieariiig  lliis  (leelaralion,  und 
asked  win  llier  I  were  really  si  rions ;  "Never  more  so 
in  my  lifi',"  answered  I.  "  I  am  so  far  on  my  way  to- 
wards the  Aiiicrican  lines,  and  1  invite  you  to  aceom- 
|Hiny  me." 

"  Not  if  a  captain's  eoniinission  were  my  reward,"  an- 
swered the  brave  man ;  "  nor  shall  you  pass,  if  1  have 
llie  power  to  prevenl  II  1" 

1  had  aniii  iputid  this,  and,  Intiire  lie  could  bring  his 
rifle  lo  the  present,  I  siiii  d  and  endciivoureil  to  wrest  il 
from  him,  \  brief  struggle  ensued,  during  wliiili  the 
piece  cxplinled;  and  as  I  knew  that  llie  report  would 
lirhig  the  patrol  instantly  n|Hiii  mc,  I  relinqiiished  my 
liolil  and  lied.  The  (or|N>ral  pursued,  shouting  linidly  to 
his  (omriides;  but  as  I  wns  more  lightly  eipiippeil,  uh 
well  us  fleeter  of  liMil,  I  speedily  h  ft  liiiii  Islilnd;  and  llie 
excessive  darkness  fiivoiiring  me,  I  was  snon  In  yniid  Ihn 
reach  of  captnre.  Several  shots  were  indii  ,i  ilied,  the 
balls  from  which  flew  very  wide  of  their  iiiarli ;  and  In 
ten  iiiiiintes  after  the  final  airangi  nient  of  my  plan,  I  wni 
lo  all  iiitenls  and  purposes  a  deserter. 

Aiiiniiited  by  the  good  fiirlune  which  had  so  fiir  nt 
tended  me,  I  pressed  forward  in  iHlter  spirits,  and  with 
higher  ho|H's  of  iilliniale  sueeess  than  I  had  yet  veiilnri  <l 
lo  eiieoiinige,  Not  thai  I  was  yet  free  ftoni  lia»iiril;  there 
was  al  least  ns  much  danger  of  lalling  by  the  liniids  of 
the  1  neiny's  patrols,  as  there  hull  Ih'i  n  Irom  oiirown  ;  iiev. 
erlheless  I  fill  eonlident  llial  no  ealiiinitv  would  Is'fall 
me;  und  I  wns  mil  deeeivcil.  A  short  walk  of  lillle  inoro 
lliiiii  n  mile,  briiugiil  me  in  fmiil  of  an  Amerlean  out- 
|mihI  I  was  cliullengeil  ns  n  ninlter  of  course.  I  an- 
swered as  the  preilienmeiil  in  wliieh  I  stood  direrled  i 
and  it  hiiNing  Ihiu  ascertained  that  I  wan  ulone,  intiiiIii. 
slim  wiiN  given  me  to  ndvanee.  I  did  so,  and  for  ihe  flmt 
time  in  my  lili',  Ibiind  myself  nniidsl  n  group  of  pcrsonf, 
every  one  of  whom  lintnrnlly  limki  il  upon  me  wllli  an  eye 
of  siispieion. 

The  trealmeiil  of  deserters  is,  in  all  armies,  and  under 
ull  eMciimstiinees,  pri  Ily  iimeli  Ihe  «'«uu'.  The  oflleer 
ill  eoiiimniiil  of  the  ouI|hisI  having  iliprived  me  of  my 
arms,  and  sallsfn  d  his  own  curiosily  as  to  the  eorpii  to 
W'hicli  I  hull  behingeil,  the  slnte  of  the  llrillsli  army,  and 
III!  mot i VI  •<  wliieh  led  111  my  ab.iniliiiiing  il,ilcs|Kitehed  lue 


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under  aii  escort  to  the  field  otliccr  of  the  iiiglit ;  wlio, 
aflcr  coin|icIliiig  inc  to  ffo  ajrain  throujrli  tlie  same  ordeal, 
gave  orderd  tliat  I  should  be  conducted  witliout  delay 
luto  the  presence  of  General  OateH.  I  was  accordingly 
led  over  ground  with  every  foot  of  which  I  was  but  too 
well  acquainted,  though  the  arrangements  introduced 
upon  it  were,  indeed,  vury  ditferunt  from  those  which  1 
had  previously  witnessed.  The  enemy  now  occupied  the 
situ  of  the  encampment  from  which  we  had  been  cjni- 
pcUud  to  retire  on  the  7tli.  Instead,  however,  of  u  Bc;inty 
line  of  tents,  barely  sutliciiig  to  maintain  a  loose  com- 
munication froju  flank  to  liatik,  I  behold  the  whole  sur- 
face of  the  country  swarming  with  troops;  whilst  wig- 
wams, blanket  huts,  marquees,  and  other  temporary 
domiciles,  were  every  wliero  huddled  togetluT  in  close 
and  disorderly  confusion.  Hundreds  of  tires,  likewise, 
were  blazing,  round  which  many  companies,  apparently 
ileslitute  of  shelter,  were  reposing.  Guns,  tumbrils, 
ammunition  c  irt»,  and  other  carriages,  blocked  up  every 
avenue;  and  the  neighing  of  horses  sounded  from  all 
quarters,  as  ii'  these  animals  had  been  extremely  abun- 
dant. It  would  have  been  a  striking  spectacle  at  any 
time,  no  matter  how  the  individual  might  be  circuin 
Rtanccd  that  looked  upon  it ;  but  to  mc  >'.  possessed  a  more 
than  ordinary  interest.  I  could  not  but  painfully  con 
trast  the  strength  of  the  enemy  with  our  weakness,  as  I 
passed,  not  without  diUiculty,  from  lone  to  lane ;  and  I 
arrived  at  last  in  t'ront  of  a  spreading  marquee,  perfectly 
aatisticd  that  even  Sir  Henry  Clinton's  diversion,  if  made 
Bt  all,  would  h  iidly  serve  to  deliver  Burgoyne  from  the 
ruin  that  hung  over  him. 

Tiio  tent  towards  which  mir  steps  were  turned,  stood 
considerably  apart  from  all  others,  .ind  occupied  the 
orchard  I'rom  wiiich  the  light  troops  had  retired  previous 
to  the  assault  upon  our  lines  late  in  tlic  evening  of  the 
7th.  At  no  gn^at  distance  from  it,  though  far  enough 
removed  to  hijidor  a  eonversalion  from  being  overheard, 
sat  a  hind  of  some  ten  or  twelve  disjnounted  troopers, 
KUioliing  and  chatting  beside  a  large  fire,  the  horses  being 
picketed  close  beside  t'lem  ;  whilst  three  sentinels  pa- 
trolled baeliwards  and  forwards  on  all  sides  of  it,  so  as 
to  hinder  any  |K'rsons  from  approaching  till  they  should 
have  been  previously  cKamined.  Hy  these  we  were,  ol' 
course,  slopped  ;  but  my  guide  having  explained  his 
busines-s,  the  sergeant  was  callrd,  and  we  were  conducted 
to  the  guards'  stition,  where  we  sat  down.  Nor,  to  say 
<hc  truth,  was  the  pause  thu!  granted  by  any  means  un 
acceptable.  1  was  well  aware  that,  in  order  to  effect  my 
proper  object,  it  would  be  necessary  to  impose  upon 
General  Gates  a  story  somewhat  different  from  that 
which  had  ajnused  his  subordinates;  and  though  I  had 
pretty  well  arranged  beforehand  all  that  1  intended 
lo  sav,  "I'll  'Ik'  prospect  of  a  lew  mo^wents  to  collect  my 
thoughts  nppi'ared  lar  iVom  lieing  unpleasant,  but  it  is 
no  easy  matter,  under  any  eireumstjinees,  to  obtain 
leisure  for  thinking  in  the  company  of  North  Americans; 
nor  was  I  nu)re  favoured  in  this  res|H'ct  than  others, 
Endless  questions  were  put  to  me,  nil  of  which  I  found 
it  necessary  to  answer,  till  at  last  the  return  of  the  nies- 
■engcr,  who  had  gone  to  make  the  general  acquainted 
with  my  arrival,  was  looked  forward  to  as  a  positive 
relief  from  immediate  vexations. 

No  great  space  of  time  el  ipsed  ore  he  arrived,  bringing 
with  him  an  order  fir  my  introduction  into  the  presence. 
This  wot  speedily  obeyed ;  and  I  found  myself  the  next 
minute  standing  in  the  heart  of  our  cncmv's  camp,  (iice 
to  face  with  the  ofiicer  commanding  his  U'gions.  The 
marquee,  thnugh  large,  wns  a  plain  one.  It  was  lined 
with  a  sort  of  blue  strijicd  cloth,  and  contained  no  (/il  .r 
rurnitiirn  liesides  a  truckle  Is'd,  a  table,  with  two  sto 
and  a  solitary  lamp,  suspended  from  the  cross  |N>le,  shed 
a  not  very  brilliant  light  through  it.  The  light  was, 
however,  strcmg  enough  to  (lermit  run  to  observe,  that 
the  individual  licfore  me  |M)ssessed  n  handsome  counte- 
nsnca  and  a  commanding  ihtsou.  His  age  ap|H'ared  to 
ha  about  fif\y,  |M'rhnps  n  year  or  two  \nider;  and  his 
manners  wore  u'  once  courteous,  gentlemanlike,  and 
oasy.  There  was  no  hauteur,  nor  the  slightest  uffeeta- 
tion  of  liantrur  nlxmt  him  ;  imleed,  the  readiness  with 
which  he  Invited  me  lo  sit  down,  ami  the  familiarity 
with  which  he  o|Kmed  our  eonverNntion,  struck  me  ns 
passing,  rather  than  keeping  too  much  within,  the  line  >>l 
dignity.  It  «0B  easy  to  perceive  Irorn  his  style  of  dri'ss, 
that  if  he  had  lain  (lown  at  all,  it  must  have  Is'en  in  his 
clothes.  Hut  for  the  obsiMiee  of  his  eoat,  for  which  a 
loose  nightgown  was  sulistltuted,  he  npisared  ready  lo 
niuuni  his  horse  at  a  incMnenl's  notice;  and  a  nmltitude 
uf  |Ki|>ers  sealtered  u|ion  his  talile,  implied  that  his  mo- 
ments of  solitude  were  not  s|S'iit  idly. 

It  is  not  worth  while  to  lengthen  out  my  story  by  de. 
Uiliiif  in  filll  the  piirlieulurs  of  the  eonversslinn  whii'h 


ensued.  LInough  :s  done  when  I  inform  you,  that  (icneral 
(jiiles,  though  iiU'ecting  all  the  while  the  most  jicrfcct  in- 
diiVerence,  did  his  best  to  draw  from  mc  a  true  account 
of  the  situation  of  the  British  army ;  and  that  I  took 
good  care  to  mix  u]>  just  so  much  truth  witli  falsehood, 
us  at  once  to  screen  myself  should  tlie  latter  be  detected, 
whilst  by  tlic  former,  I  conveyed  no  information  calcu. 
luted  to  injure  my  friends.  With  respect  lo  the  cimscs 
which  led  to  my  (lescrtion,  I  slated  that  they  were  chiefly 
of  a  private  nature,  wronOT  having  Ix'cn  put  upon  me  by 
my  superiors,  such  as  i  did  not  clioose  to  brook ;  nnd  1 
was  particularly  cautious  not  to  drop  a  hint  which  might 
lead  my  interrogator  to  suppose  that  there  existed  in 
General  Uurgoyne's  camp  a  spirit  citlicr  of  alarm  or  dis- 
aficctiun.  N^Vt  I  went  farther.  I  assured  him  with  as 
great  an  air  of  candour  as  1  found  it  possible  to  assume, 
that  even  now  I  was  but  a  half  convert  from  loyalty ;  ond 
that  though  I  had  abandoned  the  king's  standard,  nothing 
should  ever  induce  mc  to  carry  arms  against  my  coun- 
trymen. In  conclusion,  I  entreated  his  permission  to  re- 
tire to  Philadelphia,  where  certain  i  datives  by  my  mo- 
ther's side  were  settled;  and  where  I  might  follow  the 
l)caccablc  course  of  life  which  I  had  determined  to  adopt. 

The  general  heard  me  out  with  great  patience,  and 
witliout  the  I'uintest  appaient  reduction  of  his  good  hu- 
mour. He  expressed  liis  surprise,  indeed,  that  1  should 
be  ignorant  of  matters  which  lie  very  soon  convinced  me 
were  well  known  to  himself;  but  ho  tlirew  out  no  in- 
sinuation as  if  he  distrusted,  I'ar  less  that  ho  had  pene- 
trated my  real  designs.  This  was  particularly  the  case 
on  my  denying  all  knowledge  of  an  intended  retreat 
during  the  night.  "  All  iny  spies  have  assured  me," 
said  lie,  "  that  the  British  columns  arc  in  full  inarch ; 
an<l  my  very  patroles  assert,  that  they  have  heard  the 
rolling  of  gun  carriages  over  the  noise  of  the  storm," 

"  It  may  be  so,"  rei>licd  1,  "  but  I  deserted,  as  your 
excellency  already  knows,  from  a  distant  outpost :  and 
I  assure  you,  that,  when  1  quilted  it  at  least,  nothing  of 
the  kind  was  spoken  cf  there." 

"  Nay,  and  their  boiiti  and  battcaux,"  continuc<l  he, 
without  noticing  iiiy  rejily,  "  arc  all  in  motion.  There 
has  been  a  splashing  of^  oars  in  the  water  since  sunset ; 
did  yo\i  not  say  that  your  |xist  lay  u|ion  tlio  bank  of  the 
river  '" 

General  Gates  was  perfectly  right.  Our  boats  had  lio- 
giin  to  move  much  earlier,  and  much  more  incautiously 
than  they  ought  to  have  done,  insomuch  that  the  tumult 
occasioned  by  them,  h.id  Imcn  distinctly  audible  to  our 
advanced  sentries,  I  could  not  therelore  deny  the  fact ; 
but  I  endeavoured  to  convince  him,  that  such  was  the 
discipline  maintained  in  the  British  army,  that  neither 
inferior  ollicers  nor  privates — that  no  persons  indeed,  ex- 
cept those  directly  attached  to  headquarters,  knew  either 
of  the  designs  of  its  chief,  or  the  objects  of  any  |>articular 
moV(^inent/i. 

"  l'erliaj)s  so,"  replied  he ;  "  yet  other  deserters  have 
asserted,  tlial  the  r(  trogression  was  openly  spoken  of  in 
the  lines,  so  early  ns  noon." 

"  That,"  answered  I  confidently,  "  is  nllogefhrr  a  mis- 
taki'.  I  myself  was  neeidentally  an  ear  witness  lo  the 
proceedings  of  n  council  of  war,  which,  no  Inter  llinn  the 
night  (d'  the  Tlh,  came  to  the  ileterminnti(m  tlint  the 
army  should  hold  its  ground  till  supported." 

"  .Vnd  from  whenei' "'  asked  tieneral  (iates.  I  felt 
that  I  had  committed  myself;  but  I  nt  once  said, "  From 
tlin  highlands,  which,  we  are  given  to  understand,  nrr 
oven  now  in  the  |K>ssession  of  a  strong  force  from  New 
York." 

The  general  looked  «t  nin  more  keenly  than  he  linil 
yet  done.     "  You  overheard  this  d<  eisioii  7" 

"  I  did," 

"  Then  what  might  Im'  the  n.eaning  of  thnt  abortive 
eoneentrntion  in  the  redoubt  on  the  right  of  your  line, 
towards  dusk  /" 

I  explained  that  also  to  him. — "  A  funeral  party  !"  ex- 
elaiineil  he  :  "  Why  did  your  general  eoneeul  the  fact 
from  ine  7  Had  I  lieeii  awnre  of  it,  lie  wonlil  have  met 
with  no  interruption  from  our  nrtillery."  I  assured  him 
thai  the  fire  hnd  occasioned  no  loss;  and  he  expressed 
llioisrif  pleased  nl  the  inlelligenee. 

"  Well,  sir,"  eimliniie<l  he,  "  us  you  nro  llif  liearer  of 
no  very  importnnt  or  anihenlie  news,  I  enHnot  profess 
the  saini'  satislaelicm  nt  your  nrri\nl  nmongsl  us,  which 
I  sliouhl  hnve  done  liail  the  ease  U'en  otherwise;  linl 
every  convert  Itoiii  the  principles  of  slavery  lo  those  of 
IVredom,  Is  welcome  in  the  Amerienn  eninp.  With  ri'- 
s|K<el  lo  your  inlendrd  removal  t<i  I'hiladelphia,  that  will 
Im'  a  malti-r  for  future  eonsidernlion.  You  shnll  not  Ih' 
eom|H'llrd  to  bear  arms  any  where ,  least  of  nil  nguinsl 
those  whom  you  designate  your  eounlrymen;  it  is  not 
the  cuitnni  in  s  iVoi-  country  lo  rompel  any  innn  lo  srrvr 


ag.iinst  his  inclination ;  but  for  the  present,  you  must  Ik 
content  to  remain  quietly  in  camp.  What  yon  have 
licurd  respecting  the  advance  of  a  force  from  New  York 
is  not  without  fdundntion.  Such  a  force  is  at  this  moment 
in  progress  up  the  Hudson  ;  and  should  you  fall  into  llic 
hands  of  any  stragglers  liclonging  to  it,  your  fate  would 
be  certain.  But  it  comes  too  late  to  bring  any  benefit  to 
General  Burgoyne.  Tliougli  you  have  not  told  me,  | 
can  tell  you,  that  his  ease  is  hopeless.  His  troops  arc 
dispirited,  his  stores  arc  exhausted,  his  sick  and  wounded 
will  be  abandoned  before  to-morrow.  Next  day  I  shall 
overtake  him  endeavouring  to  force  his  way  across  the 
river ;  and  on  the  day  following,  he  will  be  my  prisoner, 
— And  now  you  may  retire." 

General  Gates  made  a  signal  to  the  sentry,  who  immc. 
dintely  led  me  back  to  the  body  guard,  by  the  commander 
of  whom  I  was  conduct(!d  to  a  tent  already  more  thou 
adequately  filled  by  American  dragoons.  Here  a  blankd 
was  spread  for  mc  upon  the  ground ;  nnd  here  I  speiii 
the  remainder  of  the  night,  in  a  frame  of  mind  such  a« 
you  may  imagine  more  easily  than  I  could  describe. 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

I  had  slept  but  little,  and  as  a  necessary  consequence 
felt  but  little  refreshed,  when  a  loud  rolling  of  drums  and 
braying  of  truiniiets  roused  me.  The  Americans,  it  ap. 
peurcd,  whatever  their  merits  in  other  respects  might  bt, 
were  hearty  admirers  of  such  of  the  king  of  Prussia'i 
standing  rules  as  it  lay  within  tlie  compass  of  their  im- 
perfect  discipline  to  oU<y,  and  beat  tlieir  rcvoillics  and 
tattoos  just  as  regularly  in  camp  beforo  the  enemy,  as  in 
garrison,  when  no  enemy  was  witliin  a  hundred  miln 
of  them.  The  tumult  of  warlike  instruments  to  which  1 
now  listened,  gave,  it  appeared,  the  signal  for  their  troopi 
to  stand  to  their  arms ;  and  it  was  obeyed,  if  neither  isi. 
Icntly  nor  very  orderly,  still  witli  promptitude,  and  much 
apparent  willingness. 

Like  the  rest  of  the  army,  the  troopers  among  whom 
I  had  been  lodged,  sprang  to  their  feet  at  the  first  sum- 
mons. I'lie  horses,  which  had  been  picketed  ihiring  tin 
night  under  the  slope  of  some  broken  ground,  and  had 
suffered  considerably  from  exposure  to  the  wcatlicr,  wrrc 
speedily  rubbed  down,  saddled,  and  in  order;  whilst  tin- 
men  themselves,  buckling  on  their  accoutrements,  took 
post  licside  them  in  readiness  fc  service.  Nothing,  how- 
ever, occurred  for  some  time.  It  was  still  pitchy  dark, 
and  though  tlie  wind  had  fallen,  the  rain  still  come  down 
in  torrents,  rendering  every  species  of  fire-arms  in  i 
great  measure  unserviceable.  'I'liesu  causes  ncccssarilv 
ogieratcd  against  an  advance ;  but  I  learned,  that  patrols 
were  sent  forward  with  a  view  of  discovering  whetlieror 
not  Burgoyne  lia<l  really  ipiilled  his  |>o«ition ;  and  llir 
li.)isferous  exultation  of  those  about  mc  soon  gave  proof 
that  the  retreat  of  the  British  army  hud  been  ascertaiiiml. 

In  the  mean  while  day  gradually  dawned,  bringing 
l.efi.re  mc,  as  tlic  light  increased,  one  of  the  most  rt. 
marknble  s|)reticles  which  if  has  ever  been  my  fortimf 
lo  IhIioIiI.  "The  tents,  marquees,  nnd  blanket  huts,  wliick 
had  almnnded  on  my  arrival,  were  all  gone ;  they  had 
iH'cn  struck  at  the  lirst  licnt  of  drum,  and  were  now 
packed  u|ion  Imt-liorses  nnd  ears  in  roar  of  the  lines.  On 
llie  ground  which  they  formerly  covered  stood  nunirroiu 
columns  of  infiuitry,  sup|iorted  here  nnd  there  by  a  fn 
squadrons  of  horse;  guns  and  tumbrils,  limbered  up  nnil 
ill  order,  occupied  the  intervals,  whilst  groups  ofgcncrii 
and  staff  officers  were  riding  backwards  and  forwarik 
for  the  purpose,  ns  ii  '  cined,  of  asccrtaiiiing  that  mm 
lers  were  in  a  prop<  i  iraiii,  or  of  reetiiying  such  errcin 
n«  mit;lit  Ik'  ilelccted.  Of  course,  the  appearnnco  ain; 
hcuring  of  the  troops  now  nroiind  me  presented  a  vrrt 
remarkable  rontrnsi  to  those  of  the  army  wn.Jh  I  liiu 
just  (milled.  Very  li^w  Amerienn  ror\m  seemed  lo  I* 
complete  in  any  s|H'cies  of  e(|uipinent ;  fewer  still  urn 
clolhed  in  a  garb  nt  all  resembling  a  I'niform.  Tlir 
Continentnls,  us  their  regular  regiments  were  dcnomini 
led,  wore  indiid  blue  coals,  nnd  their  lirlls,  pouches,  nnd 
firelocks,  seemed  lo  Is'  mnilr  at\er  the  same  fashion;  tiiii 
the  under  imrlions  of  their  dress  vnried  in  the  most  gnv 
tesoue  innimer,  whilst  their  hats  seemed  to  have  bnn 
giilhered  from  a  hundied  dillerent  fiehls  where  a  hundrri! 
different  iialioiu  had  fought.  Willi  ri'sprct  to  the  niililii 
ngnin,  nothing  eoiihl  exceed  the  clownish  air  that  ilii 
linguishcd^  them.  They  wire  arrayed,  some  in  tlif 
costume  of  their  every  day  ocmpiilions,  some  in  Innitaii 
dresses,  some  in  n  sort  of  palihwork  uniform,  pnrlli 
i:nglish,  iiartly  I'mieh.  whilst  not  n  few  would  hivi 
Ih'cu  nbnojiilily  naked,  but  I'or  blankets  which  lliey  liii: 
ened  niMint  llirni,  by  thruslitig  their  hinds  Ihrouch  j 
hole  in  the  middle.  In  like  maimer,  their  nrins  nnd  o> 
coiilreuMiits  Isire  lillle  reseinhlnncc  to  lliim'  usually  i«t 
ried  by  soldiers,     tsmf  (iiwliiig  piecci  nnd    short   nlln 


H!> 


VO 


to 

.*:'  8,ile 


ic  present,  you  must  be 
imp.  What  yon  liiivc 
.  force  from  New  York 

force  is  at  this  moment 
should  you  fail  into  tlic 
;-  to  it,  your  fate  would 

to  bring  any  benefit  to 
u  have  not  told  mc,  I 
Kless.  His  troops  arc 
d,  Ills  sick  and  wounded 
■ow.  Next  day  I  shall 
rcc  his  Avay  across  the 
he  will  bo  my  prisoner, 

J  the  sentry,  who  imim-. 
lard,  by  the  eommandor 
cnt  already  more  thou 
agonus.  Here  a  blankd 
und ;  and  here  I  spent 
frame  of  mind  such  ai 
!Ui  I  could  describe. 

Oil. 

neces.sory  conscquenre 
ud  rolling  of  drums  and 

The  Americans,  it  ap. 
other  respects  might  bo, 
'  the  king  of  Prussia'g 
ic  compass  of  their  ini. 
)cat  tlieir  rcvoillics  and 

before  the  enemy,  as  in 
iritliiii  a  hundred  miles 

instruments  to  which  I 
ic  signal  for  their  troop) 
18  obeyed,  if  neither  ai. 

promptitude,  and  mucli 

troopers  among  whom 

ir  feet  at  tho  first  sum- 

ecn  picketed  itliring  tin 

irokcn  ground,  and  had 

lire  to  the  weatlicr,  were 

nd  in  order ;  whilst  tlii' 

eir  accoutrements,  tcoli 

■  service.  Nothing,  how. 

t  was  still  pitchy  dark, 

he  rain  still  camo  down 

;cie8  of  tirc-arms  in  a 

so  causes  ncccMarili 

I  learned,  that  patrol! 

discovering  whetlier  or 

his  position  ;  and  the 

nt  mc  soon  gave  prooi 

hud  been  ascertaiiiiil 

Uy  dawned,  bringing 

one  of  tho  most  n. 

•vir  been  my  fortunf 

id  blanket  huts,  which 

re  all  gone ;  they  hid 

drmii,  and  were  iio» 

n  roar  of  tho  lines.  On 

iivercd  stood  numrroiu 

re  and  there  by  ■  fc» 

brils,  limbered  up  and 

hilsl  groups  of  geiicril 

kwards  and  forwards 

iserrtaii.ing  that  mat 

iTtil^ing  such  erron 

,  the  ap|H'aranco  am: 

me  presented  a  vfij 

le  army  wn-.h  I  haii 

1  rorps  seemed  to  l» 

lint;  fewer  still  wpn 

ing  a  iMiilbrm.    'Mit 

nents  wero  dmomini 

eir  lielts,  pourhci,  nnil 

he  same  fashion;  bin 

nried  in  the  most  gro. 

reini'd  to  have  bwn 

ields  where  a  himdrrt 

respect  to  the  niililii 

hiwnish  air  that  ilii- 

rayed,   some    in   llic 

on*,  some  in  luintinf 

ivork  imiliirm,  pnrlli 

|t  a   fi'W   would  liivi 

et«  which  they  I'm 

ir  hinds  throuch  i 

tlii'lr  nrnis  nnil  ai 

til  lliiise  uviinll)'  rat 

rri  and    short   nlln 


^^IfcffiOtt  ®lIB®Wm^l3:W^  miii^^m^. 


PHILADELPHIA,  FICBIHJAnV  IS,  1833, 


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Sole  AsTOU  for  llw  siatus  01'  Maryland,  Viruiniii,  nnil  O:iio,  ami  tlii'cityof  .Vew  OrJonnt. 


tpearcd  in  the  sam^;  platoon,  and  even  side  by  side. 
le  m!>n  carried  his  ammunition  in  a  leather  bag  slung 
h'.<  'I  :«.  another  preferred  a  shot-belt,  whilst  a  tliird 
4fa*  ':cii>'  od  to  make  use  of  his  pocket;  and  as  to 
ktyoi."'  ,  not  one  in  a  hundred  possessed  such  a  weapon, 
tt  bore  a  musket  capable  of  receiving  it.  A  very  great 
■umber  were,  however,  armed  witli  long  knives,  wliich 
Inuig  in  tight  waist  tx^lts ;  and  several  carried  toiiia- 
Jiwks,  in  the  use  of  which  1  was  given  to  understand 
tktt  tliey  were  not  less  skiltiil  than  the  Indians. 
.%  Ill  spite,  howover,  of  tho  total  absence  of  all  preten- 

tms  to  regularity,  the  American  army  was  not  to  Ik; 
spised ;  or  treated,  even  in  idea,  as  a  iiiere  mob.  It  is 
ttnc  that  in  the  niceties  of  parade  movements,  very  few, 
•vet>  of  llic  Ointincntal  regiments,  could  Ixiast  of  much 
■roficieiicy ;  but  they  all,  militia  as  well  as  regubrs, 

Ceiucd  capable  of  preserving  a  good  line,  and  of  march- 
g  in  colunm  with  strict  attention  to  distances.  More- 
rer,  it  was  easy  to  perceive,  that  they  entertained  the 
illest  confidence  both  in  thcniselvos  and  their  leader, 
'hey  conversnl  freely,  it  is  true^  in  tho  ranks ;  tlie  mili- 
ia,  in  particular,  appeared  to  set  all  attempts  to  preserve 
|uiet  at  dcfiaiioe ;  but  their  conversation  was  bold,  manly, 
id  proud,  implying  nut  only  a  readiness,  hut  an  ardent 
sire  to  b<!  led  into  action.  Then  as  to  numbers,  I 
iould  conceive  tliat  this  single  parade  ground  contained 
force  of  not  less  than  ten  or  twelve  thousiind  men  ;  and 
knew,  froin  a  variety  of  sources,  that  large  detachments 
d  been  made,  for  tlic  purpose  of  harassing  and  tmpcd- 
g  tho  retreating  army.  Now  tlie  Dritish  general  could 
)i  at  this  moment  bring  into  the  field  more  than  three 
louaand  five  hundred  men  fit  for  duty : — what  proba- 
lity  was  there,  in  casn  General  Gates  should  act  with 
omptitiide,  that  the  former  could  escape  destruction  ? 
VVitl.  .his  strong  impression  upon  my  mind  ;  with  the 
m  assurance  that  General  Gates  needed  but  to  push 
irward  in  order  to  fulfil  the  tlu-eat  which  ho  had  lately 
Wtcred,  I  cxperieneod  no  slight  relief  when  I  was  told 
that  the  American  army  could  not  for  one  day  at  all 
•vents,  probably  for  a  greater  spicc  of  time,  quit  its 
f  round.     By  sonin  oversight  or  other,  tho  proper  antho. 

iilii's  had  forgotten  to  furnish  the  men  with  provisions  ; 
nd  tlieir  last  uiorsi  1  having  been  consumed  before  noon 
,'  in  the  SlJi,  no  movement  could  be  made  till  a  fresh  sup- 
ply should  bo  issued  out  The  consequence  was,  that 
hough  of  the  position  which  Oiirgoyne  had  abandoned, 
m  well  as  of  about  tlree  hundred  sick  and  wounded  men 
rhom  his  necessities  had  rompelled  him  to  leave  behind, 
luneral  Gates  took  possession,  nnd  though  he  pushed 
Ight  parties  along  the  Dovacote  road,  by  whom  several 
;uns,  which  hul  upset  on  the  march,  and  a  good  deal  of 
taggage,  were  captured,  the  [Mass  of  his  army  was  para- 
ysod;  and  he  saw  himself  in  the  unpleasant  situation  of 

huntsman  whoso  hounds  drop  the  trail  at  tho  very  mo- 

i*nt  wlien  he  eonsideri>d  himself  secure  of  his  prey. 

To  me,  on  the  other  hand,  no  rmitingency  could  have 
lappenud  iiioro  cheering  or  consolatory.  The  intelli- 
enee  eoniinunicatod  lost  night  relative  to  the  advance 
f  a  force  from  Now  York,  was  not  forgotten  : — coidd  I 
ut  reach  that  force  in  time,  Durgoynn  might  yet  be 

Ted.     I  knew  that  the  attempt  would  Imj  attended  with 
minent  risks;  should  it  fail,  and  I  bo  recaiitured,  my 

te  was  inevitable;  yet  tho  object  in  view  was  an  im. 
ortant  one,  and  I  resolved  to  devote  myself  to  its  attain, 
nsnt.     Kriim  that  moment  all  my  thoughts  were  turned 

the  devising  of  some  plan  by  which  the  vigilance  of 
ny  guards  might  Ih-  eluded  ;  and  tho  following  was  the 

•lilt  of  my  eiigitntinns. 

Tliongh  exeeediiujlv  attentive  in  every  other  re«|icel, 
he  Ainerieiins,  probiiHly  from  the  atwence  of  |Kiwer  tii 
kel  otherwise,  had  not  furnished  me  with  nnv  change  of 
Babiliments  since  I  arrived  among  them.  My  own,  ns  I 
n<«d  searesly  any,  were  satnrnted  with  thn  rain  ;  I  had 
klopt  in  thnm  thus,  nnd  thus  thry  enntiniied  to  hang 
tbuut  me  :  it  was  imt,  therefore,  a  very  gross  demand 
upon  their  erediility  tn  pretPTid  that  a  severe  illness  was 
n«  consequence.  I  btrgun  to  shiver,  drew  close  to  the 
Rre,  spiiki'  abruptly,  nnd  eihiblted  other  symptoms  of 
lndis|ioslliiin,  till  nl  Inst  the  men,  to  wlmse  cliaige  I  lind 
JsMii  iiitruNted,  lieenme  imiiri'ssi'd  with  the  iilen  which  I 
vi«ho(l  them  to  reeeivn.  My  ease  was  immeilislrly  n- 
Hirti'd  ill  the  pro|Kir  quarter,  and  an  orihr  arrived  for 
yny  removal  to  the  hospital.  All  this  was  exactly  ns  I 
desired  it  to  lie.  About  leii  o'clock  in  the  day,  I  was 
NKU    SKRIMM — b 


placed  with  a  detachment  of  sick  in  a  covered  wagon ; 
and  before  nightfall,  found  myself  an  inmate  of  a  large 
mansion  on  the  outskirts  of  the  neat  and  flourishing 
town  of  Albany. 

So  far  my  project  had  been  crowned  with  success.  I 
was  freed  from  the  vigilance  of  men  whom  it  was  not 
easy  to  deceive,  und  advanced  twenty  miles  ujion  the 
journey  which  it  behoved  me  to  accomplish;  but  the 
difficulties  which  still  stood  in  my  way,  were  of  a  nature 
not  to  be  contemplated  without  tjie  most  serious  appre- 
hension. In  the  first  place,  I  was  a  patient  in  a  public 
hospital,  every  room  and  ward  in  which  was  crowded 
with  sick  and  wounded,  nurses,  and  medical  attendants ; 
whilst  a  military  guard  regularly  kept  watch  over  it, 
and  sentinels  patrolled  backwards  oiid  forwards  in  front 
of  either  entrance.  In  the  next  place,  I  was  at  once 
ignoront  of  the  mule  which  it  would  be  iieccssury  to 
follow,  and  destitute  of  means  of  subsistence  by  the  way ; 
for  the  high  road  would,  I  apprehended,  prove  impass- 
able, in  consequence  of  the  great  traffic  which  at  present 
prevailed ;  and  to  purchose  provisions  any  where,  would 
unavoidably  expose  mc  to  interruption.  Nevertheless, 
the  die  was  cast.  I  shut  my  eyes,  as  far  as  it  was  pos- 
sible so  to  do,  against  the  contemplation  of  danger  ;  and 
turned  my  undivided  attention  to  the  discovery  of  some 
method  of  escape  from  Albany. 

For  the  first  day  or  two,  every  attempt  to  quit  my 
ward  was  strictly  prohibited.  I  was  pronounced  by  the 
illiterate  blockhead  who  attended  me,  to  lie  labouring 
under  a  raging  fever,  and  the  slightest  eximsure  to  cold 
would,  he  declared,  inevitably  cause  death.  It  was  to  no 
pur|>ose  that  I  profbssed  myself  convalescent  j  ho  knew 
the  state  of  my  Ixxly  a  great  deal  U^ttcr  than  I,  and  he 
purged,  bh.'d,  and  otherwise  tormented  mc,  till  I  almost 
caught  the  disease  which  it  had  hitherto  been  my  busi- 
ness to  counterfeit.  I  need  not  pretend  to  describe  what 
my  feelings  were  under  such  circumstances.  A  thousand 
times  I  cursed  my  own  short-sightedness,  in  having  fallen 
u|ion  a  device,  which,  instead  of  advancing,  threatened 
I'ntirely  to  disconcert  my  project ;  and  many  and  varied 
were  the  schemes  whic'i  I  [Hindered  with  a  view  of  ex- 
tricating myself  from  my  present  embarrnRsinents.  Of 
these,  the  first  and  most  obvious  was,  to  leap  the  window 
by  night,  and  to  trust  to  chance,  and  the  lightness  of  my 
own  heels,  for  escaiie ;  but  the  window,  on  examination, 
proved  to  be  closely  fastened  down,  Iwsides  being  s(!eured 
on  the  outside  by  strong  iron  bars.  Next,  1  thought  of 
seizing  the  miscreant,  and  compelling  him,  by  a  throat 
of  instant  death,  to  guide  mc  lieyond  the  town  ;  but  that, 
too,  would  have  Ih'cii  impossible,  inasmuch  as  the  room 
was  occupied  by  at  least  a  diiien  persons  in  ndilition  to 
myself.  Finally,  though  quite  alive  to  the  disastrous 
consequences  of  delay,  I  learned  to  yield  to  eireuin- 
stanccs  over  which  I  jKiisessed  no  control;  and  during 
tho  whole  of  the  10th,  lltli,  and  part  of  the  12th,  I  con- 
tinuetl  a  close  prisoner. 

rilAI'TER  XIV. 

In  the  mean  while,  rumour  after  rumour,  touching 
the  state  of  nffiiirs  both  In  front  nnd  renr,  poured  in  upon 
us,  ns  rivers  whose  Iwnks  are  cut  asunder  inundate  a  level 
district.  One  day  we  learned  that  the  American  army 
was  in  close  pursuit  of  Hurgoyne,  whiim  it  was  nmiHGii. 
VI inir  to  surround  in  a  position  which  he  had  assumed 
nil  the  heights  alMive  Saratoga.  Ily  and  by,  we  were 
infiirined  that  (lenernl  Kellmves,  with  a  brigade  nf  one 
thousand  five  hundred  nun,  had  >insard  the  Hudson,  ami 
taking  \mM  at  the  t'nrd  by  which  the  Hritish  must  lie- 
eess.irily  cross,  cut  them  otV  I'mm  all  elianee  of  retreat  by 
the  mute  whiih  they  had  fnllmved  in  ndvaneing.  Next 
it  was  nsserteil,  not  only  that  Kort  ICdward,  but  that 
Fort  George,  the  Carrying-plneea  nnd  Tieonderogn  itM-ll' 
hud  fallen,  nnd  that  eviTy  avenue  of  esea|><<  was  eflict- 
iially  blocked  up  against  Ih*  ill.falid  invaders.  All  these 
rumours  oeensioned,  as  you  may  wi  II  lielieve,  extravagant 
rrjiiieings  nmiing  the  men  by  whom  I  was  surrounded ; 
hut  there  eame  in  one  at  last  wliieli  nn'eeteil  them  very 
(lilfireully,  and  rendered  nu'  more  than  ever  desirous  of 
rseaping,  if  I  could,  Iriuii  my  detestable  prison. 

It  might  Is-  alsiut    three  or  four  o'eloeU  in  the  nfl.  i 
noon  of  the  Uth,  when  n  erowd  of  enuiitry  people  enhnil 

the  town,  with  iiilelligenee  that  n  formidable  i  «(H'dili 

Isith  of  land  and  nnvol  rorecs,  was  advancing  frnyi  New 


York.  Forts  Montgomery  and  Clinton  had  both  lieen 
carried  by  assault ;  Fort  Constitution,  abandoned  by  its 
garrison,  wijp  taken  possession  of;  ond  Governor  Clinton, 
the  rcpublicim  commandant  on  the  station,  being  unable 
to  hold  his  ground,  there  was  nothing  in  the  way  to  pre- 
vent  the  Hritish  leader  from  pushing  tlirect  ujion  Albany. 
Great,  indeed,  was  the  consternation  which  this  report 
occasioned,  of  tho  correctness  of  which  no  one  appeared 
to  entertain  a  doubt ;  indeed  to  such  a  hi  ight  was  the 
alarm  carried,  that  preparations  began  iinmcdi.itily  to 
be  made  for  the  evacuation  of  the  place. 

The  confusion  attendant  upon  these  proceedings  pre- 
sented to  me  at  length  the  opening  for  which  1  hnil  so 
long  panted.  Our  guards,  more  anxious  to  hear  the 
news,  than  careful  of  the  trust  reposed  upon  them,  not 
only  abandoned  their  posts,  but  lull  every  door  open. 
Medical  men,  nurses,  and  attendants  were  all  agape; 
and  the  very  sick  themselves,  such  of  them,  at  least,  as 
were  at  all  able  to  move,  went  abroad  in  search  of  par- 
ticulars which  they  had  no  means  of  learning  within.  I 
saw  my  opportunity  at  once,  ond  I  hesitate<l  not  to  avail 
inyself'^of  it.  Hastily  throwing  on  my  clothes,  and  arm- 
ing  myself  with  a  carving  knife,  I  made  a  desperate  rush 
from  the  ward,  and  hurrying  down  stairs,  I  gained  the 
open  air  before  my  design  (\ould  be  guessed  at.  Onco 
there,  however,  and  for  a  time  all  difhcultics  were  nt  an 
end.  It  is  true  that  crowds  of  persons  blocked  up  the 
street,  hurrying  to  and  fro  in  every  direction;  but  nil 
appeared  too  much  occupied  with  business  of  their  own 
to  pay  any  attention  to  me.  I  walked  through  the  heart 
of  them  with  a  steady  and  delilicrate  step,  unheeded  nnd 
unchallenged,  and  gained  the  high  road,  which  leads 
from  Albiny  to  Kingston,  without  a  singlu  accident  be- 
falling to  agitato  or  nlnrni  me. 

Now  then  I  began,  as  it  were,  to  breathe  with  free- 
dom.  Casting  on  nn.xious  look  behind,  and  seeing  no 
one  in  nursuit,  I  quickened  my  walk  into  a  sort  of  jog 
trot,  which  gradually  became  n  run, — till  at  last  1  found 
myself  scam|)ering  nlung  nt  a  rale  which,  h.id  it  been 
practii  able  to  maintain  it,  must  have  soon  carried  me 
beyond  the  danger  of  recapture.  I'nfortunately,  how- 
ever,  the  severe  discipline  which  I  had  undergone  for 
no  purpose,  produced  the  very  same  elfi  it  which  would 
have  attended  it  had  it  been  really  required.  I  was  eii. 
feebled  to  a  degree  of  which,  till  my  strength  was  tried, 
I  could  have  had  no  enneeption ;  and  nt  the  end  of  a 
couple  of  miles  foun<l,  to  my  extreme  sorrow,  that  my 
u.^ual  nbility  to  endure  fatigue  had  departed.  I  was 
ciiinpelird  through  absolute  exhaiistiun,  not  cnly  to 
slacken  my  pace,  but  to  sit  down  ;  nnd  I  need  scarcely 
say,  that  I  did  so  in  a  state  nf  violent  inentnl  excitation, 
which  took  away,  in  no  trilling  degree,  from  the  bene, 
fits  which  might  have  ot!:erwiae  atteiuled  the  measure. 

It  seemed,  however,  thot  a(\er  so  many  trials,  liirtune 
was  resolved  at  Inst  to  favour  me.  Not  a  human  being 
made  his  nppearaneo  as  far  as  my  eye  could  reach,  and 
I  rose  again  soon  a(\er  the  sun  had  set,  tn  continue  my 
journey.  As  I  felt  myself  in  some  ineasui'c  s.ife,  that  ii 
to  say,  ns  I  could  discover  n>.  danger  immediately  nt 
hnnd,  I  trmlged  on  at  once  more  leisurely  nnd  in  bttler 
spirits,  determined  to  halt  no  where,  ns  long  ns  my  limbs 
would  perform  their  duty.  It  was  a  lovely  night.  'l"he 
moon  shone  with  uneommnn  brillinney  in  a  sky  clear 
nnd  cloudless,  nnd  the  nir,  quiet  ns  the  breathing  of  nn 
infant  nsleep,  senreely  moved  the  folia>.r,  whii  h  in  great 
abundance  shaded  the  rond.  My  route,  too,  lay  through 
a  district,  the  singularly  beautiful  and  romantic  oppenr. 
nnee  of  which  could  not  1m'  eontemplnted,  <  ven  in  my 
present  perilous  situation,  with  indilVerrure.  I  need 
srnreely  remind  you,  that  the  rnnd  from  .Mbnny  to  U'ekt. 
jMirt,  in  what  are  called  the  .leisey  higliliinds',  rnnduels 
the  trnrrlier  in  a  direction  exnrtly  parallel  with  the  eoiirsn 
of  the  Hudson — stretching  sometimes  slniig  the  very  mar- 
gin  of  the  rivsr,  nnd  nrver  divrrglng  above  half  a  mllo 
(Vom  its  bank. 

Along  this  rnmnntle  rend,  and  ihrniigh  this  romnnth' 
eountrv,  I  held  my  eours'.  Tlirrr  wns  a  perfici  silencK 
arouiui  me,  whleh  neltlur  the  whis|H'ring  of  leaves,  nor 
the  inimiitoiiiiiis  rush  of  water,  could  In'  said  with  strhi 
proprlitv  to  dislurli.  fi  u-  nnd  fnr  betwi  rii  were  the  hii. 
mnn  Imliitatlons  uliirh  1  passed,  in  nune  i.f  wliieh  the 
liiiiilesl  symptiiin  of  living  iiihnbitanls  could  le  discerned  ; 
nny,  I  Irnversed  several  villagrs,  without  mirting  with  a 


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s..lit;iry  travi  Ikr,  nr  liolioldinjf  the  glimmer  of  a  solitary 
taiH-r  ill  a  siiifjlo  duilliiig;. 

As  1  piir.-iKil  my  journey  at  a  tolerably  bri.sk  pace, 
halting  hut  rarely,  and  tlieii  only  for  a  few  minutes  at  a 
tiuic,  1  caleuLiti'd  that  full  tliiity  miles  had  been  acconi. 
plislied  when  the  first  streaks  of  dawn  showed  them- 
silves.  I  was  then  approaehiii^  a  village,  the  iiunie  of 
which  I  a'lerwards  ascertained  to  be  Looneiiburgli ;  and 
feelini;  both  c.vhanstcd  and  hungry,  I  determined,  aftci 
a  few  minutes  spent  in  deliberation,  to  ask  lor  shelter 
and  food  from  some  of  its  inhabitants. 

I  accordingly  pushed  forward,  so  as  to  enter  the  place 
ju^tt  as  the  sun  rose ;  and  seldom  have  I  beheld  a  more 
attractive  scene  tlian  his  early  rays  rendered  visible. 
The  hamlet  itself  consisted  of  about  ten  or  twelve  dwell- 
ings, constructed,  after  the  manner  of  the  country,  en- 
tirely of  wood.  It  was  iinpiissiblc  to  look  upon  the  sur- 
roundina;  sciMie  without  contrasting  painfully  the  condi- 
tion of  the  district  as  it  now  stood,  with  what  it  proba- 
biy  would  become,  in  case  my  mission  |)roduccd  its  de- 
sired ctVeet.  However  wcil-disposcd  the  liiider  of  an  in- 
vading foretf  may  bo,  niid  I  did  not  doubt  that  our  com- 
mander was  disposed  to  protect  tlie  eounlry  to  the  ill- 
most,  it  is  nrjt,  as  I  well  knew,  practicable  to  hinder  the 
followers  of  an  army,  if  not  the  army  itself,  from  com- 
mitting act.H  of  outrage  and  raiiine  ;  and  I  sickened  as  1 
thoiiglii  of  the  ruin  v('iiieli,  in  all  probability,  hung  over  a 
»|xit  at  present  so  nourishing.  Nevertheless,  this  was  no 
time  for  the  indnlgenco  ot'  feelings,  very  amiable,  no 
doubt,  t':ongh  not  very  profitable.  1  suppressed  mine 
ahnort  as  suoii  as  they  arose,  and  walking  Ibrward  to  the 
cotlagi'  which  stood  lUrthest  in  the  direction  of  my  route, 
1  knocked  loudly  lor  a(hiiis.~ion. 

It  liad  striKtk  nic  as  somewhat  remarkable,  that  though 
every  other  living  thing  was  ah  rt  and  on  the  move,  nol 
n  human  being  seemed  awake  when  I  enleiid  the  village. 
IVrnons  whose  habits  correspond  with  those  of  the  in- 
li.ibitants  of  liOonenburgh,  seldom  lie  in  Isd  after  the 
sun  has  ri.;eu  ;  and  hence  it  was  not  without  surpri.se 
that  1  found  myself  uu.sahited  as  I  traversed  the  common. 
My  asloni-hiiient  was,  however,  greatly  increased, 
when,  after  knocking  re]H'Bledly,  no  iiolice  was  taken  ol 
the  signal ;  and  I  came  at  last  to  the  conclusion  that  the 

iilace  was  aliandoned.  With  this  impression  on  iiiy  mind, 
'  was  about  to  resume  my  progress  'hen  accidentally 
Icwking  up,  I  U'lield  a  luimnn  eounti  nance  peeping  at 
me,  with  evident  eaiition,  iVooi  behind  u  uindow  curtain. 
I  waved  my  hand  to  make  the  individual  aware  that  his 
proceeding  had  been  ili^lected;  and  shouting  loudly  that 
J  was  a  traveller  sorely  in  want  of  rest  and  refreshment, 
1  sto<jd  still  to  await  the  event.  .'My  ap|H'al  was  not  lost 
U|K)ii  thi^  perwin  to  whom  it  was  made.  In  a  few  seconds 
i  heard  a  steji  in  the  [mssage,  wliieli  was  fiillowed  by  the 
creaking  of  a  Isilt  in  its  socket ;  and  tiie  door  being  open- 
ed, an  >ld  man  presented  himself  with  a  ready  invliaiion 
lor  nil.'  to  entir.  I  was  not  '  low  in  accepting  it,  liiii  fol- 
lowed my  conductor  at  one  1  into  a  sung  parlour,  where 
I'le  mcaiu  of  satisl\  iiig  hunger  were  s|ieedily  m  t  before 
me. 

Ai  noon  as  the  cnivings  of  apixtite  were  removed,  I 
began  to  ipieslion  my  liost  as  to  the  eau.seof  his  own  ap- 
prehciision-i  in  partienlir,  and  the  diserted  apjK'aranee 
of  the  village  in  general,  lie  aiuweitd  cautiously  and 
with  apparent  reluctance,  throwing  out  hints  of  danger 
from  all  iiide.<,  and  i  injiloying  the  expression  "the  ene- 
my"  in  bo  many  eontrailielory  fashions,  that  it  was  iui- 
possihli  to  guess  to  whieli  pally  hi'  inleiuli  d  it  to  apply; 
iiut  I  gatlicii  d  prelly  well,  that  thc^  |H'ople  of  Loonen- 
burgli  dreoMril  the  republican,  not  Irss  than  they  feared 
tliR  royal  troops,  and  more  than  half  HUs|H'eted,  that  in 
their  liearti  they  wire  loyali-ls.  The  most  aei-eplable 
intelligenee,  liowi  ver,  which  I  olitained  from  him  was, 
that  a  llei't  niid  army,  under  (ieiieial  \'auglian  and  Com- 
iiiudore  Wallaie,  were  in  sneeesvfnl  and  rapiil  progress 
up  the  llud'.on,  und  that  their  arrival  t.l  Irfsnu'iibnrgh 
itself  might  Ik-  cxjmm  ted  by  the  morrow  nt  tiie  latest. 
No  time  wan  gr.mled  to  ipic.-li m  (he  evidi'iiee  n|H>n 
whii  h  the  above  ruuiour  resleil,  ere  it  received  a  diiei  I 
mid  most  ime.\|H'eled  eonfirm  ition.  'I'he  old  man  was 
yet  s|H>akiiig,  wluii  the  roar  id'  a  ilislani  eiinnoimde  In'- 
wuiiii  aiidibli ,  whii'h  lie  jironouneeil  al  oiiei'  to  arise  from 
nn  iittaek  by  the  llrilltli  Ni|Uudi'oii  ujion  tliii  Aiiiericaii 
works  at  Asopii«. 

I  cannot  prileml  to  ilcserllK-  I  he  elVei  I  which  thai 
mn«<  aiibliniii  of  all  earthly  soiiinls  produced  ii|Nin  ine. 
I  ipr'tn^r  to  mv  fivt  with  energies  supernatnriillv  renew, 
rd,  and  thrusliog  n  piece  of  money  into  my  hosCs  hand 
made  rrndy  on  the  inslniil  to  piir'nr  my  joiirnev.  What 
hnd  I  now  lo  fear  '  Ten  miles  of  hvej  ronil  alone  di 
vided  me  from  the  great  jroal  of  my  wishes;  and  if  .  ir 
Imie  otil^  rurnurcd  m«  a^  the  liiul  hitherto  dofic,  llieae 


would  be  compassed  within  the  space  of  three  hours  ut 
the  farthest.  The  old  man  watched  my  proceedings 
with  a  subdued  but  sagacious  look,  and  penetrated,  be- 
yond  a  question,  into  iny  character  and  designs  in  a  mo- 
ment— tliough  he  said  iiolliing  to  imply  this,  but  wish- 
ing me  u  pleasant  journey,  led  inc  to  the  door,  and  deli- 
berately bolted  it  after  me. 

With  a  step  light  and  buoyant,  in  spite lof  the  fatigues 
of  the  iirevious  night,  1  pressed  forward.  Five  minutes' 
walk  carried  nic  clear  of  the  village;  and  1  was  already 
half  way  across  the  cultivated  land,  when  accidentally 
looking  bock,  I  beheld,  to  my  horror  and  dismay,  a  party 
of  nionnted  soldiers  advancing  along  the  road  behind  nic. 
That  I  became  visible  to  them  at  tlie  same  moment,  there 
was  no  cause  to  doubt ;  for  though  when  I  first  caught 
sight  of  them  they  moved  leisurely  and  at  a  vraik,  they 
immediately  jiut  their  horses  to  a  trot,  and  rode  towards 
inc.  What  was  to  be  done  ?  Had  this  accident  occur- 
red at  almost  any  other  point,  I  might  have  found  shel- 
ter in  the  woods,  and  there  baffled  pursuit;  but  now  I 
was  in  the  middle  of  an  open  plain,  to  traverse  which, 
before  I  should  be  overtaken,  up|>ear(d  impossibte.  De- 
spair, however,  gave  me  courage.  I  knew  that  should  I 
fall  into  their  hands  nothing  could  save  me.  1  deter- 
mined to  make  one  cflort  for  my  own  preservation,  and 
I  ran  with  all  the  speed  of  which  1  was  master  towards 
the  nearest  thicket. 

I  had  no  sooner  i|uickcned  my  pace  than  a  shout  arose, 
which,  beyond  all  ipirstion,  marked  me  as  the  object  of 
hot  and  desixrate  pursuit.  This,  fertile  first  moment  or 
two,  acted  as  a  stimulus  to  fresh  exertions ;  but  tlie  race 
was  a  very  une(|ual  one,  for  I  was  worn  down  with  past 
e.vertiims,  enfeebled  by  my  sutfcrings  in  the  hospital,  and 
ipiilc  inea]>able  of  keeping  long  at  the  toji  of  iny  speed. 
Already  I  heard  the  clattering  of  horses'  hoofs  in  my  rear, 
which  approached  every  iiirt.int  ne'arer  and  nearer,  whilst 
the  friendly  thicket  towards  which  my  stejiswcre  turned 
seemed  to  increase  rather  than  diminish  il  -  di.stance  from 
me.  I  became  des|)erate.  1  looked  Ixhiiid — the  nearest 
dragoon  was  within  two  hundred  yards  of  me,  whilst  the 
wood  was  fully  live  hundred  ahead ;  and  as  niy  strength 
and  breath  were  both  rapidly  failing,  1  gave  myself  up 
for  lost.  At  this  moment  a  chance  ap|ieared,  taint,  in- 
deed, but  still  within  the  possibility  of  attainment;  and 
I  grasped  at  it.  A  shallow  ditch,  or  rather  drain,  ran 
through  the  middle  of  the  field  across  which  1  was  run- 
ning, and  by  bending  a  little  to  tlie  left,  1  saw  that  I 
could  interpose  a  hedgerow  between  me  and  my  pursuers. 
I  did  so,  and  no  sooner  shut  tliem  out  from  sight  than  I 
plunged  into  the  drain.  There  I  lay  pressed  closely  to 
the  bottom,  my  |ierson  being  barely  screened  by  the  low 
edges,  in  a  state  of  feeling  which  my  imagination  itself 
c  iiinot  now  conjure  u]i,  t'or  less  my  [lowers  of  description 
delineate. 

I  had  barely  time  to  act  thus,  when  tlie  tininiler  of 
lorses'  hoofs  lieeame  more  and  more  terrible.  Voices, 
too,  were  heard  in  loud  and  triumphant  cliunour,  till  the 
whtde  troop  swept  by  within  filleen  feet  of  the  sjiol 
where  I  lay.  How  I  listened  to  the  receding  noise  of 
the  chase  I  with  what  an  agony  of  joy  my  heart  beat,  as 
it  became  every  instanl  less  audible  1  till  at  last  I  ventured 
lo  look  lip,  anil  received  the  assurance  that  my  pursuers 
were  gone.  .Now  then  was  the  time  for  me  to  act.  I 
did  not  dare  to  rise,  beeaiiso  I  saw  at  a  glance,  that  any 
altempt  to  Iravi  rse  the  o|ien  country  must  expose  me,  in 
lase  (d' their  return,  to  immediate  detection;  but  judging 
fiiiTii  the  direction  ill  which  it  ran  that  the  drain  would 
lead  to  the  ri\er,  I  resolved  to  lidlow  it.  I  neeordiiigly 
dragged  myself  along  upon  my  belly  a  distance  of  |M'r- 
liaps  a  ipiarter  of  a  mile,  moving  with  extreme  caution 
and  no  little  diilieully ;  and  my  luL  uirs  were  amply  re- 
eomiH'nsed  by  the  loiieliisioii  to  which  they  h'd.     I  had 


it  been  niistaken  as  to  the  termination  of  the  drain.  Il 
not  only  ended  at  the  river,  as  I  hud  sup|H>sed  it  would, 
lint  condiii'led  me  to  a  s|iot  where  a  small  lioat,  with  a 
couple  of  oars,  lay  moored  to  the  stumpof  a  tree.  In  an 
instant  the  cord  which  taslened  it  was  cut ;  in  the  next  I 
sprang  into  it ;  iiiid  plying  the  oars  with  all  my  might,  I 
was  soon  far  iHyoiiil  the  reach  of  my  moimteo  piirHiiers. 

Hiieli  was  the  last  adventure  worth  recording,  which 
befell  me  during  this  mi'iiioralde  campaign.  Thu  Hud- 
son having  'wen  clean  cl  of  all  Amerlcnn  eran,by  the  re- 
|Hirled  ndvaiK c  of  the  llritlsli  sipiadron,  I  met  with  no 
interruption  during  my  s.dllary  voyage,  and  I  reached 
Kingston  in  salitv  a  litlli'  Isd'ore  immhi,  In  (Vonl  of  whlili 
Commodore  Wallace  lay  at  niiehor.  I  was  reeelved  by 
both  the  naval  niid  military  commanders  with  the  eonsi. 
deriitioo  wliieh  I  hud  reaHoii  to  i'x|H'et  IVoiii  th<  in.  ^ly 
eredeiiliala  were  eKniuined  niid  approved,  my  story  lis. 

Ilened  lo  with  patience,  mid  n  promise  iiinde  Ihnt  (•eiierni 
Ilurir  «  iie'H  reqiilallioii  would  Iki  ntUndnl  to  In  due  time. 


I'lnit  time,  however,  never  arrived.  The  13th  h«d  hrcji 
consumed  in  the  capture  of  Kingston;  the  14th  Was  de. 
voted  to  its  destruction ;  the  15tli  was  sjK-nt  I  know  n<; 
how ;  and  on  the  IGth  orders  to  march  on  the  morrof. 
were  issued  ;  but  before  that  morrow  came,  the  last  oft 
in  this  humiliating  drama  had  been  acted.  Authcnilr 
intelligence  reached  the  general,  of  the  treaty  which  rin. 
dercd  Burgoyne  and  his  brave  army  conventional  priscn 
ers  to  the  Americ/.ns ;  and  he  returned  with  all  possilj, 
precipitation,  crest-fallen  and  humiliated,  to  New  York. 

E.NO  OF  SAnATOOA. 

From  Sir  Richard  Phillips'*  "  MiTlion  'ifVacUr 

The  dwarf  JefTry  Hudson,  wa«  3  feet  9,  and  Count  Uo. 
rowlaski  3  feet  4  inches. 

A  female  who  in  1829  was  42  years  of  age,  and  refid. 
ed  at  Pynacrc  near  Delph,  had,  from  disease,  not  eaten 
any  thing  since  1(118,  nor  drank  any  thing  since  lb'% 
Total  exhaustion  was  prevented  by  damp  wrappers. 

In  1800,  a  French  prisoner  at  Liverpool  exhibited  j 
most  extraordinary  propensity  to  devour  nauseous  did. 
particularly  cats,  of  which  in  one  year  he  cat  174,  manj 
of  them  while  alive. 

All  Esquimoux  boy,  snpplicti  Iiy  Captain  Parry,  cat  iu 
one  day  10.)  lbs.  of  solid  food,  and  drank  of  variiiu> 
liquids  1^  gallon.  A  man  of  the  same  nation  eat  10  lljs 
of  solids,  including  two  candles,  and  drank  1}  gallon, 
yet  they  were  only  from  4  to  4J  feet  high. 

During  the  last  great  plague  in  London,.ono  pit  wat 
dug  ill  the  Charter  House, 40  feet  long,  IG  feet  wide, end 
20  feet  deep,  and  in  a  fortnight  received  1114  bodiis 
During  this  dire  calamity,  there  were  instances  of  ino. 
tlicrs  carrying  their  own  children  to  tiiesc  public  graves; 
and  of  people  delirious,  or  in  despair  for  the  losii  of  friends, 
who  threw  themselves  alive  into  tliese  pits. 

Dr.  I.cttsoin  ascribed  health  and  wealtli  to  water,  onii 
hnppiness  to  small  beer,  and  all  diseases  and  crimes  In 
the  use  of  spirits :  making  of  tlie  whole  a  moral  thci. 
mometer.  The  Abbe  Uallani  ascrilics  all  social  crinus 
to  animal  destruction,  tlius — treachery  to  angling  and 
ensnaring;  and  murder  to  hunting  and  shooting ;  and  Ik 
asserts  "  that  tlic  man  who  would  kill  a  sheep,  an  ox, « 
any  unsuspecting  animal,  would  kill  his  neighbour,  bul 
for  the  law." 

Among  the  mammalia,  man  only  has  bat  one  thumb. 

Such  is  the  force  of  education,  and  bo  much  are  rmii 
what  the  habits  of  infancy  make  them,  that  in  spite  <>, 
the  conceits  of  the  English,  when  Flirida  was  ceded  in 
England  by  a  treaty  with  Spain,  in  17()9,  the  whole  of 
the  Spanish  |iopulation  left  tlie  province  and  towns,  exropt 
one  ill  a  single  town  and  another  single  in  the  woodf. 
The  same  feeling  was  exemplified  by  some  inhahitanu 
of  Nova  Xenibln,  who,  nn  being  brought  to  Denmark,  niiil 
clothed  and  fed  with  every  luxury  ofeivilization,»o  pined 
t'or  their  return  to  their  own  inhospitable  desert,  tlint 
some  of  them  died  liefore  they  could  be  sent  back.  Sonic 
thing  like  this  strong  prhiciple  doubtless  governs  birds 
and  animals  in  their  return  to  their  native  Iiaunli. 

Thf  hxKtn  and  Ex/iinlt  (if  lianilitli  and  Robberi  m 
all  part)  of  the  world.  Dy  V.  Macfari.am.  Esq^  aulliw 
of  "Constantinople  in  lH2il,"  and  "The  >.  imance  of 
Italian  History."  This  is  the  attractive  titlu  of  a  work 
just  received  t'rom  London,  from  which  the  render  wUI 
be  led  to  ex|>ect  much  entertainment — nor  will  he  k 
entirely  disap|Hiinted,  though  it  contains  a  large  poilinn 
of  what  may  be  called  speeimcns  of  book-making.  \\» 
shall  oll'er  to  our  readers  soon  the  most  Interesting  parti 
of  the  work. 

Mrmoirtnf  Hiirlrnte  Ih.iuharnaif,  DuchetiofSl.  Lm, 
hUQiieiii  of  lloUand. — In  preparation,  and  will  shortly 
In<  published  in  this  work,  "  Memoirs  of  ilortense  Ik-aii- 
harnais,  Diichcss  of  St.  Leu,  Kx-(|ueen  of  Holland,  and 
wil'e  of  Louis  Ilonnpurte,"  traiisUted  from  the  Freiicli 
expressly  fur  tliv  "  Circulating  Libraiy."  First  Anicri. 
can  edition. 

So  many  applications  have  been  mndo  fur  anolJivr  of 
.Miss  Martiiieau'a  |H<lilici>.eeonoiiiiesl  tales,  that  we  iluH 
devote  part  of  an  early  numls'r  lo  n  llivoiiralde  siH-einifii 
of  her  style  and  miiiinrr  of  treating  «n  intricate  subject. 


SOTi 


'     Aiilll 
"  Cainl 


A  TOUIl  THROUGH  SOUTH  HOLLAND. 


fi7 


d.  The  13tli  li»d  liccn 
ston;  the  I4tli  V!as  dc. 
1  was  BiH'nt  I  know  n'l 
march  on  the  morrov. 
rrow  came,  the  last  net 
)cen  acted.  Authcntii 
)f  the  treaty  which  nn. 
iiy  conventional  primn. 
urncd  with  all  possiU, 
liliated,  to  New  Yurk. 

XIA. 

'' Million  of  Facts." 
3  feet  9,  and  Count  lio. 

years  of  age,  and  ictii. 
from  disease,  not  eaten 
any  thing  since  lfc^20 
jy  damp  wrappers, 
t  IJvcrpool  exhibited  a 
1  devour  nauseous  did, 
!  year  he  eat  174,  ninnj 

)y  Captain  Parry,  eat  iu 
and  drank  of  variuui 
same  nation  eat  10  IIk 
,  and  drank  1}  gallon, 
feet  high. 

In  Londun,.ono  pit  wat 
t  long,  IG  feet  widc,i^nil 
t  received  1114  bodits. 
;  were  instances  of  mo- 
k  to  tliese  public  graves: 
air  for  the  loss  of  iVieiuls, 
tliese  pits. 

nd  wealtli  to  water,  anil 
diseases  and  erimrs  to 
lie  wliolc  a  moral  thcr. 
Bcriljcs  all  social  crinict 
caehcry  to  angling  and 
ig  and  shooting ;  and  lit 
d  kill  a  sheep,  an  ox,  or 
kill  his  nciglibour,  but 

ily  has  bnt  one  thumb, 
nd  so  much  are  mni 
them,  that  in  spite  r,i  . 
Flirida  was  ceded  [i< 
in  17B!),  the  whole  of 
inec  and  towns,  exeopt 
single  in  the  woeilf. 
by  some  inhahituiiu 
ought  to  Denmark,  and 
feivilizati<in,so  pined 
hospitable  desert,  thai 
"  be  sent  back.    Sonn- 
oubtless  governs  birds 
ir  native  haunU. 

nililli  iintl  Robbtr*  in 
FAKi.ANr  Est].,  autlint 
<t  "  The  1.  inianee  ol 
active  title  of  a  woik 
which  the  render  will 
lunt — nor  will  he  In 
ntnins  a  lurgo  pottinn 
)f  Ixiok-iiinking.  \V« 
Most  interesting  |uirU 


n.nuchuio/St.  Ltu, 
iticiii,  and  will  shortlji 
irs  of  llorlense  lleau. 
iieeu  of  Holland,  and 
led  from  the  Frnicli 
l-uiy."    First  Aimri- 


iimde  fur  nnotlisr  of 
III  tales,  that  we  iihiill 
I  I'liviMiralilr  spreiiiifii 

an  intricate  luhjcct. 


THROUGH 

SOIFTH  HOLLAND,  UP  THE  RHINE, 

AND 

ACROSS  THE  NETHERLANDS. 

BV  LIKUTE.MA.NT  COLONEL  BATTY, 

'     Aiilliir  of  "  An  Hiainricnl  Skelcli  <f  the  Cnmpnicn  of  I«l.i," 
"L'uiii|i;iigiiufiliL' Allltii  Army,'  "  Views  of  Coiiliiiuilal  t'lUea." 

INTRODUCTION. 

The  following  tour  contains  much  information  in  a 
■III  ill  eoiuiKiss,  and  jioasesses  strong  claims  to  notice.    It 
B|)|ieartd  last  year  in  London  as  one  of  the  volumes  of 
■  Murray's  Family  Library,  and  is  now  for  the  first  time 
republished  in   America.     At  the   present   time,  when 
^Antwerp  and  ii.s  vicinity  is  the  tliPDlre  of  war,  it  will 
be  found  highly  mterestiug  and  useful ;  it  gives  a  vivid 
picture   of   the    coni'lry,   its   inhabitants   and    scenery, 
and  has  the  merit  l.   being  divested  of  the  usual  book- 
making  addenda  taken  from  "  Travellers'  tJuides." 
Soon  after  the  tour  was  completed,  the  Revolution  of 
.  Brussels,  and  the  expulsion  of  the  House  of  Orange  from 
the  throne  of  Belgium,  occurred.  The  latter  country  was 
^■for  a  short  [K-riod  governed  by  a  regency,  succeeded  by 
tthe  present  monarcliieal   government  in  tlie   person   of 
►Leoiwld,  Prince  of  Saxe  l/obourg.    The  exaltation  of  this 
.''personage  was  decided  by  the  principal  Eurojican  powers 
fal  a  conference    held    in   London,   and   acceded   to   in 
general  terms  by  Holland  herself.     But  the  boundary  be- 
tween Belgium  and   Holland  became  a  subject  of  litiga- 
Jtion,  the  former  claiming  the  part  of  Antwerp,  with  its 
>'forti locations  and  others  on  the  same  side  of  the  Scheldt, 
-^  while  King  William  refused  to  concur  in  such  an  ar- 
:  rangcmcnt     In  consequence  of  this  refusal,  France  and 
J,' England  resolved  on  compulsory  measures  to  give  Leo- 
'i  pold  possession  of  the   disputed    territory ;  France   en- 
•j.  gaging  to  send  an  army  by  hmd  to  reduce  the  forts,  while 
>  England  was  to  co-o|ierat(!  by  sea,  blockade  the  Scheldt, 
'  and  indeed  all  the  forts  of  Holland.     It  is  well  known 
that  these  combined  armaments  have  succeeded  in  taking 
the  citadel  of  Antwerp  by  siege  after  a  vigorous  resi.*taiiee, 
and  that  the  P'rench  are  pushing  their  army  along  the 
river  to  force  the  remaining  obstacles  to  the  completion 
'  of  the  compact  made  at  the  conference.    Whether  tlie 
I  king  of  Holland  will  retain  a  belligerent  attitude  after 
t  these  misfortunes,  or  whether  he  will  lie  aided  in  further 
;  op|)oaitioii  by  Prussia  or  Russia,  remains  to  be  seen. — Ed, 


PREF.VtE. 

Our  family  \mily  of  six  [MTsons,  with  a  male  servant, 

,  set  out  from  Lnnilon,  with  the  inteiitiim  of  making  tin 

i  tour  of  the  soiillieni  provinces  of  Holland, — iif  luieendln;; 

j  llie  Uhine  (is  liir  lis  Mayenee, — theiiec^  I'i'ying  n  visit  l<i 

S  Fraiiekfort, — returning  by  the  liliine  to  Cologne, — from 

^  theiiee  crossing  the    Netherlands    by    Liege,   Waterloo, 

IlruswlH,  and  Osti'iid,  to  London. 

Tliey  gave  themselves,  or  eireumstnnees  rather  obliged 

I  them  to  diKlieate,  just  one  iiKintli   lo  the  |H'rformanee  ol 

I  this  t<iur,  which  they  aeeomplislied  in  twenty-eight  days, 

llruvelliiig  very  mueli  at  their  ease  in  the  airriages  of  tlii 

|diir«ri'iit   eountries    {mil    ililiefnrm,) — in    treekselmyts 

land  steam  vessels, — saw  whatever  they  ennsiilrred  to  Is 

I  interesting, — put  up  at  the  first  hotels,— dined  sometimes 

int  taliles-d'liole,  and  at  others  in  their  privati^  apartments, 

Mid  were  finally  si^t  down  Oom  the  Ostend  steam  vessel 

on  llie  Tower  hill.     Every  one  of  the  party  rrtiirnetl  with 

the  pliMising  reeiilleetions  of  what  they  hud  seen,  and  with 

,  iiivigorati'ii  health, 

'I  hose  who  may  wish  to  spend  a  month  in  visilin;,'  thai 
I  rniHit  exlraordiiniry  i.iiil  interesting  eoimlry,  Mcillaiid,— 
I  Id  eiijny  llie  miignifieent  seenery  ol  the  Hliine,  lo  udiiiin 
I  llie  splendid  deeorulions  of  the  elmrehes,  and  lo  Ih'  giiili. 
,  lied  with  the  lieaiitiHil  state  of  ngrieulLiral  itiiliislry  in 
i  the  llii'ii  apparently  happy  Belgium,  eaiiiiot  dols'llir  lliai. 
to  riilbiw  the  trai^k  which  is  laid  down  in  ths  liillowing 
|iig<>t,  drawn  up  iVoni  note*  taken  on  thu  s|hi|  by  oiio  of  the 


party,  and  now  published  in  the  hoiic  that  tliey  may  prove 
of  sonic  use  to  future  travellers. 

CHAPTER  I. 

IX).NDON  TO  ANTWKlir. 

On  the  Gth  of  August,  wc  embarked  at  Deptford,  in  a 
sailing  yacht,  with  our  little  family  party,  bound  tcir  the 
Scheldt,  and  from  thence  wherever  chance  might  direct 
us,  uniler  a  pledge,  however,  not  to  exceed  the  time  of  one 
month  from  the  day  of  embarkation.  We  dropped  down 
the  river  with  the  tide,  the  wind  at  cast,  the  weather 
beautiful ;  but  night  coming  on  before  wc  could  get  over 
the  Jlut!,  as  they  are  called,  we  anchored  in  Whitstalile 
Bay.  In  advancing  to  this,  the  younger  part  of  the 
family  in  |>articular  were  greatly  amused  by  the  lumi- 
nous apjiearance  of  the  sea,  which  liapjiencd  to  be  more 
than  usually  brilliant  in  this  climate.  They  compared 
the  train  of  light,  which  flashed  from  the  sounding  line, 
to  the  tail  of  a  comet.  Every  body  began  to  philosophise 
on  this  phenomenon,  and  we  young  ones  in  particular 
were  naturally  inipiisitivc  as  to  tho  cause  of  such  an  ap. 
[learoiice,  which,  wc  were  told,  is  not  of  very  common 
occurrence  in  this  temperate  climate;  and  that,  when  it 
does  occur,  is  not  any  thing  like  so  brilliant  as  within 
the  tropics : — there,  we  were  informed,  it  is  awfully  grand. 

<-)n  the  7tli,  with  a  fine  south-westerly  breeze,  wc  got 
under  weigh  at  about  six  in  the  morning,  reached  the 
North  Forehmd  at  eight,  and  were  at  anchor  in  Flushing 
Roads,  directly  lieforc  the  town,  at  seven  in  the  evening, 
having  run  about  one  hundred  miles  in  thirteen  hours 

It  was  our  intention  to  have  landed  the  following 
morning  nt  Flushing,  our  object  Geiiig  principally  to  in- 
spect the  dockyard,  besides  which,  wc  were  given  to  un 
derstaiid,  there  is  not  much  to  attract  the  notice  of 
strangers  in  this  to\»n;  and  indeed,  the  only  objects  in 
the  naval  arsenal,  that  we  exiseted  to  derive  iiincli  grati- 
fieatiim  from  viewing,  were  some  large  roofs  under  which 
ships  are  constructed,  and  which  towered  high  above  the 
mud  banks  thai  defend  the  town  from  the  incursions  ol' 
the  sea,  and  far  above  all  other  roofs,  that  of  the  church 
alone  excepted.  Of  these  coverings  for  shi|)8  wc  could 
sec  three,  which  appeared,  when  viewed  from  without,  to 
be  similar  to  tlic  same  kind  of  buildings  in  all  our  dock- 
yards. Tiie  morning,  however,  was  so  windy,  and  the 
sea  before  the  town  so  rough,  from  the  cx|iosure  of  the 
roadstead  to  the  North  Sea,  that  wc  did  no*  tliink  it  worth 
a  wetting  to  attempt  tno  shore.  It  was,  besides,  desirable 
not  to  lose  the  advantage  of  a  young  tide  up  the  Scheldt, 
which  had  turned  at  six  o'clock  this  morning.  We 
tlierelcire  weighed  anchor  a  little  licfore  seven,  nnd  pro- 
eiH'ded  at  the  rate  of  twelve  miles  an  hour  up  this  mag- 
iiificeiit  river. 

I'liisliiiig  exhibited  no  external  appearance  of  eomnier- 
cial  bustle.  A  Dutch  eighteen  gun  sloop,  and  some  hall' 
dozen  ships  of  a  small  class,  were  lying  in  the  road,  and 
almut  as  many  a  little  higher  up,  op|)osile  the  fort  called 
the  Rammakins.  Between  this  tort  and  Flushing  we  ob- 
served two  or  three  new  martello  towers,  that  are  siip- 
|H>sed  to  give  n  more  complete  eommnnd  of  the  rnlrance 
of  the  Seheldt,  which  is  here  at  least  three  miles  in  width. 
Wr  observed  some  artillerymen  firing  at  a  mark,  on  n 
rtoaling  buoy,  from  one  of  the  forts  of  the  town,  tlie 
oiily  symptom  that  displayed  itself  of  military  cvislenw 
along  the  banks  of  tliis  beautiful  river,  each  siile  of  which, 
and  without  interruption,  exhibited  the  more  griilifying 
rlfeets  of  |K^aeefiil  nnd  lalmrious  industry. 

It  was  not  witliont  reason,  |H'rhaps,  that  tin'  Diileli  had 
lieen  Blrengthening  the  works  at  Flushing,  eniisidering 
the  lesson  they  reeeiveil,  in  the  course  of  tlic  last  war,  ol 
Ihe  total  ineHicieney  of  those  that  then  existed,  assisted 
as  they  were  by  the  op|iosite  biitti  ries  of  ( 'ndsalid,  to 
prevent  the  passage  of  the  S<-heldt  by  a  vigorous  and  de- 
teriiiined  enemy,  'I"he  distance  across  apiN'urs  to  1m' 
Isirely  two  miles  and  a  half,  though  caMed  three  i  yet  on 
Ihe  oeeasion  of  our  memorable  ex|iedilion  under  I,ord 
Cluitlmni,  which,  by  a  strange  misadventure,  look  reftige 
iu  the  easlrrn  iiislenil  of  the  western  Scheldt,  nnd  got  into 
whiil  Sir  Home  I'oiihnm  eaMed  the  Risim|iot  (literally 
eream|Mit,)  Lord  William  Stuart,  in  the  Lnvinia,  willi 
nine  oilier  frigates,  forced  this  passage  through  n  i-rossfire 
of  llie  enemy  iVoin  the  two  aides,  with  the  loss  only  of  two 
or  three  men  in  iIk'  whole,  The  wind  was  light,  and  tin 
lido  against  him,  and  the  whole  of  the  trigntes  w.re  under 
(he  fire  of  the  hnlleri<'s  from  the  two  sides  nearly  two 
liiiiirs,  vet  lliry  passed  almost  wholly  untoiielied  by  the 
riiemy's  shot, 

'i'lial  fide  of  the  island  of  Walelieren,  which  fnees  the 
sen,  is  defended    igninst  the  eiieroaehments  of  llial  ek 
nieiit  by  one  eontlniied  wall  or  ridge  of  high  sand  hills, 
interrupted  only  nl  West  Cnpi'l,  where  nn  arlifleiiil  dyk^ 


has  been  raised  to  Ihe  height,  it  is  snid,  of  thirty  feet, 
and  defended  in  a  very  ingenious  and  extraordinary 
manner,  'i'his  nrlifieial  barrier  is  of  to  much  imisjrlanee, 
that,  on  its  stability,  tlie  safety  of  the  whole  island  may 
be  said  to  de|Hnd, 

Vt  the  [Kiiiit  of  the  i.^iland  where  Flushing  is  situated,  a 
strong  wall  of  ma.sonry  protects  the  town  against  the 
sea  ;  nnd  the  side  facing  the  Scheldt  is  eiiilmiiked  with 
great  care,  and  its  repair  e\idcntly  ke]it  up  at  an  enor- 
mous e.tiK'nse.  Kmbaiikiiieiits  or  dykes  of  tlie  same  kind 
are  carried  along  both  banks  of  the  river  ;  and  nt  the  base 
of  each  i.(  thrown  out  a  barriir  of  stones  and  stakes  to 
protect  the  higher  ramparts  of  earlli ;  and  ll.e.^e  again  are 
covered  with  great  cure  and  ingemiily  with  a  kind  of 
thatch,  consisting  of  lic.in-stnbble  or  strnw  The  stones 
nt  the  base  are  soiiietiines  thrown  into  a  kind  of  a  wicket 
or  basket-work  of  withy  twigs,  nnd  the  whole  kept  to- 
gether by  ropes  m;ide  of  the  suiiic  material,  and  inter- 
woven with  rushes;  nnd  where  the  current  or  the  tide 
sets  strongest,  rows  of  stakes  or  pules  are  driven  iiito  the 
sand,  to  act  lis  breakwaters  for  the  protection  of  the  bate 
of  the  sloping  bank,  which  receives  a  further  consistente 
by  iK'ing  grown  over  with  grass,  on  the  gently  sloping 
sides  of  which  very  fine  cattle  may  be  seen  grazing,  many 
of  which  are  liandsouiely  spotted. 

These  dykes,  and  their  siijiporting  enibankinents,  mo 
seen  in  great  perfection  along  the  shores  of  South  lieve- 
laiid,  the  island  next  to  Waleheren,  nnd  one  of  Ihe  most 
lieautiful  nnd  ferlile  territories  of  Holland;  tliat  is  to  say, 
lieantiful  for  its  cultivation  nnd  its  lertility  in  nil  kinds  of 
grain,  mudder,  pulse,  lieiiip,  rape,  and  llnx  ;  in  its  nbnii- 
(lance  of  orchards  of  nppks,  pears,  cherries,  nnd  plums  ; 
in  the  number  of  its  villages,  tiliiated  in  the  midst  of 
trees,  but,  lo  the  navigator  of  tlit^  riv(  r,  known  only  to 
exi.-t  from  the  freiiiieiit  spires  of  churches  that  are  seen 
to  rise  in  every  diiettion  out  of  the  woods.  Even  in 
those  villages  that  are  eliwe  to  llit^  banks,  seldom  is  nny 
part  of  the  houses  visible,  except  Ihe  eliiiniieys  and  the 
tiled  roofs :  but  a  church  spire  in  the  midst  of  trees,  nnd 
I  windmill  erected  on  the  bank  or  some  artilieiul  niouiil, 
the  iH'ttcr  to  cr.tcli  the  breeze,  nre  sure  indicalions  of  the 
co-existence  of  a  little  Immlet  with  tho^c  conspicuous 
object?. 

In  various  parts  of  the  shores  of  the  river,  in  addition 
to  the  regular  embnnknienls,  are  small  breakwaters  of 
stonework,  thrown  out  at  right  angles  into  the  stream, 
intended  to  guard  the  dykes  iigain.st  the  shneli  of  Healing 
limlier  or  vessels,  lint  more  piirtienliirly  against  the 
ninsses  of  ice  which  float  down  in  the  winter  se.ison. 
These  stones  nre  nil  brought  hither,  by  water  coiiveyniKe, 
from  the  neighbourhood  of  Brussels,  ns  not  n  pebble  of 
any  description  is  to  be  found  in  nny  of  the  Zealand 
Islands,  nor  in  the  northern  provinces  of  Belgium.  The 
general  surl'iee,  in  liict,  on  both  sides  of  Ihe  river,  is  Is  - 
low  the  hvel  of  the  high  water  iiinrk,  so  thnt  n  vast  ex- 
lent  of  fertile  country  has  nctuully  been  rescued  from  the 
sea  by  human  laliour  and  ingenuity.  It  is  evident,  lliere. 
fore,  that  unless  due  precautions  were  taken  ngainst  the 
breaking  in  of  the  sen,  which  not  mifreipiently  hapjiens, 
the  whole  country  wonhl  be  subject  to  inundalion,  and 
revert  to  its  ancient  state  of  usiless  sterility — nltiTiialely 
a  siinily  marsh  nnd  a  sheet  of  water. 

This  is,  in  fact,  what  has  actually  hnpiiminl  to  tlin 
eastern  side  of  this  very  Isl.ind  of  South  Bevelnnd, 
where,  nt  low  water,  there  is  a  v^st  extent  of  sand,  wliirh 
the  Dutch  have  named  '  Vendriiken  land,'  or  land  swal- 
lowed up  by  the  sea.  To  obviate  n  disaster  of  such  fatal 
iiii|s)rt,  innumerable  inland  dykes  are  eonslrueled  in 
evi  ry  direction,  not  <inly  lo  marl(,  as  they  sometimes  do, 
III!  ilivisinn  of  pro|H'rly,  bill  also  lo  nfl'nrd  additional  bar- 
riers to  the  waters,  so  that  if  Ihe  first  barrier  or  sea  dyke 
Hliouhl  give  way,  a  second  r'ld  n  third  may  Is'  fimmt  to 
resist  the  further  ravages  of  llie  flood,  ;\l  the  commenee 
incnt  of  tln^  present  century,  however,  Waleheren  wan 
inumhted  by  a  breach  of  the  p<'a  nt  West  Ca|>rl,  mill 
the  water  is  said  to  have  stooil  iis  high  ns  the  ro<ifs  of  the 
houses  of  .Aliildelhnrg,  which  line  erty  was  saved  fVnm 
niter  destrinlion  only  by  the  strength  of  its  wnll«.  This 
event  is  commnnorated  liy     n  iiisi  riplioii  on  n  stone. 

The  si-n  had  oner  U'liin  washed  nwny  the  snndy 
downs,  which  form  n  Imrrie-  along  the  wesU'ni  const, 
and  Bub.in'rjred  the  ancient  ;  of  West  Cn|K'l,  which 
was  afterwards  rihiiilt  flirther  i.  id.  It  is  liere  that,  in 
order  to  prevent  future  neeidenls  of  the  sumr  kind,  nil 
eiiiirinous  <!yke,  thirty  firt  high,  has  ls><  n  raised  lo  fill 
lip  the  lirenili.  Tlie  ex|«'ii«e  iiiiisl  have  ts'cn  enormous, 
bill  llii'  snltntioii  at'  Ihe  wholr  Hlaiids  of  Wiilelicreii  may 
Is'  said  lo  defD'nd  on  its  stability. 

In  nil  these  banks  several  slniees  nre  eoiistriietcd,  by 
iiie:iiis  of  whieli  Hie  iiihnbilnnls  linve  not  only  the  power 
of  letting  mit  the  water  from  the  Minds,  biitulto  oflttting 


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'n  that  of  tlie  river  or  the  sea,  in  the  event  of  an  cm  my 
invading  the  country  ;  and  oy  tliis  des|)cratc  measure  to 
make  it  impossible  lor  him  to  remain  ;  but  this  is  an  ad- 
vantage gained  only  at  the  expense  of  an  intlictiun  ol 
general  misery  and  distress,  amounting  very  nuarly  to 
complete  ruin. 

Tlie  masier  of  our  vessel  was  well  acquainted  ivitli 
every  ]iart  of  the  river,  but  we  were  comixjUed  to  take  a 
Dutcli  pilot,  for  the  sake,  of  course,  of  paving  him  his 
fee.  We  were  desirous,  in  proceeding,  to  kce|)  close  to 
the  northern  cliannci  on  the  Dutch  side,  along  the  sliores 
of  Bcveland,  but  the  pilot  made  several  objections,  wliich 
our  master  knew  to  bo  perfectly  frivolous ;  liis  only 
avowed  reason,  on  Iwing  pressed,  was,  that  the  king  did 
not  like  it — and  as  in  such  cases,  wlien  atat  jiro  ratiune 
volunlai,  and  when  we  arc  told  that  le  roile  veut,  it  would 
be  folly  to  resi.- 1,  we  stood  over  to  Terneuse  on  the  south- 
ern side.  I'Vom  this  place  a  fine  canal  has  recently  been 
ojKjned  the  whole  way  to  (Jhcnt,  of  the  deptli  of  sixteen 
feet,  which,  while  it  admits  sliips  of  very  considerable 
burthen,  acts  as  a  drain  to  the  surrounding  country, 
through  which  it  passes.  At  Terneuse  it  conunmiieates 
with  the  Scheldt,  by  two  separate  sluices  or  locks.  'I'l 
water  communication  is  of  the  greatest  importance,  both 
te  Brabant  and  Holland,  by  opening  a  direct  intercourse 
between  Antwerp  and  other  principal  towns  of  Uelgiiim, 
and  to  the  latter  country,  through  various  channels  of 
communication,  with  Dort  imd  lintterdam. 

In  proeeeding  up  tlie  Scheldt,  it  is  im|)ossiblc  not  to 
he  struck  with  the  simple  means  by  which  tlic  Uutch 
have  succeeded  in  producing  the  same  cft'ect,  though, 
perhaps,  in  a  smaller  degree,  for  which  in  England  we 
launch  out  into  the  most  extravagant  expense.  Nothing 
can  exceed  the  economy  practised  in  the  construction  of 
thoir  flood-gates,  and  the  wooden  piers  in  which  their 
sluices  are  placed  ;  a  species  of  hydraulics,  that  witli  us 
are  generally  formed  of  the  most  costly  workmanship  in 
masonry,  ilaving  no  stone  in  this  country,  but  what 
must  come  to  them  from  the  banks  of  the  .Aleusi^  or  the 
Rhine,  necessity  has  driven  tluiin  to  the  use  of  other  ma- 
terials, and  itii  place  is  erticicntly  supplied  by  tlie  less 
costly,  though  less  durable,  article  of  wood. 

On  tlic  muddy  sliores  and  the  sand  banks  of  the 
Scheldt,  left  bare  at  low  water,  whole  shoals  of  seals  may 
generally  lie  scon  in  dillereiit  attitudes,  some  playing 
about  and  wallowing  in  the  mud,  wliile  others  are  stand- 
ing upright,  as  if  watching  to  give  notice  to  their  coiii- 
poiiions  of  any  danger  that  may  be  approacliiiig.  'I'liese 
cre.tures  arc  possessed  of  a  high  degree  of  cunning,  and 
not  easily  to  be  caught  napping ;  the  usual  mode  of'  tak- 
ing them  is  by  setting  a  long  range  of  nets  below  the 
surface  of  the  high  water  line,  so  as  to  adiii'*  them  Ireely 
Bt  th.it  time  of  tide  to  the  shores  or  banks  ^f  the  river  ; 
over  which  m^ts,  as  the  watiT  falls,  they  are  unable  to 
pass,  and  are  tliuis  caught  in  the  same  manner  tin;  in 
habitants  place  rows  of  twigs,  with  nets  lictwecn  tliciii, 
the  more  readily  to  cateli  various  kinds  of  fish,  which  by 
first  encountering  the  dilHculty  of  passing  through  the 
twigs  generally  fall  into  tho  nets  between  them. 

The  distance  from  Flushing  to  Antwerp  is  reckoned, 
by  the  bending  of  the  river,  to  b«  sixty-two  miles,  wliich 
our  little  yacht  eflcctcd  in  fifo  hours  aitd  a  half,  and 
would  with  case  have  doue  it  In  five  hours,  had  thu  wind 
uot  failed  us  in  tlie  narrow  part  of  the  river,  just  above 
Lillo.  The  apiiearaneo  of  tho  ancient  city  of  Aiitwcrp 
becomes  here  an  interesting  object,  and  the  more  im|«)K- 
iug  the  nearer  wc  approach  it  along  the  last  reach  of  thi 
Sclicldt ;  nor  will  the  traveller  leel  any  disapimiiitiiieiit 
on  his  arrival  before  this  great  commercial  jiort  of  tlie 
Netherlands. 

At  the  same  time  it  must  lie  confessed  there  was  no 
thing  on  this  noble  river,  either  in  our  progrcHs  up  it,  or 
before  tho  city,  that  conveyed  any  impression  of  an  ac- 
tive or  cxtunsivi'  cominorei'.  In  sailing  up  or  down  the 
Thanii.'s,  or  in  approaching  lioiidon  within  four  or  five 
miles — in  the  fir^t  ease,  tile  multitude  of  sliipping,  of  all 
descriptions  from,  the  largest  Iiidiamen  to  the  deep  l.ideii 
birge  scarcely  emerging  from  the  water,  crossing  and 
recrossiiig  each  other  in  every  |>ossiblo  direction — in  tlie 
second,  those  lying  in  close  contact,  tier  after  tier,  for 
several  miles  below  the  first  bridge  of  the  mitro|«ilis,  nf- 
ford  indications  not  to  lie  mistaken  of  the  eoinmen  jal 
wealth  and  prosperity  of  London.  Dut  the  Scheldt,  when 
wo  ascended  It,  was  a  vacant  river;  we  mithiT  met  nor 
overtook  n  single  sail,  and  with  the  exception  of  soiiii!  ten 
or  Iwi'Ive  small  vcssiIh,  mostly  brigs  except  two  nr  three 
American  Hhips,  therc^  wiis  tilths  npisiiriiiKi'  of  trade 
along  the  rtiniiiMin  ipiay  of  Antwerp,  lint  a  ureal  mim- 
U'r  of  vessels  wiTc}  lying  in  the  small  harlimirs  that 
branch  out  from  the  river,  anil  in  the  two  large  basins, 
Antwerp,  however,  is  a  fine  old  city.     It  is  iin|HHiKible 


to  enter  tlirough  an  ancient  gateway  into  its  narrow 
streets,  bounded  by  lofty  houses,  with  their  high  gable 
(lids  or  pediments  of  several  stories  of  windows,  and  as- 
cending by  steps  on  itacli  side  to  a  |>oint,  without  being 
attracted  by  tluir  grotesque  but,  at  the  same  time,  |)ic- 
turesfiue  appearance.  Indeed,  their  novel  and  fanciful 
shapes  are  much  more  attractive  than  the  more  recent  and 
wider  streets,  with  their  more  spacious  houses,  niaiiy  of 
which  are  not  inferior  to  any  that  are  met  witli  in  Lon- 
don. 

The  Rue  de  la  Mer,  which  had  formerly  a  coiial  down 
the  middle,  like  those  which  are  generally  met  with  in  a 
Dutch  town,  but  is  now  filled  u|),  appears  to  be  as  wide 
as  Portland  Place,  and  from  the  variety  in  the  architec- 
ture of  its  houses  is  infinitely  more  picturesque  and 
striking. 

In  this  street  is  the  cominoclious  hotel  of  Le  Grnvd 
fjiiliouieur,  in  which  wc  took  up  our  (|uarters  ;  and  in  it 
also  is  the  palace  of  William  I.,  a  handsome  building 
enough,  but  nothing  remarkable,  being  little  better  than 
a  common  sized  house  of  tlie  first  class,  the  ajHirtinents 
surrounding  a  quadrangle.  In  fact  it  bilonged  to  one  of 
the  merchants  of  the  town,  but  was  purchased  and  fur 
nished  for  the  use  of  Bonaparte  and  his  generals,  when 
he  should  happen  to  po^s  this  way.  It  certainly  has  no 
pretensions  to  the  name  of  palace.  It  consists  of  two 
suites  of  six  or  seven  small  rooms,  some  without  any 
otiicr  furniture  than  a  deal  table,  and  a  ihw  of  tho  com- 
moiiest  chairs,  and  others  entirely  without  furniture  of 
any  kind,  i  f  tlic  present  royal  family  shoidd  remain  a 
day  or  so  at  Antwerp,  which  they  have  not  yet  conde- 
scended to  do,  there  is  a  bed  fitted  up  in  one  of  the  suites 
of  apartments  for  the  king,  ajid  another  in  the  op|>osite 
side  for  the  queen,  but  their  atteiidanta  must  shift  for 
themselves,  and  sleep  on  the  floor,  unless  timely  notice 
be  given  to  prepare  lor  better  acrummodation  tlian  this 
palace  at  present  affords,  thi  expressing  some  surprise 
to  the  yomig  woman  who  showed  us  round,  that  it  should 
be  left  in  so  unfurnished  a  state,  she  readily  observed  that, 
"  if  Xa|X)leoii  had  remained  their  sovereign,  it  would  soon 
have  l>een  furnished,  and  that  right  well  too." 

Antwerp,  though  still  a  place  of  very  considerable 
trade,  has  had  the  misfortune  of  IxMng  stripped  of  its  splen- 
dour and  pros|)erity  on  several  occasions.  Her  merchants 
were  at  one  time  the  most  wealthy  body  of  men  in  Eu- 
rope. As  an  illustration  of  this,  a  story  is  told  of  one 
.loliii  Dacns,  who  lent  to  Charles  V.  a  nuUion  of  gold,  to 
enable  him  to  carry  on  his  wars  in  Hungary,  for  wL'ch 
he  obtained  the  royal  bond.  The  enqicror,  on  his  return, 
dined  with  the  uicrchant,  who,  after  a  most  sumptuous 
entertuinment,  produced  the  Imiid,  not,  however,  for  pay- 
ment, but  to  burn  il,  which  he  is  said  to  have  done  in  a 
tire  made  of  the  chips  of  cinnamon. 

The  griatest  blow  which  the  prosperity  of  this  city 
received,  was  in  consequence  of  the  treaty  by  which  the 
navigation  of  the  magnificent  river,  on  the  right  bank  of 
which  it  is  situated,  was  prohibited.  It  is  said  that  An- 
twerp before  this  conluined  not  Icwcr  tlian  two  hundred 
thousand  inhabitants,  and  had  sometimes  two  thousand 
ships  and  vessels  lying  in  the  river,  and  its  harbours  and 
its  basins.  The  former  are  now  reduced  to  less  than  sixty 
thousand,  and  the  latt<'r  to  at  most  two  hundred.  The 
town  had  before  this  treaty  Ix'cn  sacked  and  set  on  fire 
by  the  infamous  Alva,  when  six  or  seven  thousand  of  its 
iiiliabilanls  ore  said  to  have  |>crislicd:  and  tlie  third,  and 
last  time,  that  its  pros|)erity  suffered  a  severe  blow,  was 
occasioned  by  the  overthrow  of  Bonaparte,  when  his 
grand  design  of  making  Antwerp  the  greatest  naval  ar- 
senal in  the  north  of  Kuropc  fell  with  its  projector.  His 
plans  for  this  |)ur|H>se  were  undertaken  on  an  immense 
scale  ;  but  they  were  by  no  mi'ans  deserving  those  ex- 
travagant encomiums  that  were  bestowed  on  them  while 
in  their  progress,  'I'lie  two  basins  arc  undouliledly 
plunned  with  great  skill,  and  exeriited  with  excellent 
workmanship.  They  are  eonveiiienlly  enlend  from  the 
river,  well  protected  by  the  guns  of  the  eitadid,  commu- 
iiieuti'  with  each  other  by  a  stout  pair  of  iron  gates,  and 
another  nair  connects  them  willi  tlie  river.  I'or  the  se- 
curity of  shipping  in  the  winter  months  these  basins  are 
admirably  adapted  ;  and  tho  old  East  India  House,  a 
gnat  <piuilr.iiigular  building,  which  stands  immcdiatel, 
iH'lweeii  them,  is  well  situated  for  the  reeepli<m  of  mer- 
(haMdi-i;  ot  imvnl  stores;  but  they  are  increlmsinH,  pos- 
sessing no  I'onvenieiices  wluitcMr  fiir  llie  huildiiiff  or  re- 
pairs of  ships.  As  commercial  docks  they  ore  of  consi- 
derable im|H>rtanee  to  the  town,  and  on  that  account 
solely  liny  es<ii|H'd  diniolition,  wlmi  the  dock  yard, 
wlii(  h  was  higher  up  the  river,  was  destroyed. 
,  This  deniolilion  of  the  naval  pstililiKlimeiit  was  car- 
ried into  ell'eet  in  virtue  of  the  fifteenth  nrliele  of  the 
D(<finitivc  Treaty  of  I'eoce,  signed  nt  I'uris  tho  .lOlh 


May,  1814.  By  this  article,  all  the  ships  of  war  tlien  at 
Antwerp  afloat,  and  those  on  the  stocks,  were — after 
those  actually  belonging  to  Holland,  prior  to  its  incor|)o- 
ration  in  the  French  empire,  had  l)een  given  up  to  the 
Prince  of  Orange, — to  be  divided,  so  that  his  most  Chris- 
tian Majesty  should  have  two  thirds,  and  the  Dutch,  in 
trust  for  the  allied  powers,  the  remaining  third;  all  those 
on  the  stocks  to  be  broken  up  within  a  specified  time, 
and  the  slips,  docks,  and  every  thing  belonging  to  the 
naval  arsenal,  broken  up  and  destroyed.  Commissioners 
were  appointed  for  this  partition  and  demolition,  amongst 
whom  was  the  comptroller  and  the  surveyor  of  the  Bri. 
tish  navy.     The  division  was  as  follows,  viz  : 

To  the  French.— 12  Sail  of  the  line, 
4  Frigates, 
3  Brigs ;  txjsides 
!l  Sail  of  the  line,  and 
2  Frigatesonthc  stocks.tobe broken  up. 
To  Ike   Dutc/i.— 3Sail  ofthelinc, 

.'>  Frigates  ;  and,  in  trust, 
7  Sail  of  the  line, 
L  :n  Sail  of  the  line. 
Total.        I  II  Frigates, 
I    a  Brigs. 

The  ordnance  stores,  guns  and  ammunition,  were  also 
divided,  as  well  as  the  timber  and  other  naval  stores,  the 
estiinaled  value  of  which  exceeded  two  millions  ster. 
ling. 

'I'lius  perished  tho  dockyords  of  Antwerp,  which  Bo- 
naparte had  taken  so  much  pains  and  spent  so  much 
money  to  complete,  and  which  had  occasioned  so  much 
uneasiness  to  (ircat  Britain. 

The  work  of  destruction  being  finished,  it  next  be- 
came  a  question  as  to  the  demolition  of  the  two  fiiio 
basins,  which,  however,  would  have  been  no  easy  mailer; 
at  least  to  such  an  extent  as  would  have  rendered  llieiu 
irreparable.  It  was  calculated  that  the  larger  of  the  two 
was  capable  of  containing  thirty-four  sail  of  the  line,  and 
tll(^  smaller  one,  fijurteen.  The  reiircsentations  of  tlit 
citizens,  however,  in  favour  of  their  lieing  suflcrcd  to  re- 
main uninjured,  as  the  receptacles  of  their  merchant 
shipping,  and  of  their  vast  utility  in  protecting  thein  in 
the  winter  season  against  the  ice,  (which,  it  seen.*,  floats 
ulKlUt  in  such  large  masses  that,  heretofore,  those  ol' 
large  dimcnsioni  were  generally  under  tho  necessity  of 
going  up  to  the  anchorage  in  the  Rupel  branch  of  Ihf 
river,  seven  miles  above  Antwerp,)  prevailed ;  and  it  was 
conceded  !c  the  town  that  these  two  fine  basins  should 
not  1)1!   lesl'oyed. 

All  the  fortifieafiors,  the  slorehouscs,  the  smilherie«, 
ro|)e-hoUhe,  and  other  buildings  connected  with  the  dork- 
yard  e^tabli»hment,  were  destroyed,  but  the  citadel  was 
siilfcred  to  remain  untouched.  Since  the  establishnifiil 
of  Antwerp  as  a  naval  port  by  Bonaparte,  nineteen  bail 
of  the  line  and  thirteen  frigates  had  been  put  upon  llu 
stocks  ;  and  between  four  and  five  thousand  artificers  of 
dilVerent  descriptions  were  employed  in  tlie  doekyardn. 
He  hail  eiiinpuled,  a  very  lillle  time  before  his  fall,  that 
ten  sail  of  the  line  might  he  launched  every  year.  Il 
was  boasted  of,  as  a  great  feat,  that  a  thirty-six  gun  fri- 
gale  bill!  been  completely  finished  in  one  month,  with  tlir 
assistance  of  the  galley  slaves  lo  snw  the  timber.  'I'ln' 
artificers,  (or  tlie  most  part,  were  soldiers,  and  tlicir  |kiv 
was  made  up  to  three  francs  per  doy.  The  timltcr  wai 
generully  brought  by  water  tiom  the  ncighbourhund  o'' 
Tournay  and  (icmappe ;  etch  piece  was  lashioncd  in  llie 
forest  lo  the  shape  and  purpose  fiir  which  it  was  intend 
I'd.  'I"he  cannon  and  lieavy  iron  work  were  sent  from 
the  founderies  of  Liege.  To  make  this  naval  arseiul 
eoinplele,  it  was  intended  to  eonslruet  dry  docks  at  llic 
head  of  the  Inner  or  large  basin,  the  wall  of  wbicli,  «t 
that  part,  still  remains  unfinished,  nr  rather,  that  line  of 
the  basin  was  originally  left  without  masonry.  The  ri.« 
and  full  of  the  lide,  which  is  from  fourteen  to  sixteen  ffft, 
is  highly  favourable  for  the  lonstruclion  of  dry  docks, of 
whii'li,  coiivenieiit  as  they  are,  and  consiili  red  with  ui  u 
indls|)cnsalilc,  there  is  but  one  or  two,  at  the  most,  in  all 
Holland;  the  vast  expense,  fVoni  the  nature  of  the  soil, 
and  the  lotal  want  ol  stone  and  other  material  in  thai 
coimlry,  having  probably  del'  rred  them  from  such  iin 
ilirlokiiigs.  It  is  KuppoHiil  ti„.  a  dock  for  the  rcfeptinn 
of  a  seveiitv-foiir  gun  ship  emihl  not  be  constructed,  in 
any  part  of  HoIIhikI,  or  even  nt  Antwerp,  for  so  little  u 
one  himilred  lliousaiid  pounds. 

The  mnsonrv  of  the  two  basins  here  nihiiled  to  is  virv 
fine,  the  walls  Isiiig  live  fiet  thick,  exclusive  of  the  liinil- 
ers.  The  wlioh'  of  the  works  executed  nt  Antwerp  hi 
the  Fruiiuh  is  uiid  to  hxvo  cost  tliem  two  millions  stn 
ling. 


A  TOUR  TIIKOUGH  SOUTH  HOLLAND. 


f)9 


L-  ships  of  war  then  at 
e  stocks,  were — after 
d,  prior  to  its  iiicor|x)- 
l)ecn  given  up  to  tlic 
so  that  his  most  Chris, 
ds,  and  the  Dutch,  in 
mining  third;  all  those 
thin  a  specified  time, 
hing  belonging  to  the 
oyed.  Commissioners 
:id  demolition,  amongst 
c  surveyor  of  the  Bri. 
bllows,  viz : 


9 

c,  and 

3  stocks,to be  broken  up. 

t,  in  trust, 
e. 


immunition,  were  also 
I  other  naval  stores,  the 
;ded  two  millions  ster. 

of  Antwerp,  which  Bo. 
:is  and  spent  so  mueh 
ad  occasioned  so  mucii 

g  finished,  it  next  be- 
ulitiun  of  the  two  fine 
vc  been  no  easy  mailer ; 
uld  have  rendered  thrm 
lut  the  larger  of  the  two 
four  sail  of  the  line,  and 
;  rcprcsentutions  of  the 
eir  being  suflered  to  re- 
iclcs  of  tlieir  merchant 
'  in  protecting  Ihcm  in 
,  (which,  it  seen...-,  floats 
lat,  heretofore,  tliosc  ol' 
[  under  the  necessity  ol' 
Kuprl  branch  of  the 
prevailed ;  and  it  was 
tine  basins  should 


I 


•d. 


f,) 
two 

nuFcs,  the  smilheriet, 

nocled  with  the  (look- 

but  the  citadel  nai 

V  the  establishment 

onaparle,  nineteen  bail 

had  been  put  upon  tlu' 

thousand  artificers  of 

ycd  in  tlic  dnckyoritii. 

me  before  his  full,  that 

Miched  every  year.     Il 

t  n  thirty-six  gun  fri- 

ill  one  month,  with  tlu 

law  the  timber.     'I'l 

soldiers',  and  tlicir  imy 

day.    The  timlier  wai 

the  neighbourhood  o'' 

was  fashioned  in  llie 

which  it  was  intend 

work  were  sent  from 

ke  this  naval  arsenal 

ruel  dry  docks  at  IIh' 

le  wall  of  which,  «t 

or  rather,  that  line  of 

it  masonry.     The  rise 

urieen  to  sixteen  feel, 

rlion  of  dry  docks,  of 

eonsidi  red  with  us  » 

vo,  nt  the  most,  iu  al! 

le   nature  of  the  soil, 

Iher  material  in  lliai 

them  from  such  iin 

lock  for  the  ret eplion 

(il   Im'  eonslructed,  in 

twerp,  fur  so  little  u 

|ere  alluded  to  is  vorv 

I  .xelusive  of  the  liiiiil 

I'Uted   nt  Antwerp  b> 

liii   two  millioiiN  slrt 


*>  The  great  object  of  these  two  basins  was  the  security 
of  the  Hcet  against  the  floating  masnesof  ice  in  the  river, 
during  the  winter,  wiicre  it  is  utterly  impracticable  for 
jarge  ships,  such  as  those  of  tlic  line,  to  remain  in  any 
thing  like  security. 

Before  they  were  ready  for  the  adiflission  of  the  ships 
that  had  liecn  built,  've  understood  that  twelve  sail  of  the 
line  were  sent  into  winter  quarters  in  the  Rupcl  branch 
,of  the  river,  where,  by  due  precautions  of  stockades,  &,c., 
they  escaped  without  much  damage.  But  no  part  of  the 
'Sclieldt  affords  safe  anchorage  for  large  vessels  in  the 
winter  season. 

Even  the  roadstead  of  Flushing  is  at  all  tinies  a  wild, 
txposed  anehorage  for  ships,  being  ojien  entirely  to  the 
North  Sea,  which,  in  bad  weather,  rolls  in  with  great  im- 
aetuo,sity.     Vast  sums  of  money  have  been  expended  at 
that  port  to  render  the  defensive  works,  as  they  tliought, 
'impregnable.     The  magnitude  of  our  liust  expedition, 
,  jioivever,  alarmed  them  ;  and  it  is  said  that  no  less  than 
'  five  mines  were  laid,  to  spring  the  dykes  and   inundate 
•the  place,  if  they  found  it  untenable.     Fortunately,  liow- 
vever,  for  the  people  of  Flushing,  we  found  it  more  convc. 
nient  to  seek  for  shelter  in  the  Roonipol,  and  content  our- 
•elves  with  the  possession  of  the  agreeable  capital  of_  tlie 
bland,  Middelburg,  which  was  assailed  and  tiiken  from 
another  quiirtcr.     Flushing,  however,  did  not  entirely  cs- 
cape ;  and  tiie  inhabitants  say  that  the  mischief  done  to 
them  by  the  Knglish,  was  not  made  good  at  a  leas  ex- 
pense than  twenty-four  millions  of  francs,  or  about  a  mil- 
jTion  sterling ;  which,  in  its  present  desolate  and  neglected 
e-coiidition,  may  bo  considered  about  the  purcliase  nioiicy 
jof  the  fee-simple  of  the  town.     Still,  it  was  fortunate  to 
i^ave  escaped  with  so  little  damage ;  for  »vhcii  the  bom- 
i^bardincnt  took  place,  about    one  hundred  and  twenty 
Jtouses  were  set  on  fire  ;  and,  on  the  evacuation  of  the 
llsland,  all  the  public  works  of  Flushing,  the  arsenal,  the 

tiasiii,  the  ships  of  war,  the  careening  wharf  and  pits,  and 
he  storehouses  in  the  dockyard,  were  either  blown  up  or 
ifcurnt,  or  otlierwise  destroyed.    The  Dutch  were,  ulti. 
anateiy,  in  some  decree,  avenged  of  this  work  of  destrue. 
jtioii,  by  the  drcadhil  havoc  which  the  Walcheren  fever 
■jmade  among  our  olficers  imd  troops. 
,;     The  Seluldt,  it  r  ust  Iv  admitted,  is  a  magnificent 
.i'liver,  and  capable  ol  receiving  comnKxIious  naval  cstab- 
Vlishments  in  v.irious  parts  of  its  cDurse.    Terncuse,  in- 
'  d.ed,  on  its  Icfl  bank,  has  been  considered  as  preferable 
^'to  .'Vntwerp,  in  many  points  of  view,  for  a  naval  arsenal ; 
wiand,  among  others,  on  account  of  its  proximity  to  the 
\  mouth  of  the  river,  and  of  the  depth  of  water,  which  is 
^  suflicicnt  to  admit  ships  of  the  largest  size  to  lie  there 
with  all  their  guns  and  stores  on  board,  ready  at  any  iiio- 
I  ment  to  put  to  sea,  which  is  not  the  ease  with  regard  to 
I  Antwerp.     Bonaparte  was  fully  aware  of  this  adviuitage, 
%  and  had  some  intention  of  removing  the  naval  estahlish- 
3  ment  from  Antwerp  to  Terneuse.     \  plan  to  this  elfeet 
]i  was  proixised,  which  he  is  said  to  iiave  seized  with  eager- 
I  ncss  ;  it  contained,  among  other  things,  a  basin  that  would 
%  hold  sixty  sail  of  the  line,  from  whence  they  might  put  to 
I  sea  at  once,  fully  equipped  in  every  res|)ect. 
1      Fortunately  lor  the  world,  and  for  Great  Britain  in  par- 
j  ticular,  his  career  was  cut  short  in  that  very  imrtion  of 
I  Europe,  where  he  bail  long  cherished  his  magnificent 
J  plans  for  our  destnu-tion  1 

J  The  demolition  of  Antwerp,  and  llie  transfer  of  ship 
^  building,  anil  artificers,  and  coimnerce,  to  the  iiorts  of 
'];  Holland,  was  one  of  the  hivivicst  blows  that  could,  in  re- 
■j:  cent  times,  have  been  inflicted  on  the  inhiibitants  of  the 
*  foniiiT ;  and  yet  we  observed  no  exlernal  symptoms  of 
"  dee  ly  in  any  part  of  the  town ;  the  houses  were  all  in- 
hahiled,  and  kept  in  high  order  i  the  jieople  hustling  and 
eherrriil ;  the  Bourse  daily  crowded  and  noisy  ;  the  shops 
well  slocked,  and  every  apiM'arance  of  an  active  trade 
currying  on.  This  city  imist,  indeed,  from  its  advaii- 
t,i(;i'i)us  |H)silion,  always  command  a  very  considerable 
inliiid  tradi",  inde|H'iiilenl  of  what  is  carried  to  it  by  the 
Sriielill ;  and,  ns  far  as  ap|M'arances  weol,  we  certainly 
did  iiol  observe  any  visible  signs  of  povcrly  among  llie 
inliabitantn.  The  market.)  were  most  abundantly  sup- 
plied with  all  the  necessaries  of  lile,  and  at  a  cheap  rate 
— cheap  as  compared  with  the  rale  of  wages,  anil  not 
merely  as  compared  with  the  prices  of  similar  articles  in 
England.  The  eominoii  people  are  remarkably  well 
clothed  ;  and  fVoin  their  quiet  and  |i|aeid  Is'haviour,  a 
•tranger  would  judge  them  to  lie  eonlenled  ami  happy. 

It  cannot  foil  to  occur  to  the  miiid  of  an  Fnglishnian, 
while  visiting  Antwerp,  that  if  we  were  In  reverse  the 
caw,  and  snpiKww^  it  to  have  Im'cii  n  [Mirt  of  England  which 
had  siillVred  llie  iiijurv,  as  well  as  llie  indignity,  of  hav- 
ing mil'  of  its  principal  dockyards  blown  up,  and  its  Heel 
(wrlilioneil  and  carried  away  ehietly  by  tiir  i«id  of  that 
very  saino  jicuplo  who  come  in  shmils  to  visit  the  country 


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and  take  up  a  residence  among  them,  how  very  ditTcrent 
a  feeling  would  have  prevailed  among,  and  how  very  dif- 
ferent a  reception  the  destroyers  would  have  ex|)erieuced 
from  our  countrymen  !  for,  although  we  were  the  cfiief 
instigators  of  the  blow  tliat  crushed  the  very  sources  of 
their  prosperity,  we  did  not  learn,  and  certainly  did  not 
experience,  that  the  citizens  of  Antwerp  ever  manifested 
the  least  ill  will  or  incivility  towards  tlie  numerous  Eng- 
lishmen that  have  since  visited  tlieir  port :  they  ascribe, 
as  in  justice  they  ought,  the  whole  of  tlieir  misfortunes 
to  the  French. 

There  are  several  very  fine  old  buildings  in  Antwerji, 
of  a  [Kculiar  style  of  architecture,  and  the  houses  in  ge- 
neral exhibit  every  possible  f'aiiey  in  the  shapes  and  oriia- 
ineiits  of  their  gable  ends,  many  of  which  are  extremely 
picturesque ;  but,  with  tile  exjeptioii  of  the  churches  and 
convents,  and  the  Hotel  do  Ville,  tliero  arc  few  public 
buildings  tliat  deserve  mueh  attention.  This  last  men- 
tioned ancient  structure  is  situated  in  the  Grand  Place, 
which,  however,  scarcely  deserves  the  name  of  a  square, 
and  is  altogether  inferior  to  another  adjoining,  called  tlie 
fiace  Veil,  which,  from  a  churchyard,  has  been  converted 
into  a  handsome  square,  planted  with  trees  and  fenced  in 
by  posts  of  blue  stone  and  iron  railing. 

There  is  something  imposing  in  tlie  architecture,  and 
remarkable  in  tlie  general  apiiearance,  of  the  Hotel  de 
Ville  ;  the  central  part  of  the  front  is  cased  entirely  with 
variegated  marble,  and  ornamented  with  statues.  The 
whole  fai;ade  is  little  short  of  3U0  feet.  It  was  once  burnt 
down,  and  restored,  as  an  inscription  tells  us,  in  1581. 
We  were  told  that  the  public  library,  within  tliis  building, 
was  o()en  every  day  from  nine  o'clock  till  four  ;  but  the 
extent  and  value  of  its  contenta  were  not  ascertained  by 
us — being  unable  to  prevail  on  a  cold  phlegmatie  Dutch- 
man, the  only  guardian  of  the  place,  to  admit  us;  so  that 
we  did  not  see  what  little  there  is  to  be  seon  within  this 
externally  imposing  edilice. 

We  were  more  fortunate,  however,  in  our  visit  to  the 
Museum  of  I'uinlings,  in  the  suppressed  convent  of  Be- 
collets,  lo  wliich,  though  shut  up  from  the  public,  during 
the  exhibition  of  pictures  by  modern  artists,  we,  lieing 
strangers,  found  no  dilHcuhy  of  admission. 

In  this  collection  have  been  brought  together  many  of 
the  Ix-st  pictures  which  were  nt  one  time  in  tlu^  several 
churches  and  convents  of  the  city  ;  and  among  them  are 
a  few  s|Mieiniens,  that  may  be  classed  with  the  most  [kt- 
ect  of  the  numerous  iiictures  painted  by  Bubens.  'I'lie 
.Mii.seum  consists  of  two  great  rooms.  On  the  right  side 
of  the  first  gallery  is  the  celebrated  painting  of  this  artist, 
'  Christ  crucified  iK'tween  the  two  thieves,"  universally 
iieknowlcdged  as  one  of  the  most  magnificent  specimens 
iif  art,  both  in  design  and  execution,  and  generally  es- 
teemed among  tlie  first,  if  not  the  very  first  i>erfbrinance 
of  Kulx'ns. 

The  figure  of  Christ,  "  already  dead,"  is  that  of  a  per- 
son who  lias  departed  in  calm  and  tranquil  repose,  free 
from  all  apiiearance  of  convulsive  movement,  and  con- 
trasts finely  with  the  hideous  distortions  of  the  features 
of  the  robber  who  reproached  him,  and  who  is  evidently 
writhing  with  agony  ;  and  as  the  executioner,  with  a  bar 
of  iron,  is  breaking  his  limbs,  we  see  the  convulsive 
twiteliin';s  of  every  part  of  his  bmly,  while  the  blood 
trickles  down  from  the  foot  he  has  torn  from  the  cross,  to 
which  it  was  nailed.  But  no  pencil,  except  that  of  Kii- 
bens,  enuld  have  painted  the  heavenly  countenance  of  the 
iMagdalen,  as  she  looks  at  the  hoiseman  pointing  his 
s|)car  against  our  Saviour's  siile.  "  It  i,s,"  says  Sir  Joshua 
Ueynolds,  "  by  far  Ihe  most  beautiful  profile  I  ever  saw 
of  HnU'iis,  or,  I  think,  of  any  other  painter  ;  the  excel- 
lence of  its  colouring  is  beyond  expression."  It  would 
occupy  too  much  space  to  describe  the  whole  of  this  col- 
led ion. 

Ill  the  .Museum  are  also  several  good  |)ictnre8  of  Van 
Dyk  ;  but  after  the  eye  has  feasted  on  the  brilliant  colour- 
ing of  KntM'iis,  they  appear,  to  a  mere  amateur,  and  not 
one  of  the  cognoscenli,  cold  and  spiritless.  There  are 
two  or  three  crucifixions  by  this  master,  a  Pitta,  as  it  is 
called,  being  the  dead  Christ  on  the  knee  of  the  Virgin, 
and  a  few  portrait.".  That,  however,  in  which  Christ  is 
expiring  on  the  Cross,  and  Catherine  of  Sienna  embracing 
it,  while  Saint  Dominic  is  standing  in  an  attitude  of  con- 
templation,  is  esteemed,  as  it  ought  to  Ix-,  a  sublime 
coinposilion,  heightened  as  it  is  by  the  dark  and  agitated 
appi'aram'e  of  the  elements  in  the  back  ground.  This 
pielure  formerly  Is-longed  to  the  nuns  of  the  order  of  Si. 
Dominie.  Then-  is  also  a  fine  |)orfrait  by  Van  Dyk  of 
Cnisar  Alexander  Scnglia. 

Of  artists  of  less  note  there  are  several  good  pictures, 
— some  by  Seghers,  .Jordaens,  Old  Frank,  Martin  de  Vos, 
Breughel,  Pniirbiis,  ("oxte,  and  other  Flemish  tnastrrf. 
AVc  had  not  lim^  nor,  indeed,  much  inclination,  after 


feasting  on  the  rich  productions  of  the  old  masters  in  the 
two  galleries  of  the  Museum,  to  bestow  much  attention 
on  the  pictures  of  living  arti.sts  which  were  now  exiiibiting 
ill  two  other  galleries  ;  in  addition  to  which  was  a  room 
appropriated  lo  statuary  figures,  at  the  end  of  tliat  on  tlie 
left  of  the  entrance. 

There  ap|)cared,  however,  to  be  many  very  respectable 
performances  ;  and  what  was  sufticienlly  encouraging  to 
the  progress  of  art,  the  rooms  were  crowded  with  specta- 
tors. It  is  not  improbable,  from  the  numerous  collections 
that  have  been  made,  and  are  still  making,  by  individuals, 
that  Antwerp  is  once  more  likely  to  become  the  scat  of 
the  arts  for  the  encouragement  of  the  painters  of  the 
Netherlaiuls.  'J'he  contest  will  be  between  this  place  and 
Brussels ;  but  tlie  advantage  is  on  the  side  of  Antwerp, 
from  its  )X)ssessing  the  greatest  number,  and  the  finest 
s|)ccimcns  of  the  first  artist  that  adorned  his  native  coun- 
try, the  celebrated  Rubens. 

'l"he  Cathedral  of  Notre  Dame,  even  if  it  were  not  in 
|)ossessioii  of  the  chef-d'mnvire  of  this  great  master,  can- 
not fait  to  invite  the  curiosity  of  protostant  travellers. 
(Jur  i:ext  visit  was  to  this  fine  building,  whiac  magnifi- 
cent towers  are  justly  reckoned  among  the  first  which 
exist  in  the  world  ;  or,  more  correctly  speaking,  the  tower 
which  is  surmounted  by  a  spire ;  for  though  there  are 
two  precisely  alike,  yet  only  one  of  tlieni  is  completed, 
by  having  a  lofty  spire  rising  from  its  summit,  and 
making  the  whole  height  to  be  about  four  hundred  and 
fifty  feet,  to  which  may  lie  added  fifteen  feet  more  for  tho 
height  of  the  shaft  on  which  the  cross  is  placed.  It  is 
said,  indeed,  by  some  of  the  guide-books  to  lie  five  hun- 
dred feet.  The  massive  tower  may  reduce  the  aiipear- 
aiicc  of  its  height,  and  deceive  tl.e  eye;  but  it  certainly 
docs  not  ajipear  to  exceed  four  hundred  feet  to  the  pinna- 
cle of  the  cross.  The  spire  is  light  and  elegant,  and  of 
the  same  class  as  that  of  Strasbourg  and  the  Town-I.all 
of  Brussels.  This  noble  edifice  is  said  to  have  taken 
nearly  u  century  in  completing,  being  commcneed  under 
the  direction  of  an  architect  of  the  name  of  Appclmans 
in  14"J2,  and  finished  in  151H.  One  of  the  towers  is  fur- 
nished with  a  fine  set  of  chimes  or  carillons,  the  largest 
hell  of  which  is  said  to  weigh  sixteen  thousand  pounds. 

'I'hc  interior  of  Notre  Dame  fully  corresponds  in  gran- 
deur with  the  exterior.  From  the  great  door  which  is 
between  the  two  towers,  or  in  oilier  words,  from  the  lower 
extremity  of  the  nave  to  the  op|)Osite  end,  behind  tho 
great  altar,  the  dimensions  are  given  ns  follows  : — 'J'he 
length  five  hundred  feel ;  the  breadth  two  hundred  and 
thirty ;  and  the  height  three  hundred  and  sixty  feel.  Of 
the  accuracy  of  the  last  dimension  there  may  be  some 
doubt ;  and  tlie  length  appears  to  be  somewhat  exagge- 
rated. 

The  columns  which  support  the  arcades  arc  not  to  be 
classed,  in  point  of  Iwauty,  with  those  of  York  Cathedral, 
nor  those  even  of  Westminster  Abbey  ;  but  what  may  lie 
wanting  in  elegance,  or  grandeur  of  design,  is  amply 
compensated  by  the  high  order  and  the  perfect  state  of 
neatness  in  which  every  part  of  the  church  is  kept,  and 
in  the  beauty  of  the  decorations.  The  grand  altar  is  a 
chaste  piece  of  architecture,  designed  by  Rubens ;  and 
facing  it,  at  the  lower  end  of  the  nave,  is  a  portico  of 
ight  cohiinns,  which  support  the  loft  in  which  the  organ 
is  ]ilaccd,  equally  chaste  and  In'aiitiful. 

'I'lie  pulpit  is  a  fine  piece  of  carved  wood,  lulioriously 
and  admirably  executed  by  Verbruggen.  It  is  supported 
by  four  figures  as  large  as  life,  hand-in-hand ;  and  tiie 
railing  of  the  stciis  and  other  parts  are  surmounted  by 
birds  of  various  kinds,  some  of  which  exist  in  nature,  and 
others  are  imaginary  ;  but  Ihe  whole  of  the  workmanship 
is  exquisitely  beautiful.  All  the  confes  donals  are  fronted 
with  upright  figures  of  different  characters,  and  in  difl'er- 
ent  attitudes,  all  of  them  highly  expressive  of  the  mean- 
ing which  the  sculptor  intended  to  convey. 

In  Ihe  several  eha|H'ls  arc  various  pieces  of  sculpture 
in  marlile,  and  paintings  by  Van  Baelen,  Dicpcnbeck, 
Backer, Otto  Veiiius,  and  others;  and  in  one  on  the  right, 
as  we  descended  from  the  choir,  is  a  beautiful  piece  of 
sculpture  in  marble,  representing  Christ  crucified.  But 
the  most  precious  and  valuable  treasures  which  Notre 
Dame  contains,  are  two  pictures  of  Rubens,  one  of  which 
is  considered  as  the  rhef.it'aurit  of  this  great  master. 
It  is  the  celebrated  "  Descent  from  the  Cross,"  which,  of 
all  the  numerous  works  of  Rubens,  maintains  tlie  pre- 
eminence. 

Sir  .loshua  Reynold*  has  recorded  his  disappointment 
on  first  seeing  it — not,  however,  at  Iho  picture  itself,  so 
much  ns  Ihe  manner  in  which  it  has  bi-en  misused  by 
cleaning,  botching,  and  varnishing.  Tliis  is  no  doubt 
true  ;  but  placed  where  it  is,  in  a  very  indilTerent  and 
cross  light,  it  will  require  a  skilful  and  a  practised  ryo  to 
detect  it.     He  considers  the  Christ  "  as  one  of  the  Anrrt 


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figures  that  ever  was  invented ;"  adding,  that  "  the  hang- 
ing of  the  head  on  liis  shoulder,  and  the  fuIHng  of  the 
IxSy  on  one  side,  give  sueli  an  appearance  of  the  licavi- 
ness  of  death,  that  nothing  can  exceed  it."  He  admits, 
likewise,  that  two  of  the  three  Marys  have  more  beauty 
than  Uubens  generally  l)cstowcd  on  female  figures.  It 
would  be  ridiculous  as  well  as  presumptuous  to  dispute 
tlie  taste  and  judgment  of  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds  ;  but  we 
certainly  all  agree  to  go  much  further  than  this  i|ualificd 
praise  he  has  bestowed  on  this  wonderful  production, 
and  to  pronounro  that  female  figure  on  whose  shoulder 
Ihe  foot  of  Clirist  appears  to  bo  renting,  to  be  possessed 
of  one  of  the  sweetest  and  most  heavenly  countenances 
that  ever  was  produced  by  the  pencil  of  man ;  and  the 
young  woman  by  her  side,  who  is  looking  up  to  C'lirist 
with  intense  anxiety,  as  not  nmeh  inferior. 

It  was  said  by  some  English  critic,  that  the  women  of 
Rubens  were  like  Flanders  mares.  It  is  truc,_tliat  in 
some  of  his  large  pictures,  such  as  the  "  Rape  of  the  Sa- 
bines,"  and  some  others,  the  female  figures  are  not  of  the 
most  elegant  or  delicate  shape,  or  the  most  lovely  fea. 
tures  ;  but  in  the  figures  in  the  picture  in  question,  and 
indeed,  in  all  his  productions  in  the  Museum  of  ^Viitwerp, 
lie  has  amply  redeemed  this  fiiult 

The  great  mass  of  light  in  this  picture  proceeds  from 
the  white  sheet,  which.  Sir  Joshua  says,  was  a  bold  at. 
tempt,  and  which  few  hut  Rulxjns  would  have  ventured 
on,  for  fear  of  hurting  the  colour  of  the  flesh;  but  he  docs 
not  notice,  what  many  will  think  detracts  somewhat  from 
the  dignity  and  solemnity  of  the  subject,  the  vulgar  though 
natural  mode  in  which  the  figure,  leaning  over  the  cross, 
takes  the  sheet  in  his  teeth,  in  order  to  have  both  his 
hands  at  liberty  to  assist  in  lowering  down  the  body. 

On  the  left  of  the  nave  of  the  cathedral,  in  proceeding 
towards  tlie  choir,  and  as  a  companion  to  the  "  Descent," 
is  anotlicr  eelebr;ited  picture  by  Rubens,  of  the  "  Eleva- 
tion  of  the  ("ross."  Tliis  we  did  not  see,  a  ladder  being 
(ilaccd  against  the  doors  that  concealed  it,  for  the  purpose 
of  cleaning  the  frames,  and  varnishing  the  outside  pie- 
tures,  against  the  grand  fete  that  was  to  be  held  at  Ant- 
werp the  following  month,  preparatory  to  which  all  the 
rlmrclies  of  this  city  were  undergoing  the  process  of 
painting  and  cleaning ;  bnt  the  picture  in  question  is  re- 
presented by  Sir  Joshua  Reynohls  as  one  of  this  artist's 
"  best  and  most  animated  compositions."  On  the  out- 
side  of  the  wings  are  painted,  "  St.  Catherine  with  a 
Fworil,  and  St.  Eloi  attended  by  a  female  Saint  and  An- 
gels." 

The  church  of  St.  James,  even  if  it  were  not  for  the 
pplcndid  picture  of  Ilubens,  would  be  of  superior  in- 
terest in  every  rcs|iect  to  the  Cathedral.  It  is  filled  in 
every  part  with  wcll-exeeuled  sculpture  and  paintings 
of  ffrcat  merit,  thouffh  not  of  the  highest  class. 

The  exterior  of  St.  James's  Church  is  by  no  moans 
undeserving  of  notice.  Tho  tower  is  finely  marked  by 
bold  projections;  and,  though  not  belonging  to  any  par- 
ticular class  of  architecture,  will  dosorvcdly  attract  the 
traveller's  admiration. 

The  only  other  church,  worthy  of  notice,  is  that  of 
St.  Paul,  ibrmerly  belonging  to  tho  Dominicans.  In 
some  respects,  the  ornamental  part  of  this  church  is  not 
inferior  to  tho  preceding.  Against  tho  columns  of  the 
navo  are  placed  Ihe  statues  of  Ihe  twelve  apostles;  six 
on  each  side,  rather  of  a  colossal  size,  but  very  well 
executed.  Tho  ningnificont  altar-piece  in  the  choir, 
with  its  marble  crdunins  and  various  scnipture,  is  the 
woik  of  Verbruggen,  as  is  also  the  niarblo  statue  of  St 
Paul  which  faces  it. 

Wo  happened  to  visit  Si.  Paul's  at  tho  time  of  high 
mass,  and  tho  eircet  was  very  remarkable.  The  clinir  is 
separated  from  the  nave  and  the  side  aisles  by  a  screen, 
liM  the  high  altar  is  visible  only  Ihringh  a  groat  ureh 
bolwecii  it  and  tho  nave.  A  high  (liglit  of  steps  lead> 
up  to  the  altar. 

The  clTecl  was  quite  theatrical.  The  platform  befori 
thp  altar  at  tho  top  of  the  steps  ;  tho  magniflceiil  can- 
delabra, with  lights  liiirniiig  in  then.;  tho  splciidiil 
dresses  of  thcolHciatiiig  priests  ;  their  a(ili(ity  and  rapid 
movement  up  and  down  the  steps;  tho  ringing  of  the 
bull,  and  thr  elevation  of  the  host,  seen,  as  it  ap|)cared. 
at  an  imnuinsc  distance  through  the  centre  arch,  anu 
lingo  oleander  shrubs  in  full  flower  ranged  on  each 
Bide, — had  really  the  efl'drt  of  a  scenic  representation, 
which  was  not  diminished  by  tlio  poaliiig  organ,  the 
band  of  mUKie,  and  the  vocal  iiecompaniineni,  which 
landed  to  keep  up  to  admiration  tho  jtu  dr  iliiutre. 

Tho  ina^s  Is  ing  ended,  the  congregation,  consisting 
cliiofly  of  women,  and,  by  far  the  greater  number,  wo- 
men uf  u  certain  ago,  wore  entoi  taincd  with  a  coneorl 
of  vocal  and  iiLitruinintuI  music  iii  aid  of  the  organ, 


which  is  considered  by  the  people  of  Antwerp  the  very 
first  instrument  of  the  kind  in  all  Brabant,  and  is,  at  all 
events,  unquestionably  a  very  fine  and  powerful  organ  ; 
yet  a  regular  band  of  wind  and  stringed  instruments  was 
stationed  in  the  organ-loft  to  assist  in  tho  perfornmnec. 

They  played,  as  we  were  told,  an  overture  of  Mozart. 
after  which  some  light  pieces,  which  did  npt  appear  to 
be  exactly  suited  to  the  solemnity  of  the  place  ;  but  tho 
object  evidently  was  to  please  the  audience,  while  the 
elderly  ladies,  in  particular,  were  crowding  round  one 
of  the  inferior  priests  to  kiss  some  relic,  which  he  held 
in  one  hand,  and  wiped  with  a  cloth  carried  in  the  other 
every  kiss  that  this  precious  article,  whatever  it  might 
be,  received,  before  it  was  presented  to  the  next.  But 
this  process  went  on  in  rapid  succession,  while,  in  the 
mean  time,  tho  tin  boxes  w.'.re  passing  round  to  collect 
tho  grotscn,  cents,  or  stuyDers,  from  the  pool  people  who 
had  thus  been  favoured  with  a  holy  kiss.  On  hearing 
tho  lively  music,  anfi  the  cflecl  it  produced,  one  could 
not  help  tl'inking  '.hat  Whitfield  was  not  far  wrong 
when  he  ans-vuied  some  of  his  flock,  who  objected  to 
tho  introduction  of  lively  tunes  into  his  chapel,  that  he 
did  not  see  why  the  devil  should  be  allowed  to  run 
away  with  all  the  good  ones. 

VVithout  intending  to  speak  slightingly  of  any  reli- 
einn,  which  has  for  its  object  the  adoration  uf  the 
Deity,  or  being  fastidious  as  to  the  forms  and  cere- 
monies which  may  be  thought  necessary  to  impress 
the  public  mind  with  tho  duly  and  necessity  of  assem- 
bling together,  for  tho  purpose  of  joining  in  public 
worship  ;  and  fully  agreeing  with  the  poet  that, 

"  For  modi's  orfiiitli  lot  zealous  bluiilB  fljht; 
His  caii'l  liu  wrong  whose  lii'e  Is  In  tlic  right,'' 

we  still  thought  that  the  exhibition  at  St.  Paul's  ap- 
peared to  outstep  the  bounds  of  decorum,  by  converting 
into  a  display  of  levit}',  not  to  say  mockery,  whai  was 
intended  to  be  an  act  of  solemnity. 

Evelyn  speaks  with  rapture  of  "  delicious  shades  and 
walks  of  f  lately  trees,  which  render  the  fortified  works 
of  Antwerp  one  of  the  sweetest  places  in  Europe." 
Since  his  time,  too,  we  have  licaid  of  shady  walks,  and 
the  groves  and  pleasure-houses  within  and  without  the 
walls;  but  they  have  all  vanished;  and  it  will  require 
some  years  longer  belbre  the  tra"eller  can  speak  with 
delight  on  things  of  this  kind.  The  inflexible  Carnot, 
who  was  intrusted  with  the  defence  of  tho  place,  laid 
all  around  it  bare ;  and  the  young  trees,  that  have  since 
been  planted,  are  something  about  the  size  of  those 
which  are  intended  to  form  the  grand  mall  in  the  Re- 
gent's Park,  London. 

The  trees,  however,  have  been  replanted,  and  even 
the  rising  generation  may  perhaps  enjoy  the  benefit  of 
iheir  shade.  The  Quay,  at  present,  seems  to  bo  the 
best  promenade;  and  when  these  trees  have  attained 
ten  or  twelve  yeurs'  growth,  it  will  then  form  a  hand- 
some walk  by  the  side  of  the  Scheldt. 


CHAPTER  ir. 

FROM  A.NTWKRP  TO  ROTTEaOAM. 

The  most  convenient,  as  well  as  tho  most  expeditious 
mode  of  proceeding  from  Antwerp  to  Rotterdam  is  by 
the  steam  boat,  which,  during  the  summer  months, 
starts  daily,  at  a  certain  hour,  from  either  port,  regulated 
by  the  state  of  the  tide.  Tho  Buniowlmt  circuitous 
route  among  the  islands,  cannot  make  the  ilist:.nce 
much  loss  than  eighty  miles,  which,  in  our  case,  were 
])crformcd  in  ten  hours;  having  left  Antwerp  at  nine  in 
the  morning,  and  landed  on  the  Quay  of  Rotterdam  at 
seven  in  the  evening. 

Our  follow  passengers  were  not  far  short  of  a  hun- 
dred. English,  Dutch, Gcrmans,NorwegiaiiK,nnd  .Anicri 
cans;  the  ladies  nearlj'  as  numerous  as  the  gentlemen 
\  good  substantial  dinner  was  provided  at  a  (iriee 
roasonable  <  noiigh ;  wo  had  dolightfiil  weather,  the 
water  smootli,  every  body  in  good  humour;  and  the 
navigation  among  tho  islands  was  not  only  pleasant, 
but  lull  of  interest;  the  ingenious  and  laborious  works 
of  tho  industrious  Hollanders  meeting  the  eye,  in  every 
jiossiblo  contrivance,  !■>  savu  their  lundi  andliubitations 
from  the  inroads  of  tlu'  aca. 

Among  the  various  people  of  European  najions  ns. 
sembled  in  the  steamer,  every  person,  with  tho  excep- 
tion of  two  French  ladies,  rqioke  intelligible  Eiiglisli. 
The  steward  had  boon  n  prisoner  of  war  in  England, 
and  entered  into  tho  British  army ;  was  sent  to  the 
Capo  uf  (>nod  liopn,  where  ho  was  wounded  in  a 
skirmish  with  the  Kulfers;  and,  lhoU|{h  young  ai«l 
healthy,  had  the  good  furtiino  tu  enjoy  a  pension  tijr 


lile  from  Chelsea  Hospital.  He  was  one  of  the  many 
thousand  foreigners,  who,  perfectly  able  to  maintain 
themselves,  are  mainly  supported  by  the  bounty  of 
Great  Britain  ;  and  it  would  seem  but  reasonable,  when 
certain  gentlemen  in  the  house  of  commons  are  grudg- 
ing tho  pittance  Of  half.pay  to  officers  of  the  British 
army,  those  of  the  German  Legion,  many  of  whom  are 
serving  in  the  arn:ics  of  their  respective  stales,  should 
be  the  first  to  undergo  a  reduction,  more  especially 
when  it  is  considered  that  ten  shillings  on  the  continent 
is  equivalent  to  twenty  iu  England. 

Tho  course  pursued  from  Antwerp  is  down  the 
Scheldt,  in  the  first  instance,  as  far  as  Batz ;  then 
through  the  narrow  channel  close  to  the  edge  of  the 
extensive,  sand,  along  the  eastern  side  of  South  Bcvc- 
land,  which  is  the  Verdionken,  or  sunken  land;  tini 
channel  of  dcc|)est  waV'r,  which  is  shallow  enough,  is 
here  marked  off  by  lull  bronchcs  of  trees,  continuing 
for  a  long  way,  and  uiiiil  tho  fortress  of  Bergen-op-zoom 
\*  passed  at  a  considerable  distance  to  tho  right.  We 
next  enter  the  long  and  narrow  channel  of  Tholcn; 
Ihrough  the  Volk  Uak  into  the  Flakke  and  Holland's 
Diep.  After  this  the  steamer  enters  another  narrow 
channel,  more  resembling  an  artificial  canal  than  an  arm 
of  the  sea,  and  it  continues  nearly  of  an  equal  width  as 
far  as  Dordrecht  or  Dort,  being  seldom  more  than  from 
fifty  to  sixty  yards  wide.  It  has  no  visible  artificial 
embankments,  but  both  its  sides,  apparently  on  a  level 
with  the  water,  are  thickly  clothed  with  tall  reeds. 
Yet  in  this  narrow  channel  were  lying  at  anchor  a 
long  range  of  square-rigged  vessels,  Dutch,  Americans, 
and  Norwegians,  at  least  from  two  to  four  hundred 
tons  burthen,  but  not  a  single  English  ship  among  them ; 
a  fact  that  was  noticed  with  a  sort  of  triumph,  as 
indeed  well  it  might,  by  a  young  American  ofiicer,  who 
was  one  of  the  passengers,  and  who  siifl^red  none  of 
his  country  ships  to  be  passed  without  calling  the  at- 
tention of  the  passengers  to  the  stripes  and  stars. 
These  vessels  were  laden  chiefly  with  slaves,  lumber, 
tobacco,  and  other  articles  of  American  growth  and 
produce. 

Very  little  population  had  hitherto  been  seen  along 
the  shores  of  the  islands  :  but  on  approaching  Dort,  the 
scene  began  to  change;  collages  and  workshops  of 
various  kinds  skirled  this  narrow  navigation  close  to 
tho  water's  edge;  and  here  and  there  a  neatly  painted 
house  was  seen  planted  in  tho  midst  of  a  garden.  At 
some  little  distance  from  Dort  the  unifoimity  was  re- 
lieved, and  the  unvaried  scene  much  cnlivoiied,  by  the 
ap|)earaiice  of  some  fil'ty  or  sixty  windmills, — some 
reckoned  up  near  n  hundred, — busily  whirling  round, 
some  employed  in  grinding  corn,  others  in  crushing 
various  kinds  of  seeds,  chiefly  rape,  for  their  oil,  some 
in  the  preparation  of  ;mutf,  but  by  far  the  greater 
nuuiber  in  s-iwiiig  wood.  The  reedy  banks  of  the 
channel  had  now  given  way  to  little  patches  of  garden 
ground  in  front  of  these  mills,  the  lower  part  of  which 
were  generally  very  neat  inhabited  dwellings;  their 
roofs,  and  also  the  sides  of  the  mills  above  the  habitable 
part,  were  mostly  thatched  with  reeds,  in  a  very  neat 
manner,  and  so  contrived  that  nothing  but  the  points 
were  vi^slblc,  which  gave  the  ap|ioarance  of  their  being 
covered  'vith  a  brown  rough  coatof  sand  or  pebbles,  but 
at  a  little  distance  this  covering  rrsjiiiblcd  the  skin  ufa 
mole. 

Now  also  wo  had  on  both  sides  of  thin  navigable 
channel,  which  from  Dort  to  Rotterdam  may  be  con- 
viilercd  as  the  united  branches  of  the  Rhine  and  tho 
-Meuse,  numerous  small  establishments  of  ahi,  and  boat 
builders,  smull  villages,  and  now  and  then  a  gentleman's 
house  and  pleasure  grounds.  The  confluence  of  the 
two  streams  ut  Dort  had  conhidorably  enlarged  tho 
navigable  channel,  which  here  takes  the  name  of  tho 
AlaaH,  Mild  retains  it  till  it  reaches  the  sea,  having  firbt 
pnssid  Rotterdam,  Di'lfshavrn,  and  the  Biille.  A  little 
:ib-ive  Rotterdam  we  ubserved,  nmong  other  shippinj; 
that  were  at  anchor,  one  of  the  most  extraordinary,  and 
it  will  probably  turn  out  one  of  the  most  useless,  and  it 
may  bo  added,  dangerous,  vessels  that  ever  was  sent 
upon  tho  ocoi'u.  A  friend  of  ours  had  the  curiosity  \i 
go  on  board,  and  ascertain  tho  parlieulurs  of  her  size 
and  construeiion.  She  was  a  steam  bont,  named  tho 
Vtlas,and  intended  for  liatavin.  Her  length  measurrd 
two  hundred  and  l'il\y  fret,  breadth  thirty  eight  feet, 
and  he.  cnlciilated  liurlhen  nine  hundred  and  fifty  tons, 
she  had  three  cnj!ii.es,  each  of  one  hundred  horse  |)0Wtr| 
liiur  masts,  of  which  her  foremast  was  so  calculated  ai 
to  carry  a  liire  and  aft  sail,  square  lop-aail,  topgallant- 
tail,  and  studding..''ailH,  The  lo|Hiail-yard  was  seventy- 
lour  Icot  long ;  tho  other  three  niusla  were  rigged  alikti 


Ifat  rat 

niielf  K 
&ind 
^lelc 
iitt  bear 
Al  their 
torowe 

IdOn  la 
«ptel 
teiplelt 
aoodc  at 
He  same 
lkrnishc( 
gpod,  an 
M  snow 
Wut  thrc 
Mid  it 


A  TOUR  THROUGH  SOUTH  HOLLANU. 


'\ 


as  one  of  the  many 
ly  nble  to  maintain 
i  by  the  bounty  of 
but  reasonable,  when 
commons  are  grudg. 
Hcors  of  the  British 
1,  many  of  whom  are 
peclivo  states,  should 
ion,  more  especially 
ings  on  the  continent 

twerp  is  down  I  lie 
1  far  as  liutz;  then 
I  to  the  edge  of  the 
side  of  South  Bcvc- 
)T  sunken  land ;  th« 
8  shallow  enough,  is 

of  trees,  continuing 
;g  of  Bergcn-op-zoom 
•e  to  the  right.     We 

channel  of  Tholcn; 
'Iakk6  and  Holland's 
iters  another  nariow 
iai  canal  than  an  arm 
of  an  equal  width  us 
Idem  more  than  from 
I  no  visible  artificial 
apparently  on  a  level 
;hed  with  tall  reeds. 
B  lying  at  anchor  a 
s,  Dutch,  Americans, 
two  to  four  hundred 
ish  ship  among  them ; 

sort  of  triumph,  as 
American  officer,  wlin 
who  suffered  none  of 
ithoul  calling  the  at- 
ic  stripes  and   stars. 

with  staves,  lumber, 
mcrican  growth  and 

crto  been  seen  along 

ipproaching  Dort,  the 

as  and  workshops  of 

iw  navigation  close  lo 

here  a  neatly  painted 

dst  of  a  garden.    At 

uniforniily  was  re- 

h  enlivened,  by  the 

ty   windmills, — some 

iiiily  whirling  round, 

others   in  crushing 

I,  for  their  oil,  some 

by  fur  the  greater 

reody   banks   of  the 

le  patches  nf  garden 

lower  part  of  which 

:d   dwellings;  their 

above  thcTiabit.iblc 

•eeds,  in  a  very  neat 

thing  but  the  pointn 

ranee  of  their  being 

sand  or  pebbles,  but 

jniblcd  the  skin  ofa 

s  of  this   navigable 

erdttui  may  bo  con- 

thc  Kliine  and  the 

Jnts  of  shi,  and  boat 

I  then  a  gentleman's 

I  confluence  of  the 

iriilily  enlarged   tlio 

^H  the  name  of  the 

the  sea,  having  firbt 

the  Ihille.     A  little 

loijg  other  shipping 

:  extraordinary,  ami 

most  useless,  and  it 

that  ever  was  sent 

had  the  curiosity  u 

tieulurs  of  her  size 

ni  hont,  named  tlio 

Jer  length  nieasured 

Ih  thirty  eight  feel, 

pdroU  and  fifty  ton*. 

litidred  horse  [lower; 

Jvus  BO  ealuulutcd  ai 

llnp-sail,  topgallant. 

|l-yard  was  seventy- 

>  were  rigged  alik«i 


,th  firo  and  all  sails,  and  gaff  topsails;  lier  dec'-  was 
,«cribod  ns  riHing  considerably  from  the  bow  anc'  storii 
iwards  the  centre,  which  gave  her  the  appeura  'cc  of 
Ing  hoiijiod  ;  and  this,  the  engineer  said,  was  purpo.sely 
ne  to  eii^blo  her  to  bear  the  weight  of  the  engines 
Ihout  breaking ;  but  he  expected  they  would  bring 
r  deck  to  a  level.  It  would  probably  not  stop  tlicrc, 
Ifat  rather  sink  it  to  an  inverted  arch,  and  the  ship 
Haelf  to  tiie  bottom  of  the  sea.  if  any  person  can  he 
Bund  careless  enough  of  his  life  to  carry  her  out  upon 
^t  element.  She  is  wall-sided,  and  appeared  to  Imvo 
STboaringon  the  water.  The  Dutch,  havinc  no  name 
Ift  their  own  language  for  steam,  but  ruik  or  damp,  have 
Wrowed  one  from  us,  and  called  this  kind  of  vessel  a 
Wum-houl ;  the  Germans  have  named  it  u  Damf-fchiJ. 
,'<(0n  landing  on  the  quay  of  Rotterdam,  we  found  the 
Hbtel  des  I'ays-bas,  a  large  and  moat  excclloiit  house, 
plelely  full,  which  compelled  us  to  take  up  our 
le  at  the  New  Bath  Hotel,  a  much  inferior  onu  on 
same  quay.  The  house  was  small  and  indiflbrently 
.nishcd;  but  the  most  essential  part,  the  bedn,  were 
lod,  and  the  linen,  both  for  them  and  the  table,  while 
M  snow.  This  article  the  traveller  will  find  clean  and 
■tut  throughout  Holland,  Prussia,  and  the  Nulherland.s. 
4l|id  it  may  here  bo  added,  that  in  no  single  instance 
^re  tvc  disgusted  or  annoyed,  notwithstanding  the 
||0at  of  the  nights,  with  bug,  Hea,  gnat,  or  musquitn,  in 
apy  part  of  our  route,  with  the  single  exception  of  o 
%u  small  gnats  that  had  entered  the  open  window  at 
Antwerp.  This  is  the  more  surprising,  especially  in 
£)lland,  where  so  much  stagnant  water  jirevails. 
-■J^The  landlord  affected  a  taste  for  pictures,  and  showed 
i§t  one  covered  with  a  curtain  in  the  dining  room,  fur 
ich,  he  told  us,  an  Englishman  had  offered  him  ten 
lusand  guilders,  about  830*.  The  subject  was  St. 
n  in  the  Wilderness,  by  Mutillo,  and  ho  said  it  was 
t  of  the  Orleans'  collection. 

All  the  luggage  of  the  ninety  or  a  hundred  passengers 
iSjks  bundled  on  shore  as  fast  as  it  could  be  got  out,  uiul 
4pd  on  the  quay  at  the  same  time.  The  night  closing 
5,  it  was  not  without  reason  that  some  of  the  party 
fjiere  npprehensive  of  the  fine  opportunity  that  was  at^ 
0rded  the  Dutch  porters  to  take  advantage  of,  and  excr- 
Ssc  their  thieving  propensities,  at  which,  they  had  Icarn- 
i^  from  Marianne  Starke's  "  Guide,"  they  were  uiicoiii- 
Tkonly  expert,  and  likewise  much  given  to  imposition. 
•fc  would  bo  but  fair  on  the  part  of  Marianne  Starke  (it 
'djueh  a  person  there  be),  or  of  her  publisher  (if  it  should 
"  a  nom  de  guerre),  to  print  in  a  note,  as  an  act  of  iin- 
_rtiality,  and  for  the  benefit  of  Dutcliinen  who  may 
•avel  in  England,  the  following  notification,  which  ap- 
•t'ars  in  an  English  ncwspaiicr,  that  happened  to  be  in 
Hie  steamer : — "■  Margate  is  very  full  of  company,  and 
•lonty  of  pick|)ockets ;  thieving  i:4  so  much  the  fashion 
Jere  now,  that  constables  arc  obliged  to  be  stationed  on 
ic  pier  during  the  time  of  landing  the  passengers ;  and 
is  quite  impossible  to  frcciuent  public  places,  without 
protecting  guard."  With  regard  .o  ourselves,  it  is  but 
slice  to  say  that  every  article,  great  and  small,  belong- 
_ jr  to  seven  persons,  was  carefully  lodged  in  the  hotel, 
Slough  nearly  dark ;  and  that  the  porters,  so  far  from 

tractising  or  attempting  im|)osition,  lofl  the  remuncra- 
on  for  their  trouble  entirely  to  ourselves,  only  observ- 
fcg,  with  a  smile,  that  it  w,i8  now  kermis,  or  lair  time  ; 
fi  iiiiieh  as  to  say,  "  I  hope  your  honours  will  give  us  a 
•illc  to  drink."  When  wo  call  to  mind  Iho  d  lily  reports 
Joni  the  several  police  oflices  of  thieving,  'obbing, 
ket  picking,  house  breaking,  and  swindling,  we  have 
t  much  to  boast  of  English  honesty  over  thai  of  lb. 
igners. 

ROTTERDAM. 

,\  smooth  flowing  river,  as  large  .is  the  Thames  at 
cstminster,  and  thrice  its  depth,  liordered  on  the  one 
Ide  opposite  to  the  town  with  a  high  green  sloping  bank 
panted  with  trees,  and  on  the  town  sine  with  a  nolilc, 
ninterrupted  qu.iy,  of  at  Kiast  three  fnurtlis  of  a  mile 
1  extent ;  ond  on  this  quiiy  a  long  lino  of  fine  old  elm 
ees,  of  some  centuries'  growth,  yet  still  in  full  vigour, 
-such  are  tlm  objects  that,  onTi|>proaeliing  Uotti  rdani 
ky  water,  first  strike  the  stranger's  I'yc,  anil,  with  the 
Icveral  tiers  of  ships  along  the  whole  extent  of  the 
luay,  are  admirably  calenlated  to  convey  to  his  mind 
fn  impression  of  the  wealUi  anil  importance  of  ttiis  com' 
nereial  city. 
'I'lie  naiiii'  given  to  this  fine  quay  does  not  at  nil  corros 
ond  with  its  present  deseriptinn.  It  is  called  HonmtjrK, 
kr  "  the  hitle  trees,"  which,  like  the  "  new  streets"  of 
lur  towns,  ore  fri'<)uently  among  the  oldest  that  are 
uund  therein.    The  "  Boomfjcs"  arc  now  fully  riual  in 


size  to  the  largest  trees  in  St.  James's  Park,  having  been 
planted  in  the  year  1(>15. 

It  is  not  very  difficult  to  give  a  general  idea  of  Rotter, 
dam ;  but  the  cfll-ct  which  is  altogether  produced  on  a 
stranger,  who,  for  the  first  time,  has  visited  a  Dutch  city, 
is  not  so  easily  to  be  conveyed.  The  ground  plan  of  tlie 
city  is  that  of  a  tri;mgle,  the  base  being  the  quay  we 
have  mentioned,  stretching  along  tlic  river,  in  its  whole 
length  about  a  mile  and  a  quarter,  according  to  the  plan, 
the  central  jiortion  of  which  is  the  "  Boomtjes,"  occupy- 
ing,  as  lieforc  said,  about  three  quarters  of  a  mile  ;  and  a 
|)cri>cndicular,  drawn  from  it  to  the  opposite  extremity, 
may  be  somewhat  less  than  a  mile.  Through  tlie  middle 
of  most  of  the  strcet.s  run.?  a  straight  canal,  bordered  by 
large,  lofty,  and  he.ilthy  trees,— oaks,  eliiis,  and  lime 
trees,  chiefly  the  latter ;  and  all  these  canals  are,  or  at 
least  were,  crowded  with  shipping  of  every  conceivable 
size  and  form.  They  are  crossed  by  numerous  draw- 
bridges, which,  mixed  with  the  shipping,  t!ie  trees,  and 
the  houses,  have  a  very  picturesque  cfleet.  Between  the 
trees  and  each  of  the  cana.,-  is  the  quay,  which  is  of  a 
width  sufficient  for  shipping,  landing,  and  receiving  nil 
articles  of  merchandise  ;  and  within  the  row  of  trees  is 
the  paved  street  for  carts,  carriages,  and  horses;  and  be- 
tween this  again,  and  extending  close  to  the  fronts  of  tin' 
houses,  is  a  paved  footpath  of  bricks,  or  clinkers  as  they 
are  called,  set  edgeways,  which,  like  our  trottoirs,  are  for 
the  sole  use  of  foot  passengers,  but,  unlike  ours,  are  not 
raised  above  the  level  of  the  street.  It  will  readily  be 
iin.agined,  that  in  these  canal  streets,  with  all  the  shipping, 
tliere  will  be  an  incessant  bustle. 

The  houses  are  generally  on  a  large  scale,  and  lofty  ; 
in  many  of  the  streets  they  arc  really  elegant.  But  be. 
longing,  as  they  do,  chiefly  to  merchants  and  tradesmen, 
their  work-houses  or  magazines  arc  sometimes  on  the 
ground  floor,  and  frequently  extend  for  behind,  while  the 
family  is  contented  to  inhabit  the  upper  stories.  With  all 
this,  however,  nothing  can  exceed  in  cleanliness  every 
part  of  the  exterior  of  those  houses.  Here  we  observed, 
as  in  Antwerp,  that  the  women  were  constantly  employed 
in  washing  the  walls,  the  doors,  the  window  shutters,  and 
windows,  by  me-ins  of  small  pump  engines,  or  with  pails, 
mops,  and  serubhiiig  brushes;  and,  when  e iigiigeil  in  this 
operation,  they  are  seldom  deterred  from  pursuing  -their 
task  of  brushing,  scrubbing,  or  dashing  water,  by  the 
heaviest  showers  of  rain  that  may  happen  to  fii!!.  In  fact, 
a  Dutchman's  house  externally  is  as  neat  as  (mint  and 
water  can  make  it ;  nor  are  they  less  neat  and  clean  in 
the  interior.  The  floors,  in  general,  are  so  rublMd  and 
(wlishcd  aa  scarcely  to  allow  one  to  walk  iqioii  them  with 
safety. 

There  arc  three  principal  canals,  or  r.itlier,  from  their 
superior  size  and  opening  into  the  river,  are  e.illeil  havens 
or  harbours.  One  of  these,  on  tin  western  extremity  of 
the  city,  is  named  the  Jienve  Imven,  and  two  others  to- 
wards  the  eastern  extremity.  Die  old  and  new  havens. 
They  are,  strictly  :;.eaking,  three  branches  or  creeks  of 
the  Maas,  communicating  with  each  other  and  with  the 
various  canals  which  intersect  the  town ;  thus  not  only 
affording  a  constant  supply  of  water  to  the  canals,  but, 
by  the  ebbing  and  flowing  of  the  fide,  keeping  up  a  cir 
culation ;  and,  like  the  arteries  of  the  human  body,  con 
veying  to  all  the  smaller  branches  a  fresh  supply  of  water, 
and  preserving  it  from  lieeoniing  stagnant  and  putrid.  In 
addition  to  this  supply  from  the  M.ios,  is  that  of  the  river 
Rotte,  which  descends  through  the  very  heart  of  the 
town,  contributing  its  portion  to  the  replenishing  of  the 
cinnls. 

The  old  haven,  near  the  extremity  where  it  joins  the 
Mans,  is  too  wide  for  a  drawbridge,  and  is  crossed,  there- 
fore, by  a  flat  bottomed  boat,  which  plies  as  a  ferry. 

The  other  havens  and  the  canals  have  many  draw- 
bridges over  tliem;  and  some  have  permanent  stone  piers, 
with  openings  only  in  the  middle  to  let  the  vessels  pass 
through  with  their  iiiasts  •landing. 

It  may  he  observed  that,  in  general,  each  particular 
species  of  merchandise  has  its  nppropri.ite  eoiial  and 
cpiay;  niul  following  up  fl'is  principle,  each  of  the  eight 
or  ten  market  pi, ices  has  its  own  peeuliar  nrlieh's  forsiile, 
as  the  hulter  market,  the  cheese  iimrket,  the  fish  mar- 
ket,  fiv. 

It  is  said  that  Rotterdam  at  present  contains  about 
fifty  Ihnusanil  inhabitants,  which  is  about  one  third  part 
less  than  in  the  days  of  its  pros|HTily ;  and  it  may  lie 
ilouhteil  whether,  with  nil  the  apiienranee  of  briskness 
and  bustle,  it  is  making  iiiueh  progn-ss  towards  the  re. 
covery  of  its  f()rnier  pros|)rrnus  state :  for  though  there 
certainly  were  evident  indications  of  an  active  conimeree 
alwiut  the  quays,  and  the  canals  anil  basins  were  crowd'  ii 
with  shipping,  most  of  Iheni  Diileli  hottoni",  and  evi- 
Hently,  from  their  state  of  cquipmcul,  eng  iged,  or  about 


to  lie  eiignged,  in  traile;  yit  it  was  a  remark  we  niaile, 
in  |>eranilmlating  the  town,  th.;l  none  of  us  had  noticed  a 
smgic  additional  liouse  recently  hiiill,  or  that  was  build- 
ing, or  even  an  eld  one  repairing,  in  any  one  of  the  streets; 
and  there  are  eerluinly  not  many  .strei  Is  in  I'olterdaiii 
that  we  did  nut,  in  our  short  st.iy,  visit.  The  same  obser- 
vation will  apply  to  the  suburbs  and  their  environs,  at 
least  on  the  side  wliieli  fiiecs  the  direction  of  Amsterdam. 
In  fact,  Rotterdam,  like  all  the  sea  port  tow  lis  of  Ilol. 
land,  will  yet  require  time  to  r  guin  its  former  state  of 
activit}'  and  prosperity.  Ilefire  thnt  .rekless  hour  in 
which  the  .sober-minded  and  cnlciilatin^  Dutchmi'n  was 
seized  with  the  frenzy  of  Viyhdd  t)i  (Icli/kheiil, — litiery 
and  equality — which  ended  in  driving  away  the  (Jiiile 
Sladtlioiidr, ,  and  receiving  irje  fraternal  eiiibraee  of  the 
French; — that  is  to  say,  beliire  the  year  ITil.'i,  the  nuiiiber 
of  ships  that  annually  cleared  out  from  Itotterdain  is  stated 
to  have  been  about  one  thousand  nine  hiinilred  ;  from  thi;t 
year  to  1814,  the  number  had  dwindled  down  to  something 
less  than  two  hundred.  They  have  now  again  gradually 
advanced  to  about  one  thonsnnd  five  himdred;  and  when 
they  shall  have  rem  lied  that  point  in  the  scale,  from  which 
they  ileseendeil,  the  citizens  of  Rnlierdam  will  |)robably 
enee  more  build  new  houses,  and  renovate  some  of  tho 
once  splendid  eslahlishmenls,  particularly  those  connected 
with  their  East  India  trade  and  jinssessions,  that  havo 
fallen  into  decay. 

In  the  midst  of  their  deereasing  prosperity,  however,  it 
d'K's  not  appear  that  nnv-  of  their  charitable  institutions 
have  been  iieglectteil  or  abridged;  and  nbsorlied  as  tho 
Dutch  are  generally  supposed  lo  be,  in  the  ways  ond 
means  of  aceumulatiiig  "  filthy  lucre,"  they  cannot  justly 
1)0  accused  of  any  disinclination  to  relieve  the  distresses 
of  humanity,  or  lo  promote  the  moral  and  intellectual  ad- 
vancement  of  their  eountrymen.  They  have  lliei  •  Bible 
Societies  and  their  Missionary  Societies  ;  they  have  a  So 
eirty  of  Arts  and  Seienees,  instituted  for  public  benefit; 
they  have  a  Philosophical  Society,  which  takes  the  name, 
or  rather  adopts  as  its  motto,  the  words  "  Variety  nnd 
harmony," — "  Vrrsrhiidnihiit  an  Ornirnslniiminf; ;'' — 
words  tlinl,  to  an  Eiiixlish  ear,  are  not  well  calculated  to 
convey  the  idea  of  harmony.  But  there  is  still  another 
society  for  ex|Hnimental  philosophy,  with  a  name  that  al. 
most  friirhtens  one  to  look  nl, — "  (iriiiml:>clinp  run  I'rnr. 
fundfrriiidrli/kr  Wi/xsrehierlr.''  Its  objects  are  highly 
imjiortant  to  society,  but  to  this  singular  country  in  par- 
ticular— the  improvement  of  agriculture,  navigation,  hy. 
draulics,  and  highways. 

The  piiblie  biiihlings  of  Rotterdam  are  not  particularly 
striking.  The  ])orts  or  gates  are  nmonar  the  most  remark, 
able.  The  Exchange  is  a  modern  bnildinn',  with  a  dome 
in  the  eentri',  and  a  turret  at  each  end.  The  East  India 
House  is  a  hirije  [ilain  building  in  the  "  Boomtjes."  The 
l^oiirt  of  Justice  is  a  neat  hnildiiig  enough;  nnd  the 
Schieland.liuis  is,  perhaps,  the  hanilsomest  specimen  of 
areliiteeture  in  Rntterdam.  On  its  fro'it  are  several  pi. 
laslers  crowned  with  Corinthian  eapitiils,  and  the  pedi- 
ment in  the  centre  is  filled  with  allegorical  sculpture.  It 
was  the  house  in  which  the  eomniissioners  for  the  regu- 
lation and  manngemeiil  of  dykes  and  canals  hekl  their 
mei'tiiigs;  and  in  it  were  lodged  Napo'eon  nnd  Maria 
Iiouisa  when,  in  1811,  they  made  the  tinr  of  Holland. 
The  India  House  and  Custom  House  have  nothing  ru- 
mnrknlile  in  their  size  or  appearance. 

To  almost  every  house  in  Rotterdam,  ind  sninefimen 
to  every  window  of  n  lioiire  on  the  first  floor,  there  is 
fixed  a  sinirle  or  double  looking-glass  or  reflector,  by 
means  of  which  a  person  in  the  room,  sitting  before  the 
window,  can  see  by  rellection  the  whole  length  of  tho 
street,  the  passengers,  the  frees,  the  canal,  and  the  ship. 
piii(r.  When  two  of  these  reflectors  are  placed  at  right 
angles,  nnd  the  right  angle  pointed  towards  the  window, 
thus,  A,  a  |)ersnn  within  directing  the  eye  lo  that  angle 
will  see  the  whole  street  both  to  the  right  and  to  the  left. 
In  tome  of  the  towns  of  England  one  iiiiiy  now  and  then 
observe  one  of  these  refleeting  glasses,  wliith  is  generally 
suppose. I  to  1«^  intended  to  put  the  iidinbitant  on  his 
iruard  aa;;iinst  unwelcome  visiters,  and  on  that  nccnunt 
they  have  lieen  whiinsiciillv  called  diiiinriiiriiprf.  In  Rot- 
lerdani  they  are  universallv  adopted  for  the  nmusenient 
of  the  Indies,  more  es|M'eiaIly  those  of  the  upper  classes, 
who  nppenr  hut  seldom  in  the  streets. 

Wo  were  surprised  nt  first  thnt  so  d'W  shops  were  ob- 
served in  the  principal  strcet.s — in  several  of  them  none 
whatever,  fill  we  were  infiirmed  that  in  the  Hnog  street, 
or  Hiirh  street,  there  were  nothing  but  shops.  This  street 
is  so  far  singular,  that  it  has  no  canal  in  it.  It  nms  in  a 
ilireet  line  east  nnd  west,  thrnugh  the  town,  nnd  may  be 
assimilated  to  the  Strand  in  Tionilon,  before  itjt  improved 
stale,  ns  lo  leiiirlh  and  breadth,  nnd  the  number  of  its 
••hop«  ;  hut  the  honse»  in  general  arc  fir  superior  to  thofe 


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A  TOVn  THROUGH  SOUTH  nOLLAN0. 


of  the  old  Strand ;  and  when  we  passed  through  it,  we 
found  the  street  nearly  aa  crowded  and  full  of  bustle  as 
,,   tbf  that  of  London ;  but  tliis  was  probably  occanioncd  by  its 

beinff  the  annual  foir  or  Kcrmes. 

This  street,  so  diflfercnt  from  tlie  rcsl,  was  built  on  a 
ridge  raised  considerably  above  the  others,  Avliile  narrow 
alleys  on  either  side  had  a  regular  descent  from  it. 

Tlie  some  kind  of  street,  we  were  told,  was  to  be  met 
witli  in  most  of  the  towns  of  Holland;  and,  indeed,  we 
found  it  to  be  so.  Sometimes  wo  were  led  to  conclude 
that  this  elevated  situation  was  owing  to  the  accumulation 
of  earth  that  had  been  thrown  out  m  dijjging  tlie  canals 
in  the  streets  parallel  to  it.  Tliia,  however,  couhl  not 
have  been  precisely  the  case  hero.  The  line  of  Iloog 
street  was  originally  the  dyk  or  rampart  that  protected 
the  old  town,  to  the  northward  of  it,  from  tlie  inunda- 
tions of  the  Maoif,  which  then  washed  the  foot  of  Uiis 
rampart;  and  tliat  the  whole  extent  of  the  town  between 
it  and  the  Maas,  which  is,  in  fact,  the  largest  and  best 
portion  of  Rotterdam,  stands  on  ground  gained  from  the 
water,  and  consequently  much  lower  than  the  rampart 
on  which  tlic  Hoog  street  is  built. 

There  is  not  much  in  Rotterdam,  aller  the  first  sight 
of  it,  to  attract  the  traveller's  attention.  The  churches 
in  Holland  have  little  to  recommend  them  ;  for  here,  as 
in  all  countries  where  the  reformed  religion  took  root 
and  e.xpellcd  Catholicism,  the  churches  were  stripped  of 
all  their  statues,  pictures,  and  other  decorations  that  were 
profusely  lavished  on  them  by  their  former  possessors. 
The  old  Romish  cathedral,  at  the  upper  part  of  Rotter- 
dam, is  a  fine  lofVy  building,  having  a  remarkably  large 
square  tower,  with  bold  projections,  the  picturesque  effect 
of  which  is  increased  by  its  unfinished  state,  the  top  ap- 
pearing to  be  in  a  ruinous  and  crumbling  condition.  In- 
ternally, with  the  exception  of  a  few  monument?,  tliere 
is  little  beyond  the  magnitude  of  the  building  itself  to 
attract  notice.  'Ilie  choir  is  fenced  off  from  the  great 
aisle  by  a  screen  of  bronze  railing.  The  high  altar,  with 
its  former  ornaments,  its  sculptures  and  paintings  of 
saints  and  angels,  has  wholly  disappeared ;  and  a  plain 
pulpit  usurps  the  place  where  the  altar  once  stood,  to  be 
used  only  for  the  celebration  of  marriages,  and  the  ex- 
amination and  confirmation  of  catechumens. 

To  compensate  in  some  degree  for  the  absence  of  orna- 
ment, an  organ  has  recently  been  completed,  which  may 
be  claused  among  the  first  instrunK^its  of  the  kind  for 
power  and  tone  that  are  any  where  to  be  met  with.  The 
gentleman  who  happened  to  be  in  the  churcli  when  we 
visited  it,  and  who  was  one  ot'  its  deacons  or  elders,  as- 
sured us  that  it  contained  five  thousand  five  hundred 
pipes :  that  the  large  diapason  \i\\ni  was  thirty-two  feet 
high,  and  sixteen  inches  square. 

The  height  of  the  ceiling  he  said  was  two  hundred 
feet;  deduct  from  this  the  height  of  the  portico  or  colon- 
nade on  which  the  organ  stands,  and  tlio  height  of  the 
ornament  between  its  summit  and  the  ceiling,  wliieli  to- 
gether did  not  appear  to  rxceod  filly  feet,  and  tlicre  re- 
miins  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  for  the  height  of  Ihe 
organ;  it  did  not,  however,  appear  so  hiirh.  It  requires 
tliree  pair  of  bellows  to  supply  it  with  wind.  This  gen- 
tleman sent  for  tlic  organisl,  who  played  with  several 
Htops ;  some  of  the  tones  were  so  deep  and  powerful  us 
to  shake  the  lloor.  Tlie  hiiinnii  voice  stop  i:'ays  sweetly, 
and  in  a  chorus  the  tenor  and  treble  are  (K'culiarly  soft 
and  melodious;  and  we  imagined  the  resemblance  of  the 
sounds  to  those  of  human  voices  to  be  very  striking. 
The  Haarlem  organ  h.is  generally  been  mentioned  as 
the  largest  in  the  world,  but  we  were  assured  that  this 
of  St.  Lawrence  was  very  considerably  larger  and  more 
|)owerful. 

Every  stranger,  who  takes  up  his  abode  in  Rotterdam, 
Miinks  it  right  to  pay  a  visit  to  the  statue  of  Erasmus, 
erected  in  the  great  market  place,  on  the  ci^ntre  of  an 
arched  bridge,  and  looking  down  the  canal.  It  is  of 
lironze  and  almost  black ;  but  we  were  told  that  for  some 
time  atler  it  was  first  put  up,  it  was  Ihe  rustom  to  make 
it  undergo  an  annual  scouring,  till  it  was  quite  bright, 
and  that  the  practice  was  only  discontinued  on  those 
who  had  the  charge  of  it  being  satisfied  that  by  such  a 
process  they  were  destroying  the  benuty  of  the  work- 
manship and  altering  the  features.  The  figure  appears 
intent  on  a  book  which  ho  holds  open  in  both  hands  ;  it 
impresses  one  with  the  idea  of  a  sober,  sedate  person, 
jiint  in  that  act  and  attitude  which  best  would  berome 
the  character  of  thai  groat  man  which  it  was  intended 
to  represent.  On  two  of  the  »ide»  of  the  pedestal  arc 
two  long  Latin  inscriptioni,  and  on  the  other  two  sides 
the  same  number  in  the  Dutch  language.  His  real  name 
In  that  language  was  Oerrit  Oerritz,  a  cacophonous  ap- 
|X!l)ation,  whioli  ho  appeiird  to  have  felt  was  not  exactly 
cjteitlated  to  (lout  smoothly  down  Ihe  tlrcani  of  time, 


beyond  the  precincts  of  his  own  country ;  and  he  tlicre- 
fore  translated  it  into  Latin  and  Greek  terms  of  cognate 
signification,  and  called  himself  Dcsiderius  Erasmus, 
We  did  not  perceive  that  there  was  any  thing  remarkable 
in  the  execution,  either  of  the  head  and  features,  or  of  the 
dra|>ery ;  we  thought  it  above  mediocrity,  but  far  below 
what  Chantry  and  Westmacott,  Bailey  and  many  others 
at  home  have  executed. 

Not  far  from  hence,  in  a  narrow  street  without  a  canal, 
stands  the  cathedral,  which  leads  to  the  small  house  in 
which  tills  learned  man  lived,  and  in  a  niche  between 
two  windows  in  the  upper  tier,  there  is  also  placed  a 
small  statue  of  him,  under  which  is  tliis  inscription, 
Hac  est  parva  domus,  mitgnus  qua  vatu$  Eraiinua.  But, 
alas  !  to  what  vile  uses  may  men's  houses,  as  well  as  their 
bodies,  be  turned  I — this  humble  dwelling  of  Erasmus  is 
converted  into  a  gin  shop. 

The  stork,  in  its  annual  visits,  for  it  is  a  bird  of  pas 
sage,  is  never  molested  in  Holland.  It,  therefore,  does 
not  scruple  to  build  its  nest  on  the  tops  of  trees  in  the 
midst  of  towns  and  villages,  on  the  towers  of  churches, 
and  even  on  the  chimney  tops.  In  our  rambles  through 
the  streets,  some  of  our  party  happened  to  observe  a  flock 
of  these  birds  wheeling  high  in  the  air  over  our  heads, 
when  a  Dutch  gentleman  told  us  that,  on  the  following 
day  or  the  day  after,  they  would  certainly  take  their 
leave  of  Holland,  being  congregated  for  their  departure ; 
he  said  it  had  long  been  remarked  that  these  creatures 
knew  precisely,  and  strictly  kept,  tlieir  appointed  days  of 
arrival  and  departure  in  and  from  Holland,  which  were 
about  tlie  middle  of  Jb'ebruary  and  the  middle  of  August, 
within  a  very  few  days  more  or  less.  This  is,  in  fact, 
just  what  has  been  said  of  this  bird  in  days  of  old,  as  we 
learn  from  the  book  of  Job,  "  The  stork  in  the  heavens 
hath  its  appointed  times."  It  is  not  exactly  known  to 
what  parts  of  the  world  they  migrate  from  the  northern 
portion  of  Europe  ;  but  they  are  common  to  Egypt,  Pa- 
lestine, Barbary,  and  tlie  plains  of  Northern  Africa ; — 
why  then,  it  may  be  asked,  do  they  leave  the  food  tliey 
seem  most  to  delight  in — such  as  snakes,  frogs,  reptiles, 
and  insects — ^just  at  the  time  when  they  most  abotmd  ? — 
and  proceed  to  these  sandy  and  barren  countries,  where, 
it  is  true,  snakes  and  lizards,  and  a  few  venomous  rep- 
tiles may  be  equally  plentiful,  but  are,  perhaps,  the  only 
kind  of  Ibod  which  Holland  afibrds.  Perhaps  tliey  may  be 
|)osscssed  of  delicate  appetites  similar  to  our  own,  and 
have  discovered  that,  like  some  of  our  birds  and  fishes, 
these  aquatic  animals  of  Holland  are  out  of  season  in  the 
middle  of  August.  The  truth  is,  we  know  but  little  of 
the  real  history  of  migratory  animals,  or  of  the  cause  for 
their  migration. 

Fortunately  for  the  stork,  it  is  held  as  a  sacred  bird, 
not  only  by  the  Dutch  and  Danes,  but  also  in  Asia  and 
.M'rica ;  for  different  reasons,  perhaps,  in  these  differei;t 
regions.  In  Holland,  not  so  much  for  any  service  it  may 
be  supimscd  to  render,  in  cleaning  their  dykes  and  ditches, 

for  the  Dutch  have  no  dislike  whatever  to  frogs, — but 
on  account  of  the  alleged  filial  affection  of  the  young 
birds  for  their  parents.  This  trait  was  so  well  known  to 
the  aiieients,  that  the  stork  became  an  emblem  of  filial 
piety  ;  its  English  name,  indeed,  is  taken  from  the  Greek, 
ind  signifies  natural  aflVc  linn. 

A  Danish  author  says  that  when  the  storks  first  make 
their  appearance  in  early  spring,  nothing  is  more  com- 
mon tinn  to  see  many  of  the  old  birds,  tired  and  feeble 
with  their  long  flight,  supported  oecaBionally  on  the 
backs  of  the  young  ones ;  and  the  peasants  have  no  doubt 
that  they  are  laid  carefully  in  those  very  nests,  in  which 
the  year  before  tliesc  young  ones  had  been  nurtured. 
Thus  says  the  poet, — 

"  Thn  fiioik'p  nn  rmblpm  of  line  piely  : 
Hi>rnuEt!  whfin  atn>  lins  stizod  and  iiintle  his  ilnm 
Uiilli  for  llipht,  the  prnloCiil  yi>iiiig  (in«  inkci 
His  iiHiilHsr  nn  Iii^ljdck,  provides  hi'r  f(Knl, 
Iti'pnvinff  Ihns  hnr  ti'niiei  tare  of  tilni, 
EiB  he  waafll  lo  fly." 

The  Dutch  have  Ihe  character  of  being  a  grave  and 
sedate  people,  but  they  have  also  a  great  deal  of  dry  hu- 
mour and  drollery  about  them,  that  is  somclimes  exceed- 
ingly amusing  ;  and  no  people  in  the  world  are  moii' 
fond  of  social  intercourse  than  tlicy  are.  On  every  side 
of  the  eily  of  Rotterdam  are  tea-gardens,  and  houses  of 
entertainment,  where  the  citizens  meet  to  enjo^  them- 
selves with  various  kinds  of  games,  drinking  tlieir  wine, 
tea,  or  cofl'ee,  and  smoking  their  pipes.  They  have  also 
their  Vauxhalls  and  Almacks  in  the  suburbs,  and  what  is 
still  better,  besides  the  societies  already  mentioned,  they 
have  a  very  flouridhing  one  for  the  encouragement  of 
lileraturo  and  the  firai  arts.  There  is  also  a  botanical 
garden,  which  we  regretted  not  having  time  to  visit. 

The  kcrmes,  ur  annual  fiiir,  to  whk'li  pcopto  of  all  de. 


scriptions  resort  fi-om  different  ports  of  the  country,  wai 
held  at  this  time  in  various  parts  of  the  city  ;  and  the 
wider  streets  were  filled  with  bootlis  for  the  sale  of  trin. 
kcts  and  children's  toys,  cakes,  and  gingerbread,  with  ill 
manner  of  eating  and  drinking,  tossing  of  pancakes,  and 
the  same  kind  of  cxhibitioni  and  amusements  as  ore  seen 
in  one  of  our  own  country  fairs  of  the  better  kind. 

This  annual  festival  had  just  commenced  as  we  ar. 
rived,  and  was  to  continue  a  Ibrtnijrht.  All  was  cheer, 
fulness  and  bustle ;  but  neither  noise,  nor  tumult,  nor 
drunkenness  incommoded  the  inhabitants  in  tlwir  houses, 
or  the  passengers  in  the  streets.  It  was  decent  mirth, 
quiet  humour,  and  composed  drollery. 

We  found  some  difficulty  in  getting  admittance  to  tlic 
dock-yard.  It  was  necessary,  we  were  told  at  the  gate, 
to  have  on  order  or  a  recommendation  from  Bome  re. 
speetable  inhabitant ;  but  as  the  dock-yard  was  situaicd 
at  the  extremity  of  the  town,  and  our  time  was  pressing, 
we  desired  the  porter  lo  take  our  cards  to  tlie  Schvjit  It]/ 
Naght,  or  rear-admiral,  who  was  acting  as  the  coinniii. 
sioner,  and  whose  name  \'as  De  Reu.'.  He  immediately 
gave  an  order  that  we  should  see  every  thing  ;  on  which 
the  ofiieer  who  attended  us  seemed  to  lay  great  stress,  u 
a  special  mark  of  favour ;  but  we  soon  tound  that  this 
"  seeing  every  thing"  was  in  fact  to  sec  very  little  wortli 
seeing.  It  consisted  chiefly  of  three  objects,  which 
seemed  to  be  considered  as  the  only  "lions"  that  could  be 
interesting  to  a  lai.dsman,  and  the  only  ones  shown  to 
strangers,  though  it  is  more  than  probable  tliere  wu 
nothing  more  to  be  seen  than  the  nakedness  of  the  land, 

First,  there  was  the  armoury,  in  which  the  muskeli, 
pikes,  swords,  pistols,  and  all  the  offensive  weapons, 
except  the  great  guns,  used  in  ships  of  war,  are  kept,  in 
bright  order,  and  tastefully  enough  arranged.  They  arc 
contained  in  two  small  rooms,  and  could  not,  at  the  most, 
be  more  tlian  sufficient  for  the  supply  of  five  or  six  sail 
of  the  line. 

The  second  object  of  exhibition  wai  a  new  steamboat 
lying  afloat  in  a  canal,  that  was  housed  over,  built  ei. 
pressly  for  the  use  of  bis  majesty,  and  intended  to  conve) 
himself  and  family  between  the  Hague  and  Brussels,  or 
any  other  part  of  his  dominions  traversed  by  rivers  or 
canals ;  though  it  is  probable  they  will  soon  give  up  the 
navigation  of  the  latter  by  steam  on  experiencing  the 
havoc  and  destruction  which  the  waves,  raised  by  tho 
paddle-wheels,  will  occasion  to  tlie  earthen  banks.  The 
length  of  this  vessel  measured  135  feet;  it  had  two 
engines  of  35  horse  power  each.  The  chimney  or  funnel, 
and  the  rigging  tliat  supports  it,  tlie  railing  that  runs  along 
the  sides,  and  every  thing  on  deck  tliat  is  metal,  were  ol 
copper,  kept  bright  by  constant  scouring  and  rubbinj;, 
which,  in  this  damp  climate,  and  not  tlic  best  of  all  pos. 
sible  atmospheres,  must  be  a  daily  drudgery  to  several  |iir. 
sons.  The  sides  are  [lointcd  green,  and  tlie  upper  works 
green  and  gold,  highly  ornamented  with  emblenintic 
sculpture,  covered  with  gilding.  Even  the  rudder  is  gill 
down  to  the  water's  edge.  The  cabins  are  neatly  fitted 
up,  and  lined  witli  mahogany.  The  king  and  queen  hive 
each  a  bed-room.  There  are  bed  places  for  eight  geii. 
tlemcn  attendants,  and  for  two  maids  of  honour. 

The  tliird  "  lion"  was  a  twenty -oared  barge,  of  a  bcauti. 
ful  model,  built  also  for  the  use  of  the  king.  This  mag. 
nificent  boat  is  sixty-four  feet  long,  splendidly  pointed  in 
blue  and  gold.  On  the  prow,  which  proieets  considerably 
beyond  the  cut-v.'otcr,  is  the  figure  of  Neptune,  with  his 
trident,  sitting  in  a  splendid  car,  drawn  by  four  tritoni, 
exceedingly  well  carveil,  and  richly  gilt;  tJie  whole  of 
tlie  carved  work  on  this  barge,  nnd  the  steamboat,  ii 
indeed  far  superior  to  any  of  those  guilt  logger-heads, 
which  we  sometimes  see  stuck  imder  the  bowsprit  of  our 
ships  of  war. 

The  builders  of  our  dock-yards  in  fact  admit  that  the 
art  of  rarving  wood  in  ship  building  has  of  late  year) 
been  UmI.  With  the  Dutch  it  is  kept  as  a  separate  branch, 
and  in  each  of  their  yards  is  a  carver's  shop. 

We  next  visited  some  of  their  storchouMi,  which  m 
this  yard  are  not  extensive,  but  they  were  nearly  cinply. 
The  timlirr  was  scanty,  and  mostly  fiishioned,  in  whicli 
state,  we  were  told,  it  is  brought  into  the  yard. 

A  seventy-four  gun  8lrip,not  furtlier  advanced  than  her 
Uccl,  had  just  been  laid  down,  and  her  floor-timbers  were 
all  ready,  but  we  did  not  observsany  of  the  other  timbers 
for  her  frame.  The  roof  under  which  she  waa  to  be 
built  very  much  resembled  those  in  our  dock-yards ;  but 
we  saw  nothing  of  those  galleries  within  it,  which  hnw 
been  commended  as  an  improvement  on  our  own. 

Under  a  second  roof  was  a  fil\y-gun  (Vigate  building, 
and  under  a  third,  one  of  the  same  class  repairing.  The 
new  frigate  had  a  round  stem,  similar  to  those  which 
Sir  Robert  Seppings  was  accused  of  having  pilfere<i  from 
the  Dutch,  but  which,  though  pcrhap*  superior  for  all 


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73 


rt«  of  the  country,  wa« 
1  of  the  city  ;  and  the 
lis  for  the  sale  of  trin. 
d  gingerbread,  witti  ill 
ssing  of  pnncalieit,  and 
muscmeuts  as  are  eecii 
°tlic  better  kind, 
commenced  as  wc  er. 
night.  AU  was  cheer, 
noise,  nor  tumnlt,  ncr 
abitojits  in  tlieir  houses, 

It  was  decent  mirth, 
Icry. 

tting  admittance  to  tlic 
u  were  told  at  the  gale, 
ndation  from  nomc  re. 
dock-yard  was  situaicd 

our  time  was  pressing, 
cards  to  tlie  Schvifl  by 

acting  as  the  comniis. 
Rea".    He  immediately 

every  thing  ;  on  whieh 
d  to  lay  great  stress,  i8 
'e  soon  tound  that  this 

to  sec  very  little  wortli 
f  three  objects,  which 
ily  "lions"  that  could  be 
the  only  ones  shown  to 
lan  probable  there  wu 

nakedness  of  the  land. 
,  in  which  the  muskeU, 
tho  oficnsive  weapons, 
ips  of  war,  are  kept,  in 
;h  arranged.  'J'hey  arc 
d  could  not,  at  the  most, 
apply  of  five  or  six  sail 

in  waf  a  new  steamboul 
s  housed  over,  built  ci. 
,  and  intended  to  convej 
Hague  and  Brussels,  or 
)  traversed  by  rivers  or 
;y  will  soon  give  up  the 
im  on  experiencing  the 
le  waves,  raised  by  thu 
tie  earthen  banks.    The 
13S  feet;  it  had  two 
The  chimney  or  funnel, 
ic  railing  tliat  runs  along 
k  that  is  metal,  were  ol 
scouring  and  rubbing, 
i  not  tlie  best  of  all  \m*- 
drudgery  to  several  pt  c 
iiiul  the  upper  works 
■iitid    with  einbleninlic 
Even  the  rudder  is  gilt 
cabins  are  neatly  fittd 
he  king  and  queen  have 
places  tor  eight  gcii. 
aids  of  honour, 
lared  barge,  of  a  bcauti. 
f  the  king.    This  mag- 
;,  splcnclidly  painted  in 
ill  prdjpclK  considerably 
•c  of  Neptune,  with  his 
I,  drawn  by  four  tritoni, 
llily  gilt;  tlie  whole  of 
nnd  tho  steamboat,  is 
ose  guilt  logger-heads, 
Ider  the  bowsprit  of  our 

in  fact  admit  that  tlie 
bing  has  of  late  years 
Ipt  as  a  separate  branch, 
Wer's  shop. 

I  storchoufea,  which  m 
ley  were  nearly  empty. 
Ily  fashioned,  in  which 
Into  the  yard. 
Ither  advanced  than  her 
Ihor  floor-timbers  were 
liy  of  the  other  timheri 
1  which  she  was  to  be 
In  our  dock-yards ;  but 
I  within  it,  which  han 
Int  on  our  own. 
1-gun  ftigatc  building, 
J  class  repairing.  Tho 
limilar  to  those  whi<h 
If  having  pilfcrc<l  frniii 
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Mival  purposes,  he  has  reconverted  almost  to  squoro  ones, 
i^rving,  however,  the  principle  of  upright  timbers, 
Aich  by  giving  strength  constitutes  its  greatest  merit, 
flic  Dutch  frigate's  stern  was  certainly  round  with  apro- 
jKlioii  in  the  centre,  like  one  of  those  sentry  boxes  some- 
Mklics  seen  in  the  angle  of  a  bastion,  and  wliicli  serves 
ffthc  ship  as  the  snbslituto  for  a  quarter  gallery. 
»>Tlin  opening  between  the  timbers  of  this  Irigate  were 
lied  in,  so  as  to  make  the  hull  one  solid  mass,  and  the 
Milder  took  care  to  observe,  as  if  it  was  something  new, 
tttt  if  a  plank  should  start,  there  would  be  no  danger  of 
MN  ship  sinking.  Wo  did  not  go  into  the  hold,  but  our 
«Mlductor  said  that  she  was  strengthened  with  diagonal 
Miccs,  and  that  all  her  Imlts  below  the  water  line  were  of 
Mpper.  They  also  made  use  of  straight  tiinliers,  and  the 
MKocks  of  the  ribs  had  square  heads  and  heels  fastened 
|#  cogues.  In  sliort  it  appeared  to  us  that  the  whole  of 
'flapping's  inventions  had  Iwcn  adopted  in  the  dock-yard 
tf-  Rotterdam ;  and  so  satisfied  were  they  of  the  utility 
rfrools,  that  all  tlic  small  craft  even  were  building  under 
#ver. 

'vThe  timber,  made  use  of  in  the  dock-yard  of  this  place, 
iftbrought  by  water  from  various  parts  of  the  Netherlands, 
tad  is  squared,  and  mostly  fashioned  in  the  Ibrests,  but 
Ming  used  without  a  proper  degree  of  seasoning,  the 
■hips  are  not  of  long  duration.  This  was  particularly 
tte  case  with  those  built  under  Bonaparte's  reign,  at 
£ltwcrp,  one  half  of  them  being  rotten  without  ever 
Sing  to  sea,  and  nearly  useless  at  the  end  of  five  or  six 
fttiTa.  In  fact  all  the  German  timber  is  light  and  porous, 
Mi  comparison  with  our  best  Suffolk  oak,  and  liable  to 
t  speedy  species  of  decay  which  has  been  called,  iin 
porly  enough,  the  dry-rot. 
Oil  ■  would  be  led  to  conclude,  that  tho  Dnich  must 
rioiico  a  considerable  degree  of  inconvenience  from 
want  of  ilry  docks,  though  they  sccin  not  to  feel  it. 
our  dock-yards,  tliny  are  so  common,  that  the  Imttoni 
a  giin-brig  or  a  cutter  cannot  be  looked  at,  without 
lir  assistance.  When  the  Dutch  have  occasion  to  ex- 
inc  the  bottoms  of  their  largest  ships,  the  operation  of 
linving  them  down,  while  afloat,  is  resorted  to,  by  means 
ji  careening  pits,  in  which  the  necessary  blocks  and 
itrchases  for  the  puriwse  are  placed.  It  is,  however,  but 
■I  awkward  process,  when  performed  on  large  ships  of 
^r,  .nnd  not  without  considerable  danger,  but  it  is  rc- 
'  ted  to  in  preference  to  the  eeitainty  of  incurring  a  Inrgc 
nditure  for  the  construction  of  a  dry  dock,  especially 
a  country  wlicre  the  fonndations  are  bad,  and  no  ma- 
ials  to  be  had  except  what  must  be  imported  from 
or  countries  at  a  great  expense. 


CHAPTER  III. 


FROM  ROTTERDAM  TO  AMSTEROAM. 


■f  There  are  two  methods  of  making  the  journey  from 

''ottcrdam  to  Amsterdam,  as  there  are,  inciccd,  between 

nost  every  two  towns  throughout  Holland, — by  land  nnd 

■  water.    Tlic  latter  is  the  most  roniiiion,  and  most  easy 

bd  convenient,  as  well  as  by  iiiunli  tho  cheapest,  hut  is 

Imewliat  slower  than   posting ;  the  treckschuyt  going 

li^roly  at  the  rate  of  four  miles  an  hour,  while  post  horses, 

1  others  hired  for  the  journey,  will  make  good  a  little 

ore  than  five  miles  an  hour.     The  distance  in  cither 

»y,  in  the  present  case,  is  nearly  the  same,  as  the  slr.aight 

be  of  road  generally  neeonipanies,  in  a  parallel  direction, 

|e  straight  cannl,  anil  in  most  parts  of  it  has  a  straight 

kv  of  trees  on  each  side  ;  every  thing  in  Holland,  where 

[can  convcniriitly  be  done,  licing  lahl  out  with  a  line. 

lie  trifling  ilifl'erenee,  however,  in  point  of  s|K'ed  is  not 

I  only  objection  which  a  stranger,  desirous  of  seeing 

I  country,  will  make  to  the  water  conveyance.     Tlie 

bnks  of  the  canal  are  sometimes  so  high  that  the  view 

I  intercepted  by   them,  nnd  confined  to  the  line  of  the 

nal.     We,  therefore,   hired  a   four  wheeled   carriage, 

kown   in   Flolland  by  the  name  of  clinr-a-banr,  which, 

Itli  its  three  cross  scats,  we  finmd   to  bo  sufticieiitly 

Dmy  to  hold,  without  inconvenience,  six  persons  nnd 

sir  luggage,  besides  a  servant  on  the  dickey.     In  this 

Ihicli!  the  owner  agreed  to  carry  us  to  Amsterdam  in 

ro  days;  nnd  for  tho  hire  of  this,  with  two  horses,  the 

Vner  feeding  them,  and   piiying  the   driver,  we   were 

barged   forty-eight    guilders    or   florins   (four   poumls 

triing,)  the  distance  being  about  fitVy  miles,  or  a  little 

■ore. 

lOn  the  11th  of  August,  about  noon,  we  left  Rotterdam. 
Tie  road,  as  wo  afterwards  found  to  lie  common  throiigh- 
kt  Holland,  was  paved  with  a  particular  kind  of  brick, 
lll^d  a  clinker,  set  eloselv  on  edge,  very  neatly  fitted 
Jfethcr,  an<l  as  level  as  a  bowling  green. 
.\(\vr  running  for  some  distance  along  tho  sidi'     '  thr 


canal,  the  road  branched  otf,  and  here  commenced  a  con- 
tinued succession  of  neat,  and  sometimes  very  handsiiine 
villas  on  both  sides,  and  at  no  great  distance  from  it. 
Hero  and  there  an  elegant  chateau  occurred,  surrounded 
by  an  extensive  domain  well   planted  with  patches  ol 
trees,  but  generally  in  straight  lines  ;  nnd  for  the  most 
|iart   the    mansion   was   appro.ached    through   a    grand 
avenue.     The  boundaries  also  of  these  large  estates  are 
frequently  terminated  by  avenues  of  trees,  each  row  be- 
longing to  separate  proprietors  ;  but  the  division  of  pro- 
perty is  mostly  marked  by  a  dyke  nnd  a  ditch.     M'- 1  ot 
these  country  houses,  win  tlier  large  or  small,  have  u  ditch 
(jf  stagnant  water  dividing  the  little  t'ront  garden   from 
the  road  ;  and  closi;  to  this  ditch,  generally  indeed  rising 
out  of  it,  and  not  unfVuiiuently  bestriding  it,  is  sure  to  be 
found   a  small  building,  square  or  octagonal,  called   a 
liisl-liiiin,  or  pleasure  house,  with  a  window  in  each  side, 
commanding  a  complete  view  of  the  road.     These  little 
buildings  or  pleasure  houses  arc  so  very  nunicrous  as  to 
t'orm  a  characteristic  feature  of  this  part  of  the  country. 
They  occur,  indeed,  as  we  allerwards  found,  by  the  sides 
of  the  roads  throughout  South  Holland.     In  the  summer 
and   autumn  evenings  they  are  the  common  resort  ol 
families,  where  the  men  enjoy  their  pipes  with  beer  or 
wine,  and  the   females   sip  their  tea;  and  both  derive 
amnsement  in  observing  and  conversing  with  the  pas- 
sengers on  the  road.     In  any  other  country,  these  would 
be  considered  as  just  the  seasons  of  the  year,  and  the 
time  of  the  day,   when  these   ditch-bestriding  pleasure 
houses  would  be  shunned,  the  effluvia  from  the  stagnant 
water  being  then   strongest,  and   the  frogs,  which  are 
every  where  seen  skipping  about,  most  lively  and  noisy. 
But  the  same  vitiated  taste,  which  has  sckcted  the  ditch 
lor  the  site  of  the  pleasure  house,  may  deem  the  croaking 
of  the  frog,  when  in  full  song,  just  as  melodious  to  their 
ears,  as   the  note  of  the  nightingale  is    to  their   more 
southern  neighlxjur?. 

As  there  is  no  want  of  water  in  any  P'lrt  of  Holland, 
the  flower-gardens  attached  to  these  villas  have  generally 
a  fish-pond  in  some  part  of  them,  and  when  they  happen 
to  face  the  rnad,  the  pleasure-house  is  t'requciitly  placed 
on  a  hillock  in  the  middle  of  tlic  garden,  nnd  is  accessi- 
ble only  by  a  bridge  or  a  flight  of  steps.  Each  villa  has 
its  name,  or  some  motto  inscribed  over  the  gateway,  the 
choice  of  which  is  generally  meant  to  bespeak  content 
and  comfort  on  the  part  of  the  owner,  and  they  nflford  a 
source  of  amusement  to  the  stranger  as  he  passes  along. 
Tims,  among  others,  we  read,  "  Lust  en  rust,"  Pleasure 
and  case ;  "  Wei  to  vrede,"  Well  contented  ;  "  .Myn  ge- 
negentheid  is  voldcen,"  My  desire  is  satisfied;  "Myn 
hist  en  leven,"  My  pleasure  and  life  ;  "  Niet  zoo  gnaalyk," 
Not  so  bad;  "Ger  stclyk  en  wcl  to  vrede,"  Tranquil  and 
content;  "  Vriend.schap  en  gezclschap,"  Friendship  and 
sociability;  "  Hot  vcrmaak  is  in't  hovenieren,"  There  is 
pleasure  in  gardening.  And  over  the  entrance  to  one  of 
the  tea-gardens,  near  Rotterdam,  was  inscribed,  "Het 
vleescli  pottcii  van  Egypte."  Some  of  the  larger  gardens 
abounds  with  fruits  and  vegetables,  and  heda  and  borders 
of  flowering  shrubs  and  plants  are  laid  out  in  all  tlie  gro- 
tesque shapes  that  can  he  imagined.  It  must  be  contess- 
ed,  however,  that  an  air  of  comfort  presides  over  these 
villas,  Most  of  the  dwelling-houses  arc  gaily  painted  in 
lively  colours,  all  the  offices  and  outhouses  are  kept  in 
neat  order,  while  the  verdant  meadows  arc  covered  with 
tho  finest  cattle,  mostly  speckled  brown  nnd  white. 

At  tliJ  distance  of  about  eight  miles  from  Rotterdam 
is  the  ancient  town  of  Delft,  once  famous  for  its  woollen 
manufactures,  and  more  especially  its  pottery  ware, 
which  employed  many  thousands  of  its  inhabitants,  and 
which  was  known  under  the  name  of  Delft-ware  all  over 
Europe ;  but  the  superior  and  cheaper  ortiele,  manufac- 
tured by  Wedgwood,  gave  a  death-blow  to  the  potteries 
of  Delll,  which  can  scarcely  now  be  said  to  exist.  T'lic 
traveller  will  observe,  in  passing  through  this  town,  a  fiiie 
old  Gothic  ehiircli,  and  also  one  of  a  more  recent  date, 
with  a  lofty  spire;  but  as  they  were  said  to  contain  only 
monuniciits  of  the  family  of  the  house  of  Orange,  of  Gro- 
tius  and  Van  Tromp,  and  that  there  was  little  worth  see- 
ing in  the  town,  we  did  not  sto|) ;  but  in  passing  through 
a  spacious  market-place,  wo  could  observe  a  copious  sup- 
ply of  fine  vegetables  and  the  common  fruits  of  the  coun- 
try. The  streets  nnd  houses  appeared  to  be  kept  in  neat 
and  clean  order,  but  the  town  wore  a  dull  aspect,  the 
more  so,  perhaps,  after  just  leaving  the  bustle  of  Rotter- 
dam. The  whole  country  around  Delft,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  some  contiguous  gardens  and  potato  beds,  con. 
sisted  of  rich  pasturage,  and  a  great  numticr  of  very  fine 
cattle  were  grazing  in  the  iiiendows.  No  nppenrnnec  of 
tillage,  except  small  patches  of  stubblo  here  and  there, 
nnd  a  few  enclosures  of  clover. 
The  same  kind  of  villas,  p»rks,  and  gardens,  at  those 


we  had  passed  continued  from  Delft  to  the  Hague,  which 
is  not  above  five  or  six  miles.  Two  or  three  villages  r,c. 
cur  on  the  load,  one  of  wliieli  is  liyswiek,  of  no  other 
note  than  being  the  place  where  a  treaty  of  peace  was 
concluded  in  lb!)". 


The  Hague  is  a  well-built,  handsome,  and  clean  town, 
said  to  contain  thirty-tivc  thousand  inhnliitants.  In  pass- 
ing through  the  streets  there  is  neither  crowd  nor  hustle; 
but  one  sees  an  evident  appearanrc  nf  lashioii  among  the 
inhabitants,  which  is  not  to  be  observed  in  the  commercial 
;in(t  manufacturing  towns  of  Holland.    This,  indeed,  was 
the  ease  even  under  the  old  regime,  when  the  Stadtholder 
used  to  pass  many  months  of  the  year  at  the  Hague  ;  and 
it  has  become  a  still  more  fashionable  residence  since  tho 
Restoration,  and  the  conversion  of  the  republic  into  a 
monarchy,  the  presence  of  the  royal  family  always  draw, 
ing  after  it  a  multitude  of  employes,  I'oreign  and  domestic. 
It  is  now  the  residence,  in  alternate  years,  of  the  king 
of  the  Netherlands;    and  the  States-general  hold  their 
meetings  during  that  residence  in  the  halls  np|(r,d((l  to 
the  old  palace,  near  the  Vyver-berg,  or  Fish-pond  hill,  at 
the  upper  or  northern  end  of  the  town,  whieh,  of  course, 
is  the  tiisbionable  quarter.     Here,  too,  is  the   Hotel  do 
Ville,  or  Town-hall.     In  this  nf  ighhomheod  the  houses 
are  generally  elegant,  nnd  the  adjoining  country  as  hcnu- 
tiful  as  a  flat  and  even  country  can  be  made.     Clofe  to 
this  quarter  is  the  deer  park,  a  small  meadow,  with  a 
wood  behind  it.     Through  this  wood  is  the  public  road 
which  leads  to  Lryden,  and  passes  close  to  the  "  House 
in  the  Wood,"  which  belonged  to  the  (irineess  Amelia  de 
Solms,  nnd  is  now  the  occasional  residence  of  the  king  of 
the  Netherlands,  or  some  part  of  his  family.    It  is  a  neot 
pavilion,  but  not  deserving  the  name  of  a  palaie.  It  once 
contained  some  good  pictures ;  but  little  is  now  left  within 
it  worthy  of  attention  except  the  eiilingof  the  saloon, 
part  of  which  was  painted  by  Rubens. 

It  is  pretended  that  in  this  wood  are  oak  trors  of  five 
hnndred  years'  growth;  but  we  saw  none  that,  in  Eng- 
land, would  not  attain  the  size  of  the  largest  at  most  in 
one  hundred  and  twenty  ycurs.  Srnic  of  these,  however, 
and  the  beeches  and  lindens,  arc  of  a  respectable  size  and 
healthy  foliage.  Our  time  would  not  pi  rmit  us  to  visit 
the  public  library  nor  the  museum,  which  we  regretted 
the  less,  having  understood  that  the  best  pictures  had 
been  removed  to  .\inbtcrdam,  nnd  that  those  that  remain- 
ed were  mostly  the  work  of  Dutch  artists,  nnd  by  no 
means  of  the  first  class;  lint  the  celebrated  "Ox"  of  Pot- 
ter still  remains  at  the  Hague.  We  tlierefcrc  pushed  en 
lor  I.eydcn,  the  distance  being  about  eight  miles. 

Beyond  the  Hngue  the  estates  of  the  nobility  nnd  gen- 
try are  on  a  larger  scale  than  any  we  had  yet  met  with  i 
and  of  course  the  smaller  villas  and  the  lust-houses  were 
less  frequent.  Many  parts  of  the  road  reminded  us  of 
England,  the  grounds  being  broken  by  coppice-wccd,  in 
which,  when  cut  down,  the  young  standard  trees  were 
left  growing;  nnd  there  was  in  places  some  little  in- 
equality of  surface — something  thiit  nii^rht  be  said  to  ap- 
proach the  size  of  a  hill.  The  mnnsions  genernlly  stocd 
at  the  head  of  one  of  the  long  avi  nucs  which  run  through 
the  domains;  and  those  avenues  vvhiili  led  to  no  hruse, 
from  their  length  and  level  .-uri'acc,  were  interminable  to 
the  eye. 


Leyden  is  n  very  fine  town,  sitnatcd  en  that  brnnch  of 
the  Rhine,  which  alone  carries  with  it  its  nonic  to  the 
sea,  and  which  surrounds  the  town,  supplying  its  numer- 
ous canals  with  water.  The  Rhinlaud  throngh  which  it 
Hows  is  esteemed  the  garden  of  Holland.  There  is  no 
doubt  of  the  Romans  having  had  a  station  on  the  spot 
where  Iipyden  stands;  ns  several  Roman  iiiitiquities 
have  been  found,  and  the  remains  of  an  old  castle  still 
exist  on  n  mound  in  the  middle  of  the  town,  supposed 
to  he  of  Roman  structure,  though  the  prevailing  opinion 
seems  to  be  that  this  liuip,  as  it  is  called,  was  built  by 
Hengist,  after  his  return  from  his  conquest  in  Britain. 

Leyden  made  a  glorious  stand  in  ojiposingthe  Spaniards 
under  Baldis,  when  he  laid  siege  to  it  in  laT-l,  on  which 
occasion  six  thousand  of  iN  inhabitants  are  said  to  have 
perished  by  famine,  disease,  and  the  sword.  The  devotion 
nf  the  citizens,  on  the  above  occasion,  procured  from 
Prince  William  of  Holland,  who  relieved  the  place,  the 
highest  praise,  and,  what  was  of  more  importance,  funds 
for  the  establishment  of  nn  university,  which  is  deservedly 
esteemed  ninong  the  best  disciplined  nnd  the  best  rcgu. 
lated  school  for  the  classics,  law,  medicine,  nnd  divinity, 
on  the  whole  continent. 

They  were  just  now  employed  in  adding  considerably 
to  the  buildings  of  th»UniT»rsity,thennmhcr  of  students. 


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wliicli  generally  amounted  to  about  three  hundred,  liav- 
ing  incrcuscd  to  five  hundred  within  tlie  last  three  years 
Attached  to  the  University  is  a  museum  of  natural  his- 
tory  and  coni|)arativc  anatomy,  beautifully  and  seientifi- 
cally  arranged,  and  a  library  of  fifty  thousand  volumes. 
To  the  museum  has  recently  been  added  the  splendid 
collection  of  birds  belonging  to  Mr.  Temmink  of  Amstcr- 
dam,  the  produce  chiefly  of  Java  and  the  other  oriental 
possessions  of  the  Dutch ;  and  Professor  Lesson  is  pro- 
bably the  first  ornithologist  in  Kuro|)c. 

The  botanical  garden  does  credit  to  all  who  Iwlong  to 
it,  being  kept  in  the  highest  possible  order.  Tiie  walks 
are  beautiful,  and  wili.out  a  pebble :  they  are  covered 
with  a  mixture  of  peat  earth  and  the  spent  dust  of  tan- 
ners' oak  bark.  The  garden  is  tastefully  laid  out  ill  clumps 
of  shrubbery  in  various  forms,  roimd  which,  on  borders, 
are  the  various  plants,  named  ajid  numbered  according 
to  the  system  of  Jussicu.  The  whole  extent  is  seven 
acres,  four  of  wliich  liave  been  added  only  a  few  years 
ago,  and  laid  out  in  good  taste  by  the  late  Professor  Brug- 
man  as  a  garden  for  the  reception  of  medicinal  plants,  and 
for  the  use  of  the  medical  students.  Among  tlie  hot- 
house plants  we  saw  a  date  palm  with  fruit  upon  it,  which 
the  gardener  said  liad  been  there  two  hundred  years. 

It  may  l)e  questioned  whether  the  botanical  garden  of 
Leyden  and  tlie  inustmni  are  not  su|K>rior  to  tlic  Jardin 
des  Plantea  and  its  museum  in  Paris.  Taken  altogether, 
we  were  of  opinion  tliat  they  had  a  decided  preference, 
though  they  wanted  the  attraction  of  living  animals,  of 
the  influence  of  which  wc  have  had  experience  in  the 
multitudes  that  flock  to  the  zoological  gardens  of  London. 
Near  the  University  a  large  o|)en  space,  planted  with 
trees,  serves  as  a  promenade  for  the  inhabitants.  It  seems 
tliat  this  place  was  once  covered  witli  good  liouscs,  which 
were  destroyed  in  1807  by  the  explosion  of  a  vessel  laden 
with  gunpowder,  when  more  tlian  one  hundred  and  fifty 
[lersons,  and,  among  others,  the  two  professors,  Luzac 
and  Kluit,  perished  under  their  ruins.  No  stronger  proof 
is  wanting  of  tlic  decay  of  the  trade  and  manufactures  of 
Leyden  than  tliat  of  converting  the  ground,  where  some 
of  the  best  houses  stood  wlien  the  accident  happened,  and 
which  is  the  most  agreeable  part  of  tlie  town,  iiilo  a  mere 
promenade,  instead  of  replacing  them  by  others.  In  all 
our  walks  we  did  not  observe  a  single  new  house  build- 
ing; and,  in  fact,  we  were  given  to  understand  that  the 
population  had  decreased  a  full  fourth  part  of  what  it  was 
in  the  days  of  its  pros|)erity. 

It  is  a  common  observation  that  the  High  street  of  Ox- 
ford may  be  reckoned  among  the  finest  in  Eurojx! ;  but 
striking  as  it  is,  those  who  hold  this  opinion  can  know 
very  little  of  Europe.  Without  going  farther,  we  may 
observe  that  the  Ureede  street  or  Broad  street  of  Leyden, 
thougli  far  from  being  one  of  the  finest  in  Euro|)c,  is 
sujierior,  in  some  res|H'cts,  to  that  of  Oxford.  In  the  first 
place,  it  is  much  wider,  and  at  least  three  times  the 
length  ;  and,  contrary  to  the  usual  practice  of  laying  out 
streets  by  the  Dutch,  it  has  the  same  gently-winding  turn, 
but  wants  the  gradual  ascent,  which  contributes  so  much 
to  the  beauty  of  the  High  street  of  Oxford.  The  houses 
in  that  of  Leyden  are  generally  8U|)erior  and  more  pic- 
turesque ;  and  thoujrh  the  number  of  colleges  of  ancient 
architecture,  with  tlieir  turrets,  tow'^rs,  and  spires,  in 
Oxford,  exceed  tlie  number  of  public  buildings  in  the 
Broad  street  of  Leyden,  there  is  one  at  least  that  will  bear 
comparison  with  the  most  pictures(|ue  college  in  High 
street.  This  is  the  old  Hotel  de  ViUe,  built,  as  ap|)cars 
by  an  inscription  in  front,  in  the  year  1574.  It  has  a  tall 
spire,  somewhat  remarkable  in  its  architecture,  and  not 
inelegant.  It  is  built  with  a  dark  blue  stone,  which  has 
the  api)earance  of  black  marble,  and  its  prominent  parts 
are  tipped  with  gilding.  The  body  of  the  building  has 
jiearly  thirty  windows  on  a  line  in  front,  three  pediments 
or  gables  highly  ornamented,  a  handsome  balustrade, 
surmounted  by  a  ridge  of  stone  globes,  and  the  whole 
front  of  tills  remarkable  piece  of  architec'.jre  may  be  said 
to  be 

"  AViili  ^list'iiintr  iipiri's  and  pinrmclos  n.Iorn'd.'* 

The  ground-floor  of  this  town-house  is  appropriated  as  a 
market  for  butchers'-ineat,  hut  noapjiearancc  of  it  is  visi- 
ble from  tlic  street.  This  is  also  the  case,  a.s  we  after- 
wards found,  under  the  old  Hotel  dc  Ville  at  Bruges. 
Nothing  can  exceed  the  cleanliness  of  Leyden  in  all  its 
streets,  whether  those  with  or  those  without  canals.  The 
former,  with  their  ([uays,  arc  particularly  neat ;  and  as 
there  is  little  trade,  and,  of  course,  few  shijipiiig  that 
carry  masts,  the  bridges  are  mostly  of  stone,  of  which 
they  pretend  to  say  there  are  not  fewer  than  one  hundred 
and  fifty. 

We  jiaid  a  visit  to  the  ancient  church  of  St.  Peter, 
which  was  built  in  1331.  It  is  not  only  the  largest  in  the 


town,  but  by  far  the  best  specimen  in  tlie  style  of  Gothic 
architecture,  [lerliaps,  in  all  Holland;  and  the  inhalitants 
[lersuade  tlieinselves  it  is  also  the  first  in  point  of  deriTira- 
tions  and  magnificence.  As  in  all  the  reformed  eb";i  ,•.  <, 
so  in  this,  the  Iconoelafls  have  left  nothing  u.  ..i'  i  !  i..' 
sculpture  remaining  that  formerly  bclongc;;  h  ■■(.  ?.nd 
have  substituted  only  afew  monuments  in  its  pi  ■■  '.,'( 
of  these,  erected  to  the  memory  of  the  cilebral.  .'  .: 
Iiaave,  is  carefully  |)ointed  out  to  strangers.  It  is  ,>■.  urn, 
supported  on  a  jiedestal  of  black  marble,  having  on  the 
front  a  medallion  bearing  the  bust  of  the  deceased  with 
this  inscription : — 

"  Simplex  aigilliim  vrri." 

And  below  it  is  the  following : — 

"SalutiftTo  Itoerlinvii  gcnio  sncriim." 

There  are  several  other  monuments  of  distinguished 
professors  of  the  University,  but  none  that  are  calculated 
to  attract  much  attention.  The  choir,  as  usual,  is  screened 
off"  by  a  railing  of  bronze,  and  stripped  of  all  its  former 
Romanist  decorations. 

The  environs  of  Leyden  are  extremely  licautiful,  and 
the  whole  country  around  is  studded  with  villas,  gardens, 
and  pleasure-houses,  standing,  as  usual,  over  ditches  or 
in  the  middle  of  ponds.  The  most  fre<|uented,  and,  in- 
deed, the  most  delightful  promenade,  shaded  by  a  double 
row  of  trees,  is  witliout  the  walls,  and  close  by  the  side 
of  that  branch  of  the  Rhine  which  waters  and  surrounds 
the  town.  This  gently-moving  stream — so  gentle  that  its 
current  is  scarcely  perceptible — may  here  be  about  from 
one  hundred  and  fitly  to  two  hundred  feet  in  width;  and 
the  bank  opposite  to  the  walk,  and  between  the  river  and 
the  wall,  partakes  in  some  places  of  the  picturesque,  bc' 
ing  high  and  well  clotlied  with  shrublicry  plants,  and 
briars  and  tangling  creepers.  It  would,  perhaps,  be  dif- 
ficult to  point  out  in  any  part  of  the  world  a  more  enchant- 
ing walk  on  a  fine  summer's  evening  tlian  that  which 
borders  the  Rhine  where  it  skirts  the  walls  of  Leyden. 

A  very  mistaken  notion  seems  to  have  been  entertain- 
ed that  the  insignificance  of  tlic  Rhine,  in  this  part  of  its 
course,  is  owing  to  its  waters  lieing  lost  in  the  sands. 
Nothing  can  be  more  incorrect  than  such  an  idea.  That 
this  Leyden  branch  is  of  comparative  insignificance  is 
very  true ;  but  instead  of  being  absorbed,  the  waters  of 
this  noble  river,  on  the  contrary,  pursue  their  course  in 
full  vigour,  and  with  increased  volume  into  the  sea. 

The  province  of  Holland  in  general,  however,  and  the 
district  of  Rhincland  in  particular,  are  most  deeply  con- 
cerned in  the  smallest  or  Leyden  branch,  as  by  the  pro- 
per inanagenicnt  of  this  stream  only  is  that  [lart  of  the 
country  preserved  from  one  sweeping  inundation.  The 
main  works  for  this  pur|)osc  arc  at  Katwyk,  where,  by 
very  simple  but  effectual  contrivances  of  ilood-gatcs,  tlic 
waters  of  the  Rhine  arc  let  out  into  the  sea,  and  those  of 
the  sea  shut  out  from  the  land.  The  distance  from  Iicy- 
den  is  about  ten  miles,  through  five  of  which  nearest  to 
tlic  sea,  a  broad  and  deep  canal  has  Ixen  cut,  across 
which  a  triple  set  of  double  gates  have  been  thrown,  the 
first  having  two  pair,  the  second  four  pair,  and  the  last 
seven  pair,  with  stone  piers  of  excellent  masonry  between 
them.  Against  these  last  gates  the  tide  rises  twelve  feet, 
and  to  take  oft'  the  pressure,  an  equal  depth  is  preserved 
in  the  great  dam  within  them.  When  the  Rhine  has  ac- 
cumulated behind  the  other  gates  to  a  certain  height,  the 
whole  of  the  gates  are  thrown  open  at  low  water,  the 
rush  of  which  completely  scours  the  passage  of  sand, 
which,  before  the  adoption  of  these  gates,  used  constantly 
to  choke  up  the  channel  of  the  Rhine ;  and  the  waters, 
thus  impeded,  frequently  inundated  the  country,  and  had 
more  than  once  threatened  Leyden  with  destruction.  It 
has  liecn  calculated  that  these  seven  gates,  when  thrown 
n|ien,  arc  capable  of  discharging  a  volume  of  water  not 
less  than  one  hundred  thousand  cubic  feet  in  a  second  of 
time. 

Still,  however,  we  were  given  to  understand  that  the 
commissioners  lor  tlic  management  of  the  Rhinland 
waters  are  not  without  their  apprehensions  of  the  iiicfli- 
cacy  of  these  sluices,  on  the  breaking  up  of  a  long  frost, 
or  the  continuance  of  heavy  rains ;  and  it  was  rumoured, 
that  an  engineer  was  cx[K'ctcd  from  England  to  examine 
and  report  his  opinion  whether  any  tliiog  more,  and 
what,  could  1hi  done  for  the  better  security  of  the  country. 

On  the  1 2tli  of  August,  about  ten  in  the  morning,  we 
continued  our  journey  towards  Haarlem,  on  a  road 
which  for  its  goodness,  smooth  ond  beautiful  as  they  are 
in  any  part  of  Holliuid,  is  not  exceeded  in  the  whole  of 
this  country.  In  travelling  along  it,  the  passenger  is 
gratified  by  witnessing  a  constant  succession  of  gentle- 
men's peats,  the  grounds  of  many  of  them  laid  out  in 
exceeding  good  toste,  and  all  of  tliem  kept  in  ncnt order; 


and  this  continues  for  sixteen  miles.  On  approacliiui, 
Haarlem  within  a  few  miles,  the  mcer  or  lake  of  ilui 
name,  winch  is,  in  fact,  a  little  sea,  is  set^n  to  the  ea>i. 
ward,  brt'.i'ecn  some  of  the  sand  hills  which  its  wav« 
I'lvt  thrown  up.  B^  the  inequalities  of  the  surft;, 
v.hich  extend  to  the  side  of  the  road,  and  tlie  niixtur. 
■r  -.nJ  "id  grnvcl  of  which  they  are  composed,  it  woule 
'ppear  that  this  sea  must  at  one  time  have  been  of  mut' 
greater  extent  than  at  present.  Most  of  tlicse  eniinciicc 
or  hills, '!'  wo  may  so  call  them,  are  generally  planic 
with  fi)..  and  otlier  northern  trees ;  the  parks  or  doniaim 
over  which  tlicy  arc  scattered  are  surrounded  witli  oui 
ordinary  park  imling  ;  cottages  here  and  there  are  sen, 
by  the  roadside  witli  their  little  cabbage  and  potato  gar- 
dens ;  hawtiiorn  hedges  are  not  untrcqucnt;  and,  i[. 
short,  these  and  some  other  indications  of  the  approarii 
to  Haarlem,  wore  so  many  appearances  of  what  V!c  even 
day  sec  in  England,  tliat,  without  any  great  stretch  of 
the  imagiitatinn,  one  might  suppose  one's  self  to  be  tra 
veiling  in  some  corner  of  the  British  isles. 

Immediately  before  the  entrance  into  the  town  (,i 
Haarlem  is  a  wood  of  considerable  extent,  in  which  is  ;,:, 
excellent  house,  that  once  belonged  to  Mr.  Hojie  of  Am. 
sterdam.  It  was  purchased  by  Bonaparte,  us  a  resideiici 
for  his  brother  Louis,  for  five  hmidred  thousand  guilders, 
about  forty-two  thousand  jiounds  sterling. 

We  did  not  remain  long  in  H-iarlcm.  It  appeared  in 
us  very  iiiucli  like  the  otlier  towns  in  Holland,  very  wdl 
built,  vcry_  clean,  and  very  dull.  Its  population  was  saiii 
to  be  greatly  diminished,  and  its  once  tlourishing  niaiiu. 
faetures  of  silks,  velvets,  and  damasks,  for  which  it  wu 
fumed,  have  now  nearly  disap|)cared,  and  that  little  ro. 
maincd  but  the  weaving  of  linen  and  woollen  clothes  anii 
of  lace.  In  fact,  it  was  stated  that  the  jiopulation,  wliici: 
was  once  reckoned  to  be  forty-eight  thousand,  was  reduced 
to  about  seventeen  thousand.  It  still,  however,  has  iu 
Academy  of  Sciences,  and  the  Tcylerian  Society,  found. 
ed  by  an  individual  from  whose  name  it  is  derived.  Ii 
has  a  library,  with  a  collection  ol  philosophical  instrii. 
ments,  and  of  subjects  of  natural  history  ;  ond  Iccturi! 
are  delivered  in  all  the  diflcrcnt  dupartments  of  sciemc. 
The  river  Spaarn,  issuing  from  the  Haarlem  Mcir, 
traverses  tlie  city,  and  having  supplied  its  canals,  \mms 
on  and  joins  the  lake  or  creek  of  the  Zuyder  Zee,  on  tin 
soutliern  shore  of  which  tlie  city  of  Amsterdam  is  buili. 
The  name  of  this  narrow  prolongation  of  the  Zuydii 
Zee  is  written  on  the  Dutch  Maps  Hct  Y;  a  name  that 
has  somewhat  puzzled  strangers,  particularly  if  you  a.4 
a  Dutchman  what  it  is  called,  as  he  is  sure  to  say  It 
is  Tai.  The  fact  i.s,  the  letter  y  in  Dutch  is  pronounced 
the  same  as  the  i  in  English,  or  ai ;  and  by  abbrt- 
viating  the  definite  article  kel,  the,  it  becomes  in  com. 
mon  parlance  't  ni.  This  will  explain  how  our  uiap 
makers  have  written  it,  some  Tai,  som  !  Ti/e,  ai, '  ntlicrs, 
still  worse,  the  If,  on  their  maps.  \  frenchman  in 
describing  Amsterdam,  calls  it  the  C-grec.  Any  en. 
quiry  as  to  the  origin  or  meaning  of  tl."!  n:imc  was  use 
less.  In  fact,  the  letter  y  in  their  alpha..>et  has  no  parti- 
cidar  meaning ;  but  as  its  pronunciation  is  precisely  lliit 
of  01,  and  as  this  syllable,  or  something  like  it,  signiHri 
water  in  many  of  the  northern  languages,  and  in  Nortk 
Holland  there  arc  other  rivers  or  waters  named  the  .h 
and  the  Ee  (£«),  it  is  not,  perhaps,  an  overstrained  ilj- 
mology  to  suppose  that  "  th«  Ai"  is  nothing  more  tlian 
"  the  water."  The  Ee  or  the  Eu  is  the  provincial  name 
of  the  water  which  flows  out  of  Windermere  and  Coiiis- 
ton  lakes  down  the  Cartmcl  sands. 

There  is  little  more  to  be  seen  at  Haarlem  than  the 
church  of  St.  Bavon,  in  which  is  the  celebrated  organ 
whose  size  and  tones,  and  number  of  pipes,  have  been 
supjiosed  to  be  without  a  parallel  in  this  class  of  in.slru- 
ments  ;  but  as  we  had  seen  and  heard  that  of  St.  Law- 
rence at  Rotterdam,  we  did  not  deem  it  worth  the  loss  if 
limi^  that  would  have  been  occasioned  by  waiting  for  tin 
organist  and  liellows-blowers,  to  give  us  a  peal.  Wc 
should,  however,  have  licen  tempted  to  delay  awlilli, 
had  the  season  of  the  year  been  that  in  whicii  the  tiili|i, 
the  hyacinths,  and  the  jonquils  are  in  blossom,  for  wliicli 
the  adjoining  gardens  are  cclehrattd,  and  witli  wliick 
they  annually  supply  our  florists  in  England.  1'hc  ait 
of  raising  these  bulbous-rooted  plants  so  as  to  prodiiri 
their  flowers  in  perfection,  simiile  as  it  may  appiar  tn 
be,  is  not  yet  domesticated  witli  us ;  wc  have  still  oui 
fresh  importations  annually  from  Holland.  The  gaud; 
tulip  was  an  object  whicli  at  one;  time  drove  the  gravr, 
the  prudent,  and  the  cautious  Dutchman,  ns  wild  i> 
ever  did  the  Soutli  Sea  bubble,  or  the  senseless  specula- 
tions that  took  iHissession  of  our  countrymen  a  few  yfan 
ago,  tlic  gullible  John  Bull.  I'hc  enormous  pri<'es  Uul 
were  actually  given  for  real  tulip  bulbs,  of  particulii 
kinds,  funned  but  a  small  fraction  of  tho  extent  to  whick 


IhH^tncrc 

itjfeDut 

(fSpethii 
nuaed  .1 

***»<; " 

O^ltonei 
Ihf  »ne  at 

WMrf-  liar 

to  ■ich  Ml 

"  I  the 
l^biilbs 
iMiffere 
tlt^ulls  a 
Oi^priciM 
««iitatfi 


A  TOUR  THROUGH  SOUTH  IIOIXANO. 


IT) 


lilca.     On   upproaclilni 

inccr  or  luke  of  Um 
lea,  is  B<xn  to  thu  i'a.M. 
liilU  wliicli  its  wav» 
uulitics  of  tlic  BurfiK 
road,  Olid  tlio  niixlurt 
aro  composed,  it  wouk 
time  have  been  of  inuci. 
yiost  of  these  cmincncoi 
1,  are  generally  planlc. 
I ;  tlic  parks  or  doniaim 
•c  surrounded  willi  oui 
lerc  and  there  arc  seen 
:abbaec  and  potato  gai 
it  unlrcqucnt ;  and,  «, 
:ation8  of  the  approach 
ranees  of  what  wc  ever; 
ut  any  great  stretch  oi 
)so  one's  self  to  be  tra. 
tish  iblcs. 

ince  into  the  town  di 
Ic  extent,  in  which  is  a: 
ed  to  Mr.  Hope  of  Am. 
onapartc,  as  a  resident, 
idreil  tliousand  guilder^; 
sterling. 

aurlcni.  It  appeared  [« 
IS  in  Holland,  very  wd: 
Its  population  was  m 
once  flourishing  nianu. 
majiks,  for  which  it  was 
ired,  and  that  little  rr. 
and  woollen  clotlics  ant 
at  the  jiopulation,  which 
lit  thousand,  was  reduced 
t  still,  however,  has  its 
"cylcriun  Society,  founii. 
!  name  it  is  derived,  li 
oi  philosopliical  instrii. 
il  history  ;  and  lcctun< 
dspartincnts  of  seicnic. 
•oni  the  Haarlem  Miti, 
upplied  its  cannls,  passu 
f  the  Zuydcr  Zee,  on  tl,> 
of  Amsterdam  is  buili, 
ngation  of  the  Zuydit 
ips  Hel  Y;  a  name  thai 

particularly  if  you  ask 
\8  he  is  sure  to  say  ii 
in  Dutch  is  pronounced 

or  ai ;  and  by  abbrc 
the,  it  becomes  in  com. 
explain  how  our  map 
|i,  som  !  Ti/p,  ai. '  otlicrs, 

ps.     \  {"rcnchmnn  in 

the    5.grec.     Any  en- 

of  11.'!  ntimc  was  use- 

[r  nlpha..-et  has  no  parli- 

ciation  is  precisely  tlial 
Icthing  like  it,  signiCci 

inguages,  and  in  North 
waters  named  the  .h 

)s,  an  overstrained  ily 
is  nothing  more  tlian 
is  the  provincial  name 

Ivindcrnierc  and  Coni»- 

at  Haarlem  than  the 
1  the  celebrated  organ 
jfr  of  pipes,  have  bcdi 
I  in  this  class  of  instru- 
Icard  that  of  St.  Law 
lem  it  worth  tlie  lossii 
lined  by  waiting  for  tin 
Igivc  us  a  peal.  Wc 
Ipled  to  delay  owliilf, 
|hat  ill  whicli  the  tuli|i, 
■  in  blossom,  for  wliicli 
Lted,  and  with  wliick 
lin  England.  Tlic  art 
lants  so  a«  to  produce 
as  it  may  appear  to 
J  wo  have  still  out 
iHolland.  The  gniidj 
I  time  drove  the  gtaif, 
lulchman,  ns  wild  »' 
Tthe  senseless  spiculi' 
luntrymen  a  few  years 
I  enormous  prices  lliit 
p  bulbs,  of  particulii 
of  the  extent  to  wliicl 


l^nicrcantile  transactions  of  thi'<  gaudy  flower  was 
oZmcd.  If  wo  may  give  credit  to  Hcckman,  wlio  states 
Hm  Dutch  authorities,  four  hundred  /icri^a  in  weight 
(ioBiething  less  than  a  grain),  of  the  biflh  of  il  tuhp 
naiaecl  Admiral  Leifkin,  cost  tour  thousand  four  hundred 
flMiliH  ;  and  two  hundred  of  another,  named  Semper 
Jlugv^his,  Ivn  thoiviimd  floriii.'<.  Of  this  lust,  he  tells 
Uibltoiiec!  happened  there  were;  only  two  roots  to  b<!  had, 
ihjone  iit  Arnsterdnni,  the  other  at  IlaarUin  ;  and  that 
fo»«ie  of  these  were  olferecl  four  thousand  six  Imndrecl 
llotiiLM,  a  new  ciirriiige,  two  g'-.y  horses,  nnd  a  completer 
Mtwf  li:irness;  and  that  i.ii.atier  p-rson  oflered  twelve 
aoiw  of  hind.  It  is  almost  impossible  to  give  credence 
to  nch  madness.  The  real  truth  of  the  story  i.s  that 
tiMM  tuhp  r.iots  wore  never  bought  or  sold,  but  they  lie- 
cioil  the  mcclinm  of  a  systemiitised  eiweies  of  gambling. 
Tbf  bulbs,  and  tlicir  divisions  into  /lerils.  iH^cnnio  likt' 
the  dillVrent  stocks  in  our  public  funds,— the  objects  of 
thv^uUs  and  liear.s — and  were  bought  and  soldwtilitrer- 
Oiit  prices  from  day  to  day,  the  parties  settling  their  ac 
eM(t  at  fixed  jieriocls;  tlie  iimocent  tulips,  all  the  while, 
jtrm  once  apiK-aring  in  the  transactions,  nor  even 
thoBghl  of.  "  Before  the  tulip  season  was  over,"  says 
Beokman,  "  more  roots  were  sold  and  purchased,  bcs|>okc 
an*  promised  to  be  delivered,  ihan  in  all  probability  were 
to  be  found  in  the  gardens  of  Holland  ;  and  when  Sent- 
ftrJliigiialua  was  not  to  be  had  any  where,  which  ha|>- 
poied  twice,  no  species,  [lerhaps,  was  otVener  purchased 
^1^  sold."  This  kind  of  sheer  gambling  reached  at 
leaiKh  to  such  a  height,  that  the  government  fomid  it 
UBssnry  to  interfere  and  put  a  stop  to  it. 
(Bn  the  great  markct-pljcc  of  Haarlem  is  a  statue  of 
eiice  Koster,  who  is  supposed  to  have  l)een  tlic  in- 
ir  of  printing.  Ho  holds  forth  triumphantly,  as  it 
in  his  hands,  the  letter  A  lus  a  typo  of  his  claim  to 
ivention.  It  faces  the  house  in  which  he  lived,  and 
trout  of  which  is  the  following  inscription: — 


*'  ^Tcmciriiii  pacrciin 
Tipterii'liia,  aniarliuinoHiiiiciiiitoiisi'rviiirix,  liicpriimim  iiivcrua, 
I  circa  annum  1440." 

)|  is  asserted  that  the  first  book  that  was  printed  is 
t^iruir  de  Niiire  Si:lal,  which  is  preserved  with  great 


depending  muel:  on  the  iiianageiiieiitof  these  two  inliind 
sens.  The  Duteli  arc  said  to  have  a  plan  for  draining 
Haarlem  Meer,  and  thereby  gaining  about  sixty  thousand 
acres  of  land  ;  the  success  must  depend  on  its  depth,  but 
a  few  hundred  pumps  worked  by  windmills  would  easily 
and   speedily  empty  its   water   (if  moderately  shallow) 

into  the  Ai.  ,..,,• 

Close  to  the  narrow  isthmus,  that  divides  them,  is  a 
neat  inn,  where  carriages  and  horses  are  to  be  had  ;  and 
where  also  is  an  ancient  chateau,  named  Swannenburgh, 
in  front  of  which,  and,  on  the  pillars  of  the  gate,  an- 
sciiiptured  several  figures  of  swans.  Having  crossed 
the  narrow  neck,  the  canal  and  the  road  reeoininc  nee 
with  an  angle,  inclining  more  to  an  easterly  direction, 
and  continue  for  another  five  miles,  close  up  to  the  gate 
of  Amsterdam.  Tlic  canal  is  supplied  by  the  Ai,  through 
several  inlets.  In  fact  it  forms  in  many  places  a  part  ol 
the  Ai,  and  is  only  separated  from  it,  and  the  navigation 
protected,  by  rows  of  strong  posts,  called  a  Iwom,  which, 
by  breaking  the  waves,  preserve  the  opimsite  bank  of  the 
canal  or  the  causeway,  which  would  otherwise  be  con- 
stantly exposed  to  the  danger  of  licing  washed  away. 

A  steady  and  undcviating  perseverance  in  unilbrmity, 
order,  and  regularity,  is  discernible  in  all  the  public 
works  of  the  Dutch.  An  instance  of  it  struck  us  forci- 
bly in  jiroceeding  along  this  causeway.  By  the  side  of 
the  canal  is  a  narrow  tracking  path  for  tlic  liorses  which 
draw  the  treckschuyts  and  other  craft.  To  prevent  them 
from  cncro-iching  on  the  carriage  road,  a  series  of  hard 
blue  stone  posts,  about  three  feet  high,  nil  of  the  same 
form  and  dimensions,  arc  firmly  fixed  in  the  ground  at 
equal  intervals  of  twenty  yards,  making  the  total  num- 
lier  about  eight  hundred  and  eighty.  These  stones  must 
all  have  been  brought  cither  from  the  banks  of  the  Rhine 
or  the  iVIeusc,  probably  of  the  latter,  for  nothing  of  the 
kind  is  to  be  found  in  all  Holland. 

On  arriving  at  Amsterdam,  we  put  up  at  avery excel- 
lent hotel,  on  one  of  the  Burghwanls,  called  the  Waape- 
lien  van  Amsterdam,  which  and  the  Dcx^len  arc  tlic  best 
in  this  city. 


Li 


1  the  Hotel  de  VilU-,  and  another  copy  of  which  is 

I  to  be  preserved  in  the  public  lil)rnry  of  Hoorii.  The 

■ailing  opinion,  however,  is,  that   Faust  was  the  in 

"or,  who,  withOuttonberg,  printed  the  first  book  in 

tence.     In  opposition  to  this,  it  is  maintained  by  the 

plf  of  Haarlcin  that  Faust  was  a  servant  of  Koster, 

I  stole  his  types,  and  lied  with  them  to  Mayeuce.     If 

las.sertion  be  true  that   Faust  was,  about  the   time 

\n  the  invention  is  said  to  have  taken  place,  the  sur- 

of  Koster,  one  of  two   tilings  is    pretty  clear, — 

cr  that  Faust  did  carry  oft"  his  master's  invention,  or 

;  Koster  received  the  first  intimation  of  the  art  from 

Ist  while  ill  his  service.     So  recently  as  ISi'i,  a  coiii- 

eion,  composed  of  several  learned  professors,  investi- 

|d  these  claims,  and  reported  that  it  appeared  from 

lirieal  documen'.s,  that  Koster's  iiivcniion  dates  soiiie- 

Ire  between  14Q0  and  1  llij.    Hnarleni  is  still  famous 

pasting  types,  paitieiil.irly  tliosc  of  (ircek  and   He- 

for  printing  the  latter  language,  the  Jews  mostly 

Ive  tlieir  types  from  this  city. 

ffroni  Haarlem  to  Amsterdam  the  fiicc  of  the  couii- 
Bias  wholly  changed  its  cliaractcr.  The  road  takes 
J  an  ea.-terly  direc;lioii,  and  nothing  meets  the  eye  but 
Iciintiimcd  iniMdow,  intersected  by  ditches  to  drain 
:  water,  without  a  tree-,  or  almost  a  bush  iri  any 
fction,  and  terminated,  after  a  few  miles  travelling. 
Ihe  Haarlem  Mccr  on  the  south,  and  the  lahc  oi 
kt  water  Ai,  on  the  north.  A  fine  broad  pave  d  cause 
|,  of  ten  miles  in  length,  conducts  the  traveller  from 
rlein  to  Amsterdiiin  ;  for  five  miles  it  is  laid  out  in  a 
■inalical  straiglit  line,  and  is  bordered  by  a  noble 
k)  |>;\rallcl  to  it.  The  other  side  of  the  road  is  hor- 
1  liy  a  ditch  and  a  row  of  willows.  These  willow 
the  cnu.-icway,  nnd  the  canal,  are  so  perfectly 
Iglit  nnd  parallel,  that  the  eye  placed  nt  one  end  o!' 
nve  miles,  would  see  the  other  end,  were  it  not  liid- 
il  were,  below  the  surface,  by  the  natural  con 
Ity  of  the  earth. 

It  the  end  of  the  first  five  miles,  the  waters  of  the 
Irleiu  Me'cr  .ind  the  Ai  eoininunicate  beneath  a  nar- 
artificinl  isthmus,  having  a  gentle  swell  resembling 
1  ol  a  bridge  ;  over  this  the  cnuseway  is  continued. 
Ibis  spot  the  relative  heights  of  the  two  waters  of  the 
land  the  Meer  arc  nicely  regulated,  by  means  of 
pea  nnd  gauge-posts,  marked  into  very  nice  and  iiii- 
I  divisions ;  aiui  the  grc.itest  attention  is  paid  to  the 
I  of  the  waters  at  this  particular  spot,  the  safety  of 
■ferdam  and  tlic  adjacent  country  from  inundations 


CHAPTER  IV. 

AMSTERD.VM. 

Neither  the  approach  to  Amsterdam,  nor  the  entrance 
into  it  through  the  Haarlem  gate,  holds  out  to  the  stran- 
ger any  promise  that  he  is  about  to  be  gratified  with  the 
sight  of  a  large  and  bcaLliful  city.  The  environs  on 
this  side,  far  from  wearing  a  tempting  appearance,  very 
much  resemble  that  low  tract  of  marshy  land,  which 
stretches  along  the  banks  of  the  Thames  between  Green- 
wich and  Woolwich  ;  an  extensive  flat  of  dark  green 
meadow,  intersected  with  dykes  nnd  ditches ;  but  some- 
wlieit  enlivened  by  the  constant  whirling  motion  of  some 
two  or  three  hmidrcd  windmills,  some  grinding  corn  and 
seeds,  but  most  of  tliciii  employed  in  pumping  water 
from  one  ditch  into  another,  till  finally  it  is  dis|Josed  of  in 
the  sea. 

On  entering  the  city,  the  first  object  tliat  catches  the 
eye  of  the  stranger  is  a  row  of  tall  houses,  built  without 
any  regularity  of  design,  along  a  quay  facing  the  Zuyder 
Zee ;  some  leaning  one  way  nnd  some  another,  and  all 
out  of  llie  |)eriioiidicular,  threatening  momentarily  to 
tall.  Wo  looked  in  vain  for  trees,  which  we  had  expect- 
ed to  find  like  those  on  the  Boomjes  of  Rotterdam. 
The  first  turning  to  the  right,  however,  from  this  quay, 
atTorded  a  more  favourable  prospect;  but  still  this  capi- 
tal of  li&iiand  had  a  sort  of  Wapping  or  Thames  street 
npiwarance,  and  looked  inferior  in  every  respect  to  Rot' 
terdani.  A  better  acquaintance  satisfied  us  of  the  error 
which  the  first  impression  had  created. 

Amsterdam  is  situated  on  the  south  bank  of  the  creek 
or  lake  Jii  of  which  wc  have  spoken,  just  where  the 
river  Amstel,  after  pcu'vatling  the  city,  falls  into  it  from 
the  south.  This  extraordinary  city — beyond  all  doubt 
the  most  extraordinary  that  Europe  affords,  not  even 
Venice  excepted,  as  to  iLs  situation,  its  rise,  and  rapid 
progress  to  the  state  in  \.'hich  it  now  is — dates  back  its 
origin  to  some  part  of  tlie  thirteenth  century,  it  lieing 
then  a  mere  assemblage  of  fisliermen's  liuLs,  perched  on 
the  dric;r  and  more  elevated  patches  of  a  swamp,  but  not 
high  enough  to  secure  them  completely  from  being  oc- 
cnsionally  submerged  by  tlic  sea.  But  the  sujierabun- 
dant  proiluels  which  these  poor  industrious  peojile  were 
able  to  deprive  from  the  seas  nnd  the  waters  by  which 
they  were  surrounded,  met  with  a  ready  market  from 
their  northern  and  southern  neighbours.  The  result 
was  naturally  a  rapidly  increasing  intercourse  iMawccn  tlic 
Batavians,  the  Belgians,  and  tlie  northern  natives  on  the 
Baltic,  witli  whom  they  exchanged  their  dried  and  salted 
fi.tli  for  various  kinds  of  grain  and  clothing ;  nnd  tliis 


commeree  brought  the  merchants  of  these  countries  to 
their  shores,  some  of  whom  fcmnd  il  to  their  advantage 
to  reside  occasionally  among  lliem,  others  to  form  con-^ 
ncetions,  and  (himieiiiate  themselves  entirely,  in  spite  of 
their  bogs  and  swamps ;  to  build  store  and  dwelling 
houses,  and  to  adopt  means  for  the  protection  of  them- 
selves and  their  property  against  the  encroachments  of 
the  Ai,  rendered  more  formidable  by  the  storms  that 
swelled  the  Zuyder  Zee. 

Amsterdam  is  in  form  of  a  crescent,  its  inward  curving 
line  and  two  horns  stretching  along  the  .li,  the  length, 
by  the  plan,  being  about  thirteen  thou.sand  five  hundred 
Rhineland  t'eet,  and  perpondieular  from  the  eentre  of  this 
line,  seven  thousand  l\\v  hundred  feet,  or  as  nine  to  five: 
Ihe  circumference  on  the  land  side  twinty-five  thousand 
(ive  hundred  Rhineland  fiet,  surrounded  by  a  wall  of 
regular  bastions,  and  a  wet  ditch,  bordered  by  a  row  of 
trees. 

It  is  supposed  that  the  first  foundation  of  tlie  city  was 
laid  along  the  borders  of  the  .\mstel,  which  is  now  the 
centre.  All  this  part,  down  to  the  Ai,  is  Irregularly 
bailt,  and  is  surrounded  by  the  Amstel  and  its  branches, 
the  Roken  and  the  Damrack.  The  streets  ai.d  canals 
in  this  cpiarter  arc  named  the  Burgwals ;  and  this  part 
of  the  city  still  retains  the  name  of  the  '  Oucle  Zyde.' 
Perhaps  the  earliest  building  of  a  public  nature  is  the 
old  Waug,  or  Weighing-house.  The  more  recent,  regu- 
lar, and  well-built  streets  follow  a  direction  round  this 
cluster,  and  are  parallel  to  each  other,  and  each  of  them 
a  crescent,  continued  from  one  angle  of  the  city  to  tlio 
other. 

It  could  only  have  been  when  the  city  had  attained  a 
high  degree  of  prosperity  that  these  magnificent  streets 
were  laid  out  and  built.  Their  names  are  the  Hecren 
Graglit,  the  Keyscr's  Graght,  and  the  I'rincen  Graght ; 
three  streets  that  are  not  easily  to  be  matched  in  any 
other  town  or  city  of  Europe  for  their  length,  width, 
and  the  grandeur  and  elegance  of  their  buildings.  They 
are  parallel,  as  we  have  said,  to  each  other ;  but  take  the 
general  shape  of  the  town,  which  is  that  of  a  |)olygonal 
crescent,  having  all  the  lines  [icrfeetly  straight  between 
the  angular  [loiiits.  These  stieets  are  each  abc^ut  two  miles 
in  length,  two  hundred  and  twenty  feet  iu  width,  bounded 
by  large  and  elegant  dwelling  houses,  with  ii  roiial  down 
the  middle,  crossed  by  iimiierous  stone  bridges,  and 
bordered  by  rows  of  large  trees  of  oak,  elm,  and  linden, 
on  each  side,  not  inferior  to  those  of  the  Boomtjes  of 
Rotterdam. 

The  numerous  canals  of  Amsterdam,  it  is  said,  divide 
the  city  into  ninety  ditTerent  islands,  communicating 
by  two  hundred  and  eighty  bridges,  cither  of  stone  or 
of  wood,  the  latter  being  drawbridges,  nnd  many  of  the 
former  having  sluices  to  open  in  the  centre  for  the  pass- 
age of  boats,  and  others  for  the  purimse  of  regulating 
the  level  of  tlie  water  in  the  canals.  These  sluices  are 
so  placed  and  so  well  attended  to,  that  little  dangi  r  or 
damage  is  now  apprehended  from  high  tides  and  storms 
on  the  Zuyder  Zee,  which,  in  former  times,  was  but  texi 
frequently  experienced. 

The  mixture  of  the  muddy  water  of  the  Amstel  with 
the  seawater  from  the  .'li,  the  filth  from  the  sewers,  trom 
the  houses,  and  the  streets,  and  the  olTal  from  the  mul- 
titude of  vessels  that  are  moored  in  the  canals,  most  of 
them  inhabited  l.y  whole  families,  must  necessarily  have 
the  effect  of  creating  a  smell  at  no  t  i  me  agreeable,  and  some- 
times highly  ort'ensive.  Nor  is  the  unpleasant  sensation 
at  all  diminished  by  easting  a  glance  at  Uie  colour  which 
the  surface  of  the  water  invariably  bears,  being  that  of  a 
rich  olivaceous  green.  The  smell,  however,  except  in 
tlic  lower  and  more  busy  parts  of  the  city,  is  scarcely 
perceptible-,  unless,  indeed,  as  the  old  proverb  insinuates, 
llie  water  be  stirred  up,  which  must  happen  whenever 
one  of  the  vessels  moves  her  iK'rtli  along  the  canal. 
It  is  then  gnre  I'eau  ;  and  the  street  passenger,  if  he  bo 
to  Ic^eward,  will  do  well  to  cross  the  first  bridge  he  meets 
with,  and  get  to  windward  as  fast  as  he  possibly  can. 
This  peculiar  eflUivia  has  been  supposed  by  some  to  be 
injurious  to  the  human  constitution,  and  yet  few  cities 
an  boast  of  a  more  robust  and  li(;althy  set  of  inhabitants 
than  those  are  of  Amsterdam.  It  is  said  to  be  a  fact, 
however,  that  no  cavalry  regiment  is  ever  kept  at  Am- 
sterdam, as  the  horses  nil  become  ill,  nnd  many  havo 
died,  from  the  badness,  as  is  supposed,  of  the  water. 
'I'hc  town  is  served  with  fresh  water  from  the  river 
Veehl,  five  or  six  miles  distant,  and  carried  round  in 
carts  ;  most  of  tlie  houses,  however,  have  cisterns  to  re- 
ceive the  rain  water.  It  is  not  iin|)ossible,  tliat  if  tlio 
water  of  the  canals  was  not  occasionally  driven  out  into 
t'.ie  .'/(',  by  the  admissiem  of  the  pure  iresh  water  of  tho 
Amstel,  the  air  might  beeunic  infected,  and  serious  sick- 
ness ensue.    Bo  that  as  it  may,  it  does  not  opjiear  that 


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Amsterdam  is  more  iiiihciillliy  than  other  towns  ol'  Hol- 
land, or  subject  to  any  partieiilar  endcinie  diseases.  A 
humid  atmosphere  prod, ices  here,  as  it  every  where  else 
docs,  fevers  and  coughs;  but  aijaiiist  the  elVccts  ol*  such 
a  chilling  air  the  natives  tiikc  care  to  supply  tlicm.«elves 
with  thick  an<l  warm  clothing  j  in  nddilion  to  which  the 
women,  who  lead  a  very  sedentary  lil'e,  place  the  leet  on 
a  little  woodi'ii  stool  under  their  petticoats,  in  which  is  a 
email  pan  ol' burning  charcoal ;  anil  the  men,  in  order  to 
fortiiy  themselveB  against  the  banefnl  eireels  of  such  an 
atmosphere,  arc  saiil  to  drink  plenty  of  gin,  and  smoke 
tobacco.  This  may  be  so  ;  but  it  is  lair  to  mention,  that 
\vc  never  saw  a  Uutchman  drunk  in  the  streets,  not 
even  among  the  lower  classes.  Indeed  so  strict  is  the 
police  of  Amsteri'am,  that  a  beastly  drunkard  would  not 
be  tolerated  in  public. 

Whoever  is  desirous  of  seeing  human  ingenuity  and 
human  industry  most  succcssl'uily  and  most  extensively 
exerted,  for  the  ptirpose  of  counteracting  the  injurious 
ctVeet  of  one  of  Iho  most  powirful  and  destructive  ele- 
ments, and  by  means  the  most  simple,  nuist  \isit  llnllaiul, 
anil  more  particularly  Amsterdam.  He  will  there  see 
mid  admire  the  simple  and  cHeetnal  means  that  h:ive 
been  adopted  for  th(^  security  of  Jlhi'  town,  by  bringing 
the  waters  under  coinpleto  control. 

The  whole  extent  of  the  sea  front,  with  the  qu.iys  and 
the  shipping,  is  protected  from  injury  by  a  doid)le  stock- 
ade of  strong,  square,  wooden  posts,  known  by  the  name 
of  Aooinin  or  barriers,  extending  at  a  distance  from  the 
quay  along  the  whole  line  of  the  city,  from  the  north- 
vi'cst  to  the  southeast  coiner,  a  distance  of  two  miles 
and  a  half  These  large  beams  of  wooil  are  firmly  lixeil 
in  pairs,  with  openings  bitweeu  each  tier,  at  certain  dis- 
tances, to  allow  ships  to  pass  them  to  and  I'rom  the 
quays.  Of  these  openings  or  passages  thiTC  are  twenty- 
one,  all  of  which  are  closed  by  night  ;  so  that  nc.tliing 
can  arrive  at,  or  depart  from,  the  quay  till  they  are  sit 
open.  Ily  means  of  these  barriers,  the  injurious  etl'ects  of 
the  waves  on  the  wharf  wall,  by  leing  divi<leil  and  dis- 
persed, as  well  as  of  masses  of  ice  driven  down  from  the 
northward,  ore  completely  obviated. 

All  the  (piays,  anil,  indeed,  every  house  in  .Vinsterdam, 
are  built  upon  piles  ;  anil  as  each  of  Ihesi'  is  a  large  tree 
or  baulk  of  timber,  of  forty  or  \\(\y  I'eet  in  length,  some 
idea  may  be  liirnud  of  the  expense  of  building  in  .\m. 
Kterilam,  as  well  as  of  the  innnense  quantity  of  timhir 
that  nnist  have  been  brought  thilher  for  tiiis  purpose 
alone.  It  is  reei.:  led  that  the  number  of  piles  on  which 
the  old  Town  House,  now  the  Koyal  Palace,  is  built, 
aniount-<  to  upwards  of  thirteen  thousand. 

Indeed  the  industry  of  the  Dutch  is  not  to  he  surpassed  ; 
niul  It  is  exereised,  not  only  with  great  skill  and  ingenuity, 
but  also  with  iude'aligahle  perseveranee  ;  otiii  raise  they 
never  could  have  sueei  edeil  in  aieomplishing  such  great 
undcrtakin;,'s  with  such  snnill  means. 

l)n  no  occasion,  pehaps,  is  this  ingenuity  aiul  perse- 
vcrnnee  more  displayed  than  in  the  means  employed  in 
conquering  tlie  waters  of  the  ocean,  niiil  in  bringing 
under  snhjeelion  the  rivers,  lakes,  and  canals  with  whiih 
thev  are  snrrouniled  on  every  side,  by  me, ins  ol'  shiiees, 
drains,  dilehcs,  and  wiinhmlls,  of  the  last  of  which,  for 
this  and  other  piirposoe,  such  as  sawing  wood,  grinding 
corn,  an  1  crushing  Hceds  for  nil,  the  number  in  the 
vicinity  of  all  their  towuH  and  eilieii  is  pcrliclly  as- 
tonishing. 

These  windmills  are  .•emarkable  objects  on  the  Iloule- 
Varils  of  .\mslerilam.  Thiie  are  no  less  than  thirty 
Imstions  in  the  line  of  forlifiealion  on  the  l.inil  side,  ami 
on  each  bastion  is  a  windmill,  of  a  deseriptiou  larger 
than  eommoii,  fir  grimling  corn,  and  other  piir|)oses. 
ll  is  whimsleiil  enough  that,  snr'oundi  d  as  they  are  with 
water  on  every  side,  there  is  not  a  watermill  in  the  whole 
oountry.  It  smteil  their  purpose  bitter  'o  raise  a  con- 
tention iM'tweeii  the  elements,  by  employing  the  wind  to 
drive  o  it  the  water.  Neccsvilv,  indeed,  taught  the  Hol- 
lander this  ;  liir  it' it  were  not  lor  the  eomplele  subjidioii 
in  which  the  waters  are  held  by  lhi.t  and  other  means, 
the  eilv  of  Amsterdam  might,  at  any  one  iuom"nt.  In 
nllogether  snliuuTged.  The  idea  of  such  a  eala,,iity,  hap- 
iK'iiing  to  r  city  which  is  stated  to  emit  lin  near  two 
iiinilred  tlioiisanil  inhabit  nils,  imIIs  for  every  |irecautloii 
'ii.it  can  Ih'  pill  in  praelice  to  avert  it. 

Of  this  niimhcr  of  inlmbitant!",  eonsislinjr  ehielly  ol 
("alviniM",  Catholics,  I.ulhcraiis,  and  Jews,  by  far  the 
(f-erli"  part  are  engaged  ill  scune  kind  of  commerce  or 
nll,,,r — lew  of  them  in  inanufaclMrcs,  exeepi  sneh  as  an 
in  everv-dav  use,  and  for  home  consiiinplion.  Many  ol 
the  nrlisnns  and  the  p'lorer  classen  inhabit  the  cellars 
under  the  hniineii  of  the  more  opulent,  ami  n  great  many 
r'nltlr  conKlnntly  nn  the  water,  in  rntnlorlitile  npnrtnienl" 


built  on  the  upper  decks  of  their  trading  vessels,  more 
particularly  those  employed  in  the  inland  navig.itions. 

In  this  and  in  many  other  respects  the  Ontcli  bear  a 
strong  resemblance  to  theC'hinesc  ;  like  this  industrious 
and  economical  race,  they  keep  their  hogs,  their  ducks, 
mil  other  domestic  animals  constantly  on  board.  Their 
ipartmcntH  arc  kept  in  a  state  of  great  neatness  ;  the 
women  employ  themselves  in  all  the  domestic  oHic.es, 
and  are  assiduous  in  embellishing  their  little  sittiug- 
roonis  with  Iho  labours  of  the  needle,  and  many  of  them 
have  little  gardens  of  tulips,  hyacinths,  anemones,  and 
rioiis  other  llowcrs.  JSoinc  of  these  vessels  arc  ol 
great  length,  but  generally  narrow,  suitable  to  the  canals 
and  sluices  of  the  towns.  lOacli  vessel  is  generally 
navigated  by  the  niembers  of  one  family,  of  which  the 
fcittalc  pait  is  by  no  ineuns  the  least  useful,  nothing  being 
more  common  than  to  see  the  women  steering,  poling, 
hauling  the  ropes,  or  employed  on  some  other  duties  i>l' 
the  crall. 

It  must  be  obvious  that  great  quanlitiis  of  innd  will 
be  deposited  in  these  canals,  and  that  a  constant  expense 
of  lalKiur  must  he  incurred  in  keeping  them  clear.  This 
is  as  much  a  jiublic  eonccru  as  the  cleaning  of  our  streets 
is  by  scavengers.  They  employ  for  this  purpose  a 
dredging  machine,  worked  by  horses,  instead  of  a  steam- 
engine,  w  liich  we  make  use  of  in  tjic  Thames  and  the 
doek-yards. 

One  of  our  first  visits  was  to  the  dock-yard  situated  at 
the  southern  extremily  of  the  quay,  on  the  island  of 
Ivaltcnhnrg.  It  was  in  the  dusk  of  the  evening,  and  the 
guard  was  already  set  ;  but  the  ollieer  nn  guard  very 
civilly  viilunteered  to  wait  on  the  admiral  who  ordered 
that  we  should  be  inmiediati  ly  admitted. 

It  has  the  advantage  of  a  maguilicent  basin  eommuni- 
ealing  with  the  .li,  at  the  upper  end  of  which,  arranged 
in  a  straigin  line,  are  live  slips  liir  building  ships  of 
the  line,  with  a  scries  of  roofs  over  each  slip,  hut 
iiniled  so  as  to  form  one  continued  hnildlng.  -Ad- 
|oining  these  were  lour  other  slips,  roofed  over,  for  the 
largest  class  of  I'ligates;  and  in  other  parts  of  the  yard 
were  IweKe  smaller  slips,  also  roofed,  for  sloops,  schnyts, 
and  other  small  erall.  The  larger  roofs  had  each  a 
gallery  round  them  within,  just  under  the  pitch  of  'hi 
roof  On  cnquiriig  for  what  purpose  these  galleries 
were  made,  we  wi  re  told  that  the  only  use  made  of  them 
was  to  accomuioilate  spectators  to  view  the  launch  of  the 
ship. 

'i'hcre  was  hnt  one  ship  of  the  line  bnilding,  the  .Jupiter, 
of  seventy-four  guns.  She  Mad  a  round  stern,  and  was 
nearly  ri'iuly  ;  tin  re  were  also  two  furty-t'our  gun  frigates, 
mil  t«o  twenty  gun  shiiqis.  tin  observing  to  our  eon- 
ilni  tor  that  it  ap|Mareil  they  hiiil  adopted  all  our  late  im- 
provements, both  here  and  at  Itollcrilam — ronnil  sterns, 
ili:igon;.l  braces,  filling  in  bilvveen  the  timbers,  &C. — he 
s:iid  thev  could  not  follow  a  heller  example. 

riiiTc  was  very  little  timber  in  tin  yard.  It  is  inoslly 
livid  from  the  forests  of  Ilrabant  and  i''lanili'rs,aiul  is 
hroiight  to  .\insli  rilaiii  ready  sqiiari  il,  and  siani  times 
fashioneil,  by  which  a  great  expense  of  carriage  is  saved. 
What  other  stores  they  might  have,  we  could  not  learn; 
liiit  the  person  who  went  round  with  us  supposed  they 
iniglit  he  siillieient  to  enable  them  to  send  a  .^lii|i  to  sea 
of  each  class.  It  was,  in  fact,  too  late  to  go  Ihrough  the 
inaga/iiic  or  store  bouse,  which  is  a  magiiiliccnl  building 
at  the  entrance  of  the  yard.  Its  dimensious  are  two 
hundred  and  twenty  by  two  linndrcil  feel;  and  il  is  six, 
if  not  seven,  stories  high.  An  iii^eriptii'ti  informs  us  that 
it  was  built  in  the  year  Ul."i(!,  and  completed  ready  liir  use 
in  nine  months. 

In  a  line  at  tin  upper  end  of  the  yard,  nnd  close  behind 
the  I  irgest  of  llir  roofed  tiers  of  slips,  is  a  long  range  of 
buildings,  kept  ill  very  neat  order,  consisting  of  the  olli- 
eers'  houses,  and  the  iliirerent  olliees  and  workshops  nf 
the  several  trains,  among  which  we  iiiilieeil  the  bloek- 
niaker's,  the  jnitier's,  the  earverV,  the  hiaeksiiiith's,  the 
hoii>e.iarpeiiter's,  and  many  others,  the  whole  line  oecii- 
pyiiig  a  space  of  not  less  than  a  qnarler  of  a  mile. 

'I'he  number  of  ineii  employed  was  staled  to' he  about 
one  thousand  live  Imiidred  of  all  ilenoniinations,  and  that 
all  the  liboiir  of  the  yard  was  done  by  hand,  and  mostly 
bv  task  and  job.  Time  appi  and  to  be  yo  great  cxettinii 
oil  the  part  of  those  who  Mire  at  work.  We  observed 
twenlytwo  men  employed,  l«o  and  two,  in  carrying  a 
plank  on  tlnir  »l  iilders,  and  they  moved  with  it  jn»l  as 
we  see  the  conviiis  Nauiitering  along  in  I'oitsnionth  ili  i  k- 
varil.  Some  small  iraU  were  on  the  stocks;  and  a  very 
beautiliil  vai  lit,  dauls'il  oMr  with  gold  and  blue  paint,  and 
eai  veil  with  no  mean  workmanship,  had  just  Ihiii  fmished 
for  the  use  of  King  William.  The  only  -hip  of  war  alliml 
w  nr  a  iVigale  lyin(t  in  the  basin,  housed  over  in  the  same 
nmiincr  an  we  ncf  oiir  «hip«  in  ordinary. 


In  fact  Amsterdam  lias  always  been  considered  ii«; 
very  indilVereiit  port,  whether  lor  nicrchantmcn  or  thiy 
)f  war,  on  account  of  the  shallowness  of  water,  the  slioib 
ind  the  ditlicnlly  of  the  navigation  of  the  Zuyder  Zn 
That  dillieully  has,  however,  in  some  degree  been  obvi;' 
■d  within  these  few  years,  by  opening  a  ship  canal  I'rr;: 
the  Hcldcr  to  a  point  opposite  to  Amsterdam. 

This  gn-at  port,  from  which  it  is  said  about  two  thw 
sand  sea-going  vessels  annually  clear  cutwards,  had  ;, 
itlier  communiealion  w  itii  the  ocean  than  by  the  Pnmft. 
■lianncl  into  the  Zuyder  Zee,  by  which,  added  to  ij. 
dangers  of  the  navigation,  outward  bound  ships  had  fr 
qucntly  lo  coiitend  with  the  prevailing  adverse  wirj 
from  the  northward.  Then  the  Pampus  channel,  «! i, 
connects  the  Zuyder  Zee  with  the  Ai,  is  so  narrow, ar 
o  constantly  barred  up,  that  large  vessels  were  unable 
pass  it  at  all,  without  loading  or  unloading  by  nieunii 
lighters,  or  being  tloated  in  and  out  on  camels.  To  t! 
viate  thftie  inconveniences,  the  government  resolved 
culling  a  ship  canal  from  the  Hcldcr  to  Hnyksluys,  ir 
mediately  o]i|iosite  Amsterdam.  This  canal,  which  > 
lifty  miles  long,  one  hundred  and  twenty-live  feet  wide 
ihe  surface,  thirty -eight  feet  at  the  bottom,  and  twit 
I'ect  deep,  was  eoinincneed  in  18111,  and  finished  in  \K 
at  the  expense,  it  is  said,  of  about  seven  hundred  and  11 
thousand  pound.-i  sterling.  The  level  ot  the  water  is  p 
served  by  means  of  flood-gates  at  the  two  extremilief, 
Ihe  level  i5f  spring  tides;  when,  at  high  water,  the  cji 
are  thrown  open  to  supply  any  waste  that  may  hnvc  I* 
occasioned  during  the  neap  tides ;  but  it  has  other  scare 
from  whence  it  draws  a  supply  of  water  as  it  paM' 
through  the  country.  Its  course  commences  at  the  Pi 
close  to  the  Hcldcr,  where  a  pier  had  for  some  yenrsp 
bun  thrown  out  into  the  Zuyder  Zee.  From  hiiirf 
runs  parallel  to  the  coast,  along  the  sea-dyke,  as  liir: 
I'elten  ;  from  thence  a  little  easterly  to  Alekniar  ;  llur 
l.ikes  nn  easterly  direction  to  I'urniereenal;  theniY 
rei  tly  south  to  iluykshiys,  which  is  directly  op|Misilr 
.Vinsterdam,  and  just  where  the  Ai,  in  its  passage  In!: 
Zuyder  Zee,  has  been  conlraeted  by  an  artificial  dyki, 
create  a  <  iirrcnt  for  the  purpose  of  scouring  out  the  il- 
ml,  and  preserving  a  sullieient  depth  of  water  in  llu' ; 
of  .\nisterilaiii. 

On  the  published  plan  of  this  canal  are  marked  a  ilm;' 
set  of  tlooilgales  at  each  extremily, and  two  or  three  oil  ■ 
in  the  interior,  for  no  other  purpose,  it  would  appear, li 
lo  retain  the  water;   for  as  the  whole  line  of  coinilrv 
perfeelly  levi  I,  no  hieks,  of  course,  were  necessary, 
the  print  is  represented  a   forty-six  gun   frigate,  am! 
Iirge    Indiaman,  of  a  thousand    tons   burden,   pii-s 
Ihrough  Ihe  sliiiee;i  at  the  same  tin',',  in  the  )ear  1'. 
when  the  canal  was  llrst  opened.     They  are  reprcsii 
IS  being  dragged  by  six  (ir  eight  horses,  each  at  a  t-i'i- 
not   less  than   three   miles   an    hour.     This  work    iiit 
prove  of  'he   greatest   importance  to   Amslcrdaiii,  ; 
renii'dy  most  ot'  its  eommereial  ineoiixenii'iices,  ImiI  : 
that,  which  is  alsive  human   skill  to   remedy,  of  hi 
shut  up  foi  two  or  Ihrie  ni"utlis  ill  the  year,  and  soi: 
times  longer,  by  ice.  The  groiind,  however,  is  of  sn  I' 
a  texture,  that  the  banks  had  given  way  ill  several  \iU- 
anil  i:  was  appi.  Iniided  that  u  constant  e;viH'nse  «i. 
be  ineiirreil  in  lliilr  repair. 

The  piihlie  hiiildings  in  Amsterdam  are,  perhap*, " 
remarkable  than  in  iiiosi  other  cities  of  the  ('oiiIiih 
but  it  may  be  ilonbtid  if  the  city  itself,  as  lo  llic  «: 
;;iiil  magnitude  of  the  dwellinghonscs,  the  width  I'l 
streets,  the  broiid  sheets  of  water,  bordered  by  the  lit- 
trees,  has  any  superior  in  I'.nrope.  A  house  with  n; 
teii,  or  twelve  windows  on  the  same  Hour  in  frniit.t 
«ilh  four,  five,  or  even  six  stories  in  height,  is  iii'l: 
I'ommon  in  the  three  great  Hirecis  we  have  spokiiin 
the  upper  part  of  the  town.  .V  pair  of  folding  lif 
usually  lead  into  a  eoiitt-yard,  round  which  are  nrr.ir; 
the  difi'iTent  iillieis,  the  eoach-house.and  stables,  nadu 
I'nqiieiitly  a  neat  garden  In  hind  all;  nnd  where  ll'i' 
wanting,  there  are  usually  some  fine  llowering  flir 
iiiostly  the  oleander  and  iiiyrtle,  placed  in  pots  i<r  ' 
loiiiiii  Ihe  court  yanl.  These  splendid  houses  were  aii- 
built  in  the  days  of  prospi  rity,  when  Ihe  De  Will»,i' 
He  Ilnyter>,,  and  Van  'I'toinps,  so  nobly  (i.a)inli'd  > 
r'nglanil  the  somti  igiity  of  the  ocean. 

In  some  part  of  tlie  Iroiit  of  the  very  fnsi  lioiipm.: 
generally  in  the  gable  or  highest  story,  May  he  oliw" 
a  beam  of  wood  piiijectiiig  a  li'W  feel,  in  which  is  » I 
and  shelve  fur  hoisting  up  goods,  furniture,  or  arliiv 
merehaiidisi  Inr  however  wealthy  a  niili'liiKnii  iinii 
or  of  wliati  \<  r  rank,  he  has  no  olqeclion  lo  /,u"/i  nail' 
<iin/i  n  little;  that  is  lo  say,  to  buy  nnd  sell.  In  llirc 
of  priw|ii  rity,  nn  Opiier  Koopmnn  was  the  highot  h* 
rary  title  that  coiiltl  be  given  in  their  II  di«n  potn"'' 
In  fiousr^, however,  where  inerehRnHisr  WR*  never  Id' 


Wttf  be  re 

nim<  i'  K' 
qi*tly  to 
ii#aDut 

Mfown  t< 

IPhcre 
til9«tteiitii 
OTiilBotcI 
Bl^parte, 

•kaiof 

ilWfc'Prcser 
tl«*lcs  h'' 
difUed  be 


A  TOrR  THROUGH  SOUTH  IIOLIiANI). 


77 


'8  been  coiisulereil  ni ; 
r  nurchanlmcn  or  fhi|' 
iiesH  of  water,  the  bIioii. 
lion  of  thi  Ziiycicr  Z(i 
some  degree  been  obvi;- 
leninjj  a  nliip  eanal  ltd: 
1  Anisterdiini. 
t  is  said  about  two  Iho', 
r  elear  cutwarde,  liail  •, 
ccan  Iban  by  the  Pamft. 
by  which,  added  to  i;. 
ard  bound  »Wi[is  had  li< 
irevailiiig  udverse  win 

Panipus  channel,  wl;; 
he  Ai,  is  90  narrow,  j- 
ge  vcsfcIh  were  unable 
r  unloading  by  nicuni , 

out  on  camcli<.    To  c 

government  resolved 
lelder  to  Huyksluys,  i; 
1.     This   eanal,  whiili 
id  twenty. five  feet  wide 

the  bottom,  and  twn 
81!),  and  finished  in  1^: 
lit  seven  hundred  and  li 
•  level  ot  the  water  k  p 
at  the  two  extremitipt. 
I,  at  high  water,  the  p! 
waste  liiat  may  have  k' 
s ;  but  it  has  other  f ourc 
ly  of  water  as  it  |ms. 
e  commences  at  the  Pi 
rr  had  for  nomc  years  |>; 
der  Zee.  From  luiirf 
g  the  sea-dyUe,  as  far 
iterly  to  Alckniar;  tlur 
Purinereenal ;  thence 
icli  is  directly  opiHiMlr 
c  Ai,  in  its  passage  In' 
'd  by  an  artificial  dyke 
I'  of  scouring  out  the  il' 
depth  of  water  in  the  [ 

canal  are  marked  a  i\w: 
ity,und  two  or  three  oil  ■ 
pose,  it  would  appear.i: 
I  whole  line  of  counlrv 
irse,  were  necessary, 
six  gun   frigate,  nut 
d    tons  burden,   pn->, 
till'.-,  in  the  year  1'. 
They  are  reprcMi 
horscf,  each  at  a  sj'' 
lour.     This  work    iir 
ICC  to   Anislerdani, 
ineoiivcnien<'es,  bill  ; 
ill  to   remedy,  of  U: 
ill  the  year,  ami  >"i 
d,  however,  is  of  »<i  I  ■ 
en  way  in  several  pL 
constant  e\(H'n8C  wi. 


ty.i 


<tc 


!h< 


1" 


crdaiu  are,  |)erhnp«, ' 
( itics  of  the;  I'onliiii 
ity  itself,  as  to  llie  rf 
louses,  the  width  il 
bordered  by  the  li: 
A  hoiin'  with  II. 
same  lloor  in  freiit, ; 
IS  ill  height,  is   iinl 
Ih  we  have  spoki  ii  ■ 
\  pair  of  folding  » 
oniid  which  are  nrran, 
use, anil  stjldes,  iiiidi' 
1  all ;  and  where  111' 
fine   llowerilig  sin 
pliieeil  ill  |Mit«  "I 
ciidiil  houses  were  nir 
when  the  De  WillM 
,  so  nobly  d.apiUciI  > 
oteuii. 

the  very  flis,  JHjUffiiS 
<t  story,  May  lie  olHKf^ 
feet,  in  wliieh  i««*" 
s,  I'liriiitiiie,  i-r  artici'' 
mill 


th 


Dulchi 


b|ecllon  til  I""/!  nail" 
iiy  and  sell.    In  thrt: 
liii  was  the  higliot  l< 
1  their  li  (lian  |m»n" 
iilifcp  was  nr\er  th' 


a(  this  apparalua  lor  hoisting  up  goods  is  fitted.  It  marks 
a  JIftiiictivc  -liaracter  in  the  people.  Wlialever  furniture 
nu^  be  required  lor  an  I'Jiiglish  drawiiigroom  or  bed. 
r<Min,  it  goes  ill  at  the  door  and  is  carried  up  stairs,  i'tv- 
qiMntly  to  the  detriment  of  the  stairease.  Whatever  goes 
UMV  a  Dutch  house  is  hoisted  up  to  the  highest  story  and 
ItMlown  to  its  proper  phcc. 

There  is  one  building  in  Amsterdam  wliieh  cominands 
til*  mtteiition  of  all  strangers.  This  is  the  old  Stadhuis, 
W  Hotel  de  Ville,  *liich  that  [Kior  simple  man,  Louis 
BMapiirle,  when  created  king  of  IluUaiiil,  took  posscs- 
■ioa  of  ill  180ri,  ar  his  palace,  and  which  king  Willijiii 
tliU  preserves  in  that  eiiaracter,  though  he  very  rarely 
troobles  Irs  good  city  of  Amsterdam,  his  residence  being 
(UvUed  between  the  Hague  and  Hrussels.  The  Dutch 
ooMider  this  palac^e  as  the  eighth  wondei  of  llio  world. 
It  ilaiids  on  a  large  o|ien  space,  called  the  Dam,  rising 
wilk  a  gentle  ascent  from  the  head  of  the  great  caii.il, 
■MBed  the  Uanirak.  It  measures  in  trout  two  hundred 
MMI  ciglily-two  ti'et,  ill  depth  twi  liiiiidriil  and  tweiity- 
twgfcet,  and  in  lieighl  one  hiunhed  anil  sixteen  lect,aiid 
widl  the  tower  and  cupola,  one  hundred  and  eighty-three 
fttt.  On  the  fa(;ade,  and  ranged  along  the  second  story, 
thwe  are  thirty  pilasters  of  the  eoiiiposile  order,  each 
thilty-six  feet  high ;  a  Kecoiid  range  of  the  (  orinthiaii 
oHtr  forms  a  third  story.  This  second  eoloniiaile,  of 
thi  laine  height  as  those  below,  KU|ipurts  the  entablature, 
Mkof  which  rivs  a  |Midimeiit,  whose  base  is  eighty-two 
IIhII,  and  {lerpendieular  height  eigiitecn  fiiel.  A  line  piece 
ajfunarble  sculpture  ornaments  this  |H<diiiieiil.  'J'lie  eily 
of  Amsterdaiii  is  represented  under  the  tigiire  of  a  female 
Wl^iog  an  imperial  crown,  aiitl  holding  an  olive  branch 
isAc"  hand.  On  her  htV  is  an  eseutelicoii  bearing  the 
I  anus.  She  is  attended  by  Neptune  armed  with  lii.i 
■lit,  and  silting  in  his  car,  drawn  by  sea  iinieorns,  .so 
I  are  called,  and  aecoiiipanied  by  N'ai.ids  ami  Tritons 
I  their  eoiieli  shells,  as  if  annoiineiiig  to  the  worlil  the 
f"n  of  this  line  i  ily.  On  the  cornice  of  this  front  are 
tbW  III"  length  figures  in  bronze, said  to  be  each  twelve 
ftft  lo^'h,  representing  l'iiici\  I'luilnicr,  ami  Jimlirr, 
Otttlie  back  front  are  also  three  figures,  the  centre  one 
npresciitiiig  an  Atlas  Ix'aring  an  enormous  globe,  witli 
rtp/iciiiiirf  on  one  side,  and  \  ii;iliiiire  on  the  other, 
ill'e  were  disappointed  in  not  seeing  the  interior,  a 
■tivc  order  having  Uen  reeeived  to  admit  no  one  at 
ttiiiie  \vc  were  there,  as  the  young  prince  ol  Holland 
T  daily  ex|«>eled.  It  seems,  however,  there  is  lint  one 
fl\  that  is  deserving  of  particular  notice,  but  lliat  one 
represented  as  the  finest  in  Europe.  It  is  the  hall 
p^,  tlio  dimensions  of  which  are  said  to  he  one  hiiii- 
1  and  twenty  feet  long,  lil'ty.five  wide,  and  ninety  liel 

(hen  King  Iioiiis  took  possession  of  the  Stadhiiis,  the 
i  and  municipal  authorities  removed  into  a  building 
Jtlie  neighbourhood  which  was  once  a  eonvciil,  lint 
Ivertcd  ut  the  liolorinatiun  into  the  Prince's  Hotel, 
I  Bubseiiueni  y  becainc  the  .Vdmiralty.  It  is  a  large 
'ding,  surrounding  a  square  court,  in  the  middle  of 
cli  is  a  fountain. 

["here  are  at  least  ten  or  twelve  elr.irchcK  of  the  istab- 
hI  religion  in  Amsterdam,  and  churches  and  chapels 
ilinost  every  other  sort  that  can  be  named.      ,\l  one 
the  Diilcli  were  iiitolerunt  ill  Ihi'  highest  degree; 
(.'atholicH,  Lutherans,  Jews,  and    .Viiabaptists,  and 
•  oilier  sect,  were  prohibited  from  holding  iiiiv  public 
of  worship,  hut  were  obliged  to  congrigate  ill  pri 
I  houses.  Now,  however,  they  are  allowed  to  asseinble, 
his  own  church  or  chapel,  for  the  perlormanee  of 
llie  service  ;  but  even  yet  none  of  llieiii   are  allowed 
me  of  IhIIs,  and  some  ate  not  |S'riiiilled  to  raise  a 
r  or  spire,  lint  only  a  simple  turret  or  cupola. 
"1   many,  indeed,  of  the  established  churches   have 
'  towers  or  spires  ;  these  are  ol' no  particular  eliiss  or 
■  of  archileitiirc,  lint  nevertheless  are  of  good   pro- 
ions  mill   ph'iising  designs.     PerhapH  they   may  Im' 
|icd.  Ill  point  of  size  and  height,  with  the  iower  and 
i  ufSi,  Martin's  in  the  Fields,  and  in  point  of  gene, 
ipii'iiranre  in  the  areliitei turi',  to  St.  Slury's  or  the 
'  cliiinh  111  the  Stranil. 

'he  rel'onners,  in  taking  imssession  of  tl'  •  liomaii 
Piiilir  iliurelies,  tvsik  care  to  strip  them  of  eveiy  oriia- 
hi  and  deeoniliiin  that  could  Ih'  removed  or  ticliiied, 
kiciilarly  pictiircH  and  statues ;  they  threw  down  the 
In,  and  hiivi- shut  out  from  iiiibhe  view  the  choir,  at 
I  Iliad  if  which  the  grand  altar  used  to  stand;  tlnv 
deinohslied  the  clia|Mls  ami  their  altars.  Thu's 
bl"''!.  the  traveller  fids  little  eiiriosit)  in  e^.'i  ring  u 
IcIi  chnrcli, 

I"  'I hi  ilnirrli  that  was  dedicated  to  Ht.  Nicholas, 

naiil,  WHS  tt  statue  of  the  saint   as  I  irgc  as  lil'e,  of 
M  silver,  which  tliii  t'alviiiistn  puUcd  down  and  molted. 


together  with  the  eandelabras  and  other  pieces  of  plate 
belonging  to  the  ehnreh.  Here,  as  in  the  other  cliurclus 
vvc  have  sci'ii,  a  balustrade  of  bronze  separates  the  choir 
from  the  body  of  the  church,  and  on  its  cornice  is  an  in- 
scription in  Dutch,  containing  the  following  piece  of  his- 
tory : — "The  abuse  introduced  from  lime  to  time  into 
the  oliurch  of  (iod  was  here  exploded  in  the  year  1,)78." 

'I'he  allar,  as  usual,  has  totally  disappeared,  and  a 
small  plain  pulpit  supplies  its  placi',  from  which  eale- 
eliuincns  are  examined  and  eonliniied,  and  marriages 
solemnised.  In  other  parts  of  the  ehiirch  are  sevirul 
inonuinents,  not  very  interesting,  though  generally  in  ii 
better  state  i  "  cvcculion  than  we  liiid  llieiii  in  our  own 
ihurches. 

'I'liere  are,  however,  three  large  |>ainted  windows  on  tlii' 
loll  transept  as  we  go  up  the  nave,  which;  though  eoni- 
pli'tely  ("utholie,  the  reforining  icMiioeliisIs  have  spared. 
We  all  ag''eed  ill  considering  tliciii  by  iiiucli  the  be.-l 
paintings  on  glass  we  had  ever  met  w  ,U\ ;  and  tliire  is  a 
liistory  altaehed  to  tlieiii,  which  is  Ik  lieved  to  be  true, 
and  which  ap|H'ars  ';o  be  borne  out  by  eircuni.slaiii'cs. 
'I'wo  of  these  windows  wire  the  gill  of  a  wealthy  liiirgo- 
niaster,  of  the  iiaiiie  of  Claas  Van  Hoppeii.  I'laas  was 
accused  of  heresy,  and  of  t'avonrinir  the  new  or  rclornied 
reliyion.  'i'lie  priests  and  his  conl'es.sor  threatened  him 
with  cxcoinniunicalion  nnli'ss  he  recanted,  and  iiiinie- 
diiitcly  undertook  a  pilgrimagi^  to  lionic,  to  obtain  iiliso- 
liition  t'roiii  till'  pope,  who  had,  no  doubt,  previously  liccii 
made  acquainted  with  his  wealthy  circiiinstanecs,  and 
also  thiit  he  was  a  Ijiiii  nviiiil.  The  |ieiiaiicc  iinpuscd  by 
his  Holiness  was,  that  he  should  make  a  present  of  two 
painted  gl.iss  winilows  to  the  eliureh  of  St.  Nicholas, 
and  that  for  one  v  hole  year  he  slioulil  ill  ink  notliing  but 
v.iiter.  'I'he  ev^iensc  of  the  glass  windows  was  lint  a 
trillc  to  a  man  of  his  great  wealth;  lint  having  never 
been  a  water  drinker,  he  lilt  eonvineed  of  his  inaiiilily 
to  I'lillil  that  part  of  the  piiiii.i|iiiiciit.  He  tliercliire  so- 
licited a  second  aiidienee,  at  which  he  aeqiiainlcil  his 
!Iiilincss  that  the  water  of  .Vmstcrdaiii  was  so  iinwlnde- 
soine  that  no  body  drank  it  plain;  and  all  he  ri.|iiestid 
was  to  be  pcrinilti'il  to  add  a  lew  griiins  of  corn  to  cor- 
rect its  ioipiirilies,  or  lie  fi'an  d  he  should  die  hcl'ore  the 
windows  were  finished.  The  po|H'  assenteil  to  tliii  rea- 
sonable riiiiiesi,  and  ('bias  Van  Hoppeii  took  good  (?are 
to  malt  Ills  vvaler  well. 

'Mie  eoriier,  in  which  these  windows  are,  is  eaUed  tie 
\  rovvcii  Iv'iiir,  or  woiiirii's  choir,  there  being  a  grc  iil 
iiiiiiiber  of  li'inale  figures  painted  in  the  act  of  prayer. 
The  arms  also  of  the  Van  lloppi  n  family  are  paintcii  on 
llie  i;lnss,  iiiiil  eiirved  also  on  a  toinlistiiiic. 

'i'he  siibjiv  t  of  the  paintiiii;  on  the  first  window  is  the 
I'S.ilol.ilioM  III'  the  Virgin  Mary  by  the  Angel  (i.iliriel." 
The  second,  thr  ••  Visit  to  the  \irgiii  by  her  eoiii.iii  Kli- 
zalietli."  ilenealli  are  the  two  nposlles.  Si.  P.  ler  iind  Si. 
Paul.  On  eaeii  side  arc  a  nni.ilier  ot' persons  on  llieir 
knees,  mill  among  the  group  on  the  ritlit  is  a  man  cl  id 
in  a  grey  frnek,  who  i.,  supposed  to  In  Van  Hoppeii;  and 
till:.  IS  tiic  more  probal  ie,  as  near  to  lii.ii  is  repicscnl  d 
a  bishop  with  his  croi  ier,  on  which  ore  writlcn  these 
words: — "  .Nemo  lieditiii  nisi  n  sc  ipso," 

Hcaiiliiiil  as  thesi'  two  windows  are,  the  third  is  still 
more  so,  and  obvinusly  painted  by  a  dilVi  rent  artist.  It 
reprc'i'ii'i  a  perHoii,  snpposid  lo  be  the  Holy  Virgin,  im 
her  death  U'll.  She  is  laisiil  up  by  her  utlcnd.ints,  and 
liolils  a  lighted  ciindle  in  Inr  hand,  tlie  tlaiiie  of  vvliicl.  is 
111  piTli'ctly  natural  that  Ihe  spcilator  can  seareilv  be 
licve  it  not  to  lu'  so.  A  iiiimcrous  group  surround  the 
.'iiiieli  while  she  is  apparently  receiving  the  iiiilifiiin  ; 
and  a  host  of  angels  hover  above,  ready  to  connv  th.- 
loiil  of  the  dyiii;f  saint  to  the  regions  of  bliss.  There  i« 
iilolhi  r  w  'iiilow  heliind  the  choir  loverid  w  ith  the  paiiitid 
inns  .11  all  the  biiriroiiiiislers,  I'roiii  the  reloinialioii  of 
I.jVsI  ilo'.vn  to  Mil  present  time,  Tlos  church  bus  what 
iiav  Ih'  called  iiii  elegant  tower  and  ,^pirc,  said  lo  be  two 
iimdred  iind  liHy  feet  lii|i|i.  In  Klill  i:  wa  i  liodilv  Iiiiil 
lip  by  sell  vvs,  to  eniible  the  worhmen  to  repiir  the  foiin. 
ilation.  It  is  remarked  I'ur  a  fni  set  of  eaiillons,  which 
emit  pleasing  silvery  liiiies. 

'I'he   new  elmri'i,  origiii;illy  Jediuuted  tn  St.  Peli  r, 

iw  to  Si.  Catlicriiie,  .■,laiids  on  the  Dam,  elisc  to  the 
palace'  and  new  as  il  was,  no  doiil  I,  at  the  time,  it  i, 
now  more  haii  three  humlri'il  yciirs  old.  It  is  said  lo  In 
built  on  Ihe  model  of  the  eathednil  of  Aiiiii  iis.  The  il|. 
nensions  are  set  ilov>  n  as  three  liundrid  and  liriieii  I'l  el 
oiig,  bv  two  hmidred  and  leii  broad;  itiiil  it  is  lighted  bv 
111  li'«s  than  seventy  live  large  windows.  It  eoiilaiiis 
oincofthe  Is'st  iiiiiderii  nioninnents  In  Itnlland,  parlii  ii. 
larly  oiic  of  Admiral  de  Hir  ti  r,  which  has  iisur|Hil  the 
pliiee  of  the  grand  iillar,  'the  pulpit  is  a  giuHl  specimen 
of  curved  work  in  wood,  siipjiortcd  by  figuri  s  of  llie  fiiiir 
Kviiii|{cli>ts. 


liesiiles  the  steeples  or  spires  of  the  clinrchcs,  there 
arc  four  or  five  lol'ly  towers  scattered  in  ilitli  rent  parts 
of  Ihe  eily,  most  of  wliieh  have  their  clocks  anil  carillons. 
One  of  these,  standing  on  the  quay,  is  the  Herring  Tower, 
at  which  the  eompaiiy  of  mcrcliants  conieriied  in  the  her- 
ring fishery  hold  their  mecliiujs  iiiiil  keep  their  aecoimts; 
and  this  spot,  on  the  return  of  the  boats  from  the  fishery, 
is  said  to  exhibit  one  of  the  busiest  scenes  that  occur  ill 
this  great  capital.  There  is  another  lower  on  the  quay, 
named  the  Scr.iyershock  'I'oor,  or  the  lower  of  the 
inoiirners,  so  called  t'roiii  its  standing;  nn  iji,.  fnuA  where 
the  wives  and  ehildren  of  seamen  were  aecustomed  to 
lake  leave  of  their  hnsliands  and  I'athers  on  embarking 
on  fiircign  voyages.  It  is  now  converted  into  i  llices  for 
those  who  are  charged  with  the  diilies  ot'thc  port. 

From  the  cliiirchcs  we  pioeeedcd  lovievv  tlie  National 
.Miiseiim  of  Pii'tmes  in  the  Ti  ippenlinis  on  the  Klove- 
nierslmrgwal,  vvliieh  is  open  daily,  except  Smidiiys,  to 
slranccrs.  The  name  is  taken  from  that  of  llic  original 
owner  ot'thc  house,  which  was  Triji. 

it  is  a  good  bnihling  I'onlaining,  on  two  lloors,  seven 
or  eight  roiiins,  well  filled  with  nearly  five  liiindriil  pic- 
tiiri's,  ehietly  of  the  Diilch  and  Fh  misli  sehools,  and 
many  of  them  among  the  liiicst  s|H'ciiiiens  of  the  several 
masters.  Some  of  the  lust  were  rcnioved  from  Ihe  Stad- 
liuis  when  it  liceame  the  palaci' ;  and  to  these  were  added 
others  Ilia!  were  purchasid  at  the  public  expense  from 
private  collcclion.s.  All  which  are  described  in  the  guide 
Isioks. 

The  total  wont  of  spcciincns  of  the  school  of  Italian 
painling,  might  render  the  ninscmn  of  .Amsterdam  of  no 
great  csliniation  in  the  eyes  of  those  who  can  see  nothing 
worth  bestow  iiig  a  look  upon,  but  siili|ccls  Ircaled  in  Ihe 
manner  wliieli  they  are  pleased  to  style  the  //r»ii  iilral ; 
Ihat  is  III  say,  to  pruihiee  soincthiiii;  llmt  does  not  exuclly 
exist  in  iialme,  but  siq  rior  to  it — iiiigelic  features,  su- 
pirhmnan  foriiis,  and  beings  created  out  of  the  fervour 
.if  a  heated  and  liixiiriunl  imagination;  the  story  wrapt 
lip  ill  some  hidden  meaning,  which  ijoiie  but  the' painter 
l.iiiiseif  can  understand  or  explain;  gods  and  goddesses, 
nymphs,  ciipids,  I'awi.s,  and  salyrs — In  slmrl,  any  thing 
that  is  not  human  or  natural,  if  painled  wilh  line  ilowing 
lilies  and  warm  eoloiiriiig,  is  extolli  il  as  the  link  which 
coiiiieels  pointing  w  ith  pui  try  ;  and  so  far  the  cuiiceptioii 
is  just,  as  liolii  of  theiii,  lo  i  n.-ine  the  praise  and  admira- 
tion of  their  votaries,  must  deal  in  liclioii.  The  Dutch 
and  Fh'inish  paiiitirs  !,re  .iioslly  content  to  lidlow  na- 
liirc,  and  only  fail  when  they  all'i  nipt  n.iin  thing  that  is 
beyond  her.  Hubens  hiiiisrlf  never  siiccicds  so  ill  as 
where  he  alti  iiipts  w  hat  iv  i  ailed  allegory.  It  is  in  soiiio 
of  those  pieces  where  he  liiiind  il  necessary  lo  introduce 
cr<  atiiics  like  iiolliing  that  exists  on  earth,  'and  where  his 
linialis  are  such  imeoiith  beings,  as  alinost  to  jiislify  llie 
rcsi  iiililiiiiie  thiy  were  said  by  one  of  his  critics  to' hear 
to  l''laiiilers'  I'larcs, 

<  )in  nevt  visit  was  In  the  park  or  plantation— /l^/H^/;■if, 
as  it  is  generally  called  by  the  iiiliabitanls.  Il  is  sitiialed 
mar  the  sontliern  extremity  of  the  city,  at  the  end  of 
that  noble  stiiel,  the  Hcereii  (iraglil,  and  is  Hiirronnded 
by  canals;  iind,  iieeonling  to  the  space  it  ap|M'ars  to  oc- 
eiipy  on  the  plan,  may  be  aliiiil  one  ihouMind  yards  loiijf 
by  live  hnndreil  broad  ;  or,  in  exleiil  of  siirliiii'l  about  one 
hiindiid  acres;  il  eontiiiiis  some  tolerably  fine  trees,  and 
is  laid  out  ill  straight  walks,  at  right  angles  to  i  .leli  other. 
Near  one  cornel  is  a  small  botanical  garden,  consisting; 
I'hietly  of  nil  dii  inal  plants,  bin  not  to  be  mciilioued  ullur 
the  garden  of  la  yihli. 

Not  fir  from  the  park  is  the  stone  bridge  nverthn  Am- 
r.li'1,  where  Ibis  riven  liters  the  city  in  n  fine  lironil  sheet 
of  water,  and  willi  so  ('•  "lie  a  current  as  scareely  to  Iw 
neiceplihle.  It  is  called,  one  knows  not  why,  the  (.over's 
llriil^e.  It  Is  said  to  lie  six  Iniiiiln  i  and  sixty  liel  hmg, 
and  SI  veiily  liet  wide  ;  it  liasi  li  vm  arches,  with  piers  of 
slone  misoiiry  iiiivi  il  with  brlek.w.irk,  uppari  iitly  of  solid 
and  well.i'Mi'iitid  workmanship.  I''ri.iii  the  I'enlre  of 
this  bridge  is  a  favoiiralde  view  ol'  the  eily  on  one  side, 
and  on  the  other  an  extensive  prospect  ovi'i  the  lint  siir- 
I'acc  of  Ibis  singular  eomilry,  divided  into  s<piuies  and 
piiallrlograins,  iiy  means  of  dyk  s  and  dilehes,  cnlird 
polders;  spiicis  that  eniilaiii,  nilliin  their  boiindariea, 
villas  and  gardens,  wliieh  arc  kept  ify  Iiy  iiiiiimieralili< 
wiiidiiiills  1  iiipbiycd  in  piimplng  out  the  vviiler. 

Aseendiiig  the  quay  of  Ihe  liiiiiini  .\iiistel,  or  the  rivor 
within  the  city,  we  an  I.  d  to  the  I'lmhangc,  under  wliieli 
Il  passes  through  a  large  arch;  mid  a!  this  point,  over  thn 
einlrc  of  the  arch,  is  eonspli  imiisly  pbieid  the  ("ninre  of 
Mercury,  of  u  colossnl  si/i  — rather  an  odd  iippenilaKP  to 
be  si  leeted  as  the  guardian  deity  of  the  temple,  wher-in 
I  II  the  nicieantili'  imd  money  CMiieeriis  ot'thc  capital  «r<i 
Iruiisuetcd.  For  though  tills  winged  griitli  iiinii  vvns  lllo 
prolecling  deity  ot  coin fee,  the   Dutch  were  no  doubt 


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aware,  that  ainong  his  other  quahficatioiis,  he  liad  the 
reputation  of  being  well  versetl  in  the  art  of  uppropriatiiiff 
to  hiiaselt"  what  belonged  toothers,  lie  is  also  renowned 
ibr  activity  and  swiftness,  whieh  have  not  been  supposed 
among  tliu  most  prominent  leatures  of  the  Duleli  charac- 
ter. 

Like  all  the  continental  exchanges  which  resemble 
oiu  own,  that  of  Amsterdam  is  a  (piiidrangular  building, 
with  an  ojwn  square  space  in  the  middle,  round  whieh  is 
an  arcade  or  gallery,  supported  by  forty-six  columns, 
each  b<ing  a|>propriaijd  to  some  particular  class  of  mer- 
chants or  traders ;  and  here  people  of  all  nations  daily  as- 
Bcinble  in  crowds,  at  a  particular  hour,  for  the  transac- 
tion  of  business.  'I'his  crowd  wore  a  very  J(;wisli  and 
shabby  ap|Harancc,  which  made  one  of  our  party  ohserv 
that  he  never  saw  such  a  multitude  of  monied  men  to- 
gether, that  looked  so  very  nmch  like  a  set  of  pickpockets, 
llaving  since  visitid  the  slock  exchange  of  lioniion,  and 
the  bank  rotunda,  he  is  (pule  ready  to  qualily  the  harsh 
opinion  he  had  pronounced  on  the  merchants  and  money- 
ciiangers  of  .Vmslcrdam. 

A  similar  crowd,  with  a  gnoil  sprinkling  of  Jews,  were 
loitering  daily  about  the  lottery  olliccs,  which  are  nu- 
merous in  the  neighbouring  streets,  and  particularly 
almiit  the  Dam.  'I'lic  prevalence  of  gambling  is  a  vice, 
from  which  the  Dutch  government  has  no  scruple  in  de- 
riving a  considerable  revenue. 

The  little  time  we  had  to  spare  would  not  admit  of  oiu' 
visiting  all  the  numerous  institutions  with  which  this 
city  abounds,  for  the  alleviation  of  human  misiry  and 
distress  'II  all  their  various  slia|Hs.  'I'he  several  hospi- 
tals, generally  kept  distinct,  for  the  reccplion  of  thi'aged, 
the  inlirm,  and  the  desolate;  the  blinil,  the  k.me,  the 
widows,  and  nrpliaiis;  Icpr  foundlings,  and  for  those  de- 
prived of  reason  ;  of  «  hich,  taken  logilher,  there  appears 
to  Im'  not  fewer  than  forty,  most  of  them  large  and  con- 
venient buildings.  'I'he  various  prisons,  and  bouses  of 
correction  and  of  industry,  are  said  to  lie  unili  r  a  better 
BVNleni  of  control  and  management,  than  arc  most  of  a 
similar  description  in  other  parts  of  Kurope. 

These  several  cslablishiiK  iits  have  been  founded  by, 
and  derivi'  their  support  either  from  the  public,  tlie  seve- 
ral religious  .''Oiietiei,  or  rich  individuals,  p.irtieiilarly 
widows  who  are  lel\  in  good  eireumstanees,  and  who  arc 
frequently  most  liberal  contributors  I"  charities  of  this 
kind.  Hut  to  make  ourselves  aci|nainled  with  the  details 
of  the  management  of  institutions  of  this  kind  required 
too  iiukIi  time  liir  a  llyiiig  visit,  anil  we  were  theieliire 
reluelantly  obliged  to  bi'  satislii  (I  with  viewing,  as  we 
did  most  of  lliem,  I'XtiTiially. 

\Vlielher  these  various  establishments  are  capable  of 
relleviinr  the  whole  mass  of  hiiinan  wretehedness  which 
this  capital,  in  common  with  all  large  cities,  must  con- 
tain, would  require  a  long  resilience  to  determiiu  ;  bill 
Wi'  could  iiol  help  in.ikliig  the  same  remark  here  as  in 
Itiitterd.im — that  in  all  our  raiiihlcs  we  had  not  met  with 
a  drunken  |Mrson  in  the  strei  tsj  nay,  more.  Unit  we  hail 
not  obseiAed  a  man,  woman,  or  child,  in  rag--,  or  mi  1 
with  a  rial  object  of  compasunii  in  any  part  ol'llietown; 
and  till  only  U'ggars  that  ai  rosled  us,  and  those  were  in 
Home  111"  the  lower  parts  of  the  Inwn,  were  decrepit  old 
men.  The  truth  is,  I'liit  if  a  yuiing  sturdy  beggar  should 
Ih'  discovered  Ic.ising  passengers  liir  alms,  the  police 
would  instantly  sei/e  hold  of  liim  and  send  him  at  oiue 
III  one  of  the  work-himn",  wlien,  if  be  refused  to  |ht- 
form  the  task  set  him,  he  would  In'  treated  with  a  spell 
nt  the  pe.nip. 

'I'hose  who  are  al  the  head  of  the  poli'e  are  not  mi 
iqueamish  in  llilliind  ns  sve  iiie.  There  is  none  of  that 
I'earfiilni  ss  and  timidity, — none  of  the  iionsensieal 
HiMci  his  and  eonversations  whiell  our  />(ig//()n/j  of  the 
r.ast  and  of  the  U'eiit  are  ho  I'oIiiI  of  imiking,  for  llie  plea, 
mireof  SCI  iiigtliemseKcBexlubitiil  in  the  daily  pa|K'rs, — 
none  of  the  I'lissiplng,  for  the  gi  iitleinen  of  tlie  preKS  to 
dciail  In  their  respietivc  joii  lals,  whenever  a  rogue  or 
Vngtiboiid — i'»|M'eially  one  ol  notoriety — liap|KliH  to  Im' 
brought  heliire  them. 

The  law  III  llollind  ii  rlrarly  dellncd,  nnil,  if  the  furt 
Ih'  proved,  the  iniigistrntc  Ins  ni  other  line  to  pursue  than 
to  ilireet  tlial  the  law  shall  take  its  course;  iiiiil  thus  the 

Iiiiblie  III  relnved  from  u  imiMince,  and  so.iely  In mliteil 
ly  the  exninple.  "All  rogues,  »agul>oiids,  and  slnrily 
lii'^gars,"  wliicli  the  net  of  KlitalMth,  in  our  nlatiite 
InmiK,  iirolesseK  to  set  to  work,  the  Dutch  take  gomi  eare 
■liall  Ih'  set  to  Work  ;  and  they  uNo  lake  care  to  have 
ri'iidy  in  hand,  what  our  statute  likewise  directs  to  have 
111  hand,  "n  eonvenieiit  st<i>'k  of  (lii<.  hemp,  wool,  thrend, 
corn,  and  other  neiTsBary  ware  iiud  :<(urt',  lo  set  the  jHior 
on  work." 

T.I  aid  Ihr  ]iiilice  in  the  prnisinvorlliy  lank  of  lindiiiK 
lltalUI   lilxmr  for  llic  iwor  ami   idle,  "The   Morioly  of 


Kriendsof  Humanity  and  Public  Utility,"  have  establish- 
ed an  agricultural  colony  called  Frederik's-oord,  near 
^Sleellw•yk,  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  Ztiyder  Zee,  win  re 
the  land  rises  into  barren  heaths  and  downs.  This  insti- 
tution is  said  to  have  answered  so  well,  that  the  king  of 
Denmark  undertook  to  form  a  similar  establishment  in 
his  doininions,  whieh,  however,  tiiiled.    " 

No  loose  women  arc  permitled  to  infest  the  streets  of 
.Vmsterdain;  and  the  public  eye,  therefore,  is  not  oft'ended 
by  their  indecent  and  immodest  conduct.  Private  haunts 
ot'  inteinpcranec  and  debauchery,  it  is  well  known,  arc 
whikcd  at,  pcrhajis  sanclioned,by  the  government,  which 
could  not  lie  prevented  either  here  or  elsewhere;  and  on 
tliis  ground  it  may,  |)crliaps,  be  deemed  politic  to  allow 
them,  liut  tlio.se  disgusting  dens  of  prolligaey,  known 
by  the  name  of  s/h  i/-liouscs  or  tiiusaua,  ti-iMiuenlcd  by 
both  sexes,  and  to  which,  on  certain  days  of  the  year,  re- 
spectable families  vierc  in  the  habit  of  taking  their  chil- 
dren, to  w  itiiess  scenes  of  vice  in  their  most  odious  shape, 
in  order  to  disguiittlicm — a  lesson  of  doubtful  morality — 
can  scarcely  now  Im'  said  to  exist,  except  among  the  very 
lowest  of  the  inhabitants. 

The  police  of  the  city  appears  to  be  excellently  regu- 
lated. l{obbcries  oi  house-breaking  arc  of  rare  occur- 
rence. The  minisler  intrusted  with  the  police  lakes  care 
to  employ  stout  young  men,  who  may  be  seen  in  the 
evening  walking  in  pairs ;  and  these  are  eH'ieient  guard- 
ians of  ]icace  and  quiet  during  the  night,  (hir  new  and 
excellent  police  establishment  is  not  unlike  that  of  Am- 
sterdam. 

Kxeepting  about  the  quays,  where  there  is  always 
some  .sliinv  of  business  and  bustle,  and  in  the  Warmoos 
."'^traat  and  Calvers  Straal,  in  both  of  whieh  are  llie  prin- 
cipal shops  lor  all  kinds  of  wares  and  mereliaiidi.se,  and 
wliich  may  l«'  compared,  in  point  of  wealth,  w i'h  the 
■Strand  in  London,  but  w  ithoiil  the  advantage  of  its  side 
paveinenl.s,  Amstcrilain  appeared  to  Ih^  just  as  dull  and 
gloomy  as  the  west  end  of  London  is  in  the  month  of 
•  htober;  and  this  arose  apparently  from  the  same  cause, 
the  merchants  and  gentry  being  at  Ibis  time  absent  at 
llicir  country  villas,  enjoying  thenisclves, — some  in  the 
s])orts  of  the  field,  contlncd  mostly  to  the  shooting  of 
rabbits,  and  others  in  the  tulip  and  hyacinth  bedsuftlicir 
neatly-lrimnicd  gardens. 

It  was  generally  adinitled  that  the  trade,  and  conse- 
quently 'he  prosperity,  of  Amsterdam  had  not  yet  re- 
covered, since  the  peace,  from  the  shock  which  they  had 
here,  as  in  Kottcrdaiii,  cx|M'rienced  by  fraternizing  with 
the  Kreiieh  repnhlii  alls  ;  and  it  was  also  admilled,  as  a 
natural  consequeiice,  that  the  piqiulation  had  greatly  dc- 
I  reaseil.  The  whale-tishery,  once  the  source  oi'  great 
we.ilth,  had  entin'ly  eeasiil;  and  the  Kast  India  trade 
and  possessions,  to  which  had  bt<'n  niain'y  owing  the 
prosperity,  the  splendour,  and  the  inaritime  |Hiweroflhe 
nation,  had  now  become  a  source  of  vast  cx|H'iidilure, 
witlioiil  a  hiqa'  of  their  ever  reeovering  their  ancient 
pros|M  lily. 

.As  a  proof  of  the  declining  stale  of  Oricntol  commerce, 
tlie  I), 1st  India  House  and  its  inaga7,ii.es  on  the  island  of 
(toslcniHirg  are  erumliling  into  ruins.  'I'liey  are  lully 
SI  iisilile  that  liny  mver  can,  iind"r  any  eireunistances, 
prill  ml  to  compete  .villi  the  Knglish  and  llie  .Americans 
in  the  Mast  liidi.i  and  China  trad'';  and  the  opiniiin  of  the 
soiiiiilest  polilieians  is,  that  the  best  thing  llicy  can  do 
would  be  to  abandon  the  trade  :iii(l  posseKsions  altogether. 

'i'he  bad  iii.'inagcment  iind  grasping  avarice  of  the 
Diiteli  sirvanlK  in  Java  have  created  a  relH'lhon  amniii,' 
liiiir  millions  o,"  jHople,  wliniii  thai  active,  intilligenl, 
/I  aloiis,  iinil  liuiiuiiK'  govcri  ir.  Sir  Sla  iiliird  llallles,  had 
made  li.'ip|iv,  pros|i<'roiis,  and  free.  I'ndi  r  his  rule  they 
had  lieeii  '  '■  veil  I'roin  the  pnvvi  r  of  Ihelr  o|  pri  s  'iis,  and 
freed  I'ro  "1  that  iiii|H'litie  and  iiii{uhI  »yiitcin  ol  exactions 
and  forced  deliveries  of  pnidiice,  which  tlin  Mutch  liad 
iniiHiHcd  on  Iheir  land  and  their  labour. 

It  ivas  a  great  mistake  on  our  part,  in  the  negotiations 
for  |M'iice,  to  have  vahintarily  surrindcrid  this  line  isliind 
and  its  four  millioMs  of  |N'iiple  to  the  Dutch,  as  an  act  ol' 
generosily  to  u  fiilliii  nalinii,  for  as  to  any  claim  on  us, 
they  had  none.  Tin  y  never  were,  and  it  was  not  likely 
till  y  I  ver  would  Isi nine,  popiibir  iiiiiong  the  JavaiieiH 
Till  ir  pyHleni  of  (Hiliey  has  gone  far  to  ruin  ihis  noble 
iilaiid,  niid  llicy  have  rcn|M'd  nothing  but  illa|;race,  i<x- 
|H  use,  and  emlxirrassmeni. 

The  Name  Indication,  which  aninnnis  nearly  (o  iirmif 
ofa  decreasing  iMipnIatioii,  that  we  noticed  in  olberlnwii" 
of  llollanil,  struck  us  forcibly  here.  We  did  nut  ne  a 
slnule  new  house, or  n  house  building  In  all  Aiiislerdam  ; 

but  we  dill  olmrve  lhr< r  liiiir  old   onea  piillii.g  down 

in  the  Jews'  quar'er,  with  an  iiitenlion,  proliably,  of  re- 
building tlieni,  a«  they  stood  on  llie  neirgln  of*  eniial. 

'I'lm  coiiclutluii  ti>  lie  drawn  from  the  few  remarks  we 


made  of  Amsterdam  is,  what  many  persnns  have  m 
posed  to  he  the  case,  tliat  it  is  a  very  dull,  and  tin  rd, 
not  a  very  interesting  place.     The  fact,  however,  i.<  i 
so  :  there  is  always  something  going  on  to  excite  i.u, 
tion.     Mrs.  Montagu  says,  that  she  mver  could  iukv 
sl.ind  what  the  exiiression  ".stock-still"  meant  till. 
visited  Amsterdam,  when  she  at  onci^  felt  its  full  i;,. 
No  doubt  the  "slocks"  or  "  stakes,"  of  which  llii-u- : 
so  many  thousands  along  the  ipiays  of  Amslcrdaiii.u, 
"still"  enough;  but  the  sea  by  which  Ihey  are  suiioi 
ed  is  not  always  so.   The  canals  are  "  still,"  bul  ll;.  ,: 
eonstaiilly  moving  about  in  them  is  not  so.     The  ,  i 
of  a  town  I'roni  which  two  thoiisuiid  vessels  clear  lu' 
mially,  or  about  six  daily,  are  not  likily  to  U-  ".«i, 
and  if  Mrs.  .Montagu  had  gone  «.j/i«/(/;(ng  in  Warn 
Straal,  or  Calvers  Slraat,  she  would  not  have  found  i- 
"still"  life  there. 

No  city,  liir  its  size  and  population,  abounds  with  in 
.societies  liir  the  enlliv.atiou  of  !iler„tiire,  science,  and 
line  arts,  than  .-\nistcrd..ni.  It  has  an  academy  of  |i,<; 
iiig,  seulplure,  engraving,  and  arehitti  lure.  At  the  !■ 
iiKii/iii^  a  most  rcspeclablc  society  lor  the  eneour;: 
nient  of  every  branch  of  art,  science,  and  literaliin, 
physics, musie,aiid  even  coiiiineree  and  political  i  ei.in, 
lectures  are  delivered  and  di.s.sertations  read  on  all  . 
jects.  They  have  a  library  stocked  with  books  in  al, 
partments  of  science;  a  collection  of  plaster  casts  t- 
ancient  statues;  a  chemical  apparatus,  and  a  collm 
of  mathematical,  pbilo.sophicnl,  and  even  musical  in,i 
nieiils,  and  they  give  concerts.  All  these  arc  coiiliiu, 
in  a  very  liandsonic  linilding. 

The  Society  of  Public  I  tility  is  common  to  cvcn-i 
and  town  in  Holland  above  the  rank  of  a  village.  Seln, 
of  every  kind  are  iiimierniis.  Those  liir  the  |MK)r  an- s 
to  be  well  attended  by  iiiori^  than  four  thousand  eliildr' 
Ihey  are  under  the  direction  ofa  certain  nuinhcr  nf  m- 
tors,  who  admit  the  children  of  tliti  |M)or  without  disii 
tion  of  religious  sects. 

The  shorlness  of  our  slay  would  not  allow  us  to  f  i 
any  coriect  conclusions  as  to  the  stale  of  society,    'f 
ladiis  seldom  appear  in  public,  and  run  ly  in  the  sire 
excepting  in  the  two  whirc  llie  principal  vhops  an  ; 
very  few  carriages  of  any  kind  arc  seen  In  Amsli  nl 
One  of  the  most  common,  which  serves  the  place  ol' 
hackney  coaches,  is  a  small-bodied  coach,  like  a  Krl);l: 
"Fly,"  without  wheels,  and  lixed  on  a  wooden  sli. 
drawn  by  a  single  horse,  and  attended  by  a  man  r 
w.ilks  by  the  side,  to  prevent  it  iVoni   upsetting.    I 
Dutch  of  both  sixes  now  dress  pretty  much  in  the  v, 
maimer  is  other  Europeans.   The  Kriezlnnd  ladies,  l 
eier,  h'-.M'  a  |K'culiar  head-dress,  consisting  ofa  sniiil; 
close  to  the  lic.id,  to  each  side  id"  which,  and  eovcriin: 
tempk's  nearly  as  far  as  the  lycs,  is  altaehed  a  |1 ' 
gild.     The   fn>t  iiiipression   whieh  this  odd  ap|Hii 
gives  is,  that  the  wearer  iiiust  have  been  trepamicil.  I 
tasteless  heail-dress,  with  its  cap  and  golden  Haps,  i- 
I     cos!  I'roiii  tin  to  twelve  pounds;  but  beluga  disliiu 
from  the  vulgar,  it  is  considered  cheap  eiioiigli.    Tl 
l'rie-/.laliilers  wear  Is  ■■des  golden  ringlets  round  ll.rii- 
and  pendants  from  the  ear.     They  are  said  to  be  im 
ingly  Iciiacious  of  their  aneient  customs  and  drens. - 
a'  (1  of  their  language,  which  differs  is  rnucli  fniiii 
derii  Dilleli  as  the  Klcmish  iIihs, 

The  dress  of  the  lades  of  Aiiislerili;in  iv  Frem  li 
that  usually  worn  by  tradesiinn's  w  i\es  and  ier\:ii  i 
ilitfers  but  little  from  that  of  the  snme  classes  in  I'lr 
■  Ml  pi   Ihat    the    latter   deseriptinn    of   Hollandi  i> 
ran  ly  any  suinmer  i  oMiliig  en  tin  ir  heail  but  a     i 
Ihey  f-eqiii  nlly  wear  loin   el.aiks  with  IiikiiI<,  as  r 
.Nellierhinils.     The  men  also  iii  w  dress  lunch  II  i 
as  with  us.     The   little  round  hat,  tlic  pnekereil 
and  the  wide  bricches  of  the  men   have  eiitin-U 
|Harcd,  except  among  some  of  the  norlherii   ti-la  n 
and  the  saiiii   kind  of  Imt,  the  jacket,  and  sliorl  |h  lli 
displiying  a  pnirol' sky-blue  stockings, have  been ii| 
deserted  by  the  I'eiualcs. 

Ilolli  sexes  ap|H'ar  liealtliy,  which  iilir  ilnelor«  snv 
iiiiglil  mil  In  do  in   a  ehimile  so  humid,  niid  aii-i, 
sti  iieh  from  slagiiani  eatials  so  deleterious.    Tlie  H<- 
»e  undirslissl.  iiiiioiml  to  alHnit  Iwciily  n  day. 
on  a   |sipnlalioii  of  eiic  liiirdn  d  and  eighty  iln! 
gite  an  average  i>;'  four  |s'r  cent.;  a  itiucli  grentir 
lahty  than  the  averuri   of  Kiiro|M'nii  i  ities. 

I  III'  ciinnot  «  ulk  the  lenKtli  of  a  sireel  in  AeiM" 
without  mieliogn  i '  rtaiti   gfiilleiiian   drevseii   m  ' 
with  a  er.qs'   i  '  |H>iidiiif  from  his  hni,  and  a  slml ' 
per   in   his   baud       He   in   known   by   tin    iialiie  nl  r 
niiiirkrr,  •aiiiioiioeer,  or  re|s>rter,)   whose  biisliii<< 
to  go  riiunil  to  till-   relill\r«  and  aequnintaiires  ul 
eeiisi'il  |s  rson,  to  announi'  his  dentil.    To  give  ltd''' 
the  fVieiids  of  Ihr  birth  uf  a  uhihl,  ■  irrlllcn  ImlM' 


Having 

Rrd  to  .An 

en  extern 

'  the  days 

ur  arraiigi 

iMir   wa 

piles,  M-hii 

sing  ov( 

hreateiiing 

IHissible, 

jlvcr,  we  h 

pr  wliieh  w 

lion-  lor  till 

arts  of  Hill 

cssanlly ; 

I'eii   ill    I'll 

Inieriingen, 

I'll  iiiik's  li 

pay  tiiurl 

baking   the 

Bglil  miles,) 

jorses  wilhi 

ay  and  n  III 

'I'he  lirst  I 

hroiigh  a  ee 

mil  liy  can 

little  sunn 

lose  overloo 

Vighli'iil  to 

^elly,"   us  (1 

elliiigs  of 

I",  walli  d 

bur  green  d 

^aiiy  illli-jies 

tradk'  evten 

put  ill   IS   Ih 

'  till  eminlr 

^egaliim  of  | 

|ld  passed  Ih 

[eilKen-iiy   (., 
I'tI  of  lli 

III  I  III  on  th 
It  wa: 
intcrsee 
Iniii  runs  heri 
llil  nliiinstof  I 
Iw-  along  (||, 
Inril  Were  see 
^111  ll  Wi  re  Ol 
[lii.iling  Ihr  I 
\'  l!iedi«ta 
^■■"Ijiii,  tll«  f  I 


m 


A  TOlfR  THROUGH  SOUTH  HOLLAND. 


79 


any  |)i'rsi)iis  liiivc  m 
•iry  (lull,  iiiid  tlicril, 
e  tact,  liowtnvr,  isi 
iiiiig  on  to  excite  lilii 
he  never  coiilil  mii'i 
;U.still"  nieimt  till . 
once  fell  its  l'"ll  'm 

S,"  of   Wllicll    lIlIU'  : 

yH  orAinstcrdnni.v.. 
liieli  they  are  suiiiir 
ire  "still,"  l«it  II"  '■ 

I  is  nol  BO.  'I'Ik  '  i 
nd  vessilH  clear  crii' 
ii,t  likily  to  bf  "si,. 
ii-shofiiKiiil  in  ^ani 
lid  nol  hiive  ibuiul  u 

tioii,  atxinnds  with  m 
er..tnre,  seience,  iiiwl' 
lus  un  academy  of|i;i; 
•ehitteliire.  Atthe  /■ 
iety  lor  tin'  eneour:. 
ienee,  and  literatnn, 
eeanil  political  eciiim 
rtations  read  on  nil  ■ 
ked  with  Imokn  in  ah 
on  of  pk.sler  casts  Ir 
|iar«tus,  and  n  colli  n 
and  even  musical  iiii: 
All  tlu'Be  arc  conluii, 

in  common  to  every  ( 
rank  of  a  village.  Suli.. 
hose  lor  the  [XMir  arr  s 

II  four  ihouBand  eliililr- 
a  certain  niimher  of  «■ 
the  i)oor  without  di>it 

nnld  not  allow  u«  to  i' 

he  sUite  of  nociety.    T 

and  riirt  ly  in  the  strce 

■  principal  vhops  are;  i 

I  are  seen  in  AniRtcnlo 

eh  nerves  the  place  of 

ilicd  coath.likeallrii'li 

xed  on  a  wooden  ulnir 

attended  by  a  nun  «: 

it  iVoni  npwiling.   T 

pretty  nnieh  in  the  ":■ 

he  Krie7.land  ladies  It 

,  conHistinijof  a  sniiil; 

f  which,  and  eovcriiii; 

les,  is  atlaehed  a  ]V- 

hii  h  thin  odd  apjHii; 

liave  been  trepunneil,  1 

p  and  (.'olden  Haps,  b 

K;  lint  lieinca  distiiir 

<1  1  henp  cnouph.     'li 

n  rn\(!letH  round  tl,ri« 

[hey  arc  Miiid  to  \tf  i m- 

It  eiiKliuiiK  and  drew,- 

lirt'erB  if  much  from 

inislerdr.ni  iy  Frcncli; 
|i's  wivcK  and  ier\!inl 

•  Hiiineela»KC»  in  I'l'i' 
lliim   of   llollaiidii'< 

I  thi  ir  head  but  a  ..i|', 
IkH  with  h(>iMl«,  UN  in 
I  w  drc»»i  nmeh  IIm'  "■■ 
Ihal,  tin    puiki ml  p. 
Incn   have  entirrl>  <  > 

Itln-  northern  li"liin 
ckel,  and  •horl  i>ilii' 

IckinRK.bavelH'iiKii'B 

Ihiell  ,iurdo<tor-  unV 
l«n  htimid,  nod  uni'' 
IdeMerioup.    'I'liciliv 
]nl  twenty  n  day  ;  " 
d  ai\d  eij;bty  ili"'' 
III.;  a  inueli  (jrenln 
||H'nn  I  iliev. 
lif  n  »lreit  in  Ai"Mf"- 
llenian  drev »( d  m  I  • 
Ija  hill,  and  a  kImhI  > 

Tm  by   thi    nai ''  ' 

Ir,)  whofc  buKiiii'" 
ll  aeipininlaiirc"  "' 
lleMh.    To  K'"'  '"''"' 
lid,  ■  wrlllPn  h'dlfi' 


Jtonu^Mtlv  Stuck  up  on  the  door-imst  of  the  house,  statinK 
!5e  hc'iltli  of  the  mother  imd  chihl  to  be,  as  usual,  as 
asell  as  can  be  expected."  .     ■      . 

Mt  If  Amsterdam  should  happdy  regain  its  fiimicr  state 
tar  prosperity,  it  will  either  be  necessary  to  build  on  the 
ifcoulevards,  or  till  up  the  ailjoininj;  polders;  thouf;h  it  is 
.»obable  that,  in  such  an  event,  another  city  would  ri.se 
'^i  the  north  si'te  of  the  A i,  opposite  to  the  old  one,  either 
K  ock-sluys,  where  the  grand  canal  enters  it,  or  at 
ttidain.  or"  more   /ropcHy  Saaudam,  where  the  Czar 
b«        Older  the   >•»«••  of  Peter   Michaelhol,  learnt  the 
.f  ship-buildM** ,    and    "here    the   late   i;iiii)eror 
aiuler,  wlien  at  A*iiii»»rdiUii,  visited  the  cabin  ami  Us 
_  nielv  furniliire  of  Ims  great  ancestor. 
.''That  side  of  the  Ai  is  preferable  as  a  port  to  this  on 
4M>"^>  the  O'ty  i'o»   stands,  being  the  wcatlier-shore,  and 
Ob'         -d  from  all  *uids.     'I'he  king  is  said  to  have  it  in 
Mii:     .Illation  lo  apiwint  coimiiissioncrs  to  examine  and 
^pporl   .11  his  naval  establishments,    lie  could  not  do  het- 
Zp  than  remove  the  dock.yard  of  Am.sterdam  across  tli<' 
5pnt<r,  as,  in  its  present  position,  it  is  exposed  to  the  pre- 
Jlhiliiig    wiikIs.     At  present,  howcvei-,   it   \vo\dd   appear 
more  prudent  to  direct  his  attention  to  his  army  rather 
lluiu  the  navy,     lie  will  find  that  a  military  navy  is  not 
tt  be  made  without  an  extensive  mercantile  navy,  which 
ta  has  not.  CcrUiii  northern  political  economists,  among 
4|ieir  miiny  absurdities,  have  hazarded  the  assertion  that 
jtD  clKcieiii  navy  may  bo  raised  and  maintaiueil  without 
"■|ercliant  ships,  colonics,  or  commerce.     A  nation  that 
lould  be  foolish  enough  to  try  the  cx|K'riineiit  would  lind 
^clf  much  in  the  situation  of  the  Israelites,  who  were 
kqnired  by  the  Egyptians  to  make  bricks  without  straw. 
Pic  Dutch  have  nioro  sense  tliaii  to  he  gulled  by  suci 
ileries. 


CHAl'TKR  V. 

AMSTEnnAM  TO  NIME(iUKN. 

^Having  thus  in  two  days  satisfied  our  curiosity  in  re- 

■rd  lo  .VniBtcrdam,  visitiil  several  of  its  institutions,  and 

en  externally  every  St n'ct  aliuosi  in  the  city,  having  one 

'  the  days  been  on  our  legs  full  eight  hours,  we  made 

or  arrangements  for  departing  the  following  morning 

our   way  to  I'trccht.     The  distance   is  Uviulytwo 

ililes,  uhich,  by   way  of  variety,  we  once  thought  of 

ussing  over   in   a  trecksehiiyt ;   hut    the   weather  was 

(ireatcning;  and  wishing  t/i  get  to  the  liliiiie  as  sjiecdily 

|H)«sible,  tli.".l  wc  might  see  the  more  o."  that  ii<ddi' 

[ivcr,  we  hired  a  ehar.a-banc,  with   a   pair  of  horses, 

which  we  agreed  to  piy  sixteen  guildeis,  and  three 

llore  fur  tin'  auiouut  of  the  tolls,  which  nre  high  in  all 

arts  of  Ilulland.     Tlir  rain  began  to  fill,  mid  eoiil'iui  i' 

[lec.isantlv  ;  and  as  Ihere  was  nothing  n  niarkahle  t.i  '.> 

ill    I'Ireeht,   we   determiued  to  proceed  us  fa'    .i- 

,1111  riingen,  a  small  town,  or  rather  village,  about  8i\. 

ell  miles  liirlhcr  en.     l'"or  this  distanc*'  vv    ^irga'.i-.  c 

piiy  lourteen  guihiers,  and  two  more    ii.-  Ihi    t  'At- 

bilking  the   whol;;   sum  Ihirly-five  guilders  for  llri  -, 

Ughl  iiiik's.whieh  was  perforiiied  by  Iwover  •  inditii  u  ,,1 

jor.scs  without   halting,  except  lo  give  then.   '  .     .rs.l    if 

uy  and  a  little  water. 

'I'lir  tir-t  part  of  the  road  after  leaving  A.n    <    Inm  is 

|ir(Migh  a  eentiiiued  aieniie  of  moderate  sIzmMu  ,s,  iio'. 

Prcd  by  I'lmals,  with  gardens,  villas,  and  the  sa'iu   ki  ■•! 

little  summer  houses  wi' hive   so  olleii  loei';     >■ :'.  nn 

kosi- overlooking  tlie  rond.     It  was  ipiite  am    " "g  ..ml 

yiglituil  to  pass   so  many  :ieal   Iioiisch,  "  whlii,.ucally 

felly,"  as  one  id"  our  rountrymeii   calls   tiie  ei'vilry 

ydlings  id'  the  niileh,   siirroiindrd  by  their  liltli    ,'nr- 

biiH,  walli  d  ill,  as  it  were,  within  sipiare   em  lis. r  s  ot 

kur  grei  11  dykes,  and,   as   n  nceessary   ap|M'mlnge,  as 

|any  ditches.     Sometimes  these  enelosures  are  ofeoiisi- 

kralile  extent,  coiiliiiniiig  seviral   \iil.is,  and  the    placi 

■ut  in   IS  then   called   a  i«ililii;    nn<l  the   greiitcr   pari 

the  country  around   the  capital  is  maile  up  of  an  iig- 

egallon  of  tliese  jMilders.     ll  was  some  time  bi  fore  we 

I  passed  Ihe  last  of  these  curious  eomiminilies,  win  n 

aiivc'vay  I'ommenied   that   was   raiM'd  n   little  almve 

ll '  rl  iif  that   same    kind  of  Ihit   surface,   which    nc 

liiiiil    on    the  iip|M)site  or  wislern  side  of  the  lljiirli  in 

ll  wa'i,  in  fnci,  a  lonliniinlion  of  those  II. il  iiini. 

bw«,  inlerseeted  with  dilelies,  very  ri      and  grci  ii,  with 

iiiiiTiiiH  herds  of  eallle  graiing,  but  destllute  of  trees, 

bd  nliiiostiif  any  kind  of  shrubby  nlant.cxcepl  ii  fcwwil- 

iiloiig   the   inargiiiH  of  lb.'  ditches.     To  Ihi'  west- 

Inril  Mere  hccii  some  s.indliills  nr  dunes  in  Ihe  distance, 

>  ll  wi  re  on  the  boundary  of  the  llaiirleiii  ,Mier,  li  r. 

itiiig  Ihe  lioriitim, 

\i  <'«•  di»iance  nf  some  six  or  nown  mill's  (Vnni  Am- 

^rdiii..  till)  fice  of  the  country  l^•'gin•  l«>  clmii({e   for 


the  better.     Something   like  woods  and  copses  now  be- 
gan to  show  themselves,  and  the  grounds  were  enlivened 
liy    good,    substanti;d,    and    gcnlleiiiauhke    houses,  and 
these  became  more  frequent  as  we  advanced  to  the  soiilli- 
.vard.     The  surface,  loo,  was   more   broken  and   varied 
as  we  approached  I'trccht.     Here,    indeed,  the  northern 
branch  of  the  lihine,  which  passes  through  the  town  of 
Utrecht,  begins   to  show   something    like   rising  banks, 
and   ill  passing  Ihiough  the   town   the  stream   is  so  far 
below  the  general  surface  of  the  country,  Ihat  the  streets 
and  the  houses  are  considerably  above   the   Icvi^l  of  the 
water,   to   .vhich   the    inhabitants    descend    by   laddiis, 
soii'.etinies  from  the  second  story.     The  Ihcl  i.s,  that  th  • 
general  surface  of  the  country  having  ri.scn  into  some 
thing  like  hills    at   I'trccht,  it    was  no  ea,sy    matter  to 
cause  the  river  and  its  canals  to  rise  to  the  level  of  the 
houses;  they  thcrcliire  sunk   the  houses  to  the   level  of 
the  canals.     We  saw  at  once,   therctbre,    that   we   niust 
here  take  leave  of  the  llat  gardens,  their  lish  ponds  and 
ditches,  and  their  corresponding  little   summer  houses, 
w  liicli  had  atlbrdcd  us  so  much  amu.scmenl.     The  only 
striking  object  that    appears   from  the   rjad  is  the  old 
church    of    rtretehl,    partly    in    ruiii.s,    with    its    noble 
towel,  said   to  be  liinr  humlred    tect  high.     The    once 
celebrated  university  has  lost  its  character,  and  is  nearly 
deserted  by  students,  and   the  professors  are   said  to  be 
reduced  to  a  slate  of  great  poverty.     The  [lopulalion  is 
reckoned  at  about   thirty  thousand,    one  half  of  whom 
are  catholics.     We  had  now  to  ilrive  along  a  noble  avc. 
line  of  liiideu  trees,  three  or  liiiir  deep   on  each    side   of 
Ihe  road,  and  of  an  intcrmiiiable  length  to  the  eye.    We 
have  111  1  u  told,  indeed,    that  the  mall  of  I'trccht  is  the 
lincsl  in  the  world ;  which,   beautiful  as   it  certainly  is, 
eamiol,as  we   all  thoughl,  he   put  in  competition  with 
tlio.se  niagniliecnt    avenues   of  llaiiiiilon   Court  and  of 
Dusliy  I'ark,  whose  noble  trees  of  linden  and  horsechest- 
iiut  tiir  CXI  1  id  in  beauty  any  that    Holland  can  produce. 
.N'eitlu  r  has  it  any  th!  i<r  to  eonipare  w  itii  anolher  of  the 
Ii  w  avenues  which    liudiion   has   spared  to  Kngland — 
that   of  the    magnilieeut    beech    trees    which    leads    lo 
Stauslead  House,  in  Hampshire, — not  yet  ipiite  defaced 
by  the  deniolilion  which  it  suffered  by  tlic  avidity  of  its 
late  proprietor. 

The  road  conlinucs  for  a  considerable  di.stanee  lo  he 
shaded  liy  this  avenue  of  beeches,  elms,  and  liuileiis  ; 
and  scarcely  a  house  occurs  on  jilher  side  that  has  not 
a  very  rcspcctahle  ap|iei. ranee,  with  iloiihic  or  triple  rows 
of  fine  trees  leading  up  t.i  it.  The  grounds,  too,  arc 
fiei|uciitly  laid  out  with  Ifiigc  plantations  of  various 
kinds  of  trees  and  oak  copses,  and  the  hedges  which 
enclose  them  are  also  of  oak.  (Ml  a  rising  ground  on 
the  lell,  near  the  village  of  Zeyst,  is  a  huge  pyramid  or 
mound  of  earth,  said  to  b"  c  ■  hundred  and  fiHy  tiel 
high,  raised  by  the  army  .■!  ..-armoiil  on  the  oeeasion 
f  Nu|>oleuii  being  created  emperor  ;  but  we  could  nol 
i  ci  \.'.  tlia'  it  was  hcM  in  any  kind  of  respect  by  the 
'  )ntcl< 

.\s  ViC  dp,  .'omlied  Ai  ici'iingcii  Ihe  soil  beeanie  more 
«a  1  ly,  t  '■  i.e  ^ral  suriuce  of  the  coimlry  more  undulal- 
ed,  iiimI  .V  ihii-jrved,  for  the  first  time  since  entering 
llnllanu,  that  rounded  pehhlcs  were  imlicdded  in  the 
bunks  by  '  e  road  side,  as  if  this  indieated  Ihe  aiiciiiil 
beach  or  ha'iv,  ,d'  ihe  Uliiiic,  when  that  mighty  stream 
11  ly  h.i'e  llowcd  I  v  rds  lllrecht  in  its  intigrity,  anil 
'  .'liire  it  had  been  il  vn'cd  and  diverted. 

Il  has  Iscn  ohsiTvi  c  that  on  the  gates  of  almost  all 
llu  villus  or  parks  some  iiiseriplion  or  inollo  is  wrillcn 
up;  hcic  houevir  Ihe  eiistoin  seems  to  he  lo  pulili>li  in 
the  same  nianner  the  naiiie  of  the  posNcssor  of  the  do- 
main, r.iiil  generally  with  a  notiticaliiMi  hi  warn  oil' 
|maeliers.     Thus    we    l'rei|Ueiilly    see  "  Jan    I'clcrsonV 

ynght,"  "  privali' ynglit, lyn  •  igi  n  yiighl ;"  that  is, 

.fohu  IVter  oi  's  shooting-ground,  |  rivufe  shooting,  or 
lor  my  ovm  diooling.  t'his  kind  of  notice,  it  would 
seem,  it  1 1'  t'a'  ''ir  keeping  out  poachers  or  intruders; 
liir  the  )i  ,nie  laws  in  Ilulland  arc  as  strict  or  nioie  so 
than  in  l')iiglaml,  and  the  license  reiunred  liir  shiHiliiig 
is  said  lo  Ihi  n'licli  iiiori'  ev|H'iisive,  and  the  pcnallv  m 
iiro|Hirtio!i.  I'  IS  'lot  easy  to  iinagin.',  however,  what 
kind  of  game  tlu.i  emihl  piitnibly  be  to  Iiiiill  or  siioot  in 
some  nf  thisc  small  domains  of  »  few  acres;  lint  dilUi- 
ml  notions  of  sporting  are  cnlertrined  by  dilli  reiil  na- 
tions :  Ihe  oiide  stadhoiidcr  is  said  lo  have  Miniisi  d  hiiii- 
ri  If  by  conrsiiig  hares  and  rabbits  iii  the  court-yard  of  his 
piilnce,  and  Ihe  old  king  of  Naphs  i  iiioycd  the  pleasure 
of  xhmdiiig  tame  ducks  iVom  n  window  as  they  were 
drivel,  |uint  it  ill  Ihe  poiid.  ll  may  Ih'  taken  for  granted, 
however,  that  where  there  is  ph  nly  of  gsine  lo  eat, 
there  ioi|..|  he  plciitv  of  game  lo  sIkhiI,  and  we  e\|»" 
rii  III  III  I'll  want  III  ll  on  our  loiinii  y  at  table;  but  it 
dill  no  hap|Nii  thni.   In  th)  wliule  of  our   route  tlirnngli 


Holland,  and  along  the  Khine  as  far  as  Mciitz,  from 
thence  !o  Frankfort,  and  on  our  return  from  Cologne 
through  the  Netherlands,  we  never  saw  a  single  phea- 
sant orpartridge,  cither  running  or  on  the  wing;  yet  the 
latter  in  particular  was  served  up  at  table  daily  through- 
out  the  moiilh  uf  August.  To  make  nmends,  hares  and 
rabbits  were  sicn  skipping  about  in  great  abundance. 

We  were  now  travelling  along  a  very  extensive  do- 
main of  a  genllenian  whose  iiaiiie,  if  it  was  not  the 
name  of  his  place,  appealed  ut  every  little  gate  and 
opening  of  til'  wood — i'  was  lirookhuyscn,  to  which 
was  here  and  there  added  "  inyii  cigen  yaght."  This 
property  continued  for  at  least  a  mih',  and  the  planta- 
tions of  young  firs  that  bordend  Ihe  road  were  very  ex- 
tensive on  both  sides,  and  rabbits  ill  scores  were  every 
where  seen  skipping  across  the  road.  We  were  now  on 
rising  ground,  and  had  evidcnlly  taken  leave  of  every 
thing  like  a  level  meadow,  ;iii,l  all  Ihe  open  spaces  in  the 
woods  and  copses  were  under  cnllivalion.  Here  toe  on 
Ihe  rising  ground  to  the  Ull  we  observed  for  the  first 
time  a  few  long-haired  sheep  hiowsing  on  Ihe  heathy 
land. 

The  crops  oil  the  right  were  ehielly  confined  lo  huck- 
wheal,  of  which  we  pa.ssed  some  bundled  acres  by  the 
road  side  in  the  course  of  the  latter  half  of  this  day's 
journey;  hut  this  grain,  with  Ihe  exception  of  a  tew 
fields  of  oats  and  some  patches  of  chner  and  potatoes, 
was  the  only  kind  that  we  observed.  It  is  used  here, 
as  ill  China,  for  making  the  lighter  and  finer  kinds  of 
pastry.  From  the  i|iiaiitily  of  tresli  ploughed  land, 
iiowevcr,  it  is  probable  that  the  wheat  harvest  had  been 
got  in  and  the  stubble  turned  under  by  the  plough.  The 
road  itself  the  wlude  way  was  smooth  and  bcautit'ul,  and 
as  level  as  a  howling  green,  1ml  ill  some  fi'W  places, 
where  the  level  surfc  i  was  intcrrnpted,  it  was  covered 
with  gravel. 

The  only  inn  at  ,\inermigeii  is  the  post  house,  not 
cry  good  as  lo  aeeoniiiioilatiuii,  but  the  people  extreme- 
y  .'ivil,  and  desirous  of  making  it  as  comforlahle  as  our 
miexpeeted  visit  and  I  heir  nicans  would  allow,  which  is 
all  that  a  traveUer  has  a  right  to  expect.  We  paid,  how- 
ever, fiir  their  civility — the  charge  fiir  a  bad  supper,  and 
an  equally  bad  breakfast,  with  lodging,  being  twenty- 
seven  guilders,  or  forty-five  shillings,  just  alioiil  double 
of  that  which  the  best  hotel  in  .\iiislerdani  would  have 
chargcil.  Indeed  we  have  invariably  fiiuiid,  what  is 
perhaps  not  mireasonahle  to  expect,  that  at  the  first  ho- 
tels, where  the  liire  is  best,  the  charge  is  least. 

(Ill  the  luorning  of  Ihe  l.llh  at  nine  o'clock  we  htl 
.Vmcrungeii,  and  proceeded  with  the  same  horses  that 
had  broiighl  us  from  .\msterdani,  and  which  were  to 
carry  us  to  Arnlieiiii,  a  dislanee  of  more  than  twenty 
miles,  fiir  sixli  ,'11  guilders.  This  town  is  not  precisely 
ill  the  direct  road,  but  the  rain  which  had  eonliiiiicd  iii- 
ecssanlly  lo  fiill  in  to-. cuts  fiir  eight  and  forty  hours 
had  made  the  lower  and  usual  road  ipiite  impassable. 

That,  howevrr,  hclweeii  Aiiieriiiigen  and  Arnlicim 
proved  to  be  quite  delightful,  perfielly  level,  and  with  a 
very  geiille  curvature  or  rise  in  the  middle,  II  was  co- 
vered willi  clinkers,  and  we  li.iil  ollcii  remarked,  in  pass- 
ing over  one  of  these  roads,  thai  the  water  never  re- 
mained on  any  part  of  llieiii.  The  last  two  days  satis- 
lied  us,  that  let  it  rain  as  hard  and  as  long  ns  il  may,  not  a 
drop  of  water  will  be  sc  eii  standing  on  either  any  part 
of  Ihe  niiildle  or  the  sill)  s  of  the  road,  prov  ided  il  is  |iro- 
pi  riy  kept  in  .irdcr,  as  they  all  seem  to  be.  This  may 
Ih'  iioliiid  as  a  (i.i  I,  but  we  were  unable  s.ntisliictorily  lo 
accoimt  fiir  il  ;  perhaps,  however,  il  may  Ik'  explained 
by  supposing  Ihe  clinkers  lo  lie  laid  on  a  bed  of  fine 
sand,  and  this  pirhaps  on  faggots,  which  would  let  the 
water  pass  lliroiiiih  the  ■  revices  Is  Iween  tin  hrieki,  and 
into  the  snbslrala  lhal  siipiNirl  them. 

(In  approaehini.'  ilii  ancn  lit  foililied  town  of  Itli  mil, 
the  Uliiiie,  or  III  il  branch  of  il  which  passes  close  by 
this  place  to  llii  iiorlhward,  now  ap|H'iircd  in  its  natural 
eharacler  of  n  fine  llowing  stream,  wiiiilinv  (lose  alon)( 
a  blink  on  vvbiih  we  travelled,  elevated  sinr-d  feet 
ibi.vc  its  surfaii',  il  having  licrc  completely  lo«l  its  sf.  • 
iiiid  shiggisli  motion,  iiiore  like  Ihat  ol  iii  attiliei,il  •  a 
mil  than  a  river. 

Khei  n  n  Is  all  aniienl  town,  in  whieli  Uierr  i#  liUJa 
lo  excite  a  stranger's  alb  nlion,  exei  pi  il  he  Ihe  towir  of 
the  old  elinrch,  whi'  h  is  a  IhiIiI  and  siriking  specimen  of 
III  nvy  (hithle.  Ill  Ihe  iieiglihourliond  of  this  town,  the 
land  ap|H'iirs  to  he  neiillv  and  eioi  fully  ciiltiviiled,  ehielly 
with  tobaeeo.  ll  is  phinlid  ill  s'  nil  squares  of  n  risiH, 
>ir  sometimes  less  than  a  half  a  i  ihI  in  rxteni,  Ihe  side 
of  each  square  being  piniilcd  by  n  row  of  the  liirgn 
Flench  kidney  bean,  or  senrlel  ri  iin  rs,  which  hud  now 
reached  Hip  hi  iglit  of  six  or  seven  I'ecl,  uiid  fiirmcd  n 
close  liedyr  nil  round  the  iiltle  plantuliiiii*  (o  iccurv  tlm 


•  ll 


no 


A  TOUR  THROTMJH  SOimi  IIOTXANI). 


I    '■(»'■ 


}.. 


broud  leaves  of  tlie  lobucoo  plant  from  tlio  wind.  Tlie 
bean  was  now  in  fiili  blossom  ot  scarlet  flowers;  und 
the  ground  on  the  rijflit  of  the  road  being  covered  as  far 
as  the  eye  could  roach  with  these  putclies  of  tobacco,  the 
face  of  the  country  in  that  direction  i)resented  a  very 
singular  and  beautiful  a|>|)curance. 

On  the  left  of  the;  road,  the  surface  rose  into  hills  of 
considerable  height,  sometimes  covered  with  thickets  of 
brushwood,  mixed  with  small  plantations,  in  some 
plarcs,  of  Scotch  tirs  and  Weymouth  pinep,  mingled 
with  oaks,  beech,  and  birch.  These,  with  the  heaths 
and  the  lorn  intermixed,  gave  this  |Kirt  of  the  comitry 
very  nnicli  the  appearance  of  many  of  the  hcutli  lands 
of  England ;  the  more  ho,  uh  the  road  twisted  and 
winded  among  them,  as  is  usually  the  ca;c  in  our  own 
country. 

A  little  beyond  Uhcenen  wc  descended  to  the  valley 
of  the  Rhine  on  our  right,  where  all  was  llat,  and  we 
observed  in  places  extensive  and  high  enihaiiknients  to 
protect  the  plain  against  the  encroachment  of  the  river. 

The  approach  to  Arnheini  is  particularly  striking.  It 
is  through  an  avenue  of  fme  Ix'ech  trees  near  two  niiles 
in  length,  and  the  vista  terminated  by  a  lofty  old  tower 
of  one  of  the  churches,  with  the  Khine  on  the  right, 
nnd  the  rising  grounds  of  the  letY  covered  with  villas, 
and  well  clothed.  The  environs  of  Arnlieim  were  really 
beautiful;  |>erhaps  lliey  may  but  npiiear  to  greater  ad- 
vantage atler  Icaviuf,'  the  sombre  flats  of  the  neiglilmur- 
hc  >d  of  Amsterdam. 

On  arriving  at  .\rnheim,  our  horses,  ns  may  be  sup- 
posed, were  entirely  knocked  up ;  and  ns  the  fmely 
paved  road  oi"  clinkers  had  here  ceased,  and  a  sort  of 
rude  iMncadami/.ed  road  commences,  it  would  have  been 
madness  as  well  as  an  act  of  cruelty  to  have  taken  them 
on  to  the  spot  where  we  were  to  cross  the  Waal  to 
Nimegnen.  We  therefore  prevailed  on  our  honest 
Dutch  driver  to  let  his  i  har-a-bane  proceed  with  us  to 
that  spot,  a  distaiue  of  abcjiit  nine  miles,  with  i  pair  of 
fresh  horses  from  the  inn,  for  which  we  were  reijuired 
to  piy  the  reasonable  sum  of  live  guilders. 

The  moment  we  had  got  through  tlio  town  of  Arn- 
lieim, we  crossed  the  Khinc  over  a  long  Ktone  hridire, 
the  approach  to  which,  and  for  some  tiiiio  on  the  other 
side  of  it,  was  over  a  very  execrable  road.  We  were 
now  on  the  level  vaUey  of  the  Rhine,  and  hi^tween  it  and 
the  Waal;  the  surface  was  low  oinl  swampy,  and  the 
road  continui'd  very  indifferent ;  it  ap|H)ared  as  if  W( 
had  two  enibanknuiits,  one  on  the  left  to  keep  out  the 
Rhine,  nnd  an  immense  one  on  the  right  to  prevent  the 
eneronehnieut  of  the  Waul.  It  appeared  also,  as  we 
afterwards  found  to  be  lln>  ease,  that  the  great  public 
road  to  Rheeneii,  on  which  the  rain  here  prevented 
US  from  travelling,  was  on  the  summit  of  this  great 
bank. 

We  arrived  nboni  three  o'clock  at  a  small  inn  on  the 
right  bank  of  th"  Waal,  directly  opposite  to  Nimeguen, 
und  the  access  to  which  is  partly  by  a  bridge  of  boal-i, 
and  paitly  by  a  tlying  bridge,  the  former  extending  to 
about  l.'ie  middli'  ot'  the  stre.im  on  tins  side,  and  the  Lit. 
tor  over  the  other  half  next  to  Nimeguen.  A  ferry  is 
not  the  most  desirable  method  of  crossing  n  rapid  river ; 
but  of  all  liie  dillVrent  kinds  ol'  lerryint',  that  by  means 
of  what  is  cilled  a  living  briilgi'  is  considerably  the  best 
und  most  eoiivenient  where  it  can  be  adopted,  which  is 
only  where  the  river  li.as  a  considerable  eurrent.  An 
anchor  is  lixed  nt  a  eerlnin  distanc"  up  the  stream,  al- 
ways greater  than  the  breadth  of  the  river,  from  which 
u  cable  of  rn|x'  or  chain  passes  to  lbs  phitforin  of  the 
ferry  boat,  which  is  here  supported  on  a  couple  of  large 
Iwrges.  This  cable  is  Inioyrd  np  by  passing  over  such 
a  number  of  boats  ns  may  be  lininil  neecjsnry.  If  the 
rudder  of  tlii'  large  plall'orm  he  moved  so  us  to  tmii  the 
heads  of  the  supporting  Imrgis  about  a  |M)ilit  of  the 
lonipass  towards  the  stream,  so  as  to  let  it  act  against 
the  side's  of  their  bows,  '.hey  will,  of  course,  sheer  across, 
or  oscillali'  like  a  |K'ndidnm,  with  a  slow  nnd  unil'orni 
motion,  to  the  op|>osile  side,  me  cable  nnd  its  supporting 
Isnts  edging  over  111  the  dire  lion  of  the  platform.  Ily 
having  the  height  of  the  iilalform  the  «ann'  ns  those  ol 
the  Iv.o  piirs  or  landing  place  s  on  the  sidi  s  nf  tin'  river, 
carriages  of  any  site,  carts  or  waggons,  without  uij. 
yoking  the  horses,  may  driv  •  u|Min  it  and  pass  over 
'without  disturbing  passi'iiuer  i  or  baggnge  within  them 

Till!  young  rrinee  of  llolinlid,  wliosc  exiM'rted  arrival 
in  Anisterdain  had  preveiiled  us  from  seeing  the  imluee, 
crosmid  over  this  evening  in  n  carringe  drawn  by  »ix 
liorsun,  not  one  of  wliieli  was  Inkeii  on',  nor  did  the 
coarlimaii  or  |uislilionK  leavi'  their  scats. 

Having  got  our  dimmr  nt  the  lltllo  inn,  aim!  Ihi 
■loam  iMint  nuiking  its  np|Mnrnncn.  tlioiigh  at  n  eon. 
sidcrablo  distance,  wc  crossud  ovrt  by  the  Dying  brid||i>, 


and  wailed  the  arrival  of  the  vessel  at  Niincgncn.  The 
piiKsagc-moncy  for  six  persons  in  llie  great  cabin,  which 
we  liirtnnately  had  to  ourselves,  nnd  a  servant  in  the 
tiire-eabin.  from  hence  to  Cologne,  was  one  hundred 
and  llmr  guilders,  or  W.  13s.,  the  distance  being  more 
than  n  hniuhed  miles. 

On  departing  from  Ni'negupn  in  llie«tenin  boat,  wo 
took  leave  of  the  last  town  of  the  United  I'rovinccs  r.t 
Holland  that  we  should  have  the  opportunity  of  seeing. — 
of  a  country  that,  with  all  its  ditcliies  nnd  its  dykes,  its 
sloots,  sluices,  and  polders,  is  un(|ueslionnbly  one  of  the 
most  singular,  the  most  curious,  nnd  most  interesting 
countries  In  the  world;  and  ns  to  the  |X'oplo  who  in- 
habit, and  whose  ancestors  may  fairly  be  said  to  have 
created  it,  though  they  have  been  represciiied  ns  cold 
and  nncoiirieous  towards  strangers,  rude  in  their  speech, 
and  repulsive  in  their  inamiers.  wo  can,  with  honest 
truth,  declare,  that  so  far  from  expericnciin;  nny  'jondiict 
of  this  kind,  or  hnviiig  the  slightest  ground  of  t  omplaini 
in  any  one  instance,  oi  in  nny  part  of  the  country  from 
Itollerdani  to  Nimeguen,  wo  never  Ibiiiid  I  hem  to  be 
wanting  in  the  eorninon  courtesies  and  civilities  of  life. 
They  may,  perhaps,  be  more  cnutions  and  reserved 
towards  strangers  than  the  natives  of  other  lOuropcan 
ccmntrics  usually  arc;  but  a  very  short  aci|iniintancc 
hanislics  all  restraint,  nnd  they  lH>coine  eheerfiil,  open- 
hcnrled,  and  comiminicntivc.  Wc  are  told,  bowovoi,  by 
certain  philosophers  who  resolve  the  dillerent  tempera- 
ments nnd  dispusitions  of  men  into  the  eti'ect  of  climate, 
thnt  a  Uutchmnn  nuisl  necessarily  be  grave  and  phleg- 
matic, froi.i  the  aiiiinni  spirits  being  siihjreled  to  a  dull, 
dense,  and  humid  ntiiiosplierc,  to  which  they  are  almost 
coiislantiv  exposed.  This  doctiinc  is  mere  theory,  like 
ninny  others  es|)oused  by  the  ingenious  author  of  "  Ks- 
prll  IcsLoix;"  but  expcrienie  having  proved  it  con- 
trary to  llict,  is  now  pretty  nearly  exploded. 

Hut  the  Dutch  have  been  accused  of  nvarice  and 
iiiliumnnity.  Thai  the  inlildle  class  of  society  arc 
eeonomieal  and  parsinionioiis,  is  very  certain;  but  their 
parsimony  and  economy  arc,  in  nil  pruhability,  the 
natural  result  of  iiidusirions  habits  of  lade,  and  ol 
labour  not  the  most  productive  of  prolil.  Their  young 
men,  almost  from  the  period  of  their  infancy,  are  ' 
siructcd  ill  the  pursuits  of  lomnierco,  nnd  lenrn  at  an 
early  ngo  to  lonsider  the  great  business  of  lile  to  be 
gain,  a  portion  of  which  is  laid  by  every  year. 


'InililFlrliii 
Anil  iniUi 


:s  ImlpilB  ill  enrh  IsiBofri  n-ipa, 
■try  tiryiMa  u  love  ol'ijaii.." 


Ill  a  SDinewhal  higher  class  of  life  tbern  is  a  general 
inclination  to  the  prosecution  of  coiiiniereial  pursoils. 
and  indeed  in  all  their  undrrtukings  they  aro  equally 
Industrious,  (icrscveriiig, and  patient,  w  itii  tlin  labouring 
classes.  We  ie(|uire  no  greater  proof  of  the  general 
cbnractiT  of  this  nation  tiir  perscvciiiig  industry,  and 
their   iiiieoiii|ueralile   delerniinulioii    lo  overeoiiic   dilli- 

iillies,  ilia'i  llieir  siieirssl'ul  exertions  In  braving  and 
conipiering  the  waves  of  the  ocean-- lliaii  the  fact  that, 
without  n  stone  or  pebble,  they  linvn  raised  the  most 
endid  edilicos'  williout  u  tree  >liey  linve  laid  the 
liiiindations  of  large  cities  on  piles  of  wood  ;  without  u 
slick  ot'  tiinber  til  lor  a  ship's  top-mast,  they  built  a 
navy  that  disputed  the  seas  with  the  mosi  powerful 
iinvy  in  the  world  ;  thnt  nlinosl  without  an  acre  of  arable 
and  they  supplied  tlin  inaiketiiof  half  of  liiiropc  with 
grain;  that  with  a  country  not  larger  lliuii  Yorkshiie 
tliey  were  alili  to  raiso  a  respectable  nrniy,  nnd  to  take 
a  leading  part  iii  the  politics  u''  Kuropn  ;  ami  it  ought 
III  be  added  that,  in  nil  their  mercantile  ti:iii>aclioiis, 
'':n  Dultli  iiie  reinarknble  foi  their  puniiualily,  in- 
legrily  nnd  lionoiir.  Then  patriotism  or  love  of  coiintrv 
lias  always  liven  u  prvdoniiiiant  feature  jii  tlie  Duleli 
I'liaracler;  in  whatever  part  of  the  worlii  n  Dulcliinin 
may  bo  placed,  the  word  Vaderlund  beaisa  charm,  anil 
IS  never  henrd  williout  oxuiting  a  sonsitiun  uC  plousure 
III  his  mind. 

Hut  then  they  nte  ncciisnd  of  being  cruel  nnd  in. 
Iiiiimin;  nnd  with  nlnit  jusliee,  as  a  nation,  lliey  inn 
be  so  ncciised,  it  would  not  bo  bo  easy  lo  show.  The 
iiiiiuerons  chnillnblo  iiistllntlons  of  Holland,  more  imr 
til  ulnrly  of  Aniaterdam,  many  of  which  urn  onlirely 
supported  ill  llin  "Xpense  of  indiviililiils,  uliouhl  ninne 
lie  siilVn'ient  lo  disprove  sin  li  an  ini|iutallon.     There  is 

1  little  trait  coniipcted  with  one  <,,  lliosu  llistilulions, 
which  sliowa  llieiii  not  only  n  liiimnnii  hut  kllidliiMirled 
people.  Tim  liospilrl  liir  llin  reception  of  the  old  nnd 
mdignnt  of  both  sexes,  on  lliii  ipiny  of  I'ki   Ainstel,  Is 

ontrived  admirably  for  tlin  coinforl  and  convenience 
of  III.'  sged  and  inlirm.  The  building  is  llirce  liundred 
and   sixty   lent  long  by  two  Inmdreil  nnd   lliiily  dnep. 

A  gallery  un  each  of  Ihc  tlirne  stories  runs  round  tin 


lour  sides  of  the  square,  and  behind  It  is  a.  large  gardri 
lor  the  inmates  to  walk  in,  and  onjoy  the  fresh  mt 
This  building  has  a  dining-room  of  one  'nindrcd  ut. 
iwenty-thrco  feet  in  length,  and  an  infirmary  of  it, 
nine  dimensh  ns.  The  year  1783  was  tho  ccntennii 
Hiinivcrsary  of  its  cslnbljihinoiit,  and  on  this  occasui 
the  directors  gave  a  feast  to  all  the  pensioners,  ainouni 
ng  lo  upwards  of  six  hundred  nnd  fifty,  who  were  r, 
galid  ill  the  most  snniptiions  manner, nnd  the  best  pn; 
f  Amsterdam  were  present  to  witness  the  joy  ol' n, 
old  people  on  iIiIh  occasion.  Tho  emperor  of  Clin,. 
Iherelbre  is  not  the  only  humane  |>crson  who  can  eiijoi 
the  grntifiention  of  making  others  happy  by  his  nnnu! 
icnst  given  to  the  most  aged  of  his  subjects. 

The  beneficent  society  und  the  charitable  and  (in 
interested  subscribers  to  tho  agricultural  Rstablisbnm 
of  Frederiek's-oord  is  another  prool'  of  Ihc  active  In 
nevoleneo  and  humanity  which  distinguish  the  pco|jl- 
ot  Holland.  It  is  no  speculntion  Ibnndcd  on  llio  n 
inotcst  chance  of  piolil,  but  solely  on  that  of  roliovii,, 
the  distresses  of  tiicir  unfortunate  fellow  subjects,  ij 
this  small  canton  or  district  (which  oord  signifies)  M' 
.lacob,  the  complrollcr  of  corn  lelurns,  has  colleclril; 
detailed  nnd  most  interesting  account  from  the  publislit 
reporl.s  of  its  progress  and  condition.  'I'liis  bencvoln 
institution,  whose  object  is  to  lessen  the  burden  of  pn 
perisin  nnd  improve  llio  moral  habits  of  the  juvenii 
imrtion  of  it,  is  indebted  for  its  origin  nnd  lis  succcsii. 
progress  to  the  intelligence,  iho  Zealand  inderatijiiiU 
benevoloneo  of  tJenerul  Van  den  Bosch.  This  nlliir 
when  in  Java,  purchased  an  estate  nnd  made  the  |)iirsi; 
of  agriculture  liis  study.  A  Chinese  mandarin  wllli; 
number  of  emigrants  from  that  country  sottled  1 
chance  near  him.  The  gijncral  soon  observed  tin 
with  nil  Ills  labour  and  cnrc,  the  crops  of  his  Cliinn 
iioigbbour  greatly  exceeded  his  own  ;  he  therefore  l« 
IcsKoiis  of  the  mandarin,  and  such  was  the  success: 
result,  that,  when  he  returned  to  ICurope,  the  csu 
which  had  cost  him  twenty-fiva  thousand  rlx-dollan.l- 
sold  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousnnd. 

The  general,  on  his  return  lo  his  native  countr; 
published  a  little  tract  on  Ihc  prnclicnbililv  of  i: 
stilntingn  general  pauper  cslnblishment  in  the  kiiigiii; 
of  tho  Nellicrlnnds.  It  happened  that  the  good  kit, 
(for  so  he  may  justly  be  styled)  was  in  1HI7  occiipt 
with  a  plan  for  bringing  into  productive  tillugo  nnr 
tensive  waste  of  heath  hind  bctwonn  Maeslriclit  v, 
Hreda.  The  nltcntio^i  of  his  inojesty  was  drawn  ' 
that  of  the  general.  .\  society  was  sot  on  foot  nt  1', 
Hague,  for  the  intended  expeiinionl,  unm>r  thepatrnnjf 
of  the  king,  of  which  prince  Kredenck,  his  seconds 
was  nominated  president  for  lile.  Twenty  Iboiisi 
individii.ils  beenine  members,  and  llieir  cnnlribiiln' 
amounled  to  seventy  ihousand  florins,  or  .1,8,33/.  slcrln; 
Tho  first  operation  was  to  piirchnso  an  eslnle  m: 
the  town  of  !Sleenv\yk,  on  the  confines  of  Fricslur; 
Dveryssel,  nnd  Orentho,  consisting  of  about  one  lli 
s.iiid'lliree  hundred  lOnglish  acres,  IngelhAr  with  !• 
thousand  six  hundred  ucios  of  heath  land,  for  whirl 
society  paid  Iho  sum  of  fifty-six  thousand  flo 
about  l.tilKi/.  The  river  /(n,or  .4«.  which  runs  ii..i  ,; 
it,  was  made  navigable  for  bonis  into  Iho  ZuydorZn 
Huililings  lor  fifty-two  families,  lo  consist  of  six  to  ti( 
liiilividiials  each,  a  storehouse,  a  school,  and  a  spinu:; 
house,  wore  speedily  eroded. 

All  these  operations  were  commenced  early  tnfr 
ten  tier,  IKIH,  and  ere  the  lOlli  of  Novoinhor  liillmiiii 
fifly-tw.i  indigent  families  sent  by  the  enmmunosenlif 
iijioii    their    new    habitations.      To    each    fuinily  m 
(.'rallied  seven  iiiorgeii  or  fourteen  seres  of  land.    T 
whole  outfit  forcneb  family,  iiinile  on  a  minute  esliim 
wns  one  llioiisund  seven  huiiihod  florins,  or  111/  !> 
sterling,  which    was   lo    be    repsid    lo    Iho    sociiH 
sixteen  years,  while  the  annual    rmt,  »  ''i  wliirli : 
olonists  wore  lo  bo  ehnrgcd,  w.is  »»«lli'<l  lo  ."  oc|iii 
the  inloresi  of  llie  outfit ;  nnd  stioh  \-*^  tho  si  rrpii 
this  small  eslnblishmenl,  that,  after  a   law  yenr  '   " 
rience,  it  was  found  tlist  Ihe  niinnni  oxocss  of  j 
over  subsistence,  of  rncli  of  the    fifty  two  f»mi 
thblislied  at  Kred»'io  k's.oord,  nmounliHl  tiioiiu  i  i. 
gilders  or  floiin»  or  M/.  (is.  Hrf  s(»fllnp. 

I.oiiiis  were  iiiiA  ralwil  for  «  xienHing  Iho     ntpm 
be  iidvanind  liy  llni  king  in  l-is  Individual  c'  urmi 
by  llio  governmont.or  by  tho  rominunos,    r  dm 
ior|«iratiniis,  or  by  individuals,     "  '•  '        limileil 
lliousiind  onii  liiiiiilri'i'  Kiiildets.  or   i  i!il.  itorlnii,' 
exti  t  oiiint  of  lliree  funiiliHs  :  llir  miiianlHge  nt 
grouping  llicin  togollier  was,  llmt  l*ii  of  t|i'  in  "  • 
I'oii-i  il  of  six  |iau|S«rs  oaeji,  hhiI  .he  lliird  nl'plv  ■  "i 
or  foiinilliiign,  nol  under  six  years  of  tg",  wllll  a  inn 
couple,  or  n  woman  unly  In  lake  rhargo  of  Iho  iliiiJ 


^OL. 


.«oii!  .^! 


itid  it  in  a  liirge  garder, 
d  onjoy  tliu  fresh  air 
Ti  of  otio  'iiindrcd  ny 
id  an  infirmary  of  ii, 
83  was  Itio  ccntonnii 
t,  and  on  tliis  occasiu 
he  pensiionurs,  oinouni 
imd  fifty,  who  were  n 
inner,  and  the  besl  par; 
wilncsB  the  jny  of  \],; 
I'ho  cnipcror  of  Cliii;, 
B  person  who  can  pcijoi 
T9  linppy  by  hia  nnm,! 
u»  Kubjccis, 
lie  charitablo  and  oit 
riculturul  nslablishnni 
proof  of  Ihc  active  lie 
distinjjuiKh  the  ppopl' 
ion  (bunded  on  the  v 
2ly  on  that  of  rclicvin; 
lie  fellow  siihjocls.  (j 
hich  onrd  si)>nifio8)  M' 
let  urns,  has  colleclrd  . 
;nunt  fniin  the  publivlif 
iitinn.  'I'his  bcnevolt: 
■aBon  Ihc  burden  of  pi; 
habits  of  the  juMiu 
origin  and  ils  succcs»i 
o  zeal  and  Midcrati|<iilf 
en  Bosch.  This  olfice' 
ate  and  made  the  piirss 
liiiiese  mandarin  with 
hat  country  settled  ! 
ral  soon  oliserved  llii 
he  crops  of  bis  Cluno 
)  own;  he  therefore  in 
nicli  was  the  succpssi 
d  to  Knropc,  lliu  esij 
3  thousand  rix-dallar>,; 
:liuusand. 

to  his    native   count' 
he    praclieability   of  i: 
ilishnient  in  the  kiii^dr 
?ned  that  the  good  kl:; 
d)  was  in  1H17  occiip, 
prodiirlivo  tillago  am 
wlween    Macstricbt  >■ 
majesty   was  drawn  ■ 
was  net  on   foot  ut  11 
iieni,  unuiir  the  patron:; 
rodcrick,  his  second  > 
lili'.     Twenty  thniisj 
and    tlioir    cipntribnlir 
lorins,  or  .1,8.33/.  slPfhr; 
purchase  an  eslnto  m; 
!  confines  of  Fritsla; 
tiiijj  of  nlmut  one  lli 
icrcs,  topctliAr  willi  I' 
I  ill  land,  for  wbiol 
i\    thousand  flo;     " 
111,  which  runa  i;.a«i; 
Its  into  Iho  ZuydcrZ* 
to  consisl  of  six  to  eij 
I  M'liool,  and  a  apiniu 


M^^W^M^I^    ^M^Mi 


iimowm^i^iw©  m:im:Bii:^^T. 


Lnnicnced  early  in  S(' 

I  of  Novoniher  Ibllnuiii 

liy  till'  roMiniunnsinlf 

I    To    nacli    faiiiilj'  » 

Ipcn  Hires  of  land.    T. 

Iile  on  a  ininulo  nsliini' 

iicd  florins,  or  141/  li 

paid    to    the    sociilt 

il   rmt,  ».''t  wliirli  li 

J.IB    MItlfd  to  ."  0I|U1 

lsiiv:h  »•«»  tho  SI  rci'i! 
l»ft«r  «  fow  year  '  '" 

liinuni  t'scess  of  j 
fil^y  two  finii  at 

knoiiniiHt  to  on*  I  vhm 

lleiidini  the  nC™ 
Jinilividiinl  c'  arori" 
lairiinunos,  r  vUn'Uu 
..»•'  liinilpdi"' 
or  I  :.')/.  ftorhnii,  •• 
ihr  iiii<niilR|(n  III  II: 
111  1*11  of  IIm  III  "'" 
I  ijiii  ililnl  o|'i"lv  '"(*' 
}-«nf  Ig",  wIlllHiinn 

1  harjd  of  thii  itilMi 


I'lmrKD  ASH  I'lnl.isiiEii  uv  ADAM   VVALUIK,  Nii.  li,  ^.mTll   t:iulrin  sikkkt 


PIIII-AnFLPIII  A,  FKHRIARY  M),  183:i. 

rjiii.AMi.PlllA — At  .*."»  Inr  .'I'J  ntiiiitu  r,«,  pny;il)lp  in  nih  niirc 


><>,  «. 


R     &  «.   S.    wool),    rRlMtlls    ASli  I'ciil.lsllKIls,    New   Viiuk, 
^IP  Asfi.ii  aiKl   I'ulili.hcis  lor  ilie  man;  of  Niw  Vorkjiml  all  ili.'  N.!w 


( 


Eiiglanil  Binti-s.     f 


rilKOMX  \    \\l)Oll  :k  I  O    l!.i, 
Sole  Afri'iils  I'm  Itu'  sliitrsj  uf  M:iryl:iiiil,  \'irt:in  a,  a 


K^t-;i.l  KHS.    ll.M.'l  1M< 

III  Oiilii.  iiimI  Ihc  I'llv 


Il   \r\v  Orlrn'is. 


F^r  every  such  sum  tlic  contributors  had  tlic  privilege  of 
■andiiiL' tliree  such  lainilies.  ,    ,    „ 

Sixty  Kuililers  were  to  be  paid  back  yearly  to  tlic  con- 
Iributurs,  for  the  luainlenancoof  each  child,  which  in  the 
a#Bhnii  and  poor-houses  was  Ibuiid  to  cost  nearly  double  ; 
■ad  il  isreimrtcd  that  tlicso  twelve  paupers  do  iiioro  tliaii 
nuntain  llieiiiselves. 

The  lirst  jiriiieiplc  of  this  society  is,  that  no  colonist 
■Ml,  even  for  the  sliorust  [leriod,  bo  unemployed ;  and 
^h'  Ibis  view  they  are  under  the  insiieetion  of  the  dil- 
ftteiit  .illieiTR,  who  exercise  their  nspeetivo  duties  with 
til*  sirietiiess  of  military  precision,  tuneral  Van  den 
■bei'li.  "«  superior  director,  superintemleil  in  iiersnn  the 
Wjlole  establishinent.  A  sub-diieetor  presided  over  one 
liftndred  fuiiilies;  a  quarlcr-miistcr  over  twenty-lour 
fcnilies;  a  section-master  over  twelve,  who  was  rei|uireil 
to  bo  a  practical  agriculturist.  "  Thus  the  whole  me. 
otonisiii,"  says  Mr.  Jacob,  "  resembles  that  of  an  arinv, 
dlyiileil  into  sections,  companies,  battalions,  and  bri- 
gtdes."  They  are  employed  in  various  kinds  of_ labour, 
gitlie  prepariitioii  of  liinu  from  shells,  nmkiiig  of  bricks, 
lAililliig  dwelliniis,  barns,  <Sr,e.,  but  the  greater  portion  is 
gliploved  in  field  labour;  the  chief  impleinents  are  the 

S lie  anil  tin'  hoe,  at  which  they  soon  beeoine  suHiciently 
crt.  Kveiy  kind  of  labour  is  performed  by  the  piece, 
llbtlii'ig  by  the  iliiv.  The  women  are  employed  in  spiii- 
aing  ami  weaving."    The  amount  of  their  eaniings  is  re- 

Slarlv  kept,  ami  a  card  given  which  procures  at  the 
l,li,' store  timil  anil  other  articles  at  fixed  prices.  'J'lie 
lour  with  spades  of  six  individuals  in  digging  Iburteeii 
^(  K,  and  repeatinjr  the  operation  when  requireil,  the 
iliwiii^',  and  Icirvesting,  may  be  supposed  to  occupy  but 
■  cnlaiii  portion  of  the  lirtylwo  weeks;  the  rest  is 
oiiullv  eiiiiiloyed  in  preparing  the  composts  for  manure, 
Mkd  111'  this,  ill  fact,  the  success  of  the  colony  almost 
Whnllv  deiieiids,  ,.,,,, 

Ill  ilie  siiulliern  provinces  similar  plans  have  been  put 
in  |ir  M'liee. 

^W'r  i<aw  toe  little  of  female  society  to  form  any  judg- 
jciit  as  to  the  share  which  tlie  ladies  take  in  the  aniuse- 
tms  iif  their  lords  and  masters.     'I'hey  are  uiiderstooil, 
iwiver,  to  make  excellent  wives,  and  to  niaii"re  the  du- 
slie  eniici-rns  with  fidelity  and  ability  I  "  m  a,"  as  an 
anonymous  writer  has  it,  "  it  i^  a  general  ohservaliim 
Ithii  eoiintrv.lliiit  where  the  wome.i  bavi'  llicdireelion 
Vhe  purse  iiiid  trade,  the  husbnin's  h  ,doiii  prove  bank- 
llils,  i'  liriiii;  till'  properly  of  a  Iriirli'irn  Holland  wife, 
initlv  atViT  iiinrriiige,  to  apply  in',  .if  whnlly  to  her 
iiiiii"  i."     Il  may  also  lie  inenlioiicd  thai  instance^:  .d' 
hi.lililv  arc  more  rare  in  Holland  'hiiii  in  i"'.;'  oO)'\  na- 
bii,  li.ili'id  tbey  enn  scarcel;-  he  Fiid  to  exist. 
ITIie  iiiiilillini;  ^md  lower  rluss  ol'  .■  males  are  eerlaiijly 
reiirirk.ible  liir  llicir  bc'iiily  ;  bm   lli<.,r  |I -esa  i«  ;v.l 
lirllv  I  ali'ul'ileil  to  si.'t  off  till  ir  li'aliircs  to  adviiiita^'c. 
liiniiL' the  lii'lti't  classes,  I'aiisi.in  fnshioiw  have  crept  in 
til'  llii'V  liavc  bad  the  advantugo  of  a  visit  from  the 
Aciirh  eniirl  ill  .Vnist.'nlam. 

lon  the  whole  wo  could  not  ngrco  with  tho  antllhcti.al 

nniiarv  of  ihc  Duleli  ehara-lcrnnd  tin  ir  country,  wlii'b 

i  Williiin  Tiiiipli^  ba.^  giv  n  us,   wi'lioiit  a  good  deal 

ImnililH'anon;  but  Ibis  mii;lit  slri|)  his  paragraph  of 

tell  of  ils  pretliiiess.     II"  savs,  "  that   il   is  a  country 

liere  the  earth  is  better  loan  the  air,  anil  profit   inon 

rcipirsi  Ihan  hipllour;   where  there  is  inore  si  use  than 

more   ^niiil    nnliire  Ihan  goini   liumour,  and    mori 

inllh  thiiii  pleasure;  where  n  le.in  wonld  I'hoose  •atlie! 

JtraM  1  limn  (o  live;  will   find  more  IhiiiL's  to  observi 

•  n  ili'siie;  .iii'l  more  persons  lo  esteem  tliiin  love." 

Illiil  we  will  enn(!luile  li\  adilinir,  (hat  there  are  no  |)eo 

I'uri'pe  s"  well  iroverneil  as  the  Dutch,  with  so 

hip  PTpi'iise,  and  wit  i  so  lillle  trouble,  bieiius    liny  arc 

er.iniii''iMl,ipiii  t,iiiilu«triou«,  niiil  obedient  to  the  laws; 

III  lii'i-  iu"i  Ihey  hiive  a  knui'  lo  whom  they  do  but  bare 

Will'  in  slyliiiii;  liiin  the   '  I r  ol'hi'i  i>ro|il(V' 


rif\i'Ti:ii  VI. 

IrtMAiir.  I'r  run  niiiNr..     fhum  MMrurxN  T.i  (.nuvisi''. 

rriie  b,iil  wcallier,  nrhleli  was  hut  just  clrBNiig  up  this 

VniinMi.li  111  piobably  deletred  passengers  iVoni  einhaik. 

I  nil  liiiiril  llio  nil  iinier,  wbieli   }v\)    llolterdiini   in   tin 

iniiiig.  as  there  were  not  alxoc  half  n  dor.cn  mi  binird. 

Ii.iii  111.  ri't'iiti  the  luiiition,  or  »ti>rn  rahin,  wholly 

MW   s>;Rtri'— 'U 


to  ourselves;  which  was  so  far  fortunate,  as  it  was  ne- 
cessary wc  should  pass  the  night  in  the  boat.  AVe  lefi 
Niincgucn  about  six  in  the  evening,  and  about  nine 
reached  fanmerick,  the  frontier  town,  which  marks  the 
territorial  division  of  the  king  of  the  Nethcrlaiuls  and 
of  I'ni.ssia,  on  the  lell  bank  of  the  liliine.  Here  we  were 
stopped  about  a  q'larter  of  an  hour  by  n  visit  I'rom  the 
Prussian  douaniers,  who  appeared  to  be  military  ollieers. 
'I'hev  conducted  Ihcinselves  towards  us  with  the  niniosi 
politeness,  and  were  satisfied  with  merely  opening  our 
trunks,  without  examining  or  even  touching  any  article 
within  them. 

■\Vi'  had  not  inueli  to  regret  by  passing  up  tliis  lower 
]iai'tof  the  Rhine  liy  night,  as  the  whoki  couiiliy  on  bolli 
sides  of  the  river  is  a  dead  flat,  or  nearly  so,  as  far  as 
Dusseldorf;  and  even  there  it  does  not  muib  improve. 
I;i)W  natural  banks,  overgrown  with  reeds,  rushes,  ami 
willows,  not  unlike  the  navigation  among  the  Zealand 
islands;  in  some  places  the  view  shut  out  by  artificial 
enihankmenis;  fiat  meadows  of  deep  green,  interspersed 
with  corn  fields,  and  here  and  there  a  poor  looking  vil- 
lage, make  up,  where  the  banks  do  not  obstruct,  the  view, 
iiir  Ihe  greater  part,  of  the  lower  Rhine.  In  short,  Ilie 
surface  on  bulb  sides  ilitVirs  not  iimeli  from  that  of  liol- 
land,  having  the  ilisadvaiil.igc  of  not  liciiig  enlivened  with 
those  numerous  anil  lu  at  little  painted  houses,  trim  gar- 
lens,  r.'id  avenues  .if  trees,  which,  while  they  adorn,  ini- 
part  an  airof  clinrfulness  anil  comfort  to  the  inliulala.nts 
if  the  hitter  r.Miiitry,  and  which  are  liere  wholly  wr.nl- 

The  greater  part  of  Ihe  inbiiliitanls  who  made  their 
appearance  in  and  about  the  villages  on  the  hiniks  of  tlie 
lihine,  were  clotlied  in  rags,  half  naked,  dirty,  and  suii- 
buriil,  almost  to  blackness.  This  was  mure  particularly 
the  ea.se  between  I'rdiiigeii  and  K'eir'crwi  r)h.  .Near  the 
latter  of  these  places  we  passed  a  Inng  straggling  village 
on  the  lefi  bank,  called  tiilb,  covered  by,  and  in  [ilaees 
ciiiicealeil  beliiiiil,  an  embankniml,  which  had  a  mean 
;iiiil  wretched  appear  .ice,  tliouti;li,  .Mr.  Schra'her*  in- 
foriiis  us,  it  possesses  great  lilsliirieul  interest,  being  once 
the  (Jeliluba  of  Tacitus  and  I'lorus,  where  Drusiis  es. 
tabli^bed  a  bridge  across  the  Hliiiie.  There  is  no  vestige 
at  present  of  any  such  work.  Not  only  this  village,  lint 
most  of  iliose  we  li  id  pas.;eil,  wore  every  mark  of  cx- 
trci.ie  poverty.  'I'lic  houses  mean;  most  of  them  in  a 
ruinous  einiihtioii,  and  siirroimded  with  tilth  ;  th'.'  n.'omeii 
and  children,  who  were  the  only  persons  seen,  were  111 
elad  mill  disgiistiiii^ly  dirty,  with  ill  looking,  vacant 
eouiiteiianccs,  and  as  brown  as  I'orli  'iicsc.  At  I'rdiii- 
gen  the  lihine  is  crossed  by  a  tlyiiii;  liriilge. 

Ilillierlo  we  had  scarcely  seen  a  vessel  of  niiy  descrip- 
tion naviirating  this  fine  river;  ami  among  ihn'^e  I'l w 
whieli  were  hero  and  tliere  lying  at  anelinr  uiiiler  its 
hanks,  we  did  not  observe  a  single  one  that  carried  Ihe 
Dutch  ling.  It  was  not  clear  whether  this  circumslince 
was  owing  to  any  impediments  caused  by  the  discussions 
carrying  on  with  lliu  "  l''t'.ls  lliveraiiis,"  in  eonseipienii' 
of  the  treaty  of  Viennn,  ir  merely  to  tho  dilVieullies  nnil 
ilisailvanlagcs  occurring  in  a  river  navigation,  with  ii 
current  of  nl  least  tiiur  miles  nn  hour,  and  in  sonic  of  the 
contracted  parts,  fie.  Kveii  our  steamer  rouhl  ml  make 
guild  above  five  knots  in  the  most  favournblo  parts,  I're. 
ipientlv  not  nbove  finir,  nnd  sometimes  only  three,  and 
WHS  olilitfed  to  cross  constaiilly  tVom  one  side  lo ilie other 
to  catch  Ihe  eddy  water,  The  recent  mills  had  cmisiiler- 
nblv  swelled  the  riv  i ,  nnd  of  Coursi'  iiieri  nsed  the 
sirenirlli  nt'the  cum  lit, 

I'll  approaching  Dnsselilorf,  tho  (lr<'l  hills  arc  seen  lo 
make  Ihcir  appearance  nt  a  short  distance  hi  hind  il.  We 
had 'heard  much  of  Ihe  heiinly  nnd  hustle  which  mig 
be  expeeli'il  at  this  (ieniinn  citv.iince  I'lmeil  for  itsgiiller\ 
of  pielures,  but  that  pnrtion  ol  it  at  least  which  border^  on 
Ihe  river  showed  nn  syioptoms  of  cither;  nnd  ii«  we  were 
only  to  stop  half  an  hour  to  lake  on  hoard  sonic  passen- 
gers, wc  did  not  think  il  worth  our  while  lo  liind,  A 
ruined  castle  nnd  the  tower  of  n  chureh  with  its  nglv 
spin  ,  lila'/.iiig  with  twelve  irildeil  suns,  were  the  only  oli- 
jei  Is  that  nttriictcd  our  iilli  nlion. 

I'Vinii  Du  Bfldorf  to  Ni'us  the  river  winds  in  nn  extra- 
ordinarv  lUiinncr,  oii  aciounl  '.fits  having,  nl  some  Imn 
or  oilier,  I'orsnkcn  its  am  ient   Ivd,  which,  however,  it  is 


.said  to  have 
(lowed  close 


done  in  the  time  of  the  lijimaiis,  when  it 
111  the  walls  of  .\eiis,  llien  ealkd  .N'ovesiuin. 
This  town  stands  at  present  at  thi' distance  of  nearly  two 
miles  inland,  so  that  nothing  mere  of  it  than  the  lolly 
lower  and  the  cupola  of  the  church  of  St.  (Jiiirin  enn  bo 
seen  from  the  river.  On  the  tup  of  tlie  cupola  i.4  a  Aifl 
length  colossal  sliiluc  of  the  saint,  wliii  b  has  a  fii.c  ap- 
pearance even  at  this  ilist.iiiee.  It  was  at  .Ni  us  that  Dru- 
siis  is  reported  In  have  throw  n  a  briilge  ai-rn-^s  the  Hhiec; 
and  it  was  here  that,  in  the  year  IHIS,  the  allied  ■•:rn!ics 
effected  tin  ir  first  passage  aeroBs  the  river;  i;ml  there  is 
now,  at  the  head  nl' the  reach  before  Nius,a  Tyin;;  Iriilgo 
whose  cable  is  moored  at  such  a  great  distance  up  tho 
stream,  as  to  re'|nirc  i  liven  boats  in  a  liiielo  licoy  it  up. 
No  sooner  had  we  passed  llie  i;reat  lieiid  in  the  rivi  r 
before  Neus,tlian  a  range  of  fine  liliie  hills  showed  them- 
selves ill  the  ilisl;iiui',  and  were  .seen  to  gnat  ailviiiitagc 
thrungli  a  thin  transparent  ethen  nl  mist,  that  liap|eiied 
just  then  to  he  spread  over  their  sides,  the  exhalations 
probably  fi'iim  Ihc  late  rains,  which  the  sun  was  just  then 
dispersing.  .M'ter  the  eye  had  been  accustomed  so  lung, 
and  so  eiinipklely  satiated,  with  loo!>iiig  on  the  everlusl- 
ing  deep  grien  of  the  meadows,  swaiejis,  and  dykes  of 
Helland,  and  with  the  willnHS  and  rushes  of  the  low 
banks  ol'  the  lihine,  il  was  a  gre.il  ii  lief  to 
ij-ciitlc  acclivity  whiili   the  I'.ee  of  II 

111,  eoniineneing  close  lo  and 

if  the  river.     TI 
enrnfcld.. 


iirvey  tho 
cniinlry  uuw  put 
iceiiiling  from  Ihe  banks 
-  rising  groninls  were  coven  d  with 
copses,  and  planti'.tioiis  of  wood,  and  lu.iKcd 
liy  those  disU.nt  hills,  which  were  wearing  so  eiiclianliiig 
.1  line. 

Opposite  111  till  Chatiaii  of  Ilinrr.lh,  Ihc  Rhine  iiiiikrs 
another  extraordinary  1"  nil  which  opens  out  inlo  i  i.c  of 
the  finest  reaches  we  had  yet  seen  of  ihis  gieal  river. 
This  ehateiiu  had  ull  the  nppcaninci'  el'  being  n  yood 
suhstanlial  Imuse;  it  was  liaelo  d  by  an  exleiisive  wood 
ofheeeli  trees,  through  which  several  avenues  had  either 
been  cut,  or  the  lrees,ns  is  most  ]iiiihalik',  led  originally 
been  planted  in  regular  lines  to  fiirmlhem.  'ihe  grounds 
in  trout  and  on  each  .side  were  in  a  hivh  sti.te  of  cnlliva. 
lion,  and  numernus  peasantry  of  both  si  .vi  s  eniplnycd 
upon  them.  At  the  hottom,  or,  more  correctly  spealiing, 
at  the  iiiipcr  end  of  the  reach  stands  Ihe  aneieiit  t"wii  nf 
Zoiis,  exhibiting  il.-i  two  spins  rising  out  of  its  two  Inw- 
ers — the  one  siiuare,  the  other  round,  rroiil  hence  all 
lliis  part  of  Ihc  gr.iml  Duchy  of  Ii,  rg,  as  tar  as  the  eve 
ciiild  take  in  tl'.e  eoimtiy,  was  hi.cki  d  by  a  long  range 
■  if  hills,  well  wooded  in  parts,  nnd  cliei|Uered  with  cinii- 
lields  up  to  till  ir  very  summits,  ^y  thai  the  view  wan 
cmiiieiitly  henutiful. 

On  the  \i([  hank  of  the  next  reach  of  Ihc  Rliinc  is  Iho 
town  ol'Woriiigen,  fnnn  whence  the  voyager  obtains  tho 
tlrsl  sight  of  the  "  Seven  .^loiintains,"  nuriiig  tlitir  blue 
head    just  nhnve  the  hori/oii. 

SeM  ral  villages  now  begin  lo  appear  in  men  ssion 
along  biith  banks  of  the  rivir.till  we  approaih  Rliynkas. 
sel,  in  the  imineiliate  iieiglibiiurliouil  of  which  the  siirfiiec 
111'  Iho  country  appeared  naked  nnd  sandy,  but  the  river 
itself  winded  into  a  Mucccssion  of  broad  reaches  ri  sem- 
hiing  so  many  lakes,  espceinllv  lli.t  fine  brond  expanse  of 
water,  on  Ihe  right  imirgin  of*  whiili  Ihc  town  of  NVies. 
ilorf  IS  siliintcd. 


'  Tlic  aulhot  of  Uie '.Il  tl  guirtr  I'nr  iIuim'  nlin  lUiiilnli  I'lU,  eniii 
tllil'i' 


111  le  we  first  get  sight  of  Ilie  city  nfCologiic,  with  Its 
miiuerous  spires  and  lowers.  I'ri  sently  the  li  w  n  of  .Midi- 
|i  iiii  n|i|M',irs,  siluatiil  on  the  right  bank  at  the  heiiil  of 
one  of  the  finest  reaches  of  Ihe  Rhine  which  wc  had  yet 
pnsiied.  .\l  this  place,  whieli  is  supposed  lo  hn\i>  hi  en 
Ihe  capital  of  the  rhinns,  ("lesar  i:  said  to  have  IhriiWii  a 
wiiodeii  bridge  ncross  tin-  Kliiiie.  In  fnci,  (I  wooden 
III  bridi;e  still  exists  iieross  Ibe  river  nl  this  place,  but  II  is 
only  a  Hying  bridge  of  the  ciiinin"n  kinil.  Krnin  Ibis  sjint 
notViing  can  h<'  conei  ivi  d  more  sirikiiiir  ai  il  niiiL'infieent 
tliiiii  the  nppearniice  of  the  city  of  t  ologiir,  i,t  (he  dis. 
tailce  of  three  or  I"  or  liiile«,  siliiali  d  iil  the  liend  of  a  Im. 
ble  cvpanse  of  wiiti  r,  bordered  by  a  t'eh  and  heaiilifiij 
c'lunlry  on  both  nf  lis  niariiins,  The  nncieni  town  of 
DeiiK  vvilh  il'i  old  111  nciliellne  .Mils  y  Is  linineilhti  ly 
iippiislle  to  ("ologne ;  nnd  fm-'her  iiilniid  on  the  i.|iipe  of 
the  hills  i<  biaiitillilly  Kiln, .led  Ihc  nnce  iphndid  <  haleaii 
,d'  Ili'iisber^',  now  stripped  ol'  ull  ils  magiufipciiie,  niiil 
I'onvi  ricd,  as  we  iiiidcriitood,  into  u  hnspilu'  Ihr  Ilic  re 
. e  I .1..- 


CI  ption  of  hill, llie*. 

We  nrrivcil  at  ('nlojrnr  at  light  oVlocU  ,n  Ihr  rvciunir, 
■  lid  look  up  our  (jnnrlPts  at  Ihc  Hhyiilirr;f  hntrl,  which 


If- 
It 


»5v 


82 


A  TOl :R  fllROL'GH  SOt'TII  IIOI.IiAND. 


**t. 


(    'M 


t^ 


It 


Btands  on  llie  iriur;;iii  oflliu  river,  uiiU  iiiiiiiediatcly  bclbrc 
which  the  stcamljout  bmis  licr  pnnsciigcrs. 


Colognn,  Coin,  or  as  the  Oirinans  cnll  it,  Kculcn,  is  a 
fine  old  city,  and  at  one  time  one  of  the  most  wealtli}' 
und  ttourisliing  cities  of  Germany.  It  still  retains,  on 
tJio  lower  part  of  the  town,  or  that  wliich  is  waslied  by 
the  river,  more  eviilent  vestiges  of  lloaian  remains  tlian 
any  other  spot  i>crha|>s  on  the  banks  of  tlie  Uhine.  In  a 
great  part  of  the  wall  which  extends  along  tlie  river ; — 
in  the  I'l'atVentbrtc  Gate,  (the  I'orla  I'aphia  or  Flamines 
of  the  Romans)  on  whieli  apjK'ar  the  letters  (.'.(.".A.A. 
which  the  antiquariiins  interpret  CoIonia,( 'la udia,Agrip. 
pina,  Augnstaf^in  tlie  Thanns  or  towers  rising  out  of 
thi»  wall; — in  the  mount  on  which  the  ancient  church  of 
St.  Mary  stands,  still  called  St.  Mary  on  the  Capitol; — 
but  above  all,  in  tlie  numerous  imtiquities  that  have  been, 
and  continue  to  be,  dug  U|),  in  the  town  and  its  environs, 
and  which  have  recently  been  collected  and  arranged  in 
two  rooms  of  tlie  museum; — in  all  these  we  have  evi- 
dences as  strong  "  as  jiroofs  from  holy  writ,"  and  alinosi 
us  strong  as  Rome  itself  can  boast,  of  th"  ancient  Romans 
having  had  one  of  tlieir  fixed  station  :  at  '  'ologne.  'I'lie 
numerous  busts,  the  sarcophagi,  the  stones  marked  with 
the  numb«rs  of  the  legions  stationed  at  this  8|>ot,  form  a 
most  valuable  collection  for  the  historian,  as  elucidating 
the  Koiiian  ei.'ablishment»  of  their  culuiiies  iu  tliut  part 
of  tierinany  though  vihicli  the  Rhine  llowa. 

Cologno  wa-j  itdi  jt  doubt  the  C'olonia  Agrippina.  It 
ii  said  that  ih>  K.'ip"ior  Constantiiie  caused  a  stone 
bridge  to  be  i  recte  i  iver  the  Kliine  at  ( olmjne,  and  ihat 
the  foiindalioM  ov  the  piers  may  still  Ix;  seen  when  the 
V3tcr  is  lov  ;  i>  '.tic  guide-biuks  say  so  und  the  inhabi- 
t Mts  bcli  Vi.  )l,  l;ii  no  one  that  we  tell  in  with  was  will. 
•  ;)  >  t.,  own  Ho..  II.'  r.ad  seen  thein.  We  were  twice  at 
f  -J ojin-,,  hu!  u)<iked  in  v.iin  for  these  piers,  which  Hft<r 
nil  ii!iy  1  .obai);_.  •'«■  nothing  more  than  u  ridge  of  rocks, 
■'fiMi'  01  ■•■  in  ».  n'W  state  of  tlie  river. 

l!ii'oj(ne  ';  1'.  i'rs;e  city,  extending  full  two  miles  along 
t  :  Icfl  ::.iiMSii' till  fJhii'e,  und  about  a  mile  inland,  sonic- 
w  .it  ill  l.hc  f'lr-.  .■icresi-i-.l.  It  is  said  to  contain  from 
(\i.  to  «ix'  ■  I  .''lid  inhabitants,  an  estimate  which, 
judging  fro  II  l.ie  u^itont  und  Urge  space  of  ground  uiioc 
copied  'vilh  houses  ivitliin  the  wuUs,  would  up|K'ar  to  tie 
exaggerated.  'I'hcse  o|i>  n  spaces  consist  of  gardens  and 
Tineyardf,  once  bclon^^inj  to  tie  convents,  Iroin  whicl 
an  indiftercnt  kind  of  Rhenish  wine  is  .xtill  made,  ln'ing 
the  first  place  on  useending  the  Rhine  where  the  grape  is 
eullivated  for  that  purpose.  'J'hese  g.nrden,--,  w  ith  the  pul 
lie  sipi.ircs,  appear  to  occupy  a  considerable  |Kirliun  of 
the  city,  perhaps  not  less  than  oni;  third  part  of  it.  He- 
sides,  u  city  crowded  with  churches,  cha|H  Is,  and  eon 
venis,  and  swarming  with  young  priests  and  ancient 
nuns,  living  in  a  state  of  eeliliai'v,  is  not  one  in  which 
one  would  lixjk  fur  a  dense  population.  It  is  slated  in  one 
of  the  guide-hooks  that,  previous  to  the  oi-eupatioii  of  Ihe 
town  by  llie  Fre'uh,  it  KHitainid  not  l«  wi  r  riinn  Uvi  he 
thousand  mcnilicanls,  who  had  eiieli  his  |',iiieulir  st,i- 
tion,  which,  on  hi"  death,  he  lelias  an  inV.ritaiiee  to  his 
children.  This  t..iii^  of  beggars,  with  '■xi  tliuusiiiul  fu 
hundred  eceU  Mastics  and  u  pioixniionate  lunnher  ol 
nims,  iiiuM  have  composed  nearl;  i^  third  jiart  of  the 
w  Hole  |M|<ulation. 

'I  here  ure  still  left  beggars  i  ■  ^ugh,  not  only  here,  but, 
•s  w«  ufterwurils  found,  in  I'try  ti'A-ii  und  village  we 
tuid  to  pass  through,  und  idso  on  ilie  road,  where  every 
third  or  fourth  fool  passei;i;i  r  that  we  encouiilered,caim' 
running  up  to  the  eurriiK  ,  holding  bis  hut  tu  the  wii. 
dow,  or  poking  il  iiilo  tb<  iiisidi  .Many  young  tierinuii' 
littMiig  jinisbiil  their  ediieatioii,  or  served  their  uppren- 
ticcdiips,  nnd  wishing  to  sii*  the  world,  make  no  cere 
innnv  <n  'isking  uhns  to  assist  them  on  the  road.  This 
offensive  and  intrusive  custom  is  more  ficq-ieiitlv  prue. 
tmed,  and  thought  less  of,  by  decent  und  reH|H'ctalile  |h'o- 
|>ii'  ill  appiaru'iie,  in  enlholie  countries,  than  iii  others 
where  Ibit  reli^  ui  diK">  not  prevail.  .\t  hasl  il  is  so 
on  tlu!  rontiiienl,  where,  in  fad,  tliev  arc  regularly  iii- 
stiucled  in  the  pi  icliee  of  bi'gging.  'I'hc  priests  Ing  from 
lh«  people,  nnd  Ih  j  pooph'  from  one  another.  In  i  \i  ry 
church  th'i  hrs'<s  I  ct  is  carried  round  Willi  n  rullling  of 
lis  copjKi  pneea  I  i  attract  the  nlteiition  of  the  auditery. 
Utlit  r  III'  I  uro  si  I  up  with  sills  in  their  lids,  tu  rcer've 
whate  I  r  I'.o  "ehi  ritable  und  the  hnmane"  may  please 
to  pul  into  'hem  ;  ind  on  imrticiilar  tile  days,  us  we  wit. 
neasrd  in  <. 'ologne,  the  Kliops  are  converted  into  rha|H'lH, 
and  Km  fn;ures  of  Christ  and  lle^  Virgin  Mary  eshihited 
wil'i  uprii  doors,  in  nnhr  ui  collect  money  ;  and  ih'cenl 
tooling  f  )ys  and  girls  mia  lunong  passiMigcrs  in  the 
n('«-t,  iiiging  ihrm  to  (five  money.  In  llic  chureti  at 
lii;;li  m;i»«,  lliii  old  ivomfw,  who  grncrilly  rompo»»  two 


thirds  of  the  congregation,  will  drop  their  beads  and  stop 
in  the  midst  of  u  praycT  to  ask  u  stronger  for  charily. 

The  city  of  Cologne  with  its  elmrehes,  chapels,  and 
convents,  and  its  eighty-thrcc  towers  and  tliirtcen  grand 
gates,  which  M.  Scliroebcr  has  assigned  to  it,  has  cer- 
tainly a  very  imposing  as|)cct  from  the  river.  Some  of 
the  churcties  will  amply  repay  tlie  traveller  for  any  spare 
time  he  may  have  to  licstow  on  them,  ]iarti.;ularlv  that 
unfinished  mass  of  building,  called  the  Dom  Cfmrcli, 
which  even  in  its  present  state  is  one  of  the  finest  monu- 
ments ol  Gothic  architecture,  and  if  ever  it  should  be 
finishe<l  according  to  the  original  design,  which  is  not 
very  probable,  would  perhaps  tic  tlic  very  finest  specimen 
of  this  kind  in  all  Europe.  Looking  at  it  externally,  wc 
observe  over  the  tops  of  the  houses  that  arc  clustered 
round  it,  a  large  mass  of  building,  terminated  by  a  high 
roof,  surrounded  by  turrets  and  pinnacles,  rising  out  of 
the  most  hcaulil'ul  walls  of  florid  Gothic,  richly  fluted 
and  fretted,  in  wliii  li  arc  numerous  windows  of  stu- 
pendous height  .ind  dimensions. 

This,  which  is  the  only  finished  part,  is  the  choir,  and 
ut  an  immense  distance  from  it,  and  oppurcntly  discon- 
nected, tlie  unfinished  walls  being  concealed  by  lofty 
houses  built  close  U).'  to  tliem,  is  seen  a  beautiful  and 
magnificent  but  also  unfinished  tower  of  the  same  rich 
and  florid  Gotliic,  rising  to  the  height  of  about  two  hun- 
dred fiet,  which  is  Tery  little  more  apparently  than  the 
height  of  the  choir.  On  the  smnniit  of  ttiis  tower  is  an 
iron  crane  of  Tcry  large  dinicnsions,  which  was  used  for 
raising  the  stones;  and  as  the  progress  of  ttiis  noble  build- 
ing is  said  to  haTe  lieeii  put  a  stop  to  in  It  /I',  and  no  at- 
tempt made  siiie*  that  period  to  finish  i",  l/iis  crane  must 
liavc  stood  with  its  arm  susiK'nded  ii  Die  air.  a  remark- 
able and  conspicuous  object,  ever  si. ;,;e: — whether  il  was 
left  by  accident  after  the  scaftbldiiig  had  licen  removed, 
or  by  design,  which  is  most  probable,  to  iiniircss  on  the 
bi  liolder  tliat  the  intention  of  finishing  the  building  was 
nol  abandoned,  is  now  useless  to  eni|uire ;  tiut  we  can 
safely  say  it  is  very  improh.-it'le  that  another  nnmificeiil 
personage — to  carry  il  on,  out  of  his  private  fortune — 
will  readily  be  li-niid.  It  is  remarkalle  enough  that  the 
name  of  the  :.r:';itect  of  this  splrn  lid  building  should 
remain  unkno-.n,  t)ut  the  orighial  design  is  ascribed  to 
the  Archills'  op  Cngelbcrt  tie  llerg,  whose  successor 
conimi  nee  ;  il  in  \'i\t^. 

A  sisti  r  tower,  with  a  ',"rand  entrance  between  the 
two,  is  raised  nnty  to  tin-  height  of  twenty  to  thirty  feet. 
Hy  till  origina'  plan  t'nese  two  lowers  were  intended  to 
ri.^e  to  the  slopeiulons  In  ight  of  five  hundred  feet,  which 
appears  to  Ik'  atiout  the  length  of  the  nave  and  ct;oir. 

'I'here  is  enough  of  the  interior  lo  show  what  the  ar- 
langeineiils  were  inlendi  d  lo  Ik'.  The  cohinms  that  were 
to  su,>{»>rt  the  roofs  were  all  up,  ainonntiiig,  as  is  said,  to 
one  tiuiidi'ed.  Tliey  are  of  an  iimnense  si'/.e,  but  at  pre- 
sent support  nothing,  llie  only  ceiling  being  u  leinporary 
llooriii','  of  planks ;  and  the  gri'at  nave  is  eiilirely  shut 
up.  The  service  is  pcrlbriiii'd  in  tlie  choir,  wtiieli  is  ap- 
proached along  the  tell  side  aisle,  and  ttiese  are  llie  only 
two  |Urls  thai  arc  left  open;  and  the  only  finished  part 
is  llie  choir,  imiI  the  eliapi  U  wiiii'h  surround  it.  The  altar 
is  very  fine,  lint  not  exactly  eorresponding  with  the  lofty 
Gothic  styli'  of  tlie  windows,  rolumiis,  an. I  roof.  It  is  a 
Grciiaii  temple  of  nii  ik  lagon  form,  with  eight  Ionic 
eoluiiiiis.  till  one  siili'  of  it  is  the  figure  of  llic  Virgin 
Murj  uilh  her  child,  am*  St.  IVter  with  his  keys  on  the 
other,  two  tolerably  good  slalucs  in  white  marble.  In 
I'lc  eliiiir  or"  two  tnnilis  of  two  Hrelibislio|>a  of  Colojjne, 
.'  itony  '."■  Adolphus  Sehaiiir'T'irir,  surn.omited  willi 
t>i  1  figure  I  of  whili  miilili  ,  which  .;n|><'aied  to  b«^  well 
(■•I'euti  d  jly  the  sidi  'f  tin  columns  .re  figures  of  the 
aj'ostles. 

Itehind  th;>  choir  is  the  slirine  ef  the  three  kings  or 
iiiigi,  said  to  have  Isen  removed  ffom  Milan  to  Cologne 
in  tlie  year  IITC,  by  'he  Kmpcror  Frederic  I.,  snrnamed 
llurliarussa.  Their  names  arc  Melehior,  Gaspiir,  and 
llalllnisar.  The  llirie  skulls,  whieli  are  uU  that  riuiiiin 
of  tlniii,  arc  said  to  have  liao  crowns  of  gold  ornaniented 
with  all  iiiamier  ef  jiri'eioas  sloi  <,  which  were  l(.<t  or 
stolen  wtien  these  highly  esteemed  reli.:ts  were  carried 
oil",  in  IT'Jl,  hy  Itie  grand  eliiiptcrs  of  Cologne,  who  (led 
witti  lliein  111  \riinlierg,  to  is<'a|ir  ihe  rapacity  of  tin 
French.  Tiny  were  reliiriied  in  iHI)4,  hut,  as  llic  Swiss 
of  llie  I'timdi  told  us,  in  a  very  dilVcrenl  sUIb  from  that 
in  wtiieli  tin  y  were  n  iil  uwny  ;  nnd  he  Innleil,  wtial  was 
nol  iH'cessury,  that  ihey  were  now  only  prste  or  ghiss, 
insinuating  ut  the  Nuiiielimc  thai  the  ireiieh  had  stolen 
Ihe  rat  oiics,  ibongli  in  (Hiint  of  fact  they  were  never 
within  real  II  of  the  French. 

The  next  church  wr  iisitid  was  that  of  Hi.  I'eler,  in 
which  iherr  is  nothing  reinarUaMe  either  as  to  the  archi- 
Ircliir*  or  dfcnratlon     Abor*  ihr  jfranH  al'ar,  howevw. 


is  a  picture  of  Kubeiis,  which  is  considered  to  ruik 
among  his  best ;  though  neither  the  subject  nor  Ut 
mode  in  which  it  is  treated  is  calculated  to  give  pica. 
sure,  but  very  much  the  contrary,  to  excite  a  painful  srn. 
sation.  It  is  the  crucifixiori  of  St.  Peter  with  the  head 
downwards,  and  the  executioners  straining  their  musclci 
and  distorting  their  features  in  hoisting  him  up.  'i'li, 
French  carried  it  oflTand  placed  it  in  the  museum  of  I'j, 
ris,  but  were  otdigcd  to  restore  it  at  the  end  of  the  war 
St.''Mary's  is  a  fine  old  church,  standing  on  a  hill,  b 
which  we  ascended  by  u  flight  of  steps.  On  this  hill  u 
is  supposed,  as  we  have  already  observed,  that  the  Roniau 
Capitol  stood.  There  was  no  want  of  pictures  in  tin 
choir,  and  on  the  side  walls,  hut  as  we  only  saw  it  during 
service,  and  the  church  was  full,  we  could  not  distinguisii 
what  the  subjects  were,  or  who  were  the  artists.  The 
church  of  the  Apostles  is  a  pluin  building,  standing  at 
iUv.  head  of  the  largest  of  the  five  or  six  sijuares  oi'  tin 
town.  This  s(|uare  is  planted  round  with  trees,  wliicli 
afford  a  shady  walk,  and  the  centre  is  suffieiently  largt 
to  allow  of  a  parade,  on  which  they  mount  guard  every 
morning,  and  is  cajiablc  of  admitting  from  Oiree  to  four 
Ihousand  soldiers  to  he  manoeuvred.  The  number  o; 
troops  in  Cologne  was  said  to  amount  to  about  two 
tliousaiid  four  hun'tred,  who  looked  remarkably  snian 
with  their  white  belts  over  their  blue  uniforms  turnec 
buck  with  red,  and  closely  buttoned  up  to  the  throii. 
The  Prussian  otticers,  not  only  here,  but  in  all  tlic  gar- 
rison towns,  mix  much  in  society,  generally  dine  at  tlic 
tiiblcs  d'hote,  and  arc  much  respected  as  a  body  of  well 
tieliavcd,  gentlemanly  men. 

From  the  churches  we  paid  a  visit  to  the  Stadhiiis,  rir 
hol-.'l  de  ville,  which  is  a  very  curious  old  edifice.  Tim 
portico  consists  of  a  double  arcade  of  heavy  Gotliit 
orches,  with  Ionic  columns  of  nirrble  between  them 
the  entablature  between  the  two  tiers  of  arches  are 
six  long  inscriptions,  much  defaced,  and  not  easily  lepi. 
hie  on  this  account,  as  well  as  trom  their  height.  t)ne  ij 
till  ni  wo  could  make  out  to  be  in  the  Latin  languayr, 
and  inscrilx'd  npiiarently  to  one  of  the  Caesars.  It  re 
ited  to  something  which  concerned  the  llhii;  iierhapnj 
brief  history  of  the  colonisation  of  these  (leople,  who 
emigrated  tVoiii  the  eastern  or  (German  sideof  the  Rhino, 
and  settled  at  Cologne  under  Claudius  ('u)snr,  who,  ir 
compliment  to  his  wile,  called  it  Cotonia  Afiriiipina.  In 
the  centre  I'rieze,  iKtwcen  tlic  two  tiers  of  coluimiH,  Is  i 
has  relief  representing,  apparently,  Hercules  strangling 
the  lion. 

Observing  near  this  spot  a  great  concourse  of  pcoplj 
entering  the  doors  of  nn  old  building  in  the  same  eni'lv 
^iii'«,  we  found  that  it  contained  u  eolhction  of  paiiilinci 
and  Roman  aiiti(|uilies ;  in  short,  that  it  was  a  musrun 
recently  established.  It  coiisisled  of  six  or  seven  rooini 
the  walls  of  whieli  were  well  covered  with  u  very  ext>u 
sive  colK'i  lion  of  pictures,  mostly  tiy  old  masters  of  tin 
Geriiiaii  school,  many  of  thiiii  us  liir  buck  ,is  Ihe  tliir 
teenlli  and  fonrUintli  centuries,  and  eonfineil  ehielly  v 
sai  red  subjects  ;  holy  fuinilies,  and  other  sacr»'d  periKiii 
ages,  Willi  llie  golden  eiri  le,  or  glory,  as  il  is  calKci, 
round  their  hi  ;'ds.  'I'here  were  Issides  a  great  eollcelioi; 
of  old  portraits,  nnd  a  li  w  iiiothrii  (.letures;  Imt  there 
was  then  no  eatulogiie,  and  tVoiii  the  gcnerul  antii|uiti 
ofthu  paintings,  il  jirolwhly  would  be  no  easy  niuttsr  li 
preimre  one. 

Ttie  streets  of  Cologne  arc  in  «o  had  a  state,  that  thn 
would  ap|s'ur  not  to  huve  lieeii  paved  for  a  century ;  aiiil 
what  is  ei|iiutly  had,  they  are  seldom,  if  ever,  r:wcpl,  rr 
in  any  way  cleaned.  In  the  hiwir  or  most  ancient  pari 
of  the  town,  nlmig  the  hank  ot  the  river,  where  Iht 
streets  ari'  exceeilingly  iiairow  and  the  houses  lolly,  llii 
filth  niukes  till  III  almost  iinpassnble,  nnd  the  sleiir^ 
highly  olli'iisive.  Tlie  only  scouring  they  get  is  iVviiii 
the  tor  cnt*  of  rain  fulling  from  long  s|H)uts,  wliirli 
almoKt  every  huuse  has  projecting  from  ttie  roof  in  tin 
shn|it'  of  dragons,  snnkes,  nnd  dolphins, 

it  may  he  doubled  whether  if  Ihe  fifty  or  i.ixty  thniisaM 
lio'ittcs  cif  can  de  Cologne,  sup|K>Hcd  to  lie  inunufaetareil 
here  aniilially,  were  sprinkled  over  these  streets,  Ji»y 
would  be  thereby  rendered  sweet :  |M'rtin|is,  indccil  iln 
lilml'on  V  onid  only  make  llieni  more  oiVeiisive  ;  hr  ;l 
huppeiKil  lo  IIS,  when  crossing  in  n  slennilioat  (IVoiii  '•■ 
leiid),  Ilia  n  stiower  of  rain  drove  Islow  soim  iiinily  ■■ 
a  tiuiidred  p  ssongers,  wliose  wet  cloaks  nnd  coals,  xilk 
till  hint  from  llie  engines  nnd  the  sincll  of  fried  ml 
cam  I'd  so  moist,  liilsly,  and  fetid  an  nlinosphere,  lli>' 
the  steward  thought  lie  could  nol  do  IhIIit,  liy  way  ' 
enrreelNig  it,  than  to  sprinkle  a  couple  of  b<illleH  of  <» 
de  Cohigiie :  tiiil  tliln  Mieruused  instend  of  alintiiiK  U« 
nuisance,  and  iiinde  llie  stench  iii'oleratde. 

Cologne  has  been  called  "  the  nirtirsland  mo»t  glimsT 
city  of  ita  sit*  in  Furop*,"  •ml  "the  [irnple  m  m«H»t 


L<^.^ 


18  considered  to  ruik 
er  tlio  subject  nor  U,e 
calculated  to  give  plct. 
,  to  excite  a  painful  son. 
!>t.  Pclcr  with  the  head 
straining  their  miisclci 
hoisting  him  up.  Tht 
it  in  the  museum  of  I'g. 
t  at  tlic  end  of  the  war 
li,  standing  on  a  liill,  to 
f  steps.  On  this  liill  n 
>scrved,  that  the  lionuu 
vant  of  pictures  in  tlie 
18  wc  only  saw  it  durinji 
we  could  not  distinguish 

were  the  artists,  'i'lie 
n  building,  standing  m 
ve  or  six  s<|uarcH  oi'  Hit 
Dund  with  trees,  which 
litre  is  sufficiently  large 
hey  mount  guard  every 
tting  from  tiiree  to  lour 
uvred.    The  number  c: 

amount  to  about  two 
oked  remarkably  smm 
r  blue  uniforms  turned 
loiied  up  to  the  throM. 
Iiere,  but  in  all  tlic  gar- 
y,  generally  dine  at  tlic 
jccted  as  a  body  of  wcL 

visit  to  the  Stadhuifl,  or 
iirious  old  edifice.  The 
rcade  of  heavy  Gotliic 

niprble  between  tlieni 
:  two  tiers  of  arches  art 
ced,  and  not  easily  lepi. 
0111  their  height.    Dne  J 

in  the  Latin  languatrr. 
3  of  the  Caesars.  It  re 
•lied  the  Uhii ;  (wrliupa  a 
in  of  these  (loople,  who 
eriuan  side  of  the  iihine, 
lamlius  Ca^snr,  who,  ir 

Colonia  Afiriiipina.    In 

o  tiers  of  calumiis,  is  i 
lly,  Hercules  straiiglinj 

•eat  concourse  of  pcopit 

Iding  in  thi^  same  enrln. 

u  eolhcliiiM  of  paiutinp 

t,  lliiit  it  was  a  museuir 

d  of  six  or  si  vcn  rooiin 

•red  with  a  very  e.xln: 

by  old  masters  of  the 

far  bark  ,!s  the  lliii 

liind  ('ontine<l  cliletir  ^ 

1(1  (illuT  Barred  perMi 

{.'liiry,  as  ii   is  ealieo, 

•-iilcK  a  great  enllcetioi, 

111  I'll tuies  ;  but  tliirt 

(lie  general  uiitii|uily 

il  be  no  easy  iiiuttvr  h 

u  bad  a  state,  that  thai 
l\t  d  for  a  century  ;  miii 
|lum,  if  ever,  i;wepl,  n 
r  or  most  ancient  part 
the  river,  where  iht 
Id  I  lie  lioUKi's  lolly,  thi 
IHiitilr,  mid  the  Ntcni^. 
iiig  they  get  is  from 
long  viHUitH,  wliirii 
Ig  from  the  roof  in  liii 
|)hins. 

fifty  or  RJxty  thoniuM 

l^d  to  lie  maiillfaet.irt( 

•r  thene  strwts,  ,)iei 

|K'rha|iH,  indreil     hi 

lore  (ill(ii»ive ;  lit  '. 

sli^nniboat  (IVoiii '  U 

Ih'Iow  Home  iiinely  « 

L'loaks  and  coats,  Kilii 

lb<    "iiiill  of  fried  oil 

1  ntiiHffphere,  tin' 

|d>i  U'ller,  by  wiy  '' 

liipb^  of  Uitllei  of   i» 

jislend  of  nlmtlui  tin 

llrrnhle. 

tirst  .ind  mntt  glmnt 
|h«  pe.iple  *■  metl»v 


A  TOUK  THROUGH  SOUTH   HOLLAND. 


f-i 


t 


miserable  as  the  buildiiiga."  'I'liis  is  somewhat  over. 

,rged  i  for,  in  the  higher  part  of  the  town,  the  streets 
Ue  niucli  wider  and  in  better  order,  and  as  the  Sunday 
me  spent  at  ("olognc  was  a  foto  day  of  some  kind  or 
igBier,  wc  observed  all  the  streets  in  that  neighbourhowl 
thickiy  strewed  with  oak  leaves,  from  baskets  carried  by 
■ver.il  hundred  boys  anil  girls,  who  had  been  attending 
Svine  service  at  St.  Peter's  church.  In  the  same  streets, 
Jko,  we  olHcrviid  before  the  open  windows  and  doors  of 
»Ve'ral  houses,  small  altars  with  Christ  on  the  cross,  anil 
Ze  Virgin  decorated  with  flowers,  and  coloured  glass 
Ifoads,  the  object  of  which  was  to  collect  a  few  cents  or 
•lossiMi  from  the  i>oor. 
.  We  could  not  but  remark  that  we  never  saw  the 
^relies  so  well  attended  in  the  whole  course  of  our 
tour  as  those  oft.'ologne;  that  immense  building  tin; 
Join  cliiireh  was  so  crowded  at  the  evening  service,  that 
it  was  almost  inijiossible  to  squeeze  in,  but  the  attraeliun 
was  a  popular  preacher,  an  elderly  man,  who  wtia  very 
Miergelie  and  animated  ;  but  it  did  not  appear  to  us  that 
«jtlior  his  ciiuueiution  or  his  action  had  any  pretence  to 
b«  considered  as  graceful. 

At  high  mass  on  tlie  Sunday  morning,  Imtli  at  bt.  1  e. 
tor's  and  St.  M,iry's,  wliieli  we  attended,  the  great  iiia 
jprily  of  the  audience  consisted  of  females.  In  the  lore 
noon  the  ordinary  oceupations  seemed  to  be  followed  a> 
on  other  days,  and  1  found  no  dilliculty  in  getting  money 
at  the  hauliers  to  enable  us  to  proceed  the  following 
lllorning. 

;  In  the  evening  the  bridge  of  boats,  that  connects  Co- 
fcgne  with  the  small  town  of  Deutz,  directly  op|K)site  to 
tt.  was  crowded  with  well  dressed  [n'ople  of  IkAIi  sexes, 
ftis  liiiiiL',  it  seeiim,  the  favourite  promenade  in  the  suni- 
iBcr  evenings.  .\  small  toll  of  about  a  halfpenny  is  ex- 
acted at  the  entrance  every  time  tliat  a  person  passes, 
^he  eoinpaiiy  is  not  ofleii  disturbed  by  the  oiMiiing  of  a 

issage  to  let  vessels  through,  tile  trade  apparently  not 

iiig  very  active.     Vessels  lie  on  both  sides  the  bridge, 

I  mostly  above  il;  their  nnmlier  might  Iw  from  twenty 
to  thirty,  mostly  of  the  long  narrow  elass  peculiar  to  the 
Bbiiie,  and  the  lading  appeared  eliielly  to  be  coals. 

Cologne  was  once  liuuous  liir  its  niaiiufaetures  of  clotl 
but  the  wise  magistrates  of  tliis  city  had  tlie  folly,  on 
j(aiiii'  riiiloiis  eoniliict  of  the  weavers,  to  cau^e  near  tw 
Uiousand  looms  to  be  Icinil,  theconsequ'^iiee  of  wliii:li  was 
|liat  the  owners  of  lliem  (piilled  the  eity,  ai-d  carried  on 
iieir  trade  in  olhirs,  where  a  wis<  r  puliey  existed.  They 
Iso  in  the  vear  IfiHi,  in  a  tit  of  n  ligious  aniinoyily,  I'l- 
led  every  protestant  from  ( 'ologne,  tlu.ugh  the  (Hrsoiis 
fthii  eimmuiiity  were  the  bell  «iid  nioiil  industrious  of 

11  ir  artisiius. 
I'll,  y  lia\e  siill  some  trirtiiig  luamilactories  of  cotlon.s, 
til  ,1  eoarse  kind,  and  silks,  of  kiul  stoening.s,  caps  ami 
jgl.i\is,  I'f  HiiulV,  from  one  of  wliieli  eslalilislinieiits  we 
blisi  1  veil  not  h'sK  than  lour  or  live  huiKJieil  men  retiini- 
^n:;  iVom  their  daily  labour.  The  maniilaeture  of  eau  de 
I'ologiie  emplov  a  considerable  luiiiiln'r  of  |ii^r«oiis,  niid 
i>  said  to  produce  a  revenue  of  lliree  to  four  Inimlred 
lliunsaiiil  franci.  'I'hal  brown  pigineiit  knuvii  lo  artists 
Uiiilrr  llie  name  of  burnt  I'mlier  or  Cologne  earth,  is  pre- 
pan  il  here  from  a  s|Keie»  of  earthy  coal  dug  out  of  tlie 
liiountaiiu  lietvveeu  Coblentz  an..  I'ologno. 


cnVPTEIl  VII. 

FROM  COLIKINK  TI)  (  Olll.rNTl. 

Having  (.itislied  our  eiiriosily  iia  lo  nil  that  Cologiii' 

Was  likely  to  alVoril  for  our  information  or  amiiseinent, 

we  hired  a  ealeehc  and  pair  to  take  us  a.«  far  as  h'raiik- 

iiirl,  from  whence  it  had  eonie  the  day  liefore  with   a 

|iiirly.     Our  agreement  was  that  we  should  sti.|i  at  such 

)il.iri  s  on  the  route  as  v\e  might  think  fit,  liiil  not  lo  ex- 

jCei  il  for  the  whole  journey  tlin'e  days;  and  for  this  joiir- 

;nev,  whieli  is  nl  least  one  hiniilred  and   li  ii  miles,  we 

^vire  lo  pay  fiHy.six   llorins,  or  M.  I.'lc.    I//,  slerling,  o 

'•mil  tl    I  will  not  Im'  ili^eined  i  xiravagailt  for  Ihe  e.mvey. 

iiiire  III    M'veii  iKTsoiis  anil  till  ir  haggaire.     This  ealeehi' 

is  I  he  kind  of  carriage  most  eonimmily  in  use  along  the 

li'    111,  and  indeed  all  over  the    Netherl.iiids;  it    is  not 

5^i|iiiii  SI)  eoinmmliouK  as  the   Dutch  ehar-u-bane,  bill   we 

iiiilrived  without  ineoiM  il  nee  lo  stow  six  in  the  inside, 

our  li.iggage,  part  of  «liieh  was  placed   in  a   larpe 

mid  basket  under  the  seat  of  Ihe  driver,  oiiil  Ihe  trunks 

vere  strappeil   on    U'hinil.     The  ■crvunt  look   his  scat 

ftliiii:;  with  (lie  driver. 

Dii  Hie  IHIh,  III  eight  in  the  I0'<rning,  wc  hi'l  Ciiloi;iie, 
ml  ariuid  iil  Iloiin  nliuut  leu  ;  liie  intermediate  eoniitrv 
I  eullivHteil,  hut  the  siirfaee  rather  tlal,  and  devoid  of 
eh  iiitereHl.  The  hills  on  our  right,  nnil  those  U'voiid 
|lh'>  Uliin  I  oil  the  lefl,  had  now  rreedH  tu  a  c(.<iisiderablc 
Cdnlaiic". 


It  hapiieiied  to  bo  market  day  at  Bonn,  and  the  square 
in  which  it  was  held  exhibited  a  novel  and  curious  njt- 
pcuranco  in  the  assembled  groups.  In  the  centre  of  this 
square  and  down  the  whole  length  were  about  two  hun- 
dred women  drawn  up  in  a  long  line  of  two  deep,  each 
having  a  clean  white  handkerchief  neatly  folded  round 
the  head.  The  chief  articles  of  sale,  which  were  carefully 
arranged  in  the  middle  space  between  the  two  lines,  were 
greens  and  fruit  of  various  kinds,  bread,  butter,  and  eggs, 
'i'liere  was  no  noise  nor  tumult,  and  wc  could  not  but 
contrast  the  order  and  decorum  that  were  here  observed 
with  what  is  usually  seen  in  an  English  market,  more 
especially  in  such  a  one  as  Covent  Garden,  where  it 
would  be  no  easy  matter  to  oblige  two  hundred  women 
to  keep  silence. 

In  the  centre  of  the  niarki't-place  is  a  pyramid  and 
fountain,  and  the  townhousc  stands  at  the  head  of  the 
sipiaie.  It  is  supposed  that  the  Roman  general  Drusus 
(lerinanicus  tlirew  a  bridge  over  the  I'liine  at  Bonn,  but, 
ill  reliiruiiig  by  water,  wc  could  not  see  any  vestige  of  il. 
Tlie  neighbourhood  of  lioiin,  however,  is  full  of  Roman 
antiquities,  and  many  private  collections  of  them  are 
said  to  have  lieeii  made  there. 

This  eity  has  recently  revived  one  of  those  German 
Universities,  where  young  men,  like  the  polytechniques 
of  Paris,  fancy  themselves  to  know  more  than  their 
teachers,  laugh  at  religion,  set  at  defiance  all  authority, 
liehavo  with  insolence  to  their  (ellow  citi-/.eiis,  lose  all 
seu<io  of  decency,  and  muddle  away  their  time  in  drink- 
ing beer  and  smoking  tobacco.  They  are,  in  fact,  the 
fruitful  iiursories  of  immorality,  sedition  and  licentious- 
ness. That  of  Uoiin  jierhaps  may  be  said  to  be  as  yet  in 
a  si  ite  of  youthful  innoeeiiee ;  and  it  was  probably  under 
this  idea,  ami  the  influence  of  such  names  as  those  of 
.Niehuhr  and  Sehleigel,  that  hail  iiidueed  sevc  ral  (•iii^lisli 
lamilies  to  lake  up  a  resideiiei'  at  Iloiiii,  for  the  benelil 
of  their  children's  edncalioii,  mostly  however,  as  we  un- 
derstood, li)/  the  instruction  of  the  feinale  part  in  niiisie, 
whieli  is  here  mueli  cultivated.  The  ceh'brated  Reilho- 
veri  and  also  .Salmon  ric  ived  their  musii'al  cdi'eation  at 
lioiiii.  'i'he  population  is  estimated  ai  about  ten  thousand, 
ami  a  eiiiisiileral)b'  portion  is  occu|iied  in  the  maiiufae- 
tori   I  if  cottons  and  coarse  cloths,  aiimi  and  smiH'. 

I'lie  range  of  iiills  from  tiodeslierg  are  seen  to  eoii- 
tmue  as  far  as  that  of  Rolaudsee,  whose  steep  side  de- 
si^ends  to  the  very  brink  of  the  Rhine ;  ai.d,  on  the  op- 
posite side  of  the  river,  the  base  of  the  " castkd  crag  of 
Drakenfels,"  the  first  or  iiortherinnost  of  the  Siebcnber- 
gen,  or  Sevin  .Mountains,  comes  down  close  to  the  water's 
1  dge,  ill  deliaiiee  as  it  were  of  its  opposite  neiglilHiur. 
These  two  mountains  of  Kolandsec  and  Urukenfels  foriii 
lire  grand  purtal  or  entrance  into  a  deep,  dark,  and  gloomy 
ravine,  through  which  the  contracted  Rhine  is  seen  to 
force  its  volimie  of  water  with  an  accelerated  enrrent. 

Wlien  no  longer  hemmid  in  ix^tweeii  the  dark  and 
glowing  sides  of  the  narrow  portal  or  defile,  its  tranquil 
and  expansive  surface  is  interrupted  only  by  two  beaiili- 
fol  islands,  the  larger  of  which  is  called  Rolaiulswerth, 
or  N.'iinenwerth,  the  Island  of  Ihe  Nuns,  so  named  from 
a  eeh;li.-aled  eonvinl  erected  on  the  island.  A  few  of  the 
nuns  w  re  still  left  when  the  empress  .losiphine  visiu d 
this  spot ;  nnd  their  siliiation,  and  the  Inaiity  of  the 
islands.  Interested  so  much  that  humane  and  kind  hearted 
woman,  that  by  her  influence  she  saved  the  convent  from 
suppression.  The  nuns,  however,  were  now  all  gone,  but 
the  eonvi'iit  was  yet  remuiiiiiig,  Is'ing  ennverled,  at  vim- 
hiderable  et|)ense,  into  an  inn  or  hotel;  a  speenlation 
which,  il  seems,  had  not  answered  the  exjM'ctalions  of 
the  proprietor,  who  was  endeavouring  to  dispose  of  the 
whole  island,  of  one  luinilred  and  forty  or  one  hundred 
and  lilly  aere.j,  by  lollery,  in  whieli,  we  were  told,  several 
of  our  laimtrymeii  in  passing  had  taken  tickets,  "  lieing 
so  near  to  Kngland."  I'lepiestionnbly  the  island  of  Non. 
nenwerth  would  form  one  of  the  most  delightful  smimicr 
relnals  that  could  Is-  desired;  and  as  to  its  nearness  lo 
I'ligland,  it  may  iiol,  |H'rliaps,  occur  lo  an  Kiiglishman, 
that  Ihe  dislaiici;  fiom  liondon  to  Nomicnwerth  is  si  >erai 
miles  less  than  from  iiondon  lo  Edinburgh,  Hut  lliis 
may  easily  be  seen  by  placing  one  lisit  of  a  jiair  of  coiii- 
pasKi's  on  a  map  of  I'.uro|M',  on  Iiiindon,  and  tliu  other  on 
lOihiilic'L'h,  wiieii  Nonuenwcrth  will  be  found  to  fall 
within  till  circle  dern'rilird  by  them.  It  is  not  surprising, 
lliereli*^-  that  English  advcntun'rs  should  start  fiir  a 
pri>c  ttr.l  would  givi'  tlwin  pimsi^iwion  of  so  lovely  a  aiiot. 
As  an  nil,  il  wai  objeetionalile  on  iiecount  nf  tl  r  trouble 
of  enwsing  Ihe  water, nnd  Ihe  lesn  likely  lo  sueci'ed,  from 
tlierr  biing  by  the  rood  side,  directly  opponitc  tu  it,  o 
tolenlily  good  and  long  established  house. 

Till'  iiimnery  and  HolBiidser,  so  near  lo  piicli  other, 
cmild  not  fail  to  jivc  rise  to  some  loinanlie  tab',  in  a 
pouiitry  wiMire  loimiicc  ItM  alwiiya  hern  highly  cherithcd: 


and  .accordingly  Schiller  has  coin|H)scd  a  ballad  of  Itohaid 
ml  his  mistress,  hut  shidcd  the  t>cene  into  Suil/.erlaiid. 
Tradition  says  lliat  Roland,  the  nephew  of  Chiirleinngne, 
causi'd  the  present  ruined  castle  of  Itolandsec  lo  lie  built, 
in  order  to  be  near  his  mistress,  who  had  bcconiu  a  nun 
at  the  convent  of  Noiinenwcrth. 

Legends  of  this  kind,  whether  founded  or  not,  imparl 
an  additional  interest  to  the  romantic  scenery  of  this  i.nd 
other  parts  of  the  Rhine;  and  they  are  so  abimdaiil,  that 
almost  every  one  of  the  numeroiis  old  castles  has  its  le- 
gend of  dragons  and  devils  overcome,  and  ravi.shcd  vir- 
gins relea.ced,  by  monks  and  Christian  knights. 

Th(^  other  little  island  contiguous  lo  Nonnenwerlh  is 
called  Grafenwerlh,  which,  with  the  former,  divide  the 
Rhine  into  three  parts,  firming  three  rapid  streams ;  and 
lhe.se  being  somewhat  dangerous,  are  called  by  the  bo.il- 
ineii  "  God's  help." 

The  boatmen  oi"  the  Rhine,  in  fact,  require  help,  even 
where  there  is  little  or  no  danger;  they  arc  Ihe  most 
elunisy  and  inexpert  watermen,  in  the  nianagemcnl  of 
small  crart,  that  can  well  be  iimigiiied. 

Having  passed  these  islands,  we  again  witness  lh» 
Rhine  spreadiier  out  into  a  broad,  ixpaiisive  lake,  its 
margins  covered  with  numerous  villai;es,  those  di  llio 
right  bank  being  iiihabiled  chiefly  liy  men  who  work  tho 
quarries  for  s-late  and  building  shines.  The  level  pieces 
of  ground,  next  lo  Ihe  river,  are  exeredingly  well  and 
neatly  cullivated  with  grain  and  vegctaliles,  interspersed 
with  orchards  of  fruit  trees,  apples,  pears,  cherries,  tnd 
walnuts;  and  the  shiping  sides  of  the  hills  are  covered 
with  vineyards;  and  above  these  tlie  hi^'her  parts  arj 
clothed  with  furcbt  trees  or  coppice  wood  to  their  very 
suinmils. 

Along  both  shores  of  this  part  of  the  Rhino,  village 
after  villige  siieeeed  eaeh  other  at  short  inlirvals  ;  hut 
at  the  upper  end  of  thi'  present  reach,  wliere  llie  town  of 
I'likel  is  sitnaled  on  tlie  right  bank,  and  Olieruiiiter  on 
the  left,  the  iiK)nnla':is  ajtniii  Is'gin  to  clnse  and  to  put 
on  a  more  rugged  and  pietiuesque  ap|)earanee. 

The  moiintiiins  in  this  niighliomhood  are  eoiiiposed 
ehlelly  of  black  ha.salt  and  argillaeeous  slate,  with  which 
I'lmost  all  Ihe  houses  of  Ihe  towns  imd  villages  in  tho 
iong  defile  of  the  Rhine  arc  built  and  covered  ill ;  and 
with  the  former  the  slreets  are,  for  the  most  part,  rudely 
paved.  Vines  are  planted  aloiiij  the  steep  sides  of  tho 
mounlains  on  evi  ry  little  spot,  liowevir  biiiall,  where  any 
soil  can  he  obtaiiuil. 

-Viler  clearing  the  narrow  pass  of  Amlernach,  the  neat 
town  of  Neuweid,  with  its  little  blue  alalid  inofs  and 
white  eliiiimeys,  appears  at  a  dislam^e  en  the  op|)osito 
side  of  the  river,  the  very  picture  of  neatness  and  uni- 
formity. 

A  little  fiirtlicr  one,  we  passed  the  small  village  of 
Weisserllmrm,  the  white  tower,  a  building  apparently 
of  no  very  remote  lUiliqiiily,  which  stands  near  the  end 
of  the  village.  Close  to  this  spot,  on  Ihe  right  of  thu 
road,  just  above  an  orclianl,  an  nls  lisk  has  Ih'cii  erected 
111  the  memory  of  Gti'  ru!  i.'uche,  witii  this  siniplu  iu- 
scripliou : 

"  Tlio  nriny  *ii  ilii<  Hinilire  niiri  Muuie, 

Tu  114  Ciiiaiiiatidi  r  In  t'hiut. 

Him  lit'." 

The  French  under  this  general  crossed  the  Rhino  at 
this  plai*  two  or  three  times — Ihe  last  on  the  16th  of 
.\pril,  17DT,  immediately  opposite  to  Ibis  village.  An 
island  ill  the  middle  of  the  Kliine,  of  which  he  lirst  look 
luissession,  gave  great  facility  in  accomplishing  the  pn>- 
sage.  It  is  also  at  Ibis  very  s|h)1  tliat  Ciesiir  it  iupputed 
lo  have  crossed  the  Kliine. 

Ilevond  this  island,  the  river  is  again  seen  to  spread 
out  ils  waters,  and  the  hills  on  Ihe  left  hank  to  recede, 
leaving  Is'twren  tlieni  and  the  Itliine  a  well  cultivated 
valley  oi  plain,  over  which  arc  scattered  nunierous  villnt, 
with  extinsive  gardens  and  pleasure  grounds,  with  fruit 
IriH-s  111  the  greatest  nbiindanee ;  and  the  road  passes  over 
Ibis  description  of  country  at  such  a  distance  fniiii  the 
river  as  to  conceal  it  from  the  sight;  and  it  is  i  i  ' 
approached  on  nrrivini;  at  a  large  stone  lir 
across  the  river  Mowlle,  and  whose  Ictcdu 
opiHisilo  end,  is  the  wall  and  gale  of  Co'ilenl 
lelt  of  the  rond  at  a  little  ilislanec  from  ihis  en. .  m 

the  tongue  nf  land  which  nc|iarales  tlui  Uhinu  t'rniii  tho 
MoHcih),  is  the  miiiiuincnt  creeled  to  the  memory  of  thci 
French  gcneml  Mareenii,  who,  at  the  ago  of  twcnly-siz, 
anil  in  the  fourth  year  of  the  Itepuhlie,  porislied  near 
Alleiikirchcn,  by  a  rille  ball,  whihi  iiltcmpling  to  inlrr- 
eept  tliu  rctrvut  uf  Jourdan,  It  is  a  Iriineated  pyramid, 
on  the  four  races  of  which  are  long  iiiseriplions  in  French, 
rrrording  brieflv  the  history  of  his  inihlarv  enrwr.  "liui 
qui  III  sois,"    Mva  one  nf  Ihnn,  "  nmi  on  rimemi  de  efl 


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spcoted ;  for  his  liincial  was  iitttnilctl  by  tlio  oUicers  of 
tlie  Austrian  ua  well  as  tlic  I'ronch  uriiiy. 

"  H/it'l",  iiravi',  iin;t  iilnriniis,  \\n>  his  yonni,'  cnrt'rr, 

11. ^  lll'i;.r.li-is  ui'lr  tUd  lins1.<,  Ills  iViciirls  and  [ors ; 

And  lii>-  II. lu  Ui'-  Ktrniifior,  liiiji  riiiL'  hi  r.', 
i'r  i;;  Un  his  (i.TlUmt  .-pinL's  Imi^Ii.  irp-.se." 

The  hones  of  IIoclic,  whose  monumriit,  as  before  mrn 
lioiied,  is  at  Wicsscr-tliuriii,  arc  said  ulso  to  be  buried 
here. 

'J'he  eity  of  Ciiblentz  takes  its  name  from  the  position 
it  oi-fn[ii(  s  on  tlie  point  of  I.ind,  firmi'd  between  tlu 
liliiiie  and  the  .Mosell  ■, — ('oiijliieit)in.  Its  shape  is  Iri- 
anyid.ir,  on(^  side  exlenihu^r  alonir  'he  Mom  He,  the  other 
alcin;;  t)ie  I'hine,  and  the  third  side  inlund  slrelelies  he. 
tweeu  thi'  two  rivers.  On  the  opposite  side  of  the  Rhine, 
is  the  eclihr:  led  lortress  of  llhrenhritslein,  "the  Itroad 
Stone  of  Honour,"  whieli  is  seen  to  fniwn  over  the  small 
town  ol"I'hal,  at  its  feet.  The  river  is  here  erossed  l)y  a 
noble  hrid'.'e  of  lioiils,  whieli  ennneels  this  lijrtress  and 
town  with  < 'iihlentz.  The  I'Veneh,  who  destroyed  every 
thin;:  Ihi.'V  enuld  not  keep,  bh'w  up  the  aneii'nt  works  uf 
rOhrenbritstejii,  at  the  truec  of  Leobcii ;  and  thus  the  pott 
has  truly  observed — 

"  I'eari.'  iti'blinyi"!  w  h.lt  w.trniulil  ni  vri  liliutlt." 

The  ruins  of  the  nneient  easlles  and  towers,  mixed 
with  the  ru!|;n;ed  and  shapeless  erags,  are  said  to  have 
jriven  to  the  eonimandina:  mountain  of  IChrenhrit.itein  n 
j(rand  and  imposiii;:  appearance  iVom  the  op])osite  rpiny 
ol*  t'ohlentz,  hut  liis  I'russian  majesty  has  thounht  tit  to 
n'lu'w  tlu'  liirtilieations,  aeeordinir  to  the  modern  unpie- 
luresipie  plan  of  military  works  of  this  kind.  In  hiet, 
the  rui:;;!'!!  r-imimit  of  the  lock  has  been  smuotlu'd  down 
and  levelled,  and  is  now  eovcred  to  an  innnense  extent 
with  bastions  ami  balterii's,  with  rumparts  aiid  round 
tiovers,  whieli,  hut  to  look  at  from  the  opposite  hank  of' 
the  river,  are  euouirli  to  make  a  )iea(eabli^  man  In  ndile. 
These  hattiries,  however,  stitVand  liirmal  as  the_v  are,  «  ith 
the  bri<l;:e  ot' boats  thrown  aeross  the  Khine,  at  one  of  it.- 
noblest  ■,-,;iielies,  [leutly  Howiuy  between  its  henntihil 
banks,  the  massv  stone  bridi^e  whieh  erosses  the  Moselle 
and  tirms  a  ti  te-du-i)out  to  Ci.blentz,  and  the  innuerons 
towers  and  spiles  whieh  rise  above  the  walls  and  build- 
ings I'l  that  eity,  eoiii|iose  one  of  the  most  nnifrniticeiit 
views  that  the  imai^iniition  ean  coneeive,  when  seen,  as 
we  had  tiie  op|K>rluiiity  of  duiuo;  on  our  return,  from  the 
middle  ol'the  Itliine  abnut  liali'a  mile  above  tbi'  brid^'e  fit 
boats.  Cdblentz,  however,  is  the  last  place  that  a  peace, 
able  m-n  would  eboose  to  dwell  in.  Stroii^'ly  Ibrlilieil 
nil  every  side,  it  would  probabiy  stand  the  sietje  of  an 
enemy  tiir  many  inonlhs:  iiiid  il'at  last  ',rot  possession  of, 
tlie  Ireueudous  I'ortn  ^s  n\'  IOI)renl)^it^tl■iu,  if  op|i.ised  to 
the  invaders,  as  woidil  iiinsl  likelv  he  the  ca.-e,  would 
f-peedily  baiter  down  tin  i  ity  of  t'ohlentz  with  its  ean. 
null,  and  with  disiruetivi   shells  lay  if  in  ashes. 

'J'he  ilistnncf  from  C'oloirne  to  Coblentz  is  about  liftv- 
t."o  miles,  wlueli  we  aeconipitshecl  in  eleven  hours,  with 
the  same  pair  of  horses  Jito,  as  already  observed  had 
arrived  nl  (  i.ln;;-!!.'  only  the  iveiiiuy;  beliire,  I'roiii  I-'rank- 
tort.  'I'lic  day  war  closing;  ni  when  we  entered  llie 
town  ;  ami  as  we  le:V  it  early  the  liillrnviiii:  luiii-niiiL',  wr 
miw  but  little  of  il;^  interior.  I  >iir  hnti  I  was  the  Drie. 
Hrtitzers,  situ:. ted  on  the  rampart,  close  to  the  river,  in 
the  neiiibhourhood  of  which  ev.  r\  tliinjr  seemed  to  par- 
liiki'  of  the  military  i  baraeter.  it  was  the  same  from 
imr  first  iiUry  at  the  leSi-du-imnt,  throiiirli  all  the  streets, 
ilown  to  the  bnnk  of  the  river — nothina;  but  snidicrs. 
Iior.so  and  font,  weiv  paradini;  the  streets,  ami  on  leaving 
we  oliserved  the  eii:.i:M.ers  huvilv  employed  ill  strenirth. 
enini;  the  old  w.n-ks  inlanil  and  addini,'  new  nnes  ;  s.i 
anxiou.i  does  his  I'mssian  majesty  apiH'.ir  to  make  iinv 
li.^slilo  pasi.aire  of  the  Hliine,  at  ibis  place,  nrxt  to 
possible 
main. 


or  ut   leisl    not   very  praetieable  bv  a  coup  d. 


t'IIAPTi;U  Mil. 

O.OIILRMZ  TO  KlUVCKfOllr,  AM)    n.\CK    TO    4I^-I..V-CII*rEI.I.P:. 

Oil  the  inornin;,'  of  the  llllli  we  proeecdi'd  from  Co. 
Iileiitz  tlu'ouull  11  pleanaiit  euunlry,  but  without  an\ 
Kirtinjfly  marked  tenluresi  the  viilii(re»  and  Hcallered 
hoii  .  <  mostly  surrounded  by  vineyards  and  onhards; 
till'  luouiitaluN  n  eediiij;  on  both  sides  i.f  the  lihiiie,  nmiH 
tiiliie  than  those  below  ( 'nbien'i,  iilld  woll  elotliid  to  l!:ws 
miumiils  Willi  den^e  woods. 

On  proieeiliii;;  abiiiu'  the  left,  bank,  «■•  pMs  tliroui;li 
the  small  town  of  Klniise.  'I'ljc  Hliine  here  |s  ot  iir.'it 
br<'adlb,  and  takes  an  iiiiiiienDe  ssviap  to  the  hll,  and  in 
the  deep  bend  In  seen  the  village  of  Neiders|K'y,  nller 
M  l(Kh,  on  tui  iinnf  a  , rain  to  (he  ii^lil,  w«  have  llio  villiij^n  s 


of  MittelsjH'y  and  Petorspey,  situated  in  the  midst  of  rich 
meadows  and  orchards,  above  which,  on  the  rising 
(Tronnds,  are  extensive  vineyards;  while  the  opposite 
mountains  on  the  riffht  bank  are  wild  and  nijriTed  ;  the 
villajres  at  their  li'et  mean  in  apjH'aranco;  the  few  inlia- 
bitants  who  showed  themselves  wearing,  in  their  dress 
and  appearance,  the  marks  of  great  ])overty.  At  lioppart 
the  Khiiio  resumes  its  Ibriner  direction. 

Uoppart  is  a  very  curious  old  town,  built  on  the  ruins 
of  ancient  forts  and  palaces,  erected  in  the  days  of  the 
Romans  and  the  Franks.  Some  old  convents  have  been 
converted  into  more  useful  purposes  than  their  original 
intent, — manufactories  of  cloth  and  cotton.  'I'lic  church 
is  a])parently  not  less  Hncient  or  curious  in  its  liothic 
structure,  aiul  its  octagonal  spires,  than  the  conven's. 
The  houses  appear  to  be  built  mostly  of  wooden  beams, 
arranged  in  vi-.rioiis  directions,  and  the  spaces  between 
them  tilled  up  with  lath  and  clay ;  the  streets  are  narrow; 
and  as  the  second  and  upper  stories  project  beyond  the 
ground  story,  the  op|iosite  neighbours  might  aluKj.st  shake 
bands  out  of  their  gable  ends.  The  wiKid  work  is  gene- 
rally painted  black,  and  sometimes  carveil  and  twisted 
into  a  variety  of  shapes.  It  is  almost  unnecessary  to  add, 
that  the  streets  are  ill-paved,  and  miserably  dirty;  but  this 
is  not  peculiar  to  Dnppart,  being  the  common  characte- 
ristic of  every  Catholii'  town  along  the  banks  of  the  Rhine. 
Indeed  it  may  be  mentioned,  as  a  general  observation, 
that  although  the  road  which  skirLs  tlie  left  bank  of  the 
If  bine  Ironi  Cobli'Utz  to  Kiiigcn  is  one  of  the  mo.st  level 
and  beautil'ul,  perhaps,  in  all  Murope,  the  moment  it 
eomes  within  the  verge  of  ii  town  or  village,  it  sciMiis  to 
he  int'eeted  with  the  prevailing  malady,  and  ceases  to  de- 
serve any  commendation. 

This  line  road  is,  by  eominnn  necnrd,  ascribed  to  the 
labour  of  the  French  army  while  it  held  imsse.ssion  of  the 
country. 

From  liojjpart  to  Salzig  the  mountains  recede  from  the 
liver,  and  the  intermediate  space  is  composed  of  mea- 
lows,  ne.it  cottages  surrounded  with  gardins  and  or- 
eharils,  ill  which  are  planted  immnicrahle  <piantities  of 
cherry  trees,  while  walnut  and  ash  trees,  mingled  to- 
i.'etlier,  mantle  up  the  sides  of  the  mountains  and  the  ra- 
\iiies  to  their  very  summits.  The  libine  here  assumes 
the  appe.'iranee  f>f  a  v.ast  lake,  on  Uw  opposite  or  right 
bank  of  whieh  are  the  ruins  of  the  two  ciistles,  usually 
called  the  Two  lirothers,  of  Iiiebenstein  and  Sterufi'ls, 
eoncerning  whom  there  is  a  legenilary  love  tale,  which, 
by  a  little  ingenuily  ami  dramatic  liiet,  might  be  iiiade 
aeeeptahlo  to  a  modern  audience  at  one  of  tlic  minor 
theatres. 

We  now  approach  a  very  romantic  part  of  the  river, 
and  perceive  at  a  ilist.inee  the  extensiM'  ruins  of  lie  inl'els, 
and  the  am  ieut  town  of  St.  (ioar,  situated  iminedialely 
below  them.  From  this  part  of  the  road  is  opened  out  j 
one  of  the  mo.st  wild  and  rugged  views  of  mountain 
scenery  tii.it  had  yi  t  ap|H'ared  ;  the  sides  of  the  inonn- 
laius  looking  like  two  black  irigantie  walls  ;  the  river, 
ti'om  a  noble  evpanse,  becoming  at  oiiei'  lairovv,  deep, 
and  rapid,  and  the  navigatinn  not  by  any  means  t'ree 
ti'oiii  il.iinriT.  The  niiiK'd  tbrtress  of  Reinfels  is  pleasinglv 
pictiiiesipie,  and  tlie  most  impoHing  of  any  of  the  ruined 
castles  we  bad  vet  seen. 

The  town  ol'  St.  (ioar.  like  all  those  we  have  yet  seen 
on  the  banks  of  this  noble  river,  has  but  little  to  reeoin- 
iiieiid  it.  The  houses  are  moillv,  like  those  of  Uoppart, 
in  a  wrelcheil  state  of  mill,  built  ol'  wooil  and  clay,  ami 
llie  upper  p.irls  of  lliem  overhaiiLring  a  narrow  street, 
dirtv  anil  ill-paved:  and  we  observed  that  the  interior  of 
manyof  .!iem,uliieii  had  the  doors  open,  was  e(|ually  dirtv, 
and  almost  wholly  destitute  ot't'iirniture.  The  ti  w  inlia- 
hilants  «e  saw  wire  mostly  women,  ragged  and  sipialid, 
— their  vellow  I'aei  «,  hi  lek  bair,  and  coloured  iia|ikiiis 
lied  r.  .noil  their  heads,  gav  them  very  miieh  the  appear- 
ance of  the  lowest  class  i  '  Malays,  as  we  see  tlieiu  in 
prints,  or  the  lowes!  niiiong  llie  uypsy  tribi  > 

We  had  here  a  spiiiiiun  of  tlie  laziiies»  id'  tlio  men. 

.vliicb,  being  the  • mioii  practice  in  all  that  pari  of  the 

Prussian  iloiimu. .IIS  llnoii.ih  wbub  <\e  pa««ed,  had  I're- 
cpienllv  iitlraetid  our  iioliee.  Tl,e  loll  bar  is  ii  long  pole, 
liiriiilij;  on  aswive), In'tween  Iwojh'sIs  lived  in  the  ground, 
on  the  hiile  of  the  roari  <i|mrtv\W  to  Ibi  loU-hiiiise,  and  is 
weighed  down  bv  n  hinvv  sUmk  lixnl  on  the  shorter  end, 
so  ns  1.1  kiep  It  iilwa\ii  .\|K  II  111  the  daytime.  It  is  iu- 
viirmKv  piiihlvd  bhu  ami  yellow, in  n  spual  line,  like  our 
'mrbi  r>  |Kili-.  Tin-  ilnvcr  never  tliinUn  nf  iiassing  one  of 
Ihuse  loll  bars  widiout  stop|nnv,  u  he  would  otherwise 
be  liabli  to  n  pi  iially.  The  colli  dor,  liowi  \er,  will  r.irelv 
tike  III.  Iioiilili.  to  come  out  of  the  lioiLse  to  receive  the 
till,  but  (iiils  out  of  the  window  a  little  purse,  at  the  end 
of  «  loiijj  stick,  for  the  money  ;  and  it'  a  ticket  l«i  neces- 
sary, lie  ri'ttini"  it  ill  «  "lit  ut  tlw  I'lid  ot  iJie  iwum;  »iieK. 


On  the  opiHisitc  side  of  the  river  is  another  smoll  town 
called  tioarhuusen,  directly  over  whieli  is  seen  the  ulj 
castle  of  Katz,  or,  as  it  is  sometimes  called,  Neukatzeiid. 
Icnbogcn.  Mr.  Stdirieber  says,  tbi.-.  castle  saluted  Xinio. 
Icon  one  day,  whieh  frightened  bis  horse,  and  he  gavi. 
iniinediate  orders  for  its  demolition. 

It  is  at  the  foot  of  this  Katzberg  that  the  rugged  .it!,) 
gloomy  contraction  of  the  river  commences,  of  which  vf 
have  just  spoken.  On  entering  the  ravine,  the  first  objcci 
that  attracts  the  notice  of  the  passenger  is  a  nakeci  mass 
of  black  rock,  singularly  curious,  whose  strata  appear  to 
have  been  thrown  up  and  disrupted,  and  the  great  basaltic 
tabkts  and  colmnns  piled  on  each  other  in  hideous  disnr. 
der.  'J'his  is  the  celebrated  lairleybi.rg,  or  re|icatiii(; 
mountain,  so  called  from  an  e(  ho  which,  in  certain  |  osi. 
lions,  is  said  to  re])eat  u  voice  or  noise  four  or  five  liniis. 
'I'liis  circiimstance,  together  with  the  turbulent  Riiiiii' 
taking  a  sudden  turn  and  foaming  round  its  base,  have 
given  rise  to  a  legend  ten  times  told,  and  in  ten  dill't  rent 
ways,  about  a  water  nyinpli  and  a  prince  paKatine,  wliidi 
every  travedler  hashes  up  in  a  way  that  he  supposes  iiinv 
be  most  palatable  to  his  readers.  This  Oiidine  is  said  In- 
some  to  have  been  mischievous,  and  that  she  u.sed  I'l, 
charm  the  boatmen  with  her  syren  voice,  and  thus  con. 
trivod  to  draw  them  into  the  whirlpool  close  to  the  roili. 
\\'e  now  approach  OlK-rwescl,  on  the  left  hank,  nn  old 
and  impoverished  town,  with  a  remarkably  fine  tJutliic 
church.  Near  the  entrance  of  flic  town  is  a  chapil, 
which,  we  are  told  by  the  guide  books,  was  erected  as  a 
monmnent  to  the  memory  of  a  boy  named  Werner,  wli,, 
had  been  stolen  from  his  parents  by  the  .lews,  and  niiir. 
ilered  by  tli(  in ; — why,  it  is  not  said, — but  the  eve,.,  „ 
supposed  to  have  happened  in  the  year  IU87. 

The  position  of  this  town  amid  hirty  and  rugged  moiin. 
tains,  and  abounding  with  shattered  towers  and  criimblin^r 
walls  inclosing  it,  and  in  which  ar(^  tin  remains  often  ot 
twelve  of  the  tiirmer  still  standing,  and  the  distant  tiiif 
.scenery,  viewed  ovi'r  the  silvery  surface  of  the  Rliiiii., 
uive  to  Oberwesel  a  more  romantic  character  than  ahiiosi 
.iiiy  oilier  spot. 

A  little  iicyond  llbervvef  el  is  the  ruined  ca.stlc  of  .Schnoii. 
berg,  ]ierelied  on  the  snnimit  of  n  hd\y  and  nieturesi|iK. 
rock,  oine  the  property  of  the  liunily  of  that  name,  soik 
of  the  desei'iidauts  of  whom  aic  still  in  lOngland,  but  wrlln 
till  ir  name  Sehoinherg. 

Another  ruined  castle  is  now  visible  on  a  lofty  peak 
called  Slahleck;  and  in  tlsi;  midst  of  the  Rhine  Btands  llw 
castle  of  I'I'alz,  built  on  a  reck. 

Opposite  to  this  insulated  castle,  which  is  still  in  gnu: 
rep.'iir,  and  on  the  right  bank,  is  the  town  of  Kauh,  im. 
iiniii.itily  under  the  ruined  castle  of  (intenfels,  sitnaini 
on  tlie  peak  of  a  lofty  rock.  Kauh  is  celebrated  bv  ti.. 
pas.sage  of  the  armv  ol' .Marshal  Ulueher  across  the  liliii.i 
at  this  spot,  oil  the' 1st  ol'.lanuary,  If^ll.  A  little  i  rtlin 
on,  and  on  the  lell  bank,  stands  the  old  town  of  Ilaehaniili, 
situated  at  the  fiiot  of  one  of  the  loftiest  points  of  ilii. 
range  of  mounlains,  which  is,  nevertheless,  eeive  reel  wiiii 
liinsl  trees  to  Ihi'  very  sunmiit.  Above  the  town,  and  i  ii 
the  side  of  the  hill,  is  a  ruined  old  cimrcli  or  eliapel,  ili  ill. 
eated  to  a  saint  of  the:  iianie  eit' Werner,  built  ot  red  saiii'. 
stone,  anil  one  ol'the  finest  specimens  of  llorid  (o.tlii. 
archili'etnre  that  we  bad  seen  on  the  hanks  of  the  Rliiii.'. 
This  cbapel  was  ek'dieated  to  the  bov,  whom  we  liii\i> 
mciiti'ineii  as  being  iimreli're'il  by  the  .lews,  and  wlKif.. 
body  11. ..lied  iiuiiiiivl  the  stream  as  tiir  .is  llaiharaeh  ;— a 
inirael.  that  was  highly  ileservingot' bving  conimeiuoiiit 
ed  by  a  chapel. 

Daeharacli  is  a  piwr  town,  and  in  .i  more  ililnpidatril 
state  than  .my  we  bail  yet  passed  through.  The  iioii.-cs, 
as  usual,  alnio-'  meet  each  other  at  the  top;  the  streets, 
of  course,  are  dark  and  dirty,  and  I'xtrcme  povertv  seeiii« 
lo  be  the'  hit  ol'  the  majority  ol'the  inhabitants.  Ibr, 
indeed,  the  Kliilie  is  so  elosi  ly  hemnw*!  rii  by  sli'cp  inniir; 
tains,  as  to  admit  of  no  other  prouuee  tliali  what  the  mil. 
vards  aft'ord,  w  hieh  may,  perhaps,  account  (iir  the'  RoiniOH 
ii.iving  eonsideri  d  llaeehus  as  the  |iresiiliiig  deitj  of  lli.' 
place,  ill  fail, the  principal  part  ol'the  liioiiof  the  |h'o|i1i', 
lliiiiiildi  the  whole  of  the  long  ravine  from  lloppiiil  l.i 
It.ieliaraeb,  and  as  liir  as  llingin,  must  be  broiighl  ;.. 
Ilicji  from  11  di.s|aiiee,  as,  from  the  seari-ity  of  land,  win.' 
anil  liiiit  are  the  only  arlii'le«  eiipable  of  being  ciillivali  .; 
and  how  the  vineyards  wliiili  we  hero  m'c  can  possil.K 
pay  llie  labour  of  cnllivalion  is  ipiite  a  mystery.  Tin  i 
is  scarcely  a  patch  of  h  ilf  an  acre  in  any  one  eontiniiMl 
sp.'iee  ;  mostly,  not  li.ilf  a  rood.  Every  little  shelliri.l 
s;i..l,  however  small,  that  |iosses:.cs  the  least  soil, — ivirv 
litl'e  iieviee  helwiiu  the  nnkcd  rocks, — is  ehokeil  ii|i 
wilii  vines;  in  many  places  the  vine  is  phmled  ill  a  Ira,- 
kit,  with  adventilioiis  soil,  and  sunk  in  the  rockv  fnii; 
meiit-i  by  tlie  side  of  the  hill.  The  care  and  llie  lalimir 
bi  slowed,  thoiijj'li  not  toilsome,  iit  coiislaiit ;  and  the  eli-- 


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•father 
#ho  b 
%lph. 

;*f  I"'" 

fen 
«»e  fea 

tcturi 
is  w. 


A  TOUn  THROUGH  SOUTH  HOLLAND. 


Hf) 


is  nnutlier  small  town 
ivliich  is  wen  tlii'  iJd 
's  called,  Noukiitznid. 
.•>  castle  saluted  JS'a|io. 
lis  liorsc,  and  he  gan. 
1. 

r  that  the  rug-ged  aiij 
inniences,  ot'wliich  wf 
ravine,  the  first  ol'jcfi 
engcr  is  a  naked  iii,is> 
wliose  strata  apjjcar  ii, 
1,  and  llie  jfreat  hasullii- 
(itiier  in  hideous  discir. 
rleyberjr,  or  re|icaliin; 
which,  in  certain  |  osi. 
loise  four  or  five  limes, 
1  tlic  turhiilent  R'liiic 
^'  round  ils  base,  have 
lid,  and  in  ten  ditlViiiit 
prince  palatine,  wliidi 
'  that  he  supposes  nmj 
This  Ondine  is  said  liv 
and  that  she  used  to 
n  voice,  and  thus  eon. 
Ipool  close  to  the  rock, 
in  the  lell  bank,  an  old 
eniarkably  fine  Giilhic 
ho  town  is  n  cliapd, 
uoks,  was  erected  as  a 
ly  named  Werner,  win 
by  the  Jews,  and  mur- 
said, — but  the  event  I, 
year  1^87. 

lorty  and  ruffjed  mniin. 
d  towers  and  crnmblinn 
le  th(  remains  of' ten  dt 
fr,  and  Ihc  distant  liiii 
surface  of  the  Khirn', 
ic  character  than  alniosi 

ruined  cnstlc  of  Selinni. 
a  hd'ty  and  picturcsfin- 
iiily  nf  lliat  name,  smic 
ill  in  Kiiftland,  but  \vrili> 

visible  on  a  lofty  jnak 
of  the  Uhine  stands  llin 

',  \\  liich  is  still  in  (j*"!"' 

Jie  town  of  Kaub,  iiii- 

of  (iiilcidi'ls,  silu:ilu! 

d)  is  C(  li'braled  by  II,. 

lucher  across  the  Kliim 

l^^l  1.     A  little  1   rth.r 

lid  town  ot'T{aeliar;i(  li, 

liil'tiest  points  of  Ihi' 

ri'tlicless,  CdViTc  (I  wilii 

bove  Ihc  town,  iiiid  mi 

ehureli  or  chapel,  di  di. 

Irner,  built  of  red  simi'. 

liTii'iis  of  florid   (iolliii 

e  baidis  of  the  Khiui'. 

biiv,  whom  we   liinr 

till   Jews,  an<l  wliufi' 

tiir  as  llacliaraeli ; — a 

)f'  Ix'iuiT  commcmoral 

n  1  more  dilapidatwl 
linuiixh.  'I'lii"  houM's, 
]  the  top;  the  stnils. 
Ixtrcnie  poverty  scciii> 
idiabitants.  Ilcr. 
ItH'd  HI  by  strep  Uldlln' 
.  fiuin  H  hat  the  mii'- 
omit  t<ir  file  lioniiiiH 
Ircsiilinir  deit\  of  iIk 
Ihe  tiiod  of  the  p(  .i|ili', 


i« 


line  from 


III 


iiist   be   I 
iircitv  of 


ppi 


iroui; 
land, 


Id 


rd'l 


lemir  CUlflVall 


cro 


a  mystery.      I  In  ■■■ 

In  any  one  contiiiiU'i 

very  Utile   sheltin.i 


U 


IS  pi 


soil, CMTV 

—  is  cIioIm  d  lip 
limted  in  a  lu- 
the  roekv  I'm!;- 


nil'  and  the  lalmur 
lislaiil  ;  and  Ihe  cli>' 


ii»nci!  is  frequently  several  miles  wliicli  the  poor  cultivator 

has  to  go  from  bis  habitation  to  his  vineyard,— wo  should 

tRtlier  "say  hers ;  for  they  appear  to  be  ehielly  women, 

who  bear"  but  very  little  resemblance  to  those  fair  imd 

.•ylpli-like  damsels,  with  which  painters  arc  in  the  liabit 

«f  peopliuiT  their  vineyards,  wlieii   assembled  to  jfather 

'<he  piirplo^uraiK;.    A  jacket  and  petticoat,— a  dirty  liand- 

flwrcliief  tied  round  the  head,— the  Icfrs  and  feet  naked,- 

•j(fce  features  dark,  dull,  and  unmcaniiig,— furnish  the  ..ue 

.aicliire  of  a  female  labourei-  of  a  Ubeiiish  vineyard  ;  and 

ftis  w;us  so  jrenerally  the  prevailing  feature  of  the  picture, 

■in  all  places  where  the  chief  produce  was  wine,  that  wc 

may,  almost  with  certainty,  come  to  the  conclusion,  that 

tile  culture  of  the  vine  is  an  indication  of  the  poverty  of 

filo.se  wlio  pcriorm  the  manual  labour,  however  profitable 

It  may  Ix^  to  the  lar^e  proprietor. 

'i'  From  IJacliaraeh  to  niugcn,  and  from  thence  to  Meniz, 
•r  .'\Iiyeiiee,  the  channid  of  the  Rhine  changes  from  the 
j-iircction  of  north  and  south  to  that  of  east  and  west,  in 
JOOnseqiienee  of  which  the  vineyards  are  chiefly  confined 
ito  the  right  bank  facing  the  south  ;  and  it  is  here  that  the 
fi»ineyard"s  of  Asmansliausen,  Khrenfels.  Uiidesheim,  Gei 
^enlieiin,  and  .lohannisberg,  occur  in  succession. 
V,  Between  Asmansliausen  and  I'ihienfels,  the  steep  sides 
'«f  the  mountain,  to  the  Height  of  at  least  a  thousand  feet, 
.«re  covered  with  vines,  growing  entirely  on  terraci^s,  one 
iSsiiig  aliove  another  to  the  very  summit,  the  caith  on 
Hfhieli  is  kept  up  by  well  built  stone  walls,  of  five  to  eight 
Act  in  height ;  yet  many  of  these  terraces  are  not  twite 
iJHie  bicadtli  of  the  height  of  the  walls  that  support  them, 
early  opposite  Bingcn,  and  about  t'hrcufcls,  we  counted 
t  less  than  tweiity-two  of  these  terraces,  rising  one 
love  the  other.  It  is  remarkable  enough  that  these  fine 
lis,  lacing  the  south,  are  left  naked,  though  they  ap. 
lar  to  be  so  admirably  calculated  for  the  vines  to  be  led 
;aiiist  their  sides,  and  thereby  not  only  to  yield  a  larger 
'op  of  grapes,  but  to  hasten  their  inatmity ;  but  this  may, 
rliaps,  be  the  very  reason  why  tlicy  should  not  he  so 
Kjfnined,  as  the  vintage  would  fall  at  iineqiii'l  times;  or, 
j)fi  the  walls  are  purposely  built  loose  and  \v'itliout  mor. 
^r,  that  the  water  may  the  more  readily  lie  drained  otV, 
iieli  draining  might  probably  injure  thi^  vine  if  trained 
•Against  them  ;  or,  which  is  still  more  probable,  the  lack 
Wt  soil  would  not  admit  of  traiiiing  the  vines  without  in- 
i^riug  the  slaiKurds  in  the  terraces. 
'^  In  proceidiiig  from  Hacharach,  we  first  meet  with  the 
||)ld  ruined  e.astk;  of  Kursteiilmrg,  then  .'^oiinck,  then 
(JBaiizberg,  and  afVer  that  l''alkenlierg.  This  la.st  was 
Hinder  repair,  as  we  were  told,  for  the  residence  of  one  of 
4Ii<'  young  princes  of  Prussia,  where  his  royal  highness 
((Rrill  find  liiinself  perched  aloft  in  the  air,  like  an  eagle  on 
(^is  aerie.  The  castle  literally  occupies  the  whole  suinmil 
j*f  the  high  pointed  rock,  uhicli  it  will  require  some  iii- 
jgennity  to  render  accessible,  even  on  fliot,  as  the  rock  is 
JBrecipitous  on  every  side.  This  extraordinary  habitation 
,|nav  truly  be  said,  like  Mick  Hotlom's  tragedy,  "  to  .stand 
♦n  the  vi'iy  pinnacle  of  its  tiiimdafion." 
{;  On  turning  round  to  Hingerloek,  as  ii  is  called,  where 
jjlie  Ulnae  is  more  turbulent  and  more  dangerous  even 
j|han  at  its  nassage  round  the  I.mleyberg,  we  pass  the 
real  soiithern  portal  of  the  ravine,  and  behold  at  once 
lie  moiiiitains  to  diminish  in  height,  and  to  recede  to  a 
iderable  distance  from  the  river;  and  the  little  town 
if  Itiiigeii,  placed  oil  an  emineiiee  amidst  ai.  iinmensi' 
tent  of  vineyards,  opens  out,  standing  conspicuous  in 
le  beaiitilid  limdscape  wliieli  now  presents  itself  Tl 
.si  moimtiiiii  that  closes  this  ravine  is  that  of  Itudeslieiii 
itii  its  terraces  of  vineyards  creeping  U|)  ils  steep  sides 
■'ilnlie  niiiiilier  of  eighteen  or  Iweiity  ;  the  siimiiii'  crowned 
4^itli  an  old  ruin,  to  which,  as  a  matter  of  course,  is  at- 
.clied  a  Iraddional  legend,  in  whicli  a  dragon  and  u  '  ir- 
[in  are  the  chief  dramatis  |Kirsonir. 
The  roinimtie  portion  of  the  Rhine  is  that  between 
ppart  and  Hingen,  in  which  the  several  reaches  of  tin 
er  lonn  a  constant  succession  of  lakes,  aecompanii'il 
the  most  enchanting  and  diversilieil  scenery,  encircled 
itii  a  ciniii  of  the  most  pietmi'scpio  luonntiiiis,  some 
otiii'd  with  wood,  others  naked,  black,  and  frowning 
ill]  rurk-,  rearing  their  piniiaeb  d  heails  under  every 
iit.i^lii'  shape,  and  scarcely  distinguiuhalle  from  the 
ined  remains  of  fJirls  and  castles,  wliieli  are  seen 
owning  till  ir  nigged  summits,  themselves  "slin|M'd  as 
ley  had  turrets  Imcu,  in  mockery  of  man's  art ;"  wliili 
narrow  spaces  between  llieii-  fee*  and  the  margin  of 
lakes  are  sinilimj  with  cultivation,  and  enliveneil 
itii  towns  and  villages  in  the  midd  of  vineyards.  Here, 
short,  is 

"  A  lil"iiillii(((ii'a||  lienalli'";  sir.'aiiiN  anil  liills, 

I'niil,  tiilillL'li,  ITHi:,  Wni.ll.  nini  lirllU,  MliMlltmllt,  Vlll«, 

Anff  rlil#f1i>:4i  (Hftlrn,  tiifiittilns  ^Inrn  tsrinvfth 

I'foiii  gray  bm  fptfy  wallf,  whtre  Kuin  gr««ily  dwefli." 


On  clearing  the  ravine,  however,  the  scene  was  entirely 
changed,  and  the  eye  had  now  full  scope  to  range  round 
the  whole  of  the  southern,  eastern,  and  western  horizons. 
The  sun  was  just  setting  as  wc  left  the  dark  and  gloomy 
gulf,  and  its  western  rays,  falling  on  the  Utile  town  ol 
Hingi^n,  and  the  vincclad  side  of  the  opposite  mountain, 
art'ordcd  a  contra.st  eipially  striking  and  agreeable.  The 
broad  expansive  lOiiiii;  glistened  in  the  sun  beams,  as  its 
ample  volume  flowed  majestically  towards  ii.s,  interrupted 
only  by  the  Maiis-thurm,  or,  as  travellers  interiiret  it,  the 
tower  of  rats,  which  is  built  on  a  rock  in  the  middle  of 
the  river,  and  by  dividing  the  current,  adds  to  the  velocity 
and  the  noise  of  the  Bingenlock,  which  is  considered  to 
be  dangerous  to  navigation. 

The  endless  succession  of  ancient  dilapidated  caslles  is 
generally  spoken  of  by  travellers  with  a  degree  of  rapture 
in  which  some  of  us  did  not  exactly  partake.  The  cIit- 
nal  round  tower,  or  stone  cylinder,  which  always  aecom- 
panics,  and  is  always  lell  standing  amidst  the  castellated 
ruins,  and  that  alonu  sometimes  remaining,  is  the  very 
reverse  of  pieturesipie.  There  is  besides  a  moral  fleliiig 
attached  to  them,  that  is  apt  to  carry  the  recollection 
back  to  those  days  of  feudal  tenure,  wdien  murder  and 
robbery  were  hardly  considered  as  crimes;  and  when 
many  an  unhappy  victim  lingered  out  a  miserable  ex- 
istence in  the  cells  and  dungeons  of  these  ancient  ruins, 
which  still  remain  .as  memorials  of  tlie  villanous  .scenes 
that  have  been  transacted  within  their  waUs.  A  French 
writer  thinks  otherwise;  he  tells  us  how  delightful  he 
feels  in  transporting  himself  in  imagination  to  those  re 
mote  ages  of  ancient  chivalry — those  ages,  as  he  calls 
tliein,  of  valour  and  virtue — in  imagining  himself  to  be 
surrounded  by  those  prcux  chvmlieis,  the  protectors  of 
weakness,  the  defenders  of  a  sex  which  in  those  days 
knew  no  other  ornanient  but  delicacy  and  gentility.  Per- 
haps ho  would  have  been  nearer  the  truth  it',  iii.<tead  of 
preu.x  chevaliers,  he  had  painted  these  castles  to  his  mind 
as  the  retreats  of  bands  of  brigands.  Lord  llyron,  we 
suspect,  has  taken  a  juster  view  of  them. 

"  I^enealli  llinse  IiatilenienlB.  witliiii  ttmse  w  alls 
PoWiT  l.will  niiillsl  111-  pa^siniis  :  iii  preiui  sUilo 
K.-i<  ll  rnliher  rliicriiplii'M  Ins  •iriiii'il  hails, 
lliiitil!  Ills  i-v  it  will,  111)1  le>.s  elale 
'i'lian  miiltiliiT  liemoB  nl  u  loiini  r  liate." 

As  wc  were  here  to  quit  the  Rhine,  a  word  or  two  may 
be  added  on  the  general  character  of  this  interesfing 
river.  We  frequently  find  the  (-pitliet  "  inaLniilieeiit" 
coupled  with  the  Uliiue.  To  speak  correctly,  it  is  not 
sidfieiently  capacious  to  justify  the  application  of  that 
term  ;  hut  to  the  ey<!  of  the  traveller  it  possesses  charms, 
abimilantly  superior  to  those  rivers  that  are  so  truly  mag- 
'nifieent,  that  one  shore  is  frequently  invisihle  from  the 
other.  The  Rhine  includes  within  its  hanks  sublimity 
and  beauty,  sollin^ss  and  amenity.  In  gliding  down  the 
stream  the  eye  embraces  all  these  at  .i  glance,  .iiid  riots  in 
endless  variety. — tiie  rugged  and  fantastic  fiirnis  displayed 
by  naked  momitain  tops,  vying  in  pieturesque. wilh  some 
ancient  and  ruined  castle-— the  overhanging  tiirest — the 
sombre  crag  mingled  with  the  verdiiiit  vine — Ihe  neatly 
cultivated  plain — the  clustered  town  with  its  turreted 
towers  and  spires — the  sequeslered  village,  and  the  lonely 
cottage — the  beaiitil'ul  island,  and  the  I'oiistant  succession 
ol'iiew  objects,  and  a  new  disposition  of  them, — these  are 
the  fi-atiires  ever  varied  that  constitute  the  beauties,  and 
afford  lii.it  delight,  w  liieli  travellers  rarely  fiiil  to  derive 
from  an  excursion  on  or  along  the  banks  of  the  Rhine. 

The  town  of  lllngen  is  situated  at  the  continence  ot 
the  .Nalie  wilii  the  lihiue,  ami  is  ap|)roaclied  lioin  the 
north  by  a  stone  bridge  over  the  flirmer,  said  to  have 
heeii  built,  or  its  remaining  piers  at  least  built,  in  the 
time  of  Unisus.  The  situation  is  beautiful,  and  lliere 
was  an  appearance  of  industry  and  bu'-tle  which  we  had 
not  witnessed  since  our  departure  from  .\iiistcrdaiii. 
.V  miiuber  of  vessels  were  lying  alongside  the  quay,  and 
in  every  street  were  coopers,  house  car|H'iiters,  and 
masons,  working  ut  tliiir  several  trades ;  the  first  pre- 
paring their  large  pipes  tor  Ihe  approaching  vintage,  and 
till  nlliers  on  new  houses  building,  and  ohl  ones  repair- 
ing. Kxttnsive  floats  of  timber  were  lying  along  the 
quay  and  the  shore,  and  about  a  dozen  ol'those  remarka- 
bly long  ami  narrow  vessels  that  navigate  the  Rhine 
were  at  aneiior,  having  e.ieli  a  house  on  the  deck,  in 
« liii  h  Uie  owner  or  navigator  wilh  his  whole  family 
dwells.  Wii  reinainrd  fur  the  night  at  the  hotel  of  the 
White  Home,  a  good  comfortable  hoii.se,  with  a  little 
garden  by  the  river  side,  the  people  civil,  ami  the  charges 
ri  inarkahly  reasoiialde.  'I'heio  is  not  much  to  be  seen 
in  the  town. 

On  file  niorniuguf  the  'Jdlh  we  proceeded  on  our  route, 
which  mi  liingtr  nkirl.s  thfi  margin  of  Iho  Rhine,  bul 
paniCH  in  a  direct  line  inland,  and  up  u  genllf  asconi 


through  the  midst  of  highly  cultivated  vineyards,  far 
ditrereiit,  in  size  and  hixuriaiiee,  fi'om  tliosi!  small 
patches  on  the  mountain  slopes  of  the  great  ravine  of  the 
Rhine. 

Neider  Engelheim  was  the  favourite  residence  of 
(-'Imrlemagne,  where,  it  is  said,  he  built  a  palace  sur- 
rounded oy  a  ])oitico  of'  a  limidred  columns,  brought 
from  Rome  and  Rayemia.  We  observed  some  ruins, 
hut  they  might  linvo  been  a  church,  a  easlk',  or  a  [lalaee, 
hut  looked  more  like  an  old  barn  th.Mi  any  of  flu'iii.  tin 
the  highest  point  of  this  ekvated  country,  in  a  small 
cojise  on  the  right  of  the  road,  stands  an  obelisk,  on  the 
front  of  which  is  this  inscription — 


"  RiMitiMJe  Cieviii.KMAONP.  'ri'ini  ti'T  on  r.\n  I. 
(lu  U'jjiie  lit!  \ai'iii,i:i>\.  f^inj'Pinir  t{  's  fr.inr:  s, 
sons  Irs  an^iilci-s  ife  .Mi'iiu'mir  .li:.\s  Hun  s  r. 
A.NDUb',  fri-'lei  ilii  Dei  ar.e.m  lit  ila  .M.inl  'funis  r  •.'* 

On  the  other  three  sides  are  the  names  of  I^ntrepre. 
neurs,  Ingcneiirs,  \c.  The  proximity  of  IngeMieiiii 
may  have  suggesled  lo  ,M.  .Iian  lion  .'^t.  .\iidiv  the  in. 
troduetiou  of'  the  name  of  t'hailcmiigne,  where  some 
have  siijiposed  he  was  burn  ;  and  i.t  the  same  time  the 
implied  compliiiieiit  to  Jlnnaparte,  to  v.linm  and  lo 
.fillins  Ca'sar  this  and  others  of  his  flatti  rers  pretended  to 
find  in  him  a  pariillrl.  In  restless  ;;e(ivity,  rapidity  of 
move",  cut,  and  mireleiiting  persecntien  ot'  those  who 
o[iposed  him,  Honaparte  might  certainly  he  compared 
with  Charlemagne.  The  enormities  of  the  kilter,  ho\^■- 
ever,  were  the  results  f.f  fan.ntiiisin  ;  those  of  the  fiirmer, 
sheer  ])ride  and  ambit  ion,  of  which,  as  Ityron  says,  he 
was   he  i'liani|iion  and  the  child,  one 

'■  Wliiisr  i^riitir  «"i=  cm  T.'s.  n-iil  \\li'isi' p'ak'.s  wit"  *l:r.ai  s, 
W'tiesL'  talile.  earlll — u  liosu  tlii:e  u  ere  llumaii  li  Ilii." 

MENTZ,  OR   MAYENCK. 

Having  passed  the  summit,  we  proceed  by  a  geiitlo 
desecnl,  and  a  tulerably  good  road,  plaiiled  on  both  sides 
with  apple  and  other  fruit  trees,  to  .Mdilz,  or  Mayenco. 
This  city  belongs  to  the  territory  of  tin:  IViiiec  of  Hesse 
l>ariiisla(ll  ;  hut  as  the  smalhn'ss  of  the  coiitiiigent  fur- 
nished by  this  (iennaii  l^riiiee  to  the  eoutederaey  would 
not  admit  of  his  pi. icing  a  Miflieient  garrison  in  this  im- 
portant place,  it  was  settled  at  the  ( 'niigre>s  of  Vienna 
that  it  should  have  an  .\ti-lrian  and  I'nissian  poyermrr, 
in  alteruale  years,  and  be  garrisoned  by  .\nstrMii  and 
I'russian  troops  in  ecpial  numbers;  lint  such  rapid  changes 
having  been  liiuiid  ineoiivcnient,  and  the  gnrrisou  ccm- 
posed  of  the  two  nrtions  not  agree  ing  well  together,  it 
was  afterwards  seltli d  that  I'aeh  governor  should  remain 
three  years.  'I'he  nniiiher  of  tnops  were  at  this  tiiiie  sn 
considerable,  that  Ihe  whole  town  wore  a  military  ap- 
pearance. In  the  streets  lew  persons  were  seen  bnt 
soldiers.  'J'he  old  palaces,  hotels,  and  convents  weru 
converted  info  barracks,  mid  the  finest  houses  in  Iho 
town  oecupieil  by  the  Aiislriiin  and  I'rnssiaii  otUcers. 
VV'ith  all  this,  Alayenee  ap|ie,ired  to  lie  one  of  Iho 
dullest  towns,  fir  its  size,  that  we  have  met  with. 
The  entrance  into  the  town  is  over  draw-briilgrs,  has- 
lions,  and  all  the  v.-rious  kinds  of  deliiiees,  and  '•  itiiiii  it 
are  barracks  and  guard-rooms  in  iilmost  ivery  sirirt. 

The  fine  old  got  hie  tower,  and,  indeed,  Ihe  whole  of  (hu 
exterior  of  tlie  cathedral,  built  ol'n  d  sandstone,  w  itii  its 
fret  work  and  pinnacles,  is  a  very  strikingobject.  The  tower 
was  once  siirinoimted  wilh  a  spire  of  wood,  eighty  f'eit 
above  the  present  ernmbling  sunimit,  bill  was  Imrnt  down 
by  lightning,  ll  is  a  reinarkahle  t'aet.  thai  there  isseatei  ly 
an  old  chiircdi  along  Ihe  Rhine  or  ill  tin'  .Nellnrlands, 
tliat  in  some  part  of  i!.j  hisloty,  has  not  been  eonriimcd 
wholly  or  in  part  by  lire. 

'I'he  interior  corresponds  in  grandeur  wilh  the  cxfn- 
rior;hut  when  the  French  Jaeobiiis  look  pos--e'.sioii  nf 
it,  as  they  did  of  all  the  eluirelies  wherever  Ihey  went, 
lo  convert  them  into  bnrraidis,  hospitals,  and  magazines 
for  their  armies,  the  Cathedral  of  .Mentz  was  most  scan- 
d'lously  and  wantonly  abused.  'I'he  heaulit'nl  niarhlu 
tombs  wile  mnlilaled,  the  pictures  destroyed,  the  broii/c 
and  iron  railings  lorn  up;  the  ci  iling  is  blackened,  oh., 
viously  by  fire,  and  I'ull  of  holes,  as  if  i(  had  been  pierced 
by  shot.  The  Swiss  of  the  church,  ill  pointing  out  Ih  j 
various  mischief  eommilted  by  the  rieneh,  added,  Ib.il 
the  people  of  Mentz  woidd  not  he  sorry  to  have  them 
again,  as  they  s|ieiit  n  wagon  load  of  money  when  there. 
This  was  the  only  elmreli,  however,  we  had  yet  seen 
that  had  not  undergoue  repair,  nnd  been  purified  lioiu 
the  di'filement  and  misehlt  t' done  by  these  unholy  mis 
ereanls,  nnd  there  appeared  to  he  some  feeble  aitempt 
making  In  put  this  also  into  somewhat  better  condition  ; 
bul  whether  at  Ihe  ex|H'nse  of  the  clergy,  Ihe  inliahitant-, 
or  the  Prim  I'  of  Hease  Darmstadt,  we  did  not  enquire. 

In  a  small  square  on  Ihe  left  of  the  grriil  street,  wdiicli 
load*  to  the  quay,  ia  a  handsome  fountain,  reprrFcnIing 


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tile  Kliine,  under  tlic  personification  of  a  wdl  executed 
figure  of  an  old  niiin ;  niul  in  this  square  is  the  public 
library,  and  the  niuseuni.  'I'lie  Ibrmcr  wc  could  not  sec 
as  it  was  under  repair,  and  the  books  were  all  displaced 
nnd  on  tlio  fioors  of  the  rooms,  but  wc  went  through  the 
Bniall  collection  of  pictures,  which  generally  speaking 
are  not  of  the  first  class. 

From  M,iyi>nc(^  a  noble  liridgc  of  fifly-two  pontoons  or 
boats  crosses  the  Uhine  to  Cassel,  a  small  fortificil  town. 
The  Khinc  is  bore  not  less  than  from  seven  to  right  Inm- 
drcd  yards  across,  and  widens  out  to  more  tli;in  twice 
tliiit  broadlh  a  little  higher  up,  where  it  receives  the 
waters  of  the  Alnino. 

Uelow  the  bridifc  arc  moored  in  the  river  sixteen  or 
eighteen  water  mills,  wliieli  were  all  busily  employed  in 
grinding  corn.  'I'his  bridge,  like  those  at  ("oblenti  and 
Cologne,  has  its  convex  side  opposed  to  the  stream,  and 
like  them  also  it  furnishes  a  fine  broad  platlbnn  as  a 
promenade  lur  the  inliabitanls.  There  is,  however,  a 
very  pleasant  mall  at  the  w<'st  eiiu  of  the  town  ptiiiileil 
with  trees,  extending  down  the  bank  of  the  Kbine  alwve 
a  niUe,  wljich  is  l'rei|uentcd  for  its  shade  in  the  heat  of  tlie 
day. 

iViiic;  so  near,  not  more  than  from  six  to  seven  leagues, 
to  Fianekfort,  we  determined  at  once  to  proceed  lo  that 
rily  ;  and  at  the  request  of  our  very  decent  and  well  be 
haved  driver,  whom  we  brought  from  Cologne,  we  eon 
tented  to  go  a  lilllc  out  of  our  way  to  the  left  of  Cu.el, 
to  a  villiige  of  V.  !iiili  he  was  n  native,  in  order  to  eliaiige 
om"  tireil  horse-.  'I'hese  small  animals  arc  capable  of 
performing  an  inerediblc  quantity  of  work  ;  and  all  the 
bait  they  get  in  the  course  of  a  day's  journey  is  once, 
nnd  sometimes  twice,  a  loaf  of  rye  bread,  which  they 
in. mediately  devour  with  great  eagerness,  however  tired 
they  may  be,  and  when  tliey  would  relUse  eitlier  hay  or 
oats. 

Having  p:is.-:ed  the  hill  of  Hockheiin  and  descended  to 
the  level  plain,  we  entered  upon  an  open  nnd  well  cuiti 
vated  eouutry,  a  great  part  of  wIkwo  snrfjice  had  been 
covered  witli  w  heat,  now  all  rea|ped  aiul  carried  ;  a  good 
d.'.J  of  oats  still  rcMiaineil  nncul,  and  whole  tielils  ot 
poppy  were  under  the  sickle,  from  the  prolific  Ifeacls  of 
which  they  express  an  oil.  lieet  and  maugt  l-wur7.(  I, 
clover  and  potatoes,  were  in  great  abundance,  anil  large 
p.aiebes  of  hemp  and  fi.ix  intervened,  but  very  l\'W  tur- 
nips. 'I'hcre  w,is  no  appearance  of  meadow  or  grass 
land,  and  it  is  not  easy  to  con<eivi'  from  whence  the 
large  towns  on  the  Kliine,  the  populous  villages  in  the 
valley  of  the  Maine,  and  the  city  of  I'ranckl'nri,  derive 
th'.'ir  sujiplies  of  bri'f,  mutton,  bulur,  and  milk.  Yet 
they  have  plenty  of  all,  tliougl'  we  agreed  lliat  we  had  not 
tasted  either  good  Imller  or  good  milk  since  wi  left  Hol- 
land, nor  had  wc  observed  a  sir.ji^lo  cow  all  Iho  way  up 
the  liliine  iioin  Cologne  to  Alaycncc.  The  liw  that  are 
kept  nuift  be  cunfmed  to  the  shed,  and  fare  \eiy  poorly. 
We  observed  along  the  road  side,  and  snbseiinentlyaleng 
the  whe.le  of  the  .N'ellierlands,  women  with  large  knives, 
bent  lik(^  a  reaping-hook,  cutting  the  grass  in  tiie  dilelie; 
and  on  the  haiik.s,  and  c^irrying  it  olf  in  sacks  as  food 
for  the  cows  :  and  in  the  ',  ineyards  of  Hockheiin  the) 
were  taking  oil' the  prurient  shoots,  and  the  su|HTabuii<l 
ant  leaves,  of  tin;  vines,  himling  thcin  in  little  bnndles, 
and  stieking  lliem  to  dry  on  tlio  tops  of  the  stakes  or 
cspalieis  lo  which  the  vines  are  bound  ;  and  this,  we  un- 
derstood, was  lueunt  as  winter  food  for  thu  cows. 

FHA.NCKIOBT. 

Franekfirt  may  ho  called  a  city  of  palaces.  The 
houses  of  the  merehants  and  the  hotels  are  on  a  mngnifi- 
ceiit  seal'-.  S  imo  that  have  been  recently  erected  on  a 
terrace,  along  the  bank  of  the  ."Maine,  are  particularly 
elegant,  hut  not  on  so  large  u  scale  as  some  of  the  old 
liotels  at  which  formerly  the  (jerman  princes  used  to  re. 
Ride,  and  many  of  wliieli  are  still  inhabited  by  the  pleni. 
potentiaries  of  the  slates  of  (.iermany  who  attend 
the  diet.  At  the  extremity  of  the  terrace  is  tho  new 
pnblic  library,  u  chaste  and  handsome  building,  with  a 
portico  of  the  Corinthian  order. 

'I'he  library  uppi'ared  to  lie  well  arranged,  and  particu- 
larly riili  in  ancient  and  modern  history.  It  c<jntaiiied 
a  few  Uonian  and  I'gyptian  antiquities,  nnd  Home  hiero- 
glyphies  of  no  great  value.  'J'lie  view,  from  this  terrace, 
of  the  river  and  its  hanks,  and  tlie  stone  bridge  of  I'our- 
leen  arches,  with  the  shipping  lying  below  it,  is  lively 
and  animating.  The  great  street  called  /til,  in  which 
most  of  the  hotels  are  situated,  is,  perhaps,  one  of  the 
finest  in  F.nrope.  W'r  put  up  at  the  Weidenbu  h,  kept 
by  Mr.  .May,  a  civil,  obliging,  and  intelligent  nmn  'I'he 
eating  and  the  wines  wero  excellent,  and  the  .  large 
rc»9oii.ible — three  francs  oaeh  at  tho  table  d'hote  aj  '  four 
in  private— and  fo.iie  twenty  or  thirty  different  ditliet 


are  generally  served  up.  It  was  in  vain  Jicre,  nnd  /iced 
every  whcrc%  when  we  wished  to  diny  alone,  tliat  we 
entreated  to  sit  down  to  three  or  four  dishes  at  most ; 
there  seemed  to  be  a  feeling  that  the  house  would  think 
itself  disgraced  if  a  complete  dinner  was  not  served  up. 
The  dining  room  of  this  hotel  appeared,  by  pacing,  to  be 
one  hundred  feet  by  forty-five;  and  thc-number  of  l>cd 
rooms  in  the  house  is  nincty-one,  most,  if  not  all  of  them, 
double  bedded.  Mr.  May  lias  a  cellar  of  wines,  that  few, 
if  any,  of  the  London  wine  merchants  would  be  able  lo 
purchase.  The  Swan,  <lircctly  opposite,  is  another  hotel 
apparently  as  large;  but  that  of  the  Russians,  tor  spli-n- 
dour  and  magnificence  in  tlic  fitting  up  and  furniture, 
outdoes  all  the  others. 

In  Franckfort  every  thing  wears  the  appcnr  ice  of 
case  and  pros|K'rity;  and  iiohc  of  its  forty  Ihuusand  in- 
habitants, that  fell  under  our  observation,  wore  the  marks 
of  jioverty.  The  whole  town  is  surrounded  by  the  most 
delightful  walks,  in  the  midst  of  groves  of  trees,  shrubby 
plants,  and  flowers,  excepting  the  third  side,  which  is 
terminated  by  a  terrace  along  the  river  :  and  all  these 
walks  arc  attended,  morning  and  evening,  by  large 
groups  of  well-dressed  people  of  both  sexes.  The  secu- 
rity of  this  free  town  is  no  longer  trusted  to  redoubts, 
and  r.amparts,  and  glacis;  all  of  them  beyond  the  ditch, 
which  might  also  be  filled  up  and  added  to  thein  with 
advantage,  arc  converted  into  extensive  gardens,  open  to 
all  the  world.  I'ait  of  the  walls  and  gates,  however,  are 
still  preserved.  Its  little  territory  does  not  exceed 
twenty  miles  in  its  largest  diameter.  In  this  city,  about 
ten  thousand  Jews  are  ^aid  lo  bo  locked  up  every 
night  in  a  particular  quarlirof  the  town  specially  aji- 
propriated  to  this  persecuted  race. 

We  all  regretted  the  necessity  of  an  immediate  return 
t'roiii  a  |ilae(^  that  possessed  so  many  sources  of  rational 
aiiiu.-ieinent ;  but  we  received  here  a  piece  of  intelligence 
that  made  it  necessary  wc  should  hasten  our  de|iarture. 
Uy  this  we  were  prevented  from  visiting  thi^  old  Honi 
eliuieh,  and  the  several  collections  of  pictures  and  marbles 
in  the  hands  of  individual.s,  and  particularly  the  cele- 
brated statue  of  the  Ariadne,  by  Uanneker,  which  is 
spoken  of  as  rivalling  any  thing  of  a  similar  kind  execu- 
ted by  Canova. 

On  returning  to  Mayence  we  took  places  in  the  steam 
vessel,  which  was  lo  depart  next  iiiorniiig  for  Cologne, 
where  we  arrived  about  five  in  the  evening  of  the  tijllow- 
iiig  day,  having  started  at  six  in  the  morning.  In  de- 
scending the  kliine  wo  were  detained  one  hour  at 
Coblentz,  to  have  the  baggage  examineil,  .vhich  was  done 
by  the  Prussian  don:uiiers  in  the  most  g  'ntlcmanly  man- 
ner iKissible,  without  the  sniallest  expeclaiion  of  receiving 
iiuy  tiling,  which,  indeed,  we  were  told,  if  oUcrcd,  they 
would  indignantly  reject. 

Nolliing  can  be  more  delightful,  in  fine  weather,  than 
this  pa.ssagc  down  the  grandest  and  most  romantic  part 
of  till!  Khinc;  and  one  only  regrets  the  great  speed  at 
which  thii  steamer  descends,  which,  in  the  present  ease, 
could  not  be  less  than  ten  miles  an  hour.  Hence  we 
perceive,  in  quick  succession,  the  evcr-vaiying  features 
of  the  romantic  and  picturesque  mountains,  at  one  time 
appearing  with  naked  and  pinnacled  summits,  under 
every  liiiitastic  shajK',  at  anotlier  clothed  with  orchards, 
vineyards,  i»nd  Ibrcsts,  and  every  now  and  then  sur- 
mounted by  an  ancient  castle  or  convent  in  ruins,  'i'his 
great  variety  of  objects  keeps  the  eye  and  the  imagina- 
tion roiilinu.Uly  on  the  stretch,  while  the  margins  of  the 
smooth  and  silvery  lihine,  forming  a  chain  of  lakes, 
exhibit  to  the  view  cities,  towns,  and  villages,  inter- 
spersed  with  the  varied  scenery  of  com. fields,  groves, 
and  orchards,  and  render  it  impos&iblu  tu  quit  the  deck 
for  a  moment. 

In  ascending  the  Hhine  by  land,  along  the  fine  road 
that  skirts  its  left  bank,  the  traveller  has  the  opportunity 
of  visiting  these  towns,  nnd  entering  into  all  the  detail 
of  enquiry  that  leisure  will  allow  ;  but  from  the  high  and 
overhanging  mountains,  under  which  he  is  conveyed,  he 
is  unable  to  comprehend  within  one  grasp  the  whole  of 
the  scenery  around  him;  whereas,  in  gliding  down  the 
middle  of  the  river,  every  obji;:t  on  both  sides  is  fully 
brought  within  the  scoih;  of  simultaneous  vision.  It  is, 
Ihcri'fore,  the  best  plan  for  those  who  may  visit  this  de- 
lightful eonntry,  to  take  the  line  which  we  did;  that  is 
to  say,  to  ascend  by  land  and  descend  by  water. 

Having  hired  a  ealeche  att'ologne  as  far  as  Aix-ln- 
(^Impelle  lor  sixty  francs,  we  left  this  at  eleven  o'clock 
in  the  morning  of  the'JHd;  nnd  nt  six  in  the  evening 
arrived  nt  .lidiers,  a  small,  I'lean,  fortifiei'  town,  garrisoned 
by  about  six  hundred  veteran  soldiers  of  I'rnssia.  Here 
wo  dined  nnd  slept  nt  the  I'rince  Kugene,  where  wc  hnd 
oxcellrnt  fare,  good  bods,  and  the  charge  very  reasonable. 
The  road  was  un  ill-paved  •-ay  in  tho  middle,  for  a 


considerable  part  of  tlie  way,  nnd  deep  sand  in  ollie, 
parts. 

The  next  morning  we  left  Julicrs  nnd  arrived  nt  Aii. 
Ia-(^hnpelle  in  four  hours  ;  the  road  still  pretty  much  ||,, 
same,  nnd  the  lace  of  the  country  flat,  cold,  and  uniiiii. 
resting.  A  few  patches  of  wood  appeared  here  nnd  IIkk, 
but  generally  the  cullurc  of  grain  jirevailed,  chiefly  oai,. 
among  which  wns  interspersed  a  good  deal  of  grrpt 
crops,  such  ns  clover,  mnngel-wnrzcl,  potntoes,  and  a  I'pv 
patches  of  turiui)S.  Uuck-whent  and  jKippy  were  alto 
common. 


CHAl'TKR  IX. 

AIX-I.A-CnArELI.C. 

This  ancient  town  is  situated  in  a  valley  nearly  sur, 
rounded  by  hills,  the  most  prominent  of  which  in  LouLi 
berg  on  the  north,  and  Salvatcrsbcrg  in  the  same  dircclicr 
nearly,  the  latter  of  which  is  crowned  with  an  aiuiin; 
church.  The  pretty  village  of  Horcctte  and  its  woodit 
hills  arc  to  the  south.  These  northern  elevations  ,it> 
composed  of  friable  sand.stonc  nnd  loose  snnd,  anion; 
which  are  found  dilVerent  shells  and  the  remains  of  tin 
ral  species  of  marine  productions.  It  is  probable  tliji 
(roin  these  hills  proceed  those  numerous  springs  of  warii 
water  for  which  Aix-la-Chapelle  was  once  particular!, 
celebrated,  nnd  I'rom  which  it  derives  its  tiermanic  name 
Aachen,  the  City  of  Waters,  the  Civilaa  ^Iquetisia  oUk 
Konians.  The  "Chapelle"  was  added  to  the  name  by  tin 
F'rench  from  llii:  church  or  chapelle  built,  or  suppo.scc 
lo  have  been  biiill,  by  ('harlemagnc,  and  jicrhaps  also  if 
distinguish  it  from  Aix  in  rrovence  and  Aix  in  Savoy. 

'I'he  old  walls  of  the  city  enclose  a  very  consideraW 
extent  of  ground,  which  is  not  built  u|)on,  but  laid  mi; 
in  gardens  anil  walks.  On  the  outside  of  the  walls,  tl» 
old  ditches  have  been  filled  up  and  converted  into  walfc 
and  shrubberies,  for  the  use  of  the  inhabitants  ;  a  pr.ir 
lice  which  of  late  years  has  become  common  in  maiiyc: 
the  Cermanic  ami  Belgic  cities,  and  u  very  coinmeiiili 
ble  one,  which  may  be  the  means  of  saving  them  frtj!; 
the  horrors  of  a  siege  in  any  future  wars.  The  boiilc. 
vnrds  within  the  walls,  which  surround  the  town,  liaii 
undergone  the  same  conversion,  and  att'ord  a  pleasai: 
walk.  lUit  the  principal  promenade  appears  to  1k'  that  I 
the  Louisberg,  the  slope  of  which  descends  to  the  vrrv 
walls  of  the  town,  and  a  convenient  carriage  road,as  wti 
as  a  haiidsome  foolwalk,  leads  up  to  the  snrnniil;  aiK 
here  there  is  exhibited  a  most  magnificent  view  rouiic 
the  whole  horizon.  On  the  highest  point  stands  an  nbc 
lisk,  which  is  said  to  have  been  originally  erected  by  llii 
French,  with  an  inscription  in  |)rnise  of  Napoleon,  wl« 
was  never  in  want  of  fiatterers ;  but  which  the  Prussian* 
at  the  conclu.^ion  of  the  war,  threw  down.  The  kiii;r « 
Prussia,  however,  ordered  it  to  be  re-erectcd,  frennomk. 
as  one  of  those  gentlemen  who  write  "Ciuides"  tills  in 
on  the  part  of  his  majesty  ;  but  to  cause  the  original  in 
pcription  to  be  erased,  nnd  another  substituted  to  recor. 
the  rapid  downiiill  of  that  extraordinary  person,  was  iir; 
so  very  ^('HcioM*.  We  could  find  nothing  however  oflla 
kind.  'I'he  column,  from  the  fractures  and  fissures  n 
the  stones,  bore  evident  marks  of  having  been  thrmvi 
down  nnd  set  up  again,  but  the  only  inscription  wliicn 
appeared  on  one  of  its  faces  consists  of  Iho  latituJii 
and  longitudes  of  certain  places  nt  which  the  rrcncli 
had  their  stations,  in  carrying  on  tho  suivey  of  llii 
country. ' 

'I'he  streets  of  the  old  part  of  the  town  arc  very  lur 
row,  and  the  houses  high,  as  is  usual  in  must  Ucriim 
towns;  and  the  architect iiro  full  of  picturesqno  puiiili 
nnd  projections,  and  singularly  iiilcresling  to  Iho  paiiilei 
and  the  antiquarian.  It  would  be  endless  to  allein|iti 
iiiinuto  description  of  the  various  churches,  coiivciili. 
and  other  buildings  of  a  public  nature  that  meet  llu 
eye  in  strolling  through  tho  utrcets,  but  there  arc  tin 
edifices  on  which  no  traveller  should  omit  bestowin( 
his  allenlion.  The  one  is  Iho  Hotel  do  Ville,  tho  iilliK 
the  old  cathedral  or  Dom  church.  The  old  Hulcl  dc  Villt 
is  in  the  market  place,  conspicuous  enough  by  its  l»o 
lowers,  one  of  which,  or  at  least  the  lower  part  of  it,  ii 
evidently,  and  is  i>o  recorded,  of  Roman  structure. 

In  the  ecnirc  of  Iho  innrkot  place,  nnd  before  llii 
town  hall,  is  a  splendid  fountain  :  the  water  is  reirivN 
into  a  inagnificent  vaso  of  broii7.c,  about  twice  tho  ilis 
meter,  so  at  least  wc  supposed  it  lo  bo,  of  that  wliieli  ii 
pUcod  in  Iho  conservatory  of  Warwick  castle ;  IVom 
this  it  is  poured  Ibroiigh  tho  inoullis  of  tivo  dolphin!. 
swimming  in  an  inferior  basin  of  stone,  enclosed  witliii 
an  iron  rniling,  bul  nccossibln  on  two  sides  to  tho  |iiiV 
lie.  The  bronze  vaso,  finely  sculptured,  is  supporloiU« 
a  padcstal  t\iw%  out  of  this  basin,  and  from  the  ccnU! 


A  TOUK  Tnnorcii  boi'tii  hollax d. 


n? 


By,  and  ('icp  sand  in  othe, 

[  JulicrB  and  arrived  at  Aii 
he  road  still  pretty  much  ik, 
siintry  flat,  cold,  and  lining 
'ood  appeared  here  and  thrr(, 
grain  prevailed,  chiefly  <a\i. 
ersed  a  pood  deal  of  grifn 
el.wurzel,  potatoes,  and  n  IW 
wheat  and  lK)])py  were  alt; 


I'EU  IX. 

riurELi.E. 

nated  in  a  valley  nearly  sur 
prominent  of  which  in  Lduis. 
tcrsberf;  in  the  same  direilior 
is  crowned  witli  an  aiuiin', 
e  of  Uorcette  anil  its  wodild: 
licso  northern  elevations  ap 
lone  and   loose  sand,  anion; 
hells  and  the  remains  of  scvr. 
uetions.     It  is  probable  lliji 
)se  nuiiicroua  springs  of  nana 
apillc  was  once   particular!;, 
it  derives  itstiennanie  n.ini> 
',  the  C'(ii/«»  .']ijuetiaia  of  II,! 
nas  added  to  the  name  by  tin 
ir  chapelle  built,  or  sujjposct 
Icmagne,  r.nd  [Perhaps  alsok 
rrovence  and  Aix  in  Savoy, 
ly  enclose;  a  very  consideralji 
1  not  built  u|)oii,  but  laid  nii: 
I  tlic  outside  of  the  walls,  tb 
up  and  converted  into  walk^ 
e  of  the  inhabitants ;  a  prir 
s  become  coruiuon  in  maiiyo: 
eilies,  and  a  very  eoninuiid! 
?  means  of  saving  them  froic 
my  future  war».     The  \mi\t- 
licli  surroiuid  the  town,  lia\. 
■ersion,  and  att'ord  a  pleasai,' 
omenade  appears  to  Ik'  thai  t 
I'  which  descends  to  the  vor, 
nvenient  carriage  road,as  \«i 
ids  up  to  the  sun^niit;  aiic 
iiost  niagnilicent  view  riiuiii 
igliesl  point  stands  an  dhf 
been  originally  erected  by  III. 
in  praise  of  Napoleon,  «k 
■ers ;  but  which  the  Prussian", 
threw  down.    The  kinjro: 
t  Id  be  re.ereeted,  ^f Hf niH»/i 
vlio  write  "Ciuides"  tells  ii- 
but  to  cause  the  original  in 
lullicr  substituted  to  rccop. 
xtraordinary  person,  was  m; 
1  find  nothing  however  oflbi 
,lio  fractures  and  fissures  ri 
arks  of  having  been  thrmvn 
t  the  only  inscription  wliici 
;cs  consists  of  iho  latitntlii 
ilaees  at  which  the  Frencli 
ing  on  tho  suivey  of  ill 

rt  of  tho  town  arc  very  n,ir 
_  is  usual  in  most  Genim 
ro  full  of  picturesque  poinl, 
ly  iulcresling  to  tho  piiinlc 
juld  be  ciidlets  to  atleiii|ili 
various  churehos,  convciili. 
ililic  nature  that  meet  ll« 
streets,  but  there  arc  im 
Her  Klionld  omit  bestowip; 
ho  Hotel  do  Ville,  tho  oIIik 
irch.  The  old  Hotel  do  V* 
picuous  enough  by  its  Its 
least  the  lower  part  ofit.ii 
,  of  Homan  structure, 
kot  place,  and  before  llii 
.tain  ;  the  water  is  rccoiieii 
ron/.e,  about  twice  tho  dii 
|ed  it  to  bo,  of  th,it  whitliii 
of  Warwick  castle  ;  l'ro»i 
ho  inoullia  of  two  dolphin! 
lin  of  stone,  enclosed  willim 
In  on  two  sides  to  the  \mi- 
[sculptured,  is  supportoJ™ 
busin,  and  from  the  ccnlr; 


rf  the  vase  is  another  pedestal  surmounted  by  a  bronze 
■tatc  of  Charlemagne  about  six  feel  high,  holding  in  one 
hand  a  sceptre,  and  in  the  other  tho  imperial  globo  eur- 
mounted  by  a  cross.  At  a  little  distance,  on  each  side 
of  the  founloin,  is  a  largo  bronze  eagle,  mounted  on  a 
IMrblo  pedestal.  This  fountain,  which  has  been  rare- 
Allly  kept  in  repair  from  time  to  time,  was  erected  in 
1S5.3,  at  the  same  time  thot  tho  Hotel  de  Ville  was 
Baished,  and  under  the  auspices  of  the  same  burgonias 
tar,  (^harus. 

In  the  town  hall  of  this  ancient  city,  two  ecreral  trc.-i- 
tlM  of  |>e,ico  were  signed,  that  of  IGfiS,  and  that  of  17'I8; 
■ad  in  the  ancient  chapel  of  Charlemagne,  tho  ceremony 
of  coronation  of  many  emperors  has  been  held.  This  old 
cathedral  or  Dom  ehureli  had  the  honour,  for  so  it  was 
eoosidered,  of  receiving  a  visit  from  Napoleon  and  .lo- 
Mpliine;  and  after  their  fall  in  1818,  a  congress  of  sove- 
rttgns  wos  held  in  Aix-la-Chaiielle,  at  which,  among 
other  ini|)orlant  matters,  it  was  determined  to  withdraw 
the  allied  armies  from  the  occupation  of  France.  On 
this  occasion  the  late  Sir  Thomas  ti.-iwreiicn  was  com 
missioned  by  his  late  majesty  fieorgo  IV.  to  |>aiiit  the 
portraits  of  the  sovereigns  of  Kurn|)0,  and  nihrr  distin- 
jfolshcd  personages  there  assembled.  He  liiid  a  room 
•Dotted  to  him  lor  this  purpose  in  the  town  li  ill,  which 
i»  carefully  pointed  out  to  strangers,  an,l  considered  as 
•  great  honour  that  was  done  'o  tliii  town. 

Tho  Dom  church  or  cathedral,  or,  at         '  the  central 
ptrt  of  it,  was  built  by  Cliarlemagiie,  llio  direc. 

lion  of  Kginliard,  his  biographer,  in  ir  of  Notre 

Dkmc.  There  is  a  legend  coiicerniiiL  .  .Icdication  by 
Fkpe  IjCO  in.,  in  804,  tho  truth  of  vliiili  in  those  days 
Ms  not  called  in  question,  though  we  of  later  limes  may 
b*dis|H)sed  to  feel  incrednlou).  It  is  merely  this,  that 
tMrce  hundred  and  sixty-five  bishops,  one  for  every  day 
Irt  the  year,  were  summoned  to  assist  at  tho  con.^ecra- 
tion',  but  as  two  were  wanting  to  complete  that  number, 
their  places  were  supplied  by  two  other.*,  who  had  the 
enn;  laisauce  to  leave  their  tombs  on  so  solemn  an  occa- 
^Mi,  and  relumed  to  their  earthly  abode  ns  soon  as  the 
<i:emony  had  been  duly  pertbrmed. 
^'■''I'lio  ancient  part  of  this  remarkable  church  is  of  an 
oetagonal  form,  surmounted  by  a  cupola.  Two  eorri- 
A>rs,  of  a  more  modern  date,  one  above  tho  other,  of  the 
width  of  about  thirty  feet,  open  by  n  succession  of  aiches 
iato  this  oclagori,  which  they  surround,  with  the  excep- 
tipn  of  one  side,  opening  into  the  mote  modern  choir, 
HAiich  is  of  tho  form  of  a  quadrangle.  From  the  corri- 
•Mrs,  particularly  the  upper  one,  or  gallery,  issue  as 

ny  chapels  as  there  are  arches,  each  arch  being  op- 

lilo  its  chapel.  These  chapels,  however,  arc  still 
,.  ire  modern,  having  at  diflcrent  times  been  added  by 
flHcrent  persons.  The  vaulted  ccilingsof  (he  upper  cor- 
ipor  are  decorated  with  paintings  of  scriptural  subjects 
m  an  Italian  of  the  name  of  Bernardino,  of  clear  and 
iRsli  colouting,  and  by  no  means  ill  executed. 
-'In  each  arcade  of  the  gallery,  and  between  the  nia.ssy 

alars  that  divide  them,  arc  said  to  have  been  placed 
ir  beautiful  and  highly  imliehod  column's  of  granite 
■Ad   iwrphyry,  which,  among  other  robberies  of  the 
«4nrclies  by  tho  French,  were  torn  away  and  sent  to 
Mris;  and  four  only  of  these  have  been  returned. 
In  the  seventh  arcade  of  tho  upper  corridor  is  placed 
organ  ;  and  that  opposite  to  it  is  occupied  by  the 
ir  of  Charlemagne,  which,  being  undoubtedly  genu. 
,  is  an  interesting  relic  of  antiquity,  and  of  course 
Illy  valued,  as  it  deserves  to  bo,  by  the  inhahitanls  of 
t.     It  consists  of  four  slabs  of  while  marble,  rudely 
SBtcned  together  by  iron  clamps,  and  is  ascended  by 
ilireral  steps  of  tho  same  material.     Indeed  there  can 
no  question  as  to  its  identity  with  the  real  thron^  on 
lich  this  monarch  sat. 
lie  tomb  of  Charlemagne,  which  is  immediately  uii- 
tlie  centre  of  the  dome  of  tho  octagon,  was  opened 
he  presence  of  tho  Einpoior  Ollio  III.     Tho  body, 
lered  with  the  insignia  of  tho  empire,  and  decorated 
Bh  the  imperial  jewels,  was  (iiund  seated  on  the  chair 
'qni'slimi,  and  placed  on  his  knees  was  an  illuminated 
ly  of  the  IJnspcIs,  which  is  said  still  to  exist.     Otho 
riod  away  the  insignia,  which  were  afterwards  used 
the  coronation  of  the  oin|>crorN  of  Germany  ;  and  hav. 
^  sutinfiod  his  curiosity  and  his  avarice  at  the  same 
0,  closed  up  the  tomb.    After  this,  in  the  year  llfiS, 
idcrio  Uaibarossa  I.  caused   the  tomb  again  to  bo 
ined,  in  presence  of  the  bishops  of  I.icge  and  Cologne, 
0  had  tho  body  removed  and  placed  in  a  nnignificoiit 
fcopliagus,  on  the  cover  of  which  was  engraven  the 
ipc  of  rrosorpiiie,  and  which  is  also  said  still  to  exist ; 
'  ov.t  enquiries  did  not  tend  to  confirm  tho  report, 
''ho  .Swiss  of  tho  church,  a  shrewd  and  intollijent 


man,  informed  us,  that  when  Bonaparte  remained  a  short 
time  at  Aix-la-C:iiupello,  he,  with  Josephine,  paid  a  visit 
lo  the  cathedral,  attended  by  the  bishop,  who,  on  open- 
ing the  wooden  case  that  contains  the  chair  of  ('liarle- 
magne,  invited  Napoleon  to  seat  himself  on  the  chair 
of  the  man  whom  he  wished  the  world  to  suppose  he 
resembled — but  Napoleon  turned  away.  Whether  it 
was  a  feeling  of  pride  that  told  him  he  was  superior  to 
such  a  barbarian,  and  wished  to  show  the  by-standers 
that  ho  did  not  consider  it  any  honour  to  Ih)  thus  asso- 
ciated with  him,  or  whether  he  was  apprehensive  that 
the  bishop  might  take  the  advanlage  while  in  it  to  press 
for  some  privilege,  which,  when  so  sealed,  he  could  not 
well  refuse,  were  points  that  had  not  been  settled  by 
the  good  people  of  Aachen;  but  the  hitler  was  probably 
tho  real  cause  of  his  refusal,  from  the  following  circum- 
stance, for  the  truth  of  which  tho  same  Swiss  who  at- 
tended us  vouched  of  his  own  |>ersonaI  knowledge.  He 
said  that  the  good  bishop,  having  failed  with  Napoleon, 
next  invited  Josephine  to  ascend  the  steps,  which  she, 
with  her  usual  good  nature,  immediately  condescended 
to  do;  and  having  seated  herself  on  the  thrmc  of 
Charlemagne,  tho  cunning  prelate  took  the  oppoiliinity 
of  preferring  a  request,  which  lie  hopdl  she  woild  con- 
iloscend  to  grant.  It  was  a  petition,  ready  I'rawn  up, 
that  she  would  use  her  good  ofKces  with  Nn|.<.ih'on  to 
present  the  church  with  a  new  organ,  to  replace  the  one 
which  tho  French  soldiers  had  destroyed  when  they 
made  >i  barrack  of  tho  church.  She  did  not  hesitate  a 
moment  in  asking  and  obtaining  tho  boon ;  and  tho  or- 
gan now  in  use  is,  therefore,  and  very  properly,  con- 
sidered as  a  present  of  Jo.scphino. 

When  Frederic  caused  tho  lomb  of  Charlemagne  to 
be  opened,  ho  presented  to  the  cathedral  a  magnificent 
chandelier  of  bronze  gilt,  about  tliirlcen  feet  in  diame- 
ter, which  is  still  suspended  over  the  large  blue  slab 
which  covers  the  vault  where  the  remains  of  Charle- 
magne  arc  supposed  to  rest,  and  on  which  is  engraved 
this  simple  inscription  : — 

Carolo  Magna. 

This  stone  is  modern.  The  tomb  of  black  marble  which 
occupied  its  place  was  torn  away  by  the  Fronch  sol- 
diers, and  destroyed. 

The  choir,  which  communicates  with  the  octagon  by 
one  of  the  lower  arcades,  is  surrounded  by  windows  o( 
lofly  dimensions.  The  ceiling  is  said  to  lie  one  hundred 
and  twenty-four  feet  high.  Its  walls  arc  decorated  with 
eight  pictures  on  scriptural  subjects,  by  Bernardino, 
andal.soby  several  pieces  of  Goliclin  tapestry,  the  largest 
of  which  IS  uncoiiinionly  fine  ;  the  figures  bold  and  spl- 
litcd,  tho  colours  fresh  and  brilliant,  and  the  tunc  of 
colouring  equal  to  that  of  a  picture  of  Rubens;  the  sub- 
ject is  the  destruction  of  Pharaoh  and  his  host  in  the 
Rod  Sea.  These  Gobelins  are  hold  in  such  high  estima- 
tion, and  preserved  with  so  much  care,  that  they  are 
only  exhibited  on  eoch  side  of  the  high  altar  on  festival 
days  ;  but  the  Swiss  produced  tlioni  tor  our  inspection. 

In  the  choir,  and  facing  the  altar,  is  a  well  executed 
bronze  eagle,  mounted  on  a  |>odestal,  which  was  given 
to  the  church  by  the  Em|ieror  Otho  III.,  whoso  bones 
are  preserved  in  a  sarcophagus  of  white  marble,  imme- 
diately under  the  high  altar.  Above  this  the  statue  of 
the  Virgin  Mary  is  placed,  who  wears  a  crown  of  silver 
gilt,  which,  it  is  said,  was  picsentcd,  as  a  sacred  gift, 
by  her  unfortunate  namesake  of  Scotland. 

The  paintings  in  the  several  chapels  of  tho  cathedral 
are  not  such  generally  us  to  doservo  much  nolicu;  but 
in  that  of  St.  Michael  there  is  a  small  collection  that 
well  demands  the  attention  of  those  who  visit  this 
church:  and  what  stranger,  it  may  bu  asked,  will  fail 
to  do  so  V 

Having  gone  round  i*u  various  chapels,  and  enquired 
of  the  Swiss  if  there  was  any  thing  nmre  to  bo  scin,  he 
replied  that  if  wo  had  any  tasto  for  rc/ir»  he  would  do- 
sire  a  priest  lo  show  us  a  very  large  and  splendid  col- 
lection of  these  interesting  objects;  but  our  tasto  did  not 
lead  us  that  way.  On  asking  him,  however,  what  sort 
of  relics  ho  spoke  of,  he  said  they  possessed  among  other 
things  the  real  swaddling  clothesof  Jesus,  agown  of  the 
Virgin  Mary,  some  hair  of  her  eyebrows,  tlio  shoes  or 
sandals  of  Joseph,  with  which  ho  walked  all  the  way 
into  Kgypt,  and  a  thousand  other  little  curiosities,  which 
were  only  exhibited  to  tho  people  once  in  seven  yeais. 
As  none  of  us  had  any  groat  relish  for  these,  wo  declined 
the  attendance  of  a  priest. 

In  the  church  of  St.  Peter  wo  saw  a  relic  'if  another 
description, — tho  complete  body  or  skeleton  rf  a  certain 
Fiorina,  a  stint  of  course,  wrapped  up  in  -ilk  clothes, 
and  placed  at  Aill  length  in  a  glass  caEC.  The  head  only 


was  visible,  and  it  wa«  a  mere  skeleton  ;  the  tcutli  were 
quite  perfect. —  If  Ihc  French  had  carried  ofl' these  relics 
and  lefV  the  pictures,  the  people  of  Aix  wniild  not  have 
had  much  occasion  to  complain  or  lamei>'  i  ■  ir  i'  is.  Tho 
priests,  however,  had  a  higher  notion  '<i  '!i  •'  .»!'"e,  and 
hurried  them  away  into  the  interinr  ;'  Gormr.w  ,  lost 
they  should  be  dep  ed  for  ever  i('  "/iicli  valuable  trea- 
sures. Tho  EmperOi  of  (icrmai  ,  il  is  preUnded,  tuok 
tithe  for  their  safe  keeping,  anil  ulainod  among  other 
things  the  sword  of  Cliarleiiiagne. 

There  arc  several  churches  in  Aix-la-Chapello  be- 
sides the  cathedral,  that,  from  their  antiquity  and  various 
ornamcnls,  deserve  to  be  visited,  particularly  that  of  St. 
Nicholas,  which  is  a  spacimis  and  beaulilul  church. 

AixluChapello  appears  lo  bo  a  very  dull  Inwn.  Tlis 
baths  once  so  celebrated  are  iieaily  deserted.  Spa,  and 
Iho  neiglibouiiiig  village  of  Bircelle,  having  drawn 
away  the  company,  llicugh  they  loo,  it  is  said,  liavs 
given  way,  of  late  years,  to  Wishaden  and  other  baths 
off!erniany.  Il  e;tii  bMa^t  but  of  liltle  tr:i(le  and  few 
iiiaiiufactuies;  the  chief  of  which  are  woullnii  cinlhs, 
1  ijis  and  needles — the  kilter  article,  when  undo  up  into 
piich-jty,  are  marked  as  WhileiHiapi  I  needles.  'I'lie  in- 
li.ibitiuils  are  neither  Diitcli,  Brabanler',  nor  Germans, 
but  i  mixture  ot'all  three,  ami  speak  a  l.inguago  which 
partakes  of  all  and  belongs  to  none.  Tlicy  linvo  Iho 
clvr.iclcr  of  being  uncivil  lo  stranger.';,  but  in  our  rhoit 
intercourso  we  certainly  did  not  find  them  to  be  so. 


CHAPTKll  X. 


Leaving  Aix-la.CliaptUe  on  the  morning  of  thoiSlh, 
it  look  us  eight  hours  to  reach  I, lege.  Tiie  road  was 
still  paved,  but  kept  in  simiewhat  betler  order  than  wo 
had  Ibund  il  on  the  other  side  of  Aix.  .Several  tough 
hills,  however,  contributed  lo  make  llie  journey  tedious, 
though  we  were  amply  recompensed  by  viewing  at  mora 
leisure  tho  diversified  face  of  the  country,  broken  as  it 
was  into  hill  and  dale,  with  now  and  llieii  a  rich  end 
well  wooded  valley,  whoso  verdant  meadows,  enclosed 
with  hedges,  were  enlivened  with  numerous  herds  of 
beautiful  cattle. 

At  the  distance  of  twelve  miles  from  Aix-la  "^hapello 
we  came  lo  a  small  town  or  rather  v  ;  -ge  eiM,.  ■  Ilenri- 
la-Cliajiclle,  the  approach  lo  which  'ii,  the  uiiimll  of  a 
hill  is  annouiired  by  a  Dutch  custom  house,  this  being 
tho  frontier  station  between  the  Prussian  and  the  Nu- 
llicrlands  territory.  Here  our  passport  was  visccil,  and 
we  were  asked  if  wo  had  any  merchandise  or  other  arti- 
elcs  that  required  to  be  declared  ?  On  answering  in 
Iho  negatit'o,  wc  were  perniiltcd  tu  pass  on  without  any 
examination  of  our  baggage. 


From  a  steep  hill  tho  road  winds  down  into  the  valley 
or  plain  on  which  Liege  stands.  This  city  is  situated 
at  llie  junction  of  the  Ourt  with  the  Meusc,  where  their 
united  streams  form  a  fine  broad  river,  which  flows 
through  the  heart  of  Iho  town,  and  is  rrorscd  by  a  hand- 
some stone  bridge,  of  six  circular  arches,  three  of  tliom 
being  of  very  considerable  elevation.  A  eorivenioni  quay 
for  commercial  purjioses  extends  tho  whole  length  of 
tho  town,  both  above  and  below  tho  bridge  ;  and  symp- 
toms of  a  considerable  traflic  were  apporent.from  tho  de. 
greo  of  bustle  on  the  quay  in  the  shipping  and  landing 
of  goods. 

In  tho  lower  part  of  the  town  Iho  streets  as  usual  are 
narrow  and  the  houses  lofty,  not  much  unlike  some  of 
tho  gloomy  streets  of  Paris.  'I'hoao  of  Ihe  upper  part, 
on  the  sideof  tl.c  hill,  are  also  iiiirrow  and  inconveniently 
sleep,  being  asccmled  in  many  places  by  flights  of  steps. 
There  are  two  tolerably  spacious  squares,  in  one  of 
which  stands  tho  town  hall,  and  in  the  other  tho  thea- 
tre. The  laller  is  a  handsome  modern  building,  sur- 
rounded by  an  arcade;  the  former  is  an  imposing  old 
edifice,  though  somewhat  heavy. 

liiege  has  long  been  tho  principal  plnee  ir  the  Nether- 
lands tot  the  smelting  of  iron  and  for  the  ..irious  manu- 
factures of  that  and  other  metals,  which,  of  lalo  years, 
have  been  greatly  extended.  The  hills  which  encloso 
the  valley  of  tho  Mouse  abound  in  coal,  limestone,  and 
iron,  and  capital  only  is  winling  to  carry  on  the  works 
to  a  very  great  extent. 

An  Englishman  of  the  name  of  Cockerell  has  establish- 
ed inanulactor^os  of  several  kindv,  more  particularly  for 
tho  smelting  and  working  of  iron  ;  and  in  some  of  them 
cannon  is  cast  of  the  largest  calibre,  and  steam  enginea 
of  the  highest  power,  and  various  other  kinds  of  ma- 


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cliiiicry,  nrc  licru  nxrciitcil.  The  grc^l  hroiizo  lioiith:it 
nuriMnuiits  tlio  rnnical  iiioniid  of  carlli,  roceiilly  raised 
on  I  lie  plain  of  W.itPilnn,  wan  cast  by  dickiTcll. 

CDrnrniTrc  iiml  niiinul'ictuics  rarely  fail  to  draw  in 
tlii'ir  train  llic  means  nf  |iri)inolin)rtlie  scirnprs  and  lilic- 
rnl  nrl.".  Kin^r  Willin'  i,  in  liis  almiidant  kinilniss  ti)  his 
new  «nlijc  lis,  has  (■■.l.ililij-liiil  at  fiiei^e  a  royal  university 
liir  sliidi  Ills  in  llirnlfijjy,  law,  and  |iliysir,  wliicli  tlio  ad- 
V  iiK  iiiii  prosperity  of  tlie  place  now  nnde  it  iieeessary 
to  l«^  enl.irdiil,  fir  llie  lietler  aceoniniixlation  of  tlie  iii- 
(T'lsiiig  nunihcr  of  students;  and  there  has  also  been 
recently  adiUd  to  it  a  liolnnieal  garden.  Societies  have 
iilso  been  formed  liir  the  i  iieonrnL'ement  of  the  arts  and 
BPiences,  Inlles  lellres  and  <;i'neral  Uteratnri\  In  short, 
every  thin);  in  and  about  the  town  api>cared  to  us  to  be 
in  a  profrressive  j^tate  of  iniproveinent. 

We  left  I,ie)r,.  on  the  morning  of  the  2Gth,  along  a 
smooth  and  level  mountain  road,  sometimes  runninff 
cio>^o  under  a  rocky  hill,  and  einally  rloso  to  the  inari;in 
of  the  river,  and  soinelimes  Invinir  a  fine  eullivated  plain 
between  us  and  llie  river.  The  hills  on  both  sides  were 
finely  diversilled  with  wood,  and  iiilers|K.r!>id  masses  of 
rock,  ijivin;;  ii  picturesque  ap|Marance  to  the  semery. 
N<'W  buildings,  with  tall  ebinmeys,  sending  out  volumes 
M"  smoke,  were  seen  in  every  direction,  and  niinoimecd 
fhe  very  common  and  extensive  application  of  steam  in 
Ihcir  ceveral  maiml'actories  ;  and  nuiiieroils  rail  roads, 
from  the  hills  to  Ilic!  river  side,  and  heaps  of  roal  rub- 
bi«li  and  vlag-,  were  (he  ci  rtaiii  indiiatinns  of  active  in- 
du'lry  and  a  iiiiniifaelurinjj  impulation. 

'J'he  enleri»risin(r  fuckerell  has  turned  the  nnrient 
Chateau  dc  Sereiyn,  oiiee  the  Ar<hiepiscopal  palace  of 
I, lege,  into  an  ir  n  limiidry,  whore,  it  was  said,  upwards 
ot'twiitliousiind  \'iirkiiieii  were  employed,  and  iron  goods 
inaniif!''iireil,  fn  n  the  liirgesi  sleain  engine  to  a  pin 
knife.  !!■  re,  too,  lie-  gooil  king  William  liad  eontribut 
fii  a  e.in-iil-iab!e  <  ipil.il  for  tlie  cieoiiragi'ineiil  of  his 
Il(  Igie  siilijeets,  by  liiiiig  (hem  an  opportunity  of  mak- 
ing themselves  ac^oainleil  with  every  branch  of  (he  art." 
A  nunnery  hail  .Iso  been  eonverteci  into  a  pnper  mill, 
conslriieted  on  .he  principle  of  those  invented  some  (iiiie 
Finee  ill  I'Vani  ,  and  now  u-ed  in  Scotland,  by  which 
s!iee(s  of  pip.  r  „  milt.  Imi,;,  if  the  rollers  can  be  mule 
hrge  eii.iii!;!i  lo  red  ive  (hem,  are  eap.-.ble  nf  bi  ing  m  i- 
iml'iiiurid  i  I  nne  eonlimiid  piece.  Coekereirs  father  is 
naid  to  hav  'ueii  a  cotton  spinner  in  Manchister;  one 
of  those  hoir  spirits  who,  if  it  was  not  liiiiiself,  was  one 
of  the  Slime  kidney,  thai  made  a  boast  tlial  he  vvonld 
ronslruet  a  loaeliine,  into  nne  end  of  which  a  piece  of 
coiton  wool  ii'serted  slinuld  eoiiie  out  at  the  other  end  a 
riillled  shirt;  'o  wliieh  another  observed,  tli.it  this  shirt, 
put  into  one  end  of  a  inaehine  of  his  contrivance,  should 
come  out  a  printed  llible  at  the  other.  Uidieuloiis  as 
these  bi.islings  may  iippear,  such  a  process  would  not  U- 
liiucli  more  wonderl'ii!  (Ii;iii  that  extraordimry  piece  of 
lunehanism,  eons(riic(eil  by  Habliagc,  which  lio(  only 
cilcniates  |.v,'arithms,  but  arr:inges  (lie  tyjH's  in  the 
frame  ready  ('or  prindng,  wi(hoii(  the  |K>ssibility  of  an 
error.'  Such  are  the  evtrnordiiriry  results  of  the 
"  mirrji  of  indlleel,"  which  dm  s  iin(  by  any  incanii  a|i- 
pcar  (o  have  vet  ulacKeiied  i(p  pace;  nor  will  anyone 
venture  to  ,nedict  when  it  will  riid. 

III'V 

'I'lir  u.sual  iiidicution"  of  nunufactiirinij  indiutry  aiul_ 
nciivily  (oiitinued  iininierrnptcilly  .is  far  nn  (he  town  of 
liny,  at  whiih  place  a  ftone  biidge  of  Kcven  arches 
croises  the  Meii-i .  We  (oiiiid  lint  lillle  here  deserving 
of  attention,  but  were  ainii.<i  il  with  a  pleasing  •it  of 
c.irillon«,  which  pliyeil  sweetly  luul correctly  the  lluiits- 
inaii's  I  liorUH  in  rrey-i  hiilA. 

Sine  miles  beyond  lluy  is  the  town  of  Salnyen ;  and 
here  the  valley  of  the  .Mi  use  biconii «  utill  more  loiiian- 
lic  and  piclure^ipic  than  farther  down. 


castl's  and  batteries,  nnU  round  towers,  that,  xeen  even 
at  tlii.s  distance,  satisfy  the  spectator  as  to  their  vast  di- 
mensions. <.)n  a  nearer  approa(-h  to  the  town,  these  for. 
midable  I'orlificatioiis  urc  the  first  objects  tliut  arrest  the 

'■i'\  .  .... 

The  entranee  into  Nainur,  from  this  side.   Is  througli 

an  avenue  of  trees,  and  over  a  bridge  of  blue  stone  ol 
nine  arches. 

We  had  often  occasion  to  admire  the  vast  superiority, 
in  discipline  and  appt'aranee,  of  the  Prussian  soldiers 
over  those  of  tlie  king  of  the  Nelherlandx.  Among  the 
former  urc  scarcely  ever  observed,  in  ii  whole  regiment, 
a  man  hIkivc  thirty  years  of  age  ;  they  are  all  stout, 
handsoine,  well. made  young  men,  generally  between  the 
ages  of  twenty  and  thirty,  well  clothed  and  well  trained. 
It  was  ipiitc  beautiful  to  see  them  on  the  parade 
going  through  the  several  inoveinents;  and  it  was  ini- 
|iossibIc  not  to  Ik.'  struck  with  their  lirmand  upright  car- 
riage, and  with  the  |K'rfcct  neeiiraey  with  whieli  they 
|Krfornied  a  simultaiieous  nioveinent.  The  Dutch  triKips, 
111  the  contrary,  exliibibd  a  very  remarkable  eonlrast. 
riicir  elolhing  was  generally  put  on  in  so  shivenly  a 
iianner,  as  evidently  not  made  (o  lit  the  wearer ;  their  ex 
ereise  was  gone  through  in  a  careless  and  indilVerenI  style; 
there  was  no  (irmncss  of  s(ep,  and  in  marching  it  was 
laughable  to  see  llieni  frcipicntly  kicking  each  odier's 
hells.  They  were,  however,  ns  well  as  the  I'mssians 
mostly  young  men,  and  being  natives  of  the  same  eoiiii- 
try,  it  is  obviously  tlio  fault  of  their  olTieers  tliat  they 
arc  so  badly  drilled 


enemy,  wuuld  ap|Knr  to  Ik;  aptly  enough  uppropriiitoil, 
as  being  at  once  a  memorial,  n  trophy,  and  a  tomb.  Tlie 
mound  is  intended  to  be  placed  on  the  spot  where  |||<. 
I'riiiee  of  t)raiigc  received  his  wound.  We  first  oliFrrr. 
ed  this  Conical  mount  frmn  the  lieightH  of  Quatre  Uru, 
from  whence  it  appeared  in  the  horizon  just  like  onu  of 
the  pyramids  of  lOgypt, 

There  have  been  so  many  plans  and  descriptions  o( 
the  battle  and  of  the  neighbouring  country,  that  it  uoiijij 
be  a  waste  of  time  and  paper  lo  re|Ha(  (heiii.  At  tiir 
foot  of  the  mound  may  lu;  had  plans  of  all  sizes,  IhiIIi  m' 
tlio  country  and  the  battle,  |niii(s  of  the  moniimente  that 
have  been  rectcd  within  a  ml  without  Uie  eliureb,  ami 
every  (Ki.ssible  informalion  (hat  a  visiter  could  wish  fur 
and  if  these  should  not  lie  coiisider..:d  sutlieient,  tlirri: 
are  a  dozen  or  two  of  clever  and  intelligent  yniing  I'tj. 
lows,  who  have  found  it  worth  their  whiU'  to  loiter  almul 
the  ground  in  the  expectation  of  visiters,  and  w  ho  liin,. 
made  themselves  aopiainted  with  the  details  of  the  hai. 
tic,  s|H:aking  Kiiglish  with  tolerable  eorrccliiess  mA 
tlueney.  In  fuel  we  were  ipiite  unprepared  for  tliimn 
h.eipieys,  the  number  of  huts,  sheds,  and  cottages,  ,iiii| 
till!  [Mipulation  which  we  met  with  on  the  plain  ol'  \\  ati  r. 
loo.  JCveii  on  the  summit  of  tlio  mound,  which  is  uIhiui 
one  hundred  and  tidy  feet  high,  and  ascended  by  two 
hundred  and  thirty-two  rude  steps  of  wiKid,  placed  by  in 
indiviihial  np  one  of  its  sides,  we  liiundtwowoiiiciiotUr- 
ing  for  sole  cakes  and  wine,  gin,  aiid  all  manner  of  coi- 
dials. 

The  village  of  Waterloo  is  in  the  rear  of  tlio   field  of 


Like  the  streets  of  most  of  the  Belgic  towns,  the.  e  of  battle,  and  close  to  the  forest  of  Soigny,  wliicli  we  piuv 

ed  through  in  the  evening,  over  an  indirtcrcnt  kind  m' 
paved  causeway.  The  trees  are  prjicipally  of  iM-irh, 
and  some  of  them  very  fine,  but  the  wood  is  fit  for  lu- 
(iiiiig  but  firewood,  and  is  nsiil  solely  for  that  pur|K>i>i'. 
The  trees  are  so  close  logether  as  to  exclude  every  my 
of  the  sun,  and  to  imiMile  the  action  of  the  atinospheri' : 
and  the  consequenee  is  that,  w  hen  a  log  of  Isccli  wmjil 
is  broiiglit  out  of  the  forest  into  the  open  air,  it  rivc 
iiiid  splits  in  a  most  c.xtraordina'ry  manner.  Thi.s,  inilin!, 
is  the  ea.se  with  mos(  odnr  woods,  and  i(  explains  why 
liedge  oaks,  m  trees  that  have  grown  singly  and  liein 
(horonghly  cvposed  to  the  air,  are  less  liable  to  split,  and 
till  lefoie  priiirable  in  sliip.buildiii|;  to  thusu  which  hate 
grown  in  a  wood. 


Il  .  etly  on  a  lino  with  lli«  river,  w«  siiiVlcnlv  nprii 
out,  but  at  a  consideriililc  distance,  the  city  of  ,\ainiir 
with  its  iloinus,  uiid  Its  turrets  and  spires,  all  of  them 
ovrrtuppiMl  liy  a  lolty  mum  of  rock,  ■uriiiountcd  with 

*  U  n  ni  l)i<*  levntiilliin  of  l^itl  thii  klni  «  nniMf  bi'tns  rnimeri 
111  will)  ii.e  111  .Miiliu  ini),  II  n  A*  I  n<i>  ninikt  il  oiil  up  iiii  nlijirt  liir 
i|r-iriifi|.'n  —F't 

•  H^'i'  HrrwsliT  »  !«i»nrni  oii  NtliirnI  Msnir,  rrpiililltlii*il  .n  Niw 
Vi  rk.  lor  nil  III  niieil  itf  ihU  wnnili'itiil  iim'I'Iiiiiiii  nl  tuiiiniftiiri' 
AIho  n.lliliH :'.  N  nu  11  nrrniinl  In  liitt  lH.nk  Mil  Itie  r''~..n"iiiv  I't  .Ms 
niiflsrnir.*",  rf(Milill«li|.|i  l-i  IMiil  iil.-lpllln,  hisik*  ulilrh  p4i>.iiIiI  Iw  In 
Ill«»  hsiilti  nlrvri)  i<ni|iil>lMinilin<l.  'Pii'  iBMer  rdiiiniiu  n  iiitpiihr 
Ml  I'.tiiitt.  ivliiili  r.in  In*  iin.li  raiiMMl  liv  an      llri'WKii'i  iIini«  ih.i  lie«l- 

I.Cr    In  I   ill     II    ill In tl'ltlll  niai  lllni    r\l  f  innirl*|.||        I'IH' 

•  n.  ill  tils'  llilirlllilP  tis#  lllllv  niiPiiMcil  tlir  eniHTlsilniig  nf  Ifif   In 

fiiiior,  ivIhi  m  unit  I'liiiMiui^ig  en«  nu  •  lari*  Kal«  -1'^. 


.Namur  are  genernlly  narrow,  and  the  houses  bifty,  but 
they  appear  to  be  kept  in  clean  and  good  order,  and 
sonic  liw  have  a  (olerable  width  and  bnrdered  by  good 
eoinfiirtalile  houses.  'J'he  numerous  work-shops,  eliietly 
in  the  various  briinchcs  of  iron  and  brass  ware,  gave  an 
appearance  of  active  industry,  wliieh  was  no(  con(railie(- 
il  liv  the  equally  numerous  shops  which  exhibited  (hosi 
irlnles  of  hoine-made  iiiiinufacdire.  There  was  besides 
1  good  (leal  of  trallic  and  linsilc  on  the  river. 

\N  e  paid  a  visit  lo  the  cathedral,  which  is  a  very 
hindsome  s|h  eiinen  of  modern  architecture,  of  the  t'o. 
rinlliian  order,  not  more  than  seventy  years  old  ;  but  it 
\]K  rieiiccd,  like  all  (he  other  churehes,  the  bad  usage  of 
the  I'renih  soldiery,  who  converted  it  into  a  barrack  and 
il  bospilal. 

I(  is  now,  however,  kept  in  a  state  of  good  repair  and 
|Mrliet  111  atiiess.  Tfie  interior  of  the  dome  is  parlicii. 
larly  lifhl  and  clcgaiil,  and  the  whide  floor,  the  steps 
and  the  altars,  are  entirely  of  innrble  of  ditlirent  kinds 
and  colours.  There  are  four  pieturi's  in  this  clnirch 
said  to  1h'  by  ItulH'iis, — "The  SaliKiUion," — "t'liriB( 
he. ding  (he  lame  niaii  at  the  I'ort  of  Iti'thcsda," — 
"  Sliowing  himself  t«  tiie  Apostles," — nnd  "  The  Criici- 
li.vion." 

\s  we  had  iK'fore  us  a  long  journey  the  following  day 
(n  llrusscis,  and  Hlionld  probably  s|H'11iI  some  (iinc  on  (he 
lield  of  Waterloo,  we  desired  the  servart  girl  to  be  care- 
ful not  to  omit  knocking  at  our  door  at  (iiur  o'clock  ;  on 
which  she  signitieantly  siiid,  there  was  very  lillle  danger 
of  any  of  us  In  ing  asbcp  at  that  hour.  On  enqnirieg 
what  she  meant,  she  saiil  the  IkII  of  (he  (own  hull,  |us( 
by,  would  Is'  sure  (o  waken  us;  nnd  she  was  quite  rigid, 
for  such  a  toll  of  about  ten  minutes,  or  a  ipiiirler  of  an 
hour,  was  certainly  never  Is'tiire  heard  i  it  wns  ju»t  as  if 
one  of  the  most  sonorous  Chinese  gongs  was  beating  in 
the  adjoining  a[iarlini'nl. 

WATF.alXlO. 

On  having  \aiiinr  for  Ilrussels,  we  look  leave  nf  the 
viilley  of  (he  Meiise,  nnd  proeeeded  ni.rlhcrly  by  (he 
small  town  of  .li  iinp|H',  und  by  (iiiatre  Ilras,  to  the  ever 
ineinoiable  and  i  ver  iiiten  sting  pbiin  of  Waterloo, 
which  no  Kaiglisbinan  thinks  of  passing  without  mnkiiig 
himw'lf  arqiiainled  wi(li  (he  (e|Nigrnphieiil  detail,  on  (be 
s|Hil,  of  that  (rcmi'iidons  eontliel,  which  terininalcd  in 
giving  |M  nco  (o  loiig-a()lic(cd  I'liirope. 

The  original  liiitnn  s,  however,  of  (he  ground,  where 
the  centre  of  the  Kngllsli  line  bad  its  (Hisition,  at  (he 
lns(  dcs|K'rate  effort  made  by  the  enemy,  are  entirely 
obliterated  ;  ami  the  ridge  which  liirnied  a  part  of  .Mount 
St  .Iran  is  now  b'velled  down  with  the  rest  of  the  plain. 
This  was  done  (iir  (be  pur|>i>se  of  oMsining  a  sulHcienl 
ipianllty  of  earth  (o  form  the  grenf  conical  mound,  on 
which  ilir  colossal  bronfr  linn,  which  inny  serve  cidii  r 
iw  the  llniisli  or  n<'lgie  lion,  is  siipporicd,  the  |H'des' 
Inl  nf  who  II  Isnrs  the  simple  inseriplion  "  .lime  |H, 
1H|.^."  The  iiionnd  nnd  the  lion  have  iipinlly  l»en  (In 
subjects  of  ill'iintureil  censure;  but  the  one  eonlnining 
(be  hinies  of  friends  and  fm-s,  who  fell  in  that  dreadfi 
dsy,  uid  lh«  otlivr  cotn|<oit'<i  (4  cumov  Uli«n  fWini  thr 


linissels  is  in  all  res|xcts  worthy  (o  lie  considered  .i» 
(he  capilal  of  the  Nedierlands.  The  slreels  in  the  kiwtr 
or  more  ancient  parts  of  the  town,  alKiiil  the  gate  wlirr.' 
itisentcrid  near  (he  river  Siiiie,  maiiiUiin  the  usual 
chnraeter  of  a  Ilelgic  town,  Ik  ing  narrow  and  the  linus.. 
high,  but  on  the  iipisr  or  hill  part  of  the  city,  (In 
s(rei'(s  are  spacious  and  the  buildings  magiiilieenl.  Tin 
iiseenl  from  the  lower  lo  the  iip|K'r  or  court  end  of  Ilit 
town,  is  about  as  sleep  as,  and  (he  sircets  not  unliki', 
those  which  run  through  (Juilford  or  I.ewes.  Two  |w 
laces,  one  for  the  king,  and  another  contigiious  In  il  li.r 
the  voung  prince,  face  the  planted  piece  of  ground  ciill' 
III  file  |sirk,  which  may  Is'  about  (be  sire  of  Liiicnlii'. 
inn  Fields  ;  it  is  laid  mil  in  (he  continental  style  of  gai 
dens,  Isiiig  inlerseeti  d  by  straight  walks  shaileil  liv 
frees,  and  ciiiIk  llisbed  with  slatucs,  in  praise  of  wliini 
iiiueh  eaniiot  Ih'  said.  Directly  facing  (lie  king's  imliiif, 
ind  on  the  op|K)site  side  of  the  park,  is  the  house  of  lli. 
Conseil  de  ririibniit,  now  the  I'hainlHr  of  Deputies.  .Ml 
the  houses  in  llie  four  striilH  or  rows  that  surround  lli. 
four  sides  of  (he  park  are  truly  magiiilieenl,  and  in  gnu'- 
rill  ap|H'iiraiiee  i  ipiiil,  or  nearly  so,  in  point  of  ateliilir 
lure  flioiigb  not  in  si/.i  ;  and  the  houses  in  the  adjoiiiiiii; 
square  or  I'liire  Uoi^iili,  with  the  cliureh  in  (he  eiiiln  nl 
one  of  its  sides,  and  (he  (wo  bod  Is  of  Ilelvuc  unil  ilr 
l'°laiiilri's,  arc  all  splendid  buildings.  The  fiainer  lintil 
innkes  up  more  lliiiii  a  himdrcd  beds;  and  we  sat  dn»n 
to  a  fable  d'hiite,  at  which  were  sixty-six  |H.'rsiiIis,  iiinK 
Ihiiii  one  half  of  (lieiii  linglish. 

In  fiict  llru'sels,  next  to  I'uris,  is  the  moil  popiiloiu 
Knglish  colonv  in  all  Kiirope  ;  anri  to  hHlgeour  romilry 
men  eom|iir(aiily  and  in  (be  English  lush,  whole  s(rnli 
or  rows  of  houses  are  building  for  (heir  i<  ci  plmn  tir 
wards  (he  oiitskiifs  of  fhe  town;  and  for  (heir  aiiium- 
incn(,  (he  old  walls  and  riimparls  Inni  bun  deniolii-liol. 
iinil  eonverted  into  a  ehnrming  tsiuli  viird  liir  a  pmiiif 
iiade  :  nnd  along  (he  All^f  intr,  Is'side  llin  Alit«in< 
canni,  they  were  busily  employed  in  laying  out  nun 
leiisive  iHilanieal  gnrili  n,  nnd  in  Icm  lliiig  llic  old  lindli. 
eadons  in  (liii(  qniirdr.  No  wonder  (lia(  so  many  lint 
lisli  families  lloi  k  (o  (his  great  eitv  ;  ninny  of  wlimii, 
Imwever,  carry,  with  their  money,  tin  ir  ileprnved  llll^ll• 
nnd  vieiiiUK  priqii  nsllirs,  and  mil  a  li  w  n   great  deal  "f 

tho  Uttrr  withotil  much  uf  (ho  fbrmtr,  iui|HMiii|[  I'vr  • 


III,,,,  on  die  inhal 
i,inre  eaulious  in 
.\11  kinds  of  p 
piililic  amuseme 
all  Ik'  had  here  fV 
Kiiirlaiid  ;  and  til 
iiiilil'v  udiniiiiBlc 
tiiiilirly    French 
lie  re,  and  "old   fi> 
111*1  jsipnlar  wi 
li.ive  yet  seen   ii 
I'vi'ii  I'raiiekfort, 
oiise  and   pros|Ki 
Xhirc  are,  liowi 
Ihcni,  cs|s'cially 
vpriinienl  of  prof, 
(rnvernments;  but 
ti'slnins  to  a  cci 
lllltreil. 

We  went  dim 
newlv  furnished, 
loinliirlttblq  lioii 
Europe.  The 
and  is  splendidi 
soiiii'  eighty  fee 
aiiotber  room,  iwi 
tlic  pirtiiro  gallei 
|iiiluresarc  unw. 

The  palnec  is 
yard,  and  eontai 
ro.iiiis,  en  tnilr, 
hind  tho  quadra 
taste,  nor  nualne 
li'iliee. 

From  I  be  pala 

(111'  ( 'tiiitril  ilf  III 

wicio  ulaircttsca.i 

IsTsof  iK'Ors  Blld 

an. I  each  of  a  sin 

of  the  hills  wliiel 

ppeis  on  the  rig 

(In  one  side  of  i' 

Cailcvero,  llio  ki 

Nieuport."  till)  ol 

Tlie  chamber 

plan  as  that  of 

liibuiie,  cncli  me 

w!in    represent    t 

lliileh,  and    tho! 

I'teiieh  language 

At  the  further 

in  which  the  coll 

olio  wing,  is  a  si 

in  the  several  di 

V  liii'h  is  a  colleel 

minerals,  prcseiil 

are  heaiilifully  s. 

wlinle  col  lection 

mill  great   care 

tlipy  are  placed  i 

are  pro|K»ily  labi 

Another  wing 

the  sittings  of  tl 

laie;    and  lliere 

and  liehinil  the 

li.ivv  closed,  and 

IsiLiiiieal  garden 

The  eliurch  ii 

liill,  is  a  magiiif 

It  pnnfniiis  soiiii 

upiisdes,  ul    fiill 

size,  nro   pined 

The  pulpit,  by  ( 

priiliubly  not   in 

tliroiighoiif  tlin 

ileni,  .IS  Ibis  is  I 

ill  uimhI  wns  CI 

siilijeet  of  the  i 

mill  r.ve  fVoiii  p 

liy  the  llgiirct  o 

driving  llicni  ni 

Adam    i"  eoiiee 

anil  bis  flowing 

tutle  into  whic 

rrpreseiilnfiiill 

bo  iiiinginid  ;  v 

mill  looks  at  III 

uf  eoiiiiteiiHiii  I 

augi'r,"    eviiiei 

ctiUilly  uf  tuii 


A  ToirR  TtiitoiTai  KOirrii  iioli.am). 


89 


iijlli  nppf"l'fi"l<'d, 
unci  n  loiiili.  Xlip 
c  Kiiol  wlirrc'  ||„ 
We  liriil  oliferj, 
of  Qimtrc  Ura,, 
I  jusl  liku  cuu  ol 

il  ilt.»rri|)li(ins  of 
try,  that  i(  v.im\i 
il    lllilll.     At  liir 

'  all  KIMN,  IkjUi  (,\ 

)  innniiimuits  that 
till!  cliurcli,  iiud 
r  ciiiilil  wisli  fr,r 

Millkifiit,  tlifri 
li(;<'iit  yomi(j  id. 
lili-  tciloilir  nlidul 
•H,  uiul  who  liaM' 
Irlailsof  tin-  hji, 

corrciliii'ss  and 
tpurcil  fcir  this,, 
ml  I'oltajrc's,  and 
II'  |iliiiii  dl'  Wall  r- 
il,  wliitli  is  iiUiiii 
occhkUiI  by  two 
Kid,  |ilii<'('il  hy  an 
tHoH'onu'iiDlUr. 
il  iiiannor  of  cor- 

ir  of  tlio  firld  of 
,  Hliicli  HI'  pam- 
ilitTiTciit  kind  of 
•i|wlly  iif  Ih'ccIi, 
Mill  is  r.l  for  iii- 
fiir  llnil  piiriKw. 
'xcludc  I'vcry  ray 
tlic  iitnidspliiri : 

{    of  Ik'I'C'Ii    H(KI(t 

|i<n  air,  it  ri\v 
irr.  This,  iiidifd, 
it  cxplaiiia  uhr 
^i^;Jly  and  lircn 
iablc  to  split,  and 
lliuiiu  wliicli  lia\e 


10  considcri'd  ,i« 

iTlt  in  (lie  Idwir 

I  I  111  (fall'  whin' 

liiUiin  the  nmii: 

IV  mid  tlic  linuv- 

of'  tlic  city,  lh( 

a^'iiilircnt.    'I'in 

iinrt  end  of  tl,c 

eta  not  unhkc, 

iCHeH.     'I'wo  |a- 

itifiniiUK  to  il  ilir 

of  ){roniid  ('ill!' 

7.1'  of  Lineolm. 

tal  style  of  (jar 

alkn  sliudi'd  liy 

prai^o  of  whiiii 

II'  kin|r's|ial;Kr, 

he  house  of  lli' 

fUrputiis.     .Ml 

at  Mirroiiiiil  ili< 

III,  and  in  )'<  lu' 

iiil  of  nil  iiii.  I 

in  the  udjiiiiiiii^' 

in  the  eeiiln  lil 

lleUiie   uiiil  III 

lie    tinnier  ImM 

d  \\e  Mit  diiuii 

|H'rK(iliii,  mule 

inoiit  popiiliiui 
Ijifiiiir  eiiiiiilrv 

,  »  lioU'  Klinli 
ir  iierpliiiii  lo 
ir  their  niiiUM' 
■  en  denl(>h^lll<:. 
I  tiir  n  pri'iiic' 
'  tli»>  Alilmrf 
'iiiK  out  nil  1 1 
;  the  old  ferlili 

so  nniiiy  l)ii|! 

iiiiiiy  of  »l I. 

Iipittu'd  hiihiti 
(;reat  denl  "i 
inipiMinK  iut  • 


luiiii  on  the  iiihahitants  who,  however,  had  now  beeoine 
mure  eaiilious  in  triislin|r  theiii. 

,\ll  kinds  of  provisions,  ediieution  in  all  its  )>ranclie<', 
pulplic  uiniiseineiits,  and  the  lu.viiry  of  a  carriajfe,  may 
;ill  Ik-  had  here  for  about  one  half  of  what  they  eost  in 
KiiL'l'""' '  "'"'  ">' <'>^  i"*  ■■'>  re.4trainl,  but  what  the  law, 
iiiililiv  adininititered,  imposes.  Itisiks  of  all  kinds,  par- 
tirulirly  Kreiicli  and  Kii^lish,  are  eiireriilly  reprinted 
lirre,  and  sold  for  iniieli  lesn  than  tile  editions  of  onr 
must  |H>pular  works  printed  by  tJalicnani  at  Tari-s.  We 
liave  vet  seen  no  plaee  in  the  eourse  of  our  tour,  not 
I'veii  i'Vaiiekfort,  that  wears  the  apjuaranee  of  so  iinieli 
ease  and  pros|H'rity  us  in  the  iiilinbitants  of  Ilriissels. 
Thire  are,  however,  many  dissatisfied  spirit-s  aiiion^r 
Ihfni,  es|K'eially  tlie  calliolie  (iiiests,  who  linle  the  f,'o. 
viTiinient  of  proteslants,  and  the  .laeobins,  who  hale  all 
^rmirniiients;  but  the  mild  and  eipiitable  rule  of  the  kini; 
ri'str  lins  to  a  certain  degree  if  it  eaniiot  subdue  their 
halnd. 

We  wont  ihioiifrli  the  kind's  palace,  which  had  been 
nciwiv  I'uriiisbcd,  and  is  oiio  of  the  most  liabltalile  and 
ciiinliirtiiblq  Iioiisck  of  that  denomination,  |ierhups,  in 
Kurupc.  The  ball-room  is  llio  only  \iii«i>  apartineiil, 
and  is  splendidly  fitted  up  and  fiiriiislied.  It  may  be 
HOMii'  eiijhty  liol  by  forly,  and  very  lofly.  'I'lierc  is 
Qtiiither  room,  |ieihaps  somowliat  sniallor,  which  is  called 
llic  pirtiiro  ifallcry,  iiul  is  as  unworthy  (ho  naiiio  as  the 
|>ictuiesarc  unworthy  to  bo  placed  in  it. 

Tlio  palace  is  built  round  a  lar);o  i|iiadran<!iilar  enuit- 
vinl,  and  contains  the  iinnienso  number  of  liirty-foiir 
rnuiiis,  rn  «iii/r,  lliroueli  all  of  which  wc  passed.  Ilu- 
liiiid  tho  (piadraiiitle  is  a  (rarden,  which  hud  neither 
laMe,  nor  neatness,  nor  rare  plants,  to  recommend  it  to 
ll'dii'e, 

I'rom  the  palarc  wo  cronscd  tlio  park  to  (he  liouw  of 
till'  I'fiiitril  dr  lirnlianl.  Tho  vcstiliiile  is  very  fiiio.  'I'wo 
wlilo  Klaireuses.tnic  on  each  side,  le.id  to  the  tuocliiini. 
tiers  of  |H'ers  and  llio  deputies.  'I'lie  steps  uroof  marlile, 
aii.l  eaeli  of  a  Kindle  slab,  the  produce,  aswo  nndorstiHid, 
nl'  the  hills  winch  enclose  the  .Meiiso.  'I'lii'  cliumber  ol 
poi'is  on  the  rij^lit  is  merely  a  Uiiig  room  or  gallery. 
Oil  one  side  of  it  were  two  luriio  pictures,  (laiiited  by 
(■iiilevcro,  (ho  kiii(;'s  painter.  One  was  the  ''  llultlu  ol 
Nuuport."  (ho  odier,  (liu  ••  Ilattlu  of  Waterloo."' 

'I'he  chamber  of  deputies  on  (ho  lei*,  is  on  the  same 
plan  as  that  of  tlie  deputies  in  Paris;  but  il  has  no 
liilmne,  cneli  meiiilHir  s|M'akiri);  from  his  place, — those 
«!iii  represent  the  provinees  of  Holland  iisinir  the 
Dutch,  and  those  of  tlio  Notlierlands  ;;ciierally  the 
Kreiieh  lanpnagc. 

.\l  the  rnrllier  extremity  of  (lie  quodrnnpnlar  court, 
in  wliieh  the  collection  of  pie(ures  is  placed,  oeenpyiii)j 
one  ttinp,  is  a  suite  of  rooms,  approprinlcd  to  aulijeels 
ill  the  Bi'veral  depaitments  of  natural  history,  amonit 
uliii'h  is  a  eolleelion  of  very  superb  s|ieeiiiiensof  liussl.in 
minerals,  presented  by  the  present  empress.  The  birds 
are  heaiililully  nl  np.  but  tint  very  iminernus,  and  llie 
wliiile  colleetiiin  ol  animals  well  nrranired  and  preseived 
Willi  ^reat  care:  what  is  of  i-ssenlial  use  to  visiter", 
tliry  are  plaeed  at  n  eonvenient  hoi);lil  for  tho  eye,  and 
lire  pro|M'ily  labelled. 

.\iiotlier  vvini;  of  the  fpmdrnnijle  Is  npproprinled  to 
the  sittini;*  of  the  royal  ai'ailemy  of  si  iences  and  lilera. 
line;  and  (hern  is  nUo  a  liliraiy  niiilir  (ho  same  nsil, 
anil  behind  the  buildiim  is  n  largo  jinrden,  wliieli  was 
now  elosed,  and  in  preparation,  as  wo  were  told,  lor  n 
iioliiiieiil  etirdi'ii. 

The  ehiireh  of  (liidiilo,  standing  on  the  brow  of  (he 
liill,  is  a  ina;,'iiihci'nt  s|K'i'iiiieii  of  the  old  (iolliie  s(yle. 
Il  iniilains  soiiie  very  line  inonumenls  ;  niid  (he  (welv<' 
iipii.illes,  ul  full  leii|jlli,  and  rather  alsive  (he  (oniinon 
►iri',  are  placed  against  (welve  culiinins  of  (he  nave. 
The  pulpit,  by  (jnesnoy,  is  lM>nnllliilly  njeeuted,  and  in 
|iriiluibly  not  inferior  in  any  pieei'  ol  carving  in  wish! 
Iliriiiiiilioiil  the  Nelherhiiids,  uliieli  is  saying  a  great 
ileal,  ,is  this  is  (he  eonidry,  of  all  others,  w  here  earvinu 
ill  wissi  was  carried  to  the  greatest  |'  rli-eiion.  The 
■iilijei't  of  (lie  (iiidiile  pulpit  Is  the  expulsion  of  Adam 
anil  l.te  IVoiii  paradise.  'I'lio  pulpit  itself  is  supported 
by  the  Itunret  of  our  first  parents  and  the  angel,  who  is 
driviii({  iTicm  mil  willi  i\  llaming  sword.  The  face  ol 
Ailnin  is  eoiirealeil  by  his  two  linmls  placed  lielbre  it. 
mill  Ins  Mowiii;!  hair ;  but  the  whole  figure,  by  the  aid. 
(iiile  into  w'liieh  it  ii  (brown,  exhihits  the  «tronge«t 
rrpresenlalion  of  gtief  and  di's|Hinileney  llint  eiin  well 
lie  iiiingini  d  ;  while  K.ve  turns  round  linr  piteous  face, 
and  looks  at  the  angel  in  the  iiio'.l  aHeeliiig  expression 
el  ciiiindinHiiii',  und  »  listk  "  more  In  soriow  limn  in 
«n|{er,"  evinring  nl  llin  satnn  limn  sntnething  not 
ctttclly  uf  i'uin|iliiinl,  but  ai  If  ili«  wuulU  My  "Unr 


punislinienl  e.xeeedsonr  crime."  The  tree  of  knowledge, 
with  its  spreading  branches,  nives  sii;i]Hirt  lollie  canopy 
over  till!  piilpii ;  and  the  huge  snake,  liavini;  siieeeeiled 
in  deslrnying  the  happiness  of  our  first  jiareiils,  is  In 
ihe  act  of  sneaking  away  from  its  vieliins,aiiil  enlwiniiig 
itself  round  the  li.iek  part  ol'tlie  pulpit,  on  wliii  h  side  ils 
head  is  seen  to  have  reached  the  lop  of  the  eaiiopy. 
Ilefe,  however,  on  the  highe.-t  siiiiimil,  stands  erect  the 
figure  of  liio  Virgin  .M.iry,  iMariii:;  a  lung  crozier,  with 
Ihe  point  of  which  she  pierces  llie  head  of  the  siinko. 
On  cither  side,  on  Ihe  railing  of  the  sleps.are  a  niimlier 
III  birds  and  (piadrupcils  enjnying  lliii:iselvef.,  as  il 
weri',  in  paradi>oj  Ihosu  on  the  side  of  Adam  In  iiig 
inoslly  of  the  larger  species,  and  sm  h  us  aie  eiiiliied 
with  masculino  slreiigth,  und  those  on  (be  fide  of  I-ac, 
hielly  peaeoi  ks,  parrots,  and  monkeys,  whieli  sume 
nay,  peilmps,  bo  ihspi,^,.,|  to  think  was  iiiteii<led  as 
rather  u  inalii  ions  salin  on  the  pari  of  the  siiilplur,  in 
having  elioseu  such  challerers  for  the  acconipaiiiiiicnts 
ofniolher  l^ve. 

The 'I'own-houso  of  Ilriissels,  anil  more  paiticuhirlv 
its  iMiaulilul  spire,  ale  scareily,  perhaps,  (o  bo  I'lpialled 
for  elegance  and  lightness.  This  spire  rises  proudly 
eminenl,  to  tlio  lieighl,  il  is  said,  of  lliree  hiiiiilred  and 
si.vty-four  liiet,  exclusive  of  sixloen  or  eighteen  leet  of 
an  iron  rod  which  supports  the  full  leiiglh  ligure  of  St. 
.Michael,  who,  il  must  be  conli'ssed,  has  been  treated 
rather  lightly  by  converting  him  into  n  wealhereoek. 
.Standing  in  the  centre  nearly  of  the  i:ity,  this  light  and 
airy  spile  of  cvrpiisiti'  workiiiaiiship  is  seen  fioin  every 
purl  of  ils  outskirts,  liiid  Ibrms  a  beautiful  object  t'roiii 
Ihe  park  and  its  \i(  inity. 

On  the  side  opposile  to  lliat  which  the  Towil-liall 
iK'ciipies  in  tin;  (Jruiid  IMace,  or  market  sipiare,  is  the 
ancient  palai  e,  of  curious  (iolhic  urcliileclure,  now 
converted  into  shops;  Lnl  its  gil. ling,  ils  deioralions. 
iiisciipliiiiis,  and  oilier  remains  of  ils  li.riiier  sph-nilnur. 
arc  still  visihli',  and  may  be  made  out  by  those  wlio  lia\c 
lime  and  pulieiieu  lor  (lie  task. 

There  are  no  towns  on  ihe  continent  that,  like  Lon- 
don, enjoy  the  inappreeialilo  advanlnge  and  liLXury  of 
having  a  copious  supply  of  pure  water,  bronghl  up  into 
all  the  IIiHirs  ol'llie  houses  ifdesiri'd;  but  there  are  also 
few  towns  whieli,  next  to  this  ailvanlage,  have  not  the 
enjoyment  of  public  foiinlnins  and  public  pumps;*  and 
in  tlie  decoration  and  emU'lli.'.lniientsof  lliese  slruelure.s, 
no  expense  appears  (o  have  been  spared  ;  and  very  olleii 
wo  tind  a  great  share  of  good  laste  disphned  in  them. 
To  say  nolliing  of  llie  fiiiinlalns,  of  which  some  are 
really  splendid.  Ihe  common  pumps  ev'i  of  I'Vaiiiklinl, 
.Maycnie,  and  Cologne,  and  iiiany  of  the  towns  of  Ihe 
Neilieihinds,  are  ornamental  (o  the  streets  and  ."ipiarcs 
ill  winch  I  hey  are  elected.  They  are  of  various  foims, 
lint  most  commonly  tlnit  of  an  obelisk,  or  the  section 
ofa  pyramid,  iiirionsly  eiirveil  witlifrelw<irli  ofditlerent 
deviees,aiid  siiriiioiiiiled with  stiilnes  of  incu  or  women, 
ligiiies  of  lions,  eagles,  and  other  animals,  and  soiiic- 
tiiiies  Willi  a  gill  crown, <ir  armorial  iM'aiings. 

I!rus:<els  lias  ils  sliare  of  liolli  pumps  and  Hiunlains; 
and  aiiioiig  olliers,  there  is  me  of  the  latter  in  the 
corner  ofa  street,  ofa  singular  kind,  well  known  by  the 
name  of  the  .Maniiikin.  It  is  the  slalue  of  a  lillle  Imy 
lieauliliilly  heiilpluieu  in  black  marble,  by  (inesiiov. 
who  sends  liiith  iil|;lil  and  day,  without  intermisKioii,  a 
copious  slreain  of  pure  water.  It  Is  said  thai  Louis 
XIV.,  when  in  nnissels,  was  sosliocki'd  at  the  iiidilieai  v 
of  this  exiiiliilion,  that  he  oidered  a  suit  of  golill  leeil 
clot  lies  III  Is'  iiiiide  Itir  the  minikin;  anil  report  sii\h  he 
Is  uetiially  chilhed  in  iIikiii,  with  n  eoi  ked  hat  and 
swoid.on  certain  li'sli\al  days,  lor  the  iiiiin^eiiienl  of  the 
inhabilanls.  If  the  llii  I  be  so,  Louis  iiiiisl  have  intended 
to  play  oir  n  joke  on  ihe  good  |ieopli'  of  Ilriissels. 

On  the  'Mill  of  .\iigusl,  ne  lell  Ilrnssels  in  a  c.ilcche 
and  pair  ol  horses,  wliieh  wu  hired  as  far  as  d'heiit  — 
Ihiity-six  miles,  fur  two  and  ii  half  .Napoleons,  or  soine- 


'  (I  IS  I'irreillnol.i'  li>  I"'  r  'snl'i'il  tlial  l>lillaili'l|ililn  w  iili  hii  am. 

jile  Mil|>|il>  ofwulrr.  IMehllo'ly  witliniil  lliiil raltiMl  tif  InlintlOll.. 

\oilinii  I  lllilll  III'  iiilil'il  III  till'  way  ol  niiiaiiii  iii  w  Mfh  wkiiM  hi 

iliekailir  I  list  Im' -.1  illiilllr.  ttiillli'  111  In  r  illl\s  nl  |lO>^|H  r  1\ 
lii'S-.n'il  III  tail'  Iniiiiliiil  lliiiiimiinl  Iniiiiliiin..  -  stinii'  nl'  llif-in  nrii 
luiiliatiii'  it  litili'  lie  ri'  r\n'iii'r  i-Ii-K/uiff  iliaii  niir  Inilrioiis.  Inn 
ne  kn'iw  trnm  ilii>«i' w liii'li  ri'iiiinii  Iliiii  mNn.v  were  ti"  v  N<i|N'rii. 
riie  litil  iii»l  III  liiiinliilii«  III  lln^rily  wmilil  I's'  llie  iililv  i'\|H'ti.i<- 
>>r  ni'iirU  pn.  \Vi'  iijij"  al  in  evi  r>  iriiwili'i  In  ('iiii)|m' lii  iMiiilini 
iinr  n|iiiniin  win  n  \tr  niiv,  a  ii'|i|>  la-lrOil  rniinfatn  iiiliU  na  nnn  h 
III  Ihe  Isniiilv  III  n  i  llv  nn  n  npU  imIIiI  IiiiIIiIImi.  '('lie  rniiiM  lis  w  lin 
•  hall  lenil  till'  way  III  lliilr  liiliiHlinllMit  to  niir  |iiltilir  iH|iniii'«  mil 
nil  III  Ihe  Ihiililii  nl  till'  rniniiniiilh  iiiiil  lln-  iiaines  «il  ihi' |ir<iinl 
In  til  Ml  lnl- In  II  \\  III  III'  li.oi-inlln  il  III  |..«niilv  rilMini  willi  Ih.i.i- 
Uhil  riilllrrii'il  III!'  ur<  111  llrnilll  mi  lln-  l  llvnt'  IllelllV  nl  wltnli'M'MIt' 

\\nler.  We  pili  11  im  reenril  In  |s:U,  Ihiil  hi  jireM'iit  we  lin\e  nut 
n  sliiBle  iiiihhr  rmiMliilii  In  Hid  inlinlilli'il  pnil  nl'  Ihia  friat  c.i)'. 
Chiiin  UuiK  111  rnlr  Muiini  nml  aimtkcr  In  prii|ri<M.— c} 


what  less  than  two  guineas.  Aboiil  half  wiiv  is  Ihe 
low  II  of  A  lost,  or,  as  the  word  signifies  ''In  llie  east,"  it 
being  the  t'ronlier  town  ol'old  |-'l.iiideis  in  that  iliieclion. 
Il  is  nol  n  very  l.irge  tint  a  neat  town  ;  and  in  its 
cathedral  there  is  a  pieliiio  of  Itiiliens,  which  IravcMerH 
reneriilly  go  to  see.  The  siitijecl  is  flinsi  empowi'iiiig 
."n.iiiit  Koeli  to  heal  the  sick  ;  it  is  a  well  painted,  but 
hy  no  means  a  pleasant  pii  lure. 

I'rom  Alosi  to  lilient.  which  is  cigliteen  miles,  an 
avi  line  of  tall  beech  trees  isi-ontinned  iilmosl  the  whole 
way  without  interrnplinn.  The  causeway  generally 
was  well  paved,  and  n  very  loiisiderable  niiiiilicr  of 
men  were  eniployi'd  in  keeping  il  in  good  order ;  iho 
surface  of  the  countiy  perleclly  Hal  the  whole  t\ay,aiid 
the  imintorrupled  tillage  as  neat  und  clean  as  a  kitchen 
garden. 

Tho  nuinlier  of  wninen  employed  In  the  vaiious 
operalioiis  ol'  agrieullure  upiHiared  to  be  at  least  eipial 
II)  lliut  of  llic  other  se.x.  and  some  of  Uielr  ciiiplovmenlH 
were  laborious  onoiigli,  and  to  us  iippeiireil  di^^jiisling 
and  dl  grading;  liir  instaiiee,  we  oliservcd  a  young 
woniaii  hainessed  with  a  man  in  the  painful  lalHiiir  ot' 
draggin;'  a  harrow  o\er  u  snrliiee  of  rough  clods.  Very 
lijiv  liorsi  "  ap|H'ared  lo  U>  employed,  a  single  horse  being 
liei|ueiitly  observed  to  draw  a  light  plough  thriiugli  tliB 
IrHise  and  mellow  soil. 

We  may.  here  observe  that,  since  wo  left  Liege,  (ho 
cnndKion  of  tho  ngrleultural  lahmirers,  if  we  might 
judge  from  the  appearance  of  the  larmhnuses  und  eot- 
liiges,  and  villages,  was  sonieuliiit  superior  to  that  of 
the  same  class  furl  her  lo  the  easl.vard.  There  was 
more  neatness  about  the  liirm-yaids.  and  more  euro 
taken  in  the  preservation  of  every  iiigredieiil.  liir  the 
<:oiii|iflsl  heap,  so  essiM.lial  iijr  kei  ping  up  the  prolific 
ipiality  of  Ihe  soil.  Their  grain  w  as  caieliilly  slacked, 
and  their  dwellings  wore  w  hile-wHshed,  and  kept  i  lean 
liefore  llie  doors,  anil  these  tiiiil  the  windows  iiiid  llio 
Wood  work  generally  were  |)ainlid  gleeii :  this  eoiilrast, 
iiowever,  does  not  apply  so  iiiiich  lo  llie  stale  of  agri- 
culluie  of  the  countiy  between  the  easli  rii  and  western 
purl  ions  of  IJrabant,  as  to  llie  geneial  appearance  of  tho 
houses  and  the  (Hople ;  for  nolhiiig  could  e.xi  eed  tho 
neatness  in  which  the  In  nil  was  cullivuled  llie  whole  svay 
along  the  banks  of  the  Uhiiic  and  as  far  as  ^Vix-la- 
i'hapi'lle;  llie  care  and  the  lahinir  beslowed  on  every 
part  of  It  were  little,  if  any  thing,  iiifei  mr  .In  thai  of  Iho 
Dutch  .Netherlands.  Hut  this  neatness  in  the  i  ultiva- 
lion  had  no  correspondeiiee  with  llie  diess  and  appear- 
ance of  the  peasantry,  whose  e.xlreine  slovenliness  niid 
Ihe  filthy  slate  of  tinnr  dwelliiiL's  were  ijiiile  ilisgusling. 
'\ll  kinds  of  dirt  were  sullered  lo  lemaiii  undislurbeil 
Itcliire  the  doors,  and  it  was  not  unusual  to  see  a  parcel 
of  children  nearly  naked,  paddling  in  |«iols  of  waler — 
the  drains  from  Hoiiio  iieighhiiunng  dunghill;  but  iiu- 
lliiiig  of  this  kind  is  seen  in  llelgiiim. 


fihent  is  siltiated  on  (he  united  stream  of  (he  Scheldt, 
Ihe  Lis  and  the  Lieve.  Il  Is  a  fine  old  city,  but,  like  all 
wo  have  yet  seen,  the  height  of  the  houses  anil  tho 
narrowness  of  many  of  the  streets  give  il  u  dull  and 
sombre  appearance.  The  cathedral  is  a  line  old  sirue. 
lure,  at  least  eipinl  to  the  chiirch  of  St.  (I'lidiile  nt 
lliiissels.  It  is  said  to  have  liien  built  in  the  eleventh 
eenlnry,  and  tiiiisliid  ns  it  now  a|ipi'ars.  If  we  clearly 
iiiiili'r>liiod  Ihe  .Vii/sjr  (/(•  /Vgi'i<c,  Iho  pillars  and  arcades 
which  we  went  (o  see  iindei  the  groiiiid  llisir  of  tho 
eliureh,  were  the  liiundations  of  one  still  oliler,  on  \t  hit  li 
(hey  rebuilt  the  present  ediliie.  They  correspond  ox- 
aelly,  so  llial  this  vaulted  under  grniind  slory  is  called 
a  eliurch  under  the  ealhedral.  Almost  Ihe  whole  in- 
lerior  ..I'  this  fine  old  buililiiig  is  of  iiiaibii>  of  varioiin 
kinils  uii  '  coliiiirs;  (he  lower  parts  of  the  vvall.<  are 
lined  alinos,  wholly  vvilli  black  marble.  Its  two  and 
(weiily  chniM'ls  are  innslly  of  iinrble,  with  disirs  of 
liiass.  The  iillar-piec>  s  iiid  all  (he  iiioniiiin  iits  are  also 
(it  black  and  vvliilu  inaible,  (he  liiriiier  seiviiig  n* 
pediislalsor  bases,  on  wbieh  the  wlnile  length  ligures  of 
w'lilli'  iiinrhle,  ('roiii  (he  ipiurrles  of  (ieima.  rest.  One 
of  IheMO,  n  bishop  ui'dhoni,  by  (jiiesiiny.ainl  another,  n 
(iernmii  bishop,  by  I'aoli,  ore  exi|iii»itely  fine.  Tho 
piilpil  is  n  (inislied  piece  of  curving,  siipporleil  by  two 
slnliies  of  '/'iinr  and  Tinlh,  under  the  ligures  of  mi 
angel  holding  o|h'Ii  the  "  Hisik  of  Life'  beliire  the  (iiee  of 
an  ohl  man  ;  und  on  each  tliglil  of  steps  is  (he  ligiiro  of 
an  niigel ; — (he  whole  by  Laiirriit  do  Veatn. 

(ibeiit  is  nioiosi  ns  much  inlersecled  by  canals  nn  if 
i(  were  u  town  of  Holland  ;  and  they  talk  of  ils  (wenty- 
seveii  inlnniU  und  (lireo  hundred  bridtc,  which  nrn 
prubnbly  ibuul  llireo  titntii  tlio  nctuil  miinbcr.     In  (li« 


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architect  jre  of  tlic  churches  wo  obaervcd  nothing  very 
remarkable,  but  the  tlepjied  gablea  of  the  houacs  give  a 
peculiar  character  to  Ihc  town.  It  haa  some  gnn<l 
Htrocta  and  open  aquares  that  are  lighted  with  gas ;  and 
we  could  not  but  notice  that  a  great  many  more  well 
dresaed  |icopIe,  both  ladies  and  gentlemen,  ap|<carcd 
abroad  in  the  street',  than  we  had  observed  elsewhere ; 
it  appeared,  however,  that  the  greater  part  of  tliom 
were  Knglish,  who  have  congregated  here  in  numbers 
as  considerable,  perhaps,  as  at  lirusscls.  There  are,  no 
doubt,  many  inducements  held  out  at  (ihont  for  Knglish 
families  in  moderate  circumstances,  to  fix  their  abode 
there.  All  the  necessaries  of  life  are  abundant  and 
cheap.  There  is  an  excellent  college,  at  which  the 
pupils  are  instructed  in  every  branch  of  literature  on 
the  most  reasonable  terms;  and  no  distinction  made 
between  protcstant  and  catholic.  'I'here  is  an  academy 
for  the  fine  arts,  which  possesses  a  good  collection  of 
pictures,  a  public  library,  and  a  very  good  botanical 
garden,  which  was  founded  under  the  republican  govern- 
ment of  France,  out  of  the  gardens  and  grounds  of  a 
■upprossod  convent. 

The  distance  from  ('hont  to  Bruges  is  about  thirty 
miles ;  and  os  the  country  is  here  one  continued  flat,  wr 
resolved  to  travel,  by  way  of  variety,  in  the  trorkschuyt, 
or,  as  tlii'y  call  it,  the  barge — a  very  cnnimodinus  vessel, 
with  gcxMl  apartments  and  a  canopy  over  the  quiirter 
deck.  She  is  drawn  by  four  horses,  which  proceed  at  a 
gentle  trot  of  atmut  four  miles  an  hour,  and  tlicy  are 
changed  at  half  way.  The  f«r<^  for  this  passage  is  five 
and  a  half  fruncs,  or  four  shillings  and  seven  (tcnre  eneh 
p<;rson,  a  tolerably  gooil  dinner  and  beer  into  the  bar- 
gain. For  those  who  are  not  in  haste,  or  for  invalids, 
there  is  no  mode  of  travelling  to  Iks  compared  to  this  for 
ease  and  comfort,  and,  at  the  same  lime,  it  enables  the 

rsenger  to  occupy  hifn»<'lf  in  any  kind  of  employment 
may  ehoi>s«!  to  engage  in  ;  and  in  the  greater  part  of 
this  particular  irassage  there  is  nothing  tn  distract  his  at- 
tention, the  Imnks  lieing  so  high  as  to  intercept  the  view 
of  the  i:oiintry.  We  could  see  enough,  howevi-r,  to  satisfy 
us  that  the  whole  surface  was  in  an  admirable  stale  of 
tillage.  It  is  said,  indeed,  that  in  no  inrt  of  the  Nether- 
lauds  are  finer  cro|>s  produced  than  in  the  district  lie- 
tween  this  line  of  country  and  Antwerp,  called  the  Waes- 
land,  whii^li  eiMituries  ago  was  a  continued  waste  of  liar- 
rcn  lieatli,  naked  sand,  and  splashes  of  water. 

BRUUEa. 

It  took  us  about  eight  hours  to  reach  Bruges,  a  clean, 
i|uiet,  dull  town.  Onec  the  iH>ntral  mart  for  almost  all 
the  connnerce  of  the  Low  (countries,  it  still  exhibits  the 
remains  of  former  irrandeur.  With  its  commerce  ond  its 
(ipulenc(s  its  |>opulation  gradually  fell  to  nearly  one  half 
of  what  it  was.  It  is  now  said  to  contain  almiit  seven 
thousand  houses,  and  thirty-eight  thousand  inhabitants. 
l)nc  |H)rtiun  of  the  |Nipulution,  and  no  inconsiderable  one, 
might  not  |ivrlia|i8  to  lie  deemed  as  any  very  great  loss, — 
that  which  ^icopled  some  dozen  convents  and  ahlieys,  witli 
their  extensive  establishments  and  large  tracts  of  ground 
within  the  city  walls,  most  of  tliein  now  suppressnl. 

One  of  these,  which  still  remains  near  the  western  ex- 
tremity of  tlio  town,  is  the  liegtiinage,  an  establishment 
for  the  supimrt  of  old  nuns.  It  is  ii  large  enclosure  eon- 
taining  a  handsome  clia|N'l,  a  nunib<'r  of  very  gfSMl  and 
neat  houses  round  a  spacious  Mpiare  planti'd  with  tret^s, 
and  gardens  iH'hind  them.  These  elderly  ladies  are  in 
the  enjoyment  of  every  comfort.  There  is  a  similar  es- 
kiblislimeiit  ut  (ilient,  the  elia|M'l  of  which  we  nllended 
during  service  lime,  hut  were  not  inucli  enraptured  by  the 
voices  of  these  ancient  virgins ;  indi  cd  the  whole  ni  that 
institution  was  much  inferior  to  this  at  llrngcs. 

ItlTe  we  also  visited  uii  Knglish  nunnery  whiili  had 
been  foimiled  ninety-nine  years  ogo.  The  old  lay  sister, 
iKitwilhstaiiding  her  well  Iriiinniil  Isaril,  and  a  pair  of 
iiiustaehes,  was  a  very  intelligent  and  agreeable  |H'rson, 
exceedingly  eoininuniealive,  and  miieh  pleased  In  Nee  her 
eouiitry  |N'ople,  and  lanieute<l  that  she  could  ni>t  indulge 
us  with  admission  lo  the  cloisters,  and  the  interior,  but 
their  regulations,  she  said,  were  strict  and  |>o«ilive  to 
allow  nil  iHTson  to  s>s!  any  of  the  professed  nuns,  except 
their  ri'lations  or  their  aer)uaintanees  at  the  pnrhir. 
lOven  the  elia|N'l,  she  snid,  hail  reeenlly  lieen  closed 
against  the  public  liy  an  orih'r  from  the  government,  but 
NJie  wciulil  venture  to  show  il  to  us,  and  indeed  ur!;i'd  us 
III  see  il.  I'liis  eha|H'l  is  certainly  Ihe  most  |H'rfeel  model 
nfllie  kind  thni  can  Is:  iiiiagiiii'd.  Il  is  filled  up  with 
gissl  lasle  and  elegance,  and  ih'voiil  of  all  lniiii|N'ry  ileen. 
rations.  Indeed  there  was  nothing  within  il,  will)  Ihe 
exei  plinn  orilic  iillar,  and  searrely  thai,  to  indiculu  thai 
it  was  a  plaes  for  ralhnlic  worship. 

The  number  uf  profcasad  nuni  ii  furly,all  from  Eng- 


land ond  Ireland.  The  whole  sisterhood  were  ex|>cllod 
from  this  convent  on  the  irruption  of  the  !''ranch,  and 
made  their  way  lo  Kngland;  where  thoy  wore  received, 
and  a  convent  fitted  up  (or  them,  by  Sir  Thomas  (loge. 
While  there,  the  old  lady  said  they  were  all  very  un- 
happy, though  well  treated ;  and  though  ther'3  were 
among  them  several  young  ladies  unprolessud,  and  in 
frequent  communicotion  with  thoir  friends,  there  was 
not,  while  in  England,  a  single  case  of  desertion — such 
is  Ihe  influence  that  is  exercised  over  the  minds  of  these 
young  creatures,  when  once  entered  within  the  pale  ol 
monat'tic  hie. 

Observing  a  large  concourse  of  |ieople  not  far  fi'om 
the  convent,  and  proceeding  towards  that  quarter,  we 
sow  in  an  enclosed  piece  of  ground  a  number  of  [lersons 
dressed  ingrccn  jackets,  with  bows  and  arrows,shooling 
at  a  small  wooden  figure  of  a  bird,  ap|>arently  not  largi'r 
than  a  s|nrrow,  isTclied  at  the  top  of  a  sort  of  may|Mile, 
about  one  hundred  and  fifty  firt  high.  Tin  m-  arliiiW 
triers,  or  toxophililes,  liir  they  were  of  that  society,  of  an 
eient  standing  in  Holland  and  the  Netherlands,  shot  their 
arrows  in  turn;  and  in  the  course  of  alsiut  a  quarter  of 
an  hour  the  bird  was  hit  twice,  which  was  the  more  dex- 
tcroiisly  done,  as  the  wind  was  blowing  strong. 

This  kind  of  pole  may  lie  observed  in  almost  every  vil 
lage  of  Ihe  Netherlands,  and  for  Ihe  double  pur|in«e  of 
exercising  the  toxophililes  at  the  mark  on  its  sumu'it, 
and  also  of  decorating  with  garlands  on  thirs  and  festi- 
vals, when  it  is  a  common  practice  to  greow:  or  soap  the 
lower  |iart,  and  hang  up  a  prize  (or  him  who  has  the 
skill,  and  can  endure  the  fatigue,  of  ascending  this  sli|>- 
|s'rv  iMile,  so  as  tn  reach  it. 

The  streets  of  Hriigi's  are  kept  as  clean  as  those  of  o 
niileli  town.  The  houses  and  siio|m  are  not  elegant,  hut 
neat,  and  the  |K'opIe  generally  apfsar  to  lie  in  ileeenl cir- 
eiiniHtauees.  The  shojis  and  Ihe  markets  are  wi  II  sup- 
plied with  every  necessary  of  life;  the  fruit  and  ve(.'el,i- 
liles  are  goo<l  in  qiiojily,  and  abundant.  Thi'  great  draw- 
back is  the  want  of  gocsl  fresh  water,  which  eon  only  I"' 
had  from  a  eonsiderulile  distance.  The  cheapness  of  pro- 
visions, of  house-rent,  and  of  education,  has  induced 
many  English  families  to  repair  to  liriigcs,  as  well  as  to 
(ilient  and  Mriissels.  Ik'sides  tlie  very  small  exjiense  ol' 
private  teachers,  they  have  the  advantage  of  public  libra- 
ries, reading  rooms,  collections  of  pictures,  public  and 
private,  and  an  academy  of  |>aiuliiig. 

We  ramlileil  through  the  northern  side  of  the  town, 
which  consists  of  whole  strei'ts  of  cottjiges,  nuistly  built 
on  one  plan,  r  il  kept  neat  and  clean  by  whitewashing. 
VU  the  women  U-longlng  lo  these  collages  were  busily 
employed  in  weaving  lace  Is^fore  Uie  doors,  and  in  many 
places  whole  grou|i«  of  them  gossiping  while  fingering 
their  bobbins  with  as  much  rapidity,  and  seemingly  with 
as  much  ease  and  pleasure,  as  a  young  lady  runs  her 
fingers  over  the  keys  of  a  piano-lbrte.  \S'e  undersUssl 
that  from  wveii  to  eight  thousand  women  are  enipluyed 
on  this  s|>ecies  of  manufacture. 

The  dress  of  the  |ieople  of  the  Netherlands  is  not  Ihe 
most  iH'coming,  |iartieularly  that  of  the  women.  Kxcept 
those  who  move  in  the  higher  sphere  of  lili',  and  who 
imilali-  French  and  English  fashions,  the  generality  of 
eitizens*  wives  and  daughters  wear,  even  in  the  warmest 
weather,  long  black  cloaks,  reaching  to  their  hiH-ls,  with 
ileep  liootis,  which  the  old  ladies  generally  draw  over  the 
head,  hut  the  young  ones  mostly  turn  down,  in  <irder  to 
exhibit  a  neat  cap,  Isirdered  with  lace,  always  clean  and 
as  white  as  snow. 

Finding  lliat  Ihe  deisirture  of  the  sleani|>acket  Ooin 
Ostend  had  iH'eii  put  oil  from  the  'ii\  lo  thi' ltd  of.S'ptem- 
Imt,  we  resolved  to  s|snd  the  day  at  Ilruges  rather  than 
Oslend,  which  gave  us  a  np|K>rlniiity  of  seeing  Ihc 
ehurihes  ol  Noire  l)aiiie,or  the  cathedral,  and  Si.  Siilva- 
liir.  Niiire  Dame  is  a  heavy  mass  of  building,  with  a 
lowir  and  spire,  that  tsbmg  to  no  specific  class  of  arehi- 
leeliire.  The  nave  is  ilivided  from  the  side  aish's  by  mas- 
sive columns.  The  pulpit  is  one  of  those  nirioiisly  carved 
fabrics,  common  to  almost  every  church  in  Ihe  Nether- 
lands. Il  is  sup|H>rteil  by  llie  figure  of  Ihi'  Virgin  silting 
on  a  glols'.  'I'here  are  two  pieces  of  souliilure  in  while 
marble,  represeiiliiig  Ihe  Virgin  and  Child,  that  are  ex- 
Ireiui  ly  Is'siitifiil.  The  one  near  the  high  altar  is  es. 
Iirmeil  Ihe  IhsI,  and,  indeed,  bus  Isi'ii  claimed  ns  Ihe 
work  of  .Michael  Angelo.  It  wss  found  in  a  Oemsw  ves- 
sel, thai  had  Inch  taken  by  a  Diileh  privaUer  U'hmging 
lo  Ilruges,  and  liNlged  in  this  church.  Sir  Josliiia  Key. 
nobis  is  of  opinion  that  it  is  of  the  scIhkiI  of  .Michael 
Aneelo, 

While  I'siking  with  admiration  sl  this  heanliful  s|ieci. 
men  of  sciilpliire,  a  gi-nlleman  of  very  res|S'Clable  ap- 
pesrsnrs  wrni  down  tiefore  it  on  Imth  knees,  and  with 
out<lr«(clicd  irmi  remained  niotionleft  for  at  leut  ten 


minutes,  looking  intensely  at  the  Virgin,  after  which  hg 
arose,  made  a  profound  revertmce,  and  walked  out  of  ihr 
ehiireh.  This  is  the  tiiily  act  of  devotion,  or  rather  uf 
idolatrous  worship,  that  we  had  witnessed  on  the  part  uf 
any  male  individual  of  a  decent  ap|iearanee  in  our  whii|,t 
route,  and  we  never  onec  oliserved  a  man  to  go  into  Iho 
confessional  box,  while  women  were  entering  thciii  cor. 
stonily. 

Having  heard  niueli  of  the  churcli  or  chapel  nfJeriiKi. 
leni,  we  |iaiil  a  visit  to  it,  but  were  grievously  disap|iciin(. 
ed.  We  found  it  a  miserable  bUle  chapel  tliat  would  niih 
difliciilty  liold  a  hundred  iM'.sons;  but  in  one  corner  of  it 
there  is  a  sort  of  cave,  to  enter  which  it  is  necessary  In 
stoop;  and  in  this  cave  is  the  sepulchre  of  Christ,  Ihr 
same,  we  arc  told,  as  it  is  seen  at  Jerusalcin.  On  eiiler. 
ing,  we  |M-rceiveil,  by  a  glimmering  light,  an  old  woman 
kneeling  liefnrc  Uie  reenmlsnt  figure  nf  a  man,  with  « 
pale  face  and  a  disgusting  black  lieord,  and  tlie  Issly 
covered  up  by  a  white  sheet. 

The  old  town  house  of  llniges  well  dcscrres  to  U'  im 
liced,  forming  one  side  of  Ihe  greot  square  or  niarkul 
place.  The  building  itself  has  no  preten^iions  to  Ijiste  nr 
elegance,  having  minietliing  of  the  appearance  oflarge  bnr 
racks.  One  of  its  l.irgest  sides,  on  the  ground  llonr,  ia 
appropriated  as  a  flesh  market,  which  has  the  ineril  nt' 
Ising  quill'  cnnee.ib'il  from  public  view,  like  that  nnilcr 
the  town  hall  of  iH'vden ;  and  the  side  next  tlie  sipiare  it 
the  cloth  market.  *riie  tower  is  rather  reniarkajile  anil 
very  lofty;  it  consists  of  three  |iarts;  the  lower  |tart  m 
a  heavy  square  (iothic  strnctun-,  eorreK|ionding  with  lbs 
Imdy  of  the  buibling,  and  pinnachd  at  the  four  corners. 
Out  of  this  rises  o  second  sipmre,  of  smaller  diiiienHion* ; 
and  the  third  stage,  still  more  cnnlraeted,  is  an  octagon. 
The  height  cannot  Ik'  far  short  of  three  hundred  feel. 

We  bad  fri'qiient  occasion  to  remark,  in  Ihe  courvc  of 
our  tour,  that  certain  eom|Nincnt  (lorts  of  buildings,  not 
very  ini|Mirtant  in  tlienisilves,  when  coiiimon  or  ol^  rv. 
IM'atcd,  will  someliines  give  a  characler  to  a  town.  Thiiii 
llii'  lofty  broad  windows  and  large  squares  of  glass  dis- 
liiigiiislicd  the  houses  of  Amsterdani  and  ltollerdam,aiiil 
the  high  sti'|is  and  tlwip',  as  they  are  called,  iHrfiirc  tlis 
diMirs,  ore  characlcrislicof  all  Dutch  towns.  The  |Hiiiiliil 
wishIcii  houses,  the  overhanging  up|ier  stories,  and  llic 
plain  cornici'd  gables,  are  the  conimon  features  of  a 
Khenish  town;  and  the  tall  ornainenlcd  gable  of  inoiiy 
stories,  with  its  fantastic  ncrawls  and  fretwork,  is  eharni . 
lerislic  of  Antwerp,  while  those  of  (ilieiil  are  generally  a 
series  of  steps.  The  arched  chiinney  of  seiiiieirciilar 
tills,  gives  u  marked  feature  lo  Ilruges,  as  the  forkiil 
chimney  does  to  Amsterdam,  where  it  sometimes  ap- 
IK'ors  with  three  anus. 

We  had  frequent  occasions  to  notice  tlie  contrast  in 
apisMironce  U'tween  the  Prussiun  and  the  Diileh,  or 
rather  llelgian,  soldiers  when  en  the  iHirade,  One  ol' 
these  rcginicnts,  nr  several  coiii|Hinics  nf  niie  statinniil 
here,  atleniled  divine  service  ut  Noire  Doiiie,  where  all 
the  music  and  singing  were  |ieribrineil  by  the  band  anil 
the  soldiers.  To  us  it  had  un  odd  ap|S'urance  to  obsi  rvi' 
three  grenodiers,  with  their  ca|i«  on,  sup|iorting  llie 
priest  on  eoch  side  of  the  altar,  and  the  men  reinaiiiiiig 
covered  during  Ihe  service.  In  marching  lo  church,  uu 
i.'ould  not  but  remark  how  liMsie  and  slovenly  they  wrrr 
in  their  dress,  and  more  hsise  in  their  sleii,  and  so  enre. 
less  in  niarcliing  as  isinstantly  lo  lie  kieknig  and  Ireail. 
iig  on  each  otiicr's  heels.  SVIien  cnn'rantiil  with  llie 
soldier-like  ap|iearance,  the  close  bullxned  np  coat,  tli« 
iprighl  carriage  and  firm  step  of  the  I'russians,  the  dif- 
ference nf  the  two  Isidies  of  men,  ei>in|H»>ed  of  the  some 
|K-oph',  wns  very  n'lnarkable.  The  fiiult,  as  we  have  Is', 
iiire  observed,  iiinsi  lie  with  the  nflicers,  fiir  the  men, 
tliniigli  gem  rally  small,  were  young,  nnil,  by  pro|irr 
(raining,  wmild  easily  Ih;  broiiglil  inio  a  state  of  heller 
order  and  diM'ipline.  It  is  jusi  |sishilib',  as  the  ililr  of  llie 
IMileli  army  were  assemliling  in  llie  neiglilKiiirhoi  d  eC 
I'lrcehl,  lo  In'  reviewed  by  the  king,  llie  rigiiinnt  in 
queslinn  niiglil  Ih'  chiefly  eoni|Hised  nf  reeriiils. 

On  Ihe  Isl  of  .SepleiiilH-r,  alsiul  fiiur  in  the  afternoon, 
we  embarked  on  Ihe  treekschnyl,  not  quite  so  cnniinniliniiii 
as  the  former  one,  and  were  landed  in  the  evening  on  llii' 
quay  of  Oslciid.  The  fare  was  one  franc  and  one  stiver, 
almul  eleven  (s'nee  each  |H'rson.  The  canal  that  eonnei  In 
lliese  two  lowiiH  is  brood  and  lUrp,  and  nearly  on  a  level 
with  the  siirfiiee  of  the  counlry  Ihe  wlmli  «ay,  wliirli 
has  niiieli  Ihe  ap|N'araiice  of  llnllanil.  In  Ihe  Inst  |sirlr, 
where  any  thing  like  eiillivalinii  ap|n'iirs,  the  soil  is 
hea|s'd  up  in  roiniiled  ridges,  and  the  deep  fiirrows,  wr 
observed,  were  iiioslly  filled  willi  water.  As  we  approarli 
Oslenil,  llie  '  liicc,  |Hirtii'iilarly  on  the  northern  side  ol' 
the  canal,  lieeomes  more  swampy,  unil  Ihe  country  puli 
on  a  mnrr  dreary  appenrsnre. 

Here,  on  the  lirt  of  Pcplember,  they  were  busily  rm- 


i.f 


|.I.iveil  in  the 
h.iviiiS  much  II 
iiiinier-^inn  in 
l.i^e^  with  the 
,|  re,  Mill  in  i 

(Itil.iniling, 
or.-.larni  in  O^t 
mil  in  the  garri 
(mil',  s  public 
ilr.illis  lliat  (in 
ili^il  ii'  (hey  ha 
|/:Milriii,  they  V 
iIkiI  either  (be 
li.iil  L'"t  aiiioni! 

I.illle  can  In 
nral  eiiiiiigh,  ai 
i;reeii,  blue,  oiii 
'j'lie  iiili-rinr  Ihc 
mill  i"  Isirdere 
»|iriiiuing  iiji  Ih' 
IMiie.  Tlie  eii(n 
ml  and  liarlniur 
the  nliid  blows 
flriin;;  and  ri'ui 
lirccaiitioMS  liav 
lin  il'.-\va(ers  of 
i;i.ii  l«  nf  sdiiiex 
|ir'iiiienii|e,  hav 
krieadi  i(. 

We  ciiilnrke 
Innirt  were  land 


While  (hese 
nili>riiia(ioii  has 
Wllliaiii  had  rel 
lifiun,  so  far  as 
>.ii(«erp,  and  (I 
III  (lie  bands  of 
iMiII  agreed  llpo 
I'urljii T  ;  and  ha 
;;iiliii,  (hey  lini 
iiiureh.  Thus,  ( 
rediiiis  (he  navig 
pr.ilialily  no  nea 
nnd  KriL'land  en 
'lice  pri'nllers  ol 
(n  Im'  kept  as  hnsi 
eieli  coliiinii  ci 
'I'liiir  numlH'r  oi 
llir  mean  lime,  I 
ri  iiiw  the  war  of 
iiiyi(ia(inii  may 
:i;:niiis(  tlie  Diitcl 

nil:  i.ivRs  ■ 

Ilv 

Pram  Ik 
I'liiler  this  sum 
Ihe  ingenious  uuti 
"  Itnlllaneo  of  lt:i 
wlial  is  fir  more 
pirh.i|«<,  the  expli 
"il.'iiipnr.iries — (I 
iMi;  (hi'iii  wi(h  an 
l"oli((le  di.dnee, 
i.Mine,  why  lliese 
In  reiiowu  sliniibl 
e'liiipaiiinnsliiii,  ai 
imiillil'i,  kiiigi,  .III 
He  liiia  iiiade  his 
llie  iieisl  enlerlaii 
niieeiliile  und  aih 
Mr.  \|,  bus  made 
itiit  iMiaii(lieiilieal< 
II  liltle  tint  |iiglil> 
ia;i)  Ih'  fnrgiven  I 

,',  The  |Hwtig 

1  lulf  cent  for  oi 
•'■r «  grea(er  dlsti 
•hrK. 


after  which  ]„ 
alkiil  nut  nftlir 
in,  or  ralhir  of 
il  nn  thi'  part  uf 
cr  ill  our  whnli^ 
n  to  gn  into  tho 
?ring  thcin  ciir. 

hnpcl  of  JcniM. 
nsly  ili!in|ip(iiti|. 
Lhnt  would  uitli 
niie  corner  of  it 
in  neermiary  In 
e  of  Chrixt,  Ihr 
em.  On  enter. 
,  an  old  wnniai) 
'  a  mail,  with  • 
,  Uld  Uie  Uxly 

nerren  to  Ik'  no. 
inre  or  ninrkyt 
tiioHH  to  tANte  or 
nceoflnrgehnr 
(rroiiiid  llimr,  ia 
xna  the  merit  nl' 
like  tlint  nmtrr 
xt  tJie  w|unre  ii 
remnrknlile  nnrl 
I!  lower  |Mirt  m 
niidin);  with  thx 
he  four  cornern. 
Her  dimenKinns ; 
I,  in  an  oetaf;on. 
iniidred  feet, 
in  the  eourve  uf 
f  htiildiiifrn,  n»t 
iinon  or  oft  n' 
o  n  town.  Thin 
•i-B  of  plam  dm. 

ltotterdani,niiil 
illeil,  Iwfore  thn 
nn.  The  |»uiiit(il 
Ktorien,  and  tlio 
II   feuturen  of  a 

(.'alile  of  many 
work,  in  elinrar. 

are  (reneraliy  a 
of  noinieircniar 
,  nn  the  tiirkiil 

nomitiiiicii  up. 

tlie  eonlrnnt  in 

the    Diiteli,   or 

rade.     t)ne  ot' 

one  ntntionecl 

le,  where  all 

the  band  ami 

iiiee  to  ohm  rvc 

ipportinir  till' 

I II  reinniiiiiiit 

CI  ehnreli,  wu 

ly  tlii'y  wen- 

and  no  care. 

i|;  mid  tnaif 

iiHtid   with  the 

d  lip  coat,  tlia 

inniann,  the  dif. 

il  of  the  aaine 

an  we  have  In'. 

for  the  mill, 

nil,  hy  prii|ifr 


MVKS  or  n.lNDITTI  ANI»  RonnKits. 


91 


Blale  of  lietif 
he  ilitr  of  the 
(jliUiiirhni  il  el 
nsinittit  in 
rnitn. 

the  arterii'iiin, 
loeoniinoilioiiii 
iveninif  on  tin' 
ind  one  alivi  r, 
that  eniiiii tin 
riv  on  a  li  vi  I 


way, 


whli'li 


the  Inn!  |Kirlr<, 
n,  the  noil  ii" 
I  ftirrown,  «r 
we  iipproai  II 
IhiTii  nide  ol 
I  rniintry  pnli 

•rr  huaily  rm. 


|i>ov<'d  in  the  very  iniil'-l  of  havinakini;,  the  uiieiit  Krann 
hnviiis  iiiucli  the  ap|H  araneeol'U'intf  recently  freed  Iroiii 
iiiiMier''i"ii  in  water ;  yet  at  a  nliort  dintaiiee  were  vil- 
liirin,  willi  their  nrcoinpaiiyiiifj  Ireen  and  their  elinreh 
n  ir.  Ml  n  in  every  dinetion. 

'  (III  l.inilin;:,  we  liiiind  there  was  a  eonnidernhle  deirrer 
iir.ihirin  ill  <  >Kleiiil  on  aeemiiil  of  a  fiver  that  had  hroken 
.iMi  in  the  1,'arriniin  ;  and  to  alhiy  the  fears  of  the  iiihahi- 
Iniilii,  a  piililin  iiotiee  wiin  (;iven  out,  statin);  the  few 
(Icillis  that  liaii  liap|H'iied, — hut  which  were  no  (rreal, 
ih.'il  il'  they  had  taken  place  in  the  nuine  pro|>ortion  in 
|<:iii|iin,  they  wimhl  have  (jiveii  eaiise  for  apprehension 
tliiit  ell  her  liie  pla)rue  or  the  yelhiw  fever  or  the  cliuh'ra 
li.iil  ;;i.i  anion:;  us.  * 

l.illlc  can  In' said  in  praise  of  Osteiid.  The  town  is 
111^1  rnoiiirh,  and  looks  lively,  with  itn  painted  lioiini «  ol 
ltc'iii,  hhie,  and  yellow,  which  are  the  prevailin);  eoloiim. 
'fill  inlirior  luisin  liir  shipping  is  lnr|;e  and  conimmlions, 
.1111I  il  iHirdered  liy  a  hroad  ipiay,  which,  hy  the  pra.ss 
ii|iriiii.'iii|,'  lip  In'twivn  the  stones,  indicated  no  overftiix  ol 
Ir.iile.  The  entriinee  to  the  hasiii  tliroilirli  the  outer  cliaii. 
ml  anil  harlionr  in  dillieiill,  and  next  to  iiii|Hishihle  when 
till'  wiiiil  lilown  ntroiii;  otf  the  shore.  It  is  ilefendtd  hy  a 
flrnii^  and  regular  fort,  ill  which  in  the  citadel.  (JrenI 
liri'i'aiitioiin  have  Ini'ii  taken  ti.  keep  out  the  wa,  hy 
linil'-walern  nf  wooil  and  stone,  lint  chielly  hy  a  nhipiiic 
i;liii  i"  of  stonework,  on  the  lop  of  which  in  a  pleasant 
lirnininiili-,  liaviiif;  the  nea  iK'aeli  and  tho  aaiidn  chini 
kni'.'ilh  it. 

We  cinhirked  in  the  eoinnion  iteaincr,  and  in  aixtcen 
hiMin  were  landed  on  'lower  Hill. 

While  these  nlieetn  were  panninj;  throiijfh  the  prcns 
iMrorinalion  has  lie<  11  received  from  llulland,  that  Kinp 
Williaiii  had  rel'iiited  to  nonetion  Huron  Chanw'n  eapitu 
lilinii,  HO  far  an  it  eonecrnid  other  forts  than  that  of 
'.iiUvrrp,  anil  the  (leneral  remained  a  prisoner  of  war 
in  the  haniln  of  the  French.  Ily  the  lermn  of  iiilervi  11 
iMiii  n;;reeil  ii|Hni,  the  French  had  no  ri^lit  to  prnceci: 
liirllK  r ;  and  liaviii(,',  moreover,  ajfreed  to  evacuate  llcl 
;;iMiii,  Ihiy  had  already  eoinnieneed  the  retror;niili 
jii..irh.  'J'liiis,  though  ..Vntwerp  liiin  fallen,  Holland  yel 
ri'Iniiin  ihe  iiavi);alion  of  the  >Scheldl,  and  the  dinpule  in 
priili.ilily  no  nearer  an  adjustment,  than  when  France 
nnil  DiiL'I'iiiil  eiilin-il  ii|Kiii  the  shameful  njrcression. 
'Ihe  pn^iiiiern  of  war  were  on  their  march  to  Dunkirk, 
to  l»'  kept  as  hi<sta|;eH  for  jsace,  in  eoliminn  of  IIIOO  men, 
iiili  eohiniii  e«eoiti'd  hy  a  hri|;ade  of  French  troops. 
'I'll!  ir  nniiilH'r  aiiiountn  to  In'twcen  "(MHl  and  HIIIMI.  In 
Ilir  iiu'uii  lime,  liniilnnd  nnil  France  have  undertaken  to 
n  III  w  the  war  of  protucnls  with  Hollniiil,  and  another 
ii<;:><li:iliiiii  may  had  to  a  necoiid  warlike  ex|irdilion 
:i;;ninHt  the  Hutch. 

Mil:  i.ivRs  AND  Kxri,oiTs  OF  nANnim 

AM)  ItoilllF.KS. 
Ilv  ('.  .M.ti'  Fari.ank,  Kmi. 
Prom  Ihr  Idtndnn  .Vnnthli/  Magazine. 
I'liiler  thin  aiiinewhat  astoiindin);  and  formidable  title, 
ilie  iii)renious  author  of  "('onstunlinople  in  IH-i!),"  and 
"  lloiiianeu  of  Italian  History"  has  contrived  to  (five  us 
"hill  il  far  more  nimnnlic  and  terrible,  if  we  except, 
ptrli.i|in,  the  exphiiln  on  a  largrer  scale  of  their  illustrious 
I  ii.Miipcir.iries — Ihe  rolilnr  kinj;s  and  eoinpierors.  View- 
Mitf  Ihein  with  an  iinimitialeye,  we  can  mi-  Is'tweenthein 
t'«i  lillle  ili-l  nice,  whether  ill  act  or  spirit,  to  nlmw  any 
iciiM',  why  thine  brave  tliiiii|{li  h'ss  legitimate  elniiinnts 
In  ri  iiiiwn  nlioidd  not  aspire  to  the  hniioiirn  of  hixlorical 
I'litipiiiiioiinhiii,  anil  a  place  ii|iiiii  the  naiiie  |Nii;e  with 
l«iiillll'«,  kiii)ifs,  ,iiid  lyranls  of  every  a;.'e  or  nation.  •  •  • 
III  lein  inii<k'  his  narrative,  with  noine  cMcpliunn,  one  of 
ilii-  Miiist  cnlerlaiiiinjr,  nnil  iniicli  enlivened  by  |n'rsonii| 
iiitriliiic  ami  ailveiitnte.  •  •  •  Take  it  fur  all  in  all, 
Mr.  \|,  han  iiiade  a  pleasant  work,  out  of  dillerent  and 
not  iiiiaiitheiiliealeil  iiialerialn  ;  and  if  he  have  cnlourcd 
.1  hull'  tmi  hiirhly  in  such  (rroniid,  Ihe  amiable  error 
mil)  Is'  for|;iven  him. 

.',  The  |Kwti!ie  on  thin  |N'riiHlical  now  in  but  one  and 
.1  li«lf  cent  for  one  hundred  niilen,  and  two  and  a  half 
I'T  a  grrattr  diataner,  an  it  is  imilormly  punted  on  onr 
•hf«l. 


LIVES  AM)  EXI'I.OITS 


I3anliftti  nnDr  lio!iti(V0. 

IIY  V.  MAC   FAni.ANK,  KSiJ. 

Aalliiir  of  "  l'iiMiiiiiiiiiiin|<li'  in  I'^i'i,"  ami  "  Tile  lliiniancc  of 
liallaii  lliaiiiry." 


In  presentini;  to  our  readern  the  first  Aincri''an  edition 
of  the  foUiuvinj;  work,  it  may  not  be  irrevel.inllo  remark, 
thai  the  nurraliven  are  of  very  iineipial  iiicril.  .\  pari 
of  liotli  voluiiies  haviii);  apparently  Im'cii  inserted  willi  .1 
view  to  increasini;  them  to  a  required  mimlM'r  of  iKipes, 
without  much  reference  to  the  amiisenient  or  inforinatiiin 
of  the  purcbaner,  and  some  of  the  talcn  liciii);  eiillated 
from  iHioks  already  Infore  the  public  and  well  known,  we 
have  omitted  a  small  |nirtion,  ritainiiii;,  however,  every 
thill);  likely  to  lie  read  witli  zeal,  or  in  fact  that  ia  at  all 
worth  |N'rusin|;. 

In  tiikinj;  up  Mr.  .Moc  Farlane'n  work,  ronniderable 
henltation  wan  felt  as  to  the  propriety  of  inserting  it  in 
the  "  Library" — itn  value  would  of  course  de|iend  upon 
the  maimer  in  which  the  siilijcetn  were  treated.  We 
have  no  wish  to  niipply  a  morbid  ap|H-tile  with  tales  of 
terror — nor  should  we  have  finally  decided  on  priiitiii); 
il,  had  we  not  found,  on  a  careful  perusal,  that  Ihe  au- 
thor had  taken  care  to  procure  only  authentic  materials; 
and,  as  a  chapter  of  the  human  heart,  the  histories  areeii. 
rioiiH  and  aireetiiii;,  while  an  slirriii);  incidenta  tliey  will  fix 
and  inlcrent  the  ri'oder'a  attention. — Ed. 


(JKNKRAI,  VIFAVOF  HA.\l)l'rri  AND  nOIUlKRS. 

There  are  few  niibjiets  tlinl  intereit  us  more  general- 
ly, than  the  advcnlnriH  of  roblnrs  and  banditti.  In  our 
infancy  they  awaken  and  rivet  our  iilteiition  as  much  as 
the  Ih'sI  fairy  tab's,  and  when  our  happy  credulity  in  all 
lhliii;s  is  wilfully  abated,  and  our  faitii  in  the  su|M'riiatii- 
ral  lleil,  we  still  retain  our  taste  liir  the  adventurous  deeds 
ami  wild  lives  of  liri);aiids.  Neither  the  fulness  of  years 
nor  the  maturity  of  ex|ierience  and  worldly  wisdom  can 
render  us  inseiihibh'  to  tales  of  terror  such  nn  fasciimted 
our  eliildliiMxl,  nor  preserve  us  from  n  "  creepini;  of  the 
Ih'sh"  lis  we  read  or  listen  to  the  narrative  coiitninin); 
the  dariiij:  exploits  of  some  roblsrcliief,  bin  wonderful 
address,  his  narrow  escaiKs,  and  his  prolon);ed  eriniis, 
SI  aleil  by  niir  own  |H'aei'liil  hearth.  Il  is  aiiolher  thill); 
when  we  hear  of  these  iliiin);n  on  the  n|ioln  where  they 
have  just  iieeiirreil,  and  may  occur  a|;aiii :  tor  in  that 
ease  the  idea  that  we  may  adorn  a  future  talc,  instead  of 
Iclliii);  it,  in  apt  to  make  attention  too  |iaiiifiil,  and  the 
elTect  priHiuired  will  !«■  tixi  intense,  and  will  exceed  that 
certain  dcjfrir  of  dread  and  horror  which  ({ives  nn  plea, 
sure  in  romances,  traj;eilies,  and  other  cfliirtn  of  the  ima- 
);iiialion.  If  we  hap|Hn  to  In'  well  protected  at  Ihe  time, 
and  have  a  tolerable  eonseiousiiesH  of  security,  then  in- 
deed we  niny  doubly  enjoy  these  talcs  on  the  n|Nit»— the 
solitary  heath,  the  moiiiilainpass,  or  the  forest — where 
the  fads  Ihey  relate  oeeiirri  d  ;  bill  miller  );eneral  cir- 
euinnlanien  tlie  exphiiln  of  a  I'lpc  Maslrillo  or  a  .Mazxa. 
roiii  will  not  la'  a);rei aide  1  ntertniiiiiunt  acrosa  the  I'oii- 
tine  marshi's  or  throii);li  Ihe  defiles  of  the  yea|Mililan 
iVoiitier.  I  remeinlN'r  one  dark  nii;ht,  in  wliiili,  with 
iniieli  diirieully,  we  liiunil  our  way  from  the  Nea|Hilitaii 
town  of  .Sm  lierinano  to  the  villn);e  of  .Hint'  Klia,  in  the 
IsMoni  of  the  .\|N'niiiiii's;  that  when  a  friend  (my  own 
eoni|iniiion)  sudilenly  stop|n'il  and  pointed  out  a  place, 
and  told  the  story  ol  a  roblsry,  and  of  a  priest's  haviii); 
Inen  murdered  tlierr  a  short  lime  In'fore,  I  eouhl  not 
help  wlshiiii;  he  had  kept  his  aneeihile  until  we  were 
oinsi  his  ill  a  plare  nf  nali ty — nor  iiidi eil  help  fii  liiii; 
rather  inieomforla'  \r  until  a  wliili  -laced  chu|M'l  on  the 
lop  of  a  little  detif'hi  I  hill  |;li'aiiiin^  lliri>ii|;h  the  oliacii. 
rity,  nhoweil  lis  we  were  near  the  villa);e  we  had  Ir'Hi  no 
Ion);  in  nearcli  nf. 

Hut,  lo  reliirii  to  robln'r  stories  and  their  efl'eefn  gvw. 
rallv,  it  may  I"'  "aid  Hint  no  n|ierles  of  narrative,  exeipt, 
|H<ilia|is,  lliil  of  shipwrecks,  produeesadi'e|M'r  imptcnnioii 
on|N<opleiifiill  a),'i  >  and  lonililinns.  This  conviction,  and 
the  cnciinintanecn  of  my  haviii|;  panned  a  nnmhiT  uf 
yeara  in  Ihf  louth  of  Itafy — the  land  of  hr'{;andiam  jmr 


rxfrllencr — and  of  haviii);  repeatedly  visited  the  wildcat 
[Mirls  of  that  country,  and  [lonncnsiil  iiiysvlflhereof  soino 
eiirioiiH  iletajin,  induce  iiic  to  colleel  my  own  materials, 
and  by  unitini;  them  to  the  authentic  ntalenientn  of  others, 
to  produce,  for  a  winter  cvenin);  nmiiseinent,  a  sort  of 
history  of  banditti. 

Ih'tore  tlie  reader  proceeds  fiirtlicr,  I  will  warn 
him,  that  he  will  not  find  my  roblN'rn  such  rniuaiitie, 
Ifcneroiis  ehnrneters,  as  those  that  iM'casionally  fi);iire  in 
the  fiehls  of  liction.  He  will  iiieet  with  men  strangrra 
lo  that  virliioiin  violence  of  robliiii);  the  rich  to);ive  to  the 
poor.  They  );ive  lo  tho  (sHir  indeed,  but  il  is  an  spies 
and  instriiineiilN  of  their  own  crimes,  or  at  k'ast  in  order 
to  induce  the  pisir  to  reinaiii  (mssive  while  they  carry  on 
their  work  of  depredation  nt;ainst  the  rich.  Il  could 
scarcely  lie  deeiupd  grent  liliernlity  in  men,  who,  fresh 
from  the  cany  plunder  of  a  Ireaniirc,  should  scatter  a  few 
dollars  ninoii!;  tlie  needy  |N'nsaiitry,  but  even  lliesi'  few 
dollars  are  );iven  from  motives  directly  nelfish.  .Anion); 
Italian  lianilitll,  I  never  coiihl  hear  of  a  Robin  llissl, 
and  still  less  of  a  refined  luetaphysieal  "  RoIiIkt  Misir," 
that  lii);h-niinded,  rnmanlie  hero  of  Schiller,  who  ia 
ilrivcn  lo  bold  villany  by  the  paltry,  covert  vicca  of  ac 
eiely. 

The  effect  Schiller's  trn);eily  of  "  The  Robliera"  pro- 
duced on  Ihe  roinaiilic  youths  of  InTiiiany  is  well  re. 
iiicinliered  ;  they  la'came  enainoured  of  a  bri);aiiirs  life, 
and  thoii);lit  the  loftier  and  more  );enerous  virtiien  in. 
coiu|mtibh'  with  a  life  of  dull  honesty  and  submission  to 
Ihe  laws  of  Hoeiety,  Hut  the  firaii  idriil  that  deliiileil 
them  was  only  ideal,  and  in  reality  roblH'rs  no  more  de- 
liver Inucliiii);  moiioln);ueH  to  the  settiu);  sun,  than  they 
unite  ele);anee  and  virtue  with  violence  and  );uilt  ;  and 
when  they  took  to  the  liirest  and  the  wild,  and  levied 
eoiilribntionn  (as  several  raw  Htudentii  aitually  did),  they 
must  SIS1II  have  found  they  could  qualify  themselven  for 
the  );aUows,  williniit  reaehiii^  the  sublimilies  of  |Hn'lry 
and  m'litinicnt  elicited  by  the  fervid  iiiiai;liiatioii  of  the 
|Msl — who,  he  it  reeolh'eled,  was  a  stripliii);  like  llicm- 
selves  when  he  wrote  "  The  RoblHrs  " 

The  FolM'rcr  minds  of  Hritish  youth  were  never  hd  by 
piny,  iHM'iii,  or  nunanee,  to  such  a  diin);erous  iinilatlnn; 
but  I  can  well  recall  the  time,  when,  with  otliern  of  my 
own  n);e,  I  fancied  it  one  of  the  most  romantic  tliiii);M 
|Missilile  to  In-  a  capli<iii  of  Imid  banditti,  with  a  forest 
more  h'afy  than  .Aruennes  for  my  haunt,  and  a  ruined 
abls'y  or  casth',  or  inapproiiihable  cave  for  my  home — 
with  Ibnowcrs  so  true  that  they  would  rather  die  piiee- 
nienl  than  N'tray  their  ea|itaiii  or  a  eomraile,  and  Willi 
the  cnvialde/imi/f  to  every  day's  (sTils  and  ndventiircN 
— of  the  jovial  banquet,  ihe  son);,  Ihe  eliorus,  and  the 
wild  le);i'ndary  tab',  or  recital  of  my  own  dariii);  deeds. 
Thin  wan  the  dream  of  a  Imy  ;  but  iveii  when  I  wan 
I'lnancipated  froiii  the  |ileasant  enlhralments  nf  "The 
Ilandit'n  llride,"  and  similar  priMliielions,  it  was  Uiiil'  ero 
I  could  divcnt  hri);anilisiii  ol  its  clokc  of  roiiianee,  and 
see  it  in  its  own  horrible  nakedness.  In  iiiv  own  |iarli. 
ciilar  cane,  which  I  dare  say  in  not  n  nin);iiiar  one,  the 
charm  of  baiiditli  romaiiee  wan  streii);lheni'd  and  pro- 
loii);ed  by  the  pielurcs  of  .*(alvator  Rosa  and  the  prints 
from  that  grvnt  master  and  from  our  own  Mortimer;  and 
tliou);h  I  never  wciil  quite  the  len);lh  of  0  youii);  frhiid, 
who,  on  nceiii);  for  Ihe  first  time  asavn);e,  ru););eil  inoiin- 
lain  pass,  with  a  torrent  brawliii);  tlirnii|;li  il,  on  tho 
eoiifinen  of  I 'alabria,  expressed  a  hurried  re)rret  llinl 
there  were  not  a  few  of  such  fi);ures  as  .Salvalor  depict. 
I'd,  lo  make  it  complete;  still  I  rarely  could  nee  sin  h  a 
scene  without  faneyiu);  nueli  fij;iires,  and  an,  Is'twecn 
Sjiaiii  and  Italy,  I  wandered  n  );iMid  deal  in  my  youth,  in 
romantic  neciiery,  Ihe  bri);ands  by  frispieiit  nnnneiation 
of  idean  Is-eamc  familiar  to  me,  and  were  invested  with 
all  the  picliirenqucness  of  nature  and  of  the  painlera. 
In  (his  manner  liny  were  still  nomewhat  ennobled  in  my 
even. 

Hut  even  Ihia  minor  det;reo  of  illusion  bad  ronaidrra- 
bly  g'lvm  way  to  lime  and  exp«'rieiiee,  and  the  ntories  of 
the  vul);ar  atroeilics  of  the  banditti,  which  I  had  heard 
ill  .\pulia,  the  Calabrias,  the  Abruzii,  and  the  Roiiian 
ntntes,  when  chance  brnu);hl  nie  in  conlnel  and  in  nafn 
eollin|Uy  with  an  ex.hri);aiid,  whose  aecoiinl  of  his  own 
ealliii);  was  well  calculateil  to  remove  Ihe  fUgUl  de);rrfl 
of  romantic  feeliii);  with  which  I  could  still  retted  on 
Ihe  banditti. 

It  may  Is-  remarked  here,  that  nrh'sts  and  nionkn  Imvn 
not  done  half  the  minehiif  which  lias  In  en  |M'r|s'trati'd  by 
ballad. iiion);i'rs,  and  story. Ii  Hers,  and  |Hipular  Iradltiiins, 
thai  have  made  Ihe  adventures  of  fiiinniin  outlaws  one  of 
Iheir  favourite  and  principal  Mibpeln,  and  have  ileneril«'d 
them  rather  with  an  eye  to  effect,  than  <i>  truth  or  ino. 
rality.    Throughout  Italy  tlipto  bnllada  and  ttorica  arc 


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uliiio^i  ;ih  iiuiiK-riMis  UN  acrfiniilH  «>!'  iiiinirlrs  ftiid  l(X'<'iiil> 
fiT  Nuiiil>.  TIm-v  'in  iiiiioiii;  tin-  lir»l  limits  li-iiriii'il  in 
t'liililliiKMl;  llii  ii  ciiiilliiii.il  ri  IM  lilimi  riiiiiili.iriH's  llir  iiiiikI 
Willi  l.iuii  ss  (In  il>,  ivIiiUl  liirir  s|>iril  iil'  iiilvriitiiii'  lias  a 
Nlriiiii;  liiM  iiiatiuii  liir  u  vury  Miisilivc  uml  vriy  i},'iiuraiil 

|«-..lilc. 

"  I.,  t  wliii  will  iiiaki'  the  lawmif  IhiToiiiilrv,"  nayntln 
Si'dli  h  {Kill  iiil,  I'll  Iclirr  iirSiillniiii,  "  Irl  iiir  iiiakr  Ilii-  lial- 
lail>,  anil  I  will  tnnii  llir  |h'ii|iIi'."  A  littlr  ri'tlii'liiin  will 
hIiiiw  linw  inni-li  is  rontaiiii'il  ill  tliis  rt'iiiark.  W  rri.-  a 
prniif  ri'ijiiiriil  lo  Mi|i|M)rl  il«  I  wmilil  |Hiint  to  llir  naliirr 
ul'tlir  t;rii<  ral  mil  nl' Italian  liallails  anil  tii  llii^  iliaraclrr 
III'  llir  Italian  |HM|ilf.  Ami  wi.rr  i  a  ilrsput  an  |iiitint  a^ 
a  Cliinrsi'  i'iii|H'riir,  I  wniiM  (U'rn-i'  llir  (li-Nlriirtinii  (if  all 
(lii'ir  liall.uls  rrlutiii|r  to  liniranitisiii,  and  would  )ii)insli 
I'vrrv  ti  III  r  ot'  u  i^torv  or  a  traililmn  ou  that  niiliji  rt — at 
li'abt  until  llir  roiintrv  wrrr  ri\ilisrd,  wlini  tliry  ini^lit 
Ih'  "said  and  >tiriir"  witli  no  itinrr  r\  il  niii:4t'<|iiriii:rs  than 
ntliiid  tin-  !>iiiaini;or  n  rital  ol'"  .lohiiiiii;  Arnislroii!;,"  or 
"  'llir  hold  lioliiii  I  loud,"  ainoni;  lis. 

'I'lir  L'nal  ruiliM  rs  nrronntiirs  arc  yiiiir  road-inakrrs. 
A  .M,ii' Adiini  ill  Calaliria  would  do  more  in  Mi|i|irr.ssinL' 
lianditli  than  Iwiiily  saii^iiinary  tiuMriinrs,  stnli  as  llir 
llir  I'riiii'h  (  Mill  ral  Maiilii  ?,  w  Iiom'  {uorri  iliii[;s  I  shall 
Innr  orrasioii  to  drtail.  W'hfrrxrr  Lrnod  rniniiiiiniratinns 
liavr  In  III  o|i(  III  d,  llir  lirii.'and'-  li.ivr  (.'raihially  w  illi- 
ilra\\'ii.  This  I  havr  srrn  inysrlt'iti  Calaliria,  in  Apulia, 
and  in  tlir  AI>ru/./i.  That  lliis  indml  ffiinilti  Ih-  Ihr  rasr 
will  strikr  r\rrv  ImkIv,  hilt  it  is  so  in  a  ilr^rrr  wliirh  laiii 
hardly  hr  nniliTsti.od  hy  thosrwlio  havr  not  sirii  it.  'I'lii 
sijjhl  III' a  iirw  liroad  road  si  riiis  to  prodiiir  thr  sainr  Ih'- 
wiiiliiintr,  tiriilyini,'  iinprission  on  an  Italian  rolilar, 
thai  till'  iii.'iKiral  iiiirrur  id'  KuTuirro  did  oil  Ihr  ryrs  ol 
Ills  rnrrilirs. 

1  rriiii  iiihrr  oiK'r  having:  to  pass  n  district  (not  llir 
from  Tai. into,  thr  am  ii  til  Tairntiiin;  whii-h  had  loni.' 
lioriir  all  iMt'.iiuoiis  rrputatioii.  Itn  s|«'akiii);  to  a  (iriillc 
man  ol'  thr  rouiitry,  hr  as~iirrd  iiir  tlirrr  was  now  no 
grounds  tiir  apprrhrti^ioii— that  thr  i^oxrrninrnt  had 
I'uiislird  a  .\liiiilii  iitnini  tlirrr  iMonlhs  Ulorr,  and  ihul  not 
11  ^iii<;Ir  rolilirrv  li'Ht  Ihi-ii  hr.ird  ot'  siiirr.  Indrrd,  I  ill- 
iiiost  in\<iri.dilv  oliM-rxril  in  Iravrllin^  in  thr  prmiiirrs  id' 
thr  kin^'doiii  of  N'.iplrs,  that  thr  spirits  ol'  my  jruidrs  or 
mnlitrrrs  r'  \i\rd  as  wi  raiiir  lo  a  hit  ot'  nrw  road,  and 
lli'il  tlh'V  spnkr  of  it  as  a  lia\rn  or>arrty. 

llopiiiL'  thi-r  lirirr)rrn(  ral  cihsrrvatious  may  not  lia\r 
rali:;ui  il  tlir  rradri's  p.itii  iirr,  I  shall  now  prorrnl  to  thr 
niMsi  aiiiil'-iiiL:  'ind  aiitlirnlir  iiarrali\rs  of  liandilli  I  ran 
rollrri,  Ih  t),'ini;  him  to  U'ar  in  iiiiuil  thai  rohlirrs,  likr 
thr  lirriM>  Ih  I'orr  thr  tiiiir  111"  llouii  r,  arr  frnpH  nlly  lost 
in  nlisr(irit\ — that  history  has  disiiainnl  lo  rrrnrd  ihrir 
r.xploil'',  which  arr  only  to  U-  rollcctrd  in  the  si-cncs 
^vhich  witnessed  tliciii,  and  iVoin  tlic  occasional  urromils 
oftran  llcrs. 


Tin:  ui>iiiii:i{  <>i   riiK  aiiuiz/i. 

"Of  no  avail,"  says  the  cxcrllrni  .\ca|K)lilaii  historian 
Itiannoiic,  "  was  the  horrid  s|H'clacle  of  the  lorliiies  and 
ill  ath  of  till  rliicf  M  intone  ;  iSir  very  shortly  aOir  the 
kiniiilom  was  dislmls  d  hy  the  incursions  of  the  famous 
.M.irco  Sc  iarr  1,  w  ho,  iniilaliii^'  Manonc  oft  'alahria,  called 
liimscif  >  III  ihllii  ('.i/n/»;i';i(i,'  or '  Kini;  of  tin  op,  n  coun. 
try,'  and  ass,  rli  d  his  royal  prcrojjative  at  the  head  of  six 
liiiiidrcd  r^lilicrs" 

ravciured  hv  liis  position  in  llii!  iiioiinlains  of  the 
.MiniA/i,  and  on  the  eiintincs  of  aiiotlicr  i;ovcriiiiient  — 
the  papal  slates,  which  lor  many  years  liiive  heen  the 
promised  I  Mid  of  hriir.indism — this  extraordinary  rohher 
attaini  (I  the  hijriii  si  cniiiieiiee  in  his  prolission.  Ills 
hand,  so  formidalilc  in  il-e|f,  always  iiclcd  in  eoiiecrt 
with  olh.  r  li.mds  of  liandilli  in  t'le  Hoiiiaii  states  ;  they 
aiili'^  c.ieh  othi  1  liy  arms  and  council:  and  in  riseof  Ihi 
Itoinaiis  111  .iil;  pre~«eil  on  Ihcir  side,  tlicv  eoiild  always 
ret  real  aero«-lhe  froiitiiT  line  to  their  allies  in  the  \liril/./i, 
while,  in  the  same  pridicnment.lhc  Ahriiv/esr  roiildelain 
the  hospitality  of  the  wnrlliy  Mihjeels  of  tin"  |io|ic. 

The  same  cirnnnslaiiei-s  have  strcn|rthcnnl  the   han 
iliiti  ill  our  own  diys.  and  rendered  the  eounlry  lielwein 
Terracina  and  I'onili.  or  the  t'ronlicrs  of  llii'  papal  slat 
and  the  kin^'doin  of  Naples,  thr  most  iioliirioiiii  dislrirt  of 
all  llalv  for  ruhlMTs. 

Iliil  Mirro  .Siarra  vviu'  iiiorcnvrr  lavoiirril  hy  olhrr 
ein  iiiiistancev,  uriil  he  had  the  i;rasp  of  niiiid  to  eotnpn 
licnd  their  im|>ortaiiee,  to  nvail  hiiiiKcIf  of  them,  mid  I 
raise  Iniii'-clf  lo  the  irraileof  n  |Hililiral  partisan — |H'rliiips 
he  nimeil  at  that  ofii  piitriol.  His  nalive  country  was  in 
the  hands  of  Ion  inner",  and  most  de-{Kilic  illy  i.'o\crncil 
liy  viceroyN  from  S|Niiii,  who  wvrv  ircncrally  detesit  d  hv 
the  iH'ople,  find  frcipieiillv  pliiltcd  neuinsl  hy  tlic  nohililv, 
wlio,  iiiHlCHd  (ifiiiiKtfitini;  to  put  down  thr  luutuicili,  uuiiid 


aft'ord  them  ooimleniiiicc  and  protection,  when  rci|uireil, 
in  their  vast  and  remote  cst.ites.  A  (.'nat  part  of  the  rest 
of  it.ily  was  alinosi  as  liailly  ^'overiied  as  the  kiiit;ilom, 
and  consi'ipii  ntly  full  of  nialtontents,  uf  iiirii  nf  desperate 
liirlimes,  who,  in  innnv  instalic.'s,  forwnrileil  the  o|MTa- 
tioiis  of  the  rolihers,  and  not  mil'reipiiiitly  joined  their 
hands.  An  aeccssiiai  like  theirs  added  intelli^'cncc,  mili- 
tary skill,  and  political  kiiowlcdjri.,  to  the  caHso  of  the 
rude  moimt.iiiiri  rs  ol'lhr  Ahru7./.i. 

In  Ihr  roiirsrofa  liw  monllis  alli  r  the  di  alh  of  llnie. 
ditto  .Mant,'iine,  .Marco  Si  i.irra  had  eiimmittcd  Midi  ra- 
va;;es,  and  luailc  himself  so  loriuidable,  that  the  u  hole 
can'  of  the  (rovernnicnt  was  nhsorhed  hy  liiiii,  and  (  very 
means  in  its  |Miwcr  emplnycil  I'or  his  destruction. 

In  the  sprit,;;  of  l.'iSS,  he  had  iclrcalcd  willi  liis  hand, 
iM'forc  a  force  of  ;;ovcriiniciil  triHips,  into  the  .s!|:ii.  s  of  the 
t  'liiireh,  w  hicli  the  \  ice-royalists  could  not  invade  w  itlioul 
the  ]M'riiiission  of  the  )hi{h'.  In  the  month  of  .\pril  the 
yiceroy,  Dontiiovau  di  i'.uniea  < 'onle  de  Miranda,  applied 
lo  the  Holy  Sci  for  an  inimcdi.itc  renewal  ol'  an  old  I'li/i. 
rniiliiti/,  hy  which  tlu'  i  laniiii^sarics  and  the  tniops  ol 
cither  ^oM'i  luiicnt  were  aiitlinrisi  d  to  have  tree  ingress 
and  egress  in  the  Nca|Hililan  kini;doni  and  the  papal 
states,  lo  piusiie  rohhcrs,crossini;  tin  t'is|Hctivc  fionliers 
as  nihil  as  iiii^'hl  he  necessary,  and  hy  which  the  two 
stales  were  pled;;i  d  rceipmcally  to  aid  each  other  in  the 
laiid.ihle  duly  of  siippressiiiL'  all  liaiidils,  •'^ixtus  VI. 
eomplied  with  this  n  asonahle  riipiest,  hy  );raiilin;;  a 
hreve  for  three  months.  Iiiimedialcly  the  triHips  of  the 
\  iceroy  .Miranda  eiosscd  the  frontiers  In  pursuit  of  Sci- 
arra,  who,  heiiii;  properly  iiitoriiied  hy  ninncroiis  friends 
and  spies  of  all  that  passed,  turned  hack  into  the  kintrdom 
iiIhiuI  the  sanie  lime  that  his  enemies  ipiitted  it;  niid 
avoiilini;  the  pass  of  .\ntrndoro,  vvlirrr  thr  Spaniards  were 
ill  force,  he  vvas  siHin  safe  in  the  luounlain. 

The  riihher  li.id  the  synipatliics  of  all  tlie  pcnsantry  on 
his  side,  and  found  iViends  and  ;;iiidcs  every  where.  Not 
so  the  Spanish  commander  in  pursuit  of  him,  who  did 
not  Ic.ini  wliercilioul  he  was  for  several  days,  when  soiin 
I'uuilivi'  soldiers  hroii;;lit  him  wind  thai  .M.ireo  Seiarra 
was  in  the  kin;;diiiii,  and  had  jii.sl  sacked  the  town  of 
t 'elaiio,  cuttini;  to  pieces  a  tletaehiiient  of  troops  Ihiil  had 
.M  rived  lliere.  The  Spaniard  thin  rcenissed  the  frontier, 
hut  nearly  a  whole  day  iM'fore  he  reached  the  ciiimlry 
alioiit  Celaiin,  Seiarra  was  a};aiii  lieyond  the  hordcrs. 

He  had  now,  liowcMr,  eonsidcralilc  diirieiillics  to  en- 
counter. The  oMieer  had  left  a  liody  of  hold  iiien  hcliind 
liliii  in  the  papal  states,  and  these  had  Ih'cii  joined  hy 
several  coniniissarics  of  the  pope,  who  each  led  a  liunihcr 
of  soldiers,  and  carried  wilh  liiiii  his  holiness's  coininaiid 
lo  the  fiithliil,  not  lo  h.irlioiir,  hut  to  assist  to  take  the 
Neapolitan  haniliiti  wluiever  they  mif;lit  Ik'.  Sciarr.i 
had  not  cvpcetcil  so  forniiilahlc  an  array  on  the  side  ol 
lioiiie  aiviinsl  him:  he  was  several  limi  s  hard  pressed 
hy  the  troops,  hut  llie  |M'asantry,  spite  of  the  iniunctious 
of  the  siicccs.-or  ot'  Saint  I'ctcr,  slid  coiitliiiied  Ids  faith- 
ful friends.  The  historians  who  relate  these  evciils, 
cs|,. .  illy  reeord  llial,  wherever  he  wi  nt,  the  rohher  was 
kind  ill  eonvcrsaiion  and  i;i'iii  roiis  in  action  with  the 
|Mior,  i;i\inL',  Imt  never  taking;  from  llieiii;  and  paying 
Iiir  whatever  his  hand  timk  with  iniicli  more  rctrularity 
than  dill  the  ollicrrs  of  tlir  SpaiiisJi  troops.  ( 'oiisripinilly 
hr  was  aihisrd  hy  soinr  |«'asaiil  or  ollirrofthr  apiin>ai  h 
of  rvrrv  Iiir,  ot'  rvi-rv  amhiiscade  ot'  the  trisips,  ot  every 
inoviiiHUt  they  made:  and  he  linally  escaped  lliem  all, 
ki  epin;;  two  forces,  which  inii;ht  almost  he  called  armies, 
at  hay,  the  one  on  llic  Unnniii  coniine,  the  other  uii  tin 
\e:i|Hilil.'in,  lor  iiioie  than  a  week. 

He  llieii  threw  hiiiisi  If  hack  on  the  mountains  o!° 
Ahrn/zi,  where,  hy  kccjiiiiy;  hiiiisi  If  In  the  most  inae- 
ccssililc  places,  Willi  his  men  seiitlered  ill  the  most  op. 
portimr  s|Hils,  and  ret;iilar  sentinels  slalioniil  and  jruariU 
distrilmti  il,  he  had  iuvari.ihly  tlie  adviinla^c  over  the 
eiiemv.  Indeed,  whenever  the  Irisips  niusterctl  coiiram' 
to  approach  his  slroii^  holds,  which  he  was  in  the  lialiil 
of  ehan^rint'  iVeipiintly,  they  were  sure  lo  rclitrii  eonsi- 
dcralily  diiiiinislied  in  iiunilicr,  nnil  vvitlioiit  the  salisl'ie. 
lion,  iiol  only  nf  killiii|;,  hut  even  of  seeiiiu  one  iil  the 
rohtiers,  whose  nripichusses  iViiin  Ih-IuiiiI  rm'ks,  or  the 
shelter  of  forcslN  mid  thiekcls,  luiil  so  sure  an  niiii. 

.Six  mouths  )>iisseil — the  soldicrK  were  Worn  out.  The 
Spanish  olViii  r,  who  first  led  thci.i  on  the  iim  less  liiiiil, 
was  deuci  in  eonscipicncc  of  a  wound  reeeiveii  rrom  the 
rnhlH'rs.  U'inler  approaehid,  which  is  fell  in  all  ils 
rigour  on  the  lolly  Mi  ak  niount.iins  of  the  Ahni/./i ;  the 
eiiiiimissaricK  willi  flieir  men,  on  the  oilier  siilr,  had  loiiL' 
since  nlnrncd  to  llieir  lionics  at  IJiime  ;  and  thr  viee. 
rov*s  |H'ople  now  went  to  till  irs  at  Naples. 

Allcr  these  Iramiaelions,  Alareo  .Seiarra  vvas  <lccmid 
nil  hut  iiivineihli' :  hin  I'ntno  nunjt  in  sninn  Hnrrn  of  Iwl- 
lulls,  (i|ronL''hriud  lii«  jirfligt  In  lli»  ry'i  of  thr  \wn- 


anfry :  his  hand  was  n.diiforccd,  mid  he  was  hi)  to  i('i:r|| 
1  liiiiLT,  at  least  of  the  Abrii/.zi,  mid  undisturbed  for  iii:iiiv 

UoUtllS. 

It  WiiK  alHiiif  this  time  that  the  rolilnr  idiiel''8  life  \\s, 
ornaiiieiilcd  with  ils  lirii;littst  episnile,  .'Slarco  and  |||i 
merry  men  had  cnnie  suddenly  on  u  eoiiipaiiy  of  IruMl. 
liTH  on  the  road  Utwecii  liiinie  and  Napk  s.  The  rulj. 
hers  had  hei;uii  to  pluiiiler,  and  had  cut  the  ouddU  -).'irtl,ii 
ot'thc  nudes  and  hor.ses  of  the  Iruvcllers,  who  hud  h|h'i(1iIv 
olayed  the  rohbcrs'  order,  and  lay  flat  «ii  the  earth,  nil 
save  one,  n  man  of  a  striking  and  ele(;iiiit  appearaiue. 

"  I'aeia  in  terra  !"  cried  several  of  the  robbers  in  llir 
same  breath,  but  the  hold  man,  liecdleNS  of  their  iiicnaciH, 
only  slcp|H  il  up  to  .Marco  their  ehiif,  and  said,  "  I  iim 
Tonpiato  Tasso."  "  The  |K«;t  1"  said  the  nililHr,  niiil  li. 
dropiM'd  on  his  knee,  mid  kissed  his  hand  ;  mid  not  only 
was  Tas.so  saved  from  hein;;  plundered  hy  the  iiii  r« 
mention  of  his  iiaiiie,  but  all  those  who  were  Irayt  llinir 
with  him  were  perniilted  to  iiioimt  their  horses  and  enn. 
liniie  their  joiimey  without  suslainiii);  the  loss  of  ii  siiiirlr 
sciido.  .\  very  curious  proof  this,  that  a  capluiii  of  ban. 
dilti  could  t'oriii  a  jiisler  and  more  ;;i'iieroUs  notion  i.f 
what  vvas  due  to  the  iiiimortal,  Imt  then  uiifurtuiiatc  |mh|, 
than  could  princes  of  royal  or  imperial  liiieaf;e. 

Tlieviceniy  was  stun;;  to  the  iiuick  by  the  failure  of 
his  e.xpi  dition,  of  whose  siiecisH  he  had  laeii  so  ccrtuiii, 
that  the  court  of  ,Spain  was  t;iven  to  understand  thi  ii 
kiiii;doiu  of  .Napk's  h;id  iiothiii;;  more  to  fear  from  the 
incursions  of  baiiililli;  that  the  head  of  Marco  Sclarrn 
would  soon  decorate  one  of  the  iiiches  in  the  Capuiii 
gate.  Hut  Miranda  was  ii  limn  of  energy,  and  in  I.VIO 
he  reiiewi  li  his  altcnipt  to  cMcrmiiiate  the  robherH.  I'oiir 
Ihousaiid  men,  IicIhccu  iiilanlry  and  cavalry,  inarcliid 
this  time  into  the  .Miruzzi,  under  the  roniinand  of  Dmi 
Carlo  Spiuelli.  As  the  Ahrii/./ese  |«>asaiitry  navv  tliii. 
toriiiiilahle  army  enter  their  pastonil  dislrietK  by  Cnstrl 
di  Sani;ro,  and  traverse  the  mountain  llat,  "  the  plain  uf 
live  miles,"  they  whispired  "The  will  of  (lod  be  done ! 
hut  now  it  is  all  over  with  Kin;;  Marco!" 

.Marco  .Seiarro,  however,  had  no  such  fears :  but  caiiic 
iNililly  on  to  ail  o|h  n  baItU'.  Wilh  his  increased  I'orii.', 
he  tlinvv  himself  upon  Spiiii  Hi  in  the  midst  of  the  viie- 
roy's  troops,  which  were  presently  disordered;  lie  vyoiimliil 
with  his  own  hand  the  proiid  Hon,  who  turned  and  llcil, 
but  so  seyerely  wounded,  that  he  was  well  liiiii  leuviiii; 
his  life  in  the  iiiouiitains  vvhither  he  had  Kone  to  tain' 
that  of  Seiarra.  The  snldicrs  followed  their  eoinmaniiir 
as  Ih  st  they  could,  bavin;;  the  roliliers  tJie  full  triunipli 
ofthefi.  hi. 

.M.irco  .Sciarra's  courui;e  and  audacity  were  now  in- 
rnased  a  lumdrcd-liild.  He  faiKicd  he  eould  eonipn  r 
a  kiii<;iloni  ;  he  invaded  oilier  provinces,  and  niarchini; 
across  the  niountains  of  the  .\bru'/.7.i,  he  traversed  iIium' 
of  the  Capitauata,  sarkiii;;,  yvllhouf  ineelin;;  wilh  op|>ii. 
silion,  the  towns  of  .Serra  Capriola  mid  Vasto.  Nor  did 
he  slop  lure:  for  he  desceiidid  into  the  vast  plain  ot 
.\piilla,  and  took  and  pill.i;;i  d  tin'  city  of  l.uccra,  a  ver\ 
eonsidcniblc  place,  situated  near  the  cdyc  of  the  plain. 
The  bishop  of  l.iiccta,  who  Ih  d  Iiir  refuse  to  one  of  the 
(  liurcli  lowers,  was  iinliirliinately  shot,  as  he  preseiiliil 
himself  at  a  w  indow  or  lisip-lioh' to  see  what  vvas  pnssiiic. 
Without  hein^  molrstcd  by  any  attack  of  the  ;roveni. 
■  Ill  nl  troops,  Marco  Si  iarra's  band  leisurely  rilunnil 
fmni  this  extensive  pn  datory  excursion,  loiidi  d  with 
booty,  lo  their  .-Miruz/i  moimlains,  which  nvirlimkiil 
Uonie,  will  re  tin  ir  iiitirprisiiiK  chief  rem  wed  his  katia- 
vv  ith  the  banditti  in  the  si  ales  of  the  pope,  and  cneourn^iil 
111'  111  by  the  llatlerlnt,'  picliirc  of  his  splendid  surcesscv. 
Itiil  he  had  allies  inorr  inipoitanl  and  di;;iiilied  tlaiii 
Ihese,  The  inililies  of  slates  now  U'caiiie  iniicd  up  willi 
his  fall'. 

.Mlimso  I'iecolomini,  n  nolilciiinn  by  birth,  but  one  n( 
the  many  des|M'ralc  revoliilionists  Itnly  has  Ih'cu  fcrlila 
in  the  production  of — a  rebel  to  his  soverei;rn  the  ;rtiiiii| 
duke  of  Tuscuny  —  bad  tied  to  Venice,  where  he  obtaiiieil 
service  as  a  Noldicr  of  lorliine  in  the  army  with  wincli 
that  n'|iublie  was  then  nasliiK  war  with  (he  I'srocelii. 
This  man  was  em  hauled  willi  the  htand  Seiarra  liiiil 
made  against  the  fHipc  and  the  viecniy,  iieilhtr  of  wliinii, 
at  the  time,  was  in  ^ood  ndoiir  at  Veiiiee  ;  mid  he  indiiciil 
the  cnifly  senators  lo  wink  at  his  correspnudin;;  willi, 
and  liivoiirin;;  the  hold  Abnizzcse,  if  he  did  iiol  even  dn 
more,  and  (work in;;  nil  their  pabnisicH  nf  the  |Hiwcr  nf 
the  Spaniards  and  of  the  |hi|i<'  in  Italy,;  |H'rsu»ile  tlieiii 
to  assist  the  outlaw  tbciuHclves  with  miiiiey  and  anus. 

Marco  .Seiarra  was  every  day  ;;ailiiii^  importance  ninl 
Blrciifth  hy  these  maiio'uvres,  whrn  a  rtirioUH  chanfi' 
tiHik  place.  Here  I  i  iilreal  nltrtition  to  Hie  vindiclive  fed. 
inus,  the  iiltiT  want  ofjiriiiciplc,  of  decency,  flint  inarkiil 
the  prorerdiiijH  of  princrs  and  potrnlattK  in  Italy  in 
flion;  day. 


I 


I         'I'lie  i;ranil 

;     viii:;diil  [i'd 

mailer  of  en 

Vem  liaiis  ill. 

;     fcrvici',  hut  d 

;     mini.     Hut 

'     i.'ik'iit,  and  an 

services. 

Marco  Seii 
priiposc  a  bri;; 
nil  till  ir  wars 
Mini  did  I 
I'iri'iiliiinini. 
e.ir  111  these 
iiiiilil  ill  ly  tin 
|ii\iil  llieir  pr 
ri  (iinii  d  a  bai 
C.ipi.  or  bead 
iiiiiit.  The 
lis  llie  duke 
sen  ice,  and 
iiilii  file  snares 
put  liiiii  to  a 

The  oli;rarcl 
Hill  In  invite 
the  war  ii^ai 
|iri'seiit,  turiiei 
linil  .'it  Hist  dii 
where  he  wai 
IniiL',  hoH'cvcr,  i 
wlni  had  so  ma 
severe  liis.s,  mill 
I'.lst  \l  hell  l'o|Hi 

or  inure  aelive 
sliari'il  all  the 
iij  ii'u'.irded  the 
{iiili  ill  his  stall 
i.-iii    Ahliihran 
rotiiiiiission. 

liy  a  siumlta 
in-criiy's  troops 
liii~,  »ith  ahsoli 
Ai-ipiaxiva,  rouiii 
iiiiil  M'ly  adiiiiri 
li'iiipli'd,  and  wit 
Ml  that  wild  coll 
loiii  iliatc  Ihc  art' 
Ml  insulted  and  o| 
in  iilliec,  and  the 
»i  II  to  their  em 
tiiri',  ahstaiiied  I'ri] 
111'  iniilatcd  the  e 
for  uhiilevcr  the 
|ihiiits  of  the  aisiT 
iiOi  iliiins  and  licl 
I'liiispind  with  h 
lunihlli  whom  tin 
\\  illi  llicni,  as  ;;ii 
iiiv-lrrirs  and  nri 
'I'lius  deprived  t 
liv  .Vliliibraiidini  i 
till'  iitlicr,  Marco  I 
laaile  III  hiiii  hy  f 

II  |il  the  rank  and 

Klillliavr  II ;rht 

"I'll  rtorfli  liaviny 
n'iuihlii  liirtheirei 
niilMrkcil  with  six 
I'livi  rs,miil,  turiiin 
i>||  the  .Vdriatie  to 
iirsano  wns  infori 
I'lrsscil  his  stars  II 
iiin  a  siihjccl,  am. 
riliiriii'd  to  .'Sapli 
Il ph. 

Hut  the  expafrii 

III  III!'  niountains  i 
il'ii  I  HUP  U'alhcrrd 
Miiiiccd  operations 
«lnli'  .Marco  and 
•I'liarics  served  flu 
'"ilisf.icliiiii,  eorres 
liiiliii'.  ^lareo's  yl 
'il  111!  ir  body  was  i 
»w  liiiucnlcd  by  I 
•'ti'iivcs  of  ahsenei 
«i  iif  yore,  in  the  ii 

III'  had  now  be 
'urn  siidi's|M>rati'  li 
iln'iltvrs,  llint  iHiopI 
Lli."     Ilia  loiiflf  ill 


\-llS   Icll  to   lllirii 

iirlxil  Ibi'  iiKiiiy 

rhiofi  lilV  wai 

Miirco  011(1  Ilia 
ii|i«iiy  ot"  Iriaol. 
H>l<(i.     Till'  rcilj. 
lie  8ail<ll(-)!irll,8 
»lio  liuil  »|Hi(iily 
111  till!  oiirtli,  ,'ili 
il  ii|i|)i'uriimr. 
J  riilJIitTs  ill  llir 
if  their  iiinwns, 
111(1  Kiiid,  "  I  am 
ic  riililHT,  niiil  h' 
III ;  mill  not  unly 
1(1  by   llic   nil  ri. 
1  «•(  ir  triivt  lliii^r 
-  Iiorscs  iiiiil  (-(111. 
ir  loss  (if  u  hilii;lc 
H  (.'ii|iliiin  (>riiaii. 
luTiuis  notion  i.i' 
iint'urtiiiiatu  jioit, 
lincii)!('. 

liy  the  fiiiliiri'  m' 
1  Ihcii  «o  ccrluin, 
undcistiind  tli(ii 
to  liar  Ironi  Ilic 
il'  Miirco  Stiarra 
s  in  tilt'  ('ii|>ii,iii 
Tgy,  ami  ill  l.'ilH) 
[lie  rotilicrij.  l"'"Ur 
ciivalry,  inarcliid 
■(ininiand  of  Dna 
tisuiitry  saw  tjiin 
iHtrictti  l»y  ("nstcl 
lut,  "  lla'  plain  ul' 

ol'  (!od  l)f  done! 
i!" 

I  fi'iirK  :  but  came 
I  incr('as((l  lorcis 
midst  of  the  vice- 
li'ri'il;li('  Wdiiniliil 
o  tinned  and  I1(  il, 
HI  II  ni(fli  U'ttvini; 
iliad  froiie  tu  talie 

tlieir  coininanili  r 
N  lliv  full  triuni|ili 


[ity  were  now  iii- 

iie  conUI  eon(|ii>r 

s,  and  inareliiiiL' 

■  traversed  tluiM- 

(■tin;;  with  o|i|«i- 

\asto.     Nor  dill 

Itlie  vast  pliiin  (it 

il"  l.neeru,  a  verj 

[litre  of  tlie  plain. 

Hje  to  one  (it  the 

lis  lie  priseiitnl 

[vimt  was  passinc- 

I'  I  lie  (.riiveiii- 

isiirely   rduniiil 

on,  loaiN  (I    witli 

•jiieli   nnrlinikid 

II  wed  Ills  lea;;iic 
,  aiiilen('(iura|.'(il 
lleiiilid  Biieeessc". 

I   (liL'iiilied  tliiin 
iiiited  up  Willi 

lliirtli,  liiit  one  n( 
I  IniH  Uin  I'erlili) 
treijin  llie  praml 
lliere  lie  (ilitnini'ii 
j-niy  uilli  wliiili 

III  (lie  I'seocelil. 
lull  Seiarrn  liail 
lieidiir  ot'wiiiiiii, 
1;  and  lie  indiieid 
ftespolidiliK  » illii 
■did  not  even  (In 
lot'  tlie  iniwer  111 

(K-rsuaile  tliciil 
I'V  iinil  iirnis. 
lliii|Hirttinee  ami 
IriirioiiH  eliiini'i' 
'  \iniliiti\e  til  1 
ev,  tlint  niarki'il 
Li'tii  in  Iliily  III 


MARCO  sriARRA. 


9:] 


'I'lie  ijranil  diike  ot'T'iseiiiiy, entertaining  the  most  re. 
viiiiteliil  li'ilinirn  n(,'aiiist  lii»  reUI  sniijeet,  made  il  a 
iiiainr  111'  iinh'i'"'y  i'"!  deirradinit  supplication  to  the 
viiir  tiaiis  that  they  would  not  only  dismiss  t'roni  their 
►rrviee,  lint  •'''i**'  ""'■  '■■'""  ''"''■'  "'»'"■"•  .'Mi'onso  I'ieeolo- 
iiinii.  I'lil  riecoloniini,  it  was  replied,  'vas  a  iii'-.;i  o! 
talent,  and  as  u  soldier  they  weri!  well  Bii<;.,ried  with  liis 
Kcrvices. 

Mario  Seiiirra,  the  Alirnzzese  (he  did  not  hltisli  to 
l,ri,|»Ma  liri^jniidl)  wastlie  better  iiian  orthe  twotoenrry 
,111  till  ir  wars  ii(;,iiiist  the  I'seoeehi,  rejoined  the  diikc, 
ulinillilall  he  eonid  to  make  Iheni  siibslitnti'  him  li>r 
I'liiiiliiinini.  The  Venetians,  however,  turned  n  deal' 
,.^,r  111  these  representations,  niiil  the  Tiiseun  ri  liicee 
,'iiiilil  (Illy  the  wrath  ol'  his  sovereiicn  as  loiiir  as  he  en- 
.iniil  (liiir  protection.  Hilt  in  an  evil  hour  I'iccolomini 
riiiinnil  a  haiiiihlv,  if  not  an  insiilliii}:  niiswir  to  the 
Capi.  or  heads  ol'  that  niysterions,  s,in(;iiinary  (.'ovcrn- 
iinnl.  'I'he  senators  of  \eiiice  were  uhiiost  as  vindictive 
uf  ihc  diikc  of  Tuscany  ;  they  (lisiiiis.se(l  him  from  their 
HTxii'c,  and  ilrovii  him  out  of  their  states — when  he  li  II 
imIo  the  snares  laid  liir  him  by  his  own  sovereign,  who 
Mill  liiiii  to  H  viok^il  death. 

'I'lie  olifiarehy  of  Venice  then  tliniight  of  Sciurrn,  nnd 
Kilt  tu  invite  him  to  their  »crvi(-e.  He  was  to  prose(-ulc 
(he  war  aKainst  the  Hscocchi.  Hut  Siiarra,  for  Ihc 
iirisi  III,  turned  ns  deaf  an  car  to  their  proimsals  as  they 
had  at  tiisl  done  to  that  of  the  i;ran(l  duke's,  and  reinaincd 
will  re  he  was — the  bird  of  Ilie  .\brii/./.i.  lie  was  not 
loiiL',  lioHcvcr,  in  tindin^  that  in  tlii'  death  of  I'iccoloinini, 
wlm  had  so  materially  assisteil  him,  he  had  sustained  a 
SIM  re  loss,  and  Seiarra's  liirtmics  were  still  more  over- 
insl  will  II  l'(i|)o  Sixtiisdicd  and  was  siiceeedcd  by  u  iHtlcr 
iir  inure  a(  live  |K)iititr,  ( 'lenient  VIII.  'I'he  new  |H)| 
uhari  il  all  the  licliiiirs  of  the  viceroy  of  Naples,  as  I'ar 
as  11  yarded  the  baiiditli,  whom  he  dcliriiiincd  to  extir- 
|ia|r  ill  Ins  stales.  To  this  end  he  despatched  tiianfran- 
iiMii  Alil.ilirandini  ayaiiist  llicni,  Willi  u  iicmiainnl 
niinMiissiiiii. 

Ilv  a  siiiiiiltaneous  inovcinent  n  birirc  body  of  the 
viicniv's  troops  entered  the  Abru7.7.i.  The  coiniiiaiiil  of 
till-,  willi  absoliile  |«)wer,  Has  (riven  lo  Don  Adriano 
Aei|iia\i\a,  count  of  ( 'onversano,  a  nobleman  of  eonrayc 
anil  MTV  aihiiirablc  priidcnec.  'I'he  first  tliiiid  he  at- 
li'inpli'il,  and  wilhiiill  which  little  indeed  eoiihl  Iw  done 
in  llial  wild  eoimlry  of  mountains  and  forests,  was  to 
ciini  ill  lie  the  iilVections  of  the  peasantry,  who  had  liecii 
Ml  iii-ailled  and  oppressed  by  nil  his  .stupid  preilce(  ssors 
Ml  iillice,  and  the  soldiery,  that  they  could  not  hut  wish 
wi  II  lo  their  enemies,  the  robbers.  'I'he  count,  ihere- 
r.iri,  alislaiiied  from  (piiirterinir  his  troops  in  the  villaircs; 

ill'  jinilaled  tl iiihiet  of  Scinrra,  and  made  tlieiii  pay 

I'lir  wlialcMr  llicy  consiiincd;  he  liuleneil  to  the  com- 
|iliiiilH  of  Ihc  iijiLirievcd,  and  at  list  he  so  v'aincil  on  the 
.  aifri  linns  and  liclter  principles  of  the  pensants,  that  they 
(iinspiri  il  with  him  liir  the  i  xtcriniii.ilioii  o','  the  V(  ry 
lianililli  whom  tlicy  had  no  oI'Icii  }:iiiileil  and  concealed. 
Willi  llieiii,  as  i;uiilc.s,  the  soldiery  had  now  a  key  lo  the 
iiu>l(  lies  and  rcc('s.scN  of  Ihc  inininlaiiis  and  tiircsts, 

'I'liiis  deprived  of  the  prolectionof  I'ieeolomiiii,  pressed 
liv  .\lil<ibriindini  on  the  one  side  and  liy  ('onversano  on 

if ilii  r,  Marco  Seiarra  was  faiiilo  rcllcct  on  tlicteuiler 

laaile  III  him  by  the  Venetian  senators,  nnd  filially  to  ae- 
(r|it  the  rank  and  M'rvi(  e  they  otrcred  him.  They  iiiiist 
■.lillhaic  llioii;rht  him  and  those  he  coiilil  briiii;  w  ill;  him 
well  worth  Innint;,  liir  they  dospatelied  two  irulliys  of  (he 
ri'iUiblli  tiir  their  con  vcvance.  In  these  ships  .Marco  Sciiirni 
niiliarkcd  with  sivty  of  his  bravest  and  most  attached  tol- 
liinirs,aii(l,liirniii;;liisliack(iiiliisiialiveuioiiiilniiis,s;iih'il 
ii|i  l!ie  .Vilriatic  to  Venice.  As  sisiii  as  the  <  oinit  of  Con. 
irrsnnowns  inforincd  of  the  rolilKr  chief's  depnrliire,  he 
I'li'iiseil  his  stars  thai  the  kiiiirdom  was  ipiit  of  so  danirer- 
liiH  a  subject,  and  tliiiikiii|r  now  his  hiisini  ss  was  over, 
nlnriiid  to  .Naples,  where  the  viceroy  r( ceived  him  in 
liiniiipli. 

Mill  the  expntrialinir  tinndit  left  n  linitlicr  lichind  him 
111  llir  iiioinilains  ol  the  Abril7./,i  ;  and  l.iiea  Seiarra,  in 
■I'll  liiiif  (ralhired  (oirclher  (he  Hcadcreil  bands,  niiil  coiii- 
iiii'iiei'd operations  anew  with  considcrnlili  viLrmir.  Meiiii- 
uinli'  .Marco  ami  his  men,  who  In  Iheir  ipialily  of  sub- 
•I'liarii's  served  the  Venetian  r(  public  very  niiieh  In  its 
vili>laeiion,  ciirres{Min(l('d  Willi  their  titrmcr  coniradcs  iil 
Imnii'.  .Marco's  vlnrv  could  not  Ih'  forKottcii  I  The  soul 
"lllnir  body  was  at  Venice — ivery  thiinf  id'  im|Kirtnnec 
Willi  fuiiieiited  by  him,  nnd  he  freipiently  cmploycil  his 
'  liaves  of  iibHenee"  ill  \  islliiiK  them,  and  leadini;  llii  in. 


think  so  himself,  when,  landiii);  one  day  in  the  ninrehes 
of  .\neona,  belwii  n  the  iiioiintains  of  the  .Miruz/i  and 
thai  town,  where  (he  pope's  eoiiiinissary  .Miloliraiiilini 
still  riinaiiied,  he  was  met  by  a  certain  llatliiiii  llo,  to 
will"!;,  IIS  to  nil  (lid  liillnwer,  his  heart  warmed— with 
|H'ii  arms  he  rushed  to  enibraee  him — and  received  a 
traitor's  t\:if:i;ir  in  that  heart. 

Ilattimello  had  sold  himself  to  Aldobrandinl,  and  re- 
ceived liir  himself  and  thirticii  of  his  t'riciids,  a  free 
pardon  from  the  I'npal  (;(iverniiieiit  tlir  his  treachery. 
Kor  some  years  after  (he  death  of  .Marco  Seiarra,  tin  re 
was  n  pniisc  in  his  proUssii  n,  whose  spirit  hnil  expired 
with  liiiii.  Other  times  brought  oilier  robbers,  but  his 
fame  has  scnrei  ly  ever  Imcii  eipialled — ik  ver  surpassed. 


Till".  DHllJA.NDS  (II'  (  AI.AliRIA. 

Such  was  the  iiidi.mltalile  spirit  of  llic(  alabrian",  lli.il 
when  kill},'  .Miirat  was  at  the  exiri  iiiily  of  their  peniii. 
siila  with  a  liiriniilnblc  l''i'(  neb  and  .Neapnhtan  army, 
with  which  he  was  to  bent  the  l')ii|;lisli  anil  take  Sicily, 
they  a(;aiii  revolted  and  rose  in  his  rear,  liis  eoiiiniiml- 
eatioii  with  the  capital  was  eoiitiniinlly  inti  reepted,  nnd 
he  was  obll^icd  to  detach  several  battalions  I'roiii  his  camp 
to  proceed  n^ainst  the  liri;;aii(ls,  nnd  keep  the  roads 
o|Kii.  The  author  of  the  lii  tiers  upon  Calabria,  a  rreiich 
ollicer,  as  one  who  had  experii  nee  in  these  matters,  was 
ordered  lo  march  back,  and  lie  tinned  his  eyes  with  deep 
rej;rel  troiii  that  islniiil  of  Sicily,  of  which  the  I'reiii  h 
iiiaih'  so  sure,  but  which  liny  wire  never  to  ijet  1  When 
hearri\c(l  in  Ihcdistriil  of  Cn^trovillnri,  wlileli  is  sitiial- 
eil  nt  the  enlrnnce  into  Calabria  from  the  side  of  the 
capital,  he  tiiiind  the  whole  country  in  the  hands  of  the 
brii;aiiils,  or  iiisiirt;ciits.  The  iiihabitanls  of  the  villages 
borderinj;  on  the  mountain  of  Canipolcm.'^e  intern  ptnl 
all  coniniiinie.itioiis,  and  phniilered  all  the  money  liir- 
warded  to  Ihc  eaiiip,  mill  ss  it  was  prolielid  liv  a  \eiy 
powerful  escort.  <  )iir  author's  baltnlion  si  I  nliniil  occii- 
[lyiiii;  the  iiKMiiitaiii  p:i.--ses  with  iiiliiiii  lied  posts.  Tl 
service  presented  );reat  diHiciillies  in  coiiseipiiiiee  of  the 
nature  of  their  |iosilions,  nnd  the  eharniirr  of  the  iiilia- 
liitanls,  which  was  still  inore  wild  nnd  li  r(i(-ioiis  llinii  in 
till- otlii-r  parts  of  Calabrii  ;  and,  inori-over,  the  |-'ri  nrli 
were  not  nt  all  iiiipiainlKl  with  this  part  of  (he  pi-niii- 
siil.-i.  The  tirsi  place  they  halted  nt  was  .Marmano.  Mere 
.ill  scciiK-d  (|iiii  t ;  but  at  iiinlil  three  soldiers  liaviii;,'  jxone 
out  I'loin  a  ehureli  where  they  were  ipiartcn-d,  were  at 
once  piiniarded.  Tlii-  syndic,  or  prineipnl  maiii.strnte, 
and  six  other  liadiii;;  ehnrnelers,  were  arristed,  and  be- 
cause  they  could  not,  or  would  not  (liseoV(  r  the  nss.issiiis, 
were  iletaineil  as  prisoni  rs.  I.eavin;;  biliiml  a  body  of 
troo|is  in  a  convent  as  a  point  of  ri  Iri-nl  in  case  of  iieid, 
the  niillior  of  the  l,i  llrrs  anil  the  list  of  the  I'n  ni-li  sit 
liirward  lo  scour  the  iiiMiryiiit  villairi  s.  They  traversed 
some  fri;.'lilfnl  luounlains  and  yawninj;  t;nr>;i-s.  Tln- 
conlinnal  drend  of  nmbiisende  made  tin  ir  mnreli  verv 
slow.  'I'he  old,  the  sick,  and  helpless  alone  were  linnid 
III  the  misi  rnlile  villages  throiiijli  uliich  llii  y  p.issed  ;  all 
the  rest  lb d  at  their  approach.  It  was  necessary  lo 
know  wliere  these  were  assembliii;;  ;  and  to  this  ciiil  Ihc 
iiilTanced  /.ninril  seized  two  li  roeioiis  IiHikin;'  Ik  iiijjs  i  ni- 
pliiyeil  ill  tending;  Hocks,  r(-iil  savajics,  whose  mountain 
jariron  II  was  nlniosl  iiiipossiblc  to  i-onipr(  liciiil.  .'\l>er 
threalcninir  these  fellows  willi  ilcalli,  the  Kreiich  Kin. 
Iriveil  111  liiirii  from  llieiii  t!,at  n  (riitlicriii}.'  of  sevrrnl 
thousnnd  men  wailed  their  approach  in  a  dchli'  wliii  h 
tlnv  niiist  iieci  ssarily  pas-.  The  I'n  iieli  nihaiiecd  with 
rapidity,  and  by  ninkini;  n  ili  tour,  liirciiit;  their  way 
tliroii|;h  alinosl  iiii|H'rviiiiis  woods,  they  ennie,  iinexpi  li- 
ed, on  II  miillitiide  of  peisiiits  who  wer(-  IviiiL'  on  the 
ifround,  nmst  of  tliiin  fast  asleep,  and  nil  withoiil  order 
or  prepnralioii  tlir  deli  nee.  .\  volley  set  llieiii  to  llit'lil, 
killini;  and  woiiniliii!,',  lioiMver,  some  of  them.  The 
rreiieh  pinsiicd  lln  iii  at  llie  bayoiu-t's  point  lo  n  deep 
dell,  at  the  exlremity  of  which  staiiilH  tin-  \illat.'e  of  ()r- 
soiiiarzo, 

"It  Hoiilil  Im' cvlremely  diHiciiII,"  says  the  nutlinr  of 
the  111  Iters,  wliiiiu  I  leave  to  iiarrnle  (his  Inst  and  most 
ilesperati-  of  his  nilveiiliires  in  Cnlaliria,  "  lo  iiiee(  with 
any  situation  more  siililimi  Iv  tcrritii 


ver  have  thiiiii;lil  ot*  tixiii!^  their  alinde  in  such  a  plai-c* 
I'Ik-  path  which  lollows  tin-  ( (iirsc  of  (his  torn  nt  is  cut 
tlirou<;li  (111-  ruck  ;  ami  it  is  imjiossil'lc  to  i  nt;a(;e  in  any 
inlliel  Ihere  with  safely,  unless  the  hi  i(.i|it>  nre  (  ntirely 
inimnndi  (I  at  the  sanii  tiiiie.  .Mli  r  haviiit;  |,>iiar(l((l 
the  principal  intrance  of  ibis  savafje  n  treat,  by  a  d(  tncli- 
iiicnl  placed  on  (he  (op  of  (lie  only  mi.tiiilaiii  oil  uhieti 
a  Isidy  of  troops  could  be  slalioiieil,  but  wlneli.  uniirlii- 
iiad'ly,  w  s  rndii  r  too  I'ar  dislaiil,  we  went  down  the 
i^iilf,  to  ( >rsoiiiar-/.o,  to  look  tiir  |irovi-ions,  never  oiii-c 
int.-1'..rttiinir  dial  the  peasants,  wlioiii  \\r  li.iil  so  lat(  ly 
roiili  (I,  would  \enlnri  lo  show-  llieniM  Ives  iii;niii,  diirini; 
111, il  (lay.  We  liiiiiid  the  \illa;;c  ipiilc  drsi  rli  d  :  eurv 
tliini;  in  il  indieatid  the  preeipil.itioii  with  wliiili  lln- 
inliabilaiils  had  lied  Iroii:  llnir  home-.  The  doom 
of  the  uri'.iler  pari  of  the  liabilatioii-  Here  h iile  opi  ii, 
and  He  found  in  tin  lioii-i  s  provi-ions  of  ('V(  ry  kind. 
\\  lull-  we  Hi'i-e  cmployi  il  in  colli  i  tin;;  n  'lii  K,  ..  hi(  li 
-boiilil  M  rve  IIS  liir  SIM  ral  days,  we  hi  aid  some  -liot-t 
tired,  and  at  the  same  instant  the  surrounding  moiiiilains 
were  (ie(  iipii  d  by  a  iniilliliiile  of  arniid  nun.  The  ilr- 
ta(-hiiii  III  slalioniil  nt  the  cnlranec  of  IIk  d(  file  li.'iil  just 
Ill-en  nitaeked,  and  obli^'i  d  to  abntidon  its  position,  niter 

liaviii;;  II y  iiien  killid  and  woiiiided  ;  at   the    moiinnl 

H'c  were  ndvanein;.'  lo  its  asi-islaiicc,  il  Has  iilihj.'i  d  to 
turn  tow, irds  the  villa(,i(-  Hilh  the  iilmost  pn cipitatioii. 
The  |ieasan|s,  who  were  in  (-los(-  pursuit.  Ii.iil  nearly  es- 
tablished IJiemsiKi  s  bctiirc  us,  so  a-<  to  i  ul  otV  all  i  -('n|H* 
from  Ibis  eiit-throal  abyss,  H  here  He  wi  re  all  noH  i  roH d- 
1  (I  toiicthi  r  Hillioiit  any  hope  (ifbiin;;  able  to  (ip(  n  a 
passaije  on  that  side.  The  ili  t.-icbmi  nt  llieii  hastened  to 
'he  oilier  iiiillel,  where  il  was  ii'(  livcd  with  a  slioHcr  of 
sloiii  s,  and  ( iioriiioiis  pii  lis  of  mcl;  hurled  down  from 
the  lop  of  till'  nioiinlaln.  The  latli  r  erii-hi  il  In  liire  inv 
lyi-s  tHo  >appi'rs  and  a  drumiiii  r.  Si  i  ini;  iImI  we  could 
not  encounttr  our  murderous  assailants  in  this  p;t-sa;5e, 
Hilhoiit  the  ri-k  of  iitler  deslriielioii,  we  came  lo  the 
ri  soliitiuii  of  bazardiii;.' I  \ery  Ihiiii;  else  to  p  sine  f.ur- 
'm'Ivis  from  lo  dreadliil  a  siliialion.  Halls  wire  slioHi-r- 
ed  ii|mii  us  on  all  side-,  and  lie-  pii  rein;;  screams  of  no. 
nil  II  Niiiiiidcd  horribly  in  our  e::rs — senains  wliiili  ,-tp. 
ri  il  to  ns  thoM   of  tin-  riiries  inipalienlly  Haitiii;;  the 


111    least 
e,  and  Ul 
y  of  despair. 


The 
IIiIh 


upon  our  bli ml. 

•    rii-Iii  d   low  arils 

rill  li;:hl  (oiii- 
torrcMl  iiiider  a  slmwi  r  oI'IkiIIs, 
'liiiilM  d  up  the  sli cp  side  of  ii 
inecssant  tire  cit'  the  liri::,'UidK 
iss;  nnd  at    b  ii"tli    IIksc  brave 


I  m  (if  yore,  in  the  more  lia-/.ariliius 


ofti 


K  ir  enterprises 


He  had  now   been  heard  of  ho   loii|r — his  deeds  had 
to  ilesiierale  bill  Hiieecss(iil,  he  had  eHca|ie(l  no  niiiny 
rs,  that  iHiopleconcliiiled  he  must  Im  ar  "n  charmed 
llm  loiiir  iiiipmiity  iiiiKlit  iihuost  liuvo  mudu  him 


1 

inoiecnt  when  they  were 
drimimers  beat  Ihc  ( liai^ 
liilal  spot  with  the  cm  ru 
pany  havinij  eross(  d  lln 
nilli  exlicmc  dillieiilly  ' 
niounlain,  win  nee  the 
eaiisid  us  eoiisiilerabl-  b 
men  siiceeedcd  in  opening;  a  passa;;c  liir  us,  Hliicli  iio- 
lliiiii;  but  the  most  despi-rate  in ccssitv  cdiild  render  prac- 
licable.  The  moniciil  we  ^'aiiii  (I  tin  liiiijhis,  our  sol. 
lii  rs,  'ibsoliili  ly  furious,  rii-ln  d  nOi  r  tin  (  al,iliri,iiis  H  illi 
all  Hie  inipetiiosily  of  rani'.  'I'jic  tircip  r  part  of  them 
scaped,  but  a  iiiiini  rolls  ;rroiip  assi  mbli  d  on  Ihc  pninl 
if  a  rock  were  iiiassacri  d  on  the  spot,  or  perisbidhv 
IliiiLMiii;  IlieinscKcs  down  the  prei  ipiec!i.  This  iinfortn- 
iinlc  check  has  cost  us  upnards  of  sixt\-  nun;  and, 
moreoM-r,  iiiiiny  ot'  us  have  wounds  and  eoiiliisions,  and 
balls  llint  nil-  not  yi  I  evtraetid.  We  marched  dmni!;  a 
part  of  the  tiii;ht  on  our  return  to  the  convent  nt  Mor- 
maiio,  beliire  tin  se  piasaiils  illie  most  ditermiiKd  otany 
H-e  had  yet  (  neouiilered  in  Calabria  eoiild  bale  Itiiir  (o 
inleri-i  pt  us.  \\  I-  ciiti  red  the  town  to  the  Ik  at  of  drum." 

The  I'n  iieli  always  iiiaki-  the  best  of  tin  ir  ri  xerscs, 
and  IK  ver  ackiiowli  ilt'c  a  difeal  j  but  here,  a(-(  online  to 
the  otrieer's  own  fliowin;.',  they  were  soiinilly  In  nli  n  ; 
and  if  credit  is  to  be^iveii  to  some  people  of  the  ('(iiintrv 
I  have  heard  s|K'nk  on  the  subject,  the  atliiir  at  (trsiniinr. 
/owns  still  more  s(rious  than  In  has  n  pr('s(  iili  d  il. 
This  Has  slioHii,  inili  111,  by  tin  (  Ili  el  prialiici  d.  The 
ill-urn  elioii  -priail.  ami  the  comniaiiik  r  of  tin  hatlaliuli 
wa-  obliHi  il  to  111  ir  liir  riiiifori-i'iiiciits. 

Hill  shortlv  alii  r  tlii-.  Mural,  ictiirnin^'  liiinibled  fniiii 
his  vain-clorioiis,  llitilc  nllcmpi  on  .*iii  ily,  li,i\inj,i-  emliark. 
1(1  III  the  litlle  port  of  ri//o,»  to  en  cp  iiloni;  slion-  tii- 
Hiirils  Naples,  was  dri\eii  by  the  Hrili-li  i  riilsi  rs  imib-r 
the  liatlery  if  Cirella,  hIucIi  place,  only  n  ti-w  day-  lie- 
forc,  had  bei-ii  attacked   and   iiearh  lal.i  n    by  the  Caln- 


tliaii  till 


III   cxlrnordiniiry 

lies  eniriilphi-d.     Siir- 

rouiuled  on  all  sides  by  iriLraiitie  iiiounlaiiis,  terininatiii<.' 

in  eonieal  points,  il  seems,  as  it  were,  placid  nl  the  hot. 


»•  spot  when'  this   vilbu'i 


toiii  of  a  vast  w(  II.     'I'he  disci  nt 


is  by  11  steep  lliulil  of 


klll;ia 


steps,  liillowiiii;  the  windiiiKs  of  n  torniit,  which  riishi 

down  with  n   loud  roariiii;,   and  tiiriui  uraiid   eascades. 

This  torn-nt  runs  tlinniifh  the  Nillauc,  Hheiice,   lindinii 

vent  ill  the    luirniw  eleO   of  ii    rock,   it    tirtiliscn  a  line 

well  cultivated  country,  which  presents  n    most  strikin;; 

coiitrust  Willi  the  horror  liuipind  by  this  hideous  abyss. 

Il  (ipiicarn  iiicuiai  ivulilc  liow   uiiy  liiuiiaii  Uin>r«  could  lihilii'''D'V'ii|iiii 


if  tl 


Here  he  eonimiiiiii, lied   with   the   loniiiMindaiit 


IC  station,  our  nuthoi's  sii|M'ri(ir  nHic(  r,  nnd 


avm}r 


praised  tin'  i-nnduet  of  his  tnsips,  sniit  that,  aMcr  llircc 


Il  Has  al  lids  iilnrr  Hint  .Inmlilni  Mural  was  Inki  n  iiinl  slml 


H  III  II  III-  liiailc  III-  iiillil  tilli  iiipl  III  ri  ua 


iil'iliini. 


\  I  \  (  r  H  « 


tii.iilni  HI  i'i|tiiil  lo  Ills  Inn.  iiil'  hi  I  iiliilni.'i.  h  liiie.  el  all  |iiiil'>  nl  llii 


I'll  mil  Hll-  liin>l  llliiiMllulllv   lli'llhli'il.      I  nnr  II  lliiH  1 


111'  liail  lli'i  II  llir  liilOi  si  nt  111!    Iiravc,    ,11111,11,1 Hltlinillnv   l-.lllll 


anil  .'iniinlile  ipialtlii'i< 


III  II  111  III  ml  nil  Mini  tl  I-  ill  mil  ni  it  iln 


lie  niel  »l|li  In  llie  lililiv  i  niinvinl  nl  llie  ciinl  n!  l'l,»n     »  lii'ii , 


null'  llinrt'  lllllii  II  li'lll  lllli  I  till' 


.  I  shHill  nil  III!'  «|sil  Hill  ri'  till 


till.   It  Hiii«  111  liM  luiMii^  pii'siikil  ovir  iliu  loiil  extiiiiliiii  III  lln 


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yi'iira'  Imril  atTvite  in  such  a  country  on  Culubriu,  it  wok 
ni|;l>  (>■■•('  tlicy  hIkuiIiI  clianKC  quurlcri*.  lie  nindu  a  cliii- 
ractrristic  ririiiark  on  tliu  uiilbrtunatu  buiiiiiciw  of  Uriio- 
niurzo, — "  Why  ilid  ynii  go  down  into  that  cut-throat 
place  .' — iluwcrrr,  you  cunic  up  ajrain  like  brave  t'el- 
lows!"  nnd  then,  ax  80on  a»  tliu  Ungliiili  trij^utCH  let  him, 
lie  continued  biit  voya|;u  along  8hore.  'I'he  autlior  of  the 
Letters  and  his  eunirudcH  Bonn  went  alter  Murut,  follow- 
ing the  movement  of  the  army  which  returned  to  Naples 
by  land ;  and  he  expresses  his  natural  delight  to  lie  at  last 
released  from  a  wretched  exile,  and  from  a  8|ieeics  of 
warfare  which  oft'ered  neither  glury  nor  promotion,  and 
lel\  nothing  in  tlie  end  save  ilisustroiut  chances. 

On  turning  his  liack  on  the  mountains  and  brigands 
nf  ( 'ulabria,  of  which,  it  must  lie  eunfessed,  he  has  given 
IIS  wiine  interesting  details,  he  informs  us  of  tlio  French 
plans  for  future  prucrcdiiigs  there.  "  Kxtrjordinary  niea- 
■ures  of  s«:verily  are  now  to  be  resorted  to — measures 
unfurtimately  rendered  necessary  by  the  deplorable  situa- 
tion of  the  eoiiiUry,  but  the  execution  of  which  will  al- 
ways lie  repiigiuint  to  Frenchinen.  It  has  been  clearly 
proved,  that,  iiolwithstanding  all  our  courage,  activity, 
and  |M!rst'veraiicc,  still  we  contend  witli  great  disad- 
vantage against  men  born  in  the  country,  lightly  armed, 
supiHirted  by  a  part  of  the  jiopulation,  and  accustomed 
from  their  infancy  to  shoot  with  a  deadly  aim.  'I'hese 
considerations  have  induced  the  government  to  resolve 
U|M)n  adopting  a  new  system,  according  to  which  tlie 
troops  are  only  to  be  employed  in  coiii|ielling  the  inhabi- 
tants to  extir|iate  the  brigands  of  themselves,  under  |tc- 
ualty  of  being  regarded  as  their  accomplices  and  abet- 
tors. For  this  pur|iosc,ten  thousand  men  arc  to  be  spread 
over  the  two  provinces,"  iVc. 

And  this  new  syst4.>iii  was,  indeed,  soon  set  at  work, 
and  these  extraordinary  nieasures  of  severity  soon  de- 
luged Calabria  anew  with  blood.  In  tlic  French  lienerul 
IVIanheti,  Joachim  .Murut  found  the  very  man  to  HU|ierin- 
teii'l  or  direct  tJH'se  m,i«saeres  en  mtitif,  and  tlie  C'ala- 
brians  the  most  ruthless  enemy  that  had  ever  liecn  Ivt 
Ioom;  ii|ion  them.  I  have  heard  stories  in  the  country 
that  would  make  humanity  sliiidder — for  the  sake  of  that 
officer,  flic  is  still  living,)  I  hi)|K!  these  were  untrue  or 
immensely  exaggerated.  Yet  it  remains  undisputed,  and 
lias  even  licen  admitted  by  those  who  served  under  him 
or  with  him,  that  .Mimlies  was  a  cruel,  pitiless  man  to 
the  Calabrians,  the  |M'(iple  of  the  Abriizzi,  &c.  and  acted 
up  lu  a  sysleiii  of  blood  without  once  relenting.  No 
nurcy  was  ever  exieiuled  to  the  outlaws  who  lell  into 
his  hands.  Villages,  wlioli'  towns,  through  which  the 
inhabitanis  had  allowed  the  brigands  a  |iassage,  felt  his  tre- 
iiiendou.s  veiigeajice.  Any  |M'asaiit,  without  distinetion 
of  sex  or  age,  who  was  found  going  out  (o  lalwtir  in  the 
country,  with  more  than  u  small  llask  of  wine  and  a 
morsel  of  bre.id,  calculali'd  to  be  just  sufficient  to  sii|>- 
|Kirl  lile  for  one  d-iy,  was  taken  and  shot ;  for  .Manlies, 
having  made  pretty  sure  of  the  towns  and  villages,  whence 
the  brigands  could  no  longer  supply  themselves,  thought, 
if  he  could  prevent  the  |M^usan(ry  from  smuggling  out 
provisions  to  tln-m,  that  they  must  either  surrender  tluMii- 
Helvcs,ordieof  want  in  the  mountain  fastnesses  to  which 
he  had  driven  them.  If  an  honest  man  concealed,  or  cor- 
res|K>iided  willi,  or  aided  the  esca|H;  of  an  outlaw — no 
matter,  were  it  Ids  own  father,  or  son,  or  brother,  he  was 
forthwith  executed.  On  one  occasion,  when  a  condeinned 
brigand  hud  esca|ied  from  the  capi-lla,  or  chafirl,  where 
it  is  usual  to  place  criminals  the  night  lielbre  their  exccii- 
tiou,  he  shot  the  priest  who  had  Is'en  with  him,  alleging 
that  he  must  have  aided  the  rohls-r  in  his  High!. 

Uy  iiniisiial  severity  like  this,  Manlies  boasted  he  put 
down  brigandism  in  Calabria.  The  boast  was  [lartly 
liiac'e  out  by  fact. 

THK  VAIJDAKKI.Iil. 

Tlircc  brothers  of  this  very  reR|ieetable  name  enjoyed 
■  higher  and  a  longer  cclebiity  than  any,  even  of  the 
I'llaiirian  banditti,  and  may,  |H'rhaps,  Ihi  entitled  to  the 
rank  of  the  first  brigands  in  modern  times,  of  Naples — 
i.  c  of  Kuro|M'. 

Ilitlicrto  their  deeds  have  not  met  witli  regular  histo- 
rians ;  but  the  following  an!  among  the  stories  regarding 
thcni,  which  I  picked  up  in  Ihi^  country.  'I'hey  may  Ix' 
roMsidered  as  eontcmimrnry  records,  tor  when  I  collected 
them,  llie  brigand  brothers  were  alive,  and  pursuing  their 
vooatinn  with  ndinirable  activity. 

The  Vardarelli  were  of  the  superior  class  of  iwasantrv — 

Snnd  catholics,  nnii  faithful  siibjeets  of  his  Majesty  t'et- 
inanil  IV, — at  leost,  so  they  styled  tlieyiselves,  when, 
during  the  French  occupation  nf  the  kingdom,  irritated, 
some  ssy,  by  Ihr  oppression  of  the  fnreigntrs,  they  took 
(o  the  mad,  and  levied  contribulioiit,  allrr  th«  mannir  of 


their  loyal  coimtryincn  in  t'alabriu.  They  did  not,  it  is 
true,  confine  their  o|ieratioiis  to  the  ilespoiliiig  of  the 
French  and  the  officers  of  government — but  then  the 
mass  of  the  Neapulitjin  nation  Ix'came  iiit'ectcd  with 
(-•allic  principles,  and  untrue  to  the  legitimate  king — 
consequently  amenable  to  tlie  vengeance  nf  tlic  Varda- 
relli, as  long  as  they  had  any  tiling  to  lose. 

The  birtli  place  of  tliese  heroes  was  said  to  lie  some- 
where in  the  mountains  of  the  Abruzzi;  but  the  s|iot 
where  tliey  first  made  thcmseUes  known  as  public  cha- 
racters, and  which  their  exploits  rendered  famous  tor  so 
iiiaiiy  years,  was  the  valley  of  the  Itridge  of  linvino— a 
long,  narrow  pass,  through  which  runs  the  only  road 
Irani  Naples  to  tlie  vast  plains  of  Apulia,  tlie  province  of 
liari,  Lecce,  iVc.  I  |iassed  by  the  I'mitc  di  Ilovino  early  in 
the  year  IHKi,  when  tlic  mere  mention  of  iU<  name  caused 
tear  and  trembling.  I  have  liceii  there  several  times 
since ;  the  last  time  in  Ih^  i,  when  the  vigilance  and 
severity  of  (iciicral  del  Carretto  had  di'Corated  it  with 
the  heads  and  inangleil  quarters  of  some  half  dozen  of 
more  modern,  hut  less  conspicuous  brigands.  It  always 
struck  inc  as  being  an  admirable  place  for  rubbers — a 
circumstance  equally  |ierccptible  to  tlic  |icople  of  tlic 
country  ;  for  though  they  have  ct:ased  since  the  days  of 
tlic  Vardarelli  to  form  organized  bands  there,  they  have 
never  failed  de  trms  en  trmt  to  lie  in  ambuscade,*  and 
commit  robberies.  The  pass  is  in  geneial  steep,  and  in 
some  iioiiits  very  narrow ;  a  deep  ravine,  through  which 
frotlis  Olid  roars  a  mountain  stream  in  tlio  winter  sea- 
son, is  on  one  side  of  the  road — hills  covered  with  trees 
or  underwood  lie  on  the  other.  In  its  whole  length, 
which  may  be  about  liltcen  miles,  there  are  no  habita- 
tions, save  some  curious  caves  cut  in  the  face  of  tlie 
rock,  a  |>ost-liouse,  and  a  most  villanoiis-looking  taverna, 
where,  as  I  shall  piesently  show,  I  once  passed  a  night — 
and  that,  too,  when  my  head  was  full  of  Mrs.  Itadeliffe, 
and  banditti,  and  I  quite  new  in  the  country.  In  sonic 
places  the  hill  and  the  wo(hI,  or  cunci'aliiig  thicket,  is  so 
close  on  the  road  on  the  one  hand,  and  the  ravine  on  the 
otIiiT,  that  it  is  really  quiU!  enticing.  A  shot  from  the 
one,  and  the  man's  business  is  done — and  there  yawns  a 
dark,  cu|iaeious  grave,  to  receive  his  body  when  deprived 
of  what  it  is  worth.  And  then,  as  regards  security,  who 
would  follow  the  ex|ierienced  robber  through  the  inoun. 
tain  wood,  or  down  tlie  ravine,  or  be  able  to  trace  him  to 
the  hiding  places  and  holes  in  the  rocks  that  alsimid 
there  /  Across  the  mountains  he  has  a  wide  range  of 
savage  country,  witliout  ruads — without  a  path  :  on  the 
other  side  of  tlic  chasiii  the  localities  are  ei|iially  favour- 
able ;  here  he  can,  if  hard-pressed  and  long,  throw  him 
self  into  the  im|K'iietrablc  forests  nf  Mount  (iargaiius, 
there  into  the  not  less  remote  and  safe  recesses  of  Alontc 
Voltur. 

Over  tlic  narrowest  part  of  the  valley,  situated  on  the 
summit  of  a  lotly  aiifl  abrupt  mountain,  frnwn  the  dark 
walls  of  the  town  of  Itovino,  like  the  castle  of  a  H'udal 
chief — the  more  honoured  roblx'r  of  earlier  times. 

In  this  valley,  then,  the  Vardarelli  remaine<l  for  many 
years,  and  many  years  will  yet  pass  ere  the  travelh-r  shall 
traverse  it  without  hearing  stories  alsiiit  them.  During 
the  short  reign  at  Napbw  of  Joseph  Bona  |>arte,  these  rob- 
bers were  so  Ibriiiidable,  they  so  entirely  comnianded  tli< 
valley  of  Itovino,  that  rarely  could  a  coin|Miiiy  of  travel- 
lers pass  without  U'ing  stop|M'd;  a  government  olliecr.  a 
government  mail,  or  the  revenue  from  the  provinces, 
never  without  a  little  army  for  an  escort.  And  all  these 
troops  were  at  tliiics  unable  to  afford  protection,  but  were 
themselves  Is-ati'ii  otl',  or  slaughtered  by  the  brigands.  A 
journey  to  the  caiiital  from  the  Apulian  provinces,  was 
then  to  the  |N'aeeliil  inhabitants  (always,  U^  it  said,  rather 
timid  travellers)  an  undertaking  of  solemn  iiiijKirtunce 
and  peril;  Is'tbrc  embarking  on  wliii'h,  not  only  were 
ta|M'rs  burned  under  every  saint  of  the  eiilendar,  and 
every  Madonna  that  could  show  a  tmrtrait,  but  wills 
were  made,  and  such  ti'arful  adieus,  that  one  might  have 
thought  the  Val  di  UoviiKi  the  real  valley  of  death,  or 
that  the  wayfarers  were  a  forlorn  1io|H'  going  to  storm  a 
tbrtrcsB,  whose  walls  were  cannon-ball  and  gra|K'-sliot, 
with  gunp'iwdi'r  fur  their  cement  and  their  base. 

Joseph  lloiiajiarte  once  went  through  this  |iuiis  to  visit 
the  provinces  of  his  kingdom,  sitiiated  lieyond  them.  An 
innienst!  force  went  with  him,  yet  tliu  roUlK-rs  were 


*  'I'hi' isiniiliiiiei  lirrr  liave  n'wnv-i  a  ili'i.'»iihilirni,llinliilauelii 
(II  run  iiltiiiii  a  titiniliHl  yiinls  nlirnil  <tt  Uir  tiitr^.s,  unit  lit  liurk  if 
III'  Ml'  ur  •rriit  nnvlsidv  liiiklii|f  iii  iir  ilie  nmil,  TIh'w  <I<i|s  art-  salil 
11)  1)1-  ri'iimrksltly  kuro  nnd  snuncliMi^,  If  iIh>  puniIIImiis  henr  ttii-ni 
liaili,  llii'V  turn  lls'lr  Inirncs'  Iii'kiIii  and  |inlli<p  linrli,  tmiri'  iindir- 
wi'iit  n  ri'lriiurnili-  ini>n<in  of  lliU  win,  niiil  I  ui'vrr  iriivi-llril  mi 
lail  In  my  lil'i',  as  ilie  lam  linn'  i  lelniiioit  ttininiili  ilie  Val  dl  Itii 

vinii,  wllluhf  IVIncf  D'l ,ln  llirmlildlsur  tlif  nl|hi,    Hnlie 

of  thf  sirrnl,  Ih'  pnalllliin  tvlin  ncenin)  to  tw  in  ■  rcvrroralTrijIili 
^llp|<cd  hia  hor»w  marly  sll  lli*  nay 


heard  to  sa^  atlerwards,  that  huil  they  known  of  lU 
movement  in  lime,  they  would  have  reinliiieid  tlini 
troop  with  some  other  bands  from  the  iiKiiintiiins  of  lU. 
fcilicata  and  Calabria;  pounced  upon  the  king,  and,  (m,(j 
willing,  carried  him  nlF,  through  the  provinces  just  niinidl, 
to  Sicily,  to  King  Ferdinand  and  the  Fnglish.  Tin, 
might  have  liccn  a  mere  bravado.  The  cxeiMilion  nf  tuili 
a  plan  wniild  have  been  a  splendid  episode  in  the  aiiiiiiia 
of  brigandism. 

It  is  to  be  remarked,  that  ut  this  time  the  French  run. 
lidently  asserted,  that  the  brigands  here,  as  well  as  in 
Calabria,  were  protected  and  subsidised  by  tlie  lirlli<|j 
goveriimcnt,  ami  tliat  the  rublur  chiefs  at  the  I'onte  lii 
liuvino  were  in  (losbcssiun  uf  eniiimissiuns  signed  hy 
(Jeorge  III. 

Joachim  .Murat,  who  snreeeded  his  brother-in-law, 
whom  Na|>oleoii  chose  to  translir  to  Spain,  was  a  man  r.i 
more  energy  than  Joseph,  and  with  iiiKnilely  less  talni 
contrived  to  render  his  government  more  popninr,  uiij 
indeed  lietter  than  his  iinmediati^  predecessor's.  He  m  i 
to  work  vigorously  against  the  mbbi'rs,  whose  party  woi 
weakened  as  lii.i  gained  strength,  and  as  the  naliuii  ui 
large  gradually  U-licved  that  the  dnminion  of  the  Freiiih 
was  this  time  to  be  an  enduring  one,  and  liegun  to  fur-a 
old  Ferdinand. 

The  excursions  of  the  robbers  were  clieelieil,  or  liiiiil, 
ed  ;  they  could  no  longer  range  whole  provinces,  but  at 
tlie  Polite  di  liovino  they  were  almost  inexpugnable ;  aiul 
such  were  the  advantages  of  the  position,  and  the  tahnu 
of  the  leaders  of  the  hand,  that  they  continued  to  levy  at. 
casional  contributions,  and  to  elude  all  the  vigilance  of  tlu 
nuineroua  getiB-d'arvierie  and  police  scattered  over  tlir 
country.  At  times,  when  they  liad  not  licen  heard  of  li.r 
weeks — for  ninnths — they  would  suddenly  Intercept  llir 
governnieiit  proc»cfiu,  or  carry  nlf  a  |>arty  nf  truvellrrj 
(known  by  Iheiii  to  Ih'  |H'nple  of  substance,)  to  tlieii  rt, 
cesses  in  the  mountains,  where  they  would  ditaiii  tlirm 
until  ransomed. 

All  event  of  the  latter  kind  I  had  deserilsd  to  mc  iit 

the  not  distant  town  of  Foggia,  by  the  Marehesa ,  :i 

native  of  the  place,  and  one  of  the  heroines  of  her  uku 
tale. 

A  marriage  in  the  family  was  to  take  place — an  im- 
|Hirtaiil  marriage,  which,  it  was  detennliied,  iVciin  varic.m 
considerations,  slinuld  lie  celebrated  at  the  cupitiil.  .U, 
cordingly,lrter  due  preparation,  every  thing  was  reailv 
lor  deiNirture : — bride  and  bridegroom,  fathers  and  inr, 
tilers,  eniii/inirs  and  commaref,  brothers  and  sisters,  enii. 
sins  of  both  genders,  relations  of  all  degrees,  and  friimlt 
— a  fnrniidable  caravan  (numerically  speaking)  of  ilsilf, 
set  off  one  tine  morning  from  Fnggia,  with  a  vulnroiu 
escort  of  Nea|iolitan  gens-<rariiies.  They  crossed  tlic 
ii|M'ii  plain,  they  reached  the  IViite  ili  IVivino^thc  rili, 
Is'rs  had  not  Uen  heard  of  for  a  long  time — all  was  ipiicl! 
The  |ieoplc  at  the  pnst-hoiise,  near  the  bridge,  at  the  ninuth 
of  the  valley,  gave  the  most  satislactory  accounts — and  on 
the  partv  >  cut.  They  went  as  tar  as  llie  most  convenii'iil 
spot  III  ,;  roblicr'a  attack,  but  no  liirther;  tor  there  tlic 
cries  c.  ,■  ■  ti.i  Munssiiii,"  "/nrciii  in  Inni,"  were  liraiiii 
the  niounti  !  gens-d'iUiiies  turned  their  horses'  heads,  uinl 
gaMopiM'd  oif,  and  in  the  next  minute  the  whole  liiiu  ui 
carriages  was  surrounded  by  the  briganils,  with  llirir 
long  guns  ill  their  hands,  and  their  knives  in  their  liclu. 

'i'he  general  practice  of  thesi!  robbers,  when  no  iiinrc 
than  iKTsonal  s|Hiliation  is  cniitemplated,  is  to  niuke  tliiir 
patients  lie  down  on  the  ground,  and  then,  while  one  ail 
keep  watch  over  them,  with  their  guns  doulde  cnckcil 
and  aimed  at  them,  another  set  prisecd  to  rille  tliciii. 
Hut  now  the  sufferers  were  surrounded  by  a  |H>iti(ii  ol 
the  robbers,  and  mari'hed  up  the  hill's  side  into  liii 
woods,  where  they  waited  until  the  "other  gi'iillriiicn" 
hud  unpacked  the  carriages,  und  brought  up  the  valiin 
hies.  They  then  all  set  otV  together,  and  alter  a  niarrli, 
very  fatigi^ing  tn  the  Fnggia  gentry — particularly  to  Iha 
jHinr  ladies,  tliey  hailed  at  a  large,  low  hiit,  in  the  miiiiile 
of  a  thick  wimhI.  They  were  t'nrced  into  the  hiit,  wliitt 
they  I'oimd  a  group  of  women  and  ehihiren,  and  n  rii|.'ii< 
ill  the  dress  of  a  Capiicliiii  friar,  playing  ot  cards  uilli 
an  old  Is'ldam,  There  were  two  or  three  long  Is-iichn 
in  the  hut,  anil  on  thi'se,  trembling  and  exhausted,  tlia 
IHirty  sut  down.  Their  apprehensimis  were  of  a  vrrf 
iinrrid  nature.  They  expected  suinething  wnrso  tliin 
rohlH'ry  und  captivity  ;  iiir  many  nf  the  banditti  bcfran 
to  drink  wine,  and  to  hnnniir  the  Indies  of  the  party  willi 
their  very  particular  ntlcntinn.    My  friend  the  Marclaia 

was  a  younger  wnnniii  then  than  when  1  hail  tht 

honour  of  her  aeqiinintonee  ;  the  bride  was  \ery  hanil' 
some,  and  more  than  on*  of  the  bridw'i  inoids  werr,  tl 
leaiil,  young.  Just,  however,  aa  tin  ir  alarm  was  rcnili' 
ing  its  most  rxniiisile  point,  a  nnisc  was  hrard  willioiil 
the  hill,  and  to  tlic  suund*  of  Hon  d'ai  tnnn,  Don  l^'iio7i<>, 


I'l 


rtl 


luu  iiieii,  be 
of  the   robi 
Tlicy  were 
'$.,    Iiuiiiaiic   as| 
\    iatiirniant  a) 
I    for  liiiiiself 
^       "  Vnu  linv 
(die  of  the  cl 
.     (Ill'  tiiitliful  s 
.Marcliise  ex 
lii'^gcd  he  III 
und  eontiime 
"  We  kiioi 
" and  that 
ilelaiii  yon  he 
anil  returns  w 
This,  to  sa 
|irns|KCt.     Tl 
lliat  the  o)H.' 
pcrlbniicd  iiiil 
aiicc  of  a  sing 
aanlly  of  inuti 
ing  a  whole  si 
iiut  of  the  que 
iif  ducats  to 
|iros|«^ct  lor 
suddenly  he 
lie  tliiiugh)  he 
I'lu'sa  thought 
linked,  sonicth 
f      III'  threw  his  lo 
ti»k  the  lAIarcl 
u'as  I  raetano,  i 
had  Is'liavcd  wi 
A  tier  a  prop 
l,iins  aside,  am 
His  clmpiencc  ' 
rliicfs  told  the 
iniiflit  continue 
tl)  what  had  Is'i 
ihcy  had  alxjiit 
ninong  the  nihb 
«n  it  should  bt 
The  gciitlenien 
lost,   Isgaii  en 
Ihcriiwlves  of  I'v 
the  eyes  of  the 
|ia.<sliig  their  ha: 
wiTc  ciinccalcd- 
'I'lie  young  liridt 
tcn,ieious  of  a  [ 
patii'iit,  brutal  ro 
liullud  at  thciii,  II 
lliin  indecorous  d 
«')ril,  raised  the 
Willi  treinenilous 
"laiitly  fell  lielpic 
llic  blow. 

'I'lic  fellow    lltt 

"llirr  liinid  lo  tin 

I  milled  il,  and  si 

'"'ling,  perhaps,  I 

iinnging  himself 

ujicre  he  was  sur 

'I'lic  travellers  t 

I  apirils  much  ligli 

'  li.igt's  were  found 

'  al'Jiig  which  two  i 

I  •««'«,  secure  in  lb 

"Hicofthe  eniptj 

lired  packiiig.cas< 

»(ll  iiiider>tood,  ( 

•I'Yf  at  the  I'onte 

'file  |Histilions  a 

Iwlcd,  after  a  littli 

I'l'i.v  that,  from  tli 

In  llirni  by  (Jaelaii 

iniirmy,  and   Iheii 

J^ilT'inra  Marehesa 

«l  I'lr  as   merrily 

l"»»rds  Ariana. 

r>uring  the  reiiu 
(littined  liiinself  li 
''aljliria,  where  Irii 
li'Mlic  extirpation 
railing  with  great! 
"iiMsliinees.  Man' 
I'liltlleir  aelsoferi 
'■"nliniiPd  lo  Is'  ihi 
ifsifia  nig.ht  and  « 
'"'HI  llin   rarrivcra 


TIIR  TARDARKLM. 


95 


:  known  ot'  iLi.' 
ri'iiiiiiK'i  U  tlicii 
iniiiitiiiiiH  cil'  Ita. 
;  kill);,  anil,  iii4 
ii<'<'!<  jiiHt  niiiij((l, 
Kniilish.  'I'liia 
xiTiitiim  of  kuili 
idv  in  till!  aiiiii<U 

'  the  French  rem- 
rr,  UH  wi'll  ns  in 
d  by  Ui.'  HritlMi 
at  till!  I'linli'  ili 
jsiuiu  signi'tl  liy 

IS  l)iotlirr-in-la\v, 
nin,  WDH  a  niiin  <•[ 
inilvly  li'Hii  taliil 
lorn  populnr,  urij 
■ci'Hpnr's.  Ill'  Ml 
,  whose  pnrtv  »ai 
ax  till'  nulion  lI 
lion  111' till'  rriiicli 
ml  Iwjjaii  to  fiiffil 

chcnkid,  or  rniiil- 
provincod,  hut  at 
inrx|><i),'nablc ;  aiiil 
nn,  ami  tlif  talinti 
n(intii-<l  to  li'vy  (if- 
Lhc  vigilaniT  of  (lie 
sciittrnil  over  lln- 
,t  l)Ci'n  hi'ard  of  for 
Jonly  intrrcepl  llw 
jKirty  of  IriivilliT! 
it:inri',)  to  tliiii  rir. 
ivoulil  (It  tain  tliciii 


ilcNrrilHil  to  nic  ut 

c  Mari'lii'sn .  t 

uroiuca  of  her  own 

tiikf  plnri'— nn  im- 
niini'il, from  variiui 
nt  till'  capital.     Ac- 
Iry  thine  wan  riaily 
|ni,  fathers  ami  nir- 
rs  anil  sistcrti,  cnu. 
il.gri-i'K,  ami  friimi' 
!i|ifakinj;)  of  itsilf. 
ia,  with  a  valnrom 
Tliry  croKHOil  llic 
i  lli.vino — tlir  rib. 
'inif — all  wan  iiiiiit: 
hriili;r,althemoutli 
ry  nciountu — ami  on 
lhc  moiit  conveniiiil 
;hfr;  for  thtru  llie 
Irtiii,"  wiTi'lirarii; 
ir  horses'  hcaiU,  «tii! 
till!  whole  line  I'i 
ti|ranilit,  with  llii"" 
Inivcii  ill  their  belli. 
, m,  when  no  iimni 
:eil,  is  to  make  lliti' 
itlii'ii,  while  one  wt 
iins  iloubli.'  eiiilieJ 
■eed  to  rillu  tlicui, 
[led  by  a  imrlii  n  ol 
ill's  niile  into  lli« 
other  pnlli  iiirn' 
fiiUht  up  the  valan 
nml  ttller  a  niuroli, 
partieularly  to  On 
hut,  in  Ihemiililif 
^nto  thf  hut,  wliHt 
flilren,  and  a  ro).'"' 
injf  nt  rnrilK  wWi 
|liree  hm(;  Irnclm 
iml  exhaimted,  tin 
..  were  of  n  vrri 
■thiuR   worBU  than 
lhc  hnmlitti  bepin 
•  of  the  pnrty  wuh 
iieml  the  Mnrelii" 
In  when  1  had  Un 
lie  wn^  \ery  lianii- 
'•  luniiln  werf,  »' 
niarin  wb»  rearli- 
in*  henrd  willie"' 
tano,  Don  Ijiioiiii. 


l,vo  men,  belter  ntlired,  uiid  of  superior  mien  to  llie  re»t 
of  the  robbers,  entered  the  hut — and  all  was  silent! 
TIh'V  "'*■''•■ '"'"  o*"'''"  s'''*.'!"!!.  Encouraged  by  the  more 
liuuianc  asiH'it  of  these  men,  the  liusliond  of  mine 
iiiliiniianl  approjielied  them,  and  lirgged  for  protection 
for  bimsi'lf  and  pnrty — the  ladies  joined  in  his  entreaties. 
"  VdU  have  notliing  to  fear,  Signor  Marchese,"  said 
,,110  of  I  lie  chiefs,  "  you  arc  in  the  hands  of  gentlemen, 
till'  faithful  subjects  of  Ins  Majesty  Ferdinand  IV.  The 
Marelii'se  expressed  his  satisfaction  at  the  oBsurnnec,  hut 
i,i.|rj;rd  be  niiifht  be  allowed  to  get  out  of  such  comjuny, 
mill  eoiitimie  his  journey. 

"  We  know  you,  Signor  Marchcso,"  said  the  chief, 
"  anil  (hat  you  can  atford  a  good  ransom.  We  must 
detain  voii  here  until  one  of  your  servants  goes  to  Foggia, 
ami  retiuna  with  it  to  a  place  wc  shall  ap|>oint" 

This,  to  say  the  least  of  it,  was  a  very  uncomfortable 
iirosiiect.     Tiic  day  was  declining — it   won  impossible 
that  the  ojicrations  reipiired   by  tlie  robbers  could  be 
irrlbrincd  until  tho  morrow,  and  there  wan  no  appear- 
niice  of  a  single  bed ;  the  hut  smoked,  and  smelt  unplea- 
santly of  mutton,  fur  the  women  had  commenced  rooHt 
ill)/  a  whole  sheep,  wool  and  all ;  in  short,  putting  danger 
out  of  the  question,  and  witliout  calculating  the  number 
of  ducats  to  be  disbursed,  it   was  a  very  uiiconifortablv 
pros|M'ct  fur  the  Marchese.   He  was  feeling  all  tliis,  when 
suddenly  he  was  struck  by  tliu  bronzed  visugo  of  a  man 
ho  tJiouglit  he  had  seen  before  soincwhcrc.    The  Mar- 
cliosa  thought  so  too,  when  told  to  look  at  him.    As  she 
looked,  Boincthing  libe  a  tear  came  to  tlic  fellow's  eyes ; 
ho  threw  his  long  gun  in  a  corner,  and,  crossing  tlic  room, 
took  the  Marclicsa's  hand,  and  respectfully  kissed  it.    It 
was  *>aetaiio,  once  tlieir  servant,  a  man  to  whom  tliey 
had  behaved  witli  great  kindness,  ^cars  before,  at  Foggiu, 
AiVt  a  propiT  recognition,  tins  robber  took  the  ea|>. 
t.'ilii.s  aside,  and  talked  to  them   with   great  earnestness, 
His  oliK)iiiiicc  was  eiTeetive.     A  minute  or  two  after, tlie 
oliiofs  told  the  Marchese  tJiat  he   and   his  eoin|)aniuns 
iiiiifht  continue  their  journey,  uller  leaving,  in  addition 
to  what  had  lieen  taken  from  the  carriages,  the  property 
tliiy  had  almut  them.    There  was  a  little  uiurmuring 
ninong  the  robU'rs  ;  hut  it  was  the  will  of  tiie  chiefs  that 
•n  it  should  be !     I'heir  voices   soon  iin|io8ed   silence. 
The  irenllcmen  and  ladies,  glad  to  be  off  instantly  at  any 
I'osI,   Is-gau  emptying  their  |H)ckct8,  and  miburdeiiiiig 
thoiiiselves  of  every  thing,  save  essential  clotliing,  under 
till'  eyes  of  the  banditti,  who  contented  tliemselves  by 
|ia!isiiig  their  hands  over  their  (lersons,  to  ftel  if  nothing 
u'oro  eiineealcd — ^just  as  a  custom-house  olFtecr  may  do. 
'I'ho  young  bride,  however,  witli  all  her  fears,  was  very 
loiiaoious  of  a  pretty  pair  of  drop  car-rings.     An  im- 
paliint,  brutal  rohU'r,  stretched  out  his  brawny  hand,  and 
pullod  at  them,  until  she  shrieked  with  pain.     Uii  s<'eiiig 
i\m  iiiilecoroiis  deed,  one  of  the  chiefs,  without  saying  a 
noril,  raised  the  hiitt-end  of  his  musket.     It  descended 
witli  troiiiendnus  force  on  tlic  rullian's  arm,  which  iii- 
slaiitly  fell  helplessly  by  his  side.     It  seemed  broken  by 
Iho  blow. 

The  follow  uttered  a  cry  and  a  horrid  oath,  laid  his 
nihrr  band  to  the  knife  in  his  girdle ;  but  he  merely 
liiioliod  it,  and  slunk  away  to  the  farther  end  of  the  hut, 
t'c'olin>r,  perhaps,  how  injudicious  it  would  lie  to  atti'inpt 
nvoriiring  himself  on  a  eiiief,  and  in  nucha  place  as  that, 
wliiTo  he  was  surrounded  by  men  devoted  tu  him. 

Tiie  travellers  then  descended  the  hill,  in  matter  and 
ii|>iritii  much  lighter  than  they  ascended  it  'I'heir  car- 
iiii|!OH  were  found  where  they  had  left  them  on  tho  road, 
iloiig  which  two  or  three  |>casants  alone  were  riding  on 
asiK«,  secure  in  their  own  |>overty,  and  indilTerent  to  tl|e 
wtiic  of  the  empty  earozze,  and  broken  lioxes,  and  seat- 
tcrnl  packing-eases,  they  had  just  (losscd,  and  perfectly 
will  iiiiiler.-'tood,  for  such  Ihings  were  common  in  tiiose 
ilivs  at  the  I'onto  Bovini. 

Tliu  |Mistilions  and  drivers  were  for  tlir  mnst  part  col- 
IkIoiI,  after  a  little  delay  ;  the  chief's  ossurG^vwe  com- 
imiy  that,  from  the  reputation  of  "  hrava  goMi^'  given 
lo  llioni  by  (taetano,  lliey  were  safe  for  the  rest  of  their 
loiinioy,  and  their  return  from  Naples  even ;  and 
^ii,'ii(>ra  Marehcsa  and  spouse,  bride,  bridegroom,  and  all, 
•rl  otf  as  merrily  as  could  he  ex|iected,  up  Llie  fiass. 
Innards  Arinna. 

During  the  remainder  of  the  reign  of  Miirat,  who  was 
lii'ilinod  hiinself  lo  ho  put  to  dentil  like  a  brigand  in 
t'abhria,  where  Iris  oftieers  had eommilted such  cruelties 
riirllie  extirpation  of  liamlitti,  this  Imnd  prosecuted  their 
lalling  with  greater  or  less  activity,  according  to  cir- 
iiiiinlanoes.  Many  were  the  rohlM'rhs  they  eomniilted, 
Iml  tlioir  nets  of  cruelty  were  few.  Tliiir  favourite  prize 
riirilimii'd  to  Ik-  the  imirarcio,  a  kind  of  wagon,  which 
iwfN  night  and  day  to  Iho  capital,  with  remitlnnrei 
iii'ni  llin  rarrivcrs  of  Iho  dilTrrcnt   prorincei ;  it  also 


carries  merchandise,  goods,  (larcels,  ami  even  |iassengers, 
and  is  generally  escorted  by  an  armed  force. 

"  A  fainiiiis  captain  of  iMiiditti,"  says  K.  Craven  in  his 
Tour,  "  who,  during  the  latter  |iart  of  the  occii|>atioii  of 
the  kingdom  of  Murat,  had  suecessivcly  gnined  jxissi'ssion 
of  the  contents  of  liiurlecn  of  these  procacei,  is  said  lo 
have  brought  them  all  to  tlie  legitimate  Sovereign  (Fer- 
dinand,) on  his  restoration,  and  tu  have  obtained  liis 
|Ntrdoii  in  consei|Ucnee." 

The  same  gentleman  gives  the  following  amusing 
incidents, 

"  Some  years  back,  a  gang,  or,  as  it  is  called  in  tlie 
language  of  the  country-,  a  comitiva,  o(  robbem,  having 
seized  tile  ptacuccio  going  from  Naples  to  the  priiici|ial 
town  in  the  province  of  Uanilicata,  with  all  the  para- 
phernalia ap|iertainiiig  to  the  court  of  justice,  newly  esta- 
blished there,  thought  it  a  very  excellent  joke  to  put  on 
tlic  judges'  robes  and  wigs,  and  go  tlirough  the  mock 
ceremony  of  a  trial;  tlic  Judicial  forms  of  which  most  of 
them  were  but  too  well  acquainted  with.  This  self, 
elected  trihanal  pronounced  scnteiM  o  of  death  on  tlic 
very  first  traveller  who  might  fall  u  their  hands;  and 
the  day  did  not  |>as8  witiiout  an  op|Kirtunity  of  carrying 
it  into  execution." 

"  At  Orsara,  a  small  village  between  Dovinoand  Troja, 
tlic  usual  amusement  of  the  boys  on  a  feast-day  is  to 
divide  tliemselves  into  two  liands,  one  of  which  guards  a 
little  wooden  cart,  filled  with  rubbish,  representing  Uie 
prncaccio,  while  tho  otlicr  [wrforms  the  more  glorious 
part  of  tlie  comitiva,  which  attacks  it,  and  which,  it  is 
needless  to  add,  always  gains  the  victory."  Uring  up  a 
child  in  tlic  way  he  should  go,  Slc. 

When  tlic  im|>ortant  revolutions  in  Euro|>e  of  18H 
and  1HI5  proved  again  the  dieliim  of  Arioelo,  that  tlie 
lily  of  France  is  destined  never  to  to  take  root  in  Italy, 
and  Mnrat  was  hurled  from  his  throne,  tlie  Vardurelli,  as 
faitliful  subjects  of  his  restored  majesty  Ferdinand,  are 
said  to  have  imitated  the  example  ot  sundry  of  their 
co.laboraleurs,  and  to  have  proposed  renouncing  tlieir 
calling  on  conditions.  Uut  it  is  also  said  that  the  con- 
ditions were  not  agreed  to  by  tlic  government ;  and  tlie 
notorious  fact  is,  lliat  even  when  llierc  were  no  more 
Frenclmien  in  the  kingdom,  the  robbers  of  the  I'onte  di 
liovino  continued  their  depredations,  |iayiiig  no  more 
res|MH:t  to  tlio  revenue  of  Ferdinand,  tlian  tliey  had  done 
to  Joachim's. 

The  first  time  I  went  tlirough  the  valley  of  Dovino, 
was  in  the  year  1816,  not  nine  months  aftjer  the  happy 
restoration  alluded  to,  and  the  Vnrdarclli  were  then  in 
high  feature,  (iod  knows  I  heard  enough  of  them  from 
my  f'ellow-travi Hers  long  iM^fore  I  approached  the  spot; 
and  for  my  further  edification,  when,  crawling  over  the 
Apulian  plain,  which  I  thought  was  to  have  no  end,  we 
eanie  in  sight  of  the  high  mounfains  and  the  town  of 
liovino,  and  the  dark  looking  gap  iM'iieatli  it,  they  rein, 
pitulated  every  horror.  It  wiui  evening  when  we  reached 
the  post  house  by  the  famiius  bridge  ut  tlie  mouth  ol  the 
valley.  Here  four  miserable  looking  gens  d'armes  d  pird, 
with  their  earbiiies  Nlung  over  their  shoulders,  gut  up  in 
front  of  our  still  more  miserable  looking  vettura,  lor  our 
protection.  I  could  not  help  thinking  tliat  our  |ioverty 
was  our  best  protection,  as  related  to  such  a  respectable 
iKuid  as  the  Vardarelli.  The  living  part  of  the  cargo 
consisted  of  a  fat  mendicant  friar,  a  studi'nt,  an  old 
Greek  woman  from  Corfu,  who  seemed  to  he  the  grand, 
motlicr  of  all  the  Gniik  priests  in  the  city  of  Lecce, 
where  I  had  embarked  with  her ;  a  pretty  unrsano,  who 
was  going  to  see  a  brother  at  Naples,  who  had  been  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  sergeant  in  the  royal  guards  ;  my 
s«-ll',  and  a  run-a-wny  Knglish  sailor  I  had  picked  up 
starving  at  Uarletta,  and  was  carrying  on  lo  the  capital. 
(If  one  tiling  1  was  quite  sure — that  the  soldiers,  in  case 
the  rnbliers  euiidescended  to  assault  us,  would  lie  the  first 
to  run  away,  and  I  would  aliout  as  soon  liave  given  my 
llirec  carlins  to  the  rohb<:rs  as  to  tho  gens  d'armes, 
which  I  was  obliged  to  do  nt  the  end  of  their  ride.  My 
coiii|ianions,  however,  were  sorely  afraid.  The  wild 
scene,  and  the  time,  and  their  whisiM^riiig  voices,  (for  the 
uiM^n.iiioutlied  sonorous  tones  of  the  south  had  ilrnp|x-il 
into  a  general  whispiT  as  wc  went  up  the  gloomy  vaHey), 
did  at  last  atroct  me,  and  I  was  glad  when  wc  reneheil 
our  station  liir  the  night,  the  solitary  tnvernn,  tliough  a 
more  desolate,  eut.throiit  looking  place,  can  hardly  U' 
conceived. 

The  Kev.  T.  S.  Hughes,  one  of  llie  few  ICnglish  tra- 
vellers that  have  gone  Ihrough  the  valley  of  Il<ivinn,  and 
who  must  have  |insM'<l  somewhat  more  than  a  year  biifore 
my  first  visit,  gives  this  nneedolc.  "  An  oecurrenee  had 
taken  place  enniieeted  with  tlin  very  Inst  journey  of  Ibis 
vehicle  (the  procaeeio)  which  threw  all  llie  country  into 
alarm,  and  made  every  one  adviso  us  lo  proceed  hy  cca 


to  Naples,  At  a  ei'lebruteit  pass  in  the  A|>eniiiiies,  called 
the  Polite  di  liovino,  a  large  eiirps  of  brigunils,  oonoealed 
iM'hind  the  rix'ks,  had  fired  a  viilhy  u|hiii  tho  carriage, 
killed  the  hnrres  anil  postilion,  burnod  all  the  lotlers, 
taken  out  an  iiiifnrlunnle  ofFiixT,  whom  they  shot  on  the 
siMit,  and  carried  away  n  still  more  imtiirtunato  foinnlc 
In  tlieir  haunts  in  tiic  mountains.  Traces  of  tiiis  out- 
rage presented  themselves  to  <iur  eyes  in  numerous 
musket-balls  at  tliis  lime  sticking  in  the  Isidy  of  the 
iiiaehiiie;  but  we  judged  it  ex|M'diiii*  lo  priicecd  imme- 
diately after  the  eominissinn  of  such  an  act.  siiioe  it 
was  not  very  likoly  that  it  would  Ix-  .soon  ri'|M'atod.  The 
terrors  of  our  Italian  eoiii|>anioiis  amused  us  during  Ihu 
journey;  but  at  the  fiital  |>ass  their  ria-son  Momed  ulmiist 
overcome  by  their  fears,  which  wiTc  not  a  little  inoreiibed 
by  a  terrific  thunder  storm,  whose  oehiies  vvcio  finely 
reverlM'ratrd  among  the  rix-ks  and  valleys.  Wu  stayed 
at  the  |>ost-lioiise  two  hours  liefore  the  storm  abntid,  and 
when  we  arrived  at  the  s|Hit  where  the  late  utUiek  had 
been  made,  we  observed  one  of  the  horses  lying  hy 
the  road  side,  and  ils flesh  already  half  stripisd  from  thu 
cnrcass  by  birds  of  prey.  As  for  the  banililli,  we  saw 
none  of  thein,  except  a  few  wretches  bound  witli  curds, 
in  custody  of  the  (leasants,  who,  after  this  last  outrage, 
had  colleeled  togelhcr  in  large  bodies,  headed  by  tlieir 
priests,  dispersed  tlic  villains  from  tlieir  IiuuiiIk,  and 
rescued  the  captive  lady,  much  to  the  credit  of  Italian 
gallantry." 

It  was  about  a  year  ofter  this  that  I  was  wandering  in 
the  same  country,  but  in  a  dilTcrent  manner,  for  1  had 
had  enough  of  vetturini  and  their  |iassengers.  1  had 
come  on  horseback  from  Lecee  to  liari  with  the  onirier 
or  (lost  carrier,  travelling  the  whole  of  one  dark  cold 
night  and  one  day  without  stopping,  except  to  change 
horses,  and  take  a  hurried  morsel  of  footl.  This  hasty 
way  of  proceeding  would  not  suit  for  the  rest  of  the 
country  I  wished  to  traversi',  which  was  very  iiileresling, 
and  which  I  had  never  yet  cvamiiicd.  S>  at  liari  1  de- 
lerinined  to  lure  horses  by  the  day,  and  from  place  to 
place,  taking  a  man  with  the  second  horse  with  me,  In 
return  the  liea.its,  and  lo  net  as  my  guide.  I  riMh-  in  oiio 
short  delightliil  day  from  liari  lo  liarlelln.  Ilore  again 
my  ears  wero  filloij  with  tales  of  my  old  I'rieiuls  the  Var- 
darelli,  who  had  U'coine  naughtier  than  ever.  Several 
(lenple  |H'rsuadeil  me  not  lo  coiilimie  my  jiiiirney  as  I 
was  doing,  tor  I  was  now  approaching  their  range  of 
country,  and  I  had  some  dilticulty  in  hiring  a  man  and 
horses  The  ne.\t  day,  however,  I  struck  ovir  the  plain 
[>>' Apulia,  visited  the  site  of  ancient  Caiino-,  and  arrived 
in  the  afternoon  at  the  town  of  Canosa,  just  in  lime  to 
si'c  a  fight  lu'twecn  some  Carlmnari  and  Cnlilarari,  in 
which  two  men  of  the  place  were  nearly  killed,  and  one 
killed  outright.  What  with  factions  niid  robUis  this 
part  of  the  kingdom  of  Naples  was  then  in  a  pntly  slate ! 
I  made  Ciinotw  my  head.ipinrtcrs  for  more  tlian  a 
week,  exploring  the  country  thence  every  day,  and  re- 
turning to  sleep  at  night.  Whilst  staying  here,  the  fol- 
lowing news  was  received  one  morning,  and  iliseoncerted 
a  coursing  match  I  had  engaged  in  with  some  gentle- 
men of  the  town, 

A  Major  ,  a  Swiss  officer  of  talent  and  well- 


known  couragi;  in  the  service  of  King  Ferdinand,  had 
iH'en  sent  down  to  Uarletta  witli  a  force  of  light  liorso 
and  light  infiintry,  tu  keep  the  robbers  in  check,  and  if 
(Missihle  lo  dostroy  them.  In  consnpieuie  of  some  cun- 
cerlcd  plan,  or  of  some  hints  given  him,  he  marched  from 
Darletta  to  Cerignola,  a  small  town  on  the  opimsite  sidu 
of  the  wild  plain,  a  day  or  two  after  I  quilted  the  former 
place.  Lying  quiet  and  ptritu  at  Cerignola,  he  had  re- 
ceived information  in  the  night  of  the  day  liefore  Iha 
news  reached  us  at  Canosa,  that  the  Vardarelli  had  ad- 
vanced again  into  the  o)h-ii  country,  and  had  taken  |ios- 
sessiiin  of  u  matitrin,  or  farm  house,  not  fur  of]',  Hii 
inslanlly  put  his  men  in  motion,  hut  it  was  daylight  be- 
fore he  reached  the  mosserin.  The  robbers  were  on  th« 
alert ;  they  had  not,  however,  time  to  saddle  and  mount 
Is-fore  tlie  place  was  surrounded  by  the  troops,  who  might 

hi:  about  ten  limes  llieir  iiumhi-r.    Major thought 

he  had  them  in  a  trap,  and  sent  forward  a  non-eommis- 
sioneil  oiKiH'r  to  siinimnn  them  lo  surrender.  Th« 
answer  of  the  Vardarelli  was  pronouiiceil  by  a  niuskel, 
which  wounded  the  soldier,  and  sent  him  groaning  lo 
the  rear.  The  Swiss  then  dcleriniiied  lo  storm  the  inu- 
seria,  hut  the  walls  that  surrnimiled  it  wen;  high  and 
strong,  he  had  no  arlilleiy,  and  when  his  men  approached 
the  heavy  enlranee  gale,  the  robbers  within  fired  at  them 
through  loo|i-lioleii,  resting  their  long  guns  in  the  lillls 
cmhrasiires,  with  so  deadly  nn  aim,  that  Iwu  were  lef\ 
dead,  three  or  tiiur  wnmided  ;  the  rest  rnii  Imek  as  fust  is 
their  legs  could  carry  them.  I'he  bold  Swiss  then  rn- 
courogrd  his  troops  as  best  ha  could,  and  headed  a  nuiii- 


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her  <>r  llit-iii  in  n  Irrvft  :itt:ii*k  (ni  t)i«-  {|atc  ;  Ixit  liin  mm  i 
were  Nr.-itiotitiiiiM,  the  iTi'iMtcr  jtart  ot'tliriii  »*liitik  U'hincl. 
unil  hi-  liiiiiM-lt'  was  fixtn  tiirird  to  liill  Itack  out  ut'  tilt 
ridilx'r's  riiMi;!^  iillitc'  willi  u  uniiiiil  in  tlic  lianil, 

W'liilf  storming  Ironi  tlir  |>iiin  lie  sutVcrctl,  tnid  at  tlit 
ptisillainniitv  '>!'  tlif>>''  lie  funnnandcd,  to   iiis   no   snnill 

HUrjtrisc  Alftjor  ^ saw  tin'   (fair  n    tew  niiiniti.-'.  at'lrr 

tliroi' II  ci|Mii,  anil  tlir  roliUrs  isMir  liirlli  well  inoiintiil 
mill  aniii'il,  Alnionl  Ih  lore  In'  lonlil  i,'>^'<'  ('"'  "oril  iil 
(oininaiKl  to  loiii  intrali',  thr  Vard.irilli  ilasluil  tliroiit'l 
llir  liiir  of  III!'  Ik  li  MLMiiri  r.-,  wlio  iiiaili'  Way  liir  lliriii, 
iiiiil  i;ullo|M>it  aiToss  till-  plain.  Ili-  |iiit  liis  cavalry  in 
niolion  allcr  tliriii ;  but  tin-  inrii,  |irotrstiii!r  lliat  tlirir 
liorsi's  wrrc  no  niatrli  lor  llii'  I'ri-sli  onr!<  of  tin-  roliln  is, 
Hoiin  ilri-w  rriii.  Tin-  \  aiilan  Hi  llu-ii  lialtril,  ami  <il)i  r  a 
Klioiit  III  iiisiillin);  triiiiii|>li,  lalinly  Irollril  nil'  lowunls 
tin-  inoiinlaiiis. 

Tins  I  vi-nt  natiiratlv  iiiailr  n  jjrpat  iioiw*  '*  iiII  nvi-r  llif 
riiiintry,"  ami  as  in  |iriis(-rntioii  ol'  my  jiinrnry  I  hail  tn 
(JO  lliriiiii.'li  till-  valli-y  ol'  IIomiio  a;;aiii,  or  Into  Ihc  M-ry 
<j(-ii  ol'llti-  rohhi-rs,  inmiimralili'  wrri-  tin-  warnings  I  rv- 
I'OiM-d.  A  yiMinij  ladv  ot'tlu-  fioiisi-  wlirrt-  1  had  Int-ii  stav- 
iiii;  at  Canosa,  thoncht  my  prril  so  immimnl,  that  in  liid- 
iliiii;  nil'  lart'wrll,  and  ri  i  oiiiim  iidiiii;  iiir  tothcMadiinna's 
protcrtion,  and  |)roiioiini  iiiir  in  hrr  jiiilois, 'Mtod  sriid  von 
will  lliroii!;h  it '."  nlisoliili  ly  slird  liars.  Iliil  I  was  i-ii;lil- 
fvii  yi'.irK  ot*  airi-  tlii-ii,  and  lolrrabty  advciittirniis ;  and. 
111)1  to  |>ul  my  <  oiir.i(;r  in  loo  |iromiiirnt  a  lij;hl,  pn-lly 
coiilidrnt  that  tlii'  Vardarrlli  would  not  iiolic-.'  ii  wliinisi- 
cul  travrllir  with  nolliiii!;  hiil  a  litllr  porlmaiilraii  and  a 
aki'ti-li-liook  at  his  hn-k,  .iiid  a  liw  ducats  in  his  |h»  kcl. 
(As  lor  the  sti'id-i  I  pnicuiid,  two  sinli  wn-lchnl  hacks 
were  never  seen  sinei-  Mnlin^broke  inoiiiUeil  Kiiiij  l£i. 
chard.)  .Not  to  In  loo  risil-hardy,  however,  as  my  I'rii  lids 
Ihittered  me  by  sayiiii.'  I  looki  il  (rii/i/xi  ilntlinln  (bio  dis- 
tiniriiishid  a  |H-r-iiiiaL'e)  ms  I  was,  I  procured  a  rouj;li 
hrowii  peasant's  cloak,  wliieii  I  wore  over  my  I'aiijlir-h 
<rariiicnts,  and  substitnleil  the  hi^h  eniiieal  h.-it  ol'  tlie 
eoiiiilry  liir  my  Iravelhiiir  ea|i.  This  li<inxhiiitiili>  was 
very  f-oinp|i  le.  .My  o-,Mi  niMlhir  would  h.irdly  have 
known  nil-,  and  as  |  rode  dnwii  Ihe  hill  on  winch ( 'aiinsa 
Mauds,  I  ncirly  liimhli  il  "ver  my  hiprsc's  ears,  liy  laiiirh- 
iiiir  at  the  lii;iiri    I  was  i  iilliiiii. 

'J'lul  iM  iiiiii:  I  slopiH'd  at  t'aslelliiceio,  a  lillle  vill.ifc 
very  near  Ihe  I'onle  di  Hoviiio,  with  a  npiitalion  little 
miperior  to  ll.ivino  ilsi  H'.  As  I  rode  into  the  villa)."-  al'- 
ler  iiiv  j/iiide,  a  la/v  eoo|M-r  ol'  Canosa,  I  met  Ihrec  li-l- 
lows  Willi  lon:^  i^iiiis  w.ilkinij  lei>iiri-l\  out  of  it.  They 
Klared  al  iis,  hut  did  nollniiir  hut  ititeri'liaii).''e  the  "  Ai/roir; 
Kcm"  iiIoihI  eveiiiuirl;  willi  lis.  .My  iieiii  ol'  the  biilK 
mid  casks  would  h.-.c  it  they  were  roblH-rs.  Il  imirhl 
liave  bleu  so,  t'or  llii  y  Here  illvisa^rcd  dojrs,  hut  they 
nevei'  Iriiiibled  iiie,  thnii^'li  the  hiiirs  ut  my  hostel  nt  ( 'as- 
telhiecio  did  most  enn  lly. 

On  slarlini;  the  next  morniii:;  very  early,  my  com- 
jftiiiion  ri'irretti'd  that  no  chapel  was  o{h'ii  in  tin  villaL^e 
where  he  could  rct'resh  his  soul  with  a  mass,  and  when 
we  enlerid  into  the  nioiith  ol'  Ihe  valley,  lliere  was  no 
end  to  his  crossing'  hiinseir.  I  rode  ihroiich  iIk-  Val  di 
Jtoviuo,  liowt  \er,  jiisl  as  sati  1\-  as  1  had  doin-  the  vc'ir 
heliire,  and  n-aclii  d  the  lolly  town  of  Ariaiia,  when  all 
ilaliircr  from  roblM-rs  was  supposed  to  eeasi-,  just  as  llie 
Hiin  was  si-lliiiLi  oil  one  of  the  mos|  extensive  and  lovely 
KCx-iies  it  has  Ik-cii  my  lot  In  obser\e. 

.Shortly  arter  my  arrival  al  .Nipb-s,  I  learned  that  Kinff 
Ferdiiianil,  whose  reiirn  had  been  iii. irked  by  two  lliixhls 
froiii  his  capital  and  eoiilinetilal  doiiiinions,  and  nniiier- 
niiH  other  huiiiilialions,  had  set  Ihe  liiiil  siirnel  to  his  de- 
haxement,  by  Irealinu  with  and  linally  sijiiiini;  an  act  of 
cnpiliilalioM  with  the  Vardari  III,  who  were  tlieiii  I't'nrlh 
ndmilted  to  his  ser\  ice  and  pav.  The  whole  li.iiid  was 
iilUwed  to  till  III  a  ri'iriilar  corps,  still  commaiKiid  by  Ihe 
Name  leaders,  who  received  a  monllily  salary,  and  en- 
jraijed  to  sei'ure  the  valley  of  Itoviiio  and  the  provinces 
which  lliey  had  so  loiiir  ravai," d,  tioiii  all  similar  altacks 
for  the  rutiiie.  I'eoplc  in  the  capital  stared  at  each  other 
when   this   news  was  amioimci  d,  and  they  rcllceted  oil 

tlii-<|iialitii-sot'llii iitrai  tin;;  paities — a  lloiirlHin  prince, 

the  kill:.'  ol'lhe  'I'wo  Sicilies,  and  an  Ahrii7.'/esi-  |HaHaiit, 
n  hri^'atid  eliiel'.  Ihit  so  it  wnii!  mid  even  no  weak  Was 
this  despotic  ir.ivcrnincnl. 

"The  most  cell  brati  d  Irnop  ol' roblK-rs  in  oiir  days," 
Hays  l{.  h.l'raveii,  "  was  that  ot'  the  V'ardan  HI,  who  in. 
vested  the  provinces  of  Apulia  and  the  iHirders  of  ILisili. 
cntii  and  Alinr/.7.i,  and  were  supposed  to  have  colli  cii-d 
illliili-iise  wealth.  To  trace  the  pmuress  of  a  lib-  like 
theirs,  would  be  a  ilillii  lilt  hut  not  uninleiestinir  tusk: 
liy  turns,  unldicrs,  ili  scrters,  partisans,  and  trailor; — by 
Itiniff,  iinprisoni'd,  punished,  peiiilciit,  restored  to  soeictv. 
or  reliipsed  into  (fiiilt— exliibilinji  trails  of  sinKular  pcr- 
Kuniil  hravcry,  united  to  Inatanccii  uf  the  moit  extraordi. 


nary  eiiiinin;.' — and  iicehsiniial  pn.i.fs  uf  disiiileresli  d- 
iiiss,  I  oiiiiasleil  with  pacity  till  most  imhridUd: — tin 
ricilal  of  till  ir  aiKeiioiri  s  wmild  by  far  surpass  the  le. 
i;eii(lN  of  our  iiiiist  ilhistriiius  highwaymen,  footpads,  iir 
sinui,'i.'lers. 

"  'I  Ills  band  SI  leutril  .\piilin  an  the  thrntri"  liesl  ndnpted 
to  their  system  of  depredatiiiiis  :  its  va.sl,  iiiiincliwed  plains, 
oecasioiially  inters|K-rsi  il  with  patches  of  iind^rwisid,  but 
III  no  part  iitfi  riiitj  obstat  les  to  the  rapiilily  ol' their  move, 
nil  Ills  ;  the  rare  i.ec  urreiiee  of  lar^e  towns;  the  inairni. 
tiiile  ol  ilie  lliniis  or  HiM.i»>ii/;.<,  when-  they  were  sure  In 
fniil  piovisions,  tbra:re,  and  booty  iinilci! ;  all  these  eir- 
einiislam-i  s  combiiiinc  with  tliiir  local  kiiowli-i|i;<- nf  Ihe 
1  oiintry,  and  the  terror  vliieli  thev  had  iinpresM-d  on  its 
iiiliahil.inls,  had  reiulcred  their  |H)Wer  sntlicii-iilly  lor. 
miilaiilc  to  resist,  or  at  least  elude,  the  inciins  pursued  b\' 
L'oM  riimenl  tiir  lliiir  dcstriielioii.  Will  armed  and  ae. 
eoiilrtd,  and  exeillcntly  iiioiinlcd,  their  troop  was  also 
traineil  to  the  most  rii^id  dlsi  ipline  ;  and    Hon  (iaetaiiu, 

the  elder  uf  the  brothers  Vard:irelli,as  wi  II  as  e luander 

ot'  the  band,  displayed  an  aetivilv  and  skill  worthy  of  a 
iiiibli  r  profe.-siiin.  It  should  Ik-  oliserved  that  llii-y  si-l- 
doiii,  if  ever,  allai-ki-d  travellers  ;  and  their  ontrajres  werc 
i.'1-iicrally  niisiilhcd  by  enn  Ity,  ixupl  in  some  cases  of 
ri-veii);e  liir  breach  of  promise:  but  this  false  (.'Ian-  ot 
(jenerosilv  and  torUaranee,  as  well  as  Ihe  ample  rewards 
vvliich  IIk-v  lK>stoWi-d  upon  their  spies  and  aU-ttors,  and 
the  ads  of  charity  hv  wliii  h  they  i-ndeavniircd  to  pro- 
pitiale  the  lei-lini'.i  of  tie-  ixsirer  class,  renih  reil  them 
only  u  iiiori-  dislriictive  scourge  to  the  eoniiiiunity  al 
lariie.  .\  |i<'r^oM  who  had  lieeii  a  severe  siilVeri-r  by  tlii-ir 
iiii~ileids  very  jiislh  obseiveil  to  UK-,  that  it  was  very 
casv  to  i:i\'e  a  hiindred  dollars  to  the  poor  out  nf  the 
llioiisaud"  stolen  t'niin  the  ri(  Il ;  and  as  tlii-ir  (;eiH-rosily 
could  Ih-  1  stini;ited  by  this  rule  only,  the  iiiolivcK  of  it 
may  Is-  duly  appncialcd. 

"The  Apiili:iii  farms  consist  of  several  biiildinirs  ap- 
propri.iti  il  to  tin-  ililVi  ri  nt  branches  of  rural  cconoiny, 
which  the  ii:itiirc  of  the  soil  admits  of;  inid  the  niiiuls-r 
of  inilividnals  employed  in  the  various  departments  of 
laUiiir  is  sometimes  verv  irn-at,  t-s|H*etallv  diirini:  tlie 
wiiilcr  season,  v\  ben  the  cattle  are  all  ciillceti-d  in  the 
tniinHniii  t'or  the  sake  ot'  a  milder  alHide.  AH  llit-se  at. 
leiidants  and  their  sii]M-riors,  iiicliidiii(.r  the  injtnli\  or 
what  we  should  call  the  steward,  reside  within  tin-  walls 
which  always  enclose  these  cstablishmeiits.  'I'lic  nailer 
may  easily  I'orm  soiin-  idea  of  the  panic  spn-ail  by  the 
ap|H-ar.itie(-  of  the  \'aidarelli  in  one  ot*  tlu-sc  (-oloiiies, 
eoiii|Hised  i-hiitly  of  timid  shcphi-rds  and  their  laniilies, 
or  labourers,  as  unused  to  the  exercise  us  tiny  are  uii- 
prmiiled  \\  itii  the  means  of  resistance. 

" 'I'lie  robbers'  niareln  s,  (;i-iii'rally  perfiirtnrd  hi  the 
iiii.r|il-tiiiie,  were  so  men  dibly  ra|Md,  that  the  terror  they 
inspired  was  i-i|ualli'd  only  by  the  astoiiishment  ere;iteil 
by  operations  apparently  sii|s-rnatiiral ;  ami  they  liavi- 
bei-ii  known  to  have  reuniined  two  or  three  days  in  one 
ot  these  larins,  iM-fore  the  inmates  of  those  adjoinini^  liave 
been  aware  ot  their  proximity.  Ihirinj.'  this  time  they 
usually  ti-:isli  d  on  \\hati\er  the  premises  atrorded,  al- 
ways obliiriii(.r  their  inh.ihitants  to  partake  of  the  fare 
prepared  tiir  tin  iii,  tliroiii.'h  fi*ar  of  isiison.  t  hi  an  oi-ea- 
siiiii  of  this  mitiire,  when  the  principal  agents  of  the  (arm 
i-.\eiiseil  tin  MiM-Kcs  from  caliiii;  meat  iH-eause  it  was  a 
fast-ilav,  l>oii  tiaetaiio  approved  their  ahstinence,  which, 
he  assured  them,  ipiile  a;; reed  with  his  practice  in  (lene- 
ral;  but  alle<.;ed  his  iiiiiib-  ol'lili',  and  the  uncertainty  of 
his  dinner  hour,  as  nii  aiKiUnjy  for  the  infraction  of  it.- 
Oil  rcinovini.'  lioiii  the  scene  of  action,  they  always  look 
w  illi  them  what  iiioiiev  eoiild  lie  eolleiicd,  and  ns  iiiiieh 
!,'raiii  as  tin  ir  hordes  could  carry. 

".''^imetinics  the  deiuand,  or  rather  roiumand  fiir  for- 
:iire,  cash,  provi-^ioiis,  and  even  clothes,  was  not  made 
|iersonally,  but  iin|Miseil  tliroilirh  the  incdiinii  of  a  letter 
to  the  sii|H-riiili mil  lit  of  the  farm.  Ne;;leet,  or  even 
delay,  in  eoinplyiinr  with  the  Hiiinnions,  or  the  most  dis- 
tant appearance  of  tiiaehery,  was  followed  hy  llie 
destriielioii  of  the  cattle,  ami  the  eont1a(;ratioii  nf  the 
biiililiii(.rs.  In  these  eases  the  mnndate  was  eonfidcd  to 
I  |H-asaiit  or  lahoiirer,  « lioiii  the  troop  iiii(.'lil  iiieel  aeci- 
dentally,  l-'reipieiitlv  they  would  stop  passeii(rers,  and 
exact  the  exehaiii.'e  of  (;iiod  I'resli  horses  a(;aiiist  their 
own  jaded  ones;  while  more  than  onci-  they  huve  iiierely 
harti  red  their  silver  airainsl  iiii  eipiivnieiit  sum  in  (,'old, 
which  iiiii;lil  Is-  toiiiid  ii{Hin  the  |H'rsiiiiof  the  Irayeller."* 

For  Slime  time  alter  their  treaty  with  Kiiic  l-'crdinand, 
the  Varihrelli  very  eorr<-clly  kept  their  part  of  the  en- 
Lratrcmi  ut,  and  no  robberies  wi  re  heard  of  at  the  Ponte 
Ii  llo\iiio,  or  in  that  iieifrhlMiiirlnHHl.  There  wnx,  how- 
ever, n  lonjj  iieeiiinulaled  areniiiit  of  vrnpenner  scored 


*  Tour  thiiDigli  Ihe  Southprn  Pruvlnrn  nf  Napln. 


ajraiiisl  them  in  the  hi-arts  ot'  many  individuals  wlin  Imj 
siitren-d  from  their  rapn  ily  or  violriiee  ;  thi- iroveniini'ni 
monover,  was  said  both  to  liar  that  by  some  sudden  n. 
viiisioii  they  would  adopt  their  old  iiiodes  of  life,  and  tu 
nourish  ii  lindielivc  fcelin(,'  ncaiust  the  men  who  lai,| 
foiled  (hem  so  olteii.  Indeed,  it  w'uti  f  iirrently  repiirlid 
ill  the  capital  at  the  time,  that  (hi'  ipiarrel  ill  which  (In 
darinij  brolhcrs  (ill,  was  exeilcd  hy  (he  Ireai-heroiis  cinis. 
saries  of  (roveriinii-iit,  who  thus  ho|H-d  to  rid  theinscbi, 
of  Ihe  Vardan  Hi  withoiil  the  opi  n  odium  of  treai  la-ry 
and  eniclly  to  iiii-ii  they  had  honoun-d  with  a  eapilii|:i. 
(loll.  I'alher  of  (III  se  eausi-s  iiii(rlit  have  prndiieed  tin 
elli-ct,  or  i(  inldlit  very  well  Inive  Ih-cm  prmluced  by  t 
iinioii  of  the  two.  .Mr.  Craven  only  alludes  to  the  iiiurt 
appan-iit  one. 

"  Hut  il  was  not  (o  he  e.v|K'etcd  that  so  lawless  n  run. 
ledenilion  slioidd  Ion;;  conliniic  lailhful  to  llieir  cii|;,ii-,. 
uuiils,  or  thai  the  inhahilanls,  siiiartiii(r  iiiider  the  iiitln. 
tiiiii  of  oiilra(res  so  recciil,  slinuld  ever  lisik  upon  tl,. 
aiillinrs  of  them  willi  any  li-eliii(;s  but  thou-  of  niistrn-i 
or  n-vi-iii;e  :  in  t'aet,  about  a  month  previous  to  my  ipiii. 
liiiU'  Naples,  they  had  Ih-ci!  eii(;a(;ed  in  a  serious  eoiiti"! 
with  the  natives  of  an  .-Mbaniaii  village,  called  I'mri,  k\ 
Ihe  borders  of  the  .\briiz-/,o;  and  these  last,  risiii(,r  in  sii|i(. 
rior  niiinhers,  killed  the  thrie  hmlhers  with  nine  of  tin 
Imop,  and  eoiiipelU-d  the  remainder  to  seek  their  salitv 
ill  (lidlil.  It  was  said  that  the  principal  prnninter  nf  tljii 
alVray  had  lost  his  father  hy  the  hands  of  the  Vardan  Hi. 
Kniiii  that  [Hriod  Ihe  niniianl  of  the  hand  had  retired  h, 
the  ncij.'lilwinriii'r  iiiountaliis,  and  had,  under  various  pn. 
ti'iiccs,  eluded  the  order  \\  liiili  they  reeeived.  to  liiiilr, 
ami  pn-senl  Ihemselves  at  a  staled  s|kiI,  where  the  alVair 
should  111'  iuvesliiralcd.  ;\w-iin',  pmbably,  of  haviii(;  Ihui 
the  amrnssnrs  in  the  coiitliet  which  termiiialed  so  falally 
to  their  Icaikrs,  or,  dislriislliil  oi'die  iiileiitionsof  (roveru. 
tucnt,  they  had  delayed  olH'yiii(;  its  eoimnaiids ;  niiil  I 
had  purposely  rclardid  my  liepartiire  from  the  eapit;d,(.i 
avoid  the  risk  of  liiHiii;;  in  with  (hem  on  their  way  to  llii> 
liea<l-ipiart(-rs  of  tin-  district,  where  it  was  expeeied  tliiii 
by  this  lime  they  iui(;lil  in  all  pmbabilily  have  nrrivnl 
.\t  Troja,  indeed,  I  was  iiiduccd  to  lisik  u|h>ii  this  evi  iii 
as  certain,  for  that  poitimi  of  their  i-orps,  which  was  ili«. 
luoiinted,  eonsistiiii.'  of  alsiut  thirteen,  had  nssembliii 
lliere  a  short  lime  iM-liin  ."* 

We  an' now  come  tn  "the  last  FCeiip  of  nil,  wliiili 
ends  lliisslraii{re  cyentful  history,"  and  here  .Mr.  Craven's 
narrative  pos.se.sses  the  inlerest'lliat  only  an  eye-wilin-.s 
can  (jive. 

"-\t  last  I  arrived  al  Fofjpia,  the  rapilal  of  Ihe  (':i|ii. 
tanala,  which  has  ijatcs,  but  no  walls,  the  houses  bun;' 
so  irri'dularly  seatlend  ahoiil,  that  it  is  ilillieiilt  In  In 
precisely  where  the  town  begins.  I  could  find  no  Iml;;- 
in(is  al  the  miiiieniiis  inns  whieli  displayed  their  siuiis 
on  either  side  of  me,  hut  were  already  filled  hy  the  :ir. 
rivals  for  the  eiisiiiiiij  fair,  so  that  I  had  penetrad-d  si.iiu 
way  into  the  city  iH-liire  there  appeared  any  chance  nl 
heiii(r  a(-comnii)(laled  al  all;  when,  just  as  I  had  liiriin! 
out  of  a  stn-<-t,  or  rather  scpiare,  in  which  I  had  ohseruil 
soiiie  tniops  drawn  out  as  (iir  a  parade,  a  sudden  vnlliy 
of  iiiiiske(ry,  which  I  (onk  (iir  the  crash  of  a  hiiililiii; 
(lilliii(j,  (iillowcd  by  a  (jeneral  lliijlit  of  (he  inhabilaiila, 
ndcriiiij  erics  of  terror  and  dismay,  arrested  my  atli  ii 
lion  :  .sisin  a()cr,  a  [jciillemaii  liurryiii(j  hy,  ilcsired  nii' 
to  ali(jlit,  which  I  di<l,  (hou>jli  iiderly  iiiiiihle  to  (jiidn 
the  motive  of  this  advice  ;  whih'  n  sicoiid  as  slrcniinuslv 
reeomnienilcd  my  rfmoim(iii)j  my  horse  and  ijnllopiiij 
away.  The  (irst  idea  that  darted  iicniss  iiiy  mind  w:i» 
that  of  all  earthipiake,  and  a  iiumher  of  persons  riisliiii!; 
at- once  out  of  an  adjoiiiiii(j  house  leiided  to  eunlirni  il. 
I  walked  on,  in  vain  adilressiii(j  (he  fuijidves  who  passu! 
me  in  every  direeliou,  till  a  Ikiv  look  my  horse's  hriilli'. 
and  led  him  tliinii(jli  some  ohsciire  by-slree(s  tu  an  inn 
at  the  skirls  of  the  low  n,  when-  we  took  reliijje  in  a  ninin 
on  die  (jrimiid-Hoor.  into  which  my  scrvanls  and  uuiilf, 
loL'etlieam^  all  the  horses  ami  inysell',  enlcred  as  if  liy 
one  eoiiimWi  iusliiiet,  but  still  in  total  i(;iiorance  of  lln 
cause  of  alarm.  The  erics  of  se\cral  Women,  Icariiii; 
their  hair,  niid  the  incohen-nl  exebimalions  they  ullenil, 
ainon(j  which  I  could  only  dislinijuish  the  word  hiifiaiili, 
al  last  led  me  to  eonjectun'  (hat  a  parly  of  handilli  li:iil 
forced  their  way  into  the  town,  and  were  en)ja(ied  willi 
Ihe  ri-(jular  troops.  The  door  had  lieeii  eaiefiilly  b,-ir. 
rieadi-d  al  the  momciit  of  our  cii(ranec;  hut  lhi'oii(jli  (lie 
small  windows  several  soliliiTH  were  ohservahh'  linkiii); 
about  in  parlies,  with  (heir  miiskelH  n-ady,  and  al  lliui's 
a  drajroon  passed  ut  full  (jallop,  apparently  cnjjajjcil  in 


w. 


will. 

^ 

1 

S  .1,'  .\il 

■H 

tl 


*  111  ilii-  siiwu  III'  'I'nijn.  Mr.  ("raven  saw  twn  nf  ilie  Vniit:iiTl!i 
liiniil,  «  tii'se  si;iitiri'  niiit  iiinriiiit  air,  lii-i|iliii-iir<l  by  a  plriiiH'^'i'i' 
lint  Irn'siilur  iiiiiliiini,  aiiraclcd  lila  alluiiilen  in  n  i(i'grw  wliirli  li  ■ 
enuli-  iliiiiishi  11  |iiiiili-ni  lo  rF)irvi<f ,  hy  inCoriiiing  liiin  uCllinir  qnalin 
mill  pr<>ri'ssii)ii. 


|iiirsiii(.  'I'l 
sliiils,  coiiliri 
l»'-rii's,  liotte 
:iii  iiK.iek  at 
lisniicd,  seen 

of  ilollllt,  till 

iiad  aOer  Ikui 

laiillii-r  and 

ili'.irer  iusijl 

iiniiiiier,    the 

kiniHu  hi  me 

an-  ;is  follow. 

"  'I'lie  reini 

-      llirill.'S'lvi 

/    I'ii  I,  part  of 

'     nil  lit  I  |iaiise( 

11.1-;  ivajjcd 

.     '.Ill  (jeneral,  w 

ijavu  ordera  fo 

phee.     Arte 

tery  account  i 

niliims  lorc| 

inuiid.-i.     'J'his 

:iiiil  «  liiliij  alti 

ii'liii-r  sent  fro 

III'  y  were  raii( 

11"!  Ill  say  tei 

tl  liilly  eomniai 

:i]i,irtiiieiil  to  SI 

Miiliout  their 

in  ler  p;;rt  (roll 

liny  iiiadp  use 

n-^l"  i-.itcd  the  o 

lui-li,  who  was 

til.  iilher  lired  I 

iiiirk,  W';i.s  shot 

IMtc.     This  wa 

p.iiiiiiiis,  that  Wi 

nniski-try   from 

l.p  I'lciii,  which 

iiiii'Milj  the  crow 

nil  III!'  Hjiot.      Fi 

iiiiinl  tu  sjiriii(r  i 

ilini'tioiis   out  ( 

nail  lln'd  at  an  t 

I'riMiiiers ;  hut  a 

l.ir.  tlie  first  pla 

hImiIi  liaviii(j  on 

n  ili-li-iisible  asyl 

iii-«s  of  this  reel' 

Willi  success,  fo 

M-\.  ral  others  wl 

ill'tliis  last  de.sjM 

lip,  .ind  made  kn 

ilir  to  briiiij  ns  s 

ilisin.-iy   and    n(fi 

llirniijhout  the  I 

I  ik'-ii  wen'  sent  i 

II'  il  Id  |)prsiiade 

il'llii'y  perseverei 

ii:ilan'  of  their  ri 

"iiiilil  lie  Ii(r||ied 

I'Minu  their  com 

Mile  men  never  i 

tills  threat  was  pi 

lure  blocked  up  \i 

sitinition  US  most 

liy  till'  la.st  resour 

lln-  i-i'llnr  was  enl 

l"M  Iniilies,  coyer 

'Inv  liad  received 

"  III  about  five 

ri'stiind  to  the  cit 

III'  .ilariii  ocensioi 

lliiiw-  of  aversion  i 

f-i  SSI'S  of  the  ham 

("HIS  of  compnssii 

lianly  a  deiUli.     1 

"'>i'ri'  piinisluiienl 

111'  III)  moans  llivi 

iiillii-l  il. 

"  111  the  cyeiiin( 
biri'il  III  send  my 
'"iiiiiiandant  o 
M;U'   fiURUlS- 


r,,l 


WA^LW^m^Q  umiLmm^  ©iiB^ow^t^ii^iiT^  iniBs^ii^KT. 


I 


;  till'  ^[ovrrhiiiiiii, 
»i()in('  Miildcii  r>. 
IS  ol"  lil'i',  mill  III 
II'  iiit'ii  uhii  hod 
iirriiitly  ri|Mirliii 
rri'l  10  wliit'li  (lii- 
Iri'ii'l"  r')""  iiiii!- 
to  rill  tliiniKilMi 
iiiiii  'il'  tii'acliiTy 

I  vvilll  11  r!l|iitlll::. 
iivr   proiliiri'il  tin 

II  |>r<jiliiri'<i  l<y  t 
lliclcs  to  till'  Iiiuru 

so  lawli'sH  n  oni! 
il  It)  llu-ir  ciiniii'i 
;  iliiiliT  iIh'  iiitlii. 
■1  r  liKik  iipiiii  llii; 

llidfi'  I'f  iiii^trii-t 
.  vimis  111  my  liuil. 
1  a  srriiiils  coiiti-t 
•,  ciilli  il  I'riiri,  nn 
ant,  rij-hii;  insii|». 
I  with  iiiiii'  111'  till 
1  H(.ik  tliiir  Biili ly 
ill  prnniolir  nl'tliiii 

111'  tin'  Vurdan  111. 
ami  liati  nlirrii  Id 
nuilir  variiuis  prr- 
rri'iiviil.  to  mull', 
il,  wlicrr  llie  iilVaIr 
ily,  nt'luiviiif;  Ihiii 
Tiniiialril  so  lalally 
ilriitiiiiii'<'l"R"^>'fii- 
coiiiinaiiils;  iiiiil  I 
I'rimi  llio  ciipit;il.l'i 
on  tlirir  way  to  'ln' 

was  cxpictiil  lint 
liilily  liuvf  arriviil. 
ok  u|Kiii  lliis  I VI  ill 
rps,  wliirii  was  ili-- 
L'li,  liutl  nssi'iiililiil 

erne  of  all,  wliirli 
I  lii'iT  Mr.  C'ravoii's 
Illy  an  lycwilmx 

•npital  of  tliu  (';iiii- 
1,  tlir  lionsis  licini; 
is  ililliinlt  to  IW 
roiilil  liliil  no  Iml^- 
pliivi'il  tlii-'ir  sii;in 
ily  Villcd  liy  tlir  :ir. 
ml  piMiilraU'd  soiiir 
111   any   rhanic  nl 
.1  as  i  liail  Inniii! 
ii'li  I  liail  olisrruil 
a  siiililcn  viilliy 
ash  III'  a  linililiiii: 
,r  the   inhaliilaiiN, 
irri'stcil   niy  altrii 
IjT  liy,   llcsirc'll    Mil' 
iinalilo  I"  (.'111" 
liinil  as  stri'nuniisiy 
\r!H-   anil  (xallnpiiii: 
OSS  my  miiiil  w^i-^ 
il"  prrsoiis  ruhirmi! 
Iiilcil  til  I'unrinii  it. 
ilivi'H  who  pas*('il 
my  horse's  briilk 
L-.sin  rts   to  an  inn 
ri'rnfrr  in  a  rmini 
rvaiits  mill  iruiili'. 
r,  iiitiri'd  as  it'  liy 
Il  ijiniiranrr  of  lln' 
11  wonifn,  tiarini! 
lions  llii'y  nttiMvil, 
|tlir  word  hiii!it<il!, 
y  of  hanilitti  l>ii<l 
rri'  i'n);ai;i'd  will' 
rn   cairl'iilly  lur- 
;  hut  lliioiii;li  tlio 
ihsorvahli-  hirkini! 
[ally,  and  at  liiiif' 
Icnlly  rii|;a|,'nl  ill 


l«n  111'  ilio  Vntdniil!! 
Iiipil  In-  II  iili'liiii'-'|ii' 
Ti  n  ili'Bri'i'  wliii'li  ti  • 
lisliiiniil'ilmirniiiilni' 


\«H 


i>iiii,.\i>i':ij>iii.\,  riJiiti  vitv  -M,  ixa. 


M>. 


S.I 


II.    !• .    ........^.....    ......    ■  ...... 

I'hintrii  Asii  ri'm.iKiiRii  iiv  .\I)AM  \\'.M.|iir..  .Nn.  t),  Niiitrii  l-'.iutirii  HrKKi  i.  i'tiii.\iiKi  riiu— .\  r  .«.'i  lor  .Vj    iiiiinlii r.i,  |i.'u  iMr  in  iiiliiiiii-r. 

It-  iV   1^    S.    W'OOir    I'lUMkllH    AMI   I'l  lll.l^llKUK,   \rw    YilllK,  t  t  I'lilHl.MX    \.    VVllllll   fi   ('It.    HiiiiK<M.l.r.Kli,    ll\l. I1Mi.uk, 

.li.  .Vui'nl.i  anil  I'litihulii-ri  (»r  llii*  ^tnlt  nl'  Ntw  Vurh  niiil  nil  ilir  \i>iv  Kiiulniiil  RlatrN,        ]  f     Hul.     Xl'iiiIb  I'm  llif  ^liitm  nt'  M;ii>  laiiit.  Viiuiiiia    utiil  Oliin,  mi  I  tin- r.l>  uf  Nrw  Orli'mii. 


piirsiiil.  'I'hr.411  rii'cumstancrs,  and  ocrasioiiul  iiiuskit- 
sliiils,  roiiririiird  my  suspiriuiiM ;  hill  lliat  a  nang  uf  roh. 
|i.'rii's,  liuAi'vrr  d.iriii);  and  drH|ic'rute,  should  havi'  inadr 
all  all.iik  at  inid-d.iy  nil  u  larj{e  city  rrsiH;ttalilv  irar- 
lisiiiird,  SI  oniod  su  improhahlc  that  1  rolitiniK'd  in  i  stati' 
iiriliiiilit,  till  tilt:  Kim  of  my  liostcsK  made  his  ap|M.iraiii'i'; 
iinJ  al1rr  Immii;,'  ru|H'atcdIy  kig.si'd  and  wrpt  u|h)1i  liy  his 
iiuillii-r  and  lirr  liislirTrfli'd  compaiiiiinis  hr  );aM:  iiii'  a 
,  Il  in  r  insight  into  thoatfuir,  hy  rilatiii(f,  in  an  iminrl'Li-t 
iiiaiiiitr,  the  dttail.s,  whii'li  wire  suhscijuuntly  iiiudi: 
kiinvvii  til  nic  from  u  Hourcc  more  authentic,  and  which 
an'  IS  I'lilluw. 

"  Till'  remainder  of  the  Vardarelli  hand  had  prcenti'd 
llii'Mi.sil'iis  that  moriiiii);  at   I'ojruia;  they   funned,   in 
I'm  I,  part  of  liic  triHiju  1  had  ■eun,  and  were  at  the  mo- 
iiii  lit  I  paased  eiiguffvd  in  a  war  of  words,  which  soon 
ii\is  n'a);i'd  witli   more   deadly  wcajtuliH.     It  seems  that 
'III  i;iriii'ral,  who  had  received  intimation  of  their  arrival, 
iravu  orders  for  them  to  Ik;  inspected  the  instant  it  took 
l<Ia<'i'.     Alter  they  hud  dismouiitci)  and 'given  a  satisfac- 
li.rv  arooimt  of  their  lute  proceedings,  they  received  di- 
rn  tiima  to  repair  to  I.ncera,  imd  there  await  further  com- 
iiiiinil.<.     'I'his  mandate  they  positively  refused  to  obi-y, 
anil  a  long  altercation  took  place   iKtwren  them  and  an 
.ilii IT  sent  from  the  cuinmander's  house,  hcforc  which 
lii.  y  were  ranged,   to  remonstrate  on   the   imprudeiiee, 
iihI  111  say  temerity  of  their    hohaviour.     The    general 
li  lally  riinmiaiided  the  two  leaders  to  repair  to  his  own 
aiiirliiiinl  to  s|)i'ak  to  them;  this  they   objected   to  (In 
witlnml  their  arms,  which  they   declared  they   would 
iiivir  p:;rt  from;  and  it  is  supposed  that  the    language 
till  V  iiiailc  use  of  in  the  course  of  their  argument  so  ex- 
.•.|i,  i.ilid  the  iillicer,  that  he  roughly  pushed  one  of  thcni 
l«i  II,  tt  ho  was  iiHing   threatening  gestures  j  on   which 
III.-  iitlier  fired  his  musket  at  him,  Imt  having  missed  his 
iirirk,  was  shot  dead  on   the  8|K)1   hy  the  sentry   at  the 
nale.    This  was  the  signal  of  un   attack   from  his  com- 
|iaiiliins,  that  was  immediately  answered   hy  a  round  ol 
iiiuskilry   from  the  troops   who   were  drawn  out  close 
1(1 1'leni,  which  killed  several,  and  spread  ennstcmation 
aiiiiiiii;  the  crowds  of  towns. people  who  had  ussemliled 
on  till'  s|iot.     Four  uf  the   hand,   who  had  prrsince  of 
iiiiiiil  to  spring  H|>oii   their  horses,   escaped  in   dilVerent 
iliricliniis  out  of  the  town,  though  followed  hy  cavalry 
ami  fired  at  as  they  Hed.     Another  portion  were  madi 
priviiiirs ;  hut  a  third  division  sought  security  in  a  eel 
l.ir,  the  first  place  of  refuge  which  oftered   itself,  nnd 
» liii  11  having  only  one  very  low  entrance,  atl'orded  theiii 
II  ill  li'iisilile  asyluin  for  some  time  :  the  depth  and  dark- 
iii's  of  this  receptacle  made  it  difliciilt  to  attack  them 
\Mlli  success,  tor  they  killed   a  soldier,  and  wounded 
■.ivrral  others  who  had  ventured  too  near  the   a|H'rturi 
iiflliis  last  ilc»|)crate  set,  four,  however,  gave  Ihein.selves 
ii|i,  and  in.ide  known  the  nuinlior  that  rrinained.     In  or- 
ili  r  111  liriiig  as  B|)ecdy  a  terniiiiation  as  imssihlc  to  the 
ilismay    and    agitation    which    this   event   hud    Hpread 
llirniijhout  the  rily,  two  of  those  who  had   Iwen   last 
t  ik'ii  were  sent  in  to  their  rompaninnH  with  tlicir  hands 
li.  il  to  |)crsuade  them  to  surrrndcr,  and  to  inform  them, 
il'lhi'V  |K'rsevere(l  in  a  resistance,  which,  from  the  local 
iiiihire  of  their  retreat,  must  he  unavailing,  a  straw*  fire 
wniilillie  lighted  at  the  orifice,  us  tho  only  means  of  lias- 
I'liing  their  eomphaneo  or  (tcstrurtion.     Tho  unfortu- 
Hale  men  never  returned,  and  no  answer   being    given, 
lliis  threat  was  put  into  actual  exerution,  and  the  uper. 
lure  lilocked  up  with  stones.     Imugiiiatiuii  pictures  tlicir 
Mluation  as  most  horrible ;  but  its  terrors  were  eluded 
liy  the  last  resource  of  despair.     Two  hours  nfterwurds 
111!'  iillar  was  entered  without  opposition,  ami  tlicir  lite 
i'ss  hiiilies,  covered  with  wounils,   indicated  tho    deutli 
111!  y  liail  received  at  each  other's  hands. 

"  In  alinut  five  hours  some  degree  of  tranquillity  was 
ri"i|iirid  to  the  city  ;  and  it  was  evident  that  the  feelings 
III' alarm  occaHiiiiied  hy  lliis  singular  event,  and  even 
lliiwe  i)f  uversion  and  universal  reprobation  which  the  (>\°- 
i"!  «i's  of  the  banditti  had  excited,  now  yielded  to  eino- 
li<iii<i  (if  eoinpassinn,  culled  fiirtli  by  so  terrific  and  iin- 
liiiii  ly  a  death.  I'Acn  the  \m\iry  which  prompted  this 
n  vire  punishment  met  with  cninments  nnd  eonslriictions 
liv  no  means  liivoiirablu  to  tlioso  whose  duty  it  wiu  to 

nillirl  il. 

"  111  the  evening  tho  sl.ojw  were  re-opcncd,  nnd  I  ven- 
liniil  to  send  my  htters  lA  ri'cniii'ii'  'idution  to  (he  gene- 
I'liiiimandant  of  the  Uiusion.  mm  the  iiitcndrnte,  who 


KKW   KKRIIIS — 7 


liolh  shiiwed  me  every  attention  ami  civility  during  my 
stay.  Hut  I  had  with  me  ii  diicimiint  of  similar  iiii|Hiii 
iiddressed  to  tt  very  diirereiit  cliur.icter. 

"On  my  having  llenevento,  oiieof  its  most  res|H-ctable 
inhabitants,  fearing  I  might  encounter  the  Vardarelli 
troop  on  their  way  to  head-ipiarters,  gave  me  u  letter  of 
iiitrishiction  to  one  of  them,  which  lie  uxsiircd  inc  would 
Im:  the  means  of  securing  me  from  all  such  danger,  us  the 
e.visting  uncertainty  of  their  projects  and  iiiovcmentH  might 
render  |H<ssilile  if  not  probable.  The  robber  to  whom  it 
was  aildri  sM'd  had  Ihcii  employed  un  a  farm  of  the  wri- 
ter, and  ri  l.iiiied  a  fiiendly  and  even  res|M'Ctfiil  tiding 
towards  lii.s  :>iriiier  master,  which  had  shown  itself  on 
several  oeeafions  since  they  hud  parted.  Curiosity  led 
iiiu  to  enipiiru  whether  this  jierson  wa.s  among  the  survi- 
vors of  tiiu  drcadliil  catastrophe  of  the  morning ;  and 
having  sent  to  the  prison  where  tliey  were  confined,  for 
the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the  fact,  I  was  answered  in 
the  atVirmative,  and  conducted,  as  I  imngined,  to  the  cell 
which  contained  the  object  of  my  cni|uirics.  It  seems 
that  the  subslaiKX-  of  my  message  having  Ikcii  conveyed 
from  mouth  to  mouth,  had  undergone  a  material  change 
in  its  purjHirt;  and  lullire  1  was  rendered  aware  uf  the 
misunder.'itanding,  1  found  myself  in  a  hiw  vaulted  room, 
Rl  the  hack  of  the  pulilid  prisons,  and  standing  opposite 
to  several  naked  bodies  exposed  on  some  straw,  thie  of 
these  was  pointed  out  to  inu  as  that  of  the  individual 
whom  1  sought. 

"  The  iiillietion  of  a  sudden  nnd  violent  death  on  a  ro- 
bii.st  and  active  frame  is  far  from  producing  those  cll'ei  ts 
which  the  repeated  attacks  of  disease,  or  tlie  gradual  de- 
cay of  the  vit;il  |)owers,  leave  impressed  in  characters  so 
awful  or  iilTensive  on  the  hiiiaun  coimtenancc.  'I'lio  set- 
ling  rays  of  tlic  same  sun  which  had  cast  its  morning 
radiance  on  beings  moving  in  the  full  energy  of  existence, 
now  shone  on  their  lifeless  but  not  inexpressive  features. 
The  turmoil  of  passions  which  had  agitated  the  last 
dieudful  moments  of  their  existence  wus  visibly,  though 
variously,  depicted  in  every  face,  nor  could  the  expres- 
sion  he  mistaken ;  the  sullen  brow  strongly  contracted 
over  the  glaring  eyeliall,  the  palUd  lip  curled  to  a  sardo- 
nic smile,  each  bespoke  the  final  agonies  of  desperate 
bravery,  inelfeeluul  revenge,  or  the  hoitclcss  struggles  of 
expiring  crime. 

"The  cohiur  of  the  clieck.i  was  fixed,  but  not  extinct, 
and  nought  but  the  attitude  was  that  of  death.  They  had 
been  strip|M(l  of  every  article,  save  the  reliquaries,  or 
consecrated  images,  which  the  lower  classes  in  Italy  in- 
vaiiably  wirar  round  their  neck,  and  which  now  rested 
on  the  ghastly  wounds  that  disfigured  Uuir  "oodies,  some 
of  which  were  also  bluckcncd  by  smoke.  None  of  these 
men  were  above  the  age  of  forty,  while  most  of  them 
were  cimsiderably  younger.  It  was  said  that  individuals 
of  every  nation  were  to  be  found  in  their  ranks;  but  1 
iK'licvi^  that  a  I'Venchmaii  mid  a  Hungarian  wcro  the 
only  two  who  were  not  natives  of  Italy." 

Thus  ended   the  fiimous   Vardarelli.     The  following 
aiimsing  particulars  arc  also  from  the  \vn  of  the  gentle 
man  who  so  vividly  represented  the  scenes  of  their  de 
struction.    Mr.  rraven  went  from  Foggia  to  (.'erignola, 
niKithertown  in  the  plain  of  .\pulia 

"  A  letter,  which  I  had  brought  from  Foggia  to  the 
syndic,  procured  ino  a  visit  t'rom  that  gentleman,  and  an 
a|mlogy  for  some  delay  in  making  it,  occasioned  by  the 
return  of  his  brother  from  the  adjoining  province  of  Ita- 
silicatn,  where,  only  a  few  days  lit'fore,  be  had  Isen  rar- 
ricd  by  a  party  of  lourtecn  brigands.  This  had  hap|H<ned 
nn  the  very  evening  of  that  day  which  witnessed  the 
destruction  of  the  Vardarelli,  and  though  the  |>arties  had 
no  connection  with  each  other,  the  coincidence  was  re. 
niurknble.  It  seems  that  this  comitira  was  hut  lately 
organized,  and  had  hitherto  contincd  its  practices  within 
the  liounilarics  of  Itnsilicata,  to  which  it  belonged  ;  hut 
templed  by  the  reputed  wealth  of  the  syndic  of  ('erignola, 
the  lionditii  had  lain  in  ambush  for  u  whole  night,  nenr  a 
house  and  furiii  which  he  imssesscd,  three  inilcH  from  the 
tdwii,  and  niXer  waiting  all  the  next  day,  which  his  bro- 
tl.er  had  s|H'nt  there,  in  the  act  uf  su|H'rinteiidiiig  the 
r  iral  concerns  of  the  family,  they  seized  u|ion  him  and 
an  att(-n(lant  at  dusk,  just  oh  tlipy  were  preparing  to  go 
home;  and,  crossing  the  Ofiinto,  which,  at  no  great  dis. 
tiinee  from  the  s[kiI,  divides  the  two  provinces,  they  forced 
him  to  walk  thirty  niileii  in  tlic  course  uf  thut  night,  to 


reach  till*  mount.'iin  of  .Melfi.  Mere  tliev  balled  amung 
the  wiifidy  reeesm's,  which  atVordeil  lliem  a  seeiire  n  treat, 
and  detained  him,  while  they  sent  liaek  his  si-rvant  with 
the  terms  they  fixed  tiir  his  ransom,  and  |Miwers  to  iiego. 
tiate  for  its  paymeiil.  The  (leniand  u  bit  b  thi  y  at  first 
advani-ed  was  so  e.Mirbitant,  that  the  wretched  prisoner, 
aware  of  the  inability  of  his  relatives  to  raisi*  a  sum  so 
considerable,  ussiired  them  that  they  might  as  well  kill 
him  nt  once  as  require  it.  'I'o  this  lliey  very  indig- 
nantly replied,  that  they  were  not  writehis  capable  of 
committing  murder,  and  assured  him  thut  he  need  liar 
no  |M'rsoiial  injury;  ultlioiigh  they  had,  tiir  the  sake  of 
ex|H'dilion  and  sality,  iirgid  tiii^  s|K'( d  of  his  lUHturnal 
progress  by  occasional  Mows,  and  followed  his  |HTsiin 
with  slight  but  frequent  applications  of  tjie  well  sharp- 
ened |H>ints  of  their  slihtlos.  They  lowered,  however, 
their  demnnds;  nnd,  ntU-r  a  few  dnys'  negotiations,  ugreed 
to  lilM'rate  him  fiir  the  sum  of  twelve  hundred  ducats,  a 
hundred  yards  of  velveteen  for  pnntidooiis,  and  siveral 
dozen  of  silver  buttons  and  buckles  fiir  the  sam(^  Thu 
dillienlty  of  purchasing  these  nrtieh's,  vvilhout  iiiciirring 
suspicion,  will  i:ccounl  for  their  insertion  as  part  of  Ihn 
raiisoni.  If  the  reader  asks  how  these  treaties  are  carried 
into  elli  cl,  and  who  the  iiidisiiluals  are  that  act  as  iiego- 
ti.itor.s,  I  can  mily  say,  that  the  principal  sulH  rers  aro 
anxious  lo  couecnl  flic  ili  tails  of  traiisaelioiiH  forbidden 
by  a  law,  which  humanity  and  eompassion  always  trans- 
gress.  It  is  lo  be  observed,  that,  except  in  revenge  for 
treaelicry  and  evident  brcai  h  of  fiitli  in  the  I'lilfiliiient  of 
ihese  agr(eiiii'nts,  the  Iniiilitli  have  geiiiTallv  bun  fiiund 
true  til  their  word,  white  i'vw  aniong  flu  iiiiliappy  nbjectJt 
of  their  rapacity  havi^  fallen  vii  liiiis  to  a  spirit  of' wanton 
firoeily,  and  they  arc  always  restored  lor  imieli  liss  than 
the  sum  originally  required.  It  is  .scarcely  necessary  to 
add,  that  I  allude  to  this,  not  in  cxtenuatinn  of  so  iilsimi 
liable  a  practice,  but  merely  as  a  custom  which  they  pro- 
bably ailherc  to  so  punctually,  f'or  the  sake  of  inspiring 
greater  euufidcnee  in  their  promises." 

ncN  CTRO,  OR  'i"ni';  i'rikst-rodhkr. 

This  extraordinary  man,  whose  atrocities  far  exceed 
those  uf  his  contemporaries  (and  sometiines  his  friends) 
the  Vardarelli,  was  iKirn  in  the  little  Neapolitan  town  of 
(irottaglie.  His  parents,  who  were  in  easy  eircmnstanecs, 
destined  him  for  the  ccclesiusticul  profession,  wliii  h  he 
entered  very  young.  Having  gone  through  the  riiutinu 
of  a  priest's  ediicatiim  at  the  seminario  and  coUcgio,  ho 
was  in  due  course  of  time  ordained  by  the  bishop  of  tho 
diocess,  nnd  received  the  muss.  'J'lie  brothers  of  Don 
t'iro,  most  respectubic  farmers,  and  his  uncle  the  Canon 
I'utitaro,  neither  i>f  whom  ever  took  any  part  in  his 
(•rimes,  were  alive  and  in  the  enjoyment  of  miblemished 
rcpiitution  a  very  few  years  ago,  and  ure  jirobubly  still 
living. 

Don  Cirn,  even  nt  nn  enrly  |H'riod  of  life,  showed  very 
great  talents — ijualities  ind(('d  that  might  almost  claim 
the  high  epithit  of  genius;  but  nnforlunately  he  |ios- 
Bcsscd  also  what  so  fre(piently  oeciunpunics  getiiiis,  a 
most  ardent  and  passionate  tem|ieranicnt.  With  ii  dis- 
|Hisition — a  resistless  impulse  to  love  ever  working  with- 
in him,  he  was  forbidden  the  iiidiilgeiiee  of  that  most 
natural  and  putcnt  of  all  passions  by  his  sacred  profession 
and  his  vows.  Ciio  Aniccliiarico  niiCirtmmtely  iHcamn 
enamnurcd  uf  a  ludy,  his  own  townswoinaii.  This  wan 
the  key  to  all  his  eriines.  His  passion  was  too  iiiipctiiniiH 
to  be  concenlcd,  nnd  his  townsfolk  tnlked  lightly  of  him  : 
n  young  man  of  the  place,  a  schoollcllow,  and  once  a 
friend,  met  with  more  favour  in  the  eyes  of  the  ludy  than 
the  priest  could  1io|h:  I'or.  Ciro  suw  evidences  of  this  one 
day.  He  inslicd  uiit  of  the  house,  und  pruviding  himself 
with  a  gun,  lurked  Indiind  a  wall  until  his  rival  should 
npproneh.  The  young  man  came,  but  never  went  from 
the  fatal  spot.  Ciro,  who  wus  even  then  u  good  marks, 
■nun,  shot  him  dead,  nnd  slunk  nway  fancying  to  escnpo 
discovery.  Some  rumours,  however,  were  soon  raised 
by  the  Motolesi,  the  fiimily  of  the  priest's  victim,  ('iro'g 
thirst  for  vengeance  was  not  satisfied  with  ime  murder; 
he  had  \owe(l  to  exterminate  the  whole  family  of  thu 
Motolesi.  Their  murmured  suspicions  (lerhaps  huNleiied 
their  fate;  nnd  ime  alter  the  other  every  individiinl  of 
that  house,  save  one,  hud  disiip|H'ared  from  the  litlk'  town 
of  (irottagli(?.  (The  individual  who  cscnpid  lived  shut 
up  ill  his  lioiuic  for  several  years,  without  ever  daring  to 


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'JO  out,  1111(1  till'  iiiili;i|i|iy  ImIii!.',  rvcn  lillri  n  yi:irH  iinrr 
llic  iiiiirilcr  iiI'IjIm  kiiidnd,  llinii^rlil  lliiil  »  hiiari'  wnx  laid 
I'nr  him  wlicti  prKpli'  caiiii'  In  Ull  liiiii  nl'  tlir  iiii|irisiiii. 
lllrlit,  mill  sllnilly  al'lrr,  nf  till'  llralll  111'  lli<  re  lll"rsilr>.s 
rni'iiiv;  ami  il  was  willi  i;rrat  (liliiiully  lliiit  liv  wus  in- 
llllirij  Id  ipiil  Ills  nllral.) 

Wlirii  III'  hall  •jratilii'd  his  rcvcii!.'!',  and  fniind  lliiit  Ihr 
(iirily  jiisliir  hI'Iuh  I'oiiiitry  was  aliniil  In  |iri>rn  d  ii(;ainsl 
liitii.  III'  llrd  t'niiii  his  iiati\('  tiiwii.  Wliitliir  hi'  iHraiiir 
11  liri'/aiiil  thru,  ilnis  nut  a|i|M'ar:  hiil  lie  shiirlly  iilirr 
|ilayi  d  till'  |iarl  id'a  hiro,  liir  im  Irarniiiir  llial  Ihr  •;iim  rii- 
ini'iil,  rvi'r  iiijiidiriiiiis  and  tyraiiiiii  al,  had  Ihiiiwii  Ins  in- 
iiiirriil  hriithcM  iiiln  |iri~iiii,  "  hi'  llrw,"  hr  said,  "  im  Ihr 
winirs  Hi"  Iraliriial  lovi."  In  ill'irt  lliiir  n  Irasr,  and  |irr. 
null  d  hiinsrl!'  In  Ihr  rxlraiirdiiiary  jiidiriary  I'nnnnis.i'iiin 
■  il'.\|iiihn  silllii'_' al 'I'laiii.  'Ihr  innnriinr  iil'liis  hrnlhirs 
was  imiili'  rudriil.and  ll"  y  «i  rr  rrli'asiii,  lint  all  tin'  in- 
'.'iniiilv  and  ('lni|iii'iirr  111' Ihr  alilii'  (I'nr  hr  hail  iiltaiiii  il 
111:  t  sai'rrdnl.il  urailrj  rnnlil  iinl  savr  hinisi'll'.  ('aiiilaj 
|iiiiiisliij|i'iil,  hnwrvrr,  Was  thru  rare  in  Ihr  kinirdnin  nl' 
Vaplrs,  and  rnnviclril  and  inanirnld  iniirilrri T  lis  hr  wa>i, 
III-  was  iinly  sriilinrrd  In  Ihr  j.'alli'\s  I'nr  tillri  n  yrars. 
Knr  liiiir  yrars  hr  was  roiiliiud  in  Ihr  niiisl  horrid  ihin- 
Crnns,  iirvrr  hriiii;  sriil  In  Ihr  |darr  a|i|iiiinli'd  Ihr  his 
lrans|>iii'tarniM,  Ihnniih  he  srvrral  liinrs  |ii  lilinnril  I'nr 
Ihil  rrninViil,  u  hiili  wimlil  liavr  riinhli  d  liini  In  hrralhr 
I'lrsli  air  ill  h'asi  liir  a  crrlain  innnlMr  ol"  hours  rnoli  day. 
ll  wniiiil  Ih"  liio  liiirrililr  In  rrlh  rt  oil  ihr  worl.injrs  ol'  a 
iniiiil  likr  his,  in  darkni'sH  and  nlirr  coliliiilr — in  a  vrry 
hill !  t'roiii  wliirli,  as  nii^lit  hu  r\|H'clril,  hu  caiiio  out  u 
lirllil  iliilrril  ! 

Al  lliii  rxi'ivalinn  of  Iho  loiirlh  yrar  of  his  ilrrailfiil 
ronliiu'iiirnl  he  rnntrin'il  In  rsrapr.     Itiit  whillirr  rnnld 
111-  L'o  willioiit  I'lii'Mils  or  iniinry  .'  'I'lir  !;nvrriiniriil  ol'lii 
I'liiinlrv  had  now  pi'-snl  iiiln  llir  lianils  nl'  ihr  Kirinh, 
w!in  rvrri'l  I  d  it  with  ninro  rnir^y  llinn  thr  iihl   Hour 
bulls,     liiil   thr  priniiiri's,  us  I    |i„vr   alrraily  rxplaim  li 
wrrr  i.vrrriiti  hy  iliipirali'   iiini,  in    whoiii,  fur  a   loii;; 
liiiir,  wcrr  r'  ii'iiiiniird  thr   cliarartrrs  ol"  lirif;aMils  iiinl 
p.ililir.il  p,inis-iii«.     'I'liO  Aliat.  Ciro,  thirrti  rr,  went  .-iiiil 
jniiii'd  our  nl"  IJM'  i,in~t   nnd.riniis  n''lhi'-i'  hand",  V.I. :ih 
hor.n  arldiriwli  (lirrii  him  as  llnii  rliii'.',  .'iiiil  L'rrw  in  nniii 
lirrs  n:iil  |iriisprrid  nml  r  lii-  j;iiidanri'  and  liislri  iii).^  t.; 
Iriit.s.     I'li'lrr  ollirr  riri'iinistiinrc's  hr  iiii;jlit   havr  1h  ru 
nil  i\it!Ii  lit  !.>liliiT — he  liirnid  nit  a  inre^t  acmnipli-hiil 
liilidil.      Nnt  o'lr  nt"  ll,r  hand  rnnld  lire  his  rii'r  uilli  .' 
mrr  an  aim,  or  iiiniinl  his  hnr-r  likr  thr  pii'^l  1>  ii '  'ir 
till  llir  rniir^-p  ipl'hi^  va^'ahiiiid  :'1hI  hani  lii'r,  hiiii^' oMi'^i 
to  hiili   i'nr  sri'.sr.rs  in  the  must  honililr  liolrsni'liir  nuKs 
or  d"ptlis  ni'llii'  llirrst,aliil  iml  iiiirrripiriitly  suii'i  linir  llir 
want  ol'lhi'  iin'rcst  nrrrssarirs  I'nr  iiiiinan  sii-!.  iiMui,  hi 
arnnirrd  a  stniiL'lh  nrrnii^titiili.in,  a  rri>i|iiliniss  of  pur- 
pose, and  all  adinilni'ss  and  rnniiinr'  thr  most  rriiiarkalili', 
rvrii  aiiinii;:  iiirii  whnsr  iiioiirs  nt'  lil'c,  of  nr^^•^ily,  con 
llniiril  a-id  stn  inilliriii  d  ihr  sainr  ipialilii  ■■. 

Oiii'  ol'  hi.'*  liist  rxjilnits,  iitli-r  rsrapin;.'  frnin  f!ir  dun- 
pi'iins  ol'  firrrr,  wus  In  prni'tratr  with  his  salrlliirs  iiiti 
our  ot'  till-  lirst  hiiirH'S  of  thr  lilllr  Inwn  ol"  .M.irliiin 
wlii-rr,  al'lii'  liaviiN'  nli'rrrd  linlmrr  to  thr  prrson  nt'  it^ 
inistr.'s.-,  hr  iniinhn  d  hi  i,  ami  all  lirr  prnplr,  and  ilr 
raiiipiil  witli  a  lart'i'  sum  ol'  rrady  iiionry.  This  drill 
was  Inl'nwril  up  liv  iiiiinrrniis  rriinrsot'  Ihr  likr  natiirr. 
until  what  with  truth,  anil  a  lilllr  iialiiral  rxan-u'rralinii, 
thr  aniDiinl  nf  drliiKpiriirirs  was  iiio-l  frarfiil,  and  iin- 
lhiii;r  was  hranl  nt'hiit  Ciro  Annrrhiarirci.  This  was  m 
iiiiirli  llir  f::»r,  that  snnir  yrars  iil'tiT,  whrn  hr  ihiniuiit 
it  rvpriliriil  111  s.iiil  ill  a  jnvliliratiiHi  of  his  rnniliirl,  hr 
Kaiil  llial,  "  w  liatrvi  r  rohln'ry,  whalrvrr  iniirilrr,  wliatrvir 
nsRas^iiiarinn  was  rnminitird  on  Ihr  lai'r  ot'llir  riirlli,  was 
instantly  altrihntrd  t.>  Ihr  .'Mi.itr  .Aiii.i  rliiariro," 

Thr  ixtrnt  ol'lliis  rrpntalioii  rniild  not  hill  he  danurr. 
oils  In  him — yrl  hr  rnntiiinril,  yrar  nt'lrr  yrar,  lo  i  hiilr 
in-rrv  pursuit,  and  tn  hafllr  Ihr  many  hiriidrrds  ol'snhlirrs 
that  wrrr  mr  isiniiiillx  sriit  inriinsl  him.  Ilr  was  always 
wril  moiin^i  d.  A  n  trral  ol"  thirty  or  I'nrly  iiiilrs  in  a 
day,  was  as  nnlhiii'.'  tn  him — I'liil  rvrn  wlini  mnliilriitial 
Bpirs  had  irvrali  d  ll"'  ]ih  rr  n!'  his  cnin'ralini  lit  hut  a  liw 
hours  III  I'nrr,  and  his  pnrsiirrs  rmiir  upon  hi'ii  with  thr 
full  piinlidriirr  that  tin  \'  rhniilil  laki'  him  al  last,  his  skill 
mid  acliviiv  always  sirvril  him  nt  iirrd,  and  hr  iscapnl. 
This  sinirnlar  [rnoit  rnrlimr,  or  rathrr  lalrnl,  nl"  In  iiiir 
ahlr  In  oxliitalr  himsrir  from  Ihr  iiinsl  immini'iil  ilaii- 
pcri',  aripiind  I'nr  him,  nnionjr  the  prnpli;,  thr  vahiahir 
rrpntation  of  a  ni'croninini'r,  upon  whom  ordiimry  iinaiis 
of  altark  hail  no  power;  and  Ciro,  lM'coiiiiii(r  aware  of 
thi-',  neiileeled  notliiii(r  wliirh  could  ronlirni  Ihr  idea, 
end  innrrawi  the  sort  of  sp<'ll  il  prodiirrd  njuiii  the  iifiio. 
ruiil,ni|M'rsliliniis  pcasani-''.  The  rnmitry  penplr,  inderil. 
Boon  earrird  their  Hars  so  lar,  thai  lliey  dared  not  exe. 
crntr,  or  even  hlaiiie  Don  Ciro  in  his  ah-eiire,  so  liriiily 
wiTP  tliry  |)i  rsnaili'd  lliat  his  driimn  would  iinmcdialrly 


inform  hiin  of  it  and  rrndiT  tliciii  obnoxiiiiiH  tn  lili  hlonily 

rrvi'ii^'r. 

.Mi'anwhlh'.n  rolilirr  hy  profosfinn  — an  nnlinly  wi/aril 
in  the  iinaL^iiiuliiiii  of  oilier  men — »  i.'exil  in  realily, 
Don  Ciro  iieM-r  wholly  ri'lni<|iii'.hr(l  his  saeerdotal 
rhnrneler ;  on  the  ronlrary,  hi-  winilil  frcipipnlly  |)i>rfnrm 
itii  fnrielinii!>.  rololiratinjr  the  mass  nnd  other  snleinn 
riles  111  the  handilli — who  are  L'enerallv  fnimt!  in  Italy 
lo  have  a  stroiijr  rilisli  for  rp|ij.'iiin,  siuli  as  il  is,  unil 
who  will  fend  a  knife  into  your  bosom  while  u  erneifix 
and  a  reliipiary  repise  upon  their  own.  Furl  her  to 
slrencthon  ihr  anonialy  of  his  |Hiiilinn  as  a  priest,  he 
was  nreiistomi  ll  lo  derlare  the  whole  ealholio  prieslhooil 
roiMies  wiihont  faith;  ami  he  ntl'eeled  himself  a  very 
liherltiie  iharaelir,  addlrlin','  hiinsell'  in  a  parlii'iilar 
manner  In  llie  perii.'.al  of  ir.derent  French  songs,  ii 
\\  hole  Colli  el  ion  ofwhuliwns  nine  fiiiiiid  in  his  pnrl 
folio.  .Moreover,  his  [lassinii  for  fair  woman  ireneralised 
itself;  and  hesiiles  il.4  aeeideiilat  i;r.-illliral.nn,  he  had, 
al  the  period  of  his  jKiWer,  iiiislresses  in  nil  ilio  luuiis 
III' the  provinee. 

The  other  hands  of  banditti,  eonipared  with  this 
priest. roh'ier's,  were  ai,j;i'ls  ot'inerey.  Yet  in  tin:  course 
nC  |ier|rt'tratini;  the  iihksI  riillilesM  crimes,  Oon  Ciro 
would  .snnielimes  iniliilf^o  in  whims  In  which  he  tr'eil  to 
•liveaii  airot'i,',nerosity.  ("'iiernl  I>'(  lllavio,  a  Corsiean 
in  the  service  of  .Mural,  had  Ions:  lioeii  pnrsniiip  bun 
with  a  tliniisniid  men.  One  il.iy  Ciro,  whoso  audacity 
was  freqnenlly  ipiiio  roinanlie,  nniied  at  all  (lointit,  sur- 
prised the  (rriieral,  unarmed  and  alone,  walking  in  his 
own  carilen.  lie  discovered  liiinsolf — prnnounccd  his 
dreaiird  name,  and  remarked,  that  tlie  lilb  of  the 
lieni  rill,  w  lio  smiglit  his  life,  was  in  his  hands.  "  Hiit," 
said  he,  "  I  will  pardon  yon  this  lime,  although  1  shall 
eea-'O  III  he  so  indulgent  if  yi.ii  continue  to  limit  me 
alniil  with  fo  nuuli  jury  I"  '1  hns saying  lie  lou|>cd  over 
llie  garden  wall  and  di.sapjiearrd. 

When  Kiig  Kenlinaiid  was  restored  to  his  stales  on 
liie  eoiilii  eiilal  side  rd'  the  Faro  hy  the  grout  political 
^•ame  of  Murope,  in  wl  irli  he  had  ln'in  ahniit  us  neutral 
us  a  marker  in  whist,  he  reealleil,  as  I  have  already 
meiitinlied,  such  as  had  been  fiioriiKrili  liir  political 
rpiiiiniis.  T  here  were  many  mlilnrs  in  this  miiiiher, 
hut  Ciro  .\iiae.  llial irn"s  eriiii'"s  were  (,|'  loo  deep  a  die. 
Vel  this  ls>!d  villain  did  not  fear  lo  present  liimsolf  to 
the  piiMio  authorities  at  I. eeee,  claiming  bin  majesty's 
ainnesly.  'i'hc  niagislrales  nave  liiiii  a  safe  cordncl  to 
I  he  I  ily  of  Ihiri,  where  lie  was  to  reside,  under  the  eye 
nf  the  pnliee,  liir  tliu  present,  lie  pretended  afterwards 
thai  he  li  It  remi.r.-e  and  repentaiiie  al  this  lime,  and 
men  eiiterlaiiud  .i  serious  idea  of  fhulling  himself  up 
in  llic  cnllego  of  the  missionaries,  and  passing  llio  re.-l 
of  his  da\s  ill  fasliiii^  and  [irayers.  "I  «  .s  on  the 
point,''  sail!  he  in  his  ju>tilie.ilioii,  '•  of  folln'.viiig  up  my 
unhlo  reMiliiliiin,  when  the  ihunihrlHilt  hurst  ii|hiii  iii\ 
head  {iiliirrlie  Dilrtiii  arrosrij  ilil  ri'ilcnli^^iiiKi  fnliiiiiii . 
rlir  si  itd'^liiirii  sill  mill  (■«/'".)  i  have  not  liircn  enough 
to  express  In  yon,  Imw  my  heart  was  rent,  or  the  do- 
pinralde  stale  «hieli  I  iiiiserahly  sank  iiitn,  when  I  wu:- 
seeretlv  iii'i'riiied  by  a  faithful  friend,  ihal  my  uiresl 
was  nrdered  on  the  cruel  acriisalinn  of  having  infringed 
the  reV'il  iiianili.le.  1  vanished  like  lightning  fioiii 
llaii;  i  Weill  lo  lie  capital  lo  obtain  redress,  and  todis- 
cover  once  more  the  black  conspiracy  against  mo.  All 
was  vain.  The  hnpes  I  had  cherished  'lisappcarcd  ;  am! 
uliilr  perplexed  as  lo  llie  steps  I  ought  lo  lake,  the 
po'.ver  of  my  relentless  persecutors  prevailed.  Al  last 
I  leH  the  capital,  and  guided  only  by  that  fortitude  am! 
coiislaiii'y  .so  liccessary  in  my  ini-tiirlunes,  I  betook 
myself  lo  i;iy  old  liaunts  in  the  solitude  of  the  Ibre.sts, 
and  recniniiieneed  u  savage  and  wrelehod  lill'." 

This  was  al  the  end  of  IHI."!:  towards  the  tormina 
tionof  the  fl.llnwing  year,  Pon  Ciro,  bavin,';  well  I'lii- 
ployed  l!ir  inti  rvrniiii;  lime,  and  now  lakiiig  the  alarii 
al  llie  adoplion  of  vigorous  inrusiires  hy  the  govern, 
iiiei,!  to  put  down  the  brigands,  cniiieived  the  bold  ideii 
of  iiiiiliiig  all  the  various  bands  of  robbers  and  outlaws 
of  whatever  fielioii  or  denoiniiialion,  to  oppose  the 
mnreli  of  the  kinii's  troops  with  all  the  liirces  Iliey  could 
muster,  and  otherwise  to  assert  henceforward  one  com 
moll  cause. 

The  Vatdarclli,  the  most  ciinspicnoiis  of  tlib  robbers, 
were  then  cnioying  the  bonnurs  of  their  royal  capiliila- 
tinn  and  were  in  the  king's  pay;  but  t'lro  knew  there 
were  grounds  of  fear  and  dissatisfaction  existing  amoii!! 
Iliem,  and  lio|ied  lo  induce  them  "lo  turn  out"  again 
lie  (hereliiro  invited  them,  with  the  chiefs  of  other 
bands,  tn  a  personal  conference,  in  order,  in  Iho  fust 
place,  to  I  real  of  the  measures  lo  lie  pursued  against 
Cicneral  Cliurch,  who  wus  coming  into  their  provincoe 


at  Ihe  headof  the  king's  troops:  ai;d  these  worthies  li,rf, 
uieoniiiigly,  two  ditferent  interviews,  the   first  al   I^, 

lid  of  l.-lb,  in  n  little  deserted  ehapel,  where  Don  (  le, 
eeieliraled  muss  iMMiire  he  began  the  eonlemiee,  nml  Hit 
M'cond  ill  the  inniith  of  March  or  April  li^l*.  in  a  ttrm 
lietweeii  S.  Kraiiio  and  (Hiiju.  Caetuno  Vurdaielli  dif. 
Iired  us  lo  the  propriety  of  a  junction.  He  reprcseiilfil 
that  il  wniild  he  wi  II  to  act  in  concert,  hill  still  soimriif. 
ly,  and  that  they  ought  hy  all  means  In  avoid  a  general 
iiisnmclion,  ol  which  they  might  easily  hcconie  i'> 
vielims.  "Ashing,"  said  lie,  "as  our  lianils  are  i,,| 
iiir  leroiis,  government  w  ill  he  deceived,  and  make  ui; 
upon  lis  feehlv,  as  it  does  now  ;  hut  as  soon  as  we  li.rii, 
ourselves  into  a  more  iinporliint  body,  it  v  ill  tie  foncr: 
til  scud  an  army  against  us."  It  appeared,  that  iL. 
Vardarelli,  tin. ugh  dissalished,  were  inclined  lo  «.!]• 
eveiils;  and  their  advice,  or  noii-adhcsiou,  overset  hnn 
Ciro's  grand  plan. 

Dili  still  holder  and  more  comprehensive  was  Ihe  iioi; 
project  ol'  thi:i  exiinnidliiaty  man.  Seeing  the  coiihin 
overrun  by  sects  and  secret  soeielies,  whii  h,  iiiidi  r  t'.. 
iinines  of  Carhomiri,  \e.  aiined  at  pnlilical  clian^'.. 
diireiing  in  ipialily,but  alleipial  iir  ahsiirdily,  and  sumk 
of  which  exercised  vengianen  too  horrible  anil  riles  t<i. 
disgusting  or  riilieulous  lo  ineiition, —  he  I'aiicied  llur. 
hy  placing  liimsclf  at  tlin  head  of  one  of  these,  he  cnuli! 
not  only  gratify  his  passion  for  |iluiiiler  and  revenge, liu 
iilliinatcly  erect  himself  into  Ihe  chief  of  a  wmi<ler:iil 
republic,  whoso  iniliienccs  wore  lo  be  fell,  not  orrr 
.Vaples  or  Italy  alone,  but  over  the  whole  e.Ttent  c 
l')urope,  whose  monarchs,  whether  conslilulional  or  aL 
solute,  were  all  lo  sink  under  the  dagger  of  his  volario 
('ito  Anacchiarico  does  not  ap|)enr  to  have  createc 
either,  hut  lo  have  united  two  of  Ibe^e  mysterious  jf. 
eielles  of  ciit-lhrnals,  who  had  assumed  the  names,  tii; 
one  of  "  I  i'atrioti  Kuro|Ki,"  (The  Furopean  I'atrieis. 
the  other  of"  I  Decisi,"  (The  Decided  or  Heselule.l  \< 
the  allilialion  I  liavo  heurd  traced  be  correct,  these  sic;. 
Iintli  rose  out  of  the  Curhonari;  and  the  niodcrale  aii: 
respectable  men — and  there  were  many  and  n!;inr 
thousands  such — of  that  secret  society,  ought  lo  hai* 
paused  ami  shuddered  when  I  hey  saw  how  easily  \li-r 
conduct  might  he  iinilaled  and  |Hirverled,  and  lowhi'. 
horrors  secret  societies  might  Ihi  turned.  Tli?seasM. 
cialions  of  the  "  Patriots"  and  the  "  Decided"  incrc,i.-cc 
rapidly,  from  Ihe  weakness  of  the  governnicnl  in  ne- 
glecting, at  fust,  lo  punish  the  guilty,  and  from  iIk 
notorious  coriuptioii  oflliu  inferior  government  olticrn 
and  lower  clergy.  It  was  Ibiind  that  priests  were  ;,•■ 
ladled  tB  all  their  camps  and  rumifications.  lic-^nin 
our  loliber.priest,  Don  Ciro,  whoso  superior  luleiit  n": 
remorseless  modo  of  pioeeeding  soon  put  him  at  the 
head  of  the  whole,  the  arch-priest  Cirino  Cicillo.  i.i 
Cacuiiiola,  Vcrgiiie,  of  Coreglianc,  and  I.eggcri,  fillo.; 
iinportant  situalinns  in  the  sect.  The  arch-priest  Ziir!'i. 
nf  Val-aiio,  narlieularly  disliiiguishcd  himself,  and  in 
his  native  town,  and  nii  Cliristnias  eve,  be  reneweil  j 
scene  of  the  middle  ages, — he  celebrated  the  iiiidiii;;lit 
mass,  armed  lini;i  head  lo  foot'. 

As  soon  us  tlieso  Imiids  feompared  to  whom  ll* 
avowed  brigands  had  hilherlo  been  inoilernlc  and  ilefn- 
rous  associations)  liadaci;uired  somcstrcnglh,  they  sent 
delaehiiiriits  into  nearly  every  town  and  village  m 
Apulia.  Supported  by  a  larger  troop  in  111"  neigliliour- 
liood,  they  soon  iM'came  the  despotic  iiiasli  :s  of  solitary 
nr  insulated  places.  A  horde  of  twenty  or  thirty  n: 
those  riiitiaiis.who  prclendedu  iiiore  peculiar  inspiration 
ol  repiililiitunisiii  and  secret  soeietyship,  overran  lli^ 
eoiiiilry,  disguised  and  niaskeil  as  punehinellos,  coiniiiil- 
ting  alroi  ities,  in  more  ways  than  one,  too  iinnalurii 
and  loathsome  lo  bear  repeating. 

The  most  horrid  criiiio  perpetrated  by  Iho  priest  Don 
Ciro  was   under  this  disguise  of  the   nalional  biiU'ein 

I  here  was  a  beuulil'iil  woiiiuii  in  a  remote  village,  o: 
whniii  he  hud  Iweniiie  p;issiLiiialcly  ciiiiiiiniired  (after  lii' 
'iishieii),  hut  wlinii,  iirilher  his  presents,  his  proiiiisrs 
iinr  his  tlireats,  cniihl  sediiee.  It  was  carnival  liiiic 
and  on  u  certain  evening  she  and  her  relations  ano 
I'rieiids  were  eiijoyinjj  the  pleasures  of  a  dance  ami  i 
feast.  Don  Ciro  and  several  of  his  more  desperate  rJ- 
herenls  came  lo  the  house,  disguised  as  l*iincliiiielle>. 
Al  that  aeason  of  madness,  eveiy  house,  where  an  en- 
lerlainuieiit  is  !;oiiig  on,  is  open,  and  as  ull  the  nei;'li. 
bnurhnnd  are  masking  and  iiiiiiiiiiiing.  it  is  of  course  ma 
easy,  nor  is  it  utteiiipliMl,lo  disliiiguish  who  the  thron;;- 
iiig  guests  may  he.  Don  Ciro  proved  himself  an  ar 
eeptahle  one  liy  bringing  a  plentiful  supply  of  excellci;! 
wine,  in  which  he  and  his  couiradcs  pledged  the  cein- 
pany.  and  drank  /irii/i/Mi*,  or  rhymed  toasts, of aduiirablf 
fiicctiuusncss, 


H 


1 


They  1 1 

hflillf   Ih 

<i<in.  Ibr  ll 

of  all  (be 

M  jrriHlc 

■  hiiiidani  f 

the  ear  of 

-Mention 

hiiii»ell',  ho 

<ui  leiiiaii" 

men  were 

M   nbn 

quitted   bis 

Tfiice,  made 

picjdcd   hii 

as  ever. 

and   wisliin 

linu-a-— whi 

.\nd   so  we 

drunk  and 

had  lieen 

tligratinn. 

ine  power  ol 

was  no  esca 

ncir  pro»|i»!< 

presiion  of 

Tirlini,  and 

havinv  oht.ii 

been  so  disa| 

In  places  i 

most  daring 

ninmciit  to  cj 

the  inysteric 

IVroiie  piling 

of  m'vciilv — 

and  arterwan 

inlrmliiced  hi 

il.'Iivcring  a  1 

nf   l*e.lee    of 

liiiiatcj  in  tin 

These    bli-jii 

It  WIS  abs,>hi 

(■>seil  In  their 

lj!e.     The  sor-i 

and  p.'ficeed  a 

iiidiviihial  wni 

diys  and  iiigli 

iilijiii.111  of  Ihe 

the  .\pulian  sc 

as  his  treineiid 

Tliey  did  no 

and  (lersonsof 

werelo  lie  dire 

•  niong  the  Icsi 

gentry,  who  wi 

tlirm.  'Iliesc  ni 

ri''b;'Co:niiig  bri 

sficcics  of  brigi 

oy  Din  Ciro  a 

pirls  of  his  pla 

ble  of  his  se'cti 

been  the  vicliii 

pithy  can  be  in 

who  could  alb 

mnrderers,  like 

inenl.  instead  c 

il«  assistance,  i 

.\  iiK'eting  at  tl 

nipsns  of  checl 

trcited   at   Xa[i 

p\teiiiialinn,  lie 

C  vermiient   it 

Tnlleuien  or  iii 

,  .'.vincei,  were 

nliich  had  all  a 

Kiiropei,  or  De 

Hriiig  ill  the  con 

under  di.^rnssio 

voriiment  also  I 

line  l>  Iween  Ih 

ulreidy  ni"iilIoii 

all  the  secret  soi 

1  saw,  [larlly  ac 

ftai.ees  which   1 

ilishniiouralile  ti 

men.     .Siiiie  we 

rniiii   N,ipl»s,  w 

p-tites.  some  Wl 

t'  luie/voiis  was  I 

one,  and  the  mo 


THE  PRinfrr-HOIIIIEK. 


99 


liCM'  wurlhipuliaii. 
,  tlin  lirst  ill  II:p 
I,  «li(  rii  l><>n  t  II'. 
onlrrpiiff,  nti'l  ll-* 
ril  ir>ll.  ill  n  t»riii  '. 
iiio  Vard'iiplli  ihf- 
.  He  ri'|>rr>rn|c>ii 
,  lull  ft  ill  sp|iar  iif. 
In  tivoid  n  prnrral 
PHJiily  hrroiiic  i'*- 
iitr  liaiiiK  nrr  i..[ 
■rd,  niid  inakr  w,: 
IS  nnnt\  as  uo  liirii. 
■,  it  »  ill  tio  I'l.np.: 
ppriirrd,  llial  il. 
i>  iiiiliiiril  In  «n,' 
CKioii,  overset  itnn 

Iisivo  was  llir  hc\: 
Sociiij;  tlie  iiiiii.ln 
<,  wtiii  II,  iiiidi  r  1',. 

imlilical  cliaili;. . 
iisiirdit  V,  niid  soun 
rrildc  null  rilosi.., 
,— lir  raiicifd  tiiar. 
<  of  tlirsc.  lie  riMilii 
cr  and  rcvonjii",  ki 
lief  of  a  wondpriiil 

lie  fell,  not  onr 
10  wliolc  extent  o; 
onstitutionni  or  ab- 
;gnr  of  his  volarifv 
r  to  have  CTcalfC 
icso  niystrrinns  ku 
mod  the  iinines,  the 
l!iirn|ican  Tatrii.ts. 
cd  or  (lefoliitP.)    It 

corrcrt,  lliesw"  sec!) 
I  llic  moderate  ami 

ninny  and  iiiani 
irty,  nnglit  to  lia\f 
aw  linw  easily  thci: 
verted,  and  to  «lm 
irned.  'I'li^se  asso. 
Decided"  increa.-M 

(riivprninciit  in  ne- 
lilty,  and  Ironi  tlw 
(.Mivernnieiil  olVicrri 
lat  priests  v»-ero  al- 

ilicalinns.      lie^iiV* 

sii|ii'riiir  talent  nt  >: 

111  put  liini  al  Ilir 
|l  Cirinn  fieillo,  ri 

and  l.cirpcri,  fillea 
areh-priest  Xiir!'i. 

ed  liiiiiself,  anil  in 

eve,  lio  renewi  il  a 
,iled  llic  iiiidniL'lit 


[red  to  whom  tli« 
liinderatc  and  dern- 
Istrcnpth.lhey  soni 
\\n   and   villape  in  | 

in  111"  neighliour- 
JntasW-rs  of  solilurr 
Ivenly  or  thirty  o:  I 
yeenliar  innpiration 
,sliip,  overran  tlif  I 
luliinellns, commit- 1 
Inie,  tiH>  iiiiiiaturji 

I  hy  I  ho  prict  idt 

natlniial  liiitl'"<  <' 
IreMiole  villaw,  n 
lainnitred  (after  In 
Viil!*,  his  prtiiiiisos  I 
MS  carnival    tiiiit.  | 
llier  relntions   i 
lof  n   daiieo  anil  1 1 
Jioro  desperate  sJ- 

II  as  Pnneliiiiellc'«- 
lis-p,  where  an  en- 1 

II  as  all  the  neirh- 1 
,  il  is  of  e.inrse  ml  | 

III  who  the  tlirnnc- 
Id  hinisi'lf  an  ar 
liipply  nf  cxeellcil  | 
liledged  the  e 
|)a8tti,ofadinirabl(| 


Ther  tlien  joined  Ihedaneo,  the  dis|;nised  priest  so- 
l^^ljiij  ilio  happy  and  iiiisiis|>ecliiiK  olijeet  oi'  his  pas. 
4IIIII.  tor  lii^  [Kirtiirr.  After  niiinorniis  laraiitellaK,  which, 
of  all  the  dances  1  have  seen,  are  the  most  enlcniateil 
to  irritate  vnluptuonsness,  the  party  sat  diiwii  to  an 
ihiindant  cuiiiier,  llie  piinch-rnhlMT-priest  still  orenpyitiL' 
the  ear  of  the  beautiful  /nirxirm,  and  only  dptiichini;  lii- 
-•iLiilinn  friH'i  her  In  make  the  parly  drink.  As  liir 
|,i,„u>|l°  ho  merely  tniiclied  the  wine  with  his  lips,  and 
m  iPiiiained  (lerfeetly  snlier,  whilst  all  Uic  rest  of  tin 
men  wero  fa«l  appr<iaeliiii|r  intoxication. 

At  what  he  considered  an  o|iporlnno  moment,  ho 
niiitled  hi*  piinchiiiellu  sipioak,  resuined  his  natural 
mice,  made  himself  known  to  llio  woinnii,  and  asaiii 
niejded  his  pissi4in.  The  |K)or  creaturo  was  as  averse 
IS  ever.  He  then  rose,  hccknned  to  his  enmp'iniuns. 
and   n-ishint;    the   festive    parly    jrimd    nijilit,    loft    tin 

l„Mi<r which,  in  half  an  lionr,  was  wrap|Kid  in  llainis. 

.\nd  so  well  laid  were  tlio  rohher'a  matches,  and  so 
drunk  and  stiipilied  tho  revellinir  |iousants,  whose  wine 
hid  been  driii;!;ed,  that  they  all  perished  In  the  eoii- 
Atanunn.  Oon  C'irn  himself,  when  in  prison,  and  in 
tRc  power  of  (iencral  Church,  from  which  ho  knew  there 
iras  no  escaiic,  related  this  atrocions exploit,  :ior  did  the 
near  pro>|iect  of  death  induce  him  to  niuko  a  aiii(;lo  ex 
presiion  of  reniorae.  He  dwelt  on  tho  beauty  of  his 
victnii,  :ind  his  still  cxistinf;  mortification  at  his  not 
havinv  obtained  her  love,  boasting  that  ho  had  not  ofton 
been  to  disappointed. 

In  places  where  open  force  could  not  bo  employed,  the 
most  daring  disciples  were  sent  in  secresy  to  watch  the 
mnmcnl  to  execute  tho  sentences  nf  death  pronounced  in 
llie  mvKlerioiis  society.  In  this  inannur,  tlio  sectary 
I'erone  plnn^ed  his  knifo  into  the  bowels  of  an  old  man 
of  seveiitv — the  res|ieetal)lc  Dell*  Aglio,  of  I'Vancuvillu. 
and  afterwards  massacred  his  wife  anil  servant,  havini; 
inlrwlnced  liiin«clf  into  their  house,  under  pretence  of 
delivering  a  letter  ;  and  in  the  same  manner,  the  Justice 
uf  I'eai-e  of  I'lingo  Itotniiilo  and  his  wiliiWero  assus. 
(iiiatej  in  tliiir  own  (.-a  id,  n. 

These  blooily  sectaries  would  not  snn'er  ueulrallly 
It  WIS  ab!!.>liitely  neees-'ary  to  join  them,  or  to  live  ex- 
(losed  In  their  venieancp,  which  appeared  to  lie  inoviln- 
ble.  The  sneiety  would  pass  a  secret  sentence  of  death 
and  p.-.iepnd  at  once  In  its  exeeiilion.or,  if  necessary,  an 
iiiilividual  would  lake  the  iill'ice  upon  himself,  and  wail 
days  and  nights,  until  ho  eniild  strike  the  blow.  'I'lie 
obi  OLIO  of  the  inniintains  seemed  risen  Irnni  the  grave  — 
the  .Vpiilian  sectaries  were  as  sanguinary  and  unerring 
as  bis  tremeiidons  satellites  had  boon. 

Tlievdid  not  invito  tho  supjiortof  the  rich  proprietors 
and  iirrsonsnf  distinction,  against  whom  their  hnstililies 
iveretn  lie  directed  ;  but  they  unhappily  found  partisan: 
amon:r  the  less  wealthy;  and  some  fen  nf  the  inlerinr 
<»enlrv,  who  were  jealous  of  the  high  nobility,  also  joined 
tlirm.  'I'hesc  men  would  prnhably  have  blushed  at  the  idea 
o''b"co:niiighriganils,yet  cuiild  there  Ih'U  moredelcslah!e 
s(ireii's  of  hri^anrtajo,  than  what  was  revculed  to  them 
or  Din  Ciro  and  his  associates  !  Kven  allowing  that 
pirt<  of  his  plan  were  not  divulged  lo  the  innro  lospecta- 
ble  of  his  sectaries,  (who,  in  the  long  run,  iinist  have 
been  the  victims  of  tho  nmro  villanous,)  yet  what  syin- 
pitbv  can  be  inspired  by  the  imlilical  aspirations  of  men 
who  could  ally  themselves  with  known  robbers  and 
murderers,  like  Aiiicchiaricoand  Ids  gang  ?  The  govern- 
ment, instead  of  sumni'ming  the  opulent  proprietors  to 
it<  assistance,  ofleiided  and  disgusted  llieiii  by  distrust. 
\  inceting  at  the  fair  uf  (ialantina,  to  doliherato  on  the 
niejns  of  checking  the  disorders,  was  cried  down,  and 
trcited  at  XapU's  as  a  revolutionary  proceeding.  In 
utennatinn,  however,  of  this  seeming  iiiiprudciiee  ol 
C  verTinieiil  it  iiiiisl  be  nieniinned,  that  many  nf  these 
intleinen  or  iinlilenicn,  resident  on  their  estates  in  the 
,  >.vincc<,  were  themselves  members  of  secret  societies, 
which  bau  all  a  political  scope;  they  were  not  I'atrinti 
Hiiropei,  or  Decisi,  but  they  were  ('arbonari : — this  I, 
brim  in  the  country,  but  11  Iw'foro  and  iiHer  the  events 
miller  di..>russio:i,  know  very  well — llie  Neapolilan  go- 
vernment also  knew  il,  and  they  could  liaidly  draw  i 
line  Iclwecn  the  sects,  tho  objects  of  all  ol  ulilcli,  ay 
alreiily  ni"iilioned,  wi  re  revoliilionary,  and  they  feared 
illlbc  secret  societies  alike.  In  tho  winterof  l!!l(i-17. 
1  saw,  [lartly  aceiriinlally,  and  partly  through  cireiiiii. 
rl.ini-ps  which  I  did  nut  >-ei:k,  but  which  it  would  be 
ilislionoiirable  to  disclose,  a  rc-union  of  these  gent  le- 
mon. Sinic  wero  provincial  nohihty,  some  iiolileiiicn 
Iroin  Naplt.s,  who  oiil-  occasionally  rosided  on  their 
o-l-itis.  some  were  snli-^tantial  farmers.  The  hour  nl 
mill,  zmiis  was  inidiiiglit — the  hoiifc  selected  a  snlilary 
one,  and  the  luctnbors  of  tho  club  canio  Hingly,  or  in 


parlies  of  two  or  three  each,  on  horseback,  and  u  ilhoiit 
.iiiy  alteiiifanlH,  This  ap|»enranee  nl'iiiy^l'ry  and  ni^^lil- 
pliillini;,  tlioiiQli  sntlieientlv  rniiianlic.  dnl  not  eaplivate 
ine  niueh,  and  young  as  I  was,  I  conM  in  t  help  lieliiiii 
thai  the  milward  and  visil.le  slmwiii!;  of  these  naenera- 
tors  or  reliiriiMTS  was  against  theni.  .As  one  of  the 
iiniiiiliateil,  I  was  not  adiiiilted  totheir  deblMralions;  lint 
I  was  inliirined  that  they  all  tendi'il  In  the  estalili>hiiienl 
III'  a  enii-iitiiiioiial  govurnincnt  in  tho  kingdom  of  the 
Two  Sicilies, 

\\  lien  the  IK-eisi  liecamr  so  formidable,  tliese  pcntle- 
ineii,  however,  showed  the  purity  of  their  ihtentioiiH,  hy 
aidiiii;  the  gn\eriiiiK'iit  'o  tlicir  iilniost,  as  sihiii  as  ninie 
energy  was  shown,  and  by  i-o-oiK-ratiiig  with  tieiicral 
('liiireh,  with  whom  many  indikidiials  of  this  class 
served  h  )lli  as  olfn  ers  and  piiv.;te  volunteers, 

Itiit  at  the  same  lime,  (*eiieral  r,istore,  coininandant 
nf  these  prnviiiecs,  anil  the  Mar'|uis  riedicatella,  liitend- 
aiit  of  I.ei'ce,  inllamcd  parly  spini  by  iiniialing  the  sys. 
Iciii  of  Ci. iiosa,*  and  setting  up  private  siK-ietics  to  work 
ajiaiiist  private  soiaeties  :  the  M.ilinnal  i;inr(l.  under  their 
orders,  suirercd  itself  to  lie  partly  seduced  hy  tho  I'a- 
Iriuti  and  Decisi  scclnrii  s,  and  n  fiiiiiilM-r  of  soldiers  and 
some  otiicers  nf  the  Crown  battulinii  of  reserve  wore 
similarly  corrupted. 

The  numlier  of  these  daring  sectaries  Ind  arrived  nt 
its  greatest  height  in  the  mniilli  nf  December  )M7,  nr 
of  January  Irtlll.  At  this  [lorind  they  were  estimated  at 
i!U,()(IO  iiieiil  'I'lie  mass  of  tliciii  lived  at  home,  in  ap- 
parent lroni|uillity,  on  llic  produce  of  their  prolcssions  ; 
but  Ihcy  were  net  tho  less  active  in  coniinitting  uiilicnrd- 
of  crimes,  as  their  detection  was  the  more  liillicull.  I'cr- 
sons  have  been  known,  when  in  the  |Hjwor,  and  under 
tho  daggers  of  those  riitlians.  In  si:;n  contracts  for  the 
sab'  of  their  houses  or  lands,  the  olijects  of  llie  cnpidilv 
of  tlie.,.e  desperadoes;  the  contracts  wereeveeulcd  in  aji 
the  forms  of  the  law,  and  acknowledgments  were  given 
by  the  unfnrtimalo  owiicis  tor  euhij  which  tiicy  had 
never  received. 

The  sittings  of  these  societies  were,  al  first,  in  the 
night,  like  the  more  res|iectahle  re-iminn  I  have  mcn- 
lioiied,  and  weie  earcfnlly  guarded  by  sentinels;  theii 
inililary  exercises  took  place  in  solitary  houses,  or  sup- 
pressed and  descrtei'  convents  ;  hut  taking  courage  bv 
degrees,  they  were  al\erwards  see  i  |s-rli)riiiing  llieii 
evolutions  by  day,  and  in  the  open  air.  Mo>t  ol'  them 
had  fire-arms  :  all  fiad  poniards.  They  also  began  In 
organise  tt  corps  of  cavalry. 

The  patient  of  this  society  siiflieiently  explained  its 
objects.  It  was  an  ob'oiig,  si|uare  paper,  or  parehinent. 
Two  of  the  angles  were  ornanicntcd  with  a  skull,  over 
one  of  which  was  inscrils'd  "Sadness,"  and  llie  word 
■'Death"  over  the  other,  Tho  opposite  antrles  had 
cross-bones,  with  the  inscriptions  "Terror"  and"  Mourn- 
ing," ^)ii  the  top  nf  the  patent  were  the  fasces  and  the 
cap  of  liberty,  planted  U|K)n  a  death's  head,  and  sup- 
ported by  two  axes.  At  the  bolloin  was  a  tliiinderliolt 
darting  from  a  cinud,  and  shivorinip  tho  rnyal  crnwiis 
and  the  pupal  tiara.  Strijies  nf  yellnw,  reii,  and  blue, 
the  tri-cobiiir  of  the  society,  surrounded  the  patent,  'i'lu 
words  of  tho  patent  were  tlicsc  : 

"  The  Salentine  Dccibion. 

Health. 

N° Grand  Masons. 

"The  Decision  of  .lupiter  the  Tliundercr  hopes  lo 
make  war  against  tho  tyrants  of  the  I'niyerse,  &.c." 
(Tlicsr  irorils  nf  tr/drli  oii/y  tlie  iiiilials  irrrr  gi'rc/i,  ircrf 
irrillin  in  liluinl,iis  were  several  oilier  jmrls  of  lite  iloeu- 
meiil.) 

"The  mortal is  a  Ilrother  Decided.  N°. — ,  be- 
longing to  the  Decision  of  Jupiter  tho  Thunderer, 
spread  over  the  fiicn  of  Ihe  earth,  by  his  decision,  has 
had  the  pleasure  of  belonging  to  this  Salentine  Kepub- 


•  'I'lii'  lih!  ill' this  iiinil  partis  111  .niil  plninr.  llie  i-rinreni'Cnnns-i. 
w  until  lie  as  iiiiMiMMi!  tis  iliiii  III'  any  i-iili-|iir.-itiii  er  liriL'aiul  cIik  ( 
III' WHS  111,'  iiii.ri  lanniii'  ,,r  tnyali-ls.  ami  tiiiKi,  it  lie  coliiil  piil 
iliiwiitlii  I'arli  ii:iri,iir  iilir.illlii  fais,  hy  iin  .'insiirili,,  MH'ii'i\  nt  itie 
I'al.iainri,  i  nl  ".i-lliiurl,iin'i,is.  IIIimmI.'iihI  ptiimler  wrrennililiu,'  ii 
liis !')'»,  pi<,,iitiil  iliiy  w.rki'il  tiir  llie  kini;  auil  llii-  Inilf  lailli 
^■^  I  Iti'Wiis  a  (■  I  ■nlitiiiiis  man,  tl>oriiiii.'til)'  ciMi\liit'i  il  ul  tin 
^.'.  ii'tliiissnt'  liis  Kiiiiiu'— a  pni  t  with  <,.ti-iit>  riltl,'  h. nil  teat  |M,wer ; 
ini'liiiia  I,,  anil  inlr.i.Mv  niiiiiitite  in  priviue  socn'ly,  anil,  like  tin 
■    IM  III  ,\li:ii  r>.  \ri>  1 1  ,il' I  liH'ks   ami  wnlrhi's.     Aliiniiy  m, 


ri'ii' 


,  Il 


I'Vrlllllc  |ia--,il  ill  llie  ^anle  ronrc*-^,, 


:/,.»>' wiili  him,  Hint  -"v,  ril  nil' iitii'«  »iili  the  rnnioiis  rnpl  . . 
Itnnn,  •> '  1  was  a  very  ilil'irent  ilinraciir,  with  noihins  nf  li, 

iniiii r  iiniiliiniu  .'ilioiil  lilm.     Imheil.  I  iniilil  hIiiicisi  s.ay  nl  Mm 

whal  I.I  I  I  111  •  11  ill. I  111  All  ('a«lia,  nf  Ji.aiiMina,  thai  li,'  was  nO' 
.if  llii'  niii-l  iini  ali'e.  liilitli'inanty  nhl  renlli'ineli  I  ever  iner.  (\i, 
ilin.il  II  (itn  I «  n«,  ti'  .vM'\  ir,  iin  ni.ire  an  Mi  I'lislia  ilian  n  ( 'anl)^  i.  Tlil» 
veiieraliti'  priiiii'  of  lli,'  llunriii  rinireli  wa«  vt  r\  iinllaiil,  anil  iiini  I, 
pliasi'it  iviiti  ihi'  -.III,  .1  ...' ludic-.,  wli.iiii,  iji.iii'uver,  lit:  r-viueil  ii. 
)i(iKserblli    art  iit  plcsat^. 


licaii  Decision.  We  invite,  tlieiefore,  all  pliilanlliriipic 
<(ii'ii'ties  III  'end  llieir  .-Irotin'  arm  In  itie  same,  ami  lo 
is-i-l  liiiii  in  his  W' lit-,  he  liai  illu  eniiie  l.i  the  Dei  i^l-ill, 
that  he  will  iilitain  Liberty  or  Death.  Duled  tins  d.iy, 
the  nl ,  iVc." 

Here  folluwed  three  signatur  s  wrillen  in  bl'sid. 

Isl.  tlf  the  firand  .Mast,  r,  with  liiiir  points  after  il, 
which  indieatrd  his  power  of  passing  sciiteiiie  ul'dcilli.* 

2l\.    Ol'tlic  .Second   Dei  tdeil. 

•Id,  Ot'tlic  UeL'istcr  ot'  the  Dead,  whose  {'nnetioiis  did 
not  ret.'ite  lo  the  ileccased  meiiiber::  of  the  sneiety,  lei  I  to 
the  vii'tims  they  iiiimolated.  and  nf  wlioiii  they  kept  a 
re(;ister  apart,  on  the  niar:.'iii  of  vvliieh  wcru  tijniid 
blaHpheniins  and  niost  internal  projects. 

The  excesses  nf  such  a  sneiety,  directed  bv  such  a 
man  or  iiion-'ti'r,  tis  Ciro  Anicchiarien,  may  be  easily 
eniieeivi  il.  Itiil  they  were  now  ilrawiiii.'  to  their  i  lo^  . 
Ceneral  Church,  armed  wiih  the  royal  Alter- l^gi,  r 
with  t'lill  and  iinliiniled  |iower,  was  sent  into  tlir-e  ili"- 
tracled  provinces,  wlieto  Ins  ei,,'rgt'tie  ami  pniil.iit 
conduct  cannot  ho  too  niiicli  praised.  He  cros:.ed  the 
river  DIanto  in  the  .'\piiliaii  plain  with  I  .'I  II I  men, 
chielly  of  the  Ihreign  regiinent'i  in  llie  Neapolitan  ser- 
vice, tiirined  by  himself;  among  them  were  somn  com- 
panies of  ( avalry.  Ho  could  depend  ii|H)ri  this  force, 
uliicli  was  for  llio  greater  part  composed  of  (lennans, 
."'W  iss,  .Morcotes,  and  Albanians,  The  solifcry  already 
ill  tho  country  were  only  to  bo  depended  upon,  after 
they  had  witnessed  the  firm  detcrniination  willi  which 
the  geneial  set  about  his  duty,  and  after  the  factious 
individuals,  contaminated  hy  Ihc  sectaries,  had  lieeii 
weeded  out.     The    atne  was  the  case  with  the  mililia. 

Kncouraged  by  the  example  set  them  i  y  the  diikea 
of  San  Cesurco  and  .Monle  Jasi,  and  others  nf  iha 
nobility  and  wealthy  proprietors,  sr\er;\l  iiiiliv  iilnals 
even  nf  the  lowest  class,  furnished  iiil'irmalioii  ciiieerii. 
:iig  Dull  Cirn  and  hid  soctaii:'>,  und  joined  heart  .-iiiil 
hand  in  the  nicasnres  :iir  Ihcir  c  lerniitialion,  I'ho 
:ear  of  not  being  supported  had  nitliertn  prevented 
these  hnnesl  men  fioiii  acting  ;  hilt  siiil  the  gieatcr  part 
■  if  tho  inli'rior  older  were  shy  and  silent,  iiiainlainiiig  a 
line  of  conduct  which  indicated  thai  they  wnnlil  not 
hesilaln  lo  declare  liir  the  scelaiies,  it'  the  hitler  should 
sneceed  against  (lencral  CImreli.  This  wa  .  particularly 
observed  ill  the  in  i;;lili.inrho.Ml  of  Taraiitn,  at  Cn.tla- 
:.'ln>,  S.in  .'Mai/aiin,  M.'iitina,  and  Krane.iiilla.  the  usual 
haunts  nf  DonCiio  Aniechiai  ieo  ;iiiil  his  fii.'nds.  When 
iHiieraU'liureh  first  visited  these  places,  the  inlnibitanls 
looked  on  in  gloomy  silence,  and  no  person  salnteii  him  ; 
a  poor  old  iiii.nk  was  the  only  pi  ri.ii  whohuwed  t.i  hini. 

The  bandils  and  Ihe  banislicd  were  sntninone.l  li .r  the 
la.'-l  lime  hiliirc  Ihc  mval  cominis.-iin  at   I.ecci  .i      Don 


'  Tin  >  ^lalli'll•(  ri'il  w  iili  m.-tliml  niiil  snl  iiinliy.  nr  at  li  a'l,  ifi.  y 

\\  rre  I'litiiilli'il  SI)  1.1  till  liv  til. 11  lii',llliili(ili„.  As  sniili  ;i-  llli'  si  I  la 
ri.  ■,  i'iii|il.i\i,l  on  tliis  MiMi'i'  I  inii.l   II  i  mum  uii'iil  in  i  Itiit   ih.ir 

|illl|>..M',  at  till'  hil'lial  nl  111"  lirsl  lll.l.'l  of  ,'1  niillini  t  till')  llll>ll.  llllli'll 

It, I'll  i!a:!ui'i>;  il.i'\  aiiii.tl  tli.'i.t  al  tin  ir  \  n  lim  nl  tli.'  si  i  .>ii'l  li'a-l  ; 

.11  till!  ttliril  llieV'  tir'.llna'h  apinnn  tie.l  Itieil  »,  il|ililis  in  Ills  litiil>,t  ; 
anil  HI  the  tiinnll,  "  Willi  I'l.;  elillni.-la^m,"  In  il^e  ttirir  rannihal 
taiii^iiiiue,  llii'>  p!iiiii:ril  iIm'Iii  inlii  lii>  ti'.ily  !  Tla'.-c  t'liiir  li.'i>.-Is  wire 
',\liitin!i>i'it  1.)  tile  f.'lir  1I.1I.S  al'h  r  llli'i;ianil  .Ma.-t.'Ts  liliine.  Win  11 
ihe  II' I'i  '.  wrnte  to  ail\  mil',  lint  of  tlie  erit'T,  In  I'M, i  t  I'l.nlrilni' 
tioiis.  i>r  111  eninnii.nil  him  In  ilo  aii,v  tlilni: — if  ttnsi,  liiiir  pniil'A 
ivi  ri'  nil  the  IKiiHT,  it  was  kii  >w  n  that  ttii'  ,h  rsnii  tiny  tiililie^M  U 
was  eulltti'llini'il  tn  llralll.   in  rll'^"  nf  llt-ntii'itii'iici'.      If  llin   |M,'liTs 

WI  re  lint  iii'ii'iii'il,  he  was  llireaii'ir  1!  wall  niililer  pnnistiini'nt,  siii  li 
as  lav'ills  Wlistv  hs  tieUls,  in  Inirliiiiu  Ins  lloiii,i', 

t  The  exri'tatile  exri'sses  nf  llie  sei'iel  Mieii'lit's  liail  spjeail  in  tlill 
ni'j'.'liliniirlinnil  nf  l.i'Cei .  w  liirli  IS  a  lart'e  and  tiiii'  1  ily.  A  niiiiiln  r 
"f  irspei'llllilL'  vnilliu  llli'li  were  iliMl  ti  il  hy  tile  spilil  nf  invsliriMii, 
.mil  snilileiily  liecnme  fiiiianr  anil  liln.i.ty-i'iiiiitnl.  '1  Im  maitiiesri 
thai  |iri'Vllll''il  was  nlliinst  nm'reiiniilnl'ti'',  Al  C.il'.ipnii,  Itie  U'lal 
''i:-iii.'irl,  wli.ili  is  ati.1111  u\.iil\.Iivi'  mill's  iriiiii  Itii' I'ilx  nf  I.e.  re, 
-I'M  rat  v'.tii'iL'  liii'ii,  w  III  iii'iirly  all  nf  w  In. in  I  Iinil  Ii'tii  nriiiieinti'il, 

-iir|iri>*i'il  a  tniin^iiriii  in  •' live  urnv^  ne  ir  In  tin  In  ::nilfiit  v  il 

'.i<!  '  III  till'  I'iM'iiiiii,  wli '.  Ill"  l^altii'iilitiins  t.ave  llieir  rnioilry 
h'.tis's,  ami  immlirril  him  in  rniillilonil,  anerllie  t'a-l.iiinnf  /  I'lilri- 
ft  A  ri'.iy.. liinil  /  Ihri.-'i  r.ai'linf  thi'iii  hniii'il  a  stll,  tlni-i  llie  limly 
nf  the  seh'.'ti'il  virtiin.  nliiini  llii'v  li  t'l  ill  nil  nn.l  li..riitil\  ,1  antliif. 
'I'hi'i  rijiiiiri'il  tiy  iii'jtil  iin.l  hnrmil  tin  foil;,  ivilli  ilrv  hniiirln  i,  anil 
liviL's  nf  the  olive  Ireis,  bill  Itii'v  iM  r.' niM'.'.i.  r  it  in  tin  ir  intirnal 
wnrk.  nml  sliiirlly  allir  nrr.'^'iit  .'U"l  tin  u.  1:1  tn  trial.  'I'lii  >  Wire 
nil  vi'ty  vniini-' till  11-- -I'l.ii' .1  iln  m  in.  r.' slnplin'-^  1  im  ivii-'ilie 
-nil  111  nil  olil  lirnk.T  anil  t'i'L'lisli  lull  riili'i' r,  In  wli.'in   I  i.nil  I, ail 

riiinilii  n|i|s.rnniitii'.- nf  III  11  u  si  r\ii .  nliic,  un.l  w  I n  n  ni  l.inl 

fii'Mi Ill  Mill   this  v.  r,  v.niili  III  1,.'  Ill',  ttinl''  ant  1.11  1 nni 

il'iniiLh  the  rnimlrv.     1  bait  alw  nys  fniii.it  liit.i  hmii'^t  iiint  l-iiiil 

tienrli'.l.  very  inli'lili;eiii,  anil  i|iiii'i,  I'M  11  I I,lle^^  In  his  111.. I. 

'.t'is.  .\  l.rniliiT  111'  lii>,  Willi  w.is  alt. I  a  I'll  .It  ill  nt  well  111. ,  Mill 
aVn.  tn  alt  ai.jii'nra.ir.'.  11  ii;n-l  liniinl.li' ;.  "iinu  ii.aii,  .!i.l  iiiili't  i'  inlin-i 
ai..riii  nil'  mil'  ilay  w  hell  11  iiiHirn  nf  i;.illi|inli.  11  calr.inuom.i.  ai  ,1 
"lie  ill  |H>wer,  thnnuht  iriili.rln  ill-nli  me.  fur  liedelilieiul.ly  ntt'eriil 
I"  l.tkr  iii^iii  Inmsi'if  ti.e  nil. re  1,1  11  I  ahum  lii ;.',  ueil  In  tjiiii'i  llm 
tiiitti  1,1  atlltll^l  in  the  Hiirk.  Iliil  tin.-  w  ,'ia  an  1  liltllltl.  11  of  ^.atiln.ic 
t'.'r  ine ! 

Win  11  Ills  pnn  Was  in  prirnii,  the  pnur  iilil  fatla  r,  w  Im  wfH  till  II 

4)a^l  lii^  I  iiilitii'th  .\i-ar,  winii'  in  nu'in  N'aple.'^  In  li  t:.  if  i  Innl  any 

I  i)iiaiii:aiire  nr  iiiteiiKI  with  )'i  r>ons  nlmni  the  Cnnrl,  to  inaki   an 

lipln.iiiiiiiinravuiunfthc  ynichriilniinili  n  1.  I  hail  not  anil  slum  Id 


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Ciro  Hilt  ill  Ins  jiHliliiMliuii,  (u  iiiiwl  riMiiarlnilile  ri>ni- 
posiliiin,  with  ('tiiisi(h>rnt)lf  ('Iui|I10ii(t  and  in^c^iiiiily,  nnt) 
more  iiiiiiiKlcMco  lliaii  <,:iii  oiilcr  uur  i'i)iiri'|>liciiis  ;  i  but 
Uiiowiii;;  liis  piiriloii  Id  Ui  Ii(i|il"1p.ss,  iiislriiil  of  |iri'seiiliiip; 
liiiiiiiell  ill  iitMMiii,  liu  prc'iiiircd  to  (IfliMid  liiiiisult'  hy  Ins 
reclaiii's  ami  ariii:>. 

(iiMicral  (linrcli  llioii  iniiilc  his  niilitury  (lisposiliuns. 
Mi!  (lividoil  liin  troops  into  inoviiabit'  colunins,  am!  placed 
j;iiriisiiiis  iipiiii  soiiiu  poiiitswlioio  llic}'  wiro  absolutely 
rt'ipiircd,  lillicr  iVoiii  llioir  coiiiiiMiidin;;  IIir  vast  plains 
ol'tlio  country,  or  U'cuuso  llioy  were  strong  enoii?,'!!  to 
Berve  as  placcH  ol'  retreat  I'or  tlin  brijjaiids.  'I'lio  imivc- 
able  coliiniiis  all  operated  towards  ii  coniinon  centre,  by 
jrradually  eoiilracliiij;  the  circle  wliieli  cni^iraeed  llie 
towns  ol'  (irultaylie,  .San  Marzano,  and  Trancavilla. 
t-Hlier  columns  ol'  rci^ervo  accompanied  tlic  yenural,  who 
procpeileil,  with  the  rapidity  orii^'htniiijr,  wherever  the 
spies  hud  traces  oj'C'iro  Aniecliiarico. 

At  tirsl,  contident  in  liis  resourres,  iiiatetial  and 
moral,  llie  hri;;aiid-pricst  set  u  price  on  the  head  of  the 
hold  Hiiijlislimaii,  but  the  general's  proeeidingssooii  nii- 
di'ioivi  li  him.  and  he  was  lie.ird  In  murmur,  w  liilu  liiliiip; 
Jiis  llmnih  in  token  of  raj;e  and  dis.ippointment,  "This 
is  a  dill'erenl  sort  of  man  from  those  ihey  have  hitliertn 
sent  airaiiist  me  1  I  have  fooled  many  a  j,'eiieral— Kriiich, 
Kalian,  and  Neupolitan,  but  this  one  will  end  by  iimknii; 
a  liml  of  me  1" 

lie  beffaii  to  perceive  that  liis  rcsoiircoi,  bocamo  day 
by  day  weaker  and  weaker;  his  credit  with  l.'io  people 
of  thucumilry  was  no  longer  what  it  had  been;  his 
jirislifir  wan  cclipseil  to  their  eyes,  and  he  had  to  dre.^d 
that  tlio-^e  u  ho  were  still  faitlil'nl  to  him,  would  .soon  fall 
from  his  side.  If  he  could,  he  would  then  have  escaped 
from  tlin  country  which  had  so  lon^'  trembled  at  hi^ 
name,  lie  privately  reached  Iho  port  of  Urindisi,  where 
he  altcinphMt  to  embark;  but  the  captain  of  the  vessel 
rei-njrniscd  him,  and  deniamh'd  JtlOO  ducats  as  the  price 
of  Ins  safely;  not  having  them  about  him  to  give,  he 
wrote  1(1  his  friends,  '.vlio  refused  to  advance  the  sum. 

I'resYid  and  siirroinuled  more  and  mori^  closely,  pent 
in  the  arc  iia,  tii  d  to  the  stake,  IJon  Ciro  resolved  to  risk 
u  general  rising  of  such  of  his  allies  as  continued  des- 
perate, and  a  pitched  batthi  with  the  royal  tioops.  lie 
fixed  the  '.ITth  of  rebruary  I^IS  for  this  purpose,  and 
appointed  the  place  of  rendezvous  nndrr  the  walls  of  San 
.'M.ir/.ano,  but  his  linal  catastrophe  preceded  that  date. 

( 'no  .\niecliiaiico  sil  out  from  (Jioltaglie  on  the  "-.'."illi 
iif.laniMry  l^l">,  with  forty  liorscnuii  and  ten  foot.  At 
twoo'clo'k  in  the  alti  riiuon  he  fell  in  with  u  detach- 
ment nfticneral  ''hureh's  cavalry,  coiinnandeil  by  Cap- 
tain Moiilorj,  who  charged  him,  and  drove  him  as  far 
us  .\evieru,a  farm  at  the  loot  of  Ihe  hill  of  .Sin  Marzano. 
tiro  there  made  a  short  stand, and  llieii  retreated  up  to 
the  loHii  itself  in  tolerably  good  order. 

Cipl.iin  .Monlorj  I'ullowed  and  atlenipted  to  enter  by 
Ihi'  slei  p  and  narrow  path  which  wnnnd  up  to  the  town: 
linl  Ciro  and  his  adhcrinls  of  S.iii  Marzano  repulsed  him. 
'I  he  ollieer  then  tin  lied  the  hill  in  order  to  scale  it  un  the 
side  of  .Maiiilnria,  but  lliere  too  he  w\is  ri'ceivei'  by  a 
Nhiivvcr  ol'  hills,  lie  observed,  however,  thai  these  were 
the  same  iiieii  who  had  repulsed  him  in  the  foriner  at. 
tiinpt  and  had  fnlhnved  his  moMiiieiits,  and  hcnei'  coii- 
clndi  d  lliev  were  not  siiHi'iently  numerous  to  deleiid  all 
the  points  III  oiii'c,  and  thai  he  shniild  gain  his  objei  I  by 
deei  iviiig  ilieiii,  Ciiiieealing  himself  In  hind  one  of  the 
g.nden  walls,  he  drew  the  robbers'  allenlion  by  (iring  a 
carbine  or  two  in  that  direction,  iiiid  llieti  he  blldileiily 
iip|H>ared  in  Ihe  opposite  ilireiiion  fillowed  by  most  ol 
Ills  men.  The  stratagem  siici  ei'di'd  :  Alontorj  entered 
Sin  Marzano,  and  liie  panic-slriiek  followers  oft  'iro  ilis. 
piMs  d.  The  great  object  was  Imieenre  Ciro;  bill  he  was 
iiol  to  he  found:  he  had  made  another  (perhaps  the  Imn- 
ili'citllij  of  his  wonilcrl'nl  I'scipcs,  and  was  sale  in  the 
open  eonmry  bejiirc  Ihe  infinli'y  of  a  ,no\eable  eolinnn 
arrived,  which  it  ilid  iminidi.ilely  alter  his  llight  i'loin 
Ihe  liiwn. 

An  iiislant  ccusiN  was  taken  of  Sin  Mar/ano,  the 
mayor  of  which  niiggcslcd  lo  .Major  lliimchi,  the  <'oiii- 
mandcr  of  the  cohmin,  i>  mitliod  of  disiuivering  Ihe  de. 
Iiiii|ilenl«.  livery  house  wan  seiirclii  <l,  and  llir  guilty 
were  rccogniKed  by  Ihe  siiii  II  or  the  blackiiesH  of  their 
hands,  a  proof  of  their  haviii^r  recciilly  handled  tirc-iirmH 


InriMv  hiui'  iiml  It  HI  hail.    TIh'V  «ro'  iill  reniliiiiiiiil  lo  ilie  iinl- 

liituri.r  III!'. I  iiiv  leniiii  lih ml  HiK  fciii  m  ihr  |i..ri  iH  llilmlliil. 

nlii'ic  iiai'iir  Ilia  l>r"ilii'iH  hi'lil  n  vciy  o'lui  laiMi  niiiiill..ii  In  (lie 
rii«)iitii«. 

Tile  (lie  ilnil  Ilia  liiil  ill  ilii.  lie. Ilia  III  iIm'i"'  |ieii|ili',  iiiiilir  an  CMC 
rinr  et  tiiilolciice  iiiiil  ii|mttiv,  la  nNinitlkliinii  mel  iV.iM'tii.  \m  i|m'\ 
now  nri'.UK'v  iiiiiv  111'  inrtaiiii'il  iiir  e\iry  ixll.  VV.  re  tlii'.i  iHiielliifl 
hv  Mliiinlliin  mill  iionil  nm  iriimi  Ml  fur  a  few  ||iiiii  raiinif,  iliiy 
nit|;Mt  htrnnie  n  naiion  oriii'im'ii, 


and  |H)wdcr.  Vito  .Scrio,  the  brothers  h'ranccsco  and  Aii- 
gclo  \'ilo  I.ecce,  liatl'acUe  Zaccharia,  and  Piitro  liar- 
linzzi  were  arnsted,  and  all  executed  on  the  .'id  of  Kebru- 
ajy  at  l''raiicavilla.  'I'hcir  heads  were  placed  in  front  of 
the  church  of  San  .'Marzano.  This  church  was  blown 
down  by  a  hurricane  some  months  alter,  and  the  hcails 
were  buried  liencath  ils  ruins.  .Major  ilianchi  al.so  took 
the  bhic:k  standard,  and  the  insignia  and  dccnr.ations  of 
Don  Ciro,  which  liencral  Church  forwarded  to  Naples, 
Hlieri'  they  were  prescnti'<l  to  the  king  by  Prince  Nu- 
gent, the  captain-general. 

.Major  Ilianchi,  t'oUowing  up  his  advantages,  proceeded 
the  next  (lay  to  Krancavilhi.  Mere  he  found  the  inhabit- 
ants in  Ihe  greatest  fenncntation,  detcriniiii'd  to  break 
open  the  prisons  and  release  those  I'onlincd  in  them. 
I  laving  ascertained  who  were  the  ringleaders,  he  Inst  not 
a  moment  in  causing  them  lo  be  seized  in  their  houses. 
Ilis  gens-d'armcs  patrolled  Ihe  streets  with  orders  lo  lay 
hamis  on  ev>  ry  individual  they  might  meet  bearing 
arms.  Me  thus  tcrrilicd  the  towns-people  uiid  ipiclied 
the  liniiull. 

(Jencr.il  Chureli  then  arrived  in  |K^rson:  the  troops  con- 
centrated on  l''raneavilla,  where  a  military  commission 
was  established  lo  try  the  ontkiws.  I)— .i  Ciro  had  now 
hem  missing  lor  si.<  or  seven  days;  not  a  word  had  been 
heard  of  him  since  his  escape  from  .San  .Mikrzano,  but  the 
general  t'ancying  he  could  not  be  I'ar  otV,  and  that  he  was 
still  ill  intimate  correspondence  with  some  individuals  in 
that  low  ,  threatened  it  with  plumi'  r  and  dcstriiclion, 
unless  its  inliabil.ints  ciiahh'd  him  to  secure  the  |iersnn 
of  the  robber-priest  within  eight  tiays.  Trembling  for 
ihcir  houses  and  property,  the  miUtiu  ol'  ,San  Marzano 
ihen  undertook  lo  pursue  l^on  Ciro,  and  on  the  (ith  of 
I'.briiary  they  beset  him  in  the  ningtiirta  (or  larin  house) 
o.'Sea.serba,  not  above  ten  miles  from  (iciieral  ChurchV 
i|uarters  at  l'°ranca\illa. 

'i'lic  masserie  in  Apulia  and  Ihe  provinces  of  Hari, 
Dtninlo,  and  'l'aranlo,are  all  built  on  the  same  plan, and 
are  very  enpalile  of  defence.  'I'lie  word  is  not  rendered 
by  "farm-house,"  which  gives  but  an  inadcipiati^  idea  of 
the  ma.sseria.  Tliey  ilale  from  the  period  when  tlio  in- 
enrsiiins  of  the  'I'urks  anil  pirates  were  apprchemk'd,  and 
when  the  country  people  hIiuI  llieinsclvcH  up  in  their 
strongholds  with  tluir  cattle  and  most  valuable  eirccts,  in 
order  to  secuic  themselves  from  altack.  A  square  wall  of 
enclosure,  suMicicntly  high  and  solid,  generally  surrounds 
llie  dwelhng-liou.se,  liiiilt  against  one  side,  uiul  contain- 
ing three  or  fniir  l.irge  haliitahh'  rooms,  and  sonietimcs 
a  small  chapel.  'I'he  vasl  stables,  granaries,  and  out- 
houses, williin  the  walls,  form  a  rigid  ungKi  with  this 
dwelliiig-huuse,  but  without  touching  it.  In  the  midst 
of  the  cnehisure,  at  some  distaliei'  from  the  burrounding 
walls,  rises  a  rounil  or  sipiare  lower  of  two  slorii  s, sland- 
ilig  ipilte  idiille.  The  ilsi  elll  to  the  upper  slory  is  cither 
by  stone  steps,  inserit  d  in  the  lower,  by  a  drawbridge, 
or  by  a  laihler  easily  drawn  up  into  the  tower.  This 
iksiriplion  will  enable  llic  reader  lo  understand  how 
Don  Ciro  could  make  so  long  a  resistance  in  the  masse- 
ria  of  Scaserlia. 

I|i^  had  arrive  d  at  this  lonely  place  with  some  of  his 
comrades  worn  oul  willi  faliguc,  and  had  thought  he 
could  M'Ulurc  lo  repose  hiniself  the  ic  I'or  a  Itw'  hours.  It 
was  said  that  he  had  previously  provided  .Seaserba  and 
many  other  lonely  niasscrie  ol  the  dislrici  with  arms, 
amimniilion,  and  some  provisiuns.  Me  was  surprised  at 
Ihe  sudden  and  hoslile  apparition  of  the  mililia  of  .San 
Marzano,  bill  nntal  all  iilarmed,  making  sure  he  could  cut 
his  way  throngh  them  whenever  he  clnw.  Mad  he  rush- 
ed out  at  one.',  he  might  have  done  so.    M< oily  slaycd 

where  he  was,  nnd  li  I  Iheni  liiriii  before  the  gale  of  the 
masserie.  So  strong  was  his  spell  on  Ihe  minds  of  these 
men,  lliat  for  a  long  time  they  hesitated  to  approach 
»illnii  range  of  his  iii\er  erring  musket — the  first  that 
lid  so,  he  shot  dead  frniii  Ihe  outer  walls  'I'liis  delay, 
however,  cost  him  dear.  The  mihlia  of  San  Miiizano, 
though  not  brave,  w<  re  this  lime  in  earnesl,  and  having 

elll  informalion  lo  l.ieiilcnanl  l''onsmorlc,  slatioiiid  nl 
111.!  "Caslelli,"  a  posilioii  belwciii  ttrollaglie  and  rran- 
cavilla,  that  ollieer  hastened  to  the  spot  witli  forly  men 
of  regular  troops.  .\h  this  liircc  came  in  sight  on  the 
edge  of  the  plain,  Don  Ciro  bit  Ins  thuiiih  until  it  bled, 
loi  he  iiiidi  rslood  licit  a  vigorous  attack  was  lo  Ih'  made, 
and  ri  treat  was  now  ho|H  less.  Me  somi,  Iiowcvit,  ji 
coviicd  Inn  preHcnee  of  miinl,  end  locking  up  the  poor 
people  of  the  masserie  in  the  slraw-maKazine,  nnd  put. 
ling  the  key  in  his  pocket,  he  retired  wilh  his  des|i<'rali 
followers  lo  Ihe  lower.  Having  iisceiided  lo  the  iippi  r 
story,  Ihey  drew  in  Ihe  ladder  aller  lliciii,  and  proceeded 
to  loail  all  llieir  giiiiN,  of  wlin  li  Ihey  had  a  gixMl  niimlnr. 
It  was  now  evening;  Ihe  darkmss  of  night  smm  kuc- 
eeidcil  the  brief  twilight  of  tin  south.     Tlul  night  must 


have  been  n  sli'cpless  one  liir  Don  Ciro,  though  im  u|. 
Icmpt  was  mafic  at  storming  his  Ktronghold.  The  iiiorii. 
ing  dawn,  however,  alt'orded  hiiii  no  eomliirt,  for  Cupliiiii 
Corsi  had  awived  from  b'rniieavilla  with  u  detachnient  of 
gens-d'armes,  and  soon  alU  r  .Major  Diunchi  came  lo  the 
ticld  wilh  other  reinlbrciiiicntsi 

'I'he  siege  of  SiMserba  was  uow  forincil  by  one  hiin. 
dred  and  thirty-two  soldiers;  the  militia,  on  whom  lillle 
dc{Hiiiliiice  was  placed,  beiii^  utalioned  in  the  kccoiuI 
line,  and  ut  some  di.slance. 

Don  Ciro  vigorously  delindcil  the  outer  walls  and  the 
approaches  to  his  lower  from  sunrise  to  sun.set.  In  lliu 
night  he  attempted  to  cscaiio,  but  the  neighing  of  horsn 
made  him  suspi el  that  some  cavalry  had  arrived,  whuse 
pursuit  it  would  lie  impossihle  to  elude,  and  he  saw 
piquets  all  around  the  masscria.  Me  Ihircfore  retired, 
ntlcr  having  killed,  with  a  pistol-shot,  a  volligeur  st,i. 
tioiicd  iimkr  the  wall  he  had  atteiiipled  to  scale.  He 
again  shut  hiniself  up  in  his  tower,  and  emplnycd  liim. 
self  all  night  in  making  cartridges.  .\n  alh moon,  hvu 
nighls,  and  a  whole  day  liad  been  spent,  anil  Don  Ciro  w.ns 
still  masler  of  the  wlioh^  enclosure,  and  the  outer  walls 
of  the  niMsMcrial  At  daybreak,  the  besiegers  tried  to 
linrst  open  the!  strong  wooden  gate  of  the  outer  wall: 
(  iro  and  his  men  creeping  from  the  tower  and  under  the 
wall  by  the  gate,  repul.sed  the  assailants,  killing  live  and 
wounding  lijiirlccn  of  the  soldiers.  A  ham  1  of  oil  wiis 
then  rolled  to  the  gate,  in  orck'r  to  burn  it.  The  lirst  111.111 
who  set  lire  lo  it  was  shot  through  the  heart.  But  ils 
Haines  conimimicatcil  to  the  door,  which  was  8o<m  ueccs. 
sible,  nnd  Don  Ciro  was  obliged  to  retreat  to  his  lower. 
Mow  hiiig  he  might  have  kept  -Major  Uianehi  at  hay,  had 
not  «  picie  of  arlihcry  arrived,  a|ul  had  he  not  forgotlcii 
an  imporlanl  part  of  provision  for  a  siege,  is  uncertain; 
but  as  the  day  advanced  a  four-pounder  was  brought  In 
the  spot,  and  pointed  against  the  roof  of  the  tower.  This 
little!  piece  pnidiiccil  great  ell'ect.  The  liles  and  briekii 
wliicli  fell,  drove  Don  Ciro  from  the  upper  lei  the  lower 
slory  eif  the'  tower.  The  assailants,  satisfied  wilh  llii: 
cll'ecis  produce  el  by  the  four-pounder,  would  not  approiiili 
the'  lower;  he  hael  nolhing  to  do  in  the  way  of  firing  at 
them,  lo  keep  up  his  spirits; — at  the  same  time,  and  in 
this  heirriel  slate  of  inaetivlly  or  passivcness,  hi'  was  lor. 
niented  with  a  burning  thirst,  for  he  hael  feirgolten  to 
proviele  himself  with  water — and  he  never  could  drink 
w  inc. 

At  length,  nller  some  deliherations  with  his  cnni- 
panions,  lie  deiuaneled  to  speak  with  (Jene'ral  l^iiireli, 
who  he  helicied  was  in  the  ne  iglihnurhood  ;  then  to  lIu: 
Duke  ol  Monte  .lasi — (he  scenieellohavi'  had  the  nnciciii 
kniglris'  anxiety  to  surrender  to  none  save  peeiplc  of  ehs. 
tiiiclion;) — but  that  noldenian  being  al.so  absent,  he' eon- 
elcse'cnekel  lei  capitulate  with  iMajor  Uianehi.  Oil  their 
pproiich,  he  aelelresseel  tlie^  besiegers,  and  llire'W  llniii 
Mime  bread.  Major  Ilianchi  luesiircil  him  that  he  should 
not  he  iiialtreatiel  by  the'  soldiery,  of  wlieiin  he'  had  killiil 
ind  wonneleel  so  many.  He'  Ihen  lowered  the  laeleh'r,  eli . 
seemh'd  from  tliu  lower,  and  prtsenUd  himself  to  llie 
major  anel  his  troops,  with  tliu  w'ordH  "  I^ccoiiii,  Don 
Ciro," — Merc  am  I,  Don  Ciro! 

Mis  coinraehs  the  n  liillowi'd  him.  And  how  many  we  re 
these'  de'sperale'  iiie'ii,  who  had  so  long  dcfendcil  tin  iii. 
selves  againsl  such  a  force' !  'I'hey  were  onlv  Ihre'e' — \  ilu 
eli  Cesare,  tiieiv:inni  I'almieri,  and  .Mie  hele   Ciippoli. 

Their  haiiels,  the  ir  I'ae'cs,  Iheir  dri  ss,  we're'  heirrihly  he 
grimi'd  by  poweler  anel  smoke,  but  lliere-  was  no  ;ippe.-i|. 
anecof  wciimils  on  their  persons, anel  llie'ir  counli'iinni  1  y, 
parllenlarly  that  of  their  daring  leaele  r,  were'  firm  tiiiel 
resolute'  ill  llic  e'xlre'inc.  The'  lirst  thing  Don  Ciro  iliil 
alle  r  surre  iide  ring  hlinself  lo  the'  solehers  was,  to  In  <i 
the  111  hi  gi\e'  him  wale  r  lo  ipicnih  his  consuming  tliir«l. 
Ml'  then  ileli\e  re'el  tlie^  key  anel  elesired  Ihein  lo  liberali 
Ihe  |ieople' of  Ihe'  massi'ria,  who  had  liee'ii  locked  up  all 
Ibis  while  in  Ihe'  straw-magazine',  lie  ileilarcel  llial  IIh'V 
were  imiocenl,  and  as  Ihey  lanie  oul  of  llie'ir  place'  el' 
e'oiiliiieiiii'iil  he'  ilislribiile'ij  inoiiey  among  llieiii.  Ilu 
paliently  siilVcred  him  .elf  lei  be'  searclie  el  and  honiiil. 
Some  iHiison  was  found  ii|h>ii  him,  which  he  said  In' 
wiiiile!  iiave'  taken  in  the  tower  had  not  his  eoMl|iuiiieiiia 
prcve  lite  d  him. 

The'  besiegers  and  llieir  eaplives  now  marchcil  olT  liir 
I'Vane-nvilla.  Don  Ciro  eonveTsiel  imiellv  enough  all  III" 
way  wilh  .Major  lliani  hi,  to  w  lioiii  lie  ri'laleil  the  prini  i- 
pal  I'lri'uiiisl.iiiee'S  of  his  most  e'ntraordmarv  life'. 

In  prison  hi'  was  lepially  calm.  Me  only  ap|M'nri'el  I" 
he'  inliri-liil  for  Ihe  fate'  of  koiiic  of  his  piiriisans,  or  Ih- 
i-iHi :  he  ill  clan  (I  lliiit  llii  y  had  Imcii  coiii|Klled  by  Inn 
Ihii'als  and  Iheir  own  liars  lo  do  whatever  they  liial 
done  ,  Hill  he' cnlrialiel  thai  llicy  iniglil  iiol  be'  |K;rse'i'iiti'el, 
I  til  being  plae  I'd  Inliire  the  council  of  war,  presided  liy 
Ml  uU  ii.int  t  oil  111!  1 1  iiiarini,  he  addressed  n  sjh  c cli  lo  lli.il 


7 


ollii:cr.  111 
plroiig  ar 
"l»ii  tl 
( 'csiireo  a 
glie,  1  wu 
a  ruincel 
coveri'el 
at   ten   til 
iiierey  pre 
lure  lojue 
'i'liink  of 
iiieri'y  1  h 
On  be  in 
ing  (ieiiicr 
epiielly  res 
e':ipito,"  (1 
worel. 
I  Aller  SCI 

I  triKtiieed  h 
I  religiiin. 
;  lea\e  alone 
■  trade — iloii' 
'  On  licinj 

military  coi 
persous  he 
aiisHcrcd, ' 
and  seventy 

.\s  he 

J-'oiisnieirle', 

llie  masscri: 

Ciro  had  adi 

him,  "  If  i  u 

'I'lic  street 

were'  liMi'd  w 

cd  with  spec 

On   Ilis  ill 

walked  with 

111'  shot  stanil 

iliil  so,  pre'si'i 

I'lld  that  mall 

tliiir  Ixieks  le 

plied,  with  a  I 

dill  so,  he  ad 

iie:ir  lo  him,  I 

all'  not  all  su 

yon  I" 

lie  spoko  I 
iliers  tired  nt 
lulls  took  clFoi 
anel  imillcred 
kliot  to  put  an 
all  the'  eillice'rs 
IH'upIc,  who  li 
111  liiin,  we're  c 
IMS-  oflile,  wl 
"  .\s  soon  as  V 
siri'illsly,  "ill 
oivii  musket  i 
Sjn  II." 

Thus  fell  in 
life,  dating  fro 
.\iiicchiarico, 
s.ive  that  his  c 
iiluiiil  it,  but  w 
iililc;  Ihat  he  v 
iloipie'iie'c,  Ihen 
1.1  classical  alli 
defects  of  his  ( 

The  reader 
liny  feel  Homo 
i-aiiguinary  se'i 

The  ilay  alV 
ennmnil  niiioi 
I'riiic.ivilla  lo 
"  d  III  the  wi 
er  rclativcM  of 
noil  of  llieir  h< 
•  Imiii.  Kill  till 
ncr  e'xprt'sae'd 
"lliirs  we  re'  so 
III.  ralhir  llniii 
li  roeioiis  iniliti 
Craiid  iniuiter,  I 
till   ikail— the  I 

'I'he  inililar\ 
liniiiheil  anil  tv 

I'l    lllese,    liuvlll 

lime  of  nriiiK,  < 
i"id  Iheir  lieudi 
itiiili'tic*,  or  in 


ROMAN  BANDITTI. 


101 


,  tliuugh  no  lit. 

llll.      'I'Ih'  llKHll. 

iliirt,  InrCupUiiii 
u  (Ictac'liiiii'iit  III' 
lulii  I'uinc  to  the 

ncil  by  our  Inin- 
I,  nn  wliuni  litl!r 

II  in  thu  Kt'C'Diiil 

vr  walU  anil  the 
f  sunset.  In  iliu 
,i(;liin(r  ol'liorM's 
ill  arriviil,  wlioiv 
iilr,  anil  he;  I'liw 
thci-ctbi'i'  ri'tirrd, 
,  a  volti);iMir  stn. 
ctl  to  sraii'.     He 

III  imiiloyril  liiin- 
\n  aHi moon,  Ihh 
anil  ItiinCiio  w:n 
111  tin;  outir  walls 
pisii'ju'rt"  trii'il  to 
r  llic  onirr  wall. 
wir  ami  uiiilir  tin; 
:h,  killintr  tivi'  aial 

Imrril  of  oil  was 
I  it.  'I'lif  lirsl  mail 
10  lii'uit.  Unt  Its 
li  wan  soon  ucfi-s- 
trcat  to  liis  towir. 
lianclii  ut  bay,  Imil 
il  he  not  rort;otti'n 
irjre,  i8  uiioortain; 
or  was  liroujilit  to 
ot'tbo  tower,  i'lils 
If  I  ill's  ami  hriiks 
npiMT  to  tin-  lower 

suliaMeil  with  tlie 
,\  oulil  not  apiiroacli 
le  way  of  lirioK  M 
Hanie  time,  ami  in 
veness,  be  was  lor- 
e  bail  l"or(;ott<-n  1" 

never  coulil  ilriiik 


bis    eoiii- 

oneral  l^uneli, 

mil ;  tben  to  Hi" 

bail  tlie  nmienl 

ve  pi-ople  ot'  ili>- 

so  abselil,  be  eon- 

:inelii.     <>n  tin  ir 

anil  tbrew  the  in 

III  that  he  sbniilil 

iin  he  bail  Kill.. I 

(I  the  laililer,  di  ■ 

a  himself  to  tin 

Kceonii,  Omi 


lis 


ollieei.  111 


(I  bow  mnnv  «'  "■ 

y   .h'I'emieiriii'iii- 

oiilv  three — Vilo 

lele  ('ll|ipoli. 

were  honibly  I"'- 
e  was  no  aii|ii:.i- 
leir  loiinliiiaiiei », 
r,  were  firm  anil 
ni{  Don  ('iro  ilnl 
hers  wan,  to  lii'il 
eousuiniii)!  IbirM. 
il  them  to  liheriili' 
lei'ii  loekeil  ii|i  :ill 
ileelari'il  that  tlie.V 
t  of  their  |ilaie  of 
iiioni!    Iliem.     11' 


eliiil  mill  lioiiiiil 
Iwhnli  be  said  In 
lit  bin  t'oiniiiuiioaii 

Iw  mareheil  o(V  I'm 
Tllv  iiiiin!;li  all  III" 
Irilnteil  the  |irimi- 


■  imiry 


life 


Illy  apiH'nre 
parlisiins,  oi 


ilt'i 

"' 

i'om|K'lleil  by  111"  I 

hiilevi  r  lliey  III"' 

Lot  !«•  iHirfTiiiiiil 

\f  war,  pre^i^lell  hy 

il  sKjuccli  lo  tlul 


staking  liiiii  for tienernll'liurcb.  Ainuiii; other 


Plronit  arijunie 


iits  he  used,  was  this — 


Oil  tlie  ilay  that  you,  jreneral,  with  tlic  Duko  of  San 


anil  only  a  few  Ik 


oil   (> 


'I'he  ilialli  of  Don  Ciro  and  his  prineipal  aeeoiiipliees 


reconnoitri 
Ijlii,  1  was  tliero,  with  several  ot  mine,  concealed  behind 
a  ruined  wall,  elosc  by  the  gate  where  you  entered.  1 
lovered  you  with  my  riHe,  nud  1  never  missed  my  aim 
ut  (en  tunes  that  distance  !  Had  not  tliu  leelings  of 
iiieny  prevailed  in  iiiy  liosoni,  ]|;eiieral,  instead  of  lieinjr 
lure  to  judire  me,  you  would  have  been  in  your  grave. 
'I'liliik  of  liiis,  sigiiur  )reiierul,  and  let  mo  meet  with  the 
mercy  1  have  shown  !" 

On  biinjr  informed  of  bis  mistake,  lie  insisted  on  see- 
ini;  (ieneral  t'hureh;  when  tiiis  was  refused  bill),  be 
niiietly  resifrned  biiiiself  to  his  fati',  drily  sayiii},',  "  Jlo 
eapilu,"  (1  understand.)  IJe  did  not  pronounce  another 
wmd. 

,\lter  sentence  of  death  was  passed,  a  missionary  in- 
tiinliieed  himself,  and  ottered  him  the  consolations  of 
ri  liyioii.  l>on  t'iro  answered  him  with  a  smile,  "  Let  us 
li;ne  aluiie  ail  this  .stutV  and  prating!  we  are  of  the  same 
li-;iJi — don't  let  us  laugh  ut  one  anoliier!" 

( )n  being  asked  by  Captuin  Montorj,  reporter  of  the 
iiiililary  eommission  whieh  eondenined  him,  how  many 
pi  r.Mius  he  had  killed  with  his  own  band,  he  carelessly 
answered,  "  Who  can  tell ' — they  may  be  between  si.ily 
and  seventy." 

As  he  was  led  lo  execution,  he  recognised  Lieutenant 
I'liiisinorle,  the  ollieer  who  had  been  the  fust  to  arrive  at 
Ihe  iiiasseria  of  Scaserha  with  his  regular  troops.  Uoi 
Cim  had  admired  bis  leadiness  and  courage,  and  said  to 
hiiii,  "  If  I  were  king,  I  would  make  you  a  eaptain." 

'I'lii-  streets  of  I'Vaneavilhi,  through  wliieli  lie  passed, 
wc  re  filled  with  |iiwiple;  even  the  house-tops  were  crowd 
I  d  with  s|K.'ctators.    'I'liey  all  preserved  a  gloomy  silence. 

On  his  arrival  ut  the  place  of  exeeution,  Koii  Ciro 
walked  with  a  firm  step  to  bis  fatal  (lost.  lie  wislied  lo 
he  shot  standing — hut  they  ordered  hiiil  to  kneel,  lie 
illil  so,  presenting  his  breast  to  tiie  soldiers,  lie  was  then 
t  lid  that  malefuctors,  like  himself,  were  always  shot  with 
tin  ir  Imeks  to  the  soldiers;  "It  is  all  the  siiiiie,"  he  re- 
piii  il,  w  ith  a  smile,  and  then  be  tnrrieil  bis  back.  As  he 
ihil  so,  he  iidvised  a  priest,  who  persisted  ill  remaining 
111  ar  lo  him,  to  withdraw,  "  ("or,"  said  be,  "  these  fellows 
,ire  not  all  such  goisl  shots  us  1  lm»c  been — Ihey  may  bit 

VMM  I" 

He  spoko  no  more — ibo  signal  was  given — the  sol. 
ili.  rs  fired  at  llio  kneeling  pricst-robber.  'I'wenly-one 
ImIIs  U)iik  elVeet — four  ill  the  head  I  Vet  he  still  breatlieil 
uiiil  liiiiltered  ill  bis  throat;  it  r.'qiiired  a  Iweiily-sei  oiiil 
hhnt  to  put  an  cud  to  him  !  'I'iiis  liiut  was  eonlirmeil  by 
iill  the  ollleers  and  soldiers  present  ut  bis  exeeution.  The 
pi'.iple,  who  bad  always  attributed  supcrmitural  powers 
III  liiiii,  were  eoiifirmed  in  their  bidief  by  this  tenaeious- 
111  s .  ol'  life,  w  bit  b  was,  indeed,  little  short  of  miraculous. 
"  \s  soon  as  we  |M'reeiM'd,"  saiil  one  of  the  soldiers  very 
M  ri'iusly,  "ibiil  Doll  t'iro  was  enchanted,  we  loaded  bis 
liWii  imisket  with  u  silver  ball,  and  this  destroyed  the 
►pill." 

Tliiis  fell  in  If'H,  alter  filleen  years  of  u  most  lawless 
hii,  dating  from  his  Jealousy  and  first  murder,  Don  Ciro 
.\iiiei  hiarieo,  of  whom  little  elsu  remains  to  bu  said, 
hive  Ibat  his  counleiiaueo  had  nothing  ut  all  repulsive 
iilniiil  it,  hut  was,  on  the  contrary,  ruther  mild  ami  agree- 
iililc;  that  be  wns  innslir  of  tt  verbose  but  most  inrsiiasivo 
I  linpience,  tboiigb  pidniilic  in  bis  style  and  over  adilietid 
I.I  classical  allusions  mid  inllated  phrases — the  general 
ili'feels  of  liis  countiymm,  the  Nea|iolitaiis. 

The  reailor  who  lias  seen  the  destruction  of  tlielrlicnd, 

}; 

The  day  aller  the  death  of  Don  Ciro,  ten  ot  llic  innsl 
ciiininul  among  tlieiii  were  led  through  the  streets  of 
I'r.iiicavilla  lo  exeeution:  two  or  three  of  them  rceog 
1111(1  at  Ihe  windows  the  falbers,  the  soiih,  the  widows 
or  relatives  of  those  they  bad  iissussinaled  by  Ihe  deei 
Mini  of  their  horrid  secret  tribunal,  and  asked  |iiiriloii  of 
till  in.  Hut  thcso  were  the  only  men  among  them  wliii 
ever  expressed  the  least  feeling  of  reiHiilHiiee.  All  the 
nlhcrs  wire  no  liuribiied  and  liimilieiil,  that  Ihey  gloried 


happily  put  u  stop  to  distiirbaneii*,  and  to  that  atrocious 
system  wbieli  had  tbroalencd  to  take  a  wider  range.  In 
a  short  timi'  peace  was  ri'slored  to  the  ilesolaled  pro- 
vinces,    (Jeneral  Church  used   his  absolute  iiower  w    ' 


here  of  some   interest,  a  sort  of  jimriiiil    was    kept   of 
■very  thing  inatcriiil.     During  the  last  li  \v  days  of  our 


itav  at  I'oli,  the  iiilirest 


had   takiii   in 


ilh 
admirable  discretion.  I'iVeii  bis  enemies  soon  admired, 
and  then  loved  him.  His  established  principle  was,  to 
listen  lo,  or  receive  no  accusations  against  political  i>pin- 
ions,  or  connections  with  secret  societies;  but  be  piinisli'il 
crimes  and  deeds  of  violence  with  severity,  lie  caused 
the  accused  to  he  tried  willioiit  ileliiy;  hunted  out  \a- 
grunts;  and  dismissed  from  their  situations  all  such 
government  ollieers  as  coulil  not  he  depended  upon.  In- 
stead of  seizing  the  people's  arms  without  an  ciiiiivaleiil, 
he  eaiLscd  their  full  value  to  be  paid,  lie  thrcaleni  d  with 
death  such  artisans  as  should  d  -e  lo  iiiiinulaeliire  pro- 
hibited arms.  He  exhorleil  Ihe  confessors  to  endeavour 
to  obtain  possession  of  the  poniards,  or  to  oblige  the  peni- 
tents to  throw  them  into  deep  wells.  The  city  of  l.ecce, 
grateful  lor  the  blessings  of  restored  tranipiillily.  voted 
a  statue  to  the  king,  and  a  sword  of  boiiniir  to  (o  neral 
Church,  with  the  freedom  of  the  city.  .\nil  finally,  in 
April,  IHI!I,  llie  following  consoling  circular  was  issued 
by  the  Neapolitan  government. 

"'I'lie  reign  of  Ihe  assassins  being  at  an  end,  and  all 
the  provinces  lr:ui>|nillisetl,  it  is  resolved,  in  order  to  c\- 
tingnish  their  memory,  thai  Ihe  heads  of  the  malcl'aetors 
exeeuled  ill  pursuance  of  the  senlences  of  the  militaiy 
eommission,  and  which  are  exposed  under  the  eliurch 
towers,  and  other  parts  of  the  towns,  shall  he  taken  down 
and  interred,  and  that  the  places  where  they  were  ex- 
posed sliiill  Ih'  entirely  cleaned  and  while  wiished.  This 
letler  shall  be  read  by  tbu  areli-priests  in  all  the 
ehiirehcs." 

This  narrative  is  ehielly  taken  from  u  very  curious, 
but,  I  believe,  little  known  volume  on  the  Carbonari, 
written  by  V„r  Lite  Itiron  llerlholdi,  though  published 
anonymously  in  London. 

The  portion  of  his  voluini'  which  eonlaiiis  the  adven- 
tures of  Ciro  .\niicliiarieo,  marvellous  as  il  at  limes  may 
ippear,  is  perli'clly  correct,  for  i  was  in  the  country  at 
Ihe  time,  knew  several  of  the  actors  in  those  sanguinary 
scenes,  and  heard  the  stories  I'rom  their  lips.  Well  might 
Hyriiii  say,  "  Truth  is  stranger  than  lielinnl"  Wliere  is 
the  writer  of  romance  that  would  feign  such  a  lite  us  that 
of  this  pricst-rolibcr .' 


1{(>M.\N  IIANDITII. 


IM'oplc  nlsiul  us,  was  superseded  by  oiii 


vhieh 


uiinlry 


liilerahle  degree  of  danger  was  i.iiiiiil.  The  hanililti  who 


had  lo 


111    Naple 


liny  feel  soinu  curiosity  as  to  what  IhiI'cI  the  iHidy  uf  tin 
Miigninary  sect,  Ihe  "  Decisi." 


It  lias  been  my  object  throiighoul  this  work  to  collect 
my  materials,  us  far  as  po.'sihlc,  from  eye-witnesses  ol 
llie  deeds  of  the  brigands,  or  persons  who  were  near 
their  baiiiits  and  the  scenes  of  their  exploits,  and  derived 
llieir  inloriualion  at  Ihe  immediate  soiirec  To  no  oni 
can  I  Is.'  inure  indebted  than  to  our  own  gentle  country- 
woniun,  Marin  (iraliam,  from  whom  the  following  uc- 
count  is  taken  ;  nor  can  I  piel'aee  the  scenes  and  uilvcii- 
tiires  to  vvhieli  she  has  given  siicli  uniination  unil  reality, 
b<}tter  lliiui  by  the  w,  .ds  of  her  own  inlroduetion. 

"  These  notices  of  the  banditti  might  have  been  more 
full  and  more  romunlie,  but  the  writer  scrupulously  re. 
jeeled  ull  uceoimts  of  them  upon  the  truth  of  wliieli  she 
could  not  rely,  thinking  it  iHlter  to  give  one  aulbcntie 
fact,  thun  twenty  doubtful,  though  more  interesting, 
tales.  'I'lie  bundilli,  or  fiioriiseili  of  Italy,  nrc  what  the 
forest  outlaws  of  r.iigland  were  in  llni  days  of  Koliin 
Hood  'Ihey  are  not  of  the  isHircst  or  vilest  of  the  in- 
liiibiliinls.  They  generally  possess  u  little  lield  and  a 
bouse,  whither  they  retire  at  certain  seusons,  and  only 
tuke  the  held  when  the  lio|n's  of  plumlcr  nlliirc  them,  or 
the  fear  of  a  stronger  iinii  drives  Iheiii  lo  tie  woods  uiid 
rocks.  They  live  under  various  chiefs,  who,  while  Ibcir 
reign  lusts.  II. '(  iibsolute  ;  but  as  Ihey  urn  freely  chosen, 
Ihey  are  :"■  freely  ile|Hised,  or  someliiiics  nmrilircd,  if 
tlicy  olVcnd  their  siibjccls.  'Co  be  udinilled  into  the  ranks 
of  the  riguhir  bandilli,  n  severe  apprenticeship  lo  all 
kinds  of  bardshipH  is  reipiircd.  The  iiildress  and  em  rgy 
(lisplnycil  by  these  men,  under  a  Is'llcr  goveniinent, 
liiigbl  CMmliice  lo  the  liiippicst  elb  els.     Hill  here  the  fin 


long  infi'sli  d  the  road  between  Koine  ami  .>apl 
having  been  driven  iViaii  their  towns  of  Soiiino,  I'rusi- 
none,  and  Kerentiiio,  partly  by  the  I'dpe's  ediel,  and 
partly  by  the  iiiareb  of  a  bodv  ol'  two  tboiisaiid  of  his 
iioliness's  troci|i~  against  tlieni,  had  lleil  up  llie  eoiiiilry 
anil  taken  rclii:;i-  in  the  wilds  wliieli  borilei  that  great 
valley  of  the  Apeniiims,  t'oriiicd  hv  the  cniirse  of  the 
Anio,  :ind  s(  parating  the  .Mursian  hills  In  in  lliose  on 
whose  edge  Tivoli  and  ralcstrina  lire  sitii:ilcil.  Tbu 
liigliesi  point  of  Ibis  liisl  riil^'c  is  llie  rock  cd'(iiKida;;iioln, 
two  hours  walk  from  I'oli.  There  one  i  cuiipiiiiy  ot'  the 
bandilli  slalioiied  iltrlf,  and  thence  niiide  exi  iirsioiis  to 
our  very  gates. 

"  The  niimhcr  of  the  inhnbitniils  of  I'oli  does  not  ex- 
ceed one  lliniisand  llirii'  hinidrcd  ;  liny  lire  a  very  ipiiet 
■iniple  people.  The  lnwii  slaiidn  on  a  narrow  riilge  of 
lark  rock,  between  two  nioinitaiii  riviihls.  The  stone  it 
:s  hiiilt  of  is  so  like  the  rock,  lleit  il  Innks  as  il'  il  had 
.Town  out  of  il  ;  and  einliosoiiiid  in  lliii  k  woods,  and 
ivcrloppcd  by  inoiiiiliiiiis,  il  shows  like  a  mountain 
•agio's  nest  as  oni'  iipproai'hes  il.  It  was  a  jdacc  of  gri-nt 
■oiiseipii'iiee  when  the  Coiili,  iliikes  of  I'oli,  had  under 
till  ir  doiniiiiiin  upwards  ot"  forly  townships,  and  ho.istcd 
if  the  eardiiials,  the  princes,  and  the  popes  ol'  their 
house!  Their  iinporliince  in  the  civil  wars  of  Italy  has 
given  Ibeni  a  place  in  each  of  llie  three  divisions  ol 
the  Diviiia  Coinmcdia  of  Daiile:  but  the  title  of  tbu 
dukes  of  I'lili  is  exiiiicl,  and  their  large  possessions  liuvu 
devolved  to  other  iiolile  faniihes." 

The  scenery  around  I'oli,  which  is  very  aeciiriili  ly  and 
trikingly  ilescribcd  by  oiir  fair  couiilrywi man,  is  of  tho 
iiosi  pill  111!  sipi,  i,r  rninaiilie  chaiaeti  I,  i;iid  no  reader 
can  well  lidlow  her,  in  her  d.  il'IiII'uI  esemsioiis, through 
the  wild  wood,  or  the  Iniiely  v.illey,  or  lo  llie  iiiniiiilain's 
top,  where,  as  the  sun  is  selling  over  the  v\  iile  e:iiiipagiia, 
be  pauses  to  re.iil  liom  ,'^eliiller  t!ie  "  Kobhi  r  Aloor's 
oliloipiy,"  without  wishing  to  he  with  her,  llinngh  real 
anil  iln  Miifiil  biiiidilti  were  always  ekise  at  band. 

"We  liiiil  heard,"  writes  she,  a  l\w  days  afli  r  her  arri- 
val, "I'rom  some  peasants  bringing  llieir  cirn  lo  he  ground 
111  the  mills  near  I'oli,  that  the  robberies  hilily  comniilli  il 
on  the  road  between  Ifoiiie  and  .Naples,  had  dctennini  d 
government  lo  ra/e  to  the  ground  the  town  of  Soniiio, 
which  bad  opened  its  gates  to  the  bandilli,  and  hail,  in 
tint,  biiig  hei  II  thi'ir  head-cpiarlers.  Iiiik  .!,  the  lirsl  re- 
port was,  that  the  town  had  acluiilly  beei  .tiered  down, 
and  all  the  iiihaliil  Hits  put  In  dealb  in  llie  night.  Till) 
peasants  who  gave  this  evidently  exaggi  rated  nccouni, 
were  of  opiniiiii  that  the  men  must  certninly  have  been 
iibseiit  from  the  town,  or  Ihey  would  never  have  snlVered 
il  to  be  so  surprised;  and,  ill  that  case,  tliry  foretold  tbu 
iiiostdrea(ifiilconsei|UcnceslowlionisoiM  r  should  tiill  into 
their  bands,  bv  way  of  leprisnl  for  the  miirdcr  of  tliiir 
wives  and  children.  At  any  rule,  whetbir  fonino  wnu 
destroyed  or  not,  whither  the  hrigimdj,  who  would  ccr. 
lainly  leave  the  towns  as  soon  as  they  bciiril  the  severo 
proclaimilinn  issued  ngninst  them,  would  direct  their 
steps,  wns  matter  of  serious  and  niixioiw  conjeelnrc. 
Two  years  ago,  on  a  similur  oecusion,  Ihe  noted  Di  Cii. 
snris,  who  was  shot  in  the  spring  of  IHIH  near  'I'err.tcinn, 
hdhisfollowersiiplo these  hills, iind  for  nearly  twomontliH 
they  subsisted  on  the  H|Niil  of  the  nuighbonriiig  town- 
ships. Oil  such  ex|H'i!itioiis  the  banditti  arc  always  niileil 
by  the  slicphirds  and  goiitherds,  u  race  of  mm  apt  for 
their  purisiscs,  as  their  balf-savnge  life,  while  it  gives 
Ibcm  enough  iiilcreonrse  with  Ihe  towns  to  procure  food 
and  inlelligciice,  dilaebcH  them  so  much  from  all  roeial 
ImiiiiIs  as  lo  render  Iheni  indilVereiit  lo  the  crimes  of 
Ibers.  The  oliscrvalion  that  Ihe  pastoriil  milliners,  wliieli 


,  riitber  thun  regretted  their  crimes,  und  died  w.lli  ii  I  burns  not  to  wnrni,  but  lo  dcHtroy. 


ferocious  inditrcrcnee.  Among  their  mimlsT  were  llit 
umnd  miuiter,  the  scromi  Decided,  und  the  reginliar  ol 
the  dead — the  lliree  ilignilHries  of  Ihe  order. 

'I'lie  mililury  tribunal  allcrwurils  hronubl  aboiil  two 
liiiiiibed  ami  twenty  seven  isrsoiis  to  triuL  Nenily  half 
III'  these,  buviiig  Ih'cii  guilty  of  murder  und  loblHiy  by 
liMie  iif  nrinn,  were  eondenmcd  to  eaiiitiil  pimi^hment, 
iiad  their  liiiuds  were  ex|miied  near  llm  plucis  uf  their 
iiiiiliiic*,  ur  in  llio  locnci  ol'thuir  crimvi. 


'ill  '  '  III  Ileal  of  Home  dining  Ihe  summer  of  1H|<| 
drove  the  ''li;  author,  her  huslsiml,  and  Mr.  Kasllnkc  the 
ilislinguinhed  piiinter,  whose  iidmirablo  pictures  of  Ihe 
ltnli:in  biiiditti  are  so  gi  neriilly  known  and  ndmircd,  lo 
seek  a  i  Kuler  letrciil  in  smiie  of  the  moniilaiiis  in  Ihe 
ncigbhoiirhood  of  the  iincienl  e.ipitiil  of  the  world. 

"Accident,"  says  the  fair  Hiilbor,  "  Hclerinined  in  fa- 
vnur  of  the  liitic  town  of  I'oli,  Islwren  Tivoli  Hiiil  Pnlen. 
trinn;  ami  ut  nrcuiiutkncca  occurred  nhilo  wc  wrrr 


luve  Uen  "  adorned  with  the  fairest  iitlribiilcs  of  |s  ure 
and  innocence,  are  much  heller  nihipted  lo  the  fierce  nnd 

riiel  liiibilsof  a  mililnry  life,"*  is  eoiillrinid  by  the  iiinn- 
iicrs  of  the  iihepberds  of  llicsc  ninunliiins.  Where  Ilir 
townships  hiive  l.ind  cnoiiah  to  i  inplov  the  iidiabitunts 
in  iigriciilturc  nml  gardening,  as  at  I'oli.  the  inhabitnnts 
lire  kind  nnd  gentle;  and  when  n  rolilery  nr  oiilrnKc  is 
conmiitfed,  llie  lirsl  exclimnlion  nlwsy"  ik,  he  who  has 
done  Ihe  evil  must  be  nn  idle  I'cUow,  who  lind  uot  piilii  nro 
to  wait  while  his  bread  wns  growing.  Ibit  Ciiprniiirn  und 
seme  other  mounlani  lownii  whieh  linvc  no  nrnlile  land 
annexed  to  Ibcm,  while  Ihey  niipplv  llifir  nuigbbours 
with  sbcpbeidii,  nisii  furnish  Iheir  niinnnl  (]Uotg  to  llio 
runks  of  lbs  bnnililti." 
A  bninl  of  i;i|wieii,  p<'dliir!>,  rogiirr,  ind  rurtunetrllcri, 

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LIVIOS  OF  BANDITTI  AND  nOHBGRS. 


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as  willi  lis,  siiddnily  niiidc  tticir  nppi'.iraiici'  one  artrr- 
ii(H)n  ul  I'oli.  'I'liiy  sci'imil  Id  he  the  liireriinners  nt'the 
hrijfaiiils,  will)  hail  Ih rii  lalkiil  orduriiijj  aev  ral  days,  tor 
the  lU'.vt  inoriiili);  at  dawii  the  i;ipsiesdi<a|i|ieared,  and  il 
Wiis  ascertained  tii  n  lertainty  that  a  trdiiji  ul'  banditti 
were  at  t  Miadaniiola,  ii  iiioiintaiii  peak,  ahoul  two  liuurs 
walk  aliine  I'oli. 

"  Marly  the  day  hefiire,  wliieh  was  the  lUtli  of  A iifrust 
J81II,  these  rohhera  liad  seized  two  lads,  assistants  to  a 
Burveyor.  'I'liey  were  eniployid  ineasuring  in  the  wood 
Icndiii).'  to  (Miadajjnola,  when  two  men,  armed,  came 
suddenly  lip  lo  them  mar  the  Utile  ehaiH'l  to  the  .Madon- 
na, and  seized  the  yoiinpest  lioy,  who  was  goiiij;  aloiip 
file  road;  the  other  was  a  tew  paces  within  the  wood. 
The  rohliers  called  lo  him  hy  the  opprobrious  name 
•  ra/.za  di  cane,'  and  preseiitiiif;  their  imiskets,  I'oreed  him 
to  come  to  them;  when  U'^ '"!,'  '''">  "  l>low,  they  ton  cil 
him  and  his  eonipaiiinii  helure  tlieni  to  an  open  .-.pare  ni 
the  wood,  where  they  loimd  ehven  of  their  iompanioii> 
siltinj^  on  the  (jrass,  eiifrairid  in  dilferent  ocenpaticais ; 
the  two  who  hail  taken  the  lads  heiiii;  sintinels,  [losli  d 
to  ),'ive  noliee  of  any  appioachini;  danf;er.  Their  ehiel 
fihjeet  in  M'iziii;;  the  hoys  appe.ired  to  Im'  that  of  nhlain- 
ni;r  inlormiilioii  as  to  the  principal  inliahitaiits  of  I'oli. 
mid  till  ir  plai  es  of  il.iily  resort,  in  order  to  capture  some 
of  them  if  possihle,  .mil  therchy  olit.iiii  a  ^ood  sum  a^ 
ransom.  ItuI  they  had  another  reason  lor  taking,'-  them, 
dnd  del.iininir  them  the  whole  day;  and  this  was  to  pre- 
vent  their  t'i^in;;  suih  iiiliirmatioii  coiicerniii)i  tliciii  and 
their  sit ii.il ion  in  the  ijeiiihbourinij  towns,  as  ini(;lilenalile 
the  townspeople,  or  the  mihl.iry,  lo  siirroinid  them. 
Tliev,  lliiTe!ore,  kept  llieiii  prisoners  till  nijjht  ;  tie.ited 
(hem  very  well,  and  ffave  them  bread  and  ehee.sc,  with 
some  Wilier,  which  was  all  they  had  for  thenisclves, 
llioiijjh  the  hills  niiiliTslood  that  "they  e.xiH'Ctcd  a  proii- 
fioii  of  meal  and  some  wine  at  iiiplit. 

"  Miiiln;.'  the  time  of  tin  ir  captivity,  the  lads  hail  full 
leisure  to  olwerve  the  drcfscs  ami  the  eni[iloynKiils  of  the 
liaiiditii  ;  the  latlir  were  iliiilly  ^rainiii^.  .\s  soon  as  two 
senlini  Is  wi  re  plaei  il,  which  were  frequently  chai'^'cd, 
till-  parly  (li\iileil  into  ilillirenl  sets,  one  of  which  pl.iyed 
nt  ciirds;  anolhci-  at  imirra,  for  a  loiiis-d'or  |Kr  chance; 
a  third  party  ilineed,  while  a  fourth  listened  to  a  slory, 
or  ballad,  ill  all  the  careless  prolli^acy  of  an  outlaw's 
lite.     'I'lieir  dress  was  |iietiirisipic,  yet  military. 

"  Kvcry  robber  had  a  siUer  heart,  conlaininjr  n  picture 
of  the  Madunn  1  and  child,  siis|Mnded  hy  a  red  riblHiii  to 
his  neck,  and  liistened  with  another  of  the  same  colour 
to  his  Un  side. 

"  The  hoys  dc>erilH  d  (lie  roMicrs  as  )tc'u;g  stout,  acti\e, 
VouiiL'  men,  cxccptini,'  one,  who  was  very  kIk  rl  and  cor- 
piilcn'  with  a  hild  head;  he  appeared  to  he  (he  hiitt  of 
the  rest,  and,  like  KalstatV,  to  he  not  only  w  illy  himself, 
but  the  cause  of  wit  in  olllers:  they  imMciI  him  the  (;ourd- 
inerch.'int,  nlhldin;^  to  the  i^oiirdlike  hinoothness  ot'  !iis 
bald  head.  .\0i  r  iiskiui;  about  the  dilfereiit  inhabitants 
of  I'oli  by  niiine,  the  briiraiids  beiraii  to  ipiestion  their 
prisoiers  almiit  the  Tiiaur  l'"iij;lisli  who  were  llieic; 
whcllier  they  iliil  ii  it  'jit  out  iiiio  (he  woods  (o  paint,  ami 
other  ipiislions  ol'  the  kiiiil.  The  boys  iH-iii);  really  i!.'- 
nornnt,  cniild  t,Mvc  them  no  inl'oriiiiitioii  ainiiit  lis,  and 
very  little  ahoul  any  one  else  ;  and  Ihereliire  they  were 
dismissed  at  iii^rlit-iall,  and  m.nle  the  best  of  (heir  way 
home,  whire  they  were  the  first  to  t'ivc  noliee  of  the 
vicinity  of  the  luiirands,  altlioii<,'li  several  hhephcrils  had 
Keen  them,  and  had  even  made  pinehasi  s  of  hri.id  and 
other  pro\  i>ioiis  li<r  (liein.  'I'hc  i;oiifalouierc  tliiii  suit 
lo  raleslriiia  lor  the  marshal  of  (he  dis(ricl  who  nione 
can  (iriler  out  the  eivii   j;uaril.'' 

When  Ihei-  <i  cresy  was  no  loncer  of  use  (o  (he  roh- 
hers,  nr  il  iiierrniis  (o  the  inhabitants,  the  xheplierds  coii- 
te;i«ri|  tlinl  the  h.iiidilli  liHil  vi-iteil  their  sheep-cots,  near 
Cipianira,  on  the  ev.  uinjr  of  the  IMIi  of  Aii|;ns(.  "Only 
(he  d.iv  aHi  r  we  had  been  on  the  very  naiiic  rock,"  miyK 
oiir  author,  "  to  see  the  smi  set  t'roiii  it ;  and  as  we  lislencd 
(o  (lie  disl  lilt  sound  ol'ii  ba','pi|ie  amoiiir  (he  bills,  a  yoiinif 
I  111  who  was  Willi  i|s,  «:iiil,  'Thai  is  most  likely  ii  sliep- 
lii  III  tVom  (he  Abrir/,?i,or  some  of  ihime  wild  Nea|iolitaii 
places  that  harbour  the  outlaws.'  'I'he  briifands  ati  (wo 
of  till'  shi'plii'i'ds'  sheep,  inerily  skiniiiiiir  (belli,  and  roaKt- 
jiii'  them  whole,  and  honoured  them  with  their  roinpany 
llir  two  111  rills.  They  seill  one  of  (hem  lo  I'oli  for  blend, 
krepinii  bis  loinp.iiiions  an  liostaircM,  and  (hreadninir  nil 
the  sliepherilK  with  death,  If  they  re\eali'il  haiinir  sern 
tliciii  williiii  I  iL'lit  iliiyH.  'I'liesi'  threats,  whiell  arc  il'iial 
I'rom  the  briuaiiils,  and  Ihe  fiicility  of  cxcentiiii;  them  on 
(lie  poor  sin  pheril",  alwa;  s  in  (he  open  eouiilry  nnd  soli. 
( irv  places,  would  Biillii  ienlly  uccoHlit  (or  (he  nilchcci  or 
ciilLlsi if  the  hitler. 

"  Willi    their    lnis(»    llip   haiiilil.<    talked  Very   freely, 


treatinp  of  (heir  own  |irivate  histories  nnd  modes  of  lite. 
They  showed  them  the  silver  heart  and  picture  of  the 
Aladoimn,  which  each  had  suspended  I'rom  his  neck, 
sayinjr,  '  We  know  (Init  we  arc  likely  (o  die  n  violent 
death;  but  in  our  hour  of  nceil  we  have  these,'  toiiehin;; 
their  iMuskets, '  to  s(ru(rt;h'  '"f  our  lives  willi,  nnd  (his,' 
kissiiiw-  the  iiiiapc  of  (he  Virgin,  '  (o  make  our  ilealh 
e.isy.'  This  mi.xlnre  of  ("eroeity  nnd  sii|i<'rsti(ton  is  or  ■ 
of  (he  nios(  (errilic  features  in  (he  character  of  the  ba.i- 
ditti  of  Ilnly. 

"  'I'herc  was  amon;;  (his  troop,  wliich  now  so  imine- 
dinlely  interested  us,  shut  up,  us  we  were,  at  I'oli,"  says 
Mrs.  (iralinm,  "one  iiinu  I'rom  the  nei^hbourhnod,  n 
shepherd,  whose  master  had  (rea(cd  him  rnlher  cruelly, 
and  who  now  said  llin(  he  (lionirli(  it  hi^li  timn  to  call 
ii{K)ii  his  master,  and  thank  him  for  his  courtesy.  This 
observation  heiii};  carried  to  tin  master,  he  was,  ofeonr.se, 
1  ireful  not  to  tiu  out  of  (he  town  f;ates  alone,  nnanued. 
or  on  foot.  However,  the  hriirands  made  him  pay  (or 
his  safety,  or  that  of  his  Hocks,  wliicli  were  ex|iosed  in 
the  countrv  ;  lor  thev  sent  him  nil  ortlcr  (o  provide  n 
number  ol'  vclvil  suits,  linen  shirts,  and  drawers,  and 
^tonl  ;,'reat  coats,  ami  to  deposit  tlicin  at  a  eertnin  spot, 
by  a  H:iven  time,  on  pain  of  losin^r  his  Hocks  on  the  hills. 
The  pro|irietiir  sent  n  iiii  sseiiijer  (o  Uoine  (o  cnipiire  ol 
the  {jiiveriiincnt,  w  hi  ther  his  property  would  be  protected 
or  };iiaraulii'il  to  him,  if  he  reliiseil  to  supply  llir  robbers, 
or  whiiher  he  should  supply  Ihe  robUrs  with  (he  clodi 
iiii;  reiiuired.  'I'he  answer  was  suih  as  (o  iudiiee  him  (o 
provide  (he  nriielcs  deiiiaii<led  by  (he  appointed  day. 

" 'I'lie  iiiarcschal  havinj;  arrived  froin  raleslriiia,  in 
conseipienee  of  the  message  of  the  ;;onfaloiiiere  of  I'uli, 
the  civic  (;uaril  was  nt  last  callid  out,  and  a  siiifriilar 
siene  presentiil  itself,  as  we  lonkeil  from  our  windows. 
The  iiiiire-.ehal,  w  lib  a  siiiyle  horse  pislol  stuck  in  bi> 
belt,  v\'.-is  walkini^  up  and  down,  in  consultation  with  the 
piiiuipal  inhabilaiits  of  (he  phue  ;  for  (here  was  a  pri  tly 
^'ineral  e\pi  elation  that  the  br^'ands  would  collei  t  in 
ureatir  iiiiiiiIk  rs,  and  atdnipl  lo  enter  I'l.ii  that  ni;;bl. 
Hy-anil-by,  twelve  or  loiirtei  ,1  yiimiir  "nn  joineil  thei 
iiniicd  with  muskets  and  rovvlin!,'-pieces,  of  various  con- 
struclion;  the.se  lijrmi  d  the  ( ivic  fr"'i'''l-  •'^onie  of  thi 
i^ims  were  (heir  own,  others  heloiij^cd  (o  j^overniueut, 
and  were  lent  for  the  occasion.  About  du  o'lloik,  (he 
parly  wen(  to  n  little  platform  just  without  the  principal 
Uate,  whiell  iisuiilly  serves  as  a  play-nroimd  tor  children, 
to  fire  at  a  mark,  nnd  try  their  powilcr,  ri'dardless  of  (he 
spo(  iH'in^  exaiily  wilhiii  sii;li(  of  (hi'  enemy's  camp.  .\( 
li  iifflh  they  set  out  ill  piirsnil  of  thi'  hri(janils ;  hut,  as  we 
ancrwards  learned,  with  little  ho|K'  or  iiilculion  of  iliiini; 
iii'iie  than  drivini;  (licin  from  (heir  ininicilia(e  haunt  in 
the  iici<;liboiirlioo(l,  nnd  peril  ips  nlarmin^r  them;  lor 
iininy  had  t;one  out  without  powder  and  shot,  nnd  li'vv 
with  more  than  n  second  cliar(.'e.  Shortly  nfli  r  their  de- 
parture, n  party  of  nearly  two  Imndrcd  men,  who  had 
Ihcii  lint  to  eolleel  and  drive  in  the  eatlle  from  the  hill, 
entered  the  (own,  with  such  shouts  of  joy  and  triiinipli 
llint  we  thoiiixht  (ha(  some  dctiiehmcnt  oi'  the  briiraiids 
had  been  met  with  ami  roudil;  bill  we  soon  diseovcred 
(he  very  unnsnnl  si;;lit  of  a  herd  of  tat  omii,  with  cows 
.'Hid  line  calves,  or  rather  hell-  rs,  rmiiiiiii;  down  the 
s(ree(,  liillowcd  by  (heir  drivers,  ioiil  nccoinpanied  bv  nil 
Ihe  wnuieii  and  childri  n  of  (he  town.  Towards  niulit  a 
lieutenant,  with  n  very  small  parly  of  his  llohness'  sol- 
diers, eiili  red  the  town,  ill  eiiiseipience  of  a  mcssiifje 
sent  to  Tivoli  tin  iiii;ht  1 1  Hire;  tin  y  were  intended  to 
assist  the  (oven  iMiaid,  and  cie.iled  an  unusual  ile;iri  e  of 
bustle.  The  |i'il(;iii:r  and  vietuallinir  theni  did  not  seem 
to    be   n   matter    viry  easily  adjiisted,    nor    indud   verv 

ai;r ilde.     Their  (;ny  dresses  and  (r:iincd  step  Hirined 

no  small  contrast  w  illi  (he  riisdc  air  and  conrse  clolhlii'' 
of  onr  ohi  friinds;  nnd  the  Hiiperiority  they  assumed, 
seemed  by  no  ineiins  pleasin;;  (o  (he  I'olesi.  At  len(.'tli 
the  lanterns,  »  hieli  had  Ihcii  iiioviii|r  up  and  down  the 
street  ul  lea,>(  (WO  hours  la(cr  than  they  linil  ever  done 
111  fore,  ilroppi  il  otl'  I  lie  by  one,  the  evpected  ntlnek  on 
the  tiivvii  was  forgotten,  and  (he  iii);iit  passed  ipiiedy  as 
usual. 

"  I'.nrly  (he  nex(  luorninir,  ntiothcr  parly  of  (he  (owns, 
men,  aecompnniid  hy  iiiosi  ol'  the  solilieis,  set  out  in 
search  oi'die  brigands,  and  in  the  aDeriioon  die  party  of 
the  ilay  hefore  ri  tumid.  They  had  found  the  laii  ol'ihe 
rohlsrs  yet  warm;  the  i;rasH  wns  Irnddeii  down;  iVni;. 
nieiils  ot  hreail  and  othiT  I'ihhI,  nilii|;le<l  with  remnants 
of  I  lolliiiur,  lorn  nnd  cut  packs  of  cards,  and  broken  or- 
nanieiils,  lay  rtreweil  nlsiut  the  i^roimd.  The  skin  of  n 
sheep  wns  liaii:;ini,'  on  n  tree;  nnd  ivery  thiiiff  Imre  the 
marks  of  a  very  hasty  removal.  The  ifiinrd  found  a 
shepherd,  with  some  ilresscij  meat,  and  employeil  m 
makiiiK  sandals  of  ii  kid's  skin;  this  they  (H\i'd  him 
with  linvlii|f  kilktl  fur  tho  brifrmulsi  bul  Ira  nMH<rle(l  lliii( 


he  had  (akeii  i(  from  (he  moiidi  of  a  vrolf  who  had  been 
at  (be  (lock  the  nijjlit  before. 

"The  direilioii  lakin  by  the  banditti,  on  the  two  fol. 
lowing:  days,  was  hy  no  inians  certain,  and  we  beiran  to 
ho|H'  tiiat  they  had  Id)  the  in  i;;hhourhood.  ihit  on  Ihe 
inorninu  alter,  some  women  linviu!r  reporled  (hnl  (lay 
henrd  a  vvhislliiu;  in  a  d<ep  frien,  wilhin  a  mile  of  the 
town,  oil  the  road  towards  raleslrinn,  the  civic  jruard 
was  ordered  out  ill  pursuit,  nnd  one  of  onr  party  deter- 
mined to  accompany  it.  A  soldier  and  n  spy  headed  the 
litde  (riHip.  As  soon  ns  (hey  {jot  out  of  the  (own,  mid 
leaihed  llie  wood,  the  soldier  direelcd  tliein  lo  ninrcli  in 
Indian  fde.  Tliuugh  the  result  of  (his  (bird  eijirdidiin 
was  as  imsncressful  as  llm(  of  the  two  others,  the  dan-jer, 
or  at  least  (he  apprehension  of  it,  was  snlVicienl  lo  show 
the  tcniper  of  Ihe  people.  An  they  npproached  the  siis. 
pelted  spot,  strict  silence  was  kept.  A  woman,  who  rctnl 
as  ^tuide,  at  len(rtli  stopped,  and  the  party  beg-an  to  ile. 
SCI  nri  into  a  deep  dellle,  with  the  nimosi  eantion,  .ii.d 
U'real  dillicully.  It  was  a  roinantie  spot,  the  InmI  of  a 
I  iver,  at  this  season  aliuost  dry  ;  and  one  of  Ihe  men,  as 
he  looked  (rarfiilly  round,  whispered,  '  This  is,  indeed,  ,i 
place  liir  baiidilti.'  In  the  ab-sence  of  the  rohlHrs  them. 
selves,  the  peasants  eliinbin};  amoiij;  the  loose  stones  iit 
the  holtom,  made  a  pietnrcsi]iie  addition  to  the  naiumi 
vvildness  of  the  scene.  Here  some  of  the  |H'ople  wero  oli- 
scrveil  III  la);,  to  the  ;rreat  distress  of  the  lorcniost,  who 
I  selaiiiied,  '  Hy  hei.vi  ii  I  those  fcMows  arc  Icavinp  lis  I' 
The  si-lcs  of  (he  ravine,  where  not  rocky,  nro  elolliul 
vvidi  lar(;e  chesnut  trees  and  hnishwood,  so  that  the  dan. 
t'er  of  tin;  situation,  supposinfr  the  brigands  lo  be  enn. 
iialed  anioni;  the  trees,  indiierd  (he  Mildier  (o  bnik  liir  a 
convenieid  place  (o  ascend.  There  was  a  sleep,  narrow, 
slopiiifr  fiebl  planted  with  maize,  with  chestnut  tries  nn 
each  side:  the  troop  climbed  lip  (o  it  in  silence,  and  tlii- 
soldier  direi  led  (he  men  (o  lower  (heir  nmskcls,  that  tin  v 
iui);ht  lint  be  seen  over  the  top  of  the  brushwood.  1'hii 
spy,  who  was  foremost,  ailvaiiecd  towards  the  trees,  half 
r.iisi  (I  his  imiski  t,  and  tlieii  stepped  back  to  the  solilier, 
and  wliispered,  which  made  the  people  believe  liny  hail 
Ibniiil  Ihe  rohliers ;  and  one  of  them  said, '  Here  they  an,' 
and  hesitated. 

"The  wood  was  eiilcred,  but  notliini;  found  there; 
and  Ihe  rest  nf  die  innreli  was  only  n  repetition  of  the 
.same  cautious  walk.  'I'he  spy,  who  had  lelV  the  coin|)iniy 
lo  c.vamine  a  narrow  path,  was  nearly  shot  hy  one  of  tln' 
men,  who  heard  n  rustliii);  aiiioni!  the  leaves.  A  sniokr 
.it  a  distance,  wliiih  at  first  nave  sonic  alarm,  liirin  d  out 
lo  be  nothiiif;  bul  some  eliad'Hhieli  a  peasant  wnii  burn, 
in;;.  At  kiijjth  they  arrived  nt  the  lop  of  Ihe  hill,  Is'. 
tween  I'oli  nnd  ('a|iranien,  a  sl.ilion  where  they  resolvnl 
lo  wail  liir  another  division  of  (he  (owusmeii,  which  linil 
i;oiie  round  by  a  dillireiit  road.  At  length  they  ap|K'nriil, 
bul  neither  party  liked  lo  approach  Ihe  other,  till  a  ci  r. 
lain  red  jacket  wns  recognised,  when  (hey  joined,  ai;il 
retiu'iieil  the  shortest  way  home.  While  the  tir^t  parlv 
had  vailed  iiiider  Ihe  lues  liir  the  ether,  sentinels  liiil 
been  posted  ..il  round,  at  a  Inmilnd  yards'  distance.  'I'l,r 
rest  nimiMil  IhiMisi  Ives  by  elimbiii;;  lor  sipiirrels'  nesi'-, 
and  ti  llii'.ir  Htories  of  one  niii  ther,  from  which  it  appeaml 
thai  mole  than  one  of  them  had  CM'apcil  Iroin  prison  for 
attenipts  at  assassiuatioii.  One  in  particular,  who  secniiil 
a  kind  of  liarleipiiii  anion),'  tlieiii,  liiid  had  inori'  than  eiii' 
biir-bre.iillh  'scape  whin  (he  sbiiri  were  in  pursuit  iif 
him.  (Ill  one  ocension  he  had  escaped  by  li'npin)r  I'rnin 
a  hl|;h  window;  nnd  to  prove  thai  he  bail  lost  iioneofliiK 
iiLnbly,  111'  diverted  himself  willi  elimbiiiij  to  the  extreiiii. 
ties  of  (he  liii;li  clies(nii(  iHinjrhs,  nnd  droppiiifr  oil'  tlieia 
to  Ihe  yrounil. 

"Shorlly  nller  Ihe  return  of  (he  (jnnrd,  wi'  found  tleii 
the  biinililli  had  nally  bii  ii  in  an  opposite  din  i  lion,  iiii 
the  lii'ii;bts  of  S.in  (iie);in'io,  wlieiiee  they  had  taken  a 
ipiiintily  of  bread  and  wine.  \\  v  thereliiie  weiil  out,  mill 
took  a  short  walk  wilhoiit  the  )riiteH.  'I'he  near  tielil» 
were  more  than  n«u.'illy  peopled;  tor  sevi ml  small  llnrku 
and  n  few  heads  of  laltle  had  bei  n  driven  in  from  tlir 
hills,  that  they  nii)<ht  |io  into  Ihe  town  at  iii),dit  ti>r  prn. 
Iiition.  We  iib«irviil  that  the  boy  who  vvi  lit  dailv  In 
cut  wood  for  till  b.ikir  had  imillli  li  the  bell  that  liiiii!; 
loimil  his  ass's  neck,  in  onh  r  In  pn  vent  the  noise  (I'lun 
Ih  Irayiiiir  his  mnstrr.  'Ihe  liiriners  who  had  oeeni>liin 
111  u'o  to  the  tbnshlni;. doors,  all  went  well  moimteil,  anil 
with  nil  attenihiiit  or  two.  On  i,'oiii|r  lioiiir,  vvc  lenrnnl 
that  n  surL'i  oil,  and  two  or  time  other  inrsoiis,  had  Inin 
sei/iil  by  the  hri'.Miiils,  and  enrried  to  Ihe  moimlains,  in 
order  to  olitnin  a  ransom.  They  were  inhalutants  nf 
( 'asli  LMadamn,  n  sninll  town  near  Tivoli,  nnd  so  iinini'il 
mill  MarL'ari'l  of  Anslria,  daughter  of  I  linrles  V.  Till" 
lews  neeissnrily  iui'reased  the  eoiisleinatioli  of  II"' 
hoiisehiilders  of  I'oli,  w  ho  now  resolved  lo  niake  every 
elUirt  lu  nsff'iiibk'  and  nriii  (he  yiNiii);  men  of  llin  Inwn. 


m>3i\N  nANoiTTi. 


10.1 


'  >vliu  liad  been 

[in   (lio  two  Inl. 
ul  \vc  lirirmi  In 
(I.      I(\il  on  till' 
iirti'd  tiinl  tiny 
1  a  niilr  of  the      i 
111-   ri\ic   jriiiirrt 
inr  pnrty  ditor- 
1  s|iy  licmlcd  Hip      1 
r  the  town,  mid 
[in  In  ninrcli  in 
third  ri|)<"dition 
hers,  till'  diiiij;pr, 
illic'unt  to  shinv 
■ont'lu'd  llic  pun- 
iiinnn,  whorctiil 
rtv  lu'ifiin  to  df. 
ii^t    ciiiillnn,  ,ii>il 
ml,  tlir   IhmI  of  11 
1^  of  till'  mm,  as 
['his  is,  indri'd,  a 
lie  riddnrs  llicni- 

'    loosf    dtOlll'S   .'It 

n  In  thi'  naiiirni 

['  IM'npll'  WITO  ol). 

11'  liiri'mnst,  wlin 
lire  Iciviiijr  lis  I' 
icky,  lire  ilolhcd 
I,  so  that  llii^  ilaii- 
rjiiiids  to  he  con- 
ilior  to  looU  (iir  a 
H  n  stn'|),  niirrow, 
rhcstnnt  tni's  mi 
I  silriH't',  iind  the 
iniskcts,  thill  lliiy 
liru^hwiHid.  Tlip 
rds  the  tires,  liiilf 
ek  to  the  soldjiT, 
lielii'vr  thry  luiil 
I, '  lliTc  they  un,' 


I 


il  I'roiii  |irisiin  Inr 
iliir,  who  Ki  run  il 
ill  inori'  Ihiin  enr 
err  ill  |ilirsllil  nl' 
J  hv  Inipinp  Iroiii 
Id  InsI  none  iiriiH 


He  diin  iK'n,  mi 
llii'v  had  tiikeii  a 


Iveii  in  troin  tin 

\i   lli^'hl    li>r   I'll! 

n   Hllll   diiily  II 

Ik  II    llllil    lilllll 


line,  we   leiirnnl 


nioinilaiiiN  III 


and  so  niiiiii'a 


I'lnatiiiii  111'  111" 
1  III  iniike  every 
kill  ol"  (lie  Inwii' 


\t  iii<'lit  n  siiinll  detachineiit  ol"  I'olesi,  whieli  lirid  heeii 
Kent  to  join  the  |)00|de  ot'Ciisaini  in  an  atlein|il  to  drive 
the  bindilti  t'roin  San  <iri'(;oriii,  where  the  tnesiii  hail 
Ivi'ii  siiimded  on  the  eaptnre  of  the  ]H'o|de  froiii  Cistel- 
.Miilaiiia,  reluriieil.  Tliiy  were  sent  haeli  wilhiiiil  at- 
l,.,,,|,liii>f  III  do  any  thinjr,  as  il  was  tiared  that  any  ii|)eii 
measures  ai;ainsllhe  rolilH'rs,  hclore  the  raiisoiii  was  paid, 
wniild  endanger  the  lives  of  the  prisoners." 

t)ii  Ihe  IHIIi  of  An<riist,  the  day  id" Saint  .\);:i|M't,  w  hen 
there  was  a  ehurch  li'slival  and  »  fair  at  the  neijrldKmrinp 
Inivii  of  i'alestrina,  alKiiit  two  liiindied  and  liliy  persons 
unliired  out  from  I'oli  to  (;ii  to  Iheni.  "One  parly  pre- 
ceded till'  other  aliont  half  an  hour,  and  hotli  set  otV  Im'- 
llire  davlireak.  As  the  sini  rose,  the  rear  ]iarly  were  so 
alarmed  that  they  U'^an  to  think  of  ntnrninf;  home,  see- 
in"  a  niiiiihi  r  of  |K'rsoiis  throu^'h  the  trees,  whom  they  at 
Cirsi  liKik  for  rohlnrs,  hut  the  siirlit  of  the  women's  white 
head-elothes  satisfied  them  that  they  wen'  lowiisfolU,aiid 
llie  two  parties  joined,  and  met  with  iiothiii:;  fiilher  to 
startle  llieiii  on  the  road.  Shortly  atler  tin  y  li  It  rrii,  it 
«ns  kiiiiwii  that  ail  the  /lonr  prisoners  had  Ik  en  ilisiiiissed 
hv  Ihe  hanililti;  hnl  lliiw  from  whom  they  eiiuld  hope  to 
oMitI  a  ransnin  were  detained.  Ahiml  noon  a  report 
n'aelied  iis  that  one  of  the  eaptivi's  had  Ik'cii  harliaroiisly 
murdered;  and  towards  iiifrht,  as  it  had  lieen  aseertaineil 
III  'I'ivoli  that  the  siir^ieou,  the  only  remaiiiinj;  prisoner, 
was  sali',  an  order  eame  to  I'oli  for  all  the  liiree  it  was 
iKissilile  to  asseiiihle  to  keep  the  pass  of  (Mi.id.iijiiola  to. 
wards  I'oli,  as  every  other  avenue  liy  whieli  the  liriffands 
ciiiild  eseape  was  supposed  to  he  already  siiHieieiUly 
iniarded.  This  order  arrived  ahont  simsi  t.  Most  of  Ihe 
nii'ii  were  atisent  at  I'aleslrina,  mi  that  Ihe  hoys  and  old 
iH'opU'  were  eolleeteil  In  , he  street  to  elioose  out  ol".  Their 
wives,  niiithers,  and  (jraiidmotliers,  eame  out,  eaeh  with 
hir  laiilern,  to  Ik'jt  lliat  her  hnsliand  or  eliild  miijlit  he 
lidlo^niard  her  house,  in  ease  Ihe  rohi.ers,  I  ikiiiij  ad- 
vaiit  ijie  of  the  iihsenei'  of  the  Klroiiij  men,  should  alt.M'k 
the  Inwn.  'i'iie  lamilies  who  possessed  arms  refused  to 
It'Mil  lliem  to  the  jrnard,  and  as  it  ap|n'ared  that  Ihe  iii^lit 
w.is  likely  to  1h'  wasted  in  idlerealieli:-,  Ihe  iii:;^i.  trule> 
■  ml  the  olfieer,  who  still  reniained  ill  the  town,  resolved 
to  niter  the  houses  liiri  ihly,  and  lake  what  arms  they 
eoiild  find.  Two  or  tliriH'  houses  were  aeeoriliii:;ly  en. 
Il  nil,  hill  il  eonsmned  Ihe  time  ei|ii.illy,  and  the  jjinis 
were  so  well  eoneealed,  that  there  was  little  ehanee  of 
ulilainint;  ennii(rh  to  arm  the  l"ew  men  they  eoiild  pro- 
\ide;  theretiire  they  resolved  to  wail  till  the  morniin.', 
when  the  men  would  U'  returned  from  I'alestrina.  The 
seeiie  in  Ihe  streets,  where  all  pnldie  lin^iness  is  trans, 
aeled,  was  not  only  ipiile  new  to  iis,  hut  eiirions  in  itself. 
The  arnii'd  and  the  unarmed,  the  willing  and  the  imwill- 
mc,  were  all  vneil'eralin);  nl  oiiee  :  the  women  were  j^'o. 
iiiu'  alsad  with  their  inliinis  in  one  liaiid  and  a  lantern  in 
llie  other;  now  airuravaliii^f,  now  ipiirliiif;  the  ilispnt.iiils. 
The  |ieople  t'rom  Ihe  I'east  at  l'ale.<liiiia  eame  tjr.iduallv 
ilnippiiii;  in,  laden  willi  tin  ir  nuts  or  other  f,iriiii,rs,  and 
iiiiMly  half  iiitoxieated,  all  iiiiiii;lim;  tonelher,  ami  talk. 
Ill);  of  ilanuer  from  liaii<lilti  to  lie  iippreheiidi  d  that  iii|,'ht, 
el' In  JH'  pro\iiled  aijainsl  next  day,  wllhont  ever  eonsi. 
ill  nil','  111  it,  while  they  were  di^putiriL',  tin  riillians  would 
I'l  i|ie  ill  any  direetioii  they  eliosi'.  .Sueli  was  the  i  veil- 
III;:  of  the  eiu'lileerith.  The  morning'  of  the  iiiiieleeiilh 
nu"  not  nineh  more  orderly.  The  men,  indeed,  soher, 
anil  in  earnest,  tor  this  lime,  had  armed  Ihemselves  well, 
mill  were  le.ivini;  the  town  in  !,'realer  niiiiiliers  than  we 
Iwiil  vet  seen  asseiiililed.  Their  w  ives  and  el.ildnn,  he- 
lieiin^'  there  was  now  some  real  ilaniri  r,  were  silliiiif  l:i- 
niiiiliii^'  ill  ijronps  alioiil  Ihe  sireil;  lint  they  niiixlil  have 
."p.in  il  I'jeinsehes  the  p.iin.  The  en-at  moimlain  pass 
li.iil  Uen  h  11  iiii:;iiarded  lor  more  lliaii  I'mIm'  hours. 
Il.ilf  thai  lime  winilil  lii:\e  sullieed  the  hri)^amls,  willi 
llii  if  aelive  liiiliils,  to  have  eseaped  lo  a  disliinee  far  out 
el  the  reaeli  of  piir' nil." 

Tired  with  heiii'i  |"'iit  lip,  riiid  of  seriiiir  n  town  with 
twi'he  hiiiiilred  inhaliil  nils  kept  in  eoiilinu'd  alarm,  eiir 
iiMir.ieeiiiH  eoiiiilrt'Hom.iii  and  her  two  eoiiipaiiieiis,  w  itii 
nil  KenrI,  lei)  I'l.li',  on  the  'Jlst  of  \uiiiisl,  for  Tivoli.  (hi 
liiT  r.iiul  she  pa-sed  the  l'Iiii|H'ror  Hadrian's  villa,  ninonir 
whose  ruins  Ihe  rohhers  had  pll.•^sed  the  iiii,dil,  ami  then 
liy  iiineeihil.  They  must  have  seen  Inr  ami  her  parly 
liT^s,  hill  as  the  inmiher  of  llieir  muskets  were  iiili'rior, 
liny  did  iiol  ri->k  nil  attaeU.  She  arri\eil  safely  at  Tivoli, 
uliirh  she  found  in  n  slate  of  slill  i.'re  iter  eoiiNlernalioii 
lli.iii  llie  little  town  xlie  liiiil  leO.  Her  eseorl  joined  iiii. 
iiinli  ill  ly  the  people  of  Tivoli  in  pursuit  of'  the  onllaws, 
«liii  wi  re  seen  eriwHini;  Ihe  hills  In  hind  tin   town. 

"  Kvervday  while  we  reniaiiiid  at  Ti\o|i  hroiiyjlil  some 
Mi'iv  parlleiilars  eoneeriiini,'  the  manli  nf the  hamlllli.  Il 
•  II"  iiseirt  lined  thai  llii  ir  entire  iminlHr  uiiinunled  lo 
ulmiil  niie  Imiidred  niid  forlv,  di\ided  into  eoni|miiiei<  not 
nreulinif  Iwraly  in  Mrh,  for  Ihe  wkr  of  rnotn  cnny  iiib- 


sislenee.  The  liead-ipiarlers  ap|M'areil  In  lie  at  |{io  Freil- 
do,  and  in  the  woods  of  Siihiaeo.  'I'heir  spies,  and  those 
who  hoiiuhl  pro\isiiins  for  them,  were  livishly  paid,  and 
the  insl.iiiees  of  any  information  heiii'^  ;,'i\rn  niriiiusi 
them  v.eie  very  rare.  On  one  oeeasion,  however,  liny 
had  sei/.ed  a  phiiijjhman  heloii^riiiff  lo  Uio  I'Veddo,  and, 
aller  heatiiij;  him,  they  had  sent  him  to  his  house  lo 
I'  leh  a  few  dollars,  as  the  priec  of  his  future  security 
while  at  work.  <  hi  his  way  the  plini;r|nnan  lint  llie  rnh- 
her  liimli  rs  heloiifrin;?  to  Siiliiaeo,  and  c '*''  'In'iii  notiee 
of  the  situation  of  the  rohhers.  'I'hiy  desireil  him  to 
feteh  his  mom  y,  and  fjn  to  the  ap|H<inled  |daee  with  il. 
and  if  ho  found  them  still  there,  to  have  a  mark  nl  a 
partieular  treu.  Meantime  they  look  measures  for  siir- 
roundinjT  the  rohhers'  lair,  and  havin;;  done  so,  waited 
patiently  till  the  poor  man  hail  paid  his  mom  y,  and  made 
the  mark  asireeil  on;  and  this  they  were  more  careful  to 
do,  as,  had  the  liri'.'ands  suspeeted  he  had  j;iveii  iiifor- 
malloii,  liny  would  ei  liainly  have  put  him  to  ilealh.  .Xs 
soon  as  they  knew  him  to  lie  sale,  the  himlers  drew  close 
round  the  enemy,  who  weri'  si  veil  in  niimher,  and  fired  ■ 
two  were  killed  on  the  spot,  and  the  five  others,  of  wl'.ini 
one  was  liiimd  dead  of  his  wounds  near  l!ie  place  next 
day,  leH  their  fire-arms,  and  concealed  Ihemselves  in  the 
Ihieket  nf  Areiimrzo,  h<  tweeii  liio  Freddo  and  Siihii.eo." 

"  l'!vi'ry  eveiiina;  thu  episcopal  church  IhII  raiifi  at  'i'i- 
voli, lo  set  'he  ;;nards  at  the  different  liridi.'ea  leadini;  to 
llie  town,  as  the  people  were  in  iii^'htly  expectation  that 
the  hrifrands  would  enter  il  in  search  of  provisions,  with 
which  the  shepherds  hail  iM'come  rather  shy  of  supply  iii},' 
them,  since  two  or  three  of  them  had  been  taken  up  and 
imprisoin  d  for  so  doinj^.  On  the  niirhl  of  the '21  st  or  'Jtid 
seven  rohhers  had  ^rone  lo  San  Velturino,  armed  ehielly 
«  itii  liliidi;eons,  and  had  taken  nearly  all  the  lireail  in  the 
lown,  hnl  had  not  carried  off  any  of  ihe  irihahilanls,  who, 
in  I'act,  are  not  rich  i'iioiii;li  lo  afford  much  raiiMim.  Ilul 
the  most  intrepid  fraiifr  linifered  ahoul  Tivoli,  where  there 
are  a  iiumher  of  rich  proprietors,  who  ini;;lit  have  fur. 
nisheil  a  eonsiileralde  hooly."* 

"  The  h.idy  of  a  innrdeied  man  wr.r.  foiiml  at  the  pate 
of  San  (irei;.'orio,  with  twenty  wennds,  inllieled  with 
knives.  The  liri;;aiids,  emholdeiied  hy  siieeess,  seemed 
determined  to  press  closer  round  all  the  hill-towns.  .N'one 
of  the  inineipal  iiihahilants  veiitnreil  wilhout  the  walls, 
and  I  VI  n  the  work. people  were  rohlied  of  their  ornamenls 
and  their  little  saving's."  Such  hciiii;  the  dref.dfiil  stale 
of  this  part  of  the  country,  the  spiiilid  author  and  Inr 
friends  ahhieviateil  tin  ir  villi'Cdiatnra,  and  leavini;  the 
lovelv  scenery  of  Tivoli — its  cascade  and  i;riiltois,  its 
woods  and  rucks,  its  villas  and  ijraeefiil  aneient  leiii]i!es, 
returm  d  lo  Ivi.ine  early  in  S-ptemlM'r. 

Diirini;  In  r  short  siny  at  Tivoli  she  herame  r.equainted 
w  illi  Si;,'nor  ('hcruliini,  Ihe  siirircon  of  ('aslel-.M.iilama,of 
whose  laptivily  amonjj  the  rohhers  she  had  heard  so 
mneli  111  I'oli.  Me  wiis  a  man  of  imdouhled  veracity,  and 
liore  a  \\\iih  eliaraetiT,  lint  only  as  an  aide  sur^'con  hnl  a 
^'i.od  man.  He  related  to  her  every  l>arlieiil:ir  of  his  enp- 
Inre  and  lilieralimi,  allowii;','  her  lo  write  tin  in  down  ; 
and  she  was  allerwards  so  liirtuniite  as  to  procure  u  eir- 
emmlanlial  accoimt  writlen  hy  himself  ton  friend,  which 
ahoiimis  with  inlerisl,  and  striking  trails  of  cliaraeler. 

S{|.rinir  ('heriiliini  was  simmioned  larly  in  the  mornini,' 
of  the  Kill  of.\i|eust  lo  Tivoli,  to  iillend  a  sick  mm  and 
a  ;ri''i'li man  of  that  plaie,  hy  a  factor  well  known  lo 
him,  and  iiaiind  Harteleiii  ii  Alarasea.  They  mI  oil'  on 
horseliaek  together,  the  factor  lieinir  armed  w  illi  a  iruii. 

"  We  had  learceiy  p.is-^id  Ihe  second  areli  of  the  iin- 
eieiil  i'i|iieiluels,"  w  tiles  Ihe  poor  sur^^eon,  "  win  ii  two 
anmdnnii  siiilili  nly  riisln  il  out  from  the  thicket  and 
■topped  the  way,  and  poinliii;j  their  loii^  (;uns  at  Ihe 
f  H  lor,  w  ho  wa'<  ridiii;,'  a  little  liefore  me,  oi  di  red  him  to 
dismoiiiil.  tMeaiilime  two  others  came  out  of  the  wood 
hehitid  me,  so  as  lo  lime  us  lie! ween  them  and  Ihe  liirmer 
Iwo.  Doth  the  fii  lor  and  myself  had  disinouuted  at  Ihe 
lir^t  iulimalioii.  The  Iwo  mi  u  liehiml  me  ordered  nielo 
turn  hack  inst.iiitlv,  and  lo  walk  luliire  them,  nol  hv 
llie  road  to  ('aslil-Madamn,  hnl  that  to  San  (Inirorio. 
The  first  ipiesliou  Ihe  rohlnrs  asked  me,  was,  whether  I 
was  Ihe  prince  ot'Castcl-Madama,  ineiiiiinir,  I  Hinev,  the 
\ ill -prince  who  had  passed  the  road  a  little  liefore  me. 


'  "  Afir  we  ti'litrili'il  lo  Ilnliir.  \M>  Irlllin'-I,  llliil  Ihe  stiiiii'  L'nnt; 
hllll  M'  l/.''ll  till'  liri'h  I'llt'Sl  111  \'l|-iMiire,  l%lli>r>e  lieiilll  W,  ll.ixjllK  nt 
ti'llil   sdlli'  re.lMlllliie,    Ull<i  kIMitI  on    llie  b)<er.     The    rinnuini  lle. 

iiitoiili'il  li<r  llie  (irti-si  iiiiil  II  IVi)  nil  w  as  ^o  .  \tiililliiiii  iliiii  h  ciinhi 
net  he  riMiLi'iiuhli  h  itie  riirtliui"  »ini  O"  riiir'i  lo  ih.  Ir  raiiillleii, 
'I ml  iiOervx  lints  Ml. lit.  >>i  ilieir  llii tiers.  A'  l"iiiiili.  ilr.  it  nl  wnniiiu. 
itlnl  IH  rhiiiw  iirllie-il  In  the  inlnji  iiinU  nl  llie  Iwil  |>liHolieiN   llie\ 

inioil.  reil  llnill'  'I'ln  le   Ik  ii   soil   nl  I'. iniiK  Jnlllh   nilinliu  1li<  h. 

hll'allils,  nil  <•■  ^llnl  kiln;,  |ieilia|«   llniM  Unit  lirllinl  rriie'lv,    'I'lnn 

llllil  iiiriiiiiMt  Ihe  jirii'Ni  nl  IiIk  rnlie«  llllil  I'll  ih  111  hnl  i\mi  nr  ilio'i 
•lii\*  111  roll' ilM'l  Ulhil  Itlni;  line  111' Illi  II  ninnlM  i  (iiil  on  ilie  i>nrer 
iliiiiililnihiini  nniUiil'IMiilelinrii  In.nHn.wnh  hUhli|ll  ciniMin' 
Inn,  tthiih  ihiiy  frirti'il  the  poer  pniKil  in  wear.'' 


To  this  I  answered,  that  I  was  not  the  prince,  hut  a 
poor  siiryeon  of  Caslel-Alndama  ;  and  lo  eonvinee  tin  ni 
that  I  spoke  truth,  I  sliowi  d  Iheiii  my  ease  of  lain  els, 
and  my  ha^'  of  siiinieal  iiisirimienis  ;  hut  it  was  of  no  use. 
Diiriiiir  our  walk  towards  .Siii  (irenorio,  I  perecivtd  that 
the  numlier  of  hriirands  increased  In  Ihirleeii.  t  hie  Inok 
my  watch  from  me,  aiiolher  my  ea»e  of  lancets,  .At  llio 
iM'diniiiiiK-  of  our  march,  we  met,  at  short  ilistanees,  llnir 
youths  helonj;iiifr  to  San  (irejrerio,  juid  one  elderly  man, 
all  of  whom  were  ohlin^ed  lo  share  my  eaplivily  ;  shortly 
al^er  we  met  another  man,  and  an  old  wnmnn,  wlios.i 
ear-rinns  were  taken,  and  they  were  then  pertnilted  to 
eonlimie  their  jiiiiriiey.  In  the  meadnus  fiy  the  last 
ruined  aipiidint,  the  linrses  which  the  liielor  .Marasea 
and  I  had  ridden,  were  turned  loose,  and  aller  passiiii,'  n 
ravine,  we  heiran  to  elimh  the  steipi  si  par!  of  the  ineiiii. 
lain  with  siii  li  speed,  that  lo-;!  Iher  w  illi  Ihe  iihirm  I  fell, 
made  me  pant  so  violently,  that  I  Iremliled  every  nni- 
inent  lest  I  should  liiirst  a  hlood-vessel.  At  li  le'lh, 
however,  we  reached  the  top  of  the  moimlain,  where  we 
"ere  allowed  to  rest,  and  we  sat  down  ill  the  ^'lass. 
•Marasea  then  talked  a  jrnod  ileal  with  the  liri;ialids; 
showed  himself  well  aei|iiainled  with  their  nmnhers,  .".ml 
said  other  IhiiiL'S,  which  my  wreleheil  stale  of  mind  pre. 
vented  me  from  nllendiiiu'  to  very  dislinelly  ;  hnl  seiiiin' 
him  apparently  so  iutimale  willi  Ihe  rolihers,  a  suspicion 
Ci  isseil  me  that  I  was  lielrayed  liy  him.' 

'I'he  chief  lirii;anil  tinned  to  the  poor  siircenn,  and 
throwin-r  him  his  lamet  ease,  said  he  would  think  aliinil 
his  ransom.  The  sur^'con  n  prcsi  nieil  his  poveilv  with 
tears,  hilt  his  ransom  was  fixed  as  liijrh  as  two  ihousainl 
dollars;  and  pen,  ink,  and  paper  lieini;  prndiieed,  he  was 
oliliced  to  wrile  tor  that  sum,  which  he  did,  willi  all  the 
earnestness  that  the  preseiiee  of  thirteen  assassins,  and 
the  fear  of  death,  eoiild  inspire.  Tlie  Ihinir  was  now  lo 
procure  a  iiM'sseiifjer  to  carry  this  leller.  This  was  sunn 
done.  A  man  was  plonjdiiii;;  on  the  side  ol'  the  hill 
lower  down,  and  another,  hi  lonixiiin-  to  Caslel-Madama, 
was  seen  in  Ihe  ll.il  lielow.  They  were  liolli  seeiired  hv 
the  rohhers,  and  dispalehed  with  Ihe  surgeon's  lelli  r  lo 
Tivoli. 

The  lirin;amts  stayed  where  tliey  were  fiirlhree  In  urn, 

when  the  iipparilion  of  an   armed    f'oree  in  tin ui.trv 

helow  inilneed  them  to  di.  amp.  They  retiied  lowarils 
Ihe  most  woody  pari  of  a  slill  hiijher  inountiiin.  "  .Mler 
a  lini^  and  most  painful  niareli,  fiinlinir  himself  in  a 
pl.iee  of  K.ifely,  the  hrii;nnil  chief  halted,  there  to  await 
the  return  of  the  messeniri  r ;  hut  as  that  return  was  slill 
delayed,  the  rhief  eaiiie  up  to  me  aiij,'rily,  ami  said,  that 
it  iiiicht  happen  to  iiie  as  it  did  to  a  eertain  inhahitant 
of  X'elctri,  who  had  hi  en  taken  hy  this  very  hand,  who 
entered  his  lionso  in  disn-nisc,  and  carried  him  off  lo  tlni 
woods,  and  lieiaiise  his  ransom  was  loni;  in  eominir,  they 
killed  liiin,  and  hIiiii  the  money  eame,  Ihe  mesMinrer 
foiiiid  his  lifeless  Inidv.  I  Was  mui  h  alarmed  at  thii« 
story,  and  rejjarded  it  as  a.  I'oreruiiner  of  my  own  speedy 
death." 

'I'he  terrified  sursreon,  wlio  ccrfainly  in  his  iiarrutive 
dis's  not  affeet  the  virlue  lle  had  not,  then  told  the  rohlieiH 
he  mi;;lil  have  wrilti  n  nuolher  letter  to  ('aslel-Madi'mn 
with  orders  to  sell  w  Initever  he  possessed,  and  to  semi 
up  the  money  immeiliately.  'i'liis  pleased  them  :  another 
letter  was  writlen,  and  one  of  Ihu  prisoners  from  San 
(iri'lliirio  was  sent  oil' with  il. 

"Aller  lie  was  );nne,  I  saw  my  eoiiipaiiii  n  the  Oietiir 
Marasea  walkiiin  ahont  can  le«s|y  imiiiiirr  the  liriL'amIs, 
Inokiiu;  at  their  iirms,  and  niakini.'  anfry  );estiins;  hut 
he  did  not  speak.  Shortly  nlhr,  he  I'liine  mid  sat  down 
hy  me;  it  was  then  that  the  eliii  f,  Imviiii,'  a  taij'c  stick 
in  his  hand,  came  up  In  him,  an  '  w  ilhoiil  siiviii;;  n  siiinjn 
word,  (rave  him  a  lilow  on  Ihe  li:,ek  of  Ihe  liead  jint 
where  it  joins  the  inek.  Il  did  not  kill  liliii,  so  he  roKi 
ami  cried  most  piteoiisly,  'I  have  n  wili'  and  eliildreii, 
llir  (iiid's  s,'\ke  spare  iiiv  life!'  and  thus  saviiiif  he  ilc. 
fended  himsell'  as  well  as  he  eoiihl  willi  his  liamlH. 
t  Hlier  hrinniiils  elosi  il  round  him  ;  a  slruiryle  ensued,  ami 
Ihey  rolled  tii(;elhi'r  down  a  steep  preeipiee.  I  i  lo-ed 
my  eyes;  my  head  dropped  on  my  lireast,  I  heard  a  cry 
or  two,  hut  I  sceiii'd  to  have  Inst  all  sensation.  In  a 
very  shell  time  the  hricuids  rilinind,  iiiiil  I  saw  thu 
chief  lliriist  his  datrircr,  slill  stain  il  with  hleiul,  into  its 
sheath:  lln  ii  luriiiiii;  to  iiii ,  he  amiinmeiil  the  dentil  nf 
the  liielor  ill  llnse  words  :  '  Do  you  not  fear  I  we  liavii 
killed  the  fielor  iHciiiise  he  was  a  sliirro;  sm  II  as  ynii 
are  not  Hhirri.  lle  liuiki  d  at  mir  ariiw,  and  seenii  d  dis- 
posed In  imiriiiiir;  and  if  the  t'orce  had  eoiiie  up,  ho 
niiidit  have  In'eii  ilaiiui Tons.'  And  IIiiib  they  I'ol  rid  of 
Marasea.  The  eliief,  seeini>  lliiil  the  inoliev  liir  me  still 
did  not  eoiin  frniii  Tivoli,  and  Isiiii;  nfraid  lest  tioopi 
slioidil  he  mill,  seemed  uneertain  w  hat  lo  do,7iiid  sniil  In 
his  rompanioiiii,  *  liuw  simll  wv  dls|Hipi>  of  uur  iirimiirrn  ' 


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Wv  iiiiist  either  kill  tlicin,  nr  HViid  tlieni  liuiiii' ;'  but  tlicy 
could  not  decide  on  cither,  and  he  came  and  it  down 
hy  mc.  I,  renienibcrin);  that  I  had  n  little  mom  i  about 
mr,  which  might  amount  altojjethrr  to  thirty  [laulK, 
(thri-e  crowns,)  gave  lliein  frankly  to  hiui  to  jrniu  his 
cood-will.  He  took  it  in  good  part,  and  said  he  would 
keep  it  to  pay  llic  spy." 

It  now  iMgan  to  rain  very  heavily — it  was  four  o'clock 
in  the  allornoon,  and  no  messenger  ntiirmd.  At  liUit 
voices  were  liear<l  on  the  hills.  The  robbers  feared  they 
might  be  soldiers  instead  of  messengers,  but  they  at  last 
said,  "  come  down  !"  There  was  an  anxious  tilence,  but 
no  one  came. 

"  Alhr  another  short  interval,  we  heard  another  voice 
also  from  above  on  the  left ;  and  then  wc  saiti,  '  Surely 
this  must  he  the  messenger.'  Uut  the  brigands  would 
not  trust  to  it,  and  fonicl  us  to  go  on  to  a  pl.iee  a  good 
deal  liiijher,  and  level  with  that  whence  the  voice  pro- 
ceeded. When  we  reached  it  they  all  presented  their 
nuiskels,  keeping  the  prisoners  behind  them :  and  thus 
prepared  to  slaml  on  the  defensive,  thiy  cried  out, 
'Come  forward:'  In  a  lew  mojnents  two  men  ap|>earet(, 
among  the  trees  ;  one  of  them  the  peasant  of  Caslel-.Ma- 
dania,  who  had  been  sent  in  the  morning  to  .Sigiior 
Celesliui  at  Tivoli,  the  other  the  ploughman  of  San  (ire- 
gnrio  his  coinpanirm.  As  sckiu  as  they  were  recognised, 
they  wen;  ordered  to  lie  down  with  their  faces  to  the 
ground,  and  asked  if  tliiy  came  alone,  llut  the  man  of 
Castel-.Madama  answered,  '  It  wouhl  lie  a  tine  thing  in- 
di'ed,  if  I,  who  am  almost  dead  willi  fatigue,  aller 
<lind)ing  these  mountains  with  the  weight  of  live  hun. 
dred  sc\idi  about  me,  should  Ik,'  obliged  to  prostrate  mysell 
with  my  face  to  the  eartli !  Here's  your  money  ;  it  was 
all  that  could  \iv  got  together  in  the  town  !'  Then  the 
chief  took  the  money,  and  ordered  us  to  change  our 
station.  Having  arrived  at  a  convenient  place,  we  stop|K(l, 
and  he  asked  if  there  were  any  letters  .'  iking  answered 
that  there  were  two,  he  gave  them  to  me  to  read ;  luid 
ii'arning  from  them  that  llie  .sum  sent  was  five  hundri^d 
crowns  he  counted  them,  and  fmdiiig  the  number  exact, 
iiaidall  was  well;  praised  tlie  punctuality  of  the  |K'asanl, 
and  gave  him  some  silver  as  a  reward  (or  iiis  trouble  : 
his  companion  also  reeeiveil  a  small  present." 

The  robbers  now  released  liie  poor  peasants  from  San 
Oregorio.  "  I,  therefore,"  says  the  surgeon,  "  with  the 
inasant  of  (Jastel-IMadama,  remained  the  only  piisoners  ; 
and  wc  were  made  to  march  across  the  mountains.  1  asked 
why  they  did  not  set  me  at  lilu  rty,  as  they  had  received  so 
considerable  a  sum  on  my  account  .'  The  chief  answered, 
that  1  unist  await  lln^  return  of  the  niessenger  with  the 
second  letter,  who  had  been  sent  to  I'astel-.Madama.  1 
contiuui'd  to  press  him  to  let  me  go  before  niglit,  which 
was  now  drawing  on  apace,  saying,  that  perhaps  it  hud 
not  been  possible  to  procure  any  money  atC'astVl-.Madania, 
and  that  if  I  was  to  remain  out  all  night  on  the  hill  in 
the  colli  air,  it  would  Inive  been  better  to  have  killed  me 
at  once.  Then  the  chief  slopiicd  nn',  and  bade  me  Uike 
go<]d  eare  how  1  said  such  things,  for  that  to  them  kill- 
ing a  man  was  a  muller  of  |Krlect  iudill'erenee.  The 
Bume  tiling  was  also  said  loine  by  another  outlaw, whogave 
me  liis  arm  during  oiu  rocky  journey.  At  length  we 
reached  the  top  ot  a  niountam  where  there  was  some 
pool.i  of  water  torme<l  by  the  rain;  ond  then  tluy  gave 
me  some  very  hard  ami  black  bread  tliat  1  might  eat, 
nnd  drink  some  of  that  water.  I  drank  three  tinieu;  but 
1  found  it  im|Kis»ible  to  eat  the  breail." 

Thi'y  contimied  walking  over  these  mountain  lo|>s  till 
midnight,  when  tin  y  met  an  ass  and  a  shepherd.  They 
monnltd  the  worn-oul  surgeon  on  the  ass,  and  the  shep- 
herd b'd  them  all  to  his  hut,  near  which  wan  a  threshing. 
Iloor,  and,  sinnething  much  better  for  them,  a  <ihee]i.fold, 
whci)co  a  sheep  was  Bi>ccdily  purloined,  skiinied,  and 
roasted.  It  was  ealen,  loo,  before  the  surgeon,  who  had 
dropiied  asleep  neor  the  blav.ing  hearth,  awc)ke.  llut  the 
chief  had  reserved  a  few  iiliei s  for  him,  whieh  he  now 
Hpillod  on  liis  ramroil,  roasti'd,  and  gave  to  him,  apolo- 
gising for  Iho  abseuci-  of  salt.  Save  the  chief  nnd  a  seji- 
tinil  or  two,  gorgeil  with  nmlton  and  black  bread,  all 
the  rest  of  the  banilitti  weri!  fast  asleep  on  the  Iloor, 
round  the  fire.  "  1  could  scarcely  force  myself,"  says 
the  surgeon,  "  to  swallow  a  few  morsels  j  hut  I  drank  a 
little  wine  which  Imd  been  found  in  a  small  barrel  nt  the 
threshing. Iloor.  This  wan  the  oidy  tinni  I  saw  any  of 
the  brigands  drink  any  tiling  but  water.  'I'he  chief  lobl 
me  Ihcy  were  always  alVaul  when  fresh  wine  canu', 
lest  it  should  lie  druggi'd  ;  and  that  they  always  made 
whoever  brought  it  drink  a  good  ileal  of  it;  and  if  in  two 
hours  no  had  symptoiiiM  «p|H'ared,  then  they  used  the 
wine." 

From  the  nhsphrrH'n  hut  lliey  went  to  the  sheen  fold, 
vvlier*  tho  robbcm  powviisud  Iheninclvei  of  luniu  Iuiiiim 


of  boiled  meat,  a  great  coat,  and  some  cheeses.  Here 
the  chief  made  the  i)oor  surgeon  write  another  letter  to 
Castel-.Madama,  telling  his  friends,  that,  if  they  did  not 
Bcnd  eight  hundred  crowns  on  the  following  day,  the 
rohlRTs  would  put  him  to  death,  or  curry  liim  to  the 
woods  of  Fajola,  if  there  was  a  larthiiig  less  than  that 
sum.  "  I  told  the  countryman,  who  woa  about  to  carry 
this  letter,  to  tell  my  friends  that  if  they  found-  no  jiur- 
chasers  at  Costcl-IMadaiua  for  my  effects,  which  1  had 
ordered  them  to  sell,  they  might  send  Oiep  to  Tivoli 
and  sell  them  tliere  lor  whatever  they  would  Icteli.  'I'he 
chief  of  the  brigands  also  begged  to  have  a  few  sliiits 
sent  Due  of  the  brigands  pro|ioscd,  I  don't  know  why, 
to  cut  otr  one  of  my  ears,  and  send  it  with  the  letter  to 
Castel-Madama.  It  was  well  I'or  me  that  tlie  chief  did 
not  approve  of  this  civil  projiosul ;  so  it  woa  not  done. 
The  chief,  however,  wanted  the  countryman  to  set  out 
that  moment ;  hut  the  eounlryman  of  Castel  Jladama 
said,  with  his  usual  coolness,  that  it  was  not  |K)ssible  to 
go  down  that  steep  mountain  during  the  night;  on  which 
the  chief  told  him  he  might  remain  in  the  sheepcote  alt 
night,  luid  set  out  at  daylight.  '  But  take  notice,'  said  he, 
'  if  you  do  not  return  hy  the  twentieth  hour  to-morrow 
to  the  sheepcote  with  the  eight  Imndred  crowns,  you 
may  go  about  your  busines.s,  butwe  shall  throw  Cherubuii 
vtlie  surgeon)  into  some  pit.'  'i'he  [wasonl  tried  to  jier- 
suaile  them  that  [icrhaps  it  might  not  be  possible  to  col- 
lect so  much  money  in  a  small  town  at  so  short  a  notice, 
ind  begged  to  have  a  little  more  time:  but  the  chief 
inswered,  that  they  had  no  time  to  waste,  and  that  if  he 
had  not  returned  by  the  twentielli  hour,  they  woidd  kill 
Chcrubini." 

'i'he  rohl>ers  again  put  tlicmselves  in  movement.  There 
was  an  improvement  in  their  road,  for  instead  of  the 
rough  thickets,  they  came  to  fine  lall  limber  trees,  the 
boles  of  whieli  were  comparatively  smooth,  save  where 
a  liillen  tree  hero  and  there  lay  across  them,  llut  the 
surgeon  was  K|H'nt  with  fatigue,  and  sore  afraid,  the 
threats  of  death  constunlly  ringing  in  his  ear. 

"  I  therelbre  reeoinmended  myself  to  (joil,  and  was 
Is  gi;iiig  him  to  have  compassion  on  my  wretched  state, 
w  hen  one  of  the  hrigands,  a  man  of  great  stature,  who 
figured  among  them  as  a  kind  of  second  chief,  came  up 
to  me,  and  tjiking  me  by  the  arm,  assisted  me  to  walk, 
lid  said, '  Now,  Chcrubini,  that  you  cannot  tell  the  man 
of  Caste l-.Madaina  (whom  we  had  leil  at  the  sheepcote 
wailing  for  daylight,)  I  assure  you  that  to-morrow,  as 
soon  as  he  n  turns,  you  shall  goliomc  free,  however  small 
iie  the  sum  he  brings.  lie  of  good  cheer  therefore,  and 
do  not  ilislriss  yourself  At  thai  luoniciit  I  li  It  such 
eoiiiforl  from  the  assurances  of  the  outlaw,  that  he  ap- 
piarcd  lo  me  to  be  an  angel  from  heaven ;  and  without 
thinking  why  I  should  not,  1  kis.sed  his  hand,  and 
thanked  him  fervently  lor  his  iine.\|K'cted  kindness." 

They  next  laid  themselves  down  to  sleep  in  a  thicket, 
the  roblicrs  spreading  sheepskins  for  the  doctor,  ond  the 
chief  wrapping  up  his  legs  in  his  own  eajiote.  Two 
men  kept  awake  as  scntini  Is. 

"1  know  not  how  li"  :  we  hud  rested,"  continues 
•Signer  Cheruhini,  "  when  one  o(  the  sentinels  came,  and 
gave  notice  of  daybreak.  'Come  to  me  when  it  is 
lighter,'  said  the  chief;  and  all  was  again  ipiiet.  1 
turned  my  face  so  as  not  to  see  the  brigands,  and  do7.cd 
a  little,  till  I  was  roused  hy  the  cry  ol  some  wild  bird. 
I  am  not  sii|H'rstitioiis  ;  but  I  had  often  heard  that  the 
shriek  of  the  owl  lijrebodcd  evil;  and,  in  tho  state  of 
spirits  in  which  1  was,  every  thing  had  more  than  its 
usual  cllect  on  me.  1  started,  and  said, '  What  bird  was 
that .''  'I'licy  answered,  '  A  hawk.'  '  'i'liunk  Hod  I'  I 
said,  and  lay  down  again.  Among  my  sufferings  I  can- 
not fiirget  tlie  stinging  and  liumniing  of  the  gnatji,  which 
fastened  on  my  fuiv  and  throat ;  but  after  the  death  of 
IHjor  Muriisea,  I  ilared  not  even  raise  my  hand  to  dri\e 
llicm  away,  lest  it  iihould  he  taken  I'or  a  sign  of  impa- 
tience." 

Soon  allir  thin  they  all  arose, and  after  an  hour's  walk 
halted  ill  another  thiekel,  where  Ihcy  breakliisled.  After 
their  meal  they  lay  down  to  sleep  us  ls;fore,  all  save  one 
literate  bunilil,  w  ho  amused  himself  by  reading  the  ro- 
mance of  the  Cavalier  Mesehino.  In  mi  hour  tluy 
awoke,  and  filed  off,  niie  by  one,  to  a  higher  station, 
leaving  a  scnlincl  lo  guard  tlie  surgeon. 

"In  unuthor  hour,"  wiys  Signer  Chernbiiii,  "the 
youngest  man  of  the  roblurs  came  to  relieve  the  guard, 
who  till  II  went  and  joined  the  otIicrH.  When  I  saw  litis, 
and|K'rei  ivedlhey  wercengugedinakiiidofeouneilofwiir, 
I  fi'ured  that  they  hud  taken  some  new  rc^ohilioii  ahoiil 
my  lili',  and  Unit  lli«  new  wiilinel  wan  come  lo  put  llieir 
iruel  flesigns  in  cxeeulion  ;  but  he  very  sism  said  lo  me, 
'  lie  of  gisiil  cheer,  for  lo.night  you  will  Ih>  at  home  1' 
which  ifavo  mo  conte  comfort ;  Init  m  I  could  not  entirely 


trust  them,  i  had  still  an  internal  feur,  which,  lioweM.r, 
i  endeavoured  to  hide.  Shortly  afterwards  we  win 
called  lo  join  the  resl.  our  station  luing  now  on  (Is 
nionntain  commonly  called  Colic  I'ieiniie,  not  »rry  far 
from  the  ancient  sanctuary  of  Meiilorella.  'I'lieri  hi 
remained  the  rest  of  tiic  day,  only  going  out  of  the  way 
once,  on  tlie  approach  of  a  Hock  of  gooLs,  that  wc  niit'lii 
not  Is'  seen  hy  the  goatherds ;  but  we  soon  returiml. 
Then  the  second  chief,  who  said  he  was  of  Sonnino,  niul 
one  of  the  five  who  went  to  treat  with  the  preaideiil  i,( 
i'Vosinone,  licgan  to  tiilk  of  the  jiolitical  nature  of  tin  ir 
situation.  He  said  that  government  would  never  Riii. 
Cecil  in  putting  them  down  by  lorcc  ;  that  they  are  not  a 
fortress  to  butler  down  with  cannon,  but  rather  birds 
which  Hy  round  the  tops  of  the  sliariicst  rocks,  willioiit 
liuving  any  fi.\ed  home  ;  that  iti  by  any  misfortune,  sevi  u 
])erislied,  they  were  sure  of  ten  recruits  to  replace  Ihtir 
loss ;  for  criminuls,  who  would  be  glad  to  take  rcfuj.'!' 
among  them,  were  never  wanting ;  that  the  numlicr  ol' 
their  present  eonipany  amounted  to  a  hundred  ami 
thirty  individuuLs ;  and  that  they  had  on  idea  of  unili  r. 
taking  some  during  exploit,  perhaps  of  threatening  lioiiii' 
itself.  He  ended  by  saying,  that  the  only  vay  to  pin 
an  end  to  their  depredations  would  lie  to  give  tliini 
u  general  pardon  without  reservation  or  liinitatioii,  thai 
Ihey  might  all  return  to  their  iioiiscs,  without  fear  of 
Inaehcry  ;  but  otherwise,  Ihey  wouhl  not  trust  to,  imr 
treat  with  any  one,  and  added,  that  this  was  the  ica.siiM 
iiir  which  they  had  not  eoneluded  any  thing  with  thr 
prelate  sent  lo  I'l'osinonc  to  treat  with  llieni.  As  it  was, 
their  company  whs  delermined  to  trust  nothing  but  a 
pardon  from  the  pope's  own  lips.  ■  ( )iie  of  the  brigaiiils 
JKgged  me  to  endeavour  to  obtain  from  po'rrnmciil  Ihc 
freedom  of  his  wife,  now  in  the  prison  of  l'i:iint  Micluul 
in  Home.  Another  said  lo  me,  '  Il.avc  pi.tience,  Signor 
('lierul)ini;  we  made  a  hlunder  when  we  took  you  ;  wr 
intended  to  have  had  the  prince,  who,  according  to  niir 
iiiformation,  should  have  passsil  hy  ut  that  very  liiiio.' 
In  fart,  he  was  to  have  travelled  that  road  ;  and  just  lie. 
fore  1  pa.sscd,  not  the  prince,  hut  tlii^  person  conimiiily 
called  BO,  Ihc  viec-prince,  or  agent,  Signor  l''ilip[)n  (iazoiil, 
had  gone  by,  bill,  fortmialely  for  him,  Ihey  did  not  kiniH 
liiiii,  because,  as  I  understood,  he  was  walking  aloii; 
leisurely,  only  accompanied  by  an  unarmed  hoy,  wliu 
was  leading  his  horse.  The  banditti  hit  their  fingc'rii 
with  rage  when  they  ioiind  they  hail  let  him  shp,  thr 
lliey  .said  they  wouhl  not  have  relea.seil  him  under  llirii' 
thousand  crowns,  'i'hi:  brigand  who  said  all  this  hail 
llie  collar  of  the  .Aladomia  delle  Carmine  roiiiid  his  niili, 
and  said  to  nie  '.Siillir  patiently,  for  the  love  of tiod.' 

"Then  the  chief  of  Ihe  robbers  came  to  iiic,  and  lolil 
me  he  w;ls  not  vi  ly  well,  and  desired  ine  to  prisenlii' 
li>r  him,  which  I  did,  in  writing.  Another,  the  saiiii' 
who  had  taken  my  wuleli  from  me,  tohl  me  that  tin 
watch  did  not  go,  and  showed  it  me.  1  li,und  thai  lir 
had  broken  the  glass  and  the  ininnic  hand.  He  said,  if 
1  had  any  money,  he  would  sell  it  me ;  but  1  gave  it  liiiii 
back,  saying  nothing,  lint  shrugging  up  my  sliouMi  i>. 
.Meunlime  the  d.iy  was  drawing  lo  a  close,  and  the  ehiil', 
taking  out  his  walch,  siiid  it  was  now  twenty  o'chiek.* 
He  culled  the  shepherd  lo  him,  and  ordered  him  to  (.m 
hack  to  the  sheepiold  which  wc  had  left  during  the  iiiglil, 
and  sec  if  the  eounlryman  was  ennio  back  with  llie 
answer  to  my  second  letter  lo  Caslel-Madania.  In  llial 
case  he  ordered  him  to  accompany  him  back  lo  Ihe.pluix 
we  were  now  at ;  and  if  he  were  not  conic  he  orilerril 
him  lo  wait  three  hours,  and  if  he  did  iiol  come  llini, 
lo  rcliirn  lo  us  alone.  The  shepherd  olxyed,  and,  allrr 
ulsmt  an  hour  and  a  half.  In.'  came  back  nilh  Ihe  enim- 
trymaii  and  anotliersliephi  rdwlio  had  been  sent  with  liiin. 
Tliey  bronght  with  Ihein  two  sealed  packets  of  iiioiiiy, 
which  they  said  ecuitained  six  liuiidred  crowns.  Tluy 
also  brouglit  u  few  shirts,  of  homespun  linen,  which  llii' 
chief  hud  iH'ggi  d  of  me,  and  some  lillle  mailer  for  iin' 
to  cut,  uiid  a  little  wine  to  rerriiit  me.  lint  I  eoiilil 
lake  nothing  but  a  pear  and  a  little  wine;  the  rest  wn« 
eaten  by  the  roblsjrs.  'i'hey  lisik  the  money  willimil 
eoimliiig,  and  gave  the  niessengi  rs  some  silver  fiir  lliiir 
pains;  ufter  wliieli  Ihey  permitted  me  to  depart.  Ami 
llnis  1  found  myself  free  from  them,  after  having  thanknl 
them  for  their  riri/ify  and  for  my  life,  wliieli  Ihey  luiil 
Ihe  KmdniKH  tn  iiiiini:  (  hi  my  way  lioineward,  the  t«o 
men  of  Caslcl-.Madnnni  inliirmcd  me,  lliat  the  prisiuiir 
from  Sun  tiregorio,  who  wiis  sent  the  day  iK'fiire,  Willi 
the  first  letter  lo  Castel- Madanm  lor  money,  and  wlio 
hud  not  been  seen  siiiee,  had  really  U'en  there,  and  hail 
gone  hack  the  saiiie  day,  ut  Ihe  hour  and  to  the  place  ii|i' 


•  li  will  lu' iniii'UilMrMl  li'KMlin  lialimis  ininii  ilino  liy  ivM'iiK 
fMiii  h  iiirj  In  III.' ,1 IV  TlwllnilliiHir,  or  unoocliick,  bilau  nln  Ji" 
nns  huui  iflir  •iintot. 


y. 


piiiiteil,  with 
(Tiiiviis,  sent  fl 
Inru'iill'ii  '"  '^ 
oil,  Imimiisc  w 
reliinii'd  lo  to 
Ijil  iiiglil,  earr 
had  ken  kilh 
|»  Uiiii  to  feur 
ilreil  dollars  hi 
ami  half  by  T 
» lure  all  the 
jiiilc  before   1 
l»Mpli',  of  all  r 
I  arrived  at  ho 
ci 


siicli   public 
rii'ver  before  ! 

S|jrrl.ielu!      I    I 

(iiiisliiii  orileri 
III  llie  parish 
ll.iekcil  Ihilliei 
lli.iiik*  In   the 
.S.iiiil  .Michael 
|iriu:>t  had  dune 
liiri',    mid   .sooi 
iMniis.     Until 
ill  that  very  eh 
Ihc  Lord,  lo  gn 
wards  lo  show, 
till'  I  pichof  tlii 
liy   me.     I    slia 
\i>ili'ii  inu  ss  a 
liaiiil  seenicd  lo 
Tivoli,  ind   llie 
llie  very  pnores 
^jrKids,  in  so  slio 
i!iy  sake,     'i'he 
vvjiat  gratiliide 
Cirlniii   and   Ci 
n|  '■nnrss  of  Iiea 
iinw  pray  (Jod  I 
enliseipienei'S  wl 
fnrlinie.s." 

Siieli  is  the  nn 
it  ronveys  siriki 
impresses  the  in 
alily,  hin  laiiily, 
saiiiry  and  lliese| 
of  vice  and  virli 
pirliaps  no  whir 
.-mill  ulVeeliiins 
^nivvlh  of  crime 
The  stories  lol 
nriiriii  and  initial 
linn  III  ill  the  extl 
ilelili'd  for  so  in.'ii 
liiriiishes  the  Ibl 
llii'  whole. 

"  .\  man  who 
Ih  iiig  afraid  of  tl 
llii'  Cli.ireh,  to  C( 
Isini;  iliiproviiled 
iiii|insoiii'il;  but 
J'lliii  Ihe  llaplisi, 
iv.iiiileriiig  a  mo 
tin;  Imndilti,  who 
iiiiiliiiig  loth,  eon: 
gave  him  a  piece 
liiiii  il  was  purl  ii 
I'l'-ii  I  wo  hearts,' 
II :'  lie  had  Iheii 
lii'Hiiii;  vviMid,  dri 
iii.il  nlliees;  hut, 
parly  among  lliei 
lint  a  prohalioi 
pivl  nil  human  In 
I '-'I,  when  I  was 
nl'  Tauliacozzi,  ai 
mill  slates.  Tin 
I*  asaiit  of  Ihe  co 
I  villi  to  rather  a 
.\  young  man, 
nil  the  violent  deu 
I",  aspired  lo  he 
I'nlle  lliroligh  his 

Iniili  eiiiiniiig  and 
llii'  Hiipreiiiuey  ol 
''Hills,  and  Ihe  si 
"I"  I  iaily  cnrefiil  a 
II'  Miiii.l  be  the  Rl 
■iinliiiinin  rnndidi 
lia^dlUl  lirouf  of 


NEAPOLITAN  AND  RU9IAN  BRIOAMM. 


hifli,  liowiM.r, 
arilH  wi'  wcri' 
If  now  on  till' 
',  not  rrry  IW 
lu.  Tlirn  He 
imt  of  till!  «iiy 
tllllt  WC  llli(;lit 

8oon   rt'tiiriiccl. 
ifSoniiinn,  nuil 
lie  |ircsi<JiiU  uf 
nature  of  (Ih  ir 
mid  never  »iii. 
they  arc  iiol  .1 
It   rulliir  liiriln 
rockf,  witliiiut 
isfortune,  xcvin 
to  rcpluce  (hiir 
to  lake  refnci' 
till!  nuuibrr  ol' 
1    liundreil   and 
I  idea  of  uncli  r- 
'ralening  Knnii' 
inly  way  to  piii 
!  to  (jivc  tlum 
limitation,  tliat 
without  fear  (if 
lot  trust  to,  iinr 
waB  the  lea.Miii 
thin;;  with  the 
lein.    As  it  was, 
t  nothing  hut  ;\ 
of  the  hrii;iiiiils 
go'  rrninenl  llic 
f  I'iuint  Mirliurl 
|ii.tieiiee,  Siuiinr 
e.  took  you  ;  ht 
ccordinjr  to  mir 
that  very  tiiia.' 
ind  ;  and  just  lir. 
jrson  coniiiieiily 
r  I''ili|)|Mi(iaznni, 
ly  did  not  kmiH 
<  walking  nlnu^t 
imiod  hoy,  wlm 
liit  tlioir  fmjjiTs 
let  liiin   ili|>,  I'nr 
Ihiiii  under  thrif 
id  all  this  liuil 
iiliid  \nt>  liirk, 
e  of  <io(l.' 
I  me,  and  tolil 
to   |iri>enlH' 
ler,  the   Kiiiii' 
ine  that  tin 
lltniiil  thill  III' 
.     lie  Hiiiil,  if 
1  gave  it  liiiii 
my  shoulili  i>. 
mid  the  eliiif, 
eiily  i»'eloek.* 
d   liini   III  L'li 


105 


K^ 


to 


Id 


ring  the  iiiirlil, 

laek    willi  llie 

ma.     In  that 

laek  to  the.|iliiu; 

inio   lie  ordrrid 

lot  eiiine  tlicii, 
yed,  and,  allrr 

with  the  iniiii. 
Hint  with  liiiii. 

ket.t  of  iiioiii  y, 
rowns.  'I'liry 
leii,  which  till' 
natter  for  iiu' 
Hut  I  eoiilil 
the  rest  win 

iiiiney  uilliinil 
hiUer  for  lliiir 

o  de|iart,  Ami 
avingthanki'il 
iiii'li   they  liml 

ewiiril,  the  two 

III  the  |irisniiir 
ay  iR'tiire,  Willi 
iliey,  and  wlm 
there,  and  lind 
111  the  pluiT  «|i- 


It  mill'  liy  IVlrllll 

liick.bclntj  nln.v 


among  his  coiii|Mnioii.s  proiiiwed  lie  should  go  to  his  na- 
tive village  and  murder  a  young  girl  to  wlioni  he  had 
lieeii  foriiiirly  attached. 

"  I  will  do  it,"  said  tlic  rulTian,  who  at  once  departed 
on  lii.s  infernal  iiiiHsion. 

Wiieii  he  reaehed  the  village,  lie  dared  not  present 
himself,  having  lieguii  his  eriiiies  there  hy  iiiiirderiiig  a 
I'oinraile  :  he  skulked  behind  an  old  stone  louiitain,  out- 
side of  till!  village,  until  near  sunset,  when  the  women 
eaiiie  forth  with  tlieir  eop|K'r  vaw-s  on  their  heads  to  get 
liieir  snpplioB  of  water  ut  the  fountain.  Ili.s  mistress 
eaiiie  carelessly  gossiping  with  the  rest.  He  eoiild  have 
shot  her  with  his  ritle,  but  he  was  afraid  ui'  pursuit,  and 
wanted,  hesiiles,  lime  to  seeure  and  carry  olf  a  bloody 
trophy.  He  tlieieliire  remained  ijiiiet,  only  hoping  lli.it 
she  might  loiter  behind  the  rest.  She,  however,  was  one 
of  tlie  first  to  biilunee  her  >'esscl  of  water  on  her  head, 
and  to  take  the  path  to  the  village,  vvhither  all  the  gossips 
soon  followi.d  her.  What  was  now  to  be  done  !  H(!  was 
determiiii  d  to  go  through  the  ordeal  and  eoiisumniiite  tin 
lii'Uish  eriiiie.  A  cliihi  went  by  the  fountain  wlii.-lliiig. 
He  laid  down  his  ritle,  so  as  not  to  alarm  the  little  villa- 
ger, and  prcseiiliiig  himself  to  him,  gave  him  the  reliquary 
he  had  worn  round  his  1  eck  tiir  years,  and  which  was 
well  known  to  his  mistress,  and  told  him  to  run  with  it 
to  her,  and  tell  her  an  old  friend  desired  to  s|>eak  with 
her  at  the  fountain.  The  child  look  the  reliquary,  and  a 
piece  of  silver  which  the  rohlHr  gave  him  on  his  vowing 
by  the  iMndomiu  to  say  nothing  about  the  iiiatti  r  in  the 
village  beliire  one  hour  of  the  night,  and  ran  on  to  the 
village.  The  robber  then  retired  behind  the  old  loiintain, 
taking  his  rille  in  his  hand,  and  keeping  a  sharp  look 
out,  lest  his  mistress  should  betray  him,  or  not  come 
alone. 

Ihit  the  alfeclionate  girl,  who  might  have  loved  him 
still  ill  spite  of  his  guilt,  who  might  have  ho|Kd  to  render 
liiiii  succour  on  some  urgent  need,  or,  |H'rhaps,  to  hear 
that  he  was  penitent  and  an.xious  to  return  to  swiety, 
went  alone  and  met  him  at  tlie  liiiintain,  where,  as  the 
bells  of  the  village  ehiirch  were  tolling  the  Ave  Maria, 
her  lover  met  her,  and  stablM  d  her  to  the  heart  1  The 
monsler  then  eul  otV  her  head,  and  ran  away  with  it  to 
join  the  brigands,  who  were  obliged  to  own,  that  aller 
such  a  deed  and  such  n  proof  as  lie  produced,  he  was 
worthy  to  be  tlieir  chief. 

NIUrtUJTAN  AND  UOMA.V  HRKiANDS. 

su.vimv  AM'.cnoi'KS,  I'ACKriois  and  sKiiioes. 

Many  of  the  stories  of  the  Itonian  and  Neapolitan 
ImndiUi  are  far  from  being  of  so  tnigieal  a  nature  as 
those  1  have  related.  On  the  contniry,  a  jest  book  iniglil 
be  tilled  with  very  fiimiy  stories  regiiriliiig  tliem.  'I'lie 
brigands  were  orten  facetious  and  full  of  frolicsome 
tricks,  ut  the  not  very  serious  expense  of  those  they 
waylaid,  while  t^t  limes  they  were  the  butts  and  victims 
to  those  who  fell  in  with  them. 

As  Lady  11 was  travelling  from  Uoine  to  Naples, 

with  rather  a  numerous  suite,  she  "  fell  uiiiong  thieves." 
The  robbers  had  11  tolerable  good  booty,  but  there  was 
one  excellent  laugh  against  them.  Her  ladyship's  iiiedi- 
eal  utteiidant  had  n  large  medicine  chest  in  the  carriage  ; 
this  was  iniinediately  broken  o|)oii  by  the  robliers,  who 
thought  the  neat  and  strong  niahogiuiy  ease  must  con- 
tain jewels  or  other  valuables.  They  vviTc  di»np|Kiinled, 
and  Hoinewliat  pu7.'/.lcd,  when  they  t'ound  a  niiinher  ol 
squill e  crystal  iKittles,  vte.  Two  of  the  robUrs  took 
out  each  one  of  these  bottles,  whose  nicdienl  contents 
were  liipiid  and  bright — the  one  like  rosolio,  the  other 
like  inariisehinu  di  /ara.  The  two  robbers  concluded  nt 
once  they  were  nolhiiig  else  than  these  favourite  liqueurs, 
or  some  foreign  cordial  of  u  similar  nature  and  excel- 
li'iiei' ;  and  anxious  tor  the  first  dnuighl,  each  put  his 
bottle  to  Ills  nioiilh,  anil  did  not  wilhdraw  it  until  he 
had  taken  a  hearty  swig.  Then,  indeed,  the  iKillbs 
were  willidi'Hwn,  and  dashed,  with  horrible  curses  to  the 
earth  ;  and  the  two  rogues,  with  terror  in  their  coiinte- 
iiunees,  threw  thcmselvm  on  the  iloctor,  in  the  same 
breath,  llirialeiiing  In  kill  him,  and  begging  to  know 
wlietler  liny  were  pnisoned,  and  he  eoiild  cure  them  1 
The  worthy  practitioner,  who  was  nn  Irishman,  and  as 
siii'li  liind  of  a  joke,  would  have  had  here  n  gniHl  oppor- 
tiniily  of  indulging  in  one,  hy  making  the  tremlilinir 
li'llows  IhUi'Vc  liir  awhile  that  they  had  swaUowed  some 
iiiferniil  poison,  worse  than  tin  wri/i/d  (n/iAdnn  ;  but  ini- 
diT  eirciimntaiiees,  and  in  tlii'  presence  of  nrnied  Imii- 
dilti,  he  tlioiiglit  it  more  prudent  In  tell  them  (hat  (hey 
had  only  swallowed  a  little  niedieine,  which  roiild  do 
(hem  no  liuriii,  however  badly  it  mi'^lit  taste;  and  In  re- 


II  liiiluil,  with  tliu  »u:n  of  one  hiindred  and  thirty-seven 
cpivviis,  si;iit  from  ('ustel-.Madaina ;  but  the  robliers  having 
fofiilli  11  to  Hind  any  one  to  meet  him  nt  the  place  agreed 
on  Ih'i.'.iiisc  wo  were  a  great  way  from  it,  the  messenger 
ri  I'linied  to  town  willi  the  inoury,  at\cr  having  wailed 
lill  night,  carrying  hack  the  iiitelligunee  that  the  factor 
hall  Ik'i'Ii  killed,  which  alarined  all  uiy  townsnieii,  who 
In '"an  to  fear  for  iiiy  lite.  1  foniid  that  the  last  six  liun- 
ilrril  dnilars  had  bicn  furnished,  half  by  ('aslcl-Madaina, 
:inil  half  by  Tivoli.  I  went  on  towards  CisUl-.VIiiduma, 
(vhire  all  the  people  anxiously  exjieeted  inc.  In  tliet,  11 
mill'  before  I  reaehed  the  town,  1  found  a  number  of 
iii'iiiili',  of  all  ranks,  who  had  come  out  to  meet  iiie,  and 
I  arrived  at  home  a  little  liefore  night,  in  the  midst  of 
fiiili  public  congratulations  and  acelamulions  as  were 
iii'vir  before  licard,  which  presented  a  most  affecting 
s|,. iliclo  I  1  had  hardly  arrived  when  the  .Vrcli-I'riest 
(liiistiiii  ordered  the  bells  to  1k'  rung,  to  call  the  |Kople 
tii  Ihe  parish  ehiireli.  On  the  first  sound,  all  the  |ieo|)le 
ll..iKud  Ihillicr  with  me,  to  render  public  and  devout 
Ihaiili'  (o  the  most  mercil'ul  (iod  und  to  our  protector 
Siiiil  Michael  the  archangel,  for  my  delivcranee.  'i'he 
priuat  had  done  the  snniu  when  ho  tirst  heard  of  my  cap- 
lure,  mid  soon  atUr,  when  he  sent  the  six  hundred 
r'liwiis.     Hotli  limes  he  had  asscinldcil  his  congregation 

III  that  very  cliureh,  to  offer  up  public  supplications  to 
Ihc  l.oril,  III  grant  iiie  that  mercy  which  hcdeigneil  ailer- 
wiirils  to  show.  1  eaniiol  eoiichide  withoiil  saying,  that 
Ihi'  I'piehof  this  my  misfortune  will  Ix;  ever  reniemls'rid 
hv  III!'.  I  shall  always  recollect  that  the  liord  (Jml 
\Uili'il  mc  as  a  father;  for,  at  tlio  moment  when  lii- 
Imiiil  sipiiicd  to  Ik!  he.-ivy  upon  me,  he  moved  the  city  1 
'liviili,  iiid  the  whole  ]H"ople  of  I'astel-Madania,  eve 
llii'  very  poorest,  to  siibserilK'  their  inonry,  and  sell  their 
L'iKiils,  in  .so  short  R  time,  and  with  such  profusion  for 
i!iv  sake.  The  same  epoch  will  also  ulw.iys  remind  me 
wiiiil  ffrntilnrte  I  owe  to  those,  particiilirly  the  Signnrs 
Cirliiiii  and  Celcstini,  both  Konians,  who  with  such 
ii| ■iincss  of  heart  exerted  themselves  in  my  favour.  I 
iimv  pray  (iod  that  he  will  preservo  me  from  all  the  bad 
euiisi'ipieuces  which  coinmuuly  arise  out  uf  similar  mis. 
liiilinii's." 

Siiili  Is  the  narrative  of  Signor  f'lioriihini,  which,  while 
jl  roiiveys  striking  pictures  of  crime  and  a  lawless  life, 
iiii|iri'sses  Ihe  iiiiiid  also  with  liiiicliing  trails  of  piiiietu- 
iililv,  hm  lanily,  and  generosity  011  the  (mrt  of  tlie  |Ha. 
hiiilry  nnd  tlii'se  |s)or  Italians  generally.  The  contrast 
nl'\iie  and  virtue,  nt"  feroeily  and  kiiul-heartcdiiess,  is 
|ii  rliiips  no  where  mure  evident  than  ill  Italy,  where  the 
Mil  ill  alVielions  flourish  in  the  inidst  of  the  hardiest 
(.Tiiwlh  of  crime  nnd  cruelty. 

The  sloiies  told  and  believed  hy  the  iieasniilry,  of  the 
iiriiiiii  and  initiation  of  most  of  the  principal  oiillaws,  are 
Inn  I  III  ill  the  extreme.  Mrs.  (iraliain,  to  whom  I  am  iii- 
il.litcil  lor  so  iiiiiny  interesting  and  c:haraeterislie  details, 
ruriiislies  the  following,  as  "  a  pretty  liiir  B|K'cimen"  of 
till'  wlliile. 

"  .\  man  vnIio  had  nceidentally  cmnniitted  homicide, 
Ih  iiig  afraid  of  the  consequences,  lied  from  the  Stales  of 
llir  I'li.ireh,  to  Conca,  ill  the  kingibim  of  Naples.  There, 
l»  ill'.'  unprovided  with  a  passport,  he  was  taken  up  and 
iiii|irisoiieil;  but '  by  the  (iraee  of  the  Virgin  and  Saint 
Jiliii  the  lluplisl,'  he  escii|H-d  to  the  woods:  there,  atU'r 
ivnnilering  n  month,  and  b<'iug  nlniost  starved,  he  met 
ilii:  hiinditti,  who  inviU'd  him  to  join  them.  To  this  he, 
iiiilliiiig  lolli,  consented,  when,  to  try  his  manhoiHl,  they 
L'nve  him  a  piece  of  liunian  flesh  roasted  to  eat,  (elling 
him  il  was  part  of  a  Clirislian's  heart !  '  It  iiiighl  liavi 
1"  in  two  hearts,'  said  the  rnllian, '  hut  1  woidd  have  eaten 
it!'  He  had  then  to  |H.!rforiu  n  noviciate  of  (wo  years 
hi'iviiiL'  wimmI,  drawing  water,  nnd  (lerforming  other  me 
iii.il  nllii'i's ;  but,  a  year  ago,  he  figured  us  the  chief  of  a 
|Mriy  niiiong  tliein." 

Milt  a  prohalion  iiilinitely  more  n(r(H'ioUH  (ban  this  re 
|iisl  nn  human  heiirls,  was  related  to  myself  in  the  year 
h'.'l.when  I  was  trnvelling  in  the  ,\hru/.'/.i  near  the  pass 
III' 'l'ii;;liacoi'/.i,  and  not  far  from  the  frontier  of  (he  Ko. 
iiiiiii  sillies.  The  story  was  local,  but  my  narrator,  a 
|«  isaiil  of  the  I'oinitry,  and  thin  my  guide,  rclerred  tin 
I  Mill  III  rather  a  distant  |M-riod  of  lime, 

.\  yimiig  man,  who  had  been  several  yenri4  nn  outlaw, 
ell  till'  violent  death  of  the  chief  of  the  troop  he  Is'longed 
III,  uspired  to  he  ('a|Hi.bandilo,  in  his  Mead,  lie  had 
irmii'  lliioiigh  Ills  noviciate  willi  honour,  he  hud  shown 
liiilli  eiiiining  and  eimriige  in  his  calling  ns  brigand,  hut 
till'  siipri'iiiai'Y  of  the  band  was  dispiiti'd  with  him  by 
ulliiTs,  and  llie  sliili  of  the  times  bade  the  roblH'rs  In 
•jH  riully  careful  as  to  whom  they  eh'cted  for  (heir  leader, 
lb  111111,1  be  the  strongest  nerved  (i  Mow  of  (he  se(  1    Tin 

,iinliili<iii«  randlibid'  oft'ered  (o  giM'  nny,  even  the  inosljserve  Ins  hiiigli  at  tlirni  (i>r  taking  his  phynic   fur  •wuet 
ilii'jillUI  proof  of  his  rtriiigth  uf  nerve,  and  11  nninetcrlwntevs,  till  a  mure  cmivMiitnt  opjiortundy. 


In  the  iivxt  little  unecdote,  another  brigand  of  unolher 
band  cut  a  still  more  ridiculous  figure.     My  friend  Mr. 

W ,  n  inercliant  of  Naples,  was  travelling  post  with 

a  Swiss  merehnnt,  and  iiad  nearly  reached  the  city  of 
Capua,  which  is  only  about  fourteen  miles  from  .Naples, 
when  his  carriage  was  suddenly  stop|H'd.  It  was  night, 
hula  beautiful  moon — the  iiioon  of  Naples,  which,  118 
tlie  willy  .Marchese  t'araceioli  used  to  say,  was  worth  a 

London  sun,  illuminated  the  scene,  and  allowed  W 

to  sec  that  there  were  only  three  or  four  brigands  near 
the  couch,  and  that  they  hud  not  yet  knocked  the  pos- 
tilion off  the  horses.  \\ took  his  measures  accord- 
ingly willi  great  presence  of  mind  and  bolilncs.s.  As 
the  t'oreniost  brigand  came  to  the  siih'  of  Ihe  carriage, 
within  reach,  bawling  and  eiirsing  for  those  within  to 
come  out  and  be  robbed,  he  caught  hold  of  the  rnHian 
by  the  breasts  of  his  jacket,  and  called  out  to  Ihe  postilion 
to  gallop  otV  liir  t'apua,  where  he  should  be  well  reward- 
ed.    The  postilion,  who  had  known   him   before  on  the 

road,  took  \V ut  his  word,  and,  with    u    boldness 

rurcly  found  in  his  class,  whipind  liis  horses,  that  went 
off,  (as  NeapoliUin  horses  generally  will  do,')  "  an  end." 
As  the  poslllioii's  whip  tnui  lied  the  wilhersof  his  steeds, 
a  biilkl  wlii'/'/.eil  past  his  head,  lint  nii>.seil  its  uiiii. 
Away  then  went  the  carriage  and  the  merihants  and  the 
rohlur  as  swift  as  the  old  witches  in  (Iiietlic's  Kaiistus; 

W ,  who  was  n  robust  man,  keeping  a  firm  hold  of 

the  robber,  who  dangled — his  bend  and  shoulders  in, 
and  the  rest  of  his  body  out.side  of  the  vehicle, — like  u 
lamb  or  u  calf  over  n  butcher's  cart.  W 's  compa- 
nion occasionally  assisted  him.  Allcr  nniiierous  but  vain 
struggles  to  extricate  himself  I'roni  their  grasp,  the  cap- 
tured brigand,  whose  legs  were  bruised  in  Ihe  crudest 
manner  against  the  rapid  carriage  wheels,  and  his  breath 
almost  hiimped  out  of  his  body,  prolesled  il  was  all  a  mis- 
take, and  begged  most  pileuiisly  to  be  released.  The 
mereliants,  however,  kept  the  pri/.e  they  had  made  ill  so 
curious  a  manner,  and  soon  arrived  at  Capua.  This 
being  u  fortified  town,  mo.st  awkwardly  fiir  travellers, 
placed  on  the  high  road,  they  had  to  wait  some  time  un- 
til u  lethr  was  sent  to  (he  conimandind,  and  permission 
obtained  to  admit  them.  When  the  drawbridge  was 
lowered,  (hey  rolled  over  il,  with  the  robber  still  dangling 
at  the  coachside,  and  delivered  him  at  the  giiard-hiiiise. 
The  next  morning  the  mercliaiils  appeared  liel'ore  the 
jiistiic  of  peace,  and  uller  their  depositions  bad  been  r»- 
ceived,  the  brigand  was  given  over  to  the  civil  authori- 
ties, and  cast  into  prison,  win  re  he  lay  for  many  montliH, 
widioiK  being  broiiglit  (o  jiidgnicn(.  Wlia(  liiially  lic- 
euiiie  of  him    I  know  not  ;  but    I    remember  very  well, 

that  my  friend  W ,  though  he  was   rallier   proud  of 

Ihe  novel  expUiit,  had  so  miieli  trnuble  ill  eonseipieiice  of 
il,  and  the  somewhat  pcciil  ar  course  of  Neapolitan  jus- 
tice, that  lie  used  ofUn  to  wish  lie  bad  lct\  the  fellow  in 
the  road. 

The  next  of  my  concliiding  nneedides  of  Italian  ban- 
ditti on  whieli  1  lay  my  hand,  is  of  n  more  tragical  na- 
ture, "  In  the  month  of  .Murch  I817,"»  says  n  popular 
author  of  travels,  "  1  was  out  with  one  of  my  friends  on 
u  shooting  parly  near  Aquila,  when  I  heard  tlie  farmers 
talking  ol'  robberies  without  niiniber  eommitled  by  (he 
troop  of  T/ii:  titdejieiiiltnce.  There  was  inucli  talent, 
and  a  Turkish  bravery,  shown  in  the  manner  in  which 
they  were  achieved.  1  paid  little  nttention  to  all  thin; 
robberies  in  these  parts  are  so  common  ;  I  was  all  eyes 
to  ohscrvc  thn  manners  of  the  people.  1  gnve  some 
money  tn  n  piMir  woman  who  was  with  child,  and  who, 
1  vvns  told,  wn»  n  soldier's  widow,  wlieii  one  said  to  me; 
"  till,  sir,  she  is  not  (0  be  pitied,  she  has  the  ration  of 
the  bandilli,"  nnd  they  went  on  to  give  inc  the  following 
detail ; — 

"  '  Till  re  is  in  tills  Country  n  company  of  thirty  men 
and  four  woincu,  all  mounted  in  n  sn|M'rior  iiianner  on 
blood  horses,  'i'his  band  i  uUs  itself  the  troop  of  TIik 
IntleprmUnte ;  its  iJiiof  is  n  Yornicr  MarrchaUtU-l^onid 
of  king  .lonchim.t  He  orders  such  n  lan<lloril,  or  such 
u  farmer,  to  |iut  such  a  sum  of  money,  on  such  n  day, 
at  the  foot  of  such  u  tree;  if  not,  he  himself  will  1hi 
inurderi'd  and  his  house  set  on  lire.  When  this  (rimp 
are  on  (he  march,  they  send  orders  the  day  before  to  nil 
the  farmers  on  their  route,  to  have  u  repast  ready  nt  such 
an  hour,  for  so  inuny  ix'rsons,  (he  besl  dial  (heir  meaiiN 
will  nfliird.  This  service  is  more  regularly  performed 
(Imn  (he  provision  for  (he  royul  househohl  in  i(s  progress 
(hrougli  (he  country,' 

"  Almid  u  month  In-forc  I  received  lliiB  ditnil,  a  far- 
mer, Isiiig  piqued  at  the  iinperioiis  manner   in   which 


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tlir  repast  «:is  ordered,  miiI  iiillirniiitinii  of  it  to  llie 
pnienil,  .Miicl  llie  hiilritfiiilrutu  weri'  surrdimdeil  liy  n  nil. 
iiierons  liniicl  ii(  iiitijiilry  mid  r.iviili y  ;  lliey  iLiiijIit  llieir 
w:iy  lliiiiiiL'li,  iiiveriiiir  the  uniiiiid  «  itii  tlie  ileiid  lindies 
ol' Ihe  siililiers,  while  init  iiiie  of  their  nwii  party  I'ell. 
Learning'  the  Ireaehiiv  of  the  tliriiiir,  they  s<  lit  iiotiee  Id 
him  to  sellie  Ills  atlairs.  'J'hree  days  nt'lerwards  they 
took  |H>ssessiuti  ol'  the  lariii,  when*  they  instituted  a  tri- 
hiiiial,  and  the  rarnier  Uiii^r  put  to  the  torture,  eonlessed 
every  tliiiij;.  Afler  delilH'ratin^  todelher  nwhile  in  se- 
cret, they  approinlied  the  unhappy  tanner,  and  threw 
liini  into  a  larixe  eaiiidrim  wlii<'h  was  u|kiii  the  fire,  tiill 
of  milk  liir  mikin^r  ilii-ese.  When  he  jiad  hoiled  there 
for  some  time,  they  t'oreod  all  the  servants  to  eat  of  this 
infernal  liaiii|uet. 

" 'I'lie  ehief  could  easily  inerrase  liis  troop  to  a  thon- 
oand  men  ;  Iml  lie  says  thai  his  talents  for  eoiiiniand 
will  iiol  tro  iMyoiid  a  hand  of  thirty,  ami  he  restrains 
liiiiisi;irio  ker|iiiiir  up  this  iiiiinher.  lie  rici  ives  daily 
applieali<iii>  thim  piopli'  to  he  rrei'ived  into  the  hand; 
hul  he  rei|iiin's  a  title,  thai  is,  wounds  reeeived  in  the 
field  of  liatlle,  not  eerlilieates  ^'iveii  from  eomplaisance  : 
— Ihese  are  his  very  words. 

"  This  spring,  the  peasants  of  these  parts  sntlered  very 
innuh  from  seari'ily.  'I'he  chief  of  the  Independents 
distrihuli  il  amom;  the  siitlerers  tickets  upon  tlii'  rich. 
The  ralioiis  were  a  |ioiiii(l  and  a  half  of  hread  for  a 
iiiiin,  a  pound  tor  a  woman,  and  t,vo  pounds  lor  a  woman 
with  1  hild.  The  wouiaii  who  i.xeiled  my  curiosity,  had 
for  a  month  reeeivnl  six  of  these  tickets  in  the  week  for 
Iwf)  pounds  of  hreail  eacli.  I''or  the  rest,  no  one  (*vcr 
knows  where  the  hand  are  to  he  tiiund,lliey  (jct  all  the 
xpicson  llieir  side.  In  the  lime  of  llii'  Uouians  this  chief 
of  liaiidilli  would  have  liceii  a  .M.irci  llns." 

'i'honu'h  till  re  is  a  little  i'\ii':.'er;;ti:in  ill  Ihi-i  aeconni, 
tlio  main  points  are  ;  orr'il,  iiion  partieiilarly  that  which 
rcjrards  llic  roliher's  provident  care  ot'lhe  poor. 

"  I  have  done  more  acts  of  charity,"  said  one  of  these 
briiranils,  win  ii  he  iMI  into  the  hands  of  the  law,  "  than 
nny  llin  e  <'oiiveiits  in  these  proviiK'es  1"  -Viid  so,  per. 
Iiaps,  he  hall,  and  at  as  little  cost  to  hiniself  as  the 
monks,  who  U  •_'  Iheinsilves  (as  he  had  stolen)  from 
others,  what  they  live  upon  and  jfive  to  lK';ri;ars. 

Thoii^'h  tlir  "  liiili  pciidinli"  may  have  heen  averse 
to  increase  their  hand  with  men,  they  seem  to  have  liecii 
nn.xioiis  to  recruit  it  uith  woiueii,  for  at  the  end  fit'lHlT, 
aH  1  was  crossing  the  raiii^e  of  nioiiiitains  aliovc  Sora, 
that  separates  the  (Jariijliaiio  tioni  the  lake  of  t'elano, 
in  the  .\hni/./.i,  I  heard  the  (ollowinir  eviiil,  at  a  little 
village  where  1  slopped  to  refresh  myself. 

A  prtttv  (.'irl  of  the  plii-e,  hetrolhed  to  n  rcs|M'ttal)lc 
yoiiiur  finiicr,  was  carried  otf  hy  the  rohhers  as  she  was 
(Toinir  with  an  old  Ii  male  relative  to  early  inorniu!,'  mass 
lit  a  chapel  on  the  skirls  of  the  village.  The  alarm  was 
iiislanllv  spreid,  and  a  pursuit  iiuderlaki'ii  hy  all  tin 
fair  captive's  nlalives  and  friends,  with  \\iv  aironised 
lover  at  their  heail.  Allcr  seoiirin;;  the  coniilry  liir 
M'veral  hours,  without  findiii!;  any  trace  of  the  hriirands, 
inanv  of  the  pnrsiiiiii.'  party,  ihroiiL'h  fitiirnc  and  dread 
iif  uilvaneiiur  firlher  into  the  mountains  towards  the 
place  when'  they  had  reason  to  apprehend  the  hand  was 
collccteil  ill  liirei ,  liniiir  hack,  anil  talked  of  returiiini; 
llomc.  The  desperate  lover  would  not  paiisp  a  inoinenl, 
but  still  linrriid  lorward  Willi  a  liraver  or  more  deeply 
interested  (rw.  Hut  even  these  {\w,  one  hy  one,  aliaii- 
thitied,  what  si  eiiied  so  hopeless  or  desperate  a  chase,  or, 
unahlc  to  krep  up  with  the  siM'cd  of  the  active,  yoiniir 
lover,  followi  il  him  Iremhliii^'  and  panting,  at  a  distance. 

lie  was  aloiK',  and  far  a-heail  of  them,  w.'ieii  he  heard 
B  shriek.  Klyinif  in  the  direelion  of  the  sound,  he  soon 
eaiiie  to  a  wooileil  hollow,  where  he  saw  throiifrh  the 
lioles  of  the  (ices  his  alliaiiced  slruiiyling  in  the  arms  ol' 
a  desperate-looking  rntliaii.  Such  a  iiioment,  to  a  hold 
yoiiiig  lover,  was  not  a  nionienl  liir  hesitation  or  caleiila- 
iion, — he  glided  IhrouL'h  the  Ini's,  and  hel'ore  tin'  rohlii'r 
could  sei/.e  Ins  carliine,  which  lay  only  a  li'W  li'cl  from 
till'  spot  where  his  struggling  victim  hadilragi;ed  him — 
almost  heliire  the  rnhUr  could  draw  his  dagger,  he  ran 
Ills  sword  home  to  his  heart.  The  released  girl  threw 
lierscif  into  her  lover's  iirnis;  lint  there  was  yet  work  to 
do  ere  he  ciinlil  resign  himself  to  his  Iraiisporls,  j\  >»- 
roiid  lirigand,  who  had  hceii  slalioni  d  al  the  edge  of  the 
wood  to  keep  watch,  heard  the  shout  of  the  lover  as  lie 
made  the  assault,  and  the  curHC  of  his  eoiiirade  or  supe- 
rior as  he  fi  II  iHiiealh  il,  and  now  rushed  to  thii  spot, 
with  thai  lirigand  yell  which  the  piwir  pcasanliy  so  inneli 
dread.  The  young  man,  with  his  weeping  laistress  ilill 
hanging  on  his  iie''k,ilrew  iK'hind  a  tree — he  had  the  ad- 
yaiilage  of  a  trilling  ele\alioii  in  his  lliMiiir,  and  as  llie 
rolilier  had  his  last  step  on  lliis,  and  came  close  to  liiiii, 
III'  Hudileii!y  tinned  ruuiid  the   tree,  put  liis  litut  on  the 


I'alleii  riilKaii,  who  still  inuriniircil  in  his  throat,  and  with 
a  pistol,  shot  the  second  villain  through  the  lioily.  Sup- 
porting  and  caressing  the  dear  girl  his  valour  had  so  op- 
l>orliiiiely  lihcratcd,  he  then  iiiaile  all  the  haste  ho  ceiild 
out  of  the  hollow,  and  soon  came  in  sight  of  llie  ti'W 
friends  who  had  foUowed  him  thus  fnr,  and  of  whom 
some  had  heen  hronglit  to  a  stand  still,  and  others  put 
to  a  retrograde  flight  hy  the  ro|iort  of  his  pistnl  in  the 
wood.  The  iiiipx|iectcd  sight,  mid  the  triiun)iliant  shouts 
of  the  lover,  with  hi.s  recovered  alliaiiced  one,  hronglit 
tliciii,  however,  K|H-cilily  together,  and  they  returned  to 
the  village,  willi  more  joy  than  they  hoped  for  when 
they  set  out  from  it  on  their  pursuit. 

'I'lie  hand  of  the"  Inde|iendeiiti"  was  destroyed  a  few 
months  after  this  event. 

One  of  the  holdest  deeds  of  resistance  to  tlie  hrigands 
was  pcrtiirnicd  hy  a  m.-ijor  on  Mural's  stafl",  a  native  of 
one  of  the  (Icrmali  canlonH  of  Swil/.erlaiMl.  His  name 
was  Vnllf.  This  ofliccr  was  travelling  post  from  Naples 
to  IJome  with  ilespatehes,  in  a  little,  low,  open  caliche  ; 
he  had  not  even  a  servant  with  him.  In  the  i'outine 
Marshes  he  was  slopped  hy  six  sturdy  and  well  ariucil 
brigands,  Ivxpecliiig  no  resislaiii'C  from  a  single  man, 
the  rohlicrs  sloriil  hy  the  door  of  the  carriage  uttering 
Iremendoiis  curses  and  comiiiaiiding  him  lo  descend. 
This  he  preseiilly  did  ;  hut  as  he  left  his  seat  he  grasped 
a  ready  brace  of  pistols,  and  crossed  his  arms  nnilcr  his 
military  cloak  ;  and  ^s  he  lonchcd  the  ground  he  pressed 
a  trigger  on  cither  side  of  him,  and  two  of  the  brigands, 
who  were  almu.st  in  contact  with  his  person,  fell  dead 
hy  the  carriage.  His  sabre  was  as  ready  as  his  pistols 
— with  it  he  elell  the  head  of  one  robber  who  fell,  and 
wounded  another,  who  llieii,  with  his  two  nnlinrt  bill 
lerrilied  eompaiiioiis,  took  lo  tliglit,  and  left  the  ollicer 
ninsler  of  the  lielil. 

The  imluckiist  thing  tile  NeaiHililan  am)  IJoinan  ban. 
ililli  about  the  frontiers  did  in  my  time  was  to  take  an 
Austrian  lolniiel,  on  the  stati'  of  (General  Frlmnnt,  thfii 
eoniuianiler  in  chief  at  Naples.  They  carried  this  ollicer 
lo  the  niounlaius,  where  they  kept  him  many  days, 
which  I  have  heard  him  dcseiilH-  as  days  of  continual 
alarm  and  horror,  and  al  last  procured  a  good  ransom 
for  him.  Ihil  a  dreadful  vengeanee  liillowcd  close  on 
this  coinpliancc,  which  had  been  iiecessitatcd  by  ennsi- 
dcMlion  liir  the  sallly  of  the  colonel,  whom  the  rntlians 
would  most  assuredly  have  nnirdered,  had  Ihe  ransom 
not  Ihcii  paid,  did  Krimoiit  sent  nearly  his  whole  Ibree 
of  jagers,  or  light  triMips,  against  them.  iMcasiircs  were 
concerted  with  the  papal  goMrnnient.  'I'lic  .Anslrians 
were  allowed  free  ingress  into  the  Uoinan  states  ;  and 
they  hiinled  the  brigands  in  the  mnnntains  troni  place 
to  place,  with  a  most  |)ersevering  activity.  'I'he  sliep- 
lierils  and  other  peasants  were  seized,  and  forced  to  act 
as  guides.  The  enraged  Aiistrians  were  not  restrained 
!iy  many  scruples.  W  liercMr  they  found  men  with 
arms,  they  shot  them:  ill  some  instances  they  liiimcd 
down  whole  villages.  The  wives  of  the  brigands,  ill  the 
course  of  these  tragical  visitations,  in  several  instances 
displayed  a  heroism  worthy  of  aneienl  Konian  matrons, 
and  the  soldiery  were  obliged  to  deal  with  llieiii  as 
though  tlicy  had  been  men.  All  ollicer  of  jagers  with 
whom  I  was  aci|ur,iiileil,  was  shot  in  Ihe  shoulder,  from 
behind  a  rock,  by  one  of  these  heroines,  who,  when 
made  prisoner,  and  thrcatcncil  with  instant  death  unless 
she  showed  the  track  of  the  brigands,  clciiclicd  her  list, 
and  said,  looking  al  the  rock  from  which  they  had 
dragged  her,  "  I  nhapliscd  dogs  that  ye  are  1  you  may 
as  well  iillempt  to  make  those  stones  speak,  as  lo  make 
me  divulge  where  are  my  husband,  my  hriilhcr,  and  my 
friends!"  And  even  when  the  jagers  bvellid  their 
rilles  and  put  their  lingers  to  the  trigger,  not  a  word 
could  they  force  from  the  woman,  who  niiittercd  some- 
thing to  herself,  as  tliongh  a  prayer  to  the  .Madonnn,  or 
her  gnai'dian  saint. 

'I'licre  is  \cty  liltle  doubt  that  the  AiiHtrinnH  hIuiI  ninny 
a  poor  nioiiiitamecr  thai  was  no  robber,  but  they  cer- 
tainly siiecei  lied  in  pulling  down  the  banditti,  who  froiii 
till  I  time  (in  If-XM)  never  recovered  their  liirnii  r  import, 
anee  and  audacity,  until  the  recent  political  tronldcs  in 
lioiiiagiia. 

The  Aiihlrians  did  not,  however,  achlrve  this  willinul 
trenicndous  suireriiigH  and  losses.  I'rimont  thought  pro- 
per to  keep  forces  in  Ihe  lawless  country  lie  hall  purged. 
Those  in  the  moiintaiiis  tiircd  pretty  well,  hul  the  ranks 
of  the  poor  jagers  in  the  valley  nf  the  liarigliano,  and  in 
other  low,  iiiarsliy  places,  where  they  were  slalioned 
nearly  a  whole  smniiier,  were  awfully  thinned  by  mala- 
ria Ii  vers  of  peculiar  malignily.  I  had  myself  seen  some 
lime  heliire,  ill  the  Abrii/./i,  a  line  battalion  of  this  Iriily 
excellent  branch  of  Hie  Austrian  army;  it  was  eompoKcd 
alinosi  entirely  ofUohciniuns,  young  and  florid  men.     I 


met  the  same  battalion  at  the  end  of  this  year,  and  found 
one  half  of  it  dead  or  in  the  hospital!  1  enquired  qDit 
three  of  Ihe  olliccrs  to  whom  I  had  U'cn  indeblcd  for 
iiiucli  civility  while  travelling,  and  was  told  that  one  nf 
them,  a  Iiobie  yiaiiig  lillow  of  three  or  four  and  twenlv, 
bad  bit  his  Ihiiics  by  Ihe  banks  of  the  <iariglinnn,  the 
other  two  were  gone  to  the  hospital  at  Naples.  'J'liis  in 
soiiielbing  nuieli  worse  than  dying  in  the  "  deadly 
breach,"  or  on  the  field  of  battle,  where,  at  least,  (if  Ihcy 
do  not  mis-spell  our  names!)  we  may  have  the  honour  ijl' 
ornamentiiig  a  gazette  ol"  victory  or  glory! 

It  was  about  this  time,  that  I,  who  had  twice  gnnr 
safely  through  the  pass  nf  I!oviiio,  even  when  those  Cn. 
rypliei  of  banditti,  the  Vardarelli,  were  al  the  plcnituilo 
of  their  |iower,  and  who  for  seven  years  (in  which  1  bv 
no  means  led  a  sedenlary  or  fixed  lili')  had  always  is. 
capcil  falling  into  the  hands  of  a  res|Mctalile  band  of  bri. 
gauds,  fell  unlnekily  under  Hie  clutches  of  a  eoiileiii|itililc 
gang  of  novices  and  bunglers. 

.My   friend,   the  I'riucc  IVI ,  among  other  nie. 

rilorious  exertions  to  improve  his  estates,  had  uiiiIit- 
takcn  to  drain  an  imniense  extent  of  land  he  held  iK'twcen 
the  mouth  nf  the  river  Voltnrno  and  Ihe  lake  of  I'atriii — 
an  enterprise  in  wliieli,to  the  disgrace  of  his  wealthy  but 
unenlcrprisiiig  relations,  and  of  tlie  imbecile  gnvernnirni 
of  the  time,  which,  instead  of  encouraging,  thwarted  hiiii. 
he  was  lell  to  fail  and  to  ruin  his  fiirtnne.  The  plan' 
was  oi'!y  some  fifteen  miles  from  the  capital,  and  wliilM 
the  hnjoiirs  of  digging  canals  and  making  cinliankniciiu 
were  in  liill  activity,  the  prince  was  accustomed  to  fo 
down  three  or  four  times  in  the  week,  carrying  niomv 
on  the  Saturday  lo  pay  the  labourers.  I  accompaniul 
him  very  freipicntly.  It  was  imprudent,  no  doubt,  but 
lliongli  the  prince  had  a  good  nuinhcr  of  armed  guarili. 
iiiii  in  his  seri  ice,  we  always  went  without  an  escort  ami 
freipicntly  without  arms.  (Inr  road,  afler  leaving  the 
town  of  IVi'/./uoli,  was  chiefly  through  a  solitary  and 
wild  country  that  bore  rather  a  had  eharjcter;  but  im 
roblHries  had  been  heard  of  for  a  long  time,  and  from 
the  constant  employnieiit  be  gave  to  so  many  of  Ilit 
neighhouiing  peasantry,  my  fruiid  iiiighl  deem  liinisclf 
a  popular  characlcr.  In  short,  we  had  tifiy  times  niailc 
the  journey,  and  with  good  sums  of  money,  without  nay, 
iiuiueuis  rincuiitir,  ami  thought  we  never  should  micl 
any,  when  early  one  fine  spring  inorniiig,  as  \\c  were 
driving  in  a  little  Jriisky,  over  a  rough  and  narrow  road 
that  ran  through  fields  of  lupins,  which  in  that  climate 
grow  lo  the  height  of  six  or  seven  feet,  I  was  cut  slioti 
in  a  story  I  was  telling,  by  having  a  long  gun  put  to  iny 
breast  hy  a  fellow  who  had  been  eoiieealcd  in  tlie  lupin- 
field.  At  the  same  instant  my  friend  received  the  same 
eoniplinicnf,  and  our  driver,  a  boy  of  fiiurlcen  or  fifteen, 
who  was  riding  in  posliHiuii,\\'ati  knocked  olF  his  horse. 
We  had  each  a  pistol  and  no  more  in  the  carriage,  and 
these  we  bad  to  draw  from  under  the  apron.  I\ly  Irii  iid 
iiioved  bis  arm  to  calcli  his, — I  was  disengaging  my  arm 
from  my  cloak  to  do  the  same,  when  with  the  eye  of  a 
military  man  he  glanced  at  the  flUows'  guns,  wliirli 
almost  toneheil  our  breasts,  and  saw  they  were  full 
cocked,  'i'licre  was  no  chance — we  had  to  draw  our 
pistols  from  the  poikcts  of  the  carriage  and  lo  cuek 
them — and  the  robbers  were  swearing  they  would  tire 
into  our  hearts,  if  we  did  not  put  our  hands  out  of  the 
carriage  and  instantly  descend.  Had  we  hesitated,  nf  a. 
certainty  they  would  have  shot  us  both  from  very  fear, 
for  as  we  afterwards  barm  d  they  knew  very  well  llicl 
the  prince  had  pistol.^  with  him,  and  only  a  few  days  In. 
fore  we  bad  been  amnsiug  onriielves  en  the  estate  hy 
tiring  at  a  marl;,  when  he,  as  a  good  shot,  rather  siir- 
pri.<i  d  the  counlry  jicopb-,  from  whom  the  rogues  had  in 
all  probaliilily  heard  of  his  address.  Whatever  I  nii^dil 
have  done,  he  would  not  have  missed  bis  aim  at  twenty 
paces — but  they  weie  only  their  iiiuskclH'  leiiglh  frmu 
us.  .As  it  was,  however,  our  ease  was  liopeksK,  and  liid- 
diiig  llie  in  lOnglish,  which  he  spoke  very  well,  step  mil 
of  Ihe  carriage,  and  say  iiolhiiig  lo  the  riiflians,  he  askid 
llieiii  what  Ihcy  would  of  him.  "  Your  money,  yon  mli- 
her!  you  infiiinuns  assassin!"  was  llic  reply  of  flu '^f 
lionesl  nun,  who  indeed  kept  up  their  courage,  nil  llii' 
lime  they  were  with  us  nnil  robbing  us,  hy  calling  ii.< 
these  names  and  others,  which  those  who  knew  Ihe  low 
Neapnliiiins  may  limey,  hul  which  I  may  not  repeal, 

"  Take  il,"  said  the  prince,  |Hiinling  to  Ihe  eaiivavn 
hugs  that  lay  at  his  feet,  "Take  il,  and  go  lo  the  ilevill" 
He  was  a  fine,  athlelic,  eommanding  figure  of  n  iiiiin, 
and  well  known  lo  be  a  hra\e  one — even  Ilieii,  conipli lib 
in  their  |)owir  as  be  was,  they  were  afraid  to  appnunii 
liiin  to  take  the  money,  and  iiisi.'led,  w  ilh  Ihe  most  linr- 
rilile  oatli^,  that  he  should  descend,  or  Ihcy  would  lire 
upon  him.    The  lillow  who  seemed  to  lio  Iho  leader  of 


■; 


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I 


w 


SUIMAN  nilHMNI)'<. 


107 


:■    W'^'M 


yrar,  luiil  tbuiid 
i'iii|iiircil  aflcr 
en  imli'bUd  lor 
old  tlml  one  of    ^' 
(iiir  ami  twi'iily,     f: 
(iaiiRlinno,  the     j- 
>'a|)lc8.     'I'liis  is     ! 
in    till'   "  deadly 
at  Icnpt,  (il'lliiy 
ve  tilt-  honour  of 

littd  twice  gnnr 
wlu-n  tliosc  ('". 
lit  fill-  |ilciiitmlo 
:  (in  wliicli  1  by 
had  always  is. 
aliU"  hand  ol'liri. 
of  a  conti'ni]itil)lc 


anion);  ollior  ini'- 
iti's,    had  iniiliT- 
I  he  hrld  iRtwiin 
•■  hilie  ot'  I'atria— 
)f  his  wealthy  but 
iccile  povi-rinnoiil 
nir,  thwarted  him, 
Inne.     The  plaic 
apital,  and  wliilsl 
in);  cnibnnknicnUi 
iccustonied  to  jjo 
carryiii);  Minmy 
I  acciinipnniul 
nl,  no  diiuhl,  but 
jf  armed  ^uarili. 
tout  an  eseort  and 
after  leavin);  the 
rli  n  solitary  and 
iiharjeter ;  hut  im 
jT  time,  and  from 
I  Ko  many  of  the 
ipht  iliini  hiniM'lf 
il  filly  times  riimlc 
oney,  without  any, 
lever  should  inicl 
niiij;,  as  \ic  were 
and  narrow  road 
ell  in  that  climate 
t,  I  was  cut  slioit 
lUg  j;un  put  to  my 
■aU'd  in  tlie  lujiin- 
received  the  same 
ourteen  or  fiftecii, 
[ked  olf  his  horse. 
the  carria);e,  and 
pron.     My  frii  nd 
•i'n);a);in);  my  arm 
with  llic  eye  of  a 
iw.s'  guns,  wliiili 
Iv   lliey   were  full 
ad  to  draw  imr 
lin);e  and  to  lotk 
lliey  would  lire 
hands  out  of  the 
tve  hehitated,  of  i, 
1  from  very  far, 
\v  very  well  lliid 
ly  a  few  days  1» . 
liii   till'  ehlale  I')' 
shot,  rather  siir- 
jtlie  ro);u<  s  hail  in 
lialiver   I  nii;:lil 
liis  aim  at  twiiilv 
leln'  liiifjlh  frt'Ui 
hiipeless,  niul  bill- 
iry  well,  step  nul 
nillians,  lie  asKid 
niimey,  you  nili. 
r  reply  of  lliesf 
)■  loWTUpv,  all  llir 
IS,  liy  ealliii;;  u» 
iio  knew  the  low 
iiy  not  repeal, 
i;  to  the  eaiiv;i»« 
iro  to  the  ilivill" 
liL'ure  of  a  iiian, 
I  hen,  eoniplili'lv 
[fraiil  to  ap|>r"i"li 
Ih  the  most  Imr- 
|r  they  would  lire 
Ikj  the  leader  oi 


the  niterprise,  had  his  linger  on  his  trijrger.    1,  who  was 

siiiiiiliujr  I'v  ''"' '""'"'  "'*'"  "'"'  ""  "'■''.'•  *^""  """  "^  '"y 

liri'isl,  "')"'  llioiiulit  '^  ''""-'  '"  ™.V'  "  '''"■  heaven's  sake, 
ciiiii' lii'wn."  -^l.v  fi'ii'U'l  slep|H'd  out  of  the  earria(;e,  anil 
TiMin  liilil  I  hem  to  lake  the  money  and  be  oil',  ilut  now, 
thoLit'li  a  iiiiviee  in  his  piofessiim,  one  of  the  lobber.s,  iii- 
sislin"  oil  till! yi'iriu  i"  'inn  cereuionv,  swore  he  woulil 
slinol  us  mili'fs  wo  lay  down  willi  our  laeis  to  the  );rouiiil. 
This  wo  would  not  do.  In  the  iie.Yt  instant,  tliu  villain 
hIio  bad  approached  the  rarriaee, cried  "  /■>«  Ir  /lU'liild 

Here  are  the  pistols — it's  all  li!;lil — never  miinl  iiowl" 

nud  tiliiiie  <>"t  the  bruco,  he  threw  away  the  priiiiin;;, 
ami,  afli  r  drafririnj;  tiieiii,  with  their  pans  open,  llir(i:i)ili 
llii'  »i'l  grass,  he  then  threw  Ihciii  into  the  bottom  of  the 
carriiii;'',  anJ  drew  out  the  money,  which  was  contained 
j„  nvn  canvass  hags. 

All  Ibo  wliib'  this  was  ix'rforiniug,  the  fellow  who 
siiinil  guard  over  me,  trembled  willi  auitalion  :  he  shook, 
inili  111,  In  siieli  a  degree,  that  knowing,  as  I  wull  iliil,  the 
era/v  nature  of  u'mis  of  coiimiun  iNiapnlitan  iiianuliie. 
Uivc]  anil  seeing  his  close  to  my  body  'iiid  ready  to  go 
oil.  I  apjirebi  nikil  the  bungler  would  slii«it  nic  willioul 
iiiliiiiliiig  il — nu'l  once  iiquesled  lie  woubl  take  il  from 
iiiv  breast,  as  I  was  unarmed  luui  could  iiiaku  no  re- 

sisliiiie. 

Wliiii  llie  inoiiey  had  been  thrown  in  among  tli.c  tall 
liiiiins,  with  H  repelition  of  the  pretty  epilhi  la  lliey  hail 
nlrcaiU  bmioured  us  with,  lliey  lilleil  up  the  poor  bin, 
who  w  as  almost  dead  with  iilVrighl,  from  beliire  the  hordes' 
lii'ails',  and  made  us  get  into  the  carriage  and  dri\e  on. 
'I'liif  swore  they  «oulil  sliout  us  if  we  looked  hack. 
'I'liiii,  buwiAer,  we  did  when  at  u  short  ilistaiiee, and  saw 
tlu'in  inouiit  their  horses,  which  had  been  concealed 
I'roMi  111  ill  llie  thick  high  lupin-Held,  and  strike  across 
the  ciiuulry. 

Till'  .sicne  of  the  robliery  was  little  more  than  a  inili 
friiiii  llie  estate,  where  IliP  prime,  at  llie  lime,  hail  sive 
nil  biiiulred  ineii  at  woik,  and  lliilbir  we  now  ilrove  at  a 
(rilllop. 

The  loss  hiiil  been  a  heavy  one — for  ow  iiig  to  bis  not 
baling  made  his  p.iyitieiitslolhe  laboiiri'rs  the  preeeiiing 
Willi,  loy  I'rieiul  bad  three  Ihoiisanil  .\ea,iiilitaii  ilueats, 
or  live  hundred  pounils,  with  him  in  the  bags.  'I'lie  rob- 
btrs  never  touched  our  pi  rsony,  or  said  a  word  about  our 
delivering  what  wc  liuil  in  our  pockets.  Had  they  doi 
fo,  1  sbiiuld  have  lost  only  a  tew  dollars  in  silver  and 
wall li  of  slight  value,  but  they  would  have  limiid  on  the 
|iriiii'i'  ratine  a  heavy  purse  of  gold  and  a  very  valuable 
wateii. 

We  soon  reached  the  estate,  w  here  my  friend,  who  had 
represseil  his  morlihcatioii  iiiiil  niiger,  gave  them  full 
vi'lil,  when  a  silly  old  man  in  his  .service  as  a  sort  of  fae- 
|nr,  n  eouiinrniled,  as  the  linst  lliiiig  I'ssential  in  such 
ease,  llial  we  should  both  get  bled,  to  obviate  the  elfiels 
resiilliiig  f  oni  siulileu  alarm.  This  is  a  common  Niapi 
litan  praeliie,  but,  I  believe,  besides  iny  friend's  burst  el 
race  and  eoulempt,  I  stormed  at  the  old  fool  as  well,  for 
|iropu~iiig  il  ill  our  ease.  We  were  presently  on  horse- 
liaek  willi  a  feriniibible  posse  of  uiKniliiiiii,  Jiilltin,  and 
iiiiraiii.  all  mounted  and  well  armed,  and,  dividing  inti 
ditliri  Ml  parlies,  scoured  the  country  in  pursuit  of  the 
rubbiTS. 

Fiom  llie  solitude  niid  wildness  of  the  eonnlry,  which 
lor  the  greater  part  is  euvi  red  by  imiilani  or  marshes, 
lakes  mill  almost  impenetrable  woods,  we  had  sliglil 
liii|ii  s,  w  ben  we  si  t  oiil,  of  catching  tlieiii.  Yet,  from 
llie  sbortiiess  of  the  lime  that  liiiil  elapsed,  and  the  speed 
111  wbirb  we  roile,  we  were  close  upon  them,  and  at  one 
time  fnneled  we  should  euteli  them,  for  we  fell  in  with  a 
jinor  eld  jieasiint  woman  who  had  just  sieii  four  men 
iliiiiiiiii;  Iwo  hags  of  money,  which  they  were  probably 
doing  Ibiis  early  liir  the  eoiivcnieiiee  of  carrying  il — one 
tliiJiisaiiil  fue  bmidred  ducats,  in  silver,  ill  each  bag,  be- 
in^  a  good  wci<ilit.  lOiieoiiraueil  by  this  informalion,  we 
),'iillii|ii'il  on.  >'^lnllrlillg  as  we  wi  re  imder  the  recent  unl- 
r.iL'c,  had  we  caught  tin'  rubbers,  1  am  eoiilklenl  we 
slioiilil  have  taken  pisliee  into  our  own  haiiilK  and  shot 
llieiii,  willioul  walling  for  the  liirily  deeisiniis  of  the 
eonils — liiil.alasl  we  were  not  so  firlimale.  We  himleil, 
inviiii,  tliroiijjh  n  eoniplile  liibyrinlh  of  eross-rouds  or 
r.illa  I  p.ilbs,  beat  several  woods,  anil  Inlerroguled  several 
!lie|ibeiils,  in  vain,  and  were  at  last  obliged  to  return  to 
iHir  laiial  iliirging  and  embnnkmenls,  with  our  original 
li*s— anil  with  our  revenge  migialilied. 

Will  II  we  reliiriieil  to  Nwplis  that  night,  we  had  llie 
iKiisol  ilii'ii  of  hearing  iVoin  all  the  frienils  we  met,  "  I 
liilil  yiii  so!— I  knew  how  it  would  be! — 1  woiiiler  ymi 
liiiveii'l  been  both  murdered  long  "go,  going  with  money 
lliriai;i|i  tliiit  ent-throat  enuntryl"  Some  also  talked 
aboiii  blieiliiig — but,  In  »  metapliotieal  sciibc,  Hurcly  my 
I'm iid  hid  Imi  n  bled  enough  1 


When  we  had  dined  we  went  to  the  minisler  of  |Kilicc, 
who  was,  where  every  Xeapolilan  who  can  alforil  il  is  at 
Ibal  tiiiii  of  Hie  night,  at  t:ie  (Iper.i.  \S  e  wi  lit  there  too. 
llie  next  nioriiiiig,  however,  llie  prime  saw  llie  man  in 
:  iilliority,  wlio  iii:;aged  that  iii  tiling  slioiilil  be  muleeli  il 
liir  ll;e  ilihilii.n  anil  iirrisl  of  the  i.ll'eiiilers.  \S  e  were 
pri  lly  certain  that  these  men  were  not  regular  ndiliers, 
anil  that  they  beliniged  to  the  ininii  diate  ni  iglib<iiirliooil 
of  the  estate.  We  bad  yet  anullier  clue — by  a  very  ex- 
Iraordiiiary  eirenmslaiice,  all  the  money  was  in  two.car- 
liii  pieces  (ill  value  al'ouleigl.t-penee  e,ieh),anil  by  I  racing 
a  suildcn  iiilliix  of  this  particular  enin  ill  any  of  the  liltle 
towns  or  villages,  a  iliscovi-ry  miglit  In   iiiaile. 

'I'd  be  briel,  in  about  a  l'ortiii!;lit  t'oiir  men  were  arrest- 
ed and  thrown  into  the  prison  of  the  Viearia  at  .Naples. 
Some  six  wicks  aller  llieir  arrest,  the  prince,  myself,  anil 
Hie  boy  who  was  driving  ns,  were  smiinioniil  lo  Ibal  pri- 
son, and  iiskeii  if  wi'  coiilil  reeogiii.-e  liie  men  if  ti.ey 
wile  shown  us.  Aly  Irienil  and  myself  Ik.iIi  eoiiliileolly 
allirmeil  that  v.o  eoiilil,  for  we  had  niarkeil  tin  in  wi  II 
during  our  short  inti  rview.    The  boy  was  lis:;  eoiifnii  lit. 

The  prince  was  tin  n  eonibieti'ii  into  a  hall  in  the  |'.ri- 
soii,  leaving  me  anil  the  boy  logitber.  In  a  ti-w  miiiiilis 
a  jailer  retiirni  il  willioul  llie  pi  inn  ,  and  ilet  in  il  me  to 
lidlow  liim,  whieli  1  iliil,  leaving  llie  boy  alonr,  I  was 
nslii  red  iolo  n  il.irk,  dirty  aparliin  nl,  win  re  a  dozen  or 
liiU't  II  rullianly  liKiking  lillows  were  raiiL:eil  iu  ii  line, 
and  was  told  lo  point  out  among  lln  in  the  peipi  trators  i  f 
llie  robbery.  Heing  short  siglili  d  1  went  cbise  up  to  this 
villaiious  llie,  and  as  soon  as  iny  lye  lueanie  aeeuslomiil 
to  Hie  liiully  light  of  tile  place,  I  pointed  out  onu  of  my 
ci-tltviiitt  call! mil iators. 

'•'I'oiieh  him  with  your  hand,"  erinl  a  little  man  in 
the  corni'r,  who  was  noting  down  what  passiil. 

1  laid  my  hand  on  the  Milli.-in,  who  said  w  ilh  a  bold 
einiuyh  laii^li  *' »-/A  .'  tiitjittir  iniii,  i'ttutt  i^lio^liato  i:i  itiis. 
Ml.'"  (.Ml,  sirl  you  have  mnde  a  gross  mist, ike. ^  Mill 
when  1  laid  my  band  on  ii  si  eeiiil,  J  saw  that  li  How's 
eoiiiid  iianee  change,  and  tliat  be  "oiilii  searci'ty  avoid 
■■Ininkiiig  from  my  toneli.  When  my  n  eegnilioii  was 
liiiislnil,  I  was  removed  lo  aiiollier  Hum  and  Ii  il  alone, 
and  lb,'  boy  was  called  in.  When  Hie  boy  Iniil  pieki  il  out 
his  mi  II,  they  brought  him  iiilo  tin'  room  vvlnre  I  was, 
and  then  led  us  to  the  priiin.  Il  appeared  lliat  my 
friciiil,  and  myself,  and  the  hoy  had  seleeted  .tin.-  sanii- 
inilividiials,  only  that  the  boy  had  at  lirst  been  ill  doubt 
as  loone  of  I  hem. 

On  the  strength  of  such  evidence  ns  this  alone,  one 
might  have  hoped  for  a  speedy  and  ilei  isive  trial.  Ihil 
we  were  at  Naples!  I  heard  nolbing  mole  of  the  robbers 
liir  some  inoiiths,  when  I  was  called  to  attend  ii  trial, 
vvliiih,  when  I  went  lo  the  eoiirl,  1  limnil,  w  illiuut  learn- 
ing why,  was  postponed. 

In  Ibis  interim  there  had  been  some  talk  in  the  neigh- 
honi'houil,  iiiid  even  on  the  estiile,  that  veiigeanee  \\  mid 
be  taken  on  lis  by  tlie  robbers'  klnsnicii  and  friends,  liir 
iiialieioiisly  detaining  in  prison  iimoeeiit,  imtiirtmiate 
iiien,  which  said  individuals  Inrneil  out  lo  be,  as  we  e.\. 
IH'Cleil,  of  those  parts,  and  aeqiiainted  with  the  cireum- 
taiiee  thill  the  prince  carried  good  slims  of  mniiey  ihi're 
every  Saliiiibiy.  l'"or  a  nioiilh  or  so  we  had  nil  escort  of 
g«im//i(»(,  but  llieii  went  and  came  alone  as  before,  t're- 
pienlly  travelling  in  the  dnrkiii  ss  of  night.     I  am  fain 

10  eoiiii'ss  that  at  first,  whenever  I  saw  li'llows  skulking 
along  Hie  solitary  roads  with  long  guns  in  their  hands, 
(which  hapiH'iieil  rather  I'reipienlly,  as,  spile  ol  the  prohibi- 
tiirii  of  irdvernmeiil,  nearly  every  peasant  had  bis  gull  ill 
that  wild  district,)  I  lilt  rather  niieomliirlable,  niid  took 
care,  at  least,  that  my  pistol  slnnilil  not  be  under  the 
apron  and  iini  oeked.  Unl  this  wore  oil',  and  wo  never 
beard  of  the  prisoners'  kinsmen  and  t'rieiids. 

It  was  nearly  two  years  athr  the  olVinie  that  I  was 
again   summoned   lo  the    \'iearia.     This  lime  the  trial 

11  ally  begniii  but  there  were  only  three  prisonerH  pro- 
iliieed, — Hie  liiinlb  linil  eonlrneti'd  a  disease  and  died  in 
the  prison!  Mad  I  mi  I  i  itlnr  of  Ibese  men  In  the  pursuit 
w  brn  my  blood  was  hot,  I  slionlil  most  assiireilly  have 
had  Hie  lieart  lo  blow  bis  bruins  out.  At  the  moment  I 
was  first  eonfroiili  d  willi  tin  in  in  prison,  I  might  have 
borne  to  Me  one  or  Iwo  of  llieiii  hangiil;  but  aller  this 
long  interval,  in  wliieh  one  of  Ilieiii  had  died  ill  ii  dun- 
gewn;  in  vvhieli  I  had  Is  en  occupied  by  so  many  other 
Ihonghls,  and  ti clings,  mill  piirsiiils;  in  which,  on  the 
wlnde,  I  had  ciiJomiI  so  iniieli,  mill  the  ihree  men,  in 
w  liese  hands  my  lib'  Imil  been,  now  enmehing  k'tiire  ine, 
eiiiai  lilted  anil  broken  by  their  long  and  rigorous  coiifine- 
nienl,  had  siiireriil  so  iniieh,  1  nm  sure,  had  I  hi  en  able, 
I  would  have  opinid  llnir  prison  doors  iiiiil  set  tin  in 
free.  1  lell  Mi  k  at  heart  when  I  had  to  iiinke  my  depo- 
sition. 

( )iii'  of  tlio  uuriuui  ttiulurLD  in  thii  t'Atruuidiiiury  trial 


WHS,  that  I  was  never  put  lo  my  oath;  for  when  il  came 

10  Ibal  test,  the  presiilim:  jnilve,  "bo  knew  Miy  liltle  of 
me,  said  that  my  word  as  an  llnylisbnian  iinil  a  cenlle- 
niaii  was  1  iiougb!  'I  lie  ri.inplinn  nl  ilnl  net  pi  i  vent  my 
astonisliiiient   at  the  time,  and  m>  ii  fi n  m  e  in  my  own 

iiiil  to  the  moil,  s  of  1  riminal  pn.ndiire  in  my  own 
country.  My  In  iiig  a  proleslanl,  i  laiiiy,  eoiilil  have 
nolbing  to  do  in  the  inalter,  and  iiiili  id  in  more  than  one 
inslanie  I  bad  been  |iiil  to  my  oath  in  the  kiiigdom  of 
.Naples  before  the  lieallh  ollieers,  on  arriving  at  a  I.a7.7.a- 
retto. 

Ilesides  my  evidence,  wliieh  I  tlioiii;ht  was  full  and 
decisive,  there  was  Ibal  of  Hie  boy  anil  of  several  other 
wilnesses,  including  Hie  old  woman.  When  I  thought 
senlenee  was  going  to  be  pronoiiiieeil,  the  eonri  broke  up, 
.tnil  the  prisoners  were  remandi  d.  )  stayi  d  nl  Na[;Ies 
live  or  six  months  loiit'er  willioul  benrinir  any  thing  more 
of  the  robbers;  wlial  became  of  lliem  I  know  not,  tiir  at 
llie  end  of  that  pi  riml  I  ipiilieil  Ibe  I  liimlry,  and  transt'er- 
reil  myself  III  a  bind  wbeie  jusliee  is  nmeli  more  sum- 
mary—  1  mean  Turkey. 

It  was  said  by  many  of  the  Ni  apolilans  at  Ibe  lime, 
that    the  riil:lirr.s,  w  bo  had   iKiiilakin   lonu    1 1  fore  they 

11  iild  possibly  spend  so  eoiisiili  ruble  a  sum,  (a  forlnnc 
.ibiiosl  to  men  of  their  eiaidilioii  in  ibal  eouiitryli  had 
made  gofjil  use  of  il  in  delaving  the  law 's  severity.  What 
I  know  is,  Ibal  my  Irleiid  never  saw  a  carliii  of  histhiic 
thousand  ilneals. 

Ihit  what  I  know  11I.-0  is,  Ibe  prom  ness  of  the  .Neapo- 
litans to  >|iiak  ill  of  eiieh  other,  i.ml  to  vituperate  tlieir 
own  govrriiiiii  lit.  I  have,  nniiiMr,  livid  too  many 
yi  ars  ill  lliat  I  oiinlry,  to  r.dupt  the  swiepieg  preiiiilieis 
of  hasty  Mill  Ilia  xaiiiii.iiig  Iravi  lli  rs.  cr  lo  be  In  ve  all  or 
evi  11  a  lilln  of  what  i.-  asM  rli  d  against  tin  Italians  )^ine- 
r.illy ;  si  ill,  la,wi  vi  r,  Ibe  lii  Is  w>  re  sin  li  as  I  have  ri  pre- 
si  nil  d  llieiii,  and  the  ciinmenls  liny  inhsl  piovoi.e,  in 
wbaliver  way  we  baik  at  tin  111,  eniiin  t  be  ilbei  wise  lliaii 
most  nnliivonrable  to  ihe  1  riminal  courts  of  Ntpb  s. 

That  beanlifnl  iiuntry  has  now  a  111  w  and  young 
kiiii;,  who  bat,  il  is  said,  alri.iily  1  Hi  1  lid  many  salutary 
reli. rills;  lit  ns  bope  he  has  dim  lid,  or  vv  ill  I'iii  it  his 
allenlion  lo  Ibe  pro{  1  r  ailminislratioii  of  jiisliei ,   wliieh 

ill  be  a  irieali  r  In  m  I'll  to  Ibe  N'eapi  lilaiis,  ibi.n,  niidi  r 
eirenmslances,  Ihi  ir  Spai.isli  ('eiislilntii  11  eoiild  have 
pri.vi  d. 

.And  now  good  night  lo  It.ilian  biiganiis,  and  eiicr 
more  laiewell  lo  Italy! — a  eonnlry  where  my  brightest 
days  have  been  passed,  liir  I  can  never  hope  lo  ritraie 
the  pleasant  period  of  life  In  twei  11  si  ventii  n  years  and 
twcnly-.-even — a  eounlrv  li'r  v.  bieb  I  ninv  assert  a  heart- 
vvariii  admiration,  kiiovvin;;  it  and  li\  iiiu  in  it  so  long  ns 
I  have  done,  vvilboiil,  I  trust,  incurring  the  suspicion  of 
seiilimi  ntalisin  or  i.tii  1  lalion — a  11  imlry  where  I  have 
bad,  .mil  am  eonlidi  nt  still  have,  si  me  ot'  my  best  ti  ii  ml,'*, 
and  where,  next  lo  my  native  land.  I  should  preler  tii 
end  my  lib',  and  find  a  ipiii  I  and  a  bumble  grave. 

src'ii.i.\N  iiui(;.\Nns. 

'i'lie  beautiful  island  of  .'''ieily,  wliieh  has  gem  rally 
had  the  liirtnne  to  he  as  badly  governed  as  sontherii 
Italy — almost  as  oOeii  subjnted  lo  foreign  inv.isioii  and 
conipiest,  also  abonntls,  like  t'alabrin,  on  the  oppositu 
side  of  the  Karo,  in  moimlains  ot'  most  iliOieidt  aeeess, 
and  wild  swamps,  once  ti'rtile  plains,  that  aided  the 
island  in  its  ncipiisilion  of  its  pnnid  title  ot' "  The 
llrannry  of  Koine,"  nnd  has  eonseipiently  nbounded 
willi  banditti  and  men  ol  the  most  ili  spirale  eliaraeters. 
.Sue  in  one  solitary  iiistanee,  tliere  is  little,  liov.i  '.i  r, 
in  the  lives  of  the  Sicilian  robbers,  dill'ereiit  I'roiii  loose 
of  till  ir  near  neigbhoiirs,  the  ('abibrians.  Their  mi  dc 
of  pliimli  ring,  their  places  of  retreat,  their  general  ha- 
bits  of  lili' were  Ihe  same;  but  they  have  not  been  so 
tiirtiinale  as  the  eiintinental  freebooters,  in  having  good 
narrators  of  tin  ir  exploits,  nor  have  I  been  so  lucky  as 
lo  find  one  good  eye-witness  neeount  of  llieiii.  Till' 
first  of  the  Iwo  aneeiloles  I  have  seleeti  d,  came  to  me  in 
Ihe  way  of  oral  tradition,  and  the  n.iiiie  of  the  hero  liuit 
escaped  me. 

Tlie  peeiili  irity  of  this  Sicilian  robber's  ease  is,  thnt 
he  did  every  thing  single  hniiiled — be  lomnianded 
no  band,  but  untititiyunt'*^  or  targe  puppets  the  si/e 
of  lili',  niaile  and  dressed  up  by  liiinself,  were  his 
passive  hut  ell'eelivc  s,ilelliles.  He  must  have  been 
an  artist  of  considerable  ingeimity,  liir  his  fignris  were 
|H'rti'et  ns  far  as  hrigiind  costume  nod  ferocity  of  expres- 
sioii  went.  Their  eyes  were  large  and  staring,  their 
whiskers  most  tremendous,  and  lln  ir  mouths,  of  course, 
were  never  seen  lo  relax  w  ith  a  smile  of  good  nature. 

His  plan  iifoperaliou  was  simply  this.  He  set  up 
his  |iupjH.'t9  ugainvt  a  hunk  or  hiUuck  liy  eoniv  ruad  bide, 


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or  among  bUHlics  or  tliinkntfl  hangin);  over  the  roail — lie 
contrived  tn  ninke  tlicni  liold  long  gnns  pninti'd  ilown  on 
the  road,  and  their  dagircra  anil  couleaux  i'"  chusse  wore 
visiidu  in  their  liosoins  or  girdlcx.  His  li'.'on  was  al- 
ways chosen  where  the  road  or  mountain  j.,illi  was  bro- 
ken and  tnrtiious,  and  where  passenjrerd  woidd  come 
suddeidy  in  view  of  hisi  troop  and  Ix;  covered  by  their 
musketry  at  the  tnrn  of  a  corner.  While  they  remain- 
ed more  immoveable  even  than  Austrian  sentinels  at 
their  |>o8ts,  he  kept  a  sharp  look  out  from  a  point  whence 
lie  eould  see  the  approaches  by  the  road  on  both  sides. 
If  the  travellers  were  numerous  and  well  armed,  he 
withdrew  his  men,  like  a  prudent  commander,  and  liid 
thcin  and  himself  in  the  thicket ;  but  if  those  who  ap- 
proached were  less  formidable,  he  placed  himself  by  the 
side  of  liis  steady  troop,  and  when  the  timid  wayfarers 
popped  upon  the  appallin);  spectacle  of  their  fierce  faces, 
and  murilerons  guns  that  8iH;iiied  just  joiiig  to  lie  fired 
at  them,  he  rushed  upon  them,  well  uriiud  as  he  always 
was,  and  made  llioin  |R'rfonn  the  "  faccia  in  tmin"  evo- 
lulion,  which  Ihcy  readily  did,  under  the  impression 
that  they  would-  be  shot  by  tJie  figures  on  the  road  side 
if  they  disobeyed.  He  then  made  them  give  up  their 
money  nr  what  moveable  things  of  value  they  might 
have  with  tlirin  ;  and  this  also  they  did  with  prompti- 
tude, thinking  a  whole  band  of  robbers  kept  guard  over 
them.  As  soon  ils  this  agreeable  o|KTation  was  perforiii- 
rd,  he  orikreil  them  to  rise  and  return  the  way  tliey 
liad  come,  swi'ariiig  by  the  most  tremendous  oaths,  that 
he  among  them  who  should  dare  to  look  back,  was  a 
dead  man  ! 

When  the  despoiled  had  departed,  he  relieved  his 
guMd,  carried  otT  and  concealed  his  never  murmuring 
ndliiTents,  until  lie  should  again  think  proper  to  take 
tiie  field,  and  instead  of  dividing  the  siwils  witli  greedy 
comrades,  lie  put  them  all  into  his  own  pocket. 

Numerous  were  the  robberies  cominitted  by  the  soli- 
tary Sicilian  in  this  ingenious  manner,  and  as  he  was 
continually  ehanging  his  scene  of  action,  tlie  whole 
island  soon  rang  with  the  fame  of  his  formidable  band. 
Yet,  do  what  they  would,  government  could  never  trace 
them.  Kveii  when,  as  at  times  it  hap|M-ned,  a  military 
force  was  in  the  neighbourhood  of  the  place  where  the 
depredation  was  committed,  and  sent  in  pursuit  with 
the  greatesl  alacrity,  they  never  could  eoini;  up  with  the 
banditti.  Nor  could  promises  or  threats,  or  actual  vio- 
lence and  torture,  evir  extract  from  the  shepherds  or  the 
ptasanlry,  seatl(  red  aiiout  spots  likely  to  be  thi^ir  haunts, 
a  confession  that  they  had  ever  supplied  the  dangerous 
Irand  with  food — hail  ever  even  seen  them.  It  may  well 
)x'  conceived  that  the  ]iarilon  of  aeeomi>liccsaiid  rewards 
otiered  to  such  of  the  band  as  would  return  to  society, 
and  "  turn  king's  evidence"  (as  our  Newgate  phrase 
goesl,  were  all  tlirnwii  away,  anil  that  none  of  the  rob- 
l«r's  gang  would  Utniy  him.  The  trick,  however,  was 
di  leeted  at  last.  Due  day  a  considerable  armed  force 
came  so  suddenly  upon  the  ingenious  chief,  who  had 
not,  |>erliaps,  chosen  his  spot  with  his  usual  felicity,  that 
he  liad  not  time  to  withdraw  his  faithful  adherents  lie- 
fore  tlic  caeciitlori,  or  sharpshooters,  were  in  front  of 
them,  and  within  ritlc  shot,  summoning  them  to  surren- 
der. 

"  Lay  down  your  arms  and  submit,"  cried  the  captain 
of  the  iroop,  "  and  no  evil  shall  befall  you  from  us — 
justice  will  deal  with  you,  and  our  government  is  mer- 
ciful !"  There  was  no  ajiswcr  returned,  and  as  the  offi- 
cer saw  the  robliers'  guns  still  levelled  nt  him  and  his 
men,  he  gave  the  word  of  command.  "  Present  arms !" 
The  cncciotiiii  levelled  their  rifles,  but  to  their  siir- 
prise  the  robbers  neither  sjHike  nor  retreated,  nor  ilip|)ed 
lH:liind  the  bushes,  but  stood  there  like  targets  to  be 
shot  at. 

"  Fire  !"  cried  the  ca])Lain. 

'I'lie  soldiers  discharged  their  pieces.  One  of  the  rob- 
bers fell,  another  staggered,  and  remained  declining  from 
the  iMTiiendieular,  but  the  others  were  as  fixed  as  liefore, 
iind  lo  the  no  small  surprise  of  the  soldiers  did  not  even 
return  their  fire. 

The  captain  and  his  men  thought  they  were  entranced 
— fised  by  a  sjk'II,  or  else  plamiing  some  despi'rate  ma- 
niruvre,  nor  did  they  lire  again,  until  they  had  well  look- 
ed to  their  ilanks  and  rear,  ex|M'cting  an  ambushed  at- 
tack by  others  of  tliis  I'yihngorcan  band. 

At  the  second  voHey  tliree  more  of  the  robliers  fell, 
and  then  the  soldiers  Isildly  rushed  forward  to  the 
thicket — when  tliey  had  the  salisfiu'tion  to  find  that  they 
had  been  kept  in  awe  by  pup|N'ts,  and  had  been  firing 
«t  jackets  and  breeches  sliilfed  witji  straw,  two  of  which 
fierce  figures,  still  alert,  seemed  lo  defy  them  to  do  their 
worst  1 


made  good  his  csca|K',  but  he  was  caught,  some  time 
afier  the  destruction  of  his  lianil,  in  the  commission  of 
some  paltry  footpad  robbery,  and  sent  to  the  galleys, 
where  he  used  afterwards  to  amuse  his  companions  in 
captivity  by  relating  his  wonderful  exploits  as  capo-bun- 
dito,  or  roblwr  chief.* 

'I'hc  second  anecdote  is  worth  slight  mention. 

A  friend  of  mine,  a  young  Kiiglish  mcrchvit,  tolera- 
bly well  acquainted  with  Sicily  and  its  language,  travel- 
ling some  years  ago  in  the  interior  of  the  island,  had  to 
pass  a  place  that  for  some  months  had  enjoyed  a  disa- 
greeable notoriety  as  being  frciiuented  by  an  association 
that  levied  contributions  on  the  road,  and  occasionally 
forgot  that  cominanihnent  which  saitli  "  Thou  shalt  do 
no  nmrdcr."  About  the  hour  of  noon  he  reached  a  soli, 
tary  taverna  on  the  side  of  a  lotly  mountain,  and  here, 
though  he  knew  it  was  the  very  worst  place  on  his  jour- 
ney, he  was  obliged  to  stop  to  rest  his  tired  mules. 
.Making  a  virtue  of  necessity,  my  friend  followed  the 
very  sinister-looking  Honiface  of  the  miserable  inn  to  a 
little  room,  where  a  table  was  soon  spread  for  him.  The 
house  artbrdcd  iintliing  but  eggs,  garlic,  a  little  inacca- 
roiii,  some  sour  bread  and  sourer  wine  ;  but  like  an  ex- 
IX'rienced  traveller  he  had  brought  a  good  linsket  with 
him,  and  this  Iwing  handed  in,  he  began  i  •  make  a 
hearty  meal.  He  was  considerably  advanced  in  this 
plea-saiit  operation,  and,  having  swallowed  a  glass  or  twoof 
generous  Faro  wine,  Wiis  becoming  very  indifierent  to 
lianditti  and  the  dangers  of  the  road,  when  he  was  star- 
tled by  ii  loud  fierce  voice  speaking  outside  of  the  inn. 
He  ran  to  the  window,  but  on  looking  out,  he  only  saw 
his  niuleteer,  who  had  evidently  Iwen  disturlied  in  a 
shiniber,  nibbing  his  eyes,  and  the  brawny  back  of  a 
tall  man  who  was  gliding  into  the  house,  lie  thought 
the  latter  might  lie  the  landlord,  and  returned  to  his  seat 
and  table,  but  before  he  could  carry  the  next  morsel  to 
his  mouth,  he  heard  heavy  footsteps  approaching  the 
door — in  the  next  iiiomcnt,  the  door  flew  ojien,  and  a 
man  of  almost  gigantic  stature,  with  a  long  gun  in  his 
hand,  a  brace  of  (listols  and  a  long  knife  in  his  girdle, 
entered  the  room.  My  friend  started  up.  The  intruder 
eyed  him  from  head  to  fool,  and  his  countenance,  belbrr 
none  of  the  mildest,  now  relaxed,  and  he  said,  "  Oh  ! 
you  arc  an  Knglishnian,  are  you  ! — I'ray  don't  let  me 
disturb  ypu."  He  was  about  to  turn  out  of  the  room, 
when  my  friend,  recovering  his  presence  of  mind,  ]iaid 
him  the  coiiipliiiicnt,  never  omitted  in  Sicily  or  the 
south  of  Italy,  wlun  one  is  found  eating,  of  inviting  him 
to  partake  with  him.  The  intruder  declined,  but  my 
friend  not  confining  himself  to  a  mere  empty  conipli- 
iiicnt  (and  among  tlie  Sicilians  and  Nea|>oliUins  it  is  no 
more)  pressed  him  to  share  his  meal,  and  the  stranger, 
placing  his  long  gun  by  his  side,  sat  down. 

He  declined  partaking  of  a  pasticcio,  or  mcat.|>ie,  be- 
cause it  was  a  fast  daj',  but  accepted  of  some  good  biscuit 
and  English  cheese,  which  he  declared  to  bo  excellent, 
and  drank  freely  enough  of  the  Faro  wine. 

lly  degrees,  the  two  became  veiy  sociable.  They 
talked  about  the  English  army  that  had  bi<en  in  Sicily, 
(almost  the  only  place  I  have  had  the  fortune  to  visit, 
where  the  English  have  lefl  grateful  hearts  behind  them;) 
then  of  the  Neapolitans,  whom  the  stranger  of  course 
hated  ;  then  of  one  thing,  and  then  of  anotjier,  until  my 
friend  alluded  to  the  state  of  the  roads  and  the  banditti, 

"  You  are  safe  from  them,"  said  the  stranger,  touch- 
ing  my  friend's  glass  with  his  own,  "  take  my  word  for 
that !  I  am  their  chief— Don  C'esare  !" 

My  friend,  though  lie  had  some  slight  suspicion  nr 
misgiving,  concealed  his  emotion  us  much  as  ho  could 
and  even  went  so  far  as  to  mutter  tlie  formula  of  polite- 
ness— that  he  was  much  honoured  in  making  his  ac- 
ipinintance.  He  could  not,  however,  conceal  his  real 
feelings  from  tbii  quick-eyed  Sicilian,  who  said,  as  though 
his  delicacy  was  hurt  by  his  suspicion,  "  Signor,  mi  fiitc 
lurtu !  Sir,  you  wrong  me ;  I  would  not,  for  the  wealth 
of  all  Palermo,  hurt  a  hair  of  your  head,  or  take  from 


,,„  ,  111,  t    ,     I'"'//"   t»nttftinh'-~r\n   liis 

J  he  muvcr  uf  the  murioncUc   bundits  had  meanwhile  mto,  or  out  of  rilKinlon-bv  ten  men  or  xraw 


•  Tills  trlrlc  fins  Iteen  reprnlpif  in  niir  ilnys  tn  itic  mmth  ol 
t>nnn'— tint.  It  I  n^iiieiiiln'r  welt,  Itir  |Htr|H-irati>r  of  ii  ivim  fiilicr 
a  Slriliuii  or  a  Nra|H)litnii.  "  My  roiiipaniiiiis  in  Itic  itiljuriin!," 
suitt  111*'  late  Mr.  Henry  Maltht-xvc,  wti<i  vx  as  traveltlnif  tu  Itie  tlini> 
IVoln  Mmtlpt'llrr  in  lli'/irrs,  "  wrn.'  atl  nll  Itn*  ^ui  rirr,  !'<>r  Ifio  car 
riant!  Iiait  Iti'i'ti  Hlnppi.il  nint  rntilieit  twn  i]vpiitni*sl>rli)r''  by  a  Hlniiti' 
rnitlpail.  'i'tiia  fi'tlow  tiail  |irartlsi!it  n  inofll  inginitnna^lratniiein  lo 
(.■ttVcl  fits  piirpo^p.  Iff  inannrnrtnred  ten  innii  nt  straw,  anil  ilrcw 
itii'in  np  ill  tfin  mm)  in  li.itlle  nrrny;  anil  inlvniirins  snint'  (lifftniiri- 
iH'fnrp  llit-in,  lio  orili'rpil  iliii  itllluinico  to  slop,  llintaieiiinu  tr  llii' 
k-ant  ri'HlHtnncn  won  ulli)ri.-i),  to  ritll  up  his  rninpantoiiH  and  put  all 
itir  pasHenuiTA  tmleutli.  Ill  this  inannrr  he  hilil  tlin  whole  party 
iinilcr  rniitrilMilinn,  aiiionu  whoiii  w-i>m'  two  Hpanlsli  inen'liaiiu, 
vvlawi!  pumi'M  \x-i'ri>  llravily  Inili'ti." — Hinry  nf  an  tnralnl^  p.  ttri. 
I  have  hriiril  tlits  ntnry  iiiiich  better  Inlil.  ^ly  niiirainr  ilwell  par 
limlailv  nn  the  t  aire  of  nne  nf  the  pai>iien)i<'rH,  a  Krenih  nlllrer-  ^ 
rinji  that  tin  liad  lieen  irrtillul 


you,  without  your  free  will,  so  much  as  this  bit  of  lija. 
cuil.  I  have  served  your  countrymen — I  wish  tlnv 
were  back  again.  I  have  eaten  their  bread,  and  tlinncii 
circumstances  have  made  me  what  I  am,  I  will  coiiUnue 
to  lie  the  friend  of  every  Englishman  1  meet." 

tjuite  tranquilliscd  by  tlicso  words,  and  the  canuM 
manner  in  which  the  brigand  uttered  them,  my  frimd 
gave  appropriate  thanks,  ond  then  mailc  free  to  ask  «l;a 
were  the  circumstances  that  had  driven  him  to  siiih  t 
dangerous  profession?  The  robber  replied  without  any 
shyness. 

It  appeared  that  Pon  Cesarc  was  one  of  those  Siiiliani 
who,  when  the  Nea|(olitaiis  made  their  revolution  in  l^all, 
aimed  at  still  further  changes,  or  at  rendering  their  island 
inde|iondeiit  of  the  continental  kingdom  to  which  it  liai 
l«'en  so  long  linked.  These  men,  who  were  very  nu. 
meroiis,  would  hear  nothing  of  the  U'nefits  of  I  hat  run. 
stitulioii  which  their  fellow  subjects,  the  Neupolilaii<, 
without  knowing  what  it  was,  liad  adopted  f'ruiii  Hn; 
.Spaniards,  but  insisted  on  separating  from  thini  iiiin 
erecting  Sicily  into  one  iiidc|iendeiit  state,  with  a  kiiij 
and  constitution  of  its  own.  In  atfempfiiig  to  cHect  tlli^, 
much  crime  and  cruelty  were  committed,  much  bloHi 
was  shed;  and,  be  it  said  in  justice,  considerable  ilelir. 
minafinn  and  valour  shown  by  the  lower  order  of  the  Si. 
cilians,  particularly  at  Palermo,  where  for  some  time  llnj 
kept  at  bay  a  whole  Neapolitan  army,  conimandeil  In- 
Oeneral  Florcstan  Pepe,  a  brother  to,  but  an  abler  innii 
than,  William  Pejic,  the  hero  of  liieti.  The  Sieilim 
patriots,  however,  could  not  succeed;  and,  not  iiianv 
months  at\er,  when  the  Neapolitan  coiislitulion  wi, 
"  whistled  down  the  wind,"  and  old  King  Ferdinand  v. 
pristinated,  that  sovereign  thought  fit  to  investigate  tlif 
oflences  of  his  Sicilian  subjects.  Some  were  arrcsliii 
and  thrown  into  prison  ;  some  hid  llieinsclves,  and  sniiif, 
among  whom  was  iny  friend's  acquaintance,  Don  C'esan. 
fled  to  the  mountains,  and  turned  brigands. 

When  my  friend's  curiosity  was  satisfied  on  this  limit, 
he  ventured  to  express  his  surprise  at  the  liberty  of  rantt 
the  roblM>r  allowed  himself,  and  to  ask  if  he  were  iioi 
afraid  the  [K'ople  of  the  country  would  lay  hands  on  liim' 
To  this,  Don  Cesarc  said,  that  besides  his  own  gun  niiil 
kiiifi',  he  had  always  the  arms  of  others  near  him;  thai 
in  a  ininute  he  could  surround  tliu  house  where  tlin 
were  with  his  trusty  followers  ;  and  that  as  to  the  conn. 
try  people  they  knew  their  own  interests  too  well  to  in. 
tcrferc  with  those  who  never  harmed  them,  and  who,  ai'. 
ter  all,  were  nothing  less  than  unfortunate  honest  imii 
that  had  attempted  to  rid  the  island  of  the  Nca|iolitaiiF. 
Hy  this  time  the  refreshed  mules  were  at  the  doer  nt 
the  hostel;  so,  thanking  Don  Cesarc  for  his  civility  nnil 
communicativeness,  as  that  preparatory  step  to  every  ilc- 
partiire  from  an  inn,  he  called  the  ill-looking  Doiiithn 
I'or  his  bill.  The  host  only  followed  the  usual  praclicr. 
by  asking  a  young  Englishmnn  somewhat  more  llian 
double  what  he  would  have  asked  a  Sicilian.  My  fricinl. 
withouta  remark,  drew  out  his  purse:  the  robber  snatilnii 
it  from  him,  and  shut  it  up  in  his  broad,  horny  lianil. 
"  No,  sir,  this  shall  never  be — the  account  is  not  just," 
said  he ;  and  then  turning  to  the  host,  he  bade  him  linvt 
a  conscience,  and  not  assassinate  a  stranger,  tiiid  «ii 
Englishman,  in  that  way. 

'i'he  iiinkcc|)cr  muttered  something  :  my  friend,  wlin 
did  not  wish  to  have  words  about  what  after  nll  wiis  t 
mere  trifle,  not  amounting  to  more  than  five  or  six  i^liii. 
lings,  liegged  for  his  purse,  that  he  might  pay  the  ilr. 
inand ;  but  the  robber  wonUI  sufl'er  no  such  thing,  nnd 
still  clenching  the  money  in  his  fist,  ho  turned  again  to 
Doniface,  and  said,  he  would  fare  il  cunto,  or  make  tlu 
bill. 

This  accordingly  he  did,  marking  the  articles,  siieh  m 
"a  feed  for  two  mules,"  "  ditto  for  one  muleteer,"  '•  lircail," 
"  fried  eggs,"  &c.  on  his  fingers,  and  then  piitliiig  tli« 
precise  price  to  each,  he  summed  up  a  total  which  ii>i|:lil 
have  met  the  approbation  of  even  Joseph  Iliimo,  V,ni 
M.  P.  He  next  counted  out  the  money  into  the  palm  ii 
the  host,  who  seemed  not  to  dare  to  make  any  other  rr 
mark,  and  twisting  up  my  friend's  purse  ns  thoiiefli  il 
was  never  more  (o  be  opem^d,  he  restored  it  to  him  willi 
a  short  piece  of  Italian  advice  to  be  more  careful  nl'  JLv 
contents. 

At  the  inn  door  he  helped  my  friend  to  ninitnl  liii 
mule,  and  when  lie  otfered  him  his  hand,  and  wotilil  liau 
bidden   him   lim  well,  the   robber   whisiKrcd — "  No,  »' 
must  not  part  company  so  so..ii;  there  arc  others  iiuil 
meet  you  lietweeii  Ibis  and  the  next  town;  I  will  see  vmI 
ill  safety."     'I'liey  then  went  on,  the  robber  slridini;  kil 
the  side  of  my  friend's  mule,  iinil  talking  all  the  wayiii| 
n  rlieerf'ul  lone.     They  had  not  gone  much  more  tliiin  il 
mile  when  three  wild-looking  fellows  wero  seen  dcFrrmi  [ 
inj;  from  the  mountain's  lida-lowurdi  Iho  rond,whlcil 


SPANISH  nilKiANDS. 


H  tlilH  bit  (It'  hit. 
II — 1  Wish  llin 
read,  nnil  tlmiicii 
11,  I  wiUcniiliiiuij 

IIRCt." 

niid  tlic  cariioi 

(liein,  my  tVicnil 

!  fri'C  to  ack  \vl;-.i 

n  him  to  sucli  i 

ilicd  without  any 

!  of  those  Sicihani 
evolution  in  l^•Jl. 
lerin^  their  isliuiil 
n  to  which  it  hu 
lo   were  very  iiu- 
lefits  of  Ihiil  ciiii. 
the   Neaiiohliuis, 
adopted  fruiii  llit 
r  from  thini  aiid 
<tate.  witli  a  kinj 
iliiiK  to  cflVcl  llii-, 
itted,  iniicli  h\n4 
oiisiderable  dilcr. 
or  order  of  the  S. 
for  pome  tiniclli(j 
IV,  conimnndcil  hy 
liiit  an  ablir  man 
eti.     The   Siriliii, 
I ;  and,  not   many 
const itntion   ui. 
ing  Kerdinaiiri  n. 
to  inveslifralc  the 
)mc  were  arrcslni 
inselvcs,  and  some, 
itunce,  Don  Cesari, 
rands. 

listied  on  this  \ini. 
tlio  liberty  of  raiip 
isk  if  he  were  iirt 
I  lay  hands  on  him' 
i  his  own  gun  and 
ers  near  him ;  thai 
liouse  where  Uict 
that  US  to  the  eoim. 
ests  too  well  to  in. 
1  them,  and  who,  at 
lunnte  honest  iiiin 
,  the  NeaiKjlilniiF. 
•cro  at  the  door  nl 
lor  his  civility  and 
rv  step  to  every  I'f- 
i.lookinp  Boiiilim 
le  usual  pracliif, 
jH'what  more  tliai, 
icilian.    My  fridul. 
the  robber  snatcliiii 
broad,  horny  lianil. 
count  is  not  jusl." 
he  bade  him  havt 
stranger,  and  nii 


my  friend,  »li«| 
at  after  all  was  il 
on  five  or  six  sliil[ 
might  pay  the  dr. 
io  such  thing,  and  I 
10  turned  again  lol 
conto,  or  make  tlitl 

he  artielcd,  such  j'l 

nuletoer,""hrcail," 

then  pulling  lli»l 

total  whieli  iiiit'litl 

oseph  Hume,  K*]  I 

■y  into  the  palm  "(I 

lake  any  other  tf-f 

nrso  iiH  though  >>| 

ired  it  to  him  with  I 

luirc  careful  nt'  it!  I 

lend  to  inoiiiil  In* 
jid,  and  would  In" 
liBp«rcd— "  N",  w 
\c  arc  others  nut 
>wn;  I  will  see  yx 
Jiihber  striiliui;  l«[ 
ling  all  the  way 
Tnui'h  more  llian  il 
Ivero  seen  defrrml  I 
ft  the  road,  whicti 


109 


,|„,r<-  mil  through  a  deep  winding  hollow.  As  these  men 

,iirii;i'-liid,lliev  called  uii  the  travellers  to  stop,  and  hud 

I'l'vHhd  their  guns  at  them,  when  Don  ('esare,  who  had 


lie  waved  a 
ViDit   il    Ke 


lli.Viienneeale* from  them  by  the  mule,  and  the  |ierson 
(]f  mv  friend,  stepjH'd  forward  in  the  ro:id,  showed  him- 
wli'  waved  his  hand  backward,  luid  ciied  out  in  a  voice 
like  tliiuKh-r,"  la  dietrn,e.anai;Ua  !  iddi  sunamici:  Sanlii 
Diiivihini  :•  in  dtftro!"  or,  "  Hack,  you  blackguards, 
llicse  are  iHeuds  !  Saint  Uevil  \  gel  ye  back"  'I'lie  lliri  e 
nilli.ins  recovered  their  guns,  threw  thi'iii  over  their 
sliniilders,  and  williout  saying  a  word  returned  up  the 

'Die  robhcr-clnuf  took  no  notice  of  what  had  happened, 
bill  walking  a  little  ahead  of  the  mules  tliat  be  might  be 
siiii  roiiliime'!  in  conversation  on  indilferiMit  subjects 
until  they  eaiiie  to  a  fair  piece  of  newly-iuade  road,  in- 
,|,i«d  on  cither  side  by  magnificent  hedges,  (eoiumon 
tliiii>r»  '"  Sillily  aiid  Calabria,)  wuaimsed  of  the  gigantic 
al.)i>,  liuliaiilig  iJaiils  and  high  Howering  geraniums. 
"  Hire  you  are  safe,"  said  the  robljcr,  grasping  my 
Irii  lid's  liaiid ;  "  this  road  winds  round  the-  bill  to  the 
tiiuii  of  t'.m  IJiovanni,  luid  here  we  inu.-^t  part  1" 

"  ^is,"  ^''''1  ''"•  mul'leer,  nddresning  my  friend, "  Yes, 
D.iii  (jiorgio,  it  is  only  a.  iiuarter  of  an  hour  to  .San  (Jio- 

laiiiii  1" 

'•  Dim  Oiorgio  I'  said  the  outlaw:  "  la  that  your  name? 

It  is  llie  name  of  your  king  whom  1  have  servell  I  May 

tliu  blessed  Virgin  go  with  you,"  and  giving  a  last  friendly 

Miiii lie  to  my  friend's  hand,  he  turned  back,  shouting  as 

he  went,  "  I'ivail  Ke  IJiurgio!"  Iioiig  live  King  (George! 

He  had  not  been  gone  many  minutes,  when  my  friend 

liiaril  one  of  those  long  shrill  whistles  wliieh  the  Sicilians 

aiiilCalubrians  are  particularly  expert  in  producing,  by 

aiiiilyiiig  their   lingers  to  tiieir  tongue  and   lips.     TIk' 

\ii'iiiiir  iMiglislimaii  turned  his  head,  and  presently  saw 

iilmv"tlie  hill  round  which  he  was  wiiiiliiig, the  gigantic 

liiriire  of  the  outlaw,  accompanied  by  three  other  men, 

slniliiiil  up  the  mountain.     The  chief  also  happened  to 

I  aril  Ills  lii'.id  nearly  at  the  same  instant. 

>ilk   liaiidliirchiet',    and    again    shouting 

(iiui!;iu  .' '  thus  took  his  last  f.irewell ! 

Till'  muleteer,  wjio  had  pri'.served  a  resiiectful  silence, 

[only  broken  by  a  word  or  two,  as  long  as  the  outlaw  was 

Iwilli  tlieiii,  now  gave  way  to  his  tyiigue.  "  Don  Cesare," 

all!  he,  "  is  a  robber — there  is  no  doubt  of  thai ;  some 

Isav  an  assassin,  though,  for  my  part,  I   believe   he  has 

liiiily  killeil  live  or  six  Neapolitans;  but  there  is   much 

itliil  i-i  good  in  him  for  all  that'."  After  my  friend's  c.\. 

Iiii  rii'iii'e,  it  was  not  for  him  to  contradict  the  muleteer's 

lassiTti.iii. 

SPANISH  IIUKJANDS. 

I  Tor  brig.inds,  Spain  stands  next  in  rank  to  the  king. 
Iiliiin  if  Naples  and  the  slates  of  the  church.  The  reasons 
lari'  t.Ki  obvious  to  reijuiri!  any  explanalion  here.  In  eoin- 
Ipariiig  iJie  Ituiiau  with  the  Spanish  hands,  from  tlii'  ac- 
liiiiiiits  I  have  read  luid  liuaril,  1  should  hi'  ineliued  tosaj 
■  that  till-  kilter  were  gunerally  more  brutal  and  ferocious, 
laiiil  less  romantic — if,  after  all  I  have  siiiil,  the  reader 
l»ill  still  di  em  the  term  ruiuanlic  at  all  applicable  to  the 
I  Italian  liunililti. 

rOLINAKIO. 

My  first  anccjiile  of  Spanish  robbers  is  ratlier  of  an 
lamalile  eharaeler.  Il  isexlraeled  from  the  work  of  a 
.(Hit  traveller,  from  Ui.  Inglis's  "Spain  in  IhSO,"  c)iir 
.piiiitryiiian  in  the  eour.si  .f  his  |K'regriiiiUioiis,  slopped 
nil'  iiii;lil  ala  posada,  or  inn,  in  the  south  of  .Spain,  and 
Isat  iliiwii  to  sup  at  a  sort  of  tiilile  d'liuir,  with  siii'li  eoni- 
||Miiy  as  bad  gathered  at  the  said  place  of  re|H)se  and  re- 
ll'iTtliin. 

Towards  the  conclusion  of  sup|K'r,  a  guest  of  no  small 
|jiii|iiirtiiiii  (■  look  his  place  al  the  table  :  this  was  no  other 
lliiiii  lliiii  the  celebrated  I'olinario,  during  eleven  years 
ilreacl  of  half  Spain,  and  now  fiillowiiig  the  honest 
rilliiii;  of  giiaril  of  the  Seville  diligence.  1  never  saw  a 
^iiiir  man,  or  one  whose  ap|H'aranee  more  clearly  liiili- 
latnl  the  profession  which  he  had  abandoned.  I  could 
lint  hiip  fancying  that  his  countenance  expressed  a  cer- 
I  hiwk'ssiiess  of  mind,  and  eontempt  of  |H'aeeable  |kt- 
kniis  like  myself,  whieli  an  assumed  suavity  of  manner 
Ivis  iiiialile  iillogetlier  lo  conceni :  this  suavity  of  man- 
lier is,  liiiwever,  very  remarkable,  and  1  believe  is  in 
I  rl'nt  aeeordance  with  his  conduct  when  a  roblxT;  (or 

'  I  .III  mil  tiiinw  wliy,  lull  the  Riclllnas  niiil  raliibitnnt  linvo  iiinilo 
i^oiiiitiK  iiiiijrsiy  a  hiilnt.  Suntu  ffi.ini/u,  Willi  its  iiiipmentatlvc 
in't.  '{■iirtilnni,  iA  niitilniinlty  in  llif^  niniitti  ni'lKilli.  Il  \»  ns  iiitirli 
"11  lialiltiiiil  uaih  aa  irrtaln  two  iiiuiiu«}  liaUlei  ore  Ihuw  of  the 

lai^l!..-!!. 


I'olinario  was  niver  guilty  of  any  act  of  wanton  cruelty 
or  biirharily,  but  along  with  the  most  tearless  courage,  he 
always  evinced  a  certain  liirheariince,  not  uncummoii 
among  Spanish  banditti;  but  in  him,  having  a  dee|K'r 
seat  than  the  mock  civility  of  a  .Spanish  thief,  arising 
ratlier  from  a  soilness  at  heart,  wliieli  afterwards  led  to  a 
change  in  his  mode  of  life.  The  history  of  this  change  is 
curious,  and  I  pledge  myself  for  ilj>  autlu^iitieily. 

"  The  usual  range  of  I'olinario  was  the  norlhrrn  part 
of  the  Sierra  .Moreiia  and  the  southern  parts  of  la  Mancha; 
and  here  he  remained  during  eleven  years. 

"A  lew  years  ago,  understanding  that  the  archbishop 
of  Ciaen  would  pass  the  .Sierra  -Moremi  in  his  carriage, 
without  oIIht  attendants  than  his  servants,  he  bay  in  wail 
fiir  the  jirelate,  and  stop|Kiil  his  carriage.  The  archbishop 
of  course  delivered  his  money;  and  I'olinario  having  re- 
ceived it,  asked  his  blessing:  uiwu  this,  the  arelibishop 
began  lo  reinonstrate  willi  the  roblier,  .-citing  forth  the 
h(  inoiisness  ol"  his  oHences,  and  the  wickedness  of  his 
hie:  but  I'olinario  iiitiTnipleil  the  archbishop,  by  telling 
him  it  was  of  no  use  remonstrating  u|ion  his  manner  of 
lile,  unless  his  grace  could  obtain  a  pardon  for  the  jiast ; 
liecau.se,  without  this,  it  was  iiinwssiblo  ho  could  change 
his  mode  of  living. 

"  'J'hi'  archbishop  of  Gacn  is  a  good  man;  and  feeling 
a  real  desire  lo  assist  Polinario  in  his  half-expressed  de- 
siri'  of  seeking  a  Ir'Uit  way  of  life,  he  jiassed  his  word 
that  he  would  obtain  for  liiiii  his  majesty's  i>ardon  ;  and 
I'olinario  came  under  a  solemn  promise  to  the  archbishop, 
that  he  would  rob  no  more.  In  this  way  the  mailer  slooil 
for  eleven  months;  for  it  was  eleven  months  lieforu  the 
archbishop  coiihl  obtain  the  pardon  he  had  promised;  and 
during  all  this  time  i'olinario  was  obliged  to  conceal 
himself  from  the  pursuit  which  the  otVcr  of  a  consider- 
able reward  had  long  before  instigated.  At  length,  how- 
ever, the  pardon  was  obtained;  and  I'olinario  was  free  to 
lead  an  honest  lite.  He  admits,  however,  that  he  is  not 
contented  with  the  change,  and  makes  no  hesitation  in 
saying,  tli.it  the  promise  made  to  the  archbishop  alone 
prevents  him  from  returning  to  his  former  prolession  ; 
but  he  says  the  archbishop  kept  his  word  to  him,  and  he 
will  keep  his  word  to  the  archbishop." 

During  the  |)en  insular  war.  Napoleon,  who  then  drew 
his  resources  from  so  many  countries,  and  had  establish- 
ed the  conscriplioii,  aud  by  making  war  the  only  profit- 
able occupation,  had  awakened  a  military  spirit  nearly  all 
over  KuroiH',  had,  as  it  will  lie  reinembereil,  a  nuinber  of 
Italian  regiments  in  the  field.  Itesides  the  olficers  of 
these  regiments,  many  young  Italians  of  good  families, 
particularly  Nea|Kililans,  were  lo  he  found  on  the  stall"  of 
King  Joseph,  who  had  done  ill,  ius  far  as  his  lia|i|iine.ss 
was  eoncerned,  lo  quit  the  sure  throne  of  Naples  for  the 
very  imcertaiii  one  of  Spain.  Though  his  governinenl 
was  not  a  very  [xipular  one  at  Naples,  during  the  short 
lime  it  lasted,  the  mnnnich  had  made  such  good  use  of 
his  leisure,  and  of  tlie  lax  morality  then  |irevailing,  that 
at  his  departure  for  Spain,  he  was  sincerely  regretted  by 
a  number  of  g.ay  dames,  who,  having  no  longer  his  IIIm'- 
rality  to  look  lo,  warmly  recommended  their  brolher.s, 
their  cousins,  \c.  to  In-  provided  ibr  in  his  new  kingdom. 
Il  was  curious  enough  tool>serve,tliat,  in  many  instances, 
these  young  Italians,  now  sent  to  assist  in  the  subjuga- 
tion of  Spain  by  the  Kreneli,  were  deseended  from  Spanish 
families,  whose  fiiimders  had  served  and  found  fortune  in 
the  Spanish  armies  that  had  subdued  Italy,  and  under 
the  great  (aipluiii  (ionsalvo  di  t'cirdova  and  others,  had 
eslalilislied  the  dominion  of  Spain  in  the  Milanese  and 
the  kingdom  of  the  Two  Sicilies,  in  spite  of  all  the  efibrts 
of  the  French.  The  shoots  that  Spain  had  thrown  out  in 
Ibreign  conquesl,  were  now  returning  to  strike  at  liir 
own  proud  trunk  and  root!  The  hero  of  the  fiillowiiig 
roblwr  story  was  not,  however,  of  Spanish  lineage,  but 
descended  from  an  aneieiit  liimily  originally  of  tlie  re. 
public  of  (Jenoa,  and  long  settled  in  the  kingiloni  of  Na- 
ples, where  their  possessions,  particularly  in  C'alabria, 
were  at  one  time  of  an  eiiornioim  extent :  nor  though  on 
the  stall' of  King  Joseph,  and  a  (K-rsonal  favourite  of  his, 
dill  Don  Francesco  mvi'  his  [lost,  or  his  lio|)es  of  advance, 
nient,  to  sister  or  cousin,  or  any  relation,  or  eoimeclion, 
or  tricnd  of  the  ti'inale  gender  whatsoever.  'I'ho  iianir 
and  rank  of  his  family  had  had  their  intlueneo  of  course, 
and  Joseph,  who  was  I'ar  from  licing  either  ailventiirous 
or  courageous  himwlli  adniire<l  lliose  qualilieH  in  others — 
and  there  was  not  a  |mtsoii  nliout  him  more  distinguished 
by  tlieni  than  the  young  Italian. 

Whenever  there  was  any  thing  daring  to  Ixi  done, 
whenever  there  was  a  message  to  Ix'  carried  that  reipiired 
extriiordinary  speed,  of  all  the  aides.de.camp  and  others, 
Don  Francesco  was  always  the  first  to  ofl'er  himself.  Hut 
there  appeared  to  be  no  dtuiger  whotovcr,  and  tliurc  was 


no  iie<d  li>r  baste  when  he  met  w itii  bis  advenlnre.  'I'hu 
intrusive  king  bad  Ixeii  I'or  some  liiiii'  at  .Madrid.  Kiig- 
land  had  not  yet  armed  Wellington  lo  do  wonders,  Spain 
seemed  prostrate  Ix'tbre  the  Fniicli,  ami  Ihoiigli  an  occa- 
sional deed  of  blixid  showed  their  antipathy  to  the  in- 
truders, the  destructive  guerilla  warfare  was  not  yet 
comnienced ;  and  though  an  oecasioiiiil  roblxry  was 
heard  of,  the  country  was  not  held  as  Ixiiig  iiiueh  in. 
listed  by  bandilli,  and  ollieers  came  and  went,  only  ac- 
eoinpanleil  by  their  orderlies. 

Don  Francesco  wa.s,  therefore,  despatebeil  one  morniiig, 
with  only  one  man,  a  steady,  old  Polish  trooper,  locairy 
someinstruetions  lo  a  small  corps  of  the  Freneli  army  in 
iiilomnenls,  not  many  miles  from  iM.idriil.  Having  de- 
livered these,  he  was  to  visit  some  oul)Kists  seallered 
round  the  cimntiy,  and  then  return  to  head-ipiarlers  at 
his  own  leisure,  or  ratlier,  iJiere  was  no  precise  tiinu 
fixed  Ibr  his  return.  He  arrived  safely  at  Hie  caiilon- 
ineiits,  and  having  finished  his  short  business,  would 
have  prfKieeded  farlber  that  evening,  but  the  eohiiiel  com. 
mandiiig  there  was  a  counlrymaii,  and  an  ohi  liiiiid.aiid 
be  pressed  him  lo  stay  dinner,  and  then  it  was  loo  late  lo 
an  any  furlher  that  night  .Vl  the  coloiiers  labb'  were 
Iwo  young  Freuehmcn,  who  talked  of  relieving  the  ennui 
of"  eounlry  ipiarters"  the  fullowing  morning  by  a  sIuhiI- 
ing  excursion,  and  as  the  ground  they  inleiideil  to  k'at 
was  the  same  over  whieli  Don  Francesco's  road  lay,  it 
wasagrccil,  not  only  that  they  should  start  together,  Imt 
that  he,  having  finished  his  in.s[x'etiun,  shoulil  join  them, 
and  take  a  day's  s|Hirt. 

Accordingly,  they  .set  ofl'  in  high  spirits  the  next  morn- 
ing,  Don  t'raiieeseo  fiillowed  by  his  staunch  Pole,  but 
the  French  oHieers  with  no  attendant,  .save  a  young, 
naked  legged  Castilian,  who  carried  their  game  hags, 
and  acted  as  guide.  They  iiartid  company  al  Hie  head 
ofaliltle  valley  or  hollow,  about  two  lioiirs  IxI'ore  noon. 
Tlierc  was  no  inn  or  posada  near,  but  a  scattered  village 
seemed  to  lie  midway  up  the  hollow,  and  here  il  was 
agreed  Don  Francesco  should  join  the  yoiin^f  Freiiehmeii 
early  in  the  evening,  and  after  passing  the  night  at  the 
village,  they  were  lo  conliniic  their  sport  on  llie  morrow. 
As  be  roile  on  his  w.iy  he  heard  ratlier  an  activ.'  firing 
on  the  side  of  his  friends,  and  anxious  lo  have  a  share  of 
such  good  s|Mirt,  he  put  spurs  lo  his  horse,  and  did  not 
draw  rein  until  he  came  up  lo  one  of  the  French  pickets. 
lie  here  finished  his  business  in  a  very  short  time,  anil 
oblaining  a  fresh  horse,  proceeded  to  do  the  rest  of  bis 
duly.  He  now  found  he  had  more  ground  to  go  over 
than  be  had  imagined,  and  when  li.'  relumed  to  the  |M>st 
where  he  had  lelt  his  own  horse,  il  was  iimeh  laler  than 
he  could  have  wished.  To  increase  his  eomfiirt,  a  ser. 
jeaiil  of  tirailleurs,  who  had  the  eiiiiiiiianil,  assured  him 
tliat  in  spile  of  all  the  troops  scattered  over  the  coimlry, 
the  Spaniards  were  ilaily  Ineoming  iKihler,  and  showing 
that  they  detested  the  French — that  a  commissary  of  thu 
army,  and  an  ofiieer  of  the  line,  had  Ixen  assaulted,  not 
many  days  belbre,  in  the  very  district  he  had  lo  traverse, 
and  had  escaped  being  murdereil  almost  by  miracle;  and 
finally,  hi^  added,  that  even  befiire  the  French  invasion, 
the  place  bore  a  bad  name  for  robbers.  The  young  iSea- 
jxililan  thought  his  friends  had  Isen  ralher  unluiky  in 
the  choice  of  their  shooting  ground;  but  he  could  hardly 
fancy  breaking  his  eiigai'ement,  and  late  as  it  was,  ho 
mounted  his  own  steed,  which  was  by  this  lime  well  re- 
tresheil,  and  set  olf  at  a  liand.gallop  liir  the  glen  where 
he  had  left  them.  The  ohI  Polish  trooper,  who  had  heard 
the  ilialogue  lictween  his  master  and  the  serjeani,  woiihl, 
of  a  certainly,  have  ralher  rtbroimae  chcmiii ;  but  he  was 
accustomed  to  danger,  he  was  piipied  too  by  the  set.ming 
inditl'crencc  lo  il  in  Don  Francesco,  and  he  could  not  con. 
eeive  (he  had  yet  lo  learn  what  the  ,S|>aiiiards  were)  that 
the  |K-asanlry  would  dare  to  attack  an  olliccr  of  rank  no 
near  the  French  fiirccs. 

They  reached  the  glen  where  they  had  left  the  two 
Frenchmen  in  s.afi'ly,  but  il  was  dark,  aud  when  they 
rode  up  to  what  they  li:iil  taken  in  the  inoriiing  for  a  vil- 
lage,  nearly  every  while  s|x>l,  instead  of  Ixiiig  a  house, 
was  a  calcareous  rixk.  'i'liere  were,  however,  among 
these  deceptive  projeelions  some  half  (hizeii  of  miserable 
collages,  where  Don  Francesco  confidently  ex|xeleil  to 
find  his  iViemls;  but  where,  on  enquiry,  he  fiiiind  Iheiii 
not,  and  if  the  words  of  tlic  inhabitants  were  to  he  taken, 
no  such  persons  had  Ixen  seen  there  since  the  mnrniiig. 
Rather  inclined  lo  lie  angry  at  his  friends  tor  their  want 
of  punetiiality,  lliHii  to eusixct  any  thing  had  hiip|K'iied  to 
them,  Don  Francesco  was  alsiul  lo  turn  his  horses'  head, 
when  an  old  goatherd  addressed  liiiii,  and  tohl  him  be  had 
seen  the  Iwo  si  rangers  cross  llie  hills  al  the  lop  of  the  gh;ii, 
and  that  donblhss  Ihey  would  Ik'  fiiiiiiil  al  a  farm-house 
ill  that  direction — not  more  than  a  good  league  ofl",  wlicro 
the  giuno  was  must  abundant. 


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S|iirilr(l  un  liy  lljis  liili  lliuriiici',  the  yiiinif  N'('n|nilit,'in 
tfHtk  Mil-  flirt'i-li'iii  |H)iiilril  iitil  (i>  liiiii,  jtiKJ,  ilnrkiT  hikI 
ilaikci'  llii>iii;li  II  In  liiiiit'.  III'  niid  Ills  lollnwir  ciiiitrivrd 
to  iiiiikf  ir<«Hl  sprcil  tiir  liniriiii  hour,  whni  tliry  thoiin-|)t 
(hry  oii;:ht  to  iir  iirar  tlic  5;iiil  tiirin-hoiiHC.  Hut  wIk-ii 
they  slirkciud  Ihrir  |i.iir,  iiiul  |i(rri<l  throii;,'li  tin'  iii^rhl- 
!;looiii,  mill  lislcnnl  to  r.'ilili,  il'  it  iiii;,r|il  In  ,  the  linrkln;; 
1)1'  II  iloi;,  or  tin'  tiiikliii^r  ImIIh  ot"  a  sliir|i-lolil,  or  any 
lliiii)r  to  iiiMiiiiiiiir  tlir  iiriirhlioiirhoil  of  a  tiirni  or  a  rol- 
la^'r,  tiny  roiilil  sri'  iKilhiiiy^,  liiil  that  the  roiijrii  path 
thi'v  hail  hitherto  rolloweil  now  lo^^t  ilsill'  in  a  laliyrinlli 
of  oilier  piitli-i,  and  nolliiiiir  in  the  world  loiild  they  hear 
liiiltli<-jiaiitin<;ot°tlii  ir  horses  a  ml  the  iiiiiriniir  ot'lhrni^rlit- 
wliiil  anion!;  the  liriish-wiKid  that  );rew  on  every  side  iil" 
•  lieni.  'I'he  eoiiiilry  also  seeinrd  to  he  wilder  and  innre 
desolate  even  than  that  tliey  had  lell — and  a  eoimtry  more 
treeless,  houseless,  iinenllivMti  d,  li;irieii,aiid  utterly  deso- 
lote,  than  that  round  Madrid,  is  seareely  to  lie  loniiil  ill 
KiiroiH'.  Don  l-'raiKeseo,  liowevi  r,  was  not  to  lie  turned 
back;  and,  iiidecit  to  ijo  liaik  to  the  pickets,  or  to  attempt 
reachin;;  t he caiiloiiincnls,  would  now  liavel«'eii  asdiiricnll 
iiR  to  tind  out  the  larin-lioiise.  lie  did,  theretore,  what  is 
Jicrliaps  as  wise  a  tiling  as  a  man. can  do  iiiuU-r  such  eir- 
(•iimslaiiccs,  he  threw  tlic  reins  on  liisliorsc*s  neck,  and  let 
liini  <'lioosc  his  own  wav.  The  saiiacinus  creature  liad  not 
ffoiH'  tar,  wlieii  he  drew  up  his  head,  and  then  threw  out 
liis  nostrils,  and  then  iii'ii,rhed,  and  the  ninment  after  a  little 
Kliniineriiii,'  liijlit  jjavcan  additional  proot'tliat  they  were 
near  some  hahilalion.  "  It  is  the  rarni-houso  wc  are 
seeking',"  lhoii;r|it  the  youns  man;  ami  !,'oin}r  on  in  the 
direction  ot'  the  lijrlit,  they  soon  linind  Ihiinselves  iM'lore 
a  loiiL',  low  wall,  in  wliieli,  aller  jrropinir  tor  some  lime, 
they  loiind  a  stMUfT  wooden  irate.  As  they  struck  upon 
this,  the  lisjlit  tlisap|K'iired — then  they  heard  a  slif;ht 
noise — and  the  liirht  n'-a|ip<ared,  hut  lower  down  than  il 
had  licen  set  n  iM'forc.  They  then  heard  the  sounds  ot' 
the  o]H'niii;j  ot*  a  door,  and  then  a  liirhl  was  wen  ap- 
proachiii}.'- Iheiii.  Nolhini;  doiililinir  hnl  that  his  t'riends 
were  within,  Mon  F'ranciseo  now  called  out  their  iiaines. 
'I'here  was  no  answer  i^iveii ;  hut  presenlly  the  irate  heliire 
which  he  stooil  was  iniharred,  and  lliev^were  aihnilted 
into  ail  open  yard,  which  seemed  to  have  slahliiiir  and 
hariis  round  tlirce  ot'ils  sides,  from  the  readiness  with 
which  they  had  ijained  adinittancc,  hotli  iiiasti  r  and  man 
were  enntiriiicd  in  their  o|iiiiioii  tiiat  their  I'riiiids  niiist 
he  there,  and  rctin  il  to  rest ;  and  they  asked  no  questions, 
until  thi'ir  coudiielor,  an  oUl  Spaniard,  led  them  In  the 
door  of  the  hoii.sc,  on  whose  threshold  there  sIimiiI  aii- 
otluT  Spaniard,  who  sceiiied  to  wear  a  hospitahie  smile 
on  his  countenance.  .Vl'ter  a  courteous  salutation,  the 
yonnt;  nlVner  asked  whether  there  were  not  two  I'Vcnch- 
men  within. 

They  were  nut — they  had  not  Im'cu  seen — hut  had 
ihev  come,  there  would  have  U'cn  a  welcome  I'nr  thi'iii, 
nK  there  was  for  those  caballeros  who  now  arrived,  was 
the  reply. 

'I'he  ti'llow's  manners  were  (jood;  there  seemed  an  air 
of  milihiess  and  rev|M('taliilily  almiit  him — the  niirht 
witlioiit  was  as  dark  as  ever,  and  a  cold  rain,  that  had 
been  thicati'iiiii'.'  liir  sonic  time,  now  heijan  to  pell  most 
pitilessly;  so  vvisliiii^'  his  I'riends,  wlienver  they  iiiif;lil 
be,  as  civil  a  host  and  as  :rood  a  lodijinir  as  he  seemed  to 
have  liirhted  uiioii,  he  ijavc  his  horse  to  his  orderly,  and 
walked  in.  The  apartment  had  nothing;  remarkable 
nlKiiit  it.  lis  ininiites  were,  an  old  woman,  another  mall, 
whose  couiiteiiaiice  was  not  very  prepossessinir,  hut  not 
niiii'h  wihier  or  more  forhiddiii;;  than  the  )rencral  run  of 
tlie  diiijiy  Castilian  |)easants,  and  to  these  was  prisently 
added,  iMsides  the  host  who  had  entered  w  itli  Don  Fran- 
cesco, a  yoiniir  and  rather  pretty  (rul,  who  seated  herself 
nc,\r  the  lire,  wliieh  burned  In  the  centre  of  tile  riHini. 
To   her,   of  course,   the   youii(r   soldier's   attention   was 

iirescnily  turned,  lie  saw  her  lean  her  head  on  both  her 
innds,  as  thoiiijli  siilli  liiij;  from  p.iin  ;  and  tiieii  he  saw, 
or  laneied  he  saw,  that  she  looked  iil  him  now  and  then — 
looked  at  him  with  nncii-iiii  ss.  I'lihaps,  however,  this 
only  Ktruck  him  alhrwarils. 

A.s  an  Italian,  whose  laiiL'Uafre  is  itself  .so  like  In  the 
Spanish,  Don  Krancrsco  had  not  had  nmeli  dillienlty  ill 
leiirnini;  the  latter  idiom  :  he  had  now,  moreover,  U'cii 
Ronu  months  in  the  cnuntrv,  and  lieinir  rather  of  a  literary 
turn,  he  had  paid  some  allention  to  its  iHioks  and  (iraiii- 
inar,  iS;r. — tliinsrs  which  the  Kreiieh  were  very  «/;(  to 
despise.  And  then  the  Krencli,  (.reiierally,  as  we  nil  know, 
have  a  icmarkuble  inaptitude  liir  laniruaires ;  so  miieh  so, 
that  there  was  not  one  in  a  thousand  amoiijr  them,  who, 
even  atbr  se\eral  vears'  rcsideni'i  in  Italy,  could  express 
himself  in  that  Ix  anlifiil  toiifrne  with  luiy  thin).''  like  pro- 
priety "f  idiom  or  aeei  111. 

As  lie  s|Hike  to  tlicni,  the  Castilinnn  made  the  rcninrk 
with    aRtonislunciil,   that    Don    l''r.inccKCo    spoke   Buch 


Spanish  as  they  had  never  heard  from  the  immth  <if  n 

I'll  iichman. 

"  I  am  no  I'leiiehman,"  said  he. 

This  assertion  exidentlv  prndnced  a  conndcrabli' ctl'ei  t : 
the  Spanish  i;irl  ti.xcd  hi  ■:  Ingr  black  eyes  on  liiin  ;  the 
man,  who  w cined  the  iiiasler  of  the  hou.'-c,  .iskcd  him  nl' 
what  country  then  lie  was. 

W  hen  he  replied  he  v\ .  s  an  Italian,  the  host  rejoined, 
"Oil,  then  you  arc  half  a  Spaniard — but  yon  arc  here 
wilh  the  rrench  army  aller  all !" 

As  Don  I'ranceseo  was  thinkin;;  he  did  not  altoircthcr 
like  the  tone  with  which  the  last  words  were  proiioimii  il, 
and  the  cxpiession  of  lountcnance  tliat  nccompanied 
them,  his  I'olisli  trofi|ii'r,  who  had  Ihcii  busy  with  the 
horses,  came  in,  and  stepping  up  to  liis  ina.sler,  whispered 
in  Krencli,  "  I  ho|ic,  sir,  \\f  have  ijot  into  lliendlv  ipiar- 
ters — hilt  there  is  something:  I  don't  quite  limcv — there 
arc  several  desperate  lookin;:  fellows  in  the  stable,  and  I 
am  iiliuost  sure,  the  olil  froalheid  wlio  direeti  d  us  hilhi  r 
is  one  anioii^'  them  I" 

Start  lid  as  he  was  at  this  Inlornialion,  the  younj' soldier, 
however,  preserved  his  presence  ot'  mind  :  he  li  It  that  if 
they  had  really  fallen  into  a  trap,  escape  hy  foric  was 
utterly  impraclicalile  ;  and  that  the  best  tliiiifr  he  oonhl 
do,  was  to  keep  a  watchful  eye  on  his  liiends  within  the 
house,  and  to  tranipiillise  bis  tinlhtiil  companion,  who 
inifrht  be  on  his  yiiard  as  to  what  was  (loinjr  on  without. 
So,  atrectinir  to  treat  liirhtly  the  troo[M'r's  suspicions,  and 
only  telliiiir  him  to  keep  the  saddles  on  the  horses,  niid 
to  have  tluir  reins  ready  on  tin  ir  necks,  he  ■rave  him  part  of 
the  siip|Kr  and  wine  his  host  hail  proviilcd,  and  disniis.sed 
him,  with  a  recoiiimeiidation  toslccp  ns  li(rhtly  as  thou;;li 
he  were  picketed  in  the  field  with  the  enemy  close  U'liire 
him.  W'hiii'  hi:  tiMik  his  own  supmT,  Don  Francesco 
eonliiiucd  his  lonversation  v\ itli  the  Spaniards.  So  quiet 
and  Well  dis|Hised  did  they  all  ajraili  sccin,  that  his  ap- 
prehensions almost  entirely  let)  him,  and  he  ta.veil  him- 
self with  liilly  liir  havin^i:  sii,s|K.'cled  any  evil  ut  their 
hands. 

it  was  by  this  time  wa-vinff  late — two  of  the  Stmniards 
and  the  old  woman  hail  retired  one  by  one,  very  devout  Iv 
wisliiii;;  him  '•  III  hill, -1,1  iiiii-iii\"  and  tliat  the  saints  miflil 
Uiiaril  him.  The  youiiii  ;.'irl  liiiirered  still,  hut  she,  too, 
withdrew  at  last.  Don  Friuiieseo  Ihcii  i  iiqiiiri  d  his  wav 
iir  the  morrow's  jonrney,  niid  cxprcssinj.''  his  intentioii 
if  seltiiii.'  off  at  daybreak,  heijjr,  d  to  he  shown  to  his 
place  ot'  rest.  His  complacent  host  rcirrcttcd  that  his 
ecommodalions  were  not  iHtter,  and  led  him  up  a 
tolleriiii;  wimmI.  n  slairia.-c,  or  rallicr  a  broad-stepped 
ladder,  into  a  larne  dark  room,  which  .seemed  to  prolonj; 
itself  o\ir  part  ot' the  stahlinir.  'I'here  was  a  narrow 
window  at  each  end  ot'  I  be  room,  from  one  of  which  he 
fanci.'d  the  lij;lit  that  first  allraetcd  him  must  have  pro. 
eeedid.  The  lloor  of  tin  room  was  partly  covered  with 
u:raiii  and  household  provisions,  hut  near  the  liirther  end, 
to  which  they  advanced,  tin  re  were  two  low  coiiclies, 
me  of  which  was  already  occupii  d  by  somehodv  with  a 
larire  Spanish  capote  thrown  over  him.  The  host,  piit- 
tiiu;  his  tinsrcr  to  his  mouth,  as  if  to  prevent  talkinjj, 
which  miirlil  disturb  the  sle('|K'r,  pointed  to  the  mattress 
ill  the  op|iosile  corner  ;  and  no  sooner  had  Don  Francesco 
thrown  his  mililarv  cloak  n|ioii  it,  than  whispcriiijr  him  a 
ifood  iiicht,  the  host  instantly  withdrew,  and  curried  the 
lamp  with  him.  As  he  dcsernded  the  ladder,  he  drew  u 
trap-door  iilKr  him,  and  the  yoiiii);  soldier  hcnrd  llic 
noise,  as  if  of  a  sliiliiiir  holt,  to  secure  the  door. 

This  jarred  impleaKaiitly  on  Mow  F'rancesco's  ncrvcH. 
Instead  of  llirowin(f  himself  at  once  on  the  couch,  lie 
jrrasped  his  pistols,  which  he  had  kept  almiit  his  |M'rson, 
and  draw ini;  liis  sword,  <rropcd  his  way  to  the  upper  end 
of  the  riioiii  by  which  he  had  entered.  The  iiiten.se  dark- 
ness of  the  iiisiit  had  somewhat  almti  d — a  jilimincrinir 
of  unei'rtaiii  lif;lil  penelraled  thronsih  the  low  narrow 
windows  whieli  wire  opposite  to  cai  II  other,  iiiid  It'll  on 
two  small  spaces  of  the  lloorin^r,  but  all  the  rest  of  the 
li.n^'  room  was  wrappid  in  a  irlooni  so  dense,  that  he  could 
not  see  the  bri^rhl  lilaiic  ot'  the  wea|Km  he  lieid  in  his 
hand.  \\  illi  some  dillicully  he  piloted  liiuiself  tliroiijrh 
Ihe  heleni).'eiieous  materials  that  encumbered  the  opart- 
iiii  lit,  and  hy  kiiei  lini;  down  and  I'eelinu'  the  rou!;b  boards 
with  his  hand,  he  detic ted  an  iron  rint;  whielL  raised  the 
lra|i-doiir.  To  his  surprise  and  reliif,  when  he  applied 
his  aim'::  strenjrth  to  this,  the  door  opined  at  once,  and 
proved  his  ear  had  ilercivcd  him  as  to  it.s  iM'ini;  liisteiied. 
lie  aijain  thoiiLrht  himself  a  liiol  for  harlKiurinir  suspicion; 
lint  111  iiar  nluiniiif;  to  his  resliiiir-placc,  he  listened  a 
livv  sieomls  at  the  ii|K'rtiire  he  had  niaile  by  only  par- 
tially lillinsj  up  the  door.  At  first  all  was  silent  as 
Ihoiii'li  he  had  held  his  car  over  an  o|K'ned  toiiili,  and 
then  he  heard  the  low  niiinnurini;  of  «  voice  liclow  as  if 
in  prayer.    linconrngcd  by  the  latter  circuinstaiicc,  and 


fully  decidinij  once  more  that  he  was  ill  the  hanils  i.f 
!.'ood  honest  |K'opli', hcfrroped  bis  way  liack  to  the  ci mji. 
Still,  however,  spite  of  bimsell',  there  was  a  liiiui'rii)i;  ,,| 
iloiibt  and  suspicion,  and  bctore  he  llircw«liinisi  If  i.ii  l,i, 
mattress,  he  crept  across  the  rnoin  to  the  side  of  his  Klii|t 
inir  conipanioii.  Whoever  this  was,  he  ^eeiucd  to  slii|, 
most  iH'acefully — with  his  capote  drawn  over  his  lii';ii|, 
not  even  bis  lircathinii'  could  be  heard. 

"  Pi'oplii  do  not  .kleep  this  way  in  n  den  of  robbers  ,ii;,| 
mnrderers,"  thoniriit  Don  Fraiicesio,  who  at  len^'Hi 
wrapped  his  own  mantle  about  him  and  laid  liii>i~i>|j 
down.  All  remained  quiet — be  tboujjht  a  little  of  tin. 
events  uf  the  day,  and  his  disappoinlment,  nnd  n(;aiii 
hoping  (hat  his  unpunctiial  friends  had  come  In  no 
harm,  and  had  found  as  pood  loil(;inf;s  ns  he  had  ili)iii>, 
he  gave  way  to  fatiijnc  nnd  drowsiness  nnd  was  fallin; 
asleep — when  he  was  suildenly  slnrled  by  the  ereiiliin^. 
of  a  door,  (jiiick  ns  he  was,  before  he  grasped  Ins 
sword  and  pistols  and  ruse  to  his  feet,  a  door,  which  Ic 
lind  not  observed  in  the  darkness,  was  opened  liclwri'n 
i:iin  and  the  bed  on  the  opposiie  side  of  the  room,  ami  5 
little  yellow  lamp,  ns  though  of  a  li{.'lit  screened,  ruslicj 
into  the  nparlmcnt. 

'I'lionjjh  the  prospect  of  a  hopeless  strujrRlo  noit 
presented  itself,  and  the  chill  of  despair  tijll  on  liu 
heart,  Ihc  yoiiiijf  soldier  levelled  his  pistol  willi  \ 
steady  aim,  and  had  nearly  pressed  the  ready  tri^'ii-, 
when  he  snw  that  tliij  fimiVe  which  stole  into  the  ri-in 
was  that  of  the  yoiiiif;  Spanish  damsel,  whose  eoiiiliic; 
and  looks  below  stairs  had  atlrncted  his  attention. 

"Stranger!"  said  she  in  a  fearfully  agitated  whisiicr, 
"  put  up  your  arms  nnd  follow  inc— there  is  hnrdlv  a 
minute  belween  yon  nnd  murder  I" 

"All!  is  it  .sol'"  Kaid  the  young  man,  gasping  liit 
breath. 

"You  will  bo  the  first  guest  that  leaves  this  iiHim 
alive,"'  said  the  girl ;  "  liul  haste,  or  you  will  be  tai 
late !" 

"Then  let  me  rouse  also  this  man  who  sleeps  » 
soundly,"  said  Don  Francesco. 

"Think  of  yoursell'— he  needs  not  yonr  care!"  saiil 
llie  girl. 

J')veii  ill  that  extremity  of  danger  the  bravo  sniilier 
could  not  reconcile  hiintelf  to  the  thought  of  Icaviiioi 
lellow  crealnie  to  the  knili',  and  he  sIcpiMil  to  the  ulhcr 
side  of  the  room.  The  treiiihliiig  girl  moved  with  liiiii. 
drew  the  capote  from  the  body,  and  holding  down  lltf 
lamp  she  held,  and  Inrniiiguway  her  own  eyes,  discliwd 
lo  those  of  Don  Francesco  the  ghastly  couiitenuiicc  of 
one  of  the  young  I'lenehmen  he  had  been  in  .searili  nf. 

As  lo  what  pas.sed  after  this  horrid  disclosine,— ns 
lo  his  feelings  or  his  actions,  fiir  some  seconds,  tie 
young  man  could  never  render  an  nceount.  WlialU 
first  recollceled  was  standing  at  the  head  of  a  fliglili:' 
rough  stone  steps  that  descended  from  what  appcawl 
lo  be  n  liaylofl  into  the  courtyard,  with  the  SpiiniJi 
i;iil  poinling  to  the  wall  that  enclosed  the  court.  Wlale 
standing  here  listening  to  the  directions  the  girl  wn 
giving  him,  as  to  the  road  be  was  to  take  to  rcaili 
.Madrid — he  heard  the  well-known  voice  of  his  poo: 
liiithful  trooper  niter  n  French  exclnnintion,  anil  I'o 
iie.xt  instant  tlio  report  of  a  carbine  shot,  and  then  tlii' 
noise  of  a  deadly  seutlle  proceeded  from  that  partol'liit 
si  able  which  now  seemed  to  be  imnicdiately  bunealli  liii 
iect. 

"Oh,  fly! — if  is  your  only  liojie — may  God  go  wilk 
yon  !"  niultcred  the  agonised  girl,  slill  pointing  to  tlie 
wall.  More'than  half  stupificii,  Don  I'rnnceseo  errpl 
down  the  stone  steps;  but  us  ho  ileseendcd,  he  sowi 
man  who  hud  come  out  from  the  lower  npartniiiit  f 
from  the  slnhle,  advance  across  the  courtyard  In  lli' 
narrow  space  lielween  the  foot  of  Ihe  stnirsand  llio  \'M 
of  the  outer  wall  of  the  f'urm  ho  had  to  climli.  11) 
llieii  heard  a  long  heavy  groan — and  then  four  nuri 
.Spaniards  e:iiiic  out  and  joined  the  man  ho  linil  jii-t 
seen.  "  The  dog  of  a  l'"rcnehiiiaii  is  done  for,''  saiil 
one,  whose  voice  seemed  lo  be  that  of  the  liosl,  "  hnl  Ir 
has  wounded  mo  sorely  in  the  arm.  (iuiek,  hnttPifi' 
the  noise  will  have  awakened  his  master,  and  wc  »W 
have  troiihio  in  despatching  him  I" 

Don  I'ranceseo  turned  his  head — tho  light  nnil  lit 
girl  VNere  gone — the  door  ut  the  top  of  tho  sfiiirriK 
seemed  closed;  but  dark  as  il  was,  nnd  though  lie  had 
now  croiichcd  in  the  Hiimllest  compass  possible  iimln 
the  rude  sloiie  liallustraile  that  ran  along  one  side  nl  Hii 
steps,  he  dreaded  they  must  discover  him  even  I'l*" 
below  as  he  lay  there,  for  by  this  lime  one  of  llii-  "» 
hnd  brought  out  a  lamp. 

"lie  remniiifl  quiet,  however,  as  yet,"  whi»pe'*l 
another  voice  below;  "  iierhapi)  the  report  of  tho  fbllon'i 


gall  lias  nil 
III  mice."  '11 
slip  of  tho  St 
(liri'ctioii,  and 
li.ue  escaped 
shriek  was  he 
a  vnii  e  cried 
Siiuiiiards,  fai 
nlte:iiptiiig  hi: 
11.111  Fraileese. 
the  feint    wlii 

nllllpil  dlllVll   III 

ililliriilty,  and 
S|mt. 

'I'lioiigh  out 

r.llt  nf  d.iiigcr. 

siieeilily  piirsiu 

iiiiriil,   and    in 

Iriivf  rsed,  he  ci 

his  young  dclii 

n'Ciies  of  dan;; 

riiiiii  which   he 

liiiii'  he  heard  t 

llie  dark  healli. 

»|iprnacli — on 

liiiiiler,  until  tin 

must  lie  inimei 

Tims  encouraiii 

3    nnd  ran  fiir  a  loi 

J    ii|i|ireliciisioii  nn 

>.4    lirniight  to  a  pat 

'2    riglil  lielbrc  bin 

was  not  a  tree,  a 

liiin   from    his 

liutt'over,  he  hn 

wrapping  hinise 

gruimd,  hoping  I 

Hint    of  the    liei 

disu.nercd.     Thi 

nearer;  ho  saw  tl 

where   he    lay. 

sirui'k  him.     It 

villains  in  their 

steed,  which,  if  i 

certain   lo  belra 

tlnis  he  would   I 

searching  eyes  of 

liis  sword  was  oi 

iiii  retreat  down  1 

with  the  resiiliilio 

iMraiitt'hile  the 

cln.ie,  that  at  one 

over;  liiit   tlicy  ji 

disi'nvering  him. 

.louadsoflhe  hoofs 

dicdflway  on  lii.s 

ward  liir  some  tini 

%  this  time  tin 

|"'iir.     I.iglit,  how 

lliat  mniiotoiious,  1 

til  find  his  way,  h 

still  persisted    in   I 

tliini.     He  had  ru 

overi'iime  by  fitign 

nn  the  ground.       I 

liis  journey,  and  so. 

i^i'i'iiicil  a  freqiiente 

(linelinii  he  should 

measured  sounds  ol 

ln'iil  his  bend   to  ti 

I'mm^di  Ihnt  if  wius 

liV.     Cheered   by  tl 

way,  nnd  in  nboiit  1 

inl'i  fulness  of  light 

Inn'  him,  with  a  del 

'in  ;n  iiiilskirls.     Si 

llii'  village,   where  li 

anil  ciiiiirailes.     Hi,. 

i'i.in  nl'proeecdiiig  a 

passed  ere  he  wns  si 

niiillii'id  the  troops 

tiiiial.'ly,  ton,    there 

"liat  Willi  (he  dillici 

lii'^t  nn  filse  scents,  i 

rw.i)  drew  up  the   I 

"liii'li,  friim  Ihe  littl 

"lisriirily  of  the    pri 

;lir.l  whieh  he  hnd  c> 

ill  >iiiii,  the  soldiers  1 

call'.    '\'\iv  door  of'  1 

^uriJ  liy  a  latch,  am 


SPANISH  UIIKiANUS. 


11 


ill  tlir  liiimis  (,!' 
cU  til  till'  i-(  lull, 
4  a  rni;;i'riii'.'  m 
'•liiiiiyi  ll'  nil  I.I! 
(iilc  of  Ills  sli  I  |L 
noeiiK'il  t(i  sill |, 
II  ovrr  Ills  laaii, 

II  ofrnliliiTs  ai.J 
will)  ill  \i'":' 
lul  bill  liiiu-. 
it  n  lilllc  111'  lilt 
lu'iil,  mill  iil-'a"! 
mil  romo  to  no 
lis  lio  liiiil  il™  P, 
I  ami  «'as  I'lillin; 
by  the  criakiin' 
he  graspi'il  Ins 
a  door,  wliii'li  Ic 
opriicd  bftwoia 
"llio  room,  Mill  r. 
scroeiit'il,  ruslicil 

is   BtriiflElo   noit  \ 
spair  loll  "ii  Ins 
s    pistol    willi 
lie  ready  tri^'<:i 
ole  into  llie  rwn  I 
:1,  whose  comhici 
satleiitimi. 
agitated  w|iis|ifr,  I 
Ihuru  is  liardly  i 


niHii,  gnspiiii;  Inr  Kij 

leaves  lliia  ii«i»i  I 
r  you  will  he  Iw  I 

111  w  lio    Bleeps  so  I 

your  earc !"  saij 

the  bravo  mlilipil 

ought  of  leiivliia » 

[ep|M'd  lo  the  ollior  I 

ll  moved  with  liiin,  I 

holding  down  IIb'| 

n  eyes,  dit^rlii-oil  I 

ly  eoiintenaiice  cil 

leen  in  search  if.  [ 

ll  diselosiiio,— ;.; 

ioine  seeoiid:i,  the  | 

.■uiiiil.     Wliali.f 

head  ol'a  lliglil.:'! 

mi  what  np|u!:iKill 

till  the  h!piiiii-li| 

he  court.  Wli 

.is  the  girl  »a<| 

to  take  lo   rciitil 

voice  of  his  I'dom 

Illation,  nnd  I'tl 

liol,  and  tlicnlliel 

111!  that  part  1)1"  lilt  I 

liately  beneatli  liiij 


iny  God  go  wil 

11  pointing  lull* I 

l-"ranec»co  crcpll 

eended,  he  so«i| 

er  npartniiiit  orl 

courtyard  In  lli'l 

lairs  and  llie  l''l| 

I  to  elinili.    ll(| 

then   four  iiiwl 

man   ho  Jinil  ju-'l 

s  done  for,"'  mH'l 

the  host,  "liiillifl 

Huick,  hnwrvfiT 

ster,  and  we  »W1| 

ho  light  nml  ''"I 
of  tlio  FtiiifMl 
|iil  though  lioWl 
|M)ssililo  mill"! 
Iiig  one  side  orilill 
Ir  him  even  t'nml 
|e  one  of  1 1"'  ""I 

yel,"    wlii«li»'^l 
liorl  of  llio  follos'l 


iniii  111!-'  not  awakened  him — lei  iik  up,  and  finish  him 
al  iiiice."  ')  li<:  speaker's  loot  seemed  to  he  on  the  tirsi 
sli  M  M'  the  stiiiio  stairs,  the  light  moved  ill  the  same 
illrielioii,  and  it  was  im|K)ssih!e  Don  I'Vaiicesco  could 
have  eyiaped  another  moment,  when  a  shrill  fcimile 
■iliriek  was  heard  iit  the  opjiosilu  end  of  the  liousn,  and 
ii  voiie  cried  "'I'lie  Kreiiehiimn  I'"  "  The  olUeor  1"  The 
Siiaiiiarili,  I'aiieying  llieir  aroused  vieliiu  was  there 
niliviipting  his  escape,  rnslicd  in  that  direction  ;  whilst 
p.iii  Kraiiiesco,  imderstandiiig  and  availing  himself  ol 
llie  feint  wliieh  ovidniitly  proiM'edod  from  the  girl, 
riliilod  down  the  stairs,  vaulted  over  the  wall  willi  some 
(iilliciilty,  and  ran  with  all  his  speed  from  tho  accuriiod 

sj)!)!.  ,  • 

Though  out  of  their  lair,  he  was  still  fir  from  hciitu; 
Mil  iif  dinger.  They  had  horses,  and  would  no  doiihl 
siiocilily  pursue  him  ;  and  then,  in  the  darkness  of  the 
iiiijlit,  ami  in  ii  wild  country  he  had  never  before 
iniversed,  he  could  not  tell  whether  he  was  (ollowing 
his  young  deliverer's  directions,  or  running  into  fresh 
HOiies  of  danger — jierhaps  returning  on  the  very  den 
I'liiiii  wliii'h  he  had  eseajH'd.  Inilced,  in  ii  very  short 
liiiii'  lie  liearil  the  hollow,  rapid  beat  of  horses'  lioofs  on 
ihe  dark  heath.  The  sounds  did  not,  however,  seoiu  to 
ii|i|iriiMih — on  tho  eoulrKry,  they  waxed  fainter  and 
rujiitcr,  until  they  died  away  in  the  direeliun  ho  fancied 
iiiust  lie  immediately  opposite  fo  that  ho  was  taking. 
Thus  encouraged,  he  summoned  U|>  all  his  strength, 
and  ran  li)r  a  long  lime ;  but  the  returning  agony  of  his 
nppreheiisioii  may  be  conceived,  when  lie  was  suddenly 
liriiiiglit  to  a  pause  by  hearing  the  sound  of  horses'  t'eet 
right  l)eH)rc  him,  and  iidvaiicing  to  meet  him.  There 
wa.i  not  a  tree,  a  bush  on  the  wide  open  heath  to  conceal 
hiin  from  his  blood-thirsty  pursuers.  Fortunately, 
liDweicr,  he  had  retained  his  dark  grey  cloak,  and 
wrapping  liimsell'  in  this,  he  laid  himself  flat  on  the 
gruiiiid,  hoping  that  its  ccdour,  which  Hssiinilaled  with 
lljiit  of  the  heath,  would  prevent  him  from  being 
disoovereil.  The  galloping  liorses  came  nearer  and 
nearer;  he  saw  them  lake  the  very  direction  of  the  spot 
where  ho  lay.  And  now  another  dreadful  thought 
siruik  him.  It  might  very  well  bo  that  ouo  of  the 
villains  in  their  haste  had  inouiited  his  own  favourite 
steed,  which,  if  it  came  near  where  ho  lay,  was  almost 
certain  to  betray  hln,  by  stopping  or  neighing,  and 
thus  lie  would  ho  discovered,  even  if  ho  osca|)eil  the 
siarcliingeyesof  the  murderers,  lie  grasped  his  pistols: 
his  sword  was  out  of  its  sheath,  as  it  had  been  siiiee 
lii.1  retreat  down  the  stairs  of  the  liou.se,  and  thus  ho  lay 
with  the  resohition  lo  sell  his  life  dearly. 

Meanwhile  the  lior.semeii  came  close  upon  him — so 
chise,  thai  at  one  lime  ho  ihoiighl  he  should  Ijo  riilden 
over;  hut  lliey  pas.seil  the  s|iot  wlierc  he  lay  without 
disiovering  him.  lie  remained  supine  as  he  was  till  the 
soundsof  the  liuof's  and  the  villains'  dreadful  imprecatioiis 
dicdnway  on  his  ear,  when  ho  rurv,  and  again  ran  for- 
ward liir  sDino  time  at  the  top  of  his  speed. 

liy  this  time  the  fir.st  rays  of  morning  began  to  ap- 
|sar.  Light,  however,  was  of  little  serviee^to  him  in 
lliat  inoiiotoiious,  mikuown  country,  as  lo  assisting  him 
Id  find  his  way,  hut,  on  the  contrary,  if  his  pursuers 
still  persisted  in  their  search,  it  wouM  beiniy  him  to 
thiiii.  lie  had  run  himself  out  of  hrenth,  and  was  so 
oviTiniiie  by  fitigue,  that  he  was  obliged  to  throw  himself 
on  the  ground.  Having  rested  for  awhile,  he  resumed 
his  JDiiriiey,  and  soon  came  to  a  toh'rahly  good,  and  what 
si'i'iiied  a  ficipieiited  road.  As  he  hesitated  here  what 
direelinii  he  shoiihl  now  take  on  tliis  road,  the  di.stiuit, 
niiMsured  sounds  of  a  drum  faintly  struck  his  ear  ;  he 
lieiil  his  head  to  the  earth,  mid  then  heard  distinctly 
ciiniigli  that  it  was  a  I'reneh  drummer  iH'atiug  the  reveil- 
liT.  {'Iieered  by  these  welconie  tones,  he  pursued  his 
w.iy,  and  in  ahoiit  a  quarter  of  an  hour,  as  day  broke 
into  fulness  of  light,  he  saw  a  low,  little  village  close  he- 
fiirr  him,  with  a  (letiehment  of  I'Veneh  tioiips  luiustering 
'in  ;;s  imlskirts.  Setting  up  a  shout  of  joy,  he  ran  on  to 
the  village,  where  he  was  presently  sale  among  tVieiiils 
mill  eoiiiriides.  His  tale  of  horror  was  soon  told,  and  a 
jiliin  of  proeieding  arr.inged  ;  but  mure  than  two  hours 
|visseil  ere  he  was  snllieieiitly  refreslud  loinomila  horse, 
and  lie  id  the  troops  ill  search  of  Ihe  assassins.  I'lifor- 
Iniialily,  too,  there  was  no  cavalry  on  the  spot;  and 
wimt  willi  the  dillieiilty  of  retriieing  his  steps,  and  time 
liwl  on  false  scents,  it  was  near  noon  when  Don  Fran- 
ri'sii)  drew  up  the  troops  In-fore  a  solit.iry  larni-house, 
wliirli,  I'liim  the  little  he  had  been  able  to  see  of  it  in  tlii' 
(ilisrnrily  of  the  preeeiling  night,  he  lliouglit  must  be 
thr.l  which  he  had  esea|M'd  from.  Aller  having  shouted 
ill  vuiii,  the  soldiers  sealed  the  walls,  and  Imr.^t  ojieu  the 
|!.':ilo.  The  door  of  the  dwelling-house  was  merely  se- 
mnd  liy  ,t  lalcli,  and  when  liu  entered  it,  if  tho  absence 


of  every  inniate  had  not  been  proof  inoiigh,  Don  Fran- 
eeseo  i  oiild  have  sworn  lo  the  apartment.  He  rushed 
up  the  ladiliT  to  the  aeeiirsed  li)l\,  e.\peetiiig  to  liiiil  the 
body  of  his  friend,  but  il  was  gone,  and  no  trace  of  litnod, 
or  of  any  thing  eoimeeled  with  him,  was  Nil  there.  Some 
of  the  .soldiers  meanwhile  had  gone  into  the  stable.s, 
which  they  liiund  as  empty  as  the  rest  of  the  house — all 
the  horses  bad  Ihcii  removed,  as  also  the  Isidy  of  the 
poor  Pole;  hut  on  some  straw,  ill  a  corner  of  the  stalde, 
they  found  a  Utile  (hidI  of  blood.  This  was  Ihe  only  evi- 
dence oririme  the  premises  retained.  On  hulking  over 
Ihe  house,  it  was  diseovered  lh;it  Ihe  provisions,  and  iii;ar. 
ly  all  the  portable  articles  of  household  fiirnilure,  (li'W, 
and  simple  enough  in  Spain  !)  had  been  carried  oil*,  ll 
was  vain  to  think  of  pursuing  the  fugitives  ;  they  liiilnl 
in  their  search  atler  the  bodies  ol'tlie  young  oliieer  and 
the  Pole;  and  then  Don  I'Vaiieesco  inarelu'd  his  men  to 
the  hilts  where,  on  Ihe  preceding  night,  he  had  siiokeii 
with  the  goatherd.  The  huts  were  as  empty  as  the 
farm-house  ! 

To  eolicliide  a  long  story,  the  murderers  were  never 
caught.  The  eonipanion  of  the  niiirdereil  I'Venehmaii, 
and  the  boy  that  had  aeeompanied  them,  weri'  ii<  ver 
more  seen  or  heard  of;  and  it  was  snpposeil  that,  sepa- 
rated by  accident,  or  the  design  of  the  Spaniards,  from 
his  friend,  this  second  rrinehman  nut  the  late  of  the 
tirst,  and  that  the  guide  also  was  killed. 

I  set  aside  two  or  three  horrible  and  disgusting  stories 
of  Spanish  robbers  to  make'  room  for  the  tiillowing  inte- 
resting anicdote,  ((^ommuiiieated  to  me  by  my  kind  aii<l 
talented  friend  Mr.  Brockedon,)  which  shows  them  in  a 
U'tter  light. 

A  short  time  after  the  French  war,  and  the  restoration 
of  Ferdinand  VII.,  whose  conduct  made  many  of  the 
loose  guerilla  parties  continue  out  in  the  country  as  bri- 
gands, ail  Knglish  merehanl  arrived  one  evening  at  a 
small  mean  town,  at  the  liiot  of  the  Sierra  .Aloreiia.  In 
the  po.sada  of  the  place  where  he  took  up  his  lodging  lor 
the  night,  he  met  a  Spaniard  of  a  eomiiianding  figur<', 
and  of  a  sharp,  intelligent,  but  aini.ihle  eounlenauee. 
Much  struck  with  his  ap|H'arance,  the  iJiiglislunan  en- 
tered into  conversation  with  him,  and  was  still  more  de- 
ligliled  by  his  frank  spirited  styh'  of  aildress  and  talking. 
Het'ore  supper  was  ready,  the  two  ha<l  established  that 
.sort  of  travener-iiilimaey,  whi<h  is  not  perhaps  the  less 
delightful  because  it  must  luiisli  in  a  t'ew  bonis,  and  the 
parlies,  ill  all  probahilily,  never  meet  again  ;  and  w  hen 
the  meal  was  served,  they  sat  down  to  it  together,  each, 
apparently,  iin.vious  to  know  more  of  the  other.  Tliey 
conversed  logether  during  the  progress  of  the  sujiper,  and 
long  after  it  was  over,  until  the  sinking  and  tliekering 
lamps  ou  lli<^  table  warned  the  ICnglishmaii  it  must  b< 
time  to  retire  to  rest.  As  he  rose  to  do  so,  the  Spaniard, 
with  all  his  former  frankness  and  gentlemanly  maimer, 
asked  him  which  way  his  road  lay  on  the  morrow.  Tlu 
Knglish  merehaiit  replied  across  the  Sierra  Moreiia,  and 
indiealed  the  road  he  meant  to  take. 

Tlie  J^paniard,  shaking  his  head,  said  he  was  sorry  liir 
this,  as  he  had  reasons  to  sus|m'cI  that  that  very  road  at 
that  very  nioimnl  was  beset  by  robbers,  from  whosi 
numhers  and  activity  there  was  no  escapt^ 

The  FngU.slniiau  confessed  that  this  was  unpleasant 
news,  particularly  as  the  ullairs  tlial  called  him  towards 
Madrid  were  urgent. 

"  Hut  cannot  you  stay  wliire  you  arc  a  day  or  two  .' 
replied  tlieS|ianiard  ;  "by  that  time  they  may  liave  shiftnl 
their  ground,  and  you  may  pass  Uie  mountains  without 
meeting  them." 

The  lOnglisliman  re|>eali'd  that  his  business  was  nr 
gent,  saiil  he  was  no  coward,  that  he  ha<l  lutherto  travel- 
h'd  in  S|iain  witliuiit  any  misadveiiture,  and  hoped  still 
to  do  so. 

"  Hut,  iny  gofHl  Senor,"  replieil  the  Spaniard,  "  you 
will  not  cross  the  moiintains  lo.morrow  without  being 
robbed,  lake  my  word  liir  that !" 

"  Well,  il'  it  mii.-.t  be  so,  let  them  rob  me,"  said  tin 
Mnglish  mercbaiil ;  "  1  have  little  moiiey  to  lose,  and 
they  will  hardly  take  the  life  of  an  unarnied  aiid  unre- 
sisting man  '." 

"  Tliey  have  never  been  accustomed  so  to  act — let  it 
he  .said  to  the  honour  of  the  hand,  they  are  not  such  cow- 
ardly assassins,"  replied  the  Spaniard,  who  was  then  si- 
lent, and  seemed  to  be  musing  to  himself. 

The  Engli.shmaii  was  beginning  to  call  up  one  of  the 
.servants  ol'  the  posada,  to  show  him  lo  his  resting  place, 
when  his  eonipanion,  raising  his  hand,  said, 

"  .N'ol  yet,  Seiior,  nut  yet!  listen  I"  nn<l  he  conliniied 
in  an  under  tone.  "  It  was  my  fortune  some  time  since 
lo  have  to  cross  Ihe  Sierra  Morena,  alone,  like  you;  il 
was  occupied  then  as  now,  by  the  Siitlcadorm  ;  but  1 
met  u  niau,  also  aluiic,  as  you  have  met  me,  who  said  he 


had  rendered  the  captain  of  Uie  hand  some  ser\ii'i',  and 
that  he  eoiilil  iriv,.  oi,.  a  pass  wliieb  siinuld  cmim'  iiiv  |ht- 
soii  and  my  jiroiM-rlv  to  be  respntid  bv  llie  rulilurs,  and 
enable  me  to  cross  the  iihnmlitius  wiili  piittrt  s.ilitv." 

"  .\  miieli  belter  Ihiie,'  lliis  lliaii  a  kiii!,'s  passport," 
said  the  astonished  lOiigUslmiuii.  •'  I'lnv  what  was  il  ! 
and  ilid  il  sueeeed  ."' 

"  It  was  only  a  hiitloii,"  replird  tin  Spaniard  :  "  il  did 
all  that  had  Ih'i'Ii  pronitsi'il,  and  ptrliaps  ii  has  not  yet 
lost  its  charm — I  will  u'"''  il  yon.  I"  le  it  is  I" 

.\ller  scan  liiiig  in  his  [sieki  t,  the  S|iaiiiard  prodneed 
a  eiiriiiii>ly-lillairri'ed  silver  hiilloii,  and  pUieed  il  in  the 
hands  of  the  Kiiglishiiiaii,  bi  ;.'!riii(r  him  lo  lie  can  lid  of 
it,  and  to  presinl  it  lo  any  rolilii  rs  lliat  might  att;ieU  him 
in  the  Sierra. 

"  Unl   were    i/oii   really   attaeki  d   on    your  joiirpey  ."' 

nipiiri  d  the  merehanl. 

"  The  button  was  res|ieeted  by  all   the   rubbers    I   met, 

and  I  believe  1  saw  them  all,"  said  the  Spaniard  ;  "  but 

isk  no  more  i|iiislioiis,  and  tike  lari'  of  the  liiillon  ;  to- 

iiorrow  villi  will  see  win  tin  r  il  have  lost  its  charm." 

With  many  Ihaiiks,  the  l'aii;lislmi.iii  liKik  his  leave, 
mil  went  lo  Isil.  (hi  Ihe  tiillowing  morning,  win  n  he 
I'ontiniii'd  his  jiiiirney,  Ihe  silver  buttiin  ran  in  his  head 
for  Slime  time,  lint  it  was  nut  until  noon,  as  he  was  toil- 
ing up  one  of  the  most  rnggid  of  Ihe  miiimlain  paths, 
that  he  had  Ihe  oppiirlnnily  of  trying  its  virtue.  There 
his  guide,  who  rode  beliire  him,  was  sndileiily  knocked 
oft'  his  mule,  by  a  blow  from  the  hutt-end  of  a  ninsket, 
and  till'  next  instant  three  other  guns  were  levelled  at 
the  Fnglishman's  breasi,  by  men  who  stepped  from  be- 
hind a  rock.  The  attack  was  so  sudden,  that  his  ideas 
and  reeoHiclion  were  disturbed,  and  be  |ml  his  hand  ill 
his  po(  ket,  bronght  out  his  purse,  and  di  livered  it  to  the 
roblHTs,  who  were  c„lling  him  all  sorts  of  opprobrious 
names,  heliire  he  thought  of  his  silver  lnillon.  Ihit  when 
the  reeolleet ion  came  lo  bis  mind,  and  he  prodncid  il, 
iimeli  diiiihtiiig  of  its  eHieaey,tlie  oaths  ol'the  Salteadores 
were  stopped  at  once,  as  lliongh  a  saereil  relic  had  In  en 
held  hel'oic  llieir  <yes;  they  retiiriied  liiiii  his  purse, 
earnestly  entreated  his  pariion  for  all  that  hail  happened, 
and  intiirmi'd  him  that  it  was  their  luimiiliu  diilv  to  .see 
the  hearer  of  that  button  sali'  across  llie  muinil.iiiis.  Ac- 
cordingly, on  went  the  merehaiit  willi  the  hiigands  for 
his  guard,  he  blessing  the  silver  hiillon,  and  tin  v  show- 
ing him  I'very  po.i.si!.le  attintioii  and  respect.  I  in  llieir 
way  they  mi  I  with  oilier  rolibi  rs,  which  proved  how  liir- 
midalde  was  the  band,  and  how  ini|ioshilile  il  would  have 
been  to  escape  them  willnml  the  eharmed  biitliiu. 

At  length  they  came  lo  a  low,  solilarv  house  in  ,■)  will! 
dell,  far  away  from  the  beaten  path  aeioss  the  Sierra, 
which  tiny  liail  ahaiidoneil  liir  rucks  that  seemed  never 
to  li:,ve  been  trodden.  Here  the  nicrehant  was  told  he 
might  sto|)  and  refresh  himself.  .Nothing  lutli,  be  dis- 
mounted and  turned  to  ihe  ihior,  when  his  eompanioii  at 
the  posada  of  the  preceding  evening — the  donor  of  the 
magical  hiittoii — met  him  on  the  threshuld,  with  Ihe 
words  and  the  gestures  ot'an  hospitable  welcome  I  His 
dress  was  changed — In'  now  wore  a  splendid  kind  of  iiiii- 
liirm,  the  jaekil  of  which  was  of  velvet,  embroiili  red  with 
gold,  hut  the  Kiiglishman  rccugniseil  his  commanding 
tigure  and  impressive  euimtenance  ill  all  inslunt,  and 
gavi'  him  his  hand  as  a  frii  nil. 

"I  got  here  heliire  yuu,"  said  the  captain  of  the  ban- 
ditti,  for  siieli  in  fact  was  the  donor  of  the  button,  "ami 
have  prepared  a  gooil  dinner  for  yon.  In  iiig  very  ci  rtaiii 
that  what  I  gave  you  last  night  would  bring  you  iu 
sal'ety  under  my  roof." 

The  Fuglishman  expressed  !iis  gratitude,  and  they  sat 
down  to  dine.  The  bandit's  dishes  were  savoury  and 
irnod,  and  his  wiiii^  was  Istter.  As  the  wine  wanned  Ihe 
I'higlishmnii,  he  again  expressed  his  gratitude,  and  then 
ventured  lo  say   how  astonished  he  was  that  a  person  of 

his  host's  manners,  and  oin pahle  of  such   kind  and 

generous  feelings  and  actions,  could  lead  such  a  kind  of 
lil'e. 

The  rohlnr  drew  his  hand  across  his  dark  brow  and 
fiery  eyi  s,  and  said, 

"These  are  times  when  lliieves  and  Irailurs  thrive  iu 
the  royal  court  and  tin.'  otliees  of  government,  and  honest 
patriots  are  driven  to  the  highway.  As  ii  guerilla,  I 
shed  my  Idood  for  my  country,  liir  my  king',  wilio,  win  u 
he  returned,  would  have  left  me  to  st.irve  or  lo  beg  I 
Ihit  no  matter — this  is  no  business  of  yours.  I  met  you, 
liked  your  manners,  and  have  saved  yuiil — that  is 
enough  I  say  no  more!" 

The  I  '.iig  lislmmn  of  course  desisted,  and  soon  after  rose 
to  take  his  leave.  The  captain,  who  leiovi  red  his  gmid- 
hiiniiiur,  tohl  him  he  should  have  an  escort  yd  a  little 
furllier,  and  be  put  iu  flic  route  he  wished  lo  I'oUow.  The 


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mcrdiaiit  wduIcI  tlicii  liavi'  rctiiriictl  itic  silver  butloii,  hiil 
the  niliU'r  iiisisti'd  on  liis  k('i'|iiii{r  il. 

"  You, or  Koiiic  fritiKi  ot'yiiiirH,  iiiiiy  liavr  to  |iiish  tliis 
way  afraiii,"  said  lie,  "and  wlincvrr  liiis  tlu' ImllMii  to 
priiducc  will  li(j  r(s|K'Ctcd  as  you  liaTc  liccii  ris|H(li(l  I 
(Jo  with  <;n<l !  and  say  iiolliiiij;  as  to  what  has  hainn'md 
lit'tw'ii'ii  you  and  nu^  and  mind  Adios!" 

'I'll!  niirrliant's  fiircwrll  was  an  carni'sl  and  corilial 
one.  (inidc'd  by  the  brijjamJH,  he  soon  reaihrd  ihr  ln'aliii 
road  on  the  o|)|M)sil('  side  of  the  nioimtains,  and  woidil 
tlicre  have  jiven  llieni  some  money  fiir  the  trouble  he 
ha<l  caused  them.  'I'hey  said  they  had  Iheir  eaptain's 
strict  eonimanils  ajrainst  this — they  would  not  aecept  a 
ri'al,  liul  lell  him,  wisbiu;;  him  a  happy  journey. 

Some  linn',  I  bilieve  some  years,  alter  Ibis  adventure, 
the  I'lnirlish  mereliani  heard,  willi  deep  regret,  that  Ihi 
Spanish  robin  r  eliief,  whom  be  deseriNd  as  bein(f  one  ol' 
the  handsomest  i^u  n  he  bad  ever  IhIuIiI,  had  been  be- 
trayiil  into  Ihe  hands  of  ■roveruuienl,  and  put  to  u  eruel 
and  i'nioniiuious  death. 


S(III.M)RR.I!A\.\KS  (JACK  TlfK  FLAYER),  OU 

riii:  lioiiUKR  Ol'  Till';  rhixk. 

This  famous  briijand,  whose  trial  oeeupies  aconspieu. 
ous  place  aruoiur  ijw  niodern  C'uimcs  <  e/f 4f M,  was,  nl 
the  lM'i;iuniuK  of  Ihc  jiresent  century,  the  terror  of  Ihe 
I'nlatiiiale,  and  of  the  oilier  provinces  on  both  sides  of 
the  Iiowcr  Rhine ;  and  the  boldness  and  extent  of  bis 
dej>redations  entitle  him  to  a  fo  most  rank  in  the  aimals 
of  modern  brisfandism.  Weinde  di  k  in  vain  for  his  (([ual 
in  northi'ru  Ilurope.  This  man's  real  name  was  John 
liuekler,  ami  he  was  born  in  17711,  at  Mwklen,  on  the 
rijrht  bank  of  the  Rhine.  His  descent  and  traininj; 
were  froinl.  J  lis  falliir,  as  Ibnd  of  a  vafrrant  life  as  be 
himself  U'came,  li>rs<>ok  his  wife  and  family  and  enlisted 
in  an  Austrian  i ( jrinnnt ;  soon  (rrowinjf  tired  of  Hie 
army,  or  of  the  .Austriaus,  he  descried  fioni  them,  and  llcil 
lo  the  Prussian  territories,  where  his  wife  and  his  son 
John,  Ihcn  nine  years  of  a(;c,  joined  him.  The  elder 
liuekler  oblain<'d  employment  as  forest  keeper,  and  was 
able  to  send  his  son  to  scliool,  where  -Master  John  was 
iuslrueled  ill  the  Lutheran  eomniunion.  He  might  have 
continued  an  honest  lad  for  some  time  longer,  but  one 
day,  when  he  was  about  sixleen  years  old,  a  ]mbliean 
entrusted  liim  with  a  whole  liiuis  d'or  to  purehusc  some 
Kinnggli'd  brandy  for  llie  bouse — this  temptation  was  too 
strong  for  the  virtue  of  llannes,  who  spent  the  money 
in  a  jollifieation  with  his  comrades,  and  then,  afraid  of 
Ihc  coiise<piences  should  be  relurn  home,  he  decamped 
and  wandiTcd  about  the  cnnnlry.  The  first  thing  he 
ajipropriatcd  lo  himself,  alter  the  publican's  louts  Wur, 
was  a  horse,  which  he  stole,  carricil  olF,  and  sold. 

At  this  time  he  could  hardly  have  entertained  a  proper 
notion  of  the  rights  ami  dignity  of  the  iirofessioii  to 
which  be  had  made  a  promising  enough  noviciate;  for 
the  next  thing  be  did  was  lo  go  and  hire  himself  as  a 
servant  and  aide-de-camp  to  the  public  executioner  at 
Barenbach.  Hannes,  however,  could  not  coin|uer  his 
lovcof  society ;  he  was  ahvays  fond  of  bis  glass  of  Rhen- 
ish, and  of  two  or  three  jolly  fellows  to  drink  it  with. 
Tliere  was  a  butcher  Ixlongiug  to  a  neighbouring  town 
with  the  same  propensities,  and  who  iirobahly  had  a  cer- 
tain sympathy  with  Ihe  executioner's  man,  arising  from 
a  similarity  of  profession.  The  slayer  of  sliee|)  and 
oxen,  and  the  assistant  to  t)ie  slayer  of  men,  soon  became 
very  intrinsically  iuliniate.  Hannes  swore  he  had  not 
known  such  a  good  Icllow  since  the  lads  with  whom  he 
liad  spent  mine  host's  huis  d'nr,  and  the  butcher  swore 
Hapnes  was  a  "  prime  one" — tit  for  any  thing.  'I'his 
buleher  himself  was  of  a  certainly  fit  for  the  gallows, 
for,  tired  of  killing  otluT  people's  sheep,  or  sheep  he  paid 
the  niark<'t  price  for,  he  induced  -Master  John  to  go  out 
and  steal  sheep  and  sell  tlicm  to  him  at  Kirn — at  dis 
erect  prices. 

This  contraband  trade  could  not  last  long,  pleasant 
luid  profitable  as  it  was.  Hannes  was  arrested  and  con- 
veyed to  jirisoii,  and  might  have  furnished  some  (uuploy- 
inent  for  his  master  the  executioner,  had  he  not  inge- 
niously contrived  to  escape  from  his  place  of  eonfmt 
ment.  Wandering  aflerwards  inthewihl  regions  of  Ihe 
Hocluvald,  he  fell  in  with  Finek  and  Ulaek  IVter,  the 
captains  of  two  bands  of  daring  outlaws,  who  had  long 
Ihcii  distinguished  in  their  calling. 

The  ciri:umslances  of  the  times  contributed  to  the 
formaliou  of  these  predatory  bands,  and  litre,  us  we 
have  shown  elsc^where,  the  field  for  their  excesses  had 
been  pri'pared  by  political  misfortunes  anil  vi<:(^s,  with- 
out wliieh  no  numerous  associations  or  fiocbooters  can 
long  exist. 


"  The  wars  of  the  Kreneli  revolution  had  raged  liir 
years,  during  which  time  the  states  Irordcring  on  the 
Rhine  were  conlinually  over-run  by  troopi,  Krench  and 
(iernian;  the  field.s  had  lieen  ravagid,  tJic  collages  pil- 
lagtd  and  burnt,  the  cntllo  carried  away,  forced  eontri- 
bulions  in  money  and  In  <d  i  x.icted;  most  of  the  land- 
holders and  farmers  becaiin  ruined,  and  the  poorer  class 
of  labourers  and  artisans  were  absolutely  starving,  and 
tbesi',  as  a  last  des|>erale  resource,  be  gan  tnieving — some 
lor  the  mere  objict  of  supporting  exisli'U" '  ;  ollnrs,  ani- 
luali'd  by  a  principle  ot  n.'O'^'e  against  tin  armed 
o|i;iressors.  l)f  ihe  latter  sort  was  the  uolorion.'i  band 
of  I'ickard,  in  ilclginm.  Tlie  [wlili'  il  state  of  tlic 
country  favoured  thur  inipunily.  Tb.  lillle  (Jerman 
govi'ruments,  ccelesiastii  ,,i  .md  secular,  into  which  it  w  a-; 
parcelled  under  tlie  old  systi  ui,  bad  b<en  ( ither  suppress- 
I'd  hy  the  I'Vench,  or  were  allowed  lo  drag  on  a  precarious 
exislenee,  powerless  and  detai  bed  from  the  former  im- 
perial confederation.  In  one  |>art  the  French  laws  had 
suiH'rseded  Ihe  lierman,  but  wen*  not  yet  consolidalcil 
anil  enlbrieil,  and  the  siibordinale  agents  of  justice  had 
U'eome  remiss  in  their  duties,  from  the  contagious  ex- 
ample of  general  ilisordir  into  which  society  was  thrmvn. 
.Mechanics  of  all  trades,  vagrants,  |m  dlers,  strolling  mu- 
sicians, lalionrers,  woodmen,  Ji'ws,  formed  the  first  band 
of  roblKTs  that  apiK'ared  on  the  right  or  (ierman  side  of 
Ihe  Rhine,  as  early  as  the  years  IIM — i."  Surely  such 
fatal  results  as  these  ought  to  have  weight  with  the  aiii- 
bitious  wagers  of  war,  and  witJi  such  as  with  uncertain 
prospects  of  success  would  revolutionise  a  country.  It 
is  not  Ihe  exeessi-s  of  Ihe  army  in  the  field  that  are  alone 
to  be  feared — it  is  iiol  the  passions  and  the  vices  of  sol- 
diers that  are  alone  to  be  provided  against;  but  the  dis- 
order and  lieenlioiisness  of  a  di's|)oilcd  .ind  cmbitlered 
populace,  that  are  almost  as  sure  lo  follow  in  the  train  of 
war  and  revoliilion,  as  one  wave  of  the  sea  rolls  on  tin 
other.  Uiil  a  Ixxik  devoted  to  roblnrs  is  not  likely  ti 
refi>rni  conipierors,  so  let  us  return  to  the  life  of  our 
robber  of  the  Rhine. 

The  daring  hands  among  whom  he  fell  in  the  wild 
country  of  Ihe  lloehwald  readily  admillid  Hannes  as 
a  menilKr,  and  soon  had  reason  to  applaud  his  activity, 
address,  and  bravery.  Hut  alter  committing  various  de- 
predations, and  such  as  .stealing  horses  (to  which  he 
seems  to  have  had  all  a  Yorkshircman's  parti.ility),  &c. 
he  fell  a  second  time  into  the  hands  of  justice,  and  into 
a  prison.  His  good  luck  and  talents  did  not,  however, 
desert  him,  and  a  second  lime  (taking  some  of  his  com- 
rades in  the  band,  now  fellow-prisoners,  with  him)  lie 
contrived  to  escajM',  by  breaking  through  a  wall  of  the 
prison  of  Sarrebruck.  He  must  have  Ircii  rather  care- 
less, or  confident  in  his  own  resources  ;  for  not  long  allcr 
he  was  seized  in  another  i>art  of  the  country,  and  after 
,an  exaniinalion,  committed  to  a  dungeon  in  the  strong 
tower  of  Simmeriii. 

This  was  the  third  time  Master  John  was  in  prison, 
ind  the  old  proverb  saith,  "  take  care  of  the  third  time  ;" 
but  he  was  as  lucky  as  Ihougli  it  had  lieen  only  his  first 
lie  thrown  with  fortune.  Hy  means  of  a  broken  knile, 
he  contrived  lo  remove  u  Iniard  in  the  wall  of  his  dungeon 
whence  creeping  into  an  outward  apartment,  he  wrench- 
I'd  the  iron  bars  from  the  window,  and  lea|K'd  out  from 
a  considerable  height.  He  fell  in  his  descent,  and  a 
heavy  stone,  w  hicli  he  had  loosened,  fell  after  him,  and 
wounded  him  severely  in  one  of  his  legs.  Spite,  how- 
ever, of  this  wound,  lie  managed  to  crawl  along  in  the 
dark  lo  a  neighbouring  forest,  where  he  lay  concealed 
for  two  whole  days,  without  food,  and  without  assistance 
On  the  third,  he  Ibund  liis  way  to  the  smig,  retired 
bouse  of  an  old  associate,  where  his  wound  was  dressed 
and  where  he  received  all  the  succour  and  sympathy  his 
ease  di'inanded.  lie  soon  reoovired,  and  showed  that  his 
hair-brcadtli  escapes,  and  pains,  and  suff'erings,  had 
brought  about  no  iienilencc.  He  iK-gan  his  career  of 
highway  robliery  and  general  briganilism  in  company 
with  numerous  associates,  who  eoiilinucd  to  increase  un 
der  Ihe  shadow  of  his  prrstizr,  talents,  and  energy,  and 
who,  for  these  qualities,  Tiow  a<  knowledgcd  him,  not  ns  a 
simjile  comrade,  but  as  Iheir  eliief.  Tlie  other  banditti, 
and  even  Ihe  sanguinary  Hlaek  Peter  himself,  by  de. 
grees,  submitted  lo  his  authority  or  advice.  No  cxiH'di- 
tion  of  moment  was  planned  and  midertuken,  save  by  tlie 
dire<;tions  of  the  famous  jail  breaker,  who  thus  became 
the  soul  of  the  complicate  limly.  It  was  now,  in  Ihe  jile- 
iiitude  of  his  power,  tliat  Master  John  liuekler  accpiircd 
Ihe  nanie  of  Schinder-hannes,  or  Jack  the  I'layer.  He 
was  young,  rather  handsome,  clever,  as  wc  have  seen, 
and  a  jiupular  man  with  the  fair  sex,  having  had  sundry 
love  adventures  of  considerable  eriiit.  Hut  his  qualities 
as  a  romantic  hero  wero  soon  increased,  for  he  fixed  his 
afll'ctiong  upon  a  pretty  girl,  one  Julia  Blocuus,  whom,  in 


di'liaiies  of  the  elimrli,   il   apjiears,   h illed    his  u  jji 

The  fair  Julia,  tJie  daughter  of  a  fiddler  and  lioriibloMir 
of  some  eminence,  uci'oinpanied  liini  oceaiiuually  in  hia 
expeditions,  dressed  in  male  ullire. 

'i'hu  audiieily  of  Sehinder-hamies's  band  is  almrist  ia 
redihle,  and  can  only  be  understiHid  by  rcfereine  to  the 
state  of  the  ceuiitry,  as  I  have  described  il.  The  tr.iVt-I. 
Ids  on  Ihe  highway  did  not  olVei  siillieient  hisily  ;  lliiy 
proceeded  to  force  open  bouses,  and  to  attack  wlioli-  nl. 
iages,  carrying  on  at  times  a  sort  of  regular  fight  with 
the  inhabitunls.  In  Ihese  n|H'rations,  the  captain,  witli 
one  or  two  of  bis  cleverest  men,  was  always  the  first  to 
enter  the  house,  having  left  part  of  his  troop  lo  guard  Ihf 
ajiproaehcs,  and  to  fire  u]k>u  any  one  who  ilared  to  I'luii^ 
near.  His  inlrodiietory  essay  in  this  line  was  niadr  in 
Ihe  year  IHIIO,  on  the  house  of  a  gentleinau  named  ifir. 
gel,  who  livi  d  at  Olzweilcr.  Sehinder-hanncs,  with  four. 
teen  of  his  null,  armed  with  firelocks,  suddenly  ap|ii'ari.l 
one  night  at  the  house  of  an  honest  miller  in  the  ininit. 
diate  neighbourlKHid.  They  came  with  a  gniwl  a|>|Mli|. , 
and  imposed  on  the  hospitality  of  the  miller  for  a  giiwl 
Slipper,  which  they  ate,  and  then  went  to  work — .inil,  n 
first,  in  u  |Maceliil  way  enough,  for  they  knocked  a  rai. 
t.it  at  .Mr.  Riegel's  door,  which  was  opened  by  that  gm. 
llemun's  son-in-law.  Selunder-hannes  and  two  of  his  inm 
rushed  in,  when  their  l^chaviour  Iweaiiie  less  civil.  Tl.ir 
began  to  ilMreatthe  inmates, and  threatened  .Mrs.  Riisil 
with  death  if  she  did  not  reveal  where  the  money  wni 
concealed.  Hut  still  worse  followed;  fiir  while  iJie  gi^-i 
lady  was  shrieking  in  the  hands  of  the  robbers,  her  lm<. 
band,  trying  to  escape  through  a  window,  was  find  .t. 
and  killed  on  the  spot;  and  her  son-iu-law  was  sevi  n  v 
wouiidc  d.  The  report  of  firearms  niarinrd  the  m  ii;L. 
hours,  who  sallied  out  in  great  nninbers;  and  tliiii  lb- 
banditli  thought  it  prudent  to  reliie,  which  Ihcy  liic 
keeping  up  a  running  fire  against  their  pursuers. 

It  is  to  be  remarked  in  Seliinder-hanncs's  dcpredi^tir:;; 
that  the  Jews,  who  are  numerous  in  tlii't  part  of  Ci:. 
many,  and  often  wealthy,  were  the  principal  vicliin<  i\ 
Ihem.  He,  indeed,  seemed  to  consider  that  pcopli-  u 
legitiinale  jilundcr  ;  and  strange  as  it  may  now  appi  .ir  m 
more  civilised,  settled,  and  tolerant  days,  many  |M'opli  rj 
the  eoimtry,  who  were  not  roblu-rs,  apparently  eilerlaiiiii 
the  same  opinion.  He  assailed  Ihe  liouse  of  a  rich  Jti 
named  WollV,  at  Ollenbach,  and  carried  off  a  considcral  k 
booty.  At  .Merxheini,  the  rent-7n(isler,  or  inagistrat<-i: 
the  place,  pointed  out  lo  him  another  Jew  of  the  naiiu-  ■: 
Ha'r,  as  a  man  of  wealth,  and  as  one  who  had  renclt-ri.; 
himself  obnoxious  to  the  people  ;  and  inmicdiately  ac-tiiiJ 
on  the  suggestion,  Schinder-hannes  attacked  and  pliir.- 
dered  the  house  with  little  obstaeh'.  The  robbers  ti  !l  ii 
with  the  watch,  to  whom  they  plainly  stated  they  «<f. 
going  "  to  rob  a  Jew,"  upon  which  they  were  allowei 
to  pass! 

The  spring  and  autumn  were  the  favourite  season*  !'r 
these  expeditions;  and  Saturday  nights  were  prelirriti 
tiir  a  curious  reason.  It  appeared  on  their  trial,  \vl.' 
the  robbers  were  finally  brought  to  justice,  that  nm-t  f 
.*^cliindcr-Uannes's  holdovers^  or  spies,  and  some  ot'  tin 
brigands  themselves,  were  Jews,  who,  in  the  leisnn  : 
their  sabbath-day,  could  more  conveniently  attend  to  lli 
business  of  crime  and  rapine. 

Hut  still,  it  must  lie  repeated,  it  is  chiefly  ns  sufferfr! 
that  the  Jews  figure  in  Scliindcr-hanncs'B  exploits.  \\- 
day  this  bohl  robber,  being  posted  in  amliuscade  iie:irll< 
high  road,  with  only  two  of  his  followers,  saw  a  c.iri.var, 
of  about  ibrty-five  Jews  returning  from  a  fair  at  K'p'iii- 
naclit.  As  they  came  near,  he  cliallcngcd  them  ami  or. 
dered  them  lo  hall,  which  they  all  did  at  onc-c,  Ih  tnr> 
three  men.  They  turned  out  not  worth  the  Iroiilili'': 
stopping;  they  had  only  a  few  kreut/.ers  a-pieec,  wliiih 
they  had  gained  by  tralticking  at  the  fair.  'I'lie  ni;^nn- 
nimoiis  robbers  despised  so  paltry  a  liooly,  and  li  it  the 
Jews  their  lealliern  purses.  Hut  Schinder-hannes  wnsr 
a  jocular  mood,  and  he  ordered  them  all  to  pull  olf  tin;: 
shoes  and  stockings.  In  a  minute  every  Jew  aiiiu: 
them  pulled  olf  his  shoes  and  stockings. 

Schinder-lianiies  Iheiiinailc  them  throw  them  nil  in 
heap  on  one  side  of  the  road,  and  he  and  his  eompai>i"nj. 
with  their  gun-stocks,  so  tossed  and  tumblcci  and  iiilvii 
the  shoes  and  stockings,  that  fellows  so  pirted  coin|i.iiiy. 
it  would  have  been  a  dittleult  job  indei  d  to  find  nut  i 
pair  among  them,  or  for  any  man  to  fit  himself  In  Im 
own,  even  if  ten  minutes  had  been  allowed  him. 

" i\ow  then,  Jews,"  cried  Sc;liiuder-hannes,  "lake  v^; 
every  one  of  you  his  own  stockings  and  his  own  i^li"!. 
put  them  on,  and  decamp  instantly.  He  honest,  if  M 
can,  and  take  no  one's  things  but  yiuir  own.  1  will  sIidJ 
every  one  of  yon  that  takes  another  man's  shoe  or  nn^ 
tlier  man's  stocking !  Quick !  quick  1  he  ia  n  dead  mu 
who  is  Ihe  last  to  bo  fitted  \u  his  own,  and  off,  aa  sure  a 


I 


Wi 


VOL.  f. 


Solf  A(^iiu 

my  11.1111''  IS 
|.)Ui'r-i  II  vellt'i 
Will  nigh 
iIh  threat  am 
Jcivj  threw 
rmd-sidc,  aiit 
•lix-kiiigs  cut 
llier  in  tiicir 
I1.-U111CS  had  an 
«pe<-l.u-le,  a  si 
wnlki-doff  wit 

'i'lic  mere 
spread  fur  and 
liv  a  (mhlic.-il 

\U\\Vf^i\  oil  till' 

the  u'raltliier 
Srtiincler-hann( 
;i^in4t  him,  til 
I'nhke  the  Ital 
wildi  and  glooi 
lrei|iinitcd  the 
appeared  in  the 
robberies ;  they 
and  frttirais,  an 
rnce.     Wlion  d 
repaired  to  iiis 
.  ,'i    until  called  agi 
'  \    lion."     Besides 
1    Miually  devot»-d 

!uv  fill  to  the  law 
lion,  selling  the 
to  p.-occed  from 
'I'lic  robbvr.t  1 
I  the  Rhine" — for 
■J   iJieir  spoils  to  a  | 

iter  a  successful 
generally  the  Ic 
the  river,  where 
and  dispose  of  th( 
4  appearance  acc«r 
i   Ill's  was  very  lia| 
I  that  he  once  for  a 
I  a  steady  iiierchan 
I  itt.irt,  Frankfort. 
tf  lio  had  a  narrow 
diers  in  the  electoi 
111  a  drunken  bra' 
sir.n,  after  pillagir 
llie  Palatinate,  he 
rha-weurs,  thai  he 
lijyloft.    The  sol 
again  miraculous! 
last :  he  had  worn 
tlie  career  of  his  1 
IK'  was  closely  w 
rould  no  longer  pr 
ncnt  peril — for  ev( 
.iffaiiist  him.     He 
I'usion  and  horrors 
Mwcen  France  nr 
Ind  eonscr|uently  1 
rily,  and  the  admii 
energy,  who  dcteni 
.Schinder-hannes 
to  plac,  but  lie  ci 
liini.and  was  at  lai 
for  him,  however,  i 
•  virtue  of  ncccssitj 
of  a  captain  of  robb 
and  addressed  hiina 
be  was  readily  ncci 
nunc.     He  marchC' 
l>ourg,  and  might  1 
mud  vilbgc  in  Hun 
known  him,  and  ha' 
Ws  past  misdeeds; 
•cirecr  of  crime  on  1 
mi^ht  have  reformci 
the  ornament  of  an 
kilkincT  through  tin 
'loiitally  met  by  a  | 
'rnounced  him  to  th 
'  r.haiines— the  rob! 
'iiounced  and    pro 
XEW  i>BHII»--1 


^jA:xxWwm^B  sffiii.®©^  ©i:s®irmii»2m®  %:imm^Amur^ 


lll'll     Ills    will 

ml  Imriitili'iir 
■jioiially  ill  lilt 

[I  in  almost  in 
urerrliii.'  t"  ll'; 
I.     Tlir  Ir  ,v.|. 
lit  tiiKity  i  tiny 
lark  Hliiili'  111. 
liar  ri(r''*  *^'''i 
'.  n:i|itaiii,  wiih 
ays  the  tir>t  to 
op  to  iriianl  tlii: 
[1  ilart'il  to  '"in* 
!•  wn»  liiailf  ir. 
an  named  l!i>- 
niicH,  with  f'lur. 
(Idelily  ai)|i<ari.! 
lor  in  the  iiiinic 
a  (rnod  aj>l*lil', 
iiilUr  lur  a  (T'Hxi 
o  work — and,  it 
y  knoekcd  a  rat. 
iiid  hy  lliat  mu- 
ll two  of  his  11110 
U'ss  rivil.    Tl.tv 
died  Mrs.  Riicil 
the  money  W3i 
ir  while  tlie  C'."! 
rnhhers,  her  lm<. 
;o\v,  was  tired  ..t. 
law  WHS  sevi  n  y 
irmrd  the  m  iali- 
■rs;  and  then  lift 
which  they  ilic 
r  |)nrsnerp. 
nes's  de|iriil::tini;:. 
that  (larl  ot'  l^tr. 
•inri|ial  vietiiiK  ■! 
ler  that  iieoiilv  as 
may  now  o|i|iear  in 
ys,  many  jN'oiilf  a 
larcntlyer.tertaiiiiJ 
luse  of  a  rieh  Jt.« 
d  oil"  a  consiilcralk 
r,  or  niagistrati'it 
cw  of  (he  name  I : 
who  had  remleri.; 
ninicdiatcly  aeiin; 
ttaeked  and  I'tnr- 
The  rohhers  till  la 
stated  they  wc- 
tliey  were  alli«vi>l 

Ivoiiritc  season?  Sr 
[its  were  preliTriJ 

their  trial,  mI.'- 
titicc,  that  niii^t  ■! 
and  some  ot  l!*  I 

1,  iu  the  leisnro  i 
lently  attend  to  (!.( 

k-hicfly  as  snfi'erfn 
i-s's  exploits.  <>i- 
Jinhnscade  ne.-irtU 
lers,  saw  a  ciir.vM 
Im  a  fair  at  Krrm. 
InjTcd  them  an'l  "'■ 
Vid  at  onee,  N  ''.if 
prill  the  troiili'f 
kers  a-piere,  wlini 
lair.  The  in:  L^"• 
lonty,  and  li  il  iks 
jider-hannes  w:isr 
(all  to  pull  oil'  lla:; 
Tvcry  .lew  uIuol! 

•  row  them  nil  iri 

lid  his  eoiiipaiii"ni. 

linililed  and  iiiivii 

In  parted  eoiniwuy 

llced  to  find  'Wl  ' 

I  tit  himself  III  liU 

Iwed  him. 

linnnes,  "  take  \n 

lid  his  own  ^h"- 

1  He  lionest,  if  ym 

lown.     1  w  ill  shell 

Van's  shoe  nr  »n'> 

he  is  a  dead  nm 

liiid  off,  as  sure " 


VOL.  I. 


l*fIILAI)KLI>IIIA,  MARCH  5,  1H33. 


NO.  8. 


Priktid  asii  Fi'iiliiiiiiiu  iiv  ADAM  W.M.IIIK,  Nn.  n.  North  Biuii-ih  iTRKtr,  l*iiii.Ai>ii.piiii— .Al  $A  lur  .VJ  iiiiiiitxri,  pnynhle  In  nihnnre. 


R. 


II  U     S.   \V(J01),   rHl:<Ti:K!i    ANIi  I'l  nl.l>.|ic|l«,    Nkw    Vhiik, 

anil   PiiliH.liern  liir  iliu  sinlu  nf  Nrw  Viir^  fciiil  all  ilii'  Niw  Knglnnil 


rilKO.NIX    N.    wool)  «!.    (11.    llnnKSCI.I  KR».    llM.n.MillIK, 

Sole  Aniili  fiirtiK' mali'ii  III' .Maryl I,  Virullia,  ami  Uliin,  mul  llie  illy  of  New  Orlism. 


And   he  and  (lis  fol- 


,„v  iiniiie  is  Scliiiider-haniies ! 

|,,\vir<  levelled  their  iniuikets  at  ilio  Imrc-footed  Jews. 

Will  iiijrh  bereft  of  their  seiisca,  by  the  dread  wliicli 
tin  threat  and  the  name  of  the  robber  inspired,  the  |>oor 
J,.«s  threw  themselves  aJtogether  on  the  heap  by  the 
r.wd-side,  and  beg.-in  scranibling  for  their  shoes  and 
.t.)rkinir«,  cullinp,  and  scratching,  and  abusing  one  aiio- 
ilifr  ill  liieir  hurry  and  impatience.  When  Schinder- 
li.iniK-s  had  amused  himself  for  awhile  with  this  ludicrous 
«(,ei t.iik-,  a  subject  worthy  of  Ilo^rarth  or  Wilkie,  hi' 
walki-d  off  witli  lii.<  comrades  ahnost  dying  with  laughter. 
'J'lio  mere  nainc  of  the  robber,  v»'liose  exploits  were 
«oread  far  and  wide,  now  struck  terror  into  every  breast. 
iK  »  polilieal  alternation  of  kindness  and  severity,  he 
i„i[>n<i.d  on  tlic  coiiinion  people ;  and,  by  degrees,  even 
the  w.althier  class,  who  had  suffered  from  him,  dreaded 
Sehiniler-liannes  .so  inueli,  that,  far  from  daring  to  inform 
a<rainiit  him,  tliey  avoided  even  the  mention  of  his  name. 
C'niike  the  Italian  banditti  of  the  Apennines,  who  live  in 
wildK  and  gloomy  solitudes,  these  robbers  of  tlio  Kliinc 
frei|aented  the  most  joyous  and  peopled  scenes.  "  They 
appeared  in  the  ojicn  day,  and  in  the  very  scenes  of  their 
robberies ;  they  lounged  in  public  houses,  went  to  dances 
aiid  festivals,  and  were  generally  treated  with  great  defer- 
ence. Wlien  danger  was  near,  they  separated,  and  each 
r(  paired  to  .'lis  home,  in  various  [Mrts  of  the  country, 
until  called  again  by  the  captain  on  some  new  ctiiedi. 
tion."  Besides  tlic  fair  Julia,  many  of  the  band  had 
«|ually  devoti'd  wives,  or  innninoratas,  who  were  made 
iwfiilto  the  lawless  community  by  procuring  informu- 
iioii.  sclUng  the  goods  plundered,  and  obtaining  pa8s|inrts 
to  p.-oeced  Iroiii  one  state  to  another. 

'I'lic  robbers  iniisl  have  invoked  niuiiy  a  "  blesaing  on 
the  Rhine" — for  that  noble  river  often  liorc  them  and 
tlH-ir  spoils  to  a  place  of  safety  anil  convenient  sale.  Af- 
Ii-r  a  successful  e.xp»-dition  on  one  side  of  the  llliine, 
generally  the  left  bank,  they  were  accustomed  to  cross 
the  river,  where  tliey  would  remain  quiet  for  some  time, 
and  disposcof  their  plunder.  They  changed  costume  and 
^  appearance  according  to  eireuinatances.  Schiniler-han- 
iies  was  very  happy  in  his  disguises,  and  so  confident, 
that  he  onee  for  a  considerable  time  passed  himself  off  as 
a  steady  merchant,  and  even  repaired  to  the  great  trading 
mart,  Frankfort.  He  ran,  however,  his  risks.  In  ItlOl, 
111'  had  a  narrow  csca|>e  in  an  affray  with  a  party  of  sol- 
iljprs  ill  the  electorate  of  iMayence,  with  whom  he  engaged 
ill  a  drunken  brawl  at  a  public  house :  on  another  occa- 
sion, after  pillaging  the  house  of  a  Jew  at  Bayerlhat,  in 
the  Palatinate,  he  wa-s  so  closely  pressed  by  a  party  of 
rhafwcurs,  that  he  was  obliged  to  seek  concealnicnl  in  a 
liivloft.  The  soldiers  visited  his  hiding-place,  hut  he 
ainiin  miraculously  escaped.  Hut  this  escape  wafl  his 
last :  he  had  worn  out  his  extraordinary  good  luck,  and 
tlie  career  of  his  crimes  was  now  drawing  near  its  end. 
IK'  was  closely  watched  and  tracked  to  his  haunts ;  lie 
could  no  longer  prosecute  his  expeditions  without  immi- 
nent peril — for  even  tlie  peasants  were  now  on  the  alert 
a;aiiist  him.  He  had  risen  and  thrived  during  the  con- 
fusion and  horrors  of  war,  but  |)eace  had  now  been  made 
Imtwecn  France  and  Austria,  tlie  provinces  on  t!ie  Rhine' 
Ind  conse(|uently  been  restored  to  tranquillity  and  sccu- 
rily,  and  the  administration  was  in  the  hands  of  men  of 
energy,  who  iletermined  to  extirpate  the  banditti, 

Schinder-hanncs  for  some  time  wandered  from  place 

lo  plac,  but  lie  every  day  found  his  resources  failing 

him,  and  was  at  last  arrested  on  suspicion.     Fortunately 

for  Siiri,  however,  nobody  knew  him,  and  when,  making 

a  virtue  of  necessity,  he  was  fain  to  sink  from  the  dignity 

of  a  captain  of  robbers  to  the  grade  of  a  common  soldier, 

and  addressed  himself  to  an  Austrian  recruiting  captain, 

lie  was  readily  accepted,  and  cnlis'cd  under  an  assumed 

nimc.    He  marched  with  the  rest  of  the  recruits  to  Lim- 

bourg,  and  might  have  marched  thence  to  some  snug 

mud  vill-vgc  in  Hungary,  where  nobody  would  ever  have 

known  him,  and  have  escaped  the  pursuits  of  justice  for 

liis  past  misdeeds;  he  might  have  commenced  anew 

career  of  crime  on  another  and  a  distant  Uieatrc ;  or  he 

mi^ht  have  reformed,  and  become  the  Bcrjcant-major  and 

thr  ornament  of  an  Austrian  regiment  i  but,  as  lie  was 

vilking  through  the  streets  of  Limbourg,  he  was  ncci- 

'I'litally   met  by  a  peasant  who    recognised    him,  and 

ionounced  him  to  the  mngistrates  as  the  famous  Schin- 

T-liaiincs — the  robber  of  the  Rhine !    No  sooner  was  he 

nounccd  and    produced  hy  tiic  oflicer  to   whom  ho 

SEW  8BRIB8 — 8 


enlisti'il,  than  the  whole  town  flocked  to  see  the  man 
of  whose  exploits  they  hud  heard  so  much.  Schinder- 
lianiies  had  ciiltivuled  too  numerous  an  acquaintance  to 
ho|ie  to  escn|ie  detection  ;  he  hung  down  his  head ;  but 
he  was  sworn  to  by  many  who  had  met  him  on  the 
road  in  llio  exercise  of  his  calling.  The  Austrian  cap- 
tain gave  him  up  to  the  civil  power,  riid  •Sehinder- 
haiines,  aHcr  a  career  of  unexampled  audacity  and 
success,  (for  this  part  of  Europe,)  which  had  lasted  five 
years,  was  taken  by  a  strong  escort  to  Maycnce,  in 
May  18(1'-}.  As  soon  as  ho  saw  himself  in  the  hands  of 
of  the  French  gens-d'armes,  he  cried  "  I  am  lust!  now, 
indeed,  it  is  all  over  willi  nic !"  On  his  arrival  at 
.Maycnce,  ho  was  brought  before  the  judges  of  the 
special  criminal  court,  and  to  them  he  at  once  and  freely 
gave  u  detailed  account  of  his  life  and  adventures. 
Such  of  his  accomplices  as  were  still  living,  were  sue 
cessivcly  secured,  and  after  eight  montlis  spent  in 
investigations,  and  in  receiving  dcjiositions  against  the 
robbers,  in  February  10(^3  the  criminal  court  of  Maycnce 
declared  itself  competent  to  proceed  on  the  trial  of  the 
accused.  Omitting  the  doubtful  or  the  frivolous,  no 
less  than  fifty-three  serious  and  substantiated  charges 
were  brought  against  Schinder- hannes.  His  accomplices 
arrested  were  sixty -seven.  Among  this  number  figured 
old  Buckler,  the  forest -keeper,  Schindcr-hano,.s's  father ; 
the  robber's  mistress  Julia  Rla'sus;  various  utlier  wo- 
men, wives,  niistri'sscs,  and  sisters  of  tho  banditti; 
.several  itinerant  musicians,  Jews,  a  miller,  &.e.  The 
acts  of  instruction,  dc|>osition,  and  interrogation  pro- 
duced for  this  extraordinary  trial,  filled,  v/hen  printed 
live  thick  folio  volumes. 

The  public  trial  did  not  commence  until  the  S4lli  of 
October  1803.  Three  uf  the  accused  had  died  mean- 
while  in  prison,  but  siity-fivc  w  ere  brought  before  the 
court.  One  hundred  anathirty-two\vitnesses3p|>cared 
fur  the  prosecution,  and  no  less  than  two  hundred  and 
two  for  tho  prisoners.  The  first  and  second  days  of  the 
trial  were  employed  in  reading  tho  act  of  accusation. 
The  whole  trial  occupied  twenty-eight  days.  Schinder- 
haniics  was  firm  and  bold,  and  even  gay.  He  enter- 
tained the  hope  that  he  should  escape  the  capital 
punishment;  but  on  thedcpositionof  the  miller's  mother 
of  Merxlieiin,  to  whose  arm  the  robbers  had  applied  a 
burning  candle  to  extort  her  money  from  her,  Schinder 
Imnnes's  eoiintonancc  fell ;  till  then  he  had  succeeded 
tolerably  well  in  making  himself  out,  a  criminal  indeed, 
but  one  averse  to  cruelty  or  the  shedding  of  blood,  but 
at  tliat  moment  he  said,  in  a  sad,  despondent  tone,  "  It 
is  all  over!  I  hear  the  scream  of  the  bird  of  death!" 

The  horrid  punislimentof  being  broken  on  the  w  heel, 
which  had  been  usually  awarded  to  culprits  of  !iis  class 
in  that  country,  now  presented  itself  to  his  imagination. 
The  boldest  might  tremble  at  such  a  fate  !  He  asked  the 
president  whether  he  was  so  to  suffer  ?  When  answered 
that  that  species  of  punishment  had  been  abolished  by 
the  French  law,  ho  recovered  his  8elf-|)osscssion,  and 
added — "  If  1  have  wishecl  lo  live,  it  is  only  because  I 
intended  tu  become  an  honest  man!"  During  the  whole 
of  the  trial  he  constantly  endeavoured  to  screen  his 
father  and  his  mistress.  It  appeared,  however,  in 
evidence,  that  Julia  had  accompanied  him  in  some  uf  his 
minor  expnditions,  especially  tu  the  house  of  Isaac  the 
Jew  usurer  ;  and  that  his  parent  also  hud  participated 
in  some  of  his  crimes. 

After  a  most  patient  investigation,  Schinder-hannes 
was  found  guilty  of  all  the  charges,  and  with  nineteen 
of  his  accomplices  condemned  to  death.  Fifteen  more 
of  the  culprits,  among  whom  was  Schinder-hanncs's 
father,  were  sentenced  to  hard  labour  in  irons,  for 
various  terms,  from  six  to  twenty-four  years  ;  two 
others,  with  one  of  the  women,  to  two  years  imprison- 
ment; Julia  nioBsuB  to  two  years  in  the  house  of  cor- 
roction  ;  and  two  other  women  to  be  expelled  from  the 
French  lerritoiy.    The  rest  were  acquitted. 

Schinder  liannes  heard  tho  sentence  with  mnch  in- 
difference, s.t  (^  when  he  evinced  a  lively  satisfaction  on 
hearing  the  loniont  punishment  of  his  mistress,  and  that 
his  father's  lil<  'vas  to  be  spared.  lie  asked  to  speak 
with  tlie  presidei  but  it  was  not  to  say  one  word  for 
himself;  it  was  oiu>  to  express  his  hope  that  liis  father, 
his  Julia,  and  his  child,  might  be  taken  care  of  after 
his  death. 


On  the  niurniiig  of  the  'Jl.-,t  of  Novemlier,  tho  day 
tixed  u|Kiii  for  the  exeeulion.a  elergviiiaii  visited  the 
piisniiers.  Sehinder-lianncH  told  liiiii  he  was  resigned 
lo  his  liile,  and  rcs|teetliilly  reqiipsteil  him  to  bestow  iiii 
spiritual  care  andeunsolation  on  eerlaiii  of  his  comrades 
who  needed  them  more  than  he  did.  He,  however,  ex- 
pressed a  wish  to  take  the  saeraiiieiit.  Whi'ii  lie  arrived 
ut  the  place  of  execution,  he  hastily  clinilied  up  the 
scaH'ohl,  and  cxaniined  the  giiiiloline  with  minute  ul- 
I'nlion  :  he  was  curious  to  know  whcth'r  its  stroke  was 
as  pruinpt  and  siirn  as  he  had  been  given  lo  undersluiid 
it  was, and  put  the  question  with  an  urifallering  tongue. 

Oil  being  answered  in  thealiiripi.live,  he  turned  round 
and  addressed  the  crowd.  "  I  have  deserved  death," 
said  he,  "  but  ten  ul'  my  roiiipaiiions  die  iriiiocent !" 
meaning,  probably,  that  t'le.so  ten  had  never  been 
guilty  of  murder — th'>  only  ciime.  in  his  idea,  that 
merited  death.  He  then  laid  his  head  on  the  bloi  k, 
and  found  the  transilii.'ii  from  this  world  to  the  dread 
unknown,  quite  as  rapid  as  the  exeeutioncrs  told  hi:ii  it 
ttonld  be  through  tho  agency  of  their  apparatus.  The 
subalterns  tiillowed  their  captain,  and  '•he  execution  of 
tho  twenty  culprits  occupied  only  tv.eiity-six  minutes, 
making  one  minute  eighteen  seeuni's  lur  each  man  ! 

The  destruction  of  this  daring  band  cleared  the 
Rhine  of  robbcis ;  but  the  irihabitar.ts  on  the  hanks  of 
that  beautifiil  river  will  long  retain  the  truditiona  of 
.Schinder-hannes. 


HUNGARIAN  ROBBERS. 

This  story  was  told  ine  hy  an  Italian  officer,  who  waj 
serving,  at  the  time  he  first  learned  it,  with  the  "Grande 
.\rmsc"  of  Na|K)leon.  It  seems  to  nir  to  eontniii  one  of 
the  most  striking,  most  dramatic,  and  terrible  scenes 
that  can  be  conceived,  and  I  have  oiilv  lo  regret  that  I 
lack  the  talent  nr  power  of  telli>:g  the  tile  of  horror  so 
well  as  it  was  told  to  me. 

It  was  a  few  weeks  liefore  the  termination  of  tho 
short,  but  (for  Austria)  fatal  campaign  of  180!) — that 
eampaign  which,  begun  nobly  by  the  Aiistiians,  ended 
in  their  seeing  Bonaparte  dictate  to  their  prostrate  em- 
pire from  their  capital,  and  shortly  after  elaim  ns  his 
bride  the  daughter  of  the  sovereign  he  had  so  injured 
and  humbled — that  nn  Hungarian  horse-dealer  lell 
Vienna  to  return  to  his  home,  which  was  situated  in  an 
interior  province  of  his  country. 

He  carried  with  him,  in  pnpcr  money  nnd  in  gold,  a 
very  considerable  sum,  the  product  of  the  horses  he  hud 
sold  at  the  Austrian  capital.  To  carry  this  in  safety 
was  a  difficult  object  just  at  that  lime ;  for  troops, 
French  and  Austrian,  were  scattered  in  every  direction, 
and  he  knew  by  expcrit.iie,  that  it  was  not  always  safe 
to  fall  in  with  small  parhcs  of  soldiers,  even  of  his  own 
country  or  governmeni,  (to  say  nothing  of  the  French,) 
but  that  Creates,  and  wild  Hussars,  and  Hulans,  nnd 
others  that  fought  under  the  Austrian  eagle,  were  sil- 
dom  over  scrupulous  as  to  "  keeping  their  hands  from 
picking  and  stealing,"  when  up|>orluiiity  was  favourable 
or  tempting. 

The  dealer,  however,  relied  on  liis  minute  knowledgu 
of  the  country  he  had  traversed  so  often ;  on  the  bottom 
and  s|iecd  of  his  thorough  bred  Hungarian  horse; — and 
having  obtained  what  he  considered  good  information, 
as  to  tho  posts  occupied  by  the  iH'lligcrcnts,  and  tho 
range  of  country  most  exposed  to  the  soldiery,  he  set 
out  from  Vienna,  which  he  feared  would  soon  U;  in  tho 
hands  of  the  enemy.  He  went  alone,  and  on  his  road 
carefully  avoided,  instead  of  seeking  the  coiiipuny  of 
otlicr  travellers,  for  he  reasonably  judged,  that  a  .solitary 
individual,  meanly  dressed  ns  he  was,  might  escape 
notice,  while  a  party  of  travellers  would  be  sure  to  at- 
tract it. 

By  his  good  management  he  passed  the  Hungarian 
frontier  unharmed,  and  continueil  his  journey  homeward 
by  a  circuitous  unfrequented  route.  On  the  third  night 
after  his  departure  from  Vienna,  ho  stopped  at  a  quiet 
inn,  situated  in  the  suburbs  of  a  small  town.  He  had 
never  been  there  before,  but  the  house  was  comfortable, 
nnd  the  appearance  of  the  |)cople  about  it  respectable. 
Having  first  attended  to  his  tiri^d  hnrso,  he  sat  down  to 
supper  with  his  host  and  family.  During  the  meal,  ho 
was  asked  whence  he  came,  and  -.vhen  he  said  from  Vi- 
enna,  all  present  were  anxious  io  know  tlic  news.    Tlio 


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MVE8  OP  BANDITTI  AND  ROIIRERS. 


di'iilcr  told  lliciii  ull  lio  kmw.  The  hl)^l  lluii  iii 
quind  what  l)iisiiusa  had  carriid  him  to  Vitiiim.  lli 
lold  thciii  ho  had  lucii  thcro  to  Kill  some  of  the  In'st 
liorsi'H  that  wtre  ivcr  taken  to  that  market.  When  he 
lieard  liiis,  the  liost  east  a  {rlunce  at  one  of  the  men  of 
the  family,  who  seemed  to  he  his  son,  whieh  the  dealer 
Kcarei  ly  ohscrved  then,  but  which  he  liad  reason  to  recall 
afterwards. 

\'i'lien  Slipper  was  finished,  the  Oitipued  traveller  re- 
(jucfted  to  he  slimvn  to  his  Ind.  The  host  himself  took 
np  a  lif;ht,  and  condiieted  him  aeniss  a  lillle  yard  at  llie 
hack  of  the  house  to  a  detached  Imildinp,  whieh  con- 
lained  two  roonw,  tolerahly  decent  for  an  llnnfrarian 
hosti  I.  In  the  inner  of  these  moms  was  a  Ik(I,  and 
here  (he  host  lefl  liim  to  himself.  As  the  dealer  threw 
oil"  his  jacket  and  loosened  llie  jrirdle  round  his  waist 
M-licri  his  money  was  dejiosited,  he  thontrht  he  ini^'lit 
lis  well  SIC  whiiher  i!  was  all  safe.  .Vecordinfrly,  lie 
drew  ( lit  nn  old  leathern  purse  that  containi'd  his  jrold, 
iind  th'ii  a  tattered  parehinent  p.ii  Kil-hook  that  envelop- 
«'d  the  Austrian  hank  noti's,  a-id  finiliii^'  that  liotli  were 
quite  ri:;ht,  h"  laid  them  under  the  hol.ster,  exiinfriiished 
tlic  lijfiit,  and  tlirew  himself  on  the  heil,  thankin;;  liod 
and  the  saints  t!ial  had  carried  him  thus  far  homeward 
in  salily.  lie  hail  no  inis^rivinij  as  to  the  character  of 
the  people  he  had  fillen  amnnjriit  to  hinder  his  re|)ose, 
nnd  the  poor  deiler  wa.s-  very  soon  I'lijoyinjj  n  profound 
nnd  happy  sleep. 

He  mi  jilt  have  hecn  in  this  state  of  hentitiule  nn  liour 
or  two,  when  he  was  distiirhed  by  a  noise  like  that  of 
111!  opeiiinj;  window,  and  liy  a  sudden  rush  of  cool  ni;;lit 
rir;  on  r.ii-in?  himself  nn  tlie  lied,  he  saw  peering; 
Ihron^'h  an  open  window  which  was  almost  iinmediat 
ly  above  t'le  lird,  the  head  and  sbmilders  of  a  man,  who 
was  evidi  iilly  atle:nptiii!.' to  make  his  inyress  into  tin 
room  that  w  ay.  .\s  the  terrified  dealer  looked,  tin'  in- 
triidiu;;  (i^'iirc  W".B  withdrawn,  and  he  heard  a  ruuiblinir 
noise,  am!  ilieii  the  voices  of  several  men,  as  he  thoufrht, 
close  under  the  window.  The  most  dreadful  apprehen- 
pions,  the  more  horrible  as  they  were  so  sudden,  now 
.nsrilaird  th.e  traveller,  who,  scarcely  knowin;j  what  he 
(lid,  but  ii'terly  despniiini;  of  preservin;f  his  lile,  threw 
hlm-^elf  under  the  hi  d.  lie  bad  seari'ily  done  so,  when 
the  hard  b:-e  .iliiu^'  of  a  man  was  beard  at  the  o|kmi  win- 
dow, and  I'lc  n<  \t  moment  n  robust  fellow  dropped  into 
t!ie  room,  rnd  atler  sta;;!;erin;;  across  it,  i^ropeil  bis  way 
by  the  w  ills  to  the  bed.  I'ear  bad  iilmost  deprived  the 
liorsi-de:iK  r  of  bis  senses,  but  yet  he  (HTecived  Ih.i!  the 
intruder,  whoc  v.t  be  iiiiylil  be,  was  drunk.  Tliei.  was, 
hovvi'ver,  slif.'Iil  eoinliirl  in  tills,  fir  he  mi;rhl  only  have 
sualloweil  wi  le  to  make  Mm  the  more  <!esperate,  and 
the  travilli'r  was  cuiivineed  he  had  beard  the  voice 
(if  irlber  men  wilhoiit,  who  nu;;lit  itinili  into  tlii'  room 
to  ns-i:.|  till  ir  b'otber  vil!;  in  in  case  niiy  resitanee 
tlionld  be  m.id.'.  llis  astaui.limeut,  however,  W;:s  y:ri"it 
Mid  reviving',  >\ben  he  heard  the  tellow  Ihrou  otV  his 
j  iclict  on  the  lloor,  and  then  tivs  hiniself  upolj  t!ie  bed 
under  wbiili  belay.  Teirnr,  however,  hail  taken  loo 
firm  a  b  ild  of  the  traveller  to  he  shaken  oft"  at  once, 
— llis  itleas  \vi  re  too  confused  to  permit  llis  imairinin;; 
liny  other  niiiii\e  tl.>i  such  a  niidm^dit  iiitrusinii  on  an 
■  inarined  in.iii  v.itb  properly  iibniit  him,  save  that  of  rob. 
lu'ry  anil  assassination,  and  he  lay  ipiiet  wlurc  he  was 
until  he  lie.rd  the  li  !low  iiImM-  him  siiorini;  with  all  the 
donorniiaiess  of  a  drunkard.  Then,  indeed,  he  would 
li.ive  li  ll  his  hiding;  pi  ice,  and  jfniic  to  rouse  the  people 
ill  the  iiiu  I  1  ),'it  aiinther  restiud  place  instead  of  the 
lii'd  of  wliii  h  he  had  been  dispossessed  ill  so  siii(;iilar  ii 
inaimer,  but,  jii'l  as  he  came  to  this  resoliition,  he 
lie.ird  till-  dKir  of  the  oiit'r  loom  o|m'|i— then  stealthy 
fteps  rrn;s  It — then  the  door  of  the  \ery  room  he  was 
ill  was  sollly  npnii'il,  iiml  two  men,  one  of  whom  was 
the  host  and  the  ntber  bis  son,  iippenied  on  its  threshold, 

"  liCiive  the  ll;,'bl  where  it  is,"  wliis|Kriil  the  bosl,  "  or 
It  niny  ditiirb  lii;n  and  ;;ive  iis  Iroiible." 

"  Inhere  is  no  li  iir  of  1I1..I,"  siiiil  the  younger  man, 
nisn  in  11  whisper,  "  we  are  two  to  one;  he  has  nothing; 
hut  a  little  kiii:!'  ahoiil  him — lu'  is  deiid  asleep toul  hear 
how  be  snores  I" 

"  Do  my  hiddini;,"  siiiil  the  old  nian,  sternly  ;  "  would 
V'lii  have  liiiii  wake  iiml  rouse  the  miijhlHiurhooil  with 
llis  screams  '" 

As  it  v\ji,  the  horror,  triilu  11  dealer  uinh  r  the  Ik  d 
could  SI  in  I  ly  suppress  11  slunk,  but  he  saw  that  the 
Ron  \i(\  till'  liiflit  in  the  outer  room,  and  then,  pnlliiii: 
the  iloor  partially  aOc  r  llieiii  to  screen  the  rays  of  the 
lamp  from  the  bed,  be  saw  the  two  murdererrt  ulide  to 
the  bed  side,  and  tlieii  lieanl  a  riislliji|x  motion  lis  of  arms 
(leaei'iidiiiK  on  the  bed  clothes,  nnd  11  hissili).',  and  then  a 
Kratinir  snniiil,  tb.it  turned  his  soul  sick,  fur  he  knew  it 
cBiuL'  fioin  knives  or  d  ijifcrs  pcnclralinj;  to  llic  heart  or 


vitals  of  a  human  beiiifj  like  him.self,  and  only  a  lew 
inches  above  his  own  bmly.  This  was  followed  by  oik 
sudden  anil  violent  start  on  the  lied,  accompanied  by  a 
moan.  Then  the  bed,  which  was  a  low  one,  was  bent 
by  an  increase  of  wi'ijjht  caused  by  one  or  both  the 
innrdcrcrs  throwinff  theniselvcs  niioii  it,  until  it  pr<  ssed 
on  the  body  of  the  traveller.  There  was  an  awful 
silence  for  a  moment  or  two,  and  then  the  host  said, 
"  lie  is  fmished—  I  have  cut  him  across  the  throat — 
take  the  iiionc)-,  I  saw  him  jiut  it  urnli  r  his  bolster." 

"  1  have  it,  here  it  is,"  said  the  son  ;  "  u  purse  and  n 
pocket-book." 

The  travclbr  was  then  rclicvcil  from  the  wcii^lit  that 
had  oppressed  him  almost  to  snlliaation,  and  the  ii.ssas- 
siiis,  who  seemed  to  treinble  as  they  W(  lit,  ran  out  of  the 
room,  took  np  the  lij;ht,  and  disappeared  iiltngcthe.'  from 
the  npartinent. 

No  sooner  were  they  f.irly  (jonc,  tlian  the  poor  deali'r 
crawk'd  from  under  the  bed,  toi  k  one  desperate  leap, 
and  escapid  throufrh  the  little  window  by  which  he  had 
seen  enter  the  unliirlunate  wn  tell  who  had  evidently 
been  mnrdered  in  his  stead,  lie  ran  with  all  bis  sliced 
to  the  town,  where  he  told  bis  horrid  .story  and  iniracu 
lolls  cscajie  to  tlu'  ni",'ht  watch.  Thi'  niijbt  watch  con 
ducted  him  to  the  bnrjromaster,  who  was  soon  aroused 
from  his  sKvp  and  acijuaintcd  with  all  that  had  hap- 
IH'iicd. 

In  less  than  half  an  hour  from  the  time  of  bis  esca|)c 
from  it,  the  horse-dealer  was  a;;aiii  at  the  murderous 
inn  with  the  manistratc  and  a  stron^r  lone  of  the  horror- 
stricken  iiiliabitanis  and  the  nij;bt  watch,  who  had  all 
run  thither  in  the  "jrcatest  silence.  In  the  house  all 
seemed  as  still  as  death,  but  as  the  party  went  round  to 
the  stables,  they  luMril  a  noise;  cantioniiifj  the  rest  to 
surround  the  inn  and  the  outhonses,  the  ina;;istrate  with 
the  traveller  and  some  half  dozen  armed  men  ran  to  the 
stable  iloor — this  they  opcnctl,  and  linind  within  the  host 
and  his  .son  ili;r!.niifr  a  (rrnvc. 

The  tirst  lii;nre  that  m<:t  the  eyes  of  the  murderers 
was  that  of  the  traveller.  The  etl'cct  of  this  on  their 
U'liilty  sonln  was  too  miieli  to  be  borne  ;  they  shriiked 
and  threw  llicmselves  on  the  ground,  and  tliou!;li  they 
were  immediitely  .si  i/,i  d  bj"  hard  K^'P'"!!  hands  of  real 
desli  and  blood,  and  heard  the  voices  of  the  ina;,ii.<trates 
and  their  frieml'i  and  nei;;lihonrs,  denoimcin;j  them  as 
murderers,  it  was  some  niinutcs  ere  they  could  believe 
that  the  li;;ine  of  the  traveller  that  stood  amon/r  tlieiii 
was  other  than  a  spirit.  It  was  the  hardier  vill.iin,  tbi' 
tatlicr,  will  ,  c  n  heaiiii!;  the  stranger's  vnice  continuing; 
in  coiivers;;liiiii  with  the  iiia[;istrate,  llrst  uaiiied  sutli- 
cient  eoinmand  over  liiinsi  If  to  raise  his  fiee  lioiii  the 
earth  ;  be  saw  the  straiij;er  still  pale  and  lia)ji;ard,  but 
evic'eiitly  unbiirt.  The  murderer's  head  spun  round 
eonlUM'illy,  but  at  len;itli  risini;,  he  said  to  those  who 
held  him,  "I,it  me  .~ee  that  stranircr  nearer;  Id  me 
toiii  li  hiiii- — oiilv  b  I  iiic  toiieli  him  I"  Thi'  pixir  liorse- 
deakr  drew  liaeJ!  in  horror  and  divi,'ust. 

"  Von  may  sutisly  biiii  in  this,"  said  the  maixislrate, 
"  he  is  unnrnied  nnd  unnerved,  and  we  arc  here  to  pre- 
vent his  doiiiji  yon  lianii." 

On  this,  the  trivellerlel  the  host  appronch  him,  and 
pass  bis  band  ovi  r  his  person,  v\  liieli  when  he  had  done, 
the  villain  ixi'laimed,  "  1  uiii  no  murderer!  v\ ho  says  1 
am  a  murderer  '" 

"  That  shall  we  see  anon,"  said  the  traveller,  who  led 
the  way  to  the  di  taebeil  a|Uirtiiient,  tlillnweil  by  the  iiin- 
uislrale,  by  the  two  prisoners,  iiiid  nil  the  party  whii  li 
had  colleeled  in  the  slalilo  on  heaiiiiH;  wint  pasped 
there. 

Itotli  filber  and  son  walked  with  eonsidenible  eonli. 
deuce  into  the  room,  but  when  they  law  by  the  lamps 
the  iiii;lil  walili  and  otiii  rs  held  over  it,  that  there  was 
11  body  covin  d  willi  blond,  lyiiiK  upon  the  bid,  liny 
I  ried  out  "How  is  this  '  who  is  Ibis'"  and  riislii  d  to- 
Ifi  till  r  to  till  lied  side.  The  lights  were  lowered;  tin  11 
rays  li  II  liill  ii|hiii  lliu  ghastly  tiiee  and  bli  eillii;;  thronl 
of  a  yoinij;  man.  .\t  the  si^lit,  iJu'  younger  iil' thi'  mur- 
derers tiiriiid  his  head  and  kwoiiiiciI  in  silence;  hut  the 
liitlu  r,  utlerinK  n  shiick  so  loud,  so  nwl'nl,  that  one  of 
the  elenially  daniiied  alone  ini)rht  eipial  its  etiict,  threw 
himsilfon  ilie  bid  and  mi  the  gashed  and  bloody  IkhIv, 
Mhd  niiiriiiiiiiiii;  111  his  Ihroiil,  ".My  son!  I  liuve  killed 
iiiiiie  own  son  !"  also  found  a  li  niporary  n  In  I'  from  tin 
horrors  of  his  silii.ilion  in  insenslliility.  The  next  nil. 
mile  the  wriliheil  IiohIi  ss,  who  was  iniioceiit  of  nil  that 
had  passed,  nnd  who  was,  without  knowiii|u'  it.  the  »ili 
of  a  miirderir,  the  niother  of  a  inuiiliier,  mid  the  1110. 
Iher  ol'  a  iiiurden  il  son— of  n  son  killed  by  a  broiln  r 
nnd  a  (iillier,  ran  to  the  aparlioeiil,  and  would  have  m 
creased  tenli'ld  its  iilii  iiily  iiiiiiip|)ortabb'  horrors  by  en- 
terinu  Iherc,  hull  hIic   tinl  JH'cn  |ircvetited  by  lliu  honest 


townspeople.  iSlie  had  been  rou.sed  from  sleep  by  tin 
noise  made  in  the  stable,  and  then  by  her  Inisbainr, 
shriik,  and  was  now  herself,  sliriekiii<r  and  Irantie,  i;;,.. 
ried  back  into  the  inn  by  main  force. 

'i'lie  two  murderers  were  forlliwith  bound  and  carrini 
to  the  town  jail,  where,  on  the  c.vaminatioii,  which  \v,-,s 
made  the  ne.vt  morning,  it  appeared  from  evidence  tlm 
the  person  murdered  was  the  younfrcst  son  of  the  liim,. 
lord  of  the  hill,  and  a  person  never  suspected  of  ,au 
crinie  more  serious  than  habitual  drmikcnncss;  (hat  iij. 
sti  ad  of  being  in  bed,  as  his  father  and  brother  hail  !,>. 
lievi'd  him,  he  had  stolen  out  of  the  house,  and  joined  j 
party  of  carousers  in  the  town  ;  of  these  boon  coiii|);i. 
nioiis,  all  appeared  in  evidence,  and  two  of  them  dcpoMii 
tb.it  the  deceased,  being  ixceedingly  inlo.xicatcd,  ami 
ilreading  bis  filhcr's  wrath,  should  be  rouse  the  hiiu<,. 
in  sneli  n  state,  and  at  that  late  liunr,  had  said  to  tliiin 
that  he  would  get  through  the  window  into  'iic  little  il,. 
tached  apartment,  and  sleep  there,  as  he  had  ollen  ilunt. 
beliire,  and  that  they  two  had  accompanied  iiiiii,  and  ^,s. 
sisted  him  to  climb  to  the  window.  The  deceased  hu 
reached  the  window  once,  nnd  as  tiny  thought  wniill 
have  got  safe  through  it,  hut  drunk  and  iinstcady  as  he 
was,  he  slip|«'d  hack  ;  they  had  then  some  dillicully  in 
inducing  hiiii  to  climb  again,  llir  in  the  caprice  of  li;- 
toxieation,  he  said  he  would  rather  go  sleep  with  one  1,1 
bis  coinrades.  However,  he  had  at  last  ctlectcd  his  (i,. 
Ir.inee,  and  they,  his  two  comrades,  had  gone  to  tluir 
respective  homes. 

'I'lie  wretched  criiniiial8  were  executed  a  few  wccki 
afler  the  cominissioii  of  the  crime.  They  had  cniile..;.Mi; 
everything,  and  resbircd  to  the  horse-dealer  the  golil  ami 
the  paper  money  they  had  coiiccaled,  and  which  had  lu! 
them  to  do  a  deed  so  iniicli  more  atrocious  Ulan  cku 
they  had  contemplated. 


TiiR  iii(;iii,ANnCTs  or  inpia,  or  tih:  ijo 

HIM.A  liOllItKliS. 

The  following  nceomit,  which  is  from  the  pen  of  •!„ 
lamented  Itishop  Ililicr,  is  replete  with  interest,  and  n;. 
lirs  one  passage,  than  which  nothing  can  be  well  nn,;, 
impressive  and  dramatic.  It  is,  moreover,  strictly  ei,ii. 
lirmatory  of  what  has  been  already  several  tinns  uu 
v.inced  :  that,  as  juslice  nnd  mildness  of  goviriniiiiii 
wean  men  from  rapim^  and  crime,  so  ilo  tyranny  iiml 
oppressiiiii  drive  men  to  jliein;  and  when,  under  t'le  l,ii 
lereircunistances,  the  nature  oftlie  country  is  l'avour;il,|,, 
abounding  in  I'orests  and  inomilnin  recesses,  and  Iniu, 
mg  oil  the  confines  ol'another  st.itr,  an  e.\lciisive  sysl,i,i 
ol'bri;;aiidage  will  ahiinst  inv.iri.ihly  result. 

"  Tin'  I'onipnst  of  liohileunil  by  the  Knglisb,  and  l!i, 
death  of  its  chief  in  hallle,  its  eoiiseipicnl  eessiou  In  l'„ 
N'awah  of  Oinle,  iiinl  llie  horrilile  inaiini  r  in  win,,, 
^^ajali  lid  l),iwlah  oppress,  d  and  misgovi  rued  il,  ti,n,i 
one  oftlie  worst  chapters  of  the  laiglisli  history  in  liulij. 
We  have  since  innde  the  liobillas  some  auieiids  l,v 
taking  tlieiii  away  from  OiiiK  ,  and  governing  tlleiii  iiiir- 
sehi  s ;  hut,  by  ,ill  I  could  K  iini,  the  pi  ople  appear  by  11, 
iiie.ins  to  h.iM'  till  gotten  or  li.rgiu  11  their  (irst  injuria." 

Tliiir  Insiihiirdinatien  and  vinliiiee  are  liivoiireil  In 
the  nature  of  the  locality  just  alluded  to — their  pro\liio 
is  in  the  iiiimediale  111  igbboiirbood  of  Oude,  and  a  i.i>l 
liiiet  eri-ts  along  the  whole  of  tin  ir  eastern,  soutlaiii 
and  iioillii'i'ii  frontiers. 

"  In  this  liirest  a  great  Rohilla  robber,  or  rebel  il.u', 
i-i  by  many  supposed  to  have  liirki  d  the  last  seven  years 
for  whose  ap|irebciisioii  govermnent  have  vainly  oIIitiiI 
no  l,>s  a  sum  than  |ll,llllll  rupees.  Many  rnbbciies  air. 
eirlaiuly,  still  perpetrated  In  his  name;  but  the  opiiiKu 
of  the  miigislrates  at  Shabjelianpoor  is,  that  the  iiiiiii  11 
really  dead,  and  that  his  name  only,  like  that  ofCiipliiui 
l{,,el.,  reinains  as  the  r.illying  point  ol'  innliiiy.  TIk 
iiiililiiy  iillieers  of  our  diiincr  pnity  had  ol)en  Inniiii 
this  lliiest,  wbiihthey  ilescrilH' as  e.xti  ivive,  and  in  wiiii. 
pliiei  s  very  picturi  sipie,  with  some  liw  tracts  ol'  lil^li 
land,  wbciicc,  even  in  this  neighbourhood,  the  siiuuv 
rani;,   of  Himiilaya  is  \isilile. 

"The  Itiihilla  insiirgent.<  nre  usually  very  liiillil'ul  l„ 
eaili  other,  and,  as  in  Oude  there  is  in  ilhcr  poliie  m; 
piiiMiil,  it  very  seldom  liapiHUs,  if  tin  y  once  esc.i|M',  lliil 
lliey  can  Ih'  laid  hold  of  aftiTWnrds.  One  of  llic  iii»l 
inili'l  ions  of  till  III,  w  Ilo  had  long  i  liideil  jiislii  e,  caliir  iiii) 
the  bands  of  ginirnment  not  loni;  since,  under  very  m" 
gi.bir  cireiiiii.staiii'es.  He  Iniil  passed  over  Into  iliiil,, 
.mil  iHinght  n  /.eiiiindiirrie  lliiTe,  which  wn*  Inst  yui 
sei/iil  on,  iiniler  cireuiiiKlnnc's  of  excessive  injiisllir,  I'l 
the  servants  of  the  king's  fivoiirite,  who,  nt  the  wmii 
lime,  1  irriiil  oil' one  of  IiIh  wives.  The  /.emindiir,  1  iiii.iU 
high  spirited  and  di'M|i<'rnle,  rode  iiiinn  diately  In  l.ini 
now,  simIi  d,  by  the  nsnintnie  e  id'hii  sctvuills,  tin;  lull 


licniiaister'si 
at  alone,  till 
lie  minister  1 
nils  came  out 
new  tlieiii,  p, 
lli'lll  lletweeii 
lal  call  their 
,).nr,  lait  he  si 
ataiits  under  I 
lilt, '  Draw  lie: 
ivcpt  .iinl  tore  I 
i   r.'radil  let  tlieni 
j  linn  of  my  wii 
,  [111-   llrilis'h  ri 
vas  iiiniu'diatt 
!  Bai'  tiantie  to  t 
i  Hike,  either  .Air. 
■  rill'  latter  went 
^  a  ivliii'li   he 
',  if  revenge  ag.iin 
•  »iiik  his  wi!i'  by 
.  lot,  howt'vi'r, 
liianie  in  Onili 
Jritisli,  saying 
1  iii'iit  nt'  some  ti 
lie  tender  mere 
ininiises,  had,  be 
liiii.     He  is  now 
lat  it  is  generally 
jal  that  his  eonli 
%U  iilfeiiees  beiiiri 
'  Oar  scjioys  Ilia 
i||i  and  dnwii  this 
It'  iviirk  on  their 
lliiliilliis  in  reliisii 
ijiiiermnent,  in 
U'li'I.ite  habit  ol 
■:';:wi\  zeniiinlai 
l.ii'i-  are  apt  to  |1 
III,'  next." 
Till'  linliillas  sc( 
)■:.  nnd  to  long.ta 
iliil  li'irsr  III'  V, 
,vin  il.     '•  Keep 
•Hill's  ive,  or    yo 
r  Viinpslii'hr  I"  "  'I 
1 1t  ■  lii'iiig  a  sliort-ti 


ii:uA'j"ni':,«;_ij 
— <;» 

I',  iilr:il  India  was 
I,,.-  liie  most  par 

'ill, 'III  sc'inlohavc 
liing.'igo,  oIIk  rst 
I,  .'lad  the  limes  o 

!'!"  illy  tend  to  giv. 

m— mil  I'leilitii'st, 

IliM  M.il.'nlm  has  d 

'■I'bnll    »  lili'li  ,.||„ 

i| I  of   in-li  111! 

'I'll  ill  wall,  d   toM 

viiri's  of  tile  linn 

'I'  lit'  111,'  ciinitrv 

fl>'r\,  lllMl|,|;,,w 

It'll  and  rootli'ss, 

"I'Sir  .l.ilm  M.,U 

■rl^iiind  the  11:11111 

■  III  Iniigi'il  to,  of  I'i 

ll'illiy  ti;;ers;  Ihesi 

i'["il  the  country,  n 

liiiiiis   ibr  tlirlr  (i 

I'y  Ih.il  ill  the  stat 

;l:'i"l  sivty-three  i 

li"''    eniphntieiilly 

'I'tliiit  denotes  ill 

IlliI  I,,',  II  iilbilril 

'|ifnieid  wilh   tin 

•ill  iiniliigiious  rai 

"iri'  iinl  niilv  rob! 

"•'I'llni  M.'leobn,  II 

Wilfhlfiil  (o  1,'ari 

'in   a    gre.,|    i,,,..., 

ill'il  tliroii,;h  the 

«illi  |«'rlei|  ,,(;.((. 

I'ftiteof  the   enii 

r   Hill  I  lor  of  .Arab 

limili  wire  ob|i.^f,.,| 

•  Niir., 


Konuniis  OF  indi  a. 


115 


•nm  sU'cp  by  Ih, 
)y  liiT  Imsbaiid's 
iiiul  I'nmtic,  uar- 

iOUn<i  and  rarrii  J 

atiim,  wliicli  was 

mil  I'viiliiiCT  thai 

Kv)n  of  tlif  laiiu- 

suspt'tliul   of  niiv 

krmu'ss  ;   llial  in. 

I   lircitlicr  ImiI  In'. 

lusc,  ami  jiiimil  a 

CSC   boon   cinnita. 

o  oftliciii  di'posdl 

iiitoxii'iili'il,  and 

rmisc   IIk;  bouse 

hail   Kiiil  to  thiai  i 

into  'ill'  litllf  ''■'■ 

!(■  hill    (llU'll    (loilf 

iiiii'il  liiin,  iiiul  i.s. 
I'lio  ili'ec^iiKi'il  hi.d 
ly  Ihoutjlit  wniilil  ' 
111  uiifitciiily  as  lie 
siiiiie  diUiiully  in 
the  c'liprice  ol'  ii;- 
slri'p  wilh  one  i.i 
iHt  cllicted  liis  11,. 
liail   fl'nit'   to  tjuit 

ntid  a  few  wciki 
riiry  III"'  •'oiili't'Mi; 
ili'aUr  Ibo Rolil ami 
Hiul  which  hail  In! 
[roi:ious  tliaii  even 


A,  OR  Tlin  RO 

S. 

frnm  till'  pi'ii  of  'In 
ilh  inliTt'st,  and  "!'• 
[r  iMii  1h'  will  iimr, 
ivoviT,  Ktrii'lly  I'mi. 
y   srviTiil  tinii's  lie. 

less  III"  j;civiTliiiinil 
do  lyraiiny  aiel 

vlii'ii,  uiidrr  llir  lil 

luiilry  iH  I'ttvoiiralm. 

ri'ci'sM'H,  and  tinier- 

111  l'.\lL'llsivi'  syslihl 

rc'siill. 

I-  ICntrlii-li,  Hlid  die 
iiriil.  i.isi'iiin  I"  d« 
iiiaiimr  in  wlii'.i 
.o.ivi  riii'd  il,  I'ntiii 


,  III 


sli  lii.-itnry 
Hdliii'   unirnti 
th. 


,1s    iiV 


iiwiiimn 

ipK'  iipprar  by  i 
Ihi  ir  tirht  injur 


lire  liivdiirnl  In  I 
l|  til — till  >r  prn 
111'  Oiiilr,  and  a  vel  | 

IMlf-tlllli    WlUtll' 


lliiT,  <ir  r» 


liil  (Li 


Ihr  last  wvni  y  ar*. 
llmvc  vainly  nlliriM 
Llaiiy  riibbi  ilrx  iir>. 
hia  llic  npiiii'  II 
,  that  till'  man  11 1 
likr  that  i.rCiilibi 


.r  nintiny. 


■Ml. 


had  olVn  bi<iiai| 
IMM',  and  ill  <"««' 


lli'w    In.i'lK  ( 


.1'  liii.li 


urlu'iiil,  till'  'twwi 

Illy  very  failliful  I" 
]  111  ilhir  piiliii'  ii'i 
jy  cvniT  csraiH',  lliil 


Oiii' 


III'  Oil 


1  jiihliir,  rallliliil«| 

(!■,  mull r  Miy  m' 
,d  iiMT  inin  Oiiil.. 
Iiii'h  wn»  la.-^l  yi.'' 
^vivr  iiijimlire.  I't 
ihii,  at  Ibi'  «iii» 
/rininilur,  npi.Jii 
i.ilialily  I"  I'll'' 
ivaiil'-.'llii'  will' 


hi- ininisti'r'sprivati- pardon, and  wailed  IhrrL-wtll-arniod, 

lit  aloni',  till  lii^  riii'iiiy   «liould  niako   his  appearance'. 

lie  miiii''*!'^''  did  nnt  liiiiisell'ap|KMr,  but  his  two  youiiirest 

mis  eaiiie  out  to  walk  with  their  ayali!*.*     The  Uohilla 

lu'W  tlii'Mi,  pounced  on  tlieiii  like  a  tij,rer,  and  holdiiiir 

hiiii  bitwei'U  bis  knees,  told  the  terrified  women  to  gu 

ml  call  their  nia'ster.     Tliu  palace  was  soon  in  an  np- 

•onr  iait  lie  sit  «'il'i  "'■"'  '•'•■'  '■'"^'^  acfainst  the  wall,  the 

I'liai'its  iiiidir  his  kneew,  and  a  pistol  in  each  hand,  calling 

111  '  Draw  near  and  they  are  both  dead.'     'I'lie  minister 

ivri'it  and  tore  bis  llesb,  promisinir  him  every  tbiiitr  it" be 

oiild  let  tluiii  ffo;  to  wliieli  he  answered,  '  Tlierestora- 

i„ii  of  niv  will',  my  own  safely,  mid  the  p:narantec  of 

II,.   Itrilish  resid 'lit  for  both!'     'I'lie   Hobilla's  woman 

iniiiii'diately  hrongbt  out,  and  the  miiii.^ter  ran  like 

Iraiilic  to  the  Knirlish  residency,  bejjffiiif;,  tor  (Jod's 

iliC  either  Mr.  Hiekets  or  iMajor  ijaper  tofrowilh  him. 

he  latter  went,  and  the  Kohilla,  nller  a  hor»ibIe  pause, 

ill  wliieli  he  si-emed  still  to  bo  weighinjr  the  sweetness 

I'ri  vi'ii"!' ajT'iinst  the  promises  held  out  to  him,  ro.se, 

k  bis  wile  1')' the  'innd,  and  led  her  away,     lie  was 

lilt    bowi'ver,  satisfied   with  the   security  of  liis  eonli- 

iiani'i'  in  Oiide',  but  soon  alter  surrendered  himself  to  the 

ritisli   sayin;;  tliat  be  must  look  fiirward  to  a  confine- 

iii'iit  of  some  time,  lint  lie  preferred  their  severities  to 

!io  ti'iiiler  mercies  of  the  niiiiister,  who,  in  spite  of  his 

irciinisi's,  had,  be  was  convinced,  already  laid  snares  for 

lie  ia  now  a  prisoner  in  the  castle  of  Allahabad, 

lilt  it  is  generally  believed  that  he  has  made  his  jx-aee, 

ml  that  his  eontineincnt  will  not  be  u  long  one,  though 

>  Dlli'iiees  before  were  serious  enough." 

*  Oar  .sejioys  that  are  scattered  in  strong  detaehmrnts 

4iiand  down  Ibis  lawless  district,  have,  generally,  plenty 

I'  work  on  their  hands,  what  with  tbu  wilfulness  of  the 

liiliillas  in  refusing  to  atleiid  to  the  decrees  or  decisions 

f);nvernment,  in  matters  of  disputed  property,  and  "  an 

iveti't.ile  habit  of  '  lilting'  cows  and  sheep,  which  the 

ri'yiriv  zemiiidars  and  idle  long-legged  'gillies'  of  one 

i!la^>i'  are  apt  to  li'cl  a  pride  in  e.vercising  against  those 

I'llii'iie.xl." 

Til'  lioliillas  seem  particularly  addicted  to  liorsc  steal- 

.'.  .iiiil  to  longtaili  d  horses.     "  Take  care  nf  tliat  loiig- 

iliil  Imrsi'  of  yours  1"  was  the  first  eaiiliou  the  bishop 

liviil.     "  Kei'p    liiin    earel'uUy    at    nigbl,    under    tlie 

lev's  eve,  or  yon  will  never  I'arry  liiin  over  Ibe  ferry 

\iiiipsbi'br  I"     'I'lie  seeoiid  horse  of  the  amiable  pre- 

lle  liiiii;'  a  sborf-tailed  one,  was  supposed  to  be  safe. 


|l'\\.\ri'li:s— lillKHLS-nAlUiHIKS— MtMilllKS 
— <i\VAI!lflAII,S— i'lirtiS. 

I  Centra  I  Iniliawasdi  vastalei!  h\'assoeiatintis  of  wielebi  .; 

Rim  (,k  tiie  most  part  siib.dsted  entirelv  on  plmiiler.  Some 

fllii'iii  sir  III  to  have  si  ruck  their  haneliil  roots  in  the  loim- 

\  \(mi  au'o,  ollii  rs  loliave  arisen  under  the  .Mnhralla  svs. 

and  the  limes  of  ri  volution  and  trouhle,  whlebwoiild 

r  JIv  tend  to  give  slrenglh  to  the  old  and  birth  to  tin 

Ih  — liid  laeilities  to  Ibe  exeerable  operations  of  all.    Sir 

^liM  M.il.'obii  has  deseiibdl,  ill  a  striking  manner,  llie 

-lilinii  H  liieli  ensued  from  letting  lo.ise  a  |io|iiil.ilioii 

■d  ol'  mil  iiiiipiitoie'  Mialerials.     Only  lliosr  who 

iiliii  ill  called  lowi.':  \.    re  sali'  from  the  rav.iges  ami 

s  ot'  the  handil'i.     Tile  state  of  Ibe  nnprolceleil 

m-Mlllii'  eiinntry  near    ilie  \'iiidylia   nioinilains   and 

r  S'rebiidda,  where  bumlredH  of  villages  were  seen 

'  It'll  and  roofless,  is  ilrsrrihed  by  Captain   .\nibrose, 

111'  Sir  .loliii  Mill  olm's  olVieers:  in  the  year  l.'^IH,  br 

erlaiiud  Hie  iianies,  and  Ibe  iianies   of    the    villages 

■  111  Inngi'ilto,  of  eighly-l'our  individuals  wbo  bad  been 

■il  liy  ti:;ers  ;  these    Ii  roiious   animals   have  lilenilly 

'  111  the  eounlry,  and  tiiuglil  wilh    Ibe  reliirniiig  in- 

■litmls    for   llirii-   liel.ls.       Anthentie    iloeumi'iils   also 

|i>y  llial  ill  the  state  of  llolkar,  in  |H|T,  sixteiii  linn- 

anil  sivlylbree  villages   weri'   deserted,  or,   as  the 

lis   I  inpbalieally    lerin     il — "wilhoul    n    lamp,"    a 

1^1  tlial  denotes  Ibe  evlrcine  nf  ilesolalien.      .All  llii» 

I  liail  lii'in  all'eeird  by  ibe  Imiiditti  of  Central  India. 

iiproreed  wilh  these  rohlH'rs,  the    Mrw. lilies  are,  or 

nn  iniiliigiiou'i  race,  half  Mahoinelaii,  hull'  llinilim, 

Mvi'ii'  mil  only  rolilirr<  and  assassins,  Imi,  nieoriiinj; 

hr  .liilin  Mi'leoliii,  Ibe  most  ilesperate  rogues  in  liidi.i. 

ellulill'iil  to  learn   f'roiii   llishop   llelnr.  Hint  they 

ni  a    ure.il    measure    reelaiined,    i\en    win  ii    be 

iilliil  lliriiui:b   llie  Hceiies  of  their  eriines,  which   he 

[«>lli  iH'rliif  sil'ely;  and  to  eonlrasi  Ibis  wilh   the 

iT'tiliof  till'  eoiiiilrv,  when  il  was  as  ilangrnms 

iiitiiiorof  .Arabia  is  at   Ibis  moinenl,  and  when 

(ilwiili  were  olijifi  il  |„  travel  in  earavan»,  and  In  pay 


♦  NiirM'not  ii'odiiewio 


high  rales  for  protection  to  every  paltry  plundering  Uiija. 
"'i'liis  neigbliourhood,"  says  the  bishop,  s|K'aking  of  part 
of  the  province  of  Delhi,  "  is  still  but  badly  enlliv.ited  ; 
but  fificen  years  ago  it  was  as  wild  as  the  'I'errai,  as  full 
of  tigers,  and  with  no  human  inhabitants  but  banditli. 
Cattle  stealing  still  prevails  to  a  considerable  extent,  but 
the  .Mewattii  s  are  now  most  of  them  snbjeet  either  to  the 
Ueilisli  goveninient  or  that  of  Hburtpoor,  and  the  seeurity 
of  li:L  and  property  att'orded  them  by  the  former,  has 
indiieed  many  of  the  tribes  to  abandon  their  t'ortresses, 
to  .seat  themselves  in  the  plain,  and  cultivate  the  ground 
like  honest  men  and  gejod  subjects." 

The  llbeels  wlio  iiibabit  the  wild  and  mountainous 
tracts  wbicb  separate  .Malwa  from  Neiiiam  and  tiiirerat 
are  a  totally  distinct  race,  insnlate'd  in  their  abodes,  and 
separali'd  by  their  iKiliits,  usages  and  liiriiis  of  worship, 
from  all  other  tribes  of  Imiia.  According  to  liisbop 
lleber,  they  were  uiii|iieslioiiably  the  original  inhahitanls 
of  liajpootana,  and  driven  to  their  fastnesses  and  lies, 
perate  and  miserable  way  of  lil'e  by  the  invasion  of  tliosi 
t4ilHS,  wherever  they  iii.iy  have  come  from,  who  profess 
the  religion  of  llrahnia.  "  'I'his  the  Kajpoots  tbem.selve^ 
virtually  albiw,  by  admitting  in  their  traditional  history, 
that  most  of  their  principal  cities  and  fortresses  wen 
I'ounded  by  such  or  such  illieel  chiet's,  and  coni|uercd 
from  them  by  the  children  of  the  sun." 

Here  we  have  again,  as  it  were,  the  Gael  retreating 
from  the  Sasiseiiacb,  and  indemnilyiiig  and  avenging  him- 
self by  Ibray,  blood,  and  pliuider. 

Thieves  and  savages  as  they  were,  the  llritish  ollicer.s 
who  conversed  wilh  Hisbop  lleber,  thought  tin  in  mi 
the  wliolu  a  belter  race  than  their  eoni|uerors.  Tlii  ir 
word  is  said  to  Ihi  more  to  he  depended  on  :  they  are  ol 
a  franker  and  livelier  character;  their  wmmu  are  far 
better  treated  aiul  enjoy  more  inlluenee  ;  and  though  tiiey 
shed  blood  without  scruple  in  cases  of  ti'ud,  or  in  Hie 
regular  way  of  a  toray,  they  are  not  viiiilieliie  or  iiilios- 
pilable  under  other  eiremnstanees;  and  several  liiitieli 
oflieers  have,  wilh  |H'rfeet  .safely,  gone  bunting  and  tisi 
ing  in  their  eouulry,  without  escort  or  guide,  e.veept  w  hat 
these  pisir  savages  tlieinselves  cluerl'ully  riirni-liid  for  a 
link'  brandy. 

"  In  a  Sanscrit  vocabulary,  seven  hundred  or  more 
years  old,  the  term  Illieel  denotes  a  parlieiilir  race  ol 
harharians  living  on  plunder;  mid  Ibe  .Mahalibaral,  an 
ancient  Hindoo  poem,  gives  the  same  deseriptimi  of  iheiii. 
At  all  times  formidable,  tliey  lii'canie  the'  geiier.il  terror 
of'Cenlriil  India  under  the  gnidaiice  of  .Nadir  Sing.  This 
chief  eonimitteil  a  iimrdi  r,  or  raflii  r  caiisnl  it  to  be  en 
mitfeil.  The  I'Jiglisli  had  now  the  powi  r  of  :!lllllilli^l 
ing  jusliee,  and  the  liillouing  instame,  wbieli  oeeiini  d 
on  the  trial  of  Nadir  .'^in;'',  is  stroii"ly  ebara'iirietie  of 
flic  jtliiel  race. 

"  During  the  exaniiiialion  into  the  guilt  of  N  idir, 
when  taking  the  evidenee  of'  some  tiinale  priioni  rs,  it 
a|>|>eari'd  I  hat  the  fat  In  rand  liiisband  of  one  ol'llii  iii,  a  i;iil 
iliont  liuirleen  years  of  age,  had  bein  inslrumenis  in 
eommitting  the  mmdi  r  of'  wliieli  Nadir  was  aeeii-i  d. 
.•^Iie  was  asked  if  Ibey  put  the  deeeased  In  ilealli  ;  'dr. 
Iiiinly  they  did,'  was  her  llrni  reply  ;  'bill  they  ai  ti  d  by 
mil   Dliiiniiee's  tor  lord's)  ordi'r. 

"'Thai  may  be  true,'  il  was  remarked,  'but  it  does 
not  clear  them ;  liir  il  was  not  unall'ray;it  was  u  deed 
|ierpilral  "d  in  lold  lilood.' 

"  '  .'^lill,'  s.iid  llie  girl, '  they  had  the  ehieps  order  !' 

"Tile  pi  rsoir*  coniliietiiig  the  e.vaniinalion  shook  bis 
head,  imply  iug  it  w<  iilil  not  be'  reeeiMil  in  jiistiliealimi. 
The  eliibi,  liir  she  was  hardly  more,  rose  from  the  ground 
where  she  was  sitling,  and,  |Niinling  lo  two  senlrii  s  who 
giiiiiileil  llieni,  and  were  sl.inding  at  thediHir  of'lhe  romii, 
eM'laiined,  with  all  the  animation  of  strong  feeling, 
'  Tliei>e  are  your  soldiiTM  ;  you  are  their  Dhiniiiee  ;  yiin 
words  are  their  laws;  if  you  order  llieiii  this  moliii  nl  lo 
advanee,  and  put  me,  niy  mother,  iind  cousin,  who  me 
now  Is'liire  you,  lo  death,  would  lliey  In  silate  in  slaying 
lime  li'in.ile  llbeels'  If  we  are  innoeent,  would  you 
be  guilty  of  our  IiIihhI,  or  these  faithful  men  "  Alter  this 
oliserMilioii  hIii'  re-seati  d  bersellj  h  tying, '  .My  father  and 
liiishand  are  Nadir's  soldiers,'" 

The  ebiel's  of  the  llbiel.i,  inih  id,  who  were  ii-unllv 
ealled  IMiomenlli',  e\i  reiseil  the  most  abiohile  jsiwer,  and 
their  1"  er I  111  eonnuil  the  niosi  alrmious  crimes  wire 
obeyed,  is  among  Itie  "lelarii  «  of  Ibe  old  man  of'lhe 
mounlatu,)  by  their  ignorant  bill  allnihrd  siihjeels,  w  itii 
out  a  I'oiiei  plioii,  on  their  pari,  thai  Ibey  had  an  oplimi. 
Iliil  .Nadir  Siii;r  was  ham  .hi  d  for  llie  luuider  alhnli  il  In. 


*  fir  .liiliii  Kl'iliiVni  hliiiM-ir     III'  nnii  nmnlKl  nii  ihr  ,ri.l  l.y 
I'apuilii  II.  flu..!!,  Hliii  iiiiittl  ilowii  Ihr  n  rln  exptrattnii 


his  son,  who  had  been  Ciirefnllv  edueati'd  at  Sir  John 
.Maleolm'ii  bead-ipiartirs,  men  i  (led  to  his  autbcrily,  find 
there  is  now  nti  part  of  tlie  (oiiiitry  w  In  re  lili'  and  pro- 
perty are  safer  than  amid  the  late  drcudiil  lil.iils  of  his 
father. 

The  Itheels  excite  Ibe  horror  of  l!ie  higher  classes  of 
Hindoos,"  by  eating,  not  only  the  flesh  nf  InifVab'Cs,  but 
of  cows;  an  aboniinalion  wliii  li  plaees  tlieiii  jii.-t  above 
the  <'/niiii(in>,  or  shrainaki  rs,  vilm  feast  in  dead  ear(.'asse!(, 
and  are  not  allowed  lo  dwell  within  the  pri  eiiii  ts  of  the 
village.  The  wild  liheels,  wbo  Ui  i  p  anioiig  the  hills,  are 
a  diininulive  and  wrilelied-looking  race,  hut  active,  and 
capable  of  gieat  tiiligiie  ;  they  go  armed  wilh  bows  and 
arrows,  and  are  still  pidlissed  n. libers  iinil  Ibirves,  lying 
in  wait  for  the  weak  and  impruli  eted,  while  they  lly 
from  the  strong.  Their  excesses,  however,  lire  now 
ehielly  indulged  in  against  the  Hindoos.  "  .\  few  moiiths 
since,"  says  Ifisliop  II; !..  r,  "one  of  the  haz.irs  of  .Nee- 
mneb  was  allacked  and  pbmdeied  by  a  liiuly  ol'llie  '  hill 
peopli';'  and  there  are,  dnulilless,  evi  n  in  Ibe  plains, 
many  who  still  sigh  alter  their  l.ile  anarchy,  and  oxelaiiii 
amid  the  comforts  of  a  |M'a(('alih'  goV(rnni(iil, 

Miive  lis  niir  w  il^tlll■s^  and  1  iir  wnrils, 
Our  liliLs  an, I  i'a\es  at;aiii !' 

"The  son  of  Mr.  Palmer,  ehaplaiu  of  .N'ussienibad, 
while  travelling  lately  with  his  liitheraiid  mother  in  their 
way  from  M bow,  observed  some  Ithi  els  kaiking  earnestly 
at  a  large  drove  ol"  lull  n  biillocKs  which  were  drinking 
in  a  find.  He  asked  one  of  the  llbeels  if  the  biillmkii 
belonged  to  him.  '  N'o  !'  was  the  reply,  '  hut  a  good  part 
of  till  III  would  have  In  en  ours,  il"  il  were  not  liir  you 
English,  who  will  kt  nobody  thrive  but  yourselves." 

On  first  apiMoaebing  the  lilnil  villages,  the  bishop 
observed  a  man  run  from  Ibe  nearest  hut  to  the  lop  of  ii 
bill,  and  give  a  shrill  slioni  or  ser(  am,  w  hie  h  he  beard 
lepealed  from  the  furthest  hamlet  in  sif;hl,  t'liil  again 
from  two  other.s,  wliii  li  the  bishop  eould  ik  t  mc.  "I 
asked  the  meaning  of  this,"  he  eonlinues,  "and  my 
guards  informed  ine  thai  lln  :-e  were  Ibi  ir  i-innals  logivc 
the  lilarni  of  our  coining,  our  nuinlHrs,  and  that  nc  had 
horse  with  ns.  Hy  Ibis  means  Ibey  knew  at  ome 
w  In  Iber  it  was  adv  isahle  lo  attack  ns,  to  lly,  or  lo  re  niain 
miiit,  while,  iflbeie  were  any  of  tliiir  mniilier  who  had 
parlicnlar  reasons  liir  avoiding  an  intir\iiw  wilh  the 
troops  and  in.igislrates  of  Ibe  low  lands,  liny  bad  thus 
liiir  warning  giM  n  Ibeiii  lo  luip  out  of  the  way.  This 
sounds  like  a  deseriplimi  of  lioh  I'ny's  ( a  iii.liy,  inil  llieso 
poor  llbeels  are  far  less  liirniidaMi'  i  !'.i  n.ie  .i  than  f!ie  old 
Mae  (In  gors." 

This  ancient  people  are  very  expel  t  in  the  urc  of  ll,o 
bow,  and  lia\i  a  eiuioiis  way  of  slmiling  t'rmn  the  long 
gras-^,  where  they  li,'  ei.m.akd,  holding  Ihr  bow  with 
their  fill,  lie- ides,  against  flieir  prey,  i|iiailruped,  biped, 
and  winged,  the  Illieel-  use  Ibe  bow  iiid  arrow  against 
fish,  wliieli  they  kill  in  the  ii\ers  iiid  pn.ls  wilh  great 
leitaiiily  and  rapidity,  'lln  ir  hows  are  of' split  baniboo, 
siniple,  but  siroiig  and  elastic.  The  arrow s  are  nl.so  of 
bamboo,  wilh  an  iron  head  coarsely  inade,  and  a  hiiig 
single  barb.  Those  intended  for  striking  fish,  have  lliis 
head  so  eontrived  as  lo  slip  off  frmn  the  shall  when  the 
tisli  is  struck,  but  to  ri  main  eouini  led  wilh  il  by  a  long 
line,  on  the  pnneiple  ol'llie  harpoon.  The  shalt,  in  coii- 
sei|uinie,  remains  lloaliiig  in  the  wider,  and  not  only 
eoiilributes  to  weary  out  the  animal,  but  iliows  its  pur- 
suer which  way  he  llees,  and  llmsi  iiabli  s  him  to  fei/eit. 

They  have  many  curious  euslmns,  that  date  from  very 
reuiole  aiiliipiily.  Oiir  nf  tlieiii  was  witnessed  by 
llishop  IIi'Ikt,  and  donerllK'il  In  liiit  usual  felicitoiia  iiian- 
iier. 

"  A  nuinU'r  of  Uhn  Is,  im  n  and  woincn,  came  lo  our 
camp,  (near  Jhiilloda,)  \«illi  banilioos  in  tbiir  hands,  nnil 
the  winneii  wilh  their  i  lollies  so  scanl\,  and  tucked  (i|i 
so  hi|i|i,  as  to  leave  the  whole  Innli  ne.M ly  bare,  'I'hey 
bad  a  drum,  a  horn,  and  sonieoIlK  r  rude  ininFlrelsy,  and 
said  liny  were  come  to  ei  li  I. rate  Ibe  liimlir,  'I'hev  dn  w 
up  in  two  parlies,  one  nn  ii,  one  weiiien,  and  had  a  iiiick 
tight,  in  which  at  lifrl  the  llinali  s  hail  mill  h  the  aiKaii- 
Inge,  having  very  sk  inlir  poles,  vvliile  the  nn  n  had  only 
short  eiiilgi  Is,  with  which  llnylnid  soine  iliiriiiillv  ill 
guarding  their  heads.  .At  last  Kome  ol'llie  vvoini  n  l,i  gun 
lo  strike  a  little  loo  hind,  on  which  tin  ir  aiilagonisls  loci 
leinpci,  and  elnsi  d  with  them  so  lii  rcely,  llial  Hie  |Hiiir 
female"  were  put  to  the  roiil,  in  real  or  pri  li  iided  Iciror. 
They  eollei  ted  a  little  money  in  the  camp,  and  (hen 
went  I'll  lo  iinother  villig".  The  llimlie,  aeeording  lit 
the  mlbodox  sy  slein,  was  ovi  r,  Inil  tin  se  gaim  s  are  olt<  n 
prolongi  (I  for  Kvcrnl  days  all,  r  its  i  om  Im-imi." 

As  bishop  Hi  Imt  advanced  in  the  nnmtrv  inreilrd  hy 
the  llhdl',  111?  nil  I  cnrav.11111  of  lliiii|iirrer*,or  i  artier*  nf 


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Crain,  (ii  singular  wnndrriiij;  race,")  cscorti'd  by  JJIiccls, 
paid  by  Ibu  c;irricrH  for  Uic  purpoBC.  Tbi'y  proceeded 
by  day  witli  »i\  advanced  and  rear-guard  ol'  these  naked 
bowint'U,  and  at  ni;r|it  for  soeurity  against  the  robbers, 
the  lionest  Urinjairecs  drew  their  com  wiifrons  into  a 
circle,  placinu-  tliiir  cattle  in  the  centre,  anrl  connecting 
each  ox  with  liis  yoke-fcllow,  and  at  leni;lh  to  wain,  by 
iron  collars  rivclcd  round  their  necks,  and  fastened  to 
an  iron  chain,  which  last  is  locked  to  llio  cart-wheel. 
It  is  tlius  extremely  dilficnll  to  phnidur  without  awaking 
them ;  and  in  places  of  greater  danger,  one  of  the 
Itrinjarrces  always  stanils  sentry.  Still  farther  on,  de- 
scending from  tiic  hills  to  the  lowlands,  the  bishop 
had  hinisc  If  one  of  tliese  poor  Dheels  for  a  guide,  who, 
as  he  trotted  along  the  rugged  road  betbrc  his  horse's 
hf.iil,  with  a  shiilil  and  a  iieally-inade  hatchet,  and  with 
a  blanket  of  red  biize  llung  oier  bis  shoulder,  reminded 
him  stroiigly  of  the  pictures  of  a  North  American 
Indian.  'I'lie  dashiiig  appearance  of  this  man  was  owing 
to  his  bciiig  in  the  company's  pay,  a.s  R  policeman  ;  but 
the  Dliecis  hi  re  were  generally  in  uuieb  better  plight, 
and  less  givi  n  to  robbing  than  in  the  hilly  country. 

After  this,  a  strong  escort  of  Ilheels  was  added  to  the 
bishop's  retinue.  Tbey  not  only  led  him  safely  llirough 
11  perilous  ( ounlry,  abounding  with  ravines,  and  broken 
land  overgrown  with  brush-wood,  (the  most  favourable 
of  places  tor  the  spring  of  a  tiger,  or  the  arrows  of  an 
ambushed  band  of  robbers,  where  ricently  passengers 
had  Ik'cu  plundered  by  Bbecl.-,  and  a  man  carried  olF  by 
n  tiger  from  a  numenms  convoy  of  artillery,  on  its  march 
to  Kairah,)  but  they  conducted  him  across  the  rapid 
Ktreani  of  tlii^  Mbye,  and  on  his  arrival  at  Wnsnud, 
acted  a-s  watchnifii  to  his  camp,  where  their  shrill  calls 
from  one  to  the  other  were  heard  all  niglif. 

"  We  were  (old,"  says  llie  bi.shop,  "  not  to  he  surprised 
at  this  choice,  since  these  ))oor  thieves  are,  when  trusted, 
the  trustiest  of  men,  and  of  nil  .sentries  the  most  wakeful 
and  indeliitigablc.  'I'bey  and  the  Kholecs,  a  race  almost 
equally  wild,  are  ujiiforndy  prel!  rrcd  in  (iuzerat  for  the 
service  of  tlu^  police,  and  as  durwuns  to  ginllemcii's 
h'luscs  and  gareiiiis." 

Wlicn  Sir  .loliii  .Maleolni  began  the  work  of  reforma- 
tion, the  very  lirst  step  he  took  was  to  raise  a  small  corps 
of  lihecls,  commanded  by  their  own  chiefs,  and  "  he- 
lori',"  says  lie,  "  these  robbers  bad  been  in  the  service 
one  inonlli,  I  plieeil  them  as  a  guard  over  treasure ; 
wliic:h  had  a  surprising  eti'eet,  both  in  elevating  them  ill 
their  own  minds,  and  in  those  of  other  parts  of  the  coiii- 
nmiiily."  Nor  did  the  jiidieious  reformer  stop  here  ;  he 
took  as  his  emistanl  atli'iiilints  sonic  of  the  most  di'si>c- 
rale  of  the  pliiiulerliig  ebirfs;  and  the  good  I'lfeet-s  fullv 
answered  lln'  ixpeelatioiis  which  he  hail  forined,  by  thus 
inspiring  conlidiner,  and  exalting  bold  and  courageous 
men  in  llieir  oivii  istiiuation. 

W'r  leive  only  to  add  in  honour  of  this  am  lent  ndibcr 
race,  that  the  lair  sex  have  great  iiilliiiiice  in  the  society, 
and  that  in  the  rerent  rdiinii,  their  women  acted  a  pro. 
mliient  part,  and  one  worthy  of  the  feelings  and  clinrae- 
ter  of  llieir  sex. 

The  very  interi  >^tiiig  work  of  yU.  Chailes  Coleman, 
rriie  MytllnloifV  of  the  Hindoos,  with  notices  of  various 
moiiiitain  and  isbind  tribes,  &r.)  recently  published, 
Liroi'ds  the  liillowiiig  aildilliinal  anecdotes  relative  to  the 
IlbeeN  previous  to  tin  ir  reli.riiiiiliou. 

"  All  Diiglish  ollicer,  a  Ciplaiii  II had,  by  in- 
terrupting iinil  woiniiliiig  a  llbn  I,  while  lalMiuring  in 
his  vocation  (of  robl«'ry),  been  marked  out  for  vcngeame. 
In  coiiseipieiiee  of  Ibis  hr  bad  a  sentry  to  his  house  ;  hut 
from  the  neigh  In  airing  bank  of  the  ri\ir  they  bad  worked 
II  siiblernineoiis  passage  fir  ii  eoiisidrrable  distiinre, 
large  enonirli  for  one  man  to  ei  awl  along,  who  had  begun 
to  pi'rforiile  the  lloor  of  his  beilebamber  whin  he  was 
discovered.  >\'(  had  lit  tin  city  where  Ibis  look  plai'e 
nearly  two  thoimaiid  troops,  yet  it  was  necessary,  liir  the 
olliecr's  safely,  t  )  remove  him  to  llombay.  A  I'arNee 
inessman,  who  bad  refused  to  pay  the  usual  tribute  to 
the  Hheels,  was  found  dead  in  the  morning  in  the  mess. 
I'Miin.  It  was  bin  custom  to  put  his  mat  on  ii  large 
wine  cbeil  where  ho  slept :  in  the  morning  he  was  found 


•  Tim  llrlnjsrris^  |iiim  iluir  mIihIo  llvm  In  rsirtliii  trniii  I'rnni 

"111'  pltl  nl  III Ill  ry  III  Ihe  olliir.  Mill ii  llii  ir  m«  ii  sriiiiilil. 

Inn  n»  »ii'iii»  I'm  illiiri.  'I'licy  irniil  In  Inivi'  lii>i|||.a  wjih  ilii'n 
WUI4.   iliiltliiii,   iliiiri.  mtil  liiiiilril  Itiillii  lipi.      'I'hi.   iMcM   no>  all 

ir il  ni  11  |ini|i'iiliiii  iigniiiHl  |s  ii)  iIiimii.     I'iiimi  IIm' xivrri'luiiii 

mill  miiili'ii  of  llliiiliKi.iii.  iliiy  liuvu  huililiia  lo  n|i|io'lii'iiil.  Tlii'li 
tsilliiil  |4  nliiinai  I'liiisiih  rill  ni  rarriil.  I'tiii  iiiiiIiiiiIimii  ninilin 
Bllinv  ili>  Ml  III  |i?iiii  mill  ri'iman  Kal.  Iv  ;  iiiiir  inkiiii!  ihiir  iiiiih1> 
wiihiiiii  iiiirrliiiki'.  Mr  I'Vi'ii  (III  vi  iitiMii  iIhih,  ii  Hmv  pIhsih'.  frmn 
tlrliialllli||llli'lrilii'iii)'iir;iiii|i    IhiIIi  miIik  uinly  ii||iri'lii|  liiri'a|iirl 

HMil  iiHiiiiriitii  nhrMMli  nl  iinliH'rv,  ilie  lni>irii|iii r»liirli, 

riilulil  he  niit'iiilisl  null  latiil  i iiiineiiiiiiiieri  lu  Iniili.  Thu  piiiir 
IukIIIV  erUii'M'  rnrii  ciriiirH  !•  iiiaiiillniir 


witli  his  head  placed  on  the  nicsstiiblc,  tlic  licudlcss  body 
lying  on  the  chest. 

An  encampment  of  English,  surrounded  by  two  hun- 
dred sentries,  was  robbed  by  this  |)Cople  :— 

"  When  the  morning  broke  forth,  every  officer  had 
been  robbed,  save  one,  and  he  had  a  priest  (li.haiit)  and  a 
Bheel  guard.  Nor  did  the  |)oor  aipliaufca  escape  ;  for 
when  they  gave  the  alarm  of  '  thief!  thief!'  tbey  were 
sure  to  get  a  blow  or  wound  in  the  leg  or  thigh,  from  u 
Illiecl  lying  on  the  ground,  or  moving  almut  on  all-fours, 
wrajiped  in  a  bullock'.s  hide  or  a  sheepskin,  or  carrying 
a  bush  before  or  over  him,  so  that  the  sentries  were  de- 
ceived ;  and  if  they  fired,  they  were  as  likely  to  bit  some 
of  the  women  or  children,  or  the  followers,  or  the  officers, 
as  the  Bheel  himself;  and  had  they  fired,  the  Bhccl,  in 
the  dark,  tlius  pk-.ced  in  a  populous  camp,  bad  every  ad- 
vantage, liis  weapon  making  no  noise,  and  his  compan- 
ions lieing  ready  to  shoot  the  siphnure  through  the  head. 

"  Most  of  the  olliccrs  were  up  during  the  night,  but 

their   presence  was    useless.     Iiieuteiiant    H did 

lay  hands  on  a  Bheel,  but  he  literally  slipped  through  bis 
lingers,  being  naked,  his  body  oiled  all  over,  and  his 
head  shaved  ;  and  on  giving  the  alarm,  one  or  two  arrows 
were  seen  to  have  gone  through  the  cloths  of  the  tent. 
Were  it  (lossible  to  retain  a  holil  of  a  Bheel,  your  mo. 
tions  must  be  as  quick  as  lightning;  for  they  carry  the 
blade  of  a  knili',  which  is  fastcneif  round  the  neck  by  a 
siring,  and  with  which,  if  they  find  themselves  in  a 
dilemma,  they  will  rip  up  the  p<'rson  hohling  them." 

Captain  jMuiidy,  in  his  very  spirited  "Pen  and  Pencil 
Sketches  in  India,"  relates  tills  (H-rsonal  adventure. 

"  I  retired  to  my  tent  this  evening  pretty  well  knocked 
up  ;  and  during  the  night  hud  an  adventure,  which  might 
have  tcrminateil  with  more  loss  to  myself,  had  I  slejit 
sounder.  My  bed,  a  low  cliarpoy,  or  '  four  feet,'  was  in 
one  corner  of  the  tent,  close  to  a  door,  and  1  awoke 
several  times  from  a  levcrish  doze,  fancying  1  heard 
snmetliing  moving  in  my  tent ;  but  could  not  discover 
any  thing,  though  a  chcaring,  or  little  Indian  lamp,  was 
burning  on  the  table.  I  thcrclbre  again  wooed  the  baliny 
|«iwer,  and  slept.  At  length,  just  us  '  the  iron  tongue  of 
midnight  had  told  twelve'  (for  I  had  looked  at  my  watch 
five  minutes  before,  and  replaced  it  under  my  pillow,)  I 
was  awakened  by  a  rustling  sound  under  my  head  ;  and, 
half  o|H'niiig  iiiy  eyes,  without  changing  my  position,  1 
saw  a  hideous  bhick  lace  within  a  foot  of  iiiiiic,  and  the 
owner  of  this  index  of  a  eut-throat,  or,  at  least,  ciit-piirse 
ilisposition,  kneeling  on  the  carpet,  with  one  hand  under 
my  pillow,  and  the  other  gruspiiig — not  a  dagger  I — but 
the  door-|>osl.  Sliil  without  moving  my  body,  and 
with  half  closed  eyes,  I  gently  stole  my  right  hand  to 
a  boar-spear,  which  at  night  was  always  placed  between 
my  Ih'iI  and  the  wall ;  and  as  soon  as  1  had  clutehcd  it, 
made  a  rapid  and  violi nt  movenunt,  in  order  to  wrench 
it  from  its  pliire,  and  try  the  virtue  of  its  point  upon  the 
inlriider's  body,  but  I  wrenched  in  vain,  fortunately 
lor  the  robber,  my  bearer,  in  placing  the  wea|Kiii  in  its 
usual  recess,  hail  Ibricil  the  point  into  the  lop  of  the  tent 
and  the  butt  into  Ihi'  ground  so  firmly,  that  I  failed  to 
extract  it  at  the  first  etVnrt ;  and  my  visiter,  alarmed  by 
the  movemeiil,  starteil  uihiii  his  fiet  and  rushed  through 
the  door.  I  bad  lime  to  sec  that  be  was  fMrfeelly  naked, 
with  the  except  inn  of  a  black  bkinki  t  twisted  round  bis 
loins,  and  lliiil  he  had  already  slowed  away  in  his  ekilli 
my  eaniUestii  ks  and  my  dressing  ease,  wbieli  latter  eon. 
lamed  litters,  keys,  money,  and  other  valuables.  I  had 
also  leisure,  in  that  brief  space.  In  judge,  from  the  size  of 
Ibe  arm  exleinli  <l  to  my  bed,  that  the  bearer  was  more 
liirmed  liir  aetitity  than  sirenglh  ;  niid,  by  his  grizzled 
beard,  llial  he  was  rather  old  lliiiii  young.  I  therefore 
sprang  Irniii  my  In  il,  and  daiting  Ibriuigb  the  purdar  of 
the  inner  door,  seized  him  by  the  euinmiTbuiid  just  as 
be  was  passing  the  outer  cnlranee.*  The  cloth,  how- 
ever, iH'iiig  loose,  gave  way,  and  ere  I  eonid  eonlirm  my 
grasp,  he  snalibcd  it  from  my  hand,  tearing  uwrty  my 
llniiiih  nail  ikiwii  III  the  ipiiek.     In  his  y  to  cseii|H', 

be  sliimbled  through  the  outer  piirdar,  and  llic  imicb 
esleeined  dressing  ease  fill  out  of  his  Inoseneil  zone.  I 
was  HO  ebise  al  bis  heels,  that  he  could  not  recover  it  i 
and  jumping  over  Ibe  lent  ropes — which,  iloublless,  the 
rogue  ealciiliitid  would  trip  me  u|i — he  ran  lowards  the 
riNid.  I  WKs  in  such  a  fiiry,  that,  furgelling  my  hare 
feel,  I  ifHVe  chase,  voeifurating  lustily,  '  Cbiior  I  ehiHir  1' 
ilbief!  thief!)  but  was  mhiii  bniuuht  up  by  Home  sharp 
slones,  just  in  lime  to  see  my  rascal,  by  the  liiiiit  light  of 
the  moon  through  the  lliiek  liiliage  overhead,  jump  upon 
II     irm'  Hlniidiiig  iinlii'ld  near  tliu  roail,  nnd  iiiuli  down 


'  Til"  l>'Ml«  In  liiitli  hnv«  ilniililp  fll»«;  ilir-  nairr  Kliinsiii.  m 
Hsll,  riiinilnin  viianiiah,  iif  mjuui  I'uiii  tiwl  Wlilc,  luuiid  llii  In 
nrmr  |invllli>ii. 


the  path  at  full  sjiecd,  his   black   blanket  flying  in  |:, 
wind.     What  would  I  have  given  for  my  d~uble  burnlln 
joe  at  that  moment  I  As  he  and  his  steed  went  clatti  rii,r 
along  the  rocky  forest  road,  I  thought  of  tlie  black  liiir,|^ 
man  of  tlic  Martz,  or  the  erl  king  I     lieturnuig  lu  i,,; 
tent,  I  solaced  myself  by  abusing  my  servants,  wlm  «,; 
just  rubbing  their  eyes  and  stirring  themselves,  and .  I 
threatening  tlie  terrified  seimy  sentry  witli  a  court  n,;  ' 
tial.     My  trunks  at  night  were  always  placed  uui,, 
the  lent,  under  the  sentry's  eye ;  tlic  robber,  then  i; ; 
must  have  made  bis  entry  on  the  opposite  side,  :iiii] 
must  have  been  an  adept  in  his  vocation,  as  fonr  or  i, 
servants  were  sleeping  between  the  kbanaulR.     'i'lic  |,, 
devil  did  not  get  much  booty  for  his  trouble,  having  y 
secured  a  razor,  a  pot  of  pomatum,  (which  will  sirv, 
hibricalc  his  person  for  his  next  cxjiloit,)  and  the  lai.i 
sticks,  which  on  closer  inspection  will  prove  to  liini  • 
Iruth  of  the  axiom,  that  'all  is  not  gold  tJial  glittri>, 
even  silver.  »  *  «  The  next  niorning,  on  relaliiij; 
adventure,  I  was  told  that  I  was  Ibrtmiale  in  liavii;i.,| 
cajied  cold  steel;  and  many  eomfbrtable  instaiicii  \   I 
recited,  of  the  robbed  being  staLlxd  in  attempting  |i 
cure  the  robber." 

Of  the  otiicr  professed  robbers  atid  thieves  in  ( 
India,  the  two  principal  are  the  Bnugries  and  .VIi));Li 
both  Hindoos  of  the  lowest  caste:  their  redeeming  ijii;„ 
ties  arc  bravery  and  cxperfncss;  they  are  "true  to  ii... 
salt,"  or  to  those  who  feed  them,  beyond  most  dfu 
Hindoos;  and  so  literally  do  they  adopt  the  provcrli, ij 
they  avoid  tabling  salt  from  the  hands  of  any  but  ti.,, 
own  brethren,  that  they  may  not  be  fettered  in  I',. 
darling  pursuit  of  plunder.  The  (Jwarriahs  ore  a  Ir: 
who  support  themselves  by  stealing  women  and  cliildri, 
whom  they  sell  as  slaves;  but  this  abominable  prao; 
has  nearly  licin  abolished  wherever  British  iiiHuenccnl 
tends.  'J'lic  Thugs  are  the  lust,  and  worst  of  aJl.  Itv 
arc  bands  of  mendicants,  selfcalled  pilgrims,  pill'ini 
roblxrs,  and  cowardly-,  treacherous  murilerers,  dii 
Brahmins,  but  composed  of  all  cla.stes,  even  of  Miilio 
tans.  They  assume  all  sorts  of  disguises;  somrlii 
seeking  protection  from  travellers,  at  others  oll'criiij; 
in  either  case  the  fate  of  those  who  trust  thcni  ij 
same. 

"  'I'lic  Thugs,"  says  Sir  John  ^Malcolm,*  "  carry  ( 
ccalcd  a  long  silken  cord  with  a  noose,  which  tin  vtLi 
round  the  necks  of  their  heedless  eompanions,  wlin 
strangled  and  plundered.  Their  victims,  who  are  aliia 
selected  fiir  having  properly,  are,  when  nunicrnns  rt 
all  on  their  guard,  hilled  liy  every  art   into  eontii 
They  are  invited  to  feasts,  where  their  victuals  anil  J- 
ari'  mixed  with  soporific  or  poisonous  drugs,  thrriusl 
elVecIs  of  which  they  fiill  an  easy  prey  to  these  niiinl.pi 
and  robbers,  the  extraordinary  success  of  whose  alrn 
can  only  he  uecoiintcil  fiir  by  the  eondition  of  tin'  o 
tries  in  which  they  take  place." 

The  name  of  these  monsters — Thug,  t/iiasi  Tut 
Rnglish,  would  not  be  altogether  inapplicable,  as  n . 
a  principal  part  of  their  performance.  "  Tiny  » 
th«  ir  opportunity,"  says  Bishop  Hcbcr,  "  to  fling  a 
with  a  slip-knot  over  the  heads  of  their  vicliniv,  ami 
they  drag  tin  in  from  tin  ii  horses  and  strangli'  u 
ami  so  niiiilily  and  with  such  fatal  aim  are  tbey  sai: 
do  this,  thai  they  seldoin  miss,  and  leave  no  liiiii'  in 
traveller  In  draw  a  sword,  or  use  a  gun,  or  in  uiu 
defind  or  dihciilangle  liimsell'.  The  wnlehis  wliof 
lise  Ibis  are  very  iiunnrous  in  (Juzeriit  nnd  Al«l»j, 
when  liny  oiciir  in  HindoHlan,  are  generally  from 
siiiilheastern  proviiii  i  s." 

At  an  immeasurable  distance  from   these  iinlini.ii 
robbers — these  hosts  of  hereditary  bamlitii  in  Iiiili: 
more  like  our  casual,  lawless  associalions  in  l'liirii|i 
the  Deidits,  who  purlienlarly  infisl  the  neighbiiiirli 
Ciileutta,  robbini;  on  the  river  in  bonis,  or  phiiiilrnnil 
shore.  'J'lieir  gang-robbery  is  said  vc  ry  nearly  In  ri 
that  of  the  Kibandnien  ol  Inland,  but  umniviil  w 
political  filling.   Five  or  tin  |Hasaiits  will  incit  Uc 
as  soon  as  it  is  dark,  to  attack  some  neighbour's  I 
and    not  only    pliiiiiler,  but    torture   him,  his  uili 
ebildnii,  Willi  horrible  iriielly.lo  make  liiin  ili.Min 
money.  In  the  daytime  Ibcse  marauders  fullow  |Mai' 
professions,  and  some  of  Ihein  are  tlui\iiig  iiiiii 
Ibe  whole  firm  is  ol^en  under  the  prolei'linn  nl' 
iiiindar,  (a  Linilbulder,  or  lord  of  Ibe  manor,)  wlinil 
Ibe  booty,  and  dncH  his  best  to  bring  olf  any  iiflln 
uho  niav  bill  into  the  hands  of  justice,  by  siilHiriiiiif 
111  sses  III  prove  an  alibi,  bribing  the  iiilirior  ii|iiiil>| 
pollir,  or  iiilimidaling  Ibe  witnesKcn  liir  the  pniri 
Thus,  many  men  siis|K'el<'d  of  these  praetiees,  r 
Id  live  on,  I'rom  ytinr  to  ycnr,  in  tnlernbly  good 


Iwilli  their  nei 
Int'a  governnii 
I'J'lii'  evil  is  su 
jof  spirit  sho|H 
lloiiiitains  of  ii 
Jnnd  .Aliissulm; 
ldrii:i!tenncss  o 
Ijiissioiis  llicy 
iwlii:li  night  fii 
*,siiii|is  fiirnish  < 
iwlio  may  be  b; 


I    Till'  niounta 

SC:ni!iiil,  iietwce 

hrM  liki'  the  Ar 

[I'i'-iiils,  and 

n'.'U  on  the  st 

■Irii^.     Alllioug, 

|(inriis  of  their 

^rifi  -  llint  may 

Tiirre  is,  lor 

C'lat-licriN,  will 

iliroiigli  llie  llii 

aiiis,  and  are  in 

iiniiiit.iiii   biars 

liiir  wild  eoiinl 

liiy  .'iri'  never  b 

lill-:.  'I'liry  are 

ml  always  on  I 

oni  Caiibiil  tlirc 

liiiDi  tbey  iiivai 

Aliiri'  iinportai 

JAvrees,  a  |H)\yi 

y  aiiiniig  the 

ly  pine  forests,  b 

.ili'il  spotf-.    The 

if  lliiir  iieigbhoi 

lunil  il  iiiipossihl 

iwii  iiiinilry.     '1" 

iiiiiill  liaiiilels  of 

iliiocs  tlii'y  live 

Is'sf  rise  above 

Ir.'  so  liiirh  as  to  i 

tivcll  ill  black  ten 

.iry  straw  lints 

irinif,  and  slay  tl 

ck  to  the  low  an 

[,'oals ;  but  Ihey 

rses.    They  bay 

li'il  into  soeietic 

liiTs  under  a  siin 

■irkalili'  tbr  their 

i''y  liiive  no  wars 

iMnily  evil-  huar 

Niiloiioii..|ilimi|e 

lO'irl  CTiilitrd  by  II 

|iliiiii  llirough  t 

'I'liey  are  iiarlii 


Il  ilii' 


I'.'iravans,  aU' 


I  "f  (■'liolairee. 

il  tor  lliire;  the 

lit  iilt.iiks  or  fig 

"  "  I'l  men  in  the 

'."■rirs  Honlil  eve 

inik;  hill  Ihey  „,,,., 

\  HMiiiler  fro'm  n  c 

"I  ^eiiil  giiicl,.^  (n  , 

'"'iM  inirt  with  lb 

ki'  hi"  w,iy  inii)  | 

'lid  tliin  h'l'  oblige 

I'l  ?'""!  will  which 

"y.  Ilial   if  lliet 

""'  parly  will  sa 

fikiiiL'  ills  lieiir 


iliiiiit  , 


iispicion  III 


•  Mfiiifilrnrctnlr.il  Imlls,  vol  II  |i  IW 


'  lliivr  moiiiii.iiii  ri 

'l"l   I"   line    to   III,,    , 

I"  "  "r  diiiighli'rs  I 
rlMiiiiH  men,  who  1 
"ly  nil  drudgery  a 

'■"'■  "f  llii'ir  l)i,el 
liilniiir  from   ihe 

'I  ivlr.iorilin.iry   i 

n-a  i; male  prero 
y  iithiT  [N'ople  u|Hiii 

iii'liihabitiif,.,,,, 

'<'':"iiiliiflli,,  Kln,,l, 

"I'l-ll'lllll*!!,!.,  ,lH,  „, 


BUCCANEERS  OF  AMERICA. 


117 


aukct  lly'"K  iniii 
iiiy  il-ublc  burr<l',.( 
Iced  went  fclaltrrin; 
itoftlicbhickhur,i» 
!     Ucturn'uifr  to  u,; 
f  servants,  wliu  «,- 
;  themselves,  aiij  ,■ 
ry  willi  a  court  msll 
ways  placed  oiitii; ' 
lie  robber,  thertfo,; 
)pi)ositc  tide,  imdr. 
;utioii,  as  four  ort: 
klianauts.     'I'liu  |/<i 
1  trouble,  having  oiv 
,  (which  will  servi.l 
,)loit,)  and  the  tav.i., ' 
will  prove  to  hiiiit 
rold  lluit  glitters,'  ^ 
ling,  on  relaliiit;  h 
irtunate  in  havir.«., 
riable  instancis  i  ■ 
il  in  attempting  lo  ■■ 

jid  thieves  in  Ccns.-i 
migries  and  MofL.j 
their  redeenun|{  iiu...f 
hey  are  "  true  lo  11. .' 
I,  biyond  moBi  cif  jl 
adopt  the  proverli, 
lands  ol"  any  but  li.i,] 
,t  be   rettercd  in  tl, 
Cwiirriahs  ore  a  I:; 
,g  women  and  cliiliirJ 
is  abominable  praci;| 
er  Ilritish  influence  f 
ind  worst  of  all.    Thl 
lied  pilgrims,  piltVrJ 
BUS  muiderers,  (lik:j 
asi-es,  even  of  Malij, 
f  disgnises ;  soini  lia 
s,  at  others  otl'eriui; 
who  trust  thcin  i; . 

Malcolm,*  "  carry  (J 
loose,  which  thry  tl:  j 
s  companionB,  win 
ictims,  who  are  ohv;^ 
|,  when  nuniernus  r: 
ry  art  into  ronlid  ■ 
their  victvials  iimli!; 
nons  drugs,  tiiroiisk'j 
prey  lo  Ihise  nn 
leeess  of  whose  iilriii;; 
condition  of  tlic  c.( 

— Tlnig,  '/""si  'l'"C 

iiiap|ilienble,aK  ri;: 

fnianee.     "Tluy  «■ 

ileher,  "Id  IliuK  a: 

If  llieir  \ictiinii,  aii'l' 

}vn  and  strauL'K'  I" 

il  aim  are  tin  y  sai' 

\u\  leave  no  linn'  \" 

a  gun,  or  in  any 

Iriie  wrtlehes  \vliu| 

lu/.criil  and  .\luK\s, 

[are  generally  I'roiu 


from  ihcHc  imliniii 
ly  haiiilitti  in  Inil 
I'.cialions  in  K.iiriii«,i 
Isl  the  neighlii.nrli 
llnialx,  or  piniiili  riiit| 
1  VI  ry  nenrly  loriw 
II,  Inil  nninixid  Willi 
lanlH  Hill  null  tur' 
■une  luighliourV  Ik 
luri'   him,  his  will, 
ninki   him  di.«nnrti 
lan<lers  follow  l"ar 
Ire  thriving  iinii,* 
Ihe  proleelion  nl'  > 
Itlie  manor,)  wlm 
Ting  olVany  of  ili 
listiee,  hy  BidHinniu 
Ihc  inferior  iiniiul 
UcB  for  llie  prnw 
IbeBii  praeliei's,  n*' 
tolerably  K<«<1 

I,  vol,  II.  p  1W 


I  1,1,  iiieir  neighbours,  and  completely  beyond  the  reach 
lof  a  government  which  requires  proof  cro  it  will  punish. 
I'I'lii' evil  is  8iip|)0sc<l  to  have  increased  since  the  number 
lofsiirit  slio|>s  has  spread  so  rapidly  in  Calcutta.  These 
Ifonntains  of  mischief  are  thronged  lioth  hy  Ihu  Hindoo 
land  ■Mussulman  population,  cs|)ccially  at  night;  and  thus 
Idrunkenness  on  ardent  spirits,  and  the  fierce  and  hateful 
|iMS''ions  they  eugonder,  lead  naturally  to  those  results 
Iwhicli  night  fiivours,  at  the  same  time  that  the  drinking 
Limps  furnish  convenient  places  of  meeting  for  all  men 
tvlio  may  be  banded  for  nn  illicit  purpose. 

AIUIIAN  KOBBERS. 

Thl'  nioiiiitnin  trilics  of  the  Afghan  race  who  dwell  in 

anliiil,  l)i'tweeu  India  and  Persia,  are  nearly  all  robbers; 
but  like  the  .Vrab.^,  unite  pillage  with  pastoral  or  other 
mrsuits,  .and  commit  their  depredations  almost  exclu- 
ivilv  on  the  strangers  that  travel  through  their  coun- 
rics,  .Mtbough  I  am  not  in  possession  of  any  striking 
Inrics  of  their  actions,  there  are  two  or  three  of  these 
Iriks  that  may  claim  attention  from  their  peculiarities. 

There  is,  for  c.vaniple,  that  of  the  Jadrauns,  a  race  of 
roat-herds  «'lio  wander  continually  with  their  goats 
liroii"lj  the  thick  pine  forests  that  cover  their  nmun- 
ahis,  and  are  in  ap|R'aranco  and  habits  of  life  more  like 
iioniilain  bears  than  men.  They  are  not  numerous; 
hi  ir  wild  country  is  never  explored  by  travellers,  and 
lnv  arc  never  by  any  chance  met  with  out  of  their  own 

U.  They  are  souu'tinu's  at  war  with  their  neighbours, 

I  aUv.iys  on  llie  look-out  for  travellers  on  the  road 
roni  Canbnl  through  Unngush,  near  the  pass  of  I'eiwaur, 
(li.mi  they  invariably  phnuhr. 

.More  important  than  these  bcar-likc  roblicrs,  are  the 

i/ciree-i,  a  |H)werful  tribe,  occupying  an  extensive  coun- 

V  aniniig  the  mountains,  which  are  also  here  covered 

IV  iiiiio  forests,  but  conUiin  some  fi:w  cleared  and  enlti- 

iiloil  )i\M\f.   'I'lieir  habits  arc  almost  as  retiring  as  tlios.^ 

if  their  ueighhonrs,  the  Jadrauns,  and  Mr.  KIphinslonc 

unil  il  iiiipossililo  to  meet  with  a  Vizeeree  out  of  his 

iwii  country.    'I'hose  of  the  tril)e  who  arc  fixed,  live  in 

nail  haiidels  of  lliatclicd  and  terraced  houses ;  in  some 

laocs  they  live  in  caves  cut  out  of  the  rocks.     Some  of 

bi'se  ris(^  above  each  other  in  three  stories,  and  others 

1  hisrii  a.s  to  admit  a  camel.     Ihit  most  of  the  tribe 

twi'll  ill  black  tents,  or  moveable  hovels  of  mats,  or  tem- 

,iry straw  huts;  these  go  up  to  the  high  moimtainH  In 

prinij,  and  stay  there  till  the  cold  and  snow  drive  them 

ek  to  the  low  and  warm  hills.     Their  principal  stock 

L'oals;  Iml  they  also  breed  many  small,  but  serviceable 

i.-se.<.    They  have  no  general  government ;  but  are  di- 

liil  inln  societies,  some    under   powerful   Khans,  and 

lier.-i  iiiiihr  a  simple  democracy;  they  are  all  most  re- 

irkahlf  lor  their  |Maeeful  conilnit  among  themselves  ; 

■y  liive  no  wars  between  clans,  and  private  dissension 

hariily  evi  i-  heard  of;  and  yet  llii'y  are  all  robbers  I 

Noloiioiis  pluinlerirs,  however,  as  they  are,  the  smallest 

rnrt  iriuled  by  them,  secmres  a  traveller  a  hospitable 

!■•  |iiiiin  Ihroiigh  the  whole  tribe, 

"  Thl  y  are  |)arlieularly  reniarkalde  for  their   attacks 

a  ihi  eiiravans,  and  miijratory  trilxs  lo  the  west  of  the 

1  of  (Ihnlairee.     No  escorts  are  ever  granted,  or  ap. 

I  for  III!  re;  the  caravan  is  well  guarded,  ami  able  to 

II  r  iillai  ks  or  light  its  way  through.  No  ipinrler  is 
MM  to  iinu  ill  these  predalnry  wars;  il  is  said  that  llie 
/<  nil  would  even  kill  n  male  child  that  fell  into  lh<'ir 
rnU;  hilt  Ibey  never  molest  women  ;  and  if  one  of  their 
\  rt.inih'r  from  a  caravan,  llu'y  treat  her  with  kiinlness, 

ml  guides  lo  escort  her  to  her  IriU'.  Ilvi  n  a  man 
'(I'lhl  iinel  with  the  Bnme  trealineut,  if  he  could  onee 
ake  hii  way  into  llie  limise  of  a  Viy.eeree;  the  iinisler 
loiihl  thin  be  obliged  lo  treat  him  with  all  the  attention 
ml  SoihI  will  which  is  due  lo  a  guest.  Sncli  is  their 
Tiiiiy,  llnil  if  there  is  a  dispute  about  a  fiiay  goal, 
'I  one  parlv  will  say  it  is  his,  and  eonfirm  his  assertion 
"Irokiiig  Ills  Is'ard,  llie  other  instantly  gives  it  up, 
llioiit  siiKpii'ion  of  Iraiid."* 

Till «!'  inoimtain  robbers  have  really  eriilird  notions  of 

lliil  is  iliii'  lo  the  genller  sex.     So  kind  lo  the  stray 

li'ii  or  il.iiiglilers  of  others,  imlike  savages   or   seini- 

rliaroiis  iinii,  who  llirow  olV  from  their  own  shoulders 

idy  nil  clniilgrrv  and  labour  save  that  of  the  chase,  or 

lari'  of  llnir  iVirks,  lliese  Vi/.eerres  do   not   reipiire 

y  laliinir  I'rom   llicir   women.     Hut   not  onlv  this;  a 

lit  I  vtrioriliiiary   eusloiii    is   said    lo    prevail    niiiong 

Inn— a  li  iiiiile  prerogative  that  has  no  parallel  nnioiig 

olhiT  |Mnple  ii|HiM  earth,  and  that   reverses  wlinl  we 

III  tin  habit  iifeoiisideriiig  tin'  iialiiral  order  of  things 


'  AiTMiiiii  of  ilii.  Mmiliminrr'aulnil,  liy  liio  llonouralilo  Moaiil 
l"ii  iiiiiinmimK,  \(ii,  ii,  |i,  uT, 


— the  women  choose  their  liusbands,  and  not  the  husbands 
their  wivi^s  I 

"  If  a  woman  is  pleased  with  a  man,  she  sends  the 
Irummer  of  the  camp  to  pin  a  liandkcreliicf  to  his  cap, 
with  a  pin  which  she  has  used  lo  fasten  her  hair.  'I'he 
drummer  watches  his  op|)ortunity ,  and  does  this  in  public, 
naming  the  woman,  and  the  man  is  immediately  obliged 
to  marry  her,  if  he  can  pay  her  price  to  her  father."* 

The  Sheerannccs  arc  a  tribe  more  imiKirtaiit  still, 
great  part  of  whose  country  is  occupied  l;y  the  lolly 
mountain  of  Tukhti  Solimaun,  and  the  hills  which  sur- 
round ils  base.  Many  parts  of  it  are  nearly  inaccessible; 
one  of  the  roa<ls  is  in  some  jilaccs  cut  out  of  the  steep 
face  of  the  mountain,  and  in  others  siip|X)rted  hy  lieams 
inserted  in  the  rock,  and  with  all  this  labour  is  still  im- 
practicable for  beasts  of  bunlen. 

'I'he  habits  of  a  pastoral,  wandering  life,  dispose  to 
robbery ;  hut  unlike  the  other  tribes,  the  Sheeraunces  are 
essentially  an  agricultural  people,  keeping  llieir  valleys 
in  a  high  state  of  cultivation,  hy  means  of  damming  the 
hill  streams  to  irrigate  them ;  and  yet  lliey  are,  |K'rliaps, 
the  greatest  robbers  of  all  tliej^e  .M'glians. 

'I'hey  arc  governed  by  a  chief  called  the  Necka,  or 
grandlather,  who  is  snperstiliously  reverenced  hy  them, 
and  lell  in  possession  of  an  extraordinary  degree  of 
power.  He  commands  tlieiii  in  their  predatory  expi'- 
ditions,  and  before  the  men  inarch  they  all  pass  under 
lis  turban,  which  is  stretched  out  liir  the  purpose  by  the 
Neeka  and  a  Aloolah.  'I'his,  they  think  secures  them 
from  wounds  and  death. 

riipy  respect  none  of  the  neighhouring  tribes  that  pass 
through  their  country,  in  their  annual  pastoral  migra- 
tions; they  attack  them  oil:  they  may,  indeed,  be  said 
lo  he  at  war  with  all  the  world,  since  Ibey  pluiuler  every 
traveller  that  comes  witliin  their  reach.  They  even  at- 
tack  the  dead  ! 

"  While  I  was  in  their  neighl)onrhoo<l,"  says  Mr.  EI- 
phinslone, "  they  stop|>cd  the  body  of  a  Donrance  of  rank, 
which  was  going  tlirougli  their  country  to  bo  buried  at 
Candahur,  and  detained  it  till  a  ransom  had  been  paid 
for  it." 

This  is  rather  worse  than  a  barbarous  law  that  has 
lingered  on  even  in  England  to  our  days,  and  allows  the 
creditor  to  arrest  tlic  corpse  of  a  debtor.  These  Slieeran- 
nees,  however,  enjoy  the  reputation  of  unhlcmished  good 
faith,  and  a  traveller  who  Iriisls  himself  to  Ihein,  or  liires 
an  escort  from  among  them,  may  pass  through  their 
country  in  perfect  security.  Mr.  Elphinstone  says  that 
these  curious  robb<TS  are  very  punctual  in  their  prayers, 
but  do  not  appear  to  feel  much  real  devotion.  In  confirma- 
tion of  this  opinion,  he  adds  the  following  amusing  anec- 
dote. 

'  I  once  saw  a  Sheeraimee  |H'rforniiiig  his  Naniaz, 
while  some  people  in  the  same  eoiiipnuy  were  talking  of 
hunting;  the  size  of  deer  hoppened  to  he  mentioned,  and 
the  .Slici'raunee,  in  the  midst  of  his  prostrations,  called 
out  that  the  deer  in  his  enimlry  were  as  large  as  little 
bullocks,  and  then  went  on  with  his  devotions  I" 

THE  niTcc.\.\i:i:i{s  ov  amf.rica. 

The  following  iiecinml  of  a  most  e.vteiisive  eomhiimtion 
of  outlaws,  will  not  we  trust  be  deemed  tedious,  though 
there  is  more  di  tail  than  mere  amm-enient  would  .M'eiu 
lo  reipiire.  It  is  the  only  accessible  abriilgeiueiil  of  a 
very  long  history,  which  is  less  known  |)erhaps  than 
most  other  important  items  of  .\meriiMin  annals.  Cap 
lain  Miiriiey's  work  is  an  expensive  one,  in  five  quarto 
iiilumes,  the  fourth  eoiitiiiiiiiig  the  history  of  the  Ihieia- 
leers;  the  exact  title  is  "  .\  (  liroiiologieal  Historv  of  tin 
Voyages  and  Discoveries  in  the  ."*ontli  Sea."  'I'liese  five 
volmiies  will  Ih'  found  on  the  sin  1ms  of  the  Pliiladelphiu 
Library. — Eil. 

Scarcely  any  class  of  robhirs  have  been  more  con. 
spienous,  or  have  operiited  on  a  grander  scale,  than  Ibi 
limeanevrs  and  Klibiiytiers  of  America,  I  remeinlH'r, 
when  a  child,  Is'lng  horribly  aiimsed  bv  a  bcHik  that  was 
|>ipular  at  the  lime,  as  il  probably  still  is  with  young 
[M'ople,  wbleh  roiilaiiied  the  li\eii  of  many  of  these  nolo 
rioiis  ehnrnelers,  with  iiiimile  aceoiinis  of  their  cruelties 
and  atrocities.  The  book  Ih  probably  ns  fresh  in  llie 
memory  of  most  of  my  readers.  It  is  not  my  intention 
to  draw  from  il,  or  lo  give  n  glinHlly  liiliTcsl  in  the  pre. 
sent  work,  hy  qunling  how  the  monsler  Morgan  lorturrd 
his  captives,  or  made  them  "  walk  the  piniik,"  or  similar 
mnlters,  but  lo  give  a  brief  sketch  of  Ihesu  darinK  ml. 


*  tilunii  p.  09, 


venturers  from  Captain  Bnrncy's  voluminous,  hut  inte- 
resting and  authentic  work,  which  in  itself  ennlains  a 
mine  of  geographical  and  various  infornialion,  first  col- 
leeled  hy  the  Huccaneeis.  All  the  other  histories  of  these 
men,  and  they  arc  numerous,  are,  as  Captain  Hiirney  re- 
marks, "  boastful  com|)osilions  which  have  delighted  in 
exaggeration  ;  and  what  is  most  mischievous,  they  have 
lavished  commendations  upon  ads  which  demanded  re- 
probation,  and  have  endeavoured  to  rai.-o  niisercanlj<,  no. 
torious  fiir  their  want  of  Imiuauily,  to  the  rank  of  heroes, 
lessening  thereby  the  stain  upon "rnblery,  and  the  abliur- 
reiice  naturally  conceived  against  criiellv." 

Captain  liiirney  thus  deserilHs  the  origin  of  these  law- 
less  associations,  which  for  two  centuries  were  allowed 
to  carry  on  their  depredations. 

"  The  men  whose  enterprises  lire  lo  be  relati  il,  were 
natives  of  dilferent  I'liiropian  naliims,  but  eliietly  of 
(ireat  Britain  and  France,  and  most  of  I  hem  ser'-faring 
people,  who  being  disappointed,  by  accidents  or  the  en- 
luily  of  the  Spaniards,  in  their  more  sober  pnrsuilji  in 
the  West  Inilies,  and  also  instigated  by  Ibir.sl  for  pliiniler, 
.T-s  much  lis  hy  desire  for  vengeance,  emiiodied  llieiiiMlves 
under  ditVerent  h'aders  of  their  own  clionsiiig,  lo  make 
predatory  war  n|ioii  the  Spaniards.  These  men  tin; 
Spaniards  ii.ilurally  treated  as  piratis  ;  but  iome  peiiiliar 
eircunistanees  which  provoked  their  first  enterprises,  and 
a  general  liiling  of  cninily  against  that  nation  on  nc- 
count  of  her  American  conquests,  proiured  them  the 
eoimivaiue  of  the  rest  of  the  maritime  slates  of  Fiirope, 
and  to  be  distinguished,  first  by  the  sortened  appi  llnlious 
of  freebooters  and  adviiitiirers,  and  utlerwartls  by  that  of 
buccaneers." 

Spain,  Indeed,  considerrd  the  New  World  ,ts  treasure- 
trove  of  which  she  was  lawfully  and  exeliisively  the  mis- 
tress. The  well  known  hull  olM'opc  Alexander  VI.  gave 
what  was  then  liehl  as  a  sacred  recognition  of  then'  ex- 
cliisiye  rights.  Unaccountable  as  such  felly  may  now 
appear,  it  is  an  historiiMl  fail  lliiit  the  Spaniards  at  lir.'t 
tiincied  they  could  keep  their  discovery  of  the  West  India 
islands  anil  of  the  American  continent  a  secret  from  llio 
rest  of  the  world,  and  preveni  the  ships  of  other  nntioiis 
from  finding  their  way  thither.  Wlieu,  in  the  year  1517, 
nlKiut  twenty. five  years  after  their  first  petllenienls,  llio 
Spaniards  found  a  largo  English  ship  between  St.  Do- 
iningo,  and  Porto  Bii'o,  Ibey  were  overcome  with  rngo 
and  astonishment  ;  and  when  this  same  ship  (aine  to 
the  mouth  of  the  |Kirt  of  St.  Domingo,  and  the  captain 
sent  on  shore  to  request  prriiiission  lo  sell  his  goods, 
Francisco  di  Tnpia,  the  governor  of  the  Spanish  tort, 
ordered  the  cannons  lo  he  fired  at  her,  on  which  llio 
English  wire  obliged  to  wi  igli  anchor  and  shei  r  olf. 
Tlio  news  of  this  unexpected  \i>il,  when  known  in 
Spain,  caused  gri'al  iuquielnile,  and  the  governor  of 
the  castle  of  St.  nomiiijio  was  repriiiiandeil,  "  becanse  ho 
bad  not,  instead  of  forcing  the  Fiiiglish  ship  lo  depart  by 
firing  bis  cannon,  contrived  to  seize  her,  so  that  no  rno 
might  have  relumed  to  leach  others  of  her  nation  Ihu 
route  lo  the  Spanish  Indies." 

Ill  the  I  lenilnile  of  her  ]>ower  and  pretensions,  how- 
ever, neither  the  Kreneli  nor  the  I'lut'lish,  thoimli  win  ii 
taken  they  were  harbaronslv  Irenlid  as  pirates,  were  lo 
1h"  deterred,  .\eeoriliiig  lo  tiakluyl,  one  Thoiiias  Tysuii 
was  sent  lo  the  West  Indies  in  I.VJIi,  as  factor  lo  soiiio 
Rnglish  merchants,  and  many  advenluiers  soon  followed 
him.  The  French,  who  had  made  several  voyages  lo  llio 
Brazils,  also  increased  in  niiiubeis  in  the  West  Indies. 
.\ll  these  went  with  the  eirtainty  that  they  should  meet 
with  hostility  from  Ihe  Spaniarils,  which  Ibey  resolved 
to  return  with  bnstirny.  That  Iliey  diil  net  alwiiys  wail 
fiir  all  iittaek,  appiars  by  an  inuiiiinus  phrase  of  llin 
I'Vi'iieh  ndveiilnrerK,  who,  if  the  lirsl  opporlimily  was  in 
llieir  favour,  li  riiied  their  pridiliiig  by  il,  "  tUilmuninurr 
imi  ar.iiirr."  To  repress  IIiim'  interlopers,  the  iealoiis 
Spaniards  employed  ariiii  d  sliipi,  or  pinirihi-rnslii',  lliii 
eoiiiiiianders  of  which  wi  re  iiistriieliil  to  lake  no  pri. 
soiiers !  On  the  other  liiiiid,  the  iiilnulers  joined  their 
mnnbers,  innih<  eoniliiiinlioiis,  and  descended  on  iliHi  ri  lit 
parts  of  the  coast,  ravagimr  Ilia  ,S|iani»li  towns  and  settle. 
nlenl^^  A  worliirr  wiis  lliuii  istablislied  between  Kii. 
ro|Haiis  in  Ihe  WesI  Indies,  entirely  iiidepcndenl  of 
Iriinsnclions  in  Europe.  All  Kiiropeiiiis  not  .Spaiiiardii, 
whiilur  there  was  war  or  peace  lielween  llieir  rei<|M.clive 
nations  in  the  Old  World,  on  lliiir  meiiiiig  in  the  New, 
regarded  each  other  n»  iViends  and  allien,  with  llic  S|ia. 
niarils  for  their  common  rneniy,  mid  cslled  tin  iiiscIvcm 
"  llrelhren  of  the  Coast." 

Their  prinei|)al  pursuit  was  not  ofn  iinturo  lo  biimanlsp 
these  despi  rate  aiheiiliirer',  for  it  was  bunting  of  cattle, 
the  hides  mid  suit  of  wliieb  Ihry  could  Iniii  to  prnfilnblo 
nceimnl.  "The  time  when  Ibey  began  lo  form  factories," 
snyH  Caplnin  Ikirnry,  "to  hunt  crIIIc  for  Ihu  rkint,  and 


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to  cure  the  flcsli  as  an  article  of  tratfic,  is  not  certain,  but 
it  may  lie  concluded  tliat  tlicso  occupations  were  begun 
by  the  crews  of  wrecked  vessels,  or  by  seamen  who  iiad 
disagreed  with  their  connnander;  and  that  the  case, 
plenty,  and  freedom  from  all  command  and  subordina- 
tion enjoyed  in  such  a  lite,  soon  drew  others  to  quit  their 
ships,  and  join  in  the  same  occupations.  'I'hc  ships  that 
touched  on  the  coast  sup|)lied  the  Imnters  with  Euroi)can 
commodities,  for  which  tlicy  received  in  return,  hides, 
tallow,  and  cured  meat." 

When  the  Spanish  court  complained  to  the  dift'erent 
governments  of  Europe,  of  which  these  men  were  the 
naturnl  subjeeb--,  it  was  answered :  "  That  the  |)eople 
complained  against,  acted  entirely  on  their  own  authority 
and  responsiijilily,  not  as  the  sulijeets  of  any  prince,  and 
that  tiie  king  of  Spain  was  at  liberty  to  proceed  against 
tliein  according  to  his  own  pleasure."  Hut  the  lion- 
hearted  Qiucii  liess  retorted  more  boldly.  "That  the 
Spani.irds  had  drawn  these  inconveniences  ujion  them- 
eelves,  by  their  severe  and  unjust  dealings  in  their  Ame- 
rican eornineree;  liir  she  did  not  understand  why  either 
her  subjects,  or  those  of  any  other  10uro|K'an  prince, 
should  \k.'  debarred  from  trallic  in  the  West  Indies.  That 
as  slie  did  not  acknowledge  the  Spaniards  to  have  any 
title  by  the  donation  of  the  bishop  of  Rome,  so  she  knew 
no  right  they  had  to  any  places  others  than  tliosc  they 
were  in  actual  possession  of;  for  that  their  having  touched 
only  here  and  there  upou  a  coast,  and  given  names  to  a 
tew  rivers  and  capes,  were  sucli  insignificant  things  as 
could  no  ways  entitle  them  to  a  propriety  further  than  in 
the  parts  where  they  actually  settled  and  continued  to 
inhabit."* 

"  The  Drelhreii  of  the  Coast"  were  first  known  by  the 
general  term  of  Flijiustier,  which  is  sup|K)sed  to  be  no- 
thing liut  the  Freneh  sailors'  corruption  of  our  word 
"  Ireeliualer."  The  origin  of  the  term  buccaneer,  by 
wliieli  tliey  were  afterwards  designated,  is  of  curious  de- 
rivation. 

"  The  flesh  of  the  cattle  Killed  by  the  hunters  was 
cured  to  keep  good  fur  use,  alU-r  a  manner  leai-ncd  from 
the  Cariblice  Indians,  which  was  as  follows  :  the  meat 
was  laid  to  be  dried  upon  a  W(X)den  grate  or  hurdle, 
which  the  Indians  called  baiber.ii,  placed  at  a  good  dis- 
tance over  a  slow  fire.  The  meat  when  cured  was  called 
hoKcan,  and  the  same  name  was  given  to  the  |)lacc  of 
their  cookery."  From  bnucan  they  made  the  verb  buu- 
diner,  whicli  the  IJictimtniiire  dc  Tievoux  explains  to  be 
"  to  clry  red,  without  salt,"  and  then  Uio  noun  Uoucaniir, 
ijiiani  buccaneer. 

This  curious  association,  that  united  the  calling  of 
Imnters  and  cruisers,  was  held  lojfetlier  by  u  very  simple 
code  of  laws  and  regulations.  It  is  said  that  every  mem- 
bi T  of  it  had  his  chosen  and  declared  comrade,  lietwecn 
whom  propiTty  was  in  common  while  they  lived  together, 
and  when  one  of  the  two  died,  the  other  succeeded  to 
ivhatever  he  iKisses-ed.  'I  his,  however,  was  not  a  com- 
pulsatory  regulation,  I'or  the  buccaneers  were  known  at 
times  to  lH'(|niath  by  will  to  their  relatives  or  friends  in 
Euro|K>.  'I'liere  was  a  general  right  of  participation  in- 
sisted upon  in  ('(  rtain  things,  among  which  was  meat  for 
present  eonsuniplion  and  other  necessaries  of  life.  It  has 
I'veu  been  said  that  bolts,  locks,  and  every  kind  of  I'aslen- 
iiig  weri'  prohiiiiled  as  implying  a  doubt  of  "  the  honour 
of  their  viicalion."  .Many  men  of  rc^iKctable  lineage  be- 
came bueeaiii  irs,  nn  which  it  was  eusloniary  for  them 
to  drop  their  fiinily  name,  and  to  assume  a  iKiiii  itf 
Itueiie.  "  .Some  iiiridus  aneedntes,"  says  Captain  Ihir- 
ney,  "  are  proihieed,  (o  show  the  great  resjM'Ct  some  of 
them  enlrrlaineil  tnr  religion  and  morality.  A  certniji 
IlibuHtier  ea|itain,  nameil  Diinlil,  shot  one  of  his  crew  in 
the  ehureli,  for  behaving  irn  verenlly  during  the  [M-r- 
I'orjnaiii'e  of  mass.  |{aveni'aii  ile  I.ussan  took  the  occu- 
pation of  a  liinciiii'iT,  JMcanse  he  was  in  debt,  and  wished, 
an  every  Iioik  st  man  should  do,  to  have  wherewithal  to 
salisly  his  en  dilors." 

In  the  year  lll'i."i  the  English  and  rrcncli  together  t(K)k 
possession  of  the  i.kind  of  Si.  Christopher,  and  live  years 
later  of  the  .<inall  inland  of  Tortuga,  niiirthe  north. vvesl  of 
IIiip.uiiohi,whiehcontinui  d  lobe  liir  some  years  the  head- 
ipi.rlcrs  of  the  bnceaneirn,  who,  whenever  the  einmlries 
of  which  they  were  nalivei  were  at  war  with  Spain,  ob. 
taineil  eomiuHsioiis  from  Enro|H',  ami  aeled  as  rignhr 
privali'i  rs  in  the  West  Indies,  and  on  the  Spiinisb  main. 

Ill  \>t'.t^,  llir  .Spaniiirds  in  great  liirce  suii|iriseil  the 
inland  of  Torliig  I,  while  most  of  the  adventurers  were 
nlinenl  in  lll«piliiola  engaged  in  the  elias(\  of  ealtle,  and 
Imrbaroiisly  masHiiered  all  hIio  fell  into  their  hands.  The 
.Sjuiiiiards  di<l  not  garrison  the  island.  Snoii  al)er  tliiir 
diiporture,  tJie  buccaneers,  to  tin'  nuiiibi'rs  of  three  Imii- 


*Ckiuiluiri  Kliiabelli,  A.  D.  1680. 


drcd,  again  took  possession  of  Tortuga,  and  then  for  the 
first  lime  elected  a  chief  or  commander. 

As  the  hostility  of  the  buccaneers  was  solely  directed 
against  the  Spaniards,  all  other  Europeans  in  those  lati- 
tudes regarded  them  as  champions  in  the  common  cause; 
and  tlie  severities  which  had  been  exercised  against  them 
increased  the  sympathy  for  tlicni  in  tlie  breasts  of  others, 
and  inilamed  their  own  hearts  with  the  thirst  of  revenge. 
Their  numU'rs  were  speedily  recruited  by  English, 
French,  and  Dutch  from  all  parts,  and  both  tlic  pursuits 
of  hunting  ajul  cruising  were  followed  with  redoubled 
vigour.  At  this  time,  the  French  in  particular  seemed 
to  pride  themselves  in  the  buccaneers,  whom  their  writers 
styled  "line  bruvex."  The  English  eontented  themselves 
with  speaking  of  their  "  unparalleled  exploits." 

.Vbout  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century,  the 
French  addicted  themselves  almost  exclusively  to  liuiit- 
iiig.  Ilispaiiiola  was  their  great  resort,  and  as  the 
."Spaniards  found  they  could  not  expel  them  from  that 
Island,  they  themselves  destroyed  the  cattle  and  wild 
hogs,  in  Older  to  render  the  business  of  hunting  iinpro- 
diietive.  This  drove  the  I'reneh  to  other  branches  of  in- 
dustry, equally  opposed  to  the  inclinations  of  the  Spa- 
niards ;  for  finding  the  chase  no  longer  profitable,  they 
began  to  cultivate  the  soil  and  to  cruise  more  than  ever. 

The  exterinination  practised  upon  them  by  the  Spa- 
niards whenever  they  lill  into  their  hands,  seems  to  have 
been  admitted  as  a  standing  and  praiseworthy  law  among 
the  latter  (leeple,  while  it  naturally  produced  an  eipially 
sanguinary  retaliation  on  the  part  of  the  adventurers. 
The  cruelties  of  the  Spaniards  were  niiieli  circulated  in 
Europe  in  the  form  of  popular  stories,  and  produced  a 
great  ctVeet.  A  Fieiiehinan,  a  native  of  Laiiguedoe,  of 
the  name  of  ^loiitbars,  on  reading  one  of  these  stories, 
conceived  such  an  iiii|)lacalile  haired  against  the  Spa- 
niards, that  he  went  to  the  West  Indies,  joined  tlie  biiici;. 
neers,  and  pursued  his  vengeance  with  so  niiieli  ardour 
and  success,  that  he  obtained  the  title  of  "  The  Exter- 
minator." 

I'ierre,  a  native  of  Diepiie,  whose  name  was  graced 
with  the  adjunct  of  "  Le  Grand,"  wiia  another  famous 
French  buccaneer.  In  a  boat  witli  only  twenty-eight 
men,  he  surprised  and  took  the  ship  of  the  vice-admiral 
of  the  Spanish  galleons,  as  she  was  sailing  homeward 
with  a  rich  Ireight.  He  did  not,  however,  disgrace  his 
exploit  by  mausacre,  for  he  set  the  S|>aiiisli  crew  on  shore 
at  Cape  Thuron,  and  carried  his  prize  safely  to  France. 

A  native  of  I'ortugal,  styled  Itartoloiiieo  Portuguez, 
aliio  rendered  himself  liimous  about  this  time  for  his  nu- 
merous ami  wonderful  escapes  in  battle  and  I'roni  the 
gallows. 

"  Hut,"  continues  Captain  Hurncy,  "  no  one  of  the 
buccaneers  hithi'rto  named,  arrived  at  so  great  a  degree 
of  notoriety  as  a  Frenchman  called  Frani;ois  I/Olunnais. 
This  man,  and  .Michel  le  llas<|ue,at  the  head  of  bJU  men, 
took  the  towns  of  .Maracailx)  and  Gibraltar,  in  the  gulf 
of  Venezuela.  The  booty  they  obtained  by  the  plunder 
an<l  ransom  of  these  places  was  estimated  at  400,000 
crowns.  The  barbarities  practised  on  the  prisoners 
could  not  be  exceeded.  Ij'Oloimais  was  possessed  with 
an  ambition  to  make  himself  renowned  for  being  terrible. 
At  one  time,  it  is  said,  he  put  the  whole  crew  of  a  Spa- 
nish ship,  iiiiiely  men,  to  death,  |H'rforiiiing  himself  the 
olliee  of  exeeiilioiK'r,  by  beheading  them,  lie  caused 
the  crews  of  four  ollar  vi  ssi  Is  to  be  thrown  into  the 
sea;  and  more  lliaii  oiiee,  in  his  frenzies,  hi'  tore  nut  the 
hearts  of  his  viilims  and  devoured  them!  Yet  this  man 
had  his  eneoiiiia^ts  !  so  miieli  will  loose  notions  con- 
cerning gloiy,  aided  by  a  litlle  partiality,  inishad  even 
sensible  men.  Thi'  career  of  this  savage  was  termiimteil 
by  the  Indians  of  the  coast  of  Darieii,  on  which  he  had 
laniled." 

The  biiceani'i'rs  now  bicaine  so  furmidable,  that  seve. 
ral  Spanish  towns  siibiiiilted  to  pay  them  regular  eoiitri- 
biitioiis.  They  were  eommiinili  d  at  this  time  by  one 
Maiisvdl,  whcise  eoiiiilry  is  iiiikiiowii,  but  wh<i  was  fob 
I  iwid  willi  eipiiil  alacrity  by  both  Freiieh  and  Knglish, 
and  who  seems  In  liavi'  In  en  more  provident  and  more 
ambllious  llian  any  ehii  f  who  had  piieeiU'd  him.  lie 
loriiicd  a  plan  liir  loimding  an  indi'iHiideiit  biieeamcr  es. 
lablisliMii'Mt,  and  al  the  head  of  fiM'  hundred  mi  n  lisik 
llie  island  of  .^anta  Kal.ilina  for  lh.it  piirposu  from  the 
Spniiiiiril",  and  garrisiined  it  with  one  hunilred  binea- 
niirs,  and  all  the  sbues  he  had  taki  ii.  A  Wi'lsbman 
ealli  il  Henry  .Morgan,  was  the  seeoiid  in  command  on 
tins  <'X|H  dition.  jMaiisvill  died  of  lllnesN  shorlly  afti  r, 
will  II  till'  garrison  he  had  li  II  wa.i  obliged  to  siii  render 
III  the  Spaniards. 

Oil  Ilie  ilealh  of  Maiisvell,  Morgan  iH'eaine  the  chief, 
nnil  the  niokt  linlimi.le  lei.iler  of  the  biieenniirs.  A 
liody  of  several  Imndied  men  placed  themselves  under 


his  command,  with  whom   he   look  and   plundircil  ||,( 
town  of  Puerto  del   I'rineipe  in  Cuba.     At  this  iijso^. , 
Frenchman   was  foully   slain  by   an   Englishman.    .\\] 
the  French  took  to  arms,  but  Morgai.  j^acified  llieia  |,j 
putting  the  murderer  in   irons,  and  afterwards  lianj;!!]'. 
Iiiin  at  Jamaica.    Morgan,  however,  whom  the  old  Eu^. 
lisli  author  of  "  the  liuccanecrs  of  Anieriea"  styles  !<„  ; 
Henry  Morgan,  did  not  respect  the  old  proverb,  of  1,,,  I 
nour  among  thieves  ;  in  consequence  of  which,  most  ,,f  i 
the  French  separated  from   him.     Yet  he   was  stn.n.  ' 
enough  shortly  after  to  attack   Porto  Uello,  one  of  li,  ■ 
best   fortified  places   belonging   to  the  Spaniards.    H,, 
bravery  and  his  wonderful  aildress  are  oversh.-.downj  l; ; 
Ihe  shocking  cruellies  he  committed  in  this  expiiliiiir  ' 
In  the  attack  of  a  fort,  he  comfKlled  a  number  of  prirsK  ■■ 
monks,  and  nuns,  his  prisoners,   to  carry  and  jiluiit  ij.  j 
sealing  ladders  against  li.e   walls;   and  many  of  llu.,! 
poor  creatures  were  killid  ii}'  tliiir  eoimliymen  wlioii.,  I 
fended  the  fort.     A  castle  that  had   made  a  bold  iisi,'  j 
aiice,  on  surrendering,  was  set  on  fire,  iind  burned  Id  li.i 
ground   with  the  garrison   wilhin   it.     .Many   prisiiiiu,| 
died  under  the  tortures  that  Morgan   inllicted  on  lIun  j 
to  make  them  discover  concealed  treasures,   which  fn.i 
queiitly  had  no  existence,  save   in  the  cupidity  ufjiu 
imagination. 

In  the  brilliancy  of  this  success,  the  French  fnrji 
Morgan's  peccadilloes  in  money  matters,  and  juiim 
him  again  in  great  luimbers.  TIrtii  was  one  lar;- 
French  buecaiieer  ship,  tlii^  communder  and  iixwi 
which  refused  to  act  with  him.  'I'he  crafty  Welslum 
di.ssi  iiibled  his  rage,  and  pressingly  invited  the  I'ruii,, 
captain  and  his  olficers  lo  dine  on  iKiard  his  own  sin; 
'I'liese  guests  he  made  his  prisoners,  and  in  their  alisiii.. 
easily  look  their  ship.  The  men  he  put  in  charge 
Ihis  prize  got  lirunk  on  the  oecusion,  and  the  ship  wa 
suddenly  blown  up;  whilher  lioiii  the  drunkenness au 
carelessness  of  the  English,  or  the  dirrl'ul  revenue , 
.some  Frenclimen,  remains  matter  of  doulit.  'i'he  lan:, 
her  of  the  French  prisoners  is  not  mentioned,  bill,  ii ;. 
said,  that  three  hundred  and  filly  Engli.shiiieii  perisLu 
with  this  ship,  which  was  the  largest  of  the  fleet. 

Morg  Ill's  next  operation  uas  an  attack  on  .Maracai!' 
and  (iibraltar,  which  unfortunate  towns  were  atii: 
sacked.  'I'hesiC  merciless  desperadoes  were  aecusloiin; 
to  shut  up  their  prisoners  in  churches,  where  it  nzi 
easy  to  keep  guard  over  them.  .'Vt  Maracaibo  and  (ii: 
rallar,  in  this  instance,  so  little  care  was  taken .; 
them,  that  many  of  theto  unlbrtunate  captives  were  si 
liially  starved  to  death  in  the  churches,  whilst  tlie  bu 
cancers  were  revelling  in  their  dwellings, 

Morgan  was  near  being  destroyed  on  his  return  frm 
tliese  places,  for  the  Spaniards  had  had  time  to  piil  ii 
order  a  castle  at  the  entrance  of  the  l.agiine  of  Mai: 
cailio,  and  three  large  men  of  war  had  arrived,  anil  eul 
tioiied  themselves  by  the  castle  to  cut  off  the  piratn 
retreat. 

'"tt  the  Welshmnn  fitted  up  ono  of  his  vessels  asi 
fire-ship,  in  which  were  stuck  logs  of  wood,  drcssn 
with  hats  on  to  look  like  men,  and  which  in  every  llm.' 
was  made  to  bear  the  appearance  of  a  common  liglilin; 
ship.  Following  close  in  the  rear  of  this  mute  ereiv, mj 
saw  two  of  the  Spanish  men  of  wor  blown  up,  ami  ' 
look  the  third.  He  then  |)assed  the  castle  without  W 
by  means  of  a  stratagem,  by  which  he  threw  the  sliin 
garrison  off  their  guard.  The  value  of  the  lioolj  <• 
lained  was  ii.'ilMlOO  pieces  of  eight. 

The  year  after  this  ex|Kdilion,  (in  JulyHi70,)«» 
leiiin  treaty  of  [H'aee,  known  in  diplomacy  imilir  1 
name  of  the  "  Treaty  of  America,"  and  made,  in  i: 
view  of  terminating  the  buoeaneer  warfare,  and  »i Hid 
all  disputes  betHcen  the  subjects  of  the  two  euimlrii 
ihe  western  hemisplii'ie,  was  eoneluded  bi'tweeii  (intl 
ilritain  and  Spain.  Hut  the  biieeaneers  eareil  iiiiliiu;! 
for  treaties,  and  would  not  be  pacified.  On  the  eniilr.w 
as  soon  as  the  news  of  the  peace  reaelii  d  them,  tlirv  irl 
solved,  as  of  one  aeeord,  lo  iiiidi  riake  some  grand  I'lpi 
diliiin,  of  wliii  h  the  skilful  Morgan  shiiiild  ha\r  lii'l 
I'oiiinmnil.  In  the  is  ginning  of  Dininliir  HiVO,  llnrt; 
seven  vessels,  hii\iiigoii  bniiril  iillogrthir  miire  lliiiiiK 
lluiiisaiid  iiicn,  joiiinl  Ihe  Wrlshiiian  at  Cam^  TiliiirKJ 
llii'  place  nfgniiial  ri  nde/vous  he  had  liiinseif  ap|HiiiM 
I.ols  were  then  cast  as  to  wliieli  of  the  three  |iliii' 
Ciirthagi  nil,  \'i  ra  Cm/,  and  I'liiniimi,  should  Ihi  allari 
111.  The  lot  Ii  II  ii|Hiii  I'anaiiia,  which  was  lieliruilH 
lie  the  riehiMl  of  the  thrie. 

Preparatory  In  this  iiriliioiiR  underlakiiig,  Mmiiil 
I'liipluyed  men  to  hunt  eatlle  and  cure  meat,  niiil  sH 
vessels  to  priiriire  maize,  lit  the  m  Mlements  on  Ihe  iin»| 
For  Ihe  di>lriliiiliMii  of  the  plnmler  Ihry  were  In  iiliW- 
s|Heifie  arlicli'S  of  agreement  were  drawn  up  niiil  »«H 
scribed  to.     iMurgaii,  as  cumniaiider  in  chief,  w«i  In  if 


ih 


,  tl 


I 


ceivu  one 

was  to  hav 

and  wound 

promised  fi 

tliciiiselves 

of  Deeembi 

riitook  the  i 

had  eiiibrac 

into  tlic  he 

peaii  nation 

blislinicnt  a 

castle  of  Si 

Chagrc,  on 

l.isiiig  one  1 

wounded. 

nlio  iom|Kis 

were  put  lo 

.Morgan  li 

ri'Ireat  on  on 

aeeordingly 

slringlliun  l' 

liundreil  iiier 

filly  men  to  I 

the  Atlantic, 

Paeilic.     It 

set  forward  a 

iiniiia.    'i'he  1 

was  not  long, 

the  intervenin 

inhabitants. 

Icry  and  store 

Cliagre,  the  c( 

end  of  the  see 

laiioes,  for  a 

llii'iii,  and   the 

dry ;  but  the  v 

the  carriage  of 

tlieir  canoes,  v 

On  the  sixth  d 

travelling  store 

j   linrriil  wildernc 

goml  Ibrtune  to 

ti^e  Indians  flei 

eaiiglil.    On  tl 

called  Cruz,  wli 

inhabitants,   wl 

Tliey,  however, 

jars  of  Peruviar 

di.flaiit  frnm  Pal 

lliey  saw  the  ex 

around  llieiii  soi 

ing  approached, 

of  I'aiiaina,   wh 

liir  the  morrow. 

Iiy  liiiiig  fired  al 

had  leii  more  wi 

Tlie  city  of  Pi 

liiiic  of  seven   t 

iili/iies    of  com 

Hilar :  bill  no  re 

and  iiiagiiifieenei 

r.iisi'il,  bill  ill  nil 

lie  won  and  defei 

asserliil  that  the 

tun  lliiiusaiid  inl: 

li  siippiisrd  that 

Ullll  slil\l'N. 

Wliin  Ihe  hue 
larly  liniir  next 
Mii.'it  llii'iii,  preeei 
llrnvi'  ll|Hil|  i;ii' 
Hill  Ihe  biireiuiee 
wire  Inn  well  acq 
|Hweil  by  them  ; 
si'i'iii  III 'have  hill! 
iMT,  iiiiisl  Iia\|.  II 
lliirlll  lieliire  Ihi'V 
Miaslirs  of  the  eil 
iIkiI,  all  that  iliii 
'luarliT,  Sin  hiii'i 
liiiii'aiiei'rH  is  mil 
II  rv  iiinsiilerabli'. 
\\  hill  iiiiisler  II 
imn  ini:;hl  gel  dr 
lill'  SpaiiinrclN  ;  to 
I'll  tlial  nil  Ihe  win 
I'inril  by  Ihe  j||||, 
lill'  li'llnws  sober. 
Iii»i|iiaili  rs  in  I'm 
li'irst  mil  iiilo  lliini 
i''liir  eoinbuhiible 


»R'' 


A  - 


BUCCANEERS  OF  AMERICA. 


110 


and   plundircd  iln 
I.     At  tliiH  pkiot  1 

Lnplislinian.    Ail 
r.  i:iicififcl  tliciii  hj 
ifttrwnrds  honjjin't 
wlioiii  tlic  old  fciif  , 
Vmoriuii"  styles  ji,, ; 

old  iiroverli,  of  l,,,  j 
s  of  which,  most  r,;  I 
k'ct  ho  was  slrciri;  i 
5  Hello,  one  of  tl,  \ 
ho  Spauiardf,  lli, 
re  overshr.dowriU, : 
1  in  this  cxpeilili...:.  I 

a  nunihir  of  |)rifsi>  i 
cany  and   plant  li-i 

and  many  of  lhi>  | 
::mintrynii'n  wlioiii 

niude  a  hold  iisi*: 
re,  and  hurncd  Id  li- 
it.  Alany  piisnuth 
n  iidlicti'd  iin  tln;n, 
riasurcM,   which  fti. 

tlic   cupidity  of  Im 

,  tlic  French  furji 
niatterP,    and  juiiiu 
'hire  was  one  lai 
maiidcr  and  inw 
'he  ei-ally  Welsliiiii: 
y  invited  the  I'n 
iKiiiid  his  own  slm 
^,  and  in  their  alisim. 
lie   put  in  ehargi' 
m,  and  the  ship  « 
the  drnnkenness  au 
le  (lirrlvil  revrncc 
ol'  douht.     Tin.'  iiun, 
mentioned,  bnl,  it  a 
lCnj,flislnnen  peiislti 
est  ol'  the  fleet. 
I  attack  on  Maracai!»| 
Ic  towns   were    an: 
ilocs  were  aecustoiiiE 
lurches,  where  it  » 
t  Maracuibo  and  (I 
!  cure   was    takoii 
latc  ciiplives  were 
•chcf,  whilst  Uie  kc 
idlinKS. 

cd  on  his  rctnrn  In 

il  had  time   to  put  ic 

|h<'   Iia(!;mie   ol'  Mar: 

hud  arrived,  ami  * 

cut  ort'  the   pirali 

III  of  his  vessels  as  i 
\ifin  ot"  wood,  dri'ssJ 
which  in  every  llmd 
It'  a  eommoii  ti|;hliii; 
[of  this  imitc  crew.n 
Inr  blown  up,  niiil  * 
Ic  eastlc  without  W 
.  he  threw  Ihesliifi 
[luc  of  llic   bisily  '* 

J  (in  July  l(i70,)«>| 
lliplonnicy  iiiiclir 

and   made.  In  i; 
I'wnrfarc,  and  si  iiIik| 
■  the  two  coimtrii 
lulled  between  titti 
Ineers  inrid  iii'llii:| 
lied.  On  the  lonlw 

neliril  them,  lliivirj 
Ike  some  u'riindiT'I 
Iran  should  h"U'  li>| 
TremlMT  U;7ll,tliiml 
lithir  ini>re  thiinuT 
In  at  CaiK^  'I'llmMl 
lid  himself  np|»i"iM| 
lof  the  three  plaml 
111,  shonld  1h'  iiMa'k| 
licli  was   lu'lieii 

idrrtnkinir,  M"'i.'>'\ 
■lire  iiieiil,  iiml 
leiiieiils  on  the  i>ia»| 
llhry  were  to  iiliW'-l 
Idriiwn  up  nml  ""J 
in  ciiicf,  wai  t"  tl 


ci'lvo  one  hnndredtli  part  of  the  wliolc ;  each  captain 
was  to  have  eight  sliares ;  those  who  should  he  inaiiiicd 
anil  wounded  were  provided  for,  and  additional  rewards 
nroiniscd  for  tliosu  who  should  particularly  distiiiguish 
tlieiiiselves  by  tlieir  bravery  and  conduct.  t)ii  the  16th 
of  December,  the  fleet  set  sail,  and  on  the  2()lh  they 
retook  the  island  of  Santa  Katalina,  which  Morgan,  who 
liaJ  eiiihraced  the  notion  of  Sliinsvelt  to  erect  himself 
into  tlic  head  of  a  free  state,  independent  of  any  ICuro- 
n,;an  nation,  resolved  should  bo  the  centre  of  his  esta- 
blishment and  power.  The  buccaneers  next  took  the 
castle  of  San  I.orcnzo,  at  the  entrance  of  the  river 
t:liaL'rc,  on  the  West  Indiasideof  the  American  isthmus, 
losiii"'  one  hundred  men  in  killed,  nml  liaving  seventy 
wounded.  Of  three  hundred  and  fourteen  .Spaniards 
who  eoiii|>osed  the  garrison,  more  than  two  Imndred 
were  put  to  death. 

.Morgan  had  now  a  pied-d-lerre,  and  a  pood  place  of 
ri'Ireat  on  one  side  of  the  wild  and  |)eriloUH  isthmus  ;  iie 
aceoiJingly  set  his  jirisoiiers  to  work  to  repair  and 
^lrl  n"lheii  the  castle  of  San  Iiorenzo,  where  he  Icll  11  e 
liunilreil  men  as  a  garrison,  besides  one  hundrid  and 
fitly  men  to  take  care  of  the  ships  which  were  Icil  in 
the  Allaiilie,  while  he  should  go  to  the  shores  of  llie 
I'aeilic.  It  was  on  the  Ibth  of  January  KiTl,  that  he 
set  forward  at  the  head  of  twelve  hundred  men  for  I'a- 
iiamii.  'I'he  lengtli  of  the  inarch  from  ocean  to  ocean 
was  not  long,  but  rendered  Ireinendoiis  by  the  nature  of 
llic  intervening  country  and  the  wildncss  of  its  Indian 
inliabilnnts.  One  party  of  tJiis  pirate  army,  with  artil. 
lory  and  stores,  embarked  in  canoes,  to  ascend  the  river 
t'liagre,  the  course  of  which  is  very  ser|icntine.  At  the 
end  of  the  second  day  they  were  obliged  to  ijuit  tlieir 
laiioes,  for  a  vast  number  of  fallen  trees  obstructed 
Ihein,  and  the  river  was  found  in  many  places  almost 
iliy ;  hut  the  way  by  land  offered  so  many  ditlieulties  to 
the  carriage  of  their  stores,  that  they  again  resorted  to 
their  canoes,  where  they  could,  making  very  little  way. 
On  the  sixth  day,  when  they  had  nearly  exhausted  their 
travelling  store  of  provision,  and  death  by  hunger  in  that 
horrid  wilderness  stared  tlu:iii  in  the  face,  they  had  the 
(rood  fortune  to  discover  a  burn  full  of  maize,  'i'hc  na- 
tive Indians  fled  at  their  approach,  and  could  never  lie 
caught.  On  the  seventh  day  they  reached  a  village 
railed  Cruz,  which  was  set  on  lire  and  abandoned  by  its 
iiilialiitants,  who  lied  a.s  the  buccaneers  approached, 
'i'liev,  however,  Ibiind  tliere  a  sack  of  brciad  and  fillecn 
jars  of  Peruvian  wine.  'I'liey  were  still  eight  leagues 
ilUtaiit  iVom  Panainu.  On  the  ninth  (lay  of  the  jouriii  y, 
they  suw  the  expanse  of  the  South  Sen  before  tliriii,  anil 
iiniiiiiil  them  some  fields  with  cattle  grazing.  As  even- 
ing approached,  they  eamo  in  sight  of  the  elmreli  towers 
of  Panama,  when  they  halted  and  waited  impatiently 
I'lir  the  morrow.  They  had  lost  iii  their  inarch  thus  far, 
liy  being  tired  at  from  concealed  places,  ten  men ;  and 
hill  'en  more  wounded. 

The  elly  of  I'anama  is  said  to  have  consisted  at  that 
tune  of  seven  thousand  houses,  many  of  which  were 
iililiees  of  I'onsiilerabh^  ningnitieence  and  built  with 
Hilar :  but  no  regular  fortitieatioiis  ilel'ended  the  wealth 
and  magnilieenee  of  the  place.  Some  works  had  been 
raided,  bill  ill  most  parts  the  city  lay  open,  and  was  to 
lie  Weill  and  ilefeiiiled  by  plain  tigliliiig.  The  buccaneers 
asserted  that  the  Spaninrils  had  a  liirce  amniinting  to 
lull  thousand  inliintry  and  iinir  hmidrid  horse;  biit  it 
is  siip|iiiiteil  that  this  was  in  part  made  up  of  inhabitants 
anil  slaM'K. 

When  the  biieeaneers  resuiiieil  their  man  h  at  an 
larly  liniir  next  imiriiing,  the  Spaninrils  eaiiie  out  ti 
imrttliem,  preeeded  by  herds  of  wild  bulls,  which  they 
ilriivi'  ii|Hin  the  adventurrrs  to  ilisoriler  their  niiiks. 
Iliil  llie  hiii'iMineers,  IIS  liiiiilers  of  tin  ::e  u  ild  nniiiials, 
win  toiMVi'll  aeipiainted  with  their  babils  to  be  iliseiiin- 
IHiviil   by  them ;  mid   IIiIh  attiiek   of  the   van  iluis   iml 

ini  111  have  hud  iniieli  ellii  t.  'i'he  Spiliiaril.",  Imiv- 
ncr,  iiiiisl  have  made  an  iibsliii.ite  n  si.-tainr,  Inr  it  was 
iiU'lil  lieliire  they  gave  way,  and  llie  biieeaini  rs  ImMiiie 
iiiasli  rs  of  the  city.  Dining  the  lung  bailie,  and,  in- 
iiliiil,  all  thai  liny  and  night,  the  biierniieers  gave  no 
i|iiarler.  Siv  himdred  Spaiiinrds  fill.  The  '  iss  of  the 
I  liiiiiaiieer.i  is  nut  spei  il'nd,  but  it  appears  to  have  bi'di 
irv  eniisiderable. 

When  miisler  of  (he  eity,  IMnrgan  was  nfrnid  that  his 
I  mm  nii^'ht  i;el  drunk  and  he  surprised  anil  eiil  nil' by 
llir  Spaiii  irils :  In  prevent  tlii-,  he  eaused  it  In  be  repori- 
I'll  that  nil  the  wine  ill  the  eilv  had  been  expressly  pni. 
Miiiiil  liy  the  iiiliabltaiits.  'i'he  dieail  of  iHiisnii  kept 
llir  H'lliiws  sillier.  Ihit  Mnrcaii  bud  seaniiy  taken  up 
Ills  i|imrli  rs  in  I'linnma  when  several  partx  of  Ihii  city 
jlxirst  iiiit  iiilo  lliimi^,  wliieh,  fed  by  the  cedar  wimiiI  iind 
I'llier  eonihuslible  materials  of  vvliieh  the   houses  were 


chiefly  built,  spread  no  rapidly,  tliat  in  a  short  time  a 
great  part  of  the  city  was  burnt  to  the  ground.  It  lias 
been  disputed  whether  this  was  done  by  design  or  acci- 
dent— by  the  buccaneers  or  the  despairing  Spaniards; 
but  it  apiiears  that  Morgan,  who  always  charged  it  upon 
the  Spaniards,  gave  all  the  assistance  he  could  to  such 
of  the  inhabitants  as  endeavoured  to  stop  the  progress 
of  the  fire,  which,  however,  was  not  quite  extinguished 
for  weeks.  Among  the  buildings  destroyed,  was  a  tiie- 
tory  house  belonging  to  the  Genoese,  who  then  carried 
on  the  trade  of  supplying  the  Spaniards  with  slaves 
from  Africa. 

'Plie  licentiousness,  rapacity,  and  cruelty  of  the  bueca- 
neers  had  no  boimds.  "  They  spared,"  says  Exquemc- 
lin,  a  Dulclmian,  and  one  of  the  party,  "  in  these  their 
cruelties,  no  sex  nor  condition  wliatsoever.  As  to  reli- 
gious persons  (monks  and  nuns,  he  means)  and  priests, 
they  granted  them  less  quarter  tlion  others,  unless  they 
procured  a  eonaiderahle  siun  of  money  for  their  ransom." 
Detachments  scoured  the  country  to  plunder  and  to 
bring  in  prisoners.  Many  of  the  unfortunate  inhahit- 
tanL-i  escaiied  with  their  cfi'ects  by  sea,  and  reached  the 
islands  that  are  thickly  clustered  in  the  bay  of  Panama. 
But  Morgan  found  a  large  boat  lying  aground  in  the 
jMirt,  which  he  launched  and  inanned  with  a  numerous 
crew,  and  sent  her  to  cruise  among  those  islands.  A 
galeon,  on  board  which  the  nuns  of  a  convent  had  taken 
refuge,  and  where  much  money,  plate,  and  other  ett'ects 
of  value  had  been  lodged,  had  a  very  narrow  esca|K; 
from  these  desperadoes,  'i'hey  took  several  vessels  in 
the  bay.  One  of  Ihcin  was  large  and  admirably  adapted 
for  cruising.  This  opened  a  new  prospect,  that  was 
brilliant  and  enticing ;  an  unexplored  ocean  studded 
with  islands  was  before  them,  and  some  of  the  bueca- 
necrs  began  to  consult  how  they  might  leave  their  chief, 
Morgan,  and  try  their  ibrtunes  on  the  South  Si'a,  whence 
they  proposed  to  sail,  with  the  plunder  they  should  ob- 
tain, by  the  East  Indies  to  Europe.  Tliis  diminution  of 
t'orce  would  have  lieeii  fatal  to  Morgan,  who,  therefore, 
ns  soon  as  he  got  a  hint  of  the  design,  cut  away  the 
imisis  of  the  ship,  and  burned  every  lioat  and  vessel 
lying  at  Panama  that  could  suit  their  purpose. 

At  length,  on  the  2-lth  of  Kebtuary  HilU,  alxnit  four 
wee!;s  oiler  the  taking  of  I'anaimi,  Morgan  and  his  men 
departed  from  the  still  sniouldering  ruins  of  that  unl'or- 
lunate  eity,  taking  with  them  one  hundred  and  sevenly- 
five  mules  loaded  with  sjioil,  and  six  hundred  prisoners, 
part  of  whom  were  detained  to  carry  burdens  across  the 
isthmus,  and  others  for  the  ransom  ex|iected  for  their 
release.  Among  the  latter  were  many  women  and  chil- 
dren, who  were  made  to  sull'er  cruel  i'atigue,  hunger, 
and  thirst,  and  artfully  made  to  apprehend  being  car- 
ried to  Jamaica  and  sold  ns  slaves,  that  tliey  might  the 
more  earnestly  endeavour  to  procure  money  for  their 
ransom.  When  these  poor  creatures  threw  themselves 
on  their  knees,  and  weeping  and  tearing  their  hair, 
begged  of  Miirgan  to  let  them  return  to  their  families, 
his  briilal  answer  was,  that  "  he  came  not  there  to  lis- 
ten to  (Ties  and  lamentations,  but  to  seek  money."  This 
idnl  of  his  soul,  indeed,  he  sought  from  his  comrades  as 
Well  as  his  captives,  and  in  such  a  manner  that  it  is  as- 
lonisliing  they  did  i.nt  blow  his  brains  out.  In  the  mid- 
lie  of  his  inareh  back  to  the  fort  of  San  liorenzo,  he 
Irew  up  his  men,  and  eniised  every  one  of  them  to  take 
a  siilemu  oath,  that  lie  hud  not  reserved  for  himself  or 
eoneealed  any  phmiler,  Iml  had  delivered  all  fairly  into 
the  common  stock.  (Tliis  ceremony,  it  appears,  wns 
not  inieoinmon  ninniiir  Hie  biieeaneers.)  "  Itut,"  »ays 
Exipiemelln,  "I'aptiiiu  AIinv4;aii  having  linil  experience 
that  Ihnse  louse  fellows  wiiiilil  not  mueii  stickle  to  swear 
tiil-ely  ill  such  a  ease,  he  eiiiiimanded  every  one  to  be 
senn  lied  ;  ami  that  it  might  imt  be  taken  as  un  alfront,  he 
perniillid    himself  In  be  the  lir-l  searehed,  even    to   the 

rv  Milrs  ot'  his  shnes.  The  Kreneli  biieeaneers  who 
had  engaged  in  this  expcditiiin  with  .Morgan,  were  not 
ui  II  satlslied  vvilli  tins  new  en.  linn  of  searebiiig  ;  Iml 
their  nuinlH'r  being  less  than  that  of  the  English,  they 
were  foieed  to  snbinll." 

As  soon  as  (he  iiiaruuders  arrived  nt  San  Lorenzo,  a 
ihvislnii  was  iniide  of  the  hnnty,  iiei'iirilliig  to  the  propor- 
tioiiK  Mgreid  upon  bellire  sailing  t'lmn  llispaiiiol.i.  Mni 
the  narnilive  says,  "  Kvery  person  reieived  his  porthni, 
■r  ralliiT  what  pait  thereof  ('apliiin  Mnrgnn  was  pleased 
III  give  him.  For  so  it  was,  thai  his  i  ninpnnions,  even 
those  of  his  own  nation,  eoniplained  of  his  proiu'i 'lings; 
for  they  judged  it  Impossilde  dial,  of  so  many  valuable 
robberies,  no  greater  share  shniiM  belniig  to  llieni  lliiin 
two  liiiiiih'id  pieces  of  i  iglil  per  head,  flilt  ('aptiiln 
Moriiaii  wns  deaf  to  these,  and  to  many  other  eoni|>liiiiils 
of  the  same  kind." 

Murgnii,  however,  having;  well   fiUed   his  own   iKirxe, 


determined  to  witJidraw  quietly  from  the  command  : 
'^  Which  he  did,"  says  the  narrative  of  the  buccaneer, 
"  witJioat  calling  any  council,  or  bidding  any  one  adieu  ; 
hut  went  secretly  on  board  his  own  sliiji,  and  put  out  to 
sea  without  giving  notice,  being  Ibllowed  only  by  tliri  c 
or  four  vessels  of  the  whole  fleet,  who,  it  is  believed, 
went  shares  with  him  in  the  greatest  part  of  the  spoil." 

The  rest  of  llie  buccaneer  vessels  letl  belbro  the  castle 
of  San  Lorenzo  at  Chagre,  soon  seiiaraled.  Morgan 
sailed  straight  to  Jamaica,  where  he  had  begun  to  make 
fresh  levies  of  men  to  accompany  him  to  the  island  of 
St.  Katalina,  which  he  purposed  to  hold  as  his  own  iii- 
de|)endcnt  state,  and  to  make  it  a  common  place  of  re- 
fuge for  pirates ;  but  the  arrival  of  a  new  governor  at 
Jamuiea,  Lord  John  Vaughaii,  with  strict  orders  to  ( ii- 
force  the  late  treaty  with  S(iain,  obliged  him  to  abiiiidon 
his  plan.* 

The  buccaneers,  however,  were  not  put  down  by  this 
new  governor  of  Jamaica,  but  under  dill'creiit  Kaders 
continued  their  depredations  for  ninre  than  twenty  years 
longer.  Lord  .lohn  Vaughan  proela lined  a  pardiai  fur  all 
piratical  ofl'ences  committed  to  that  lime,  and  promised 
a  grant  of  thirty-five  acres  of  land  lo  (very  Imecaneer 
who  should  claim  the  benefit  of  the  proelan.ation  and 
engage  to  apply  himself  to  planting.  1  am  stialled  al- 
most into  incredulity  by  what  follows. 

"The  author  of  the  History  of  Jamaica  says,  '  Tlii.i 
ofl'er  was  intended  as  a  lure  to  engi;;,'e  the  hueeaucers  to 
come  into  port  with  tlieir  efl'ects,  that  the  goveriinr  might, 
and  which  he  was  directed  to  do,  take'  from  them  the  lenth.s 
and  the  fitleenths  of  their  booty  as  the  dues  of  the  crown, 
and  of  the  cidonial  government  for  granting  them  eoni- 
niissions.'  Those  who  had  neglected  to  obtain  ennimis- 
sions  would  of  course  have  to  make  their  peace  by  an 
increased  com|V)sition.  tii  consequence  of  this  scandalous 
procedure,  the  Jamaica  buccaneers,  to  avoid  eeing  so 
tiLXcd,  kept  aloof  from  Jamaica,  and  were  provoked  to 
continue  their  old  occupations.  Most  of  them  joi.icd  the 
French  flibustiers  nt  Tortuga.  Some  were  allerw  ards 
nppreliended  at  Jamaica,  where  they  Were  broeghl  to 
trial,  condemned  as  pirates  and  exeenled." 

A  war  entered  into  by  the  English  and  French  rgainst 
the  Dutch,  gave,  for  u  lime,  emplnymcnt  to  the  imcea- 
lU'crs  and  fiibustiers,  and  a  short  respite  to  the  S]iaiiiards, 
who,  liovveycr,  exercised  their  wonled  barbarous  rcvi.iige 
on  their  old  enemies,  whenever  and  in  whatioevcr  man. 
ncr  they  fell  into  their  hands. 

In  1(>73,  for  example,  they  murdered  in  cold  blood 
three  hundred  French  fiibubtiers,  who  had  la  en  ship- 
wrecked on  tlieir  coast  at  Porto  Uieo,  sparing  only  seven- 
teen of  their  oiVieers.  These  olFieers  W(  re  put  on  bo:  jd  a 
vessel  hound  for  the  continent,  with  the  intenlion  of  trntis- 
IHirting  them  to  Peru;  but  an  English  binenneer  crniier 
met  the  ship  at  sea,  liberated  the  Frenchmen,  and,  in  nil 
probability  cut  the  throats  of  the  Spaniards. 

Ever  since  the  plundering  of  PaiiHina  by  Morgan,  tlio 
iinnginutions  of  the  buccaneers  had  Im'cii  lie:ite(l    by  iho 

tirospect  of  cxiiedilions  to  the  South  Sea,  This  Keenmo 
mown  to  the  Spaniards,  and  gave  rise  to  numerous  l(i:c- 
hodings  and  prophecies,  both  in  Spain  and  in  Peru,  of 
great  invasions  by  sea  and  by  land. 

Li  KiVMnn  Englishman  of  (he  name  of  Thomas  Peehc, 
who  had  formerly  been  a  buccaneer  in  the  West  Indies, 
lilted  out  a  ship  in  England  for  a  piratical  viyage  to  the 
South  iS'ii  against  Ihe  Spaniards;  nml  two  years  aller, 
Ln  Sound,  a  Frenehmnn,  with  a  small  body  nl' daring  ad- 
venturers, attempted  to  i  ross  the  Isthmus,  ns  Morgan  had 
done,  (though  not  by  the  same  rnute,)  hut  he  could  not 
gel  fiirther  than  the  lowii  of  Clienpn,  where  he  was  dri- 
ven back.  Thesi!  events  greatly  ini  reined  the  alarm  of 
the  Spaniards,  who,  neei, riling  to  D:iiiipli  r,  propliesled 
vvilli  confidcnee  "  that  Ihe  English  privuleers  in  the  West 


*  Tilts  iiii.ttirlniiH  1  niMiarliai'iaiN  iiivi  r  VM'iil  tii  I'liglaiiil,  wl'Oii] 
he  )«•)  iMUiieialiiiiiiiiiM'ii  Willi  Kiiiu  riiail'S  II.  ,11  wiiti  hi.^  iiili.m. 

Ills.  tlUII    111'  in  I'll  I'll  llll'  llilllnni  nl'  klliullllllliKl    illll    llli'    U|i|iimil- 

1111  111  i-fiiimiiii iM'i  nf  till'  ailiiiir.ilh'  nam  in  ,I:tiiiairii.    In 

h  Pl  ilii'  Ivifliil  I'luMsIc,  then  iinvi  iiur  lil  iliai  is.,iiic|,  ii'inninl  in 
KiiuUiiiil  nil  ilii'  jili'ti  nf  liail  linilili,  anil  li'li  iis  ih  (unv  tiivrtmo, 
.Mnii/iiii  the  liiii'i  aim  r,  llie  iiaiiiilni  r  nl'  I'nnainii,  li>il  wlin  wiig 
iinw  111  r  iitiij'  HIr  lleiir>  Mni);iiii.  Ill  his  new  cainieliy  lie  was 
I'lir  I'rniii  hi'iiit*  ruMiiirnlili'  nr  1i'iil<  in  in  jiis  ntil  ns-n^taleK,  "'■nnin 
nl'  wliiMii  Hllirrr.'ll  llie  cxlriltie  hiiriMiip  nt  Iniiiti  irii'il  iolil  tliMiL'eil 
iiniter  Ills  niiihiii liy."     Mniiniii  wim  ii'itiiiiily  ii  villain  nl' 11  <    llriit 

Ulller,  I'm  will  n  li  cnw  nl'  him  ihhi'ik,  mnpl  el'whnln  will'  Ills 
nwil  nailltlMIM'll,  I'rtI  linn  les  lllliiils,   111'  ilrjJM'Dil   lllelM  nwr   (lie 

wiiD  x'rnnuly  ti(is[N  iieit  nl'linxiiiK  ■'"I'l  ilniii  hi  Hii'  viiiiliriive 
S|iai:iarils.  Ill.s  '  liiiel'  niiihnilly"  niily  Insiiil  iiil  ilir  nivl  .M'nr, 
vvlii'ii  III'  wn*  miiMTsnliit  hy  ilie  niiiiiil  of  'i  miv  ynii'iiMir  irnin 

Kiiulniiil    (li'i'iiiiti il,  linvu'ViT,  l<>  ImM  nll)i-e  In  .laiiniirn  durins 

Mil' r  si  nf  llic  ninllll  telvll  nr('liiir:<s  II  tliiiiiili  an  iisnl  liv  liin 
Hiaintaiils  III' rntinUini!  \Mltl  lite  hili-r.'ilinlK.  In  lli>'  iirxt  r'')i;ii 
llie  H|tinilsll  rn<<r!  Illlil  liiltiM  Hi  n  sillli.li'til  ln|,inriirr  lilt.  Ih'liin  sent 
hnini'  ptiniM't  rriini  ilm  \Vi  «i  ImlliK  lie  \v,is  ke|ii  In  piltnn  lliri'« 
vi'D's,  Illll  iinrliiiriii'  111  lug  lirniight  rorwniU  ngsliiil  hhii,  lli«  wnr. 
ihy  linl|[hl  will  lila'ialtil. 


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LIVES  OF  BANDITTI  AND  ROBBERS. 


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Indies  would  tliat  year  (1675)  open  a  door  into  the  Soutli 

.S<!a«." 

But  it  was  not  till  five  years  after,  or  in  IGi^O,  when, 
having  oontrncted friendship  witli  the  Darion  Indianii,  and 
partieularly  with  a  small  tribe  eallrd  the  Mosquitos,  the 
JOnfjIish  adventurers  again  fonnd  their  way  aeross  the 
Isthmus  to  those  alarmed  shores.  Some  ot  these  Mos- 
<|»ito  Indians,  who  seem  to  have  been  a  noble  race  of  sa- 
vages deserving  of  l)etterconi|>anion8  than  the  buceancers, 
went  with  this  party,  being  animated  by  a  deadly  hatred 
jv,  .1   .  of  the  Spaniards,  and  an  extraordinary  attaehment  to  the 

^"F '•'••)*  Knglisli. 

The  buecanccrs  who  engaged  in  this  expedition  wore 
the  ercws  of  seven  vessels,  amounting  altogether  to  three 
liimdred  anil  sixly-.«ix  men,  of  whom  tliirty-scvi^n  were 
left  to  guard  the  ships  during  the  absence  of  those  who 
went  on  the  ex|)cdition,  which  was  not  ex|K'Cted  to  bo  of 
long  eoutinuance.  There  were  several  men  of  some  lite- 
rary Uilont  among  the  marauders,  who  have  written  ae- 
eounis  of  the  proceedings,  whieli  have  the  moat  romantic 
intrresl.  'J'licse  were  H;isil  Ringrose,  Barty  Sharp,  Wil- 
liam Dampier,  who,  though  a  common  seaman,  was  en- 
dowed with  great  observation  and  a  talent  for  description, 
and  Lionel  Wafer,  a  surgeon  providently  engaged  by  the 
buccaneers,  whose  "  Description  of  the  Isthnms  of  Da- 
rien"  isonc  of  the  most  instructive,  and  decidedly  the  most 
anuising  book  of  travels  we  have  in  our  language. 

It  was  on  the  Kith  of  April,  that  the  cx|)edition  passed 
over  from  (iolden  Island,  and  landed  in  Darien,  each  man 
provided  with  four  cakes  of  bread  called  dough-lmys,  with 
a  fusil,  a  pistol,  and  a  hanger.  They  iM'gi.n  their  ardu. 
ous  march  marshalled  in  divisions,  each  with  its  eom- 
mander  and  distinguishing  flag.  .Many  Darien  Indians 
came  to  supply  them  with  provisions,  and  to  keep  them 
company  as  confederates ;  among  these  were  two  chiefs, 
who  went  by  tlic  names  of  Captain  Andreas  and  Captain 
Antonio. 

'I'lie  very  first  day's  journey  discouraged  four  of  the 
buccaneers,  who  returned  to  their  ships.  The  object  of 
the  cx|)edition  was  to  reach  and  plunder  the  town  of  Santa 
jMarta,  near  the  gulf  of  .San  Miguel,  on  the  South  Sea 
side  of  the  isthmus;  and  on  the  atU>rnoon  of  the  second 
day  they  came  to  a  river,  which  ("aptain  Andreas,  the  In- 
iliau  chief,  told  them,  crossed  the  isthnms  and  ran  by 
Santa  Maria.  On  the  third  day  they  came  to  a  house  be 
longing  to  a  son  of  (Captain  Andreas,  who  wore  a  wreath 
of  gold  about  his  iiead,  which  made  the  buccaneers  call 
him  »  King  (ioldcu  Cap." 

Wherever  there  were  Indian  habitations,  they  were 
most  ki«dly  and  hospitably  received.  On  the  evening  of 
the,  fourth  d.iy,  they  gained  a  [loint  whence  the  river  of 
Santa  .Maria  was  navigable,  and  where  canoes  were  pre 
pared  for  them.  The  next  morning  as  they  were  al)out 
to  depart,  the  harmony  of  the  party  was  disturlwd  by  the 
quarrel  of  two  of  the  buccaneer  commanders.  John  Coxon 
fired  his  musket  at  Feter  Harris,  which  Harris  was 
going  to  return,  when  the  otiiers  interfered  and  elTcctrd 
a  reconciliation.  Hire  seventy  of  the  buccaneers  em 
bail'  il  in  fourteen  canis's,  in  each  of  which  there  went 
two  Iiii'ians  to  manage  them,  and  gui<le  them  down  the 
stream.  I  hi.  «:n\i:  of  travelling,  owing  to  the  scarcity 
ofwatT  and  (  ,her  imjieiliments,  was  as  wearisome  as 
marching.  Alter  enduring  tremendous  fatigue,  the  land 
and  water  party  met  on  the  eighth  ilay  of  the  journey  ut 
a  beaehy  pniiii  of  land,  where  the  river,  lieing  joined  by 
another  stre  im,  lieeanu'  broad  and  deep,  'J'his  had  ofien 
been  a  reiide/.vous  of  the  D.irien  Iiiiliaus,  when  lliey  col. 
beted  for  utlaek  or  defenee  against  fhe  Spaniards |  and 
In  re  the  whole  party  now  made  a  halt,  to  rest  tht:mselves, 
and  to  eban  and  prepare  thi.ir  arms. 

On  the  iiiiilli  diiy,  buceaueers  and  Indians.in  all  nearly 
six  hmidreii  men,  ( jubarUed  ill  sixty.eiglit  eaiioes,  got  to- 
gellier  by  lb''  Iiiili:iMS,  anil  glided  pleasantly  down  tin 
rivur.  At  miihiight  they  landiil  within  a  half  a  mib:  of 
the  town  of  Smita  .Maria.  The  next  moniing,  at  day 
I"i  i  .'ley  heard  the  Spanish  garrison  firing  muskets 
•'  d  !■■  ating  the  rinfillri:  It  vi'as  seven  in  the  morning 
when  tliry  e.iiiie  to  t III  o|M'n  ground  before  the  furl,  when 
the  S|«iiiiiirds  eomiiii'iieeil  firing  u|Km  them.  This  fort 
w,is  nothing  but  a  stockade,  which  the  hneeaneers  look 
without  the  loss  of  a  single  man — an  immunity  which 
did  not  teaeli  them  mercy,  fur  they  killed  Iwenty-six 
Spaniards,  iind  woiiiuled  sixteen. 

Till-  Indians,  how'ver,  were  still  less  mereifiil.  .\S\vt 
the  S|ianiards  had  surrendered,  they  tixik  many  of  them 
into  the  adjoining  woods,  where  they  killed  tbeni  with 
their  ,s|)ears,  and  if  the  hneeaneers  lind  not  prevented 
them,  tliev  would  not  have  left  a  single  Spaniard  alive. 
The  long  and  blimdy  grieviuiees  these  savages  had  scored 
against  their  eoniplemrs  was  aggravated  here  by  the 
circuiniitance  Uiat  one  of  their  chiefs,  or,  an  the  bucca- 


neers call  him,  the  King  of  Darien,  found  in  the  fort  his 
eldest  daughter,  who  had  been  forced  from  her  father's 
habitation  by  one  of  tlic  >Spanish  garrison,  and  was  preg- 
nant by  him! 

The  Spaniards  had  by  some  means  been  warned  of  the 
intended  visit  to  Santa  Maria,  and  had  secreted  or  sent 
away  almost  every  thing  that  was  of  value.  "  Though 
we  examined  our  prisoners  severely,"  says  a  bgceaneer, 
"  the  whole  that  we  could  pillage,  Ijoth  in  the  town  and 
fort,  amounted  only  to  twenty  jiounds'  weight  of  gold,  and 
a  small  quantity  of  silver  ;  whereas,  three  days  sooner  we 
should  have  found  three  hundred  pounds  weight  in  gold  in 
the  fort."  It  ought  to  lie  mentioned,  that  the  Spaniards 
were  in  the  habit  of  collecting  considerable  quantities  of 
gold  from  tlic  mountains  in  tlic  neighbourhood  of  Santa 
Maria. 

This  disap|K>iiitment  was  felt  very  severely,  and  whe- 
ther it  was  previously  decided,  or  now  entered  their  heads 
to  seek  compensation  for  this  disapjiointincnt,  the  major- 
ity of  the  buccaneers  resolved  to  proceed  to  the  South 
Sea.  The  Imldness  of  this  resolution  will  be  felt  by  re- 
fleeting,  that  they  had  only  canoes  to  go  in,  and  that  they 
might  meet  at  their  very  outset  a  lofty  Spanish  galeon  or 
ship  of  war,  that  might  sink  half  of  their  fi-ail  boats  nt  a 
broadside.  Some  of  them,  indeed,  were  deterreil  by  this 
prosjicet.  John  Coxon,  the  commander,  who  had  fired 
Ills  musket  at  Peter  Harris,  and  who  seems  to  have  liccn 
a  eontcmptible  bully,  was  for  returning  across  the  isthmus 
to  their  ships,  ond  so  were  his  followers.  To  win  him 
over,  those  who  were  for  the  South  Sea,  though  they  had 
a  mean  opinion  of  his  capability,  oflcred  him  the  post  of 
general,  or  commander  in  chief,  which  Coxon  accepted, 
and  as  it  was  on  tlic  condition  that  he  and  his  men  should 
join  in  the  scheme,  all  the  buccaneers  went  together, 
riic  Darien  chief  Andreas,  with  his  son  Golden  Cap,  and 
sotne  followers,  also  continued  with  the  rovers,  but  the 
greater  part  of  the  Darien  Indians  left  tlicin  at  Santa  Ma- 
ria, and  returned  to  their  homes. 

On  the  1 7tli  of  April,  the  expedition  embarked,  and  fell 
down  the  river  to  the  gulf  of  San  Miguel,  which  they  did 
not  reach  until  the  following  morning,  owing  to  a  flood 
tide.  They  were  now  fairly  in  the  Soutli  Sea !  The 
prophecy  of  tho  Spaniards  was  accomplished,  and  the 
buccaneers  looked  aciosstliat  magnificent  expanse  of  wa- 
ters with  sanguine  hope.  On  the  lilth  of  April,  they  en- 
tered the  vast  bay  of  Panama,  and  fortunately  captured  at 
one  of  the  islands,  a  Spanish  vessel  of  thirty  tons,  on  board 
of  which  one  hundred  and  thirty  of  tho  buccaneers  imme- 
diately threw  themselves,  overjoyed  to  be  relieved  from 
the  cramped  and  crowded  state  tlicy  had  endured  in  the 
canoes — though  of  a  certainty,  even  now,  so  many  men  on 
board  so  siiiall  a  vessel,  could  leave  small  room  for  com- 
fort. 

The  next  day,  they  took  another  small  bark.  On  the 
22d,tliey  rendezvoused  at  the  island  ofChepillo,  near  the 
month  of  the  river  (;iiea|>o ;  and  in  the  afternoon  iM^gnn  to 
row  along  shore  from  that  island  towards  the  city  of  Pana- 
ma.  The  .SiHiniards  there  had  obtained  intelligence  of  the 
buceaueers  iK'iiig  in  the  boy,  and  prepared  to  meet  them. 
Kiglit  vessels  were  lying  in  the  road  j  three  of  these  they 
hastily  e(|uip[xul,  manning  them  with  the  crews  of  all 
the  vessels,  and  VN-itli  men  from  shore ;  the  whole,  however, 
according  to  tiie  biiecaneer  accounts,  not  exceeding  two 
himilred  and  thirty  men;  and  of  these,  one  third  only 
were  !')iiro|K'ans — the  rest  mulattoes  ond  negroes.  The 
great  disparity  therefore  was  in  the  nature  of  the  vessels. 
"  We  had  sent  away  the  Spanish  barks  we  had  taken," 
says  one  of  the  buccaneers,  "  to  seek  fresh  water,  so  that 
we  had  only  canoes  for  tlic  fight,  and  in  tlicm  not  two 
hundred  men." 

As  this  fleet  of  canoes  rornc  in  sight  at  iloy  hreak  ni 
the  S.'ld,  the  tlirci^  armed  Spanish  ships  got  uiiiler  sail 
and  stood  towards  them.  The  conflict  was  severe,  and 
lasted  the  greater  part  of  the  day.  The  Spanish  ships 
fought  with  great  bravery,  hut  fl'.eir  crews  were  motley 
and  unskilful,  whilst  the  buccaneers  were  ex|s'rt  scaincn 
and  well  trained  to  the  use  of  their  arms.  Kieliard  Saw 
kins  was  the  hero  of  theilay;  after  three  repulses,  he 
sncceeded  in  Ixiarding  and  capturing  one  of  flic  Spanish 
ships,  which  deeideil  the  victory.  Another  ship  was  car- 
ried by  b<iarding  sism  after,  and  the  third  saved  herself  by 
flight.  The  S|>aiiish  commander  fill  with  many  of  his 
|Mople.  The  buccaneers  had  eighteen  kifled,  and  above 
thirty  wounded.  Peter  Harris,  the  captain,  who  had 
lieeii  fireii  ai  !'y  C'oxon,  was  among  tho  wounded,  and  died 
two  days  after.  As  for  John  Coxon,  who  was  nominally 
general,  he  s  lowed  great  boekwardness  in  the  engage, 
incut,  which  lost  him  tho  confidence  of  the  rovers.  The 
Darini  cliieft  were  in  the  heat  of  the  battle,  and  U'liaved 
bravely. 

Tho    buccancefB,    not    thinking  themselves  strong 


enough  to  land  and  attack  Panama,  contented  themselves 
with  capturing  the  vessels  that  were  ot  anchor  in  the 
road  before  tlie  city.  One  of  these  was  a  ship  namcj 
the  I'rinidad,  of  4U0  Ions  burden,  a  fast  sailer  and  in 
good  condition.  iSlic  had  on  board  a  cargo  principally 
consisting  of  wine,  sugar,  imd  sweetmeats ;  and,  mon- 
over,  a  consideralili^  sum  of  money  was  found.  In  the 
other  prizes  they  found  flour  and  ammunition.  Two  of 
these,  with  the  Trinidad,  they  fitted  out  for  cruisin<r. 

Thus,  in  less  than  a  week  after  their  arrival  on  (he 
coa.«l  of  the  South  Sea,  they  were  in  [lossession  of  a  fled 
not  ill  equipiH'd,  with  which  they  fbrnied  a  close  blockade 
of  Panama  for  the  prescul,  and  for  the  future  might  scour 
that  ocean. 

Two  or  three  days  after  the  battle  with  the  Spaniards 
discord  broke  out  among  tho  buccaneers.  The  taunts 
and  reflections  that  fell  upon  the  (jicneriU,  Coxon,  and 
some  of  his  fiillowcrs,  determined  hiin  and  seventy  iiiii, 
to  return,  by  the  way  they  had  come,  across  the  isthnnt 
to  the  Atlantic.  The  Darien  chiefs,  Andreas  and  Aiii<). 
nio,  al.so  departed  for  their  homes,  hut  Andreas,  to  prmc 
his  good  will  to  the  buccaneers,  who  remained  in  (he 
South  Sea,  left  a  son  and  one  of  bis  nephews  with  tliciii. 
Kieliard  Sawkins,  who  hod  iK'haved  so  well  in  the  hsi. 
tie,  was  now  unanimously  chosen  general  or  chief  eoin. 
luander.  Alter  staying  ten  days  iHiforc  Panama,  (her 
retired  to  the  island  of  Taboga,  in  the  near  neighbourliooii. 
Hero  they  stopped  ne.trly  a  liirtnight  in  expectation  of 
the  arrival  of  a  rich  shi]>  from  Lima.  This  ship  canic 
not,  but  several  other  vessels  fell  into  their  hands,  In 
which  they  obtained  nearly  sixty  tliousaiid  dollars  in 
.s]X!eie,  1200  sacks  of  flour,  2000  jars  of  wine,  aqiiantily 
of  brandy,  sugar,  sweetmeats,  |iouItry,  and  other  prnvl 
sions,  some  gunimwder,  shot,  &c.  Among  their  ])rison. 
ers  was  a  number  of  uiifortunJte  negro  slaves,  « hieli 
tempted  the  Spanish  merchants  of  Panama  togotolhe 
buccaneers;  and  to  buy  as  many  of  the  slaves  as  tliev 
were  inclined  to  sell.  These  merchants  paid  two  liuii- 
drcd  pieces  of  eight  for  every  negro,  and  they  sold  to  the 
buccaneers  all  such  stores  and  commodities  os  they  sluod 
in  need  of. 

Kingrose,  one  of  the  hneeaneers,  relates  that  diirini; 
these  communications  the  governor  ofPanoma  sent  (» 
demand  of  their  leader,  "Wliy,duringa  time  of  jieaei 
b<;tween  England  and  S|>iiin,  Englishmen  should  coiiie 
into  those  seas  to  commit  injury?  and  from  whom  they 
had  their  commission  so  to  do?"  Sawkins  replied,  "  That 
he  ond  his  companions  came  to  assist  their  friend,  tln' 
king  of  Darien,  (tlic  said  chief  Andreas,)  who  was  the 
rightftil  lord  of  Panama,  and  all  the  country  thcreaboul,-. 
That  as  they  had  come  so  far,  it  was  reasonable  tlial 
tlicy  should  receive  some  satisfaction  for  their  troulili : 
and  if  the  governor  would  send  to  them  500  pieces  of 
eight  for  each  man,  and  1000  for  each  commander,  mid 
would  promise  not  any  further  to  annoy  the  Doricii  In. 
dions,  their  allies,  that  then  the  hneeaneers  wouhl  dt.-w 
from  hostilities,  and  go  quietly  olmiit  their  busintss," 
The  governor  could  scarcely  be  expected  to  comply  wiili 
these  moderate  demands. 

The  (ienerol  Sawkiu-s,  hoving  learnt  from  one  of  the 
Spaniards  who  traded  with  the  Imecancers,  that  the  liislion 
of  Panama  was  a  person  whom  he  had  formerly  takm 
prisoner  in  the  West  Indies,  sent  him  a  small  present  ii< 
a  token  of  regard  and  old  aeqnnintaneeship:  the  bisliof 
in  return  sent  Sawkins  a  gold  ring  ! 

Having  eonsumed  all  the  live  stuck  within  reach,  ami 
tired  of  waiting  for  the  rich  ship  from  Peru,  the  biiKa 
iiei  rs  sailed  on  the  l.'itli  of  May  to  the  island  of  ( l|iii|n', 
where  they  found  hogs  and  poultry,  and  rested  a  ilav 
From  Otispie  they  departed  with  three  ships  nnil  In.i 
small  barks,  steering  out  of  the  bay  of  I'anania,  and  \hn 
westward  flir  the  town  of  Pueblo  Nncvo.  In  this  slmri 
voyage  a  violent  storm  separated  from  the  ships  tlir  (ivn 
harks,  which  never  joined  llieiii  ngnin.  ( Ineof  Ibeni  tni 
taken  by  the  Spnninrds,  who  sli,il  the  men  ;  and  tli. 
erew  of  the  other  contrived  to  rencli  Co.voii's  |Niitv,  iiiul 
to  recross  the  istlimus  with  them.  On  reacbing  I'ueliln 
Niii'vo,  the  liiieeiiiieers,  instead  of  meeting  w  itii  an  l'a^v 
prize,  sustained  a  enniplete  diseiiiiifitnre,  and  Inst  tluir 
brave  eonimaiider  .Sawkins,  who  was  shut  dead  by  (In 
Spaniards,  as  he  wns  advancing  nt  the  bend  of  his  men 
towards  a  breastwork.  "Captain  .Siwkiiis,"  said  hi> 
comrade  Kingrose,  "was  a  valiant  and  genernns  splrileil 
man,  and  ImIovciI  more  than  any  other  we  ever  haJ 
among  us,  whii.li  he  well  deserved."  His  loss  lint  oiih 
disliciirtencd  the  whole,  but  induced  between  sixty  niiil 
seventy  men,  and  all  the  Darien  Indians,  to  obandoii  Ik 
expedition  and  return  to  the  isthmuH, 

Only  one  hundred  ond  forty-six  buccaneers  now  re- 
nioiuid  with  llnrtholonniw  .Sharp,  whom  they  hud  ilioien 
eommaiuler,  but  who,  thougli  clerk  enough  to  write  ani 


I 


iK 


piiblisli,  o 
iif  his  adv 
tlioir  rotre 
with  indi) 
'I'liey  lay 
where  thej 
In  taking 
lilnifrnse, 
(|iiarlcrs,  e 
On  the  t 
"  tiike  then 
(jain  a  tliot 
liir  the  eo.-u 
I    at  tlio  islaii 
■Si    away  tlicir 
^     u'lrlhy  of 
I    JDMg,  and  i'< 
I        On  till 
I    Plata,  wlier 
I    llicv  beat  to 
if    .'^t.  K-kna,  t 
ty    (iiie  biiceane 
t    nisli  ship  bf) 
5    3IIIK)  dollars 
;    they  dill  wi 
;,    p.irtiealar  n 
t    iiliii  upon  de 
(    nli\T,"  it  is 
I    that  the  cre\ 
>.    vr  ill   hopes 
"    until  some  e 
inissing  then 
One  of  the 
■    was  now  Ion 
ami  lliiy  all  i 
lib  of  .Septeni 
It  appears  he 
'    Mcprs,  that th 
e.vtra  privileg 
dice  for  the  fi 
Wiiteli,  so  two 
hi-r."     They 
as  suited  them 
hor,  and  disin 
one  sail. 

Sharp  posse 
might  have  sli 
he  attempted  s 
pri'ventcd  by  i 
the  place.  Tl 
of  fresh  water 
allowed  half  a 
pi  lit  of  water  w 
Imrc  away,  hoi 
Mieceeded  in 
iViiit,  and  othei 
roiild  to  the  ho 
ri'tii.siil  to  pure 
or  c.itlle. 

Krojii  I/lo,  k 
.11  of  Drcc'iiih 
liKik  without 
olhiT  things,  fi 
wiTi'  very  iieai 
.^|i.niianl,  who 
liiili',  blown  u| 
anil  briinstone, 
till'  rudder  anil 
iiialeli,  mill  the 
iieirs  in.ido  f'oi 
rninaiilie  islam! 
inaliii'd  some  ti 
Ihi'iii  wishing 
str.iil  of  Alagall 
limes  liiiigi'r  in 
ward  party  ;  hi 
linn  IVoiii  the  r 
Walling,  "an  ol 
.Vrlirlrs  betwiT 
in  writing,  and 
Our  narralivi 
eniilge  against 
lenliiri's  almost 
mill  were  scarr 
wiw  liir  their  [m: 
|)liiiTs,  they  hiu 
eaiirers  at  dice ; 
ju'l  iiiilliing.  ' 
''harp,  but  tho  i 
Sharp  out  of  hii 
•uddcd  to  have  | 


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itcntcd  themselves 
at  imchor  in  the 
raa  a  ship  named 
fast  sailer  nnd  in 
I  cargo  principally 
ncats;  nnil,  more- 
ns  found.  In  Ihe 
nnnition.  Two  of 
ut  for  crnisin},'. 
leir  arrivnl  on  tin: 
Hissession  of  ii  fid  i 
cd  a  close  blockade 
future  might  scour 

vitli  the  Spaniards, 
iccrs.  The  tauiiu 
leneral,  Coxoii,  and 
n  and  sevcntj'  inn, 
across  the  isthmus 
Andreas  and  Auto. 
t  Andreas,  to  prove 

0  remained  in  llic 
lophews  with  tlieui. 

1  so  well  in  the  lial. 
•ncrul  or  chief  com. 
L'forc  Panama,  (liey 
lear  neijjiihourliood. 
it  in  expectation  of 
II.  This  ship  canw 
nto  their  hands,  liy 
thousand  dollarK  iii 
I  of  wine,  aquantilv 
ry,  and  other  provi. 
\monff  their  jirison. 
negro  slaves,  wliieli 
l*anama  to  jro  to  llie 
f  the  slaves  as  they 
:lmnt.H  paid  two  hiui- 
and  they  sold  to  tlie 
lodities  as  they  stood 

relates  that  durini; 

of  Panama  sent  lo 

ing  a  lime  of  \k-mx 

islnnen  should  couir 

Ind  from  whom  lliey 

wkins  replied, "  Thai 

list  their  friend,  ihr 

rcas,)  who  was  the 

country  therealwiul... 

as  reasonable  tint 

for  their  trouhli: 

lem   500  pieces  nf 

eh  commander,  and 

noy  the  Darion  In- 

raneers  would  iIcm-i 

lut  their  businos" 

d  to  comply  wllli 


till 


lit  from  one  nf  the 
neers,  that  the  bishii|i 

lad  formerly  lakii 
11  a  smnll  present  ■.>- 
neeship:  the  bli-hi^ 


i-k  within  reach,  ;iiiii 
im  Peru,  the  Iiiki n 
le  island  of  (lto<|n', 

and  ri'sted  a  iliu. 
tree  ships  and  twn 
if  I'anaina,  and  tlim 
iicvn.  Ill  this  slien 
III  the  ships  llir  twn 
1.     Oninf  Ihein  »J. 

the  men  ;  nnd  tli> 
I  ( 'dvon's  |mity,  anl 
hn  reai'liini;  I'ueliln 
Veling  willi  an  iii-y 
|tiire,  and  lost  tliiir 
shut  dead  by  llir 
|lie  bend  of  his  iiini 

Sawkins,"  said  \n> 
Jill  (jeueriiiis  spirileJ 
Intlier  we  ever  InJ 
Ills  loss  not  only 
between  si.vty  mill 
lans,  to  nlmndun  tlic 

Ibiiccaneers  now  n"  I 
liin  they  hud  eliown  I 
liuuyh  tu  write  aii  I 


luiblisli,  on  his  return  to  I'liifrland,  a  very  readable  account 
of  his  a'dventnrcs,  did  not  at  first  shine  as  a  leader.  In 
their  retreat  from  Pueblo  Nucvo,  they  took  a  ship  loaded 
with  indigo,  butter,  and  pitch,  and  burned  two  others. 
'I'liey  lay  at  anchor  for  some  time  at  the  island  of  Qnibo, 
where  they  pleasantly  and  profitably  employed  their  time 
in  taking  "red  deer,  turtle,  and  oysters,  so  large,  says 
liiiiifrose,  that  they  were  obliged  to  cut  them  into  four 
iiiiartcrs,  each  ipiiirtcr  being  a  good  mouthful." 

()ii  the  lith  of  June,  Sliarp,  who  had  Iwa-sted  he  would 
"  take  thcin  a  cruise,  whereby  he  doubted  not  they  would 
jrain  a  lhou.<nnd  pounds  jicr  man,"  sailed  with  two  ships 
Ilir  the  cna.ft  of  Peru.  Hut  on  the  17th  he  came  to  anchor 
at  the  island  of  Oorgona,  where  the  buccaneers  idled 
away  their  time  till  near  the  end  of  July,  doing  nothing 
ivnrlhv  nf  mention,  except  killing  "a  siiuUe  eleven  feet 
long,  and  fourteen  inches  in  circumference." 

On  the  13th  of  August  they  got  as  far  as  the  island  of 
Plata,  where  Sliarp  again  came  to  anchor.  From  Plata 
IJicv  iK'at  to  the  sniilli,  and  on  tlieSoth,  when  near  Cape 
St.  Kloiia,  they  captured,  aller  a  short  contest,  in  which 
one  hnceanecr  was  killed  and  two  were  wounded,  a  Spa- 
nish ship  bound  for  Panama.  In  this  prize  they  found 
3IIII0  dollars.  The  ship  they  sank,  but  it  is  not  said  what 
they  did  with  the  crew;  as,  however,  Uingrosc  makes 
partienliir  nienllon  that  they  "  punished  a  friar  and  shot 
him  upon  deck,  easting  him  overlward  while  he  was  yet 
alive,"  it  is  to  be  presumed  he  was  the  only  sufferer,  and 
that  the  crew  were  kept  to  work  as  seamen  or  servants, 
or  in  hopes  that  they  might  be  ransomed,  or  merely 
until  some  convenient  opportunity  were  found  for  dis- 
missing them. 

One  of  the  two  vessels  in  which  the  buccaneers  cruised, 
was  now  foun<l  to  sail  so  badly,  that  she  was  abandoned, 
ami  they  all  embarked  together  in  the  Trinidad.  On  the 
llh  ofriepteinlier,  they  took  another  ship  bound  for  Lima. 
It  appears  here  to  have  lieeii  a  custom  among  the  bucca-' 
mors,  that  the  first  who  boarded,  should  be  allowed  some 
extra  privilege  of  plunder;  for  Ringrosc  says,  "we  cast 
(lice  for  the  first  entrance,  and  the  lot  fell  to  the  larboard 
wateli,  so  twenty  men  belonging  to  that  watch  entered 
hiT."  They  took  outof  tliis  prize  as  much  of  the  cargo 
as  suited  them ;  they  tiien  put  some  of  their  prisoners  in 
her,  and  dismissed  iier  with  only  one  mast  standing  and 
one  sail. 

.Sharp  |>assed  Calao  at  a  distance,  fearing  the  Spaniards 
might  have  ships  of  war  there.  On  the  SJGtIi  of  Octolier, 
he  uttcinptcd  a  landing  ut  the  town  of  Arica,  but  was 
pii'veiiled  by  a  heavy  surf,  and  the  armed  appearance  of 
the  place.  This  was  the  more  mortifying,  as  the  stock 
ol  Trosli  water  was  so  reduced,  that  the  men  were  only 
allowed  half  a  pint  a  day  each;  and  it  is  related,  that  a 
pint  of  water  was  sold  in  the  ship  for  thirty  dollars.  They 
horc  away,  however,  for  the  island  of  I.lo,  where  they 
fiiceeedcd  in  landing,  and  obtained  water,  wine,  (lour, 
I'liiit,  and  other  provisions,  nnd  did  all  the  mischief  they 
could  to  the  houses  and  plantations,  because  the  Spaniards 
refused  to  piirehuse  their  forlK'arancc  either  with  money 
or  cuttle. 

Kroin  lj\n,  keeping  still  southward,  they  came,  on  the 
.1.1  of  Dcecinher,  to  the  town  of  La  Serena,  which  tliev 
l.mk  witliont  opjiosition.  They  hero  obtained,  licsides 
nihir  things,  five  hundred  pounds  weight  of  silver,  but 
were  very  near  having  their  ship  burned  by  n  desperat 
.-^ikiniard,  who  went  by  night  on  a  Hout  made  nf  n  horse's 
Imic,  blown  up  like  a  bladder,  and  crammed  oakiiin 
:;ii(l  luiiiislone,  and  other  eiiiiibnstlblc  matters  between 
Ihe  milder  and  the  stcrii-pi  .-t,  to  which  he  set  fire  by  a 
iiiiitih,  iiiid  thin  eseiiped.  h'roin  La  Serena,  the  hucea- 
mrr.s  in.ide  for  Juiiii  I'Vrnande?.,  at  which  interesting, 
romiiitie  island,  they  arrived  on  Christmas  day,  and  re- 
m.iimd  some  time.  Here  lliey  again  disagreed,  some  of 
lliiMi  wishing  to  sail  immediately  homeward  by  the 
■•irail  of  Magalhunes,  and  others  desiring  In  try  their  llir- 
liinrs  Imiger  in  the  Sontli  Sea.  Sliarp  was  ot  the  home- 
winl  party  ;  but  Ihemainrily  being  against  him,  de|)osed 
hiin  tViiin  the  eoiiimand,  nnd  elected  in  his  stead,  John 
Uatliiig,  "aiinid  privateer,  nnd  esteemed  a  stout  seaman." 
.\rticli  s  between  Watling  and  the  erew  were  drawn  up 
III  wrilini;,  nnd  siibscrilK-d  in  due  form. 

(liic  inirrulive,  however,  says,  "the  trueoccasiim  of  the 
i;ruila:e  against  Sharp  was,  that  liu  had  got  by  these  ad- 
ventni'i's  alniost  a  lliousand  |Miiiiid.s,  whereaHinauy  of  onr 
men  were  acareo  worth  n.  groat;  and  good  reason  there 
WHS  for  their  poverty,  for  at  the  Isle  of  Plata,  and  other 
|i!i»Ts,  they  had  lost  all  their  money  to  their  fellow  hue- 
cancers  at  dice;  so  that  some  had  a  great  deal,  and  others 
\wl  nothing.  Those  who  were  thriiVy,  sided  with  captain 
Slittr|i,  but  the  iithors,  iH'ing  the  greatest  number,  turned 


had  money  to  lose,  which  the  other  jiarty  had  not."  But 
Dampier  says,  Sliarp  was  dismissed  tlic  command  by 
general  consent,  the  buccaneers  being  satisfied  neither 
with  his  courage  nor  his  conduct. 

John  Wiitling,  as  Richard  Sawkina  before  him,  had  a 
glimmering  of  devotion  in  his  coni])osition.  He  licgan 
his  command  by  insisting  on  the  observance  of  the  Lord's 
day  by  the  buccaneers.  "  This  day,  January  the  9th, 
IbHl,"  says  Kingrose, "  was  the  first  Sunday  that  ever  we 
kept  by  command,  since  the  loss  and  death  of  our  valiant 
commander  Captain  Sawkins,  who  once  threw  the  dice 
overboard,  finding  them  in  use  on  the  said  ilay."  <  )n  the 
12tli  of  January,  they  were  scared  away  from  their  an- 
chorage at  Jiian  Fernandez,  by  the  appearance  of  three 
sail,  and  left  behind  them  on  shore,  William,  a  Musquito 
Indian. 

The  three  vessels,  whose  appearance  had  caiised  them 
to  move  in  such  a  hurry,  were  armed  Spanish  ships. 
They  remained  in  sight  two  days,  but  showed  no  incli- 
nation to  fight.  The  buccaneers  had  not  a  single  great 
gun  in  their  ship,  and  must  have  trusted  to  tlicir  mus- 
ketry and  to  boarding;  yet  it  seems  they  must  have 
contemplated  making  nn  attack  themselves,  ns  they  re- 
maiued  so  long  without  resigning  the  honou'-  of  tlic  field 
to  the  Spaniards.  They  then  sailed  eastward  for  tlie 
coast  of  the  continent,  where  they  intended  to  attack  the 
rich  town  of  Ariea. 

On  tlie  2Gth  of  January;  they  made  the  small  island  of 
Yqneque,  about  twenty-five  leagues  from  Arica,  where 
they  plundered  an  Indian  village  of  provisions,  and  made 
prisoners  of  two  old  Spaniards  and  two  Indians.  The 
next  day  Watling  examined  one  of  the  old  Spaniards, 
concerning  the  force  at  Ariea,  und  taking  offence  at  his 
answer  ordered  him  to  lie  shot — which  was  done  !  Shortly 
atler,  he  took  a  small  bark,  laden  with  fresh  water  for  tlic 
little  island,  which  woa  destitute  of  it. 

The  next  night  Watling,  with  one  hundred  men,  \e(t 
the  ship  in  the  boats  and  tlie  small  bark  they  had  taken, 
and  rowed  for  Arica.  They  landed  on  the  continent 
about  five  leagues  to  the  south  of  Ariea  before  it  was 
light,  and  remained  there  all  day  concealed  among  the 
rocks.  When  the  shades  of  night  fell,  they  crept  along 
the  coast  without  licing  iicreeived,  and  at  the  next  morn- 
ing da\ni  Watling  landed  with  ninety-two  nen.  They 
were  still  four  miles  from  the  town,  but  they  marched 
Imldly  and  rapidly  forward,  and  gained  on  entrance  with 
the  loss  of  tlirce  men  killed  and  two  wounded.  Though 
in  possession  of  the  town,  Watling  neglected  a  fort  or 
little  castle,  and  when  he  had  lost  time  and  was  ham- 
|iered  by  the  number  of  prisoners  he  had  made  for  the 
sake  of  their  ransoms,  and  the  inhabitants  had  recovered 
from  their  first  panic,  and  had  thrown  themselves  into  the 
fort,  ho  found  that  place  too  strong  for  him.  He  attacked 
it,  however,  making  use  of  the  cruel  expedient  of  placing 
his  prisoners  in  the  front  of  his  own  men;  but  the  de- 
fenders of  tlie  fort,  though  they  might  kill  countrymen, 
friends  and  relatives,  were  not  by  this  deterred,  but  kept 
up  a  steady  fire,  and  twice  repulsed  the  buccaneers. 
.Meanwhile  the  Spaniards  outside  of  the  fort,  made  head 
from  all  parts,  and  hemmed  in  the  bnceanccrs,  who,  from 
assailants,  found  themselves  obliged  to  look  for  tlier  own 
defence  anil  retreat.  Watling  paid  for  his  iinprudence 
with  his  life,  and  two  ipiarter-masters,  the  Imatswain,  and 
some  of  the  lust  men  among  the  rovers,  fell  before  the 
flirt.  Wlirii  the  rest  withdrew  from  the  town,  and  made 
for  their  boats,  they  were  harassed  the  whole  way  by  a 
distant  firing  from  the  Spaniards,  but  they  ert'eeted  their 
retreat  in  tolerably  good  order.  The  whole  party,  how- 
narrowly  escaped  deslriictioii ;  for  the  Spaniards 
had  forced  from  the  prLsoners  they  took,  the  signals  which 
had  Ik'cu  agreed  upon  with  the  men  left  four  miles  otl'in 

hai'gc  of  the  liuecaneer  boats  ;  and  having  made  these 
signals,  the  boats  had  quitted  their  |)ost,  to  which  the  ro- 
vers were  now  retreating,  und  were  setting   sail  to  run 

lowiito  the  town,  when  Ihe  most  swift  of  foot  of  the  band 
reached  the  sea. side  just  in  linn' to  call  them  back.     They 

mbarked  in  the  greatest  hurry  and  ran  for  their  ships, 
too  iiineh  disheartini'd  to  attiuipt  to  cnptui ;  three  vessels 
I  hat  lay  at  anchor  in  the  roads. 

In  this  iniiinianugnd  allaek  on  Ariea,  tho  buccanoers 
lost  between  killed  and  taken,  Iwoiity-oight  men,  be. 
sides  having  oightnen  wounded.  Among  the  prisonerR 
taken  by  tho  Spaniards,  wore  two  surgeons,  to  whom 
had  been  confided  the  care  of  tho  wounded.  "  We  could 
have  bionghl  otV  our  doctors,"  says  IlingroFc,  "  but 
they  got  to  drinking  while  we  were  assaulting  the  fort, 
and  wiion  wn  called  to  thorn,  thoy  would  not  come. 
Tho  Spaniards  gavn  quarter  to  tho  surgeons,  thoy  being 
nhio  to  do  thorn  good  service  in  that  country ;  but  as  to 


Sharp  out  of  his  command ;  and  Sharp's  parly  were  |H'r-  the  wounilnd  men  taken  priaoners,  they  were  all  knocked 
iiMdcd  to  have  iwlienco,  neciiig  they  wore  tho  fowost,  and  Ion  the  lioud  !" 


The  deposed  chief,  Barty  Sharp,  was  now  reinstated 
the  command,  being  esteemed  a  leader  of  safer  con- 
duct than  any  other.  It  was  unanimously  agreed  to 
quit  the  South  Sea,  which  they  proposed  to  do,  not  by 
sailing  round  tho  American  continent  by  the  strait  of 
Magalhanos,  but  by  rcerossing  the  isthmus  of  Darien. 
They  did  not,  however,  immediately  alter  their  course, 
hut  still  beating  lo  the  south,  landed  on  the  lOth  of 
March  at  Guasco,  whence  they  carried  off  one  hundred 
and  twenty  sheep,  eighty  goats,  two  hundred  imshels  of 
corn,  and  a  plentiful  supply  of  fresh  water.  They  then 
stood  to  the  north,  and  on  the  27th  passed  Ariea  at  a 
respectful  distance  :  "  our  former  entertainment,"  says 
one  of  tho  buccaneers,  "  having  been  so  very  had,  that 
wo  were  no  ways  encouraged  to  slop  there  again." 

By  the  IGth  of  April,  however,  when  tlicy  were  near 
the  island  Plata,  where  on  a  former  occasion  many  of 
them  "  had  lost  their  nuniey  fo  tlicir  fellow  buccaneers 
at  dice,"  tho  spirits  of  some  of  the  crew  had  so  mueh 
revived,  that  they  were  again  willing  to  try  their  Ibr- 
tunes  longer  in  the  South  Sea.  Hut  one  parly  would  not 
continue  under  .Sharp,  and  others  would  nol  reeogni.so 
a  new  commander.  As  neither  jiarly  would  yield,  it 
was  determined  to  .separate,  and  agreed,  "that  which 
party  soever  upon  polling  should  be  found  to  have  tho 
majority  should  keep  the  ship."  Sharp's  party  proved 
the  most  nuinorous,  and  they  kept  tho  vessel.  The 
minority,  which  consisted  of  fonrly-four  Europeans,  two 
Mosquito  Indians,  and  a  Spanish  Indian,  took  the  long 
boat  and  tho  canoes,  as  had  been  agreed,  and  separating 
from  their  old  comrades,  proceeded  to  the  gulf  of  Sun 
Miguel,  wlicro  they  landed,  and  travelled  on  fool  over 
tho  isthmus  by  much  tho  same  route  as  they  had  come. 
From  tho  Atlantic  side  of  tho  isthmus  they  found  their 
way  lo  tho  West  Indies.  In  this  seceding  party  were 
tho  two  authors,  William  Dumpier  and  Lionel  Wafer, 
tho  surgeon.  Dumpier  published  a  brief  sketch  of  Ibis 
Expedition  to  the  South  Sea,  with  an  account  of  his 
return  across  the  isthmus  ;  but  of  the  latter  the  most 
entertaining  description  was  written  by  Wafer,  who, 
meeting  with  an  aceident  on  his  journey  back,  which 
disabled  him  from  keeping  pace  with  his  countrymen, 
was  loft  behind,  and  remained  for  some  months  the 
guost  of  the  Darion  Indians.  Living  among  them  as  ho 
did,  he  had  ample  opportunity  of  informing  himself  of 
all  their  manners  andcustom.s,  and  I  know  no  book  that 
gives  so  complete  and  amusing  a  picture  of  the  habits  of 
savage  life,  unless  it  bo  tho  volume  on  the  Now  Zeu- 
landcrs,  published  by  tho  "Society  for  tho  Diffusion 
of  Knowledge." 

Sharp,  with  hia  diminished  crow,  which  must  have 
been  reduced  to  about  seventy  men,  sailed  with  the 
ship  northward  to  the  gulf  of  Nicoya.  Mooting  no 
booty  there,  he  returned  to  the  island  Plata,  picking  up 
throe  prizes  in  his  way.  Tho  first  was  a  ship  called 
tho  San  Podro,  with  a  lading  of  cocoa-nuts,  and  21,000 
pieces  of  eight  in  chests,  and  10,000  in  bags,  besides 
plate.  The  money  in  bags,  with  all  the  looso  plunder, 
was  immediately  divided,  each  man  receiving  two  hun- 
dred and  thirty. four  pieces  of  eight.  The  money  in 
chests  was  reserved  for  a  fiituro  division.  Their  second 
prize  was  a  packet  from  Panama  bound  to  ('allao,  by 
which  they  learned  that  in  Panama  it  was  believed  that 
all  the  buccanoers  had  returned  over  land  lo  the  West 
Indies.  The  third  was  a  ship  called  the  San  Rosario, 
which  made  a  bold  resistance,  and  did  nol  submit  until 
her  captain  was  killed.  She  came  from  Cnllao  with  ii 
cargo  of  wine,  brandy,  oil,  and  fruit,  and  hud  in  her  as 
much  money  as  yielded  ninety. four  dollars  to  each 
buccBiioer.  Through  their  ignoraneo  of  metals  lliey 
missod  a  much  groutur  booty.  There  were  seven  hun- 
dred pigs  nf  plate  which  they  mistook  fiir  tin,  on  ac- 
count of  its  not  being  refined  and  titled  lor  coining. 
They  only  took  ono  of  Iho  seven  hundred  pigs,  and 
two  thirds  of  this  they  molted  down  into  bullets  and 
otherwise  squandered  away.  After  having  beaten  along 
tho  coast,  coming  at  tiinos  to  niichor,  making  a  few 
discoveries,  and  giving  names  to  islands  and  buys,  but 
taking  no  prizes,  they  sailed  early  in  November  from 
tlio  shores  of  Patagonia.  Tlioir  navigation  heneo,  as 
Captain  Kurney  remarks,  was  mora  than  could  lio 
imagined  !  It  was  likn  the  journey  of  travellers  by  night 
in  a  itrango  country  without  ii  guide.  The  weallier 
being  very  stormy,  they  wore  afVaid  to  venture  through 
the  strait  nf  Magalhanos,  but  ran  to  tho  south  lo  go 
round  the  Tiorru  del  Fuego.  Spite  of  tein|)0sts,  clouds, 
and  dnrknoss,  and  immenso  iee-bergs,  thoy  doubled  in 
safety  the  redoubtablu  Cu|io  Horn,  nine  months  after 
tliolt  comrKdu«,who  went  back  by  tlio  istlimus  of  Darien, 
had  lell  Ihein. 


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Oil  the  Jill  ol'DLCi-iiiliur  they  iiiiuica  divisiuii  ot  such 
(if  thuir  sjiuils  as  hud  heuii  rcscrvud,  Kuch  niuii's  Hharo 
iiiiKiuiitud  tu  ihreu  liiiiidrud  and  twunty-vight  piocca  of 
ei^rht. 

Oil  January  tlio  SStli,  1G82,  they  mado  the  inland  of 
llurbddocs,  where  the  liritish  iViguto  Kichinoiid  was 
lyhijf.  "  We  liaviiig  acted  in  all  our  voyage  without  a 
coiiiiiiission,"  sayx  Uiiigrose,  *>  dared  not  lie  so  bold  as 
to  put  in,  lest  the  said  frijjate  should  seize  us  for  jiri- 
vateurin|r,  and  slrip  us  of  all  wo  had  jrot  in  the  whole 
voyagi!.'"  They,  thcroforo,  sailed  to  Antigua.  I'eoiilo 
may  say  what  they  choose  about  the  virtues  of  old 
times!  It  is  a  notorious  fact  that  statesmen  and  the 
servants  of  govornincnt  wore  in  those  days  corrupt, 
rapaiidus,  dishonest.  It  seems  to  have  been  an  es. 
tabli.-'hed  jiraetice  among  the  buccaneers  to  purchase 
iiii|Mniity  by  bribing  our  governors  of  the  West  India 
i.-'laiuls.  liiil  at  Antigua,  iT'h.'irp  now  found,  as  On. 
senior,  ("uloiiel  t'odriiiglon,  an  honest  man,  who  would 
nut  allow  Ilia  lady  (o  accept  of  a  present  of  jewels  sent 
by  the  bueeancers  as  a  propitiatory  otfering,  nor  give  the 
liiieeanoers  leave  to  enter  the  harbour.  Tlio  buccaneers 
then  SI  paralod.  .Some  stole  Into  Antigua  on  board  of 
other  ciall;  Sharp  and  some  others  landed  at  Nevis, 
whoiiee  they  procured  a  passage  to  England.  Their 
ship,  the  Trinidad,  which  they  had  captured  in  the  Hay 
of  ranaiiij,  was  left  lo  seven  desperadoes  of  the  coni- 
|iany,  who  having  lost  every  farthing  by  gaming,  had 
no  indiieeiiient  lo  lead  thciii  to  England,  but  remained 
wlicrc  tiicy  were,  in  the  hope  of  picking  up  new  asso- 
ciates, with  whom  they  iniijlit  again  try  their  fortunes 
as  free  rovers. 

When  Bartliolomciv  Sharp  arrived  in  England,  ho 
and  a  few  of  his  men  wore  apprehended  and  brought 
before  a  court  of  admiralty,  where,  at  the  instance  of 
the  .Spanish  ambassador,  Ihey  were  tried  for  piracies  in 
the  South  Sea.  One  of  the  priiiripal  charges  against 
them  was  taking  the  Spiinish  ship  Rosario,  and  killing 
the  captain  and  one  of  her  men.  "  I!nt  it  was  proved," 
says  the  author  of  an  anonymous  narrative,  who  was 
one  of  the  niiccaiiecrs  tried,  "that  the  Spaniards  fired 
at  us  first,  and  it  was  judgeil  that  wo  ought  to  defend 
ourselves."  I  can  hardly  understand  how  it  should 
have  been  so,  but  it  is  said,  from  the  general  defective- 
ness of  the  cvidencn  produced,  they  all  escaped  con. 
viction. 

Three  of  Sharp's  men  wore  also  tried  at  Jamaica,  one 
of  whom  '■  being  wheedled  into  an  open  confession,  was 
condeimiod  and  hanged ;  the  other  two  stood  it  out, 
and  esea|)ed  for  want  of  witnesses  to  prove  the  fact 
against  them." 

"Thus  terminated,"  adds  Captain  Burncy,  "  vsliat 
may  be  called  the  First  Expedition  of  the  Duccanccrs 
in  the  South  Sea;  the  boat  excursion  by  Morgan's  men 
in  the  Hay  of  Panama  being  of  too  little  consequence  lo 
be  so  reckoned.  They  had  now  made  successful  experi- 
ments of  the  route  both  by  sea  and  land;  and  the 
Spaniards  in  the  South  Sea  had  reason  to  apprehend  a 
speedy  rencwalof  their  visit." 

.Vnd  indeed  their  visit  was  repeated  the  very  iic.\t 
year.  "On  Augiisl  the  !}3d,  1G8.1,"  says  William  Dani- 
picr,  who  had  not  had  enough  of  his  first  expedition, 
"  we  sailed  from  Virginia,  under  the  coiiiiimiid  of  Cap- 
lain  Cuiik,  bound  for  the  South  Soas."  Their  ad- 
venturous, dangerous  mode  of  life  must  have  had  strong 
charms  lor  them,  for  besides  Dainpier  and  Cook,  Lionel 
Wafer,  Edwaid  Davis,  and  Ambrose  Cowloy,  went  for 
the  second  time,  and  indeed  nearly  all  of  their  crow, 
aiiiounting  to  about  .seventy  men,  wern  old  buccaneers. 

Their  ship  was  called  llie  Kevenge,  and  mounled 
eighteen  ginis :  an  immense  superiority  over  the  craft 
with  which  lliey  had  already  scoured  those  seas,  anil 
which  had  not  oven  a  single  large  gun  on  board, 

(|iiite  enough  has  been  said  to  irjvo  the  reader  a  no 
lion  of  the  iiioile  of  proceeding  anil  living  of  these 
marauders.  Without  inelnding  an  account  of  the  dis 
eovories  they  iiiailo  in  the  South  .Sea,  and  the  additions 
IJaiiipier  and  Wafer  procured  lo  our  knowledge  of  the 
natural  history  of  those  parts  of  the  globe,  and  of  the 
niaiiners  and  liabits  of  the  savages  who  inhabited  them, 
a  i-oiitmuation  of  the  narrative  of  the  bueeaneerH  would 
be  monotonous;  and  lo  include  these  would  occupy  loi: 
iimeli  space,  and  not  be  germane  to  a  work  like  tin 
present.  I  will,  therefore,  mention  only  a  few  par- 
lieiilars,  and  harteii  to  the  oxtinclijn  of  tliese  extraordi- 
nary a»so<  iations. 

When  the  llevengo  got  into  the  South  Sea,  Ihey  were 
surprised  tu  find  another  English  ship  there.  'I'his 
ship  had  been  fitted  out  in  the  river  Thanies,  under  a 
pretence  of  tradinjr.  but  with  the  iiitonliuii  of  niuking  a 


piratical  voyage.  Her  comniander  was  one  John  Eaton, 
who  readily  agreed  to  keep  company  wilh  Cook.  Cook 
died  ill  July,  just  as  they  made  Capo  Blanco,  and  Ed- 
ward Davis,  the  second  in  command,  vsas  unanimously 
elected  to  succeed  him.  'I'his  man,  tliougli  a  buccaneer, 
had  many  good  and  some  great  qualities.  Humane 
himself,  he  repressed  the  ferocity  of  his  companions; 
he  was  prudent,  moderate,  and  steady ;  and  such  was 
his  commanding  character,  and  the  Gonfidcnce  his 
worth  and  talent  inspired,  that  no  rival  authority  was 
ever  set  up  against  him,  but  the  lawless  and  capricious 
freebooters  obeyed  him  implicitly  in  all  that  lie  ordered. 
For  a  long  while  he  maintained  his  sway,  not  only  over 
the  two  ships  already  mentioned,  but  over  another 
English  vessel,  and  over  two  hundred  French,  and 
eighty  English  buccaneers  that  crossed  the  isthmus  of 
Darien,  and  joined  him,  besides  other  parlies,  that  went 
from  time  to  time  to  try  their  fortunes  in  the  South 
Seas. 

Jty  far  the  most  interesting  incident  in  the  history  ol 
these  marauders  is  found  in  this  their  second  o.X|ieditian 
in  the  I'acific.  On  their  first  cruise,  when  under  the 
command  of  Watling,  tlio  buccaneers  having  been  sud- 
denly scared  away  from  the  uninhabited  island  of  Juan 
Fernandez  by  the  appearance  of  three  armed  Spanish 
ships,  letl  lieliind  them  one  William,  an  Indian  of  the 
iMosqiiito  tribe,  whose  atlachnient  to  the  English  ad- 
vciiiurers  has  been  mentioned.  The  poor  fellow  was 
absent  in  the  woods,  hunting  gouts  for  food  tor  the 
buccaneers  at  the  time  of  the  alarm,  and  they  could 
spare  no  time  to  search  after  him.  When  this  second 
expedition  came  near  Juan  Fernandez,  on  March  22d, 
1C84,  several  of  the  buccaneers  who  had  been  with 
Walling,  and  were  still  atlacheil  lo  their  faithful  Indian 
comrade  William,  were  eager  to  discover  if  any  truces 
could  be  lonnd  of  him  on  the  island,  and  accordingly 
made  for  it  in  great  haste  in  a  row-boat. 

In  this  boat  was  Dampicr,  who,  marauder  though  he 
was,  has  doscriliod  the  scene  with  exquisite  8iin]ilicily 
and  feeling,  and  Robin  a  .Mosquito  Indian.  As  they 
approached  the  shore,  to  their  astonishment  and  delight 
they  saw  William  at  the  seaside  wailing  to  receive 
them. 

"  llobin,  his  countryman,"  says  Dampier,  "  was  the 
first  who  leaped  ashore  from  the  boat,  and  running  to 
his  brother  .^Iosquito  man,  threw  himself  Hat  on  his  face 
at  his  feet,  who  helping  him  up  and  embracing  him,  fell 
Hat  with  his  face  on  the  grmiiul  at  Robin's  feet,  and 
wai  by  him  taken  up  also.  Wo  stood  with  pleasure  to 
behold  the  surprise,  tenderness,  and  solemnity  of  this 
interview,  which  was  exceedingly  affectionate  on  both 
sides;  and  when  their  ceremonies  were  over,  we,  also, 
that  stood  gazing  at  them,  drew  near,  each  of  us  em- 
bracing him  we  had  found  here,  wlio  was  overjoyed  to 
.xee  so  many  of  his  old  friends  come  hither,  as  he 
thonght,  purposely  to  fetch  him." 

William  had  by  this  time  lived  in  utter  solitude  for 
more  than  three  years.  The  Spaniards  knew  that  he 
had  been  left  behind  at  the  island,  and  several  ships  of 
that  nation  had  stopped  there  and  sent  (leoplo  in  pursuit 
of  him,  but  he,  dreading  they  would  put  him  lo  death 
as  an  ally  of  their  persecutors,  the  English  buccaneers, 
had  each  time  Hed  and  succeeded  in  concealing  hiinseU 
from  their  search. 

When  his  friends  first  sailed  away  and  left  him  at 
Juan  Fernandez,  William  had  with  him  a  musket,  a 
small  horn  of  powder,  a  few  shot,  and  a  knife.  "  When 
his  ammunition  was  expended,"  continues  Dampier, 
"  he  iniiirived,  by  notching  his  knife,  to  saw  Ihc  barrel 
of  his  gnu  into  small  pieces,  wherewith  he  made  har- 
poons, lances,  hooks,  and  u  long  knife,  heating  the 
pieces  of  iron  first  in  the  fire,  and  then  hainmering  them 
out  as  ho  pleased  with  stones.  This  may  seem  strange 
to  those  not  acquainted  with  the  sagacity  of  the  Indians; 
hut  it  is  no  more  than  what  the  -Mosquito  men  were 
accustomed  to  in  their  own  country."  Ho  had  worn 
out  the  English  clothes  with  which  he  had  landed,  anil 
now  had  no  covering  save  a  goatskin  round  his  waist. 
For  fishing,  he  made  lines  from  sealskins  cut  into 
thongs.  "  Ho  had  built  himself  a  hut,  half  a  mile  from 
the  seashore,  which  he  lined  wilh  goatskins,  and  slept 
on  his  eoiieh  or  liiirticcu  of  sticks  raised  about  two  feel 
from  the  ginniid,  and  spread  with  goalskins."  lie 
saw  the  huceaneers'  ships  the  day  before,  and  with  his 
quick  sight  perceived  at  a  great  distance,  that  from 
their  rigging  and  manner  of  inameuvring  they  must  bo 
English;  ho  therefore  killed  three  goals,  which  he 
diessed  with  vegetahles,  and  when  his  friends  and  libera- 
tors landed  he  had  a  feast  ready  prepared  for  them. 

After  liuvinjf  cruised  for  four  years,  Davis  Biid  ni«ny 


of  his  companions  returned  to  the  West  Indies  in  ItiHti, 
ill  time  to  benefit  by  a  proclamation  ollcring  the  king's 
pardon  to  all  buccaneers  who  would  claim  it  and  quit 
tlinir  lawless  way  of  lilt*.  '*  It  was  not,"  says  Captain 
Uurney,  "  the  least  of  fortune's  favours  to  this  crow, 
that  they  should  find  it  in  their  power,  without  any  care 
or  forethought  of  their  own,  to  terminuto  a  long  course 
of  piratical  adventures  in  quietness  and  secuiity," 

By  a  short  time  atler  the  return  of  Davis,  all  the  buc. 
cancers,  both  Freiic'  'id  English,  had  quitted  the  South 
Sea,  most  of  them  g  eti'ectcd  a  retreat  across  the 

isthmus,  in  which  tl;.._,  met  with  some  most  despcrnte 
adventures.  They  continued  their  depredations  for  a  few 
years  longer  in  tlic  West  Indian  seas,  and  on  tiic  coasts 
of  the  Spanish  main,  bat  they  never  returned  to  the  I'a.. 
cific. 

On  the  accession  of  William  III.  a  war  l«;tweeii  Great 
Britain  and  France,  that  had  been  an  unusually  liin[r 
time  at  peace  with  each  other,  seemed  inevitable.  'I'lie 
French  in  the  West  Indies  did  not  wait  for  its  declaru- 
tioii,  but  attacked  the  English  portion  of  St.  (^'Iiristoplur, 
which  island,  by  joint  agreement,  had  been  made  thu 
original  and  confederated  Bettlement  of  the  two  nations. 
The  English  were  forced  to  retire  to  the  island  of  St. 
Nevis,  'i'lic  war  lietweeu  France  and  England,  which 
followed,  lasted  till  nearly  tlie  end  of  William's  reign. 
The  old  ties  of  amity  were  rent  asunder,  and  the  bueca- 
neers,  who  hud  been  so  long  leagued  against  the  Spa- 
niards, now  carried  arms  against  each  other,  the  FreiKh 
acting  as  auxiliaries  to  the  regular  forces  of  their  nation, 
the  English  fighting  under  the  royal  flagof  tlicirs.  They 
never  again  confederated  in  any  buccaneer  cause.  Had 
they  been  always  united  and  properly  headed — had  con. 
quest  and  not  plunder  been  their  object,  tlicy  might  gra- 
dually have  obtained  possession  of  a  great  part  of  Ha' 
West  Indies — they  might  at  once  have  established  an  in. 
de|K;ndent  stiite  among  the  islands  of  tlie  Pacific  ocean. 

The  treaty  of  Ryswick,  which  was  signed  in  Septeiii. 
ber  1G',)7,  and  the  views  of  the  English  and  French  cabi- 
nets as  regarded  Spain,  and  then,  four  years  later,  the 
accession  of  a  Bourbon  prince  to  the  Spanish  throne,  led 
to  the  final  suppression  of  tlicse  marauders.  Many  of  Ilium 
turned  planters  or  negro  drivers,  or  followed  their  pro- 
fession of  sailors  on  board  of  merchant  vessels ;  but  otheri^, 
who  had  good  cruising  ships,  quitted  the  West  Indies, 
separately,  and  went  roving  to  dilTercnt  parts  of  tlic  globe. 

Their  distinctive  mark,  which  tliey  uiideviatingly  pre- 
served nearly  two  centuries,  was  their  waging  constant 
war  against  the  Spaniards,  and  against  them  only." — 
Now  this  was  obliterated,  and  they  no  longer  existed  as 
buccaneers. 

I  conclude  witli  the  words  of  Captain  Burney,  in  which 
will  he  found  a  melancholy  trutli,  but  which,  1  hope,  from 
the  amelioration  of  our  colonial  governments  and  oiii 
general  improvement,  will  soon,  as  regards  Englishiniii 
and  present  times,  apjicar  like  a  falsehood. 

"  In  the  history  of  so  much  robbery  and  outrage,  the 
rapacity  shown  in  some  instances  by  tlie  European 
governincnts  in  their  West  Indian  transactions,  and  liy 
governors  of  their  ap|iointmeiit,  ap|iears  in  a  worse  light 
than  that  of  the  buccaneers,  from  whom,  they  iH'ing  pro- 
fessed rutfians,  nothing  better  was  expected.  Tlic  suiHrior 
attainments  of  Euro|H'ans,  though  they  have  done  much 
towards  their  own  civilisation,  cliieHy  in  humnnisiiijr 
their  institiitioiis,  have,  in  Uieir  dealings  with  the  iiiliii- 
bitants  of  the  rest  of  the  glolie,  with  few  exceptions,  been 
made  the  instruiiieiits  of  usurpation  and  extortion. 

"  AlUr  the  suppression  of  the  huceaneers,  and  partly 
from  their  relics,  arose  a  race  of  pirates  of  a  more  (lis- 
prrate  east,  so  reiulered  by  the  inereased  danger  of  llirii 
oeciipation,  who  fiir  a  iiumher  of  years  preyed  U|kiii  the 
eommerce  of  all  nations,  till  they  were  hunted  down,  anil, 
it  may  be  said,  exterminated," 


.Ml  my  readers  will  remeniber  that  there  has  been  a 
doubt  expressed,  whether  or  not  a  dignitary  of  the  I'lif;- 
lisli  ehureli  had  not  Iseii  in  early  lilt'  a  bueeaneer  and  ii 
robber.  I  say  all  will  reniember  it,  because  Lord  Hyrnii 
nlluded  to  the  eirenmstanec  in  a  note  to  "  ThoX'orsair," 
one  of  the  finest  of  his  poems. 

As,  however,  the  passage  is  short  as  it  is  curious,  I 
will  quote  it  here. 

"  In  Noble's  continuation  of  Granger's  Biograpliicnl 
History  there  is  a  singular  passage  in  his  accmnil  of 
Arehlushop  Blackboiirne ;  and  as  in  some  measure  con- 
nected with  the  profi'SHion  of  tlic^  hero  of  the  lliregniii|; 
poem,  I  cannot  resist  the  temptation  of  extraiiling  it.— 
'  There  is  something  mysterious  in  the  history  and  elm- 
racterof  Dr.  Blackliourne.  The  former  is  but  iiniicrlectly 
known  i  and  rc|iort  lioo  even  asserted  ho  was  a  buccinctii 


"Mrs.  Iluhh 
III'  Siiiiiii'l  Cii.i 
llial  she  h.iil  -.  ■ 
Irani,  she  tin  n 
whin-  lleiiiii^JK 
nfS.'eiini|  stirel 
then  liiii'W  it  w, 
wire  iilV.iiil  Ilia 
111'  ir  of  it,  slioii! 
iK^'iiilt.  lie  \\; 
williiii  iiniiii  ilia 
fill  to  give  no 
wliire  Ihey  wis 
i'll:isirs,  \e. 

"Itl.h'Klii'aril 
lute  Dr.  Hugh  > 
in  111  r  y.'llth  em 
CT|ll'Mri|  lu-  him 

iu  riiiiadeliiliia 


4 


KlCCANIiKRS  or  A3ICRICA. 


I2;j 


t  liidioa  ill  Ititjij, 
;ring  tlie  king's 
liiiiii  it  and  quit 
,"  says  Coptoiti 
a  to  til  is  crow, 
vitliout  any  care 
to  a  long  courBi! 
1  secuiily." 
avis,  all  the  buc. 
juittcd  the  Soutli 
;trcut  across  the 
1  most  desperate 
dations  for  a  few 
id  on  tlic  cojislii 
uriicd  to  the  l\. 

ir  between  Grcut 
1   unusually  li)n(r 
incvitiiblc.     'i'lie 
t  for  itji  dccliiru- 
f  St.  ('hriatoplici-, 
1  been  made  tlie 
the  two  nations, 
the  island  of  St. 
England,  which 
William's  reign, 
r,  and  the  bueca- 
against  the  iSpa- 
Dther,  the  French 
cs  of  their  niilion, 
g  of  tlieirs.  They 
leer  cause.     Ilail 
leaded — had  con. 
,  they  might  grn- 
great  part  of  the 
esitublislu'd  an  in. 
le  Pacific  ocean, 
ligncd  in  Scptein- 
and  French  eabi- 
r  years  later,  the 
paiiish  throne,  led 
irs.  Many  of  tlicm 
>llowed  their  pro- 
'esscls ;  but  otlieri^, 
the  West  Indies, 
parts  of  tlie  glol)e. 
uideviatiiigly  pro- 
waging  coin-tunt 
St  tlii'm  only."— 
longer  existed  as 

Burncy,  in  wliich 
liieh,  1  hope,  from 
niiients  and  oni 
ards  Giiglishnien 
lod. 

and  outrage,  the 

ly   tlio   European 

isaetions,  and  hy 

in  a  worse  light 

,  they  being  pre- 

ed.  The  BU|H'rioi 

linve  done  iiiiieh 

in   humanising 

[H  with  the  iiihn- 

exceptions,  lieen 

extortion. 

leers,  and  partly 

of  a  more  lies- 

1  danger  of  the  ir 

[preyed  upon  the 

uiiteddowii,  ami, 


lliere  has  been  a 
Inry  of  the  Kng- 
Ibueeaiieer  and  a 
liuse  Lord  Hyrcn 
ThoX'orsuir," 

it  is  curious,  I 

j-'s  lliogruplileal 
his  account  of 
|e  measuri'  cnn- 
If  the  foregoing 
lextraeling  il.— 
Iiistory  and  elia- 
1  but  imperfectly 
las  abuccaiit«t; 


and  that  one  of  his  bretlireii  in  tlmt  prolession  having 
a.-ked,  on  liis  arrival  in  England,  wliat  had  become  ol'  Ins 
old  cimni,  lllaciibounie,  was  answered,  he  is  ar<diliisliup 
of  Vork.  \\'e  are  inlbrined,  that  Ulaekbourno  was  in- 
stalled snb-deaii  of  Exeter  in  lUyl,  which  ollice  he  re- 
signed in  17IU;  but  uller  his  successor  Lewis  lianiet's 
death,  in  1704,  he  regaiiie<l  it.  In  the  following  year  lie 
became  dean;  and  in  1714  held  with  il  the  arelideanery 
of  Cornwall.  .  He  was  consecrated  bishop  of  Exeter, 
KehruarySI,  171(>;  and  translated  to  York,  Moveniber 
2t<,  17^4,  as  a  reward,  according  to  court  scandal,  lor 
uniting  tJeorge  I.  to  the  l>uehess  of  Munster.  Tliis, 
however,  ap|H;ar3  to  have  been  uii  uiifounilid  ciiluniny. 
As  arclil)islio|)  li<!  beluved  with  great  prudence,  and  was 
(■(pially  rc»|K'e(al)le  as  the  guardian  of  the  revenues  of  the 
si'i'.  Kmnonr  whispered  he  retained  the  vices  of  his  youth, 
anil  that  a  pns^^iun  fur  the  t'air  sex  foriiied  an  item  in  the 
list  of  his  weaknesses;  but  so  liir  from  being  convicted 
hv  SI  venly  witnesses,  he  does  not  apjiear  to  have  been 
iIni  elly  eliminated  liy  one.  In  short,  1  look  upon  these 
aspersions  as  t!je  ell'eels  of  mere  malice,  llow  is  it 
|si;slli|e  a  hiiccaneer  should  have  been  so  good  a  scholar 
as  lllaekbourue  certainly  was  /  He  who  had  so  jierfect  a 
knowledge  of  the  classics  (particularly  of  the  tireck  tra- 
gedians,) as  to  be  able  to  ri^ad  them  with  the  same  ease 
as  he  could  Shakspe  ire,  must  have  taken  great  pains  to 
aeipiire  tiio  learned  languages,  and  have  had  both  leisure 
and  good  niastiTs.  ItuI  he  was  undoubtedly  educated  at 
('Inisl  ehnrcli  college,  Oxford.' "  Tliese  arguments  do 
not  appear  to  me  to  he  very  conclusive.  Dampicr,  Ijionel 
Wafer,  Sliar|),  and  oliiers  of  the  hiiecanecrs,  were  men  of 
eonslcleralile  edue.ition.  From  their  ae(|uirciiieuts  to  the 
classical  accomplislmicuts  of  Itlackhourno  is  indeed  a 
slep,  hut  still  it  is  only  a  (juestioii  of  degree,  and  in  asso- 
eialions  where  there  were  such  civilised  men  as  they, 
ihei'i  might  be  one  still  more  culiivated,  like  lilaekbourne. 
I  have  no  anxiety  to  prove  the  identity  of  a  rohber  and  a 
hisliop,  hut  think  there  can  be  nothing  so  very  improbahle 
in  Ihe  story,  lliat  a  wild  youth,  even  though  educated  at 
"(lirist  ehiirch  e(dlege,  Oxl'ord,"  should  have  been  a 
huee.neer  in  tlie  West  Indies,  and  then  have  returned, 
and,  aller  a  dubious  refonnalioii  of  his  morals,  have  at- 
uiiiied  high  church  prcl'ermcnt,  hy  his  talent-s,  his  in- 
trigues, or  by  a  forluniitc  patronage.  "'He  is  allowed 
to  have  been  a  pleasant  man;  lliis,  however,  was  turned 
against  him,  by  its  being  said,  he  gained  more  hearts 
than  souls,'  " 


Mr,  Mac  Farlane  having,  in  the  i)reeeding  narrations, 
eonliiied  himself  to  a  particular  class  of  American  buc- 
eaneers,  we  have  prepared  the  ibllowing  lief  notices  of 
Captain  IllieMieard  and  Kid,  who  were  long  the  terror 
of  the  American  colonists,  and  give  them  in  place  of 
some  I'amili.ir  ami  less  exciting  relations,  which  have 
U'eii  oinitteil, 

Mr,  Watson,  the  annali.-sl  of  riiiladelpliia,  bears  ample 
testiniony  that  the  legends  of  the  pirates  were  of  deip 
interest  in  the  lime  of  our  liiretathers;  so  much  so,  that 
the  iclio  of  their  recitals,  liir  as  we  are  removed  from 
till  ir  eil'i'ts,  has  not  eea,sed  to  vibrate  upon  our  cars.  The 
:inn:ili-l  li  id  not  access  to  the  "  History  of  the  I'irates, 
from  Aiiich  we  have  drawn  our  inlbrmation,  Imt  he  has 
inserted  some  particulars  relative  to  their  ap|MMranee  in 
this  eily  and  neighbourhood  which  deserve  a  place  liere. 
lie  says — 

"  Mrs,  Hill  ih  Conies,  (once  .Iaec]iiel,)  the  grandiiiolher 
orSmiuel  ('o,tes,  [',:sn.  now  an  aged  cili/.eii,  told  liiiii 
thai  she  had  sr.  n  and  sold  goods  to  Ihe  eelebraled  Hl,:ek- 
iM'.ircl,  she  Iheii  keepiiof  a  store  in  High  street.  No.  77, 
where  lieninghove  Move  owns  and  dwells — ,i  lillle  west 
nrSiond  slieel.  He  boiiglil  freily  and  paid  well.  She 
llieii  knew  il  w.is  liini,  and  so  illd  some  others.  Kill  lliey 
were  alV.iid  to  arrest  him  lesl  his  erew,  when  they  slioiihl 
heir  ol'  il,  slioiiM  :^vi  iige  his  cause,  by  some  ii'iiilniglil 
assiiill.  lie  was  i  r,,  polilie  to  bring  his  vessel  or  erew 
wilhiii  iniini  diale  n.ieli;  and  al  the  same  liiiu^  was  care. 

fill  lo  give  no  direc  t  olVenee  in  any  of  llie   settlei ils 

where  Iliey  widied  to  be  ri'gaiiled  as  visiters  and  piir- 
eleisers,  iVe, 

"  lllaeh!ii\ird  was  also  semi  at  sea  by  Ihe  mother  of  the 
kle  Dr.  Hugh  Willlain.soii  of  ,\ew  York;  she  was  then 
in  her  yoiilli  I'oniiiig  to  Ibis  eoimlry,  and  their  ve^sc  I  was 
enpl'M.  (I  hy  liiin,  'J'l,,.  very  aged  John  Hiillon,  who  died 
iu  riiiladelphia  in  I'M,  well  rtmcmkTcU  lo  huvo  seen 


lilacklicard  al  Darbadoc  s  aller  he  had  conic  in  under  the 
act  of  oblivion.  'I'liis  was  but  shortly  belore  he  made  his 
la,st  cruise,  and  was  hilKd  in  17 If.  'J'lie  present  i.ged 
lienjamiii  Kile  has  told  me,  that  he  had  seen  ill  his  youth 
an  old  black  man,  nearly  one  hundred  years  of  ege,  who 
had  bi'en  one  of  Itlackbeard's  pirates,  hy  inipressnient. 
He  lived  many  years  with  tieorge  (iniy's  tliiiiily,  the 
brewer  in  (lieslimt  sired,  near  to  Third  street.  The 
same  iMr,  Kite's  grnndlalbir  told  him  he  well  knew  one 
(.'raiie,  a  Swede,  at  the  upper  terry  on  Schuylkill,  who 
used  to  go  regularly  in  his  boat  to  supply  lilacklx  aid's 
vessel  at  Stale  Island.  He  also  saiil  it  was  known  that 
that  freeliooler  iisid  to  visit  an  inn  in  High  street,  near 
to  Second  street,  with  his  sword  by  his  side.  'J'here  is  a 
trriditionary  story,  that  lihiekbeard  and  bis  erew  ns<  d  to 
visit  and  r<  vel  at  iMareushook,  at  the  house  of  a  Swedish 
woman,  whom  he  was  accusloiiied  to  call  .Maicus,  as  an 
ahhreviation  of  Margaret. 

"  How  long  lilaekbeard  exerci.-ed  bis  pirai  ies  before 
the  years  1717  and  '18,  wliieli  Uriiiiiiated  l.is  proliigale 
career,  I  am  not  enabled  lo  say,  but  in  this  time  the  MS. 
papers  iu  the  iiOgaii  eollectioii  make  ireipicnt  mention  of 
him  and  others,  as  in  that  hateliil  pursuit, 

"In  1717,  .lames  Eogan  writes,  saying, 'We  have 
lieen  extremely  pestered  with  pirates  who  now  swarm  iu 
America,  and  increase  their  numbers  by  almost  every 
vessel  they  take — [compelling  lliem  to  eiili  r  by  coercion 
or  otherwise.]  If  speedy  care  be  not  taken  they  will  be- 
eoiiic  formidahle,  being  now  at  least  lilleen  hundred 
strong.  They  have  very  parlieularly  talked  of  visiting 
this  place;  many  of  them  being  well  ac<|uaiiitcd  with  il, 
and  some  born  in  it,  liir  they  are  generally  all  English, 
and  therclbru  know  tliat  our  governmenl  can  make  no 
delenee.' 

"  In  October,  1718,  James  Logan  again  wiites  to  C'olr- 
iiel  Hunter,  the  governor  of  New  York,  by  express,  say- 
ing, '  \\\i  are  now  sending  down  a  small  vessel  lo  seize 
those  rogues,  if  not  streiiglheiied  from  sea.  We  arc  in 
maiiil'est  danger  here,  unless  the  king's  ships  (which 
seem  careless  of  the  matter)  take  some  iieilice  of  us;  they 
probably  think  a  proprietary  government  no  part  of  their 
charge.  It  is  possihle,  indeed,  that  Ihe  merchants  of  New 
York,  some  of  llicin  I  mean,  might  not  be  displeased  to 
hear  we  are  all  reduced  to  ashes,  [Even  so  early  it  seems 
there  were  jealousies  of  trade!]  Unless  these  pirates  be 
deterred  from  coining  up  our  rivers  by  tlic  fear  of  men 
of  war  outside  to  block  them  in,  there  is  nothing  but 
what  we  may  fear  I'roin  them,  for  that  unhappy  pardon 
[tlie  same  Teach  iK'fore  embraced,]  has  given  tliem  a 
settled  correspondence  every  where,  and  an  op|>ortunily 
[mark  this]  of  lodging  their  friends  where  they  please  to 
come  to  their  assistance;  and  nowhere  in  America, 
[mark  this!]   I  believe,  so  much  as  in  this  town.' 

"  Such  was  the  picture  of  piracy  which  once  distressed 
and  alarmed  our  forefathers,  anil  shows  in  itself  iniich  of 
the  eau.se  of  the  immeroiis  vague  tales  wc  still  occasion- 
ally hear  of  Ulackbeard  and  Ihe  pirates." 

From  a  very  scarce  book  now  before  us,  entitled  "  A 
(ieiieral  Iiistory  of  the  Pyrales,  from  their  first  rise  and 
settlement  in  the  Island  of  Providence  to  the  present 
time,  by  Charles  Johnson,  lib  edition,  Londim,  17:iG," 
wiiieli  was  evidently  prepared  w  itli  constant  reference  to 
aulheiilic  documents,  wo  have  collected  tlic  following 
particulars. 

ULACKIlEAnD. 

Edward  Teach,  heller  known  by  the  name  of  Bi.aik- 
iiKAiii),  was  born  in  Ihislol,  Eiighuid,  and  for  a  eonsider- 
abh'  [le'riod  was  i  iigaged  in  privateering  from  tlic  Island 
of  Jamaica.  He  in  ted  as  a  private  sailor  till  the  year 
171li,  wliiii  a  Captain  Horiiigold,  a  noted  pirate,  raised 
him  lo  the  eoiiiiiiand  of  a  sloop  he  had  inach'  prize  of. 
He  ciHiliiiiieil  ill  eonipniiy  with  Horiiigold  until  Ihe  latti  r 
was  captured.  In  the  spring  ol'l717  they  sailed  logelher 
friHii  Ihe  l.-^lniidof  I'rovideiice  lor  the  Aiinrican  eohmie.s, 
and  look  in  their  way  a  \essel  Iroiii  Havaiin,  which 
Iliey  plundered,  ami  a  sloo|i  from  llermiida,  fVoiii  w  liieli 
they  look  only  a  le'W  gaMoiis  of  wine,  and  dismissed  her. 
They  also  eaplmed  a  ship  from  Ma(hi.-a,  bound  to  South 
Carolina,  from  which  they  gol  eonsiderable  plumhr. 

Aller  cleaning  their  ves.sel  on  the  coast  of  Virg-iiiia, 
they  slarled  liir  Ihe  West  Indies,  and  on  the  voynge  made 
prize  of  a  large  Kn  iiiditiiiineaman.  Aller  various  eruises 
lliey  were  shipwrecked  on  the  coast  of  Norlli  Caridina, 
when  'i'eaeh,  In  ariiig  of  a  proelamalion  by  wliieli  all 
pirales  who  surrendered  were  to  bo  pardoned,  wi  lit  w  ilh 
tweiily  of  his  iiii^n  lo  the  (j;overiior  of  that  slnti',  and  re- 
ctivcil  ceflificutca  of  having  complied  with  its  terms. 


ihit  it  does  not  ap|)ear  that  their  Mil  mission  w  as  from  any 
retbrmation,  but  only  lo  gain  lime  to  prepare  lin-  a  re- 
newal of  their  deeds  of  iiiii]uily.  An  opporliinily  soon 
presented,  with  a  fair  prospi  el  of  success,  Ttac  h  having 
in  the  interim  cultivated  a  good  iimh  rslanding  wilh 
Cliarhs  Eden,  the  governor  above  nienlioin  d.  He  had 
brought  in,  some  time  before,  a  miTcbanlnian,  of  which, 
says  Johnson,  Eden  contrived  to  give  him  possession, 
through  a  packed  vice-admiralty  com  I,  lieUI  at  Itatli 
Town,  though  it  was  notorious  that  be  had  never  held  tt 
coniinis.^iou  in  his  life,  and  thai  the  vessel  in  ipiestion  be- 
longing to  English  merehants  bad  l,ii  ii  taken  in  lime  of 
peace.  Helbre  Teach  sailed  he  married  a  girl  of  about 
sixteen,  the  governor  perlurming  the  (cri^moiiy — this,  it 
is  said,  made  his  fourteenlh  wiii!  What  acts  <if  piracy 
he  committed  on  this  voyage  we  have  no  data  liir  ascer- 
taining. 

In  Jiuic  1718,  he  steered  bis  ci  ur.-c  liir  lierimiila,  ami 
met  two  or  three  English  vessels,  which  be  robbed  of 
provisions,  stores,  and  otbir  imi  ssaries.  When  mar 
lierniuda,  he  fell  in  with  two  French  ships;  one  of  iheni 
was  hiadcd  with  sugar  and  coi-oa,  and  the  other  in  bal- 
last; the  latter  he  dismissed,  with  both  crews  on  board; 
Ihe  other  he  brought  to  North  Carolina,  where  the 
governor  and  the  pirales  shared  the  plunder.  'I'eaeli  and 
his  officers  having  made  allidavit  that  they  (omul  their 
prize  at  sea,  without  a  soul  on  board,  the  governor's 
obedient  court  condi  iiiiied  her — his  excelleiiiy  having 
si.vty  hogsheads  of  sugar  liir  his  divhhnd,  and  his  secre. 
tary,  Mr.  Kniglit,  one;  llie  colkcter  fiir  the  province 
received  twenty. 

Hut  this  art'air  was  not  yit  complelcd;  the  ship  re- 
mained, and  it  was  possible  somi  body  might  come  into 
the  river  who  would  recognise  her,  anirthus  discover 
their  nllany.  Teach,  thinking  il  would  be  most  prudent 
to  destroy  her,  under  )iri  lenee  that  she  was  in  a  leaky 
condition,  and  hy  sinking  would  destniy  the  entrani'e 
to  llie  harbour,  procured  an  order  from  the  governor  lo 
set  her  on  fire,  which  was  aeeordingly  done?  She  was 
burnt  to  the  water's  eilge,  her  hull  sunk,  anil  with  it 
their  fears  of  her  ever  rising  in  judgnienl  against  them 
disaiijKarcd, 

Blacklieard  now  entered  on  a  petty  course  of  piracy, 
inlestmg  Ihe  whole  colonial  coast,  but  more  parlieularly 
the  waters  of  Virginia  and  tlie  Delaw.ire,  In  Noveniber, 
IJi^'i  *Jovernor  Spotswood  of  Virginia  ottered  a  reward' 
for  Teach,  dead  or  alive,  of  one  hundred  iMiunds ;  for 
every  other  commander  of  a  |)iratc  ship,  fiirty  |«)imds ; 
tor  inferior  oHicers,  lirom  filleeu  to  twenty  pounds;  and 
fiir  every  private,  ten  i>ounds. 

Oil  the  17tli  of  the  same  month.  Lieutenant  Maynnrd 
sailed  from  Kiciiuctan,  in  James  river,  in  search  of 
JllacklMMrd.  On  the  31st,  in  the  evening,  he  came  lo  the 
mouth  of  Ocracoek  inlet,  where  he  got  sight  of  the  pirate. 
This  ex|)editiou  was  managed  with  the  greatest  seitrecy, 
the  oflicer  prudently  slopping  all  boats  and  vessels  he  met 
witli  in  tlic  river,  to  prevent  any  inlelligeiue  reaching 
the  outlaws.  Hut,  notwithstiuiding  this  cant  ion,  Uhick- 
licard  had  information  of  the  design  from  ( iovcrnor  Eden, 
liis  secretary,  Mr.  Knight,  having  written  him  a  letter, 
with  the  iiiliirmation  that  he  had  sent  him  four  of  his 
men,  who  were  all  he  couhl  muster,  reminding  him  ta 
be  oil  his  guard.  'I'he  pirate,  having  frccpi.ntly  Inforo 
lieen  falsely  alarmed,  paid  little  altenlion  to  the  advice, 
nor  was  he  hilly  aware  of  the  expedilioii  till  he  adually 
saw  the  sloops.  He  immediately  put  his  vessel  in  a  slate 
of  deliiicc.  Having  but  about  iwenly-five  men  on  board, 
lie  told  them  to  sell  their  lives  ilearlv,  and  Iheii  sat  down 
lo  a  drinking  frolic  with  the  master  of  a  trading  sloop, 
who  it  was  suspected  was  rather  too  inlimate  with  the 
pirate  liir  his  own  credit, 

Lieulenant  iMaynnrd  came  to  anchor  in  front  of  thn 
iiilel,  but  In  the  morning  weighed,  and  sent  liis  boats 
ahead  of  the  sloops  to  sound.  On  coming  within  gun- 
shot of  the  pirales,  he  received  their  lire,  and  hoisliiig 
Ihe  king's  eohiurs,  stcxal  directly  for  Hie  eneiiiv,  when 
Itlackbeard  cut  his  cable,  and  indeaMiiirid  lo'makc  a 
running  light,  keeping  up  a  eontiniii  d  lire  with  his  guns, 
wliieh  Alayiiard  could  only  aiiswir  with  small  arms,  the 
shallowness  of  the  iiavigaiion  preilnding  their  carrying 
cannon.  In  a  lillle  lime  'I'each's  sloop  ran  aground',  but 
the  heulcnant's  drawing  more  water  he  could  not  come 
near  him,  and  therefore  anchored  within  gnn-shol.  In 
oilier  lo  lighUn  Ihe  vessel, so  as  to  run  him  al«iard, Mny- 
iiard  threw  over  all  Ihe  hallast  and  water,  weighed,  and 
slood  for  the  pirate,  Ulackbeard  liailid  him  with  an  oalli, 
and  dcinaiided  who  they  were  and  whence  tliey  ennie. 
'I'hc  Lieiilemint  imuh>  answer,  "  You  see  hy  our  cohiurs 
that  we  are  no  pirali  s."  Itlackbeard  onhred  liim  to  send 
a  boat  aboard,  that  he  might  see  wlio  lie  was,  but  ho 
wiu  answered  that  Uicy  could  not  Bparc  tJio  boat,  but 


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would  come  aboard  with  tlic  sloop  as  soon  ns  they  could. 
The  pirntc  took  n  glass  of  liquor,  and  drinking  to  his 
opponent,  Bworc  he  would  ncitlicr  give  nor  receive  <piar- 
ters;  Maynard  replied,  he  cxjiccted  none,  nor  would  he 
give  any. 

By  this  time,  Hlackheard's  vessel  made  an  attempt  to 
cscajx!  as  the  sloops  were  rowing  towards  him,  and  he 
fired  n  broadside,  charged,  says  the  historian,  "  with  all 
manner  of  small  shots."  The  deck  of  .^laynard's  vessel 
being  unprotected,  twenty  of  his  men  were  either  killed 
or  wounded,  but  the  crew  still  kept  lo  their  oars,  deter- 
mined  on  capture.  Fearing  another  broadside,  tlie 
lieutenant  ordered  nil  the  men  below,  except  the  lielins- 
man,  who,  with  himself,  solely  occupied  the  deck.  The 
helmsman  was  ordered  to  lay  close,  and  the  hands  below 
had  received  previous  orders  to  be  instantly  ready  ou  a 
given  signal.  When  the  two  vessels  came  in  contact, 
Teach's  men  threw  casc-bottles  on  board  of  Maynard's, 
filled  with  imwder  and  small  shot,  slugs,  and  pieces 
of  lead  or  iron,  with  a  lighted  match  in  the  nioutli. 
E.i[ploding  on  the  deck,  they  would  have  done  great 
execution,  if  the  men  had  not  Ix-cu  in  safety  in  the  hold. 
Blnckbcaril,  seeing  few  or  none  of  the  hands,  told  his 
men  that  they  were  all  killed,  except  three  or  four,  and 
proposed  to  jump  aboard,  and  cut  them  to  pieces.  No 
sooner  said  tiian  done;  under  the  smoke  of  one  of  the  ex- 
ploded case-bottles,  he  sprang  on  deck,  followed  by  Ibur- 
teen  men,  who  were  not  [Krceived  by  IMaynard  till  tlie 
smoke  had  somewhat  cleared  off.  The  signal  being 
given,  in  a  moment  the  two  parties  were  engaged  in 
deadly  combat,  Blackbeard  and  the  lieutenant  firing  the 
first  shots  at  each  other,  by  which  the  pirate  received  a 
woimd.  They  then  engaged  at  arms'  Icngtli  with  swords, 
till  the  iieutenant's  weapon  unluckily  broke,  when,  step- 
ping back  to  cock  a  pistol,  Blackbeard  raised  his  cutlass, 
and  w  s  in  the  act  of  striking,  when  one  of  Maynard's 
men  giivc  hiui  a  terrible  wound  in  the  neck  and  throat, 
Maynur;!  -eeeiving  only  a  small  cut  over  his  fingers. 

T/ie  j/arties  were  now  closely  and  warmly  engaged,  the 
lieutcn.- nt  and  twelve  men  against  Blackbeard  and  fourteen, 
"  till  the  tea  was  tinctured  with  blood  round  tlie  vessel." 
Blackboard  received  a  shot  in  his  body  from  Maynard's 
])istol,  but  still  stood  his  ground,  fighting  witli  great  fury, 
till  he  had  received  twenty-five  wounds,  five  of  them  by 
shot.  At  length,  as  he  was  cocking  another  pistol,  hav- 
ing  already  fired  several,  he  fell  dead  on  the  deck.  Ei-rht 
of  his  men  shared  the  same  fate,  and  the  others,  much 
wounded,  jum))ed  overboard,  and  called  out  for  quarters, 
which  was  granted,  tliough  it  was  only  prolonging  tlieir 
lives  a  few  days.  The  second  sloop  under  Maynard's 
command,  which  had  been  aground,  now  came  up,  and 
attacked  the  men  in  Blaekbeard's  vessel  who  had  not 
boarded,  and  came  off  ecjually  victorious. 

Here  was  an  end  to  the  great  terror  of  tlie  colonics, 
and  of  a  wretch,  who,  had  he  been  employed  in  a  good 
cause,  nii_<Tht  have  passed  for  a  hero.  Lieutenant  May- 
nard  deserved  great  praise  for  his  bravery  In  following 
such  a  desperado  with  very  small  vessels,  whose  draught 
would  not  admit  of  their  carrying  either  ordinance  or  a 
sufficient  numerical  force. 

When  they  got  possession  of  the  piratical  vessel,  tliey 
found  a  negro  with  a  lighted  match  in  the  jmwder  room, 
waiting  for  commands  to  blow  all  up,  which  were  to 
have  been  given  if  .Maynard  and  his  men  should  enter 
and  seem  likely  to  prove  victorious;  the  inlenlion  having 
lieen  to  destroy  the  conquerors  with  themselves,  and  from 
this  they  were  oidy  saved  by  the  prudent  prieaution  of 
the  commander  in  keeping  his  men  in  the  hold  till  the 
piraten  left  their  own  vessel.  The  negro,  when  he  found 
how  things  were  going,  could  scarcely  lie  persuaded  from 
setting  fire  to  the  powder. 

The  lieuteuanl  caused  l!laekbe:ird's  head  to  Iw  severed 
from  his'  body,  and  bunging  it  up  at  the  l)olls|)rit_  head, 
sailed  for  Bath  Town,  to  procure  suririeal  aid  for  his 
wounded  men.  In  rummaging  tlic  pirates'  sloop,  several 
letters  were  found  which  discovered  their  enrrespon<lenee 
with  (Governor  Eden's  seiretary,  of  which  the  following 
is  a  copy,  preserved  in  Williamson's  History  of  North 
Carolina. 

"November  17, 1717. 

"  My  friend— 

"  If  this  finds  you  in  the  harbour,  I  would  liave 
von  make  Ibi'  best  of  your  way  up  as  soon  as  |)ossible 
your  affairs  will  let  you.  1  have  something  more  lo  say 
to  you  than  at  present  I  can  write.  The  JK'arer  will  tell 
you  the  end  of  our  Indian  war,  anil  tJanet  can  tell  you  in 
"part  what  I  lia\e  to  say  to  you,  so  refer  you  in  some 
measure  to  him. 

"  I  really  think  those  three  men  arc  heartily  sorry  at 
their  difference  with  you,  and  will  Ix;  very  willing  to  ask 
your  pardon.    If  I  nvay  advise,  lie  fricnda  again ;  its  bet- 


ter so  than  falling  out  among  yourselves.  I  expect  tlii' 
governor  this  night  or  to-morrow,  who  I  believe  would 
lie  likewise  glad  to  see  you  liefore  you  go.  I  have  not 
time  to  add,  save  my  hearty  resjK'cts  to  you,  and  am 
your  real  friend, 

"T.  KNKiHT." 

Some  traders  in  New  York  were  also  implicated  by 
tlie  letters  found  on  board. 

When  the  lieutenant  came  to  Bath  Town,  he  seized 
the  governor's  store-house,  and  his  sixty  hogsheads  of 
sugar,  as  well  as  honest  .Mr.  Knight's.  The  latter  did 
not  long  survive  this  dLscovery ;  lieing  apprehensive  he 
might  be  called  to  account,  lie  became  ill  with  fright, 
and  died  in  a  ii:\v  days. 

After  the  v\'0uuded  men  had  recovered,  the  lieutenant 
sailed  back  to  James  river,  with  Blacklieard's  head  still 
at  the  boltsprit  head,  having  oil  board  fifteen  prisoners, 
thirteen  of  whom  were  afterwards  hanged.  It  ap|)earing 
on  trial  that  one  of  tliciii,  Samuel  Odell,  was  taken  out  of 
the  trading  sloop  only  the  night  before  the  engagement, 
he  was  jrariloned.  Odell  had  no  less  than  .seventy  wounds 
in  various  parts  of  the  body,  notwithstanding  which  he 
lived  and  was  cured  of  them  all.  The  other  [lerson  who 
escajKd  the  gallows  was  named  Israel  Hands.  He  liap- 
|)cned  not  to  have  Ix'cn  in  the  fight,  but  was. taken  after- 
wards ashore,  at  Bath  Town,  having  iK'cn  some  time 
liefore  disabled  by  Blacklieard  in  the  following  manner. 
One  night,  when  drinking  in  his  cabin  with  Hands,  the 
pilot,  and  anotlier  individual,  Blackbeard,  without  any 
provocation,  privately  drew  out  a  small  pair  of  pistols, 
and,  blowing  out  the  candle,  discharged  them  at  his  com- 
pany. Hands  was  shot  through  the  knee,  and  lamed  for 
life  ;  the  other  pistol  did  no  execution.  Blackbeard  being 
asked  the  meaning  of  this,  coolly  answered  with  an 
oath,  that  if  he  did  not  now  and  then  kill  one  of  them, 
they  would  forget  who  he  was.  Hands  lieing  taken,  was 
tried  and  condemned,  but  pleaded  his  in,ijesty's  pardon, 
and  by  some  juggling  escaix-d  with  his  life. 

Teach  owed  his  nickname  of  Blacklieard  to  the  extra- 
ordinary quantity  of  hair  with  which  his  head  and  face 
were  covered.  Ilis  beard  was  of  a  jet  black,  in  full  keep- 
ing with  his  black  or  bloody  Hag,  and  suffered  to  grow 
to  an  extravagiuit  length.  It  came  entirely  up  to  his 
eyes,  and  ho  was  in  the  habit  of  twisting  it  with  ribbons 
into  small  tails,  and  turning  tlicm  up  aliout  his  ears.  In 
time  of  action  he  wore  a  sling  over  his  shoulders,  with 
three  brace  of  pistols,  hanging  in  holsters;  and  still  fur- 
ther to  render  lii.s  horrible  countenance  terrific,  he  stuck 
lighted  matches  under  his  hat,  which  apgiearing  on  each 
side  of  his  face,  his  eyes  naturally  looking  tierce  and 
wild,  made  him  appear  altogether  like  a  demon.  His  dis- 
position corresponded  to  his  ap|jcarance,  a  more  reckless 
wretch  having  rarely  graced  tlie  annals  of  piracy.  He 
appeared  desirous  to  impress  his  followers  with  the  belief 
that  he  was  a  devil  incarnate.  On  one  occasion,  when 
intoxicated,  he  pro|iosed  to  his  followers  to  make  a  little 
hell  of  their  own,  and  see  how  long  it  could  1m^  borne. 
\ccordingly,  three  or  four  of  them  descended  to  the 
hold,  and  closing  up  all  the  hatches,  filled  several  pots 
with  brimstone,  and  then  set  it  on  fire.  They  Iwre  the 
cfiluvia  as  long  as  possible,  but  being  nearly  sulfocated 
wo  of  the  men  called  out  for  air,  and  after  some  tim<' 
their  eoininaiidcr  o|K'iieil  the  hatches,  not  a  lillle  pleiLsed 
that  he  had  In  Id  out  llie  longest.  Sitting  up  with  his 
comrades  the  night  previous  to  Ilis  death,  one  of  them 
asked  liiiii,  ill  ease  he  was  killed,  whetlier  his  wife  knew 
where  he  had  buried  his  money.  He  answered,  that 
"  nobody  but  himself  and  old  Niek  knew  where  it  was." 
An  idea  long  prevaihd,  and  still  exists,  for  aught  we 
know,  in  various  parts  of  the  neighbouring  states,  that 
Blackbeard  had  deposited  |iots  of  money  in  various  se- 
euie  places.  The  writer  has  nii't  with  more  than  one 
instance  of  |)ositive  belief  in  these  idle  stories,  and  his 
friend,  Air.  \Valsoii,  in  his  very  amusing  bonk,  says — 

" 'I'lie  conceit  was,  that  sonuliines  they  killed  a  pri- 
soner, and  iuteried  him  with  it,  to  maki'  his  ghost  kiM  p 
his  vigils  there  as  a  guard  '  walking  his  weary  rnuiid.' 
Hence  it  was  not  rare  to  hear  of  |h  rvoiis  having  seen  a 
slipook  or  gliost,  or  of  havinsr  dreamed  of  it  a  plurality 
of  times;  thus  creating  a  sulliiient  incentive  lo  dig  on 
the  »|iol. 

"  PriMin  arter  droam  en-xiicc: 
And  t'till  iliev  (In-nni  itini  iliey  kIidII  ijiilUucree.l, 
AimI  ^tlll  are  dit;n|)|Hiintc<l ;" 

"  Colonel  Thomas  Forrest,  who  died  in  IWH,  at  the 
age  of  H.*?,  hnd  been  in  his  early  dnys  a  youth  of  miieli 
frolic  and  fun,  always  well  disposed  to  give  time  and  up. 
plication  lo  Inrward  a  joke.  He  found  iiiueli  to  aiiiUFe 
himself  in  the  eredulily  of  some  of  the  (ierman  families. 
1  havo  heard  him  relate  some  of  his  anecdotes  of  the 


prcstigeous  hind  ith  ni  u  huni'in  When  he  was 
about  twenty-one  r*  ol  ige,  a  '  r  who  was  ineu- 
suring  him  li>r  a  ■  of  clothes  lia|  n]  to  say,  '  Now, 
Thomas,  if  you  ill  '  <ould  only  fin-  iin  of  the  mm  !,■  v 
of  the  sea-robber  he  pirates,')  '  migli'  ilri'  > 
coach  for  life!'  Tlu  .  imerily  and  -im,  lif-ity  'I 
he  littered  this,  caught  the  attenlion  <il  youii;; 
and  when  ho  went  home  he  began  to  de\  ise  sonn 
lo  be  amused  with  his  credulity  and  superslilinii.  ure 
was  a  prevailing  belief  that  the  pirates  hail  liiildut-  utiv 
sums  of  money  and  much  of  treasure  aliout  the  hi  ■  *.  lif 
the  Delaware.  Forrest  got  an  old  parchment,  or  hii!i 
he  wrote  the  dying  testimony  of  one  John  Ilemlricks, 
executed  at  Tyiiurn  for  piracy,  in  which  he  stated  he  hml 
deposited  a  chest  and  a  iiot  of  money  at  Cooper's  Point, 
in  the  Jersej-s.  This  parchment  he  smoked,  and  gave  to 
it  the  ap|iearance  of  antiquity ;  calling  on  his  (ierniiin 
tailor,  told  liiin  he  had  found  it  among  his  father's  papers, 
who  got  it  ill  England  from  tlie  prisoner  whom  he  visited 
in  prison.  This  he  showed  to  the  tailor  as  a  precious 
paper,  which  he  could  by  no  means  lend  out  of  his  hands. 
This  operated  the  desired  effect. 

"Soon  after, the  tailor  ealleil  on  Forrest  witli  one  Am- 
briistcr,  a  printer,  who  he  introduced  as  capable  of 'print, 
ing  any  spirit  out  of  hell,'  by  his  knowledge  of  the  blark 
art.  He  asked  to  sec  the  parehment;  he  was  delightiil 
with  it,  and  confidently  said  he  could  conjure  Henilrieks 
to  give  up  the  money.  A  time  was  appointed  to  meet  in 
an  upper  room  of  a  public  house  in  I'hiladelphia,  liy 
night,  and  the  innkee|)er  was  let  into  the  secret  by  For- 
rest. By  tlic  night  appointed,  they  had  prepared  by  a 
closet  a  communication  with  a  room  above  their  sitting 
room,  so  as  to  lower  down  by  a  pulley  the  invoked  ghost, 
who  was  represented  by  a  young  man  entirely  sewed  up 
in  a  close  white  dress,  on  which  were  painted  black-eyed 
sockets,  mouth,  and  bare  ribs  with  dashes  of  black  he. 
tweeu  them,  the  outside  and  inside  of  the  legs  and  thighs 
blacked,  so  as  to  make  white  bones  conspicuous.  About 
twelve  persons  met  in  all,  seated  around  a  table.  Ani- 
bruster  shufllcd  and  read  out  cards,  on  which  were  in. 
scribed  the  names  of  saints,  telling  them  he  should  bring 
Hendricks  to  encompa.ss  the  table,  visible  or  invisible  lie 
could  not  tell.  At  the  words,  .lolin  Hendricks  '  Jii  rrr- 
Jluchler  citm  heraus,'  the  pulley  was  heard  to  reel,  the 
closet  door  to  lly  o|K'n,  and  John  Hendricks,  with  ghastly 
apjiearance,  to  stand  forth.  The  whole  were  dismayi  d 
and  fled,  save  Forrest  the  brave.  After  this,  Ambruster, 
on  whom  they  idl  dejicndcd,  diclared  that  he  had  liy 
spells  got  permission  to  take  up  the  money.  A  day  w:is 
therefore  appointed  to  visit  the  Jersey  shore,  and  to  dig 
there  by  night.  The  parchment  said  it  lay  between  two 
great  stones.  Forrest,  therefore,  prepared  two  black  men, 
to  1)0  entirely  naked,  except  white  |)ctticont.breeehes ; 
and  these  were  to  juiiip  each  on  the  stouc  whenever  the  y 
came  to  the  pot,  which  had  been  previously  put  then . 
These  frightened  off  tlio  company  for  a  little.  Winn 
they  next  essayed,  they  were  assailed  by  eats,  lied  two 
ami  two,  to  whose  tails  were  spiral  papers  of  gunpowder, 
which  illuminated  and  wiiizzcd,  while  the  eats  wliawleil. 
The  pot  was  at  length  got  up,  and  brought  in  gie.ii 
triumph  to  I'hiladelphia  wharf:  but  oh,  sad  di.sastirl 
while  helping  it  out  of  the  boat,  Forrest,  who  manairi  il 
it,  and  was  handing  it  up  to  tlie  tailor,  trod  upon  the 
gunnel  and  filled  the  boat,  and,  bidding  on  to  the  pot, 
dragged  the  tailor  into  the  river — it  was  lost  I  For  years 
afterwards,  they  reproached  Forrest  for  that  loss,  and  ilc- 
elared  he  had  got  the  chest  by  himself,  and  was  enrielnil 
tliereby.  He  fiivoured  the  conceit,  until  at  la;t  tiny 
actually  sued  him  on  a  writ  of  treasure  trove;  but  llnir 
lawyer  was  persuaded  to  give  it  up  as  idle.  Some  years 
afterwards,  .Mr.  Forrest  wrote  a  very  humourous  play, 
(which  I  have  seen  printed,  and  n  copy  of  il  is  now  in 
the  I'hiladelphia  .Mheineuiii,)  wliieh  contained  many 
iin'iilents  of  this  kind  of  superslilion.  It  gave  sm  li 
ollinie  to  the  parties  representeil,  that  il  could  not  W 
exhiliited  on  the  stage.  I  reiininbir  some  lines  in  il,  Inr 
it  had  imieli  of  broken  English  and  (ierman-Eiiglish 
verses,  to  wit: 

"  .Mydi'incil  wile. In  all  my  111*0, 
li:ii  ririx  r  w  as  t-n  IVitilileirit, 
lie  s|tlril  cnnie  nint  I  did  run 
"Twas  jiisic  like  ifiiiitiT  lull  llcliirniii!!." 

"Several  aged  persons  have  oeensionally  poinleil  nut 
lo  me  the  places  where  persons  to  their  knowledge,  liiiil 
dug  for  pirates'  money.  The  siinill  hill  once  on  Iheiiertli, 
side  of  Coales  street,  near  to  Front  street,  was  well  re- 
inemliered  by  John  Brown  ns  having  been  iimeh  ilnu. 
Colonel  A.  J.  .Morris,  now  In  his  iiinelictli  year,  has  tnld 
me,  that  in  his  early  days  very  niiieli  was  said  of  Dlark- 
Ix'ard  and  the  pirates,  liolli  by  young  and  old.  Talis 
were  frequently  current  that  this  and  that  pei-non  hail 


he^ri 
■ilV   »> 
Jil  Ik 
-As 
l«rly 
k,  n 
iiey  go 
nat  a  wi 
.  iseomlil 
Siiiitli, 
eerlaiii, 
anil  supp 
Island, 
falnateil 
qnimtitie 
a  point  o! 

(lull    ^ftiCf 

tlieniselvL 
.sand  idle 
Dinners.' 
ini'iit  is 
"  tiTuSiire 
wiinilirful 
use  til  hi 
liiied  lo 
diep  ereel 
purling  hi 
Jolnisoii 
hooter,  wit 
'I'liose  of  I 
wliieh  the; 
a  cruise,  tl 
more  IhiUi 
days  amon 
luliw — hii 
and  disapp 
This  indivi 
(irmly  lielii 


\S  lii'ii  lie  was 

\\')io  wns  inrii- 

il  to  siiy,  '  \ow, 

11    of'lllf  II V 

light    (Irh  f 

city        ih 
yoiiiii; 
isi*  woiui 
rrslilinii 
ad  liiildiu 
nut  llir  !•■ 
imcnt,  oT 
ohn   IK'iHi 
lie  stated  lie  linil 
Cooper's  Poiiil, 
kcd,  and  fjave  to 
on  his  (ieriiuih 
s  fa ther'i*  papers, 
whonihe  visili'd 
r  as  a  precious 
outofhisliandK. 


BIJCCANEEKS  OF  AMERICA. 


J  23 


t  rr 

A*  of 

neks, 


St  witii  one  Ain- 
;apable  of 'print. 
■di;e  of  the  blaek 
c  was  (li'liphtril 
njure  Hendrieks 
linted  to  meet  in 
I'hiladelpliia,  by 

0  secret  hy  l''er. 
J  prepared  by  a 
ovc  their  sittinif 
ic  invoked  jrhnsl, 
nlirely  sewed  U|i 
linted  hlaek-eyed 
hes  of  black  be- 
L'  lefTs  and  thi};lis 
jiicuons.  About 
1(1  a  table.     Am. 

which  were  in. 

1  he  should  briiii; 
lo  or  invisible  lie 
ndricks  '  dii  trr- 
.>ard  to  reel,  the 
cks,  with  cliastly 

were  dismayid 

this,  .Amhriister, 

that  lie  had  by 

ley.     A  (lay  wus 

|liore,  and  to  dij; 

lay  between  two 

|l  two  black  men, 

tticoat-breeelies ; 

ic  whenever  they 

lously   pill  there. 

a  little.     Whin 

y  eats,  lied  two 

of  gunpowder, 

eats  wliawleil. 

ought   in  great 

id   disaster  1 

,  w  ho  niauageil 

,  trod  upon  tlic 

on   to   the   |ii.t, 

lost  I     I'Vir  years 

[hat  loss,  and  di'- 

id  wa«i  eurieluil 

il   at  but  tiny 

rove;  but  llidr 

e.     Some  years 

luiiKMiroiis  pbiy, 

|of  it  is  now  in 

ntaiued    many 

It   gave   sui  II 

t   could   not  he 

'  lines  in  it,  lor 

erinati-Eiiglisli 


lilly  pointed  out 
Tiiiowh'dge,  hail 
■ee  on  the  north, 
|,  was  well  re- 
Jen  niueli  dug. 
yenr,  has  told 
1  said  of  Dlaek- 
old.  Tnlcs 
lint  person  liad 


hr»rd  •  <oni<  |ii«  dixeovi  Ireiisiire.  Persons  in  the 
ii,   „,       liar    .iaslia\Mig  piolited  by  his  deprcdutions. 

It  he  I       ';;iii  ilios''  tilings  were  not  true. 

•  As  lati   11'  'I'l^  .Veiir  171)2,  the  sliipcar|icnters  formed 

fUty  to  diff    for   pi  rat  is'  money  on   the  C'oliocksinc 

,.k    noftliwt  .1  of  the  caiisevvay,  under  ii  large  tree. 

iiev  got  Iriglilened  «lV,  And  it  eaiiu;  out  afterwards, 
•lat  u  waggish  neigliliour  had  enacted  diabulus  to  their 
iseoiiiliture." 

Siiillh,  the  historian  of  New  York,  remarks — "  It  is 
crtaiii,  that  the  pirates  were  frequently  in  the  Sound, 
niiil  supplied  with  provisions  by  tJie  inhabitiuits  of  Long 
Island,  who,  for  majiy  years  afterwards,  were  so  in- 
fatuated with  a  notion  that  the  |iiratcs  buried  great 
(iiiaiitilies  of  money  along  the  coast,  that  there  is  scarcely 
a  point  of  land,  or  an  isliuid,  without  the  marks  of  their 
Hitii  Mcri  I'diiiis.  Some  crediu  is  |icoplo  have  ruined 
llieniselves  liy  these  rescarclies,  and  propagated  a  thou- 
sand idle  fables,  current  to  this  day,  among  our  country 
firnnrs."  'I'o  prove  the  fallacy  of  these  stories  no  argii- 
nu'iit  is  necessary;  Williamson  .states  that  IllacUlieard's 
"  tie.isures,  which  vulgar  credulity,  prone  to  believe  a 
Wiinili  rlul  story,  liad  passed  to  his  aceouiit,  were  of  no 
use  to  himself  at  least.  'I'lie  man  who  is  said  and  \>c. 
liived  to  have  buried  pots  or  chests  of  money,  in  every 
die|i  creek  along  our  coasts,  had  not  the  iiieans  of  sup- 
porting himself  Oil  shore  when  he  left  oft'  cruising." 

Johnson  lias  one  more  anecdote  of  this  tamous  free- 
booter, witli  which  he  closes  his  annals  of  Captain 'I'eacli. 
'I'liose  of  bis  crew  wlio  were  taken  alive,  told  ii  story  in 
which  they  placed  implicit  reliance, — that  when  out  upon 
a  cruise,  tliey  discovered  there  was  one  man  on  board 
more  than  their  complement.  He  was  seen  for  several 
diiys  ainoiig  them — sometimes  U|>on  deck,  and  sometimes 
klnv — but  was  entirely  unknown  to  any  of  the  bands, 
and  disappeared  suddenly,  without  any  one's  knowledge. 
'I'liis  iiidividuiil  these  supeistitinus  and  ignorant  wretches 
liriiily  lielievcd  was  the  devil! 


CAPTAIN  KID. 

Captain  Kid's  piracies  arc  of  an  earlier  date  than 
Dhickbcard's,  and,  being  carried  on  at  a  greater  distance 
from  our  shores,  excited  less  attention  among  the  mass 
of  the  iH'o|>le.  From  Johnson's  history,  and  other  sources 
the  following  facts  have  been  collected. 

It  a|ipears,  that  bi^fore  the  Karl  of  iiellamont  sailed  to 

tak iiiiinaiid  as  governor  of  the  provinces  of  .Massaehu- 

selt'i  Hay  and  New  llanipsliire,  in  lGi)8,  he  became  ac. 
(|iiaiute(l  with  Kobert  Livingston,  Esq.  the  ancestor  of 
the  present  liivingstons  of  New  York,  who  was  then  in 
Liiglaiid,  prosecuting  bis  own  aft'airs  liefore  the  (ouneil. 
The  earl  took  occasion  to  mention  to  .Mr.  Livingston  the 
scandal  which  attached  to  the  province  on  account  of  the 
pirates.  The  latter  eonfessed  the  reports  in  circul.ition 
were  well  Ibinided,  and  introduced  the  earl  to  (Japtain 
Kid,  wliuin  he  recommended  as  a  man  of  integrity  and 
courage,  well  acquainted  with  the  ]iirates  and  their  ren- 
dezvous, and  who  would  undcrtaki^  to  apprehend  them,  if 
the  king  would  employ  a  good  sailing  frigate  of  thirty 
guns  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  men.  Ikllamont  laid  the 
proposal  before  the  king,  who  consulted  the  admiralty 
ii|ioii  the  subject;  this  project  was,  however,  dropped, 
mill  .Mr.  Livingston  then  proposed  a  private  adventure 
against  the  pirates,  olfering  lo  be  concerned  with  Kid  to 
llic  amount  of  one  fifth  of  the  cost  of  outfit,  and  to  be 
liinisilf  responsible  for  Kid's  fiiithftil  execution  of  the 
coiiiiiilssioii.  The  king  then  gave  his  approval  to  the 
plan,  and  reserved  to  himself  a  tenth  share,  to  show  that 
lie  was  concerned  in  the  enterprise.  Lord  Chancellor 
Soiners,  and  others  of  high  standing,  joined  in  the 
si'lieine,  agreeing  to  make  up  a  sum  of  six  tliousaiid 
pounds,  leaving  the  management  of  the  whole  affair 
Lord  Itellaniont,  who  gave  orders  to  Kid  to  pursue  liis 
I'onniiission,  which  was  in  the  usual  form. 

Kid  sailed  from  Plymouth  fiir  New  York,  in  April, 
Ki'lli,  bearing  also  a  commission,  to  justify  him  in  taking 
I'rciich  merchant  ships,  King  William  iKMiig  llieii  at 
war  with  that  nation.  His  vessel,  the  Adventure  (iallcy, 
carried  thirty  guns  and  eighty  men;  on  the  voyage  they 
captured  a  French  "  banker,"  and,  arriving  nt  New 
\ork,  Kid  advertised  for  more  men,  ott'ering  every  one 
who  joined  a  shnro  of  wliiit  should  be  taken.  Hii  com- 
pany was  thus  increased  to  one  Imndred  luid  fifty  men, 
with  wliieli  crew  he  sailed,  first  for  Madeira,  where  he 
took  ill  wine  and  other  articles,  ond  proceeded  to  Hona. 
»istn,  to  procure  salt.  He  now  bent  his  course  to  Mnda. 
gasPiir,  the  known  rendezvous  of' pirates,  wlieru  lie  arrived 
in  I'cliniary,  tti07, 


The  pirates  were  most  of  tliein  out  in  search  of  prey, 
so  that  according  to  tlic  best  information  Kid  could  ob- 
tain,  there  were  none  of  their  vessels  about  the  island. 
\ller  watering  and  taking  in  provisions  Kid  steered  liir 
the  coast  of  Alulabar,  and  made  an  unsuccessful  cruise. 
It  does  not  appear  that,  up  to  this  period,  he  had  any  de. 
sign  of  turning  buccaneer  himself,  tor  on  the  last  named 
voyage  he  fell  in  witli  several  India  ships,  richly  laden, 
to  wiiieh  lie  offered  no  violence,  though  bis  crew  was 
numerous  enougli  to  have  captured  the  whole;  he  soon, 
however,  began  to  open  his  views  to  the  men,  by  infbrin- 
ing  lliein  that  the  Mocha  fleet,  wliicli  was  to  set  sail 
shortly,  would  make  their  fortunes.  Finding  that  none 
of  them  made  any  objection,  he  ordered  a  boat  out,  well 
manned,  to  go  on  the  coast  to  make  discoveries,  coiii- 
manding  tliein  to  take  a  prisoner  and  bring  him  aboiird, 
or  procure  intelligence  by  any  other  method.  'I'lie  boat 
returned  in  a  few  days,  bringing  him  word  that  they  saw 
IburteiMi  or  fifteen  sliijis  ready  to  sail,  some  with  Dutch 
and  others  with  Moorish  Hags. 

Kid  must  have  determined  to  turn  pirate  in  conse- 
quence of  his  disappointments  and  apprehensions  lest  his 
owners,  on  discovering  his  want  of  success,  should  dis- 
miss him.  Whatever  his  motives  might  have  been,  he 
soon  fell  in  with  the  fleet,  and  firing  into  a  Moorish  shi|i 
the  others  bore  down  upon  him,  and  obliged  hiin  to  sheer 
off;  hut,  having  commenced  hostilities,  he  soon  captured 
a  small  vessel,  bclongitig  to  Moorish  merchants,  the  mas. 
ler  of  which  was  an  KngUshman,  named  Parker ;  Kid 
fbrci^t  him  and  a  Portuguese,  the  only  Europeans  on 
board,  to  join  his  crew,  the  first  for  pilot,  and  the  other 
as  interpreter.  He  also  u.se(l  the  men  very  cruelly, 
causing  tliein  to  bo  hoisted  up  by  their  arms,  and  drubbed 
with  tt  cutlass,  in  order  to  make  them  confess  where  their 
money  was  concealed,  but  as  they  had  ncillier  gold  nor 
silver  on  board,  he  took  nothing  tVoni  tlie  vessel  but  a 
little  coffee  and  pepper. 

'I'he  news  of  this  piracy  soon  spread,  and  a  Portuguese 
man-of-war  was  sent  out  in  search  of  the  new  pirate ; 
meeting  with  Kid,  a  savage  battle  was  fought,  in  which 
both  ships  were  more  or  less  injured,  and  our  hero,  find- 
ing the  enemy  too  strong  for  him  to  entertain  the  hope 
of  coming  oft"  conqueror,  hoisted  sail  and  made  oft'. 

.Meeting  with  better  success  soon  after,  Kid  was  seined 
with  a  fit  of  penitence,  entertaining  fears  that  his  eon- 
duct  would  eventually  bring  him  to  the  gallows  ;  after 
ovei hauling  a  Dutch  ship  without  committing  any  vio- 
lence, his  crew  mutinied,  and  the  dispute  ended  with  his 
laying  one  of  liis  men  dead  at  his  feet.  His  conscience 
does  not  appear  to  have  troubb'd  him  long.  Coasting 
along  Malabar,  ho  met  a  great  number  of  boats,  all  of" 
wliicli  he  plundered,  as  well  as  a  Portuguese  ship,  of 
which  he  kept  [lossession  a  week,  and  having  extracted 
some  cases  of  India  goods,  thirty  jars  of  butter,  with 
some  wax,  iron,  and  a  hundred  bags  of  rice,  he  let  her  go. 

lianding  on  one  of  the  .Malabar  islands  for  wood  and 
water,  his  coojK'r  was  murdered  by  the  natives,  upon 
which  Kid  burnt  and  pillaged  several  of  their  houses. 
Having  captured  one  of  the  islanders,  he  hung  hiiii  to  a 
tree,  and  comnianded  one  of  his  men  to  shoot  him ;  after 
which,  putting  to  sea,  he  captured  a  Moorish  ship  of  100 
tons,  richly  laden.  The  share  of  each  man,  after  the 
cargo  was  sold,  amounted  to  two  hundred  pounds,  and 
Kid's  to  eight  thousand,  .sterling.  Putting  some  of  his 
men  on  board  his  prize,  the  two  set  sail  for  Madagascar, 
where  he  fraternised  with  some  noted  pirates,  supplying 
tlieni  with  such  articles  as  they  stood  in  need  of  Find- 
ing his  galley  no  longer  sea-worthy,  he  transferred  his 
(|iiarters  to  the  recently  cajiturcd  ship,  the  "Qucda  Mer- 
chant," and  was  soon  placed  in  a  situation  of  great  dis- 
tress  by  the  desertion  of  the  ]M'incipal  part  of  his  crew,  who 
either  absconded  on  shore  or  joined  other  captains;  about 
lorly  only  remaining  with  him.  Touching  at  Amlmyna, 
111  was  inlbrmed  that  the  news  of  his  piracies  had  reached 
England,  and  that  he  was  there  dei^lared  a  pirate,  a  mo. 
tioii  having  !"■  i  made  in  the  Hou.se  of  Commons  to 
enquire  into  tin-  conduct  of  the  parties  who  had  fitted 
out  the  ex|)edilioii,  and  even  for  their  expulsion  from 
their  places;  this  however  was  rejected  by  a  largo  ma- 
jority.  Some  of  them  were  afterwards  im|icached,  but 
ac()uitted,  and  Lord  nellamont  published  a  |iamplilet  jus- 
tifying himself  from  tlie  aspersions  cast  upon  his  charac- 
ter. A  proclamation  had  been  published,  otFcring  the 
king's  free  pardon  to  all  such  pirates  as  should  surrender 
theiiiselves  liefore  the  last  day  of  April,  1()9U ;  in  this, 
liiiwcver,  Avery  and  Kid  were  excepted  by  name. 

Wlicn  Kid  left  Ainboyna,  ho  could  have  known  nothing 
of  this  exception,  or  he  would  not  have  liecn  bo  infatuated 
as  to  have  run  himself  into  the  meshes  of  his  enemies. 
Uelying  ujion  his  infcrcst  with  Lord  nellamont,  and  lie- 
lieving  that  a  French  ptuis  or  two  lie  had  found  on  board 


some  of  the  ships  he  had  taken,  would  hush  np  the  affair, 
while  his  liooty  would  gain  hiin  new  friends,  he  sailed 
directly  for  New  York,  where  he  no  sooner  landed,  than 
the  whole  eoinpiiny  was  arrested  by  Lord  H.'s  orders, 
together  with  their  piijH'rs  and  effects.  At  first  they  were 
admitted  to  bail,  hut  were  afterwards  put  in  strict  con- 
fineincnt,  and  finally  sent  to  England  lor  trial. 

At  an  admiralty  sessions,  held  at  the  Old  Uailey  in 
1701,  ('aptaiii  Kid,  Nicholas  Churcbill,  James  Howe, 
Robert  Luniley,  William  Jenkins,  (iabriel  Loft",  Hugh 
Parrot,  Kichard  Uailieoriie,  Abel  Owens,  and  Darby 
.MiiUins,  Vivrv  arraigned  for  jiiraey  and  robliery  on  the 
high  seas,  and  all  found  guilty,  except  three,  Lumley, 
Jenkins,  and  Harlieorne,  who,  proving  themselves  under 
indentures  to  sonic  ollicers  of  the  ship,  were  acquitted. 
The  others  had  availed  themselves  of  the  pardon  and 
surrendered. 

Kid  was  also  tried  for  murder  and  found  guilty,  though 
he  plead  his  own  imioeenee  and  the  villaiiy  of  his  men, 
declaring  that  he  went  out  in  a  laudable  employment ; 
that  the  men  often  nmtinied,  and  did  as  they  plea.scd; 
that  he  was  threatened  to  be  shot  in  his  cabin,  and  that 
ninety-five  left  him  at  one  time,  and  set  fire  to  his  lioat, 
so  that  he  was  prevented  from  bringing  his  ship  home, 
or  the  prizes  he  took,  to  have  them  regularly  condemned. 
He  called  a  witness  to  jirove  his  good  charaiUcr  and  bra- 
very, but  the  evidence  against  him  liciiig  full  and  par- 
ticular, alxiut  a  week  afterwards  he  and  tiis  eoinpaiiionH 
were  executed  at  Execution  Dock,  and  afterwards  hung 
up  in  chains  at  some  distance  from  each  other,  where 
their  bodies  were  exposed  lor  many  years. 

.Mr.  Watson  has  jireserved  the  "  Ballad  of  Captain 
Kid,  a  great  rarity  in  the  present  day,  although  the 
[loiisive  tones  are  still  known  to  sonic."  As  a  curiosity 
in  its  way  we  here  insert  it;  the  tune  was  the  saine  as 
that  of  the  eccentric  song,  "  Farewell,  yc  blooming 
youth,"  &.C. 

My  name  was  Captain  Kid, 
When  1  sail'd,  when  I  sail'd. 
My  name  was  l^aptain  Kid, 
And  so  wickedly  1  did, 
(iod's  laws  I  did  forbid. 
When  I  sail'd,  when  I  sail'd. 

I  roain'd  from  sound  to  soiiiiil. 
And  many  a  ship  I  found. 
And  them  I  sunk  or  burn'd. 
When  I  sail'd,  when  I  sail'd. 

I  murdered  William  .Moore, 
And  laid  him  in  his  gore, 
Not  many  leagues  from  shore. 
When  I  sail'd,  when  I  sail'd. 

Farewell  to  young  and  old, 
All  jolly  seamen  liold ; 
You're  welcome  to  iiiy  gold, 
For  I  must  die,  I  must  die. 

Farewell  to  Lunnon  town, 
The  pretty  girls  all  round; 
No  pardon  can  be  found. 
And  I  must  die,  1  must  die. 

Farewell,  for  I  must  die, 
Then  to  eternity. 
In  hideous  misery, 
I  niu.st  lie,  I  must  lie. 


The  foregoing  abridgements  of  tlie  lives  of  two  cele- 
brated sea  rovers,  have  been  rendered  as  short  as  possible. 
In  the  appendix  lo  his  4tli  edition,  Johnson  expresses  some 
doubt  as  to  tlie  culpability  of  Governor  Eden,  but  the  let- 
ter from  his  secretary,  previously  quoted,  and  other  corro- 
borating eircnnistanees,  have  left  n  suspicion  upon  his 
character  which  will  not  easily  be  elfaccd.  As  this  is  a 
curious  piece  of  colonial  history  but  rarely  referred  to, 
we  may  add,  that  Dr.  Williamson,  author  of  the  History 
of  South  Carolina,  appears  to  give  full  credit  to  the  story, 
stating,  that  "  Eden's  administration  wm  checiuered  by 
trouble,  and  clouded  by  disgrace,  that  lie  might  and 
should  have  prevented — His  conduct,"  ho  continues, 
"  when  viewed  in  the  most  favourable  light,  was  very 
imprudent,  although  his  guilt  was  not  fully  established." 

Another  covernor,  Robert  Quarry,  of  South  Carolino, 
was  degraded,  in  Ifitjl,  for  liartxiuring  pirates,  and  the 
cbaraoter  of  Flctchtt,  the  resident  governor  of  New  York 


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iH'foro  till'  iippDinliiu'iit  of  Iionl  Hi'll;iinoiit,  whs  also 
stained  willi  tlic  saiiir  ri'pnuifh,  linviii};  liccu  stri)n{;ly 
BiisiHTtrd  nl*  CDiilrdiraliii);  \vil!i  Kid  and  liis  assmiatcs. 
Whin  that  pirali;  was  s<'unrrd,  it  was  discovered  thai 
Nicoll,  a  im'iidu'r  iiriho  jrovirmir's  council,  had  received 
hril>es  for  (LfraiitiiiL'  prijteelions  to  pirates  wlio  Ireipirnted 
the  Sonnd.  fiord  llrllanioiit's  council  advised  that 
Kh'tchcr  sliouhl  l>e  sent  to  Kn^hinil,  to  he  tried  for 
piracy ;  ami  that  Nicoll  should  he  tried  in  the  colony, 
hut,  accordinff  to  Smith's  History  of  New  York,  their 
nilvici^  was  never  carrieil  into  execution,  prohahly  owiu}; 
to  a  want  of  evidence  ajraiiist  tla^  parties. 

cmXESK  PIRATES. 

The  celestial  empire,  spite  of  the  hoasled  wisdom  of  its 
governmiiit,  and  the  virtue  and  order  that  have  hecn 
supimsed  lo  reijrn  tliere  for  so  many  centuries,  is  no 
more  free  from  robbers  tluin  countries  of  less  ancient 
date  and  iulerior  pretension.  On  the  contrary,  if  wc  ex- 
cept India,  no  part  of  the  world  has,  in  our  time,  wit- 
nessed such  forniid:il)le  and  nmniTous  associations  of 
freebooters.  These  C'hinese  robbers  w<'re  pirates,  and  I 
am  disjio.sed  to  give  a  sk<'tcli  of  them  and  their  adviui- 
turcs,  as  a  sirikinjj  jitiidanl  to  tlie  preceding  chapter  on 
the  Uuccaneers  of  America;  luid  this,  because  I  am 
not  only  in  possession  of  ii  most  curious  account  of 
the  suppression  or  pacification  of  the  rovers,  translated 
from  tiie  oriijinal  Chinese,  but  of  a  corroboration  written 
hy  an  Dluirlislnuan,  wlio  was  so  unfort\mate  as  to  fall 
into  their  hands,  and  to  sei^  his  comrades  (Knjriisli  sailor.s) 
obliged  to  lake  part  in  their  marauding  and  nuirderous 
expeditions. 

For  the  translation  of  i'luii  Tszc's  "History  of  the 
Pirates  who  inlested  the  China  Sea.from  181)7  to  ISKI," 
wo  are  indebted  to  tliat  excellent  institution,  the  Oriental 
Translation  l'"und,  and  to  tin;  labours  of  the  dislin;.niislied 
Orientalist,  .Mr.  Cliirles  Fried  Neumann;  and  for  the 
Narrative  (first  published  in  Wilkinson's  Travels  to  Chi- 
nal  of  his  captivity  and  treatjiient  amongst  the  Ladrones, 
(pirates,)  to  Rieliard  (;iass])oole,  Ks(|.  of  the  Hon.  East 
India  Company's  service,  a  genllenvm  who  is  still  living. 
I  shall  make  out  my  aeeounf  of  the  Chinese  pirates  from 
either  of  lliese  two  authorities. 

The  I.ailrones,  as  they  were  christened  by  the  Portn- 
guese  of  .ATaeao,  were  originally  a  disalfected  set  of 
Chinese,  that  revolted  against  the  oppression  of  the  ^lan- 
diirijies.  'I'he  tirst  scene  of  their  depredations  was  the 
westt.-n  coast,  about  Cochin-t'hina,  wlicre  they  began  by 
attn  'l-iug  small  tradijig  vessebt  in  row  Imals,  earr\  in'g 
from  thi'ty  to  forty  men  eaeli.  Tiiey  continued  "this 
system  of  piracy,  and  thrived  and  increased  in  numbers 
under  it  for  several  years.  At  length  the  liime  of  their 
KUccesses,  and  the  oppression  arui  horrid  poverty  and 
want  tliat  many  of  the  lower  order  of  Chinese  laboured 
under,  had  the  clfeet  of  augmenling  their  bands  with 
astonishing  rapidity.  Fi<hernieji  and  other  deslitule 
classes  Mocked  by  hundred.s  to  their  standard,  aiul  their 
audacity  growing  with  their  numliers,  they  not  nierelv 
swept  the  coast,  but  blockaded  all  the  principal  rivers, 
and  attacked  and  took  several  large  government  war 
junks,  mounting  from  ten  to  fdleen  guns  each. 

These  junks  being  added  to  their  shoals  of  boats,  the 
pirates  formed  a  tremendous  licet,  which  was  always 
along  shore,  so  that  no  small  vi'ssel  couhl  safely  trade  on 
the  coast.  When  they  lacked  prey  on  the  .sea,  they  laid 
the  land  under  tribute.  'J'iiey  were  at  first  accustomed 
to  go  on  shore  and  attack  th(!  maritime  villages,  but  1«!- 
coming  bolder,  they,  like  the  buccaneers,  made  long  i[i. 
land  journeys,  and  surjiriscd  and  plundered  oven  large 
towns. 

An  energetic  attempt  made  by  the  Chinese  government 
to  destroy  them,  only  increased  their  strength;  for  in 
their  very  fir.'it  reneouider  with  the  pirates,  twenty-eight 
of  the  impiTial  junks  struck,  and  the  remaining  twelve 
saved  themselves  by  a  precipitate  retri'at. 

The  captured  junk.s,  fully  eipiippeil  for  war,  were  a 
great  accpiisition  to  the  robbers,  wliose  numbers  now  in- 
crea,sed  more  rapidly  than  ever.  They  weri'  in  their 
plenitude  of  power  in  the  year  180!),  when  !\[r.  fllass- 
|)oolc  h.id  the  misfortune  to  fall  into  their  hands,  at  which 
tinu',  that  gentleman  supposed  their  force  to  consist  of 
7I),I)0I)  men,  navigating  eight  hundred  large  vessels,  and 
one  tliou.sand  small  ones,  ineluning  row  boats.  'I'liey 
were  dividi'd  into  six  large  squ.adrons,  under  riifTcri'iit 
flags  : — the  red,  the  yellow,  the  green,  the  blue,  the  black. 
Olid  the  white.   "  'I'lieso  was])s  of  the  ocean,"  ub  the  C;hi- 


nese  historian  |x  rlinently  calls  them,  were  further  dis- 
tinguished by  the  names  ot' their  res|K'cli\e  eoiiunanders. 
Of  iIhsc  (iinimanders  a  <ertain  Cliiii^-i/i/i  had  Imcu  the 
most  di>liTiguishi'd  by  his  valour  and  ( ciiiduct.  Hy  de- 
grees Chiiig  obtained  almost  a  supremacy  of  command 
ov(  r  the  whole  united  licit;  and  so  conlichnt  was  this 
robher  in  his  streiiL'th  and  daily  augmenting  means,  tliat 
he  aspiri'd  lo  the  dignity  of  a  great  iKilitical  <liartieter, 
and  Willi  so  far  as  o|Mn)y  lo  declare  his  jialriotie  inten- 
tion ol'liiirling  the  present  Tartar  f.imily  Irom  the  throne 
of  China,  and  of  re.'-toring  the  ancient  native  I'hiiiese 
dynasty. 

Hut  mifortunalcly  for  this  ambitious  jiirate,  "  it  hap- 
|K'nrd  that  on  tli<'  scvenleenlh  day  of  the  tenth  moon,  in 
the  year  of  Kea-King,"  he  |ierislied  in  a  heavy  gale,  and 
instead  .if  placing  a  sovereign  on  the  Chinese  throne,  he 
ami  111-  lolly  aspirations  were  buried  in  the  sea  of  China. 
.\iid  iii-w  conies  the  most  remarkable  passage  in  the  his- 
tory of  these  pii.ates — remarkable  with  any  (lass  of  men, 
hilt  ilonbly  so  among  tlie  Chintse,  who  entertain  more 
than  the  general  oriental  opinion  of  the  inferiority,  or 
nolhingness,  of  the  lair  sex. 

On  the  death  of  (7iing-i,i7i,  his  legitimate  wife  had 
sullicicnt  intliience  over  the  freebooters  to  induce  them 
to  recognise  her  authority  in  the  pi, ice  of  her  deceased 
husliand's;  and  she  ap|)ointed  one  J'uuti  as  her  lieutenant 
and  prime  minister,  and  prnvided  that  she  should  bo  con- 
sidered the  mistress  or  the  commander  in  chief  of  the 
united  squadrons. 

'J'his  I'lioii  bad  Ik  en  a  |ioor  fisher  Imy,  picked  up  with 
his  father  at  sea,  wliiU'  fishing,  by  <'Uinn-i/i/i,  wlio.se  good 
will  and  favour  he  had  the  fiirtune  to  captivate,  and  by 
whom,  before  that  pirate's  death,  he  had  been  made  a 
headman  or  captain.  The  grave  Chinese  hi.storian  does 
not  descend  into  such  domestic  particulars,  hut  wc  may 
presume,  from  her  ap|Kiinting  him  to  be  her  licnteiiant, 
that  I'uim  had  bcni  ei|ually  successful  in  securing  the 
good  graces  of  Mistrrss  Chin^,  as  the  worthy  translator 
somewhat  irreverently  styles  our  Chinese  heroine. 

Instead  of  declining  under  the  rule  of  a  woman,  the 
pirates  liecame  more  enterprising  than  ever.  C'hing's 
widow  was  clever  as  well  as  brave,  and  so  was  her  lieu- 
tenant I'aou.  lietwecn  them  they  drew  up  a  code  of 
laws  for  the  better  regulation  of  their  freeliooters. 

That  the  pirates  might  never  feel  the  want  of  provi- 
sions and  other  supplies,  it  was  orderid  by  Ching-vih's 
widow,  that  every  thing  should  be  doni^  to  gain  the  com- 
mon country  people  to  their  interest.  Wine,  rice,  and 
all  other  goods  were  to  be  paid  lor,  as  the  villagers  de- 
livered them:  capital  punishnient  was  pronounced  on 
every  pirate  who  should  take  any  thing  of  this  kind  hv 
lorce,  or  without  payiiicr  fiir  it.  And  not  only  were 
these  laws  well  caleiilated  liir  their  object,  but  the  she 
coimnandi'r  in  chief  and  her  lieutenant  J'unu  were  vigi- 
lant in  seeing  tlieiii  observed,  and  strict  in  every  tran.s- 
aeliim. 

J!y  these  means  an  admirable  discipline  was  main- 
tained on  hoard  the  ships,  anil  the  jieasanlry  on  shore 
never  lit  the  pirates  want  lor  giiniiowder,  provisions,  or 
liny  oilier  neces.-:ary.  On  a  piratical  expedition,  either  to 
iiilvance  or  to  retreat  without  onler.s,  was  a  capital  otl'enee. 

Under  these  philosnpliical  institutions,  and  the  guidance 
of  a  woman,  the  rolibcrs  contiimcd  to  scour  the  China  sea, 
plundering  every  vessel  they  came  near;  hut  it  is  to  1h' 
remarked,  in  their  delicate  phrascohigy,  the  robbing  of  a 
ship's  cargo  w.xs  iioi  called  by  any  such  vulg.ir  term — it 
was  merely  styled  "a  transhipping  of  goods." 

\fior  some  reverses  the  tarnished  laurels  of  the 
pirates  were  however  brightened ;  t'or  when  'I'sueii- 
now-Sun  went  to  attack  them  in  the  bay  of  Kwangchow, 
the  widow  of  (^hing-yih,  remaining  quiet  with  part  of 
her  ships,  sent  her  boM  lieutenant  Paon  to  make  an  attack 
on  the  front  of  the  admiral's  line.  When  the  fight  was 
well  begun,  the  rest  of  the  pirate's  slii|i3,  that  had  been 
lying  jierditu,  came  upon  the  admir.-l's  -ear,  and  pre- 
sently surrounded  him.  "Then,"  «  ;!i|  he  historian, 
'  our  squadron  was  scattered,  thrown  into  disorder,  and 
consequently  cut  to  pieces  :  there  was  a  noise  which  rent 
the  sky  ;  every  man  t'ought  in  liis  own  defence,  and 
scarcely  a  hundred  remained  together.  The  squad- 
ron of  the  wife  of  (liing-yih  over|)owcred  us  hy  num. 
hers ;  our  commander  was  not  able  to  protect  his  lines, 
they  were  broken,  and  we  lost  lourteen  ships." 

The  next  light  iH'ing  very  characteristically  described, 
must  be  given  entire  in  the  words  of  our  Chinese  his. 
torian. 

"Our  men  of  war  escorting  some  incrchant  ships,  in 
llic  fourth  moon  of  the  same  year,  hap|)cned  to  meet  the 
pirate  chief  nicknamed,  'The  jewel  of  all  the  crew,' 
cruising  at  sea.  Tiie  traders  became  exceedingly  fright, 
cued,  but  our  commander  said :  '  This  not  being  the 


flag  of  the  widow  Ching-yili,  we  are  a  iiiateli  for  tlirm; 
therefore  we  will  atlaek  and  conquer  them.'  'I'hfn 
ensiled  a  batlle;  they  iittaeked  each  other  willi  gniis 
and  stones,  and  many  peopht  were  kided  and  \\OMit(kd. 
Thi^  fighting  ceased  towards  the  evening,  and  Ixgan 
again  next  morning.  'I'he  pirates  and  the  ine.i  ni' 
war  W(  re  very  close  to  each  other,  mid  they  iHiasfeil 
mutiially  about  their  slrenglh  and  valour.  It  was  n 
very  hard  fight;  the  sound  of  cannon,  and  the  erics  of 
till'  combatnnts,  were  heard  .some  /(*  distant.  'I  hr 
traders  remained  at  some  distance;  they  s.iw  the  pirate* 
mi.viiig  gunpowder  in  their  beverage, — they  looked  iii- 
slanlly  red  about  the  fiiee  and  the  eyes,  and  then  fought 
desperately.  This  lighting  continued  three  days  ami 
nights  incessantly;  at  last,  beeoining  tired  m  both  sidis, 
they  separated." 

'I'o  understand  Ibis  inglorious  bulletin,  the  reader  must 
remember  that  many  of  the  combatants  only  handled 
bows  and  arrows,  and  |Mdted  stones,  and  that  Chinese 
|Miwder  and  guns  are  both  exceedingly  bad.  'J'lic  bathos 
of  the  conclusion  does  somewhat  remind  one  of  the 
Irishman's  despatch  during  the  Ainerieaii  war — "  It 
was  a  bloody  battle  while  it  lasted;  anil  the  sergeant  of 
marines  lost  his  cartonche.box." 

The  pirates  continuing  their  depredations,  plundered 
and  burned  a  mimber  of  towns  anil  villages  on  the  coasi, 
and  carried  oft"  a  number  of  prisoners  of  both  sexes. 
From  one  place  alone,  they  carried  off  filly -three  womi  n. 
.At  length  they  separated  :  Mistress  Cliing  plundering 
in  one  place  ;  Paou,  in  another ;  O-po-tae,  in  another,  iVe. 

It  was  at  this  time  that  Mr.  (ilass|>oolo  had  the  ill  f'or- 
tnne  to  fall  into  their  power.  This  gentleman,  then  an 
olfieer  in  the  Ea.st  India  Company's  ship  the  Marquis  of 
Ely,  which  was  anchored  under  an  island  about  twelve 
miles  from  Macao,  was  ordered  to  proceed  to  the  latter 
|ilace  with  a  boat  to  procure  a  pilot.  He  lell  the  ship  in 
one  of  the  cutters,  wilh  seven  liritish  seamen  well  armid, 
on  the  17tli  September  IBIKI.  He  reached  Macao  in 
safety, and  having  finished  his  businiss  there  and  procured 
a  pilot,  returned  towards  the  ship  the  following  day. 
Hut,  unfortunately,  the  ship  had  weighed  anchor  and 
w.as  under  sail,  and  in  consequence  of  squally  weather, 
accompanied  with  thick  fogs,  the  boat  could  not  reach 
her,  and  Mr.  (ilasspoolc  and  his  men  and  the  pilot 
were  lell  at  sea,  in  an  0]xn  bnat.  "Our  situation,"  savs 
that  gentleman,  "  was  truly  distressing — night  closing 
fast,  with  a  threatening  apiiearance,  blowing  fresh,  with 
hard  rain  and  a  heavy  sea  ;  oiir  boat  very  leaky,  without 
a  compass,  anchor,  or  provisions,  and  drilling  fast  on  a 
lee-shore,  surrounded  with  dangerous  rocks,  and  inhahiled 
hy  the  most  barbarous  [lirales." 

Aller  snflering  dreadfully  for  three  whole  days,  Mr. 
(ilissiinole,  by  the  advice  of  the  pilot,  made  for  a  narrow 
ch.annel,  where  ho  presently  discovered  three  l.irge  heals 
at  anchor,  which,  on  seeing  the  English  boat,  w(  iglii  il 
and  made  sail  towards  il.  The  ]iilot  told  Mr.  (;iaFS|ioolc 
they  were  Ladroncs,  and  that  if  they  capliired  the  Imal, 
they  would  certainly  put  them  all  to  death  !  Aller  row- 
ing tremendously  for  six  hours  they  escaped  these  boats, 
but  on  the  following  morning  falling  in  with  a  large 
fleet  of  the  pirates,  which  the  English  mistook  lor  fish- 
ing boats,  they  were  captured. 

"About  twenty  savage  looking  villains,"  says  Mr. 
(I'lasspoolc,  "who  were  stowed  at  the  bottom  of  a  lioat, 
leaped  on  board  us.  They  were  armed  with  a  short 
sword  in  either  hand,  one  of  which  they  laid  iqion  our 
nc^cks,  and  iminted  the  other  to  our  breasts,  kiepiiig  their 
eyes  fixed  on  their  officer,  wailing  his  signal  to  cut  or 
desist.  Seeing  wc  were  incaiiahle  of  making  any  re- 
sistance, tlic  officer  sheathed  his  sword,  and  the  others 
immediately  followed  his  example.  They  then  dragged 
us  into  their  boat,  and  carried  lis  on  board  one  of  their 
junks,  with  the  most  savage  demnnslrations  of  joy,  and, 
as  we  snp|iosed,  to  torture  and  piU  us  to  a  cruel  death." 
When  on  hoar<l  the  junk  they  rifled  the  English  men, 
and  brought  heavy  chains  to  chain  them  to  the  deck. 

"At  this  time  a  boat  came,  and  took  me,  with  one  of 
my  men  and  tl;c  interpreter,  on  board  the  chief's  vessel. 
I  was  then  taken  before  the  chief.  He  was  seafeil  on 
deck,  in  a  large  chair,  dressed  in  purple  silk,  with  a 
black  turban  on.  He  apjK'arcd  to  be  about  thirty  years 
of  age,  a  stout  commanding  looking  man.  He  took  me 
by  the  coat,  and  drew  me  close  to  him;  then  questioned 
the  interpreter  very  strictly,  asking  him  who  we  were, 
and  what  was  our  business  in  that  part  of  the  country.  I 
told  liim  to  say  wc  were  Englishmen  in  distress,  having 
been  four  d.ays  at  sea  without  provisions,  'i'his  he  would 
not  credit,  but  said  we  were  had  men  ;  and  that  he  would 


I.c,  n  riiliirip  mile.    "  I  ronipiili'  "  "nyt  Hull, 
miles  lu  be  aiioiit  iwo  nail  a  lialf  I'.ujilisli," 


'  fivH  of  ilrii 


di 


put  us  all 
llie  interpr 
l'l»)ii  tliis 
England  a 
cliitf,  and  I 
we  had  pie 
C'.Kit  were 
brnnn  rice, 
catin  noibi 
oranges 
crowded  roi 
giving  us 
hroUL'lit  sw 
signs  that  t 
in  pii  CCS, 
hundreds 
before  the 
terpretcr  ;  h 
■>       hiiii,  if  he 
J      our  ransom, 
I  .\rtcr  vain 

3      Cflasspoolc  « 
side  and  loot 
"  .MkuiI  si 
rii^  and  a  lit 
siirns  for  us 
miiiilw'rs  of 
tcroiit  ves.scls 
they  Would 
particularly 
were  new,  an 
I  lid  it  on  the 
was  taken  aw 
d.iy  strip|Kd 

tiirly  in  th 
one  o'clock  th 
of  Lantow,  w 
.ac?;uaintance 
luirdred  ves.'^ 
lured  a  tew  d. 
crew  of  whic 
morning,  a  fisi 
tared  an  Eur< 
Eiifrlish  were  i 
"  Oni'  of  till 
and  told  me  he 
captain  in  sear 
he  had  no  lett 
wiiii  the  chic; 
opiiiin,  and  phr 
was  siiiiiuioncd 
qiicsiioned  us  ii 
lieviil  we  were 
iViendly  with  ; 
.■HViiity  ihoiisai 
up  the  ri»cr,  li 
.Alacao.  I  assi 
Icrins,  and  iinli 
Knglisli  fleet  v 
.iltogetber  incf 
said  if  it  were 
hglit,  or  put  us 
lay  letter  to  thi 
tioned.  He  sai 
li.ss  than  five  di 
wrote  when  firs 
certain  his  rcj 
dariii  not  negot 
the  head  adiiiir 
lieiiig  captured. 
till'  Mandarins  i 
While  the  fl 
who  were  left  i 
drones  that  wcr 
rirtiinatelv  csca 
'•  .Vt  daylight 
to  aliovc  five  liu 
procei'd  on  tliei 
contributions  on 
I'l  describe  whal 
having  received 
iiiiili  r  way  lo 
never  visited  h; 
fir  many  monti 
of  negotiating  fe 
Ihi'  only  method 
a  lo.ss  from  the 
nlkive  twenty  in 
ami  go  in  tlio  ni 
lioats  should  l(C 
the  Ladroncs,  th 


CIIINKSK  rinATES. 


127 


llli  tiir  tlirlii; 
llll'lll.'  'I'llftl 
icr  wiili  J.M1I1S 
mill  woiiimIiiI. 
i*j,  nrui  U-'j-iin 
I  tlii^    iiiiii    III' 

lIll'V    l><la^^l| 

ur.  It  wim  n 
il  tlic  crks  i>t' 
distant.  'I  ]»• 
law  the  pirattK 
lirv  looki'd  il). 
1(1  tlicii  luuiflit 
iri'i'  ilays  niiil 
1  m  both  i-i(l« !!, 

he  render  must 
only  hiiiidkd 
\  that  Chinese 
I.  The  bathris 
id  one  of  I  he 
eau  war — "  It 
the  sergeant  ol' 

ons,  plundered 
;s  on  the  eoasl, 
of  both  8C.VIS. 
.'.three  wonu  n. 
iig  plundering,' 
in  another,  \i'. 
had  the  ill  for- 
Unian,  then  an 
the  Marquis  of 
id  about  twelve 
ed  to  the  hitler 

lell  the  ship  in 
icn  well  arinc  d, 
'lied  Macao  in 
re  and  |iroeiir( d 

followinj;  day- 
ed  anchor  and 
pially  weather, 
ould  not  reneli 

and  the  pilot 
situation,"  says 
— iiilfht  clo>ini; 

iiig  I'resh,  with 

leaky,  witlinnt 

illinji  fast  on  a 

and  inhabited 

liole  (lays.  Air. 
for  n  narrow 

r(e  liirge  In^als 
boat,  W(  iiihdi 
>Ir.  <ilass[tf(olr 
iircil  llie  lioat, 
I !    Aller  row. 

led  these  Iwiatj;, 
with  a   lar!;r 

listook  lor  fisli- 

lis,"  says  Mr. 
|toni  of  n  boat, 
with  a  short 
[laid  n|>oii  our 
,keepiii!j  their 
il  to  cut  or 
Ikiiifj  any  re- 
Ind  the  others 
[then  drapffed 
one  of  their 
Va  of  joy,  and, 
1  cruel  death." 
Oiifflish  men, 
the  deck. 

with  one  ol' 

I'liiefs  vessel. 

ras  seated  on 

I  silk,  with  a 

thirty  years 

He  took  nie 

bn  questioned 

rlio  we  were, 

'oiintry.  I 

Itress,  liavine 

fhis  he  would 

|iat  he  would 


'  five  of  ilrii 


nut  us  all  to  (lealli ;  and  llirn  ordered  some  men  to  put 
the  inlerpreter  to  the  torture  until  he  confessed  the  truth. 
('■Kin  this  (x-ea.sioii,  a  Ladrone,  who  had  Im'Cii  once  to 
Ki'ijlaiid  and  spoke  a  few  words  of  JOii(;lish,  came-  to  the 
chief,  and  told  him  we  were  really  Kiijrlislmien,  and  that 
we  had  plentv  of  luoiiey,  addinff  that  the  hutlons  on  my 
r^i.t  were  g'M-  'I'he  chief  then  oidercd  us  some  coarse 
brown  riei",  of  .vhicli  we  made  a  tolerable  mcnl,  liavinj; 
eat<n  nolhinir  for  nearly  four  days,  e.\cept  a  few  jrreeii 
oran"!'^.  nurins;  our  repast,  ,1  number  of  Ladrnnes 
crowTled  round  us,  exaiiiiniu};  our  clothes  ami  hair,  and 
"ivinc  us  c»ery  |M)ssible  annoyance.  Several  of  them 
hroiiLdit  swords,  and  laid  I  hem  on  our  necks,  makinj; 
Fimis  that  they  would  soon  take  us  on  shore,  and  cut  us 
ill  iiio'cs,  wliieli  I  am  sorry  to  say  was  tlii^  fate  of  some 
liiiiiilnds  durinjr  my  captivity.  I  was  now  sunimnned 
before  the  chief,  who  had  been  eonversinjf  with  tlie  in- 
terpreter ;  he  said  I  must  write  to  my  captain,  and  tell 
him,  if  hi-  did  not  send  an  hundred  thousand  dollars  for 
our  ransom,  in  ten  d,iys  he  would  put  us  all  to  death." 

Arter  vainly  expostulating  to  lessen  the  ransom  Mr. 
Classpoiilc  wrote  the  letter,  and  a  small  boat  came  along, 
side  and  look  us  to  Macao. 

"  Alxiul  six  o'clock  in  the  evening  tlicy  gave  «s  acme 
r'lrv  and  a  little  salt  fish,  which  wc  ntc,  and  they  made 
si<ms  for  us  to  lie  down  on  the  deck  to  sleep;  but  such 
nnnihers  of  Ladrones  were  constantly  coming  from  dif. 
ferenl  vessels  to  sec  us,  and  examine  our  clothes  and  hair, 
tliiv  would  not  allow  ns  a  moment's  quiet.  They  were 
particularly  anxious  fiir  the  buttons  of  my  coat,  which 
were  new,  and  as  they  supposed  gold.  I  took  it  off,  and 
I  lid  it  on  the  deck  to  avoid  being  disturbed  by  them ;  it 
was  taken  away  in  the  night,  and  I  saw  it  on  the  next 
day  stripiK-d  of  its  buttons." 

Rirlv  in  the  night  the  licet  sailed,  and  anchored  about 
one  o'cliKk  the  following  day  in  a  bay  under  the  island 
of  Laiitow,  where  the  head  admiral  of  Ladrones  (our 
arniiaintaiice  Paou)  was  lying  at  anchor,  with  about  two 
hiirdri'd  ves.^cls  and  a  Portuguese  brig  they  had_  cap- 
lured  a  Ivvr  d.iys  liefore,  and  the  captain  and  part  of  the 
crew  of  which  they  had  murdered.  Early  the  next 
morning,  a  tishing  boat  came  to  enquire  if  they  had  cap- 
tured an  European  Ixiat :  they  came  to  the  vessel  the 
Kiidisli  were  in. 

"  (Ine  of  the  boatmen  spoke  a  few  words  of  English, 
and  Inld  me  he  had  a  Iiadrone  pass,  tmd  was  sent  by  our 
captain  in  search  of  us ;  I  was  rather  surprised  to  find 
he  had  no  letter.  He  appeared  to  be  well  acquainted 
v.'iiii  the  chief,  and  remained  in  his  cabin  smoking 
opiuiii,  and  playing  cards  all  the  day.  In  the  evening  1 
was  siniiiiioiied  with  the  interpreter  licfore  the  chief.  He 
(|ii(slioneil  us  in  a  luiich  milder  tone,  saying,  he  now  be- 
lieved we  were  Englishmen,  a  people  he  wished  to  be 
t'rieailly  with  ;  and  that  if  our  captain  would  lend  him 
HVinly  thousand  d.illars  till  he  returned  from  hi.^  erui.sc 
lip  the  river,  he  would  repay  him,  and  send  us  all  to 
.\Ineao.  I  assured  him  it  was  useless  writing  on  those 
terms,  and  unless  our  ransom  wa.s  s|X'edily  settled,  the 
Kiijlish  licet  would  sail,  and  render  our  enlargement 
altogether  ineffectual.  He  remained  determined,  and 
«iid  if  it  were  not  sent,  he  would  keep  us,  and  make  us 
tii;li!,  or  put  us  to  death.  I  accordingly  wrote,  and  gave 
iiiv  letter  to  the  man  lielonging  to  the  boat  before  men- 
tioned. He  said  he  could  not  return  with  an  answer  in 
lis?  than  five  days.  The  chief  now  gave  nic  the  letter  I 
wrote  when  first  taken.  I  have  nyver  been  able  to  as- 
certain his  reasons  for  detaining  it,  but  suppose  lie 
dan-d  not  negotiate  for  our  ransom  without  orders  from 
the  head  admiral,  who  I  understood  was  sorry  ut  our 
lieiiig  captured.  He  said  the  English  ships  would  join 
tile  Mandarins  and  attack  them." 

While  the  fleet  lay  here,  one  night  the  Portuguese 
wlio  were  left  in  the  captured  brig  murdered  the  La- 
ilrnnes  that  were  on  hoard  of  her,  cut  the  cables,  and 
rrrliinately  escajK^d  through  the  darkness  of  the  night. 

'■  At  daylight  the  next  morning,  the  fleet,  amounting 
lo  aliove  live  hundred  sail  of  different  sizes,  weighed,  to 
lirneceil  on  their  intended  cruise  up  the  rivers,  to  levy 
ivintributions  on  the  towns  and  villages.  It  is  impossible 
t..  ill  scrilK'  what  were  my  feelings  at  this  critical  time, 
liiiviiig  reanved  no  answers  to  my  letters,  and  the  fleet 
iiiiili  r  way  lo  sail — hundreds  of  miles  up  a  country 
111  vor  visited  by  Europeans,  there  to  remain  probably 
fir  many  months,  which  would  render  all  opimrtunltics 
of  negotiating  for  our  enlargement  totally  incttcctual;  as 
the  only  method  of  communication  is  by  boats  that  have 
a  \an  from  tlie  Ladrones,  and  they  dare  not  vcnturn 
alkwe  twenty  miles  from  Macao,  being  obliged  to  come 
and  go  in  the  niglit,  to  avoid  the  mandarins  ;  and  if  these 
luats  should  lie  detected  in  having  any  intercourse  with 
the  Ladrones,  they  arc  iinincdiatcly  put  to  death,  and  all 


llieir  relations,  though  they  had  not  joined  ill  the  f  rime," 
share  in  the  punishment,  in  order  that  not  a  siiigh'  |ht- 
soii  of  till  ir  I'liiiiiliesshnuhlbelertto  imitate  their  crimes 
nr  riveiiL'e  their  dea'h." 

The  liilliiwiiig  is  a  very  trmchiiig  incident  in  Mr. 
(ilassiMiole's  narrative. 

"  Wednesday  the  dlilh  of  Septemlier,  at  daylight,  we 
passed  in  sight  of  our  own  ships,  at  nnelior  iiiidir  the 
island  of  f'huii  I'o.  The  iliief  then  called  me,  pointed  to 
tli(^  ships,  and  told  the  inlerpreter  to  tell  ns  lo  look  al 
lliem,  tor  we  should  never  see  I  hem  again  !  About  iionn 
wc  enlered  a  river  to  the  westward  of  the  Itogue,  three 
or  four  mills  from  the  entrance.  We  passed  a  large 
town  siliiatc  on  the  side  of  a  iK'anliriil  hill,  which  is 
tributary  to  the  Ladrones  ;  the  inhabitants  saluted  llieiii 
with  songs  as  they  passed." 

After  cominitling  iiuiiieroiis  roblieries,  sacking  towns, 
hiuring  vessels  and  carrying  oft'  women,  &c.  .Mr.  (J. 
says:— 

"Or.  the  28tli  of  October,  I  received  a  letter  from 
Captain  Kay,  brought  by  a  fisherman,  who  had  told  him 
ho  won!il  get  us  all  back  for  three  thousand  dollars. 
He  advised  mo  to  ofter  three  thousand,  and  if  not  ac. 
ccptod,  extend  it  to  four ;  but  not  farther,  as  it  was  bad 
policy  to  ofl'cr  niucli  at  first :  at  the  same  time  assuring 
mo  wo  should  be  liberiled,  let  the  ransom  bo  what  il 
would.  1  nll'ered  the  chief  the  three  thousand,  which 
ho  disdainfully  refused,  saying  he  was  not  to  be  played 
with ;  and  unless  they  sent  ten  thousand  dollars,  and 
two  large  guns,  with  several  casks  of  gunpowder,  he 
would  soon  put  us  all  to  (Icalh.  I  wrote  lo  Captain 
Kay,  and  informed  him  of  the  chiefs  determination, 
requesting,  if  an  opportunity  offered,  to  send  us  a  shift 
of  clothes,  for  which  it  may  be  easily  imagined  we  were 
much  distressed,  having  been  seven  weeks  without  a 
change;  although  constantly  cx]io.sed  to  tho  wcalher, 
and  of  course  frequently  wet. 

"On  the  first  of  November,  the  fleet  sailed  up  a  narrow 
river,  and  anchored  at  night  within  two  miles  of  a  town 
called  Little  Whaiiipoa.  In  freiitof  it  was  a  small  fort, 
and  several  mandarin  vessels  lying  in  the  harbour.  The 
chief  sent  the  inlerpreler  to  me,  saying,  1  must  order 
my  men  to  make  cartridges  and  clean  their  muskets, 
ready  to  go  on  shore  in  the  iiiorning.  1  assured  the 
interpreter  I  should  give  the  men  no  such  orders,  that 
they  must  please  them.selves.  Soon  after  tho  chief 
came  on  board,  threatening  tn  put  us  all  lo  a  cruel  dealli 
if  we  refused  to  obey  his  orders.  Tor  my  own  part  1 
remained  determined,  and  advised  the  men  not  to  coin- 
ply,  as  I  thought  by  making  ourselves  useful  wo  should 
be  accounted  loo  valuable.  A  lew  hours  afterwards  he 
sent  to  me  again,  saying,  that  if  my.self  and  llie  quarter- 
master would  assist  tlieiii  at  the  great  guns,  that  if  al.so 
the  rest  of  the  lueti  went  on  shore  and  succeeded  in 
taking  llio  place,  Im  would  then  take  the  money  offcrei: 
for  our  ransom,  and  give  them  twenty  dollars  for  every 
Chinauiairs  head  fliey  cutolT.  Tothe.se  proposals  we 
cheerlully  ain  iled,  in  hopes  of  lacilitaling  our  de. 
livcranco." 

Preferring  tho  killing  of  Chinese  to  the  living  wiili 
pirates,  our  Knglish  tars  therefore  landed  next  day  with 
about  three  thousand  ruflians.  Oiico  in  the  fight,  they 
seem  to  have  duie  their  work  con  amore .'  and  to  have 
battled  it  as  if  they  had  been  pirates  themselves.  Our 
friend,  the  Chinese  historian,  indeed,  nientionsa  foreigner 
engaged  in  batllo  and  doing  great  execution  with  a 
little  musket,  and  sets  him  down,  naturally  enough,  as 
"a  foreign  pirate  1" 

After  recapitulating  several  battles  which  he  witnessed, 
Mr.  (.ilasspnole  continues — "On  the  2d  of  DccemlK'r  I 
received  a  letter  from  Lieutenant  JIaughn,  eomniander 
of  the  Ilonniirable  Company's  crui.ser  the  Anteloix',  say- 
ing that  he  had  the  ransom  on  hoard,  and  had  liccn  three 
days  cruising  after  us,  and  wished  me  to  settle  with  the 
chief  on  the  securest  method  of  delivering  it.  The  chief 
agreed  to  send  us  in  a  small  guiiboot  till  we  came  within 
sight  of  the  Antelope;  then  the  compradore's  boat  was  to 
bring  the  ransom  and  receive  us.  I  was  so  agitated  at 
receiving  this  joyfiil  news,  that  it  wa.s  with  considerable 
ditliculty  I  could  scrawl  aliout  two  or  three  lines  to  in- 
form Jiieiitenant  Mauglin  of  the  arrangements  I  had 
made.  Wc  wvn^  all  so  deeply  affected  by  the  gratifying 
tidings,  that  we  seldom  closed  our  eyes,  but  continued 
watching  day  and  night  for  the  boat. 

"  On  the  tith,  she  returned  with  Lieutenant  Maughn's 
answer,  saying,  he  would  res[)cct  any  single  boat ;  but 
would  not  allow  the  fleet  to  approach  him.    The  chief 


*  Tliai  till'  wlinin  fiiniily  mii.<t  snillr  fur  the  crimo  of  one  iiiili 
vliliinl,  sveniii  In  lin  ilic  uiun  cruol  and  fiiolish  law  of  lh<  wliuln 
I'iiinetii'  I  nnilnul  coili'. 


then,  according  to  his  first  proposal,  orderi  d  a  gunboat 
111  take  us,  and  with  no  small  ili'i;rre  of  plrasiMe  we  left 
the  Lailrnne  lliil  i:binit  foul-  u'cliiik  in  llie  nllirin fii.  At 
one  I'.  .\1.  saw  llir  AiililM]ie  unili  r  all  sail,  slaniling  In- 
wards lis.  The  Lailroiie  linal  iiiiinriliali  iy  aiiihicriii,  and 
ilrspalelii  d  t'  r  eoinjirailiirc's  bnal  for  Ijii-  laiiMHii,  saying, 
that  if  she  approaehed  iiiarer,  ihey  wniild  ri  turn  tu  liie 
licet  i  and  they  were  just  w(i(;irnig  win  ii  she  shiirli'iicil 
sail,  and  anilinred  alimit  two  iiiili'  iVom  us.  'I'he  boat 
dill  not  re.icli  her  till  late  in  the  aftiriiiiini,  owing  to  ll.e 
tide's  iH'iiig  strong  against  her.  She  ricrivrd  the  ransniii. 
and  left  the  Alitelnpe  just  before  dark.  .\  i.iaiularin  Imat 
that  had  been  lying  emieealeil  iiniler  the  land,  and 
walehiiiir  their  maiueuvres,  gave  ehace  t"  her,  and  was 
within  a  I'rw  tathonis  of  taking  her,  when  she  saw  » 
light,  wliieli  the  Ladrones  answered,  and  the  inatidariii 
hauled  otr.  Our  situation  was  now  a  most  eritieal  one; 
the  ransiim  was  in  the  hands  of  the  Lailroms,  and  the 
eoiiiprailore  dared  not  riturn  with  us  for  liar  of  a  siioiiil 
attack  from  tin'  iiiaiiilariii  boat.  'I'he  I  .•nni's  would 
not  remain  till  morning,  so  we  were  ohligid  to  riliirn 
with  them  lo  the  fleet.  In  the  morning  the  chief  in- 
spected the  rniisom,  which  consisted  of  the  follow  iiig 
articles:  two  bales  of  superfine  scarlet  cloth;  two  chests 
of  opium;  two  casks  of  gimpowilir;  and  a  Iclesenpe;  thir 
rest  in  dollars.  He  objeeted  to  the  telescope  nut  being 
new;  and  said  he  should  detain  one  of  ns  till  iinothir  was 
sent,  or  a  hundred  dollars  in  lieu  of  it.  The  cnmpradore, 
however,  agreed  with  him  for  the  hundred  ihdlars.  Every 
thing  being  at  length  settled,  the  chief  ordered  two  gun- 
boats  to  convey  ns  near  the  -■Viitelope  ;  we  snw  her  just 
111  fore  dusk,  when  the  Ladrone  boats  h'ft  us.  We  hail 
the  inexpressible  pleasure  of  arriving  on  bnaril  the  Ante- 
lope at  seven  P.  M.,  where  we  were  must  em  illy  re- 
ceived, and  heartily  coiigratul.atcd  on  the  safi'  niid  happy 
deliverance  from  a  miserable  captivity,  which  we  had 
endured  for  eleven  weeks  and  three  days. 

(Signed)  KiniAiii)  Olasspooi.k. 

"  China,  December  Htli,  181)0." 

The  following  notes  added  to  Mr.  (ilasspimli's  very 
interesting  aecoiuit  o.  these  Eastern  piniles,  will  show 
how  ill  he  fared  during  his  delintion  anioiig  tin  in,  and 
that  with  all  their  impunity  of  phimlering^  their  lives 
were  but  wretched  and  licaKtly. 

"  'I'he  Ladrones  have  no  settled  residence  on  shore, 
but  live  cmistantly  in  their  ves.sels.  The  after  part  is  ap- 
propriated to  the  captain  and  his  wives ;  he  generally  has 
five  or  six.  With  respect  to  cuiijugal  rights  they  are 
religiously  strict;  no  person  is  allowed  to  have  a  woman 
on  lioard,  unless  m.irrieil  t«  her  acei.iiling  to  their  laws. 
Every  man  is  allowed  a  small  berth,  about  tinir  tiet 
square,  where  he  htows  with  liis  will-'  and  liiiiiily.  I'roiii 
the  nimiliir  of  souls  erowiled  in  so  small  a  space,  it  must 
naturally  be  siqqsised  they  arc  horribly  dirty,  wliieli  is 
evidently  tile  case,  and  their  vc.s.sels  swarm  with  all  kinds 
of  vermin.  Hats  in  p.irlieular,  which  they  encourage  to 
breed,  and  eat  tlieiii  as  great  delicacies;*  ill  fact,  llicn- 
are  very  few  crealnres  tlii^y  will  not  eat.  Ihiring  our 
captivity  we  lived  three  weeks  on  caterpillars  bnilid  with 
rice.  'I'hey  are  much  addicted  lo  gambling,  and  spend 
all  their  leisure  hours  at  cards  and  smoking  opium." 

At  the  lime  of  Mr.  Oliusspoole's  lilieialion,  the  pirates 
were  at  the  height  of  their  power;  after  such  repealed 
victories  over  the  mandarin  ships,  they  had  set  at  nought 
the  Ini(»;rial  allies — the  Portuguise,  and  not  only  the 
coast,  but  llie  rivers  of  the  celestial  empire  seeiiud  to  bo 
at  their  discretion — and  yet  their  I'orniidable  assiieialion 
did  not  maiiy  months  survive  this  event.  It  was  not, 
however,  deltat,  that  reduced  it  to  the  obedience  of  the 
laws.  On  the  contrary,  that  extraordinary  woman,  the 
widow  of  Ching.yih,  and  the  daring  Paou,  were  victo- 
rious and  more  powerfiil  than  ever,  when  dissensiouH 
broke  out  among  the  pirates  Ihcmsclves.  Ever  since  tho 
favour  of  the  chieflainess  had  elevated  Paou  to  the  gene- 
ral command,  there  had  been  enmity  and  altercatioiiH 
Ix'tween  him  and  the  chief  O-po-tae,  who  comniandcil 
one  of  the  flags  or  divisions  of  tlie  fleet;  and  it  .vas  only 
by  the  deference  and  respect  they  both  owi  vl  to  Cliiiig- 
yih's  widow,  that  tliey  had  Ik'cu  pr<'vented  from  turning 
tlieir  arms  against  each  other  long  before. 

At  length,  when  tlie  brave  Paou  wa.s  surprised  and 
eoo|ied  up  by  a  strong  blockading  force  of  the  emperor's 
ships,  O-jio-tao  showed  all  his  deadly  spite,  and  refused 
to  obey  the  orders  of  Paou,  and  even  of  the  cliieftaiiie.s.s, 
which  were,  that  he  should  sail  to  the  relief  of  his  rival. 
Paou,  with  his  bravery  and  usual  good  fortune,  broke 
through  the  blockade,  but  when  he  came  in  contact  with 
0-|)o.tae,  his  rage  was  too  violent  to  bo  restrained. 

*  'I'lic  Chinese  in  Canton  only  rni  a  iinriieular  nrrtol'ial,  ivlii' li 
U  very  large  and  uf  n  wliuiuli  colour. 


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0-|io-lae  at  first  pli^iidod  that  his  mciins  aiul  stronfitli 
Imil  Ihuii  iiisulHcieut  to  ilo  what  had  been  cxi^'ctcd  of 
him,  but  coiiuhulod  by  sayiiiij;, — "  Am  I  bi)mid  to  come 
and  j<ih>  the  forces  of  raou  ?" 

"  WouUl  you  then  separate  from  us?"  cried  I'aou,  more 
cnrajTcd  th'in  ever. 

()-j)0-tae  answered  ;  "  I  will  not  separate  myself." 

I'aon: — "  Why  then  do  you  not  nlu'y  the  orders  of  tlie 
wife  of  C'hiug-yih  and  my  own  ?  What  is  this  else  than 
separation,  Hint  you  do  not  eonio  to  assist  me,  when  I  am 
surrounded  by  the  enemy  !  1  have  sworn  it  that  I  will 
destroy  lliee,  wic^ked  man,  that  1  may  do  away  with  this 
soreness  on  my  back." 

The  angry  words  of  I'aou  were  followed  by  others,  and 
then  by  blows.  I'aou,  thouj^h  at  the  moment  far  inferior 
ill  force,  first  bewail  the  liirjit,  and  ultimately  sustained  a 
sanjjuinary  defeat  and  the  loss  of  sixteen  vessels.  Our 
loalliin;r  for  this  cruel,  detestable  race,  must  be  increa.sed 
by  the  tact,  that  the  vietors  massacred  all  the  prisoiier.s — 
or  three  hundred  men. 

'I'liis  WHS  the  death  blow  to  the  confederacy  which  had 
so  long  defied  the  ein(K'ror's  power,  anil  whicli  might 
have  etiected  his  detlironement.  IKpctae  dreading  tlie 
vengeance  of  Puou  and  liis  mistress,  t^hing-yih's  widow, 
whose  united  forces  would  have  quintupled  his  own, 
gained  over  liis  men  to  liis  views,  and  protfercd  u  sub- 
inission  to  govermnent,  on  condition  of  tree  pardon,  and 
a  pro|>er  provision  fur  all. 

The  goverimiciit  that  had  made  so  many  lamentable 
displays  of  its  weakness,  was  glad  to  make  an  unreal 
(larade  of  its  mercy.  It  was  but  too  happy  to  grant  all^ 
the  conditions  instantly,  and,  in  the  fulsome  language  of 
its  historians,  "  feeling  that  compoMsion  is  the  way  of 
heaven — that  it  is  the  right  way  to  govern  by  righteous- 
iiess — it  therefore  rcdwmed  these  pirates  from  destruc- 
tion, and  iKirdoned  their  former  crimes." 

O-jMi-tae,  however,  had  hardly  struck  his  free  Hag,  and 
the  pirates  were  hardly  in  the  power  of  the  (^hiuese, 
when  it  was  pro|>osed  by  many  that  tliey  should  all  bi: 
treaelierously  murdered.  The  governor  hap|M.iied  to  be 
more  honourable  and  humane,  or  probably,  only  more 
politic  than  those  who  made  this  foul  pro|X)sal — lie  knew 
llial  such  a  bloody  breach  of  faith  would  for  ever  prevent 
the  pirates  still  in  arms  from  voluntarily  submitting;  he 
knew  e(pially  well,  even  weakened  as  they  were  by  0-|K)- 
lae's  deteetinn,  that  the  government  could  not  reduce 
llicMu  by  loree,  and  lie  thought  by  keeping  his  tiiith  with 
them,  he  might  turn  the  force  of  those  who  had  submitted 
against  those  who  still  held  out,  and  so  destroy  the  pirates 
with  the  pirates.  Coiiseipiently  the  eight  thousand  men, 
it  had  been  proposed  to  I'lit  oH"  in  cold  blo<«l,  were  allowed 
to  ri'inain  uninjured,  and  their  leader,  l>-|)o-tae,  having 
chaii^'ed  his  name  to  that  of  lleo  Hecii,  or  "  'I'he  Lustre 
of  Instruction,"  was  elevated  to  the  rank  of  an  imiKTiul 
ollicer. 

The  widow  of  riiing-yili,  and  her  favourite  I'aou,  con- 
tinued fur  some  months  to  pillage  the  coast,  and  to  beat 
tbi-  Chinese  and  mandarins' troops  and  ships,  and  seeineil 
almost  as  strong  as  belore  the  separation  of  O-po-tuc's 
Hng.  Hut  that  example  was  probably  operating  in  the 
iiiIimN  <if  many  of  the  outlaws,  and  linally  the  lawhss 
heroine  herself,  who  was  the  spirit  that  ki'pt  the  compli- 
eale  body  together,  seeing  that  O-po-tae  had  been  made 
a  government  oHicer,  and  that  he  eonlimied  to  prosper, 
Ix'gaii  also  to  tliiiiU  of  making  her  submission. 

"  I  am,"  said  she,  "  ton  times  stronger  than  (l-po-tae, 
and  government  will  perhaps,  if  I  submit,  act  towards 
me  as  they  have  done  with  I  (po.tae." 

A  rumour  of  her  intentions  having  readied  shore,  the 
mandarins  sent  oil"  a  certain  chow,  n  doctor  of  .Macao, 
"  who,"  says  the  historian,  "  Is^ing  already  well  anpiaint. 
ed  with  the  pirates,  did  not  need  liny  iiitroduclion,"  te 
enter  on  preliminaries  with  them. 

When  the  worthy  practitioner  presented  himself  tc 
Paon,  that  friend  concluded  he  had  Im-cii  cominilting 
some  crime,  ami  had  come  fiir  safety  to  that  general  ir- 
fiiiiiiim  nrcratoriim,  the  pirate  licet. 

The  doctor  expla.iied,  and  assured  thi'  chief,  that  if  In 
would  submit,  govermuent  was  inclined  to  In'nl  hlin  and 
Ills  far  more  favourably  and  more  houonrably  than  O-imi- 
Ine.  Hut  If  ho  continued  to  resi«t,  not  only  a  peiiernl 
urnilng  of  nil  the  coast  and  the  rivers,  but  <).|)o-tae  was 
to  proceed  against  liiiii. 

At  this  part  of  his  narrntivo  our  rhlnrwi  liiitorlan  is 
Again  so  curious,  thnt  I  shall  ipiotu  hit  words  at  length. 

"When  Fel.liemig.Chow  eninc  to  I'nim,  he  snul 
'  I'Vieiiil  I'aou,  do  you  know  why  I  come  to  you  I' 

"  I'aou.—'  Thoii  linsl  roinmilli'U  Bomo  criiuo  oud 
eomesl  to  me  for  protect  iim  V 

"Chow. — '  lly  no  means.' 

« I'aou. — '  Yuu  will  tln-ii  kiiow,  kuw  il  ttanda  concern- 


ing the  report  about  our  submissiun,  if  it  is  true  or  false  V 

"  Chow. — '  You  ari!  again  wrong  here,  sir.  What  are 
you  in  comparison  with  O-jio-tae  /' 

■  Puou. — '  \Vho  is  bold  enough  to  comimrc  me  with 
O-po-tJic  ?' 

'  Chow. — '  I  know  very  well  that  0-|)o.tae  could  not 
come  up  to  you,  sir ;  but  1  mean  only,  that  simx'  t)-po- 
tae  has  made  his  submission,  since  he  lia»  got  his  pardon 
and  bi."cn  created  a  government  olficer, — how  would  It 
Ik-,  If  you  with  your  whole  crew  should  also  submit,  and 
If  his  excclli'ncy  should  desire  to  treat  you  in  the  same 
manner,  and  to  give  you  t!ie  same  rank  as  ()-|H).tac  .' 
Your  submission  would  produce  more  joy  to  government 
than  the  submission  of  l>-|Hj-tae.  You  should  not  wait 
tor  wisdom  to  act  wisely;  you  should  make  up  your 
mind  to  submit  to  the  government  with  all  your  follow- 
ers. I  will  assist  you  in  every  resiwct,  it  would  be  the 
means  of  seimring  your  own  happiness  luid  the  lives  of  all 
your  adherents." 

"  ('haiig-paou  remained  like  a  statue  without  motion, 
and  Fel-heung  Chow  went  on  to  say  :  '  You  should  think 
about  this  atlair  in  time,  and  not  stay  till  the  last  mo- 
incut.  Is  it  not  clear  that  ().|)o-tae,  since  you  could 
not  agree  together,  has  joined  government  ?  lie  iK'ing 
enraged  against  you,  will  tight,  united  with  the  forces  of 
tlie  govermnent,  for  your  destruction;  and  wlio  could 
helji  you,  so  that  you  might  overeoine  your  enemies.'  If 
0-|K)-tae  could  before  vanquish  you  quite  alone,  liow 
much  more  can  he  now  when  he  is  united  with  govcrii- 
inent  ?  O-po-tac  will  tlicn  satisfy  his  hatred  against  you, 
and  you  yourself  will  soon  lie  taken  either  at  Wei-chow 
or  at  Neuou-cliow,  If  the  merchant  vessels  of  Hwy-chanu, 
the  boats  of  Kwang-chow,  and  all  the  fishing  vessels, 
unite  together  to  surround  and  attack  you  in  tlie  o|H'n 
sea,  you  will  certainly  have  enough  to  do.  Hut  even 
supposing  they  shoulil  not  attack  you,  you  will  soon  feel 
the  want  of  provisions  to  sustain  you  and  all  your  fol- 
lowers. It  is  always  wisdom  to  provide  Ixforc  things 
liap|)oii ;  stupidity  and  folly  never  think  ulmut  liiturc 
events.  It  is  too  late  to  rellect  uihui  events  when  things 
have  happened ;  you  should,  therefore,  consider  this  mat- 
ter in  time  I" 

I'aou,  iifler  iH'ing  closeted  for  some  time  with  his  mis- 
tress, C'hlng-yih's  widow,  who  gave  lier  high  |K'rinlssioii 
for  him  to  niuke  arrangements  with  Doctor  Chow,  said 
he  would  repair  with  his  fleet  to  tlie  Hocea  Tigris,  and 
there  eominuiiicute  iicrsonally  with  the  organs  of  govern- 
ment. 

.\rter  two  visits  had  liee<i  paid  to  the  pirate  fleets  by 
two  Inferior  mandarins,  who  carried  the  iiii|M'rial  proehi- 
ination  of  free  pardmi,  and  who,  at  the  order  of  Cliing. 
yili's  widow,  were  liiated  to  a  sinnptuoiis  banquet  by 
Puou,  the  govemor-geucral  of  the  province  went  lilmself 
in  one  vessel  to  the  pirates'  ships,  that  occupied  u  line  of 
ten  Ir,  oft' the  niontli  of  the  river. 

.\s  the  governor  approjiehed,  the  pirates  hoisted  their 
llag.s,  pla  .  on  their  lustruinents,  and  tired  their  guns, 
so  that  the  smoke  rose  In  clouds,  and  then  iH'iit  sail  to 
meet  him.  On  this  the  dense  population  that  were 
ranged  thousands  iiller  Ihoiisands  along  the  shore,  to 
witness  the  Important  reconciliation,  beeame  sorely 
alarmed,  and  the  governor-general  seems  to  have  had  a 
strong  inellnatioii  to  run  away,  lint  in  brief  space  of 
lime,  the  long  dreaded  widow  of  Ching-ylh,  supported 
by  her  lienteuaiit  I'aou,  and  followed  by  three  otlier  of 
her  prineipal  eommanders,  mounted  the  hIiIc  of  the 
governor's  ship,  luid  rushed  through  tin'  smoke  to  the 
s|K)t  where  his  excelleiiey  was  stationed;  where  they  fell 
on  their  hands  and  knees,  slieil  tears,  knocki d  their 
heads  on  the  ihek  before  him,  and  received  his  grai  ions 
pardon,  and  promises  for  liilnre  kind  treatment.  They 
then  withdrew  salisfieil,  having  promised  to  give  in  a  list 
of  tlieir  shl|w,  and  of  all  else  they  possessed,  wllliin  three 
davs. 

Itut  the  sudden  apparition  of  some  large  Portuguese 
ships,  and  some  government  war  junks,  made  the  pirates 
suspect  treachery.  They  Immeiliately  set  sail,  and  the 
negotiations  were  interrnnted  for  several  days. 

They  were  at  last  concluded  by  the  IsililneHs  of  their 
female  li'oder.  "  If  the  governor  general,"  snid  this  he. 
roine,  "  a  man  of  the  highest  rank,  eould  conic  to  us 
quite  nione,  why  should  not  I,  a  menu  woman,  go  to  thi 
offu'ers  of  government  /  If  there  Ih'  danger  in  If,  I  take  it 
all  on  myself;  no  persiKi  among  you  need  trouble  lilm- 
self aliout  nil — my  iiiiiul  is  inndi'  up,  niid  I  will  go  to 
Canton  I" 

I'aou  said — "  If  the  widow  of  Ching.ylli  goes,  we  must 
fix  n  time  for  her  return.  If  this  pass  without  our  olitain- 
liig  eerliiin  Inliirmation,  we  inusl  collect  all  our  forces, 
and  go  More  i  'anion ;  this  is  my  opinion  n«  in  what 
oiif  ill  (u  l>v  duiio  I  coinrnUfs,  lei  inc  hear  yours  P' 


The  pirates  then,  struck  with  the  Intrepidity  of  i||,jr 
chleftaiiiess,  and  loving  her  more  than  rver,  aiisHend 
"  Friend  Paou,  we  have  heard  thy  opinion,  but  we  tliiul- 
it  belter  to  wait  I'or  the  news  here,  on  the  water,  than  t,, 
.send  the  wife  of  t'lilng.yili  alone  to  be  killed."  N,,, 
would  they  allow  her  to  leave  the  fleet. 

.Matters  were  in  this  slate  ot'indeelsion,  when  tbelwn 
inferior  inanduriiis  who  had  Is't'ore  vlsitid  the  piruiiF. 
ventured  out  to  repeat  their  visit.  These  otlicers  pn,. 
tested  no  treachery  had  been  liitcudeil,  and  plnlfdl 
themselves,  that  if  the  widow  of  Ching-yih  would  rrpiiii 
to  the  governor,  she  would  be  kindly  received,  and  im  rv 
tiling  settled  to  their  hearts'  satisfaetloii. 

Witli  this,  in  the  language  of  our  old  ballads,  up>puki 
-Mistress  Clilng.  "You  say  will,  gentlemen  I  and  I  win 
go  myself  to  (Canton  with  some  other  of  our  ladies,  i;r. 
compunled  by  you  1"  And  accordingly,  she  and  a  nnniln  r 
of  the  pirates'  wives  with  their  eliild'ren,  went  tcarlesi.|i 
to  Canton,  arranged  every  thing,  and  found  they  hail  ni.i 
litrn  deceived.  'I'he  fleet  soon  followed.  ( In  its  arrival 
every  vessel  was  supplied  with  pork  and  with  wine,  ami 
every  man  (in  lieu,  il  may  be  supposed,  of  his  share  i>i 
the  vessels,  and  plundered  pro|)crly  he  reslgntd)  rceeivul 
ut  the  same  time  a  bill  for  a  certain  quantity  of  nioiu  y. 
Those  who  wished  it,  could  join  the  military  lbr<e  in' 
govermnent  for  pursuing  the  remulning  pirates;  ami 
those  who  objected,  dispersed  and  withdrew  in  the  eoiiii. 
try.  "  This  is  tlie  manner  in  which  the  great  red  squ.ni) 
roll  of  the  pirates  was  paellied." 

'i'he  valiant  Puou,  following  the  example  uf  liis  riv:il 
O-jio-tae,  entered  into  tlie  service  of  goviTnment,  aial 
proceeded  against  such  of  his  former  associates  ami 
friends  us  would  not  accept  the  pardon  oH'ered  tliein 
Tlicre  was  some  hard  fighting,  but  the  two  rtnegadius 
successively  took  the  chief  Sliili  Url,  forced  tlie  rcdoulii. 
able  caiitiiiu,  styled  "  The  Scourge  of  the  Eastern  ocean," 
to  surrender  himseir,  drove  "  Frog's  Meal,"  aiiollur 
dreadfiil  pirate,  to  .Alanllla,  and  finally,  and  within  a  fi« 
monflis,  destroyed  or  dissipated  the  "  wasps  of  the  occin' 
altog\'tlur. 

'From  that  period,"  sailh  our  Chinese  hislorlaii,  ii 
conclusion,  "  ships  began  to  pass  and  repass  in  traiupiil. 
lity.  All  beeame  quiet  on  the  rivers,  ami  trnmpiil  on  tJi< 
four  seas.  People  lived  In  peace  and  plenty.  'I'he  emin 
try  began  to  assume  a  new  oppeiiranec.  Men  sold  tin  ir 
arms  and  bought  oxen  to  plough  their  fields;  they  biiriiu! 
saeriliees,  said  prayers  on  the  tops  of  the  bills,  and  n 
jolced  themselves  by  singing  behind  serecus  during  diiy 
lime" — and,  (grand  ellinax  to  all  I)  the  governor  ol'  ll,i 
province.  In  eonsideration  of  his  valuable  serviies  in  tin 
pai'ilicatioii  of  the  pirates,  was  aUowed  by  an  edict  ol'tli. 
"  Sou  of  Heaven,"  to  wear  [icacocks'  Icalliers  with  Ww 
■yes ! 

M.VHY  UKAD  ANI>  AN.N'F  IIONNKV. 

Two  leinale  pirates  named  .Mary  Kead  and  Anne  lli>ii 
■ley  being  freipicntly  mentioned  incldeiitully  by  hlMi 
rians,  tlie  following  particulars  of  them  may  be  uiirlii 
preserving.  The  first,  Mary  Read,  was  an  nllieer's  wiilim, 
who  ahsumed  the  dress  of  a  man,  and  sliipp<'d  as  a  sailor. 
but  the  ves.sel  iH'liig  captured  by  the  pirates  who  linilid 
from  the  island  of  I  rovidenee,  she  reiiialned  among  Ihi  in, 
and  was  as  lawless  and  savage  as  any  of  their  niniil'ii 
On  her  trial  it  was  declared  by  her  eompaulinis,  that  in 
time  of  action,  no  person  oii  board  was  more  resoliili,i>i 
riady  to  lHiaril,iir  to  undertake  anything  that  wuslia/unl 
oils,  than  she  and  Anne  Itimiuy  ;  that  on  one  oieio-imi, 
will  n  they  were  altaeki  d  iind  captured,  none  kept  tin 
dei'k  eveept  these  two  women  and  a  single  sailor.  'I'luv 
called  to  tho.se  below,  to  eoine  up  and  light  like  nn  ii;  hiil 
linding  thev  did  not  obey,  .Mary  Itiaid  fired  her  ariiis  ileuii 
the  hold,  killed  one  of  the  crew  and  wounded  kimimI 
others.  This  charge  she  denied,  tliongh  it  would  stisi 
she  was  not  dcfieicnt  In  bravery,  liir  on  one  oeeiisinn  kIh 
challenged  one  of  the  pirates  and  liiiighthim  on  slii.ri'  li>i 
some  olVeiiec  to  her  lover. 

Johnson  relutesn  curious  aneediile  of  these  twofi  iiiali  i; 
so  ciimpUiely  was  Mary  Kead  disgiilseil  by  hi  r  dreis,  iIniI 
sailing  in  eompaiiy  wllli  .\niie  Ikiimcy,  the  luller  mlii 
iiltv  tell  in  love  with  her. 

Mary  was  tried  and  found  guilty  liy  llio  lOiiglisli  coiirli, 
but  died  of  a  fever  in  prison. 

Anne  Iluimey's  historv  as  reluleil  liy  Johnson,  eiitillii 
lier  toa  place  liilhc  uiinals  of  the  most  iiilamoiis  olhirn' 
Shu  went  to  sea  with  the  piratical  Captain  Jiuekman.iiinl 
Isire  liiiii  eiini|Niiiy  In  imiiiy  of  his  ex|N'dilloiin,  no  IhhIi 
on  Ismrd  Isiiig  more  eourageims,  or  ready  to  hud  u  hniiil 
in  |H'r|M'tratliig  tlie  darkest  deeds  of  hloisl.  Il  ap|H'iiri 
she  was  reprieved  rroiii  time  to  time  atler  eonvlclioii,  iiiul 
was  not  executed,  though  what  iH'caine  of  her  is  imi 
known. 


S..i.'  Al'it 


si;  .MI 


DUiii: 


Pnfac 

The   follo' 
London  last 
IJMiiglilandc 
ccllenceof  th 
Italian.     Wi 
llir  some  tiin 
|i:issioiiate  oil 
praise  is  due, 
sonic  wholesi 
marks  on   re 
|Kised  to  cavil 
this  instance, 
lioiiiiils  of  dial 
c'(l(  how  far  h 
ti)  the  Knglikli 

(liusopiie,  V' 

[Kiges,  is  not  al 
111  the  year  Isi 
nish  revohitioi 
jKililical  event^ 
iiiiiiitli ;  and  in 
narrative  of  a  I 
had  lied  his  owi 
the  coiisequenci 
siu'cessliil  Piedi 
iiistanee,  t.ikcn 
iiijiirious  to  his 
u  more  congenl 
iiieled  by  friend 
|iali!ie  cliaractci 
tiTiiis  a  seiroiid 
lias,  we  believe, 
kaa  married  a 
llrigliton. 

The  observati 
nader  will  oiler 
(•(mtrast  they  pr 
I'viT  opinion  ma 
tliliikiiig,  il  cam 
lor  lii..isell'.  Tl 
rale  of  all  his 
iinil  oiiiissions  n 
nilil  a  few  notes, 
into  error,  but  It 
jiiir'^iii  il,  tliu  w 
Liai;iii<'iited  than 
»arli  as  the  read 
nil  danger  of  Im' 
llial  in  Fiigland 
rliildreii  ever  er; 
lliniw  no  light  oi 
:>ii  iii'-ighl,  the  I 
iiiln  the  Italian. 
Iii'iliition,  to  cor: 
iiriniiiil  (d'  the  N 
I'liriiiH  IIS  that  liff 
triiiie  of  n/figra 
l'liii,'liNh  eipilvale 
Uiil  |iri'vioiisly  a< 
W.IK  visited  with 
ui'  linve,  oil  our  i 
liiirie  n/rii/ifH'. 

With  these  fe 
('"lint  I'ecehin,  il 
I'l'  lii<  I'.nglisli  re 


emm3i®»  ®E3E(pwm.ii.!^a:,iPr^  ^^"^mjkm-T^ 


. 


rcjiidity  of  il,(it 
I  rver,  aiiKwirnl, 
on,  liiit  wc  tliiiili 
111-  wutir,  than  i» 
be   kilUd."     Ni,r 

1)11,  vvlirn  till'  Uvi. 
■ittd  the   piniliF. 

K'SC    otlM'tTH    |ini. 

c'd,  niul  |ilr<i)Ti,| 
.yili  would  n  puii 
L'livt'd,  niid  ivcry 
1. 

1  balliid?,  npspiiki 
I'liu'ii  1  and  1  wil! 
of  our  ladies,  (,r, 
nIk'  and  a  iiuuiIk  r 
n,  wtnt  fiarli s>i\ 
lund  tlicy  liuil  ik.i 
1.  On  ila  arrival 
d  wilh  winr,  ainl 
1,  of  his  Kliarc  v\ 
resifjntd)  rcccivid 
mntity  of  mom y. 
military  foriu  m' 
unu  pirutrR ;  nuil 
drew  in  tlu'  louii 
10  great  red  «<(un(l 

ni|ilc  of  liis  rivnl 
Kovtrnuii'id,  ami 
rr  aRKOoiati'8  ami 
jnii  otluri'd  tliiiji 
i-  two  r«nc(;ad(Ms 
urced  tlie  rfdn\ili|. 
10  Eastern  ocean," 
H  Muni,"  anolliir 
,  und  within  a  I' n 
lasps  of  the  oee.in' 

ineie  historian,  iii 
repaeR  in  trani|uii 
md  trnni|uil  on  iJu 
plenty.  The  cmin 
e.  Men  sold  lln  ir 
fields;  they  burnul 
'  the  hills,  and  n 

rerus  during  day 
le  jrovernor  of  ll,r 
Ide  serviei's  in  llic 

liy  an  edict  of  tin 
ifealhers  wilh  Iw. 


lllONNF.V. 

id  and  Aniie  Ili'ii 
|diiilully   hy   l.i'l' 
III  may  he  wnrlii 
111  iillieer's  widiiH, 
iliip|x  d  as  a  sailor. 
pirates  who  hnilcil 
lined  ainnn^;  tin  iii. 
of  their  niiinlH  i 
npanioiis,  tliiit  in 
iimre  lesuhit*  .i-i 
w  tliat  wushu/aiil 
on  one   oeeiir<inii, 
'd,  none   kept  lli' 
i((le  sailer.     'I'licy 
jlfht like  nun;  Iml 
red  her  urnmdiiwii 
wiiunded   scMTiil 
ll  it  wiiulil  seeli 
one  oeeasioii  nIk 
It  him  oil  shore  lilt 

liemi  tworeinulea; 
I  hy  III  r  droi.lliul 
I',  the   lullvr  iiitii 

lie  lOiigliaheoiirU, 

I  Jnliniion,  eiititlii 
lliiinons  iifhiTni'v 
pill  l<iiekiiiun,iiiiii 

editioiiK,  no  Isidi 
Lly  to  h'lid  a  liiiinl 
lloisl.     It  apisnri 

(r  eonvielioii,  iiii>l 

of    llIT    i«    lU'l 


vol..  I. 


rillLAUKM'IIIA,  M AIMII  Vi,  IKW. 


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K,   Jt    *l.    H.    wool*.    riUNTKHM    AMI    I'm t.imiEltS,    New    VnilK.  i 

S.il«'  Am'iiis  iiHtl  I'ultlitihiTrt  Inr  ilir  siair  nr"  Xrw  V'tirk  niul  nil  tin-  \.'\v  Kniilniiil  !:mir!«.        \ 


l'lli:o\l\  \.  \v'iliH»  Ac  n>    Iti«nK-.i:[.t.ms,  I!m.iim.iuk, 
A'J'MHs  r.ir  till'  >tali>  Ml    M:irvt:tnil.  Viii;iiii:i,  iuiii  t).ii..,  ;iii  I  rln-niy  nl"  \ow  Orlt'in*. 


SKMI-SI.UIOUS    DIISKKVATIONS 

np  AN, 

Htnlinn  ^jcCU, 

DUlilMJ    HIS    nK.sIDENCE    IX    KNOLAKD. 

nV  COUNT  PECCIIIO. 


Preface  to  the  first  American  Edition. 

Tlu'  following  observations  on  England,  issued  in 
I.iiiidoii  1.1^'  January,  remarkable  for  their  originality  of 
tli,iii"lit  ni'ilcxpresaion,  as  well  as  for  the  acknowledged  ex- 
cellence of  tlu'ir  portraiture,  arc  from  the  pen  of  u  learned 
Italian.  We  have  not  read  a  more  agreeable  new  btKik 
lor  some  time;  the  ramarks  are  those  of  a  sensible  dis- 
passionate observer,  who  is  content  to  eulogise  where 
praise  is  due,  but  who  nevertheless  treats  his  hosts  with 
Koiiie  wholesome  easligution.  Notwithstanding  the  re- 
marks on  religious  sects,  at  wliieli  a  Cvvi  may  feel  dis- 
iKised  to  cavil,  the  aullior  has  evidently  endeavoured  in 
this  instance,  as  in  others,  to  confine  himself  within  the 
lioiinds  of  charity  and  good  taste  ;  our  readers  must  de- 
c'lli  how  fur  he  has  succeeded.  Tlio  "  Advertisomciit" 
to  the  Englifcli  trauslatioii  says: — 

(Jiusepiie,  O  unt  I'ecchio,  the  author  of  the  following 
luiti's,  is  not  altogether  unknown  to  the  English  piildie. 
In  the  vear  1623  lie  published  some  lellers  on  the  .Spa- 
nish revolution;  in  lM:il,  a  journal  of  military  and 
IHilitieal  events  in  Spain  during  tlio  preceding  twelve- 
iiimilli ;  and  in  W'i^  (in  the  New  Monthly  Magazine)  a 
nnrralivo  of  a  tour  in  Cireec'e.  A  few  years  lH'l(>re  lie 
had  lied  his  own  country — the  north  of  Italy — to  esc.npe 
llio  coiiscqueiicos  of  the  share  he  liiid  taken  in  the  mi- 
successful  I'iedinoatesc  revolution.  He  had,  in  the  first 
instance,  taken  refuge  in  England,  but  the  eliiiiate  being 
injurious  to  his  health,  he  conceived  the  hope  of  finding 
u  more  congenial  residence  in  Spain,  where  he  was  eoii- 
lieclcdby  friendship  with  soineol  lin  iii.i.t  distinguished 
pulilie  characters ; — his  expulsion  from  that  country  he 
terms  a  second  exile.  Since  his  return  from  (Jreeee  he 
has,  we  believe,  uninterruptedly  conlimied  in  England, 
\a%  married  an  English  lady,  and  now  resides  nt 
Itriglilon. 

'riie  observationi  contained  in  the  voluino  licfiirc  the 
render  will  ollen  lie  found  particularly  striking,  from  the 
cdiilrasi  they  present  to  those  of  other  travellers,  Wliat- 
cuT  opinion  may  lie  formed  of  Count  I'eeehio's  in(«le  of 
lliiiikiiig,  i(  cannot  at  any  rate  ki  dejiied  tlmt  he  thinks 
r.ir  lii,.iscll'.  This  translation  presents  a  eomplelo  dupli- 
1  ale  of  all  his  statemeiils  and  opinions ;  (hulls,  emirs, 

mill is»ions  not  excepted.     Il  was  at  firi-t  intended  to 

mill  a  few  notes,  iMiinliiig  out  where  the  count  hud  liillen 
iiilii  error,  but  it  was  hihiii  found  that  '\l  this  plim  were 
wirstied,  llie  Work  would  have  been,  (H-rliaps,  more 
aii({inciiled  than  improved.  Miwt  of  his  miatakes  lu-e 
mill  as  the  reader  will,  with  n  smile,  correct ;  we  are  in 
nn  danger  of  Isdieving,  on  Count  IVecliio's  authority, 
llial  ill  r.iigla'ul  111' 'he  hoys  can  ride,  and  none  of  tlie 
diililrcn  ever  cry.  IJesides,  his  slips,  though  they  may 
llirnw  no  light  on  English  eharuelcr,  very  ollcn  give  us 
ail  iii~iglil,  the  more  valuable  from  being  iiiieiiiiseioiis, 
mill  llie  Italian.  We  have  however,  ventured  with  some 
lusila!ion,lo  correct  n  few  verbal  errors.  'J'lnis,  in  liis 
nrenniil  of  the  Nottingham  assiies,  when  lli«  count  in- 
I'liriiis  us  that  In'  saw  n  man  capitally  eonvieled  of  the 
iriiiie  of  nhigrnln,  ho  adds,  in  a  parenthesis,  ns  I  he 
lliilllish  eipiivalciit,  the  word  /iiirsr i/m/iiig  .•  us  we  were 
iiiil  prcvioiislv  aware  that  this  crime,  however  liciiions, 
was  visited  wllli  a  pmiislnneni  so  severe  as  thai  nfdialli, 
we  liavc,  on  our  own  re»|Hm«ibilily,  changed  Hie  term  lc> 
Imrsc  tlidlinx- 

Willi  Ihesii  few  Itilrmlurlnry  remarks,  wo  roininend 
(Mitiit  l^•eclli^,  in  his  English  dress,  to  tlui  U'nuvoU'iKC 
111'  his  I'.nglish  renders. 
Nt!W   HKHHIS— 0 


AUTHOR'S  I'KEKACE. 

"  Ah  !"  re|)lied  Saiicho,  weeping,  "  don't  die,  your 
iioiioiir,  hut  follow  my  advice,  luid  live  iiiany  years  ; — 
beeaiise  the  silliest  thing  a  man  can  do  in  this  lile  is  to 
die  wilhoiit  any  reason,  without  lieiiig  killed  by  any  body, 
or  finished  otV  by  any  other  hands  lliaii  iiieluMiholy's." 
This  adviei^  of  the  fuiihfiil  Saiieho  I'an/.a  always  appeared 
to  me  the  plainest  and  best  of  all  the  recipes  pliilosnpliers 
have  prescribed  for  adversity.  I'lilling  it  then  into  prac- 
liec,  iiistcid  of  pouring  forth  useless  laniciilatioiis,  ur 
hanging  down  my  head  like  a  weeping  willow,  I  have 
aeipiiicd  the  habit,  in  travelling,  of  llinnvitig  upon  paper 
the  observation  that,  from  time  to  time,  new  objecis 
iuvakcned  ill  me.  In  this  way  I  have  beguiled  a  good 
deal  of  the  leisure  of  my  exih^;  and  fortimalc  I  am,  if, 
hy  these  skclehcs,  I  can  beguile  some  moments  of  the 
leisure  of  my  countrymen.  My  book  cannot  enler  into 
eompclition  with  any  other;  il  is  but  a  miscellany  like 
the  utla-imhiilu  of  the  Spaniards,  that  fiivoiirile  dish  of 
my  favourite  .Siineho  Paiiza.  Let  him  who  wishes  to 
iHeome  aci|uiiiiitcd  wilh  English  politics,  read  IM.  dc 
I'radt ;  him  who  wishes  to  know  the  statistics  of  England, 
refer  to  the  work  of  Itaroii  Dupin.  Let  him  who  ilcsiics 
to  understand  tliu  macliinciy  of  the  ndniirablo  adminislia- 
lioii  of  jiisliee  ill  England,  eonsiill  Ihewi.rk  of  M.  Cottit. 
Let  liiiii  who  wishes  to  become  familiar  with  lOiigli.sli 
matiiicrs,  read  llie  elegant  descriptions  of  the  AmeriiMii, 
Wushiiiglon  Irving,  in  his  "Skelcliliook."  Hut  let  him 
who  docs  not  love  science  and  informalioii  well  ciioiiyli 
to  read  tliesc ;  who  admires  iirnfilcs  iMlhcr  than  full 
h'ligtlis;  who  reads  lor  reading  sake,  and  in  the  way  the 
journals  of  the  fasl'iims  and  the  opera-books  are  read, 
skipping,  singing,  ami  yawning — let  him,  I  say,  read 
the  Ibllowiiig  ohsCi'vations  of 

GIUSEITE  I'ECCHIO. 


ARRIVAL  I.V  LONDON. 

flRSr  IMI'RESSIO.NS. 

W'lien,  on  his  first  arrival  in  England,  the  fiircigncr  is 
senlcd  on  the  roof  of  a  carriage  which  bears  him  to- 
wards London  at  the  rate  of  eight  miles  an  hour,  he 
eaiinot  help  believing  himself  hurried  along  in  the  car 
of  I'liito  to  the  descent  into  the  realms  of  darkness,  es- 
|M"eially  if  he  linve  just  leH  Spain  or  Italy,  the  favourite 
regions  of  the  sun.  In  the  midst  of  wonder,  he  can 
hardly  nvoiil,  at  first  setting  olV,  iH'iiig  slriiek  wilh  an 
impression  id'  melnneholy.  An  eternal  ehmd  of  smoke 
which  involves  and  pcnelrutes every  thing;  a  fiig  which, 
during  the  months  of  Novemlicr  and  December,  now 
grey,  now  red,  now  of  n  dirly  yellow,  always  obscures, 
luid  sometiiiies  completely  extinguishes,  the  light  of  day, 
cannot  fail  to  give  n  higubrions  und  JJanlcti/ur  uir  to 
Uiis  inimeaanruble  and  interminable  iMipital.  He,  uIhivc 
all,  who  is  just  arrived  Irom  n  sunny  comilry,  cxinri- 
eiiees,  ns  1  said  Is'tore,  (he  same  eU'eet  as  wliuii,  (roni 
the  bright  light  of  ikshi,  he  enters  u  half-closed  chuiii- 
U'r  :  nt  Hie  first  ghiiice  he  sees  nolhing, — hut  alU  rw  arils, 
by  littie  and  little,  he  discerns  tlic  harp,  the  Indy,  the 
sofu,  and  the  oilier  agreeable  objects  in  the  nparliiiciit. 
Caraceiido,  the  nmbiissador  to  (ieorgc  the  Tliird,  was 
not  in  the  wrong  when  hesuid,  that  the  moon  of  Naples 
was  wnruicr  than  iJie  sun  of  London.  In  (lic(,  for  seve- 
ral days  the  sun  only  up|N<ars  in  (he  mids(  of  the  dark- 
ness visible,  like  a  great  yellow  sjhiI.  London  is  a  "  pa- 
noriuim  of  the  sun,"  in  whii  h  lie  is  oUcii  Isller  seeii 
than  fill.  (»n  (he  •JIUh  of  NovenilsT,  IH'.Mi,  there  wiik 
an  eclipsi-  visible  in  Englund  :  the  sky  that  ihiy  happen, 
cd  to  Ik'  clear,  bul  riolHsly  (isik  (he  Icaat  notice  of  Ihe 
phenomenon,  Im'Cuusc  the  (iig  produces  in  one  year  more 
eclipses  ill  Englaiiil  (lian  llicro  ever  were,  \\m\\  ollur 
caiiscN,  perhaps  since  the  creation  of  Ihe  worlil. 

One  day  I  was  stndling  in  Hyde  I'ark,  in  company 
wilJi  u  I'cruviaii ;  it  was  one  of  Ihe  fine  days  of  London, 
lull  (he  sun  was  so  obseiircil  hy  (he  fiiu,  (lia(  it  had  t  ikcii 
llic  fiiriii  of  a  great  ghdic  of  lire.  "  Wlinl  do  you  think 
of  (lie  sun  (o.ilny  /"  said  I  lo  my  coiiipanion.  "  I 
llioiiijhl,"  replied  the  adorer  ofllii'iine  sun,  "  llinl  (he 
end  of  (lie  worhl  was  come!  Was  il  iio(  n  Kiiif(ular  ca- 
price of  I'orlune,  (hat  where  there  is  (he  h'nst  light,  the 
great  Ncwioii  hIioiiIiI  liiivi'  Imcii  Isirn  lo  analyse  it  i"'  Il 
!ip|M'ars  lo  me  like  the  oilier  siiii;iilnrity, — thiil  .Mficri, 
nhuunalyscd  liberty  so  well,  should  liiivr  liceii  iHirn  In 


Ilaly,  where  they  lirive  Ics.-.  of  il,  |h'i haps,  than  any 
where  il.se.  Aller  all,  whal  of  il  /  The  l^llgli^ll,  by 
liirce  of  industiy,  have  cniilriviil  lo  inamillictiire  fiir 
(hcmsilvcs  even  a  i^iiii.  Is  it  ipit  indeed  a  smi, — that 
gas,  which,  niniiiiig  midcrgroimd  Ihriiitgli  ail  llic  island, 
ilhiininatcs  the  wliol<'  in  ixjinl  /hj-  .'  Il  is  a  smi,  willi- 
oul  luiliglil  and  without  selling,  Ihr.t  rises  and  ilisap- 
pcars  like  a  (lash  of  lighliiing,  anil  llial  loo  just  when 
we  want  it.  The  gas  illiiiiiiiialion  of  London  is  so 
iK'aiilifnl,  that  .M.  Sismoiidi  had  gooil  reason  (o  say,  (hat 
ill  Loiitlon,  ill  order  to  see,  you  must  wait  till  night. 
The  place  cd'Sl.  Aidonio,  at  ('adiz,  on  a  slarry  smiimci's 
iiing, — the  iitiisv  Str.ido  Toledo  of  Naples,  silvered 
by  Ihe   moon, — llic    I'arisian   Tivoli,  blazing    with  lire- 

irKs; — none  of  tliciii  can  snslain  a  comparison  wilh 
llic  Ki'iii  111  street  of  Liiiidon,  liglili d  by  gas.  Nor  is 
Ibis  nrlilieial  sun  an  cxchi.si\c  ailvaiilanc  of  llic  capital ; 
it  shines  every  where  with  Ihe  iiiipailiality  of  (he  great 
planet,  illuiiiinaliiig  alike  tliu  palace  and  (lie  liovd. 
Whoever  (ravels  in  England  hy  night,  in  (he  coiinlry 
around  Leeds,  Nollingham,  Derby,  or  Maiiehi  sicr,  iiiia- 
iriiics  he  .sees  on  every  side  the  ciiclianlcd  palaces  of  lliu 
liilrics,  and  shining  in  the  light  of  a  thoitsand  lorchcs: 
hill  they  are  ill  reality  no.illicr  than  very  large  and  vi  ly 
lofty  mamifaetories  of  coUoii,  woollen,  or  linen.  'I'ho 
English  nation  is  free  from  the  dcli-ct  of  carping  at  new 
invciiiiiins.  Acciistoiiicd,  liir  more  than  a  century,  to 
see  improvciiiciits  of  every  sort  at  every  (urn,  when  a 
III  \v  discovery  presents  its.  If,  they  c.\aiiiine  it,  simly  it, 
adopt  the  good  part  of  it,  and  reject  the  bad.  (las  has 
many  drawbai'ks.  If  it  eseipcs  into  Ihe  nlmosphcro 
wilhoiit  burning,  il  stinks  horribly  ;  if  il  spii  .ids  itself 
in  a  close  ehamber,  i'  takes  fire  at  Ihe  contact  of  a 
candle,  anil  may  ueeasion  death;  the  gasoiiicUT  (or 
great  rcceptablc  of  gas)  may  expliuU',  and  do  injury  both 
lo  person  and  proisrly.  No  matter  1 — The  l^iglish 
enrefiiUy  guard  ngaiiisl  tlicye  act  idcnts,  and  (iniling,  in 
the  balance  of  (heir  good  sense,  (he  advantages  grcider 
(han  (he  disailvaiilagcs,  have  iiilo)itcil  gas  liir  Ihe  beauty, 
eoiilinuily,  and  celerity  of  its  light.  Eury  city  of  ten, 
Iweiily,  lor(y,  or  lifiy  (housand  inliabilants,  has  a  gaso- 
meter, which  is  singly  sullleicnt  lo  dispense  light  to  all 
(he  sirecis  and  all  iJic  houses,  I'.very  shopkeeper  pays 
so  iiineli  (if  he  chooses)  for  this  light,  ill  proporlioii  lo 
(he  (iine  and  the  ipiantily  of  (lame,  calcnladd  necoiiling 
(o  (he  number  of  apcrditcs  I'ldm  wliiili  it  issues.  A 
eonipany  condi.cis  Ihe  bnsiness  (for  in  England  nil  great 
undcrlakings  are  eondiictcd  by  an  assiHiation  of  privalu 
resources, — that  is,  by  a  C(uiipuny'),  und  their  shares  arc 
sliilVd  from  hand  lo  hand,  uiiguient  the  mass  id'circii- 
luting  capital,  and  rise  or  fall  in  price  according  to  Iliii 
annual  profits.  "  Cias  gives  a  finer  light  than  tallow 
candles,  ut  one  half,  und  even  one  third,  the  expcnsi*. 
riie  cotton  fuediry  of  IMcsurs.  I'liilips  and  Lee,  nt  IMaii- 
ehcslcr,  |H'rhaps  the  largest  lighted  iiy  gas,  was  llii'  first 
of  all  to  make  use  of  it,  Ui  the  year  JMIH  ;  inclniling  llie 
wear  und  tear,  and  the  inleresl  of  the  eapilal  employed 
in  Ihe  pijies  and  apparatus,  Uie  iinmial  expense  ainounlH 
lo  filMK.  sterling  ; — if  llicy  were  (o  burn  lallow  cuiidlcs 
fiir  two  hours  every  evening,  Ihe  cipense  woiihl  bo 
•20(1(1/." — Vide  'I'/ir  llisliiii/  nf  (lir  Origin  und  /'ragrcti 
iif  (lii»  /.iVA/iiig,  hy  Mk.  M*nnrws. 

The  Enulisli  liuve  liiacc  the  great  discovery,  Ihni  use. 
fill  iiivcnlioiis  inerensc  (he  coiivt  iiii  necs  und  (he  wenllh 
of  nulions.  Tims,  iiii(wi(lislaiidiiig  some  uecideiKs  (hat 
now  and  llieii  occur  to  the  kIcuiii  tcsmIs,  Ihe  I  jiflisli 
conliniie  lo  avail  llicmsclvis  of  them,  becutise  ihcy  have 
calculated  llia(  if  ihri)  did  no(  e«is(,  shipwieeks  woiilil 
Iki  more  fieipieid,  tlie  eonveiiiinecs  of  lifi'  would  lie 
li'wcr,  niid  the  eosu  und  rapidity  uf  truvclling  much  ru- 

dliccd. 

lint  Ihe  English  have  anollicr  remedy  fi'r  the  scarcity 
of  sun.  They  follow  the  example  of  |hh  Is  and  philoso- 
pliers,  who,  when  Ihcy  nre  deficient  in  riches,  dike  (o 
praising  |Hivcr(y ;— no(  Ising  able  di  prnise  (he  sun, 
ilicv  sing  (he  prnises  of  Ihe  fireside,  mid  llic  delighls  of 
winter.  Ossiaii  (or  rather  Maephi  rsmi,  (he  niilhor  of 
OssiaiO,  iiiKlcnd  of  Ihe  sun,  nposlropbises  (he  iiioiii. 
He  (akes  pleasure  In  dcscribinir,  as  if  Ihcy  were  di  liglil- 
fiil,  llie  wliistling  of  Ihe  winds,  and  Ihe  roiirlng  of  dm 
lorreiils.  He  eompnri  s  (hi'  locks  of  a  yondiliil  Is'sidy 
(o  iMis(  gilded  by  (he  sun.  Iiisdnil  of  depiidnir  u  vnlb  y 
c  iiaiiicllcd  Willi  Mowers,  he  spurns  co  toll  niid  rU'eini- 
natc  an  image,  lu  paint  llic  aspect  of  u  lru/.( n  lulu,  uid 


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THE  ITALIA\  EXILG  IN  EJfGL.VND. 


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of  "  The  TusU,"  sirrns  emii|>ltti  ly  to  cnjny  hiiiist'It'  in 
dcscriliiiiij  II  winter's  eviniiif,',  wlieii  the  rain  rattles 
down,  the  wind  whistles,  and  the  wa^'oner  j;rowls  and 
{trumbles  Oil  his  way;  whilst  in-doors,  the  tiro  burns, 
the  newspaiier  arrives,  the  exhilarating  tea  (jlows  on  tlie 
tabic,  and  the  f«iiily  are  all  colle(tled  ronmi  the  hearth. 
Sonic  poet,  whose  name  I  Ibriret,  (1  think  it  is  Dyrort,) 
even  ijives  to  darkness  the  epithet  "  lovely."  Thomson, 
the  hard  of  "  'I'lie  Seasons,"  was  a  better  poet  even  than 
usual,  when  hi;  sunfj  of  winter.  He  calls  the  horrors  of 
winter  "  eonijenial  horrors;"  and  alVer  descrihiiifr  the 
inmmtains  of  snow,  that,  with  the  roar  of  thunder,  dart 
from  precipice  to  precipice,  to  the  bottom  of  the  Grisoii 
valleys,  destroyiiif;  and  Imryinjj  in  the  depth  of  iiijjht 
Bhcpherds  and  their  ilocks,  huts  and  villajres,  single  tra- 
vellers and  whole  troops  of  marcliiiig  soldiers,  he  ima- 
gines himself,  with  epicurean  volupliieusnes.s,  in  a  soli- 
tary and  well  sheltered  country-hnusc,  before  a  blazing; 
fire,  and  lighted  by  splendid  chandeliers,  reading  at  iiis 
ease  the  tinest  works  of  tlie  ancients. 

"  Now,  all  amid  the  rigours  of  the  year. 
In  the  wild  depths  of  winter,  while  without 
The  ceaseless  winds  blow  iei-, — be  my  I'elrcat, 
Detween  the  groaning  loresl  and  the  shore 
Heat  by  the  boundless  imillitude  of  waves  ; 
A  rural,  sheltcrM,  solitary  scene. 
Where  ruddy  fire  and  beaming  tapers  join 
To  cheer  the  gloom. — There  studious  let  me  sit, 
And  hold  high  converse  with  the  inighty  dead, 
Sages  of  ancient  time,  as  gods  revered. 
As  gods  beucticciit — who  bless'd  mankind 
With  arts,  with  arms, — and  humanised  a  world." 

Thus  all  the  poets  have  conspired  to  make  their  coi.n- 
irymen  in  love  with  their  cloudy  licavcns,  and  imhiee 
tiiein  to  believe  themselves  fortunate  liia'.  thej-  arc  horn 
in  a  delightful  climate.  And  what  matters  it  that  it  is  not 
true  .'  Are  not  the  tricks  and  illusions  of  the  iniiigi- 
jiation,  pleasures  as  substantial  as  actual  realities  ?  .Mor.- 
te8(|uieu  said,  "  If  the  Knglish  are  not  tree,  at  least 
they  believe  they  are,  which  is  much  the  same."  So  we 
may  say,  if  the  Ijiiglish  have  not  a  line  eliinate,  they 
Inlieve  they  liavi',  and  that  is  as  good.  I  was  once 
praising,  to  a  young  English  lady,  tlic  pure,  lorty,  mo- 
ther-of-pearl heavens  of  .'Ntailrid,  of  Naples,  of  Athens, 
of  Smyrna.  She  replied,  "  I  should  be  tired  to  death 
by  such  a  |>criK'tual  sunsliiuo  :  the  variety  and  phiiiilas- 
inagoria  of  our  clouds  must  surely  be  much  more  beau- 
tiful." 

I  have  quoted  AIontes(|uieu  : — I  must  quote  liini 
again,  and  still  on  thu  subject  of  the  sun.  In  spite  of 
Ilclvetius  and  I''ilangieri,  who  op|)ose  his  theory  of  the 
inlluence  of  climate,  I  could  almost  venturi 
that  if  the  English  aro  active  in  business,  pro'bund 
thinkers,  and  gixid  fathers  of  lamilics,  it  is  owing  to 
their  having  so  Utile  sun.  'I'riic,  that  with  the  t'alse  light 
by  which  they  are  almost  always  surrounded,  the  'Inglish 
have  not  Im'cii  able  to  become  eelcbniled  painters  ;  that 
they  lire  not,  and  |M.rhnps  never  will  1k'  so.  Hut,  in  re- 
compense for  this,  they  can  work  at  the  spinning  w  liei^l 
and  the  loom  many  more  hours  than  the  countrymen  of 
Alurillo  or  Kapliai'l.  An  English  workman,  some  uars 
ugo  (Ikfore  piirliaiiient  restriebd  the  hours  of  lalsiur  to 
twelve),  used  to  work  about  sixteen  hours  a  day.     tirtes, 


but  the  sun.  The  indolence,  the  natural  lazines.s,  of  the 
southern  naliuns,  (which  was  tince  conquered,  and  may 
lie  coiiqiieiit!  once  again,  by  education  and  political  in- 
stitutions,) is  not  a  defect  tor  which  they  ought  to  be 
blamed, any  more  than  their  ilniely  is  a  virtue  lor  which 
they  ought  to  be  praised:  I  blame  or  the  merit  is  all 
the  sun's.  The  Englislmiaic,  on  the  contrary,  receives 
from  his  climate  a  multitude  of  necessities,  all  so  many 
purs  to  industry  aiul  exertion.  He  has  nced'ofmorc 
substunli;il  tiiod,  of  constant  tiring,  of  cravats,  double  cra- 
vats, coats,  great  coats;  tea,  brandy,  spirits;  a  larger 
wardrobe,  on  account  of  the  increased  consumption 
caused  by  the  smoke  and  the  wet,  &c.  itc.  &e.  ('(iiiijoil 
is  in  the  iiioulh  of  every  Englisl man  at  ever}'  moment; 
it  is  the  lialfof  his  life.  My  own  louulryman  make  every 
tVort,  and  w  ilh  reason,  to  obl;riii  the  pleasures  of  the  life 
to  come  :  the  I'liglish,  w  ilh  no  less  reason,  to  procure  the 
ple.isures  (d' the  present,  'i'lie  word  "  comfort"  is  the 
source  of  the  riches  and  I  lie  power  of  I'.ngland.  Idleness, 
in  Ibis  country,  neeessaiily  bads  to  suicide,  because  it 
is  the  privation  of  I'vcry  thing.  Nature  has  here,  as  it 
were,  denied  evi'ry  thing  to  man,  hut  in  recompense  h;i 
bestowcil  on  liiiii  the  power  anil  llie  perseverance  to  pro- 
cure every  thing  for  himself.  "  Kitlier  read,  or  walk,  or 
play,"  said  a  good  inollier,  in  my  bearing,  to  a  little  girl 
of  nine  years  old,  who  happened  to  be  standing  idle. 
What  the  lady  lueabt  to  imply  was,  thai  any  thing  was 
better  than  doing  nothing.  In  Italy  there  is  a  i)rovcrb, 
that  idUncss  is  the  parent  of  every  vice:  since  vice  pro 
cures  us  a  momentary  pleasure,  this  proverb  is  adapted 
rather  to  induce  than  to  deter.  In  England  the  case  is 
altered,  aiul  idleness  might  be  called  the  parent  of  every 
misery. 

"Lying  a-bed  and  doing  nothing  at  all,"  so  sweet  to 
fierni,  would  be  frightlid  to  an  lilnglishmaii,  who  hates 
laziness  as  iiiueh  as  a  Spaniard  or  a  lazzaroiie  hates  work. 
It  is  a  cominou  opini'jn,  in  England,  that  there  can  be  no 
happiness  without  oeeupation.  I  know  not  whclher  this 
opinion  is  a  just  one,  beeau.--"e  happiness  depends  so  iniieh 
on  the  imagination.  'I'he  I'akcer,  who  ruts  in  idleness 
with  a  yoke  oe  his  neck  (a  true  picture  of  the  idle  and  en- 
slaved niilinns\  oelievcs  himself  happy,  and  perlia|is  is  so. 
Ilu(,  that  idleness  is  the  companion  of  poverty  and  igno- 
rance, and  that  labour,  on  the  contrarv,  is  the  companion 
of  opiileiiee  and  enlightenment,  Spam  and  England  arc 
two  liviii'.r  witnesses. 

That  freipient  absence  of  the  sun  which  makes  the  ar- 
tisan more  laborious,  renders  man  also  a  more  tliinkiog 
I'liiinal.  Who  would  not  become  a  philoso|)lier,  if  he 
was  shut  up  in  the  house  lor  so  many  hours  by  the  inele- 
ineneies  of  the  weather,  with  a  cheerful  lire,  (|uiet  and  obe- 
dient servants,  a  good  humoured  wili',  and  silence  w  itbin 
doors  anil  without  !  The  profundily  of  the  I'lnjilish  wri- 
lers  is  a  prodiiel  of  tlie  climate,  as  much  as  the  iron,  the 
tin,  and  llie  coal  of  the  island.     The  sun  dispersis  faini- 


iind  ^ 


<tl 


leiii  aliroai 


id; 


goi 


111  lire  blazing  up  1 1 


diiiimi  y  attracts  and  ihaws  them  logellier  again 


I'Ik 


lily. 


the  lljlian  iHililical   econoiniat,  cahulales  the 


l.kbour  of  ai 


iliii 


Ital 


iaii  at  not  more  than  eight  hours  a  day 


The  diirercnce  is  great,  but  I  do  not  on  that  aeeoiiiit  In 


liisi'  llie  stall  iiieiil  erroncoi: 


is;  tl 


le  exIrcMcs  ol   siiimiier 


and  winter  (in  some  parls  of  Italy);  vi  ry  sensitive  niiil 
irrilubli  nerves;  the  beautiful  siTciie  sky  that  is  ever 
templing  to  an  oiil-i!oor  walk  ;  all  these  do  not  allow  the 
llali.ui  III  give  u  I  uig  and  steady  iipplieiil ion  to  liihoiir. 
There  is  nothing  of  this  kind  to  tempt  llie  I'inglish  we.i. 


ver  to  almndon  his  loom,     lie  is  like  one  of  tin 


lilinil 


liorses,  which  are  continually  turning  riumd   and   round 
in  a  mill,  withou'.  any  thing  Ising  ublu  tu  divert  tlieni 


trom 


Ihei 


r  unvarying  oeeiipiilion. 


Neetissity  is  the  giKul  of  idleness,  and  the  constant  pi 
troll  of  iiidiKlry;  the  H|iiiniard  (and  ho  with  all  the  wins 
of  tJiu  sunj  who  liiks  no  need  of  Htoekings,  of  a  iiecker- 
cliiif,  nor  n  coat ;  who  is  content  with  his  cigar  uiid  bis 
Ifiispaoho;'  who  Hlee|w  on  the  btire  ground,  and  who  ti-els 


id  I 


old  < 


tries,  is  an  equivalent  for  our  ' 


Ihealres.     It  is  one  oftlie  wants  of  the  hearl 


indtlie  iiilelleet.     A  national 


son",  wine 


h  is  heard  i  very 


.■lure,  fi'oiii    Ihe  splendid  stage  of  llie  (■ovent-gardcn  In 


the  hiimliK'^t  hovel  in  Si  ollaiid,  is 


cd  "  Home,  swell 


Me 


(Oh   casa  !  oh  dolee  ciisa!)  iinil   home  is  Iriil; 


"  JJlest  be  that  spot  where  cheerful  guests  retire, 
To  pause  from  toil,  and  trim  their  evening  tire: 
lilest  that  abode,  where  want  and  pain  repair, 
And  every  stranger  tinds  a  ready  chair; 
Jtlesl  be  those  feasts,  with  simple  plenty  crowii'il, 
Where  all  Ihe  ruddy  family  around 
Eaiigli  at  Ihe  jest,  or  pranks  that  never  fail, 
Or  sigh  wilb  pily  at  some  mournful  tale  : 
Or  press  the  bashful  stranger  to  his  food. 
And  learn  the  luxury  of  doing  good." 

Poetry  is  the  painting  of  the  English,  :uid.  instead  of  r.'- 
pi!-senliiig,as  the  I'lemiiigs  do  in  their  pictures,  llie  j,,,!,. 
day  pleasurcsof  their  rustic  fellow  coiinlryincn,  the  ]m«- 
lisli,  in  their  poclry,  vie  willi  each  other  in  descriliin; 
the  less  sensual  eonlentnient  of  their  families,  which  eciii' 
pcnsates  and  corrects  the  rigoursof  the  climate  : — 

"C'onlent  can  spread  a  charm. 
Redress  the  clinic,  and  all  its  rage  disarm." 

But  the  most  beautiful  sun  of  England  is  Liberty;  llii, 
is  its  cornucopia.  What  were  Alexico  or  Peru  in  com. 
parison  !  Warmed  by  a  delicious  sun,  they  were  ren- 
liercd  barren  and  desolate  by  tyranny.  England,  leu 
liivoiiied  by  the  great  planet,  is  made  l'ertilp,and  blossod 
w  lib  every  good,  by  lil)crly.  Addieon  wrote  from  Ilaly, 
lo  Lord  Halifax,  in  17U1,  in  perhaps  the  most  elegant 
verses  he  ever  composed, — 

'•How  has  kind  heaven  adorn'd  the  happy  land, 

And  scattered  blessings  with  a  wasteful  hard  ! 

Hut  what  avail  hor  unexhausted  stores. 

Her  blooming  mountains,  and  hor  sunny  shores, 

With  all  the  gilts  that  hcav'n  and  earth  impart, 

'I'he  smiles  ul  nature,  and  the  charins  of  art. 

While  proud  oppression  in  her  valleys  reigns, 

And  tyranny  usurps  her  happy  plains  ? 

Oh!  liiborly,  thou  goddess  hcav'nly  bright. 

Profuse  of  liliss,  and  pregnant  with  delight  I 

Tliee,  g-oddoss,  thoc,  Jli  itamiia's  isle  adores, 

How  has  slic  oil  exhausted  all  licr  stores, 

How  oil  in  helds  of  death  thy  presence  sought. 

Nor  thinks  the  mighty  prize  too  dearly  bought! 

'Tis  I.iberlN  that  crowns  liritamiia's  isle. 

And  makes  liei   barren  rocks,  and  her  bleak  mountains 

smile. 
Others  with  lowering  piles  may  plcnso  the  sight, 
And  in  their  proud  aspiring  domes  delight ; 
'Tis  llritain's  eiiio  lo  watch  o'er  Europe's  liilo. 
And  hold  in  balance  each  enntonding  state  ; 
To  thrcoten  hold  presumptuous  kings  with  war, 
And  answer  her  ulllieted  neighbour's  priiy'r  1" 

Alniohl  all  the  divine  race  of  |)octs — divine,  .locniisc 
always  ciianiiiured  of  liberty — have  endeavoured  lo  cmi. 
sole  their  native  country  for  the  want  of  a  conslaiilly 
brilliant  sun,  by  similar  observations  lo  llinsc.  Ilvni 
Waller,  who  lliittered  equally  both  Cromwell  and  CIiiiId 
Ihe  .Second,  in  the  panegyric  he  cuiii|ioscd  upon  tlie  Inr 
iiicr,  says :  — 

'  Angels  and  we  have  this  preiogative, — 
'I'liiit  none  can  at  our  happy  si  iits  arrive, 
While  we  descend  at  pleasure  to  invade 


<wert  in  England.     Ill  the  soiilhern  eiiimlrics  every  thing 
.'ives  way  to  public  pbiees,  and  public  iiiiiiisenienls.     The 


louses,  w 
iig  in,  are  i 


hieli,  for  the  most  pari,  are  only  used  fo 


ilb'U    in   bad  rejiair 


III   ol) 


ener  very   poorly 


liiniisheil.  Where,  on  the  contrarv,  domestic  life  i.4  all 
In  all,  il  is  niiliiral  totliink  of  rendering  it  pbasani;  lieiiee 
llie  reciprocal  respeet,  Ihe  doeilily,  Ihe  iigri  enieiil  of  llie 
ineiiibers  ol  a  family,  llie  piinetuahly  of  seivice,  llie  iini 


ill  iieiiti 


,  iilidll 


lie 


le  eveellellei'  o' 


iiflhel 


iirniliire. 


ell'.mo 


111    ol 


leiiieni,  aiiiiimt    as  thoii'ih    il 


no  ciiriosilv.lH'caiise  he  Is'lieves  llilll^elftlll 


iiirile  child 


ufC>ui!,pluecil  ilia  lerrestial  paradise,"  He  who  says  Spain, 
■itys  cNury  lliiiig,"  (says  the  Mpanisli  proveib),  lauglis  al 
fashion,  at  biKiks,  at  voyages  and  travels,  al  liixiirv,  al 
«lr|{tiiev  :  he  in  a  l)H)|{eiiet  in  bin  tub,  who  waiitii  iiutliuig 


'  Soup  inailn  uf  wttor,  vlntgnr,  bresil,  unil  a  nttki  Krniwd  oiilmi. 


\Mie  eiiiliiw'ed  Willi  life,  like  the  aiieieni  maniiliietures  of 
Viilean.  'I'he  families  have  a  form  similar  lo  that  of  the 
yovermneiil ;  lliey  are  neilher  republics  nor  absolute  mo- 
iiarebies.  There  is  a  /in/i/,  but  there  is  notyranl  in  lliein. 
I'.very  falhir  is  like  the  Kiiigof  liiiglaiiil,^ — liinileil  In  his 
powers  by  reason,  by  enstoiii,  and  by  the  general  iiiten  si. 
The  liiiiiilies  me  not  liowiM  r  patriareliiil ;  thai  is,  ii  iiii.\. 
tiire  of  several  generaliuiis,  in  wliicli  the  lii'iid  is — 

"Kinjf,  priest,  and  parent  of  his  gr.iwing  state." 

Hero  the  licnd  U  only  Ihe  falliet.  The  "  h'linchnrn  Imp. 
piness,"  so  well  deflued  by  ( 'ott  pi  r,  is  liieompntible  w  ilh 
the  ili\er-.ily  of  ages  and   disposilions.      Every  niiiniagi 


The  bad  with  v 


Our  lillle 


engeanei 


,  iinil  the  giHid  to  aiil. 


rid,  the  image  of  the  great. 


Like  her  amid  the  lioimdless  i 

Ol'  her  own  growth  hiilli  all  that  nature  craves. 


And  all  I  bat 's  ran 


1  triliiile  t'n.iii  Ihe  wiivis. 


.\s  Eirypl  dues  not  on  the  clouds  rely 


Dill  lo  Hie  Nile 


owes  more 


lliiili  to  tfie  sky. 


Sow  hilt  our  earth  and  what  our  hi'aven  denies. 
Our  ever  coiisliint  friend  Ihe  sea  supplies. 
The  taste  of  hot  .Arabia's  spice  we  know, 
I'ree  fniin  the  seorebing  sun  lliiil  n. likes  il  grow, 
Wilhiiiil  Ihe  worms  in  P.  rsia's  silks  we  shine, 
.Villi,  willioiil  pliiiiliiig,  drink  of  every  vi 


To  dig  111 


iiltb,  we  weary  not  our  limbs. 


(•old,  Ihoiigh  the  heaviest  metal,  liilber  swims, 
Ours  Is  Ihe  harvest  where  the  Indians  mow. 
We  plough  Ihe  deep,  iinil  reap  what  others  sow. 
Tilings  of  Ihe  nobli  si  kind  our  own  soil  breeds. 


form 


liiinily,  and  il  is  \irv  riire  lo  fnid  iniiler  the 


same  roof  llie  iinpliieiilde  wives  mid  lliiir  mothers  in  liiw, 
and  the  two  jilacuUlu  husbnndt  aud  tlivir  brothers  in 
law  !— 


Stout  are  our  iiii 


II,  lino  war 


rlike 


steeds 


Koine,  tlioii^ih  lier  eiiule  lliroiiiih  the  w  orld  had  llnwii, 
Could  never  luiiki  this  isliind  all  her  own!" 


LONDON  ll()l'SE.><. 

If  the  sky  is  ilarK,  iml  less  gloomy  Is  the  whole  finl 
a|ipeariii  ee  of  Loiiilnii  lo  liiiii  w  ho  eiilers  il  by  the  Oimr 
riiiid.  '1  he  smoky  I'olour  of  the  houses  gives  it  Ihe 
apiH'araiieii  of  a  city  that  leia  Ken  liiirnl.     If  tu  (hii  Ir 


added  tli 
lation  ol 
persons, 
tre  of  t'li 
the  lions 
of  the  b( 
entering 
soon  give 
English 
col. II  try. 
blue  pill 
and,  iiist 
malices 
houses  wi 
the  wesle: 
and  more 
assert  till 
unil  laiighi 
.sliU  deli; 
a  whole  In 
venture  to  \ 
to  make 

The  lioie 

siK'iit  ill  a 

board  the 

great  part,  i 

like  a  eoinj) 

that  they 

tioii.     The 

that  tlicy  ar 

could  hear  t 

hour  overlie 

neighbour  Ik 

nnil  1  distil 

weather, — ii 

great    coml'u 

conversation 

the  houses  a: 

nil  uiiiliirni. 

rorins,    one 

same  situatio 

lioiLsed  in  la 

the  slorehou!' 

not  chosen  w 

ii«r»/areliitei 

in  houses  of  F 

general,  a  liou 

term,  il  lielon; 

it  is  built.  It  s 

any  great  Ion 

tiiiiilile  to  piei 

ciiee.     The   1' 

nrehileet.s,  ha\ 

|s'ry  nianner, 

quenlly  the  al 

eipiil  are  pro|Ki 

by  lliis  niethoi 

over.     Every 

liniises,  accord 

silii's;  iind,  al 

W'lHid,  all  Ihe 

iiieiiiis  of  Ihe  i 

value  of  the  h 

.\  lire  is  no  ii 

veiiienee  to  tl|i 

|mssengir.s,  an 

jiiipers.    To  a 

lie  lllllsl  not  Ol 
pule  or  /'iM.». 
til  living  in  a  | 
'iHisl.  Lull  |h: 
lleiiee  as  soon 
like  llie  iHilvni 


TlIK  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  ENOLAND. 


131 


•■■II 


uusts  retire, 

I'veiiiiij;  iire : 

|)iiiii  repiiir, 

:li;ur ; 

|ilciity  crown'il, 

il 

lever  full, 

il  tiile : 

is  food, 

111(1.  instead  (if  u- 
|iietiiri's,tli(  liiili- 
iilryiiien,tlie  lOii;;- 
Llier  ill  desciiliin; 
iiiilics,  wliicliioiii- 
e  cliiiiute  : — 

irni, 
disarm." 

(1  is  Liberty  ;  this 
.0  or  Peru  in  com. 
n,  tliey  were  riii. 
ly.  l",ni;lnnd,  leu 
tertile,and  blesstil 
1  wrote  from  Italy, 
llic  most  elegant 

happy  land, 
cful  hard ! 

D9, 

iny  sliorep, 
rth  impart, 
<8  of  art, 
■s  reigne, 

iright, 
leliylil ! 
adores, 
lores, 

lec  sought, 
urly  bought! 
H  iidc, 
or  bluuk  mountains 

fO  llio  xight, 
ilcliglii ; 
ope's  liito, 

state; 

with  war, 

pray'r  '." 

ts — divine,  .leeniuo 
ileavoured  to  con. 

nt  of  a  conalaiilly 
1(1  these,  livin 
nwell  and  ('h:iili» 

IlioBcU  uiKiii  the  f  If 


Ivade 

|(Mid  to  aid, 
treat. 


lliire  eraves, 
llhc  waves. 


akes  il  prow, 
1  we  shine, 
|iv  vine, 
linilm, 
Iher  swims, 
liiH  mow, 

others  HOW, 
I  soil  br(  ('(Is, 


steeds, 

rid  had  ilewn. 


I  in  (he  wliole  finl 
Irs  il  by  Ibe  I'"*"  | 
■uses  gives    it  llif 
Tut.     If  111  llii"  I'  I 


added  the  silence  wliich  |ii(vails  in  llie  midst  of  a  popu- 


lation of,  iK-rhaps,  oui 


illinii  lour   hundred  tin 


,K.r 
tre  ot 


,s  all  in  motion  (so  that  one  seems  to  be  in  a  Ihca- 
t'liinese  shades),  and  the  wearisome  unifonriily  of 


houses,  almost  all  built  in  the  same  style,  like  a  eily 


the  meanest  habitations  are  separated  from  one  aiiother 


y  a 


bed... 


boiinda 
will 


vail,  or  a  palini;.     No  eiiijiire  can  have  it? 
better  delined,  or  can  guard  its  iiide|.eiideiiee 


the 

of  the  beavers,  it  wi 

cnterinij 


bi^  easy  to  imagine,  that  on  lirsl 
this  darksome  liive,  the  smile  of  pleased  surpri.s 


soon  gives  way  to  u  glnoniy  w 


ider.     This  was  the  old 


Kui'lisli  style  of  building,  which   still   prev 


th( 


ijitrv-     i'ut,  sincu 


the   Kiiglish  liave  substiliited   tin 


blue  |i 


ill  for  suicide,  or,  still  lietter,  a  journey  to  I'aris 


1  more  jeat 
Why  are  not  tin"  Krglisli  good  dancers?  I'ecause  they 


do  not  practise 


that  hi 


Tl 


le  'louses  are  so  sm:i 


II 


ii-Ml  SO  weaK 


^■ho  would  eul  a  cajier  in  the  third  story  must 


■iin  the  risk  of  thundering  like  a  bonilislicU  down  into 
the  kitchen,  which  is  placed  under  ground.  'I'liis  is  no 
mere   hyperbole  of  mine.     One  of  the   stipulations  on 


lak 


and  instead  of  Voiing's  Night  thoiiglits,  read  the  ro. 
malices  ot'  Waller  Scott,  they  have  cheered  up  their 
houses  with  a  coat  of  white,  and  have  recently  rebuill 
the  western  part  of  the  capital  "  west  end"  in  u  gay(  v 
ami  more  varied  style  of  architecture.  J  do  not  nu^an  to 
assert  that  the  Kuglish  have  become  a  tribe  of  skippers 
and  laughers,  like  the  young  Parisian  of  eighteen — they 
still  delight  in  ghosts,  witches,  haunted  cliurcli-yards,aii(l 
a  whole  host  of  monstrosities.  Wo  bo  to  him  who  should 
venture  t"  write  a  romance  without  some  apparition  litted 
to  make  "  each  particular  hair  stand  on  emll" 

The  houses  are  small  and   fragile.     Tlie  first  night  1 
spent  in  a  lodging-house,  I  seemed  to  iiiysidf  still  on 
board  the  vessel ;  the  walls  were  c(]ually  slender,  and,  in 
great  part,  of  wood,  the  chambers  small,  and  the  staircase 
like  a  companion  ladder ;  the  walls  are  generally  so  thin, 
thai  they  allow  the  passage  of  sounds  without  interrup- 
tion.   Tlio  lodgers  would  hear  one  another  talking,  but 
that  they  arc  accustomed  to  speak  in  an  under  tone.     I 
could  hear  the  murmur  of  the  conversation  of  my  neigh- 
bour overhead, — my  zenith,  as  well  as  that  of  the  other 
neighbour  lieneath  my  feet,  like  the  opposite  \mml  nadir; 
and  1  distinguished,  at  intervals,  the  words,  "  Very  fuu 
we.ithcr, — indeed — very    line — eomlbrt — conilortahle — 
great   comfort" — words  which  occur  as  ollen  in  tlieii 
conversation  as  stops  and  commas  in  a  book.  In  a  word, 
the  houses  arc  venlriloijuous.     As  I  said  before,  Ihey  are 
all  uniforni.    In  a  three-story  house,  there  are  three  hed- 
rnfius,   one  over  the  other,  and  three  parlours  in  the 
same  situation,  so  that  the  (Kiptilatiou  is  as  it  were  ware- 
hniised  in  layers  like  mercliamlisc — like  the  cheese  in 
the  storehouses  at  Iiodi  and  (Vxlogno,  The  Knglish  liav 
nut  chosen  without  design  this  (I  will  venti.re  to  call  it) 
twra/architeeture.  The  advantages  they  derive  iVoiii  living 
in  llou.s(^s  of  small  size  ami  little  durability  are  these  ;  in 
gincral,  a  house  is  only  built  for  '.111  years;  if  it  outlive  this 
term,  il  l)elongs  to  the  proprietor  ol  the  ground  on  which 
it  Is  built.  It  seldom  happens,  therefore,  that  they  attain  to 
any  great  longevity  |  on  the  contrary,  they  soiuetimes 
tiindile  to  pieces  before  the  natural  |K.riod  of  their  exist- 
ence.    The  Knglish,  who  are  better  aritlmietieians  than 
architects,  have  discovered,  that,  by  buihiing  in  this  sli|p- 
|K'ry  manner,  they  consume  less  capital,  and  that  eonse- 
(|iicnlly  the  annual  interest  and  the  annual  loss  of  priii- 
eipal  are  pro|Kirtionalely  less.  There  is  another  advantage: 
by  Ibis  method,  posterity  is  not  hampered  or  lyraiiiiised 
over.     Kvery  generation  can  choose  and  build  its  own 
hiiiises,  according  to  its  own  caprices,  niid  its  own  iieees- 
silii.s;  and,  allliough  in  a  great  meiisuro  composed  ol 
wiioil,  all  Ibe  houses  are  as  it  were  uicomhiistible,  by 
means  of  the  insurance  ccinpanies,  which  guarantee  the 
valiu'  of  the  house,  the  t'liriiitiire,  and  every  lliing  else. 
A  lire  is  no  inisfmiune,  but  merely  a  temp(U'ary  meon- 
vmicnei!  to  the  iumales;  a  sumelhing  lo  look  at   for  the 
pa-si  iigi  rs,  and  an  entertaining  paragraph  for  Ibe  iiews- 
{ii|H'rs.     To  an   I'.iiglishman,  his  house  is  his  (iibraltar; 
III'  iiiiisl  not  (Uily  be  inviolalile,  but  absolute,  without  (lis 
piile  nr  funs.     lie  prell  rs  living  ill  a  shell  like  an  oyster 
III  living  in  a  palace   willi   all  the  annoyance  of  a  heii- 
riMiKl,     I>i(l(  jiendence  is  the  vital  air  (d'Ihe  Knglisliman. 
Ilinee  as  soon  as  a  sou  is  married,  he  leaves  home,  and 
like  llie  |Hilypi,  which  when  cut  in  pieces  make  so  many 
piilypi  mure,  goes  lo  rrnlrc  dsewhire   aiiolher  fimily. 
.Naiiiiriais  and  paliiaichal  lamilies  Ix  long  to  agricultural 
ciiiniiiimities.     .Viiiong  eomiiK  r(  ial  nations,  which  have 
firlories  and  colonies  in  all  parts  of  ihe  glols',  when  Ibe 
mai  has  received  a  suitiible  eilneation,  he  aliandons  llie 
parciibil  IK  si,  and  liku  tliu  birds,  guci  cUowliere  to  build 
(Hie  fur  himself 

"  Hail,  iiiileiH'ndenee,  hnill  heaven's  ne\l  Ik'sI  gill 
To  thai  ol  life  and  an  itiimorlal  soul ; 
The  life  (if  life,  that  lo  the  Imnipiit  high 
And  solsr  iiii  iil  (.'ives  lasle,  lo  the  howM  roof 
h'air  druani'd  re|Kise,  and  lit  the  (dllage  ('harms:" 

The  loveof  iiid(|Hii(leiiee,  that  "  life  of  lill,"  as  Tlioni. 
•nn  lulls  il  ill  his  |HH'iii  (III  tiilHTly,  iiiiinilisls  itself  even 
in  the  ehnrehes,  where  i  very  Knglish  family  has  a  seal 
iif  il«  own,  surrounded  liy  n  fence.  Whoever  travels  in 
Kiijliiiid  will  observe,  how,  even  in  the  smallest  vill  ig(^, 


ing  a  house  In  riondon,  is  ollen  that  no  dancin 


shall 


a  siiitrle  pull  at  the  bell,  which    conmimiicati  s  with  Iho 
iindcrgriiinid  kilclieii,  where  ihe  serv.'inls  an  .     'I'hi  re  is 


:iiiollu'r  conventual  sii.rii   for  visils 


vhiel 


1  consists  111  11 


rapid  succession  of  knocks,  the  luori.'  loud  and  noisy  ae- 
(••ording  to  the  real  or  assumed  ('oiise(]ueii('e  »r  fashion  ot 


till 


On  this  svsleni, 


akes  his  la 


in  public  in  a  high  and  discordant  voice,  that  every  oiu^ 
may  hear  him,  and  pay  the  same  respect  to  his  acci  nl.s 


to  III! 


rif  "  the 


at  Ihunilc 


veil  111  lioiKlon 


Ihemagnanimoiis  heroes  of  fashion  aimennce  Iheiii.selves 


lo  the  obtii 


uses  of  till 


le  vnlgiir  Willi  "celioiiig 


ehi 


bio 


lake  place  in  il.  Why  is  il  that  Ihe  Knglish  geslienlale 
so  lillle,  and  have  their  arms  almost  always  ghied  to 
their  sides.'  Kor  the  s:i me  reason,  I  believe;  the  rcxims 
are  so  small  that  it  is  iiiipossibh'  to  wave  one's  arm  wilh- 
out  breaking  somelhing,  or  ineonvenieneing  son.ehody. 

Some  people  are  (piile  thuiiderslnieU  at  the  silence 
which  prevails  among  Ihe  iiilialiltanis  of  London,  lint 
how  could  one  niillion  four  liimdred  tliousanil  persons 
livetoijfelher  without  silence  !  The  torrent  of  men,  women, 
and  ehililreii,  c.irts,  carriaL'es,  and  horses,  from  the  Siraiid 
to  the  I'l.vcliange,  is  so  slmng,  that  it  is  said  that  in  win- 
ter there  are  two  degrees  of  Kahrenheit  dilferenee  be- 
tween the  ntninsphcre  of  this  long  line  of  sireel,  and  that 
of  till'  West  Knd.  I  have  not  as(  ertaiiied  the  trnlli  of 
this;  but  from  the  many  avenues  there  are  In  Ihe  Strand, 
it  is  very  likely  lo  Ik'  eorreel.  Kroni  Charing  Cross  to 
the  Royal  K.xchauge  is  iiu  encyclopiedia  of  the  world. 
An  apparent  anarchy  prevails,  but  without  confusion  or 
disorder.  The  rules  which  Ihe  pod  (iay  lays  down  ill  his 
"Trivia,  or  the  Art  of  Walking'  the  Streets  of  London," 
for  walking  with  safety  along  this  tract  of  about  three 
miles,  appear  to  me  mmeeessary.  The  habit  of  travers- 
ing this  whirlpool  renders  the  [lassiige  easy  lo  every  one, 
without  disputes,  without aeeideiils,  without  pimeiilio,  as 
if  there  weriMio  obstacle  whatevir.  I  sn|i|Kjse  il  is  llie 
same  thiiiji  at  I'ekiii.  The  silence  then  of  the  pass('in;(  rs 
is  the  coiiseipicnce  of  the  iniiltiplieitv  of  business.  J  do 
not  say  il  by  way  of  epigram,  but,  if  Naples  should  ever 
have  a  populalioii  of  a  million  and  a  half,  it  would  he  ne- 
cessary liir  even  .Neapolilan  wiiu!pi|HS  to  put  tlieniselves 
under  some  restraint  1  It  is  only  in  Spain  that  silence  is 
till!  companion  of  idleness.  'I'his  is  perhaps  the  iKrleelion 
(d' idleness;  idleness  al  its  iie  /iliix  iillni. 

In  London  I  have  oOeii  ri.seii  early,  in  order  to  lie  pre- 
sent at  the  speetaele  of  the  resurrection  of  a  million  and 
a  half  of  people.  This  great  nioiisler  of  a  capital,  like  an 
inimense  giant  awaking,  shows  the  lirsl  sii;iis  of  life  in 
the  extremities.  -Molion  begins  at  the  ciremnference, 
and,  by  little  and  litth',  goes  on  gelling  strength,  and 
pushing  towards  the  centre,  lill  at  tdi  o'clock  coiiiiiK  iiics 
the  till!  hubhiib,  which  goes  on  continually  increasing  lill 
liiiir  o'clock,  the  'Change  hour.  It  seeiiis  as  if  the  popu- 
lation followed  the  laws  of  the  tide  iiiilil  this  hour ;  il 
now  contimies  llowing  fnuii  the  eirciimferenre  to  Ihe 
Kxehange:  at  half  past  four,  when  Ihe  Kxehauge  is  sinil, 
Ihe  ebb  begins ;  and  eiirreiils  of  |ieople,  eoaehes,  and 
horses,  rush  from  the  Kxehange  to  the  eirciimfereiiee. 

Among  an  industrious  nation,  incessanlly  occupied, 
panting  lor  riches,  man,  or  physical  lliree,  is  a  valu.ihlc 
eonunodily.  Man  is  dear,  and  it  is  therefore  ex|K'(henl 
lo  be  very  eeonomieal  of  hiiii.  It  is  not  as  in  the  eonii 
Iries  of  mdoleiice,  where  Ihe  man  and  the  earlli  aliki 
have  little  or  no  value.  \  'I'nrkish  ell'endi,  or  g(  n- 
llemaii,  always  walks  alioiil  with  a  train  of  iisi  less  ser- 
vants at  III.  heels,  in  the  same  manner  a  I'nlish  iiohle- 
iniiii,  or  a  grandee  of  Spain,  coiismm  s  a  great  ipiaiilily 
of  men,  who  are  olhcrwise  unproductive.  I  was  told, 
that  the  Duke  of  .Mciliiii  <  'eli  has  in  his  pay  liiiir  hundrtil 
seivaiils,  and  Ihal  he  goes  to  the  I'rado  in  a  carriage 
woise  than  u  i'arisian  imliirlie.  It  was  llii'  same  in 
Kii^laiid  when  there  was  a  liircign  eommeree,  and  no 
home  nnnnfaeliiri's.  Not  knowing  in  what  way  lo  eon. 
Slime  tin  ir  surplus  revenues,  Ihe  old  Kii:,r|ish  land  owner 
((.-.id  to  mainlain  a  Imndrid,  and,  in  sdiiie  ea.ses,  ( veil  a 
Ihousami  followers.  .M  Ihe  presciil  day,  the  greatest 
lious(s  have  mil  more  lliaii  ten  or  twelve  servants;  and, 
selling  aside  llie  weallhy,  who  are  always  iin  e.xeeplion 
in  every  nation,  ami  takinir  the  greatest  imnilH  r,  it  can. 
iiiil  Ih'  (hnied  Ihal  in  Knglaiid,  and  especially  in  London, 
there  i-  a  V(  ry  great  saving,  belli  of  lime  and  of  servanl'.. 
lint  how  I  111  this  be  ncom  iled  with  the  linidlv  vaunted 
eoinforl  III  Ibe  I'liglish  ?  Tims :  llie  milk,  llie  iiri  ad,  llie 
hiilli  r,  lill  Uir,  the  fish,  the  meal,  Ihe  newspapei,  IIh 
li  Hers,—  ill  are  brolighl  lo  the  house  en  ry  day,  iil  tin 
s.inie  hour,  wilhoiil  fail,  by  the  sliopkee|s'rs  and  the 
jioslini  II.  Il  is  well  known  Ihal  all  Ihe  slreet-doiUH  are 
kepi  sliiil,  as  is  Ihe  eiislom  ill  Florence  and  II  -illii  r  i  illes 
of  Tiisdiny.  Ill  order  thai  the  iieighlHiiirlKsxl  should 
iml  he  dislmbed,  il  has  Is'come  an  iimlerslood  lliing  for 
lliese  messengers  lo  give  a  Kingle  rap  on  the  knocKir,  or 


like  those  of  the  hammer  of  Hre.ute. 

This  ciislnm  reipiires  pnni  lualily  in  servanls,  and  an 
unfailing  allcndauee  al  their  posls.  The  price  of  (\ery 
thing  is  lixed,  so  that  there  is  no  room  for  haggling,  dis- 
piile,  or  gossip.  All  this  going  and  coniiiig  of  buyers 
and  seWers  is  noiseless.  Many  bakers  ride  about  Lon- 
don in  vehieh's  so  rapid,  elaslie,  and  eh'gani,  that  an 
Italian  dandy  would  not  disdain  to  appear  in  one  of  tin  in 
at  the  f'orso.  The  biilehers  may  be  freipieiilly  nut  with, 
eonveyiiig  the  meat  lo  Iheir  dislant  euslomers,  moimli  il 
on  fiery  steeds,  and  dashing  aloii!.'  at  full  gallop.  .\  sys- 
leiii  like  lliis  reipiires  inviolable  order,  and  a  sernpuluiis 
ilivisimi  of  lime.  I'or  this  reason  lliere  are  clocks  and 
wiilches  every  where, — on  every  steeple,  and  somi  limes 
on  all  the  tour  sides  of  a  stei  pie ;  in  the  pocket  of  every 
one;  in  the  kitchen  of  the  lowest  jniirneymiin.  This  is 
a  nation  working  lo  the  stroke  of  the  clock,  like  on 
orchestra  playing  to  the  "time"  of  the  leader,  or  a  regi- 
imnt  marching  to  the  sound  of  Ihe  drum.  Nothing  can 
lie  niori"  iugenieiis  than  Ihe  various  ways  in  which  tho 
Knglish  contrive  to  mark  the  division  of  lime.  In  sonio 
machines,  for  example,  at  every  eerlaiii  number  of  slrokes, 
Ihe  m,".eliine  rings  n  hell  lo  inform  the  workmen  of  the 
fiel.  'J'lie  tread-mill,  iiitrodneed  for  a  puiiislunent  and 
an  employment  in  the  liousis  of  eorreeliim,  also  rings  a 
hill  (Very  lime  il  makes  a  certain  iiuml'er  of  revolutions. 
In  the  wool-carding  inanufielnry  al  Manchester  there  is 
a  species  of  dock  lo  aseerlaiii  if  the  watehiiK  11,  whose 
(Inly  il  is  lo  guard  against  lire,  has  Kept  awake  all  the 
uiglil.  If,  (Very  (piarler  of  all  hour,  he  oniils  to  pull 
a  ro|)e  which  hangs  from  the  wall  niilside,  the  dock 
within  notes  down  and  reveals  his  m  gligcn(X'  in  the 
moniing. 

One  shopman,  therefore,  in  London,  supplies  the  plarc 
of  tiirty  or  filly  servanls:  the  shops  m:iy  he  dislant,  and 
reiiioli'ly  siliialed,  wilhonl  any  iiieonvenienee.  The 
shopkeepers  ihemselves  do  not  remain  idle,  and,  instead 
of  men,  in  some  places  lads  or  diildreii  are  cniployed. 
The  newspapers  are  circulated  from  house  to  house  at  a 
p.'iiny  an  hour;  the  carrier  is  a  boy  often  or  twelve  years 
old,  active  ns  a  sprite,  exact  os  lime,  who  brings  tluni 
and  takes  them  away. 

Hy  this  system,  Ihe  servanls  remain  nl  home,  with 
nothing  to  divert  tlieiii  frimi  tliiir  oeciipalions.  TIk! 
servanl  maids,  cs|H'eially,  very  seldom  go  oiil  duiiiig  all 
llie  week,  lllilii  Ihe  arrival  of  Sunday  sits  lliem  '  '  liberty 
liir  three  or  lour  hours.  Il  follows,  uN".  •'  ;  „,,  Kinjlisli 
family  has  no  need  of  keeping  any  great  store  of  pro. 
visions  ill  the  house;  there  is  in  eunseipience  less  oeeii. 
palioii  of  room,  and  les.i  occasion  for  capital,  less  care, 
h'ss  waste,  less  Bmell,  and  less  w(  ar  and  1(  ar. 


TKA  (JAKUKNS. 

How  to  get  Ihriaigh  the  siipriinily  dull  and  wearisomn 
Kiiulish  Sunday  is  always  a  pny/ling  problem.  Thin 
(iiimtry,  all  alive,  nil  in  inolion,  on  oilier  days,  is,  ns  it 
were,  struck  w  illi  a  lit  of  n|Hipl('xy  on  the  Sunday.  In 
general,  the  limigncr,  to  make  his  ese:i|ie  from  llie 
"solemn  sadness,"  climbs  nt  ten  in  Ihe  morning  upon 
one  of  llie  nnfailiiig  liuir-liorse  stages,  at  Clinring  Cross 
or  ricciidilly,  and  contrives,  at  any  rale,  to  gel  himself 
whin  (I  away  from  Londiin.  lie  goes  lo  liiehmoml, 
takes  a  ipilet  siroll  in  the  Ix  aiilifiil  park,  adinii'is  the 
lorliious  Ik  ml  of  Ihe  Thames, — wind,  w  ill  appear  lo  him 
a  muddy  or  a  giddeii  stream,  as  he  is  in  a  piulie  or  pro. 
sale  liumiitir, — and  iiays  al  an  enoimons  rale  liir  a  diiim  r, 
seasoned  willi  Ihe  lormiil  hows  of  strvaiils  in  silk  ►lock, 
mgs,  who  are  dri'ssi d  in  black  from  loe  lo  Iik',  like  an 
advocate  of  Turin.  Or  he  goes  to  Crunwidi  lo  admire 
inolhcr  beanllful  park,  the  lainons  ohservalory,  and  Ihe 
iiiaunilleenl  hnspilal  for  invalid  scaim  li  ;  null  liiki  s  his 
dinner  in  siglil  of  Ihe  many  vi  ssi  Is  nailing  past  on  llii  ir 
return  from  China  or  Ihi^  Indies.  Or,  if  he  wishis 
for  a  more  eeonomieal  (>\('iirsioii,  he  giK'S  lo  gii|K'  on  Ihe 
loM'ly  lull  of  llampslead,  i  (impiiKsionating  Linidon,  eu. 
vdoped  ill  iin  (loud  (d'  sniok<',  and  eongraliilaling  lilm- 
s(  If  on  hiiNiiii;  made  his  escape  from  11.  .Ml  lliese  are 
goixl  pi'es(  rvalives  against  Ihe/iirrof  Sunday,  hut  il  is  mil 
iiuiny  of  llioc  lienulifnl,  liul,  imtwlthstaiidiiig,  mdun 


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TJIE  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  ENGLAND. 


If 

y 


clioly  plao^f,  nor  yd  at  I  lie  brilliunt — iiiid  serious — pro. 
iiiciiado  ill  lJy<li'-piirk,  tliiit.  a  forci^'iiir  must  s-cik  to  :ic- 
<Iiiiro  a.  knowKdii;i;  of  llic  iwitiun.  Joliu  Hull  dous  not  go 
to  sliow  liin  paces  In  Hj'ik'-jiark  or  Kciisiiiijton  gardiiis, 
nor  to  tli'd  liiinscll"  willi  poi'lical  beaullis,  and  eoin|)osc 
romanlio  pastorals  in  Windsor-forc-t.  Ifyou  wish  to  pcc 
that  niarvcllous  |Hrsona{,'o,  who  has  been  llic  admiration 
and  tho  lau-jhing-b-tock  of  Kuio|h;  lor  more  than  a  cen- 
tury ;  who  elotlies  almost  all  the  world;  who  i;ains  baltU's 
by  sea  and  by  land  without  much  boasiinir  about  it ;  who 
works  as  niueh  as'  three,  and  cats  and  drinks  enough  for 
six  ;  who  is  the  pawnbroker  and  moneylender  to  all  the 
kings  and  all  tlie  republics  on  tho  liice  of  the  earth,  anil 
is  yet,  in  a  niiinner,  baiikriiptcieil  at  houie  and  is  some- 
times like  Aridas,  famisliiii<r  with  hunger  in  the  midst  of 
gold — you  must  seek  him  elsowberc.  In  the  winter  you 
must  desec'iiil  into  the  subterranean  taverns.  'I'liere, 
round  a  blazing  sea-coal  firo,  you  will  find  seated  the 
English  working  men,  well  dressed,  well  shod,  smoking 
drinking,  reading, — and  holding  their  tongues.  1  he 
schools  of  mutual  instruction,  and  tho  Sunday  schools 
which  arc  kept  o[Hm  gratuitously  by  all  classes  of 
dissenters,  ii)r  thu  education  of  tho  poor  children  lie- 
longing  to  their  sect,  have  made  the  English  people 
well  aci)uainted  with  reading,  writing,  and  arithmetic. 
In  Scotland,  even  before  the  mutual  instruction  system 
there  existed  p.xrochial  schools,  in  which,  besides  reading 
niid  writing,  the  scholars  weru  taught  the  ruilimcnts  of 
Latin  grammar  and  psalmody.  It  is  well  known  tliat 
these  Scotch  schools  produced  a  great  numlicr  of  |H)cts, — 
among  them,  James  lleattie,  author  of  "The  Minstrel ;" 
and  iliirns,  a  humble  farmer,  who  became,  without  a 
n\x\,  the  Theocritus  of  modern  times.  For  tliis  class  of 
readers  there  are  published  a  numlicr  ol'SuiidaynewsiKipcrs 
which  contain  an  abridgement  of  all  the  intelligence, 
miecdotes,  and  observations,  which  have  apix;ared  in  the 
daily  newspapers  in  the  course  of  tho  week.  'J'hiis  the 
blacksuiitli  and  the  weaver  arc  as  well  aeipiaiiiled  with 
the  great  events  which  arc  passing,  as  the  first  speakers 
in  piirliamcnt.  This  is  not  a  matter  of  trifling  iiupor- 
laiiec:  it  is  in  these  taverns,  luul  amid  the  smoke  of 
tolaceo  and  the  fumes  of  porter,  that  public  opinion 
takes  its  rise,  and  its  original  form, — that  it  reaches  its 
first  stage.  It  is  hero  that  the  conduct  of  every  citizen 
is  weighed ;  this  is  the  road  which  leads  to  the  eapitol  or 
the  'I'arpeian  rock  ;  it  is  here  that  the  love  of  country  and 
till'  love  of  glory  are  kindled,  that  the  services  rendered 
to  the  jiublic  by  zealous  patriots  uro  made  known,  that 
applause  and  disapproliation  take  their  origin;  it  was 
lierc  that  arose  the  triumph  of  llurdett  when  he  left  the 
Tower,  and  the  curses  on  Oastlereiigli  when  he  dcsreudeil 
into  the  tomb;  it  is  here  that  iK'gins  the  censure  or  the 
approval  of  a  new  law  ;  and  it  is  here  that  the  rewards  of 
desert,  or  the  rcbulfs  of  demerit,  arc  prepared  against  the 
lime  of  rloclinii.  'j'he  tavern  is  the  forum  of  the  English, 
Willi  this  dillVreiice,  lliiit  here  there  is  no  dispute  or  con. 
test.  Whether  from  the  climate,  temperament,  or  educa. 
lion,  whatever  may  he  the  reason,  certain  it  is,  that  in 
llieso  taverns  mon^  i|uii'tue8s,  order,  and  decorum,  are 
I'bserved,  than  ill  our  cburelies  ;  and  tlu  sc  tavern  states- 
men, after  they  have  filled  themselvis  full  of  beer  and 
mixed  liquors,  instead  of  seeking  for  ipiarrels,  fall  directly 
on  thu  pavement,  "  as  tails  a  IxKly  dead." 

In  the  Slimmer,  .lolin  Uull  likes  after  dinner  to  chror 
bis  pyps  with  a  glimpse  of  tho  country  ami  tho  greoii. 
'J'lie  nation  altogetiier  has  a  parlieular  lovo  tiir  trrcs 
and  Mowers.  The  lord  has,  in  his  parks,  oaks  of  a 
thousand  years'  growth,  untuueliod  by  llio  u\o, — hot- 
houses  full  of  exotic  plants,  exipilsilo  friiils,  and  tho 
laresl  tlowvri;  tliure  is  not  a  eottago  in  England  which 
lias  not  before  it  u  little  piece  of  ground  for  tho  ciiltlvi- 
tioii  ot*  Mowers;  and  even  tho  poor  town  imprisoned 
nrtisun  works  nt  his  loom  in  sight  of  puis  of  (lowers, 
placed  on  the  window  sill  (with  a  mind  no  less  generous 
than  my  loril's,)  in  order  that  thu  passengers  also  may 
enjoy  tlin  sight  of  I  hem.  'i'hv  lovo  uf  llowcrs  in  in  itself 
11  great  sign  of  eivllisation. 

From  lime  iinmoiuorial  tlirro  hnvorxislodin  England 
fiKilpnlliH  tiir  gi'iieml  use  arrosn  llir  tii'lds  beloiigiiig  to 
privain  individiinls.  Some  years  ago  the  land  <iwners, 
rviTy  where  insallablf*,  rndpavotired  to  eloso  llieso  fiiol- 
ways,  aii'l  dcprivn  llin  public  of  the  linulthful  and  inno. 
runt  reereallon  of  wnlUIng  in  theiii.  What  wai  llie 
coiiKei|iieiir<i  ?  In  nliiiosi  every  roiinly  n  soriiily  tins 
liren  Ibrined  for  defending  tlin  rights  and  rerronlions  of 
the  people.  This  will  sulHeinnlly  show  how  nonrly  the 
people  bnvo  llieir  rigblsat  heart, — and  how  dearly  they 
lovo  their  rural  walks. 

In  Ihn  noielilwiiirhnoH  nf  London  Ijiero  arc  n  great 
niiiny  fjnrdfns,   plunled  with    Inrjjn   iinil  ithady   trees. 


called  Ten  (,'ard(iis,  wliero  the  workmen  witli  their  fa- 
iiiilies  go  to  lake  tea  after  dinner,  or  to  drink  the 
"  nul-brown  ale."  One  of  the  most  beautiful  of  these 
is  I'limlicrhind  Garden,  on  tho  banks  of  the  Thames, 
near  Vau.iball.  All  over  the  gardens  arc  scattered  a 
number  of  clian  little  tables,  around  which  aro  collected 
groups  of  four  or  six  workmen,  smoking  with  long 
white  carllicn  pipes,  (which  arc  supplied  by  tho  landlord, 
filled  with  tobacco,  for  u  penny,)  leaning  back,  and 
throwing  forth  from  time  to  time  with  the  clouds  ot 
smoke,  some  imperfect  sontcnco,  just  as  wo  read  Cor- 
poral Trim  and  the  captain  did,  in  Tristram  Shandy, 
lie  who  has  not  exiioricnced  the  luxury  of  repose  after 
five  or  six  days'  fatigue,  cannot  coiicoivo  how  these 
men,  speaking  little  and  moving  less,  aro  ncvertliclcss 
most  happy  in  this  living  slatue-likc  condition.  Kol  an 
instrument  is  to  be  heard,  not  a  single  note  of  music, — 
nothing  meets  the  ear  but  the  buzz  of  the  talkers,  who 
speak  in  an  under  tone; — while  the  boats,  full  of  people, 
keep  coming  and  going  by  tho  Thames.  On  our  lakes, 
wc  arc  accu.stomcd  to  hear  musical  instruments,  with 
their  vocal  accompaniments,  and  vintage  songs.  For 
the  want  of  these  the  English,  who  arc  passionately 
devoted  to  niiisic  and  poetry,  arc  not  to  bo  blamed  :  the 
protcstant  religion  docs  not  admit  of  diversion  on  the 
Sunda}',—  it  demands  the  consecration  of  it  to  contcmpla- 
lion,  to  seriousness,  to  self-examination, — without,  how- 
ever, denying  tho  consolations  of  tho  bottle.  In  Scot- 
land, where  the  religionof  Calvin  prevails,  tho  Sunday  is 
still  more  silent  and  gloomy ;  with  some  a  smile  is  almost 
thought  a  proOination.  On  this  doy  of  absolute  innc- 
lion.tlie  barbers  are  scarcely  permitted  to  exoreiso  their 
1,'cessary  trade  after  nine  in  tho  inornin);. 

On  the  continent  there  is  great  talk  of  the  swearing 
of  the  English, — of  their  tremendous  "G— d  d— n." 
I  believe,  for  my  part,  that  a  Venetian  gondolier  or  a 
I'ologneso  carrier,  swears  more  than  a  thousand  Eng- 
lishmen put  together:  besides,  I  have  observed,  in  all 
the  public  houses,  a  notice  from  the  magistrates  hung 
up,  threatening  to  punish  with  a  fine  any  person  who 
should  make  use  of  un  oath. 

Whoever  has  formed  an  idea  of  tho  English  from  the 
finest  poem  of  Voltaire  (which  I  will  not  name,  though 
every  Ijody  has  read  it),  would  be  surprised  to  find  the 
rosy  cL.'eks  and  robust  athletic  forms  ho  talks  of, 
changed  into  tho  pallid  faces,  and  weak,  unsteady 
frames,  that  eharaeteriso  the  mechanics  who  frequent 
these  gardens.  The  spado  improves  a  population, — 
but  the  loom  spoils  it.  What  a  diflbrence  between  a 
Scotch  highlander  and  a  (Jlasgow  weaver !  The  one 
still  retains  the  well  knit  and  attiletlc  form  of  the  war- 
riors described  by  Ossian  :  legs  like  the  marble  column 
of  Lena,  a  bieast  high  and  ample  as  a  cuirass,  the 
colour  of  vigour  in  his  checks,  in  all  his  dnporlmont  the 
firo  nnd  mettle  of  health  nnd  strength  : — tho  other,  on 
the  contrary,  is  lean,  ill-made,  old  before  his  time,  and 
(iieble  In  his  gail.  What  a  contrast  between  an  English 
roiicliman  and  a  Manchester  spinner  !  Tho  former  is  the 
very  model  of  a  lusty  liacchus, — tho  latter  of  a  prisoner 
fiir  life. 

Tho  deterioration  of  the  population  Is  a  disadvantage 
of  manufacturing  states  that  has  never  yet  lioen  siilfi- 
riently  considered.  I  made  it  my  business  to  seek  fur 
some  statistics  of  the  manufacturing  classes,  in  order  to 
discover  their  maladies  and  usual  length  nf  life,  but  did 
not  Buceeed  in  discovering  any,  and  1  believe  nona  aro 
to  bn  found.  It  is  dillieult  in  fart,  to  procure  any  that 
can  Ik)  relied  on,  from  tho  continual  removal  of  the 
workmen  from  place  to  place.  Some  physicians  of 
Manchcsler  have  endeavoured  to  spread  the  'lolior,  that 
the  duration  of  lite  is  thn  liin)7cst  in  Ihnso  cities  where 
manufactures  have  most  increased.  It  is  a  pity  MoliiVo 
is  not  alive!  Ho  would  hero  have  a  fine  suliicct  for 
raiding  n  laugh  at  tho  rx|MinBO  of  <pinckory  ! — The  as. 
serlion  has  nut  gained  thn  slightest  belief  from  those 
pliilsnthrnpiHts  who  are  exerting  Ihemsnlves  'o  provide 
a  reiiiedy  lor  the  dainngo  which,  they  n.  >  tor  -veil  per- 
suaded, his  reelusu  oiiil  sedentary  lilb  must  do  to  tht. 
manufacliirer.  Home(iftlieso,for  instance,  Mr.  Ilroughain 
mid  Mr,  llimie,  have  encouraged  Ihu  ostablishment  of 
seliooN  for  gymnastics,  where,  in  the  hours  of  rest,  the 
workmen  may  exercise  their  limbs  in  strengthening 
nnd  diverting  siHirls.  Tho  most  persevering  of  Ihoni 
all,  Mr.  Owen.ulier  having  introduced  even  dancing  into 
his  slupi'iidiiiis  inanuihrlory  of  New  Lanark,  Iwtween 
Kdlnliurgh  and  I ilusgow,  invented  a  now  pliiii  of  lalxiur, 
consisting  of  iicriiiinliiin  alternately  in  ngrioiiltiire  and 
inanuliieiures,  and  went  to  America  to  try  the  ex|ieri- 
innnt.  The  classes  of  workmen  lire  mnr«  or  leit  ill. 
Imikliig  orcordiiij^  to  the  eliaraelcr  ofthoir  trndoij  the 


population  of  nirniingham  and  Sheffield,  employed  prin. 
eipiilly  in  forges  and  iron  works,  present  a  much  fiiiav 
and  stronger  appearance  than  that  of  Manchester  and 
Glasgow,  which  is  almost  entiicly  imprisoned  in  cotton 
lactories. 

When  1  made  some  of  these  remarks  at  Liverpool,  lo 
ono  of  the  many  intelligent  and  wcll-inlbrmed  me- 
chanics of  that  city,  ho  informed  me  that  in  the  last 
war  with  France,  the  regiments  recruited  from  that 
most  industrious  county — Iiancasliire, — were  disiiu. 
guished  above  tho  rest  for  their  bravery.  This  mny 
very  well  be,  since  it  is  not  tho  practice  in  the  present 
day  to  fight  liiind  to  hand.  There  is  no  reason  to  be- 
lieve that  artiiicers  make  bad  soldiers,  as  the  Romans 
believed  them,  nnd  as  tho  Florentines  of  the  middle  agca 
proved  themselves.  In  I'ersia,  where  the  strength  of  an 
army  still  lies  in  the  cavalry,  a  service  which  rcquircn 
strength  nnd  peculiar  dexterity,  tho  inhabitants  of  tho 
manufacturing  cities  do  not  turn  out  to  bo  good  soldiers, 
But  tho  war  of  modern  limes,  in  Europe,  depends  on 
bravery  and  discipline  ;  the  English  armies,  who  are  in 
these  respects  exemplary,  are,  for  a  good  third  part, 
composed  of  artificers. 

The  division  of  labour,  so  essential  to  the  rapidity  and 
the  perfection  of  manufactures,  and  so  much  in  use  in 
England,  is  injurious  to  the  development  of  tlie  mental 
faculties  of  tlic  artizAn,  or  even,  perhaps,  is  fatal  to  it. 
Witli  what  ideas  can  his  mind  be  enriched  by  that  shut. 
tic,  that  wheel,  or  that  spindle,  which  moves  incessantly 
and  unvaryingly  before  his  eyes  twelve  hours  in  the  dajl 
"  The  result,"  s.iys  M.  Say,  "  is  a  degeneracy  in  man, 
considered  as  an  individual.  It  is  a  sud  account  to  givo 
of  one's  self, — that  one  has  never  made  any  thing  but  tlic 
eighteenth  part  of  a  pin!"  If  the  workmen  did  not  enjoy 
the  incalculable  advantage  of  his  comi>anions'  foeiety, 
which  in  his  hours  of  rest  awakes  him,  electrifies  him, 
and  invigorates  all  his  faculties,  and  had  not  always  Ik- 
fore  him  the  endless  [lunoratnas  which  arc  constantly 
presented  from  his  living  in  a  city,  ho  would  become,  at 
the  end  of  a  few  years,  a  [terfect  automaton.  In  fact,  in- 
stead of  saying  that  a  master  manufiicaurcr  employs  surli 
a  number  uf  workmen,  it  is  conmionly  said,  thot  he  em. 
ploys  such  a  nunil)er  of  hands,  as  if  the  journeymen  had 
really  no  heads.  Tho  Uroughamt,  the  Humes,  the  Bur. 
detts,  tlie  Aliens, — the  protectors  and  iirolceted  of  there 
classes, — were  well  aware  of  this  evil,  nnd  set  thcnirclves 
zealously  to  work  to  discover  the  remedy.  They  hit  Ujion 
the  idea  of  establishing  libraries  for  mechanics  in  every 
city  in  the;  kingdom.  These  are  only  open  for  two  houri 
in  tlio  evening;  they  contain  histories,  voyages,  and  tra- 
vels, models  of  machines.  Sec,  The  subscription  for  a 
quarter  is  only  cighteen-iHsnce  English.  Not  content 
with  these,  they  founded  in  the  most  |Mipulou8  cities, 
professorships  of  mechanics  and  of  chemistry  applied  tn 
tho  arts.  In  London,  more  than  l.'iOl)  operatives  coiitri. 
bute  each  a  guinea  n-year  for  admission :  this  year  > 
working  shoemaker  gained  a  prize  of  ten  guineas  for  an 
essay  on  geometry.  Some  months  ago  a  society  was 
formed  "  for  tho  dilT\isinn  of  useful  knowledge,"  wliioli 
publislics  and  distributes  every  month  a  great  number  of 
elementary  treatises  on  nil  the  branches  of  the  great  tn-o 
of  liuiiian  knowledge.  The  Sunday  |)apcrs,  and  the  frc 
qiient  public  meethigs  which  the  mechanics  attend,  and 
wlier<!  the  most  elixpient  s|ieakers  adilrcss  the  inultitudo 
on  public  aftairs,  aru  an  aliment  and  a  stinmlus  to  tlieir 
minds.  Mr.  Hume,  in  the  House  of  Commons,  on  the 
13th  Deceniber,  lH:iU,  declared  that  tho  stamp-duty  on 
newspa|H<rs  was  tiir  t(Ki  huuvy  in  England.  In  the  I'liilril 
Stiiti's,  the  |Hipulntiiin  uf  wUicli  is  little  more  tlian  hall' 
that  of  (ireat  llrituiii,  there  are  .'iUU  riewspa|)ers;  wlilki 
in  (Jreat  Ilriliiin,  on  account  of  the  weight  of  the  tajcs, 
there  are  no  iiioru  than  'IHl.  He  gave  notice,  after  tlicsu 
details,  that  he  should  move  fi>r  a  reduction  nf  the  duly, 
at  least  on  those  weekly  pujiers  which  arc  chiefly  intend, 
ed  for  the  working  classes.  Mr.  nroughnni,  who  is  iini- 
bitii  us  ol  making  that  po|iiilnr  instruction  ho  has  wi 
wonderfully  promiited  a  durable  monument  to  his  nnnir, 
with  llin  nceustomed  elis|uenee,  sciraiiled  the  pro|KiKal. 
The  inllueiice  that  the  press  must  exercise  in  a  stiilo 
where  it  is  free,  must  (I  would  rr|Mat  if  a  thousand 
limes)  1m>  incnieulnble.  I  will  venture  to  say,  that  its  iii- 
lllienee  must  Is'  greater  than  tlint  of  religion  itself!  It  ii 
friiin  these  fountains  that  pulilln  opinion  springs  forth; 
and  this  is  alone  Hiitlieleiit  lo  eorrer't  nil  the  errors  nl" 
legislation,  and  restrain  n!l  the  nbuses  of  (Niwer.  It  is  a 
real  panacrn.  'Mie  iiews|in|iers  are  the  "daily  bread" of 
moriiiug  nnd  evening  to  eveiy  Englishman,  Ho  greed) 
is  the  public  for  its  IiiihI,  that  the  ifVmx,  not  nmtiiil  witn 
•printing  eleven  hundred  rniiies  nn  hour,  has  improvnl 
till  ir  steam-pri  MS  to  such  a  (lejree,  that  now  it  prints  no 


Ivs^  than  fc 

luiiiute, — bi 

Ortes,  ou 

elated  |)oliti 

riches  only  t 

hands  of  a  fi 

in  the  same 

am  describir 

this  idea. 

crowds  of  cl 

with  boots 

watches   in 

necks, — lodg 

feather  licds 

bread  and  bi 

they  in  so  go 

land  was  nei' 

'I'he  old  men 

ancient  hous 

lile  testiiuoiii 

furniture,  elo 

'J'lie  reason  c 

luercc  is  in 

idways  iiicrc 

wurkmen,  tin 

It  is  now  a  di 

men  are  not  c 

but  also  to  till 

of  labour.     B 

labour  having 

cuiisuincd  onl 

have  cume  to 

a  iiieclnmie,  a 

class  would  hi 

cost  Mcar  so  n 

It  is  nevert 

engines  has   ■ 

workmen  this 

with  them  us 

tress  which  ha 

These  vast  ma 

Jiims  of  nieclia 

\Vhile  tho  othe 

pciitcrs,  dyers, 

shillings  a  wc 

working  twelvi 

eijj'lilceii,  even 

aie  not  only  pli 

workmen,  but  ii 

iiig  laid    in  Ji 

Manchester,  to 

ing  their  eoiidit 

the  early  daysol 

paiil,  and  quite 

years,  the  masti 

iiail  heaped  up  : 

while  the  jouri 

anil  liiwer  in  tli 

diiMinislied,  and 

scriliiiig  the  mi) 

ntmiisplierc,  oiu 

tnbjiet,  he  exclii 

sipi.iliil  cmmteni 

at  myself,  not  l\ 

than  the  imui  ' 

Sec  to  what  a  wi 

age  nf  six,  niosi 

dii>;,  ill  a  sulToei 

till'  extremes  of 

tiir  our  weary  lii 

and  at  thirty,  wi 

cliihircii  are  sti 

ilclici',   siistainei 

SCMIC  of  us,  to  til 

hniiil,  at  the  con 

passers  by !" 

This  laiuentnl 
11','^M  r.iliiin,  as  in 
I'iciil  and  iiiiidcri 
\iry  centre  of  a 
niy  iiiiiid  the  nnl 
cliii",  ciiiiiplainei 
riin(|iuTcil  by  thi 
Id    wlarciii  to  lay  ||: 


lk!>' 


THE  ITALIAN  £XILE  IN  ENGL.VND. 


133 


I,  . 
"■I , 


niploycd  prin. 

a  much  line; 

iiiichcstor  and 

onud  in  cotton 

t  Liverpool,  to 
intbimed  niD- 
lut  in  the  last 
ted  from  timt 
—were  distill- 
•y.  This  mny 
in  the  present 
)  rcaHon  to  be- 
s  the  Uoniani 
he  middle  ages 
)  strength  of  an 
which  require* 
aliitnnts  of  ihu 
e  good  RoUliers. 
|)C,  depends  on 
lies,  who  are  in 
ood  third  pnrl, 

llic  rapidity  and 
nuch  in  ii£c  in 
It  of  tlie  mental 
s,  is  fatal  to  it. 
cd  by  that  shut- 
oves  incessantly 
lours  in  Uie  day  I 
ncracy  in  man, 
account  to  givo 
ny  thing  but  tlic 
en  did  not  ciijcy 
[Mnions'  foritty, 
I  electrifies  him, 
I  not  always  Iks 
1  arc  constantly 
•ould  become,  at 
ton.    In  fact,  in- 
rcr  employs  sudi 
said,  thot  he  cm- 
journeymen  had 
Humes,  the  Bur- 
rolectod  of  tlioBc 
|id  setthcniFcIvea 
They  hit  u|H)n 
Jinnies  in  every 
len  for  two  houri 
lyuges,  and  tra- 
ibscription  for  a 
Not  content 
(Mipulous  citic!, 
nistry  applied  In 
HM'ratives  coiitri- 
II :  this  year  a 
guineas  for  an 
_  a  society  wns 
iwledge,"  wliirli 
great  number  of 
of  the  great  triHi 
lers,  and  tlie  fro. 
nicH  attend,  and 
ss  the  multitudo 
imulus  to  tlii'ir 
immons,  on  the 
stump-duty  on 
111  the  I'liitol 
more  than  lioll' 
spajM-rB ;  wliiln 
'lit  of  the  taxcK, 
otiee,  after  llii'sc 
ion  of  the  duly, 
chiefly  intend- 
mm,  who  is  nni- 
tiiiii  he  has  wi 
■nt  to  his  nnnio, 
the  pro|Hmi>l. 
reise  in  a  slnlc 
it  a  thoiiHnnd 
say,  that  it"  in- 
inii  itself!    It  i« 
springs  forth: 
II  the  errors  nl' 
(Miwer.     Il  i»  0 
daily  bread"  nl" 
lan.     So  greedy 
lot  conliitit  will) 
has  improvnl 
low  it  prints  no 


ion : 


•d 


lesa  than  four  thousand  copies  on  liour, — seventy  in  u 
minute,— but  that  on  one  side  only. 

Ortes,  our  too  highly  praised  and  too  much  depre- 
ciated iwlitical  ecoiioinist,  maintains  that  coininerce  en- 
riches only  tlie  upiK'r  classes,  accumulating  wealth  in  the 
liiuidsof  a  few,  and  leaving  the  mass  of  labourers  always 
ill  the  same  state  of  misery.  The  tea  gardens  which  I 
am  describing  are  in  themselves  a  complete  refutation  of 
lliis  idea.  The  visiter  observes  with  amazement  the 
,|  crowds  of  clean  shaved  artisans,  dressed  in  good  elotlies, 
I  witli  boots  on  their  feet,  linen  sliirtt  on  their  backs, 
S      walclics   in  their  jiocketM,    silk   kerchiefs  round  their 

•fi       necks, lodging  in  comfortable  houses,  sleeping  in  clean 

%       feather  beds,  taking  tea  twice  a  day,  and  eating  whcatcn 

-*       bread  and  butcher's  moat  every  day  in  the  year.     Were 

■i      tiiey  in  so  good  a  condition  when  the  commerce  of  Eng- 

ji      land  was  neither  so  flourishing  nor  so  extensive  as  now  I 

M      The  old  men  of  the  country,  the  current  traditions,  the 

I      ancient  houses  still  standing,  and  many  other  irrcfraga- 

1       ble  testimonies,  prove  to  the  contrary, — that  houses,  beds, 

A      funiiliirc,  clotliing,  food,  every  tiling,  were  mucli  inferior. 

f      Tlie  reason  of  this  dilTerciicc  is  manifest.     When  coni- 

i       mcrcu  is  in  a  pro8|)erous  state,  the  demand  for  goods 

^       iUwavs  increasing,  and  consequently  favourable  to  the 

t       workiiien,  they  can  keep  up  the  price  of  their  handicraft. 

'ij       It  is  iiow  a  demonstrated  truth,  that  the  wages  of  work- 

4      men  arc  not  only  in  pro|)ortion  to  the  price  of  provisions, 

'       but  also  to  the  relation  between  the  supply  and  demand 

i      of  labour.     Iksides  tliis,  machinery  and  the  division  of 

?      labour  iiaviiig  reduced  the  price  of  many  articles  liitlierto 

cuiiKUined  only  by  the  liigher  and  middle  classes,  they 

have  eoiiie  to  be  in  general  use ;  tlie  present  wardrobe  of 

a  iiiecli.uiifN  altlioiigli  better  than  that  which  one  of  his 

class  would  liiive  had  si.xty  years  ago,  docs  not  perhaps 

cost  near  so  iiiiieh. 

]t  is  nevertheless  true,  that  tho  introduction  of  steam 
engines  lias  already  taken  away  Ironi  some  kinds  of 
workmen  this  advantage  as  consumers,  by  coni|ieting 
with  tliein  as  producers,  and  reducing  Uicni  to  that  dis- 
tress wliicli  has  been  ex|H;rienced  for  some  years  past. 
'I'licse  vast  machiiies,  which  do  tlio  work  of  several  iiiil- 
!iiiiis  of  iiieehunics,  aru  so  niiuiy  gigantic  rivals  of  men. 
While  tho  other  classes  oi  artisans,  such  as  sinitlis,  car- 
pciilera,  dyer.s  glaziers,  &,c.,  cam  from  thirty  to  si.xty 
sliiliiiigf  a  week,  or  more,  the  weavers  and  spinners, 
'  working  twelve  hours  a  day,  can  hardly  obtain  fifteen  or 
ei;,'liteeii,  even  nt  the  time  that  trade  is  briskest.  'I'licy 
^.  aie  not  only  physically  inferior  to  llie  former  closses  of 
workmen,  but  are  also  most  unhap;  y  iHungs.  At  a  meet- 
ing laid  in  January,  liii5,  by  tliu  cotton-spinners  of 
Maiiehesler,  to  deliberate  on  tlie  best  iiietliud  of  improv- 
ing llieir  condition,  one  of  tliem  rose  to  observe,  tliat  in 
ihee.irly  days  of  cotton  spinning  the  workmen  were  well 
paid,  and  ipiite  at  lilxrty ;  but  tJiut  during  Uic  last  fifteen 
years,  tlie  masters,  by  the  introduclion  ot  steam-engines, 
had  liea|H'd  up  riches,  and  increased  their  own  comforts, 
while  the  journeymen  hud  gradually  descended  lower 
anil  lower  in  tlie  scale  of  society ;  their  wages  hud  been 
dhiiinished,  and  their  labour  increased.  Then,  after  de- 
Kcriliiiig  the  miserable  life  tlicy  lead  in  a  hot  sulfocating 
aliiiiis|iliere,  and  the  various  maladies  to  which  they  arc 
t^iiliiiet,  he  exclaimed,  "  Look  around  and  Udiold  these 
Ki|iiallil  eounteiiuiices,  and  these  emaciated  bodies!  Iiook 
at  inysilf,  not  twinty-fivc  years  of  age,  yet  already  older 
lliaii  the  inaji  who  stands  ut  my  side, — a  sailor  of  fifty. 
See  Id  what  a  wretched  lot  we  are  condemned.  From  the 
age  of  six,  most  of  us  are  buried  in  a  cloud  of  cotton 
i\\h'.,  in  a  siilTiieatiiig  and  unwholesome  air;  exisised  tc 
till'  ixlrriiies  of  heal  and  cold,  denied  the  ini'illul  repose 
liir  our  weary  limbs,  opiiresseil  with  intolerable  faligue, 
iinil  lit  thirty,  we  enter  npim  a  miserablo  old  age  ; — our 
rhililren  are  stinted  in  their  growth,  and  our  iiidepeii 
(Iciiie,  siintaiiied  by  untiring  indiislry,  is  redueeil,  in 
miine  of  u",  I"  the  sad  iieeessily  of  asking  chnrity,  eap  in 
hand,  ut  the  corners  of  the  stieets,  of  thu  jsiorcbt  of  the 
p:issi'rs  by !" 

Tills  lamentable  pietiire,  in  which  there  Is  nineli  ex- 
n'j'ji  I  itiiiii,  n."  In  uli  the  hiirangiies  of  deiiiag>>giii">,  an- 
ell  III  and  iiiiKlem, — over  nrtisaiis  dying  of  liniigi  i  in  the 
v<iy  ei'iitri'  of  a  niilloii  walliiwiiig  in  wealth,  bri>ni;lil  to 
iMv  iiiinil  llie  iinkiMl  Uiiiiiiins,  who  by  the  minilli  of  (irae- 
iliii-',  I'liiiipl.iiiied  that  aller  so  many  pro\iiiee»  had  been 
riiiii|iiere(l  by  llii'  repulihe,  they  had  nut  a  simn  of  ciirtli 
wlicri'ln  to  lay  their  bones. 

"And  yr,  O  Rnninns! 

Ye  wlin,  willi  steel  eneiniiber'd,  to  grim  death 
Yimr  lin  s  expose  eaeli  day  liir  eoimlry-s.ike, — 
Ye  iiiiii-lers  of  the  world, — who  of  the  world 
I'liwi'n  bill  thai  whieli  cn'nl  hi^  ta'en  aw.iy, 
Th(  air  and  liyht  of  hvav'n— roaming  the  fields. 


Till  iron-hearted  hunger  pulls  ye  down — 

Ye  have,  to  hear  yc  fitting  company. 

Your  wretched  wives,  and  naked,  famish'd  oflsjiring, 

Crying  for  bread!" 

Monti,  Caiug  Gracchus,  Act  3. 

It  would  seem  that  empires  arc  like  men,  who  resem- 
ble each  other  in  their  virtues  and  their  faults. 

Some  Knglisli  political  economists,  who  [lay  attention 
more  to  the  wealth  than  the  happiness  of  a  country,  ob- 
serve, in  reply  to  these  coinpluints,  that  if  it  be  true  that 
these  classes  do  not  live  comfortably,  it  is  quite  ns  true 
that  without  steam-engines  they  could  not  live  nt  all.  It 
is  certain  that  Arkwright,  by  tho  invci.'ion  of  cotton- 
spinning  machinery  in  1705,  and  Watt,  by  tho  applica- 
tion of  steam  to  it  in  177!),  gave  their  country  a  decisive 
superiority  over  the  industry  of  other  nations,  although 
at  the  same  time  they  deteriorated  the  condition  of  jier- 
liaps  a  million  of  mechanics,  and  gave  rise  to  a  production 
much  greater  than  the  demand :  without  these  two  won- 
derful discoveries,  England  would  most  likely  have  lost 
her  sujieriority  in  manufactures,  on  account  of  the  liigh 
rate  of  wages,  which  is  partly  an  ctTect  of  the  high  price 
of  food. 

If,  tlien,  some  workmen,  as  I  have  already  observed, 
injure  their  hcaltli  in  the  spinning  factories,  there  are 
many  more  who  destroy  themselves  from  an  immoderate 
desire  for  gin,  which  induces  them  to  labour  harder  than 
a  due  regard  to  their  healtli  would  allow.  Adam  Smith, 
in  his  great  work,  observed,  tliat,  where  prices  are  high, 
workmen  arc  always  found  more  diligent,  active,  and  ex- 
|K'rt,  tlian  where  they  are  low ;  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
great  cities,  'or  instance,  more  than  in  remote  parts  of  the 
country.  !some  men,  indeed,  when  they  can  cum  in  four 
days  enough  to  maintain  themselves  all  the  week,  choose 
to  remain  idle  on  the  other  three.  This,  however,  does  not 
happen  with  the  largest  jiortion.  On  the  contrary,  the 
i.ulustrious,  when  they  are  liberally  paid,  in  ready  money, 
arc  generally  disjiosed  to  labour  excessively,  and  so  im 
dermine  their  health,  and  ruin  their  cc  nstitution  in  a  few 
years.  "Jt  is  calculated,"  says  Smith,  "that  a  London 
carpenter  does  not  continue  in  his  full  vigour  more  than 
eight  years."  It  is  nearly  the  same  with  some  other 
trades,  in  which  it  is  the  custom  to  pay  the  workman  as 
soon  as  his  work  is  finished,  and  even  with  farm  labour, 
when  tho  wages  are  higher  than  usual.  I  have  endea- 
voured to  procure,  but  could  not  succeed,  the  book  wliieh 
the  Italian  physieian  Kamuzzini  wrote,  in  the  last  cen- 
tury, espeeially  on  the  |iecullar  diseases  produced  by 
excessive  application  to  one  particular  species  of  labour. 


6A1L0KS. 

Whoever  wishes  to  acquire  a  knowledge  of  nnotlier 
class  of  Englishmen,  not  less  Interesting  than  the  ine- 
chiuiics,  must  descend  into  one  of  those  narrow  by-streets 
near  London  Dridgc,  which  lead  to  the  'I'hames.  The 
sailors,  tliose  sons  of  the  ocean,  are  like  the  ain|ihibious 
animals,  which,  even  when  on  land,  always  keep  close  to 
the  water.  One  doy  1  took  it  into  my  head  to  walk  into 
una  of  tlie  numerous  public  Iioukcs  which  stand  in  these 
alleys,  to  eeo  what  inetaniorphnses  those  silent  and  se 
rious  iK'ings  undergo  on  land,  in  whose  company  I  hail, 
at  various  times,  s|H'nt  eight  months  on  shipboard.  How 
changed  did  1  find  friend  Jack  from  what  1  had  seen 
him  at  sea!  No  longer  serinns,  no  longer  (|uiet,  no  longer 
silent ;  but  joyous,  noisy,  and  singing  :  the  room  on  the 
grimnd  floor,  into  whieh  I  eiitereil,  was  involved  in  n 
thick  cloud  of  tolmeeii  smoke,  whieh  almost  hindered  me, 
at  first,  troni  dibliiignisliiiM;  the  ihumiilia  /icisoim'.  I  had 
not  yet  taken  my  seat,  wlieii  one  of  them,  with  a  gall 
any  thing  but  steady,  and  reeling  lilui  a  shl|i  in  a  storm, 
with  a  fuecMlie  colour  of  iiinhogiiny,  from  (he  elliet  of 
the  tiibneeo  iiiid  liquors,  oll'ered  me  some  of  his  "  gi'ogi" 
that  is,  brandy  mixed  with  water  without  sugar, — wlileh 
Is  the  iieetar  of  tliiw  heroes  of  the  deep.  1  nceepled  II 
withniil  hesltiitliui,  Imt  the  pivvter  pot,  t'roni  wlileli  my 
generous  fiieiid  had  Ihiii  drinking,  was  eiii|ity,  and  the 
poor  li  llow  had  nut  perceived  it.  It  hiid,  in  riiii,  in  eum- 
plrtelv  slip|Mil  Ills  iiiriiiiirv,  that  he  had  alreaily  tossed 
oti'.ili  this  nmbriisin,  that  lie  iiiaili  usiiiillar  olVer  toevi  ry 
body  that  eaiiie  in.  lie  did  not  on  that  uieount  lose  his 
credit  with  nil ,  because  1  know  that  .allors,  who  an 
hearts  of  oak  when  they  are  at  sea,  ure  hi  arts  of  butter 
when  at  a  tavern,  ami  geneniiiB  as  (Vsar  hiniBell'.  Tin 
cheeks  of  the  ICnglish  snilnr  are  not  those  sh'ek  am! 
florid  elieeks  wlileh  the  elliiiiite  nalnrally  produees,  tun 
are  lliey  of  a  till  and  bulky  make,  like  f'lriiiers  of  Ilic 
Island.  Tlieli  faces  are  broii/.id,  or,  to  express  it  better 
with  one  nl  those  eiiviabln  English  epithets  eompored  of 
two    wordj  btttceJ  together,  they  ere  \o(.alhtt'btattn. 


They  are  in  general  of  the  middle  height,  but  large, 
across  the  shoulders;  their  limbs  clean  made  and  sinewy, 
and  all  their  moveinents  free  and  uiieonstrained.  When 
they  are  walking,  you  observe  in  them  a  confidence  in 
their  own  strenglli,  and  the  audacity  of  a  health  proof 
against  every  thing.  They  traverse  the  streets  with  uii 
ndifVereiice  which  is  natural  to  them,  as  if  cities  were 
not  made  for  them,  or  ns  ii'  they  were  people  who  had 
seen  things  more  wonderful  than  a  city.  Tin  ir  largo 
Irowsers,  their  ojicn  jacket  and  shirt  collar,  their  round 
hat,  or  plaid  bonnet,  all  their  <lress,  in  fine,  contributes 
to  make  them  appear  more  active,  more  free  and  eo-sy. 
It  is  well  known  that  they  never  wear  boots,  because 
they  use  hands  and  feet  inditierently  ;  they  are  four- 
handed  or  four-footed  just  as  they  will.  Their  eyes  aro 
not  sparkling,  but  they  are  intrepid,  and  express  very 
well  the  heart  of  oak  in  their  breasts.  Their  counte. 
nance  generally  denotes  iiitcHlgcnce ;  frankness  and 
generosity  are  stamped  on  it ;  one  would  say,  that  noiio 
of  these  faces  had  ever  told  u  lie. 

In  a  corner  of  tlie  room  there  was  a  group  of  thcso 
mariners,  who  were  singing  one  of  their  sea  .songs,  with 
the  burden  "Haul  awiiy,  yen  ho,  boys!"  liie  cry  with 
whieh  they  accompany  any  exertion  made  in  toneert: — 

"  Dritish  sailors  have  a  knack, 
Hani  way,  yco  ho,  boys! 
Of  pulling  down  a  Frcnchmairs  jack, 
'Gainst  any  odds,  you  know,  lioysl 
Come  three  to  one,  right  sure  am  I, 
If  W'J  can't  beat  Viii,  still  we'll  try 
To  make  old  EiiKland's  colours  fly. 
Haul  away,  yco  ho,  boys! 

"  British  sailors  when  at  sea. 
Haul  away,  yco  ho,  boys! 
Pipe  all  hands  with  merry  glee. 
While  up  aloft  they  go,  boys; 
And  when  with  pretty  girls  on  shore, 
'J'lieir  cash  i.f  gone,  and  not  before. 
They  wisely  go  to  sea  for  more. 

Haul  nwny,  yeo  ho,  boys! 

*'  British  sailors  love  their  king, 
Haul  away,  yeo  ho,  hoys! 
And  round  the  bowl  they  love  to  sing, 

And  drink  his  health,  you  know,  boys! 
Then  while  his  standard  owns  u  rag, 
The  world  coiiibined  shall  never  brag 
They  made  us  strike  the  British  flag. 
Haul  away,  yeo  ho,  boys!" 

When  lliese  had  finished  their  song,  which  wns  duly 
knocked  down  by  their  leathern  hands,  a  second  group 
struck  up  another  of  their  favourite  songs,  "  Hearts  of 
Oak." 

.\  fidler,  who  had  in  the  mean  lime  entered  with  his 
creaking  instrumenl,  now  struck  up  a  xW,  a  kind  of 
Scotch  dance,  iiiueh  in  favour  with  the  lower  classes  in 
England.  Of  all  thu  English,  the  sailors  are  the  most 
gatcanici  above  all,  when  they  have  emptied  two  or  three 
cans  of  grog, — 

"  For  if  sailor  ever  took  delight  in 
Swigging,  kissing,  dancing,  fijrhllng. 
Damme,  I'll  be  bold  to  say  that  .lack's  the  lad  [" 

At  this  sound,  as  If  It  had  been  the  signal  for  battle, 
all  jumped  on  their  legs,  and  iK'gan  throwing  their  feet 
about,  for  I  cnnnnt  say  they  danced.  To  get  out  of 
the  way  of  this  fempest  of  kicks,  I  mounted  a  small 
Higlit  of  stairs,  and  entered  a  cei  ond  room,  which  pre- 
S(  iifed  aiiol.h(  r  pl(  lure  in  the  style  of  Teniers.  It  was 
exactly  like  that  I  had  left,  except  that  by  the  round  hat 
of  glazed  halber,  by  the  j  leket  and  trowjers  of  bluo 
elolli,  in  fine,  by  the  unil'irmity  niid  siipi  rior  iiealiiei.s 
of  their  dress,  I  pi  reeivi  d  that  tlio  se.iiiien  belonged  to 
the  royal  navy.  In  their  liiees,  though  flushed  with 
lli|iior,  the  iiiipre.si.|iiii  of  (llselplliie  and  i  bcilieme  was 
still  visible;  and  nlthoiigh  tliiir  ileportnn  nt  and  gestures 
exhibilid  nollilii'r  of  liisoleiiee,  Iliey  briniyid  neierthe- 
less  iiiiiie  of  arrogance  and  presimiptleii  tlii'ii  the  nlliers, 
although  nut  so  much  as  Is  gener.illy  exiilblled  en  the 
eoiilinent  (I  know  not  why)  bv  soldiers  of  the  line.  They 
were  singing  (he  niitloiKil  aiilheiii,  coiii^iosiil  by  the  poet 
Thonisoo,  the  author  ol'"'l'lic  Seasons,"  ubuiit  a  teiiiiiry 
ago, — "  Hole,  Ilrilaiinia." 

It  wns  thus,  perhai'f,  in  the  dnys  of  llieir  glorv  and 
iVeeilom,  that  tlio  Veneliiins  snug  In  the  "  holds"  ol  llieir 
Mingle  city,  their  victory  over  Konic  Tiirki:  h  flei  I.  At 
the  present  day  Ihey  have  Hubttlliitid  fiir  those  mnrtlnl 
Sonus  "  Visin  dl  Mn;i,"  niid  "  Ln  Dlundlna  in  (Minde. 
letla ;" — "Tho  Faen  of  Nliin,"  (ind  "The  Fair-linired 
<;irl  of  the  Gondrhl ;"  even  roii^s  arc  jufliiient  to  miuk 


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1'.' 


tin;  rinolutions  of  the  wliccl  of  fnrtuiu'.  Willi  tliis  mr- 
lanclioly  rclK'ction  1  left  lliiho  merry  luariiiurs,  and 
(jiiittod  the  tavern. 

It  is  to  tlie  seamen  of  tlic  royal  navy,  well  clollied, 
well  led,  and  of  martial  as-;)ect,  that  Kngland  owes  the 
iiiviolability  of  her  coasts,  her  ^Inrv,  and  her  lrid<'nt.  In 
the  "Koderiek  Random"  of  Smnllett  (the  best  of  his 
novels),  where  his  hero  is  another  IJil  lilas,  who  passes 
throiifrli  all  conditions  of  life,  some  of  the  customs  and 
eliararterislics  of  these  sailors  may  he  found  deserilu'd. 
The  author  draws  from  nature;  he  had  for  n  loii<f  time 
MTved  on  hoard  a  frij,'ate,  in  the  capacity  of  surfrion's 
mate.  'I'hc  visiters  to  St.  Taul's  and  W'c  stniiMsler  Ahhey 
are  surprised  at  the  prodi;'ious  numher  of  monuments 
they  find  there  to  the  memory  of  admirals,  vice-admiral: 
and  captains,  who  have  pfained  naval  victories.  'I'licf 
ma;;niticent  mausoleums  are  testimonies  of  the  national 
yratilude  to  the  dead,  as  the  super!)  hospital  of  (J recn 
wicli  is  the  testimony  of  their  irratitnde  to  the  livinp.  It 
would  have  heen  imimssihle  to  select  a  more  ajipropriatc 
.'Mid  eomlurtahle  situation  for  the  invalided  veteran.  The 
huildin;;  is  on  the  banks  of  the  Thames,  and  before  it,  in 
lull  sail,  pass  every  moment  the  vessels  which  arc  arriv- 
inu-  I'rom  and  deparlin;;  for  the  ditUrert  parts  of  the 
worhl.  This  sifjlit  nourishes  in  them  the  most  plcasini; 
illusions  and  recollections,  and  the  jiark,  which  is  an- 
nixed  to  the  little  lownof(;rccnwich,nllordsllicni  solitary 
walks,  where  they  can  call  to  mind,  iKMicath  the  shade 
of  ajred  trees,  their  past  vicissitudes.  Knclish  henevo- 
lence  is  inf;enions  in  renderinfi  the  henelil  bestowed 
complete,  and  even  jilcasinfr.  TJie  hospitals  in  Kiifiland 
arc,  in  freneral,  placed  on  the  most  acreeable  sites,  as  at 
one  time  used  to  be  the  case  with  our  convents.  The 
Kiifriish  ]ioels  have  almost  all  contributed  encomiums  on 
the  valour  of  their  seamen. 

I  look  upon  the  English  as  highly  favoured  by  fortune, 
in  the  possession  of  poets,  who  use  the  magic  endowed 
upon  their  cralV  to  make  every  one  believe  hi'-  own  lot 
nnd  his  own  station  the  most  enviable.  \\  c  r  proaeh  the 
Ku;;lish  with  Iking  downcast  and  melancholy;  but  v.c 
ought  to  add  that  they  arc  not  cpierulous.  They  labour 
indeliitigably  to  betliT  their  condition,  without  whining 
and  whimpering,  and  at  the  same  time  draw  from  their 
present  condition  all  the  profits  and  the  pleasures  it  can 
nifiird.  1  say  this  in  relerencc  to  those  stanzas  of  Jiyron, 
in  which  he  eulogises  life  on  shipboard  : 

"  lie  Iliac  has  sail'd  upon  the  dark  blue  sea, 

lias  view'd  at  times  I  ween  a  full  fair  sight, 
When  the  fresh  breeze  is  fair  as  breeze  may  be. 
The  white  sail  set — the  g  .ilant  frigate  tight;"' 

This  life,  which  lo  ,i  cavalier  servenle,  or  a  regular 
piny  goer,  would  appear  more  horrible  than  imprison- 
ment ill  the  duiigeous  of  the  liKpiisilion.or  of  Spiellieig, 
is  descrilied  by  ityron  in  his  Cliilde  llarohl  with  the 
same  sense  of  pleasure  with  which  'I'asso  paints  the  gur- 
dtn  of  Armida.  Tl;e  "  little  warlike  world"  collected  in 
a  frig. lie, — the  "  well-reeved  cannon," — the  "hoarse com- 
mand,"— the  "  hiniiming  din,"  wlii'ii  at  a  word  the  "  tops 
are  miiiiied  on  high," — the  "iloeile  erev.,"  gui.led  by 
llie  shrill  pipe  of  the  "schoollioy  miilshipinan," — the 
white  ami  "glassy  deck,  without  a  stain,"  "where  on 
the  watch  the  staid  lieuleiianl  walks," — the  part  kept 
saeri  J  'or  llii'  lone  captain,  "silent  and  fear'd  by  "11,"  to 
preserve  "  thai  strict  restraint"  which  may  not  be  broken 
w  illiout  balking  "  concpiest  and  fame," — the  swillly 
blowing  "  gale," — the  waxes  that  "  gaily  curl"  bellire  the 
"  dashing  prow," — (he  "  convoy  spicad  like  wild  Hwans 
in  their  llighl," — all  these  objects  ale  dwi  It  upon  with  u 
gii'ul  and  partial  fonduess. 

This  Is  not  iiieie  ea|irice  or  extravagance  on  (he  part 
of  the  poet.  'I'lii  SI.  stanzas  of  ityron  an;  beautiful,  be- 
cause lliey  are  also  (rue.  'i'here  is  not  an  Knglish  cap- 
tain who  IS  not  in  love  with  his  vessel, — his  little  worhl, 
which  he  prclirs  to  (he  I'alais  Uoyal.  When, after  ninely 
days'  nail,  wo  made  the  port  of  Dublin,  our  captain,  in- 
(■tead  of  landing,  a.s  I  did,  to  view  the  HlupendoUN  city, 
w  liieh  he  had  ne\er  seen,  remained  on  hoard  for  live  or 
^i\  days,  with  ii  more  than  philosophic  indill'erence. 

What  »  losH  to  Italian  glory  that  ho  many  poets  have 
thrown  away  their  harmonious  verses  on  ho  many  liaii- 
ris  and  l*hilli-.es,  wlio  never  exisdil — and  so  many  princes, 
who  were  never  maili'  to  U'  the  In  rocH  or  Ihe  (hemes 
of  I  ilher  verse  or  prose,  instead  of  iclebriiting  the  daring 
naval  enterprises  of  Ihe  ancient  (ieinHse,  or  (he  miiny 
sea  victories  of  (be  Venidans!  Tasso  has  indeed  devoted 
two  biMiitifiil  Stan/as  of  his  lifteenlli  canto  to  ('olumbiis, 
—  but  (he  diseoMry  of  a  new  world  denianils  a  nalinual 
piH'in  at  least  as  loudly  as  Ihe  passage  nf  Ihe  Cape  o( 
tiood  llo|>e,  by  Viseo  de  t^amn,  (alleil  for  the  I.iisiud  of 
i'aiiiuciM!    Afr.  Ko>{ers,  n  living  l;n;jli«li  |HK't,  liuo  writ- 


ten a  poem  of  several  cantos  on  the  voyage  of  Columbus; 
but  partial  as  1  am  lo  Kuglish  poetry,  and  highly  as  1 
esteem  the  poetical  talents  of  that  author,  the  diglit  of 
his  muse  appears  to  nio  beneath  the  lotUness,  variety, 
and  (hgnity  of  the  subject.  The  poet  who  would  singlhc 
praises  ol" — 

"  The  naked  pilot,  promiscr  of  thrones," 

should  have  his  imaginntinn  tilled  and  fired  with  the 
martial  and  romantic  cxjiloits  of  the  (ienoese,  from  the 
time  of  the  Romans  to  (he  present,  perhaps  the  only  peo- 
ple whose  inborn  and  indoinitahle  courage  has  not  become 
(U'generate.  lie  should  roam  through  those  villages  of 
the  Riviera  di  Ponciite  which  lie  on  the  shores  of  the 
Mediterranean ;  should  study  the  ardent  and  enduring 
character  ot  the  countrymen  of  Columbus,  at  once  citi- 
zens of  the  world  and  adorers  of  their  native  land;  should 
admire  (he  sobriety  of  their  lives,  the  tranquil  resignation 
with  which  (hey  support  tlieir  extreme  |)overty,  and  the 
modesty  of  their  maimers;  should  observe  their  acti.e, 
full  nerved,  vigorous  limbs,  their  darhig  and  vivacious 
eyes,  which  express  their  readiness  to  take  to  the  sea, 
whatever  the  weather,  without  asking  to  what  part  of  the 
world  they  "fi^  to  go ;  a  daring  which  appears  llie  more 
striking  from  their  haughty  and  spirited  glance,  the  red 
bonnet  hanging  over  one  oar,  and  their  half  naked, 
brawny,  leather  coloured  limbs.  The  poet  will  perceive 
tlmt  the  religious  spirit  of  I'olumbus  is  a  feeling  common 
to  his  cmmtrymen;  they  tear  iiono  but  Ciod;lmt  their 
religious  sentiments  are  perhaps  pushed  a  little  tar,  so 
that  these  new  argonauts  are  like  their  fabled  prototypes 
bold  indeed,  but  over  su|icrstitious. 

The  sailors  of  the  Knglish  men  of  war  are  as  war- 
riors more  glorious,   but  as  inarinera  less   interesting 
than  those  of  the  merchant  service.     A  vessel  of  war  is 
always  exposed  to  les.^  danger  of  shipwreck  than  a  incr- 
chanlman,  from   the  strength   of  its  build,   the  abun- 
dance of  its  stores,  nnd  Ihe  greater  number  of  hands  to 
man   the   sails.     It   makes    fewer   voyages,    and   sees 
fewer  countries,  because  in  time  of  peace  it  is   often 
in    port,   and  in  time   of  war    it    is   often  for    several 
years  on  a  cruise,  continually  ploughing  the  self-same 
pace     of    sen     before     the     blockaded     port     of    nn 
enemy.     Finally,  on  board  of  these  vessels  there  is  a 
sort   of  division  of  labour;  the  duty  of  every   one  is 
chalked  out  for  him,  or  at  Icust  it  is  only  seldom  and 
by  turns   that   the   seamen  are  employed   in   ditlerent 
maniriivres.     When  the  day  of  battle  arrives,  although 
to  the  Kuglish  sailor  it   is  always   like  the   signal   ol 
death,  ho  is  nevertheless  inspirited  by  (he  hope  of  gloty, 
inllamod  by  the  example  of  his  messmates;  and,  if  he 
survives,  mutilated  by  the  bullet  or  the  steel  of  Ihe  foe. 
he  sees  before  his  eyes  the  splemlid  hospital  of  (Jreen 
wich,  which  awaits  him  lor  his  reward,  like  the  palaci 
of  the  lluuris,  promised  by  .Mahomet  to  the  bravo  who 
die  in  battle.     Very  diU'ereiit  indeed  is  the  liito  of  the 
seamen  of  the  merchant  service.     A  vessel  of  3U0  tons 
goes  to  the  end  of  the  world,  with  a  crew  of  nine  or  ten 
men.     It  is  impossible  lo  imagine  the  activity  and  cou- 
rage they  must  exhibit  in  a  slorm,  the  (litigue  and  peril 
(hey  must  undergo,  somctimeH  lor   a  wholu   day — for 
two  or  three  days  togetlier.     Hero  is  the  glory,  herein 
lies  the  supciierity  of  the  I'higlish  seamen  ovet  ull  other 
Kuropean  sailors.     Others  may  have  as  much  courage; 
(ho  (ireek  is  iiuicker,  the  Genoese  more  sober,  but  the 
Knglisliiiiaii  is  supreme  in  the  terrible  tempest  of  the 
sea :  the  ram.  the  hail,  the  wind,  the  whole  fury  of  the 
waves,  may  lage  and  rave  against  him,  but  he  resists 
and  fulfils  his  duty:   his  strength  seems  multiplied  a 
hundred  lolil,  and   ho  places  his  glory  in  conquering  na- 
ture I     Ho  seems  made  of  the  rock  itself!     I  was  one 
day    adiniriiig   the    beautiful  white   biscuit,   the  jniiy 
slices  of  salt  beet",  the  unlimited  number  of  (Kitatoes 
which,  every  day,  with  a  liltio  vurialion,  form  the  din- 
ner of  the  sailors,  who  have,  besides  their  tea  moining 
and  evening,  a  phte  of  salt  moat:  the  captain,  who  saw 
my  surprise,  observed  to  me,  "  In  o  slorm  my  crew  pay 
1110  this  again  with  interest."     This  class  of  mariners 
make  more  voyages  than  the  others,  and  boo  a,  vuriuty 
ofdiireront  countries: 

'•  lie  travels  nnd  expAliates  ns  the  her, 
From  llower  to  llower ;  so  he  from  land  to  Ittii'd  ; 
Tho  manners,  cusloms,  policy  of  all, 
I'ay  ciintribulion  to  the  store  he  glcniia; 
He  seeks  inlilligence  in  every  clime, 
And  spreads  tho  honey  of  his  deep  resenrch 
At  his  return."— f'(vi''/iM-, 

The  craving  liir  variety  lieinmes  kucIi  ii  habit  in  sen- 
men,  that  il  is  a  rnio  thing  loi  ono  of  tlieiii  lo  mnke 
(wg  vnyogof  in  llio  (uiiio  ship  and  uiidor  tli«  tiiiiic  vniitaiii 


When,  in  a  few  days,  he  has  squandered  in  taverns  all 
tho  hard  earnings  often,  twelve,  or  fourteen  months,  he 
offers  himself  to  some  cnptnin  on  the  point  of  sailing, 
who  throws  a  glance  over  his  certificates',  and  examines 
his  whole  person  most  attentively,  that  ho  may  not  he 
deceived  as  lo  health,  strength,.and  agility  ;  and  tlic 
agreement,  simple  in  its  conditions,  is  signed.  Tlio 
wages,  in  time  of  peace,  are  from  forty  to  fifty  shillingsa 
month,  besides  the  victuals,  to  be  paid  altogether  on 
the  conipletion  of  the  voyage,  or  in  half  or  third  pnr- 
tions  at  tho  place  of  the  vessel's  destination.  Scarcely 
has  the  vessel  returned  to  England,  and  discharged  lier 
cargo,  before  the  sailor  pockets  his  pay.  From  a  poor 
man  he  suddenly  f^  'ds  himself  a  rich  one,  in  the  ikisscs- 
sion  of  fifteen  or  ,venty  pounds  sterling.  His  long  pri. 
vation  of  please  :  changes  the  public-house,  in  his  eyes, 
to  an  enchanted  palace.  This  money  seems  to  liiiu  nn 
inexhaustible  treasure,  like  that  called  forth  by  tho 
lamp  of  Aladdin.  Ho  apparently  renounces  all  hi? 
former  virtues,  he  forgets  all,  ho  abandons  himself  tu 
the  most  extravagant  caprice,  he  buys  every  thing  lie 
sees, — a  turnip,  a  wateh,  a  warming  pan,  or  a  pair  of 
spurs;  and,  ignorant  of  the  snares  vxliich  beset  his 
every  step  upon  land,  unmindful  of  himself,  of  his  rela. 
tions,  of  the  future,  of  his  most  urgent  necessities,  lie 
dissipates,  in  a  Cow  days,  all  the  pains  of  a  year  of  e.xer. 
lion.  It  was  a  saying  jf  Charles  tho  Second,  which 
has  bcconio  proverbial,  that  "  Sailors  got  money  like 
horses,  and  spend  it  like  asses."  At  length  tho  dream 
ceases,  the  illusions  vanish,  the  fumes  of  the  liquor  dis- 
perse ;  ho  looks  around, — ho  finds  himself  ill  clad,  with- 
out a  friend  or  a  relation  ;  he  presents  himself  to  a  new- 
captain,  and  starts  for  another  part  of  the  world,  under 
a  new  sky,  amidst  another  sea,  surrounded  by  now  and 
unknown  companions. 

Tho  seaman  is  a  sort  of  Robinson  Crusoe;  nlloat,  lie 
practises  almost  every  trade.  Of  all  mechanicnl  profea. 
sions,  this  is  the  ono  which  atl'ords  Ihe  most  instruction, 
and  dovelopos  in  the  Irghost  degree  the  moral  and 
physical  faculties.  Besides  the  smattering  of  astro- 
nomy which  he  acquires, — besides  the  foreign  Inn- 
guages  nnd  the  foreign  manners  with  which  he  becomes 
acquainted,  tho  mariner  learns  how  to  mix  paint  for 
the  boats  and  many  articles  on  board,  mends  the  ropes, 
sews  tho  sails,  and  must,  on  occasion,  play  the  part  of 
carpenter,  blacksmith,  butcher,  cook,  and  Kaaheniion. 
Ho  is  per|)Ctually  in  motion,  and  exercises  equally  all 
parts  of  the  liody,  arms  as  well  as  legs,  feet  as  well  as 
iiands ;  ho  is  bent  when  ho  rows,  or  reefing  and  unrecf- 
iiig  the  sails ;  he  stands  erect  when  he  guides  the  helm; 
ho  ruqs  when  the  vessel  is  lo  be  tacked ;  he  balances 
himself  on  the  mast-head  ;  he  ascends  and  descends  the 
shrouds  with  the  rapidity  of  a  squirrel.  There  is  no 
system  of  gyinnnsties  which  developos  so  impartially 
the  powers  of  all  parts  of  the  human  frame,  tho  eyo  in- 
cluded,— as  tlie  art  of  navigation. 

Tho  order,  the  regularity,  the  discipline,  which  pre 
vail  in  the  narrow  space  of  an  English  merchant  b'ig, 
are  wondorftil.  The  face  of  the  captain  is  always  se- 
vere, the  tone  of  his  voice  always  sharp  and  imperious. 
No  scuinnn  may  speak  to  the  captain  first,  unless  on  a 
point  of  duty ;  no  seaman  is  allowed  lo  make  remon- 
strances or  observations  on  the  captain's  orders.  A 
smile  never  passes  over  his  eountenanco ;  nor  does  a 
word  of  approbation  or  encouragement  ever  escapn  him. 
The  men  are  confined  to  tho  Ibrecastio,  and  woe  bo  lo 
them  if  they  step  un  deck,  except  ujion  duty, — it  is  (he 
snmliim  smiclnrum  of  tho  captain  and  the  passengers. 
The  most  profound  silence  always  reigns  among  them,  ex. 
cept  that  you  occasionally  catch  a  gentle  whiKper,  Willi. 
out  this  inexorable  severity,  how  could  the  captain,  se- 
conded only  by  his  mate,  exact,  in  the  very  middle  of  the 
ocean,  a  prompt  and  blind  obedience  1  Even  in  spile  of 
it.  conspiracies  and  revolutions  Boinctimos  occur  anions 
the  nine  or  ten  individuals  shut  up  in  so  coiilincd  n 
space,  so  impraeiieable  is  it  to  govern  the  human  spe- 
cies I  An  English  captain  always  keepn  his  crew  busy 
about  soinctliing  or  other,  even  during  u  calm.  This  is 
also  an  ex|)cdieiit  to  prevent  their  taking  a  disgust  (o 
their  occupation.  Captain  Fnrry,  as  soon  as  ho  hnd 
seen  his  vessel  made  snug  lor  her  winter  station  of  fiw 
or  six  months,  w  hen  on  his  voyage  to  attempt  the  dis- 
covery of  a  north. west  passage,  hit  U|«in  the  idea  of 
ereelmg  a  theatre,  giving  concerts,  and  setting  up  « 
school  liir  leaehiiig  reading  and  writing  to  his  hanly 
mariners;  so  anxious  did  ho  feel  to  provide  remedies 
for  weariness,  and  lo  keep  the  minds  of  hid  crew  con. 
Kiniidy  oecnpicMl. 

It  was  mil  till  after  I  hud  witnosscd  tho  I'lToclB  of  this 
strict  oriler  and  discipline,  nnd  the  conliiiual  liniidliiiirul' 
ilhc  snils,  that  I  liilt  tlio  full  forvo  of  tho  iiiu.\ini,  thai 


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THE  ITALIAN  EXILE  I\  E?fr.LANI>. 


135 


I  ill  tiiverns  all 
Dcn  months,  he 
[lint  of  sailiiifr, 
',  and  cxaminca 
ho  may  not  be 
ility  ;  and  the 
I  signed.  Tlio 
fifty  shillin|Tsa 

iilloijcthcr  on 
f  or  tliird  por- 
tion. Scarcely 
dischnrped  her 
.  From  a  poor 
;,  ill  the  ]x)sscs- 
Ilis  long  pri- 
nsc,  in  his  eyes, 
renis  to  him  an 
il  forth  by  tho 
lOLinces  nil  his 
dons  himself  tu 

every  thing  he 
an,  or  a  pair  of 
liicli  beset  his 
self,  of  his  rcla- 
:  necessities,  lie 
fa  year  of  c.xer. 
I  Second,  which 
got  money  like 
mgtli  tho  dream 
if  the  liquor  dis' 
3lfill  clad,  Willi, 
iinself  to  a  new- 
Jie  world,  under 
dod  by  now  and 

rusoo;  nHoat,  lie 
cchunical  profes. 
iiost  instruction, 
the  moral  and 
tiering  of  astro. 
Ilie  foreign  Inn- 
'hich  lio  becomes 

0  mix   paint  for 
mends  the  ropes, 

play  the  part  of 

1  and  washerman. 
rcisos  equally  all 

loot  as  well  as 

ig  and  unreef- 

ides  the  helm ; 

;  he  balances 

d  descends  the 

There  is  no 

so  impartially 

•ame,  the  eyo  in- 


fii 


ino,  which  pro 
murcliaiit  b'ifr, 
in  is  always  bc- 
and  inipcrioiii, 
rst,  unless  on  a 
o  make  renion- 
n's  orders.    A 
CO  ;    nor  does  a 
vor  rscapn  him. 
and  wne  ho  In 
uty, — it  is  the 
the  pusBOngers. 
aniotig  thein.ex. 
whisper.  Willi. 
the  Oiiptniii,  sc- 
ry mitJdlonf  llic 
Kvon  in  spile  of 
es  oocui'  ninoiiB 
so  oontiiied  n 
the  human  sjio- 
Ills  crow  busy 
calm,     This  ii 
ing  a  disgust  In 
loun  as  h«  had 
r  station  of  t\n 
tUitiipt  tho  dii- 
loll  the  ideii  ul' 
id  setting  up  a 
g  In  his  hardy 
ovidit  ronindics 
f  his  crew  con' 

|iu  elTorts  of  this 
jiual  liniHlliiigut' 
liu  iiiu.xini)  iTilt 


vvilhoiit  a  iiicrchant  nnvy  a  ninritimo  force  cannot  exist. 
It  is  universally  nduiitled  in  Kiifjiand,  tliiit  the  best 
sailors  on  board  the  Kiiglisli  fleet  arc  those  who  linve  been 
bred  up  'u  merchant  vessels.  They  have  had  ii  school 
(il'jrroalor  sulfcring,  industry  and  experience, tlinii  those 
brouffht  upon  board  a  fyg.Tlc.  Uehvecn  these  two Ui nils 
of  saTlors  there  is  tho  same  diHereiice  as  between  a  regi- 
ment of  the  lint'  and  a  band  of  guerillas  ;  the  sidilieis  ol 
llig  line  da/.zlo  the  most,  boeausc  they  often  decide  the 
fate  of  empires, — the  gi.erilliis  acquire  less  glory,  al- 
though individually  they  possess  more  bravery,  ami  are 
much  more  exposed  to  liitiguo,to  thiiiino, nnd  the  sword, 
yuiuiay  is,  if  possible,  observofl  by  tho  L]nglisli  v.'lier- 
evcr  ihcv  ni.iy  be.  On  tliat  day,  llie  silence  even  on 
board  ship  is  still  more  ijloomy  than  ever;  everyone 
is  sbived,  every  one  puts  on  a  clean  shirt,  every  oiio  en- 
deavours to  display  more  neatness  than  usual  in  iiis 
dress.  Some  road  a  tbw  jiages  in  the  Bible ;  religion  is 
a  comfort  to  their  mind.s,  rather  than  ii  terror.  The 
laiglishman  has  no  other  intercessor  with  the  Siipromo 
JJcina  than  his  own  prayers,  lie  hopes  for  no  oIIkt  mi- 
racles than  llioso  which  spring  from  his  own  courage, 
and  the  discharge  of  his  duly.  In  a  storm,  the  Spaniard, 
and  even  the  Greek,  although  n  good  sailor,  throw  tliem- 
schm  on  their  knees  before  some  image,  to  which  a 
light  is  continually  burning,  and  in  the  mean  time  the 
sails  and  the  vessel  are  under  the  control  of  the  winds 
and  waves  ;  the  sighs  nnd  sigi.s  of  contrition  of  the  de- 
votees only  serving  to  increase  the  confusion  and  dis- 
ina  Tho  Englishman,  on  tho  other  hand,  fulfils  his 
duty,  displays  all  his  firmness  of  mind  and  si  cngtli  of 
liody,  struggles  with  death  even  to  the  last  momciil,  and 
only  when  ho  has  exhausted  in  vain  all  the  resources 
of  his  skill,  and  all  the  energies  of  his  frame,  gives  him- 
self up  to  his  fate,  raises  his  eyes  to  lienveii,aiKi  bows  to 
III?  will  of  Providence.  They  aro  not  indeed  so  thoroughly 
devoid  of  prejudice  ns  a  philosopher  of  the  eiglilccnth 
century;  some  believe  in  gliosis,  in  hobgoblins,  ami  pro- 
phetic voices  which  rise  from  the  hollow  of  the  deep, — 
but  in  tho  hour  of  danger  they  no  longer  recollect  lliesu 
illusions,  and  see  nothing  but  tho  reality  belbre  Iheiii, 
and  see  it  without  affright.  I  read  in  the  "  Mariners' 
Uegiater"  (which  is  u  collection  of  ofticial  reports  made 
to  the  .\dniiralty  of  shipwrecked  vessels),  miracles  of 
constancy,  patience,  and  intrepidity,  displayed  by  sea- 
men to  save  their  ships,  and  afterwards  their  own  lives. 
One  feels  a  proud  complacency  in  seeing  man  in  contest 
with  tho  monstrous  force  of  ocean,  and  generally  tri- 
umphant over  it ;  in  seeing  liiiii,  when  struck  upon  a 
rock  in  the  middle  of  tho  deep,  calculating  on  what  day 
the  frail  bark  will  be  entirely  swallowed  up,  and  in  the 
mean  tinio  labouring  at  the  construction  of  a  boat;  and, 
when  the  hour  of  the  total  submersion  of  the  vessel  is 
arrived,  descending  into  his  fragile  skitV,  and,  with  a 
scanty  supply  of  provisions,  coiiiinoneiiig  a  voyage  of  six 
liiindrod  or  a  thousand  miles,  and  then  arriving  at  some 
inhospitable  land,  Another  lime  you  behold  liiin  in  the 
I'acitic  ocean,  in  a  little  boat,  after  having  lost  his  vessel, 
sleeping  his  cloak  in  the  sea,  to  protect  hiiiiself  from 
the  scorching  rays  of  tho  sun;  then,  for  want  of  water, 
extending  his  sails  and  eollecling  in  theiii  the  rain  which 
kind  lloaven  sends  hiii).  A  (siet  of  some  reputation  in 
Kiigland,  but  in  my  opinion  of  very  incdioero  talents, — 
Falconer, — has  written  n  poem  ciitilled  " 'J'lie  Ship 
wreck."  It  is  a  cold  story  of  a  vcsci  which,  sailing  IViui 
I'vpriis  toCnndia,  near  Ca|ie  ("oloiina  (llio  niieieiil  Sce- 
iiicini),  is  thrown  by  a  tempest  on  the  rocks,  and  dashod 
to  pieces.  Tliyro  is  u  minute  deseriplioii  (in  some  de- 
gree the  general  deHcl  of  lOnglisli  pools,  great  and 
small)  of  all  the  maniuuvres  anil  expedients  e.-iployed  by 
the  Miiglish  captain,  without  any  of  those  groat  strokes 
of  the  pencil  sueli  as  Virgil  giv»s,  when  lie  dcseribos  the 
sea  slorru  which  overtook  the  wandering  -liiiens,  whose 
ships  now  rise  to  the  suinmil  of  a  moiiulain  wave,  now 
sink  lollievery  botloiiiof  the  sea  ;  nnd  without  that  in- 
terest which  Homer  excites  for  I'lysses,  when  alone  on 
a  raft  ho  is  thrown  by  the  wind  here  and  there,  up  and 
down  by  the  raging  sea, — at  one  lime  cast  on  the  waves, 
then  ealeliiiig  Indd  of  his  raft  again,  till  at  last  he  coin- 
mils  biiiiself  to  the  walcrs,aiid,  cleaving  llieiii  willi  his 
breiist  and  hiilli  his  brawny  arms,  clulclie.s  at  u  ruck 
with  his  outstretched  hands, — 

"And  then  Ulysses  on  the  rock  tho  skill 
Uf  his  strong  iirms  did  leave ;" 

and  aflorwards  get  U|H)n  land   breathless  and  spocch. 
less,  sponling  water  lioni  his  luoiilli  and  nostrils. 

There  is  niiieli  more  piielry  in  the  Inn  stnlemnnts  of 
the  Mariners'  Uegislir,  lliaii  in  ihu  ficlion  of  Falconer. 
This  Ucgistiir  was  to  bo  found  nn  board  of  every  ship  I 


ever  sailed  in  ;  at  first  it  seemed  strange  that  a  sea  cap- 
tain should  like  to  read  so  funereal  a  chronicle,  in  which, 
as  it  were,  his  own  fate  is  dcscrilied  ;  but  1  have  since 
retleclod,  that,  just  as  land  otficors  read  with  interest  the 
accounts  of  battles  and  sieges,  and  instead  of  being  cast 
down  by  them,  aro  inspired  with  courage,  and  intlaiiied 
with  einulali')n,so  may  a  se.inicii  learn  Irom  these  nar- 
ralives  not  only  to  die  with  intrepidity,  but  to  use  all 
tho  various  inotliods  lor  his  own  preservation. 

On  an  occasion  of  some  peril,  I  had  an  opportunity  of 
witnessing  in  my  own  person  the  bravery  of  this  race  of 
men.  In  coming  from  Smyrna,  aficr  three  thousand 
miles  of  pleasant  sailing,  and  .seventy-three  days  ot 
weariness  and  impatience,  as  we  were  entering  the  port 
ofCnrlinglbrd,  forty-five  miles  north  of  Dublin,  (where 
the  vessels  aro  sent  to  undergo  quarantine,)  in  tho  dusk 
of  the  evening  we  struck  on  a  bank  :  at  tho  shock  of  its 
striking,  and  the  long  gr.iting  screak  that  announced  it, 
the  nine  English  sailors  who  wore  on  deck  turned  pale, 
but  remained  firm  and  collected.  Not  a  cry,  not  a  com. 
plaint  was  hoard  :  all  had  their  eyes  fixed  on  the  captain, 
whoso  orders  they  awaited  ;  he  slapping  his  hands  on  his 
thighs  cxcla'med,  "  lyiiat  a  juke !'' 

The  first  loinedy  was  to  spread  all  sail  to  the  wind,  t.T 
try  if  this  would  release  us  from  the  rock  to  which  we 
seemed  to  bo  nailed  down  :  in  vain.  The  second  expe- 
dient was  to  cast  an  anchor,  and  attempt  by  means  of 
the  capstan  to  move  the  vessel :  still  in  vain.  Tho  third 
resource  was,  not  to  despair.  As  we  did  not  yet  know 
whether  the  banks  were  rocky  or  not,  a  trial  was  made 
with  the  pump  to  see  if  the  vessel  made  any  water. 
Fortunately,  it  did  not.  Our  hopes  were  now  placed  on 
the  next  tide ;  the  hour  of  its  rising  w  as  anxiously  looked 
for:  it  comes;  every  inch  is  observed,  is  measured,  but 
the  tide  does  not  rise  high  enough.  The  ship,  however, 
still  continues  light  and  sound.  The  second  tide  is  ex- 
pected with  still  greater  anxiety;  a  liigfier  How  favours 
us,  and  with  anchors  nnd  capstan  we  at  last  work  our- 
selves off  this  bank  of  evil  augury,  after  forty  hours  of 
exertion.  The  captain,  an  excellent  man  and  a  skilliil 
iiavigalor,"was  all  this  while  inderatiirnble ;  but  when 
we  had  got  out  of  tho  danger,  he  fell  ill  of  a  fit  of  the 
gout,  through  the  anxiety  he  had  sulliicd,  and  several 
times  bled  at  tho  noso.  Tho  vessel  belonged  to  him, 
and,  with  his  property,  ho  would  have  lost  his  reputation 
al.«o.  Again  we  set  sail,  and  went  to  lake  our  post  on 
(|UarantiHe.  What  a  horrible  thing  is  quaranliiin  on 
board  ship !  A  dirty  yellow  fiag  warns  others  of  the 
disease  with  which  you  are  |>crhapa  infected;  men  lly 
your  breath,  your  touch  ;  they  watch  from  what  (|uar- 
ter  the  wind  blows  lo  speak  to  you;  instead  of  the 
friendly  band,  the  boatnien extends  towaidsyou  an  iron 
clasp  to  receive  your  letters;  in  the  night,  a  small  light 
burns  on  the  mainmast,  to  warn  other  ships  to  avoid 
you,  like  a  rock  or  ii  whirlpool ;  two  senliucls  ooiiio  on 
board,  to  keep  you  in  strict  confiiieiiiciit ;  tliroo  times  a 
day  the  quarantine  oilicor  siimmoiis  all  on  board  before 
him,  to  ascertain  that  no  disease  is  concealed.  Tho 
i|uaraiilino  is  a  lciii|Kirary  exile  from  the  world  and  from 
mankind.  It  was  in  those  fifteen  days,  of  which  every 
ininule  was  counted,  that  I  leaiiit  from  tho  captain 
many  parliculars  oltlie  li!b  and  manners  of  seamen. 

In  lime  of  war,  among  ten  F.nglisli  sailors,  it  may  ho 
reckoned  one  is  married,  and  in  tiiiio  of  peace,  one  in 
t.  This  pro{iortiini  is  mucli  greater  in  all  other 
nations,  varying  accurding  to  the  extent  and  distance  ol 
the  coiiiiiierce  they  carry  on.  'I'lie  Italian  sailors  of  the 
Meditcriuneaii,  and  the  lirceks  oftho  Arclii|iehigo,  who 
very  rarely  leave  behind  them  the  pillars  of  Hercules, 
arc  fiir  llio  iiiosl  part  married,  because  Ihoir  voyages  arc 
of  short  duration,  and  they  can  often  return  to  the  bo- 
soms of  their  families:  but  lliu  Ijliglish,  who  by  tin 
iiiimeasurabilily  of  their  coinmerco  aro  citizens  of  the 
world,  would,  if  they  were  married,  too  seldom  enjoy 
Ihejr  home,  lloiicn  very  few  lay  by  fiir  an  event  they 
do  not  think  of,  and  in  old  age  do  not  hope  lor.  How 
could  lliey  feel  all'ection  tiir  Ihoir  families,  whom  from 
infancy  tlioy  liuvo  abaiiduiicd?  llcsides,  when  tlioy  are 
on  land — 

"  A  girl  and  fiddle  always  mako  a  aailor  glad.' . 

IIciico  if  through  disenso,  or  somo  oilier  inisfiMlnno,  one 
of  thoni  becomes  invalided,  ho  has  no  other  rcsnurco  than 
lo  beg  through  the  sireels,  singing  with  a  voice  har- 
monious as  tlialof  Ilorcas,  "  Tho ( 'rippled Tur,"  or  "The 
Lullaby,"  or  soino  other  of  the  countless  navnl  diltics  of 
wliieli  the  I'nglish  peopio  aro  so  Ibnd.  Tho  pis'l 
Ciablie,  still  living,  llie  truest  painter  of  the  iminnersof 
the  Fnglisli  viilgnr,  has,  in  Ills  liilo  in  verse,  "  Tlie 
Urol  hers,"   painted  to  tlia  life  llio  inisoriibla  end  of  n 


sailor,  who,  having  in  his  best  days  improvidently 
sqii.ijidered  his  gains,  finds,  when  ho  has  lost  a  leg, 
nothing  but  conlempt  and  insult  in  the  house  of  his 
own  brother,  who  is  married  lo  a  fury  of  a  woman,  and 
at  last  dies  of  anguish.  This  same  painlcr-iioet,  in 
another  little  poeiii.  "The.Tusliee  Hall,"  introduces  a 
wretched  street-walker  ns  eoining  before  the  justice, 
with  a  baby  in  her  arms;  she  has  been  by  turns  tho 
concubine  of  two  sailors,  father  and  son,  and  implores 
no  other  favour  from  the  magistrate,  llian  to  listen  to 
tho  series  of  her  crimes  and  her  nii^fuiiuiies,  which  are  in 
truth  of  such  a  nature  that  they  make  one  shudder  willi 
horror.  Crabbe  is  entirily  the  reverse  oft'owpor;  they 
are  like  Heraclitus  and  Democrilus,  ".lean  qui  pleure, 
ot  Jean  qui  ril."  Cowper  sees  every  thiiigof  the  colour 
of  roses;  all  is  virtue,  all  is  happiness  in  England,  ac- 
cording to  hiin  ;  Crabboscosevoiy  thingwithajaundiced 
"ye, — all  is  wickedness,  misery,  nnd  vice.  If,  there- 
fore, the  stranger  lends  an  car  lo  each  of  them,  bo  will 
find  the  truth  more  easily  by  their  combined  assistance. 
Crabbe  is  like  the  party  of  the  opposition,  for,  to  hear 
him,  Enifland  has  tho  worst  laws,  and  administration  of 
them;  Cowper  is  like  the  minister,  when  ho  speaks  of 
the  reign  of  Georse  tho  Fourth,  and  paints  it  as  thougli 
it  were  that  of  Saturn,  Both  arc  cxaggerators;  but 
poetry,  it  must  bo  romcmbered,  is  not  history. 


THE  OPrOSITION  IN   THE   HOUSE  OF  COM- 
MONS. 

Between  tho  hall  of  the  house  of  commons,  and  tlioso 
of  the  ropresenliitive  bodies  of  the  other  nations  which 
I  have  seen,  there  is  tho  same  difference  as  betwixt  the 
house  of  a  rich  man  of  yesterd.ay,  and  an  old  established 
gentleman  of  fiimily.  In  Iheformcr,  all  is  new  and 
glittering  ;  in  "  good  taste,"  and  of  the  last  fashion  ;  in 
the  latter,  every  thing  is  antique,  but  solid  nnd  massive, 
of  n  piece  with  tho  walls  and  the  ago  in  which  it  was 
built.  In  the  former,  you  discern  the  ostentatious 
showiness  of  that  which  is  now  and  not  customary :  in 
the  latter,  the  negligence  of  riches,  and  the  habitude  of 
long  possession.  Tho  chamber  of  deputies  at  Paris,  tho 
halls  of  the  Cortes  at  Madrid  and  at  F<isbon,  were  new, 
like  tho  instilulions  theinselves ;  the  English  lionsc  of 
commons  is  old,  like  tho  liberty  that  inhabits  it.  Happy 
that  country  where  liberty  can  boast  of  ages  for  its 
ancestors,  and  dwells  from  ago  to  nee  in  gothic  edifices. 
If  the  house  of  commons  were  as  old  ns  the  Druids,  the 
monibers  of  parliament  ought  to  dwell  in  the  trunks  ot 
trees,  like  that  ancient  priesthood.  He  who  enters  tho 
hull  of  tho  English  parliament  with  the  idea  that  he  is 
about  to  see  a  Milanese  oi  Nea|)olitan  theatre,  will  bo 
deceived  in  his  expectations.  There  is  rot  u  choir  or 
refectory  of  Franciscan  friars  which  is  not  as  elegnnt 
and  majestic  ns  this  hall,  or  perhaps  niOi-o  so ;  but  if  ho 
enters  it, on  tho  contrary,  with  the  idea  that  ho  is  visit- 
ing one  of  tho  oldest  of  tho  temples  of  liberty,  he  will 
contcmplatn  every  object  with  that  veneration  with 
which  wo  behold  tho  heavy  columns  of  the  temple  of 
IVstum,  "r  the  dreary  catacombs  of  Rome. 

Fashion,  luxury,  pleasure,  conventional  beauty,  are 
powerful  in  England,  but  they  aro  not  triumphant. 
Ovor  elegance  has  not  yot  spoiled  that  taste  for  nature, 
which  is  the  prevailing  characteristic  of  the  nation. 
Dress  and  manner,  complimonis  nnd  salutes,  nil,  oven  to 
tho  conclusion  of  loiters,  is  redolent  of  simplicity.  Tho 
English  aro,  jierhaps,  tho  best,  horseincii  in  tho  world  ; 
that  is,  the  firmest  in  the  saddle;  yet  Ihoy  make  no 
show  of  it.  They  aro  the  lightest  motioned  of  all  in 
eyinnoslics;  almost  all  of  Ihoin  can,  liko  their  horses, 
leap  hedges,  ditches,  and  gates,  yet  when  they  dance, 
Ihey  scarcely  raise  their  feet  IVoiii  llie  ground.  Tiny 
aro,  (lerliaps,  or  even  without  a  perhaps,  the  best  ex- 
leniporaneous  orators  in  the  world  ;  yet  they  never  study 
eillier  gesture  or  declamation.  In  February,  ISSH.  Mr. 
Brougham  delivered  u  speech  in  parliament,  on  tho  ro- 
fiiriii  necessary  in  the  civil  laws  of  England,  which 
lasted  six  hours  and  four  minutes,  Bo  it  remembered, 
that  four  coluiiinsof  an  English  newspaper  are  reckoned 
equal  lo  one  hour.  There  is  no  cxnniplc,  rithrr  amonj; 
the  nncients  or  inodnrns,  of  so  long  nn  extemporaiicouit 
speech  of  the  deliherntivo  kind.*  We  all  know  thai  Ihe 
liomana  studied  doclamalion  as  ,vo  iitndy  ninsic,  and 
that  Cuiustiracchiisliada  man  wiilia  pitch  pi|ie  behind 
him,  who  gnvo  him  notice  when  it  was  necessary  to 
clinngo  tho  iiindiilalion  of  his  voice.  Our  actors  often 
go  lo  study  altitude  and  drapery  :n  tho  stnluea  of  Ihe 


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anciriil  oralor«:  C'n'sar,  wlipii  he  I'ell  woundcil  to  dcatli, 
(lid  not  foffjot  niibilily  of  pusllion.  Altlioii^li  the 
Spaniards  wore  not  accustomed  to  public  spcakiiijr,  it 
was  beautiful  to  kco  the  noble  <rosticu!ation3  of  tlie 
I'loqunnt  .Martinez  do  la  Rosa,  and  tlio  movements  of  liis 
lar(ie  black  eyes;  and  lo  hear  liim  cliaiijjc  with  exquisite 
art  tlic  tones  of  his  etronjr  and  most  sonorous  voice. 
(Jaliano,  too,  another  of  tho  eloquent  members  of  the 
Corles,  (fcstiiulaled  so  tlieatriciiily,  that  his  rnemie.< 
f.nid  ho  tried  liis  speeches  beforcliand  at  u  looUinjj-ghiss. 
Why  not?  Cicero  took  letters  from  Uoseius,  Roscius 
took  lessons  from  his  mirror, — or  llic  equivalent  of  a 
mirror,  as  all  good  actors  do.  Tliero  is  none  of  this 
olcjranco  or  this  afl'oclation,  which  ever  it  may  best  be 
called,  in  Knglandj  they  rise  dressed  just  as  it  happens, 
gesliculato  like  a  windmill,  or  perhaps  not  at  all.  like  a 
plianlom;  and  lor  several  hours  change  the  modulation 
of  tho  voice  no  more  than  a  Scotch  bagpipe.  The 
minister.  Canning,  in  the  heat  of  speaking,  used  to 
thump  with  his  right  hand  on  a  small  wooden  box  which 
Blood  before  him,  like  a  bincksmilh  raising  up  and  bring- 
ing down  his  hannncr.  His  rival,  Brougliam,  tall,  thin, 
convulsed  in  tho  muscles  of  his  face,  crosses  when  he 
speaks  both  arms  and  legs,  exactly  like  one  of  our  bone- 
less fantoccini.  Nol  even  their  actors,  for  example,  the 
chief  of  llicm,  Keaii,  employ  timso  architectural  attitudes 
which  the  actors  of  other  nations  make  use  of.  Their 
uftitice  consists  in  following,  not  the  dictates  of  art,  but 
those  of  nature.  I  confess,  however,  that,  in  my  opinion, 
tho  members  of  parliament  ought  sometimes  to  em- 
bellish nature  a  little. 

It  is  well  known  that  in  the  English  parliament  an 
orator  never  reads,  but  alwaj's  improvises.  Kvory  thing 
is  spontaneous,  every  thing  shows  tho  man,  every  thing 
belongs  to  tho  speaker.  Hut  what,  perhaps,  is  not  so 
well  known,  is  that  the  orators  have  not  a  ridiculous 
lopugnaiico  lo  rctrncling  wliat  may  have  escaped  Ihcm, 
in  spile  of  themsolves,  in  tho  warmth  of  debate.  An 
Knglisbman  is  not  ashamed  to  unsay  an  injurious 
expression  whieli  ho  never  liad  any  intention  to  say. 
it  is  an  act  of  justice  which  docs  him  honour  before  both 
friend  and  enemy.  The  English  regard  duelling  as  the 
last  and  desperate  remedy  of  inexorable  honour.  In  the 
llimous  parliamentaiy  debate  on  the  I'Jth  of  December 
ISiiG,  respecting  the  war  betwei'n  Spain  and  Portugal, 
Cunning  had  allowed  himself  to  bo  carried  away  by  the 
torrent  of  his  eloquence  beyond  tho  prescribed  bounds. 
In  a  few  days  after  ho  iniderlook  tho  publication  of  his 
own  speech,  and  omitted  that  part  wliicli  in  cold  blood 
lie,  perhaps,  would  nut  have  uttered.  The  retractation 
so  surprised  me  at  first,  that  I  could  not  help  saying,  in 
tho  presence  of  an  English  gentleman,  that  "  1  jiad 
ihoiight  only  philosophers  and  drunken  men  retracted 
what  thry  had  said;"  the  gentleman  replie<l,  with  the 
national  imperturbability.  "  Tliese  recantations  are  just 
and  proper,  because  tho  oxtomporancous  speaker  is  in  a 
slate  of  cxciteinont,  wliicli  ol'ten  curries  him  beyond 
Jiiinself," 

IFo  who  arrives  for  tho  first  lime  in  England,  and 
goes  to  llio  house  of  parliament,  runs  tho  risk  of  forming 
a  veiy  erroneous  idea  of  the  opjiosition  party,  as  occur- 
red ill  my  own  case.  All  the  surrounding  circnin- 
fitanccs  conspire  to  load  him  into  error.  In  the  first 
jdace,  he  sees  a  hundred  or  a  hundred  and  twenty  op|>o- 
sition  nu'iiilKTS  against  four  or  live  hundred.  It  appears 
Iheretbru  as  if  there  were  an  insuperable  arithmetical 
barriir.  lie  hears  an  excellent  speech,  but  it  produces 
nothing  but  tho  sarcasms  of  the  opposite  party.  Weak, 
and  always  oior|K>wered  by  numlicrs,  the  nieniliers  of 
the  opposition  are  roiidcmned  to  serve  tho  nation  with- 
out station  and  without  public  honours.  The  chorus 
which  del  ides  their  olVorts  is  that,  too,  which  continuallv 
sings  the  prai.-'csof  the  ministers.  It  is,  then,  a  useless 
martyidom,  voluntary  and  senseless  as  that  which  the 
Eak(  crs  impose  on  Iheinsolves.  For  what  does  the  op. 
imsition  sit  .' — for  the  pleasure  of  saying  "  No  !"  It  is 
nt  best  a  mere  professorship  of  clofpienco.  7'his  is  what 
every  one  says  lo  himself  on  his  first  view  of  the  party 
in  opposition.  Hut  ho  soon  changes  liis  opinion  wheli 
he  studies  more  profoundly  the  national  organisation  of 
England,  and  hocoinos  fiimiliar  with  the  history  of  par- 
liament. In  tho  first  place,  lie  perceives  that  if  tho  op- 
position docs  not  conquer,  it  at  loa-it  hinders  tin'  enemy 
(whoever  he  may  be,  liberal  or  not,)  from  abusing  his 
victory,  or  consnmmaling  an  unjust  conquest.  It  is 
like  tho  dike  of  a  rivnr,  wliieli  cannot  nnsial  its  current, 
but  keeps  it  in,  and  compels  it  to  follow  its  course. 
The  advantage  ol'  tho  opposition  does  not  consist  so 
much  lu  the  good  that  it  ell'eols,  as  in  tho  evil  that  it 
prevents.    It  kcups  awake  lliu  altantion,  tho  patriotism, 


tho  distrust  of  tho  people  ;  it  propagates  in  jreiieinl  the 
right  opinions,  it  is  the  born  protector  of  tho  injured 
and  the  oppressed,  tho  harbinger  of  all  improvements, 
all  liberal  institutions.  Suppose  that,  by  accident,  the 
opposition  is  composed  of  persons  in  favour  of  absolute 
power:  to  i)rocure  adherents,  they  will  bo  obliged  to 
mask  their  sentiments,  to  hold  tho  language  of  justice 
and  freedom, — like  those  proud  and  tyrannic  Hoinan 
patricians,  such  as  the  Appii  and  Opimii,  who,  to  gain 
their  sutFragcs  for  the  consular  dignity,  descended  to 
mix  among  and  to  flutter  tho  common  people;  or,  like 
Dionysius,  who,  when  en  the  throne,  crushed  out  the 
very  blood  of  the  people,  and,  when  he  was  hurled  from 
it,  played  the  bufibon  to  tho  populace,  and  got  drunk  in 
tho  |)ublic  taverns.  But  the  action  of  the  minority  is 
not  iminediatc.  An  opinion  cannot  be  formed  and  pro- 
pagated and  popularised  in  a  few  months,  nor  somc- 
liinos  in  a  few  years.  The  abolition  of  tho  slave  trade 
cost  Wilberlbrco  twenty  years  of  persevering  applica- 
tion. Every  year  repulsed,  every  year  he  returned  to 
the  assault,  printing  pamphlets,  convening  public  meet 
ings  of  philanthropists,  collecting  notices  and  docu- 
ments on  the  barbarous  cruellies  practised  on  board  of 
the  vessels  engaged  in  the  horrible  traffic,  and  thus  ex- 
citing the  imaginations  and  melting  the  hearts  of  his 
fellow-citizens,  he  broke  at  length  with  tho  multitude 
into  tho  temple  of  justice  and  triumph.  At  one  period, 
Ireland  could  not  carry  on  a  direct  commerce  with  the 
English  colonies.  How  many  strenuous  and  how  many 
fruitless  attempts  were  made  before  Gratlan,  in  1771), 
obtained  the  abolition  of  this  unjust  exclusion!  How 
many  times,  from  the  days  of  Adam  Smith  downwards, 
was  the  principle  of  freedom  in  commorco,  now  begun 
to  be  followed  by  tho  present  ministry,  brought  forward 
by  the  opposition  !  Tlius,  parliamentaiy  reform,  pro- 
posed originally  by  Pill,  in  tho  first  days  of  his  career, 
when  he  found  himself  in  the  ranks  of  opposition,  is 
now  beginning  to  make  proselytes  within  the  walls  of 
parliament,  after  having  made  many  without.  Thui 
calholic  emancipation  is  probably  on  tho  |K)int  of  being 
Conceded,  af\er  so  many  unsuccessful  endeavours  to  ob 
tain  it.  Thus  the  abolition  of  colonial  slavery  is  uno 
ther  laurel  which  the  op|iosiliun  sees  at  no  groat  dis- 
tance, and  will  gather  in  no  great  length  of  time.  The 
English  opposition,  in  this  point  of  view  (let  it  bo  well 
observed),  sets  an  oxumplc  to  all  nations,  all  sects,  all 

p!iilosophcrs,and all  authors,  for  without  constancy, 

few  of  them  can  hope  for  success. 

When  a  cause  is  just  at  tho  beginning,  wo  should 
never  despair,  however  often  wo  may  bo  repulsed. 
Under  the  blows  of  perseverance  fell  the  Aristotelian 
philosophy  of  tho  scholastics, — fell  tho  torture  and  the 
in(|uisitiun  :  under  the  same  blows  tyrants  will  fall,  in 
every  nation,  without  exeeplion. 

It  is  not  true,  either,  that  the  opposition  is  always 
unrewarded  ;  the  Irish  made  their  countryman  Gratlan 
ii  present  of  fil'ty  thousand  pounds.  Fox  has  statues, 
anniversaries,  and  a  club,  culled  atlcr  his  name,  which 
celebrates  every  year  with  a  banquet  and  brilliant 
s|)eeclics  tho  day  of  his  birth.  Wlion  Sir  Robert  Wil- 
son was  deprived  by  tho  gnvornnient  of  his  rank  of 
general,  his  party  indemnified  him  with  an  annuity  (or 
his  own  lili)  and  that  of  his  son.  Sir  Francis  Hurdelt, 
when  ho  quitted  the  Tower  after  si.x  months'  imprison- 
ment, found  prepared  fur  him  hy  the  |)copIc  n  triumph- 
ant procession  more  onviablo  than  that  of  tho  anciont 
Romans.  When  Mr.  Wilborfbrco  passes  through  the 
crowd  on  tho  day  of  the  o|icning  of  parliament,  every 
lino  contemplates  this  littlo  old  man,  worn  with  age, 
and  his  head  sunk  on  his  shoulders,  us  a  sacred  relic,  as 
the  Washington  of  humanity.  This  is  a  reward  worthy 
of  Bucli  a  man,  and  far  beyond  all  posniblo  golden 
fleeces,  or  ull  the  strango  beasts  that  were  ever  sot  in 
brilliants. 

Often,  too,  (without  any  need  of  deserting,  us  Burko 
did,)  the  march  of  events  carries  into  jniwer  the  mem. 
bers  of  the  opposition.  When  peace  was  lo  be  made 
with  tho  United  States,  in  178;i,  tho  ministry  which 
had  sustained  and  prohingod  the  war,  was  obliged  to 
give  place  In  thoso  who  had  olways  opposed  it.  lu  the 
samtrmanner,  at  the  |H;acc  of  Amiens,  with  the  first 
consul  of  France,  Pitt,  tlio  furlunato,  tho  eloquent- Pitt, 
had  to  yield  tho  curule  chair  lo  his  opiwnents.  The 
rtsislanco  of  the  np|Kwition  is  nol  usoful  lo  the  nation 
alone,  but  to  llio  guvorninont  itself.  Without  ii,  ovory 
administration  would  soon  corrupt,  and  degenerate  into 
infamy ;  and  its  oxistenco  would  bo  threatened,  oitlioi 
uilh  a  slow-consuming,  or  a  rapid  and  violent  dcstruc- 
lioti.  Napoleon,  nt  tho  time  that  every  will  bont  before 
hia,  wui  coni|)ollgd,  in  ordor  lo  got  at  tlio  truth,  to  tulic 


sometiines  the  advice  of  the  op|)osition  in  his  council  of 
state,  rather  than  that  of  bis  own  ministers,  as  will  u^,. 
pear  npon  consulting  the  sittings  of  180!)  respecting  the 
liberty  of  tho  press.  In  December,  1825,  when  Mr. 
liroughain  inrormcd  the  ministry,  that  he  intended  to 
propose  u  rovision  of  tho  law  of  liliel,  a  newspaper  at- 
tached  to  tho  government,  which  was  then  opposed  to 
him,  expressed  much  pleasure  at  tho  circumstance,  ob- 
serving, that  between  the  two  contrary  opinions  of  two 
first-rate  statesmen,  such  as  Brougham  and  tho  secre- 
tary Peel,  there  would  be  found  a  third,  which  would 
roconcilo  the  interests  of  the  liberty  of  tho  press  with 
tho  claims  of  justice  for  the  repression  of  its  liccntioua. 
ness.  While  tho  nation  continues  to  prosgier  under  the 
principles  of  the  ministry,  the  opposition  docs  nolhini/ 
but  prevent  its  wandering  too  far  from  the  path ;  but 
when  it  feels  itself  in  a  stole  of  suftering  and  decline 
under  the  existing  management  of  ufTairs,  tho  natioa 
finds  other  principles  at  hand,  other  mon  and  another 
parly  already  matured,  and  prepared  to  guide  the  vcs- 
sel  of  the  state  in  a  difTcrent  direction.  All  republics, 
botli  ancient  and  modern,  have  been  perpetually  agitated 
by  the  two  contrary  winds  of  the  aristocratic  and  doino. 
cralio  factions,  anil  althmigh  tho  former  at  every  sUmi 
passed  from  the  hands  of  one  of  Ihc.ie  |)arlie.i  into  thosu 
of  tho  other,  thoy  went  on  prospering  for  several  centu- 
ries, in  the  midst  of  tho  oscillation  produced  by  tlieso 
changes.  In  a  free  government,  the  shock  of  two  pur. 
tics,  and  tho  apparent  discird,  are  in  reality  only  a  con. 
test  which  shall  render  the  country  happy.  Filauiiicri 
says  that  this  emulation  is  at  bottom  nothing  belter 
thaii  tlie  love  of  jiower,  but  as  this  power  can  never  bo 
attained  nor  preserved  except  by  promoting  the  goiierul 
good,  it  can  be  no  very  great  concession  lo  call  it  pn. 
triotism.  Tho  two  opposite  forces,  which  oblige  free 
fiovernment'!  lo  run  along  a  middle  line,  aro  like  those 
which  regulato  the  motions  of  the  celestial  bodies:  op. 
position  produces  the  same  good  ctTects  in  tho  moral 
world.  All  governments  deteriorate  into  tyranny  with, 
out  it :  in  tho  absence  of  criticism,  wliicli  is  their  oppo- 
sition,— what  would  literaturo  and  tho  arls  boeuine  .' 
\Vc  should  still  bo  under  tho  yoke  of  tho  commentators 
on  Aristotle; — wo  should  still  have  the  atoms  of  Epicu- 
rus in  physics,  and  the  crystal  heavens  of  Ptoluniy  in 
astronomy.  If  tho  Winkloinanns,  the  jMcngsies,  and 
the  iMilizias,  had  nol  kept  bad  taste  within  its  bounds, 
painting  would  have  become  u  curicature,  and  urclnti  cl 
lure  a.  heap  of  crudities.  Except  for  criticism,  llio 
Gongorus  would  still  hold  the  foremost  rank  in  Spain, 
the  Mariveans  in  France,  the  Marinis  in  Italy:  without 
Uurctli's  "literary  scourge,"  the  Arcadia  of  Rome 
would  probably  bo  still  in  higher  esteem  than  the 
French  academy,  and  tho  Italians  would  have  hacoino 
so  many  Arcadian  shepherds,  with  their  pipes  hung 
round  their  necks.  Without  the  struggle  between  duly 
and  sacrifice,  would  there  bo  any  vinue  or  horoisin  in 
the  world  ?  What  is  England  itself  with  regard  lo  the 
rest  of  Euro|»,  but  "the  op|X)sition,"  which  always 
throws  its  weight  into  the  scale  on  tho  side  of  tho  weak 
and  o]lpro.-^^ed,  in  order  to  presorvo  tho  equilibrium  ? 

ENtiLANI),  THE  REFUGE  OF  THE  OPPRESSED. 
In  London,  as  well  as  in  almost  ull  the  countrv 
towns,  there  is  a  society  which  lius  for  its  object  to  jiro. 
vide  a  lodging  for  the  houeelcss.  Where  is  tlie  wonder, 
then,  if  England  is  herself  the  asylum  of  all  tlic  imfi.r- 
lunate  ?  Venice,  in  her  days  of  glor^',  was  the  Banctuiiry 
of  all  the  oppressed,  whether  by  kings,  by  princes,  by 
republic's,  by  popes,  or  by  anti|)Oi)es.  England,  which, 
in  the  iin|>ortance  of  its  commerce,  and  its  doniininii 
over  the  sea,  is  the  Venice  of  our  times,  displays  flie 
same  universal  hospilalily.  Either  from  justice  or  IWiiii 
policy,  or  from  a  sentiment  of  generosity  and  a  feeling  nf 
liiT  power,  she  collects  under  her  vast  legis  ull  tfic  con- 
qucred  and  the  wrecked  whoever  they  may  be.  There 
is  scarcely  a  single  nation  in  Enrojic  which  is  not  her 
debtor  lor  protection  ufVorded,  at  one  lime  or  another,  to 
a  mimbcr  of  its  |)ioplc.  When  commerce  decayed  in 
llu\y,  and  the  usurping  princes  persecuted  the  wealthy 
merchants,  many  of  these  sought  refuge  in  England  i 
and  a  street  still  remains  called  "  Lombard  street,"  be- 
(•ause  they  look  uii  their  residence  on  that  spot.  Aficr 
tho  revocation  ol  tho  edict  of  Nante.%  (more  fatal  to 
Franco  than  the  battle  of  Blenheim,)  thous,inds  of 
IVench  Hugonots  trsik  refuge  in  England,  and  curried 
Ihither,  amimg  many  kinds  of  manufacture  not  known 
iH'forc,  that  of  silk  Htutls.  He  who  dm's  nol  disdain  lo 
study  the  history  of  human  vicissitude  in  the  dwclluigs 
of' filth  and  novel  ly,  should  go  to  Spitalfieldn,  wliere  ho 
will  atill  find  many  Froncli  nunics  among  tho  weavers, 


th 


and  a  street 
j'  1,10  tlinrny  t 
eciit  political 
Id  almost  all 
veirsaller  to 
iidliercnts  of 
lion.    And  l< 
which  is  grai 
|K.lual  1.1W  of 
iH'iieticcnt  gii 
f  of  mankind, 
\  from  the  eye 
f  ferocity  of  m 
^  |)v  (lesiHTatio 
"  niiilille  ages 
draw  Irom  All 
deprive  the 
stale  grows  g 
islicd." 

In  im,  L 
kind  and  evei 
have  but  one 
I  two;  constitut 
i  Spanish,  the  A 
I  republics,  pres' 
'J  of  flic  biiyonc 
I  Ipiimb-shell 
I  ttilli  th(^  two  I 
1  blood,  "  black 
I  .Mexico ;  and  w 
4  of  letters.  Lon 
!  say,  the  Bolan 
i  Ill-roes. 

I  )Vliat  must  i 
j  li.iil  seen  the  pa 
4  Madrid  and  Lis 
fill  Iiondon,  with 
l,\r);iielles  and 
■»,  .Miiun,  &c.,  jos 
.{ambassadors  of 
-Initli,  a  sort  of  r 
niiiiieer  Merlin 
,\\ii:ler,  did  the  1 
.'illie  eiichanlcd  piJ 
Jfrii'iids  and  foes 
ittaireascs,  willioi 
f  At  flicir  first  a: 
'«,illrneted  a  gooii 
i'jiiililic.  T/ie  jieui 
|s;iy,  boobies,  nir 
jllieir  loilgings  to 
JiiriM  sninc  nnccdot 
■.icxliiliiting  a  new 
iJvnxlaiid  lo  any  f 
ivening  party,  to 
ivo  iir  tlirci^  hui 
^iieliovies  in  a  bai 
inovi'.  This  dive 
Id  rail  them  "  livii 
How  sDuu  did  t 
ions  and  .ill,  were 
iiD  tomb  so  vast  a 
illustrious  names 
'J'lic  celebrity  of  (i 
way  lilic  a  fircwi 
inil.ilions,  emlles 
:i\s,  and  then  an 
iKt  having  at  tin 
Jiiiiiiler,  when  the 
Milling  leaf,  tie 
iioulli,  was  carriei 
Ivilli  applause,  for 
iden.  lie  was 
iVIial  tlieu  t  He 
r.i\e  closed  over 
riTily  of  niivelty; 
isliiii.liDIi  bctwcei 
ncir.  They  pay 
It  lliey  always  n 
;'.liaMe'wliidc,"lhal 

".\nd  after  m 

liil  incessantly  jou 
Vrs,  philosophers, 
iters  with  schemet 
V'licines  tiir  new  pa 
killi  Kcliemcs  for 
lial  none  can  refits 
►'viTty  in  which  ll 
|io«c  who  had  oecu 
h  imblic  money ; 


THE  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  ENGLAND. 


137 


it 


II  his  cuuncil  of 
tern,  iiu  will  ii|i. 
)  respecliiij;  the 
82o,  wliuii  Mr, 
li«  intended  to 
newspaimr  at- 
lliuii  opposed  to 
rcumstaiicc,  ub- 
oj>iiiioiis  nf  two 
and  tho  scere- 
d,  wliicli  would 
f  tho  press  witli 
of  its  liccntioua. 
osiper  under  the 
jn  docs  nothing 
II  the  path  ;  but 
njT  and  decline, 
'airs,  tho  iialion 
ion  and  another 

0  guide  the  vos- 
All  repullicfi, 

pctually  agitntud 
:ratic  and  duino. 
lor  at  every  »tt'|) 
Hirtio!!  into  those 
or  several  ccnlu- 
odueed  by  thciie 
hook  of  two  par- 
ality  only  a  con- 
ppy.     Filanyicri 

1  nothing  butter 
net  can  never  bo 
Dting  the  goiiorul 
ion  to  cull  it  pa- 
iiiiich  oblige  free 
le,  aio  liko  those 
)stial  l)odio!>:  o|>- 
cts  in  tho  niuriil 
ito  tyranny  with- 
licli  is  Ihfir  oppo- 
lio  arts  bocuinu  .' 
tho  connnentators 
c  atoms  of  Lpieu- 
!iis  of  I'toluniy  in 
c  Mongsics,  and 
^ithin  its  bounds, 

,  and  urelntic- 
criticisin,  tho 
rank  in  Spain, 
taly :  without 
rcadia  of  Rome 
teem  than  the 
Id  liavo  hacomo 
loir  pipes  hung 
lo  between  duly 
0  or  horoisin  in 
1  regard  to  llic 
which  alwiiyM 
side  of  tho  weak 
equilibrium  ? 


OPPIlESSr,!). 
all  tlic  country 
its  object  to  pro- 
is  llie  wondrr, 
f  all  tlic  nnfiir- 
as  the  sanctuiiry 
by  princes,  by 
Ingliind,  whieh, 
id  its  dominion 
es,  displays  the 
justice  or  lioin 
and  a  icclingof 
gis  all  the  con- 
nay  he.  Tlii're 
■  ich  is  not  Iht 
e  or  another,  lo 
rcfi  decayed  in 
cil  the  wealthy 
('  in  Kngland ; 
ard  street,"  be 
at  spot.  After 
(more  fata!  to 
thousands  of 
id,  niul  carried 
irc  not  known 
not  (lisilaiu  lo 
the  ilw'i'llinsn 
Ids,  where  no 
tho  weavers, 


I  „nd  a  street  still  called  allcr  Ihcjltnr-de-lya  (rtowcrs  but 

■  loo  ilinriiy  for  these  poor  emigrants.)     In  tlic  more  re- 
1  ,.,  lit  political  storms  of  Franco,  lOngland  utfordcd  shelter 

10  almost  all  the  French  nobility  and  princes  ;  and  a  lew 
voirs  arter  to  tlie  constitutionalists,  the  republican  and  the 

i  •„,'||,orents  of  Napoleon,  in  their  turn  exposed  to  jiersccu- 

i  ,j,|„_    And  let  it  lie  observed,  that  an  asjlnm  like  this, 

!  ,vliicli  is  granted  not  by  favour  or  caprice,  but  by  a  iht- 

'■■  ,K\m\  I.1W  of  free  slates,  to  ail  the  opiiresscd,  is  another 

iH'ncliccnl  gill  of  liberty,  which,  as  the  eoniinon  mother 

of  iiiaiikiiid,  wipes   with   an  impartial  hand,  tho  tears 

from  the  eyes  of  all  her  children,  and  thus  assuages  the 

ferocity  of  man,  which  would  become  still  more  cruel 

hv  (IcsiM^ration.     Among  tho    Italian    republics  of  the 

ft  oiiddlc  ages  hospitality  was  so  common  a  virtue  as  to 

i  draw  from  Macliiavel  the  ma.xini,  "  Where  Iffinishniciits 

deprive  the  cities  of  men  of  wealth  and  industry,  one 

stiilc  grows  great  by  becoming  tlic  asylum  of  tlie  ban 

111  lffl.3,  London  was  peopled  with  exiles  of  every 

kind  anil  every  country :  constitutionalists  who  would 

hiive  but  one  cimmlier,  constutionalists  who  wished  for 

two  •  conslilutionalists  after  the  French  model,  after  the 

a  t^panish,  the  American ;  generals,  dismissed  presidents  of 

I  republics,  presidents  of  parliaments  dissolved  at  the  point 

'4  of  the  bayonet,  presidents   of  cortes  dispersed  by  the 

I  homh-sheli ;  the  widow  of  the  negrff  king  Christophe 

I  with  tlic  two  princesses,  her  daughters,  of  the  true  royal 

I  blood,  "  black  luid  all  black  ;"  the  dethroned  emperor  of 

I  Mexico;  and  whole  swarms  of  journalists,  |>nets  and  men 

4  of  letters.    London  was  the  Klysium   (a  satirist  would 

'  sav,  the  Botany  Bay)  of  illustrious  men  and  would-lie 

■■  IliTOCS. 

What  must  have  been  the  nstonishment  of  one  who 
liiil  seen  the  parliament  of  Naples,  and  the  two  cortes  of 
.\lailrid  and  Lisbon,  to  find  himself  at  the  Italian  ()(H;ra 
ill  London,  wilh  General  Pcir-,  General  Mina,  the  orators 

■  AruMiilles   and   (jaliano,   with   tho    presidents    Isturiez, 
'  Miiiiri,  i^c,  jostled  and  jostling  in  the  crowd  with  the 

ainbiissiidors  of  their  adverse  governments?     It  was,  in 

tnilh,  a  sort  of  magic  vision,  worthy  of  the  great  nccro- 

laniuTr  Merlin  himseli".     Often,   in  the  course  of  that 

ttii.lir,  did  the  London  Opera  house  bring  to  iny  mind 

llir  ,  iielmiitcd  palace  in  Arioslo,  where  so  many  piiliidins, 

!'ni  lids  and  foes  of  each  other,  ran  up  and  down  the 

tl.iinascs,  without  lieing  able  cither  to  get  out  or  to  fight 

At  their  first  arrival,  soihe  of  these  wandering  cavaliers 

.-illnieted   a  good  deal  of  attention    from  the    English 

imlilic.     The  jjeuple  18  every  u'lteie  the  people ;  that  is  to 

siv,  boobies,  ninnies.     The  newspaper  writers   ran  to 

tiii'ir  Imlgiiigs  to  get  the  fag  end  of  their  lives  at  least, 

iri(,'i  some  anecdotes.    Tho  lashionables  took  a  delight  in 

.  ixliiliiting  a  new  ''lion,"  which  is  the  name  given  in 

tKiiuliiiid  to  any  person  of  celebrity  who  is  invited  to  an 

■kvcnin^'  party,  to  be  shown  as  tlie  wonder  of  the  day  to 

Jlwo  or  tlircc!  hundred  persons,  siiucezed  together  like 

smu'liovics  ill  a  barrel,  so  that  one  can  neither  s|H!ak  nor 

^novi'.    'I'his  diversion  is  called  a  roH(;  but  some  preler 

jtirall  lliem  "living  skeletons," 

IS    How  sinin  did  this  curiosity  pass  away  I    The  exiles, 

*inMs  and  all,  were  speedily  buried  in  oblivion,     'I'licrc  is 

iici  Iciiiib  .so  vast  as  London,  which  swallows  up  the  most 

i'lii^trinus  names  for  ever :  it  has  an  omnivorous  inuw. 

'i'hi  (I  Ichrily  of  a  man  in  London  blazes  and  vanishes 

11  ly  like  a  firework  :  there  is  a  great  noise,  numberless 
iinii.ilions,  endless  fiattory  and  exaggeration,  for  a  few 
lliys,  iind  then  an  eternal  silence.   Pnoli  and  Uumourirr, 

llir  having  at  their  first  apjicarancc  made  a  crash  like 

iiiiider,  when  they  died  excited  no  more  attention  than 

Silling  I'iif.    (Jeneial  Mina,  when  ho  landed  at  Ports. 

loiilh,  was  carrii'd  to  his  hotel  in  trininph,  and  deafened 

Ivilli  applaiisi',  for  a  month  together,  at  tho  theatre  in 

iidon.    Hi',  was  more  famous  than  the  Neincan  lion 

Vhiil  then  /    He  fell  very  soon  into  oblivion,  and  the 

r.ne  closed  over  his  name.     The  English  people  are 

ni'ily  of  nnvelly ;  chililish  in  this  alone,  it  makes  no  great 

hiiiielion  between  good  and  bud, — they  want  only  what 

nrir.    'I'hey  pay  llir  the  magic  liuilern,  and  pay  well, 

11  thoy  always  want   fresh  figures.     To  feed  this  in- 

sti.ilile  whale,  that  always  paiitM  with  open  jaws, — 

"  .\nd  after  meals  is  hungrier  than  before," 

til  incessantly  journalists,  engravers,  historians,  travel 
km,  philosophers,  lawyers,  men  of  letters,  poets, — min- 
ktors  with  schemes  for  new  enucfments,  the  king  with 
Itliiines  I'or  new  palaces  niiil  buildings,  and  the  liberals 
litli  schemes  for  parliamentary  relorin.  One  iionnur 
fiat  none  can  refiise  to  the  constitutional  exiles,  was  the 
iTty  ill  which  they  were  all  plunged,  not  excepting 
liosc  who  had  occupied  postRof  importance,  and  handled 
It  public  monvy  [  Scnor  Gatiiino,  who  hod  Inicn  minia- 


ter  of  finance  at  t'ordova,  and  the  organ  of  the  govern, 
iiient  in  the  tlortes  for  above  a  year,  I  often  met  in 
the  streets  on  his  return  from  a  walk  of  tour  miles  to 
give  a  lesson  in  Spanish;  to  preserve  the  independence 
of  his  spirit,  he  had  the  national  pride  to  decline  the 
pension  oti'ered  by  the  I'^nglish  government.  A  Iriend 
of  mine  one  day  surprised  poor  Arguelles  in  his  room  in 
the  dctof  mending  his  Irowsers, — tliat  Arguelles  who  had 
been  thrice  a  nieniber  of  the  corles, — in  l^ild  and  \f2'3, 
and. had  filled  the  high  ofilee  of  minister  for  foreign 
attairs;  on  whoso  '  divine'*  lips  it  may  be  said  that  ypaiii 
depended,  so  great  was  his  political  wisdom,  and  the 
lluency  of  his  eloquence.  I  had  seen  these  two  repre. 
sentatives  of  the  SSpanish  nation,  on  their  leaving  the 
cortes  of  Madrid,  tlie  day  they  answered  the  threatening 
notes  of  the  Holy  Alliance,  born  in  triumph  to  their 
carriages  on  the  shoulders  of  a  people,  intoxicated  with 
joy  and  admiration ! 

In  the  next  spring  the  widow  of  General  Hiego  died  in 
London,  consumed  more  by  grief  than  by  the  English 
climate,  which  was  ncverthel'-'ss  too  severe  for  her  VNcak 
state  of  hc.ilth.  i\ll  the  emigrants  were  invited  to  her 
funeral,  which  took  place  at  the  catholic  eliapel  in  Moor, 
fields,  within  the  city  of  Lon^lon.  I  fulfilled  with  a  sen- 
timent of  pity  this  last  sad  office  towards  a  family  with 
which  I  had  been  connected  in  tho  boiuls  of  friendship. 
I  shall  always  remember  with  pleasure  having  been  the 
bearer  of  some  letters  from  Cadiz,  written  to  this  virtuous 
lady  by  her  husband,  the  hero  and  martyr  of  the  Spanish 
revolution.  Four  ministers  of  the  constitutional  cx.go- 
vcrnment  held  the  pall ;  very  few  among  the  mony  linn, 
dred  exiles  had  been  able  to  provide  tliemsclves  with 
mourning;  and  this  in  England,  where  llie  very  poorest 
of  tho  jieople  are  able  to  show  this  great  mark  of  decency 
and  respect.  On  this  occasion,  however,  the  poverty  of 
the  mourners,  if  its  cause  be  taken  into  consideration, 
formed  the  most  appropriate  and  aftecting  ornament  of 
the  ceremony. 

To  bring  about  a  revolution  requires  such  sacrifices, 
such  acts  of  courage,  such  entliusiasni,  that  those  who 
undertake  it  must  bo  gifted  with  an  imagination  and 
witl|  feelings  far  above  the  comiiion  level.  Hence  it  is, 
that  in  those  great  events  which  present,  as  it  were,  a 
nation  in  convulsion,  so  many  ]>roniineiit  and  striking 
characters  arc  produced.  Witliout  revolutions,  the  linea- 
ments of  the  great  families  called  nations,  would  be  more 
uniform,  and  less  expressive.  'I'hc  strongest  marked 
physiognomies  of  these  families  appear  in  violent  tem- 
pests. 'I'he  revolution  called  the  reforniation,  in  Gcr. 
niimy;  that  of  the  parliament  in  England,  the  last  in 
France,  &.C.,  have  formed  entire  galleries  of  characters 
licrfectly  new  and  original.  I  had  an  opportunity  of 
verifying  my  ehservations  among  the  brothers  in  exilt 
with  whom  I  was  acquainted.  In  the  composition  of 
persons  who  have  been  engaged  in  a  revolution  may  he 
discovered,  in  a  greater  or  less  degree,  much  imagination, 
a  quick  sensibility,  a  high  ambition,  vanity  still  higlier 
than  true  ambition,  and  exlreinc  inquietude  and  irrita- 
bility.  It  is  no  wonder,  therefore,  that  where  such  ele- 
ments abound,  we  should  find  dift'erences,  quarrels,  and 
tlispiites  without  end,  excessive  lamentations  over  dis- 
apiKiintment,  instances  of  heroism  and  extraordinary 
virtue,  nnheard-of  rriines,  and  inexplicable  changes  from 
fidelity  to  the  falsest  trenchery.  I  w'll  hero  sketch  some 
of  the  more  remarkable  elinracters,  of  whom  I  acquired 
a  better  knowledge,  during  their  adversity  in  London, 
than  I  could  have  done  when  tlieir  passions  were  in  full 
fervour. 

Senor  Franco  of  Valencia  is  a  Spanish  patriot  who,  to 
1)0  useful  to  his  eomilry,  and  to  ac(|uire  that  influence 
over  his  fellow-citizens  which  neither  birth  nor  riches 
nor  extraordinary  tilents  coiifer/cd  upon  him,  devoted  his 
Ul'e  to  virtue,  and, 

"  I'lider  tho  shield  of  conscious  purity," 
carried  about  his  poverty  in  triumph.  Humble,  indeed, 
though  always  decent  in  his  dress ;  sober,  although  some- 
times  giving  way  to  iiKhilgonec  at  tho  table  of  some 
opulent  friend,  or  occasionally  at  another  ;  us  a  judge 
bold,  decided,  and  inexorable.  Six  years  of  exile  eon. 
sumed  in  atleinpts  and  stratagems  lo  prepuru  tliat  mine 
which  was  destined  in  18'J0  to  spring,  and  demolish  tlie 
alisolnte  government  of  Ferdinand  the  Scvenlli,  were 
reiiiunerated  by  the  cortes  with  a  pension  which  was  his 
only  iKttrimony.  Of  strict  honour  in  all  his  dealings,  of 
inviolable  secrecy,  scrupulous  to  an  extreme  of  injuring 
the  reputation  of  others  ; — his  testimony  was  eften  ad. 
milted  to  be  decisive  even  by  his  enemies.  Hj  was 
soiiietinies  selected  as  tho  arbiter  between  two  contend- 

*  An  epiiliii  h<!lnur(l  I'y  the  ISngliali  who  heard  hhii  ipcak  In 
the corlen ul'  Cadiz, in  IflS. 


ing  factions,  and  w  hen  the  good  of  his  country  was  eon- 
cerned,  would,  like  a  second  Friar  Savonarola,  fuhniiiate 
his  wrath  even  against  his  bosom  frii'iids.  Full  to  tho 
brim  of  love  of  eonntry,  lie  harangued  at  dinners,  in  the 
theatre,  in  the  streets,  and  in  llie  shops,  at  once  inex- 
liauslible  and  indefatigable;  and,  as  his  passion  for  liberty 
was  the  only  spirit  that  eonld  actuute  him, — as  he  was 
always  free  Ironi  interested  views,  from  every  kind  of 
iimbition,  his  siK'eches  sparkled  in  every  part  wilh 
original,  picturesque,  and  fiery  expressions.  Knowing 
at  the  lime  of  the  war  of  independence  the  obstinacy  of 
the  prince,  he  had  advised  his  eonnlrymen  to  ofier  the 
thrfinc  to  the  duke  of  Wellington,  adducing  the  example 
of  Sweden,  which  at  that  very  nioment  was  placing  the 
crown  on  the  head  of  a  marshal  of  France.  To  get  rid, 
if  possible,  of  Ferdinand,  he  went  to  Rome  lo  otter,  in 
the  name  of  his  fellow.citizens,  the  sceptre  of  Spain  once 
more  to  t'liarles  the  Fourth  upon  certain  conditions.  By 
the  foi\c  of  this  t'alo-like  spirit  alone,  he  had  attained  to 
an  iniportanc',-  among  his  countrymen  to  which  many 
others,  with  more  ambition,  and  superior  means,  had  not 
been  able  to  arrive.  After  tlic  fall  of  the  constilulional 
system  in  Spain,  I  saw  him  again  in  liondon,  with  the 
multitude  of  other  emigrants,  not  in  the  slighlest  degree 
crest-fallen.  Nothing  in  London  took  his  attention  ;  it 
sceincd  as  if  his  mind  still  remained  in  Spain.  He  ran 
through  the  streets  of  London  as  though  he  were  still  in 
the  t'allc  do  la  Montcra  at  Madrid.  B<'ggared,  but  not 
begging,  cxeejit  sometimes  a  trifle  to  pay  tor  his  bed  and 
a  porringer  of  milk, — almost  his  only  nourishment, — 
forced  to  lie  a-bed  in  winter  because  he  could  not  attbrd 
to  pay  for  firing,  this  virtuous  tribune  of  the  people  did 
not  yet  believe  his  mission  ended;  he  harangued  when 
he  could,  and  as  much  as  he  could.  His  eloquence  was 
heightened  by  the  events  and  misfortunes  that  had  oc- 
curred.  But  when,  from  these  sublime  raptures  he  re- 
turned to  himself,  and,  retiring  from  the  theatre  of  the 
world,  to  which  his  fancy  carried  him,  east  his  eyes  on 
his  dress,  on  the  cold  and  naked  walls  of  his  chamber  ; — 
when  he  was  constrained  lo  extend  his  hand  for  the 
wretched  |K'iision  of  tlic  Enghsh  government,  that  he 
might  eat  and  live, — jiassioiiately  then  did  lie  exclaim, 
"  Thanks  be  to  religion,  that  ordains  every  sacrifice,  and 
rewards  me  for  all.  Witliout  that,  I  should  long  ago 
have  spurned  virtue  from  me  :  sec  where  this  syren  has 
for  a  second  time  conducted  me, — the  shipwrecked 
sailor  of  revolution,  without  friends,  w  itliout  assistance, 
without  even  fame! — in  the  midst  of  a  foreign  nation 
wallowing  in  wealth,  and  valuing  only  riches  and  pros- 
perity. Without  religion,  I  should  have  faltered  a 
Ihousaiid  times  in  the  patli  of  duty,  for  virtue  alone  was 
not  a  suflieient  compass  to  direct  my  course  of  action  in 
the  midst  of  a  sea  of  contamination!" 

To  feel  tlic  greater  interest  in  this  man,  one  should 
know  that  liefore  the  revolution  he  had  been  a  friar.  He 
left  his  cloistered  prison  because  the  gales  were  thrown 
open  to  him,  but  he  preserved  his  fidelity  to  his  vows, 
and  to  God.  He  lived  amongst  the  disciples  of  Rousseau 
and  Voltaire  without  restraint  or  mistrust,  and,  witliout 
reproving  tlieiii,  did  not  blush  to  a\ow  to  their  liices  the 
religious  sentiments  which  he  so  deeply  felt.  He  would 
have  sounded  the  praises  of  religion  before  Iliogoras,  or 
Spinoza,  or  Uiderot.  I  recollect  another  afl'eetiiig  re- 
lleetion  being  made  one  day  in  the  midst  of  the  pressure 
of  poverty.  "  It  is  noble,"  said  he,  "  lo  sull'er  on  a  great 
theatre  where  the  applauses  of  spectators,  the  trumiiet  of 
lame,  encourage  you  to  endurance.  Every  torture  then 
brings  with  it  its  consolation  and  its  reward ;  but  the  true, 
the  most  poignant,  tlie  purest  uft'erings,  tempered  by  no 
relief,  are  not  those  of  the  hero,  or  the  illustrious  martyr, 
but  of  such  obscure  atoms  as  I,  who  sufle'r  such  heart, 
aches  for  lilierly  in  obscurity,  forgotten  by  all  the  world  1" 

Those  who  are  aeiaistonied  to  behold  wilh  admiration 
the  stoic  impassibility  which  will  bleed  to  death  without 
even  breathing  a  sigh,  will  perhaps  think  these  lumeiita. 
lions  not  consislent  with  philosophical  ilecoriim.  'I'hose 
on  the  other  hand,  who  admire  tlie  heroes  of  Flomer  and 
the  Greek  tragedies,  who  now  weep  like  eliildreii,  now 
fight  liko  (I'oils,  will  find  these  bursts  of  nature  full  of 
(ruth,  and  think  him  iicrhaps  more  inleicsling,  wim 
complains  indeed  amid  the  throes  of  grief,  but  still  (ri. 
umphantly  pursues  the  path  of  duly. 

The  first  lime  I  saw  at  Madrid  tlio  silver-tongued 

G ,  he  was  dressed   in  a  green  camlet  cloak,  a 

straw  hut,  a  pair  of  dust  coloured  sIkh's,  and  I  know  not 
what  else.  Ho  seemed  a.s  if  he  had  copied  the  toilette 
of  u  parrot.  I  went  to  tho  hall  of  the  cortes  to  hear 
liin,  and  lie  appeared  to  me  a  second  t'ierro.  He  speaks 
extem|K)r!iiieously  with  the  siune  elegance  and  facility 
with  which  a  mentbcr  of  Iho  Spanish  iiradcmy  would 
write.    1  met  him  a  evcoad  time,  and  examined  him 


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inori'  narrowly.  I  Ibiiiiil  liiiii  u  littU',  k'nii,  sliiirt-si^'liU:>l 
luai),  iiii'^linily  on  )iis  li'K") — i»  vi'ry  ilcvil-oii-two-xticks, 
I  wt'iit  thai  i-vt'iiiny;  (o  lit'ar  liini  from  tlic  [H'ltplf's  ^  '- 
Icry,  ami  In'  apiiranil  to  inc  a  fjiaiil  that  with  the  IIiuikIit 
of  his  t'loiiiu'nco  niiijht  havr  r'liaki'ii  Olyniiiiis.  'J'wo 
inontlis  afUTwards  I  met  liiiii  in  Iiondon,  uncnrrupl, 
inaceLssihU-  to  every  kind  of  scdnctionf  luu.'hanj^od,  and 
unelianjrialdt' ;  he  sicmed  then  a  Clato.  'I'liis  n.an  is  a 
speeies  of  Sphinx  ;  he  is  a  mixture  of  beinties  and  de. 
fects:  vaiiifflorious  in  tlie  extri'ine,  hnt  always  ri'ady  to  sa- 
crifice his  self-lino  at  the  altar  of  liis  eoinitry;  (;i\(ii  lo 
j)leasure,  yet  of  a  candid  mind,  and  free  from  otienee. 
The  Knj;lish  (rovernment  };ranted  a  pension  lo  all  the 
nicnd)er.s  of  the  cortes;  he  w.is  the  first  to  refuse  it.  In 
the  meanwhile,  lie  honestly  solil  his  pen  to  the  literary 
journals.  One  of  the  ijreat  haders  of  Spain  was  the  first 
in  Ijondou  to  bow  to  tiie  yoke  of  fate,  and  became  a 
tcaelicr  of  languages  rather  than  bow  to  the  yoke  of 
man.  lie  is  a  boaster,  but  I  never  heard  him  boast  of 
the  sacrifices  lie  had  made  to  his  country.  To  jrive  one- 
(iclf  lip  to  one's  country,  is  in  his  eyes  a  bare  duty,  not  a 
virtue.  I  nc^ver  heard  liiin  cither  lament  over,  or  sigh 
for,  the  coml'orts  of  this — 

" life  iiiori"  overcast  than  'tis  serene, 

This  mortal  life,  of  direst  envy  full." 

IIo  soonis  invulnerable  cither  by  fortune  or  by  man. 

Another  exile  with  whom  I  was  loiiir acquainted,  was 
the  Count  Santorre  di  Santa  Rosa.  His  name  had  been 
connected  with  the  Picdmontcse  revolution,  but  the  na- 
tion which  admired  the  few  acts  of  his  ministry,  had  not 
lime  to  appreciate  his  virtues  as  a  citizen,  and  his  talents 
as  a  statesnmn.  Whoiuer  lived  under  the  same  roof 
with  him,  could  not  avoid  being  the  belter  for  it.  The 
very  judfjes  who  pronounced  sentence  of  dcalli  upon 
him,  would  have  revoked  it,  if  they  had  known  the  pu- 
rity of  his  heart.  lie  was  one  of  those  men  who  are 
born  to  faseinatn  all  around  them,  and  lo  make  follow- 
ers. Eloquent,  of  a  enllivated  mind,  brought  up  in  a 
camp  during  the  first  years  of  his  youth,  under  the  eye 
of  the  colonel  his  father;  buta  lover  of  solitude,  that  he 
might  give  himself  up  lo  study  and  tontcmplatioii,  he 
joined  a  military  frankness  lo  the  holy  enlhusiasni  of 
the  hermit.  A  good  companion,  a  warm  friend,  an  ex- 
cellent host,  he  created  around  him  more  genial  inorri- 
inent,  with  no  licpior  hut  water,  than  others,  assisti  ..  by 
all  the  inspiration  of  the  bottle.  Although  lie  lielii  no 
higher  rank  in  the  army  than  that  of  lieutenant-colonel, 
yet  all  eyes  were  fixed  upon  him  as  a  man  who  would 
do  unheard  of  things.  Flis  mind  was  as  pure  as  his  life. 
IIo  loved  lilierly,  not  only  tor  its  eflecls,  but  also  as  a 
sublime  and  poetical  state  of  existence.  At  the  same 
time,  nevertheless,  he  loved  monarchy  ;  he  w  islied,  so  to 
speak,  to  worship  liberty  in  her  temple,  with  a  king  for 
high  priest.  In  Constantinople  he  would  have  adored 
liberty  alone,  as  in  Phil  idelphii  he  would  have  voted  liir 
a  king;  he  loved  a  king,  through  his  love  of  liberty,  be- 
cause he  believed  a  king  lo  he  the  guarantee  of  liberty 
with  order.  He  was  enamoured  of  the  iiislory  of  his 
country,  and  a  warm  admirer  of  the  military  monarchy 
of  Piedmont,  not  that  he  would  not  have  corrected  its 
CJolhic  defects  ;  but  he  admired  it  as  one  admires  an  old 
suit  of  polisheil  steel  armour,  which  is  no  longer  useful, 
but  still  dazzling.  He  fell  for  the  diminutive  kingdom  in 
which  ho  was  born,  the  same  alieetion  which  is  shown 
by  the  citizens  of  small  repnblies.  Thus,  although  he 
could  speak  both  rrenuli  and  Italian  with  singular  clc- 
gance,  lie  delighted  locoinnume  with  his  fellow  country- 
men entirely  in  the  Picdmonlcso  dialect ;  it  was  his 
Ranz  dr$  I'achcs.  It  will,  Iherolbre,  excite  no  surprise 
that  ho  was  inclined  to  an  aristocratic  constitution. 
When  I  saw  him  for  the  first  lime  in  Turin  bet'orolhe 
rovululion,  he  was  in  favour  of  two  chambers  of  repro- 
BCiilalives;  I  said  to  him,  "Let  ua  deter  that  (luestion 
till  after  the  triumph  ;  in  the  mean  time,  rest  assured  of 
this,  that,  till  the  talisman  ot  the  Spanish  constitution  i 
displayed,  the  majority  of  the  Italians  will  not  stir."' 
-After  a  short  pause,  he  riiplied  in  a  rosolute  tone,  "  If  it 
be  80,  let  us  defer  this  important  quostion  lo  a  better  op- 
iwrtimity,  and  grasp  the  Spanish  constitution  only  as 
a  lever  to  raise  degraded  Italy  from  the  wretched  slavery 
in  which  she  is  plunged."  Phero  are  few  examples  of 
no  manly  and  generous  a  sacrifice  of  individual  opinion 
to  that  of  the  many. 

England  was  for  him  an  iiioxhaustiblo  field  of  obser- 
vation ;  ho  studied  her  institutions  as  the  ancients  stu- 
died the  laws  of  Crete,  and  thoy  pleased  him  the  more, 
that  the  aristocratic  principle  being  predominant  in 
tlioni,  their  success  in  practice  was  a  splendid  confirma- 
tion of  his  |H>litical  speculations.  Nor  would  ho  perhaps 
have  abandoned  this  laud  of  liberty,  nor  that  firo  which 


is  never  queneheil,  had  nrit  hearts,  tbrined  lo  strive  lor 
fiiinc,  awakened  him  from  his  lite  of  repose  at  .Notting- 
haui,  to  combat  tor  the  liberation  of  (Jrecce.  His  iiilense 
love  of  liberty  was  inllamed  by  a  tincture  of  religious 
enthusiasm:  lie  went  totJrecco  with  the  courage  and 
the  devotion  of  a  true  crusader.  If  ho  had  been  able  to 
speak  the  language,  he  would  liave  inoculated  his  Ibl- 
lowers  with  his  oiilhusiasm  ;  he  had  a  crossalways  liiiti!.' 
round  his  neck,  and  he  astonished  tlie  jmliMii  willi 
whom  ho  went  to  Xavarino,  by  tlourishing  his  sabre 
with  one  hand,  and  displaying  his  cross  iu  the  other, 
while  he  translated  for  them  tlio  verso  of  Tasso — 
"  For  country  all  is  lawful,  and  for  faith." 

He  died  as  he  had  lived,  a  brave  man,  with  arms  in  his 
hands,  fiicc  to  face  with  the  Kgyptians,  as  they  landed 
in  the  island  of  Spliacteria.  He  could  not  havo  had  a 
more  honourable  death  nor  a  mere  hoiionrahle  grave. 
The  slaughter  of  the  Turks  and  the  Kgyptians,  soon 
after  at  tho  battle  of  Navarino,  the  SOlli  of  October 
1827,  was  a  hccaloinb  which  expiated  his  death,  and  the 
eonllagrution  of  that  barbarian  fieel  the  noblest  funeral 
pile  that  could  be  reared  to  his  unburicd  bones! 

ROADS. 

The  prosperity  and  civilisation  of  a  country  may  be 
estimated  in  a  hundred  difiireiit  ways.  Some  measure 
it  by  the  [wpulation,  some  by  the  quantity  of  money  in 
eirculalion ;  this  by  the  state  of  its  literature,  and  that  by 
the  state  of  its  language.  David  Hume  said,  that  where 
good  broad-cloth  is  made,  astronomy  is  sure  to  be  known, 
and  the  sciences  to  be  cultivated.  Sterne,  from  the  liy- 
berpolc  of  the  barlKr  who  dressed  his  wig,  and  the  finery 
of  the  Parisian  gloveress,  deduced  two  qualities  of  the 
French  nation,  one  amiable,  and  the  other  ridiculous. 
Pangloss,  when  he  was  shipwrecked  on  the  coast  of  Por- 
tiig:il,  drew  the  inference,  from  the  sight  of  men  hanging 
ill  chains,  that  he  was  in  a  civilised  country.  Why  may 
we  not  also  draw  an  inference  of  the  civilisation  of  a  coun- 
try (Voin  the  condition  of  its  roads  ?  Where  there  are  no 
roads,  or  but  few,  however  magnificent,  we  may  take  ij  for 
grant!  d  that  there  arc  few  or  no  books,  few  or  no  maiiii- 
fiietures,  many  and  unjust  laws,  few  legislators  or  only 
one,  a  great  many  friars  and  very  few  learned  men,  many 
miracles  and  little  money.  Whoever  has  travelled  iu 
"iirope,  iiiiist  have  seen  with  his  own  eyes  the  truth  of 
this  doctrine.  IJussia,  Poland,  'i'urkey,  (.irecce,  Transyl 
vaiiia,  Hungary, Croatia, liukovinia,  Spain,  and  Portugal, 
which  arc  certainly  the  lea.sl  civilised  |iortioiis,  arc  also 
those  which  have  the  tew  est  roads.  In  the  Pelo|)onnesus, 
where,  when  poems,  tragedies, and  histories,  were  writ- 
ten, there  were  so  many  roads  and  cart  tracks,  there  is 
now  no  longer  a  carriageable  road ;  not  in  the  whole 
kingdom  of  the  king  of  men,  Agameumon  : — 

"  Of  countries  vast  the  ruler  sole-supreme, 
The  best  of  kings,  in  war  snpremi  ly  brave  1" 

who  lii.il  Automedon  I'nr  his  charioteer,  the  best  coacli- 
iiiaii  in  all  (irrece.  From  Velez-lMalaga  to  Grenada,  in 
the  once  wealthy  kingdoms  of  the  Arabian  dynasties, 
there  is  no  other  road  than  a  precipitous  mule  track. 
From  the  city  of  Mexico  to  Guatemala,  there  is  nothing 
that  can  be  called  a  road.  To  get  over  the  twelve  hun- 
dred miles  of  iiilervi  iiiiig  distance,  the  deputies  from 
(Guatemala,  when  that  republic  was  united  to  IMexico, 
were  obliged  to  undertake  four  months'  disastrous  tra- 
velling. From  Omoa  to  (Jnatemala  it  is  the  same  ■ — 
to  traverse  these  tlirie  hundred  and  filly  miles,  takes 
sometimes  from  six  to  seven  months,  iu  the  case  of  the 
lr;iiis|K)rtalion  of  nicrchandise  on  the  backs  of  mules. 
The  other  Spanish  American  colonics  all  alike  had  over- 
fi'w  roads,  and  over-much  wretcliciincss,  ignorance,  and 
8U|>erstition. 

tJn  the  contrary,  France,  Germany,  and  Italy,  have 
more  roads  and  more  civilisation,  and  Fiigland  has  more 
roads  and  canals,  than  all  the  rest  of  lOuroiK'  put  toge- 
ther,— and  more  civilisation.  I  remember  seeing  in  M. 
Dnpin's  work  on  lOngkiiid,  that  the  total  length  of  its 
roads  and  canals,  in  propurlioH  lo  its  extent  of  surface, 
is  very  much  greater  than  that  of  the  roads  and  canals 
of  France.  iWs  not  the  eomparative  civilisation  of  the 
two  countries  stand  |M'rliaps  in  the  same  scale?  Let 
Ihe  same  comparison  be  made  between  the  roads  anil 
canals  of  the  north  of  Italy  and  those  of  the  kingdom 
of  Naples,  and  the  same  result  will  be  obtained. 

This  is  not  a  mere  casual  coincidence, — it  is  an  un- 
failing  efl'eet  of  an  inliillible  ennse.  From  the  want  of 
ea;iy  cominuiiicution,  men  remain  disjoined  and  isolateil ; 
III!  11  minds  grow  cold,  their  spirit  Hltmibers,  they  feel 
no  I'luulation,  tlicy  experience  not  the  spur  of  the  neces- 


sity lor  satisfying  new  desires,  have  little  moral  develcjh. 
iiieiil,  energy,  or  activity.  This  is  the  reason  why  n^ 
reiHiblican,  or  the  citizen  of  a  free  state,  is  of  a  fervid 
aniiualcd,  and  enterprising  spirit,  because  he  lives  and 
moves  in  a  mnltiUide  ;  while  the  subject  of  an  absolute 
monarchy,  where  the  population  is  usually  scanty,  aiij 
scattered  over  a  large  surface,  becomes  dull  and  drowsy 
not  more  from  the  terror  than  tlie  isolation  in  which  l» 
lives.  When  men  are  brought  nearer  lo  each  other,  l- 
means  of  roads,  canals,  steam  vessels,  suspiiiKiui, 
liridges,  rail  ways,  and  (would  fate  consent)  air  ballodi.j 
they  will  waken  up,  their  ideas,  their  desires  will  mui. 
liply,  and  their  energy  and  intelligence  in  proportifjn. 
Wliy  is  a  eomilryinan  neciwsarily  less  active  and  iiitiUi. 
gent  than  a  citizen  /  Why  the  inhabitant  of  a  siiiaj] 
town  less  so  than  the  inhabitant  of  a  great  capita! !  Itt- 
cause  the  mixing  and  rubbing  together  of  men  is  less. 
It  would  appear  that  tho  development  of  the  hiiinan 
mind  is  in  the  combined  pro|)orlion  of  the  mass  of  nun, 
and  the  velocity  of  their  intercourse.  I  will  quote,  ig 
illustration  of  this,  two  licautiful  similes  of  Verri  in  Ins 
Meditjilions  on  Political  Economy  (now  at  length  known 
and  esteemed  by  the  Knglish). — "A  blade  of  common  grass 
mowed  down  in  the  meadow  is  a  piece  of  inert  niatlcr, 
while  it  remains  isolated,  or  only  collected  in  a  small 
mass ;  but  let  a  large  heap  of  these  blades  of  grass  !« 
piled  up,  and  a  feimcntation  will  be  observed  lo  lake 
place, — heat  will  bo  unfolded, — a  motion  propagated 
throughout  tho  mass,  which  will  at  lengtl»  take  fire,  and 
blaze  up  till  it  illumes  the  horizon." — "  A  buiirli  of 
grapes,  by  itself,  or  with  only  o  few  others,  discharpos 
itself  of  II  mere  dreggy  matter  ;  but  when  a  large  quan. 
tity  is  coiuprcbsed,  the  mutual  impinging  of  the  iiifinitj 
volatile  particles  agitates  the  whole  mass,  elTervesccnce 
is  everywhere  produced,  and  a  liquor  distils  from  i! 
which  fills  the  aliiiosphcre  with  fragrance,  and  the  veins 
of  him  who  drinks  it  with  lit'c  and  youth  !  Such  is  tin 
picture  of  mankind."  For  the  lovers  of  similes,  I  will 
add  another.  Men,  those  pebbles  of  Deucalion,  arc  ev 
actly  like  flints,  which  never  throw  out  fire  until  tlnj 
are  struck  together. 

Straight  roads  and  symmetrical  cities,  betray  a  dts. 
I>olic  jiower,  caring  little  or  nothing  for  the  rights  of 
jiropcrty.  An  u.-idcviating  right  line  is  like  tlie  swort 
of  Alexander,  w  ilh  which  he  cut  the  Gordian  knot,  wlitn 
he  found  it  impossible  to  untie  it.  'I'nrin  and  Ucrlin. 
the  two  most  regularly  built  cities  in  Europe,  rose  uiidrr 
the  word  of  command  from  two  military  monarcli9;and 
who  docs  not  discern  in  the  intcrniinable  straight  roads 
of  France  and  Poland,  the  arbitrary  hand  which  m«>\ 
have  made  them  so '(  On  the  contrary,  in  Englane, 
that  ancient  land  of  liberty,  the  streets  arc  crooked,  lull 
of  ins  and  outs,  and  most  of  the  cities  arc  mere  heap) 
of  habitations,  built  without  a  plan,  as  necessity  or  ca. 
price  dictated,  not  composed  of  files  of  houses,  drawn 
out  in  line  with  the  regularity  of  so  many  battalions  of 
soldiers.  Yet  the  English  love  order,  celerity,  and  tco. 
noiiiy :  true, — but  it  appears  that  hitherto  he  has  above 
all  these  ever  respi  cled  the  rights  of  jiroperly.  So  iiu. 
nierous  arc  the  windings  of  the  public  roads  inEiiplaiid, 
as  to  render  a  deduction  necessary  to  be  made,  in  strict 
justice,  in  favour  of  France,  from  the  proportioiip  laid 
down  by  M.  Dtijiin,  to  which  I  have  before  adverted. 

The  footpath  that  always  runs  ahing  the  sides  of  tlie 
streets  in  the  towns,  and  many  of  the  roads  in  the  coun- 
try as  well,  shows  tliat  the  people  arc  respected  and  re- 
s|M.'clal)le.  'I'lierc  are  canals  for  nicrchandise,  the  mid- 
dle of  the  highway  for  those  that  ride,  and  the  fi)ot|)alli 
for  those  who  walk.  The  footway  is  the  triumph  of  dp 
mocracy.  'I'he  lower  class  is  not,  as  in  other  cciiinlrii*, 
quite  disinherited  ;  it  has  its  own  portion,  small,  indeed, 
but  inviolable.  On  the  continent,  instead,  the  roadi 
seem  only  made  for  the  rich  and  for  the  horses. 

Which  is  the  best  nie'hod  of  obtjiining  good  rnadu, 
that  is,  not  only  highways,  but  also  cross-roads,  llial, 
like  the  veins  of  the  human  body,  run  in  every  dircc. 
lion,  and  conjoin  in  one  whole,  the  largest  cities  witli 
the  remotest  villages  !  Is  the  system  of  tolls,  or  that  of 
a  public  sn|)eriiitendence  supiRirtcd  by  the  taxes,  llie  bel- 
ter ?  Verri  says,  "  Every  payinent  uniioscd  on  tlic  pa? 
sage  of  roads,  or  the  trans|)ort  of  goods,  such  as  tolls, 
taxes  on  carls  and  carriagiis,  has  the  efl'eet  of  rnff(i/i»s 
the  popnlalion,  and  renderhig  parts  of  it  more  isidutrd. 
Smith,  oil  the  other  sidi',  niaintains  the  utility  and  the 
justice  of  turnpike;.,  observing  that  this  tax,  or  toll, 
though  it  is  advanci'd  by  the  carrier,  is  finally  paid  k 
the  consumer,  to  wliuiii  it  must  always  he  charged  in 
the  price  of  the  gooils.  As  the  expense  of  carriap, 
however,  is  very  much  reduced  by  means  of  such  public 
works,  the  goods,  notwithstanding  the  toll,  cumccliea|«i 
to  the  consumer  than  they  could  otherwise  have  done; 


I    CI 


tliiir  prii-e  i 
Imvireil  liy 
who  filially 
lalioii  iiinre 
jiiiyiiient  is  i 
re.ilily,  no  II 
obliged  lo  gi 
iiii|)o.ssil)le  to 

a  la.v-" 

However 
dic'v  limy  bol 
Virri  is  ll 
lillif  milliner 
and  iiiereliiiiii 
c.\|ieMses   ot 
roads  ?     Iiisti 
cniii|detely  an 
cvislince.     K 
Ininsil  is  ran 
liiriipiki's,  bill 
Tilt'  opiiiioi 
country  like  V 
111'  constnicted 
coiiiiMiiiiicatio 
by  means  of  I 
roads,  and  kee 
1  am  perfect 
tlic  rei:;H  of  Ji 
I  TV  pniviileiit 
"till'  I'lnglish  la\ 
:;cill''nl  tli,aii  ou 
ftliirnl  fnini  Al 
pinn.     As  the; 
jfl  ri  nee  iiiiisl  si 
:     I  ii'peat  that 
biailr  ai'.d  iiiiiii 
^vliirli   serve   ol 
;a[i(i  vill.igi^  won 
|f!ir  Ilic  trouble  o 
jii:iiiit.'iiiied  as  ( 
r,  nimiiiig  Ih 
'rcqin  iitcil  by  tr. 
out  tile  toll-s. 
Ill  tlie  part  of  tl 
wonilered  at 
beir  operation  a 
.liniwii  upon  Ihe 
Jliriii.    The  cons 
||liro  this  tax  can 
JMIllrll,  it  is  alw 
|t  sli  ill  cease  wit 
hii\i  ri.'inilinr.sed 

tji'  cuiisequeiitly 
s  liiiind  nece.s.sar 
Wliy,  it  may  b 
aiii  tlir  principal 
lie  tolls '  IJeeai 
bat  llie  tolls  won 
)!'  biinir  niily  a  tl 
voiilil  beciniie  a  ^ 
iii'iil  liiis  MO  ollie: 
iiid  iiiipiirtiality, 

0  its  eotiresvions. 
it  is  to  he  ke 

^nil  canals  in  ]' 
leans  of  tolls.  ' 
iilbiiig;  liiit  it  hi 
111  tilings  alone. 
■I'  iiimimerable, 
liii'li  there  have 
ixly  yiors.  Tin 
very  ilii'eition,  in 
lowiil  to  take. 
ioiibb'  the  usual  r. 

1  fii'ilily,  uiid  a 
real  I'oiivenieiice 

allli-  It  eamiol 
like  system  is  all 
ri'ali'st  is  the  nui 

111'  nii|di)yed  in 

wliieli  till'  passe 
ay  al  every  turn 
iliabitaiits  of  tiic 
ay> ;  flieie  are  al; 
I'ivers,  and  soineli 
II'  fanners  of  the 
'ii'iidvniit.'iges  to  I 
alimee  the  others 

111  llio  lll-.st  placr 
Sslribiilod  among 

llic  e.xleiil  of 


■Ji''; 


THE  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  ENGLAND. 


139 


ittle  moral  ilcvelo|i. 
10  reason  why  Hit 
ate,  is  of  a  lirvid, 
cause  he  lives  aiul 
cct  of  an  al)soluic 
igually  scanty,  and 
39  (lull  and  ilrtmgy, 
)latiou  in  which  |i,. 
;r  lo  each  other,  \,\- 

/CSScls,      SUSllCllsiijii 

insent)  air  hiillodi,., 
r  desires  will  iim!. 
•uce  in  proiKirticn, 
3s  active  anil  intiUi. 
lahitant  of  a  siiiail 
.  great  capita!  (  Hi- 
her  of  men  is  less. 
lent  of  the  Imiiiim 
)f  the  mass  of  nun, 
•.  I  will  quote,  ill 
liles  of  Verri  in  Ins  ^ 
low  at  length  Unown 
lade  of  common  gran 
lecc  of  inert  mallet, 
oUccted  in  a  Kiiiali 

blades  of  grass  be 
be  observed  to  tike 

motion  propagaltd 
lengtli  take  fire,  anil 
on." — "  A  bundi  of 
r  others,  discharges 
t  when  a  large  quan. 
nging  of  the  iiilinik 
;  mass,  eflerveaccnce 
iquor  distils  from  it 
'ranee,  and  tlic  veins 
youth  !  Such  is  tlir 
LTs  of  similes,  1  will 
if  Deucalion,  arc  n- 
'  out  fire  until  tliev 


cities,   betray  a  dis 
ng  for  the  rights  oi 
inc  is  like  tlic  sworil 
e  Gordian  knot,  wkn 
Turin  and  Uerlin, 
in  Europe,  rose  undn 
ilitary  monarchs ;  and 
jinable  straight  roads 
ry  hand  which  nius; 
liitrary,  in  Enplane, 
eets  arc  crooked,  I'liil 
litics  arc   mere  he«|s 
,  as  necessity  or  ca. 
|es  of  houses,  (lra»B 
;o  many  battalions  o( 
er,  celerity,  and  ceo. 
litlierto  he  has  alwve 
of  property.    So  nu. 
ilic  roads  in  Eiiplaiid. 
to  be  made,  in  strict 
the  proiiortioiip  laid 
|c  before  adverted, 
ling  the  sides  of  llio 
le  roads  in  the  cnnir 
irc  rciipceted  ami  re- 
lerchandise,  the  mid. 
file,  and  the  footiialh 
[is  the  triumph  ol'ile- 
,8  in  other  rcnnlriif. 
irlion,  small,  imleoJ, 
instead,  the  roadi 
the  horses, 
itaining  good  rnaili, 
Iso  crosH-roads,  tliil, 
run  in  every  ilirtc 
largest  cities  with 
111  of  tolls,  or  thai  of 
•y  the  taxes,  Iho  liel- 
im|K>sed  on  the  |«.<- 
nods,  such  ai*  tolls, 
jc  effect  of  rarffyi'i'f 
lof  it  more  isdlalfil. 
Ili(^  utility  luid  lilt 
It   this   tax,  or  lull, 
,  is  finally  paid  I? 
■ays  be  charged  in 
|xpense    of  eairiafe, 
?ans  of  such  publit 
•  toll,  come  eho«|W 
fherwisc  have  done; 


iiucli  raised  liy  the  tiill,  as  it  is 


IVe 
ilitlli' 
land 
|e.\|H 


I  III 


Itunipi 


their  prii-e  imt  Ik  iiig  so  in 

Imireil  I')'  ""^'  '■li™l""'««  "'  "'*^  carriage.  I  lie  person 
who  finally  pays  this  tax,  therefore,  gams  by  the  nppli- 
riliun  ninie  (ban  he  loses  by  the  payment  of  it.  Ills 
invment  is  exactly  in  propinlum  lo  his  gam.  It  is,  in 
reililv,  no  more  than  a  part  of  that  gum  winch  he  is 
uliliirii'l  lojl've  "P  ill  order  to  get  the  rest.  It  seems 
iiiiiiussihlc  to  iiiiiiginc  a  more  eiiuitabic  method  of  raising 

"  ilowever  discordant  these  two  opinions  may  npiiear, 
•lu-V  iiiiiy  both  I'o  correct  in  dill'ereiit  eases.  That  of 
rri  is'lhe  just  o'"'  '"  '^  t'ountry  of  little  activity,  ami 
eoiiiineree  and  re.sort.  li"  the  passage  of  carriages 
iicrehandise  1m'  rare,  how  can  the  turnpikes  pay  the 
iisis  of  the  eonstrue.tion  and  iiiaiiitenanee  of  the 
roads?  In.slead  of  this,  they  would  lessen,  or  pi'rhaps 
'cnniidelely  annihilate  the  little  intercourse  already  in 
csislinee.'  Knglaiid  itself  in  those  few  districts  w  here 
Ilraiisit  is  rare,  does  not  l"ollow  the  general  system  of 
I,  but  sets  ill  motion  that  uf  parochial  rates. 
The  opiniou  of  Smith  also  is  just,  in  reference  to  n 
Iconnlrv  like  England,  from  a  survey  of  whose  condilion 
K  constructed  most  of  his  theories, — where  the  internal 
iconiniunicalion  is  so  vast,  that  in  a  few  years  it  refunds, 
lliy  ine.iiis  of  the  tolls,  all  the  ex|Knses  of  making  the 
itoails,  and  keeping  them  in  repair. 
[  I  am  perfectly  well  aware  that  Lombardy  has,  since 
i1li(  reisH  of  Joseph  the  Second,  licen  in  possession  of  a 
ivirv  |iriivi(leiit  code  of  laws  ibr  the  formation  of  roads  ; 
'tlie' English  laws,  nevertheless,  are  perhaps  no  less  ex- 
ifellinrthan  our  own  in  this  particular,  as  may  be  ga- 
?1li(  red  from  M.  Uupin's  work,  in  which  they  arc  all 
giviii.  As  these  do  not  come  within  iny  scope,  this  rc- 
IfeniKO  must  siilliec ; — I  resume  my  former  subject. 
?  1  repeal  that  the  whole  of  the  English  roads  are  not 
Jliiade  av.il  maintained  by  means  of  turnpikes.  Those 
Avhieli  serve  only  for  coiiimunicating  between  village 
itml  village  would  not  in  some  cases  pay  the  gatekee|)er 
Ifir  llir  trouble  of  taking  the  toll.  These,  therefore,  arc 
iniiiilained  as  cconoinieally  as  possible.  Those,  liow- 
'  r,  riniiiing  iM-tween  cities  of  largo  trade,  and  mud 
[111  iited  by  travellers,  are  kept  up  by  means  of  farm- 
. ,  out  the  tolls.  'J'lie  erection  of  turnpikes  is  optional 
Jiirtlie  part  of  the  municipal  authorities,  but  it  is  not  to 
«duilered  at  that  they  all  adopt  them,  beciiiise  by 
jflieir  opiialion  a  share  of  the  exiicnsc  of  the  roads  is 
llirown  upon  the  giHids  and  passcngt^rs  that  make  use  of 
,lilii  111.  The  consent  of  parliament  is  indispensable  be- 
^,tn-  Ihis  t.ax  can  be  imposed,  and,  when  this  consent  is 
i;r,iiili  (I,  it  is  always  .accompanied  by  the  condition  that 
ft  skill  cease  within  a  certain  time  after  the  proprietors 
|i,i\r  leinihursed  their  outlay,  with  interest.  These  tolls 
(10  e.mseiiiiently  temporary,  and  liable  to  rise  or  fall  us 
is  |)iinul  neees.sary. 

Wliv,  it  may  be  asked,  does  not  the  governinent  main- 
lain  the  principal  roads,  and  alVcrwards  repay  itself  with 
[lie  tolls  ?  lieeau.se,  by  ibis  method,  it  is  to  be  feared 
lliat  the  tolls  would  become  a  perpetual  tnx,uiid,  instead 
f  hriiig  only  a  transitory  imposition  to  pay  a  debt,  it 
oiilil  Ineoine  u  source  of  (h^c illation.  Where  a  govern- 
hienl  lias  no  other  direct  interest  than  those  of  justice 
Lid  iiiiparliulity,  it  takes  care  to  .set  impassable  bounds 
\n  its  eoiieessions.  It  fi.vcs  unalterably  the  toll,  and  the 
■  it  is  to  be  kept  up.  All  the  great  roads,  bridg<w, 
canals  in  England,  were  made  and  paid  for  by 
bieans  of  tolls.  The  government  has  done,  as  it  were, 
lliiiig;  hilt  it  baa  done  the  best  it  cmild  ilo-— it  has 
'  lit  tilings  alone."  All  the  canals,  which  in  England 
►re  innninerable,  were  consfrueted  by  companies,  of 
iliieh  there  have  been  more  than  fif\een  within  the  last 
li\ty  years.  These  have  dug  and  opened  canals  in 
kver'y  iliiietinn,  on  the  faith  of  the  toll  they  were  to  be 
^lioweil  to  take.  The  shareholders  have  gained  almost 
iilde  the  nsiial  rate  of  interest  j  commerce  an  inereas- 
fd  tlieilily,  and  a  great  saving  of  time ;  the  i«il)lie.  a 
treat  eonvenienee  ;  and  the  whole  country  incalculable 
allh.  It  eannot  be  pretended,  however,  that  the  lurn- 
biki'  system  is  altogefher  free  frrmi  drawbacks.  '\'h 
►realest  is  the  number  of  unprodiicing  persons  obliged 
I  lie  employed  in  taking  the  tolls,  and  the  inconveiiience 
I  whieli  the  passengers  are  put,  in  having  to  stop  and 
►ay  at  every  turn  (the  stagecoaches,  however,  and  the 
iilialiitanis  of  the  neighbourhood,  pay  weekly, on  Satur- 
lay) ;  there  arn  also  frequent  embezzlements  by  llii!  re- 
leivers,  and  sometimes  immoderate  profits  arc  made  by 
lie  larmerK  of  file  toll,  or  the  trustees  of  the  road  :  but 
lie  advantages  to  be  placed  ill  the  opposite  scale  over- 
)alanee  the  othiTS  most  decidedly. 

Ill  the  llrsl  place,  flio  oxpcnsesof  f lie  road  are  exuefly 

listriliuted  ainnng  those  who  iiiako  use  of  it,  according 

llio  e.xlont  of  their  trullic.    Tho  mountuinecrs  of 


Wales,  for  example,  who  hardly  ever  leave  their  native 
province,  do  not  contribute  a  farthing  towards  paying 
ibr  the  beaufiful  road  from  London  to  Liverpool,  which 
they  neither  use  nor  wear  out.  This  way  is  also  steady, 
d  independent  of  state  fiivouritism  or  state  events  :  if 
the  expense  be  made  to  fall  on  the  governmenf,  it  may, 
perhaps,  alter  its  policy,  may  be  more  partial  to  one 
province  than  another;  now  it  may  bo  too  active,  now 
too  indolent;  at  one  time  too  profuse,  ut  nnother  too 
sparing;  or,  which  happens oftoiiest  of  ull,  it  may  injure 
by  caprice,  or  devote  to  other  piirpo.ses,  tho  funds  iii- 
leiiiled  Ibr  this  de|)urtinciit.  Even  the  best  constituted 
novcrmncnls  may  be  forced,  by  an  unforeseen  war.  or  a 
thousand  other  accidents,  to  employ  the  money  other- 
wise than  it  ought  to  be.  Charles  111.  of  Spain  made 
•^oiiie  magnitieent  roads,— his  successors  n'l;  lectod  them. 
When  the  roadsare  under  the  charge  of  t'  .  trovernmcnt, 
they  get  better  and  worse  several  times  ill  a  century  ;* 
nlicn  they  are  under  the  control  of  those  who  make  use 
of  llinm,  llicro  is  no  reason  why  the  •  i.ould  be  allowed 
lo  lull  into  decay. 

When  a  government  undertakes  those  matters,  utility 
is  too  often  sucritieed  (o  display.  What  is  tho  use  of 
those  ample  rouds  in  France,  which,  as  M.  Say  wittily 
observes,  "are  twice  as  wide  as  they  ought  to  be,  and 
lead  to  a  capital  whose  streets  are  not  half  so  wide  as 
lliey  ought  to  be  1"  Charles  lU.,  with  the  money  he 
spent  on  the  great  road  from  Iruu  to  Madrid,  and  from 
.Madrid  to  Seville,  iiiigbt,  if  he  had  spared  something  of 
their  Castilian  pomp,  have  opened  a  carriageable  road 
to  Corunna,  which  is  still  wanting,  and  levelled  the  pre. 
cipitous  road  that  leads  to  I'orliigal. 

When  the  roads  arc  made  by  the  public,  there  is  no 
tinsel,  no  flatteiy  about  the  thing,  livery  one  pay 
every  one  is  interested,  every  one  points  out  what  is 
wrong,  every  one  is  on  the  watch.  When  they  are 
iiiude  by  the  goveriiment,  they  are  baptized  with  the 
name  of  some  prince,  and  what  is,  in  reality,  contributed 
by  the  nation,  is  s|K)kcii  of  as  the  free  gift  of  "  the 
powers  that  be.''  .Many  may  complain,  but  few  are 
heard,  and  rarely,  indeed,  is  the  matter  looked  to. 

Tho  aid  of  government  is  necessary  until  the  tralKc 
on  the  roads  is  risen  to  a  moderate  height.  Up  lo  that 
moment,  I  agree  with  Verri,  it  can  and  ought  to  iiiuke 
the  roads;  Imt  as  soon  as  things  are  in  a  piopcr  train, 
and  the  trafllc  is  sullicicnt  to  re|)uy  the  expenses  within 
a  certain  time,  1  agree  with  Suiilb,  that  the  system  ol 
tolls  is  preferable. 

When  they  nre  once  establishnd,  the  benefits  arising 
from  roads  will  soon  become  iinniense.  Scarcely  have 
they  become  smooth  and  commodious  bcfoio  carts  and 
oaclies  change  their  Ibrms,  and  lake  ethers  more  airy 
and  elegant;  lighter  and  more  handsome  lior.sos  are 
used,  lioeauso  the  roads  do  not  fatigue  them  so  much. 
.More  commodious  inns  are  set  up,  and  furnished  con- 
stantly with  fresh  provisions,  because  inlercoursc  is 
more  f'roqueni,  and  consuuiption  quicker;  better  shcl. 
tercd  stabling  will  be  necessary,  more  skilful  and  atfen- 
tive  grooms.  An  English  sfagecoach,  which  carries 
eighteen  passengers,  skims  along,  drawn  by  four  excel- 
lent horses,  with  a  coachman  dressed  like  a  gentleman. 
It  makes  tlie  spectator  tremble  and  wonder  at  the  same 
time,  when  he  sees  such  a  mountain  of  "men  and 
tilings"  rush  by,  on  a  very  ticklish  balance.  If  the 
roads  were  bad,  instead  of  good,  all  must  change;  the 
scene  I  have  just  descrihed  would  disappear,  becuiise, 
on  a  bad  road,  a  carriage  so  loaded  would  break  down, 
or  upset,  before  it  could  stir  a  step ;  the  friction  would 
be  much  greater ;  it  would  be  necessary  to  have  more 
and  heavier  horses.  All  these  ameliorations  are  a  chain 
which  depends  on  a  single  link,  and  that  link  is — Ihe 
road.  All  who  travel  in  Spain  fly  into  a  passion  at  first, 
and  aflervvards  cannot  help  laughing,  ut  being  jolted 
about  in  a  vehicle  with  beams  of  timber  Ibr  shafts,  axle- 
tree,  and  springs  ;  and  is  drawn  by  si.\  mules,  after  the 
fashion  of  a  t-.venty.fonr  pounder.  The  fashion  of  these 
carriages,  which  nre  built  like  ships,  must  not  bo  attri- 
buted to  the  bud  taste  of  the  Spaniards,  but  to  the  steep- 
ness of  the  roads  in  Arragrui,  Estremadnra,  and  Galleiu. 
When  the  roads  have  become  smooth  and  solid, and  the 
other  successive  improvements  are  brought  to  bear,  the 
iiifercourse  iH-twecn  province  and  province,  between  re- 
lations  and  friends,  becomes  morn  frequent;  marriages, 
adventures,  incideiifs,  every  thing  multiplies,  and  a  new 
world  is  ciealod.  Ill  England,  they  go  three  hundred 
miles  to  hunt;  owing  to  the  convenieiieos,  friends  pay 
each  ofber  visits,  although  ut  the  distance  of  one  or 
two  hundred  miles;  old  men  and  young  ladies,  sucking 


babes*  with  their  mothers,  all  travel  without  annoyance, 
inconveiiience,  or  iiiipcdimcnt.  At  every  inn  on  tho 
road,  breakfast,  dinner, or  supper,  is  always  ready,  a  firo 
is  burning  in  every  room,  and  wafer  always  boiling  for 
tea  or  coffee.  Sol't  feufher  beds,  with  a  fire  blazing  up 
the  cliimney,  invite  to  repose  ;  and  the  fublesarc  covered 
with  newspapers,  for  the  amusement  of  flic  passengers. 
The  English  inns  would  bo  real  enchanted  palaces,  ilid 
not,  ut  last,  the  bill  of  mine  host  appear,  to  dispel  flio 
illusion.  T'hroughout  the  island,  king,  miiiislcrs,  and 
members  of  parliament,  are  ull  in  perpetual  niotiun,  on 
hor.sebaek,  in  gigs,  or  in  carriages  ;  on  llieir  way  to 
dinners  or  horseraces,  assemblies,  eoucerfs,  or  balls. 
At  tho  balls  given  three  or  finir  times  in  the  year  in 
each  county  ("the  comity  bulls,")  families  who  live 
twenty,  thirty,  or  forty  miles  off,  make  their  appearance 
merely  lo  pass  away  three  or  four  liunrs.  By  means 
of  these  vehicles,  this  constant  coining  and  going,  com- 
fort wealth,  and  new  invontions,  arc  diffused  equally 
over  tho  whole  surface  of  the  country.  It  is  not  tluids 
alone  which  have  a  tendency  to  come  lo  a  level :  let  tho 
dikes  of  the  inquisition,  the  police,  the  spies,  the  custom 
houses,  be  thrown  down ;  let  human  knowledge  spread 
itself,  and  flow  without  obstruelion,  and  it  will  soon  bo 
seen  that  philosophy,  literature,  constitutional  liberty, 
will  also  tend  to  a  level  over  the  whole  surface  of 
Europe. 

In  the  midst  of  this  concourse  of  travellers,  thiovca 
disappear,  every  body  knows  that,  only  sixty  years  ago, 
it  was  not  uncommon,  on  a  journey,  to  make  up  a  purso 
for  the  highwayman,  so  much  were  the  roads  then  in- 
lested  with  tlicui.  At  the  present  day,  the  instances  of 
such  an  occurrence  nre  most  rare  :  a  highwayman  must 
make  as  much  haste  about  rubbing  a  coach,  us  a  pick- 
pocket in  stealing  a  walcli.  At  every  hour  of  the  night, 
stagecoaches  full  of  travellers  arrive  and  depart,  with 
horns  blowing  to  announce  their  approach  ;  with  lamps 
(sometimes  o{  gas)  that  throw  a  light  a  hundred  feet 
around,  dushiiig  along  at  a  regular  breakneck  pace.  It 
is  impossible  to  calculate  how  much  time  England  has 
saved,  and  bow  much  it  has  shortened  its  distances,  by 
means  of  improved  rouds,  in  the  last  forty  years.  To  go 
from  York  to  London,  that  is,  two  hundred  miles,  used 
to  tuUe  six  da;  o :  by  tho  mail  it  now  takes  twenty 
hours,  by  the  other  couches  twenty-four.  I'rom  Exeter, 
fifty  yeais  ago,  they  promised  '■  a  safis  and  expeditious 
journey  to  London  in  a  fortnight."  Private  carriages 
now  ucconiplisli  the  hundred  and  seventy-five  miles  be- 
tween that  city  and  the  capital  in  eighteen  hours, 
liulbre  the  invention  of  steam  vessels  indeed,  the  post 
from  London  to  Dublin  took  at  least  six  days: — in  u 
stormy  winter,  in  one  instance,  no  less  than  fbity-two. 
Now ,  whatever  the  weather,  it  takes  no  mure  than  three. 
A  sailing  vessel  lately  arrived  ut  Liverpool  in  sixteen 
days  from  the  I'nilod  States,  and  brought  some  venison 
I're.sli  fioiii  the  other  world  I  When  steam  vessels  cross 
the  Atlantic,  which  they  will  do  at  nu  great  distance  of 
time,  American  game  will  be  a  dainty  any  thing  but 
rare. 

All  this  quickness  of  commiinieation  would  increase 
still  lilsfer,  if  England  would  udojit,  in  her  roads,  the  des- 
potic straight  liiu',  which  perftirutes,  like  a  eannon-ball, 
Ileuses,  purlis,  gurdens,  and  ph:usurc-grounds.  A  iiiathe- 
malieian  might  find  diversion  in  reducing  the  superficies 
of  England  to  the  proportion  which  the  present  velocity 
of  travelling  makes  it  hear  to  that  of  forty  years  since. 
The  result  would  probably  show,  that  England  is  reduced 
to  a  tenth  of  its  sizi;  at  that  |)eriod.  Exeter  was  onco 
(in  relation  to  time)  sixteen  times  more  distant  from  Lon- 
chm  than  now.  Due  thing  compensates  fur  another. 
The  discovery  of  New  Holland  and  the  interior  of  Africa 
makes  the  world  grow  larger  and  larger  to  the  eye,  in 
the  same  way  that  the  velocity  of  communieation,  by 
drawing  its  parts  nearer  together,  reduces  its  diinen- 
sioiis,  and  makes  it  grow  little  once  more.  I  cannot  help 
"  lugliing  at  tlll^  efforts  of  despot  ism  to  arrest  the  progress 
of  liberly,  while  liberty  passes  on,  by  the  help  of  civilis.i- 
fion,  in  a  thousand  ways.  The  despots  put  iiie  in  mind 
of  the  stupid  peasant  of  iNIetastasio,  who  runs  with  ea- 
gerness to  slop  the  torrent ; — 

"In  vnin  he  wastes  upon  tlie  sands 

His  labour  and  liiseare. 

For  if  in  one  place  he  withstands 

The  torrent's  force;  lo  here!  lo  there! 
I.o  I  in  a  hundred  streams  it  breaks  its  way  I" 

If  the  press  K-  chained,  the  truth  still  penetrates  through 
the   universities";  if  the  profi'ssors  there  are  persecuted 


♦  Aa— Tfie  L'umbeiluml  road  in  our  own  coun'.ry.— Kii. 


•i';*  1 


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*  For  whom  n  pcimiiiit'  riinvcyniirf,  It  may  Ik;  aiUicipiitcd,  will 
HOinu  timu  buconlrivnil— Tram/utyr. 


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THE  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  E>MJLANI>. 


■  ■^■• 


and  ini prisoned,  civilisatinn  conica  in  alonfj  willi  com 
incrcc:  if,  to  obvinit:  lliis,  they  ndopt  the  |)roliiliiliv<^  sys. 
torn,  roads,  roud.s  alone  arc  suflieient  to  lirinj;  the  niind.s 
of  men  into  contact  and  fermentation.  There  is  no  des- 
potism so  consistent  in  its  means  and  ends,  or,  if  I  may 
be  allowed  the  expression,  so  enlishtencd,  as  that  of  the 
Turkish  government,  which  |K'rmita  neither  printing  nor 
miivcrsities,  connneree  nor  roads;  yet  even  the  coH'ee. 
houses  of  C'onstantinople  were  hy  themselves  snfTieient 
to  create  an  o|>]«)silion  to  tlu^  (irand  Sei;jnior,  notwitli- 
Ktanding  lie  is  own  brother  to  the  sun  and  moon! 

TIME. 

Idleness  is  the  luxury  of  the   Spaniards,  and  a  great 
luxury  it  is,  for  it  is  alt  waste.     It  is  a  universal  luxury, 
which  is  enjoyed  by  all,  from  the  highest  grandee  to  the 
most  miserable    water    carrier.     The   luxury,    however, 
consists  in  the  speiidin!»  of  an  article  of  little  or  no  value 
in  S])ain.     The  Castili.in,  who  keeps  so  religiously  to  liis 
word  when  his  honour  is  in  question,  is  never  punctual  to 
an  appointment ;  because  on  hour  more  or  less,  in  the  life 
of  a  Spaniard,  is  only  an  hour  less  or  more  in  eternity. 
If  you  propose  to  a  Spaniard  to  set  liis  hand  to  a  thing 
at  once,  he  answers  you,  however  he  may  be  interested 
in  it,  "To-morrow."     Fatal /o-morioic,  which  is  repeated 
so  often  from  day  (o  day,  till  yotir  patience  is  worn  out  I 
Fatal   to-morruw,  that   has  reduced  the   kingdom,  once 
seated  on  a  throne  of  gold,  and  crowned  with  precious 
stones,  to  rags  and  a  dung.hill !  The  very  mantlc.in  which 
the  Spaniards  wrap  themselves  up,  and  which   impedes 
every  motion  but  that  of  sleeping,  dis])lays  their  indolence, 
and  the  little  valuethey  set  on  time,  as  the  laziness  of  the 
Turks  is  shown  by  their  wide  trowsers  and  loose  slipi)ers. 
When  the  Spaniards  are  biilter  taught,  more  industrious, 
and  less  prejudiced,  they  will  wear  the  mantle  no  longer. 
Superstition  is  usually  the  companion  of  sloth.     An  active 
peojde  cannot  aftbrd  to  pray  away  whole  days  at  church, 
or  throw  them  away  on   processions  and   ])ilgrimagcs. 
An  industriouspcoplc  prefer  growing  tlieir  "  daily  bread" 
with  their  own  hands,  to  asking  it  thirty  or  forty  times  a 
day  as  alms  from  heaven.    When  I  was  first  in  Spain  1 
v/as  surprised  to  see,  that  none  of  the  lower  classes,  and 
but  few  of  the  more  resjrectable,  had  watches ;  yet  it  is 
natural  that  it  should  be  so.    What  has  he  who  has  no 
occasion  for  the  division  of  time,  to  do  with  tlic  measure 
of  it  ?     Their  noon  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  horses  and 
dogs,  the  emptiness  of  their  bellies ;  the  siesta  is,  |M.'r- 
liaps,  the  business  of  the  greatest  importance  they  have 
to  do  during  the  whole  day.     It  is  esteemed  such  an  in- 
dispensable necessary  of  life,  that  a   poet,  I  think   the 
tender  Garcilaso  de  la  Vega,  singing  the  delights  of  the 
Aranjuez,  tells  us  that  the  nymphs  of  the  I'agus,  at  a 
certain  hour  of  the  day,  give  themselves  up  to  tlie  siesta. 
The  journey  from  Madrid  to  Seville,  which  is  not  ac- 
comi)lished  by  a  galley  in  less  than  sixteen  days,  would 
be  got  over  in  England  in  two.     Rut  what  of  that?     In 
these  sixteen  days  the  Sjianiard  would  not  have  produced 
a  skein  of  thread.    For  this  reason,  in  Spain,  and  in  all 
countries  where  indolence  is  in  vogue,  there  are  no  ma- 
chines  for  the  abridgment  of  labour.     Four  years  ago, 
the  coaches  of  the   King  of  Sjjain  were  in  the  same  stjite 
as  when  coaches  were  first  invented.     In  some  provinces 
tlic  carts  have  wheels  which  do  not  turn  on  their  axle- 
trees,  but  with  them,  making  all   the  while  an  infernal 
creaking.     The  Spanish  |>eoplc,  formerly  so   great,  and 
who  might  yet  be  so,  arc  rendered  by  despotism  like  the 
inhabitants  of  the  Castle  of  Indolence,  described  in  Thom- 
son's poem,  who,  deceived  by  the  perfidy  of  a  tyrannical 
magician,  slumbered  on   in  the  delusion  that  they  were 
living  in  a  terrcstriiU  paradise,  while  they  were  in  reality 
surrounded  on  all  sides  by  desert  wastes,  and  fetid  marshes, 
and  eaten  up  with  wretchedness  and  misery. 

On  the  contrary,  in  England,  time  is  a  revenue,  a 
treasure,  an  estimable  commodity.  The  Englishman  is 
not  covetous  of  money,  but  he  is  supremely  covetous  of 
time.  It  is  wonderful  how  exactly  the  English  keep  to 
their  appointments.  They  take  out  their  watch,  regulate 
it  by  that  of  their  friend,  and  arc  punctual  at  the  place 
and  hour.  English  pronunciation  itself  seems  invented 
to  save  time  ;  they  eat  the  letters  and  whistle  the  words. 
Thus  Voltaire  had  some  reason  to  say,  "  The  English  gain 
two  hours  a  day  more  than  we  do,  by  eating  their  sylla- 
bles." The  English  use  fi.'W  complimenUi,  because  they 
arc  a  loss  of  time,  their  salute  is  a  nod,  or  at  the  utmost 
a  corrosion  of  tlie  four  monosyllables  "  How  d'ye  do  ?" 
The  ends  of  their  letters  always  show  more  simplicity 
than  ceremony  :  the  have  not  "the  honour  to  repeat  the 
jirotcstations  of  their  dislin;.'uishod  regaid  and  profound 
eonsiderntion  "  to  bis  "  mi)>t  illustrious  lordship,"  whose 
"most  Uumblc,  moat  dcTOted,  and  most  obsequious  ecr- 


vai.ts"  they  "  have  the  honour  to  l)c."  Their  vf  ry  lan- 
guage seems  to  be  in  a  hurry ;  since  it  is  in  a  great  part 
composed  of  monosyllables,  and  two  of  them,  again,  are 
often  run  into  one  :  the  great  (luantity  of  monosyllables 
looks  lik(-  an  abridged  way  ot  writing,  a  kind  of  short 
hand.  The  Enghsli  talk  little,  I  .suppose,  that  they  may 
not  lose  lime  :  it  is  natural,  therefore,  that  a  nation  which 
.-•rts  the  highest  value  upon  time,  should  nialje  the  bqst 
chronometers,  and  that  all,  even  among  the  poorer  classes, 
should  be  provided  with  watches.  The  mail  coach  guards 
have  chronometers  wortli  eighty  pounds  sterling,  because 
they  must  take  care  never  to  arrive  five  minutes  past  tlie 
hour  ap|)ointed.  At  the  place  of  their  destination,  rela- 
tions, friends,  and  servants,  are  already  collected  to  re- 
ceive passengers  and  jiarcels.  AVhcn  a  machine  is  so 
eonii)lieated  as  England  is,  it  is  essential  for  every  thing 
to  be  exact,  or  the  confusion  vtould  be  ruinous. 

In  Englanil  there  is  no  bargaining.  The  price  of  every 
article  is  fixed.  This  custom  Ls  not  the  product  solely  of 
competition  and  confidence,  but  also  of  the  necessity  of 
saving  time,  'i'hus  a  child  may  go  to  buy  without  lieing 
cheated !  how  otherwise  could  the  shopkeeiiers  manage 
on  market-days,  when,  from  noonday  till  nine  or  ten  at 
night,  their  shops  are  crowded  with  customers  ? 

The  greatest  traflic  in  England,  that  is,  that  of  the  pub- 
lic funds  at  tlie  Stock  Exchange,  is  founded  altogether 
on  good  fuilii.  A  broker  etTects  sales  of  thousands  and 
tens  of  thousands  by  means  of  a  few  figures  in  a  little 
hook  he  carries  in  his  pocket.  Without  tliis  laeonism, 
or  saving  of  time,  how  could  it  be  possible  to  eflect  in  a 
few  hours  so  many  transfer.s  of  the  funds,  and  so  many 
insurances?  Insurances  to  the  amount  of  ten  million 
|X)unds  sterling  may  be  procured  at  Lloyd's  cotTec-housc, 
in  a  single  quarter  of  an  hour. 

Why  docs  no  one  travel  on  foot  in  England  ?  Why  do 
the  meanest  workmen  travel  with  four  horses,  in  the 
style  of  the  proudest  nobility  on  tlic  continent?  Because 
the  stage  coaches  save  time. 

The  infinite  number  of  machines,  which,  in  manufac- 
tures, multiply  a  hundred  fold  the  work  of  man,  may  be 
estimated  according  to  tlic  saving  of  time  they  occasion, 
When  it  is  said  tliat  the  cotton  spinning  machine  docs 
the  work  of  two  hundred  spinners,  it  is  the  same  as  say- 
ing, that  it  docs,  in  one  day,  the  work  of  a  spinner  for 
two  liundrcd.  'j'hcse  machines  have  been  imitated,  or 
have  been  made  known  by  means  of  drawings,  on  the  con- 
tinent; but  how  nianyotliers  remain  unknown,  which,  in 
the  farms,  in  the  seaports,  in  the  warehouses,  and  in  the 
shops,  arc  employed  by  tiic  English  to  save  time  and 
trouble  I 

The  Englishman  docs  not  expect  to  make  his  fortune 
either  by  Uie  lottery  or  by  miracle.  Lutlier  has  deprived 
him  of  the  latter  resource,  and  tlie  government  of  the 
former,  having  recently  suppressed  it.  Hence  he  places 
his  hopes  and  confidence  in  nothing  but  time ;  liis  wisli 
is  not  that  of  Midas,  to  become  possessed  of  mountains 
of  gold  at  a  stroke,  hut  for  an  opportunity  to  work,  and 
make  money.  Double  an  Englishman's  time,  and  you 
double  his  riches. 

In  conclusion,  with  respect  to  industry  and  labour,  it 
is  no  fiattcry  to  say,  that  tlie  Englishman  is  better  than 
the  Spaniard,  since  he  is  a  man  in  tlio  image  of  God, 
who  is  always  doing.  So  thought  Thomson,  when  he 
put  into  the  mouth  of  Idleness  tliis  apastroplie  to  her  fol- 
lowers— 

"  Ye  helpless  race, 
Dire  labouring  here  to  smother  reason's  ray. 
Thai  lights  our  Maker's  image  in  our  face, 
And  gives  us  o'er  our  earth  umpiestion'd  sway; 
What  is  the  adored  Supreme  Perfection,  say  ? 

What  but  eternal  never  resting  soul, 
Almighly  power  and  all  dirceiing  day, 

liy  whom  each  atom  stirs — tlie  pliuiets  roll — 
Who  lilis,  surrounds,  uiibrms,  and  agitates  the  whole!" 

Castle  of  Indolence 


ENGLISH  -AIARKETS. 


"  Fairs  and  markets  belong  to  a  state  as  yet  little  ad- 
vanced ill  public  proH|)erity,  in  the  same  manner  that 
commerce  by  caravans  belongs  to  a  little  advanced  stage 
of  eominercial  relations;  yet  even  tliis  imperfect  kind  of 

ation  is  lietter  than  none  at  all."  I  do  not  know  how 
M.  Say,  r.ii  author  generally  so  judicious,  come  to  forget, 
when  lie  wrote  this  passage,  that  England,  without  <pies- 
tion  and  in  every  res|>cet  the  i  idlest  and  most  [xipulous 
of  stall  s,'  has  more  fairs  and  markcls  than  any  other. 
It  proves  that  political  economy  is  not  a  cnRmopolitieal 
seiener,  but  something  like  that  of  medicine,  in  which  the 
apl)ori:-m3   that   will   apply   to   all  catcs   arc   but  few. 


There  is  no  town  in  England  which  has  not  oni,  or  i. 
m.-irkcts  every  week,  and  two  or  three  fairs  liir  li„r,, 
cattle,  cloth,  cheese,  &c.  in  the  course  of  the  yi-.-.r:  : 
city  of  York  alone  has  no  less  than  fifteen  liorM 
cattle  fails  every  year.  Every  English  ahiianatk  ,, 
tains  the  names  of  above  three  liunilred  nmrkel  (o^, 
as  these  are  called.  To  these  markets  resort  not  r,, 
the  |)easanlry,  but  all  the  farmers,  great  and  sinrill, 
the  country  side,  for  at  least  ten  miles  round.  It  foiui^ 
interesting  and  animated  scene:  from  earliest  d^iHn- 
mid-day  the  roads  leading  to  the  town  arc  eovcreil  •* 
droves  of  cattle,  flocks  of  sheep,  foot  passengers,  tilted  (j.-^ 
and  countless  numbers  of  mounted  rustics.  The  inu,,;. 
folks  use  little  covered  carts,  in  which  all  the  t'ui;, 
dressed  in  their  best,  sit  at  their  ease.  The  dcjj/J, 
most  constant  friend  of  man,  follows  the  caravan, ,,. 
takes  charge  of  it,  when  the  family  leave  it  to  do  v-|.^ 
they  are  come  about.  Most  of  these  carts  have  no  sprin-, 
because,  if  tliey  had,  they  would  have  to  pay  Ihe  taj  ■ 
which  spring-carts  are  liable,  according  to  the  sj,. 
of  the  English  laws,  which  imposes  taxes  on  an  iimii, 
ing  scale,  from  eomtbrt  to  luxury,  and  iVom  luviir, 
superfluity.  The  head  of  the  family,  however,  ifln'i.; 
fanner,  goes  to  market  on  horseback.  It  is  jiliasaii; : 
see  these  English  flirmers,  mounted  on  fine  strong  in  r- , 
in  little  troops  of  five  or  six,  well  clothed  and  fed,  tat;  • 
their  way  to  the  town  at  a  brisk  trot  or  lull  gallop,  :. 
in  the  evening,  returning  to  the  village,  still  losiir;. 
joUicr  than  in  the  morning.  'I'heir  wives  and  daugh:,:; 
are  often  to  lie  seen  on  horseback,  riding  with  such  ,;. 
giince  that  they  could  not  be  distinguished  from  laiii 
if  they  were  not  betrayed  by  their  round  anti-senliuu:.: 
full  moon  faces.  The  'farmers  arc  in  almost  every  cm 
try  the  finest  race  of  men,  and  in  England  this  ajins? 
most  strongly,  from  the  contra-st  bctwei  n  them  am!  i 
numbers  of  the  population  wliosc^  look  is  sjxjiled  liv :, 
manufactures.  There  are  as  many  races  of  niiu 
tlierc  arc  difierent  professions :  what  a  diflerencc  betw 
a  sedentary  watchmaker,  in  a  heated  atmosphere,  pun: 
through  a  microscope  at  a  hair's  brcadtli  of  gold,  aiiii 
farmer  of  England  (or  Lodi),jWitli  plenty  to  cat  and  d;,: 
and  continually  in  exercise  in  the  wholesome  o|Hn  j^ 
In  Yorkshire,  which  produces  the  finest  horses  in  Es; 
land,  I  have  often  seen  fanners  mounted  on  animr  1;  i:; 
on  the  coutinenl  would  be  worth  a  hundred  guineas.  ' 
some  counties  (and  the  custom  used  to  be  more  gcnci 
the  farmers  carry  tlieir  chaste  better  halves  seated  hdiii: 
them  on  tlic  crupiicr:  the  Englishman  puts  the  lady  ; 
the  place  of  his  portmanteau,  while  the  .Spaniard,  luv: 
rcsjieetful,  as  well  as  more  gallant,  when  he  rides iloi.i., 
places  the  lady  before  him,  sui)ports  her  witli  the  lell  Em 
and  in  the  attitude  of  a  Roman  at  the  rajic  of  the  Sabi«c' 
admires  and  talks  to  his  Dulcinea.  Enquiring  \viil,i; 
myself  what  could  be  the  advantages  of  this  general  m 
of  markets  in  Eugland,  it  occurred  to  me  tliat  they  nii;i: 
lie  as  follows :  in  the  first  place,  tlie  English  towns  a 
open,  and  at  none  of  them  is  there  a  tollage  or  imposts 
lie  jiaid  at  the  gates  (if  tliere  were  any).  Hence  it  ari^j 
that  there  are  no  stoppages,  no  petty  peculations,  no  lux 
of  time,  no  vexation.  The  Englishman  would  rather  1: 
his  goods  rot  to  pieces,  than  submit  to  be  searched  ai 
pulled  about  every  moment  by  a  set  of  wretched  liinlin; 
placed  at  every  gate  of  the  town,  as  insjicetors  of  b 
breeches'  ])0cket.  The  maxims  of  commerce  are  diltiis; 
through  all  classes  in  England  ;  even  tlie  farmers  kcnl 
that  free  comi-'ctition  is  advantageous  to  botli  buyer  nii 
Her.  Instead,  therefore,  of  waiting  patiently  in  tii(.' 
village  for  the  coming  of  tlii;  butcher  or  tlie  recitllimt, ;; 
buy  their  chiekens,  their  potatoes,  their  cows,  and  lliei 
cattle,  or  that  of  the  pedlar  to  sell  them  the  little  artiilnl 
necessary  for  their  wardrobe,  tliey  prefer  to  go  Ihcinschi 
to  market,  and  thus  escape  the  monopolists  te  «!]cs| 
grasp  they  would,  in  other  countries,  be  subject. 

Tins  custom  arises  also  partly  from  another  caitf 
cultivation  being  confined  almost  entirely  to  the  nicndfi 
and  the  corn  field,  turnips  and  potatoes,  leaves  the  fiini  (t 
plenty  of  time  to  go  to  market.  In  France  and  Italy  tit, 
cultivation  of  the  vine,  to  say  nothing  of  the  rciriiii;  «| 
grain,  grass,  mulberry  and  other  fruit  trees,  and  India 
corn,  leaves  him  at  liberty  only  a  few  days  in  the  winli': 
This  custom  deiK'iids  also  in  sonio  degree  on  the  usr 
which  is  made  of  horses  in  most  countries,  instead  !>'| 
oxen.  In  Nottinghamshire,  oxen  arc  so  rarely  einployei 
that,  when  yokeil,  they  heeoiiK!  an  object  of  euriofil; 
Lord  Middletoii  keeps  three  pair  of  oxen  for  the  labour! 
of  his  park, — 

"  Wide-fronted  and  arch-horned," 

and  beautiful  as  Homer's  oxen  of  Ihe  sun  :  the  uilinhllac'jl 
of  Notlingham  go  to  see  Iheni,  by  way  of  anmseincnll 
when  they  are  plougliiiig,  yoked  in  an  elegant  homes  f 


h' 


']'h.'  use  of  1 
l.iiire  to  Mar 
!«•  added,  tlia 
iii.iiistry  all 

ll-i-earia,  i 
ni-mslratiil,  I 

IMS  with 
would  be  an 
ill  rcind  labo" 
oilier  roiis-idf 
ti-ery  thing  q 
liiity  and   tra 
course  is  acce 
would  improv 
would  be  re.|u 
Die  siooiiil,  \x,i 
inv  tiling  but 
jL'f  is  siijierio 
:■  bitter  caval 
tile  piirpises  oi 
{lru:.'i;le  with  I 
national  guard 
3  men  of  Ihe  Iii 
"  ralry  soMiers  i 
L      This  is  not 
;  n-i-ll  iiiloriiied  i 
;  lludicil  the  adv 
j  ind  explained  i 
;  lo  his  couiilryr 
.  l)oe3  not  his  ai 
nnre  u-cful  and 
Jways  iinccrtaii 
rnr  by  year,  frr 
.  hoii:rli!s  of  mine 
'  aaie  efiiidilion 
liore  gram  than 
ronii'iil  vent  for  : 
■i   he  cidliire  of  gn 
i   are,  and  the  real 
I   ^i»  more  prolital 
;   K  land  arable. 
ic  iKT.^rverance 
loo  10  precept,  he 
n  his  country ;  b 
mil,  hy  libcralin 
iijtorting  hor.ses  1 
:)t  only  tor  the  lu 
•s  of  agriculture, 
firri's  liook  on  c 
[iiivtTli'd  into  mer 
<ii,  from  1 7.^3  to 
forri,  zealous  for  t 
Writ,  without  re.i 
|ral,  ai  well  as  m: 
id  to  second  the  v 
If  Loiiihardy 
knt  lor  its  corn,  w 
krivi-),  why  not  mi 
Ivariibly  an  annu: 
fd  I'orcign  cattle  ? 
I  England  has,  in  i 
innt'ictures,  coinn 
Jiantage  over  the  c 
liary  .Tssistancc  f 
nnrtgage,  or  si 
jit-il  for  every  sor 
throughout  thei 
'aiT  in  England 

not  assure  himi 

Iciioy  in  his  own 

fU  him  with  a  lor 

iaiproveincnts   a 

(no  had  at  one  tinii 

tanners  and  tradi 

Ik-  llioiiglit,  howe 

t5e  portcnlous  sum 

Vn  Knglish  marke 

lor  the  picture  ol 

I  country  iiiirkeLs  i 

for  the  capricio 

i  (Icscoiid  lo  the  n 

elcssly  thrown  on ; 

M,  and  bright  gold 

woai'.m  of  Fobelli 

i'lorl  [letticoats,  s 

"irs  in  the  world,  v 

fiili  to  delineate  the 

|juaipin!r,looth-(ani 

^I'chii'yinj  coiintr 

'iiiging,  the  qiiarre 


TUB  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  ENGLAND. 


in 


lull  not  oiiL  or  ti, 
c  taira  lor  Imr., 
ic  of  the  yf.ir:  ; 
,  filVcrn   liorn  ;;, 
ish  ulmaiKick  o;, 
(Ircd  market  tmr-,,, 
L'ls  resort  not  m, 
(Treat  ami  fiiiill.   I 
1  round.  It  loriiw  ■ 
)ni  earliest  ilinvir 

11  urc  eovereil «, 
sseiigerSililtcdiaril 
.stics.     The  eouiiti ' 
lich  all  the   lUiu! 
case.    The  dujr.t', 
tvs  the  caraviiii,  n  , 

leave  it  to  do  v.U 
larta  have  no  spriu.-, 
ve  to  pay  the  tas-  ; 
irding  to   the   s|)i.;L 

taxes  on  an  astttcf 
and  from  Inxnrv  • 
y,  however,  iflin., 
k.  It  is  iileasau!  •.;  r 
an  fine  stronjj  lurv 
jthed  and  fed,  taki:  ; 
ot  or  lull  };!ill"P.  •: 
Uafje,  still  rositr  -a, 

wives  and  daugi;;,: 
ridinf;  with  such  d 
ijruislied  from  lai 
[)und  anti-sentimi:;. 
in  almost  every  co. 
England  this  a])[K:o 
ctween  them  ajii!,., 
look  is  siHjiled  In  ■„ 
iny  races  of  nn-ii  : 
it  a  ditVerence  belw 
:d  atmosphere,  |iiu.: 
brcadtli  of  gold,  ar.ii 
[ilenty  to  eat  and  dr.: 

wholesome   o[kii  ., 

finest  horses  in  F.r; 
luntedon  animr'.it: 
hundred  guine.is. 


LviTf  ll'i»ir  <!"'<''"■'■  ''"^"  oxen;  there  w 
ItivltV  anil  traftio,  liicause,  by  the  aid 
l,„„rV-  i.-.  acce'leratid  ;  the  breed  of  both 


Tl  .  iw  of  horse-i  permits  the  fanner  to  go  a  gtxid  dis- 
I,    ,'„.  to  Market  without  wasting  miicli  time.     It  shouhl 
li.    idded,  tli.it  llie  breeding  of  horses  is  a  branch  ol  rural 
iiiJu.lry'all  over  the  country. 

Roc- iri  1  in  '"is  "  I-essons  on  Political  Economy,"  de- 

mnn«lral.-ir,  bv  comparing  the  strength  and  longevity  of 

"„r-^<s  with  those  of  oxen,  that  in   many  provinces   it 

''!  ,u;j  1^.  an  improvement  to  substitute  horses  for  oxen 

r- ,'  rani  labour.  This  calculation  is  eorrohoraU-d  by  some 

ll'ili.r  nHiMderations  ;  time  would  lie  saved,  liorses  doing 

■"  •  '       ■' there  would  be  more  ac- 

of  horses,  intiT- 
'course  i-.  acce'ierauu ;  uiu  uieiu  ui  uun.  horses  and  oxen 
wouid  improve,  tJie  first  from  the  greater  number  that 
I  ulj  be  rciuired,  and  tlicir  importance  to  the  fanner ; 
the  MOiiil,  lx,causc  they  would  scarcely  ev(  r  lie  bred  for 
i,v  tiiiii''  but  consumption,  as  in  England,  where  the 
[f'is  su'ierior  to  any  otlier  in  the  world;  there  would 
biiter  cavalry  for  the  army;  men  and  liors(!s,  fit  for 
he  piirivwes  of  war,  would  easily  lie  found.  In  the  last 
tru''i'le  nilh  France,  England  had  a  splendid  mounted 
lalioiial  guard  of  forty  thousand  strong.  The  young 
len  of  liie  t<odigians  and  Liimellina  were  tlio  finest  ca- 
Jry  soldiers  of  the  cx-kingdom  of  Italy. 
Tliis  is  not  altogether  a  vision  of  my  own ;  Rerra,  n 
.ill  inlciriiied  and  diligent  observer,  having,  in  his  travels, 
iudiod  the  advantages  of  the  English  artificial  mondows, 
ind  explained  and  recommended  the  cultivation  of  them 
_o  his  countrymen,  in  an'  excellently  written  little  work. 
Poos  not  his  advice,  which  tends  to  tl'.o  substitution  of  a 
nore  ii-cful  and  constant  crop  for  that  of  grain,  which  is 
iln-avs  iinccrtiin,  and  in  Lombardy  has  been  declining, 
ri-.ir  bv  year,  from  1818  downwards,  coincide  with  these 
lioiiudits"of  mine?  England,  sixty  years  ago,  was  in  the 
aiiu"  eiiiidition  as  Lombardy  at  present :  it  produced 
nore  gram  than  was  necessary.  Finding  no  longer  a  con- 
TDJi'nt  vent  for  the  surplus,  the  landholders  diminished 
he  culture  of  grain,  and  took  more  to  increasing  the  p,TS. 
lire,  and  the  rearing  of  horses  and  cattle ;  and  they  find 
his  more  profitibic  than  if  they  had  kei>t  the  whole  of 
hi'  bud  arable.  If  the  advocate  Berra  would  imitate 
hi'  |>iT.5everancc  of  the  senator  Dandolo,  ami  join  prac- 
ice  10  precept,  he  would  confer  a  distinguished  service 
n  his  rountry ;  by  getting  a  greater  produce  from  the 
mil,  by  liberating  the  country  from  the  obligation  of 


d  to  be  more  geiieril  ■  mporting  horses  from  abroad,  as  it  is  now  forced  to  do, 

■'  '  t  only  tor  the  luxury  of  the  great,  but  for  the  neccssi- 

s  of  agriculture.    In  I^ombardy  itself,  as  appears  from 

;.4orri's  book  on  corn,  218,'jaO   porches  of  arable  were 

onverteil  into  meadow,  in  the  country  around  Pavia  and 

lii,  from  l(.i3  to  1768;  at  which,  if  I  recollect  right, 

erri,  zealous  for  the  cultivation  of  grain,  expresses  liis 

i;ret,  without  rca.son,  in  my  opinion,  for  surely  agrieul- 

inl,  as  well  as  manutaeturing,  industry  ought  to  follow 

,J  to  second  the  vicissitudes  of  commerce  and  consump- 

n.    If  Loiiibardy  can  no  longer  find  an  advantageous 

It  lor  its  corn,  why  not  plant  vines  (where  they  will 

■iv.>\  why  not  make  artificial  meadows,  since  there  is 

ivari-ibly  an  annual  balance  of  trade  against  it  in  wines 

id  foreign  cattle  ? 

Eneland  has,  in  all  undertakings  relating^  to  mining, 

nal'ictiires,  commerce,  and  agriculture,  a  considerable 

aiitagc  over  the  other  countries  of  Euro|ic,  in  the  pc- 

liry  a.s.-iistaiicc  of  the  country  banks.     These,  either 

nnrtgage,  or  simply  on  personal  security,  advance 

il.il  for  every  sort  of  enterprise,  in  notes  which  circu- 

throughout  their  own  county.    There  is  hardly  a 

or  in  England  who  takes  an  estate  ou   lease,  who 

not  assure  himself  beforehand,  that,  in  case  of  de- 

loncy  in  his  own  funds,  a  neighbouring  banker  will 

\\A  liiin  with  a  loan,  to  be  repaid  when  the  fruits  of 

iaiproveiiienLs   are   gathered.     (Ine  of  tliesc  banks 

le  had  at  one  time  one  million  pounds  sterling  lent  to 

tanners  and  tradesmen  of  a  single  county.     It  must 

1k"  llioiight,  however,  that  Enghuid  is  El  Uorado ;  all 

c  [wrtcntous  sums  are — paper. 

n  English  market  or  fair  would  not  be  a  good  sub. 

lor  the  picture  of  the  Flemish  school,  like  most  of 

counlry  inarkeLs  in  Italy.     In  vain  would  a  painter 

for  the  capriciou.s  dres-ses  of  tho  Alpine   woMen, 

(loscend  to  the  market  of  Varallo,  those  little  hats, 

lossly  thrown  on ;  those  car  rings,  those  coral  ncck- 

\  and  bright  gold  buttons ;  in  vain  would  he  look  fur 

woui'.n  of  Fobello,  their  wild  goats  in  their  arms, 

I  sii.irt  iK'tticoats,  and  dresses  of  the  most  ii/mpathclic 

i|-<  ill  the  world,  white,  red,  and  blue ;  in  vain  would 

horned  "  ^^i^li  to  delineate  the  bacchanals  of  the  fiiir  of  Imbcvera, 

I  '    .        ,      ^■juin|)ing,toolh(and.giim)-drawing  quacks,  the  groups 

liun  :  the  uihnlHlarj'J^B.,  ,,jl,l,'j.j„jj  country  topers  about  a  barrel  set  abroach, 

Ivay  of  anmsemciit^J,;„gi„j,^  (|,o  quarrelling,  tho  dancing  of  tha  villagers 

Tin  elegant  hotncs^^" 


to  the  sound  of  the  pipes.    In  vain  would  the  poet,  like  a 
Loreiizci  de  .Medici,  seek  for  a  .'\Ieiieia  da  HarlHrino: — 

"  And  two  such  eyes  she  has — 'tis  quite  a  fiast, 

When  she  uplil't    litem  anil  toward  you  glances, 
And  ill  the  midst,  just  to  a  hair  l>ctween 

A  lovely  nose — ihe  loveliest  ever  seen. 
It  seems  bored  with  a  wimble  at  the  least, 

And  then,  oh,  how  she  dances ! 
She  darts  just  like  a  gnat  from  clill  to  clift. 
And  turns — no  mill-wheel  ever  turn'.i  so  swift! 

And  pops  her  hand  into  lier  very  shoe. 
And  whin  the  dance  is  done,  curtsies  so  free. 

And  turns  and  makes  a  skip  or  two, — 
There's  not  a  Florence  dame  could  do't  so  well  as  she !" 

There  is  nothing  of  all  this  in  England.  The  country 
pco|de  arc;  hardly  distinguishable  by  their  dresses  from 
the  inhabitiuits  of  cities,  ilesides,  in  this  most  serious 
and  formal  country,  every  things  proceeds  with  due  gra- 
vity and  order.  If  the  election  times  bo  excepted,  when 
it  appears  as  if  the  English  people  changed  their  nature, 
and  bi^camc  seized  with  a  ixriodical  frenzy;  the  English- 
man always  even  rebels,  gets  drunk,  and  kills  himself, 
with  an  air  of  decorum.  A  greater  silenec  prevails  at  an 
English  market  thim  in  St.  Peter's  at  lionie.  Hut  this 
noiseless  scene  presents  to  the  eye  of  the  philosopher  a 
consoling  s|H.'ctiiele :  he  sees  those  country  folks  who,  on 
the  continent,  arc  every  where  the  laughing-stock  of  the 
inhabitants  of  cities,  respected  here  as  equals :  he  sees  a 
population  well  shod  and  completely  clothed,  coming  to 
provide  objects  of  comfort  for  their  tamilics;  and  sitting 
down,  when  the  clock  strikes  tlic  hour  of  one,  to  a  goo<i 
and  substantial  dinner. 

These  markets  are  not  supplied  with  so  great  a  variety 
of  eatables,  especially  fruit  and  vegetables,  as  ours.  The 
hair  of  a  French  cook  would  stand  on  end  with  horror 
to  see  tiieso  markets,  furnished  with  only  three  things, 
potatoes,  meat,  and  cheeses.  In  tliis  country  tlierc  is  a 
wonderful  uniformity  in  every  thing, — in  salutations,  in 
gestures,  in  tones  of  voice,  in  dress,  in  houses,  and  even 
m  victuals.  Eleg;mcc,  poinp,  imagination,  or  rather 
caprice, — all  these  have  their  dominion  in  France ;  here 
reign  only  good  sense,  the  love  of  the  usefiil,  of  the  good, 
of  the  better.  Fashion  is  here  not  the  device  of  change, 
but  of  iinprovcment.  Tho  uniformity  of  customs  and 
tastes  is  one  source  of  the  iniprovements  whiel:  are  made 
at  every  step  in  England ;  liecause,  owing  to  this,  there 
is  always  an  extended  sale  to  reward  and  encourage  the 
inventor ;  and  the  attention  of  a  great  number  of  con- 
sumers is  fixed  on  the  same  article,  which,  by  the  cx|K!. 
riments  of  many,  goes  on  continually  getting  better  and 
better. 

In  these  markets,  however,  a  commodity  is  to  bo  met 
with,  which  is  very  rarely  found  in  the  market:)  of  the 
continent — books.  How  otlcii  have  I  seen  two  or  tlu-ee 
hundred  volumes  exposed  for  sale  on  a  stall,  and  disap- 
pear in  a  couple  of  hours  I  Scarcely  have  I  been  able  to 
make  my  way  to  the  bench,  such  a  crowd  of  farmers  has 
been  standing  looking  over  the  books,  reading,  selecting, 
purchasing.  What  a  favourable  idea  must  not  the  tra- 
veller form  of  the  enlightenment  of  a  people  who  read 
and  buy  books — and  what  books?  Not  interpretations  of 
dreams,  legends,  nor  such  nonsense,  but  Bibles, — the 
works  of  Addison,  Spectators, — Milton's — Milton,  the 
English  Homer.  I  do  not  call  him  by  this  appellation 
in  mere  wantonness  of  words,  but  because,  in  tlio  same 
manner  that  Homer  was  known  by  heart  to  all  tlie 
Greeks,  Milton  is  the  guest  of  every  family  in  the  coun- 
try. Education  is  bt'come  so  common  in  England  that, 
by  way  of  economy,  ladiis  are  now  employed  to  make 
the  calculations  for  the  Nautical  Almanac. 

Tho  markets  are  the  preserves  of  the  English  army, 
which  is  mostly  filled  up  by  recruiting,  as  there  is  no 
conscription.  Cunseription,  it  is]  true,  is  a  ta.\  of  blood 
and  sinews,  so  much  the  more  burdensome  when  it  is 
paid  to  a  tyrannical  or  a  foreign  government,  which  op- 
presses the  vanquished  by  means  of  the  vanquished 
themselves;  but  I  prefer  conscription  to  recruiting  at  all 
hazards.  Even  under  a  usurping  government  it  is  not 
so  vile  to  servo  by  force  as  by  choice :  besides,  re- 
cruiting is  a  bargain  between  a  scoundrel  nnd  a  fool. 
About  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  when  Ih.!  market 
is  more  crowded  than  ever,  you  hear  the  noise  of  fiiur 
or  five  drums  and  fifes,  and  sco  a  handful  of  soldiers, 
witli  gaudy  watch  ribbons,  and  cockades  in  their  hats, 
with  round,  plump  faces  (as  if  war  were  a  mere  fool's 
paradise),  better  dressed  am'  )>ettcr  looking  altogctlicr 
than  other  soldiers,  tho  belter  to  entice  and  deceive : — 
you  SCO,  I  say,  this  recruiting  party  lidvanee  into  the 


guineas  have  sold  their  lives, — I  know  not  wlielher  to 
their  country,  their  king,  or  their  love  of  laziness.  Their 
hats  are  decorated  with  silk  ribands,  exactly  as  they 
were  wont,  in  ancient  times,  to  garland  the  horns  of  the 
rams  destined  fiir  saerifier.  This  simulated  pomp,  this 
lying  merriment,  brings  to  my  mind  the  fistival  that 
used  to  aeeompaiiy  the  viiw  of  chastity  and  perpetual 
imprisonment,  pronoiineed  by  the  young  women  who  Ikv 
came  nuns.  And  yet  we  wonder  that  the  (lermaiis  of 
old  used  tl)  set  their  liberty  on  the  cast  of  the  die  I  .Mon- 
tesquieu  proved  that  man  has  no  right  to  sell  himself. 
The  English  speak  with  horror  of  the  slave  trade  :  yet 
w''  i  liu.erence  is  there  between  the  African, who,  cheated 

0  I  di—  r  ed,  sohl  himself  to  a  slave  dealer  (as  was  often 

1  ic  I  •i"i  ,  ami  the  man,  who  heateil  with  wine,  and  allured 
by  1  ilse  promises,  sells  himself  for  a  few  guineas  to  a 
lying  sergeant?  I  am  pleased  to  find  that,  on  this  point, 
the  divine  Ariosto  thought  as  I  do:  s|K'aking  of  the  levy 
made  by  Charlemagne  throughout  his  empire,  he  says; — 

"Non  si  Kcntivaallor  questo  romore,"  iKcc. 
"  Not  then  was  heard  the  sound  so  common  now. 

Of  iioLsy  drums,  parading  round  and  round. 
Inviting  all  the  boldest  from  (he  plough. 

Or  rather  those  of  pates  tho  most  unsound. 
For  three  crown  pieces,  or  for  less,  to  go. 

To  where  each  moment  brings  a  mortal  wound. 
Yes,  foolish  will  I  rather  call  than  bold, 

VVhoe'er  so  cheaply  hath  his  lil'e-blood  sold. 

"  Honour  should  ever  lie  preferred  to  life. 

Hut  nothing  else  but  honour  ever  slinuhl ; 
Rather  than  lose  thy  honour, — in  the  strife. 

To  lose  a  life,  a  thousand  lives,  were  good  ; 
Ilut  who  lays  bare  his  breast  to  fortune's  knife, 

F'or  gold  or  abject  gain,  he,  if  he  could 
But  find  a  buyer,  I  to  think  incline 

Would  chcaiicr  than  his  own  life,  sell  him  mine!" 

Of  late  years,  covered  market  places  have  been  built  in 
the  principal  towns ;  for  instance,  liceds,  Manchester,  Liv- 
erpool, &.C.,  where,  regularly  arranged,  and  judiciously 
divided  from  each  other,  all  the  meat  stalls  m.iy  be  seen 
at  a  glance,  ranged  in  one  line,  those  offish  in  another, 
those  of  vegetables  in  a  third,  and  so  on.  In  the  evening 
they  are  all  lighted  with  gas  till  eleven  o'clock,  as  bril- 
liantly  as  a  theatre.  Henri  (inat.-e,  the  king  of  peasants 
and  not  of  courtiers,  would  ha»-e  shouted  for  joy  to  see 
these  markets  crowded  with  servant  maids,  and  work- 
ing men's  wives,  neatly  dressed,  with  nice  little  baskets 
on  their  arms,  providing  some  good  joint  of  beef  and 
mutton,  which  makes  its  apjicarance,  smoking  hot  and 
glorious,  on  the  Sunday,  and  afterwards,  diminished  in 
size,  but  never  disfigured,  appears  and  disappears  at 
meals  for  several  days.  I  must  here  inform  my  coun- 
trymen  (certainly  to  their  supreme  amazement)  that 
there  is  no  set  price  in  England  for  meat :  each  part  of 
the  ox  has  a  different  and  arbitrary  price,  according  to 
its  quality.  The  finer  parts,  the  rump  steak  and  tho 
roast  beef  (del  rmnpstake,  del  rosthccf,)  have  the  highest 
value  set  upon  them,  the  other  parts  a  lower,  and  the 
coarse  pieces  a  very  low  price.  In  many  and  many  of 
the  |)opulous  towns,  for  example  in  Manchester,  there  is 
no  assize  of  bread  ;  yet  this  does  not  occasion  frauds  or 
disputes.  In  Lomlon  every  joint  of  meat  has  its  prico 
fixed  on  it, — the  same  with  bread.  Hut  how  is  it  that 
monopoly  docs  not  come  into  play?  Because  there  is 
liberty.  Vcrri  said,  "  I  venture  to  predict  that  the  time 
will  come,  when  no  set  price  will  bo  fixed  on  any  com- 
modity, and  the  number  of  sellers  will  no  longer  bo 
limited,  when  every  one  will  be  freely  permitted  to  bako 
bread,  and  to  sell  it ;  when  meat,  butter,  &c.  will  be  sold 
at  the  price  freely  offered  and  taken."  This  prophecy 
has  not  yet  come  to  pass  in  Iiombarily,  and  jicrhaps 
never  will  until  the  year  !2210,  that  Mercia  dreamt  of! 

The  market  in  manufaeturing  towns  !■«  held  on  the  " 
Saturday.  About  five  in  the  afternoon,  all  the  factories 
stop  work,  and  the  men  soon  after  receive  their  wages. 
Then  an  enormous  crowd  begins  lo  pour  into  the  streets, 
and  invade  the  markets  and  the  public  houses, — all, 
howcvcr,in  mostordcrly  disorder,withoutany quarrelling, 
fighting,  or  uproar.  It  is  a  torrent  of  wants  and  passions, 
bursting  fortli  after  a  six  days'  imprisonment,  and  over- 
flcnving  its  banks  on  all  sides,  yet  without  doing  any 
mischief.  Th.^se  workmen  are  like  sailors,  when  tlioy  » 
get  on  shore  after  a  long  voyage. 

Who  would  believe  that  in  England  there  ia  a.  market 
for  men  and  women  ?  Not  indeed  a  market  like  those 
of  Smyrna  and  Constantinople,  but, — I  shall  explain 
myself  better  by  giving  a  description.     On  tho  23d  of 


tudc,  two  or  three  young  men,  \Wio  for  three  or  foiu 


>:? 


thickciit  of  the  market,  to  show,  in  triumph  to  Uio  miilti-  ^NoTomher,  it  is  an  old  custom  in  some  counties  to  hold 


a  fair  for  sen-ants.    All  tho  farm  servants,  male  and 


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\^f,.iii. 


'•  ».'  ! 


foiiinio,  who  have  Immmi  iliscliiir^cd,  bitako  tlioinsi'hvs  on 
this  iinportaiit  day  to  soiiu;  o|)i'ii  s|)ii(H'  in  tlic  ciiiinly 
town.  Ui;tli  men  nnil  women  arc  ilrisscd  in  tluir  Im'sI 
clotlics,  in  order  to  ajipear  to  tlic  greatest  advantage. 
Tliey  range  themselves  in  two  lines,  exaetly  like  horses 
at  a  lair :  langhter  anil  good  Ininioiir  tinge  the  glow  ol' 
health  in  their  cheeks  slill  deeper  than  hefore.  The 
farmers  who  are  in  w.mt  of  fresh  s<'rvants  eoini'  hither, 
walk  down  between  the  tiles,  observe  well  tVoin  top  to 
too,  e.vaniino  and  seleet :  every  servant  has  his  or  her 
certificate  of  good  character,  or  would  not  easily  find  eni- 
ploynient. 

Although  the  first  idea  awakened  by  such  a  market 
ns  this  is  one  of  shivery,  or  at  le.ist  of  hniiian  degrada- 
tion, the  custom  itself  has  notiiiiig  of  the  kind  about  it. 
All  the  servants  go  readily  and  gaily  to  the  statute,  for 
at  this  time,  that  is,  in  pas.sing  from  one  master  to  another, 
they  are  aeeustomed  to  enjoy  a  lew  days'  rest  and  htilidav 
at  their  own  lionu's ;  to  expros  myself  classically,  I 
should  say  that  now  they  have  their  Saturnalia.  I  always 
saw  tlioiii  merry  and  without  the  slightest  air  of  <lijee- 
tion.  Indeed,  if  it  he  well  considered,  the  ciisloin  is 
udvnntageoiis  to  both  parties,  servants  and  masters,  from 
the  variety  and  choice  that  are<iirered.  Ueciprocal  coiii- 
]H>titi<in  is  not  of  less  utility  in  a  market  of  men  than  of 
goods : — there  is,  however,  one  inconvenience : — through 
the  facility  of  obtaining  new  places  by  this  means,  ser- 
viuita  are  inclined  to  eluoige  too  otlen,  merely  from 
curiosity,  and  tlu'  pli  asure  of  seeing  new  houses,  new 
liices,  anil  new  manners, — liir  ihe  genius  of  <iil  Jtlas  ap- 
pi'ars  to  be  that  of  mankind.  Such  servants  resemble 
those  soldiers  who  like  to  olleii  cliange  their  Hag,  or 
those  inconstant  beauties  who  love  to  change  their  sul- 
tans. 

The  number  of  servants  who  present  Ihemselves  at  the 
York  statute  is  about  tliree  hundred.  It  lasts  two  days, 
and  the  wind-up,  us  usual,  is  always  the  public  liuusc. 

E.MiLTSII  YDl'.V;  i..\i)ii:s. 

When,  afti  r  having  lost  properly  and  country,  I  car- 
ried on  the  same  trade  as  l)ioiiysiusal\erhe  lost  the  crown, 
and  was  consiiling  myself  in  this  troublesome  profession, 
and  Irving  to  innoble  it  in  my  own  eyes  by  the  example 
of  Milton,  who  betiiri'  he  euiiie  one  ofCromwell's  seere. 
taries  had  played  the  pari  of  Ihe  sehoohnasler, — and  by 
the  example  also  of  .M.iehiavel,  who  arter  having  been 
Hccretary  to  the  I'loreiiline  repniilie,  and  many  tiiiu's 
ambassador,  found  himself  almost  reduced  to  Ihe  neces- 
sity of  practising  this  profession  in  somi!  Tuscan  vil- 
lag!'," — I  received  a  polite  note  from  a  elergyman  of  the 
English  cliureh,  reipiesling  nie  to  give  lessons  in  llalian 
to  his  tlirie  daiighlers:  I  complieil  without  hesitation. 
And  now  behold  mi',  oiii'  line  iiiorning,  momili'il  on  a 
liired  horse  (wiiieli  might  eompele  with  an  llalian  lirlg- 
liadoro),  riding  olV  at  a  smart  trot  to  a  village  (whiih 
the  English  rather  emphiilieally  cull  a  town),  where  the 
elergymaii's  liiinily  resided.  This  town  by  hyperbole  is 
inhabiti'd  solely  by  small  I'ariiiers.  The  iionses  are  of 
the  natural  ri'cl  colour  of  biiek,  so  disagreeable  lo  the 
rye,  yet  neverllu'h  ss  so  gem  ral  in  Kngland,  except  the 
inns,  wlii<'liarr  wliiti'washi'd,and  the  elergymaii's  hoiisi, 
which  might  be  lenueil  the  sun  of  Ihe  \illage.  1  alight- 
ed at  an  inn,  which  was  neat,  and  liirnislml  with  every 
conveiiieiiee  ;  Niieli  as  would  not  be  lomid  ill  one  of  tin 
most  siiiierb  cities  ill  Italy.  When  l''.iigli--li  houses  an 
to  be  mentioned,  it  is  impossible  not  to  lollowllie  evaiii- 
|ili'  of  Homer,  anil  lonslaiilly  repeat  the  same  eiiilhel 
"  neat."  The  lire  had  already  long  been  burning  in  ihi 
nlranger's  room,  the  newspapers  on  the  table  )>romised  ii 
roiiipensation  for  the  riiiid  silence  tliiil  slageeoaeh  pas- 
urngers  observe  ;  on  one  shelf  were  brushes,  that  a  spot 
less  purity  iiiighl  he  pnserviil,— on  iinolhi  r  a  book  ol 
religious  morals,  and  writing  inalerials,  i  li  an  and  nil 
Hlained.  1  rested  myself  al  my  ease,  ga/.ing  at  llie  en- 
gravings of  thirty  or  I'urly  years  old,  which,  iinlMippy 
clveB  1  from  great  cities  ami  elegant  apartiiienls,  gene- 
rally descend  in  their  latter  days  lo  embellish  Ihe  limn. 
hie  dwellings  of  some  rilRlic  village.  My  repose  was 
not  in  Ihe  least  distiirliid  by  Ihosiinliospilable oilers  the 
laiiillords  make  every  moinrnt  in  Italy,  by  Way  of  gel- 
ling  otV  their  olil  stale  provisions  ;  seasniieil   with  pane- 


gyrics jnst  about  as  true  as  pani'gyrics  usually  are.  I 
rang  the  bell  when  it  plea.sed  ims — a  st'rvant  girl  in- 
stantly appeared  ;  I  ordered  breakfast — lireaktiist  in- 
stantly apiK'ared  :  1  rang  again  when  I  had  done,  and 
the  girl  again  appeared  :  1  ordered  her  to  clear  away, 
and  every  thing  vanished  ill  the  twinkling  of  an  eye; 
Ihe  whole  was  done  by  a  few  magic  monosyllables. 
I'.leven  o'clock  struck ;  it  Wius  the  hour  appointed  liir 
the  lesson:  in  Kngland,  time  is  all  distributed, — thiu-c 
is  no  i/ifi/^'iH,  pnnctnality  is  more  than  a  duly.  Even  I, 
therefore,  i\\act  us  the  ehiireli  clock,  entered  at  the  in- 
.stant  the  garden  in  lioiil  of  the  clergyman'a  house,  fill- 
ed with  sliiubs  and  flowers,  with  pathways  iinsoiled  by 
the  smallest  litter,  thick-planled  with  shady  trees  in 
iVont,  not  so  imieli  to  protect  the  house  tVoni  the  sun  and 
wind,  as  lo  screen  it  from  the  impertinent  gaze  of  Ihe 
passengers.  In  this  country,  moilesly  every  where  holds 
dominion;  neithir  houses  nor  inhabilants  ihrnst  them- 
selves forward  with  that  boldness  and  i  nnfidenee  wliicdi 
seem  natural  lo  Italians  and  llalian  iluillings,  the  latter 
of  a  glaring  white,  and  on  Ihe  very  verge  of  the  public 
road. 

.Ml  was  i]iiiel,  as  in  the  hour  of  the  siesta  in  Spain, 
but  in  l.'jiglish  tiimilies  it  is  not  .Morpheus  that  reigns, 
but  his  brother  deity,  llarpocrates,  the  god  of  silence  : 
they  go  up  and  down  stairs  as  noiselessly  as  ghosts 
could  do,  if  there  were  any.  !f  it  be  true  that  silciu'c 
is  n  eontra-stiuiiiliis,  depressing  Ihe  spirits  and  Ihe  teiu- 
|K'rameiit,  I  am  inclined  lo  lnhevc  that  this  may  be  oni' 
of  the  causes  why  the  passions  are  weak  and  compress- 
ed ill  ICiigland. — I  knocked  at  the  door  with  a  rat-tat-tat, 
to  give  Ihe  servants  lo  under.stand  that  1  was  a  visiter, 
and  iiol  some  working  man  or  tradesman,  who  may  notaii- 
iionnce  Ihemselves  otherwise  than  by  a  gentle  single  knock. 
.\  tiiotman  in  velvet  breeches,  with  white  cotton  stock- 
ings (not  ciocked  however),  oiHiicd  the  door,  and  show- 
ed me  the  way  lo  the  dining  room,  leaving  iiie  there  by 
myself,  while  he  went  to  aimounco  iiie  lo  Ihe  master  of 
the  house.  A  tire  lit  for  an  antu-tln-fc  should  in  the 
irrate, — every  thing  was  in  its  place,  as  if  there  were  go. 
iiigto  be  a  general  review.  A  japanned  basket,  painlcd 
t'reeii,  1  ly  in  front  of  one  iifthe  long  windows,  full  of  gera- 
niums in  bloom,  grown  in  Ihe  hot-house,  surroimded  by 
si'veral  other  lillle  vases  of  beautiful  flowers,  brought 
also  from  Iheiiee  in  turn  to  adorn  li  '  room  dedicated  to 
Ihe  reeeplion  oi'visilers.     Af1er  a    fi'W    riiinnles'   pause, 

behold   the   [{everend  eptering  the    room    with   an 

all'able  smile.  I  had  no  diflicnity  in  discovc  ring  that 
the  niasler  of  the  house  stood  bcfiire  me,  having  seen  a 
portrait  of  liiiu  hanging  trom  one  of  the  walls,  exlrime- 
ly  like.  "  Heaulifiil  wcafhiT,  very  line  day"  (ultliougli 
it  had  rained  two  or  three  times  in  the  morning),  this 
eternal  daily  ceremony  of  ICnglaiid,  was  the  exonliiiin. 

The  Uev. was  a  man  of  about  fiirly-live  years  of 

age,  in  florid  health.  The  li  licity  of  his  eoiidition  was 
painted  on  his  elieerliil  and  vivacious  counlenanee  ;  his 
llirehead  was  not  darkened  by  any  of  those  wrinkles  or 
clouds  which  are  imprinted  tin  re  eillier  by  niisfortiine  or 
assiduous  study.  His  while  teeth  and  his  good  hiinionr 
showed  llial  his  digestion  was  also  good.  1  aOerwards 
learned,  that  the  secret  of  all  this,  his  elixir  of  life,  and 
liiiintain  of  perpetual  yoiilli,  was  the  exercise  he  look  in 
fox-lmnliiig,  shooting,  and  fishing,  with  a  seipiel  and  ap- 
jicndix  of  i;ooil  dinners  and  good  wines.  His  coal, 
made  in  the  fashion  of  the  English  riiling-eoal,  was  of 
velvet,  a  stuff  wliii'li  I'xciles  in  all,  li'oiii  king  lo  mule- 
teei,  more  respect  ihaii  iinv  other.  Ivveepl  this,  Iheie 
was  not  the  iiiosi  remote  iiulieuliou  of  his  |irolessioii 
about  hi 


*  *'  I  iniMI  riMMidn  ilieii  In  iiiv  rriu«  wliliniit  lir>lnii  nhlr  In  lli.il 
fiiiv  niuM  In  riiiii'iiilM'i  in>  Kervlrm,  or  thltil,  im- u'lKiijinr  an>tli  iiu 
Hill  li  In  liii|HisMililr  lliiil  I  ran  if.i  MM  liiau,  lirraiiM'  I  inn  ilallv  tir.iu 
Inn  iHinrir.  .iinl  I  i<iii>ri-,  iliiii  li  llml  il.u  «  iinl  hli.ov  Imiiihi'Ii  mi'Ti 
luviMiriil'li'  III  nil',  I  olnill  III'  liiH'i'il  lit  Itiinake  inv  Imiipi',  iinil  tiin 
lltVwM'  liir  a  Iriirln'r  nr  ch/rk  tii  siiini'  ninnlhthili'.  Mini  i'  I  i  nii  iln  n< 

olln  rivWi',    nr  I'ltiiililliili  iiiyiicir  In  hiiiiii'  ri'iiini rtiii  ni  ilie  Itinil 

■ml  Irmli  rlitliliiiiiii  M  "III  mill  urlte,  li'ii\iii|iin\  |iaii>  In  r.' In  lie 
llfive  Nir  ilenil."  Ho  \\  role  ltil"uri'iit  niiilifiiuJ  Italinn  in  I'rniirlH'i 
Vvltorl,  nn  Hill  >l  Aniim-I,  I.M  I 


.\  few  moliii  Ills  aOerwards  entered  the  w  if'c  of  Iln 
Kev.  — - — ,  who,  wilhoiil  slirrim;  (iiuo  the  lire,  when 
he  was  now  slandiiiLr,  w  illi  his  back  towards  it  in  the  eon 
tineiilal  mode,  iiilimaled  lo  me  that  I  saw  the  l.idy  of 
the  lioiise.  While  I,  with  my  riding  whip  in  my  hand, 
Iwistini;  myself  like  a  I'm  iieli  daneingniasti  T,  bending 
my  111  III  a  little  on  one  side,  and  drawing  my  lips  toge- 
llier,  iiiiilli  red  a  eomplimenl  in  I'leneh,  llavoiired  with 
the  iniiiil  charine  and  i  nchaiite,  Mrs.  — — — ,  with  a 
colli  re{H'lliiig  mien,  and  an  indilVercnl  air, look  her  way 
Inwards  the  lire. place,  tiirniin.;  her  head  ineaiiw  bile  to- 
wards me.  She  was  tail,  well  made,  and,  wilhoiit  being 
liailghly,  showed  an  esteem  liir  herself  which  was  cer- 
laiiily  merlled.  I  was  told  lli.it  she  had  liieii  a  very 
beantiful  wiiiiiiiii,iinil  this  lime  I  found  that  the  lii'i|iieiil 
I'higlisli  CMiggenilions  on  Ihe  JMailtiliil  and  Ihe  woiiiler- 
tiil  did  mil  far  rxeeed  Ihe  Iriitli.  Alter  a  few  iiioiinnls 
she  lell  us,  Biid  went  up  stairs  lo  warn  her  dniighterH  In 
lia\e  every   thing    in    readiness.     IMcantiine,  the   Uiv. 

1 made  n  digrcHsiiiii  to  me  on   llm  aiiclenl    liislo- 

rlaii*,  gave  me  lo   iinderitand  that  lie  was  roiuieclcd  by 
frii'iidiiliip  with  liord  llyron,  mked  ini-  to  nlny  tnilinncr 


Mid  paiil  iiie  a  Ihoiisand  other  civilities.  I  peiciiv,,! 
from  this  cheekered  discourse,  that  he  was'  fiiniiij,,. 
with  Ihe  higher  classes,  that  he  was  rich,  and  lli;,i,  i, 
<pile  of  liix-himling,  ho  was  well  versed  in  Ihe  ehissi,, 
I'liesc  \\'\\  indications  were  to  mc  the  armorial  beariii-, 
of  the  liiinily. 

In  an  easy  and  good-manncrcd  tone,  Iir  shortly  aftn 
siibjoincd  that  I  might  walk  up  .stairs,  and  he  liiai.. 
pneeded  me  to  show  the  way.  J  t'omid  the  drawn.-. 
roiaii,  as  usual,  occupied  by  several  tables,  with  a  |  i  ij 
with  books,  and  ladies'  work.  My  scholars  were  sfau; 
iiig  upright,  with  the  accustomed  cold  and  modcsl  V.tr. 
lish  air,  enough  lo  freeze  a  compliment  stiff  nn  tlu'lis 
of  a  Parisian.  Tlie  eldest  was  a  j'oiing  lady  of  niialMr. 
slendi'r,  and  even  rather  thin,  of  a  brunette  coinpli  xm 
with  black  hair,  black  eyes,  and  very  white  and  n^-i:!.. 
ticlh, — an  ornament  rather  rare  in  England,  uiii'; 
geiitleinen  as  well  as  ladies.  Iler  siiiilc  was  swei'l,,'i;j 
Ihe  expression  of  her  countenance  angelico-llaliaii.  H,, 
had  all  the  requisiles  to  make  me  a  Sainl-l'reiix.  TIk 
secoiul  was  a  liismi  tiatiinv,  an  Albino,  well  made.  i,i  i 
very  bright  eom))lexioii,  with  hair,  eyebrows,  aiicli\r. 
Iiislies,  completely  while,  and  eyes  approaching  In  n;, 
Mvery  woril,  every  motion,  was  a  j.ephyr, — she  was  li 
sweetness.  Allheiigh  very  short-sighted,  she  sninid  i- 
me  more  iul»'aiiced  in  her  stuilies  than  her  elder  kImc, 
which  is  ul'iays  u  cnniprnsuliou  for  a  lillle  less  liian!' 
The  third  wa.'  a  girl  of  thirteen,  pretty,  like  her  ilii;: 
sister,  very  vivntious  in  her  glances,  which  she  ikrn, 
now  stealthily,  at  mc  while  I  was  reuding,  now  nl  l,fj 
I'lder  sister,  when  she  had  lo  answer  me  Boiiullniir 
Their  ninlher,  during  tlie  lesson,  kept  on  working,  lalf. 
iiig  at  times  in  an  uiidi'r  toni'  to  some  one  of  her  (lau^l- 
ters  when  they  happened  lo  be  at  rest,  and  uiiswitii; 
liir  them,  when,  on  my  asking  them  what  they  kinw  : 
French  niid  Italian,  they  cnsl  down  their  cj'cs,  ninl  u; 
not  presume  to  utter  their  own  praises.  The  t'aet  vi\ 
that  tiny  were  well  instriicled,  know  Ercncli excei 
ly  well,  and  with  all  imaginable  candour  showed  iiuth 
liilllcullii'S  they  met  with  in  reading  Melastasio,  wlun 
they  delighted  ill.  My  amphibious  situation,  as  I  iini 
call  it,  was  a  diversion  to  me.  Now  I  seemed  to  ia\s, 
born  to  play  the  master,  and  hired  to  dissertate  (mail: 
eles  and  concordances ;  now  I  sei'incd  lo  take  tlie  |i:.' 
of  Count  Almaviva,  in  the  "  IliirlMr  of  Seville, "  i>,. 
cially  when  the  inilkwiiilf  liiiiid  of  the  first  of  these  iim 
scls  (Ihe  very  hand  ilescrilied  by  Arioslo)  liilloweil  «iii 
Ihe  tiiiger  the  lines  of  the  book.  Now,  nil  the  tieklw 
allusions  to  which  tlio  grammntical  lerminalioiis  ^w- 
rise  in  llalian  coining  to  my  mind,  1  was  ready  In  Imri 
with  laughter  when  if  fell  to  me  tos|H'ak  of  the  prelirii 
iSic.  The  hands  of  the  I'liiglisli  and  Irish  ladies  nn  s 
beautiful,  that  Ossiaii  often  apostrophises  the  Irish  iiri 
dens  IIS  "  the  while  hands  of  ■•'.rin."  It  is  a  pitv  lii: 
n  this  country  kissing  of  hands  is  not  the  liishion.  Tl- 
llaliaiiH  ollen  call  their  beloved  "  heaiitifiil  eyes  nl  nn 
lappiness  ;"  Ifui  French  might  apostroiiliiso  theirs  nil: 
'  dearly  bi'lovcd  f!  et." 

In  Ihe  most  indilferent  mailers,  and  even  in  liiiiiiin 
>f  less  than  n  lislial  blood,  priniogeiiltiire   is  alwayMi 
^peeled  ;     ini     fair    pupils,    tliereliire,    ulways   eniiii'  r 
tlieir   lessons  in   the  order  of  age.     When  tlu'  lr«s«' 
were  ended,  we  descended  lo  the  diiiiiig-n)oni,  wluni 
most    noble   linirliiiDi  (a  siibslaiitial   rifectiou   l«l«i'i 
bnakfiisf  and  ilinncr)    was  prepared.     The  lady  iil'i«| 
house  repeali'dly  ofl'ered   me  some  cidd  beef,  sunn  la* 
milk,  custards,  \e.,  but  as  there  is   no  pleasiin'  in  n' 
past  not  seasoned  with  infiinale  liiindship,  and  inula  > 
I'll    nierrimenl,    I    declined,   iiiiil    letiirned   to   Iln    i 
W  Idle  my  horse    was   being   saddled,  I  last  a  i;l.iiin  i 
Ihe   village  eliiir  h,  an  aneieiil  slriieliire,  and  in  ll{l|lll^| 
anee  older  slill,    i'liin    the    (Jolhie    fiiriil    in  wliirliL'i 
ehmebes  of  the  ;\iiglieaii  tebuioii  are  aliiiosi  iiiiilinia 
built,  and  alter  neii\iiig  a  bow  Iroiii   Ihe  Iniiillnnl,  ll< 
seemed  to  smack  of  ii'iidal  Missalage,  put    spins  Ini; 
liiirse,  and  m  I  nlViil  a  galloplhroiigh  thi'solilatv  rniinia 
This   family,  whidi    I    have   described  wilb   Diifli 
full  lily  and  iniiiiileinss, — tliisliiiiiily,ofn  coldand  ri'MiM 
dcmciinonr,  under  wbieli,  however,  in   Fngliilid  a  « 
iinil  atVeelionale  heart    is  olten   hidden,-  In  Iniign  In 
class  of  gentry  which  has  all  the  limiry  and  nlinm 
of  the  opulent  nobility,  witlnnil  their   vices  anil  ili 'i 
WhiH'M'r  wishes  to  Income  neipiaintcil  with  an  nl 
lion  slill  mon'  nlinril,   and  in   n   higher  grinlc  it' 
landed  iiristoiraey,  approni  liiiig  lo  liifih  lijr,  niiiiil  lol>< 
me  ill  anollii  r  narration. 


si',tii'i';i,. 

I  was  .".  visit  in  (lehl  to  a  widow  lady,  mnllnrnfl' 
liciiiitiltil  girls,  Ihniugh  nn  invilnlloii  lo  dinnn  I  li'ul'j 


ceivud.  'I'll 
at  llie  foot  ( 
approached 
meadows 
Tlie  lioiise  it 
heal ;  it  is  n 
iiinl  useless 
liir  an  I'aigl 
hills,  irreguk 
space  that  ca 
mystery  of  tl 
the  flocks  fe 
"  Here  reigns 
young  ladies 
eoiirtcoiis,  w 
flowing  hair- 

Wliose  large 
Might  shake 

Almost  every 
groom,  on  exc 
are  fioiiiilinies 
when,  at  Idyi 
and  file  cry  of 
getlier,  and  llic 
ditch,  scour  tl 
iiave  passsed  l\ 
with  entliiisia 
French,  and  si 
harp,  drawing 
lillle  llower  gi 
divide  the  time 
and  the  aniuial 
1  had  selected  i 
ing  Ihe  family  i 
regard  to  the  \ 
garilon  bcfori-  I 
on  the  point  of 
wi'Iroiiied    with 
miitliir  was  in  t 
lor,  who  is  also 
tlii-s  1  Willi  tlini 
au  (lisrtj)iiir,  itti 
tiirc  we  practise 
liy  w'liy  of  consul 
at  lioiiic,  and  wo 
inaliiiii  nealled  i 
liir  the  good  fort 
a  stride  the  piece 
kiiiick  and  n'.kiu 
till'  disir,  and  inv 
As  I  had  always 
kit  hand,  I  did  i 
liTi'd  another   ro 
rniiie  in,  and  con 
invii  nioiii,  her  p 
111  re  lo  nlleel  llm 
yn  iiig  woman,  a 
trace  of  iiclimis, 
lliiy  pa-ss  ;  that  I 
ii|Kiii  nil.'  by  the  li 
^ at  other 

".Mono  wo  w 

Iflial  nn  guardian, 
luf  Hie  lles|K'rides, 
jliaii'  d.inil  to  elite 
|iii"iii'il  by  the  bell 
lln'iiilif'ursilk  sotli 
III"'  ililiiiiiey  ;— VI 

I lilali'd  W'ord.H, 

li'iiilMriasHiiient  Ih 
Jill  llaly,  then)  Ih' 
lnlMiind  eoiiversat 
l«illi  smiles  and  nn 
ll'ii'liins,  the  last  111 
rli'fliil  and  iiievitui 
lilvrnii,  piis,,.,|  „„,, 
m»y  limes  ili.l  tin 
I'lii  "f  Iler  own  vil 
|iiwliH«,  o||;-r  me  si 
M"V»ilf,  and  many 
^I'll".  Wewen.'l, 
fliip.  ttliii  h  she  hai 
rK  Willi  a  border 

I'' lour  was  gree 

flliiliium   Unit    (• 

Plllll'lll'si.,  wilhoiii 
liiiurt'il  hnr  Is'auly  j 
V"li'r«lainl  tin,  i,||; 
i">m  hiiiiiielfr— 1 


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143 


itii'B.  I  pciC'dMi! 
t  ho  Wiiti  lliiiuliii: 
rirli,  ami  i}\\A,n 

PCll  il\  tllC  l-'llissir,, 

f  armorial  bcarin;, 

ic,  lio  plinrtly  allii 
rs,  nml  In'  liiiii-i 

I'milltl  111"'  lllilWI!!; 
Ulllcs,   with  II    I  ii!K, 

diolara  Wfrv  st;n,i: 
(I  anil  niiiili'sl  lln;. 
iMit  slitl"  nil  IIh'  1: 1 
iijT  lady  ol'niiu'liir, 
ruiii'lto  coiiiplixi(.r,, 
!  wliilr  mill  n;.M:lv 
n  KniflamI,  iiiiiii:' 
mile  was  swcrl, ,!r( 
ii[ri'lk'0-ltaliaii.  S., 
Saiiit-l'rruv.  Ti- 
110,  w:'ll  made,  Ml 
cyt'lirows,  amliu. 
apiiroacliiiif;  In  m, 
(•pliyr, — she  was  i:; 

■  litcil,  she  Kci'iiHil  Is 
lan  lu'r  cliKr  siMir. 
r  a  liltU'  It'Ns  IhmiB; 
irrtty,  liUi'  liir  il':i; 
H,  wliioli  sill.'  llimi 
reailiiilTi  "ow  nl  In; 
(wcr  me  Hoimlliint 
'pt  on  workiiii;,  l:;!t 
lue  one  of  her  (iau;!,- 
rest,  inul  aii»ttiri;i: 
n  wiiiit  llicy  kiirw  : 
n  their  eyes,  ami  a 
lises.     The  I'ael  wiv 

■  \v  l'"reiicli  exeiTihii; 
lulonr  showed  iiu  (a 
ijT  iMelnstasio,  wlmr 
s  situation,  nr  I  iin 
>w  I  seemed  to  iii\«, 

to  dissertate  on  an; 
eiiied  to  lake  the  |tt' 
;|)er  of  Seville,"  I  ^|. 
the  first  of  thesi'  i 
riosto)  I'.illoVMci  «iB 
Now,  all  the  til  111'- 
ical  leriiiiiialiuiisc.i 
lii,t. 


I  was  real! 


ly  to 

■ak  ol'the  prelinl. 

I  Irish  ladies  iin  s 
iiphises  the  Irish  nit 

"     It  is  a  pilv  tl.i; 

(it  the  liishioii.  Il-' 
lliiautit'ill  eyes  111  iw 
listrophisc  theim  mcl 

and  even  in  rniiiiw| 
enitnre   is  alwavMi- 


lire 


s  eaiiic 


a  I  way 
SV  hen  "the  In 


ceived.  Tiiis  lady's  villa  is  situated  in  a  delieioiis  spot, 
at  (lie  Tool  of  a  hill  crowned  liy  an  old  and  iioMe  woiid, 
anproached  by  a  wiiidinjr,  K^nWy  slopiii^r  path  aen.ss 
meadows  and  plantations  within  the  i.aine  enclosure. 
The  liouse  is  protected  Iroin  the  wind,  and  Iroin  excessive 
heat;  it  is  not  larjfe,  in  eoniparisoii  with  the  iiiiiiieiise 
mid  useless  Italian  palaces,  hnt  is  Bullieiently  spacious 
liir  an  Kii!,'lisli  ^'""i  '""'  enjoys  a  view  of  araiifre  of 
hills,  irreirular  in  foriu,  clad  with  trees,  and  within  the 
Biuce  that  can  be  taken  in  by  the  eye.  The  eniet,  the 
iiiystery  of  the  iiei(,'hbouriii{r  wood,  the  song  of  the  birds, 
the  flocks  fcediiiff  in  the  meadows,  all  sieiii  to  say, 
"Here  rein[us  love!"  What  then  if  1  add  that  the  two 
yimiig  ladies  of  the  mansion  are  beautil'iil,  {rraecful,  and 
"courteous,  with  rosy  cheeks,  and  copious  rin^rlets  of 
flowing'  hair— 

"  Whose  large  blue  eyes,  fair  locks  and  snowy  hands," 
Jliijli' skake  the  saintship  of  an  anchorite  .'' — Hijrun, 

Almost  every  day  'lid  they  ridi^  out  alone  with  their 
irrniini,  on  excursions  over  the  neifjlibonring  eouiitry,  and 
are  soim  limes  present  for  a  few  moments  at  a  fbxehase, 
when,  at  Uiynard's  first  breakiiifr  cover,  the  shrill  horn 
ami  the  ery  of  a  Inmdrid  pantinij  hounds  are  heard  to- 
petlier,  and  the  red-coated  horsemen,  leapiiifj  hedge  and 
ditch,  scour  the  country  at  a  headloiiK  gallop.  They 
have  passsed  two  or  three  months  at  I'aris,  speak  of  it 
with  enthusiasm,  and  arc  eager  to  return.  Tliey  speak 
French,  and  stammer  a  little  Italian.  The  piano,  the 
harp,  drawing,  light  reading,  the  conservatory,  .-iiul  a 
little  llower  garden  cultivated  with  their  own  hands, 
divide  the  time  that  riding,  visiting,  halls,  invitations, 
imd  the  annual  two  months'  visit  to  London,  leave  tliein 
1  iiail  selected  a  rainy  day,  that  I  might  he  sure  of  find- 
ing the  tiiuiily  at  home;  but  the  Knglish  ladies  pay  little 
regard  to  the  weather.  I  had  not  got  half  across  the 
(.'anion  helhre  I  perceived  the  carriage,  which  was  just 
on  the  point  of  setting  out.  I  approach  tlie  door, — I  am 
welo.iiued  with  a  courtesy  more  than  polite.  The 
motlii  r  was  in  the  coach,  along  with  the  younger  daugh- 
ter, who  is  also  the  liandsiimer  of  the  two.  On  seeing 
this  I  went  through  a  thousand  unties,  prot'cssed  myself 
au  (/I'SC'/i'iir,  i'(»o/<',  &c.,  and  gave  in  to  all  the  carieii 

tare  we  practise  on  the  continent.     The  graceful  V 

by  way  of  consoling  me,  informed  inc  that  her  sister  was 
at  Inline,  and  would  Iki  very  glad  to  see  me.  This  inti- 
Illation  recalled  me  to  life.  I  should  never  have  looked 
tiir  the  good  forlune  of  such  a  passport; — I  devoured  at 
a  stride  the  piece  of  road  between  ine  and  the  house,  1 
knock  and  re-knock  impatiently.  A  niaid  servant  opens 
till'  iliHir,  and  invites  me  to  walk  into  a  room  on  the  right 
As  I  linil  always  seen  the  luisticss  of  the  house  on  thi 
k'll  liaiiil,  I  did  not  imderstuml  her  directions,  and  en 

tired  aiiuther  room;  hut   the   lirantiliil  i'. nmm 

rniiio  in,  and  courteously  saluting  me,  invited  me  to  her 
uww  nioiu,  her  piiiliiiii:  S  vere  Italian  matrons  ought 
lure  III  relleet  that  the  eollmpiy  was  between  a  beanlifiil 
yii  ing  woman,  and  a  wandering  exile,  who  leaves  im 
trace  of  actions,  as  ollieial  (Hrsoiis  must  do  wheicMr 
llioy  pass;  that  I  had  not  concealed  the  impression  mad 
u|Kiii  me  by  the  lively  and  sparkling  eyes  of  the  lieautiful 
1' at  other  tiniCH ;  that  in  the  room — 


lliniiig-room, 
111    refeeliiin 


A'hiti  1 
biUiH' 


".Mono  wc  were,  and  all  willKuit  siispie 


on;" 


,1.     The  hilly  "I'li'l 
leolll   lie>  r,  siillli   Thrl 


MO  I 

ulsbi) 


ilcasnre  in  a'' 

1  Ulllll" 


I,  aiii: 


iliiriied   to   till    I 


il. 


st  a  ui.iii' 


eturi',  ami  in  "I'l"' 

fiirm    in  wlmhl' 

lire  aluiosl  iiiiir.ini 

,1   the  lalidliiril  1! 

e,   put    spill-'  I"  " 

I  ihesiilitai\  I'i'iiii" 

rrilieil  wi'b    l'"f" 

,iifa  eoUliiiiilii^'"' 

in  Knglaiiil  a  «■' 


den. 


lieliiiii;"  1" 
and  nliii'i 
,1,1.' 


rir  vices  mil 
nied  with  an  > 


je  .il  « 


lliiglier  griiil 
hah  hjr,  niu»t  t'M 


My,  in 


iihir.'riH 


In  to  dinni'i 


I  liaiii 


llliut  no  guardian,  no  aulhorised  Cerberus  of  that  garden 
luf  the  llis|Mrides,  was  in  the  house,  thai  no  one  woiibl 
Iliavo  dirrd  to  enter  that  aniicliim  Hiiiirlnnim  iiiiIish  siiiii- 

I lid  by  the  hell,   lliiit  a  good  lire  was  burning,  lliiit  ii 

IlKiiilifiil  silk   solii   lec.'iviii   an   exciting  warmlli    I'roin 

jllii'  ilniiiney  ;— yet,    iiisleiid  of  the  downcast  eyes,  the 

lliiiililali'il   words,  the   hmiiing   blushes  ni  the  line,  the 

leiiilianassiinnl  that  would  aeeompaiiy  such  a  siliialion 

■ill  llaly,  tliere   iH'gaii   Is  Uveni  us  ii  i  heerfiil  iind  iinre- 

iHlnnud  louversatiun,   with   frank    iiiiil  sparkling  eyi  s, 

Iwilli  smiles  anil  nierrimiiit.     Hunting,  the  cxhihilioii  of 

l|iii'liires,  the  last  new  novel,  the   Parisian  opera,  ami  the 

lliniil  and  iiievitable  subject  of  Ihi'  Kiiglish  ladies,  l.onl 

lllvniii,  pasMil   away    two  hours  lime   very   pleasaritlv. 

liny  limes  did  the  prohlhilcd  fViiil  (guarded  by  tin   ,lra- 

"11  "f  hiT  own  virtue  and  modesty,)  I  mean  my  lovely 

li.wlns,  nll'er  me  something  with  win.  h  I  might'  n  I'resli 

[iiiysiir,  and  many  limoB  also  euliie  mo  to  n'lMat    my 

I'll.-.     We  were  talking  beliire  a  |Hirtrait  of  his  loril. 

Iii|i,  whii  h  she  had  copied,     .'^bv  was  drexsed  in  green 

>ilk,  Willi  II  border  of  yellow  ribiiiiil ;  niv  mention  thai 

pill' inl.iiir  Has  green,  will  i>|>iiro  me  the  tioubleof  lelliiig 

lll|iliini»  lluit    «' had   a   ciimpb'vion   of   iwrliil 

iiliiliii,.i.»,  wilhoul  which  n  green  dress  woulil  have 
ijiiri'd  her  Is'auly  ;  Init  where  is  llio  Indv  who  il.ies  not 
H.ntnml  the  elUiel  nf  colour  In  dress  Isiter  than 
Miim  hlmnelfr— I    „nlly    ly<ik    my    leave,    my    |,„r«e 


awaited  me  at  the  door,  and  thus  1  letl  this  most  iiino- 
i.'eiil  lrl('.ii-lii, , 

These  two  young  ladii'S  were  sisters  in  blood,  but  not 
ill  taste.  The  younger  loved  travelling  on  the  continent, 
and  the  theatres  and  balls  of  I'aris  ;  the  I'liler  loved  her 
country  and  its  fogs,  above  all  the  romantie  scenery  of 
Swil'/erland,  above  all  the  cnohaiilments  of  Italy.  The 
one  played  on  the  piano  and  the  harp  ;  the  other  gave  up 
niiisie,  as  she  said,  with  aniiahle  frankness,  tor  want  of 
eai'.  She  told  nie  one  day,  by  way  of  compliment,  that 
she  cultivated  Italian  as  a  compensation  for  music. 
The  elder,  instead,  contented  herself  with  Kreiicb.  She 
ill  her  iiiieu  was  the  more  rescrvid  and  stately;  the 
other,  in  her  motions,  and  her  c.inversaliou,  iin  re  win- 
ning. Drawing  anil  riding  were  aecomplisliiiients  eoiii- 
iiinn  to  both.  It  seemed  as  \\\  like  the  lioman  eiiipi Tors, 
who  divided  the  empire  hrtwien  them,  they  had  divided 
the  prosinces  ot'  aniial.ilily  ;  perhaps  it  was  a  tacit  eoii- 
venliiin,  nut  to  be  rivals  in  matrimony,  and  to  leave  t.i 
tliose  who  should  olfer,  some  variety  in  llieir  cUoiee. 
The  second  seemed  niiiiUlled  lor  an  Knglishman  who 
had  travelh  d  on  the  continent,  the  first  for  one  who  had 
never  lelV  old  Knglaiid.  liotli  however  are  amiable, 
each  in  her  own  way,  but  if  I  were  cunitrmned  to  re- 
nounce one  of  them,  I  would  select  her  who  loves  the 
continent  the  most. 

1  have  traced  these  sketches  to  give  an  idea  of  that 
class  of  society  which  in  I'^iglaiid  is  the  best  intiirmed, 
the  most  hospitabU',  the  most  beneticciit,  and  the  most 
virluoiis  of  all;  and  which,  iH'ing  there  immeasurably 
more  numerous  than  in  any  other  country,  liirms,  so  to 
speak,  the  heart  of  the  nation.  I  ought  now  to  ascend  to 
that  sphere  which  raiiiii  deliueafes  in  his  |H>em;  but  I 
draw  myself  back, — not  so  iinieli  because  the  higher 
classes  almost  every  where  have  a  strong  resemblanee  to 
each  other,  and  model  themselves  on  the  same  code  of 
caprice,  etiipiette,  prejuiliee,  and  notliingness,  as  beeaiLsi' 
my  object  is  rather  to  ilisplay  the  base  of  the  national 
pyramid  tlian  the  apex.  This  is  the  error  reprobated  in 
several  inoderu  historians,  who  have  given  us  merely  the 
history  of  kings  and  courls,  as  if  a  nation  consisted  only 
of  a  monareh  and  a  few  Ininihed  nohlemeii,  and  all  the 
rest  were  only  an  annnynioiis  sometliing  not  worthy  of 
a  glance:  the  same  error,  I  repeat,  may  he  iiiipiiled  to 
many  modern  travellers,  who,  instead  of  becoming  ae 
ipiaiiited  with  a  nation,  are  contentcil  with  knowing  i 
few  individuals.  Kesides,  whoever  wishes  to  know  tin 
manners  ol'the  higher  classes,  may  consult  truer  anil  bet 
ter  painters  than  I  am;  such  as  I'ope,  in  "  The  liapc  ol 
the  Iioek;"  Iiord  llyroii,  in  "  Don  .luan;"  the  tiishionabli 
nesvspaper,  "The  .Morning  I'list;"  and,  above  all,  tin 
novel  under  the  title  of  "  Almaek's:"  Ibis  spirited  novel 
is  a  magic  lanlern  of  the  iiiosi  ridiculous  characters  in 
the  liishionable  world,  paiiiled  in  the  liveliest  eidoiirs 
Tho  author  is  a  sort  of  l>evil-on-two-stieks,  who  lays  ban 
all  the  cabals  and  littlenesses  of  the  earthly  demigoils. 
ISill  if  the  author  should  he  a  lady,  as  I  have  some  siispi- 
I  ion,  I  beg  to  witlidr.iw  the  I'ompaiison  of  (he  Devil 
two-sticks,  and  to  say,  that  she  is  an  angel  who  writes 
like  an  angel: 

Tin:  IlKTItDTIIKI). 

I  was  Ihiiikiiig  of  dediealiiig  this  eliaptcr  to  the  eavii- 
liei  i  serventi,  t.i  the  elrinally  hv-li  rieal,  to  the  (yraids  of 
fnmilii  N,  and  In  (hose  motheis  w  li.i  belicM'  that  a  ghiiiee 
eoiilamlnates  their  danglii.rs,  anil  who,  anxious  to  dis- 
pose of  their  wares,  aspire  onlv  to  get  their  daughters 
once  fairly  I'lar'-ii'd,  whoever  (he  hiislianil,  whither  all 
idiot,  a  baboon,  or  a  worn  nut  liherliiie;  but  I  have  since 
relleeli  d  that  it  is  lieKer  (ii  be  tolenint,  and  let  everv  one 
live  oil  ill  his  way. 

Miss  K was  n  young  lady  of  niiieteeu,  tall,  hanil- 

sonie,  good  iiiaimeied,  lively,  without  being  too  gav  or 
iniperdneiil,  nl'  n  I'air  eoinplexion,  willi  a  soli  and  siili- 
dui  d  but  not  a  I  iiigiiishiiig  look,  and  large  ringlets  of 
line  dark  brown  hair;  sin  li  a  one,  in  short,  as  would  Ih' 
highly  ailiiiind  by  the  doiihle  (lie  of  young  men  helweeii 
wlileli  the  tlilr  tlali.iiis  have  to  pass  when  they  go  to  the 
:healre  ol  l.a  Seiili  lit  Milan,  (In  a  visit  she  was  paying 
III  n  family  of  her  ai'i|  i.iintaiiee,  at  a  good  liundred  iiiili  s 
distiiiiee  iVoiii  the  eiiy  she  lesided  in,  she  captivated  a 
young  mail  of  (he  fiiuily.  lie  asked  her  in  marriage,  and 
obtained  the  cuiseiit  of  the  young  lady  anil  hi T  reliitioiis; 
but  an  the  gentleman  was  not  vet  well  adviinceil  in  his 
prolessiou,  that  of  a  barrister,  it  was  agmil  to  deiir  the 
eeremony  liir  two  years  In  the  mean  time,  the  Islrolhed 
huHband  came  every  now  and  then  to  visit  his  allianeed 
wife,  was  wi  leiinii'il  by  all  the  tlimlly  with  a  more  tinin 
friendly  wiirmlh,  anil  lisikeil  uihiu  iinil  treated  by  her 
frieiiih  as  tin   future  Imsbainl  of  the  young  lailv.     Thus 


the  two  belrolhed,  instead  of  gning  to  (be  allar  blindliild, 
had  an  opportunity  (and  an  enviable  p.itlenee)  to  sdiiiy 
each  other's  character,  to  aeeiistoni  (li.iiiselveslo  mutual 
respect  in  the  presence  of  olliers,  and  to  enrnet  whatever 
Ideniishes  they  might  tinil  they  hail.  To  draw  slill  closer 
the  bonds  of  aci|iiaiiitaiiee  and  IVIeudship  between  the 
two  t'ainilles,  a  sister  of  the  hnsband  staid  for  several 
months  at  the  home  of  bis  intended  witi',  rather  as  a  rela- 
tion than  a  friend;  thus,  instead  of  having  .lUe  day  a  censo- 
rious sister-ill-law,  the  liriik'  was  aeipiiriiig  for  herself  a 
friend  in  her  new  tiimily,  a  bridi maid  for  her  nuptials, 
and,  from  the  gratilnde  that  n  friendly  hospitality  pro- 
duces, a  supporter  and  ilelinder  on  every  oeeiision. 

This  young  lady,  who  was  known  to  ine  before  tho 
contract  of  marriage,  did  not  alter  in  the  bast  her  man- 
ners or  behaviour  lowaids  me.  She  was  olleii  beforehand 
In  inviting  me  to  take  a  walk  with  her  as  a  gii*'st,  and  I 
had  some  (imes  (he  honour  of  giving  her  mv  arm.  (Iiir 
walks  was  always  a  /V/iYiir/iesr/iir  one, — nil  solilarv 
banks, — amid  deserted  fields,  as  the  I'lnglish  taste  will 
have  il.  Two  or  three  times  she  came  lo  pay  nie  a  visit 
at  my  own  home, — aecoinpanied,  however,  by  a  dear 
lively  little  sister  of  hers,  .s^lie  entered  gaily",  chatteil 
goiui  liiiiuouredly,  and  soon  unfolded  the  ob|eel  of  her 
visit, — generafly  a  polite  invitation  lo  dinmr  or  tea  :  siieli 
visits  are  in  Ibis  country  neither  an  irregularity  nor  a 
phenomenon.  Only  be  a  bachelor,  and  young  (but  ind 
iiconlious,  at  least  openly), — and  if  you  tiill  ill,  you  will 
have  the  visits  of  all  the  married  and  inarriagealde  ladies 
of  your  acipiaintanee. 

.More  than  all  this, — she  knew  that  my  linen  was  ne- 
glected,— being  that  of  an  orphan,  ihsliiiite  of  country, 
mil  wandering  over  the  face  of  the  earth, — and  she 
ill'ered,  and  with  geiille  violence  took  upun  In  rself  to  set 
every  tiling  to  rights:  then,  with  the  same  care  and  at- 
lention  which  a  tender  wife  or  a  lovesick  damsel  would 
show  in  latitude  11,  she  inended  up  my  laeeralid  iipiip- 
iiients,  and  marked  my  name  on  my  handkerchiel's  aii'l 
shirts.  If,  ill  latitude  1 1,  a  young  woman  had  only  knit- 
led  a  purse  for  luc,  my  bliml  vanity  would  have  made  nic 
believe  that  purse  containid  her  heart.      Ihit  the  heart  of 

.'Miss  K was  alrciily  given  to  aiiolhi  r,  and  she  would 

Inive  died  a  thousaiiil  deaths  rather  than  be  giiiltv  of  all 
Indiscretion  of  that  vort.  The  saeiid  promise  she  hail 
given,  did  not,  however,  forbid  her  from  being,  according 
lo  the  hiiidablc  eiisdnii  of  her  nation,  kind  and  eoiH'leonM 
to  ine  and  others.  She  had  a  way  of  always  making  ap. 
propriate  and  tasteful  presents.  When  I  sil  out  for 
(ireece,  she  presented  me  with  a  handsome  edition  ol" 
liord  Itynm's  "Cliihle  Harold,"  and,  when  I  ri  turned,  it 
having  transpired  that,  in  my  new  lodging,  I  had  in  ither 
paper  nor  an  inkstand,  she  stole  into  my  study  whin  I 
was  from  home,  with  a  cousin,  who  was  her  ai'iomplieo 
in  the  magic  freak,  and  set  upon  my  table  all  elegant 
portfolio,  all  inkstand,  and  some  very  line  writing  paper: 
allerwards,  to  conceal  her  generous  gill,  she  preteinleil 
that  it  iiiiisl  have  lieeii  eontirred  upon  me  by  two  of 
those  fiiiries  who  for  so  many  ages  liavi-  lived  ill  I'lng- 
lanil,  and  ilaneed  at  night  m  (he  woods  and  on  the  green 
sward,  i,  (and  any  body  born  under  a  burning  siin,i  I, 
who  in  llaly,  or  in  l''rani'e,  should  have  eoiieiivid  the 
hope  of  a  culpable  love  from  any  single  kind  ubiliee  thai  a 
gill  might  let  tiill  upon  me, — have  never  Inul  the  slightest 
iinbeeoming  llioiigbt  of  that  young  liiily,  on  the  word  of 
a  man  of  hoiioiir.  iNo  !  liir  dilVeniit  is  the  elVect  ot'  the 
eonlideliee  placed  ill  the  man,  ami  of  the  coii'-eioUsiieKN  of 
virtue  ill  (he  lady. —  I'romiMsof  mariiage  long  before 
their  celebration  are  here  of  freipiint  i.ecmreiiee  in  the 
iiiiddl.'  classes:  il'  ever  the  young  man  breaks  his  word, 
(he  relations  of  the  yiiiiii.;  woman  liiing  him  In  fore  the 
tribunals,  and.  unless  he  can  |iisti('v  his  i  b.,  ge  nf  minil, 
he  is  eoliileiiiiieil  lo  pay  a  line  pr.iporlioned  lo  bis  eir- 
1  iliiislaiiees  ;  '  < me  of  tbeiii  as  liigti  as  live  and  evi  ii  leu 
thousand  piniiiils  slerlliig.  I(  is  true  that  this  sysd  in 
may  favour  the  pi  Tliilloiis  ftiiares  of  a  l.ovelnce;  hut  how 
few  liovelaees  are  to  be  liariil,  when  the  siili*iliietioli  of  a 
eapiiee  tiiiist  cost  so  inni  h  lime,  so  many  plots,  so  many 
liilKclnHids  and  dangers!  I  In  lieve  most  v  onng  men 
would  rather  make  the  lour  of  the  world  on  ii>ot,tliaii  gii 
throu'.'b  all  the  Irinihle  of  Itiehardson's  libi  rtiiie  in  ro  (u 
obt^iin  a  Clarissa  by  Ireai  Inry.  Ili  sides,  be  who  lietrav 
a  young  female  in  Knuhind  is  v>si(id  with  (he  piibile 
iililiorri  nee  (o  sin  li  a  di  gree,  (bill  Mr.  Wakefield,  who 
endeavoured  to  deceive  .Miss  Turner,  was  more  di  tcKled 
on  all  lianils  lliiin  if  ho  Inul  assaHsiiialid  (ieorge  the 
I'oiirth. 

I  will  relate  nnnlhrr  inslnnreorthU  InMnrciil  lilirrty.— 
A  young  Sioteli  ladv,  large,  well  made,  rohnsi  as  tho 
heriM's  of  tishian,  with  rosy  cheeks,  as  tVe«li  lis  honey, 
had  rome  iVom  l''.dinbiirgli,  n  distance  of  two  himdred 
miles,  in  order  to  weary  herself  by  way  of  niiikiiig  less 


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144 


THE  ITALIAN  KXILE  IN  ENGLAND. 


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wciirisonie  t)ic  life  of  an  ttijed  praiidniotlier,  wlio  resided 
alone,  in  a  lone  house,  in  the  lonely  town  of  'I'liilcaster. 
'i'o  a  Spaiiisli  or  Italian  woninn  this  house  would  have 
been  a  loinh ;  she  would  have  llioujrlit  herself  buried 
alive ;  the  sacrifice  she  was  making  to  relationship  would 
have  made  a  jrreat  noise  among  her  friends,  and  the  two 
months  would  have  seemed  to  her  two  ages.  'I'he  Scot- 
tish lady,  on  the  contrary,  discliargcd  her  pious  duty 
with  the  most  unalFecled  cheerfulness.  I  paid  her  two 
visits,  both  unexpected ;  and  found  her,  on  both  occasions, 
fully  attired,  and  with  her  hair  dressed,  as  if  she  had 
been  going  to  receive  the  visits  of  an  envious  rival.  Tiiis, 
and  many  other  examples,  have  convinced  nic  that  the 
English  do  not  dress  so  nuicli  (or  others  as  for  them- 
selves,— and  hence  they  arc  alw.iys  well  dressed.  There 
are  generally  no  large  mirrors  in  their  rooms,  so  that 
they  have  not  even  the  sweet  gratification  of  stenhng  a 
furtive  glance  at  their  own  rellection,  when  |)assing  be- 
fore it  on  any  pretext,  or  none.  Tlicrc  are  no  balconies; 
no  custom  of  putting  the  head  out  of  window,  to  sec 
what  weather  it  is,  and  who  is  going  by ;  and  in  tlic 
streets  there  are  neither  imp<:rtinent8  nor  ciciabeos. 
John  Bull  works,  gets  on  in  tlio  world,  and  amasses 
money;  and  then  he  gets  married,  without  any  niaiia-u- 
vrcH  of  handkerchiefs,  windows  ajar,  and  telegraphic 
signals. 

I  generally  found  my  heroine  at  her  little  tabic,  read- 
ing or  writing, — the  desk,  inkalead,  paper,  pens,  .ill  of  a 
shining  neatness;  the  books  well  bound  and  well  printed, 
and  still  better  written.  'l"he  young  ladies  in  Kngland, 
as  there  is  uo  embarrassment  in  conversation,  arc  in  the 
liabit  of  seeii.g  company,  and  tliiir  reading  supplies  them 
with  interesting  themes  of  conversation:  our  mutual 
friends,  literature,  and  the  ditVerences  of  manners,  were 
the  subjects  wo  usually  talked  of.  There  are  few 
thieves  among  servants  in  proportion  to  their  nmulters: 
they  are  cheeked  by  the  confidence  jilaced  in  them :  so 
even  Marshal  Uichelieu  would  have  acted  with  strict 
propriety  in  our  tele-a-tete ;  yet  probably  a  man  of  spirit, 
a  enncpieror,  a  Tamerlane  of  the  fair  sex,  like  Uichelieu, 
would  have  renounced  the  eoniiuest,  fron  ii.-,  '.'ili.y,  if 
I  he  had  invited  fim,  as  she  did  me,  to  tiii  ..  '■  "ith 
her  along  thu  bank  of  the  river,  near  the  ,in 

alnmst  solitary   i)ath,  leading  to  a  knoll  •  >      uli 

venerable  oaks,  and  embowered  with  tliii .  ,ify 

bushes ;  yet  the  mar(]Uis  woidd  have  been  Ui'ceived  ;  he 
would  have  despised,  us  detineeless,  u  fortress  worthy  of 
Vauban  hijnseltl 

We  passed  near  the  remains  of  an  nnei'iit  camp, 
where  the  mounds  of  earth  by  which  the  Roman  legions 
were  protected  were  still  visible.  She  aetvd  as  my  cice- 
rone; and,  by  a  great  stretch  of  courtesy,  talked  to  me 
IIS  if  tile  anci'jiit  Itoinans  had  Ik-cii  the  ancestors  of  the 
modern  Italians;  and  1,  in  return,  talked  to  her  of  Sir 
Waller  Scott  as  if  he  were  the  Scollish  Arioilo.  The 
conversation  never  laiiguisheil ;  and  look  my  attention 
HO  entirely,  that  I  should  have  passed  a  fine  eoiintry 
house  on  the  opposite  bank  of  the  river  without  noticing 
it,  had  she  not  pointed  it  out  to  me.  When  we  returned 
to  the  housi-  dinner  was  ready,  and  she  invited  me  to 
take  refreHlmienl.  The  grandmother  was  still  invisible, 
iM'ing  confined  to  her  chamber  by  a  cold.  When  dinner 
was  over,  at  an  inclination  of  her  lieiid,  which  ia  the 
signal  lor  a  loasl,  wi^  drank  together  a  glass  of  win(^ 
(■oin|Mised  of  I'xtrai  I  of  tlowrrs,  sugar,  and  a  litlli^  brandy ; 
it  is  called  "  llrilish  wine,"  an  agreeable  bi'verage,  which 
young  ladies  are  |Krinilted  to  drink.  She  Iheii  showed 
me  Hold  de  Falier's  eidleeljoii  of  Spanish  niinaiiees  and 
|HMtry.  She  linil  nlreaily  ciliservid  to  me  that  religion 
was  the  ((iniliirl  of  the  Kiiiil.niul  the  liappini  ss  of  families; 
iilie  pointed  out  to  me,  therefore,  some  religious  odes  of 
1*11111' lie  l.ron,  llivoiiriles  with  her,  and  truly  siilillme. 
She  null!.'  me  rend  a  |«irtion  of  the  oile  on  Holy  Solitude 
(Siiiilii  Siilrilad),  in  which  the  passages  most  iK'sutiliil, 
Mild  most  congenial  to  the  sentiments  of  hi  r  soul,  were 
already  marked  with  a  jMiieil.  It  was  now  high  lime  In 
lake  leave,  aller  a  i  Isil  of  four  lioiirR,  wliii  h  hiid  passed 
as  swirtly  MS  the  happiest  lioiirs  of  line.  I  rode  buck  the 
ten  mili'H  I  had  i  ome,  nt  a  gallop,  not  ilisonliTcd,  but 
tniiiipiilllsed  with  a  pleiisure  resembling  that  rx|H'rieneed 
nt  the  sight  of  H  line  pirture  nf  roiir'sin,  tilled  witli  Ik<uu 
lifiil  nymphs  und  pleaN:iiil  snnlelicH  of  neviivry. 

r;i)i 'CATION. 

The  young  Women  of  Kngland,  under  n  Hlormy  nnd 
ineonstant  sky,  have  hearts  and  minds  piaeeltil  and  se- 
leiie,  always  eipialile,  and  always  docile.  My  aniiiibli 
eoiintry  women,  under  n  In  nven  per|H'tiiullv  smiling,  huvi 
minds  and  henrts  always  in  n  lemiswt.  The  fiirmer  nrr 
(i(kra«lF<l  fiir  ijviiet  ond  dnnx'iitie  felioily;  every  tliin;;  mn 


duces  to  this  end,  the  order  and  system  of  their  lives,  the 
sim]>li3ity  of  their  food,  tlie  climate,  compelling  them  to 
live  in-doors,  the  silence  that  reigns  within  and  without 
their  homes,  their  long  residences  in  the  country,  all 
tend  to  soften  or  set  to  sleep  their  passions.  \Vhilc  the 
latter,  animated  by  the  continual  sight  of  the  world, 
stiinulatcd  by  a  thousand  objects,  now  treated  tyraimi- 
cally,  now  ovcr-carcsscd,  and  then  nnrcasonably  contra- 
dicted, carried  to  the  theatres  and  crowded  streets,  seem 
educated  to  give  vent  to  their  passions,  brought  up  only 
to  be  haughty  and  spirited.  Hence  they  arc  impassioned, 
greedy  of  distinction,  made  more  lieautiftil  by  the  very 
desire  of  pleasing,  but  tormented  with  a  restless  rivalry; 
unhappy  themselves,  they  too  often  make  all  around 
them  so.  A  true  and  excellent  comparison  of  the  Eng- 
lish women  and  the  Italian  may  be  foniid  in  the  "('o. 
rinna"  of  Madame  dc  Stael.  (^oriima,  all  fancy,  all  ini- 
pulse,  all  love  of  glory,  rll  passion,  was  unhappy,  and 
would  have  made  her  English  lover  unhappy,  had  she 
mau'ied  him.  laicia,  instead,  all  good  sense,  sweetness, 
mo«lesty,  and  filial  ali'ection,  was  happy  in  her  obscurity, 
and  promised  happiness  to  her  husband.  Lucia,  aller 
s|K'nding  two  hours  of  the  morning  in  painting  a  teau- 
til'ul  rose,  satisfied  and  contented,  shuts  it  up  in  her  |)ort- 
folio :  C'orinna  is  dissatisfied  and  discontenled  with  her 
talent,  unless  she  declaims  a  hymn,  and  receives  thunders 
of  applause  from  thousands  ol  auditors. 

Instead  of  producing  cxtem|)ore  poetesses,  such  as  the 
IJandettinis,  the  Mazzcis,  and  the  Corillas,  is  it  not  better 
to  prod.iec  afiectionatc  wives  and  sensible  mothers  of 
families  ?  Is  not  the  picture  of  a  happy  family  (I'amcla 
with  her  children)  more  touching  than  that  of  the  eoro- 
nation  of  Oorinna  in  the  capitol  7  Italy  lioasts  Nina, 
Senti,  Slainpa,  Julia  Araijonn,  and  many  other  modern 
imi>rmisaliiei;  but  would  it  not  have  tended  more  to  the 
happiness  of  its  families  to  have  had  such  women  as  Miss 
Edgeworth,  Miss  Aikin,  nnd  Mrs.  Hamilton,  who  have 
written  works  for  the  education  of  children  ?  Is  it  better 
to  enjoy  a  brief  youth  of  tumultuary  pleasures,  or  an  en- 
tire  lite  fiill  of  sweet  aireelions ;  the  first  like  a  torrent 
that  dashes  triumphantly  over  the  rocks  for  a  space,  and 
then  haves  its  bed  dry  and  arid ;  the  second  like  a 
river  that  flows  lietween  humble  banks,  but  tloWH  for 
ever.  'I'o  this  prcaehifying  of  mine,  a  witty  Frenchwo- 
man would  reply,  that  she  preferred  a  life  rimtie  et  hntiiie 
(short  and  good,  that  is  brilliant) — o  sober  Englishwoman 
would  wish  it  Inns  <inil  cnmfoitiihle  (that  is,  serene). 

The  young  women  arc  accustomed  to  travelling  aloni , 
sometimes  in  the  public  carriages,  for  one.  or  two  hundred 
inib's  together,  'j  he  general  education  of  the  travellers, 
the  respect  prolessed  liy  the  men  towards  the  fiiir  sex, 
the  protection  that  every  Engli.ihman  is  ready  to  afford 
them,  and,  let  it  1h!  added,  their  frozen  demeanour  nnd 
immovalile  eyes,  secure  them  from  the  slightest  insult  or 
equivocal  expression.  The  fact  which  the  Irish  higenil 
relates,  thai,  in  the  olden  time,  a  girl,  ornamented  with 
preeiims  jewels,  and  a  lieanty  still  more  preeieus,  walked 
with  a  gem-decked  wand  in  her  hand  through  nil  the 
island,  without  experiencing  either  interrnption  or  iiisull, 
is  an  ex|H'riment  that  might  be  made,  or  rather  ia  daily 
made,  in  lOngland. 

'i'ravelling  in  Ireland,  it  hapiirncd  that  one  of  the  pns- 
sengers,  who  had  drunk  a  little  more  than  he  should 
have  done,  and  could  hardly  see  tiir  the  wine  he  had  had, 
addressed  some  iipiivocal  words  to  a  lady  who  snt  op- 
posite, who,  in  reality,  was  iiglv  enough  to  cool  the  rap- 
lures  of  a  Don  Juan.  Our  liiieretia  set  up  a  cry  of 
alarm,  and  (he  eoaeliinan  instantly  slopped  (he  horses, 
got  down,  told  the  drunken  man  to  gel  out,  and,  like  a 
true  knight,  eliMlbiiged  him  to  eonihut, — v/M\  Ihe  fists. 

To  return, — the  young  ladies,  therelbre,  in  the  course 
of  the  year,  oftiii  golos|M'nd  some  time  with  lliiir  friends 
or  relations  in  distant  parts  of  the  country.  Ity  these  re. 
I  iproiiil  vi^its,  their  lives  are  in  no  degree  changed.  As 
in  I'.nglaud  they  live  every  where  in  Ihe  same  way,  nnd 
lime  is  every  where  i  i|Ually  distributed  ;  the  young  lady 
who  travels,  men  ly  makes  a  ehange  of  place,  not  of 
habits  or  oeeiipalions;  she  resumes  her  wnrli,  In  r  read, 
ing,  in  Ihe  bouse  of  her  hosts,  iis  if  she  were  still  in  the 
Imihoiii  of  lier  own  family:  not  a  year  passes  wilhoiit  one 
or  two  of  these  excursions,  and,  when  liny  are  of  mar. 
lingeablii  age,  their  relallnus  take  them  to  pass  some 
weeks  in  Iriindon  or  Edinburgh.  Thus,  until  Ihe  era  of 
marriage,  which  happens  iHlween  twenty-two  and 
twenty-five  years  of  age,  their  life  passes  in  ipiiet  studies 
and  amusements;  nnil,  after  mnrringe,  in  "  pleasing  dii- 
ties,"  as  an  amiable  Kngllsh  lady  lolil  me.  Il  oiil'IiI  nut, 
lliercfore,  to  excite  surprise  thai  there  ia  in  Kngland  n 
priHligloiis  numlicr  of  i>/i/  m»ii/>.  Ah  their  youth  is  not 
a  atnto  nf  slavery,  n»  In  nibor  countries,  mid  they  enjoy, 
when  msmiigenlde,  n  liberly  i<(  rliuict',  il  linp|Mn«  tlint 


they  are  not  at  all  anxious  to  shake  off  the  iiiiitirii; 
yoke,  to  burden  themselves  with  that  of  a  biislmnd,  unii 
that  they  often  prefer  n  state  of  life  n  little  insipid,  am) 
sometimes  exposed  to  derision,  to  the  miseries  of  an  i||. 
assorted  union. 


SEQUEL. 

There  arc  no  children  in  nil  the  world  more  li,\il,- 
than  the  English,  except  jierhaps  those  of  C'orri  (.'■jm  ij 
Alhani.  They  are  liiir  ajid  fresh, — true  (lowers  of  spriiij; 
exactly  like  the  (lowers  iiu(ure  creates  them,  but  cure  aix 
attention  make  them  still  more  beautiful.  The  exlruut 
cleanliness  in  which  they  are  kept,  their  healthy,  u^t,. 
lar,  nnd  abundant  food,  the  invariable  mildmss  ami 
placability  of  their  parents,  nnd  the  total  absence  of  m. 
pleasing  objects,  all  contribute  to  render  them  serene  Ji 
countenance  nnd  healthy  in  Imdy.  If  in  England  tl.( 
ipiadriipeds  have  laws  for  their  protection,  nnd  orators  t, 
speak  for  them  in  Parliament,  how  much  care  ami  lui 
dernesa  must  Ix^  the  portion  of  the  children  !  Tin  y  j- 
washed  two  or  three  times  a  day ;  every  day  they  chsncr 
their  clothes  at  least  once,  and  tlieir  hair  is  ceinlxc 
twice.  Who  ever  saw  more  radiant  heads  than  thngn:' 
tlie  English  babies ?  They  are  golden  heads.  Elijranc, 
is  not  a  vanity  in  them,  it  is  a  habit.  1  never  liiurd i 
mother  praising  a  new  dress  to  her  son,  or  proinisinj ; 
new  cap  as  a  reward.  Hence  I  have  never  seen  a  Irj 
proudnf  himself  on  account  of  his  dress,  or  pointing  wit, 
vanity  to  his  shoes.  Their  food  is  simple, — milk,  |in 
served  fruits,  bri^ad  and  butler,  and  fresh  meat,  wliidi  t 
never  allowanced  out  to  theni.  'i'liey  sit  at  labli;  H 
others.  I  have  been  present  many  times  where  i,i,i 
children  were  dining  together:  they  carve,  help  iIim, 
selves,  behave  orderly,  and  acquire  the  same  deiiLi:m..„i 
and  the  same  ease  and  |H)lisli  of  manner  as  adults,  wilt, 
out  trouble,  scolding,  or  tears.  The  large  English  loav,i 
piles  of  i)otatues,  and  mountaius  of  meat,  iieem  niaili  u 
purpose  to  prevent  greediness,  and  to  saliate  little  j;Iu|. 
Ions  with  the  sight  of  them  alone.  All  this  nbiinil 
leaves  no  room  for  quarrclliiijfanddisputing.  Thecliiliicu 
abstain  from  wine,  and,  until  ten  or  twelve,  even  lioin:,, 
and  colTee.  The  having  no  wine  is  not  felt  as  privati. , 
because  they  sec  their  mothers  and  sisters  dispense  »,: 
il  voluntarily  every  day:  but  certainly  when  tiny  pi,i 
up  they  repay  themselves  for  it  with  usury. 

lleautiful  as  arc  the  Kngliah  children,  they  nri>  >ti. 
more  linppy;  they  arc  neither  slaves  nor  tyrants,— Iicim 
neither  indolent  nor  querulous.  As  I  had  never  Imrt 
long  lamentations  and  fits  of  crying  in  genteel  Innim, I 
wished  to  ascertain  if  this  were  an  advantage  |H'enllari 
Ihe  resiiectable  class'cs,  nnd  for  that  piir|Mi8e  truvirw 
the  nieanest  and  dirtiest  streets,  and  visited  the  iiuiin.; 
and  most  wrelehed  habitations  of  the  city,  yet  I  liirn: 
every  where,  (hat  the  children,  not  treulid  wilh  lyraiii.; 
or  eonleinpt,  not  irritated,  and,  above  ull,  never  inuikt^ 
jeered,  or  luiighed  ut,  jKissed 

"  Tliclr  tender  days  nf  yniitli, 
Joyf\il  and  pleaaunl."  'J'uim, 

IIow  often  have  I  compassionated  (he  fnto  of  my  nm 
tryinen,  who,  tormented,  irrilateil,  tortured  by  tin'  L 
and  the  governmeiit,  yielding  to  an  invincible  ill^lilllt 
human  naliire,  break  out  and  revenge  (liemselviH  i4il;> 
weak  within  Iheir  (lOwer,  lieeoming  in  their  turn  ll<| 
tyraiilH  of  their  fiimiliest  Here  tlie  father  diss  nut  inli 
lire  at  all  in  the  education  of  his  sons;  he  is  al>iiurtH'ili:| 
business,  nnil  nbaiiilons  them  Iheretlire  (o  (he  eiirrnl'i.' 
mother,  who  very  seldnm  leaves  hnnie,  and  exenilnll 
sacred  duty  with  a  sweet  and  eonstanl  equ,inimlly.  I'> 
iKiiinenI  is  exeluiled  from  doineslic  educnlion,  ns  will 
reward,  (he  slimiilus  of  rivalry,  Theehllilrin  li.ori> 
sue!i  an  abhorrence  of  rending,  iHCaiise,  nlwnys  ilnit" 
of  lmi(a(iiig,  and  nlways  feeing  (he  table  eovenil  v 
IssdiH,  and  tin  ir  elders  reading,  n(  lensl,  (he  iiiniii',M| 
able  newspnper,  or  smne  new  nmel  of  (he  ililn|,'i',  li ; 
alio  willingly  read  some  little  book  of  Iheir  own  liiirnr;. 
The  niimlier  of  hmiks  eiiinposeil  witliiii  the  liifl  ti 
yi'ars  In  Kngland,  liir  Ihe  inslnietiirii  of  Ihe  yi>iilli 
isilli  sexes,  is  Inmiense.  I  would  give  n  list  of  snnir 
Iheiii,  whieli  iiiiglil  Ihi  (ranslnled  and  nilopled  wllli  ilj 
vantage  by  other  nations,  nt  the  tool  of  Ihe  page,  Iml 
Ihe  eatalogiio  Wiiulil  lake  up  loo  much  space. 

Order  and  ll.>'  di«lribnllnn  of  time  in  a  family  mil 
every  Ihiiig  easy.  An  inflexible  order  once  esliiMuN 
il  heeoiiies  Idle  n  law  of  naliiri;,  which  every  one  ofcti 
\Mllioiil  lliliiking  of  opiHisiliiiti.  When  Ihe  day  imlioi 
into  slaV'd  porlioiiH,  thern  is  no  need  of  exhorlniM 
reprimand,— III  ry  one  snbniita  wilhnul  eomplnlnl  Ixh 
duly,  ns  he  kuIiiiiiIs  Io  (lie  vicissitudes  of  day  ami  ni(l' 


■ ,  VOL.  I 


I 

.«rile  Alien 

In  this  resj 

(iai  system 

always  at  t 

eeeds  in  its 

'I'lie  taclliit 

prevent   tilt 

vices  to  the 

Three  tlii 

eiliieation  : 

fliililren;  tin 

anil  the  brsli 

eiiiiseil  by  tl 

'I'he   respi 

earlv,  and  ni 

right  of  reel 

sioii  of  eoiiti 

the  /lonoiir  o 

und  when  it 

ways  ill  ixisl 

liecaiise  they 

lovers' niiger. 

nn  Imsiiiess,  I 

them  to  all  lb 

of  niLkiiainci 

a    Kci'in  at  least 

~J    nro  rather  inc 

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lor  the  same 

wish  (Jcorge 

"Miiilame  l)i 

of  iiiinc,  listei 

nf  l.'i^tiireH  on 

imlilic  nuditoi 

ilaiijriiter  Lali 

iiliiT  they  had 

vrrsllies,  Ihe  s 

tliiir  instruch 

Tlir  result  of 

Knglislminii  (i 

ns  lliose  of  an 

'I'liey  do  not  dn 

prodigal  of  wit 

talk  sheer  iion 

lliey  can  trans 

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ritiirns, 

'J'liose  who  1 

nililiiessof  the 

male  nnd  temp 

no  liIrsHl  ill  (liei 

Mills  when   the 

ml  ami  while  r 

till  y  iNTseeiited 

lliiir  fillow  eiti 

wlirn,  ill  Ihe  « 

till'   riri<t,   ihey 

"lliir,  on  the  se,- 

day  arc  so  lr;ini| 

"file,  il  is,  |K  rh 

iini'iiiil  liillies; 

fnr  liiv'it ;  but,  in 

licin  npieBscs  ill 

nlways  take  to  b 

■vile  us.     The  I 

in  niMr  distiiriM 

mrinilyof  lili';" 

I'lni  of  mockery 

i'Va!<|i.Tates  the  ii 

nil  iH'i'UHions  of 

liny  cMT  kiiiille 

aiMin  di.saniis  Ihei 

'I'o  !"■  master  i 
Mwenlial  a  law  ol 

(lii'I'nmla nial  I 

nil'  tlie  Imiges"  (i 
eiinlncl  wilh  the  i 
i«lrnre.  A  siror 
liriiK,  iilhe  iiiari 
till'  pirliainenl  its 
llii'ni'nhes  nrr  ge 
lili'  i<(  llir  miinaiii 
mill  |in  1  ipitiilely 

•^Kw  h;hh:» 


i^m 


■   oli'  the    iiiiilutiial  I 

of  a  liiisliiind,  and 

I  little  insipid,  anil 

miscrk'S  of  an  ill. 


worlJ  more  I,,vi|, 
nse  of  Clorn  |.';;in  .-.t 
11!  llowcrs  ol'siiriiij; 
s  llicm,  but  cure  ail 
til'ul.     The  (•xlriiin 
tlicir  hcallliy,  iiju. 
ialili    iiiiMmsB  ami 
tutiil  uhsciirc  iif  iir,. 
idcr  thcni  srrcm  a 
If  in  Englnnd  tu 
•ction,  and  orators  ij 
niucli  care  and  im. 
children !    Tin  y  sr 
rcry  ilny  they  I'liane 
heir  hair  is  cmnljc; 
it  licads  timu  th(iH.'  u: 
Icn  heads.     Eli'jjaiiu 
lit.     1  never  luarils 
r  son,  or  |ironiisinj; 
ive  never  wen  a  !»; 
Iress,  or  pointing  wit, 
a  simple, — milk,  y. 
I  tVeBh  meat,  vvliidi  t 
i'hey  sit  at  table  lit 
ny  tinieti  where  aM 
ley  carve,  help  tluii. 
the  same  deiiieaiiw 
tanner  as  ndnlls,  \iiti, 
.-  large  Eiiglibli  loaviv 
'  meat,  neem  ni;i(lr  mJ 
I  to  naliale  little  |(lii|. 
'.     All  tiiia  akundaiKt 
isputinjf.  TheeliildM 
r  twelve,  even  iVmnit; 
Ih  not  felt  a»  privalt , 
[1  sisters  dispense  «... 
iuiiily  when  tliiy  gri,> 
Ih  nsury. 
ildren,  they  are  t[iL 
nor  tyrant*,— liciBcl 
1  had  never  Imrtl 
in  genteel  hmihes.il 
ilvaiitaifc  |H'eiiliatl.| 
pnri><)se  tnivfrml 
id  visited  tlie  i«inro:| 
city,  yet  I  l'ui>j«l| 
treuti  d  with  tyr,i«i| 
ive  all,  never  iiuKktrf 


)-s  of  ynulli, 
'J'amo. 

the  fate  of  my  niitl 
lorturid  hy  li.e  L'^ 
iiivineihle  ill^lillll 
li(re  theiiiMUes  mli'l 
ini;  in  their  turn  il>| 
father  diM's  mil  inuT 
(iiih;  he  is  aluwrWa 
fore  to  the  niri' iil'l'il 
line,  and  eseiiilull 
aiit  e<|iMiiiiiiily.  I'liJ 
iihiealion,  ns  well 
I'lie  ehildriii  Immi*] 
line,  always  ili'»i" 
•  tiilde  eiiverid  »i; 
cnsl,  the  iiiMiiiM 


1  (if  Ihi'  deliit;!' 

iif  their  own 

Iwitiiin  the  liiFl 


lilittnl 


It II III  n! 

Live 

Vid 


,f  the  \eiillH 
liHt  of  i"iiiii" 


alio) 


lied    villi 


It  of  the  pni:e,  lii 


eh 

lie  i 
■der  I 


pal 


family 

.  esliilili'H 
inl»i 


|iieh  every  m 
en  the  diiy  i'lli' 
ed  of  exiiiirl.iliiiiil 


W^a^®!®*^    e®.m®®^   (Oim®Wm^!^llf(^    milBIEillEI'; 


j*"^: 


'■'iM 


VOI»  I> 


rillLAUELl'llIA,  MAItCII  18,  1833. 


^o.  10. 


I'lUNTKU  AND  I'eiiMKMk:!)  uv  ADAM  WAUIIi;,  No.  li,  Niiierii  Kiuiriii  slRtikT,  riiii.Aiitii.i-iliA — At  ^'o  liir  6'.' iiiiiiiIiits,  puyahle  in  lulvanet; 


K.  *t  O.  S.  WOOiJ,  I'KisTKRs   Asn  I'l  ui.isiiKHs,  Nmv  Yukk,  ^ 

Siile  Ajiclils  and    riilili-liLTS  for  llic  siiile  iil  New  V(irk  ami  nil  llie  New  Knglnnd  slales.     ) 


I'llKO.MX    N.   (VOUII  &   <().    liilOKSKI.I.KUS,    IIai.timiiiik, 

6ole  Aeeilts  lor  llie  males  uf  Maryland,  Viri;lliia,  and  Otiln,  and  llle  city  ut'  New  Orleans. 


Ihiiiit  riini|i 


iliilnM'i^l 


lies  of  day  ami  mc' 


In  this  resjiect  the  KiikHsIi  day  is  modelled  on  the  celcs- 
tial  system  ;  the  family  rises,  hreakfasls,  dines,  iVc., 
always  at  the  same  minute.  It  is  a  planet  wliieli  pro- 
iwds  in  its  orliit  without  iie(-d  of  an  exterior  im|nilse. 
The  taciturnity  and  rcs|ieclful  awe  of  tin;  servants  also 
iireveiit  thein  from  communicating  their  pasi-ioni)  or 
liees  to  the  children. 

'i'liree  things  struck  ino  above  nil  llic  rest  in  English 
ediieation ;  the  respect  wliieli  the  parents  show  to  their 
eliildreni  their  earo  not  to  foment  anger  and  resentment, 
1,11,1  (i„,  bmlily  e.wreises  by  wliieh  the  waste  of  strength 
eaiised  hy  those  of  the  mind  is  eompensated. 

'I'lie  respect  of  the  father  towards  his  sons  Iiegins 
earlv  and  never  ceiuscs.  This  conwsaion  establishes  the 
rii'lit  of  reciprocity  in  favour  of  the  f  itlier, — an  expres- 
sion of  eoiitiiinely  lie  never  suffers  to  fall  Iroiii  liis  lips : 
the  lionour  of  the  son  must  go  into  society  inviolate, — 
and  when  it  is  inviolate,  the  courage  to  deleiid  it  is  al- 
ways ill  existence.  I  do  not  here  s|)cnU  of  the  mothers, 
lieeaiise  they  can  do  as  they  please, — theirs  is  always 
lover.s'  anger.  When  he  receives  letters,  unless  they  are 
on  Imsiness,  the  father  olVcn  reads  them  aloud,  or  passes 
them  to  all  the  Cmiily.  He  gener;i!!y  a;  oids  making  use 
of  iiiLknames,  for  there  are  some  diminutives  which 
scein  at  least  to  imply  ii  dim'.nutivencss  of  merit.  Thej 
arc  rather  inclined  to  fall  into  the  op))osite  nlfectation,  of 
calling  the  son  hy  tlie  family  name, — //nigHuic  'Hzio, — 
fcir  the  same  reason  which  made  Madame  de  Sotcnville 
wish  (Jeorge  Dandin  to  call  his  wife  not  "  My  wite,"  but 
"Madame  I )andin."  One  Knglisli  gentleman,  a  friend 
of  niiiic,  listened  witli  attention  and  interest  to  a  eoiirse 
of  I'.'ctiires  on  hydrostatics,  delivered  hy  his  son  hel'nre  a 
puMic  auditory  ;  another,  who  had  liiinself  taught  his 
ilan^'liter  Latin,  took  hssoiis  in  Italiiin  in  her  presence, 
after  lliey  had  lireakfasled  tiigclher.  10' en  in  the  uni- 
lersilies,  the  students  ore  always  treated  as  eipials  hy 
their  instrneters,  and  esteemed  and  received  as  men. 
The  result  of  this  most  rational  itiiiwcttc  i--,  that  the 
Kairlishman  (not  Imrn,  iH'vhaps,  with  liieulties  so  ready 
ns  llmsc  of  nn  Italian)  liecomcs  a  man  miieli  sooner. 
They  do  not  dazzle  with  brilliiinl  sayings,tlicy  are  never 
|irn(ligiil  of  wit,  hut  they  are  always  seiisilde,  and  never 
talk  sheer  nonsense.  They  eaniiol  turn  a  sonnet,  but 
lliev  can  transact  business.  The  Mnglish  nation  has 
iniiile  lime  a  sjn'cies  of  capital, — so  that  the  life  of  a  man 
ii  the  more  jiroduclivc  Uio  sooner  he  begins  to  make 
reliirns, 

'I'hose  wlin  admire  nR  well  nH  those  who  ridicule  the 
eiililnessof  the  I'aiglish,  klieve  that  it  is  the  ctfect  of  eli. 
mate  and  tcMi|M'raiiiciil.  It  is  ollcii  said  that  they  have 
niiiilmul  ill  their  veins.  Hut  had  they  no  hlood  in  their 
Mills  when  they  spilt  so  iiiucli  in  the  civil  wars  of  the 
rid  and  white  roses.' — when,  under  the  reign  of  Mary, 
tin  V  |MTsi'iiited  and  cruelly  used  so  many  thousands  of 
lln ir  tlliiiH  citizens  for  llicir  religions  npiiiiinis: — niiil 
wiieii,  ill  (he  war  between  the  I'arli.imenl  and  ("harks 
the  rirst,  they  eoiiliiiiieil  for  years  sluiighti  ring  each 
nther,  on  llie  sealVold  or  the  liclil/  If  the  lOiiglish  of  our 
day  are  so  train|uil,aiid  so  cohl  that  lliey  seem  lo  us  mei 
iif  iee,  il  is,  |H  rh.ijis,  liecausc  they  have  rejM'iiled  of  tlicir 
iineieiil  follies;  perhaps  Is'caiisc  lln  y  have  no  oicasion 
fur  heal ;  hill,  most  probably  of  all,  because  llicir  cdiica- 
liiiii  lepiesscs  ill  them  those  w  ill-o'-lhc-w  isp  fires  that  we 
nlways  Uike  to  he  the  signs  of  a  videano,  and  so  olU'ii  de- 
ceive us,  'I'liii  Iriilh  is,  that  in  their  education  the  sou! 
in  never  disturlxd  hy  the  jiassinns, — "winds  adverse  to 
MTinily  of  life;"  there  exists  ind  iiiiifiiigst  them  that  eiis. 
Iiini  of  mockery  and  satire  in  liimilie.',  which  so  highly 
eviis|»rales  the  minds  of  children,  '•'•ii'  mnilier  avoids 
nil  iMcaHloiis  of  cxciling  the  wriitli  of  fur  children;  if 
Ihey  ever  kindle  into  ragn  and  U  lid  tin  ir  brows,  she 
iHKiii  disarms  Iheiii  with  a  caress. 

Til  Iw  iniistcr  of  oneself— "  lo  keep  the  lcin|Hr,"  is  h<i 
cwienliiil  a  law  ol  iihieiilion,  thai  il  almost  ii|i|H'ars  lo  Is 
Iheliindiiiiciilal  law  of  llic  stale.  Il  is  not  allowed  to  "  go 
iilf  llie  hinges"  (as  the  Tuscans  have  il),  i  illicr  when  in 
rimlnel  with  the  servants  or  the  dirtiest  scoimdrel  in  ex 
inlenec.  A  strong  resentmc'il,  expressed  in  dreoroiis 
teriim,  is  the  iiiiirk  of  the  Keiilleman  in  I'.itghiiid.  In 
the  parliiinient  ilscif,  those  HjN'nkcrs  who  i  miiiioI  reslriiin 
IheMinelviH  are  gcneriilly  ceiisiircil,  and  ilei  iiied  iiicnpa 
llie  nf  till  nianiigcnient  of  grinl  nlf.iirs.  \  duel  i  nieri  d 
mill  pri  I  ipiliilely  is  Ihought  its  l^numiniimH  ua  to  avoid 


one  in  a  cowardly  manner.  Mr.  Ilaniilton  Rowan  (la- 
ther of  Comniodorn  Kowan),  lately,  thought  himself  in- 
jured by  some  expressions  of  a  speech  delivered  in  par- 
liamcnl,  and,  although  loaded  with  the  weight  of  scveiily- 
live  years,  immediately  set  out  from  Dublin  to  dfinand 
an  explanation  from  the  orator  in  London.  N<ites  weic 
r.xehiiuged,  and  each  party  sclcclcd  a  friend  to  aet  for 
him  in  the  affair.  Mr.  Ilowaii  did  not  know  how  to  put 
up  with  the  insult,  nor  how  to  draw  back  with  propriety. 
At  last  be  suhmitled  the  case  lo  an  e.\-jiidge,  a  man  de- 
licate in  atf.iirs  of  honour.  As  soon  as  this  referee  had 
proiiotiii<!e(l  that  if  he  insisted  on  iiiort!  he  would  be  in 
the  wrong,  and  forfeit  the  esteem  of  his  friends,  the 
eoiirageoiis  old  man  returned  to  Uiiblin,  to  continue  his 
labours  in  the  line  arts.  If  the  olfencc  really  exists,  a 
duel  becomes  the  legitimate  ond  inevitable  resource ; 
this  was  the  ease  many  years  ago,  when  the  Duke  of 
York,  till"  second  son  of  the  king,  addressed  a  loo-sting- 
ing reproof  lo  a  colonel  of  the  (iiiards  at  a  review.  The 
colonel,  before  demanding  salisfaelionof  theduke,  asked 
his  friends  if  they  thought  him  injured  ;  they  replied  in 
the  aflirmativc,  the  challengo  was  sent,  and  UiB  duel 
took  place. 

English  rdncalion  is  not  like  the  system  of  Pythago- 
ras, who,  by  five  years  of  constant  silence  and  restric- 
tion to  vegetable  food,  made  his  disciples  so  many  monks 
ofljiTrappe.  Neither  docs  il  rcscmblo  stoicism,  ne- 
cording  to  which  a  man  should  eontiiiue  im|)erturbalilc  as 
a  statue  though  the  world  should  be  falling  to  pieces 
around  him.  English  education  is  an  English  system, 
like  no  other,  iHirii  in  I'aighmd,  produced  by  a  variety  ot 
eireumstaiiecs,  partly  jierhaps  from  their  being  at  one 
and  the  same  lime  a  warlike  and  a  commercinl  nation, 
which  lend  to  repress  the  passions  on  frivolous  occasions, 
.tnl  lo  give  Ihcm  the  rein  on  those  of  ■iii|>orlanee.  In 
liimily  matters,  in  social  intercourse,  in  every-day  dis- 
cussions, it  demands  calmness,  coolness,  deliliertttion. 
In  great  enterprises,  in  war,  in  the  |ieriU  of  llie  I'onnlry, 
it  culls  for  courage  and  enthusiasm.  That  same  Eng- 
lishmaii  who  hardly  returns  your  salute,  and  who  sits  at 
table  with  you  like  a  ( 'liineso  pagoda,  would,  did  yon 
see  him  in  *lie  day  of  b.itllc,  or  in  the  heat  of  a  contest- 
ed election,  give  himself  U|i  to  mihounded  enthusinsm. 
Where  is  the  eiilcrpri.se  by  which  glory  may  be  gained 
that  I  he  Englishman  docs  not  engage  in  heart  and  soul' 
.Vlungo  Park  pliiii,-es  alone  in  the  deserts  of  Africa  ;  un 
intimidated  by  the  mistake  of  his  first  journey,  he  risks 
a  second, — and  perishes.  ('aptaiiiCochranerelurnBonfool 
from  Kaiiilschalka  to  St.  Pelerdiurgli,  a  distance  of  six 
thousand  miles,  iilone  anil  unfriemh'd, as  ifilhadbeena  walk 
in  Hyde  Park  ;  he  gi»'s  to  America  to  lake  another  stroll, 
across  the  Cordilleras, — and  there  he  dies.  T^ord  Ilyroii 
ahandons  the  sweet  converse  of  the  Muses,  tlio  yet  dearer 
smiles  of  the  Itiilian  liiir,  to  die  on  a  foreign  soil,  in  the 
defence  of  the  freedom  of  a  liireign  land.  Loril  I'ocli- 
raiie,  allcr  having  liniglit  both  in  the  Atlantic  and  the  Pa- 
cific liir  Ihc  iiidepi  ndeiicc  of  the  new  slates  of  Aincriea, 
Hies  lo  the  .\rclii|H'lago  to  share  the  gkiry  of  a  handful 
of  (irceks,  who  lor  six  years  had  been  struggling  with 
the  inonklroiis  tyranny  Unit  oppressed  tlieiii.  ilcad  the 
life  of  Sir  Kolsrt  \\  IImhi,  and  you  will  see  how  many 
pi  rlls  he  has  viiliiiiliirily  incurred,  always  in  favour  uf 
llie  oppres.scd,  whether  kings  (in  the  end  luigrateful)  or 
nations  (too  little  grateful)  or  individuals  (most  graleful 
of  all);  very  well,  any  of  these  men,  who  showed,  in 
these  cases,  an  cnlhusiasm  worthy  of  a  knight-crraiil, 
would  have  disdained,  in  sneiiil  life,  lo  have  Im'iii  giiilly 
of  an  net  of  iiiipatieiii;e,  even  towards  a  servant. 

It  wiiiild  seem  as  if  llonsseau,  who  oiiee  lived  for 
some  time  among  the  English,  tisik  from  tbi  in  tin 
principal  ideas  of  the  physical  cdilciitioii  of  his  Einiliiis. 
Till'  gymnaslles  of  the  English  are  almost  all  applied  to 
praetieal  uses.  In  Ihe  same  miiimer  that  Ihcy  do  not 
sillily  the  laws  of  nations,  nor  the  lapidary  styh',  lN>eansc 
Ihcy  Is'lievc  lliein  useless  ncipiisillons,  they  do  not  learn 
feniiiig,  nor  the  graiiil  leap,  nor  the  soiiiersefs  of  clowns, 
nor  the  ea|"  rings  of  ballet  dancers; — but  Ihey  learn,  in 
stead,  to  ride  on  horsebiiek  at  full  gallon,  lo  leap  lirdges 
and  dilchcs,  to  swim,  lo  leap  willi  the  leel  logclher,  and 
lo  eliiiih  Irees.  We  leiirii  with  groat  liilsiiir  the  art  of 
fencing,  M*  iiseli"  .  I'xccpl  to  a  iiiiiii  who  wants  to  kill 
or  be  kilh'd  aicnrding  lo  rule, — in  war  «ven  il  in  of  lit 
lie  advantagi.    The   Kn|;lish,  iiii-tead,  leant  tho  uil  of 


boxing,  which  (laugh  os  you  will)  is  useful  in  every  mo- 
ment  of  life.  We  are  dexterous  at  billiards,  a  dexterity 
which  admits  of  no  other  application,  like,  rii  smiie  de- 
gree, the  Indian  game  at  b.ill.  The  English,  instead, 
from  inlancy  even  to  old  age,  delight  to  play  at  cricket, 
a  game  ill  the  open  air,  which  requires  strength,  dcxicrily, 
luickness,  and  some  little  intrepidity,  lo  await  without 
tlinching  tho  heavy  hall  which  one  of  the  |ilayers 
throws  with  all  his  force  at  some  wooden  stakes,  and 
another  heats  hack  with  a  kind  of  club,  rox-lmnting, 
shwiting,  horse-racing,  Bwimming,  rowing,  drivin;v, 
cricket,  skating,  arc  exercises  which  keep  almost  ell 
ages  in  perpetual  motion.  Like  the  (jrceks,  the  English 
think  gymnastics  nnbecoming,  to  no  age  whati  ver,  and 
lo  no  profession.  In  hunting,  at  cricket,  and  at  skaliiig, 
I  have  uiXcn  found  myself  in  company  with  lioys,  with 
elergymen,  and  men  advanced  in  years,  all  mixed  tngc- 
tlicr.  In  all  these  exercises,  the  object  is  not  to  henutily, 
hilt  to  fortify,  to  iteel,  as  they  call  it,  the  body.  There 
are  few  Tartars  who  would  he  able  to  support  the  fatigne, 
which  is  sometimes  borne  with  cheerfulness  by  the 
young  Englishman  in  a  hard  day's  fox-lmniiiig.  On 
the  first  day  of  the  present  year  there  was  a  hunt  near 
York,  in  which  the  horsemen  in  lidlowiiig  a  very  strong 
and  wary  fo.x,  rode  fifly-two  miles  in  six  lionrs  and  a 
half,  without  a  check  e.xcept  for  about  ten  miiiiites. 

Nobody  can  ever  frighten  tho  lioys  with  the  iilca  of 
danger.  The  Spartans  used  to  say,  when  they  threw  a 
weak  horn  infant  over  the  cliff,  that  il  was  belter  a 
child  should  die,  than  a  citizen  should  grow  up  useless 
to  his  country.  When  the  English  let  their  chihlreu 
sliile  on  thinly  frozen  rivers,  it  seems  as  if  they  tlioiighl, 
— and  wisely  too, — that  il  is  belter  to  run  the  risk  of 
losing  a  sun,  limn  have  him  timid  and  pusillanimous  all 
his  life  long.  Not  softined  then  by  immiHler.ilc  caresses, 
nor  terrified  by  scowling  oyehrovvs  or  terrihie  menaces, 
the  English  boy  is  free  in  his  niovements; — he  sits  on 
the  ground  or  jumps  to  his  feel  at  his  own  will ;  be  lies 
on  the  sofa  or  the  grass  as  he  pleases  :  provided  only  he 
do  not  disturb  others,  he  may  gratify  any  iiinoeciu  ca- 
jirice  of  his  own.  In  this  way  he  is  continually  niakhig 
trials  of  hjiiself,  liecomes  accustomed  to  observe  and 
j.ulge,  compares  his  means  with  the  diflieultics  to  bo 
overcome,  sounds  the  depth  of  dangers,  and  acipiircs  \  i- 
gour,  and  confidence  in  liis  own  strength.  At  the  agi; 
of  six  or  seven,  the  child  is  already  able  to  go  ahiiie  tu 
silimil  through  the  crowded  streets  of  Iiondon,  amidst 
that  8lU|Miidons  medley  of  earls,  carriages,  and  horses. 
It  is  true,  indeed,  that  the  inviolable  and  unviolaled  foot- 
ways of  the  English  cities  are  a  guide  and  proteelion 
for  lioys;  but.  giving  due  weight  to  tlii.f,  the  inslances  of 
their  Ixiiiig  run  over  or  injured  by  carriages  are  so  very 
rare,  that  they  should  not  be  delrauded  of  the  nieril  ol 
their  precious  goinl  sense.  The  fear  natural  to  man  is 
itself  a  suflieient  Mentor  again.sl  danger,  without  tho 
need  of  increasing  it  hy  an  excess  of  eaulion.  I  rciiieni' 
Iht  (and  with  a  sigh  I  remember  it)  having  seen  on  tlin 
lakeofConio  tho  children  of  the  fishermen  and  tho 
moimtaineers,  both  ei|Ually  abandoned  to  their  owii 
care.  Iridic  on  tlui  banks  of  the  lake,  entrust  tbciUBelvi'H 
in  little  Ismts  to  the  wnnlon  waves,  play  on  the  very 
edge  of  decii  wells,  climb  up  precipices,  and  hang  like 
wild  gnats  iVom  the  lolly  rocks,  without  ever  falling,  or 
doing  ihemselves  the  least  injury  :  and  wo  must  confess 
that  llie  jMipiilation  of  our  lakes  are  llio  niost  richly  en- 
dowed with  eniirago  and  with  talent. 

All  the  hoys  ill  the  iskiiid  can  ride,  iHeanse  they  are 
aceiislonicd  lo  il  from  the  lendcre^t  age.  No  one  hi- 
eompanics  them ; — Ihey  go,  they  rove,  Ihcy  wnniler  by 
lliemscWes;  Ihcy  treat  their  jsniy  as  a  lonipaiiioii,  Ihcy 
Ii  111  him  mid  clean  him  themselves,  Ihcy  let  him  lake  his 
needful  rest.  Uicy  do  mil  abuse  his  ihM'ilily,  iKcause  he  in 
the  comriide  of  their  ailvenlures.  On  ibis  head.  Miss 
Edgeworlh's  prelly  little  novel  «f  "  Lightfool"  may  Im 
eonsulted  with  advantage. 

LilH'rly  is  the  mistrcBS  of  rrery  thing  in  Eniland.  In 
imitation  of  thr  government,  winch  ini|HHirs  as  few  lawn 
as  it  ran,  there  are  in  every  thing  but  lew  and  indi»|>pn- 
salde  restrictions.  The  trees  arc  not  mainud,  or  contort, 
eil,  or  sbiarcd,  hut  grow  gnarled  luid  branchy  at  lh(  ir 
will,  in  till'  parks  and  the  fields.  The  lioimcs  are  nut 
arehileelurised  and  symmetrised  out  nf  all  iHiimds,  nt  (hi 
exju'iiso  of  internal  eonvtniener,  Imt  ir»  »otiicliniM  cot- 


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pulent,  and  Bometimcs  awry,  but  always  well  dividod  and 
convenient  witliin.  The  horses  arc  not  irritated  or  crip- 
pled by  useless  exercises  and  mimic  movemcntH,  but  are 
strong,  sinewy,  and  the  swiftest  of  the  swift.  Here,  in 
ehort,  education  is  rather  a  patlcni,  a  guide,  than  a  vio- 
leut  compression.  Of  all  civilised  people,  tlie  English  arc 
the  least  removed  from  nature.  I  am  not,  however,  a 
blind  admirer  of  every  thing  done  in  tliis  country.  Tliere 
arc  two  things  iu  tliu  present  system  of  education  I  can- 
not approve. 

First,  tlic  excess  of  reading.  When  Rousseau  wroU^ 
his  Emiliu.i,  there  was  much  less  reading  in  England, — 
perhaps  too  little  :  now  tliere  is  too  nmeh.  There  is  now 
•uch  an  inundation  of  poetry,  novels,  romances,  and  lite- 
rary journals,  that  many  minds  must  bu  slitled  under  it. 
At  three  years  of  age,  ititcllcetual  oducatioi\  rommenees: 
nt  the  infant  schools,  tl.e  bnl)y  has  already  before  liia  eyes 
the  elements  of  several  sciences.  Then  come  fable  and 
little  histories;  then  Iintin,  (jSreek,  and  liistory,  mingled 
witli  voyages  and  travels,  romances  and  magazines  with- 
out end.  Tlio  mind  has  no  time  to  digest  this  incessant 
food ; — a  new  novel  drives  from  the  recollection  that  ot 
tlie  preceding  week,  as  a  new  wave  presses  upon  and  de- 
stroys its  predecessor.  Several  times  I  chanced  to  ask 
Bomu  youlli  the  plot  of  a  romance  lie  had  read  a  few 
months  before, — lie  had  no  more  than  a  slight  indistinct 
recollection  of  it,  as  one  lias  of  a  dream.  A  more  cer- 
tain inconvenience  of  this  coaKcIcss  reading  is  weakness 
of  sight,  whicli  is  very  common  in  England.  1  cannot 
prove  that  myjudgmcnton  tlio  subject  is  correct,  because 
English  education,  in  all  its  parts,  csjiecially  the  intellec 
tiial,  underwent  a  tliorough  alteration  about  twenty  years 
ago,  and  tlio  cft'ects  of  this  assidiious  and  inordinate  rend- 
ing have  not  yet  had  time  to  show  tliomsclvcs.  Twenty 
years  more  must  elapse  before  it  can  be  dttermincd  will) 
certainty,  wliether,  iu  respect  to  solidity  of  judgment, 
and  vigour  of  body,  tliero  has  been  gain  or  loss. 

My  second  objection  is  to  the  stays  worn  by  the  ladies. 
After  having  read  llio  eloquent  reprobation  of  this  de- 
Hlruelivo  bienslwoik  in  Heeearia's  Lessons  of  Political 
Economy,  after  liearing  the  opinions  of  the  ItnUaii  pliy- 
sicians  who  succeeded  iu  banishing  it  from  the  Orphim 
Schools,  after  having  listonod  a  thousand  times  to  llie 
just  remarks  of  the  good  Italian  mothers  on  the  dreadful 
eonseiinenees  of  this  barbarous  ligature,  I  little  ex|iecti'd 
to  fiuil  it  still  in  use  in  sober  and  sensible  England.  II 
is  but  too  true.  The  English  ladies  are  imprisoned  in 
stays,  and  in  slays  ho  still",  that  to  tmbrarc  them  is  like 
embraeing  an  oak.  They  stand  as  bolt  nfiriglit  in  this 
cuirass,  us  our  midberry  trees  in  the  woiKlen  fences  |iut 
round  them,  when  they  are  still  tender.  .Mnny  English 
Indies,  to  whom  1  liinled  my  surprise,  told  nie  that  they 
believed  one  of  the  causes  of  the  many  cmi»tiin|)tive  ma- 
ladies til  which  young  Englishwomen  ore  subject,  is  tlie 
use  of  stays,  with  busks  of  bone  or  steel, — and  this  is 
vny  likely  the  ease.  I  will  eontinc  myself  to  tjliservinj; 
further,  that  lliiseuii'ass  renders  them  as  stilVund  unbc  inl- 
iug  as  a  liedge-stake,  while  our  ladies  are  us  soft  and 
lle.vilile  as  a  silken  cord. 

Now  then  to  proceed  in  my  relleetions.  The  physical 
education  of  the  present  day  is,  with  very  little  variation, 
the  same  as  that  of  tho  past.  It  is  [nrhapa  more  the 
illect  of  aeeident  tlinu  (fysl.  rn,  uuliko  that  of  I.yeurgus 
mid  tliose  of  Pestalozii  and  Kellenberg  in  our  time.  II 
is  theeiri'ct  of  the  elimate,of  tlie  ennimeri'ial  institution:!, 
and  the  iiiarilime  situation  of  England,  and  the  aii(  lent 
custom  of  its  inhabitants.  .Moral  education,  on  the  other 
hariil,  liMs  undergone  extensive  <:hanges  since  I.cicke  and 
fiord  Chesterfield  wrote  npiai  the  snbj(  el,  and  these  ehnn 
ges  ton  are  the  elfect  of  the  reflection  and  recomiueada. 
tion  of  men  of  learning  and  wisdom. 

Two  men,  of  most  extraordinary  patience  and  perse- 
verance, Mr.  I.aneaster  and  Dr.  Itell,  made  il  the  busiiii-ss 
of  their  lives  to  diUnse  inslriielion  uiiiversnlly  among  IIk 
lower  classes.  Willioul  here  (liseusslng  tde  ini  rils  ol 
Uousseau'sEmiliiis,it  is  certainly  n  Ixiidiliir  the  (■<lu(-,itin 
ol'nn  individual,  net  a  multitude.  'I'he  Emilian  systei 
might  neiKe  oni^  hero  earp'-nlrr,  hut  net  a  wlnde  Mnliori 
of  c:ir|ienti'r  heroi  s.  A  nntinu  i-alls  liir  ensy  inethodH, 
suited  more  for  n  mullitn<le  than  an  individual;  iu  this 
point  of  view.  Hell  unci  l.ineasler  were  of  greater  Use 
to  soeiely  than  Housseau. 

Many  of  tlii>  nioKl  iflustrinuii  inpml)rr«  of  parliament, 
nt  Ibc  same  lime  Hint  they  watch  the  hnlaneo  of  Euro|K<, 
the  wars  of  the  Indies,  and  the  eoniinerco  of  the  world, 
arc  occupied  also  in  timnding'.infant  schools  and  mec-han 
ics'  institutions, — In  the  eomposilion  and  dill'usion  of  ii 
|xipuliir  i'ncye|o|)iediii.  Many  of  the  Ik-sI  isiets  did  not 
disdain  to  lower  tin  ir  lliirhl,  iiud  ndn|il  their  produetioiix 
lo  the  liinry  niid  en|i,ii-ity  of  ehildren,  as  tiny.  Words 
worth,  Mil.   barlNiuM,  and   othori;    und   many   prose 


authors  liavc  likewise  contributed  to  enrich  the  library 
of  the  young,  as  Paley,  Aikin,  Watts,  Blair,  Friestley, 
Ualdwin,  &.c. 

But  in  recent  times  the  fair  sex  has  supplied  the  juve- 
nile library  with  numbers  of  useful  works.  I  do  not  al- 
lude to  I.ady  Morgan,  nor  Lady  Dacre,  nor  Lady  t'har- 
lottc  Bury,  nor  .Mrs.  KadclitVe,  nor  any  of  the  other  Eng- 
lish ladies  who  have  favoured  the  world  of  letters  with 
either  poem  or  romance;  I  s|ieak  of  those  who",  without 
departing  from  the  ordinary  sphere  of  the  attributes  of 
their  se.v,  have  desired  to  contribute  to  tlio  ornamenting 
and  dcvelopcinent  of  the  minds  of  those  beings  whose 
lives  arc  made  and  modified  by  them  up  to  the  ago  of 
twelve  or  fourteen  years.  Even  those  severe  and  invidi- 
ous censors  who  would  condemn  tho  fair  se.T  to  tho  needle 
and  the  distaif  cannot  deny  that  woman,  who  rears  and 
suckles  the  child,  who  leaches  him  to  run  alone,  to  stam- 
mer out  words  anil  sentences,  and  finally  to  read  and 
write,  ought  best  to  know  the  progress  of  the  human 
mind,  and  must  have,  on  this  first  period  of  existence, 
more  experience  than  a  Bacon  or  a  Plato.  The  English, 
who  read  more  than  any  other  nation,  and  admire  highly 
the  originality  of  the  Greek  nn<l  nomaii  writers,  are  not 
to  be  led  astray  by  prejudices  or  customary  modes  of 
thinking  no  longer  adapted  to  our  situation,  but  reward 
with  applause  and  gratitude  those  ladies  who,  instcail  of 
wasting  tlioir  time  at  whist,  in  feminine  fripjicrics,  or  in 
knitting  a  pair  of  stockings  tliat  might  be  bought  nt  a 
shop  for  half  tho  cost,  havo  cultivated  their  minds  sulli 
ciently  to  enable  them  to  compose  tales  or  [loetry,  or  ele 
mentary  scientific  works,  for  tho  uso  of  youth.  Where 
arc  tho  heads  of  a  family  in  the  three  kingdoms  of  (ireat 
Ilritnin,  who  do  not  speak  with  gratid'ul  respect  of  Miss 
Ecdgeworth,  as  the  inslruetrcss of  tlicir children? 

ISOLATED  OBSERVATIONS. 

It  is  here  necessary  that  I  should  say  a  few  words  on 
the  English  novels  which  are  now  priiit(^d  in  shoals,  and 
read  by  every  body,  not  excepting  either  the  king  or  tin 
lord  ehaneellor.*  Among  ns,  and  over  almost  all  th( 
continent,  tliere  is  a  feeling  against  novels,  almost  amount, 
iiig  to  horror:  how  happens  it  then  that  the  English- 
wlio  sets  so  high  a  value  on  their  intellect  and  morals, 
should  put  themselves  iu  such  mortal  ha-^ard  of  losing 
both?  There  appear  to  me  to  be  two  strong  reasons  in 
favour  nf  the  English  novels.  Far  from  supping  and  un 
dcrmiiiing  the  imagination  and  the  heart,  none  of  thc^  in 
finily  of  novels  now  published,  venture  even  to  agitate 
them,  or  at  most  only  to  go  so  far  ns  to  gently  touch  tliem. 
In  all  of  them  there  is  not  a  page  in  the  style  of  rniiblas, 
or  the  Linisons  Diiiigereuses,  the  free  novels  nf  Boccne. 
cio,  or  the  still  freer  ofAbbate  Casli:  in  these  respects, 
the  modern  novels  are  even  mor<!  unexeeplioiiaMo  than 
the  English  novels  of  till-  last  century,  such  us  (^Inrissn, 
Tom  .Tones,  Joseph  .\ndrews,  the  first  jiart  of  Pamela, 
and  Uoderiek  Random  ;  which  neither  were  nor  are  read 
commonly,  at  least  by  the  young.  Tliero  are  no  novels 
of  till-  present  day  that  steep  the  soul  in  sentiment,  like 
the  Neuvelle  Eloise  of  Roussenu,  which  it  is  impossibli' 
to  rend  without  haudkereliief  in  hand,  and  "sighing  like 
furnace;"  nor,  finally,  in  reading  any  of  tlieiii,  is  there 
any  risk  of  becoming  such  goggle-eyed,  mnggot-lieaded, 
asthmatic  sinners  as  the  (icrniaii  romance  of  Welter,  and 
its  double,  Jncopo  Ortis,  would  lend  to  make  us.  The 
modern  English  novels  (till  now  at  least)  have  been  only 
iiino(unl  pictures  of  the  maimers,  customs,  and  prejudi- 
ces, of  the  many  classes,  sects,  and  sets,  and  ,  indiviilnnl 
originals,  that  are  to  be  met  with  in  England  mere  than 
elsewhere,  from  the  liberlv  wliieli  leaves  a  latitude  and  u 
vent  tiir  the  character  ol  every  one.  They  are  rnlhcr 
eoliiedies  in  three  or  linir  vnlumes  (insleail  of  three  aits,) 
Ihnn  collections  of  ailveiitnres,  maile  "thick  nnd  slab" 
with  mnrtyrising  passinns.  S|M^aking  of  the  English 
novels,  nil  .\inericaii  writer  exi  hums,  "Thrice  lilcsl  be 
he  who  first  imagined  those  plenvant  lletions  wliicli  so 
swietly  begnili'  the  weight  of  weariness,  elieir  lip  lie- 
diiviping  spirits  with  n  'eiip  that  ilifnn,  hitl  nut  i/n- 
iDiiitm,'  ligiiten  the  honors  ot'a  rainy  day,  bn  nk  tlio  ti  - 
dinm  of  a  long  wintei-'s  evening,  niiil  impart  some  life  and 
vigour  lo  the  dullest  of  all  hiiiiiun't'ormalilios — a  luiiilly 
eonversation." 

Another  consideration  in  llivoiir  nf  theBo  novel,!  Is, 
that  if  there  were  none,  many  |n  nple  would  not  rrnd  nt 
nil :  they  are  like  iiewspn|H'rs,  the  rending  of  those  who 
do  not  read.     Most  iniiple  rend  only  lo  pa»»  nwny  the 

•  TJti'  KInif  tnlfljf  urnt  n  t>nni1»nnip  |»i#»rnt  to  'be  ntillmrwii  nf  n 
nnvrl  rnlUil  ''KlirlRtliiiii"  ntti)  wtirn  n  initRn  nr  n  rniitinitllfir  trn- 
vrls,  lilnwUn  nr  ilniif|li(<tr  iH'vi-i  IhiIhIii  |)iii  tiiiii  titsi  .itrmie  ilir  Insi 
iiriv  UHVi'l.  by  wnv  nC  I'lvlna  lilni  «  ceinpoiilun  lur  lil»  Jimriiiy 
more  ngrwuble  tliin  «  Blukatunu 


time.  Is  it  not  better,  then,  to  read  anmusing  novel  a 
written  in  good  laiigunge,  than  to  go  stalking  ahoui 
with  the  hands  crossed  behind,  in  tlic  piazza  of  Si. 
Mark  ?  or  yawning  in  a  colTee-rooni,  disputing  en  Un, 
merit  of  ojiera  dancers  and  prima  donnas,  killing,  ini-an. 
while,  the  Hies  that  arc  stinging  the  handx  and  tiice  ?  u, 
planting  oneself  in  the  village  apothecary's  shop,  to  liolj 
sweet  converse  amidst  tlio  ctHuvia  of  cataplasms,  nlxjut 
tlie  loves  of  tlic  curato  and  his  servant  maid  7 


Lift  of  Engliili  nuthoresttt  and  their  works,  eompiled  at 

my  request  by  some  tery  obliging  young  tadtea. 

Tho<e  linviug  Iliis  iiimli  *  Imva  been  republlBlicil  in  America. 

M.\niA  EnoEwoRTii,  an  Ikisii  laht. — •Early  Les.sonj, 
*( 'ontiuuatioii  of  En rly  Lessons,  •Parents'  Assistant 
•Pojiular  Tales,  »Tales  of  Fashionable  Lite,  »Patri)ii. 
age,  *Belinda,  •Readings  iu  Poetry,  *Practical  Eduoa. 
tion. 

.Mas.  BAnnAL'i.D,  of  Ixi.ndon. — »EarIy  Lessons,  •Ilymm 
in  Prose  for  Chiklren,  *Part  of  Evenings  at  Home. 

Mas.  PniseiLi.A  Wakefiki.d. — *Mcntal  Imiirovenicnt, 
•.Iiivcnile  Travellers,  •Family  Tour  through  ili.! 
British  Empire,  Travels  iu  North  America,  *Instiiitt 
Disjilaycd,  •Sketches  of  Human  Manners. 

Mas.  Maria  Hack. — Winter  Evenings,  *IIarry  Bcaudiv, 
Grecian  Stories,  Stories  from  English  History. 

Mas.  CArrE,  of  Youk. — Memoirs  of  Herself. 

Mrs.  IIofi-and. — "Son  of  a  Genius,  "Blind  Farnior, 
•Good  (irandmnther,  "The  Olliccr's  Widow,  •Tljc 
Clergyman's  Widow-,  •'Ilio  Merchant's  Widow. 

Mi.^s  Jamb  Tavloh,  ov  Onoah. — *Original  Poems,  »S!iii. 
day-Seliool  Hymns,  *Hynini!  for  Infant  Minds,  'Dis 
play,  a  Talc. 

Miss  AiKis,  or  Lo.NixiN. — 'Juvonilo  Correspomlinct, 
•Selection  of  Poetry,  Essays  and  Poems,  Femali 
Sjieaker. 

.Mrs.  Han.naii   Mors,  neah  Bristol. — »On  Eduenii 
•"Knered  Dramas,  •I'ractieiU  Piety,  •Spirit  of  Prajir, 
•Tracts. 

iMiss  Harriet  Martlnkau,  op  Norwi<:ii. — Devotional 
Exercises,  Christmas  Day,  or.  The  Friends. 

.Mas.  E1.17.AWET11  Hamilton,  of  EuiNniiRdii. — *Letter.s 
Hdneation,  •Memoirs  of  Agrippina,  •The  Cottagia>  ul' 
(ilenhurnie. 

.VIr.s.  Marc'Et,  of  LoNiMiN. — •Conversations  on  ("liiniis 
try,  'Conversiilions  on  Natural  Philosoiihy,  •(^nm-i. 
Siitions  on  Political  Economy. 

Mrs.  TniMMr.n. — "Fabulous  Histories,  *Introductii]U  In 
the  Knowledge  of  Nature,  •Scripture  Histories. 

.•\.\'  Anonvjious  Lady. — ".Memoirs  of  Lndy  Raciiel  Uii». 
sell. 


A  COUNTRY  WAKE. 

.■\ltliough  Catholicism  has  been  runoimccd  in  Englniid  ] 
fir  lliree  centuries,  some  cnstoms,  prejudices,  uikI  I'lMi. 
vals,  that  the  elmreh  of  Runie  or  the  I'riars  intnabiml, 
are  nevertheless  not  yet  extirpated.  In  the  siiiiie  mniiiur, 
ninny  of  the  riles  and  eerenioiiies  of  Pagiinism  still  miii. 
sisted,  even  after  the  Christian  religinii  hnil  plunleil  ili 
slnnilnrd  on  its  ruins.  To  destroy  a  moral  ediliic,  nf 
wlintever  kind,  and  however  absurd  it  may  he,  is  iniirli 
more  dilUenlt  tlinn  to  annihilate  works  entirely  ciiii. 
sliucted  by  tlie  hand  of  iiinn.  The  revolutions  of  rin. 
pires,  of  gnvernmenis,  nf  religions,  nnd  of  lnngin;;u, 
supply  illuslratioiis''of  this  position  in  abiinilnnce  ;  Iml, 
willioul  wandering  too  liir,  without  everi|uilting  Engl;iiiil, 
I  iiciil  only  pnicTeil  to  say,  thai  I  have  before  me  n  l«mk 
printed  a  eenliiiy  ago,  by  a  elergyiiiaii  of  Newi';i>llf, 
enlilled  "  Antiipiitates  Viilgures,"  iu  which  Ibis  (JkkI 
ininister  meiitious  all  the  ceremonies,  sU|H'rslilions,  anil 
po|iiil:ir  prejudices,  to  Ihi  extinguished  by  means  of  III.' 
iiiKtrni'tiiin  of  th>'  lower  orders,  It  np|H'ars  llint  nl 
that  tiniii  the  lower  orders  of  English  believnl  in 
apparitions  that  wnlked  abroad  in  tho  nigUt,  in  gliiwli 
t'inl  hnunti'd  the  ehunhyards,  in  liubgobliiis,  witilu*, 
and  fnirns,  in  the  inngie  virtues  of  certain  wells  nnJ 
liiiiiitninN,  iu  a  devil  with  cloven  feel,  in  hnimled  Iiiiufi'*, 
iu  the  evil  aiigiiry  of  a  linre's  criwHing  the  pntli,  nt* 
iiK'k's  lawiiig,  iii'nii  owl's  liiHiling,  nnd  u  hundied  ntlur 
nonsenses  id  that  sort,  which  the  hernesof  nntiiiiiily  ni"! 
the  kiiii;htii  uf  the  rmiiid  table  uiice  bclicvtd  in,  niiil  nut 


•  Hitinn  nf  lliiii-nli 
»»ini|ili|ii|in««ii)jr, 


TUE  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  ENGLAND. 


M7 


iniiiUBing  novel  g 
go  BtQlking-  oliout 
tlic  piazr-a  of  8|, 
,  disputing  on  tin 
nas,  killin;;,  ininii. 
landu  and  face  >  uf 
lary's  sliop,  lo  lioiil 
'  cataplatiinK,  about 
t  maid  ? 


teorie,  eompiltdat 
young  ladttt. 

bliBlicd  in  America. 

— *  Early  I.cssnns, 
I'arcnta'  Assistant, 
alilc  Life,  •Patron. 
,  *Practical  Educa. 

Lessons,  •Ilynin! 
ninga  at  Home. 

ital  Improvcimnt, 
I'our  tliroiii,'li  til.. 
America,  *lnstiiK| 
anners. 

[s,  "Harry  Bcaufty, 
isii  History. 

Icreolf. 

a,  'Dlind  Fiirnicr, 
!r'8  Widow,  •Tlie 
mi's  Widow. 

ifinal  Poems,  »Siin. 
[nfant  Minds,  >l)is. 


!o   Corrospoiidrrift, 
ul   Pounis,   Feiiiak 

.. — *On  lOdnrulidii, 
,  'Spirit  ol"  Prujir, 

iwidii. — Dcvcjlioriil 
Friendb. 

iiRdll. — *Letlers(iii 
•'I'lieColtajicrh  uf 

"tit  ions  on  ("liftiiis. 
ilusojiliy,  •(liiimi- 

',  *Introduclioii  l-i 
IlistorieN. 

J.iidy  Itadiel  litis. 


liiincud  in  rii|.'lnii(l 

fjiidicus,  uikI  ll'Kli. 

I'rinrs  iiitrmliinil,  I 

the  siiini^  iiiiniiirr,  | 

[nfriinisiii  Hi  III  Hiili. 

|<ii   liiid  pifiiili'il  !!■ 

moral  edillcr,  ..f 

may  he,  is  iniioli 

Irks  enliri'iy  imii. 

LvdIulinnK  of  itii. 

lind  of  lninrii:i|;r», 

nliinidanc'c  ;  Iml, 

(|iiitlin>;  Kii|.d:iiiil, 

iu'lorc  mr  II  l«"'k 

liiii  of  Nettciihllr. 

jwliii'li   lliis  (JhhI 

'ii|H'rHli(ioiis,  mill 

liy  inrniiM  of  lli.' 

ap|K-ars  tlint  iil 

I'.isll     lirlii  vid  III 

ni({lit,  in  (.'liiwn 

LobiiiiK,  witiliiv, 

lertoin  wilh  nnJ 

jiniinlcd  liiiiiri'*, 

tliii   lialli,  lit'  • 

II  liniidii'd  ntlii' 

iifanlii|iiity  "ii'l 

L'Vid  in,  nnil  otit 


„r«s  and  children  bcliovo  in  still.     There  is  not  an 
1-nrlish  i>oet,  from  ShaUspeare  to  Walter  Scott,  who  has 

t  ivailcd  hini.self  of  these  popular  prejudices,  as  a  my- 
1  .,'  y  or  iwetic  macliinery,  to  increase  wonder  -ind 
I  rir  the  two  passions  they  handle  most  suhliniely. 
l„t  what  is  beautiful  in  poetry,  is  often  very  ditFerent 

nracticc.    llencu  the  good  curate,  Uounio  of  New- 

l|,,  irencrously  spurniiiR  tlie  gain  wluch  sonic  of  his 
iincti'oii  e.vact  from  similar  hng-ljoars,  dedicated  his  book 
„  the  municipal  authorities  of  tlio  town,  and  ciirnestly 
'  horted  them  to  establish  scliools  for  the  people,  as  a 
*iii;ans  more  enicaeious  than  holy  water,  to  send  all  dc- 
filrics  packing  to  the  devil  again.  His  prayers  were 
hcirii ;  for  in  the  century  since,  popular  instruction  has 
Toiw  on  increasing,  dispersing  pliantoms  by  its  light, 
Jill  freeing  houses,  woods,  and  heaths,  from  flying 
jraiions  and  dancing  witches.  Lot  it  bo  well  noted,  that 
iiisleiid  of  religious  seiilimeiits  growing  weaker  in  con- 
ieniiciicc,  it  can  l)C  proved  that  in  England  they  have 
ie(|iiireil  strength  by  their  being  purified  from  puerile 
■nreiiidices.  The  atmosphere,  however,  is  not  yet  rpiite 
clear ;  those  who  read  the  romances  of  Walter  Scott 
(aiid  who  docs  not  I)  will  see  that  nocturnal  spectres, 
Ives  and  fairies,  still  niaiutain  somo  dominion  in  tlie 
iii.juiil.iiiis  of  Scotland. 

(Vinmig  the  feasts  that  tho  catholic  religion  obserycs 
from  precept,  and  that  tho  lower  orders  of  tho  Fnjrlish 
still  keep  iu  some  counties  as  holidays,  is  that  of  Wlut- 
8initiile.  In  Yorkshire,  many  villages,  in  the  week  fcd- 
lo»  iiig  Whit-Sunday,  celebrate  in  turns  a  rural  festival, 
..ml  I  will  now  relate  how  I  happened  to  fuid  myself 
iireseiit  at  one  of  these. 

It  was  tlie  beginning  of  June,  and  (sunset,  which  in 
ill  Knglaiid  is  always  finer  than  sunrise.  There  was 
not  that  mistiness  alloat  whieli  so  often  olL-iCures  and 
IcuiiccalM  all  the  beauties  of  the  landscaiie.  The  heaven 
wxi  of  a  lovely  azure,  studded  here  and  there  with  ileecy 
clouds  which  only  concealed  now  and  then  the  face  of 
tlio  sun,  to  make  his  splendour  seem  more  brilliant  and 
more  grateful  when  he  re-appeared  from  behind  them, 
A  fresh  wind  rustled  the  boughs,  and  gavo  an  agreeable 
clian^'o  and  variety  to  tho  surface  of  the  beautiful 
IJiiglisli  meadows.  I  give  these  few  jieneil  touclns,  that 
it  niiiv  he  perceived  what  a  dilVerencc  there  always  is 
liehveen  a  line  Italian  and  a  fine  Eiif;lisli  day,  and  to  be 
alile  lo  wind  up,  in  all  sincerity  and  frankness,  with  the 
ilcclaraliou,  that  when  the  sun  in  England  shines  with 
ull  liis  lustre,  and  with  siitlicient  (Kuvi'r  to  light  up  all  lh<! 
iilijrels  around  (which  happens  a  very  few  times  in  a 
ve.ir,)  Knclaml  is  not  only  the  most  bi;anliful  country  in 
tlie  w  orld,*  but  a  day  of  really  line  weather  in  l''.ngland, 
liiijctlier  with  its  lilHTly,  is  worth  ten  years  of  life  spent 
miller  the  azure  skies  of  enslaved  and  enervated  coun- 
tries ; — 

"  .\  day,  an  hour  of  virtuous  lilierty. 
Id  worth  a  wholu  eternity  of  bondage  1" 

,'IUilisoti'a  Cuto. 

'I'aking  n  stroll  on  tlio  skirts  of  the  city,  without  any 

I  fueil  ohjeet,  1  |)erceived  that  n  good  many  iktsoiis  were 
likiiiir  their  way  along  a  fine  ronil,  bordered  with  lofty 
iiuil  liranching  trees,  as  well  as  with  a  uniform  lieilgc, 
well  Iriinmed,  and  altogether  in  as  complele  order  as 
that  iif  an  Italian  garden,  whgn  cultivated  with  care  and 
foi.il  will.  Such  are  iihiiost  all  tho  hedges  which  sur. 
riiiinil  the  fields  in  England.     The  greater  leisure  of  tJie 

I  Kncliidi  country  people,  the  excellence  of  tjieir  cutting 
iiiipleiiieiitH,  their  care  in  protecting  tjieniselves  from  tlie 

I  llinrns  with  mittens  and  tliiek  leatlier  aprons,  ond  their 
love  of  order  and  neatness,  altogether  o|H.'rate  lo  innke 

I  the  eoninionest  hedges  as  well  kept  as  lliose  in  the  virinity 
ol'.iiir  gruah'st  cities.     I  determined  to  follow  the  tiaek, 

I  iinil  was  well  eontent  that  I  had  done  so,  Is-eause  this 
firing  of  iH'  iple,  which   resembled  n  swarm  of  anis,  led 

[  me  tna  villa;;e  called  Heslinglon,  three  miles  from  York; 
mill  one  of  those  festivals  I  have  lM-en  Inlking  about  was 
enleliralini;  Ihere.  It  is  n  vilhgo  inhabited  entirely  by 
|i.'a.<anlry  and  farmers;  the  lion,  es,  IhiTefore,  arc.  almost 
all  liiiill  ill  the  same  form,  and  with  tho  same  nrrani;e- 
iiieiil.  'I'liese  villn|,'o  mansions  are  in  general  covered 
Hilli  a  rnof  liirmed  of  long  straw,  well  bouiiil  li;gether, 
mill  so  lliiek  thai  it  not  only  preserves  the  lioii-e  from 
rain  and  snow,  but  also  tVom  llio  ndd,  niiil.  In  summer, 
t'liwii  eviessive  heat.  Thus  this  colliigo  roof  is  often 
miitatiil  by  ihe  English  in  their  summer  houses  by  the 
neiuiili,  especially  in  the  nlessant  Isli'  of  Wight,  where 
llii'v  fur  that  reason  Is.iir  tlio  namo  of  riillnirit, — a  iiiiiiio 
lliat  iiwiikc  lis  so  many  swrel  emotions  when  allliienee 

*  H.iiiie III' thill cinni'n  Ainerlinn  rcailirt  will  bu  rci.ly,  un  i>c- 
'  i»in8  ililH  |iaii«ii(j«.,  10  illlllr  I  rum  liliii.— W. 


instead  of  poverty  dwells  within.  All  tho  windows  are 
glazed;  there  was  not  oilo  pane  broken  or  wanting 
throughout  tho  village.  Seventy  years  ago  paper  held 
tho  place  of  glass ;  tho  peasant  is  altogether  improved 
with  the  imjirovemcnt  of  agriculture ;  another  fact  in 
op|iosition  to  tho  discouraging  theory  of  Ortes,  that  the 
wealth  of  a  state  can  never  increase  but  in  npp<.'arancc, 
in  favour  of  tho  few,  and  to  the  injury  of  the  many. 

It  is  most  true,  as  is  asserted  bj'  somo  writers  on  |)oliti- 
cal  economy,  that  tho  system  of  leases,  ond  tho  large 
farms  (  conscjjuenco  of  this,  and  of  tho  substitution  of 
meadow  for  arablo  land),  have  not  only  diminished 
tho  agricultural  population  of  England,  in  comparison 
with  what  it  might  liavo  been,  but  have  divided  it  into 
two  classes,  tho  first, — a  email  one,  of  farmers,  and  the 
other,  a  most  immcrous  one,  of  lalroiirers,  or  peasants, 
with  no  land  of  their  own,  in  tho  survice  of  tho  farmers. 
It  is,  however,  not  true  that  these  jieasants,  although 
merely  tho  hired  servants  of  the  farmers,  and  often  as- 
sisted by  tho  parish  with  from  two  to  tbriui  shillings  per 
week,  according  to  the  number  of  their  children,  aro  ))oor 
and  wretched.  I  will  venture  to  say,  that  they  are  hap- 
pier than  a  great  |)oitiou  of  our  small  farmers.  If  the 
happiness  of  men  is  to  be  estimated  by  their  dress,  food, 
and  lodging,  it  may  bo  broadly  said,  that  the  state  of 
these  English  labourers  is  imieh  better  than  that  of  our 
small  farmers,  who  cat  only  brown  broad  made  of  coars 
flour,  drink  water,  scarcely  ever  have  meat,  and  iu  winter 
warm  themselves  at  I'utid  ox-stnlls. 

To  the  farm  houses  of  iCngland  there  aro  not  such 
spacious  thrashing  floors  atlaelied  as  hi  Italy,  on  which 
iii.ay  bo  seen  broods  of  duck.",  the  hen  surrounded  by  her 
chickens,  the  turkeys  swelling  with  rage,  and  challenging 
ono  another  to  satisfy  their  Jealousy.  Hero  the  ground 
is  princijially  employed  in  pasture;  grain  is  not  so  abun- 
dant as  with  us,  and,  besides,  the  climate  d'Ks  not  allow 
them  to  thrash  in  our  maimer,  ou  ojiuu  floors.  Here 
covered  over  thrashing  machines  are  used,  moved  by 
steam  or  horses,  and  that  cost  101)/.  or  I'Ml.  sterling  to 
set  up.  The  farm  yard  therefore  is  moro  eonfiiud,  and 
serves  only  for  the  horses  and  cows,  which,  when  they 
arc  not  in  the  open  (kids,  wander  about  and  lie  down  in 
these  farm  yar'ls,  which  are  covered  witli  straw  an  arm's 
length  deep,  by  way  of  providing  them  a  soil  and  ample 
bed.  ""he  uniformity  of  tlie.sc  houses  is  pleasantly  varied 
by  a  con.spicuous  house,  built  in  the  style  of  the  castle 
])alaees  of  Queen  Elizabeth's  day.i.  With  its  high  towers, 
which  once  expressed  tho  necessity  of  ilefeiice  against 
sudden  assault,  and  with  its  large,  high,  and  numerous 
windows,  that  display  more  eonlldeiiee  and  security,  it 
forms  an  agreeable  contrast  wilh  the  simple  and  humble 
habitations  tJiat  surround  it,  and  Kcems,  like  a  feudal  ba- 
ron of  the  si.vteenth  century, armed  iind  accoutred,  in  full 
array,  in  the  midst  of  his  obcilii  iit  vassals.  This  fantiis- 
tie  but  handsome  style  of  areliileetiirc  would  have  plea.sed 
Milizia,  who  so  warmly  recommended  variety  in  country 
houses. 

All  the  inliabilants  were  grouped  here  and  there  in 
the  middle  of  the  wide  and  spacious  street;  in  the  houses 
there  was  nobody  but  the  old  Inmsew  i\es,  dressed  in  their 
best,  and  ten  years  younger  in  their  faces,  from  the  lijrht 
heartedncss  which  animated  them,  and  the  praises  they 
received  lor  the  well  iiinde  )ilum  pudding  of  the  day. — 
[The  jiltim  pudding  is  a  sweet  cnmjioiind  of  flour,  eggs, 
milk,  sugar,  raisins,  branily,  and  beef  suet,  which  is  (visily 
digested  by  means  of  a  ride  of  twenty  miles  mi  a  high- 
trotting  liorsol] — At  a  rustic  festival  iu  Italy,  the  shouts 
and  cries  would  liavo  lipeii  heard  a  mil"  otf, — Ihe  burst 
of  that  Italian  mnrrimcnt  whiili  kindles  of  il.self,  even 
without  tho  aid  of  wine,  from  the  mere  eimtaet  of  per 
sons.  I  should  have  met  in  the  village  biinils  of  young 
men,  singing  in  chorus,  with  bold  and  eonlident  looks, 
their  caps  mminled  with  a  peacock's  feather,  dangling 
down  over  one  ev"',  nni(  somewhat  of  nn  n.ssumiiig  air, 
as  if  to  avenge  Inemselves  for  Ihc  contempt  which  the 
citi-Acn  showers  wilhoiit  reason  on  tho  cinmlrymali :  but 
in  Ilcslingtou,  all  (up  to  thai  momenta  was  order,  (piiel, 
and  miitu.il  respect.  Hut  I  liiusl  eoiifeis  the  Mcne  would 
have  been  somewhat  more  iinimaliiii.r,  if  Ihere  had  been 
a  little  oflhat  ilincranl  niiisir,  so  eiiliveninir  to  tho  spirit, 
which  is  nul  wilh  at  every  step  in  Italy.  Theio  was  not 
oven  ono  of  those  iiiexurahle  and  most  annoying  hand 
organs  that  infest  our  streets  at  every  hour.  All  at  once 
however,  I  heard  some  cheering  rnisril,  the  einwd  divided 
into  two  ranks;  and  I  peri'cived,  ndvanciiig  from  a  dis. 
Innco,  eiiflit  or  nine  countrymen,  each  ilri\ing  a  wheel, 
barrow  belore  him  at  full  sped,  anil  Irying  his  iilmost  le 
l«i  first  nl  Ihe  inuil:  Ibis  was  Ihe  first  race  in  these  (tlym- 
pie  gniiies.  Shortly  after  succrnled  ii  duckinir  match, 
This  iraiiie  ifl  played  by  placin;,'  a  larsin  tub  of  water  ill 
I  the  middle  of  the  road,  with  some  luuiiey  at  the  butlom: 


a  crowd  of  boys,  stripped  to  the  skin,  stand  arounil, 
awaiting  the  signal  lo  dip  their  heads  in,  with  their  hands 
cro.ssed  behind  their  backs,  to  bring  up  the  nioi  •  y  in 
their  mouth...  The  grimaces  of  the  boys,  when  they 
drew  their  heads  out  of  Ihc  water  half  stilled,  without 
getting  any  thing  for  their  pains,  inv.iriably  e.vcited  the 
laughter  of  the  by-standers.  When  Ibis  ducks'  gamo 
was  over,  happening  to  raise  my  eyes,  I  saw,  hung  up 
before  a  public-house,  a  new  saddle  and  bridle,  niid  a 
couple  of  hats.  From  this  I  conceived  a  hope  that  there 
was  going  to  1)0  a  lilt  or  a  tournay,  or  some  similar 
heroic  contest ;  and  I  was  not  deceived  in  my  expecta- 
tion: a  horse  race  was,  in  fact,  approaching;  and  I  saw, 
without  having  long  to  wait,  four  large  farmers'  horses, 
mounted  by  four  stout  boys,  taking  tlicir  way  lo  the  spot 
fi.xed  upon  for  the  starting  post.  Althongb,  to  say  tho 
truth,  steeds,  harness,  and  riders,  were  a  thousand  miles 
behind  those  I  had  seen,  a  day  or  two  before,  at  the 
county  races,  they  were,  nevertheless,  not  so  totally  bad 
that  I  could  call  it  a  complete  parody:  I  could  nol,ilicrr- 
Ibre,  help  taking  an  interest  in  tlie  thing,  in  eonimoii 
with  tho  rest,  and  preparing  lo  admire  the  vie'or.  In  the 
end,  after  ten  minutes'  hard  gall.)ping,  tlie  horses  <;ot 
back  to  tho  goal;  and  the  winner  was  eondiieled,  with 
the  sanio  acclamation  ns  at  the  regular  races,  to  the  spot 
where  tlio  judges  sat; — 

"  When  ends  the  gamo  of  hazard  all  its  turns. 
The  one  that  lo.sl  remains  behind  in  wo, 
Goes  i.'er  the  game  ajjaiii,  and  sadly  learns, 
Wliile  all  the  people  with  the  others  go." 

Vaiitt: 

In  London  there  is  the  jockey  club,  at  which,  moiilhs 
before  the  IJoucaster  or  Mewmarkct  races  are  run,  lids 
are  laid  to  a  frightful  amount,  which  are  duly  recorded 
in  the  pa|K;rs;» — these  aro  the  ruin  of  many  English 
gentlemen  of  fortune.  In  this  village  the  bets"  certainly 
were  not  so  high,  but  the  warmth  wilh  whieli  llicy  were 
made  was  not  only  as  great,  but  perliaps  even  greater. 
The  English  in  general  do  not  play  at  cards,  but  are  in 
the  liabit,  instead,  of  laying  wagers;  they  bet  on  every 
thing, — ou  sailing  and  rowing  matches  on  Ihe  rivers, — 
on  games  at  cricket, — on  boxing  matches,  on  foot  races 
ami  lior.se  races; — nay,  is  not  Ihe  Exchange  itself,  in  a 
great  measure,  merely  a  great  iK'tting  stand.'  It  is  thi' 
same  passion  for  gaming  (that  innate  desire  in  man  of 
improving  his  condition),  opening  for  itsi  If  a  diHirent 
and  [lerhaps  a  less  injuriou.i  vent,  since  it  tends  lo  irive 
new  animation  to  gymnaslie  exercises,  and  to  perfection, 
ate  the  important  tneed  of  horses. 

I  entered  a  public  house,  whire  the  crowd  was  closer. 
Fifteen  or  twenty  fanners  were  seated  wilh  tin  ir  clay- 
pipes  of  perfect  whitincss  iu  their  mouths,  and  pewter 
pi.ts  full  of  gill  and  waler  before  llieiii.  I  lonh  a  seat  in 
their  circle,  and  whether  from  the  interest  they  one  ami 
all  took  ill  the  races,  which  they  were  talking  over,  or 
that  they  took  me  lor  a  veteran  freipieuter  of  the  house, 
the  tnilfi  is,  that  none  of  them  cast  a  single  glance  of 
curiosity  or  surprise  on  my  |M'rson.  A  butcher  came  in 
lamenting  the  misfortune  of  a  young  mare  of  bis,  that  jii 
ruimiug  had  broken  her  leg.  He  us(.(l  much  nclion 
with  his  mournful  recital,  to  excite  the  niorc^  eompas. 
sioii,  but  finding  his  hearers  inclined  rather  to  laugh 
than  cry,  he  also  took  to  comforlin;;  himself  w  ilh  a  brim- 
ining  glass  of  gin,  and  then  asstiming  a  noble  and  heroic 
air  (with  tho  hy|)oerisy  of  the  Roman  gladiator,  who 
"  died  with  decency,")  protested  that  it  was  not  the 
value  of  tho  eolt  he  took  to  lieiirt,  but  the  enll  herself, 
which  was  his  liivoiiritc.  This  tragic  oceiiricnc^,  the 
betting,  and  Ihe  brandy,  wliiih  would  make  even  tho 
dumb  s|K'aU,  had  now  render.  .1  these  farmers  so  talka- 
live,  that  I  found  myself  in  the  midst  of  a  sea  of  words; 
I  say  a  sea  of  words,  bei'anse  1  could  uiidcrslainl  nothing 
of  llicir  conversiitiim  beyond  a  few  isolaled  expressions. 
.Mlhouijh  I  have  a  passable  knowliilije  of  lOiiixlish,  I 
could  not  conlrivc  to  make  out  the  ^'orkshire  dialeil, 
which  is  one  of  the  slrangesl  and  most  eorriipl  iu  lOinf- 
land.  It  produced  a  curious  elVii  I  on  me;  not  liein<:  iiblf 
lo  catch  more  lliiiii  n  11  w  iinconneeted  words  here  and 
there,  I  seemed  to  !«■  reading;  a  iHi  tioiiarv.  Ilardiv  any 
of  tho  interlocutors  could  preserve  ii  |n  rpendieiilar;  when 
they  stood  on  Iheir  feet,  they  all  began  lo  liaii),'-,  now  to 
tho  left,  now  to  Ihe  right;  like  the  .■\sses"rowirs  al  Ho- 
lognn,  lhoU(.li  bending  and  always  Ihrcalcninj'  to  fiill, 
they  never  fell.  A  eirciimstancM  thai  slill  more  increased 
my  wonder  was,  that  though  their  bodies  loltcrid  lliiN 
way  and  that,  Iheir  reason,  their  lalkiiit',  never  wavored 
in  the  least — such  is  tho  tiireo  of  habit! 


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l'u\hi|i  anil  betllnt!,  nniiiiiiitlhu  lo  t'uily  llioii'iunl  imhiiiU ulcrliui;. 


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W'liili'  tlio  riicrs  wi'io  ir'''"At  on,  tliurc  siulilciily  iiro^c 
bcliind  my  back  u  dispuu;  on  hciiiic  jH)iiit  ot'  beUinfr, 
whit!i  ill  iiiiy  fitlicr  couiitry  would  luivo  given  me  somi 
ii|>[>i'('|]cnsiuii,  but  in  Kn};land  did  nut  i vcii  in:ikc  niu  turn 
my  liL'iid,  knnwinjr  tbut  these  quarrels  end  by  a  tifjlil 
with  the  naked  lists  in  tlic  tields,  on  equal  terms,  and  be- 
fore a  hundred  eyes,  whieli  impartially  decide  wlicthcr 
the  blows  arc  fair  or  I'oul.  jVt  last,  finding  tliat  this  com- 
bat of  al)Use,  after  the  maimer  ol"  the  heroes  of  Homer, 
did  not  como  to  a  conclusion,  I  looked  behind  nic  for 
<!uriosity  sake,  and  found  that  tlie  strife  was  between  a 
tall,  thin,  but  sinewy  young  man,  who  had  drunk  more 
than  the  clothes  ho  had  on  would  pay  for,  and  a  huge, 
heav}-,  stupid  farmer,  who  seemed  to  have  lost  tlic  use 
oC  his  joints  through  fat.  If  a  fight  had  taken  place,  I 
cannot  conceive  how  he  would  liavo  found  the  elasticity 
to  give  a  blow,  or  ovoid  the  danger  of  being  upset  by  his 
adv(,'rsary,  and  rolling  no  one  knows  whore,  for  he  was 
as  round  as  the  map  of  the  world.  At  length,  behold,  an 
Iris  appeared  to  put  an  end  to  the  increasing  strife,  in 
the  shape  of  the  hostess,  a  tall,  slender,  and  not  ill  look 
ing  daughter  of  lOvc,  wlio,  with  a  silvery  voice  (as  most 
Knglishwomen  have),  and  that  voice  made  still  softer  by 
her  lono  of  entreaty,  acted  as  i)eace-niaker  between  tlicm. 
Every  moment  one  of  these  altercations  burst  forth  from 
soniL'  corner  or  otiier  of  the  village,  but  that  sweet  sex. 
whieli  elsewhere  so  often  has  sabres,  knives,  and  daggers 
bared  for  its  sake,  was  here  always  tlio  pacificator  J  and 
that  John  IJull,  who  is  accused  of  so  much  boorishness 
taHar<l9  tlic  ladies,  becomes  almond  paste  i'.jelf  at  her 
voice,  as  might  have  been  seen.  He  must  bo  seen  at 
home,  honouring  and  indulging  his  "  mistress,"  (wife,) 
011(1  in  good  truth,  making  her  mistress  of  every  thing. 
I  had  hero  on  opportunity  of  observing,  that  even  in  the 
heat  of  a  quarrel,  the  English  do  not  gesticulate  much ; 
I  remember  the  witty  Mr.  Sydney  Smith  saying  to  me 
one  day,  "  Why  do  not  my  countrymen  use  their  arms  like 
other  nations?  There  is  no  doctor  and  no  law  to  pro- 
hibit it:" 

Tims  I  passed  the  evening  till  eleven  o'clock:  the 
company  then  beginning  to  separate,  I  resolved  to  return 
to  York.  How  delightful  is  a  pedestrian  stroll  by  moon- 
light  in  England,  without  the  slightest  fear  of  encounter- 
ing a  highwayman  to  ease  one  of  one's  watch  and  purse! 
Gone  are  the  times  of  the  equestrian  robbers,  of  the 
Kobin  Hoods  and  thu  Rob  Roys ;  they  arc  now  no  more 
than  characters  of  romance,  and,  atlcr  having  frightened 
their  cont(Hii|)orarios  with  their  thieving  feats,  now  serve 
for  a  diversion  to  children,  like  the  Blue  Ueard.s,  the  Ez- 
zelino  da  Komanos,  the  Rernabs  Visconlis,  and  the  rest 
of  the  tyrant>-,  once  abominable  and  always  ridiculous, 
Cows,  cattle,  horses,  feed  through  almost  all  the  nights  of 
the  year  loose  in  the  fields,  without  even  so  much  as  a 
child  to  guard  them. 

It  might  be  thought  the  gnldon  age  of  innocence;  but 
this  security  is  the  cfteet  of  the  law,  which  punishes 
liorse  and  cattle  stealing  with  inevitable  death.  In  other 
cases  the  sentence  of  deatli  is  often  commuted  for  that  of 
transportation,  but  for  otfenccs  of  tills  nature  this  favour 
is  seldom  obtained. 

Another  pleasure  for  one  with  a  mind  a  little  exalted 
by  poetry  or  roiiiimcr,  is  to  lie  able  to  abandon  the  high 
road,  and  tread  the  |>aths  through  the  midst  of  the  soft 
and  verdant  meadows, — perhaps  (ho  only  and  most  an- 
cient right  of  landed  pro|H.rly  which  has  remained  to  the 
lower  classes  of  thu  people.  Finally,  another  pleasure, 
not  less  vuluabli'  to  one  overeoinii  with  fatigue,  is  to  gel 
home,  and  iiiid  in  a  lillle  lodging  consisting  of  a  bed- 
rooiif  and  a  parlour,  all  the  comforts  nnd  the  quiet  that 
in  their  limes  neither  the  Marquis  ofCarabas  enjoyed  in 
his  lief,  nor  the  good  King  of  Yuetot  of  Uerenger,  in  his 
palace. 

THE  SPRING  ASSIZES. 

Tltopp  who  have  never  read  the  lino  observations  of 
Filangieri  on  llie  Knglish  modes  of  procedure,  or,  U'ller 
still,  llii'  valuable  work  of  M.  C'oitu  on  the  inHlitntion  ol' 
juries,  and  the  publirity  of  the  courts  in  England,  niny 
do  well  (o  read  the  few  lines  which  follow. 

It  was  the  Kith  of  March,  and  the  very  eve  of  llic  arri. 
val  of  two  of  the  twelve  judges,  who,  twice  n  year,  in 
March  and  August,  travel  from  I><mdnn,  followed  by  a 
numerous  Isinil  of  Iho  iiiosl  celebrated  barriHters,  to  the 
circuit  ahsigiied  them,  lo  judgn  nil  thu  crimiiial  causes 
jH'uding,  liiiil  Ihc  civil  causes  which  come  within  their 
jurisdielion.  'I'hat  lively  intercsl,  those  h'ssons  of  wis- 
dom, that  useful  aiiuisciiicnl,  which  the  lioiiians  extract- 
ed from  Ihi'ir  foiiim,  are  also  drawn  by  Iho  English  from 
lliesc  courts,  ealleil  the  nnizm.  It  is  an  era  of  iiiolion,  of 
iiivrriinvnt,  and,  al  Uiu  buum  time,  of  iiitvnvc  nnd  painlhj 


anxiety.  The  gentlemen  of  the  country  betake  them- 
selves on  these  days  to  the  assize  town,  either  to  be  jury- 
men or  mere  speelators  of  the  trials, — to  meet  their 
friends  from  London,  or  to  enjoy  those  diversions  the 
town  always  presents  on  these  occasions.  On  every  side 
arrive  the  witnesses  and  parties  interested;  from  London 
conic  some  of  the  most  clo(|uent  barristers,  or  in  general 
two  antagonists,  who  in  almost  every  cause  iind  them- 
selves pitted  against  each  oilier,  and  with  them  a  nume- 
rous train  of  young  lawyers,  who  arc  entering  on  their 
career,  and  desirous  of  making  themselves  known  to  the 
public.  At  each  of  these  epochs  the  jails  arc  delivered, 
that  is,  the  prisons  arc  emptied;  all  must  be  brought  to 
trial;  innocent  or  guilty,  this  is  the  issue,  and  on  English- 
man who  should  have  plotted  o  universal  deluge,  must 
not  have  to  await  his  trial  l»nger  tlian  six  months. 

How  difl'ercnt  is  this  rejoicing  of  the  English  people 
at  their  assizes,  from  that  which  has  sometimes  been 
exhibited  by  a  tlioughtless  nation  at  an  aulo-da-fe!  But 
wc  will  jiass  over  the  comparison  witli  a  tribunal  that 
exists  no  longer,  and  will  revive  no  more.  Let  us  rather 
draw  a  parallel  with  other  continental  tribunals,  wliicli 
arc  become  more  horrible  and  unjust  than  the  inquisition. 
What  a  difference,  I  mean  to  soy,  between  those  senti- 
ments of  confidence  and  hilarity  which  precede  thcsittings 
of  the  English  courts,  and  the  horror  and  olTright  whit. 
"Special  ( ■ommissions,"  in  otlier  countries,  scatter  oi. 
around  the  spot  on  which  they  plant  the  bloody  nxc ! 
And  with  what  good  reason  too!  for  no  one  believes  him 
self  ill  safety  under  judges  retained  to  discover  crime 
even  where  it  is  not  in  existence,  ond  who,  after  torment- 
ing their  victim  with  a  torture  slower  than  than  that  of 
ancient  days, — with  threats,  with  fastings,  with  insidious 
promises,  with  u  long  continued  imprisonment,  at  last 
pronounce  their  sentence  witli  all  the  mystery  of  assassi 
nation. 

The  English  assizes,  on  the  contrary,  do  not  quicken 
the  ]mlsc  of  him  who  is  conscious  of  his  innocence,  a 
single  beat.  In  all  hearts,  on  all  faces,  is  the  conviction 
of  the  integrity,  mildness,  and  impartiality,  with  which 
justice  will  be  administered.  I  have  often  mixed  with  the 
crowd,  immersed  myself  in  the  groujis  of  people,  on  pur- 
pose to  ascertain  the  sentiments  prevailing  omong  the 
lower  classes;  and  not  one  sus](icion  did  I  discover,  not 
one  word  did  I  hear  that  indicated  distrust  of,  or  aver- 
sion to,  the  admiuistrotors  of  justice.  Besides,  tliey  know 
the  judgment  of  the  fad,  the  most  important  of  all,  is 
not  in  the  hands  of  the  judges  of  the  crown,  hut  of  the 
jury,  their  ccjuals.  "  By  the  law  of  the  land,  anil  the  judg- 
ment of  his  |>eers,"  is  one  of  the  most  ancient  privileges 
consecrated  by  Magna  C'liarta,  ond  of  which  every  Eng- 
lishman is  justly  proud.  The  king  of  England  can  make 
many  of  the  monarclis  of  the  earth  tremble,  but  not  any 
one  of  his  subjects.  He  must  be  judged  by  his  peers, 
according  to  the  law  of  the  land, — "  By  the  law  of  the 
land,  and  the  judgment  of  our  peers." 

So  scrupulously  is  this  privilege  observed,  that  when 
Barctti  (author  of  the  Literary  Scourge)  was  brought  to 
trial  for  a  homicide  committed  by  him  at  night  in  a 
street  of  London,  in  self-defence,  it  was  oti'orcd  to  him 
if  he  wished  it,  that  six  of  the  jury  should  be  Italians. 
He  renounced  lliis  right,  and  was  aeiiuitted.  I  was  my- 
self present  at  the  trial  of  a  (iermun,  who  was  also  ask- 
ed if  he  wished  half  the  jury  to  be  coiiqHised  of  his  own 
countrymen ;  and  he  also  deelined.  Such  is  the  confi- 
dence that  trial  by  jury  inspires. 

To  return  ;  A  great  part  of  Ihc  population  of  Notting- 
liam,  thcreliirc,  had  lukeii  its  way  on  the  morning  of 
thu  lUtli  of  March,  along  tlie  road  by  which  the  two 
judges,  named  by  the  crown,  for  the  Nottingham  (Mid- 
land) circuit,  were  lo  arrive.  All  is  to  n  T,  as  1  have 
already  said,  in  this  most  punctual  Kngland ;  eleven 
o'clock  was  aimoimced  as  the  hour  of  their  arrival,  nnd 
preiMscly  ut  eleven,  a  fmu  coach,  with  four  horses,  with 
Ihc  postilion  in  his  light  and  handsome  jacket,  the  coach- 
man in  a  Ihree  corneriil  hat,  like  that  of  our  priests,  the 
arms  of  the  city  on  Hie  panels,  and  two  liiolnieii,  in  a 
llaring  new  livery,  behind,  heralded  the  coming  of  the 
judge  s.  The  carriage  was  preceded  by  n  score  of  men 
on  horseback,  with  I  he  eily  Imiiner  waving  from  a  jave- 
lin, nnd  swords  by  lluir  sides.  All  this  parade  was  at 
Ihc  expense  of  Ihc  high  sliirilf  of  llieeouiily,  who  r»"prc- 
scnts,on  the  bench,  by  Ihe  sido  ut  llio  judges,  thu  wivr- 
rcign,  or  executive  power,  mute,  motionless,  and  passive, 
present  only  lo  exceiilu  Ihe  Keiiteiices:  it  was  followcil 
by  a  great  numlier  of  the  genllemen  of  the  city,  who 
lind  gone  out  on  horseback  lo  meet  the  judges.  This 
awaiting,  tlii«  welcome,  thesis  honmirs, — nil  (his  pomp 
not  only  tends  lo  increase  in  Iho  ptuple  their  reverence 
for  justice,  but  lo  elrcn(ftlieii,  in  the  judffcs  thcmsclveB, 


the  feeling  of  their  own  dignity,  and  tlie  high  intoj. 
ancc  of  tlicir  duties. 

•Without  loss  of  time,  in  about  an  hour,  the  court  in, 
installed,  ond  the  civil  and  criminal  trials  began  in  (,„ 
separate  halls.  In  England,  the  prejudice  that  ii  Is  jj 
human  and  unbecoming  lo  be  present  at  the  shtiin.,,; 
the  tribunals,  does  not  exist ;  it  is  thought,  on  the  ti, 
trary,  to  be  a  school  of  experience,  penetration,  i'ikI,],^ 
queiice.  The  Roman  youth  became  robust  uiul  lunj, 
in  the  field  of  Mars, — w  ise  and  enlighlcned  in  Hie  fom,,' 
In  the  same  way,  persons  of  every  age,  sex,  ond  rinkij 
society,  meet  here  at  the  assizes.  Tlie  courts  or  jiij, 
of  justice,  which  within  the  last  sixly  years  have  In,, 
rebuilt  almost  all  throughout  England,  in  a  granilirar,]  +' 
more  apjiropriatc  style  than  betbrc,  are  suitublu  toil, 
increase  in  the  population  and  riches  of  the  island.  H. 
sides  the  district  conqiarlnicnts  for  the  judges,  llir  i;, 
witnesses,  for  the  accused,  and  for  the  barristers,  ili„, 
is  an  open  space  for  the  common  people,  and  a  gullcrvi 
little  more  commodious,  for  tlio  more  elevated  cl;i«,',, 
The  ijcojile  ore  never  treated  as  a  rabble  in  Eiigli,!),]; 
they  arc  always  respected,  but  never  conlbuiidcii  wfi 
tlie  middle  and  higher  classes.  The  courts  arc  alwan 
filled  with  ladies  and  gentlemen,  all  polite  towards  cati 
other,  all  otientive,  and  anxious  for  the  fate  of  Ihe  yth^ 
~  <  the  beautiful  court  house  of  (he  city  of  York,] 
•i  .'  ...nessawtlic  galleryadorned  with  numbers  of  lov.]; 
jiiglishwomcn.whohad  left  their  elegant  villas  tosoeati; 
to  be  seen,  and  worthy  of  being  seen  they  were  iniluo. 
These  galleries  looked  like  conservatories  of  flowers;! 
certainly  would  not  have  given  the  sight  of  them  InrilJ 
magnificent  theatrical  spect^-iclu  of  the  Roman  furuu. 
It  is  needless  to  say,  that  oil  who  occupy  the  open  sn:. 
are  decently  dressed  ;  it  is  not,  however  superlluous  to  x- 
mark,  that  even  the  prisoners  appear  at  the  bar  with  il» 
same  neatness  and  cleanliness  as  if  they  were  goin^' ;. 
be  married.  In  this  the  English  usage  is  very  dilfru: 
from  that  of  the  ancient  Romans,  who  sought,  williliir, 
and  dark  colnurcd  clothes,  with  dishevelled  liiir,  an 
floods  of  tears,  to  excite  the  pity  of  their  judges.  Ij 
the  English  procedure,  liiere  is  no  room  fur  cxcilenic:,;-, 
neither  the  arts  of  tlie  necuscd  r.nr  the  rhetorical  lira. 
rislies  of  the  advocate  are  ailiiiitted,  nor  would  pioduu 
any  effect  if  they  were. 

If  the  large  and  cominal  wigs  worn  by  the  judges  al 
counsellors  be  excepted,  all  is  extremely  simple  in  tin,.; 
tribunals  ;  the  mnctilij  of  the  laws,  and  the  mnjisl)  i.f 
the  people,  that  we  so  often  read  of  in  Cieeio,  arc  ma 
here  in  reality. 

Judge  Best  made  to  the  grand  and  petty  juries  a  lilmrt 
address,  in  which  he  made  particular  mention  of  a  una 
who  had  killed  his  own  wile,  and  who  was  lo  ho  fcl 
u|)oti  his  trial.  He  pointed  out  to  Ihe  |ietty  jury  llio 
dilVcrcnco  between  a  iiiiirder  comniitled  simply  on  llii 
provocation  of  abusive  words,  and  one  ennimillcil  in 
consequence  of  provocation  by  blows:  he  louchiil  m 
this  distinction  without  making  any  allusion  lo  the  ra>( 
in  question.  His  address  was  simple,  deslilute  of  iiii, 
over  elegance,  and  delivered  in  n  natural  tone,  and  «iii 
thai  self-possession  which  a  judge  acquires  by  the  lialiil 
of  cimslantly  speaking  in  public. 

By  the  side  of  this  venerable  bc-gowncd,  bc-wij.'S.'t'i. 
and  be-spectacled  Alinos,  was  sealed  a  yiumg  hiilv.— 
through  favour  that  the  ladies  somelimos  enjoy  ofsilliii; 
on  the  Ixineh, — a  privilege  of  which  they  do  not  full  lo 
take  advantage,  bashful  as  they  are.  'I'liis  young  luly 
was  fair  haired,  somewhat  stout,  with  a  must  ample  Imii. 
net  of  black  velvet,  trimnicd  with  ribands  of  varioiintr. 
lours :  dressed  in  scarlet,  she  seemed  a-blazo  with  yculii 
and  beauty.  She  was  not  only  beautiful,  butdnngi  niiis; 
she  made,  |H'rliaps  unconsciously,  oil  those  inolions  lli:l 
(he  seducing  owl  makes  iL^e  of  at  n  iNirn  door  when  liii' 
little  birds  are  passing  by.  The  Atlicnian  Areopiifiu 
would  have  made  her  veil  her  face.  By  ginid  forliiiii, 
however,  age  rendered  (he  English  magistrate  iiiviilmr 
able  to  the  shafts  of  her  eyes,  her  smiles,  her  gestiim. 
It  was  a  fine  contrast  iMtweeii  that  siinill  well  dn'ssfd 
head,  and  the  full  curly  wig  of  tlie  judge,  wliiili  ili'- 
seeiiilid  oil  his  shoulders  like  a  lion's  iiiiiiie,  IhIhiiii 
the  laughing,  sparkling  eyes  of  the  young  ludy,  nnil  llic 
severe  eyebrows  iiiid  tin;  speelaelrs  of  the  se.xagen.iriiiti 
judge!  She  sri'ineil  placid  Ihi'ie  by  a  iminlcr  for  Ilir 
lelicity  of  Ihe  eoiilra>t,  as  lliey  always  place  tlii!  Vircm 
Miiry  near  Ihe  ohi  Saint  Joseph.  In  relation  lo  llii>,  I 
have  ollcii  heard  my  dear  eonntrywomen  (who  know 
well  Ihe  elVecl  ol'  eliiitrasl)  lake  pleasure  In  iKiiig  fiir- 
rounded  by  a  saiihidriui  of  iigcd  •Siiiicoiis  :  there  i.s  iiul 
iH'rhaps  a  finer  cuiilrast  than  n  Susanna  lictwceii  lim 
Elders. 

One  of  (he  prisoners  was  convielnl  of  horse. sliiiliiif. 
a  crime  piini:ihcd  with  deutli  In  Enj^land,  on  account  ol 


tlio   high  iiinioj;, 

our,  tlic  court  uj, 
rials  l)('(;an  in  it, 
ailicu  that  il  is  i^ 

It  at    the    Mtlill;,,i| 

lonjjht,  on  tlieci, 
L'lictration,  iiiiiliV 
:  robuxt  iind  liatiii 
itcned  in  the  forin;', 
;c,  Fcx,  nnil  riiik  ij 
111!  courts  or  li;;, 
ly  years  have  ]»» 
il,  ill  a  grander  ai,j 
are  suitublo  to 
ol"  the  island.  1),. 
the  judges,  fur  ly 
lie  barristers,  llin; 
iplc,  and  a  gidkrj  i 
TO  clcvatecl  cl;is!c< 
abblc  in   EnglLiid; 
LT  conlbunditl  uisi 
co\irts  arc  alwavi 
polite  towards  mi 
lie  fate  of  Ibe  prise 
llic  city  of  York.l 
itlinuinbersol'lov'i, 
cant  villas  to  sec  jr.!; 
n  they  were  iiidm 
iitories  of  flowers ;  I 
sight  of  them  Inril, 
the  Itonian  furunJ 
:cupy  the  open  sn:. 
rtTsiiperlluous  tore 
r  at  the  bur  with  0 
they  were  gnin;;: 
lage  is  very  dillVru: 
ho  songht,  witlitus 
ishevelled   h:.ir,  ;ii< 
of  their  judges.   1; 
room  I'ur  cxeilemcr.:- 
r  the  rhetorical  llo« 
i,  nor  would  proilui 


irn  by  tlie  judges  sM  I 
inely  simple  in  tliix 
1,  and  the  mnjrslji  i ' 
'  in  Cicero,  arc  fni| 

d  petty  juries  a  slmtt 

lir  mention  ol'  a  man 

who  was   to  he  |itl 

the  petty  juryllio 
ilti'd  simply  nii  Ik 
1  one  eomMiilled  in 
)ws  :  he  tmiehed  m 

alUlsion  to  the  rw 
pie,  destitute  of  iiii, 
[ilnral  tone,  and  will 

ipiircs  by  the  lialjil 


THE  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  ENGLAND. 


149 


fc.lllll-'U 


l-gowncd,  bc-wicctd. 
ed  a  young  l.idy.- 
imos  enjoy  of  ^illill^ 
|l  they  do  not  liiil  lo 
|.    'I'liis  young  liiily 
111  a  most  ample  Ihw- 
Ibaiuls  of  vuriiius  ti- 
ll a-blazc  with  yoiiiii 
jiful,  butdnngeriiiis; 
those  motions  llnl 
liarn  door  when  liie 
[ihenian   Areopncui 
Hy  gmid   li>rluiii, 
|nagislrale  iiivuliut 
liniles,  her  geslurrf. 
small  well  dressil 
'  judge,  wliieli  ilf- 
Im's   mane,  bt  Iwini 
onng  ludy,  and  llif 
jf  the  gexageliiirlaii 
11   piiinler   for  llif 
|-K  place  the  VirLin 
relation    In  lliis  1 
iromeu  (who  knmv 
■Hire  in  Ising  nit- 
lu'ons  :  llicre'  is  aul 
Imnn  botwccii  im 


w.  liieility  of  its  conim.ssion  ;  the  farmers,  as  I  observ- 

a  u'lbre,  turning  out  their   horses  to  feed  in   the  open 

,,|d:i,  wi'liiout  any  keeper.     The  judge   informed   him 

lat  the  punishment  h';  had  incurred  was  that  of  death, 

t  apprised  liim  tliat  it  would  be  commuted  to  transpor- 

lionfor  liff-  Tliis  immanc  apprisal  called  to  my  mind 

cruel  clcmencv  of  certain  rulers,  who  sufter  the  con- 

d  to  remain  in   ignorance   of  the   mitigation   of 

leir  punishnient,  to  the  very  moment  of  execntion, — 

llie  snalfold  itsilf :  the  greater   part  of  the  Austrian 

iKlicrs  to  whom  tlicir  pardon  is  comiiumicatcd  only  at 

.  moment  when,  on  tlieir  knees,  and  blindfolded,  they 

ait  llio  four  balls  in  the  forehead,-— remain  all  the 

I  of  their  lives  fei.'ble  minded,  or  absolute  idiots. 

\iiollier  of  the  pri.sinicrs,  thinking  to  avoid  ])art  of  his 

jii.^liinent  by  confessing  his  crime,  wlien  asked  if  he 

li'ei!  to  plead  "  guilty"  or  "  not  guilty" ;   replied 

uilty"  T'"^  ju'lpT"  made  him  observe,  that  this  would 

I clci  him  the  least  seiviee,  and  that  it  was  still  time  to 

act  his  plea.    Another  lesson  for  those  tribunals  on 

continent,  where,  among  the  other  iniquities  com- 

tlcd  with  closed  doors,  it  is  customary  to  tempt  the 

used  with  insidious  snares  of  pretended  evidence, 

:e  confessions,  accomplices,  &c. 

Vlien  I  observed  the  frank  and  earnest  manner  in  which 

wiliiesses  deimscd  to  what  they  had  heard  and  seen, 

■hrii  I  saw  gentlemen   and  gentlewomen  appear  in 

liox  without  repugnance,  or  shame, — when  1  read  in 

public  journals  that  the  Duko  of  Wellington  and 

,nv  otiier    loids    were    cited,    or    voluntarily   pre 

iti'il  themselves  to  give  evidence  in  favour  of  a  pri- 

,  I  called  to  mind  a  passage  in  the  IGtIi  volume  of 

noiidi's  History  of  the  Italian  Republics,  in  which, 

a  proof  of  the  eifects  of  the  degraded,  mercenary, 

1  arbitrary  administration  of  the  laws  in  some  of  the 

iian  governments  of  the  ciglitcentli  century,  M.  Sis- 

idi  adduces  the  horror  the  very  name  of  a  tribunal 

led  wi'.h  il,  the  inevitable  infamy  of  whoever  was 

ly  accused,  the   disgust  which  the  lower  officers  of 

:c  inspired,  and  the  shame,  the  scruples,  and  the 

or  experienced  hy  every  one  nt  ap[x!aring  to   bear 

liel'nro  a  judge.     'I'lie  admirable  observations  of 

.siininiidi  are  still  apiilicable  to  many  of  the  tribiuials 

uorlli  of  Italy. 
Il  re  I  only  speak  of  the  English  mode  of  procedure, 
iKc  it  is  known  to  all  that  the  penal  laws  are  mon- 
isly  disproportioned  to  the  heaviness  of  the  otfenecs,* 
t  the  jury,  not  being  able  to  acquit  the  prisoner  of 
t!id,  nrteii  correct  the  excess  of  the  law,  by  classify 
lie  crime  a  degree  lower  in  the  scale.  Of  this  1  was 
ir  a  witness;  a  ]iick|)ocket  would  liave  been  sen 
il  to  a  very  severe  punishment  fiir  a  thell  he  had 
initlid  of  a  handkerehief,  which  the  owner  v.ilued  at 
liilliags.    Thi^  jury  found  the  accused  guilly  of  the 
luid,  lieing  obliged  to  declare  what  was  the  value  of 
iloleu  property,  decided  that- the  handkerchief  was 
worth  one  shilling.     The  pick|x)cket  coiidueled  his 
ilefeuce,  and  inlirrogated  the  prosecutor  with  the 
liiiiily  mid  dexterily  his  trade  would  lead  one  to  look 
fill'  di'liiiipients  of  other  descriptioUH  arc  generally 
I  iirll'ul  in  their  defence. 

ijiiiiiee  is  ahiiost  totally  eveludcd  from   criminal 

I'lie  eiiniisel  fur  the  prisoner  may  make  as  many  oh 

ilicins  ami  examim^  as  many  witnesses  as  he  chooses; 

1  liirhidilin  to  excite  the  passions,  or  to  address 

ii;i  tin   l!ii  I.     In  eases,  however,  of  thell  and  he 

I  (111  nol  know  «hy,  and  it  wouhl  bo  dillicult  t 

the  prisoner's  eiiimsel  cannot  deliver  any  speeeli, 

II, ly  eiiiss-exainiiie  witnesses,  and  supply  his  client 

I  ilel'iiiee  in  wriling.    The  prinoner  may  sjM'ak  as 

5s  lie  wishes,  and  may  also  read  his  own  defence, 

ry  r.irely  avails  himself  id'liis  right;  in  fact,  what 

i<  lliere  of  specious  eloqiiriiee,  when  the  procedure 

larrii'd  on   with   open   doms,  in  preseiiee  of  the 

.iiiid  HJlli  Ilie  most  delicate  precaiilinns  in  liivour 

irliiiuiali,  is  it.-:i  If  a  defence  worthy  of  t'ii'eni  ? 

aie  has  a  liiirer  field  in  the  civil  causes.     It  wa; 

111'  till  -e  I  s.iw,  ill  opposition,  at  York,  the  two 

Mild  eiiiiiiselliirH,    llrongham    and   .Hearli^tt.     'I'lii 

\v,i»  111'  a  rat  her  singular  nature,  and  such  as  then 

My  is  no  exiiiiiple  of  in  the  annuls  of  Athens  and 

The  i|ui  -sliiiii  was,  who  were  the  rightful  owner 

liile,  Hliieli  was  miirtally  wounded  by  ii  ))arty  of 

.ai.d  drairgeil  ashore  out  of  the  sen  by  some  (islu  r- 

Ihii  Kiiliji  et  was  siillleienlly  licary  to  eiiipluy  nil 


III  of  horN<!-!iteiililii:. 
land,  oil  account  ol 


"I'll  liiieii.l  111  rpeak  oniii-Kniillsli  i  Ivll  la\v»,  wliii  il  wiiiiM 

■'  I  Sir  a  liMiiilriijj  eiiinels,  nor  ot'tlie  ennrnioiii  e^itetisrn  ni' 

'illiii>,  111  H  lllcll  Hie  I'alllii  of  llli)  iiynler  Is  K.i  e|ii<ely  a|v 

A  •lli'll  lor  lllin  null  a  «liell  let  1111', 

The  iiyiier  Is  lliii  Inwyer'n  fee  ' 


the  abilities  of  the  two  gowned  rivals.  TJie  rhetorical 
weapons,  the  various  arliliees,  the  difl'erent  motions  and 
looks  made  use  of  by  them  in  the  contest,  diverted  iiie 
excessively.  Uoth  are  members  of  parliament,  but  brough- 
am is  far  superior  in  the  eloquence  of  the  senate  to  his 
opponent.  Scarlett,  a  more  profound  and  exjiert  lawym-, 
avenges  himself  in  the  court  of  this  su|x;riority  of  the 
other,  although  Drougham  is  not  the  man  to  yield  pre- 
cminenee  to  any  man  on  earth.  .Scarlett,  grave,  confi- 
<leiit  in  his  knowledge,  with  swelling  breast,  seems  like 
a  cuirassier  well  steeled  against  assault,  and  wishing  to 
conquer  by  the  weight  of  his  arms ;  llrongham,  strong 
in  his  quickness  of  mind,  anAtlic  flexibility  of  his  wit, 
resembles  an  Arab  cavalier,  who,  flying  round  and  round, 
at  once  avoids  lUid  assails  an  enemy.  Scarlett,  when  hi' 
addressed  hini-self  to  the  jury,  while  ho  maintained  the 
steady  dignity  of  an  experienced  jurisconsult,  fixed  his 
penetrating  eyes  on  the  faces  of  the  jurymen,  to  discover 
the  emotions  of  their  minds,  and  turn  them  to  profit. 
Uroughani,  on  the  other  hand,  sought  to  distract  their 
attention  from  tlic  points  dangerous  to  his  client  by  sub- 
tleties, and  sallies  of  wit  and  sarcasm,  of  which  his  store 
is  inexhaustible.  Scarlett  is  the  admiration  of  the  legal 
profession ;  Uroughani  the  favourite  of  the  fair  sex,  and 
of  the  public,  for  his  witty  sallies. 

The  fatigue  which  the  counsellors  go  through  for  the 
few  days  the  assizes  last  is  incredible :  hiil  they  are 
amply  rccomiicnscd,  I  do  not  mean  merely  hy  their  large 
fees,  but  by  the  admiration  and  respect  of  the  pco|)le,  who 
contemplate  them,  when  they  are  on  their  feet  in  court 
delivering  their  speeches,  with  the  same  avidity  that  we 
gaze  on  the  Apollo  Helvidere.*  lie  who  has  felt  the  love 
of  glory  knows  that  one  hour  of  public  citccm  is  worth 
ten  years  of  a  soft  epicurean  life. 

The  rapidity  with  which  the  trials  were  despatched  is 
not  less  incredible.  In  ten  or  twelve  days  every  year, 
two  judges  get  through  from  100  to  120  criminal,  and, 
[lerhaps,  as  many  civil  cases.  In  the  criminal  causes 
there  are  .lever  those  skeins  of  interrogatories  which  I 
once  saw,  in  Italy,  mount  up,  in  a  rase  of  assassination, 
to  nt  least  30  volumes  in  folio,  of  300  pi!;,'cs  each.  'I'lie 
English,  luckily  for  them,  have  not  that  race  of  notaries, 
whose  trade  consists  in  exhansting  the  imtieiice  and  the 
lungs  of  prisoners  and  witnesses,  and  driving  them  in'ii 
confusion  and  fiiinting  fits,  with  interminable  costiluli 
and  rediirjimzioni  (settled  iwiiits,  and  points  to  he  cleared 
up).  This  is  the  fruit  we  have  gathered  from  the  im- 
mortal works  of  Becearia,  Filangieri,  and  Marco  I'agano 
England,  on  the  contrary,  without  having  had  the  glory 
of  producing  those  luminaries  of  crhiiinal  scieiice,+  dis- 
covered, by  the  help  of  good  sense  alone,  two  principles, 
publicity,  and  the  jury, — by  means  of  which  she  enjoys 
a  rapid,  liberal,  and  inqiartial  administration  of  justice 
When  the  tri.il  coninienccs,  there  is  no  document  but  ! 
piece  of  paiier, — the  bill  of  indictment,  found  by  the  grand 
jury,  whoso  business  it  is  previously  to  decide,  by  ex- 
amining into  the  broad  points  of  the  alfair,  on  the  ailinis- 
siliility  of  the  accusation.  As  soon  as  this  is  read,  tin 
interrogatories  commence.  In  the  meanwhile,  the  judgi 
notes  (lown  the  answers,  and  <lraws  up  i  succinct  narra- 
tive of  the  case,  with  the  most  iiiiiarkalile  eircumstances. 
When  the  questions  arc  ended, — and  they  cannot  last 
long  where  the  presence  of  im  auditory  impedes  the  in 
sidious  arts  of  malignity, — the  judge  reads  over  a  reca- 
pitulation of  the  ease  to  tlio  jury,  who  are  to  ihi  idi 
whether  the  accused  is  guilty  or  not  of  the  tact  laid  In 
his  charge.  It  is  iin|Hissilde  that  there  iihould  be  tin 
slightest  alterntion  in  this  narrative;  because  the  public, 
which  has  heard  all,  is,  so  to  speak,  the  judge  of  the 
judge,     llcsidcs,  the  jury,  who  have  also  heard  all,  can 


•.Iiiiiies  Hall,  Hie  nullinr  nC  Legeiiil,-)  of  ilie  We»l,  &r,  in  III- 
VVi'Kii  rii  Miiiiiliiy  IMa^ay.iiie  iil'  liisi  nil,  iias  tlie  tiiiluniii|i  jii 

llirinlls  IrllUirksoil  lliesailie  ^ll^j^'^l  — F.tl, 

"  III  miMie  111' Ilie  easlern  slaies,  li-w  {■ersons  en  iiiln  n  mini  ol 
law,  iiiilur-N  (hey  liave  liiiKiiiesi-  il  is  nol  so  in  re-  I'miri  weei<  \v 
aiieiii'ial  lioliiiay.  Nol  only  kiiIiiiiii,  juniis,  niiil  ulineNieH,  liiil  uil 
Willi  eaii  spine  iiu'  lime,  liriii-li  U|i  llnireimin,  iiml  iirn-h  liownilii  ii 
hiiises,  tiiiil  U'l  In  eoiir'  A  iliiili}!i-r  is  striii  K  ullii  Itio  sltelieej  llii 
etiiierni  ss,  mill  deep  uiii'iillnii,  Willi  wiiieti  tiii'se  riitiiili  suns  III  lilt 
I'nresi  listen  111  Ilie  iirmniieiils  of  lliu  lawyers,  evlininiiii  lively  Inn- 
rest  in  liiese  prorei  ilin^'s,  ami  iliornniih  nndiT.^taiiiliiiit  .li'liie  i|tieti- 
liniiH  illsnisseil.  lleslilei  lluwe  nlliiileii  to,  lliere  am  n  variety  ol 
Miller  pniiiie  iiieeiiii|!s,  l-'.veiy  lliiiii!  It  done  in  iliis  eoiinliy  ill  iHipu- 
lar  iisseiiililles,  all  iineslious  nredelialid  in  {sipiilar  siHeeiies,  ami 
ih  elded  iiv  (Mipnlar  vine,  'I'Nese  fads  s|s'ali  lor  liienmelves,  Noi 
oiilv  iini-'in  vast  deal  of  Infoininlioii  lie  ili,iseniinaled  lliroiiiihoiii  i 
siirieiy  ilins  er^Miilseil,  lull  the  liisle  for  impiilar  asseinhlies  nni: 
|iiili:ie'iiiiiaii|!iK'S,  wlinli  liirnis  m  slilklnu  a  Irall  in  liie  wesiiri 
eliararli  r,  Is.  In  ilself,  a  emu  liii-ive  proof  of  n  liiiiii  di'vree  of  liiiel- 

lili'liie-     lull  iiani  i pie  wiinlii  lienlier  re'isii  iiiir  lliiilersUiliil  llii 

oialory,  Wlllell  olll  penple  reeehe  wllli  ellllinslllslie  llpplii.,e.     I:: 

iinranl  | pie  w-ailil  imi  iiIhihI  siieii  ineelliiKi,  week  aUer  weeii, 

ami  day  iifiir  ilii> ,  nilli  iinaliiiliil  iiileiesi;  nor  eoiilil  liiey  iiiiis|.ii 
ailii  .-ihm/ii  iit'iiaaiil." 

t  lliiieliaioiii',  iillhiniuli  n  creal  wriler,  Is  only  Ilie  roniiiieiilai,,! 
on  a  le«lslaniiii  whieli  preceded  liiin. 


rectify  any  error  or  onilssioii  he  may  fall  into.  'I'lie  jury 
take,  ill  general,  two  or  three  iiiiniites  to  ascerl.iiii  tliiir 
unaiiiniity,  niiJ  declare  tiieir  jiiiigineiit.  If  the  ae- 
cused  be  Ibuiid  guilty,  the  judge  bus  nnly  to  apportion 
the  punishnient  to  tiie  quality  of  the  olVenee.  This  done, 
the  tragedy  is  over;  there  is  no  lunger  room  for  appeals, 
for  *'  cassations,"  or  tor  open  processes,  as  if  a  man  could 
lie  guilty  and  not  guilty  of  an  act.  Where  did  we  go  In 
find  the  labyrinth  of  our  criminal  proei  dure  -'  I  may  l-e 
deceived,  but  certainly  the  English  system  has,  if  nothing 
else,  the  advantage  of  simplicity  and  celerity  ;  and,  in  tl  e 
same  manner  that  the  liberty  of  the  press,  true  and  iiii. 
injured,  corrects  all  the  del'eets  of  a  gnveriimeiit,  it  ap- 
pears to  me  that  the  imlilieily  of  tri.ils,  united  to  the 
in.^ilnlioii  of  an  independent  jury,  obviates  all  the  ininn- 
venicnces  that  a  metaphysical  legislator,  v\illi  his  laws 
that  turn  moUhills  into  mountains,  would  discern  in  such 
a  kind  of  procedure. 

We  have  books,  and  the  English  have  institutiiins. 
Without  the  boast  of  having  given  to  Knrope  the  Eilaii- 
gieries,  the  Reccarias,  the  Matteis,  the  Servins,  the  Mon- 
tesquieus,  they  possess  an  excelknt  procedure.  \\'e  bi'- 
lieve  that  tlie  profession  of  a  judge  requires  the  most 
prolbund  study,  a  mind  the  mo.st  acute,  incessant  labour, 
in  fine,  we  believe  it  a  iirofession  reserved  for  a  few  pri- 
vilcged  beings.  On  the  contrary,  they,  by  applying  the 
great  maxim  of  the  division  of  labour,  have  rendi  red  the 
business  of  a  judge  most  easy,  at  least  a  good  half  of  it. 
Having  separated  the  judges  of  the  fact  from  t'lose  of 
the  punishment,  they  liave  hy  this  means  ell'ected  llii.s 
great  end,  that  the  positive  knowledge  of  the  laws  is  re- 
quisite only  for  the  latter,  while  for  the  others  rectitude 
and  common  sense  are  snfiicicnt.  The  judges,  in  their 
ermined  scarlet  gowns,  and  large  wigs,  with  the  title  of 
"  .My  Iiord,"  are,  and  ought  to  be,  real  ade]its  in  tlic 
law  ;  while  the  members  of  the  grand  jury  are  simply 
genthmicii  and  men  of  property,  ignorant  of  every  kind 
of  law;  and  those  of  the  jietly  jury  are  mere  shopkeepers, 
shoemakers,  or  tailors,  provided  only  with  tlie  great 
science  of  common  sense.  The  institution  of  the  jury  is 
so  public  an  exercise  of  rights  and  equity,  that  it  caniiot 
but  contribute  to  inc  lid  the  morals,  and  inilueiice  the  good 
conduct,  of  the  lower  orders  of  the  people.  It  eaii.ses  sur- 
prise and  pleasure  at  once,  to  find,  in  the  midst  of  cities 
full  of  luxury  and  vice,  that  same  integrity  and  sense  of 
right  in  the  pcoiilc,  that  are  scarcely  to  lie  found  even 
among  the  simple  and  nnnnphislicutcd  iuhabituiits  of  the 
mountains  of  Switzerland. 

I  resume  my  narration :  On  the  Sunday  that  siicccedi  d 
two  sittings  of  the  assize,  the  two  judges  went  with  the 
juries  and  inagistr.ites,  to  the  largest  clinreh,  with  se- 
lemiiity.  It  is  a  eu.stoni  at  the  assize,  fijr  n  sermon  to  he 
preai  bed  befure  the  Cdnstitncnl  members  of  the  court; 
the  admirers  of  Sterne  will  find  in  his  works  a  most  ex- 
cellent one,  delivered  on  a  similar  occasion.  This  so- 
lemn  alliance  of  religion  with  justice,  cnmmuiiicates  to 
the  latter  a  saeredness  which  is  very  useful  to  sixietv. 
Air.  llenlhani  has  observed,  that  all  the  ceremonies,  and 
certain  impiising  lonnalities,  in  the  Kdininistratinn  of 
i:riininal  justice,  make  as  deep  iiii  impression  on  the 
minds  of  the  people,  as  the  pains  and  punislunents  thein- 
.selves.  A  criininal  trial  is  a  real  tragedy  for  the  people. 
The  ancient  (■ulhie  arcliitei.tiire  of  the  church,  the  psalms 
sung  to  the  |H'aliiigiif  the  oigan,  the  sincere'contritiun  of 
all  present,  lill'eited  me  to  the  soul,  and  indneiil  nie  to 
venerate  those  religions  rites  which  else  iniglit  have 
iiiiivid  my  l.iugliter.  Slavrry  produces  a  nausea  of  every 
thing;  and,  when  we  know  no  hniger  how  snllieiently  to 
vent  our  anger  at  our  comlilion,  we  tiini  it  against  reli. 
gioii,  against  lelter-s,  against  operatic  spi  i  lacks, — we  b<  o 
in  every  thing  a  prnthicer  of  our  hlavery,  In  a  free  cniin. 
try,  England  fiir  eximiple,  the  iiiiiid  always  satisfied, 
sweetened  by  lilii  riy,  alive  to  the  benefits — the  maternal 
priitection  of  tin  laws,  the  mind  is  in  peace  with  all, 
hives  every  institution,  every  custom,  iK'cause  it  iHlicves 
them  the  authors  of  its  lia|)piiiess,  and  endures  abuses 
mid  incimveiiicnecH  with  untiring  patience. 

The  lidlowing  d.iy  i mie  on  early  Ibn  trial  of  n  tar- 
[leiiter,  who  had,  tliroii;  i  jealousy,  killed  his  wife  by 
ro|)cated  blows  of  n  hamiiier.  'I'lie  emirt  was  erammed 
full  of  people;  if  I  must  sjioak  the  liiitli,  it  displeased 
inc  tl  see  a  great  luimlier  of  well  ediieateil  yming  hiilies 
among  the  speetalois,— I  should  have  liked,  at  least,  to 
whisper  in  their  ears,  thai  Iliey  should  reiiiember  never 
more  to  blame  the  SpaniHli  gills  liir  taking  pleasure  in  ii 
hull-light,  'i'lie  eiilpi  it  appeaii'd  al  the  liar  w  illi  a  trail, 
qilil  mien.  Tlii-,  linilal  ( llliellu  mi'IiiimI  ili  lirmined  to 
bear  his  sciiteiieo  of  ile.ilh  Willi  intrepidity.  All  ryes 
were  fixed  iipini  him,  the  iiii  iiiliiiiale  lieiu  ol' tliii  day. 
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THE  ITALIAN  KXILR  IN  ENGI-AND. 


against  llie  wliole  body  of  society,  wliicli,  nrtneil  iifjaitist 
liiiii,  yet  leaves  liiin  tlio  privilege  of  defending  liiinpolf. 
None  of  tijc  siwclatora,  however,  I  believe,  experienced 
emotion  greater  than  mine.  1  rrnicmbcred  at  that 
moment,  that,  sonio  years  before,  I  was  to  have  been 
placed  in  a  Bimilar  conflict,  from  which  only  the  favour 
of  tbrtuno  enabled  me  to  escape,  and  I  pictured  to  my- 
self the  bar,  bolbro  which,  without  witnesses,  without 
counsel,  witliont  the  presence  of  the  public,  my  friends 
were  condemned  to  death  ; — 

"  And  as  till  man  that  scap'd  willi  failing  brcatli 
From  Ibitli  the  sea  upon  iho  desert  shore, 
.I'nrns  buck  and  gazes  on  the  Hood  of  death. 
So  too,  my  soul,  still  Hying — " 

turned  back  at  tliat  moment  to  contemplate  tlio  iniqui- 
tous sentence  which  then  awaited  mo  ! — But  lot  us  get 
on. 

When  the  judge  was  about  to  commence  liis  ques- 
tions, a  great  noiso  was  hoard,  and  it  was  found  to 
arise  from  the  prisoner,  who,  abandoned  by  his  courage, 
fell  backwards  "as  falls  a  lifeless  corse."  The  jailor, 
and  two  surgeons,  ran  to  liis  assistance:  every  means 
was  tried  to  rcstoro  him  to  sensation.  lie,  meanwhile, 
teized  with  violent  convulsions,  contorted  his  body  in  a 
thousand  ways.  After  eomo  time,  he  camo  to  liimsell 
again,  wiped  his  face,  and  stood  up  again  at  the  bar; 
but,  as  soon  as  the  judge,  in  a  benignant  voice,  asked 
him  if  ho  was  in  a  condition  to  take  his  trial,  Uie  pri- 
soner answered  "Yes,"  and  swooned  anew  in  the  very 
act.  I  was  all  pity  at  this,  when  ono  of  tho  counsel, 
lors,  who,  by  tlio  habit  of  their  profession,  nro  apt  to 
become  too  sharp-sighted  and  in.seiisible,  told  ino  that 
lio  did  not  desorvo  our  compassion.  He  had  noliced. 
that,  in  swooning,  his  counttnanco  had  not  at 
changed  wolnur,  and  that  the  fire  of  his  eyes  w.is 
not  at  all  darkened,  far  from  being  entirely  cxtinguis 
cd,  as  is  usually  tho  case  in  fainlings.  '•  Therotbro,"' 
sujijoincd  he,  "  this  is  all  art  and  hypocrisy  in  the  pri- 
soner, to  soften  his  judges  to  pily,  or  gain  a  day  of  liib." 
So  iiuicli  trouble  und  dissimulation  to  gain  a  day  of 
life  I  said  I  at  first  to  myself,  stoically ;  but  I  afterward 
recullectcd  th.it  those  llomaiiH  who  were  prodigal  of 
their  lives,  and  died  like  lieroos  for  their  country,  when 
they  presented  themselves  in  tho  foruin,  dishevelled 
their  hair,  rent  their  ganncnls,  rolled  ihemselvcs  in  the 
dust,  and  left  nothing  untried  to  move  the  pity  of  the 
judges,  and  avert  the  scythe  of  death  from  "dear  life! 
lX<ar  indeed  it  i^,  and  Homer  had  good  reason  to  call  it 
so  ollon  by  this  epithet. 

Tlio  judge  post|)oned  Iho  trial  to  tho  following  day, 
and  announced  this  delay  to  tho  prisoner. 

Tho  next  day  thoaccu.scd  ro.appcarcd; — ho  no  longer 
lost  himselr,  ho  gave  answers,  ho  proposed  (piostions; — 
und,  at  length,  atler  a  five  hours'  trial,  llio  jury  Ibund 
liiin  "  (juilly."  Tlio  evidence  was  so  clear  and  com. 
plolc  that  the  jury  only  deliberated  a  low  ininutca  before 
ihoy  heeaine  unanimous.  Tho  juilgo  then  covered  his 
head  with  a  black  cap  of  most  antique  cut,  and  pro- 
nounced sentonce  of  dealli,  which  was  received  by  the 
criminal  with  unassuming  tinnnoss.  'i'lio  auiilence  in 
eluded  the  'brnnila  of  tho  Knglish  law,  that  his  body 
tihould  bo  g'fton  to  the  surgeons  for  dissection :  lienee  it 
may  bo  said  that  tho  surgeons  aro  the  heirs  of  the 
liangcd, — nor  is  tho  inlieritanco  to  bo  despised  ; — bodies 
for  dissection  aro  very  Kcarcc  and  expensive  in  Eng- 
land, so  much  so,  that  Ihc  surgeons  have  eometiincR 
lind  grave  disputes  for  iho  |)os.'icssion  of  a  douU  body, 
and  have  ovon  gone  to  law  on  that  account, 

Two  days  after,  the  condemned  criminal  was  hanged, 
n  barbarous  inodo  of  putting  a  man  to  death,  which  tho 
JOnglisli  palliate  by  the  use  of  a  conslant  |)ootical  ox- 
pioHsion,  "  lie  was  launched  into  olrrnily." 

The  prisoner,  an  hour  before  going  to  tlio  gallows, 
told  tlio  mayor  that  he  died  happy  and  contented,  being 
jiersuaded  that  in  another  hour  lio  shoulil  \to  in  I'jradisc: 
and  111)  was  in  fact  quito  resigned.  IIo  had  tiecn  in- 
npired  with  this  Impo  by  tho  ininisler  of  tho  mothodifit 
pect,  to  which  ho  belonged:  this  soot,  of  which  I  shall 
Hpoak  elsewhoro,  holds  the  dangerous  doctrine,  "  Tho 
greater  the  sinner  tho  greater  tho  saint  ;"♦  and  accord- 
ing to  a  ninthudist,  faith  in  the  I.urd'it  grace  is  suUicient 
to  procure  his  pardon  for  all  tho  sins  ho  o\er  committed, 
without  the  nocussily  of  repnntanco,  Th's  doctrine  is 
n-kin  to  that  which  Arioslo  puts  into  tl.i  month  of 
Huggioro,  when,  in  tho  whale's  throat,  ho  comforts 
Adolphn,  who  is  grieving  at  his  heinous  and  infamous 
ginp,  Willi  this  staiiz:i: — 


Tlw  aallior  iiiny  licro  lio  prMunicd  In  pnint  loo  Rlrongly.— /■.V. 


To  alt  men  sin  is  common,  and  we  road 

That  seven  full  times  a  day  the  just  man  falls; 

Mercy  divine  hath  ever,  too,  decreed 

To  pardon  him  who  on  that  mercy  calls; 

Nay.  o'er  a  sinner  who  of  grace  liatli  need, . 

Who  strays,  and  then   luluriis,  when  conscience 
galls, — 

More  joys  there  are  o'er  him  in  realms  ofhoavcn, 

'I'lian  ninety-nine  who  need  not  be  forgiven  !" 

Thus  man,  in  all  ages,  and  all  times,  goes  about  seek- 
ing an  antidote  fur  the  fear  of  death.  The  Epicurean 
'idiiiitled  no  responsibility  for  actions  beyond  the  tonib; 
Iho  Sloic  hold  that  tho  goal  of  lilb  is  death,  and  that  we 
live  but  to  learn  to  die;  tho  I'yihagorean  consoled  him- 
self with  the  idea  of  transmigration ;  and  the  inethodists, 
not  content  willi  the  philosophical  systems,  have  Ibund 
out  a  still  more  cligiblo  way  of  getting  into  Faradise. 


UNITARIANS. 

In  England  I  found  that  more  than  thirty  thousand 
icrsons  proless  this  doctrine,  and  openly  call  themselves 
i'liitarians,  liaving  for  tho  lost  forty  years  abandoned 
their  inciont  denomination  of  "Presbyterians." 

1  visixid  one  nf  their  places  of  worship,  when  I  heard 
tho  whjle  congregation  singing,  to  u  sweet  melody,  ae- 
eoinpanied  by  the  organ,  tlio  following  verses  of  a  sacred 
liynpi  by  Scott,  in  wliicli  univcrsul  toleration  is  rccoiu- 
nicii'led, — 

"  \Vho  among  men,  high  Lord  of  all, 
Thy  servant  to  his  bur  shall  call. 
For  modes  of  fiiith  judge  liim  a  foe. 
And  do<jin  him  to  tlie  realms  of  woe  ! 
When  shall  our  happy  eyes  behold 
Thy  jRoplo  fashioned  in  thy  mould. 
And  ('liarity  our  lineage  prove 
Derived  from  TIioo,  the  God  of  Love  ?" 

Tlio  chapel  had  neither  painlings,  nor  gold  nor  silver, 
nor  ornaments  of  any  kind :  it  w  as  plain  but  decent. 
'I'lio  congregation  neatly  dressed,  were  collected  and  com- 
jiosed,  tlioy  were  not  making  grimaces  or  ejaculations, 
sipioeziiig  their  hands  or  foiling  their  eyes,  but  appeared 
attentive,  and  penetrated  with  tho  divine  servrco  which 
was  then  performing.  'J'lic  priest  had  no  tonsure,  nor  any 
other  distinctive  mark  than  a  black  outer  vestment,  like, 
a  gown.  He  was  a  young  man  of  thirty,  genteelly  dressed 
ill  black,  with  a  shirt  collar  and  cravat  of  tho  nicest  whiUv 
ness.  With  sinijile  and  serious  gesturos,  in  a  natural 
tone  of  voice,  he  delivered  a  discourse,  which  lasted  three 
quarters  of  an  hour,  on  the  abolition  of  slavery,  a  subject 
which  often  comes  iindcT  discussion  in  the  house  of  com- 
mons, tho  slavery  of  the  negroes  in  tho  English  West 
India ('olonios  not  being  yet  put  an  end  to.  lie  laid  poli- 
tics aside,  and  treated  his  subject  oxclusively  in  a  reli- 
gious point  of  view.  1  (K)uld  not  help  approving  this  kind 
of  preaching,  v\liieh,  in  [ilace  of  alVrighting  tho  mind,  or 
irritating  the  passions,  accustoms  tho  niind  to  reason, 
and  prepares  it  liir  receiving  new  impressions,  and  for 
the  progress  of  civilisation.  Two  otli(!r  hymns  were 
sung,  the  minister  read  somo  verses  of  thu  Bible,  and  de- 
livered a  fervent  prayer  in  Engliiih,and  tho  congregation, 
after  about  an  hour  and  a  half's  devolioaul  exorcise,  broke 
up. 

I  may  an  well  inform  tliosc  who  oomo  to  visit  tliis 
island,  wellntored  and  well  pleased  with  the  good  sayings 
of  the  coutincnt,  that  tho  English  are  intolerant  of  all 
allieists,  all  deists  imd  all  infiiiels.  Not  tJiat  tliey  im- 
prison and  burn  tluuii  (fur  tliey  would  not  burn  even  tlie 
giants  who  wainil  against  Jove,)  but  Uicy  feel  a  horror, 
or  at  least  atlcct  to  feel  it,  at  sccpticisiu,  which  Uicy  call 
by  a  term  we  apply  only  to  a  very  profane  thing — infidel- 
ity, and  display  tiie  same  horror  at  tho  slightest  Jutit  on 
religion.  That  which  might  paeii  for  a  joke  lieioru  on 
archbishop  in  Italy,  or  a  father  inquisitor  in  Spain,  would 
not  bo  toloriited  in  England,  even  after  tho  emptying  of  a 
roiipio  of  bottles  of  Port.  It  is  true,  indeed,  that  since  the 
l>crsceution8  of  17!I3,  the  liouso  of  no  diswintiir  has  been 
iiurnt  or  plundered ;  opinions,  thaiiks  to  "education,  have 
lMM:omc  milder  and  lesti  acrimonious ;  but  such  is  tliu  bad 
odour  in  which  the  English  hold  an  unlK'liever,  that  it  is 
iJuioHt  ci|uival<'nt  to  tho  Roman  punishment  of  interdic- 
linn  from  fin;  and  water,  it  is  more  tlum  a  Papal  excom 
miiniuilion,  becauso  public  opinion  supports  it;  tht 
greater  part  of  the  English  ily  his  society.  What  Burke 
says  in  his  "Observations  on  Iho  French  Hevoliition," 
aliiiul  thu  veneratiiin  tlio  English  nobility  always  profi^sH 
for  religion,  isipiilotnir.  From  JJolingbroko  downwards 
il  WHS  perha)m  only  T,ord  Byron  (among  the  nobles)  who 
dared  to  direct  sarcasms  ngaiiist  reli<;ion,  und  he  eiicotm' 


tercd  censure  on  every  side.  Uentlmm  and  Godwin  |, 
of  them  commoners,  have  suftcred  it  to  trniis|nr(.  b 
their  works  that  they  aro  deists,  and  for  that  rcii!.nn^ 
not  enjoy  that  pojiular  esteem  in  their  own  country  «|j,( 
their  works  deserve.  1  hero  arc  many  more  who  Hiij, 
like  Bentham,  but  tlicy  aro  as  cautious  as  Cicero's  aum, 
when  they  met  in  tho  streets  of  Rome;  I  would  m,j„ 
that  Voltaire  is  more  read  in  Spain  alone  than  in  tlicfei 
kingdoms  of  Great  Britain;  but  not  to  mention  \<i\b«, 
Diilerot,  or  Hclvclius,  I  havo  never  heard  even  D'.'.J 
bert  once  named,  or  any  other  of  the  philosophical  dn,., 
of  the  last  century,  not  even  Rousseau. 

The  works  of  tlio  French  philosophers  are  only  rem « 
at  any  rate  quoted,  by  the  writers  in  the  literary  jour% 
who,  like  the  Egyptian  priests  of  old,  possess,  exelusitc 
the  secret  of  this  occult  iiliilosophy,  and  now  and  ijj, 
condescend  to  quote  the  proscrilied  authors,  only  bviii 
of  showing  that  they  can  masticate  the  deadly  mij 
without  danger,  as  empirics  in  Asia  eat  serpents  wiii,(tf 
injury.     In  short,  this  aversion  is  so  strong,  (im/. 
may  be  said,  so  universally  sincere,)  that  in  spite oI'd 
liberty  of  the  press,  no  one  thinks  of  printing  irrclioJ 
publications,  because  he  would  be  sure  to  find  fuwoij 
readers,  and  to  gain  nothing  but  contempt.    Ifn,, 
were  readers  of  tliis  kind,  speculators  on  the  taste  nj^ 
not  long  bo  wanting.    Three  years  ago,  uu  orfe 
priest  of  tlio  church  of  Kngland,  Taylor  by  namo,(yi 
trivcd  to  collect  together  in  London  a  sociely  oft' 
persons,  whoso  object  was  to  discuss  tho  exislcnu 
non-cxistcnco  of  Revelation  :  ono  evening  tho  subjtti 
discussion  was,  "The  folseliood  of  all  religions,  m 
that  of  his  majesty  the  king  of  England."     But  kIik 
soon  arose,  and  disputes  wcro  decided  by  rajis  on 
head  with  bibles  or  benches,  and  tho  society  was  Lrci 
up  by  tho  magistrates.    Mr.  Taylor  is  under  pre 
lion  on  a  charge  of  blasphemy.     If  the  founder  wi 
audience  had  been  more  respectable,  the  soeioly  ti, 
not  havo  kept  together  for  the  two  years  it  did  ;  In 
own  absurdity  rendered  it  harmless. 

Tho  unitarians  havo  not  long  had  a  legal  oxisitp 
or  a  public  worship  under  that  title,  in  England.    Ir, 
time  of  William  and  Mary,  unitarianism  was  Rlill  i 
abhorred  by  tho  dominant  church  than  now,  and 
more  decidodly  held  to  bo  profanity  and  atheism: 
by  littlo  and   little   this  hatred  has  grown  cool,, 
unitarianism,  after  tlio  occurrences  and  the  last  biir«j 
intolerance  in  17i)l,  became  so  nnich  respccli  d,  tliai 
people  arc  continually  electing  professors  of  thai 
to  roproKcnt  them  in  the  house  of  commons,  for  ins 
Messrs.  Smith,  Marshall,  Wood,  &e. 

Tho  sect  is  ancient,  and  traces  its  descent  from 
puritans,  wlio  first  began  to  make  a  noise  in  Hick 
of  Mary ;  but  tho  first  ehapel  the  unitarians  had 
this  new  name,  which,  of  itself  shows  tlio  incroiii 
courage  in  tho  sect,  and  tolorance  in  Iho  govrriuiui.i 
IKiople)  was  in  Esscx«strcet,  London,   in  1771.  HI 
principally  contributed  to  tho   public  cstablisliimi 
their  worship,  was  tlio  learning,  the  intrepidily.IlK 
of  a  man  wlio  is  better  known  to  us  by  lii.i  disoti 
ill  iihysics, — l)r,  Joseph  Priestley,  of  whom  llic 
riana  aro  with  reason  proud,  as  ouo  of  their  wa." 
partisans. 

I  read,  with  much  pleasure,  tho  memoirs  of  lli 
Renting  minister,  erudite  tlicologian,  celcbrakd  cIk 
and  ardent  friend  of  lilicrty  and  Franklin,  wrilln| 
hhuudf,  in  a  stilo  oxreedingly  simple.     Ho  wn.tl« 
1733,  at  Fieldhcnd,  six  miles  from  Lced.s,  in  llicw 
of  York,    llu  v:w  kw  -f  tho  warmest  cliaiiipioni(| 
unitariim  scot  and  of  freedom  ;  for  both  tliisc  r- 
hn  sufl'ered,  in  his  native  country,  tho  billrri'sl  [xi 
lion.     Many  writers  attacked  Iiim,  with  all  tlicpiEi 
is  ever  mauifested  in  theological  discussions,    Ali 
he  wrote  against  sceplieism,  although  he  priiiltJ 
on  tlip  evidence:!  of  thel'hristian  religion,  he  »ns 
and  luultrealcd  os  an  utheisl.     While  some  ol'hUI: 
wero  celebrating  the  anniversary  of  the  Frenrlj  h 
lion,  at  Birminghum  (the  Mth  of  July  17ill,l « 
of  rabble,  incited  by  some  of  the  iKTSons  in  iKiwcr, 
Ills  unitarian  cliajHl  in  which  ho  used  to  preiuli, 
unitarian  uie^'tiiig  in  the  town,  tt:id  liis  house,  li 
with  his  library  and  chemical  apparatus.    Tlie 
innb  dcstroyod  tlin  houses  of  many  other  diwH'nli 
friends.    'lo  nioderuto  tlio  joy  which  tho  futlicr 
tors  might  feel  on  hearing  the  narrative  of  lh« 
griitinns,  it  is  necessary  to  add,  that  tlioywcrel 
more  by  llie  political  fury  which  was  at  that  liiiif 
by  tliii  gdveriiiiienl,  than  by  any  spirit  of  iiilnl 
Priestley  was  forced  to  tako  refuge  in  London, 
[guise,  and  remained  for  sumo  time  conccaliJ  ij 
Ihiiuso  of  a  friend.     For  the  same  reasons  lii'  wni 
III  withdraw  from  Iho  Koyal  ■Society  of  Lnmloii.oi' 


l]f  was  a  iiK 

of  Ids  cullcii 

the  ago  of  s 

from  jiersect 

his  tinnily, 

i'eniisy  h  anii 

crs,  by  their 

jiisliee  of  hi 

France  consi 

departments 

established,  ii 

'file  eonvcnii 

cilizrnship  on 

\v!\s  (iorlincd 

visili'd  nnd  he 

prcplessnrsliip 

vaiiia  \v«s  olTi 

religions  doct 

tran(|iiilly  ma 

si.rl  ill  Eiiglar 

nil  his  vicissil 

ivliib:  .'^heridar 

piilltieul  eloqui 

iiy  Ills  friends 

iiii.scry  two  da 

n(!Iiii'iit,tliroug 

such  is  Iho  di 

laiialicisin  I* 

From  tlio  per 
I  have  given  t 
llioso  vvliieh  tli 
I'mm  the  Ornng 
England  reiii,  'o 
in  lliilbiid,  0/  I. 

Dr.  Pricstlei 
every  tiling  ist! 
kept  him  firm,  i 
of  life,    lie  diei 
From  the  emij 
on  augmenting  i 
wholher  from  t.'i 
iii;|)ortunce,  it  is 
palpil.    It  numi 
followers.    The 
iircliy,  and  prea( 
passive  obedient 
England  himself 
the  Sluorts,  its  ai 
isters  goes  some 
riiin  ministers  an 
of  king,  lords,  an 
li'iblie,  are  for  tli 
the  order  and  di" 
liirian  iiieinber.i  < 
to  lliis  w,ay  of  tlii 
Tliis  sect  is  nc 
makes  few  amonj 
and  tew  among 
sonile  to  the  pow 
nation  of  the  docf 
'i'lie  chajwls  of 
ill  towns,  and 
rural  prmluction 
Kngland.    Tliey 
loMamino,  nor  tl 
lijionoftlicir  ma.- 
oninntted,  ond  pro 
(lissc'iilcrs  of  evei 
ta|HTing  Bjiircs  or 
rising  every  wher< 
'  towns  the  dissentir 
«rc  met  at  every  si 
imlive  Land  of  ever 
or  roniniereial. 

lu  the  lowu  of  L 
nnd  girls  of  the  low 
ondnrithmctic,  in  I 
to  the  clmreh  of  I 
various  sects  of  dis 
'i'licro  are  more  1 
lanil  nnd  Wales: 
Slates  of  Aniericji  t 
U«7  iHgin  even  to 
tins,  where  ono  off 
liy  the  mere  pprusa 
iiiir,  hy  himself  nioi 
hull,  IS  now,  by  hJN 


*  Till,  (iiiilior  dons  n( 
1  inxii  In  li»  ln.|i,.ni,,,| 

""■  '"'"!'•.    Willi,,  |'||„B| 

iniiuil  r.ir  Inline  eirotis 


TUR  ITALIAN  EXILE  IN  EN(JLAND. 


Ifll 


1  nml  Ciodwin,  U,; 

it  to  trnnsiiirf  p 
I  for  that  roanin  c- 
own  countiy  wlm; 
uy  mote  wliotlm, 
s  aK  Cicero's  anjm 
le ;  I  wmilil  waj 
jnc  limn  in  the  liji 
lo  mention  \iihe, 
icard  even  D'Al.; 

philoBopliical  ditj 
u. 

licrs  are  only  rcio," 
the  literary  jount 

possess,  exclusin,- 
,  and  now  and  iu- 
luthors,  only  by  ir; 
to  the  deadly  [niv 

cat  Bcrpcnts  \vitl« 
1  BO  stronp,  (mi,: 
,)  tliat  in  Eijitcoft, 
>i'  printing  irreligi  i 
sure  to  find  few  wJ 

contempt.    Iflij^ 
)rs  on  the  taste  vtr. 
!irs  ago,  an  ordarJ 
Taylor  by  nanio,tiJ 
don  n  Bocicly  oft4 
iCiisB  tho  existoTml 
:vening  tho  subjtclJ 
f  all  religions,  ati 
igland."     But  sclij 
(iidcd  by  raps  ouo 
tho  society  was  toil 
ylor  is  under  iiroscj 
If  the  fonnder  ai:ilf 
iblc,  the  society  «■« 
ro  years  it  did ;  In  J 

BR.  I 

had  a  legal  cxisteJ 
lie,  in  England, 
irianism  was  Rtill  nj 
ch  than  now,  anilr 
inity  and  atlieisin: 
has   grown  cool,  i 
cos  and  the  last  buml 
iiucli  respected,  llBir 
irofesHors  of  that  if 
commons,  for  iiisia 
&c. 

;es  its  descent  froml 
ko  a  noise  in  tbc  ii^ 
|o  unitarians  had ; 
Khows  the  incroal 
1'  in  tho  govcrnmoiiij 
jndon,  in  17TI.  Vl 
public  cstablisbmtjl 
Ithe  intrepidity, the r 
to  us  by  Ilia  discom 
Icy,  of  whom  tlm  J 
Is  ouo  of  their  wi.'a 


lie  was  a  member,  to  avoid  nn  ill  reception  from  many 
oi'  Ilia  colleagues.  Finally  on  the  8lh  of  April  1 71)4,  at 
the  a"H  of  sixty-two,  in  order  to  escape,  once  for  all, 
froiinx^rsecution,  he  abandoned  England,  and  went,  with 
l,is  family,  to  settle  in  the  town  of  Nortlnnnbcrland, 
IVnnsvhania,  in  the  United  States  of  America.  Foreign- 
ers liv  their  esteem  and  aifcction,  repaid  him  for  the  in- 
justice  of  his  countrymen :  tlio  national  assembly  of 
France  constituted  him  a  French  citizen ;  and  several 
departments  of  the  republic,  when  tho  convention  was 
est'ii)lishcd,  invited  liim  to  become  their  representalivc. 
The  ennvcntion,  in  tho  sequel,  conferred  tho  honour  of 
cilijrnship  on  his  son,  \nd  otFered  him  the  same;  but  it 
^v,^.•i  (Icrliiicd  by  both.  Arrived  in  America,  ho  was 
vi^led  and  honoured  by  jwrsons  of  high  distinction,  the 
prolessnrshiii  of  chemistry  in  the  University  of  I'ennsyl- 
'  iinia  WHS  oH'ercd  him,  numbers  h'camo  followers  of  his 
iclJRioiis  doctrines, — and  he  could  freely,  ojienly,  and 
triiii(|niily  make  his  profession  of  unitarianism.  This 
Hi'rt  ill  lOiigland  generously  assisted  him  with  money  in 
nil  Ills  vicissitudes.  It  is  worthy  of  observation,  that 
while  Slieridan,  many  years  afterwards  eonsiiiciions  for 
iiiililieul  eloquence  and  his  comic  genius,  was  aliaiidoiiod, 
liv  liiM  li-iends  and  his  party,  in  extreme  indigence  and 
iiiiserv  ttto  days  before  his  death,  Piiestlcy  was  always 
(,(lliii'iit,tJirougl)  the  liberality  of  his  fellow-sectarians; — 
Hiieli  ia  the  ditferenco  between  iwlitical  and  religio  is 
f'liiaticipin  !• 

Fnmi  the  persecution  endured  by  Dr.  Priestley  (which 
I  have  given  an  account  of  for  that  purpose,)  and  from 
those  which  the  catholics  continually  suffer  in  Ireland 
I'rniii  the  Orangemen,  it  may  safely  lie  inferred,  that  in 
lln^'laiid  ruiij'-ous  liberty  is  not  so  solid  and  inviolable  as 
in  Holland,  o:  i.he  Ihiited  States  of  America. 

Dr.  Priestley  hold  tlie  doctrine  of  necessity ;  that  is,  that 
every  thing  if  for  the  best.  This  Panglossian  philosophy 
kept  liini  firm,  rea<ly,  and  intrepid,  through  uU  the  trials 
of  lite,     lie  died  in  America,  in  IH04,  at  the  age  of  72. 

I'rQiiithe  emigration  of  Dr.  Priestley  the  sect  has  gone 
oil  aiigmentiiig  in  numbers  to  such  a  degree,  that  now, 
wlicthcr  from  tlio  mildness  of  the  times,  or  its  greater 
hi;|H)rtance,  it  is  no  longer  persecuted,  except  from  Uie 
piil|iil.  It  numlx^rs  between  tliirty  and  forty  thousand 
tollowors.  The  church  of  ICngland  is  an  ally  of  mon- 
arcliv,  and  preaclies  from  time  to  time  tho  doctrine  of 
passive  obedience  and  divine  right,  (wliich  tho  king  of 
Kiigland  himself  docs  not  protend  to,)  as  in  tlie  reign  of 
the  Stuarts,  its  adulation  towards  tho  king  and  the  min- 
isters goes  Bomelimcs  to  an  extreme, — while  the  unita- 
rian ministers  arc  in  favour  of  a  lilwral  mixed  government 
of  king,  lords,  and  commons;  and,  without  desiring  a  re- 
pMblie,  are  for  the  maximum  of  liberty  compatiblo  witJi 
the  order  and  dignity  of  tho  government.  All  tho  uni- 
tarian memlwrs  of  parliament  speak  luid  act  according 
to  this  way  of  thinking. 

Tills  sect  is  not  anxious  to  moko  proselytos, — and  it 
makes  few  among  tlio  poor,  because  they  aro  ignorant, 
and  lew  among  tlio  rich,  bocauso  they  aro  in  general 
servile  to  the  powers  tliat  bo,  or  negligent  in  tlio  cxaiai- 
natiim  of  tlic  doctrine  they  profess. 

The  chajiels  of  the  unitarians  arc  generally  to  bo  found 
in  towns,  and   especially   manufacturing  towns.    The 


rural  production  almost  entirely   follow  tho  churoli  of  dinaJ  inaiiins,  from  tho   church  of  I'^igland.    Tlie  ra 

Kiiglaiid.    They  havo  noitlicr  tlia  timo  nor  opportunity  ' '   ■ ' * *'     '     "       ''■* 

to  cxaniino,  nor  tlio  resolution  to  separato  from,  tho  re- 
ligion of  tlicir  masters.  Freedom  of  thought  is  cherished, 
oniinated,  and  protected  in  tlio  towns  :  th(!y  swarm  with 
ilissentcrs  of  every  creed,  while  in  tho  country  tho 
ta|Hring  spires  or  gothio  towers  of  the  churches  are  noon 
rising  every  wliero  witliout  a  rival,  in  tho  commercial 
towns  the  dissenting  cha|)ela  (which  cannot  have  steeples) 
arc  met  at  every  step.  Tho  EngHsb  towns  aro  now  the 
native  land  of  every  Bpocioa  of  liberty,  jiolitieal,  religious, 
or  coniniorclal. 

lu  the  town  of  Rutniagham,  fourteen  tlioiisand  hoys 
and  girls  of  the  lowest  orders  ore  taught  roading,  writing, 
ond  arithmetic,  in  gratuitous  schools ;  8 100  of  tliese  lielong 
to  the  church  of  England,  and  tbo  romaiuing  llfiOO  to 
various  sects  of  disscntt^rs. 

Tlicrfl  arc  more  than  eighty  unitarian  chapels  in  Eng- 
land and  Wales:  lot  it  bo  addod,  that  in  the  United 
Slates  of  Aincricji  they  aro  still  moro  numerous,  and  that 
tliey  begin  even  to  scatter  themselves  over  the  I'iist  In- 
dies, where  one  of  tho  rich  Ilrohmius,  (Rammohim  Hoy,) 
by  the  men^  perusal  of  tJic  Old  and  New  TeHhinent,  hnv- 
iiil',  by  liiinself  nioiie,  Iwcomc  converted  to  tlie  unitarian 
liiilh,  IS  now,  by  his  writings  and  his  iuHuence,  inade  pro- 


'  I'lw  author  donii  not  pnipi'ily  illsrrlmliinto.  Phi  rliinn  wa«  noi 
n  itinii  In  I)m  tieii''nii><1  l>y  ulllt)  of  niiiney  whii'ti  wftre  liivitilied  or 
ilii'  liMiili'.  while  I'rieslli'y,  ihe  chuin|ili>ii  ot  a  seel,  was  In  he  sim 
tniiiwl  lor  ruiiiio  eiruilB,— i.U 


selytis  in  (Jalcutta,  among  the  idolaters;  to  which  end  lie 
still  piescivcs  the  title  and  habit  of  a  Braliinin.  As  to  the 
npiiiiuii  of  Voltaire,  that  our  times  arc  no  longer  favniira- 
IpIc  to  new  ri  ligions,^-of  i\n:  twenty  other  Kccts  which 
have  arisen  since  Voltaire  wrote  his  treatise  on  Socinus,  I 
will  here  only  make  mention  of  tlic  methmlists,  who  now 
amount,  in  F.iigland,  to  more  than  a  million,  and  arc  ctill 
more  numerous  in  America. 


METHODISTS,  RANTEHS  AND  JUAIPERS. 

When  Voltaire  hazarded  that  opinion  of  his,  he  had  not 
rellscted  that  flic  frro  iiuiuiry  which  is  the  foundation  of 
the  Protestniit  rrligloii,  will  1m:  a  pen  iiiiial  ioimtain  of 
new  opinions,  to  which  piety  and  ambition  will  give  chiefs 
and  liillowcrs.  Man  is  an  ape;;  when  he  is  a  slave,  he 
loos  nothing  but  imitate  ;  but  when  his  mind  is  free,  it 
is  not  content  with  copying,  but  goes  in  search  of  variety, 
of  novelty,  nay,  even  ot'exinivaganci';  and  delights  in  ar- 
riving at  the  same  end,  by  a  hundreil  dillennt  ways.  In 
politics,  how  many  kinds  of  government  have  nations  in- 
vented when  they  were  masters  of  the  soh'ctuinl  IIow 
many  clill'cient  republics  were  there  in  ."Magna  (orcein, 
and  in  (irrrcr,  before  the  time  of . Aristotle  !  How  many 
ditlin^iit  furiiis  still  were  there  in  Italy,  in  the  middle 
ages!  How  many  dillVrent  constitutions  are  there  every- 
day in  Switzerland  !  All  had  liberty  for  their  aim,  but 
each  chose  a  different  way  of  obtaining  it.  Thus,  in 
literature,  the  aim  is  the  beautiful  and  the  pleasing,  but 
by  bow  many  different  paths  does  it  arrive  at  them  I  Uni- 
formity, unanimity,  is,  in  general,  only  the  effect  of  op- 
pression and  despotism,  which  draws  up,  mcdilies,  and 
arranges,  all  brains  into  one  mould,  in  the  same  manner 
as  bricks  and  tiles. 

To  make  oneself  iJio  founder  of  a  sect,  is  not  an  enter- 
prise so  very  ar<luous.  Three  or  four  students  unite  to- 
getlier  at  tiie  UniviTsity  of  Oxford,  to  read  the  Old  and 
New  Testament  vielltodicnlly :  tliey  draw  from  them 
some  interpretations  likely  to  cultivate  the  mind  of  thi' 
rude  multitude,  such  as  "instantaneous  conversion," 
sudden  reconciliation  of  the  sinner  with  Ood," — a  sono- 
rous voice,  !i  little  eloquence,  insinuating  manners,  some 
Jiarity,  some  virtues,  and  in  the  beginning,  some  exag- 
geration and  some  (luaekery,  to  catch  the  wcait  minded, 

these  are  the  means  of  very  soon  drawing  togetlier  a 
crowd  of  proselytes.  The  new  principles  arc  first 
broached  in  the  churches, — if  they  encounter  some  oppo- 
sition there,  tlic  preachers  go  out  into  the  fiilds, in  tlie 
o|K'n  nir,  and  expound  witli  all  their  might  and  main : 
tiic  rudest  and  most  imcultivated  parts  of  the  population 
are  selected,  such  as  the  coal,  tin,  and  iron  miners,  &,e. 
This  is  an  abridgment  of  the  history  of  Whitfield  and  the 
two  brotliers  Wesley,  founders  of  tlio  sect  now  called 
Metliodisls,  from  t.'ie  strict  metliod  tJiey  pursued  in  their 
studies  at  the  University  of  Oxford,  nliout  tho  year  1710. 

Scarcely,  however,  was  the  new  sect  of  nietliodists 
founded,  belbro  it  divided  into  several  sects,  into  New 
.Methodists,  Ranters,  and  Jumpers.  The  aritlimetio  of 
sects,  says  an  English  theologian,  proceeds  from  multi 
plication  to  division.  Tho  meijiodists,  propi-rly  bo  called, 
and  tlio  new  ractliodlsts,  who  compose  Uic  greati-r  part 
of  these  8<>ctnrians,  diller  little,  or  not  at  all,  in  their  car 


lers  and  jumpers  are,  however,  to  say  tho  truth,  a  Utile 
extravagant  in  their  a.'renionies.  I  wislicd  lo  eco  llie 
juiiipors ;  Ui<>y  are  accustomed  lo  Jump,  at  tho  sauiu  time 
singing,  "  Clory,  Glory,"  until  tlieir  strength  liiiling,  tliey 
llill  on  tho  ground.  The  most  robust  are  tbo  most  uien- 
torioiiB.  'X'his  new  kind  of  I'antomimists  I  should  have 
liked,  to  8C<s — but  their  congrcgalioiis  iiro  in  WaJes,  whicJi 
I  havo  not  yet  visited.  I  was  Ihercfore  obliged  to  con- 
tent myself  with  the  sight  of  a  religious  festival  of  another 
branch  of  tlio  extravagant  nietliodists  called  Banters.  It 
won  tho  muntli  of  May,  tho  love  feast  was  celebrating, 
tliat  is,  tho  enmmtmlon  of  tlie  I^ord's  Siip|>OT,  or  tho  cor. 
roBjionding  communion  of  the  sect.  The  ranters  liavi 
no  priosts,  Ihosn  among  them  who  ara  the  leoHt  clownish, 
and  tho  boldest  in  public  speaking,  take  the  part  of  min- 
istera.  Tli(!  form  of  the  communion  causistB  in  the  handing 
of  pi<ieeM  of  bun  to  every  one,  by  n  norvant  of  tho  cha|)cl. 
On  this  day  tlio  riuitera  relate  in  a  loud  voleo  llio  me- 
tliod of  tlieir  ronversion,  which  tlioy  call  "new  birth;" 
one  afier  njiotlier  they  get  up  as  if  iniliieneed  by  Ihe  spi- 
rit  lo  tell  tlie  day,  Ihe  niontli,  tho  year,  the  hour  in  which 
Uii:lr  conversion  was  cfTectod.  They  k^gin  softly,  and  in 
their  natural  voice,  then,  us  if  some  unseen  spirit  had  en. 
tered  Into  tt'iem,  go  on  rolling  their  eyes  nud  elevating 
their  voice  in  such  a  crracruiln,  that  it  rather  affrights 
Ihtin  edities.  Ifthe  reign  of  the  devil  in /irn//;  irt /icrdunrt' 
were  mil  at  all  end,  I  should  have  thought  llieni  |HisseRsed. 
II  hud  one  iieur  me  with  u  voice  like  ueuthidral  bell,  and 


who  moved  his  arms  about  as  much  as  a  wind-mill.  Fven 
the  ladies  displayed  their  eloquence,  and  their  inspiration  ; 
this  cackling  and  howling  conlimied  (or  two  hours.  1 
went  out  confounded,  but  thought  nevertheUss  that  all 
this  licllowing  might  be  sincere,  because,  their  imagina- 
tions being  jiiedisposed,  the  examples  of  the  others,  and 
the  presence  of  the  public,  may  operate  to  inflame  their 
enthusiasm  to  this  pitch.  'I'lie  following  day  Ihe  congrc- 
gallon  went  singliiaf  hymns  by  tho  way,  lo  an  o)K'n  field, 
— and  here  tlii'  orators  had  an  o|Kirlimily  of  satiating 
their  mania  for  eloquence.  One  of  them  preached  on  his 
return  in  Nollingham  markel-plaee  for  three  hours,  sur- 
rounded by  nn  immrnse  multitude  :  thi!  others  mean- 
while did  what  they  wanted,  as  if  he  were  preaelihig  in 
the  desert.  l)y  good  luck  this  love-least  recurs  only 
onei:  a  year. 

l!iit  is  not  all  this  iniseellany  of  rclitrions  creeds  an  evil, 
a  scandal,  at  h'ast  a  disorder  ?  "  No,"  luie  day  said  to 
mn  a  polished  and  liandsuine  laily,\vli(i  was  devimt  through 
coiuietiuii,"  I  bilievelliat  this  diversity  of  opinions  is  not 
an  evil ;  that  it  stimulates  emulation,  and  keeps  up  Iho 
llaiiie  of  love  lor  religion,  and  that  without  it  ue  should 
jirolialily  relapse  into  iiidiHi.Teiiee.  It  is  evident,  that 
even  in  this  the  liberty  of  lliiiikiiig  is  conlijviiiable  to  tJiu 
emls  of  Providence."  "  I  coneede  it,  but  docs  it  not  jiro- 
(luce  theol();,'ieal  disputes  and  wars  7"  "Discussions  it  does," 
rejoined  she,  "  but  not  wars.  Anddiscussions,  when  lliey 
are  learnedly  and  liberally  sustained,  on  both  sides,  keep 
minds  In  aelivity,  and  promote  the  spirit  of  search  and 
analysis."  "  I  concede  even  this,  but  at  least  you  "ill 
agri  I',  iiiadam,  that  this  variety  of  sects  tends  to  render 
them  divided,  and  odious  lo  each  other."  "  I  eaniict  en- 
tircly  d(  ny  what  you  advance,  but  if,  in  one  point  of  view, 
il  piijiiiotes  division,  in  the  other  it  makes  each  of  them 
more  eircumspeet  in  conduct,  and  induces  llio.se  of  Iho 
same  sect  to  assist  one  another  w  illi  greater  warmth,  and 
to  keep  up  a  rivalry  in  well  iiiliinned  iiiinisters,  and 
above  all,  in  gratuitous  schools  for  poor  ehildrtn,  and  col- 
leges lor  tlie  youth  of  tlie  respectable  classes.  For  exam- 
jile,  when  the  Quaker*  Lancaster  had  discuvi  red  and  dif- 
I'used  his  method  of  mutual  instruction,  the  church  <if 
England  was  constrained  lo  invent  and  ndopt  a  system 
almost  similar  to  that  of  Hell,  and  n>e  versa,  tJie  Sunday 
schools  for  poor  children  being  first  established  in  tho 
elmrcb,  the  dissenters,  not  to  be  behind  hand  in  the  work 
of  charitable  instruction,  eagerly  set  up  Simday  schools 
for  tlic  children  of  their  own  |K'rsnasion.  Thus  you  sec, 
the  good  ellccls  of  this  rivalry  are  much  greater  than  tho 
bad."  "  It  ajipcars  lo  me,  madam,  that  you  are  very  well 
prepared  lor  these  discussions;  but  pray  does  not  govern, 
inent  lose  some  of  its  [lowcr  by  Ibis  multiplicity  of  discor- 
dant opinions  ?"  Here  the  lady  cast  down  her  eyes,  and 
went  on  with  tho  landscape  she  was  drawing  as  a  keep- 
sake  for  a  female  friend,  suspending  the  argi:i";ntoii  liur 
side,  because  the  English  ladies  never  enter  into]Hilitieal 
disputes.  In  her  place,  a  gentleman,  who,  while  reading 
the  newspaper,  had  heard  our  discussion,  look  up  Iho 
conversation  by  observing,  "  If  tlie  hand  of  government  is 
not  so  strong,  the  danger  of  its  despotism  is  the  less  : 
you  must  be  awaro  that  tlie  dissenters  wore  tho  champi- 
ons of  Uie  revolution  under  Charles  Iho  First.  But  wo 
will  leave  thoso  strong  limes  to  thcmsclve.'s,  and  speak  of 
other  advantages  procured  by  them,  wilhout  fiuiutielsiii 
and  without  bloodshed,  To  the  multiplication  of  sects 
wc  arc  indebted  for  niajiy  changes  favourable  to  liberty, 
I»lli  riligious  and jiolitical.  It  is  lo  their  j)erseveraneo 
and  llie  increase  of^  tlieir  umiilK'r,  that  we  owe  Ihe  almost 
total  destruction  of  tlic  doctrino  of  the  divine  right  of 
kinj,-H_and  bishops,  which,  one  hundred  and  fifty  years 
ogo,  under  Charles  the  ;Sc'Cond  and  .lames  tho  Second, 
wa»  stoutly  maintained  by  tlie  greater  part  of  the  members 
of  the  cliurch  of  England.  It  is  olso  a  eoiisetpienco  of 
the  sects  having  become  powerful,  in  numbers,  in  learned 
meu,  iu  wealth,  and  in  illustrious  examples,  tliat  the  low- 
er orders  of  tlie  jicople  are  no  longer  tho  close  allies  of  the 
church  they  were  in  the  reigns  of  the  two  first  tleorgcs, 
when  tliey  were  always  ready,  at  the  BlighU'st  signal  from 
the  clergy  and  the  country  justices,  to  throw  thcinselvcH 
on  tho  nonconformists,  and  level  their  conventicles  with 
the  ground.  Tho  people  is  no  longer  tho  leviathan,  tlio 
ferocious  beast  in  whose  form  Ilobbos  iM'rsonificd  it,  ready 
for  violence,  ond  furious  when  its  master  gave  the  signal. 
Now  Ihe  lower  classes  ask  for  reason  lieforo  llicy  act. 
Many  ecclesiastical  abuses  havo  been  exposed  to  their 
view,  and  many  religious  errors  of  the  church  trium- 
phantly confuted,  and  now  Ibey  are  nshamed  of  being,  as 
they  once  were,  held  in  vassalage  by  the  eliureh,  and 
obliged  lo  take  the  field  nt  the  cry   'The  church  is   in 


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danjor  !'  Tliis  i^  tlio  point  of  viiiw  in  wliicli  the  sorts 
ouijlil  to  be  reffardeil,  and  not  in  tliut  of  tlic  tlieolojjical 
disjmtutions  hetwetn  tlicin  nnd  the  churchi  or  the  cere- 
monies and  ridirnloMs  litcs  ol'sonie  of  them."  Here  the 
lady,  leaving  otT  her  Hketchiiij;,  and  holdinj;  the  pencil 
with  inHnile  jfraee  l)etwecn  her  lingers,  asked  iiie  ifl  had 
never  seen  the  b.iptisinal  ceremony  ot"  the  sect  eijled 
"Baptists."  I  told  her,  no;  and  then  she  ailded,  "  If  yon 
go  to  morrow  at  eleven  o'clock  to  tlie  llaplitt  ineetin^r- 
iionse,  yon  will  see  the  haptisni  of  several  young  persons, 
wliieli  is  then  to  Im'  celihrati'd ;  go,  hut  l)e  serions."  'I'he 
next  morning  I  failed  not  to  follow  the  adviet^  of  my 
lovely  devotee,  and,  exactly  at  elevi'n  o'clock,  entered  a 
little,  neit,  and  comniodiona  eha|iel,  holding  not  more 
than  fijur  or  five  hundred  |ier»ons,  which  was  that  hclnng- 
ing  to  the  Uaptists,  wlio  do  not  like  to  be  called  Anabap- 
tists, 

BAPTISTS. 

Tli«   Ecrvioc   commenced  with  tlio  singing  of  some 
hymns,  ai)propriate  to  the  ceremony  :  then  the  minister 
made,  or  at  any  rate,  recited  iinpromjila  a  comment  on  the 
])nssagc  of  the  New  Testament  relating  to  the  baptism 
of  ( 'hrist  in  the  river  Jordan.     He   iusisti'd  principally 
on  the  point,  that  the  words  of  Jesus,  and  the  example 
Bct  by  him,  ajid  followed   by  otluTS  in  the  gos|)cl,  were 
much  to  be  preferred  to  human  inventions  (liy  which  he 
niennt  the  common  form  of  baptism).     If  the  premises 
were  admitted,   the  inference   would  bo  just.     So  con- 
vincing did  tho  reasons  he  gave  apiicar  to  the  preacher, 
that  he  could  not  help  advancing  and  pressing  on  in  his 
discourse,  as  a  general  vigorously  presses  on  the  rear  of 
a  Hying  enemy.     I  was  nut  so  much  astonished  at  his 
]xr"suasion    that   ho  liad   decided,   without   np|)eal,  the 
fiucdtionj  whether  a  n);m  ought  to  have  his   head  only 
immersed  in  the  water,  or  enter  altogether  into  it, — as 
in  some  degree  mortified,  at  hearing  myself  told,  by  im- 
plication, that  I  was  "  (//  Imptized."     No  matter — I  n;- 
membcred  I  was  in  a  land  of  toleration,  and  within  my- 
self forgave  the  preacher  the  involuntary  alVront.    AHer 
the  sermon,  and  alter  some  more  hymns  had  been  sung, 
the  proselytes  who  wore  to   receive  the  ordinance,  lilcd 
ntf  into  the  adj.jining  romns  to  strip.     It  is,  of  ennrse, 
necessary  that  the   baptist  chapels  shoulil  be  built  liki' 
bathing  houses.     In  Ihcl,  tliere  was  an  ample  cistern  of 
water  ill  fr.nit  of  the   puliiil,  about   lour  feet  deep,  wilii 
Kleps  to  airend  and  descend.     Adjoining  the  chapel,  be- 
hind the  imlpit,  are  two  rooms  for  dressing  and  undress- 
ing, one  for  the  women,  and  one  tor  the   men.     Tiiere 
were  five  young  women  to   be   baptized,   bctweeu  the 
ages  of  eighteen  and  twenty.     They  came  out  dressed 
ill  a  white  habit,  tied  round  tlio  neck,  with  a  large  wliil 
etiif  on  their  beads.     Tiiese  descended   the  steps  one  at 
a  time,  and   placed  tliciiiselves   before  the  priest,  win 
Btood  imiiiersed  to  above  tho   knee  in  the  water,  in  tlii- 
reproseiitalivo  of  the  Jordan,  enveloix-d  in  a  large  black 
guwn.     The  minister  pronounced  in  Knglish,  In  fore  the 
young  woman  also  inimeised  in  tho  water,  the  worils,  "  1 
baptize  tlice  in  the  name,"  &e.  &e.;  and,  as  soon  as  be  had 
ultered  these  words,   plunged  tho  jioor  ycmiig  woiii 
entirely  into   the    water.      Allcr   somo   splashing,    she 
was   quickly  lillcd    up   again,  and    immediately  taken 
away  to  be  dried   and  drexsed.     Some  of  them,  i  linked 
by  the  waler,  set  up  a  shriek   in  tlio  very  act  of  beiiij; 
ducked.     Not  so  a  young  man,  w  ho  was  bapti/ed  in  the 
same  style  :  of  the  age,   pi'rhaps,  of  about   twenty-live, 
bhck  bearded,  with  none  of  his  clothes  oil',  but  in  his 
coat,  trowsers,  waisteoat,  and   shoes,   he   entered   as  he 
was  into  the   citern;  and,  as  one  aeiiistomed  to  swim 
across  ;i   river,  underwent  the  ceremony  as  if  it  wire  a 
mere  wash. 

For.  myself,  I  can  only  say  that  it  was  terribly  hot  In 
this  crowded  lillle  chapel,  being  the  first  of  June;  and 
that  the  heat,  more  thin  anything  cKe,  conviiieed  me 
that  the  baptists  have  special  good  reason  on  lln  ir  hI.Ii' 
in  the  suniiner.  I  was  told,  however,  that  many  nieiii- 
Ihts  of  the  sect,  not  liking  the"  eerenmny  cither  in  sum- 
mcr  or  winter,  neglect  receiving  baptism  altegellier  ; 
which,  with  these  sectaries,  is  not  a  sacrameni,  or  an 
essential  right,  but  merely  an  explicit  declaration  (made 
at  the  age  when  a  man  knows  what  he  is  doing)  lliatlie 
enters  inli  the  coinmuiiinn  of  t'hristians.  From  the 
book  of  Dr.  Rvaiis  it  appears  that  some  of  the  baptists, 
in  ordiT  to  be  more  consistent,  and  to  (i)llow  the  gos|iel 
with  the  utmost  |iop>ible  exactness,  instead  of  celebrating 
baptism  in  the  artificial  Jorilan,  go  to  llii'  banks  of  a 
real  and  actual  river,  and  there  dip  Ihemselves  with  all 
tlie  precision  in  aifinable. 


QUAKEUS. 

The  banker.  Fry,  a  rich  quaker  of  London,*  and  a 
man  extremely  courteous  to  all  the  fonigners  who  have 
recoiniiiendations  to  him,  the  first  day  I  made  his  ac- 
quaintance, invited  mo  to  dine  with  him  at  his  brother 
in  law's,  Ulr.  Buxton,  the  meinlier  of  |>arliaiiient,  and 
told  me  to  ask  for  him,  in  order  that  be  might  present 
me  to  our  host.  At  six  o'clock  precisely,  I  give  a  sono- 
rous knock  at  the  door  of  Mr.  Buxton's  house  ;  the  scr- 
nt,  thinking  inu  one  of  the  guests,  o|>cns  the  door,  and 
shows  iiie  the  way  to  tho  dining  room,  and  I,  believing 
it  so  arranged  by  Air.  Fry,  enter  with  all  conliilenco  and 
intrepidity  ;  when,  behold  !  I  find  myself  in  the  midst  of 
a  great  number  of  guests  at  table,  witli  no  Ulr.  F'ry  to 
!«■  seen.  Such  a  mishap  might  disconcert  any  body,  and 
es|H'cially  one  who  R|)oko  ICiiglisli  rather  ill,  and  yet 
ought  by  rights  to  justify,  by  the  finest  phrases  of  the 
(f  itiitei),  his  extemporaneous  ap|)earaiice  among  unknown 
and  astonished  iiulividilals.  But  what  would  not  bis 
surprise  have  been  at  finding  himself,  as  I  did,  in  the 
midst  of  the  smoke  of  the  viands,  and_  several  blazing 
ean<llcs,  in  the  presence  of  a  iiumlKT  of  ladicp,  uniform- 
ly dressed,  after  the  tiishion  of  nuns,  with  handkerchiefs 
like  the  tuckers  they  wear,  with  countenances  smooth 
as  mirrors,  untouched  by  the  passions,  and  of  lour  men, 
with  their  faces  covered  with  paint,  great  rings  dangling 
from  their  ears,  others  still  larger  I'roiii  their  noses,  and 
a  <lrcss  of  many  colours,  covered  all  over  with  chains 
and  Spanish  dollars  ?  But  there  was  no  time  to  turn  an 
absohito  statue  for  astonishment, — for  these  gentle  ladies, 
with  a  smile  still  more  saeet  than  that  which  is  usually 
seen  on  the  comitenaiices  of  lOnglishwomcn,  and  inan- 
ner  si  ill  more  familiar,  invited  me,  each  more  pressingly 
than  another,  to  scat  myself  nt  table.  Had  I  been  in 
Italy,  I  should  have  believed  the  party  some  pleasant 
inas"querade  ;  but  in  lOngland,  truly  1  could  not  guess 
what  it  could  possibly  be.  While  I  was  guessing  where 
I  could  have  got  to,  acknowledging  the  many  kind  olVeis 
of  the  ladies,  and  eyeing  those  lour  kings  of  cards  sort 
of  fiees,  Air.  Fry  arrived  and  explained  the  mistake 
which  the  guests  might  iKlieve  I  had  committed:  and  it 
is  now  my  turn  to  explain  the  enigma  of  those  four  ex- 
traordinary table  companions.  The  gcnlleinen  who  had 
so  many  things  dangling  from  their  ears  and  noses,  were 
four  chiefs  of  Iiiclian  tribes  ill  Canada,  assuming  to 
themselves  the  title  of  kings,  who  had  arrived  a  short 
lime  before  in  London,  to  complain  before  (Afir  hrutlier 
the  1  iiig  of  England,  of  some  unjust  proceedings  of  the 
governnr  of  Canada  ; — the  ladies  were  quaUcresKes,  ami 
among  '.hem  was  the  celebrated  Mrs.  Fry,  who,  to  bene- 
vok'iice  and  inlbnnation,  unites  a  solemn,  peaceful,  and 
m.ajeslie  aspect.  This  is  the  somewhat  singular  manner 
ill  whiili  I  made  tlic  accpiaiiitance  of  this  lady-frioiid,1 
who,  :is  is  well  known,  has,  by  her  example,  cslablisluil 
a  society  of  missionaries,  who  preach  in  the  prisons  ol 
tin:  women  in  confinement. 

lOvcry  myslery  cliarctl  up,  and  legally  installed  at  t!ie 
table,  Iluoii  pari,  witliout  reserve,  in  the  general  good 
liiimour,  ami,  having  discovered  that  the  four  kings 
talked  French  well  enough,  having  been  educated  by  the 
French  Jesuits,  of  wlioiii  they  sjMike  with  little  of  either 
respect  or  gratitude,  I  diverted  myself  exceedingly  by 
asking  lliein  no  fewer  questions  on  their  country  than 
(he  synilie  of  llie  eily  did  Voltaire's  Huron.  When  din- 
ner Was  eiiiUd,  whiii  tho  procession  of  bottles  round  tlie 
tallies  cnmiiunees,  each  with  his  haptisinal  name  in  sil- 
ver roimil  his  neck,  the  master  of  the  house  requc.led 
one  of  tbeii|>'iinled  majesties  to  explain  in  their  own 
language  (the  heller  to  divert  us)  tlic  eomplainls  they 
were  loiMrry  Ix'fore  the  Knglish  govcmmenl.  The  must 
advanerd  in  age  rose  up  willi  much  complaisance,  and 
delivered  a  discourse,  whieli  an  interpreter,  who  tr.ivel- 
leil  along  with  llieiii,  alterwards  translated  for  us.  'I'lu' 
most  reiiiarkalile  Ijiing  in  this  savage  harangue  w;.s, 
llial  Ihey  were  very  much  surpri;;eil  that,  allliough  they 
bad  been  a  iiionlh  in  London,  f/ii ii  Arn/Arr,  the  king  of 
Knglaiiil,  had  not  yet  given  them  audience.  Mr.  liux- 
ton  I'li'U  look  up  the  diseimrsn  in  Knglish  (that  they  in 
Iheir  turn  might  not  understand  a  word\  and  vindicated 
Ihe  honour  of  his  govcriiineiit  by  saying,  that  |K'rhaps 
the  niultiplicily  of  nll'airs  had  till  now  hindered  il  from 
hearing  Iheir  eom|)laiiils,  but  that  it  would  not  delay 
doing  Ihein  justice.  Let  not  this  iormalily  of  spei  ili- 
niakingapixar  ridiculous,  liecanse  it  is  the  national  ciis- 


♦  'Pin-  b-iiikin?  Iioiieenr  wliii'li  Mr.  Try  was  n  niriiiber  linn,  \\i 

al  ■  il'loniHiI,  wilirr  laij  il.    -/■.(/, 

f  'I'll.'  iiiiakerH  rail  llhir  bitI  "The  Hmlely  nf  Krleii,l.i,"  I 
slini|i(l  iKil  liaMt  inailt'  iihc  of  ttle  iiatiiM  ijuafirr,  wtiii-ll  in  l:^l:li^l 
is  a  lerin  el'liule  rr'sperl,  wt'le  it  intl  tlif  liuiiii!  by  wlii.'.h  llir^^i 
wflarle^  art*  kimwa  in  Uti\y. 


torn  lit  every  dinner  ot'  any  ini|M)rtancii  to  follow  the 
forms  of  parliament.  As  almost  all  great  atfuira  art 
carried  on  at  dinner,  it  was  necessary,  to  avoid  the  con. 
fusion  and  uproar  that  would  otherwise  arise  during  H^. 
circiilalion  of  tlic  bottles,  to  adopt  parliamentary  iisaircs. 
This  has  so  penetrated  into  their  most  familiar  hahlts, 
that  Ihe  English  never  talk  all  together  in  chorus  {as 
liny  do  ill  certain  countries);  but,  amongst  tlieni,  lulk- 
ing'onc  alter  another  is  a  tiling  as  natural  in  a  discus, 
sion  as  putting  out  one  leg  after  the  other  in  a  walk.  I 
must  here  observe,  by  the  by,  that  among  the  other  re- 
semblances (and  I  could  iioint  out  many,  were  this  llio 
projier  place)  between  the  British  empire  and  the  an- 
cient liomaii,  is  that  of  the  protection  which  the  nicm- 
bers  of  the  house  of  commons  or  English  senate  otl'cr, 
with  a  laudable  pride,  to  individuals,  provinces,  amj 
kings  of  all  the  world,  who  think  themselves  aggrievtO. 
Thus  Mr.  Bu.xton  had  engaged,  with  the  assistance  of 
his  friends  in  parliament,  to  procure  tho  re|>aratioii  nf 
the  wrongs  of  these  four  Indian  caciques,  if  their  cliar(;os 
should  prove  well  founded.  Justice  is  not  always  done, 
nor  can  it  always  be  done,  in  the  English  parliaiiionl; 
but  injustice  is  at  least  published  to  all  tho  world,  by  the 
sound  of  the  trumpet.  How  many  kings  and  emperiirs, 
who  flattered  themselves  with  the  hope  of  concealinj; 
their  crimes  beneath  the  mantle  of  justice,  have  been 
there  unmasked  and  shown  to  all  their  conteni|iorari(R, 
with  the  dagger  in  their  hand  with  which  they  assassi. 
naled  their  subjects  ! 

The  iKililencss  of  these  caciques  was  extreme.  After 
tea,  witliout  waiting  for  much  asking,  they  sung  amj 
danced  according  to  their  Indian  manner.  Althniii,'li 
the  quakers  ajiprovo  of  neither  music  nor  dancing,  ji 
seemed  to  mo  as  if  the  friends  and  fricndesses,  who 
were  there  present,  took  the  song  and  dance  of  tliesr 
royal  personages  in  excellent  part,  though  the  former 
was  horrible  and  the  latUr  frightful.  But  such  is  Ihe 
sorcery  of  the  very  name  of  king,  that  had  tlieri^  lieni 
<iuakers  at  the  court  of  Leo  the  St^cond,*  even  tiny,  jht. 
bap.-!,  would  have  found  tlic  bowlings  of  his  Leonine 
majesty  most  liarinonious. 

At  eleven  the  party  broke  up.  Mr.  Fry  politely  invit. 
ing  1110  to  pass  the  night  at  his  country  house,  about  ten 
ilcs  ilistant  from  London :  I  entered  his  carriage  wiih 
much  pleasure,  and,  after  having  missed  the  road  two  nr 
llircc  times  (for  the  coachman,  not  being  a  quaker,  iliil 
not  observe  tho  sobriety  of  quakers),  at  two  o'clock  in 
the  morning  wo  arrived  at  a  villa  which,  as  1  saw  nest 
lay,  had  all  the  cleanliness,  neatness,  and  order  (williuiit 
any  useless  pomji  or  ornament),  whieli  are  the  chiirae- 
teristies  of  the  sect. 

The  next  morning  I  had  an  opportunity  of  makiiif 
the  acquaintance  of  all  the  family,  servants  and  servant 
maids  included  ;  for,  according  to  the  custom  of  the 
sect,  before  briakfasl,  we  all  assembled  in  a  room  to  hear 
read  a  passage  from  tho  Bible.  One  of  the  sons  accord- 
ingly read  to  us  some  part  of  Scripture,  I  now  furpi 
wliat,  without  any  ceremony  or  prayer,  because  {\m 
seel  uses  no  prayers  of  any  kind,  even  at  tiieir  nieclliii; 
on  Sunday,  where  every  one  passes  two  hours  scaleil  in 
iiicditatioii  (I  do  not  know  on  what  subject).  As  nrei- 
deiit  would  have  il,  this  was  the  day  on  wliic^h  Mrs.  Fry 
was  iiceuslomcd  to  preach  in  the  great  piison  of  Loiidim 
(Newgate);  I  askeil  of  her  a  ticket  of  admission,  willi 
her  signature,  and,  after  taking  leave  of  the  family,  Hew 
along  to  London,  with  a  colt  in  a  Ntanliope,  at  the  rule 
of  liiurteen  mib's  an  Innir,  and  soon  foiiiid  myself  at  Ihe 
eiil ranee  ol'llip  gbioniy  prison  of  Newgate.  After  |i,ijs- 
iiig  through  five  or  six  well  ironed  doors,  I  was  inlrn- 
ihiced  inio  a  room  <m  the  second  lloor,  where  several 
Englisli  and  foreign  travellers  were  niready  assiiiihieil, 
in  some  dislini^  scats  on  the  right  hand  side.  The  laiiir 
of  Mrs.  Fry,  the  novelty  of  the  institution,  and  the  ciiri 
iisiiy  felt  by  Kngli-'hiiieu  to  see  in  London  what  liny 
have  already  read  iiiagiiilied  in  Ihe  newspapers,  iilwa\> 
ilraw  many  speelalurs  togclber  on  this  ilay.  Tin'  iiurM 
miinerous  audience,  however,  is  composed  of  from  liirty 
to  fifty  unifnrnily  and  decently  dressed  women,  wliii  are 
luider  sentence  of  traiisportalion.  Of  these  1  will  B|Kak 
presently. 

Meanwhile  Mrs.  Fry  made  her  entrance,  with  a  cnnii- 
Icnance  of  surenily,  and  a  mien  nnlurally  mnjeslic,  «e. 
eoiiipanied  by  two  other  quak.'r  females  as  aUhs-ite-ramf. 
and  look  Inr  scat  nt  a  lillle  table  in  the  midst  of  the  roiiiii. 
on  which  lay  a  large  Bible,  with  the  gravity  of  nn  areli. 
Iiisliop.  Allcr  reading  some  verses  aloud  with  a  clear 
voice  and  ilislinet  pronuneialion,  she  delivered  n  cnni- 
meiit  la-  riillier  n  sermon  upon  them,  which  from  ilssim 
plieity  coiilrasled  strongly  with  Ihe  figurative  and  orieii- 


*  S'vllii!  ruliliMiriliuH|wnkliig  An  innU(<ill  Aninmli  I'nrloiiil' 


t*;>i 


TIIK  ITALIAN  EXIIiE  IN  FNGLANO. 


IfiS 


CO  to  t'ollow  tin 
(jreiit  atViiira  art 
,o  avoid  lliu  con. 
arise  during  iln. 
imcntury  usaucs. 
liiiiiiliar  imliiis, 
LT  ill  chorus  {as 
injjst  tlioiii,  talk- 
lurul  ill  a  discus. 
<T  ill  a  walk.  [ 
ing  the  otlii'r  re- 
y,  were  this  the 
pire  and  tliu  nii- 
which  the  mcin. 
litih  senate  otiVr, 
,  ])roviiiC('s,  ami 
selves  aggrii'viO. 
tlie  assistance  of 
he  rciKiralioii  (if 
s,  if  tlieirchnrps 
not  always  dour, 
;li8h  parliament; 
the  world,  by  the 
[fs  and  emperors, 
)po  of  concenlin'' 
isticc,  have  born 
r  conteni|K)riiriis, 
lich  they  assassi. 

s  extreme.  After 
S  they  snncr  and 
inner.  Altliou(;li 
:  nor  danciiijr,  ii 
fricndesses,  wlin 
1  dance  of  thiso 
oiif;h  the  formir 
lliit  such  is  the 
it  had  there!  licm 
I,*  even  tliey,  |icr. 
)  of  his  Leonine 

Fry  politely  iiivil. 
f  house,  about  ten 
his  carriajje  wjili 
:i\  the  road  two  er 
inff  a  quaker,  diil 
[  at  two  o'cloek  in 
ell,  as  I  saw  next 
I  order  (without 
are  the  cliurac- 

.unity  of  makins 

ants  and  servanl 

custom  of  the 

n  a  room  tu  bear 

ftlic  sons  accord. 

ire,   I  now  furpl 

cr,  because  this 

at  liieir  nicclin;; 

hours  seated  in 

bjec^t).     As  ncri- 

which  Mrs.  Fry 

Ii  isoii  of  f  joiidon 

admission,  willi 

tlie  family,  Hew 

hope,  at  the  rale 

ind  myself  at  the 

Aller  pass- 

I   was  iiilrn. 

where  tKAcral 

ready  nKsi'inlilul, 

side.  The  faiiii' 

on,  and  the  curl. 

iiidoii   whut  Ihiy 

ipapcrs,  nlwavs 

day.     'I'lii'  "ii'^l 

'(I  of  from  I'orij 

ivoinen,  who  aiv 

hese  1  will  B|Hak 


1) 


■at.' 


irc,  with  a  enun- 
ally  majestic,  af- 
lis  aiihs-ile-camf, 
lidstof  tberooni, 
ivity  (if  an  anli- 
ud  with  a  char 
h'livered  n  com 
^lidi  from  ilssim 
Irative  uiid  orini- 

AnlinnU  rnrmiii' 


111  jitvie  of  the  text,  and  lasted  a  :iod  half  hour.  I  bioked 
10  sec  iftliin  preacliinjj  produreil  oiiy  ell'cet  on  the  eoiiii- 
lenanrcs  "I'  the  prisoners.  Hut  whether  it  was  that  the 
dis(Miirse  «as  not  very  niovins  (fiir  the  (piakers  (funrd 
tliciiiselvt'S  from  inHaminij  the  passions,  even  the  virtuous 
ones  and  their  countenances  tiear  witness  of  it),  or  that 
lh(;  hearts  of  these  prisonens  were  harder  than  the  bars 
of  iheir  prison,  I  did  not  discover  in  them  the  sliifhtest 
nii'ii  of  contrition — nay,  I  detected  some  « Im  were 
throwiiiir  about  malicious  frbinccs  in  an  almost  ironieul 
sniih'.  A  disciple  of  Iiavater  would  not  have  let  the  ob- 
nervation  escape!  him  that  the  greater  part  of  these  had 
rather  putl'ed  up  faces,  round  and  prominent  eyes  and 
hitio  (lyebrows,  which  asiH!Ct  in  young  jicrsons  usually 
denotes  heedlessness  or  impudeiiee.  A  great  number  of 
these  ivoinen  have  been  guilty  of  roiwated  tliells,  and  are 
trans|K)rled  to  Hotany  Hay  for  seven  or  fourteen  years, 
a}i(l  some  even  for  life.  They  go  to  jmpiibitc  that  im- 
nnnse  island,  from  which  jicrhaps  will  spring  up  one 
(lav  another  valorous  race  of  Koinnns,  who  will  boast  of 
their  nobility  when  they  can  trace  their  descent,  without 
inlerrii|ition  in  the  quarterings,  to  this  lofty  origin.  All 
the  time  up  to  their  embarkation  they  are  under  the 
cliaije  of  some  of  tlio  quakeresses,  who  attend  to  cor- 
rcctinjr  their  morals,  accustoming  tlicm  to  work,  and 
preventing  quarrels  and  abuse  among  them.  Those  who 
conduct  tliemselvcs  best  arc  recommended  to  tin!  cle- 
nicney  of  the  king,  and  the  iirodiict  of  tlieir  labours, 
joined  to  the  alms  left  them  by  visiters,  serve  to  jirovidc 
tlicin  nitii  articles  of  dress  and  equipments  for  theii 
voyage. 

When  the  prisoners  were  gone,  Mrs.  Fry  cnmc  to  con- 
verse  with  us,  and  told  us  that  she  had  received  letters 
I'rom  Mexico  and  St.  Pctcrsburgli,  which  informed  her 
that  some  ladies  of  those  two  capitils  had  followed  her 
example  with  good  success.  In  tlngland  other  quakcr 
hidies,  imitating  the  example  of  Mrs.  Fry,  discharge  the 
same  pious  mission  in  various  of  the  prisons.  Many, 
lio«evi!r,  doubt  if  such  proceedings,  instead  of  improving 
and  correcting  the  prisoners,  will  make  any  thing  of 
them  bnt  hypocrites.  I  myself  took  the  trouble  to  ask 
the  opinion  of  several  sensible  jailers,  and  found  they 
also  Iklieved  they  would  lead  to  nothing  hut  hyimerisy. 
IJnt  is  not  even  feigned  repentance  (supposing  it  Icigned) 
always  better  than  the  impudent  triumph  of  crime?  And 
it' the  good  are  preached  to  that  they  may  become  iK'tter, 
Is  it  not  still  more  naturnl  that  the  hail  should  be  iireaeliod 
to  that  lli(!y  may  become  good  t  In  fact  the  minister  I'eel, 
who  uM(li!iBtands  these  matters  very  well,  and  has  super- 
inlendeil  for  many  years  the  discipline  of  the  prisons,  has 
always,  instead  of  opposing  obstacles  to  the  practice  as 
prciucli(!lnl,  been  liberal  of  his  patronage  to  Mrs.  Fry. 

This  then  is  the  way  in  wliie,,  Mrs.  Fry,  disdaining 
llie  Idleness  her  riches  oll'ered  for  her  acceptance,  has 
«uc(!ceded  ill  discovering  an  occupation  which  does  hon- 
our to  her  heart,  and  has  for  its  object  the  ninelioration 
ol"  the  condition  of  individuals  and  of  society.  Tliis  is 
the  way  that  the  qiiakcrs,  in  Bjiite  of  their  dark  coats 
without  nictal  buttons,  of  their  broad  brimmed  hats,  and 
of  soon'  eiiatoms  in  siieaking,  which  arc,  to  say  the  truth, 
a  little  strange,  have  supiHirtod  themselves  against  the 
ridicule  wliieli  overwhelms  so  many,  by  searching  for 
every  method  of  becoming  useful  to  their  fellow  cr(!a. 
lures.  They  united,  tlie;  s(H)ke,  they  acted  with  the 
philanthropists  who  procured  the  abolition  of  the  slave 
irailc.  At  the  present  day,  they  never  cease  striving  tor 
the  entire  aliolition  of  the  slavery  in  the  Knglish  eoli)iii(!s 
In  America.  Many  of  theiu  use  I'jiist  Indian  sugar  in 
Ihclr  t'amiliefi,  though  iiiueh  dearer  than  the  other,  to 
discredit  and  clien|ien  the  West  Indian  sugar,  bathed 
with  the  sweat  iind  blood  of  negrwis.  They  signed  the 
l«'lillons  to  parliament  to  put  a  stop  to  the  barliarons 
enstom,  in  use  at  Malabar  and  other  provinces  subject 
111  tin!  Knglish  giiverument  in  India,  of  the  widows  burn 
MIL'  themselves  to  death  on  the  funeral  piles  of  tlieii  1ms- 
liands.  When  the  tJreeks  in  the  first  years  of  their  rev( 
liillon  were  in  want  of  [lowder,  of  bread,  and  even  of  salt, 
the  ipiakers  were  th(!  first  to  collect  tor  their  assistance! 
nine  tlinusimd  pounds  sterling.  They  form  the  (unarmed) 
Hii^nard  of  every  philanthropic  enterprise.  The  best 
Dnclish  griiiniuar  was  composed  by  a  qiiaker,  I\Ii.  Mur- 
ray. The  schools  of  iimlual  instruction  were  invenled 
liy  Mr.  ljaiicast(!r,  and  Mr.  Alli!n  made  the  dise(wery 
known,  thus  spreading  through  all  Fnro|ic  us  it  were  a 
vaccination  ngninst  ignorance.  The  iiithnt  schools  are 
now  kept  in  lite  by  the  qitakers.  Thi!  discipline  of  the 
prisons  cimtiiiually  occiipivs  the  attention  of  the  sect. 
Diit  1  wish  to  point  out  nnother  improvenu  lit  origiiinting 
in  them, and  which  has  not  perhaps  yet  Imcii  siillicieiitly 
talked  of  ill  KiiroiH',  allhough  it  forms  the  admiration  of 
•ill  the  travellers  in  F,nal.'inil. 


TIIR  KKTHKAT; 

on,  i.UN.vnc  asvi-i'-m,  .nkak  vouk. 

I  shall  nc  ver  lie  weary  of  repeating  that  F.nglnnd  is  a 
country  rather  to  make  observations,  than  to  seek  aiiiu.se- 
iiient  in; — it  is  a  great  scientific  treatise.  Its  theatres 
are  the  arsenals  of  Deplford  and  I'ortsmoiitli,  or  the  Kast 
and  West  India  docks;  its  paintings  aic  the  maiiiifne- 
turcs  of  (ilnsgow,  of  Manchester,  of  Leeds,  of  llalilux  ; 
its  coliseums,  iirches,  and  arenas,  are  its  smoky  shopu 
and  I'aetories,  with  which  whole  provinces  arc  covered; 
its  cluimji«flijKir8  are  the  iron  mines  of  Wales,  the  tin 
mines  of  t'ornwall,  the  coal  mines  of  Newcastle.  Kng- 
laiid  is  not  the  island  of  Alcina,  where  the  inhnbitiiiits 
pass  their  days  in  song  and  careless  laughter,  to  U'coiiie 
afterwards  plants  and  beasts.  L(!t  us  reiiieiiib(T,  that  the 
Knglish  ore  the  men  of  Kurope.  They  laugh  littb'  (per- 
liiips  too  littb),  but  they  study  instead  how  to  render  lit!- 
as  little  unliappy  as  possible,  and  to  tame  and  educate 
the  great  beast,  iiianUiiid.  • 

I  have  often  found  it  useful  to  confront  the  opinion  of 
some  writer  on  public  economy,  with  the  example  on  a 
grand  scale,  which  Kiigland  presents  on  almost  every 
|)oiiit  of  the  science.  1  rememb  .-,  for  instiinee,  that 
IJicei  says,  in  a  pa.ssage  of  his  valuable  work  on  "Cha- 
ritable Establishnieiits,"  that  there  is  no  country  in  the 
world,  where  on  an  eepnil  area  there  are  so  many  insti- 
tutions of  public  beiietieeiiee  as  in  tln!  city  of  Modeiia. 
Now  I  am  at  this  very  time  in  a  <!ity  of  England, — York, 
— so  full  of  pious  institutiims,  hospitals,  gratuitous  dis- 
pensaries, and  es|>ceially  orphan  houses  and  free  schools, 
that  I  should  he  very  iniieli  surprised,  if,  comparing  the 
small  area  of  this  city  of  twenty  thousand  inhabitants 
with  that  of  Mo<lena,  it  did  not,  on  this  merit,  llir  surpass 
it.  Hut,  setting  aside  this  partial  comparison,  and  extend, 
iiig  it,  insteail,  between  the  whole  of  the  island  and  an 
eipial  superficies  of  It  ly,  I  am  certain  that  the  last 
would  he  transferred  to  England.  [1  do  not  mean  to 
speak  of  Ireland,  which  is  now  unjustly  paying  liaek  a 
part  of  the  evils  and  persecutions  the  eat  holies  once  made 
the  protestants  sutler.]  It  .swarms  with  hospitals,  retreats, 
infirinarie.T,  asylums,  colleges, and  schools,  maiiitaiued  at 
private  exiiense,  and  conducted  according  to  the  direc- 
tion of  the  benefactors.  I  have  visited  numbers,  but  1 
shall  not  attempt  to  describe  them.  An  estimable  friend 
of  mine.  Count  Arrivabeiic,  of  Mantun,  has  already  for 
two  years  given  himself  up  with  ardour  to  this  under- 
taking. I  could  never  hope  to  c(pinl,  luncli  less  to  sur- 
pass, the  diligence  and  the  fervour  he  has  expended  on  a 
work,  in  which  his  intellect  is  seconded  and  strengthened 
by  his  heart.  As,  however,  I  had  opportunities,  in  the 
course  of  my  long  residence  at  York,  of  examining  at- 
tentively the  Uetreat,  or  Lunatic  Hospital,  erected  there 
by  the  i|uakers,  thirty  years  ago,  I  hope  my  friend  will 
pardon  me  if  I  trespass  a  little  on  his  juris.f^.tioii. 

I  confess,  then,  that  one  of  my  indueeiiieiit.s  to  sjicak 
of  it  arises  from  the  disgustful  recollection  which 

"  With  fright 
Still  bathos  my  heart  in  sweat," 

imjilantcd  in  my  mind  by  the  hospital  outside  tlic  gates 
of  Milan,  called  La  Senavra  ;  and  by  that  of  the  Bieetre, 
a  short  distance  from  I'aris.  Let  not  this  ob.servation  be 
taken  in  ill  part :  I  do  not  wish  to  make  it  a  relleetioii  on 
either  France  or  Italy ;  for  in  England  itself,  est  iblisli- 
ments  of  this  kind,  in  times  past,  were  conducted  in  a 
most  shameful  manner;  so  tlmt,  altiiough  their  govern, 
inent  has  been  ameliorated  for  some  years,  complaints 
arc  even  now  brought  before  parliament  of  the  ill  usage 
of  [K-rsons  in  these  asyliiiiis.  It  is  only  thirty  years  since 
a  more  enlightened  philanthropy  has  corrected  tlieir 
errors,  and  siqipressed  their  aliuses.  It  was  the  Uetreat 
of  York  tlmt  set  the  example  of  a  belter  considered 
humanily,  and  served  as  a  model  for  the  refiirms  which 
were  afterwards  eagerly  intriulueed  in  the  other  hospi- 
tals. It  was  a  novelty  (I  say  if  in  the  teeth  of  those 
Tureo-tMiiistian  governments  which  love  not  novelties') 
that  eirecfed  such  extensive  good.  This  is  the  iirincipal 
reason  for  which  I  esteem  it  not  unusefiil  to  give  a  few 
heads  of  the  system.  I  nni  not,  however,  the  first  to 
speak  of  it.  M.  Delarive,  a  medical  man  of  Oenevn,  gave 
a  description  of  it  in  17!I8,  in  the  "  liibliothequc  Itritan. 
iiique;"  but  the  establishment  was  then  in  its  infancy, — 
it  had  liceii  in  existence  only  two  years.  It  afterwards 
underwent  souk!  additions  to  the  buildings,  and  some 
variations  in  the  regimen  ;  it  will  not,  fhercl'ore,  lip  a  use- 
l(!ss  or  presumptuous  re|M'tition  to  relate  the  results  con. 
firmed  by  thirty  years  exiierienee. 

It  is  a  real  phenomenon  of  human  nature,  that  the 
English,  who  are  distinguished  among  other  nations  fiir 
.wlid  reason,  should  be  the  inost  mibjei!!  to  the  loss  of  it. 


.Madness,  that  terrible  iiiiilaily  whieli  (hsiroys  the  most 
important  of  nil  luallh — that  of  the  iiilnd,  nllocks  olinost 
every  ela.ss  ill  I'liiglnnd.  The  Inst  kiiio,(ieiir;;c  the  Third, 
hist,  from  time  to  time,  the  use  of  rensnii ;  t'astli  rcagb, 
one  of  his  ministers,  kilbd  himself  in  a  fit  of  I'reii7,y  ;  the 
I'bxpient  lioniilly,  through  the  snme  niabiily,  destroye  d 
his  own  litis  Cowper,  one  of  the  sweetest  pin  Is  in  I'hig- 
land, — I'ollins,  one  of  the  best  lyrists, — and  (Swill,  a  very 
witty  writer  both  in  jirose  and  verse,  were  subject  to  at- 
tacks  of  melnneholy,  a  eonventioiiiil  tcnn  to  veil  tlie  Ik  r- 
mr  that  the  name  of  lu.idness  inspires.  Most  of  the 
suicides  comniitfed  in  the  foggy  inoutli  of  iNovciiilier, 
and  even  in  oilier  months,  ore  nceasioiKd  by  strong  fits 
of  gbioiii.  It  is  hard  to  say  what  is  the  average  number 
of  persons  thus  atllleted  in  l'"nglaiid,  because  the  govern- 
ineiit  d(K's  not  mniiifain  a  central  office  of  statistics,  as  in 
Kraiiee;  but,  t'rom  what  I  have  under  my  own  v\i\  I  am 
aide  to  say  that  there  are,  in  the  city  in  which  I  write, 
two  hundred  and  fifty  iiisani!  persmis,  in  two  diirerent 
hospitals,  ciilleete  (I  t'rom  a  population  of  41111,111111  souls. 
The  numlier  will  ap]K'nr  very  great,  especially  when  it  is 
considered,  that,  besides  these  hospitals,  there  are  many 
private  niad-houses,  the  nuiiilHr  of  patients  in  which  I 
cannot  state. 

'i'he  Englishman,  so  steeled  ngainst  every  sort  of  dan- 
ger, cannot  sustain  the  weight  of  misliirtiiiie,  or  some- 
times even  that  of  weariness;  one  of  them  klMed  himself 
because  he  could  not  endure  the  Imrr  of  dres.sing  and  un- 
dressing every  d.iy.  An  Englishman  can  remain  two 
years  on  Iioa.'d  a  vessel  on  a  cruise,  without  being  tired, 
iMcausehe  is  taken  up  with  the  delight  of  coiisiilliiig  the 
winds  and  waves,  and  with  the  enemies  of  his  country. 
In  a  storm,  no  man  is  more  fearless,  patient,  and  endur- 
ing— he  is  more  than  a  man.  Ihit  when  the  stoical 
courage  of  sutl'ering  is  reipiired,  without  the  stimulus  of 
danger  or  exertion,  he  is  less  than  other  men.  However 
inueli  the  Itible  may  1m!  read  in  England,  the  example  of 
.lob  has  made  few  converts  there.  'I'liiis  love,  whicli  w<! 
look  upon  as  a  sort  of  game  at  blind-iiian's-biifV,  so<ni 
turns  tlie  brain  of  an  Eiiglishmnn ;  unaeeustoiiied  to  any 
of  the  passions,  his  heart  (!asily  surrenders  at  the  assault 
of  one  of  them,  as  those  who  live  too  long  in  pence  do  not 
know  how  to  go  to  war;  or,  as  he  who  is  not  used  to  wine, 
becomes  intoxicated  with  but  a  little.  It  is,  perliap.s,  be- 
cause  alienation  of  mind  is  so  t'requent  a  malady  in  their 
country  that  the  English  wrilers  paint  it  so  excellently. 
The  feigned  insanity  of  Hniiiht  and  the  Iriie  nmdness  of 
King  Lear,  are  perhaps  tw.oofthe  finest  and  most  inimi- 
table pictures  in  Shakspeare.  Almost  every  poet  has  the 
description  of  a  lunatic  :  Cr.abbe  has  his  Thomas  d'rey  ; 
Cowper  his  waiif'-ring  girl  of  the  mouiitiiin,  who,  be- 
trayed by  a  sailor,  and  In'reft  of  reason,  passes  the  time 
filling  her  sleeve  with  pins,  'i'he  mndness  of  the  fhther 
of  .\gnes,  in  I'ner's  opera,  is  taken  from  a  iiovi  1  of  Mrs. 
f  )pie,  of  Norwich.  Who,  t(K),  does  not  recollect  the  poor 
Maria  descrilied  by  Sterne,  mad  for  hive,  with  her  little 
(log  always  by  her  siih,  the  only  Inking  in  the  world  who 
had  remained  faithful  to  her? 

(Ircaf,  therefore,  is  the  number  of  nsyUims  erected  in 
all  parts  of  England  for  the  reception  of  these  unfor- 
tunates; some  of  them  are  aiisweralde  to  the  opulence  of 
the  nation,  as  the  New  liefhlem  of  London,  a  vast  and 
magniti(!ent  edifice.  Ifiit  the  most  inagiiifieent  in  appear- 
and! are  not  always  the  best  managed  establislunents, 
still  less  those  which  contain  large  immbers  of  patients; 
this  is  heeoine  n  general  prineiiile  in  charitable  insfitii- 
lions  of  every  sort — inagnificeiice  brings  on  cxpensivc- 
iiess ;  great  numlH'rs,  negligence. 

Let  not  the  traveller,  then,  expect  to  sec  in  the  Retreat 
a  palace  with  Corinthian  columns,  siqierb  p(  ristyle,  and 
oilier  suix'riluous  ornaments,  'i'he  li(  treat  has  in  its 
look  the  modesty  of  beneliience;  it  lesenibles  the  country 
house  of  some  private  individual  not  fiu.d  of  luxury  or 
pomp;  it  has  all  the  simplicity  of  its  fiiunder.s,  the 
quakers.  To  tell  the  truth,  its  form  is  s(unewhat  irregii- 
lar;  the  interior  couiparfiiienis  might  be  belter  arranged, 
the  staircases  more  simple,  the  passag(\s  better  ventilated 
and  more  cheerful ;  its  architecture  nl  least  will  not  serve 
for  a  model.  It  was  designed  at  first  as  a  receptacle  fiir 
only  thirty  quakers,  and  having  been  afterwards  enlarged, 
to  meet  the  increased  demand,  the  iiddillnns  spoiled  its 
symiiietry,  and  produced  defix'fs  which  did  not  exist  in 
the  origiiml  design.  At  present  the  number  of  patients 
nmouiits  to  eighty,  'i'he  hospitals  afterwards  erected 
elsewhere,  have  been  hiiilf  in  a  better  and  more  orna- 
mental style,  without  being  too  Invurious. 

The  situation  of  tlie  Uetreat,  however,  compensates 
fiilly  I'or  the  iiic<inver.ietie(>  of  its  plan.  It  is  seated  on  an 
eminence,  about  half  a  iiiih'  fidiii  the  city,  and  at  much 
the  same  distance  from  the  river  (Mise.  In  front, an  ngree- 
ablc  prosjieet  oik'Iis,  of  a  fertile  plain,  scnttereil  here  niid 


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there  witli  cluiii|i9  of  trec!); — and,  towiirUn  the  iiDrtliunst, 
a  chain  of  liills  at  tliu  distaijuu  uf  twciity-Kvc  iiiiK's,  closrs 
till!  horizon.  Every  thin;;  in  tho  house  hrealhes  tlie  same 
sinipUcity,  coriii.ihty,  order,  and  (juietness,  wliich  r(:i;;ii 
in  private  families.  When  I  was  there,  tlie  superiijteiid- 
cnt  liimself  liaij  the  kindnes.j  to  nceoni]mny  nie  through- 
out, and  to  satisfy  all  my  emiuirioa. 

Conunoncing  from  tl  e  door,  I  cmihl  perceive  Hothinfj 
to  awaken  the  idea  of  a  prison  :  no  window  bars,  no  iron 
(fates,  no  fjuards.  On  the  contrary,  I  liiund  that  every 
idea  even  of  seclusion  is  removed.  At  tliu  entrance  1  met 
Rome  limiule  8ervant.<,  buxom  imd  Ray,  with  the  most 
Horid  liealth  imprinted  on  their  cheeks.  I  was  intro- 
duced into  a  reception  room,  on  tlic;  ground  lloor,  as  clean 
and  well  furnished  as  that  of  an  Knglisli  gentleman.  J 
visited  the  whole  of  the!  hus]iltal,  from  top  to  liottoni,  cast, 
ing  a  curious  oye  through  all  the  chandlers,  and  1  saw 
neither  chains,  nor  iron  l)nrs ; — I  heard  no  cries,  no  howl- 
ing, no  lanuntations, — all  was  in  the  utmost  neatness, 
no  had  smell,  and  every  where  the  most  |)crfect  vcMitila- 
tion.  Out  of  ahmit  eighty  |)atients,  male  and  female, 
there  was  not  one  in  a  slate  of  coercion.  I.ct  the  reader 
be  assured,  that  in  this  1  do  not  use  false  colours  or  e.v- 
aggerations :  in  this  matter,  truth  is  a  duty  more  than 
ever  sacred! 

In  the  day,  each  sex  lias  two  court  yards  to  walk  in, 
and  two  rooms  to  meet  in,  with  a  fire,  surrounded  by  a 
guard,  shut  at  top  like  a  cage,  to  prevent  any  accident, 
but  the  windows  are  not  ]|.rated.  In  the  sitting  room  of 
till'  i)uiet  mad  people,  they  arc  three  feet  and  a  half  wide, 
and  six  feet  high,  with  the  panes  fixed  in  sashes  of 
painted  iron,  instead  of  li^ad;  the  only  precaution  taken, 
mid  a  most  judicious  one.  In  the  room  set  apart  fur 
Ihc  raving,  who  never  e.vceed  seven  or  eight  out  of 
eighty,  the  glass  windows  are  doubled,  and  four  feet  and 
a  quarter  t'roin  tho  ground,  to  take  away  from  the  patients 
too  rea<ly  an  opportunity  of  breaking  them,  or  injuring 
themselves.  These  windows  arc  so  contrived,  that  while 
they  admit  air  and  alfiird  security,  they  boar  the  np- 
jiearance  of  common  windows, — an  iiinoeeut  and  salutary 
deception,  since  it  conduces  to  quiet  the  imagination. 
The  danger  incurred  in  similar  hospitals  from  the  furious 
efforts  of  these  unliap]iy  beings,  has  boon  exaggerated : 
the  error  always  committed,  is  the  believing  human  na- 
ture to  bo  worse  (ban  it  is:  hence  sharp  and  violent 
measures  have  lieen  resorted  to,  which  only  tend  to  irritate 
it,  and  make  it  bi  come  really  bad.  In  Kngland,  the 
op|>osite  system,  that  of  mildness,  is  practised,  not  only 
with  children,  not  only  with  kings  and  niadiuen,  but 
even  with  anim:ds,  and  es|K'cially  horses.  The  good 
results  leave  no  longer  any  doubt  which  of  these  methods 
is  preferable.  In  respi'ct  to  madmen,  it  is  now  confirmed 
by  experii  iHo,  that  not  only  are  severe  and  coercive 
methods  p.  riiieious,  but  that  it  is  necessary  to  withdraw 
from  the  senses  and  the  imagination  even  the  idea  of 
rigour,  much  more  that  of  chains  and  imprisonment. 
'I'lie  average  number  of  inadinen  restrained  with  cords 
or  strait  waistcoats  rarely  exceeds  two.  In  cases  of 
raving  madness,  the  p.atient  is  merely  shut  up  in  a  dark 
and  (piii  t  room,  that  he  may  Im;  dojirived  of  the  excite- 
ments of  light  and  .sound,  besides  that  of  external  objects, 
which  are  apt  to  licat  the  fancy.  Solitary  confinement 
in  darkness  is  an  ellicacious  remedy,  already  tried  with 
good  success  in  the  prisons  of  I'hiladclphia  (which  were 
also  established  by  a  quaker,  with  a  new  code  of  regula- 
tions,) to  Bol\eii  the  sjiirit  of  incorrigible  criminals.  This 
isolation  disposes  the  maniac  to  sleep,  and,  if  he  shows 
no  di9|K)sition  to  suicide,  the  strait  waistcoat  is  not  )iut 
on,  and  he  can  walk  about  and  extend  himself  at  wi" 
ujioii  his  bed.  Those  amongst  tliem  who  arc  disjiosed 
to  suicide,  are  in  the  day  time  restrained  by  a  strait 
waistcoat,  and  in  the  night  tied  down  in  their  beds,  but 
HO  that  they  can  freely  turn  themselves.  This  lx.'d  is  so 
ingenious,  tliat  I  uni  sorry  it  cannot  be  well  described  in 
words. 

When  I  entered  the  sitting  rooms,  Rome  were  playing, 
Honic  reading,  some  writing ;  while  others  were  collected 
alxmt  the  guard  Rurrounding  the  fire.  In  the  women's 
rooms,  most  of  the  inmates  were  at  work,  and  a  person 
coming  in,  without  being  apprised  iH.'forehand,  would 
believe  liims<df  at  first  among  persons  of  sound  mind,  so 
complete  are  the  decorum  and  triuiquillity  which  the 
matron  knows  how  to  preserve. 

The  patients  who  are  w('II  off  have  separate  and  more 
elegant  rooniR,  and,  iiiBtead  of  the  court  yard,  a  garden 
to  walk  in.  They  had  in  their  apartments  both  news- 
p.ajiers  and  books;  ono  of  them  was  coiitemiilating  a 
portrait,  which  ho  had,  ho  told  me,  drawn  at  midnight ; 
it  was  that  of  his  Dulcini^a.  Showing  it  to  me,  he 
asked  if  I  did  not  rocognise  it,  and  I  did  not  hesitate  to 
reply  in  the  ullirinative.     He  was  a  well  dressed  young 


man  of  gooil  address,^-one  of  the  many  victims  of  love. 
lie  took  my  arm,  and  led  nic  to  walk  with  him  in  the 
garden,  asked  iiic:  the  news,  and,  afterwards,  whenever 
walking  with  his  kee|H'r  in  the  public  road,  was  sure  to 
recognise  iiie,  and  stopjicd  to  bid  iiie  good  day.  I  saw 
also  in  the  distance  a  man  who,  ulthougli  it  vv'as  the 
iiiimth  of  Deeembcr,  was  digging  the  ground  with  all 
his  might  with  a  pick  a.\c.  I  asked  the  superintendent 
who  he  was,  ami  he  told  me  he  was  a  liiriner,  very 
skilful  in  agriculture,  who  always  recovered  by  laboiu" 
the  use  of  ri asoii,  which  deserted  him  almost  |Miriodically 
every  two  or  three  years.  These  two  examples  are 
neither  very  extraoriiinary  nor  very  interesting,  but  I 
have  adduced  them  to  show  most  ilecidedly,  that  in  the 
iigimen  pursued  at  the  Jtetreat,  there  is  nothing  com- 
plicated, metaphysical,  or  lraiis(endental :  but  lliat  every 
thing  deiMiid-^  on  making  the  patients  believe  that  they 
ire  in  a  place  of  (piietiiess,  and  among  t'rionds,  just  as  if 
they  had  gone  into  the  country  lor  the  benefit  of  their 
icalth.  • 

Hesides  the  pleasure  ground,  there  is  a  kitchen  garden, 
which  supplies  tlieiii  with  vegetables.  The  most  re- 
s|K'Ctable  (and  those  who  once  were,  Imt  are  so  no  longer) 
dine  with  tbi^  supi  riiilendeiil,  and  many  of  the  woiocn 
dine  with  the  iiiatioii.  'I'liis  eonfideiice  contriliules 
greatly  to  keep  them  in  order,  and  conduct  lliem  b;ick 
to  deeormri.  Thi'  diet  is  simple  and  abundant, — the 
sn|ieriiiteiident  is  also  the  a|>olliecary  of  the  hospital. 
He  is  a  viry  courteous  qiiiUier,  and,  alter  having  satisfied 
my  curiosity  on  all  points,  otleied  to  lend  me  Mr.  Tuke's 
book,  in  wliieli  that  gentleman, — another  qiiaker, — gives 
a  succinct  history  of  the  establishment  up  to  tlie  year 
lf^l3.  I  leeoMuiieud  the  |ierusal  of  this  most  judicious 
work  to  all  medical  nun,  and  dlri'efors  of  charitable  iii- 
stilulions ;  it  contains  only  about  tliree  hundred  pages, 
and  costs  no  more  than  lour  or  live  shillings. 

CKNI^RAl,  OliSHRVATlONS. 

1st.  Tiie  great  merit  of  this  establishment  is,  the  siiu- 
plieily  of  the  Ircatnunt.  I  never  saw  that  of  Aversa,  in 
the  kingdom  of  Naples,  but,  tVom  what  I  have  read  of  it, 
it  apjiears  to  me  that  the  wonderful  cures  etVeeted  there, 
arc  rather  to  be  attributed  to  the  wisdom  and  sagacity 
of  tho  director,  than  to  the  method,  which  is  not  very 
easy  of  iiuitation;  in  fact,  it  hiis  never  yet  been  imitated, 
that  1  know  of.  On  the  contrary,  the  system  followed 
11  the  retreat  at  York,  is  so  easy,  is  so  completely  tlie 
nvention  of  jrood  sense  alone,  that  every  intelligent  man 
is  capable  of  following  it.  'i'liis  is  the  ineoniparab'e  ad- 
vantage of  all  the  Knglisli  institutions  ;  that  nation  does 
not  run  after  the  dillicult  or  the  extravagant,  but  the 
useful.  Hence,  instead  of  the  complicated  system  of 
I'estalozzi,  in  popular  education,  it  adopted  that  of  schools 
of  mutual  instruction  J  thus,  in  manufactures,  it  lets  its 
neighbours  make  the  gorgeous  gobelins,  tho  brilliant 
bijuiilfiits, — articles  of  fiuicy,  while  it  cultivates  the 
inanulactures  that  siip|)ly  the  world  with  elothiug.  A 
system,  a  inethod,  an  invention  of  any  kind  whatever, 
when  it  is  not  adapted  lor  common  use,  and  demands  in 
its  execution  more  than  an  ordinary  capacity  (which  is 
the  gill  of  Ix'w,  very  few,)  may  be  a  wonder  of  the  world, 
and  the  glory  of  an  iiulividual,  but  will  not  iiRi-easi  'e 
wealth  or  happiness  of  a  nation.  'I.'lic  system,  liow'-  i  r 
of  the  Ifetrcat,  from  its  facility  and  siniiilicity,  has  o,.  , 
ailopted  without  difliciilty  by  many  similar  establish, 
iiients  in  Kngland :  it  has  been  the  model  after  which 
many  other  hospitals  have  corrected  their  numeror.'s  and 
ahnost  uicredible  abuses.  The  licispital  that  .cecdcd 
best  in  its  iniitations  (and  perhaps  surpassed  tin  o.'iginal,) 
is  that  railed  the  "  Kunatic  Asylum,"  • -h  h  in  1774 
was  built,  also  near  the  city  of  Yor.,  v  a  iiospilal  for 
the  insane  of  a  part  of  tlie  county.  Tho  old  building 
liciug  biu-nt,  and  a  new  ono  aliout  to  be  erected  in  ISM, 
and  it  being  desired  at  the  same  tiino  to  suppress  all 
the  abuses  of  the  old  au  Ministration,  and  the  errors  of 
the  old  method,  that  of  the  quakers  was  taken  as  a  pat- 
tern, not  less  of  economy,  than  the  treatment  of  the 
patients.  This  other  hos|iital  contains  one  hundred  and 
thirty  madmen.  The  traveller  will  be  surprised  at  tlie 
view  of  this  building,  at  the  walks  shaded  by  old  and 
branching  trees  wliich  surround  it,  at  tlie  Iicautil'iil  in- 
ternal galleries,  at  tliu  cheerful  rooms;  but  lie  sirouldnot 
forget,  that  this  establishment,  such  as  it  is,  would  not 
have  existed  but  for  the  pre-existciico  of  that  of  the 
quakers.  At  one  time,  when  darkness,  chains,  and  pun- 
ishments, were  used  as  the  meaiiH  of  cure,  it  seemed  as 
if  inaduien  (as  tho  physician  Delarivo  wittily  observed) 
had  invented  that  metliod  as  a  euro  for  tliidr  fellow  mad- 
men. In  this  hospital  for  tho  county  of  York,  when  the 
conllagration  liujipencd,  two  madmen  were  burnt  to 


I  death,  who  could  not  make  their  eseajic  in  conscqiu m,. 
of  their  being  chained.  What  first  luudc  the  qnakirj 
in  1708  dcterniine  on  building  a  hospital  for  their  oMn 
insane,  was  the  death  of  nn  individual  of  their  sect  in  iln. 
county  hospital,  from  ill  treatment  and  neglect.  If  mili 
ncRS  lias  been  substituted  for  barbarity,  a  reasoiiiilj, 
and  economical  system  for  a  Btrnngc  and  cxpcnuiri-  cj,, 
let  the  traveller  recollect  that  the  merit  is  due  to  ijn. 
Quakers'  Iktreat,  obscure  in  outward  apjicarrnce,  |,m 
not  yet  surpassed  in  intrinsic  excellence.* 

ad.  Owing  to  the  economy  with  which  the  IJctrca 
is  managed,  it  is  now  able  to  sup|>ort  itself.  The  nthcr 
York  hospital,  on  the  same  plan,  has  olso  always  ac  an. 
mial  surplus,  wliich  enables  it  to  enlarge  its  buildini,".,to 
grant  entirely  gratuitous  admissions  to  .several  |««, 
patients,  and  to  remain  independent  of  the  casual  lil«. 
ralily  of  extraordinary  legacies  and  donations. 

Ill  this  most  important  point  of  view,  the  charit.ibic 
ostablishnieiits  on  the  continent  are  in  general  cxpi.-Kj 
to  two  inconveniences, — the  difliculty  of  finding  a  I'liit. 
rous  bcneliictor  to  furnish  not  only  a  sidfieicnt  capital  in 
build  the  edifice,  but  to  en<low  it  with  an  annual  reviinK 
for  the  support  of  the  jiatients.  And  where  such  a  dnm. 
tion  is  made,  it  is  generally  in  prejudice  of  the  rclatiniii, 
who  are  defrauded  of  their  ex|>ected  inheritance,  so  that, 
in  many  states,  the  law  has  very  jirovidently  stepptil  in 
to  ]iut  an  end  to  such  largesses.  These  two  income, 
iiienecs  disappear  where  nn  i\  rangement  has  been  ad(.|i|i  j 
by  which  an  annual  income  creater  than  the  expense  i« 
pi' (bleed.  'I'liis  well-judge  economy  is  still  limitnl, 
'■'  n  in  Ki  gland,  to  the  hospitals  for  the  insane".  'J'fie 
hospitals  for  other  mt  ladies  (to  w'hi'li  the  admissions  arc 
all  gratuitous)  arc  luaintaiiicd  in  great  part  by  uniiml 
subscriptior-. — I  sn'  in  grcatpart,  because  some  of  tlim 
lire  in  the  i  :ijOyineni  of  ancient  lnMiuests.  Hut  even  tjiia 
se'con<i  method  of  '<miual  sub.scr''itions  i  ■  preferable  to 
that  of  a  revcniK  i.irived  froi.i  .jnations  .md  legatics. 
Hesides  the  '.'leat  good  of  pre',  'ing  elisiiilieritnme.i,  i| 
has  the  advantage  of  a  betl'-r  i  il  red  economy,  beeimsc 
all  tliewe  intere'sted  (that  i:  .il  tin  annual  8llbbcrilIe^) 
ke'cp  a  watch  over  it;  ai  i  it  has  the  e'er  not  less 
valuable  aelvair  ..-",  <i  keeping  the  scnti  i  -it  of  e'nm. 
passion  alivi  \n>  -.^ivc.  The  annual  si  !  ';riljcrs  are 
easily  foiinil  i  Engl  'id.  As  it  is  the  custom  there  to 
board  and  1  .  e  the  lootincn  and  maid  servants  in  tlie 
master's  house,  whcne;vcr  one  eif  tlicin  falls  ill,  the  nu'.sler. 
if  be  is  a  subscriber,  shares  the  expense  of  taking  rare 
of  him,  by  sciieliiig  him  to  the  hospital,  which  for  neat, 
ness,  quiet,  order,  i^nel  sometimes  lor  elegance,  tnay  \'k 
with  a  gentleman's  house. 

3il.  'i'he  government  of  England  has  no  voice  in  tlw 
administration  of  the  institutions  of  public  beneflci'me', 
It  never  intcrti  's,  except  when  the  protection  of  (Hr- 
sonal  liberty  is  in  questiim,  as  it  has  often  occurred,  ttial, 
ill  conscqiienco  of  complaints  of  tlic  cruelties  practJMil 
ill  private  or  jiublic  maelhouscs,  it  has  orelored  siifeul 
investigations, — by  which  the  regulation  was  introdiieeJ, 
lli.at  no  patient  can  be  received  into  a  inadhouHc,  williui:! 
a  certificate  from  tlie  meilical  attendant,  who  is  rcspcn. 
sible  for  giving  it.  In  short,  in  England,  bcncvokiiiv  a 
t'ree,  it  is  only  malevolence  that  is  enslaveel, 

4tli.  In  this  country  every  tiling  is  public,  and  good 
■  "tioiis  have  a  public  recompense.  For  this  reason,  lii' 
■  juations  made  to  hospitals  arc  inscribed  in  letters  uf 
t;old  on  their  walls.  When  you  ento-  the  siwcious  hcis. 
pital  for  tho  insane  called  New  Iktlilem,  you  sec  on  a 
greit  black  table  (to  make  the  lietter  display),  wrillin 
ill  largo  gilt  letters,  the  name  of  every  benct'actor,  and 
the  sum  lie  contributed.  1'lie  same  black  tables  orna. 
niciit  tho  walls  of  the:  beautiful  hospital  of  Derby,  wliith 
I  aelviso  every  traveller  to  visit,  to  sec  how  the  most 
usef'ul  discoveries  in  physic  and  mechanics  have  liein 
applied  to  tlic  ceiinfort  of  the  poorest  classes.  The'  rus- 
toni  of  taking  the  benefneteir's  |)ortrait,  observed  nl  Milan, 
would  be  still  more  flattering  to  human  vanity,  aiiJ 
would  be  worthy  of  approbation,  if  confined  to  those  wlio 
give  in  tlieir  lifetime,  and  not  extended  to  those'  nlin, 
from  revi'uge)  or  sm>erstition,  give  oway  at  liicir  ileatli 
what  tlieiy  can  uo  longer  carry  with  them. 

.■ith.  The  averngo  term  for  a  cure  in  the  Hetreat  is  m 
months,  when  the  disease  is  not  organic  (that  is,  herr- 
ditary.)  The  expedition  of  the  cure,  and  the  niildiirsj 
of  the  melliod,  are  |K'rliaps  to  be  attributed  to  the  sofViMil 
character  of  madness  in  England.  Education  and  tk 
cliinote  render  it  less  violent  than  in  hot  cliinate!^,  and 
among  those  nations  where  the  passions  of  iiii'ii  n" 
continually  irtilnted.    Thu  dilVerenco  is  visible  in  liit 


^     (-1 


•  It  In  iirnlirilily  iiiniilicd  li»  ihut  ninr  FratikHirt,  tlvo  mlH 
fmin  rtillailflphin,  tiniler  tlie  nmnniTi  iiinit  nt  tlif  pnnu'  curi'iy. 
wlilcli  wiisninile'lle'il  ,ns  n  tnidH  lii'aiiin  nt  aimr  lliai  nt  Yurk.— W 


i|)C  111  coiii-c<ni(im. 
luudc  the  'piakirj 
pilal  for  th';ir  o«n 
of  their  ncct  in  tin. 
d  ncjrloct.  If  mild. 
irity,  a  reasonalilt 
•  nil  cxpcnaivf  (.i,, 
crit  IH  <liic  to  i|„! 
d  npiwamici.',  |,i,i 

which  the  IJcIrr .1 
itsilf.  'I'Uv  111),,, 
niso  nlwnys  nv. ;,;,. 
•gn  itH  biiildini;s,io 
H  losevcriil  |»,i 
i>f  the  casual  ijU. 
'>natinny. 

rw,  tho  charil.ilil,. 
ill  Eoncnil  cxpiiMcj 
of  liiidin)^  a  jr(  !,►. 
sulficit'nt  capital  in 
an  annual  rt'V(iii>( 
vhi'te  such  a  d<ina. 
ice  of  the  rclatinn, 
iiheritaiicp,  so  tlni, 
lidently  steppicl  i:i 
ht.'se  two  iiii'ciiiu. 
nt  hasljccii  acii,],ii,i 
han  the  cxpcn^  i. 
ly  is  still  limiliil, 
tho  insane.  'I'l, 
the  admissions  ar. 
pat  part  by  umm;| 
cause  some  of  liirn 
sts.  Hut  even  lliis 
IS  i'  prcferahk'  (.) 
tions  ."iiid  UfiHii". 
disliihpritan(i!<,  n 
economy,  lui mii-c 
nniiul  siihs<'i'ili<r> 
the  f''>er  not  li... 
scnti'  I  nt  of  cniii. 
ml  Si  '  ■.■rihors  an 
le  custom  tlu  re  to 
aid  servants  in  il,i 
falls  ill,  the  iiuisltr. 
nse  nf  takinsT  fan 
\1,  \\  hich  for  iicai. 
iK'gance,  may  lit 

as  no  Toicp  in  (Ik 
utilie  heueficciiii. 
I>roteeti()n  of  pir. 
11  occurred,  llijl, 
ruelties  prailiMii 
as  ordered  spcii.l 
on  was  introiiuci  li, 
madhouse,  willim;! 
u'ho  is  respti.. 
lid,  beucvoleiin'  is 
veil. 

public,  an<i  eorJ 

nr  this  reason,  lie 

bed  in  letters  uf 

the  siMcious  liov 

you  see  en i 

display),  writtin 

y  111  iii'faetor,  and 

black  tables  orm- 

of  Derby,  wliiili 

oe  how  the  iiiifrt 

liniiics  have  Imii 

lasses,    'I'lie  rus- 

observed  at  Milan, 

man  vanity,  aiiJ 

fined  to  those  ivlio 

led  to  those  wlin, 

ay  at  tiieir  dcatli 

lu. 

the  Hctrcat  is  m 
nic  (that  ic,  hen. 
mid  Ihi'  niililni'ss 
d  to  the  solkiKil 
hicalioii  and  Hi'' 
hot  climate!',  ami 
ions  of  men  nrp 
is  visible  in  ll* 


MR.MOIRS  OF  IIOUTENSK  nEAlTIIAUNAIS. 


1 


I 


i.niiknifl,  flvo  mil" 
f  thi^  fnini'  unruly. 
thai  nl  Viirk.-W 


Ii.iri>xy.'5nis  of  anger,  and  almvo  all  in  intoxication.  'J'lie 
ilriinken  Knplishmaii  jrrows  sleepy  and  falls  as  if  dead  in 
the  middle  of  the  street,  without  aiinoyin);  any  body: 
the  native  of  the  south,  intliienccd  with  wine,  insults, 
iiu'iMces,  fiphts,  licnoincH  worse  than  a  Uodoiiioiit,  and 
hv  himself  alone  wakens  up  a  whole  street.  It  must 
tliiii  lie  exiiccted,  that  this  same  method,  adopted  in  hot 
cmnitries,  will  not  have  so  ready  and  lia[)py  a  success 
as  in  Kneland.  Hut  it  will  not  for  all  tli.it,  lie  any  the 
|,ss  the  most  excellent  of  all  the  methods  liitlierlo  in  use. 
All  remedies, accordin;;  to  cliinates  ortemperameiils,  have 
more  or  loss  of  ellicacy;  but  tliey  do  not  alter  their 
nature. 

fith.  The  remark  made  by  Iiockc,  amonjr  many  others, 
on  ohildren,  that  mildness  rules  them  betlcr  than  rijrour, 
has  contributed  to  suRaest,  by  analoKy,  the  method  to 
lie  pursued  by  those,  who,  haviiifr  lost  the  jjuidance  of 
reason,  have  lyrived  at  a  second  childhood.  (Jannot, 
then,  this  same  method  be  applied,  by  analogy  afjain,  to 
inliims,  to  scclu,  to  tactions,  when  they  are  overcome  by 
the  streiifjth  of  the  passion.s,  and  fall  into  delirium  I  If, 
instead  of  tortures,  of  fimeral  piles,  of  confiscations,  and 
(if  sealFolds, — mildness,  humanity  and  reason,  were  cm- 
[il.iyed  to  assuaffc  the  passions  of  the  multitude,  how 
miieli  less  had  Ixen  the  number  of  martyrs  of  religions 
iiil.ileranee,  of  political  ns.sassinat.iiiiis,  of  the  crimes  and 
liorriirs,  that  have  disgraced  and  imhrue<l  in  blood  the 
huinan  racu! 

BSD  or  THK  1T.\I.IA.N'  EXILE. 


EDITOll'S  NOTICE. 

The  ftillowing  works  w  ill  njipear  in  the  Circulating 
Library  as  early  us  convenience  will  admit 

"  yiirrntire  of  a  Jiiurney  from  Calcultu  to  Europe, 
1,1/  inn/  nf  Kfii/pl,  in  the  years  18:17-8.  By  Mri.  Vhartfs 
/,H.t/(iiH.'/o"."' — A  London  periodical,  on  whose  opinion 
we  place  more  reliance  than  on  most,  gives  the  tollowing 
notice  of  Mrs.  L.'s  short  but  valuable  hook.  "  The 
unatieetetl  grace,  intelligence,  and  literary  neatness,  by 
which  this  little  volume  is  characterised,  must  recom- 
mend it  to  the  most  favourable  regards  of  the  public. 
iii(le|n'ndenlly  of  its  being  written  by  a  lady,  the  JirsI 
who  has  performed  the  overland  journey  from  India  to 
Kiisrland.  Here  is  n  lady  braving  the  stnriiis  and  pirates 
of  llic  Hed  Sea,  the  latigues  of  Egyptian  deserts,  the 
iilarins  of  wild  Arab  and  des|)otic  Turk,  investigating,  on 
tlic  hanks  of  Nilus,  the  tombs  and  ruins  of  the  ancient 
world,  and  ascending  the  pyramids,  ami  at  the  end  of 
her  interesting  travel  giving  an  account  of  what  she  has 
seiii  and  done  in  a  style  and  manner  which  would  do 
honour  to  the  best  iiifornied  of  the  other  sex." 

"  W'ucousia,  or  the  Prophecy:  a  tale  of  the  Canndan  hif 
llie  (iiilkor  of  Eciirli." — It  is  sufficient  to  say  here  in  the 
language  of  an  excellent  critic,  "  A  rival  of  Cooper  lias 
aiijunred,  and  in  his  own  walk." 

"  Joiirtvil  of  11  yiiMeinan  ;  eomprisins  n  Ntirrnliie  of  his 
rrsiilenre  III  I'lVnnir  Juririi:  the  Vongirss,^' — This  work 
we  are  inclined  to  In  lieve  is  from  the  pen  of  the  author 
(if  l!f  Memoirs  of  the  Dutchess  of  St.  Leu,  although  tlir 
same  incognito  is  preserved.  The  Loudon  New  Mon'  .y 
.Magazine  says  of  it : — "Tho  work  is  extremely  i  uier- 
l.iming,  and  will  lie  certain  of  obtaining  the  attention 
of  a  large  class  of  rc.idiT'^.  It  contains  the  narrative  of 
the  noble  writer's  resiilencij  at  Vienna,  at  tho  stirring 
and  brilHaut  poriml  of  tho  (^onLfess,  '  where,'  to  u.se  his 
own  words,  'a  kingdom  was  iKirrandiscd  or  disincn 
In-red  .at  a  ball,  an  indeiniiity  griiiited  at  a  dinner,  a 
restitution  pro|M)sed  during  a  hunt,  and  a  bun-mot  some- 
limes  cemented  a  treaty.'  The  author  proiKiscs  to  sup- 
ply the  defect  of  the  work  of  tho  Abbe  de  rradt,  which 
is  chiefly  (lolitical  in  its  nature,  and  wants  the  piiinancy 
it  might  have  had,  if  tlio  private  life  of  tho  illustrious 
actors  in  Oio  great  diplomatic  drama  had  been  exhibited 
to  view.  We  must  say  he  has  succeeded  in  his  design. 
Disengaged  from  political  cares  and  negotiations,  he 
seems  to  have  been  as  active  at  the  dinners  and  festivities 
of  the  Congress,  as  tho  ablest  minister  could  have  lieen 
at  tho  settlements  of  boundaries  and  framing  of  con- 
stitutions. We  have  the  fruits  of  his  activity  lirlore  iis 
i:,  a  n  ■  .ibcr  of  striking  anecdotes,  of  cin(K'r  i  iri, 

priiicj,  princesses,  and  a  long  train  of  dijil 
soiii.ges  of  the  first  distinction.  The  splendi  ■  lii  •, 
ami  sumptuous  entertainments,  and  gay  husllu  nf  the 
iity,  are  given  with  a  vivacity  of  colouring,  which  cvinei's 
iiitieh  power  of  tho  writer  in  tho  descriptivo  style.  It  is 
•■^rtainly  a  work  that  is  well  culculatuu  to  altrftct  atten- 
non." 


MEMOIRS 

OF 
DUTCHESS  OF  SAINT-I.F.f ,  EX-aUEE.V  OK  IIOLJ.A,NU. 

Transluled  from  the  French  ezpresilyfor  this  work. 
Preface  to  thefrst  edition  in  EngUsh. 

It  was  elegantly  remarked  by  the  Prince  dc  Ligne, 
that  "  Mademiiiselle  Deauhariiais  wields  a  sceptre  which 
never  breaks  in  her  hands.  She  remains  a  ipicen  by  the 
grace  of  her  own  talents,  alUr  having  ceased  to  be  one 
'  by  the  grace  of  (iod  ;'  "  but  if  the  biography  of  Ilorlense 
Heaiiharnais  had  (lossessed  no  claims  of  more  iiimiediate 
value,  the  deep  interest  attached  to  all  who  were  connected 
with  Na|K)leon  would  of  itself  he  a  sufficient  apology  for 
the  appearance  of  the  present  memoirs.  It  is  umieccB- 
sary  for  us  to  write  a  |>anegyric  on  the  character  of  the 
Dutchess  of  St.  Leu;  her  encomium  will  be  best  exhibited 
ill  the  history  of  her  life ;  she  was  eX|>osed  to  the  world's 
gaze,  by  the  surpassing  brilliancy  of  her  fatlicr-in-law's 
actions,  but  the  retlccted  glar>  only  served  to  display  her 
amiable  virtues.  These,  ami  the  fame  she  has  ac(piircd, 
are  intrinsically  her  own  ;  she  owes  nothing  to  Na|)olcon, 
heyond  that  tortune  which  converted  the  delight  of  pri- 
vate life  into  the  ornament  of  a  throne.  , 

From  internal  evidence  we  are  led  to  conclude  that 
the  author  of  the  jirestnt  work  is  the  Count  de  lii  tjarde, 
whose  visit  to  the  Dutchess  of  St.  Leu  is  described  in  the 
nineteenth  chapter.  Hcfore  that  intniduetion,  he  had 
composed  a  number  of  metrical  ballads  of  the  kind  styled 
in  Ercnch,  Romances,  several  of  which  had  previously 
attracted  the  attention  of  llortense,  and  were  set  to  imi.-i( 
by  herself.  One  or  two  highly  flattering  letters  addressed 
by  her  to  the  count  are  inserted  either  in  the  body  of  the 
work  or  in  the  notes ;  we  may  sately  pronounce  him  at 
least  a  correspondent  of  the  'iiiitelu>s,  enjoying  in  some 
degree  her  confidence,  and  it  may  be  that  the  present 
work  possesses  still  higher  claims  to  the  reader's  interest 
and  to  complelo  authenticity,  from  tho  subject  of  it 
having  supplied  part  of  the  materials  herself. 

The  spirit  of  M.  de  la  Garde's  poetry  is  transferred  to 
his  memoirs  of  an  accomplished  and  unfortunale  queen. 
It  exhibits  itself  in  romantic  sentiments  and  flights  of 
fancy,  which,  however  appropriate  in  their  native  tongue, 
may  aiijiear  unduly  elevated  in  their  English  dress.  The 
translator  must  therefore  disclaim  all  necouiitability  for 
occasional  loftiness  of  stylo,  which  it  was  impossible  to 
soften,  without  destroying  the  character  of  the  work. 

The  expensive  Euro|iean  edition,  contains  the  engrav- 
ings, ballads,  and  music  (roniaiiees),  c<'mposed  hy  llor- 
tense, with  a  likeness  of  her,  as  seated  at  the  harp ;  we 
regret  that  for  obvious  reasons  we  are  compelled  to  omit 
these  evidences  of  her  talents.  A  niimbcT  of  illustrative 
rotes  have  been  added  to  this  edition  in  tin  course  of 
I  nslalion,  consisting  chiefly  of  such  extracts  from  the 
\arioU9  eotemporary  memoirs  as  apiicared  necessary  for 
explanation,  or  interesting  as  additional  details.  We 
may  safely  antic  ipate  that  tho  present  work  will  tic  con- 
sidered a  vaUiablu  additi'  i  to  the  stock  of  autheiilie 
French  biography  with  which  tho  Auiericuu  public  are 
already  supplied. 

AUTHOR'S  PREFACE. 

The  French  Revolution  is  thf  most  wnnderftil,  and 
(Veil  now,  the  most  hiHuential  tient  of  modern  days. 
Uigim  by  popular  masses,  it  was  extended  and  at  length 
termiiiiili'il  liy  ono  who  centred  in  himself  all  its  genius 
and  giant-like  energy.  This  was  Napoleon,  whoso  re- 
nown rises  (iir  above  all  eotemixirary  glory,  and  whose 
name  will  he,  hereiifter,  the  proudest  in  all  history. 

The  interest  felt  by  every  one  in  a  great  man,  extends 


itself  to  all  his  intiinafi'  connections,  and  more  especially 
to  his  family,  'I'hat  ol'  Napoleon  has  In  en  a  feifile  sub- 
ject for  those  private  iiiemoirs,  which  will  one  day  figuio 
in  history  as  its  important  materials.  Some  of  them  have 
added  personal  repiif.ifiim  to  the  eelebrily  oflhi'ir  house; 
whlie  others,  devoted  by  their  sex  or  character  to  more 
traii(|nil  pursuits,  have  become  tiimous  for  mental  endow. 
Hunts  and  for  a  high  degree  of  sensibility  and  greatness 
of  soul.  The  fiirmer  have  commanded  iiiiliomi<li'd  admi- 
ration, hut  the  memory  of  till'  Intlir  has  its  louiidntion  in 
universal  aU'eetion.  Such  were  ,lose]iliiiie  and  the  (|Ueen 
of  Holland.  The  emiiress  has  already  been  the  theme  of 
miiny  writ!  rs  :  the  iiicinoirs  of  her  daughter,  which  wo 
now  submit  to  the  pulilic,  will  show  that  she  was  c'piully 
worthy  of  love  and  esteem. 

Wlieiiee  arises  the  secret  salisfaclion  we  all  derive 
from  the  narrative  of  sudden  elevalioii  and  imforesc-en 
reverses?  Can  it  be  selfishness,  wliiili,  by  mipereeivcd 
links  in  the  Imman  mind,  gratifies  us  by  exhibiting  the 
chance  of  hiimiliaticm  as  a  couiitcriioise  for  tlii'  accidental 
splendour  of  a  crown  ?  l,et  us  rather  believe  that  every 
feeling  and  dispassionate  man  delights  in  the  \\mi  of 
happiness,  commiserates  the  unfortunate,  and,  alike  a 
stranger  to  envy  and  imfeeling  joy,  unites  the  pleasures 
of  the  mind  and  of  the  heart  to  the  advantages  of  worldly 
pros]ierity. 

liiographies  of  females  arc  always  attractive.  Wo 
hojie  to  trace  the  workings  of  their  hearts,  '.vliieh  so 
many  fancy  they  can  read,  and  which  so  few  rightly  aji- 
preeii.te.  To  treat  woman  as  all  goodness,  is  not  to 
know  her  well;  fo  believe  her  all  evil,  is  not  to  knc/w  her 
at  all.  Even  females  are  not  always  fiirtmiate  in  self 
judgment;  for  it  is  a  part  of  human  iiatrK.evcr  to  re- 
main in  ignorance  of  self  in  spite  of  tiiv  ir.ost  constant 
.study. 

But  if  the  memoirs  of  every  woman  excite  eager  at- 
tention, how  miieh  more  interest  shouli'  we' feel  in  tho 
history  of  one,  who,  seated  upon  a  throne  not  hers  by 
birthright,  provi d  herself  worthy  of  elevation  by  that 
winning  allability  which  rendc  rs  power  pardonable  with- 
out encouraging  .lisresm  et.  When,  however,  the  saiiio 
jirinecss,  af>er  being  raised  to  splendour,  is  again  precipi- 
tated into  obscurity,  from  a  mere  olijeet  of  popular  won- 
der, she  iK'Comes  a  lit  theme  for  the  niedilalioiis  of  the 
philo.sopher ;  he  conleniplntes  her  struggling  with  adver- 
sity, and  can  esliinate  her  dignity  on  the  throne,  from 
her  constancy  in  misfortune. 

When  a  princess  is  t'ifted  with  all  those  tliining  rpiali- 
(ies,  which,  in  adorning  merit,  emhellish  the  fairest  gif^s 
of  nature,  a  descrnt  lioiii  sovereignty  only  narrows  her 
jHiwcrs  of  nsefuhiess.  Ifemoved  from  the  intoxicating 
incense  of  courts,  she  has  still  the  balm  of  memory,  the 
pleasures  of  reflection  and  the  delight  of  conferring  liap- 
piiies.s — a  delight  not  less  lively  because  its  sphere  is 
more  confined.  A  woman  like  llortense  reigns  without 
royalty ;  she  wears  her  splendour  as  the  ruby  its  purple. 
The  empire  that  remains  may  will  compensate  a  dia- 
<lem's  loss,  for  it  is  the  power  a  woman  most  covets — 
Initer  known,  better  tovtd. 


CHAPTER  I. 

llortense  Fanny  de  Ileauharnais  was  horn  at  Paris  on 
the  10th  of  April,  Kf-It,  at  a  period  when  Inr  French  no- 
bility was  still  resplendent  with  that  pruipi  rity  wliich 
was  the  reward  of  service  done  to  the  stale,  in  arms  or 
magistracy.  Paris  had  not  yet  learned  to  gaze  enviously 
upon  this  elevated  class,  then  as  pre-e  wneiit  hy  the  ele- 
gance of  its  launers,  as  by  llii  enjoyment  of  privileges 
lo  which  if  allached  little  inipirlancp.  E  i  ry  young 
girl  of  funnlv  eon'd  then,  not  ;r'ibaps  aspire  openly  to 
the  throne,  b;jt  at  least  flatter  herself  vvi.'h  the  belief  of 
rising  to  it  without  ditHciilty.  Madame  il  Maintenoii 
had  show  n  that  royal  iilood  was  not  essenu-!  to  the  easy 
e.xerei^v-  of  royal  powi  i. 

'I'he  history  of  childhood  is  rather  the  if'  Ty  of  the  fa- 
inily  than  of  the  infant,  Hortensc  gave  promise  of  wit, 
grace  and  niiiiability,  but  the  fond  antieipaMons  of  ma- 
li'riial  partiality  wi  r'  not  renlised  until  aft.  i  a  series  of 
ilislrcssiiig  cnlaiuifies,  of  which  some  account  may  not 
bo  inappropriate. 

Her  tiillier,  the  Vicomte  de  neauharnnis,  was  a  younger 
son  of  a  noble  and  weiilthy  fiimily  of  Martiiiipie.  He  en- 
tered  the  army  at  nil  early  age,  an  I  obtained  distinctiim 
in  several  atlairs  as  a  major  in  the  forces  under  Rochani- 
beau,  then  fighfliig  flir  the  cause  of  Aiverienn  freedom. 
l'|K)n  his  ri  liirii  lo  I'Vanee,  without  disgracing  the  creed 
of  liberty  by  any  iinwor;hy  nelioii,  he  adhered  to  the 
principles  he  had  ditendul,  which  (nrhaps  had  been  pre. 
maturely  developed  !-v  jiis  American  associations.  He 
espmised  with  enthusiasm  tlio  doctrines  of  the  revolution, 


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aiul  ht'ciuiir  a  /ciilniis  iuhncittc  of  the  ri'turin  ut'  ubiisos, 
an<l  (it* a  well  rr;x'i'iitc(i  lilnTty. 

liatlicr  a  iiliiluplicr  than  a  iiiiirlirr,  Iliaiiliariiais  liailrd 
witli  jiiy  llu^  (lawn  ot'  lliat  liln'ity  in  I'lamr,  wliiili  lie 
hail  smi  rnspli'iiili'iit  in  AiiicriiM.  In  llf*:!,  he  wax  ilc- 
]mtiil  Ic)  the  sl^.lis  jfoiieral  by  llic  nolihsKC  nl'  Itlnis,  anil 
UiiM  ono  of  the  tiist  iil'  his  iiriUr  wlii)  voltil  willi  till' 
thiril  I'slatr,  In  tlir  ini'miaalih'  niiitnrnal  sillin);  ot'tlit'  Ith 
iir.\nuiisl,hr  niiivrti  and  rairiril  llii'  alKilitiim  i)l  |>rivilr<jrs, 
ri|iial  |M'nattirs  lor  all  riassrs  of  i-ili/i-ns,  anil  univrrsal 
I'li^iliilily  tnoiriri'.  Altrr  ltavin<r  Ih'imi  sri-rrtary  oi  thi'  vmi- 
Ftiliirnt  asstinltlVi  hi'  was  a|>i>iiinti'il  on  thr  ilitlrrrnt  mili- 
tary coinniilli't's,  lioni  whiili  ho  niailo  srvrial  rrinark  'lilr 
ri'|u>rls,  on  llio  oi'i;anisalion  ol'  tho  National  (■nai'il;  Ihi 
ni.iiiili'ii.ini't'  ol  (lisri|iliiir  in  Ihi'  army,  anil  thr  nirans  of 
lirolci'lin!:'  till'  rountry  iVoni  military  iisin'|>aliiin.  ( )ni 
iit'his  nnistronslanl  anil  ai  tivt'  ii|i|>oni'nts  was  his  hrothir, 
till'  .Mari|iiis  ilr  l)raiiliarn:iis,  wliii  was  also  a  nninbrr  ol' 
till-  assi  nilily,  lull  ImIohkiiI  to  the  Cell  ihiiil. 

It  is  rrlali'il  liy  iMi'rrirr,  in  his  rirlnri'  of  Paris,  that 
till'  viriimtr  took  a  pKiniiiii'iit  part  in  the  |irr|iarulioiis  lor 
thr  lislival  of  llic  liilrration,  rrluhratril  in  tin'  ( 'hanip  cle 
ftlars,  oil  thr  Mill  of  .Inly,  ITIMI.  lie  li^Mireil  in  Ihe  pro- 
ressioii,  liariussiil  lo  thr  same  ear  with  the  Ahln'Siuyes. 

Sineerely  ilevoleil  lo  the  tnie  interests  of  his  country, 
lie  warneil  the  nohles  that  the  time  hail  eome.  when  they 
must  ileelare  themselves;  that  us  yet,  nothing  was  done 
for  the  iK'ople,  who  had  many  just  eaiises  of  eoinplaint, 
and  that  priiilenee  alone  could  now  avert  hhmdshed  and 
save  lionis  XVI. 

lliaiiliarnais  was  presiili  nt  of  the  national  assemlily  at 
the  time  of  the  kiiiy's  lliirht,  on  the  'Jlst  June,  17111.  He 
(lis|ilayeil  the  true  liriiiness  of  aiitii|uity  ill  aiiiiiiiineiii); 
to  the  deputies  this  disastrous  inlellinenee.  "tieiitlc- 
nii'ii,"  said  he,  on  taking  the  iliiiir,  "the  kin;;  set  out 
last  night:  let  ns  pro  'led  lo  the  order  of  the  day."  His 
dignity  and' presenee  of  mind  extorted  adiniration  even 
from  his  enemies,  and  proeured  his  re-eleetion  to  the 
presideney  on  the  ensiling  Hist  of  .luly.  At  the  iIom'  of 
the  session,  he  joined  the  army  of  the  north,  with  the 
rank  of  adjiitani  general.  Mis  hehaviour  at  tiie  rout  of 
Mons,  April  «';ilh,  I  T!l-',  w  as  highly  eoinmended  liy  Hiroii, 
then  general  in  ehiel';  and  in  the  lieginning  of  August, 
the  eommand  of  the  eanip  at  Soissons  was  enlnisted  to 
liim  hy  (General  Ciisliiie.  Atler  the  niemorahle  lllili  of 
August,  the  army  eoiniiiissioners  of  the  legislative  «s- 
semlilv  distiiiguislied  him  as  one  of  the  generals  who  still 
rouliiiued  in  the  sei'v  lee — raithfnl  lo  their  honour  and 
their  eNiinlrv.  'I'wo  montlis  allerwards  he  iidilressi  il  a 
proelaniatioii  lo  the  army  of  the  Khnu,  and  in  Deeem- 
l>er  liis  eondiii't  was  ag.iin  made  the  theme  of  pruiHu  liy 
t'usline,  and  Saihe  the  iiiinisi"r  of  war. 

On  the  -':ith  iif  Alay,  l"'.l.'l,  he  was  proelaiiiK  d  eom- 
mander  in  eliiif  of  the  army  of  the  liliine,  and  shortly 
allerwards  he  deelined  the  ministry  of  war.  'I'he  nohles 
were  at  this  |h  riod  wholly  exelnileil  fiom  military  eiu- 
plovmenl,  and  ileauharnais,  with  a  felling  of  hononrahle 
pride,  plaeeil  his  resignation  in  lin'  hands  ofllie  deputies 
of  the  eonveiiliim.  'I'his  Ihey  at  lirsl  refused,  hut  it  was 
linally  aeeepled  on  the  'Jlsl!  of  .\iigust,  w  itii  the  usual 
order  to  retire  lo  the  disl.inee  of  Iweiilv  leagues  iVoui  ihe 
ea|iilal.  Leaving  (■'eiieral  l.andremonl  in  eonimand  of 
the  army,  he  tis.k  up  his  residenee  ,  t  the  estate  of  lleaii- 
liariiais.ni'ar  La  Kerle  Imhaiit,  (Loir  el  Cher,)  Hliieli 
hail  Ihi'Ii  (reeti'd  into  a  maripiisale  for  his  I'.itln  r.  He 
li.iil  pre\ioiHlv  lieen  the  snlijei  I  of  several  ileniineialions, 
witieh  were  answered  in  his  "  Dliservations  on  the  I'ro- 
seriplioii  of  the  Nohles,"  and  had  now  seareely  reaehed 
his  new  iiIhhIi'  heliire  liesli  aeeiisalions  assailed  him,  to 
whii'h  he  rephrd  with  the  dignity  of  eonseions  imioeiiiee. 
,\ll  was  in  vain;  he  was  arri  sled  and  imprisoned  in  Paris. 

'I'lie  eimrl,iiii  if  ini|Mlleil  hy  an  irresi-ilihle  fatality,  had 
iilVorileil  to  ri  puhliean  insurri  I'lion  the  prili  .\t  of  warlike 

invaKiiin  and  liin  igii  allia The  Mniipiisde  lleauhar. 

nais,  hrotlier  ol'ihe  vieoiiite,  wa'<  one  of  I  hose  impriiilent 
Milhen  Ills  of  monnrehy.  who,  hy  their  hiinil  diivotion  to 
their  party,  niiiinly  eonlrihiiteil  to  llie  overllow  of  a  l.ir. 
rent  whieli  no  harrier  ennlil  wilhstand.  Wherever  a 
government  is  evposeil  to  sudden  ehaiige,  and  Ihe  in- 
ten  stsof  rel.iliiiiiHliip  are  mingled  with  political  piiHsioiis, 
it  eomiuonlv  liapjM  ns  that  meiuhers  of  the  same  family 
(<H|Miuse  op)Hisile  parlies,     'I'lius  in  Heollaiiil,  during  the 

List  II  ntiiry.  nothing  was   mole  I'reipienl  than  lo  si lie 

liohlenniii  n  yealoiis  .laeohite,  while  his  son  or  hrntlier  re- 
inaint'il  a  failhlnl  ailliereiil  of  the  house  of  ItrnusM  iek. 
Ill  every  event  of  tin  eoutesl,  the  lailllly  |MW»essloll«  (ere 
m'l'ureil ;  for  natnnil  tilling  alVordi  d  an  lAeellenl  pntevt 
lor  Ihe  proleelioi)  or  pardon  of  the  ileliatid.  lint  the 
jiolitii'al  op|Nisitionof  the  two  lleaiilnirnais  was  Ilie  result 
of  no  w'Hiiili  raleiil.ilion  l''i.ii'li  mis  lirinly  ('oiivineed  of 
the  reelilildc  uf  Ilia  (irineiples,  innl  enili  iiiiili  rwi  iil  llie 


severest  punishment  of  eonsisteiiey — the  ingraliluile  iil 
his  pally.  'I'lio  vieomle,  alter  having  shone  with  dis- 
liiielion  in  the  eoiistilnenl  assemlily,  and  eoiumaialed 
wilh  hoiuair  thi'  armies  of  the  repniilie,  perished  on  the 
sealliild  on  Ihe  :.';iil  of  .inly,  in  the  thirty-liiiirlh  year  ol 
his  age;  heipieathing  tu  his  ehildreii  a  rieh  lurlt.ige  ol 
glory,  worthy  of  Ihe  proud  motto  of  their  house — "  >Si-;uvk 
Ml  narniai."  In  K"-!."!  it  was  only  hy  the  lieroie  devn. 
tiiin  of  .Madame  l.av.dUlte,  that  her  hiishand,  the  son-iii' 
law  oftlie  maripiis,  was  resened  from  a  similar  fate. 

'I'hi'  X'ieoinle  lie  Iti-auhariiais  married  in  Martiniipii 
.losi'phine  liose  Ta.'-elier  lie  la  I'a^erie  ;  a  i-reole  l..dy  of 
ihsliiiguisheil  hirth.  l*i'e\  ions  to  her  ni.irriage,  her  alti  ii 
tioii  was  one  day  atlraeted  hy  a  group  of  slaves,  eolleeled 
around  an  old  negro  syliil,  who  was  telling  their  lialnne: 
.losephine  stuppi  il ;  and  the  laig  no  soniiir  peri'eiveil  he 
new  auditor,  than,  nlleriiig  a  loiiil  shriek,  she  seized  her 
hand  in  the  utmost  agitation.  "  \'ou  iiiiist  i-ertainly  dis- 
I'liver  something  very  striking  in  my  appearanee,"  said 
Josephine  :  "  \\'ell — shall  my  liirliine  he  good  or  evil 
"  llelli  1"  "  1  must  eonless,  my  good  woman,  thai  your 
predietiiin';  are  quite  vague  eiaaigli  lo  run  no  ri:-k  of  eon 
tradietion."  'I'lie  old  woman  raised  her  eyes  wilh  a  sin 
gnlar  expri'ssioii.  "t.'i>me,  eome,"  pursued  Josi'phine, 
whose  curiosity  now  hegaii  to  he  exeited,  "  let  me  know 
what  is  to  he  read  in  !lie  story  ol'liie  future!"  "  In  the 
future — all!  you  will  not  helieve  me  if  I  tell."  "Oli,  yes! 
I  promise  yoii  full  .  redenee,  my  good  mother;  tell  ini' 
what  1  have  to  hope  or  liar."  "  If  you  insist  on  il — lis- 
ten! You  will  soon  marry — yournnion  will  he  iinhajipy — 
you  will  he  lell  a  widow.  'I'lien  yon  will  iHioine  ipieen 
of  l''ranee;  you  will  have  uiighly  armies  at  your  liel ;  hut 
you  will  die  in  a  levolulion."  On  llnishing  this  extraor- 
dinary predielion  the  old  woman  retreated  with  as  iiiueli 
aetivily  as  lier  age  permitted. 

■  Josephine  prohihiled  her  slaves  from  rallyiiijf  the  syliil 
on  her  "  riilieiilous  proplieey,"  She  made  use  ol"  the  ap- 
parent alisiiidily  of  the  promise  to  prove  to  the  yo'.ing 
negresses  her  skiider  helief  in  its  I'lillilment,  ami  it  was 
treated  nii n  ly  a:<  a  snhpet  liir  tiiinily  merriiiienl.  In 
lliel,  there  was  little  reason  to  imagini  that  ii  young 
West  Indian  girl  eoiild  hy  any  revolution  Ik'  seated  on 
the  tirst  llnoiie  ill  the  world.  Life  and  death  in  her  na- 
tive island,  seemed  Ihe  unehangeahle  destiny  of  .Made- 
moiselle 'I'aseher.  She  heeanie  the  wife  of  the  X'ieomie 
lie  111  .niharnais,  and  in  Hr^ll,  gave  hirth  to  a  son  aller- 
terwaiils  Prime  Miigi  lie,  vieeroy  of  Italy.  He  was  three 
years  older  than  his  sister  llorteiise. 

The  I'aiise  of  Aineriean  emaneipalioli  was  too  (Hipular 
in  l''raiiee,  not  to  ensure  an  entliusiastie  reeepliuii  to  the 
riliiriiiiig  ollleers  who  had  aided  il  with  their  eoiirage. 
To  this  reeommeiiil.ilioii,  lleanliarnais  added  a  prepos- 
sessing exti'rior, 'igrei-ahle  ai'eomplislnneiits,  and  polished 
manners.  The  soeii  ly  of  one  so  eiuinenlly  ipialilieil  to 
shine  was  every  where  eourtid;  and  with  the  natural 
rieilily  of  youth,  he  gave  himself  up  unreservedly  to  the 
sednelioiis  of  the  great  world.  Josephine,  thus  deserted 
hy  the  mall  of  her  ehoiee,  resol\eil  to  seek  tainsolalion  in 
Ihe  plai  e  of  her  hirth,  and  eonimiseralion  in  the  syiu|iulliy 
of  her  family.     She  sailed  liir  .Martinii|ue  in  17f7. 

Diigelie  remained  with  his  father:  his  sister,  then  only 
three  years  old,  aeeompanied  her  inothir  aeross  the  seas. 
The  Vessel  in  vvliieh  Mad. line  lleanliarnais  had  einhark- 
I  il,  I  nenunleri  d  a  violi  iil  storiu,  and  llorlense  thus  eiiiii- 
n:,  need  a  se\eie  apprentiei  ship  to  Ihe  daiu;ers  and  iiiis- 
lorlinies  wliieh  alli  rwanls  so  marly  halaneed  the  glorv 
of  her  hi'illiant  earei  r.  In  the  eonvnlHion  of  the  elements, 
she  niiglit  then  Iuim'  seen  a  lit  emhiein  of  thai  lenipest  of 
human  passion  of  which  licr  I'ulurti  destiny  liiul  marked 
ill T  fur  the  sporU 

CHAPrKU  II. 

It  is  Isnealli  Ihe  liurning  sky  of  llie  Alililli'H  lliiit  the 
inltiieiiie  of  Ihe  verliial  sun  is  most  strikingly  felt,  rcn. 
ilering  the  im.iginalion  more  ardent,  nil  eouimuniealjng 
to  the  frame  the  eaplivaling  languor  so  eliaraeleristie  i 
the  Creoles,  llorlense  ex|Hriiiieeil  its  full  ell'eels.  Her 
Infaliey  resemlikd  that  ofllie  interesting  \  irgiiiia,  sii 
well  ildcrihi  il  hy  Si.  Pierre  in  the  episode  to  the  Dtiides 
lie  la  Nature,  a  work  which,  for  perii  ctiiin  of  dcliiil  and 
vplemlonr  ol  colouring,  siciiih  to  defy  imitilion.  Hor- 
Iriisc,  compassionate  and  letider  hiarled  an  Virginia 
111 Tsi  If,  was  deeply  shucked  hy  the  iniHcries  of  slavery, 
which,  ill  III  r  elnldisli  i  liurity,  she  slmve  to  iillevialc. 
Like  her  also,  the  coiistalil  oh|eet  ol'malernal  solicitude, 
she  imhiheil  iVom  the  cans,  the  endearments  and  the  e\. 
ample  of  Jiwephme,  the  witching  grace  and  eaplivaling 
seiisiliilily,  which  iilV  rwanls  won  every  heart  and  rivii- 
tell  nnwavcriiig  nirnliou.  Thus  she,  who  was  one  ilay 
lo  rule  over  suhjeets.  Was  Uml  the  inislrcss  iirnluveHi  bill 


llorlense  was  ever  hmnaiie  and  compassionate,  tlioi)ir|i 
acenslomeil  Irom  her  infancy  lo  dominion.  It  is  onlv 
when  Ihe  hand  of  woman  tempers  the  rigour  of  power 
when  her  voice  solli  ns  the  evils  of  misgoverinneiit,  llmi 
the  unliirtnnale  lorgel  the  hinthcn  of  their  chains,  ami 
eontenti  d  w  ith  the  illu.^ion  of  liherly,  sigh  no  lonjfer  lor 
its  lost  realily. 

'I  he  elliets  of  Ihe  I'rencli  rcviilntion  in  the  colonics 
were  proportioned  lo  the  violent  passions  of  the  inlialiii. 
ants  ol'.'-iillry  regions,  and  llie  deep  hatred  exeited  in  the 
minils  of  the  slaves  hy  the  tyranny  of  their  maslers. 
The  I  rememlous  explosion  of  St.  Domingo  reverherali  i| 
llirongh  Ihe  Aniilles.  'J'he  existeni'c  of  llorlense  and  her 
mother  was  freipieiilly  menaced  hy  eonllagralion  and  the 
sword;  lor  the  hiaeks  perseciiteil  an  entire  race,  and  not 
iniliviihials.  Ilinminily,  iiiildness,  and  lieiievolencc  were 
already  assoi  iaied  with  the  name  ol'.lii.sephine,  inspiring 
every  where  all'eelion  and  respect.  'I'he  simple  anmnr. 
I  iation,  "  1  am  .Madame  de  Heauharnais — this  is  my 
daiighler,"  was  suHicieiit  to  disarm  the  viideiice  of  the 
assassins,  and  she  was  I'ortunately  enahled  to  reach  a  sea 
port  and  einhark  liir  Kranee.  lOvils  of  still  greater  niiigui- 
tiide  awaited  her  return,  and  made  a  deep  iiiipression  on 
the  mind  of  llorlense.  She  soon  learned  that  there  is 
lull  a  single  step  from  power  to  servilnile,  from  happi- 
ness to  misliirtune.  This  first  les.son  of  adversity  was 
not  given  in  vain;  and,  iiolwithstanding  its  severity,  it 
\yas  iieilher  the  hust  nor  tlio  least  piiinl'ul  she  was  "des- 
tined to  eiiihire. 

'I'he  ardent  attaeliment  ofthe  vieoinlc  to  the  prineipks 
of  the  revolution  had  never  iiiided  (or  an  inslanl,  liiit  a 
new  and  more  delermiind  faction  had  ovcrlhrown  all  its 
rivals,  and  was  now  in  full  possession  of  power.  Ileau- 
hariiais  was  imprisoned;  for  the  advocates  of  moileration 
and  the  partisans  of  aneirni  privileges  were  ci]nallv  oh- 
iioxions  to  gkiiimy  liinalii  ism.  His  wile,  losing  all 
rcmenihranee  of  former  wrongs,  was  only  seiisihie  of  his 

misliirtimes.  To  love  and  helieve,  to  sulVi  r  and  liirgive 

siieh  is  I'emale  lili'.     .She   used  every  exertion  to  relieve 

his  situation.     In istaney  had  wiiimded  her  feelings, 

hut  she  had  never  ceased  to  hive  her  liiishand  ;  and  her 
truth  was  displayed,  when,  wilhont  advantage  lo  liliii, 
it  could  only  involve  her  in  Ins  late.  Id'anliarnais  w:is 
iiiiieh  moved  hy  this  generous  eondiict,  and  in  several 
all'eeting  letters,  written  when  no  hope  remained  of  es- 
caping the  Keall'oUl,  lie  warmly  eoinmended  his  children 
lo  her  I'are. 

Josephine,  heeoming  in  her  Inrii  an  ohjeel  of  siis- 
pi(  ion,  ivas  also  eonlinid.  Up  to  this  time  she  had 
scarcely  heslowcd  a  thoiiglit  upon  the  I'lirlnne-tcller  of 
.Marliniiine;  hut  now,  hy  a  common  iiieonsislcncy  of 
Inimaii  nature,  the  prediction  reeiirred  to  her  reiiicm- 
hiaiice  amid  Ihe  ghioiii  of  a  prison.  Her  mind  hccaiiie 
aeenstomed  to  dwell  \ipim  its  proiniscs,  and  she  ended 
hy  a  linn  helief  ill  its  easy  ncconiplishmenl. 

( >ne  morning  the  jailor  enlcred  the  cell,  vvliieh  she  oc. 
ciipied  in  eommoii  with  the  Hiilehiss  of  Aigiiillon,  (aller- 
wards IMadame  Louis  de  (iinirdin,)  and  two  other  ladies, 
and  annomieed  ahriiptly,  that  he  came  to  remove  her 
Ih'iI,  which  was  wanleil  liir  another  prisoner.  "Of 
course,"  said  Madame  H'.Vigiiilhin,  with  viv.icity,  "  Alii- 
daiiie  de  lleanliarnais  is  lo  he  provided  with  a  ktli  r  '" 
The  keeper  answered  savagely,  "There  will  Im'  little 
need  of  that,  as  she  is  to  go  at  once  to  the  Concicrgi  ric, 
and  theiiee  to  the  giiilloliiie."  This  cruel  warning  ihi  w 
loud  shrieks  iVoni  her  eiinipauions  in  misliirtmic,  hnl 
Josi'phine  atli  iiipti  il  Ihe  task  of  lonsolalion.  .\l  li  iiglli 
she  heggcil  them  earnestly  lo  calm  all  their  fears,  as  she 
was  assured,  mil  only  of  piesenl  safely,  hut  of  living  and 
reigning  the  ipiccii  of  rrance.  "  It  is  a  pity  that  ynu 
don't  iippoint  your  atrt'iidanls,"  cried  Alailani  ll'.\igin|. 
Ion,  nngrilv.  "Ah!  that  is  very  true— I  had  llirgolleii. 
Well,  my  ilcar,  ymi  shall  Ih'  one  of  my  ladies  of  lionoiir : 
eome — yon  h"ve  my  pniiiiisc."  At  Ihcse  wiinis  her  coin- 
paiiions  hurst  into  liars;  for  Ihey  could  iieconiil  for  tlic 
ill  limed  pleaHiintry  only  hy  supposing  that  she  hud  hist 
her  senses. 

iMaihim  •  D'Aigiiillon  was  nun  li  overcome,  .loscplmie 
led  her  towards  a  window,  »  hii  h  she  threw  ii|h  ii  logiM' 
her  air.  A  woiii:iii  of  onlmary  ap|Harauce  was  iioliinl 
IkIiiw,  who  SI  eiiieil  lo  he  making  some  exlr.iordinarv 
signals.  She  shook  her  diess  (mlii)  viohntly,  a  gesture 
which  at  iirsi  was  incxplieahle.  At  length  Joseiihinc 
cried  out  "  IJohc,"  the  woiiian  'lodded,  iiiiil  imnicdiati  ly 
sci/iug  n  |K  hhle  (/inirr)  n  eoiiimeni  eil  her  gestures.  Jo. 
sephine  ai.niin  cried  "Pii  rre,"anil  Ihe  woman, apparciilU 
iiiiich  <;raiilieil,  auiiiti  lApreiscil  assent.  Then  plai  ini; 
her  gown  and  Ihi  pehhie  logclher,  she  rcpn  si  nteil  Ihi' 
motion  of  eiillmg  a  tliroal,  dancing  and  clapping  her 
hands  iil  llic  saiiie  lime,  with  great  I'li  e.  Il  would  he 
ini|KiKsllile  III  ilescrilK   till'  jiiy  with  wliicli  (he  rapllven 


■'rv.  ■''■■'<; 


;ilr,  tluni«:h 

It.  is  oiilv 

ir  ot'  ]n>\vrr, 

IIIIIC'lll,   lliiil 

cliaiiis,  niiil 
)  loligor  lor 

lio  colnd'u's 
the  iiilinliit. 
vcltril  in  the 
lir  niiistciv. 
rrvrrlMTiilicI 
■use  iiiid  liir 
lion  ;in<i  llic 
iicr,  nnil  not 
,(ilrnr('  writ* 
nr,  inspiviuij 
n\<\<'  iiiinnii. 
— Iliis  is  my 

lli'MCr  III'  llu! 

ri'iicii  :i  MM 
I'aliT  nnifrni- 
nprissiim  on 
llial  tlii'rc  is 

I'roni  lin|>|ii- 
ilvcrsity  was 
1  sivcrily,  it 
ilu!  wan  ik'S- 

lic  (vrinciplrs 
iislani,  liiit  a 
luown  111!  its 
nvcr.  Urau- 
>t*  inotlrralioM 
•('  ('(iiiiilly  iili- 
(',  liisinjr  all 
ii'iisiliK'oI'liis 
mil  ti>ri;ivi' — 
inn  ti)  rrlirM' 

lirr  ri'i'rnii.'s, 
anil ;  anil  liir 
ilaiTt'  to  liim, 
nhainais  was 
nil  in  srviral 
[naini'il  ol"  is- 

I  Ills  cliililron 

irt  of  siis. 
slir  IukI 
Inni'-tilliT  111' 
^islrniy  "I 
IT  ri'nirin- 
ninil  lirranii' 
III  slir  I'liiliil 

iirli  (ilir  "1- 
lillon,  (atliT- 
itlicr  liiilii'K, 
rrinovr  lirr 
nil-.  "Of 
rilV,  "  Mii- 
n  Kllrr  !" 
II  l>r  lilllr 
mriircrrii', 
arniiijr  iliiw 
liii'tiinr,  lail 
,  At  linnlli 
I'riirs,  as  i-lir 
r  living;  mill 
Ity  tliiil  yiMi 
111  H'Ait'nil- 
]il  liirKollni. 
iiriioniiin  : 
Ills  lirr  riiin- 
iMit  Tor  III! 
Llii'  liiiil  loft 


li  I 


.lii 


li|ii  n  III  )<l\r 
|\  Its  iiolii' 


.1 


.III 


ilii 


liiiii 


inii'ilialily 

klnns.    .Ill- 

lii{i|iiirrnlly 

I  jilarin!; 

nlnl  III!' 

llU'inu'  I"  !■ 

mill  III' 

aiilivin 


ME.voins  OF  iiouten.se  nn.VttllAIlXAIS. 


1.07 


vriiliircil  III  lii'l":  ll'iit  'I'l'  ''^'•'1''  "'"  Holiinjiiini'  was  tinis 
aiiiiniiniTil  to  lliiMn. 

Wliilr  llii'y  "Lie  slill  (liviili'il  hitwii'ii  liopo  anil  foar, 
II  ijislurbanrr  in  llic  );allrry  attrarti'ii  llair  allriition.anil 
liny  nrisinllv  ilisliiinuisliril  the  rmijrli  voiii:  of  tlirir 
liinil-i  V,  who  was  kirkiii;;  his  iloj;  ami  iTyin;;  out,  "(ict 
iiliiii;.',  yi">  ilaniniil  l{ohos|iiirrc!"  Thisrnri>;i  lie  ixpiis- 
siimlissiirril  hit  lailii's  thai  then'  was  liltlr  In  appri  lirnil, 
ami  lliat  I'Vanco  was  saved.  In  fael,  a  short  lime  aller- 
w^iiil",  llieir  eoinpaiiioiis  ill  inisliirtiine  hurst  into  the 
,rll  III  eniiniinnieiile  the  tiilinirs  of  the  fjreat  events  of  the 
Dill  Tin  riiiiiliir.  "  Well,"  saiil  Josephine,  as  her  lieil  was 
ri'liiniiil,  "  you  "ee  I  am  not  ilestineil  to  bo  ^'iiillntiiieil. 
1  sliill  eerlainly  he  ipieea  of  Fruiiee." 

We  may  parilnii  the  youlhfiil  Unrtensefor  antieipaliiif; 
llie  I'liliiri'  eDiiiplelion  ofii  propheey,  whiehshe  llins  saw 
parli.illy  aeiomplislieil,  in  the  preservation  of  her  niothiT 
wiini  ileslnieliim  hail  appeared  inevilalile.  The  sii|h  riiir 
iiililliirenee  of  .losephine  eoiiUl  not  have  plaeeil  its  llriii 
riliiiiiee  nil  siieli  ii  fallacy  ;  llioiij.'li  reason  and  iiiiaj;ina- 
liiiii  li  ive  lint  slender  eiiniieeliuii  in  Die  iiiinil  of  a  i  reole. 
I'l  rhaps  she  may  have  enlerlaineil  hope  of  its  fnllilment, 
al  llie  very  lime  that  she  treated  the  piedietiiin  with  the 
irnali'sl  riilieiile.  it  is  in  this  way  that  we  may  explain 
nil  iiitimaey  (wliieli  was,  however,  iiineli  exa(j(;eraleil) 
willi  a  liiitime-leller,  who  nl  least  liasevineed  a  eoiistant 
ami  (rralefiil  reiiiemliraiiee  of  the  favours  reeeiveil. 

Hut  what  was  the  impression  iiiaile  ii|Hin  Hie  mind  of 
lliirlinso  liy  the  proiniso  of  so  lirilliaiit  a  fiilnre/  iMnre 
liiiiii  oiiee  she  made  it  the  touiidalion  of  those  ph'aHinir 
ilriims,  wliieh  are  eourled  with  equal  eaj;erness  liy 
eliililiiii'iil,  llie  lliiwer  of  life,  and  a<re  il.self.  Happier 
il(iiililli"'s  would  she  have  Im'iti,  had  ilesliny  reserved  for 
III T  a  fu'linie  less  lirilliaiit  nr  less  imiipial;  anil  if  she 
Inul  lill  in  llie  moriiiii;j  of  her  years  all  the  Iriilll  of  the 
H  i<e  i.iiillo  she  nllerwards  uilopled — "  Little  Uiiiiwn,  lillle 
Irniililnl,"  (/if'i  itiiniiii,  lint  liunhlii:)'' 

Alli  r  her  lili'ralion,  .lose|iliiiie  lieeame  extremely  iiili- 
iinil  '  wilh  iMad.iine  'i'allli'ii,t  al  whose  house  she  met 
liirias.  'I'll  the  palroiiiif;e  of  the  laller,  who  heeaine 
sli.irliv  al'lerwards  the  head  of  the  ilirei  lory,  she  was  in- 
liilih'il  for  llie  resloralioii  of  a  part  of  her  liirlime. 

Diiriii!;  the  iinprisoiniieiit  of  llorlense's  parents,  our 
iir.liisi'phiiie's  friends,  the  Trini  ess  of  lloliin'/.olleni,  was 
siriii  k  with  eiinipassion  for  the  ilestilnle  enndilion  of  llie 
tHii  yiimid  lleanharnais.  As  her  residenee  in  I'nris  was 
riiiili  ri  il  ilaniiiTiins  liy  pri<seription,slie  proposed  tiiearry 
llniii  with  her,  into  (lirin,",ny.  'I'his  ilesiirn  was  liaind 
liii|<r.ii'liealile  :  the  prineess  set  out  alone,  anil  the  lllifor- 
liiii.ile  iliilihen  remained  in  I'aris,  wilh  no  oilier  prolee- 
liiia  lli.in  Ihat  of  an  old  nurse.  'I'he  eares  of  eiliiealinn 
I'liiilil  he  lillle  nlleniled  III,  when  even  llie  means  of  ex- 
i>liiiie  were  of  dillienll  allainmenl.  The  lahonrs  of  the 
iiiir'--e  were  soon  foimil  insnilieieiil  fur  llie  mainlenanee 
ol'  ihree  persons;  lint  llorletise,  llioiijili  slill  very  yoimi;, 
Mi,iiiil  Ihat  eneriry  of  eharaeler,  wliieh,  in  al)er  lili', 
HIV  so  useful  in  eiialilini;  her  In  support  ailvi  rsily.  Ilolli 
sli.  iiiiil  her  lii'olher  di'lerinined  In  lalionr  for  their  loiii. 
iiiKii  liM'lihnoil:  Kn^rene  hired  himself  In  a  joiner,  anil 
lliirli'hse  went  to  a  iiiaiiliiamaker's.  Her  palienee  nniler 
nriy  privation,  showed  how  deeply  lonleil  were  those 


•  "On  ii'iiiliini!  Iniiiii',  I  rniiinl  ymir  new  riim.iiii'r.  I  ililiik  il 
i<ri  i>riM>;  mill  iililniiiuh  tl^^ll^rl>llli'<l  iniiL'rri'alileiliiiiL'Krriiiiiyiiii. 
1.1111  ii->l  till'  li'itsMlriiiK  i\  Itli  \iinr  Inri'ih  ill  niliijHisiiiii  unnit  \rr>ri*. 

(t 11  r  liilil  .vim  my  nniltn!  Ii:i-i  liiiiiiiiil  II  a  ilMlr.  >  /.<«•  knniiii. 

!','<  iriiiiltli'il,'  \-*  I  he  iiiif  I  rliii-f  liiiiuiiiuti,  liiriiii»ii'  il  Innii  wrlliniiiil 

I'lii" 111.     Ill  |iiii«|H  luiH  il:i\>,  III)  t'nni  la  liMil  III  ailil,   •  Mini- 

li'i'iiiii  I I'  liiMil ;'   ilii'v  km 'IV  iiu  iiiilv  iiiiiliitiiiii,  anil  w  i-iinl  in 

iii.ik'  nil' lllliik  llial  I  irallv  |i<i-'iiin''il\\lnil  I  iiuihl  ili'liril.   I    ilnini. 

iliii  iliink  II Ill'  uIhiiii  Ii  iniw.Ni  ilial  my  llri>l  iniilln  .n,  aln  rail, 

ilii mill  iiiii'  line  hi'liis  iiin, 

'Sii,  vein  hii\i' Im'ii  I'xliiliiiliiu  my  li'lii  ral    \Vi  ri'  «e  hetiii  nr- 

iiiiiiil.  we  xliMiilil  I'l  r  unity  I'lilt  mil,  Inn  \iMi  iniiilit  in  In'  i'muhi  .1 

111'-  l.iiill,  an  (nil  liiiil  iiili-laki'ii  iiiy  iniiltii      I  tniil  hi  riini>ly  ri- 

11  it  mil  til  n  rite  vim  nninliiT  lliii':  I  iii'i!lii>r  rlniusi'  in  Im  priil.^i'il 

1  iTiiliii  I  Hini',  nnr  In  111'  nail  liy  lln.se  111  wliniii  I  have  neiri 

lilillni    Ml  ll'lnil  1  linnuril  in  llli<  rmiltie  nl  llie  i'\i'lllhl-ill,  I'nr  till  > 

I  I  "111  nil'  ilial  all  ihi'  »  nrlil  Innl  mil  iliall  kinill\  lit  imi.  ami  I  iln  ii'ii 

illoi.i' In  ri'-i  nihil' all  Ille  xinlil     nn  thr  nn'iliiiu,  Ihn  ill   Hill  111 

I'll liy  ill!  naiii'H  my  inii'ri'Hi  III  jnnr  Inlniil.     I  i-linil  hi  uin  a 

I'lllicilmi  .11  imeini'a  liir  ni'lv  riiiniinrrii.  n  lilnnil  llii>  haul  I'l  ur  nl 
I  iiii|i<>liii..  nil  iiinr  iinnil  iiainii'    I  fi'i'  \iin  Inui' II  uii  III  ilriil.  iiiiil  I 
]  Jlli|ili'i.i'il  III  mil  )ill|  IllllV   linn  II  yim   lliive  niilliinl  n\r."      I.rllir 
■i.»i  llrl.H.r 

•  \|  i.ii'iii'.i-i'lli'  'riihiinni,  llie  tliiiailiii  r  nl'  a  H|ianlii|i  Imnki-r,  ami 
'111' 111  llii'  mil  I  II.  iiiiiiinl  wniiii  n  nl  Inl  il.i>',  marriiil  "rilllii'li  In 
I'lii'  II"!  i.nhi  r'-  nil'  irnin  iln-  I'liinli'inn  iihni  ni'ii  iMnlnilnniiTi  nl 

ll'iliMl.  On  ihi'  li|l.  I'linllihir,  mmoiI  ili'pniii'-  iii.'liiiliil  lii  llir 
■ii'liilnii  IImI  III' Hiiliifiili'iri',  iiuri'i'il  in  iinai'k  linn  In  iln<  I  nil 
liiiii  'I'.illli  It,  til  \\lii..i>  liiimic  ilii'\'  Ini.l  ii>>-.'inlilril.  Hmini;  ihrin 

Itillii  111  llnir  ii'iiiliilliii hir.'oril  llnni  Ihiii     'I'linanli!   »liii  r 

|>ii'i  tii-tiiii'  111  il  liver  rriiiii'ti  tY,,ni  n  niinn<ler,  I  inn  ili'irriiiiiitil 
lllmivii  .lull  ni'M  r  liM'iii  ninnnmlii'ilriiiiiii'iinn  iiriininininiiy. 
■If'Mlii.  ni.lanl  In  ili'iiniiiiri'  \inir  Ili'-iMin,*     Tlii'  iii|iiil|i'4  wvtf 

fl'ttrihnl      li'.nllMi'ill  IVaa  ri'"liiri' t.  ,111,1   I'lHIll  1'    WlHNttir.l        '1  III- 

a  '111,  ll,ilh'i.iin'rri',  I'liiitlriiimil  a-.  i.iinii  ih  ini  iimil,  |H'i<i*lii>it  In 
rai  liiiiai'.    MiiUhimii 't'ullii'ii  !•  now  iiinriiiil  lo  lira  I'llnm  ol 

^liiinav 


priiieiples  of  perseverance  ami  resignation,  wliieli  hail 
lieeii  so  sednlnnsly  mid  sm'cessfiilly  iiiciilealed  liy  her 
exeelhnt  mot  her. 

The  liU'ralinn  of  Josephine  was  the  means  of  resloriii(r 
her  (lau(;hler  to  eoinfort  ami  to  her  slmlies.  She  was 
plaeed  at  a  hoariliiiij  sehoolatSl.  (lerniaiii ;  wliieli,  I lioiii;li 
lull  reeenlly  opened,  had  already  aeipiiied  a  well  deserved 
ri'pnlalion.  'I'he  sense,  tah'iil,  and  piirily  nl' priiieiple  of 
.Madame  ('aiiipan,  the  head  of  the  estalilisliineiil,  were 
snllieieiit  to  onsiiiu  its  eoinplete  success.* 

CHAI'TKR  III. 

The  rons)iicnou.<  serviees  rendered  liy  Madame  Cani- 


|ian,  under  llie  empire,  in  the  fnlil  of  ediiealion,  have  ereal 
.'d  for  her  the  most  solid  claims  lo  piililie  esteem.  She 
|iossi'Ssi'd  every  leqiiisile  liir  formiiifr  the  iiiimi,  the  heart, 
mil  the  nianners  ot'yoiith.  (Iiillie  last,  she  eoiilil  liestow 
llie  piilished  nrlianily  ol' the  old  eninl,  where  her  snperinr 
lalents  and  knowledge  had  ohlaim'd  hoiionralile  mitiee. 
.Vt  Ille  a^e  of  lilleen,  she  had  lieeii  iip{iiiinli'il  reader  to  the 
ilanifhter  of  Imiiis.W;  and  .Marie  AntninelleshorllyalU'r- 
warils  altacheil  her  more  immeilialcly  toiler  own  person, 
liy  priiiniiliii(r  u  marriage  with  her  private  seeielary. 
Uiiined  like  siiniany  otliers,  liy  the  revolnliim,  she  dilcr- 
mined,  alUr  the  lllii  Therniidor,  to  turn  her  talents  to 
aceoimt  liy  openinjr  a  hnardinn;  school.     In  ii  short  time, 

he  reputation  of  Si.  (lerinain  rivalled  the  aneienl  renown 
if  the  estahlishmcnt  of  .S|.  Cyr,  liiiindeil  liy  .Madame  de 
.Mainlenon.  Mvery  disliiijriii^liiil  persiiiia);e  of  the  day 
was  sure  lo  have  ii  relative  under  the  care  of  Madame 
Campan,  and  some  of  her  sehnlars  aOerwarils  rose  lo  roy- 
ilty.  Kveii  the  amuseineiits  of  St.  (o  riiiain  yielded  in 
iiiilhiii);  to  those  of  St.  Cyr;  for  llnmy;h  the  loriinr  eoiilil 
liiiast  nn  Kaeiiie  as  its  ri  liiriiiiis  laiireate,  yi  I  the  yniiiiir 
and  jjiitcd  pupils  allernately  performed  Iik  I'lslher  anil 
Alhalic — the  jjreat  lua.sler-pieees  of  the  [''leiieli  ilri:ma. 
If  they  were  not  hnnonred  liy  the  prcseiiie  of  l.oiiis  Ir 
(iraiiil,  their  audieiiee  was  ciiinpnseil  of  that  crowd  ol 
yimiij;  soldiers  who  already  yave  liisire  to  the  arms  nl 
l''rani'C,  and  their  juiljie  was  he  w  Inw  name  w.'is  lint 
another  name  for  victory,  and  whose  exellioiis  piimiiseil 
the  restoration  of  its  depressed  art.s  to  his  sull'i  riii^  coiin- 
Iry. 

Among  llio  compnnions  of  Ilortviitiu  nt  Miidninc  ( 'aiii- 
paii's,  were  her  cniisiii  Slephaiiie,  allerwards  (0111111 
I  •nlehess  nf  liadcn — ( 'aroline  llniiaparle,  Ihefiilnre  (inein 
of  Niples,  and  several  others,  liiilli  relatives  ami  eiinnee- 
tliiiis  liy  her  molhcr's  seennil  iiiarria|;i'.  lliil  ill  liiriiiin^r 
one  ol  those  frii'iidsliips  of  childhood,  which  In  1  nun 
almost  a  purl  of oiir  nature  and  seliloni  end  lint  with  lili, 
Horteiise  was  guided  iieilher  liy  the  licsof  lilmnl,  nor  the 
priile  of  rank.  T'lie  person  to  w  lioiii  she  hecame  iiinsi 
Killachcd  was  not  a  relalinn,  nor  was  slii'  ilestineil  to  roy- 
ally. .\  niece  of  Madame  Campan — .Allele  .Vii^uie,  aller- 
wards .Madame  lie  llroe — heeanie  her  (ainslant  and  faith- 
fill  alli  iiilaiit.  She  I'nilowcil  Horteiise  on  her  departure 
from  .St.  (iermain,  ami  remained  with  licr  until  tlieir 
I'rii'iiilship  was  scMi'i  d  liy  death. 

Niitwithstaiidinjf  the  apjiarenl  eipialily  of  all  llic  lioai'il- 
ers,  il  was  alinnsl  iinpossililc  to  prevent  the  ri  l.itins  ol 
liiiii  who  rilled  l''r.iiii'e  and  ilielated  lo  I'liirope,  frniii  hc- 
iii)r  spiiiled  liy  their  1  iim|iaiiiiiiis  ami  tlieir  ini.sliess.  .\l 
the  same  lime,  the  care  heslowed  hy  Madame  Ciimpan 
on  the  eihieatinn  nl*  Hiirtcnsc,  was  t'ar  frnni  hi'itiL,^  Insl. 

This  sa;,'acinus  inslnieli'css  )li'lit;lili  d  In  repent  thai 
"l.ilcnls  were  llie  wi  allli  of  the  rich  and  the  ornami'iit  of 
the  poor."  Ilir  pupil— hevidis  acijiiiriiii,'  the  jicinral 
lii'aiiehes  of  edncalinn — excelled  in  all  llie  aurccalile  ae- 
coiiiplisliini'iits,  and  the  siicecss  ol' her  ilelinl  in  sniietv, 
t'lllly  jiislilieil  the  Iriilh  nl'lhc  liuoiirile  maxim,  The  fnl- 
liiwinu^  valiiahlc  Iclti  r  shows  hmv  cninpletcly  Jiisephine 
hail  ri'taiind  in  the  miilsl  of  ^rriiiidinr, her  native  inndcsly, 
simplicity  iinil  |nstni'ss  of  principle. 

Til  .Uiii/iiiiie  ii'r  ('iimi«iii — .S7.  dirmiiiii. 
"In  relnrninu  ynli  my  iiieee,  my  dear  .Madame  Ciim- 
pan, I  send  yon  liolli  Ihaiiks  and  repronf — Ihankn,  liir  the 
hrilliinl  eiliienlinn  ynii  have  i.ii\eii  her,  and  leprnof  lor  Iln 
I'aidlM  which  your  aeuleeess  niiisl  have  noticed,  liiil  which 
vonr  iiiiliil)ri'iiee  has  inismiI  hm  r.  She  is  ({ihhI  li  nipi  red, 
lint  cold  ;  well  iiiliiriiieil,  Inil  ilisihiinfiil ;  lively,  liiil  ilclI 
I  il  lit  ill  jnilciiicnl.  She  pleases  no  hoily  iiiid  il  ^ives  her 
no  pain.  She  liincies  the  n  iiiiwn  nf  her  niiele  anil  the 
L'lillaiitry  of  her  liilher  are  ivcry  Ihiiiir.  Teiicli  her;  lint 
leach  her  plainly,  w  ilhniil  liiiniiiic,  Ilial  in  reality  Ihcy 


•  Aller  Ihi 


lialili'  III'  Aii«lei  liir,,  Mnihiine  I  'inii|i  m  «  iik  n|i|Mi|iiii' 
ilnli  ml  Ihe  III I  al  I'Iriiii wln-ii.  >ln' 


hv    Niiiinli'iin  hi  miiii  linn  ml  ihe  nl 1  al  t'lrnii whi'ii.  >ln'  rr 

nnlini'il    liniil   IH  miniir.  Hilnll  al    Iln' r -Iniallnll  nl   Ihn  Ihnill > 

^hi'  llnii  11  lln'il  111   Niiiil.i'.,  «  IniT  -he  ill,  il  ,'ii  tin    lilili  ,.|  Mm,  1,, 

Is'J'J      In  Inr  la.-i nini",  iln  ili>.|.hiMi|  ilii' tnliniiCM  nt  »»««. 

aiiil  lliii  |i|uiu  liii|iv  III  n  ilnri'ie  i'lulfllmi. 


are  milhinir.  We  live  in  an  aye,  when  every  iiiie  is  Ihe 
child  of  his  own  ileeils;  and  if  tiiey  who  lill  the  hinln'st 
ranks  of  pnlilie  service  eiijny  iiny  snperinr  ailvaiiLinc  nr 
privilcfic,  il  is  the  nppiirlnniiy  nf  hciiiij  innre  nsi  I'lil  and 
mure  helovcd.  Il  is  llins  alone  that  nnnd  I'lirlnue  heeiiiiies 
pardniialile  in  the  eyes  nl'lhc  em  inns.  This  is  what  I 
would  have  you  In  repeal  In  her  cniislaiilly.  I  wish  her 
lo  treat  all  her  compaiiiiiiis  as  her  ei|uals:  many  nf  llicni 
are  lielter,  or  at  least  ipiile  as  ilcserviiiir  as  she  is  licrscll', 
and  their  only  iiili'riorily  is  in  mil  haviiiL;  had  relalions 
equally  skilful  or  equally  lorluniile." 

Jnsia'nlXK    HoNU'MlTK. 

lint  Ihe  new  sin;natiiri'  of  the  iiiollier  nt'  llnrtense  re- 
niiiids  us  thai  we  have  somewhat  aiilii  ipaleil  cMiils — lei 
us  resume  our  luirrulive. 


CIlArTKU  IV. 

AVe  have  already  inenlinned  Harras  and  Tallien  aH 
f'ricnils  of  .Mattaine  de  [teanharnais.  Itonaparle,  Ihen  a 
(.i-encral  ollleer,  also  hi'liiii;;i'il  lo  llieii-  circle,  and  his  feel- 
ings were  exciteil  lowiirils  JiiM'phine  hy  Ille  fnllnwinn 
neenrrence.  A  |rciii  ral  disarming  nf  the  penple  was  nne 
of  the  chief  precantioliiirv  iiieasuris  of  police,  nnilerlakeii 
aller  the  insurrection  ol  Vemleiniaire,  and  eiilriisled  In 
liiiii  tiir  cxccntinn,  in  his  capacity  nt'cnnnnaniter  ill  chief 
of  Ihe  army  ol'llie  interior.  One  day  his  aiil-dc  i','ini|i, 
Ijcmarrois,  inti'iidneeil  a  hoy  of  liimleeii,  who  carncslly 
he^'jjcd  the  retmn  of  a  swiiiil  sci'/.cd  hy  Ihe  pnliee  :  il  had 
iH'cn  the  weapmi  of  his  liilher,  once  in  the  ejiief  command 
of  Ihe  forces  of  Ihe  rcpulihc,  and  it  seemed  an  act  ol'iii- 
irratitiide  llnis  toilcpriie  a  son  of  the  last  relic  ol'aii  nn. 
liirtiinate  and  ri'S|M'iii'd  parent.  The  sw  iird  was  relnriii  il, 
and  on  seeing;  il,  the  hoy  hurst  inin  tears.  The  firmiiess, 
cnllinsiasin,  |rrai'i'fiil  nianncrs,  and  lilial  alli'clinii  of  the 
yonii);  l'ai|;ene,  for  il  was  lie,  excited  a  lively  interest  in 
liniiaparli ,  and  indiieeil  him  to  nienlinii  the  necnrience  to 
ll.iriMs,  nl  all  eveiiili!;  parly.  Madaiiie  lleanhariiais  ap- 
peareii  shortly  al\i'rw,'irils,  and  llonaparle  i'iin;:raliilali  il 
her  ii!i  pnssi'ssinn  so  iiiteri'sliii;j  a  son.  Ileliire  the  end 
of  the  cvi  iiiiiir,  he  hecame  cniiMiiei'd  that  Jnsephiiie  was 
woilliy  of  heiii);  the  ninlher  of  ('ai^riin' :  llir  inliiiiaey  thus 
hei;iin,  i,mm'  rise  In  a  mill  ml  allaeliiin  lit,  w  liieh  inereaseil 
cM'ry  il,iy,  and  soon  tcrminali  il  in  marri:i|te.  This  was 
ill  Willi,  Itiiiiapaile  si  I  niil  liir  his  niemnralili' cainpaiini  of 
Italy,  and  siiliseqinnlly  eiiili,irkiil  for  I'invpl.  .Mler  the 
latter  exjicditiiin  the  wlmle  liiiiiily  was  niinilid,  liir  llnr- 
tense, Ilieii  aliniit  m'M'hIi  en,  fnqiiiiilly  lell  her  hiiardin^' 
scliool  In  pay  loiiir  visits  111  r,iri-i. 

On  his  ariival  at  the  cipilal,  llniiaparle  rcsnmcd  the 
siiine  lahorioiis  and  sceliiileil  maiiinr  ol'liii'  wliieli  he  had 
li'il  on  n  tiiriiiiiir  rroiii  Uasladt — apiieariii;,'  hiil  lillle  in 
piililie;  always  oeenpyini.'  a  lallieril  linv  at  the  Iheaire; 
I'reipienlinu:  nniie  hut  liter, iry  sneicly,  and  never  diiiiii); 
with  Ihe  direelnrs,  cxecpt  ill  private.  He  timnil  il, ni- 
di id,  iiii|Hissili|e  III  drellne  the  piililie  iliiiner  i:ivcii  lo  hiiii 
hy  the  li'v'islalivc  eniiiii  ils  in  the  Temple  nf  \  iclmy.  (Si. 
Snlpicc :)  lint  he  iiidy  reinaiiicd  an  lioiir,  and  i|uitli'd  the 
cull  rtaiiimeiil  in  company  wilh  .Moreiiu.  This  retire- 
nicnt,  which  iippcarcil  a  iii'eiss.ii'y  ri  la  Mil  inn  Inini  his 
I  ilmms  ill  the  service  nl'  the  il.'itc,  was  mii<eis,illv  rrs- 
peeliil.  The  resumplinii  of  lialnls  which  had  ever  dls- 
liiituishi  il  impiirlanl  epochs  in  his  career,  was  allrihulej 
hy  many  In  deepdrsiirns  liir  ri'>lnriii!,i'  lliedij;iiily  nfllii: 
iiatiiiii,  and  fur  alli  viatiiiir  llie  piililic  ili>lri  ss. 

The  eniispirai  ns  ai:aiiisl  the  iliici  liiiy  had  iinw  ln'- 
ciiiiii'  iniiverNal.  On  nil  sides,  Itmiap.irti'  was  ciiireiilcil 
In  place  liinisell'at  llie  lieiiil,  iml  nf  a  rehi'llinn,  lint  of  a 
revolulion.  He  was  even  iiiaile  the  ciintiilanl  nf  Ihe  mi- 
lions  si'lnnicsainldesiirns  wliii  h  divlilnl  the  Iniiiihers  of 
the  novi  riiiiii  nl,  for  tin  re  were  plots  aininiy  llie  dim  tors 
Ihemselvcs.  The  |Hisiliiin  of  the  ihlfeienl  I'aelioiis  may 
Is'  thus  deserihiil.  \uf,'ercaii  and  llermiiliille,  represeni- 
iiif  the  nidiciils  of  the  iVKnrV'.oll'cri  il  In  place  hiiii  al  Ijiii 
lii'iid  111'  Ihe  n  piihlie.  IMIiers  aijaui,  projsiscd  llie  nvcr- 
llirow  Viilli  of  Ihe  ilireelnry  ami  Ihe  iiiaiu'i;!'.  .Ainnni; 
these  was  l''oiiehi'',  who  had  lirnkeii  Willi  the  Intler;  and 
wlin,  tliiin|rli  a  inemlMr  of  the  niiiiislry,  had  commeiieed 
the  Kline  i.'aine  which  lie  alli  r«  ,irds  coiilmmil  lo  play 
Willi  all  Ille  snccissive  novi  1  iiineiils.  Iliiiiapinic  was 
also  evpiiscd  lo  Ihe  llalliTlcH  nf  ,iiiolhi  r  iiiiinsler,  who,  il' 
his  cniiihiel  has  partaken  Inn  iiiiii  h  of  Ihe  rapid  versalilily 
of  Ihe  cveiils,  in  which  for  folly  years  he  lias  lakeii  sncli 
iiclive  pari,  at  least  oll'i  rs  some  lilnneiiii  lit  liy  all  llic 
|ii  rsniiiil  Hii|>criiirity  thai  •;i  iiiiis  anil  proliiinid  kiinwli'di,r|i 
can  licstnw  on  n  Hlalc-iinan.  Sni  h  lias  liciii  the  aTiii 
ihiiiey  of  Ills  distiiii;ui,.hi'i|  luerit,  that  <  very  new  ilvmiKly 
lins  paid  III  illlie  Iriliiile  of  niMi  iai  1  mplnymi  ill,  liitluiii. 
eini;  tlic  dipkniiai  y  of  I'inrnpc  liir  many  years;  innvmif 
all  lliii  w  ill  H  al  nil  asini  ;  ilircilini!  In  m  en  k  every  H|iriii|>, 
lill  tliiin  U'vuiiii'  linlmiH  iiHuliU  tu  till!  uniliilioiiii  1  who,  alUt 


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seizing  tliu  supremo  power,  availed  thoinselvcs  of  his  ex- 
|K;riciicc  to  retain  their  elevation. 

Anionff  the  directorH  thoniselvcs,  discord  waH  at  its 
height;  and  they  intrigued  separately  with  Jlonapiirte  for 
the  destruction  of  their  joint  powi.'r.  Sieyes,  witii  many 
mendiers  of  the  council  of  ancients,  solicited  him  to  head 
the  moderate  party,  who  were  to  estahlisli  n  constitution 
which  he  had  prepared  in  secret.  Ifofrer  Ducos  was  the 
mere  shadow  of  Si<^yi's,  and  liis  constant  concurrence 
with  his  colleajjuc  might  lie  taken  tor  granted.  Uarras, 
Mculins  and  (Johier,  were  all  desirous  that  Honapartc 
hIiouUI  resume  the  command  of  tlie  army  of  Italy  ;  the 
first,  in  order  to  withdraw  him  from  politics;  tiic  others, 
merely  to  employ  him  as  the  military  engiiieof  their  pow- 
er. Thiy  were  not  aware  that  the  times  of  tlie  If^tli 
l'"rueti(lor  had  gone  by.  'I'liese  plots  were  generally 
known  :  the  most  tbrmidalili^  was  still  a  secret. 

liiinapartc's  eoun-^ellnrs  in  the  present  erilical  position 
of  his  alfairs,  weri^  all  men  of  liilents  and  experienei', 
such  as  ('ainliaecres,  ItoMJcrer,  Heal,  am'  Kegnault  de 
St.  .Ii'an  (I'Angely.  Sii'yes,  a  Prove  ntj'al  and  an  old  ac- 
(luaiiitanee  of  the  andiilioiis  general,  was  the  only  direc- 
tor who  possessed  any  sliiire  of  his  oonfidenee,  and  in 
fact,  was  the  only  oiu^  who  desi'rved  it.  As  for  Uarras 
and  Monlins,  he  had  long  known  how  to  appreciate 
them. 

On  the  eighth  of  Hrninaire,  Donaparte  dined  with 
Il.irras, — who  erimmniiieated  to  him  in  pretendi'd  eonfi- 
denec,  his  determination  lo  retire  from  the  head  of 
aft'iirs.  'J'lie  chief  director  explained  (he  neeessily  of 
ndopling  another  form  of  government  for  Kranee,  and  of 
selecting  (ieneral  lleilouville  as  the  oidy  proper  presi- 
dent of  the  repnlilie.  As  tiir  llonaparle,  he  proposed  lo 
place  him  at  the  head  of  a  I'reneh  army,  with  which  he 
should  conquer  the  old  Cisalpine  eomnionweallli,  and  re- 
tain its  sovereignty  for  his  own  private  |irofit.  It  was 
clear  that  (he  nami-  of  iledouville  was  a  mere  cov<t  lor 
that  of  Uarras  himself,  anil  Honaparle,  liy  a  single 
glance,  gave  him  (o  understanil  that  the  design  was  per- 
fectly eompreliended.  On  ipiilliiig  the  director,  the 
general  sought  out  Sieyes,  lo  wlio'n  his  own  plan  of  re- 
vohilion  was  exhihiled.  They  were  soon  agreed,  and 
the  execution  of  their  project  was  a.-ranged  for  some  |k'- 
riod  hetwec  n  the  l.")tli  an<l  "-idth  of  Ilrumaire. 

The  news  of  this  eonlerenee  with  his  colleague  soon 
reached  Uarras,  and  it  produced  a  visit  lo  Honaparle 
early  next  morning,  in  whieh  (he  eonlidenee  of  the 
preceding  day  was  renewi'd,  and  Ihe  hlameofthe  weak- 
ness of  his  pi ms  laid  on  (he  impo(enei^  of  (he  goviTu- 
ineiit.  lie  eonehided  liy  dielaring  that  he  threw  him- 
self on  tlie  nierey  of  Ihe  only  man  who  conlil  save  his 
coimlry.  Honaparle  was  mueh  li  ^s  open  in  his  ixplana- 
lioi,s  :  he  disclaimed  all  rigid  (o  this  (llle,  and  alleged 
thill  (he  nstoralioii  of  his  In  :ilth  and  (he  tranipiillity  of 
repo-r,  wi  re  all  that  he  desired.  It  was  ahout  this  lime 
thai  Sii-yes  eommenei  il  taking  lessons  in  riding:  a  piece 
of  111  ws  whieh  •ininsed  the  L'ossips  of  i'aris,  and  es|ie- 
cially  Harras,  who  took  L'reat  delii;h(  in  watching  from 
his  window  tlir  new  gyimin:^(ies  of  his  grave  colleague. 

In  (he  mean  dm.  ,  (iie  garrison  of  I'arls,  which  had 
served  in  l('ily  up  to  (he  l.'ldi  of  Vc  iideinlaire — (he  liir- 
(y-elglit  adiiiliiiils  of  ihe  .Valional  (iuard,  who  had  lieeii 
ii'ppolnird  iiy  Honaparle  iitVr  that  e|Kieli — and  (ieiierni 
Aloraiid,  eninmaiidanl  of  (he  eapllal,  had  imlleil  in  a  re- 
ipies(  (o  lie  prescndd  (o  N'.ipoleon  and  allerwards  review- 
ed. The  ceremony  was  deliried  from  day  (o  day.  .\( 
lengdi,  on  (he  l.'dli.  It.  n  ipiirle  mid  Sii'ves  had  a  las(  de- 
eisl\e  liilerview  :  (lir  m  of  nvoludon  Wiis  delini(ely 
M'Kled,  and  its  exeeiKioii  appolided  for  (h"  |S||i, 

Ivirly  on  tin'  17th  (he  eomniaiidant  of  I'aris,  (he  re- 
giments of  (he  garrison,  and  (he  nilju(ants  <•''  (lie  sec. 
lion-,  were  re.piesd'd  (o  allend  at  Hoiiiipard 's  i.sideme 
in  (he  Uiii' '  'liiindreine,  al  seven  In  (he  morning  of  Ihe 
Hiieeeedliig  day.  .As  this  vl-it  had  Iteeii  long  arranged, 
no  iniporliinee  was  alliielii  d  lo  il.     The  viirioiiH  ollieers 

on  whom  any  reliaui lid  lie  pliieed,  were  also  Invlleil 

for  Ihe  same' hour.     All  of  dieMe  liiillvldiiiils,  liriiily  lin- 

pres..ed  with  (he  po)illl;ir  III  lief  ill  (he  imilll  illllle  ill  pur- 
lure  of  Ihe  general  for  die  army  of  llalv,  iinagined  (lin( 
(hey  were  onlv  (o  leeelM-  orders  ri  l.idve  (o  this  snlijeel. 
Neither  Moreiiu  nor  Mm  ilonuld  had  ilireelly  sollelli  d  iiiiv 
pnrtieipntloii  in  die  nrraiigeiiniil"  of  (he  plol,  of  wliieli 
the  exislence  alone  liiid  hi  en  eonfided  (o  (hi  in  ;  hul  (liey 
had  iill'eri  d  (o  assisl  l(s  exeeiidon,  mid,  widi  (•I'lii  ral 
liifevre,  (lie  eonimnnd.inl  of  (he  division,  were  Inviled 
to  dir'  reiidi /voiis  in  (he  Hue  Cliaiden  ine.  All  arrived 
lit  die  Mppiiiiidil  (line;  lli  (iiadii((e  was  lirongh(  hy  .lo. 
HI  pli  lloieipiiil".  ,\(  hull' p'l"' eight  n  iiiesxeiigir  iippiiired 
Irom  the  eoniii  il  of  ineinds,  lieiirlni'  a  di  ern'  piisped  hy 
(he  Inllueliei   of  Sh  yes  and   Ills  ealiiil.      Il   was  (hi'U'sl 

iiiuniri'Dlij  uf  Lliu  i'L'vuli((iuii.  unj  tnnlbrri'd  lliv  'U|irciiii' 


military  command  on  lionapartc.  Imincdiatc  use  was 
made  of  the  new  power,  hy  intrusting  all  the  the  impor- 
tant parts  of  the  capital  to  his  adherents.  Thus  the  di- 
rectors, who  were  ignorant  of  all  these  events  until 
about  ten  o'clock,  found  themselves,  in  one  moment, 
without  power,  without  protection,  and  deprived  of  all 
confidence  in  the  council,  die  conmiander  in  chief,  and 
the  army.  In  this  emergency,  Moulins  proposed  to 
Harras  and  (joliier,  to  liave  Honaparte  instantly  ar- 
rested and  shot '  but  he  changed  his  mind  when  the 
riU.xeinbourg  ',  ^  -  'rrounded  by  a  strong  guard.  He 
dien,  along  ,iJ\  -■'  !iier,  sent  in  his  resignation,  and 
with  him  was  ■■■>■!:, led  in  the  palace  of  the  goverument ; 
from  which,  however,  he  succeeded  in  making  his  es- 
cape. Harrna  obtained  a  safe  conduct,  and  a  det.ichmcnt 
to  escort  him  to  Gros  Hois.  'I'hus  ended  the  Uircctory. 
On  the  sueceeiling  day,  the  tiimous  scene  occurred  at 
the  OioHgeric  of  S(.  t'loud  ;  when  Honajiarte,  seconded 
hy  the  firmness  and  presence  of  mind  of  his  brother 
I.neien  ,as  'veil  as  hy  the  bayonets  of  his  grenadiers, 
succeeded  in  dissolving  the  council  of  five  hundred,  and 
hutting  up  their  place  of  nieeting. 

.Viler  the  ISdi  of  lirumaire,  Honaparte  and  his  fiinily 
resldeil  at  the  Tuilerics.  Here  the  mild  gr.icis  of  Ilor- 
(ensc  appeared  to  great  advantage,  contrasted  with  the 
glitti  ring  display  of  a  new  court,  .illve  with  (he  sdr  of 
military  glory.  She  was  courted  by  the  richest  and  no- 
blest of  I'Vanee,  and  had  now  full  scope  hir  (he  iiidul- 
genee  of  those  pleasing  anticipations  of  a  future  which 
so  rarely  falls  out  aeeordiiig  to  our  hopes  or  our  fears. 
Hut  France,  under  (he  sway  of  the  first  consul,  was 
mightier  than  the  France  of  the  ohi  monarchy  :  who 
migld  (hen  aspire  to  the  honour  of  alliance  with  i(s  so- 
vereign !  The  sad  desdny  of  princesses — (he  oliligation 
of  loving  according  to  political  neei'ssily^mus'  have 
ippeared  lo  Iforti  n-e  a  heavy  drawback  upon  all  her 
grandeur.  (lirls  of  seventeen  are  not  long  in  Heling 
that  diey  possess  an  eye  and  a  heart,  and  can  conceive 
lo  other  inntivi^  fi;r  inatrimony  than  afl'eclion.  Hefore 
(his  last  revoludiin,  (he  fortune  of  her  adopted  fiitlier, 
which,  whether  in  prosperity  or  evil,  ever  moved  with 
the  strides  of  a  giant,  had  not  attained  so  high  an  eleva- 
tion as  to  gi.i:  Horfense  reason  (o  finr  consfrainl  on 
her  inclinations.  At  her  time  of  life,  fancy  presents 
every  (liiiig  (hrough  a  false  medium,  which  nothing  but 
experience  can  remove  :  but  the  molldiis  of  reason  are 
low,  and  she  is  somefimes  (oo  la(e  in  di  s(royiiig  the  il- 
lusion and  displaying  (he  mordlying  reality. 

Hefore  elicpielle  had  changed  the  drawing  room  of 
Madame  Honaparle  Into  Ihe  brlllianl  hall  of  a  sovereign, 
it  was  die  resort  of  (he  lilt,lies(  I'iirisian  soeie(y  :  a  class 
which,  at  this  lime,  pre.senled  some  curious  eonlrasls  of 
character  and  siliiadon.  Around  (Jeiieral  Honaparle 
were,  of  course,  nssembleil  the  men  of  high  military' 
rank,  and  (he  chief  piiblie  I'lnedonaries  of  (he  direi;(ory 

ill  more  or  less  deeided  jacobins,  wildi  whom  it  was 
ye(  necessary  (o  preserve  a  good  unilers(aiiding.  Jose- 
phine, on  the  oilier  hand,  was  the  centre  of  a  circle 
eonipoHed  of  the  courliers  of  the  old  monareliy,  who 
iiore  or  less  openly  regreded  (he  aecient  order  of  lliings. 
Von  might  see  a  redirned  emigrant,  slill  nominally  un- 
der sendnee  of  dcalli,  sealed  next  to  a  memlier  of  the 
•ry  eonvendon  which  had  pronouneid  that  Kentenee  : 
while  furdier  on,  u  royalist  leader,  s'lrctly  jealous  of 
(he  renown  of  the  soldier  and  (he  power  of  the  i  ivlliau, 
eoneeali  d  his  envy  eniler  an  aU'eiiatlon  of  eoiilempl. 
The  perfect  good  breeding  of  Madame  llonupard',  willi 
die  grave  and  imposing  carriage  of  her  Imsliand,  hariiio- 
iiisiil  all  these  v;irlous  IneongriiitieN. 

Ilortinsi  fii  ipiinlly  mnde  In  r  appearance  in  the  draw- 
ing  room,  and  aeiordlng  to  court  gossip,  was  much 
^lnll'k  wllh  an  liidhldtial  eonsplein  us  for  all  the  ipni- 
llliis  most  admli'i  d  by   very  young   ladles — a   tlashing 

pulatinii,  a  line  figure,  and  bold  yet  polished  inan- 
mis.  This  personage  was  .M.  di>  I  aiilo,  il  royalist  ol 
extravagant  i  iilhiislaMii,  who  was  said  to  have  i  xeld  d 
Mil  iiisurn  idoii  of  die  |H  asiiidry  in  (he  vielnily  of  'I'nii. 
Inti*.!'.  His  good  mien,  his  east  ol*  eliaraeter,  and  espe- 
elully  his  iiilsliirdmeM,  wero  liinnil  irresislllile  by  Alaik'- 
nioiselle  Heaiihaniais,  mid  r\en  Josephine  was  so  liir  ted 
awny,  us  lo  allow  some  talk  of  marrliige  I  Hul  ttie  hom- 
basl  mid  vanily  of  young  I'aulo  wile  by  no  melius  (o 
the  tiir'd  of  die  first  consul,  who  exiled  liim  forlTiullh  di 
l.aiignedoe, 

111  die  eyes  of  II  girl  of  wvcnlecn,  fHultd  of  tllil  do- 
seniiliiiii  are  SI  Idom  uiipMiiloiiable  In  nil  iidmiri  r,  I'Hpe. 
ijiliy  when  ueeonipanied  by  Hlrlklng  ipiahllcH.  If  I'miiIo 
bad  III  I  II  loved  lieflire  liir  the  dangers  he  liml  run,  he 
iH'came  even  iiiom  liileri  sling  when  |H'rseeiiled  in  (he 
I  aiise  of  love.  llor(eii--r  had  Inen  duly  impM  s.i  d  wllh 
tulcN  uf  tliv  ttluric.'i  uf  tliu  old  iiiiiiiureliy,  uiidvr  whieh 


her  ancestors  had  played  so  distinguished  a  part,  and  lar 
mind  was  filled  with  descriptions  of  those  gallant,  graw- 
ful,  and  polished  nobles,  who  are  only  to  be  found  in  (In. 
atmosphere  of  a  court.  De  I'aulo  Hceiiied  in  Boiiie  iiuii. 
sure  to  realise  these  fancies.  The  throne  had  falkn 
but  he  was  still  loyal.  Fidelity  in  misfortune  gave  liim 
a  melanelioly  interest,  ond  inspired  that  kind  of  enlliu. 
siasin,  always  displayed  by  women  towards  those  who 
sutler  for  the  sake  of  principle.  His  exile  gave  the  la-t 
touch  of  the  picture,  by  adding  the  mellowing  cireclH  oi' 
absence  to  the  attractions  of  advcrsily  and  first  love. 

Ilortense  never  saw  I'aulo  again.  Kven  if  they  luul 
met  in  atler  life,  Ihere  can  be  no  qucsdon  hut  that  lur 
ripened  judgment  and  correct  good  .sensi'  would  have 
conlirincd  the  decision  of  the  consul.  \Vc  may,  howevir, 
be  allowed  to  fincy  that  the  rcmemliraiice  of  her  Invii, 
uch  as  he  first  appeared  to  her  imaginadon,  sonielinii.. 
recurred  to  her  memory;  and  that  this  phantom  nf 
childish  romance  perhaps  disturbed  the  pomps  of  roynllv, 
!iud  increased  tlio  iiiehuicholy  monoUiny  of  yraiuleur. 

CIIArTER  V. 

State  [loliey  had  broken  olTonc  marriage — stale  polliy 
now  arranged  another.  Tn  uniting  (heir  own  t(>rdmi'«, 
Napoleon  and  Josephine  seemed  to  have  (neidy  agrnd 
lo  work  in  concert  for  the  advane"nienl  of  their  fiiiiiili's. 
One  of  die  most  cert.iin  and  (^xpedilioiis  modes  of  li,f- 
warding  lliis  design,  was  to  promole  as  many  imidml 
alliances  as  could  possibly  li(^  eU'eeted.  The  consul  Irmk- 
ed  upon  Iiouis  Honaparte,  whom  he  hud  brought  up,  r;i- 
llier  in  the  light  of  a  son  than  a  brnder ;  on  her  i-idi , 
Josephine  was  particularly  anxious  lo  unite  hlni  to  lin 
daughter,  and  lliey  were  accordingly  married  in  llu 
month  of  January,  ISO:?. 

I.oiiis  Honaparte,  Napoleon's  third  lirother,  born  nl 
\jaeeio,  the  xjilof  Seplember,  177s,  enlered  the  army  nl 
an  early  age,  and  served  in  (he  famous  campaigns  nl 
Italy  and  KgyP'-  Sevcal  of  his  Uders  from  llle  l.iMn 
country  were  intercepted  and  published  by  the  Knglisli. 
They  arc  every  where  filled  wllh  the  sound  plilloso|iliv 
and  love  of  mankind  which  may  be  called  the  basit.  if 
his  character.  The  indignant  distress  exclled  in  Im 
heart  hy  the  cruellies  and  calamldes  of  warfan ,  iir.' 
especially  renmrkable.  He  ipiilled  Kfjypl  on  the  1  Itli  .1' 
.March,  I77II,  and  relurm^il  to  France,  bearing  dcBpalclin 
from  his  brother  lo  the  directory. 

After  Hrumairc,  when  Napoleon  had  become  first  con. 
sul,  I.onia  was  appointed  on  a  dlploniadc  mission  (o  Si. 
I'etersburg  :  but  (he  violent  deadi  of  (lie  I'aiipcror  l';ml 
induced  him  lo  stop  at  Herllii,  where  he  remained  nmrlv 
a  year.  ( hi  his  reliirn  In  I'aris,  he  received  the  eoiinii;iiiil 
of  (he  !l(h  regiment  of  dragoons,  and  was  shortly  iilli  r- 
wards  appointed  general  of  brigade.  It  was  at  llils  |ic 
riod  that  his  union  wllh  Ilorlcnse  look  place. 

Had  the  choice  of  lliese  parties  been  iinfiKercd,  I'.iili 
possessed  ipialllies  which  might  have  prodneed  u  niiiliwl 
attachment ;  but  the  desire  of  happiness  was  exi  liain'nl 
for  II  subniisslon  lo  necessity,  and  objecls  present  u  nrv 
dllferent  u|>pearanee  when  regarded  from  opposite  jHiiiib 
of  view.  The  character  of  I,(  uis  was  the  reveriii'  if 
dial  of  Ilorlense.  A  great  moralist  has  remarkid  llial 
Ibis  was  the  best  reason  fiir  expecting  future  syinpallij ; 
but  it  frcipiently  happens  that  die  same  wheels,  vvliirli 
by  properly  meetiiig  would  neeoiuplish  all  the  objerk.il  | 
the  meehanie,  clash  anil  crush  each  utiuir  hy  nn  luitinir 
ly  revolullon. 

The  newly  married  couple  trenleil  (heir  union  us  llu 
work  of  eompnlsion,  and  (In  ir  hide   asperilies,  iiiKlinl  I 
of  hi  lug  cmoollied  hy  gi  nlle  frielloii,  were   in  consli.ll 
eollislon.     I.iiiiiH  linil   soiiie  romiinee  in  his  dispusilnii, 
liMl  it  was  dint  kind  of  roimmee  which  bads  Its  |HISM>^. 
or  riidii  r  d)  wridi  ii  bonk  than   to  i  iiaet   the  hero.    Tl:i 
f'iiii/ri(/ •S'i)(i(i(  of  Uoiissean  was   Ihe  fnvonrile  sIimIvI 
one,  wliiiHC  duly  it  becamii  to  nsslsf  In  the  overlliii>»  ill 
his  eoiinlry's  lilierlles,  and  who  was  doomed  one  ihii  In  I 
be  a  king.    Iioiils  was  eiitliiinlasliriillj  devodd  (o  vi-imif  | 
of  iiiilvi  rsnl  pe:iee,  anil  yel  (ad    had    eolidi  iiiiii  d  hi 
be  a  solilii  I',     He  haled  eerenionv,  mid  yi't  his  lili:  lu^l 
spent  In  a  eoiirl,  anil  his  iiiiidniis   «ere   a  perprdiiil  |vi  f 
geaiit.     I'relerring  retirement  and  s|neiila(lM' relliilm, 
he  waH  hurried  nlonf(  liy  tim  whirlwind  of  his  biuilMr> 
genius. 

I'ollnges  iiiid  sill  phenlesHi'H  we  may  liinry  as  llir  <iil> 
jeeN  of  the  love  ihi  alns  of  l.oills.  It  WRH  inipni 'lilili  I' 
liiiai:iiie  more  sweelm  ss.  In  nevolenee,  and  siiii|i|iiia| 
of  disle,  dinn  were  In  be  fninid  Uliilld  ill  the  I  liiiroilnl 
of  llnrdnse;  but  she  iiddid  tin  ipiiilldi  s  belillini;  i| 
ipieeii,  and  In  r  superlnr  mind  vvmi  piepared  for  roi'l 
I  liiiiiui  iif  linlime.  She  pnssi  ssi  d  aipilik  nnil  iliiiili^l 
dmper,  II  slton,"  intelkct,  ami  a  ciilltidLTublc  (Imrr  I'l 


lUEiUOIRS  OF  IIORTENSE  BEAUIIARNAIS. 


159 


|mrl,  iiiulln'f 
illiml.urar.i- 
fountl  ill  tln' 
[1  Bomc  \wn- 
11    had  fiillcii, 
Hit:  niivc  li'nii 
iiul  f>f  iiillin- 
Ih   those  wlio 
tjavo  till'  lii>l 
in<r  olVicts  01' 
firs-l  love. 
1  if  they  liail 
but  Hint  111  r 

!■    WOlllll    llilVO 

uay,  liowivi r, 
of  lior  liivir, 
on,  soiiii'liii"- 
M  iihiintoiii  (if 
,ii|is(if  royiilly, 
if  gramliiir. 


ro — Blalo  (mill  y 
r  own  forliiiic", 
J  tarilly  iiKriiil 
if  tlicir  famili's. 
<  moilt's  of  I'm- 
K  many  iniilii;il 
["lio  OOllSlll  li'iik- 
.  liroutflit  lip,  r;i- 
ici- :  on  hrr  s-iili', 
miitc  liiin  to  lur 
uuirricil   in  lln' 

lirolliiT,  lioin  nl 
urwl  the  iirioy  :it 
US  caiiipaijriis  «< 
s  from  llic  I'll'ir 
1  by  till'  l';ii;:li*li- 
Hoii'iul  iiliiloj^opliy 
lallwl  till-  liiisis  if 
w  exc'ili'il    in  Kh 
s  of  wiirfiri ,  M" 
<ypl  on  tlie  lltli  "f 
uarinjj  ilcspatclii' 

bccoini!  first  I'on- 
[tic  mission  to  Si. 
]1h'  I'lmpcror  r»"l 
|('  ri'iiiainril  iKiitly 
ivi'il  tlio  coniiiiiiuil 
jwas  shortly  allu- 
lit  was  at  this  pc 
.  plait'. 

II  nnli'tlorcil,  i-mli 
iroilurril  a  limliwl 
■ss  waK  I'xrhaiici'l 
els  pri'si  lit  a  Mty 
0111  oiiposili.'  l"'"!'' 
jLis  thi'  ri'vi'i!-'!'  if 
[wis  ri'iiiarki  d  thai 
fuliiri'  synili'illi)  '< 
nr  wlii'i'l",  wliiili 
',  1,11  the  ohjiilv  il 
Ivor  hy  Hii  niitii'ii' 

Ihcir  union  as  lln 
lasprriliuH,  iiislrwl 
"  wi'iH-  ill  I'oiift  I'  I 
111  his  flispiisili"!!. 
\\  U'niU  'i\»  iMisM-.*. 
I't  Oir  hrro.    'I'l* 
[thvoiirili'  sillily  ill 
llir  ovi'ilhrim  il  f 
■  lonii'il  "111'  i'»)  '"  I 
lil.voliil  lo\i.ii*>l 
■iiniliiiiiiiil  liaiili'l 
1,1  y.'t  his  hf,   »»| 
L    II  |„T|irlilill  |«f 
linlaliM'rilliili 
ll  of  hii«  l>i"ll"i''l 


fanry 


till  «iil' 


w«H  inipoi' 


lililil.. 


|i',   anil   KiiiipliiK'l 
ill  Ihi'   iliiiriii'ii| 
liililiis   l«'lilliiii."| 

,|i,irr<l   (<"  I 
Jiniili  ami  (111*1 
iulirahli'  Plin'i-  ill 


.  iiliitioii;  but  lior  chief  drsirc  was  that  which  forms  the 
ii'iost  ardent  wish  of  every  wife,  and  esiiecially  of  every 

'i,,j that  the  renown  of  her  husband  should  elevate 

'  id  L'ratify  her  pride.  Louis'  military  career  had  not 
kin  witlioiit  distinction  :  his  literary  productions  were 
a'dniired  throughout  Euroitc,  for  their  humane  andj  cor- 
ct  principles ;  his  family  name  had  become  the  proudest 
[ii  history — hut  he  was  tlio  brother  of  Naiiolcon,  and 
ivcry  minor  light  was  dimnied  by  the  sun  of  his  glory. 

Itotli  were  therefore  far  from  looking  forward  to  mar- 
ri.igc,  with  that  expectation  of  happiness  which  mimy 
fcul  so  sciifiihly  at  the  moment  of  union.  Their  gloom 
was  the  more  obscrvcil,  because  the  domestic  incidents 
ill  tlio  first  consul's  family,  had  already  assumed  thoim- 
iiorlaiicc  of  political  events.  The  amhassadors  of  the 
virions  powers  were  all  present  at  a  grand  ball  i;iven  hy 
Madaiiio  de  Montcsson  in  honour  of  these  nuptiali' :  and 
tluia  a  Koiirbon's  widow  acted  as  mistress  of  cercmoniis 
(, I  till' chief  of  the  rrpuhlie.  Napoleon,  accustonied  to 
(liiMiiiieer  over  fortune,  and  seemingly  carch'ss  of  petty 
iiu'oiiL'riiilics,  perhaps  sometimes  felt  a  secret  satisfaction 
ill  iirodiieiiig  the  singularity  of  such  contrasts. 

Till.' new  husband  was  at  least  resolved  to  assert  his 
iiidcpiiilcnco  as  far  it  lay  in  his  power.  The  first  con- 
sal  otl'ered  to  ailojit  the  eldest  son,  which  at  that  period 
was  c(|invaleiit  to  the  gill  of  a  iiionarcliy.  Louis  could 
iiiit  oppose  the  advancement  of  his  child,  hut  lie  ventiireil 
1,1  refuse  his  consent  to  tlio  formality  of  an  adoption. 
When  Napoleon  became  emiK'ror,  all  his  brothers  were 
imiiicd  as iWBbihle successors  to  the  imperial  crown.  In  the 
mean  time  the  most  splendid  dignities  of  the  empire 
wore  conlirred  on  Louis;  he  appeared  at  the  coronation 
IIS  constable  of  France — ho  was  rieognised  as  a  prince 
of  the  blood — apiminted  colonel — general  of  carabineers 
— irflvornor  of  Piedmont,  and  governor  of  Paris.  His 
sieond  son  was  christened  by  the  pope,  who  had  come 
to  I'aris  to  anoint  the  emperor  with  the  holy  oil. 

It  was  at  this  l)riUiant  piirioil  of  Itortense's  lile,  that 
llio  fine  collection  of  lOHiuiirei  apjieared,  w  liieli  lia> 
riiakid  her  among  the  most  tasteful  of  our  musical  eom- 
imsers.  The  saloons  of  Paris — the  solitude  of  exile* — 
tlie  most  remote  countries — have  all  acknowledged  tin 
:  .liiirni  of  these  delightful  melodies,  which  need  no  royal 
I  name  lo  enlianee  their  reputntiim.  It  is  gratifying  to 
oar  priile  of  eoiiiilry,  lo  hear  these  airs  of  France  siiii;i 
liv  llie  lireek  Hiid  the  Kussian,  and  united  to  iiatiomil 
iiiiilry  (111  the  banks  of  the  Thames  and  Uie  Ta:;iis.  Tin 

g  I iH^re  thus  rendered  is  the  more  llalleriiig,  U'eause  the 

rank  of  till  eiimposer  is  usually  unknown.  It  is  their 
iiiliiiisie  merit  which  gives  In  those  natural  cH'nsions  of 
lliiiale.  seiisibilily  the  power  of  universal  siiecess.  If 
IJiirltiiKe  ever  experieiired  matriiniinial  felieiiv,  il  must 

,ivi'  lieen  at  this  lime.    The  union  blessed  w  iili  ehihiren 

riiHiianetiiiiied  by  Providence.  I lorleiise  had  already  two 

liisaiid  lliiis  maternal  tenderness,  eonjmjal  anxiety,  and 
[till'  pride  of  a  princess,  were  all  graliliod  in  their  fullest 
ixlciit.  Fveiy  thing  around  her  appeared  to  relleet 
jtl'irv,  ri  iiowii,  and  happiness.  Josepliine  was  sealed  on 
lllieiii^t  Ihruiie  in  the  world:  l^ngene  reigned  as  a  viee- 
liiiy  111  Milan ;  while  the  head  of  this  exalled  family,  a 
{kinirof  kings,  (diilil  bestow  on  his  hrolhers,  llio  monar- 
ieliicn  raised  by  his  inililary  genius,  and  eonsolidaled  by 
||h<  pdlitieal  taleiils.     The    brows  of  ll.irleiise   seemed 

>liiii'ii  liir   a  diadem  :  Napoleon   willed  it,  and  liouis 
lUcai.ii:  king  of  llollajid. 

CII.\P  TDH  VI. 

In  llin  year  IHO,"!,  SchimmeliMniiick  had  bepii  invested 

|\\il!illie  ttliolo  execiilivo  power  of  tlio   llatavian  repiib- 

I',  iindirllie  title  of  i;rantl  pensionary.     Me   was    pio- 

»rly  iiiipi'O'^sed  with  the  magiiiliide  of  the  favour  reeeived, 

kind  priiiiiised  lo  prove  his  gralilnib'.     I'liforliinalely  his 

|»ii«'ii  of  policy  were  soon  fuiinil  lo  Im'  In  din  ( i  op|Hisilion 

I  llioK' of  Napoleon.     The  yrnnd  pensionary  eiieom  aged 

llii'liaili' Willi  l'iiii>liiid,  and  the  eommereial  H|H'eiilatioiis 

pf  III!' Iliileli  were  enormously  |ir(ifil.ible  from  llie  aliiiosl 

hiliid  proliiliilliiii  of  F.iit'lisli    iimniifieliires  ibroiighonl 

iipe.     'I'liH  eoniieelioii    with    tile   sworn    i  iiemy    of 

rraiice,  luid  .'<eliiinini'l|M'iiinek's  siilcerpient  loss  of  »i^hl, 

biiiiliiid  siillieient  exeiiHes   liir   tlio  eni|H'ror'ri  iiili  nili  d 

^hiiivii  In  llio  uovnrnment  of  llolland,  and  the  llalaviiiii 

iiiililie  wiiH  I  reeled   into  u  nioiiarehv.     In   Miiy,  l^llll, 

i'i'|nilalioiu'on«iiilingof  viee-ailmlrulVerlmel,  Ihiieilzen, 

linliiUKndor  ui  PujiH,  Viui  Slyrenii,  minister  of  Uielr  high 


Willi,  Mii<iniii(>  do  (ilai'l  niul  her  hiaulifiil  frli ml  Mnilaiiic 
liindiKi,  \ti  t  cilleil  lo  Ule  old  r(i"lle  of  riitiiilnoiit  Bar  l.ol, , 
Hdiffly  ilii.  ri'ni(lem-f  ol  tll'tiin  of  I'olctlcr^,  one  of  lliclr  l*i,v(iiii 
'  «<IIJ4  \\nn  tliiil  fill"  lllr  collilHwed  li\  llltl  i),li'i'l)  of  llotllllld. 
iililiA*  liir  iioImiiIIm'II  lii'i  liiiMMiind  )>  laoilo  -"  I'oiik  i  i|iMnloli> 
kiilvifftnoiniv  iwiuir«."--lllo  iM'll,  loiiK  uliai  t,i(,>  i 

I'l  n  HMf »  HA  l)ite,hi  Miidtmi  ill  itiitl  ;>  11.' 


mightines.jcs,  tiogel,  minister  of  finance,  and  W.  Six, 
councillor  of  state,  olfered  the  crown  to  Louis  in  Ixihalf 
of  the  republic;  ard  on  the  .5th  of  Jnnc,  the  emperor, 
at  St.  Cloud,  proclahncd  him  king  of  MoUanil— c.intinuing 
at  tho  same  time  his  former  ollicc  of  constable  of  France. 
The  first  olVer  of  the  throne  was  met  hy  an  absolute 
refusal  on  the  part  of  Louis;  who  declared  the  climate  of 
Holland  entirely  nnsuitcd  to  his  weak  state  of  health. 
This  reply  was  by  no  means  conclusive  :  there  were 
other  kingdoms,  less  cold  ami  less  hnmiil,  at  !lie  disposal 
of  Napoleon,  and  in  his  eyes,  the  residntion  of  his  brother 
api)earcd  too  extraordinary  to  be  ininiovcablc.  It  would 
have  proved  so,  however,  liad  not  the  will  of  the  emperor 
iH'en  the  law.  Louis  would  have  preferred  a  life  of  se- 
elusion:  "it  is  bettor  to  die  a  king,"  was  the  laconii  in- 
Bwer  of  Napoleon.  The  danger  was  by  no  means  so  r 
ininent  as  Louis  would  have  wished  it  to  appear:  t 
constitution  of  the  new  monarch  was,  however,  exlreim  ! 
delicate,aiid  bodily  weakness  increased  Ihe  natural  gloom 
of  his  sombre  and  niolanclioly  temperament.  If  the  refu- 
sal was  dictateil  by  pure  philosophy,  we  cannot  hut  ad- 
mire it,  even  if  our  own  feelings  disable  us  from  imiiation, 
In  the  iieculiar  circumstances  under  which  Louis  and 
Hortense  were  |dacc.d,  they  were  partners  iu  fortune  as 
well  as  in  liappiness.  Napoleon  was  as  anxious  to  bestow 
a  crown  npnii  his  adopted  daughter,  as  a  sceptre  on  his 
brollier.  If  Louis  ad  he  rod  to  liis  resolution,  it  was,  on 
tho  part  of  il.irtense,  a  sort  of  abdication,  unless  the  Salie 
law,  so  venerated  in  France,  were  abolished  in  llolland. 
'I'he  chance  of  lieconiing  a  king,  might  Iherefiire  be  con- 
sidered as  a  part  of  their  miirria;;e  conlract.  The  force 
ol"tliis  reasoning  was  .at  leiurtli  imderslood  by  Louis,  and 
he  abandoned  this  unjust  opposition. 

Ill  the  niid.st  of  Ihe  enjoyment  of  new  dignity,  and  of 
benevolent  plans  for  the  future  welfare  of  her  subjects, 
tho  happiness  of  Hortense  was  clouded  by  the  necessary 
separation  from  her  inolher  and  her  home.  It  was  the 
first  severance  for  any  length  of  lime,  wliieli  hadnecnrred 
during  her  whole  life.  'I'he  prospeet  of  dopartiire  from 
Ihe  scenes  ofinfaiicy  now  revived  all  her  ehildisli  feeliiurs 
and  atlai  limeiits,  and  the  pain  thus  erealed  divided  her 
lie.irt  willi  the  aiilieipalion  (if  fiiliire  grandeur.  She 
wished  at  lea>l,  to  bid  adieu  to  Fraiici'  in  a  manner  wor- 
thy of  a  kind  and  eompassioiiale  princess.  She  lea.ned 
that  .Mailamo  de  (Jevres,"  a  noble  lady  of  the  court  of 
Louis  XVI.,  ruined  by  the  revolulion,  had  friiilli  ssly  en- 
leavoiireil  to  (ditain  perniission  lo  revisit  the  place  of  her 
birlh.  Horleiise  <:<iiild  now  feelingly  appreeialo  Ibis  pa- 
triolie  atlaelmieiit :  she  tidleited  and  idilaineil  from  the 
emperor,  llie  ri call  of  Madame  de  (ii'vres,  and  her  liire- 
jvell  1(1  her  Cdiiiilry  was  thus  eoimneiiiorated  hy  another 
ile'id  ol' heavenly  charily. 

tin  the  |.'''lh  of  June,  IrOli,  Louis  and  his  ipieen  ar- 
rived in  llii  ir  new  dominions.  They  look  up  their  resi- 
dence at  the  Maison  des  Itois,  a  coiinlry  seat  about  a 
league  from  the  Hague,  where  lliey  reeeived  Ihe  v.irioiis 
loiigratnlalory  depiitalions.  'i'heir  pnldie  entry  into  the 
eapilal  was  ilelayed  until  five  days  later.  Louis  was 
well  known  in  Holland,  wlilili  he  had  visited  on  former 
oeea><i(iiis,  and  the  einiosily  of  tho  Dutch  was  llierefore 
eliielly  direileil  towards  Ihe  (pieen,  whom  Iliey  now  saw 
for  the  lirsl  lime.  .\t  tin-  Hague,  as  in  all  other  coiiii- 
lri(  s,  love  is  the  pi'omplest  and  most  universal  eanse  of 
jHipiilar  I  iithiisiasin.  Louis  was  lili^'lily  I'slicmed  iiiid 
veiierati  ll,  bill  fear  alwiivs  predoiiiiiiales  in  the  respeel 
in^pirell  by  a  kini;:  whilst  a  yoiinir  and  lovely  i|iie('ii 
I'ascinali  s  all  eyes  and  wins  cm  ry  Ik  art.  The  llolliin- 
ilers  who  riei  ived  HorteliMMvilh  joyous  aeelamalions, 
might  eiisilv  have  believed  that  the  fair  being  lielore 
Ihein,  had  inen  created  by  lieavou  expressly  for  their 
sovereign. 

Ill  her  apiM'aranee,  Horlense  united  the  fine  figure, 
noble  mien  and  graceful  maiinern  of  her  inolher,  lo  llie 
peeiiliir  eliarms  of  the  be:iiilies  of  Ihe  Nellierlnndi — their 
soO  bine  eves — profusion  of  lair  hair— -and  daizliii),'  com. 
plexioii.  IliT  eiinversalidil  displayed  the  elegance  of  a 
l''reiieliwoiiiaii,  in  llu'  vivaeily,  spii|,'lilllness,  and  appro- 
prinle  liirn  of  Inr  least  expressions.  During  lor  resi. 
iknrv  lit  the  Hni;i!e,  lliiil  soIkt  capital  pie.senleil  an 
apiM'ariinee  as  irav  o"  il  was  liiiexpeel(  d,  in  a  eoiistaiil 
siieeesvion  of  pnldie  I  ills  and  enlerlaiiimenls,  at  wliieb 
llie  niosl  disliligillshi  d  \imlli  eonlendeil  for  superiority 
In  dress  and  iieeoiiiplislimenls.  The  dancing  of  the 
ipieeii  was  perfei  lion,  and  she  proinoled  ll,  i  ilelinhtfiil 
iimiiseinent,  with  that  true  condescension,  which  pro 
duces  in  every  mind  the  Ibrgivuiiess,  liiil  never  the  for 
gi'tfiilneNS  iif  superior  rank. 


CILM'TEU  VII. 

As  soon  as  the  king  had  assumed  the  reins  of  govern- 
inent,  he  began  to  use  every  exertion  in  his  power  to  me- 
rit the  atli'ction   which    his  subjects  already  iirol'essed 
from  confidence  in  his  virtues.     To  proiiote  sedulously 
all  the  various  interests  of  the  country,  seemed  to  him  a 
certain  means  of  succeeding  in  his  endeavour.     "  I  de- 
sire," said  he,  in  reply  to  a  deputation,  "  to  be  saluted  by 
the  title  of  nnlional  mnjesly."     lie  declined  the  services 
of  a  body  of  French  troops,  which  had  been  sent  to  ac- 
eonipany  him  to  his  capital;  it  was  his  wish  that  tho 
escort  of  his  entry  should  consist  of  Hollanders   alone. 
This  delicate  proceeding  made  a  very  favourable  impres- 
sion, and   its  success   induced  the  adoption  of  further 
measures  of  a  similar  character.     As  all  the  olficers  of 
llie  household  were  Frenchmen  appointed  at  Paris,  it  was 
natural  for  the  ari..-loeraey  of  Hidland  to  view  this  exclu- 
sive preference  with  deep  inortilication  :  they  justly  con- 
sidered that  the  duties  of  weleonie,  and  atlendance  on  llio 
foreign  prince  given  to  lliciii  as  a  monarch,  belonged  of 
right  to  the  natives  of  the  soil.     Louis  entertained  tho 
same  sentiments,  and  gradually  removed  the  French,  un- 
der various  pretexts,  from  all  the  posts  of  importance, 
which  were  speedily  filled  by  Hollanders. 

Among  other  dismissions  was  that  of  the  grand  mar- 
shal of  the  palace,  M.  de  Ilroc,  whom  (ineeii  Hortense 
had  united  to  her  friend  Allele  Aiiguie,  the  sisler-inlaw 
of  Marshal  Ney.  liOuis  despatched  him  on  a  messago 
of  congratulation  to  Madrid,  on  the  accession  of  King 
.losepli,  and  as  he  wiui  never  recalled,  he  returned  to  tlio 
French  service.  Ilis  wife  remained  with  Hortense,  for 
Ihe  ipieen  could  never  part  from  the  fiiithfiil  depositary 
of  all  her  grids;  while  she  repaid  the  confiilenee  with 
I  hat  sympathy  so  esiential  to  their  endurance.  Ifraving 
every  thing,  even  the  open  iiidignalion  of  the  king, 
Madame  de  Ihoc  supported  her  friend,  and  repelled  the 
malignant  suspicions  and  insidious  caliininies  which  as- 
sailed the  reputation  of  her  sovereign  and  benetiiclress, 
.Ml  I  why  should  the  lies  of  such  an  altaehnient  ever  lie 
destroyid  ? 

A  iiist  appreciation  of  his  piditical  |iosilion,  and  of  tho 
decision   and  perseverance   displayed   in  making  every 
necessary  sacrifice,  shows  that  I.oiiis  was  loo  diHident  of 
his  abilities,  when  he  deelini  d  a  throne  ;  indeed  we  doubt 
whether  any  of  his  brothers  could  have   filled  it   mori) 
worthily.     In  receiving  the  invcRlilnre  of  llolland,  there 
re  but  two  lines  of  policy  lo  he  adopted.     As  a  inero 
imperial  prefiel,  Ihe  new  king  was  lo  sacrifice  iiidepcn- 
Iciiee  by  su'ojicling  every  thing  to  I''rance,  ami  lo  anni- 
liilale  the  prosperity  of  a   peopk'  wholly  dependent  on 
inaritime   conimcrec,  by  fiireing  upon  lliem  the   conti- 
nental sysleiii ;  or  on  nioiintin;:  Ihe  throne  he  was  lo  as- 
iiiiie  at  once  the  duties  and  dignity  of  a  sovereign,  and 
»  such,  to  act  cxelnsively  for  the  welfare  of  his  kingdom. 
The  foniier  allernalive  would  niiilonliteilly  have  exeited 
iisnrreetion,  and  to  make  war  on  his  subjects  is,  for  a 
iionareh,  but  an  indill'ereiit  style  of  reiifiiing.     The  bit- 
li  r  plan  was  far  more  honourable;  instead  of  being  the 
mire  insUnment  of  aiiollier's  caprice,  it  was  lo  reject  all 
nbservieney,  and  lo  be  really  a  king.     It  is  true  that  in 
ither  ease,  llie  final  eoiisiimmalion  would  inevilably  bu 
Ihe  oeeiipaliun  of  Holland  by  Ihe  imperial  armies;  hut 
there  is  no  room  fiir  sell-reproach  when  we  have  followed 
Ihe  eoiielnsions  of  reason  and  Ihe  dictates  of  conscience. 
Louis  had  taken  lor  his  motto,  "  Do  wki.i.,  i'o.mk  what 

•M.W." 

I'nhappily  the  king,  though  the  one  most  inlcreslcil 
in  deeiiling  i'(irr( clly,  was  the  only  person  who  saw 
Ihiiilis  in  this  light.  'I'he  hi^lii  st  oliicis,  it  is  Irne,  were 
lilleil  up  by  nalives  of  Holland,  yet  many  interior  em- 
ployments were  still  in  Ihe  hands  of  the  French.  In 
proporlion  lo  the  coldness  and  dislanie  exhibited  hy 
l.oiiis  towards  his  coiinlrymen,  llie  ipu  i  n  believed  lier- 
s(  ll'ohligi  (I  lo  increase  the  consolalidii  of  i  neouragement 
and  coiirlcsy.  The  llivoiir  she  showed  was  llie  more 
siiieere,  because  she  really  disapproviil  of  the  policy 
which  rendered  ill,  ir  siliialion  so  delicate.  Placed,  in  ii 
jnaiilier,  between  her  husband  and  her  ailopled  liilhir, 
she  may  be  pardoiii  il  for  believing  in  the  iiillillibility  of 
one,  whose  iron  will  had  wi  11  ininistereil,  in  every  ciiii- 
jniielinu,  lo  Ihe  advancenii  ill  of  his  glory,  (t  is  Irne  that 
In  es|ioiising  Ihe  inleri  sis  of  the  h'u  ndi,  she  lost  nolhiiig 
(if  the  allaelmii  III  of  her  siibji  i  Is,  bill  the  dill'erenee  in 
Iho  behaviour  of  tho  royal  pair  involved  the  court  in 
per|N.|ii.il  contesis,  The  rivalry  appaieiil  in  the  smallest 
details  of  the  palace  iHlrayed  this  misunilerstandintr,  Iho 
resiills  of  which  iiiiiNt  necessarily  be  so  disaxlroiis  lo  tlin 
general  witil. 


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niici;  is  li:iM(lsii;ji(:  and  its  slrirts  |Kirti(Miliirly  I'lciiii. 
T/U!ic  is  11  sii|icrl)  road  U'adiiijr  to  tlio  ILifriiu,  [iluasaiilly 
laid  out  ulijii;r  tlio  caiiiil,  and  shaded  by  fine  trees.  It 
runs  tliroiifrli  vast  meadows,  covered  with  cattle,  mid 
displaying,'  a  ver<liirc  of  the  most  splendid  green.  The 
view,  which  would  he  otherwise  inonotonuns,  is  diversi- 
iied  l>y  .i  nuiltitiiilo  ol  sjiiall  country  seats,  not  hnilt  per- 
liaps  with  \.\w  most  corn  et  taste,  bnt  pleasinjf  from  their 
rcmarkahle  neatness,  and  llic  lieautil'nl  -fardens  of  the 
rarest  plants,  hy  which  lliey  are  snrroimded  and  adorned. 

Holland  displays  a  pecnliar  character;  it  is  like  no- 
tliiny^  hnt  itself — a  eonipiest  iVoin  the  sea,  preserved  by 
the  constant  re|iair  of  its  dykes.  Its  inhabitants  arc 
well  provid(.'d  with  l)ie  means  of  snhsistence  and  com- 
fort, and  are  extremely  conseicntionH  in  the  discliarjfe  of 
every  dniy  eoimeetecl  with  the  ;joveriinieiit.  Tliey  are 
br.ive  soldiers;  Itonaparte  has  ojienly  prnnonnced  this 
opinion,  anil  they  enjoyed  the  same  eliaracter  in  the 
(lays  of 'I'acilns.  Their  probity  is  exir.iortlinary :  nearly 
nil  tlieir  eontr.iets  arc  verbal,  yet  they  are  as  scrnpnions 
in  the  obli^i.itions  of  conimerce,  as  in  the  cnj^'ajfemenls 
of  liwc  or  the  promises  of  inarriajje. 

An  onllini^  of  the  conrt  of  IIi;lland  may  not  be  inap 
propriale.  .M.  l)'.\rjnson  held  the  post  of  fjrand  cliam- 
iM'rlain:  Anunstc^  I'anlaineonrt  that  of  {jiand  (qnerry. 
!\[.  l)e  Villenenvo  was  first  eliainbcrlain  to  the  ipieen  : 
his  wife,  the  daii^'liter  of  M.  (Juibert — a  lady  celeliratcd 
liir  her  wit  and  Iter  line  person — was  ilumi-  du  /mliiin, 
iM.  dc  Saii;;ras,  chief  master  of  the  ceremonies,  <lid  the 
honours  of  the  palaie  in  an  extremely  afrreeablc  manner. 

.M.  <le  <;irardiii  tells  ns,  tliala  ehiMnberlain  introduced 
him  into  the  labinet  of  the  Uinff,  who  was  clressed  in  the 
iinilorni  of  the  };nanl,  white,  with  crimson  I'aeiiiffs.  "The 
pleasure  ol'  seeiiifr  him  aOer  a  lon'j  absence,  was  dimi- 
nished hy  my  sorrow  atohscrvinjr  his  sallow  complexion, 
nn  nspecl  ol'ijcncral  lani;uor,  and  the  extreme  dilficnlty 
ho  ex|M'rii'need  in  walkin;;,  and  espeeially  in  standing'. 
He  liwked  so  mnch  like  a  man  on  whom  death  had  sit 
his  seal,  that  I  tonnd  it  impossible  to  restrain  tln^  feelinirs 
of  sadness  witli  which  his  appearance  oppressed  me.  My 
emotion  heeame  so  strong'  lliat  it  was  noticed  by  his  ma- 
jesty, an<l  drew  from  him  sevenil  remarks,  tlionf,'li  1  sin- 
cerely  hope  that  he  was  imalile  to  divine  the  cause.  It 
is  impossible  to  know  the  kin;,'  and  not  to  h>V(^  him:  he  is 
ffiflcd  with  all  the  inestimable  ipialilies  that  belong  to  an 
upritrht  man.  1  was  the  hearer  of  two  letters;  one  from 
the  kin;;  of  Maples  and  the  other  I'rom  his  mother.  He 
convi  rsed  with  us  a  Ion;;  time,  and  expressed  };rcat  plea- 
snri^  at  seeiu';  ns  a;;.iin.  I  mentioned  that  a  pa.ssii^fe  in 
his  letter  to  the  (pieen  id'  Maples,  had  ;;iv(  ii  rise  to  my 
journey.  '  lie  assured,'  was  ids  reply,  'that  1  shall  use 
every  exerlion  in  my  powi'r  to  be  useful  to  .loseph:  what- 
ever be|on;;s  to  me  is  at  his  disposal.  I  am  already  eu- 
ileavonriii;;  to  raise  iimney,  lhoii;;h  it  will  be  a  dillii'iilt 
linsiness;  lor  this  country  would  never  lend,  iven  to  .\a- 
polenii.  Iliiwever,  I  d  i  not  despair,  and  shall  do  my 
iiest.'  -Ml  this  was  said  in  that  open,  frank  maimer, 
which  no  di<siinulation,  however  pnielised,  can  pretend 
to  iiiiilale.     '  Voiir   inajrsly,'  said   I,  '  has  just  opened  a 

l.ian,  which,  I  undersi I,  is  lilliii;;  up  rapidly.      It   is  a 

Hplendid  reward  of  your  exertions,  and  the  most  tlatti  r- 
in;r  testimony  of  the  popiilarily  of  your  admiiiistration. 
I'oslerity  will  ever  remember  wilh  };ralilMilc,  your  eon. 
Htanl  opposiliiin  to  a  natioiiiil  bauknipli'v.'  '  1  lake  the 
more  credit  to  myself,' said  the  kin;;, 'for  ti  opposition, 
liecansc  the  me;isure  was  p;irlieiilarly  pressed  upon  me 
liy  the  emperor.  I  tonnd  it  impossible  to  persuade  him, 
that  in  ib  ilarin^'  bankruptcy,  I  declared  the  destruction 
nf  Holland.     .\ll    its    I'apilal    would    have    iinmi  di.ilely 

WHI^rht  refiiu'c  ill  KiiLrliiiid,  wher iieh  of  it  is  eollceled 

already.  The  liirce  of  circmnstanei  s  has  set  on  IihiI.  a 
coiitrahand  tradi',  which  I  find  it  impra<licabh:  to  sup- 
press.  This  nation  is  so  industrious,  that  with  ii  |Hipula- 
iion  of  not  iiioi'c  than  ei;;hleen  liundied  tlioiis;iiiil  souls, 
it  pays  one  hundreil  iind  ten  millions.  Its  debt  is  sixty 
millions,  and  there  is  scarcely  cnoui;h  remainini;  liir 
Htate  ex|R'nscs.  Thcii'  Is  not  ii  I'Veneh  soldier  in  the 
kiii^iloni,  yet  I  am  obliged  to  supply  a  corps  of  twenty 
IhoiiBimd  Dutch  troops  li.r  llii'  ;;ranil  army,  reaeel 
iH.accI  that  must  be  the  yraml  objiil  of loncpicst.  'I'his 
liard  work  ruins  my  hi  allli,  (iirardin;  you  must  find  me 
very  niueli  eliaiiL'ed.  1  call  scarci  ly  write:  I  w;ilk  with 
(frciit  dillieiilly.' — He  was  eoiiliniially  rubliiny  his  Ic^fs 
iind  hands  diiriic;  the  whole  interview. — '  The  climali'  of 
thin  nnmlry  is  killin;;  me.  Its  hiimidily  is  very  imwhoh'- 
Bonic  for  my  eonstilulinn.     I  nni  sorry  for  it;  it  is  the 

noiinlrv  of  (;ooil  I'aiili.     'I'ln  re  is  no  ii I  here  of  siiper- 

intcndlni;  the  iidministnilioii:  a  iniiii,  on  receivin;;  an 
nppointuienl,  swears  that  hi'  will  tiilfil  its  dolicN  lo  llii^ 
Iwat  of  hi.s  ability,  und  Keeps  his  word.    'I'lnir  niHtoiii. 


house  oaths  are  never  examined,  and  are  never  false.  It 
is  a  nation  of  true  republicans,  but  deeply  tinjred  with 
l>arty  spirit :  this  iircvents  them  from  tbrniiiij;  a  proper 

estimate  of  each  other 1  require  u  hot  cliinute, 

and  the  baths  of  the  south  of  France.' 

"  On  takin^jr  leave  of  his  majesty,  wo  were  informed 
hy  M.  Uouchebcrne,  prelect  of  tlie  palace,  lliat  the  kin^r 
desired  us  to  lodge  in  no  other  house  than  his  own,  iinii 
that  we  were  to  reside  in  the  palace :  this  iiitellifreiice 
WHS  ullerwards  confirineil  by  M.  de  Saugras.  Just  as 
we  were  about  sittinjf  down  to  table,  we  were  invited  to 
dine  with  the  queen.  'J'he  company  consisted  of  an  ai<l- 
de-camp  of  Jerome,  Madume  de  Louber,  and  the  little 
I'rince  Louis. 

"  The  queen  was  as  agreeable  and  amiuWc  as  ever.  ] 
delivered  her  the  letters  troin  the  empress  and  the  (|uecn. 
'  1  always  like  to  receive  letters,'  said  she, '  and  to  be  re- 
membered. My  friends  would  be  ungruteful  if  they  for- 
got me,  for  I  never  Ibrgct  any  one.  My  brother  Joseph 
ought  certainly  to  be  pleased  with  me  ;  for,  while  1  was 
at  .Afayincc,  I  wrote  to  him  frc(|ueiitly,  and  sent  him  a 
great  quantity  of  trillii.g  news,  which  absence  alone  ren- 
ders ol'the  least  coiisequeuce.' 

"  Allcr  dinner,  we  went  into  the  queen's  drawing 
room.  Her  apartments  arc.  furnished  with  great  sim 
plicity.  Molhing  could  be  'lore  gracious  than  our  recep- 
tion, und  on  leaving  tier,  she  invited  us  to  prolong  our 
visit  lo  this  country,  and  to  pay  our  respects  to  her  every 
evening.  Jtelbrc  going  to  bed,  we  made  ii  round  of  visits 
to  all  the  ministers,  and  returned  to  nur  hotel  at  ten 
o'clock  at  night,  heartily  tired.  jVll  the  French  about  the 
king's  person  are  loud  in  their  complaints  of  the  climate: 
C'aniaineourt,  whose  health  is  iiidilfcreiit,  is  quite  unable 
to  stand  its  ell'ects. 

"  Next  d;iy,  the  liing  received  us  in  his  cabinet.  He 
Wiis  in  the  midst  of  a  circle  of  the  great  civil  and  mili- 
tary olliccrs.  He  quitted  his  plaie  for  the  purpose  of 
addressing  a  few  words  in  an  obliging  niamier  to  the 
dill'ereiit  mcinliers  of  the  diplomatic  corp.s,  and  the  va- 
rious indivichnls  who  hud  the  honuiir  of  being  admitted 
lo  the  audience, 

"  'I'he  court  presents  un  extremely  brilliant  spectacle. 
The  dresses  of  the  public  ministers  and  the  civil  func- 
tionaries arc  superbly  iiubroidered  :  it  seems  as  if  Ihcy 
intended  to  make  up  lor  the  long  prohibition  of  embroi- 
dery in  this  country.  The  great  ollicers  of  slate  wear  a 
green  dress,  laced  wilh  gold:  the  pattern  of  the  trimming 
is  the  sanii^  as  Ihatof  the  imperial  household.  'I'hc  cliani- 
lierlaiiis  are  dressed  in  red  and  gold:  the  equerries  and 
prelect  in  blue  and  gold.  'J'he  diphinuilie  costume  of 
llolland  is  remarkably  rich  and  elegant:  it  Is  a  shade  of 
very  light  blue,  wilh  silver  lace.  'I'he  decoralion  of  llu? 
Order  of  Holland  has  been  very  extensively  distributed: 
there  are  three  classes — knights, eomnianders,  and  grand 
crosses.  'I'his  sort  of  distinction  has  iH'come  quite  an 
object  of  ambition,  in  a  country  where  it  was  previously 
wholly  unknown.  Wherever  men  arc  iiniled  in  society, 
vanity,  adroitly  tlattcred,is  one  of  the  most  potent  instru- 
meiils  of  the  sway  ol'the  ruler. 

"  The  king  generally  rick's  with  a  single?  pair  of  horses 
to  his  carriage;  it  is  only  on  very  rare  occasions  that  he 
uses  a  coach  and  six.  Whenever  he  goes  out,  the  ecpurry 
on  duty  mounts  his  horse,  and  takes  his  place  near  the 
door." 

CHAI'TF-.R   Vni, 

ralaniity  re  nniled  liOiiis  and  Horlensc,  and  reslorcd 
lor  a  time  diunestic:  concord,  by  overwhelniing  them 
with  misforlime.  In  the  iMgiiiniiig  of  May,  IWI7,  the  ir 
eldest  son,  the  yomig  rriiice  Na|Hileon,  was  Buddeiily 
carried  olf  by  the  erimp;  a  disca-c'  of  which  even  the 
name  was,  until  then,  unknown  in  Fruncc, 

'I'hc  grief  of  llortensc,  which  was  vehemenl  in  pro. 
porlion  to  the  strength  of  mind  it  had  ovcrciime,  excited 
serious  apprehensions  for  her  life.  It  brought  on  a  se. 
ri  s  of  nervous  attacks,  that  inspired  pity  in  all  whc 
approaehed  her.  The?  dislress  of  l.oiiis  was  not  bss 
|Kiii;naiit,  though  more  gloomy  and  under  better  eoni' 
maiid.  Their  physicians  at  length  reconimended  the 
baths  ol'the  ryrenees;  |H'rlia|n<  cpiile  as  inueh  to  remove 
them  I'roiii  the  reminisci  nee  s  of  their  lost  clitlel,  as  I'or 
liny  medieal  properlie^s  likely  to  be  useful  in  tliu  rcstora 
lion  of  their  lieallh. 

It  is  one  of  the?  hiirtlii'ns  of  royally,  that  a  monarch 
can  neilher  I'lijoy  nor  NiiU'er  like  a  private  ineliviehiMl 
eveiy  mo.nent  willidniwii  from  duty,  to  Ik'  di'voliil  to 
pleasiiii'  or  sorrow,  is  marked  hy  n  public  lews.  Tin 
Dnte  h  Kympalhiseel  loo  de  i  ply  in  the  iilllielion  of  llicii 
Miveieijiiis  to  ninnnur  at  liieir  seeking  iiinsohilioii  in 
the  variety  of  liavd:  but,  nnleirtlinately,  Ihongh   I.iillis 


liad  reiidercd  them  liappy  by  the  equitable  polie:y  of  jij, 
personal  government,  yet  he  could  not  prevent  ilie  juji 
grounds  of  complaint  that  arose  from  the  measures  (,{ 
Napoleon,  who  administered  the  affairs  of  his  kingdom 
during  his  journey. 

The  emperor  availed  himself  of  this  opimrtunity  to  in. 
troduce  into  Holland  the  measures  of  policy  adopted  m 
his  own  territories.  The  chief  resources  of  (ireat  llrj. 
tain  were  eleriied  from  her  conimerce  VN'itli  the  contiiiini 
which  was  the  outlet  for  the  immense  jiroduets  of  h,! 
tiietoricB.  Collecting  by  her  ships  the  raw  material  nf 
every  country,  she  ailerwards  laid  all  Euro|K!  iiniler  trui. 
Iribution  by  returning  them  in  a  manufactured  shai,, 
By  closing  this  outlet  the  sources  of  her  prosjierity  wi  n 
dried  up,  and  her  most  vital  interests  endangered.  Siiri, 
was  the  Continental  System.  'I'he  opposition  in  Hnllain) 
to  its  introduetion  sunk  under  the  absolute  will  of  i\a|«i 
Icon,  and  the  ministers  of  Louis  obeyed  with  reluctiinn 
and  sorrow. 

'I'he  inhabitants  of  the  eca-ports,  deprived  of  the  n. 
sources  of  luwfid  commerce,  attempted  to  suhslilulrjn 
illicit  trallic.  The  emperor  became  irritated,  and  wdnlj 
liave  made  terrible  examples  of  the  guilty,  hut  for  Hi 
return  of  I^ouis,  who  exercised  the  richest  prerogative  c< 
royally,  by  pardoning  the  criminals.  This  clciiiiinv, 
with  his  courageous  huniiuiity  at  the  time  of  thedi.Wr 
at  Leyden  and  iluring  several  inundations,  endeared  Inn, 
still  more  to  his  subjects.  'I'he  contraband  trade,  lirn. 
cvi'r,  was  greatly  uugnicntcd  hy  the  impunity  nf  ilj 
first  olfcndcrsj  and  Napoleon,  deeiJy  incensed  by  il,, 
op])ositioii  to  his  authority,  began  to  entertain  unfriiiiilK 
ll'elings  towards  his  brother,  and  to  project  seriousli 
the  union  of  llolland  and  France, 

On  her  return  from  the  ryrenees,  Hortense  was  ytr. 
vented  from  proceeding  to  the  Hague',  by  her  pcciilinrlv 
delicate  state  of  health.  She  suli'crcd  from  giiur)! 
weakness,  and  hud  but  partially  recovered  from  the  mr. 
vous  attack,  brought  on  by  the  recent  shock.  Hit  el<. 
mestic  happiness  jiad  been  also  much  disturbed  by  Hi, 
political  di.sputes  of  her  linsband  and  the  emperor.  Cah 
inities  from  without  strike  equally  the:  prince  and  tl» 
peasant  in  their  domestic  recoil.  'J'he  gloomy  teiii|Hrir| 
Jiouis,  exasperateil  by  the  importunate  demands  nf  liij 
brother,  no  longer  |M'rniittcd  him  to  be  kind  to  a  wilr, 
who  cspeniseil  or  excused  every  measure  dictated  by  the 
policy  of  France, 

Napoleon's  grounds  of  complaint  are  contained  in  j 
letter  addressed  to  the  king  of  Holland  in  180H,  on  lli. 
occasion  of  the  pardon  of  the  smugglers,  'J'liis  liislon- 
cal  document  is  too  important  to  be  here  omitted;  liri! 
forms  a  valuable  ap|K'ndix  to  the  account  of  his  aeliiiiiiif. 
tration  given  to  the;  public  by  iifiiiis,  and  has  u  dirui 
bearing  on  cvi^nts  deeply  and  .'atally  inllucneing  tlic  ilt.<. 
tiny  of  tiuecn  Jlortense. 

Chdttnu  lie  Manir,  Aiiril  3<l,  IMk'? 

Sir,  and  my  brother, — Within  the  last  hour  1  riiTivii! 
your  despaleli  of  the  lilJd  March,  from  thee  .Xiidiiui 
D— t,  anil  the  courier,  who  will  k'ar  you  my  reply,  sels 
out  for  Holland  immeuliately.  'J'he  use  you  hiive  iiiaili 
of  the  power  of  pardon,  must  inevitably  produce?  Iiiiilif. 
fects.  'J'he  power  of  parikiii  is  one  of  the  finest  ami 
noblest  attributes  of  sovereignty  :  bnt  to  save  it  I'mii 
eonleinpt,  it  sheinld  only  be  exireiseil  when  the  iiuni 
of  the;  sovereign  is  no  riproaiJi  lo  the  act  of  the' jihIl'!— 
vlieii  the  royal  eh'ineney  can  inspiri;  none  but  geiicrniii 
and  gralefeil  sentiments,  lint  the  priseul  ease  is  HulIt 
dill'ei'enl.  .\  tniop  of  banelilti  attack  and  innrdeT  a  {nrh 
of  custom-house  oll'ieers,  in  order  to  smuggk'  wilh  in* 
impunity  : — they  are  conelemneil  to  di'atli,  and  yoiirim 
Ji'sly  are'eirds  them  a  pardon — a  pardon  to  onti'iislji  inn! 
assassins  wlioni  no  one  |iili(?<l!  Had  these  men  Inn 
merely  taken  in  llie  act  of  smuggling — hail  they  ivfji 
liiurdered  your  olheiTH  in  self  ilefeuei' — lliiii  the'  ik  »lilii!r 
eondilion  of  their  families,  und  the'  particular  rirum 
stances  of  the?  elei'd,  inii;lit  have"  Ik'CIi  taken  iiilii  nniN- 
iliralion,  and  the'  mitigalion  «d'  the  rigeiiir  of  Ilie  In 
would  have  gaineil  for  yeieir  geivernme'iit  an  ap|«.'iriii"' 
of  paternal  kiiiehiess.  In  remitliiig  the?  pe  iiiilty  i^l 
crimes  against  lise'nl  law.s,  and  es|He'ially  in  llii'  'i 
givene'HS  of  |M>lilieal  oU'eiiees,  nicrev  is  well  ln'iilcnn 
The?  great  principle'  is,  that  when  the  sovereign  ^[►| 
si'lf  is  the  oiije'et  of  the  crime,  then  ilemi'ney  licr.iii«' 
iidiiiirable.  On  llii'  first  rmiiour  ufan  nccusatioll  iillli'l 
iinliire,  piiblii'  opinion  is  arrayed  on  the  f  iile  of  tlir 
prit,  and  not  in  siip|iorl  of  the  t'xeciitivc  wliiili  is  lo 
Ibri'e'  the  law.  Slionid  the?  prifiec  remit  the  puiilsliin 
the  pe-ople  eoiiHieler  him  supe'rior  lo  the' otli'iire,  and  I 
iuiligii.'.lion  is  III!  11  e  xe  ileel  :egainst  the  oU'eniler:  vin'il 
he  pnrmi'  an  op|Misile  leiiirse,  he  is  re  prolmteel  ii»  nn 
presLor  and  ii  lyninl;  but  if  hi'  piirelon  iilrocioii?'  'ii™ 
nnls,  he  m  <  einte  nmeel  leir  IiIr  weakness,  or  Imle  il  Inr  li 


w^^apia*^  ^ffiiiii®®  ®i2B®wm^sair^  iiti^e^iimT^ 


Ic  potii-y  111'  liis 
ii-cvenl  tin;  jii,,| 
he  mcasuri's  (,\ 
of  his  liiiigdom 

)|)ortuiiily  to  in. 
nlicy  nddptid  in 
js  of  tircut  llri. 
itli  the  contiinT.l, 
products  of  ill  r 
raw  niiitcrial  nf 

liroIK!  UIHltr  Kill. 

ufeictiireil  slian, 
•  prosperity  \nrt 
Klunijerfd.  !<iiiii 
silioii  ill  Hollanil 
ute  will  of  Nn|«t 
i  with  reliictaiici 


!])rivcd  of  tlio  n. 
li  to  sulistitulc  an 
■itated,  mid  WdulJ 
uilty,  hut  for  lli 
lest  proro);iitivc  i< 
This  cliiiR'iiiy, 
imeof  thedisaslit  | 
oils,  endcnrid  liuii 
abaiid  trade,  limv. 
;  impunity  of  thi  | 
f  incensed  liy  tin 
itcrtain  unfrieiiilly  1 
)  project  seriously 

Ilortense  w;is  ]irf. 
,  by  her  peculiarly  I 
•red    from   KciiiTall 
fcrcd  from  tlu!  m  r.  I 
it  shock.     Ihr  * 
h  disturlied  liy  lln 
ihe  ciiilK-ror.    Cab, 
tlin  prince  m»l  tlit  I 
e  j;looniy  teiniHriil 
ate  deinnndH  of  lii> 
(  be  kind  to  ii  wilr, 
auro  dictated  by  tlit 

nre  contnincil  in  >  | 
lid  in  IHOH,  on  111. 
lers.  This  liistmi'  j 
lere  oinitlid ;  Hi 
uint  of  his  lulniim!  I 
,  and  liiiH  a  (liriil| 
iilUicnciiig  the  ilts- 

.,Al>rin,l,  Irtl^ 
|last  hour  I  rcrcivn! 
from   the   AuiliH 
.  you  my  reply,  Hti 
use  you  have  luailt 
llily  produce  Imilif 
1.  ("if  the  flliot  awi 
[it   to  save   it  fii'iii 
ll   wlli'ii  till'  nuri; 
net  ofthe  jiiilti- 
,  none  but  piiii rw» 
Ic.^rlil  I'asi'  is  wiiUy 
liiid  inurdiT  a  iwri) 
lsmu(r(;le  "il'i  i"* 
lleath,  and  yiairiK 
lliin  to  ouleanlK  mi^ 
ll   these    iPii'ii  l«", 
l„|r_had  lliiy  rvn 
|_lhenlhi'<l(slil»l' 
particular  I'imra- 
11  taken  inl"  i'"ii'n 
ri|riiur  of  ll"'  I" 
lieiit  an  ap|Karawtl 
Vr     Ihe     piniilty;' 
■cially    ill  <!"'  ' " 
is   well  U'fUn 
llhe  wivrrei(!a  l»f-| 

ejeinilicy  l«''"i' 

In  aecusMtiiin  iil'Hi'l 

Ithe  f  ide  of  tlif '■'*! 

live  which  i»  I" 

Lit  the  puiii»!anf»> 

Ve  nlVeiirr,  iimlll"" 

le  elVeudir;  flu* 

probated  as  iin 

,11   iiliiH-iiiii..  iiim 

,„•,  or  liuli  ll  I'rr  M 


VOL.  !• 


rHILAl>KL.l'lllA,  MAKCIt  'M,  INIl:). 


NO.  II. 


rHlvmo  AND  PeousiiKU  BV  .^DAM  WALDIi;,  Sn.  li,  Niiaru  ElciilTll  Strekt,  I'llli.inKi.iMin— A  r  .$5  I'nr  M    niiiiibi  rs,  pnyalilii  in  advance. 


R.  &.  (t.  9.    wool),   I'RINTUKS   AND  FCBLlSIIKRS,  NkW   YoRK, 

Sole  Asi'nls  and  I'nlilishcrs  liir  Hie  siacu  ol'  Now  Vork  anil  all  tliu  \iiw  Englaml  stales. 


I'MKDMX  N.  WlHJl)  &  fO    lt.iiinsKi,i.»R9,  Haltimoiik, 
Soto  .Aseiila  for  Iho  eiati'sol'  .Marylanil,  Virainiu,  anil  Uiiin,  ml  ilierityof  \i:w  Orleans. 


evil  intentions.  Vo  not  imagine  that  mercy  is  a  prero- 
cativc  which  can  be  always  wielded  without  injury,  or 
that  society  applaud.s  its  constant  employment.  On  the 
contrary,  the  community  coiidcmnH  its  exercise  on  sig- 
nal offenders,  bocaiiso  it  then  liccomcs  destructive  of 
social  order.  Vou  have  made  use  of  this  right  too  fre- 
nuciitly  and  too  indiscriininatcly  :  you  sliould  be  deaf  to 
your  heart's  benevolence,  when  it  incites  to  acts  detri- 
mental to  your  subjects!.  I  should  have  imitated  your 
conduct  with  regard  to  the  Jews,  but  I  would  never  have 
pardoned  the  Middleburgsmuirglers.  In  the  latter  case, 
tliere  were  many  reasons  why  justice  should  have  been 
allowed  to  take  its  coiB-sc,  and  by  the  terror  of  such  an 
exfcntion  to  attain  the  excellent  effect  of  preventing  fu- 
ture crimes.  Koyal  officers  had  been  massacred  in  the 
middle  of  the  night;  the  murderers  were  condemned; 
yet  your  majesty  commnfes  the  punishment  for  a  few 
year:*'  imprisonment,  and  the  inevitable  result  will  be 
ibund  in  a  complete  discouragement  of  the  collectors  of 
the  revenue. 

Let  me  now  explain  the  political  tendency  of  this 
measure.  For  many  ycurs  past,  Holland  has  been  the 
channel  through  wliieli  England  lias  introduced  its  ma- 
nufactures into  the  continent,  and  this  branch  of  trade 
has  been  immensely  profitable  to  its  merchants.  For 
this  reason  the  Dutch  arc  attached  to  smuggling  and  fa- 
vour England,  and  fiir  this  reasmi  they  hate  France,  who 
prohibits  smuggling,  and  wars  against  England.  Tlie 
pardon  yon  have  accorded  to  tlicse  murdering  revenue- 
breakers,  is  a  kind  of  ileference  paid  to  the  lovo  of  Hol- 
land for  contraband  trade.  It  seems  as  if  you  made 
cominon  cause  with  them ;  but  against  whom  ?  Against 
iiiyseifl 

The  Hollanders  are  ntlaehod  to  you.  Your  manners 
arc  plaui ;  your  disposition  mild  :  your  government  suit- 
cd  (0  llii'ir  views.  Were  you  to  show  yourself  firmly 
rtsnlveil  to  put  down  all  illicit  traffic — were  you  to  ex- 
plain to  your  subjects  thrir  true  position — you  would 
then  employ  your  inlluencc  with  discretion,  and  they 
would  bcli've  the  continental  sy.^tcm  a  lienetit,  iK'eaiisc 
it  would  be  upheld  by  tlnir  king.  I  cannot  discover 
what  advantage  your  majesty  proposes  to  yourself, 
from  popularity  obtained  at  my  cxiiense.  The  days  of 
Uyswifk  are  gone  by  in  Holland,  and  France  is  no  lon- 
ger in  the  last  years  of  Louis  XIV.  If  Holland  be  un- 
able to  pursue  an  indeiiendenl  |iolicy  ;  she  has  no  alter- 
native  but  to  adhere  to  the  conditions  of  her  Blliance 
with  I'rnnee. 

'riie|(olicy  of  princes,  my  brother,  must  ever  regard 
the  future,  and  not  the  mere  exigencies  of  the  passing 
day.  What  is  the  present  condition  of  Europe  ?  On 
the  one  hand  is  England,  jiossesBing  alone  n  pre|)onder. 
nnce  to  which  the  whole  world  has  hitherto  Uoti  obliged 
taHubniit:  on  the  other  nre  llie  French  empire  and  the 
powers  of  the  rontineiit ;  who,  with  the  force  of  union, 
ran  never  submit  to  the  s|iccies  of  Buprt'inacy  exercised 
liv  lireal  Itritaiii.  All  these  nations  forinerly  possessed 
rojnnies  and  liireign  cominerie  :  Ihe  extent  of  their  sea- 
Ixard  is  iiineh  greater  than  that  of  I'liijland  ;  but  iinfor- 
liinatilv  tlicy  have  been  always  disunited.  (Jreat  Uri- 
lain  has  nltieked  tluir  navies  in  detail — she  liastriiiinph- 
ccl  on  every  sea — and  all  their  maritime  forces  are 
iloytroyeil.  With  all  the  resources  fur  shippiiig  and  sea- 
men, of  Kiiisia,  Sweden,  France,  and  Spain,  notasrpiad. 
ron  dim  viiiliire  from  their  roadsteads.  It  is  nohinger, 
tlien,  iViMii  a  league  of  the  mnritiine  |iowers — a  roufede. 
raey  wliieli  is  moreover  impraetieable,  tVoin  distance  and 
Ininllieling  iiilerest.s — that  i;iiro|H'  must  ex|><KH  commer- 
li'Ird  iiide|H  iiileiici^  mid  estiiblished  jwaee  :  they  can  only 
Ibe  di'i'lareil  by  Ihe  will  of  England. 

IVacel  1  desire  to  obtain  it  by  every  mo.ms  ennsistenl 
Iwilh  the  iliifiiity  of  I'rance  :  liir  jH-nce,  I  will  sacrifice  all 
jliut  nalioiiiil  hiiiiiiiir.  ('".very  day  I  am  more  and  more 
Irniivineed  nl'ils  neees^ilv,  and  lie    iitlier  powers  wish  fiir 

Ian  inneli  as  I  do.  I  riitertnintinvards  England,  neither 
liiniiry  |iii'juiliee  nor  implaeable  liat"'il.  Her  |»)licy  In- 
Iw.iiiia  ine  has  Is-en  the  piiliey  of  rr;-  on:  on  my  purl, 
llhave  retali.itid  by  a  system  of  exclii  i ;  not  so  much 
Ifrnin  tbeiiiiibitioiiH  views  alleged  by  my  eiiemii'H,  ns  to 
Ifnree  till' llritish  eaiiiiii'l  In  terms.  I  am  iM'rfeetly  eon- 
llriit  Hint  i'liiglnnd  vIimiIiI  be  rich  and  prosiierniis,  if 
iKrinri'  mid  her  allies  are  ns  rich  niid  pro«|ierous  ns  Eng- 
Ihml.  'I'hii'"  the  eontinenlnl  system  has  no  other  endlh«ii 
po  urerlfrnie  n  final  srlllemcnt  of  mlrrnnlionil  law,  us 
m:w  -Knii;o — 1 1 


well  for  the  French  empire  as  for  Europe.  All  the 
northern  sovereigns  maintain  a  rigorous  prohibitive  poli- 
cy, yet  their  commerce  has  increased  wonderfidly:  the 
fabrics  of  Prussia  in  particular  already  begin  to  rival  our 
own  manufactures.  You  are  aware  that  France  itself, 
and  all  the  extent  of  coast  from  the  Gulf  of  Lyons  to  the 
head  of  the  Adriatic,  now  an  integral  part  of  the  empire, 
are  absolutely  closed  against  the  products  of  foreign  in- 
dustry. I  am  now  about  to  take  such  a  share  in  the  afl'airs 
of  Spain,  as  will  wrest  Portugal  from  the  influence  of 
Great  Uritain,  and  place  the  Spanish  (wrts  under  the  full 
control  of  the  French  political  system.  Tims  the  whole 
seaboard  of  Europe  will  be  shut  ag.iinst  the  English,  iur 
I  exclude  the  Turks,  who  have  no  commerce  with  the 
rest  of  the  eontinem. 

You  will  perceive  from  this  abstract,  the  fatal  consc- 
quences  of  the  facilities  afforded  by  Holland  to  Great 
Britain  for  introducing  her  manufactures  into  Europe. 
It  affords  her  an  opportunity  of  raising  from  ourselves 
the  sulisidics  with  which  other  nations  are  paid  to  attack 
us.  Your  majesty  is  more  interested  than  I  am,  in  guard- 
ing against  the  trickery  of  English  diplomacy.  A  few 
years'  patience,  and  England  will  desire  peace  as  earnestly 
as  her  enemies. 

Again,  if  you  consider  the  position  of  your  states,  you 
will  discover  that  the  continen'.al  system  is  less  beneficial 
to  me  than  to  yourself.  Holland  is  essentially  a  commer- 
cial and  maritime  [wwer.  She  possesses  capacious  har- 
bours, fleets,  seamen,  skilful  officers,  and  colonies  which 
cost  the  mother  country  nothing.  Her  inhabitants,  too, 
have  as  much  ability  in  commerce  as  the  English.  Has 
not  Holland  all  this  to  protect  ?  May  not  peace  restore 
Inr  to  her  ancient  importance  I  (irantthat  her  situation 
for  a  few  years  may  be  painful :  is  it  not  better  than  that 
the  monarch  of  Holland  should  be  a  mere  English  gov- 
ernor, and  his  kingdom  and  colonics  the  appanages  ol 
Great  Britain  7  Any  encouragement  given  to  the  trade 
with  England  must  tend  directly  to  this  result.  .Sicily 
and  Portugal  are  lieliire  your  eyes, 

Let  events  take  their  course.  If  you  arc  obliged  to 
sell  your  gin,  England  is  obliged  to  buy  it.  Point  out 
places  where  it  can  be  obtaiiieil  by  the  British  smugglers 
in  return  for  hard  money,  but  never  for  merehaiidi-.e : 
neter — i/ou  umlentnnd  me.  Pence  will  come  nt  last,'aiiil 
then  a  treaty  of  commerce  will  be  signed  with  England. 
Very  probably  I  may  cnnelude  one  too,  but  our  iniifual 
interests  shall  be  guaranteed.  If  wo  should  be  ohli;ud 
to  allow  England  her  maritime  supremacy,  purchased  at 
the  expense  of  so  much  blood  and  treasure;  a  preponde- 
rance, moreover,  to  which  she  is  entitled  by  geograiihi- 
cal  situation,  and  her  territorial  acquisitions  in  three 
ipiarters  of  the  globe;  ul  least  our  vessels  will  bo  able  to 
navigate  the  ocean  withniit  tire  livir  of  insult  to  their  flag, 
and  our  foreign  commene  will  cease  to  lie  ruinous.  The 
main  object  now  is,  to  prevent  England  from  interfering 
in  the  polities  of  the  continent. 

This  business  of  the  pardons  has  drawn  me  into  long 
details,  which  were  nei.'cssary  to  obviate  erroneous  impres- 
sions, if  any  such  had  been  instilled  into  your  majesty  by 
a  Dutch  ministry.  I  request  you  to  reflect  seriously  on 
this  letter — to  make  the  matters  of  which  it  treats  a  sub. 
jeet  of  delilK-ration  in  your  councils,  and  through  your 
ministers,  to  give  a  corresponding  impulse  to  the  admin- 
istration of  the  gnvernnii'iit. 

France  will  never  perniit  Holland,  under  any  pretext, 
lo  si'cedo  from  the  general  caii.so  of  the  continent.  As 
for  the  smugglers,  since  the  fault  has  already  liren  emn- 
mitled,  and  there  are  no  means  of  recalling  the  past,  I  can 
only  advise  you  not  to  leave  them  in  the  prison  of  Mid- 
dlebiirg,  wliieh  is  too  near  the  scene  of  their  crime  :  send 
them  lo  the  otiier  end  of  Holland." 

The  insertion  of  this  letter  seemed  neressnry  lo  exhi- 
bit the  true  siliiatinii  of  Lniiis  in  Holland.  Hnrnssed 
by  the  ciinHtaiit  iinporliiiiities  of  his  brother,  the  rcae. 
linii  of  his  vexation  was  loo  orten  felt  by  the  queen. 
Wns  she  then  Hiillieienlly  indulgent  7  Did  she  feel  that, 
iiotwithstMiiding  Ibe  inlerinrily  of  his  genius,  her  lius. 
band  could  not  yiehl,  without  pain,  lo  views  of  jHiljry 
iliaiiielrieally  op|Hwite  lo  his  own  7  She  probably  en- 
dured ns  long  ns  it  was  in  her  |Hiwer,  the  miseries  of  an 
union  withoiil  syinpnlliy ;  hut  she  wns  unhappy,  and 
power  wilhniil  haiipiness  has  no  ehnrms  sn- c  for  file  iiii. 
feeling  and  ambitious.  The  heart  of  Horlcnso  had  liceii 
cost  ill  nnolhor  and  a  far  different  mould. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

TiOuis  soon  grew  weary  of  his  capital,  and  removed 
the  court  to  L'Irccht,  hoping  to  escape  from  his  own  dis. 
guvt  and  chagrin.  To  change  of  place — Ihe  first  remedy 
suggested  by  unhappiiiess — the  king,  in  his  new  abode, 
sought  to  add  the  relief  of  gaiety.  In  addition  to  tlie 
ordinary  parade  of  a  court,  there  were  fl-equently  small 
social  parties  at  the  palace ;  and  public  bails,  attended  by 
the  best  society  of  the  province  :  but  in  all  these  assem- 
blies, seemingly  devoted  to  pleasure,  the  languor  and 
monotony  impressed  by  the  absence  of  the  queen,  were 
but  too  apparent.  All  remembered  the  charm  with 
which  her  wit  and  vivacity  had  enlivened  the  circles  of 
the  Hague,  and  all  regretted  the  fascination  that  ever 
surrounds  a  young,  affable,  and  beautiful  princess. 

Louis  was  soon  dissatisfied  with  his  residence  at 
Utrecht  He  found  the  town  to  be  too  thinly  peoided 
to  supply  suflicient  movement  and  variety  to  the  court 
circle.  Its  inhabitants  were  chietly  retired  merehnnts, 
living  quietly  on  their  incomes,  who  were  annoyed  by 
the  turmoil  wliich  thus  interrupted  their  old  established 
habits.  While  these  showed  hut  li'lle  gratitude  for  the 
preference  of  their  sovereign,  the  citizens  of  the  Hague, 
on  the  other  hand,  were  enraged  by  his  ifesftrtion.  Either 
to  suppress  murmurs,  or  to  indulge  once  more  the  lovil 
of  change,  Louis  returned  again  to  the  north  of  Holland, 
where  the  industry  and  wealth  of  the  nation  were  chiefly 
entered.  Amsterdam  was  finally  fixed  upon,  and  re- 
eeivcd  officially  the  merited  title  of  capital  of  the  king, 
dnm. 

-\s  Holland  stifl  continued  to  import  great  quantities 
of  English  nicrcliaiidi.se,  the  cause  of  tlic  emperor's  dis- 
pleasure was  by  no  means  removed.  Louis  wns  invited 
to  attend  a  congress  in  the  city  of  Paris,  of  i.ll  the  save, 
reigns  in  nllianee  with  Napoleon.  \\p  wa.s  perlectly 
aware  of  the  reproaches  that  nwi^ited  liini,  and  of  tin) 
projeels  of  his  brother;  but  he  knew  also  fh,-t  when  the 
inde|iendeiiee  of  a  sovereign  is  tiiisupported  hy  inititary 
Torces,  resistance  to  colossal  power  is  a  mere  saeritiec  of 
the  will'are  of  his  siilijeefs.  In  flie  end  of  N'oveniber, 
|HO:i,  the  king  of  M'llland  repaireil  to  Paris,  i,i  the  vain 
hope'  of  averting  tlie  .storiiv  he  fill  himself  unable  to  with. 
st.-md. 

Louis  liad  little  reason  to  look  for  a  fralermil  rcccptinn, 
wlien  he  ennsiilered  Ihe  uniVieiidly  relations  subsist iiig 
between  France  and  Holland,  and  the  tiiortilieiitiniis 
heaped  upon  him  under  l!io  sanetinn  of  the  emperor. 
It  happened  cpiite  otlierwi.se.  .Nnpuleon  leeeived  his 
brother  gracinusly,  and  in  a  manner  expressive  of  sineero 
and  ardent  friend,sliip.  The  king  was  at  onee  surprised 
and  moved ;  pniiip  and  etiquette  were  laid  aside,  and  the 
kindest  nUect ion  replaeeil  the  stiffness  of  royal  dignity. 
It  was  a  meeting  of  brothers  after  a  long  and  painliil 
estrangement,  'i'lie  pleasure  of  rcconeilialiun  enunisred 
aH  their  thoughts,  and  pulilic  affairs  were  never  inention. 
ed.  Still  the  'g  would  have  desired  an  open  and 
unhesitating  (lis,  '  >e  on  the  various  interests  which  had 
so  long  divided  tht  -o  n.itions,  for  past  events  rendereil 
him  suspicious,  and  the  silence  of  Napoleon  lell  little 
room  for  self  deceit.  The  eareliss  manner  in  whieli 
he  was  treated,  soon  gave  liiin  lo  understand  that  Ihe 
demands  on  Holland  would  be  mere  subjei  Is  of  official 
coinmiinienlion — that  he  was  not  to  be  consulted — and 
that  no  pains  would  he  taken  to  secure  his  approbation, 
or  to  ascertain  that  the  mensurca  proposed  accorded 
with  Ihe  interests  of  Ilnlland. 

These  gloomy  presentiments  were  soon  but  too  fully 
rcalistil.-  The  speech  of  Napoleon  lo  Ihe  ligislativo 
Imily  announced  the  sad  destiny  of  Holland.  The  king 
would  probably  have  enlered  his  solemn  protest  liefire 
the  assembled  sovereigns,  but  care  had  been  taken  lo 
exclude  him  (Voni  the  invitation  which  emhraeed  all  the 
oilier  allies  of  Ihe  eni|>crnr.  The  danger  beennie  every 
day  more  imminent  :  Louis  nt  length  resolved  to  return 
privately  to  his  kingdom,  and  to  resist  Ibe  violent  en- 
ernachmenl*  of  his  brother,  if  resistance  were  yet  [Hissi 
hie.  The  secret  orders  given  fiir  his  departure  were 
eommunieated  to  Ihe  emperor,  and  the  king, on  his  part, 
aseerlnined  that  he  was  eonslniilly  wnlehrd  by  disguised 
iillicers  of  the  police  :  one  of  them,  an  old  soldier  nf  the 
nrtli  regiment  of  dragoons,  having  discovered  himself  lo 
bin  former  colonel,  Louis  dissimulated,  and  ho]iing  In 
elude  the  vigilnncBof  his  guards,  feigned  tola!  ignorance 


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of  tliij  systuiii  ol"  oli:ii'rviiti(in  ;  but  every  hope  proved 
vain — i'vury  iil;in  vv.is  a  tiiilurc.  Neillicr  corniplinn 
nor  adilress  coiiUI  cxlrieiito  liiiii  IVoni  tlie  toils  in  wliicli 
lie  was  involved,  and  no  resource  was  left  better  llinn  a 
discjiiised  flii^lit-  A  man  more  robust  and  resolute  than 
liouis,  niiijlit  liave  (|uilled  Paris  at  niirlitlall — mounted 
Ilia  horse  at  tlic  gates — and  escajied  at  lull  speed ;  but 
tliouyli  si  ill  yoiine,  the  doubtt'nl  health  of  the  kinj;  pre- 
vented all  tliouixhts  of  so  hardy  nn  enterprise.  He  re- 
Bolved  to  despatch  one  of  his  attendants  secretly  to  Am- 
sterdam, with  positive  orders  to  the  minister  of  war  to 
break  the  dykes,  place  the  country  in  a  complete  state 
of  military  preparation,  and  by  every  possible  exertion 
to  prevent  the  French  forces  trom  oceupyiufr  the  capi- 
tal. Napoleon,  who  was  soon  informed  of  these  mea- 
Kures,  made  bitter  complaints  to  the  kinj^,  and  gave 
way  to  the  most  furious  passion.  Louia  opposed 
firiimess  to  violence,  and  when  driven  to  e.vtreinily, 
avowed  openly  that  the  defensive  preparations  had  been 
undertaken  by  his  express  command.  "  I  have  been 
ileceived,"  was  his  bold  exjiression,  "  by  promises  which 
were  never  intended  to  be  ke|)l.  Holland  is  weary  ol 
being  the  puppet  of  I'Vaiice."  The  emperor,  enraged  by 
a  dignified  oi)positioii  to  which  he  was  wholly  unused, 
was  violently  excited  ;  Louis  met  him  with  tlie  (juiel  re- 
fcignation  and  composure  of  a  good  conscience.  Napo- 
leon ipiiekly  recovered  himself,  and  becoming  suddenly 
c.ihn,  informed  the  king  coldly,  that  he  must  choose  be- 
tween the  union  of  Holland  to  France,  or  the  innnediale 
rcvoealion  of  bis  warlike  instrucUons,  and  the  removal 
of  his  minister  of  war. 

This  result  had  been  the  conslimt  object  of  the  king's 
most  lively  apprehensions:  it  was  Ibis  <li'adly  blow 
wliieh  111!  had  endeavoured  most  espcn  illy  to  shun.  The 
iin(ieriiius  necessity  of  his  situation  compelled  nubmis- 
sioii,  and  loreed  him  to  eoiiiply  with  the  demands  of 
those  who  were  armed  with  irresistible  power.  In  liis 
inniosi  heart,  the  noble  design  was  still  elierished,  of 
proteetiiiT  his  dominions  from  their  iinniinent  diinger  : 
but  to  ft!'  e)  tins,  it  was  lir.-t  necessary  to  escape  Iroiii 
the  species  of  enptivily  in  wliieb  he  was  held,  ilis  re- 
newed alti'inpls  to  elude  the  vigibinee  of  his  domestic 
spies,  were  regularly  thwarted.  I'liiler  pretence  of  the 
respectful  del'erenee  due  to  his  exalted  rank,  their  at  lend- 
aiice  on  his  persnii  was  constant,  and  they  parlieiil.irly, 
hut  with  the  utmost  politeness,  ep[)osed  all  his  excursions 
in  the  direition  of  the  gate  of  Flanders, 

The  tirsl  wpeii  act  of  usurpation  undiTtaken  against 
Holland,  was  the  oceiip.itinn  of  the  fortresses  of  liiTgcn- 
op-/')oni  and  lireda  by  the  iMarshal  Duke  of  Heg:;io, 
witboul  the  knowlc  d::e  of  tlie  king;  at  the  Mime  lime 
the  eiii|ieror  proidnimed  the  union  to  France  of  the 
whole  eouiilry  lietween  Ibe  A[eiise,  the  Seluldt,  and  the 
ocean.  'J'lie  enptive  inonareb,  incapable  of  armed  resist- 
Hiiee,  pulilislp  il  a  protest  against  lliis  tlagrant  infraelioii 
of  every  prineiple  of  inlernational  law. 

His  health  was  so  far  iiU'i  eled  by  these  various  dis- 
turbances a!:d  vexation:-,  that  liir  some  time  he  was  con- 
fined to  his  bid  by  a  nervous  disease.  All  llie  ilill'i  piil 
moiiarehs  then  ussinibleil  in  I'aris,  hastened  to  visit  him  : 
Napolioii  alone  was  absent,  iinil  this  apparent  indilVer- 
C'lCe  deeply  wounded  the  feelings  of  his  sensitive  bro- 
ther. At  length  the  emperor  came,  and  accosted  him 
with  tlie  iitmo-l  Kindness;  but  thi' eonverHalion  liirrted 
ontirely  upon  iiidilVerent  topics,  without  the  .slightest 
mention  of  polities. 

As  soon  as  his  health  would  permit,  the  king  under- 
took a  short  jiiurney,  lor  the  purpose  of  Bettliiig  his 
position  on  the  score  of  restraint,  lie  proceeded  to  hi 
chateau  of  St.  Iicii,  -vlierc  the  ipie>ti<ai  was  resolved  b 
his  disappointment  and  morlifieatiou.  'I'he  incnsure  of 
RHcriliee  was  not  yit  lillnl  :  concessions  tar  more  iiii|iorl- 
nnt  llian  lliosc  already  made,  were  still  to  beexaded, 
As  iisn  il,  l.ouis  began  by  resistance  and  ended  in  sub- 
mission. It  was  the  only  means  to  retain  a  Hovereignly, 
of  wliiili  he  was  less  teniicious  from  personal, molives, 
tliuii  from  anxiety  to  preserve  the  plaeu  of  Holland 
nmoiig  the  iiide|Miident  powers  of  Fiiro|K'.  Much  was 
yielded,  llioiigh  with  ilcep  regret.  Fvery  thing  thai 
was  not  lost,  M'eini.>d  a  clear  gain  in  these  unhappy  ne- 
Koliatioiis.  At  b  inrlli  the  eon'lant  watching  of  bis  per- 
nun  coiiKcd :  NapoUon  liiiame  kind  when  nil  his  de- 
mnniU  were  conceded,  an  '  ■vcn  endeavoured  to  remw 
llieir  I'oriiier  allVetion.  Alln  ni  absence  which,  instead 
of  lasting  one  month,  had  been  prolonged  to  four,  lionis 
look  his  (Irparliire  from  France.  His  afilielioli  at  this 
prolraelid  Hcparalioii  from  his  kingdom,  may  well  be 
imagined,  but  i  very  mnow  was  forgotten  iis  he  approaeh- 
pd  onco  inori  hi .  adopted  roimtry,  liiHclieriRheil  Holland. 
TIlP  higlie-t  <  njoymeni  of  n    monareb,  the  deliyhl   ol 


dominions.  Dark  rumours,  hinting  that  he  would  never 
riturn,  had  been  long  circulated,  and  tlic  scnsatii  n  [iro- 
duccd  by  his  re-appearance  was  the  more  entlmsiuslie 
in  proportion  to  its  being  unexpected.  The  queen  also 
was  immediately  looked  lor.  Iler  residence  at  Paris 
bad  been  but  little  happier  than  her  husband's,  for  the 
same  ambition  which  excited  Napolcon'H  aggrissiont 
upon  Holland,  had  also  inspired  the  project  of  an  impe- 
rial aUiancu  with  the  house  of  Ausiriu.  Motives  seem- 
ingly the  most  opposite,  governed  the  deeds  of  Ibis  ex- 
traordinary man.  Allcr  routing  the  armies  of  Francis 
in  a  hundred  battles — after  two  entries  us  a  conqueror 
into  the  German  capital — he  rejoiced  in  consummating 
the  humiliation  of  his  enemy,  by  extorting  his  coiiBcnt 
to  the  marriage  of  his  daughter.  It  seemed  also  to  the 
fortunate  soldier,  that  an  alliance  with  the  oldest  ami 
haughtiest  dynasty  of  lOurope,  would  seat  liini  legitimate- 
ly on  his  uninheritcd  Ihronc. 

A  second  marriage  being  decreed,  it  becnmc  neces- 
sary to  annul  the  first.  Long  before  any  direct  expres- 
sion of  the  imperial  will,  the  quick  sighted  courtiers  had 
<liscovered  Napoleon's  intenlioiis;  which  were  allovvid,  in- 
deed, to  osca|K!  by  degrees,  as  if  to  prepare  the  |)ubHe 
mind,  and  the  feelings  of  the  individuals  mo.st  deeply 
interested.  In  this  he  was  unsuccessi'ul.  A  palace  bcl- 
doni  eoiitaiiih  the  courage  or  the  indiscretion  that  vv  ill 
convoy  unwelcome  intelligence  to  the  sovereign,  before 
it  assumes  an  ofi'icial  shape.  Notwithstanding  alt  the 
precautions  of  her  husbnnd,  the  heart  of  Josephine  was 
so  long  a  stranger  to  liislrusi,  that  even  at  the  fatal  iiio- 
ment  of  explanation,  the  blow  inepared  by  the  niaiiu.u- 
vres  of  many  weeks,  and  aimomiccdtlirough  every  ehiii 
ncl,  came  at  liisl,  with  tlie  suddenness  and  severity  of  an 
une.vpecled  shock. 

As  early  as  a  journey  to  Fontaiinhlcau,  in  181)7,  the 
word  ilitniTi:  had  been  eautionsly  whispcnd  by  the  olVi- 
eers  of  the  imperial  hou.sehold.  A  sudden  death  had 
carried  oli'lhe  eldest  son  of  the  queen  of  HoUaiiil;  a  los 
dee]ily  regretted  by  Napoleon.  \Vhen  only  seven  yen  is  of 
age,  the  child  exhibited  a  most  promising  disposition, 
gnat  mildness  of  temper,  and  an  aptitude  of  character, 
capabk'  of  receiving  the  noblest  impressions.  The  first 
born  of  tlie  new  dynasty  had  excited  and  preserved  all 
tlie  solicitude  and  alfcelion  of  its  founder,  who  bad  given 
liim  bis  name,  and  had  ,  roposed  adoption.  Napoleon 
indiilgi'd  the  hope  of  stipcriiitending  his  education,  and 
f  making  him  ultimately  the  heir  of  his  power:  wit!. 
IIk'  death  of  this  eliildcamc  probably  Ibe  first  Ihoiight  of 
centering  in  himself  and  bis  direct  line,  the  hopes  and 
heritage  of  so  many  vietorie-. 

.Mil  r  the  conli'renecs  of  Schocnbrunn,  the  idea  of  a 
Uivorce  bad  obtained  i  oui|ilite  possession  of  the  mind  of 
Napob'oii.  t)n  bis  rclnrii  to  Fraiiee  alliT  the  conclusion 
of  peace,  ho  proceeded  directly  to  Fonlainebleail.  His 
Journey  bad  been  so  well  arranged,  that  he  arrived  muiiy 
hours  liclorc  the  empress,  who  had  quitted  .Srasburg, 
and  bad  been  more  tliaii  a  month  at  Paris.  Tliisi  delay 
produced  severe  rcproaelu's  on  the  part  of  Napoleon, 
who  was  seeking  excuses  for  his  coiuluel,  even  to  him- 
self. 

"  Three  days  after  our  arrival  at  FonUiincblcau,"  R:iys 
an  ofiicer  of  the  household  who  has  since  published  his 
iiiemoirs,  "  I  observed  some  traces  of  sadness  upon  ihe 
brow  of  .losi'iibine,  and  iimcli  less  freedom  in  Napolion's 
manners  towards  her.  One  morning,  after  breakfasi, 
the  empress  did  \m\  the  honour  to  converse  with  me  in 
the  recess  of  a  window  in  Inr  cbnmber ;  and  after  .sonic 
commoii  jilifce  questions  res|H'eliiig  our  stay  ut  Selii.en- 
briinn,  ami  the  maiiiier  in  which  we  passed  our  lime 
llierc,  she  said  to  me,  '  .Monsieur  i\v  Ikiussct,  1  have  great 
conlidi  nee  in  your  attachment  to  iiie  :  I  hope  you  will 
reply  vv  itii  sineerily  to  the  qiieslion  I  am  about  lo  ask  Von. 
I  assured  her  of  my  readiness  to  give  her  all  the  iiiliir- 
iiiatiiin  in  my  power,  and  thai  I  felt  at  greater  liberty  to  do 
so,  because  nothing  had  been  cnlriislcd  to  ine  vvhieli 
could  bind  me  to  i-ilenie.  'Well,  llien,  if  you  know  the 
reason,  tell  iiic  why  Ibe  private  eoiiniiunication  bilvvceii 
my  apartment  and  that  of  the  emperor  has  been  closed.' 
'  I  was  entirely  ignorant  of  il,  madam,  until  your  present 
assiUMiicc  of  llie  ft\v\,  I  only  know  that  some  repairs 
wile  eonimcnecd,  and  that  lliey  have  bee  n  suspeiuled  in 
eoiiMipieiiec  of  the  eiiipi  ror  liiiv  iiig  relmiied  iiiiieh  sooner 
than  be  was  cxpecled.  Probably  they  did  not  imagine  llial 
III'  vvoulil  take  11)1  his  residence  at  Foiitaincbleaii  ho  late 


in  III!'  season.  Vour  majesty  may  pcricive  from  tl 
manner  in  which  some  of  your  nparlinents  are  fiirni  lied. 
Hint  things  are  not  yet  compli  ted.'  Siieli  was  my 
answer,  and  in  truth  1  sbonlil  jiavii  been  much  embar- 
riiff-ed  had  I  made  any  other,  fi>r  Ibis  v^'HH  not  the  liini 
lo  »|K'iik  of  my  iirivale  oIim  rvations.     1  shall  m  ver  fiir- 


witnosBin([  thu  joy  uf  Iuj  bubjnct:<,  Hwuilod  Louin  ill  liisUct  tlio  lual  wotd*  whicli  tliii  cstimablu  princMs  condv 


sccnded  lo  address  to  me:  'He  assured,  M.  de  Uausst, 
that  there  is  some  mystery  in  all  this.'  This  convi'rs;i. 
Ii(  n  only  served  lo  strengthen  the  inq  ressioiis  I  lir.il  re. 
ccived  during  the  negotiations  at  Schocnbrunn,  altluiii|;li 
1  could  not  forcsi  e  tlio  period  of  the  calastroplu,  aur 
how  it  would  be  brought  about.  I  was  soon  better  in. 
formed." 

"  The  king  of  Saxony  arrived  at  Paris  on  the  lUlh  of 
Nnveinber,  and  their  majesties  left  Fontainebleau  on  tlie 
I4tli.  Napoleon  performed  the  journey  on  horselradi, 
and  immediately  after  his  arrival,  he  ]iaid  a  visit  lo  the 
king,  who  occupied  the  palace  of  I/Elysec.  The  pre. 
sence  of  this  virtuous  monarch  at  Paris  soinetinics  in. 
tcrrupted  tlicir  privacy,  but  the  embarrassment  of  iSa. 
|>olcun  increased  proportionably  with  the  uneasiness  and 
vague  forebodings  of  the  empress.  She  ap|)cared  to  lia\c 
a  strong  jircscntiinent  of  upprouching  misfortune,  audio 
be  gathering  her  striiigth  lo  support  its  bitterness  vvilli 
tbrtitude. 

"  1  was  on  duty  at  the  Tuileiics,  after  the  2Ttli  of 
November.  On  that  day,  and  on  the  succeeding  Tuts, 
day  and  ^Vcdnc^<lay,  I  could  easily  observe  a  gri'at 
change  in  the  features  of  the  empress,  and  a  mute  coii- 
strahit  in  the  manners  of  Napoleon.  If  during  dinner, 
he  nroke  the  silence,  it  was  only  to  ask  me  sonic  brief 
question,  without  listening  to  my  reply.  On  each  of 
these  days  Ihe  dinner  was  over  in  less  than  ten  miiiiiltj. 
At  length,  on  Thursday,  the  3Ulh,  the  storm  burst.  Tli.ir 
majesties  sat  down  at  table  ;  Josephini!  wore  a  larjc 
white  hat,  which  was  lied  under  the  chin,  and  conccaKii 
a  great  part  of  her  face.  I  thought  1  could  perceive  tlwi 
she  bail  been  weeping,  and  that  she  still  restraineil  Ikt 
tears  with  dillieulty.  She  ajipcarcd  the  image  of  iiriel 
and  despair.  The  most  profcund  sib  nee  reigned  durinj 
the  whole  meal,  and  the  dishes  were  louelnd  out  of  ame 
form.  'I'lic  only  words  uttered  were  when  Napoli-oii 
asked  me  '  what  kind  of  weather  it  was?'  In  pronmmc- 
ing  llieiii  he  rose  from  Ihe  table,  and  Josephine  skmiv 
followed.  When  colfce  was  served.  Napoleon  look  II.. 
cup  from  the  page  in  waiting,  and  intinialcd  that  Ik 
wished  to  he  'ilone.  Anxious,  uneasy,  and  a  (iri'v  lo 
gloomy  reftections,  I  immediately  retired  lo  the  atlim!. 
aiiee  hall,  where  Ihcir  majesties  usually  dined,  nnilsjt 
down  in  an  arm  iliair  near  the  dour  of  the  eiii|H'roT's 
aparlnient.  I  was  watching  ineehuiiieally  the  rciiiova, 
of  the  dinner  service,  when  I  mddinly  heard  llienii. 
press  shriek  violeiitl}-.  'J'lic  usher  of  the  chanilier  wis 
on  tlie  |ioint  of  opening  the  door,  but  I  prevented  liim, 
observing  that  the  emperor  would  call  for  assistantoif 
be  Ihought  it  ncce'.ssary. 

"  I  was  standing  close  to  the  door  when  Napoleon 
opened  it  himself,  nnd  said  ipiiekly  on  perceiving  nif, 
'Come  ill,  liausscl,  and  shut  the  door.'  1  ciiteied  i|* 
room,  nnd  saw  the  empress  lying  on  the  carpel,  and  iii. 
leriiig  the  most  Inmiiitable  i  ries  and  ceinplaints.  'No! 
no  !  i  can  never  survive  it,'  <'xelaiiiied  the  unliirtun* 
princess.  Napoleon  said  to  me, '  Haus;  et,  are  you  slrnn; 
enough  to  carry  .losepliine  down  the  private  stnire'.iH'ln 
her  own  aparlmenl  ?'  1  immedialily  olieycd,  and,  vvilli 
the  n.ssistancc  of  Napoleon,  raised  the  empress,  vvlio 
seemed  to  be  lalxiuring  under  a  nervous  attack,  lie 
then  took  n  light  from  Ihe  table,  and  opened  a  door, 
vvliieb  led  through  nn  obscure  passsagc  lo  the  strireast 
be  had  mintioncd.  When  we  lind  come  In  Ihe  first  slip 
of  the  staircase,  I  observed  to  Napoleon  Ibat  it  wnstm 
narrow  for  us  todcsciiid  without  fiilliiig  ;  be  imincdiately 
called  the  ki'e|K'r  of  his  )iort  folio,  who  was  ^lationl'll, 
night  and  day,  at  a  door  of  the  cabiiii  t  opening  ii{kiii 
the  landing.  Nn|ioleon  gave  lliem  the  torch,  wliiili  hs> 
now  of  no  use  in  the  lighted  passage,  and  ordeicd  liiin  lo 
go  beliirc.  He  Ibeii  took  hold  of  .losepbinc's  liet  liini- 
sell',  lo  enable  me  to  descend  with  more  ease.  Oner  my 
sword  embarrassed  iiie,  and  1  llioughl  we  should  eir- 
lainly  fall;  but  happily  no  aeeidi'iit  occurreel,  nnd  vteilr- 
posiled  our  precious  burthen  on  an  ottoman  in  lur  teil 
chamber. 

Tlie  emperor  inimedialely  ran  lo  the  bell. pull,  nnd  i,-.ii: 
for  tlie  woincnof  the  empriss.  She  had  ceased  lo  iiiuiiii 
since  I  hud  lir.'-t  raised  her  in  tin'  upper  sabioii,  and  I 
iiiingiiied  lliat  she  hiid  fainted,  milil  Ihe  lime  of  lliclitllf 
ililllculty  with  my  svvoril  in  the  middle  of  the  stiiirs  .\i 
we  liiid  no  time  li  r  arranging  our  positions,  1  wns  (iMii'iil 
to  lit;hle  n  my  grasp  in  order  to  avoid  a  fall  wbicli  ini|;lil 
have'  been  I'alal  to  all  of  lis.  ftly  arms  were  round  lici 
wiiisl — her  back  supported  by  my  breast — and  lier  lioul 
lying  on  iiiy  right  Hbonlder.  When  she  pereeivid  nil 
enilc.vours  lo  ki cp  IVoiii  Hilling,  she  whisperiil,  'Vol 
iiie.is  nil  loo  linrd.'  From  tint  niomeiil  I  fell  no  npprr- 
beii.<:luii3  aiNiiit  her  liiallh,aiid  it  was  evident  that  shcU 
111  ver  lost  her  retolli  itioii  liir  an  instant. 
"  During  thia  wliolo  truniiuclion  1  wus  loo  bu»y  willi 


.loae'pliine  to 
caiiii:  ill,  I  fi 
ing  tlic  bed 
excessive.  I 
that  he  iiifor 
ill  these  woi 
dynasty  ilo  v 
bocniiie  a  rig 
at  this  seen 
licaril  every  t 
1  deplore  will 
deiniis  nic  to 
firiniie'.-fs,  and 
oxysiii  of  gr 
lli(!SC  .seiitenc 
noiinccd  with 
His  voice  was 
with  tears, 
would  never  1 
removed  from 
The  whole  see 
iiiiiiiites. 

"  Najmleon 
llorlensc,  (Jai 
,1    in  Ilis  own  api 
,&    Jo.sepliiiie,  will 
3        It  vv.is  easy 
M    blow  ali'jut  to  I 
^    fiiitlifiil  cniiip; 
I   charge  her  wit 
I   lirr  at  the  futal 
'j   own  experienc 
5   eiiiiilion  of  sur| 
■    worilsofapolog 
— till!  tears  he  v 
iiiiii'li  astonislii 
liiT  grief  the  v 
(li^niily  of  a  sf 
I'liiprcsR  had  he 
riiiiii'luiiication 
ns  well  to  priwc 
sidi'ralion  for  J 
lilli'd.    Ilortcnse 
V   biTaiisc,  as  she  \ 
■^   she  could  best 
!)  wiotliiiig  address 

3  lier  cahinily.     J 

4  picic  co-operatioi 
\  Bi'C  iieilhiT  propr 
i  lioa  nnd  queenly 
!  caprice.  The  ci 
*  inisrorliiiie;  nnd 
I  bi'i'ii  required  tin 
I  aliriiptly  to  licr 
I  equivocal  exprcsi 

hcrsi'lf  to  utter, 
nller  tlii'se,  it  wai 
evil,  should  bear 
preiai'li,  niiel  siisti 
prodaci'il  by  Ihe  i 
The:  liveline.ss  i 
lier  soiitinients  a 
iiesH  nf  her  heart 
lo  the  emperor, 
nlioiit  to  he  e'terni 
her  llirnne:  it  wii 
ndiiiii'cd  nnd  so 
nnd  most  enduri 
Willi  praclisuig  li< 
mission,  she  cnjo 
dren.  Voting  ar 
Ihcy  till  tlieinHclv 
h'T  rights.  This 
nlli'ction,  was  par 
policy. 

.bui'pliine  was 
liotHi'i'ii  Nnpoleoi 
their  nntiirnl  rclal 
nf  enlhiterni  rcbit 
liccn  promised  lo  1 
•  111'  emperor  eoul 
MiHid,  The  silual 
fivoiir.ililc.  Iler  CO 
woiiii'd  a  fecbh'  bo 
liilt'Tnl  on  his  thn 
i'>trant;i'iiieiit  froi 
ciisaidi'  In  the  brut 
111''  L'raiiilciir  aire 
innlher,  aiiel  to  bor 
mill  the  sharers  ol 
ihiBc  Irunsports  ol 


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163 


,  M.  df  Uaiitsstt, 
'J'liis  convirsii. 
cptiioiiK  1  lir.ii  re- 
ibrunii,  allhuti|;li 
catastmiiliL,  nur 
J  Boon  better  in. 

ris  on  the  13lh  uf 
tuincblcnu  uu  the 
ey  on  liorBi'linck, 
paid  a  visit  to  llic 
;iyscc.  The  pre. 
ris  (-onictinics  in. 
rrassment  of  Ni. 
10  uncasiiicps  and 
npjicarcd  to  liavc 
nisfortunc,  anil  to 
ts  bitterness  witli 

after  tlio  2Ttli  of 
HHceeeding  'I'uts. 

observe  a  great 
1,  and  a  mute  con. 
If  during;  dinner, 
jk  iiic  Fonic  liritf 
ply.  On  cikIi  of 
than  ten  niinnltj, 
itorni  hurst.  'I'lii  ir 
lino  wore  u  hirgc 
bin,  and  eoiiccakd 
[ould  pereciM'  tlmi 
sitill  rcsitruiiicd  lut 
tlic  iniiigc!  of  arid 
nee  reifjncd  duriiif 
ouehed  out  ol'inctc 
e  when  Napoirai 
as?'  lu  proiKHinc. 
1  Josephine  slowly 
Napoleon  took  llir 

inliuinled  that  lit 
isy,  and  a  prey  ir, 
tired  to  the  alliiid. 
latly  dined,  and  sal 
or  of  the  einpcrot'j 
nienlly  the  reiiiova, 

lily  hearil  the  im. 
f  the  ehaniher  wis 
,it  I  prevented  liiiii, 
[all  for  assiatantc  if 


)r   when   Napoleon 
on  perreivinff  nif, 
or.'     1  enl(  red  'I* 
the  carpel,  aii<l  ul. 
ei  inplaints.    '  No! 
led  the  uiiforlunal? 
«:  rt,  are  you  strnn" 
private  stiiire:ife  In 
olM.'yi  d,  and,  wilii 
the  empress,  wlic 
■rvous  atlaek.    lie 
Jnd   opined  a  door, 
|i(;e  to  the  slri^eas^ 
|inie  to  the  first  slip 
llial  il  wiiK  li<i 
pt; :  he  inniiedinUlv 
•111)  was  sljilioni'i 
(iiiii  iipeniiiir  ii|«'» 
loreh,  wliiili  ivii 
|an<i  ordeied  liimlo 
■phine's  fill  liini- 
e  ease.     Ome  ni; 
rill  wo  nhoulil  tir- 
■e'lrred,  niid  wi'ilf' 
illonian  in  her  Icil 


I- bell. pull,  anil  isntl 
liad  eeaceil  In  iao«ii[ 
Ipper  miloon,  niiilll 
Ihe  time  ofllier' 

•  of  the  Blnirs.  .\>l 
ItiouH,  1  wnmiMitiil 
lu  fall  wliieli  mii'lill 

luH  were  round  liril 

VnHt — and  Inr  limll 

1  »he  pereeivid  niM 
I  wliis|)e'red,  'Yoil 

|nt  1  fell  no  niipf  I 
\iilenllliatiilicliM| 

Jml. 

Iwua  loo  hwy  »il* I 


lujeiliiiie  to  obsi-rve  Napoleon  ;  but  when  the  attendants 
■  ',  il,,  [  tbllowed  him  into  a  small  anteelianiber  adjoin. 
i,',.r  the  bed  room.  His  a<;llalion  and  uneasines.s  were 
cvcrssivc.  His  grief,  indeed,  disturln-d  him  so  tnueli, 
tint  lie  informed  me  of  the  cause  of  all  that  had  passed, 
in  these  words.     '  The  interests  of  France  and  of  my 

dvnasly  do  violence  to  my  heart Divorce  has 

become  a  rifforoiis  duty  ....  I  am  Uic  more  aHlieted 
nt  tliis  scene  with  Josephine,  because  she   must  have 

linard  every  Ihinjr  ft-om  Hortcnse  three  days  ago 

1  deplore  with  my  whole  heart  the  necessity  which  con- 
(leniiis  nic  to  a  separation  ....  I  thoughtshe  had  more 
finiine.-is,  and  was  by  no  means  prepared  for  such  a  par- 
ow'siii  of  grief.'  Mis  emotion  compelled  him  to  utter 
these  sentences  nt  long  intervals;  the  words  were  pro- 
nounced with  difliculty  and  almost  without  connection. 
His  voice  was  filtering  and  oppressed,  and  his  eyes  filled 
with  tears.  He  must  have  lost  all  self-command,  or  lie 
would  never  have  entered  into  such  detJiils  to  on(^  so  far 
removed  from  his  eouncils  and  his  confidence  as  myself. 
The  whole  scene  did  not  last  more  than  seven  or  eight 

minutes.  _  -      „      .  ... 

"  Napnioon  immediately  sent  for  Corvisnrt,  Queen 
Unrleiise,  Cainbaceres  and  Fondle;  hut  before  returning 
to  his  own  apartment,  he  made  personal  incpiiries  after 
Jo.'<ephinc,  who  w.is  calmer  and  more  resigned." 

It  was  easy  indeed  for  him  to  feel  resigned  to  the 
blow  about  to  be  iiillicted  n|>on  his  best  friend,  and  most 
Hiithfiil  eninpanion ;  and  it  was  equally  imreasonable  to 
char-'e  her  with  weakness,  because  a  complaint  csca|)ed 
her  at  the  fatal  crisis.  He  might  have  learned  from  his 
own  experience,  that  keenness  of  feeling  is  the  first 
emotion  of  surprised  pride.  His  own  disorder — the  few 
words  of  apology  stammered  out  to  an  inferior  attendant 
—the  tears  he  was  unable  to  restrain — were  at  least  as 
nineh  astonishing,  as  that  Josephine  should  exhibit  in 
hrr  ffrief  the  wcokncss  of  a  woman,  rather  than  the 
dignity  of  a  sovereign.  It  is  true  that  the  unhappy 
einpresR  had  been  already  led  to  expect  this  afflicting 
coini'uinicaliim ;  but  the  instructions  of  Napoleon,  given 
ns  well  to  prevent  his  own  embarrasment,  as  out  of  con- 
siileralion  for  Josci)hinc,  had  been  but  iiniwrfectly  ful- 
lilleil.  Ilorfensc  was  selected  as  the  natural  mediatri.v, 
k'cnii»e,  as  she  was  endeared  by  the  closest  ties  of  blood, 
she  enuld  best  emjiloy  the  alTectionate  stratigems  and 
soothing  address,  so  necessary  to  prepare  her  mother  for 
her  ealamity.  But  the  same  feelings  prevented  her  com- 
plete  co-operation;  for  in  the  proposed  measure,  she  could 
see  neither  jiropriety  nor  necessity,  while  her  filial  ntiec- 
tion  and  ipieenly  pride  pointed  out  all  its  injustice  and 
caprice.  The  conlldeiice  of  the  emperor  was  to  her  a 
mist'orliine;  and  her  heart  would  have  broken  had  it 
been  reipiired  that  she  should  declare  the  iini«'riiil  wi 
aliriiplly  to  her  mother.  A  few  distant  allusions  and 
equivocal  expressions,  which  were  all  she  could  bring 
hcrsell"  to  iilter,  fulfilled  the  strict  coinmands  of  duty  ; 
iilbr  these,  it  was  but  just  that  the  first  cause  of  all  the 
evil,  should  bear  the  punishment  of  announcing  its  ap- 
proach, and  sustaining  the  first  hurst  of  sorrow  or  anger 
proihieed  by  the  sad  intelligence. 

The  liveliness  of  Josephine's  grief  was  displayed  in  all 
lier  senlinients  and  e.\pressioiis.  The  invincible  good- 
ncs»  of  her  heart  recalled  the  many  lies  that  united  her 
to  l!ie  emperor,  at  the  very  moment  when  they  were 
nhout  to  be  eternally  severed.  Her  least  regret  was  for 
licr  Ihrnne :  it  was  the  loss  of  her  husbanil,  so  warmly 
ndiiiired  and  so  truly  loved — that  exciti'd  the  keenest 
Mill  most  enduring  nrtliction.  Not  content,  however, 
Willi  practising  herself  the  duties  of  gratitude  and  sub- 
mission,  she  enjoined  and  enforced  fliem  uimn  her  cliil- 
ilren.  Yming  and  strongly  attached  to  their  mother, 
lliey  lilt  Ibemselves  injured  by  the  blow  ilireeleil  agninst 
her  rights.  This  e.valted  filial  piety,  justified  by  natural 
all'ection,  was  pardonable  even  m  the  eyes  of  reason  and 
policy. 

.Iinephinc  was  tho  true  and  only  link  of  connection 
heliM'en  Nnpoleon  and  her  ehildr»n  :  after  her  divmee, 
Iheir  natural  relnliim  towards  him  was  infeiior  to  that 
of  collalcral  relatives.  'I"he  crown  of  Italy,  which  had 
lieen  promised  to  Rugene,  was  lost  beyond  all  liopi',  when 
llie  emperor  could  look  forward  to  heirs  of  his  own 
Moral.  The  siluutiou  of  llorlense  was  in  no  wise  mure 
fivouraWc.  Her  eondiliou  as  tho  wife  of  Nnpiileou's  brother 
woineil  a  feeble  bond  of  union,  when  that  brotheriilrendy 
lolten  (I  (in  bis  throne,  and  when  every  day  inereased  his 
i'slraiii;eiiicnl  from  his  eonsml.  It  was  theretiire  ex- 
nisalilc  in  the  hrollier  and  sister,  if  they  wisheil  to  resign 
llie  irraiidciir  already  half  lost  by  tlie  divore-  nf  Ibeir 
Mollnr,  and  to  become  the  cnmpanimn  nf  her  retirement, 
niid  the  sharers  of  her  olweiirily.  Josephine  iiioderaleil 
thctc  transports  of  feeling  ;  slio  excused  tho  conduct  ol' 


Napoleon,  reminded  them  of  their  obligations  to  his 
favour,  and  commanded  implicit  obedience  to  the  will  of 
liini,  who  was  to  them  n  lUlher  and  a  sovereign.  Their 
sacrifice  was  in  Ihe  highest  degree  meritorious.  What 
could  he  more  painfid,  after  they  had  left  their  weeping 
mother,  than  to  mingle  in  all  the  pomp  of  a  second  mar- 
riage— to  see  a  haughty  stranger  seated  on  the  throne  of 
Josephine — to  gaze  uiioii  the  llirong  of  servile  courtiers 
crowding  around  this  new  object  of  adulation — and  to 
acknowledge  a  mistress,  when  they  had  Ibrgotten  their 
condition  us  subjects,  iu  tho  honoured  title  of  children 
of  the  empress? 

In  every  ceremony  requiring  liis  presence,  lOugcne 
was  distinguished  for  hisdignified  behaviour.  His  coun- 
tenance, usually  mild  and  smiling,  had  beeoine  grave 
and  serious,  strongly  expressive  of  internal  distress,  re- 
strained  by  pride,  lionour,  and  the  obligations  of  the  oc- 
casion. He  was  a  man :  but  the  feiiiinine  weakness  ol 
his  sister  was  nnequal  to  n  similar  exertion.  Four  queens 
bore  tlic  imperial  train  of  Maria  Louisa,  ns  she  approached 
tho  nuptial  ultar :  Hortcnse,  one  of  the  four,  wept  bitterly 
as  she  followed  the  new  bride  of  Nnpoleon,  and  when  the 
fatal  Yes  was  pronounced  that  separated  him  for  ever 
from  his  mother,  she  uttered  a  loud  shriek  and  bceaine 
insensible.  When  this  tribute  to  nature  and  her  sex  had 
been  thus  paid,  she  recovered  all  her  native  strength  of 
character,  and  the  lofty  bearing  l)efitting  her  rank. 

Josephine  practised  in  its  fullest  extent  the  generous 
moderation  she  inculcated  on  her  childrim.  It  was  in 
her  power  to  have  interposed  serious  obstacles  in  the 
way  of  Nairaleon's  marriage,  by  means  of  the  religious 
aerujiles  of  Maria  Louisa,  who,  from  her  education  in  a 
bigoted  court,  evinced  a  strong  repugnance  to  become 
the  wife  of  one  whose  former  u  i.  was  still  unbroken  in 
its  sacramental  obligation.  Tl.  .lew  bride  had  received 
assuraiiciM  that  Na])oleon's  first  marriage  was  a  mere 
civil  ceremony ;  but  she  refiiscd  to  trust  any  oilier 
authority  than  that  of  Josephine  herself.  The  j)uke  of 
.Rovigo  has  stated  in  his  Memoirs,  that  Napoleon  had 
never  espoused  Josephine  in  eliurch:  in  this  assertion 
he  has  only  repeated  the  rumour  which  he  and  many 
others  had  most  probably  Ix'en  ordered  to  spread  at  t\\v 
time  of  ihe  divorce,  hut  it  is  not,  on  that  account,  the  less 
untrue.  Evciy  n'lijrious  rite  had  been  .'  Ifilled,  and, 
strange  as  it  ..^'/y  apjicar,  twice  instead  of  once.  The 
first  time  the  ceremony  was  performed  by  a  parish 
priest:  af\crwards,  a  few  days  before  the  coronation,  in 
consequence  of  some  informalities  discovered  by  the  car- 
dinal delegated  by  the  pope,  the  nuptial  benediction  was 
repeated  by  himself  in  the  chapel  of  the  Tuihries:  Duroe 
and  Eugene  were  two  of  the  witnesses  present.  The 
cardinal  suhseqiienlly,  at  the  request  of  Josephine,  signeil 
a  certificate,  declaring  the  reality  and  validity  of  her 
religious  marriage :  but  no  use  was  made  of  this  power- 
ful weapon.  The  will  of  a  husband  who  deserted  her, 
was  respected,  and  nn  equivocal  reply,  involving  no  direct 
violation  of  the  truth,  quieted  all  the  scruples  of  Maiia 
Ijouisa.  She  was  re(|uested  to  refer  to  the  Moniteur ; 
when  Josephine  well  knew  that  Napoleon  had  thought  it 
inexiiedicnt  to  publish  in  that  journal,  his  deference  for 
the  wishes  of  the  po|)u  and  the  cardinal. 

In  separating  lor  ever  from  her  consort,  Josephine 
sought  tlic  sad  salisfaelion  of  writing  her  farewell,  and 
of  giving  him  fur  the  last  time  tho.se  counsels,  which  he 
had  always  followed  with  advantage.  From  such  a  let- 
ter it  was  impossilde  lo  exclude  every  expression  of  eon- 
j'lgal  and  matern:ii  grief;  but  it  is  lo  llie  Ibresighl,  rather 
than  to  the  sorrow  of  Josephine,  that  we  must  ascribe  Ihe 
prophelie  foreboding  of  evil,  so  siwn  to  he  realised.  \V 
iiere  insert  this  interesting  doenment. 

"  iMy  forebodings  arc  rialised  1  you  Irive  proinuinecd 
Ihe  word  which  separate.-i  us  for  ever;  Ihe  rest  is  nothing 
more  than  mere  Ibnnalily.  This,  llu  n,  is  the  eoiisum- 
iimtion,  I  will  not  say  of  all  my  sacrifices, — they  cost  me 
nothing  since  they  were  made  for  you, — but  of  my  un- 
bounded attaidimcnl,  and  of  your  own  most  solemn  ohli- 
galions.  If  the  piilicy  which  ycni  allege  ns  u  reason 
sh'Mild  prove  siicecssl'ul,  I  should  not  coniphiiii,  but  |H)licy 
i.i  a  mere  pretext.  It  is  to  your  mistaken  ambition  that 
I  am  saerificcd — In  that  nmiiilion  which  has  guided  your 
whole  career,  wliieli  lias  led  you  to  conquest,  elevated 
you  to  enqiirr,  nnd  now  hurries  you  onward  to  disaster 
and  defeat. 

"  Yon  siHMik  of  mighty  alliances,  of  giving  an  heir  to 
Ihe  empire,  of  tinmding  a  new  dynasty ;  but  wllh  whom 
is  Ibis  alliniice  lo  1)0  formed?  With  llie  deceitful  house 
of  .\iistria,  the  sworn  iMieiiiy  of  France;  a  fninily  which 
ilelcsls  us  from  feeling,  from  sysleni,  niid  from  necessily. 
Do  you  believH  thai  Ibis  haired,  «o  often  displayed  wilbiii 
the  last  half  ccniury,  has  not  Is'en  Iranslerrcd  from  llie 
Bourbons  to  the  empire  ?  Or  do  you  suppose  that  the 


hildrcn  nf  the  able  .Maria  I'lieresa,  who  piireliased  from 
Madame  de  Pompadour  Hie  latal  treaty  of  17511,  which 
you  cannot  even  nn'tilion  witlioul  a  shudder — do  vnu  stip- 
po.se  that  her  posterity  have  not  iiibiriled  her  spirit  us 
well  ns  her  doniinimi  ?  I  only  re|.eat  what  you  have  told 
me  a  hundred  times  when  your  ambition  was  satisfied 
with  humiliating  a  power  wliieli  it  now  seeks  lo  restore. 
Believe  me,  as  long  as  you  are  master  of  (Onropc,  you 
will  find  her  your  slave  ;  hut  beware  of  a  reverse  ! 

"  You  wish,  however,  an  heir,  liven  though  ns  a 
mother,  I  should  appear  partial  in  speaking  of  a  son  who 
is  all  my  delight  and  used  lo  be  your  hope — can  I  or 
ought  I  to  be  silent?  The  adoption  of  the  Idth  of  January, 
Ittllli,  was  then  another  political  falsehood;  but  there  is 
no  deception  in  the  virtues  and  lab'iils  of  my  Fugene. 
How  ollen  have  you  yourself  praised  them  !  I'raised 
them  I  you  have  endeavoured  In  recompense  them  with 
a  throne,  while  you  confessed  that  the  reward  wns  infe- 
rior to  his  merits.  All  France  has  re-echoed  these  senti- 
ments, but  what  are  the  wishes  of  France  ?  I  dn  not 
speak  of  my  siiecesior,  and  you  can  hardly  expect  il, 
wlieii  all  I  eouhl  say  of  her  woiihl  appear  suspicious. 
There  can  be  no  suspicion  as  to  my  prayer  fiir  your  hnp- 
piness,  wliirli  alone  can  iinw  console  inc.  Ah  !  how 
great  will  tliat  happine6.s  l)e,  if  it  equals  my  sorrow." 

CIIArTFll  X. 

The  king  of  Holland  entertained  n  sincere  friendship 
for  Josephine,  and  was  deeply  grieved  at  the  divorce,  yet 
he  wns  very  near  following  the  example  of  Napoleon. 
The  time  had  not  come,  when  he  could  venture  to  solii^it 
o|)enly  for  a  dissolution  of  his  marriage,  but  he  wished 
to  add  the  sanclion  of  the  law  to  the  actual  separation  ex- 
isting iK'tvveen  himself  and  his  queen.  The  health  of  both 
|)ortics  wa.s,  in  point  of  fact,  much  impaired;  the  true 
motive,  however,  was  to  be  sought  in  their  tliseordant 
tempers.  During  the  whole  period  of  his  late  residence 
in  Paris,  Louis  had  never  seen  the  c|ueen,  except  on  tlioso 
pidilie  occasion.^  when  a  meeting  was  rciniercd  unavoid- 
able by  the  rules  of  etiquette.  On  his  arrival  from  Hoi- 
land,  he  had  repair^  '  immedialely  to  his  mother's  resi- 
dence, in.stcad  of  proceeding  to  his  own  (lalace,  which 
was  occupied  by  Hortcnse.  After  nil  this  coldness,  ho 
expressed  a  desire  for  her  return  to  Amsterdam ;  and 
he  conceived  herself  obliged  by  duly  to  comply  with  all 
his  wishes.  Ho  was  unfortunate;  bis  kingdom  was  nie- 
iiaccd  by  the  imperial  armies ;  and  the  winning  manners, 
amiability  and  address  of  the  queen,  might  prove  ex- 
tremely ueefiil  in  encouraging  his  di.sspirited  subjects, 
and  in  preserving  to  the  last  moment  their  wavering  al- 
egiance. 

The  experience  of  a  few  weeks  satisfied  Hortcnse  thnt 
she  had  flnttered  herself  with  a  vain  illusion.  In  private, 
the  behaviour  of  the  king  had  undergone  no  change,  and 
he  snon  found  the  public  observance  of  appearnnces,  nn 
intolerable  constraint.  Indiilerenee,  discord,  and  mis- 
understanding became  too  apparent,  and  alike  niinoycd 
nnd  alHicfed  the  people  and  the  courtiers,  the  French 
and  the  Dutch.  Hortcnse  was  soon  convinced  that  her 
pres-ence  eouhl  be  more  useful  to  tier  mother  than  to  her 
liiisbaml.  I'lidcr  pretext  of  ill-health,  she  removed  for  n 
few  clays  to  the  royal  castle  of  Loo;  nnd  thence,  without 
the  hast  intimation  to  the  king,  she  eel  nut  for  France. 

It  is  said  that  Louis  was  somewhat  piqued,  when  he 
heard  nf  this  departure,  eillier  on  aeeount  of  the  con- 
tempt displayed  for  his  authority,  or  because  he  really 
enlcrluined  the  plan,  asserted  by  some,  of  comprlliiig  tho 
queen  to  resi(h^  in  his  dominions.  This  latter  supposition 
is  highly  ini|irobablc.  The  jusliee  and  humanity  of 
Louis,  himself  so  severe  a  sufl'erer  by  state  pofii-y,  could 
scarcely  have  inlliiii d  the  same  \\  rongs  upon  a  neglected 
wile.  Still,  however,  the  best  nnd  most  rcnsennhle  nro 
often  iiiconsisleiil ;  and  we  are  scldnm  gcwcrned  our- 
selves by  the  same  rigid  morality  v\liieli  influences  oiir 
judgment  of  the  eon<liiet  of  others.  .\  rigid  supporter  of 
political  ntcessity,  Napokon  himself  has  einsnred  the 
Is'liaviour  of  Hnrteiise,  nnd  her  lillle  ineliim'ion  to  re. 
main  with  her  husband.  In  the  memorial  of  St.  Helena 
it  is  said  thnt  "Josephine  coiiHlnnlly  profcpsed  submis- 
sion, devotion,  nnd  Ihe  most  unbounded  complaisance. 
She  frequently  hlnined  and  reproved  her  daughter  Hor- 
tcnse nnd  her  niece  SIcpbanie,  who  lived  on  bad  terms 
with  their  husbands,  exhibited  caprice,  nnd  affected  a 
sort  of  Independeiiec."  In  nnolhcr  place  lie  says,  "Hor- 
teiise,  with  nil  her  goodness  and  generosity,  was  not 
without  fault  in  her  behnviour  to  hiT  husband ;  this  I 
must  ndmil,  iKilwilh^lnnding  tbenfteetion  I  bear  her,  and 
Ihe  reni  nllachment  which  I  know  she  feels  for  me. 
However  eecenlrie  and  di;-iigrccnhlc  Louis  may  hav« 
l)ecii,  he  undoubtedly  loved  lier;  and  every  woman,  tut- 


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IIIE3IOIRS    OF   HORTENSE  BEAUHARNAIS. 


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dcr  sucli  circumstances,  nnd  with  cquallv  iiiiportunt  cnlls, 
ought  to  know  liow  to  restrain  tier  fcehngH  and  even  to 
love  in  return.  Had  slic  possessed  this  self-command, 
the  vexation  of  lier  h.te  law  suit  would  have  been  spared 
and  her  life  rendered  happier.  If  she  had  accompanied 
Louis  to  Holland,  he  would  never  have  quitted  Amster- 
dam, nor  slioiild  1  have  been  cnmpelkd  to  take  possession 
of  his  kingdom,  a  measure  whicli  contributed  greatly  to 
ruin  me  in  Europe,  and  tlius  many  events  might  have 
taken  a  diflcrent  turn." 

Napoleon  nmst  have  been  strangely  disposed  to  ascribe 
great  results  to  trilling  causes,  if  he  really  imagined  tlic 
union  of  Holland  and  France  to  have  been  the  conse- 
queiice,  either  of  the  discoid  of  l.ouis  and  his  consort,  or 
of  the  indilVerenec  of  Horteiisc  for  her  husband.  If  this 
wa.s  his  true  IwlicI',  why  had  he  not  con)riianded  them  to 
sacrifice  their  mutual  dislike?  His  will  had  crrtiiinly 
worked  greater  miracles  than  this.  The  truth  is,  that 
the  emperor  never  occupied  himself  seriously  with  these 
family  dissensions ;  and  all  three  ])crfeclly  understood 
tlieir  rekitive  positions.  Louis  had  adopted  the  only  rea- 
sonable line  of  policy ;  his  wile  admired  liis  conduct, 
even  while  lamenting  the  inevitable  rupture  with  Napo- 
leon, and  had  she  idolised  her  husband  she  could  never 
have  advised  liim  to  other  measures.  The  policy  of  the 
emperor  was  wholly  independent  of  mere  domestic  rela- 
tions. In  giving  up  to  the  bent,  or  perhaps  to  the  caprice 
of  their  dispositions,  Louis  and  Hortense  endangered  no- 
thing but  their  individual  happiness;  all  the  rest  dcijcndcd 
on  the  destiny,  or  rather  on  tlie  ambition  of  Napoleon.  It 
was  no  doubt  through  a  singular  modesty  that  lie  pre- 
ferred seeking  in  others,  those  causes  of  action  which 
existed  only  in  himself.  With  Louis,  the  great  misfor- 
tune was  not  so  much  the  alleged  indifference  of  his  con- 
sort,  as  his  own  inability  to  stand  in  comparison  with  the 
lofty  genius  of  his  brother.  'I'lmt  same  genius  whioli 
conquers  kingdoms,  subjects  nations,  creates  monarchies, 
and  legislates  for  an  "mpire,  possesses  in  every  thing  a 
supernatural  energy.  It  rules  the  hearts  of  women,  as 
despotically  a-s  the  reason  and  courage  of  men.  To  his 
family  the  emperor  was  fond  and  alfeclionate  ;  had  he 
been  savage  and  brutal,  still  Josephine  would  have  ever 
shown  mihiness,  submission,  and  love.  Fortune  had  dealt 
hardly  by  Louis :  his  chanictcr  was  unaiiiiable,  and  he 
wanted  the  commanding  mind  of  N.ipolcoi!.  But,  ahs  1 
genius  is  often  a  fatality. 


maincd  for  a  moniont  in  silent  admiration.  Her  deep 
teelings  were  too  soon  to  be  wounded  by  a  more  reul 
horror. 

Their  guides  had  haetily  laid  a  narrow  plank  across 
the  chasm  as  a  bridge,  liirlense,  who  first  made  the  at- 
tempt, crossed  wil4i  a  firm,  light  step,  and  in  perfect  safety. 
Madame  de  Brer  ventured  in  her  turn.  A  sudden  crash 
is  heard,  followed  by  a  piercing  shriek — Ilortensc  turns 
and  rushes  to  the  brink,  the  ]ilank  had  given  way,  and 
she  sees  the  body  of  her  unhai)])y  friend,  shooting  from 
rock  to  rock,  and  ovcrwlu  lined  at  last  in  the  waters  of 
the  torrent.  There  were  no  ro|ies  at  li;ind,and  no  ladder 
could  have  been  long  enough  to  reach  the  toot  of  the  pre- 
cipice. The  guides  never  doubted  her  fate  for  an  instant ; 
death  was  inevitable,  and  it  was  scarcely  even  to  be  hoped 
that  the  mutilated  corpse  might  be  carried  ti.r  into  tlie 
valley,  and  deposited  where  the  care  of  friends  eould  re- 
cover  it  for  tlie  last  sad  funeral  rites.  Overwhthnrd  with 
grief,  Hortense  lost  every  thought  of  her  oWn  escape  from 
a  similar  fate  in  traversing  the  same  frail  plank.  Her  situ- 
ation was  really  alarming,  nnd  the  guides  were  obliged  to 
lay  hastily  a  stronger  bridge  nnd  to  cross  to  her  nssistancc. 
Her  oldest  friend,  she  who  had  shared  every  wish  and 
soothed  all  her  sorrows,  was  thus  torn  from  her  by  a  sud- 
den and  fearful  death.  It  was  the  most  terrible  shock 
sustained  by  Hortense,  since  the  loss  of  Iier  eldest  son. 
When  lime  and  care  had  in  some  degree  restored  her  to 
health,  she  sought  to  divert  her  grief  by  her  customary 
occupations  of  beneficence.  She  founded  a  hospital  ut 
Aix,  and  devoted  a  great  portion  of  each  day  to  the  dis. 
tribution  of  money  and  medicine  to  its  sick  or  indigent 
inmates;  accompanying  her  gifts  with  those  kind  expres- 
sions,  which  render  charity  yet  more  welcome  and  more 
efficacious. 


CIIAI'Tf;R  XI. 

Josephine  retained,  after  her  divorce,  tl.c  title  of  em- 
press, with  a  fortune  and  household  belitling  her  dignity. 
Her  retirement  still  bore  the  nppearaiieo  of  a  court;  dil- 
fcring  only  in  the  less  strict  observance  of  etiquette  and 
in  the  diminished  attendauc  e  of  courtiers,  but  atoning  in 
freedom  from  restraint  and  in  general  kindness,  for  the 
want  of  magiiificence  and  ceremony.  The  pleasures  of 
II  circle  of  intimato  friends  are  certainly  the  best  coiiso- 
lati^ms  for  the  loss  of  power;  and  Josephine  having  full 
lilxirty  to  travel,  enjoyed  the  additional  advantage  of  car- 
rying all  her  society  along  with  her.  On  these  expedi- 
tions, lilierty  increased  in  direct  proportion  to  the  distance 
from  the  capitil.  She  chiefly  resided  at  her  country  seats, 
Malmaison  and  Navarre,  though  sometimes  more  distant 
journeys  were  undertaken.  On  one  occasion  she  even 
went  as  far  as  <ienevn,  where  the  viceroy  of  Italy  and 
his  queen  came  from  Milan  to  visit  her.  Hortense,  who 
was  always  with  her  mother,  made  one  of  the  party  on 
this  occasion.  She  wished,  while  in  the  vicinity  of  Savoy, 
to  drink  the  celebrated  waters  of  Ai.v,  which  had  been 
rccouimcnded  fur  the  restoration  of  her  health,  then  very 
precarious,  and  atfcndod  with  a  kind  of  morbid  melan- 
choly. 

Ilof  faithful  friend,  Madame  do  Broe,  followed  her  to 
Aix.  They  frequently  amused  themselves  with  long 
walks  in  this  picture:quc  and  extraordinary  region,  where 
every  excursion,  every  Iresh  step,  seemed  to  unfold  addi- 
tional objects  of  admiration.  Tlie  wonders  of  nature  are 
always  enhanced  by  sentiment,  and  we  discover  new 
beauties  in  a  magnificent  prospect,  when  we  view  it  in 
the  company  of  those  whom  we  love.  Hortense  felt  this 
pleasure  tha  more  keenly,  as  landsca|)c  painting  was  one 
of  the  branches  of  art  in  which  she  particularly  excelled. 

The  two  friends,  one  day,  attempted  the  ascent  of  ■ 
mountain  whit-h  promised  to  afford  a  magnificent  and 
unbounded  prospect.  To  reach  the  summit,  it  was  ne- 
cessary to  cross  a  deep  ravine,  apparently  torn  open  by 
some  Icnilile  eonnil.  ion.  The  d.ir!irie«s  of  the  abyss  was 
rather  iiiereiwd  than  cnnecnii'd  by  the  nlpiiie  firs  sr:'f- 
lereil  al  ing  its  K|i|e.»;  wbiir  In  l..\v,  :i  iii;iid  tni  n  nl  lulled 
noisily  along.  Th"  glnnruy  sublimity  of  the  wliole  r.cene 
struck  tlic  vivid  iinai;iir.:iuii  of  Hortense,  mid  sli?  le.  I 


CHAPTER  XII. 

At  length  the  hurricane  which  had  been  so  long  and 
so  ominously  gathering,  burst  in  its  full  fury  upon  France.' 
Every  day  announced  to  Napoleon  the  defection  of  an 
ancient  ally,  and  every  day  the  ranks  of  his  enemies  were 
swelled  by  the  diminution  of  his  own  forces.  'I'lie  ut- 
must  prodigies  of  valour  were  unable  to  save  his  country 
from  invasion,  and  the  capital  itself  was  tlircatcued  by  tlic 
besti!"  armies. 

Horteiir",  ivlio  had  promptly  returned  to  her  mother  at 
Navarre,  read  with  painful  anxiety  the  bulletins  of  the 
French  army,  and  listened  (\ngerly  to  tlio  reports  of  the 
expresses.  The  uiihajipy  Josephine,  mere  attaehed  to 
lier  husband  now  that  forluiie  was  Ihlse,  shed  bitter  tears 
over  the  snd  fulfilment  of  her  predictions.  At  length 
she  received  despatches  from  a  rovcreign,  who  had  onee 
courted  the  Irieiid.hip  of  Nnpoleon,  and  had  deemed liim- 
Kclf  honoured  when  treated  as  his  equal.  1  iiiies  had  in- 
deed  altertd  ;  we  characterise  the  change  almost  in  a 
word,  when  we  add  that  the  wili;  and  daughter  of  the 
1  mperor  were  reduced  to  avail  themsclvis  of  his  pre- 
leelinn  ns  an  enemy  and  a  conqucrcr.  Faris  had  capitu- 
lated :  the  armies  of  the  allies  were  tneaniped  in  her 
si|uar(::,  nnd  llieir  chiefs  lodged  in  her  palaces:  while 
Napoleon,  with  bis  fiirces  reduce  d  to  a  hnndiiil  of  vete- 
rans, bad  abiiieatid  the  throne  at  Fontaineblcau,  and  was 
retiring  to  bis  empire  of  Elba. 

In  the  letter  of  Alexander,  the  language  of  a  victor  was 
studiously  (li>guised  under  tlic  forms  of  the  most  delicate 
courtesy.  He  was  so  anxious  to  see  the  empress  .roseidi.  o 
and  her  daughter,  that  he  entreated  them  to  n  turn  to 
Malmaison,  unless  they  preferred  receiving  an  early  visit 
at  Navarre.  As  an  acknowledgment  of  tliis  politeness, 
the  mother  set  out  immediately  ;  but  Hortense  had  duties 
to  perform  towards  Maria  Louisa,  whom  she  still  regard- 
ed as  her  sovereign.  The  powerful  protection  tendered 
toller  mother,  removed  all  anxiety  on  that  account ;  nnd 
it  was  therefore  incumbent  on  her  to  calm  the  apprehen- 
sions and  share  the  [lerils  of  the  scccmd  consort  of  Napo- 
leon. She  accordingly  repaired  to  Ramboutllet,  where 
Maria  Louisa,  gunrdeil  by  the  forces  of  the  coalition,  was 
awaiting  her  future  lot  It  was  sjicedily  determined ; 
and  when  she  had  set  out  for  Vienna  with  an  Austrion 
escort,  Hortense  returned  to  her  mother  at  Mnlmnisoii. 
Hero  Joscphino  appeared  to  have  revived  her  ancient 
court  of  the  Tuileries.  The  more  intimately  she-ljecame 
known  to  the  allied  monarehn,  the  more  she  was  admired 
nnd  respected  ;  nnd  the  arrival  of  her  daughter  increnseil 
the  attentions  of  these  illustrions  visitors.  Grace  and 
amiability  were  hereditary  in  fliis  family;  their  trium]ihs 
were  r;"rer,  milder,  and  more  rapid  tlmutho  comiueslsof 
Napoleiii. 


CHAPTER  XIII.     . 

The  solicitude  of  the  allied  monarchs  for  tlic  future 
welfare  of  Hortense,  was  an  immediate  consequence  ol 
.  ilie  interest  slic  had  inspired.  "Remark,"  suid  Ihov 
"  with  what  case  an  enlightened  people  can  abandon  a 
chief  who  has  raisi  d  them  to  such  a  pitch  of  power  and 
glory.  The  military  alone  exhibit  the  least  regret:  all 
the  rest  rejoice  in  the  change,  though  it  is  impossible  for 
them  to  foresee  its  results.  Observe  all  those  courtiers 
eagerly  crowding  about  the  restored  dynasty !  But  yrs. 
terday,  they  were  prodigal  of  the  most  solemn  oallis  of 
attuelinieiit  to  Napoleon  :  to-day,  tlicy  pretend  to  have 
always  hiited  and  despised  him,  and  win  new  titlis  to  la. 
vour  by  bitter  and  scandalous  libels  iigainst  their  falld, 
master.  Believe  us,  princess,  all  the  rare  and  noble  endow. 
iiients  which  Heaven  has  lavished  on  you,  will  not  sutfia 
to  fix  the  affections  of  the  people  :  a  power  superior  to 
the  storms  of  revolutions,  is  the  only  safeguard  against 
their  fickleness  and  iiicoiistancy."  Her  august  Irioiidi 
pressed  her  witli  tlicsc  reasons  to  accept  an  independent 
sovereignty. 

The  philosophy  of  Hortense  had  been  acquired  in  the 
school  of  misfortune,  but  it  bore  r.u  similarity  to  that  in. 
eulcated  by  these  clear  sighted  sovereigns.  The  obscuri. 
ty  of  retirement  seemed  to  her  a  yet  safer  asylum  ngaiiiil 
the  revolutions  of  kingdoms  nnd  the  caprices  of  the  jioo. 
pic :  but  she  had  children,  born  in  tlie  purple,  and  brourhi 
uji  amidst  the  homage  and  respect  of  the  highest  dignitj. 
riea  of  tlic  empire.  The  first  impressions  of  education 
CNcrcisc  an  unconquerable  influence  over  all  the  actioni 
of  liie  :  those  to  whom  grandeur  was  a  birthright,  can 
never  endure  mediocrity  or  obscurity,  unless  endowed 
with  more  greatness  of  soul  tlian  commonly  falls  to  ilie 
lot  of  mortals.  Hortense,  therefore,  yielded  to  the  die. 
tutes  of  maternal  tenderness,  in  accc|iting  for  her  children 
what  was  to  her  a  subject  of  indifference ;  but  she  still 
displayed  her  moderation,  in  taking  much  less  than  hj 
been  originally  offered.  At  the  request  of  the  allied  m. 
ereigns,  Louis  XVIII.  erected  St.  Leu  into  a  dutcby  i'k 
her  udvnutage,  with  the  right  of  inheritance  vested  iii  her 
ehildien. 

'J'lie  allied  monarehs  were  equally  anxious  to  confer  i 
similar  fiivour  upon  Josephine.  She  thanked  tlieiii,l)oi 
constantly  refused;  with  an  indift'ercnee  to  power  llm 
seemed  almost  a  presentiment  of  the  early  fate  whieh  n. 
moved  her  from  her  children  and  her  friends.  Her  hcallii 
bad  been  .«o  deeply  undermined  by  the  shock  and  alllic- 
lion  caut  td  by  the  overthrow  of  the  empire,  that  an  in. 
disposition,  apparently  trifling,  became  serious,  nnd  in  j 
few  days  terminated  in  deatli.  The  spring  is  alwavs 
damp  at  Paris;  but  Malmaison,  the  empress's  resiikim, 
Uing  situated  on  the  northern  face  of  a  hill  and  sur- 
rounded with  woods,  has  more  than  its  share  of  the  pu. 
eial  humidity.  Josephuic  lii'il  Incn  confined  to  her  lad 
I'lir  several  days,  by  an  attack  of  sore  throat.  The 
king  of  Prussia  paid  her  a  visit  to  inquire  after  her  bcallli, 
and  she  imagined  herself  suflieiently  well  to  rise  and  n. 
eeive  him.  Alarming  symptoms  appeared  the  same  even- 
ing ;  the  next  day,  the  best  of  women,  the  iiiiUk-'.t  of 
queens,  and  the  most  atl'cctionatc  of'  mothers  and  wives, 
cersed  to  exist. 

It  was  now  the  second  of  June,  1811 :  during  I'our 
days,  heaven,  earth  and  nialilund  had  been  alike  sad: 
!or  fi  ur  days  had  el.ipsed  since  the  death  of  Josephine  h.id 
deprived  humnnity  of  its  ornament  and  poverty  of  its  pro- 
tectress. Every  road  from  Paris  to  Ruel  and  its  environs 
was  crowded  with  trains  of  mourners.  The  iiidipcnt 
were  not  here  alone — there  ure  other  misfortunes  In'sidej 
poverty.  Sad  groupes  thronged  nil  the  avenues,  and  1 
eonld  distinguish  fe:irs  even  in  the  splendid  cqiiipngn 
which  came  rattling  across  the  court  y:ird. 

F'rom  the  fatal  day  of  Josephine's  death,  until  tlic  H 
of  June,  the  time  appointed  for  the  funeral,  more  than 
twenty  thousnnd  persons  iR'held  her  for  the  last  time-  I 
do  not  includes  the  inquisitive  stragglers,  who  availed  them- 
selves of  this  opportunity  to  obtain  a  sight  of  Malmaison ; 
and  who,  after  making  a  slight  obeisance  to  the  statcbcd, 
immediately  inquired  the  way  to  the  great  Conservatory, 
or  went  oft  laughing  to  tease  the  wild  bt^asts.  A  fai 
greater  number  came  to  weep  over  the  body  of  the  cm- 
pr<!ss,  and  kneeling,  to  offer  their  prayers  for  the  rcfwe 
of  her  soul.  They  visited  w  itii  veneration  the  shrublio. 
ries  she  had  planted,  the  fields  she  had  tilled,  and  the 
plants  watered  by  her  own  hands:  wliilii  admiring  her 
works,  they  seeuied  to  enjoy  a  secret  pleasure,  in  tlic 
very  increase  of  regret.  'I'lie  young  girls  who  liiiil  re. 
paired  to  the  melancholy  8|)ot,  wept  bitterly  when  the; 
remeinliered  the  happy  marriages  of  their  assoeii.lis,  I'er 
whom  the  kindness  of  Ihn  cingiross  had  removed  the 
opposition  of  interest  Old  men  sighed  over  their  ImI 
lirr.-innn,  and    the    little    enjoyments    tlioy    had   pro- 


ti 


[i 


cured:  wh 
lection  of  t 
Josephine, 
obtained  hi 
strangers  a< 
ourable  to 
reconciled  r 
every  thing 
all  lamented 
turn  of  mut 
forgiveness, 
much  ?     'I'h 
presence, 
bed,  surrouiK 
her  leading 
chamber  wa» 
culeheoiis 
surrounded  w 
was  covered  v 
the  eliarge  of 
neiijlibonrin, 
and  liiiir  doiii{ 
The  -■■oleim 
|).irir)ics  sum 
I  gratitude  at  tl; 
;|  ,it  noon,  with 
I  I'liurch  of  the 
J  .Malmaison. 
■  Hidon,  the   hu 
|)liinc's  niece; 
'I  l,i\v  to  the  oinp 
■S  lier  nepliew,  tin 
%  Count  de  Beau 
%  Louisa. 

■','     The  funeral  t 
followed  the  liig 
.  who  representee 
geiicri-l  of  the  k 
walked  on  foot  i 
a  number  of  for 
rals,  and  other  F 
,  of  the  various 
girls  in   wliite, 
nieiidicants  of  al 
route  was  lined 
;'giurds. 

:'  Ciencral  Sackci 
jfovcrcisin,  to  the 
|Maliiiaison,  expre 
Ihours  he  had  yet  t 
iCtllenl  prince  Eu 
|dcep  ntfliction  at  I 
or,  in  fact,  never 
ninions. 

I.'pnnrds  of  four 

njf  districts,  arc  i 

urpose  of  paying 

irinccss,  who  had 

he  poor  and  of  the 

Barrel  archbisl 

•A  by  the  bishops 

•osptl,  he  proiioui 

lion. 

The  body  of  Jos 

neloscd  in  one  of 

•i  in  that  part  of  tl 

liroe  liiiiidred  perse 

returning  from 

'laoo  l.oiiis  XV.  in 

lid  -Marie  .\ntoinel 

Oil  reaching   tin 

ireviously  reniaiiici 

f  Ruel,  threw  her.s* 

11'  einng  as  if  elisti 

liancholy  spot. 

Theeereinoniesli 

'ic  wliole  hotisclK 

died  in  tears ;  nil 

I.ohad  only  Ih'cou 

ration,  wept  in  ei 

It'sscd  or  emiiforted 

I  liad  110  wish  to  v 

ol.v,  with  no  ncco 

iiiTal  «orrow  waj 


1  lie  Imlv  of  Jndppt 
Pmi'inailiip,  crecieil  bv 
IH'n»l r.ili,..<,  kni'ilinu, 
irnici'^  "  Riiji-n,,  „n,|  | 
.  Till.  lienmHuj  mo 
f'knrihui..irell,.niw:ii 
l'ifi«mln,i.,,.r  illscovi 
THniuenoiin  liellevr 


m  for  the  future 
•  consequence  ol 
lark,"  suid  llicy, 
a  can  ubaiidon'a 
tell  of  pottir  anil 

least  regret;  all 
,  is  iuipossililu  for 
U  those  coiirtiirs 
nasty !  lint  yts. 
,  solemn  oatlisof 

pretend  to  have 
n  new  lilk  s  to  fa. 
jrainst  their  I'al'.ui 
;  and  noble  eiidmv. 
ou,  will  not  sulEce 
[)o\ver  superior  to 

safeguard  ajjainst 
ler  august  liicr.ilg 
L'pt  an  indepcndcni 


;en  acquired  in  the 
iiilarity  to  that  in. 
j;n8.     The  obscuri. 
ifcr  osylum  agaiim 
japriccs  of  the  pco. 
purple,  and  brought 
the  highest  dignita. 
isions  of  edueation 
)vcr  nl)  the  actioni 
IS  a  birthright,  can 
ty,  unless  endowed 
nnionly  falls  to  the 
yielded  to  the  die-  I 
tnig  for  her  children 
rcnce ;  but  she  still 
much  less  than  liad 
est  of  the  allied  bov. 
cu  into  a  dutcliy  Hi  ] 
ritance  vested  in  her 

anxious  to  eonfor  j 
e  tlianUed  them,  Ijui 
irencc  to  power  tlisl 
early  futc  whieli  ii. 
•  friends.  Her  hcalll; 
.he  shock  and  alilic- 

empire,  that  an  in. 
ne  serious,  and  in  a 
le  Biiring  i.s  always 
.'n\i)ri'ss's  residiiiK, 

iif  a  hill  iinii  km- 
its  share  of  the  gm. 
idnlined  to  her  lad 

.<<irc  throat.  Tlit 
lUirc  after  her  health, 

well  to  rise  and  re- 

and  the  pume  even. 

neii,  the   mildest  of 

mcthers  and  wivis, 


ME.'ttOIR.'i;  OF  KOnXENSE  BEAL'IIARJfAIS. 


165 


J 181 4:  during  Inut 
|ad  been  alike  sail; 
jilh  of  Josephine  had 
Id  poverty  of  its  pro- 
luel  and  its  environs 
lers.  The  indijioni 
lu\isfortunes  hesidei 
1  the  avenues,  and  1 
jsplcndid  equipages 
lyard. 

Ideath,  until  the  2d 
1  funeral,  more  than 
or  the  last  time.  I 
k  who  availed  thorn- 
light  of  Malmaison; 
lice  to  the  Btalc-bcd, 
Jrrcat  Conservatory, 
fild  b«-aBt».  A  far 
he  body  of  the  em- 
ycrs  for  the  rc|iMe 
tution  the  shruliW- 
liud  tilh'd,  and  (he 
Ihilu  ndniiriiiR  her 
Lt  pleasure,  in  the 
[  girls  who  hull  ro- 
|)illerly  when  they 
,lieir  aBSC(;ii.l<S|li)' 
Jiinil  removed  the 
|hcd  over  their  loil 
tlioy    had   pr» 


■urcd:  while  many  a  mother  shed  tears  in  grateful  recol- 
lection of  the  conscrijit  son,  restored  by  tlie  bounty  of 
loscphine,  who  had  removed  him  from  active  service, 
obtained  his  discharge,  or  hir?d  the  substitute.  Kvcn 
straiiEers  accosted  each  other  to  relate  some  trait  hon- 
ourable to  her  memory.  Grief,  the  great  peace  maker, 
reconciled  many  oncmica  on  tliis  solemn  occasion,  when 
every  thing  was  forgotten  but  the  charity  of  her  vvlioni 
all  lamented.  Those  who  spoke  of  her  soon  fell  the  re- 
turn of  mutual  kindness,  for  how  could  any  one  refuse 
forcrivcness,  near  the  tomb  of  her  -ho  ho''  pardoned  so 
inu'cli  ?  Thus  her  vcrj;  memory  was  as  p.'<"crful  as  her 
nrc.'cnec.  The  body  of  Josephine  was  laid  o  Jt  on  a  stati 
bed  surrounded  with  numerous  tapers,  in  an  ante-cham- 
ber'leading  mtc  the  room  wh-x-e  alio  died.  The  ante- 
cliamber  wa»  liung  with  black,  without  eyjiliers  or  es- 
culchcoiis :  on  the  right  of  the  entrance  stood  an  altar, 
surrounded  with  chairs  and  sofas.  The  face  of  the  corpse 
was  covered  with  a  cambric  handkcrcliiel',  as  it  lay  under 
llio  charge  of  two  olHciating  clergymen  belonging  to  the 
ncii'hbouring  villages,  together  with  the  curate  of  Kuel, 
§  and  four  domestics. 

I  The  folcmn  tolling  of  the  bells  of  all  'he  neighbouring 
I  parishes  summoned  the  faithful  to  pay  the  tribute  of 
-  Irratitudc  at  the  foot  of  the  altar.  The  funeral  took  place 
•  Jt  noon,  with  the  greatest  pomp,  in  the  modest  little 
<  church  of  the  village  of  Ruel,  belonging  to  the  parish  of 
;  .Malmaison.  The  pall-bearers  were  the  Grand  D-ike  of 
Diden  the  husband  of  Stephanie  do  Beauliarnais,  Jose- 
'  phinc's  niece ;  the  Marquis  do  Beauliarnais,  brother  in 
^  law  to  the  empress,  and  formerly  ambassador  to  Spain  ; 
5  lier  nephew,  the  Count  dc  Tascher  ;  and  I  believe,  the 
I  Count  do  Beauharnais,  gentleman  in  waiting  of  Maria 
■|  Louisa. 

The  funeral  train  left  Malmaison  by  the  iron  gate,  and 
followed  the  high  road  as  far  as  Rucl.  General  Sacken, 
who  represented  the  emperor  of  Russia,  and  the  adjutant. 
Benorul  of  the  king  of  Prussia,  on  the  part  of  his  master, 
walked  on  foot  at  the  head  of  tlio  procession,  followed  by 
a  number  of  foreign  princes,  marshals  of  France,  gene- 
rals,  and  other  French  ofticers.  Then  came  the  banners 
of  the  various  trades  of  the  parish,  with  twenty  young 
igirls  in  white,  chanting  psalms:  while  two  thousand 
niondicants  of  all  ages  brought  up  the  rear.  The  v<'hole 
route  was  lined  with  Russian  hussars,  and  the  national 
.'guards. 

5  General  Sacken  was  the  bearer  of  a  message  from  his 
itovcreign,  to  the  relatives  of  the  empress  assembled  at 
sMalraaTson,  expressing  his  wish  to  devote  the  thirty-si.^ 
Ihours  lie  had  yet  to  remain  in  Paris,  exclusively  to  the  ex- 
tUent  prince  Eugene  and  his  sister,  as  a  testimony  of 
Iccp  affliction  at  the  death  of  her  majesty.  'I'he  empc- 
■or,  in  fact,  never  quitted  tliem  until  ho  set  out  for  his  do. 
inions. 

Upwirds  of  four  thousand  inhabitants  of  the  neighbour- 
ng  districts,  arc  understood  to  have  assembled  lor  the 
lurposc  of  paying  a  parting  homage  to  the  memory  of  a 
irinccss,  who  had  so  justly  earned  the  title  of  mother  of 
he  poor  and  of  the  atflictcd.  Mass  was  celebrated  by  M. 
c  Barrel  archbishop  of  Tours,  her  chief  almoner,  assist. 
d  by  the  bishops  of  Evreux  and  Versailles !  after  the 
ospel,  lie  pronounced  a  short  but  aftecting  funeral  ora. 
inn. 
The  body  of  Josephine*  was  placed  in  a  leaden  coffin 
inclosed  in  one  of  wood,  which  was  ♦cniporurily  deposit- 
Jin  llmt  part  of  the  cemetery  containing  the  remains  of 
lirccliundri'd  persons  eruslied  to  death  in  the  UueRoyale, 
returning  from  the  exhibition  of  fire  works,  in  the 
ICO  r,ouis  XV.  in  honour  of  the  marriage  of  Louis  XVI. 
nil  Marie  .Vntoineltc. 

On  reaching  the  burial  ground,  Hortense,  who  had 
irpviously  remained  in  one  of  the  ehaiiels  of  tho  church 
if  Ihiol,  threw  herself  upon  her  mother's  gn.re,  to  which 
'  0  clung  as  if  distracted,  until  forcibly  removed  from  the 
rianclioly  spot. 

'rhiMcromonies  lasted  until  five  o'clock  in  the  evening, 
he  wlinle  household  of  the  illustrious  <leceased  were 
ilhcil  in  tears;  many  strangers  who  were  piesent,  and 
i.o  had  only  heeomo  acquainted  with  her  since  the  ri's- 
iration,  wept  in  common  with  those  whom  sho  had 
IfsRod  or  comforted. 

I  had  nci  wish  to  witness  this  spectacle :  it  was  melnn- 
loly,  with  no  aeconipanying  consolation.  Whilst  the 
iioral  sorrow   was  publicly  expressed,  mine  was  in 


I*  Tiie Inilv of  Jnso|hlno  now  llc'H  undor  tt  niaiinHicont  lomti  nt 
liilemaihic,  erected  liy  lior  r.hllilrvn.  She  Is  iciTLUcntcd  In  her 
Ipeiinl  rolir.i,  kni;i'lliiii,  unci  appnrenlly  pni)  inn  lor  Iho  weiriri'  i>r 
|«nto.  "I'.nacncamrilorleiisoli)  Jo«i;|ihini',"ii<ilii'"nly  huciiii. 
Tliljbeniiill'uhimnumciH  «innd«  lu  n  side  rluipol  snrt  l«  lh» 
fcikofilnii  HTrclienliicuiiiinr,  M.  Csrn-llor.  I  rnnnnl  irll  wliollifr 
liltisin liucvcr  illwnvcrcd siiy  lliull ;  I  have  wi'pl  Ion  oltou  over 
•tilltuennt  in  believ(<  II  porfact. 


dulgcd  in  a  different  manner.  I  wandered  among  liowers 
plant!  d  by  the  hands  of  Josephine  liersclf,  and  through 
their  branches  1  looked  out  upon  the  fields  she  had  cul- 
tivated  and  the  cottages  she  had  built.  Even  this  sad 
delight,  and  the  very  sliadc  which  sheltered  me,  were  all 
her  work.  Near  me  on  the  road,  and  far  across  the  fields, 
crowds  were  hurrying  towards  Malmaison  and  Ruel, 
whilst  others  were  on  the  return.  They  met  and  ex- 
changed a  lew  words ;  the  young  girls  shed  tears,  and 
then  went  mourning  on  their  way.  Sometimes  1  caught 
disjointed  sentences  borne  to  me  by  tlic  wind :  in  all,  the 
name  of  Josephine  v  us  pronounced  by  gratitude,  and  her 
larily  eomineinoratcd  by  sorrow. 

Above  the  confused  noises  which  rc-cchood  over  the 
plain,  came  tho  sullen  tolUng  of  the  bells,  and  every 
breeze  seemed  charged  witli  their  endless  peals.  To  me, 
the  wearisome  monotony  of  the  cliiiiiing  bra.ss,  which 
knells  alike  for  the  good  and  the  \vieke(i,  has  ever  ap- 
peared ill-omened.  I  strove  to  divert  my  attention  liy 
li.stening  to  the  twittering  of  the  birds;  their  concerts 
were  occasionally  interrupted,  but  they  rcemnnscnced 
their  songs  with  more  subdued  notes;  and  there  was 
something  soothing  in  the  sad  thought,  that  from  the 
ery  bench  where  1  was  then  seated,  Josephine  liad  a 
thousand  times  enjoyed  their  iriusie. 

The  l)rightiic;-s  olthe  day  was  obscured  by  dark  clouds 
when  1  arrived  at  the  church.  It  was  hung  with  mourn- 
ing fur  its  departed  benefactress.  When  a  crowned  head 
iiills  at  the  feel  of  death,  vanity  raises.thc  diadem  to  deeo- 
rute  a  coifm :  here  there  was  no  pomp,  no  proud  epilapli, 
but  in  the  mid.st  of  tears  and  sighs,  a  thousand  voices 
repeated  and  ever  will  repeat  the  name  of  Josciihine. 

To  the  nanio  of  one  so  dear  anil  who  sootlied  so 
many  sorrows,  gratitude  would  willingly  add  tw  o  more, 
wliich  a  prudent  sorrow,  it  is  said,  should  carefully  sup- 
press. l)n  this  subject  I  am  equally  ignorant  and  indif- 
ferent. I  can  only  s;iy  that  grateful  icmenibianee  ac- 
knowledges no  other  guide  than  the  dictates  of  atlcction, 
and  that  Eugene  and  Hortense  are  invoked  alike  with  the 
cherished  memory  of  Josephine.  Can  there  be  any  so 
unfeeling  as  to  imagine  tears  formidable,  or  to  consider 
grief  a  crime?    Sorrow  never  consiiires. 

The  following  portrait  of  Josephine  is  from  tlic  pen 
of  an  intimate  friend.  Several  years  before  a  sudden 
turn  of  the  wheel  of  fortune  had  raised  her  to  a  throne, 
she  had  attained  the  utmost  perfection  of  what  was  call- 
ed her  bca.  _,  :  yet  she  was  never  strictly  beautiful,  if  to 
entitle  a  woman  to  tliat  distinction,  regularity  of  feature 
must  bo  added  to  nobleness  and  elegance.  A  counte- 
nance animated  by  intelligence,  and  especially  by  feeling, 
is  far  more  captivating  than  the  cold  perfection  and 
symmetry  so  prized  by  artists  in  the  models  of  antiquity. 
To  these  charms  Josephine  had  no  claim ;  but  every 
emotion  of  her  mind  was  forcibly  and  rapidly  depicted 
by  tho  ever  varying  expression  of  her  fascinating  face. 
It  was  the  mirror  of  her  heart,  adorned  by  every  grace, 
and  reflecting  that  general  benevolence,  which  seeks  in 
every  sufiering  creature  another  subject  for  consolation 
and  relief. 

Her  benevolence,  the  lending  trait  in  her  character, 
was  in  trutli  universal.  The  same  hand  which  lavished 
bounties  without  stint  and  sometimes  without  rellection, 
caressed  a  sulVeriiig  animal,  or  sought  to  revive,  by  culti- 
vation, a  withered  and  drooping  plant.  Her  feelings  of 
charity  siiftered  no  change  from  the  vicis^^itudes  of  for- 
tune. When  almost  indigent  at  Fontainebleau,  a  strict 
economy  enabled  her  to  assist  others  yet  more  destitute 
than  herself;  while  as  nn  empress  ami  a  sovereign,  her 
bencvolenco  benainc  as  splendid  as  her  prosperity. 

A  heart  so  atVeetionate  was  indeed  wortliy  of  atVcction. 
When  imperial  France  in  the  pride  of  victory  IkiIicKI 
captive  Europe  at  her  feet,  sho  bestowed  on  Napoleon 
tho  till.-  of  "  great :"  a  medal  struck  to  Jo.sephinc  the 
beneficent,  proclaims  the  milder  fame  of  the  empress. 
I".veept  St.inislaiiB  and  herself",  I  know  but  (iw  sovereigns 
who  hiive  been  tempted  to  deserve  a  similar  surname — 
one,  indeed,  not  to  he  gained  by  pensions  heaped  upon 
the  minions  of  a  court,  but  by  acts  of  heavenly  eln.rity, 
done  in  the  cottage  of  tlio  poor,  and  near  tlie  sick  bed  of 
the  unfortunate. 

Such  is  a  brief  sketch  of  all  that  will  survive  of  Jose- 
pliinc — the  envelope  of  so  pure  a  soul  may  be  described 
in  a  fi;w  words.  It  is  pleasing  to  sec  a  woman  at  once 
eritimnblc  and  beautiftd,  ond  1  have  already  said  that  in 
either  point  of  view  there  was  nothing  wanting  in  Jose- 
phine. Voltaire  himself,  like  tlic  court  imets  who  were 
the  p'.igiarisis  of  his  panegyric,  would  nave  applied  to 
her,  as  he  did  to  the  Marchioness  de  ViUettc,  the  Dimous 
epithet  of  Fair  and  Good. 

Her  fitfurc  was  of  tho  ordinary  height,  but  bcantil\illy 
modelled.     Flvery  motion   was  ninrkcd  by  tliat  pliant 


case  which  was  equally  .suited  to  the  graceful  attitude 
which  painters  love  to  represent  in  Venus,  or  to  the  dig- 
nified demeanour  befitting  the  majesty  of  a  queen.  A 
constant  changefulness  gave  to  her  countenance,  even 
when  agitated  by  sorrow,  an  expression  ever  new  and  nl- 
ways  attractive.  Her  eyes  were  large,  dicp  blue,  and 
shaded  by  slightly  curved  eye  lashes  :  the  colour  of  her 
hair,  between  dark  and  light,  harmonited  exactly  \^  itli 
the  tint  of  her  complexion.  All  who  have  hoard  Jo- 
sephine converse,  anil  especially  those  who  were  so  for- 
tunate as  to  he;;r  her  sing,  imist  preserve  a  pleasing 
reriiembranee  of  the  soft  and  winning  tones  of  her  voice. 
Without  muehcoinpass  and  almost  without  nit,  (although 
he  was  a  good  niLisieian,)  the  sounds  possessed  that 
tremulous  nirlody  which  elioiils  so  well  with  the  feelings 
of  the  listener.  Tho  notes  were  scarcely  al  nve  mediuc- 
rity,  but  the  accents  came  from  the  heart  ai  !  found  tho 
heart.  While  she  was  seated  on  the  Ihn  :  ,  lier  jier- 
formanee  on  the  'liarp  ui.d  piano  was  the  ll.i  me  of  iini- 
ver.sal  praise;  it  is  true,  however,  that  there  are  few 
qu((  lis,  who,  at  least  in  their  lives,  have  not  enjoyed  ;i 
reputation  for  virtue  and  talent.  Ti,e  abilities  of  Jose. 
phine  appeared  perhaps  to  less  advantage  in  the  empress 
than  in  Madame  Bonaparte;  but  r.ii  the  other  hand, 
none  could  surpass  the  virtues  she  displayed  in  iiiipeiial 
sovereignty. 

Besides  tlic^e  ngTee>alile  accomplislimcnts,  Josephine 
po.?Kesscd  more  solid  acquirements.  She  understood 
botany  thorouohly ;  her  taste  for  this  favourite  study 
erected  the  magnificent  conservatories  of  Malmaison, 
which  honour  her  mcniory  almost  as  niueh  as  her  pen- 
sions to  the  indigent.  When  her  divorce  had  dispelled 
the  magic  dream  of  power,  and  an  abdication  liad  exhi- 
bited the  vanity  of  greatness,  sho  found  consolation  in 
the  sight  of  her  boautilul  exotics,  wanned  even  in  exilo, 
by  their  native  sun.  The  imperial  purple  was  replaced 
by  a  plain  dres.s  of  muslin;  while  the  brow  which  once 
had  glittered  with  royal  jewels  was  still  erowneil,  but  it 
was  now  with  a  simple  diadem  of  roses  and  violets. 

A.  the  first  intelligence  of  his  mother's  illness,  Eu- 
gene  ut  instantly  from  Munich,  where  he  had  bctn 

welce.  by  his  father  in  law,  the  king  of  Bavaria  :  but 

he  arr; .  ^d  only  in  time  to  pay  her  the  last  honours,  and 
to  weep  with  Hortense  over  her  tomb.  We  shall  not 
attempt  to  describe  their  affliction.  As  a  mother,  no 
one  was  ever  more  aficctionatc  than  Josephine,  or  more 
deserving  of  love  ;  as  children,  Hortense  and  Eugene 
were  every  way  worthy  of  their  parent,  and  none  could 
feel  more  deeply  a  similar  calamity. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

As  etiquette  required  the  si  n  in  law  of  a  Vcigninj 
monarch  to  wait  on  the  king  of  France  in  passing 
through  Paris,  Eugene  paid  a  visit  to  Louis  XVlll., 
after  the  expiration  of  the  time  prescribed  for  the  ob- 
servances of  grief.  He  was  unwilling  on  this  occasion, 
either  to  style  hip  .elf  a  German  prince,  or  to  assumo 
any  title  recalling  the  days  of  the  empire  :  with  charnc- 
leristie  modesty  and  true  French  feeling  he  was  there- 
fore simply  announced  as  General  Itenuhnrnais.  Ho 
expressed  his  thanks  to  the  king  for  the  kind  treatment 
oxtenelcd  to  his  mother  by  the  allied  inonorehs,  ond  for 
the  fiivoiirs  they  had  comcrred  upon  his  sister. 

Horton.se  was  under  a  still  greater  obligation  of  groti. 
tude  towards  Louis,  and  she  cemsoqiiontly  paid  her  re- 
spects to  him  on  quilting  her  mourning.  Both  parties 
to  this  interview  enjoyed  a  great  reputation  for  ccnver- 
salioiial  talent,  although  tlie  sty's  of  each  was  extremely 
differont.  The  wit  of  the  king  was  academic,  and  its 
far  fotehod  refinement  was  constantly  porcoptible  through 
the  formal  politoni'.ss  of  a  court.  Horlonvc,  on  the  con- 
trary, is  ever  frank  and  unaficeted :  her  sensibility  lends 
its  hue  to  every  thought,  and  her  goodness  of  heart  is 
expressed  in  every  sentiment.  The  Inhoiir  of  display 
and  the  ooriurtry  were  all  on  tho  port  of  tho  king,  for 
Horten.so  had  only  to  be  herself  to  triumph  in  this  litllo 
contest.  Louis,  however,  acquired  some  advantage, 
from  his  limd  conunendation  of  the  merit  of  the  prin- 
cess with  whom  he  had  thus  become  acquainted.  In  a 
Bourbon,  this  praise  of  a  member  of  the  imperial  family 
was  almost  magnanimity ;  but  while  full  justice  was 
rendered  him  lor  the  feeling,  the  courtiers  and  Parisians 
took  care  to  add  that  he  had  turned  a  rank  linnapartisl. 

Tho  discontent  of  the  partisans  of  Napoleon  at  tho 
conduct  of  Hortense,  though  more  siippresred,  was 
much  more  enduring.  They  ndmitted  no  excuse  for  her 
visit  to  the  king,  for  they  could  never  forgive  its  reason. 
The  article  in  the  treaty  of  Fontaineblsau  erecting  tho 
Dutchy  of  St.  Leu  was  to  them  conclusive  proof  that  the 
daughter  of  Napoleon   wished  to  separalc  herself  tVoin 


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MEMOIUSOP  IIOHTENSK  BKArUAUNAIS. 


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the  cause  and  ivou  rrniii  tlit  iviiicmhianni'  of  liir  lUllitr  : 
tliuy  would  111 vcr  lisli-ii  to  llu'  i'i:il  iiiolivcs  wc  liavi'  al- 
ready (  xplained.  I'arty  hpiiit  is  strangely  inconsistent : 
its  apimiUatiim  or  its  silence  must  be  purehnsed  by  sacri- 
fices, and  yet  tlicso  are  only  rewarded  willi  obscurity 
and  contempt. 

Louis  Xapoleon  was  by  no  means  the  list  to  attack 
the  conduct  of  llorteiise :  perhaps,  itideid,  he  was  only 
takinjr  udvantaiije  of  her  present  nnpojiularity,  to  realise 
a  sclienu^  projected  long  before.  .V  llinual  separation  from 
l)cd  and  lji):ird  already  existed  ;  he  now  claimed  the  pos- 
session of  h's  oldest  .sou — a  claim  of  course  refused  by 
Ilorlenso.  The  attair  was  reterred  to  a  legal  tribunal, 
where  it  \v:is  still  piiudinff,  when  the  news  reached  I'aris 
of  the  laudiiijr  of  Napoleon  at  t'anues.  Wu  may  easily 
iiuajjiue  that  urider  such  eircmnstanees,  all  fiirther  pro- 
ceedings were  sus|>ended.  The  {jreat  arbiter  soon  ar- 
rived in  his  capital. 


CHAPTER  XV. 

Napoleon,  hailed  every  where  by  tlio  people,  and  by 
the  very  trooiis  despatched  to  oppose  liini,  liad  recon- 
quered France  in  traversing  it :  on  the  ;20tli  March, 
1815,  without  striking  a  blow,  he  tool;  jmsscssion  of  the 
Tuileries.  ilorli  ise  iuuniiliately  recjuested  an  inter- 
view ;  moved  by  nOeetion  for  her  adopted  father,  aiul 
anxiety  to  disjul  the  ])rejudices  raised  against  her  in  his 
mind.  The  emperor  at  lirst  refused  to  see  her,  but  she 
[lersisted  in  her  demand,  feeling  that  every  embarrass- 
ment would  bo  well  compensated  by  nu  interview  with  a 
beloved  relative.  Napoleon  at  length  received  her  j  but 
it  was  with  that  stern  look,  severe  eye,  and  frowning 
brow — with  that  aspect  of  Jupiter  'I'onans — which  in- 
spired more  terror  than  even  the  reproaches  pronounced 
by  his  lips.  Strong  in  conscious  innocence,  the  (]ueen 
listened  without  impatience,  and  vindicated  herself  with- 
out ditlicully.  Mapoleon  at  leugtli  became  convinced 
that  there  was  no  treachery  in  submission  to  events 
which  could  neither  be  loreseen  nor  controlled — no  de- 
fection in  natural  anxiety  for  the  welfare  of  her  children, 
and  in  a  residences  in  France  when  assured  of  a  harsh 
reception  every  where  else.  lie  admitted  that  to  return 
civility  for  kindness  was  not  a  fault — that  there  was  no 
crime  in  sliowing  gratitude  to  sovereigns  who  had  given 
protection,  when  they  might  have  exercised  injustice 
and  tyranny  without  a  possibility  of  resistance  or  escape. 
In  political  revolutions,  the  obligations  of  a  mother  and 
a  woman  arc  tar  dill'erent  from  those  of  a  man.  The 
firmness  of  the  tatter,  supported  by  native  energy  of 
mind  and  body,  is  recompensed  by  glory  ;  while  none 
but  milder  duties  remain  to  tlie  humblu  and  modest  fe- 
male. 

Louis  Napoleon  abstained  from  a  jwrsonal  appearance 
OS  the  adversary  of  his  consort;  contenting  himself 
with  despatching  an  envoy  from  Romu  witli  full  powers. 
His  deep  anxiety  was  declared  for  a  complete  reconcilia- 
tion  with  liis  brother,  whom  he  had  iu'ver  seen  since  the 
abdication  of  the  crown  of  Holland  ;  but  the  condition 
was  annexed  that  a  divorce  from  his  wife  should  be  per- 
mitted. As  divorces  had  been  fiiruially  abolished  in 
181 1,  the  tribunal  having  cognisance  of  the  suit  for  the 
]iossessiou  of  his  eldest  son,  cuidd  entertain  no  pro- 
ceedings of  that  nature  :  he  believid  this,  how<'ver,  an 
excellent  opportunity  for  the  romplete  execution  of  his 
favourite  project.  The  eui|"  i  or  received  the  individual 
charged  with  this  mission,  in  a  manner  worthy  of  hiin- 
Bclf.  "  Let  Louis,"  said  he,  "come  when  he  will:  )ic 
shall  hi;  well  received,  for  )io  is  my  brother.  As  fijr  his 
divorce,  it  is  a  mere  whim,  which  I  could  not  indulge 
even  it' our  family  contract  was  not  diametrically  oppos- 
ed to  it."     Louis  remained  nt  Rome. 

As  soon  lis  Ilorlenso  had  regained  tlio  esteem  and  af- 
fections of  her  fillier,  she  renewed  her  ancient  habits  of 
bcnevolriiee  under  tlie  Haiietion  of  imperial  authority. 
The  Dutchess  of  Orleans,  a  princess  of  the  blood-royal, 
had  broken  a  limb  in  attempting  a  precipitate  llight  from 
Paris  on  the  arrival  of  the  emperor.  The  solicitations 
of  llortensc  procured  a  permission  for  lier  residence  in 
the  capital,  with  a  pension  nuitahlu  to  the  high  station 
dhe  had  lost ;  and  under  the  same  auspices,  a  like  favour 
was  accorded  to  her  daughter  the  Dutchess  of  Bourbon 
She  interceded  much  longer,  though  with  imiiqual  huiv 
cess,  for  a  less  illustrious  pcrson.age,  the  liaron  de  Vi- 
iroUes.  His  only  crime  was  that  of  ardent  devotion  to 
iin  unfortunate  family;  and  the  cni|KTor  could  now,  bet- 
ter than  any  one  else,  apprcjeiate  the  merit  of  such  an 
attachment  ;  but  he  knew  also  that  the  baron  had  other 
claims  to  iho  gratitude  of  the  Hourlionn,  and  ho  whs 
deaf  to  all  ino  entreaties  of  Ilorteiidip. 


CIIAI'IKR  XVI. 

'J'hc  news  of  the  return  of  Napoleon  startled  the  con- 
gress assembled  at  Vienna  to  partition  his  empire.  A 
strong  protest,  issued  against  his  fresh  occupation  nl 
the  tliroue,  was  followed  by  the  iiuniediatc  march  ol 
the  armies  of  the  allies.  The  troops  of  Prussia  and  the 
Knglish  forces  occupying  llclgium,  from  thciV  proximi- 
ty to  France,  naturally  formed  the  vanguard  of  the 
coalition.  Nnpoleon  hastily  assembled  an  army,  which 
was  less  lurrnidable  from  its  numbers  than  from  the  abi- 
lity and  fame  of  Iho  loader.  IJy  rapid  marches,  the 
junction  of  the  Prussians  and  Knglish  was  anticipated, 
and  victory  smiled  I'or  an  instant  before  departing  for 
ever.  The  Dital  rout  of  Waterloo  then  hurried  along 
-Vapoleon  and  the  wrecks  of  his  gnaid,  involving  infan- 
try, cav.ilry,  artillery,  and  baggage,  in  one  mass  of 
hopeless  confusion.  Many  ollicers  and  soldiers  perish- 
ed by  their  own  hands,  rather  than  survive  so  fearful  a 
disaster,  (ireat  numbers  of  the  vvouiidcd  were  preserv- 
ed from  Prussian  barbarity  by  the  humanity  and 
friendship  of  tlie  Hclgians.  Tho  despair  of  the  surviv- 
ors who  Ibllowed  the  retreat  of  Na|ioleou  towards  I'aris, 
can  only  be  compared  to  the  glory  they  had  won  from 
tho  commcuccment  of  tho  battle  until  the  close  of  the 
day.  They  resembled  a  funeral  procession,  as  they 
stole  silently  from  that  bloody  field  which  had  twice 
resounded  with  their  shout  of  victory.  Kvery  French 
soldier  seemed  a  hero  weeping  over  his  country  and 
her  triumphs.  The  slafl'  reached  .lemappos,  where  a 
vain  attempt  was  made  to  rally  the  moans  of  defence. 
The  very  carriage  of  Napoleon  had  been  lost,  and  a  small 
wagon  bore  the  victim  of  Waterloo  to  Philippcvillo, 
where  ho  Ibund  the  equipago  of  Marshal  Soult.  He 
entered  a  calecho  with  General  Itertrand,  who  was 
leslined  never  to  leave  him,  until  ho  had  closed  his 
eyes  at  tho  disianco  of  three  thousand  niilc3  from 
Franco. 

riio  allies  had  gained  a  great  battle;  but  this  first 
tremendous  disaster  might  yet  have  been  lepaired,  had 
Napoleon  found  followers  at  Paris  sincerely  disposed  to 
second  his  exertions.  Fouche,  hovievcr,  whom  he  had 
imprudently  created  a  minister,  busily  excited  the  par- 
tisans of  the  Bourbons  :  while  on  the  other  hand  the  re. 
prcseiitative  chamber,  jealous  of  the  emperor's  authori- 
ty, thwarted  all  his  measures,  assumed  tho  supreme 
control,  and  engaged  in  interminable  deb.atcs  while  the 
enemy  were  at  the  very  gates  of  the  capital.  The  re- 
publican opi>osition  was  strengthened  by  a  great  body 
of  royalists,  who  wore  not  long  in  throwing  off  the 
mask.  Napoleon  was  forced  to  a  second  abdication  far 
more  painful  than  tho  lirst ;  for  it  was  now  his  own 
ubjocts  who  hurled  him  from  the  throne,  and  threat- 
ened his  very  existence.  A  rapid  succession  of  political 
concussions  had  awakened  all  those  evil  passions,  which 
in  limes  of  anarchy  always  rage  without  restraint. 

Tho  emperor, after  laying  down  his  authority,  retired 
to  Malmaison.  Tho  provisional  government,  to  whom 
he  was  yet  forniidabli',  converted  his  asylum  into  a  pri- 
son, and  appointed  a  jailer  in  the  person  of  General 
Beker,  an  ollicor  who  owed  his  rank  to  Napoleon,  and 
discharged  the  painful  duties  imposed  on  him  with  all 
[wssible  res|>ect  for  his  former  master.  He  was  con- 
soled by  the  reflection,  that  in  fullilling  the  instructions 
of  tho  provisional  government,  ho  in  reality  protected 
tho  emperor  from  attempts  upon  his  life.  There  was 
now  this  singular  diflerenco  between  Malmaison  anil 
other  prisons,  that  it  was  more  difficult  to  enter  than  to 
leave  it. 

The  gates  opened,  however,  to  admit  Ilortonso,  or 
rather  she  arrived  at  the  same  time  with  the  illustrious 
captive.  If  Napoleon  had  not  already  appreciated  her 
unbounded  kindness  and  allection,  ho  had  hero  abun- 
dant pro<if  of  their  existonco  and  sincerity.  Could  any 
thing  have  enabled  him  to  forget  the  extent  of  his  inis- 
Ibrtunes,  or  have  interrnptod  the  sad  current  of  rcHce- 
lion  on  his  own  probable  fate,  and  tho  future  destinies 
of  Franco,  it  must  have  been  tho  presence  of  this  an- 
gelic woman.  Her  ingenuity  was  unceasingly  employed 
ill  devising  new  amusemeuts  to  divert  his  mind;  her 
compassion  found  tears  liir  irremediable  evils;  her  sym- 
pathy shared  tho  weight  of  affliction  ;  whilo  lior  enthu- 
siasm roused  his  genius,  by  pointing  to  tho  glorious 
perspective,  when  his  exploits  would  bo  recorded  in  the 
brightest  pages  of  histoiy  for  the  admiration  of  all  pos- 
terity. 

Hortenso  would  certainly  have  been  excusable  if  she 
had  directed  a  portion  of  this  admiration  to  herself: 
she  might  justly  have  lienn  proud  of  ths  unbounded 
solf-dovolion  exhibited  in  defiauco  of  tliu  enoniies  of  hor 
family,  who  were  sure  to  seek  every  whore,  new  food 


for  their  unmanly  calumnies.  The  iiifuninus  libels  in 
which  these  slanders  were  circulated,  had  been  puMi,||. 
ed  alter  the  first  rcsldratioti.and  must  have  been  knuiin 
to  Hortcnse.  .She  probably  considered  ihcin  unwortlivof 
notice,  for  she  was  cvei'  faithful  to  the  motto  of  jju 
aims  of  Hulhmd,— "  Do  right,  come  what  may." 

The  moment  of  lasting  separation  at  length  arri\((t. 
Forced  to  abandon  France,  Napoleon  set  out  from  .Vai. 
iiialson  for  Kocliefort,  in  order  to  embark  upon  lliat 
ocean  which  was  to  Lear  him  he  knew  not  wliiiljer. 
.\eithcr  IIurteii.se  nor  himself  could  possibly  coiijeiiun 
his  destiny;  and  this  uncertainty  alone  was  siiHlcin 
to  lender  their  parting  deeply  afllicting  :  how  luin, 
iiioro  ])ainl'ul  would  it  liave  been,  could  the  i|uceii  \as/ 
pictured  to  herself  her  lather  falling  into  tho  hands  ,,i 
Ills  enemies,  and  perishing  by  a  lingering  martyrdom  of 
five  years,  in  a  dreadful  climate,  on  a  lilllo  rock  lust  ia 
the  midst  of  the  African  ocean. 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

The  second  restoration  look  place.  The  governnuM. 
filled  with  old  rancour  and  new  exasperation,  aniioiiiii.r. 
openly  a  bloody  retribution ;  while  its  gloomy  di^lnl.; 
seemed  to  inerease  witli  the  severity  of  its  nieaswri;. 
Horten.se  was  ineluded  in  the  circle  of  suspicion :  >U 
was  accused  of  planning  and  directing  all  the  Bonapani.-; 
contrivances,  though  tliey  really  originated  in  tlu'  dc. 
partment  of  police,  'i'he  administration — hypocrilicil 
in  its  justice  and  cowardly  in  its  eruelty,^got  up  ijailr 
some  new  conspiracy,  as  a  pretext  for  o|iprcssion,  and  ii 
order  to  involve  the  secret  friends  of  the  imperial  s«av. 
"njuslice  and  suspicion  are  the  proper  attributes  of  wtik 
and  short  sighted  rulers.  Na|)oleon  landed  at  CanncF 
Hortcnse  could  alone  have  planned  his  return  :  he  li;u 
traversed  France  hurrying  the  whole  nation  in  his  train- 
Hortcnse  must  have  poured  out  the  treasures  of  cornij. 
tion  :  his  concealed  partisans  yivrc  now  promoting  ivm 
where  rebellious  disturbances — it  was  still  the  inystirinu'i 
power  of  Hortcnse  that  encouraged  and  directed  sediiui 
The  same  absurdity  marked  Uie  behaviour  of  the  cw 
gross  of  Vienna  towards  Eugene,  a  prince  eminently  & 
tinguishcd  lor  his  fronk  and  honourable  conduct.  Tr« 
return  of  Napoleon  and  his  successes  in  France,  iviti 
duo  neither  to  the  machinations  of  a  prince  \villi(,a 
power,  nor  to  the  weak  intrigues  of  a  woman  :  insleadc 
ascribing  the  origin  of  tliosi'  great  events  to  such  n  iiii!( 
iiid  inadccpiate  causes,  we  must  look  for  it  in  the  tjiaiu. 
ful  conduct  of  the  congress  itself  towards  the  peopk« 
every  nation,  and  in  the  counter  revolutionary  spirit «' 
the  Bourbons  and  their  ministers. 

Hortcnse,  now  an  object  of  suspicion,  received  ordin 
to  quit  Franco  tt.thout  delay,  ajid  she  accordin^'h' m 
out,  with  her  childit ii,  from  Malmaison,  on  tlie  \'A 
of  JiUy  1815.  Her  travelling  companion  was  riiiict 
Schwartzcnbcrg,  whose  situation  wan  soon  coiivcrtoi 
into  that  of  a  protector.  When  the  party  arri\cd  >l 
Dijon,  tliisy  found  the  inunlcipal  authorities  re.'ulvid  lo 
detain  the  princess  as  a  jirisoncr.  This  act  was  ci  rlaiiilt 
an  apparent  disolx-'diencc  to  their  sujicriors  at  I'aiii, 
who  had  granted  her  a  passport,  but  perhaps,  they  wfrej 
more  conqilaisant  in  reahty  than  in  seeming.  In  tlios 
days  of  dark  maehinalious,  the  higher  |K)wers  freipieiil]; 
entrusted  their  subalterns  with  the  execution  of  odi( 
nieasuref,\vliicli,officially  at  least, they  all'cctedtodisau 
Fortunately  for  Horleiise,  this  part  of  Burgundy  w 
occupied  by  Austrian  troops.  I'rinco  Schwartzeiibiril 
im.nediately  introduced  himself  to  the  city  autliorilii 
and  demanded  whether  he  must  ap|K'al  to  his  si.ldit 
for  leave  to  proceed  without  interruption.  Sueli  nrp 
incnts  aro  irresistible,  and  the  travellers  reached  Giuct 
witliout  further  accident. 

The  doiuiiiion  of  Franco  was  hero  at  on  end,  biitll 
troubles  of  Hortcnse  Hcemed  only  lo  reeomnience.  Iij 
prisoniiient  was  no  longer  a  subject  of  upprehensiuii,  li 
i\w  magistracy  would  suller  neither  a  residence  in  1 
city,  nor  a  prosecution  of  her  journey.  It  was  cli 
that  they  wished  her  to  return  homeward,  where  oni 
persecution  was  likely  to  he  her  lot.  'I'he  (Jeiin 
quite  as  scrupulous  as  the  French  ministry,  had  no 
jectiim  to  see  those  vexations  inflicted  by  others,  wlui 
they  were  ton  timid  to  take  upon  themselves. 

Were  such  si'iitiments  worthy  of  proud  republicaiiisiil 
The  union  of  (ieiieva  to  France  was  their  heavy  bubji 
of  complaint  against  the  em|>eror;  but  they  had  reciin 
the  rii'hest  compensation.  Their  country  had  prospfi 
iH'yond  example:  the  reputation  of  her  lite  rati  was  (ij 
tended  by  their  admission  into  tho  institute  of  I'aml 
the  youth  of  tho  canton  had  gained  decorations 
glory  on  tho  field  of  viet/iry :  titles  of  nobility 
been  gladly  accepted  by  the  dignitarie*  of  the  rrpiilS'l 


and  the  di 
empire  of 
the  jietly 
sovereigiit 
.Ma  lino. 

If  we  ri 
it  was  still 
on  iniiucei 
sliuiild 
whose  wlio 
lerlilising 
eiielianling 
trieateil  iiei 
Tlie  iinli 
rather  in  lu 
to  emivrrse 
out  a  lei'liiij 
view  ennvei 
|H'nileiit  |iai 

Ulllllerisillg 

nllerw.irds  c 
pretexts  of  II 


Ilortensc 

friendly  rcee 

her  departiir 

her  long  sta 

tlic  hosjiital  s 

i     If  in   the   cc 

f     nothing  but  j 

I    those  who  ha 

''    miss  and  una 

f     the  respi'ct  di 

<    Iratcs  nobly  i 

\    .She  was  invit 

j    ers  bad  desigi 

'.        iint  it  was  i 

'    bo  coiistar.tly 

;    ol'.Sivoy  was 

,    clicily  gloom  \ 

trmiieal  end  o: 

of  that  terribli 

tune,   scarcely 

'I'lie  suit  of  L 

ciiild,    wliich 

days,"  was  allc 

in  his  favour. 

coin|ietent  lega 

siiliiiiit  to  this  I 

The  soul  of 

misfortune,  but 

exhausted.     W 

lime,  and  lichel 

a  (Joep  desjiondi 

existence  becaii 

her  whether  he 

or  to  be  allowec 

or  forgotten.  SI 

sovereigns,  alio 

gave  no  orders 

were  compelled 

hints  of  the  Sai 

tlic  ill  will  of  111 

deuce.     Then,  ii 

(vlioni  she  hail  e 

ened  her  from  h^ 

She  traversed 

turc  assumes  h 

views  or  smiling 

bat  she  gazed  oi 

an  artist,  and  h 

sketching.    Her 

rnse  to  no  cntliut 

nilicent  cascadei 

Biane.   Nothing 

Init  the  approach 

not  long  wanting 

Iliing  again  ol 

'Geneva,  she  now 

ronntry  people,  tl 

•I'lves.    She  had 

seal,  liirinerly  her 

Yet  the  sanctity  t 

nnd  the  house  sur 

vinleni  measures  < 

ti>i',  Imt  the  Conn 

fi'M  ilisiMneerted 

"line  into  the  mid 

srannil  her:  man 


'!^;' 


iiir.iioiits  OP  iionrExsK  hewiiaknaih. 


1()7 


infaiiinus  IIIjfIs  in 
,  Imil  Im'Cii  |iuMi>li. 
1  Imvi'  l.ccii  knuMii 
1  them  unworllij  rf 
>  the  iiiutln  u(  ilig 
what  muy." 
\  at  lengtli  nrii\i[i. 
1  set  uul  t'roiii  y,i\. 
embark  u|)oii  lliat 
knew  not  wliitlier. 

possibly  coiijciiurt 
iloiio  wus  sulliciii,: 
licting  ;  how  iiiik,, 
)uld  the  queen  Inn,' 
g  into  llic  iiniiilsu 
;cring  inarlyrdoiim 

a  little  rouk  lust  i:; 


II. 

■.     The  govrrnnui,!, 

spcratioii,  aiiiiouimr. 

its  gloomy  ili>lrii.: 
rity  of  its  moasurt:. 
;le  of  suspiciun ;  .-I* 
iig  all  the  Boiiapatlis; 
jriginatud  in  tliv  i. 
itration — liypoerilici! 
ruclty,— got  up  dail; 
for  oppression,  and  in 
af  tlic  imperial  sway. 
per  attributes  of  wiik 
11  landed  at  Caniics- 
d  his  return  :  he  hio 
c  nation  in  his  Irain- 
a  treneurcs  of  corro}- 

now  jiromotinjr  iviiv 
fas  still  the  myslninai 
1  and  directed  s(  (liln. n. 
behaviour  of  the 
1  prince  cuiinenlly  & 
Durable  conduct.  Tht 
i-SBCs  in  Trance,  were 

of  a  prince  willim 
if  a  woman  :  iii^lraili; 

events  to  such  rniuS 

jk  for  it  in  the  tliaim. 

towards  the  pcoiilioi 

revolutionary  spirit  a 

,.ieion,  received  oriri 

^d  she  accorriinjfly  m 

^Imaison,  on  the  Kit. 

)mpanion  was  I'liiic 

was   soon   convtrtiii 

the   party   arrived  il| 

lutlioriticH  nsulvi'ii It 

fj'his  act  was  cirlaiiil; 

ir  superiors  at  I'lrL", 

)Ut  perhaps,  they  wfti 

In  seeming.     In  llio*< 

Hier  (lowers  iVeipicnlli 

Ic  execution  of  odiiiu!! 

iieyatVectedtodisavoij 

[irt  of  Burgundy  wii 

Irincc  Schwartziubori 

[o  the  city  autlimilii 

apiK'al  to  his  soUit 

rruption,    Sueli  nrf. 

ellers  reached  ticiw 


liero  at  an  end,  b\it  ii 
Tto  rccontniencc.   Ill 
Jd  of  upprehensioii, 
Iher  tt  rcsidenio  in  H 
liurney.     It  was  clij 
limewai-d,  where  i.l«| 
lot.     'I'he  (i<'iin« 
ministry,  hadin'ij 
Jeted  by  uthern,  wluif 
Ihcmselves. 
1  proud  repulilicaiiisiil 
lis  their  heavy  kulijiif 
Tbut  thcv  had  recoiH 
l:ountry'had  prosp" 
lif  her  literati  waf'il 
lio  institute  of  VtfU 
lined  decoratiuns  i^ 
litles   of  noliilily 
Itaric*  of  the  rriiuHl 


and  llie  (lepaitmcnt  of  the  X,eman — a  part  of  the  mighty 
empire  of  I'ranee— <'n)oyeil  far  higher  consideration  tliaii 
the  iwlly  slate  of  Geneva — the  most  insignificant  ol' 
Fovireignties,  except  its  sister  connnonwealth  of  .San 
JIarino. 

If  we  eoiieede  the  utmost  extent  of  the  alleged  injury, 
it  was  slill  wrong  to  avengu  the  faults  of  Napoleon  U|)oii 
an  iniioeeiit  number  of  his  family,  and  above  all,  tin  y 
should  never  have  seleeled  as  their  victim,  a  femnle 
whose  whole  life  was  a  continued  stream  of  b(^nevolenee, 
I'lrlilisiiij;  all  that  aiiproachcd  her.  It  was  the  same 
ciielianliiifr  excillence  of  character,  that  now  again  ex- 
triealeil  her  from  the  danger  by  which  she  was  nieiiueed. 

The  malice  of  the  authorities  of  Geneva  was  exhibited 
rathiT  in  negotiations  than  in  deeds.  It  was  ini|)ossilili' 
(0  rwnvir.se  with  Ilorlense  for  any  length  of  tiun-,  with- 
out a  til  ling  of  devotion  to  her  service  ;  and  a  short  inter- 
view converted  the  most  violent  of  the  magistrates  into 
penitent  partisans.  'I'hey  assumed  the  responsibility  of 
autli"rising  the  continuance  of  lier  journey  to  Savoy,  and 
allcruards  excused  this  act  of  simple  justice  by  specious 
uretexl.s  of  negligence  or  ignorance. 

CHAPTER  xviir. 

Ilorlense  at  length  reached  Aix  in  Savoy,  where  u 
friendly  reception  was  extended  to  her — the  first  sinei^ 
her  departure  from  I'aris.  Tin-  inhabitants  remembered 
liir  long  stay  among  them — her  liberal  charities — and 
tlic  iiosjiital  she  had  founded  and  so  munificently  endowed. 
If  in  the  course  of  her  travels  she  had  hitherto  met 
nothing  but  persecution  and  enmity,  here  at  least  \^•ere 
those  who  had  no  other  sentiments  than  peaceful  kind- 
ness and  unatfcctcd  gratitude.  In  treating  her  with  all 
the  respect  due  to  her  rank  and  misfortunes,  the  magis- 
trates nobly  expressed  the  feelings  of  the  inhabitants. 
SIh!  was  invited  to  remain  at  Aix,  until  the  allied  pow- 
ers had  designated  her  fnture  residence. 

But  it  was  decreed  that  bcncc^fortli  lier  repose  should 
bo  constar.tly  disturbed.  The  calm  an<l  pleasing  asp<'cl 
iil'Sivoy  was  suddenly  overshadowed  by  the  same  inelan- 
cluilv  gloom  which  had  passed  before  her  eyes  aller  the 
lriiE;ical  end  of  her  dearest  friend  ;  and  the  remembrance 
of  that  terrible  calamity  was  revived  by  another  inislbr- 
tune,  scarcely  lcs.s  afflicting,  and  wholly  unexpected. 
The  suit  of  Louis  Napoleon  for  the  custody  of  his  eldest 
fluid,  which  had  been  interrupted  by  the  "  hundred 
days,"  was  afterwards  n'suined  and  carried  to  a  judgment 
in  his  favour.  An  agent  arrived  at  Aix,  furnished  with 
coinpi:tent  legal  powers,  and  the  queen  was  obliged  to 
Buhmit  to  this  cruel  decree  of  separation. 

The  soul  of  Ilortcnsc  had  been  already  etcciicd  in 
misfortune,  but  her  power  of  cndurani'c  seemed  at  length 
exhausted.  When  she  liad  embraced  her  son  for  the  last 
tiiui',  and  l)chcld  the  carriage  depart  tliatbore  him  away, 
.1  il "ep  desimndency  overwhelmed  her  spirits.  Her  very 
existence  became  a  dream,  and  it  seemed  indifferent  to 
her  whether  her  lot  was  to  enjoy  or  to  suffer — to  depart 
or  to  he  allowed  to  remain — to  l)c  persecuted,  respected, 
or  forgotten.  She  scarcely  noticed  the  reply  of  the  allied 
Bovereigna,  allowing  her  to  reside  at  Ccmstance  ;  and 
gave  no  orders  whatever  for  her  journey.  Her  attendants 
were  compelled  to  repeat  frequently  in  her  presence  the 
hints  of  the  Savoyard  authorities,  who  were  ex|>osed  to 
flic  ill  will  of  their  govornnient  by  her  prolonged  resi- 
dence. Then,  indeed,  the  fear  of  injuring  those  from 
nlioni  she  had  experienced  nothing  hut  kindness,  awak- 
ened her  from  her  melancholy  lethargy. 

She  traversed  Switzerland  at  the  very  season  when  na- 
faro  aissuniea  her  most  picturesque  asjiect;  sublime 
views  or  smiling  landscajms  were  constantly  presented  ; 
hut  she  gazed  on  tliem  as  if  her  eyes  were  not  those  of 
nn  artist,  and  her  hands  had  forgotten  their  skill  in 
Bkctching.  Her  imagination  itself  seemed  torjiid,  for  it 
rn.«e  to  no  enthusiasm  before  the  green  valley,  the  mag. 
nilioent  cascades,  or  even  the  snowy  domes  of  Mont 
Blanc.  Nothing  could  rouse  her  from  this  fatal  lethargy 
Hut  the  approach  of  danger,  and  such  an  excitement  was 
not  lung  wanting. 

liiing  again  obliged  to  pass  through  the  territory  of 
Oencva,  she  now  met  with  far  less  courtesy  from  the 
cnunlry  people,  than  formerly  from  tho  citizens  them- 
wives.  She  had  halted  fm  a  short  lime  at  a  country- 
spat,  firmerly  her  mother's,  and  of  course  now  her  own. 
Yet  the  sanctity  of  a  ])rivate  dwelling  was  disregarded, 
(inil  the  house  surroundeil  by  a  party  of  soldiers.  These 
violent  ineasures  evidiiilly  proceeded  from  no  ptire  mo- 
tive, hut  the  courage  and  presence  of  mind  of  the  prin- 
cess diseimccrfed  all  the  plots  of  her  enemies.  She  went 
uloni'  into  the  midst  of  the  armed  warriors  who  crowded 
arnimd  her:  many  recognised  her,  for  nearly  nil  had 


seen  service  in  the  imperial  armies.  "  lieliold  me,"  she 
exilaimed,  "  I  am  the  daughter  of  Josephine — the  child 
of  Napoleon — of  him  who  loved  you  so  well  and  led  you 
to  glory.  Is  this  the  crime  of  wliich  1  am  a(-cus(  d  .'  I 
can  never  lielieve  it.  Keturn  to  your  iinployers  and 
thunk  them  in  my  name :  tell  them  of  my  gratitude  fiir 
the  pleasures  of  being  again  guarded  by  the  soldiers  of 
my  fiither  and  of  France."  Every  gesture,  every  word 
produced  a  magical  cfVect  on  the  hearts  of  the  Genevcsi' 
veterans.  Respect,  eoinpassiini,  and  admiration  succeed- 
ed the  low  impulses  of  hate  and  revenge ;  until  at  h'ligth, 
wholly  overcome,  they  till  on  their  knees  and  \vi  pt  at 
the  feet  of  lier  whom  liaply  they  had  come  to  ass.issi- 
inilc. 

In  travelling  through  the  rest  of  Switzerland,  Hortense 
eneouiitrred  other  obstacles  and  accidents  of  a  less  dra- 
matic character  ;  but  .she  at  length  ri  ached  the  territories 
of  the  (iranil  Duke  of  IJaden,  and  once  again  the  wan- 
derer breathed  friely,  as  she  recollected  tlic  near  connec- 
tion between  that  sovreign  and  herself. 


f'HAPTl<;R  XIX. 

A  sentiment  of  politeness  induced  Ilo.'linsc  to  despatch 
a  (■ourier  to  the  Cirand  IJuke,  to  request  permis.  ion  to  remain 
in  liadeii  :  but  she  felt  so  well  assunil  of  his  friendship, 
Ihat  a  sinqile  notice  of  the  selection  of  his  duleliy  lor  her 
future  abode  seemed  sullieiont.  What  was  her  surprise 
when  a  chamberlain  arrived  with  a  most  courteous  apo- 
logy from  his  master,  who  found  himself,  unfbrtnnalely, 
unable  to  allow  the  intended  residence  in  Ins  dominions. 
At  this  period  the  |ielty  princes  ol  (Germany  were  as 
much  exasperated  against  Niqioleon  as  tho  Swiss  can- 
ton.s,  and  in  the  same  spirit  they  sought  to  gratify  their 
vengeance  by  the  per.secution  of  his  family.  Some  al.so, 
like  the  French  municipality  of  Dijon,  endeavoured  to 
will  favour  with  llii^ir  superiors  by  a  gratuitous  aeeiimu- 
lation  of  vexations  ;  but  it  was  still  a  most  extraordinary 
exliihition  of  complaisance,  to  volunteer  this  inquisito- 
rial rigour  agairst  a  near  eonneelion.  It  is  but  just  to 
to  remark  that  there  were  noble  exceptions  even  amoii;; 
the  minor  sovereigns:  for  honourable  and  gallant  men 
however  confined  may  lie  their  rule,  can  never  degrade 
themselves  into  police  emissaries  or  subaltern  tyrants. 

The  health  of  Hortense — long  weak  and  precarious — 
had  .suffered  severely  during  this  sad  pilgrimage.  In 
these  nionntainous  regions,  winter  had  already  com- 
uienccd  his  reign,  and  the  inclemency  of  the  eleniints 
was  thus  a<lded  to  the  iiiju.stiee  of  man.  Not  only  was 
there  an  urgent  necessity  for  stopping  Komewhere,  in  or 
der  to  enjoy  the  advantages  of  constant  and  careful 
nursing,  but  her  fatigue  of  body  and  mind  became  so 
extreme,  that  she  was  entirely  unable  to  pursue  her 
journey.  The  season  of  trial,  however,  was  now  fiir- 
tunately  approocliing  its  conclusion.  The  king  of  Ba- 
varia was  informed  of  her  critical  situation,  and  iinine- 
diately  offered  the  wanderer  an  asylum  in  his  dominions. 
Hortense  had  here  the  prospect  of  remaining  uniuolest 
cd  for  tlii^  future,  with  tho  additional  pleasure  of  being 
near  lier  brother,  and  of  frequently  enjoying  his  society. 
Augsburg  was  selected  for  her  habitation,  and  she  was 
residing  in  that  city  in  181!),  when  a  French  genlh'mnn 
had  the  honour  of  an  intro<luction.  Wo  find  in  his  pub- 
lished travels  in  various  parts  of  Europe,  llio  following 
account  of  hi.s  visit. 

"  Returning  to  France  in  1810,  after  a  long  residence 
in  Russia,  I  stopped  at  Augsburg,  where  the  Dutchess 
of  St.  I.eu  was  then  a  resident.  She  had  formerly  ;iet  to 
music  some  toninticcs  of  my  conqmsition,  and  I  used 
this  as  a  pretext  for  soliciting  the  honour  of  presenta- 
tion. The  obliging  manner  of  her  prompt  answer  gave 
additional  value  to  the  fiivour  it  conceded. 

"  I  had  hitherto  only  known  her  by  report.  Some 
Russian  officers  who  had  accompanied  the  Emperor 
■Vlexandcr  to  Malmaison  in  1814,  had  spoken  tome  of 
Hortense  with  so  much  enthusiasm,  that  for  the  lir-^t  few 
moments,  it  appeared  as  if  I  saw  her  again  after  a  long 
absence,  and  as  if  I  owed  my  kind  reception  to  the  ties 
of  ancient  friendship.  Every  thing  about  her  is  in  ex- 
act haruiouy  wifli  the  angelic  expression  of  her  face, 
liiT  eoiiversiilion,  <leineanour,  and  the  swee,-  as  ,it  her 
voice  and  diLqinsition.  When  she  s|)eakrt  of  an  affecting 
incident,  the  language  becomes  more  touching  through 
the  deplii  of  her  sensibility :  she  lends  so  much  life  to 
every  seine,  that  the  auditor  becomes  as  a  witness  of 
the  transaetioii.  Her  powers  of  delighting  and  instruct- 
ing arc  almost  magical,  and  her  artless  fascination  leaves 
on  every  heart  those  deep  traces  which  even  time  can 
never  efface. 

"  She  infrodurcd  mo  to  her  private  circle,  which  con- 
fiisted  of  the  two  children  nnd  their  tutors — somo  old 


ollicers  of  her  liousehohl — two  female  I'riends  ol'  her  in- 
fimey,  and  that  living  inoimment  of  eoiijugul  devotion, 
the  Count  l.avallette.  The  conversalioii  soon  became 
general.  Tbey  (|iiestioned  iiK^  almiit  the  Ukraine,  where 
I  had  long  resided,  and  (n-eeee  and  Turkey,  thrnugli 
which  I  had  lately  travelled.  In  return  they  spoke  of 
Bavaria,  Saint-Liu,  the  lake  of  Ciinstaijce,  and,  by  de- 
grees, of  events  deriving  their  chief  interest  from  the 
imporlunt  parts  played  hy  the  narrators  themselves.  Wo 
dined  at  live.  I  afterwards  uceompuniid  the  dntehess 
into  the  ganhii,  ami  ill  Ihi^  ii.\v  momeiiLs  then  enjoyed 
of  inlimalc  eonver.satioii,  I  saw  that  no  (last  praises  had 
ever  been  exaggerated.  How  aiimirable  were  her  feel- 
ings when  she  recalled  the  death  ol'  her  molher,  iinil  in 
her  tragic  recital  of  the  death  of  .'Maiiaine  de  Broe  ! 
But  when  she  spoke  of  her  ehililren,  her  brother,  her 
friends,  and  the  fine  arts,  her  whole  fitrme  seemed  to 
glow  with  the  ardour  of  her  imagination  ;  while  good- 
ness of  heart  was  display! (I  in  evi  ry  fi'atnre,  and  gave 
additional  value  lo  In  r  other  estimable  ipialities.  In  de- 
scriliing  her  presrni  silnalinii,  it  was  impossible  to  avoiil 
menliipiiing  her  belovid  France,  the  subject  of  her  con- 
stant grief  '  Voii  are  returning,'  said  she,  '  to  your 
native  eomitry  :'  and  tho  last  word  was  ...ononneed  with 
a  heartfelt  sigh.  I  had  lieeii  an  (■  .le  from  my  cradle, 
yet  my  own  eager  anxii'fy  to  revis!,  a  birlh-plaee  scarce- 
ly remembered,  enabled  me  to  estimate  her  grief  iil  the 
thoughts  of  an  eternal  separation.  She  spnkc  of  flio 
measures  adopted  for  her  banishment  with  that  true  re- 
signation  which  mourns  hut  never  murmurs.  Af>er  two 
hours  of  similar  conversation,  it  was  inqiossilile  to  decide 
which  was  the  most  admirable — her  heart,  her  good 
sense,  or  her  imagination. 

"  We  returned  to  the  drawing-room  at  eight,  where 
tea  was  served.  The  dntehess  observed  Ihat  this  was  a 
habit  learned  in  Holland  :  'though  you  are  not  lo  sup. 
pose,'  she  added  with  a  slight  blush,"  '  that  it  is  preservi d 
as  a  remembrance  of  days  so  brilliant,  but  now  already 
so  distant.  Tea  is  the  drink  of  cold  climates,  and  I  hafo 
scarcely  changed  my  temperature.' 

"  Numerous  visitors  came  from  the  neighbourhood, 
and  some  even  from  .Mmiich.  She  may  indeed  leirarii 
Ibis  anxious  allention  with  a  feeling  of  proud  gratifica- 
tion :  il  is  based  upon  esteem  alone,  and  as  a  tribute,  is 
t'lr  more  honourable  than  the  tiresome  adulations  of 
sycophants  while  at  St.  Cloud  or  the  Hague.  In  the 
course  of  the  evening  we  looked  through  a  suite  of  rooms, 
containing,  besides  it  few  masterpieces  of  the  different 
schools,  a  large  collection  of  precious  curiosities.  Many 
of  these  elegant  trifles  had  once  belonged  to  her  mother, 
and  nearly  every  one  was  associated  with  the  remem- 
brance of  some  distinguished  piTsonage  or  celebrated 
event.  Indeed  her  museum  might  almost  be  calKd  .an 
abridgment  of  contemporary  history.  Music  was  the 
next  amusement,  and  the  dntehess  sang,  accompanying 
herself  with  the  same  correct  taste  which  inspires  her 
compositions.  She  had  just  finished  the  series  of  draw- 
ings intended  to  illustrate  her  collection  of  romnnriK  : 
how  could  I  avoid  praising  that  hap)iy  talent  which  thus 
personifies  thought  f  Tho  next  day  I  received  that  boau- 
liful  eolleel ion  as  a  remembrance.  Time  will  render  it 
more  precious,  though  I  have  ventured  lo  render  it  less 
rare. 

"  I  look  my  loavo  at  midnight,  perhaps  without  even 
the  hope  of  another  meeting.  I  left  her  as  tho  travel- 
ler parts  from  tho  flowers  of  the  desert,  to  which  ho 
can  never  Iiopo  to  return,  But  wherever  time,  acci- 
dent, or  destiny  may  place  mo,  tho  remembrance  of 
that  day  will  remain  indelibly  imprinted,  alike  on  my 
memory  and  my  heart.  It  is  pleasing  to  pay  homage 
to  tho  tiillon  greatness  of  one  like  Hortense,  who  joins 
the  rare  gift  of  talents  to  tho  charms  of  tho  tenderest 
sensibility." 

It  will  bo  remarked  in  this  extract,  that  Hortenso 
has  found  again  many  of  the  elements  of  happinea.i. 
Though  not  reunited  to  her  husband,  his  feelings  to- 
wards her  have  been  greatly  softened.  He  has  eonfJrred 
tho  greatest  and  most  affecting  favour  that  a  inothnr 
can  receive,  by  returning  their  cldost  son.  Thus  tho 
current  of  her  life  glides  tranquilly  alone,  in  the  midst 
of  all  that  can  consolo  an  exile.  Her  children  are 
about  her,  and  she  is  surrounded  by  friends  to  whom 
she  is  almost  an  object  of  adoration ;  these,  as  she  is 
wont  lo  say,  are  far  greater  blessings  than  the  suliniia- 
sion  of  subjects,  and  tho  pride  of  royalty. 

CHAPTER  XX. 

Tho  clearing  of  tlio  political  horizon  now  enabled 
Hortense  to  visit  Rome  and  the  family  of  Napoleon. 
Augsburg  is  no  longer  her  place  of  rosidoiice  ;  she  has 


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selciited  in  prcTereiico  a  uoiiiilry  scat  railed  Iilndiiii,  on 
tlio  banka  <>l°  the  lake  of  CViniilunce,  which  i»  equivalent 
to  nayini;  tliiit  il8  cnvirnnx  arc  romantic,  nnd  its  prnti. 
|>eels  ninj.f.iilicont.  It  u  hero  that  bIic  |>usses  tlio  sum- 
mer nioiiUn. 

I'ni^onc  and  his  consort  paid  hor  fiequont  vinilx,  and 
iiprin  una  patlict. tar  occuiiion,  their  stay  wasi  unusually 
;-:ilr>nijiii.  Th*  emperor  of  Austria,  who  had  contract- 
^'11  lliirJ  nmrriiijrc  with  a  Bavarian  princess,  dauLfhter 
t>i'  Maximilian  JoKCpli,  came  with  the  empress  to  vi'<it 
his  latlier-;:i-lu«'.  'i'he  ceremonial  at  the  reception  of 
his  com.  clinns  vN'as  of  course  regnlalcd  by  German  eti- 
quette, aiul  he  licsitated  in  payini;  the  like  honours  to 
the  wife  of  Eufjciie,  an  to  her  sisters.  No  doubt  the 
xiima  inflexible  forms  would  have  denied  to  Alaria 
I>nuisa  the  precedence  due  to  tier  exalted  rank  ;  and  i^he 
who  was  once  the  empress  of  the  Freneh  and  queen  of 
Italy,  now  ranked  ut  the  Austrian  couit  after  the  last 
"(the  anhtlutchesses.  The  viiequecn  was  no  siioncr  in- 
formed of  the  scruples  of  b'rancis,  than  she  availed  her- 
self of  a  very  simple  ex|)odient  to  extricate  him  from 
emharrnssnient,  and  herself  from  unmerited  insult. 
She  left  .Munich  with  her  husband,  and  resided  with 
Ilortense  until  the  departure  of  the  cniperor. 

The  constant  atlaehmcnt  of  this  estimable  princess 

10  her  husband,  was  proved  by  the  violence  of  her  grief, 
when  ho  was  shortly  afterwards  carried  off  suddenly  by 

11  stroke  of  aj)0|>le,\y.  The  loss  of  a  brother,  so  aifec- 
tlonato  and  so  fondly  loved,  sienied  to  revive  in  the 
sensitive  mind  of  Kortciise  all  her  old  misfortunes, 
AUj'rsburir  ond  Munich,  where  she  hud  been  accustomed 
to  see  him  constantly,  becar.in  insupportable,  and  she 
ri^solved  to  piss  her  winters  el.sewhcre.  She  now  visits 
alternately  Konio  and  Florence,  always  returning;  in 
summer  to  the  banks  of  her  favourite  lake.  It  was  at 
Itomc,  and  at  her  country  scat  of  Arrenenberg,  that  she 
became  acquainted  with  an  Knjrlish  lady  of  dislinijuish- 
cd  talents,  who,  at  our  request,  has  ^riven  us  the  tiillow- 
ing  skolcli  of  the  impressions  received  fioiii  her  visits. 

"  The  Dut,clics8  of  St.  Leu  formed  her  principal  csta- 
blishmcjit  on  the  banks  of  the  lake  of  C'onstance«  where 
gIic  was  less  exposed  to  the  hateful  system  of  espionage, 
and  further  removed  from  the  bustle  of  the  (treat  world 
in  which  she  had  once  reigned  a  queen.  In  this  de- 
lightful retreat,  she  was  accustomed  to  spend  eight 
months  of  the  year,  passing  the  remainder  of  her  time 
at  Aug'<burg  or  Munich;  but,  since  the  death  of  her 
brother,  the  painful  n'mumbruuces  constantly  awakened 
by  those  cities,  have  induced  her  to  transi'ur  her  winter 
re&idenco  to  Home  or  Florence.  The  sunimer  brings 
her  bajck  to  Aircnenberg,  and  to  the  cheerful  company 
of  many  of  hor  dearest  friends,  especiullv  the  (irand 
Dutchess  Stephajiie  Beauharnais,  and  Madame  Pas- 
quier,  formerly  attached  to  the  court  rS  H.^-nd.  The 
style  of  living  nf  the  Uutchess  of  lit.  Leu  is  juinp- 
tuou«,  without  that  freezing  etiqui  tte  80  common, 
ly  met  with  in  the  great.  Her  housi  hold  still  cull  her 
ijuetn,  and  her  son  prince  N.ipoleon,  or  Louis;  but  this 
is  a  mere  habit,  preserved  through  respect,  and  allowed 
from  friendship.  The  suite  is  composed  of  two  ladies  of 
Jionour,  an  equerry,  and  tliu  tutor  of  her  younger  son. 
She  has  a  numerous  train  of  domestics ;  and  it  is  among 
tliem  that  the  traces  are  still  ubsetvalile  of  by-gone  pre- 
tensions, Iting  since  abandoned  by  the  true  tioblencss  of 
their  mistress.  The  foruior  queen — the  dauahtor  of 
Napoleon — the  mother  of  the  imperial  heir  apparent — 
the  relative  of  twenty  kings — has  returned  quietly  to 
private  life,  with  the  perfect  grace  of  a  voluntary  sai;ri- 
iicff. 

"Tho  dutchesB  receives  strangers  with  inoxproesiblo 
kindness :  ever  amiable  and  obliginjj,  she  is  endowed 
with  that  charming  simplicity  which  inspires  ut  lirst 
sight  the  confidence  of  intimate  aHectiun.  She  U  u  good 
Jistenar,  and  remembers  all  who  have  ever  approuL'hed 
hor:  at  each  successive  intirview  you  appear  to  have 
made  a  new  advance  in  her  regard.  A  pointed  word 
shows  that  she  has  not  foriroltcn  tiie  former  conversa- 
Balinn,  and  you  arc  encouraged  to  continue  the  same 
subject  by  questions  expressive  of  interest.  She  speaks 
freely  of  the  brilliant  days  of  her  prosperity  ;  and  history 
then  flows  su  oatiu'alLy  from  her  lips,  that  more  may 
ha  learned  as  a  deliglUexl  listener,  than  fiuiii  all  the 
false  or  exaggerated  works  su  abundant  every  where. 
'J'hc  dethroned  queen  considers  past  events  f'runi  such 
an  eminence,  that  nothing  can  interpose  itself  between 
her  and  the  truth.  Tiiis  strict  impurtiulity  gives  birth 
to  that  true  greatness,  which  is  a  tliousand  times  pre- 
ferable to  ail  tlie  spUndors  slie  lost  in  the  flower  of  her 
age. 

"1  liavo  be«n  admitted  to  tlicintimicy  of  the  UutchossI 


of  St.  Leu,  both  at  Koine  and  in  the  country :  I  have 
seen  her  roused  to  enthusiasm  by  the  licautios  of  nature, 
and  HurrouiiHcd  by  the  pomp  of  ceremony:  but  I  have 
never  known  her  less  than  herself,  nor  has  the  interest 
lirst  inspired  by  her  character  ever  been  diminished 
by  an  undignified  sentiment,  or  the  slightest  selfish  re- 
flection. 

"it  is  impossible  to  be  a  more  ardent  and  .tasteful 
admirer  of  the  fine  arts  than  tho  dutchess.  Every  one 
has  heard  her  beautiful  romance$,  which  are  rendered 
still  more  touching  by  the  soil  and  melodious  voice  of 
the  composer.  She  usually  sings  standing,  and  although 
a  finished  performer  on  the  harp  and  piano,  she  prefers 
the  accompaniment  of  one  of  her  attendant  ladies.  Many 
of  her  leisure  hours  are  employed  in  painting;  minia- 
tures, landscapes  and  flowers  are  equally  the  subjects 
of  her  pencil.  She  declaims  well — is  a  delightful  player 
ill  comedy — acts  proverbs  with  uncommon  excellence — 
and  I  reuliy  know  no  one  who  can  surpass  her  in  every 
kind  of  needle  work. 

"The  Dutchess  of  St.  Lou  never  was  a  regular  beauty, 
but  she  is  still  a  charming  woman.  She  has  the  softest 
and  most  expressive  blue  eyes  in  the  world,  and  her 
light  flaxen  liair  contrasts  beautifully  with  the  dark 
colour  of  her  lung  eyelashes  and  cyebiows.  Her  complex- 
Ion  is  fresh  and  of  an  even  tint:  her  figure  elegantly 
moulded  :  licr  hands  and  feet  perfect.  In  fine,  her 
whole  appearance  is  captivating  in  the  extreme.  She 
speaks  quickly,  with  rapid  gestures  ;  and  all  her  move- 
ments are  easy  and  graceful.  Her  stylo  of  >ircs8  is 
rich,  tho'igh  she  has  parted  with  inostof  her  jowils  and 
prccioii'i  stones.  Among  tho  remaining  ornaments,  j 
have  'icid  in  my  hands  tho  enormous  chain-work, 
whii'li  bound  the  haughty  standards  of  the  Venetian 
rcpub  ic,  when  they  were  sent  by  Napoleon  to  Paris,  as 
a  prct  y  present  lor  the  youthful  Hortcnsc." 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

[The  following  little  sketch,  by  a  writer  of  eminence, 
presents  a  memorial  so  exact,  and  at  the  same  time  so 
graceful  and  touching,  of  the  demeanour  and  habits 
maintained  in  privacy  by  the  distinguished  lady  it  seeks 
to  portray,  that  its  introduction  here  (from  tho  New 
Monthly  Magazine)  will  doubtless  be  welcomed  by  the 
reader.  It  will  bo  found  most  pleasingly  confirmatory  of 
the  impression  which  tlie  preceding  memoir  is  calculated 
to  convey.] 

In  the  early  part  of  lost  summer,  I  chanced  to  find  at 
Paris  the  advci  tiscmcnt  of  a  Swiss  retreat,  which,  for 
vagrants  like  myself  in  search  of  a  few  months'  repose, 
struck  me  as  being  all  in  all.  There  was  something  pic- 
turesque even  in  tlie  name  of  it,  the  Chateau  de  Wolfs- 
berg ;  and  then  it  was  situated  by  the  comparatively  un- 
travelled  lake  of  Constance,  and  was  tlie  property  of  an 
old  soldier,  who  had  been  chosen  from  his  bravery  to 
command  the  body  guard  of  Napoleon,  and  was  married 
to  a  ci-devant  dame  d'konneur  of  the  expatriated  Ilortense. 
It  was  just  the  place,  I  fancied,  to  roll  upon  the  grass 
and  hear  strange  stories  till  the  warm  weather  was  over ; 
in  a  few  days,  therefore,  I  had  glided  through  the  grceii 
vineyards  of  France,  toiled  through  the  beautiful  gloom 
of  the  Black  Forest,  and  was  standing  upon  the  moun- 
tain top  which  looked  down  upon  my  journey's  end. 
Tiic  pros|)ect  had  none  of  the  abrupt  outline  and  sur- 
prising ett'ect  which  is  the  general  character  of  Switzer- 
land.. It  looked  like  the  native  land  of  repose,  and  its 
blue  midulaf'ons,  intersected  by  the  distant  lake,  and 
nelting  into  the  sun-lighted  snowpcaks  of  tho  Tyrol, 
seemed  to  melt  into  the  heart  likewise  with  a  home-giv- 
ing welcome.  Tlie  pros|x;ct  inspired  no  expectation 
which  was  not  uinply  fulfilled.  The  chateau  was  ni>t 
unlike  one  of  our  elegant  cou;itry  houses  in  England, 
and  looked  down  upon  a  slope  of'  a  quarter  of  a  mile, 
which  varied  from  wood  to  vineyard  till  it  stole  into  the 
calm  wutcrs,  and  lell  the  eye  to  wander  with  white  sails 
and  hunt  out  little  steeples  on  the  opposite  coast  of  (Jcr- 
iiiaiiy.  To  tho  right  and  the  lell,  it  was  but  a  moment's 
walk  to  be  lost  among  !iut-grown  dells  and  mazy  rivu- 
lets ;  and  if  you  maile  an  adventurous  ride  of  a  lew 
hours,  you  might  hear  the  Tyrolean  song  of  liberty 
chanted  above  the  clouds, 

I'he  lady  of  the  house  had  lived  all  her  life  in  courts, 
and  her  husband  had  never  before  been  out  of  a  camp; 
so  that  neither  the  one  nor  the  other  had  been  exposed 
to  the  contaminating  plague  of  ordinary  English  and 
French  society :  they  could  think  other  nations  nearly 
as  good  as  their  own,  could  form  an  opinion  without 
adopting  a  prejudice,  and  know  how  to  be  polito  and  at- 
tentive witliout  heing  unnatural  and  otUcious,    Ramble 


where  1  may,  I  shall  never  find  more  interesting  ainuw;. 
ment  than  1  did  in  tho  conversation  of  this  will-sortid 
pair.  The  vicissitudes  of  their  lives,  keeping  pace  wilh 
those  of  their  patrim^  had  brought  them,  it  seoinrd,  Into 
contact  with  all  the  interesting  |)cople  in  the  world,  and 
I  contrived  to  pick  ii])  in  my  idleness  a  fund  of  biograpM. 
cal  knowledge,  which  it  is  odds  if  I  could  have  collcclpd 
from  books  by  hard  study.  The  cause  for  such  unlikclv 
persons  for  a  life  of  seclusion  being  in  this  retired  nitua. 
tion  was 0  praiseworthy  fidelity  to  Ilortense,  the  Dutelus, 
of  St.  Leu,  who  had  a  house  not  far  distant,  and  Ijuir 
reason  for  establishing  a  home  for  stray  travellers  wm 
that  of  having  overlooked,  in  their  zeal,  the  inconvenience 
of  one  some  twenty  times  too  big  lor  themselves. 

There  were,  in  addition  to  this  society,  two  cr  tliroe 
young  French  women,  who  had  been  brought  up  in  tin. 
same  school  with  madame,  and  were  making  a  teiii|jo. 
rary  residence  at  the  chateau  from  the  suinc  motivr.  | 
shall  never  forget  the  romantic  pleasure  which  I  used  >o 
derive  from  scronibling  about  the  woods  with  this  llfhi. 
hearted  company, — the  mirthful  screams  with  wliidi 
they  surmounted  their  petty  perils,  and  the  horror  with 
which  one  slipped  into  the  rivulet,  or  another  was  cauglii 
in  a  bramble.  Then  we  had  a  stud  of  docile  ponies,  lie. 
longing  to  the  establishment,  which  we  used  to  canterio 
a  stand-still,  and  then  we  used  to  finish  the  day  by  glij. 
ing  over  the  placid  lake,  and  singing  and  sentimentalising 
by  the  light  of  the  stars. 

In  these  little  voyages  we  used  frequently  to  pass  lie. 
ncath  the  calm  and  unpretending  abode  of  the  ex-qiirfn 
of  Holland.  It  was  situated  half  way  up  a  green  hill, 
well  wooded  with  ornamental  timber,  through  which  it 
afforded  a  partial  peep,  just  sufficient  to  remind  iny  com. 
panions  of  their  favourite  theme  of  conversation.  Tin- 
affectionate  veneration  with  which  they  described  their 
former  patroness  as  living  a  lite  of  content  and  simple 
enjoyment,  under  banishment  from  her  native  country, 
and  the  calumny  of  a  world  with  which  she  had  rea.son 
to  be  tired,  inspired  me  with  a  wish  to  be  presented  to 
her.  It  was,  however,  rather  dilficult  of  accomplishincnl. 
There  was  no  pride  in  her,  it  was  said,  beyond  the  dw. 
nity  of  a  sujierior  mind,  but  this  had  obtained  such  an 
inlluencc  over  those  about  her,  that  she  was  no  less  a 
queen  in  her  retirement  than  w  hen  she  had  really  pos. 
sessed  the  power.  All,  therefore,  that  my  friends  coidd 
promise  me  was,  to  let  it  drop  that  there  was  a  stranycr 
ill  tho  neighbourhood,  leaving  it  to  Hortcnse's  knowledge 
of  the  interest  attached  to  her  to  suggest  tho  meaning  of 
such  information. 

Meantime,  I  was  taught  every  day  something  more 
interesting  respecting  her.  The  fortune  which  she  had 
iKcn  enabled  to  save  from  the  wreck  of  her  family,  was 
devoted  mainly  to  the  service  of  those  of  its  follower.) 
who  had  been  less  successful ;  her  house  was  the  rendez- 
vous of  talent,  whatever  might  he  its  description;  and 
her  powers  of  rivalling  it  were  not  inferior  to  her  taste 
and  generosity  in  its  patrontige. 

She  had  staying  with  her  at  the  time,  besides  her  two 
dames  de  coiiipagiiie,-wil\i  her  younger  son  and  his  tutor, 
the  poet  Casimir  Dclavignc,  his  brother,  who  is  also  i 
distinguished  dramatist,  and  other  friends,  whose  taste 
lay  in  the  same  way.  Amongst  their  amusemciiLs,  there 
fore,  it  was  determined  to  get  up  a  theatre,  with  a  vuiicly 
of  little  Vaudeville  pieces,  that  all  in  turns  iniglit  have 
characters  to  their  liking.  One  of  my  rambling  com- 
panions, a  blaek-cycd  piece  of  witchcraft,  whom  Natare 
had  made  for  nothing  but  sportive  idleness,  was  to  play 
a  part,  and  consequently  the  aflaira  of  the  green-room 
possessed  a  double  interest  for  me.  I  used  to  walk  nilli 
her  through  the  vineyards  to  her  rehearsals,  and  a|>. 
proach  as  near  the  house  as  I  could,  in  the  hope  of  liciiig 
asked  in.  I  could  never  contrive  to  be  seen,  however, 
and  was  obliged  to  lie  down  under  a  tree,  or  catch  tisli 
in  the  lake,  till  my  little  friend  was  re.idy  to  return.  M 
last,  in  spite  of  having  been  described  tis  ties'  Jislin^ue, 
ill  my  own  country,  fiir  so-nething  or  other  which  could 
not  exactly  he  reinemhercd,  I  liegan  to  give  up  all  hope 
of  an  introduction,  when,  one  fine  evening,  as  we  were 
all  distributed  about  the  lawn  in  little  groups,  (lor  our 
party  had  been  increased  by  several  errant  English,) 
there  was  an  alarm  that  Ilortense  was  coming  to  visit 
madame.  As  I  saw  her  winding  slowly  up  tho  hill,  willi 
all  her  company  in  three  little  summer-carriages,  the 
elegance  of  the  cavalcade,  in  scones  where  elegance  wai 
so  rare,  was  exceedingly  striking ;  ond  1  could  not  help 
thinking  that  she  meditated  a  call  of  ceremony  upon  the 
stranger  part  of  our  community,  I  was  well  pleased  to 
find  my  surmise  correct. 

The  appear.-inee  of  Ilortense  was  siieli  as  could  not  fail 
of  exciting  admiration  and  kind  feeling.    Her  countr. 


nance  was  fii 
hion  of  "a  per 
mt  beyond  tl 
in.ijestic.     SIj 
I   the  piir|)osed 
i{    land,  as,  havii 
■f  a  li'W  days 
.f  she  then  spok 
ns  according  I 
had  ill  agitatii 
I  l»Mr  with  su( 
i|  lending.     All 
'   elejaiice,  whii 
hi  r  lunishiiien 
ll man  who  ba 
.  iniseil  tliat  she 
i;re.it  rival,  he 
'I  seductions  of  si 
S  i.li.>icd  his  wholi 
'      At  last  the 
pot  licyond  tin 
i.iuriti!  bijou,  U| 
that  terraces  an 
tics  could  do, ' 
■^  views  which  wc 
•m  woods,  and  in 
»  over  them,  were 
§  them  doubly  bci 
*  snnll  vine-clad 
ijleains  tremblln 
Iher  you   had  a  i 
from  its  brief  re 
tails  of  SchafThi 
MjHjn  the  tender 
ivarnily  in  the  w 
"i  vajwury  steeples 
;,  tlic  waters,  whic 
I  aw.iy  you  disting 
I  ing  constellations 
I  land  and  lake  ant 
jrity. 

W  lien  I  cnterci 

I  Bmall  rooms  filled 

i  giifrcd  in  her  theal 

I  iiieuls  were  ornam 

I  was  shown  an  ex 

Strait  of  Josephine. 

I  full  of  niclanclioly 

I  ponding  attitude  u 

H  shrubbery.     I  shot 

f^<  from  the  sadness 

I  must  have  been  ps 

Iliad  ceded  her  hou< 

lot  policy,  and  had 

■the  true  value  of  1 

jresi{;iKaioii    was   s 

Itouching,  with  sue 

|iiielo-(lraiiiatic  styh 

lofit  was  quite  a  Ics 

|]  found  more  pictui 

|ttr  of  which  was  oi 

I  afterwards  found 

Ifor,  llioiigh  I  never 

she  was  able  to  rea 

|ii  the  midst  of  a  t 

kverc  open  to  the  pi 

■gain — a  piece  of  hi 

Bance  tlirougli  the  <1 

■n  increased  intercs 

luhment  to  licr  ui 

fc;iportuiiity  of  ascei 

llance  in   each    by 

Vm  much  alike,  ai 

Ven  an  admirable  e 

111,  indeed,  as  her  h 

liinple  dignity,  more 

Ir  their  class  in  nioc 

khen  .Xajwlcon  placi 

|rescnce  of  countless 

iiT  slaves— the  huini 

fnult  before  him  to 

leart  which  he  confe 

led  her  as  an  emp: 

loldtlic  pair  in  thei 

Joiifuscdly  seeking  to 

|ii?hl  wound  the  Ilea 

r  the  intelligence  tl 

Iniiierited  mortificatii 

T  lie  attributed  to  ar 

fi'itment  of  her  moti 

|iliilcd  not  a  vestige 


•resting  aiiiuK. 
Ihis  wtll-Kortcd 
'|)inp  pncc  wiih 
it  spriiicd,  into 
llir  world,  and 
1(1  of  bio^raphi. 
il  have  collided 
>T  sucli  unlikely 
lis  retired  nitiia. 
se,  tlic  Diitclii  ss 
st:int,  and  tluir 
y  travellers  was 
e  inconvenience 
•mselvoH. 

.'(y,  two  (.r  thrre 
fought  up  in  tlic 
linking  a  t(.ni|ic. 
same  motivp.  I 
whieli  I  used  <n 
a  with  this  licht. 
uns  with  wliicli 
1  the  horror  with 
other  was  cauglji 
docile  ponies,  lie. 
used  to  oan'.er  to 
the  day  hy  glid- 
1  gentimentalisin; 


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iicntly  to  pass  1*. 
c  of  the  ex.qiiren 
up  a  green  hill, 
through  which  it 
I  remind  my  com- 
inversation.  The 
;y  described  their 
intent  and  simple 
•r  native  country, 
;h  she  had  reason 

0  be  presented  to 
f  accomplishinenl. 
d,  iM'yond  the  dig. 

1  obtained  sucli  an 
iho  was  no  less  a 
she  had  really  pos. 
L  my  friends  coidd 
!re  was  a  stranjer 
tense's  knowledge 
!st  the  meaning  of 

something  more 
Iru'.  which  she  had 
pf  her  family,  was 
of  its  followcrj 
ie  was  the  rendc^ 

description;  and 
[ferior  to  her  taste 

Ic,  besides  her  two 
(son  and  his  tutor, 
pr,  who  is  also  a 
lends,  whose  taste 
luuscmcuts,  there. 
(tie,  with  a  variety 
lurns  might  have 
ly  rambling  com. 
ift,  whom  Nature 
[less,  was  to  play 
the  green-room 
lised  to  walk  with 
^learaals,  and  a|i- 
he  hope  of  licing 
|)C  seen,  huwtvtr, 
Iree,  or  catch  fisli 
ly  to  return.    At 
lis  tie/  dislin^ur, 
Ihcr  which  eould 
1  give  up  all  hope 
|iiig,  as  v.-e  were 

I  groups,  (tor  our 
|crrant  English,) 

coming  to  visit 
ip  the  hill,  witli 
.'r-curriages,  the 
bre  elegance  wai 

II  could  not  help 
|cnioiiy  upon  llie 

well  pleased  to 

as  eould  not  fail 
Her  couiile. 


aiicc  was  lull  of  talent,  blended  with  the  mild  e.xprea- 
ion  of  "a  perfect  gentlewoman ;  and  her  figure,  though 
not  beyond  the  middle  height,  was  of  a  mould  altogether 
maiestic.  She  lamented  that  she  had  not  sooner  knnvvii 
the  piiriiosed  length  of  our  stay  in  that  part  of  Swit/ir- 
land  a.",  having  conceived  that  we  were  merely  passing 
a  |e«-  day!<,  she  had  been  unwilling  to  occupy  our  time; 
she  then  spoke  of  !ier  regret  at  not  being  abli^  to  entertain 
us  according  to  her  wishes;  and  finally  told  us,  that  she 
had  in  agitation  some  little  theatricals,  which,  if  we  eould 
luMr  witli  "^"^  trilles,  we  should  do  lier  pleasure  in  at- 
tending.  AH  this  was  said  with  a  simple  and  winning 
eleifaiiee,  which  made  one's  lieart  ache,  not  so  inueli  I'or 
her'bunislniienl,  as  for  the  taste  of  the  epicurean  old  gcii- 
tl.nian  who  banished  her.  And  yi!t,  if  he  had  really  sur. 
iniscd  that  she  was  guilty  of  plotting  the  return  of  his 
iTcat  rival,  he  was  not  altogether  without  e.tcuse.  'I'he 
wduetioiis  of  such  a  traitress  might  possibly  have  uiiloy. 
ulised  his  whole  court. 

.•\t  last  the  evening  of  the  play  arrived,  and  I  really 
(»ot  beyond  the  gate  of  Hortense's  abode.  It  was  a  fn- 
vouritt^  bijou,  u|H)n  which  no  taste  had  been  spared.  All 
that  terraces  and  trellice-work,  and  woodbines,  and  e.xo- 
tics  could  do,  was  seen  in  [lerfection.  And  then  the 
views  which  were  in  some  places  aftbrded  through  the 
woods,  and  in  others,  by  their  rapid  descent,  eairied 
over  them,  were  broken  in  a  manner  which  rendered 
them  doubly  beautiful.  From  one  peep  you  caught  the 
I  small  vine-clad  island  of  Reichman,  with  its  cottage 
I  vleams  trembling  upon  the  twiliglited  lake.     From  nno- 

3  thcr  you  had  a  noble  reach  of  the  Khine,  going  forth 

4  from  its  brief  resting-place  to  battle  its  way  down  the 
'}  falls  of  Schaifhausen,  and  beyond  it  the  eye  reposed 
'  upon  the  tender  outline  of  the  Black  Forest,  melting 
^i  warmly  in  the  west.  In  a  third  direction  you  saw  the 
,4  vapoury  steeples  of  Constance,  apparently  sinking   in 

1  the  waters,  which   almost  surrounded   them,   and   far 

( away  you  distinguished  the  little  coast  villages,  like  fad- 

i  ing  constellations,  glimmering  fainter  and  fainter,  till 

M  land  and  lake  and  sky  were  blended  togetlier  in  obscu- 


When  I  entered,  I  found  the  suite  of  three  or  four 
Ismail  rooms  filled  with  company,  but  Ilortensc  was  en- 
[gaped  in  her  tlieatrc.  The  walls  of  the  principal  apart- 
merits  were  ornamented  with  pictures,  uniongst  which  I 
was  shown  an  exceedingly  interesting  rull-longtli  |)or. 
i  trait  of  Josephine.  Site  was  a  pale,  graceful  woman, 
[full  of  nielaneholy  expression,  and  reclining  in  a  corrcs- 

I  ponding  attitude  upon  a  bank  overshadowed  by  a  somhr; 
:3  shrubbery.  I  should  imagine  (for  I  forgot  to  enquire) 
fl  from  the  sadness  which  pervaded  the  picture,  tliat  it 
llniust  have  been  painted  after  its  hardly  used  original 

Ihad  ceded  her  honours  to  her  husband's  unfeeling  views 
lol  policy,  and  had  been  taught  by  solitude  and  sorrow 
[the  true  value  of  human  greatness.  The  sentiment  of 
|rtsij;ii;;licn  was  so  well  expressed,  so  tender,  and  so 
[touching,  with  such  a  delicious  absence  of  the  usual 
|inelo-<lraiiiatic  style  of  tlic  French  school,  that  the  sight 
[of  it  was  iiuitc  a  lesson  in  philosophy.   In  the  next  room 

II  t'ouiid  more  pictures  and  u  lew  busts,  amongst  the  Inl- 
ttr  of  which  was  one  of  Lord  Byron,  with  wliose  works 

afterwards  found  the  dutehess  to  be  perfectly  familiur, 
[for,  though  I  never  heard  her  attempt  to  speak  English, 
phc  was  able  to  read  it  with  facility.  Upon  a  pedestal 
ill  the  midst  of  a  saloon  lieyond,  two  sides  of  which 
kvcrc  open  to  the  precipitous  landscape,  was  Jose|ihiiie 
jain — a  piece  of  breathing  marble  which  seemed  to  ad- 
vance tlirougli  the  dim  twilight  like  a  spirit.  There  was 
in  increased  interest  in  tliis  duplicate  of  Ilortense's  ut- 
ihment  to  her  unfortunate  mother,  for  it  afforded  an 
B;iportunity  of  ascertaining  the  strength  of  the  resem- 
blance ill  each  by  comparing  them  together.  They 
ere  much  alike,  and  both  proved  the  original  to  hav(^ 
ren  an  admirable  subject  for  the  artist ;  as  good  a  sub- 
rl,  indeed,  as  her  history,  which  presents  situations  of 
liinplc  dignity,  more  afTecting,  perhaps,  than  any  thing 
Y  their  class  in  modern  days.  I  thought  of  Josephine, 
then  NaiMleon  placed  the  crown  upon  her  head  in  the 
presence  of  countless  myriads,  who  were  content  to  be 
ptT  slaves — the  humility  with  which  she  is  said  to  have 
^null  licfore  him.  to  receive  her  honours — the  pride  of 
art  which  he  confessed  himself  to  have  felt  when  he 
cd  her  as  an  empress : — then  what  a  contrast  to  he- 
kold  tlie  pair  in  their  domestic  privacy ;  the  husband 
onfuscdly  seeking  to  unveil  his  purpose  in  words  which 
kiight  wound  the  heart,  and  the  meek  wife  fainting  un- 
Vr  the  intelligence  that  her  days  were  to  ho  ended  in 
[ninerilcd  mortification  and  divorce.  Was  it,  I  thought, 
I  be  attributed  to  an  unexpressed  resentment  of  this 
tojtinent  of  her  mother,  that  the  house  of  Hortense  ex- 
lihitcd  not  a  vestige  of  Napoleon,  nor,  with  tho  excep- 


tion of  her  ehildreii,  of  his  race  ?  'I'liis  fnc  t  was  sin- 
gular, and  cniisideriiig  her  love  for  the  fine  arts,  niid 
particularly  for  the  portraits  of  tlinso  wlinm  sh<'  viiliiid. 
eould  not  have  bi'c'ii  without  a  reason.  'I'lie  diic  vvliiili 
struck  iiie  might  not  have  liccn  enrrtcl,  but,  if  it  was  sn, 
it  was  surely  niitlier  devoid  of  greatness  nor  of  teiukr- 
iiess. 

In  turning  my  eyes  from  the  statue,  the  first  tl'iti;.' 
that  eauglit  llicm  was  the  lioihc  of  I*riiKi  Eii;:i  nc, 
built  by  hiiii  iit  a  sliiu't  (listnnee,  that  he  iiiiijlit  shine  llii 
snlitiule  of  his  exiled  slsl'T,  but  which  he  never  livid  tn 
iiihaliit.  Here  was  aiiiither  I'uui'rfiil  claim  to  syiiipatliy. 
She  retired  Irom  a  eapriiinus  world  In  iiiiiKe  llie  lust  ol 
it  ill  the  society  of  all  atli'cliiiiii.te  brother;  and  liilc-, 
as  tlinugh  it  took  the  part  of  her  eiieiuirs,  dries  up  this 
source  of  coiisnlalinn  li!;r\vi>r.  Siiri'ly,  I  ihoiiglil,  there 
must  1«'  sniiictliiiig  exlraordiiiary  in  this  woiiinii,  wli'i 
can  retaliate  the  crosses  ot'  forlniie,  and  make  liirsiH 
happy  ill  spite  of  them.  Was  it  incapability  of  feeling  ' 
Her  attaehiiieiit  to  tlinse  who  had  siitlered  ill  eomiiioii 
with  her,  was  a  proof  that  she  pns.-essed  feeling  in  no 
ordinary  degree.  Was  il  a  dignity  of  eiidiiranee  whieli  the 
mass  of  human  kind  were  not  nbletniindeistand,  beenuse 
it  wns  so  far  above  them  ?  It"  so,  how  pitiful  v.:>h  the 
triumph  of  those,  who  ontriiged  the  memory  she  had 
left  behind  her,  like  the  iiiiinth^  on  the  horns  of  the 
beast,  to  be  buH'cted  bj'  blind  and  impotent  malice  I 

I  was  drawn  from  my  reverie  by  perceiving  that  the 
company  in  the  other  rooms  was  muking  a  iiiovemi  nl 
towards  the  theatre,  which  was  tijrmcd  in  a  buililiiig  at 
a  short  distance  tiom  the  house.  Itiiid  infinite  credit  to 
amateur  artists,  and  was  filled  aeeordiiig  to  its  deserts, 
tor  to  use  the  orthodox  phrase,  there  was  not  even 
standing  room.  There  must  have  Ikcu  a  gathering  ol 
the  clans  for  weeks  around,  to  proilnee  so  many  pair  of 
baronial  whiskers;  for  the  town  of  Constance,  like  all 
towns  which  have  fallen  under  the  Austrian  dciiiiininn, 
was  ruined  and  depopulated,  as  if  the  plague  had  been 
in  it,  and  had  scarcely  a  grandee  to  boast  of. 

The  first  piece  represented  was  a  scrap  of  sentimenta- 
lity called  "  L'Espreuvo  d'Amour ;"  in  which  the  hero 
reeomniends  to  his  mistress  a  variety  of  lovers  by  way 
of  trying  her  attaehmentto  him,  and  eventually,  being 
satisfied  by  the  ordeal,  proiiosed  himself.  The  heroine 
was  played  by  the  dutehess,  and  in  a  manner  which 
made  iiic  speedily  forget  that  it  was  the  dutehess,  and  not 
the  actress,  that  I  came  to  see.  She  had,  indeed,  a  iiu 
tural  cast  of  melancholy,  and  a  natural  grace  which  ren 
dercd  her  little  task  no  dilficulty.  Even  when  she  was 
not  speaking,  one  would  have  said  that  the  stage  had 
been  her  exclusive  study ;  and  the  silent  tremour  with 
which  she  returned  her  hard-hearted  lover's  picture,  is 
associated  with  some  of  my  choicest  theatrical  recollec- 
tions. I  regret  that  I  have  not  the  means  of  giving  a 
few  extracts  from  this  dramatiele,  for,  whether  I'rom  the 
habit  which  we  have  of  thinking  things  good  which 
have  only  been  wejl  said,  or  whether  it  really  pospessed 
intrinsic  merit,  I  am  inclined  to  think  that  ii  had  some- 
thing in  it  which  would  improve  the  breed  of  English 
farces  amazingly.  It  certainly  is  a  matter  of  congratu- 
lation that  wo  have  emerged  from  the  whining  days  ot 
C'umbcrlaiid  and  his  imitators  :  but  still  there  is  afield 
of  simple  and  interesting  nature,  which  might  spring 
lip  most  becomingly  between  the  territories  of  broad 
grins  and  bloody  daggers.  It  would  give  a  character  of 
literature  to  what  is  now  considered  an  achievement 
only  fit  for  those  who  can  do  nothing  else,  and  might,  [ler. 
haps,  be  a  stepping-stone  towards  comedy  liersei'',  in  all 
the  pride  of  her  five  acts. 

The  next  representation  was  of  a  brilliant  bagatelle 
entitled  "  Le  roitfeur."  Before  the  curtain  wns  drawn 
up  I  could  not  help  feeling  nervous  for  my  little  friend, 
who  was  to  exhibit  the  lesult  of  three  weeks'  |)alpitatiiig 
anxiety,  and  some  thirty  miles  travelling  to  rehearsals, 
in  the  principal  iemnle  character.  Siie  was  equally 
afraid  at  first,  and  looked  as  if  she  had  not  quite  made 
uj)  her  mind  whether  she  was  not  ashamed  to  act  her 
part,  or  to  run  away.  She,  however,  soon  became  aware 
that  she  was  thought  bewitching,  and  played  with  a 
spirit  which  not  only  won  the  heart  of  the  young  bar- 
bar,  but  sundry  oti.'ers  with  which  she  had  no  business. 
For  my  own  part,  having  had  a  bitter  quarrel  with  her, 
in  consequence  of  her  insisting  that  Sir  Hudsoii  Lowe 
had  poisoned  Bonaparte,  I  found  it  absolutely  necessary 
to  humble  myself  and  lieg  pardon. 

After  the  pfty,  wo  returned  to  the  house,  and  found 
preparations  made  for  dancing,  which  began  with  a 
wali-ji.  I  wns  told  that  somo  of  tho  Germans  performed 
their  evolutions  lo  perfection,  but  I  cannot  say  that  I 
admired  this  accomplishment  so  much  in  it."  native 
land,  even  as  I  did  in  England,    It  socmcd  that,  to  ex- 


eel,  it  WHS  iieeessHry,  in  lieu  of  the  Hwininiiiig,  and  now 
and  (hen  not  iiiii.nae(^liil  liintioii  of  my  rstei'iiied  coun- 
liywoiiicri,  to  s|iiii  rounil  lilie  a  lei'-loliiiii,  with  a  w  lig- 
!;lii!g  suit  of  a  hop,  as  if  one  leg  were  slmiter  tli.in  the 
other.  1  inaiii-  il  linv  iiiisucces>fnl  attcmiils  lo  distill- 
:;lli^i||  iiiy^eir,  but  was  at  last  obliged  to  give  in,  i'oi  fear 
lliat  I  slioiilil  tear  my  partner  t"  riif;s  in  the  vain  en- 
ilcavmir  to  keep  step.  By  degrees,  the  lolks  grew 
H;i(lily,  mill  iiiaiic  way  iiir  a  qiiadiille,  of  wliicli  my  pre- 
viciiis  fiiliire  reiideivil  me  rather  shy.  'llie  oliiir.i  cum 
iJinnitiite  wiiieh  I  luul  promised  iityself,  was  iiol,  hovv- 
mer,  to  be  enjcyii!,  Ilir  I  was  pnsciitly  biniight  out  of 
my  iiirinr  by  a  li;[;lily  ilattering  luit  sonieuliat  uppall- 
iiig  ii:vil:,tioii  til  slaiiil  ii|i  witli  the  duleliiss.  I  was  in 
lliel  the  only  Kii^lislnnaii  of  our  paity  who  had  vcntiir- 
I'd  to  eiiiiteiiil  lor  liinii.iir  upon  the  fanliislie  toe,  and 
was  invited.  I  imagine,  partly  in  s|m..\,  anil  partly  I'rom 
eonipbiisaiiee  to  my  iiatjnn.  As  liiek  v.'oiihi  have  it,  I 
rejireseiited  iiiy  tribe  witliniit  e.ui>iiig  any  |<artieiilar 
.leeiileiil,  anil,  imiecd,  with  consiilcrabe  success  ;  liir  a 
young  Krenchiniin  nsvincd  me  that  1  really  daiiceil  very 
well — that  was  to  say,  not  rrnj  well — nut  so  well  as  a 
Freiiclinian,  but  quili:  iicll  eiiutitiU  lu  jiliaisr  hi)/.s(7/'.  I 
was  'lot,  however,  inclined  to  break  a  lance  with  him, 
for  he  allowed  the  (lancing  of  the  dutehess  lo  be  qiiic 
good  enough  lu  please  nlhir  people.  There  was  an  ub- 
senco  of  every  thing  French  from  it.  It  was  a  pastimo 
and  not  a  study  with  her;  and  she  moved  with  the  free- 
dom of  youth,  tempered  with  the  dignity  that  beeanio 
the  matron.  This  unpr'^leiiding  and  spontaneous  grace 
of  nature  has  always  struck  me  as  being  the  only 
beauty  of  dancing  in  priv.ite  society,  and  certainly  it  is 
a  beauty  irresistible.  It  is,  in  liict,  a  pantoiniiiiie  dis- 
play of  the  mind,  and  as  sueli  is  as  deeiilidly  uliovu  tho 
doctrine  ofjirofessors  as  it  is  in  opposition  to  il. 

In  the  intervals  between  the  dances,  there  was  somo 
singing,  to  the  aeeompaniiiient  of  the  piano.  Here  again 
Hortense  was  perl'eetly  at  home.  She  sang  several  .songs, 
of  which  I  allerwaids  found  her  to  be  the  unacknowledged 
composer,  and  to  which  the  writer  has  often  listened 
with  delight,  with  a  feeling  which,  like  her  dancing, 
could  never  have  been  taught.  Amongst  these  was  the 
beautiful  air  of"  I'artant  pour  la  Syrie,"  which  will  be  a 
fair  guarantee  that  I  do  not  say  too  iiiueli  for  the  rest. 
'I'licre  were  afterwards  some  well-bred  endeavours  to 
find  a  few  English  songs,  which  I  am  happy  to  say  were 
unsueccssfiil.  The  Freiieli  caiiiiot  understand  our  n  usic, 
for  it  is  altogether  the  note  of  another  species  of  bird. 
Moore  and  our  distinguished  comjiosers  have  made  no 
progress  in  proportion  to  their  nierils,  and,  in  a  liap- 
liazard  meeting  with  one  of  our  national  perfornionees, 
it  is  odds  but  that  we  have  reason  to  be  ashamed  of  it. 

By  this  time  the  hour  was  gitliiig  late,  and,  as  the 
company  hi, ran  to  thin,  the  remaiiidcr  were  dispersed  iu 
little  parties  round  the  various  tables  of  drawing-bocks 
and  works  o(  belles-lettres.  I  chanced  to  place  my  hand 
upon  a  splendid  allmiii,  and  liad  the  farther  good  Ibrtunc 
to  seal  myself  lii>ide  a  heautiliil  young  dcdiie  dc  cum- 
piiiriiic  of  the  ihUehess,  who  gave  me  the  history  of  all 
the  treasures  I  found  therein.  Whatever  T  found  most 
remarkable  was  slill  the  work  of  Hortense.  Of  a  series 
of  small  portraits,  sketched  by  her  in  eolciirs,  the  like- 
ness  of  those  of  which  I  had  seen  the  snhjcels,  would 
have  struck  me,  though  turned  upside  down.  She  had 
the  same  power  nnd  tlie  same  nfleetimiale  feeling  lor  fix- 
ing the  remenibrance  of  places  likewise.  'I'he  landscapes 
whieli  she  had  loved  in  forbidden  Fiance,  even  the  apart- 
ments which  she  had  inhabited,  were  executed  in  a  man- 
ner th:.t  put  to  shame  the  best  ainuteiir  per!'orii!aiices  I 
had  ever  seen.  There  was  a  iiiimile  attention  lo  fidelity 
in  tlieni  too,  which  a  reeollei  lion  of  hi  r  pnsent  i  ireuin- 
stances  eould  not  tiiil  lo  bring  liiiine  to  the  spi  c  tator'.^i 
heart.  'J'liere  were,  besides  the  labours  of  the  d^itchess 
numerous  adiiiirable  sketches  by  some  of  the  hesi  artists 
in  France.  1  recollect  one  in  particular  of  a  si  me  in 
which  (ir  taste  tiir  the  picluresque  and  the  melandioly 
must  '•  •  been  completely  gratilied.  She  was  -ilting 
amr  -.  i  ic  ruins  of  Rome  hy  iiuionlight,  a  [laviv  of 
I'rien.i!  ..  lining  gracefully  ar("iniid  her,  and  th.'  poet 
Delavigne  in  front  reciting  a  tragedy.  In  most  ,■ .  oplo 
this  situation  would  have  been  smiled  at  as  son/,  nliat 
roniantie,  but  in  Hortense  it  was  perfectly  in  ke.  ping. 
UiMii  and  tragedy  had  been  too  busy  with  her  to  hi  her 
seem  out  of  place  amongst  them. 

I  know  not  when  my  interest  would  liavo  coe! 'il  in 
this  mansion  of  taste  nnd  talent.  Towards  morning  I 
was  obliged  to  take  my  leave,  and  I  doubt  if  there  was 
an  individual  who  returned  home  by  that  bright  moon- 
light without  feeling  that  Hortense  had  heen  horn  some 
ecntury  and  a  half  too  late.  For  nii  age  of  bigots  and 
turncoats  she  indeed  eceincd  unsuitcd;  in  that  of  true 


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poetry  iiiul  Inisty  c,iv:ilii'i>,  hIh^  would  \\:\\c.  Iji'iii  :1k' 
siilijivt  of  till!  Iii'st  rliyiiios  iiiul  rciiconlii's  in  roiiiaiilio 
Friiiici'. 

AlliT  lliis  I  saw  lii-r  iVdiiu'iitly,  liulli  iit  Ikt  own 
hoiisr  ;unl  at  ^\'(j|l'>liir;,r,  mul  1  iicm';-  loiiiid  any  lliinj;  Ici 
destiny  till'  iMi()rrs<iiin  whicli  I  rccc  ivi  il  on  my  iniro 
dnc'tinn.  lnd('|icinl<'ntly  ol'  llir  intncsl  atl.u.'liiil  to  Wv- 
si'll',  slic  liad  always  in  lici-  c'i>ni|iany  sonic  person  who 
liud  made  a  noise  in  the  world,  and  liad  lieeonie  an  oh- 
jeet  of  c'nriosity — one  while  a  distiniini-ihed  painter  or 
poet,  and  one  while  ii  hatlered  soldier,  who  j)rel'erri d 
restini,'  in  retirement,  to  the  iinpntalion  ol"  ehan;jin^'  his 
polities  li)r  ad\  aiH'ement;  then  a  ;irand  chik<'  or  dntehess, 
\vhi>  had  nnderi^one,  perhaps,  as  nianv  vieissitndi^-^  as 
liersell';  and  tinally,  the  widow  ol'  the  nnl'ortnnale  !\Iar- 
shal  Ney.  'I'liiTe  was  sonulhin^r  in  the  hist  of  these 
rharaeters,  partiinlarly  wla  n  associated  with  llortense, 
niori'  intcri'stinj;  than  all  tlie  otiii'rs.  She  was  a  hand- 
some, hut  i^ravc  and  silent  woman,  and  stilt  clad  in 
moiirninij  liir  her  hnshand,  whose  di'atli,  so  I'omncled 
with  the  hanlshmiiit  ol'  the  dntehess,  eonl<i  not  I'ail  to 
render  them  decplv  syinpatlielie  in  each  other's  I'ortnne. 
What  a  melancholy  comparison  of  rclrospi'etions,  1  nsed 
to  tliiidi,  must  the.-e  two  havi'  made  when  none  were  liy 
to  lislin  totheml  What  late  discoveries  of  the  imperii 
tion  ol  plots,  (if  indei'd  they  wer<' <'Ver  eonsniled  in  any,) 
which  eonhl  only  sneeeed  cnonj;h  to  render  tin'  sitnalions 
of  those  who  Icirmcd  them  worse  than  liel'orel  What 
iMixious  er.snislry  upon  the  jnslicc  of  history,  as  to  cM'ots 
whieli  ari'  mysti'rions  cviii  to  the  a;;e  existing.'-.  'I'he 
nnnisi'nients  provi<leil  llir  all  this  I'ouipany  consisted  ol 
sni'h  as  I  ha\e  menlionc  d,  evpi  dilions  to  varions  heanti- 
t'nl  spots  in  the  ncii^hhonrhood,  and  mnsic  pai'lics  on  the 
watcrs.  'I'lie  last  of  these  nsed  sonktiini's  to  have  a 
lireuliarly  romantic  elfi  el ;  l(>r,  on  /i/c  (/«v\  llie  yonni; 
peasani  jrirls,  all  !.'hlterinj'  in  tln'ir  (golden  tinsel  honnels, 
wonhl  push  olf  with  their  sweethearts,  lilic  mad  thini;s, 
in  whati'ver  hoats  tin  y  eonhl  llnd  npon  the  iicai'h.  I 
liave  seen  them  paihlliny  their  little  fleet  ronnd  the 
dntehess's  hont  with  all  the  enriositv  ot'  savaj^es  ronnd  a 
man  of  war,  and  tillini;  up  the  interval  of  soller  nnisic 
with  a  yell,  which,  provided  yoii  lieanl  il  a  mile  off,  was 
liarmonions  in  the  cxtrcmcl 

For  the  crenllemcn  there  was  likcwisp  the  Wii/".'"',  at 
which  they  hilliil  their  time  pleasantly  (nionj;!!,  if  tliey 
killed  nolliin;r  else;  for  to  eonli'ss  the  truth,  I  am 
(rrievoiisly  iif  llio  opinimi  that  tliii  French  arc  hnl 
cockney  sportsmen,  and  the  (lermans  no  lietter.  I 
witnessed  a  /•Int.isi  in  the  iieiijhlioilihiioil,  whieli  had 
well  iiii;li  put  an  end  to  my  {|aiii:inj;  (ten  iritl  fii(>iii;!i 
In  jiliiisr  nii/nrlj'.  ( >nr  party,  as  was  usual  there,  eon- 
sisted  (d' sonii'  where  lulween  twenty  and  thirty  shoot- 
ers, who,  with  thoii  prodi^'ioiis  jraino-lia^'s  Ntrapped 
liehiiid  anil  helliri",  looked  exactly  like  old  elothes-incii. 
There  was  likewisn  a  rej;iineiit  of  little  hideous  'loys, 
dressed  ill  cocked  hats,  and  looking;  as  [rrotcsipie  as  the 
devil  ill  D.'r  Freisehntz.  'I'liis  corps  of  llihlicrti^'ihhets 
wa<  iiiarshai.ed  into  tlie  lailher  end  of  a  wooil,  io  howl 
(lerinan  and  tiiikh'  hells  ihroii^'li  it,  'ill  thei;ainewa- 
fri;,'lilencd  into  tits,  in  tlir  iiiean  time,  the  |runiicrs 
had  slallciied  tlicniselves  at  intervals  aloiif;  the  other 
three  sidi's,  each  coi'iniaiidin,';  a  little  narrow  palliway, 
so  that  when  an  uiiliirtunate  roelnn  k  eanu'  skeltering.' 
down,  he  nn;;lit  lire  in  his  ficc,  and  send  him  hack  to 
lin  terrified  liv  somehody  (dse,  'I'liere  happened  to  lie 
plenty  ol'  i,Mnie,  NO  tintt  when  the  hov\liii:;  heiran,  the 
t;iiiis  went  as  merrily, a"  eiai'keis  on  the  ,1lh  of  N'oveiii. 
her.  In  the  midst  ollh"  hustle  a  poor  hare  was  mukiiiy 
llie  hcst  of  Ik  r  way  close  liy  nie,  and,  my  next  m  iniilioiii 
prviviihiitf  iiyamst  the  possihihly  of  hciii);  too  late  liy 
liaiit'iii;;  oil'  liolli  harrils  liefore  he  mw  her,  I  had  the 
Biitisfactioii  ol'  perei'iviin;  that  she  jrot  clear  olV.  Alt 
telliiw-sporlsnian,  however,  wlio  was  an  olil  soldier, 
mill  thoiiirhl  no  nn.re  ol  a  linvlinir-piecc  than  he  did  ol 
II  p'lji-unii,  waH  di  lerniineil  to  lose  no  cridit  tiir  his 
dexteiity.  "  Wiili'i,  .Uiiiiiii  IK,"  he  kIiiiiiIi'iI,  "  ivii/.f  Mil 
;ii/i  r.o/;;  .'  J'lii  tin  mlir  run  iiiiiihin  fdiiii  riiiii  Iniirliir," 
^VIlcn  the  «ii/(e  was  over,  we  made  mmhIi  llir  the 
killed  and  wounded,  the  sum  total  of  whieli  wis  one 
ol'iuir  fliiinsnii.t,  who  was  indeed  pitco'isly  pi'ppered. 

At  li'ii(;tli  the  lime  iirrived  li>r  me  to  led  jiilieii  In 
Svvll/erlaiid.  Il  was  ariiiii!.'eil  that  I  should  i '  int  tin 
l.'jiy  vMlli  a  Huiull  parly  ol'  my  Woll'sheri;  I'rie  's;  unil, 
uii  I  Vinmi,'  or  two  liefore  we  dep.irtcd,  we  jia.i!  ii  leave, 
luki:  1,  visit  Id  the  iluteheHS,  S\u:  expic.ised  liiileli 
|Milil  .euiet  III  our  inttnition,  iiml  ^'ave  ii4  a  inrdial  in- 
Mliitioii  to  iim  vv  onr  iieipiaintain  u  with  her  in  the 
uiiit"!  ut  Itoi 'I  .  llir  caie  iiideiMl  to  ieuV'  a  (rood 
inipr'ssloii  111'  her  I'liendly  diNpositioii  ii|iiiii  onr  iiiiiiili' 
wnK  oirceiiiniily  malifyintf.  f^lie  proleiiKril  to  lakii  iin 
liltcrvsl  III  lliu  plaiiH  wliieli  vaelj  of  u«  had  furiiKil,  mid, 


when  lior  experience  i|iialitied  her,  jjave  iisi  iiistriictioiis 
liir  onr  travels,  llcr  descriptions  ofthe  jilacos,  and  cir- 
cumstances of  her  own,  weie  fjiveii  in  a  manner  which 
convinced  mo  that  1  had  only  seen  the  surface  of  a 
mind,  whieli,  with  more  iiilimale  kiiouled^'e,  «rew 
more  and  more  rich.  She  sjioko  of  the  beauties  ol' i:a- 
lure  with  a  ijiiicl  cijllinsiasm.  v\  hii  h  was  pure  poelry, 
and  touched  upon  chaiaLlei  and  literature  willi  all  tlie 
power,  hilt  without  the  venoiii,  of  the  aecoin|ilislied  eri- 
lie.  Jf  llortense  should  evi'r  occupy  her  leisure  hours 
hy  writiiiM-  lirr  memoirs,  they  would  tijrin  one  of  tlie 
most  interi  sliiifT  works  of  llie  ajie. 

\\  hell  wo  rose  to  depart,  the  iiiylil  hciiij,'  fine,  she  vo- 
Innleered  lo  walk  part  of  tho  way  lioini!  with  ns.  Siie 
came   ahonl  a  ipiailer  ol'  a    mile,  to  where  she  could 

e iiand    an    uiiiiilerriipted    view    ol'  the    lake,    above 

whieii  the  i.i.ioii  was  jiisl  llieii  iisin;i  —a  I'litjc  led  oi  b, 
which  shot  a  bnriiiiif;  cdhiinn  to  her  liet.  '•  I  will  now 
bid  you  allien,"  she  said  ;  and  we  left  her  lo  the  calm 
conlemplalion  of  frraiiileiir  which  lould  not  fade,  and 
enjoyments  which  could  not  lii'lray. 

'I'liis  was  the  last  I  saw,  and  perhaps  shall  ever  see, 
of  the  aeeomplished  llortense;  but  I  shall  always  re- 
member my  liriel'  acipiaintaiico  with  lici  as  ii  dip  into 
days  vvhicli  (f.ive  lier  loiinlry  the  tliaracter  of  heiiif;-  the 
most  polished  of  tiiitions. 


Slttcn  nuDi  KUuBtratfons. 

NtvrFSON  Cir.M'TKU  I. 

Some  interesting;  details  of  the  iniprisonniciit  of  the 
\  icoiiite  de  lleaiiharnai.s,  and  of  the  heliiiviour  of  his 
children,  will  he  foinid  ill  the  liillowinj;  letters,  extracted 
I'roiii  the  "  Mcmiiirs  ofthe  Fmpress  .Inscphine,"  the  llrsi 
of  the    French    series,    entitled    "  Miniiiiits    I'viitiiiiiJii- 

Mintiiiiii'  lie  Ihiiuhiirniiistn  her  aiiril,  MadiWic  Fining  dc 
litiiiilirirtiiiin. 

"  Voii  would  h.irdly  believe, dear  aniit,  that  my  eliildreii 
have  just  niidcr!|onc  a  loiiir  ^iid  ininnte  cxainin  itioii  I 
That  wicked  old  man,  tli-  inemher  of  the  eoiiiiuittic, 
whom  I  have  already  mentioned  to  you,  called  upon  iiic, 
and  atl'cclin;;  to  feel  uneasy  ill  re;rard  to  my  Imshand, 
and  to  converse  w  ith  iiic  respectinjx  him,  he  opened  a  con- 
versation willi  my  chihlrcn.  1  ackno'.vlcd;:e  that  I  first 
Ii  II  into  tin  snare  ;  what  surprised  me,  li.iwi  ver,  was  the 
sudden  atl'.ihitilv  ol'  the  man;  he  soon  hctrayid  himsrll, 
however,  hy  tlie  iiiali;:iiity  and  even  hillcrness  which  he 
disjil.iycd,  when  the  children  replied  in  such  a  manlier  as 
to  L:ivc  liiiii  no  advaiit  itie  over  tin  ir  iiidiuppy  |>areiits.  1 
soon  penetrated  his  artliil  intentions. 

"  When  he  liiiird  me  on  my  ;;uaril,  lie  threw  otV  ihc 
mask,  and  adiiiitliiiL;  that  he  was  dcsircil  to  procure  iii- 
liirmation  I'roni  my  childicn,  which.  In  said,  iiiifrht  be  lie 
more  n  lied  on,  as  il  would  bear  the  sfaiiip  of  candour,  he 
entiled  upon  a  .iriiial  cxaminalion.  .\t  that  nioniiid  I 
Ii  It  an  indcscriliable  cnioli.in,  and  the  conllii  lin^r  cD'ei  Is 
of  fear,  aiiL'cr  and  iiidi;;iiatioii,  allcrnali  ly  at  work  within 
inc.  1  was  •veil  on  the  point  of  openly  liiviny  vent  to  iiiv 
Ii  I  liii;,'s  against  the  hoary  revolutionist,  wlicii  I  rcllcctcd 
that  1  luiirhthhy  .so  iloiiii;,  iniitcrially  iiijiiri  .M.  ilc  Heaii- 
harnais,  auMiiist  wlioni  that  atrocioiiM  villain  appears  to 
have  vowed  pi  r|Ktiial  einuity  ;  I  accordiiii;ly  chccki  il  my 
anirry  passions,  lie  desired  me  to  leave  him  alone  witli 
my  (liildren;  I  iitlcinptcil  to  nsisl;  hut  his  leroeioiis 
trlanie  coiiipi  Ih  d  me  to  (,'ive  way. 

"Ilc  conliiied  llortense  in  ii  i  Inset,  and  iHjraii  to  put 
ipictioiis  to  her  brother.  .My  daiiu'hter's  turn  cnne  mxt; 
as  li.r  this  child,  in  whom  he  discovcreil  a  pieniatnre 
ipii  IviiisM  iiiiil  a  piiiilratinn  fir  iihovc  her  ii|;e,  he  kipl 
ipicstioiiin;j  her  I'lr  a  cleat  li  ii^'tli  of  time.  ,\tlcr  havilii; 
soiimlcd  them  iespeclm;;our  i  oiiiniiiii  lopicH  iil'eonverHii- 
tion,  onr  opinions,  the  \  isits  and  letters  we  wire  in  the 
haliil  ol' 111  civiiii;,  but  more  partienlarly  the  occnrrcincs 
they  iinulil  liave  wil.icsscd,  lie  came  to  the  iili.in  (iiiint,  I 
iiieiin  till  cxprcHsions  Used  by  Ali  vaiidcr.  .My  children 
jrave  very  jiropcr  replies,  mic  li  In  tint  iim  were  sniti  il  to 
their  n  <pi  I  live  dis|Hisiliiiiis;  and  niitwilhstandliit'  tin   .irt. 

tidncss  ol'a  iniscliievoiis  iiuin  v\  In ohji  1 1  is  to  discover 

irinll,  the  frajiknesKof  my  son  and  the  ipiii  k  |k  iietnitioii 
of  my  damihli  r  ill>coiiceili  d  his  low  cimiiiii;;,  mill  I'Veli 
delealiil  the  olipi  t  he  liad  in  view. 

"What  list  14  it  iiitendi  d  to  make  iiflj^'  rcplicH  of  two 
cliildn  o,  whose  liiijjniiue  was  that  of  ti.ith'  they  can 
only  reilomid  to  the  tnninpli  of  iniiiKii  ce  iiiiil  the  iIih- 
Ijraie  of  my  liilsli.iiurs  ,ii  ciiscrs.  \\  ill  t.iey  lin- ■•  the  inn 
rat{i<  to  lirinit  th.it  examinalloii  tiirwiird,  if  i  dionld  lie 
productive  ot'lliia  tloiililc  i  liirk  upon  ijicir  |iroeiidiiii;s  <"' 


To  llie  aiime. 

"  ,'My  ti'eliiiirs  were  yesterday  n  prey  lo  alternate  srns- 
tioiis  of  pain  and  pleasure.  My  hiishand  had  exprosst'd 
a  desire  to  see  his  chililreii ;  and  thanks  to  onr  fin:injij.| 
aiiy^cl  his  wish  was  complied  with  :  but  in  order  tn  5|,j, 
their  youtlifnl  feelinirs,  1  determined  to  send  llain  ... 
once,  and  Nevil  undertook  to  usher  them  in.  For  son,. 
days  past  they  had  been  told  that  their  t'atlier  liavin,, 
lalleii  ill,  had  placed  hiiiiseir  under  the  care  of  n  ceKbv 
I'd  physician,  who  lindiiii;  the  air  iiinre  pure  in  ili,..,,. 
lace  ol'the  l.nxcmhonrfr,  and  plenty  of  vacant  space,  li,,,! 
liken  lip  his  abode  in  that  ediliee.  The  first  ii'.lervj,» 
went  oil' very  well,  if  we  except  the  remark  iiiailii. 
llortense,  that  her  papa's  apartments  were  vcrv  m  i 
and  that  the  oatlents  were  very  nnmeroiis.  \\\;  ,,  .. 
came  to  my  .urn,  the  children  had  already  Idi  i!|,| 
ll.lher,  a  worthy  door-keeper  having,  at  .Nevil's  iii>ii-. 
iialion,  rcinoved  them  out  of  si^rht,  and  left  tliciii  u,.' 
some  nciixbhoins  whose  notice  they  liadattracti  il  In  ili,  , 
youth,  their  position,  and  their  iimoeent  mania  r«.  | 
dreaded  their  bciiis.'  witin'Mscs  to  our  tender  niiii|:, 
which  took  jilaec  diirinjr  their  alisciiee.  Alexamli  r,  u, 
bears  his  imprisoniiiciit  with  (rreat  forlitnde,  vvi. 
at  tirst,  proof  aL',aiiist  my  tears;  a larined  however  ^  i,, 
exicssive  emotion,  I  used  my  endeavours  lo  calm  il,;,i- 
bc^'-an  ill  my  turn  to  con.sole  him.  Our  cbildn  n  an  ,f 
made  tin  ir  appearance,  and  this  [iroved  ii  t'resh  cri.i, 
which  was  the  more  painful,  as  wc  had  to  disL'iii-ic  I'rm 
their  kiiowlcdfre  the  cause  of  onr  c-notion. 

"  Hortcnsc,  who  is  all  eandonr,  was  liir  a  loii"^  lian'  |i„ 
dupe  of  it ;  and  in  the  warmth  of  her  alVcetien  kIic  wim:  j 
to  persuade  ns  that  wr  were  wroiijr  to  j^ive  way  tii  ..■. 
row,  and  that  her  papa's  illness  Wiis  not  a  ihii(;criaiv  (,[,, 

llortense  li.iil  put  on  that  little  | visli  and  nc;,Mlivi  u  j, 

iicr  which,  as  you  know,  so  well  hecomes  her:  *  Itru  :; 
believe  that  pap.'  is  ilP'  said  she  lo  her  brother,  'at'in, 
rate,  his  coiii[ila!iit  is  not  sncli  as  doctors  can  cure.'  \\\' 
do  ycai  iiieaii,  my  child,  said  I,  intcrrnptin};-  her;  ili;  i .. 
think  that  your  Ddlicr  aril  I  have  connived  In  ddo 
you  :'  '  P.irdoii  nie,  mamma,  but  I  do  think  so.'  '{Vy 
sister,  what  von  are  saylnjj  is  ver^  odd,'  observul  Iji. 
);ciic  with  wnrinlh.  '  It  is  on  the  contrary  ipiii  |i|ij: 
and  natural.'  What  do  yon  iiieaii,  madenieiselli  '  l.ijm 
said,  assiiMiin;r  a  severe  look.  ', "surely ,' ciintiiiui'il  iIk 
arch  little  i;irl,  '  alp  el  innate  parents  may  he  all0vv.1l  1, 
deceive  their  children,  when  they  wish  lo  spare  lliiii 
fceliin;s  "  So  sayinjf,  she  nulled  into  my  anus, sm 
threw  llcr  own  ronnd  her  liither's  neck.  Siniks  anil  Ion 
added  to  the  etrcct  of  Ibis  liiniily  scene,  which  my  Kii;ii»| 
rendered  still  iiiori  aircctinj,'  by  his  caresses.  Sweit  i-|ii||j;f 
In-  is  as  endenrin;,' iisliis  sister  iMvitty;  hiiili  have  |iii|in,| 

10  been  a  source  of  di  lijilit  to  iis;  why  arc  tiny,  iii||it| 
prc-ent  crisis,  to  excite  our  liveliest  anxiety,  anil  In  i(.f 
ciisioM  me  in  parlienlar  an  inileserihahle  sensiiti.iii  >t| 
pain  wliicli  1  am  imalilc  lo  conoiicr,  and  Iiml  il  virvili' 
lieiilt  to  contend  with  '  I  have  no  apprclicnsion  niiiiul 
own  accoiint ;  hnl  I  am  in  the  iilmo-l  terror  inal  afr 
cniiccrniiijj  thcniaiid  my  dearest  Alexaiidirl 

"  The  occasional  vi.dts  of  my  chihlrcn,  and  the  unril 
nvi  rlicaril  and  |iickeili  pliy  my  daiiijil' r,  had  ciialiliilli,: 
to  jjniss  that  her   fatin  r  was  a   prisoner,     Wc  .•iikiii.r.l 
ledyed  to  her  what  it  was  no  Imijier  in  onr  power  tiiiiir[ 
ccal.     'What   has    he  done  "  1  nipiiri  d    ilortiiiM'.    llT 
brother  layin;;liis  usual  timidity  aside,  was  also  nniniil 
to  ki.nw   tiie  motive  of  Ibis  net  of  severity.     We  >l 
have  foiinil  it  very  dillicnlt  In  assij/nany.     Siii;Miliirc 
nf  pnvvcr,  t'liilty  and  cnntcin,itllilc  siritcli  of  arbilrarv  i| 
tbniily,   hIiIcIi    does    iint    cs.apc    a    child's    piiiilrali 
which   all  the  wnrld  Hliiiiild  oppose,  lliou)(li  tin  one  i" 
veiitiires  to  coiiipliin. 

"Mtli'  we  will  piiiiisli  your  acciiserM.'  cxcl.iiiinil  II 1 
lense,  'ns  s.ioii  iis  wc  arc  slroni;  eiioii^'h.'     '  He  uli  hi.nJ 
child,'  said  her  I'.ithcr ;   '  if  yoii  are  nverlicaid  I  ain  l^'f 
vou.and  your  niellnr  would  he  line'"  lo  siitli  r  li'i  «|«.1| 
lii^  this  lan;;iiaiie,  and  we  iiilirlit  net  tlieii  injny  lli<  e.; 
solatiol,  of  liaviiiy   alforileil    110  preli  nee    for  tin  ir  iini'i 
tri  atmeiii.'     '  Have  vn  not  oOi  11  to'  1   iin,'  ob'.i  ivhI  I 
ei  lie,  '  liii.t  it  was  proper  lo  rcsi  I  nn  ucl  of  iippir..i,' 
'  .Villi  I  ii(;iiiii  repeal  it,'  rejoiiicij  my  Inishand  ;  'em  .  1 
.liiet  nin-t,  liowi  VI  r,  tic  ijiiidcii  hy  the  rules  of  prim! 
and  whoMiiver  i|i  empls  lo  deliai  llii   viewH  of  liiim 
iiiii-.t  Is  ware  of  Mvvakcniii)!  it  from  its  slnniln  is.' 

"liy  di  (Jill  s,  the  1  .nivi  rsation  '  mU  a    tiion   il 
turn.     Wcl'orirot  our  pri  hi  nt  inisforliines,  and  iiiiliil.u| 
in  t'  iider  rccolli  1  Iioiih,  and  in  plans  for  (lie  liitiin .    \  < 
will  ri  aili'.y  i  npp"sc  tli.it  'oi'  caiiic  in  lor  a  xliari  nf  ihtil 
'  I  wish  my  aunt  1  vi  ry  liappini  ss,'  suiil   Alcxinnlir, » .1 

11  KiiiiliiiK  eeiinti  nam  e  i  '  in  verthi  lesr,  HN  ihc  liiiin' 
never  hi  iiilciestiii|j  11:1    \«  hi  n  inider  llie  cti  itiiiiint ) 
Mirriiw,  ?  coiild  w  i  II  that  liir  a  Ii  w  ilnys  'iiy  miiit'.iiiitiil 


'i 


niK.lIOIRS  OF  IIORTENSK  lilOAril.VItNAIS. 


171 


V  Id  iillcnialc'sciisj, 
1-1111(1  Ii;m1  rx  pressed 
lUs  to  lUir  iri'.uniiaii 
lilt  in  iiriliT  1(1  s|i;ir, 
■(I  In  s-i'iid   lliciii  y 

llCMl   in.       I''(ir  sni;;t 

tlicir  IuIIkm-  li.uiii, 
ic  r:nT  iil'ii  cclclirui. 
rirc  puni  in  llu-  jii, 
iil'v;ic:iiil  s|mcc,  lij,; 
'I'lie  first  iutcninv 
ic  iTinark  niailc  lit 
lis  were  very  nitili, 
iiiiicrdns.  WliMiii 
il  iilrciuly  Ici'i  i!i,i, 
jT,  lit  Ncvil's  iiW(_. 
uml  Icl'l  tliciii  ur, 
iii(liittni(l(  (I  liy  III,  I 
iKiiriit  iinniKip.  | 
nil-  tender  iiieiii:,., 
ce.  AleMiiKJcr,  «•„ 
I,  riirlilnile,  w;is  n«. 
ruled  lidwover  iillm 
vdiirs  t(i  mini  il,  aij 
Our  (;liil(lr(  ii  aj«in 
rnvcil  II  tVesli  crisii, 
liiid  lo  disiriii-ic  trim 
iiolidii. 
lis  liir  a  l(in}r  liiiiclV 

•  !ilV('eti(Tn  slie  WMii!  : 

•  to  yive  way  in  y. 
iKit  a  (Imj^eniiiy  it 

isli  and  !ie(;.itiv(  u  j 
Tdines  lier  :  '  l>o  \  ; 
1  licr  lirotlier,  ':ii  .,\. 
(tors  call  run.'  \VI 
■rrii|iliii(i'  lier;  ili.  \ 
'  e(iniii\('d  tn  (Im,! 
(1.1  Ihinli  sn.'    '('■ 
J    odd,'  iiliMiMil  I 
cdiitrary  ipiii     p!? 
iiiadciiici^cili  '  I:,; 
■iiirely,'  Kiiitiiiiiiil  i', 
ts  may    Tc  allinv.il  i, 
L-  wish  to  spiire  llsii 
1    inlii  my   nriiiMiii| 
1(.     Smiles  ami  l.fril 
ic,wliieli  my  l'!ii;ii»l 
aresses.  Swei-I  ctiiitl  [ 
tv  1  ImiiIi  Imvc  lii'lii' 
«  liv  arc  tliey.  iiillil 
iiiiNiely,  and  In  i'\ 
rilialile    scilsiiti.iii 
,  1111(1  filid  il  vi  r)  (!;.| 
iipprclieiisiiiii  on  itii| 
iio't  tcii'ir  mid  ill  : 
lexaiider  I 

iliiri  n,  and  llu  «f4| 
lit'  r,  liiid(iiidili(ll«!| 

SlilKT.       \S'(     lukll'I 

ill  iiiir  pnwi  r  In 


rill?  ir">l 


lircd    iliirleiiM'.    Ill- 


Lidc,  u  as  II 


Ik('\'( 


iity. 


W, 


ly.  Sin^rnlnr  iil«i 
11  till  orarlnlrary  I'l 

eliild's  pdlclrall- 
I  tli<iilKl>  ""  """'  '" 


|s(-rH.  i-X(-Miiiii  a 
I.'  'Ili->il.ii 
-rlicard  I  "in 
II  snil'i  r  fei  » 

|l  till  II  ( iijiiy  111' 
-.•   for  iIk 


i     IIM,'  oll-(  I'Mll  1 

1  11(1  iiriippr(»i'-i 

liii^liaml ;  '( 

rules  ol'  |iriii!ii 
,i(HH   ol'  IUalJl| 
Its  sliimlii  I"' 

iiU  II   iiiori  (I 
Irliiiii'H,  and  iiiiliN.i'| 
Illir  Ilic  liiliiri.    Vi 
lor  II  «liureiiril"»| 
ill  Ali-\iin(lir,«i 
.1,  n»  llic  iiiiif"  ' 
the   i-\iiliiiiiiil 


lile 


ere  raiiiiliariscd  witli   captivity  ;  it 


idd 


s,i,.-.ri-st  111  hrr  pen  a  spli-mlid  cIcKy,  and  llic  poet's  iiiia(ri- 
iiali'iii,  whilst  iiniiiorlilisiii','  li(-r  prison,  would  n-adily 
riHisiili'  hei"  ''"'  li''^'"^'  '"'•'"  """  "'''"  "miatcs.' 
'  "  Wlial  thiiili  yon  ol'  this  wish,  my  di-arcsl  nmit  .'  yon 
will  iierliaps  see  in  it  my  hiishand's  an.\i(-ty  llir  your  wi-l- 
t'cP-;  liir  niv  pirt,  as  I  l.nc  yon  more  lliiiii  1  do  your 
liiii-lrv,  I  1'"'^'  ''"■'"  "  '("'••""'■y  wish;  1111(1  at  llii^  risk  of 
'  ,if„'i.ver  sliarinj;  the  (flory  ol't  'vid  or  of.Madaim-  dc  la 
Siizi-,  1  rceomnicnd  you  to  write  on  in  prose  and  n-taiii 
the  eninvineiit  ofvour  lihcrly,  in  order  thai  you  may  al.so 
iiiiliil;;eiii  tin  inelinaliou  you  have  most  nt  heart,  that  ol 
ddinirV""' '"  y"""  ''''l«>v  creatiin-s." 

We  add    ii   letter  from     llic  vicomte,  w-rill(-ii    iinnie- 
(liali-lv  Ill-lore  his  cxc-cntiini,  and  oii(^  from  .losi-iihiiu-  to 
her  eliildr(  Ui  aiiiiomieinjj  thi^  death  of  their  father. 
Lust  li III r  from  jM.  itc  lirnuhnrniiiit  /o/.in  U'//('. 
('onei(-rf;erie, 
Nifilit  of  l-lie  "til  llii-rniidor,  year  !i. 

"I  have  V(-t  a  few  minutes  to  devote  to  alli-etion,  ti-ars 
n„j  ri-irrel ;' ainl  then  1  must  wholly  )ii\o  niyself  up  to 
the  clcfV  "I'  '">■  fall'  and  to  thoii!,dil»  of  iinmortalily. 
W'hiii  yon  receive  this  lelti-r,  my  dear  .liisi  pliiiii-,  your 
hilsliaiid  will  liaic  ceased  to  live,  and  will  hi-  last  in;;  true 
cxi.sleue'-  ill  Ihi-  hosomof  his  Creator.  Do  not  ueep  lor 
hiliii  llie  Hiel<(-d  and  senseless  lieinys  who  siirxivi-  him 
are  iiiore  worthy  ofyom  li-ars,  for  they  are  duiiiy  iiiisehief 
wliii-li  lli''V  i-iiii  never  ri-pair.  Hut  lei  us  iiol  ehnid  llie 
|ireseiil  iiioiiii-nts  hy  any  Ihoiifjhis  of  their  ;,niill;  1  wish 
(111  the  contrary  to  lirii;lili-n  tin  in  hy  the  ri  Ih-elion  that  I 
have  enjoyed  the  all'e(-lions  of  a  lovely  woman,  and  thai 
(iiir  iiniiin  wiiiild  havi-  hi-i-ii  an  iiniiil(-rrii|itcd  course  of 
)ia|i|iiMess,  hill  for  errors  wliicli  I  was  too  late  lo  a(-k.iow- 
l,i|i;i-  and  alone  for.  'I'liis  ihouylil  wriiiffs  U-ars  from  my 
t  \i  >:  llioiinli  your  /generous  heart  pardons  me.  lint  this 
is  ii'i  lime  to  revive  tl-e  re(-olle(-tioii  of  my  errors  and 
y.iiir  wi-on!,'f>.  What  thanks  I  owu  tu  I'rovidciice  who 
uill  ii-waiil  you  ! 

"'I'lial  l'roviil'-ii(-e  now  disposes  ofiiic  licforc  my  time. 
"''  ■    ■■  aii'ilher  lih-sniiii;  fur  which  I  am  ^riatefiil.     Can  a 


leh, 

I,  at 

isl 

II 


..ys  Ml)' 


niiiil  miiiiH 


lirliiiiiis  man  livi-  hapiiy  when  In-  sees  the  vv'holc  world  .1 
pr.  V  lolhi-  wicked  '  I  should  ri-|oi(:e  ill  hi-iii;;  taken  iiwiiv, 
u-erc  il  iiol  for  the  tlioiii;lit  of  li-avin^r  those  I  love  hcliiiid 
UK'.  Iliil  if  the  Ihonyhlsof  Hie  dyim;- are  prcsciilimeiil  . 
siiliiclliiii^'  in  my  hi-'irl  lellsiin-  that  these liorrihli-  liiili  li  . 
ricK  an- liiawin^r  lo  a  c-losi- ; — that  i'\eciitioiii-rs  will  in 
tlliir  liirii  heroiui-  victims,  that  the  arts  slid  scicnci-H  will 
nuaiii  lloiirish  in  I'laiice;  that  wise  and  moderate  laws 
will  lake  plai-c  ot' cruel  sacriliccs  ,  and  that  you  will  at 
liii;;lli  enjoy  the  liappini-ss  which  you  have  alwiys  dc- 
n-i-M'il.  Dm  cliildn-ii  will  ilisi  liar^^e  Iho  ili  hi  for  their 
rallier   

"  i  n-sunic  llicHC  ini'iilicrent  iiiiil  aliiinsi  ille^rlhlc  liiicR, 
wliii  II  wi-rc  iiitcrriiptcd  hy  the  cntraiiec  of  my  jailers. 

"I  liavi- ji.st  siilimillcd  III  a  enii  I  (-er(-iiiony.  whi 
iiiiili-r  any  oilier  clrciiinstancis,  I  woiilil  liiuc  risi>l..., 
Iliesai  riliecof  my  lili-.  Vi-t  w  liy  shoiilil  we  ri-U  1  ii|,'ain 
iii'i-cs-ily  '  ri-axoii  l(  lis  iih  to  iiiake  the  lii-st  of  it  wc  can. 
My  hair  lias  Is-i-ii  cul  otV.  I  had  sonic  idea  of  hiiyinj;  a 
|url  of  il  in  ordi  r  lo  leave  to  my  wile  and  ihililrcii  im 
iiiii-ipnviii-al  phil^e  of  my  last  n  i'olle(-tiuii  of  lliciii.  Alas! 
lay  111  art  hn-aks  at  Ihi  vi  ry  Ihoiiulil,  and  my  ti-arsjiiilcw 
llie  juper  on  whii-h  I  am  wriliiii;.  Adii  n.iill  that  'l  lovel 
Think  of  nil-,  and  ilii  not  fort;i-l  llial  lo  die  the  \ii-lim  ot 
Ivraiils  and  the  inailvr  of  liln  riy,  sliu-du  liihlie  on  llie 
H-afl'iild." 

Mtitliimrilr  Hiiiiilhirniiii  liihir  Chihlirn. 

"'I'lie  li.ind  whii-li  will  dilivi-r  this  In  you  is  falllifiil 
iiail  Miin-.  >'oii  H  ill  re(-(-ive  il  from  a  friend  who  kiiiitts 
anil  lias  sliari  d  my  sorrows.  I  Know  iml  hy  what  iiei-i- 
iliiil  -he  li.is  hilherto  In-Ill  spared.  I  call  this  anldi  lit 
ll-rliiiiale  ;  i.|ic  n-i;iird-i  il  as  a  i-alamily.  '  Is  il  iiol  dis. 
i;riii'.  I'hI  to  live,' said  she  ycslerii.iy,  '  when  all  w  ho  are 
i;i"«l  liiiK-  the  lioiioiir  of  ilyini.'  "  May  In  lueli,  as  the 
iiwanl  oilier  eoiir  ijjc,  refuse  her  the  fatal  honour  she  de 
niri-i! 

"  \s  liir  ine,  I  am  i|liiililii  d  liir  that  lioiiour,  ami  t  am 
|iripiniii(;  iiiysi  If  llir  rceii\ina  il.  Why  liim  ilim-asi 
•jiiiiiil  ini- Ml  loii^r ;  Hut  I  imist  not  murmur.  Ah  ii 
uiii,  I  iiiiulil  to  lollow  the  full-  of  Illy  Imslniml;  and  can 
tliiTi  iniu  h-  any  liite  more  (jloiioiii  than  In  iisri  ml  tin 
i-i.illiild  '  Il  Is  a  palciit  of  imiiiorlalily  piircluiM-il  hy  n 
pi-iiiipl  and  pleasiiiir  di-alli ! 

"  My  I  liildri  II,  your  father  is  ilcatl,  and  your  tiiollii-r  is 
iiIhiiiI  III  liiHoU'  liiiiit  lint,  as  In  fore  thai  liiiiil  htroke,  ihi 
iinwi'.i.iiiK  leave  me  n  few  iiioiikiiIm  In  iiiysi  If,  I  w  isli  ti 
iinplevthi-ni  III  wriliim  In  you.  Socrali  h,  wlii-ii  i-on 
ilniiinil,  philoMiplii-eii  Willi  liiu  tliM'ljiks  i  ,i  iiiutlHr,  uli 


the   point  of  iinduri!jfoin;;  u  ;  imilar  iiiti-,  may  discourse 
with  lii-r  ehildri-ii. 

"  .My  last  sinli  u  ill  he  for  you,  and  I  wish  lo  make  my 
last  words  a  kistiin;  h-s.son.  'I  inn-  was  w-|ieii  1  ijave  you 
lessons  in  a  more  pleasing  way  ;  hut  the  present  will  not 
he  till-  less  iiscl'nl  thai  it  is  /.'ivcii  at  so  serious  a  nioineiit. 
I  have  the  weakness  lo  wall  r  it  willi  my  tears;  I  shall 
soon  have  the  coura;;e  to  seal  it  with  my  hlood. 

"  llillierto  it  was  ini|iossihle  to  have  hecii  happier  than 
I  have  liei-ii  ;  while  to  my  union  with  your  fillier  1  owed 
my  li-lieily,  I  may  venlmeto  Ihiiikanil  to  say  that  lo  my 
e!iara(-li-r  I  was  indelilcil  I'or  that  iiinoii.  Il  met  Willi  I 
many  (lillii-nllies,  hut  without  arlilii-uor  (-Iforl  I  iivi-ieame 
;li(-in.  1  loiind  in  iiiy  heart  llu;  nu-aiis  of  v\  imiin^r  tlii- 
atl'eelion  of  my  liiishann's  ri-latinii-i ;  patitiico  and  ^eiitlc 
iiess  always  siii((-ed  at  last  in  (;aiiiiii;j  the  yiiod  will  of 
others,  'i'oii  al.so,  my  dear  (-hildrcn,  pos.sess  iialiiral  ad- 
vanta;;i-s  wliii-h  eo^t  lillle  and  are  of  (jrcal  valui-  ;  hiil  you 
must  learn  how  lo  (-iii|iloy  lln-ni,  and  that  is  what  I  slill 
li-el  a  pleasure  in  leaehiiiir  you  hy  my  e.-^ainph-.     *      "     " 

"  I  lived  with  our  aunt  iienandin,  thai  e.M-elli  ill  woman, 
lliat  kind  pan-Ill,  that  wnrlliy  soul,  of  wliinii  we  have  .so 
often  spok(-,  and  who  has  died  with  ;;rii-|'  at  seein;r  In-r 
niree  saerilice(l,as  she  loiin  laiii(-iili  d,  when  her  liire.-iijhl 
separ.iled  us.  I  say  her  foresiifht,  thmi^jli  pi-rhaps  it  w.is 
then  only  her  limdm-ss. 

"  ( 'in-nmslanci-s  hromilil  lo  Marliniipie  a  handsome  and 
nil  rilorioiis  yoiiiii;  olliei  r.  I  may  he  pni.iil  lo  praise  liliii, 
he  W.I.-,  your  falln-r,  who  al^er  iiiakin;r  me  a  happy  wife 
was  deslincd  lo  render  im-  a  niolher  at  once  bkssevl  and 
imforlmiate. 

"  'I'Ik-  hnshand  of  .Madanie  I'eiiaudin  ii.anafjeil  not  only 
his  own  pl.iiilalions,  hilt  those  which  the  .Al.\l.  I'l  aiiliar- 
nats  inherited.  'I'lie  projiriety  of  our  union  ap|ieari-d  im- 
ipictliiinahle,  especially  as  the  iiiarria;;e,  planned  hy  the 
two  families  Ihr  your  imcle,  had  not  lii.s  a|ipi'obutio,i,  hi- 
h(-  havin^j  made  aiiothi-r  eliuice. 

"  Here  I  must  record  ']iv  ;'raliliide  I  owe  to  my  (-.\eel- 
li-iit  hrollier  ill  law,  w  hii  has  iiiidi  r  Miri'ins  eirciniislaiK-es 
t;ivcii  me  prools  of  Ii  ,-  most  sineen-  frii-ndship,  thoii^jh  lic 
was  of  quite  adilhi-  nlopinioii  from  your  liillnr,  who  ciii- 
liraeid  the  lu-w  iilc.is  with  all  the  enlhiisiasm  ol'a  liM-ly 
iiiiai,Miiatioii.  He  fancied  liiM-rly  was  to  he  M-i-iired  liy 
ohtailiin^r  concessions  t'ldiii  the  kin;;  whom  he  venerated  ; 
hill  all  was  lost,  and  nolhiii;;  naineil  lint  aiiarchv.  \\  ho 
will  arrest  llie  torrent,  O  (onl  .'  unless  thy  powerful  hand 
I  onlr'il  and  restrain  il,  we  an-  undone  I 

"  l-'or  my  pari,  my  chilihcn,  i  am  iihoiit  to  die  lis  yoiir 
lal  her  died,  a  \ielini  of  the  liny  he  always  oppi.scd,  hut  to 
which  he  li'll  ,1  .sacrilice.  I  leaM-  lill-  withonl  li.itrid  ol' 
l-'rancc  and  ilsass.-issins,  wlioiii  I  despisi- ;  hiil  I  am  peiii-. 
Iraled  with  sorniw-  llir  tin-  inisforlunes  of  my  coimtrv. 
Honour  my  memory  in  sliarin;;  my  sentiments.  I  leave 
for  your  iiilieritaiii-i-  the  tlory  of  your  linlier,  11..1I  the 
name  of  your  mother,  whom  some  whoiiave  Ih-i-ii  mitia'- 
tillnile  will  hear  in  lenieiiiLruine.  j.o\e,  repi'et,iiml  liiii- 
cdii-tioii." 

Ai-eordin;;  to  the  same  work,  Maila'iu  I'aimv  dc  llean. 
hariiais  look  the  iinforliinalc  childn-n  ii..d(-r  lii-r  protce. 
lion,  dnriiiir  (In-  impiisomnenl  of  tin  ir  parents. 

"  Alailniue  l-'aimy  dc  Id  anIiariiaiK  look  iiiidi  r  Imi  earc 
llii-  chilih'en  of  Mailami-  Alt  \andi  r  ih-  lleaiihiiri.nis,  ihir- 
iiii;  llu-  iii^priMiiimcnt  of  that  most  exei  Ik  lit  of  mothers, 
who  I  M-r  rclamcil  a  lively  re(-ollei  lion  of  I  Ins  fivi.iir.  Her 
i;ralililile  Inwards  her  aiilit  was  imlioiimlcil,  nor  did  the 
eiiiraL"-ini  I  '"  w  liii-li  her  ell  \a'.i-d  rank  aOerwarils  impoM-d 
upon  liei,  induce  her  at  any  tune  In  relax  In  the  d,  iiioii. 
stralion  01  her  si-nlimcnls  ;  she  always  calk  d  her  a  Hiriinil 
r.uilhn,  a  illc  justly  due  lo  one  wliii  lilt  a  truly  iiiiitcrnal 
leiidi  riii-Hi  for  III  r. 

"  No  ilo'iht  can  111-  (iilei  laincil  of  .loM-pliiin  's  exi-i  lleiil 
dispohllioi  ,  when  we  find  llu  family  of  lur  first  Imsliand 
pn  scrviiu;  liir  In  r  a  eoiislanl  and  iiiishaki  11  allaeliini  nl. 
Till  y  were  lav  i»li  oflhcir  iilli  lilioiis  at  the  l.inc  win  n  her 
sorrow  was  nl  ils  lieiyhl,  anil  she  111  ver  sniVi  nil  the  iiior- 
lilicalioii  of  liein<!  slitihlcd  hy  her  liiisliiniil's  n  kitioiis,  w  ho 
app'-an  il  lo  have  ndnplid  her  lis  oni-  iil'lln  ir  own  f.imily. 
I  have  alicady  iiolii  eil  llie  siiici  re  friendship  enlerlaiiieil 
for  llir  liy  Im  winlliy  Inotlii-r  in  luw,  llie  .Maripiis  ili 
lleallh  inillls." 


NoTi;  ON  riiAi'Ti:ii  ii. 

Il  liappein  d  to  us  on  one  oi-ciuion,  to  riipli'sl  nf  Hit 
I  nipii-ss  lo  show  Us  her  iliiiliionilH,  w  liieh  vvere  loi  ki  d 
up  ill  a  i-oni-i nil  il  cellar,  the  ki  v  of  wliii  11  was  ^i  ni  rallv 
lonlidi-il  III  M.iiliimi  (la/.aiii  ami  M.l'ieihit,  She  y  ii  hied 
with  till-  nii»-l  willmi;  i-iiiii|iliaiii-i-  lo  the  wishis  of  -iieli 
i;iildy  ijiils  MS  we  well-,  (iriii-liil  all  liniiii  ,ivc  lahle  to  In 
l<ron:!lil  iiihi  the  saliinii,  ii|Kin  wliii-li  •ii\triiluriit.-r  imiiil* 


ill  wailiii;; 


l.ud  i 


iimlh-ss  niimher  of  caskets  ol"  every 


form  and  shape.  'I'liev  W(  n-  spread  upon  that  spa(  ion 
lahle,  vvliieli  was  aliMihilely  eovi  red  willi  tin  in.  On  the 
M|i(-niiii;  of  llie  ea>kels,  we  wen-  perii  itly  da-/.y.k-d  with 
the  hrillianev,  Illc  si/e  and  the  (jiianlily  of  jewels  com- 
posiiij;  till-  dilVi  rent  si-ls.  The  most  n-niarkahle  alK-r 
lho.se  vvliii-liciiiisisledof  wliili-  di,iiiioiiils,wen'  in  llic  shape 
of  pears,  liirmcd  of  pearls,  perl'ectlv  re;tiilar,  and  of  the 
fun  si  colour;  opals,  rnliii-s,  sapphires  and  (-ineralds,  were 
luciri-h-d  with  lar^'i-  diamonds,  wliieh  were,  nevertheless, 
(-oiisi(l(-red  as  mere  innutifinmt,  and  never  taken  into  ae- 
coniit  in  tin-  t-slimation  made  of  lliose  jewels;  they 
formed  allo^ether  a  colli-i  lion  which  I  lieljevi-  to  he. 
imiipie  in  l-'.urii|ie,  siiii  e  they  eoiisisli  d  of  the  most  valna- 
lile  ohjeets,  of  Ijiat  dt-sei iption,  that  (-ciild  Ik-  fmiiid  ill  the 
towns  i-on(|iiei(-d  hy  our  armies.  .Napoleon  was  iievi-r 
imili-r  lli(-  iK-ecssily  of  sri/.in;;  ii|ioii  nhji  els,  wliii-h  them 
was  always  (viiieed  the  nlinosl  anxii  ly  lo  oll'er  lo  his 
wile  ;  the  ;rarlaiids  and  hoinpiels  formed  of  such  a  eoiuil- 
Icr'.s  nu.uher  of  preeions  sfniies,  had  llii-  (-ifei-l  ol'  vei  ifv  in;; 
the  Initli  of  the  (kseriplioiis  liilln ilo  .-io  llinciliil.  which 
are  lo  he  mil  with  in  tin-  fiiiy  tales.  .N'oin-  hut  those 
who  have  si  eti  ihis  splendid  lolh-eliun  can  li<rin  an  adc- 
(|nati-  i(l(-a  ol'il. 

'J'lie  empi'css  :-el(!om  won-  any  oilier  lliaii  laiicy  jewels; 
tin-  siyhl  Ihen-liirc,  of  this  i.iltilnlii'ii  of  <-askels,  ex(-il(-(l 
the  wonder  of  most  of  the  lieholders.  Her  inaji-sly 
yn-ally  cnjiiyed  our  silent  admiralioii.  ,-\fler  havii.p 
pi-rniilled  us  lo  loii'-h,  and  cvamine  i-very  tiling-  at  onr 
jei.-nre;— "1  had  no  oilier  niolive,  she  kindly  said  lo  us, 
ill  onlcrin;;  my  jiwils  to  he  opened  liefon-  yon,  lliaii  to 
spoil  your  fancy  for  such  oriiamenls.  Alter  liaviny  seen 
such  splendid  sets,  you  m-ver  can  feel  a  wish  for  inii  rior 
ones;  the  less  so,  when  you  rellei  I  how  niihappy  I  have 
ni-eii,  alllion;;li  with  so  rareii  colleilion  at  my  (-ommaiid. 
Din-inn- the  I'usl  dawn  of  my  exlraordin.iry  i-k  valion,  I 
deli;;lileil  in  lhe«e  Irilles,  many  of  which  were  pn-seiileil 
111  nil-  in  Italy.  1  arevv  hy  ile;;rees  so  lircd  of  them, 
that  I  no  liiii;;er  wear  any,  i-xccpt  when  I  am  in  siriiio 
respicis  compelled  to  do  so  hy  my  new  rank  in  llie 
worlil  ;  a  Ihoiisaml  aecidenls  may,  hi  sides,  conlrih.iile  to 
depiivi-  me  of  those  hrilliani,  tliiiii!;li  useless  oliji-i  Is  ;  do 
I  not  possess  the  pendants  of  Ijni-i  11  Maria  .\iiioinetti- ? 
ami  yet  am  I  ipiilc  sun'  of  relaininu'  Ihi-iii  .'  Trust  to 
me,  hiilics,  and  do  iiol  eiivy  a  spleiiiloiir  which  diss  not 
coiisliliili-  happiness.  I  sliall  not  fail  lo  surprise  ymi 
uIkii  I  relate  that  I  felt  more  pli  ,isiin-  al  n  ei  iv  ini;  an 
old  pair  of  sliin  s,  lliaii  al  hciiii;  pn-.seiileil  willi  all  the 
diamonds  which  an- now  spn-ail  hi  liu'e  you."  Wc  i-onhl 
not  help  smiling'  al  this  ohscrvalion,  pi-rsuadcd  as  wi-wcrc 
llial  .lo-i  plime  was  not  In  eanie-.|  ;  Iml  siie  npealul  her 
iisHcrlionM  in  so  serious  a  manner,  llial  we  Ii  It  tin  ntinost 
i-nriosily  to  hear  the  Mtiry  u\' \lns  iniialri tiil imii  i'l  Hliiirx, 

"  I  repeat  il,  ladies,  said  her  iiiajcsiy,  il  is  siriclly  Iriie, 
thai  lhepn-.si  III,  wliieli  of  all  others  hiis  allordeil  mi-  most 
pliiismc,  is  a  pair  ol'  iilil  slims  iif  Ihr  nuiisr-l  /(■.((An  .- 
yon  will  nadily  In-lieve  il  when  you  shall  have  heard  my 
story. 

"  I  had  111  sail  with  llorleiise,  liiim  Marliniipie,  oil 
hoaril  11  ship  in  whii-li  we  riei  ivi-d  siii-li  marki-il  alien- 
lions,  that    they  are  indelihiy   iiiipr:  ssed  on  my  mcinory. 

Ill  my   scparalid   fn y    first   linsluiiiil,  my  piiiiniary 

n-soiirees  wen-  not  vi-ry  llomisliiiiL' ;  Ihe  (  \p(ii-c  of  my 
n-tmii  to  I'raiice,  wliieli  the  sliiti-  of  iiiy  all'airs  n  ndereil 
neecssary,  had  nearly  drained  me  of  every  thin;;,  and  I 
liiiind  ;;ri-iil  dillieiiliy  in  inakliiu-  the  piirehases  which 
wen-  iiiilis|Hiisahly  n-i|msile  li.r  the  Miyatie.  Horl.iise, 
who  was  a  small  lively  child.  Mini;  iici;ni  miii;;s,  niiil 
peiliirined  iie;;ro  I'aneeswilh  ailmiralik- iicciiraev  ;  slin 
was  the  ill  liylit  of  Illc  sailors,  and  in  nliiiii  fur  tin  ir 
liiiiilncsK  she  had  iiiadi-  them  her  fiMinnlucompaiiv.  I  iiii 
sisim-r  Ii  II  iislii  p,  than  she  slipped  upon  deck  1 -id  re. 
heiMMed  her  Various  lillle  l-\i-|-ilsi-s  lo  the  relieweil  dr. 
Iii;lil  and  ailininilioii  of  all  on  hoard,  An  old  iiiiile  was 
parliciilarly  loud  of  her,  and  w  lieiiiver  he  liMilid  a  mo. 
nil  ill's  II  isiirc  fioiii  hiM  daily  oecnpalioiis,  he  devoled  il 
lo  An  Hull  (ill ml,  who  was  also  cm  i-edinnly  iitlaeln  il  to 
liini.  -My  il'innliler's  shoes  vvi-ie  soon  worn  out  Willi 
Inr  i-oiisi.,iil  ikiiiiin;;  and  skippiii;;,  Knovvini;  as  slir 
did  that  I  had  iin  oilier  pair  fir  her,  uin'  liarin;;  li -I  I 
should  pnveiit  her  U"mi!  upon  ili-i  k,  if  I  siiniihl  dis- 
i-iivcr  the  pli;;lit  of  lliose  she  was  fisl  wi-ariliy  away,  she 
eonii-aleil  Ihe  Intlintf  aeeidelil  iVoiii  iiiv  kiinvvli  due.  I 
saw  111  r  once  n-liiriiiim  "ill'  hh  1  dm;;  fi  ( I,  miil  asked 
her,  In  Iho  iitiiiiii.1  al.iriii,  if  she  had  hurt  In  isi-lf ;  "  N.i, 
miimmii."  "  Hut  your  li-el  an  hlmlini;."  "  Il  n-ally  is  no 
limit'  "  I  insisleil  ii|Hin  uscerluiniinf  vilml  ailed  In-r, 
anil  iliscovercil  lluil  In-r  sins  s  wen-  nil  111  lalli  rs.  mnl 
lliat  her  lli-h 'viiM  iln  idliilly  lorn  i.y    1  miil. 

"We  had  ns  yet  only  iierloMo.il  li«l(  iln  vnyai'i'i  n 
long  iliin'wini|il  iH-itf.uriljr  ckniw  hi'»«irt  I owUd  iirucurt' 


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nirMOiKs  OF  iionTFiysr;  bkaiiiarnais. 


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n  frcsli  ]iair  nl' slini's  ;  uiul  I  Wiis  miirlilii'd  at  ihc  linrc  aii- 
ticipnliuii  of  tlu'  distnss  my  ])(]or  IInit(?iisc  would  now 
fi'ol  at  biiiifjcoiiipclkd  to  rcinaiii  cnnfiiird  in  my  wretclird 
littlf  ('al)in,  and  of  the  hijnry  licr  licallli  niijlit  cxpc- 
riciirc  Irnm  (lie  want  orcxcnisi'.  At  llic  ninmcnf  wl'c  n 
I  was  v.rii|i|'i-d  up  in  si>rrow,  and  ^'ivinjr  t>tc  vint  to  my 
tears,  onr  t'liiMid  tin'  male  made  liis  a|ipi'nran(-'c,  and  cii- 
quircd  with  his  lioncst  lilunlncss  what  was  Ihc  cansc  ot 
OUT  trliimp'riinj!-?  llortiMisc  rt'pht'fi  in  a  sobhinij  voicf, 
that  she  PonU!  no  longer  co  npnn  deck,  Ik  cause  she  had 
torn  her  shoes,  and  I  had  no  others  lo  y-ive  lier.  "  /s 
that  all  .'  I  have  an  (jIiI  pair  in  my  (rnnk  ;  lei  me  jro  liir 
them.  Von,  madam,  will  ent  lliem  up,  and  I  :-halI  .-ow 
them  over  a^ain  io  Ihe  hest  of  my  [lowir  ;  every  thins.'' 
on  hoard  sliijt  shnnld  he  Inrned  In  iu'iMunf  ;  this  is  not 
lliepl;eeli>r  heinjr  too  nii  e  or  parlienlar;  we  hat-- our 
most  imporlant  wants  irralified,  when  \\c  have  Ihe  tieed- 
I'nl."  lie  did  not  wail  liir  onr  reply,  hnl  went  in  i|ne.st 
of  his  old  shoes,  which  he  hrnnfilil  lo  ns  with  an  air  ol 
f'Xlillalion,  and  otlered  them  lo  I  lorlcnse,  who  recuivcd 
the  ^ii)  wilh  every  demonslralion  of  deliL^hl. 

"  W'c  set  lowork  wilh  Ihe  {rrcalesl  alar'rily,  and  my 
(lantihler  was  I'liahled,  hiwards  Ihc  close  of  day,  lo  enjoy 
the  pleasure  of  ajjain  auni^iii^'  Ihe  slii|i's  company.  I  re- 
peal that  no  present  was  ( \er  rceeiveil  hy  me  wilh  more 
hincere  <,rrntilude.  I  frrcatly  reproached  myself  for  havin;,r 
nopleelcd  to  malic  enipiirii's  alter  the  wot  thy  seaman, 
who  was  only  known  on  hfiard  hy  Ihe  name  of  .latnes. 
1  phould  have  Icll  a  sincere  satisfaction  in  rendering  him 
Fome  service,  sinci'  it  was  alicrwards  in  my  power  lo 
do  so."— A/f//io/r«  of  I  ft  f  Ktiiiirfss  Juttt'ii!intr,  v.  ^, 


N( m;s  ON  ciiArTKR  iv. 

.>l.\llIli.\<;K  OK  JoaiKI'Ill.NK. 

MaJume  ile  Ihuuliuiiiaia  to  Madame  *•• 

"  I  am  urfred,  my  dear,  to  mnrry  a(;ain,  hy  the  advice 
of  all  n>y  friends,  (I  may  almost  say,)  hy  the  cnnnnands 
of  my  aunt,  aiul  the  prayers  of  my  ehihlrcn.  Why  are 
yuii  Hot  here  lo  lielj)  me  hy  your  advice  on  thi.4  important 
uccusion,  and  lo  tell  me  whether  I  ou(;hl  or  hot  to  euiiscnl 
to  a  iinioii,  which  eertaiidy  seeinH  eulculuted  to  relieve 
iilu  from  the  discoinliirls  of  my  present  sitiiatiun.'  Your 
friendship  wouhl  niidir  yonelearsi^fhted  lo  my  iiilensls, 
mi<l  a  word  from  you  would  sullice  to  hrin);  mc^  lo  a  de- 
rision. 

"  Amonn  my  visiters  you  have  seen  (u'lieral  Ilonnparte: 
he  is  Ihc  mail  who  wishes  to  hceonic  ii  lather  to  the 
orphans  u(  Ale.viinder  do  Iteuiiliurimis,  and  a  liusbaiul  to 
Ills  willow. 

"l)o\ou  love  him  ?  i.<  natiir.illy  your  first  ipieslion. 
My  answer  is,  perhaps. ..No. — Do  you  dislike  liiin  ' — No, 
iijrain;  lint  Ihe  scntiininls  1  entertain  towards  him  are  of 
thai  lulic-warni  Kind  which  true  deV{>tces  Ihiiik  worst  ol 
all  in  111,  Hers  ol'  religion.  Now  love  hc'.ni;  a  sort  of  reli- 
(;iou,  niy  fci  liiids  on(;hl  to  he  very  dilVcreiil  from  what 
they  really  arc.  'I'lils  is  the  point  (Ui  which  I  w.mt  your 
advice,  which  would  fix  iIk^  wavering;  of  my  irresolute 
disposition.  'I'o  come  lo  i  decision  has  always  1«  in  too 
iiiiicli  liir  my  ereole  inurtiu  ss,  and  I  find  it  easier  to  ohey 
till!  wishes  of  iilheri<. 

"  I  admire  Ihe  (jciieial'ii  eoiiraire  ;  the  cvtent  of  his  in 
form. oioii  oil  every  Huh|ccl  on  which  he  coi  •.erscs  ;  his 
KJirewd  lull  lli^ri'iice,  which  cnahlcs  him  to  imdiTsland  the 
tlioiii;hls  I  I'olhers,  Ik'fire  Ihcy  a'l'  expresscil;  hut  I  eon- 
li'SH  1  am  somi'w  hat  liarl'iil  ot  that  control  which  lie  s.  i  ins 
a.ixioiis  lo  excreise  over  all  ali<iiil  him.  'riieri'  is  some. 
thlni;  in  his  si  rulinisiiiu'idanci' tiiai  cannol  he  dcscrllxd; 
it  liwes  1  veil  our  dirii:lors,  Ilicrel'ori  it  may  well  lie  Hiip- 
imHi'il  to  Inlimidate  a  woman,  lie  talks  of  his  passion 
tor  iiie  willi  a  deifnc  of  eurncslnesB  which  renders  it  iiii. 
possilde  todoiilil  Ills  siiicerlly,  ycl  Ihis  very  cireiimslaiiec, 
which  vou  Would  siippo-e  likely  lopli'asc  me.  is  precisely 
that  W'liieh  has  withheld  me  iVoiii  I'lvinir  the  loiisenl 
which  I  lia\c  olV  n  lici  ii  on  the  >ery  jHiinl  of  iilli  ritii;. 

"  ,Mv  sprini;  of  lite  is  p.i<i.  Cm  I  then  Iio|h  lo  pre- 
Hcrve,  for  any  Iciiijili  of  lime,  thai  ardour  of  all'iclion 
which,  in  the  jrcncial,  umonnls  alninsl  lo  niniliiess  '  ||' 
liin  love  hIioiiIiI  cimiI,  as  it  certainly  »ill,  nller  our  iiiiir. 
ria|[c,  will  he  not  reproach  me  ^ir  liaviii){  pn  veiiled 
timi  friiii,  fnrmiiii;  »  more  ndvnnlii|reous  coiineition  ' 
Wlinl  then  Hliall  I  •»■>  '  What  shall  I  do  '  t  iiiiiy  slml 
invsclf  up  and  weep,  line  >  .nmolalion,  Inily  I  inclliiiiko 
I  fienr  yon  say.  Hut  iiiie  . uilinifiii  I  know  il  is,  wci  pinu 
in,  I  aMsiire  yon,  ir<v  oiilr  eoiisoliition  uhctie\er  iii^  piMtr 
lii'lirt  reeeivcH  n  wixind.  H  rile  to  mi'  ipiiekly,  iiiid  i>rny 
Nciild  me  if  you  lliinlt  inr  wrmiK.  Yoil  know  every  lmii)r 
ID  H'i'liiime  ilint  come,  from  yoii. 

"Mnrr.'i"  unsiin >  im  if  I  iimr'-v  the  jjeneral  he  will  gri 
liiiii  nj)|Hiiii(til  eiiiiiniaiKUr  in  cliirl'of  tlH'  army  ol  Ituly 


This  favour,  thoiiL'h  not  yet  (;ranled,  occasions  some 
mnrimirii.ir  amon^r  l!oiiaparte's  hrolher  officers.  When 
sprakinf;  !•>  ine yesterday  on  Ihe  subject,  Ihe  (;cneral  said: 
"  Do  thiy  II  ink  I  cannot  del  forward  m  itiioul  their  pa- 
Irnnnpe?  One  daj-  or  oilier  they  will  all  he  loo  happy  il 
I  yraiil  tliiin  mine.  I  lia\c  a  {jood  sword  hy  my  side, 
which  will  carry  me  on." 

"What  do  yon  think  of  this  self  confidence  f  Does  il 
not  savour  of  eveessive  vanity  ?  n  fjcf'T'''  ol'  hriijade  to 
talk  of  )iatronisiii{r  he  chiefs  of  the  (jovcrniiniit  '  It  is 
very  ridii  mIous  !  Yet  I  know  not  how  it  iiappens,  his 
amhiliniis  siiiril  .sonicliin'*  wins  npnn  me  so  far  that  I 
am  almost  li'inpted  lo  bcli»-»*  in  th«'  praclieabilily  of  any 
projeel  he  takes  into  hi  hea»!; — WnA  who  can  Ibresce 
what  he  may  allcnipt! 

".'Ml  here  re;;ret  your  absence;  and  wc  only  ronsolc 
iini'.selves  by  constant'y  spc'ikiiifj  of  you,  and  hy  eiidea- 
vonrioe  to  follov;  you  step  hy  step,  in  the  beautiful 
country  in  which  yon  are  jouriieyiii;r.  Were  I  sure  of 
liiidinii'  yon  in  Italy,  I  would  consent  to  be  married  to. 
inorrnvv,  oil  condilion  of  hciii':;  jicnnitled  to  aeeompaiiy 
the  (Tciieial.  Hill  weini<;hl  cross  each  other  on  the  way, 
Ihi  lelorc  I  lliiiik  It  nio.st  prudent  to  await  your  answer; 
pray  send  il  speedily. 

"  .Madame  '('allien  desires  me  to  present  lier  love  to 
yon.  She  is  slill  fair  and  f;ood  as  ever.  She  employs 
her  immense  inlhience  only  tor  Ihc  hencfil  of  llic  nnloitn- 
iiale;  and  when  she  perlorms  a  favour  she  appears  as 
pleased  and  satisfied  as  Ihouirh  she  herself  were  the 
"hlii,'cil  parly.  Her  friendship  lor  me  is  most  all'eilion- 
ate  and  sincere,  and  of  my  regard  lijr  her,  I  need  only 
.say  that  it  is  eipial  lo  that  which  1  entertain  for  yon. 

"  Ilorlensc  [rrows  more  and  more  inlerestinir  every 
day.  Ili'r  pn  tly  fitrurc  is  jrittiiiir  fully  develo|)ed,  and  it' 
[  were  so  iiielined,  1  should  have  ample  reason  lo  rail  at 
tiine,  who  conl'ers  cliarms  on  the  dauj;lit''r  at  Ihc  cvpense 
of  the  inolhcr.   lint  truly  1  have  other  thinirs  ill  my  laad. 

I  try  lo  banisn  {.'looiiiy  Ihon^jhts,  and  look  forward  lo  a 
more  propitious  fiitme,  lor  wi  shall  soon  meet  never  lo 
part  airaiii.  lint  for  this  iiiarria;;c,  which  harasses  and 
nnselllesnie,  I  could  he  ;ray  in  sjiile  of  every  lliiiiL'-;  were 

II  onceover,  happen  what  iniirhl.  I  could  resi;;n  iiiysi  II 
to  my  fate.  I  am  inured  to  sutl'erini;,  and  if  I  he  di  s 
tiiiec;  lo  lasle  fresh  sorrow  1  can  snp;iorl  il,  provided  my 
children,  my  aunt  niid  you  remain  to  eomfort  me. 

"  You  know  we  have  ay:reeil  to  dispense  with  all  formal 
lerminalions  to  our  letters.     So  adieu,  my  friend  I" 

Meinuii»  vf  JuHrphiiie,  vol  .1. 


IIONAPAIITE  S  JRALOl'SV. 

Maddinr  llutitiji'tite  lu  lientral  Bonajmrit, 

"  I-  it  possible,  jri  iicral,  'hat  the  httcr  1  li.ivc  just  re- 
ceived  cniiics  from  you  '■  I  can  scarcely  eredil  il  when  i 
compare  III, it  leltt  r  w  itli  others  now  heliire  iiic,  to  which 
your  love  imparts  so  many  I'harms '.  .\ly  c^cs  indeed 
would  persuade  me  that  your  hand  traced  IIiI'm'  I'lies; 
hut  my  heart  refuses  to  In  lii  vi' lliat  a  lelter  f'.ni  um 
coiild  ever  have  caused  the  mortal  an};nisli  I  experieiiet 
oil  pcriisiii',''  these  expiessions  of  your  displeasure,  wllieli 
atllicl  me  the  more  when  1  consider  how  iniieb  _  e,  my 
iiinst  have  lost  you. 

"  I   know  not   what  I  have  done  to  provoke      lO'e  -iia- 
liL'^nalil  enemy  In  destroy  my  pcaei'  by  distmhiir.  ye  I's 
bill  certainly  a  powerful  motive  iiiiisl  iiillucnce  sot.'co'U' 
111  coiilimially  rcnevviii|r  eahmimes  aijainsl  mi',  iiiid  ;:'V 
iiilT  lliciii  a  snlheii  lit  appearance  of  probahilily  lo     .  ,"  s, 
on  the   mall   who  has  hitlicrto  ;nd(reil  me  worlhy  ol   'iis 
atlielioii  and  conlidencc      'I'hese  two  niilimeiilf  nre  ni 
cessaiy  lo  iiiv   biippincs.j,  in.d  if  they  are   lo   be   so  si   i 
williilrawn  In  in  me,  I  can  only  re(irit  that  1  wuii  i    e 
blest  in  posKissiiif;  llieiu  or  kiiowiii{r  you. 

"thi  IIIV  first  aeipiaintaiicc  with  yon,  the  aniiclloii 
wilh  which  I  was  ovi  rwhelnied  led  me  (o  believe  llial 
IIIV  heart  iiiusl  cm  i  leiiiain  a  slraiiycr  lo  any  seiiliinenl 
reseiiihlmi;  love.  'I'll"  »aiii;iiliinry  scenes  of  wlileli  I  had 
been  a  witiiesH  and  a  vicliin  conslanlly  liaimled  mv 
lliimi;lils.     I  tlient'ore  appnliendeil  no  daiiL'er  lo  myself 

I'l llic  freimeiil  enjoy iiieiil  of  v our  siH'iely,  slill  k'ss  did 

I   imiiiiiiii    that  1  cuilld  for  a  siiikIu  inuiiiuiit  liovu  liked 
your  elioii.'e. 

"  I,  like  every  one  else,  nilmirrd  your  tiilenlH  nnil  nc. 
ipiireiiieiils;  and  belter  llliin  any  one  else  "  foresaw  your 
tiiTun'  ulorv;  hut  still  I  loved  you  oiilv  for  the  lerviies 
nil  reiiili  nil  lo  my  eoimlry.  Why  did  you  seek  to  emi. 
verl  ailiiiirnlion  into  a  more  lender  MiiliiiKiil,  by  availlnL' 
yourself  of  nil  lllose  |siwerM  of  pU'utiii);  with  which  \oii 
iin'  Ml  eminenllv  iiiHed,  since,  »n  shortly  nl\er  lmviii(r 
iiiiiteil  ynur  drsliiiy  w  Ih  mine,  you  regrot  Iho  fi'lieily 
lyiMi  ii»vi'  eunfcrrcd  ii|h)ii  iiir  ' 


"  Do  you  think  I  can  ever  forget  the  love  you  once  chr 
rislied  tor  me?  (an  I  ever  Ik  conic  iiidifl'crent  to  llie  n,,,, 
who  has  blest  me  w  illi  Ihc  most  enlhuslaslic  and  ardu  ■ 
passion  .'  ( 'an  I  ever  elVacc  from  my  memory  yniir  r, 
leriial  alVeelion  for  Ilorlensc,  Ihe  advice  and  e.vniiiii! 
yon  have  set  before  Kufrciie  ?  If  all  this  apjiears  iiiiiKj. 
sihle,  how  can  you  for  ii  inoinent  suspect  inc  of  bcstuv. 
injj  a  tlioiij;lit  on  any  hnl  yourself? 

"  Instead  of  lislcnin;.'  to  tradueers  who,  for  reasom 
which  I  cannot  c\|daiii,  seek  to  disturb  onr  happia's«, 
why  do  yon  not  silence  Iliem  by  enumcratinfr  the  l«iii. 
tits  yon  have  l«'stowed  on  a  woman  whose  lieart  rcny 
never  he  repniaehed  with  inirralitiidc?  The  knovvlai^.; 
of  what  yon  have  done  for  my  cliihhen  would,  check  tl,- 
malifrnity  of  llicse  calnmiiiators,  for  they  would  then  w,. 
that  Ihe  stroiiijest  link  of  my  attachnienl  for  yon  dipind- 
on  my  character  as  a  mother.  Your  subsei|iieiit  cniiilini 
which  has  claiined  the  admiralinn  of  all  Kiirope  (:i,iil,! 
Iiave  no  other  etl'eel  than  lo  make  me  adore  Ihe  hiislrinil 
who  fiavc  me  his  hand  when  I  was  poor  and  inilcatMiiai, 
I'Aery  step  yon  ''ike  adds  to  the  {{lory  ol  the  nan,,  | 
hear:  yet  this  is  the  inoment  that  has  been  selectiil  ■;,, 
persnailiiiH- you  that  I  no  Ion ;rer  love  yon  I  Surely  nothing 
can  he  iiion'  wicked  and  absurd  than  the  eonduel  of  tlir,,f 
who  arc  about  yon,  and  are  jealous  of  your  niarkcil  sunp. 
riorily  1 

"  Yes,  1  slill  love  j'on,  and  no  less  tenderly  than  rvir. 
Those  who  allc};(!  the  contrary  know  that  they  s|pi:!k 
falsely.  To  lliose  very  persons  I  have  frei|iiciilly  vvni. 
Icn  lo  enipiire  about  yon  anil  lo  reconnnend  tliciii  Inrrn. 
sole  yon  by  their  frieiiilship,  I'or  the  ab.senee  of  he.'  vvlh 
is  your  best  mid  Iniesl  iViend. 

"  Vet,  what  has  been  the  conduct  of  Ihe  men  in  whnin 
yon  repose  cniifidcnce  and  on  wliose  testimony  von  I'linn 
so  unjust  an  opinion  of  inc.'  They  conceal  from  v.;i 
every  circiiiiistaiice  calenlated  to  all.viale  the  aiii,oiisli .;' 
our  separalion,  and  liny  seek  to  fill  your  iiiiiid  with  sii-. 
pieioii,  in  order  lo  drive  yr ;:  I'roni  a  coniilry  with  vvlinh 
they  are  dissalislieil.  Tl  'ir  object  is  lo  make  yiiii  im. 
liap|iy.  1  sec  ihis  plainlv  ;  Ihoiich  you  are  blind  totlinr 
perlidions  intentions.  Heimj  no  lonirer  their  cqiiid  v.;: 
iiavc  heeonii)  t'leir  eiieiny,  and  every  one  of  your  viitr.. 
ries  is  ii  fresh  (rroniKl  of  i  iivy  and  haired. 

"  I  know  their  iiilri^ues,  and  1  disdain  lo  nvcnpe  niv 
self  by  naininjj  the  men  wlio.n  1  despise,  but  vvliiw 
valour  and  talents  may  be  useful  lo  you  in  the  (rrui 
enterprise  which  you  iiavc  so  proj  tioiisly  eoiiiliinicn!. 
When  you  nlurii,  I  will  iiuinas!,  these  enemies  of  voiu 
jflory — hut  no;  Ihc  bapniness  of  seciiifr  you  again  vi ill 
banish  from  my  rceolleclion  the  iniserv  they  are  inili';.. 
vouriiip;  lo  iiilliel  'i|ion  me,  and  I  shall  think  only  n;' 
what  they  have  done  to  promote  the  success  of  your 
projects. 

"  1  iicknowli  dfje  that  I  sec  n  prciit  deal  of  <'nin|inin'; 

Ii  V  every  one  is  eager  to  roirnii'    iit   ine  on  your  mi 

I    .  s,  and  I  conli  ss  I  have  not  rcsolulion  to  close  myiUr 

I  .',  .  i  I    I"   '1  who  speak  of  yon.     I  also  confess  tlinl  i 

I.    ,1  (Kirlioii  ,  f  i.iy  visiler.<    re  i^cnllemcn.     Men  iiiulir 

sl '1;''  your  Iki.''    ir.ijccts  In  tier  than  women,  and  lliiv 

'i' 'aU   vith    'rr,iii,:.sm  ol' vmr  glorious  «eliieveiiii'i"i, 

iv'oih'  my  I'd  i  !•    jicnds  only  complain  of  yon  f  r  havirj 

onrrii'd  awi,     ilieii-  Imsbanih,  brothers,  or  falliers.    1  hlif 

no  pleasurii  m   their  sociity  if  lliey  do  not  praise  vmi: 

ycl  till  re  are  i  ,/i  i    amoiig  Ihciu  whose  hearts  and  iiiiilir- 

I  'idiiigs  claim  iiiv  In;  m'sI  regard,  hceniiM'  Ihey  nilrr. 

lit   .iiicen   lViellll^lllp  I  ir  yon.      In  Ibis  iiiiniber  I  limy 

'ill    iiigiiisli  !\lesdaiues,i'.\'i;iiillon,  Tallicn,  and  niviiiini. 

'Tiny  arc  alniosl  i  oiihli,  ell,-  with  me,  and  liny  cnn  loll 

you,  imgnilel'iil  as  )ou  arc,  whelhcr   I  hart  bctu  nujifi 

li»l!  irilli  11 1  III  hull/.     These  are  your  words,  and  II'. 

would  be  ball  liil  lo  me  were  I  not  certain  llnil  yon  liru 

ili.iavowcd  till 'II  and  are  sorry  for  linving  wrillcii  Ilieiii, 

"  I  am  lerrilied  at  the  mimenins  pi  rils  which  siirriiiiiil 
yon,  and  of  the  I'Xtciil  of  which  I  shniild  linvc  liiiil  im 
idea,  had  not  I  'e  ;•  nc  iie  isled  on  my  wriling  lo  i  iilnii 
111. it  you  W','  tly  in  Ihc  fice  ol'  danger,  and  iiiiiiirri. 

sarily  '•vpii      ,     .ic      i.ieh  is  precious  not  in  rely  In  yi"ir 
family  and  niends.     Kemember  llint  on  yon  de|H'iiiriitli' 
desllny  of  your  ei.iiip'iiiiiiis  in  arms  and  of  iiiilhiiiK  if  I 
soldiers,    who  w  ii'ld   not    have  fnrliludi    to  eiidiiT  llif  | 
Imrilships  In  wliii !'  '  icy  arc  exposed,  hut  I'or  the  riifiiii 
ragcnii  hi  which  your  presi  nee  all'ords  Ihciii. 

"  Do  not,  I  conjure  you,  over  exert  your  slriiit'tli 
Listen  not  III  the  diilales  of  your  own  ever  nellve  iiiiiiil, 
hill  lo  Ihe  iiilviec  of  Ihose  who  love  you.  llertliiiT,  li<>ur 
I'ienne,  Miigi'iie,  iind  < 'alliin  Hi,  w  bo  arc  niore  risil  than 
yo  ,  may  somitimi  s  view  lliings  iiion' justly.  They  nn 
devoted  lo  yon,  Ihciel'on'  lislen  lo  Oiciiij  litll  to  lliim 
niily,  and  you  and  I  shall  Ih'  Imppy. 

"  I  someliines  receive  luinniin  lirte  wliirll  eniisi  lie 
III)  small  di  i;irrof  eiiiliariHssnichl.  I  am  not  nc.eiiitaiiio' 


;i 


'•     to  lliis  sort  I 
'     .iiithorilie.s 
,  in;;  their 
i:i  say;  an 
1',  lajii.'  yoii 
lulling  in 
v.nir  Iriiiiiijil 
j    vioiis  imvv,  w 
.J    vvilli  /'resli  liii 
.      iiiali,'iiity  vvil 
.-     iiial  tlli'll  linlll 
,tJ       "  Milt  I  ^ 
%    einii-',  which 
■!    dl  t'|u:illy  d 
:'    f  .r  llie  unjile,'; 
tell  vol!  soinct 
\.i      "llnrlense, 
fir  as  possible 
brother,  aJid  si, 
,!  melancholy,  till 
I  assiin'  yon,  i 
viT.siitiim  a;ul  i 
ill  ilravviiig 
'  '  Dear  iiianiina 
^   worii  iiiimcilia 
-  fi'parales  me  fr 
laaclioly  vvhiel 
lo  make  grc.il 
(laiigliler,  who,  1 
vcrv  place  wlii 
tliaughls. 

"  Iforlense's  I 

griicel'ul.     She  d 

i]ailc  so  handsoii 

tliouirlit  agreeabi 

"  .Mv  giMid  am 

rniii|'laiiiiiig,  eoii- 

iinil  wriliiig  pod 

ill  writing  lo  von, 

iials.  111  which  yoi 

111^'  of  you,  lonkii 

yiii  III  iirly,  coiiiiil 

yiar  rrliirn  :  ami 

.iiiriiii.     .Ar,'  all  Ih 

'inviT  Iiavc  any  of 

frmii  yiiii,  I  shall  I 

finb'iif  llie  ill   i,;i 

I'llil,  ill  wliniii  yon 

v'll  sllniild  I  ilolllil 

III' .  aail,  jmljiiig  ol 

"  llciveii  kiiovy.<) 

Ji'llir.      Miy  it  rest 

CI'!  Mil  ii.'ver  to  havi 

»!'  I,  ill  It  ,'is  Inllg  a.' 

il  "a  till'  day  ol'  oi 
ve  lae,  and  leoeiyc 


MEMOIRS  OF  IIOUTENSTS  BEAUIIARNAIS. 


17.3 


n'  you  once  clic. 
runt  to  till!  itnii 
astic  and  ardent 
icinory  your  pa. 
;c  nnd  cxnmj)!i' 
i  appears  iiii]»'5, 
;t  nic  of  tcstuw. 

,'Iio,  for  rrasonn 
)  our  linp|iMi'_s«, 
riitinpf  the  iKrir. 
lioKC  iieiirt  TMilil 

'I'llO  knoV.ll'll;c; 

would  cluck  ll.c 
y  would  tlicn  Kr 

for  yon  dipi mU 
l»sc(puMit  oimiiiiii 
ill  Kuropo  ci.imI 
lore  tlic  iMislniiii 

iind  uiiliirliiii:ii<. 
V  of  the  iiuir.t  1 

lircn  selected  'Ir 
III  Surely  iiolliini; 
0  eondncl  of  tlir(>r 

our  uiarUeil  sui*. 

mdcrly  than  ovi  r. 
that  they  s|iij.'i 
,'  frequently  vvrii. 
iiirnd  tlu  111  Incrii. 
sence  of  hev  wltj 


the  men  in  wlimi 
sliiimliy  you  I'ciriii 
coneeal  fioiii  yui 
ale  the  aiii;iii>li  ff 
lur  mind  willi  ?ii-. 
DUiitry  with  wliuh 
i  lo  iiialie  you  iiii. 
11  are  hiind  to  tin  i' 
er  their  equul  yui 
one  of  your  vicln. 
red. 

ilaiu  to  nvcnpe  niy 
lespise,  hut  wliusc 
)  you  in  the  gnat 
iously  eonuiiciicn!. 
!•  enemies  of  ynur 
(T  you  again  vill 
rv  thry  are  ciidf;:- 
Ihall  think  only  ui 
8UCC08S  of  your 


deal  of  eompaiiy ; 
liie  on  your  n;i. 
|in  to  I'lose  my  ili'i'i 
ilso  confess  lliai  J 
111  II.      Meniiiiiiir 
women,  and  lluy 
lous  ueliievciui'i"'. 
of  you  Inr  liiiMi; 
lor  i'alhers.    1  laki 
jo  not  priiise  ymr. 
hearts  and  iiiidir- 
fcauM'  they  laliT- 
iiuiiil"  r  I  iiiny 
|lieii,  and  my  iiai>>. 
land   ihey  eiin  (ill 
liaif  Oem  im/iiil 
words,  and  lln; 
lain  tlial  you  Iiph' 
jiij;  wrideli  llii'lii. 
|h  which  siirrcaiiil 
iild  Imve  liiiii  III 
rillnj;  to  mlru' 
L'cr,  mill  uiiiiirrj- 
ol  Ml  rely  I"  yi"if 
|i  you  de|iciiilKll'' 
Inil  of  iiiilhi  nil  if 
111    lo  ciidilT  llif 
Ivut  for  the  niouii 
llieiil. 

It  your  Kliiiicili. 

•vcr  netivc  iniiii!, 

Herlhicr,  ll"W 

more  cimiI  lliif 

lunllv.    'I'licy  nf 

|ni;'hut  lo  lliin 

vliirh  entiM  i" 
not  nrcusliinifil 


to  this  •^ort  of  lioiiiiise,  and  I  see  it  is  displeasing  to  our 

nuthorilies,  who  are   always  suspicious  and   fearliil  ol 

I  .inir  their  newly  jrottcn  power.  Never  mind  lliein,  you 

„ill  say;  and  I  should  not,  hut  that  I  know  they  will  try 

ti  iiiiufi  you,  aJid  1  cannot  endure  the  tlioU)rlit  of  eoulri- 

lu'itiii"  hi  any  way  to  those  feelin-is  of  enmity  wliieli 

vourfriiuiiiihs  siilUeiently  account  for.     If  they  are  en- 

viou-  now,  what  will  tlicy  he  when  you  return  erowucil 

Willi  fresh  liiurels ;   ireiivcn  knows  to  what  lunsths  Iheir 

,„„li,„ily  will  then  carry  thsin!     Hut  you  will  be  licre, 

iu;d  Tlieii  notliins:  can  ve.t  me.  _ 

t       "  Out  I  will  siiy  no  more  of  tlicin  nor  of  your  suspi. 

I    ciaiis,  wliicli  1  do  'not  rcfille  one  liy  one,  hecause  they  are 

'    ,-11  cijualiy  devo-il  of  |irobahilily ;  and  to  make  amends 

■  liir  the  unpleasant  commeneeiiienl  of  this  letter,  I  will 
till  von  soinctliinj;  which  1  know  will  please  you. 

,  "  llortcnse,  in  her  elforts  to  eonsolj  mc,  endeavours  as 
!   Cir  us  possible  to  conceal  her  nn.xiety  for   you  and  her 

■  brotlicr,  and  she  exerts  all  her  inijeimity  to  banish  that 
!  intlaiiclioly,  the  existence  of  which  you  doubt,  hut  which, 
I  I  assure  yon,  never  forsakes  me.  If  by  her  lively  con. 
?  vcr.'^alion  and  interesting'  talents,  she  sometimes  succeeds 
*'  ia  drawinir  a  smile  from  me,  she  joyfully  e.\i  lainis : 
:  '  l>ar  inamina,  that  will  he  known  at  Cairo.'  The  tiital 
'  word  iinincdiately  calls  to  my  luind  tlic  distance  which 
-  feaarales  ine  from  you  and  my  son,  and  restores  the  mc- 

liiaeholv  which  it  was  intended  to  divert.     I  am  obliired 

■  to  make  {.'"'at  elVorts  to  conceal  my  frfwl'  from  my 
■'.  duueliter,  who,  by  a  word  or  a  look,  transports  me  to  the 
;  very  place  which  she  would  wish  to  banish  from  my 
'  tlinugllts. 

"Hortcnsc's  figure  is  daily  hccninin(r  more  and  more 
pnicrful.  ."^Iio  dres.ses  with  j»  uit  taste,  and  thoujrh  not 
Haite  so  handsome  as  your  sisters,  she  may  certainly  he 
tlioujilil  aureeahlc,  when  even  they  are  present. 

"  .\Iy  ifiwd  aunt  passes  her  life  in  Kiillerinir  without 

rninilaininif, consolln(r  the  distri'ssid,  speakiiijj  of  you, 

nnd  writinj;  poetry.     V'  r  my  part,  my  time  is  occupied 

<in  wriliii;;  to  voii, iieariiiij  your  praises,  rcadinif  the  |oiir. 

S  iials.  111  which  your  nanie  appears  in  every  pafre,  think- 

iiiir  1)1'  von,  lookini;  forward  to  the  time  when  I  may  see 

•  yiiii  111  urlv,  complainiii:r  of  you""  absence  anil  lonijin;,' lor 

riniir  ri'liirn :  and  when  my  task  is  einled  1  bi'irin  it  over 

''^ijaiii.     .\r.' all  these  proofs  of  inilitference  ?     Viiil   will 

Jlii'Vfr  have  any  olliers  i'roiii  me,  and  if  I  receive  no  wiir.<i' 

'^friiiii  voii,  I  shall  h.ive  no  jjrcat  reason  lo  complain,  in 

f iiili' of  liic  ill  natiired  stories   I   hear  about  a  rnlnin 

'•lii,l\i,  ill  whom  you  are  slid  to  like  u  lively  interi'sl.   Hut 

i.v'iv  ."lioiild  I  diiiiht  you?     Von  assure  me  that  you  love 

jliii',  mid,  juil^finir  of  your  heart  by  my  own,  I  believe  you. 

"Heaven  knows  when  oi  wlure  you  will  receive  Ibis 

ii'lliT.     M:iy  il  restore  you  lo  that  eoiilideiice  which  yon 

^ii'.'lit  iii'ver  lo  have  loii,  and  eonvinee  you   more  than 

■^vi  r,  lint  ;is  Iniiir  »"  I  live  I  shall  love  y.iii  as  dearly  as  I 

•a  till'  day  of  our  sepanlion.     Adieu — believe  iiii' — 

ine, and  receive  a  thousand  kisses." 

Me.imis  (/  Junrphiiie,  vnl.'.i. 


No  Inntfiitiun  cnii  eonvry  any  idrn  of  the  stnio  of  ex- 

illriiii'iit  occasioned  Ihrouijhoi't  I'Vanee,  by  Itonaparle's 

IrriMi.     Krom  the  |f<lli  Vendeiniiiire,  all  aroiiml  us  was 

1  ooiiliauil  ai;itiilioii.    (  hi  Hie  llilll,  .losephine  set  oll'lo 

•rl  hiT  bnsli.ind,  hut  without    knowini;  exiclly   'vlial 

111  111'  would  lalie.  She  |hoU!.r|it  it  likely  he  would  com,' 

Ir  lln' way  ol   llur)(Uiidy,  and  thereforo  Iioiiis  and  she 

>iiiir  for  Lyons, 

Midiiiiie   llonnpnrto   was  n  pri'y   lo  cfnt  nnd   well 

liinili'il  iiiieiifiness.     Win  Iher  she  were  yiiilty,  or  only 

■l|iriiilcnl,  she  w.is  slron^fly  accused  by  the   Itonaparle 

liiiilv,  who  were  di  siroim  thai  Nii|Kdeiiii  shniild  obtain  ii 

Iviinr.    'I'lie  elder  ,M.  de  ( '.iiil.iin(ourt  f<taled  lo  us  his 

iliiiliiiiins  on   this  |Kiiiit;   bill    whenever  Ihi- riihiecl 

Ina  iaIriKliiced,  my   iiiotlier   .  hnn|red    Ibr  eonversahoii, 

KMiiii',  kiiimiiii;  UN  sin   did,  the  scnlimi  nt-<  of  Hie  Hona- 

lili'  luiiiily,  she  I'oiild  iml  reply  withoiil  I'ilher  commit 

k;' tlii'iii,  or  hnviii);  recourse  io  liiNchond.     i^'ie  knew, 

Viri'iivrr,  the  truth  of  ninny  circiiiniila;ices  which   VJ.  de 

liai'iiiirl  neeiiii'd  lo  douht,  nnd  which  In  r  i>ii<inlioii 

lllin'<i|Hil  III  Doll  iparle  previ  iiteil  her  I'rolii  coiniiiiKii 

Jlnii;  >i<  liiin. 

iMadaiiie    llon.iparle    eoiiiniiiled  n  ffrcal  fault   in   n,'- 

Ttiiii;  111  this  junelurr  to  ninciliiile  her  Ilierinluw, 

|miiiii;lil  have  prolceled  her  neaiiist  Ihnse  wlio  •mifrlil 
r  run,;  and,  mdred,elVeeted  il  nine  yenrx  Inler ;  lor  Ihc 
•  ill  I-"!!'!  was  liroiitrlil  alKiiit  by  the  joiiil  I'll'orls  of 
|tlii' iiii'iiibers  iiflhe  llnoaptirle  liiin.ly,  aided  by  »ome 
Vil«iliiiii's  iinml  eiinfiilenlial  sirvanls,  nlioni  Jose. 
11, 1  illur  us  Midinie  liiinii|inrle,  or  m  einpresN,  had 
kii'  antliinu  III  iiiiikn  her  frieiida. 
UNipirto  on  hjii  nrrival  in  Fori*  fnt.nd  lit*  linuwi  de 


serted;  but  his  mother,  sistcr.s,  and  sister.s-in-law,  and  in 
short,  every  niemhcr  ot'  his  family,  e.XLe[)t  l.ouis,  who 
bad  altcndi'd  .Madame  Hoiiaparlc  to  liyoiis,  came  to  liiiii 
iiiiinediately.  'I'lie  iinpri'ssiou  made  upon  him  by  the 
solitude  of  his  home  and  its  dcseiiion  by  its  ii)i>tress, 
was  [iroloiiiid  and  terribli-;  and  nine  years  allerwari!, 
when  the  lies  bdween  him  and  Josephine  were  seven  il 
liir  ever,  he  showed  that  it  was  not  elfaccd.  I'Voin  not 
llniliiii;  her  with  his  family,  be  iiilirred  that  she  felt  her- 
self unworthy  of  llnir  presence,  and  feared  to  meet  the 
man  she  had  wronged,  lie  considered  licr  journey  to 
Lyons  as  a  mere  preteiici.\ 

.\L  de  Hourrieiiiic  says,  tiiat  !or  some  days  afler  Jo.-e- 
phiiie's  retiuii,  lionapartc  treated  her  with  riliciiir  ki.'J- 
ii'.vv.  As  be  was  an  eyewitness,  why  docs  he  not  sti.te 
(lie  whole  truth,  and  say  tli.it  on  lur  return,  lioiiaparle 
ic/itsid  Id  scihrr,  and  did  mil  ,s'rc  Ik i7  It  was  to  tin' 
earnest  intreaties  of  her  cliiidn  n  that  she  owed  the  re- 
covery, not  of  her  Im.dianil's  love,  f  r  that  had  loufr  ceased, 
but  of  that  tenderness  aci|uired  by  habit,  and  that  inter- 
course which  made  her  slil!  retain  the  rank  of  eonsorl  to 
the  frreate.st  man  of  his  a{;e.  Honaparte  was,  at  this 
period,  much  attached  lo  l'hii;ene  lieauharnais,  who,  to 
do  him  justice,  was  a  chariniii;;  youth  lie  knew  less  of 
Uortense;  but  her  youth  and  sweetness  of  lemjier,  and 
the  protection  of  wliieli,  as  his  adopted  daughter,  she  m  - 
souirhthim  not  to  deprive  her,  jiroved  powerl'ul  advocate.-, 
and  overcame  his  resistance.  In  Ibis  delicate  neijotia- 
lion,  it  was  pood  pfdicy  not  to  briiiir  any  other  person 
into  play,  whiilevcr  miijlit  Ik;  their  inHucnce  with  Hona- 
parte, and  Madame  Honaparte  did  not,  therefore,  have 
recourse  cither  to  Itarras,  Hoiirrieime,  or  Herthier.  Il 
was  expedient  that  they  who  inlerccdcd  for  her  should 
be  able  to  say  any  thiii(j  without  the  possibility  of  a  re- 
ply. Now  l)onap.irte  could  not  with  any  defrrec  of  pro- 
priety explain  to  such  children  as  Kufrcne  or  llortcnse 
Ihc  purlieiilars  of  their  mother's  condiii't.  He  was,  there, 
fore,  conslraincd  to  silence,  and  had  no  ai'jiruiucnt  to 
combat  (he  tears  of  two  iiiiiuci  lit  creatures  at  his  I'eet, 
excl.iiminu',  "  i)o  not  abandon  our  mother;  she  will  break 
her  heart  I  .'Vnd  oiii;lil  iiiiustice  lo  lake  I'roiii  us  poor  or- 
phans, whose  natural  protector  the  seatfnld  has  already 
ilejiriveil  lis  of,  (he  siip|Kjrt  of  one  whom  rrovidenee  has 
sent  lo  ri'plai'e  liiin  I" 

'I'lie  scene,  as  lionnparlr  has  HJiice  stated,  was  lonj;  nnd 
painful,  and  the  two  ehildrcn  at  lenirih  iniroduecd  their 
mother,  and  pi. iced  her  in  his  anus.  The  nnliappy  wo. 
man  had  awaited  his  decision  at  llii'  door  of  a  Hinall  back 
st.'iirease,  extended  at  iihuost  full  linirth  upon  the  stairs, 
sutferin;;  Hie  acniesi  paiiifs  ol'  iiiintal  lorliire. 

Whatever  nii'^rhi  \,r  his  wii'e's  errors,  Honaparte  np 
piareil  entirely  lo  Inrfil  Iliein,  nnd  the  recoiK'ilialioii 
was  eomplete.  Of  all  (be  mciubirs  ol'  (be  I'amily,  .Ma- 
dame Leelere  was  most  vexed  at  the  pinion  which  Na 
poleon  had  i,rranled  (o  his  wii'e.  Honapartc's  mollier  was 
also  very  ill  plenscdi  hut  she  said  111)1111111:.  .Madaiin 
Joseph  Honaparte,  who  was  always  very  amiihliMook  no 
part  ill  llii'se  fiiiiily  i|iiiirri'ls  ;  Iherellire,  she  eoiilil  I'lisily 
ill  terinine  what  part  (o  (ake  when  (iirdiui^  smiled  on  Jo- 
sephine. As  to  ,\lail,'iiiie  Itaccioeebi,  she  (^.'ive  I'ree  veiil 
(n  her  ill  humour  and  disdain:  (he  eoiiseipienee  was, (bill 
her  sister-in-law  euiilil  never  endure  her.  Chrisliiie,  who 
was  a  beaidiful  erialure.  followed  the  ''vaiiiple  of  Ma- 
ilaine  .Joseph,  nnd  ( 'aniline  was  so  yomi^j  that  her  opinion 
I'oiild  have  no  wei',rlii  In  siieb  an  nlliiir.  .\s  to  Hoiin- 
parte's  hrolbcrs,  liny  were  at  oiii'li  war  with  Josephine. 
— J/:moiiii  iij'lhi'  Dulrhr^n  I)'.  HifitiUcs,  ji.  'JtH. 

iiiMiri'N  t.'s  i,o\KHR. 
Jiineiihinr  III  Hiigrni  Huiii/iiiriiuin,  in  I'l'.vi'I- 

"I  learn  with  ureal  pleasure,  my  dear  l'"uj;ene,  llinl 
your  eondncl  is  worthy  of  the  name  you  bear,  and  ol  the 
prod ciiir  under  whom  it  is  ko  easy  to  lenrn  lo  become  a 
(rrcal  1  aplnjn. 

"  Ifcinnparle  has  wrillciilo  inetliat  you  nre  every  lliinn 
he  cull  »(«(i,  and  na  he  is  no  lliillcrer  my  henri  in  pniiid  lo 
H'nd  your  >  kIo'.'.Vi  skelched  by  n  Inind  which  In  iisiinlly 
I'nr  I'rniii  Is'ioir  Invisli  in  prnise.  You  well  know  I  never 
doiibleil  your  1 1  iwliilily  to  undertnki  „'n'at  lliiiiifa,  or  the 
liiilliinl  loiiniire  whii-ii  you  inherit;  bill  you,  nliisl  know 
how  nine  h  I  disliked  your  removal  from  mc,  fenrinu  "nil 
your  iialiirni  iKipeluosily  niit;lil  cnr.y  you  Ion  tin,  nnd 
ilnl  il  inlulil  (ifcvent  you  tVoin  anhiiiitliii|r  to  the  iinmer- 
iMiM  |M  lly  ilelalln  of  iliscipline,  wliieli  must  Ih<  very  dina- 
(fti  ealde  when  the  riiiik  is  only  milinlterii. 

"  Jndjre  then  of  my  joy  on  ieiirniiif(  thai  you  remeiii- 
iB'r  my  ndviee,  and  lliul  you  nn  is  olicdienl  to  your  hii. 
IMrlom  III  I  oioio  mil,  na  you  nre  kind  nnd  huiimiie  (o 
lliiMo  henealh  \ou.  Tliia  eonduci,  my  child,  inakes  nie 
■juitc  hnppy,  i  iid  (li"in  worda,  I   know,  will  lewnrd  you 


more  than  all  the  favours  you  can  icccive.  Head  them 
oflen.aiid  repeat  lo  yoinselfllial  your  inolber,  Ihoiiiih  liir 
iroiu  you,  complains  not  oflier  lot,  since  .she  knows  that 
yours  V,  ill  be  brilliant,  and  will  deserve  so  lo  be. 

"  Vour  sisli'r  shares  all  my  lieliiifjs,  and  will  tell  you 
so  hersell'.  Hut  that  of  which  I  am  sine  she  wilfnot 
speak,  and  which  is  therefore  my  duly  lo  tell,  is  her  ut- 
lention  to  nie  and  lo  her  aunt  1  Love  hi  r,  iiiv  son,  for  to 
me  she  brinjrs  consolation,  and  she  ovcrllows'  with  all'ec- 
lion  for  you  1  .She  proseeiites  her  studies  with  uncom- 
mon success,  but  music,  I  believe,  will  he  Ihc  art  she  will 
carry  to  the  hifrliest  pi  rll'clion.  With  lur  sweet  voice, 
.vliich  is  now  well  ciiltivaleil,  she  siiins  romiinces  in  u 
manner  that  would  surprise  you.  I  have  jiisl  boiiirht  her 
a  new  piano  froiii  the  heslmaker,  Krard,  which  reilonblcH 
her  passion  for  that  cliarmiii{r  art,  wliieli  you  [uefer  lo 
I  very  other  ;  that,  perhaps,  aeeoiiiits  Ibr  your  sister  ap- 
plyinjT  to  ilwilli  so  mucli  as.-iduity. 

"  Were  yon  here  you  would  be  lelliiijr  mc  a  Ihoiisand 
limes  a  day,  to  beware  of  Hie  men  who  pay  particular 
atlention  to  !lurlen.-e.  Some  there  are  who  <hi  so,  whom 
you  do  not  like,  and  whom  you  seem  to  liar  she  mny 
pnfer.  Set  your  mind  at  rest ;  she  is  n  bit  of  a  cocpiettc, 
IS  pleased  wiHi  her  success,  and  torments  her  victims; 
but  lier  heart  is  free.  1  am  the  conlidant  of  ."!l  her 
ibongbls  and  fei  lii,y;s,  wliieh  have  hi(lier(o  hi  en  jiisl  what 
Ihey  onjrlit  to  be.  She  now  knows  that  when  she  thinks 
of  marryim;,  it  is  not  my  eo  sent  alone  she  has  lo  seek, 
and  that  my  will  is  subordinate  to  Uiat  of  the  man  lo 
whom  we  owe  every  tliiii)'.  The  kiiowledije  of  this  fact 
iiiiisl  prevent  her  fniiM  fixinjr  her  choice  in  a  way  that 
may  not  niei't  the  approval  of  Honaparte,  and  the"latler 
w  ill  not  frive  your  sislcr  in  marriafre  to  any  one  to  whom 
you  can  object." 

I  know  not  the  names  of  (he  young  gentlemen  who 
were  so  ea;;er  to  pay  homatre  to  Mademoiselle  llortcnse 
de  Heaubarnai^'.  The  prospect  of  her  future  destiny  wan 
brilliant, and  she  was  surrounded  by  a  eniwd  of  adiiiircra, 
all  zealously  eiideavourinif  lo  please  her;  but  encoiiraire. 
iiient  was  jrivi  n  to  none.  When  I  saw  her  for  the  first 
time,  which  was  si.x  months  hcliae  her  marriage,  no  in- 
dividual  was  yet  pointed  out  as  haviiu;  fixed  the  clioieu 
of'  this  youiif  lady,  wlioiu  so  many  parents  anxiously 
wished  lo  make  their  daughter-in-law.    Since  then  it  hnu 

been  reported  that  she  had  a  partiality  for  (u'lieral  1' , 

but  at  that  time  no  such  tliiu  ;  was  mentioned,  and  I  ho. 
lieve  there  is  no  truth  in  (lie  story. 

(General  I' was  very  ;  ..ndsoiiie,  hut  the  other  iiieiii. 

hers  of  his  family  were  far  fniiii  possessiii'.:  (In  like  ad- 
vanlai;e.  The  followiiiy  am  edole  of  tin  ir  reiiiiirkahlo 
plainness  may  he  related  here. 

They  wen'  eini;;raiils  at  the  same  perioil  as  my  family. 
(  hie  e.i'iiiii":  the  l)iil;e  lie  Kliuri,  w  ho,  in  despite  of  Ihe 
loivalions  of  exile,  was  full  of  lili'  and  (.'iiiily,  visited  the 
rnnei'ssi'.e  \'audeiiionl,alli  r  an  ubsi  nee  of  some  luouHis, 

Me  was  aeipiaind'd  wilh  old  .M.  de  I' and,  iillir  sa- 

lidiiig  him,  said; — I'r  y,  who  is  this  horrible  lookiinr 
vvoiuan  siHiu!,'  beside  the  eharmiiiLi'  .^Ind.iine  de  Koiiijy, 
as  it  were  liir  Hie  purpose  of  pnidiieiiiir  a  eonlrnst  1— 

That  lady  is  my  vvil(\  aiisvvi  n  d  .\I,  de  I' vvitli  rather 

a  leii(r(hi'iii'il  eoliiileiiatiee. — (ill!   no,  n'plied  the  duke,  I 

know  M  iilanie  ile  I' very  well;  (il  was  lo  her,  how- 

ever,  his  ipiislioii  rel'ern'd)  she  is  very  agreeable  ....  I 
mean  thai  one  on  (he  other  side  of  Mail.ime  de  Koiiffy  .... 
she  is  nvilly  l'ri;:lill'iil.— Ah  '.  Iliiil  i,-;  my  sister.     Well,  my 

dear  I' ,  this  is  i|iiile  distressin:,',  there  is  1,1  exirieai. 

ill).'  onc's-self  I'niiii  .  iieli  nil  eiiibarrassnient  with  vmi,  I'gr 
liiere  never  w  i  1  so  exlranrdinary  u  family. 

.Vimriis  iifJiiKiiiliini;  vol.  .'1. 

Hournenne  [rives  the  fiillowine  necoiinl  n('  aiiolher 
love  alhiir  of  llorlense  with  l>iiri)e,  nlleiwarils  |)iie  du 
Krioiil — a  nineh  more  ilisliii);iiislied  perNoiinije  lliaii  thn 
ohseiire  niynlial  eliiet'.  We  iiro  disposed,  liowevi>r,  to 
illni  11  bull' or  no  cn'dil  lo  ihe  atory,  vv  bieh  we  liiivo 
only  exlrnelcd  lieeniise  H,i,iie  iiotien  of  il  seeiiird  rsaen- 
linl  III  the  mcmoirn  of  ila  heroine.  Il  ia  iinproliiihle  Unit 
Diiroe,  who  WHS  of  n  cold,  phleirintilie  tiMii|ier.iiiienl,  nnd 
iieilher  ro.iiniilic  nor  uiienlciihilini,',  »lionld  have  eliosnii 
lo  rebnipiiah  the  ho|M-a  nresenled  liy  so  apleiuhd  an  nlli. 
tiiiec,  ainiply  hccniiso  i(  involved  his  (eniporuiy  nhseiien 
Iroiii  the  peraoii  of  Ihn  lirsl  consul.  Ilia  very  nllnclimeiit 
In  Nn|")h'oii,  winch  ia  the  nllnired  ground  of  refiianl, 
could  only  Imve  been  nn  nddilioiinl  inolivo  liir  Ida  i;nn- 
aniil.  Tiio  tulo  mny  lie  anfi'ly  ael  down  us  nnother  in- 
sintiee  of  the  vanity  nnd  iiilarepn'spiiimion,  ao  charae- 
Inrislie  of  the  work  and  ol'ils  niilbor, 

"Itoiinpnrte  suid,  nl  Si.  Ilcleiin,  apenklnir  of  Loiiia 
nnd  llorten»r,  Ihnl  'Ihey  loved  rarh  oilier  when  they 
iii'irrlod  :  Ihoy  desired  lo  Ihi  iiniled.  The  innrrlnKc  wna, 
loo,  Ills  rcaull  of  Joicphiiio'n  in(ri|;uca,  who  linind  li«r 


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account  in  it.'  Oiio  fact  iH  corlain,  and  tliat  is,  that 
tlioy  (lid  nut  lovi^  ric'li  ollinr  at  all.  Unrlcnsc  was  pas- 
sionately attached  rn  Dnroc,  wlio  did  not  return  licr 
aHerliiin  witli  e([ual  ardour.  The  lirst  ci)n.sul  consented 
to  llicir  niarriajfc  ;  l)nt  .loseph'ne,  who  was  desirous  of 
ol>tuiniiiir  some  .■.n|)(iorl  against  Ijer  brolhers-in-hnv, 
who  never  ceased  to  persecute  her,  wished  to  have  Ilor- 
tense  united  lo  I.ouii.  f'hv,  aeipiainted  Mio  with  her 
wish,  and  1  told  her  lliat  shr  had  concealed  her  intcu- 
lions  too  loufr,  as  I  had  promised  my  services  in  favour 
of  the  younjr  lovers,  and  had  done  so  tlie  moro  willirifjly 
because  I  knew  the  tirst  consul's  opinion  was  tavonrablc 
In  the  union  with  Dnroc,  I  addeil,  that  her  daufihter 
could  not  I'c-itrain  her  tears  when  F.ijtiis  was  mentioned 
to  her  as  a  hushainl.  The  lirst  consul,  in  tiic  expecta- 
tion that  Duruc'.s  marriaifo  with  Hortensc  would  take 
place,  had  sent  to  Inm  his  brevet,  as  (;eneral  of  division, 
by  an  extraordinary  courier,  who  went  to  Holland, 
throiii,'h  which  Uuroc  had  lo  pass  on  his  return  from 
.St.  I'elersliurL'h. 

"  Durinu  Duroc's  absence,  the  corrpspondcnco  of  the 
younjr  lovers  passed,  by  their  consent,  Ihrouffh  my 
iiands.  I'lverv  nii^ht  I  used  lo  make  one  in  a  party  at 
billiards,  at  which  llorIens(\  played  very  well.  When 
I  told  her,  in  a  whisper,  that  I  had  (rol  a  letter  for  her, 
kIio  would  i[nmc'dialely  leave  off  playini;,  and  run  to  her 
chamhcr,  where  I  followed,  and  gave  her  Duroc's  epistle. 
When  she  opened  il,  her  eyes  would  fill  with  tears,  and 
it  was  some  linie  bi^fore  she  could  return  to  the  saloon. 

"  When  we  wore  at  Mahnaison  those  inlriijues  con- 
tiniic<l.  At  the  'I'oileries  the  same  conduct  was  pur- 
BUeil,  but  Iben  the  probability  of  .Miixess  was  on  Duioc's 
siile;  I  even  felicilaled  him  on  his  prospects,  b\it  he 
received  my  compliments  in  a  very  cold  manner.  In  a 
li^w  days  fit'ter,  .rosephine  succeeded  in  chariu'inir  the 
whole  face  ofallairs.  Her  heart  wa:;  entirely  set  on  tlie 
niarriaffc  olT.ouis  willi  her  dani'-hier',  and  pr.iycrs,  en- 
treaties, caresses,  and  all  those  liltle  arts  which  she  so 
well  knew  bow  to  use,  wero  employed  lo  persuade  the 
lirst  consul  to  her  piuposo.  On  llie  Itli  .lanuary  the 
tirst  consul,  after  diiwier,  entered  our  <'iil>inel,  where  1 
was  at  work,  '  Where  i.s  Dnroc?'  he  enipiired.  '  Ife  has 
jTone  <int  lo  the  opera.  I  believe' — 'Tell  him,  as  soon  as 
bo  relurns,  Ihat  1  have  promised  Ilorlense  to  him,  and 
he  shall  have  her.  lint  I  wish  the  marriafje  to  lake 
plaie  in  two  days,  at  the  latest.  I  will  i.'ive  him  live 
hundred  thousand  Irancs.  and  mime  him  commandant  of 
the  eifrbleenlh  military  divisifui  ;  but  he  must  set  out 
the  day  af|{'r  his  marria^n',  with  his  wife,  for  'I'oulon. 
We  must  live  apart ;  I  want  no  son-in-law  at  home.  A.-- 
I  wish  lo  come  lo  some  concbision,  let  "e  know  to- 
iiiyhl  whelber  Ibis  plan  will  salisly  him.' — 'I  think  it 
will  not.' — '  \'ery  will  I  then  she  shall  marry  I.ouis.' — 
'  Will  she  hke  it  " — '  It  must  he.'  The  first  ccjiisul  ;,ave 
nie  these  direclions  in  a  very  abrupt  nninner,  whirh 
made  ine  lliink  that  siuno  liltle  doincslie  warfare  had 
bei'ii  raL'ini:,  and  thai  lo  put  an  end  lo  it,  ho  had  conn' 
to  propose  his  ultimalnm.  At  half  past  six  in  the  even- 
iny,  Duioe  relurniil;  I  reported  lo  him,  word  for  word, 
Ibu  proposilioii  of  llie  Hrst  consul,  '.'since  il  lias  come 
to  thai,  my  jjood  friend,'  said  he.  Mill  liiin,  he  may  I  ■  c 

Ins  danybler,  for  me;   I  am  iioiii;,'  lo  see  the  .'  ■'  ui, 

willi  an  indilUMcnce  liir  wliirh  I  cannot  accoiml,  he 
loidi  his  h.ii,  and  weiil  oil'.  'I'lie  lirst  consul,  beliire  (.'oiliy 
to  bed,  w.is  iiiformiil  of  Duroc's  reply,  and  ■loscpbine 
received  lioni  him  Ihti  promise  that  I.ouis  and  Iliirtense 
slioiild  be  nviriied.  'I'lie  niarria(je  look  place  ,i  lew 
days  after,  lo  Ihn  (^reat  ri(rrcl  of  llorteiiKc,  and,  pro- 
bably, lo  the  sniisfaelion  of  Dtiroe.  i.onis  niibmilLed  lo 
liavn  a  woiiian,  who  had  liilhcrto  avoided  lilin  i<h  much 
IIA  possililo,  liilced  iipiin  Inm  for  a  wife.  She  iiUmivs 
niciiifesled  as  much  iiidillercneo  liir  Inm,  an  ho  display- 
ed repugn  III!  e  fur  her,  and  lliuso  MC/iilimenlH  arc  iioi 
yel  elVaiiMJ. 

"Napoleon  saiil,  at  Si.  Helena,  tlut  In-  u  i>.|ied  lo 
iiiiiti'  lioiiis  tvilh  a  nine  of 'I'alleyrand.  1  cim  oiilv  say. 
Iluil  I  iii'Mir  heaiil  a  word  of  Ibis  iiwru*,  eiiher  from 
hiinself,  his  wllu,  or  lior  daughter :  und.  1  rulhur  tbmk, 
Ihat  ai  Ihut  li'iio  the  friit  cutmnl  wim  lookini;  kMi  '  ii 
royal  ulliance  lor  l.oiin.  He  cifi  .,  e.\|i..  xed  re({t<l  »l 
llic  piecipiliile  iiiiirii  igcfi  of  .,i»  sisterf  It  sliouUl  be 
10' olieilril,  Unit  VI-  weru  now  in  the  yoar  w,  icli  h,iw 
llio  I  oiisiilship  loi  lilii  eslnblh'lied,  anil  winch,  eoni.ii 
ipii'iilly,  \t\\a  presage  of  the  eiiipiic.  .Nap<j|eoti  'ruly 
siiid  lu  the  coiiipmiiolni  of  his  exile,  ihat  '  lioniii's  i  'ur- 
liage  Willi  Ihn  reniilt  of  .liisephine'^  intiignes;'  In  I  I 
caniiol  innlerNl.iiiil  liotv  ho  iit'ver  nioiitioiieil  the  in  jii- 
liuii  he  oiicu  hid  uruiiltlliK  llurti'iino  lu  HiitDc." 


NOTES  TO  CHAPrKK  V. 

ll.idaiiie  do  Monlesson  gave  the  first  ball  that  look 
place  ill  honour  of  the  marriage  of  liOiiis  Itoiiaparte  and 
Maileinoisclle  de  lieaulianiais.  Invitations  were  issued 
for  seven  liimdred  [Hrsons.  There  was  as  yet  no  im- 
perial court,  for  Napoleon  was  only  consul ;  lliougli 
Ihen  young,  I  could  not  fail  to  remark  llic  eager  atleii- 
lion  ami  servile  llattiTy  evinced  by  all  classes  lo  the 
Honapartc  family,  whose  fortunes  already  da'wncd  so 
brilliantly,  that  there  was  no  calculating  wlia!  ainbilion 
might  aim  at  when  encouraged  by  such  nne.xamplcd 
success.  The  foreign  ambassadors  were  present  at 
.Madame  dc  Montesson's  fele,  whiili  was  on  a  most 
magnificent  scale.  K\cry  coimtcnanec  beamed  with  joy, 
save  tlialof  the  bride,  wlio.se  jirofound  inelancholy  formed 
a  sad  contrast  lo  the  happiness  which  she  might  have 
been  expeelcdlo  evince.  She  was  covered  with  diamonds 
and  Mowers,  and  yet  her  countenance  and  intanner  showed 
nolhing  but  regret.  It  was  easy  lo  tiiresee  the  muliial 
misery  that  would  arise  out  of  this  ill  assorted  union. 
I.ouis  I!oua]iartc  showed  but  liltle  atleiilion  lo  his  bride; 
iiiid  slu',  on  her  l>art,  seemed  lo  shun  his  very  looks, 
lest  111  should  read  in  hers  tlic  jiiditi'ercncc  she  felt  to- 
wards him. 

This  iiidinV'rcnec  daily  augmented,  in  spite  of  the 
alleetiouale  advice  of  .losephine,  who  anxiously  sought  to 
produce  some  congeniality  of  li'cling  in  the  newly  mar- 
ried couple.      liiil  nil  her  endeavours  were  u.seless. 

I  subjoin  two  letters  which  she  wrote  to  her  beloved 
daughter  some  time  before  her  separation  from  her  bus- 
band  was  dei'ined  inilispi>nsable.  They  show  how  earn- 
estly .losephine  desired  lo  see  Hortensc  in  the  possession 
of  that  happiness  and  peace  of  mind  lo  which  she  was 
herself  a  si  ranger.  Her  daiighler's  iinhappy  marriage, 
which  she  fiiresaw,  but  i;onld  not  prevciil,  was  a  source 
of  deep  distress  to  her.  If  she  i  njoyeil  an}'  consolalion 
under  Ibis  alllielion,  it  was  that  ol  witnessing  the  imin- 
terrnptid  harmony  wiiich  prevailed  between  the  viceroy 
and  vicc-ipieeu.  Unl,  aller  all,  can  any  lliiiig  soothe  the 
sorrow  of  a  niolher  who  sees  her  danghter'a  liappincs;; 
blighted  for  ever  / 

T»  Queen  Iloitense. 

"  I  was  (lc,|ily  grieved  al  what  I  heard  n  few  days 
ago  ;  and  what  I  saw  yesterday  coiiHrined  and  inereased 
my  di.strc.ss.  Why  show  this  repugnance  lo  I,ouis  ' 
Iiisbad  of  rend  ring  il  the  more  annoying  by  caprice 
and  incipialily  .it'  temper,  why  not  eiideiivonr  lo  siir- 
iiiount  it  .'  You  say  he  is  not  ainialile  !  every  thing  is 
n  latin'.  If  he  is  not  so  to  you,  lie  may  he  so  lo  others, 
and  all  women  do  not  see  him  tlirongb  ilie  veil  of  dislike. 
To  me,  who  am  ilisiuterested,  and  who  view  Icni  as  he 
really  is,  he  appears  lo  be  more  dis|iosi'd  to  hue  than 
tilted   lo  be    III  loved,  and  that   is   certainl 


His  soul  lakes  too  lofty  a  tlight  lo  be  accessiiile  to  imv 
vulgar  passions,  (ilory  engrosses  bini  more  peiliail« 
than  is  condiicive  lo  our  happiness;  but  the  lii\(;  ,||' 
glory  is  inooinpatible  with  any  thing  base.  Such  in  my 
profession  of  faith  with  regard  lo  my  husband.  I  fiaiildv 
communicate  il,  in  Ihn  hope  thai  it  will  calm  your  up. 
prehensions.  When.  I  advise  you  to  love,  or  at  least 
not  to  re|inl.se  liOiii.s,  I  speak  to  you  as  an  expetii'iirnl 
wife,  a  fond  niolher,  and  a  friend ;  and  in  these  tlin.,, 
characters,  which  aro  all  equally  dear  lo  ine.  I  teiiilirlB 
embrace  you," — .Mem,  ufJuseii/iinr,  vol.  1. 


Iiouis  Honnparln  was  not  amiss  at  eighteen ;  miIim.. 
(piently  his  iniirmilics  gave  him  the  aii]iearance  ofmirjlj 
man  before  his  lime;  this  rendered  liiin  morose  in  j|,. 
pearaiice,  and  in  reality  miserable.  He  resemliKd  i||r. 
ipicen  of  Naples  when  he  was  young  and  in  health:  tiiifr, 
was  the  same  cast  of  coniileiiance,  and  the  same  ex|ie. 
sioii  in  the  look,  when  the  features  of  the  (pieen  of  Na|i|,< 
were  al  rest;  bill,  as  soon  as  they  were  aniinated  by  \\,, 
smile  or  her  look,  all  resemblance  vanished. 

i.onis  is  a  mild,  ea.sy,  good  nalnred  man.  The  Pin|c 
ror,  with  his  whim  of  making  kings  of  nil  his  briitlirri. 
could  not  find  one  who  would  fall  in  with  it.  Ills  si.td, 
secoiuleil  him,  for  tlicy  were  devoured  l?y  ambition;  Km 
on  this  point  the  men  have  always  shown  a  firm  anil  i|i. 
lermined  will.  I.onis  told  him  as  much  when  he  \. ;, 
setting  out  for  Holland.  "I  will  do  what  1  like,"N,|.| 
the  young  king  lo  his  lirotlier.  "  Let  nie  act  freely  ei  |,| 
me  remain  here.  I  will  nut  go  to  govern  a  coimliy  whir,' 
I  shall  be  known  only  by  disaster." 

'I'lie  emperor  was  absobiie  in  his  will.  He  seiil  I/itii. 
to  Holland:  the  imforlunalr  young  man  went  In  ix|<. 
peril  nee  a  slow  and  erin  1  ;iL'i>ny  among  its  canaU  ji.i 
marshes.  The  greater  pait  of  his  present  ailmeiils  |ir . 
eeed  from  ,'liiit  damp  alnios|ihi're,  particularly  iiiiIiimIiIi; 
liir  a  child  of  the  soiitii,  like  him.  He  obeyed,  iiinl  !, . 
w  it!'  was  dcslinril  ihere  to  fei  I  the  keenest  angiiisli :  ii  ; 
maternal  heart  «  iis  wrung  by  the  (k'ath  of  her  first  liurii. 
— .Vrmniis  of  tin:  Duleliesf  l)'Aliiiiiilis,ji    \G'>. 


NOTE  TO  CHAI'TER  VI. 

The  French  make  sad  work  with  foreign  pro(»r 
names.  In  llio  account  of  Ihc  depiilation  lo  I,,iiii., 
for  liraceilzeii  and  Van  Slyreau,  we  iiiiisl  read  Hr.inlmi 
and  Van  .Styreii.  These  errors,  however,  are  imt  inli» 
compared  with  the  iiigeiiioiis  inisl:ike  of  a  Spaiii-lur 
iialist  of  till  war  of  the  succession,  who  conlrivn!  i 
tiansmuto  Tmrrtsetid  \\\[o  Tiiiirrnhrntlim,  to  Uic  ;;i  ., 
lerjiloxily  of subseiiuent  historians. 


,y    a   valuabli 
luality.     Ho  is  generous,  benevolent  :>••<'.  alVeclionale.  _      _ 

He  is  a  good  liiiher,  and,  if  you  cLcom-,  he  may   be  a  NOTE  TO  CHAPTER  VIH, 

good  hu  biiiiil  Ills  melancholy  and  '  is  lasto  for  sludj  While  liuecn  Horlcnsn  was  at  the  Hague,  sliprt- 
and  relireaii'iil  tender  him  disn;.Teeelj;..  to  you.  Ilul,  ceived  as  a.  new  year's  present  from  her  mollier,  ;iniiii' 
let  me  ask  yon,  is  ll.is  his  faull '/  Do  y  jii  exneet  I;  ,iil  niense  chest  filled  with  the  choicest  lay  things  tim 
Ic)  chaii);!'  liiH  ii.itiire  aecordiiiL' locircuiiistaiice.^  .'  V.  Iio  ilic  genius  of  Ciraiicher  und  (Jiroiiv  ii.iiid  inieiil 
could  have  foreseen  his  altered  fordmu/  Von  si.y  he 
has  not  courage  to  maintain  it  ;  but  ilia*  is  a  mi- lake. 
I  should  rather  say  he  is  not  suited  lo  it.  iV'illi  liis 
secluded  habits  and  his  nncoiiipieiubln  love  of  retire  iicnl 
and  .study,  he  is  out  of  place  in  the  elevaled  sluliun  to 
wliiili  1k'  has  been  rais  <d.  ^'ouwisli  that  be  resembled 
li'  brother,  but  ho  must  first  liavo  his  luolher's  tum 
|K'r:.iiient.  \ijii  iiinsl  h.ive  remarked  thai  all  our  ex- 
ihteiice  depends  on  hciltli,  and  lieullh  upon  digestion. 
If  poor  I. unit's  (bgeslioii  veie  belli  r,  you  would  liinl 
him  lunch  morn  aniiablo,  2hit  as  lin  is,  tlioro  is  nothing 
to  jnslify  tlio  indilli  reiiPi  ami  dislike  you  oviiiiu  to- 
wards liiio.  Vou,  Hortniiiic,  who  i.sed  lo  be  ho  gisid 
should  cunliiiiic  so  now,  when  it  is  must  teipilsile. 
T.iki'  pily  on  a  man  who  is  to  be  pitied,  lia  what  would 
eoiisliliilu  the  bappinoss  of  ni. oilier.  Ileibro  you  loii- 
deimi  Inm  read  once  again  the  lellers  of  .Madame  de 
.Mainleiion  ;   she  Iihi  groaned  under   tliew(i;:lii   ol    her 

lor 


greatness,  und   bedewed   willi   her   learii  u   diadem 
wliicli  liliu  uuiicvivud  I'  -  brow  wai  iiovor  dcHlincd." 

To  llir  iiimr. 
"  Vol!  niitU'.idertitaiul  me,  >i.  -  dear;  tliora.is  nolhing 
uiiuivocal  ill  my  alyle,  us  tie  .i.  in  iiulhin  '  uiicandiil  i.i 
my  liei>rl.  How  could  you  over  imagine  thai  I  iiliare 
cert.,  e  absuril,  or  puiliaps  i  ilorniited  opinioiiH  <  Surely 
yoii  I  {iiont  believe  thai  I  b  i.k  upon  you  as  my  rival 
VVt  liolli  ri  Ij'ii  over  llio  Kaiiiii  lionri,  bill  by  lilies  very 
illllifenl,  llimigli  <.-<niallv  micii  il ;  and  lliime  w  bo  uinv 
my  liiii.liaoil'.i  nllmilioii  toi  you  in  any  other  liglil  lliiiii 
lliut  of  a  IriuniJ  ami  a  I'utlior,  know  lilllu  uf  Iiih  lioait 


was  dosigned  for  young  Napoleon,  whose  preiiMtuil 
death  drove  part  of  Ibu  imperial  fiimily  iiliiiost  luiliil 
tra'.'l'on,  and  was  perhaps  the  cause  of  all  Ibu  fuImT 
ipic'it  cvenls. 

'I'lie  child,  who  was  seatc!  near  ii  window  oiiriirijl 
on  the  park,  appeared  careless  of  all  tho  pri-.'-eiilnlliill 
were  spread  hi  liiro  him:  In:  wiin  eoiistanlly  Imikitii;  l»| 
wards  the  opposite  iivemiM.  The  ipiieii,  iiiipalKaul 
seeing  him  less  delighted  ibaii  she  expected,  askrilliill 
if  be  was  nut  |irul>'lul  lo  his  graiidmaina,  liir  her  liiiiil 
iiess  ill  sonding  whatever  she  Ihoiigbl  would  givt'nl 
pleasiiru.  "  Indeed  1  am,  inammit '.  bul  il  does  iiiil«ui-| 
piisu  me.  Slid  is  iiKvayHso  good  Ihat  I  uni  imcil  loi 
"  Then  you  are  not  amused  with  all  llieso  prelty  |ilii| 

tliingH  /"    ''Oil  I  yes,  iiiaiuma,  but" "  Ibil  »lnl 

"  I  uin  very  anxious   ll.r  somelhiiig  else."     "Miiiiw 
it,  my  child,  depend  upon  my  giving  il  lo  you."   "^u 
maniina,  iiidi  i  d  you  wu'iil."     "  Do  you  wiiiit  nim*! 
liir  llie  (Hior  V     "  I'apii  gave  me  noiiie  llii»  iiiorMiiii(: 
liavi)   given   it   all    iiw«y   ulreiidy  -  I    Wttiil"— "tin 
you  know  how  iiiiieh  I  love  you;  you  may  be  sure  I «« 
lo  begin  the  year  by  (ilnnning  yon  :  tell  inn,  dailinr.  »* 
do  you  wmh."     "  .Maniiiui,  i   want  you  lo  let  iiii 'ij 
about  in  ihat  prelty  mud  m  tliii  aveiiun:  llnit  wiiliiinii 
llio  more  Ihaii  any  tiling    Iso." 

Il  may  bu  leuilily  HiippoHcd  that  llio  ipieeii  iliiJ 
indulge  tins  Htrango  wiiiiii 'if  her  son;  il  yaiiicii 
disiippointinent  liir  tho  young  prince,  who  eiMii|il<i"l 
eoiistanlly  thai  n.  «  vear'n  day  was  very  dull,  lliil< 
WHS  liiiil  :iiii|  loiibl  never  l«i  conteiiliid  iinhim  lino 
nai  about  III  the  roiii,  likoutliur  lltllli  bnya.  FuituiMtr 


a  seiere  li-os 
Itars. 

'I'liis  chilli 
strong  taste  I 
tolligeiil,  aiK 
requiring  lell 
tinlity  of  .\a| 
i    belioliliiig  bin 
-,.;        'I'lie  iliseas 
J    mill  violent:  .^ 
,;    liini  the  most 
.,    ill  a  lew  liour: 
'-    lii,<  iiiiitlier. 
.;■    mIhii  the  blow 
.   Ill  remove  her 
ivere  chisped  i 
mid  she  clung 
iiei:issary  to  b( 
;i|atliy,  her   d 
^,   lii-tatliiiig,  exci 
;:'  Has  she   rciiiii 
■^  .Vi.liiiiigseeinei 
•   jilui.c  could   aifi 
so  long  that  it 
'    tiinib  llic  child 
,   every  |iossiblc  ii 
'*•  liuiistcd,  a  clia 
■;  iliR'clcd  the  cor 
;  the  lap  of  his  u 
rtiircil  her  to  a 
iittiTcil  a  pii-rcii 
hlill'iR'Ss,  anil  cla 
liiT  rjiild,  a  llooi 
Ij.k'dcherks,  wli 
uiili  ynuthfnl  In 
The  ipicen  w,i 
f'\liiiii.-ited,  lioivei 
linns,  she  liiinled 
;  ejijmrluiiity  lo  re 
.A  letter  bud   i 
ns  llie  young  prii 
ivli'lir.iled  pliy.>iei 
|in'seri!ied  should 
'11. u  croup — a  disi 
hill  a  lew  niomeii 
iiiniMOiits    are  lost 
11. iH  the  first  who 
I  irries   oil'  i:ifaiil 
I  liiii  lo  llio   gra 
■I'llli-e  to  render   I 
I.I  .1  liiiiidreil  oilier 
.V//f  hy  l/ie  aiil/i 

NC 

I  iirl,  fiir  the  fir: 

lliivi  ly  Hoiiien  of  lb 

llii-i-ii  Ml  universally 

|{k.iiit  mil  the  many 

liias   .M. 111. .me    de 

||il:iiiie.i|  style,  she   t 

fu'lio  siirriiimded  hi' 

evlr.iririlinary    beam 

liiiibii':  iii.iiiy    woiii 

liiu'lii-r  iiioiilh,  or  a 

Iiliiiii  lo  finer  eyes 

lunillrness  I'oinbiiied 

Jil  In  .Miidame  de 

|l!irliii'.     The  kind  , 

■ill  .ill  liir  iiiovem,  III,; 

II  111  ler  iliseovered  ii 

piiiriil   by    the    lend 

'"iilil  mil   fail   to   gi 

ll'H'li  till'  |i  ast   p„|„„ 

>lii'iili|ii'arid,  as  it  w. 

plir  til  ling,  as    if  ap 

Ijli"  siiliji  It  of  her  ha 

fur  Ini.sliiiiid  wlioin  » 

jiilinii,  hv,,  y|.|ir,,  I, 

li'i'ii  \>'rf  ditlieiill  to 

la  any  ciiiversalioii  \ 

WiNiiiiti'ly  plunged  111 

pii  iH'iirl   to    p,i,|    in 

■luiv.viT,  iilivays  npiM 

|l<  Hilling  any  pleiis 

pill' III  perceive  tliall, 

^irikiint  a  conlrast  v 

Mriid  as    II    in 

^l(lall(l|i,|y._J/,.,„„,. 


m:\ 


MK.MOIUSOl'  IKHITRXSK  BICAlillAKNAIS. 


MT) 


ci;ssib!e  lo  anv 
iiiDri.'  iii:rli!L|is 

Jilt     I  111'    li'VC!  Ill' 

ill.     Swell  Is  my 

ibiiiul.  I  iVuiiklv 

1  calm  yiim  ,i|i. 

liive,  or  111  Icnsi 

an  exi'i'ti'Mircil 

ill  llii'sr  llinc 

)  inc.  I  luiidcrl} 

1. 


cifjlilfon :  siilisf. 
iciiranci;  ol'iiii'ild 
II  morose  in  a|i. 
le  ri'srmlilxl  Ihr 
il  ill  lieallli:  lliiro 

the  same  ixym. 
iMiiieenol'  Nii|]|i'« 
•  iiniiualed  liy  liii 
slit'd. 

man.  Tlir  om|». 
r  III!  Iiis  liri'tliii^ 
itii  it.    His  t.\Am 

liy  ambition:  Inii 
i\vn  a  iinn  um\  ili. 
icli  when  lie  \. 

what  I  liUe,"  >.,il 
ne  act  freely  er  I.I 
rn  a  country  ^^l;c^e 

ill.  He  sent  Unlit 
man  went  In  i-i\t- 
riiifr  its  eimiiU  ami 
esent  ailineiils  p . 
tieularly  nnlieallliv 
lie  olieyeil,  ;iiiil  l.i- 
■eiiest  an);iiisli ;  In 
ith  lit'  lier  lirstlmiii. 
tJ,/)    It).). 


R  VI. 

■ilh   fiiraipn  prupd  | 
imtation   lo   I,. 
.kI  read  HriiiilMnl 


soon  dried  llio  pretty  mud  uiid  'lie  prince's 


lean 


i'liis  cliild  cvin 


oed  a  delerinined   eharaelor,  and  a 


slronf 
lelliijeiil,  il 


lasle  for  a  mi 


lilaiy  life;    lie  was  extremely  in- 

lid  Hliowcd  great  i|iiickiies8  in  every  tliiiifr 

'I'liia  accounts  for  tlio  groat  par 

li'ili'l'v  of  Napjleon,  who  was  deligli 


.vever,  are  ii' 
lUe  of  II  Spi 


.1  lol* 
hli  an. 


who  conlriviil  l'< 
nil,  III,  to  llici!i"l| 


led  with  the  idea  of 
lielioliliiig  him,  horeiiflcr,  worthy  lo  ho  his  successor. 

'J'hc  ilit'eusn  which  attacUed  him  was  equally  sudden 
amiviiileiil:  .M.I.atour,  first  physician  toKinfj Louis, paid 
iiiiii  the  most  assiduous  altention.  It  was  unavailing: 
in  a  le«'  hours  the  prince  was  lust  to  the  nlVcctions  of 
|ii,<  niiilher.  )lorlcnsc  never  quilted  him  for  an  instant : 
wliiii  the  hlow  was  at  length  struck,  force  was  requisite 
1,1  remove  lier  from  the  chamhcr  of  death.  Her  arms 
uerc  clasped  ahoul  the  chair  in  which  she  was  seated, 
mid  she  clung  to  it  with  so  much  strength  Ihat  it  was 
neiHSsary  to  bear  her  away  as  she  sat.  Her  conijilcle 
iipalliV,  '"■''  •''".''  "'"'  h'arless  eyes,  and  her  painful 
liiealliing,  excited  the  most  lively  apprehension.  In  vain 
was  slie^reiiiindod  of  her  son  and  of  his  sulVerings. 
\i. tiling  seemed  capalile  of  moving  her  lo  tears,  "  which 
ali.i.e  emild  ulFurd  uTieU"  and  her  situation  oonliiiucd 
'  iiiiijr  ibat  it  was  feared  she  must  soon  follow  to  the 
loiiib  the  child  so  tenderly  beloved.  At  length  when 
every  possible  means  of  bringing  on  a  crisis  seemed  c.\- 
baiisled,  a  chamberlain  whosu  name  1  have  forgotten, 
ilin'tted  the  curpt^e  of  the  young  prince  to  be  placed  in 
llio  l:ip  of  his  unhappy  mother.  The  terrible  sight  rc- 
pliircil  her  lo  u  full  sense  of  her  learful  calamily  :  she 
utlercil  a  piercing  shriek,  her  arms  lost  their  spasmodic 
(.hlliiess,  and  clasping  to  her  breast  the  dear  reniains  of 
liir  eliild,  11  Hood  of  bitter  tears  fell  on  those  cold  and 
I'.uicil  clicks,  which  but  a  lew  hours  belbrc  wore  glowing 
iviili  yiiulhful  health. 

The  iHieeii  was  out  of  danger  from  that  moment; 
ovluiiisted,  however,  by  such  is)wcrfiil  and  rapid  emo- 
tidiis,  >lie  fainted  away,  and  adv;inlaye  was  taken  of  this 
i.|i|«ir''"idy  to  remove  the  reiiiiiins  uf  her  child. 

A  letter  had   lieoii  dcspiilchod  to  Corvisart  as  soon 

as  the  young  prince  was  taken  ill,  but  the  re,)ly  of  the 

''  ivlobraleil  physician   arrived  loo  laic  :  the  remedies  he 

i  iirnserilied  should  have  been  uibniiiistered  i'liiiicdiatHly, 

E^  Till)  croup — a  disease  before  eniiiely  unknown — requires 

' 'Mint  a  few  monieiil;   lo  gain  the  mastery;  if  tlio.so  lew 

,  iiiiiiiieiils   arn  lost,  all   hope  is  at  nn    end.     Corvlyarl 

iv.iH  llie  lirsi  who  studied  tlin  nature  of  a  malady  which 

earriiis  oil'  mfaiilM  with   such    li'arful    rapidity.     'I'liis 

Iiuiiiii  to  llio  gratitude  of  every    parent   would   alone 

V  Millln' lo  render  Ins  nieuiory  glorious,  wilhoul  the  alii 

|ul  a  liiiiiilreil  other  titles  to  wellearned  iiiiniurlality. 

jVu/r  III/  llic  aullior  J'ruin  Mi  in.  uf  Josrpliiiw,  vol.  2. 


The 


Noii;  TO    ii.ii'Tiiu  XI r. 

leror  Alexander  went  to  visit  .Tnsepl 


the  lOth  of  Ma 


and  iliiied  at  Malm 


n.  .^1 


ic  reiiiaiiK 


ill  the  saloon,  notwilhstaiidiiig  her  acute  bodily  sntVeriiigs 

game  at  prison-bars 


A  blister  was  applied  between  the  .shouldi 


iinpisnis 


to  the  I'ect  ;  but,  abisl  it  was  Ino  la 


lid  si- 
ller dread- 


fill  malady  was  making  rapid  and  frightful  strides. 


'I'hi 


lis  excellent  woman,  alwavs  apprelu  iisue  ot'  givin 


U  VIII. 

It  lie   Hagui 
otbi 
^1    ..l:iy  thinu^  li.a| 
eould    iinellt. 

whoso  prei.wi 
iilly   alnio..-l   inil.i'l 
L'  oV  all  the  fubU'I 

a  window  i.|poiWiih 
|ill  the  preM'nl»lblMl, 

stantly  lonkini!  l»^ 
l|iiieii,  ini|i 


NOTK  TO  ClIAI'.  XI, 

I  net,  fur  the  first  lime,  al  lliis  party,  one  of  the  niosl 


\\v 


llnvily  wiiineii  of  the  court  of  Ijiieeii   Horlensc  :  she  has 

IIh'i.ii  su  iiiiiwrsally  ri  grelled,    lliat    lo  name    lur    is  lo 

lik'Hit  nut  llie  many  ipialities   which   adorned   her:    tlii- 

KM   M, III. .1111'    ill'    line  I  .  .  .  . 'I'liough    dressed    in    the 

|ilaiiiisl  style,  she   ap|»'ared    to  iiie  to   relipse   nil   Uiom' 

wlio  Miriuiiiiiled  her,  not  so  niiK'li  from    possessing  any 

I'^lrianliiiary    beauty,  or    from   imiueilialely   allraeliug 

[lintiei':  iiiiny    woiiieu    iiiight    Isiast  a    prillier   nose,    a 

irr  looiith,  or  a   fairer  colour;  but    none  could  lay 

II  lo  liner  eyes;   llicy    were   evpnssive  of  wil   and 

atii'iili^^H|i.iill.  iiess  eumbiued  ;  and  it  was  impossible  lo  Ih' in. In 

cteil,  asl.eilU^P,.,|  t,^  .Mail.ime    ile  llri>i',  witlioiil  li'iliiig  an  iiltaelimeiit 


Uit  would  give  !•■ 
fbut  it  does  nut  ml 
III  1  um  iiseil  '»i'T 
|{  Iheso  pretty  I'l'l 
iliil  wiial  [ 
"  Ml  iiiiJ 


eUe." 
Ig  il  lo  y 

you  want  iiioiisl 
1  this  iiioMuiH: 


want 


very 


fur    lier  luiA^||;ii' lii'i'.     The  kind  of  earelcKiiiess  which   she  displayed 

II  all  lier  moveini  ills,  gave  her  a  |M'culiar  charm   which 

I  111  vcr  iliseovered  in  any  one  i  Ue.     The  iiilcresl  she  in. 

I'lirnl   by    the    lender    expression   of  he  r    eoinileiiance, 

Iriiiilil  iml   fail  In   grow  into    friendship,   whenever  she 

|.»>l(  til.' |.  avt   pains  lo  encoiirago  that   Neniiinenl;    but 

bilii'a|i|inirid,  as  il  vvere,  aii.vions  to   liy  from  every  ten 

Ur  ti.  Iiii._r,  as    if  apprelieiisive   of  bei..g'   diverled   I'roiii 

III  ■  siiliji  1 1  of  her  h.ibitiial  inedilatloiis — ihe  iiiemory  ol 

||.  r  liiisliuiiil  wlioiii  she  had  lo^l,  lo  Ihe  Ih'sI  of  my  reeiil. 

M.iii,  l\V(i  vcars  hclore   thai    p<  riisl,      Il    v  .nild  lia\'e 

fi'i'ii  very  ilillieiilt  In   inlrodiiee  mirth   itiid   I'hrerfuliii'HK 

any  I'.Miversalion  with  lier;  ne>ei||irU'si,  hIh    was  ml 

bilMhli'ly  plimgcd  in  melancholy  ;  she  would  even  make 

il.irl  to    join    ill   Hociul   CMU\ersntii.ii.     Uer  smile, 

PI...1.1IT,  iilways  np|H:ari'U  constr.iined  ;  and  no  far   from 

t VI iiini!  any  pleoiture,  Il  was  ahiioHt   painful    in  any 

pnr  t.i  i«ri  live  that  lliey  had  provoked  il  ;  il  liirim  il  tcsi 

Itiikmii  K  eoiilrast  with  a   pliysiogiioiny  which    niiglil 

HI'  Miiul  as    n    model   for   poiliaying    IIm'    I'liniie  ol 

I'l.iiiilinly.— J/tOKd'H  uf  tli\:  i'.'wi;(ii.'J  ^uar^/iliif,  vol,  '.', 


IV  be  siirel 
|.||  iii'p.dailini!. 

yilU    lo    III  nil  ' 

liiie:  llial  will  ill"' 

[  llio  queen 
I  ;  il    win  n  t" 


lln.   eiilll|"l 


■  lull,  tli«1 


III  iinliiH*  III'* 
bnya.  t'uilmulf 


which  she  ciideavonred  to  resist. 

was  jilaycd  afler  dinner  on  the  handsome  lawn  before  the 
palace;  she  ;itti'nipted  to  take  part  in  il;  but  her  streiiglli 
liiiled  her,  and  she  was  under  the  necessity  of  silling 
down.  Her  altered  countenance  was  noticed  by  every 
one;  (o  the  most  anxious  enquiries  she  replied  with  a 
smile,  that  a  little  rest  would  restore  her  slrcnglh  ;  every 
one  ill  fad,  retired  with  the  hope  that  she  would  find 
herself  better  the  next  mnrning. 

With  a  view  to  calm  the  uneasiness  cfcilcd  iiy  her 
state  of  health,  she  attcmiited  lo  take  her  usual  walk  ; 
bnt  her  illness  assumed  a  serious  turn,  and  she  was 
brought  back  to  her  apartment  in  a  condition  which  ex- 
cited great  alarm. 

The  symptoms  did  not  improve  in  the  course  of  the 
day;  she  had  rcpciited  liiintings.  The  night  was  still 
worse;  she  was  already  attacked  with  a  kind  of  delirimii; 
her  mind  was  much  agitated;  she  spoke  much,  contrary 
to  Ihe  physician's  express  recomincndation. 

On  the  5 Ith  of  May  (it  was  on  a  Friday)  she  awoke 
with  a  severe  pain  in  her  throat.  The  king  of  I'russia 
and  the  Kmperor  Alexander  were  expected  to  dine  that 
day  at  Malmaison.  Finding  Ihat  her  majesty  had  a 
slight  attack  of  li'ver,  M.  Horean  insisted  upon  her  re- 
maining in  bed,  and  avoiding  the  least  cold,  the  more  : . 
as,  having  liikeii  a  pnrgiilive  iiiedieine,  her  exposure  tc 
the  iiir  might  he  iitlendc'd  with  .serious  danger.  As  lb. 
empress  did  not  sum  disposed  to  follow  his  advice,  he 
deemed  it  proper  to  appeal  lo  Madame  d'Arherg's  inllii- 
ence ;  and  this  lady  ciideavoiiied  bi  obtain  a  promise 
from  her  iiiiijesty  tlnit  she  should  not  rise  from  her  bed. 
All  was  in  vniii ;  Josephi'.e  insisted  upon  dressing  as 
usual,  and  dcseending  fr'iin  her  apartiiieiit  in  order  lo  do 
the  honours  of  her  Ine.isc  to  the  allied  sovereigns.  She 
sat  down  lo  tiiblc,  a^^.stl  d  at  the  court  circle  ;  bill  at  husl 
In  I'  siitVeriiigs  iuereasi  (I  to  such  a  ibgree,  that  she  wa" 
fireeil  lo  retire,  and  re  piestcd  of  liuecii  Horteiue  to  sup- 
ply her  place. 

From  that  moment  hi  r  illness  assumed  a  very  serious 
and  alariiiiiig  turn.  The  next  <lay,  iiilth  of  .May,  the 
I'lmpernr  Al.'xander  paid  her  a  visit,  and  finding  her 
mueli  ,'illeri'il  since  the  preeeiling  day,  Ile  proposed  to 
send  her  his  private  physieiiin;  she  ili  iliiied  the  iilfer,  oiil 
ofconsidi  riition  fir  M,  Horean,  in  wlioni  she  reposed  Ihe 
nliuosi  conlidenee.  Ile  had  t'ormerly  been  the  i'm|ieriir"s 
physician,  and  in  ipiarlcrly  atleiulance  upon  him.  Fver 
since  Ihe  divorce  he  was  alt:ieheil  lo  the  empress,  who 
nlerlaiiii  d  ihc  highest  opinion  of  his  chariiclcr  and  iiie- 
dic.d  skill. 

He  inwiriiibly  gave  his  allcndance  to  her  in  Ihe  morn- 
iiig,  and  as  soon  as  liie  eonsiiltalioii  was  over,  he  look 
his  departure  lor  I'arlf.  As  he  was  lodged  in  a  very 
small  apiuluieiil  at  ll.li^pleall,  hi'  iievi  r  remained  Ihere: 
it  was  tlirri'fore  doing  him  a  luaiiilisl  inju.-.tiee  luaeniM' 
him  of  neglect  during  thai  tiiliil  •J.ltli  of  .May.  He  Wiis 
anxious  to  leinain  at  iMalmaiMiu  ;  but  the  empress,  being 
apprehensive  lest  he  should  prevent  her  from  rising,  as  it 
was  her  intention  In  do,  pressi d  him  to  return  as  usual 
to  J'aris.  .\s  Inr  lii'iillli  did  not  yet  excite  any  iippre- 
heiision  for  Inr  life,  he  gave  way  and  look  his  dep;irliiie. 

.At  night,  tin'  physii  iaii  ol'Kueil  was  sent  for;  he  was 
greiitly  alarnnd  at  the  ilaiiger  in  wliiili  he  liiunil  llie  i  in- 
pri'ss,  whose  imprudriit  lunihiel  was  iitteuded  with  .^ueh 
liilal  conse.pieni  I >.  He  llioii;,hl  il  would  be  ail\i>,ible  lo 
upply  imniiiliali  ly  Iweiity-liu'  k  echi  s  on  the  hack  of  the 
lieek  and  between  the  sin.iildrrs.  lie  woiilil  not  how. 
ever  take  upon  himself  Ihe  res|ioiisiliilily  of  so  violi  iit  a 
icmeily  ;  a  niisseiiger  was  seiil  to  I'aris  ill  search  of  M. 
Il.neaii;  some  lime  i  l.ipsed  before  he  eoiild  he  found: 
he  arrived  al  l.ist,  and  nothing  cuuld  exei  id  his  ilislr.ss 
of  mind  whin  he  liiiiinl  her  majesly  iiui  eeiidili.iti  win.  Ii 
\i[\  but  very  I'.iinl  hopes  of  her  recovery.  She  was 
feelly  colleeled,  but  spoke  with  great  ditfnully. 
looks  sei  iiieil  lo  qiie.Htinn  M.  Iloriaii  who  nttempteil 
vain  to  disguise  Ili.*  altln  lion.  She  pressed  his  liaiiti  lo 
pro\e  to  hi  III  Ihat  she  was  fiillv  aware  .if  her  dani'ii  :  iiiil 
she  displayed  in  llial  dnailful  niomeol  all  the  courage 
which  wii^  to  be  evpei  led  from  In  r  well  known  ehurneli  i, 
M.  Iloreiu  I  oiiHulltd  willi  M.  Iiamoiiieuiu.  the  pliysi. 
eiaii  N\'lio  had  been  ealled  in;  Ihe  latti  r  sIiiImI  >i  U'i  his 
opinion  thai  the  iippheation  of  lieelies  iiiii;lii  lii..  saved 
the  eiiipres.^ .  but  he  had  not  \inliirril  r.  r(-«ir'  lo  this 
reinedy  wiUn.iil  tin  pnvloiis  appiolialimi  i.i'  lier  ii!.ije»ly's 
regiil.ir  pliy..i.  i.iii.  •'  Why,  »ir,  esckiiimd  lln  lulli  i,  in  a 
ciini'  like  llii  \ou  oHchI  ii»t  lu  liavo  \v.iltid  I'm  ini- ,  tile 
loMi  of  two  hour*  in  Rilul." 


liii   lo  those  she  loved,  abstained  I'roiii   all    ciimpi 


look  every  remedy  tlnit  was  pi  escribed,  and  by  her  j 


lainl, 
iitle 


and  alfectionate  looks  endeavoured  to  calm  the  fears  of 
those  who  surrounded  her. 

She  was  informed  Ihat  Rcdoute,  the  cel.'hrated  painter 
of  llowers,  whose  talent  she  ailmireil,  was  at  Malmaison, 
w  here  he  came  to  paint  two  hi  aiilifiil  gri  en  hinise  plants: 
she  expressed  hy  signs  her  w  isli  lo  see  him.  As  soon  as 
he  appeared,  she  held  out  her  hand  to  him,  and  then 
gently  forced  him  back,  saying  that  she  was  alViiid  her 
complaint  might  he  contagious.  "  Xi  \t  week,"  said  .lo- 
sephine,  "I  trust  I  shall  see  you  \\-orkiii;  at  some  fresh 
iiiasli  -piece." 

During  the  night,  from  the  27th  tr  I'le  i2Mh,  she  fell 
into  a  le'hargic  shep  which  lasled  rive  hours.  At  ten 
o'chick  in  the  morning  M.  lionrdoi^  arrived.  He  agreed 
with  M.  Horean  that  she  was  past  .ill  hope,  and  iliemed 
it  )irnptT  to  prepare  Queen  llorlense  and  the  vice-roy, 
who,  alarmed  at  the  lapid  inroads  made  upon  that  idolised 
countenance  which  liny  wcie  conlemplatiiig  with  an  al- 
ways increasing  a]iprehcn:v,oii,  made  her  prepare  tor  re- 
reiving  Ihe  sacranienls,  and  sent  for  the  curate  of  Kucil 
lo  admiiiister  the  rites  of  the  church.  lie  was  from 
home;  and  she  eonlesscd  to  the  |irceeptor  of  Ihe  young 
princes  of  Holland  who,  though  a  priest,  had  long  ceased 
to  exercise  his  clerical  functions.  She  answered  with 
great  dilliciilty,  as  her  tongue  was  graduallv  re'n  'i..^  io 
perform  its  finiclions  ;  but  her  counteiiani  'isi  i.ne  of 
its  ealni  and  benevolent  expression. 

The  I'liiiperor  Alexander  arrived  at  Main  .isnr;  Jo- 
sephine appeared  to  revive  on  seeing  his  iiiiij  -ly,  .mil 
east  a  look  of  gratilude  upon  liiiu.  rrinec  I'aiL  ne  iiod 
tjiieen  llorteiise  knell  niiiv  their  mother's  bed,  in  I  '•"- 
eeived  her  blessing.  'I'liey  uerc  bolli  unable  lo  'drcsc 
a  single  w'ord  lo  the  emperor;  their  sobs  alone  ga\  iif- 
lerance  to  their  grief  "  .\l  least,"  said  .losephine  with 
an  expiring-  voice,  "  I  die  ri'grelled  ;  I  have  always  de- 
siri'd  Ihe  happiness  of  France,  and  have  done  every  tiling 
in  my  power  to  promote  il ;  I  may  say,  with  Irulli,  in  the 
presence  ofyoii  all  who  now  attend  my  dying  iiiomeiils, 
Ihat  the  fnsi  wifi'  of  .\apoleoii  has  never  cau>eil  a  single 
tear  to  tlinv."  TIii'M'  were  her  last  words,  and  the  net 
day,  •Jlllli  of  M:iy,  at  half  aller  ek'veii  in  the  njorning 
her  siitfirings  were  at  an  end,  and  those  of  her  family 
past  all  remedy  or  cousolalion  I 

Miinoirf  of  Josrjtiiiiir,  vol. 


Xiilr  (if  lliirlriisr-  In  Ihr,  Coiiiil  ilr  In  (•'iirilr,  I  fiiiiii  llii'  ml- 
iecliuii  of  Hiiniiiiii'fS  tiiiiivj-vd  in  tin-  lln^lisli  filttiiin.) 

I  owe  yon  a  Ihoiisiiiid  liniiiks,  my  dear  sir,  for  the 
ehariniiig  iimiiiiirr/i  you  have  sent  me.  I  had  already  set 
lo  music  some  of  llieiii  w  liicli  lii.d  t'allen  aci  iili  iitally  in 
my  way  lietine  I  knew  their  null  r.  I  am  grallfied  hy 
tin  pleasure  of  your  aequaintanee,  and  Ihe  oppc'tiiiiily 
f  tilling  you  how  iniieh  I  mil  Ihilbrid  by  your  ih.hle- 
uess  ill  pr.  paring  siieli  a  delightful  colleetion.  V.-.ir  two 
ollii  r  proiliiitii.ns  wire  riiiil  ,\  ith  deep  inleresi  Ihey  dis. 
play  iil.ililies,  u  liieh,  although  a  wennaii.  I  i  an  justly  iip. 
priei.ile,  fnr  wliatcvir  is  deeply  lilt  is  iilways  within  our 
eoiiipr.  bein'.ioii. 

\\  ilh  this  note  yon  will  reciive  ii  book  of  my  own  ro- 
muiii-iK,  which  I  pray  von  to  accept  as  a  reiin  ii.braiice. 
I.il  it  express  ihe  pleasure  I  Iihm  derived  from  your 
poeiii",  and  my  hi  nlinienls  of  siiicrn'  I'sleem  and  respect. 


riir 


MlK'EI.I.A.\Kot  S. 

AnxioiiK  thill  I  ctnuuld  pxape  the  illihetal  i.  inarkfi  nf 
my  iiviirhbuiirs  on  kiv  Hunt  of  know IijiI){P  ol  ibe  world, 
mv  iimll'ier  propiiM>d  Ihnl  wo  hIhuiIiI  inuve  lo  another 
a|Mii»K>nl;  I  inotaullv  agreed,  jiiiI  we  pioeeeditl  to 
llmt  tat  which  the  t)«Mdfille  of  Hie  prim  •  sses  was  suid  lo 
be  giniig  on  (Vi  riiM;liiii(r  a  door  thiit  was  beset  willi 
eiMii|Hiiiy  )ioini;  i>  ««  out,  I  wiix  on  n  sudden  ,.e|>nrntt'il 
liimv  my  niotliei  4*h1  rarnutj  lo  '»nn  dislanee  Ham  linr, 
willioiit  bavins  '*  m  my  |m«iu  lo  join  hera(;iiiii  I 
was  qiiito  hesijr  myKelf:  uttj  uiiconsc'"ii»  nf  wlial  I 
was  doing,  I  mk  m  »>  i»tn«k,  and  nenrrli.  for  her  in 
.\erv  i:oriier  'il  tht-  *|iiirtiiieiil  which  I  hml  foiinil  sn 
iiiiK'li  ilifUnjIly  ill  leni  hingt  nmible  lo  rcstr.iin  iny  iigi'ni- 
ciilH-uliints,  I  questioned  every  one  I  nitil,  and  called  eiil 
"  Where  IS  my  mainmii !  have  yoii  seen  my  tn»i«'>».»  '" 
The  ga/nig  iinilliliide  laughed  at  n;y  di^lttiss  >""' o"  I 
wud  a  iivrfwl  tliuiijjui  in  thu  jilaw;,  wot)  uno  |itiMKtl  niu 


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witliniit  Mliciitiif  a  wuril;  at  hst,  al'lor  a  low  iiioiiiuiiis 
of  iiiduscrihalili".  aii<riilsli,  I  met  .M.  G.izani,  who,  with 
ills  usual  Uiiuinuss,  otrrrcci  his  arm  to  assist  tiic  in  fiiuj- 
ing  out  a  inothor  who  was  Ihu  olijcct  of  my  anxious 
enquiries.  Nrver  was  a  more  op[>ortutio  servico  ren- 
dered ill  a  more  obliirlnu  maniKT. 

We  went  over  viirious  iiiiJiiJiii'^nts ;  and  whilst  I 
was  scekiiijr  in  every  corner  lor  llio  oliject  ol'  my  en- 
quiries, two  black  doiiiinuseanie  up  to  inc.  One  ol'lliniii 
Eaid,  that  1  no  doubt  had  a  coi|iicttish  inotivi'  lor  taking' 
off  my  iimsk,  since  it  was  usual  iiir  those  who  wore  that 
uiipreleiidinir  cosdinie,  to  preserve  it  llio  whole  even- 
ing.— '•  Cucpiellishness  indeed  I  would  that  I  were  lar 
I'roni  here;  lor  1  tan  assiiio  you,  that  I  have  not  I  he 
Binallest  ilrsire  ol  making  a  conquest  in  this  place." 
'•  Is  it  possible  yini  do  not  enjoy  the  scene,  yon,  made- 
moiselle,  who  are  so  lively  and  so  Ibiiil  ol'  daneiiig'"  re. 
joined  the  litlle  mask,  layin^r  hold  of  my  arm.  "  Nol 
1  indeed  ;  have  I  not  lold  you  ihiit  I  have  liad  a  surfeit 
of  it.-'  I  am  scekintr  tijr  my  niolher,  and  your  qiiesti'ins 
Iiavc  no  other  ert'ect  than  to  heifrhten  my  distaste  tor 
this  futigning  ball.  I  meet  with  nolhing  to-day  but  an- 
iioyance  from  every  one."  "  iNevertheless  1  am  deter- 
mined not  to  part  with  you  so  soon.  Are  yon  going  to. 
morrow  to  the  concert  of  tiueen  Ilortense  V  "  1  am 
indeed,  to  my  sorrow  ;  if  that  party  should  bo  as  enter- 
taining  and  agreeab'o  as  this  one  has  been  to  me,  I 
shall  have  passed  u  very  pleasant  week  !" — I  ntlered 
the  last  words  with  increased  peevislini'ss  ;  and  forcing 
myself  aw*y  from  the  domino,  who  seemed  to  have  at 
heart  to  torment  me,  1  dragged  M.  (iazani  along  to  an- 
nther  part  of  the  saliwn,  where  1  at  last  found  my  mo- 
ther. .\l.  Gazani,  atler  bestowing  a  lew  inonients  to 
iho  recital  of  my  unlucky  advenlure,  told  iiie  that  he 
believed  I  had  made  an  egregious  mistake,  by  the  harsh 
repliei.  1  had  just  given.  "  11. iw  is  this  ?"  I  hastily  asked; 
"  I  do  not  be.'iove  1  have  been  guilty  of  any  mistake.' 
"i  really  suspect,  madcinoiselle,  that  the  domino  you 
have  so  roughly  trented  is  the  queen  of  llolhmd."  "  That, 
indeed,  '.vould  give  the  tiiiishing  siroki)  to  my  inisad- 
ventuics."  "I  am  coiitident  tb.il  it  was  the  queen's 
voice  and  address."  I  wished  to  persuade  myselt'  that 
lie  was  wiong  ;  but  that  ill-disgui.sed  lone  ol'  voice  re- 
Houniled  in  iny  ears,  and  1  was  unable  to  dispel  a  feel- 
ing of  uneasiness,  which  1  vainly  attempted  to  eomijat, 
and  which  incrc.ii'd  my  anxiety  to  willnlraw  from  the 
place  where  so  many  unpleasant  circuiiistances  had, 
with  unerring  fatality,  assailed  me. 

We  were  iinihie  to  overtake  .M.pdame  Foy,  whose 
lialjii  of  iippearing  at  masked  bulls,  together  with  her 
graceful  aiul  lively  wit,  enabled  liei  to  take  a  priMiiinenl 
part  ill  the  scene,  and  to  intrigue  with  any  one  upon 
wlioiM  she  coiidescciKii.d  to  bestow  atlentiuii.  We  there- 
took  our  departure  without  waiting  lur  her.        »     »     ♦ 

A\e  reached  the  residence  of  fjueen  Ilortense  at  a 
late  hour,  our  hnnible  eqnip.igc  having  founu  some  ditli- 
cull\  III  niakiiiL'  its  way  tlirougli  the  elegant  earri.iges 
whim  choked  up  the  sliVet.  I'roiid  ot  the  livery  which 
was  a  badge  ol'  their  dependence,  the  <;aaeliineii,  e.vult- 
ingly  hoi. ling  the  reins  wliieli  duel  ed  the  fiery  ardour 
of  a  handsd.ne  pan  of  horses,  were  lavish  of  llieir  jokes 
and  antei-hanilier  wit,  tiio  character  of  wliicli  was  liir 
too  sublime  to  bo  uiiih  rstoi  .1  hy  llu  modest  driver  of 
wreteheu  hacks,  that  had  hccouie  worn  nut  i'l  Iho  ser- 
vice of  the  pub.,c.  The  repialcd  lislie-  .iiiiieil  ut  them 
bv  the  proud  carnage  drivers  wore  iiisullieieut  to  oxtri- 
cutc  11.  fr.Hii  our  eiiibai;issnieiil.  We  were  upwards  ol 
an  hour  ,11  reaching  the  gatcw.iy,  where  it  bi^caine  ne- 
cessary l(ir  us  to  alight.  I'orlunalely,  liov.ever,  tin 
weather  was  very  line,  innl  we  reieleil  the  hall  wilhout 
ciieouiileiiiig  the  accident  I  so  much  li.e.iiled,  on  acroiint 
of  .iiy  while  1.1. ..e-i.  We  were  indeed  ^i  irnd  at  by  the 
|K)r(rr  and  footniaii,  with  a  slight  oniotioii  of  conteiniil, 
u-liicli  Lfoiiglit  tin  colour  to  my  I'll,  eks;  but  this  wound 
\n  my  HI  ll  lo\r  was  ,o  kimiii  dm  r  that  I  had  already  re- 
cuvervd  li'om  It  bofoto  wo  tcaclicU  tho  top  of  Uio  ulair- 

'I'lii'  mliKiiis  wcro  Aill  of  rnmpaliy,  ind  tho  piano- 
forte was  ill  (be  apiirtuii  nl  where  Iho  queen  had  station- 
ed liori"!  If.  'I'lial  apurtmenl  could  only  bo  reac.bnd  by 
poKsing  tlirougli  several  others,  hy  elbowing  men  loadud 
with  de.iiratioiiH  and  einbioiilered  dresses,  and  ladies 
glittering  'n  tho  splendour  of  their  attire.  1  trod  iiikhi 
some,  got  ( n'.angli'd  with  the  liaiids.Mno  fringes  ol 
otIicrH,  eurtsoyiitif  all  the  whili'  t.i  those  I  linii  met  at 
Mttlnaison ;  1  lei'  tliul  I  wis  liolinviiig  awkwardly,  and 
e»(K>rioiiei'il  the  utmost  enibnrrasK.ii"iil  niid  nneiisiuess, 
which  i^reully  increased  as  I  npproiirhed  Mie  queen  I 
U'camo  ut  la.st  cnniplctcly  diH.oiiceited.  What  she  told 
iiin  wan  ai'«uridly   not  culculnud   Ig  rostoro  my  k;  It'- 


possession,  as  the  reader  will  now  have  an  opportunity 
ofjuilgiiig. 

"(iooJ  evening,  mademoiselle;  arc  you  in  bolter 
temper  than  yesterday?  I  must  tell  you  that  you  do 
not  shine  at  a  masked  ball.  You  will  ask  liow  that 
hiippciiod  ?  Well,  then,  I  went  up  to  speak  to  you,  and 
you  replied  in  a  tone  of  Inirsliness  and  ill  humour, 
which  is  certainly  foreign  from  your  usual  manners." 
'•  Madame,  I  was  at  u  loss  to  lind  my  mollier,'and  I  ac- 
knowledge— "  "Yes,  I  know  it;  nevertheless,  that  wiis 
not  a  motive  for  treating  nie  as  you  did.''  "  I  was  un- 
conscious that  your  majesty  Imd  coiiilescendcd — "  "  Uii- 
qucsliunably  you  could  not  guess  who  I  was;  it  is  an 
excellent  lesson  for  the  future,  which  will,  I  trust,  in- 
duce you  to  bo  always  obliging  to  every  one;  I  am 
distressed  at  yesterday's  occurrence;  I  only  came  up 
liir  the  purpose  of  countciianeiiig  you;  and  it  must  be 
owned  you  cannot  be  accused  of  having  met  mc  hall 
way.  Diit  to  the  fact.  The  genlleiiiau  who  attended 
iiie  was  anxious  to  bccomo  acquainted  with  you  ;  he 
knows  my  mother's  paitialily  lor  you,  and  wisiied  to 
discover  how  far  her  taste  was  correct,  lie  could  only 
do  .so  by  aseorlaiiiing  your  incntul  ijualitics,  by  forming 
some  notion  of  your  manners,  and,  in  short,  by  not  being 
satisfied  with  beholding  a  pretty  face.  You  did  not, 
however,  set  oti'  tlio.sc  (jualities  to  advantage.  You 
may  judge  of  my  mortilic!ltion  at  the  touo  you  assumed; 
liir  tins  domino,  whoso  curiosity  was  so  much  excited, 
was  no  other  than  ....  the  uiii|icror." 

I  was  overpowered  at  tho.so  words;  for  I  must  own  I 
could  not  disguise  from  myself  that  I  had  never  been 
so  disagreeable  as  on  the  occasion  of  the  ball  of  the  pro- 
ceding  night;  nevertheless,  at  no  other  time  euuld  I 
have  been  more  ambitious  of  shining,  in  order  to  jus- 
tily  the  attentions  that  wore  shown  to  mo.  To  have 
failed  ill  proving  myself  worthy  of  the  protection  of  the 
empress,  appeared  to  me  a  mark  of  ingratitudo  as 
heinous,  on  my  part,  as  if  it  had  been  intentional.  The 
emperor  must  have  liilt  surprised  iliit  so  much  kindness 
should  be  bestowed  upon  a  person  who  could  only  ap- 
pear in  his  sight  un  ill-nianiicred  girl. 

When  the  i)uceu  luund  that  my  comitonancc  began  to 
;issuiiio  a  character  of  the  most  painful  oiiiotioii,  she 
iddrcssed  a  lew  kind  words  to  me,  w  ilh  her  accustomeil 
gnirefulness  of  manner,  and  assured  me  that  she  had 
s:w\  to  the  empeior  whatever  was  calculated  to  sollon 
down  the  nnfnourahle  impression  occasioiicil  by  my 
ill-timed  rougliness  of  behaviour.  Ho  bad  greatly  en- 
joyed an  openness  of  nianner  to  which  he  was  no  longer 
.iccusloined,  and  of  which  all  trace  Win  obliterated,  ex- 
cept in  the  ciiinp,  where  his  soldiers  retained  it  in  tlieii 
iiilercourto  with  him;  he  was  far  from  fiii<liii)[  liiuli 
with  it,  '  •  •  •  • 

When  our  visits  to  the  empivis  ceased,  we  had  ne- 
gleetcd  paying  our  respects  to  t^iieoii  lli.rtense;  for  we 
were  atlractid  to  .Maliii.iison,  net  so  iinieli  hy  the 
dial  ins  of  power  and  greatness,  as  by  the  happiness  ol 
seeing  a  mnllier  and  daughter  botli  elevated  to  the 
highest  rank  without  bavin.^  lost  any  of  those  graces 
which  rendered  llnm  so  engaging  in  a  more  humble 
sphere,  while  both  possessed,  even  in  an  cniinonl  de- 
gree, the  virtues  most  essential  in  indiviiliials  deslincd 
to  rule  over  others, — viz.  chanty  and  generosity!  Coii- 
lidciit,  therefore  in  the  ipicon  s  g.io'noss,  we  delermined 
to  piy  her  a  visit.  Tho  Ibllowing  circuinstuncc  aH'nd- 
od  us  an  oppurtiiiiily  for  so  doing. 

A  young  man  named  Droucit,  a  native  of  Ilollnnd, 
hill!  lit  this  time  just  come  lo  I'. iris,  lie  playeil  on  the 
lliile  with  superior  skill,  but  experieneeil  tt  tbousand 
obstiieles  in  making  liiinsi  If  known,  and  though  in 
straitened  eirciiinstJiices,  ho  was  said  to  be  tho  only 
support  I'f  Ins  liither  and  sister.  Ilo  was  inlrodiiee.l  to 
us.  We  (idt  iiiterciled  tiir  liini,  and  delermined  to  use 
our  endeavours  to  obtiiiii  li.r  him  thu  putromige  of  her 
ma  jesly,  always  iieeosslble  whim  iip|Hialeil  loin  behiill' 
of  the  iintoiiiiiittlo.  IM.  Prouut  was  well  worthy  of  her 
iiotiec,  for  with  a.  Ittlnnt  of  the  highest  order,  lin  could 
barolv  pro'    ro  ii  livelihood  liir  hiniself  mid  family. 

We  soli  itcd  a.i  audience  of  the  quemi,  which  was 
instnnlly  granted.  Alter  oll'ering  sonio  a|)ologies  for 
haviifg  so  long  iiogloeled  to  pay  our  rcsptels  lo  her,  we 
iiKMitiuiieil  \i.  Droiict,  i.nd  we  poon  cimtrivod-to  oteile 
her  iiit'trost  in  his  behalf  Sbo  iissiired  uo  ho  Rhoiild  bo 
introduced  to  her;  that  she  would  hear  liim  play,  ami 
do  Boui'-'hing  lo  iinprovo  his  ciieiimslanc's.  In  the 
ineiinw  iiile,  she  sigiiitiod  her  v.i  .'i  that  hi)  would  aii- 
iioiinee  a  coniert  (lir  which  she  would  take  eigliiy 
tickets,  She  pnrforined  all  she  promised,  snd  l.>  hei 
.M.  Ilroiiel  is  indnhlrd  for  Ifo  rnpnl  roputiilion  liP  ne- 
quired  iii  Taria  and  aflorwrrdi  in  every  city  iii  Euro|io. 


'I'lic  haiidsonio  Ibrtuno  which  be  now  possesses  he  oucj 
entirely  to  the  queen's  favour;  .M.  Prouel  may  li^j 
forgotten  this,  like  many  others  lo  wlioin  she  extcnJcJ 
her  assistance.  I  always  feel  happy  in  recording  iniii, 
of  goodness  in  anyone  connected  willi  Josephine,  and  | 
congrutulalo  mysi'lf  on  calling  such  matters  lo  there 
ineinbrancc  of  those  who  happen  to  forget  them. 

I  afterwards  learned  .M.  Drouet  was  far  from  bpin, 
so  muritorious  as  wo  imagined  :  he  indeed  lived  tviti| 
his  liilhcr  and  sister ;  but  tho  one  acted  llic  part  ol  lnj 
servant,  while  tho  other  was  his  cook.  An  acquaint. 
a  nee  of  mine  calling  once  upon  liini,  surprised  liinut 
dinner  with  his  sister  waiting  upon  him  at  the  back  of 
his  chair,  and  ills  old  fulher  biusliing  iiis  boots  In  i!;( 
anteclianiher.  On  hearing  Ibis  I  was  .sorry  at  whalwr 
had  done  I'or  liim  ;  but  after  all,  it  is  belter  tolicil,c 
dupe  of  a  good  heart  than  to  sulfur  suspicion  to  clirci: 
every  generous  impulse.  I  can  never  regret  the  rr,;. 
dulity  which,  though  it  may  often  have  subjected  i;,, 
to  odious  imposition,  lias  more  often  proved  to  mc  j 
source  of  gratilicalion. — Mcmoiri  of  the  Empress  Jj. 
sepliiiie,  vol.  2. 

PORTRAIT  OF  HORTENSE. 

Hortense  de  Bcauliarnais  was  at  tliis  time  seventotn 
years  old ;  she  was  fresh  a.s  a  rose,  and  thougii  her  fair 
complexion  was  not  relieved  liy  much  colour,  she  li-,( 
enough  to  produce  that  freshness  and  bloom  which  wa 
her  chief  beauty;  a  profusion  of  light  hair  played  in  silkt 
locks  round  her  sofl  and  penetrating  blue  eyes,  'i'lwdf', 
licatc  roundness  of  her  figure,  slender  as  a  palm  ircp, 
was  set  off  by  tlie  elegant  carriage  of  her  head ;  lirr  lin 
were  small  and  pretty,  iter  hands  very  wiiite,  with  imii: 
well  rounded  nails.  But  wiiat  formed  the  chief  atlraiiinr: 
of  Hortense  was  the  grace  and  suavity  of  lier  nianiii!. 
wliicli  united  the  Creole  nontlmlnncc  with  tiic  vivaeilvu: 
France.  She  was  gay,  gentle,  and  amiable;  she  had  \n, 
which,  without  tlic  smallest  ill  temper,  had  just  iibI.m 
enoiigli  to  be  amusing.  A  polished  and  well  coiidin!,,; 
education  had  improved  iier  natural  talents;  slieiln,! 
excelleritly,  sang  harmoniously,  and  performed  adiiiiri. 
bly  in  comedy.  In  l8Ut)  she  was  a  iharming  younir  L'ii; 
she  atlcrward  liecame  oneof  tiie  most  amiable  priiur  . 
of  Euro|H'.  1  have  seen  ninny,  both  in  their  own  .  ,.1 :, 
and  in  Paris,  but  I  never  knew  one  who  had  any  \\u. 
lensi.ins  to  equal  talimts.  Sin;  was  beloved  by  every  i;', 
tboui;ii,of  all  who  surrounded  her,  her  mother  seeiiini  ■ 
be  the  lenst  conscious  of  her  ottractions;  I  do  not  im, 
to  say  that  she  did  not  love  her,  hut  certainly  she  din  1, 1 
I  \press  that  degree  of  iiiaternnl  ntlcction  which  H.irliih? 
di'  Ueniiliarnais  merited.  Her  brother  loved  her  lenikr 
ly;  the  llrst  consul  looked  upon  Iter  as  his  child;  anil  11 
was  only  in  that  eountry  so  fertile  in  tlio  inventions  «' 
senndul  llint  so  foolish  an  accusation  could  lia\e  bttt 
iiiiigini'd,  as  that  any  feeling  less  pure  than  piUniii 
alVeeliiin  actuated  his  rondiiet  towards  lier.  'I'lie  vii 
calumny  met  with  the  eonlempl  it  merited,  and  isno» 
only  remembered  to  Ih'  confuted. 

MtmiifS  of  ihr,  Diilchfti  D'/46ranto,  ;i.  318. 

Alii'anie  Campnn  relates  an  anecdote  of  the  diilclitiil 
at  11  priv  lie  tbiiitrienl  represenlntion  at  the  selioel-l 
The  dutch,  ss  of  St.  I.en  played  Esther,  the  part  nl'Kiul 
w;is  siipporli  ll  by  the  inleresting  mid  unl'ortuimie  .Mi-f 
dame  lie  llroe.  '1  he;- were  iiniled  hy  the  same  iiiiifeniiittj 
of  nge  and  iiidinnlions,  the  same  mutual  friendsliiii,  ul 
are  i.tlribnted  lo  the  ehnraeti'rs  ill  Kaeine's  drama.  '  • 
|Kdi'oii,  who  was  then  consul,  his  generals,  ministers,  wil 
other  prineipii!  persons  in  the  state,  attended  the  nprel 
sintulion.  The  prince  of  Orange  was  also  ohwofiil 
there,  whom  the  liiqie  of  seeing  Hidliind  once  iiiiire, ?nil 
of  re-eslnblisbing  tile  rights  of  his  house,  had,  al  mil 
pi'riod,  brought  lo  France.  Tiie  tragedy  of  EsiIht  vuil 
IK'rforiiied  by  Hic  pupils,  with  Iiie  dioruscs  in  iiiii<t[ 
Everyone  unows,  lliat  in  the  elioriis  at  tlie  end  iil'll*! 
third  i.et,  (he  young  Isrnilites  rejoice  in  the  Iio|h  of  owl 
dav  retiirii'iig  to  th.  ir  unlive  land — n  young  female  wkl 
"  I  shall  see  once  more  those  dear  fields," — another  nilAI 
"  I  shiill  weep  over  the  s.qiiilchre  of  iny  foreliitleis;"  ill 
tlie-e  words  loud  sobs  were  heard ;  every  eye  wns  tiiriiril 
towiirds  a  pnrlienlnr  part  of  the  riKiiu;  tiio  represrnlali(«I 
was  interrupted  for  a  moment.  Nn|>oleoii,  leiiiiiiiei'>I 
wiirds  Maduiiie  ('ninpnii,  askeil  the  euiise  of  this  nciltl 
lion,  "The  prince  ol  Orange  is  here,"  said  lir ;  "k<| 
IMTceived  miinelhing  in  llie  verses  which  have  just  lifrti 
sung,  ap|>liie«l>le  'obis  wislius  and  Hitiialion,  and  e.itiMirtl 
reslrain  h»  li  nrs.''  'I'lie  eonsiil  hud  already  ilillirill 
views:  "'JVIial  is  said  iiImiii)  retiirnin)r  home  does  n*! 
apply  In  hiin,  liowcver,"  a«id  he. 

I'll'  .ir  nil  NiMniRi  or  iioaTii««a  ■t4i<HtHSAi» 


A   NAKRAl 


iiilr.i<liii»i'iile.i 
.-aiK-lliairi'oii  t'l 
-,M,  IIE  I'RAei 


ussossos  lie  OWCJ 
irniict  may  have 
oin  bIic  I'xIcmlcJ 
I  rccordiniT  traiii 
Josephine,  audi 
I Q Iters  to  the  a- 
rgel  llioin. 
IS  fur  from  heinj 
ndocil  lived  wiili 
;(1  tlie  part  of  liu 
li.     An  aequiiini. 
surprised  hinui 
iiii  at  llie  hack  of 
g  liis  boots  in  ilii, 
i  sorry  at  w  hat « ( 
IS  bettor  to  lie  ll,c 
iuspieion  to  chrc;-, 
or  regret  tho  cm- 
lave  subjected  uw 
1  proved  to  nic  i 
"  the  Empress  Jj. 


ENSE. 

;hi8  time  sevcntotii 

and  thouRli  her  llir 

ch  colour,  she  lud 

d  bloom  whicli  \ni 

hair  played  in  silky 

blue  eyes.   'I'he  df. 

ider  as  a  palm  trtf, 

if  her  head;  horl'm 

ry  white,  with  |iiiiE, 

1  the  chief  attraction 

lily  of  her  nianniN 

with  the  vivaeily^i: 

miabic;  she  bad  wi!, 

per,  had  just  malm 

and  well  comlucKo 

•al  talents;  hIu-  iin 

1  performed  admin. 

liarminfT  younL'  fin, 

st  unliable  priiici'-n 

h  in  their  own  oniua 

e  who  had  any  |irc. 

jicloved  by  every  mt. 

\n  mother  peiinodlol 

ions;  1  do  not  uicinl 

certainly  pbc  diii  w  I 

•ticm  whicli  HorKiMl 

her  loved  her  I  ruder.  I 

ns  his  child;  nndil| 

the  iiiveiUinns  o: 

could  have  l»« 

pure  than  pilitr.iij 

.ivds  her.     'i'hc  "'I 

merited,  and  isno»| 

r.ibranlefyj'.'Mi. 

dote  of  the  dmdiM 
m  at  the  sclioid:- 
(icr,  the  part  lit' Kiw 
lid  unrortunaii'  .Mi. 
the  Hunie  iinirnraiill 
iitiial  friendphiii,  a 
ueiiieV  drama.    Mu- 
rrain, minister!',  «*l 
attended  the  ri'im. 
was   also   ulwrvi* 
lluiid  onee  innrc  "< 
liMMse,   had,  at  IM 
ilfcdy  of  l''.»tli''r »» 
choruses  in  »i»'A 
|us  lit  the  end  ol'  ll' 
III  the  lio|«  "l'»"l 
,,  youilBfeiiial'™?* 
Ids," — unotlicrnHiK 
|iiiy  forefutliir*;"'' 
(ci-V  eye  wim  Hire"! 
:  tin)  rnprew  nt.ili<«l 
[,|Hileon,  leaiiiiil!i» 
uiise  ol'  thiK  hM 
ri'."  Hftid  iir:  "'"I 
Lrh  have  pist  l«l 
, lion,  and  eii'iMn 
,h.i.dv  dilVi"* 
,,.    Iiciiie  ilwi  ixl 


»E»1'U»BN> 


^^mwm 


nm^rn®^  mm^wwm^^im^  mmmBi^m^^ 


VOIi.  I. 


PIlILAUELilMlIA,  AIMIIL  '4,  1833. 


>o.  l-i. 


IMtlNTBD  ASP  PrHLi8HKl>  DY  AllA.M  W'AI.IMI'I,  \(i.  li,  .NuHTii  l-^iiiiriil  .^inKtT,  rKii.AiiEi.i'iiiA — .\t  ,v.»  tui' .'r.' lniiiiin  1-,  iiiij'alilij  ill  aiUaiK-f. 


—  ]{    4,  (J.  s.  wool),  I'KiNTUKs   AMI  I'lniHiiiEKs,   Nkw  ViiHK,  (  (  I'llliO.Sl.X  N.  WHO!)  (•■■  I  11.  l!i,ci;i.~i:i,i.iu.i,  IIai.i  i.^mu:, 

Biile  Agi'lils  anil  ruliliiiliiTS  <"'  Hi"  »lalc  of  New  York  and  all  the  New  I^iiglaiiil  slalc.i.     j  )      Solo  Ari'IiIs  I'oi  llio  stales  ,11'  Jlaryliiii,!,  Vlrgliini,  anil  Ohio,  ami  the  tr.y  iil'  \e\v  OilialiH. 


BKING 

A   NAKKATIVE    OF    HIS    KKSIUENCE     AT    VIENNA 

DCnlNO  THE  C0NQIIE8S. 


"Kiilin  1'licure  snnne,  I'l  iles  plaislrs,  iiilcr|irelei!  aitssi  hiii'iTi's 
nni'  -aiii'i'  erIalttiiH  de."'  dl.^|ioslIiiin«  iiiiitiielli'M  le«|ihi^  liieiiveillaiile..', 
inlr-iilinneiil  caieiiielit  les  arbines  di'w  de(*liiii''i's  de  rKiimiii'  dans  le 
taiirniairi'  oii  flics  vulll  elru  ducideud Le  Culigres  em  oliveit." 

l.M.  HE  I'RAllT. 

First  American  cditiont 


PREFACE. 

The  .ip[icaJaiicc  in  the  "  liihrary"  of  the  following  work, 
bcinff  its  first  publication  in  America,  affords  one  prixif 
anions  others  which  wo  havo  already  given,  and  shall 
licrealler  continue,  that  all  of  the  most  piquant  European 
books  are  not  iiiiiiiediately  seized  on  by  the  usual  caterers 
for  the  public.  It  ap|)carcd  as  a  translation  in  London  about 
a  twelvemonth  since,  and  was  received  with  such  avidity 
as  to  e.\huust  the  first  edition  in  a  few  weeks.  We  have 
already  suggested  that  the  author  is  ]iiolial>ly  the  Count 
dt  la  Garde,  to  whom  we  are  indebted  for  the  Memoirs 
of  Hortcnse — that  lie  possessed  unusual  opportunities 
and  I'lialifieations.  and  has  used  his  advantages  so  well 
as  to  be  enabled  to  indite  an  amusing  volume,  and  give 
lively  pictures  of  fiishionahlo  society,  none  can  doulit  af- 
ter perusal,  ('ould  we  with  a  wish  enlarge  some  of  his 
details,  and  render  his  sketches  full  lengths,  we  should 
he  tempted  to  do  bo.  In  his  preface  the  author  rc- 
niarks: — 

"  If  any  apology  were  rciiuisite  for  a.  pulilieatimi  of 
facts  and  incidents  which  took  place  at  a  isriod  al  all 
rcinuli,  it  sliould  rest  chielly  on  the  prevailing  taste 
among  the  reading  world  lor  works  in  the  I'orin  of  me- 
moirs and  aiieedotieal  reeoUeetioiis. 

"  It  is  hardly  possible  indeed  not  to  look  back  with  in- 
terest to  the  annals  of  a  [leriod  pre-eminently  entitled  to 
the  deniimination  of  u  great  one,  and  in  no  respect  less 
rciiiai'kahlu  than  tlio  times  of  Fvriclcs,  Augustus,  Leo  X, 
and  Louis  XIV. 

"  It  is  precisely  when  objects  fit  for  the  page  of  his- 
[  tory  have  receded  from  the  sii'lit,  without  being  quite 
lost  to  it,  that  the  scrutiny  of  the  past  may  be  entered 
into  witliimt  the  inllueilei'  mI"  j'.-..s.ii  ju  and  pp'jiidiee,  and 
I  without  the  bias  of  personal  feiliii;/,  so  that  an  impartial 
nnd  anthi'iitie  survey  may  with  eoufideneo  be  laiil  before 
:  llic  public. 

"The  sketches  relating  to  tho   congress  of  Vienna 

which  bore  follow,  though  ombraeliig  many  curious  facts 

and  remarkable  events,  are  intended  as  an  introduction 

1  to  a  more  exlensivc  work  on  tho  sumo  subject,  wliich  I 

may  at  a  fiiliire  day  lay  liefore  the  public. 

An  nniiilerrupted  st  ly  of  several  months  in  Vienna, 
Iduriin;  the  inemorable  period  ol   which  this  work   will 

I  treat,  had  opened  to  me  u  field  of  observation,  iVom  whence 

I I  liiive  gathered  materials  not  within  the  reach  of  every 
|«{H'i'taliir  of  the  great  drama  of  which  that  capital  was 
iiuade  the  principal  scene. 

irciimslanees  and  localities  Imtli  combined  in  nf- 
Irurdmg  jH'euliar  facilities  of  remark  to  one  situated  as  it 
IwMH  my  ||Uod  fortune  to  1h'.  Each  day  seemoil  to  pass 
Iwitli  the  rapidity  of  a  miiment,  and  each  moinent  was 
iFrtili  in  iiKidenlH  worth  the  experionco  of  an  age  in  ' 
|diiKiry  llini's. 

"  It  was  under  the  aiispinuH  of  mv  relutivn  iiiid 
lllii:  Venerable  Ulaisliul  I'rinee  de  liigne,  that  I  ); 
|«ici'M<  til  every  thing  tliai  was  worthy  of  m.lice. 
llAiik  and  station,  his  seniority  of  age,  his  iiiilit.iry  anil 
llilirarv  i  elelirlty,  luid  tin  personal  frieiiilsliip  niid  esti'iin 
(wi'li  vvlnrli  ho  was  hiiiiniiruil  by  all  the  soveroiglis  us- 
ii'iiilili'il  in  VieiiiMi,  ami  other  illiiKlrlnii^  i«'rsiiii.iges, 
piiT  linn  ri  nnivi'i-<al  ai'rr.i  to,  ami  eon  .iilri.ilinn  in 
|llie  hiirlu  r  i  Miles.  Mis  .luciely  waa  cuurlcd  by  all  I  and 
NEW  PliUllis — \'i 


monarelis,  sovereign  princes,  stutesiiien,  great  captaiii..<, 
and  men  distinguished  in  sciences  and  uit..^,  daily  crow  <li  d 
bis  salons. 

I'lic  advantage  of  being  led  by  Biieh  a  guide,  ami  of 
hearing  constantly  his  opinions  and  remarks  on  men  and 
tilings,  are  considerations  wbicli  induce  iiie  to  think  tb.at 
the  following  pages  \vill  not  bo  read  without  interest." 

CIIArTEIl  1. 

Introduction— Historical  c-Keteli  nl'  \'iriiiin— Djscriptloii  of  the 
Ciiy— I'lilice  lie  Lii;iio. 

When  the  Abbe  de  I'radt  made  the  Congfess  of  Vienna 
the  subject  of  a  political  work,  he  did  not  represent  that 
memorable  assembly  in  its  most  pi<|uant  [Hiiiit  of  view. 
lie  probably  thought  that  minute  detail  might  injure  the 
imposing  elfect  of  his  picture,  and  he  theretiire  absluiiied 
from  adverting  to  the  jirivatc  life  of  the  actors  in  the 
grand  drama.  13ut  in  an  assemblage  wbieli  conliiiuideil 
all  ranks,  and  smoothed  away  all  asperities,  the  hearts 
undesignedly  laid  open,  and  the  traits  of  character  mie.v- 
peeledly  d<?\elope(l,  could  not  but  allbrd  a  fertile  source 
of  interest  to  every  ob.scrver  of  liunian  nature. 

'I'lie  masters  of  the  world  and  rulers  of  empires,  who 
assembled  at  the  Congress  of  N'ienna,  lived,  for  the  first 
time,  on  a  fuoting  of  intimacy  with  their  ( qiials ;  and 
elKcrfully  laying  aside  the  Inirden  of  iliqiiitt,',  they 
auandoned  tlieniselves  without  restraint  to  a  varied  series 
of  amusements,  leaving  to  able  politicians  the  task  of  ad- 
justing the  f'utuie  destinies  of  Europe. 

fiueli  complicaR'd  and  iiiiportant  interests  were  cer- 
tainly never  before  discussed  amidst  so  iiiueli  festivity 
and  dissipation.  A  kingdom  was  disiuenibered  or  ag- 
grandised at  a  ball — an  iinlemiiity  granted  at  a  dinner — 
a  restitution  projiosed  during  u  hunt — and  a  /«m  tnol,  or 
a  happy  observation,  sometimes  eemeiited  a  treaty  which 
might  iitlier\vi.se  have  lingered  through  ti  dinus  discussion 
and  eorres]ioiideiiee.  The  most  difficult  transaetimis  were 
arranged  promptly  and  agreeably.  K.vlraordiiKiry  cou- 
riers galloped  in  a  few  minutes  from  the  cabinet  of  a 
king  to  the  cabinet  of  an  emperor,  and  with  the  rapidity 
of  tbouglil  conveyed  a  conclusive  answer  to  an  importunt 
question. 

The  eongri'ss  assumed  tho  eliaracter  of  a  grand  so- 
lemnity fiir  till'  ecli'bration  of  the  tranquillily  of  Europe. 
It  .was  the  festival  of  peace,  and  desliiicd  to  restore  that 
political  eiiuilibrinm  which  Ilie  t'oree  of  anus  bad  so  long 
sus|K:ndcil.  The  nations  of  Europe  asuemlili'd  at  Vienna 
in  the  persons  of  their  sovereigns,  and  iiegnl  i.iting  through 
the  medium  of  their  most  enlightened  ministers,  present, 
ed  a  uiii(|ue  BiM'ctaele  perfectly  in  aecDrilaneo  with  the 
extraordinary  events  that  had  occasioned  it. 

Meanwhilo  the  hero  of  great  catastrophes  wan  once 
more  preparing  to  apjiear  upon  the  scene,  siirjiriscd,  no 
doubt,  that  ilie  voice  of  reason  was  at  length  heard,  and 
that  treaties  were  eoneluded  of  a  nature  somewhat  dif 
fcrent  from  those  v.bieli,  fur  twenty  years,  lie  has  U'cii 
aeeustoiiied  to  ratit'y  with  his  sword,     lie  rekindled  tin 
brand  of  discord,  and  ebangid  the  as|K'ct  of  those  volup- 
tuous scenes,  iipnii  wbiili,  in  spite  <d'  (  ver  varying  no- 
velty, the  languor  of  satiety  was  begiiiiiing  to  eneroueh 
I  have  often  been  surprised  th.\l  no  netor  in  tho  grand 
historical  scene  should  have  nndirtaken  the  task  of  d 
scribing    a    period    ealeulated   to  e.xeilo   such   general 
curiosity.  Uiit  most  of  them  I'liiig  engaged  in  discussing 
tho  great  interests  of  mankind,  devoted  tin  ir  attention 
wholly  to  that  idijeet — sulVering  all  minor  details  to  es- 
cape their  observation.     Siibsi'i|iirntly,  when  the  Haine 
oPtlie  volcano  wase.vtinct,  and  tilings  had  resumed  their 
proper  level,  some  may  have  wished  to  retrace  the  scenes 
wliieli  I  am  aliout  to  dcserilHS  but  not   having  taken 
notes  on  the  «|xit,  they  have  |R'rliaps  Ihcii  diseonrnged  by 
wiiit  of  tiiemory ;  justly  eoiiceiving  that  such  a  picture, 
-.  IT  ablv  drawn,  eould  exeite  no   Interest  uiilcHS  il 
I'  impress  of  triitli.     Tho  artist  wlio  attempts  lo 
e  a  liiiiilseape  tVom  reeolleetion  niiiy  Kliephis  |M'n- 
lobiurs,  but  cannot  ueeiirately  blend  bis  tints  on 
iiivass.     Inipressioiis  wliieh   are   not    diriveil  from 


liiir  original  source  are  like  the  rays  relleeled  by  our 
planel — tiny  impart  light,  hut  not  heal. 

The  congress  was  in  full  netiiity  on  my  arrival  ill 
Viennn,  wliieh  was  nhoiit  the  middli' nf  <  (elolH-r,  1st  I. 
Il  was  then  lep.nieil  ihat  it  woiild  i'e  npudily  dissolved; 
hill  plearmre  or  but'iiiesii,  which,  I  do  iiut  pietend  tu 


know,  ordained  it  otiierv,  i;a'.  Weeks  and  nionllis  passi  J 
away, and  the  siltuigsof  the  congress  still  continued.  (>o- 
vereigns  tiealing  with  each  elherlike  brothers,  as  Catha- 
rine tlio  (jreat  wished  they  slionld,  amicably  adjusted 
their  little  /r/mi/i/ n//(ii)s;  and  >St.  rieirc's  philosophic 
dream  of  a  general  peace  seemed  to  be  realised. 

lieliire  1  introduee  the  reniler  to  the  (hainalis  jurixiiuc 
who  figured  at  the  congress,  a  brief  sKeleh  of  the  scene 
of  aclion  will  not  perhaps  be  deemed  siiprrlUiMis. 

Vieaiia  is  situati  d  on  a  plain  suironudi  d  by  pii  liin  (.quo 
liilLs.  The  Danube,  uliieli  iiilerseels  and  partially  sin- 
rounds  this  jilaiii,  br.iiielies  ulf  in  varieiis  din  etion.s,  and 
tliiis  tiirms  several  little  i-linds,  on  llie  iiiesl  soulln  rii  of 
which  the  Ausfriun  capital  is  buill,  Viuiiia  eonsi.~ts  of 
two  distinct  portions:  first,  the  city,  wbieli,  In  iiig  em  ir- 
eled  by  walls,  bastions,  and  a  dry  ditch,  is  ubsolutely  a 
fortress;  and,  second,  tlie  suburbs,  wliieh  are  tnrrouniU 
ed  by  a  line  of  circimivallation,  with  barriers  at  the  en- 
tries,  and  are  separated  IVeni  the  city  by  a  glacis,  en 
which  several  pleasant  proineiiades  are  f'l  rnieil.  Tho 
most  siHitberii  suburb,  called  I.eopoblstadt,  is  delaehed 
from  the  town  by  one  of  tlie  branches  of  the  river. 

The  population  of  Vienna  is  estini:;t<d  at  between 
x!MI,(M)l)  and  3(10,(11)0  individuals,  U()ll,(l(JO  i^f  hIioiii  ec- 
1  npy  the  suburbs. 

The  bistury  oi"  \  <■  iia  abounds  in  curious  and  inlcHst- 
iiig  facLs.  Il  'asf,,!  some  time  one  of  the  stations  of  the 
Uoman  bginu.-,  and  was  sueeessively  a  pny  to  the  fioths 
and  the  Hiiiis,  until,  in  71)1, Charlemagne  united  il  to  Iho 
euipiri' of  the  Erancs. 

Under  the  dinninion  of  the  margraves  and  dukes  tho 
city  was  gradually  enlarged  anil  fortified.  Dnke  Kini.'lpli 
IV.  f'oimiled  the  I'niversity,  wbieli  fiair  ernliiries  .iller- 
waids  Maria  Theresa  rai.scil  lo  sueli  iniporlance.  In 
l.b"'4  the  Ilmigarians  became  tmist  rs  of  \  iennn,  where 
their  king,  .Malbias,  rstublisin  d  hi:  e(n:rl.  Ma.ximilian 
having  been  r'liivcd  there  as  archduke,  Vienna  becanio 
the  residence  ot'tlic  house  of  Austria.  In  \^>:i'J  il  was  nii- 
sneeesslully  lu-siegcd  bv  the  Tuiks;  but  in  l.'iS.'i  the  \'i/ir 
Kara  ^Instaplia  would  have  nudonbtedly  lieeome  nuisler 
of  it,  had  nut  Jubn  Sobieski,  with  his  I'oles,  inarched  lo 
the  aid  of  Leo)..ild.  From  that  time,  during  the  sueees- 
sive  reigns  of  Joseph  I.,  Charles  IV.,  INIariu  Theresa,  .lo- 
sepb  'I.,  Leojiold  II.,  and  the  present  emperor,  publin 
liiiildiiigs  and  useful  institutions  have  nuiltipliid  beyond 
caleulalion.  Ill  17:iT  \'ienna  was  tlireati  ned  with  siegu 
by  the  French;  but  the  ilangir  was  averted  by  the  treaty 
of  Leidien.  'I'hc  French,  however,  beeanie  masters  of' 
the  place  in  1.S(I3;  and  again  in  ISDi),  af\er  the  victory 
gained  by  NaiKileon  over  Areliduke  Charles.  Since  that 
limo  tho  Anslrians,  convinced  of  the  iiniKissibilily  of 
etrectnally  dt'f'ending  a  city  commanded  mi  all  side,>, 
have  cmivcrted  its  ramparts  to  more  tr.inqi.il  and  agree- 
able Uses  Ihuii  those  for  which  tluy  were  originally  des- 
liiied, 

Tho  streets  of  Vienna  ore  ns  narrow  as  those  in  tliu 
towns  of  Italy;  '  111  the  h.vises  of  many  persons  of  rank 
are  magnificent,  and  not  inferior  to  the  palaees  of  Fhi. 
leme.  Vienna  is  in  liiel  quite  milike  the  rest  of  (Jer- 
maiiy,  except  in  a  few  nhl  buihlings,  wliieh  recall  rceol. 
lections  of'tlie  middle  ages.  l)f  llicse,  the  most  reiiiarkablo 
is  llie  Tower  ol  St.  Slepben,  wliieh  majestically  rears  its 
head  above  a'l  tbo  other  rbiiri  lies  of  the  city.  It  waH 
commenced  iu  the  year  ll44,  by  Margravo  Ilcnry  I', 
and  it  is  said  that  its  completion  occupied  two  centuries. 
This  veiierahic  strncture  is  in  some  measure  conneclcj 
with  the  history  «(  .\ustria.  The  tomb  of  rriiire  Eiigeno 
is  erected  In  the  elinpel  of  the  Holy  Cross,  wliieh  foniiH 
part  of  St.  Stephen's  Tower. 

Vienna  contains  some  good  squares.  On  the  (iralieii 
is  erected  a  nionuim  tit  in  eomiiiemoration  of  the  ns.sa. 
lion  of  the  plague,  which  ravaged  the  city  in  Uiili  and 
St.  Joseph's  S'piare  is  adorned  v  illi  nn  eqnestri  in  sinluo 
of  the  pliiliisiipbic  piiiiee  whose  name  il  bears,  ami  whoso 
iiieinory  will  live  eternally  in  the  hearts  of  bis  vubjeets. 
There  are,  besides,  iiniiiy  n  tiinrkaWe  nioniiinents  of  an- 
tiquity iiiid  art,  which  I  will  note  in  eomieetlon  with  tlin 
eireuiiistanecH  I  am  nlioni  to  di'seiibe. 

A  friend  of  mine  had  resided  fiir  some  years  at  Vienna; 
and  on  mv  arrival  ul  his  niagiiifieeiit  residence,  llie  Jie. 
gir7.eil,  1  Ibiiiid  all  the  cimi/mi  wliich  he  had  brinighl 
from  his  native  country  in  rcalily  as  well  as  in  imiiie. 

Afler  giving  vent  to  the  first  i  tVuhions  of  iVn  ndsliip,  u 
tiavclkr  (uiik.^F,  indeed,  he  bo  uiie  of  llic  iiKinmUvc  nfo- 


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JOURNAL  OF  A  NOBLEMAN 


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cics  inentioncd  by  Stcrno)  will  nlwnys  be  impatirnt  to 
enjoy  a  night's  rest.  I  accordingly  betook  inysell'to  bctl 
as  early  as  I  conlii,  full  of  the  joyful  anticipation  of  be- 
coming a  s|K.'Ctalor  in  a  scene  to  which  history  presented 
no  parallel. 

As  I  shall  in  the  next  chapter  introduce  my  relative, 
the  Prince  de  Lignc,  I  will  here  give  tlie  reader  a  slight 
sketch  of  his  history. 

Charles  Joseph,  Prince  do  Lignc,  who  was  born  at 
Brussels  in  1735,  was  descended  from  a  family  celebrated 
in  the  history  of  the  Netherlands  for  several  centuries. 
He  entered  the  army  in  1752,  and  made  liis  first  cam- 
paign in  1757.  In  1758  he  wis  engaged  at  the  victory 
of  lloehkirehcn,  and  gained  liis  rank  of  colonel  on  the 
field  of  battle.  He  was  made  a  major-general  at  the  core- 
nation  of  Joseph  IL,  and  he  liad  the  honour  to  accom- 
pany that  sovereign  on  his  interview  with  Frcderici'  II. 
in  1776.  In  the  following  year  he  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  lieutenant-general.  On  the  conclusion  of  peace 
he  returned  to  France.  His  amiable  character  and  cliival- 
rous  manners  rendered  him  a  great  I'avourite  at  Versailles, 
where  ho  had  already  made  a  distinguished  figure  in 
175.1.  Queen  Mario  Antoinette  received  him  with  mark- 
ed condescension.  At  Versailles  he  became  acquainted 
with  the  Marchioness  de  Coigny,  to  whom  he  addressed, 
from  the  banks  of  the  Boristlienes,  the  most  remarkable 
I>ortion  of  his  correspondence.  When  ho  was  sent  to 
Russia,  in  17^3,  his  talent  and  fine  person  distinguished 
him  among  the  courtiers  of  the  Empress  Catharine.  She 
made  him  a  field-marshal,  and  permitted  him  to  accom- 
pany her  on  her  journey  to  the  Crimea.  Joseph  II.  hav- 
ing eoullrred  u|ion  him  the  rank  of  general  of  artillery, 
he  joined  Prince  Potcmkin,  who  was  then  besieging  (_).,..„- 
kow.  In  the  folliiwing  year  ho  took  the  command  of  a 
corps  of  the  Austrian  army,  and  shared  with  Laudon  the 
glory  of  taking  Belgrade.  This  was  the  close  of  his  mili- 
tiry  career.  The  revolution  of  the  Netherlands  deprived 
him  of  hi^  properly;  a  misfortune  which  lie  bore  with 
mo.t  philosophic  fortitude.  The  Kmi)cror  Fran'is  made 
him  a  captain  of  the  Trabans  in  lf<07,  and  a  marslial  in 
1808,  and  he  always  presided  at  the  eoimeil  of  the  order 
of  Maria  Theresa.  In  tlie  latter  part  of  his  life  he  de- 
voted hiniself  entirely  to  literary  occupation.  Dis  col- 
lected works  arc  published  in  thirty  volumes.  ]\l.iny  of 
them  have  attained  considerable  celebrity,  particilarly 
those  in  which  he  describes  the  events  of  which  hi!  was 
a  witness,  and  the  distinguished  individuals  he  intinialely 
knew. 

My  grand-uncle,  the  Marquis  de  C  *  *  *,  having  mar- 
ried a  Princess  de  Lignc,  I  have  the  honour  of  In  ing 
allied  to  that  Illustrious  family.  Whfu  I  first  went  to 
Vienna,  in  1807,  the  prince  received  me  as  a  relative,  and 
introduced  luc  at  court  and  every  where  as  his  cousin. 
At  subsequent  periods  when  I  visited  Vienna,  he  invariii- 
bly  treated  me  with  parental  kindness.  1  always  listened 
to  him  with  deep  interi'st  when  ho  conversed  about  (he 
good  old  time,  of  which  he  had  seen  so  much,  and  In' 
took  pleasure  in  storing  my  mind  with  his  excellent  ad 
vice,  and  the  fruits  of  his  long  experience. 


CHAPTER  n. 

Lcr  1  (fl<iihrrvlo— e*o,;nj  ,lot  'l!ir>  — Eiijrrnc  nr.Tnhnrnnis— rmptToi 
Ali'n:in.lt'i— King  nf  Prii!*;*!.'!— Knipurnr  nf  All^r^tn— Klni£  m  Ra- 
van-"— Kniii  "f  DiMitnark — Kin;t  of  WiriFniburii—Criiicc  Umv.iI 
(It"  U'iiiuinlitiri!,:oul  til"  Durclirsa  nf  (Xiliiihuiy— Pnnco  Royal  (if 
Bii\iiria,  nuil  Ins  bn.iIiLM-  rriiicc  CtmrlfH. 

Ilr.  Johnson  somewhere  says,  in  allusion  to  the  great 
wall  of  Cliina,  that  tl  e  grandson  of  a  man  who  has  seen 
it  has  Si  lint!  reason  to  I)e  proud  nf  the  circumstance. 
Thi",  I  think,  is  an  exaggeration  no  less  oriental  than 
the  object  to  which  u  rel'ers;  and  the  remark  might,  per. 
haps,  with  more  justice  be  applied  to  great  men  and 
memorable  cviiits.  For  mj-  own  [urt,  I  miisl  ronfess  1 
am  proud  of  having  been  at  Ihi  Congress  of  Vienna;  tor 
though  I  lia<l  nut  the  honour  of  being  acquainted  with 
uU  tlio  illustrious  individuals  who  aRsisted  at  that  mepio- 
rable  asseml)lage,  yit,ifn  recollection  of  their  persons 
prompts  to  an  imitation  of  their  characters  and  conduct, 
It  cannot  lie  a  matter  of  inditlercneo  even  to  havo  seen 
them. 

The  day  after  my  arrival  I  went  to  pay  my  rpi<|)ecls 
to  the  Prince  de  Lignc,  who  readily  condescended  to  be 
my  guide  and  instruetpr,whenever  circumstances  brought 
me  near  him.  I  was  of  course  delighteil  at  thi^  oppor- 
tunity of  being  aided  by  his  intelligence  in  observing  the 
interesting  picture  I  was  now  about  to  ImIioIiI  ;  and  I 
WHS  theietlire  th''  more  sensible  to  the  friendly  reception 
I  e)[(w>rieiu'(  il  t'rom  him. — "  Von  have  come  just  at  the 
right  moment,"  said  he.  "  All  Europe  is  here;  and  if 
you  «rc  fond  of  fetes  and  balls,  you  will  liuve  enough  of 


tlicm,  1  promise  you ;  for  dar'cing  is  the  chief  business 
at  the  congress.  There  is  absolutely  a  royal  mob  here. 
Every  one  is  exclaiming  yifice/^HS/ic-".'  eijuilibri  um !  in- 
ilcmnily!  Who  is  to  clear  the  chaos  and  stem  the  torrent 
of  pretension,  I  know  no'.  As  for  me,  I  am  a  quiet 
looker-on.  At  any  rate,  all  the  indemnity  I  shall  ask  for 
is  a  new  hat:  for  I  have  \vorn  one  out  in  bowing  to  the 
sovereigns,  whom  I  mc(  t  at  the  corner  of  every  street. 
But  in  spite  of  Robinson  Crnsoc," — thus  the  Prince  de 
Mgnc  nicknamed  Napolion,  in  allusion  to  his  abode  at 
the  Isle  of  Elba — "  a  general  peace  will  be  concluded  by 
the  representatives  of  the  nations  of  Europe,  who  now 
unanimously  exclaim  redniit  aima  luiitv." 

While  he  was  questioning  me  aliout  Paris,  my  family, 
iiiy  journey,  and  my  projects,  a  servant  came  in  to  in- 
form him  tli.it  his  carriage  was  ready.  "  Come  and  dine 
with  me  to-morrow,"  said  )io,  "  and  in  the  evening  we 
will  go  to  the  Ridotto,  where  reason  wears  the  mask  of 
folly.  I  w  ill  show  you  all  the  curiosities  of  the  great 
figured  tapestry.  You  will  sec  many  people  you  have 
known  in  other  places,  and  jou  will  be  convinced  that  if 
Austria  has  ever  been  conquered,  it  is  not  in  hospitality." 

'I'hc  prince  kept  up  the  old  fashioned  practice  of  dining 
early,  and  I  accordingly  arrived  at  his  residence,  on  the 
ramparts,  nbont  four  o'clock.  We  were  soon  summoned 
to  dinner,  at  which  all  the  prince's  family  assembled. 
The  repast,  like  the  suppers  of  the  celebrated  Madame 
Scarron,*  certainly  required  the  seasoning  of  interesting 
conversation.  His  highness  himself  did  full  honour  to 
the  light  dishes  that  were  served;  yet  he  so  completely 
[lossesscd  the  art  of  engaging  the  minds  of  his  guests, 
that  it  W'as  not  until  they  rose  from  table  that  they  be- 
-inie  fully  sensible  of  the  tpiritiiahle  of  the  entertain- 
ment. 

On  our  return  to  the  drawing-room  we  found  some 
visiters  assembled.  They  were  almost  all  persons  of  dis- 
tinction from  difierent  parts  of  Euro[)e,  who,  being  in 
Vienna,  sought  an  introduction  to  the  liying  monument 
of  the  past  age,  were  it  only  for  the  sake  of  saying,  "  I 
have  seen  the  Prince  de  I;ignc."  They  listened  with 
great  interest  to  his  anecdotes  and  bon  nwls,  with  which, 
no  doubt,  they  afterwards  enlivened  other  saloons.  iSome, 
who  pretended  to  place  lliemselves  on  a  level  with  him, 
annoyed  him  with  trifling  questions  and  insipid  remarks. 
Of  this  class  of  people  he  used  to  say,  "There  is  no 
greater  proof  of  mediocrity  of  mind  than  that  whisper- 
ing of  secrets,  and  grave  discussion  of  trifles  which  takes 
place  in  the  embrasures  of  wiuilows,  where  newspaper 
stori('s  are  repeated,  and  declared  to  be  private  intelli- 
gence. How  unfortunate  it  is  to  come  in  contact  with 
people  whose  conversation  is  like  a  picture  wanting 
breadth  I" 

Fhe  prince  having  made  his  escape  from  one  of  these 
dull  groups,  stepped  up  to  his  gr.i.alson,  the  Count  de 
Clary,  with  whom  I  was  at  that  moment  speaking:  "  I 
reeolleet,"snid  he,  "once  writing  a  li  tier  to  jean  Jacques 
Rousseau,  which  I  coinmeneed  with  the.M'  words  :  '  As  I 
know  you  dislike  both  imporluners  and  iinportiinily,' 
\e.  ThercMire  some  persons  here  to  whom  one  might 
very  aptly  address  such  ii  hint;  but  they  are  so  dull  that 
they  would  not  take  it.  Suppose  we  escape  to  society 
more  congenial  to  our  taste.  Follow  me;  I  will  show-  you 
how  to  take  leave  ii  la  Franrnim',"  So  saying,  tliis  ex- 
traordinary man,  though  thin  in  his  ciglitielli  year, trip- 
ped out  of  the  room  as  liglillv  as  a  page;  and  when 
eated  in  his  carriage,  langlinl  heartily  at  the  boyish 
trick  he  hail  played,  nnil  the  disappointment  that  would 
be  experieiircd  liy  some  fifth*'  hrntix  pnrlnirn  when  they 
liiriied  rouml  to  see  whether  he  was  listening  to  them. 

Aboul  nine  o'clock  we  reached  the  imperial  palace, 
called  the  Uinij,  where  the  Ridotto  balls  are  held.  The 
large  room,  which  was  splendidly  lighted,  was  encirileil 
by  a  gallery  leading  to  the  supper  rooms.  Round  the 
prineipal  room  was  seated  an  elegant  assemblage  of  la. 
(lies,  some  in  dominos,  and  some  in  fancy  dresses,  while 
bands  of  music,  stationed  at  certain  distaneis  round  the 
circle,  alternately  performed  walt/.es  and  Polonaises.  In 
the  adjoining  moms  some  of  tlu'  company,  who  were 
lancing  miimcts  with  true  Oerninn  gravity,  formed  by 
no  means  the  least  eomical  pnrt  of  the  picture. 

Vienna,  as  the  prince  had  truly  observed,  now  presented 
un  epitome  of  Eurnpc,  ami  III.'  Ridoito  niighi  be  said  to 
be  an  epitome  of  Vienna.  It  is  impossible  to  eon*'eive 
liny  thing    niore    singular   than    this   multitude,  partly 


*  ^laitnine  ill' iM.Tintriinii,  t*  hrii  tlip  \\  iTpni  Ht-nrron  tlie  )Kip|.wnii 

lli-riii<lti|ii<'il  tn  L'lM-  j.ii|))i('r^  'wiiT  a  \\fv\n  nt  tier  tlnlini'  ill  tlli'  Pint 

llevni.  tn  nil  ilic  ft^fiM  I  fKjintn  of  ilieMine.  Hrniron'*  rirriiinstnnrt  h 
'liil  mil  iilfnol  lirr  the  niennR  of  prnviillnn  very  lilM'inty  fur  ilie  imi. 
tfTtalnniciu  uf  lM>r  iiiirstM,  mid  ulii-ii  itic  tmniiiifi  liii|i|K'ii('d  lo  lir 
iiirrc  fi-nniv  thnii  iiMnl,  tirr  mrvnni  wi.ulil  wIiI^|mt  In  liri  far, 
"  r.iicare  iiHc  histvirr,  ^ailawe,  U  i  utt  hum*  mnii^iic.*' 


masked  and  partly  unmasked,  amidst  which  the  rulers 
of  mankind  were  seen,  mingling  in  the  crowd  without 
any  sort  of  distinction.  "  Observe,"  said  the  prince 
"  that  graceful  and  martial  figure  who  is  walking  with 
Eugene  Bcanharnais:  that  is  the  Emperor  Alexander. 
Yonder  tall  dignified  looking  man,  on  whose  arm  a  fair 
Neapolitan  is  playfiilly  hanging,  is  no  less  a  personam 
than  the  King  of  Prussia.  The  lively  mask,  who  scenis 
to  put  his  majesty's  gravity  somewhat  to  the  test,  is  per. 
haps  an  empress,  or  iierhajis  a  griaetle.  Beneath  tlist 
Venitian  habit,  which  but  ill  disguises  the  amiable  ajl'a. 
bility  of  the  crowned  Amphitryon,  you  sec  our  emperor, 
the  representative  of  the  most  paternal  despotism  that  ever 
existed.  Hnrc  is  Maximilian,  king  of  Bavaria,  in  whose 
o|K'n  countenance  you  may  read  the  expression  of  his  ex. 
cellcr*  heart.  On  the  throne  he  docs  not  forget  his  tor. 
mer  rank  of  colonel  in  the  French  service,  and  he  enter. 
tains  for  his  subjects  the  same  paternal  ait'cction  which 
he  once  cherished  for  each  private  of  his  regiment.  E?. 
side  him  you  sec  a  little  pale  man,  willi  an  aquiline  nose 
and  fair  hair:  that  is  the  Kingof  Denmark,  whose  cheer 
till  manners  and  happy  repartees  enliven  the  royal  par. 
lies.  He  is  called  the  Lttalift  (or  merry  fellow)  of  the 
sovereign  brigade.  Judging  from  the  simplicity  of  his 
manners,  and  the  perfect  happiness  which  his  little  king. 
dom  enjoys,  one  would  never  imagine  him  to  be  the  most 
absolute  monarch  in  Europe.  Such,  nevertheless,  is  il,c 
fact;  and  in  Denmark  the  royal  carriage  is  preceded  hv 
an  equerry  armed  with  a  loaded  carabine,  and  the  kinj, 
as  he  drives  along,  may,  if  ho  choose,  order  any  of  his 
subjects  to  be  shot.  That  colossal  figure,  whose  bulk  is 
not  diminished  by  the  ample  folds  ot  his  domino,  is  the 
King  of  Wirlembnrg.  Near  him  stands  his  son,  the  prlnco 
royal,  wliose  attachment  to  Catherine,  grand-dutchcss  of 
Oldenburg,  detains  him  at  the  congress,  where  he  shows 
himself  more  anxious  to  please  the  lady  of  his  heart  than 
intent  on  the  arrangement  of  interests  wh;.?!!  will  one  dav 
be  his  own.  Those  two  young  men  wiio  have  just  passed 
us,  arc  the  prince  royal  of  Bavaria,  and  his  brolhci  Prinro 
Charles.  The  head  of  the  latter  may  vie  with  that  ni'M 
Antinous;  and  the  taste  of  the  other  for  literature  ami 
the  fine  arts,  which  he  cultivates  with  success,  promises 
to  Bavaria  an  illustrious  reign.  This  crowd  of  people,  ss 
various  in  dress  as  in  appearance,  who  are  buzzing  about 
in  every  direction,  are  cither  reigning  princes,  archdukes, 
or  dignitaries  of  diff'erent  countries.  With  the  exception 
of  a  (kw  Englishmen,  who  are  easily  distinguishable  liy 
the  richness  of  their  dresses,  I  do  not  perceive  a  siiiji' 
individual  who  h.as  not  a  title  tacked  to  his  name.  But 
now  I  think  I  have  suflicicnlly  introduced  you,  so  vo'a 
may  go  and  work  your  own  way;  always  recolleriin; 
that  in  any  ease  of  dilliculty  I  am  at  hand  to  pilot  you." 

The  Prince  de  Lignc  now  left  me,  and  as  I  saniitfred 
through  the  rooms,  I  met  numbers  of  persons  with  wlinni 
I  had  been  acquainted  in  diflcrent  parts  of  the  world,  Ironi 
Naples  tn  St.  Petersburg,  and  from  Stockholm  to  Con- 
stanlinople.  I  fell,  as  if  for  the  first  lime,  all  the  faseini. 
lion  of  a  masked  ball.  The  music,  the  general  inrngnitn, 
the  intrigues  which  it  was  c  ilciilated  to  favour,  the  unre- 
strained gaiety,  and  the  whole  combination  of  cnrhanl- 
ments,  had  well  nigh  turned  my  head.  I  soon  loiuid 
myself  amidst  a  group  of  friends,  among  whom  nro 
Zibini,  Rouen,  Bulgari,  Borcl,  Cariali,  and  Rcchherr. 
We  agreed  to  sup  togethi  r,  in  order  to  make  nrrnii^f- 
ments  for  meeting  each  other  every  day  during  nnr  sl.iv 
in  Vienna.  My  English  friend  Mr.  Gritliths,  who  had 
iM'cn  long  srari'hing  for  me  in  the  crowd,  joined  iis.  He 
was  also  aeei)m|ianied  by  several  friends;  and  after aniii". 
ing  ourselves  for  an  hour  or  two,a  party  of  about  twi  nit 
of  us  sat  down  t  i  conclude  the  evening  with  a  good  .sup- 
|H'r. 

"  How  came  you  here  ?  where  have  you  been  ?  wlul 
have  you  been  doing  since  last  we  met  ?" — were  the  que!- 
lions  which  iilleagi  rly  addressed  to  me;  and  I  waseiiuallt 
impatient  to  question  my  interrogators  on  what  eoneerncd 
them.  One  who  had  been  only  a  lieutenant  when  1  last 
saw  him  was  now  a  general;  another  who  had  liein  al 
tachi  d  to  an  embassy  was  now  himself  an  nmlmFsailw 
Most  of  them  were  adorned  with  the  decorations  llifT 
had  won  by  their  eonrnge  ami  talents;  and  amidst  III 
eflirMMi  nee  of  gaiety  and  champagne,  some  of  tlieni  he 
gan  In  ri  late  |||,  ir  udveiilures.  From  what  till  trem 
lliem,  I  eoiild  r:\u\y  perceive  that  they  had  all  ilrawu  i 
prize  (Voiii  (he  wheel  of  I'ortune.  firiffiths  and  I  bein; 
anxious  to  hear  their  curious  histories  a(  a  more  rnnvr. 
nient  time  and  place,  engaged  them  all,  in  turn,(n  visit 
(he  .In-ger/eil.  As  Nadire  dispi  iisi  s  her  flowers  fH 
spring,  i(  would  seem  that  Fortune  hives  to  lie.sdnv  lift 
(iuoiirs  on  youth  ;  for  (he  oldest  of  my  friendi  was  not 
yet  (hirty.  " 

/.ibiiii,  about  whom  1  fell  most  curiosity,  wos  ent'.ifi' 


i 


i 
i 


to  lireakfi.st  \\ 

(Ire-sing,  [  sai 

imifnrni  ol'  III 

ivilli  its  gay  e< 

illy  became  lii.' 

Irmn  a  journey 

;     he  (n  tbilmv  tin 

I  to  join  the  I 

'     lo  the  time  nf  n 

,    een  months  hu 

entered  the  arm 

de-canip  to  ficn 

eral  orders. 

prise'  and  satisfi 

':   .ini  nut  yet  tiven 

.;,   (ieterniines  to  u 

steady  breeze,  ar 

even  to  the  mcri 

;    reterslnirg,  I    ft 

ivnnid  lead  neitli 

(i'ri'd  every  clian 

virc,  iincomrnissi 

,  In  Ailjiitant-gcnc 

al  the  opening  ot 

am  indebted  to  m 

,  ilcMt,  Zibini,"  obsc 

St.  (Jeorge  which 

.   Itiissia,  I  iinow  is 

■  highest  merit." — 

Iroin  the  hands  i 

billle,  it  is  ncverl 

I'ori'serii    bailees  t 

hear  how  I  got  it. 

'Zihini,  take  fifty 

try;  ilie  cni'niy  is 

Hr,i;rglcrs.'     I  iii(„ 

men,  |irocecded  alo 

fion  iii'Tely  as  a  n 

'le;i',"ie  trom  tlie  ea. 

iiMo  nil',  said,  'Ca| 

.,i  lank  eenecaled  voi 

ii:  '||  'r  booty.'— '(; 

•nii  II.  a  few  minnti 

ciiulng  his  way  thrr 

tain  I  e.iptain  !  it  is 

tehind  .'lini.' 


'w:: 


AT  THE  CONGRESS  OF  VIENNA. 


li  tho  nilors 
)\vi\  withoiit 
the    prince, 
ralkinj;  with 
r  Aloxiindcr. 
c  orin  a  fait 
a  porsotiagc 
t,  who  Bccms 
ic  test,  is  ]KT. 
IJcneath  tint 
ainiahle  otTa- 
our  empotor, 
ilism  that  ever 
aria,  in  whose 
ision  of  his  ci. 
forget  his  for. 
,  anil  lie  enter. 
tlcelion  wliich 
■eginicnt.    E^ 
n  aquiline  nose 
k,  whose  clietr 
the  royal  par. 
r  fellow)  ol'tlif 
niplicily  of  liis 
1  his  little  kiiij;. 
n  to  be  the  most 
•crtheless,  is  the 
c  is  preceded  hy 
[>,  and  the  kinj, 
)rder  any  of  liii  | 
c,  whose  bidk  i« 
s  domino,  is  the 
lis  son,  (he  prince 
rrand-dntehcss  of 
I  where  he  showi 
'of  lu8  heart  lliau 
■hich  will  one  day 
1  have  just  passid 
his  broihei  Prinre 
ic  with  that  of  the 
for  literature  ami 
success,  promises 
rowd  of  people,  i' 
1  arc  bu27.ing  about 
irincos,  arehdiikis, 
Villi  the  exception 
distinguishable  by 
jwrceive  a  siii'jl' 
y  his  name.    But 
lueed  you,  so  you 
Iways  rceoUic'in: 
land  to  pilot  yon" 
id  as  T  sauntereJ 
-rsons  with  wlirav 
of  the  world,  from 
ItocUholm  to  ("on- 
.c,  all  the  faseinv 
rinrral  inrn;rniln, 
'favour, the  anre. 
r.ilion  of  enrlwiil- 

lul.  1  """"  '"""'■' 
Vong  whom  vf 
and  Ueehlieii- 
I  to  make  arraiito- 


IV  ilurnig 


nnr  slav 


tilths,' who  lud 


He 


I'y 


Ld,  joined  w 
's;  and  allir nniip. 
of  about  twi  Illy 
vith  a  good  sup- 
yon  been  1  wM 
''—w'cre  the  <iae<. 
nndl  waseciHall' 
on  what  eniicironl 
nant  when  1  W 
vho  had  bitn  »t' 
llf  an  am' 


ilmpsnilof' 


decoration: 


,  some  o 


and  nnial 

f  them  !«■ 

vhat   fi'll  l'""» 
had  all  <lriivvn  i 
ItTitiis  and  1  1"'"'! 
J  at  a  more 
ll,  in  turn 


„iil,  its  env  colour.^  and  profusion  of  gold  lace,  admira- 
1  .became  his  handsome  little   figure.     On  our  return 
Voin  a  journey  to  the  Criiriea,  we  P"tcd  at  Tulczim,- 
,,  to  follow  the  Countess  Potocka  to  St.  Petersburg,  and 
1  10  join  the  Oiike  dc  Richelieu  at  Odessa.     Since  then, 
.„  tlu'  time  of  my  meeting  him  in  Vienna,  scarcely  eight- 
1  months  had  elapsed.     When  wc  parted,  he  had  not 
iitcred  the  army ;  he  was  now  a  lieutcnant-colonel,  aide 
Ac  riinp  to  General  O7..trowski,  and  decorated  with  scvc 
,.r.il  orders.    "  Yes,"  said  Zibini,  on  my  expressing  sur. 
,,r'i„.  and  satisfaction  at  his  altered  cireumstanecs,  "  f 
an,  not  vet  twcnty-three  year.s  of  age ;  but  when  tort  unc 
liolrrniines  to  wall  us  into  port,  she  tills  the  sails  with  a 
stcadv  breeze,  and  is  often  quite  inditferent  to  the  iigc  or 
i.vcn  'to  the  merit  of  her  favourite.     On  my  arrival  at  St. 
Potersbiirg,  I   found   that   lounging   in   drawing-rooms 
ivould  lead  neither  to  fame  nor  fortune.     The  army  of- 
fered every  clianee,  and  I  accordingly  entered  tho  scr- 
vice  uncommissioned,  as  a  volunteer.     My  relationship 
to  Vliutanl-general  Ozarowski  procured  me  an  cnsigncy 
at  the  opening  of  the  campaign,     lor  every  thing  else  I 
'ill,  indebted  to  mere  aeeident."— "  Not  exactly  to  acci- 
,l,.|it,Zibini,"  observed  I,  "  if  1  may  judge  ofthat  cross  of 
'  St.  (Jeorge  which  you  wear  on  your  breast,  and  which,  in 
liiissiii,  I  knaw  is  only  conferred  as  the  reward  of  t!ie 
liiTJiest  merit."— "Though,"  replied  he,  "  I   received  it 
from  the  hands  of  the  emperor   himself  on  the  field  of 
Inltle,  il  is  nevertheless  a  convincing  proof  of  those  un 
I'orcseeu    hances  to  which  I  have  just  alluded.  You  shall 
hear  how  1  got  it.     My  general  said  to  mc  one  rnorning, 
/Zibini,  lake  fifty  eossacks  and  scour  the  adjacent  couii- 
.Irv;  the  enemy  is  retreating,  and  you  will  pick  up  a  few 
fini'^'lers.'     I  luoimted  my  horse,  and  followed  by  my 
iiuiMToeeeded  along  the  high  road,  regarding  the  cxcur- 
fion  in'Tcly  as  a  ma'ter  of  form.     I  was  not  more  than  a 
.l(:i'"ic:  t'rom  the  eainp,  when  one  of  the  eossacks  coming 
iii,to  mo,  said,  'Captain,  do  you  not  jiorecivc  something 
[ark  ee.ieealed  vender  among  the   reeds?     It  may   be 
,1.  n  f  r  booty.'— 'Go  and  see,'  said  I.     Off  he  galloped, 
tnii  n.  a  few  ininiites  he  was  in  the  midst  of  the  marsh, 
ctiKiii!;  his  way  through  the  reeds,  and  exclaiming:  '  Cap- 
tiial  captain  !  it  is  artillery  which  the  enemy  has  left 
ki'hiiid  liin.' 

"  We  lustened  to  the  spot,  where  wc  found  buried  in 
Die  mini  sixteen  pieces  of  cannon,  which  the  enemy  no 
doiiht  hi  ped  wouhl  esca|>e  our  ob.servatioii.  I  ordered 
mv  I  roup  to  dismount:  the  horses  were  harnessed  to  the 
tarriagi's;  and  a  lew  hours  after  I  left  the  camp  I  rc- 
luDicd  master  of  a  whole  park  of  artillery. 

"The  emperor  was  not  far  oft",  and  the  generiU  directed 
liclociriy  liim  the  intelligence  myself;  attributing  to 
Jif  all  the  merit  of  a  capture  which  wati  entirely  the 
fork  of  chimee.      Alexander    having    read  the  report, 
iijlitcd  from  his  horse,  and  taking  my  hand  said, '  Cap- 
in  Zibini,  I  make  you  a   major;'  and  unfastening  his 
ss  nf  Si.  George,  iie  tied  il  to  my  Imtlon-holc.     I\Iy 

di' lucnt  prosperity  has  been  the  natural  consequence 

lliis  I'vi  lit.  I  have  reeiived  other  decorations;  and 
ll'  liniiine  had  deterniined  to  overwlielmine  with  her 
miily,  I  have  won  no  li'ss  than  five  hundred  thou- 
iiul  rnnbles  at  play."  I  eougratulaled  him  on  the  ra- 
I  siuoession  of  good  fiirtiine  he  had  ex|K'rieueed,  and 
iriiii;  breakfast  he  menlioneil  some  other  eircunistances. 
Inch,  though  not  in  themsilves  interesting,  icrved  to 
iiiliriii  me  in  the  opinion,  that  liunian  destiny  is  oftener 

I  is  generally  supposed,  the  work  of  chance. 

II  is  twelve  o'clock,"  said  Zibini,  as  he  rose  from  ta- 
,  "and  the  pleasure  of  conversing  with  an  old  Iricnd 
St  not  make  me  forget  that  a  chapter  of  the  order  ol 
liiorce  is  to  be  held  to-day,  and  that  the  emperor  al- 
« arils  gives  a  diniirr  to  I  ho  knights.  As  1  am  llie  last 
whom  the  ileeoratimi  has  been  conferred,  I  have  eer- 

iiiiluiiis  to  perli>rm,  the  honour  of  which  I  cannot  Core. 
lor  any  eniisideratiou  whnlever.  Farewell,"  nddeil  hi 
ir^ivtiniy  hasty  departure  ;  bill  I  Iio|K'  it  is  iinderstoiKl 
it  «e  are  to  see  each  other  every  day  as  we  did  at  Mos- 
■  , alTnliziiu,  and  in  the  Crimea.  We  have  only  ex. 
iii;eil  the  Iratirnily  of  arms  for  the  traternily  of'plea 


they 
;l5l  111" 


to  vi'it 


her 


ftoWlTS 


to  bestow 
frieiuU  wan 


f\ilh  the,«e  words  he  lightly  sprung  across  his  horse, 

was  waiting  for  him  in  the  lourt-yard,  and  set  oil' 

|o  ^allnp,  his  elegant  plume  Moating  in  the   air  like  a 

kill'*  tail. 


vos  eni 


japil 


'I'hi;  CaiioiMss  Kinski  — Piiaci' 

— 'I'lui  I'linrii  (111  LiRiie— Tho  !'l"icc  ile  I.anil.iM— Lnum  ilv 
Will— Ut»ni|iiion  ol'ihe  Prater— Gtnerai  ']'"'.!ciibiiiii. 
I  nolo  down  only  my  recollections:  and  it  i.-i  no  part 
of  my  plan  to  notice  political  events,  which,  however 
interesting  and  important,  are  now  too  well  known  and 
understood  to  require  further  detail.  Resides,  the  right 
develojienient  of  such  matters  belongs  properly  to  the 
province  of  history;  and  my  aim  is  merely  to  paint  a 
lew  cabinet  pictures,  wliosc  chief  merit  will  be  their 
accurate  representation  of  reality. 

As  soon  as  Zibini  left  nie  I  went  to  pay  a  visit  to  the 
Countess  vou  Fuchs,  at  her  residence,  tho  Wall-zcil, 
where  I  had  left  a  circle  of  valued  friends  when  I  last 
quitted  Vienna.  'I'lio  countess,  as  lovely  and  amiable 
as  ever,  received  me  with  as  much  kindness  as  in  1808. 
1  now  found  her  surrounded  by  a  family  of  beautiful 
children.  She  introduced  mo  to  her  sister,  the  Countess 
von  I'lotcnberg,  wife  of  tho  reigning  count  of  that  name. 
Here,  as  at  tho  Ridotto,  1  was  overwhelmed  with  ques- 
tions. I  had  to  relate  my  adventures  in  Russia,  my 
shipwreck  in  tho  Black  Sea,  the  danger  I  had  incurred 
during  tho  plague  at  Constantinople  ;  and  in  return  1 
received  short  biographical  accounts  of  some  ol'niy  ac- 
quaintance, whom,  1  was  happy  to  learn,  tbrtune  had 
not  neglected.  Nostitz,  Tctlenhorn,  Wuliiioden,  and 
HesBC-lIomburg,  were  now  lieutenants  gei.aral ;  IJorel, 
Palhem,audOmteda,nere  ministers;  and  others,  though 
less  celebrated,  had  not  been  less  favoured.  "Your 
ft  lend,  Mr.  Griftith.s,"  said  the  countess,  "is  still  in 
Vienna.  He  is  riveted  hero  by  links  which  arc  not 
easily  broken.  Rut  what  has  become  of  the  young 
Englishman,  Mr.  Sinclair,  whose  adventure  with  Rona- 
parto  excited  so  much  interest  in  Vienna?''  "I  have 
not  seen  him,"  1  replied,  "  since  wo  parted  here ;  but 
Lady  Davy,  whom  I  met  last  year  at  the  palace  of  the 
Archbishop  of  Tarentiim  in  Naples,  informed  mo  that 
ho  is  now  a  mcinbcr  of  the  English  house  of  commons, 
and  a  distinguished  speaker  on  the  opposition  side." 

Shortly  lieforc  the  battle  of  Jena  Mr.  (icorgo  Sinclair, 
on  his  way  to  Vienna,  was  arrested  by  some  rrench 
scouts,  and  conveyed  to  the  head  quarters  of  the  Ireneh 
army.  "Whence  do  you  come/  and  where  arc  you 
goiiig  ?"  enquired  Bonaparte,  in  that  tone  of  voice 
which  usually  preceded  a  senlence  of  death.  "  I  have 
come  from  the  university  of  Jiiia,"  was  the  reply,  "and 
am  pioceediiig  to  Vienna,  where  I  shall  find  letters  and 
orders  from  my  father."  "  And  who  is  your  (iitlier  ?" 
"Sir  John  Sinclair."  "Sir  John  Sineliir?  He  who 
writes  on  agriculture  ?"  "  The  same,  sue."  Napoleon 
said  something  to  General  Duroc,  and  llieii  continued 
his  interrogatory  in  a  somewhat  milder  tone.  .'Mr. 
Sinclair,  who  was  at  this  limo  scarcely  eighteen  years 
of  age,  joined  to  a  prepossessing  person  n  vast  fund  ol 
inrormation  on  geography  and  history,  and  was  well 
acquainted  with  tho  genealogy  of  all  the  sovereign 
houses  of  Ccrmaiiy.  Jlis  acquirements  nsloiiished 
Honaparle;  who,  after  conversing  with  liim  (iir  two 
hours,  tohl  Uuroc  to  let  him  be  escorted  to  (he  ndvaneeil 
[losts,  and  allowed  to  continue  his  juiirnoy.  This  un- 
expected t'avour  was  the  more  Mattering  to  Air  Sinclair, 
inasmuch  as  he  was  indehled  for  it  entirely  to  his  own 
iiinrit. 

Our  conversation  was  broken  oft'  hy  the  entrance  of 
the  princesses  of  Courland  and  the  Caiioness  Kinski, 
who  were  aecompaiiied  by  tioneral  'I'etlenhorn.  I  was 
delighted  at  this  aecidonlal  opportunity  of  again  meet- 
ing the  beautiful  UulchesH  de  .Sagan,  and  the  lively  ami 
intelligent  e.moness.  The  cimvcrsatinn  turned  on  the 
congress,  and  the  foreigners  who  had  come  to  Vienna 
to  attend  il,  of  whom  some  received  praise,  and  others 
censure. 

The  Prince  of  Hesse-Homburg  and  the  young  Count 
Woina  were  announced  ;  and  lliey  brought  intolligenee 
of  the  prep'iralions  Ihut  wore  making  for  a  grand 
earoiisiil,  which  was  to  lake  place  in  the  im|ierial  mews, 
and  which  they  said  would  bo  one  of  the  finest  spectacles 
ever  witiirssed.  All  the  engravings  and  ilescriplioiis 
of  thu  celobrHled  carousals  of  the  reigii  of  lioiiis  XIV. 
had  been  consulted,  in  order  to  give  all  possible  trial  to 
tho  onterlainnient.  The  CouiiIcbr  Edmund  Perigord. 
(hclbro  her  marriage  Princess  of  Courland,)  who  was 
one  of  twcnty-liiur  ladies  appointed  to  preside  at  the 
feln,  observed  that  the  dresses  prepared  for  llio  occasion 
would  surpass  in  magnifiecnec  all  <hat  was  reenrded  ot 
the  liixui  V  of  Hie  ladies  of  the  irourt  of  I  ho  ilriiiul  Mo- 
1  renllv   believe,"  said  she,  "that  we  shnll 


nnrqur, 

wear  all  llie  pearls  and  diamnndbof  llim^jary,  Rnliciu 


"  Next  to  the  ladies,"  said  the  young  Connl  Woinn, 
whose  presence  will  of  course  tbrm  the  principal  at- 
traction, our  superb  horses  will,  1  am  sure,  claim  their 
share  of  admiration.  Some  of  them  will  show  Iheir 
paces, and  walk  minuets  as  grarefiilly  as  com  I  envaliers.^ 
While  the  count  was  describing  the  colours  of  the  dil- 
ferent  quadrilles,  and  quoling  some  of  the  devices 
adopted  hy  the  champions,  Tettoulmrn  drew  me  aside, 
observing,  "  We  have  a  great  deal  to  say  lo  each  other, 
and  this  is  not  llie  [iroper  place  lo  commence  our  com. 
munications.  Rut  meet  me  at  three  o'clock  in  tho 
grand  alley  of  llie  Prater,  and  wo  will  go  and  dine  to- 
gether at  tho  Angarton.  There  wo  can  converse  with- 
out iiiterruplion." 

The  princesses  having  departed,  escorted  by  Tetten- 
born,  the  Countess  von  Fuchs  kindly  invilod  mc  lo 
spend  my  evenings  at  her  house  whenever  I  should  nnl 
ho  otherwise  engaged.  After  taking  leave  of  her,  I 
hastened  to  call  on  the  Prinee  ric  I.igiie,  being  anxious 
to  avail  myself  of  every  moment  ho  might  bo  jileased  lo 
devote  to  me. 

It  was  rather  late  when  1  arrived,  and  1  found  Iho 
prince  just  stcnping  into  his  carriage,  in  company  with 
the  Prince  do  Lambese,  who  was  so  eelehrnled  in  Uie 
early  pari  of  tho  French  revolution.  They  were  going 
to  Schocnb.-un  to  see  the  ton  of  Napoleon,  and  invited 
me  to  accompany  llicm.  This  invilalion,  lowevor,  I 
was  obliged  to  decline,  as  I  could  not  have  returned  in 
time  lo  keep  my  appointment  with  Tetlenborn.  "  I 
shall  be  there  again  to-morrow,"  said  the  I'riiieo  do 
Eigne,  "and  if  you  can  go  then  I  will  announen  you  (o 
.Madame  de  Monlesquiou;  for  you  must  know  I  per- 
liirni,  ad  hnnnres,  the  duty  of  a  grand  chanibcrlain  lo 
the  little  duke,  who  was  born  a  king."  "  At  w  hat  hour 
shall  I  wait  upon  you.'"  I  enquired.  "At  eleven,"' 
said  he.  pressing  my  hand  ;  and  we  parted. 

As  1  was  returning  home  to  order  my  horse  I  met 
tho  Court  i!c  Wilt,  who  turned  and  walked  a  short  w.ay 
with  lo'  I  expressed  my  surprise  at  the  prodigious 
number  of  carriages  which  drove  past  us,  alike  in  I'orm 
and  colour,  some  with  two,  and  others  with  four  horses, 
and  all  adorned  -itli  the  imperial  arms.  "The  Em- 
peror of  Austria,'  lid  the  count,  "wishing  that  none 
of  the  snveroigns,  i  ner.son.s  of  their  suite,  shnulu  u.so 
any  carriages  but  Ins,  has  ordered  three  hundred  lo  bo 
prepared  all  alike;  and  at  every  hour  of  the  day  and 
night  they  are  at  tho  .service  '"ri''  illustrious  visitors." 
As  we  were  erossin;   •       '  r.  T  nube,  General 

Ouwarofflook  tin  t  ■■  '•  I  bade  him 

adieu,  and  soon  aT       '    ■  e  Prater. 

Numbers  of  coi  -i,.,..    ,     >■   i 1  every   do- 

seriplion,  horsemcii  .  .d  animation 

over  one  of  the  most  cliarm  ny    ,         ,i' wliii  li  any  city 
can  boast.     No  park  or  public    proiiienado  in   I^uropo 
picseiits  such  acoinbinaliMiof  allraclions  as  the  Prater, 
rho  nunioroHS  collec-lioiises,  to  which  the  inhabitaiiU 
of  Vienna  resort  for  rcjie".UQn  after  the  labours  of  the 
day,  and  the  various  aiuuscments,  suited  lo  the  taste  of 
every   age,    present    the    aspect   of   a    perpetual    fair, 
held   beneath    tho    shade    of   iH'aulil'iil    |>hiiilations   of 
trees.     Tho  luxury  of  all  the  difi'erent  states  adjacent 
to  Austria  seems  collected  in  the  wide  alley  of  chestnut 
ire.^ ,   which    is    continually    crowded   with    splendid 
e  [uipagos,  and  equestrians  mounted  on  jiorses  olevery 
Lreed,  displaying  their  horsemanship  with  true  Hun- 
garian skill.    In  a  modest  looking  phaeton  the  sovcrnigii 
of  these  vast  dominions  drives  his  young  and  charming 
c.inso'-t  with  as  little  ostentation   as  a  humble  trndes- 
muii  ;  while  a  hired  cabriolet  unceremoniouslv   whisks 
past  liim,  and  is  in  its  turn  outstripped  by  a  Rohemian 
magnal,  or  a  Polish  palatin  driving  lour-in-liand.    Tlio 
variety  of   objeels,  the   bustle    and  the  gaiety  which, 
ihougli  iiicrcHsed  by  the  crowd  of  foreigners,  was  Blill 
tempered  by  German  gravity,  presented  allogellier  an 
inleresliiig  and   curious   piciuie.     It   was  a  scene   of 
Teniers.  in  a  landseapo  orilnysdall,  and  beneath  n,  sky 
.ifClaudc.     At  the  extremity  of  the  alley  the  majestic 
waves  of  the  Danube  heighten  the  magical  otreet  of  tlio 
piitnre  ;  and  when  on  a  fine  spring  evening  llie  fumes  ct 
Turkish  coH'uo  |Hiiiclrate  tinough  the  trees  of  the  Eu't- 
Haus,  every  sense  is  gratified,  and  one  cannot  help  rc- 
lleeling,  thai  while  every   thing   cloys  and  wearies  in 
the  circle  of  artificial  enjoyments,  iiaturo  alone  presents 
eharms  ever  t'resli  and  iii)|a>rishable. 

From  a  reverie  of  this  sort  I  was  roused  hy  the  np- 
pearaiico  of  my  friend  Tctlenhorn,  who  immedialely 


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iniike  tlui  liLst  of  mir  way  to  tlio  Aujjarloii,"  saiil  lie, 
"■.vliLTu  1  liiivu  orilurcU  diiinor.  It  ia  n  ram  lliiny;  to 
■;«l  a  {;oocl  iliririnr  I'loiii  any  ol'  tlic  Vienna  rL'stullrutcll^^>i 
litit  I  linin  some  lilllu  intliiciico  aiiioii<r  tlicni,  and  Janii 
lius  prnniiscd  nio  to  do  liis  best."  Our  repast  was 
indeed  rcniurlialilc  ior  i]tintitily  ratlier  titan  i|ualily- 
However,  wo  had  a  food  dessert;  and  wlien  lliu  tokay 
was  introduced  'I'ettcnborii  commenced  his  story  ns 
follows  ; — 

"  Since  I  last  saw  you  the  incidents  of  my  lile  have 
nucceedcd  eaeli  otiicr  no  less  rapidly  than  tlio  events 
which  iravo  rise  to  llicm.  You  know  that  I  ncconi- 
panied  Prince  Schwartzonherj;  on  his  embassy  to  I'rance. 
I  was  ill  I'aris  at  tho  time  of  the  biilh  of  the  younif 
KinfT  of  Komc,  and  I  was  despatched  as  a  courier  lo 
communicate  the  intoliigcnco  to  the  Emperor  of  Aus- 
tria." "  I  know  it,"  observed  I ;  "  and  I  recollect 
Jmvin;j  seen  it  staled  in  tho  newspapers  that  you  per- 
Ibrmed  Iho  journey  (a  distance  of  three  hundred  and 
twenty  Icafjucs)  in  four  days  and  and  a  half"  "  That 
is  easily  accounted  for,"  replied  lie.  "From  Paris  to 
Strasburg  I  rode  Prince  Schwa rtzcubcrg's  race-horses  ; 
and  from  tho  Austrian  frontier  to  Vienna,  Prince  Joseph 
of  Schwartzenborjf  ordered  relays  to  bo  stationed  for 
■ny  accommndation.  I  need  not  enter  into  any  detail  of 
the  gay  life  1  led  in  Paris  after  my  return.  France  was 
then  in  the  zenith  of  her  prosperity  and  glory,  and  tho 
Austrian  embassy  enjoyed  the  marked  favour  of  the 
court.  Fetes  succeeded  each  other  with  no  less  spirit 
than  they  now  do  hero.     Amidst  the  universal  revelry, 

I  unfortunately  neglected  to  balance  my  expenditure 
with  my  receipts.  My  creditors  became  impatient, 
und  I  soon  Ibund  that  the  only  means  of  extricating 
myself  from  embarrassment  was  to  quit  the  scene  of 
temptation.  From  tho  enchanting  saloons  of  Pari,s  I 
withdrew  lo  the  barracks  of  my  regiment,  then  gar. 
risoned  at  Baden ;  and,  in  truth,  if  I  had  retired  to  a 
convent  of  the  Trappislcs,  the  Iransitiou  could  not  have 
been  greater.  I  had  been  for  some  time  in  this  sort  of 
expiatory  quarantine,  when  the  torch  of  war  suddenly 
blazed  over  tho  whole  continent  of  Euro|)e.  1  deter- 
mined to  take  part  in  the  general  contliet,  being  heartily 
tired  of  a  lile  so  ultoily  at  variance  with  all  my  former 

habits.     At  Uaden  1  was  quartered  with  Uarun  , 

whom  I  had  known  from  my  boyhood,  and  who  was  a 
major  in  my  regiment.  Ho  like  myself  perceived  that 
there  was  but  little  chance  of  rapid  promotion  In  tho 
Austrian  .service.  'Baron,'  said  I  lo  him  one  day,  'we 
liave  now  a  good  opportunity  to  try  our  fortune.  Sup- 
pose we  enter  the  Uussian  army  as  partisans.  Tho 
Fcrvice  will  not  be  hard  ;  we  shall  ho  well  paid,  and  in 
all  probability  get  rapidly  advanced.     Besides,  I  would 

II  thousand  times  rothor  trust  to  fate  than  continue  the 
life  I  am  leading  here.  I  shall  set  olF.  What  say  you  ? 
Will  you  go  with  me  V  It  ofitii  happens  that  one  mo- 
ment in  tho  course  of  life  decides  our  future  tlestiny. 
The  baron  declined  tho  proposition,  and  I  sat  out 
alone.  Alas  I  he  ofU'ii  aHorwarda  repented  that  he  did 
not  uccoM)|)any  me." 

"  No  doubt,"  interrupted  I,  "  when  tho  reports  of 
your  success  were  spread  abroad,  regret  and  disappoint- 
ment turned  his  brain.  He  lodged  ut  the  inn  at  which 
I  put  up  at  (jesth  on  my  return  from  C'oiistanlinnplo, 
and  he  blew  out  his  brains  in  u  chamlicr  adjuining 
mine."  '-I  deeply  deplore  his  melancholy  end,"  said 
Teltenborn.  "lie  was  a  sincere  friend  and  i\  brave 
ollicer,  and  had  he  ibilowed  my  example,  I  doubt  not 
that  Ibrtuno  would  have  been  as  favourable  to  him  as 
to  me.  But  we  iimst  lloat  with  the  current  if  wo  wish 
to  bo  carried  forward.  On  joining  tho  llussian  army  1 
received  orders  to  raise  a  regiment  of  Hanoverians,  I 
Bjiecdily  organised  it :  it  was  placed  under  my  com- 
mand;  and  throe  months  aller  my  departure  from  Baden 
1  was  signing  commissions  fur  a  rank  equal  to  that 
which  I  had  myself  held  in  tho  Austrian  service,  I 
wa«  soon  made  a  iiiujor-geiioral,  and  you  have  probably 
learned  from  tho  newspaiiors  that  I  was  lucky  enough  to 
capture  Bonaparte's  military  chest.  A  |>ortion  of  its 
Contents  fell  to  my  lot  by  way  of  reward. 

"When  Havoust  evacuated  Hamburg  the  command 
of  that  place  devolved  on  ine.  I  abolished  many  of  the 
severe  rpgulalions  which  the  French  mnrshal  thought  it 
necessary  to  inlroduec  ;  and  the  iiihabilnuts,  in  token  of 
their  gratitude,  presented  mo  with  tha  freedom  of  their 
city  in  a  splendid  gold  box. 

"  Glory  and  rewards  now  crowded  thick  upon  me. 
1  received  the  ileeoratioiis  nfmost  of  the  military  orders 
of  kiiiglilliood  ;  and  the  allied  soveieigiis,  lo  eiown  the 
Jibeiality  tiny  had  oviiieed  towards  inn,  liave  bestowed 
on  mo  the  cstatta  of  two  convents  in  Wosljihalia,  tht| 


revenues  of  which  ainoinit  to  forty  thousand  llorins  per 
annum.  This  arciiinu'aliou  of  g(«id  fortune  has  ol 
lourso  released  mo  from  prcuniary  dillicully,  and  my 
creditors  have  not  been  the  last  to  rejoice  ut  my  suc- 
cess. I  am  now  a  reibrnicd  rake,  and  on  tho  point  of 
being  man  led.  My  inlemied  briile  is  a  lady  to  jvhom  I 
have  long  been  ardently  alloched;  and  though  the 
lUiioiicment  of  my  roiiiiincc  may  ho  somewhat  abrupt, 
it  will  not,  I  hope,  on  that  account  prove  tho  less 
happy." 

"  1  congratulaio  you,  my  dear  Tettenborn,"  said  I 
"  and  all  who  know  you  will,  I  am  sure,  heartily  rejoice 
at  your  happiness.     When  fortune  smiles  on  men  like 
you,  one  can  scarcely  help  regarding  it  as  a  favour  con- 
ferred on  oneself." 

We  sat  cl-.atting  together  in  this  manner,  without 
thinking  how  time  llcw,  and  it  was  nine  o'clock  before 
we  reached  the  Carlcnthur  theatre,  which  we  had 
agreed  to  visit  that  evening*.  The  porformance  was 
Haydn's  oratorio  of  the  creation.  Tiie  house  was 
splendidly  lighted,  and  the  boxes  were  hung  with 
magnificent  draperies.  Several  of  the  boxes  were  set 
aside  for  tho  sovereigns,  and  tho  rest  were  occupied  by 
the  corps  diploinaiiiiitc.  As  to  the  pit,  it  exhibited  siieli 
a  blaze  of  decorations,  that  it  might  have  been  called  a 
pit  of  knights,  as  the  pit  of  the  Erfurt  theatre  was  calked 
a  ))it  of  kings  and  princes.  "  It  >nust  not  be  inferred," 
said  Tettenborn,  "that  all  these  cordon^<  iro  tho  just 
rewards  of  merit.     Eminent  distinctions  'ike    the 

pyramids,  only  to  bo  reached  by  two  s  beings, 

reptiles  and  eagles." 

Wc  did  not  stay  till  the  conclusion  oi  iiki  oratorio, 
though  the  performance  exhibited  all  th.at  perfection  in 
which  instrmnental  music  is  invariably  executed  at 
Vienna.  We  concluded  tho  evening  by  supping  with 
the  Countess  von  Fuchs,  at  whose  house  1  found  as- 
sembled a  circle  of  friends,  who  had  not  BufTered  ab- 
sence to  obliterate  me  from  their  recollection. 

[Count  Las  Cases,  in  his  "  Journal  of  the  Life  and 
Conversations  of  Napoleon  at  St.  Helena,"  recounts  this 
further  mstance  of  the  uncertainty  of  destiny  : — 

"  Serruricr  and  the  younger  Hedouvillc,  as  Napoleon 
informed  him,  while  proceeding  together  to  emigrate 
into  Spain,  were  encountered  by  a  party  of  patrol. 
Hedouville,  by  means  of  his  youth  and  activity,  escaped 
over  the  frontier,  and  I  bought  himself  lucky  in  being  able 
lo  pass  a  miserable  existence  in  Spain.  Serruricr,  coni- 
pollod  to  lly  back  into  the  interior,  and  full  of  despair  at 
(he  circumstance,  bccamo  alWwarda  a  marshal  of 
France."] 


CHAPTER  VI. 

lioiDaiilic  nnrnlolo  of  llii-  I'rince  dp  l.i;:m'  nnil  the  Kmiirrss 
<'allMriiiu— Miiil.  (li;  Slufl— \  isil  li*  ^I'lluMiliriiii — llesi-riplion  nl 
iIh:  caslli-  unit  L'anl' ns — 'I'lin  I'^inpiesfl  .Miiria  Louisa — Mail.ilc 
Mnmcsinii.iii — IV.ipDlron's  sun,  Ilie  ymni';  prim  e  nf  Piirin.T  — lie- 
si'iiitilaiire  Iit-iwfeii  tits  luirnait  and  (hat  uf  Joseph  II.— Is&hcy, 
the  paiiucr— Th<!  ICiii;^  ut  Wiileiidioig,  &c. 

When  I  called  to  keep  my  appointment  with  the 
Prince  dc  Ligne  I  was  inllirmcd  that  he  had  not  yet 
risen.  I  v.as  shown  into  the  library,  which  he  had  con- 
verted into  his  bedchamber,  and  then!  I  found  him,  sitting 
up  ill  bed  and  writing;  for  his  active  mind  allowed  not  a 

noinont  to   pass   unoccupied.     "  You  arc  very  exact," 

ibserved  he,  when  he  saw  me  enter;  "and  though  you 
cannot  say,  with  I.oiiis  XVIII.,  that  puuctualil//  i.i  the 
polilfiicss  ii/kinsTS,  yet  I  have  always  remarked  that  il 
is  a  i|ualily  which  is  always  sure  to  please;  therefore  I 

idvisc  you  never  to  lose  sight  of  it.  Allow  mo  only  to 
conclude  this  chapter,  on  one  of  the  pictures  of  the  day, 
and  I  am  at  your  service.  I  notu  down  my  ideas  just 
;is  they  occur,  lest  they  should  escape  me.  Tho  extra- 
ordinary events  now  passing  in  the  world  seem  to  in- 
spire me;  and  pcrliii|)s  a  thought  may  arise  in  my  mind 
which  will  bu  useful  or  amusing  to  somebody,  I  am 
more  of  an  observer  than  an  actor  in  the  busy  scene  that 
is  passing  around  me,  which  I  cannot  heli)  comparinn- 
to  an  ant-hill  disturlnd  by  a  kick,"  He  then  resumed 
his  writing ;  but  in  the  course  of  a  few  minutes,  having 
oecasion  to  refer  to  a  book,  he  said — "  Have  the  goodness 
to  hand  ino  the  vohiine  on  the  tliird  shelf.''  I  did  not 
exa<.'tly  see  which  Iwok  he  |)ointed  to,  and  I  hesitated 
tijr  a  liniment.  Thi^  priiieo  immediately  jumped  out  of 
bed,  and  hohliiig  by  tho  eorniei!  of  the  bookcase,  reached 
the  book  himself,  and  then  lay  down  again.  Observing 
that  1  was  not  a  little  astonished  at  this  feat  of  agility,  he 
said,  "  I  was  always  active,  and  my  activity  has  ollen 
bixm  very  useful  to  me.     Of  this    I   will  tell  you  nii  in- 

tame.  When  I  aeeompanied  (^alherine  the  (ireat  in 
her  journey  to  the  Crimea,  tho  imperial  yacht  doubled 
Uiu  rarthciiun  promontory,  where,  il  is  said,  tho  ttinplc 


of  Ipliigenia  once  stood.  Wc  were  conversing  about  Iho 
probability  of  this  fact,  when  Catherine  pointing  to  ilj,. 
shore,  said  to  me: — 'Prince,  1  give  you  the  dispute il 
ground.'  I  immediately  jumped  into  the  sea,  willi  mv 
uniform  on,  and  swam  ashore  to  the  promontory,  froiii 
whence,  having  landed,  I  exclaimed  :  '  May  it  iiltasc 
your  majesty,  I  take  [lossession.'     That  rock  has  since 


borne  my  name,  and  bi^en  my  property.  So  much  for  a 
lidle  agility  !"  While  chatting  in  tins  way,  he  drcssij 
liiiiisclf,  and  when  he  put  on  his  brilliant  uniform  of 
colonel  of  the  trabaiis,  adorned  with  half  a  dozen  cordons 
he  said,  "  If  illusion  would  once  again  hold  her  niirrot 
Iwfore  me,  how  gladly  would  I  exchange  all  this  fmiry 
for  the  plain  uniform  I  wore  when  an  ensign  in  my 
father's  ri^giment !  To  be  sure  I  was  but  sixteen  when 
1  first  put  it  on  ;  and  then  I  thought  thirty  a  go<id  old 
age.  But  every  thing  changes  with  time  ;  and  now,  at 
fourscore,  I  still  think  myself  young.  Illnaturcd  iieoiJi, 
indeed,  do  not  scruple  to  say  I  am  too  young  ;  but  at  ,iii 
events  I  take  care  to  prove  that  I  am  young  enoiigli. 
Aller  all,  few  lives  have  been  happier  than  mine ;  ju 
smooth  current  has  never  been  troubled  by  rcninrsi', 
ambition,  or  envy.  I  have  guided  my  bark  as  wiIIm 
others  have  done ;  and  until  I  fairly  step  into  Charoi  i, 
boat,  I  shall  think  myself  young,  in  spite  of  those  vim 
(K'rsist  in  declaring  I  am  old."  All  this  was  i-ttcr.  :  m 
that  tone  of  charming  gaiety  which  characters  1  i|„ 
Prince  dc  Iiignc,  and  of  which  those  who  did  nc!  mm 
him  can  form  no  idea. 

As  we  were  going  out  wo  met  a  visiter,  one  of  tliosc 
pedantical  [leoplc  by  whom  he  was  frequently  beset.  Tip 
prince  |>olitcly  got  rid  of  him,  and  then  turning  to  nu, 
said, — "  IIow  I  hate  those  men  whose  learning  consisi., 
of  words  only  !  They  are  a  sort  of  walking  dictionariis, 
with  nothing  to  recommend  them  but  memory.  Tin 
world  is  the  best  book  after  all."  We  now  set  oft'  lor 
SchoDnbrun,  in  a  carriage  which  appeared  to  be  niarli 
as  old  as  its  owner,  though  infinitely  worse  for  (viji 
than  he. 

The  charm  of  tho  prince's  conversation  was  calciilalni 
to  shorten  distance,  as  well  as  to  supjily  the  deficicnci  i 
of  a  scanty  dinner.  Wo  reached  Schoenbrun  long  liil'we 
I  thought  we  were  near  our  journey's  end,  for  1  lui! 
been  amused  by  a  thousand  pleasant  anecdotes.  Ti;. 
prince  described  to  me  the  enthusiasm  which  MihIjiih 
do  Stael  excited  when  she  visited  Vienna  in  1808.  "  lit. 
mediately  on  her  arrival,"  said  he,  "  I  went  to  pay  iir. 
respects  to  her ;  and  having  enquired  the  cause  ef  In: 
journey  to  Vienna — '  I  am  come,'  she  replied,  'to  yhf. 
my  son  at  the  engineer  school  (I'ecole  Je  genie.')  'Hi 
has  lioen  at  tho  sc/ioo/o/'^eniug  since  his  birth,  madnim 
observed  I.  This  little  compliment  quite  won  her  hear 
md  she  afl'ected  all  the  admiration  for  me  which  I  nalh 
and  sincerely  felt  for  her.  If,  when  she  asked  Boimpaii 
who  was  the  greatest  woman  of  the  age,  he  had  induli.". 
her  harmless  vanity,  and  replied.  '  You,' — instenii  •■ 
ehurlishly  saying  she  who  had  most  children,  I  «i 
venture  to  alTirm  that  we  should  not  now  be  driving ; 
the  castle  of  Scha-nbrun  for  the  object  we  have  in  liu 
It  cannot  hu  denied  thai  Corimie,  and  her  (ieiii\i' 
coterie,  had  no  small  share  in  Napoleon's  fall."  As 
uttered  tliese  words,  the  carriage  stopped  at  the  ca.-; 
lite. 

As  we  passed  through  the  court  yards,  which  nro  v 
•edingly  spacious,  the  prince  |iointed  out  to  me  the ;? 
where  a  young  political  fanatic  attempted  to  assassins: 
iVa|M)leon  about  the  time  of  the  battle  of  Wnjntl 
"  Though  such  a  crime,"  said  he,  "  can  never  be  m 
donable,  yet  one  cannot  but  admire  the  cool  cuuid 
with  which  that  young  man  met  death." 

We  soon  reached  the  grand  staircase  of  the  palid 
which  is  beautifully  constructed.     In  the  vestibule  "I 
were  met  by  a  French  servant,  still  wearing  the  liv< 
of  Napoleon,    lie  knew  the  Prince  de  Ligne,  nnil  nj 
ncdiatcly  went  to  announce  him  to  Madame  dc  Mi 
tesquiou.    "We  shall  not  have  to  wait  long,"  said 
prince ;  "  for,  as  I  have  already  told  you,  I  am  a  wit 
Count  de  Segur  nt  Schoenbrun,"     [The  Count  dc  Sep 
was  grand  master  of  tho  ceremonies  at  the  court  of 
Tuilerics.]     Mndame   dc   Montesquiou  soon  mnde 
appearance,  and  politely  a[iologiBed  for  not  Ih  iiif;  nW' 
admit  ns  at  that  moment.     Young  Na|iolcon,  she 
was  silling  to  Isabey  for  a  portrait,  which  was  iiilini' 
for  the  empress,  his  mother;  and  she  knew  that  liif 
|iearanec  of  the  Prince  de  I,igne,  of  whom  be  «a!i«| 
ticiilarly  fond,  would  imincdiatcly  unsettle  him.    "'' 
ynu,  therefore,"  added  she,  "  have  the  goodness  to  Ui'l 
Inrn  Ihroiigh  the  gardens,  and  I  will  get  ti.e  sitliniC] 

Miiiii  iLs  I  eun?"   "  Alost  willingly,"  re|i|.ed  the  I'w 
(le  I.igiie,  "  for  I  wi«h  to  go  over  the  caslic  ami  C" 
with  my  young  relation,  whom  I  have  tlic  lioouu 


•  "Oiitlio  |( 
■lii'lls  nire  lirei 
lliirin  l.miisa  » 
clrcuiiHiaiice  wi 
N"l,  niul  ihi: 
»|i''ri«  111'  r,,riuii 
liiiii.l*  whi.'h  Ih 
"OH  11  oil  hor  hi' 


>^   ' 


jiivcrsiiifT  nbciil  iKo 
iiic  poiiiliiijt  to  llii- 
•  you  tlic  (lispulKl 

0  tlic  sea,  with  my 
promoiilory,  frojii 

d  :  '  May  it  please 
riiat  rock  lias  since 
rty.  So  iiiucli  for  a 
Jus  way,  he  (IrcshLiI 
brilliant  uniform  of 
lalf  a  dozen  cordons, 
ain  hold  her  niirroi 
aiigc  all  this  fimry 

1  an  ensign  in  my 
IS  but  sixteen  wlirii 
lit  thirty  a  good  old 
1  time ;  and  now,  at 
;.    lllnatnred  (icoijIi, 

00  young  ;  but  at  a  i 
am  young  enotipli, 

pier  than  mine  ;  iia 
roublcd  by  reinoiH', 
my  bark  as  wcIIh 
ly  step  into  <Jliaroi '» 
ri  spite  of  tliose  wiw 

1  this  was  lUtcr.  :  la 
ch  character'-  -i  il,i 
io  who  did  net  know 

visiter,  one  of  iIiom; 
Voqucntly  beset.  Tl* 

then  turning  to  nii, 
osc  learning  consist* 

walking  dictionarii-, 
1  but  memory,    'lln 

Wc  now  set  oft"  liir 
ppeared  to  be  nearly 
itely  worse  for  \\u: 

rsationwas  cnlciilalid 

lupply  the  deficienci ! 

chcenbrun  long  luloie 

rney's  end,  for  I  IbiI 

sant  anecdote!!.    Tii; 

siasm  which  Jladaiiu 

^ienna  in  1808.  "  lit- 

,  "  I  went  to  pay  my 

lircd  the  cause  of  U: 

she  replied,  '  to  |il.i" 

cole  de  genie.')    'H: 

icc  his  birth,  madmm 

t  quite  won  her  licar 

for  me  which  I  rta::. 

^n  she  asked  Hoiiapari 

10  ago,  he  had  iiidul; 

1.   '  Von,' — inste.aii 

most  children,  I  «- 

not  now  be  driving' 

bjcct  wc  have  in  mi' 

le,  and  her  (iinm- 

[loleon's  fall."    As 

stopped  at  tlicci.-; 


AT  TIIR  CONOJIKS.S  OF  VinNN.i. 


ini 


•t  yarils,  whieli  arc 
ited  out  to  iiic  the  m 
templed  to  assassiiiK 
battle  of  Wngrait 
^,  "  can  never  be  |«! 
uirc  the  cool  courffl 
rteaUi." 

taircase  of  the  pa! 
.     In  the  vestibule 
till  wearing  tlieliv 
ncc  de  Lignc,  nmlii 
I  to  Madame  (lcM( 
_lo  wait  long,"  saidll 
old  you,  1  am  a  »'' 
[The  Count  dc  Sff 
lies  at  the  court  ot 
iquiou  soon  made 
(I  for  not  In  ins  iiW' 
ig  Naimlcon,  si"'  * 
it,  which  was  inli»" 
she  knew  that  UK  1 
of  whom  he  »ii!I»| 
•  unsettle  him.   "*' 
!  the  goodness  to  w- 
ill  gel  ti.esiltint" 
ly,"  rr^pl  M  ll"'  I''" 
liic  caslioaiidirri''" 
I  have  llic  liuo*' 


present  to  you,  madam,  lie,  like  many  others,  is  ol 
CO  ir.-ifi  curious  to  examine  the  residen-e  of  your  intcr- 
CKling  pupil."  "  As  this  gentleman  is  introduced  by  you, 
sir,"  said  Madame  dc  Montcsquiou,  "  I  shall  at  all  times 
be  happy  to  receive  him.  Whenever  you  have  seen  all 
you  wish,  you  may  come  in,  without  the  ceremony  of 
lieing  announced." 

"  Itwould  have  been  well  if  I  had  w»U  ;•(;  Jl.n'  uio-omony 
on  my  first  visit  here,"  observed  the  oince,  a  loon  as 
Mndainc  de  Mon'  'luiou  had  '.ll  (ii;  "for  wiien  the 
child  was  informoa  that  the  HiinA.jl  Prince  do  Ligne 
had  come  to  sec  him,  he  cxclaiinil,  'Is  he  one  of  the 
iiiarslials  who  betrayed  my  papa  7  If  he  is  he  shall  not 
cnine  in.'  It  was  very  dllHeult  to  convince  hiin  that 
llnrc  were  other  marshals  besides  French  ones." 

Having  passed  through  a  suite  of  spacious  and  elegantly 
funnelled  apartments,  v^'hich,  however,  presented  nothing 


w 


remarkable,  wo  entered  a  little  eubiiiet,  the  walls  ol 


irly 


which  were  adorned  with  drawings,  executed  by  the 
dilferent  arcli-dutelicsses.  "  Here,"  said  the  prince, 
"  Xiipoleon,  during  his  abode  at  Schajnbrun,  used  to  re- 
tire  for  several  hours  every  day,  to  read  and  write.  It 
was  ill  tliis  cabinet  that  he  first  saw  the  portrait  of 
Maria  Louisa;  and  here  ho  no  doubt  first  conceived 
i!ic  project  of  forming  the  union  which  had  so  great  an 
ii.lliicnce  on  his  destiny."* 

A  staircase  leads  from  this  cabinet  to  the  gardens, 
tv^iich  are  very  well  laid  out.  One  of  the  principal  or- 
naments is  a  beautiful  pavilion,  on  the  top  of  a  litllc 
eininencc.  It  was  built  by  Maria  Theresa,  who  gave  it 
the  name  of  La  Glorielte.  Wc  visited  the  hot-houses, 
which  are,  perhaps,  the  finest  in  the  world,  and  which 
contain  all  the  botanical  treasures  of  the  universe.  "  The 
emperor,"  observed  the  Prince  de  Lignc,  "  wlio  is  par- 
ticularly fond  of  the  study  of  botany  himself,  cultivates 
those  rare  plants."  The  menagerie,  which  wc  next  in- 
spected, ia  a.  large  circular  space,  in  the  centre  of  which 
is  a  pavilion,  forming  the  termination  of  the  enclosures 
occupied  by  the  various  animals.  Each  s|>ecieB  has  a 
den  and  garden  furnished  with  plants  and  trees  analogous 
to  those  of  the  animals'  native  climate.  Ily  this  admi- 
rable plan,  tho  animals  enjoy  a  degree  of  freedom  and 
comfort  highly  favourable  to  their  health.  As  we  were 
returning  to  the  castle,  tho  gardener  drew  our  attention 
to  a  little  enclosed  plot  of  ground,  "  That,"  said  he,  "  is 
the  Prince  of  Parma's  garden.  There  he  amuses  hini- 
Bclf  in  rearing  flowers,  which  ho  every  morning  forms 
into  bouquets  for  his  mother  and  his  nutman-quiou,  as 
he  calls  his  governess." 

We  proceeded  to  the  apartment ;  '•''  Mr,  -ai.io  de  Mon- 
tesquiou,  who  received  us  with  the  most  ludy-likc  |)olitc- 
ness.  As  soon  as  wc  entered,  tho  young  prmco  jumped 
from  the  chair  in  which  ho  was  sitting,  and  ran  to  em- 
brace the  Prince  do  Ligno.  Ho  was  certainly  tho  love- 
liest child  imaginable.  His  brilliant  complexion,  his 
bright  and  intelligent  eyes,  his  beautiful  fair  hair,  falling 
in  large  curls  over  his  shoulders — ull  rendered  him  an 
admirable  subject  for  the  elegant  pencil  of  Isabcy.  He 
was  dressed  in  a  hussar  uuitbrm,  and  'voro  the  star  of 
the  Legion  of  Honour.  On  tho  prince  introducing  me, 
bearing  in  mind  Rousseau's  remark,  tJiat  nobody  likes 
to  bo  questioned,  and  least  of  all  children,  I  contented 
myself  with  stooping  down  to  embrace  him.  He  then 
ran  into  a  corner  of  the  apartment  in  quest  of  a  little 
regiment  of  houlans  made  of  v\'oo<l,  which  tho  Archduke 
Charles  hod  given  him,  and  ho  made  them  manieuvre, 
while  the  marshal  drew  his  sword  and  commanded  tho 
evolutions, 

Madame  do  Montcsquiou,  who,  by  her  fondness  for 
her  interesting  charge,  well  justified  Nafmleon's  choice, 
related  several  clever  remarks  made  by  tho  child,  which 
were  calculated  to  confirm  tho  idea  that  talent  is  here, 
ditary.    "A  striking  instance  of  his  presence  of  mind,' 

said  she,  "  occurred  yesterday,  when  Commodore , 

wlio  accompanied  tho  emperor  to  Elba,  cime  to  visit  us, 
'Are  you  not  glad,'  said  I,  presenting  tho  commodore, 
'  to  seo  this  gentleman,  who  loft  your  pnpa  only  the 
other  day  7'  '  O  yes,'  ho  replied,  '  I  am  very  happy  to 
see  him  ;  but,'  laying  his  finger  on  his  lip,  '  I  must  not 
say  so.'  '  Your  papa,'  said  the  commodore,  taking  him 
in  Ills  arms,  '  desired  me  to  ombraco  you.'  Tho  child, 
who  lia])|HMied  to  have  a  toy  in  his  hand,  throw  it  down 
on  the  ground  and  broke  it.  Then  bDrsting  into  tears 
ho  exclaimed,'  Poor  ppa !'    Wliat  v  is  passing  in  his 

'  "  Oil  tlie  inth  of  May.  ot  nliin  in  the  r  .onlnjt,  xnine  linwitzfr 
iIii'IIh  wire  liroil  inlii  tlic  rliyof  Vleiino.  The  young  Anliiluli'licsH 
ftlaria  liouisa  wan  tlieti  lyiiif;  til  In  the  palace.  An  Hftnti  nt  ihi.i 
circuiiislaiiccwaa  made  k.iowa  Ihu  flrlnn  win<  ilireeieil  on  nnoilier 
piiiiil,  aiul  tlifi  palaro  was  resjierted.  How  caprit-ioua  are  ilie 
KP')ri!4  of  l'i>rlune!  t^iul'l  Marin  Louisa  liiive  tnn-scen  ilirt  the 
liiia.l)*  ivlilrli  ilii'ii  innite  V'ii^iiua  tremble  houIiI  slinr  ly  place  a 
croHii  oil  liiT  lieaiL-.l/rmciivaJ  Jc  St.  HiUnc< 


mind  at  that  moment  7"  ad<lod  ."Madame  de  Montcsquiou. 

Doubtless  the  same  train  of  ideas  which  suggested  the 
rcsititancc  he  evinced  when  about  to  lie  removed  Irom  the 
ruilerics.  He  exclaimed  that  his  father  was  lietrnyed, 
and  that  he  would  not  quit  the  palaci.  He  held  by  the 
curtains  and  clung  to  the  furniture,  saying  it  was  his 
liither's  house,  and  he  would  not  leave  it.  I  was  obliged 
to  exert  all  my  authority  in  order  to  get  him  away,  and 
I  succeeded  at  last,  only  by  promising  to  take  him 
back  again." 

Wc  stopped  up  to  Isabey,  who  had  nearly  finished 
the  portrait.  The  likeness  was  striking,  and  liie  picture 
imssesKcd  nil  the  grace  which  characterises  the  works  of 
that  distinguished  artist.  It  was  this  same  miniature 
which  Isalioy  presented  to  Napoleon  on  his  return  from 
villain  Ii^l;").  "What  particularly  interests  nie  in  this 
portrait,"  ohservodthe  I'riiicr  de  Ligne,  "is  its  rrniarkabic 
resemblance  to  that  of  Joscpli  II.  when  a  boy.  I  shouhl 
like  to  compare  it  with  thoportiail  of  .Tosopli,  which  was 
presented  to  mo  by  Maria  Tlicrcsn.  Tliis  similarity, 
though  merely  a  matter  of  aecidcnt,  nevorlhilrss  nftords 
a  happj'  presage  for  the  future."  lie  then  paid  some 
well-merited  compliments  to  the  artist.  "  I  have  come  Io 
Vienna,"  said  Isabcy,  "in  the  hope  of  painting  all  the 
celebrated  personages  who  are  here,  and  I  ought  to  have 
commenced  with  you."  "  Why  certainly,"  replied  the 
prince,  "  in  my  rank  of  seniority."  "  .Not  so,"  resumed 
Isabey, "  but  as  the  model  of  all  tliat  is  illustrious  in  tlie 
present  age." 

'Iiic  Empress  Maria  Louisa  was  now  announced,  and 
we  made  our  obeisance  and  withdrew,  leaving  Isabey, 
who  wished  to  show  her  the  portrait. 

"  Ah  !"  said  the  prince,  as  we  drove  liomewards, "  when 
Napoleon  received  ut  Sehccnbrun  tho  sulimission  of  the 
city  of  Vienna,  and  when,  after  the  memorable  hiiltlc  of 
Wagrani,  he  reviewed  his  victorious  troops  in  those  vast 
court  yards,  he  little  foresaw  that  in  that  very  castle,  the 
son  of  the  conqueror  and  the  daughter  of  the  conquered 
would  be  kept  as  hostages  by  the  sovereign  whose  desti 
ny  was  then  at  his  dis)iosal.  How  extraordinary  is  the 
fall  of  that  man  !  But  the  otlier  day,  the  title  of  king  was 
too  humble  for  him.  His  ambition  was  like  tliat  of  Alex- 
ander when  he  wished  to  be  Jupiter.  In  tho  course  of 
my  long  life  I  have  seen  many  remarkable  instances  of 
good  fortune  and  adversity,  but  none  comparable  with 
that  which  now  rivets  the  attenlion  of  the  world.  If  the 
reflections  suggested  by  aU  that  we  have  seen  and  fell 
were  always  present  to  our  minds,  how  wise  wo  should 
be  V  I  could  not  help  asking  him  how  it  happened  that, 
during  so  long  a  series  of  dilVerent  wars,  his  military 
talents  and  experience  had  not  been  called  into  active 
exercise.  "  Ah  !"  rejilied  ho  with  a  sigh,  "  I  died  with 
Joseph  II." — "  Rather  say  like  him  than  with  him,  prince, 
for  Europe  proclaims  him  immortal." — "  His  is  tho  im- 
mortality ot  genius ;  but  mine,  if  I  bo  doomed  to  any, 
will  bo  liko  that  of  tho  »ybil,  merely  tiiu  cnduranco  of 
age." 

As  wo  were  crossing  tho  glacis  between  tho  suburbs 
and  tlio  city,  we  saw  a  large  open  carriage  occupied  by 
a  gentleman  of  most  voluminous  bulk.  "  Stop,"  said  th 
prince,  "  let  us  nmko  our  obeisance.  This  is  another 
king,  by  the  grace  of  God  and  Kobinsou  Crusoe."  It 
wan  Lis  majesty  tho  king  of  Wjrtemburg. 


CHAPTER  V. 

Parly  (jlven  by  Princess  llaRrnljon— Drawtiip  of  a  lottery  nfler  tin 
niaiiiier  of  Louis  XIV. 'a  cmiri— The  t.'rnnd.dukt-l'oiislaiiiiiie- 
Tlie  Kniperor  .Mexantler— Piiiicpsi  Maria  Kr^terliUTy — Ctnim 
CniK)  (llsiriii— PriiiceMsVV'olkonsky— Plincew^lIelell.l^?llwarotl'~ 
l'ltllP^!  YpsllQuli — Prince  de  Li|;ne — (jeiiurut  UuwarolT— Couiii 
(Ic  Win,  kc. 

Tho  most  agreeable  of  all  illusions  to  some  persons  is  the 
ho|>0  of  being  an  object  of  attention  after  they  have  ceased 
to  live.  'I'he  wish  to  ixisscss  this  shadow  of  glory  is  not 
unreasonable,  and  it  frequently  operates  as  a  stimulus  to 
all  that  is  great  and  honourable.  It  leads  to  Ijrilliant 
aehievemcnts  in  war,  to  tho  erection  of  great  edifices,  and 
to  tho  production  of  works  of  imagination  and  science, 
In  the  same  manner  the  desire  of  attaining  a  rapid,  and, 
ns  it  were,  s|iontaiieous  advancement  in  tl.  ,vorld,  in- 
spires those  bold  projeeti,  which  fortune  is  often  pleased 
to  rrown  with  Biiccess.  Chance  not  unfrequently  ar- 
ranges tilings  for  the  best. 

Iteing  informed  one  morning  that  a  gentleman  wished 
to  siM'iik  with  me,  I  desired  that  he  might  bo  shown  up; 
and  a  young  man  of  pleasing  exterior  was  ushered  in. 
I'rcseiiiing  to  mo  a  letter,  ho  said,  "  I  bring  this,  sir, 
from  IMimsieiir  Roy,  with  whom  you  dined  some  time 
ago  ut  the  house  of  M.  de  Kondy,  the  prefect  of  Lyons." 
I  reiiucstcd  my  visiter  to  sit  down,  and  I  broke  open  tho 


letter,  in  wliieh,  uller  a  few  eimipliiiienl.s,  the  v.ritir  sla- 
ted that,  hearing  I  wr.s  at  Vienna,  he  look  the  liberty  of 
requesting  I  would  interest  myself  in  behalf  of  the  bear- 
er,  M.  Ca.staing,  with  the  view  of  procuring  him  a  place. 
"Judging  from  the  date  of  this  letter,"  said  I,  addressing 
the  young  man,  "  it  must  he  some  time  since  you  Icit 
Lyons." — "I'did  not  take  the  most  speedy  mode  of  travel- 
ling,  sir,  for  I  came  all  tho  way  on  foot." — "Really!  it 
must  have  re(|uircd  some  courage  to  undertake  such  a 
journey,  es|ioeially  for  the  purpose  of  bringing  me  a  letter 
from  a  jierson  whom  I  never  saw  but  once,  and  that  about 
a  year  ago.  You  certainly  deserve  to  olitain  what  you 
want:  yet  I  am  sorry  to  say  I  can  give  ynu  but  littlo 
hope.  If  you  had  come  to  the  ennL'iiss  to  claim  a  king- 
dom, n  province,  or  a  good  iiuieiiinily,  you  might  have 
some  elianee  of  sneetss;  but  to  g(  t  ii  place  for  a  Krrneli- 
mun  in  the  Au.slrian  states  is  no  such  easy  matter.  There 
are  many  olistacles  in  the  way." — "  I  have  served  in  tho 
guard  of  honour,  and  am  rapalile  of  filling  the  !::iliiation 
of  seerelary,  or  any  otlier  post  eivil  or  iiiihtary." — "  You 
are  exceedingly  aceonimndatiiig.  liiit  let  me  have  a  tiw 
days  I.,  think  about  it,  and  1  will  see  what  I  can  do." — 
He  then  gave  me  his  address,  and  bade  nic  good  morn- 
ing, h'aviiig  me  strongly  impressed  witli  the  idea  that  ho 
had  pcrlbriiied  his  intrepid  journey  in  vain. 

I  had  a  few  friends  to  dine  with  me  that  day,  and  our 
eonvcrsalion  happc-ncd  to  turn  on  thosn  sudden  resolu- 
tions by  which  the  fate  of  a  ini'».'s  lilo  is  IVeiniently  de- 
cided. Of  tills,  (ienerals  Tetlenborn,Zibini,  Nostit/,  and 
various  others,  were  (pioted  as  examples.  "  I  know  an 
instance  of  headlong  enterprise,"  said  I,  "  not  less  re- 
markable than  any  that  have  been  mentioned;  though  I 
doubt  whether  it  will  be  attended  by  any  successful  re. 
suit."  I  then  related  M.  C'astaiiig's  vi-;t  to  mc,  his  ecn. 
nomical  journey,  and  its  object.  t)ne  of  the  party,  Gv- 
neral  Count  de  Witt,  having  listened  to  the  story  with 
some  degree  of  interest,  said,  "Since  this  young  man 
lias  serviil  in  the  guard  of  honour,  he  can,  of  course,  ride 
on  horseback.  Send  him  to  me  to-morrow  morning." 
M.  Cnslaing  happened  to  please  the  general,  and  he  inado 
him  his  secictary.  He  euiiie  to  tell  me  ot  his  good  t'or- 
liine,  and  stayed  to  dine  with  me.  'J'hal  same  evening 
he  went  to  the  theatre  of  Leopoldstadf,  win  re  he  was  ar- 
rested, (the  police  of  Vienna  being  at  that  lime  very  strict 
with  regard  to  foreigners,)  und  thrown  into  prison.  On 
his  examination  next  day,  he  relcrrcd  to  his  new  patron. 
Count  de  Witt,  who  was  in  the  suite  of  the  KnqK'ror  of 
Russia;  and  the  general  bearing  testimony  in  hi.s  favour, 
he  was  liberated.  Unt  for  this  ( ircumstance  he  would, 
not  being  provided  with  a  ]iassport,  have  been  conducted 
as  a  vagabond  beyond  the  Austrian  frontier, 

Count  de  Witt,  only  son  of  the  Couiitcs.q  Potocka,  by 
her  first  husband.  General  Count  de  Witt,  is  a  descendant 
of  the  grand  pensionary  of  Holland.  His  military  career 
has  been  no  less  rapid  than  brilliant.  He  became  a  eolo. 
ncl  at  sixteen,  and  at  eighteen  obtained  the  command  of 
ono  of  the  finest  regiments  in  Europe  (the  empress's  cui- 
rassiers.) In  the  year  1,'^12,  in  the  short  space  of  six  weeks-, 
ho  raised  and  equipped  on  his  mother's  estates  four  Cos- 
sack regiments,  winch  ho  presented  to  tho  Einjieror 
Alexander  in  tho  Russian  camjiaign.  On  the  conclusion 
of  peace  tho  emperor  created  him  o  lieutenant-general, 
and  gave  him  the  Bujicrintendcneo  of  the  military  colo- 
nies in  the  south  of  Russia.  Count  do  Wilt  coinnianded 
tho  army  of  rcscrvo  in  tho  campaign  of  1828  against  tliy 
Turks,  which  concluded  with  tho  taking  of  Vuriia. 

I  have  since  learnt  from  tho  Abh^  do  Chalcnton,  tutor 
to  the  Messieurs  do  Polignac,  that  M.  Custaing  having 
accompanied  tho  Count  do  Witt  to  Russia,  married  at 
Tulcjin  a  young  lady  of  good  family,  who  brought  him  ii 
fortune  of  two  thousand  Dutch  ducats  per  annum.  'J'lireo 
years  afterwards  ho  returned  to  Lyons  in  eomewliat  bet- 
ter stylo  limn  he  left  if, 

I  went  with  Count  do  Wilt,  and  tho  oilier  friends  who 
dined  with  mc,  to  an  evening  party  given  by  the  Prin. 
cess  Bagration,  the  wifoof  tho  field-marshal  of  that  name. 
Tho  princess  might  be  said  In  do  the  honours  of  rccep. 
lion  to  her  countrymen  at  Vienna.  With  a  culiivateil 
education  she  unites  that  nmiability  of  manner  liir  which 
tho  Russian  ladies  aro  so  remarkable.  Her  short  sight 
gives  licran  air  of  timidity  and  hesitation,  which  height- 
ens, rather  than  diminishes,  her  beauty.  Her  counte- 
nance is  full  of  sweetness  and  sensibility;  and  when  she 
speaks  on  any  subject  that  interests  her,  the  smile  that 
plays  on  her  lips  discloses  a  matchless  set  of  teeth.  I  did 
not  know  her  much ;  but  it  is  impossible  to  see  her  without 
feeling  convinced  that  the  amiable  qualities  of  )ier  mind 
are  no  way  interior  to  the  elmrnis  of  her  [lerson.  In  all 
that  regards  elegance  of  manner,  she  had  at  that  timu 
but  few  rivals  in  the  drawing-rooms  of  St.  Petersburg. 
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iiij;'!i  i,-iitirtaiiiiiirntsi'i)iisisli:d  ol'tliu  (Irawiiif; '•'  ^i  lottery 
— the  nvival  ol"  u  I'lvouiilc  iiiiiuhuiik'hI  of  tlic  ffalUiil 
court  ol  l.miis  XIV.,  wlirro  it  is  said  l.i  liavc  bciu  iiilro- 
duciil  lor  .Mdllf.  do  la  Valii.TC.  Kacli  of  the  sovuri.ijri"* 
•cut  to  tUc  I'riucL'j.s  UaKruticni  one  or  more  prcsiiits, 
which  being  drawn  u«  prizes  by  a  few  tbrtuimte  (jcutlo- 
■nan,  were  by  lliciu  prisjulid  in  token  of  their  hoinuye  to 
tome  of  tlie  ludietj  of  the  eonii>aiiy .  Tliesc  lotteries  were 
much  ill  vojrue  ul  the  Vicuna  parties  during;  the  congress. 
At  I'riiicess  Higralioii's  the  Cjrand-dukeCJoustuutiuc  won 
two  porcelain  va.scs,  which  the  King  of  Prussia  had  or- 
dered fioui  his  muimfaetory  ut  Uerlin,  and  lie  priscnled 
thcin  to  liis  fair  liosliss.  'I'lie  Kni|KTor  Alexander's  prize 
was  a  box  of  mosaic  work,  wliieli  lie  begged  the  I'riii- 
ccss  .Maria  Ksterhazy  to  uteept.  fount  t'aiio  d'Istria 
won  u  casket  adorned  with  steel  ornaments,  which  he 
giive  to  I'rinoess  Wolkonsky  ;  and  various  minor  prizes 
were  drawn,  all  of  wliicli  were  mutually  sulisfuctory  both 
to  givers  and  receivers. 

The  drawing  roinn  waa  no  crowded  with  company 
that  I  did  not  iKTceive  I'rinee  Ypsilanti  until  he  advanced 
to  receive  a  sable  pilorine,  which  was  his  prizi'  in  the 
lottery,  and  whieli  he  presented  to  I'riiKess  Helena  Su- 
warnH".  I  speedily  took  an  opportunity  of  paying  my 
devoirs  to  tliiin  both;  and  we  were  all  overjoyed  at  a 
meeting  which  revived  a  thousand  agreeable  recollections 
of  St.  Petersburg.  Winn  I  had  last  Hceii  Ypsilanti,  five 
years  previously,  he  was  only  a  cornet  in  the  guards :  he 
was  now  a  major-general,  brilliantly  decorated  with  or- 
dcrii,  but  wanting  an  arm,  which  he  lost  at  the  battle  of 
Bjutzcn.  As  to  Princess  Helena,  she  was  just  as  I  had 
left  her  ut  .Si.  Petersburg — well  deserving  the  surname 
oi fair  and  ifDoJ,  by  which  lihe  was  distinguislied  by  all 
who  visited  the  house  of  her  father,  the  grand  chamber- 
lain Nurishken,  where  slie  olliciatcd  as  miutress. 

The  cuinpiny  withdrew  to  an  adjoining  drawing-room, 
to  witness  the  performance  uf  a  young  French  actress, 
recently  arrivid  from  Paris,  niid  who  was  patronise  'by 
the  Princes."  Hagration.  "  \Vc  have  a  great  deal  to  talk 
ovei,"  said  Princess  Helena;  "sup|Kjse  you  both  come 
and  breakfast  with  me  to-morrow  at  twelve,  and  we  can 
then  eonver;<c  at  leisure ;  in  the  meanwhile,  let  us  follow 
the  crowd."  We  accordingly  entered  the  room  in  which 
MiiIIU'.  Lombard  was  loe.vliiliil. 

'I'liis  young  l.idy,  who  was  u  pupil  of  Talma,  recited 
with  cniiKider.ittle  elVcet  ^ome'  passages  IVom  /aire-;  and 
she  was  particularly  liiippy  In  tin.  line  scene  of  the  dream 
of  .Vtliahe.  Her  pcrforiiianee  coMsecpiently  elicited  cc;n. 
■iderable  approlutinn  ;  and  1  dare  say  few  theatrical  ill- 
luliinirt  ever  h:id  the  hoiionr  of  nppiaring  Ix'lbrc  so  dis- 
liiigi.ished  an  iiudiriiee.  .Madlle.  Iioinlmrd  has  since 
iM.iirled  ('unit  Trio,  principal  uf  the  baiiking-lioiise  of 
th;it  n  iiiic  at  \*i<mii:t. 

Whin  tlie  sovereigns  had  retired,  miMic  and  dancing 
comnu'iiccil,  athr  which  tlieie   was  ou   i^egalrt   supper. 
I.i  short,  t!ie  wliole  c\eiiing,  liki^  all  those  1  s|>cnt  at  Vi- 
enna, \v;:s  an  uninlrrrnpted  scene  of  gaiety  and  plcusurr. 
Next   inornin;;,   lieforc  the  hour  of  iny   engagement 
willi  Princes<  Hekiia,  I    went  to  call  on  the  Prince  de 
I.igiie,  whom  I  found,  aucordinu;  to  custom,  writing  in 
bed,  with  a    little  desk  Ullirc  Ttini,  and   surrounded  by 
r.iinparts  of  books.     The  conversation  of  the  Prince  de 
I.igne  was  111  irked  by  all  tile  i  legunee  of  the  old  French 
hclioii!   of  high  life.     No  man   eoubl  till  a  slory   more 
grac'l'iilly  ;  nnd  tiii^'   happy   endowment    was  eoinliineil 
with  ni'inners  the   most  dignified  and  agreeable.    Hut 
hii  striiiigest  I'laiiii  to  adiniralion   ajid   res|K'el  wiui  the 
tael.thil  during  his  loni^  and  advonliirnus  liti',  lie  had  pre- 
rcrved  uiiHliaken  integrily  of  piineiplu  and  H|>otl"as  hon- 
our,    "  1  have  just  received  a  letter,    rniid  I, "  iVoni  I'rinee 
Shcri  '.intntV,  who  infurins  me  thai  liu  is  about  to  leave 
Moscow  on  n  visit  to  Viennn." — "  1  am  sorry  to  hoar  it," 
obiierved  the  Priiioi)  de  Lignr ;  "  he  is  a   mnii   whom  I 
highly  rsteein ;  but  I  cannot  suy  I  wish  to  see  him,  since 
his  pr>'sciicc  wilt  r.'vive  in  luy  mind  a  thousand  |winful 
rceolUetinus  of  a  friend  whose  loss  I  vet  deplore."  "  You 
(if  course  allude  to  .M.  de  Saxe  '"  salil  I. — "  I  do,"  lie  re. 
plied.     ".Mas!    that  fatal  duel  deprived  me  of  a  valued 
friend,  nnd  uinliiUcced  all  the  plciuures  I  linJ  enjoyrd  at 
TiFplitt.    In  figure  >ud  li'atures,  S.ixc  bore  a  reseinlilaiice 
to  his  royal  ancestor,  wlUli'  he  inherited  no  ■mall  share  of 
the  courage  and  tmig/imj  id' the  gnat  Marshal  de  Haxe. 
Atler  receiving  hit  deatli  wunnd  in  the  unfortunate  diiul, 
he  placed    111'    hand  on   his  heart  and  exclniined,  '  /  nm 
i/rnrf.'     Then  immediately  lUIng  nt  hitadveraary,  whom 
he  M-ry  narrowly  missed,  he  fell  and  expired.     His  death 
may  Is.'  regarded  as  the  history  nf  his  Ulv.     TIh<  picture 
can  never  Im*  elFaccd  iVnni  my  iiioinory ;  though  time  has 
had  its  otVeet  in  sogthmg  tlio  grief,  which,  however,  the 
light  orsll(i(bato9°  wiUnet  fail  to  revive." 


After  ciiileavouriug  to  divert  away  this  inelancholy 
train  of  lotli  clioii,  1  lotc  to  take  iny  leave,  l()r  it  was  now 
near  twelve  o'clock.  "Cull  on  ine  to-morrow  early," 
said  he, "and  we  will  go  and  dine  togcthir  at  my  Cilcri- 
ette,  on  the  KaieiiilK.rg."  A  hill  near  Vienna,  wlierc  the 
Prince  de  Lignc'i  summer  residence  waa  situated. 

PrinecBS  Helena's  breakfast  was  delightful.  The_ talent 
and  amiable  feeling  which  eliarnetcrlsed  this  distinguished 
la;!y  rcndtri'd  herconversutieii  peculiarly  interesting, nnd 
every  Kinliiiient  she  uttered  possessed  the  ehurm  of 
coming  sincerely  from  the  heart.  Wo  talked  over  the 
news  of  St.  i'etersbuig,  and  all  that  conceincd  the  mutual 
friends  wliom  we  had  left  in  that  part  of  the  world: — the 
hoiH'less,  but  still  constant  atlaclimciit  of  her  brother  Ia'ou 
for  the  beautiful  Maria  Antonio  Narishken — Wiclhor- 
sky's  seconil  innrrig<>  with  Madile.  de  Byron — the  bans 
milts  of  Prince  (ialilziii — the  severity  of  the  CJrand-duke 
Constantine — and  tlie  humorous  sullies  of  her  father,  the 
grand  chamberlain  Narishken.  One  story  succeeded 
another  so  rapidly,  that  I  almost  fancied  myself  again  on 
the  banks  of  the  Neva. 

Nc.U  came  Prince  Ypsilanli's  turn  to  speak  ;  and  I  ob. 
served  that  he  had  lost  none  of  that  exalted  enthusiasm  for 
which  he  was  always  remarkable  from  his  early  youth 
He  had  recently  lost  his  father,  the  hospodar  ot  Walla- 
chia,  who,  after  cfl'ecting  his  escape  from  the  mutes  of 
the  seraglio,  sought  an  asylum  with  his  family  nt  the 
court  of  Alexander.  Knjoyiiig  all  the  respect  due  to  his 
birth  and  talents,  he  subsequenlly  tixed  his  residence  at 
KiotT,  where  he  died,  bequeathing  to  tlic  prince,  his  son, 
the  greater  part  of  his  immeiisc  fortune.  The  young 
prince  was  now  crowned  witli  well-earned  military  glory, 
and  recent  events  had  had  the  cfleet  of  stimulating  his 
natural  enthusiasm.  It  was  obvious  I'rom  all  that  fell 
t'roin  him  tliat  his  hopes  of  future  glory  dwelt  u|)on 
(jreecc,  whose  subjugulion  he  deplored  and  longed  to 
avenge*  I  pcfccived  that  he  was  not  a  little  encouiaged 
in  his  ilrcains  i,f  liberty  by  Princess  Helena,  who,  in 
common  w:<li  most  of  tlie  Itussion  nobility,  cherished  a 
lio|x'  wliieli  has  been  trunsinitled  from  generation  to 
gem  ration  as  a  philnnlliropic  and  pious  inherilance. 
"The  period  is  at  hand,"  said  Ypsilanti.  '•  I  am  called 
n|«iii  from  nil  sides.  I  have  leceived  iiddrcsscs  from  the 
isluiiils  of  the  Archiiielago,  lioiii  the  two  principalities, 
and  from  yi  t  liiglie.  ipiarlers.  Mine  shall  be  the  blood 
llial  is  wanting  to  till  up  the  measure." — "  .-Vnd  w  liy  de- 
lay  '"  said  the  princess.  "('<iuld  you  wish  I'or  higher 
glory  linn  to  Is',  at  lliiee  nud  twenty, the  rigcnirulor  of 
all  opiiresM d  jMoplc ?  The  prcM'iit  may  lie  called  the 
era  ol  yimtli,  which  now  outstrips  mature  uge.  'J'liink 
how  Alexander  wept  at  the  tomb  of  Acliillcs,  and  re- 
gretted,  nt  his  uge,  lin\  ing  aeliicved  nothing  so  gnat 
there  any  thing  eoniparnbic  to  the  indtpeiidciice  of 
(ireeee  .'" 

I,  in  my  turn,  begnn  to  participate  in  the  inspiration 
and  the  words  Allien. i,  Sparta,  Pericles,  I .eoiiidas,  anon 
Iscanie  the  burden  of  our  discoursi.  As  to  Ypsilanti, 
his  co«nlciinn'"e  was  the  presage  of  the  emancipation  of 
his  country.  (Jrcece  was  on  the  |K)int  of  being  lilK-rutcd, 
— when,  to  our  surprise,  (JencrnlOuwarort"  entered  inex- 
iM'ctcdlv,  and  without  the  formnlily  of  lieing  nimouiiccd. 
We    ■  ■  


of  the  congress,  and  we  had  many  delightful  days  in  Vi. 
oiina  at  the  end  of  October. 


then  turned  to  siibji'cts  of  a  hss  lofty    kind;  I'or, 
tlioiigh  possessing  many  excellent  qualities,  the  worthy 
aide-de-camp    genernl    wns    by    no    meuiis    renmrkahle 
either  for  eoiiveinationul  talent,  or  depth  of  inforiniitioii. 
'i'lie   geniral  talked  about  tlk^   rcgiminLM  wliieli   Ihe 
sovereigns   had  presented  to  each  otli<r,  and  the  hand- 
some conipliiiKiils  that  were  inUreliaiiged   by  their  nii- 
(Hruiing    at    reviews    in    the    uiiit'orins    of  llicir   uewiy 
acqniri-d  colonelcies.     In    short,  OiiwurotT  contrived  to 
substitute  n  lecture  on  inililary  eipiipiiKiit  !'ir  our  dithy- 
rninbio    on  (ircek  lilirrty.       lie  entered  into  n  ininnU- 
eom|iarison  nf  the  fniings,   shnkos,  and  buttons  of  the 
liU'erenl    corps,  nml  gave  us  n  ronipleli'  ilissertntinn  on 
the  aceoutrcmeiits  oflioth  ninn  nnd  horse.     'J'liis  sort  ol 
knnwlnlgc,  which  was  <  liiwarolT's  forte,  wns,  at  that  time, 
a  great  reeommeiidiilion  in  Ihe  eye  <  f  the  cr.ar.  I  was  by 
no  means  sorry  when  he  was  intcrru|ited  by  the  niinounee- 
meiit  that   the   prineesK**  carriage  wns  ready,  nnil  it  wns 
|iro|>oscd  tlint  we  nhmilil  take  n  drive  lotlir  Prnti-r.  There, 
in    ots'diener   lo   n    custom     liotrowed    ft'om    IliJv,    ll" 
higher  I'lasses  ill  Ihi  ir  onrringes,  nnil   the  (oiniunn  |<<'o. 
plo  oo  foot,  repiiii  every  day  nt   the  snme  hour,  Isid  wen- 
tlier  Ix^iiig  the  only  iiiti'rruption  of  Ibis  recreation.     No 
such  ini|)cdinieiil  prevailed,  however,  during  the  tilting 


*  This  isiiliiinlilnin'in.  Ihe  briiihit  uf  |i.-iiir|riii<  V|»IIriiII,  waa 
iliMiiiM'il  to  11  ini-'iioi-liMi)  rale  In  |NtlliMii  iiiur>>riiiiis  oltcn  con 
Nliiiilrs  rrliMi'.  Vtwllnnii  i>«)iltii('i|  hu  iiniiiri'iiMiriil  rnlrrprlM  liy  a 
liini  rnntlnsineni  in  Ihe  Uiinsroni  uf  Monlgnlz,  whence  ht;  w-» 
llh«ialr<t  only  in  ille  ni  Vlrniia 


CIIAPTKR  VI. 

A  drive  on  llic  rraici— l.iud  Suwuiil-'riie  rnqsn  r  .Mrinndi'r- 
Itiiit'lh^s  Ol  uiitnitiiirt:— I'niire  l-;ii|:riit*  lli-ui<liuiiiiiife— rm.ic 
ll(>)aliil  WirUliiliuiij— tiir  Bldiiey  fnicil — Tin-  I'nclH  in  WiJin 
— M.  i.uchwinl— I'rii.ci  Ko;- Icy— <l/.uMiiri  llie  Kui-Mnn  |k,ii 

It  is  the  business  of  the  historian  to  record  the  inipnrl. 
nnl  events  which  change  empires,  laws,  nnd  govermneiits: 
mine  is  the  lighter  task  of  tracing  those  familiar  pictures 
which  are  ture  lo  interest  when  tlicy  bear  a  liiitliful  re. 
semblance  to  reality. 

To  an  inhabitant  of  Vienna  the  Prater  must  posscM, 
in  a  higli  degree,  the  charm  of  reviving  pleasing  rccollcr. 
tions.  It  must  lie  the  mirror  of  the  past  nt  every  period 
of  lile,  reflecting  alike  tlie  diversions  of  childhood,  lln. 
pleasures  of  youth,  and  the  dreams  of  early  love.  Wluic- 
else  shall  we  find,  in  a  great  capital,  a  place  so  ri>;li  in 
the  beauties  of  wild  and  cultivated  nature? 

The  majestic  forest  which  extends  to  the  banks  of  tin- 
Danube  is  inhabited  by  deer,  who,  sportively  bounding 
from  place  to  place,  animate  the  delicious  solituiie. 

How  delightful  is  the  picture,  when  the  whole  impiilo- 
tion  of  the  city  is  seen  assembled  beneath  the  shade  of  die 
magnificent  trees,  or  pursuing  their  various  amusemenla 
on  the  grass,  to  which  the  Danube  imparts  constant  fresh, 
iiess  and  verdure  ! 

If  is  a  high  treat  to  enter  on  a  holiday  one  of  the  re- 
doubts which  border  the  grand  alley  of  the  Prater.  No- 
thing  is  more  amusing  than  to  see  a  minuet  danced  in 
the  style  of  ludicrous  gravity,  by  a  (cvi  stately  couples, 
who,  in  spite  of  the  interruptions  they  continually  cx|h'. 
ricncc  from  the  surrounding  bystanders,  continue  the 
dance  with  the  most  inipcrturlmble  solemnity,  as  flioii(;li 
every  step  were  a  serious  affair  of  conscience.  The  dull 
monotonous  minuet  is  ut  len;2th succeeded  by  the  aniniut. 
cd  and  grnceful  waltz,  and  the  couples  fre<|uently  wlici-l 
round  for  nn  hour  without  stopping.  At  another  pail  uf 
the  Prater  a  sort  of  carousal  in  got  up,  nnd  some  worthy 
eilizen,  sealed  on  a  wfsiden  horse,  adroitly  ccrries  ofl'llie 
ring,  without  losing  his  equilibrium  in  the  saddle.  'J'luii 
there  are  abiindnnce  of  s«  ings,  which  are  a  fuvonnle 
nmuseincnt  in  all  countries,  imrtiea  of  itinerant  actnni, 
Ac. 

Amidst  this  i  otlry  assemblage,  a  stranger  cannot  litlp 
being  struck  with  the  obvious  coniforl  nnd  prosp«-rity  of 
the  |Mipiilation  of  Viennn.  The  families  of  the  trades  pen- 
pie  nnd  artisans  collecled  round  the  fables  testily  nt  once, 
by  the  cxjicnse  in  which  they  indulge,  their  own  indus- 
try, nnd  the  light  burdens  im|mse(l  on  them  by  the  go- 
vernnient.  No  qunrrcling  or  uproar  disturbs  the  tran- 
quillity of  the  inultitudc.  Scarcely n  voice  is  heard,  and 
this  silence  is  not  the  efl'eet  of  gloomy  nielaneholy,  hat 
Ihe  nsult  of  a  happy  physical  tcm|K'rainent,  which  In 
this  country  produces  a  drcnining  of  the  senses,  instead 
of  the  nicnlnl  wandering  so  common  in  the  more  northern 
|mrts  of  (■erinuny. 

t)n  our  arrival  at  the  Prater  we  found  an  imnienn' 
nnniln'r  of  |irrsons  of  distinction,  some  on  horse  back 
nnd  some  in  enrriiges.  Ilesidesfhc  nunibeisuf  enrrioges, 
which,  ns  I  have  licforo  meiifioned,  were  provided  for 
the  \\M'  of  the  sovereigns  and  their  suites,  there  wns  n 
throng  of  equipages  Is'longiiig  to  Ihe  dllTeri'nt  foreigners 
who  lind  come  to  Vienna  (roni  all  parts  of  Kiirope.  Lord 
Sli-ward,  the  Knglish  ambassador,  drove  four  auiMrh 
horses,  which  would  hnv<' Ik'cii  the  ndniirntion  of  .\cw. 
market.  The  Kiii|H-ror  Alexander  nnd  his  iiileresting 
sister,  the  Dnlehess  nf  tMdenhiirg,  were  Inking  llielr  nir- 
iiig  in  nil  elegmit  curricle:  while  Prince  Kugeiie  Hcnii- 
Inirnnis  on  the  one  side,  nnd  tli«  Prince  lioyul  of  Wlr- 
teinburg  on  the  other,  pnid  their  court  to  Ihe  illustridus 
|»ilr  from  very  ditVen-nt  motives.  In  a  large  linlinr, 
richly  einhln7.t)iMd  with  nrinorial  Isnrings,  npiienrcd  .><lr 
Kidniy  Kinith.  Next  cnme  the  nilriltr  of  Ihe  Pnelin  of 
Widin,  cntnngli-d  in  n  file  of  hackney -conches,  and  lil 
lowed  by  Ihe  enrringes  of  the  arc;  iukes,  who,  in  all  tin  ii 
nmnsements,  adopted  Ihe  rank  of  private  individuoln, 
availing  tlMinMlves  n(  tjie  privileges  of  their  illiistrienH 
rnnk  only  In  the  l^llfihllenlnf  their  ihities. 

The  gny  scene  wns  enlivened  by  a  v  riity  of  interesting 
eostnmes, — Orienlnl,  lliingnrinn  nnd  Pidisli;  nnd,  nhove 
nil,  the  iM'coming  cap  w-orii  by  the  wives  nnd  ibiiighter< 
of  the  eilizens  of  Viennn,  rcseinhling  the  Phryginn  hi'sil 
dn-ss,  nnd  ilispluying  lo  the  grcntesi  ndvanlnge  the  flilr 
linir  nnd  prelly  featunsof the  wearers. 

llaiiiU  of  music,  paid  by  thu  kee|K'rs  of  the  dlfTercnl 
cofl'e«'-hoiiscs,  an-  alntioned  here  and  there,  an  that  tlie 
Prnter  dnily  pn-seiit»i  the  nB|Met  of  a  trnnqiiil  fi'stivnl, 
where  every  one  npia-ara  intent  on  present  cnjoymciil, 
nud  iVer  tVoin  all  niixietv   for  the  ftifur*. 


AT  THE  CONGlllWS   OP  VIENNA. 


in:i 


Itl'ul  (iu}'!t  ill  \'i. 


ii|H  n  r  AlnxniidiT- 

I'UhllUIIHUh  —  l'ril.ic 
Fl'  I'llChH  CM  WlJiii 
,    tll(!    ltM!>Mnn    |Hltl. 

cord  tlir  iinpnrt. 

11(1  ffOVLTIIIIM'llls: 

faiiiiliiir  piiturca 
2ur  a  luitlilul  rc- 

Icr  niui't  |inK!i(  sn, 
plcasiiijf  rccollii'. 
it  nt  every  |)(  ricd 
Dl'  childliouil,  till 
riy  love.  Wlitic 
place  KO  ri':li  in 
c? 

the  bsiiiliB  of  tliu 
rtively  bouiidiiijr 
18  Hulilu<i(', 
lie  whole  popiila- 
li  tlie  shade  ol'  llic 
ions  uinuBenu'iils 
Ik  conbtaiit  frcHJi. 


iiinuet  duiiccd  in 
V  stately  couplin, 
continually  e.v|ic- 
■rs,  eontimie  tlie 
innity,  an  tliou),'li 
nence.  'I'he  dull 
ed  by  the  nniniDt- 
frei|U<'iitly  wliiil 
Lt  another  pait  or 
ond  some  worthy 
tly  ecrrita  ofl'llie 
:he  Huddle.  'I'licii 
1  are  B  iiivoiirilr 
'  itinerant  actnin, 

infrcr  euiuiol  hi  l|> 

Diid  proHiM'rity  ot° 

of  the  tradeBpio- 

testily  at  uiiic, 

their  own  Indus- 

Kill  hy  the  i;n. 

ixturlii!  the   Iruii- 

ice  \»  lieord ,  and 

nielaneholy,  hut 

anient,  which  iu 

flcnfen,  insteiiil 

le  more  northern 


•ty  of  intrre»liiig 
ilmlii  nnd,  nbnve 
11  II  nd  dnii)rhter< 
I'lirvKiiin  hmd 
Ivantiigr  the  fliir 


(In  Icaung  tliu  promenade,  Ypsilaiili  and  I  took  leave 
of  llie  pfin™""!  mutually  exprci>ein^  the  pleasure  we  lelt 
in  nnuM ill);  an  acquaintanei;  which  had  been  interrupted 
by  live  yearn'  ncparalion.  \Vc  went  to  dine  at  the  Lm- 
prtit  oj  Austria  tavern,  wliich  was  the  rendezvous  of  tlu^ 
foreigners  wlio  were  not  provided  for  by  the  court,  or 
who  chose  to  decline  its  ceremonious  hosjiitality. 

We  took  our  places  ata  table  round  which  were  olrcady 
scaled  twenty  individuals  of  ditTerent  natioiiK :  liir,  in 
spile  of  the  variety  of  interests,  occupations,  and  ranks, 
all  the  Ibreifners  who  met  at  Vienna  associated  freily 
loKether.  Accordingly,  (reiierals,  diplomatists,  and  tra- 
vellers, were  jumbled  tofrether  at  this  banquet.  Some 
were  tlie  li-gh  olKcersnf  despoiling  monarehs,  and  others 
the  advocates  of  moiinrchs  des|>oiled.  The  tiriit  course  of 
our  dinner  was  marked  hy  that  silence  which  usually 
prevails  among  a  party  of  iicrsons  who  arc  strangers  to 
each  other,  and  a  good  band  of  music  lor  a  tiino  supplied 
the  place  of  conversation. 

Next  to  me  sat  young  Fiuchesini,  who  had  been  sent  to 
Vienna  by  tlictirand.diitchess  of  Tuscany  to  consult  with 
M.  (Mdini  respecting  the  claims  of  Madame  Hacchioei  in 
the  grand  dutchy  and  the  prinei|mlity  of  Lucca.  I  had 
lornierly  seen  Luchcsini,  when  very  young,  nt  his 
niotlier's  house  in  Paris ;  but  the  great  cFiangi^  that  had 
taken  place  in  liis  appearance,  ns  well  as  in  his  cireum- 
■tanccs,  might  well  excuse  inc  fur  not  immediately  recol- 
lecting him. 

His  father,  the  Marquis  Liichesiiii,  who  was  Prussian 
aiiiliossador  to  NapoLon,  enjoyed  in  Paris  all  the  eon- 
tidcralion  due  to  his  liigli  reputation  as  n  man  of  talent 
and  an  able  diplomatist.  His  son,  to  whom  liu  gave  a 
finished  education,  possessed,  on  las  introduction  into 
life,  every  advantage  calculated  to  recoinniend  him.  On 
his  presentation  at  the  new  court  of  Tuscany,  he  obtained 
the  marked  favour  of  the  then  grand  dutchcss.  He  was 
created  chief  equerry  ;  and  it  was  wliis|)ered  that  love 
coi.trihuted  to  render  the  desliny  of  the  young  favourite 
exceedingly  enviable.  I  could  easily  perceive  that  the 
|icculiar  circumstances  in  which  he  was  placed  oceasioiied 
,» certain  degree  of  reserve  in  his  conversation  with  me: 
and  after  a  lew  enquiries  res|i<;nting  his  family,  who,  he 
iiil'urnicd  me,  were  still  residing  at  their  iH'nutifiil  estate 
near  l.iiecii,  we  exchanged  our  cords  of  nddri'ss,  and 
|ir»ini«ed  to  sec  each  other  again.  At.  Liiehesiiii  under- 
stood how  to  make  Ids  own  conversational  tnleiit  tlie 
means  of  showing  off  the  King  of  Prussia's.  He  always 
contrived  to  draw  his  majesty  nut,  by  introducing  tluH-e 
topics  on  which  he  was  calculated  to  shine;  and  alMjve  all, 
he  knew  how  to  listen,  which  a  fool  never  does.  M.  de 
Pinin  once  advised  the  king  of  I'riissia  to  send  .M.  I.u- 
chi'sini  on  an  einbassy,  because  he  was  a  clever  man  : — 
"For  thot  reason,"  replied  the  king,  "  1  shall  keep  him 
hrre." 

The  conversation  of  the  dinner  party  gradually  beonine 
ninro  animated,  and  soon  launched  into  all  tho  noisy  hi- 
larity  of  a  tiibte  d'hole.  Among  the  company  was  Prince 
Kus — ky,  the  ainluisBudor  from  Kiissia  to  'I'urin,  who  had 
been  ordered  to  the  congress  by  his  sovereign,  for  llie 
purpose  of  facilitating  the  junction  of  tlie  states  of  (ienoa 
and  I'iedmont.  Me  aceoin|Hinied  every  ghiss  of  'I'likay 
with  a  bolt  mol  or  sarcastic  allusion ;  and  he  related  va- 
rious oiiecdotOB,  the  obvious  truth  of  which  renders  it 
prudent  not  to  re|ivat  lliem  even  now.  Prince  Kos — ky's 
n|x'ii  and  animated  countenance  liore  an  expression  which 
wns  calculated  to  win  cnnlldence  and  esteem.  He  was  a 
favciurite  of  the  Kin|HTur  Alexander,  whom  he  amused 
liy  his  sallies,  and  lie  was  on  the  liest  |Mwvible  fiMiting 
with  every  individual  eoniieeted  with  the  government 
and  court  of  Kiissia,  who  found  it  eoiivenieiit  to  wink  at 
frcedoiiis  which  they  could  not  with  safely  check. 
Though  he  sreined  tolerably  indiH'erent  to  the  horrors  of 
olli',  yet  if  lie  had  spoken  nt  t(t.  Petersburg  half  ns  iVeely 
w  he  did  nt  Vienna,  he  would,  in  all  probahilily,  have  had 
tJK  lielil.jtnger  nnd  thn  kahil-ka  at  his  door,  ready  to  es. 
rorl  him  to  SilH'rio.  He  was  aOerwnrds  ap|iointcd  Kus- 
■inn  minister  to  tho  court  of  Stutgard.  He  lived  somii 
linii<  in  Kiigland;  nnd  in  that  serious  country,  where 
many  things  are  made  subjects  of  ridicule,  the  prince  was 
rnrirnlured.  He  sceme<l,  however,  to  be  pleased,  rather 
llinii  ulfended  at  the  circumstance,  urolnhly  eoiieeiving 
thai  relebrity  of  any  kind  is  desirnUe  in  Kngland. 

The  dinner  being  ended,  our  |uii  ty  brokn  up,  and  all 
Ht  nut  in  quest  of  amusement  for  ilie  evening.  Ypsilanti 
was  engaged  nt  the  Dutchess  of  (Mdi  iihiirg's,  where  the 
I'i'li'brati'il  liuHsian  (Hst  O^erolVwas  to  read  Ihe  Irngedy 
of  Ui'inelrius.  He  aei^irdiiigly  lelV  iiie,  and  I  aei'4iiii|i«. 
ini'd  I'riiiee  Kim — ky  to  the  l.eo|Kildstadl  theatri',  whither 
llip  {rave  memhrrs  of  llii'  rariM  iliplnmutiuur  frequently 
ri'pairrd  to  uubcnd  at  the  drollery  of  the  atlinirublv  eomr- 


diaii  .Sehulz,  alUr  the  more  serious  dramas  which  they 
had  hem  phiiiiiiiig  during  the  morning. 

CHAPTKK  VII. 

Itfirnii  Oinptrdn— .^iiiti- ol' h'nrieiy  in  Vit-iinn— Some  4ll)itini!nlFli(il 
rharilulers — ttolliaiillu  uiiiTdoto  finite  Iu  ('uoiit  nilil  Clllllll■^^ 
I'lc'iiubii^'. 

'J'lie  I'rince  Hcuss  was  so  impatient  to  go  to  the 
Countess  I'uehs's,  that  we  lell  the  theatre  on  his  account 
before  the  end  of  the  third  net.  On  our  arri\.il  nl  M  oll- 
/eil  we  loiiiid  yet  hut  li?\v  ixTsons  assembled  ;  hiil  iiy  de. 
gnes  the  drawing-room  was  tilled  with  the  |Krsriii«  wlm 
usually  spent  their  evenings  there.  I  took  my  unt  in  a 
corner  by  the  siile  of  the  liaron  Oniptiihi,  who,  in  eonse- 
i|iiiiiecoftlie  fall  of  his  sovereign,  the  King  of  W  istpiialia, 
had  licen  left  without  any  otlieial  eharueler,  and  only  took 
Ihe  part  of  a  s|Hctator  at  the  great  di|)loiimtir  suiihiilriiii. 
To  a  pri'iMissessiiig  gravity  of  niaiiiur,  the  lianin  joiiieil 
much  wit;  and  no  one  possessed  belter  than  hini>elf  Ihi: 
art  of  giving  a  Indieroiis  colouring  In  a  portrait,  lie  was 
iievertiieless  n  widl-disimsed  inuii,  nnd  his  epigrams  were 
rather  to  be  attributed  to  Ihi'  turn  of  his  mind  than  to 
any  malignant  impulses  of  his  heart. 

i"he  baron  ainiised  himself  with  passing  under  review 
all  the  jHTsoiis  of  our  ocquainlance  who  were  present, 
and  those  who  were  successively  coming  in.  "  Although 
tho  city  of  Vienna,"  said  he,  "  has  undergone  a  siege,  and 
has  been  oeciipii-d  hy  the  enemy  since  you  were  last  in 
it,  you  will  find  that  hardly  any  material  changes  have 
occurred.  With  the  exception  ot  the  style  of  dress  among 
tlic  lower  orders,  which  has  become  more  assimilated  to 
that  of  the  higher  classes  of  society,  and  iu  which  resjHel 
alone  any  progress  has  l>ccn  made  in  the  iiiiprnvements 
of  the  age,  every  thing  has  remained  in  the  same  eondi- 
lion  ns  tormerly.  The  lalovt  have  not  changed;  nnd  this 
one  in  particular  has  always  been  Ihe  rendezvous  of  the 
friends  of  Ihe  chnrniing  queen,  whose  subjects  have  never 
comploined  of  the  kind  of  yoke  she  has  imposed  en  iheiii. 
You  see  the  proof  of  this  in  the  eagerness  of  the  crowds 
who  surround  her.  Hero  you  will  always  meet  with  |M)- 
lilcness  without  dissimulation,  candour  without  rough- 
ness, comnlaisanee  without  flattery,  and  attentions  with- 
out restraint, 

"  Foremost  in  Ihe  picture  stands  the  good  Count  Puclis, 
the  fortunate  nnd  undisturlicd  |iossis.sor  of  the  treasure 
which  every  Imdy  iiivies  him,  us  cnllmsinstic  ns  ever  of 
the  militia  iiistitiitiun,  to  which  he  owes  his  rank  of  ma- 
jor, nnd  on  which  he  says  that  Ihe  safety  of  the  Austrian 
monarchy  de|M'nds.  The  Countess  I.aiirn,  Iris  wife,  pos- 
sessing a  linppy  equality  of  humour,  goixl  hearted  nnd 
sincere,  nnd  the  expression  of  whose  infantine  ciiiinle- 
nani'c,  heightened  by  tho  finest  colours,  seems  as  it  w  ere 
the  inirrnr  of  liir  excellent  heart,  comes  next.  She  has 
that  eiii'hanling  turn  of  mind  by  which  she  can,  withoul 
the  use  of  eomplimeiil,shnw  others  to  the  Is'st  ndvantage. 
Then  come  Madnini'  Kinaki,  the  niH'nness  of  whose 
counlenanec  gives  it  n  charm  which  it  has  long  ceased 
to  derive  from  bloom,  the  Princess  of  Courhind,  the  beau- 
tiftil  Dutchess  de  .Sngan,  passionately  fond  of  every  Uiing 
h'^roic  and  gram!,  nnd  her  sister,  the  Countess  I'^ilinona, 
whose  gCBliircs,  attitude,  de|iortnient,  nnd  tone  of  voice, 
all  harmonise  together  in  tho  most  enchanting  manner. 
We  have  also  the  Count  Walmoden,  now  a  field-inarslial, 
and  who,  during  Ihe  Inst  campaign,  has  Uren  so  greatly 
instrumental  to  the  capture  of  Hrenien.  In  the  month  of 
Kehriiury,  IHI  I,  he  erosnd  the  Rhine  with  the  Anglo- 
(ierman  trno|)s.  A  few  days  ngo  he  wns  npixiinlcd 
meinher  of  Ihe  eommissioii  which  is  charged  with  the 
military  orgniiisniion  of  (ii'rmany.  Prnsticrity  has  not 
made  a  pioud  man  of  him ;  he  has  nlalncd  the  same 
niihl  nnd  unassuming  ninnmrs.  This  may  also  Ih'  said 
of  the  Prince  of  Hesse  Homboiirg,  who,  though  he  has 
displayed  the  niiwl  brilliant  valour,  nnd  unites  In  a  ina- 
jeslie  form  a  very  handsome  face,  lem|K'rates  his  noble 
and  iiniKming  iiinnners  hy  a  tone  of  I'xireme  kindnesr. 
He  eonimnnded  Ihe  reserve  nt  Ihe  battle  of  l,«'i|Hiie,  and 
distiniruisheil  himself  nmong  the  Austrian  generals  by 
his  military  science  and  a  well  exercised  rofi;i  tl'tnl,  I 
see  Nosliti  nnd  Ikirel  coming  in.  It  was  in  the  arms  of 
NiMlils  that  Ihe  Prince  Ferdinand  l^inis  of  Prussia, 
whose  aide-de-camp  he  was,  expired.  'Ilie  priiiei'  having 
reftised  to  surrender  lo  a  French  quartrrinnsler  nt  Ihe 
bnllle  of  Sanlfehl,  received  his  death-blow  IVom  him. 
Nnslilx  arrived  on  the  sjiot  iinniedinlely  after.  In  I  Win 
he  iiinde  nn  unsuccessful  attempt  to  enli-r  Ihe  Austrian 
service.  In  Prussia  he  lins  Is-en  mor:'  forlunnle.  He 
lia,<  alrendv  nllainnd  Ihe  rank  of  a  eohinel,  with  a  g(MHl 
pMsm-el  of  further  prumoliim. 

"  ll<irel  remains  exactly  as  you  have  nhvays  known 
him.  He  has  as  msny  Iripniis  as  netiuaiiitanrrs,  and 
giirs  on  smoothly  with  the  current  of  life, 


"  Do  you  see  Priiue  lieuss  seated  hy  the  side  ol  .Ma- 
ilame  Kiiiski  '  How  iiiiieh  his  iiiaiiin  is  are  spoiled  by  a 
sort  of  allVelcd  sensibility,  which  lie  has  ciiiIkk  ti  il  in  I 
know  not  what  aiitii|Uali<l  (iirmanie  s<  heol  1  .\ol  niaiiy 
clays  ago  he  wrote  lo  a  lady,  vho  is  not  i!l  this  iiii.iiii  nt 
far  oil',  '  Killier  your  li.ve,  or  my  <lenlli.'  The  li)rnier 
wns  not  vourhsaltd  him,  nml  he  bus  l:il>iii  gmd  ti.ie  not 
lo  cive  himself  the  latter.  This  riilieuli  ns  inridi  i.t  be- 
caiiie  known,  and  yoii  may  easily  judge  how  sadly  ihi' 
seotinieiital  priiier  was  l.iiii:l:i  d  i:l.  lie  is  i  \rr  alli  iii|lil.g 
lo  place  himself  ill  a  lolly  sfdiere  ;  but  h:ain^  no  e.v|.i. 
riciicc  in  the  world,  he  is  iiiiiilili'  to  emiipare  i.iid  joilfTO 
l(;r  hiiiisell'.  He  mistakes  iiiiagiiiatii  n  Inr  uilni.l  lirii w- 
led^i ,  the  desiri?  of  knitwledgc  tiir  actual  (riiililinii,  and 
olisliiiaey  lor  firmness  of  eharaeler.  In  shoit,  Ms  lusi^ 
all'ords  proof  lliiit  the  possession  of  some  tali  lit  ddis  not 
always  sutliee  lo  gain  the  gi.od-will  'f  society,  whin 
pains  are  not  taken  to  eiuieeal  minor  delects  which  must 
lie  iihiioxious  lo  it." 

"  Pray  i  xplaiii  to  me,  my  drnr  liaron,  how  it  liapi  <  ns 
that  ill  the  midst  of  this  brilliant  and  gay  asseioblage 
the  Count  nnd  Countess  Pktenberg  hear  nn  aspict  of 
constraint  so  little  in  harmony  with  the  ap|X'nrancc  of 
others  ?" 

"Your  late  arrival  at  Vienna,"  said  ()niptcda,  "  can 
alone  excuse  your  ignorance  en  that  |H.iiit.  It  is  alto- 
gether a  curious  matter  that  yon  want  me  lo  explain  to 
you,  and  might  serve  ns  a  picture  of  manners  from  which 
an  useful  moral  might  be  drawn.  It  is  not  many  years 
since  Plctenherg  succfcded  to  Ihe  immense  fortune  of 
his  uncle,  the  ri  igniiig  count  of  that  name.  He  became 
one  of  the  richest,  as  he  was  one  of  the  most  elegant  men 
in  the  monarchy.  These  advantages,  with  those  of  nn 
xtremely  agreeable  |(erstin,  had  engaged  him  in  some 
brilliant  ndventures  during  his  travels,  the  fame  of  whii  h 
had  precc<led  him  at  Vienna,  and  had  raised  his  credit 
greatly  among  Ihnt  class  of  ladies  who  attach  more  im- 
jHirtanee  lo  Ihe  external  n|ipcaranee  than  loqualitiis  of  a 
more  solid  kind.  It  is  by  a  false  brilliancy  thai  he  has 
maintained  during  the  whole  gicriod  of  his  bachelor's  ca- 
reer that  distinction  which  hccomes  fatal  to  women  of 
weak  minds,  and  ol\en  serves  as  a  substitute  for  real 
merit.  Ha  idly  had  he  entered  upon  his  twenty-fifth 
year  when  Durlicrg,  his  steward,  whom  he  seldom  saw  on 
any  other  occasion  than  for  Ihe  receipt  of  his  renls,  called 
one  day,  nnd  sent  in  word  lo  his  master  that  ho  bad  to 
s|s?ak  <m  business  of  the  utmost  im|Hirtanee.  'Well, 
Monsieur  Diirherg,'  said  Ihe  eoiinl,  on  the  steward's  be- 
ing admitted  into  his  presence, '  is  it  for  Ihe  purprwe  of 
preaehiiig  a  new  sermon  about  economy  that  you  have 
reqiieati;d  lo  see  me  this  morning?' — '  Nothing  of  the 
kind,  my  lord;  it  is  something  of  n  difl'crrnt  eharaeler, 
nnd  of  much  greater  eoiiseqiienee  lo  your  affairs.  It  is 
evident  your  lordship  has  fiirgotti  n  llii'  <  lause  cnntaini  d 
in  your  late  iineh's  will,  which  enjoins  ymi  to  marry, 
lielore  you  have  completed  the  nge  of  your  majnrily,  a 
young  lady,  Ihe  antiquity  of  whose  noble  descent  is  to 
hn  duly  verified  and  altesled  ;  nnd  Ihnt,  failing  lo  do  so 
williin  the  precise  is'riod  sweified,  you  forfi  it  Ihe  wliolo 
of  Ihe  inheritance  you  hold  from  him  hy  will.  Now,  as 
those  who  are  to  sunrrscdo  you  in  this  inherilnnee  in 
the  event  of  your  failing  lo  fulfil  its  conditions  keep  u 
vigilant  eye  on  yon,  and  will  only  remind  you  of  your 
negligence  when  it  is  too  late  lo  repair  it,  I  nave  thought 
it  my  duly  to  impress  on  your  recollection  that  the  period 
is  so  fast  approaching  Ihnt  not  a  single  momrnt  should  be 
lost.  Young  ladies  of  the  description  re<|uireri  arc  no!  lo 
lie  met  with  every  day ;  nor  when  they  ore,  is  their  con. 
sent  to  lie  nbtoiiied  at  once,  or  to  lie  looked  upon  before, 
hand  ns  a  mailer  of  errlaiiily.  Think  of  it  seriously,  my 
lord,  for  every  thing  you  ore  iiossessed  of  is  at  slake.'— 
As  well  OS  ynnr  stewardship,  Mr.  Durlirrg.  I  Ihonk 
you  for  your  advice,  and  you  may  rely  that  I  will  in- 
slunlly  set  about  what  our  common  inlerest  prescribes.' 

"'Ihe  cnuiil  in  fuel  lost  no  lim>  in  making  enquiries 
oftcr  young  ladies  imssessing  the  npcrsmrv  qnalifications 
All  Ins  li  lends  were  set  to  work  ;  and  after  a  few  days' 
scorch,  tliey  fixed  u|inn  Mademoiselle  Adeloida  de  (tol- 
lembrrg,  a  young  lody  whose  noble  birth  was  ftilly  at 
tested  for  the  required  piirpofe.  Tho  decoy  of  hrr  (w- 
rents'  fortune  mode  them  suflicirntly  accessible  to  a  pro. 
jKisol  coming  IVom  such  a  i|Uorter.  The  selllement  ot' 
preliminaries  did  nut  therefore  orcupy  much  timr;  after 
which  the  iiount  r<'|ialred  to  Newslndl  lo  poy  his  respects 
lo  his  ftiliire  s|>ouse,  who  was  still  in  n  convent  llu  rr  fi.r 
the  completion  of  her  education.  You  may  easily  con. 
tuive  the  freling  of  a  young  girl  of  fifteen  lo  whom  It  is 
inlinioted  that  she  is  lo  lie  iiiiinedintely  muled  to  a  hand 
s<inie  yuiiiiK  man,  |insapiisiiiB  an  immense  fortune,  nnd 
snTcreign  |K>wer  with  il.  The  poor  girl's  iinnginolmn 
had  breii  «u  worked  U|Htii  by  Ihrsa  Ihoiighlt,  that  ah*  )<•- 


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ranir  iliMply  I'liiinviiirnl  witli  llir  riniiil  iil  tlie  very  first 
moiiivnt  sill"  m\v  liiiii.  In  ii|ii!r  u\'  lirr  i  .vliiiiii^  Uuiity, 
111'  wliirli  yon  may  Hinii  nii  iili:i  liy  wImI  you  now  Kir, 
tliuii^li  kIio  Im»  alL-iincd  licr  lliirlutli  yc.ir,  iiiiil  nii  rx- 
pruHriion  nf  iiirliinclKily  is  m'UIimI  iii  Iiit  Ivaliircs,  tliv 
count  rou'il  not  liriiiir  liiiiiiH'lt'to  lixik  iiiion  Una  union  in 
any  otiicr  li|;lit  tliiin  uiic  of  nurc  (■oniiiulsion  nnd  iu'ci'8- 
Kily.  Soon  nlV'r  liis  inarrintrr,  tliirefori-,  lie  l<rlV  his  wife 
under  the  can;  of  her  jfovtrness,  and  the  puid.inec  of  her 
mother. 

"  Detestiirr  a  yoke  ini|>ose(l  on  him  hy  cirrunislimcrK, 
rielenlier<;  |iUin|;eil  with  ritlouhled  arilonr  into  nil  kinds 
of  dissipation,  lie  gloried  in  liis  rxe(sse>: ;  and  his  nn- 
fei'!in<r  ennihiit  tuwarda  hn  lovely  wife  iK-cnine  with  him 
II  siihjeel  of  e\iiltu(iiin.  As  for  the  |K)or  yoiiiif;  countess, 
lovini;  her  hiisliand  with  all  the  foiee  mid  seiisiliility  of 
her  n^e,  she  sirVred  without  eiinplaiiiiii;.',  onil  only  nn- 
Hwend  the  eonsulutioiis  olfered  hy  those  who  Hiirroniided 
liiT  hy  shedding;  tears.  lOvi  ry  (loinestie  virtue,  the  most 
devoted  attnrhincnt,  nnd  the  utmost  resifrnntion,  wire 
railed  to  aid,  ill  lioi*  of  captivutinir  hy  their  demonslrn- 
tion,  thai  licart,  of  the  (lOMScssiun  of  whieli  she  thim^rht 
herself  deser\in}r.  But  it  wan  uU  to  no  |>ur|iosc;  ami 
rather  than  lon^jer  endure  the  wretehcdness  of  iKilioldiuff 
every  day  the  ninii  who  iiiiuJu  so  eold  a  return  to  her  ul'- 
feetinn,  she  solicited  and  ohtaincd  hi.'i  |iermisi>ion,  at  the 
aire  of  ei);hlcen,  to  retire  U>  imc  of  hit  estates  in  Holie- 
niia.  S!iu  ((iiitted  Vienna,  ahandonin;;  all  its  pleasures 
nnd  delijrhts,  delvrmiiiu  I  to  liiiry  in  tliu  most  nhsolute 
solitude  those  charniH  which  oii<rht  to  havo  secured  o 
much  mom  happy  and  hrilliant  destiny. 

"  .Misliirtmie  o|H'rnlos  in  elcTattrd  iiiiiids  nn  the  storm 
does  on  the  atmosphere,  which  it  purifies.  ()p|M>sin|r  an 
irrepionchahlo  conduct  to  the  insulting  nejriecl  with 
which  she  had  Ix-eii  treated,  and  nngrlie  virtues  to  the 
dissolute  liahits  of  her  Imsliand,  she  dc  voted  herself  to  n 
life  of  piety  and  elinritahlu  exercises,  which  lasted  diiriii)r 
the  many  years  that  she  s|H>nl  in  this  solitude, 

"'I'lie  count  phinired  still  more  hiiillessly  into  dissi|Ni- 
tion  upon  riddinfr  himself  of  tlio  Irifliii);  restraint  which 
had  lM'<^n  iinpiMcd  on  his  actions,  and  alter  sutiutinj;  him- 
self with  every  enjoy iiieiit  that  tliu  resources  of  Vienna 
could  nft'ord,  lie  set  out  for  other  countries  to  seek  for 
new  ones.  Fourteen  years  elapsed  in  this  !.tate  of  tliin)rs: 
nt  llic  end  of  tliat  tiiiiii  I'letenlHr);  liecame  heartily  tired 
of  his  dissipated  life,  and  thou!;!it  of  his  country  and  his 
wife.  He  proceeded  In  (Vdicmia,  and  onco  more  Ixluld 
tlic  oliji'ct  I:)  which  s  icred  vowj  had  united  him  for  ever, 
He  found  t!ie  countes.t  rlill  in  her  Mnom.  'rime  nnd  rc- 
lleetion  had  soothed  her  sorrows;  nnd  in  the  tranquil  life 
she  h.ail  led,  her  persimal  ohariiis  had  pri';itrved  Iheir 
primitive  iVesliness.  'llie  most  evtraoriliiiary  part  of  the 
st.iry  i',  that  I'lili'idsTU  ""**'  '' "  dcperali'ly  in  love 
with  his  will',  lie  iH'cimn  her  most  enllmsinslic  nil- 
iiiinr.  Hut  time  had  oper.itiil  very  ditlirently  on  the 
c.iiiiile-s  from  what  he  now  wished  It  mi^ilit  have  done. 
Ilir  feeliu!.'s  of  cxlrenii'  tendirncis  wiro  chan|;cd  into 
h  ilred  hy  the  roii^tanl  riHeetion  of  the  worthless  estima- 
tion in  which  tliey  had  been  held.  Ilis  delmuelieiies  and 
his  dissolute  h.iliits  had  lueii  rej^ulirly  re|«irteil  to  her 
hy  those  who  were  desirim<  that  they  should  pi'isliice  on 
her  their  iliK'  impression,  lie  thrrefore  iHcame  an  oh- 
jecl  of  an  aversion  to  her  which  iiotliiiii,'  could  alter. 
Kvcry  di'iiioi.xtration  of  repentaiiee,  niVeetiou,  and  sin- 
cerity, was  now  had  recourse  to  hy  the  count ;  hut  all  to 
no  pur|Mwe.  She  remained  tnsi'iisihie  to  his  entreaties, 
nnd  treated  with  iniliirereiiee  the  sidicitalions  of  her 
Irieiids  that  she  should  consult  to  a  reconeiliulion. 

"The  count  nri;cd  n  visit  to  Vienna,  in  the  lio|)0  that 
nn  an  oci'asion  like  the  presi'iit,  her  mind  ini|;ht  iweoiiic 
inor.'  accessihli' to  a  chanire  in  his  fivoiir.  In  the  tumult 
of  festivity  nnd  dissipation  he  tlntlend  himself  that  her 
heart  wonlil  more  easily  open  itself  nir'iiii  to  that  feelin|r 
nralleelion  which  formerly  it  cherished.  She  consented 
to  aeeompniiy  liiiu,  nnd  evin,  ns  you  sec,  to  take  part 
wilii  liliii  in  nil  the  ifnielies  which  now  alMimid  in  this 
sph  ndlil  capital,  lint  she  eoiitimies  insensihle  to  nil  the 
deiiionsi rations  of  his  nllii'tions,  and  scciiih  to  look  n|H)n 
till  ir  present  frnillens  ardour  ns  a  pimishmcnt  of  which 
he  has  no  ri'fht  to  complain.  The  |HM)r  ninn  has  iH'come 
nn  ohject  ofriiticule  hy  the  servility  of  his  devotion.  Al- 
ways si|;hini;  .is  at  thu  nue  of  ciifhtei  n,  nnd  as  jealous  ns 
n  sevaifcuarian,  he  never  moves  from  her  side.  Ilu  is 
over  lakini;  up  her  |rlnv<^<  her  hnnilkcrchief,  nnd  prcssini; 
them  to  his  bosom  in  public.  Hut  nil  this  oi.)v  tends  to 
incrensi-  the  aversion  ho  his  rnlsril.  I'roscrilsMl  fVom  the 
nuptini  Is'il,  which  he  had  so  loiiir  disiluineil,  he  coin- 
pUlns  of  this  riif'inr  in  prose,  nnd  lamcnis  his  fnte  in 
verse.  In  short,  his  enlhusinsm  hns  hi'como  so  irreal, 
that  if  it  conliniiei  for  any  leinjlh  of  tinie,  his  intellecls 
uiiiit  Itecuiiic  nlll'ctcd  hy  it.     Wv  may  thcrcfuru  cx|ioct 


to  see  one  day  ill  ti.e  count  the  ciice  of  a  debauclicd  hiir- 
haiid,  whose  repentance  has  only  Is'fjun  when  his  vices 
have  beconu'  iiii|)ari)oiialtle.'* 

Diirin);  the  recital  of  this  romantic  story  I  could  not 
help  cxamiiiinfr,  with  an  intense  interest,  the  person  who 
was  the  principal  Hiilijcct  of  it.  The  excessive  jiolcncss 
of  her  countenanee  spread  over  it  that  melancholy  and 
settled  expression  which  is  prmhiced  hy  lonjj-wronght 

Iinssions  or  siiircriufjs.     One  would  have  snp|¥)scd  that 
,a  MariH!  hud  Ikcii  (faziiijj  on  her  when  he  made  this 
verse : 

"  Son  rPiraril  Irlslc  ct  ilnnx  Implero  In  pili^." 
"  You  sec,"  said  thM|iteda,  ill  conclusion,  "  the  origin 
if  that  cvtreiiie  paleness  in  the  lady's  countenance  which 
has  so  niiieli  altraeted  your  notice.  In  her  situation, 
there  is  MiiiiKlliini;  infiiiilely  more  natural  in  that  settled 
nil  lanchiily  her  face  rvinces,  than  in  a  more  animated 
•xprcssion."  Whilst  he  was  concludiiifr  his  remarks 
supper  was  aimounced.  I  contrived  to  sit  next  to  him  nt 
table,  in  order  to  enjoy  the  pleasure  of  listenini;  to  his 
ibscrvntions.  His  varied  and  picturcsiiuc  sketches  were 
the  more  intercslintf  to  me,  as  they  rcliitcil  either  to  [K'r- 
sons  of  my  aci|uaiiitance,  or  to  intimate  friends. 


CIIAPTKU  VIII. 

M.  Novmtnihotr.  ttic  Itil^slan  Bliile^lnan— Atfair*  of  Polonit— Prtnrr 
ill!  l.ifini-  «  u|iiiii,iii  1)1,  ami  wriiings  uii,  ilie  foil's — Cuiiiit  Anliur 
l'iiliH.'ki. 

On  the  liillowinir  day  I  met,  at  the  house  of  the  Prince 
lie  Li)rnc,  AI.  NovossilsotV,  a  Uiissian  statcsinan  of  some 
celebrity,  who  was  held  in  hijfh  estimation  by  th«  Km- 
|>cror  Alexander,     lie  was  ul  that  time  a  memlicr  of  the 
provisional  (jovcrnmenl  of  I'oluiid,  and  when  I  came  in 
he  was  convcrsinjr  with  the  prince  on  the  ntfuirs  of  that 
country.     The  Kuliject  was  one  of  ncver-fuilinij  interest 
to  me,  for  I  have  8|HUit  in  Poland  the  finest  days  of  my 
life;  and  the  sentinienta  of  attachincnl  I  have  conceived 
for  that  unhappy  land  are  of  the.  most  deep  rooted  kind 
The    conversation    turned    chieHy   on    tlin    constitution 
which  it  was  in  contcmiilation  to  (rive  to  iho  Poles,  nnd 
of  which  M.  Novossilsim  was  one  of  the  fratncrs.   "  The 
Polish  nation,"   said  tho  Russian  stntesmnii,  "  had  too 
Ion;;  relied  on  the  promises  of  a  man  to  whom,  uHer  all, 
their  independence   was   a  matter  of  |Nrsonal   inditTcr- 
incc." — "  Their  illusions  were  i  xciisahle  enough,"  on- 
swcrcil  the  Prince  de  Lijriic  :  "  there  arc  no  nacrilices  of 
which  nuliiins  do  not  easily  console  themselves  when 
they  arc  called  for  by  the  pros()ect  of  such  an  achieve, 
iiicnt." — "(ienerally  s|s'akin(r,"  rciilicd  M.  Novossilsofl", 
"this  would  be  iwrleclly  justifiable;  but  tho  Poles  arc 
ever  carrying  back  the  ir  tlioujflils  to  the  brilliant  times  of 
Iheir  history,  ai:d  they  want  their  country  to  re-assume 
that  proud  allitiiilo  ol  t.ide|M'nilciice  it  enjoyed  under  the 
Itatoiis,  the  Sigisnioiidv,  the  Siliicskis,  without  one  mo- 
incut  tbiiikiiiK  of  the  immrnse  clian|res  the  (Kiliticul  con 
dition  of  Kiiro|s>  has  since  tlii^n  midcr(rone,  and  their 
peculiar  geo;;rapliii'al  position,  which  innkcs  it  liii|Hissible 
that  they  should  stand  ai;ain  on  the  same  fisiting  as  for- 
merly.   Poland  is  now  linked  to  us,  and  must  Is^  content 
with  the  fate  which  is  unavoidably  reserved  for  her  |io- 
lilieul  existence.    If  ever  we  allowed  her  to  bccoiiie  com- 
pleti  ly  inde|H'iiiltiil,  shii  would  make  nn  .\ulntic  nution 
of  us,  and  we  are  not  ilis|iosi'd  to  recede." — "  Ihirke  has 
said,"  observed  the  prime,  "  that  the  partition  of  Poland 
would  be  paid  dearly  fur  by  its  uutliors  :  he  nii);ht  have 
idded  that  suili  mi|;lit  be  the  ense  with  her  defenders 
also;   for  Napoleon's  iiiterfeience  with  her  concerns  has 
ill  no  miiall  dcirree  coiilributcd  to  the  loss  of  his  crown.     I 
lio|M'  u  Is'tter  fate  w ill  be  reserved  for  the  r,in|Mror  Alex- 
nmler;  but  all  must  de|H'nd  u|Hin  the  uilopt  ion  of  suitable 
measures,  nnd  lliiir  siiiiiity  on  u  tirm  ba^is,     A  |M.'oph' 
who  are  proud  of  lluinsilves  may  sutler  theniselvcH  to  !«' 
eonipiered,  bill  will  not  Is'ar  to  Ik<  humiliated.  I'lie  fnree 
of  arms  may  achieve  their  ccmipiest;  but  it  is  only  throu|;li 
a  (fcnerous  and  just  policy  thai  they  imiy  Im'  thoroughly 
suTijuifati'cl." — "  Vou  need  not  ap|<relicii(l  any  systiii  of 
|Kilicy,  my  dear  priiice,  of  which  the  Polos  willivcr    ave 
reason  to  complain  at  our  hands.  If  you  read  this  iraiiu 
script,  the  margin  of  which  is  full  of  notes,  written  1 1  Ihe 
l''in|K'ror  .Mexandcr's  own  hand,  you  will  find  how  |;reat 
is  our  desire  to  meet  the  wishes  of  the  Polish  nilioii. 
This  is  the  eonsliliition  intended  fiir  them.    It  will  tnnlde 
you  to  jiidife  whether  the  lolty  scntimeuts  which  rprin); 
from  the  heart  should  not  Ihi  taken  ns  the  |{m»'i»>  *'0  <>f 
that  monnrch's  gutnl  intentions.*     Tito  institiitinns  of 


that  country,  hereby  fixed  uiHin  a  solid  foundutinn,  will 
Isi  ome  the  means  iiy  w Inch  the  |>cacc  of  Kuropc  niny  he 
ever  maintained." — "  If  the  buses  of  the  edifice  are  pro. 
IMirtioncd  to  its  weight,  nnd  of  comimrativc  solidity,  tliry 
will,  no  doubt,  prove  durable ;  but  if  not,  you  may  hiivs 
to  fear  the  vcngeanci'  of  men  who  arc  driven  lo  dcs|icrata 
iiieans.  I  wisli  you  had  time  to  read  the  memoirs  on 
Poland,  which  I  wrote  in  I'm*.  Yon  may  pcrha|is  think 
that  wliut  was  written  so  long  back  is  not  exactly  appli. 
cable  to  llio  present  ]K.'riod.  Nevertheless  you  wniild 
meet  willi  much  iiseliii  intbrmation  in  thot  work,  onil  a  ' 
great  deal  of  coincidence  between  your  tlioiightji  and 
nine  on  'wnie  material  |ioints." 

This  intercsling  conversation  was  interrupted  by  the 
arrival  of  Count  .\rtliur  Potoeki,  a  friend  of  the  Priniv 
de  I.ignc.  Though  a  Polc,nnd  a  well-known  vnthusinatin 
wellwishcr  to  his  country,  his  presence  put  a  stop  to  the 
conimentM  of  Aloiisicur  de  NovossilsoiT,  who  hastily 
packeil  up  his  pa|M'rs,  nnd  took  leave  of  us. 

"  I  come,"  said  t'oiinl  Potoeki,  "  to  inform  you  tint 
every  thing  is  now  in  readiness  for  the  intended  caraiixl, 
which  has  liccii  so  long  in  preparation,  and  tliat  the  en- 
suing week  has  Ijcen  fixed  U|sm  for  its  celebration.  1 
bring  you,  prince,  Uie  tickets  which  the  grand  marahtl 
Traulmaiisdorir  has  desired  inc  to  deliver  to  you ;  and  I 
wouhl  ri'coinmcnd  by  all  means  tlint  you  should  attend 
this  spectacle,  tor  it  will  doubtless  be  cue  of  the  most  ei. 
trnorillnary  of  any  witnessed  in  mo<lcm  liinea." 

I'lii  prince  invited  the  count  to  coino  and  dine  with 
us  at  his  trfiifif,  as  he  called  his  country  house  on  tlic 
Kuleml«rg.  He  was  greatly  attached  to  the  Count  At. 
thur,  whom  he  familiarly  called  his  Alcibiades,  and  wlio, 
in  his  turn,  entertained  a  most  sincere  regard  for  hit 
venerable  friend.  He  declined  the  invitalinn,  however, 
having  had  a  previous  engagement  with  tho  Princeu 
I.uhomirski,  whom  ho  was  to  attend  to  court,  where  i 
splendid  nssembia,  of  illustrious  guests  had  lieen  in. 
vited  to  witness  th'  s|iectacle  of  living  picture$  which 
was  to  be  directed  by  the  aclebratcd  painter  Isabey.  In 
giving  an  account  of  the  programme,  the  count  told  lu 
tliat  the  picturcsipie  scenes  were  to  be  followed  by  ro- 
mances, dramatically  performed  by  Uic  handsomest  wo- 
men at  court,  nmoiig  whom  were  to  be  the  Ihitcheiia  of 
Sagnn,  the  Princess  Paul  Kslcrhazy,  and  tlie  ('•ountris 
/ii'hi.  He  oliserved,  that  as  the  |H'rfnrmances  were  nut 
to  coinmence  iK-fiirc  eight  o'clock,  we  should  be  in  tinin 
to  nlti'iid  after  our  return  fri  ni  the  rrfagt,  and  ho  adviiH^I 
us  not  to  neglect  any  op|iortiinity  ollercd  for  tlie  enjoy, 
mnit  of  the  Hies,  for  the  closing  of  the  congress  had  ul 
ready  Is-en  fixed  for  llie  l.lth  of  IhcemlR-r.  After  wliiili 
he  iixik  his  have,  and  wo  set  out  on  our  intended  |iil. 
griuuige. 


*  Ali'iiiiiili'r'pi  viilt-i'ipirnt  rnisnile  nritlnni  liln-rsl  liinlllstli  nn  hns 
fliuwii  Im'W  IJir  his  "  tiiUv  S' nllliu'lit-i"  wrrr  lo  tn»  Ishen  ns  Ihi- 
tunrnntisi  ul'  his  kihsI  Inirnilniu.  An  In  hu  ritlish  conMllii  ten,  he 
liirri'ly  liii'Sllt  II  »s  sti  nrlihowleili'iiit-iit  nn  Ills  pall  Ihsl  hit  I'lillffll 
•*nh|i'f'iR  \i','o'  n  >t  etnrily  plniiil  I'li  n  )i'\rl  Willi  bit  M  i*ruvllp 
-laves  — '/VfisWtilrtT 


CHAPTKR  IX. 

Till'  Kalrnih.  ri:~rrliire  de  l.iin.^'s  rminiiy  Imtise  tlii'ie— rriiirn 
V|i-ilni.ll  ni.'t  llii'  lirrrk,  — ^<u,ll  IVi-lii  whirit  Klli^  Hiitiii>kl 
rhie-pi'it  Ihi-  n>lii>  iif  Ihi-  f.'ratiil  Vlxli'r,  llllilMnvisI  Viriiiia  -I'llitu' 
ill-  l.lictlr's  inleO'SllltK  innvi'MStlon. 

The  Knb'iiilN'rg  is  a  hill  in  the  immcdintn  vicinity  of 
Vienna,  ever  which  it  eoinnnnds  an  extensive  priis|icrt, 
nnd  to  which  it  pri'sents  a  piitiiresipie  view.  The  Priiiii' 
de  l.ignc  hnd, since  a  long  |)eriod,  chosen  a  spot  on  il  for 
his  summer  residence,  nnd  his  house  there  bccnnie  llio 
alside  ot'tlie  muses,  and  the  rendexvous  of  that  select  nn. 
ciely  of  friends  to  whom  bis  presence  nnd  conversnlinn 
were  nn  inexhaustible  source  of  instruction  and  gratifirg 
tion. 

On  our  way  Ihilher  our  discourse  turned  upon  Vicnnn; 
he  s|M>kc  of  that  city  in  the  most  Ihitleriiig  terms.  I  flilly 
eiineiirred  in  nil  he  said  :  iieverthcless,  I  observed,  thil 
in  nrilir  to  appreciate  the  whole  of  its  various  resournn, 
n  bitter  knowledge  of  tin  (iermnn  langunge  wns  nerei. 
snry  than  the  gi'iicrnlity  of  foreigners  |Missesseil.  With 
out  this  reipiisite  it  wouhl  be  diflicult  to  judge  exactly  of 
I  he  ehnraeter  and  ways  of  those  ranks  of  soeiely  whiHi 
arc  not  the  li'ss  iiitcn  sting  for  not  Is'ing  Uic  higficst, nni 
the  li'nst  worthy  of  Is-ing  known,  lincon  once  said  Inn 
young  man  who  knew  no  Inngunge  but  his  own,  miil 
was  nsking  the  cbnncellor's  ndviee  ns  to  the  most  ml- 
visnble  mmle  of  pri>cceding  nii  his  travels,  that  it  wnuM 
lie  far  more  wise  for  him  to  go  to  schisd  than  to  travrl 
in  t'liriign  lands.  "  Hncnn's  suggestion  wns  no  dniilil  • 
very  exeellenl  one,"  nbservcd  the  prince;  "  but  I  wundrr 
what  Itlelastasio  would  have  said  to  it  ? — ho  who,  tllrr 
twenty  viars'  risideiico  nt  Vienna,  hnil  only  picked  u{< 
twenty  iii  rmnn  words,  which  he  used  to  suy  was  i|uilu 
enough  III  save  his  lil'e  in  cas<<  of  iiii'd.  At  all  evcnl*, 
you  will  find  the  l-'rcneh  language  sulficicntly  knnirn 
here  by  this  lime  to  serve  most  pur|ioses.  It  is  iiiiivrr. 
snily  undcrsliMsl  in  the  up|M<r  rnnks  of  society,  nnd  y™ 
SCO  that  it  hus  Wii  adii|itcd  in  the  negotiations  and  cun 


inilutirn,  will 
urn|ir  iiiny  tjc 
lifirc  arc  ypi. 
solidity,  tlicy 
roil  may  havn 
n  to  dcKjierald 
mcnioim  on 
pcrha|M  think 
rxactiy  apjilj. 
m  you  wniilil 
t  work,  oml  a 
tlioiiglitu  and 

rruptcd  liy  tlic 
of  the  I'rinfi- 
vn  cnthiuiiiMic 
It  n  Btnp  tn  Ihr 
r,  who  hiutily 
». 

irnrm  you  tlial 
rndcd  coroiiMl, 
id  tliat  the  rn. 
cck'hrolion.  I 
frrand  marshil 
r  to  you ;  and  I 
1  nhould  atti'iul 
of  the  moiit  ci- 
limes." 

and  dine  willi 
ry  liouM!  on  llio 
)  the  Count  Ar. 
hiadcR,  and  wlio, 
I  rejrard  for  hit 
itation,  however, 
ith  the   PrinccM 
)  court,  where  t 
it«  had  hern  In- 
r  ;ii((ur«(  which 
"ntcr  laabcy.    In 
he  count  told  u« 
!  followed  by  ro- 
handnomcat  wo- 
the  DutchcM  of 
iiul  tlie  C'<iiint('«8 
niniirrs  were  nut 
ihuuld  Im  ill  tinw 
Tf,  nnd  ho  Bilvi«il 
■d  for  tlic  enjoy, 
eoiigrens  hud  al 
Irt.    After  which 
our  iiilciidcd  pil- 


liiiuw  ilB'ie- Prill" 
iilcli  Kini  Hi>lilivki 
,t.«l  Victmn  --I'titin-' 


edintn  vieinily  of 
iinive  prmiifot, 
iew.  'I'Ih-  Prime 
II  n  ppot  on  il  for 
lere  licennii'  llm 
of  that  wlert  tn- 
nnil  roiiver»«li"n 
ion  onti  gralificn- 


I'd  upon  Vienna; 
n(T  lermi".  I  fully 
I  obxervcd,  lliat 
nrioiw  rrnoiircn, 
rnngo  wn»  nocci- 
[mihhi'hkciI.     With 
I  judge  exaelly  "f 
of  wieielv  wliicli 
tlic  hi){ne«l,ii™ 
[iiii  oner,  wiiil  I" « 
lut  hill  own,  anil 
(o  the  nioKt  Kil- 
•In,  that  it  wnuld 
il  than  to  travel 
wii«  no  doiilvl  a 
;  "  but  I  wcimlcr 
T_ho  who,  allft 
|l  only  pirked  iip 
;o  nay  wan  M"''" 
,     At  all  evrnl", 
jllieiinlly  kim*" 
fl.     Il  in  uiiivrr. 
Ixneiely,  and  y«i 
iintioni  and  cun 


AT  TIIH  CONOIIKSS  OF  VIEXNA. 


1  H.'i 


of  the  eoni;re».>,  iiikI  in  ilrawin;;  up  nil  llie  ofTieial 


.IH  wliicli  are 


to  Ih'  the  IruilM  of  tl»-  iiilniMerial  dellU  ri. 


"'V\,f  i.riiice's  niniiiier  of  trealiii!;  every  nuhject  on  which 
"1  -...!..   « *..  ii i.-;il....   tl.... 


Ill'  Kjl 


,k.  g. 


;ivi>  n  ce 


rtiiiii  turn  tu  the  merest  tritlex,  thai 


,„„|,.  them  iiliiiosl  eiiually  iiilcrejiliiie  with  oiilijectii  ol 
,  iiK"'''""-"'-'-  ""^  "liolic  of  ninny  of  the  dixtiniruiHheil  |H-r- 
.„iiH  of  soriity,  the  sovereigns  assemhied  Iheri',  tiieir 
mini^tirs  nnd  e'""''''"''''  '""'  "'"''  ^''"^  •''"^'  which  was 
i.Tiiliir  lo  liiin,  |ioiiiled  at  tlio  ridiruloiis  iMurings  of  his 
i.„rlr.iits  and  llireiljly  deserikd  in  a  few  words  their 
..iiural  i.harnrler. 

'  111  a  lillK-  time  wc  eiitereil  the  eoiirt-yard  of  the  prince's 
i.iiintrv  residence.  It  was  n  small  hiiihlinfr,  reiiinrkniily 
11,  it  .iiid  ri)iiiiii'>'li""n  in  ''"(lernal  np|u'nranee ;  nnd  its 
Tilnal  (iwin'r  iiiiiilil  easily  have  renliM'd  llie  wish  of  So. 
i  r;li'S,l')' 'i'l'"~  ''  "'"'  K"""'-'*  wlio  wi're  his  real  friends. 
ilur  llie  iKirtal  of  iU  outv\ard  entrance  wa.s  engraved 
llin.u'iitrnee: 

Uun  roscuniqiiL' cadiini,  Keniptr  aint  liiiea  ii.,'ia. 

••  It  iviiiihl  be  di'viuting  from  Die  practice  of  nil  Innil- 
Icirdu,"  said  the  prince,  nn  our  eiiterini;  the  liniise,  "  if  " 
illil  nut  Ix'^'in  iloiiig  the  honours  by  eondiieting  y  on  round 
I'll'  extent  of  my  domuiii :  hut  as  my  house  luid  the  pre- 
miers lieliingiiig  to  il  arc  not  more  ample  thnii  the  terri- 
l.iry  prcscrilH-il  to  the  president  of  the  .St.  .Marin  n-puhlie, 
t  iMi  iin'd  not  apprehend  much  fatigue.  Such  as  they  are, 
imwevir,  it  is  here  tlint  I  H<'rk  and  find  relaxation  aflrr 
III,'  liiMiiill  of  feU-H,  the  fatigue  of  aniiis«^iiieiitii,  and  the 
hlilVness  of  that  restraint  which,  however  ineliiieil,  we 
lire  iiinre  or  less  obliged  to  iiii|x»H!  on  ourselves  in  the 
iircM'nee  of  so  many  crowned  iKvids  nnd  aovereiirn  |vr- 
yoaagi's.     Here,  ill  short,  I  can  live  for  my  own  self." 

Will  II  we  had  reached  the  extremity  of  tlie  garden,  he 
„l»!ii'il  a  diMir  which  h'd  into  a  suimiu-r  house  construct 
iiiiinicliately  over  the  Daniilte,  and  from  which  we  had  a 
iiim|ilete  view  of  the  city  of  Vienna.  "  It  is  from  that 
s|nt,"  Slid  he,  "  that  John  Sohieski  commenced  his  glo- 
iijii.<  attack  at  the  bend  of  bis  thirty  thousand  men 
niT'iin't  the  grand  viiier,  Kara  Mustapnn,  whom  be  de. 
(Willi  llirougli  the  irresistible  impetuosity  nnd  bravery 
III'  Ills  inferior  numbers,  tberchy  saving  the  (lermanic 
i'in|iire.  The  military  cxpi-rieiiec  of  that  sovereign  had 
ISO  well  exercised  his  foH;i  d'iril.  Hut  atVr  exnmining  for 

II  lew  iiuiiiients  from  this  elevated  position  the  ilis|iosi- 
Unw  of  the  Turkish  nrrny,  he  coolly  oliservi-d  to  the 
P'lieruls  who   surrounded    him,  that  t'H'v  were   liadly 

III  all',  and  that  .Mustajilm  would  infollihiy  tie  lieaten. 
"Tlio  Polish  cavalry  which  had  como  to  the  aid  of 

he  (leriiians    had  a  very  innrtini    npjioarance.     They 

weic  iiiiiunled   on  magnificent   horses,   hearing   richly 

iirnaiiiontnd  arms.     Thu    inliinlry,  howovor,  was    in  u 

I'ly  (liirifciil  coiidilinn.     One  regiment  in  particular 

as  ill  .HO  unprovided  a  slate,  that  Prince  I.uhomirski 

ilviseil  the  king  not  to  jiorniit  its  crosMug  tlia  Danube 

liire  iiiglil,  as  its  menu  ap|>earnnca  wax  absolutely  a 

iliniml  dishonour  to  the  PiJes.     The  king,  however. 

i»  ii"l   Id   bo    swayed    by    any    such    consideration. 

.'<iirli  »s  ynii  sen  llio'^d  moii,'  said  ho  tu  I.iilioiiiirski, 

llii<y  lire   invincible.     They  havo  made  u  viiw  not  to 

ir  any  clulhes  but  IIhwo  that  they  will  tako  from  the 

ii-iay's  liack.     During  tho  wliolo  of  tins   lust  war  they 

iro  Turkish  clothes.' 

"Il  was  cii  riilding  Irf'0|>old  from  his  hithorlo success. 

fill  oiimiii's,  that  tho  words  applied  by  Po|k;  I'iua  V.  to 

ilin  of  Austria,  after   llin   bnltlo  id"  Lepantu,  wore 

|i«ii«(;  ried  lo  .lolin  Sohieski :  '  And   there  was  a  man 

tit  liy  liiiil,  nnd  bis  iiamn  was  .loliii.'     Austria  hns  in 

lire  leecnt  tiincs  ehosoii  to  liirgel  this  senlenee,  ex 

in'.»;ni  of  her  grulitiidu  ;  sho  has  not  scrupled  to  Im- 

iiisliiiiimiitnl  to  Iho  overthrow  of  that  nation  who 

;ivecl  her  from  a  siiiiilur  liilo  by  their  vnloiir,  and 


At  three  o'olock  wo  snt  down  tn  n  dinner  served  out 
i)f  provisitiiis  which  tlie  prince  had  ennseil  lo  he  put  in 
the  cariiage  on  oitr  leaving  town.  Never  as  lung  as  I 
livo  i.|iall  my  grateful  inomory  lo^o  the  recollection  ol 
this  charming  repast.     How  bright  the  colnurs  in  which 


Ins  II 


ug 


ex|Mii<o  of  their  hl.siil.     Il  is  iii  vain  that  Auslriif  eonversalion  to  produce  cllect  by  her  wit.     She  mostlv 

Nil  V    lit  iLllHK  U)ll<l  ur  till  LI    rniip.ui  nil   lirt  •*•.;*!.   1 1.  :^  ......  ... 1..  .1        !....._ _  I      ■  •  .  •    •  .    .      .* 


|ttl» 

[  loUwiy  to  those  who  would  repri«cli  bcrwith  this  eon 

"I,  ilinl  till'  servleo  rendered  by  Hohieski  w  as  a  mere  re. 

ki'ii  iiiail.i  llir  a  similar  ooii,  when  Austria  saved  Poland 

I'lnitlm  grasp  of  tho  Swodos  under  tho  reign  ofCharles 

luMaviis.    'I'lio  Polos  might,  on  similar  grounds,  Imvr 

tirieil  llivii  elaiins  to  Austrian  graliliidu  toiieriodsBlill 

Ve  remote,  and  to  ocenrrencns  eipially  calling  Ihr  il. 

Micii  tliiil'uiiiiiler  of  Austria,  Douiit  llaint'iurgh,  found  il 

fivB^iiry  to  Hhnkc  oil' his  de|ioiidcnee  IVoin  the  i'.'m|ierur 

\""y  II.,  Hid  Poles  cuinu  lo  his  nssistanuo,  and  great. 

iMiilrilmled  in  placing  his  house  in  the  rank  of  the 

i-l  imwirhil  sovereignties  of  Kurn|K>.     Tlie  fact   is 

l«l  lliii  iiiii|uiloiis  partitiiHi   in  i|ueslioii  enn  never  lie 

and  its  promotor  hitil  no  doubt   in  his  niind 

,'y  of  l.a  Kontnine,  in  Iho  liibto  of  tlia  dop  car. 


poitraycd  the  celebrated  (lorsonagcs  who,  in  Ins 
worldly  career,  had  honoured  him  with  their  friend.tliip! 
'Pho  KinprcBs  ('atherino,  whom  he  called  his  "living 
glory;"'  the  Kiiiperor  Joseph  II-,  his  "visible  pro'i. 
dcnec;"  Kroderiek  II.,  his  "  ininiortality  ;"  vxere  p.irli- 
cnlnrly  the  siilijects  of  his  nnecdolic  liulchca.  He  niso 
related  a  variety  of  interesting  parliculnts  respeeling 
the  unliirlnnale  Mnric  Anininclln.  "  At  my  introdiie. 
lion,"  said  hr,  "  lo  I  he  Count  d'Arlois,  ho  assumed  nl 
first  all  the  dignity  of  u  king's  hrolhcr,  hut  soon  alter 
treated  nie  as  if  he  had  henii  my  own.  Some  time  aUer, 
at  tho  camp  of  Moravia,  I  saw  the  king  of  Prussia. 
Frederick  |)<'rceive<l  nl  onco  that  I  was  un  nilinircr  ol 
great  men,  and  shortly  nih'r  I  liecamo  his  visiter  at 
Iterlin.  On  my  son  I'liarles's  marriage  with  a  Polish 
lady,  il  was  observed  llinl,  being  on  a  footing  of  iiiti. 
inato  friendship  with  the  l'!iii]irCKS  (Catherine,  nntliiiig 
became  mo  so  well  n:  the  crown  of  Poland,  nnd  I  was 
naturalised  a  Pole  in  consequence.  On  my  second  arri. 
val  in  llnssia,  tho  empress  took  it  into  lier  head  that 
she  must  go  nowliero  vvilhoiit  my  being  at  her  ellsiw, 
nnd  fill'  we  set  on  that  long  nnd  extraordinary  journey 
lo  tho  Crimea,  the  pnrticnlnrs  of  which  would  np|icar 
more  (iibuloiis  than  historical,  ('nllierine  Uiievv  my 
partiality  tor  Iphiginias,  and  thereforo  presented  me 
wilh  tho  very  piece  of  land  on  which  had  stood  the  tem- 
ple where  Agamemnon's  daughter  was  priestess.  I 
reolly  Imlieve,  that  what  through  the  paternal  friend 
ship  wilh  which  the  I''iii|icrnr  Kruneis  1.  honoured  mc, 
the  maternal  liiinlness  whirh  tho  great  Maria  Theresa 
always  showed  me,  and  the  frntornal  intimacy  on  which 
I  sIixhI  with  Joseph  II.,  the  confidoiicc  which  the  great 
.Marshal  do  Ixiudoii  had  placed  in  iiic,  the  intiinalo 
footing  on  which  I  stood  in  tho  private  circles  of  the 
i|ucen  of  Krnncv  and  tho  great  empress  of  Itussia,  and, 
finally,  tho  unrestrninod  intercourse  I  wan  long  allowed 
to  unjoy  wilh  Krcdcrick  of  Prussia;  I  sny,  with  so  many 
sources  of  fruitful  inlnrmnlion  and  entertaining  anec- 
dote at  my  disposal,  I  could  now  sit  down  and  write 
some  very  interesting  memoirs." 

I  listened  with  intense  altontion  tu  all  that  he  said. 
It  seemed  to  nin  as  if  I  wns  myself  trans|iarled  by  turns 
to  the  scenes  which  he  had  witnessed,  and  to  which  the 
forc}  of  his  imugiiialion  gave  such  a  vivid  colouring. 
Ho  s|iokc  of  more  recent  times,  und  dwelt  at  sonic  Icnglli 
on  tho  pcricMl  when  tho  present  emporot  married  his 
cousin-gerinan,  the  daughter  of  the  Archduke  of  .Milan 
and  of  Iho  Archdntehess  lienfrix,  the  only  reinnanl  ol 
that  hou.so  of  list,  which  has  been  so  extolled  in  Ariosti 
and  Tasso. 

"  That  union  was  brought  about  by  inclination 
alone,"  snid  the  prince  :  "  |Militicnl  motivos  had  nothing 
lo  do  with  it.  The  young  empress  was  brought  up  in 
the  miilst  of  calamities  uliicii  add  greatly  to  the  into, 
rest  of  her  situation,  'I'hn  seiiliiiients  of  rcs|ioct  sho  in 
spires  are  thoreliiro  mixed  with  feelings  of  sympathy.' 
Ho  then  nlluded  to  tho  nrrivnl  of  .Madame  do  Sinelal 
Vienna,  whore  sho  cnmn  at  Ihnt  |ieriu<t  fur  the  piir|K)se 
of  |Kirticipatiiig  in  Iho  festivities  which  were  to  bo  pro 
diiced  iiicelebrnliim  of  tho  iin|ierinl  innrriagc.  "Her  arri- 
val and  hnr  stay  among  us  have  formed  n  kind  of  era : 
for,  in  certain  circles  of  sociely,  it  is  still  usual  to  say 
in  rci'cronen  to  snniii  partiiMilur  fnct  or  occiirrciice. 
'When  .Madame  de  Stnel  was  here.'  Hut  admirnlion  is 
not  everlasting,  however  it  iiiny  ho  sincere.  Wc  get 
used  lo  the  object  which  has  excileil  it;  and  fVeipiontly 
thai  feeling  is  chnnged  inio  soinelhiug  of  a  very  op|iosito 
kind.     .Mnilamn  ilo  Stnol  was  lisioag»>r  generally  in  her 


(sTsoii.  She  was  in  the  habit  of  displaying  llieni  here 
ehielly  by  twisting  in  thrill  n  siiihII  hraiieh  of  (mplar, 
with  tliiee  i;r  liiiir  leaves  on  il,  llie  motion  of  which 
produced  a  kind  of  rustling  sound  which  she  called  tho 
ibligato  nccoinpnniinent   to   her  words.     She  is  very 


fond  of  I 


uired  of  the 


.,1 


rill  Ills  inaslor's  dinner 


succeeded,  howovor,  in  so  doing,  nnd  nothing  could  he 
easier  among  Iho  crowds  of  her  nilniiring  listeners.  .She 
discussed  every  siibjecl  wilh  rare  |>erspieacily.     If  ovor 

she  asked  a  quesli still  more  schloni  did  sho  wait  liir 

an  answer;  and  notwithstanding  this  violation  of  the 
coiiinioii  rules  of  cinivorsatioii,  mid  a  dictalnrial  inoiln  of 
ill  liveriug  hor  smliinonts,  she  was  sure  to  bring  over 
almost  every  opii.imi  tn  n  coiiu  idenco  with  hnr  own.  Her 
countenance,  allonolhir,  is  far  IVoni  lioing  haiulKoino 
the  form  of  her  nnsn  and  the  shape  of  her  nioiilh  arc  de- 
eideilly  ugly  ;  hut  her  eyes  |M)«sePs  n  hri'lianny  which 
almost  eiiablo  them  lo  oxpross  tho  rievnt  I  and  distill 
guisliod  Ihniighls  wilh  which  her  fertile  mind  nlsiiinds 
She  has  preserved  nil  tho  habits  of  ymilli,  nnd  all  llii 
cmpielry  of  dross  which  Imloiigs  lo  very  young  women 
llor  Imiids  arc  pcrhaist  iliu  host  slm|K<d  I'lart  ul'  her  wliuli 


unci  ol  society,  from  the  notion  she  lias  acijuii 
impression  she  produces  on  the  minds  of  men  ;  but  she 
(Iocs  not  willingly  asencialc  wilh  women,  whose  eonver- 
salion she  thinks  nnsnitnble  to  a  mind  like  hers.  Sho 
thinks  herself  in  her  proper  sphere  only  when  surround- 
ed by  those  of  whose  |iowers  of  appreciating  her  sho 
entertains  a  high  notion;  and  thu  more  this  circle  is 
nuniei'ous  the  more  her  mind  heenmes  exalted,  nnd  hor 
elo(|uciice  is  ralhd  forth.  Celelirity  has  heconic  neces- 
sary l»  liir  cxisleiicc,  Iml  it  has  iiol  led  her  to  happi- 
ness; for  she  hns  long  regretted  her  native  land,  from 
which  she  wns  |>roscrilied  hy  the  man  whom  she  called 
'  .'1  Hohespierre  on  hnrsehack.'  It  inny  therefore  lie  said 
that  it  was  her  own  cause  she  was  endeavouring  to  pro- 
mole  when  she  ilireclcd  the  whole  power  of  her  means 
lo  Ihc  overthrow  of  the  man  who  was  op|Kiscd  to  her  re- 
turn to  I'ranee.  Shortly  oiler  she  came  here  nn  anony- 
mous satiie  wns  circulated  on  tho  enthusiasm  she  had 
excited.  Her  Cnrinne  was  ciiticisrd  in  Ibis  production, 
and,  I  think,  most  inaptly  ;  for  it  is  not  in  her  literary 
works  that  sho  is  vulnerable.  That  alTcctation  of  ap- 
|ienring  on  a  scene  where  sho  could  display  no  talent, 
the  »o/oH  lieing  her  only  pro|ier  station, — that  prcloii- 
sion  of  engrossing  every  attention  and  every  thought,.^ 
that  mulahility  in  her  opinions,  so  dangerous  lo  those 
who  thought  they  could  rely  upon  their  consistency ;  it 
is  nn  these  points  that  she  ougiit  to  liavs  Iwcn  attacked. 
She  was,  however,  greally  incensed  that  any  one  should 
jiresumo  to  set  up  any  douhls  res|)ccting  her  literary 
merits,  on  which,  she  thought,  there  could  exist  but 
one  opinion." 

.\s  il  was  necessary  that  wo  should  nrrivc  al  court 
precisely  at  the  hour  fixed  for  the  coinincncemont  of  tho 
performances,  we  lell  this  delightful  retreat,  which 
will,  no  doulit,  Imconio  one  day  an  historicul  subjact. 
Shortly  afterwards  wo  repaired  to  the  imperial  i>ulace. 

CHAI-PKU  X. 

Cinnil  srainihly  at  conn— l.li iiiij  :,lriiiii.s— llrninnlir  mninnrni— 
'I'lit'  rniu-..|,n  I'Isli  rlia/y— Till.  Kx-iiih^'II  ol'  lliillnnil—rnnre 
l.iii|»ilil  i.f  Hnxo  I'lihiiran  aicmiiii  ul  In  r— llniUraialii  wall/iiiit 
— I.rniiil  sn]t|s-r  ni  cnurl. 

When  we  arrived  nt  court,  the  snile  of  mngnificent 
npartments  were  nirendy  crowded  wilh  conipmiy.  Tho 
I'nuut  Arthur  Potocki  had,  however,  kept  scats  for  us 
near  those  of  the  Princess  Ksterhay.y  nnd  Ihc  Princu 
l,eo|Kild  of  Saxe  Coliiirg.  I  enlcred  into  eunvcrsatioii 
with  the  princess,  mid  the  intended  |Hrliirinances  very 
naturally  Incame  the  subject  of  cuir  remarks.  She  said 
thai  although  the  living  pictures  were  a  novel  exhibition 
in  Vienna,  they  were  not  new  to  her;  fur  sonic  years 
previously,  she  gave  a  fete  nt  KiseiistadI,  one  of  her 
country  seals,  where  they  were  excculcd  for  the  first 
time.  Her  eha|K'l  inasler,  Haydn,  the  celebrated  com. 
|Miser,  heightened  the  interest  of  the  cxhihitiim  on  that 
occasion,  hy  |Krl'.)riiiiiig  on  the  organ  some  extein|Mira- 
ncons  music  of  a  strikingly  appropriate  character.  I  havo 
known  hut  few  ladies  whose  eonversalion  was  as  fnsci 
nnling  as  that  of  the  Prinecss  Kstrrlmzy,  and  whoso 
manners  were  equally  captivating.  I  U'caniu  uei|uainted 
with  the  prince,  lur  hushanil,  many  years  previously,  at 
the  house  of  M.  Kec  ainier  in  Paris,  and  I  was  on  inti- 
male  leriiis  wilh  her  son.  Prince  Paul;  so  that  the  con- 
versaliim  soon  turned  im  those  two  meinliers  of  her  fa- 
mily, flir  whom  she  rnlrrlained  the  i t  ardent  niVeelioii. 

It  was  enough  to  siMwik  of  them  ill  U mis  of  admiration 
111  obfniii  her  tslecin  and  lVieuilslii|«. 

The  eonimineeincnt  of  the  |H'rtiirmances  was  now  on- 
iiouneed  by  all  the  lights  Ising  put  out.  After  an  appro, 
piiale  overture,  executed  hy  an  oreheslru  coni|HsH'd  only 
iif  harps  nnd  I'reneli  horns,  the  eiirlniii  wns  drnwn,  and 
pres.iiled  a  seeiic  cnlhd  the  S|miii»li  conversntion.  Tho 
seeoiid  was  llie  siihji  ct  of  a  piitiire  drawn  by  a  young 
Kniieh  nrlisi,  repriHinliiig  I^iuis  XIV.  nt  ifie  feet  of 
.Madame  de  la  Vnliere.  This  scene  wus  exeenled  by  tho 
jouiig  Ciiiiit  'rrautinnnsdorirand  Ihc  hcauliftd  CmiUss 
/.ielii.'  They  were  Udh  of  them  inwsessi d  of  sujicrior 
allrailiiins:  and  there  wns  such  nn  expression  of emolion 


in  the  li'atures  of  tlu'  cumil,  anil  of  i. 
in  that  of  thu  couiituss,  that  thu  ill 


iilineeiieo  nnd  ninriii 
usioii  was  reiidercil 


tVliili.  faiiey  ball-  nre  laiitMi.liliij  r.u  nam  i.r«|ilrll 


ill  Kiiiilaln. 


Mil  is-iiiiiiil  rhaini'ti  r-,  »,  nn,ii,|  ,„t^,- ,  niinili.r  winiir  Ih.. 

«iil»llniiioiiol/„.i»^^(rl«r..,»|,(,.|,wniii,|iiiinl.li  n  rniliiiml  nml. 


Ill  tills  ciiiiiilry.  niivi'l  iiiiKir  nl 


nieriali nl  siiil  wlili  n  Jiiillrlinis 


111  ci.  orFiihJiriii,  w.iiiUI  i<  ii.l  I iiiai  fiai.ii,:  i|.,,n  ami  Ii 


iitinit.  —  >:,/, 


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".'iii|>li'te.  'I'liu  lliird  sivtii^  wiim  Uikcii  troiii  i.c  (JroK' 
Ic:liirt',  n-Il^l'^(.llIill;;  lliji|MiIytii>  jiiHlityin^  liiiiitfcti'  ti) 
TiicsrttH  a^diii»>l  llii'  ut'Ciisiilini)  (it*  I'jiifdra. 

'I'lic  Hiibji'i'tH  of  Hum;  lucturiH,  ri iiri'iTiitcil  liy  llii 
iitOHt  ilistiii);tiHiit:(i  |»4  rsuns  ut  nnirt,  u  itii  C()^tllllu'S  ho 
liiaL,'iiitii.x'iil  jiiil  u|i|irii|iri,ilr,  with  xliadrN  uiid  li^'lits  ilis- 
po.snd  1:1  lilt'  iiiiirtt  iiiusltrly  iiiuuiii'r  hy  Is-ibcy,  lu-t-cssa- 
rily  cM'iU'd  grrttl  uiiiiiirutiuii.    Il  U  iiiiiHisnilili',  luiHt  v<  r, 

tU  jlld^JL'  oflili;  HIK^cils  llt'lllU)riu  cllVtl  prudlll'I'll,  witliiiut 

li.'i\iiit(  witiiussid  tlic  I'xiiiliilidii,  'I'lir  iiiiiiiuliility  ol'tiii' 
iij(iirf.-4  wu:j  iii:iiiit.iiiiL>d  in  a  Kiirprisin^r  iimiiiuT ;  liiit 
Hhtl'  H'urr  utlitiidos  no  cviri'iiiily  l)ili)riiiii(;,  that  lh<y 
'  vuiild  nut  bu  ki'|il  ii|i  lur  jiinrc  than  u  litv  iiiiiiutt'>:,  uiid 
the  curtain  dru|i|icii  uii  tUcni  kiminlt  tliun  the  K|icutuliiri^ 
cuuld  liavc  uinhud. 

The  li(;htii  were  now  restored,  uiid  whilat  Ihrilramalii 
tumiiniin  were  lieiii);  |>re|>ared,  relreshnioiits  of  ull  kinds 
were  wived  round  to  the  aiidieiiee. 

The  lirst  |ierforiiianee  was  the  well  known  roniiince, 
Partiitit  /Mill /iiiNyiir,  eoni|iuKed  hy  thetjineii  llortelixe.* 
It  wuii  executed  hy  AI  iileinoiiiellc  (■oulianit,  dan^rhtcr  of 
the  Dutch  minister  liaroii  tloiilMiilt,  who  is  now  git- 
veriior  of  l-'russels.  Her  voice  was  extremely  melodious, 
and  she  t»ing  tiie  uir  with  nil  cxijnisitu  expression ; 
whilst  the  youni;  Count  SehiLMifeld  uiid  the  youiif^  Prin- 
cess l'liili|istadt  expressed  tile  meaning;  ol  the  words 
tlirou^h  iniinic  action.  'I'lii'y  were  secoiiih'd  by  a  full 
chorus  of  both  sexes,  and  the  variety  of  (rruuping,  the 
tif^ures  esiM'cially,  during  Ihu  inarriu|;e  stanza,  the  jicr- 
fvction  of  the  chorus, — all  pro<hieed  un  e^Vect  |«rfeclly 
enthusiastic  nmoiiK  the  s|H'etutors. 

I  was  si'ated  to<i  far  away  Iroiii  the  Emperor  Alexan- 
der tu  hear  what  he  said  to  the  I'rincc  Ku)(ciu',  who  sat 
between  him  and  his  fallier-in-law,  the  kine  of  Uavaiia. 
I)ul  it  was  evident  from  the  ex|iressioii  ol  the  prince's 
comilenance  that  the  i'iii|H<ror  was  payiii);  n  just  tribute 
of  praise  to  the  merit  ot' his  sister's  com|Kisition. 

The  second  perlormanee  was  that  of  Coupigni's  ro- 
maiirc,  Ijf  Tr'nthintimr  ifiii  chtitilc  tt  fait  In  ^arrrv.  It 
was  executed  by  the  Count  Schivnbor  ami  Countess  Ala- 
rassi,  'I'he  third  was  ajrain  a  nompotrition  of  the  k^x- 
(lUeen  of  Holland,  Vuif  r»'  ifttr  itnil^  titiviniitr  yiic  fiottrni. 
It  was  as  wi-ll  snntr  and  as  well  expressed  as  the  others, 
by  the  youm,'  I'rince  Kadiivil,  and  the  Countess  Za- 
nioiska,  the  U'aulil'ul  niid  aeeomplished  daii;rhtcr  of 
Alarslial  I'rince  Czartoriinky.  The  author's  name  was  de- 
manileil,  anil  its  ainiouncemeiit  elicited  loud  and  univer- 
Hul  applause, 

"Indeed,"  oliserveil  the  Prince  de  Lifriic,  "  Mademoi- 
selle lleHiiharnais  wields. a  seeplri'  which  will  never  break 
in  her  hands.  .^Iie  remains  a  ijuee-'  tiy  the  fjrace  of  her 
own  talents,  at\er  havini^  ee.ised  to  Ik'  one  by  the  yrace 
oftiod.  For  my  pari,  I  most  cordially  add  my  apiuausc 
to  llie.!!'  liaiU  of  (reniiis.  I  lake  pleasure  in  pnyiiifr  hoiiu 
aire  to  tatten  greatness,  esjiceially  when  |H*rsoiis  in  that 
situation  have  proveil  theinselves  so  worthy  of  the  hi)r|i 
station  to  which  eireumstani  is  had  raisi'd  them." 

"  I  have  seen  so  iiiiieh  of  the  (^iieeii  llortense,"  said 
Prince  Leopold,  "dnrini;  my  freiiuent  visits  to  Paris, 
that  I  can  Inar  full  teslimony  to  the  truth  of  your  re- 
mark, so  far  ns  it  may  ap|>ly  to  her.  Shi'  was  extremely 
yoiiii;;  when  suddenly  transferred  lo  a  court  resplendent 
with  military  (flory.  Her  amiahle  disposition  wos  not  in 
the  remotest  manner  ntfieted  by  the  brilliant  turn  of  her 
prospi'i'ts.  .\eillier  iin|K'rial  |Hiinp,  nor  re((al  honours, 
could  priKluee  any  nlli'falion  in  her,  und  she  has  always 
ri'lained  her  nioih'sl  and  unnirecled  manners.  Xor  docs 
the  privniioti  of  nil  these  honours  npjx'ar  to  have  <Kia- 
sioned  any  recret  with  hi'r.  Nature  has  (rilled  her  with 
Ijenius  for  the  fine  nrt*,  which  her  su|M'ri(>r  education 
aiul  the  means  al  her  command  have  fully  develo|H.'d. 
The  prince  has,  therefore,  very  justly  oliscrved  that  she 
wields  a  seeplre  of  which  notliiii);  can  deprive  her.  She 
muKa  most  cxipiisitcly,  and  plays  di'livliHully  on  various 
instruments,  ."^he  coniposes  very  prettily,  and  draws  in 
(rreal  |N'rfection.  No  Indy  in  Paris  danced  more  (jrace. 
I'ully  than  she  did.  lint  what  can  never  Ir  fiir(;ollcn  by 
•trinirers  who  were  in  the  habit  of  visitin;;  Paris  durini; 
the  time  of  her  (.'ri'nliH'ss  lliire,  is  thi'  urbanity  whicli 
IriIIi  herself  and  her  mother  evinced  toward  those  who 
had  the  honour  of  iM'coniimj  known  to  llieni.  They 
accmcd  IhiIIi  of  them  aa  if  desiroiui  of  smiHithinK  the 
dittirully  <d°  |Mwitinn  |iociilinr  l<i  niiiiy  of  iii  nt  tliu  ruiirt 
of  the  "ruileries." 

"  I  iidmire,''  sniil  the  Prinrc  do  I.i|rne,  "  (lie  frnnk 
hnnmire  you  imiv,  my  dear  prince,  where  il  is  justly  due. 
I  am  fond  ot  adinirini;  where  iidmiralion  is  eaUed  for, 


*  l>iilrhi->s  nf  Hi    I Till'  nnilir  will  Miiii  tiliiinlii  i>  to  tl 

rtiNisMrr*,  <«.t  Mlili'li  ilitre  Is  dm  t!ii|fliii|i  word,  la  tlio  .Mviiiiiiri  iif 

lloftCIM*.    '  f.W. 


and  I  conli'ss  that  I  detest  those  who  are  ever  seeking  a 
inolive  lor  every  demonstration  of  kindness,  and  who  af- 
fect to  doubt  that  amiable  i|ualities  can  spriiifr  from  na 
tnral  ini]iulses." 

When  liie  sovereigns  i|uittcd  their  Hcatu  the  company 
repaired  to  the  great  ball  roam,  whi're  every  thing  hud 
lui  n  prepared  liir  duneiiig.  I  otTi'red  my  arm  lo  the 
Princess  f^lcrhiuy,*  and  she  allowed  iiiu  to  reiiiuin  by 
her  the  rest  of  the  evening. 

.VII  those  who  had  tigured  ill  the  representation  had 
kept  on  their  dramutie  costumes,  and  as  their  nmnlier 
was  I onsidirublc,  they  Ibrined  separate  qiiadrilles  among 
themselves,  whicli  added  much  variety  and  animation  lo 
the  scene.  'J'liese  fetes,  in  which  dancing  was  intro- 
duced, were  frei|uently  as  useful  to  young  diplomatists  in 
the  furtherance  of  |>olitical  objects,  us  in  giving  un  agree- 
able relaxation  lo  their  lulsiiirs.  -Ml  restraint  was  laid 
aside  on  suih  occasions,  and  piditicians  of  a  iiiulurer  age 
assembled  in  groii|M's  in  various  parts  of  the  room,  dis- 
cussing grave  subjects  without  reserve.  The  young 
wallzers  would  occasionally  stop  short  near  these  groups, 
und,  apparently  oi-eupicd  exclusively  wilii  their  uniiisc- 
inent  and  their  fair  partners,  would  listen  attentively  to 
the  conversations  of  the  |H>litieians.  A  word  or  sentence 
pronounced  by  any  jierson  of  note,  orteii  served  to  govern 
diploinulie  proceedings  in  a  manner  which  puzzled  uiaiiy 
to  discover  how  their  thought!)  or  inteiitions  could  have 
been  gnessetl  at. 

The  ICinperor  Alexander  had  o|K'ned  the  ball  with  the 
Eiiipreas  of  Austria,  by  a  polonaise,  a  kind  of  dancing 
march  with  which  the  court  balls  are  always  begun,  in 
un  adjoining  apartment  several  ineinbers  of  the  corpi 
dtplutnnliiiue  were  seated  gravely  at  the  whist  table ;  a 
rciTcation  which  scemcil  tu  liavu  Ih'Coiuc  indisjicnBahle 
to  their  ininiKtcriul  lalwurs. 

i\  niagniliciMit  supper  was  scrveil  up  ut  twelve  o'clock. 
The  sovereigns  sat  ilown  to  the  table  which  had  been  re- 
served lor  them,  and  tlic  rest  of  the  company  took  their 
seals  al  other  tables  without  any  observance  of  etiquette 
ir  disliiielioii  of  ranks.  These  bampiets  were  always 
nagnilleeiit  und  expensive.  It  was  calculated  that  up  to 
the  oicasion  of  which  I  am  speaking,  they  hud  coat  the 
ein|H'ior  thirty  millions  of  llorins.  Hut  then  tlic  money 
spent  in  Vn'ima  by  the  strangers,  attracted  eitlier  by 
business  or  curiosity,  wus  estimated  to  amount  to  no  less 
lliuii  a  hiindred  thousand  Horiiis;  and  every  one  knows 
the  means  employed  by  Collxrt  to  rc|)leiiisli  the  exhaust- 
d  eoti'ers  of  his  inaaler. 

Soon  nrter  the   sovereigns  had  withdrawn,   dancing 
cenwil,  ond  every  one  went  to  seek  in  rest  a  new  acces- 
sion of  atrenglh   and  spirits  for   pleasures   long  licforc 
marked  out  by  the  chain  of  uniuseinenls  provided  for 
acli  successive  day. 


CIIAPTEIl  XI. 

.Ncnpollinn  iti|iliimHl>ip  mid  ntlurri  — MNiiwikuiii  of  \hv  Arrh- 
ilMlrlsMi  (  tirthlillB—F.ti  llllu's  or  lllrellnir  uinonil  llie  luirjely  nl 
\'ieliiia— HIiiiHrhtii  ol  till'  N(U|H(llliiii  li-ualiiiii  al  llle  i.'iiii;;rt'fH— 
'I'Im*  Crater— Mi'eiinx  nliti  Uie  Kni|N.-riii  Ali'xnnler  and  I'rince 
Kiiporre. 

Ill  the  midst  of  atormi  I  have  heard  men  relate  the 
cventa  of  tinit^  past,  and  I  have  lent  an  attentive  ear  tn 
their  nnrrulions.  Now,  when  in  port,  I  love  to  call  to 
mind  anecdotes  of  tlie  celebrHled  persunn  who  have  bmii 
my  fellow  passengera  in  the  ditiercnt  voyages  1  have 
inadu  on  the  great  oceun  of  life. 

.\t  a  breakfast  given  by  Prince  Cariati,  Murat's  ininia 
ler  at  the  court  of  Aiislrin,  I  found  naDcinblcd  the  Dukes 
di  Uoeeu  Koinana  and  Cuni|io  Cliiuro,  Meaarn.  Schininn 
and  (irillilhs,  (General  Kilangieri,  an  T'oiint  dc  Witt. 
I'he  cnnveraution  turned  un  the  line  arts,  nnd  the  lirnu- 
liful  monunients  of  areliitecturu  and  sculpture  which 
adorn  the  Austrian  capital.  Among  the  most  remark- 
able were  cited  SI.  Stephen,  the  ei|uealrian  statue  of 
Jose|  li  II.,  the  tomb  of  Prince  Kiigene,  iSkc.  Hut  Vienna 
was  acknowledged  lo  lie  richer  in  inonuinenta  of  private 
alTeclion  than  in  those  of  public  gratitude ;  and  among 
the  former  wna  mentioned  one,  which  waa  said  In  Im;  pe- 
ulinrly  worthy  the  admiration  of  foreigners.  This  was 
the  inaiisoleiim  erected  by  the  Duke  of  Saxe  Tcachen  to 
the  meuiory  of  his  coniort,  the  Archdutclieaji  Cliriatina 
.\s  some  id  the  party  had  not  vet  seen  it,  they  prnpoard 
Inking  a  view  of  it  nnor  hreiiklast ;  and,  na  I  won  curious 
to  hear  llii^  opinion  of  llieio  Uistlnguiahed  Ituliuna  on 

•  Till'  Prlnri'*  I'slrrliary,  who  nr).  nl  Ihe  lii'sil  iirilic  Mun||nrlnn 
iliiliilllv,  nri'  nilsiliH  die  ilrliisl  iimIiIciiii'M  iiI'  Fui(i|N'-  'rili'  I'silill) 
I'sliili'ii  virlil  aii'vrniii'oriiiiiti'  Ihniilno  liiiiiilnil  ilioiisniiil  |>iiinil« 
•nrllitu  |H-r  niinuiii.  TIh'  ttenni)'  nl'  ttii*  iitiiiieis  t'l'if  alluiltil  10, 
Is  n  IIm'uh-  or  Rcneinl  iiiliMilrnt  In  Ilie  llliliesi  rlri  li«;  ■lie  nilils  ti 
lier  fN'riMiiml  H|its'iitiiii<-i'  liy  iIh'  imiim  Rrnri'l'iil  niirt  CruriiiRiinn  innii 
iwiB,  wliirh  are  coisiulrraii  a  inudal  ol  vhrfanca  and  tun  tm.—Ua. 


Ihe  e.\i|uisite  production  of  their  gilled  countryiiian,  | 
ollired  my  services  as  their  cir.eioin;  We  uccordinj,! 
repaired  lo  the  church  of  St.  Aiignstin,  where,  in  a  mnyj 
eha|K'l  ereeled  fur  the  purpose,  stands  Cuiiovu's  thoUlSllu|^, 
claim  to  iininorlalily. 

.Near  tiie  summit  of  u  gray  marble  pyramid,  Ihci:|). 
eight  feet  high,  an  angel  hovers,  with  a  medallion,  Uj^. 
ing  the  likeness  of  the  lainented  arclidutehess.  .\  li,,,, 
sleeping  on  the  ste|>s  of  the  niausolcuni,  guards  its ,,' 
trance,  while  thetienius  oftirief  iH'iidsover  tin:  lion,  in  t|, 
attitude  of  proibund  meluneholy.  Virtue,  who  bears  in  ,g 
urn  the  ashes  of  tlic  archdutclicss,  guides  Innuceiat  ;.i.q 
Purity  to  the  steps  of  the  inonuiiient;  while  Charily,  m,. 
imrtiiig  an  aged  man,  directa  the  stc;'s  of  a  weeping  <,;. 
plian  to  the  suiietuary  of  everlasting  re|)ose.  The  liuui,, 
are  tlie  size  of  lite,  and  exliibit  the  most  masterly  eiuu. 
lion. 

The  cuiiteniplation  of  tiiis  monument  excites  a  iW'in; 
of  adinirution  und  nielancholy ;  a  niingled  eiiioiiiiu 
which  no  language  can  udeipinlcly  dcserilM'.  The  bck, 
di  Itoccn  Itomanu,  an  enlightened  connoisseur  of  ;,ri 
made  many  judicious  olwervulionH  on  it.  Al\cr  proisin; 
the  perfect  representation  of  the  tceblenesa  of  age,  in  ihg 
K^ure  of  the  old  man  ;  tlie  ehaato  dignity  of  the  ligim 
ol  Charity  ;  tlie  re|)ose  of  tlic  lion,  &.e.,  ho  added :  "Boi 
even  the  sun  has  its  spots;  and  I  cannot  but  condcnii 
the  spread  wings  of  the  (iciiius  of  Urief,  which  are  u 
little  in  miiaoii  witli  the  complete  mental  dejecliou  a 
preased  in  the  attitude." 

There  in  so  much  poetry  in  tlie  languogc  of  educaii^ 
Italians,  and  they  possess  audi  just  and  ready  discrinu. 
nation  in  all  that  regards  the  fine  arts,  that  in  listcnini 
to  the  remarks  of  tlie  duke  and  his  friends,  I  «» 1 
thousand  beauties  in  this  chef  il'auvre,  which  had  bctirn 
cseajied  my  attention,  und  I  seemed  to  view  it  now  lu 
the  Hrst  time. 

There  were  in  the  church  several  other  foreigners  »lio 
like  ourselves,  had  been  attracted  thither  by  curiotii; 
The  eonversntiuu  soon  became  general,  and  only  m 
sentiment  prevailed,  namely  admiration. 

The  habit  of  meeting  each  other  every  day  in  Vicui 
created  among  persons  of  dilfercnt  countries  a  son  0' 
friendly  feeling,  which  was  botli  interesting  and  ogm.l 
uble.  Vienna  is  so  small  a  city,  and  its  plavca  of  publit| 
resort  so  numerous,  that  |ieopIc  no  sooner  purled  lliu  I 
they  met  again.  Tims,  in  the  space  of  a  few  dayn.u  I 
ucquuintunce  was  forn)ed  which  would  have  rcquin^l 
many  montJis'  growtii  in  another  capital,  ond  under  othnf 
circumstances.  I 

Count  de  Witt,  witli  whom  I  was  engaged  to  dine  nl 
Princess  Snpiegha's,  pro|iosed  lliut  we  ehould  take  a  liuil 
on  the  Prater,  Is'fore  the  hour  ap|iointeil  for  diniiir.  Ail 
some  of  the  gentlemen  who  hud  uccom|ionied  us  to  uSf  I 
church  of  St.  Stephen  were  to  stay  only  a  few  day!:i| 
Vieiini,  they  naturally  wished  to  make  the  most  nf  Urtsr 
time  in  seeing  every  thing  that  was  remarkable  in  tin  I 
Austrian  capital.  VV  c  nceordingly  lel\  them  lo  ronlinnil 
their  excursions,  while  wo  mingled  with  the  proinrniil 
era  in  the  grand  ulley  of  the  Prater,  which  every  dayul 
three  o'clock  wns  the  resort  of  oil  the  rank  and  bcautvii| 
Vienna.  The  Englisliwomcn  were  remarkobic  for  comIiI 
dress,  the  fair  Poles  for  elegance,  and  the  German  liiliii| 
for  simplicity.  I 

On  the  way  our  conversation  turned  on  the  dillituil 
sittmlion  of  the  Neapolitan  legation  at  the  congrrKs.  Tttl 
coimt  shrowdly  analysed  the  characters  of  the  |s'ri«i| 
eom|Mi«ing  it,  and  gave  to  each,  individually,  full  rrril 
for  a  fund  of  good  faith,  which  deserved  to  he  eiM|ilonir 
in  n  iH'tter  cause.  "  I  renlly  pity,"  said  he,  "  the  |ie('uliir| 
INisition  in  which  they  stand  ninnng  un.     They  arr|»| 
sent  nt  nil  the  fetes  nnd  parlies :  fur  every  body  lliink!i 
an  indisiiensable  murk  of  eiiiirlei,y  to  send  them  intiitl 
tions,  wlilcli  they  coni'eive  it  tn  1h'  llieir  duly  to  arrr|(l 
Hilt  they  must  U)  blessed  with  a  good  share  of  rourif 
lo  enable  them  tu  endure  the  reserve  with  which  I 
nre  treated  ;  they  Be«-ni  lo  form  a  sort  of  foi/is  iliflt 
<IVM(  apart ;  and  their  isolaied  iMwitiun  is  reiidrmili 
more  eonapieuoua  by  their  cimluine.    The  dress  c(i 
court  of  Naplea  ia  always  aplendid  ;  for  the  king,  lakia 
the  very  op|ia«ltc  extri-me  to  that  adopted  hy  bis  hnllii 
in-lnw,  diaplaya  aa  much  eti(|UCtlo  in  Ilia  dress  ><  I' 
other  nlK-eta  simplicity.     I  am  particularly  sorry  lix  H 
Duke  di  Cain|K>  (liiarn  and  Prince  Cnriali,  whose  inm 
tions  are  honourable  and  u|iright,  but  who  must  nrn 
rily  conlriid  unsueeessl\illy  iigninst  the  iM'rfuhoun  r 
aellnrs  who  circumvent  their  King  nnd  nre  j>re|Hirin{ Il 
ruin.     Casllerengh  olwerved  tn  me,  the  oilier  dav,  II4 
the  conduct  of  Murnt  would  infallibly  cost  him  lii^i 
Still,  however,  aa  long  as  he  is  ii|k>ii  the  throne,  Il  t* 
Ih'  but  right  to  abatnin  tVom  indecorous  inveelivFa{i 
a  mail  wliusv  ili'VutvU  rank  uuglit  tu  shield  him  froi^ 


kii' 


AT   TIIK   CONtiUESS  OF  VIENNA. 


1»7 


couiitryiiiaii,  I 
Vc  iiti'oriliinn 
:iuri',  in  n  mii«;; 

IVU'S  tllUUMllul'^j 

^rainid,  Ibimj. 
lUCilaHion,  kat 

tcllCSB.       A  llct, 

,  guards  its  u,. 
i;r  tin:  lion,  iiui,. 
who  Irt'ars  iiiij  j 
s  Iimotinc-i ;,; 
lileCliiirily.sn 
of  a  weciiijn;  • 
osc.  Till'  (\i\ua 
.  maBtcrl)'  I'ltcu. 

.  excites  a  iVtlui 
iiingleil   iiiiulion, 
^rilM'.    'I'l'i^  I'lik' 
nnoissiMir  of  ;n  ' 
i.    After  proisiiif  I 
^ess  of  agi',  in  the  I 
;nity  of  lilt  ligiiK  I 
I,  ho  added :  "  Bui 
inot  but  condciui  I 
ricf,  which  arc  u  | 
•nUl  dejcclimi  ■■ 

Tuagc  of  cducalM  I 
nd  ready  discrina.  I 
I,  that  in  li»teiimj  | 
J  frienda,  I 
r,  whicli  had  bel'ott  I 
to  view  it  no*  l«  I 

ther  foreigners  »1» 
hillicT  by  euriotils  1 
lerol,  and  only  o»  | 
ion.  , 

every  day  in  >iciii,il 

countries  a  mwil 
lercBling  and  ngml 
il  its  placcii  of  puWn  | 
,  sooner  imrttd  lln 

,.  of  a  lew  tiny*."! 

ould  have    rc<)Uirf<l 

lital.and  under  ollrn  | 

L8  engaged  lo  imv 
c  ehould  take  a  luTi 
[iili'd  for  diniiir.   Ai 
;com\)an)rd  ustolln 
,  only  a  few  days  a 
ike  tlic  most  of  Uks 
remarkable  in  tin 
[left  them  to  rontina 
with  the  proiiwiiii 
,,  whieheverydaya 
U  rank  and  braulvaj 
.markablc  for  co«!! 
id  the  German  \ti»\ 


Irned  on  the  difficii 
lat  the  congrcw.  Tli 
Icters  of  the  iHr""" 
Idividiially,  f""  "* 
erved  to  W  einjiM 
laid  he,  "  the  1«™1« 

r  u».  'i"h>7  •"■  n 

.overybo«ly  think" ' 
^to  «iid  them  in'* 
lllieir  duly  to  tmf-' 
mkI  Hhare  of  oourjfl 
|rvc  with  which' 
Vrt  of  r017.11  tltfii 
lition  in  reiidfrrJ 
..    The  drew  « 
for  the  king,  t«*' 
|loi>l<'d  by  bin  hf"*' 
I  ill  hi«  d"'"'  "' 
licularly  wrry  loi 
ll'nriati,  whowini 
|ut  who  muni  ni-i 
the  iwrfidiou' " 
kml  are  i.rei«tiiis 
1    the  oilier  day," 
ll'v  eoiil  him  hi' 
III  the  Ihroiie.  il » 
Iroim  iiivrelive  «r 
lo  .hieW  1"'"  ''* 


I,  Besides,  the  very  fact  of  our  having  iirofited  by  tlie 
*  'l  „i'  Miirut  when  il  was  necessary  to  us,  should 
"ow  be  an  inviolable  shield  to  him  ;  for  had  the  King  of 
N;il.l.s  allorded  to  Napoleon  tliu  sup|K)rt  which  he  gave 
'  [j^ii  in  iirubahle  that  we  should  not  now  hear  the 
di<d;'iiili'l  expressions  which  arc  addressed  to  him,  as 
«l''  iis  tu  his  representatives  at  the  congress." 

'i'lie  dav  was  gloomy,  and  the  Prater  was  but  thinly 

alleiidid. '  However,  wc   met  the    Emiicror    Alexander 

,  jlkiii"  with  I'riiicc    Kugciie.     The  friendship  which 

i!,jl  iiumarch  entertained  for  the  viceroy,  and  of  which 

'   rave  him  so  many  aHictioiiate  proofs  ut  the  time  of  the 

l'  innw  Jusepliinu's  death,  seemed  to  increase  daily.    Il 

«  1,'  ran'  t»  sec  .Mcxander  unaccompanied  by  Eugene. 

\i  hvehc  o'cloirk  every  day  the  czar  regularly  went  out 

i  jros*  il  ill  a  plain  tVocit  eaat,  and  called  nt  the  residence 

lie,  situated  on  the  Wicden  Kaisergarten; 

,  atXcr  walking  once  or  twice  round  the 

I  "a^ii'iiarls,  usually  went  to  set!  any  curious  sights  which 

Vitiuia  ollcrcd,  and  then  repaired  to  the  I'rater. 
I     II  would  be  unnecessary  to  seek  any  other  grounds 
( i;.r  till*  friendship  than  the  amiable  qualities  by  which 
ll'rincc  Kugeiie  conciliated  every  heart.     The  noble  dis- 
iKsilioii  which  that  prince  had   always  evinced  vyas  a 
cc'riaiii  guarantee  for    his  future  conduct.     But  in  an 
exalted  mind  like  Alexander's,  the  misfortunes  by  which 
lii.s  interesting  young  friend  bad  for  some  time  been  as- 
lailid,  was  the  loadstone  which  united  llicin  more  and 
iiore  ialiiiiately  together.    Yet  this  friendship  found  dc- 
Iracturs  aiiiniig  those  who  subject  every  thing  to   the 
ilculatiniis  of  interest :  those,  however,  who  knew  and 
iipneiated  the  character  of  the  viceroy,  esteemed  the 
■ui|Kr(ir  AUxaiider  tlie  more  highly  for  the  protection 
liicii  he  thus  oiienly  extended  to  him. 
As  we  passed  his  majesty  he  stopiied  for  n  few  mo- 
ii'iits  to  speak  to  t'ouiit  de  Wilt.     Alexander  wore  no 
itlur  decoration  tliaii  that  oi'lhc  sword  of  Sweden,  which 
as  fastened  on  the  outside  of  his  coat.  This,  I  thought, 
as  a  satisfactory  augury  for  the  consolidation  of  the 
n»  .Swedish  dynasty. 
The  eminTor  drew  Count  dc  Witt  a  little  aside,  wliici 
ve  iiie  the  op|)ortimity  of  exchanging   a    (lw  words 
ith  the  viceroy  ;  an<l  even  those  few   words  were  clia- 
clcrised  by  that  aniiahility  of  leeling  for  which  he  was 
I  |»-ciiliarlv  remarkable.     I  had  not  seen  him  since  my 
(St  visit  to  .Milan  ;  but  this  was  not  the  proper  time  for 
iiing  the  conversation,  whieh  was  every  moment  like- 
to  Ik'  interrupted.     Indeed  the  Kmpi'ror  Alexander 
V  sDoii  juinetl  us.     lie  s|M>ko  of  Lady  ("astlereagh's 
li,  and  his  lordship's  fondness  for  dancing.     "  Tliere 
nothing  extraordinary  in  that,"  observed  rrinee  Eu- 
111' ;  "  (laiieiiig  is  tlie  amusement  of  all  times,  and  fre- 
li'iitly  of  all    ages:    Socrates   learned    lo   dance    from 
jiasia;  and  at  filly-six,  Cato  the  censor  danced  oftener 
1  Lord  Caslh'reagh  now  does."     This  remark  made 
I'lniH-ror  smile.     Alexander's  noble  and    hiindsoine 
iiilciiaiiee  would  have"  lioen  c '••cdingly  imposing  but 
It  an  expression  of  mildness   ;em|>ered  its    dignity. 
ic  pMsl  iialiired  attention  with  wliii'h  he  listeni'd  to 
ii'plies  that  were  addressed  to  liiin  captivated  all 
I  whiini  he  conversed.    He  was  adored  by  those  who 
ved  the  honour  of  his  intimacy  ;  and  the  simplieity 
liis  manners,  together  with   his  easy  |iolituncss  and 
iiutry,  won  all  hearts  at  Vienna. 
'0  oviiid  the  embarrassment  of  precedency  of  rank 
iiijt  the  sovereigns,  the  EmiM-ror  Alexander  pro|M)Bed 
il  Khould  be   determined  by  age.    'I'hc  moiiarehs 
irdin^'ly  took  their  rva|HJclivu  roiiki  in  the  following 
r  :— 

I.  King  of  Wirtonihurg,       born  in         1751. 
'J.  King  of  Itavuria,  ITSt!. 

II.  King  of  Denmark,  17G8. 

I.  Vjii|Hror  of  .\u8lria,  17G8. 

.'1.  King  of  Prussia,  1770. 

li.  Kiii|ieriir  .\lexander, 1777. 


iDiiiit  de  Witt  and  I  did  not  long  enjoy  the  gratifica 
larising  from  our  interesting  rencounter.  It  wns  in 
pi'lril  hy  Princess  de  la  Tour  el  Taxis,  who  alighted 
lifr  carriage  to  accost  the  Emperor  Alexander 
l|iiln('ess,  who  is  sister  to  the  late  Queen  of  Prussia, 
tko  di>tinguished  for  the  graces  of  her  person  nnil 
limiiiipliiiliiiienU  of  her  mind.  The  ein|><>rur  ami 
Kn^rine  having  each  offered  her  his  arm,  the 
Il  m\  I  withdrew  to  prolong  our  walk  as  flir  as  tin 
Vlans. 

»)'  were  going  along  I  imule  mime  inquiry  alsuil 
J'.iilaing.  "  .\h !"  exclaimed  the  general,  "  your 
In;""":"'.  Ma  foi  I  if  ailvaneenient  be  the  nutura" 
<|iniiu'  (if  Hie  law  of  motion,  I  will  answer  for  bis 
'.  "n  under  me.  Ity  way  of  beginning,  I  sent  him 
it>y  as  a  courier  lo  Si.  Pelcriburg.    Ho  will  find 


sledges  on  the  frontiers  ;  and  he  will  have  an  oppiirluiiity 
f  idiiipariiig  his  quiet  |R'destrian    pilgiiiiiage  to  Vi<  iiiio 
with   his    sliding  journey  I'roin    Vicuna   lo    St    Petirs- 
hurgh." 

'i'hc  Emperor  Alexander  liuil  given  Coiint  de  Wilt 
some  orders  relative  to  a  military  Ic-lival,  whieh  was  lo 
take  place  on  u  very  lirilliaiit  scale.  Dc  Witt  entered  ni 
a  long  string  of  observations  on  the  ninvemeiils  ol'  regi- 
meiils,  maiueuvrcs,  plans  of  campaign,  KVe,;  (tetail^ 
which  he  thoroughly  imderslond  ami  lovi'd  to  eun\ersi* 
about.  The  Emperor  .Vh'.vander's  olficcrs,  thoiii;h  most 
of  them  were  still  very  young,  had  already  made  so 
many  campaigns  and  taken  part  in  so  many  hatllis,  thai 
war  had  heeonie  their  clement,  and  they  spoke  of  it  liki 
veterans  reposiiii:  on  their  laurels.  I  might  easily  have 
recorded  in  iiiy  notes  tlie  versions  yiveii  hy  my  friciiils 
of  the  operatimis  of  the  difrerent  armies  during  the  la.'>l 
ten  yeais  of  the  war.  Dili  my  objict  was  lo  write  ! 
book  of  uniuseincul,  and  not  a  treatise  on  military  tae 
tics.  1  recollected  the  observation  of  the  Prince  dc 
Ligne  :  " 'I'liat  there  is  as  little  lo  Ih'  gniiird  hy  weary- 
ing llie  French  as  by  amusing  the  I.aeedemonians." 

t.'M.\FTEU  XII. 

Prince  "'laliri'inhi  rg— I'riiii'i'  Paul  ^apii'iilia  and  ^lillce^s  Sniiii'^lia 
— Moie  ri'iiiHrks  rrlilllve  lo  PolHit  t — KiiHcillsko. 

Memory  is  the  bei)uest  of  the  past  to  the  present  and 
the  future  :  it  is  a  treasure  which  remains  when  every 
other  is  lost. 

Conquered  nations  are  deprived  of  their  inde|K'iuIcnee, 
their  prosiierity,  and  even  their  names ;  but  the  voice  of 
meinory  passes  over  the  ocean  of  ages,  and  elevates  to  a 
sphere  of  immortality  Uie  glory  of  their  sages  and 
heroes. 

When  I  arrived  at  Princess  Sapieglia's  at  the  hour  ap- 
pointed  for  dinner,  I  met  Prince  Stahremhi^rg  just  goiii;; 
out.  lie  had  declined  the  primess's  invitation  on  ac- 
count of  a  previous  engagement  with  Lord  Stewart. 

I  hud  nol  had  an  opportunily  of  paying  iiiy  resjiects 
to  the  prince  since  my  arrival  in  Vienna,  and  he  accept- 
ed my  apologies  with  his  usual  goml  natured  |Hiliteness, 
which  was  aeeoin|Kiiii<'d  hy  an  air  at  oiue  dignified  and 
easy.  I  enquired  after  his  faihily,  whose  arrival  he  daily 
expected.  "  I  am  glad,"  said  he,  sinilinjr,  "  to  fmd  tlial 
you  have  not  forgotten  them."  "  'i'iic  kind  attentions  i 
received  iVom  tlieiii,"  replied  1,  "  would  have  sutlieed  to 
fix  them  in  iny  recolhcthui,  independently  of  the  extra- 
ordinary circumstance  connected  with  my  first  uilrmluc- 
lion  nt  the  castle  of ."  "  Pray,  w  hat  is  that  ex- 
traordinary circumstance  7"  enquired  i'rinee  Supiegha. 
"  I  will  leave  Monsieur  lo  lell  it  you,"  said  the  princess; 
"  his  memory  ap|K'ars  to  Ik'  very  retentive." 

Stime  of  the  princess's  friends  now  entered  ;  among 
the  numlier  were  Princes  Lubomirski  nndZerlwerlinsky 
(chamberlains  to  the  Emp<'ror  Alexander),  Counts  Zavii. 
duwski  and  Koinar,  the  beautiful  (.'ountess  Rosalie  Ileze- 
wouska,  Mr.  Mctzcl,  Cciieml  Krneinsky,  I'rinee  Paul 
Sapiegha,  and  a  .Monsieur  Aide  who  was  regularly  met 
every  where.  Prince  I'aul,  the  princess's  cousin,  was 
the  same  who  distinguished  himself  in  all  the  battles  in 
whieh  ll.c  Poles  had  Ihcii  engaged.  He  was  deeply 
enamoured  of  his  cousin,  and  lie  has  proved  that  a  pro- 
found attachment  may  liecoiue  the  source  of  llie  nobh-sl 
actions.  His  niihl  and  dignified  countenanec  assumed 
an  animated  expression  whenever  he  alluded  lo  his  coin 
rades  or  his  country.  Shortly  after  the  congress  lie  was 
united  to  his  cousin, 

Al  table,  the  conversation  at  first  turned  on  the  amuse 
ments  of  Vienna  ;  a  fertile  field,  for  they  varied  almost 
dally.  From  lliu  eurrenl  aneedotes  of  the  day,  we  pro. 
ecetlcd  to  discuss  more  serious  siihjeets,  and  very  nutii 
rally  dwelt  011  the  fat(^  of  Poland,  whieh  is  always  and 
every  where  up|K'rmnst  in  the  thoughts  of  the  I'oles. 
Much  was  said  resjioeting  the  chances  which  the  new 
organisation  of  INihind  presented  for  the  future  happi- 
ness of  the  country.  'I'lie  measure  was  considered  umier 
every  (lossible  fiirm  ;  and  some  doubts  were  expressed 
rea|N'cting  the  sincerity  of  the  promises  that  had  Ih'cii 
made,  and  tlu-  (lossihility  of  their  execution.  This  litlli 
feeling  of  distrust  was  neither  to  lie  wondered  at  nor 
eondcinned.  'I'hc  I'oles  have  Ujcii  often  enough  llic  vie 
tiilis  of  iheir  blind  credulity.  "  However,"  obsirved 
/ertwertinsky,  "  the  conurcsa  has  deterniliied  that  the 
Poles,  who  are  the  re«|K:ctive  subjects  of  Kiissiu,  Auslrin, 
ami  Prussia,  shall  ohtaiii  uallomil  iiisllliiliuns  reKulaled 
according  to  llie  sort  of  |Mililieul  exislence  which  those 
governments  may  think  pro|H.'r  to  grant  lo  lliem.  This 
lielermination  is  at  h'ast  generous.  Il  enables  us  to  um- 
hraec  a  shadow  of  our  country,  and  we  shall  no  longer 
sev  our  rounlrymcii  wandering  abroad,  uiicvrtaiii  wheri 


to  find  a  ri sting  pi.ite."  i  \enliired  lo  desenhe  the  eeii- 
\>  i.^alioii  "f  tin  prmdiiii;  eveiiiii);  liitueiii  M.  Ncrvos- 
^il.''of  and  the  I'riiice  de  i.igin',  ami  i  quoted  from  me- 
mory some  passagts  wliieli  the  lOmperor  .Me.\amh  r  had 
writtiii  in  ills  own  hand  on  liie  niaiiuseri|it  project  of  the 
eoll^litlltioll. 

"  'i'his  is  siiirteieiilly  consolatory,"  said  (u-ueral  Ivra- 
I'insky  ;  "  for  it  is  with  nations  as  with  individuals,  little 
eircuno-taiiees  fre(|iieiilly  di  terininc  iheir  I'iile.  'i'hese 
eii'i-iiiiistiuues  slioiild  be  sei/.ed  on  and  tuiiied  to  good 
ueeount,  for  they  occur  only  at  distant  intervals.  Per- 
haps the  hour  of  our  re(ri  ii<  ration  has  arrived,  and  w  ill 
make  us  lorget  that  monstrous  dismeiiiberiiieiit,  the  first 
attack  upon  the  e^i^tellee  of  nations  since  tlie  dou  iifall 
of  the  Itoiiian  empire,  and  the  great  imurtions  of  the 
northern  harliarians." 

"  i  I'xpeet  shortly  to  sec  koseiiisko  in  Vienna,"  suiil 
the  Countess  iiosalle.  "  Our  Paris  friends  being  of  opi- 
nion that  his  pre.«enec  here  nii|;lit  he  serviei  able  lo  the 
interests  of  our  eouiilry,  requested  him  to  eoine.  lie 
imniediately  acceded  to  our  wishes  ;  mid  I  doubt  not  that 
his  advice,  which  will  he  given  in  the  noble  confidence 
of  truth,  will  have  great  weight  with  our  king  ;  tor  the 
emperor  has  always  eiiteiiuined  u  liicii  esteem  fiir  him." 
"  When  I  lately  left  ivoseiiisko  at  I'aris,"  said  I'riiicc 
iiuliomirski,  "he  gave  me  the  copy  of  a  letter  which  he 
had  addressed  to  the  emperor,  and  which  breathes  senti- 
ments of  the  most  devoted  patriotism,  lie  formerly  re- 
sisted NaiKileon's  cllbrts  to  render  him  the  instrument  of 
a  general  insurrection.  lie  fiiresaw  that  it  would  he  at- 
tended by  no  iKlter  icsults  than  those  which  have  al- 
ready followed  our  many  fruitless  sacrifices.  He  now 
thinks  the  moment  more  favourable  for  fixing  our  future 
destiny,  and  he  expresses  his  hopes  and  wishes  in  his 
letter  to  the  enqHTor.  .\s  i  hap|H'ii  to  have  il  about  me, 
I  will,  with  your  iKrmission,  read  il. 

"  'Sire, — If  i  venture  from  iiiy  retirement  to  address 
iiiy  urgent  prayers  lo  an  exalted  monarch,  it  is  iK'cause 
I  regard  us  the  greatest  of  men  hiiii  whose  magnaiiiinily 
equals  I'is  genius.  In  the  confidence  whieh  thiseonvie- 
lioii  inspires,  I  supplicate  that  your  imperial  mujesly, 
the  benefuclor  of  mankind,  will  grant  an  unrestrieled 
amnesty  to  I'oland ;  that  the  peasants  now  in  foreign 
eoimlries  may  he  frie  on  reluriiiiig  to  their  native  land  ; 
— that  your  majesty  on  declaring  yourself  king  of  Po- 
land, will  give  her  a  eonstilulion  simil.ir  to  that  of  (ireat 
Ihituin; — that  public  scIkhiIs,  fiir  the  instriiethin  of  the 
isasantry  he  established  and  maintaiiied  out  of  the  liiiids 
of  the  regency  ; — that  slavery  shall  he  aliolished  in  ten 
years,  and  at  the  expiration  of  whieh  lime  every  laliourcr 
iKcoine  the  owner  of  a  piece  of  ground,  which  he  has 
himself  eiihiviitcd. 

"  '  Should  my  prayers  be  listened  to.  Sire,  I  have  only 
one  more  Inion  lo  ask,  which  is,  thul  I  may  be  permitted, 
Ihougli  ill,  lo  come  and  throw  myself  at  your  feet,  to 
take  the  first  oath  of  fidelity  to  you,  and  to  render  that 
homage  due  to  you  as  my  sovereign,  and  the  bt  iiefaetor 
of  my  country.'" 

"'1  his,"  exclaimed  the  Counless  Rosalie,  "  is  worthy  of 
Kosciusko.  His  heroic  patriotism  will,  no  doubt,  be  duly 
appreciated  by  the  sovereign  who  said, — '  May  peace 
and  eoiitenl  onee  more  reign  Ihroiighoul  the  world  !  may 
every  nation  derive  happiness  from  its  ow  n  laws  and  go- 
vernment !  may  religion  lie  rcsiseled,  and  the  arts  and 
sciences  eneouraged  fiir  the  (reiieral  lienefit  of  mankind" 
These  noble  words  of  .McxanihT  will  he  fiilfilled.  Kos- 
I'iusko  will  recall  them  to  his  miijesly's  recollection." 

"  What  did  Kosciusko  suy,"  enquired  Prince  Paul 
Sapiegha,  "  lo  the  story  which  has  recently  appcareil  in 
the  public  pu|K'rs,  and  which  redounds  so  hifrlily  to  his 
honour  ?" — "  In  spite  of  his  inodesly,"  riplicd  Prince 
Lnlsimirski,  "  I  could  plainly  |K'reeive  lliut  he  was 
pleased  with  that  uiiquestioiialile  mark  of  the  res|K'el  in 
which  he  is  held."  "  Hut  is  the  slorv  as  related  really 
true?" — "  The  facts  are  these,"  said  llie  prime  : 

"(hi  the  invapion  of  France  hy  the  allied  trniqis,  a 
party  of  eossucks  entered  a  little  village,  called  Cugiiy, 
near  Ilerville,  where  they  pursued  Iheir  usual  course  of 
s|)oliation  and  plunder.  "I'liey  reached  a  rural  habitation, 
and  having  broken  down  the  fenw  which  enchised  llio 
grounds,  they  imirched  towards  llie  house.  At  the  door 
lliey  were  met  by  an  idd  man,  w  ho  endeavoured  lo  |Hiinl 
out  lo  them  Ihe  injustice  and  erui'lly  of  Iheir  unsohlier. 
like  eondiiel.  Hut  the  lawless  lioriie,  brandishing  their 
s|H'ars  over  his  head,  declared  Iheir  determinalion  lo  pil. 
hiire  the  eotluge.  '  Sihhers,'  suid  the  <dd  man,  uncover- 
ing his  hosom,  Hhirli  was  scarred  by  wounds,  '  you  must 
res|«el  the  duelling  of  a  soldier,  or  dishonour  yourselves 
by  a  crime.' — '  Who  are  you  V  said  Ihe  leader  of  the 
I'ossacks,  '  who  know  our  luiiguuge,  and  dare  presiimo 
lo  address  us  thus  ?' — '  I  um  Kosciusko  !'....  Dn  hear- 


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iiig  llml  namr,  wli'u'li  is  symmyiiious  will)  (.'l"ry  iiiiil  vir- 
till',  till'  snvnf,"'  soldirrs  threw  tlu'iiisclvcs  at  the  hrro'M 
fci't,  and  irii|il»rc(l  liis  parilon." 

"  This  aiiccduti',"  said  the  Countess  Unsalie,  "  is  the 
nnhlcst  ciiliifriiiin  tlmtean  Ih^  prnnninicnd  on  Kosriimka. 
The  most  eloquent  langnafre  eould  not  convey  a  more 
exalted  idea  of  tlio  aiibliinitv  of  liis  diaraclcr." 

"  A  similar  tcstimonal  ol  res|M'Ct,"  ohiMTYed  I,  "  was 
iiliown  by  the  enemies  of  fxiuistlic  XIV.  and  ofFnineo, 
to  the  author  of  Telemaelius.  When  tli<'y  ravnped  our 
provinces,  tlicy  spared  only  the  |)ONsessious  of  the  im- 
mortal hisliop  ot  ('ambray."  "  Those  may  will  lie 
proud,"  said  I'rincess  Sapicjilin,  "  who  enn  call  such 
men  thiir  (•ountrymen.  One  feels  elevated  in  one's 
own  estimation  by  havinjr  sprung  from  the  soil  wliieh 
gave  them  birth." 

"  .\s  so4m  as  PlatnfT  discovered  the  abode  of  Koscius- 
ko," resumed  Prince  liUlmmirski,  "  he  directed  a  j,'uard 
of  h<mour  to  lie  stationed  at  his  iloor;  this  mark  of  re- 
spect was  no  less  creditable  to  tin-  ({re.-it  man  who  was 
the  object  of  it,  than  to  him  who  rendered  such  a  lio- 
majrc  to  mode.xt  merit." 

Kosciusko  did  not  arrive  soon  cnnujrii  to  sec  the  Em- 
)irror  Alexander  at  Vienna ;  but  he  met  his  majesty  at 
Druntin.  Kosciusko  liati  a  lon|r  interview  with  the  em- 
peror, in  v\'hic,h  be  spoke  to  him  of  the  object  of  bis 
journey,  'f'he  memorable  words  iittereil  on  that  occa- 
»ion  by  the  soverci;r">  "''"'  never  promised  iii  vain, 
proved  how  Alexander  identified  himself  with  the  lio|)eH 
of  his  new  subjects. 

Oil  his  return  from  the  conpress  of  Vienna,  Kosciusko 
met  at  Suleiirc  bis  old  friend  .M.  /eltiier.  This  circum- 
stance induced  liim  to  fix  his  residence  in  Switzerland. 
The  l.'illi  of  October,  1HI7,  was  a  diiy  of  eternal  mourn- 
iiig  for  Poland.  Kosciusko  died  at  S>leurc  of  a  nervous 
fever,  in  the  arms  of  his  friend  Zeltner,  regretted  by  all 
the  inhabitants  of  the  canton,  and  above  all,  by  tlie  un- 
Ibrtunalc  whom  he  loved  to  collect  around  him. 

When,  on  the  3Ist  of  t)ctol)cr,  the  last  honours  were 
rendered  to  the  Polish  general  in  the  ("burch  of  Saint 
Kocb,  in  Paris,  (Jeneral  Iiafayetle  seized  the  op|>orlunity 
of  expressing  the  attachment  and  rcspi'Ct  lie  had  always 
ontnrlnined  for  his  old  companion  in  arms.  The  numer- 
ous friends  to  whom  Kosciusko's  noble  ipialities  had  en- 
deared him  during  a  long  residenci?  in  France  altcndeil 
bis  funeral,  and  seemed  to  dejilore  his  loiis  like  that  of  a 
brother. 

Men  who  have  defended  the  laws  of  their  country, 
without  dishonouring  the  just  cause  by  any  unworthy 
net,  well  deserve  a  tribute  of  public  homage  at  th<^  mo- 
ment when  the  tomb  closes  over  their  mortal  remains. 
Kosciu'ko  was  honoured,  even  by  the  sovereigns  against 
whom  he  had  bonu^  arms  in  detence  of  liis  country. 

Mefi)re  the  company  rose  from  talili-  riubtmiirski  pro. 
posed  the  health  of  the  Polish  hero  ;  a  toast  which,  of 
i;ourse,  met  the  cordial  approbation  of  all  present. 

During  dinner  |>olitics  were  discussed;  but  when  the 
ilesscit  was  laid.  Princess  Sapiegha  pressed  me  to  relate 
the  anecdote  to  which  Prince  StabremlK'rg  had  alluded. 
"  It  imssisRcs  no  interest,  madam,  to  any  one  but  nw,"  I 
rcjilied  :  "  I  doubt  whether  it  will  atford  you  the  least 
lunuBcntcnt  However,  if  such  bo  your  wish,  you  elmll 
Jiear  it" 

CIIAPTKR  XIII. 

Ani>cilnlc<  nllniliil  to  hy  Prliirr  PinlitemlHri!— Ruins nf  narnslcin— 
l'nfi|H>fii>il  nievutip  Willi  n  lH>iiiitii'tii  joiiiiu  iilrl  uiimim  it'ciii— 
llur  jir.tsriicu  tlii.Tt:  ucrimiili'il  liir. 

"  When  I  sit  ilown  to  collect  my  scattered  recollections, 
I  am  carried  back  in  iiiiagiinitioii  to  scenes  which  I  shall 
certainly  nevir  sei'  again  ;  and  tc'el  revivi'd  those  dreams 
of  early  lile  to  wliieli  I  owe  so  many  di  liglitfiil  hours. 
If  these  sketches  Hboiiiid  in  romantic  iiiciilents,  it  is  Ih'- 
caiise  Biicli  incidents  have  lM:en  of  frcipient  occurrence 
(luring  my  life. 

"  .Miniit  two  years  ago,  some  inijiorlant  business 
which  till  banking-lioiKe  of  Toiirtoii  and  Kavil  had  to 
transact  with  Prince  .StnlireinlM'rg  imliiced  the  head  of 
that  firm  to  go  to  Vienna. 

"  On  leaving  the  Austrian  cnpilal,  M.  Tonrton,  who 
linil  Iseii  long  my  banker  and  friend,  pro|)OKi  d  returning 
to  Paris  by  the  way  of  .Munich.  At  that  time  I  also  in- 
tended to  visit  llavaria,  and  I  joyfully  accepted  .M. 
Tonrton's  offer  to  travel  with  liini, 

"  Prince  ."^taliremls-rg,  wishing  to  net  off  to  his  coun- 
try residi  nee  Is'llirc  the  business  was  finally  arrnngei! 
with  M.  Tourton,  iii\iled  the  latter  to  slop  on  bis  way  to 
Munich  nl  the  caslln  of  •>•••,  sifiialed  on  the  exlreme 
frontier  of  Ausfris.  The  prince,  on  learning  that  I  was 
to  be   M.  ToRrton's  Iruvelling  eompanioii,  |Hilili  ly  in. 


eluded  iiic  in  the  invitation ;  and  a  few  days  ofterwards 
we  set  off  on  our  journey. 

"  In  cnnscipience  of  an  accident  wbicli  liap|icncd  to 
our  carriage,  we  were  obliged  to  stop  at  KiiimcrBdorf, 
and,  according  to  the  custom  of  travellers,  I  asked  what 
there  was  worth  seeing  in  the  town  and  its  neighliour- 
hood.  '  Very  little  in  the  town,'  replied  our  jiustcsa ; 
'  but  |>crhB|>s  you  have  never  seen  the  ruins  of  the  castle 
of  Diirnstcin,  which  all  travellers  visit  who  pass  this  way. 
You  of  course  know  that  it  is  the  place  in  which  Richard 
("iriir  de  Lion  was  confined;  and  if  you  woubl  like  to  go 
and  see  it,  I  will  send  you  a  guide.'  1  accepted  my  laiid- 
laily's  offer,  and  asked  M.  Tonrton  to  acconipany  me  ; 
but  lie  bail  some  accounts  to  reviw,  and  he  liegged  me 
to  excuse  biiii. 

"  .\tler  crossing  tlic  IHiiulio  in  a  little  Imal,  kept  at 
this  place  tiir  the  acconimiulatioii  of  travellers,  I  ascend- 
eil,  with  considerable  dillieulty,  an  almost  |M'rpeiiilicnlar 
rock  com|)osid  of  huge  masses  of  granite.  Its  base  is 
washed  by  the  river,  and  on  its  summit  stands  the  easth' 
of  Duriislein. 

"  The  banks  of  the  Damilie  arc  celebrated  for  the  di- 
versity of  their  pieturesipie  scenery  ;  but  to  describe  the 
biaiity  of  this  |>articular  s|iot  v\'oulil  reiiuirc  the  pencil  of 
a  Claude  or  a  Unysdall.  The  grand  s|H'Ctaclcs  created 
by  the  baud  of  natni'c  seem  to  acquire  new  lustre  from 
historical  associations.  'I'hus  while  1  gazed  on  the  ruins 
of  Unrnstein,  I  fancied  I  saw  hovering  around  them  the 
shades  of  the  great  Saladin,  Frederick  Kcd  Ik-ard,  Philip 
of  France,  the  Knigbts  of  St.  John  aiidtlie  'I'einple,  who, 
from  the  desi-rtji  of  Syria,  came  to  render  homage  to  Uie 
courage  of  Plantagcnct  Cn.ur  do  I/ion. 

'  Since  the  year  IBlfl,  when  llie  Swedes  made  them, 
selves  masters  of  this  castle,  it  has  been  nothing  but  a 
heap  of  ruins,  now  |>artly  eoncealeil  by  ivy.  However, 
the  tower  in  which  Richard  is  said  to  have  been  confined 
still  exists  entire. 

"  I  had  considerably  outstripped  my  guide  in  my  im- 
patience to  reach  the  scene  of  lilondel's  devoted  fidelity, 
and  of  Ibv  love  of  .Margaret  of  Flanders  for  the  illustri- 
trious  prisoner.  You  may  imagine  my  surprise  when, 
at  the  entrance  of  a  cavern  dug  in  the  rock  (wliich  is 
said  to  have  been  Richard'y  dungeon),  I  beheld  a  young 
female,  whose  exquisite  beauty  seemed  to  realise  all  tliat 
imagination  can  conceive.  She  appi-arcd  to  lie  about 
sixteen  years  of  age.  The  dazzling  fairness  of  her  com- 
plexion was  shaded  hy  the  blush  of  modesty.  A  girdle 
encircled  her  slender  waist  and  confined  a  light  rolic  of 
muslin,  while  some  ringlets  of  bi'autiful  fair  liair  waved 
over  her  forebeail,  and  descended  in  graceful  clusters 
ujion  her  neck  of  alabaster.  Sho  had  in  her  hand  a 
small  drawing  and  a  porte-crayon.  She  glided  past  me 
so  rapidly  that  I  had  not  time  to  utter  a  word,  even  if  I 
eould  have  presumed  to  do  so;  but  the  mute  language  of 
my  eyes  must  have  sutficiently  expressed  my  nilmiratioii, 
Sill!  descended  a  jiath  cut  in  the  rock,  and  I  followed  her 
with  my  looks  as  long  as  shu  continued  in  sight ; — nay, 
I  stood  gazing  after  her  even  when  the  little  trees  and 
shrubs  which  here  and  there  cluster  on  the  mountain 
had  concealed  her  from  my  view.  On  recovering  from 
my  reverie,  it  seemed  as  it  tliu  U^autifiil  object  whom  1 
had  just  Is'lield  was  all  I  had  come  to  see.  With  her  all 
the  interest  of  the  scene  had  vanished.  The  cavern,  that 
moniimi  nt  of  tieacliery,  seenu  d  like  a  temple,  the  presid- 
ing deity  of  which  had  for  a  moment  revealed  her  jire 
scncc,  and  then  disappeared.  Thus  are  the  most  jiowcrful 
cinntinns  excited  by  the  most  simple  cause*. 

"  I  hastily  made  a  sketch  of  the  ruins,  without  stop- 
ping to  read  the  innnmerable  names  inscribed  on  the 
stone  walls  of  the  tower,  or  the  versi's  in  various  lan- 
guages, which  I  saw  traced  on  the  projecting  masses  of 
rock.  I  ileseended  the  mountain,  anxiously  hoping  to 
catch  another  glimpse  of  the  beautiful  incognita;  but  I 
saw  no  niori'  of  her.  I  reached  the  liiuit  and  gained  the 
opposite  bank  of  the  river,  dreaming  on  what  now  a|i- 
peared  to  me  to  be  a  vision  of  anoUier  world. 

"  Aller  reimmeratiiig  my  guide,  I  returned  to  the  inn, 
where  ,M.  Tourton  informed  iiic,  with  no  snnll  mnrlifiea 
tioii,  that  our  carriage  required  more  repairs  than  had 
at  first  Is'in  siipiHiM'd,  and  that  we  could  not  leave  Fm- 
iiierMlorf  that  night.  I  sat  down  to  finish  my  sketch  of 
Durnsteiii,  and  1  showed  it  to  M.  ToiirtoiH  at  the  same 
time  relating  to  him  my  delightful  advi  iitiire  of  the 
morning.  '  'I'ravellers,  |H)ets,  and  |iiiinlers,'  said  he, 
'  have  the  privilege  of  sieing  wonders  every  where,  and 
I  slionid  not  Is;  Hiirprised  if,  Don  Qiiixotclike,  you  have 
inistaken  somenidiiy  milkmaid  for  a  heroine  of  roinanee. 
However,  your  sketch  is  very  pretty,  niid  on  your  return 
to  Paris,  you  may  coiiipurc  it  with  that  madi'  by  Henon, 
from  which  the  Thralrr  h'ti/drau  copied  tin)  scene  for 
Circtry's  opera  of  Richard  Cicur  dc  Lion.' 


"  Next  morning  at  duy-brcak  we  eontlniii  d  our  jonrncr, 
passing  along  u  iH-aiitiful  road  Isirdervd  with  Irrci  In 
full  blossom,  which  shed  the  mott  delicious  |icrfunir,  TV 
beautiful  prosiiects  which  arc  every  where  visible  liituriii 
tlie  trn.'s  rt^ndcr  tllis  |>art  of  Lower  Austria  a  rcrfix: 
paradise  to  tlie  traveller. 

"  My  companion,  who  was  much  fatif^ucd,  having  m 
up  the  whole  of  tlin  preceding  night,  fell  asleep  ini 
corner  of  the  carriage,  and  left  nie  to  muse  uiidii^turlicill( 
on  the  object  which  hud  so  greatly  cbariiicd  nir,  uil 
from  which  I  now  thought  myself  si-|iarated  for  ever. 

"  Four  good  burses  and  a  liticrul  allowance  of  trillk|^|li 
to  our  (lostilions,  soon  enabled  us  to  clear  tv^clvc  (Irraun 
|iosLs ;  and  ut  five  o'clock  we  reached  the  cnstle  of  I'rii.i, 
StabremlK-rg.  The  prince  received  us  with  all  the  rt,r. 
dial  hosjiitulity  lor  wliich  be  is  distinguished.  lie  |ii|„. 
self  conducted  us  to  our  cbamls-rs,  where  we  fninc 
taste  and  splendour  combined  with  those  contfoiti  «hi(,i 
the  prince  had  brought  with  him  from  Fngland,  (Inn 
he  hud  king  resided  as  ambassadnr.  'Now,  grntlrmu. 
said  the  prince, '  I  Iio|m'  you  will  dispense  vkitli  ceri'npor.; 
We  dine  at  six  o'clock ;  and  when  you  have  finislHj 
dressing,  I  shall  \k  happy  to  present  you  to  my  faiiuit 

"  We  were  not  long  at  our  toilet,  and  on  drwfui 
ing  to  the  drawing-room,  we  found  the  princi-N>  audi 
few  ladies  assembled.  The  prince  immediately  intri. 
duced  us : — but  what  was  my  astonishment,  on  adv-iiitit. 
to  make  my  bow  to  the  princess,  to  m-c,  seated  toMw 
iier  the  saiiie  lovely  girl  whom  I  had  met  tllc  prectiii:; 
day  at  the  ruins  of  Durnstein  !  So  great  was  my  nmu. 
niciit,  that  I  could  not  repress  an  exclamation,  which  i/ 
course  not  a  little  surprised  the  com|nnr.  The  princnt 
for  by  tiiat  title  she  was  now  introduced  to  mc,  aiipnm 
no  less  confused  than  I,  I  thought  the  best  way  to  |M 
an  cud  to  this  embarrassment  was  candidly  to  cipka 
the  cause  of  it.  '  .Madum,'  said  I,  addressing  Prinm 
Stahrenilierg,  '  (lermit  me  to  ajiologisc  for  an  eicluc. 
tion  which  must  have  apiicarcd  to  you  very  citracit. 
nary.  The  trutli  is,  I  could  not  help  licing  astuul-lu 
at  unexpectedly  ineeling  here  a  young  lady  wlHm ! 
could  (were  it  not  inqiossible)  almost  swear  I  sau  vt<.j 
terday  at  the  ruins  of  Hurnstiin.'  '  Yes,  maniina,'  iu{ 
the  young  princess,  colouring,  'the  gentleman  i»  qts 
right.  While  the  carriage  was  getting  ready  I  ascfialKl 
to  the  castle  in  order  to  finish  a  sketch  of  one  ol'  Dil 
views  of  the  Danulic,  and  at  the  entrance  of  lliilii* 
Tower  I  met  this  gentleman.'  '  That  rencounter  in>{ 
lie  easily  accounted  for,'  said  Prince  Slalircinbcr|>.  'Ti 
house  ut  the  foot  of  the  mountain  belongs  to  ine,  inul 
princess  and  my  daughters  IcU  it  yesterday  cveiilnr 
join  ine  here.  The  only  diHerence  is,  that  the  Ini 
travelled  in  the  night,  and  you,  gentlemen,  in  tlie  ibi 

"  The  announcement  of  dinner  put  an  end  tn  tit 
planation,  but  not  to  my  surprise  ;  and  tliougli  Uie 
qilet  was  seasoned  with  interesting  conversation, 
sjM'rsed  with  those  lively  anecdotes  which  the  fin 
knows  so  well  how  to  relate,  1  could  tliink  of  m 
but  the  singular  adventure  I  had  just  eneonntenil. 
dinner  was  followed  by  a  delightful  evening.    Il' 
lieeii  struck  with  the  Is-auty  of  the  young  priuct* 
first  sight,  I  was  now  enabled  to  admire  and  oppml 
her  aceomplishmcnl.H,     Thniigh  endowed  with  tiku 
a  KU|x;rior  order,  and  iicssessing  acquirements  fur  laj 
her  years,  she  was  devoid  of  every  thing  like  alfiTlv 
or  vanity.    To  her  might  jiistjy  be  applied  the  liix 
Fontenelle: — On  rami  a  tout  apftiii,  hoimi$a  /iJw'J 
e^ftt ctptmlani ctijue.  toui  iiitc»  le  mitux. 

"  M.  Tourton  merely  wanted  Prince  Plulirrmk! 
signature  to  some  |iaiiers  :  conscipicntly  all  wos  irni 
in  the  course  of  the  evening,  and  next  day  wc  Ir:' 
castle,  which,  probably,  I  may  never  see  ogam: 
where  I  certainly  jiaKsed  a  few  of  tlic  happiest  Ihj»| 
my  life." 

"Here,"    said    Count    Zaradnwski,    "you  li«t' 
L'rounihvork  of  a  comic  ii|M'ra  ready   pre|iared.    Ii 
the  unity  of  lime  if  not  the  unity  ot  iilaee,  and  il 
\k  sure  to  suceeed  in  Vienna,  where  it  is  no  uiirma 
filing  to  see  one  drnmutie  subject  divided  into  llim 
fi'reiil  [Mirfs,  and  performed  on  IhiiT  dilUrcnt  uii 
Your  draiiin  has  two  distinct  parts,  and  you  niilt 
the  third,  with  the  usual  ilinmmnrnl  of  a  marriar 
now  ynii  are  returned  to  Vienna  to  find  your  litn 
"  Such  gratifying  iltnnutmrnf"  olvcrveif  tlio  fii' 
"haveollen  Is-eii  brought  alsiiit  without  so  syiiij 
a  comineneement."     "  Vou  may  jest,"  soid  I,  win 
you  please  ;  "  but  nil  your  merriment  canni.t  huM 
charm  which  in  my  mind  is  connected  with  tlic 
lion  of  this  incidenl." 

'J'l;o  princess  now  niljourncd  to  tlio  drattlM' 
where  the  Coimlcss  Lonsknronska  and  seiTnl 
ladies  were  assembled.    (JoH'eo  and  icn  were 


When  wo 
had  already  asi 
less  than  eigh 
when  the  cum 
various  ainiisci 
merous  as  it  w: 
allotted  to  tlioir 
Tlio  first  pen 
B-aa  walking  w 
short,  and  the 
•Imnst  under  I 
llm  incnnvenie 
gratifying  to  tli 
My  two  coin) 
anre,  that  I  wa 
joined   (iriflitbs 
ttU-v*  near  one 
could  observe  tl 
imdorf  Ihe  vast 
to  the  incognili 
balls  led  tlioni  li 
imlity  of  prival 
empty  doinonsti 
niaa  of  affection 
coiiiniiiiileative, 
rouki,  for  a  wliili 
Ucaidca,  the  liab 
<v«cks  liad  con.'' 
liriy  in  a  plueo  I 
approacli  liis  sovi 
iatliat  modern  Fl 
persons  crowded 
Mcited  by  any  i 
lonirer  than  thrw 
'I'he  King  of  I 
Iha  latsst  arrival 
chamberlain,  Cou 
up  lo  mc,  and  oi 
king  should  rotii 
one  canio  bohint 
Mid ;~"  Well,  g, 


AT  TIIK  CONtatRSS  OF  VIKNNA. 


]H0 


limiiil  our  jnnrmr, 
urctl  willi  Utfim 
iniis  (lorfuiiio.  TV 
iiTi"  vmibklHUon 
AuKtria  a  ffrittt 

iit'iKUcd,  liavinn  nt 
lit,  fcU  oi<l<€(>  in* 
niUHC  uiiilisturli(4lT 
i-  cimrincil  iiir,  tud 
imratt'd  for  I'vcr. 
owancc  of  trinke^U 
Icar  twelve  (Icriim 
the  ensile  of  I'rii.i, 
lu  » ilh  all  the  ti,r. 
HfTuishcil.     ilc  hiui. 
»,   where  we  foiiM  | 
lio«e  cotnhrU  kIikii 
oiii   Kngliiiiil,  «h(^ 
•  Now,  pcnUfniir^ 
x-nHC  witlicirt'iiioc; 
11  you  have  fini»l«« 
t  you  to  my  familt 
let,  aiid  oI\  drwfui 
1  the  priiici'K'  tiid  i  L 
•   iiinnediatcly  inlrtl 
slunent,  on  advantit;  [ 
to  MT,  »c;itcd  tf>l«l 
id  uiet  Uic  prm'diLi  I 
great  was  my  «ma  I 
c.xelamation,  wliithiil 
miaiiy.    'I'lif  prinoul 
luced  to  me,  appcjml 
it  the  b<-st  way  lofjl 
18  candidly  tocjiJul 
,  addrewing  Priiwwl 
lot;i«c  tor  an  eicljKl 
;o  you  very  cxlracTt,| 
hel|i  lieing  aktoiibliul 
yonni;  lady  wlionl* 
most  swear  I  saw  yi^l 
'  Yes,  niannna,'  lul 
he  gentleman  is  qfJ 
;ttiut;  ready  I  anccwinl 
I  sketch  of  OHO  ol'  hi 
entrance  of  Kicliirfl 
'That  rencounter  nrl 
ice  Stalircinleri!.  '11 
iM-longs  to  me,  ami  t 
it  yesterday  cvtmnH 
nee   is,  that  ••'f  M 
entlenicn,  in  thni»t  I 
r  put  an  end  to  iIr  o 
•  J  and  though  Uk  " 
ng   conversation,  iuld 
lotes   wliicli  thf  \t'i 
could  lliink  of  noU- 
juHt  encounteriil. 
ilful  cveniiiK-    |l' ' 
the   young  priiHsiiJ 
admire  and  nppnjJ 
emiowcd  witli  liknj 
ic<iuireinenl«fnrUtii 
•y  thing  like  atfrfliU 
he  r.pplied  the  lii"'l 
r),i»,  hoi  mi*  a  f.'*'! 
/(•  mirux.  f 

1  Frinco  PlulirrmU!^ 
duently  all  was  «rni( 
nd  neil  day  wclf''. 
never   see   »|fain: 
if  tlie  hnppieft  1k-»| 


round,  ranl-tahles    were    hiid    out,    and    the   compniiv 
nd  thein!<elves  with  that  Llisenec  of  formality  whieli 
w  one  of  tlie  greatest  charms  of  Vienna  society.    Count 


ainii!"" 


14  tflU     Wl     tl»v»    ^i^..--—- —  - — -      -  .-....-- J  - 

/aradon'ttki  prn|KUitd  that  I  should  aeconi|uny  him  to  a 
kill  •)  the  A|iollo  8aal,  and  I  readily  accepted  Iho  invita- 
tion. -Vs  I'o'mt  do  Witt  had  to  go  to  I'rincess  Bagru. 
lion's  to  receive  the  final  orders  of  the  Kin|>eror  Alexaii- 
(liT  n l.uive  to  the  pre|>aratioiis  for  the  iiiilitary  fi'te,  we 
t„,k  with  US  M.  Aide,  and  repaired  to  the  brilliant  teiii- 
pif  of  pleasure  situated  in  one  of  tlie  suburbs  of  Vieiiiiu. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

Uukifl  b.ill  nl  ihc  Ap"!!"  i"nnl— The  wivireljnf  i»<-»/r»il»  there— 
Tw  Kiiw  "I"  Bavaria— llin  parUalliy  for  Count  Ufchborg— The 
miiiu'"— *i|i|"'f  "'  •''"  '^i"'' 

\Ve  should  receive  with  indulgence  those  productions 
which  wrve  to  charactcrige  the  Mianncrs  of  our  times, 
ond  not  be  too  ilistrustful,  lest  wo  ho  unjust  By  collect- 
iiiff  a  few  li|;ht  or  gracetul  iketches  of  manners,  and 
tracing  the  portraits  of  the  actors  in  the  great  drama  of 
which  wu  have  been  witnesses,  wo  shall  prepare  for  our 
successors  a  path  which  will  lead  them  to  truth. 

I  never  witncssc<l  any  tiling  e<|ual  in  splendour  and 
picturesque  effect  to  tlio  scene  presented  by  tlie  A|)ollo 
Saal  on  tlie  night  of  the  masked  ball  supper: — it  was  ab- 
solutely the  world  in  miniature.  The  whole  formed  by  a 
union  of  various  and  incongruous  |>arts,  exhibited  a 
most  extraordinary  toup  iPnU ;  and  it  might  lie  truly 
■aid,  that,  iu  tliis  instance,  disorder  was  the  liighcst  ef- 
fort of  art. 

All  the  ainuscmsnts  which  took  place  at  Vienna  dur- 
ing the  cangress  woro  on  a  scale  of  grandeur  worthy  of 
the  exalted  individuals  in  whoso  honour  they  wore  pre. 
pared.  The  masked  ball  was  a  iicrfectly  unique  enter 
lainincnt,  and  in  point  of  splendour  it  fully  realised 
MMne  of  the  most  biilliant  descriptions  in  the  "Ara 
bian  Nights." 

Th«  s|>acioU9  building  in  which  the  ontnrtainnient 
look  place  exhibited  the  most  ingenious  diversity  in  fit- 
ting up,  &.C.  There  were  illuminated  saloons,  fragrant 
groves,  Turkish  kiosks,  and  I<apland  huts.  In  tlio  centre 
of  the  principal  supper-room  rose  an  immense  rock, 
from  whence,  amidst  clusters  of  flowers,  issued  cas- 
cades, which  fell  into  basins  containing  fish.  On  the 
adornniont  of  this  room  every  possible  variety  of  deco- 
ration seemed  to  havo  been  lavished,  and  hundreds  of 
variegated  lamps  and  wax-lights,  sparkling  in  clmndo- 
her*  uf  crystol,  dift'uscd  their  radiance  un  every  sur. 
rounding  object. 

When  wo  arrived  the  chief  portion  of  the  company 
had  already  assoinblcd.  I  was  told  that  thero  woro  not 
]m  than  eight  or  ten  thousand  persons  present ;  but 
when  the  company  gradually  betook  themselves  to  the 
various  amusemcnls  of  tlio  evening,  the  assemblage,  nu- 
merous as  It  was,  did  not  prove  too  groat  for  the  8|iaec 
allnlled  to  their  reception. 

'I'lie  first  person  I  met  on  my  entrance  was  ZIbin,  who 
was  walking  with  Iho  King  of  I'russin.  As  Zibin  was 
•lHirt,aiid  the  King  of  Prussia  very  tall,  his  head  wus 
almost  under  his  majesty's  arm ;  but  notwithstanding 
lln  incnnveiiicncc  ot  this  giosition,  it  was  exceedingly 
gratifying  to  the  young  enuitier.    - 

.My  two  eqmiNUiions  met  so  mnny  of  their  ncqunint- 
■nrr,  that  I  was  s'loii  sRp.iratcd  from  tlioni.  1  however, 
jniiiitl  (iriiritlis  and  Tetlenborn,  and  we  seated  our- 
seh-cs  near  one  of  the  doors;  a  situation  in  which  wo 
could  observe  the  whole  of  the  company  as  they  pronie. 
iiadod  llie  vast  suite  of  risiiiis.  The  freoduni  attached 
to  the  incognilo  observed  by  tho  sovereigns  at  public 
balls  led  them  to  preler  these  entertainments  to  thu  for. 
inility  of  private  court  |Hirtios.  They  gladly  oxcliangod 
empty  demonstrttiuns  of  respect  for  sincere  tostimo. 
ni«>  of  alieetion.  Consequently  tliey  were  aflfable  and 
coinniunieative,  and  seemed  oven  thankful  that  they 
roulil,  for  a  while,  lay  aside  the  burden  of  exalted  rank. 
Ilcsides,  tho  habit  of  eoiitinually  seeing  them  for  several 
nrtcks  had  considerably  exhausted  curiosity,  pnrticu- 
lirly  in  a  place  like  Vienna,  whore  every  individual  may 
■|iproacli  his  sovereign  as  ho  would  his  father.  Indeed, 
in  that  modern  liabylon,  important  events  and  celebrated 
pfrsmis  crowded  so  thirkly  together,  that  tho  interest 
ricited  by  any  one  in  particular  did  not  usually  lust 
loniier  than  three  days. 

'I'lio  King  of  Itavaria  and  his  two  sons  wore  among 
the  latest  arrivals.  Ilia  majesty  was  attended  by  his 
chamberlain,  C'uunt  Charles  von  Kecliherg,  who  stepped 
u|i  In  me,  and  engaged  tne  to  sup  with  him  after  tho 
king  should  retire.  While  ho  was  talking  to  mn  some 
one  came  behind  him,  and  ^nlly  pinching  hi*  oar, 
iiidi— "Well,  goiiipor,  what  «ro   you  doing  tliore?" 


I'his  was  no  oilier  lliun  the  King  of  liavaria  hinisell. 
On  iicrceiviiig  him,  Teltonborn  and  I  immediately  rose, 
and  Iho  kin;;,  luriiiiig  to  us,  said,  willi  thiit  air  uf  good 
nature  so  |nculiar  Id  him,  •'  l)o  not  disturb  yonrselves, 
I  hc]T,  ^eiitliMneii ;  hut.  I  assiifo  you,  it  is  always  thus 
with  Ihe  iiiunl.  As  suuii  as  1  tu'in  my  head  he  is  off, 
and  I  must  perlbrni  the  oflice  of  public  crier  to  find  him 
again."  t'ouiil  vun  Iteclibcrg  cvcustd  liiiiiself,  by  ob- 
serving tliiit  he  had  une.\|iec'.tcdly  met  a  friend  ;  and  he 
easily  obtained  fnrgivenrss  for  his  litlle  breach  of  duly. 
Tho  lono  of  the  roinunNtranee,  and  the  pinyliil  correc- 
tion which  aecuinpanied  it,  sulVicienlly  proved  how  fully 
he  possessed  the  alfectiun  of  his  sovereign. 

".Ml I"  said  .Mr.  OriUilhs,  as  soon  as  his  majesty  linil 
lofl  us,  "  that  prince  has  acquired  a  cclebrily  iif  which 
time  will  not  deprive  him,  fur  guud  kings  iiro  more  iin- 
mortal  than  great  ones.  The  count  siiys  truly  of  Maxi- 
milian, that  when  released  from  tho  cares  of  stale,  his 
social  qualities  constitute  the  delight  of  his  friends." 

I  soon  distinguished  amidst  the  throng  the  noble 
figure  of  the  Prince  de  Ligne,  who,  advancing  towards 
■lie,  said,  "I  am  glad  1  .ave  found  you.  "There  are 
some  |iorsons  hero  to  whom  I  wish  you  to  introduco  inn. 
I  have  already  been  your  cicrrsiir,  and  now  you  have  an 
opportunity  of  paying  your  debt." — "Willingly,"  said 
1,  "prince."  I  condiiclcd  him  round  the  rooms,  and 
every  new  surprise  elicited  from  him  some  of  Ihoso  happy 
remarks  which  impiirted  such  magic  to  his  conversa- 
tion. "This,"  said  he,  "is  in  the  stylo  of  the  fetes 
f riven  by  Prince  Potenikin  to  the  Kinpress  of  Russia  in 
lis  palace  uf  tho  Taurlda,  where  ho  exhausted  the 
treasures  of  the  empire  to  prove  his  atlachmeiit  to  his 
sovereign.  It  is  however  to  be  regretted  that  all  these 
decorations  are  not  constructed  with  the  cement  em- 
ployed by  the  Romans,  which  was  not  conijiosed  of 
eggs,  as  fabuhius  historians  have  alleged,  but  of  a  parti- 
cular kind  uf  stone,  which  was  calcined  and  afterwards 
reduced  to  (lowdor." 

Wo  retired  to  the  billiard-room,  which  was  fitted  up 
as  a  Chinese  temple.  Hero  we  found  the  King  of  Don' 
mark,  attended  only  by  u  single  elminborlain.  He  ac 
eoslod  the  Prince  de  Ligne  with  those  testimonials  of 
esteem,  which  all  tho  sovereigns  evinced  for  the  man 
whom  their  fathers  had  so  highly  di.stinguished.  The 
prince  presented  me  to  his  majesty,  who  immediately 
recolloclcd  iiic,  Ihuugli  I  had  not  seen  him  since  he  was 
prince  royal.  "  Have  you  learned  Cerinan,"  enquired 
lie,  "since  you  left  Copenhagen?" — "No,  sire,"  I  ro' 
plied;  "  but  1  have  nut  lurgotton  the  short  les.sun  which 
your  majesty  condescended  to  give  me."  lie  kindly  cii- 
(|uircd  lifter  my  family.  "The  events  which  have  taken 
place  within  the  fiiw  last  months,"  said  he,  "  havo  been 
favourable  to  their  interests.  1  sup|>oso  thoy  are  now  in 
Franco."  I  returned  thanks  for  his  flntlering  enquiries, 
assuring  liini  hnw  gratifying  tlnn  would  prove  to  the 
individuals  who  were  remeinber  .;  ti;'  him.  His  majesty 
maintained  a  conversniion  of  Mi.'  length  with  the 
Prince  do  l.igiie,  which  nhbrdod  '  '  an  opportunity  ol 
appreciating  his  amiablo  honhotnmie  and  extensive  in- 
formation. I  observed  no  change  in  his  jiersonnl  up|iear 
ance  since  I  Inid  last  seen  him.  lie  was  still  pale  and 
thin,  and  his  hair,  which  was  a  light  blond  nearly  ap- 
pruaehing  to  while,  was  perfectly  in  keeping  with  the 
peculiar  expression  of  his  couiilennnco.  In  short,  I  saw 
bofuro  me  precisely  the  same  individual  who  had  for- 
merly excited  my  inorriincnt  and  my  alarm;  and  whose 
cnunloniincu  reminded  me  of  a  |ioriod  of  my  life  when 
gratitude  for  n  lienelil  cunfurrod  by  that  excollenl  prince 
uternally  engraved  his  nieninry  in  my  heart. 

When  his  mnjesly  had  left  us,  the  Priiieo  de  Ligne 
said  to  me:  "  Wh.it  did  you  allude  to  when  you  8|>oko  of 
your  first  lesson  in  (icrman .'  Ai  to  the  king  recollect- 
ing you  as  well  as  if  he  had  aeon  you  but  yesterday,  I 
ara  not  surprised  at  that.  Sovereigns  have  always 
good  memories." — "  I  will  toll  you  iTio  littlo  anecduin 
about  my  (iei man  lesson,"  replied  I,  "  atanother  time." 

We  entered  tho  grand  bnll-rooni,  where  we  found 
kings,  generals,  and  stntesmon,  mingled  in  tho  crowd 
with  persons  of  very  inferior  rank  ;  and  here  and  there 
might  he  seen  a  princely  Alinaviva,  who  apparently 
|lret^^rod  thn  charms  of  some  simple  Rosina  to  the 
studied  graces  of  courtly  eo<]UCtlos. 

Wo  were  now  joined  by  Zibin,  whom  I  congratulated 
on  the  footing  of  favour  on  which  he  stood  with  the 
King  of  l'rusF!ia.  "  To  preservu  that  favour,"  said  the 
Prince  do  Ligne,  "bo  sparing  of  your  praises.  Tho 
time  has  gone  by  when  kings  were  to  lio  caught  by 
words.  Coinplimoiits  ri  la  Luuzun  will  not  captivate 
our  modern  /rfitiis  Qnntnrti'S." 

In  company  with  several  of  tho  sovarui|(n«  wo  amused 


niirsclves  by  nliserving  sonic  uf  Ihe  cilixnns  of  Vienna 
who  were  gr.ivoly  daiiiing  llio  minuet ;  an  indispensa- 
ble cereiiiciiiy  at  all  (ierniaii  halls.  "  At  Ihe  old  court 
nf  Krain'c,"  said  the  Princo  de  f.iuiie,  "  this  used  l«  bo 
man.iged  Is^llcr.  1  eannot  liilprerrillooliiij.'  willi  a  feel- 
ing nf  grnliiication  the  minuet  I  daiwrd  at  the  <ir:iiid 
Trianon  willi  the  ehnrining  Maripii>e  do  Ciiigiiy: 
Though  a  l''reiieliman,"  added  he,  "you  are  yet  too 
young  to  belling  to  lliat  seliiMd,  and  1  doiihl  wliollier  Iho 
iniiiuet  now  forms  a  part  of  the  clioregrapliio  study." — 
"  It  still  fiirins  the  basis  of  that  study,  prince,"  replied 
I:  "yet,  if  I  roinemlicr  ri;;lilly,  you  eliaraclcrise  thu 
iniiiuct  in  cuio  of  your  works  as  a  crarf  j/ii/d'i/r." — "  It 
is  not  fair  to  lie  eternally  quarrelling  with  an  author 
about  words.  I  have  eoni|Kised  maxims,  without  having 
u  claim  to  wisdom  on  that  aecniint.  1  may  frankly  con- 
fess that  I  have  described  the  faults  nfoihcrs  by  observ- 
ing my  own,  and  it  is  not  impossihle  that  I  called  thn 
minuet  a  grace  tlupide  after  having  danced  it  myself." 
"  lie  that  as  it  may,  prince,  I  think  there  is  a  lady  here 
whose  dancing  might  indute  you  to  alter  your  opinion 
of  the  minuet.  If  you  please  1  will  give  you  an  oppor- 
tunity of  judging."  Then  approaching  tho  Princess  of 
Ilcssc-Philipsladi,  whom  I  jK-reeivcd  with  her  mother 
in  tho  circle,  I  said,  "  Do  me  tho  honour,  princess,  to 
dance  the  minii((  de  la  cotir,  iu  order  to  convince  the 
Prince  de  Ligne  that  the  graces  of  the  grave  dance  aro 
not  irrecoverably  lo.st."  The  princess  rose,  Zibin  lent 
me  his  uniform  lint,  and  recollecting  the  lessons  of 
Abraham,  who  had  been  the  young  princess's  daneing- 
masler  in  Paris,  we  performed  the  minuet  with  tolerable; 
precision.  Tho  prince  was  charmed,  and  expressed  his 
satisfaction  to  the  princess  by  one  of  thoso  elegant  com- 
pliments which  wore  then  much  envied  in  Vienna;  fur 
tho  sayings  of  tho  Prince  de  Ligne  already  seemed  tu 
belong  to  tradition. 

Count  Rechborg,  who  hnd  collected  his  guests,  was 
now  searching  for  me,  and  litlln  dreamed  that  I  was 
in  thn  principal  saloon  maintaining  the  honours  of  thu 
classic  dance.     As  soon  as  I  had  conducted  tho  young 

{irinccss  to  her  mother,  he  took  mc,  together  with  tho 
'rincc  de  Ligne,  and  Zibin,  into  the  supper-room,  whcro 
all  his  friends  had  assembled  nt  table.  After  admiring 
the  decorations  of  the  suppor-room,  wo  pronounced 
some  well-merited  eulogies  on  tho  cooks,  then  praised 
the  wines,  and  at  last,  as  usual,  complimented  the  iVii- 
lalile  JImpliitrynn.  At  a  table  near  us  were  seated 
Princo  Koslollsky,  Alfred  and  Stanislaus  Potocki,  and 
some  other  Russians  ntlached  to  the  emperor's  suite. 
A  little  further  oil',  I  espied  Tetteiiborn,  Noslil/.,  llorrel, 
and  llossn-Ilomburg.  Healths  were  toasted,  hon-mots 
exchanged,  and  wit  and  champngno  sparkled  in  bril- 
liant rivalry. 

The  |irinces  of  liavaria  wore  of  our  parly.  I  hap- 
pened to  sit  iio.\t  to  Princo  Charles;  and  my  residence 
nt  .Munidi  enabled  me  lo  converse  about  jier.suiis  and 
things  which  were  interesting  lo  us  liotb.  I  reminded 
him  of  the  accident  at  the  bridge  of  the  I/.nrd  ;  an  ue. 
easion  on  which  ho  evinced  so  much  couragn  and  hu 
manity.  [In  IS13,  the  breaking  of  a  dylio  occasioned  a 
groat  swell  of  the  river  Izard.  Multitudes  of  people  as- 
sc:nblcd  on  the  bridge  to  witness  tlio  spectacle :  tho 
swell  of  llin  water,  however,  soon  increased  tusueh  a  de- 


gree of  violence  nnil  rapidity,  that  the  bridge  was  bro- 
ken, and  almost  entirely  w'ashed  away.  Prince  ('harles, 
who  hap|>encd  to  be  near  tho  a|iot  when  the  accident  oc- 
curred, by  his  eouragciius  exertions  saved  several  jicr- 
sons  fioin  an  untimely  grave.  Upwards  of  three  hun- 
dred lives  were  lost.]  "  And  hern  we  are  both  at  Vien- 
na," said  he,  "  surrounded  by  |iloasuro  and  amusement. 
Really,  this  seomi  a  land  of  enchantment,  and  one  may 
say  of  it,  what  a  clever  Frenchwoman  said  of  Paris : 
'  C'ti/  h  lieu  dii  mtnde  oH  Von  pfut  It  mieux  it  pamtr  dt 
6(mAeur."' — "  Certainly,  princo,  Vienna  is  a  delightful 
place  to  those  who  have  nothing  hut  amusement  to 
strck." — "All  my  family  are  hero;  therefore  what  elso 
have  I  to  seek  or  to  wish  for?" — "Oh,  nothing,  prince, 
unless  it  were  porha|M  the  presence  of  one  who  Is  now 
in  Munich."  At  this  allusion  the  veteran  general  of 
two-and-twenty  blushed  likn  a  girl  nf  fifteen.  The 
prince  royal  (now  King  of  liavaria)  sat  next  to  Count 
Rechborg,  who  did  the  honours  in  his  usual  agreeable 
way.  This  prince,  though  loss  brilliant  than  his  hrnthor 
Charles,  is  dislinguishcd  for  learning,  for  an  intimnte 
acquaintance  with  tho  literature  uf  his  country,  and  a 
rclinod  taste  for  the  arts.  The  count  possesses,  in  nn 
eminent  degree,  the  art  of  telling  a  story  agrooahly,  one 
of  the  greatest  charms  of  eor  vcrsation.  He  has  seen 
much  uf  tho  world,  ond  desoribos  ably  what  he  has 
soon ;  10  that,  aided  by  tho  ,(aioly  of  his  iVioiids,  thu 


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Ruppor  HiiH  it('li<;litrul.  /ivadowski,  who  aaiil  Iw  ImH 
boon  scarcliiiig  lor  iiic  for  somi'  liiiio,  cnmn  mid  sat  by 
IMC  Two  other  tabln.i  were  now  jojnfd  lo  ours,  and  n.< 
tho  libationn  wnrn  in  pro|inrlion  to  the  incroiisvd  nunihcr 
of  the  irucvts,  tlin  uinc  (lowed  I'rccly  and  tho  cunvcrwa- 
tioii  bei.'aino  aniiuatod.  "Wc  havo  not  had  a  display  ul 
lire-works  onionj;  the  cvpiiinjj's  cnlcrlainnioiilH,'  naid 
tho  Prinoo  di:  I/igrio  ;  "but  tlin  nashes  of  wit  that  pre- 
vail hero  make  ample  uiHonda  lor  the  delicieney."  At 
length,  at  a  late  hour,  the  party  M'parnled,  all  evidently 
disposed  to  rank  the  evcninjr  nnionjr  their  nuMt  graliiy- 
ing  rccollcctii)n«  of  Vienna. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

Infrnihirtloii  to  Mr.  It.— Isnbey's  iitiiin-ky  lenji — \nrriiw  e*fn|H- 
IriMII  NHlmliiwn'M  li;8'-aliiiellt — Siicci-SHl'iil  inlein^iteittu  of  Jo»e- 
pliirir. 

It  is  sninetiincs  adviaablu  not  to  approach  '.^.o  cloiicly 
to  those  wlinse  rirliios  or  talents  are  loudly  extolled  by 
the  public  voici<.  ( )ii  a  near  acquaintance  wc  lre(piently 
incur  the  risk  of  seeini;  enthiisiasiii  jjive  place  to  an  op- 
liositc  sciitiiiient;  for  lew  are  able  to  support  the  ^ctatot' 
a  great  uunie  or  a  brilliant  reputation. 

"  I  must  iiitrodiiee  you," said  Mr.  (irilHtlis,  when  he  c.ill- 
ed  on  me  one  morning,  "  to  a  eoiintrymaii  of  mine,  who 
now  rivals  Foneron  in  giving  dinners ;  but  whose  luxu. 
rious  extravagance  bids  liiir  soon  to  eclipse  the  unosten- 
tatious comfurluhilily  of  Foneron's  Friday  jKirties."  [.Mr. 
Foneron  was  on  English  merchant,  wlics  aAcr  amussing 
a  considerable  fortune  at  Leghorn,  seltlid  at  Viiiima, 
whore  he  acquired  some  celebrity  by  giving  every  Friday 
a  true  English  dinner,  at  which  beef.straks  were  served 
up  in  a  style  which  might  hav<-  vied  with  the  London 
Beuf-stcak  Club,  of  which  the  witty  Captain  Alurris  has 
been  for  some  years  presiileiit.  .^Ir.  Foneron,  who  was 
hump-backed,  niarrie^l  a  young  lady,  who,  though  re- 
markable for  the  lieaiity  of  her  countenance  and  lier  va- 
rious aeeoinplishinents,  (lossesseil  the  same  detbrmity  as 
her  husband,  whom  therefore  she  could  not  reproach  for 
his  |>ersonal  disadvantaires.]  Having  no  engagement,  1 
accepted  (•rilfiths'  invitation  to  accompany  him.  On  our 
way  ho  gave  me  some   account  of  the  |>erson  wc  were 

going  to  visit.     "  His  name   is   R ,"  said  he,  "  and 

that  is  almost  all  I  know  about  him.  He  is  one  of  those 
singular  anil  mysterious  beings  who,  like  Counts  St. 
Germain  and  Cagliostro,  the  original  models  of  fortune- 
hunters,  seem  to  live  on  any  thing  but  their  own  proi>er- 
ty.  In  the  course  of  my  [KTegriiiations  I  have  met  jiiin 
in  various  parts  of  the  world,  anil  I  have  always  found 
him  living  on  a  scale  of  m.-igiiifieence  which  denotes,  if 
not  the  possession,  at  least  the  facility  of  obtaining 
wealth,  'i'he  first  time  I  saw  him  was  in  India,  at  the 
residence  of  Lord  Coriiwallis.  We  were  then  both  very 
young.  K was  in  the  English  army,  and  had  dis- 
tinguished himself  at  the  taking  of  Seringupatani.  Since 
then  I  have  seen  him  in  Egypt,  in  Sweden,  and  at  Ham- 
burg. During  the  |>cace  of  Amiens  I  met  him  in  Paris, 
and  he  then  told  ine  he  had  just  returned  from  .Moscow. 
Now  he  is  in  Vienna,  living  in  niagni licence,  giving 
sumptuous  dinners,  and  keeping  the  highest  company. 
But  you  shall  sec  him,  imd  judge  of  him  yourself;  for  1 
have  nil  doubt  he  will  invite  you  to  one  of  his  dinners,  if 
only  from  ostentation." 

As  he  (inislicd  sjicaking  we  entered  the  court-yard  of 
the  magnilieent  hotel  of  (^ounl  Kosemlwrg,  where  Mr. 

U had  fixed  liis  temporary  residence.     He  received 

us  with  that  air  of  overstrained  |H>litcness  common  to 
men  whose  good  breeding  is  not  the  result  of  instinctive 
Iceling,  or  of  long  and  eoiitinucd  intercourse  with  retined 
society,  lie  talked  witli  great  self-iin|iortanco  about  his 
house,  |iis  furniture,  his  equipages  and  his  hor.ses :  then, 
coining  to  the  favourite  topic  ol  his  dinners,  he  gave  us 
a  list  of  the  princes  and  great  men  who  were  his  fre- 
quent guests ;  and,  ns  (irilHths  had  foretold,  ho  concluded 
by  saying,  "  Pray,  gentlemen,  pardon  this  sliort  invita- 
tion, and  lionour  me  with  ymir  eonipany  to  dinner  to-day. 
I  expect  the  hereditiry  Princes  of  iJavaria  and  Wir- 
tcniburg,  Sir  Sidney  Smith,  (tenerul  .loinini,  and  some 
ambassadors  and  other  persons  of  distinction,  whom  you 
know  as  well  as  I."     (iritliths,  eager  to  give  nie  an  op- 

inrtunity  of  w-itnessing  ono  of  R 's  much-talked  of 

dinners,  accepted  the  invitation ;  and  leaving  our  Am- 
phitryon to  make  the  requisiti^  arrangements  tor  his  sere- 
nissimo  banquet,  wo  went  ulV  to  amuso  nursclvos  until 
tho  appointeil  hour. 

Af\er  making  a  fow  visits,  wo  called  on  Isabey,  to 
see  his  fino  eolloction  of  portraits,  which  havo  now,  in 
B  groat  measure,  become  hislorical.  Wo  found  him  in 
his  nitlitr,  working  upon  that  splnndid  picturo  which  is 
destined  to  connect  the  name  of  tho  artist  with  mutt  of 


tho  distinguished  characters  of  his  day.  In  a  moment 
wo  fiiund  ourselves  surrounded  by  tlio  almost  living 
likcncssea  of  all  tho  colobratcd  men  and  boaiitilul 
woinin  at  that  time  assembled  in  Vienna.  I  saw  the 
portrait  of  young  Na|Hdoon,  which  Isoliey  was  just 
liiiisliing  when  I  first  met  him  at  Scliicnbrun;  also  a 
likeness  of  tho  Prince  de  Ligne,  animated  by. all  the 
line  expression  of  the  original,  and  a  full-length  of  Na- 
poloon  himself,  walking  in  tho  gardens  of  .Malinaisnn. 
"  Then  bo  really  had  the  habit  of  walking  with  bis  arms 
crossed  in  this  manner  '"  said  I.  "  Dnquostionably," 
replied  Isabey ;  "  and  that,  logctlier  with  his  other  re- 
inafkablc  habit  of  stooping  his  head,  at  one  time  well 
nigh  proved  fatal  to  me.  During  the  consulato,  I  had 
boon  dining  ono  day  with  some  of  Bonaparte's  young 
aides-de-camp  at  .Malmaison.  At^er  dinner  wo  wont 
out  on  tho  lawn  fronting  the  chateau,  to  play  ut  leap- 
frog :  you  know  that  was  u  favourite  college  game  o! 
ours.  I  had  leajicd  nvor  the  heads  of  sovcraT  of  my 
companion.s,  when,  a  little  further  on,  beneath  an  ave- 
nue of  trees,  I  saw  another,  apparently  waiting  for  me 
in  tho  requisite  position.  'I'liinking  I  had  not  yot  com- 
pleled  my  task,  I  ran  forward;  but  unlbrtunatoly  miss- 
ed my  mark,  springing  only  to  the  height  of  his  neck. 
I  knocked  him  down,  and  wo  both  rolled  along  the 
ground  to  the  distance  of  at  least  ten  yards.  What  was 
my  horror  on  discovering  that  the  victim  of  my  unlucky 
blunder  was  no  other  than  Bonaparte  himself!  At  that 
period  he  had  not  even  dreamed  of  the  |iossibilily  of  a 
tiill;  and  this  first  lesson  was  naturally  calculated  to 
rouse  his  indignation  to  the  utmost  degree.  Foaming 
with  rage,  he  drew  his  sword,  and  had  I  not  proved  my- 
self a  better  runner  than  a  Icajicr,  I  have  no  doubt  but 
ho  would  soon  have  nindo  an  end  of  me.  He  pursued 
ino  as  fur  as  the  ditch,  which  I  s|)oedily  cleared,  and, 
fortunately  for  me,  he  did  not  think  fit  to  follow  my  ex- 
ample. 1  proceeded  straight  to  Paris  ;  and  so  groat  was 
my  nittrm,  that  I  scarcely  ventured  to  look  liehind  me 
until  I  reached  the  gates  of  tho  Tuilories.  I  iinme- 
dialely  ascended  to  Madame  Bonaparte's  apartments, 
for  tho  persons  of  the  household  were  accustomed  to  ad- 
mit me  ot  all  times.  On  seeing  my  agitation,  Josephine 
at  first  concluded  that  I  was  tho  bearer  of  somo  fatal 
news.  I  related  my  adventure,  which,  in  spite  of  my 
distress,  appeared  to  her  so  irresistibly  comic,  that  she 
burst  into  a  fit  of  laughter.  When  her  merriment  had 
somewhat  subsided,  she  promised,  with  her  natural 
kindness  of  heart,  to  intorcodo  with  the  consul  in  my 
behalf.  But  knowing  her  husband's  irascible  temper, 
she  advised  me  to  keep  out  of  the  way  until  sUo  slinuld 
havo  an  opportunity  of  oppcasing  him,  which  to  her 
was  no  very  dilficult  task ;  for  at  that  time  Na|ioleon 
loved  her  most  tenderly.  Indeed,  her  angelic  disposition 
always  gave  her  a  powerful  ascendancy  over  hini,  and 
she  was  froqiiently  the  means  of  averting  tho-ie  acts  of 
violence,  to  which  his  ungovernable  temper  would  other- 
wise have  driven  him. 

"  On  my  return  home  1  found  lying  on  my  table  an 
order  not  to  ap|)car  again  at  the  Tuilories ;  and  it  was 
during  my  temporary  retirement  that  I  finished  the 
portrait  you  wee  just  now  look'mg  at.  Madaino  Bona- 
parte, on  presenting  it  to  tho  consul,  obtained  my  par- 
don, and  my  recall  to  court.  The  first  time  Bonaparte 
saw  me  afler  this  aftair  was  in  Josephine's  apartments, 
and  stopping  up  to  me  good-naturedly,  ho  patted  me  on 
tho  cheek,  saying, — '  Roally,  sir,  if  people  will  play 
tricks,  they  ought  at  least  to  do  them  cleverly.'  '  Mon 
Diru."  said  Josephine,  laughing,  '  if  you  had  seen  his 
look  of  terror  wlien  he  first  presented  himself  to  me, 
you  would  havo  thought  him  sulliciontly  punished  for 
his  intended  feat  of  agility.'  " 

Isabey  related  this  anecdote  with  all  his  peculiar  ani- 
mation and  drollery ;  and  ho  accompanied  the  story 
with  such  I'xprossive  gestures  and  attitudes,  that  he 
seemed  to  bring  the  whole  scene  visibly  before  nic.  I 
could  imagine  1  saw  Napoleon  prostrate  on  tho  ground, 
and  then  rising  to  vent  his  rage,  like  angry  Jupiter 
hurling  his  tliunderboltr. 

Afler  thanking  Isaliey  for  the  treat  ho  had  afTorded 
us,  and  setting  down  our  names  on  the  list  of  subscrib- 
ers for  the  engraving  of  his  fine  picturo  of  the  Cougrcss 
of  Vienna,  wo  took  our  leave,  rcquostin;;  tho  artist's 
permission  to  return  occasionally  to  inspect  his  interest- 
ing gallery  of  |>ortraits,  which  was  constantly  augment 
ing.  This  |iorinission  Isabey  readily  granted,  while  at 
tho  same  time  he  accepted  an  invitation  to  dino  with  us 
on  tho  following  day. 

His  picture  is  now  almost  generally  known,  tliruugh 
the  medium  of  the  engraving.  It  reprosenti  the  hall  of 
thecoiigrou,at  the  inoiiiont  when  the  Duke  of  Wellington 


was  introduced  by  Prince  Mottcrnieh.  The  arli«l  ||], 
given  to  oach  countenance  the  expression  approprim,) 
to  tho  occasion  ;  and  the  striking  rescniblanecs  h.i,; 
confirmed  Isabey's  well-merited  ropiitution  as  a  iKirtrm 
painter.  The  picturo  is  a  valuable  inonument  of  liisiu. 
ry  as  well  as  of  the  arts. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

,M,lil-f:rul»— Tiiiiilw  of  ih(>  royal  rainily— Kenmrkx  tluTrnn  ni 
rrim-i'ili'  l,ti;ni, — Aiiit,Ii,iim>i  Uic  Kiii)H'rur  Juvcpti— Tlit,  (irnna 
Jiikf  (;>inNtiiniiiii — Moiistriir  Anl«. 

At  tlio  Congress  of  Vienna,  so  many  difTerrnt  cvcni, 
were  crowded  together,  so  many  various  pictures  cjlu. 
bited,  and  so  many  intrigues  develo|>ed,  tliot  tlioii).'h  | 
retain  a  vivid  recollection  of  the  focts,  and.  the  imprff. 
sion  thoy  produced,  yet  I  may  sometimes  fall  into  tlir 
error  of  confounding  the  order  of  dates.  I  was  thoa  ,ii 
that  delightful  period  of  life  when  youth  makes  flattrrin; 
promises  which  advancing  years  but  rarely  fulfil,  and  I 
viewed  every  object  through  a  prism  which  time  but  Ino 
K|>crdily  broke. 

On  leaving  the  altlier  of  Isabey,  wo  proposed  calling 
on  the  Prince  do  Ligne ;  and  as  wo  were  crossing  the 
bridge  of  the  Danube  we  met  Prince  Ypsilanti  and  Prin. 
cess  Suwaroff  walking  in  the  same  direction.  They  in. 
formed  us  that  tliey  were  going  to  the  Mchl-Grub,  to  act 
the  tombs  of  the  royal  family  in  tho  Capuchin  elinpol. 
.As  we  knew  it  was  yet  too  early  to  find  the  Prince  de 
Ligne  up,  we  accejited  their  invitation  to  accom|<iinj 
them. 

On  our  arrival  at  the  chapel  wc  were  received  byi 
monk,  who,  having  lighted  a  large  torch,  conducted  ui 
to  the  vaults.  There  arc  nine  tnmba  of  the  cni|iemr>, 
thirteen  of  empresses,  and  altogether  obout  eighty  of  in. 
dividiialsof  the  imperial  family.  "  Here,"  said  the  monk, 
as  we  entered  the  vault,  "  .Maria  Theresa  daily  heard 
mass  for  the  space  of  thirty  years,  in  sight  of  the  nr. 
piilehre  which  she  had  prepared  for  herself  beside  Ihr 
tomb  of  her  husband."  That  illustrious  woman  had 
suffered  so  much  in  early  youtli,  that  tho  thought  of  the 
instability  of  life  never  forsook  her,  even  amidst  lirr 
greatness.  There  have  been  many  instances  of  tjiig 
earnest  devotion  among  sovereigns;  for  as  they  are  obc. 
dient  only  to  Death,  his  irresistible  power  makes  llie 
more  forcible  impression  on  them.  The  difficulties  of 
life  intervene  lietween  us  and  the  grave;  whilst,  wiUi 
kings,  all  flows  on  smoothly  till  tlie  close  of  life,  wliicli, 
for  that  very  reason,  is  frequently  the  most  engrossing 
subject  of  their  tlioughts. 

Having  contemplated  for  a  short  time  the  inonuiiicnla 
of  the  illustrious  dead,  we  began  to  ascend  tho  steps  of 
the  vault,  when  tlio  light  of  several  torches  announced 
tho  approach  of  rather  a  numerous  party.  In  another 
moment  wo  were  met  by  the  Grand-duke  Constanlinr, 
Princess  Bagration,  Count  Ncssclrode,  Princes  Koskiff. 
sky,  Schemeretoff,  and  several  other  persons  of  rank. 
Our  guide  informed  us  that  all  tlie  foreigners  then  in 
Vienna,  and  even  the  sovereigns,  had  been  several  tiinn 
to  visit  tho  catacombs.  Thus  tliose  who  were  conspicu. 
oils  in  the  gaiety  of  the  fete  were  naturally  led  to  rellec. 
tions  on  the  tomb.  The  |ioets  of  all  ages  have  lieen  fond 
of  these  contrasts ;  and  fate  has  but  too  frequently  brouglil 
them  together. 

<  )ii  Iciiving  tlie  church  Ypsilanti  and  the  princess  ac- 
companied us  as  far  as  the  residence  of  the  Prince  de 
Lipne  on  the  ram]>arts.  Tho  scene  which  wc  had  just 
quitted  naturally  gave  our  conversation  a  serious  turn. 
The  princess  coin|iared  tlie  vaults  of  the  Capuchin  con. 
vent  to  those  of  tho  monastery  of  Petchersky  at  Kiow,  in 
which  most  of  the  saints  of  that  monastery  are  buried  In 
open  biers.  Kiow  is  visited  by  numbers  of  pilgrims,  who 
travel  on  foot  from  (^asaii  and  other  places  on  the  con- 
fines of  Asia.  "  Nothing,"  observed  the  princess,  "  can 
more  forcibly  prove  tho  power  of  religious  zeal  than 
these  distant  pilgrimages,  which,  were  they  undertaken 
for  any  other  object,  would  probably  be  deemed  imprac- 
ticable; but  the  hope  of  futuro  reward  soothes  tlie  toil  of 
tlie  present." 

"  When  passing  through  Cracow,"  said  I,  "  I  visited 
tlio  tombs  of  the  kings  of  Poland  in  the  vaults  of  the 
cjitliedral.  Thero  too  the  tombs  ore  oi>cn,  and  the  cm, 
balined  lioilics  are  decorated  with  tho  attributes  of  roy- 
alty :  tho  ermine  mantle,  tlie  jewelled  diadem  and  sccjitrr, 
and  oil  the  emblems  of  vanished  power,  form  a  strikiiiK 
contrast  with  the  ravages  of  death.  The  union  of  enrliiljr 
greatness  and  mortality  leaves  a  profound  impression  on 
tho  tcelings.  Such  a  picture  of  annihilation  seems  lo  aa; 
to  those  who  conteniplato  it, '  You  wiioin  lile  has  not  yet 
abandoned,  doalli  will  teach  you  how  to  die.'  In  a  liib- 
terraneous  vault  the  mind  is  not  imbued  witli  that  kA 


AT  THE  rON«RESS  OF  VIENNA. 


101 


w?:m 


Tlio  nrli«l  111, 
ision  npiirnpriaie 
cnibluiicGs  liDic 
lion  an  n  |>ortraii 
nutnoiil  of  hikii). 


rninrk*  thcrrnn  of 
lo*»*|ili— ''"lie  <:rari(l 

f  diflercnt  cvcnls 
iM  picturoa  cihi. 
d,  Uiat  though  I 
and.  tlic  imprcf. 
mcB  fall  intu  the 
I.  I  WBR  then  M 
I  makcfi  flattcrlne 
arcly  fulfil,  and  1 
liich  time  but  too 

proponed  calliii; 
pcre  crossing  the 
pgilanti  nnd  Prin. 
cction.  They  in. 
Mchl-Grub,  In «« 
('apucliin  cliopol. 
nd  the  I'rincc  do 
on  to  acconi|>any 

'cro  received  by  i 
)rch,  conducted  ui 

of  the  em|)emr», 
ibout  eighty  of  In. 
e,"  gaid  the  monk, 
crega  daily  liuird 
1  aiglit  of  the  «. 
Iicrself  beside  llio 
rioua  woman  liad 
Iho  thought  of  the 

even  amidst  her 

inntancea  of  tliis 
r>r  aa  they  arc  obo. 

power  makes  llir 
[I'he  difficulties  of 
rave;  whiUl,  wilii 

08C  of  life,  whicli, 
moat  cngroi<!iing 

the  monuiiicnis 

■ccnd  the  atrps  of 

orchca  annfiunerd 

rty.     In  nmithcr 

lukc  Constanlinr, 

Princes  KonkjfT. 

pcraonH  of  rank. 

breigncra  then  in 

lecn  aevcrnl  times 

10  were  conspicu. 

rally  led  to  nllec. 

es  have  liet'n  fond 

rcquenlly  broiiglil 

the  princess  ac- 
of  the  Prince  de 
liich  we  had  just 
a  a  serious  turn, 
ic  Capuchin  con- 
L-rsky  at  Kii>w,in 
tcry  are  buried  in 
of  pilgrims,  wlio 
icca  on  the  eon- 
e  princesa, "  can 
gious  zeal  than 
they  undertaken 
^\  deemed  iniprsc 
Jioa  tlio  toil  of 

kaid  I,  "  I  visilfd 

|lie  vaullx  of  the 

on,  and  the  era- 

littrihutea  of  roj- 

|dcni  and  seeijtrr, 

.  form  a  atrikini! 

I  union  of  earthly 

pd  imprusaionon 

|inn  Hcema  to  »ay 

I  life  has  not  yrt 

I  die'     In  a  lub- 

Ll  witli  that  kA 


mrlimelmly  which  is  fell  in  an  open  place  like  n  rhurcli. 
3„|._||nt,"  observed  I,  addrcmting  myself  I  ;ie  prin- 
■.,«,  "if  the  marble  or  the  iron  conceals  the  viaihie  cU'ects 
ifdi  illi,  aa  in  the  convent  of  the  Capuehins,  and  in  the 
ohureli  of  the  Annuncialiiin  at  St.  PeterKliurgli,  when  the 
nioniinienti  are  decorated  with  inscriptiony,  reeordiiii; 
itlnrinn!'  retlcelinns  of  the  deceased,  the  rellectiona  ex- 
nleil  arc  of  a  less  awful  kind." 

\t  it  was  a  fcMtlval  day  there  was  a  considerable  con. 
„,ii,„.  of  |>eoplc  on  the  ramparts.  "  What  a  gratifying 
s'lcctaclc  it  is,"  »aid  Princess  Siiwaroff,  "  to  aec  this  as- 
((•inblagc  of  the  working  claaa  of  people,  whoac  smiling 
countenances  and  respectable  dreiw  alTiird  the  best  indi. 
cMion  that  they  enjoy  the  rcwanl  of  happy  industry  !"— 
"In  Vienna,"  observed  (irilfitlis,  "  U-ggars  are  never 
soi-n  mingling  in  such  an  assemblage  as  this,  ("baritable 
estiblislinicnls  arc  hero  managed  on  a  scale  of  superior 
nriler  nnd  lilierality:  private  nnd  public  bimevolence  is 
directed  with  a  spirit  of  justice;  and  the  people  them. 
selves  have  in  general  more  inilustry  and  commercial 
inlelligence  than  in  other  part'-  of  <<eriiiany :  in  abort, 
every  thing  in  .\ustria  bears  the  atamp  of  a  (Miternal 
wise,  and  religious  giiveriimciit." 

On  reaching  the  rampart  wo  perceived  a  crowd  of  per. 
nous  eollected  round  tho  carriage  of  Maria  Louisa,  who 
had  been  paying  a  viait  to  thcEmpreaaof  Russia.  A  feel- 
in?  of  reserve,  highly  commondablo  in  the  peculiar  deli. 
eacy  of  her  aituation,  kept  Maria  Louisa  apart  from  all 
the  gaieties  of  Vienna.  Sho  waa  never  present  at  any 
court  parly  or  public  ceremony ;  but  wherever  aho  ap- 
peared slic  was  received  with  tho  greateat  rcapcct  On 
the  day  here  alluded  to  wo  observed  aomc  expression  of 
public  feeling  rcapixling  the  imperial  arms  of  France, 
wliieh  still  ap|ioared  on  the  pannelsof  the  archdutcheas'a 
eaniage,  and  on  the  buttona  of  her  liveries.  Indeed  it  is 
not  iin|ios9iblc  that  nbacrvationa  on  tliia  subject  reached 
the  ear  of  Maria  Louisa  lus  ahc  stepped  in  and  out  of  her 
carriage,  for  from  that  day  the  arms  and  livery  were 
chan|;e<l. 

On  reaching  the  Prince  do  Lignc'a  door  we  took  leave 
of  the  princess  and  Ypailanti.  We  went  up  stairs,  and 
found  tlic  prince,  contrary  to  hia  usual  custom  at  two 
o'clock,  up  nnd  sitting  in  his  library,  which  was  ulao  his 
bed-chamber,  and  tlic  room  for  receiving  his  morning 
visiters.  It  waa  situated  at  the  top  of  the  house,  and  the 
prince  called  it  the  last  perch  of  his  parrot'n  rngr ;  the 
name  he  gave  to  hia  little  houao  on  tho  ramparts,  whicli 
bad  only  one  room  on  a  floor. 

Kvery  morning  I  was  in  the  habit  of  rendering  an  ac- 

rount  to  the  Prince  de  Ligiie  of  all  that  I  had  seen  and 

done  on  the  previous  day.     At  that  happy  |X!riod  of  my 

life  1  waa  chiefly  occupied  witii  the  pleaanrea  of  society ; 

nnd  I  ivas  delighted  to  atudy,  under  so  able  a  moKter,  a 

living  chapter  of  mankind,  and  to  learn  the  biography  of 

some  of  the  actors  in  tho  moving  panorama;  not  one  of 

whom  escaped  his  excellent  memory  and  judicious  re 

marks.  We  told  the  prince  wliero  we  had  been,  and  also 

what  the  monk  of  the  C^apilchin  convent  hud  related  to 

us  respecting  Maria  Theresa. — "  This  rcminda  me,"  aaid 

the  prince,  "  of  a  remark  made  hy  the  Emperor  Joseph 

II.  Wlicn  he  permitted  tho  Augarlen  to  be  thrown  open 

to  the  public,  a  lady  of  the  court  complained  that  she 

could  no  longer  enjoy  the  recreation  of  walking  there 

among  her  erpials,    *  If  we  were  all  confined  to  the  so- 

cifly  (if  nnr  equals,'  replied  the  ein|H'ror,  '  the  only  place 

in  which  I  could  take  an  airing  would  he  the  vaults  of 

Ithr  Capuchin  convent,  for  there  alone  I  should  find  my 

Tjuals.' " — "  As  we  were  leaving  tho  vaults,"  said  I  to 

he  prince,  "  the  (Jrand-dukc  Constantino,  MM.  Nessol- 

ode,  Anislct,  and  ac^veral  others,  came  to  see  tho  tomlis, 

d  our  guide  informed  us  that  the  place  has  been  fro. 

lUintly  visited  by  the  sovereigns."    "  No  doubt,"  replied 

'ic  prince,  "  minds  agitated  hy  public  nflTuira  may  there 

njoy  repose.    As  to  the  grnnd-duke  ho  does  not  seem  to 

1'  very  iKipular  here.    Yesti'riliiy,  when  I  attended  a  re- 

icw  of  some  now  regiments,  1  aaw  him  at  the  head  of 

lis.    lie  has  a  noble  air  and  a  military  bearing;  but  he 

iTeeta  too  iiiiieh  servility  in  the  presence  of  his  brother, 

nd  appears  to  lie  as  much  an  enthusiast  for  slavery  as 

inollier  would  be  for  liberty.     C'z ,  who  nccomin. 

ued  me  to  the  review,  when  I  made  these  remarks,  said. 
I  Look  back  on  the  giortrait  of  his  fntlicr,  which  yon  have 
pool  ill  one  of  your  letters  to  the  Prince  of  Kaunitz;  it 
wphfatoConatanline  with  a  very  few  exceptions.' 
"  His  heart  is  sound,  but  tho  reetitudo  of  his  judgment 
» a  matter  of  chance.  He  ia  amiable  in  society,  inlraeta- 
•Ir  in  Imsincas,  and  a  poasionato  lover  of  justice:  but  his 
liithusinsni  Irequently  prevents  him  (Vom  distinguishing 
^r  Irulli.  Wo  to  his  IVienils  nnd  to  his  enemies!  and  wo 
» his  snbjecLs,  should  he  over  have  any !  He  is  extremely 
Uiingcable,  seeming  to  bo  fixed  in  nothing  but  the  wor- 


ship of  his  brother.  Whether  he  loves  or  hates,  it  is 
always  with  violence."  "  «)h,  time,  prince,"  huid  I,  "will 
calm  the  ett'ervcsceiice  of  youth.  Placed  by  birth  in  the 
very  highest  rank  in  a  vast  empire,  he  has  known  from 
his  cradli'  no  nther  mode  of  lieling  and  existing.  'I'lio 
children  of  sovereigns  are  diHerent  I'roiii  those  of  other 
men.  Klattery  aililresses  to  them  a  language  which  in. 
fuses  into  their  minds  all  the  illusions  ot  vanity,  williout 
ever  reminding  them  of  those  duties  which  smiety  iiii- 
|H)ses  u|)on  tliem  aa  well  as  ii|Km  its  other  nienilM'rs. 
'I'liey  ore  aeeustonied  to  view  every  thing  through  the 
eyes  of  their  adul.itnrs,  who  in  reality  must  he  blamed 
lor  all  their  faults  and  vices,  and  who  in  short  make  them 
like  a  river  without  n  dyke,  which  inundates  and  de- 
stroys, but  does  nut  fertilise." 

"Who,"  enquired  I  of  the  Prince  de  Ligne,  "  is  that 
.Mr.  Aide  whom  1  met  at  Princess  Sapiogha's,  and  with 
whom  I  saw  you  conversing  yesterday  evening  at  the 
ball,  whither  he  aceom|>anied  me .'"  "  That,"  replied  the 
prince,  "  is  one  of  those  citizens  of  the  world  in  whom  a 
goo<l  stock  of  assurance  supplies  the  want  uf  otJior  re- 
commendations. All  that  I  could  ever  lenrii  alsmt  him 
is,  that  he  is  a  native  of  Turkey;  that  he  came  at  a  very 
early  age  to  Vienna  in  an  eastern  dress,  and  was  intro- 
diicod  at  court  as  the  Prince  of  l.ebanoii.  He  has  now 
returned  with  less  of  oriental  pomp;  but  he  visits  every 
body,  es))ecially  Lord  Caatlereagh,  who  seems  to  pa- 
tronise liim.  '  Je  vous  presente  uii  homiiie  i|ui  n'est  pas 
presentable,'  said  I  one  day,  on  introducing  .Mr.  Aide  to 
Aladame  de  Sluel.  I  was  very  sorry  tor  this  bad  bun 
mol ;  for  public  credulity  is  loo  apt  to  take  a  joke  in 
earnest :  the  oliscrvation  was  re|ieated  from  mouth  to 
mouth,  atid  Mr.  Aid<  became  the  general  topic  of  eon 
versation.  A  duel  which  he  Ibught  with  young  Major 
d'As|ierne,  and  in  which  he  evinced  some  courage,  proved 
that  he  would  not  allow  any  one  to  say  to  his  titee  what 
lie  might  think  of  him  in  firllo.  He  has  now  so  com- 
pletely estjiblished  himself  in  good  society,  that  the  habit 
of  constantly  seeing  him  makes  amends  for  his  want  of 
genealogy.  Mr.  Aide  is  not  the  first  man  of  this  kind 
whom  I  have  met  with  in  the  course  of  my  life.  Uut 
now  let  me  in  my  turn  ask  you  how  you  wore  first  iii- 
trodiieed  to  the  Kingof  Denmark^  and  what  his  majesty 
alluded  to  last  night  when  he  spoke  of  your  progress  in 
(Jerinan?"    "  You  shall  hear,  prince." 

Kilt  first  I  will  give  the  reader  a  short  biography. 

Mr.  (Jeorge  Aide  was  the  secoiiil  son  of  nn  Armenian 
merelmnt  ol  Constantinople,  engaged  in  the  India  shawl 
trade,  carried  on  over  land  lietwecn  Asiatic  Turkey  and 
some  of  the  principal  capitals  of  Kurn|ie.  .Mr.  AidA  oc- 
casionally entered  into  s|ieculatiun8  on  foreign  exchanges, 
eominoiify  called  on  the  continent  hanking  ofierations, 
and  which,  in  Turkey,  give  to  those  who  engage  in  tliem 
the  title  of  bankers.  Mr.  .\idi5  was  an  uneducated  Arme- 
nian, with  coarse  manners,  and  a  great  deal  of  that  stu- 
pid bigotry  often  mistaken  lor  piety  and  religious  zeal 
among  the  followers  of  the  Koman  callinlic  church. 
Hearing  that  a  convent  of  catholic  monks,  situated  at  the 
toot  of  .Mount  Lebanon,  in  Syria,  was  greatly  distressed 
for  money  to  coinplote  some  monuments  required  for  re- 
ligious consecration,  he  made  a  donation  of  two  tliousand 
piastres  for  that  piir|K>s«  (then  about  150/.),  which  so 
greatly  exceeded  other  contributions,  that  a  s|K'cial  report 
was  addressed  thereon  to  the  holy  sec  at  Rome.  Tho 
Pope  rewarded  Mr.  Aid«''s  zeal  by  sending  him  an  order 
of  knighthoo<l,  called  the  tiolden  Spur,  by  which  the  title 
of  count  or  marquis  is  conferred  during  life,  instead  of 
the  uaual  one  of  knight.  This  order,  fallen  into  insigniti- 
eance,owiiig  to  the  unworthy  manner  in  which  it  has  long 
lieen  eiintomary  to  liestow  it,  .Mr.  Aidfc  made  the  founda- 
tion of  claims  to  personal  nobility.  His  son  has  since  de- 
rived from  that  source  notions  of  birtli  which  acemed  to 
him  to  place  him  far  oliovo  the  mercantile  station  to 
which  the  father  originally  destined  iiiin.  Ileiiig  sent  at 
nn  early  age  to  Vienna,  lor  the  puriwse  of  ae<|uiring  the 
knowledge  of  Kiiropean  languages,  and  of  the  routine  of 
the  shawl  trade  in  Europe,  Mr.  tJcorge  Aide  contrived  to 
prn<uirc  nn  introduction  into  the  best  society  of  that  capi 
tal,  in  wliioh  he  ap|iearoil  under  the  title  of  I'rinre  ilr 
Mmil  Ijiimn,  assiinicd  on  nn  other  grounds  than  the  ori. 
giiial  incident  through  which  an  e|iheincral  title  had  lH<en 
confi-rred  on  his  father.  After  Mr.  <».  Aidii's  return  to 
Constnntiniiple,  the  counting-house  discipline  he  waa 
made  to  mulergo,  being  in  little  neeordanco  with  hia  late 
habits  of  independence,  nnd  the  deference  ao  long  paid 
to  "  hia  highness,"  by  the  punctilious  Vicnneae,  he  soli- 
cited and  obtained  permission  to  viait  other  parts  of  Eii- 
ro|)e,  and  again  commenced  his  travels  by  proeeetling  to 
Sicily.  In  Palormoho  met  the  late  Earl  ufGuilford,  then  the 
Hon.  Frederick  North,  who,  during  hia  fVequenl  visits  to 
Uio  Turkish  capital,  had  ollcn  had  recourse  to  tho  finan- 


cial giHMl  olfiocsof  Mr.  .Vide,  "  llie  luinker,"  fur  tin'  iicgo- 
tialion  of  his  bills  uii  I.<iiulon,  nnd  vvIhim'  cnnsluiil  rendi. 
itess    ill    siipj>lyiii;;    .Mr.    NortlTs    pecnniiiry   wants  liiitl 
inspired  that  giHid  iiiiliired  niiil  iiiosi  iveellriil  man  Willi 
a  lecling  of  kiiulness  liir  the  f..lliei  uliicli  lie  was  fiiiind 
ready  to  extend  to  the  son.     ,Mr.   .Niirlh  inlnidni  id   .Mr. 
tieorge  Aide  to  the  Inst  siiciely   in   Piileriiici,   v.  here  tliii 
court  nl  that  time  resiihd.  An  atlair  uf  galliiiili y  with  the 
Princess  H — ,  in  which  he  very  nearly  lell  a  vii  liiii  In  Iho 
outraged  lecliiigi  of  the  husband,  gavi-  liiiii  a  ecb'iirily  in 
the  gay  world  of  Palermo,  v\  liich  lias  tcnibd  in  no  siiinll 
degree  to  give  him  tliat  high  opiiiinn  uf  hiiiiself, and  tliat 
air  of  assurance,  iiinoiiiitiiig  almost  ti>  etfrontery,  vvliieli 
alt  tliosi!  who  li.ive  known  him  personally  eniild  nut  help 
to  be  struck  with  in  the  early  part  uf  tin  ir  nei|nain1ance 
with  him.  Mr. (ieorge  .\iilr, after  8|ieiiiliiig  smiie  inunllis 
in  Sicily,  rcsulved  to  vi.^it   England.     He  iibtaineil  fruni 
his  iwtrun,  Mr.  North,  a  great  niinilicr  of  leltirs  uf  intro- 
duction to  nieinbers  of  his  own  fuinily ,  and  to  many  other 
noble  families  Iwsides.  ^\  ilh  such  passiHirts  he  nindc  his 
ilihlit  at  once  among   the  highest   circles  of  sueiely   in 
England.     Possessing  the  external  appcaranre  of  a  );eii- 
tleinan,  having  from  a  natural  ueuteness  of  (diservniiun 
been  enabled  to  assume  thi^  manners  of  a  well  bred  uiie, 
and  with  that  fixed  expression  of  calm  nssnranee  which 
is  so  commonly  and  so  easily  assimieil  by  thi'  natives  of 
Turkey,  Mr.  tieorge  Aide  made  liimself  a  weleuine  visi- 
ter in  many  first  rate  houses,  and  soon  becnine,  in  l'a>:t, 
a  most  fashionable  sort  of  n  personage,     lie  did  not, 
however,  very  long  enjoy  the  distinguished  st.ition  to 
which  the  whims  of  the  fasliiunabb'   world  had   raised 
him.     His  late  mode  uf  living  had  so  multiplied  his  calls 
on  the  purse  of  his  father,  and  Mr.  Aide's  unwillingness 
and  inability,  I'roin  recent  cuniiuereial  losses,  to  euntiiiue 
to  furnish  means  fur  his  sun's  fully  niiil  ixtravaguiiee, 
brought  down  the  hitter's  finances  to  nn  ebb  greatly  dis. 
pro|iortinned  to  the  rale  of  his  ix|i<iises.     .Mr.  (Jmrge 
.■\id«',  however,  not  doubling  the  genorusily  uf  his  I'ashiun- 
able   acqnaiiitaiiccs,  nnd    with  a   full    reliance  ini    liie 
friendly  lestimonies   he  had  received   from  llicni,  euin- 
menced  a  series  of  applications  for  loaiisof  money,  which 
in  a  very  short  lime  shut  all  the  doors  against  him  of 
those  wlio  had  previously  shown  lliomselveH  must  eager 
tiir  his  nei|uaintaineo.     Peciminry  enibarrassnients  soon 
drove  him  away  from  ('nglanil,  and  some  how  or  other 
he  found  his  way  to  Vienna  at  the  lime  the  congress  was 
held  there.     Among  the  secretaries  attached  1u  llie  late 
Lord  Castlereagh,  at  the  oongres.'<,  Mr.  (i.  Aide  met  a 
Mr.  F.  Worry,  who  hnil  formerly  been  connected   with 
him  at  Smyrna  in  some  mercantile  coiieerns.     1  heir  in- 
timacy was  renewed  on  this  occasion,  nnd   Mr.  Worry 
introduced  his  oriental  friend  (no  longer  going  unilerthe 
title  of  Prince  of  .Mount  liohnncn  at  Vienna)  to  Lurd  and 
Lady  Castlereagh,  who  look  .Mr.  Aiile  in  liivonr,  intro- 
duced him  to  all  their  distinguished  gnosis  at  Vienna, 
and  subsequently  received  him  cordially  i.l  their  own  re- 
sidence in  St.  James's  Sipiare;  thus  temporarily  reinstat- 
ing him,  under  their  putronngo,  in  a   rank  n(  society 
from  which  he  seemed  to  have  Ihoii  ox|M'l!ed  tiir  ever. 
From  that  time  until  1821   Mr.  (« orge  Aide  generally 
resided  in  England;  ami  some  eiiriuus  stories  were  cur- 
rent, by  which  the  means  ho  had  found   to  satisfy  his 
creditors,  and  those  rcipiirod  fur  his  siip|ioit,  were  ac- 
eounlod  for.    lieing  nn  a  visit  at  Clieltenham,  ho  became 
acquainted  with  Miss  Collier, the  aeiomplishod  daughter 
of  Sir  (ionrge  and  Lady  Collier,  who  conceived  an  at- 
tachment for  him,  which  no  consideration  and  nn  reason- 
ing could  nlmto.     Several  liiiies  her  friends  thought  they 
had  succeeded  in  dissiiadiiig  her  from  the  romaiilic  rosu- 
lulion  she  had  formed  of  accepting  no  one  but  .Mr.  Aide 
as  her  huslHind.     Miss  Collier  hud  long  ceased  to  be  a 
minor,  and  |M>ssessed  a  fortune,  whicli  she  held  from 
some  distant  relative,  of  l,i2l)U/.  a-yoar.     Nothing  there- 
fore prevented  her  giving  her  hand  to  the  then  ponnyless 
and  adventurous  Mr.  Aidi*,  nnd  they  were  married  larly 
in  1822.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aide  wont  afterwards  to  reside 
ill  Paris.     Being  at  a  hall  one  evening.  Air.  Aide  was 
standing  nnd  looking  at  the  dancing,  when  a  Monsieur 
de  liomiM-llus,  one  of  the  dancers,  accidentally  came  in 
cniitact  with   Mr.  Aide,  and   trcd  on   his  foot.     Mr.  de 
liomlH'lles  exprcsm'd  his  sorrow,  and  naked  pardon — a 
formality  whioh,  according  to  the  rules  of  French  so- 
ciety, takes  away  all  right  from  the  aggrieved  party  to 
demand  explnnaiion,  whether  the  uft'eiioo  committed  has 
been  accidental  or  intentional.     Mr.  Aide,  however,  did 
not  think  proper  to  remain  satisfied  with  Mr.de  IkimM- 
les's  apology.     He  insisted  tliat  Mr.  de  Ilombelles  had 
oflered  him  intonti'>nnl  insult,  and  demanded  his  cnrd. 
This  was  immediately  handed  to  Mr.  Aide,  and  a  hostile 
meeting  a  day  or  two  afterwarils  was  the  consequence. 
They  iMth  fired  at  a  given  signal.    Mr.  de  Bombellcs  ca- 


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ca|N'il  iiiiliiirl,  Init  Mr.  Aiilr  rcrcivcil  IiIh  advrrsiiryV  lull 
ill  tlic  niHl'iiiii'ii,  and  iiialaiilly  Ibll.  Ilo  lingirL'il  two 
dnyx  alU'r,  at  the  cud  of  wliicli  li(^  vxpirud. 


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CIIAITKU  XVII. 

rnriii-iil.ir^  r*-litiivir  tii  in)'  jniirii**)  to  MnriilMtr)!  nnil  DtMiinnrk— 
M>  ri-iMMitlrr  III  till'  (uirk  nl  I'rir  trirlt>il)Hr!; — liili;ivii?\v  vvifii  lti<' 
i'rimii  l*rlticf  iif  l>.'iiriiar:< — Siiiiit-  ncr<mill  ut'  lllf  iHiiiibarilinrlil 
ul'  r'o|iciiha;:rii  liy  j«i>rit  NelMiii. 

"  How  oftni  dot'M  n  word,  a  sound,  an  inflection  of  the 
voice,  Riiddcnly  call  to  mind  xeoneH  which  had  loii^  va- 
nishiMl  froni  our  iiiiinory.  The  past  affaiii  a|>|>eiirn 
clothed  in  vivid  lolonrs ;  tcelin;;s  and  iin|ire»iiions  which 
had  lain  dormant  for  years  are  instantnneoutily  revived, 
and  we  eiuiuire  what  connection  can  exist  hetwcen  these 
recollections  and  the  cireiinistanee.s  which  have  called 
them  np.  Tlipre  i.s  a  magic  in  those  pictures  which 
tlms  rouse  the  mental  instinct ;  and  niich  is  their  power, 
that  we  feel  a  sort  of  pleasure  in  levertinjr  to  nielanclioly 
cventa  and  cruel  lossi-s.  There  is  even  a  luxury  in  the 
tears  wliieli  these  recollections  wring  from  us. 

"Owin^  to  llie  niisfirtuiua  which  the  French  rcvolu- 
tion  entiiied  on  many  devoted  families,  my  uncle,  who 
had  acte.1  the  part  of  a  father  to  me,  fled  (roni  France, 
and  took  me  with  him  lo  llambiir;;,  where  we  suflered 
nil  the  privations  inseparihle  from  iv.ir  exile.  Heiii-;  in- 
vited by  Count  Ferseii  to  visit  him  in  Sweden,  we  lelV 
Hamburg,  and  crossing  the  heaths  of  Holsleiii,  wu  tra- 
velled to  tV)|)cnhagcn  on  foot ;  for  our  scanty  resources 
left  us  no  other  alternative. 

"  My  uncle,  while  he  held  the  ofliee  of  minister  for 
foreign  affairs,  had  been  well  ac'iuainted  in  Paris  with 
Count  Lowendliall,  who  received  him  on  his  arrival  in 
Denmark  with  great  kindness.  He  promised  to  intro- 
duce me  to  the  prince  royal,  with  whom  he  said  he 
would  use  his  nifluence  to  procure  for  us  some  pecuniary 
supply,  which  was  very  necessary  in  the  circumstances 
in  which  we  wi  re.  On  the  day  preceding  that  ap|>ointed 
for  my  introduction  to  the  prince,  I  was  walking  alone 
in  the  park  of  the  royal  residence  of  Fricdriclisbcrg, 
where  I  perceived  in  one  of  the  alleys  a  young  gentle- 
man and  lady.  The  genllemaB,  who  had  a  sort  of  jump- 
ing motion  in  his  walk,  was  dressed  in  a  light  gray  coat, 
and  had  an  umbrella  luider  his  arm.  There  was  some- 
thing so  droll  in  his  apjiearanec  tliut  I  conid  not  help 
Htopping  to  look  at  him;  and,  with  the  levity  natural  to 
my  age  and  country,  I  burst  into  a  lit  of  laughter,  which 
sutncioutly  enabled  the  young  gentleman  to  understand 
the  ludicrous  efliet  his  presence  produced  ujton  me. 
From  the  angry  look  which  he  cast  uiwn  me,  I  could 
easily  [lerceive  that  my  gaiety  had  given  oflTciice  ;  but 
this  afiiicared  to  me  the  more  ridiculous  and  served  only 
to  increa.sc  my  laughter,  which  I  was  unable  to  repress 
until  the  object  that  had  excited  it  was  entirely  out  of 
sight. 

"  Next  day,  on  the  recommendation  of  Count  Lowend- 
liall, an  audience  was  granted  to  me  at  the  palace.  One 
of  the  pages  on  duty  conducted  me  into  the  gallery;  and 
there,  with  my  |H?litioii  in  my  hand,  I  waited  until  it 
should  please  his  highness  to  admit  me  to  his  presence 
The  doors  of  the  royal  apartments  were  soon  thrown 
o|ien,  and  a  chamberlain  came  out  and  called  me  by 
naiiH'.  I  ailvanceii,  and  ho  made  a  sign  to  ino  to  enter. 
On  advancing  to  the  door,  what  was  my  astonishment  to 
perceive  at  the  further  end  of  the  a|>artment  the  young 
man  whom  I  had  seen  in  the  pork  the  day  before !  Hi 
was  dressed  in  the  same  gray  coat,  over  which  now  ap- 
|)eared  a  broad  blue  ribbon  with  the  order  of  the  elephant. 
I  leave  you  to  guess  what  Was  my  consternaiion,  for  I 
was  well  aware  that  I  saw  Iwfore  me  the  Prince  Royal  of 
Dcnjuark.  When  I  recollected  my  indecorous  mirth, 
and  tho  anger  it  had  excited,  I  stood  motionless,  and  was 
undetermined  whether  to  advance  or  witlidraw ; — I  fan- 
cied myself  already  doomed  to  the  punishment  which 
my  imjicrtincnce  deserved.  I  stood,  as  it  were,  rivetted 
to  the  ground,  in  spite  of  tlic  entreaties  of  the  chaml)cr- 
lain,  who  urged  me  to  enter  the  apartment,  which,  how- 
ever, in  my  eyes,  was  os  full  of  terrors  as  Blue  Beard's 
secret  chamber.  Fortunately  for  me,  it  hap|>ened  that 
tlie  young  lady  whom  I  Iiad  seen  walking  willi  the 
prince  on  tho  preceding  day,  and  who  was  no  other  than 
Ills  charming  sister,  the  Princess  Augustiiiburg,  at  tliis 
moment  passed  tlirough  the  gallery  on  her  way  to  her 
brother's  apartment.  Kncaiiragcd  by  her  angelic  looks, 
I  followed  her  into  the  room,  hoping  tliiit  her  presence 
would  screen  me  from  the  reproaches  which  I  was  fully 
conscious  of  discrving.  Overwhelmed  with  confusion,  1 
presented  to  the  prince,  with  a  trembling  hand,  a  (lelition 
which  my  uncle  had  given  uc.    He  read  it,  and  then 


handing  it  to  his  sislir,  said:  '  Here  is  anothir  vittiin  ol 
the  French  revolntimi,  whom  iKiwendhall  recoiimuiids 
to  me."  He  then  i|He8lioiied  me  with  gri-at  kindness,  re- 
specting our  sitiuitiDii,  resources,  und  projects.  Hiii- 
bnldened  by  this  reception,  I  told  him  all  we  had  siilUri d 
since  our  depurturt?  from  France,  deserilKd  our  liireed 
pilgrimage  across  (termuny;  and  added,  that  our  design 
was  to  proceed  lo  Sweden,  where  we  relied  on  the  assist- 
ance of  Count  Ferseii,  who  cherished  a  cordial  fr!iiid:<hip 
for  my  uncle.  The  princess  listened  to  the  narrative  of 
our  misfortunes  with  a  degree  of  iiit<'re«l  which  v.as  cal- 
culated lu  alleviate  them.  When  I  ileseriln'd  our  pedes- 
trian journey  and  all  the  privations  that  attended  it,  the 
prince  said  ;  '  But  doublless  you  underskind  Ueriiian  .'' 
— 'Alas,  no!  yonr  highness,'  replied  I ;  '  and  that  circuin- 
stance  in  itsidf  rcnderi'd  our  journey  the  more  miserable.' 
— 'Poor  li'lbiw!'  said  the  princess,  in  a  tone  of  coniini- 
si'ration  :  '  to  have  suflered  so  much  at  so  early  an  age  I' 
Her  whole  manner  was  in  (lerfect  accordance  with  the 
delicacy  of  her  features,  the  elegance  of  her  form,  the 
modesty  of  her  de|Mirtineiit,  and  the  sweet  lone  of  her 
voice.  Every  kind  word  she  uttered  was  the  more  con- 
solatory on  account  of  the  air  of  sincere  feeling  with 
which  it  was  accoin|>aiiied.  In  thus  describing  her,  I 
render  only  the  sincere  tribute  of  memory  and  gratitude. 
"  While  she  addressed  to  me  some <|ueHlions  about  my 
fiuiiily,  and  my  education,  the  prince  royal  wrote  a  (i.v/ 
words  on  the  petition  which  I  had  proented  to  him,  and 
returning  the  paper  to  me,  said:  '  (io  to  my  chancery, 
and  you  will  receive  one  hundred  Fredericks  d'or,  which 
will  enuiile  your  uncle  to  travel  more  at  his  ea.se.' — '.Sir,' 
said  the  princess, '  I  wish  you  happiness ;  and  if  you  do 
not  And  it  in  Sweden,  return  to  I>enniark.  Ilore  nt 
least  you  will  find  repose.'  'i'lic  prince  then  suiiimoned 
his  chamberlain,  and  ordered  him  to  conduct  inu  to  the 
treasury 

"  Ah  !  thought  I,  as  I   left  the  iwlace,  what  a  les.son 
have  I  received  !  what  a  dignified  revenge  for  my  incon 
siderate  im|iertiiience !     In  the  excess  of  my  gratitude  I 
was  ready  lo  throw  myself  at  his  royal  higliiiess's  fei't  1 
However,  the  lesson  he  gave  me  was  not  without  its  use; 
for  since  that  time  I  have  never  had  cause  to  reproach 
myself  for  a  Himilar  act  of  tlioughtlessncss." — "  Hut,' 
said  the  Prince  de  Liguc,  "  this  was  iiurcly  a  lesson  in 
good  manners ;  you  have  said  notliing  about  your  lesson 
in  German." — "  You  shall  hear  of  that  prest'iitly,"  con 
tinned    I.     A  few   days    after   my  interview    with    tho 
prince  royal  of  Denmark,  my  uncle  engaged  our  passage 
on  board  a  vessel  which  was  going  to  Stockhohii,  but 
which  was  detained  for  some  time  by  contrary  winds  in 
the  roads  of  C'openhagen.     On  the  night  of  tlie  2d  of 
tVpril  we  were  awakened  by  a  loud  eaniioiiade.     Kelson, 
under  llie  command  of  Sir  Hyde  Parker,  was  forcing  tlie 
straits  of  the  Sound;  and  next  iiioriiing  at  daybreak  the 
whole  of  the  Kiiglish  fleet  was  in  sight  of  tlie  city.  ^Icon- 
while  boats  were  sent  out  to  tow  the  inerchant  vessels 
into  the  harbour ;  and  a  few  moinents  after  our  return  to 
the  port,  and  the  landing  of  tlie  passengers,  tlie  engage- 
ment comuienced.    Tlie  attack  was  a.s  spiriti'd  as  tlic  de 
fence  was  heroic.  Not  a  single  inhabitant  of  Coiienhagen 
but  took  up  arms  to  resist  tlic  unjust  aggression.    The 
university  furnished  a  corps  of  twilve  hundred  yomig 
men,  the  flower  of  Denmark,     It  woulil  even  have  been 
dangerous  not  to  have  taken  part  in  the  enthusiasm  of 
resistance    which   then    universally    prevailed.     Armed 
with  a  sabre  which  might  have  belonged  to  King  Canute, 
lUid  which  was  lent  ine  by  the  master  of  the  inn  at  which 
wo  put  up,  I  repaired  to  the  jetty,  where  1  witnessed  one 
of  the  must  terriiie  s|)ectucles  that  the  imagination  can 
conceive.     Denmark    was  never   before  engaged  in   to 
liguroiis  a  defence,  and  never  pcrhapR  had  tlic  Danes  such 


an  opportunity  of  displaying  their  national  courage, 
marched  about  on  the  quay,  holding  in  my  hand  the 
drawn  sabre,  which  was  nearly  as  long  as  a  lance,  and  1 
was  no  doubt  aupiiuscd  to  bo  a  sentinel  on  duty.  The 
city  was  on  fire :  the  Infocdstrcttcn,  Captain  Thura, 
blew  up,  and  the  frightful  conflagration  wholly  absorbed 
my  attention,  when  suddenly  sonio  one  tapped  mo  on  tlie 
shoulder,  and  gave  me  on  order  in  Uerman.  I  turned 
rounu,  and  beheld  the  Prince  Royal  of  Denmark.  Hi 
was  dressed  in  the  sanic  gray  coat  which  he  word  when 
I  flrst  saw  him.  In  the  conUision  of  the  moment  he  had 
got  separated  from  his  suite.  'What  aro  you  doing  here." 
cmiuired  the  prince.  '  I  am  acting  as  in  duty  bound, 
your  royal  highness.' — '  Well,  then,  will  you  carry  tli' 
paper  to  the  young  oflicer  who  is  about  to  take  the  coni- 
iiiaiid  of  yonder  floating  battery?  His  name  is  Villemoes; 
and  reineiiilier  tlie  word  aiifrenblicklicft.' — '  What  word, 
prince  V — 'AuncMicklieh,  which  signifies  immediately. 
You  must  pronounce  that  word  when  you  give  him  the 
paiicr.'    I  t.xccuted  tliis  order  witli  the  utmost  du6patch ; 


but  on  my  return  to  the  quay  the  prince  royal  wiis  ir.,,,, 
.Slatiiined  en  line  of  the  floating  bulteriec,  wlium.  It 
could  eiiiitiniplale  the  action  and  des|iati'li  his  onlirn, {,,. 
.aiiinialid  by  his  presence  the  brave  iMipulutinii  or(ii|,  i,. 
Iiagen;  and  certainly  whin  I  thin  saw  him  so  einriri'.i. 
cally  jiraclisiiig  wliat  he  prcaelitd,  my  only  riilji,^., 
were  ent]iusia.sm  niid  admiration.  Yon  know  llir  !„,„ 
the  arlidii.  The  Dulles  earned  iinmiirtul  glory;  bi,! 
till  y  lost  six  thousand  men  ;  and  further  resistaiiir  .  ,l 
pearcd  im|Kissible.  An  armihtiee  was  granted  ;  ami  ,!„ 
(mkhI  Frid.ay  Nelson  landed  to  hold  an  interview  witliiiK 
prince  royal ;  the  result  of  which  was  the  repeal  nl"  ih, 
treaty  oftensive  and  defensive  iM'tween  Denmark, SwmIi,, 
and  Russia,  against  I'^gland.  Since  that  time  Fri ili nth 
has  ascended  tho  thronn  of  Denmark,  wliicli  j,,,-, 
now  Im!  regarded  merely  as  a  vast  and  lii'uiit|;„| 
seigniory,  with  a  Toyul  crown  in  its  armorial  iHarlniN. 
But  you  see  the  many  events  that  have  ensiieil  m\n  \ 
last  saw  him  have  not  caused  that  exeillent  priinu  i, 
turget  a  circumstance  apparently  so  frivolous." 

"  All  these  le8.son8  of  cx|HTience  will,  of  coiirsr,  ii.i|  I 
lie  lost  on  you." — "  I  hope  not,  prince.    I  should  wi.sli  i , 
say  with  Rousseau:  'J'ai  bi-aiiconp  vt*cu  en|icu  d'liniiH., 
et  le  ehemins  des   passions   m'a  conduit  i  la  phil.,... 
phie.'  "     "  .Vh:  philosophy  is  a  mere  woril.     'I'lieri-  Im.. 
Iiceii  many  kinds  ot  it,  from  tlie  a|KHitles,  who  wci'  ml 
philosophers,   to  the  •irplanhriiieii rn,  who  called  iIiuti, 
selves  philosophers.  The  word  is  not  precisely  tlie  lirm« 
'I'ake  mine,  it  is  that  of  Kjiiciirns,     Real  pliilosii{i!i\  i,  I 
pleasure ;  but  wo  must  endeavour  to  reconcile  it  viiili  | 
our  duty." 

" Truly,"  observed  Mr.  Grifliths,  "from  what  1  In.,., 
of  your  life,  I  think  you  might  already  liegiii  tn  wrii. 
)oiir  inemnirs." — "O  no,"  internipted  the  Prime  il^ 
i.igiie,  "there  is  time  enough  for  that.  In  yoiitli  «, 
live  too  miich  out  of  ourselves,  and  in  old  iige  tiK)  imuli 
within  ourselves.  Miitiire  age  is  iM-fween  the  two  ri.  I 
tremes.  Let  him  wait  till  the  romance  of  his  life  imn. 
miiinted  licfore  he  Isgiiis  lo  write  its  history." 

The  prince  left  us  for  a  few  moments  to  write  im  ( 
lliose  little  billets  which  he  was  in  the  habit  of  Kli;iiiii;  I 

with  a  line  thus  ,  which  ho  said  saved  liiiii  tir 

trouble  of  writing  his  name.  An  anxious  wish  alroiili  I 
(irevailcd  to  procure  these  memorials  of  a  man  vvhoii  I 
lime  was  hurrying  too  fast  to  immortality. 

Like  the  Arab,"  said  lie,  as  lie  sealed  his  note 

us  thank  Ciod,  who  has  given  us  a  pen  for  a  toiigui',  md  I 

paper  for  a  messenger.     I  am  sending  these  lines  to  tli  I 

Dutchess  of  Oldenburg.  She  yesterday  laid  a  wacir  lluil 

I  would  not  compose  before  noon  u  hundred  lines  onil 

subject  which  sliu  would  give  me.    I   have   wun  \Sx\ 

wager;  for  well  or  ill  tho  task  is  accomplished.    I  iiil;liil 

with  justice  add  the  observation  of  Voltaire  to  Madtiimr 

selle  Clairon : — '  J'ai  travaille  [mur  vous  toutc  cittc  iimi,  I 

niadame,  coiiimc  un  jeune  homnie  do  vingt  uns.'  " — "  lln  I 

the  Dutchesirof  OldeniMirg  time,"  said  I,  "  to  tiiiiik  aboul 

poetry  7    I  lliouglit  her  exclusively  engiossed  by  Inr  il.l 

tachnient  for  the  Prince  Royal  of  Wirtemburg." — "Dhrl 

replied  ihc  Prince  do  Ligne,  "  that  iiitcrosting  roniamtl 

is  approaching  its  rfenourmcnt ;  for  I  was  ye.steril<i)'iD.I 

funned  that  tho  dis|ieiisalioii  of  tlic  Greek  church  ki^l 

arrived,  and  that  tlio  inarriago  would  be  ofliciallyiii.1 

nounced."  At  that  moment  the  pretty  Titine,  tiic  I'riiml 

de  Lignu's  adopted  daughter,  came  to  inform  hnii  Uiill 

some  iiersons  were  wailing  for  him  in  the  drawiny.room| 

"  I  will  come  down  immediately,  my  dear,"  said  lie, " 

like  others,  must   |Kiy  my  contingent  to  the  cnn{rr»:| 

but  |>eoplc  seem  to  take  me  for  one  of  tho  curiosities  iu 

tliis  diplomatic  fair;  and  I  am  often  obliged  to  niakcnl 

exertion  to  aniuso  |>cople  who  arc  not  worth  tlic  trouljt.l 

Because  I  am  gay,  I  am  expected  to  weary  niynelf  fii| 

tlioso  who  are  not  so ;  but,  like  a  good  soldier,  I  will  iHtl 

quit  the  brcacli ;  and,  like  a  good  actor,  I  will  not  rrlinl 

until  tlic  fall  of  the  curtain :  and  tliough  I  am  not  onWl 

the  eommittec  which  our  good  emperor  lioa  chosen  frnl 

among  the  most  distinguished  personages  of  the  coortl 

for  thu  pur^ioec  of  rendering  the  visit  ofthc  Bovrri'i|n»lil 

Vienna  as  agreeable  as  possible,  yet  I  do  all  I  can  til 

promote  that  object.     I  am  one  of  the  speaking  pnpfrtil 

and  I  leave  the  acting  puppets  to  fill  the  higher  |Hiit.<ii| 

the  grand  comedy."  Wo  took  leave  of  this  cxtrunnlininl 

man,  and  coiilinned  our  walk  on  the  Graboii,  wlu'ronl 

met  several  of  our    frienils.     Indeed,  at   that  tinii'  ii| 

Vienna,  it  was  the  custom  to  be  so  contimiullv  oiiH 

doors,  Uial  the  (JraluMi  was  lo  foreigners  wliut  tfw  I'liil 

of  Sainl  .Mark  is  to  tho  Venetians, — they  spend  aliii*! 

tiii'ir  whole  lime  there. 


I  t 


w. 


till,.  I. 


it.  .^ 

S..IC  ,\f.'til« 


lln  lliiki) of  ."ii 

.,|I,Ict'»    lll-i" 

llrillv's  -Hir 
lli'illy«ii«i'iii' 

Nu    |1ITSC1M, 

]«Ti|«  with  ii 
IMTfinnagef-    wl 
j  i;n!il  wi-lie  of 
will  llirreliire 
In  I'niinw  into 
llli',  in(liviiliial.< 
|n(,'r  iif  liistiiri 
,'i|i{iroar{iing  an 
I  |iirliiri'>  are  oe< 
I  ilrsi(.'iis  tire  nev 
.•\s  I  had  yet 
I  IKiiiili'i.'  fur  ilinii 
iliiw.<ki,  niid  I.ii 
I  AllH'rt  nf  Saxe 
Among  the  n 
lliirr  roiitaiiis,  I 
rolli'f'tioii  of  dra\ 
Jini'  In  nearly  twi 
laiiil  lliirty  thou..'.' 
iil'i'iiiini'nce.    W 
llevri',  the  kee[H'r 
|ils,  he  intended 
v-miiit,  ranged  in 
Itlic  liirlher  end  ■ 
diiing  the  lionoiii 
^iiiliT,  who  was  : 
I'riiKT  Kiigene. 
jU'ril  in  examini 
Fihib',  which  was 
liiiiil  in  I'jurofK'. 
Stake  Albert,  "an 
RIk  military  |Nisiti 
liviin|mrisnns,  to  p 
llipiiieht  aJHiiit  the 
Uistingnislied  visit 
the  theatre  of 
Wcvanilcr,  while  1 
Kinie  interi'sliiig  ri 
Irilh  has  but  one  I 
»i|ii:li  I  cnllect  fro 
'Thrre,"  said  li 
Ills  finger,  "  siieli  a 
Vitlcry  was  ill  plac 
TliiTc,  at  A'lslerlit 
liul  {rained  the  ilaj 
ptorlii'r;  and  thu 
ere  the  ire  bro 
rn,  and  fifty  |(ic 
|irs."— "  And  yet," 
KTlia|w  have  lost  III 
ml  the  otiack  a  fc 
chances  of  wai 
kmllniied  .Mcxaiidc 
If  niir  cavalry,  of  w 
>tri"it  of  Korsako« 
la'l  who  was  lost  ir 
If  the  Allc.     We  f 
liHiny  lo  co|)e  with 
pniii  the  campaigns 
Inli'lv  avoiding  niiv 
\^m.    "After  ail 
fmn'  Kiiuene,  "  hi 
V"l'''Clioiis  with  V 
|p(l."— "Ah,  sire," 
llory  has  ended." — 
Irai,"  ri'siiini'il  the 
Ikr  shallows;  and  y 
Hvi'Siis  if  we  tlinii; 
'  r'liiqwwil  wniilil 
|ii[|  Kiiiri.m',  "  wha 
We  lahiHir  til 
kiVoil,  ilniiljipil,  niiil 
lilli  rrs|HTt  In  yoii 
'■''i'-h  iiln^ady  helmn 
!■,  siro,  to'  wliieh 
sU-:  than  your  mi 
bill  iliNlrnyOnil  the 
|ii)  I«'rily  III!  siilid 
.MW  sliltHis — 


ti  royal  wan  uoiu. 
Itriii',  whnuc  |;. 

itl'll  llin  UtillTH,  I:, 

iiiiiiiti(>ii  urcojMi. 

V  liiiii  HI)  iiicrt'i::. 
my  only  fulm;, 
uii  kiinw  till'  '[»,, 
iiinrlul  j;l"iy;  Im 
Ihrr  rt'Kist:!!!!-!'  ,i_ 
I  cnuiU'il  i  iiiiii ,!,, 
interview  wii!ii;i, 
I  lliu  rc|n'al  nl'  111, 
I)i"iiiiinrk,S«i,|,ii. 
Iiitt  tiiiio  l''r(  il(  iirt 
nark,  wliic.li  lur.v 
Mil  ami  In'aiiiii'iij 
nrinoriul  lHaririi;>, 
nvc  t'lixiu'il  HI  HIT  I 
L'XClUoilt   iiriiui;  I, 

rivulouh." 
ivill,  of  ci>nrsr,ii.ii 
:.  I  hIiouIiI  wlsli ! , 
c«  cn|M;ii  «riiniii'ii, 
iiluit  i  In  plnlii^.i. 
wiiril.  'riiiri'  Inv 
itU'fi,  wlio  wc'i'  ml  ] 

,    wllO    C.lll<'ll   lllri:,. 

prcrini'ly  tin'  lliin; 

KruI  |iliil»sii|iliy  I. 

lo  reuontilc  it  iviili 

" from  wliiit  I  ki'iit 
cacly  licg'ni  to  «:iit 
|ited  llic  I'rimo  i!. 
that.  In  yonlh  », 
ill  old  iigK  ti>o  iiiutli 
H'twiTii  the  two  (1. 
iicr  of  his  li'.i-'  in  tu. 
M  history." 
irnts  to  write  oiif  i,', 
the  liahil  nf  Kiiriiiii; 
Haid  saved  liini  tiic 
anxious  wish  al:c»il; 
iaU  of  a  man  whom 
Dftalily. 

st'alod  lliu  nule,"lrt 
l|M;n  for  a  toiisne,  lU 
ing  those  lineB  lo  llit 
Jay  laid  a  wacir  llal 
huiidrt-d  lines  on  i 
_.     I    have    wiin  tin 
coinpUshed.    I  iiiifll 
'ollairo  lo  Maikmu. 
reus  toulc  cettc  unit, 
.vinglans.'"— "Il« 
lid  1,  "  to  think  about 
cngioKsud  liy  In  r  it- 
irtcinburK."— 'H)li:' 
interesting  ronuna 
1  was  ycsterdny it 
Greek  cliureh  li!< 
ould  be  ollicially  (I- 
,ty  Titine,  tlic  rrin«! 
I  lo  inform  him  Uiil 
in  thedrawiiii-room 
y  dear,"  said  he,  "1, 
;nt  to  the  eoiijftM; 
of  the  curiosities  il\ 
.  obliged  to  make  u 
ot  worth  the  tniul*. 
to  weary  inyncll'  la' 
tod  soldier,  I  will  "i 
clor,  I  will  not  relin 
lugli  I  nil  iiiit  omi| 
cror  lias  chosen  fr« 
onoffes  of  tlio  court, 
iitofth0  8ovrrei|;nili| 
•i  1  do  all  I  ranH 
he  speaking  pupf* 
11  the  higher  \«ins»\ 
ofthisextrannliiiin 
e  CJrabeii,  whore  n 
ed,  nt   thai  tiint  »j 
V)  continnullv  onlif 
jicrs  what  tlio  l'l« 
[ — they  fipend  oM 


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•iii,l..i'»    ili-|"'<'li' '    It— '"I'lii    l.ii.i  liffliil  — llimii  r   al   .\lr 

It.illv'n  -Hir  Hy.liii'V  f^iiiiili  *lli.*  nll.^,..ll  al  Uiu  I'liiK'n^B— Mr. 
liiilly  *  "»''  nialii.ii— I..HW  "llnti  viialili. 
yu  iHTKoii,  wlialevur  may  l)c  liiw  [Hililieal  ereril,  ran 
.,.r.i«'  with  iiiiliHeieiiee  iiarraliviH  which  ilewerilie  the 
ii,r»oiiai,'e>  w'l"  'lave  playi  il  prnmiiient  parls  in  the 
,,n;il  ureiie  of  the  worhl.  The  aneedntes  svliieh  I  relalr 
will  Iherefore  not  lie  devoid  of  iiili  resit  to  those  who  love 
111  I'nll.iw  into  the  witial  eirele,  and  the  delails  of  private 
lilt'  iiidiviiluals,  whose  naiiieK  appear  eoiispirnoiiM  on  tlie 
■Kij;!' lit' history.  .At  Vienna,  I  had  the  opp.irliiiiity  of 
.'iiiiiroailiing  and  kiiowin;;  sill  h  imlividiials;  and  if  my 
iiiilures  arc  m^eaBiiinally  Homewhat  highly  coloiireil,  the 
ilisiCMs  tire  iievertliejeHH  corn  et. 

'\s  I  had  vet  Home  time  to  tipare  iH'fore  the  hour  ap- 
in.iiilei.'  for  dinner,  I  went,  aeeompanied  liy  /iliiii,  /ava. 
ilnw.iki,  and  Iiiiielie»iiii,  to  view  the  resideiiee  of  l»uke 
AllH'rt  "f  Saxe  Teselieii. 

\,iiiiiig  the  numerous  valiinhlo  objrctH  whieh  the  pa- 
{are  cniitains,  I  had  heard  n  gnuit  deal  alHiiit  ii  imi.pie 
leolledion  of  drawings  and  engravings,  the  former  aniomil- 
in:;  tn  nearly  twelve  thonsaml,  and  the  latter  to  a  Iminlred 
LimI  thirty  thon.sand,  all  copied  from  the  works  of  artists 
jiit'eiiiiiienee.    \Vc  were  rceeived  very  [Militily  liy  .M.  I.c- 
Ifevre.lhe  kecjier  of  these  treasures,  of  which,  lie  iiiforinei 
us  ho  intended  lo  pnlilish  u  detailed  chronohigical  ae- 
rnant,  ranged  in  the  order  of  the  ditrereiil  selioiils.     Al 
llii  further  end  of  the  picture  gallery  Duke  .Mlsrt  wa.s 
iiin.'  the  honours  of  his  paliiee  to  the   Kiii|H'ror  Alex- 
iiiler,  who  was  aneompanicd  liy  (icncral  OiiwarnlF,  ami 
'riiice  Kugene.     When   we  approached  they  were  en- 
end  in  examining  a  collection  of  maps,  and  mifitary 
lihris,  which  was  considered  the  most  complete  of  the 
ilail  ill  l''uro;K..   "  Cities  have  U'en  destroyed,"  ohservid 
Jtake  .\lberl,  "  and  empires  have  been  overthrown,  hut 
llic  military  [lositionH  still  rimiuin."    He  then  drew  some 
i|rarisons,  lo  prove  that  the  sniiie  chnnces  had  olli'ii 
lirniighl  alioiit  the  same  results:  hut  the  tittention  of  his 
iliagnished  visiters  seemed  to  1h'  particularly  dirccteil 
the  theatre  of  tlii'  late  eninpaigns.     The    Km|hTiir 
ilr.xaiider,  while  i  e  inspected  tin'  dilfercnt  plans,  iindc 
(line  interesting  remarks  uiHin  them.     Those  to  whom 
Irilh  has  but  oiio  Inngnagc  will  appreeiiite  llio  fellowing, 
liiih  I  enllect  from  my  meiiiorunda. 
"There,"  said  his  m.ijesty,  pointing  out  Die  spot  with 
jiis  faiger,  "  such  n  corps  committed  such  a  fault ;  siieli  a 
»illory  was  ill  placed;  such  a  charge  decided  the  action. 
I'hrre,  at  .\iislerlit7.,  we  iiiiglit  have  recovered  onrselvi's 
inil  gained  the  day;  but  KutiisofT  was  too  long  iHl'orc 
Horliir;  and  the   frozen  lakes  of  Augend  and   .Monitz, 
.liirc  the  iec  broke  and  submerged   twenty   thousand 
ua,  and  fifty  |»ieccs  of  cannon,  comi>lelcd  our  disas- 
.r,i."_"  And  yet,"  observed  Prince  Kugene,  "we should 
■rlaps  li.ivc  lost  the  battle,  if  the  eni|>cror  had  eominen- 
ij  the  attack  a  few  hours  sooner; — on  what  tritles  do 
111'  chances  of  war  deiiend !" — "  There,  at  Kricdiand," 
MntiniiiHl  .Mcxandcr,  "  all  was  lost  by  a  false  movement 
if  niir  cav.alry,  of  which  Ney  took  advant.igc,  and  by  tin 
tri'it  of  Korsakow,  whose  whole  corps  was  surrounded, 
iii'l  who  was  lost  in  seeking  to  CRCa|)e  ocross  the  waves 
If  the  Alle.     \Vc  fought  well,  but  we  liad  too  able  an 
Liny  to  oo|)e  with."     The  ein|)ernr  passed  iilternately 
roiii  the  campaigns  of  Italy  to  those  of  (Germany,  deli 
iti'ly  avoiding  any  allusion   to   the  fatal   campaiirn  of 
[iKsii.    ".Vtlcr  nil,"  added  he,  addressing  himsilf  to 
'rliico  l''iigi'ne,  "  here  are  scenes  of  glory  which  revive 
-olli'Ctions  with  which  yon  havo  reason  to  be  satis- 
IpiI." — "Ah,  sire,"  replied  Kugene,  "you  sec  how  this 
Horv  has  ended." — "  Do  not  eonfounil  glory  with  aiiihi- 
]m"  resiiiiii'd  the  cin|H'ri)r.     "  Wo  Hit  ovit  this  earlli 
Ikr  shallows;  and  yet  we  aro  as  anxious  to  ciirieli  oiir- 
ilvrsas  if  we  thought  the  elements  of  which  our  hislies 
rr  nnipiised  would  never  dissolve." — "  And,  uller  all," 
liil  Kugene,  "what  is  the  glory  we  so  eagerly  thirst 
• '    We  labour  to  obtain  it,  and  then  it  is  envied,  nt- 
■kod,  (IniiMcil,  nnd  nt  length  furgntlen." — "  Il  is  not  so 
rilh  rr»|icrt  lo  yours,  and  that  of  your  fiimily,  prince, 
fiiii-ti  nlready  belongs  to  history." — "And  il  isan  inherit- 
ir,  Fire,  111  wliieli   no  one  can  have  more  iiidispiilabb' 
:\i\<  lli;m  yiiur  mijesty.     The  ronipn'ror  ovei throws 
ml  ilr^tmy:, biitlliei.latcsmun  raises  and  liiiiiiilM  n.ition,il 
[ropiily  Mil  solid  li.iscs."    From  the  cordial  way  in 
NEW  SEKILS — la 


whnli  the  cinperor  pie.-si  d  the  hand  of  llie  piiiice,  I 
■iiiilil  |Mrc(ive  that  he  was  gralilied  by  the  eumphiiiriil. 
riiis  diiliitiiie  ri  Jiiiiided  me  of  I'ller  the  (ireat  entcr- 
laiiiiiu;  tin  Swi  dish  generals  nib  r  the  ImIIIc  of  I'lilluwa, 
iiid  drinking  the  hcaltlis  of  hi.s  iiia»tt.rs  in  Ihe  iirl  of 
ivar. 

Duke  .Mherl  put  an  end  t'l  tlii:i  coiilliel  of  e mrlen-, 
liy  showing  his  illu^lriniu  visiters  a  i|.  ..eripiiv,;  eat  i. 
logiie  of  the  pietiiri  s,  wliicli  he  is  still  engaged  in  pre- 
paring, nolwilhstiiMirmg  liis  ndvaini  d  age.  'i"o  eniinii 
rate  Ihe  Irea'iiires  of  this  valnalile  eolhelioii,  il  would  In 
neecssary  to  copy  Ihe  catalogue  iVoiii  Is'iriiming  lo  eiiil. 
Siiiiie  of  llie  drawinirs  an   dated  as  lUr  li.iik  as  Ilie  yeai- 

I  I'.'ll.     Till  re  ar.'  upwards  of  a  I Ire.l  and  fi:)v  by  .\|- 

liril  Diirer,  must  of  wliieli  are  eveeuled  willi  |i.ii  ;,iiil 
ink.  'I'lie  ligiiris  are  rii  lily  coloured,  pioilculaily  s.iiiir 
birds,  which  are  reimirkalde  for  ex.pii  ili  Iniisli.  Tin 
ngravings  of  .\lliirl  Dnrer,  bi-.-idis  lln  ir  inlrinsie  value, 
derived  aildiliou,i|  intirest  Iroiii  tlf  eireiiinvlanec  ol'lliiir 
having  liirined  a  part  of  the  private  lollectioii  of  that 
great  master.  The  duke  drew  our  altentioii  to  some 
drawings  hy  Uaphael,  nnd  alsiiit  (illy  ski  telies  by  t 'I  mile. 
In  short,  the  cimiplile  series  is  of  ineslimabli'  value  to 
the  history  of  the  arts  of  draw  ing  nnd  engraving.  The 
KmiM-ror  Alevander  approaihed  us,  and  nller  spiaking 
very  kindly  to  /.idin,  presciiled  him  lo  I'rinee  Kugene  as 
the  youngest  knight  of  St.  ( ieorge.  ( )ii  hearing  soiin- 
one  mention  tli>'  iiniiie  of  l.ueeliesini,  he  asked  liiin 
whi'lhir  his  tatlnr  was  the  individual  who  had  Is  t  ii  ple- 
iii|Kilcnliary  to  the  ccU'liratcd  congress  of  l.istow,  in  the 
reign  of  Frciliriik    II.     "  He  was,  sire." — "  And  when 


ihe 


'  Living  on  his  estate  near  l.iiee- 


'11'," 


resumed  .Mexainler,  "he  ainiisi"  himsell'liy  relracing  lli 
recoMenlions  of  his  past  lilc,  they  iniisl   jic  deejdv  inte- 
resting; (iir  few  men  havi'  seen  so  inncli," 

Having  ins|KCled  the  splendidly  fiirnislieil  apartments 
of  the  piilaci',  ill  one  of  which  was  a  I'anlinii.ionicon 
consisting  of  a  hundred  nnd  thirty  iiistriimenls,  , mil  nii 
nntomalon  Inmipetcr,  wliic'i  cxeciiled  syinphoiiies  nnd 
marclies  with  ndmirahle  precision,  we  lell  llie  palace  anil 
proceeded  to  the  IJelvidcic  lo  see  a  eiilhetion  of  pie- 
tiircM,  which  was  enriched  by  Joseph  II.  at  the  lime  ol 
(lie  suppression  of  some  of  Ihe  convents.  Their  nuinis'r 
anioimts  to  iipwanU  of  one  lliiiiisi.iiil  lour  hundred,  and 
they  occupy  Iwentv-threc  riKims,  being  ranged  in  order 
aeeordiii!:  to  Ihe  different  selioi'ls  lo  which  they  iKlong. 
.Most  of  (hem  nri'  work"  of  rare  beauty  and  viiliie. 

At  the.  Ilelvidere  we  mil  the  King  of  It  ivaria,  aeeoiii- 
panied  by  his  ehamberlain.  Count  Iteelilii  rg.  The  count 
is  an  enlightened  coniioissi'iir  of  art,  nid  liis  e.vplana- 
tioiis  of  (he  suhjcets  of  the  pictures,  ami  liis  remarks  on 
their  c.vecntiuii,  were  listened  to  with  cousiderablu  iiite 
rest  by  the  king.  M.  Fuger,  the  keeiier  of  the  Helvlden-, 
who  is  hiuisclf  an  eminent  iHirlrnit  nnd  historical  painter, 
conducted  us  through  the  gnlliry.  lie  particularly  di- 
rected our  attention  to  some  fine  works  of  Titian  and 
Rubens,  which  were;  so  nninerons  that  they  filled  two 
rooms.  Wc  also  saw  several  cliff  d'murrrt  of  Vnndyck; 
hut  as  all  the  pictures  of  the  Ilelvidere  are  described  in  u 
catalogue  published  in  I7H|,  I  need  not  enter  into  any 
details  reN|»'cting  them.  I  may  however  nicntinn,  (lint 
in  each  room  (hern  is  a  list  nf  (he  pictures,  (ogethcr  with 
the  names  of  the  masters  to  whom  they  are  nttributed. 
This  nrrangeinent  is  of  course  exceedingly  useful  (n 
visi(er8  who  may  not  linp|«'n  to  Ik-  accompanied  by  such 
able  cieeroiu's  as  Count  IJeehlH'rg  nnd  Professor  Kuger. 

While  thesis  (wo  connoisseurs  were  disputing  very 
learnedly  on  the  pre-eminenee  of  the  galleries  nf  Eit- 
roiie,  anil  were  coinmenting  on  the  various  styles  and  de- 
grees of  merit  belonging  to  the  dilfercnl  painters  and 
schools,  I  hinted  lo  iMr.  Uritliths  that  our  iliniier  hour 
was  approaching;  and  wc  accordingly  ndjoiirncil  from 
the  gallery  of  jMirlriits  (o  the  gallery  of  living  cliariie(ers. 
We  got  (o  .Mr.  Keilly's  only  a  (I'W  minutes  iH't'orn  the 
announcement  of  dinner.  The  (aide  was  laid  out  in  u 
long  gallcrv,  at  the  further  extremity  of  which  nn  im- 
mense Knglish  siilelHiard,  covered  with  a  profusion  of 
plate,  china,  nnd  cryshil,  denoted  the  weallli  rather  than 

the  good  ta'-tc  of  our  host.     Mr.  K placed  on  his 

right  till!  Prince  Itnyal  of  Havnria,  niid  on  his  lelX  the 
Prince  Hoyal  of  Wirlemlnirg.  The  rest  of  the  company, 
consisting  of  n  mimerons  assiMnhlage  of  princes,  gene- 
rals, ministers,  *V  e.  rang!  d  tlK'iii;.el\'es  ns  tliey  pleasi'd.  I 
had  llie  good  loitune  lo  gtt  iouleJ  lit.\t  lo  Sir  Sydney 


Siiiilli,  whom'  eiiii\ersatii.u  was  |Heiili.iily  nilrn-bling,  in- 
asimieh  as  il  hnpis  lad  to  turn  on  i  v<  iil.s  in  w  Inch  ho  had 

llilll.sllf  llri  II  |« Ts.ill.llly  eonerrnid. 

.•^ir  Syilni  y  .Smitli  hid  ln.l,  lik"  many  olhcr  fon  igil- 
s,  Isiii  ihiiwii  to  (he  coiign-s  of  \  i.'iiiia  till  rily  by 
iiiolivis  of  ciirio-ily;  his  ol.jii  t  was  leil  I,  ss  |h,lili<al 
than  philiiillinipie.il.  Id  inl,  liI.  il  lo  app.  il  In  tin-  mag- 
iiuiiiiii(y  of  the  (.unn  i^iis  wiih  (he  vi.  »  .il' imlin  ing 
iliiiii  to  pill  a  sdip  (.1  III,,  ontnigi.s  eonimiUid  by  (ho 
piiMt.  .s  of  ,\li;ii  IS  anil  I'liiiiv.  II,.  hi.|H'il  lo  i  \i  it.  a  i  in- 
-aile,  of  which  I.e  would  ilediin  liiiiiself  the  h'.iihr,  and 
the  oliji  el  of  whii.li  was  t.i  aiiniliilite  fur  e\i  r  (lie  oili.sis 
lialfie  ill  white  sla\is  in  .\!rie.i.  lie  ti.lil  me  thai  he. 
was  arraii_;ing  in  pr.i|Hr  order  llie  (Iniiiiiii  nif  eoninctiil 
«  itii  the  siil.|cct,  with  whieh  soiiie  laigli-li  Miiiilies  li.til 
iiriiidiiil  liiiii;  "And  I  shall  somi,"  le-  .iiMiil,  "hiilimil 
tlieiii  (o  the  eoiisiileradon    of  (lie  illii~lrions  iiidivi.liials 

who  I  lio|K   will  Ih  I le  Ihr  p,ilniii.~  of  my  aiili|iin.lii".| 

locidy;  for  a  mei'ling  will  m  ry  sli..rlly  Ih'  lonv.iked  (or 
tli,i(  |inr|Hi.s, ,"  I  nipii  sled  that  he  would  lel  in.'  know 
(he  (iinc  (iir  whieh  (he  met  (ing  wnn  II.miI,  whieh  he 
kindly  promisid  (o  do. 

".\iiii(liir  olijec(,  no  hss  iin|Hir(an(,  biings  me  (o  Vi- 
iina,"  added  he;  "I  came  in\es(ed  with  (Kiwcrs  from 
(ius(aviis  .Vdiilph'iis,  who,  under  (he  (i(le  nf  jtiike  of  Hil- 
s(t  in.  Iris  intrusb'd  me  (o  jireseiil  (o  (In-  coii;;ress  his  dc- 
I  laralion  n  hlive  (o  bis  claims  to  the  (hroiie  of  Swcilen. 
In  eonsiileration  of  my  rank  ns  nn  oMiicr  in  (he  Swedish 
na\y,  and  a  knight  ol  the  order  of  the  sword,  he  has 
deigned  to  honour  me  with  his  confidence.  I  feel  proud 
of  Ibis  lestiiiionial  of  esteem,  on  the  part  o('  (he  mitiirdi' 
ii.i(e  monnreli,  and  I  w  ill  rai>c  my  \oii  e  (o  ilelind  his 
lights.  In  lliat  assembly,  whore  lliii  words  jiislice,  repii- 
ralion,  and  legitimacy,  are  sacredly  invoked,  1  will 
o|»  lily  np|H'al  to  tlu'  conseieiiec  of  the  rnonnrelis,  and  in 
sup|Mirt  of  my  arguments  I  will  refer  them  to  Ihiirown. 
!(',  I'onlrary  (oall  proli.ihilily.my  cause  should  fail  lieliiie 
Ibis  angii.st  (rihimal,  I  will  li-arlessly  bring  it  beliire  the 
parliament  of  Kngland.  I  will  ask  why  »  legitimate 
king  is  deprived  of  his  [mwcr;  why  the  lirmcst  i  in  my 
of  llonn|iarle  is  to  1k'  the  victim  of  his  intrigues;  uiiil 
why  (he  sovereign,  who,  widi  cliivalrotis  (lairagc,  was 
the  tlrsl  (o  adaek  the  colossus,  should  Ih^  f  irsakeii  in  hi:i 
iiilsfortiine.  It  is  a  well-known  (iiel  lliaf  .Nnpolcnn  never 
loigiiM'  (misI.ivus  Adolpliiis  tiir  repnmcliiiig  him  as  ho 
did  widi  (he  Duke  (I'Knghien's  murder ;  liir  reealling  his 
imhassnilor  Iroiii  I'nris  ut  the  time  of  (he  diiKe's  deadi  ; 
and  finally,  for  redtiiiing  to  (he  King  of  Prussia  the  dc- 
eoradoii  of  (he  black  cngh',  which  had  nUo  Ikcu  sent  (o 
Itonajiartc  ;  t  ttislavns  alleging  as  his  reason  tor  rejeeling 
it,  that  he  could  not  wear  on  order  which  wnidd  mukii 
him  Ihe  hrodier  in  urms  of  an  assassin.  I  am  well 
aware,"  continued  the  admiral,  "that  I  shall  Ih'  tobi  the 
king  himself  signed  his  net  of  uhdieution;  but  I  will 
answer  thai  he  wus  then  a  prisoner ;  nnd  even  though, 
yielding  lo  ciremnstanees,  lie  renouured  his  own  claim 
to  llie  throne,  is  it  to  Is-  exjH'Cted  that  he  shoiild  disinherit 
his  son,  and  dethrone  his  dynasty  ?  The  prince,  who  is 
allied  to  bo  many  sovereign  houses,  the  descendant  of 
(!nstaviis  Adolplms,  (•ustaviis  Vasii,  and  Charles  XII., 
must  inspire  tlie  inti'rest  w  liich  is  attached  lo  such  gri'at 
n'collcctioiis.  Surely  at  the  present  nioiiieiil,  when  priii- 
cipb's  are  invoked,  it  is  ini|Kissihle  to  eoinmit  the  iiieoii- 
sisteiicy  nf  rejecting  tlie  most  sacred  of  principles,  viz. 
that  of  heri'ditary  succession,  sup|>orled  by  so  much 
glory  and  Ihe  duration  of  centuries." — "Hut,  admiral," 
observed  I,  "iKdicy,  the  faith  of  promises,  and  the  gene- 
ral interest,  are  things  which  cniinot  lie  lost  sight  of; 
the  congress  cannot  annul  (hose  solemn  nnd  public  ae(s, 
or  even  those  secret  tri'aties,  which  ensure  to  l>i'riiadot(e 
and  (o  his  dynasty  (be  |M'aceful  |Missessioii  of  the  throne 
of  Sweden.  His  einincnl  service  lo  the  Kuro|N'un  cause 
cjiii  never  Is'  rceoiii|M'nsed  hy  sni'h  treachery  ;  he  eaiinol 
l«!  hurled  from  the  high  illation  lo  whieh  lie  has  Ihcii 
raised  hy  tli<^  unaniiiioiis  voice  of  Ihe  ■'Swedish  iiadoii, 
and  which  he  has  hilherto  shown  himself  so  worthy  to 
fill.  The  allies  will  nut  force  iijhiii  (he  Swedes  (he  mo- 
narch whom  they  have  rejeedd,  and  whose  condiiel 
hilherto  has  |Krhaps  justified  dieir  revolt.  I  liave'-cii 
informed,  siiie4!  my  arrival  in  Vienna,  dial  shortly  artcr 
die  ballh!  of  I.eiiwie  (Jiistnvus  wrote  lo  Nn|Milcoii,  rc- 
r|iiesting  tlint  he  would  (icrmil  him  lo  enter  his  service; 
or  nl  least  that  he  would  ensure  lo  him  a  refuge  in 
I'rantt." — "  Yes,"  obstrved  the  admiral i  " and  il  niny  be 


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added  that  Napolenii  di-idained  to  extend  his  hand  to  a 
lirostrate  foe." — "Ah,  Sir  Sydney,  a  tillir  of  plory  often 
pursue!)  its  ponsessor  in  adversity,  and  throws  a  lustre 
over  misfortune ;  and  jn  the  e<|uivocal  situation  of  lius. 
tavns  Adolplius,  misfortune  must  be  sup|)ortcd  with  dig- 
nity to  render  it  respectable.  I  have  always  observrd 
that,  in  adversity,  those  arc  most  pitied  who  live  in  re- 
tirement and  avoid  attracting  attention.  But,  after  all, 
there  is  no  little  honour  to  be  earned  in  rnilini;  in  sueli 
an  attempt ;  and  you,  admiral,  like  our  Abbe  Delille,  will 
deserve  to  lie  called  le  rourlimn  (lit  maUieur." — "  As  I 
htivo  never  hc^en  a  courtier  except  to  fallen  fjreiitness,  I 
will  be  firm  to  my  principles,  and  ilefend  the  interests  of 
Oustanis,  who  is  in  all  res|icctR  worthy  of  snpiwrt. 
Surely  the  rigliU  of  the  |)eople  will  not  Iki  contended  for 
in  a  conffrtss,  in  which  legitimacy  is  the  only  (jod  in- 
voked. If,  to  the  inisibrtune  of  mankind,  there  is  no 
tiilmnal  to  which  an  ap|)cal  may  be  made  apainst  arbi- 
trary acts,  iwstcrily  will  at  least  pronounce  judgment, 
nnH  will  uny  that  if  tlustavns  has  l)ccn  the  object  of  envy 
and  animosity,  it  iu  Iweausc  brilliant  qualifications  and 
fxalted  rank  seldom  escape  the  attacks  of  calunmy.  On 
the  throne  as  well  as  in  private  life,  it  is  unjust  that  chil- 
dren slioidd  Kuft'er  for  tiie  faults  of  tlieir  (larcnts ;  and 
now  that  all  Kuropc  is  almut  to  be  remoulded,  would  it 
not  be  easy  to  extract  from  the  vast  crucible  parts 
•uougli  for  all  whohavo  any  claini  to  coni|)en8ation  ?" 

'I'hc  inereasinfr  interest  of  the  admiral's  conversation 
induced  me  to  ask  him  for  some  details  of  his  adventur- 
ous life,  which  he  very  readily  gave  nie.  The  incidents 
he  describod  were  so  various  and  extra'  rdiiiary,  that  they 
eecnied  to  belong  as  nmch  to  romance  as  to  history : 
passing  rapidly  from  the  happy  days  of  his  boyhood,  to 
the  b.'illiant  [wriod  of  his  youth,  he  recapitulated  tlie 
principal  events  of  his  life  in  nearly  the  following  terms; 

"  After  the  pi'ncc  of  I  if. 1,  being  unemployed,  1  entered 
the  ."Swedish  service.  On  the  glorious  naval  victory  of 
IT.'II,  Ihc  king  invested  nic  with  the  grand  cross  of  the 
order  of  the  sword.  Shortly  after  I  entered  the  Turkish 
service,  whence  Ix^ing  recalled  by  a  proclamalion  from 
my  own  sovereign,  I  acconi|ianied  Lord  Hood  to  Toulon ; 
and  on  our  evacuation  of  that  place  I  burned  the  French 
ships  in  the  |iort.  In  17116,  being  stationed  before  Havre, 
I  captured  a  French  privateer;  but  a  calm  ensuing,  I  was 
prcvcntcil  from  securing  the  prize.  A  sailor  having  fc- 
cretly  cut  the  cable,  the  (lood  tide  carried  me  into  the 
Seine,  where,  being  attacked  by  a  superior  force,  I  was 
obliged  to  surrender.  I  was  conveyed  to  I'aris,  and  con- 
fined in  the  prison  of  the  Abbaye.  (Some  friends,  by 
means  of  a  false  order,  enabled  me  to  eflect  my  esea|)e,* 
and  1  returned  to  London.  I  was  then  appointed  to  the 
command  of  the  Tiger,  eiglity-gun  ship,  with  which  I 
was  ordered  to  wuteh  the  coast  of  F.^rypt.  Af\er  having 
bombarded  Alexandria  I  suileil  lor  Syria,  where  my  pre- 
Boncc  induced  the  pasha  to  defend  St.  Jean  d'Aero ;  and 
with  my  assistance  he  obliged  the  French  to  raise  tlie 
siege;  on  that  occasion  the  Buh.-in  prcnented  mo  with  an 
aigrette  of  considerable  value.  On  my  rrlu'n  to  London 
I  received  the  freedom  of  the  city,  together  with  a  pre- 
sent of  a  sword  from  the  corporation.  In  IH03  I  was 
elected  a  memlwr  of  Parliament  for  Rochester,  and  1 
held  niv  scat  until  the  rupture  of  the  (leare  of  Amiens, 
when  I  obtained  tlio  command  of  liin  Antelope,  In 
1805  I  was  made  a  rcar-iidminil,  and  I  prneecdcd  to  the 
MediterraiU'an,  whore  I  luok  Caprea  after  a  siege  of 
some  hours.  When,  in  1807,  llonB|iarte  declared  that  the 
house  of  Braganza  had  eeiiscil  to  reign,  I  conveyed  the 
Prince  Ilegent  of  Porlugiil  and  his  family  to  Hrnzil,  and 
•oon  after  I  was  ap|Kiinled  see.ind  in  enmmiind  to  the 
flee'  i<:  the  Mediterranean,  in  which  ktalinn  I  remained 
until  the  general  peace." 

To  this  brief  narrative,  whii:h  was  reloted  witli  n 
charming  air  of  simplicity,  I  lisleneil  with  s\i(;h  profound 
intpri'*!-  that  I  ilid  not  pcieeive  the  monotony  of  Air. 
T't.illy  H  dinner,  which,  though  sumptuous,  ap|M'iired  dull 
to  every  one  (s'rhaps  except  mi'  and  the  interesting  indi- 
vidual who  sat  next  me.  The  eminent  |KTsiins  who  had 
boon  brouu'hl  toge(!nr  either  by  tlieir  own  curiosity  or 
the  impiirtuiiity  of  their  hust,  ap|H<arc<l  to  labour  under 
a  certain  degree  of  restraint.  In  spite  of  profusion  of 
rxprnsr,  exipiisite  rookery,  and  costly  wines,  (he  whole 
went  otf  heavilv.  anil  every  one  npp<<arcd  to  look  with 
impatience  to  tfie  moment  of  departure. 

At  nine  o'clock  the  company  adjourned  to  the  draw- 
ing-room, where  coffee  and  ices  were  served.     In  iinita- 


•  AlHiiii  ihooiidof  A|irr,  I7!tf>.  n  n-wilsri<brri<r '  nnnnrsMs  iIp 
psrititr  for  F-ayp».  **lt  Hyilni'v  Hmiili.  who  so  iMiwrrrnlly  rnntribii 
Isil  In  hi*  ri-vriiii'i*,  pursjini  from  iIm»  Tprnpli'.  'rills  tirninisunri*, 
Ihmnti  of  o'l  «rnni  linixirtnnri'  In  lliwir,  iirnvrd  iliu  iiii'jiiii  i.f  itn 
rvnilnstlii^  inntt  Rlunnhr  pr'tV**.  ntitl  prnhshlv  prrvi'nhstihp  r^vn 
tn'toM  (if  i)i«i  Kmi.  How  viitn  ti  Is  in  itrrlt  f.ir  fi'*ftt  rsiisos  fbr 
(ml  tvtnU ! 


tion  of  a  Russian  custom,  tevcral  tables  wc-re  <'overi'd 
with  the  valuables  and  curiosities  of  dilTereiit  kinds  which 

>tr.  R had   collected  in  the  course  of  his  travels. 

This  gave  the  room  the  appearance  of  a  nuisrum.  Tl..' 
Tyrolean  minstrels,  who  were  then  quite  t)  In  moilr  iil 
Vienna,  sang  some  of  their  native  melodies  j  but  even 
these  enlivening  mountain  strains  had  not  power  to 
banish  the  ennui  which  in-rvaded  the  whole  party.  Mr. 
R ,  to  do  him  justice,  made  every  exertion  to  enter- 
tain his  guests;  hut  in  vain;  and  in  spite  of  wliisi, sing- 
ing, and  every  other  amnsement,  he  found  it  iiii|iossibIe 
to  thaw  the  ice  which  beruinbed  all  prcFcnl. 

By  ten  o'clock  most  of  the  company  had,  under  va- 
rious prclcnces,  succeeded  in  getting  away.  I  made  my 
esca|ie  unpcrceived;  and  I  could  not  help  reflecting  on 
the  absurdity  of  the  man  who  had  taken  so  much  trou. 
ble,  and  s|K'nt  so  much  money,  for  the  sake  of  producing 
so  unsatisfactory  a  result ;  for  throughout  the  whole  even- 
ing,  all  seemed  to  be  asking  each  other,  how  and  why 
are  we  here  ? 

I   have    sinec    learned  that,   after   the   congress,  Mr. 

R left  Vienna,  and  proceeded  to  Paris.     His  wealth, 

which  was  the  subject  of  so  much  mystery  and  wonder, 
was  obtained  at  the  gaming  table,  and  it  speedily  flowed 
back  to  the  source  whence  it  had  been  derived.  Reduced 
to  abject  misery,  as  at  one  time  or  oth  i'  the  victims  of 
that  dangerous  passion  usually  are,  he  ail'Jrcsscd,  from 
his  humble  abode  at  Versailles,  appeals  to  the  bounty  of 
those  who  had  formerly  partoken  of  his  splendid  ban- 
quets: like  the  celebrated  gamester  Bcauvarlet,  who, 
seated  on  the  steps  of  tlie  mansion  whicli  had  once  been 
his  own,  gambled  with  the  money  thrown  to  liim  by 
ills  old  associates. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

I'lieipiTii'il  mreiing  wlih  Ihc  I'riii'-e  lie  I.liine— Ills  iiinniir",  niid 

nni  (mi)  .ili'jut  love—Cuuiit  ZavniluwBki— His  unlucky  ftdveii- 

tiin:. 

How  many  errors  nnd  regrets  might  be  spared,  if  we 
had  always  siiftieicnt  forethought  to  ask  ourselves  what 
at  a  future  time  we  should  think  of  any  action  we  are 
about  to  iH'rforni, — what  value  we  should  allacli  to  the 
objec;,  the  attainment  of  which  we  eagerly  desire, — and 
in  what  light  we  should  regard  the  gratification  of  a  pas- 
sion,  which  for  a  time  absorbs  the  whole  soul.  To  think 
of  the  time  to  come,  during  the  time  present ;  to  trans- 
|)ort  oneself  in  idea  into  futurity,  if  it  be  Ihc  greatest  ef- 
fort of  man  over  himself,  is  also  the  best  security  for  the 
correctness  of  his  actions. 

It  Avaa  late  when  I  left  Mr.  Rellly's,  and  the  night 
lieing  very  fine,  I  returned  home  by  the  ramparts.  I  was 
far  from  cx|iecting  to  meet  any  one  I  knew ;  for  in  spite 
of  Ihc  various  amusements  of  Vienna,  and  the  numerous 
foreigners  who  thronged  to  them,  nil  in  general  relir.-d 
to  their  homes  liefore  midnight.  In  one  of  the  bastinns 
.vhieh  projected  over  the  moat  I  |H'rceivfd  at  a  liltle  <lls- 
tance  a  lull  figure  wrap|>ed  in  a  li)jht-coloured  cloak, 
whicli  in  Ihc  moonlight  looked  very  much  like  Ihc  ghost 
in  Ilnmlet.  Turiosily  induced  me  to  approach;  onil  it 
was  not  ivilhout  surprise  that  I  recognised  the  Prince  de 
Ligne. — "  Ah,  prince  !"  I  exclaimed,  "what  are  you 
iloing  here  at  this  lute  hour,  nnd  on  so  cold  o  night?" — 
"  In  love,"  replied  he,  "all  the  charm  is  in  Iheb4>ginniiig; 
and  therefore  I  like  to  renew  that  beginning  as  often  us 
|K)ssible;  but  at  vour  age  I  was  waited  for;  at  mine  I 
am  obligiil  to  wait;  and  what  is  worse,  I  wait  to  no  pur- 
pose."— "  I  presume,  prince,  you  are  here  on  an  assigna- 
tion I" — "  Yes ;  but  unlbrlunnlily  you  see  I  am  alone." — 

Ah,  prince!  if  it  be  Iruc  flint  a  woman  can  enjoy  no 
happiness  except  by  the  reflection  of  nnollier's  glory, 
where  is  the  woman  who  would  not  be  proud  to  owe  her 
happiness  nnd  glory  to  you  ?" 

'  Prince,"  said  I,  "  I  will  not  iiilrude  u|)on  yon  any 
longer," — "  And  I,"  replied  he,  "will  not  wiiit  niiy  longer. 
I^enil  me  your  arm,  nnd  let  us  go  homewards."  .As  we 
wnlki'd  nioiig,  the  prince's  conversation  bore  n  tinge  of 
nielaiieholy,  which  was  rviiliiitly  the  temll  of  the  little 
diwpiHiintment  he  lind  just  sustained.  "  One  iiiighl  be 
lemplid  to  believe,"  said  he,  "llint  in  life  refleetioii  comes 
only  ns  n  Inst  inisfortiiiie.  Wlienohl,  we  live  by  Hie  henrl 
Hiui  the  iinaginntioii ;  when  the  JHwIy  begins  lo  deeny,  it 
is  only  love  that  oau  warn  us  we  slill  live.]' — "  Yes, 
prince ;  bill  the  ndvnnlage  of  ex|ierienee  and  reason 
must  not  be  forgotten," — "'I'rue,  reason  hel|)s  us  lo  Ink', 
rate  and  eonsoU',  and  that  is  lo  love,"  lie  then  reverted 
to  some  of  (he  brilliant  iiicidiiits  of  his  long  enrecr;  de- 
lailiiig  several  of  his  fents  of  arms,  witlioiil  foigelling 
the  moments  he  had  devoted  lo  love.  "  Dili,"  added  he, 
as  h«  finished  the  picture,  "  life  is  like  a  riip  of  clenr 
watMi  wliieh  it  disturbed  as  \vn  drink  it ;  the  flrtt  drops 


are  ambrosia;  but  the  sediment  is  at  the  bottom,  AiV: 
all,  what  does  it  signify?  Man  arrives  at  the  tonil.  ,i 
t lie  wanderer  reaches  the  threshold  of  his  home;— anj 
here  I  am  at  mine.  Uaod  night!"  I  then  left  thai  p, 
cellent  and  extraordinary  man,  whose  only  foible  perhap, 
was  that  of  not  accommodating  his  taste  to  his  aijc,  n; 
giving  credit  to  the  fable  of  the  Loves  crowning  the  gttt 
hairs  of  Anacreon  with  roses. 

As  I  was  walking  slowly  homewards,  I  found  mKij 
at  the  door  of  the  Roman  Eni|)eror  hotel,  which  Cat. 
Zavadowski  was  just  entering.  He  invited  me  to  lake, 
glass  of  punch  with  him ;  and  I  followed  him  lo  tn 
apartment. 

('omit  Zavadowski  was  the  son  of  a  favourite  miuj,!,, 
of  Catherine  II.,  and  on  the  death  of  his  father  WcanK 
heir  to  n  vast  fortune.     I  hod  known  him  very  will  u 
St.  Pelersburg,  where  his  noble  birth,  his  amiable  injt, 
nets,  nnd  a  fund  of  information  far  be^'ond  his  vein, 
rendered  him  a  favourite  in  the  mott  distinguished  cir 
elcs  of  Ihc  Russian  capital.     On  the  conclusion  of  pejt, 
he  pro|ioscd  visiting  tlie  diflerent  capitals  of  Eurois',  anil, 
with  this  view,  proceeded  straight  to  Vienna,  during  il,,  I 
silting  of  the  congress.     This  was  of  course  an  etctl- 1 
lent  preface  to  the   liook  of  the  world,  every  pag;  ^  | 
which  he  was  anxious  to  (icruse.  I 

"  I  have  been  spending  the  evening,"  said  he,  "»i4  j 
my  relati.nn  Prince  Razumowsky,  who  gave  a  ImH  h  I 
honour  of  the  Empress  Elizabeth's  Saint's  day.  'fl»  | 
heat  was  excessive,  nnd  I  came  away  before  supper, 
gave  him  a  desciiption  of  Mr.  Reilly's  dinner,  on  i, 
count  of  which  he  had  already  heard  from  the  PriDa| 
Royal  of  Wirtcmburg. 

I  expected  next  morning  two  Hungarian  horses  to  d  I 
sent  lo  me,  which  I  v»-a»  assured  were  the  best  trolteriiil 
Vienna.  As  I  wished  to  purchase  them,  I  asked  lit  I 
count  to  accompany  me  to  tlic  Prater  to  trjr  them,  whitil 
he  promised  to  do.  While  we  were  talkmg  aboiittntl 
ting  horses,  of  which  1  think  none  in  Europe  equal  ihm  I 
employed  in  the  Russian  sledges,  for  tlie  winter  races « I 
the  Moskwn,  the  count  prepared  to  undress.  He  obnemt  I 
that  he  was  much  fatigued  with  dancing,  as  lie  lindbtul 
teaching  the  Mazurka  to  some  German  ladies,  wlioirn'[ 

(irevniled  on  to  substitute  the  graceftU  elegance  of  hi 
'olisli  dance  for  the  slitT  formality  of  tlic  minuet.  "Cm\ 
night,  then,  count,"  said  I ;  "  I  will  put  out  the  liglit>.u^| 
give  this  lioiicie  to  your  valet  de  chi'inbre.  Be  rcodTlnl 
morrow  at  10  o'clock." 

Next  morning  the  horses  were  harnessed  in  my  cnrrhl 
cle,  and  at  Ihe  appointed  hour  I  was  at  Zuvadnntlii'il 
door.  On  entering  I  was  met  by  his  valet,  who  tnidiKl 
that  tlie  count  was  not  yet  up.  "  How  !  not  up  ?"  I  n.1 
claimed,  "  nnd  in  bed  before  midnight : — a  lozy  felloi 
I'll  soon  rou^'e  him."  I  entered  his  chamlier,  unri  fougil 
hiseurtnins  closely  drawn.  "Come,  come,  Znvadnwtii,' 
snid  I,  "wlial  means  this?  I  hope  you  are  iiol  ill'"- 
He  rniscd  his  bind  from  the  pillow,  nnd  drowinj;  liil 
hand  across  his  eyes,  as  if  to  dash  aside  a  teiir,  lie  M.f 
claimed,  "Alas!  my  dear  futlier,  why  did  I  losclhrt' 
— "Count,"  resumed  I,  "what  nils  you  ?  Whnt  mfl»| 
elioly  dream  has  revived  the  memory  of  your  father  (I 
this  moment?  Come,  come,  the  horses  are  at  tliodocr.'f 
— "My  dear  friend,"  replied  he,  "  it  is  no  drenni,  hulil 
»ad  reality.  I  lost  Iwn  millions  last  night!" — "VuA 
diiwski,  nre  you  iiind  7  I  tell  ynu,  you  nre  in  lieil,»lKfil 
I  left  you  last  night.  I  extinguished  the  lights  nivWl 
iM'fore  I  went  nwiiy.  Are  you  dreaming  or  aslre|i  -I 
"  Neither,  my  IViend ;  but  I  nm  awakened  from  u  tlffll 
which  I  could  fuin  have  wished  had  Ix-en  my  Ini-I.  Z — I 

and  Count  It called  on  me  after  you  went  u»'«y,  lliI 

candles  were  lightid;  we  played  the  whole  night,  aiiilll 
Inst  two  millions  of  rubles,  for  which  they  have  my  bilk'! 
I  ailvnnced  lo  Ihe  window, and  on  drawing  aside  ilirrti.l 
lain,  I  saw  the  chninlMr  strewed  with  cards.  A  I'cn  (JMll 
hours  hnd  eomplcled  the  ruin  of  the  uiiforliiiiiilr  yniirti 
iiinii.  "  My  dear  enmit,"  snid  I,  "  in  all  prolwliililv  lliif 
is  merely  a  joke,  inleiuh'd  lo  iilnrm  you.  I'e  enmlirMl 
They  cannot  surely  iiilenil  lo  rob  you  in  this  nay.  Il 
will  go  lo  Ibem  iinmcdinlely.  They  cease  In  Ir  nil 
friends  if  they  h"silale  tiir  one  moment  to  nilopi  Ibl 
course  which  iioniinr  dictates." 

In  a  (iw  minutes  I  w""  nt  Z 's  lodginf!'.    Iwl 

deaviiiired  by  every  |)nssilde  nrgnment.  In  prevail  onkitl 
to  relinquish  his  unjust  elniins.  I  |>rinled  oiil  Uir  lilill 
Cdiiaiupii  nces  that  might  ensue  to  himself,  if  llif  'Hut 
should  reach  Ihe  e.irs  of  the  eni|H'ror,  whose  nn'r>i(«iil 
gaming  wns  well  known,  nnd  who,  I  said,  unulil  i»l 
ilniilitedly  inake  some  signnl  example,  for  Ihe  pntfiitt^ 
cheeking  Ihe  practice  niiiong  his  olHrers.  Iliil  ill  «| 
enilenvours  lo  bring  liliii  to  n  sense  'if  jiistire  «err«»| 
v.iiling.  He  ridieiileil  whnt  he  (irmeil  my  sinlimmliil 
pn'hos,  and  concluded  by  expressing  the  hii|ir  ihiilr 


Tan  w.inl  «,.„f  I,.,, 
'i.i'i|e,  iinicclliin  iiiii  ( 


AT  THE  COXGKESN  OF  VIENNA. 


lie  bottom.  AlV: 
's  at  tlie  toiiil)  ij 
r  his  lionu'i— aiij  | 
tlicn  Ic'lV  that  n- 
mly  foible  pethapi  I 
ste  to  liis  Bifc,  ir„i 
crowning  tlicgtty  ] 

Is,  I  founil  mvFFii  I 
lotcl,  which  CVai).  I 
ivited  nil'  to  lake  1 1 
llowcd  him  to  hu  I 

1  favourite  nuni^tn  I 
hit!  fttthtr  liccaiM  I 
n  him  very  wdl  « I 
,  his  aniinbk'  mit.  I 
bc^'ond  hilt  y^•^^l 
Ft  distingtiislird  cir 
conclusion  of  jicitt, 
tals  of  Europe,  >ni.  I 
Vienna,  during  ilJ 
of  course  an  Hcd- 1 
)rld,  every  pogt »; 

ip,"  snid  he,  "»nll 
who  gave  a  ball  u  I 
1  Saint's  day.  'fkil 
ly  before  supper.  1 1 
illy's  dinner,  on  «.[ 
ird  from  the  rtisal 

riparian  horses  to  t<  I 
re  the  best  troltfr>ii| 
I!  thcin,  I  asked  tin  I 
T  to  try  them,  wliril 
re  talking  abouttnil 
n  Europe  cquolthwl 
r  tlic  winter  races  ot  I 
undress.  IleobKcmtl 
icing,  as  he  hndbttjl 
man  ladies,  whownr 
ceful  elegance  of  llii| 
f  Uie  minuet.  "Gm^I 
put  outthcligbt>,iDll 
puibrc.     Be  rcndynl 

irncsscd  in  my  am\ 
|was  at  Zuvadnwtlii'il 
lis  viilct,  who  tiildiK 
tow  '.  not  up  ■""  I  a| 
light ; — a  lazy  friloi: 
clmmlier,  and  fomil 
come,  Znvadow«ki 
you  ore  not  ill '  "■ 
i\v,  ond  drawin);  Ul 
aside  a  tear,  he  n 
Ihy  did  I  lose  Ihrt" 
I  you  7     Wlint  mel»l 
Iry  of  your  I'nlhet  t\ 
Irsesaro  at  thedoot."| 
|it  is  nn  dream,  ban 
isl  night '."—"Zati-| 
on  are  in  IiciI,\\1kii[ 
•d  the  lights  niyw 
lining  or  iisleep '  - 
keiH'd  from  u  tlrt^| 
iK'on  my  Inhl.  Z- 
i)U  went  away.  Tkl 
whole  niiilil,  ond  I 
Ihiy  have  inyhilk' 
awing  aside  llirm. 
Ii  earuc.  A  ten  «hal| 
uiiforlumitc  y<'\n\ 
II  all  prnliability  i»[ 
on.     I'c  i<iiiili lifil 
■ou  in  this  «»y. 
ley  cease  In  !»■  ml 
imenl  to  nilnpl  M 

t-'i  lodgings.  iM 
nt,  to  prevail  on  m 
lir  iiiled  mil  Oir  l'ilil| 
liinself,  if  Hie  »IIi« 

,  whose  overniiin* 
I  said,  wmilJ  • 

,  for  the  piiri'w' 
iHrers.  Ibil  »ll »! 
If  just  ire  wereui* 
leil  my  seiitimmli 
Ig  the   li«|>e  lliilli 


10.1 


would  pivc  hiin  a  ehaiiee  of  winning  my  euiriile  luid 
u.iir  ul'  Hungarian  horses  ;  in  which  case,  lio  observed,  I 
should  have  an  o(i|)ortuiiity  of  preaching  for  myself.  1 
indisnantly  left  him. 

Kroni  thi:  ollieer  I  went  to  the  diploinatist,  wlioiii  I 
found,  if  (HHsible,  still  more  devoid  of  feeling.  lie  made 
a  Ion"  «i>'fi'li  to  prove  to  me  that  nothing  was  more 
honest  and  honournblo  tliaii  to  rouse  a  young  man  ol' 
nvcntv  from  his  lied  at  midnight,  for  the  pur|iose  of  rob- 
liiiiir  liiui  of  his  Ibrliuie.  "  Is  it  worth  while  to  make  so 
luauy  wordi  about  the  loss  of  a  few  daninnchkios  .'"  [the 
iiauio  lor  papir  mom y  in  Russia,]  said  he.  "  We  huvi 
(laiuiants  hero  for  thrones  wliicli  have  been  lost  in  an 
unlucky  game ;  but  do  you  think  their  apjieals  will  Ih- 
listened  to?  You  saw  the  pentleninn  who  left  inc  just 
as  you  entered: — that  was  tlio  IMuniuis  Drignolo.  lie 
has  come  li'TC  to  suu  for  the  iiulcpendoncc  of  (ienoa.  He 
U  ambassaiior  iVoiii  the  expiring  republic,  and  here  is  the 
euerL'etio  protest  wliieli  he  iiilrnds  to  address  to  the  eoii- 
irress.  Vou  in.iy  read  it.  Rut  in  spite  of  all  liis  logic 
lionoa  will  be  given  to  riedmont.  The  winner  must 
have  the  winnings.  Venice  with  all  her  ancient  wisdom 
has  disap|)cared.  The  Adriatic  has  not  swallowed  her 
up;  bill  Austria  has  won  her,  and  Austria  will  have  her. 
.Malta  solicits  from  the  congress  only  her  arms  and  Iut 
ruck  {  but  it  is  said  Ejigland  lias  won  her,  and  let  England 
keep  Ikt.  Prussia  has  won  Sj  jny,  Sweden  Norway, 
and  Russia  I'olaml.  All  Europe  is  now  at  play  round  a 
large  green  table ;  kingdoms  arc  the  stakes,  and  a  diplo- 
matic shake  of  the  ilic<!  may  win  a  hundred  thousand, 
two  liumlred  thousand,  or  a  million  head.s.»  Why  should 
iiut  I  win  a  few  scraps  of  paper,  when  fortune  is  inclined 

to  favour  me  7" — "  But  from  your  friend,  t'oniit I" 

j— "I'shawl  why  talk  to  mo  of  friendship  ?  Is  friendship 
[or  even  relationship  ever  taken  into  account  in  the  win- 
Iiiings  and  losings  of  crowns  and  sceptres?  Aly  dear 
ll'ellow,  Kigiiro  long  ago  decided  that  '  te  qui  ett  bun  li 
Ijiff/ii/if,  e»l  '"in  i)  giinlrr.'  " 

I    This  liearth'ss  sophistry  I  treated  with   thn  contempt 
lit  deserved  j   and    1    returned   sorrowfully   to    my   |)oor 
llVlenil  Z  ivadnwski,  to  acquaint  him  with  the  ill  success 
of  inv  rndeavdurs  to  serve  him. 

1  knew  it,"  said  hi" ;  "  there  is  but  one  way  to  deal 

Ivith  such  |Wople,  and  I  will  try  it"    lie  resumed  all  his 

Iwonted  coolness,  dressed  liiiiiself,  and  went  out  to  call  on 

tlio  grand  chamberlain  Narislikin,  whom  he  no  doubt 

il.dud  to  inlbnii  of  his  ili^iiister,  and  the  justice  he  c.v 

Lcted  to  receive.   lie  would  not  allow  me  to  accoin|iany 

liiiii,  nnd  I  w(mt  uloiie  to  try  my  horses,  hoping  tliat  my 

Irive  leiiulil  help  to  divert  away  the  painful  state  of  feel- 

liii;  whii'li  the  lust  twenty-four  hours  had  produced. 

1    Sueli  events  as  the  above  wen^  not  of  rare  occurrence 

III  Itussin,  where  the  passion  lor  gaming  was  carried  to 

'\treme,  which  hut  too  fully  verified  thu  observation 

»r  Miidmie  Deshonilliers,  "  Oh  cnmmenee  pitr  titt  dupf, 

in  riiiil  fHir  the  fripiin."     I  have  orten  heard  anecdotes 

liilch  proved  that  it  was  no  unusual  thing  for  vast  for- 

luii's  In  cimnge  e  viiers  ill  the   course  of  a   lew  hours. 

|lulthc  instance  above  related,  from  the  extent  of  the  mmi, 

Indtlie  short  time  in  which  It  was  lost  and  won,  seemed 

■xhihit  a  refmemi^nt  in  the  uit  scarcely  to  lie  ex|K'eted, 

oiiHidiring  the  ages  of  the  parties,  the  eldest  of  whom 

fas  nut  Iwenty-lhreo. 

'I'he  resi.lt  I'ully  verified  what  I  had  hinted  to  Z . 

Ill'  K.n|«'ror  Alexander,  «  ho  eiitert^iineil  the  greatest 

■like  nf  gaming  and  gamesters,  heard  the  story,  which 

Ured  made  Niuiie  noise  in  Vienna  at  the  time.     I'Vom 

[lilt  ninnient  iie  withdrew  his  tiivour  from  Z ,  who 

Did  nie,  when  I  suhseqiienlly  met  him  in  I'aris,  that  he 
luld  rather  have  lost  half  his  fortune  than  the  atlair 
^iinild  hn\''  hap|K'iied,  and  that  he  should  always  regret 
nt  having  fciliowi'd  my  advice  when  1  urged  him  to 
^rriiige  It. 

Count  Zavailowski  anil  Count  II met,  and  toiight 

mil  swords.  Zavadowski  wounded  his  adversary,  but 
n.u<  senteneed  only  lo  a  small  lino.  However,  Alex- 
idir  iievi  r  fiirgave  him  ;  for,  on  thu  count's  application 
lie  attaelied  to  the  liussiau  emhnsay  to  Kjorenee,  the 
kn|ieinr  coupled  his  rel'tisal  with  the  following  observi- 
|nii  :— 

In  eiinsiilernliun  of  the  •■niees  rendiTed  to  our 
ui|ii.t  mother  by  your  lather,  (oiiiit  Zavailowski,  I  par- 
im  Iho  iiideeoruua  preiiimplion  of  your  mquetl." 

I '  Tin  w.inl  hull  waa  miplnyiHl  In  all  tlH>  Mlp  ilAlliriis  r,ir  llie 

ni'li.i<i|e,  imu'rjIinK  nui  of  leirllery,  tie. 


(.'HAI'IEU  XX. 


IlilMur  nl  IMnre'l'nlli'vranil'.'— Ilii  (miiil.nn  si  llie  enncie».— .«oiim- 
of  liis  (iiMM  — 'file  Duke  «r  Hirli.liiii— Iniini  Vmtk  ih  llortio— 
.Newly  (lexj^ed  eniirerl  nl  eitiir:  — Ituyitl  lluliliiif;  piirl\— Tile  ini- 
|Mf..s  III'  Austiei  H  lieMinly  m  slj<ii'>uii|.'— .Viienl.ile'  rilalive  lo 
llt.t  Cioeeii  I'lirisiina  oI'  Hwedell. 

A  stranger  visiting  Vienna  at  the  lime  of  the  congress, 
merely  us  a  looker  on,  would  probably  have  been  struck 
with  nothing  but  the  eonfusiou  that  prevailed  there ;  hut 
had  lie  hecoinc  nn  actor  in  the  busy  seeiir,  it  would  have 
ossuined  a  dillereiit  aspect  in  his  eyes,  nnd  the  contact  of 
the  distinguished  individuals  present  would  have  awaken- 
ed  a  thousand  ideas  and  hopes. 

For  sonu!  lime  after  my  arrival  in  Vienna  I  had  been 
so  constantly  engaged,  that  w  ith  the  exception  of  a  few 
lew  formal  visits  lo  the  iiiembers  of  the  French  legation, 
I  had  had  no  communication  with  them,  thougli  several 
among  them  were  my  intimate  friends.  France  was  re- 
presented at  the  congress  by  Prince  Talleyrand,  the  Duke 
Dullierg,  and  C^ouiit  .Vlexisde  Nuuilles,  wliusi  naiiKs  are 
titles  of  the  highest  merit.  M.  de  Talleyrand  seemed 
indeed  to  be  the  most  iiiHuential  meinbcr  of  the  diplo- 
matic assembly,  in  which  the  ascendancy  of  his  wit  and 
talent  was  not  less  conspicuous  than  it  had  previously 
Im'cii  in  his  own  saloons  at  Paris  and  Neuilly.  France  nt 
that  lime  stood  In  a  situatiem  equally  dilfienlt  with  rcs|ieet 
to  i\iernal  and  internal  ulfairs.  Enthralled  in  the  em. 
harraKsments  and  disunion  arising  out  of  a  new  organi- 
sation, the  French  government  was  neither  able  nor  will- 
ing to  manifest  any  thing  like  vigorous  measures.  The 
great  (lowers,  the  arbiters  of  the  congress,  tlierclbre 
maintained  a  degree  of  concord  uiipiiralleled  in  the  re- 
cords of  diplomai'y  ;  and  the  representatives  of  France, 
by  talents  of  the  first  order,  smoothed  away  the  obstacles 
raised  up  by  a  quadruple  alliance  with  all  its  power  and 
iinportunec. 

I  was  invited  lo  dino  with  Prince  Talleyrand,  and  I 
naturally  looked  forward  with  some  impatience  lo  the 
appointed  day,  for  I  had  not  been  iu  company  w  ilh  thai 
celcbraleil  man  since  my  early  UiylKxid.  I  found  him 
still  remarkable  lor  his  is'in  trating  glance,  the  immova- 
bility of  his  t'eatiircs,  and  the  airs  and  manners  of  a  man 
of  rank.  The  prescuee  of  iiiy  friends  M.M.  Uoucii  and 
dc  Haing  liol|H'd  lo  give  me  eonfidenee  in  appearing 
iK'fore  that  court  of  wit,  of  which  a  cireumstunce  of  my 
youth  contrihiiled  not  a  little  to  inspire  me  u  ith  awe. 

At  nn  early  hour  I  arrived  at  the  hotel  of  the  French 
embassy.  From  tlic  apartments  of  Monsieur  de  Rouen 
I  descended  to  the  sn/oii  lie  rircjition,  iu  which  were  the 
prince,  the  Duke  Dallierg,  and  the  Countess  de  Perigord, 
.M.  de  Talleyrand's  niece,  who  did  the  honours  of  her 
uncle's  house.  The  prince  received  inc  with  thai  grace, 
ful  atfahility  which  to  him  is  second  iiulure,  ami,  taking 
me  by  the  hand,  with  an  air  of  kindness  which  carried 
me  buck  to  a  former  [M^iod  of  my  life,  he  said,  "  So,  sir, 
you  could  not  pay  me  u  vi.nil  until  I  came  to  Vicnnu." 
Then,  without  waiting  for  a  reply,  which  he  pcreeinil 
I'rom  my  embarrasMuent  would  not  he  a  very  ready  one., 
he  presented  me  to  the  Duke  Dallierg.  1  knew  the 
duke,  not  inily  by  his  |sditieal  repnlation,  but  nl.so  by  the 
character  I  liuil  received  of  him  frcmi  the  I'ouuless  de 
Witt,  who  had  Iseii  well  aci|uaintcd  with  him  at  Warsaw . 
.Vs  to  Madame  de  Perigord,  I  was  in  the  lialiil  of  nieet- 
lug  her  every  day  in  company.  'I'lfse  eircninslnnccs 
soon  made  me  led  at  home  iu  a  sahiiui  in  which  I  ex- 
{Hcli'il  to  witni'ss  some  of  the  most  animated  Kceiies  of 
the  liistorienl  drama  of  Ih"  ciuigress,  I  coidd  ncl  help 
ciingratnloting  myself  mi  niy  liirlunnle  inlrodnclions  nl 
N'lenna.  I  have  passed  the  morning,  Ihonglit  I,  with  the 
Intelligent  anil  elegant  Priiici'  dc  I.igiie,  and  ill  the 
evening  I  enjoy  the  socicly  of  .M.  de  Talleyrand;  while 
the  one  enlightens  my  mind  by  the  lessons  of  his  long 
cx|K'ricnee,  the  other  will  iiline  my  taste  by  the  luiigic 
of  his  eonversntion,  wlileli  hiiIiiIucs  even  when  it  fails  lo 
eiuivinci ,  and  that  shrewd  and  jmlieioiis  oliscrvation 
which  foriiiH  the  most  desirable  school  of  tahnt  and 
mnnners. 

Prince  Tulleyranil  ha*  lirrn  w)  closely  rnnnceird  with 
the  great  events  of  his  lime,  Isilh  public  nnd  secret,  thai 
it  is  im|H<nsibb'  In  skilch  a  |H>rtr:iit  of  him  withoiit  en. 
lering  into  a  vavl  series  v(  |"dilienl  details.  I)f  nil  the 
stalesineii  of  modern  limes,  none  iM'rlia|w  i\er  enjoyed 
so  high  a  reputation  during  his  lile,  on  nceouni  of  the 
extraordinary  cvints  in  which  he  has  taken  part ;  nnd 
for  llml  very  reason  history  alone  can  see  nnd  deserllM 
Ilia  eharneler  in  its  Iriie  light. 

The  dinne    niirly  was  smnll,  a  eireiniislaneo  nl  wliieli 
I  rejoiced,  sii    "  it  nlVorded  me  the  Is'tler  opisirtunily  of 
seeing  nnd  hearing  every  individual  eom|aming  the  in- 
teresting group. 
I      Besides  the  nicmhcrn  of  tlio  French  cililuissy,  the  only 


foreigners  were  Prince  Razumowski,  (Jciieral  Pozwi  di 
l)orgo,»  and  the  Duke  de  Uichdicu.  When  I  left  the 
duke  BH)dessu,  where  I  s|K'iit  some  inonllis  with  him, 
he  was  in  a  most  distressing  sitnaliim.  'i'he  |dngue  was 
raging  in  his  governments  of  Chcrsou  nnd  Tanrida,  and 
it  was  only  by  the  most  arduous  exertions  that  he  suc- 
ceeded ill  ridding  himself  of  the  Icrrilie  visilnnl.  On 
meeting  him  again  at  Vienna,  my  ipicstioiis  were  as 
rapid  as  my  joy  was  sincere.  I  sat  at  tnhh?  Iielwccn  him 
and  .Al.  de  la  Uernnrdiere  ;  and  wc  talked  of  the  horrors 
of  the  terrible  scourge,  with  Ihe  interest  with  which 
shipwrecked  sailors  may  be  supposi d  to  revert  lo  thu 
dangers  liny  have  escaped  friuii.  All  who  know  tlio 
Duke  dc  Richelieu  entertain  tor  him  the  sincere  res|>cet 
which  he  could  not  fiiil  lo  inspire.  Few  imii  have  given 
proofs  of  such  nobleness  of  mind  and  rigid  disiiilciested. 
ness,  in  the  high  olhces  he  has  lieen  called  to  fill :  his 
reward  is  the  universal  estimation  in  wliicji  his  name  it 
held. 

He  related  lo  nic  a  number  of  inleresling  anecdotes 
eoncerning  some  of  the  inhabitants  of  O.lessn  ;  and  iia 
the  duke  spoke  in  a  very  loud  lone  of  voici',  the  other 
guests  were  unavoidably  drawn  into  our  conversation. 
Thus,  during  the  whole  time  of  dinner,  nolliing  was 
Bjiokcuof  bntthe  plaglie,of  which  M.de Richelieu  painted 
the  disasters  nl  Odessa,  while  I  dcseribi  d  what  I  had 
wiliieSBcd  al  Conelanlinople.  (Jradiinlly,  however,  other 
subjects  were  stiirlcd,  and  the  cimversation  bcenme 
general.  M.  Pozzo  di  Korgo,  w  hom  I  now  met  for  tho 
first  time,  ap|)eared  to  me  In  combine,  with  n  eonsiihra- 
hie  fund  of  inliirmatimi,  theslirewdne.ssof  mind  common 
among  his  eonnlrymcii.  From  the  eonimc  iiccinent  of 
his  career,  he  had  "been  the  dcclnrcd  enemy  of  llonaparte, 
and  he  did  not  disseinble  the  snlisfactiou  be  cx(i<  riciiccd 
at  his  ilownliill.  He  pointed  out,  with  great  clearness 
of  r(\i8oniiig,  all  the  circumstances  which  had  accelerated 
the  enlaslroplie. 

When  wi'  retired  to  the  drawing-room,  we  fonnd  a 
number  of  distinguished  personages  assembled.  On 
seeing  most  of  the  memlH-rs  of  the  diphunalie  Istdy 
grouped  round  M.  de  Talleyrand,  a  stranger  might  have 
supposed  that  his  hotel  was  the  place  appoinli'd  for  Ihe 
sittings  of  the  congress.  The  Countess  ile  Perigord, 
who  did  the  honours  with  her  usual  grace  nnd  ipiiit, 
tempered  the  occasional  dryness  of  the  pcditical  discus, 
sums,  which,  ill  the  course" of  the  evening,  Inriied  upon 
the  alluirs  of  Saxony.  M.  de  Talh  yrnnd  iiiainlaincd  Ihe 
rights  of  that  coniitiy  with  dignity  "niiil  sound  logii:  :  •'  ft 
li.is  been  the  fule  of  Saxony,"  siilil  he,  "to  lie  too  fro- 
qiicntly  drawn  into  (piarrcls'to  which  she  ought  to  have 
been  a  stronger,  and  Ihe  conseciucnces  of  wlileh  hovo 
several  limes  proved  filial  lo  her.  Angu.stus  of  S'lxony, 
by  allying  himself  with  the  Czar  Peter,  dnw  Charles 
XII.  into  Poland;  Augustus  II.,  by  Inking  ])Brl  in  two 
wars  of  Frederick  II.,  abandoned  liis  stales,  and  retired 
to  Warsaw,  w  here  he  for|iol  his  disasters  in  the  bosom 
of  pleasure.  For  upwards  of  forty  years  Saxony  has 
llourishcd  ipiietly  and  unenvied,  di'sli'nguii«lied  onlv  for 
the  |iaternnl  mildness  of  her  governiiient  and  her  ciiitiva- 
lioii  of  the  arts.  Saxony  may  he  more  falnllv  involved 
in  the  presi  ill  inslanee  than  she  has  ever  Is'in  betbrc  ; 
yet  it  is  contiminlly  rcmurlicd  here,  that  the  king  ia 
saved,    though   he  cedes   the  two    I.usalias,   the  eirelcn 

of ,  the  county  of ,  the  dnteliy  of  — , 

\  e.  The  king  imiv  Is'  saved,  it  is  true,  but  ihe  kingdom 
is  hisl.  What  w  ill  Saxony  br  when  Pruuia  ihall  touch 
the  suburbs  of  Dresden  I" 

A  wiirmurgumenl  arose  Is'lwecii  r.ordCosllcreagh  nnd 
the  French  envoys:  which  however  I  did  not  liciir,  as  I 
hod  withdrawn  to  converse  with  the  Duke  de  Richi  lieu. 
When  the  duke  and  I  lejoined  the  eiri  Ic,  the  prince  had 
iivcrcome  the  grand  arbiter  of  the  dustinies  of  nations, 
ami  equity  Iriumphed. 

Though  there  is  an  sir  of  eoldnrsH  nnd  rcierve  in  the 
pirsou  nnd  manners  of  M.  de  Tnlli  yrnnd,  yet  liis  uMiwed 
merit  made  every  one  eager  to  court  his  llivonr  ;  nnd 
even  his  npp:irenl  coldness  si'rved  lo  incrcuse  the  vainn 
of  his  interest  nnd  fVlendihip.  All  were  proud  lo  ohtnin 
:Vom  him  a  kind  smile,  or  u  token  of  uiiprobatimi.  lie 
possesses  IhnI  ticxibililv  of  talent,  whicli,  wilhnnl  efTi.rt 
and  |H'ilunlry,  ennblen  him  lo  shine  on  great  oeeasions. 


'  Volts 


•  I'linrr  Por.io  illlli>r|ii'i  enrl)' hlalor;  Isnnrrnleil  Inilit' 
mill  1*1.  Heleni,"  Ihiii:  — 

"  I'li/iui  ill  llnrjo  w  ns  lite  pint  of  tt  plieiiltrril  hi  Conies,  wlitt 
itM'il  In  Irini  e||i>,  ntlik,  nii4  Imliei  to  ilie  IIimiii|iiiiii'  ntntlly  liiini 
;t  pnintl  hoy,  lie  was  iiollreil  lo  Mnitnine  Mere,  wtin  pnlit  Tor  tils 
si'lioollnK:nlterHnrilN,  lltrotiKit  lite  Otif  repis  ot  ihr  Otiiiliv,  tif.  n-Rii 
I  hoHoii  ilepiily  lo  tlir  le$l»liiitve  boflv,  nn  titetr  nnti  were  ioo  yniitti 
lo  hr  sliirletl.  Me  rrlornnl  lo  I'oriilrn  «•  rinnirntol  llelH-lal, 
wttt  rs  lie  uittli'il  lllttinelf  lo  reldlitl,  «n  tin|tlnrnliU'  eueinv  nt' tlie 
lliinnpnrirs,  nnd  ennpeiinenily  lirmniK  nnu  liUniflT.'  — A>le  #y  tkt 


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mill  wliiili,  ill  sociiil  iiiUrcoiirsc,  lends  iiiiinil;il)lc-  jjratT 
even  to  tlic  most  riivoloiis  cnnvoriatioii.  Siillitiiiil  jus- 
lloc  Ins  mver  brni  rinilenul  to  M.  cloTiillcyriiiHl's  Uind- 
iic-ss  oriiiiirt.  He  never  rendered  a  service  for  tlio  sake 
of  ostentation :  uud  he  ia  tliu  first  to  forget  his  own  acts 
ofsroodiicss. 

Tlie  party  l)roke  ii])  nt  rather  an  early  linnr,  the 
Countess  do  I'eri},'ord  niicl  most  of  the  eonipany  liiinu 
ciijatjcd  to  H  concert  ut  court.  We  tlierciiirc  lel\  the 
prince  at  the  <janic  of  whist,  which  he  usually  played 
c\ery  cvciiin;,'.  and  \\c  repaired  to  the  Ilurp. 

The  concert  was  to  consist  entirely  of  instrumental 
innsic;  anil  in  one  of  the  Rpaeloua  apartments  of  the  ini- 
IHrinl  palace  were  ranijeda  greatnumher  of  piaiin.forlrs, 
on  which  several  professors  nd  amateurs  were  to  per- 
form a  concerlanle,  led  liy  the  eelehratcd  Salieri.  'I'lie 
nudience  were  seated  in  circular  jjallerics;  and  the 
jrcncriil  riiii/i  il'nii  was,  lis  at  all  tlie  court  ciitertaiiiments, 
inaKiiifieent  and  oven  da/./.lin/r.  As  to  the  perfonuaiiie, 
in  spito  of  the  high  talent  of  the  maestro  di  capella,  it 
ini;,'lit  lie  called  a  musical  lour  de  force,  rather  than  a 
good  concert.  TIms  new  surprise  was,  however,  worthy 
of  tlic  ingenuity  of  the  committee  npimiiitcd  hy  the  ermrt, 
who  sought  to  juslil'y  llie  confidenco  reix)sed  in  them 
by  daily  inventing  eomo  new  and  unc.vjicclcd  .  nusc- 
liient. 

Next  day  Count  do  Witt  and  Prince  Ypsilanli  called 
on  me  to  request  that  I  would  accompany  them  to  ii 
royal  hunting  party,  which  had  l)een  got  up  for  the 
amusement  of  the  sovereigns,  and  which  was  to  take 
place  in  one  of  the  imiwrial  preserves,  near  the  castle  of 
Ijuxcinbourg.  The  game  had  been  all  collected  on  the 
jireceding  day  ;  mid  when  we  arrived,  the  exalted  pir- 
nonages  for  whom  the  nniuseiiient  was  destined  were 
Heated  in  a  vast  space  prepared  for  the  purpose,  Ih'IiImiI 
which  was  an  ampliitheatre  fiir  the  com]>aiiy  invited  liy 
the  court.  Kacli  hunter  wii»  attended  liy  lour  pages, 
who  loaded  their  guns  for  them;  and  hehiiid  the  pages 
jiii/u'iira  armed  with  lances  guarded  against  luiy  jinssi- 
bility  of  dani;er. 

At  a  given  signal  the  liattmri  drew  together,  and  al 
the  same  moment  there  issued  from  tlic  various  oiitlels 
of  the  wood  a  coun'less  nunilHr  of  wild  Imars,  deer,  lia.es, 
and  other  kinds  of  game,  whieh  were  shot  liy  the  privi- 
legi'd  sjHirtsmen.  The  s|H)rt  was  kept  up  until  the  num- 
ber of  animals  killed  amounted  to  several  (honsanils. 
•  i\fy  friends  and  I  were  stationed  at  a  Utile  di.-.liince 
from  the  lOmpress  of  Austria.  Shu  always  aimi  d  al 
hare's,  or  some  small  kind  of  game,  and  rarely  missed 
licr  mark ! 

(tn  our  return  home  Ypsilanli  exprcsFeil  himself  sur- 
prised at  tile  extraonliii  iry  dexterity  of'  the  empress, 
"  I'oulitless,"  oliicrMil  '  -Aw  takes  her  aim  with  won- 
derful u'-curary  ;  Imt  in  arsenal  of  Stockholm  I  h.ivi 
seiii  a  earliine  with  wliieli,  it  is  ainrnieil,  Queen  Cliris- 
lini  amii.<ed  herself  hy  shooting  flies  in  her  eliainlier  1 
Her  majusty,  it  is  slid,  was  an  excellent  markswoman, 
anil  iiivir  mi.s.scd  her  aim  !  This,  it  iiiust  lie  conlissed, 
was  a  novel  sort  of  sporting."  "  Vim,"  addi  il  the 
<'<iunl  lie  Witt,  "hut  lliat  iiinoeent  nnmsemeiil  was  very 
dill'erelil  from  her  sanguinary  revenge  on  Mniialileihi  al 
Foiitainelileau,  the  cause  of  whieh  has  never  heiii  aeeu. 
rately  iisei  rtained.  Hut  Christina  was  exir.ioriliiiary 
in  every  thing:  (or  example,  her  abihciition,  ahjuralioii, 

&!'." 

\VV  then  licgan  to  l.ilk  of  Iho  pleasures  and  dlllicultics 
of  diirri  nt  kinds  of  sporting.  Vpsil.mli  iih.si  tmiI,  that 
in  W.ill.n-liia  llie  hares  are  so  eoiimiiai,  that  diiiiai.'  the 
winter  Ihe  pi  a-i.inis  hunt  Ihi  in  only  with  slieks;  whieh 
Ihey  Ihrow  al  Iheiii  so  adroitly,  that  they  kill  tin  or 
tttinlv  ill  a  day. 
•\a  I  expelled  some  friiiids  to  ihne  with  me  lh.it  dav, 

I  cngaijed  Vpsilanli  ami  l>e  \\  ill  hi  jni ;  and  wion 

afler  we  reaelieil  the  Yager-Ziii  we  sal  down  to  dimier- 


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cHArrcK  XXI. 

Dlii'iT  j-nriy  wiili  .-"iih-  iih  nil    -  \>HnlMh>  r.  |,iiicl  hv   ili - 

•Irilllilhll -llrii:;rii|ihinil  *l,i-li  li  .ir  llie    I  eli  liriliil   I  ti-x  V, 

liiikii    A  ilr.ril|iiii.ii..r  her  inlnri' al  Tinilrhln-M<H|>'  m  |it|,iL. 

in   II— llll-eMMOll   llltllM    Ml  l*lll-t>tf . 

My  Ihe  rapid  iinil  extraordinary  changes  of  I.iIIit  linieu, 
how  maiiyiiicn  have  heeii  siiddinlvlhrusl  out  of  lln- spin  ii 
of  llieir  uHeelJoiis  anil  lialiil.s,  far  iVoni  the  eirele  lia  whii'li 
tale  had  ilestined  them  :  How  niiiiiy  \ie|inis  of  vlolinl 
polltleni  (wimmnlioiis  have  ihtIsIiiiI  on  the  roik  <mi  whieh 
Ihey  had  cllmhed  to  save  themselves  from  the  shipwreck  I 
llapiiy  aril  lliosi  who,  by  their  iHiirls,  have  smceeded 
III  N  emiiiiiig  the  torrent,  nnd  who,  liirniiiir  to  l'.hkI  lie. 
rouiil  Ihe  le-ssiiiiM  of  their  i  v|«r|inee,  or  Ihe  \li'jssiiiidi  • 
of  their  dislinv,  ennle  to  lliemselvcN  n  si'coiid  yoiilli  l.v 
till- interest  uf  llieir  ttcolkclions.     Slill  mon   envi.ibh 


perhaps  are  thfise*  who,  having  lived   in  pe.iceful  linir 
iiave  only  to  relate  a  simple  imoslenlatious  tale,  and  not 
a  history,  Ihe  extraordinary  nature  of  which  rccommcr.d 
it  to  poflerity. 

Ainoiigllie  pri-.-;oiis  I  had  invited  to  dine  with  inc  were 
Sir  Sydney  Smitli,  .M.AI.  Uouiii,  Isaliey,  Itorel,(  )m|ikd:i 
and  'I'ctleuhorn.  The  parly  was  small  and  hvUel,  and 
the  conversation  was  coiiseipieiitly  animated  and  im- 
eonslrained;  nnd  all  see.iied  pleased  one  wilh  anollier 
llorel  related  some  of  the  current  anecdotes  of  the  day. 
in  tliat  tone  of  good  nature  and  simplicity  whieh  ren- 
dered  him  so  dear  to  his  friends.  In  the  world,  wliicli 
he  loved,  ho  was  in  his  turn  Inily  lidovcd  for  his  excel- 
lent ijualilies  of  mind  and  heart;  lie  was  niniahle  in  Ihe 
strictest  acceptation  of  the  term  ;  for  he  never  sought  to 
appi  ar  so  nt  the  expense  of  any  one.  It  was  not  exactly 
so  wilh  liaron  t)nipteda  ;  he  toidk  a  niinulc  survey,  no! 
of  the  inlerior  of  the  cahinet  of  the  pleni|)otenliarii  s,  hnl 
he  drew  aside  the  curt:iins  ot'llie  hondoir ;  ami  his  h.'ppy 
vein  of  satirical  humour,  mingled  wilh  his  imniovalite 
Hanoverian  mrig  fivid,  produced  a  most  amusing  pii  lure ; 
his  magic  kuitern  exhibited  in  animaled  colours  the  pa^c 
and  the  princess,  the  sovereign  nnd  lie  griselle,  and  the 
conqueror  prostrate  at  the  feet  of  the  syren:  ;uid  these 
traits,  apparently  darted  off  ut  random,  never  failed  to 
reach  the  objects  nt  which  they  were  aimed.  The  hiron 
seemed  to  be  tlioioughly  iiii-tallcd  in  nil  the  love  in. 
trigues  of  the  day  ;  iind  the  indiscreet  Riissy.Rnliufin,  in 
his  llisliiirc  .liiwiinUHe  ilis  diiiilcn,  to  which  he  owed 
his  liui'T  and  just  exile,  did  not  evince  greater  boldness 
lliaii  did  Oinjiteda,  in  quoting  from  the  scandalous 
chronicle  of  the  Aii«trian  capiUil.  I  shall  not  repeat  any 
of  his  anecdotes,  whieh  were  no  donlil,  for  t!ie  most  |parl, 
linmded  on  mere  conjecture  :  but  even  if  positively  true, 
since  they  were  kept  secret  there,  they  need  not  now 
be  revealed.  "  With  your  talent  for  ohservatioii  nnd  de- 
.seriplion,"  said  Y|>silanli  lo  the  baron,  "  why  do  you  iiol 
publish  1!  picture  of  Ihe  grand  drama  that  is  acting  here, 
aliixing  lo  cjich  of  the  great  actors  the  seal  of  his  peculiar 
genius/"  ".\li!"  replied  Oiiiptcda,  "at  the  present 
moment  that  would  be  cillier  a  piece  of  scrvik'  ilatlerv 
or  hitler  satire;  nnd  inileed,  wilh  very  few  I'xeejilions, 
Ihe  originals  noiilil  not  he  worth  the  colours  nnd  the 
canvass.  You  know  what  nxentiern  said  to  his  son, 
who,  on  aeenmil  of  his  youth,  was  unwilling  to  go  to  the 
enngri'.ss  of  Minister  :  '  (Jo,  my  son  ;  you  will  see  by  what 
Mien  Ihe  world  is  governed  1' " — "  liul  baron,"  oh.-crvcd 
Wr.  tiiill'ilh.s,  "you  iiiusi  not  forget  that  merit  iitlraels 
Mi\y  as  the  loadstone  allriiels  iron." 

Isaliey  relalid  many  ainutiiig  nnccdolcs  in  reference 
lo  the  iii.iugiuiilion  of  Ihe  imperial  court,  where  he  had 
such  ample  op|«irluiiity  to  f.liscrve  nnd  to  (•arieature. 
lie  fully  eoneiirred  in  opinion  with  I'ascal,  who  say.', 
"  Hirii  ii'iMl /iliis  ilii  ti  ill  niiiili  (/lie  In  lisie."  The  new 
ranks  and  the  new  coals  of  the  newly  elevated  dignita- 
rics  of  the  empire  allbrili  d  n  vast  field  fiir  the  exercise  of 
his  original  humour.  His  deseriplion  of  the  aU'eelalion 
of  those  who  made  a  serious  sillily  of  Ihe  art  of  iiuilaliii!; 
the  noblemiii  of  llie  old  court  was  in  the  highest  degree 
ainiisiiig,  especially  as  Isabev  accompanied  his  descrip- 
lions  by  appropriate  aclion.  'I'lie  eonversalion  gradually 
liMik  n  ililli  icMl  liirii,  nnd  each  guest  gnvc  a  biognipliii  al 
skeleh  of  his  life  :  and  certainly  the  remarkable  cm  ills 
which  were  ciowili-il  logclher  In  the  eareir  of  some 
among  them  nii;;hl  have  liirni'ihed  malcriiils  lijr  n  vi.liime 
or  two  of  anecdoles  eomieeled  wilh  Ihe  history  of  lla 
aire.  Til  ten  horn  npiiiled  with  hilt  lillle  variily  tin 
hislory  he  li.iil  relati  d  lo  inc  on  my  first  nrriv.il  in 
\'iiima- 

Tlie  hour  had  iinw  iirrived  for  Ihe  masked  riilolln  i.l 
eoiirl,  and  we  all  propoveil  to  sel  oil',  proii'isiiig,  as  ii>iial, 
t(i  ronehide  the  e\eniiig  w  ilh  one  of  I  hose  pleasaiil  |ie. 
oics  which  were  then  very  emlomary  at  Virnnii. 


Having  lieipienlly  incnlioni  il  the  n.iini    off I    !)< 

Will,  hi  li.re  |NiiiaJiii|r  Ihe  oiemrenies  lit  Ihe  liil.illo, 
Ihe  following  meiii</r  iiiila  may  not  be  miucei  ptable  In 
Ihe  reader. 

One  of  ||ii>  pkues  He  Were  niiwl  niixlniis  t.i  visit  in 
mr  lour  lo  lliissia  was  Ihe  town  of  Toulehiii,  the  c  ipll.l, 
if  I  may  so  call  il,  ul'  llir  \,,,-l  dooi.iins  po^Ms-id  hy  Ihe 
head  111  Ihe  fiinily  of  roloeki.  That  npiili  Hi  and  Ihr 
nil  riy  |Kiwcr|'u|  liuiise  was,  ut  the  (urioil  of  niy  tj.ji 
there,  represeiiled  liy  a  woniaii,  Ihe  Coimless  .Siplmi 
rolueka,*  Ihe  hislory  of  whose  lili- had  giu  n  hi  r  iiiii 
mole  eelehrily  in  this  purl  nf  lairoiK-  than  in  r  iiiiiiK  use 
iiehes,  .>ludame  I'liloeka  « le.  al  that  lime  not  tar  liom 
her  lilliilh  year.     Hhe  had,  liowiMr,  hy  no  mean,,  yi  I 

■   Wli.  II  a  liiiiillv  iiniiM  111  I'Hisirili  ii.|.  |ii«.,  iIk- |.  Mi.ili   n.ir'  nir 
'•l»  U)^  ifiblXilllLiI  liy  iljii  lubiiiiuiluii  III  ail  a  let  llli  f 


Inst  any  of  her  freshness  nnd  vigour,  and  she  w;ih  j,, 
every  respect  entitled  to  the  reputation  of  U'ing  a  vi'rv 
biaulifnl  woman.  licr  figure  wns  tall,  noininaiiili;i'', 
graceful,  and  extremely  well  formed,  nnd  there  «ns  j„ 
minlfccled  dignity  in  her  deportment  which  kept  Cmj 
liarily  within  thi!  proper  limits  of  |rooiI  breeding.  ||,,' 
features  were  extremely  well  Ibrmed  ;  her  large  lil,,,'- 
eyes  full  of  expression  nnd  vivacity;  nnd  nn  ngncahlc 
smile  oflcn  plnycd  upon  her  lips,  which  occasionally  ,u, 
covered  a  most  beantitiil  set  of  tcctli. 

'I'he  Counless  I'otocka  was  a  native  of  Constanliiiopic 
where  her  father,  a  repiilcd  descendant  of  the  Caiii.,' 
euzcnc  t;miily,  followed  the  humble  calling  of  n  hniclu., 
Ill  spile  of  industry  and  activity,  he  found  great  dilliculir 
hi  earning  a  sulliciency  to  pay  his  way,  nnd  maintain  In', 
will-  and  his  only  daughter,  So|iliin.  The  Inttei-  hndjii-i 
entered  her  fourteenth  year,  and  her  growing  beauty  n-j! 
the  admiralion  of  the  wliide  neighbourhood. 

Kile  ordained  that  the  poor  liulcher  should  siitTirr'. 
pealed  losses,  which  reduced  him  to  a  condition  linnl,,. 
ing  on  beggary.  His  wife  unfolded  her  distressid  ,i.^ 
cumstances  to  n  Orcek,  one  of  her  relations,  who  «,, 
dragomnn  to  the  French  embassy,  nnd  who,  in  his  Im^ 
relaled  the  story  lo  the  .Marquis  ilc  Vuiiban,  the  min. 
sador.  'J'liis  noblemnn  Ix'cninc  interested  for  the  nii!;t. 
tuiiate  nuiiily,  nnd  cspeeinlly  for  8ophin,  wlmni  i.i, 
oflicions  drngomnii  described  ns  being  likely  lo  fall  ,.,j, 
Ihe  siinrcf  that  were  laid  for  her,  and  to  liccoiiio  nn  ii,. 
male  of  the  harem  of  soine  pnsha,  or  even  of  a  Turku' 
inferior  rank.  I'romplcd  by  pity,  curiosity,  or  |«rliar, 
by  some  other  motive,  the  nmbas.sndor  pnid  a  visit  toil, 
distressed  family.  He  saw  Snpliin,  wns  chnrnicd  lij-  !,„ 
beauty  and  intelligence,  nnd  he  proposed  that  her  p;irnii, 
should  place  her  under  his  care,  and  allow  him  to  coiivfi 
her  to  France,  'i'he  misery  to  wlilcli  the  (mor  \mA 
weie  reduced  may  perlinps  palliate  the  s linmo  of  ,ucii, 
ing  to  this  extraordinary  proposition;  but,  be  tliiii  a.; 
may,  Ihey  consented  to  surrender  np  Ilicir  dauclitrrf' 
the  sum  of  1,500  piastres,  niul  Sophia  was  that  sainiilT 
eondneled  to  the  ambassador's  paliice.  She  fotinil  in  i . 
.Marquis  de  Vnulian  a  kind  nnd  lilieral  Isncfaclnr.  ||. 
ngaged  masters  to  instruct  her  in  every  branch  nl'i,'. 
cation;  nnd  elegnnt  accomplislmients,  added  to  luri, 
tiiral  charms,  rendered  lier  on  object  of  irretisl|i.l 
itlrnelion.  I 

In  Hie  course  of  a  few  months  the  ninbnsKnilnnnil 
called  home;  and  he  set  out, accompanied  by  his  nrlni 
Ireasme,  to  trnvel  lo  Frnnce  hy  land.     To  dii:iiiii>li  i, 
liir  as  isissible  the  fiiligne  of  the  long  journey,  tlayitij 
ivedid    liy  short    stages:    nnd    having    passed   lliniiil 
l';uro|».an  Turkey,  they  arriv.-d  at  Knminicek  in  I'mliJj 
which  is  the  first  fortress  belonging  lo  Knssia.   Ilirti 
iiiari|nis  delerniini  d  to  rest  for  u  short  time  before  undftl 
takini;  Ihe  remainder  of  bis  ledious  journey. 

(■omit  l»e  Witt,  a  descendant  of  the  grniid  |icnslTOii 
of  Holland,  who  was  governor  of  the  place,  reeeiviillij 
iiolile  visiter  with  every  mark  of  attention.  Tlieini 
however,  no  sooner  beheld  Sophia  thnii  he  lieeiiiiicilii| 
eniunoured  of  her;  nnd  on  learning  Ihe  cquivmal  mIbI 
lion  in  which  she  stood,  being  neither  a  slave  imT 
riiistrcss,  hnl,  ns  it  were,  n  piece  of  iiierchandi.-i'  |J 
ehnsed  lor  1.100  piastres,  he  wound  up  his  dcclaruliMi  J 
love  hy  an  olVer  of  marriage.  'I'lie  count  wns  a  liiunk 
ni;iii,  sc.ircely  thirty  years  of  nge,  a  lieiitciinnl  giiior?!i 
the  Kilssian  ser\iee,  mid  enjoying  the  hi[rh  favour  nil/ 
-iivereign,  Calharine  II.  'I'lie  liiir  (iieck,  ns  iieiy«i1 
Im^  imaiiined,  did  not  reject  this  liivour  of  forlunr, 
leei  pled  Ihe  ellir  of  her  suitor  wilhoiil  hesilallMn. 

Il   was  easy  lo  lliriwee  that  Ihe   Marquis  de  V,ii 
wi.idd  not  be  very  wilhiig  In  part  wilh  a  pri/-e  wliirliJ 
iiL'.irded  as  lawfully  acquired,  and  lo  which  he  nttiirkf 
1111  Hiniill  Viiliic.     The  coiinl  Iherelbre  fniind   il  aihi-ill 
1.1  resort  lo  slr.itij.'eiii.    .Aeeordinnly,  his  e.xeelli m-v ! 
oil:  "Me  day  taken  a  ride  Isyiiiid  Ihe  r.impiirts,  Ilii'.!' 
hridgis  «ere  raised,  and  llie  hivers  repaired  to  iliii"i 
w  hi  re  Ihi  ir  liiinils  were  joineil  hy  a  /mpft.*     Wliin^ 
iiiirqiiii  appeared  nl  Ihe  ifalis  of  the   fbrln  ss 
leaiided  iidmillaiiee,  n  niessengi  r  was  sent  mil  In  inliif 
hiio  of  what  had  happened;  nnd  to  emnpli  le  llir  rf« 
'iirhl  of  the  comedy,  the  marriage  conlract  was  ixhk 
111  liiiii  In  due  lliriii. 

To  save  Siphia  fVoin  the  n  pronehcn  which  Imf 
1  iplliiicy,  il  may  is'rhaps  be  snid  her  iiigraliliiili,  «'^ 
ha\e  fully  jiislllied,  the  eoiiiil  direeleij  Ihr  nilil»imiH 
suite  lo  pick  up  their  baggai.i-,  and  join  hJHi'Mril^ 
'.i/ifi  niiiin.r.  'i'he  |HHir  marquis  soon  dlseoMTrillltJJ 
HIS  quite  11S1  li -IS  III  slay  where  he  was  tor  the  |«W 
of  M'lilliilf  lineal  '  and  eooipl  liiiti: ;  and  be  hiiil  ii'i^ 
ih.il  Ihe  iiiiirt  u(  i'iuiiLe  wuuld  think  il  worth  «ul 


jri)  Id  »ar  I 
ilieritiire  pr 
|khIs,  "ho  s 

I.I'  liniit  I': 
J.eJii'llat-l 

anil  he  set  o 

ni'vir  again  i 

v,ilue  when  i 

AlnHil  lw< 

Wilt  nlitainei 

ivilc,  lie  visiti 

iH-aiity,  wliiel 

l,in;;uisliniciil 

niliiiii.illnu. 

nmrl  nt'  K-aii 

III  iiilogy  wlii 

knew  lier  at  'I 

mill  ..'lie  imLshi 

wliiiiii   she   a] 

IIVIII|llls. 

'i'lie  second 
ll'i'lly  III  iiiiiM, 
l'„|.«-.M,  at  tl 
r.'ii^eil  a  consii 
null  vast  forfi: 

III!  r,.iii-i  of  r 

nil  1,1    return  i 

llaailiiirg,  wlic 

iVolliiiig  is  t 

'I'll!'  law  cxteni 

tieiiian  who  ha 

iNviriiig  Ills  na 

iliviircc  are  nev 

RJilered  as  iiii|i 

'J'iie  liivi!  of  dii 

widlird  tor  scjin 

liiiii.scif  of  the 

ilivnree,  nnd   hi 

iiri,iiigeiiieiil,  n 

iinil  without  furl 

uili',  n.id  I  cant 

lint  inililfereiit 

liiT  nif ;  hilt  I  w 

rclaiii  fiir  ever  « 

are  two  piqiers: 

ivaiits  your  sigi 

n.iily  ufKxcd  he 

liimn  of  llorins,  | 

mny  therefore  si 

just  m  you  plen> 

Ills  ndvciitnru  at 

I'ri'neli  anibansni 

picncil  Ihe  pnp<; 

liny  (.'oiintess  l*o 

Lilciil  were  now 

oiiioiMit  of  whicli 

SIki  wnK  recci\ 

tlirnii;;!!  her  ami: 

li'iiiliT  of  lho<on 

Ilii'Ciimit  rotoek 

nfllic  whole  of  h 

Hie  Ciiiint  Do  \V 

I'liliK'ki,  who  WIT 

Hut's  ilenlh.     Wl 

ri'»hiigt!iinily  the 

■ifnge.     The  com 

llir  eihiealion  of 

I'iimlly  brought  i 

i|iiiililied  her  for  t 

"till  rs,  her  mind  I 

III''  giiidance  nnd 

liar,  who  tnught  I 

rnrri'illv,  nnd  lai 

miiiniiiidy  jHisaess 

I'liliiiiil. 

Alb T  the  death 
Imka  tisik  elinrg 
liriiiiirlit  him  lip  w 
'I'lie  family  nni 
I'liiniiiiiiily  cnlled  I 
imwl  sjili'iidid  edifi 
Hinmil  style  of  mo 
« ninnner  sultahle  I 

'.(i||ii'|iitIimI  iir  II 
"'"•  i -111111111.11  lU  1(13^ 
""'''','■  ■li'"«.  mill  Kori 

'"""I'll     »'l Ill,  , 

"il'iiM.,  mill  iviii,  n  ri- 
""iiiiif.l  rnimi  ri.i„i-( 
I  "li;.l'iilairi.ly,.x,.n.| 


*  A  Uivtk  i>iM,.t 


AT  THE  C0N<;KE.SS  of  VIKNNA. 


197 


r,  luiil  she  w;i«  i,, 

311    of  iH'ill);    ft  vi;y 

tall,   roiiinKiii(li;r^, 
ami  tlicrc'  was  m 

t  wliicli   Uipt  t;i||;i. 

K)(I  liro'iliiiir.  Ilir 
J  ;  lier  lar(;u  M,i,< 
;  nnd  nn  ajrriTaWt 
ch  occasionally  mi.  I 

■p  of  Constantinople, 
idant  of  the  Canli 
[Tallin;;  of  a  liutclm. 
^ound  prcat  (liliicully 
aVi  nnil  niaintuin  In'. 

'I'lic  latter  Imrt  jii.| 
prow  in?  beauty  wi! 
lurliooil. 

her  pliotiUi  siitTi  r  r 
[)  a  conilitioii  luinlr.  j 
d  her  distrcHtii'il  li:. 
r  relations,  who  wji 
and  who,  in  his  tiir, 

Vunlian,  the  mnlw. 
crested  for  tlie  unlit. I 
•  Hopliia,  whntn  ik[ 
'in(j  likely  to  liiU  into  I 
and  to  heeonie  iii\ra.[ 
or  even  of  a  Tiirkiil 
curiosity,  or  |Hrlia|ijl 
idor  )>ai<l  a  visit  In  lli 
,  was  charmed  liy  linj 
>poKe<l  that  her  |i;;riiil,r 
id  allow  hiintoeoimil 
wliicli  the  iKior  \n\i\ 
•\  the  flinmc  of  :Koi| 
ion;  hut,  lie  this  i". 
«|)  their  danEli(iTff<| 
hia  waH  that  sainril; 
aee.  She  fniinil  iiib 
ilioral  henefaelor.  II- 
n  every  brnneli  of  n';. 
cnlH,  added  to  1uti,.| 

object   of    irretislilkl 

IS  the  ninbaBcndorinil 

panied  by  his  (iri'wl 

ind.     To  diiiiihi'li  al 

(inir  journey,  llii  y  \v[ 

iii^    passed   tlir<'ii.il 

aiiiinieck  in  rnlri»| 

to  Kussiii.   Ilcrtl 

lilt  time  bclbre  aniai 

jmirney. 

he  (rraiid  pensioninl 
place,  reiTiviillJ 
liiitioii.     Tlieciiijf 
Kill  he  heeniiicdn 
j(r  th<^  eiiuivDi'iil  filB 
neither  ft  kIum'  ml 
of  nierchuiiili.-'i'  |ir| 
.  nil  his  deelarutionf 
■iiimt  wns  a  liiiink 
a  lieutenant  (.MiiorjlJ 
hij;!'  l'nv(iiiri>r!J 
r  (ireeU,  IIR  n\n 
iivdur  of  fiirliiin',  k 
h>iMt  lieHitiilien. 

Miircpiis  de  Vaitd 
with  II  prize  wliiilij 
1(1  whii'h  he  iitl«''H 
re  Icnind  it  iiiliK^ 
■|y,  hi--  e.vc'ellrllivi 
lie  r.iiiipartH,  llni! 
1H  repaired  l»  H""t 
V  II  iHipii.*     WUni 

the  |iirlrri.s  a 
was  sent  out  to 
II  eimiplite  the  i''« 
eiintraet  was  i^li* 

liuieheii  which  h'f 
Iher  iiiKriilililili.''! 
Tiled  the  niiihii"'" 
Ind  join  his  cmiM 
Isniiii  diseiueriiillil 
lie  wiiH  (iir  the  |«irr 

mill  he  hi«l  ' 
lliiuk  it  wuilhvlii*! 


10  war  liir  the  sake  of  iiveii(;iii)f  his  alfniiit.  lie 
HjiTi  liire  prudently  took  u  hint  Iroiii  one  of  the  I'Veueh 
l«).ls  » ho  suys : 

l.e  limit  i*i  l>"iir  Ic  fat,  la  plninle  (Hiiir  Ic  mit, 
jitiJu'ii. It'll;  liuiiinic  Iruiiipi:,  D'cluiiiiic,  el  lie  dit  inul; 

Mill  lie  set  olf,  doubtless  wi'li  the  secret  dctcrininalion 
lu.Vi  r  a^"'"  '"  ''■i'^''^ '"  nierelmiidiso  which  possi  sses  no 
ijliie  w'iicn  it  can  be  either  houjjbt  or  sold. 

\lHiiit  two  years  alter  his  inarriajje  the  Count  De 
Will  iihtiiiiied  leave  of  absence,  and,  aeeoiiipanied  by  his 
»ili',  lie  visited  the  dittcreiit  courts  of  Europe.  Sophia's 
iHi'ii'li'.  which  derived  piipinney  from  a  lertain  oriental 
iire'iiisliiiic'd  of  manner,  was  every  where  the  tin  me  of 
Bijiiiii.ili""-  '^'"^  I'rince  de  liiy^ne,  who  saw  her  at  lln^ 
riioil  lit'  l-'raiiee,  mentions  her  in  his  iMemoirs  in  terms 
oiinl""V  wliieli  I  cannot  think  exaf:freniled  ;  lor  when  I 
liiiew  lii'r  III  Tonlehin  her  charms  ret;iiiied  all  their  lii'^tre, 
aiiiUlii'  niitshone  the  yoiinjr  k-auties  of  the  court,  aniiilst 
U'jiiiiii  slio  appeared  liko  Calypso  surrounded  by  her 
iivniplis. 

■'J'hi>  second  perio<l  of  Sophia's  life  forms  a  sequel  \wr- 
i;.(llv  ill  uiiis"ii  "'ilJ'  t'"'  coinnienccmcnt.  Count  Keli.ic 
r.,liHlii,  at  the  he){iiiniii(;  of  the  troubles  in  rolaiid, 
raised  a  emisiderable  party  by  the  inllucnce  of  bis  rank 
mill  va.'il  liirliine.     Duriufr  a    temporary  absence  from 

,{,,  irl  of  I'oluiid  he  made  a  tour  tliroii);li  Italy,  nnd 

nil  I..-  return  he  met  the  ("onnt  and  Countess  De  Witt  at 
lianiliiir;.',  when  he  fi^ll  <leoply  in  love  with  Sophia. 

NiilliiiiK  i"  <">  ■"""y  ""  '°  obtain  a  divorce  in  Poland. 
Tlio  law  extends  so  far  on  tills  jKiiiit  that  I  knew  a  peii- 
llciiian  who  luul  no  less  than  four  wives,  all  livinj;  and 
luariiiir  his  name.  The  motives  of  imrlies  siiiiij;  liir  a 
ilivorce  are  never  enrpiired  into,  nor  is  the  act  itself  enii- 
siilereil  as  implyinjf  improiicr  conduct  on  either  side, 
'i'lic  love  of  diversity  is  in  most  cases  the  cause  of  the 
wislii  d  for  separation.  (\mnt  Potis-ki  therefore  availinir 
liiinself  of  the  advanti  j;e  atforiled  by  the  Polish  law  nl' 
iliviirie,  nnd  having  previously  made  every  necessary 
ariaiipeiiieiit,  one  morninfr  ealleil  on  Ciiiint  Do  Wiii, 
anil  witliiiut  further  eeremony  said  :  "Cnunl,  1  love  your 
uile,  ft.iil  I  cannot  live  without  her.  I  know  that  1  am 
not  inililferiiiit  to  her,  and  I  might  immediately  cany 
iiiT  nif  i  but  I  wish  to  owe  my  happiness  to  you,  and  to 
retain  lor  ever  n  jrralefiil  sense  of  your  (jencrosity.  Here 
arc  two  pii|x'rs :  one  is  nn  act  of  divorce,  which  only 
waiilH  your  signature,  for  you  see  the  eountcss  has  nl- 
riady  nllixcd  hers  to  it;  the  other  is  a  IkumI  for  two  mil- 
linns  iil'lliiriiis,  payable  at  my  banker's  in  this  city.  We 
niav  llierefore  settle  the  business  aiiiieahly  or  otherwise, 
jiisi  as  yon  please  I"  The  husband  doubtless  thoujjht  of 
liis  ndveiitnro  at  the  fortress  of  Kaminieck,  and,  like  the 
I'Veni'li  ambassador,  he  rcsijrncd  himself  to  his  fatu  ami 
silini'il  the  paper.  'I"ho  fair  Sophia  Ix^came  that  same 
day  ('ountess  I'otocka  ;  and  to  the  charms  of  beauty  and 
talent  were  now  added  tho  attractions  of  u  fortune,  the 
aiiiniiiit  of  which  w  :s  unequalled  in  IOuro|K'. 

Sim  was  reiH-ivcd  at  court  as  a  matter  of  course,  nnd, 
tlirnii;>)i  her  amiable  manners  and  rank, soon  licenme  the 
liailer  of  the  ton  ainonfr  the  Polish  nobility.  At  his  death 
theCiiiint  I'otocki  miidc  her  the  sole  and  alisoliitc  (lisjHisei 
nf  llie  whole  of  his  iinincnso  property.*  She  had  a  son  by 
the  Ciiinit  Du  Wilt,  and  Heveral  children  by  the  Count 
I'lilmki,  who  were  nil  very  younj;  at  the  time  of  tlieir  fa- 
tlicr's  ileiith.  When  I  iMicnine  acipiainted  with  this  inle- 
resting'  faiiiily  the  eldest  was  not  moro  than  ei);liteen  years 
oraire.  The  einmlesii  had  In^stowed  the  urealest  cure  on 
the  ediieation  of  her  children.  Allliiiiii;li  herself  ori- 
finally  broii|;ht  up  in  n  manner  wliieli  would  not  have 
(|nalitii'il  her  for  the  »ii]x'rinteiidence  of  the  education  of 
nlliiTs  her  miiid  had  siibseipiently  iH'en  cnllivated  under 
till' i;iiiihince  nnd  tuition  of  her  lirst  friend,  the  nmlmssa 
dor,  who  taiiirht  her  to  rend  and  write  many  lantrna^es 
rorri'i'llv,  nnd  laid  the  foundation  of  aeipiirements  not 
rnininniily  |ios«esKO<l  even  by  tliu  best  educated  hulles  in 
rolanil.  ' 

Alh  r  the  death  of  her  first  hiisband  the  ('ountess  Po. 
loeka  tiHik  chariffl  nf  tho  son  she  had  by  him,  and 
lirnnirhl  hiiii  up  with  her  other  children. 

Till'  family  nninsion  of  the  PotiH'kis  iit  'I'ouhhin, 
I'oniiniiiily  called  tho  |mlnce  of  Toulchin,  is  one  of  the 
niiwl  splriidid  edilices  in  Lhiro|ic.  It  is  built  in  the  nio'^l 
Hi'itniil  ntyle  of  modern  nreliileclnre,  nnd  is  ftirnislieil  in 
II  manner  suitable  to  it(  external  miif^nificence.    Over  its 

M  till'  iii'rliul  nf  till  ilenih  the  cuK  nt  nf  the  rinini'ii  |ir.i|iivlv 
<  ' •iliiiaii'it  nt  IllS.limi  III'  Kvnilnlili'  liiilivliliiiilii,  InvIiIih  |ii'1iv 
I  ii.'Mi'H,  ,u>\\  4,  mill  wnineii.  u  liii  iitinitcilii  r  iiiiKiiiiiliHt  I  <  i\vi(-i<  ihtit 

IlKitiilo'i      Willi  Mlllll  a  Vllffi  IMipillllllllll,  wiMt   llllullt   111-   rnltril   III- 

I •iiliii, la,  nnil  mill  n  ri'venue  nl  nine  inllllnii<  nl  lli'tin--,  iTim.iHitl/ 
1.1  I'linnl  I'lilm-kl  mil  iiilly  riijiiyerl  ri-H'll  liiiiiiiiliv  mi  Imm  i-i- 
|iiir>,l»il  niaily  vverrlnil  •iiMriMKn  |iii»i  r<  in  Uii>  iiilininiKiriiiiiiii 

li'llhiiii 


purlieu   is    written    in   larpo  pold    Icllers   the  following,' 
jitiiiiLiit  ill  the  i'olish  langnaire  : 

Mo>  it  evrr  bi:  lliu  almde  iif  \  irlia-  and  I'm-i'iIuiii  : 


Tiie  wi-sh  then  ill  expressed  is  no  doiiLl  praiseworthy; 
lint  its  a|iplicalioii  would  have  lieeii  more  suitable  to  tlie 
house  of  Socrates  than  to  a  palace  in  Poland. 

Having  liein  ibrmerly  known  to  the  Countess  Potocka 
at  St.  I'eler.sliin);,  where  she  had  (jiveii  me  a  pressing  in- 
vitnliun  to  visit  her  at  'I'onlehiii,  1  hastened,  on  iiiy 
irrivul  there,  to  pay  my  res|>eets  to  her.  .Aly  eoiiipanion 
was  a  still  older  aeipiaiiitaneu  of  hers  than  niyself,  and  we 
proeeeiled  togi  tinr  to  the  pnl;,e(\  We  met  with  the  most 
liiciully  riie|iti<iii  frnm  the  countess,  who  rebuked  lis 
tiir  not  having  gone  striiiglit  to  her  house  to  take  up  our 
nbipile  there  dining  the  slay  we  might  li  el  disposed  to 
make  in  Tonlehin.  She  gave  orders  immediiitely  liir 
our  carriages,  .servants,  and  baggage  to  be  brought  iVoiii 
the  place  at  which  we  had  lell  them,  not  snllering  us 
even  to  go  and  feleh  them  ourselves. 

As  the  Coimtess  Poloeka  ninile  this  her  chief  place 
of  residence,  Tonlehin  might  have  been  ealhil  the  Kl 
Dorado  of  Pohiiid.  The  time  we  spent  tlii're,  tliongh 
only  limited  to  a  few  weeks,  liiriKS  one  of  the  liiosi 
agriealile  |H-riods  of  my  existence.  Hesiiles  the  memlier.- 
of  the  liiinily,  consisting  of  the  eoiiiiliss,  her  eight  sons 
and  daughters,  and  her  daughter-in-law,  tin-  young  and 
aiiiiable  Countess  De  Will,  a  great  iimnlii ml'  I  idles  were 
illacli(d  to  the  household,  eitlii  "-as  n  liilives,nr  tliimrt  ilr 
riimim^nif.  'I'licre  were  also  two  foreigners  of  consider- 
able merit  retained  as  instructors  to  the  sons  of  the 
eoiinli  s.-i ;  one  was  the  AIiIki  de  Chah'iiton,  a  Freneli 
emigrant  priest,  who  had  lu'en  preceptor  to  the  C/Oimts 
.\rinnnil  and  .fnlcs  de  Polignac;  the  other  was  ."Mr.  Allen, 
the  lOnglisli  historical  p.aiuter.  who  was  eomiiiissioni'd  by 
the  eoimti'.ss  to  execute  for  her  a  variety  of  pietures  lies- 
tilled  liir  the  gallery  ofthe  palace,  liesiiles  teaehing  the  art 
of  drawing  to  her  ehildren.  A  tiiile  of  a|iartineiils  nnd 
two  atli  ndants  v.cte  assigned  to  each  guest  ami  e.ii  h 
inmate,  and  it  wns  the  established  rule  that  every  one 
should  einisider  liiinself  at  home,  asking  liir  all  he  want- 
ed, keeping  any  hours  most  convenient  to  him,  disposing 
of  his  time  as  he  pleased,  nnd  not  even  appearing  nt  the 
pulilic  dinner  table,  if  it  best  suited  him  to  iline  in  his 
own  aparliiients.  This,  however,  was  only  doiii'  in  cases 
of  indisposition,  and  the  countess's  dinner  table  was  ah 
ways  attended  by  nil  the  family  and  visiters.  Indeed  llie 
eharms  of  conversation  were  never  more  atlraelive  than 
during  the  smnptiions  haiii|iiets  which  cinistitiitcd  the 
ordinary  Hire  at  the  palace  of  Toulchin,  and  no  one 
would  willingly  have  forgone  their  eiijoynieiit.  The  in- 
terval lietweeii  colfce  and  tea  was  usually  spent  ill  walk- 
ing in  tlic  extensive  gardens,  or  riding  out  either  in  open 
arriages  or  on  horseback.  Alter  tea,  iiinsie,  cards,  and 
conversation  went  on  uinong  the  senior  |Hirtion  of  the 
society,  and  rfcd  pclita  jeux  among  the  juniors,  who  not 
unfrequenlly  teinpled  even  the  gravest  among  us  to  join 
them  in  their  juvenile  sports.  I  recollect  one  evening 
the  game  of  blindinr.u's  linlf  U'coining  so  universal,  that 
among  the  numerous  iMTsons  present,  none  but  the 
I'oimtess  had  abstained  Irom  taking  nn  active  part. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  features  of  n  piotrneted 
residence  in  tho  |ialiice  of  Tonlehin  was  the  freipient  and 
almost  iiniiiler!-upted  npiioaraiice  there  of  persons  of  eini- 
neiiee  nnd  celebrity  in  Kiissin  and  in  Poland,  as  well  as 
of  travellers  of  distinction  from  various  pnrts  of  tlie 
world.  None  cnme  within  thirty  or  forty  worsts  of 
Tonlehin  without  devinting  from  tneir  regular  cmirse  in 
order  to  pay  their  periunial  res|H'ct»  to  the  countess;  and 
parties  of  her  friends  nnd  ncqiiainlnncc  came  all  the  way 
Iroiii  St.  Petersburg,  IMnseow,  Warsaw,  and  other  distant 
parts,  for  the  express  pur|Nise  i.f  visiting  her.  There  was 
then  fore  n  constant  succession  of  arrivals  and  depnrtuns, 
which,  far  IVoni  giving  that  annoynuce  of  which  one 
would  sup|M)8e  so  murli  hustle  to  be  productive,  appennd 
to  liirm  a  source  of  iiieessiuit  grutilication  to  the  amiable 
hostess.  With  her,  in  fact,  it  wns  ns  if  she  resided  in 
one  of  the  capitals  of  the  eiiipin'.  Her  iiciiuaiiitiuiees 
wi  re  almost  as  fnipienlly  niiiler  her  roof  as  il  they  only 
resiili  d  a  street  or  two  fnini  her  residenie.  Hen',  how- 
ever, ►  he  was  ennbled  to  receive  tlieiii  without  that  re- 
Hlr.iiiit  nmre  or  less  iiii|Hiseil  by  the  ri'ixiilalioiis  of  soi  ial 
inttireonrse  in  great  capitals,  and  their  visits  thereby 
lMM"iiiie  Ihr  more  ngreealile. 

To  eiinvey  nn  iden  of  the  mnnnrr  in  wliicli  tlinc  wns 
dis|Hisi'd  of  ill  the  palace  of  Toidehin,  I  will  give  soini 
aceiiiint  of  the  iiiaimer  I  s|h  nt  mine  during  the  wlioh 
uniiil'i  of  .Inly  that  I  pnrlieipatid  in  its  (Vii  ndly  hospi. 
tiililii's.  I  gill  lip  IhIwccii  seven  and  eight  in  the  iiiurn 
iiig,  nnd  pnu'ecded  to  lintlie,  sometimes  in  nil  nrtilii  ial 
river  wlni'li  lins  Imtu  made  In  run  thnnigh  the  garden, 


and  nt  iiIImt  limes  in  eiie  ol'lhi'  Turkish  liatlis,  of  wliii-li 
se\er:d  are  always  ready  liir  immediate  use.  I  hr,  ak- 
fasleil  at  ten  in  my  own  Stilur,  lead,  wrote,  or  roile  out 
iH'tween  that  lime  and  one  o'elnek,  at  which  hour  I  al- 
w.ays  pnieeedeil  to  the  eonntess's  (irivate  silling  room  to 
pay  my  respects  hi  her.  Alter  remaining  with  her  about 
nn  hour,  passed  in  the  most  agreeable  eonvi-rsation,  1 
proceeded  to  the  nparlnieiils  of  others,  eilhiy  inmates  or 

iters  like  myself,  with  wlnini  I  generally  stayed  till 
three,  when  the  diiiner  bell  Miininoned  us  all  to  the  baii- 
ipieliiig  hall,  where  a  table  with  fifty  covers  was  always 
prepared.  This  dining  room  was  laid  out  in  a  manner 
which  ansv\ered  the  piirjiose  of  n  niiisenm  of  works  of 
s(-ulpliire,  and  n  eniiservalory  of  oilorili-roiis  plrinls  imli- 
Seiif.us  to  almost  every  part  ofthe  glolK\  It  was  a  kind 
of  temple  dedicated  to  art,  to  nature,  and  to  Ilacclms. 
'I'he  dinner  gencnilly  lasli  il  an  hour  nnd  a  half.  On 
gelling  lip  I'loin  talde  we  procei  ded  to  an  extensive 
iiiinii;erir,  to  which  three  gla.ss  lidding  doors  o|Hned, 
where  eolfee  and  ices  were  served.  Hen'  the  arrange, 
nil  Ills  liir  the  evening  promenade  were  diseusM  d  and 
sellled,  after  which  the  ladies  retired  to  their  ehainhers 
to  prepare  lliemselvis  for  goi'ig  oul,  leaving  the  gi  nlle- 
men  In  s|» ml  the  inleivnl  in  lonversntion  or  chess  play- 
iiig.  At  six  a  snllieient  nuinlH'r  of  o|m'ii  carriages  and 
saddle  horses  were  ready,  nnd  we  rode  out  till  half  past 
seien.  At  eight  we  all  liKik  tea  in  one  of  the  suite  of 
ilr.iwing-riiiims,  where  we  remaineil  till  eleviii,  at  which 
lioiir  supper  was  amionnecd.  Most  of  the  company  re- 
tired at  half  past  twelve,  and  at  one  in  the  morning  I 
went  to  bed. 

In  this  abode  of  pleasure  I  was  fri  iiucntly  rciniudcdof 
the  reipiidles  wliieli  l'!|iieiiriis  makes  hiippiness  eniisist 
of — lieily  without  pain,  and  iiiiiid  without  anxiety.  I 
was  nut,  hiiwever,  so  wholly  taken  np  with  the  niiinsc. 
menis  atforiled  by  the  interior  of  the  palace  as  to  be  ml- 
minilliil  of  mailers  eipinlly  worthy  a  Inivi  ller's  iiotiee  on 
Iheonlsiile  of  il.  The  seeiiiry  roimd  Tonlehin  is  vnried 
and  pietiiresipie.  Indeed  I  have  seen  no  part  of  the  vast 
provinei-  of  rkiani.i,  in  wliieli  il  is  situated,  wliieli  was 
otherwise  than  interesting.  Its  fertility  is  so  great,  that 
it  might  he  denominated  the  granary  of  Poland. 


CIIAPTIOK  XXII. 

riip  t'lmil  Kiil.illo— .■Xni'iiluli'  r.-lalive  in  nnjinil  Die  itanrer— 
l!i  iiriiiitii- \i  llli  Iwii  inir  iiitiikK— Ski'li'li  nl'  .^^.  df  'I'liileviiiiul's 
ear- i-i- l.-t!-s  111'  n|'i^(irliiiiil\ --I 'ni-i-i-inK  111  cs  ilieliol— I'riiire 
ItiMis^',;  iirliiinwli'iliinicnl  111''  tliu  frc'iicli  I'etiiiliile — lluiiiiiioti* 
n  |il>  1)1  M.  du  'riilli,\ranil. 

As  it  often  happens  that  I  cannot  avoid  bringing  my- 
self into  the  feregroimd  of  the  pietiures  I  Jraee,  1  fear 
that  I  may  sonuiiines  appear  to  iHciipy  too  prominent  a 
place.  lint  in  describing  what  I  have  seen  and  heard,  I 
cannot  hut  speak  ns  nn  eye  witness;  nnd  if  I  do  not  pre. 
tend  to  captivate  by  the  charms  of  style,  I  nt  least  claim 
the  mi  ril  ol  n  strict  ailhercnee  to  truth. 

The  Court  Uidotio,  nt  which  wc^  had  now  arrived, 
ditfered  but  litth'  from  other  enUrlainments  of  the  saiiio 
kind,  one  of  which  took  place  almost  weekly  nt  Viennn. 
I  met  tiie  Prince  de  l.igne,  who  appeared  somewhat  less 
dejected  than  at  our  last  nocturnal  interview  on  the  ram- 
parts, which  I  aeeomited  for  by  presuming  that  the  einise 
of  vexaliiiii  In:  then  experienied  now  presi  nted  a  remedy. 
Judging  from  tho  figure,  the  tone  of  voice,  nnd  the 
graceful  mnnners  ofthe  domino  by  whom  he  was  nccoiii- 
punied,  I  could  easily  imngine  the  regret  which  the  dis- 
appoiiitincul  must  have  occasioned  him. 

"  Look,"  said  he,  as  I  approached  him,  "  ut  the  cli-gnnt 
llayailin:  who  is  dancing  in  that  ipindrilh' I  wowld  yon 
not  swenr  Unit  she  is  inie  of  llie  most  ehariiiing  girls  in 
the  mom?  Yet  I  fimiid  him  out  Isfon'  he  linil  spoken 
three  words.  He  is  no  other  than  yoinii;  Allred,  the 
hnither  of  Count  Voyna."— "  How,  pnnci,"c\eliiiincd  I, 
"n  boy  I"— "Yes,  n  lioy  in  feinnle  nttin'.  '»  Hi'T"'  ""V 
thing  so  very  wonderful' in  that  /  Your  ccKbratid  daiiecr 
Diiport  rnnie  to  Vieinm  disguisid  n«  n  feinnle,  anil 
alighted  from  his  travelling  carrinfc  at  the  nsideiiee  of 
the  Princiss  .lean  Lichtcnsteiii.  '"i"'''  '"'  danced  the 
whole  evening  wilhmit  chaniiing  ln"  ''"'""i  to  the  great 
aslonishmeiit  of  a  circle  of  arfinii'  rs,  who,  on  the  liillow- 
iiig  evening  applauded  liim  I"  llic  skies  at  the  t'onrt 
Theatre,  when' lie  npiienfcd  in  n  female  clinrai  ler  in  his 
liallet  of  Arhillr  ft  Sitr"-  Here  we  live  in  siieh  a  con- 
tinuni  vortex  of  nin-'iilion  or  pleasure,  that  then'  is  no 
time  for  judging  "'  cstimnting  niiy  thing  cornctly  :  thus 
nil  ignoiniit  ll-.'low  with  n  little  iaiiiit  for  compilntioii, 
iiniv  imss  fo'  »  'lever  niilhor;  mid  a  man  of  mcdim'rity, 
witli  a  st«.k  of  nnecdoles,  nnd  nil  hour's  rending  every 
morning  on  the  snbjei  I  on  whii  h  he  menus  to  eonvcrso 
ill  the  1  veiling,  nniy  easily  neipiire  n  reputation  for  ta- 
lent.   People  do  not  scruilninc  very  narrowly.     Happy 


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is  lie  H-lio  lias  nothing  to  do  but  to  obsiTve  the  (iillii-a  ol' 
othorsl" 

Whili'  1  »:is  lisliMiiM;.'  " ith  interest  tn  the  rriiicc  de 
I.ignc's  livelv  ieiii;irl>s,  two  ladies  weuriu;;  masks  up- 
proaehc.l  iiii'l  drew  mi'  aside: — "Whiii  yon  address 
verses  to  lailios,  sir,"  said  one  cjf  the  two,  "  you  shouUi 
not  iiiiilic  tliem  travel  three  hundred  leaifues  to  thank 
the  author." — "  As  Vienna  is  three  hundred  lea^jues 
from  Paris,  St.  Petersburi;,  or  Naples,  where  1  have  oc- 
casionnllv  addressed  lud  verses  to  ladies,  permit  me,  fair 
mask,  to  rcpiest  you  to  explain  yourself  more  clearly, 
otherwise  it  will  be  lon<r  before  1  (ind  out  my  unknown 
hiToine." — "Well,"  said  the  other  lady,  "supjiose  it 
rihould  have  been  at  St.  relersburfr,  and  that  I.afont 
should  have  turned  your  verses  into  a  romanee  >" — 
"  Then,"  said  I,  "  I  am  not  vain  enough  to  tiatter  myselt 
that  any  thanks  ar^'  due  lo  nie." — "  Why  not,  if  your 
eompliinents  alVonled  pleasure  ?" — "  The  most  timid  bird 
may  salute  the  BUn  at  bis  rising-,  hut  the  eagle  alone  can 
(raze  on  him  in  his  full  brightness." — Mere  the  tJrand 
I)uke(;onslantine  aeeosting  the  ladies,  |mt  an  end  to  our 
eonversation.  I  had  diseovered  the  names  of  my  fair  in- 
ti'rloculors ;  but  all  my  efforts  to  spi'ak  to  them  again 
were  fruitless.     The  dream  ended  there  I 

In  one  of  the  rooms  I  found  I'rineeCariati  engaged  in 
a  very  animated  eonferenee  with  a  lady  disguised  as  a 
gipsy,  who  soon  arter  made  herself  known  to  me.     'I'his 

was  t'ountess  Z ,  our  charming  neighlmnr  at  the 

.lager-Zeil.  "t'ome  both  of  you,  and  breakfast  with  me 
to-morrow,"  said  she,  "  I  want  to  consult  you  about  u 
triek  wjiieli  I  intend  lo  [day  upon  some  one.  It  has  been 
suggested  to  me  by  a  little  intrigue,  which  I  will  explain 
to  you.  1  assure  you  the  man  I  wish  to  plague  is  well 
worth  the  trouble ;  so  pray  come  to-morrow  at  twelve 
witiiout  fad." 

A  trick  to  be  played,  an  intrigue  to  be  made  acquaint- 
ed with,  and  a  breakfast  with  a  pretty  woman,  were 
imwcrful  attractions  ;  and  we  accordingly  took  leave  of 
the  ladv,  promising  to  be  with  her  ne.vt  mornin^r  at  the 
appointed  hour. 

While  I  w.is  sauntering  about,  weary  of  the  bu7.7.  of 
couvorsntion,  the  noise  of  the  nnisic,  and  the  monotonous 
whirling  of  the  waltz,  1  happened  to  caht  my  eye  on 
.\chille  du  Rouen,  who  waj  languishing  un  a  sofa,  and 
appeared  to  be  quite  as  rniniijc  as  I  was.  I  sat  <lown 
beside  him,  and  asked  him  whether  lie  had  seen  the  two 
duinino-i  wlioju  I  was  anxious  to  meet  again.  "  If,"  said 
he, "  von  iiuMU  the  two  ladies  who  were  with  the  (!raiid 
IJiike  (^onstantine,  (and  1  knew  them  to  be  the  same 
from  his  description,)  they  left  the  ball  about  a  quarter 
of  nil  hourflgo."  ■ 

To  me  all  the  cnehantinent  of  the  evening  hod  now 
vanished.  I  stayed  with'  .\chille  de  Rouen  until  supjier 
time,  oud  as  I  happeneil  to  mention  the  name  of  M.  ih 
Tallevrand,  our  eonversation  turned  on  that  celebrated 
man  ;  of  whom  Uoiieii,  who  was  on  a  footing  of  the 
closest  iiitiniacj  with  him,  drew  the  following  picture: — 
"  Of  -M.  de  Talleyrand  history  will  Ix'  ««  lavish  of  her 
praise  as  some  of  his  eontuuiporaries  have  been  of  their 
censure.  When,  duriiu^  «  long  and  dilficnlt  career, 
statesman  has  acquired  and  preserved  many  faithful 
friends,  and  uiade  but  few  real  enemies,  his  conduct 
must  be  prnnoiinecd  to  be  wiso  and  in<Mlerate,  his  eha. 
r'cter  honourable,  and  his  talent  profound.  It  is  iin|ioK. 
Hihlc  lo  know  M.  du  Talleyrand  without  loving  liiiii.  All 
who  enjoy  the  liap|Kiicss  of  his  acquaintanee  must,  I  nni 
sure,  judge  of  him  as  I  do.  lie  is  an  uiiilufmabk'  mix 
tun  of  simplicity  and  dignity,  of  grace  and  sounil  sense, 
of  severity  and  urbanity.  Near  liim  one  learns,  a»  it 
were  uiu'onseioosly,  the  history  of  uneient  and  niodom 
times,  and  a.  thousand  interesting  anecdotes  of  courts. 
Hi»  e onvsrsttion  leads  one  through  on  instructive  and 
varied  gallery  of  events  and  p<irtrait»." — "  And  yet,  my 
deaV  Aehille,  Hdw  severely  he  la  ioinotiiiies  attacked  1 
It  is  a  pity  tlii>t  ^lenplc  who  |«)sse»s  no  reputation  of  their 
own  sli-Hild  hav«  Um  jiowcr  of  ennfcrring  reputation  on 
others,  and  that  mediocrity  should  mak«  talent  pay  so 
dearly  flir  the  favoiii  il enjoys."— "  Ks|HH'ialIy,"  resumed 
Rouen,  "  when  talent  w  ut.;ompaiiied,  ns  in"  the  rase  of 
M.  <le  Talleyrand,  by  the  most  amiable  qualities  of  heart. 

Of  (his  I  will  give  you  an  iiutance.     M.  ile  R op- 

plied  to  the  Prince  de  Ikmevent,,  fi.r  the  loan  of  l.'),00(t 
francs,  and  the  sum  was  without  Imsitalion  presented  to 
him.     A  few  days  alWrwariN  the  prince  was  inlormed 

thit  M.   R— had  shot  himsell  m   eonse<|uene«  of 

distress  of  mind  occasioned  hy  |iecunlary '•inbarrassinent 
*  How  glad  1  am  that  I  did  not  relbse  iiiih  ||„.  monuy!* 
obterved  M.  d«  Talleyrand  immediately.  Tim  little  trait 
sulUcicntly  ohHractvnw)  the  dis|>osition  of  the  man.  By 
the  by,  ifl  recollect  rij^htly,  a  vireumstance  occurred  be. 
Iween  yuu  and  M.  Oe  Ttlleyriuid  somu  year*  ago,  which 


iniisl  have  had  an  inllnence  on  your  destiny." — "  My 
dear  Achille,"  replied  1,  "  how  ollen  have  1  regretted 
having  let  slip  one  of  those  rare  op|Kirtimilies — those 
hrighl  null  ors  of  forlune,  which  show  themselves  only 
in  early  life,  as  (lowers  appear  in  (he  spring!  How 
oilen  does  it  happen  that  a  moment  decides  the  fate  of  a 
whole  existence  !  There  is  an  op|)ortuiiity  which,  if  not 
seized  when  i(  preseids  i(self,  is  not  to  be  won  back  by 
regret.  In  this  labyrinth  called  (he  world,  the  ^lalli  we 
imrsue,  the  outlet  we  arri\o  u(,  and  the  end  we  attain, 
depend  on  an  infinity  of  little  causes,  in  which  our  (ore- 
sight  and  our  will  sonu  times  have  considerable  inHiience, 
and  at  other  times  have  none  at  all.  Of  this,  the  cir- 
emns(anee  (o  which  you  have  jus(  alluded  is  a  proof.  It 
is  as  follows  : — 

"  When  HI.  Ouvrard  was  in  the  ajiogee  of  his  fortune, 
I  was  on  a  visit  at  his  residence  at  Kancy,  where  I  oc 
eiipicd  apartments  in  (he  pavilion  called  the  /iom/)f  n  J'eii 
I  was  then  seventeen  years  of  age,  and  eircumstances, 
witii  which  you  are  in  part  ae(piain(cd,  brought  me  into 
contact  Willi  all  the  eminent  individuals  who  comiioscd 
what  might  (hen  he  called  new  France. 

"  M.  l)aneucour(  gave  a  hunling  party  and  a  dinner  at 
the  Russian  cottage  at  Kancy,  to  celebrate  his  apiKjint- 
meiit  as  captain-general  of  Uonaparte's  hunts.  Ainong 
the  company  were  Al.M.  de  Talleyrand,  Dcsfillieres, 
Ouvrard,  Admiral  Hrnix,  Oiiierals  Herthier  and  Laiines, 
and  no  other  lady  (lian  .Madame  Grand,  who  allerwards 
married  the  I'ruicc  de  lleiu  veiito.  In  spite  of  the  talent 
and  informadon  w  liicli  distinguished  most  of  the  indi- 
viiluals  present,  the  conversation  became  languid  towards 
the  conclusion  of  Uie  dinner.  During  a  pause  which 
ensued,  M.  Ouvrard  asked  me  how  I  had  contrived  tlie 
day  bel'ore  to  get  to  Paris,  my  horse  having  been  hurl 
when  I  was  out  hunting,  and  there  was  not  anotlier  in 
the  stables.  '  I  fell  upon  a  very  simple  plan,'  replied  I, 
'  us  you  shall  hear. 

"'With  my  head  still  aching  Iroiii  (he  ettccts  of  (he 
winu  of  which  I  had  drunk  copiously  the  night  betbre,  (o 
prove  (o  my  friend  Montron  that  I  was  no  longer  to  be 
looked  upon  as  a  hoy,  I  went  down  from  the  /)«Hi/ie  ti 
feu  to  the  chateau.  My  poor  t'oundered  horse  was 
you  know,  the  only  disiKisuble  one  in  the  stables:  how- 
ever, 1  was  obliged  to  he  in  Paris  at  three  o'clock  to 
accompany  the  Dutchess  of  Oordon  and  her  charming 
daughter.  Lady  (ieorgina,  on  a  visit  to  the  deaf  and 
dumb  school,  to  wbii'li  they  had  been  invited  by  tlii 
Abbe  Sicard.  As  there  was  no  probability  of  riding,  I 
naturally  enough  deterinincd  to  walk.  I  set  oft",  and 
about  noon  reached  the  village  of  Pantin,  without  having 
met  with  any  conveyance  on  (he  road.  Ilcing  oppressed 
by  the  heal,  and  having  gained  u  good  ajiiiefite  by  my 
morning  walk,  I  stopped  at  a  mill,  about  a  gun  shot  dis- 
tant from  the  road  side,  where  I  ordered  breakfast.  I 
asked  the  miller  whether  he  could  procure  me  n  hor>e  ? 
'  I  have  but  one,  sir,'  replied  the  man,  'and  for  five  francs 
i(  is  at  your  service.  It  is  a  sure  footed  beast,  and  I  will 
answer  for  his  carrying  you  safely  to  Paris.  I  shall  he 
in  town  to-morrow,  and  will  call  for  him.'  The  horse 
was  produced.  It  was  aliout  the  height  of  an  ass,  and 
was  providicl  with  a  pack  saildlc.  'Hut  how  am  I  to 
mount  him  ?'  said  I  to  (he  miller;  'have  you  not  another 
saddle  ?  That,  tor  example,  which  is  hanging  against 
the  wall.' — 't)li,  sir,  that  saddle  is  new,  nn<l  1  cannot  let 
you  have  it.' — '  I  will  give  you  five  more  (Vanes. ' — '  No, 
sir,  not  if  yon  give  me  a  hundred  :  the  saddle  is  new,  and 
I  will  not  let  it  out  on  hire.'  The  man  was  obstinate, 
and  I  began  to  lliink  what  a  ridiculous  figure  I  should 
cut  as  I  approached  Paris,  wearing  my  hunting  drees, 
and  perched  upon  a  pai'k  saddle.  What  would  you  have 
done,  gendcmen,  in  my  ililiinma? — You,  Ouvrard,  whose 
vast  resources  tied  our  armies,  and  who  contribnie  so 
nia(erially  to  our  national  glory ; — you,  Daneucourl,  who 
can  bring  back  (o  (he  (rack  a  pack  of  hounds  when  n( 
fiiuK,  and  defeat  the  cunning  of  (he  fox  ; — you,  admiral, 
who  dispute  « i(li  (he  Kiiglish  the  triilent  o(  Ncp(unc  ; — 

J'ou,  Messieurs  Ilerdiier  and   Iionncs,  who,  in  Italy  and 
'Igypf,  have  each  lieeii  the  iVlcnd  and  (he  I'arinenin  of 


itself;  such  is  the  i)owcr  of  female  influence  in  the  ca. 
(age  as  well  as  in  (he  palace !' 

"  When  I  had  finished  (his  foolish  story,  my  hcarori 
were  kind  enough  (o  applaud  me,  and  (o  dihik  niv 
lieahh,  and  like  all  young  persons  whose  talking  i, 
listened  (o,  I  began  (o  lie  exceedingly  loquacious.  Kvcry 
tiling  I  said  met  the  approval  of  Madame  Grand  nidi 
the  minister,  who  was  then  the  lady's  ardent  adinirir. 
The  rest  of  the  guests  applauded  iiie  I  ccause  JI.  de  Tal. 
leyrand  did :  as  people  oUcn  find  it  more  easy  to  ailoi,', 
the  opinion  of  a  man  of  talent,  than  to  take  the  fro'.ljlc 
of  forming  one  of  their  own. 

"  When  we  rose  from  the  dinner  table,  M.  de  Tnllir. 
rand  took  me  osidc  and  conversed  for  a  consideralilc 
lime  wi(h  me.  My  remarks  on  Sweden,  whence  I  Imi 
had  just  arrived,  apjicored  to  him  occurate.  He  ku 
also  inlercstcd  by  Uie  picture  I  drew  of  the  ciiiijiraiiU 
at  Hamburg:  and  he  desired  me  (o  call  upon  him  onU.t 
following  morning  nt  ten  o'clock.  '  I  shall  exptet  vm' 
added  he:  ' bu(  you  are  young  and  thoughtless,  and  | 
fear  you  will  forget.  Promise  nic  that  you  will  iiol  fji] 
to  come :  1  ask  this  as  a  favour.'  And  as  he  eltt-nil 
these  words,  he  aiTectioiiately  pi-csscd  my  hand.  Madame 
tirand  now  step|K'd  up  to  us  and  added  her  invifalioiis  to 
those  of  M.  de  'i'allcyrand.  I  promised,  my  dear  Acljijl, 
and  I  ought  to  have  kept  my  promise : — but  on  wliy 
trivial  circumstances  our  fate  sometimes  depends  !  Xni 
morning,  I  cannot  say  I  forgot  my  appointment ;— but  1 
was  afraid  to  keep  it  My  life  was  ut  that  time  such  jj 
unbroken  tissue  of  happiness,  tliat  whatever  might  ham 
b<'en  proposed  to  me,  I  should  have  feared  being  uwnktn. 
cd  from  a  dream,  which  my  youth  and  iiiex|ieric'iitt 
easily  jicrsuaded  me  would  lie  eternal.  However,  Uk 
friendsiiip  and  influence  of  sucli  a  man  ns  M.  de  Tallcv. 
rami  would  have  given  a  new  direction  (o  my  ideas  anil 
my  conduct,  and  would  have  transferred  mc,  as  it  wcrt,  I 
to  another  sphere.  Alas !  I  learned  too  late  that  liivuur 
has  wings  as  well  as  pleaeuru.  It  was  a  chance  heldoui 
by  the  god  of  opportunity,  and  I  neglected  to  take  ai. 
vantage  of  it." 

"  I    la(ely  heard   a  story,"   observed   M.   de  Rouio 
"  n  Inch,  (hough  it  has  no  connection  with  yours,  ofloriii 
another  example  of  the  caprice  of  the  godof  opportunitv, 
whom  Frederick  the  Great  philosophically  denuniinahg  I 
/lis  Majeslji  Chance.     It  relates  to  the  celebrated  banker 
Tortonia  of  Rome,  whose  futlier  was  nothing  more  Una  I 
a  rri/i/  de  place.     Tortonia,  who  was  an  active,  iniilli. 
gent  young  man,  at  first  entered  into  busiiicBs  in  a  mjiill 
way  as  a  jeweller.     In  cuurec  of  time  he  became  a  aait 
of  banker :    and  an   unex|K>ctcd  circumstance   brouglii 
him   in   contact  with  Cardinal   Chiaranioiiti.    Du  tlic 
ileath  of  Pius  VI.  u  conclave  was  to  be  held  at  Venice  loi 
the  election  of  a  new  po|>e.     C'hiaramonti  was  uiiublcUj 
attend  tor  want  of  money,  and  Tortonia  advanced  him  i 
few  hundred  crowns.   The  cardinal  accordingly  reiiaiieil 
to  Venice,  where,  in  the  church  of  S(.  George,  ho  \>i»  I 
clecleil  |>op<',  under  the  title  of  I'ius  VII.     In  gratiludi. 
for  (his  ac(  of  service,  tlie  sovereign  |iontift',  on  his  retain  I 
to  Rome,  ap|)oiii(ed  him  banker  to  the  court,     lie  wii 
created  a  marquis,  and  allerwards  a  duke,  and  is  now  | 
|M  rha|>f  one  of  the  richest  capitalists  in  Kuropc." 

Just  as  M.  de  Rouen  had  tinishod  this  little  biafiri.  I 
phica!  sketch,  Tetfenborn  came  tn  inform  us  ttiat  hewn 
waiting  supper.  We  accordingly  followed  lii:ii,  and 
found  all  r>iir  |>ar(y  collected  ut  the  supper  tiiljle,  anil 
each  iiidividnal  present  could  have  related  some  eiiriiw 
anecdote  to  add  tu  tlie  word  'opportunity'  in  the  dirlion. 
ary  of  Fortune.  During  supiier,  the  Prince  de  KtuM 
approached  us,  and  addressing  himself  to  M.  de  Koucii, 
miide  Home  en(|uiries  res|i«'e(ing  M.  de  Talleyrand 
"His  fulher,  (he  reigning  Prince  of  Rcuss,"  obaerml 
Itoiieii,  "  during  the  time  of  the  French  Republic,  eoin- 
ineiie(!(l  an  otticial  diw|«tch  with  tlie  words, 'The  I'mtt 
of  Keuss  acknowledges  the  French  Republic.'  M.  it 
T.^lliyrand,  whos<'  husinesii  it  was,  as  minister  of  forciini 
afl'airs,  to  reply  to  the  iiott!,  wrutn  at  the  head  ot'  liu, 
'  The  French  Republic  is  happy  tu  inaku  acipiaiiiltncc 
with  tJie  I'lince  of  Reus*.' " 


(he  modern  Alexander; — you,  ininisler  for  foreign  uf 
fairs,'  enidinued  I,  addressing  myself  to  M.  de  'I'nlli^v 
rand, 'who  know  so  well  (he  springs  hy  which  empires 
are  moved,  and  who  can  slir  up  war  and  make  |ieaee  a( 
will; — what  I  ask,  geiillemen,  would  you  have  dime,  (o 
got  iKMsession  of  the  saddle  which  was  so  perdnaelonsly 
refused  I  You  laugh,  geiillemeii,  hu(  (bat  is  no(  an  an 
swer.  However,  I  can  imticIvc  (hat  (hat  lady,'  eonttnued 
I,  pointing  lo  .Madame  Grand,  '  has  guessed  the  aecret; 
which  is,  (hat  I  made  love  lo  the  miller's  wilb.  The 
saddle  and  horse  were  then  at  my  dis|KMul,  and  I  really 
believe  that  if  I  had  wished  it,  I  I'night  have  hid  the  mill 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

'I'li*>riitnil#vs  7*.'»  wheiiie  rcBniiMiif  t,nnl  B^l'rineo  ile  I>lfw'i 
ophiHiii  ol'  ilif  .Arvliiliike  (liailca's  nillliniy  lalMils-  Soiiif  k 
I'liiiii  iif  Mnluiiilwiii— (lil||iii  el'ihii  nnini!  ijlvua  in  iliiii  cliairiii 

If  aiieed  itrs  and  stories  of  time  |tast  are  read  anii 
lisleiied  to  widi  in(eres(,  il  may  easily  Iki  cnnceived  lliit  I 
I  exp<-rienee  no  sligh(  degree  of  plcaaiirc  in  discribln; 
fuels  ooniireted  with  (he  meinorablc  evcnls  of  whirlil 
have  hctn  a  widicas,  as  well  as  with  (he  diBfiiijruisW 
[H^rsoii*  nidi  whotn  I  was  at  one  period  of  my  lilVoni 
fooling  of  iidimacy.  Though  Uieii  only  (wenty  yrarioi 
age,  I  could  laugh  at  the  niovenienta  iil  certain  acton  i> 


the  drama,  and^ 
Hide  thin;' 
free  and  in. 
Frenchman,  m 
lltan  I  and  in  al 
for,  as  a  witty  f 
hull  who  forsak 
even  in  bafl  soci 
Prince  t'ariat 
and  wc  Iwlh  pro 
1,11  impatience  t 
and  what  i)art  w 
As  soon  as  hr 
of  the  saloons  of' 
(lie  sculptured  in 
draperies  from 
flowers  of  every 
rountcss  desired 
addressed  ns : 

"  It  is  not  lik 
wish  10  take  a  v 
great  exteid,  on 
whom    she    has 
and  who  has  pro\ 
lity  of  four  week 
(here  were  so 
(en(ion.     Do  not 
make  you  my  ai 
merely  a  surprise 
as  possible,  in  gm 
tills  that  I  wish 
gaiety  : — hut  to  o 
"  During  four  i 
followed  my  foots 
cd  with  a  lady  wl 
him.   On  my  par 
only  to  make  my 
public  life,  and  c 
curred  during  his 
believe  thai  the  sa 
self  at  his  expcnsi 
war,  to  the  camp  < 
watch  upon  him  ii 
carelully  availed 
different  passai^es 
plied  mc  in  the  ( 
and  in  the  course 
if  it  had  come  frcJ 
rio.ii(y  to  the  liighi 
mance  has  arrived 
I  have  prepared  th 
"  It  is  not  in  ont 
longer  one's  own. 
reply  (0  his  lordshi): 
you  to  readily  pera 
only  for  mere  forr 
prove  that  wo  res 
wished  to  cnnvinc 
render  full  justice 
sacrifice  lo  the  cap 
affection  which    is 
wish  that  he  shoiili 
I  am  desirous  to  i 
ractcr  I  know  cnot 
his  gallaiUry. 
"  I(  appears  to  1 
j  every  amusement  a 
I  have  moreover  o 
what  of  a  ronianli 
he  wished  (o  know 
on  Thursday  cvcni 
(he  Prn(er ;'  that  i 
blindtiililed,  and  a  ( 
vey  liiin  and  his  gi 
"  You  may  eaail 
hp»ll,i(e  to  accept 
tremely  prudent  fr 
I  (ha(  o(  S(.  James's 
eonseqiiences  of  wh 
he  ho|)es.  1  accordi 
1  (ion,  which,  (hough 
I  ilencc  he  re|)o8Cs  i 
friends  (o  eoinc  lici 
\  ti,  and  IsnlH>y  and 
(end  (he  orrnngemc 
I  liiro  conflileiit  thai 
have  a  concert  In 
will  perforin.    Ma^ 

'  M,  Moreaii  li  an  ei 
tfMablNiror  annisnl 
ili'nuiroriha  llsihs 


AT  TIIE  CONGHESS  OF  VIENNA. 


]m 


iciicf  ill  the  cii. 

ory,  my  liearcn 
111  to  liiiiik  iiiv 
liotic  tulkin;  li 
(uacious.  Evcij 
lie  Grand  mufof 
ardent  ndinint. 
iniise  M.  de  T>l. 
re  I'Usy  to  ailo|,; 
take  tile  trclilf 

le,  M.  de  TalKy. 
r  a  considvralile 
■11,  wliincc  I  liaii 
curate.     Ilr  wji  i 
Dt'  the  einijrraiiu 

upon  liiiii  oatlit 
sliiill  (.xpict  ym,' 
miijihtlesR,  and  | 

yoii  will  not  I'jil 
iiU  UH  he  uHirti] 
ly  liond.  Jladame 

lier  invitations  lo 
,  my  dear  Acliill,. 
ie  ; — hut  on  wim 
«  depends  I  Nui 
loinlnieiit :— bul  1 
that  time  siichsn 
itever  might  Ime 
red  bi  inj{  awak™. 
and  iiie.x|>ericnt( 
il.  Ilowiver,  lilt 
u  as  M.  de  Tallcv. 
1  to  my  ideas  and 
■cd  me,  as  it  wtre,  I 
oo  lute  that  luvuui 

a  cliance  laid  oui 
fleeted  to  taken;. 

cd   M.  de  Routn, 
with  yours,  alTorili 
god  ot'  oppurtunilv, 
ieaily  deiioniinat(d 
celebrated  banket 
nothing  more  lliu  | 
s  an  aetive,  Intilli. 
lUsiiiCBs  in  a  iiniill 
he  becninv  a  toil 
umstance   brouiiU 
jrumoiiti.    On  llic 
held  at  Venice  iW 
uiiti  was  unable  Ui 
in  advanced  him  i 
eordingly  repaited  I 
t.  George,  he  hik 
VII.     In  gratitude 
nlilV,  on  his  rcluia  I 
le  court,     lie  wii 
duke,  and  is  nov 
!i  Europe." 
tliii  titllu  bioftra. 
inn  u»  Uiut  hi'  »ii  I 
illowed   liiiii,  tad 
supper  tiiliU',  and 
tiled  some  eiirliw 
ity'  in  the  dlelluii' 
rrinee  de  Keuw 
'  tu  M.  de  liout'ii, 
.   de   Talleyrand 
UeusH,"  obnerviil 
h  Kepuhlie,  euni- 
ords, '  The  I'riim  I 
{epuhlie.'    M.  dt 
iiinister  ot'loreiirii 
the  lieail  ol'  liu,  | 
luku  uc(|ualiitina 


-Prince  ilo  I.l|n»' 
ly  uliiin-  SiHiie  K 
|\uii  III  thill  iliBtriii 

ost  lire  ronil  unJ 
IIhi  conceived  Ihil 
luce  in  discribinf 
Iventii  of  wliirlil 
|tlie  dialin|.'uiiiM 
I  of  my  lir«  0" ' 
ly  twenty  ycinol 
certain  acton  ii 


I  dfjnia,  and  at  the  importance  which  waa  attached  to 
rttlc  tliiiiL  My  character  as  a  foreigner  rendered  iiie 
free  and  in-  |"'ndent  every  where.  In  Russia  I  was  a 
Frenchman,  in  Paris  a  I'ole,  and  in  Vienna  a  cosino|)o- 
litan ;  and  in  all  places  I  frequented  the  best  company; 
Ibr  1''  "  «''"y  f'-'"il*'  writer  lias  juslly  observed,  wo  to 
liiii'i  «■•'"  <<"■'«''''''  ''•  ''"  ''"  "  °"*  °'"  l''"*^'^  every  wliere, 
even  in  bad  society. 

Prince  I'ariati  was  witli  nie  at  the  apiminted  hour, 
and  wo  both  proceeded  tojfcther  to  the  Countess  Z — 'g, 

II  iiiipatience  to  know  what  trick  she  proposed  to  play, 
iliid  what  |Mirt  we  were  to  take  in  it. 

As  soon  as  breakfast  was  ended  \vc  adjourned  to  one 
of  the  saloons  of  the  countess's  elegant  residence,  where 
tlie  sculptured  marbles  of  Italy  were  overhung  with  rich 
draperies  from  France,  and  intermingled  with  the 
flowers  of  every  climate.  In  this  temple  of  Aspasia  the 
coiiiilcss  desired  us  to  sit  down  beside  her,  and  she  thus 
addrcPstMl  us :  . ,    ,  , 

"It  is  not  likely,"  said  she,  "that  a  woman  would 
wish  10  take  a  very  malicious  revenge,  or  even  to  any 
jreat  extent,  on  a  brave  and  handsome  young  man  liy 
whom  she  has  been  admired  thoiigli  under  a  mask; 
and  who  has  proved  the  constancy  of  his  taste  by  a  fide 
lity  of  fouf  weeks,  during  a  succession  of  balls  w'here 
there  were  so  many  objects  calculated  to  divert  his  at- 
tention. Oo  not  therefore  be  astonished,  gentlemen,  if  ( 
inike  you  my  accomplices,  not  in  a  mystitication,  but 
merely  a  surprise,  which  I  wish  should  be  as  ingenious 
as  possible,  in  good  taste,  and  in  the  best  ton.  It  is  for 
this  that  I  wish  to  call  in  the  aid  of  your  talent  and 
„ji(,(y  ; — but  to  come  to  the  point. 

"  During  four  successive  ridottos  Lord  S.  has  closely 
followed  my  footsteps,  in  the  hope  of  becoming  acfiuaint- 
fd  with  a  lady  who  took  a  little  pleasure  in  tormenting 
him.  On  my  part  the  task  was  not  very  dilKcuIt  I  had 
only  to  make  myself  familiar  with  some  events  of  his 
public  life,  and  certain  circumstances  which  have  oc- 
curred during  his  residence  in  Vienna,  to  induce  him  to 
believe  that  the  same  gipsy  wlio  was  then  amusing  her- 
self at  his  expense,  had  followed  him  in  the  Peninsular 
war,  to  the  camp  of  the  allied  sovereigns,  and  even  kept 
watch  upon  him  in  his  gallant  adventures  in  England.  I 
carefully  availed  myself  of  the  information  rcsiiecting 
diHercnt  passages  of  his  life,  with  which  he  himself  sup- 
plied nic  in  the  course  of  my  conver8alioIl^.  with  him, 
and  in  the  course  of  a  week  after  I  gave  it  him  back  as 
if  it  had  come  from  myself.  Thus  I  wound  up  his  eu. 
riosity  to  the  highest  pitch  :  and  now  that  my  little  ro- 
mance has  arrived  at  its  last  chapter,  you  shall  hear  how 
I  have  prepared  the  dinontmtnt. 

"  It  is  not  in  one's  power  to  give  a  heart  which  is  no 
longer  one's  own.  This  was  always  what  I  urged  in 
reply  to  his  lordship's  ardent  declnrations.  Hut,  gentlemen, 
you  »o  readily  persuade  yourselves  that  we  women  resist 
only  for  mere  form's  sake,  that  it  is  often  necessary  to 
prove  that  wo  resist  in  good  earnest.  Of  this  fact  I 
wished  to  convince  his  diplomatic  lordship.  While  I 
render  full  justice  to  his  powers  of  pleasing,  I  "annot 
lacrificc  to  the  caprice  of  a  moment,  the  happim  ss  t  an 
affection  which  is  inseparable  from  my  existence.  I 
wish  that  he  should  know  me  in  iny  own  character,  and 
lam  desirous  lo  make  a  friend  of  one  of  whoso  cha. 
racier  I  know  enough  to  make  me  prefer  his  esteem  lo 
his  jallantry. 
"It  appears  to  bo  the  fashion  of  the  day  to  give  to 
I  every  amusement  an  air  of  singularity  and  mystery;  and 
I  have  moreover  ob«erved,  that  his  lordship  has  sonw- 
what  of  a  romantic  turn.  I  therefore  pro|>osed,  that  if 
he  wished  to  know  me,  he  should  repair  at  eight  o'clock 
on  Thursday  evening,  to  the  end  of  the  grand  alley  ol 
1  the  Pinter ;  that  there  he  must  snffer  himself  to  he 
blindfoldetl,  and  a  carriage  would  be  in  readiness  to  con- 
vey him  and  his  guide  to  my  alwdc. 

"  You  may  easily  imagine  that  his  lordship  did  not 

heiit.ito  tn  accept  the  invitation ;  though  it   is  not  rx- 

I  treinely  prudent  for  the  ropresentativc  of  a  court  like 

I  thai  of  Si.  James's  to  risk  an  adventure  of  thiskiiid,  the 

ponscqiienees  of  which  might  bo  very  Uiflcreiit  from  what 

he  hn|H'«.  1  accordingly  wish  to  give  his  lordship  a  rcccp. 

lion,  which,  though  whimsical,  may  be  worthy  the  eoiili- 

ilencc  he  rc|)oBOs  in  me.     I  have  invited   moet  of  my 

friends  lo  come  here  this  evening !  wo  shall  all  Iw  mask- 

ed,  and  Isnliey  and  Moreau*  have  promised  lo  su|)rriii 

lend  the  nrrnngementu  of  this  Venitian  fete.    I  am  there. 

I  fore  confldciit  that  it  will  produce  some  effect.     I  shall 

have  a  concert  in  which  several  celebrated  professors 

will  perform,    Madomoiscllo  l^nnbard  *ill  recite  some 


•  M.  Miireaii  li  an  rmlnrni  srchltrel,  lo  whom  lh«  tUy  of  Vienna 


verses  suited  to  the  occasion,  and  the  amusements  will 
conclude  willi  a  bnll  and  supinT  :  in  short,  1  ex|Mct  that 
the  evening  will  make  a  lasting  and  pleasing  impres- 
sion."— " Ueally,  countess,"  observed  Cariati,  "  I  liar  the 
remedy  you  propose  will  not  effect  his  lordship's  cure  ; 
such  sedatives  are  more  likely  to  increase,  than  to  allay 
the  fever  in  his  head  or  his  heart !" 

The  countess  rung  the  bell.  "Tell  Madenioisellc 
Juliette  I  wish  to  s|ieak  with  her,"  snid  she  to  the  ser- 
vant. "  .  'lis  is  a  little  accomplice  whom  I  wish  to  in- 
troduce to  you,  gentlemen.  She  is  my  adopted  daughter, 
and  her  talents  will  be  of  material  assistance  to  us  in  this 
business."  Juliette  entered,  and  the  countess  expluiiied 
the  task  that  was  assigned  to  her.  In  the  iiieanwiiile  I 
will  endeavour  to  describe  her. 

Juliette,  who  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  was  a  subject 
for  the  pencil  of  Raphael  or  Alliano; — the  former  might 
have  portrayed  her  modesty,  like  a  divine  emanatimi, 
while  the  latter  might  have  represented  her  grace,  like 
that  which  he  conferred  on  his  celestial  lH<ings.  Her  lU- 
tlier  was  an  Englishman  and  her  mother  un  Italian 
Juliette  herself  passed  her  early  childhood  in  France, 
and  her  education  was  completed  in  tiermnny;  and  it 
might  truly  he  said  that  she  had  received  the  impression 
of  the  best  characteristics  of  the  four  countries.  She  was 
licautiful  without  either  s|icaking  or  moving ;  but  when 
she  spoke,  danced,  sang,  or  played,  her  charms  were 
irresistible.  In  addition  to  these  attractions  she  pos.'<ess. 
ed  an  excellent  heart,  and  her  mind  was  as  pure  as  her 
person  was  lovely. 

The  aid  of  such  a  conspirator  of  course  facilitated  the 
execution  of  the  plot.  After  having  made  our  arrange, 
inent  we  separated,  promising  to  meet  soon  again. 

On  leaving  the  Jager-Zcil,  I  paid  a  visit  to  the  Prince 
do  Ligne,  whom  I  found  perusing  a  military  book,  en- 
titled,  "Principcs  cle  Strat^ge  appliqiids  aux  Canipagnes 
de  I7i)6,  en  Allcinagiic,"  which  hud  been  sent  to  him  by 
its  author,  the  Archduke  Charles.  "  I  am  a  little  fatigued 
this  morning,"  said  the  prince ;  "  for  I  have  been  all 
night  reading  tlicse  volumes,  which  are  full  of  the  most 
curious  details.     1  have  but  one  fault  to  iiiid  with  the 
author,  and  that  is,  that  he  has  judged  himself  too  se- 
verely.    It  never  could  be  disputed  that  the  Archduke 
Charles  possesses  military  talent  of  the  first  rate  order ; 
but  that  talent  is  combined  with  a  degree  of  modesty, 
and  witli  simple  and  unaffected  manners,  which  it  is  dit- 
ficiilt  to  reconcile  with  the  reputation  of  the  first  captain 
of  .\ustria.     In  valour  and  military  g(<nius,  in  firmness 
and  the  art  of  making  himself  feared  and  obeyed,  ho  re. 
sembles  Frederick  the  Great ;  for  virtue,  love  of  duty, 
strict    integrity,  and    sound    understanding,   ho    is   the 
imago  of  Prince  Charles  of  Lorraine.    Some  time  ago  I 
attempted  to  sketch  his  portrait  in  verse,  anil  sent  it  tu 
him  incognito,  being  well  aware  that  direct  praise  would 
not  be  agreeable  to  him.    I  sus|iect,  however,  tliat  he  has 
discovereil  the  author,  and  as  an  answer  to  the  verses  he 
has  sent  me  this  work.     It  will  no  doubt  be  generally 
read  ;  and  what  is  more,  it  will  obtain  lasting  ndniirers, 
were  it  only  on  account  of  the  personal  merit  of  the  au- 
thor."   The  prince  then  began  to  converse  on  the  art  ol 
war,  ill  the  agreeable  manner  in  which  he  vias  accus- 
tomed to  discourse  on  every  subject.     He  read  to  me 
•everal  passages  of  his  military  works,  which  t  untained 
a  thousand  amusing  anecdotes.     While  he  described  the 
great  captains  of  his  age  and  their  glorious  actions,  I  felt 
that  he  communicated  his  ardour  to  mr.    To  hear  the 
conversation  of  such  men  is  infinitely  more  instructive 
and  gratifying,  than  to  M'ad  their  books.  Having  already 
collected  many  literary  fragments  which  had  emanated 
from  the  ready  pen   of  that   extraordinary  man,  who 
might  justly  lay  claim  to  glory  of  every  kintl,  I  requested 
him  to  give  nio  a  copy  of  the  lines  on  the  archduke, 
which  he  readily  did.    "  Remember,"  said  tlic  prince, 
when  I  took  my  leave,  "  that  to-morrow  evening  is  fixed 
(i)r  the  carousal  at  court  which  has  been  so  long  an- 
nounced, and  so  impatiently  ex|)ccted.    lie  here  at  seven 
o'clock  precisely,  and  we  will  go  together  :  thus,  amidst 
balls,  fetes,  hunting  parties,  and  carousals,  we  advance  to 
the  grand  result  ot  this  learned  nsscmbly,  which  as  yet 
aft'ord*  no  indication  of  what  is  likely  to  be  the  future 
destiny  of  Eiiro|ie.     I  must  now  bid  you  giniil  morning, 
for  I  am  engaged  to  preside  at  a  eJiapter  of  the  order  of 
Maria  Thcruau,  of  which  (ienerul  Oiiwaroff  is  to-day  to 
be  created   commander.     Farewell,  and  remember  to- 
morrow evening," 

No  one  can  obtain  the  dtioorotion  of  this  Austrian  or- 
der, which  is  one  of  the  highest  rank  in  I'>uro|M>,  who  has 
not  |M<rsonally  decided  the  successl^il  issue  of  an  action 
or  an  engagement,  unassisted  by  his  anporior  in  com- 
mand,     'Phc  individual  wishing  to  claim  the  decoration 


rJttr'ofrhrBir  o'^r.'  """■"""••  '*"'""•"'  '""""  "   -""'"-"  '"""«•"• »"  «"-  "•"Pt"  "••  '^o  order,  where  hi. 


rights  are  discussed,  and  the  cross  awarded  or  refuted, 
aeenrding  to  his  merits. 

After  parting  with  the  Prince  de  I.iijnc  I  cnlkd  on  the 
Countess  Fiielis,  who  insisted  on  my  staying  to  partake 
of  a  lliiiiily  (liiiner.  In  the  evening  she  had  as  usual  a 
iiiiiiiirous  party,  and  among  the  company  was  Prince 
Eugene.  Colonel  Krosiii,  and  Prince  (iagariii,  the  I'm- 
[leror  Alexander's  aides-decamp,  who  hud  freciueiitly  ae- 
eoiiipaiiied  their  sovereign  in  his  visits  to  the  Empress 
Josephine,  spoke  with  rupture  of  the  pulace  of  Malmaison, 
the  splentliil  galleries  filled  with  rlitf-il'aurrrn  of  paint- 
ing  and  sculpture :  and  the  rich  hol-linuses,  in  which  the 
plants  of  IkiIIi  hctiiispheres  were  eollcclcd :  in  short,  all 
who  had  seen  .Mulinaison  concurred  in  eulogising  the 
pure  taste  of  the  princess  by  whom  it  had  been  enibel- 
iislicd. 

"  Yon  will  perhaps  scarcely  hclievc,  gentlemen,"  said 
Prince  Eugene,"  that  a  place  whose  beauty  and  splendour 
now  cluiin  your  ndmirntion,  wus  once  viewed  only  with 
feelings  of  horror,  as  the  abode  of  tyranny  and  the  scene 
of  limnan  misery.  Such,  nevertheless,  is  the  fact,  as  the 
iinnic,  Malnwison,  serves  to  attest.  The  place  has  re- 
tallied  that  ap|M>llation  since  it  was  the  nsidenee  of  Car- 
dinal de  Richelieu,  the  minister  of  I,onis  XIII.,  who,  be. 
iieath  the  cover  of  the  throne,  committed  nets  of  the  most 
sungninury  despotism.  I  have  heard,"  udiled  the  princ», 
"  a  traditionary  anccilote  relative  to  Malniaisnn,  which 
might  furnish  materials  for  a  modern  nielo-drama."  The 
company  requested  him  to  relate  it,  and  he  readily  com- 
plied.    Il  was  as  follows  : — 

In  a  gloomy  day  in  the  month  of  November,  a  tra- 
veller on  horseback  stopped  at  tl;c  door  of  nn  inn  in  the 
village  of  Riielle,  which  adjoins  the  park  of  Mahnaison. 
The  ii'istcss  went  out  to  receive  him,  and  having  given 
his  horse  to  the  stable  boy,  he  ordered  dinner.  He  was 
shown  into  the  iM-st  room  in  the  house,  and  the  busy 
hostess  set  about  preparing  his  repast.  In  a  few  minutes 
another  traveller  on  horseback  stopiK'd  si  the  inn,  and 
also  ordered  iliniier.  '  I  am  very  sorry  that  I  cannot  ac 
commodate  you,  sir,'  said  the  hostess;  '  but  every  tiling 
we  have  in  the  house  has  been  liespoke  by  a  gentleman 
who  arrived  a  few  miniites  before  yon.' — '  Go  up  stairs,' 
said  the  traveller,  '  and  tell  your  guest  I  shall  lie  obliged 
lo  him  if  he  will  |>ermit  me  tn  share  his  dinner,  and  I 
will  defray  my  portion  of  the  ex|iense.'  The  hostess  de. 
livcred  the  message  to  the  first  traveller,  who  politely 
replied,  '  Tell  the  gentleman  I  shall  be  glad  of  liis  com- 
pany, hut  that  it  is  not  my  practice  to  accept  payment 
from  persons  whom  I  invite  to  dine  with  me.'  The  se- 
cond  traveller  according!)*  went  up  stairs,  and  havings 
expressed  his  acknowledgments  for  the  kind  reception 
he  hud  experienced,  thry  both  sat  down  to  table. 

"  The  dinner  was  as  cheerful  as  could   lie  expected, 
considering  the  short  acquaintance  of  the  parties;   but 
(luring  the  dessert,  when  some  excellent  wine  was  placed 
UTore  them,  the  conversation  lieeanie  more  unrestrained, 
and  the  second  traveller  ventured   to  ask   his  obliging 
.■Vmphytrion  what  had  brought  him  to  that  part  of  the 
country,  where  he  appeared  to  Im-  a  stranger.    '  I  have 
bi'cn  ordered  here,'  he  replied, '  by  the  cardinal.' — '  By 
the  cardinal !'  resumed  his  companion,  in  a  tone  of  sur- 
prise,     '  Pardon  my  curiosity,  sir,  if  I  enqnire  whether 
you  have  reason  to  suppose  you  have  given  his  eminence 
any  offence  ?' — '  Hy  no  means,'  replied  the  first  traveller; 
'  and  it  is  to  free  myself  from  any  such  impntntion  that  I 
have  come  here.    The  fact  is,  there  has  been  published 
at  Roehelle,  my  native  town,  a  virulent  satire  upon  the 
pubUc  conduct  and  personal  character  of  the  cardinul, 
several  copies  of  which  have  lieen  addressed  lo  the  king; 
and  though  I  never  in  my  life  wrote  a  single  word  that 
has  appeared  in  print,  I  am  unjustly  accused  of  being  the 
author  of  this  pamphlet.  Nothing  obtains  such  ready  be- 
lief  as  the  whisperings  of  folly  and  ill  nature;  and  I  have 
therefore  lost  no  time  in  obeying  the  summons  of  his 
einiiienee,  in  the  hope  of  effeetnally  refuting  the  absurd 
charge  that  has  lieeu  hronght  against  me,' — '  Sir,'  tnid 
his  companion,  with  an  expression  of  marked  anxiety, 
'  return  thanks  to  Providence  for  the  fortunate  accident 
which  has  inlriHliiecd  me  to  you  to-day,     I  also  have 
been  summoned  hither  by  the  "cardinal,  and  for  no  other 
pur)iosi',  I  am  eonvineed,  than  that  of  beheading  you!' 
A  thrill  of  horror  passed  through  the  frame  of  the  person 
to  whom  these  words  were  addressed,     '  Vcs,  sir,'  re- 
sumed the  spenk.T,  '  I  say  again,  my  task  would  have 
been  lo  liehead  you,     I  om  the  execiitioiirr  of  a  neigh- 
liouring  town;  and  whenever  the  eurdinul  hus  ony  secret 
act  of  vengeance  lo  iierform,  I  receive  orders  to  repair  lo 
the  castle.    The  particulars  1  have  just  heard  you  relatr, 
together  with  the  hour  of  your  appointment  here,  all  con- 
vince ni«,  lieyond  a  doubt,  that  yoti  are  marked  out  as  a 
victim, — But  fear  nothing ;  I   will  seeurc  your  esevpn 


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Ordir  ymir  linrnu  iiistaiilly,  mid  m)  willi  nic.  I  will  ac. 
'|ilil  lUjM-li'of  llii'  (ii'lit  <>t'{;r:ilitii(lo  wliirli  your  ciiiirtcjy 
liiiH  liii|ii>si'(l  <m  inc.' 

"  Til '  liorior  anil  ninriii  of  tlit;  jKHir  trnvcllrr  niny  be 
inori'  easily  roncoiveil  than  dcsiTilHil.  III!  inslantly  or- 
dcrcd  llio  liorsi's  to  liu  saddlid,  and  having  pnid  the  hill, 
lio  nnd  liis  companion  Kit  out,  takiiig  ii  private  way 
throufrh  llie  wood  ol"  Dutard.  '  Do  yon  sue,'  Bniil  his 
(jnidc,  nn  tiicy  approaclicd  tlio  castle,  '  that  ifrattd  v»in. 
dow  wliich  uliiiost  ri'iicliun  the  cniniiiis  cil'  the  eeiilral 
turret  f  lii  that  dnnjreon,  senlcnees,  atrninst  whieli  tlien^ 
is  no  appeal,  are  pronounced  anil  exe<iilrd,Hnd  (he  niiiti- 
Inted  liodie.s  ol'  the  »ictinis  are  InirUd  into  the  moat  lie- 
low,  where  they  aro  F|H:edily  destroyed  liy  ipiiek-liine. 
Ni'jjleel  not  lo  oliserro  my  inslrnrtions.  (Conceal  yourself' 
iK'liiiid  lliat  liedg;e;  nnd  it'  within  the  spiiei;  of  an  hour 
yon  see  a  lij;lit  gliuimurin<r  nt  the  window  which  1  have 
poiiiti  il  out,  then  yon  may  conclude  that  I  am  ordered 
iiire  to  exeeiilo  vcni.'ranec  on  unotlur :  hut  if,  on  the 
Contrary,  yon  sec  no  light,  rely  on  it  that  you  yourselt 
are  the  inteniled  victim.  In  that  case  lose  not  aiiioincnt, 
I'rolit  hy  thu  darkness  of  the  night  and  the  Hwillness  of 
your  hor.se.  (Jain  the  frontier,  and  there  plea<l  yonr 
cause  n»  you  tluuk  fit.  Hut  |K'rinit  mu  to  tell  you,  that 
it  is  absurd  to  ueek  to  justil'y  yourself  aguinst  the  impu- 
tation ofiui  otrcnce  which  you  have  not  eonuiiitteil;  tor, 
where  despotism  icigiis,  law  and  justice  arc  |)owerless.' 
"  Having  ciprcs-sed  uulMjunded  gratitude  to  his  tirtelary 
saint,  the  traveller  witlidre.w  to  his  hiding  place,  'riie 
Hiispieions  of  tliu  cordinid's  agent  proved  well  t'onndcd. 
No  light  nppearcil  at  tho  window  of  the  turret;  and  at 
the  expiration  of  the  hour  the  traveller  galloped  otV.  lie 
imini'iliately  quitted  France,  nnd  did  not  venture  back 
until  at>cr  the  death  of  the  cardinal. 

"  On  returning  to  his  native  country,  Iiis  first  business 
was  to  visit  tho  inn  of  Ruille,  and  to  make  enquiries  re- 
KlX'Ctiiig  his  lionufaetor;  who,  however,  Imd  not  been 
seen  or  heard  of  for  several  years,  lie  then  related  his 
adventure,  whicli  has  since  become  a  local  tradition,  and 
lias  conferred  eelehrity  on  the  inn  of  liuelle,  known  by 
the  sign  of  the  Chcwl  liliine,  'I'lie  room  in  wliieli  the 
l»'o  travellers  dined  i»  sliown  tu  this  day,  and  is  called  la 
mile  lie  bun  aecourt. 

"  You  see,  gentlemen,"  added  I'liuee  lOiigene,  "that 
there  is  souic  iliti'erenec  bitwern  the  iinpressiou  whidi 
iMalmiiison  prnducud  on  yon,  and  that  wliieli  was  e\{K'- 
rieneeil  whim  the  lour  tin  nnl.liillni  was  an  object  of  ter- 
ror to  the  IK  ighbouring  country." 

The  above  story,  wliieU  was  told  in  a  very  interesting 
manner  by  I'rince  Kugtne,  uitroduecd  the  narration  nl 
other  terrific  adventuriF,  and  n<  xt  day  all  the  ladies 
complained  that  they  Irad  lueii  distmlHil  by  frightful 
dreams.  Hut  it  is  pleasing  to  have,  the  imagination  ex 
cited  even  at  tlio  cxjhiisc  of  a  broken  niyhl's  rest. 


niAPTKR  XXIV. 

Arroiint  nt' ilie  ceti  liiaitrit  (mirtmiiii  iitifivi-ii  at  Vienna  tlnriiiK  rnii. 
t^irs!,— I.iiil>  LnnUi  iriigli  wrariiiu  ilie  iiidi^Miia  iil'ilie  oriliTut'Llii' 
(iiirh  r  as  a  iliatli-iii. 

(Jood  taste  is  not  I  think  so  superficial  a  quality  as  it 
Is  genrrally  considered.  The  eoneiirnneo  of  many  re- 
qiiisites  is  necessary  to  loriii  it;  diliciiiy  of  iiiiiid  and 
iintiinent,  aequaintanee  with  the  maiiiiers  of  |inlite  so- 
c  iity,  am!  a  errtuin  tuet  spontaneously  legiilating  the 
whole.  Illigaiiee  in  the  iiahils  of  lili;  i..  iiquisite  to  lorni 
gooil  taste ;  and  linally,  llie  I'teling  should  be  superior  to 
the  eoiidilion  of  its  possessor;  liir  no  one  leels  at  case, 
even  ill  prosperity,  unless  he  has  u  mind  which  raises 
him  iH'yond  its  inllueiiee. 

This  definition  of  u  valuablo  quilily,  which  imparts 
liMi  great  a  elinrin  to  actions  iiisignilieaiit  in  themsrlves, 
ina'y  with  equal  justice  be  applied  to  whatever  relates  to 
fetes,  parties  anil  entertainments  of  every  kind.  It  may 
Iheret'oro  pro|H'rly  precede  the  description  of  a  s|M'etaele, 
unique  ill  its  kind,  and  the  spbniloiir  of  which  was  greatly 
inhaneed  by  a  judicious  display  of  taste;  as  a  brilliant 
viirnisli  increases  the  transparency  of  a  painting. 

The  engagemnit  I  had  formed  with  thu  rrinee  de 
l.igiie  for  the  evening  iMcnpied  my  thoughts  the  whole 
day  long,  so  anxious  was  I  to  lie  priBent  at  ii  fete,  where 
the  evhibition  of  ancient  feiits  ol  eliivalry  would  revive 
tho  reeollectiniis  of  the  liiiiu  when  valour  obrved  love, 
and  beauty  erowncd  llieiii  liotli.  Many  weeks  had  Im-cu 
spent  in  preparations  lor  this  carousal :  so  that  no  doubt 
was  iiiterliiined  that  the  court  would  display,  on  the  oc- 
casion, till'  utmost  splendour  anil  iiiagnilii  "iiee. 

At  seven  o'clock  1  was  with  the  prince,  and  in  ii  few 
monieiits  aller  we  were  scalci]  in  n  carriage  on  our  way 
to  the  eoiirl. 

"  Do  not  imiigine,"  said  lliu  prince'  to  me,  as  w<!  drove 


along,  •*  that  we  are  going  to  witness  a  deadly  conllict 
Tlie  comliatants  will  not  maintain  the  lioiionr  of  their 
mistres.scs  by  a  feat  of  arms,  nor  by  an  apjieal  to  the 
jiKlgiiient  oftMid,  as  the  vanquished  were  accustomed  to 
do,  when  liii  re  was  no  otiiir  way  of  esraping  death  but 
by  iHTjietual  seclusion  in  a  eoiiveiit.  Since  the  fatal  uc 
eideiit,  which  took  place  ill  a  tuumament,  and  ended  tile 
days  of  King  Henry  II.  of  France,  such  burbarou.s  amuse- 
iiieiits  have  given  place  to  more  iiarmlcss  and  graceful 
exercises,  and  our  iiioilern  righters  of  wrongs  now  main 
tain  the  iiicoinparablu  Isaiity  of  their  ladies  in  a  touriia 
nicnt  with  as  little  danger  as  if  they  were  pleading  a 
thesis  in  the  court  of  love." 

pH'Veral  ollicers  under  the  direction  of  Count.Wurm- 
brand,  grand  iiia.-ti r  ^'  the  cereiiionies,  waited  at  the 
gates  tiir  tho  persons  invited,  and  conducted  them  to 
their  allotted  places. 

The  toiirnanient  was  to  1h.'  Iicld  in  the  imperial  mews. 
The  hall,  the  extent  of  which  nearly  equ.illcd  that  of  an 
ordinary  cliunli,  was  in  the  loriii  of  a  long  parallelogram. 
A  circular  gallery,  supported  by  twenty-tbiir  Corinthian 
columns,  fioiii  which  were  suspended  the  escutcheons  ol 
the  knights,  ornaiiieiited  with  their  amis  and  devices, 
eomiiiunicnted  with  the  dill'ercnt  aparliiients  of  the  pa- 
lace :  in  this  gallery  Isncbes  were  |ilaced,  raised  gradu- 
ally one  aliovc  another,  and  capable  uf  uccominoiiating 
nearly  one  thousand  s|iectators. 

At  each  cxtrcmit;-  ot"  the  hall  tlicru  vs-erc  two  ranges 
of  seats  adorned  with  dra|K'ry,  onu  for  the  monarchs, 
empresses,  archdukes,  and  sovereign  princes,  and  the 
other  I'or  the  twenty-tour  ladies  whose  knights  were  to 
maintain  in  the  tournament  that  they  were  the  fairest  of 
the  fair. 

Ill  tiic  galleries  surmounting  these  scats  orchestras 
were  placed:  nnd  it  need  scarcely  he  added,  that  every 
distinguished  musical  |Ka'foriner  in  Vienna  was  present. 
-V  iiiiiltitude  of  chandeliers  with  wax  candles  ditfus(^d 
a  lustre  through  the  hall,  which  rivalled  the  light  of  day. 
W'c  were  placed  liclweeii  the  Count  de  Montgelas,  the 
Havarian  minister,  ond  the  Chevalier  de  Los-|{ios,  the 
Spanish  envoy.  Near  us  s.tt  the  I'rince  Nicholas  Kstcr- 
lia/.y,  dressed  in  the  uniibrm  of  the  llimgorian  hussars, 
richly  embroiilered  with  fine  |M'arls,  wliieli  was  an  object 
of  curinsily  in  itself,  considering  that  it  was  valued  at  no 
less  than  l,OIMI,l)IIO  l-oiins. 

Till'  whole  front  of  the  gallery  w.'ui  occupied  by  ladies 
distinguished  for  their  U'liity  and  rank.  "  (Jbscrvc," 
said  the  I'rince  de  l>ignc,  "  I,ady  CiisUereagli  near  the 
seat  allotted  to  the  sovereigns.  She  wears  in  her  liair  hy 
way  of  a  diadem,  his  lordship's  order  of  the  garter  set 
with  diai'iniiils;  a  coqiicltisli  conceit,  of  which  Kilward 
111.  could  scarcely  have  dreamed  in  1314,  when  he  picked 
up  the  garter  of  the  heaiitifiil  Countess  of  Salisbury." — 
"  I'crhaps,"  replied  the  Count  de  IMontgclas,  "  her  lady- 
ship wishes  at  the  present  momi'iit  to  convey  an  allusion 
to  the  wish  of  the  I'oundcr  of  the  ordir  of  tho  garter  to 
revive  the  institution  of  the  knights  of  the  round  table 
With  this  view  he  invited  nil  the  Kiiglish  and  liireign 
knights  to  dilliri'iit  tttes  given  at  Windsor;  iiud  but  ibr 
the  jealousy  of  I'liilip  do  Valois,  tlicy  would  doubtless 
have  been  no  less  brilliant  than  this." 

( >n  the  two  rows  of  scats  behind  the  ladies  princes  and 
nobleiucii  of  every  country  presentcfl  a  complete  line  of 
gold  and  diamonds ;  Ibr  their  court  ilrcsscs  and  unilorms 
were  studded  with  orders  and  embroidery,  while  tlie  tur- 
ban of  the  I'lieha  of  Widdin.tlie  calVan  of  the  Maiirujeing, 
and  the  calpack  of  I'rince  .Mauny-lleg  Mirza,  gave  pic- 
turisqiie  variety  to  the  rniijt  iL'iril.  I  was  continually 
eiiipiiring  of  the  I'lliice  de  Ligne  the  names  of  the  inili- 
t  iiluals  wlioiii  1  did  not  know ;  and  on  his  niilshing  the 
long  nonieiiclatnre,  1  could  not  help  rxclaiming,  "Truly, 
prince,  tlie  whole  world  is  lieru  !" — "  Not  so,"  he  replied; 
"  there  is  still  an  iiii|K)rtaiit  guest  absent." — "  And  wlio  is 
that  >."  1  enquired,  presuming  that  ho  meant  Napoleon. 
"The  nieclianist  Degen,  whom  you  remember  to  have 
seen  here  willi  me,  in  1H(I8,  extending  his  wings  nnd 
hovering  over  our  heads.  I  should  like  to  see  him  here 
now,  holding  in  his  hand  the  crown  wliidi  will  presently 
Ihi  decreed  to  the  victor  in  the  simrts,  and  descending 
I'roin  tho  roof  to  have  il  placed  on  his.liciid.  Degen  is  in 
Vienna,  and  I  am  indeed  astonished  that  he  has  not  been 
thought  of." 

At  eight  o'clock  precisely  -.  flnurisli  of  truiui'ctii  from 
the  heralds  nt  arms  aimniinccd  tho  entry  of  the  ladies, 
who  were  ciniluetcd  by  their  champions  to  their  Bents. 
<  )n  heholding  thrill  one  might  have  imagined  that  nil  the 
wealth  of  the  Austrian  nioiiarehy  had  been  put  in  re- 
ipiisition  to  contribute  to  tin  ir  adornmcnl.  Tlicir  velvet 
rols's  were  trimmeil  with  rich  lace,  and  madu  after  the 
liisbioii  of  lioiiis  XIV.'s  time,  but  iiKHlilied  by  the  taste  ofj 
the  wearcis,  and  enriclit'ii  in  every  way  that  luxury  could 


sniigest:  they  were  literally  covered  with  jHarls  and  i,„., 
cioua  stones,  and  their  dnsses  v\i re  studded  willi  ,||j. 
nioiiils.  The  dresses  of  I'rinccsses  I'aul  Fsterhazy,  y' 
.Maria  de  .Mettcrnicli,  of  the  Countesses  de  Periironi 
Uezewoiiski,  de  Maiassy,  Sophia  Ziq^y,  &,c.  were  valuij 
at  more  than  twenty  millions.  The  whole  scene  was  i 
revival  of  the  old  French  court  with  new  graces.  'W 
ladies  were  separated  into  four  parties,  and  dtetinguislmj 
by  diil'crent  coloured  dresses,  viz.  black,  crimson,  scarln 
and  blue.  The  cloak  and  scarf  of  each  knight  coin, 
sponiled  with  the  col  mr  chosen  by  his  mistress. 

The  knights  were  dressed  in  the  Spanish  costume, ami 
tlii'ir  dresses  wire  richly  embroidered  with  gold  aiiii  fji" 
ver ;  and  their  hats,  suriiiouiitcd  with  waving  pluniw 
were  oriiaiiiinled  with  loops  of  pilaris  or  diamonds. 

As  soon  as  the  ladies  of  the  tournament  liud  tik™ 
their  place, — forming  an  assemblage  of  beauty  siicliaj| 
thought  could  only  be  seen  in  the  native  land  of  KanlmJ 
or  depii'ti  d  by  hi:,  pencil,  a  second  flourish  of  triuiiiat. 
aminimced  the  arrival  of  tlic  sovereigns. 

The  two  <Mii|)crors  sat  with  the  empresses  at  Ihiif 
sides,  nnd   the  otiier  sovereigns  and    reigning   priiin, 
ranged  themselves  in  the  order  of  rank  :  tlicy  were  all  m 
full  costniiie,  and  pri;scnted  the  grandest  8|iectacle  llm 
lOurope  coiilil  ufi'urd.     It  was  hoped  that  thu  cni|jrNs 
Maria  Loiii.sn,  and  her  son,  young  Najiolcon,  would  liai,. 
been  present;   but  they  were  not.     Maria  Louisa  felt  iJi, 
delicacy  of  licr  situation,  and  wisely  deemed,  tiial  tW 
only  means  of  maintniiiing  dignity  in  misfortune  wnsio 
live  in  obscurity.     She  accordingly  left  the  palace  of  I 
Schoenbrun  but  seldom ;  tho  prince,  however,  told  aie  I 
that  she  hail  several  times  attended  the  rehearsals  of  tlis  I 
tournament,  accoinjianicd  by  her  fatlicr  nnd  her  younj 
sisters. 

As  soon  OB  all  tlio  sovereigns  nnd  the  rest  of  the  S|i«. 
tators  were  seated,  strains  of  martial  music  rcsoundtil  I 
through  the  hall,  and  the  twenty-four  knights  made  iluif 
entry.     They  were  the  flower  of  the  Austrian  nnliiliiv, 
and  hail  during  the  preceding  camnaigns  gallantly  «« 
their  spurs.     They  were  mounted  on  sujierb  liorsif,  so  I 
richly  caparisoned,  tliat  their  colour  coulil  not  be  ilis.  I 
tingiiishcd.     Twenty-four  pages  preceded  them  disiilav 
ing  their  banners;  and  tlicy  were  followed  by  thirty.™ 
C[,i|iiire3  bearing  their  shields.    These  esquires  v.crc  aU 
ill  the  Spanish  costume,  but  more  plainly  dressed  than 
the  knights,  and  were  mounted  on  fine  black  horsrii.      [ 

The  whole  cavalcade  advanced  towards  tlic  sovcnigns, 
whom  they  saluted  with  their  lances;   then  retuniiiijji 
a  galloping  pace,  tlicy  offered  tho  same  mark  of  ri's|«'fi 
to  their  mistresses,  who,  rising,  returned  the  saliiUilirai. 
I  laving  twice  inaile  the  round  of  the  circus,  tlicy  all  willi. 
drew,  and  liinr  of  them  immediately  re-entered  to  mm.  i 
iiicnce  tlio  elegant  exercises  of  the  evening.    'I'urks'  ami  I 
Moors'  heads  were  fixed  on  slightly  elevated  stakes,  and  I 
each  knight  passing  at  a  gallop  had  to  carry  one  of  tliini 
oil' on  the  point  of  ins  sword.    This  was  a  relic  of  aanU  I 
ciistoni,  introduced  f<>r  the  purpose  of  maintuiiiini;  li«'  [ 
hatred  of  the  (ierni.in  knights  towards  their  daring  anil 
implaealde  enemies  the  Turks.  | 

These  and  other  teals  were  executed  with  sinjiiilai  I 
address.  .Scuiic  of  the  knights  carried  otV  rings  on  iIk  I 
IKiiiit  of  the  lance,  or  pierced  small  objects  siis|Hiiili'il il I 
a  few  feet  from  the  grotiiid. 

Others  were  armed  with  short  javelins,  which  lluyi 
hurled  with  great  dexterity  at  the  image  of  a  Saraoii,! 
which  served  as  a  target,  and  then  with  another  jav.lin,! 
having  a  hiHik  at  the  |ioiiif,  they  picked  up  from  likl 
gj-oiind,  while  passing  at  full  gallop,  tho  dart  tlicy  lud  | 
just  thrown. 

Another  jiarty  armed  with  sabres  cut  in  two  nil  ap|>lt| 
8iis|HUidcd  by  a  thread,  and  atlirwards  cut  it  ncrMl 
again.  This  last  teut  required  infinite  dexterity,  aiiiilbtl 
knight  who  most  excelled  in  it  was  thu  sou  of  l'riiitt| 
Traiitmansdorlf. 

All  tlicsi  feats  wcro  iK'rfornied  ullernately  by  the  ili' 
tl'riiit  knights,  to  the  aceompaniment  of  licautiful  mill. I 
tnrysyiiiplionies,  while  thu  smiles  of  the  ladies  lewarddl 
their  address  and  dexterity.  I'lilike  the  fair  dailies  nln| 
ill  the  tilts  and  tournaments  of  the  olden  tiiiic,  ullirid 
loud  cries  and  shrieks,  to  e.xciln  their  champions  tu  ili  I 
fend  their  f'oine,  tiiu  liidies  on  this  m^coNion  seenicil  U\ 
tlii'ir  smiles  In  say  to  the  knights,  "  ruinoinbur  that  ynl 
are  jousting  for  two  bright  eycB." 

Ill  11  few  minutes  the  wliolu  cavalcade  of  knights  on^l 
squires  reapiicareil  nnd  executed  various  elcgnni  ii*[ 
no'uvres,  Icrmiiiating  with  n  sort  of  dance,  which  wTvtdl 
tu  display  to  advantage  the  intelligencu  and  Is'aiilvdl 
their  horses.  The  prizes  awarded  to  tliocoiiqucror»»"«<l 
those  distributed  by  Ihir  hands,  which  enhanred  llm' 
value.  The  knights  having  oneo  more  saluted  UicbjvtI 
reigns  and  tho  ladies,  rotlu  round  tlio  circle  for  the  l«<l 


lliiii',  uiid  wit 
iiil.rnl. 

.\  short  till 

\n,-  l.ulies.     I 

l.iiiriiaiiiciit; 

till!  s;)cct.icle.i 

Al  liiiglh  ti 

i-oiiiliicled  the 

ivire  liiiiig  wi 

I..1II.     .V  spli  11 

till'  l.lilies  to  tl 

SI  llli'il  till'  1110: 

'I'lic  knight: 

ciiii'f 'ibjeels  o 

r.iirnito,  and  di 

with  the  erowc 

Till'  siqiper 

Aiiioiig  the   ti 

ciiV.T.s,  '^xyr  the 

liitiic  of  the  tlo 

jcHi'l.S  and  the 

(Iri'il.s  of  crysta 

fare  ri'scuililinf! 

iTi'.ili'd  by  the  ) 

Darin;,'  siip|N!r 

the  li.irp,  sang  1 

laloiir. 

A  tier  siip|)er 
rnoiiis,  where  ii 
uirds  of  three  1 
nil  tin'.  W.1S  illii 
«Ms  ki'jit  uji  11 
a|i|).ireiilly  astoi 
ImiI  enjoyed  at  ( 
iii'ciiiii|Kiiiii'd  by 
(riiilc*.  Ill  fhor 
li:rgiilli  11  hy  any 
.\IKt  siipjier  I 
I  niel  ill  one  of 

so: if  llie  ladit 

In  liini,  "  how  b( 

this  evening :  til 

liy  llie  cliariiis  ai 

.'^iirrnuiided  by  a 

till'  prince,  "you 

nfiMii'ol  the  iiios 

</iilin:iry  age ;  bill 

'Taille,  and  u  \w 

As  I  expressed  st 

ilrauiiig  me  asidi 

vein  an  episode  o 

liuK  s  from  her  o\ 

"At  that  |MTio, 

«Ms  eovcrcd  with 

who  w.is  a.'4  ccleh 

liy  lilrili,  ri'sided 

il.iii!;litiT  Rosalie, 

for  /iir  sallfy  she 

iiiitions.    She   wa 

linnary  eoiimiiftei 

llii'  repiililir,  and  1 

iial : — to  he  snsjiei 

«.is  ill  a  Ii  w  days 

"  IJiiriiig  her  ii 

was  si'p.uati'd  fVoi 

to  have  her  d.iiighi 

Has  carried  to  the 

till' care  of  some  o 

ill  Ihiir  turns,  s|k'i 

princess,  and   icfl 

''■ii|iiiiiions  in  mis 

lonsiirii,.,!  („  |||„  ,,| 

|iri*iii,  whose    mil 

llioii^rh  sIk'  had  ti' 

irenenmsly  tisik  cli 

III  r  from  ihe  |irisoi 

"  Kni.ilie,  who  w 

very  ililferi  nt  from 

I",  was  alike  r 

ilii|io»ilioii.  .She  d 
lier  iliiiiii'Htie  ocelli 
ri»lu'il  the  same  ull'i 
'  'I'll!'  reign  of  b 
yu'liiiK,  which  wna 
'■Europe,  inlbrnieil  t| 
I  "iiiiilry  wliieh  was 
li»il  ixiiil  the  Ibrfcit 
"linre  in  a  iiiisguidi 
"'*"  iH'iiig  mad.' 
'.""^.•'iiiiiitKcew, 
'"  ""fis  where,  wit 


AT  iiiii  coN(;ui;ss  or  viknna. 


201 


I  |H'ni'U  and  |itv. 
udiltil  witli  iijj. 
ul  EHtcrlmiy.  (if 
ics  ill!  IV'ri^Kjtil, 
&.r.  wure  valwd 
ole  Bcciie  wa»  i 
3W  praccs.  Tl«- 
iiul  <ll^tingtiisht(| 

criiiis«on,  s(arlii, 
cli  kniglit  fnrrt. 
iiiistri'ss. 
lish  costume,  snj 
v'itli  gnlil  uiid  >|'.. 

wuvinjf  pluiiiiv, 
r  ilinnioixls. 
iinicnt  imil  tikm 
:  beauty  such  as  I 
eland  of  Ua|iliul,  | 
Lirisli  of  truiiii<b 

iiiproascs  at  llnir 
riiigiiing   prinoi, 
; :  tlicy  were  all 
lost  siKJctacle  tliji 
tliat  the  cni|irrss 
[K>lcon,  would  liavc 
iria  Louisa  felt  tl«  | 
deemed,  tliat  tht 
misfortune  was  to 
lcl\  tlic  (Kilacc  01  I 
,  liowcvcr,  told  m  I 
ic  rclicanialH  of  Uk 
icr  and  her  youn; 

lie  rest  of  tlio  S|i«. 
il  nuisic  rcsnuiidril 
l(ni);liUi  made  tliiir 
:  Austrian  nnhiliiy. 
ligns  gallantly  won 

II  8U|K-rl)  liormt.so 
•  could  not  bo  & 
:('dcd  them  dis|>lay 
llowed  by  tliirty-tii 
e  csquiri'H  were  aUi 
)liiinly  dressed  than 
no  bliick  liorseii. 
I'ards  the  sovereigns, 
I;  then  returninjil 
|nic  mark  of  ros|«-fl 

ned  the  Bahitullon. 
:iri;us,  tlicy  all  willi- 
re-entered  to  emii.  I 
ning.    Turks'  ami 
vatcd  stake:',  anil  I 
carry  one  of  tluin  I 
IS  a  relic  of  an  old  I 
uiaintuiuiui!  IIk 
their  daring  ani 


eU 


of 


utod  with   sinpibl 
citt"  riu(;s  on  lie  I 
ibjects  8Us|Kiid«l  it  I 

relins,  which  llio;  I 
iiajjc  of  a  Surann,  | 
itii  another  javilin,! 
licked  up  from  Itio  I 
the  dart  tlicy  liaii  I 

|Cut  in  two  annpiJil 
Mirds  cut  it  Qcrosl 
'  dexterity,  and  Ik  I 
the  son  of  I'rinctl 

niately  by  llieili'l 
t  of  iK'aulil'ul  null- 1 
the  ladii'B  lewarWl 
lie  fair  ilaiiieN  wIkvI 
olden  time,  ullitiJ  I 
ehampious  lo  JiT 
coHion  Bceiiifd  I'l  I 
emomhiT  tliat  vmI 

ade  of  knijfliln  tnJl 

iirioUH  eleRaiil  m\ 

lance,  which  wrviJI 

jnco  and  lH«iily"i| 

[lioconquerorHwrnl 

leh  enhaneed  'l""! 

Ire  wdiited  llieM"T 

circle  liir  the  li»| 


, line,  mid  witlidrow  in  tho  saiiio  order  in  which  they  had 

'"Tsl'inrt  time  idnpscd  In-fore  they  returned  to  lead  oul 
1'  lidio-i  I  liad  been  sUndiuj  llie,  whole  time  of  llie 
l,'!iiniaHieiit;  but  llie  admiration  which  tlie  gramleiir  of 
|i„.  s.K-et:icle. excited  banished  t;very  suiisation  of  fati^rue, 

\l'leii"th  the  kninlits  reapiieared  in  tlio  gjllery,  and 
comliieleii  their  ladiis  to  the  xraiul  suite  of  rooms,  which 
tt-ere  liiiii"  with  lljwers  and  tastefully  decorated  for  tin' 
IpII  a  splendid  blaze  of  li^'lil  displuycil  the  beauty  of 
,1,,.  liilies  to  the  hii;hcst  lulvaiilase  ;  and  the  wlnde  pre. 
s,  iilid  the  most  madiiifieiNit  speetaelu  imafriualile. 

The  kui^'lil^'  and  their  fair  partners  now  beeaini;  the 
,.i|iel"id.j«'e'i's  of  alteiitioii,  for  llio  sover(;i;{lis  np|«'ared  in- 
..iniit'i,  and  disiruised  in  their  dominos,  mingled  freely 
with  the  crowd.  ,        ■  ,• 

The  supper  was  of  tho  most  sumptuous  description. 
AiMiiMT  Hie  tables  was  one  laid  out  with  forly-ei;rlit 
eiiv.rsri'or  the  pi'rlormcrs  in  the  lournanicut.  'I'lie  |ier. 
liiiiic  id'tlie  tlowers,  the  majxuirtceuee  of  the  driwses  and 
jewels  and  the  blaze  of  wax'  lights,  sparkling  in  Imii- 
.Ireiis  of  1  rvst:il  chandeliers,  presented  altogether  a  pic- 
liire  reaomrding  those  descriptions  of  enchanted  ptilaees 
,  re  nliil  bv  the  imagination  of  pneLs  and  romance  writers, 
lluriii;'  sup|M;r  minstrels,  aecompaiiyiug  themselves  on 
the  harp,  sang  lays  and  ginniiles  in  praise  of  beauty  and 

laloiir.  .  .  .1      1    n 

Alhr  sup|>er  the  company  again  repaired  to  Ine  ball 
rooms  where  in  a  short  time  tlicre  were  assembled  up- 
ward:)'of  three  thousand  persons.  The  quadrilles  boasteil 
III!  tli:it  was  illustrious  in  rank  and  birth,  and  dancing 
ivas  kept  up  until  daylight.  'I'lie  company  separated, 
a|ipareiil!y  astonished  at  the  unminglcd  pleasure  they 
had  enjoyed  at  one  of  those  splendid  Ictes,  where  cnnwt, 
iiiTiiinpaiiied  by  constraint  and  vanity,  so  freiiucntly  in- 
(riide.s  In  thorl,  the  scene  will,  I  am  certain,  iiever  Im; 
i;ii.'ntlen  by  any  one  who  liad  the  happiness  to  witness  it. 

A'ler  snpiier  I  again  joined  the  Prince  do  Ligne,  whom 
J  met  ill  one  of  the  ball  rooms,  admiring  the  dancing  of 
fone  of  the  ladies  of  the  tournament.  "  Observe,"  said  I 
In  liiiii,  "  how  beautiful  the  Ooimtcsa  Hezewouski  looks 
this  evening :  the  elegance  of  her  dress  is  rivalled  only 
liy  the  charms  and  graces  of  her  |K'rson." — "  To  see  her 
.■iiirioiiiided  by  all  this  splendour  and  happiness,"  said 
llie  prince,  "you  would  not  suppose  her  lo  be  the  heroine 
ofmie  ot  the  most  extraordinary  adventures  of  this  extrii- 
<.rdhiary  age ;  but  I  can  assure  you  that  a  prison  was  her 
eraille,  and  n  ixjor  laundress's  garret  her  first  school." 
As  I  expressed  some  surprise  on  hcmring  this,  he  added, 
druwhig  me  aside,  "  Come  this  way,  and  I  will  ri'late  to 
yciii  an  episode  of  her  life,  which  I  have  heard  twenty 
ihiic  s  from  her  own  lips." 

"  At  that  iierimi  of  the  reign  of  terror,  when  Frnnce 
was  covered  with  .scatUdds,  I'rinccss  Fanny  LuliomirHkn, 
who  was  as  cclidiralcd  lor  iM'auty  as  she  was  illustrious 
by  hirlli,  resided  in  I'aris.  She  had  with  her  her  only 
iliiitjhler  Uosalie,  who  was  then  five  year*  of  age  ;  mid 
for  lier  safely  she  confidently  relied  on  the  sacred  law  ol 
iiiiliiins.  She  was  however  denounced  to  the  revolu- 
tionary eomniiltec,  on  tho  charge  of  conspiring  against 
rlio  rejiiiblic,  and  arrnigned  kliire  that  sanguinary  trihu 
ii:d :— to  he  siis|iected,  accused,  and  condemned  to  duath, 
wMs  in  a  fi'W  days  the  fate  of  the  unfortunate  victim, 

"During  her  imprisonment  in  the  Coneiergerio  she 
was  separnteil  from  all  her  servants;  hut  she  was  allowed 
lo  have  her  daughter  with  her;  and  the  day  on  which  she 
was  carrieil  to  the  scatl'old  she  recoininendcd  Hosniie  lo 
the  care  of  some  of  her  Icllow  prisoners.  Ihit  the  latter, 
III  their  turns,  s|HM!dily  cx|H'rienced  the  same  fate  as  the 
jirinceHs,  and  icll  Itosalie  as  a  dying  iKipicst  to  tlieir 
e'  npiinions  in  mist'ortime.  The  |)oor  child  was  at  length 
i'nii8ii;iied  to  Ibu  ehnrilahle  care  of  thi!  laundress  of  the 
|>risiin,  whose  name  was  Itertot.  This  |ioQr  woman, 
tlioii<;li  she  had  five  children  of  her  own  to  maintain, 
ifrneriiMsly  tiHik  charge  of  the  |ioor  orphan,  and  removeil 
lur  I'riMii  the  prison  to  her  own  obscure  lodging. 
"  l!ns;ilie,  who  was  now  consigned  to  a  sphere  of  life 

ery  dilVeri  nt  from  that  wliiidi  fate  had  marked  out  for 
I  her,  was  alike  rcmarkahie  for  her  heauty  and  amiable 
I  ili<|iosilioii.  Sill!  diligently  assisted  her  iK'neliictresii  in 
I  lur  doniestie  nceiipalioiis,  anil  her  adopted  mother  e.he- 
I  risked  the  wiiiie  alfeelion  fiir  her  as  for  her  own  children. 
The  reigii  of  IiIoihI  had  eensed,  and  tlio  list  of  llie 
I  virliins,  which  was  nt  that  period  piihlislieil  throughout 

Kiiropc,  informed  the  friends  of'  the  countess,  that  in  a 
I  roimlry  which  was  called  free  nn  illustrious  I'olish  lady 

liiiil  |nid  the  I'orfi  it  of  her  head  for  her  imprudent  coiili- 

dinre  in  a  iiilsgiiided  |icoplc. 

"IhilH'ing  made  neipiainleil  with  tlin  horrible  inlelli- 
I  p.'iiire.Coinil  Kczcwouski.tlie  princess's  brother,  liaslened 

lo  I'liris  where,  with  the  iissislaiiee  of  the  iiiagistcriiil 


luthorities,  he  actively  endeavoured  to  discover  tlie  ilaugli- 
ter  of  his  milortuutite  sister.  For  several  weeks,  howiver, 
his  clforts  were  unavailing  :  a(lv<'rliseineults  promises  ol 
reward,  holliing  iiiul  been  neglecleil.  Iiul  the  adierli.sc. 
incuts  nevir  reached  llie  eye  of  the  |M)or  laundress,  and 
the  jailer  of  the  Coneiergcrie,  the  only  person  who  could 
give  him  any  account  of  the  orphan,  was  dead,  and  had 
had  two  successors.  'J'he  count  almost  relimiuished  every 
hope  of  allainiiig  his  objecl,  and  began  to  fear  that  miserv 
had  hastened  the  death  of  his  ineee.  However,  Kosalie's 
trials  were  ilrawing  to  a  close: — it  happened  that  the 
laimdiess  of  tin:  t'niiciergerie  akso  v.'aslted  liir  the  hotel 
(Iritii'^i:  lliiliiliiiT,  where  the  count  had  put  up  on  his 
arrival  in  I'aris. 

"One  nmrning  when  Uosalie,  aeeonipaliicd  by  her 
adopted  molher,  brought  liome  soiuit  linen  to  the  hotel,  the 
count  saw  her  as  she  crossed  the  eourt-yar<l.  lie  wn.s 
struck  with  her  iKauty,  and  tlmuglit  he  coold  trace  in 
her  features  some  resejnldaiiee  Ut  tiiose  of  his  si.-.ler  : 
'  U'hiit  is  your  name,  iny  little  girl  "  said  he.  '  Kosniie.' — 
'  Rosalie  I'  repeated  the  count  with  surprise.  '  My  good 
woman,'  continued  lie,adilressiiigliimselfto  the  laundress, 
'  is  this  your  chihl .'' — '  1  might  say  she  is  mine,  sir,'  re- 
plied  the  woman, '  liir  I  have  brought  lur  up  since  she 
was  three  years  old;  however,  1  am  not  Ik  r  mother;  she 
is  the  daughter  of  a  lady  who  died  a  prisoner  in  tliet^on- 
eiergerie,  and  she  has  now  neither  father  nor  mother.' — 
'  A  lady  who  was  a  prisoner  in  the  Coiieiergerie  ?' — '  Yes, 
sir,  and  a  lady  of  qualitv',  loo;  but  she  was  guillotined  like 
many  others  by  Kobespii  rre.'  The  count  no  longer 
iloubted  that  his  niece  stood  belbic  hiui.  lie  iniinedialely 
addressed  Kosalie  in  llie  Polish  language,  the  iiccenls  of 
which  revived  all  the  impressions  of  her  childhood.  She 
burst  into  tears,  and  running  into  the  arms  of  the  count, 
she  cxcbimed, '  I  understand  you,  sir,  I  understand  youl 
that  is  the  language  which  my  mother  used  lo  speak  1' 
The  count  pressed  the  child  lo  his  bosom,  sayhig, '  Have 
I  at  length  found  thee,  Rosalie  I  the  child  ol'  my  beloved 
sister?'  'J'hen  turning  to  the  launilress,  who  stood  iiio- 
tionlesB  with  surprise,  he  said,  '  Itertot,  eonlinuc  still  to 
be  her  mother — she  shall  not  leave  you.  She  has  been  a 
part  of  your  liiiiiily — you  shall  heiicefoitli  be  a  part  of 
liers  ; — Rosalie  shall  now  begin  to  share  her  bettered  fur- 
tune  with  you!'  With  these  words  he  put  into  her  hand 
a  purse  of  gold,  and  desired  lur  lo  remove  with  her 
children  to  the  hotel  (•iiiiigc  linliilliirr.  A  few  days  af- 
tcrwarils  he  lell  Paris  to  return  to  I'olaiid,  whither  Her- 
tot  and  her  family  ac^coiiipiuiied  Rosalie. 

"  The  ehihlren  of  the  laundress  were  brought  up  under 
the  eyes  of  the  count.  'I'lie  Iniys  were  placed  nt  the  uni- 
versity of  Wilna;  aii>i  allerwards  having  ciilered  the  Po- 
lish army,  they  became  the  aides-de-camp  of  Prince  Po- 
nialowski ;  and  the  girls,  to  whom  handsome  |>ortioiis 
were  given,  married  I'idisli  gentlemen. 

"  The  beaiilifuU'omitess  Uosalie,  who  is  very  naliirally 
the  object  of  your  admiration,  married  her  cousin  ('omit 
Uezcwouski.  Since,  happiness  has  spread  its  golden  veil 
over  her  destiny:  her  benefactress,  tho  estiniable  llcrtid, 
cnntiuucs  to  reside  with  her ;  and  the  eoimtcss,  who  loves 
her  as  a  mother,  calls  her  her  I'rovideiiee. 

"  'J'his,"  added  the  prince,  "is  an  anecdote  which  de- 
serves lo  1)0  engraven  ill  the  lie:irls  of  all  women." — 
"  Yes,"  oliscrved  I,  "  it  ought  to  be  made  known,  so  that 
public  esteem  may  reward  actions  which  unfortunately 
are  but  too  rare." 

CIIAP'l'KR  XXV. 

\'i»it  to  the  pnrrejnin  niiiiiiiriietory,  and  in  tlie  lin|ierhil  Irensiiry— 
AerniMii  111' a  tuaiiiaiiieiit  In  bwedin — AneeitnieH  ot'  Fiehvli 
Ii-aclitrH. 

How  many  jicople  there  are  in  the  world  who  love  to 
compare  rather  than  lo  applaud; — who  examine  u  Uiok 
with  prejuiliee,  lest  it  should  allord  them  too  much 
pleasuri; !  Tliesi:  persons  imagine  they  display  talent 
111  proportion  as  they  alfect  to  he  fastidious  ; — they  juilgi' 
before  they  read,  and  eritieise  rather  than  allow  their 
feelings  lo  bi!  moved.  Yet  a  few  short  lines  imbued 
with  scnllmcnt  and  imagination  are  preferable  to  a 
whole  eneyclopeilia  of  words,  and  a  few  hours'  pleasant 
reading  arc  soiiietimcH  worth  twenty  learned  dis.scrta- 
lions. 

('ohiiiel  llrosiu  and  tho  Chevalier  Danilewski  gave 
mo  nn  early  call,  and  rcipicsted  ir.e  to  nccompany  them 
on  a  visit  lo  the  c(  lebrated  iHircclain  manufactory  situated 
in  the  suburb  of  Kosscaii.  The  KmiHTor  Alexander 
had  bespoke  several  articles  at  the  mamifuclory,  and  had 
directed  his  aiih.ile.cnmp  llrnsin  to  hasten  llieir  com- 
jiletion.  On  our  arrival  we  met  the  Dutchess  of  Olden. 
iHirg,  nceompanied  by  her  cinirniing  sislir  thelicredilary 
princess  of  Sive  Weimar,  :iiiil  the  prince  royal  of  Wir- 
teniburg.     The    ilhiatrious   parly   had   ordered   diiiiur 


services,  which  were  nearly  ri'ady,  and  were  certainly 
the  most  tasteful  produclions  of  the  inanulactory.  'I'he 
designs  were  exeeiitid  by  \'ieiina  artists.  On  one  of  the 
ser\  iees  VMtre  represented  the  costumes  of  the  lllly-two 
Russian  governments,  cojiied  from  the  designs  in  Count 
C'harlus  Rechberg's  work  on  Russia;  and  on  another 
were  retraced  the  games  and  costumes  of  the  .Sclavoninns, 
alter  the  sketches  of  tiie  painter  Orlowski.  The  vases 
ordered  by  the  emperor  were  ornamented  with  fanciful 
ihsigns,  similar  to  those  which  the  maiml'aetory  cxiiorts 
to  'I'lirkey  and  Cliiiia. 

Nearly  six  hunilred  individiiiils  are  tanployed  in  this 
porcelain  manufaclory,  and  ol'lhese  one  hmidred  are  artists. 
Two  vases  of  great  beauty,  ornamented  svilli  open  work, 
cut  almost  as  tine  as  lace,  were  pri  seiiteil  lo  Ihe  prince 
royal.  "  Ah  !"  observed  be,  "  1  am  afraid  to  lake  ebaige 
of  things  which  require  so  miieli  care."  'I'lien,  turning 
lo  tlie  princesses,  he  idded, — "  I.adu  s,  allow  me  to  trans- 
ler  these  elegant  fnigililh's  to  you — they  will  he  more 
sale  in  your  keeping  lliaii  In  mine."  On  having  Uio 
I  slablisbmenl,  which  is  far  inferior  to  those  of  Sevrce, 
Saxony,  and  lierlin,  we  accompanied  the  prince  and 
princesses  to  the  imperial  treasury,  which  contained  a 
lew  objects  of  anliqiiily,  and  a  rich  eolleclion  of  modern 
curiosities.  Among  other  things  were  several  specimens 
of  clock  work,  and  the  first  watches  made  in  Nuremberg, 
wlihdi  being  eonlaincd  in  oval  cases  of  carved  ivory,  have 
received  the  name  of  eggs.  We  were  also  shown  some 
splcnilid  vaBcs  of  crystal,  and  others  cut  from  blocks  of 
jas|K'r  and  agate,  cups  and  lamps  tiirmcd  of  lapis-lnzuli, 
and  a  vase  t<!ii  inches  high  and  four  in  diainclcr,  cut  out 
of  a  single  lopaz.  We  also  s:iw  an  assortment  of  crowns, 
sceptres,  and  jewelry  of  every  kind,  which,  though  very 
ohUfashiiined,  had  been  several  times  copied  and  re- 
copied. 

In  a  separate  apartment  we  fouiul  a  collection  of  the 
early  works  of  Raphael,  executed  at  a  time  when  that 
great  artist  was  employed  to  make  designs  for  the  iLiliaii 
piillery.  This  uniiiuc  eolleclion  was  a  pretcnt  from  llic! 
pope,  and  a  high  value  is  set  upon  it.  'I'lie  piclnres  are 
fixed  info  the  carved  paneling  of  the  wall.  Though  tho 
talent  of  the  great  painter  is  scarcely  discernible  in  these 
imperiect  sketches,  y<t  they  possess  the  interest  which 
cannot  liiil  lo  Ik!  attached  to  every  production  of  his  iin- 
morlal  pencil. 

As  my  friends  and  I  had  no  engagement  for  dinner, 
we  repaired  lo  llie  Knipresstif  Austria  hotel,  which  was 
the  resort  of  foreigners,  when!  llie  numerous  parties  who 
daily  usscniblcd,  coiiBtanlly  formed  nn  agrceablo  sort  of 
a  club. 

(Notwithstnndiiig  the  influx  of  foreigners  of  rank  and 
fortune  in  Vienna,  the  ex|Knse  of  living  was  by  no 
means  extravagant.  A  Dutch  ducat  was  at  that  lime 
worth  twelve  ilorins  in  paper  money ;  its  numerical 
value  being  llms  doubled,  the  pro|ierly  of  foreigners 
was  augnienled  in  an  equal  proportion.  Picnic  din- 
ners, SI  rved  with  profusion,  did  not  exceed  five  florins 
per  head,  including  wine.) 

During  dinner  Ihe  conversalion  turned  excliuiivcly  on 
the  carousal  of  the  preceding  day,  at  which  most  ol  the 
guests  had  been  present.  'J'he  knights  and  their  ladies, 
the  music  and  the  hori-es,  Ac.  were  praised  and  criti- 
cised by  turns  :  but  it  was  universally  admitted  that  so 
splendid  a  spectacle  and  so  illustrious  a  circle  of  Bpeclu- 
t(;rs,  had  never  bcliire  been  Keen  in  l'hiro|H!.  "  As  lour- 
iiamcnts  probably  had  Iheir  rise  in  d'ermany,"  observed 
the  piiiiee  of  Hi'sse-Homburg,  "  it  was  very  natural  that 
an  endeavour  should  have  been  made  yesterday  lo  revive 
the  reconeelhm  of  that  circumstance."  "Since  the  reign 
of  Fionis  XIV,,"  said  (icnerul  .limini,  "certainly  ii«lhiiig 
similachas  been  allempled  ;  and  Ihe  great  Colbert,  could 
he  have  wilncssed  Ihe  lite  of  yesterday,  would  have  ae- 
kiiowledged  hiiiihcif  eiitdone."  "  Pardon  me,"  iiiler- 
nipted  llie  Chevalii  r  neriminscn,  "I  think  that  Stock- 
holm has  uceasionally  been  the  sci  lie  of  equal  gaiety  and 
splendour.  At  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  (iustnvus 
Ailolphus  IV.  several  louriiaincnls  were  givi  ii  at  tlie 
ipieen's  palace  at  Drolniiigliolin,  for  the  king  was  of 
opinion  Ihat  such  nmuscmcnls  tended  to  keep  up  in 
Sweden  thai  valour,  elegance,  and  courlcBy  of  maimers, 
of  which  (iuHtaviis  111.  niid  his  court  exliihiled  such 
|K<rfect  models.  1  can  assure  you,  Kcnthnicn,  that  though 
yesterday's  carousal  wns  certainly  a  splendid  8|H'claclc, 
llioso  at  which  I  have  Ihcii  present  in  Sweden  liuvo 
rivalled  il,  not  in  inngniliecnec,  but  in  the  nceuratc 
fidelity  lo  idd  traditions.  The  Inst  at  which  I  was  pre- 
sent was  very  remarkable.  The  (lerman  panels  hud  for 
some  lime  previously  anuouiieed  that  a  knight  who 
wished  to  remain  imkiiown,  challenged  to  single  ctmibat 
any  Swedish  knight  who  iiiighl  dispnlo  witli  him  Iho 
pri/.e  of  Ihe  louiiutmcnt,  which  was  u  scarf  cnihruidercd 


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by  the  haiuU  of  tlu^  (HK'cii.  Ho  accordingly  kus|h-iuIciI 
nt  tlic  b.irrirr  of  tl]<>  ciiriip  liis  Hliiclil,  wliicti  was  oriiu- 
niunk'd  with  stars  on  nn  azure  •rrouiid,  with  the  device 
fra  lanii  una.  His  gunntlet  was  taken  up  by  yoiiii^ 
Count  Oxensficrn.  A  cirennisluiice  uliieh  added  to  llie 
wliinisicality  of  the  combat  was,  that  the  knijjht  choice 
as  his  wca|>on  the  battle-uxc,  the  use  of  which  ha<l  been 
I'xploded  for  centuries.  On  this  occasion  tiiere  were,  as 
yon  may  naturally  suppose,  n  thousand  reports  in  eireu- 
iation,  iuid  a  thousand  various  conjectures  alloat.  How- 
ever, the  most  accredited  story  Wiis,  that  the  imltnown 
Don  tiuixote  was  a  young  Knjjlish  nobleman,  who, 
durin^r  a  visit  to  the  court  of  liadcn,  had  become  pas- 
sionately enamoured  of  the  (pioen,  then  I'rineess  Doro- 
tlica.  It  was  for  a  lime  supjiosed  he  would  obtain  lier 
hand;  but  one  of  the  dauirhlcrs  of  the  Marffravu  havin<j 
become  empress  of  Russia,  and  another  queen  of  llavaria, 
policy  made  Dorothea  (pieen  of  Sweden.  The  loviT 
was  discardiMl;  but  he  was  unable  to  master  his  unfor- 
tunate passion;  and  his  only  renminini;  wish  was  to  die 
or  to  triumph  over  his  adversary  in  the  presence  of  the 
object  of  his  adoration.  The  kiiiff,  who  rarely  failed  to 
take  part  in  these  amusements,  and  to  dispute  the  prizes 
with  the  other  champions  of  the  carousal,  was  unwilling 
that  so  public  a  duel  should  violate  the  ob.servance  of  the 
laws,  which  by  his  coronation  oath  he  had  sworn  to 
maintain ;  and  in  consequence  the  combat  did  not  take 
place. 

The  tournament  was  however  extremely  magnttieent. 
The  <|ueen  crowned  the  conqueror,  who  proved  to  be 
young  ('ount  Pi|)er.  At'ler  the  tournament  the  count's 
banner  was  placed  in  nn  antique  car,  drawn  by  two 
reindeer  as  white  as  simw  ;  and  the  entertaimnent,  like 
that  of  yesterday,  closed  by  a  ball  and  supper,  at  which 
all  tlic  court  were  present. 

As  my  chapter  is  but  short,  I  will  here  relate  two  an- 
ecdotes which  I  heard  while  at  llaginow  in  Russia,  a 
village  .500  wersts  from  Moscow. 

In  this  neighbourhood  the  Count  de  W .  has  his 

principal  estate,  on  which  he  sjwnds  a  great  portion  of 
the  vcar.  A  curious  incident  occurred,  whilst  here,  to 
my  'recollection,  which  justifies  the  appellatiim  of  the 
Bulany  Hay  of  the  European  continent  given  by  my 
witty  friend,  the  .Marquis  de  Maisonforl,  to  Moscow. 
That  city  in  fact  abounds  with  adventures  and  quacks  of 
all  kinds  from  almost  every  part  of  Euro|)e. 

The  Count  VV had  commissioned  his  brother, 

who  resided  at  Moscow,  to  Icwk  out  for  some  B'renchman 
who  was  competent  to  undertake  the  education  of  the 
count's  two  sons,  and  to  enter  into  the  nccossary  agree. 
meat  with  him  for  that  purpose.  A  Frenchman  of  good 
appearance  was  selected  tVom  among  a  great  number  of 
candidates,  and  was  soon  atler  despatched  to  Kanginow. 
Things  went  on  satisfactorily  lor  some  time,  and  the 
count  applauded  the  choice  his  brother  liad  made  for 
him.  One  day  a  servant  of  the  count,  who  had  Ix'cn  ap- 
pointed to  attend  exclusively  on  the  French  tutor,  acci- 
dentally observed  that  the  latter  had  the  mark  of  a  lily 
printed  on  one  of  his  shoulders.  Astonished  at  a  novelty 
BO  unaccomUable,  he  ventured  to  question  the  French- 
man, who,  taken  by  surprise,  and  probably  not  knowing 
exactly  what  explanation  to  giv<',  told  the  servant  in 
great  secrecy  that  he  was  a  member  of  the  family  of  the 
bourbons,  who,  after  the  revolution,  had  oil  agreed  on 
printing  that  royal  mark  U|>on  their  persons,  that  it 
might  always  servo  as  a  sign  of  recognition  among 
themselves  in  any  part  of  the  world  where  their  misfor- 
tunes might  happen  to  lead  them.  Notwithstanding  his 
promise  to  keep  the  matU.'r  secrel,  the  servant,  as  may 
be  easily  imagined,  hastened  to  inform  every  one  of  his 
fellow  domestics  with  his  luck  in  having  to  attend  on  a 
person  of  royal  blood.  This  soon  came  to  the  ears  of 
the  whole  family,  and  from  that  moment  he  vyas  treated 
by  all  with  an  obsequiousness  and  respect  which  almost 
placed  the  whole  establishment  at  his  command.  Ill 
luck  would  have  it,  however,  that  one  day  a  French 
emigrant  holding  a  distinguished  rank  in  the  Russian 
service,  being  on  his  way  to  Cuzun,  stop|)oU  nt  Kaginnw 

to   »|)cnd   n    day  with   C^nnt   de   W .    The    latter 

hastened  to  inform  his  visiler  of  the  illustrious  jiernon. 
age  who  resided  in  his  house.  "  But,"  said  the  traveller, 
"  are  you  quite  sure  it  is  so  ?" — "  Nothing  more  certain," 
replied  the  count.  "  I  liave  seen  it,  I  have  touched  it, 
and  BO  has  almost  every  liody  in  the  bouse."  "  Hut  what 
have  you  seen  ?  Is  it  documents,  parchments,  or  ccr. 
tifieates  7" — "  Not  nt  all,"  said  the  count,  "  it  is  some 
tiling  infinitely  surer  than  all  that — nothing  less  than 
the  mark  of  the  fleur-de-lis  printed  on  his  shoulder !" 
Tlie  a.Uonishment  of  the  traveller  may  lie  easily  gnoaicd 
on  learning  this  evidence  of  the  tutor's  protensiona  to 


royalty  ;  but  when  it  was  explained  to  the  count  that  it 
was  the  brand  of  a  criminal,  his  indignation  knew  no 
hounds.  'I'lii^  royal  preceptor  did  not  long  remain  under 
the  count's  roof  aller  the  discovery  of  his  impudent  im- 
posture. 

I'hc'  relation  of  this  occuricncc  recalls  to  my  memory 
another,  which,  though  of  a  less  important  character,  is 
rather  more  amusing.  A  maid  servant  from  I'rpvence 
hail,  somehow  or  other,  foimd  her  way  to  Moscow,  where 
she  gave  herself  out  as  a  lady  of  education  who  wanted 
a  situation  as  governess.  She  contrived,  in  fact,  to  im- 
|K)se  on  the  credulity  of  n  lady  of  respectability,  who 
ngaged  her  chiefly  for  the  purpose  of  teaching  Italian 
to  her  duughle.'.  Thc!  governess  knew  not  a  word  of 
ibis  language  ;  but  as  her  own  native  tongue,  the  Pro- 
vencal, bears  some  resemblance  to  Italian  in  regard  to 
pronunciation,  she  taught  that  language  to  her  pupil, 
who,  in  fact,  uller  three  yenr.s'  study,  iK'cnme  as  com- 
plole  a  mistress  of  it  as  (he  ca])aeily  of  her  governess 
was  able  to  make  licr.  The  im|K)sture,  however,  could 
not  always  remain  concealed;  but  it  was  n  long  time 
helbre  the  young  lady  could  be  persuaded  that  slie  had 
been  losing  her  time  in  learning  a  useless /;ofoi». 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

'iMi.eof  Prilli'f  A\i  l.i;iTie":*  iii.-i\miis— rriiicp  Cz — .  — t'lahlis  pre- 
fi-rr.'d  1 1  the  cMti;:ri's» — Cdfiuus  ft'lu  given  lo  Lord  S—  —His 
InriUliip  ^  splt'iiilKl  ili[Oier  in  return — Uiscu&'siun  (in  Liiiiiloii  and 
I*iiris — i-nril  8 — "s  fiiMid  iittmnns. 

To  describe  accurately  the  manners,  laws,  and  nn- 
tional  character  of  any  country,  it  is  necessary  not  only 
to  have  lived  long  in  it,  but  also  to  have  l)cen  acquainted 
with  a  vast  nunil)er  of  individuals  of  diflerent  classes  and 
opinions,  otherwise  we  should  be  unavoidably  led  into 
error,  according  to  thc  various  situations,  prejudices,  or 
passions,  which  may  give  a  colouring  to  the  information 
we  collect,  liut  to  know  the  spirit,  tlie  habits  and  cus- 
toms of  the  brilliant  society  of  a  capital,  the  intrigues, 
the  talents,  and  the  adventures  of  the  distinguished  |)er- 
sonages  it  contains,  it  is  sufticient  to  have  lived  as  I  did 
at  Vienna,  on  a  footing  of  intimacy  with  an  impartial 
and  intellig(mt  observer  like  the  Prince  de  Ligne,  and  to 
have  noted  down  every  shrewd  remark  that  escaped  him. 

"  Is  it  true,"  said  I,  one  morning  when  I  called  on  the 
prince,  "  that  you  arc  the  author  of  a  song  on  the  sub. 
jectof  thc  congress,  the  chorus  of  which  is  reiwated  even 
in  the  saloons  of  the  empresses  ?" — "  I  am  aware,"  re- 
plied he,  "  that  it  is  attributed  to  nie;  but  even  if  I  could 
tbrget  the  way  in  which  the  Countess  de  Boufllers  re- 
warded  thc  vanity  of  Count  de  Tressan,'*  yet  as  I  have 
only  lines  of  words  to  op|K>sc  to  thc  lines  of  bayonets 
which  thc  occupants  of  thrones  have  at  their  dis|)osal,  1 
should  not  think  thc  conflict  equal.  However,  like  other 
|)eople,  I  have  heard  the  song  sung,  and  I  have  sung  it 
myself.  I  have  even  copied  it  out,  and  if  you  wish  to 
have  it,  here  it  is  written  with  my  own  hand,"  "  It  would 
appear,"  observed  I,  after  I  had  perused  the  manuscript, 
"  that  the  poet  is  u  scholar,  if  I  may  judge  from  the 
motto  he  has  chosen  for  his  stanzas.  Yet  I  doubt,  prince, 
whether  Rudolph  of  Hapshurg,  the  founder  of  your 
monarchy,  would  take  a  gold  chain  from  his  neck,  and 
present  it  to  theauthor  of  these  lines,  as  thc  old  chronicles 
say  he  did  to  reward  a  minstrel  of  his  own  time."  "  Af. 
ter  all,"  resumed  the  Prince  de  Ligne,  "  thc  song  you 
so  nmch  admire  is  but  un  inconsequential  jeu  d'espril. 
When  good  intentions  prompt  n  man  to  write  what  may 
entail  dangerous  results  upon  himself,  it  is  not  so  much 
an  crt'ort  of  talent,  as  on  instance  of  laudable  zenl  lor  the 
public  cause  or  justice  in  generol."  "True,  prince,  and 
we  do  not  often  find  men  possessed  of  that  sort  of  courage," 
"  More  often,  perhaps,  than  you  imagine.  As  long  as 
there  arc  obuses  there  will  be  people  to  complain  of 
them  ;  and  if  kings  will  not  hear  the  ploin  truth,  it  must 
be  conveyed  to  them  through  the  medium  of  sotire  or 
ridicule.  Hut  ns  to  you,  you  iiove  fortunately  not  reached 
the  age  when  people  love  to  complain.  Enjoy  your 
youth  while  it  lasts,  and  adopt  as  a  maxim,  carelessness 
till  twenty-five,  goiety  till  forty,  and  philosophy  to  thc 
end  of  lifo."    "  The  maxim  is  short,"  observed  1,  "  and 


easily  put  into  practice."  "  Vcs,  easy  like  every  thinv 
that  is  easily  analysed.  Life  may  he  divided  into  thrre 
parts  :  the  post  is  history,  thc  present  poetry,  and  the 
iulnre  romonce.  Moy  tJie  first,  which  is  truth,  ferveln 
enliven  you  by  its  recollections,  if  they  be  agreeable,  or 
to  correct  and  instruct  you  !  Moy  a  somewhat  ardent 
inaginntion  diffuse  0  charm  over  tne  second  partofyout 
life  I  and  may  all  that  is  brilliant  and  happy  cheer  your 
latter  days !"  We  were  interrupted  in  Uiis  conveni- 
tion,  to  nie    so   interesting,  by  the  entrance  of  Princt 

Cz .     His  highness   immediately  introduced  pnliiicj^ 

and  though  I  must  confess  he  possessed  tlie  secret  of 
imparting  to  thc  driest  subjects  tlint  captivating  eloquence 
which  seems  to  be  a  natural  gift  among  his  eountrymrn, 
yet  I  was  heartily  tired  of  |iolitical  discussions,  and  coulil 
not  endure  to  hear  them  mniittoined  by  men  who  on  anr 
other  subject  would  have  been  equally  profound  and  iii. 
strnetive,and  moreenlertaining.  Theconversotion  turned 
on  the  demands  made  u|)on  the  congress,  and  truly  llifv 
would  have  formed  altogether  on  amusing  calalogiii 
riiitonnc.  Rogusa,  Genoa,  Venice,  and  the  other  re. 
publics  claimed  their  independence ;  tlie  Grond  duke  of 
Baden  n  portion  of  territory;  Saxony  her  poescssiow 
which  hod  been  given  to  Prussia ;  Sicily  the  throne  of 
Naples  ;  the  Hans  Towns  the  restoration  of  tlieir  privi. 
leges  ;  thc  town  of  Wctzlor  its  i-hamhre  ardevte  and  (^r. 
manic  tribunal;  thc  queen  of  Etruria  Tuscany;  the  pope 
his  legation  of  Fcrrara :  Spain  the  dutchy  of  Parinj ; 
and  in  short  there  was  not  a  descendant  of  the  family  of 
the  Uuon^  ComjMi^ni  who  did  not  claim  the  Isle  of  Elbj, 
and  wos  angry  at  seeing  it  unlawfully  bestowed  upon 
No|)oleon. 

I  perceived  that  the  discussion  was  likely  to  be  pro. 
tractod  to  a  considerable  length,  and  as  the  surprise  in- 
tended by  the  Countess  Z for  Lord  S was  fiied 

lor  that  evening,  I  took  leave  of  the  Prince  do  Ligne, 
and  proceeded  to  the  Jogor-Zeil.  There  I  found  the 
countess  and  some  of  her  friends,  among  whom  ntrt 
Isubey  and  Moreou,  engaged  in  preparing  for  the  fete. 
The  invitation  cards  requested  the  company  to  assem- 
ble at  eight  o'clock  precisely,  and  all  were  punctual. 
I'ho  company  were  in  fancy  dresses,  and  those  wom 
by  the  ladies  were  exceedingly  rich  and  elegant. 

At  half  past  seven  M.  Moreou,  wrapped  in  a  latgi 
domino,  stepped  into  the  countess's  carriage,  and  drove 
10  the  Plater,  near  the  Lust-haus,  where  Lord  8 — 
was  to  wait  fur  his  conductor.  Curiosity,  vanity,  ot 
some  other  powerful  motive  induced  his  lordship  lo  be 
punctual,  and  according  to  his  promise  he  came  alone. 

Lord  S permitted  a  bandage  to  be  lied  over  lili 

eyes,  and  accompanied  by  M.  Moreau,  who  obsurieil 
prolbuiid  silence,  ho  stepped  into  thc  carriage.  At  hiif 
pusl  eight  o'clock  it  entered  the  court-yard  of  the  liolel 
M.  Moreau  removed  the  handkerchief  from  the  oyesot' 

Lord  S ,  and  then  commenced  a  aeries  of  surprim 

which  I  am  sure  must  have  left  in  his  lordship's  mini  | 
an  impression  of  gratitude  and  admiraiion.    The  reii. 

denco  of  the  Countess  Z presented  an  cxquiiite  | 

combination  of  splendour  and  taste.    The  costly  funr 
turo,  a  great  portion  of  which  consisted  of  porph;t;  I 
atid  lapis.lazuli,  the  pictures,  &.c.  gave  to  the  whole  the  I 
eft'cct  of  an  enchanted  palace ;  and  to  the  charina  of  I 
art  were  on  this  occasion  added  the  beauties  of  nature,  f 
Thc  staircases  and  drawing-rooms  were  adorned  wilk 
fragrant  shrubs  and  flowers.     A  grove  of  orange  treei 
and  vines,  thickly  hung  with  fruit,  extended  from  Ihi  I 
entrance  hall  to  the  drawing-room.  The  Countess  Z — [ 

received  Lord  S in  the  same  gypiicy'a  costume  ial 

which  he  had  repeatedly  met  her  at  the  ridotto,ondih| 
introduced  him  to  the  assembled  company.  By  a  nf^f  | 
ment  of  courtesy,  the  orchestra  performed  an  Engliik  I 
air  on  his  entrance.  When  he  had  taken  his  scat,  Jg- 1 
liotto,  the  countess's  interesting  adopted  daughter,  ud  | 
Mademoiselle  Lombard,  the  actresi  whom  I  have  mU'l 
tioiicd  in  a  preceding  chapter,  recited  some  lineeiil 
French  and  English,  highly  complimentary  to  Lord  I 
S ,  I'heso  recitations  wore  succeeded  by  the  notiooii  | 


*  A  snnn  vvat  made  uimn  the  Marccliale  de  Liixrmhiiurg,  when 
Couniera  dc  lliiiilHurs,  wliich  ciiiiinienccd  with  tlui  rullowliiii 
lints  ;— 

■■  Uunnd  Bniifflers  ptinit  it  Is  cour. 

Oil  criil  voir  In  mere  d'Anmtir,  '*" 

Chiieiin  H'eni|)n-8sn  d(>  liii  pliitre, 

Gl  Chilean  ravult  il  win  lour." 

Sii»p<'cllni  roiinlde  Treswin  lobe  Hie  siilliiir  of  ihesonir, iha  lald 
lo  him  one  day—"  fount,  have  yiiu  ncim  this  IIUIk  production  I  II 
in  Ki  \  ery  clever  thai  If  I  knew  the  Bullmr  I  would  nnl  only  pnrdnn 
him  but  iiiilirnce  hini."  The  count,  cauilit  In  the  inure,  sslil  ;— 
"  I  sm  the  author,  niadnni ;"— upon  whlcn  Ihi  lady  hoxed  hli  ears. 


dances  of  the  countries  through  wliich  his  lordship  bii  I 
travelled  ;  and  one  amusement  succeeded  another  until 
Bupfier  was  announced.  It  had  been  determined  tbil  I 
the  incognito  should  be  kept  up  during  supper;  but  it  I 
his  lordship's  earnest  entreaties,  the  countess  waa  ^\ 
vailed  on  to  give  the  signal  for  the  company  to  unii)iik.| 
[^rd  S— -  now  found  that  most  of  the  iiidividiilil 
present  were  his  intimate  acquaintance,  and  he  nl 
diinbt  congratulated  himself  on  this  last  agreeable  wl 
prise.  The  aupjior  was  magnificent,  and  partook  ^t 
the  gaiety  which  had  enlivened  the  previous  parlnfllil 
evening.  On  taking  leave  of  the  counteaa,  Lord  S— I 
invited  the  whole  of  the  company  collectively  to  tlinl 


party  of  the  p 
Princes  Kaziinic 
jryle,  Lord  Call 
oihers.  The  di 
I  ho  liesl  tasle. 
(lisliiigui.shed  by 
wlidle  lielrayed 
etitcrlaininent  o 
innss.  During  I 
but  when  the  se 
being  somewhat 
free  course,  and 
that  suproinacy 
OS  others  love  to 
most  tiiirosorvcd 
routilry.  He  sal 
and  as  the  quiel 
anyatlempt  lo  re 
Frtince  would  iloiil 
lie  throw  down  I 
ttikon  up;  for  sinci 
coinnion  civility  I 
f;uests,  it  would 
,illow  such  a  WE 
Isabey,  who,  in  a 
ventured  to  roturn 
up  the  defence  of 

"It  is  oureusloi 

orgutnents  by  faci 

than  mere  assertio 

t;eiiiu3,  nor  dintril 

J  It)  convince  us  thai 

I  ainno  possesses  tli 

I  I'ashion.     I  though 

siiiio  opinion,  that 

I  to  bo  disputed ;  hut 

I  iiiacy,  nut  only  to 

J  industry.     Of  this 

I  be  adduced.    For  t 

I  equalling  our  Gob 

I  spile  of  all  your  e 

I  cqii.illod  onr  Sovree 

J  crystal  rival  our  roi 

I  ever  attained  the  pe 

I  of  mezzotinto,  0  sty 

I  tirtisi/  hove  oppcale 

I  Do  your  Inoking.gl; 

jouri:'    Doyourcloi 

Jguelf  In  short,  a  tl 

llo  prove — " — "To 

|S ,  "except  ind 

lltorscs,  carriages,  ni 
litiorals,  wo  are  your 
■of  your  fine  arts  0011 
Iduicing  and  cookin 
■centuries  has  sufficic 
linto  details,  is  Pat  is 
j«ould  not  pi 0811  tne  ; 
TJIejun,  "  to  which  ol 
jiue.  However,  if  I 
lliouldsay  I  hat  if  L( 
fcf  objecis  worthy  of 
icknowledgod  that 
I'I'rfi,  and  of  pluaaii 
T|'  Kn)iland,  to  adni 
Poino.  the  majesty  of 
tiir  cdihces,  the  attir 
|lM,«iid  (he  nninmtii 
kraoc  In  nvery  thing, 
plily  of  that  happ 
►novtn  in  dull  dreams 
y>n  the  conlrasia  wli 
0 1  foreigner  at  the  fi 
•'I'y  of  those  parts  of 
rde,  clean,  and  unifo 
»^""  places ;  the  inert 
J°i"  who  hurry  throi 
■ravity  expressed  in 
puminolions  nt  VbuxI 
T"!"!  ill  Iho  gardens, 


AT  THE  CONCJKKSS  OF  VIENNA. 


203 


;  every  thin;; 
cd  into  lhrr« 
dry,  bikI  the 
rutii,  Fervc  to 

Bfrreeable,  or 
eivhet  nrdtnt 
d  part  of  yout 
py  cheer  your 
this  converM- 
lec  of  Prince 
duccd  pnlilict, 

Uic  necrel  of 
ting  cloquTOM 
is  countrymen, 
ions,  and  could 
en  wlio  on  any 
ofound  and  iu. 
crsation  turned 

and  truly  tky 
ising  caliittgtt 
I   tlio  other  te- 

Grand  duke  of 
her  possessions 
ly  the  throne  of 
1  of  their  privi. 
irdenit  and  (rtr- 
iscany !  the  pope 
chy  of  Pariiia; 

of  the  family  of 
the  Isle  of  Ella, 

bestowed  upoo 

likely  to  be  pro. 
I  iho  surprise  in- 

S was  fised 

^rince  do  Ligne, 
icre  1  found  the 
(long  whom  vtn 
ring  for  the  fete. 
mpany  to  assem' 
1  were  punctuiL 
,  and  those  won 
id  elegant, 
appod  in  a  laigi 
irriage,  and  drove 
here  Lord  S — 
fiosily,  vanity,  ot 
lis  lordship  to  be 
je  he  came  alone. 
be  lied  over  bii 
lu,  who  observed 
ciirriage.   At  halt 
yard  of  the  hotel 
from  the  oycsoi' 
jeries  of  surprisei 
8  lordship's  mind 
■aiioii.    The  reii. 
itod  an  exquiiiU 
The  costly  funii- 
istod  of  porphyry 
B  to  the  whole  the 
to  the  charm*  of 
eautics  of  nature. 
rere  adorned  «ilk 
e  of  orange  treei 
xtended  from  the 
le  Countess  Z — - 
piioy's  costume  ii 
le  ridotlo,  and  the 
i«ny.    By  « ref-^e- 
jrined  an  Engluk 
akon  his  scat.  Ja- 
iled daughter,  at 
rhom  I  h«'e  ■"•• 
ted  Bomo  linei  ii 
inenUry  to  UoH 
ded  bv  the  natioul 
R)  his"  lordship  bii 
ided  another  until 
determined  tW 
ig  auppcr;  btitH 
(countess  wai  p» 
linpany  to  unini* 
)f  the  iudividuit 
itancci  and  he  • 
Uat  agroeabls  » 
t,  and  partook  * 
)r«vious  part  if" 
anleis.  Lord  8— 
EoUeotively  to  i»' 


vith  I'll"  ""  t''"  li>"owing  day,  which  those  who  li.iil 
Iiot  liiriiicd  previous  cngagoiiicnis  promised  to  do. 

'f  ,.'criniimtcd  this  delightful  evcniiifT,  which  passed 
-Ij  .,;. nil  .i  unnoticed  amidst  the  hrilliniil  lestiviticH  ot 
jl,j''conj-rc8si  but  wliieli  wns  novorthelrss  one  of  the 
most  pleasing  fetes  of  which  any  individual  then  in 
Vienna  could  boast  of  being  the  object. 

Tho  dinner  given  by  Tiord  S next  d.-iy  was  cer- 

lainlva  f^iir  jtpeciinen  of  British  magiilHccnccnnd  viini- 
tv-  Bonides  tho  individuals  who  had  atlendeil  llie 
l-arty  of  ''"'  I'fccpding  evening,  there  wore  present 
rniices  Uazumowski  and  Koslowski,  the  Duke  of  Ar- 
fvle.  Lord  Calhcart,  tho  Oukc  d'Arenibiirg,  and  some 
others.  The  dinner  was  served  with  profusion,  but  in 
(he  liesl  taste.  Tho  places  iillolled  for  tho  ladies  were 
distinguished  by  bouquets  of  choice  flowers;  and  the 
wiiiilo  betrayed'  a  desiie  to  present  in  detail  what  the 
entertainment  of  tho  preceding  had  presented  in  a 
nisss.  During  tho  first  course  all  went  oft'  admirably ; 
but  when  the  second  course  was  served,  tho  appetite 
being  somewhat  satisfied,  the  conversation  took  a  more 
iVec  course,  and  our  noblo  host,  anxious  to  maintain 
that  snpreiimcy  which  sometimes  the  Knglish  as  well 
as  others  love  to  arrogate  to  themselves,  spoke  in  the 
most  unreserved  terms  of  the  pre-eminence  of  his  own 
couiilrv.  Ho  satirised  the  Gornmns  without  mercy  : 
and  as  the  quiet  politeness  of  the  Vioniioso  checked 
any  attempt  to  refute  his  arguments,  ho  concluded  that 
France  would  doubtless  be  more  vulnerable.  Accordingly 
he  threw  ilowii  tho  gauiillel,  which  was  inimedialcly 
taken  up;  for  since  his  lordship  transgressed  the  laws  of 
common  civility  by  o[)cnly  attacking  tho  country  of  his 
irucsts,  it  would  certainly  have  been  a  weakness  to 
allow  such  a  want  of  urbanity  to  pass  unnoticed 
Isabey,  who,  in  an  arbitrary  court,  had  already  often 
ventured  to  return  sinnrt  replies  to  unjust  attacks,  took 
up  the  defence  of  Franco  in  the  following  way  : — 

"  It  is  our  custom,  my  lord,"  said  ho,  "  to  support  our 
argmnents  by  facts,  which  are  always  tnorc  convincing 
than  mere  assertions.  Wo  do  not  mistake  emphasis  I'ur 
genius,  nor  diatribes  for  reasoning.  You  would  wish 
to  convince  us  that  the  most  serious  nation  in  tho  world 
alone  possesses  the  merit  of  inventing  every  elegant 
I'ashion.  I  thought,  and  I  believe  all  Europe  is  of  the 
same  opinion,  that  our  supremacy  in  this  respect  is  not 
to  bo  disputed ;  but  I  aui  inclined  to  extend  that  supro- 
inacy,  nut  only  to  the  fine  arts,  but  to  all  the  arts  of 
industry.  Of  this  |>ositivo  and  indisputable  proofs  may 
be  adduced.  For  example,  have  you  ever  succeeded  in 
equalling  our  Gobelins  tapestry,  or  French  lace  I  hi 
spite  of  all  yonr  efforts,  has  your  Wedgowood's  ware 
equ.illod  onr  Sevres'  porcelain  7  Can  your  coni^itlon 
crystal  rival  our  rock  crystal?  Have  your  cngnivings 
ever  attained  the  porlbclion  of  ours  ?  By  the  invention 
of  mezzotinto,  a  style  devoid  of  vigour  or  firmness,  your 
artist;  have  appealed  to  economy  rathor  than  to  taste. 
Do  your  looking-glass  or  your  silk  manufactured  equal 
ours?  Do  your  clocks  and  watches  rival  those  of  Bro. 
Iguetl  In  short,  a  thousand  examples  might  bo  adduced 
[to  prove — " — "  To   prove  nothing,"  interrupted   Lord 

IS ,  "except  indeed  that  in  mechanics,  literature, 

lliorscs,  carriages,  manufactures,  agriculture,  laws  anil 

liiiorals,  we  are  your  superiors,  and  that  tho  superiority 

lof  your  fine  arts  consists  solely  in  hair-dressing,  opcra- 

Idaiicing  and  cooking,  which  the  evidence  of  several 

Icenturies  has  sulficicntly  proved; — but  without  entering 

[into details,  is  Palis  to  bo  compared  to  Iiondon  ?" — "  I 

|«'ould  not  piosume  to  determine,"  observed  Count  de 

Mejun,  *•  to  which  of  the  two  capitals  tho  preference  is 

However,  if  I  wore  to  attempt  a  comparison,  I 

lliould  say  that  if  London  contains  tho  greater  number 

of  objects  worthy  of  interest  and  curiosity,  it  must  he 

ickiiowledgod  that   the  lovers  of  the  arts,  tho  lielln 

Mini,  and  of  pleasure,  must  gladly  turn  from  tho  fogs 

|>r  tlngland,  to  admire,  on  the  smiling  banks  of  tlio 

eine,  the  inijesty  of  our  monuments,  the  elegance  of 

bur  edihces,  the  attic  wit  of  our  brillinnt  literary  cir- 

tics,  and  the  animation  and  taste  which  impart  lile  and 

pace  to  every  thing.     Finally,  in  Paris  one  enjoys  the 

ility  of  that  happiness,  which  in   Lnndoii    is   only 

jinown  in  dull  dreams.     Nothing  can  bo  more  singular 

hin  the  contrasts  which  the  English  capital  presents 

1 1  foreigner  at  the  first  glance.  The  monotonous  regu- 

■rity  of  those  parts  of  London,  in  which  the  streets  are 

•idc,  dean,  and  uniform,  and  the  filth  ind  closeness  of 

<her  places ;  the  incredible  activity  of  a  crowd  of  per- 

Dns  who  hurry  through  the  stroels,  and  tho  gloomy 

tiaviiy  expressed  in  every  countenance ;  the  brilliant 

lluminalions  at  Vauxholli  and  the  silence  of  tho  prnine- 

■lien  in  Iho  gardens,  who  soem  to  have  collected  to- 


ether  for  any  p»r|ir)se  rather  than  amusement;  the 
per|Mtnal  movement  of  tlio  iiiimenso  populaliim  on 
wec^k-ilays,  and  the  tranquillity  which  succeeds  llint  agi- 
tation oil  tSundays;  tho  tumult  of  the  eleetiuns,  tlie 
I'requeiicy  of  disliirbancis,  and  the  facility  with  which 
order  is  restored  in  the  iiiinic  of  the  law;  tho  universal 
feeling  of  civil  equality  and  the  maintenance  of  the 
most  singular  feudal  customs;  the  admiration  and 
lioiioiir  rendered  to  talent  and  merit,  and  the  almost  ex- 
clusive respect  entertained  f()r  wealth  ;  finally,  the  insa- 
tiable thirst  for  amusement,  and  tho  almost  incurable 
distaste  lor  all  tho  pleasures  of  lilb : — this  is  totally  the 
reverse  of  our  habits,  manners,  and  tastes,  and  renders 
your  nation,  my  lord,  a  sort  of  foreign  family  niiiong 
llic  other  gieal  families  of  Europe." 

A  conversalion  of  this  nature  was  not  calculated  to 
inspire  gaiety  and  cnulideiice  among  the  company 
Certainly  our  Amphitryon  richly  deserved  that  all  these 
parallels  should  bo  siiniined  up  by  a  comparison  be- 
tween his  manners  and  those  of  the  other  ibrsian  am- 
bassadors at  Vienna.  Some  pait  of  his  lordship's  con- 
duct had  astonished  and  shocked  the  grave  Germans. 
However,    respect   for    the   presence   of  tho   Countess 

7i cau"d  the  friends  of  that  lady  to  forbear  express. 

Ing  in  a  dei  uled  Way  their  opinion  of  that  which,  in  any 
other  place,  might  iiave  been  excused  on  tho  score  of 
national  prejudice;  but  which,  at  his  lordship's  own 
table,  was  very  far  from  what  might  have  been  ox|>ceted 
from  the  representative  of  one  of  the  most  [lolitc,  aft'able 
and  elegant  princes  in  Europe. 

Wlieu  the  company  retired  to  the  drawing-room  there 
was  first  a  little  iniisie,  and  then  an  attempt  to  dance; 
but  nothing  could  subdue  the  diilncss  which  his  lord- 
ship's want  of  good  breeding  had  diffused  among  his 
guests.  On  our  departure,  at  midnight,  we  could  not  but 
add  a  new  paragraph  to  the  chapter  of  oddities,  which, 
during  his  residence  at  Vienna,  characterised  a  m.in 
who,  by  his  own  |x>rsonal  merit  and  his  rank,  might  have 
liocn  more  honourably  distinguished  than  by  waging  a 
war  of  mauvaia  Ion. 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 

Last  moments  of  the  Piicicc  tW  Iii2n<— His  dentil— Ceremonies  ob- 
served ..t  Ilia  I'uni  rat. 

Vie  labour  for  glory  and  for  the  good  opinion  of  pos- 
terity, which  even  to  the  atheist  is  a  coni|icnsation  for 
the  immortality  of  the  soul.  But  at\cr  all,  is  it  not  a 
melancholy  error  to  attach  so  much  importance  to  that 
(losterity,  which  in  all  proliability  may  know  nothing  ol 
the  present  generation,  especially  if  we  admit  the  cer- 
tainty of  the  physical  revolutions  of  the  <rlobc  ?  Shall 
we  be  thought  of  when  ships  are  sailing  over  our  proud 
cities  and  I'ertilc  plains !  What,  alas !  ,is  the  voice  of 
fame,  for  which  man  makes  so  many  sacrifices,  and 
which  perhaps  will  to-morrow  be  drowned  by  the  tolling 
of  the  bell  which  announces  he  is  no  more  ? 

I  hurried  this  morning  to  the  Prince  de  Ligne,  who,  1 
was  informed,  was  dangerously  indisposed.  On  enter- 
iiig,  I  found  with  him  Dr.  Malfati,  his  physician,  and 
Count  (iolowkiii,  who  gained  notoriety  by  the  failure  of 
his  embassy  to  China.  The  Doctor  blamed  the  prince 
for  having  imprudently  left  tho  court  ball  without  his 
cloak,  by  which  he  hud  caught  a  violent  cold,  which  ter- 
minated in  erysipelas.  The  count,  on  the  other  hand, 
who  had  no  iiinre  fiiith  than  Molierc  in  physic  and  phy 
siciaiis,  sought  to  console  the  prince,  who  seemed  some- 
what uneasy  at  the  tone  and  language  of  the  doctor. 

"  I  have  always,"  suid  the  prince,  "  belonged  to  tho 
incredulous  tcct,  with  nil  due  deference  to  the  faculty; 
and  1  remember  very  well  that  when  the  Empress  Cathe- 
rine seriously  urged  ine  to  submit  to  medical  treatment, 
1  rejilicd,  '  I  have,  madam,  a  |ieculiar  mode  of  treating 
myself: — when  I  am  ill  I  send  for  my  two  friends ;  1 
physic  Segur  and  bleed  Cobcntzcl,  and  I  uiii  inmiediutely 
well  again !'  " — "  But  times  arc  changed  since  then, 
prince,"  observed  the  doctor,  rather  piqued ;  "  for,  if  I 
remember  right,  it  is  some  thirty  years  ago  since  you 
joked  ill  that  way  on  your  journey  in  tlio  Crimea  ;  but 
wo  are  now  in  Vienna,  and  you  arc  thirty  years  older." 
— "  1  have  no  doubt,"  resumed  the  prince,  "  that  now, 
since  every  sort  of  entertainment  has  heci  presented  to 
our  illustrious  visiters,  no  one  will  be  sorry  to  relieve  the 
monotony  of  pleasure  by  tho  funeral  of  a  ficld-iiiarslial. 
But,  gentleuien,  I  really  am  not  courtier  enough  to  wish 
to  lie  the  |)riucipal  jierformer  in  such  ,i  scene,  though 
death  is  not  to  be  feared  by  cver^  body,  as  I  have  en- 
deavoured to  prove  in  fourteen  articles  which  I  wrote  last 
night  iM'tween  a  shivering  fit  and  a  fit  of  fever.  You 
shall  hear  them,  doctor;  tliey  will  perhaps  servo  you  us 
n  text,  when  preaching  resignation  to  (latients  whom 


vnil    have    coiuleniiied    in    prilu.     Death    need    not    be 
feared — 

"  Isl,  By  men  of  pure  conscience,  who  arc  sure  of 
tluir  reward  in  the  world  to  come. 

"  ad,  Bytliosi!  who  are  tormented  by  evil  conseiences, 
wllb  do  not  lielieve  in  a  future  state,  and  who  being  mise- 
rable in  this  life,  are  i»it  sorry  to  exchange  it  for  the  an- 
nihilation which  their  infidelity  persuades  them  is  tho 
tiitc  for  which  they  are  reserved. 

".Id,  By  )ieople  of  feeling  minds, who,  having  sufl"ered 
nil  irreparable  loss,  hope,  by  a  pardonable  illusion,  to  re- 
join the.  object  of  their  nfleetions. 

"Ith,  By  the  miserable;  for  they  do  not  lose  a  life  of 
which  they  have  never  known  the  value,  and  which  is  a 
mere  burthen  to  tlieni. 

.5tli,  "  By  the  happy;  for  if  they  do  not  die  while  their 
happiness  lasts,  they  may  live  to  see  it  forsake  them. 
"Htli,  By  the  truly  unhappy  in  health  and  fortune. 
"  7tli,  By  the  unfortunate  dupes  of  courts  and  of  love, 
who  'ire  the  martyrs  of  their  taste  tiir  favour  and  favours. 
Htli,  By  the  wise,  who  are  weary  of  the  folly  of  the 
world. 

'  ilth.  By  tlie  virtuous,  who  arc  weary  of  its  wicked- 
ness. 

"10th,  By  people  of  taste,  who  are  weary  of  those  who 
have  none. 

"  Ilth,  By  men  who  have  seen  the  world,  and  who  suf- 
fer the  mortification  of  finding  thot  those  who  have 
neither  seen  nor  read  any  thing  arc  believed  in  prefer- 
ence to  thcin. 

"13tli,  By  the  honest  and  the  upright,  who  cannot  en- 
dure the  injii.slicc,  the  falsehood,  the  intrigue,  tlic  selfish- 
ness, the  malice,  and  the  mediocrity  of  those  by  whom 
they  are  surrounded. 

"  13th,  By  those  who  have  deceived,  who  have  been 
deceived,  or  who  have  deceived  themselves. 

"  14th,  Hy  those  who  arc  sated  with  pleasure,  who  have 
ex|iericiiced  ingratitude,  and  who  unfortunately  know 
mankind  too  well  to  esteem  them." 

After  having  heard  this  little  moral  lecture  the  doctor 
took  his  leave,  and  C'ount  Golowkin  endenvoure<l  to  divert 
the  prince  from  the  gloomy  thoughts  to  which  he  gave 
way  iu  spite  of  his  philosophy.  The  count  spoke  of  his 
embassy  to  China,  which  introduced  a  variety  of  anec- 
dotes, and  served  to  revive  the  spirits  of  the  prince. 
However,  his  two  days'  illness  had  produced  a  inclan- 
choly  change  in  his  appearance. 

His  daughter,  the  Countess  Pulflfy,  entered,  bringing 
the  medicine  which  Malfati  had  prcscrilwd,  and  wc  lell 
him,  promising  to  return  in  the  evening.  When  the 
count  and  I  reached  the  rampart  we  could  not  forbear 
expressing  the  anxiety  we  mutually  felt  on  account  of 
the  [triiice.  (^ount  Uolowkin,  who  had  known  him  long, 
and  who,  like  all  who  knew  him,  loved  him  with  en- 
thusiasm, said  to  me  as  we  walked  along,  "  What  an  ir- 
reparable  loss  to  the  family  and  friends  of  that  great  man 
would  be  the  termination  of  a  life,  of  which  each  glorious 
action  would  in  itself  sufHcc  to  confer  immortality  ! 
Where  shall  we  find  such  another  model  of  ancient  clii- 
valry  and  courtly  6on  ton '  Where  shall  wc  find  a  man 
who  in  so  eminent  a  degree  possesses  the  art  of  render- 
ing himself  beloved  and  admired  by  amiability  of  temper, 
originol  talent,  and  lively  imagination?  During  forty 
years  of  military  service  he  was  distinguished  by  tho 
most  chivalrous  courage ;  and  he  is  alike  remarkable  for 
the  extent  of  his  information,  military,  historical,  and 
literary.  lie  is  kind  to  his  equals,  affable  to  his  inferiors, 
and  fuiniliar  even  with  sovereigns.  He  is  adored  by  his 
children,  of  whom  he  is  the  companion  and  playli  Mow  : 
and  the  frivolity  for  which  he  is  sometimes  reproached 
is  so  varied,  so  piquant,  and  agreeable,  that  it  is  impos- 
sible to  rclVain  from  loving  even  his  faults." 

Just  as  the  count  had  concluded  this  brief  but  accurate 
portrait,  we  perceived  the  Emperor  of  Austria  coming  to- 
wards  us.  He  was  alone,  not  having  even  a  single  at- 
tendant with  him,  for,  as  Voltaire  says — 

Coinmc  II  etaii  sans  crainle,  f1  ninrciiait  s.iiis  defenM). 


As  his  majesty  approached  us  lio  recognised  Count 
Goloivkin,  and  accosted  him.  Supjiosing  that  he  might 
probably  have  something  to  communicato  to  the  count 
in  private,  I  withdrew,  and  called  on  Mr.  Grifliths,  to 
whom  I  communicated  the  apprehensions  I  felt  on  ac- 
count of  tho  illness  of  our  incomparable  friend. 

At  eight  in  the  evening  I  made  another  visit  to  tho 
prince,  accompanied  by  Mr.  Grifliths,  who  had  made  tlio 
healing  art  the  study  of  his  life,  and  now  oft'ered  his  ser- 
vices to  assist  in  preserving  the  friend  whom  he  dearly 
loved. 

Wo  found  the  prince  exceeding  weak,  and  the  pro- 
sentiment  of  his  dissolution  rendered  him  thoughtful  and 


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JOlrUNAI.  OF  A  NUHLEMAN. 


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iiK^Iniicliiily.  "  Niitiiri  li;is  ciriliiiiuil,"  said  lie,  "  lliat  \\r 
Hliiill  iill  ill  our  liirii.s  uUaiiilon  the  s|>:i<  r  ur  iH'i'ii|iy  in  tlic 
world  (o  iiiiikr  riioiii  for  others.  Wo  iiiusl  siihinit  to  our 
fiitc.  Yet,"  ailclcil  he,  with  diT|>  (Jiiiotioii,  "  it  is  a  |iain- 
fiil  fltrii););'''  t"  I""''-  'ion'  lliow"  wc  love — that  is  thi>  sr- 
vcri'st  pan);-"  At  thcao  words  ii  tear,  wliich  I  hail»ni>l 
iwwer  to  repress,  drop|K'd  I'roiii  luy  eye.  "('ome,  conic," 
said  he,  "tear  notliiii^.  IKath  will  iiiiss  hi.s  aim  this 
time ;  ami  lo-niorrow  you  will  find  tlial  all  tliis  illness  will 
liavo  vanished  like  a  dream." — "  In  that  case,  prinre," 
re|ilied  1,  "  this  iiightinare  will  form  one  piiye  more  in 
yonr  iiieiiiorandnni  hook." — "Alas!  how  inelanclioly  it 
is  tn  look  back  on  the  past!  If  it  has  bteii  untiirtniiate,  it 
is  distrcssini;  to  think  of  it.  If  happy,  it  is  puinfnl  In 
s.iy — 1/  fills  iiff.n.  If  we  think  of  onr  days  of  ulnry  and 
jileiisiire,  onr  youthful  occupations,  and  even  the  sports 
of  onr  childhood,  all  are  calculated  to  excite  reijret." 
Here  he  paused  for  a  few  iiioinents,  as  if  cnllccling  his 
ideas,  and  then  he  adiled,  "  Yet,  weri'  I  to  iH'jiin  my  life 
over  again,  1  would  do  almost  evi'ry  lliini;  1  have  ilone, 
except  iiuhi'd  that  1  would  not  nHbrd  the  saine  opjior- 
lunities  for  inj;ratitiide ;  and  that  I  would  take  a  little 
more  pains  to  avoid  the  want  of  money,  that  I  niijjlit 
have  it  ill  my  power  to  aid  tliosi'  who  do  want  it." 

The  )irincu's  illness  continued  to  make  rapid  and 
nlaniiiiij;  pro(jress,  ami  all  almnt  him  were  plunged  into 
despair.  1  remained  with  him  during  a  great  part  of  the 
•lay,  and  I  returned  in  the  evening.  His  aHIicli  '  I'amily 
were  assomhled  at  hi.-)  bed  Bide,aiul  the  most  distinguished 
IMTsonages  then  in  Vii'iina  were  inomciitarily  sending  to 
ciir|uirc  how  he  was.  When  Malfati  arrived,  aliout  eleven 
o'clock,  the  prince  saiil,  "  Nothing  ails  me,  doctor,  ex- 
cept ilie  dilliculty  of  dying.  1  did  not  know  it  was  an 
alfair  of  so  niiieli  cori'inony.  Truly,  the  uncertainly  and 
the  briefness  of  existence  arc  not  worth  this."  Ho  after- 
wards iK'gan  to  converse  in  a  very  cheerfnl  tone  of  the 
legacies  he  had  brqueallied.  "  Aly  fortune  is  not  dilVicull 
to  divide,"  said  he ;  "  hut  I  wish  to  do  it  fairly.  As  to 
you,  my  hoy,"  said  he,  aildri  ssing  me,  "  your  lainily  has 
already  received  the  liest  share  of  your  portion.  Con- 
formaiily  with  an  ohi  custom,"  continucil  he,  "  I  nnist 
leave  a  legacy  to  my  company  of  Trabans,  and  1  have 
made  that  legacy  my  posthumous  works,  wliich  are  well 
worth  a  hundred  thousand  florins."  In  vain  wc  endea- 
voured to  divert  him  from  this  nulaiiclioly  train  of  ideas: 
lie  constantly  turned  llu'  conversation  on  the  Rubject  of 
death.  "  I  admire,"  saiil  he,  "  the  manner  in  which  IV- 
ironius  departed  from  the  world.  Wishing  that  his  death 
should  1)0  as  voluptuous  as  his  life,  he  commanded  sol\ 
music  to  lie  played  and  tine  [loctry  recited  to  him  in  his 
last  momenLs.  Hut  lor  my  part  I  will  do  belter.  Sur- 
rounded  by  all  whom  1  love,  I  will  expire  in  the  arms  of 
friendshij)."  Some  moments  afterwards  he  said  ta  us — 
"  Do  not  be  so  cast  down.  Perhaps  wc  shall  not  jmrt  yet 
nwliilc.  One  illness  sometimes  saves  us  from  a  worse  ; 
lor  there  is  a  connecting  link  between  all  that  has  hap- 
l>encd  and  all  tliat  is  to  liap|icn,  and  uncertainly  is  sonie- 
times  a  blessing." 

He  was  suddenly  seized  with  a  fainting  fit,  which 
grcilly  alarmed  us.  When  he  was  somewhat  restored 
he  said — "  Ah  !  I  feel  that  I  have  not  strength  to  live ; 
but  I  have  yet  strength  to  love  you."  At  these  words  all 
his  children  threw  themselves  on  the  bed,  and  ki.ssed  his 
hands,  which  they  watered  with  their  tears.  "  What 
means  this,"  said  he,  "  my  children  ?"  withdrawing  his 
hands,  "  I  am  not  yet  a  saint !" 

A  imtion  which  the  iloctor  prcscrilicd  had  tlio  effect  of 
coin|)osiiig  him  for  a  ihw  hours;  but  about  llircc  in  the 
iiinrning  liis  imagination  seemed  to  be  suddenly  excited. 
He  fancied  he  beheld  Death  enter  his  elianiber,  onil  rais- 
ing liimself  up  in  his  lied,  he  ahsinned  the  atlilnile  of  o 
man  who  was  about  to  struggU'  with  an  adversary.  In  a 
tone  of  inconceivable  agitation  he  exclaimed — "  ("lose  the 

door ! See,  ho  is  ooming  in  ! Turn  liiin  nut !"  He 

then  seemed  to  be  struggling  with  all  his  strength,  utter- 
ing incoherent  sentences,  and  calling  us  all  to  his  aid. 
This  last  etl'ort  completely  exhausted  him,  and  lie  after- 
wards  eonlinuod  insensible.  This  was  on  the  Hth  of  De- 
cember, lull.* 

»  «  »  » 

The  Prince  do  Ligne  is  no  more ! How  melancholy 

it  is  to  write  these  words  !  One  of  the  brightest  intellec- 
tual luminaries  of  lliu  age  has  disappeared.  How  justly 
may  be  applied  to  him  the  words  that  he  employed  in  al- 
lusion to  the  death  of  another  great  man — "  II  n'esl  plus! 

•  III  iMu  loKl  mnnionla  ofexlBlcnco,  it  wniilil  appear  tliiit  an  hiin 
pliiarv  |ihiiiiii>iii  MmM'tiiiicx  prosiiiis  i'scU'tn  ilii'  ►i'jlil.  I.iirli-ii  llo 
impnfic,  III  ills  Miiiiiiitn.RtiiirMlml  in  liii'ilcllrliiiii  whirh I'rwwl" 

1. 1.,    >'..■!..•.'..     i».  I     ■.. _       I...    ii-ria    c>.>i<ii     111    slninnlii    iuilV(>priilll 


II*  i*i(-|iii*ir^)l*ltllir|irii»    III  111"   ininit"""    ..■■"■• I- -.■-■■■  " 

last  inoini  Dtp,  Im'  whs  evm   lo  PinipRlc  iMiwrrtuHy 


iinpnrii' 

annliis'  Ilinlli.  wiiioli  n|i)M'niiil  lii  lie  vifllili'  lo  liliii.  aa'l  lliat  h» 
I'liMcil  u|Kiii  hir  w>ii  Niiyoli'iiu  III  ciiini>  niiil  ilil'iiul  liliii  wlUi  III' 
lircnl  fiwiiiil. 


II  ii'est  [iliis!  Ce  piinei' i|ui  faisait  hoiiiieur  a  riioninie, 
I'hoiiiine  ipii  faisait  le  plus  iriionneiir  an  priiiee." 

The  rrince  do  I.igiie  was  for  sixty  years  a  model  and 
an  cxamjile  to  his  eonleniporuries.  Dignities  rellcctcd 
less  lustre  on  him  than  he  retiected  on  lliem,  and  iie  died 
lui  object  of  veneration  to  all  friends  of  glory,  virtue,  and 
talent,  and  an  object  of  regret  and  of  just  pri<le  to  his 
llimily  and  bis  country.  When  celebrated  men  cease 
to  exist,  it  is  allowable  anil  useful  to  judge  their  charac- 
ters; but  my  praise  might  Ih^  subject  to  suspicion,  for  1 
returned  biiii  in  enthusiasm  what  be  granted  me  in  friend- 
ship.    Hut  he  now  lulongs  to  history,  and  history  I  am 

sure  will  judge  him  as  1  do. 

X  <  *  •  » 

Yesterday  the  last  honours  were  rendered  to  the  Prince 
dc  Ligne.  The  funeral  procession  left  his  house  at  niioii, 
to  convey  the  liody  to  th<^  Kaleinbrrg,  which  had  been 
his  favourite  retreat  during  life,  and  wliich  he  singled  out 
as  his  resting-place  after  death. 

The  lM«ly  was  eonxeyed  to  tlu!  tomb  willi  Ihc  honours 
due  to  the  high  rank  which  the  deceased  held  in  tlu 
army  ;  and  the  mournful  ceremony  was  accouipanied 
with  a  degree  of  |iomp  which  had  never  iM^fore  Isen  ob- 
served at  the  fiinrral  of  a  private  individual  in  Vienna. 
Ten  thousand  troops,  infanliy  and  (cavalry,  were  oriltred 
out  to  ((lUow  the  procession.  The  prince's  company  of 
Trabans  surrounded  the  funeral  car,  and  the  oftiirers 
wroe  llie  insignia  of  moiirning.  A  man  in  armour,  on 
horseback,  wealing  a  crape  scarf  eri  hmtihuliere,  followi'd 
the  car,  hohling  a  drawn  sword  inclined  towards  the 
eiirtli.  Th(^  slrcels  through  wliicli  the  procession  passed 
were  thronged  with  crowds  of  people.  Among  Hie 
mourners  were,  besides  the  relatives  of  the  deceased,  Sir 
Sidney  Smith,  Prince  Kugene,  (Jencrals  Ouwaroll",  De 
Witt,' Ypsilanti,  the  Prince  de  Lorraine,  the  Duke  de 
Kichelien,  and  a  multitude  of  persons  of  distinction. 

Fugitive,  like  all  linnian  pomp,  the  field-inarslial's  fu- 
neral procession  (mssed  liefore  the  sovereigns.  The  King 
of  Prussia  and  the  I0ni|ieror  Alexander  beheUl  it  from 
that  part  of  the  ramparts  which  had  Ihcii  razed  by  the 
French,  and  their  cmintcnanccs  sulliciently  indicated  the 
grief  lliey  fell  for  the  death  of  the  prince. 

When  we  accompanied  the  body  to  the  vault  prepared 
for  it  in  the  little  cha|ioI  of  the  KalemlHTg,  the  sun,  as  if 
eager  to  illumine  the  asylum  of  that  justly  celebrated 
man,  saluted  ns  with  his  parting  ray. 

After  the  funeral  service  was  read,  all  the  meniliers  of 
his  family,  his  friends,  and  bis  servants,  took  an  ailee- 
lionalo  farewell  of  bis  beloved  remains. 

On  leaving  the  house  where  I  had  passed  so  many 
happy  hours,  I  heard  liis  praises  in  every  moutli,  and  I 
saw  tears  in  every  eye.  The  sincere  regret  which  accom- 
panied him  to  the  tomb  was  more  eloquent  than  the  most 
solemn  funeral  oration. 

Mr.  (Jrillitlis  and  I  relumed  to  Vienna,  carefully  avoid- 
ing the  crowd  of  iK'oplc  who  were  also  hurrying  back  to 
town.  The  tiecs  wore  leafless,  but  the  sky  was  serene. 
Not  a  brcatli  of  air  was  stirring,  and  a  dead  stillness 
prevailed  around  us.  '•  How  calm  the  evening  is  !"  said 
tiridiths.  "  Sec,  my  friend,  how  nature  is  resigned:— 
surely  from  this  llie  heart  of  man  should  learn  resigna- 
tion." 

USD  OF  Tine  jornNAL  or  a  noiu.imaii. 


THE  WOMJEIIS  OF  THE  I.ANE. 

BY  THE  AUTIIOtt  OF  "CORN-I.AW  IIIIV.MKS." 

Strong  climber  of  the  mountain's  side, 

Though  thou  the  vale  disdain. 
Yet  walk  with  mc  where  hawtliorns  hide 

The  wonders  of  the  lane, 
High  o'er  the  rushy  springs  of  Don 

The  stormy  gloom  is  rolle<l ; 
The  inmirland  hath  not  yet  put  on 

His  purple,  green, and  gold. 
Hut  here  the  tilling*  spreads  his  wing. 

Where  dewy  daisies  gleam  ; 
And  here  the  sunflowert  of  the  spring 

Hums  bright  in  morning's  lieani. 
The  mountain  winds,  the  famished  fox, 
1        ("omplain  that  Sol  is  slow, 

O'er  headlong  sleeps  and  gushing  rocks 

Ills  royal  rolie  to  throw. 
But  here  the  lizard  seeks  the  sun, 

Here  coils,  in  light,  the  snako ; 
And  here  Uic  fire-luftt  liulh  licgun 

Its  b(;autcous  iiesl  to  make. 
Oh  !  then,  while  hums  the  earliest  bee 

Where  verdure  fires  the  plain, 

'  Thr  heiljosparrnw.    1  Tlic  dnndclloii.    t  OoMcn-rrnMol  wren 


Walk  thou  uilli  me,  anil  sliuip  tu  sou 

'I'he  glorii'S  of  the  lane! 
For,  oh  !  I  love  Ihcpc  bimks  of  rock. 

This  roof  of  sky  and  tree, 
'i'hcse  lulls,  where  sleeps  the  gloaming  i:li.cli, 

-And  wakes  Ihe  earliest  IrcI 
As  spirits  from  eternal  day 

Look  down  on  eortli  secure, 
Iicok  here,  and  wonder,  and  survi"y 

A  world  in  iniiiiatiire : 
A  world  not  scorned  by  Iliin  who  made 

K'eii  weakness  by  his  niiglil; 
Hut  solemn  in  his  depth  of  shade, 

And  splendid  in  his  light. 
Light ! — not  alone  on  clouds  afar, 

( )'er  storm-loved  mountains  spreail. 
Or  widely  teaching  sun  and  star. 

Thy  glorious  llioiighls  are  read; 
Oh,  no!  thou  art  a  wonilrnns  book 

To  shy,  and  sea,  and  land — 
A  p:ii;e  on  which  the  angels  look. 

Which  insects  inidcrstand  ! 
And  here,  O  light!  miniilely  fair, 

Divinely  plain  and  clear, 
Like  splinters  of  a  crystal  liair, 

Thy  bright  small  hand  is  here ! 
Yon  drop-fed  lake,  six  inches  wide. 

Is  Huron,  girt  with  wood  ; 
This  driplel  feeds  Missouri's  tide — 

And  tli:it,  Niagara's  ilond. 
What  tidings  frnm  the  Ande.'!  brings 

Yon  line  of  liquid  light. 
That  down  from  he:iveii  in  madness  flings 

The  blind  loam  of  its  iniglit? 
Do  I  not  hear  the  tliundcr  roll — 

The  roar  lli;il  ne'er  is  still  ? 
'Tis  mule  as  death ! — hut  in  my  soul 

It  roiirs,  and  ever  will. 
What  Ibrests  tall  of  tiniest  moss 

Clollie  every  little  stoni^ ! — 
What  pigmy  oaks  their  foliage  toss 

( )'er  liigmy  valleys  lone ! 
With  shade  o'er  shade,  from  ledge  to  ledge, 

Ambitious  of  the  sky, 
They  feallicr  o'er  the  steeliest  edge 

( >il°  mountains,  mushroom-high. 
Oh,  (!ml  of  marvels!  who  can  tell 

What  myriad  living  things 
On  those  grey  stones  unseen  may  dwell ! 

What  nations  with  their  kings ! 
I  fi^el  no  shock,  I  hear  no  groan. 

While  laic,  perchance,  n'crwiieimn 
Empires  on  this  subverted  stone — 

A  hundred  ruined  realms ! 
Tio !  in  that  dot,  some  mite  like  mc, 

Imjx'lled  by  wo  or  whim. 
May  cravvl,  some  atom's  cliffs  lo  sec — 

A  liny  world  lo  him ! 
lio!  while  he  pauses,  and  ndinires 

The  works  of  nature's  might; 
Spurned  by  my  fool,  his  world  cxpircR, 

And  all  In  him  is  night ! 
Oil,  liod  of  terrors!  what  are  we? — 

Poor  insects  sparked  witli  thought? 
Thy  whisiicr.  Lord,  a  word  from  tliec, 

Could  siiiite  us  into  nought! 
Hut  should'st  thou  wreck  our  father  land, 

And  mix  it  with  the  deep. 
Safe  in  the  hollow  of  lliy  hand 

Thy  little  one  will  sleep. 


From  llio  Literary  Sonvcnlr. 
SONNET. 
On  Sir  iVnller  ScoWs  (jiiiltinff  Ahboliford  for  A'a/Jal 
BV  WIl.I.UM  wonnswoRTii. 

.\  trouble,  not  of  clouds,  or  weeping  rain. 

Nor  of  the  setting  sun's  pathetic  light, 

KngciKlered,  hangs  o'er  Kildun's  triple  height : 

Spirits  of  Power  ass<<ml>led  there  complain 

For  kindred  Power  departing  frnm  their  night ; 

While  Tweed,  liest  pleased  in  nlmnling  a  blithe  Mriiii,| 

Saddens  his  voice,  ugnin,  and  yet  again. 

Lift  up  your  hearts,  ye  Mourners !  for  the  might 

Of  the  whole  worlil's  good  wishes  with  him  gixn; 

Hlessings  and  prayers,  in  nobler  retinuo 

Than  sceptred  king,  or  laurelled  conqueror  know, 

Follow  this  wondrous  Potentate.     Ho  true, 

Ye  winds  of  ocean,  and  the  midland  sea, 

Wailing  your  charge  to  soft  Purtheno|ic ! 


We  are  not  a 
lowing  little  wo 
i,'i'ii(Tiilly  kiiiiwi 
liiili  rilitor  in  wi 
preserved  from  i 


My  dear  sir — 
concurrence  in  ii 
ym  wore  not  a| 
puny  them.  Hy 
liaioiiy  of  alFectio 
nill  be  obvious  o 
lion,  in  which  L 
may  most  succesi 
tlicy  may  most  h 


The  following  I 

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ttTitleii  for  the  pri 

[loriod  of  lime,  am 

valioiis  on  the  extt 

occasion  might  ha 

liiir  corrcspondeiic 

will  undoubtedly  1 

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llioir  niilhor.    The 

laory  lioth  of  the  p 

I  of  him  to  whom  ll 

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I  inotiiif  by  such  a  | 

li^.iniing,  virtue,  a 

wliiHil,  whose  phil 

virtue,  it  has  often 

('xi'cllencn  of  cliara 

valion :  that  no  in 

I  or  lo  lliu  familiar  fr 

I  in  more  amiable  an 

I  (li'llvcrcd  to  us  in  tl 

I  lliminrhoiit  all  his 

I  iaimlulilc  moralist 

I  nearly  .seen:  and  n 

^lr.lll);(•rs,  can  e  pial 

I  'il.'s  ill  ilic  daily  i 

Vil.  I'erirliH. 

The  following  coi 

I  wlio  will  not  liimeiil 

I  preserved .')  exhibits 

I  ill  Olio  of  llic  most  ii 

l^iil,  as  in  the  caliinc 

l"usiiti(l  coniiiiindini 

I  'li^  coiiiilry  owed  lii> 

I  liliinliiig  with  pnren 

|conioiisyon(li,seeds 

I  into  full  maturity  in 

I'll  mm:  directing  h 

|i"  llio  licst  iiistrume 

rullivillon  of  his  rei 

■I""  lieart  tliosc  princi 

Iciiiijpiiial  to  it ;  anj^ 

|'"c  whole  conduct  t 

Inuincc  of  gralituile, 

|»urr^,roHiidwork  of  < 

"Imt  parent,  niixii 

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hniitry,  would  not,  ii 

Kladly  havo  losorlcd  I 


LfiTTicRs  or  THE  r.xnj.  ov  vux'i  ham. 


2()r. 


uxiiires. 


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Msford  for  AV"| 

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'  rain, 

I".      .  , 
plo  liciglit : 

mplnin 

their  niglil ; 

ingablitlic»lra«| 

rnin. 

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:ilh  him  gix»; 

inuo 

nqucror  know, 

'  I  true, 

Hca, 
Inopc! 


LETTERS 

FKOM  TUB   I.ATK 

SSJitrl  of  etiattiam 

TO  HIS  NRI'IIEW 

THOMAS  PITT,  ESQ. 

Fiom  the  fourth  Lundon  ediliun. 

INTRODUCTION. 

\Vi'  nrc  nut  aware  of  any  American  edition  of  tlio  fol- 
lowiii"  little  work — at  all  events,  wo  are  sure  it  U  not  as 
[.(•mriilly  known  us  it  deserves  to  bo.  Wi^  join  the  ling- 
IihIi  cdiUir  in  wishing  tlicru  Imd  been  more  of  tlic  letters 
[ircserved  from  oblivion. 

TO  THB  RIGHT  HON.  WILLIAM  PITT. 

Dropmore,  Dec.  3,  1803. 
My  dear  sir — When  you  expressed  to  mo  your  entire 
concurrence  in  my  wisli  to  print  the  foUowinif  letters, 
ydii  were  not  appris(!d  tlint  this  address  would  aceoin- 
n;my  Ihcin.  lly  you  it  will,  I  trust,  Iks  rcccivrd  as  a  tes- 
liriioiiy  of  aifectionate  friendship.  To  others  the  propriety 
will  be  ohvious  of  inseribing  with  your  name  a  publiea- 
lioii,  in  which  Lord  Chatham  teaches,  how  great  talents 
may  most  successfully  bo  cultiv.ited,  and  to  what  objects 
they  may  most  honourably  be  directed. 

Gremvill. 

The  English  Editor's  Preface. 

Tlic  following  letters  wore  addressed  by  the  late  Lord 
("liatham  to  his  nephew  Mr.  Pitt,  (atlorwards  Lord  Cam- 
flfurd,)  then  at  Cambridge.  Tliey  arc  few  in  number, 
written  for  tlie  private  use  of  an  individual  during  a  short 
lieriod  of  time,  and  containing  only  such  detached  obser- 
ratioiis  on  the  extensive  Bubjects  to  which  they  relate,  as 
(ic&ision  might  hapi>en  to  suggest,  in  the  course  of  fami- 
liar correspondence.  Yet  even  these  iin|>erlcet  remains 
will  muloubtcdly  tie  received  by  tlic  public  with  no  com- 
iiion  interest,  as  well  froin  their  own  intrinsic  value,  as 
from  tlic  picture  which  they  display  of  the  character  of 
tlioir  author.  The  editor's  wisli  to  do  honour  to  the  me. 
mnry  both  of  the  [lerson  by  whom  they  were  written,  and 
of  him  to  whom  they  wore  oddresscd,  would  aloiio  have 
rrnclcrcd  him  desirous  of  making  these  |iapers  public. 
Hut  he  fwls  a  niueli  higher  motive,  in  the  hope  of  pro- 
miilio-r  by  such  a  pulilication  the  inseparable  interests  of 
loiniiiig,  virtue,  and  religion.  Hy  the  writers  of  that 
Ki'liiKil,  whose  philosophy  consists  in  the  degradation  ot' 
virliii',  it  has  often  been  triumphantly  declared,  that  no 
rxi'clleiice  of  cliaraeter  can  stand  the  test  of  close  obsc^r- 
valicin :  that  no  man  is  a  hero  to  his  domestic  servants, 
i  or  lo  lii.1  familiar  friends.  How  much  more  just,  as  well 
as  more  amiable  and  dignified,  is  the  ojipositc  sentiment, 
(Iclirured  to  us  in  the  words  of  Plutareli,  and  illustrated 
llirniufhont  all  his  writings!  "  Real  virtue,"  says  that 
iniiiiitililc  moralist,  "  i^  most  loved,  where  it  is  most 
nearly  seen:  and  no  ritspcct  which  it  commands  from 
^l^ln)rl'r!<,  can  epial  tlic  never  ceasing  admirati(m  it  ex- 
I  cites  ill  the  daily  intercourse  of  domestic  life." — I'litt. 
Vil.  I'trirliH. 

The  following  correspondence,  impcril'ct  as  it  is,  (and 
I  who  will  not  lament  that  nnny  more  such  letters  arc  not 
I  preicned .')  exliihits  a  great  orator,  statesman,  and  patriot, 
I  in  one  nf  the  most  interesting  relations  of  private  society. 
I  Not,  as  ill  tlie  cabinet  or  the  senate,  enforcing  by  a  vigor- 
aad  eiiniiniiiding  clo'pience,  those  eomicils  to  which 
I  hii  cwiiilry  owed  her  pre-eiiiiiiency!  and  glory;  but  iin- 
|planliiii;  with  parentiil  kindness  into  the  iiiinil  of  an  in- 
SciiiiMisyoiitli,  seeds  of  wisdom  and  virtue,  which  ri|M'iied 
liiitofull  maturity  in  the  character  of  a  most  accomplish- 
leilinan:  directing  liiin  to  the  ner|nisition  of  knowledge, 
In'tlio  hest  instrument  of  action;  teaching  him  hy  the 
IcuhivalioM  of  his  reason,  to  strengthen  and  estahlisli  in 
Ilii«  heart  lliose  principles  of  moral  rectitude  which  were 
Icongeiiial  to  it;  and, above  all,  exhorting  him  to  regulate 
Itlic  whole  conduct  of  his  life  by  the  predominant  in- 
IHuciicc  of  gratitude,  and  obedience  to  (lod,  as  the  only 
Imre  i;rouiidvvork  of  every  human  duty. 

What  parent,  anxious  for  the  eliaraetiT  and  success  of 
|«  son,  Imrn  to  any  liberal  station  In  this  great  and  free 
^oniilry,  would  not,  in  all  that  related  lo  liis  edueatioii, 

gladly  luvc  losoilcU  tu  the  aUuvu  uf  such  a  iiiun .'  What 


yonthfnl  spirit  aiiiiiiated  tiy  any  desire  of  future  exeel- 
ience,  and  looKing  IJir  the  gratilication  of  that  desire,  in 
tli(^  pursuits  oflioiionralile  ainbitifui,  or  in  the  cimseionH- 
iiess  of  nn  npriirlit,  active,  and  nseliil  life,  would  not  eiii- 
hracM!  with  transport  any  opiinrtiniity  of  listening  on  such 
a.  subject  to  tlie  lessons  of  Lord  Cliatliam?  They  an- 
here  I'leliire  him.  Not  delivered  with  the  aiitliorily  of  n 
preceptor,  or  a  parent,  but  tempered  by  the  nireetioii  of  a 
Iriend  towards  a  disponitioii  and  eliaraeti  r  well  eiitithd 
to  such  regard. 

On  that  disposition  and  character  the  editor  forbears 
to  enlarge.  Their  liest  panegyric  will  be  Ibiind  in  the 
following  pages.  Lord  t^aiiu'll'ord  is  there  described  sneli 
as  Lord  Cliathani  judged  him  in  the  liist  dawn  of  his 
youtli,  and  such  as  he  continued  to  his  latest  hour.  Tin 
s.ame  suavity  of  manners,  and  steadiness  of  principle,  the 
sniiie  correctncssof  judgment,  and  inteLTity  of  hc>art,  di>:- 
lingnished  him  through  life;  and  the  same  atleetimiate 
attachment  from  those  wlio  knew  him  best  has  followed 
him  beyond  the  grave. 

It  will  lie  obvious  to  every  reader  on  the  slightest  pe- 
rusal  of  the  following  letters,  that  they  were  never  in- 
tended to  comprise  a  [lerfect  system  of  education,  even 
for  the  short  jMirlion  of  time  to  wliicli  they  relate.  Many 
imints  in  which  they  will  lie  found  deficient,  were  un- 
doubtedly supplied  by  frequent  opportunities  of  (Kirsonal 
intercourse,  and  much  was  left  to  the  general  rules  of 
study  established  at  an  English  university.  Still  less 
therefore  should  the  lemiiorary  advice  adilressed  to  an 
individual,  whose  previous  education  had  laboured  under 
some  disadvantage,  be  understood  as  a  general  dissuasive 
from  the  cultivation  of  (Grecian  literature.  The  senti- 
ments of  r,ord  CMiatham  were  in  direct  opposition  to  any 
such  opinion.  The  manner  in  which,  even  in  these  let- 
ters, he  Biioaks  of  the  first  of  poets,  luid  the  greatest  of 
orators;  and  the  stress  which  he  lays  on  the  lienefits  to 
lie  derived  from  tlieir  immortal  works,  could  leave  no 
doubt  of  his  judgment  on  this  important  point.  That 
judgment  was  aflerwards  most  unequivocally  manifested, 
wlien  he  was  called  upon  to  consider  the  <|uestioii  with  a 
still  higher  interest,  not  only  as  a  friend  and  guardian, 
but  also  as  a  fatlicr. 

"  I  call  that,"  says  Slilton,  "  a  complete  and  generous 
education,  wliicli  fits  a  man  to  [lertbrm  justly,  skilfully, 
and  magnanimously,  all  the  ofHces,  both  public  and  pri 
vate,  of  |ieace  and  war." 

Tills  is  the  purjiose  to  which  all  knowlc<lge  is  subordi- 
nate; the  test  of  all  intellectual  and  all  moral  excellence, 
It  is  tlio  end  to  which  the  lesHons  of  Lord  ('hathain  are 
uniformly  directed.  May  they  contribute. to  promote  and 
encourage  its  pursuit!  Reeoinmended,  as  they  must  be, 
to  the  heart  of  every  nadcT,  by  their  warintli  of  senti- 
ment and  eloquence  of  language ;  d<Tiviiig  additional 
weight  from  the  utlectionate  interest  liy  wliicli  they  were 
dictated;  and  most  of  all  enforced  liy  the  inllncnee  of  his 
own  great  c.vunple,  and  by  tlic  authority  of  his  venuru. 
blc  name. 


LETTER  I. 

My  dear  child — I  am  extremely  pleased  with  your 
translation  now  it  is  wiitten  over  fair.  It  is  very  close 
to  thu  sense  of  the  o.-iginal,  and  done,  in  many  places, 
with  much  spirit,  as  well  as  the  imnilH'rs  not  laini',  or 
rough.  However  an  attention  to  Mr.  I'o|K!'s  nnnrocrs 
will  make  yon  avoiil  some  ill  sounds,  and  hobbling  of 
the  verse,  by  only  Iransposiiiig  a  W'ord  or  two,  in  many 
instances.  I  have,  upon  reading  the  lOcIogni'  over  again, 
nltered  the  lliird,  Iburlli,  and  filUi  lines,  in  order  to  bring 
thein  nearer  to  the  Latin,  as  well  as  to  render  sonn 
lieauty  which  is  contained  in  the  reiK-tition  of  words  in 
tender  passages.  Von  givi'  me  great  pleasure,  my  dear 
child, ill  the  progress  yon  have  mode.  1  will  recoinniond  to 
Mr. Leech  to  carry  yi.'i  (|nile  tlnotigh  Virgil's  .Kneid,froin 
lieginiiing  to  ending.  I'ray  show  him  this  letter,  with 
my  service,  to  him,  and  thanks  liir  his  care  of  yon.  For 
English  poetry,  I  reeomiiieiul  IVqie's  translation  of  Ho- 
lm r,  anil  Diyden's  Ealdes  ill  particular.  1  am  not  sure, 
if  they  are  not  eaUed  Tales  instead  of  Fables.  Yonr 
cousin,  whom  I  am  sure  you  can  overtake  if  you  wi 
has  read  Viigil's  lOneid  (piitn  tlirongli,  anil  niiich  of  Ho- 
race's Epistles,  'i'erence's  (ilays  I  would  also  desire  Mr 
Leech  to  make  yon  ]ierf'ect  master  of.  Your  cousin  has 
read  them  all.  tio  on,  my  dear,  and  you  will  nt  least 
eipial  him.  Von  are  so  go<Hl  that  I  liave  nothing  to  wish 
fiiit  that  yiai  may  Im'  direefeil  to  proper  books;  and  1 
trust  to  your  spirit,  and  <lesire  lo  lie  praised  fJir  things 
that  deaTve  pi',iise,  lor  the  lioine  you  will  lieieafler 
make.     (lod  bleis  you,  my  dear  eliild. 

Vuur  muut  uU'ectiunato  uiiulc. 


LETTER  II. 

Hath,  Oct.  13,  17.il. 
."My  ih'ar  nephew — .\s  I  have  lieiii  inoviiijr  about  from 
place  to  place,  your  letter  reaeluci  me  here,  at  liolli,  hut 
very  lately,  alter  making  a  consideriilile  eirenit  lo  find 
me.  I  siionld  liave  otherwise,  my  dear  eliild,  returned 
yon  thanks  fiir  the  very  great  pleasure  yuii  have  given 
nie,  hiiig  before  now.  Ttu'  very  goi'd  aeeoinit  you  give 
me  of  your  studies,  and  that  delivc  ri-d  in  very  good  Latin, 
for  yonr  time,  has  tilled  nie  with  the  highest  e\{H'etation 
of  vonr  fiitnre  improvements ;  I  see  the  liiundafions  so 
well  laid,  that  I  do  not  make  the  least  doubt  but  yon  will 
lieeome  11  |KTlect  good  scholar;  and  have  tlu'  pleasure 
and  applause  that  will  attend  the  srvi:ral  adviiiilages 
hi'icafler,  in  tlie  future  course  of  your  life,  that  yon  ean 
inly  aeipiire  now  by  your  einnlatioii  and  noble  labours 
ill  the  pursuit  of  learning,  and  orevery  iiei|iiirem(  nt  that 
is  to  make  you  superior  to  other  genlleiiieii.  I  rejoice 
to  hear  that  you  have  begun  iloimr's  Iliad;  anil  have 
made  so  great  a  progress  in  Virgil.  I  lio|ie  yon  lasle  and 
love  those  authors  partienlarly.  Von  eaiinot  read  them 
too  nineh  :  they  are  not  only  the  two  greatest  poets,  but 
they  contain  the  finest  lessons  f'or  your  age  to  imbibe: 
lessons  of  honour,  courage,  disinterestedness,  love  of 
truth,  command  of  tem)K'r,  gentleness  of  behaviour,  hu- 
manity, and,  in  one  word,  virtue  in  its  true  signilieation. 
(Jo  on,  my  dear  nephew,  and  drink  as  deep  as  yon  can 
of  these  divine  springs:  the  pleasure  of  the  draught  is 
equal  at  least  lo  the  prodigious  advantages  of  it  to  the 
heart  and  morals.  I  lio|io  you  will  drink  them  as  soiiie- 
Imdy  does  in  Virgil,  of  another  sort  of  cup  :  Ille  inipiger 
liausit  s|iiimanteiii  pnleram.  "  (Quickly  he  drained  the 
foaming  IkiwI." 

I  shall  Ih:  highly  pleased  to  hear  frmn  you,  and  to 
know  what  authors  give  you  most  pleiksnre.  I  desire  my 
service  lo  Mr.  Leech :  pray  tell  him  I  will  write  to  him 
soon  about  yonr  studies. 

1  am,  witli  tlie  greatest  alfeelioii,  iiiy  dear  child, 
Your  loving  uncle. 


LETTER  III. 

Bath,  Jan.  13,  I7.il. 
My  dear  nephew — Your  letter  from  Cainbriilge  atlbrils 
me  many  very  sensible  pleasures :  first,  that  yon  are  at 
last  in  a  pio|ier  place  for  study  and  iniprovemcnt,  instead 
of  losing  any  more  of  that  most  precious  thing,  lime,  in 
liondon.  In  the  next  place,  that  you  seem  pleased  with  tho 
particular  society  you  are  placed  in,  anil  with  tlie  geulle- 
iiian  to  whose  care  and  instructions  you  are  cummitted: 
and  idiovo  all  I  applaud  the  sound,  right  sense,  and  lovo 
of  virtue,  which  up|iears  through  your  whole  letter.  You 
arc  already  (losaessed  of  the  true  clue  to  guide  you 
Uiiough  this  dangerous  and  |)erplexing  part  of  your  life's 
journey,  the  years  of  education;  and  upon  which,  Iho 
complexion  of  all  the  rest  of  yonr  days  will  inliillibly  de- 
liciul :  I  say  you  liavc^  the  true  clue  to  guide  yon,  in  tho 
maxim  you  lay  down  in  your  letter  Ui  nie,  namely,  tliat 
the  use  of  learning  is,  to  render  a  man  more  wise  and 
virtuous;  not  merely  to  make  iiim  more  learned.  Muclu 
tun  virtute ;  "  (!o  on,  and  prosper."  (io  mi,  my  dear  boy, 
by  tliis  golden  rule,  and  you  cannot  fail  to  become  eveiy 
thing  your  generous  heart  prompts  you  to  wish  lo  be, 
and  that  mine  most  aft'cctionately  wishes  for  you.  Tlicrc 
is  but  one  danger  in  your  way  ;  and  that  is,  |H'rliaps,  na- 
tural  enough  to  your  age,  tho  love  of  pleasure,  or  the 
fear  of  close  application  and  laborious  diligence.  With 
the  last  there  is  nothing  you  may  not  conquer  :  and  the 
first  is  sure  to  conquer  and  inslave  whoever  diH:s  not 
strenuously  and  generously  resist  tho  first  allnrementH 
of  it,  lest  by  small  indulgences,  ho  tiiU  under  the  yoke 
of  irresistible  habit  Vitanda  est  improha  siren,  desidia, 
"  Avoid  that  ugly  siren,  idleness,"  I  desire  may  be  aflix- 
id  to  the  curtains  of  your  lied,  and  to  the  walls  of  yonr 
chambers.  If  yon  do  not  ri.se  early,  yon  never  can  make 
any  progress  worth  talking  of;  and  another  rule  is,  if 
you  do  not  set  apart  your  hours  of  reiuling,  and  never 
sutler  yourself  or  any  one  clso  to  break  ill  upon  them, 
your  days  will  slip  through  your  hands,  unprotitably  ami 
I'rivoluusly;  nnpraised  by  all  yon  wish  to  please,  and 
really  unciijoyable  to  yourself,  lie  assured,  vvhiitcver 
you  take  from  pleasure,  anuiseinents,  or  indolence,  for 
these  first  few  years  of  your  life,  will  repay  you  a  liuii- 
(Ired  fold,  in  the  plcisures,  honours,  and  advantages  of 
all  the  remainder  of  yonr  days.  My  lienrt  is  ho  fiill  of 
llie  most  earnest  desire  that  you  should  do  well,  that  I 
lind  my  letter  has  run  into  some  length,  which  yon  will, 
I  know,  be  ki  gimd  an  lo  excuse.  There  remains  now 
nothing  to  tioubh)  yoii  willi  hut  ii  little  plan  for  the  tu. 
yinning  of  yuur  bludies,  wliich  I  dcijire,  in  a  paiticutar 


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iiliniinr,  liny  [•e  rxncly  liilliwcd  in  every  tittle.  Ynu 
ure  to  qiiality  yiiiir!«lt'  tor  tlio  part  in  soeioty,  to  wliioli 
yonr  bir'li  unil  estate  call  yon.  Vnu  arc  ti>  Ik-  u  gentle. 
man  of  sneli  learning  niid  i]naUHcution!i  nR  may  dlstin- 
(fui-tli  yon  in  tlie  .serviee  ot'yonr  eonntry  heroaller;  not  n 
Jivilant,  who  reads  only  In  he  cnHed  h'.irned,  instead  ol 
conniderinjj  leirninjj  as  an  instninient  only  for  aelion. 
(Jive  nie  leave,  theri'tiire,  my  dear  ne|iliinv,  who  hive 
gone  before  yon,  to  |Kiinl  onl  to  yon  the  danjiers  in  your 
ro.ad;  to  guard  yon  a<rainst  sneh  thinirs,  as  I  experience 
my  own  defeet.s  to  arise  trom;  and  at  the  same  time,  if  I 
have  had  any  little  sneeesses  in  tlie  world,  to  y^niile  yon 
to  what  1  have  drawn  many  helps  from.  1  have  not  the 
jileasurc  of  kno\iin(j  the  jreiilleman  who  is  yonr  tntor, 
but  1  dare  say  lie  is  every  way  eipial  to  -such  a  eliargo, 
which  I  think  no  small  one." 

Believe  nie,  with  llie  truest  affeclion,  my  dear  nephew, 
ever  yours. 

I.ETrKIl  IV. 

Hath,  Jan.  11,  175t. 
My  dear  iiejilicw — You  will  hardly  have  read  over  one 
very  long  letter  from  me  before  you  arc  troubled  with  u 
second.  I  intended  to  have  written  soon,  but  I  do  it  the 
sooner  on  account  of  your  letter  to  your  aunt,  which  she 
transmitted  to  inc  here.  If  any  thing,  my  dear  boy,  could 
have  liap|>cned,  to  raise  yon  higher  in  my  esteeni,  and  to 
endear  you  more  to  me,  it  is  the  amiable  abhorrence  yon 
feel  for  the  scene  of  vice  and  lolly,  (and  of  real  misery 
and  perdition,  under  the  false  notion  of  pleasure  and  spi- 
rit,) which  has  oiK'iied  to  yon  at  your  college,  and  ut  the 
same  lime,  the  manly,  '.rave,  generous,  and  Vise  resolu- 
tion and  true  spirit,  with  which  you  resisted  and  repulsed 
the  first  attempts  u|H)n  a  mind  and  heart,  I  thank  (iod, 
infinitely  too  tirm  and  noble,  as  well  as  too  elegant  and 
enlightened,  to  be  in  any  danger  of  yielding  to  such  con- 
temptible and  wretched  corruptions.  You  charm  me 
with  the  description  of  .Mr.  Wheler,+  and  while  you  say 
}'ou  could  adore  him,  I  could  adore  you  for  the  natural, 
genuine  love  of  virtue,  which  s|)eaks  in  ail  you  feel,  say, 
or  do.  As  to  your  companions,  lot  this  bo  your  rule. 
Cultivate  the  aci|Uaintance  with  .Mr.  Wilder  wliieli  you 
have  so  ibrtunately  begun:  and,  in  general,  be  sure  to 
associate  with  men  much  older  than  yourself:  scholars 
whenever  you  can:  but  always  with  men  of  decent  and 
honourable  lives.  As  their  age  and  learning,  superior  both 
to  your  own,  must  necessarily,  in  good  sense,  and  in  the 
view  of  acquiring  knowledge  from  them,  entitle  them  to 
all  deference,  and  submission  of  your  own  lights  to 
theirs,  you  will  particularly  practise  that  tirst  and  great- 
est rule  for  pleasing  in  conversation,  as  well  as  lor  draw- 
ing instruction  and  improvement  from  the  company  of 
one's  superior  in  age  and  knowledge,  namely,  to  be  a 
patient,  attentive,  and  well  bred  hearer,  and  to  answer 
with  modesty:  to  deliver  your  own  opinions  sparingly 
and  with  proper  dittidencc;  and  if  you  arc  forced  to  de- 
sire fartlicr  information  or  cx|ilanation  upon  a  point,  to 
do  it  with  proper  apologies  for  the  trouble  you  give  :  or  if 
obliged  to  dilTer,  to  do  it  with  all  |>ossihle  candour,  and 
an  unprejudiced  desire  to  find  and  ascertain  truth,  with  an 
entire  inditiercnee  to  the  side  on  which  that  truth  is  to  be 
found.  There  is  likewise  a  particular  attention  required 
to  contradict  with  good  manners ;  such  as,  licgging  par- 
don, begging  leave  to  doubt,  and  such  like'  phrases.  Py- 
thagoras enjoined  his  scholars  an  absolute  silence  for  a 
long  noviciate.  I  am  far  from  apjiroving  such  a  tacitur- 
nity :  but  I  highly  recommend  the  end  and  intent  of 
Pythagoras's  injunetion  ;  which  is  to  dedicate  the  first 
parts  of  life  more  to  hear  and  learn,  in  order  to  collect 
materials,  out  of  which  to  form  opinions  founded  on  pro 
per  lights,  and  well  examined  sound  principles,  than  to 
be  presuming,  prompt,  and  flippant  in  hazarding  one's 
own  slight  crude  notions  of  things ;  and  thereby  exposing 
the  nakedness  and  emptiness  of  the  mind,  like  a  house 
opened  to  company  before  it  is  fitted  either  with  necessa- 
ries, or  any  ornaments  (m  their  reception  and  entertain- 
ment. And  not  only  will  this  disgrace  follow  from  such 
temerity  and  presumption,  but  a  more  serious  danger  is 
sure  to  ensue,  that  i.s,  the  emhraeing  errors  for  truths, 
prejudices  for  principles;  and  when  that  id  once  done, 
(no  matter  how  v.iinly  and  weakly,)  the  adhering  per. 
haps  to  false  and  dangerous  notions,  only  because  one 
has  declared  for  tlicin,  and  submitting,  for  life,  the  un- 
derstanding and  conseicnco  to  a  yoko  of  base  and  servile 

•  Tile  cniirsi*  nf  »iiid)  r  coiiiiuended  heina  nb.^oleli',  (die  nii- 
tlior's  n|i!iiiuii!' (Ill  the  I'liliivniioii  nl'tincian  tinratiirti  linvhiiz 
f>iitM4'qut'nily  ctiiiiic*Ml.)  w"  imiii  Imtc,  nti  it  ia  iiior.'  ptiriiculnrly  IVr 
Ihclr  oilier  excellflll  qiinlili'-*  tjint  we  vnllie  these  letters Kd. 

t  The  Uev.  John  WihIji.  prolieiidHry  of  \V'e>Iiiitii8tt'r.  The 
frteiiflfll)i|i  fnrmril  between  tliu<  iicnileiiiiin  ami  l.iird  Cainellbrd  ai 
iMi  enrly  n  iieriitil  of  ttii'ir  lives,  wns  fuiiiiih'd  In  niiitiial  e.-iticiiitanil 
coadDucii  unlnlinupled  till  Lord  Caiiieiruiil's  iJeaiJi. 


prejiidiees,  viiiiily  taken  up  and  oli.^tinalely  reliined. 
I'liis  will  never  be  yonr  danger;  hut  I  tliunght  it  not 
anii.ss  to  oH'er  these  lellectioiis  In  yonr  Ihoughls.  As  to 
your  m  inner  of  heliaving  lo.vanis  llie.se  unhappy  young 
giiitleiiK  11  you  deserihe,  let  it  be  manly  and  easy  ;  de- 
eliiii  their  parlies  with  civility  ;  reliirl  llieir  raillerv  with 
raillery,  always  tempered  Willi  good  breeding:  if  they 
banter  your  regularity,  order,  deciiiey,  and  line  of  study, 
banter  in  return  thetr  neglect  of  Iheiii ;  and  venture  to 
own  frankly,  that  yuu  eaiiie  In  Cambridge  to  learn  what 
you  can,  not  to  liillow  what  lluy  are  plciised  to  e;UI  plea- 
sure. In  short,  let  your  e.vu  rn.il  lichavionr  lo  Iheiii  lie 
as  liill  of  |)oliteness  and  ca.se  as  ynnr  inward  istiinalion 
of  them  is  full  of  pity,  mixed  with  eonleinpl.  1  come 
n  iw  to  llie  part  of  the  advice  1  have  to  offer  lo  you, 
which  most  nearly  coneeriis  your  welfare,  and  upon 
which  every  good  and  honourable  pnr|K)se  of  your  life 
will  assuredly  turn ;  1  mean  the  keeping  up  in  your 
heart  the  true  sentiments  of  religion.  If  you  are  not 
right  towards  (lod,  you  can  iievei  Ik'  so  towards  man  : 
the  noblest  sentiment  of  the  human  breast  is  here  brought 
to  the  test.  Is  gratiUide  in  the  number  of  a  man's  vir- 
tues I  If  it  he,  the  highest  bencfaelor  demands  the  warm- 
est returns  of  gratitude,  love,  and  praise  :  Ingratuni  qui 
dixerit,  omnia  dixit.  "  When  you  have  K|iokcn  ingrati- 
tude, you  have  s|Kiken  every  thing."  If  a  man  wants  this 
virtue,  where  there  are  infinite  obligations  to  excite  and 
piicken  it,  he  will  be  likely  to  want  all  others  towards 
his  fellow  creatures,  whose  utmost  gills  are  (MXir  com- 
pared to  those  he  daily  receives  at  the  hands  of  his  never 
failing  ahniglity  friend.  Kciiiember  thy  Creator  in  the 
days  of  thy  youth,  is  big  with  the  deepest  wisdom  :  the 
fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wisdom ;  and,  an 
upright  heart,  that  is  imderstanding.  This  is  eternally 
true,  whether  the  wits  and  rakes  of  C^ambridgc  allow  it 
or  not :  nay,  I  must  ixdd  of  this  religious  wisdom.  Her 
ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness,  and  all  her  paths  are 
|)eace,  whatever  yonr  young  gentlemen  of  pleasure  may 
think  of  a  tainted  health  and  haltered  constitution.  Hold 
fa.st  therefore  by  this  sheet-anelior  of  happiness,  religion; 
you  will  often  want  it  in  the  times  of  most  danger ;  the 
storms  and  tempests  of  life,  ('herisli  true  religion  as  pre- 
ciously as  you  will  fly  with  abhorrence  and  contempt 
superstition  and  enthusiasm.  The  first  is  the  perfec- 
tion and  glory  of  the  human  nature;  the  two  last  the 
depravation  and  disgrace  of  it.  Remeniber  the  essence 
of  religion  is,  a  heart  void  of  ofl'cncc  towards  God  ond 
moll ;  not  subtle  speculative  opinions,  but  an  active  vital 
principle  of  faith.  The  words  of  a  heathen  were  so  fine 
that  I  must  give  them  to  you :  Coniposilum  jus,  fasque 
animi,  sanelosi|ue  recessiis  mentis,  el  incoctum  gencroso 
pectus  honeslo.  "  What  is  just  and  right  within  the  soul, 
and  the  sacred  recesses  of  Uio  niinil,  and  a  brcats  imbued 
with  generous  honesty." 

(io  on,  my  dear  child,  in  the  admirable  dis|wsitions 
you  have  towards  all  that  is  right  and  good,  and  make 
yourself  the  love  and  odmiralion  of  the  world!  i  have 
neither  paper  nor  words  to  tell  you  how  tenderly 

I  am  yours. 

LETTER   V. 

/Jff/;i,7ai(.  21, 1754. 
I  will  lose  not  a  moment  before  I  return  my  most  ten- 
der and  warm  thanks  lo  the  most  amiable,  valuable,  and 
noble  minded  of  youths,  for  the  infinite  pleasure  his  let- 
ter gives  me.  My  dear  nephew,  what  a  beautiful  thing 
is  genuine  goodness,  and  how  lovely  does  the  human 
mind  ap|X!ar,  in  its  native  purity,  (in  a  nature  as  happy 
as  yours,)  before  the  taints  of  a  <;orrupted  world  have 
touched  it!  To  guard  you  from  the  fatiil  eflects  of  all  the 
dangers  that  surround  and  beset  youth,  (and  many  there 
are,)  I  thank  God,  is  liecome  my  pleasing  and  very  ini- 
|KirUnt  charge ;  your  own  choice,  and  our  nearness  in 
iiluod,  and  still  more,  a  dearer  and  nearer  relation  of 
hearts,  which  I  feel  between  us,  all  concur  to  make  it  so. 
I  shall  seek  then  every  occasion,  my  dear  young  friend, 
of  being  useful  to  you,  by  offering  you  those  lights,  which 
one  must  have  lived  some  years  in  the  world  lo  see  the 
full  force  and  extent  of,  and  which  the  U'st  mind  and 
clearest  understanding  will  suggest  imperfectly,  in  any 
case,  and  in  the  most  dillicull,  delicate,  and-  csscntul 
points  {icrliaps  not  at  all,  till  e.\|)erience,  that  dear  bougnt 
instructer,  comes  to  our  assistance.  What  I  shall  llieic- 
foro  make  my  task,  (a  liajipy,  delightful  lask,  if  I  prove 
a  safeguard  to  so  much  opening  virtue,)  is  to  lie  for  some 
years,  what  you  cannot  bo  to  yourself,  your  experience ; 
experience  anticipated,  and  ready  digested  for  your  use. 
Thus  we  will  endeavour,  my  dear  child,  to  join  tlic  two 
best  seasons  of  life,  to  cstuhlisli  your  virtue  and  your  hap- 
piness  upon  solid  fbunduliuns.    So  much  in  general.     I 


will  now,  my  dear  nephew,  say  a  few  tilings  to  you  ii|k,|, 
a  inatler  where  you  have  surprisingly  little  to  learn,  cnu. 
sidering  you  have  seen  nothing  but  Uoconiiock ;  I  iiicnii 
heliavionr.  llehaviour  is  of  infinite  advantage  or  prijii. 
dice  lo  a  man,  as  he  happens  to  have  formed  it  tu  ^ 
gr.ieefiil,  noble,  engaging,  and  proper  manner,  or  to  j 
vulgar,  eo:irse,  ill  bred,  or  awkward  and  ungeitleel  on,., 
Hehavinnr,  though  an  external  thing  which  si'emi'  r.nlJKr 
to  belong  to  the  liody  than  to  the  mind,  is  eerloinlj 
funded  in  coiisiderulile  virtues:  though  I  have  knnitu 
iii.-tanees  of  gmid  men,  with  something  very  revullini; 
and  offensive  in  their  manner  of  behaviour,  espeiiiHv 
when  lliey  have  the  inisforlnnc  to  be  naturally  very  awli. 
ward  and  imgenleel;  and  which  their  mistaken  Iriinils 
have  helped  lo  eontirtn  Iheiii  in,  by  telling  them,  liny 
were  aliove  such  trifles,  as  being  genteel,  dancing,  fciic. 
ing,  riding,  and  doing  all  manly  exercises,  with  grace 
and  vigour.  As  if  the  body,  because  inferior,  were  nol 
a  pari  of  the  com|>ositioii  of  man:  and  the  pro|ier,  laKv, 
ready,  and  graceful  use  of  himself,  both  in  mind  aiid 
limb,  did  not  go  lo  make  up  the  character  of  an  acconi. 
plished  man.  You  are  in  no  danger  of  falling  into  this 
pre|)osterons  error:  and  I  had  a  great  pleasure  in  fiiidiiii; 
you,  when  I  first  saw  you  in  London,  so  well  dispo$rii 
by  nature,  and  so  pro|iorly  attentive  to  make  yourstlf 
genteel  in  ficrson,  and  well  bred  in  behaviour.  I  am  very 
glad  you  have  taken  a  fencing  master:  that  exercise  will 
give  you  sonic  manly,  firm,  and  graceful  attitudes:  open 
your  chest,  place  your  h«ad  upright,  and  plant  ^oii  well 
upon  your  legs.  As  to  the  use  of  the  sword,  it  is  well  lo 
know  it:  but  remember,  my  dearest  iiepliew,  it  \»  a 
science  of  defence  :  luid  that  a  sword  can  never  be  em. 
ployed  by  the  hand  of  a  man  of  virtue,  in  any  dtlur 
cause.  As  lo  the  carriage  of  your  person,  be  particularly 
careful,  as  you  are  tall  and  thin,  not  to  get  a  haliit  nf 
stooping;  nothing  has  so  poor  a  look  :  above  all  lliiii{!s 
avoid  conlraetiiig  any  peculiar  gesticulations  of  the  liixiy, 
or  movements  of  the  muscles  of  the  face.  It  is  rare  io 
see  in  any  one  a  graceful  laughter;  it  is  generally  licllir 
to  smile  than  laugh  out,  especially  to  contract  a  habit  of 
laughing  at  small  or  no  jokes,  flonietimes  it  would  h 
afreetalion,  or  worse,  iiiero  inorosencss,  not  lo  laugli 
heartily,  when  the  truly  ridiculous  circumstances  ufan 
incident,  or  the  true  pleasantry  and  wit  of  a  thing,  call 
for  and  justify  it;  but  the  trick  of  laughing  frivolously  u 
by  all  means  to  be  avoided:  Risu  incplo,  res  ineptior 
nulla  est.  "  Nothing  is  so  silly  as  a  silly  laugh."  Now 
as  to  |iolitcness ;  many  have  attempted  definitions  of  il: 
I  believe  il  is  best  to  lie  known  by  description;  definition 
nol  lM?ing  able  lo  comprise  il.  I  would  however  venture 
to  euU  it,  benevolence  in  trifles,  or  tlic  preference  of  | 
others  lo  ourselves  in  little  daily,  hourly,  occurrences  ia 
the  eoniinerce  of  life.  A  better  place,  a  more  coiiiiiio.  I 
dious  seat,  priority  in  being  helped  at  table,  &c.  wliali) 
il,  but  saerifieing  ourselves  in  such  trifles  to  the  convc- 
iiienee  and  pleasure  of  others?  And  tliis  conslitutes  true 
|ioliteness.  It  is  a  perpetual  attention,  (by  habit  it  growi 
easy  and  natural  to  us,)  to  tlic  little  wants  of  those  »e 
are  with,  by  which  we  eitlicr  prevent,  or  remove  tlieiu. 
Bowing,  ceremonious,  formal  compliments,  stifl"  civililics,  I 
will  never  he  |ioliteness:  that  must  be  eos^,  natural,  un 
studied,  manly,  noble.  And  what  will  p;ivc  this  butil 
ininil  benevolent  and  perpetually  attentive  to  exert  lliil 
amiable  disposition  in  trifles  towards  all  you  coiiverst 
and  live  with?  Rencvolence  in  greater  matters  takes 1 1 
higher  name,  and  is  the  queen  of  virtues.  Nothing  isio  I 
ineoinpalible  with  |ioliteiiess  as  any  trick  of  absence  of  I 
mind.  1  would  trouble  you  witli  a  word  or  two  iiioie  f 
u|ion  some  branches  of  behaviour,  which  have  a  niorett.  r 
rious  moral  obligation  in  tliem,  than  those  of  mere  |Killlr.  I 
ness;  which  are  equnlly  important  in  the  eye  of  thi  I 
world.  I  mean  a  projicr  liehaviour,  adapted  to  the  re- 1 
spcclivc  relations  we  stand  in  towards  the  diA'crcnt  ranki  I 
of  superiors,  eipials,  and  inferiors.  Let  your  behaviour  I 
towards  superiors,  in  dignity,  age,  learning,  or  any  dii- 1 
tinguishcd  excellence,  be  full  of  res|)ect,  deference,  on^  | 
modesty.  Towards  equals,  notliing  becomes  a  tiian  k  I 
welt  as  well  bred  ease,  polite  freedom,  generous  franl.  I 
ness,  manly  spirit,  always  tempered  will)  gcnllcncsii  an' I 
sweetness  of  manner,  noble  sineerily,  candour,  and  op«>' I 
ness  of  heart,  qualified  and  restrained  wiltiin  the  Iwundil 
of'^scretiun  and  prudence,  and  ever  limited  by  b  sacredl 
regard  to  secrecy,  in  all  tliuigs  intrusted  to  il,  and  an  ii- 1 
violable  utlaehment  to  your  word.  To  inferiors,  ^ciillt- 1 
ness,  condescension,  luid  atTubility,  is  the  only  ilifriulj.l 
Towards  servants,  never  accustom  yourself  to  rough  u'l 
passionate  language.  When  they  arc  good  wo  bIiouHI 
consider  them  us  humilcs  amiei,  as  fellow  Christians,  ill 
coiiservi;  and  when  they  ore  bad,  pity,  admonish,  u^l 
part  with  them  if  incorrigible.  On  all  occasions  bi.| 
ware,  my  dear  child,  of  anger,  that  (lemon,  tliaUl 


Nolliing  can 

than  the  obligii 

ceives  my  most 

of  use  to  him. 

ever  il  be,  whiei 

paths  of  the  woi 

liow  lo  avoid  t 

which  they  then 

such  timely  war 

forward  towards 

lues,  and  felieiti 

or  slopped  short 

helping  hand  to 

slippery  way,  sci 

huinaiiily  lo  all 

love,  and  who.se , 

of the  very  soil  p 

generous  virtues 

fruit;  inward,  co 

lie  love,  temporal 

say,  in  such  an 

naniei.  I  am  gre 

you  do  me  the  jii 

pose  any  yoke  of 

conviction.  I  wisl 

and  convince  you 

mcnt  to  right  thin 

they  ore  right ;  n 

any  thing  before 

by  tiic  force  of  at 

that  Locke  lay  b 

and  1  like  the  obs 

we  must  use  our  i 

would  deal  fairly  I 

ful  and  contenlcc 

worthy  of  the  digr 

dear  child,  let  me  i 

of  much  moment: 

plicable  only  to  si 

gious  obligations,  ai 

alone  can  judge  an 

mere  expediency,  t 

religion,  were  not  i 

such  are  the  usagci 

I  decortmis,  and  all  tl 

(luiremcnts,  and  gei 

I  stitutc  a  proper,  gr; 

In  matters  of  this  k 

which  I  shall  alwaj 

you  must,  at  first,  r 

in  effect,  see  witli  tl 

for  the  ways  of  the 

manners,  as  well  as 

dential  consideratio 

yince  a  mind  as  rigt 

I  inexperienced  youth, 

I  incognita.     As  you 

I  notions  of  China  or 

I  veiled  those  countri 

I  whose  relations  you 

I  trust,  prematurely  fo 

I  that  usage  of  the  wo 

Ihavenolycltravcllci 

land  pracfLscu  before 

lean  repeat  nothing  tc 

lyoiir  future  welfare,  i 

■taking  up  notions  aii< 

Imjenuous  mind  ngai 

jiTgard  to  all  things  tl 

■ouc  eiaiuinalion,  evii 

^ligion,  (and  in  all  si 

"^ason  determine  you 

►naltsrs,  I  say,  be  slow 

In  a  candid  state  of  su 

>nen  you  shall  proem 

fjpcnence  of  a  friem 

►  hose  advice  you  will 

lience  hereafter,  wher 

?''"•    I  have  been  Ion 

f'""  ""W  any  gccasioi 


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207 


;h  lo  jou  ii|ion 
•  to  U'lirii,  luu. 
mock ;  I  menu 
itaK<J  or  |itijii. 
Drilled   it  lu  3 
iniior,  or  to  j 
iingriitccl  ciH', 
li  svvmt  ralli(t 
J,  is  tirlaiiilj 
I  ImVf  kiiniMi 
very  revuUini; 
lour,  especially 
irnlly  very  awll. 
istuken  iVitntls 
iug  tlii'in,  tiny 
I  ilancitig,  fcnt. 
ses,  with  Eruce 
I'erior,  were  nci 
lie  proiior,  easy, 
h  in  niiiul  aud 
er  of  on  accom- 
lulling  into  lliis 
■asure  in  fiiiilinir 
so  well  disposcii 
J  make  yourself 
viour.  I  am  very 
that  exercise  will 
1  attitudes :  open 
1  plant  you  well 
iford,  it  13  well  to 
ucplicw,  it  in  1 
an  never  be  ini. 
ue,  in  any  other 
n,  be  particularly 
Lo  gel  a  lialiil  of 
alK)Ve  all  things 
itioii"  of  the  body, 
cc.     It  is  rare  io 
18  generally  Iwlter 
lontract  a  habit  of 
.imes  it  would  be 
CSS,  not  to  laugh 
cunistanccs  of  aa 
lit  of  a  thing,  call 
;hing  frivolously  is 
jcpto,  res   ineptior 
Illy  hugli."     Now 
i  delinitiana  of  it; 
ription;  definition 
1  however  venture 
tlic  preference  of 
,  occurrences  ia 
,  a  more  coniuio- 
table,  &c.  wliatii 
lies  to  the  coHvc 
,is  constitutes  true 
(by  habit  it  grows 
'anta  of  those  we 
or  remove  theiu. 
cnU,  stiff  eivililicf, 
cosy,  natural,  un- 
11  give  this  but  > 
;ntive  to  exert  tint 
all  you  converse 
er  matters  takes  i 
acs.    Nothing  is  so 
rick  of  absence  ot 
word  or  two  more 
cli  have  a  more  «t- 
losc  of  mere  iwlilf- 
n  the  eye  of  thi 
adapted  lo  the  re. 
the  different  ranki  | 
ct  your  bcliavioui 
irning,  or  any  dii- 
;ct,  deference,  ami 
ccoincs  a  man  » 
n,  goncrons  fraal- 
■illi  gcntlencMM' 
candour,  and  open- 
witliui  the  bouiiiii 
mitcd  by  asact^ 
^i  to  it,  and  an  i* 
"o  inferiors,  ^cnfc 
|g  the  only  dip»tj. 
^rself  to  rough  ui 
re  good  wo  sluHiH 
llow  Christian!, « 
ity,  admonish,  nil 
all  occasions  1»| 
It  demon,  tliilii 


dtroyur  of  our  iwoee.  Ira  iiiror  bievis  est,  aniimiiii  rige 
qui  nisi  paret  iiii|n'rat,  hune  frirnis  hune  tu  eonipixc 
ratcnis.  "  Anger  is  tein|K)rary  madness — unless  it  oIk  y, 
it  will  rule  the  mind  Uku  a  tyrant:  restrain  it  u  ith  curbs 
and  chains." 
Write  soon,  and  tell  nic  of  your  studies. 

Your  ever  affectionate. 


LErncR  VI. 

««M,  Ffii.  .'1,  r..i. 

Nothing  can  or  ought  to  give  me  a  hi'^'lier  satislurlion 
than  the  obliging  manner  in  which  my  dear  i  ''pliew  re- 
ceives luy  most  sincere  and  all'ectiniialc  endeav  rs  lo  Ih- 
of  use  to  him.  You  much  overrate  the  obligatinn,  u  hit. 
ever  It  b<',  which  youth  lias  to  those  who  have  Inid  tlie 
paths  of  the  world  lioforc  them,  for  their  friendly  ndvicc- 
iiow  to  avoid  the  inconveniences,  dangers,  and  iviN, 
which  they  themselves  may  have  run  u|ioii  for  want  of 
nuch  timely  warnings,  and  to  seize,  cultivate,  and  carry 
forward  towards  perfection,  those  advantages,  graces,  vir- 
tues, and  felicities,  whicli  they  may  have  totally  missed, 
or  stopped  short  in  the  generous  pursuit.  To  lend  this 
helping  hand  to  those  who  arc  beginning  to  tread  the 
slippery  way,  seems,  at  Iwst,  but  an  oIKcc  of  eommiin 
humanity  to  all;  but  to  withhold  it  from  one  we  truly 
love,  and  whose  heart  and  mind  bear  every  genuine  mark 
of  the  very  soil  proper  for  all  the  omiahle,  manly,  and 
generous  virtues  to  take  root,  and  bear  their  heavenly 
fruit;  inward,  conscious  peace,  fame  amongst  men,  pub- 
lic love,  leinporal  and  eternal  happiness;  to  withhold  it,  I 
sav,  in  such  an  instance,  would  deserve  the  worst  of 
names.  I  am  greatly  pleased,  my  dear  young  friend,  that 
you  do  me  the  justice  to  believe  I  do  not  ineaii  to  iiii 
pose  any  yoke  of  authority  upon  your  understaniling  and 
conviction.  I  wish  to  warn,  admonish,  instruct,  enligliten. 
and  convince  your  reason ;  and  so  determine  your  judg. 
mcnt  to  right  things,  when  you  shall  be  made  lo  see  thai 
they  are  right;  not  to  overbear,  and  imjiel  you  to  adopt 
any  thing  before  you  perceive  it  to  lie  riglit  or  wrong, 
by  the  force  of  authority.  I  hear  with  great  pleasure, 
that  Locke  lay  before  you  when  you  last  wrote  to  mo  ; 
and  I  like  the  observation  that  you  make  from  him,  that 
wc  must  use  our  own  reason,  not  that  of  another,  if  wc 
would  deal  fairly  by  ourselves,  and  hope  to  enjoy  a  peace- 
ful and  contented  conscience.  This  precept  is  truly 
worthy  of  the  dignity  of  rational  natures.  But  here,  my 
dear  cliild,  let  inc  otfer  one  distinction  to  you,  and  it  is 
of  much  moment:  it  is  this:  Mr.  Locke's  precept  is  ap- 
plicable only  to  such  opinions  as  regard  moral  or  reli- 
gious obligations,  and  which  as  such,  our  own  consciences 
alone  can  judge  and  detenniuc  for  ourselves ;  matters  of 
mere  expediency,  that  affect  neither  honour,  morality,  or 
religion,  were  not  in  that  great  and  wise  man's  view : 
such  are  the  usages,  forms,  manners,  modes,  proprieties, 
decorums,  and  all  those  numlicrlcss  ornamental  little  ac- 
quirements, and  genteel  well  bred  attentions,  which  con- 
stitute a  proper,  graceful,  amiable,  ond  noble  behaviour. 
In  matters  of  this  kind,  I  am  sure,  your  own  reason,  to 
which  I  shall  always  refer  you,  will  at  once  tell  you,  that 
you  must,  at  first,  make  use  of  the  experience  of  others; 
in  effect,  see  witli  their  eyes,  or  not  be  able  to  see  at  all ; 
I  for  the  ways  of  the  world,  as  to  its  usages  and  exterior 
manners,  as  well  as  to  all  things  of  cxjicdicncy  and  pru- 
I  dential  considerations,  a  moment's  rcHcction  will  con- 
vince a  mind  as  right  as  yours,  must  necessarily  be  to 
I  inexperienced  youth,  with  over  so  fine  natural  parts,a  terra 
I  incognita.  As  you  would  not  therefore  attempt  to  form 
Inoiinns  of  China  or  Persia  but  from  those  who  have  tra- 
I  veiled  those  countries,  and  the  fidelity  and  sagacity  of 
I  whose  relations  you  can  trust ;  so  will  you  as  little,  1 
I  trust,  prematurely  form  notions  of  your  own  concerning 
I  that  usage  of  the  world  (as  it  is  called)  into  which  you 
Ihave  not  yet  travelled,  and  which  must  be  long  studied 
land  practised  before  it  can  he  tolerably  well  known.  I 
lean  rc|)eat  nothing  to  you  of  so  infinite  consequence  to 
lyour  future  welfare,  as  to  conjure  you  not  to  he  hasty  in 
Itaking  up  notions  and  opinions :  guard  your  honest  and 
linjrenuous  mind  against  this  main  danger  of  youth :  with 
Iregard  to  all  things  that  appear  not  to  your  reason,  after 
Iduc  examination,  evident  duties  of  honour,  morality,  or 
|teligion,  (and  in  all  such  as  do,  let  your  conscienctt  pnd 
reason  determine  your  notions  and  cojiduct,)  in  all  oraCr 
matters,  I  say,  be  slow  to  form  opinions,  keep  your  itlitid 
in  a  candid  state  of  suspense,  and  o|)eri  to  full  conviction 
when  you  shall  procure  it,  using  in  the  mean  time  tlie 
fcx|)orience  of  u  friend  you  ftin  trust,  the  sincerity  of 
fcihosc  advice  you  will  try  and  prove  by  your  own  expc- 
lience  licrcnfVer,  when  more  years  shall  have  given  it  to 
|ou.  I  have  been  longer  upon  this  head  than  I  hope 
IIkto  was  any  occasion  for :  but  the  great  importance  of 


the  iiii.''.  r,  iiiid  my  wuriii  wishes  for  your  wellaro,  figure, 
and  happiiirss,  have  drawn  it  Iniiii  me.  1  wimIi  tu  kimu 
if  you  liuvr  a  ;;()od  Kroiiih  iiiasti  r  :  I  iiiiisl  rx'oiiiiiiriiil 
till'  study  <)(  till'  Kr<  noli  language,  to  speak  and  write  it 
cnrrri  lly,  us  In  gruiiimar  and  ortliiigraphy,  as  a  iiiatttr 
of  the  lltlllll^t  nn<l  iiidi^pciisublr  iisr  to  you,  iry<'ii  Wdiilil 
iiiakr  any  IIlmih'  In  the  great  world.  1  hi  id  siiy  no  iimiT 
til  eiifon-i'  this  ri'i'omiiieiidntioii :  when  I  get  to  I.nriitnii 
I  will  *viu\  yon  the  Ik'sI  Kreiieh  ilirtiniiiiry.  Have  ymi 
htrcii  t.iiigltl  ■'liriipliy  am]  the  ii'^e  (.I'lhr  iflolirs  Iiy  .\lr. 
Li  I'ch?  Il'ijui,  |ii'.iy  l.ikr  u  geography  ma!<lrr  and  liarii 
till'  ii«i'  of  the  ghilie.'^ :  it  is  t^oiiii  knnwii.  1  n  roniiiiiiid 
In  yt'ii  III  iii'ipiirL'  a  ikar  and  Ihoniiigh  nctiou  of  what  is 
eulU'd  the  Milir  sysliin;  iDgilhir  with  the  dnrtrliii'  nl 
riiimts.  I  waiildl  IS  inili  h  or  iiinri' lo  hear  of  your  pri- 
^:ll^  rr.iiliiig  at  lioiiii  asiif  piililii  hrtiires,  which  I  liDpe, 
liinvrver,  you  will  fio]ueiit  ibr  i.\aiii|i|i 's  sake.  I'urdiiii 
this  long  U'ttir, mill  keep  it  by  you  il'yuii  do  iiul  hate  it, 
Believe  me,  my  dear  nephew,  ever  atleetioiiutely  yours. 


LETTK.U  \II. 

Hull,,  Mil rcl,  30,  175'l. 
My  dear  nephew — I  nm  much  iibliged  to  you  fur  your 
kind  remembrance  and  wishes  for  my  health.  It  is  iiiiuli 
recovered  by  the  regular  lit  of  gout,  of  which  1  am  still 
lame  in  both  feel,  and  I  may  hope  for  better  healtii  here- 
after in  eonsei|Uence.  I  have  thought  it  long  since  we 
converseil :  I  wailed  to  be  able  lo  '.'ive  ynu  a  belter  ne 
count  of  my  health,  and  in  part  to  leave  you  time  to 
make  advances  in  your  plan  of  study,  of  which  I  am 
very  desirous  to  hear  an  account.  I  desire  you  will  Im' 
so  good  aslolet  me  know  particularly  if  you  have  gone 
through  the  abridgment  of  Ituriict's  History  of  the  lie- 
formation,  and  the  treatise  of  Kuther  I'liiil  on  lieiiefiees ; 
also  how  niueh  of  Locke  you  have  read.  1  licg  you  not 
to  mix  any  other  Knglish  reading  with  what  I  reeom- 
mended  to  you.  I  propose  lo  save  you  niiieli  time  and 
trouble  by  |x>intiiig  out  to  you  such  books,  in  succession, 
as  will  carry  you  the  shortest  way  to  tlie  tilings  you  must 
know  to  fit  yourself  for  the  business  of  the  world,  and 
give  you  the  clearer  knowledge  of  them  by  keeping  them 
unmixed  with  superfluous,  vain,  empty  trash,  licl  me 
hear,  my  dear  child,  of  your  French  also  ;  us  well  as  ot 
those  studies  which  are  more  pro|)crly  university  studies. 
I  cannot  tell  you  better  how  truly  and  tenderly  I  love 
you,  than  by  telling  you  I  am  most  solicitously  bent  on 
your  doing  every  thing  that  is  right,  and  laying  the 
foundations  of  your  future  happiness  and  figure  in  the 
world,  in  such  a  course  of  improvement  us  will  not  fail 
to  make  you  a  better  inuii,  while  it  makes  you  a  more 
knowing  one.  Do  you  rise  early?  I  hojK;  you  have 
already  made  to  yourself  the  hubil  of  doing  it :  if  not, 
let  me  conjure  you  to  acquire  it.  Ueniember  yor.r  friend 
Horace.  Kt  iii  posces  ante  diem  libruin  cum  luminc,  si 
nnn  intendes  uninium  studiis,  ct  rebus  lionestis,  invidia 
vel  ainorc  miser  torquebere.  "  If  you  do  not  go  willi  a 
lamp  before  daylight  lo  your  books, — if  you  do  not  bend 
your  mind  lo  study  and  virtuous  employment,  jealousy 
or  love  will  soon  make  you  miserable."     Adieu. 

Your  ever  affectionate  uncle. 

LEITEK  VIIL 

Aslrop  Wells,  Se/if.  5,  1754. 
My  dear  nephew — I  have  been  u  long  lime  without 
conversing  with  you,  and  thanking  you  Tor  the  pleasure 
of  your  last  letter.  Vou  may  possibly  be  about  to  return 
to  the  seat  of  learning  on  tlie  hanks  of  the  Cam  ;  but  I 
will  not  defer  discoursing  to  you  on  literary  matters  till 
you  leave  Cornwall,  not  doubling  but  you  are  mindful  of 
the  muses  amidst  the  very  savuge  rocks  and  moots,  and 
yet  more  savage  natives,  of  the  aneicnt  and  respectable 
duteliy.  First,  with  regard  lo  the  opinion  you  desire 
eoncernin;:  a  coiiimoii-place  book;  in  general,  I  much 
disapprove  the  use  of  it :  it  is  chiefly  intended  for  per- 
sons who  mean  In  he;  authors,  and  tends  to  impair  the 
memory,  and  to  deprive  you  of  u  ready,  extempore  use 
of  your  reading,  by  accustoming  the  mind  to  discharge 
itself  of  its  reading  on  paper,  instead  of  relying  on  Us 
natural  power  of  retention,  aided  and  fortified  by  fVequeiit 
revisions  of  its  ideas  and  materials.  Some  things  mu8t 
be  common-placed  in  order  to  be  of  any  use;  dates,  cliro. 
nologicul  order,  and  the  like ;  for  instance,  Natlianiel 
Bvcon  ought  to  be  extracted  in  the  best  method  you  can: 
but  in  general  my  advice  lo  you  is,  not  to  common-place 
upon  impcr,  but,  aa  an  equivalent  to  it,  to  endeavour  to 
range  and  melliodise  in  your  head  what  you  read,  and 
by  so  doing  frequently  and  habitually  to  fix  matter  in 
the  memory.  If  you  hove  not  read  Burnet's  History  of 
his  own  Tunes,  1  lieg  you  will.  I  hope  your  fulher  is 
well.    My  love  lo  the  girls. 

Your  ever  affectionate, 


LEiri;U  IX. 

I'liij  Ojlirr,  .I/im7!I,  17.'i."). 
My  dear  iiephiw — I  rijoiii'  iMriiiirly  to  hear  tlint 
yiMir  I'.illiir  and  tlir  girls  lire  not  iiiiriitrrl:;iiiril  in  their 
Iravrls.  Ill  till'  iiiiaii  lime  your  IraM  Is  lliroiigli  iLe 
lallis  III'  litrratiirr,  arts,  anil  siiiiiirs,  (a  roait  miiiu* 
linns  set  with  llimirs,  ami  mnii  limes  iliirmilt,  la- 
luirion:!,  and  ariliinns,)  are  mil  mily  ii  fiiiiuly  iiiore 
jiriifitable  in  liilurr,  but  at  pri'sint,  ii{ii.ii  tlu'  wlioir,  in- 
liiiiiily  iiiiiri'  diliglilfiil.  .My  own  Ir.ivi  Is  -.a  priMiit  arc 
iinnr  of  Iho  pleasaiili'sl :  I  am  goiiiu'  tliri'iiijli  a  fit  ot'  Iho 
gout;  with  iiiiii'li  prii|M'r  pain  and  what  pinpirialii  ni'i'  I 
may.  Avis  all  l(  rti  ill',  my  swiit  lii.y  ;  ri  iiiiiiilKr  thy 
Cie.ilor  in  llie  days  ol'  lliy  youth.  Let  iin  ixiisms  lay 
the  limmlatioiis  III' gipiit  mid  Iho  rest  of  I'andora's  box; 
iKir  any  iiiiiiioralilies,  or  viriniis  courses,  sow  the  seeds 
of  a  loo  lale  and  paiiiliil  ripriilaiui'.  Here  ends  my  ser- 
mon, whii'li,  I  trust,  you  are  not  fine  griitliiiiaii  enough, 
or  in  plain  I'lnijlish  silly  li  lloiv  enoii(;h  li>  laugh  at.  Lady 
Hester  is  niiieli  yours.  Lit  mo  hear  some  account  of 
your  intirciiurse  with  tlie  imi.-es. 

And  lielieve  mo  ever,  your  truly  most  ullielioiiale. 


LETJEU    X. 

l',ii/OJ]irr,Ai,i it  15,  I7,5j. 
A  thousand  thanks  lo  my  dear  Imy  for  a  very  pretty 
litter.  I  like  exlremely  the  neeoimt  you  i;i\e  of  your 
literary  life;  llic  relleelions  you  make  uiioii  some  West 
Saxon  actors  in  the  limes  you  are  reading,  are  natural, 
manly, and  stnsible,  and  flow  from  a  liiait  that  will  make 
you  far  siipi  riiir  to  any  of  tin m.  1  am  loiilent  you  shoiiUl 
l)i\  intiriiiplid  (pioviilid  Iho  inti  rriipiion  be  not  long)  in 
the  course  of  your  reading  by  ilerlaiming  in  deli  nee  of 
the  thesis  you  liuve  so  wisely  eliosiii  to  maintuin.  It  is 
tiuc  indeed  that  the  aniriiialivi'  maxim,  Diiiiie  solum 
forli  palria  est,  "  Every  soil  is  his  eoimtrv  to  Iho  brave," 
has  supported  some  grout  and  good  men  iinilei-  the  |mt- 
seeulions  of  fuelion  and  party  iiijusliie,  ami  taught  them 
lo  prel'er  an  hospitable  retreat  in  a  foreign  land  lo  an  un- 
natural inolher  country.  iSome  few  such  may  lie  found 
in  ancient  times:  in  our  own  country  also  some;  such 
was  Algernon  Sidney,  I,mllow,  and  others.  But  how  dan- 
gerous is  it  to  trust  frail,  eorrnpt  man,  with  siieli  an 
aphorism!  What  fatal  casuistry  is  it  big  with!  How 
many  a  villain  might,  and  has,  masked  himself  in  the 
sayings  of  ancient  illustrious  exiles,  while  he  was,  in 
fact,  dissolving  oil  the  nearest  and  dearest  ties  that  hold 
societies  together,  and  spurning  at  all  laws  divine  and 
human!  How  easy  the  transition  from  this  political  lo 
some  imjiious  ecclesini-lical  aphorisms!  If  all  soils  are 
alike  to  the  brave  and  virtuous,  so  may  ell  churches  and 
modes  of  worship;  that  is,  all  will  be"  iqually  neglected 
aiiil  violated.  Instead  of  every  soil  Icing  his  eoimtrv,  he 
will  have  no  one  for  his  country  ;  be  w  ill  be  the  Ibrlorn 
outcast  of  mankind.  Such  wus  the  late  Bolingbroke  of 
impious  memory.    Let  mc  know  when  your  declamation 


LETTER  XL 

,,      ,  Priy  (Iffirr,  May  20, 1735. 

My  dear  nephew— I  am  extremely  concerned  to  hear 
that  you  have  been  ill,  especially  us"  your  account  of  un 
illness,  you  sjK'ak  of  us  jiasl,  implies  such  remains  of  dis- 
order  us  I  bog  you  will  give  all  jiroper  ultention  to.  By 
the  medicine  your  physician  lius  ordered,  I  conceive  he 
considers  your  ease  in  some  dofiree  nervous.  If  that  be 
so,  advise  with  him  whether  a  little  elnmge  of  air  and  of 
the  scene,  together  with  some  weeks'  course  of  steel 
waters,  might  not  be  highly  proper  for  you.  I  nm  to  go 
the  day  after  to-morrow  to  Sunning  Hill,  in  Windsor 
borest,  where  I  pro|>osc  lo  drink  those  waters  for  about 
a  month.  Lady  Hester  nnd  1  sdall  be  happy  in  your 
company,  if  your  doctor  shall  m  of  opinion  that  such 
waters  may  be  of  service  lo  you;  which,  1  hope,  will  be 
his  opinion.  Besides  health  recovered,  the  muses  shall 
not  be  quite  forgot :  we  will  ride,  read,  walk,  and  philo- 
sophise, extremely  at  our  ease,  oiid  you  may  return  to 
Cambridge  with  new  nrdonr,  or  nt  least  with  strength 
repaired,  when  wc  leave  Sunning  Hill.  If  you  come,  the 
sooner  the  heller  on  all  accounts.  We  propose  to  go  into 
Buckinghamshire  in  about  a  month.  I  rejoice  Uiat  your 
declamation  is  over,  and  that  yon  have  begun,  my  dear- 
est nephew,  to  open  your  mouth  in  pubhc.  I  wisii  I  had 
heard  you  perform  ;  the  only  way  I  ever  shall  hear  your 
praises  from  yeur  own  month.  My  gout  prevented  my 
so  mucli  intendeil  and  wished  for  journey  to  Cambridge : 
and  now  my  plan  of  drinking  waters  renders  ft  impossi- 
blc.  Come,  tlien,  my  dear  boy,  to  ns  ;  and  so  Mahomet 
and  the  monntam  may  meet,  no  matter  which  moves  to 
tbo  other.    Adieu, 

Your  ever  nfleclionatr. 


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I.KTTKR  XII. 

Jiiiij  i;),  iTj."). 

My  ili'ar  luplicw — I  have  dclayiil  writing  to  yon  in 
f.\(K:ctati()ii  oflifarinn;  fiirtlicr  liniii  you  ii|xiii  tlic  -iiihjwt 
ol'yoiir  stay  at  coUej^rc.  Xii  ii<  ivs  is  tlio  Ixst  news,  and  I 
will  Iiojm;  now  tliat  all  your  ilitiicultii  s  u|)ou  that  head 
are  at  an  ciul.  1  rcprt'snil  ynii  1<i  niynclfdcip  in  study, 
and  drinking  larsrc  drau:;lils  ol"  intclkctual  niclar ;  a 
very  delieious  state  to  a  mind  happy  eiioufili,  i"'<l  ele- 
vated enonifli,  to  thirst  after  knowledjie  and  true  honest 
lame,  even  an  the  hart  pantetli  after  the  water  hrooks. 
When  I  name  knowledjre,  I  ever  intend  learning:  as  the 
weapon  and  instrument  only  ol'  ni.mly,  lionourahle,  and 
virtuous  aetion,  ujion  the  stage  of  the  world,  l)oth  in  pri- 
vate  and  puhlic  life;  as  a  jjentlemaii,  and  as  a  meiiilier  ol 
the  conunonwealth,  who  is  to  answer  for  all  lie  does  to 
the  laws  of  his  eountry,  to  his  own  hreast  and  eonscicnce, 
anil  at  the  Iriliunal  of  lionour  and  good  lame.  Yon,  my 
dear  boy,  will  not  only  be  ae(|nitted,  but  n|)plan<led  and 
dignified  at  all  these  res|Ketalile  nnd  awl'nl  bars.  So,  goon 
and  pros|)er  in  your  glorious  and  happy  career  :  not  for- 
getting to  walk  an  hour  briskly,  every  m<irning  and 
evening,  to  fortify  the  nerves.  1  wish  to  hear,  in  some 
liltic  lime,  of  tlie  progress  you  shall  have  made  in  the 
course  of  reading  chalked  out.    Adieu. 

Your  ever  allectionato  nnelc. 

Lady  Hester  desires  her  best  compliments  to  you. 

LETTEU  XIII. 

Ulniic,  July  i2 1.  17.')j. 
My  dear  nephew — I  am  jusi  leaving  this  place  to  go  to 
Wotlon;  but  1  will  not  lose  the  post,  lliongh  I  have  lime 
hut  for  one  line.  1  am  extremely  happy  that  you  can  slay 
at  your  college,  and  pursue  the  prudent  and  glorious  re- 
xulution  iif  employing  your  present  moments  with  a  view 
lu  the  future.  Alay  your  noble  and  generous  love  of  vir- 
tue pay  you  with  the  sweet  rewards  of  a  self-approving 
heart  and  an  applauding  country!  and  may  I  enjoy  the 
true  satisfaction  of  .seeing  your  tamo  and  happinuss,  anil 
of  thinking  that  I  may  have  Iktii  tbrtnnale  enough  to 
huvo  contributed,  in  any  small  degree,  to  do  common 
justice  to  kind  nature  by  a  suitable  education!  I  am  no 
very  gmid  judge  of  the  ipiestion  coiieeruing  the  iMmks;  I 
iK'lievc  they  are  your  own  in  the  same  Kcnse  that  your 
wearing  apparel  is.     1  would  retain  llieni,  and  leave  the 

candid  and  equitable  Mr. to  plan  with  the  honest 

Mr. M"liiines  of  |icr|>etual  ve.xalion.     As  to  the 

persons  just  mentioned,  I  Irnst  that  you  liear  alxint  yon 
a  mind  and  heart  iniicli  snjK'rior  to  such  nialiee ;  and 
lliat  you  are  as  little  capable  of  rcMnling  il,  with  any 
sensations  hut  those  of  cool,  decent  contempt,  Bs  you  are 
of  fearing  the  conseijui'nees  of  such  low  etVortr.  As  lo 
till'  caiiliun  money,  I  think  you  have  done  well.  The 
case  of  the  ehamlie'rs,  1  (•uneeiv",  you  likewise  iippre- 
di  11(1  rightly.  Iii  I  me  know  in  your  next  what  these  two 
articles  reipiire  you  to  pay  down,  and  how  far  your  pre- 
sent cash  is  evhanslod,  and  I  will  diicel  Mr.  CanipU  II  to 
give  y<m  credit  accordingly.  Iklievo  me,  my  dear 
iiejiliew,  truly  hapjiy  to  be  of  use  le  you. 

Yuur  ever  nircctionato. 


I.EITER   XIV. 

y//i^/(,  «(•/;/.  2.">,  17."..".. 
I  have  not  conversed  with  my  dear  nephew  a  long 
lime:  I  ha\e  been  niueh  in  a  |HiH|.eliaise,  living  a  wan- 
diiing  Si'Vlliiaii  lill',  and  lie  has  liien  more  usefully 
<  inployed  than  in  reading  or  wriliiig  letters;  travelling 
Ihrongh  the  Mil  Ions,  iiiKtrneling,  and  eiilerluiniiig  road 
of  hislory.  I  lia\i'  a  parliciilar  j.le.isnru  in  lie.iriiig  lenv 
and'then  a  word  from  you  in  your  journey,  jiist  while 
you  are  changing  horses,  if  1  may  so  call  il,  anil  gelling 
from  one  anllior  to  aiKilhi  r.  1  suppose  yen  are  goin^ 
through  (he  biographers,  from  lalu.ird  the  Konrtli  down- 
wards, nor  intending  to  stop  till  yon  reach  lo  the  coii- 
liiniator  of  honest  Itaj.in.  »  •  •  »  •  |  ),;,,,.  ,,xv\ 
with  a  seheinu  of  chronology  by  Illnir,  showing  all  en- 
ti  iiiporary,  historical  eharaetcrs,  throngli  all  agi  s  :  it  is 
of  great  use  to  consult  lVei|Ui  iilly,in  order  to  lix  piiioils, 
and  throw  collatiral  light  upon  any  jiaillcnlur  l.rancli 
yon  are  reading.  l>el  me  know,  whin  I  liiuu  the  plea- 
sure of  a  letter  lioiii  yon,  how  far  you  are  advanced  in 
I'aiglisli  history.  Yi.n  niny  prolwibly  not  have  lienrd 
unlhenlle  illy  of  (ioMTiior  Lytllilon's  eaplivily  and  re. 
le.lse.  Jle  is  safe  and  well  ill  I'ltlglanil,  at)er  bring  taken 
and  detained  in  I'ranee  some  days.  Sir  Kii  hard  and  he 
iiiel,  iulex|H'eledly  eiiuilgli,  ut  llniSM  In,  and  eaiiie  to. 
giihir  lo  Eii';liiiil,  I  pro(Mi  1  n  Inriiinu  Im  I.oiiiIoii  in 
ubuut  a  week,  wheie  I  Jio|ie  lo  liiid  Lidy  lU.tUi  iu>  well 


as  I  left  her.  We  are  lioth  iiiiieh  indebted  for  your  kind 
u\i\  alfeetionate  wishes.  In  publica  commiMla  iHccein  si 
loiigo  serinone  iiiorer,  "I  should  sin  against  the  jnil.lie 
weal  were  1  to  detain  with  a  long  discourse!"  one  bent  on 
so  honuiirable  and  virtuous  a  journey  as  you  arc. 

LETTER   XV. 

Pay  OJIIce,  Dec.  (i,  17.''.,'".. 

Of  all  the  various  satisfactions  of  mind  I  have  felt 
uimii  some  late  eveiit-s,  none  has  alP.'eted  nio  v^ith  more 
^•ensibilily  and  delight  than  the  reading  my  dear  nephew's 
Utter.  The  matter  of  it  is  worthy  of  a  heller  age  than 
lliat  wc  live  in;  worlliy  of  your  own  noble,  uiiliiinleil 
mind ;  and  the  manner  and  expression  of  it  is  such,  as,  1 
Irnst,  will  one  day  make  you  a  powerful  inslminenl  to- 
wards mending  the  present  degeneracy.  Examples  are 
mnecessaiy  to  happy  natures;  and  it  is  well  for  your 
future  gioi-y  and  happiness  that  this  is  the  ease;  lor  to 
copy  any  now  existing  might  cramp  genius  and  ehrek 
ihe  native  spirit  of  the  piece,  rather  than  eonlrlbule  to 

•  |K'rlectl"ii  of  it.  I  ham  from  Sir  Uiehanl  l.yllelton 
that  we  may  have  the  pleasure  of  ineeling  soini,  as  he 
lias  already  or  intends  to  ofler  you  a  bed  at  his  house.  It 
is  on  this,  as  on  all  neensions,  lillle  necessary  lo  preach 
priidcnee,  or  to  intiinali!  a  wish  that  your  studies  at 
rainbridge  iniglil  not  1h'  broken  fiy  a  long  inlerriipllon  of 
llieiii.  Iknowtla  righlness  of  your  sound  mind,  and  leave 
you  to  all  the  geiierons  and  animating  motives  you  find 
there,  for  luirsuing  iiriproveinents  in  lileratnre  and  use- 
ful knowledge,  as  miieli  belter  connsillnrs  than 

Your  ever  most  all'eelionate  nnele. 

Lady  ilester  desires  her  best  compliments.  The  little 
cousin  is  well. 


LETTER  XVI. 

Hoi»e  (<uiird^,J(in.  31,  n.^li. 
My  dear  nephew — Let  me  thank  you  a  Ihons.iiiil  limes 
for  your  remeiiilK'ring  ine,  and  giving  me  Ihe  pleasure  of 
hearing  that  you  was  well,  and  had  laiil  by  the  ideas  of 
l.ondon  and  its  dissijialions,  to  lesnine  the  sober  train  of 
tlionghts  that  gowns,  si|uaro  caps,  iiuadrnngles,  and  nia- 
in-lslls,  naturally  draw  after  them.  I  hope  the  air  of 
Cambridge  has  brought  no  disorder  upon  yon,  and  thai 
you  will  compound  with  Ihe  muses  so  as  to  dedicate 
some  hours,  not  less  than  two,  of  the  day  to  csereise. 
The  earlier  you  rise,  the  Istler  your  nerves  will  bear 
study.  When  you  next  do  me  the  pleasure  to  wrile  to 
mr,  I  Ix'g  a  copy  of  your  elegy  on  your  molher's  pic- 
ture; it  is  siieli  admirable  poetry,  thai  1  Ixg  yon  to 
pinnge  deeji  into  prose  and  severer  similes,  and  iiol  iii- 
dulgr  your  genius  with  verso  lor  the  presenl.  Siibsli- 
liite  'i'ully  and  Demosthenes  in  Ihe  place  of  IJomer  and 
\'ir({il;  and  arm  yoursell'with  all  the  variety  of  manner, 
copiousness  and  beauty  of  diction,  nobleness  and  mag- 
nilieence  of  ideas  of  the  Roman  consul;  and  reiidi  r  the 
jK.wers  of  ebspience  complete  by  Ihe  irresistible  torrent 
of  veheinent  argiimenlalluu,  the  close  and  fori  llile  rea- 
soiling,  and  ihe  depth  and  tiirtilude  of  mind  of  Ihe  (.re- 
ei'in  sl.'ilesman.  'i'liis  I  mean  at  leisure  intervals,  and  lo 
relieve  the  course  of  lliose  studies,  which  you  intend  to 
make  your  principal  object.  The  book  rel.iling  lo  the 
empire  of  (lermany,  which  I  could  not  reeolleet,  is  Vi. 
tri^'  .is's  .Ins  rnblienm,  an  admirable  book  In  its  kind, 
and  >  .sl(  eined  of  the  bi'st  aiilliorily  in  mailers  inneli  eoii- 
Iroverleil.  We  aru  all  well :  Sir  Richard  is  upon  his  legs 
and  abroad  again. 

Your  ever  nM'eetioimto  uncle. 

LETTER  XVII. 

lltiijr',  nrir  liimilri/,  Min/  11,  \'tM. 
My  dear  nephew's  obliging  leder  was  evi  ry  way  lno^■l 
pleasing;  is  I  hail  more  lb  in  bigini  lo  think  II  longsliier 
I  had  till   >alisfiielion  id'  hearing   he   was  well.     As  llie 
season  of  liumidily  and  lela.xallon  is  now  alinosl  over,  I 
Irnst   that  the  muses  are  in  no  danger  of  in  rvoiis  coin, 
plaints,  and  llial  wliali  vi  r  pains  they  have  lo  lell  are  mil 
of  the  reach  of  Esenlapins,  anil  not  dangerous,  Ihotigli 
t  pideniii'.il  to  youth  al  lliis  soft  iiionlh — 
"  When  lavish  iialme,  In  her  best  allirc, 
('lollies  the  gay  spring,  the  seiisim  of  disiie." 

To  l«'  serloin,  I  hope  my  dearest  nephew  is  pi  rfiilly 
IVi"  from  all  returns  of  liis  former  eiiinpliinl,  ami  i  imblrd 
by  an  iinailing  body,  and  an  ardeiil  eli'Vided  mind,  (o  fo|. 
biw,  (jnoleiii  li'slis  sapii  iida  dneeri  t;  "  \\  hen  vi  r  diviiii 

:  iloMi  '  li.ill  b  ad  llni ."  \\\  buliilayi:  are  now  appioaeli 
ingiiuiU  llon^r  lu  licnr  iiuiiitlhiiigul'y">i>  labuui.<,whii  li 


I  doubt  not,  will  prove  In  (heir  eonseipienee  more  |ii.,|:| 
able  lo  yi  ur  eoimtry  a  i'vw  years  hence  than  your  im. 
ele's.  i{e  so  good  lis  lo  let  me  know  what  jiii  gres^  vi.ii 
have  made  in  our  historical  and  coiislitiitional  joiiiin , 
that  1  may  suggest  to  you  some  liirlber  reiidhig. 

Yours  most  airceliunilelv. 


LETTER  XVIII. 

Ildijrn,  Oft.  7,  l"/."ji;. 
I  tliliik  It  very  long  since  I  heard  any  tlil«ig  of  im 
dear  iie|)liew's  health  and  learned  oecnpalioiis  at  tin-  i;i., 
tlier  of  arls  and  seieiices.  Pray  give  me  the  plea:-iiii  ,i: 
a  leller  soon,  and  be  so  good  as  lo  li;l  me  know  wli.il  pi 
gress  is  made  in  our  plan  of  reading.  I  am  now  lu  iii;il„ 
a  rec|nest  lo  yon  in  behalf  of  a  young  gentleman  eaialn- 

lo  C;anibriilge,  Mr. 's  son.     The  father  desires  iniic'i 

that  you   and  his  son   may  iiiake  an  aeqiiahili;iii'i  :  ;„ 

what  liillier  wonUI  not?    Mr.  is  one  of  Ilie  li,. 

friend::  I  have  in  the  worbl,  and  nothing  can  oble.;i'  i,„ 
more  than  that  you  would  do  all  in  your  power  In  I,  , 
assist.iiiee  and  advantage  to  the  yoiiog  man.  lb  ii  , 
good  parts,  good  nature,  and  amiible  i|ualities.  Mr  , 
yinnig,  and  consei|iieiitly  iiiueh  depends  on  llie  lir.i 
habits  he  forms,  whether  of  appliealion  or  ilissl|Mii. ;, 
You  see,  my  dear  nephew,  what  it  is  already  In  li  n, 
made  yourself  I'rineeps  .(uvenltilis.  Il  has  its  i;liiri. 
mil  its  cares.  You  are  invested  with  a  kind  of  piiMi 
charge,  and  the  eyes  of  (he  worM  are  u|ioii  ymi,  n..l  i.il, 
for  your  own  aeipilttal,  but  fur  the  examide  and  p.ill, n 
to  the  Jh'ilish  yonlli. 

My  dear  nephew,  most  alU'Cliouatcly  year.-. 


LETTER  XIX. 

Si,  Jamm's  W/i(i(;t,  0(7.  27,  I7.">7. 

My  dear  nephew — IncUiscd  is  a  letter  from 

wliieh  came  in  one  lo  me.     I  heartily  wish  the  eoiiltiil- 1 
may  be  agreeable  lo  you. 

I  am  far  from  Is'ingsatislied,  my  dearest  neiilie\v,\\lr' 
Ihe  aecoiml  your  last  letter  to  iiiy  sister  gives  of  y  r  I 
health.     I  had  forined  Ihe  hope  ofyour  ceasing  to  i«  m 
invalid  Islore  this  lime;  but  since  you  iiiusl  snbiuil  i 
be  one  for  Ibis   winter,    I    am   comforted   lo   liml  ym 
sdenglh  is  not  impaired,  as  it  used  lo  I.  •,  by  the  ntin,: . 
of  illness  you  soinelimes  feel;  and  I   trust  the  fX(««\  pi. 
vernment  yon  are  under,  and  the  forlilnde  and  nviiJ, 
resignation  you  are  possessed  of,  will   carry  ymi  »i5 
llirongli  this  trial  of  a  young  man's  palienee,  anil  liiiii; 
oil  on)  in  spring  like  gold,  the  bi  Iter  for  the  proMl!    I 
.:'jtiiee  to  hear  yon   have  a  friend  of  great  iiieni  In  I- 
with  yiiu.    Aly  wariiiest  wishes  for  yiair  heallli  and  lii|.| 
piness  never  liiil  to  follow  yon.    Lady  Hester  ile>lii>l»:l 
best  coniplinienls.     Ilelieve  me, 

Willi  the  tri'esl  alleclioli,  ever  year.- 


KNP  or  TIIK    LKTTKItS. 


WACOrsTA, 

A   T.\l.K  OF   IlKniOIT  A.\U   .MK'IIIM.t.MACKI.VAl'. 
Hj/tlieaulhotu/Eniili,  Luiidini:  1631). 

"It  is  a  enrioiis  lint,  that  so  popular  an  aullmr  :n  M; 
Cooper  has  hllhiTio  met  with  no  ri\aN.  'I'lie  fnsi  lliii.' 
lliat  usually  li.ippeiis  In  a  meeessful  v.rib  r,  is  In  It  me. 
wlielined  wllli  I'nllowers :  perhaps  the  lUillior  iil' II' 
"Spy"  avcililed  ihi^,  by  the  iinKiiuwii  land  on  «liirli ! 

I  his  mark.     An    English  aiKinliirer   has   iinw,  lidt.l 

IT,  eiiternl  on  his  track,  and  we  iiiiisl  say  \i  itii  L'f.ll 
spirit.  'I'lie  first  volumes  of  Wacon.^la  are  eveeeilli'jlil 
i.noil,  and  the  interest  eviili  d  iilsinl  Ihe  lonely  giirriNjT 
IS  well  snstalni'd;  bill  the  lii.-.lory  of  Waeoiisla  liiii 
borders  a  lillle  on  (lie  In  probalae,  but  all  llie  <  i 
purl  is  real  and  niilinaleil.  Among  the  mosi  t-tilhi;! 
passages,    we  would    nienllon    the  .eeiies  on   l«.iiri!  li' 

III  oner,  the  Iri.il  of  IIk    sinliiiel,  anil  the  ilisiiairyiil 
Ihe  Uiily.  'J'he  plot  is  l.iid  ill  Canudi  sonii)  scvi  nl}  yivJ 

Ign, 

"We  now  liir  the  full  gralifie  illoii  of  (In  ii  eini.'!'lljrt| 
fer  our  readers  lollie  work  ilstll'." — Imittaii  l,il.(vt:if\ 

Wncoiisia  will  be  rntiiinenct'il  hi  tlir  next  niiialirt  i* 
lhe"Llbr.rv." 


/'iKifiDM— III  llie  'VM\  line  ofChiip.  V.  ol'Ihe  .M(ii»*| 
ef  roiliii.i  licauliatiiaif,  lor  177!l  riad  I'l  )''. 


Note 

Althoiigii  till 

!  preat  favour  by 

this  country,  w 

I  more  familiar  v 

can  be  best  tcs 

i  taken  as  a  whi 

I  very  superior  ) 

oiil,  it   has  few 

style  and  langii 

I  compelled  on  a  i 

Iditahlc  lo  the  au 

I  in  B  field  so  aucc 

I  is  the  more  rcnia 

(iiullior  of  "Ecart 

ch  the  gainiii 

liJiwIpaliniis  were 

lionlrasled  with  11 


.\  few  cursory  i 

piirt's  ol'  the  couni 
ciils  I.J  laid,  niaj 

jtlild  volaiiie. 

Wiiliout  cnlorin 
■nay  be  iieei.'ssary  i 
bf  tlie  iiiutliwesten 
laicliliiae,  a  name 
ry  tlie  .Anierieans, ' 
Il  ia  situated  al  the 
rai,  and  adjacent 
Jiiiti'llieevlsteneei 
^'palilie,  an  EiiglisI 

iii'iv  of  keeping  i 
lie  lakes  we  deseei; 
lira,  iliseiiibiiguiiH  j 

'lil.H  again  reiiders 
|r  river,  not  less  tin 
iMifriwIvely  wideiii 
>.>1  la  llie  liiMiitiful 
Jt'liiislallerlalieeoii 
liiaitlierelebrity  of 
loiian  iinpisKiriile  b 
yicr.srver  llie  other 
III' r.'iante  liirln'sseu 
llA  ili.tlai f  ,1  )(., 

Ily  eill|l|j|.H  il:«,|C 

r  lill'  if.irifeoiu  Am 
riiiily  of  llii.4  mag 
liai'd  «l.  I.  iwreneo  I 
r"iii;li  a  vast  tract  ( 
Mi'l'liuiiiplain,  cele 
kli'Jl  (if  Ihe  llrliisli  ( 

AniiriijiM. 
rriii'  wvei.il  fort,  „, 
^  tuink  ol'  the  St.  Li 
pn  "flhr  nmi.h  po» 
fniili.iirc  ncrenmiril- 
K*:»  "BRins — l' 


lire  iiiori'  lunl';! 
.  IImii  your  uii. 

Idliiiiial  jiiiuiuy, 

allci:liiji>alc.ly. 


■s,  Oil.',  I'l.Vi. 
any  tl'W'S  "''  I"} 
Kilious  at  llii'  i:i" 

ic  kniiw  wlial  \<h: 
I  am  luiw  111  uA 
;.Mitk'mai\  loiiii", 
[ihcr  (li'i^iirs  mm', 

HOliiiiiiid.iii^i  :  u- 
s  oiu'  ot  lli«"  li' ■■ 
nj;  can  uliliuf  H" 
our  imwi'i'  tn  1,  ,, 
ui;  man.  lli  ii  ■ 
.  iiualiliis.  llf  1 
jioiids  on  llii-  III.' 
ion  nr  clMsipiiii  :i, 
is  »lrca<ly  I"  liiv' 

U  lias  its  filiiri. 
Ill  a  kind  of  \«M<. 

niion  yon,  ii"!'"'!; 
xamplu  and  lull -n 

L'ctiouaUly  your.-. 


■ire,  Oct.  27,  IT.o. 

klUr  frnm 

ily  wisli  til".'  i"'ilii'l- 

,liart>ln.'i)lic\v,wil'' 

Hiskr  t!'^'''*  "''  >■"'"  I 
•our  r-fUKint;  lo  W  a 
you  must  »nl>ii»l ' 
nlortrd  )■'   I'""'  >"i«  I 
|to  !>',  l>y  lli'T'l"."' 
I  Irnsl  tla'  «"'>il  P'- . 
lortilndc  and  nviiili  | 
will   carry  yn  «i!i 
|H  [.alirmr,  a'ldi'l"'- 
Idr  lor  llio  I'f""''    ' ' 
,1-  ^rcal  nifiil  '"  '■ 
yonr  liiallli  iind  In;. 
Ily  |U'»li.Ttl''.-i">'"' 

r.  tlion,  tJvir  )'•""■ 


llll.l.IMACKl>.»<'. 

liar  an  aullior  ;i' M: 
\it\-.    'I'lic  riii.Uliii;| 
I  v.ril'r,  iHlol'  '" 

ll.c    laillior  ol 
In  land  on  «lii'li 


W^2LBlffi^fiJ__OT^^^   (01IB(SgWliii^Eir(^    lilUm^IB^; 


nrci'   nu«  ' 


inw,  llii«.| 


VOL.  !• 


PIIILAnRLPHIA,  APRIL  16,  1833. 


JVO.  14. 


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OR, 

TIIK  PROPHECY: 

A  TALK  OF  DETROIT  AND  .MICHILLI.MACKI.NAC. 


'  Venginncp  i»  still  nll\ ■  ;  frnin  her  dnrk  coven, 
Willi  nil  III  r  i-nakfn  em  I  npun  hiT  crest, 
Hhe  utalks  in  viuw,  and  tires  ine  with  hei  charms." 

The  Hrvtnge. 


BY  THE  AUTHOR  OF  "ECARTE." 

DEDICATED    TO    TIIK    FORTY-KmST    BRITISH    KEGIME.NT   BY 
ONCE  SHARER  IN  THEIR  SERVICE. 


lOll^l  Wiy  V.  illl!;";l| 

In.Ma  arii">'M''i'";; 
III,'  loni'ly  !!•""■ 
If  Wacoiiila  liiiii' 
I,  liiit  uU  ll"'  '■''"] 
If,   llu'  111"''  '■>"''"■ 
"i cnc"  on  '"»'"'  '^',1 

Jllld    111!'    diKloMiylj 

I  .ll'llllil  (1111"^'')" I 

[im.don  /,.(.'.'";'•"] 
llir  ne^l  mnaki' 


V.  I'l'llii  Mtn**! 

[.ulivr'. 


Note  to  the  first  American  edition. 

Mthough  tlio  Ibliowinj;  work  lias  boon  received  with 

great  lavour  by  tlie  reading  public  in  England,  it  is  in 

this  country,  wlicre  the  scene  is  laid,  and  where  wo  ore 

more  tUmiliar  with  the  Indian  character,  that  its  merits 

can  be  best'tcsted.    Though  not  without   defects,  yet, 

i  (akeu  OS  a  whole,  we  think  it   will  be  pronounced  a 

very  superior  production.    For  deep  interest  through- 

I  oiil    it   has  few  rivals  of  the  modern  school,   anil   the 

style  and  langunge  are  in  general  excellent.     Wo  feel 

1  compelled  on  a  second  perusal  to  consider  it  highly  ere- 

I  dilalilo  io  the  author,  and  an  earnest  of  still  higher  flights 

I  in  a  field  so  successfully  trodden  by  our  own  Coojier.    It 

!  the  iinre  remarkable  as  coming  from  tho  pen  of  the 

Inullior  of'Ecarte,  or  the  Siloons  of  Paris,"  a  work  in 

I  which  the  gaining  houses  of  the  French  capital,  and  its 

Idisiijiations  were  the  subjects — scones  which  are  strongly 

Ifontraslcd  with  those  here  jiortraycd. 

'..•HAPTER  I. 

INTROtlUCTORV. 

A  few  cursory  remarks,  illustrative  of  the  general  fea- 
llurea  of  tlie  country  where  the  scene  of  the  Ibllowing 
kvents  h  laid,  may  not  be  mispiaced  at  the  opening  of 
lliii  volume. 

Witliout  oiilerini;  into  minute  geographical  detail,  it 
kiiay  be  iieeossury  iiiurely  to  state  that  the  most  di^tiiiit 
hi'  ihe  iioitliwestern  settlenieiits  of  America  is  Michilli- 
liiicliinae,  a  iiiiino  given  by  the  Indiann,  and  preserved 
,  llie  .Xiiicrieans,  who  ikissckh  the  Ibrl  even  to  this  hour. 
II  is  situuU'd  at  tile  he.id  uf  the  Lakes  Michigan  and  Hu- 
n,  mid  adj  iii'iit  to  Ihe  Island  of  St.  Joseph's,  where, 
iki'  ihe  exisleiiee  of  Ihe  I'liili'd  States  as  all  inilepenileiil 
V|mblie,  an  I'iii^lish  garrison  has  been  inuintained,  w  ith 
)vii'«'  of  keeping  Ihi;  original  fortress  in  check.  From 
llif  lakes  HO  descend  into  Ihe  River  Sinclair,  v\liiili,  in 
dlseiiibo;.Mies  itself  into  the  lake  of  Ihe  same  name. 
I'lili  uK.iiii  renders  tribute  lo  the  Delroil,  a  broad  niajes- 
I'  river,  not  less  than  a  mile  in  brendlli  at  lis  soiiree,  and 
|Mi;resslvi'Iy  wiileniiig  towards  its  iiionlh  iiiilil  it  is  finally 
Vt  ill  the  lie.mtiful  Lake  Erie.  From  the  eniboiielmre 
ll't!j|s  latter  lalt''  eoinmeiiei's  tliet'hippawa,  iH'lter  kiiowi 
iinllieei  leliiity  of  ila  stuiH'tidoiisfallsof  Niagara,  which 
liiiii  im  imp  issiilile  barrier  to  the  seaman,  and,  for  a  sliorl 
, sever  llie  otherwise  niiinlerrupted  eliain  eonneelinir 
tTcniole  fortresses  wo  have  described  witli  tin'  Atlaiilie. 
Lt  a  disliiiiee  of  a  li'w  miles  from  the  lalls,  the  ('liipp:iwn 
IUein{>lii'H  il:<elf  into  Ihe  Oiitiirio,  the  most  splendid 
r  till'  Korifeous  Amerlean  lakes.  At  the  oppositn  ex. 
Iriiiitv  i)(  Ibis  iiiagmlieent  and  sea  like  lake,  the  I'lr- 
limd  !^t.  Liwrenee  laki's  its  source;  nnd  nOer  passing 
^rmigh  a  v.ist  tract  of  eotintry,  eoimeels  itself  with  llie 
uki'l'lmniphiiii,  eelelirnled,  Hs  well  us  Erie,  for  n  signal 
III  It  III'  the  llritish  llotilln  during  the  late  eont  st  with 

Vraeriijiis. 

I  riip  seveiil  forts  nnd  harlwurs  «slihli«h«d  along  the 

1 1mnk  of  the  ,St.  Lawrrnee,  and  thraughnul  that  por- 

kniifthe  llnlish  possrssions  which  is  known  as  Lowrr 

iniili.iite  neeoMarily,  (Vom  th»  impmvod  condition  wid 

Nrw  sF.gir.s — 1 1 


more  numerous  population  of  that  prov  incc,  on  a  larger 
scale  and  of  better  appointment;  but  in  Upper  Canada, 
where  the  traces  of  civilisation  arc  less  evident  through- 
out, and  heeunic  gradually  more  faint  as  we  advance 
westward,  the  foitrcsscs  and  harbours  bear  the  same  pro- 
portion in  strength  and  extent  to  the  scantiness  of  the 
(wpnlation  thoy  are  erected  to  protect. 

At  the  epoch  of  our  story,  it  will  be  borne  in  mind,  the 
United  States  were  tho  Urilish  colonies  of  America  de- 
pendent on  the  mother  country ;  while  the  Canadas,  on 
the  contrary,  v.'cre,  or  had  very  recently  b<en,  under  the 
dominion  of  France,  from  whom  they  had  been  wrested 
after  a  long  struggle,  greatly  advanced  in  favour  of  Eng- 
land by  the  glorious  battle  fought  on  Ihe  plains  of  Abrn- 
ham,  near  Quebec,  and  celebrated  for  the  defeat  of  Mont- 
calm and  the  death  of  Wolfe. 

riie  several  attempts  made  lo  reposKcss  themselves  of 
tho  strong  hold  of  Quebec  having,  in  every  instance,  Ikcii 
met  by  discomfiture  and  disappoinlnienf,  Ihe  French,  in 
despair,  relinquished  the  contest,  nnd,  by  treaty,  ceded 
their  claims  to  the  Canadas, — an  event  that  was  hastened 
by  the  capitulation  of  the  garrison  of  Montreal,  com- 
manded by  the  Marquis  de  Vaudreuil,  to  the  victorious 
arms  of  General  Amherst.  Still,  though  conquered  as  a 
|)Cople,  many  of  the  lending  men  in  the  country,  actuated 
iiy  that  jealousy  for  which  they  were  remarkable,  con- 
trived to  oppose  obstacles  lo  the  quiet  possession  of  a 
conquest  by  those  whom  they  seemed  to  look  upon  as 
their  hereditary  enemies  ;  and  in  furtherance  of  this  ob- 
jeet,  paid  agents,  men  of  artful  and  intriguing  character, 
were  disjicrsed  among  the  numerous  tribes  of  savnges, 
with  a  view  of  exciting  them  to  nets  of  hostility  against 
their  conquerors.  The  long  and  uninterrupted  |K)sscs 
sion,  by  the  French,  of  those  countries  immediately  bor 
derin'g  on  the  hunting  grounds  and  haunts  of  Ihe  natives, 
with  whom  they  carried  on  nn  extensive  Iraflie  in  furs, 
had  established  a  communionship  of  interest  belween 
themselves  and  those  savage  nnd  warlike  |M'oplc,  which 
failed  not  lo  turn  lo  account  the  vindictive  views  of  the 
former.  Tho  whole  of  the  prcvhice  of  Upper  ("aiiuda  at 
that  time  possessr'd  but  m  scanty  |>opnlation,  protected  in 
its  most  tlourisliing  and  defensive  points  by  stockade 
forts  ;  the  chief  object  of  wTiieh  was  to  secure  the  garri- 
sons, consisting  eiieh  of  a  few  companies,  tVom  any  sud- 
den surprise  on  Ihe  part  of  the  natives. 

These  stockade  forts  were  never,  at  any  one  period, 
nearer  to  each  otlur  than  from  one  hundred  and  ilHy  lu 
two  hundred  miles,  so  thnl,  in  the  event  of  surpriic  or 
ninrin,  there  was  little  prospect  of  obtniniiig  assislaiice 
from  without.  Each  garrison,  Ihereliire,  was  almost 
wholly  dependent  on  its  own  resources  ;  and,  when  sur- 
rounded unexpectedly  by  nnnierims  bands  of  hostile  In- 
diaiis,  had  no  other  nllernnlive  llinn  to  hold  nut  lo  the 
death.  Capitulallofl  was  out  of  the  question;  for,allliongh 
the  wile  and  arliliee  of  the  natives  mii;ht  iliduec  them  lo 
promise  mercy,  Ihe  moiiient  their  em  iiiii  s  were  in  their 
power  promises  and  Irenlies  were  alike  broken,  nnd  iii- 
diseriiiiinnle  niassiiere  ensiled.  Communiinlion  by  water 
w,t«,  I'xeepl  during  a  |K'riod  of  profonml  pence,  nlinoi.| 
iiiipraelienble  ;  for,  nltliougli  of  lale  years  the  lakes  of 
Ciiiiaila  have  been  eoverid  willi  vessels  of  war,  ninny  "I 
lliem  of  vast  inngniliide,  anil  lueii  the  Iheaties  of  eon- 
lliets  Ihat  would  not  have  ilis^'raced  the  salt  wnlers  of 
iieeaii  itself,  at  llie  peiiid  to  wliieh  our  story  refers  tin 
ling  of  I'liiglanil  was  si'eti  lo  wave  only  on  the  solitary 
mast  of  some  ill-nriiieil  and  ill. manned  gun  boat,  employed 
rallier  for  the  purpose  of  conveying  despnlehes  from  fort 
lo  Ibrl,  than  with  any  seiioiis  view  lo  acts  either  of  ag- 
greshion  or  defence. 

In  |iro|Hirlion  us  the  colonies  of  Ameries,  now  the 
United  .Slates,  pushed  tin  ir  course  of  eivilis-jlion  ttesl- 
waril,  in  the  same  degree  did  the  iiimierous  tribes  of  In. 
Hans,  who  had  liilherlo  dwelt  inore  seaward,  ictire  upon 
those  of  their  own  eoimlrymeii,  who,  Imried  in  vast  nnd 
im|icnclrnbli'  forests,  hud  seldom  yet  seen  Ihe  flice  of  tin 
Enro|M'nn  strnoiier;  so  thai,  in  Ihe  end,  nil  Ihe  iiiorr 
central  psrts  of  those  slii|K'ndons  wilds  lireume  doubly 
|S'opled.  liilherlo,  however, that  ci\ilisntion  had  not  Iweii 
carried  Is'yond  llir  st,i(e  of  New  York  ;  nnil  all  those 
countries  wliieli  linve,  since  the  American  rerolution, 
iH'en  added  lo  the  Union  under  the  imnirs  of  Kentucky, 
Ohio,  Missouri,  Miehignn,  Ac,  wrrr,  at  the  prrio<l  em 
braerd  by  our  slory .  inhospilnMe  and  unprnduelive  woods 
tiihjrri  only  lo  the  dominion  ofths  nflli\»,and  »»  yet  nn 


shorn  by  the  axe  of  the  cultivator.  A  few  portions  only 
of  the  opimsile  shores  of  Michigan  were  occupied  by  emi- 
grants from  the  Canadas,  who,  finding  no  one  to  oppose 
or  molest  them,  selected  the  most  fertile  spots  along  tho 
banks  of  the  river;  and  of  the  existence  of  these  infant 
settle  ncnts,  the  English  colonists,  who  had  never  ventured 
so  far,  were  not  even  aware  until  after  the  conquest  ol'Ca- 
nada  by  the  mother  country.  This  particular  distiict 
was  the  centre  aronnd  which  the  nnmcroiis  warriors, 
who  had  bi'U  driven  westward  hy  the  colonists,  had 
finally  asseniuVd ;  nnd  rude  villages  nnd  ei.eampmcnta 
rose  far  and  near  for  a  circait  of  many  miles  arouiid  this 
infant  settlement  and  fort  of  the  Canadians,  to  liolli  of 
which  they  had  given  the  name  of  Detroit,  aftei  the  river 
on  whose  elevated  bunks  they  stood.  Proceeding  west- 
ward from  this  point,  nnd  along  the  tract  of  country  that 
diverged  from  the  banks  of  the  I/aUcs  Huron,  Siiielnir, 
and  JVIichigun,  all  traces  of  that  pnrlial  civilisntion  were 
again  lost  in  impervious  wilds,  tenanted  only  by  Ihe 
fiercest  of  the  Indian  trilies,  whose  homes  were  princi- 
pally along  the  banks  of  Luke  Snpcitor,  and  in  the  coun- 
try surrounding  the  isolated  fort  of  Michillimackinae,  the 
last  and  most  remote  of  tlie  European  fortresses  in  Cs- 
nnda. 

When  at  a  later  period  the  Canadas  Were  Ceded  to 
Oreat  Ufitain  by  France,  thoje  pnrls  of  the  opposite 
frontier  which  we  have  just  described  bceuine  also  liibu- 
tary  to  the  English  crown,  and  were,  by  the  peculiar  dif- 
ficullies  that  existed  to  communication  with  the  more 
central  and  populous  districts,  rendered  especially  f«. 
vonrable  to  the  exercise  of  hostile  intrigue  by  the  nume- 
rous active  French  cinissartcs  every  where  dispersed 
among  the  Indian  tribes.  Fired  by  their  wily  sugges- 
lions,  the  high  and  jealous  spirit  of  the  Indian  chiefs 
took  the  alarm,  and  they  beheld  with  impatience  the 
Red  Coat,"  or  "  Sugniiuw,"*  usurping,  as  they  deemed 
it,  those  possessions  which  lind  so  recently  acknowledged 
the  Buprcmaey  of  the  pale  flag  of  their  ancient  ally.  Such 
was  the  state  of  things  in  17I1.'),  the  period  at  which  our 
slory  eommcnccs, — an  epoch  fruitful  in  designs  of  hosti- 
lity nnd  treachery  on  the  part  of  the  Indians.  Several 
inli-rior  forts  situated  on  the  Ohio  had  already  falbn  into 
their  hands,  when  they  siimnienrd  all  their  address  nnd 
cunning  to  accomplish  the  fall  of  the  two  important 
though  remote  |msts  of  Detroit  nnd  MiebiHiiiiaehinne. 
For  a  length  of  time  Ihe^  ivere  laHlcd  by  the  nclivily 
and  \igilance  of  the  respective  governors  of  these  forts, 
who  had  had  too  much  fatal  experience  in  tho  fate  of 
their  companions  not  to  be  perpetually  on  the  alert  againtt 
their  guile  ;  but  when  they  had  nt  length,  in  some  degree, 
succeeded  in  lulling  the  suspicions  of  the  English,  they 
ilctermiiied  en  a  scheme,  suggested  by  a  lending  chief,  a 
man  of  more  than  ordinary  character,  which  promised 
fair  lo  rid  them  altogether  of  n  rnce  they  so  cordially  de- 
tested. We  will  not,  however,  ninr  Ihe  interest  of  our 
Uile,  liy  nnlieipniing,  nt  this  early  stage,  i  itlicr  ll  e  r.  (urn 
or  tlie'suceess  of  a  slrafagem  which  forme  the  i  fsenlial 
groundwork  of  our  slory. 

And  now  we  have  partially  explained  n  course  of 
ev(  Ills  which  were  in  some  nieiisiire  iieeessiiry  lo  the  full 
understanding  of  the  country  by  Ihe  majority  of  our 
readers,  we  shall,  in  furlliernnee  of  the  same  objei  I,  pro- 
ceed to  sUeleh  a  few  of  the  most  proininnil  scenes  inor* 
imiiii  dialily  before  us. 

'I"he  fort  of  Detroit,  as  it  was  origlnully  eonslrueled 
by  Ihe  Froiieli,  siniids  in  the  middle  of  a  Coininon,  or  de- 
scription of  sninll  prnirii',  Isimiiled  by  woods,  which  were 
at  that  time  imloiielicd  by  Hie  hand  ol  cr\  ilisnlion.  Erected 
at  a  distanee  of  nlioul  half  a  mile  from  the  banks  of  llin 
river,  whii  h  at  that  partieulBr  point  are  high  and  prcci- 
pilous,  it  stiKsl  llien  just  liir  enough  from  the  woods  that 
swept  round  it  in  a  (.emieireiilar  liirin  lo  lie  secure  lioin 
the  rille  of  the  Indian;  while  from  its  batteries  il  com. 
manded  n  range  of  country  on  every  hand,  which  no 
enemy  unsnpiKirlcd  by  cannon  could  traverse  with  im- 
punity. Iinmedinlely  in  Hie  rear,  and  on  Ihe  skirl  of  the 
woo<li  the  French  had  conslrurled  a  sort  of  bomh-iiriMil, 
possibly  intended  lo  serve  us  a  cover  lo  Ihe  worknien 
originally  employed  in  clearing  the  woods,  but  long  since 
suffered  to  fall  into  decay.   Without  Ihe  fnrliftcilion  rose 


•  This  word  thus  pronounced  by  Ihemselves,  in  refer, 
encr  to  the  F'.nglish  soldiery,  is,  in  all  probabililv,  derived 
from  Ih*  niininal  F.nglish  liftllirs  m  Pnganaw  ftny. 


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a  strong  nnd  triple  lino  of  picliets,  cacti  of  about  two  fcut 
and  a  half  in  circumference,  and  so  fitted  into  each  other 
as  to  leave  no  other  iiitcrsiiees  than  those  which  were 
perforated  for  the  discharge  of  musketry.  They  were 
formed  of  the  hardest  and  most  knotted  jiines  tlint  could 
be  procured ;  the  sharp  points  of  which  were  seasoned  by 
fire  until  Ihcy  acquired  nearly  the  durability  and  con- 
■isteney  of  iron.  Beyond  tlieso  firmly  imbedded  pickets 
was  a  ditch,  encircling  the  fort,  of  about  twenty  feet  in 
width,  and  of  proportionate  depth,  the  only  communica- 
tion over  which  to  and  from  the  garrison  was  by  meims 
of  a  drawbridge,  protected  by  a  strong  chcvaux-dc-frise. 
The  only  gate  with  which  the  fortress  was  provided  faced 
the  river;  on  the  more  immediate  banks  of  which,  and  to 
the  left  of  the  fort,  rose  the  yet  infant  and  straggling  vil- 
l;ige  that  bore  the  name  of  both.  Numerous  farm-lKiuscs, 
however,  almost  joining  each  other,  contributed  to  Ibrni 
a  continuity  of  many  miles  along  the  borders  of  the  river, 
l)oth  on  the  riglil  and  on  the  left;  while  tlie  opposite  shores 
of  Canada,  distinctly  seen  in  llic  distance,  presented,  as 
fir  OS  the  eye  could  reach,  tlio  same  enlivening  character 
of  fertility.  The  banks,  covered  with  verdure  on  either 
shore,  wero  more  or  less  undulating  at  intervals ;  but  in 
j;cn"ral  they  were  high  without  being  abrupt,  and  pic- 
turesque without  being  bold,  presenting,  in  tlicir  partial 
cultivation,  a  striking  contrast  to  tlic  dark,  tall,  and 
frowning  forests  bonn<ling  every  point  of  the  ptTspective. 

At  a  distance  of  about  five  miles  on  the  loft  of  the  town 
the  course  of  the  river  was  intcrrnpted  by  a  small  and 
thickly  wooded  island,  along  whose  sandy  bcac:h  occa- 
sionally rose  the  low  cabin  or  wigwam,  whieli  tlie  birch 
canoe,  carefully  upturned  and  left  to  dry  upon  the  sands, 
attested  to  l)o  the  temporary  habitation  of  the  wa.ulering 
Indi-m.  That  branch  of  the  river  which  swept  by  the 
shores  of  Canada  was  (as  at  this  day)  the  only  navigable 
one  for  vesselsof  burden,  while  tlmton  the  opjrosite  coast 
abounded  in  shallows  and  bars,  affording  passage  merely 
to  tlie  light  barks  of  the  natives,  which  seemed  literally 
to  skim  the  very  surface  of  its  waves.  Midway  Ir'- 
tween  that  |>oint  of  the  continent  which  iiiimediutcly 
faced  the  eastern  extremity  of  the  island  we  have  just 
named  and  the  town  of  Detroit,  llowed  a  small  tributary 
river,  the  ap|iroaehes  to  which,  on  either  hand,  were  over 
a  ulighlly  sloping  ground,  the  view  of  which  couM  be  en- 
tirely  commanded  from  the  fort.  The  depth  of  this  river, 
now  nearly  dried  up,  at  that  period  varied  from  three  to 
ton  or  twelve  feet;  and  over  this,  at  a  distance  of  nliout 
twenty  yards  from  the  Detroit,  into  which  it  emptied  it- 
B<  If,  rose,  communicating  with  the  high  road,  a  bridge, 
which  will  more  than  once  lie  noticed  in  the  course  of 
our  tale.  Even  to  the  present  hour  it  retains  the  name 
given  to  it  during  these' disastrous  times;  and  llieie  are 
few  modern  Ciinudinns, or  even  .Americans,  who  traverse 
tlie  "  iiloo<ly  Bridge,"  es|M:cially  at  the  still  hours  of  ad- 
vanced night,  wiliiout  recalling  to  memory  tlii>  tragic 
events  of  those  days,  (handed  down  us  they  have  been  by 
their  fathers,  who  were  eye-witnesses  of  the  transa<'li(in,) 
and  peoplhig  the  surrounding  gloom  with  tlie  shades  of 
those  whose  life-lilood  erst  criinsDiied  Ihi-  miec^  pure  w  atirs 
of  thai  nnw  nearly  exhausted  stream;  and  whose  mangled 
and  headless  corses  were  slowly  borne  by  its  tranipiil  eiir- 
reut  inio  llie  Isi-iMin  of  the  parent  liver,  where  all  traces 
ol  tlii'Mi  llinlly  clisapprareil. 

What  Detroit  was  in  17(!3  it  nearly  Is  at  Ihn  prescnl 
day,  with  llii<  diH'creiie  •,  liimeMr,  tlial  iraiiy  nl'  tlm-i' 
jHiints  whii  li  were  then  in  a  great  ile^ree  isnlitdl  ii;id 
rucli!  „ie  now  reilulent  with  llie  bini  fi(  ent  elVeets  of  iiii- 
pnived  eullivalioii ;  ami  In  Ihe  i.nin(  iliale  vieinily  of  thai 
miiuoralile  liridgi',  where  f()rin<'rly  flood  merely  the  oe- 
ea^i<lllal  ciicatniiment  of  Ijii'  Indian  warrior,  ari'  now  to 
hi'  n(  11  n'iiirisliiii:r  farms  and  rrnpH,  nnd  other  marlvs  ol 
ngiieulHiral  induslry.  Al  llic  liiii,|  resi^ioii  of  the  ('alia. 
d.lH,  llic  I'.irl  wai  delivrnd  nver  to  Ilnglaiid,  willi  wIkuii 
it  rem  lined  until  (lioac'.uirrA;  il^'Dirnt  of  llie  liidcpiiiil. 
rnii'  III  Ihn  eiilimies  by  the  mother  country,  wli;;n  it 
lioiitcd  thu  culuura  uf  tlio  republic 


crrAi'TKu  II. 

It  w««  during  the  miilniglit  waleli,  lite  in  Hcpteuilxr, 
ITIil,  that  Ihe  Ivigli-li  garrison  of  Delroil,  wasllirimii 
into  III!'  iilinost  coiflernalion  by  tlv  sudden  nnd  inysle. 
riout  iiitroduetion  of  n  stranger  within  Its  walls.  The 
rireiiiislnnee  at  this  moment  was  partieulnfly  remnrkn- 
hie  ;  for  the  |M'rioil  was  ho  fearfiu  and  pregnant  with 
event  1  of  danger,  tho  lort  bring  nsmiiled  on  every  side 
hy  tt  \>  iwcrfiil  ami  vindlolivo  fiw,  that  a  eaiitlon  nnd  vigi. 
Unc  I  01°  no  eoiniiion  kind  were  uneeasingty  ex- reised 
hy  the  prudent  governor  ibr  tho  safely  of  Ihoso  conimil- 
lud  to  his  ehnrge.  A  Iomi;  scries  of  himlililie.4  Iind  iH'cn 
pursued   by   Ihv   Nurtli   .\iiierictiii   Iiidimis  ugiiinst  the 


subjecta  of  England,  within  tho  few  years  that  had  buc- 
cceded  to  the  final  subjection  of  tlic  Conadas  to  her  vic- 
torious arms ;  and  many  and  sanguinary  were  the  con- 
flicts in  which  the  devoted  soldiery  were  made  to  succumb 
to  the  cunning  and  numbers  of  their  savage  enemies.  In 
those  lone  regions,  both  olliccrs  cnil  men,  in  their  re- 
spective ranks,  were,  by  a  eommunionship  of  suffering, 
isolation,  and  peculiarity  of  duty,  drawn  towards  <!neh 
otiier  with  feelings  of  almost  frulernnl  affection;  and  the 
fates  of  those  who  fell  were  lamented  witli  sincerity  of 
soul,  and  avenged,  w  hen  opportunity  offered,  with  a  dc- 
termination  prompted  equally  by  indignation  nnd  des- 
|iair.  This  sentiment  of  union,  existing  even  lictween 
men  nnd  officers  of  ditlereiit  corps,  was,  willi  occasional 
exceptions,  of  course  doubly  strengthened  among  tliose 
who  fought  under  tho  same  colours,  and  acknowledged 
the  same  head ;  and,  as  it  often  happened  in  Cnnadn, 
during  this  interesting  period,  that  a  single  regiment  was 
distributed  into  two  or  three  fortresses,  each  so  far  re- 
moved from  tlic  other  that  communication  could  with 
the  utmost  facility  be  cut  off,  llie  anxiety  mid  uneer. 
tahity  of  these  detaclimenls  l>eeame  pro|)ortioned  to  tlie 
danger  willi  which  they  knew  themselves  to  he  more 
immediali'ly  beset.     The  garrison  of  Uetruit,  at  the  dale 

above  nunied,  consisted  of  u  third  of  the reg'.iient, 

the  remainder  of  which  occupied  the  forts  of  Mieliilli- 
nittckinac  and  Niagara,  and  to  each  division  of  this  regi- 
ment was  attached  an  officer's  command  of  artillery.  It 
is  true  that  no  i.iiiiiediiite  evert  act  of  hostility  had  for 
some  lime  been  perpetrated  by  the  Indians,  who  were 
assembled  in  force  around  the  former  garrison  ;  hut  the 
exiK'rieneed  officer  to  whom  the  command  hud  been  in- 
trusted was  too  sensible  of  the  craftiness  of  the  surrouiid- 
ng  hordes  to  be  deceived,  hy  any  outward  semblance  of 
amity,  into  neglect  of  those  measures  of  precaution 
wliicli  were  so  indispensable  to  the  surity  of  his  trust. 

In  this  lie  pursued  a  line  of  policy  happily  adapted  to 
tlic  delicate  nature  of  his  position.  Unwilling  to  excite 
tho  onger  or  wound  the  pride  of  the  chiefs,  liy  any  out- 
ward manifestation  of  dislrnsl,  he  olVeeted  to  confide  in 
the  sincerity  of  their  iirofessions,  and,  by  inducing  his 
otticers  to  mix  occasionally  in  their  councils,  and  his 
men  in  tho  amusements  of  the  inferior  warriors,  con- 
trived to  impress  the  conviction  that  he  re|iosed  alto- 
gether on  Iheir  luitli.  But,  although  these  acts  were  in 
some  degree  coerced  liv  the  necessity  of  the  times,  and 
a  jierfeet  knowledge  of  all  the  misery  that  must  accrue 
to  them  in  the  event  of  their  provoking  the  Indians  into 
acts  of  open  hostility,  Ihe  piiKlent  govi  rnor  took  sueli 
precautions  us  were  ileeiinil  ellieient  to  defeat  any 
treiuheroiis  attempt  ul  violation  of  the  tueit  Iriiily  en  Ihe 
part  of  the  natives.  'J  lie  olheers  never  ventured  out, 
unless  eseorUd  by  a  porlinii  of  their  men,  who,  altliough 
appearing  to  be  dispersed  iiiming  the  warriors,  still  kept 
siillieii  nlly  together  to  be  ( iiabled,  in  n  monient  ofeiiier- 
geiiey,  to  alVord  siieeiair  not  only  to  each  other,  but  to 
Ihfir  superiors.  On  these  oceasiiins,  lis  a  further  secu- 
rity against  surprise,  Ihe  Inn  |is  lel\  within  wire  iiistruel- 
ed  to  be  in  readiness,  at  a  nioiiienl's  warning,  to  render 
assi.-.tani  e,  it'  necessary,  to  tlirir  eoMipr.niiiiis,  who  sel- 
dom, on  liny  oieasion,  vinlured  out  i*  reach  of  the  can- 
iWiii  of  the  fiirt,  llii'  gate  of  whiili  was  herinelieally 
closed,  while  iiiiiiKrous  siiperiiiiiiii'rary  senliiiils  were 
jHisted iiliiiig tlie  ranipai'ls,. villi  a  \ii'W  togi\c' tlie  nl  inn  if 
any  thing  <  \traiirdiiiary  was  observed  to  oei  nr  witliout. 

I'liiiiliij  nnd  l^1ras^illg  11s  were  thi^  preeaiitloiiH  it  was 
nuiiid  nerrssary  to  ixli  pt  on  these  01  easions,  and  litth' 
lii'siiiiiis  ns  were  llu'  garrison  to  miiijle  with  the  natives 
on  su'h  linns,  still  l.'u'  plan  uas  piir-.ued  by  the  ^nver- 
iiorfiMii  Uiv  jioliiy  uli'i  illy  iiameil :  nay,  it  was  nli.o- 
liili  Iv  essniliiil  to  tlic  Culuie  inUrcKts  of  Kngliind  tliat 
tlic  iiidian  sliniild  he  won  over  by  uits  of  cntilid.nee 
and  kiiidiicss;  anil  -.o  little  ilispiisilinn  had  hlllicrlo  Ixcn 
iiianifisti  d  by  tlu'  r.-iu'li-li  to  eimcili.jc,  that  i  m  ry  lliin;; 
waM  111  be  npprehcnilcil  from  llie  luilaiiie.ilile  ram  cur 
with  ivliiih  lliese  people  were  but  Ino  will  disposed  lo 
repiy  a  11  ^leet  nl  omo  galling  to  their  pride  and  iiijii. 
i.aiM  lo  111!  ir  iiitcrcstf, 

Sill  li,  fur  n  term  of  many  months,  hnd  littn  tho  trying 
and  piiiifiil  duty  that  bail  devolved  nti  tlin  j^nvi  riior  cil 
I)  triiil;  wlun,  in  the  suminir  of  I'll.'!,  the  ulmle  of  the 
west!  rn  tribes  of  Indians,  as  if  nitiiatcd  by  nne  eniiiiiuin 
impulse,  HMil.lciily  threw  olf  the  mask,  nnd  coiiiiiieiieeil 
a  seriiH  ill"  ihr  must  suvage  trespasses  upon  llic  I'.iiglisli 
selllrrs  ill  the  vieinily  of  llie  n  urnl  garrisons,  whowi  re 
cut  off  ill  detnil,  witliout  inerey,  and  without  reference 
lo  either  uge  or  sex.  Oii  the  lii>t  ularin  the  wink  bndiis 
of  Irooiis,  ns  a  last  measure  of  security,  shut  themselves 
up  in  their  n'Sjiedivo  fiirls,  where  lliry  were  as  inenpn- 
l.lc  of  rendering  nssislnneu  to  otliers  us  of  receiving  it 
lliemselves.     In  this  cineri[cney  the  prudincQ  and  lore 


thought  of  tho  governor  of  Detroit  wcro  eminently  (^n. 
spiciiuiiB;  fer,  hariiig  long  foreseen  tho  possibilitv  of 
rueh  a  crisis,  he  had  canred  a  plentiliil  supply  of  uHHigt 
was  necessary  to  the  subsistence  and  defence  of  llic  j-jf. 
lison  to  be  provided  at  an  earlier  period,  so  that,  if  I'oJlfj 
in  their  attempts  at  stratagem,  there  was  little  elianct 
that  the  Indians  would  speedily  reduce  them  hy  funiine, 
'I'o  (funrd  against  tlic  former,  a  vigilant  watch  was  ten. 
slantly  kept  by  tlie  garrison  both  day  and  night,  wlii;„ 
Ihe  sentinels,  doubled  in  number,  were  constantly  on  Die 
nierl.  Strict  attention,  moreover,  was  paid  to  sueh  purii 
of  the  rnmpnrts  ns  were  considered  most  assnilalilo  bj 
a  cunning  nnd  midnight  enemy  ;  and,  in  order  to  pre. 
vent  any  imprudence  on  the  port  of  the  garrison,  [|; 
egress  or  ingress  wns  prohibited  tlint  had  not  the  iiiin.t. 
diatc  sinction  of  the  chief.  With  this  view  the  kcjg  of 
the  gnle  were  given  in  trust  to  the  officer  of  the  guard' 
to  whom,  however,  it  wns  interdicted  to  use  llicm  unli-.i 
by  direct  nnd  positive  order  of  tiie  governor.  In  addi. 
lion  to  this  precaution,  the  sentinels  en  duty  at  the  nti 
had  strict  private  inti  ructions  not  to  suffer  any  eiu  to 
pass  cillier  in  or  out  unless  conducted  by  the  govcrnot 
in  I'.erson  :  and  this  restriction  extended  even  to  the  offi. 
cer  of  the  guard. 

Such  being  tho  cautious  discipline  estublished  in  Ijie 
fort,  the  appearance  of  a  stranger  within  its  walls  at  [y 
still  hour  of  miihiight  could  not  fail  to  be  regarded  an  an 
extraordinary  event,  nnd  to  excite  an  upprchcnsiin 
which  eould  scnteely  have  been  surpassed  had  a  nuiiicr. 
ous  and  ormed  bund  of  savages  suddenly  appujreil 
among  them.  Tlie  first  intimation  of  this  foci  «u 
given  by  the  violent  ringing  of  an  alartmbell ;  a  rwi: 
coiiimunicnling  with  which  wns  suspended  in  the  (jovn. 
nor's  apartments,  for  the  purpose  of  arousing  the  slum. 
Iiering  soldiers  in  any  case  of  pressing  emcrgonrr. 
Soon  afierwards  tJie  governor  himself  wns  seen  to  m\x 
from  his  rooms  into  the  opi'n  area  of  tlic  parade,  clad  in 
his  dressing-gown,  and  bearing  a  lamp  in  one  hand  nj 
a  naked  sword  in  the  other.  His  countenance  was  ft't- 
and  his  features,  violently  ngitutcd,  betrayed  a  scurct  of 
alarm  whieli  those  who  were  familiar  with  his  imi] 
'laugliliiiess  of  manner  were  ill  able  lo  comprelicnil. 

"  Which  way  did  ho  go  ? — why  stand  ye  here  ?— fo|. 
ow — pursue  him  quickly — let  him  not  escape,  on  you 
lives  I"    These  sentcnees,  hurriedly  and  impatiently  ul. 
tered,  were  addressed  to  the  two  sentinels  who,  sUitiomj  I 
in  front  of  his  aparlmenls,  hud,  on  the   first  sound  ofl 
nlarni  I'roni  the  portentous  licll,  lowered  their  miiskrlMol 
the  charge,  and  now  stood  immoveable  in  that  jiosilioB 

"  Who  decs  your  homnir  inane?"  replied  one  ofllitl 
men,  startled,  ytt  bringing  his  arms  to  recover,  in  saliili. | 
lien  of  his  eliief. 

"  Why,  the  man — the  stranger— the  fellow  who  hul 
just  -  issed  you."  "  Not  a  living  soul  has  pa.««d  ml 
since  niir  wnldi  eomniineeil,  your  honour,"  olisirirdllnl 
second  sentinel ;  "  und  «e  have  now  been  here  ii|nviiril 
ol"  an  hour."  r 

"  linpossilile,  sirs  :  ye  liavo  Isen  asleep  on  your  \mi.\ 
or  ye  must  have  reeii  him.  He  pnsseil  this  way,  iiii<| 
cdiild  not  have  esenpid  your  observation  had  ye  hitnilT 
l(  nlive  lo  your  duly."  I 

"  Well,  sure,  nnd  your   honour  knows  hist,"  rriiiiwl 
ll.c  first  senlinel ;  "  liiil  so  hilp  me  St.  IVitriek,  nn  I  It 
ii'fd  ninn  nnd    Imy   in  yi  iir  hdnour's    rigiiiHiil  ll, 
iwilve  yenrs,  not  even  the  filch  of  n  man  hns  passid  rJ 
this  Missed  night.     And  here's  my  eomraile,  Jiiik  II. 
il'iil,  who  will  take  his  Bible  onlli  lo  the  same,  willi : 
line  diliriiK  e  lo  your  honour."     The   pilhy  reply  In  liaj 
elc.|ueiit  iillem|it  il  exciil|)alion   whb  a  brief  "  Siliiml 
sirrah,  walk  iilimit  I" 

'lie  men  bnniiilil  their  nmskels  nnro  ninrr,  nul 
fih  :11c,  to  the  slioiildi  r,  end,  in  olici'i.iKe  to  Ilii' i'i| 
Miniid  of  till  ir  rliicf,  rcMiiiiid  their  liiiiiled  walk;  a 
iiiir  c  ach  i.tliiT  al  ngiilar  intervals  in  the  rniirn' it 
I  iililadcd,  as  it  were,  lliu  only  11. trance  lo  the  govimi 
aparliiii'iils.  ' 

.Mc.inwhilo  every  thing  wns  hustle  nnd  ennimnlJ 
lining  the  (,arrisiiii,  who,  iiiu.sid  fnun  sb'cp  liyllicil 
I'nlliiig  sound  of  tlic  alarm  hi  II  nt  thai  lute  li(iiir,im 
lia-tily  nriiiiiig.  Tliriiii''li(int  the  ohseurity  niithlli 
seen  the  Hitting  liii ins  ol  men,  wlin«i  nlreiidy  fiilltnl 
eiinlrcd  |H'r.M.iiH  priHliiiined  tin  in  to  he  of  tlir  piii 
while  in  the  lofty  barrneks,  minieroiis  lights  tlnnliinfj 
i.iid  I'm,  nnd  moving  with  rapidity,  nltested  llie  nkt^ 
Hitli  which  the  Irisips  off  duly  were  equipping  for  » 
service  d" more  llinii  urilinnry  interest.  SonoiselmM 
.U'^  this  pre|iarulioii,  ns  fur  ns  s|H'ecli  wns  rmirnn 
tlinl  Ihe  oeensionnl  opening  nnd  sliiitling  of  |iiiiii,ii| 
ringing  of  raiiiriMls  lo  niieirlnin  the  efmicniy  uf  (I 
iiiuslicts,  iiiight  Ih<  heard  illsllnetly  in  Ihe  slillmin ofl| 
night  ut  n  disluiuo  uf  many  liirluii|;s. 


WACOITSTA,  on  THE  mOPIlECV. 


■0  ciiiiiicntly  con. 
llio   poasibilitv  of 
tiiipply  of  lU'iIiji 
cfcncc  of  till'  |;at. 
i,  EC  tliot,  if  I'oiM 
was  little  chniice 
•  them  by  funiine. 
nl  watch  was  ten. 
I  and  night,  kU% 
}  constantly  on  tlie 
i  paid  to  such  patu 
moist  asunilaWi;  bj 
id,  in  order  to  |irt. 
if  the  garrison,  d; 
had  not  the  innr.c. 
is  view  the  keys  of 
nicer  of  the  guurd; 
to  use  (hem  unlw  | 
jTovcrnor.    In  aiii- 
en  duty  at  ttic  gaic 
)  snfTer  any  unc  to  I 
t'd  by  the  govcrnoi 
idcd  even  to  thi;  uffi. 

c  cstul.lishcd  in  llit  | 
rithin  its  walls  tl  lb 
to  be  rcgiirded  m  an 
ito  an  nppichcnvioii 
passed  had  a  numer. 
1  suddenly  apptural 
on  of  tins  fact  «u  1 
n  alurm»bf  11 ;  a  ro|«: 
xpended  in  the  (rnvci. 
of  arousing  tlic  slnm. 
pressing  cmcrgfiifj. 
self  was  seen  to  isfue  I 
of  tlic  parade,  clad  in  I 
lamp  in  one  hand  ml 
jountenancc  wts  p«l»;  I 
,  betrayed  a  source  d  I 
miliar  with  hia  m\\  | 
jIc  to  comprehend. 
y  stand  ye  hero  ?-fol.  I 
im  not  escape,  on  you  I 
Jly  and  impatiently  «i.  I 
sentinels  who,  Rttiliomi  I 
Ion  the  first  eoimd  dl 
„ered  their  ninslirl»li| 
cubic  in  that  imsiliot 
1  I"  replied  one  of  Iht  I 
ns  to  recover,  in  mIuU. 

: the  fellow  who  hul 

Houl  has  parsed  «l 
lionour,"  oliserMdtbtl 
ow  been  here  npnitikl 

n  at<leep  on  your  \m\ 
•  pnsnd  Ibis  way,  lui^l 
rviition  bad  ye  ktnitl 

knows  biKi,"  riwiiKj| 
'  SI.  I\ilriek,  nii  1' 
oniiiir's    riRiineiil 
'  n  man  bus  piisseil  nl 
ly  CDniriide,  Jaek  11.1" 
III  the  same,  wil 
'he   pithy  reply  In 
WiiB  a  brief  "  Sil 

IctR  nnrr  more,  ntiJ  a 
yi«'('K'ii((^  I"  till' "I 
Ir  limilril  wnlk; 
IiU   in  the  cniirM'  lU 
Iriuico  to  the  i;civi  rn 

Ibiislle  nnd  eouiiml 
Tfrmn  fleep  liy  Hif  •' 
lit  I  bill    lute  hour, 

iibseiirily  niii'M 
_,|m>ii>  nlreiidv  fulli 
1,1  to  !«•  of  ill"'  C"" 
Trciiis  liirbls  tlanlimt 
|y,  attexti  il  lli«  ">» 
leie  e<Hlipi>iii|l  •""' 
lirenl.  So  iHiiwlen 

[|H li   was  eomit 

1  Bbiilling  of  l«i"; 
J  the  effleieneyiif 
ly  ill  the  ■tillin'M  <^' 


He  however,  who  liad  touched  tlie  secret  spring  of  all 
this  p'icturesiiuc  movement,  whatever  might  bo  liis  grati- 
fication and  approval  of  tlio  promptitude  with  which  the 
Bumnions  to  arms  had  been  answered  by  his  brave 
troo|)3,  was  for  from  being  wholly  satisfied  with  the 
scene  lie  had  conjured  up.  Recovered  from  the  first  and 
irrepressible  agitation  which  had  driven  him  to  sound 
die  tocsin  of  alarm,  he  felt  how  derogatory  to  his  mili- 
tarv  dignity  and  proverbial  coolness  of  chariictor  it  mijrht 
be  coiLsidered,  to  have  awakened  a  whole  garrison  from 
iheir  slimibcrs,  when  a  few  files  of  the  guard  would 
have  answered  his  pur|mse  eciually  well.  Desides,  so 
niucli  time  had  been  suffered  to  ela|)se,  that  the  stranger 
niit'lit  have  esca|)cd;  and  if  so,  how  r.inny  might  be  dis- 
posed  to  ridicule  his  alarm,  and  consider  it  as  enianuting 
IVoin  an  imagination  disturbed  by  sleiip,  rather  than 
eaiiaed  by  the  actual  presence  <d"onc  endowed  like  tlieni- 
selves  with  the  faculties  of  s|)eeeli  and  motion.  For  a 
moment  he  hesitated  whether  he  should  not  counttTinaiid 
llie  suuHiions  to  arms  which  had  lioen  so  precipitately 
(riven;  but  when  he  recollecled  the  harrowing  threat 
that  had  Ijc'-n  breathed  in  his  ear  by  his  inidniglit  visit- 
er—when  he  rerteetcd,  moreover,  that  even  now  it  was 
probable  he  was  lurking  within  the  precincts  of  the  fort 
with  a  \  iew  to  the  ilestruetion  of  all  that  it  contained, — 
when,  in  short,  he  thought  of  the  imminent  danger  that 
must  attend  them  should  he  be  sutVered  to  «sea|K', — he 
felt  the  necessity  of  prccuution,  and  determuied  on  his 
measures,  even  at  the  risk  of  manifesting  a  prudence 
which  might  be  construed  unfavourably.  On  re-entering 
his  apartments,  ho  found  his  orderly,  who,  rDuscd  by  the 
midnight  tumult,  stood  waiting  to  receive  the  eoinmands 
of  his  chief. 

"  Desire  Major  Illackwutcr  to  come  to  me  inuncdiatc- 
ly."  The  mandate  was  quickly  ob<^yed.  In  a  lew  se- 
conds a  short,  thick  set,  and  elderly  olfieer  made  his  ap- 
pearance in  a  grey  military  undress  frock. 
I  »  Blackwater,  wo  have  traitors  within  the  fort.  Let 
diligcnf.  search  be  made  in  every  part  of  the  barracks  for 
a  stranger,  an  enemy,  who  has  managed  to  procure  nd- 
j  miltance  among  us  :'  let  every  nook  ojid  cranny,  every 
loaipty  cask,  l>e  examined  forthwith  ;  and  cause  a  nuni- 
lier  of  Bilditional  sentinels  to  be  stationed  along  the  ram- 
parts, in  order  to  intercept  his  csca|)e." 

"Good  heaven,  is  it  possible  ?"  said  the  major,  wiping 
the  perspiration  from  hia  brows,  though  the  night  was 
junusually  chilly  for  the  B<'a8oii  of  the  year ; — "  how 
[could  he  contrive  to  enter  a  place  so  vigilantly  guarded/" 
"Ask  nie  nut  Aow,  HIackwttter,"  returned  the  govir- 
Inor,  seriously  ;  "  let  it  sulfico  that  he  has  luen  in  this 
lery  room,  and  that  ten  minutes  since  he  stood  where 
fun  now  stand." 

The  mujor  looked  aghast. — "  Ood  bless  nie,  how  sin- 
fular!  liow  could  the  savage  contrive  to  oblaiii  ad- 
mission? or  was  he  in  reality  an  Indian  /"  "  No  niori 
jueslions.  Major  Illaekwjti'r.  Ilasten  to  distribute  the 
niu,  and  lit  diligent  search  Im:  made  every  wlierej  nnil 
LCdlleet,  neither  olfieer  nor  man  courts  his  pillow  until 
lawn." 
The  "  major"  emphatienlly  prefixed  to  his  name  was 
HilVuiiiit  hint  to  the  stout  ollieer  that  the  doubts  thus 
luiliarly  expressed  were  here  to  ei-ase,  and  that  be  was 
')x>w  udilressed  in  the  language  of  authority  by  his  hu- 
I'flor,  will)  expected  a  ilireet  and  prompt  eiimpliunee 
ritli  his  orders.  He  therelbre  sliglilly  louelii  il  liis  hat 
sidutation,  and  withdrew  In  make  the  dis|Hisltiuns  that 
id  Isen  I'lijoined  by  his  enlonel. 

(In  ri'Kaining  the  parade,  he  caused   the  men,  already 

[icniinir  into  companies  and  uiiswering  to  the  roll  inll  of 

rlr  reK|Krlive  ni>ii-enmmissii)ni'd  olfieers,  to  Ik'  wliicl- 

inlosiinare,  and  llien    in    n    1"W    bnl   dislinel    v.ici 

■till  the  cause  of  alarm  ;   and,  having  eiimmmiliali  il 

^e  orilirs  nf  the  governor,  finished  by  reeomminiliiig  I 

Jell  the  exereisi'  of  the  most  serutinl^•ing  vigilance  ;  ns 

the  ilisenvery  of  the  iiiiliviihinl  in  iinisliim,   ami  tin 

i'ans  hy  wliieli  he  had  ecintriveil  lo   prornre  nclniissiim, 

I  sufi'ly  of  the  wlioh^  gn'rriHim,  it   was  evident,  niusi 

t{H'iid. 

The  snliliirs  now  dispersed  in  small  pirlies  tlirimgh- 
|l  the  i»t(  ih>r  of  the  fort,  while  a  silii't  b"ily  wire 
iidmli'il  til  the  nimparls  by  the  <iMiierslbi  iii..rln'!i,  iinti 
iilriliulcd  Islwirti  llie  sinlinels  iilrindy  jiosti  il  thire,  in 
ill  nuinlsrs,  and  at  suili  dislnnee;!,  thai  it  np|H'nreil 
limmihle  any  thing  wearing  the  human  form  niulil  pass 
nn  nn|sreeived,  even  in  tliu  obseurily  that  reigned 
mind. 

[Winn  this  (Inly  was  neenmpIiMlieil,  the  ofiieerH   pro- 

rdiHllnthe  |kwIs  of  the  several  wnlinels  who  had  Is-en 

d  KMiee  till'  last  relief,  to  nneri     in  i(  nny  or  <  illirr 

[ihi'iii  had  nlwervnl  might  to  pisliiv  Ihe  liclnf  llial   nil 

nny  had  luccecdcd  in  scoiing  thv  works.  'I'u  nil  Iheir 


enquiries,  bnv.e.er,  they  received  a  negative  reply,  ac- 
coinpanied  by  n  dc'claration,  more  or  less  (Kisitive  with 
each,  that  such  hud  been  their  vigilance  during  the 
watch,  had  any  |K)rson  come  within  their  beat,  detection 
must  have  been  inevitable.  The  first  question  was  put 
to  the  sentinel  stationed  at  the  gate  of  the  Ibrt,  at  which 
point  the  whole  of  tlie  officers  of  the  garrison  were,  with 
one  or  two  exceptions,  now  assembled,  'i'lie  man  at  first 
evinced  a  good  deal  of  confusion;  but  tliis  might  arise 
from  the  singular  fact  of  the  alarm  that  had  been  given, 
and  the  equally  singular  circumstance  of  his  lieing  thus 
closely  interrogated  by  the  collective  body  of  his  olfieers: 
he,  however,  per.sistcd  in  declaring  that  he  liad  b<!cn  in 
no  wise  inaltentive  to  his  duty,  and  that  no  cause  for 
aliirin  or  suspicion  hud  occurred  near  his  post.  The 
iilKcera  then,  in  order  to  save  time,  separated  into  two 
parties,  pursuing  opposite  circuits,  and  urranging  to  meet 
at  that  point  of  the  ramparts  which  was  iniiiiediutely  in 
tlie  rear,  and  overlooking  the  centre  of  the  semieiiculur 
sweep  of  wild  forest  we  have  described  as  circumventing 
the  fort. 

"  Well,  Dlcssington,  I  know  not  what  you  think  of 
this  sort  of  work,"  observed  8ir  Kverard  Vullulorl,  a 
young  lieutenant  of  the regiment,  recently  ar- 
rived from  Unglund,  and  one  of  the  party  who  now  tra- 
versed the  rampart  to  the  right ;  "  but  conlbund  me  if  I 
would  not  ratlier  be  a  barber's  apprentice  in  London, 
upon  nothing,  and  find  myself,  than  continuu  u  lili;  of 
this  khid  much  longer.  It  positively  quite  knocks  me 
uj);  for  what  with  early  risings,  and  watehings,  (I  had 
almost  added  prayings,)  I  uiu  but  the  shadow  of  my  iiir- 
nier  self." 

"  Hist,  Valletort,  hist !  speak  lower,"  said  Captain 
Ulessiiigton,  the  senior  olfieer  present,  "  or  our  seureh 
must  be  in  vain.  I'oor  fellow  !"  he  pursued,  laugliing 
low  and  good  hiimouredly  nt  the  picture  of  miseries 
thus  solemnly  enumerated  by  his  sukiUern ; — "  how 
much,  in  truth,  are  you  to  be  pitied,  who  have  so  recent- 
ly basked  in  all  the  sunshine  of  enjoyment  at  home.  For 
our  parts,  we  have  lived  so  long  amid  these  savage 
jccnes,  that  wc  have  almost  forgolttn  what  luxury,  or 
even  eoinibrl,  means.  Doubt  not,  my  friend,  that  in 
time  you  will,  like  us,  be  reconciled  to  the  change." 

"  Confound  me  fiir  an  idiot,  then,  if  1  give  myself 
time,"  replied  Sir  Kverard,  ollectidly.  "  It  was  only 
five  ininutes  iH'fore  that  cursed  alarm  b(  II  was  sounded 
in  my  ears,  that  I  had  made  up  my  iniiul  fully  to  resign 
orexehaiigc  the  instant  I  could  do  so  with  credit  to  my- 
self; and,  1  am  sure,  to  lie  culled  out  of  a  warm  bed  iil 
this  unseasonable  hour  oilers  little  iiidueement  for  mo  to 
change  my  opinion." 

"  l{esigii  or  exchange  willi  eicdit  io  yoiirfeiri"  sullen- 
ly observed  a  stout  lull  ofiictr  of  ulnmt  filly,  whose 
spleen  might  well  be  ncdinnted  for  in  his  rank  of  "  Kn- 
sign"  Deline.  "  Methiiiks  there  can  be  little  credit  in 
exehuiiging  or  resignini,',  when  one's  coinpani(Uis  are 
h'll  behind,  and  in  a  po^t  of  duiigir." 

"  Uy  Jasus,  and  ye  may  say  that  with  your  own 
pritly  mouth,"  remurked  nnolher  veteran,  who  answered 
to  till'  name  of  I.ieutetianI  Murpliy ;  "  for  it  !..n't  now, 
while  we  are  sinrnuiuUd  and   bedivilcd  by  the  savages, 

that  nny  man  of  the rigiment  should  bu  ullei 

lallung  of  baling  a  retrale." 

"  1  scarcely  undirstaiid  yon,  genllenien,"  warmly  and 
quickly  retorted  Sir  Muraid,  who,  with  all  his  duiulyism 
and  eli'eminaey  of  iiianmr,  was  of  a  high  and  resolute 
spirit.  "  Do  I  ilher  of  yim  I'uney  that  1  want  conrii'^i'  to 
liieo  a  positive  danger,  hi  eiiiise  I  may  not  happen  lo 
have  ;iny  pailiriil.ii-  viilijai'  pri'ilileili'  ii  liir  early  rising  7" 

"  Noll  I'lise,  Valli'InrI,  nonsi  use,"  intiirnpled,  in  ae- 
eiiils  iifahnosl  liiiiiiiiiii' swi  ctii'sv,  his  iVieiid  l.ii  uli'iianl 
I  'li.iile-  ill'  IliiUlimar,  the  ymm^ri  st  son  of  the  governor  : 
"  Mnrpliy  i.s  an  i  li  rn  il  eelio  of  llie  opinions  of  tliosr 
who  bulk  forward  to  promiilion  ;  and  as  fur  Delnie — do 
ynu  not  seethe  drill  of  his  observatiiin  f  Should  you 
relire,  as  yiiii  have  llirealened,  of  course  iinulher  lieu 
I  iinnt  will  be  nppoinlicl  in  your  sti  ud  ;  but,  should  you 
ihanii'  III  liise  yniir  scalp  during  the  slriiggle  with  tlie 
savugiH,  Ihe  step  goes  111  the  regiiiiiiil,  niiil  he,  being 
the  sillier  ensign,  oliluinn  piomoliiui  in  eimsi  quince." 

"  Ah  1  "  iiliM'rved  Caplain  Ifiessiiigloli,  "Ibis  is  indeed 
the  grralrst  ein-hi'  alluelii  d  In  Ihe  proll'ssion  of  a  soldier. 
I'^veii  among  llmse  who  iniwt  esteem,  and  are  dr.iwn  lo 
wards  eui'h  oilier  as  well  by  li  lliiwslii|i  in  pleasure  as 
eiimpatiiimsliip  ill  diinger.  Ibis  vile  nnil  ilebasing  priiiei- 
ph'— this  insatiable  (bsire  fiir  perBonal  advnneeiiienl— is 
certain  lo  inlnide  itself;  since  we  fi  el  Ihal  over  the 
mangled  bislies  of  our  denresl  friends  and  eiiuqionions. 
we  can  ulonr  hope  b>  allain  prrfi  roiinl  anil  di'tinelion." 
'I'lin  eiMiversrtlion,  iiitorriiplfil  only  by  neenNional 
qiieationini;  of  the  M'niuiel*  whom  tliry  jmsied  in  their 


circuit,  was  carried  on  in  an  audible  whisper,  which  the 
close  approximation  of  the  parties  to  each  oilier,  and  tlio 
profound  stillness  of  tlio  night,  enabled  tlieni  to  hear 
with  distinctness. 

When  the  conversation  dropped,  the  party  pursued 
their  course  in  silence.  They  had  just  passed  the  Inst 
sentinel  [rosted  in  their  line  of  circuit,  and  were  within  a 
few  yards  of  the  immediate  rear  of  tlie  fortress,  when  a 
sliurp  "  Hist !"  and  sudden  halt  of  their  leader.  Captain 
Dlcssington,  threw  tlieni  all  into  an  altitude  of  the  most 
profound  attention. 

"  Did  you  hear  ?"  he  asked  in  a  subdued  whisper,  after 
a  fi'W  seconds  of  silence,  in  which  he  had  vainly  sought 
to  catch  a  repetition  of  the  sound. 

"  Assuredly,"  he  pursued,  finding  that  no  one  answer. 
eil,  "  I  dislinctly  heard  a  human  groan."  "  Where? — 
in  w  hat  direction  ?"  asked  Sir  Everord  and  De  Iluldimar 
in  Ihe  same  luealh. 

"  Innneditttely  opposite  to  u.i  on  the  common.  Jhit 
see,  here  are  the  reniaintJer  of  tlie  party  stationary,  and 
lisleniiig  also." 

'I'liey  now  stole  gently  forward  k  few  paces,  and  were 
soon  at  the  side  of  their  companions,  ill  of  whom  wero 
straining  their  necks  and  bending  tlicir  heads  in  the  atti- 
tude of  men  listening  attenlively. 

"Have  you  heard  anything,  Erskinc?"  asked  (!ap. 
lain  Klessingtoii  in  the  same  low  whisper,  and  addrcss- 
ng  the  olfieer  who  led  the  op|)o»itc  party. 

"  Not  a  sound  ourselves,  but  hero  is  Sir  Everard'n 

black  servant,  Sambo,  who  has  just  riveted  our  attention, 

by  declaring  that  he  distinctly  heard  a  groan  towards 

the  skirt  of  the  common."   "  He  is  right,"  hastily  rejoin- 

d  UlcBsington ;  "  I  heard  it  also." 

Again  a  death-like  silence  ensued,  during  which  tho 
yes  of  the  party  v\ere  strained  eagerly  in  the  jlircction 
of  the  common.  Tho  night  was  clear  and  starry,  yet  tlio 
dark  shadow  of  the  brood  belt  of  forest  threw  all  that 
|iart  of  tlio  waste  which  came  within  its  immediato 
range  into  impenetrable  obscurity. 

"  Do  you  see  any  thing  I"  whispered  Valletort  to  his 
friend,  who  stood  next  liim  ;  "  look — look  I"  and  ho 
Diiinteil  witli  his  finger.  "  Nothing,"  relumed  De  Iliil- 
diniar,  alter  an  anxious  guzo  of  a  minute,  "  but  tliut 
dilapidated  old  bomb-proof." 

'  See  you  not  something  dark,  and  slightly  moving, 
immediately  in  a  line  willi  the  lel\  angle  of  the  Isimb- 
proof?"  Do  Ilaldimar  looked  again.  "  I  do  be(;iii  to 
fancy  I  see  s'lmelhing,"  he  riplied;  "  but  so  conluscdly 
mill  indistiiiclly,  that  I  know  not  whether  it  be  not  merely 
an  illusion  of  my  imagination.  I'erhapa  it  is  a  biruy 
Indian  dug  (kvonruig  the  carcass  of  the  wolf  you  shot 
yeslei'day." 

"  He  it  d.ig  or  devil,  liert!  is  for  a  trial  of  his  vulncra- 
liility.     Sambo,  quick,  iiiy  rille." 

The  youii^  negro  liamled  to  his  master  one  of  llioso 
long  heavy  rifies,  which  the  Indians  usually  make  choici- 
of  li>r  killing  the  liufi'alo,  elk,  and  other  animals  who^ 
wililness  icnihrs  them  difficult  of  approach,  lie  then, 
unbidden,  and  as  if  tutored  to  thu  ta.sk,  placed  hiiiisilfiii 
a  si  ill' upright  position  in  front  of  his  muster,  with  ivery 
iii'i've  and  muscle  biaccd  to  the  most  inllexiblc  steadiiu  ss. 
The  young  olfieer  next  threw  the  tifie  on  Ihe  right 
shoulder  of  the  boy  for  n  rest,  and  prepared  lo  lake  his 
aim  on  the  object  that  had  first  attracted  his  atteiilion. 

"  .Make  haste,  niassa, — him  go  directly, — Suiiibo  sec 
hill)  g(  t  up." 

All  was  breathless  nttention  ninong  the  group  of  nfii- 
eein;  anil  when  the  sharp  tii  king  sound  prnduei d  by 
the  coeking  of  the  riile  of  their  eiimpanion  fill  on  their 
ears,  they  bent  Iheir  gaze  uisin  the  point  towards  « liii  li 
the  niinderous  weaiwii  was  levelled  witli  tho  most  iiehiiiK 
and  intense  interest. 

"IJiiiek,  quick,  masso, — him  quite  up,"  again  whi». 
IM'reil  the  lioy. 

The  words  bad  scarcely  pussed  his  lips,  when  llin 
crack  of  tlie  ril'e,  IhIImwciI  by  a  brit'lil  blaze  of  light, 
snuiiiled  tlirouglioiil  tho  ilillness  of  thi' liiuht  w  illi  e\- 
eitiiig  sharpni'ss.  For  an  ii..laiit  iill  was  iiuslied;  but 
searirly  had  the  distant  woimIs  ceased  to  reverberule  tho 
spiiit.slirring  ei'hoes,  when  the  anxious  group  of  olfieers 
wire  snrpr'seii  and  slnrtled  by  a  sudden  llnsli,  llie  report 
of  II  seeiinil  rilie  from  the  eoiiimon,  and  the  v^  Iii7,/.tng  of 
a  bullet  past  Iheir  ears.  This  was  iiislanlly  succeeded 
by  a  firree,  wild,  niid  prolonged  cry,  expressive  ut  oneo 
of  Irinnipb  and  ri  venge,  Il  was  that  |ieculiar  cry  wliieli 
nn  Indian  utlera  when  the  reeking  scalp  Imi  iKcn 
wrested  from  his  murdered  victim. 

"  Missed  him,  as  I  am  a  sinner,"  rxelaimrd  Sir  Tvp. 
rnrd,  springing  to  his  lii  t,  and  knocking  the  bull  of  Ida 
iifie  on  the  ground  with  a  mnvemrnl  of  impnlienee. 
"  SnmUi,  yon  young  »eoundrrl,  il  wn»  all  your  fliull,— 


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you  moved  your  shoulder  as  I  pulled  the  trigger.  Thank 
heaven,  however,  the  aim  ol"  the  Indian  appears  to  have 
been  no  better,  although  the  sharp  whistling  of  his  ball 
proves  his  picpe  to  have  been  well  levelled  for  a  random 
shot. 

His  aim  has  been  too  true,"  faintly  pronounced  the 
voice  of  one  somewhat  in  the  rear  of  his  companions, 
"  The  ball  of  the  villain  has  found  a  lodgment  in  my 
breast.  God  bless  ye  all,  my  boys ;  may  your  fates  be 
more  lucky  tlian  mine  !"  While  he  yet  spoke.  Lieuten- 
ant Murphy  sank  into  the  arms  of  BIcssington  and  De 
Ilaldimar,  who  had  flot^n  to  him  at  tlie  first  intimation 
of  his  wound,  and  was  in  the  next  instant  a  corpse. 

CHAPTER  III. 

"  To  your  companies,  gentlemen,  to  your  companies 
on  the  instint.  There  is  treason  in  the  fort,  and  we  had 
need  of  all  our  diligence  and  caution.  Captain  dc  Hal- 
dimar  is  missing,  and  the  gate  has  been  found  unlocked. 
Quick,  gentlemen,  quick  ;  even  now  the  savages  may  be 
around  u.f,  though  unseen." 

"  Capfciin  de  Haldimar  missing ! — the  gate  unlocked  !" 
exclaimed  a  number  of*oices.  "Impossible! — surely 
wo  are  not  Iretrayed  by  our  own  men."  "The  sentinel  has 
boon  relieved,  and  is  now  in  irons,"  resumed  the  com- 
municator of  tills  startling  picco  of  intelligence.  It  was 
the  adjutant  of  the  regiment. 

"  .\way,  gentlemen,  to  your  posts  immediately,"  said 
Captain  BIcssington,  who,  aided  liy  IJc  Haldimar,  hastened 
to  deposit  the  stiffening  body  of  the  unfortunate  iMurphy, 
which  they  still  supported,  uiion  the  rampart.  Then 
addressing  the  adjutant,  "  Mr.  Lawson,  let  a  couple  of 
files  be  sent  immediately  to  remove  tlie  body  of  tlieir 
officer." 

"  That  shot  which  I  heard  from  the  common,  as  I  ap- 
proached, was  not  fired  at  random,  then,  I  find,"  ob- 
served the  adjutant,  as  they  all  now  hastily  descended  to 
join  their  men,  "  Who  has  fallen  ?"  "  Alurpliy,  of  the 
grenadiers,"  was  the  reply  of  one  near  him. 

"Poor  fellow!  our  work  commences  birily,"  resumed 
Mr.  Lawson  :  "  Murphy  killed,  and  Captain  de  Haldimar 
missing.  We  hud  lew  officers  enough  to  spare  belbre, 
and  their  loss  will  be  severely  felt ;  I  greatly  fear,  too, 
these  casualties  may  have  a  tendency  to  discourage  the 
men." 

"  Nothing  more  easy  than  to  supply  their  place,  by 
promoting  some  of  our  oldest  sergeantH,"  observed  En- 
sign Delme,  who,  as  well  as  the  ill-fated  Murphy,  had 
risen  from  the  ranks.  "  If  they  behave  themselves  well, 
the  king  will  confirm  their  api>ointincnts." 

"  But  my  poor  brother,  what  of  him,  Lawson  ?  what 
have  you  leiirnt  Connected  with  his  disappearance  ?" 
asked  Charles  de  Haldimar  with  deep  emotion.  "  No- 
thing satisfactory,  I  am  sorry  to  say,"  returned  the  ad- 
jutant: '*in  fact,  the  whole  affair  is  a  mystery  which  no 
one  can  unravel ;  even  at  this  moment  the  sentinel, 
Frank  Halloway,  who  is  strongly  suspected  of  being 
privy  to  his  disappearance,  is  undergoing  b  private  ex- 
amination by  your  father  the  governor." 

"  Frank  llalloway  I"  repeated  the  youth  with  a  start 
of  astonishment ;  "  surely  Hullowny  could  never  prove  a 
traitor, — md  especially  to  my  brother,  whoso  life  he 
once  saveil  at  the  peril  of  his  own." 

Tlic  oflicers  had  now  gained  the  parade,  when  the 
"  Fall  in,  gentlemen,  fall  in,"  quickly  pronounced  by 
Major  niackwater,  prevented  all  further  questioning  on 
the  part  oftlie  younger  De  Haldimar.  The  scene,  though 
rircumsrribcd  In  limit,  was  picturesc|ue  in  ctfecl,  and 
inriglit  have  been  happily  illustrated  hy  the  (xMieil  of  the 
painter.  The  inimeditite  area  of  the  parade  was  filled 
witl)  armed  men,  dislriliutid  into  three  divisions,  and 
forming,  with  their  rcs|K)Ctivo  ranks  fueing  outwards, 
as  iiiaiiy  sides  of  a  hullow  scpinre,  Ihc  mode  of  defence 
invariabfy  adopted  by  the  governor  In  all  cases  of  sudden 
alarm. 

In  a  few  miiinles  fiom  the  falling  in  of  the  officers 
with  their  resjieclive  companies,  the  clank  of  irons  wns 
heard  in  the  direction  of  the  guard-room,  and  several 
forms  were  seen  slowly  odvancing  into  the  area  already 
occupied  as  we  have  doacrilxid.  'i'his  party  was  proceeded 
by  the  Adjutant  Ixiwson,  who,  advancing  towards  Major 
HhekwatPT,  cninmimieated  a  message,  that  was  followed 
by  the  eominand  of  the  latter  offleer  tor  the  three  divisions 
to  lace  in\yards.  The  officer  of  artillery  also  gave  the 
word  to  his  men  to  form  lines  of  single  files  immediately 
in  the  rear  of  their  re«|Miclive  guns,  leaving  space  ennugli 
for  the  entrance  of  the  appmaehing  party,  which  eon- 
■iated  I  ''  half  a  do»rn  files  of  the  guard,  under  a  non- 
eommiasinned  ollieer,  and  one  whom  manaeled  limbs, 
rather  thui  his  iinaccoutred  uniform,  ntti'itoil  liim  lo  be 


not  merely  a  prisoner,  but  a  prisoner  eontined  for  some 
serious  and  flagrant  ottbnce. 

This  party  now  advanced  through  the  vacant  quarter 
of  the  S(]uare,  and  took  their  stations  immediately  in  the 
centre.  Here  the  countenances  of  each,  and  particularly 
that  of  the  prisoner,  who  was,  if  we  may  so  term  it,  tlie 
centre  of  that  centre,  were  thrown  into  strong  relief  by 
the  bright  glare  of  the  torches,  bo  tiiat  the  features  of  the 
prisoner  stood  revealed  to  those  around  as  plainly  as  if  it 
had  been  noon  day.  Not  a  sound,  not  a  niurniur,  escaped 
from  the  ranks:  but,  though  the  etiquette  and  strict  laws 
of  military  discipline  chained  all  speech,  the  workings  of 
the  inward  mind  remained  unchecked  ;  anil  as  they  re- 
cognised in  the  prisoner  Frank  llalloway,  one  of  tlic 
bravest  and  boldest  in  the  field,  and,  as  all  had  hitherto 
imagined,  one  of  the  most  devoted  to  his  duty,  an  irre- 
pressible thrill  of  amazement  and  dismay  crept  through, 
out  the  frames,  and  lor  a  moment  blanched  tlie  cheeks  o! 
those  especially  who  belonged  to  the  same  company.  On 
licing  summoned  from  their  fruitless  search  aller  the 
stranger,  to  fiiU  in  witiiout  delay,  it  hi.d  been  whispered 
among  the  men  that  treason  had  crept  into  the  fort,  and 
a  traitor,  partly  detected  in  his  crime,  had  been  arre^ted 
and  thrown  into  irons :  but  the  idea  of  Frank  Halloway 
being  that  traitor  was  the  last  that  could  have  entered 
into  their  thoughts,  and  yet  they  now  lichi^ld  him  covered 
with  every  mark  of  ignominy,  and  about  to  answer  his 
high  offence,  in  all  human  probability,  with  his  life. 

With  the  olKcers  the  reputation  of  llalloway  for  courage 
and  fidelity  stood  no  less  high ;  but,  while  they  secretly 
lamented  the  circumstance  of  his  detalcation,  tlicy  eonld 
not  disguise  from  themselves  the  almost  certiiinty  of  his 
guilt,  for  each,  as  ho  now  gazed  upon  the  prisoner,  recol- 
lected the  confusion  and  hesitation  of  manner  ho  had 
evinced  when  questioned  by  them  preparatory  to  their 
ascending  to  the  ramparts. 

Once  more  the  suspense  of  the  moment  was  interrupted 
by  the  entrance  of  other  forms  into  the  area.  They  were 
those  of  the  adjutant,  followed  by  a  drummer,  bearing 
his  instrument,  and  the  governor's  orderly,  charged  with 
pens,  ink,  paper,  and  a  book  which,  from  its  peculiar 
form  and  colour,  every  one  present  knew  to  be  a  copy  of 
the  articles  of  w.-ir.  A  variety  of  contending  emotions 
passed  through  the  breasts  ot  many,  as  they  witnessed 
the  silent  progress  of  those  jircparations,  rendered  pain- 
fully interesthig  by  the  peculiarity  of  their  position,  and 
the  wildness  of  the  hour  at  which  they  thus  found  tlieni- 
selvcs  assembled  together.  The  prisoner  himself  was 
unmoved  :  he  stood  proud,  calm,  and  fearless,  amid  tlie 
guard,  of  whom  he  had  so  recently  formed  one  ;  and 
though  his  eoimtenance  was  pale,  as  inueh,  perhaps, 
from  a  sense  of  the  ignominious  character  in  which  he 
appeared  ns  from  more  private  considerations,  still  there 
was  nothing  to  denote  cither  the  iihjoetiiessof  fear  or  the 
consciousness  of  merited  disgrace.  Once  or  twice  a  low 
sobbing,  that  proceeded  at  intervals  from  one  of  the  bar- 
rack windows,  caught  his  ear,  and  he  turned  his  glance 
in  that  direction  with  a  restless  anxiety,  which  he  exerteil 
himself  in  the  instant  allerwards  to  repress;  but  this  was 
the  only  mark  of  emotion  he  belrnyed. 

The  above  dls|x)»ilinus  having  been  hastily  made,  the 
adjutant  and  his  assistants  once  more  retired.  Afler  the 
lapse  of  a  minute,  a  tall  in  irtinl-looking  man,  habited  in 
a  blue  inilit:iry  frock,  and  of  handsome,  though  stern, 
haughty,  and  Intlcxilile  features,  entered  the  area.  He 
wasliillowed  by  Miijor  Hlackwatcr,  the  captain  of  artillery, 
and  i^djlllant  Lawson. 

"Are  the  garrison  all  present,  Mr.  Lawson  7  arc  the 
officers  all  present  /" 

"AllexeepI  those  of  the  guard,  sir,"  replied  the  adjutant, 
Innching  his  hot  with  a  subniission  that  was  serupnimislv 
exacted  on  all  nreasiona  of  duty  hy  his  superior. 

The  governor  pis.^-ed  his  hand  lor  a  nioinenl  over  hi 
brows.  It  Hccinrd  to  tiiose  around  him  iis  If  ihc  inenllon 
of  thill  guard  Imd  eiilled  up  reeollccllnns  which  gave  bin: 
pain;  and  it  iniglil  Im>  so,  tiir  Ills  eldest  son,  t'.ipliii 
Frederick  dc  Haldimar,  had  eomrnnnded  (he  iruaril. 
Wnither  he  had  disappeared,  or  in  what  inanuer,  no  one 
knew. 

"Are  the  artillery  all  present.  Captain  Weiitwortli /" 
aguin  demanded  the  governor,  al>er  a  inomtnt  of  silence, 
and  in  lils  wonted  firm  anthorltnlive  voice. 

All  pri'sent,  sir,"  rejoined  the  officer,  flilloftiiig  the 
cxannile  of  tho  adjutant,  and  siiluting  his  chief, 

'I  hen  lot  a  drum. head  eoiirl-inartial  Im  assembled 
immediately,  Mr.  Lowson,  and  without  roforcneo  to  the 
roster  let  the  senior  olfieirs  Isi  scleeted." 

I'lie  adjutant  went  round  lo  the  resiieelive  divisions, 
snd  in  a  low  voice  warned  Ciptnin  lllessingtnn,  and  the 
four  senior  subalterns,  for  that  duly.  One  hy  one  the 
oHli'wrs,  ns  they  woro  severally  called  ni>on,'  lell  llieir 


places  in  the  square,  and  sheathing  their  swords,  strppcd 
into  that  part  of  the  area  appointed  as  their  temporary 
court.  They  were  now  all  assembled,  ond  Captain  Blcs. 
sin^ton,  the  senior  of  his  rank  in  the  garrison,  was  pre. 
|Kirmg  to  odministcr  the  customary  oaths,  when  ilio 
prisoner  Halloway  advanced  a  pace  or  two  in  front  of  hij 
escort,  and  removing  his  cap,  in  a  clear,  firm,  but  re. 
spectful  voice,  thus  addressed  the  governor  : — 

"  Colonel  dc  Haldimar,  that  I  am  no  traitor,  as  1  have 
already  told  you,  tlie  Almighty  God,  before  whom  I 
swore  allegiance  to  his  majesty,  can  bear  me  wilnens, 
.\pjx;aranccs,  1  own,  ore  against  me :  but,  so  far  from 
Itcing  a  traitor,  I  would  have  shed  my  lost  drop  of  blood 
in  defence  of  the  garrison  and  your  family.  Colonel  de 
Haldimar,"  ho  pursued,  after  a  momentary  pau.sc,  in 
which  he  seemed  to  be  struggling  to  subdue  the  emotion 
which  rose,  despite  of  himself,  to  his  throat,  "  I  repeat,  I 
am  no  traitor,  and  1  scorn  the  imputation — but  here  is 
my  best  answer  to  the  ehurgc.  This  wound,  (nnd  he 
unbuttoned  his  jacket,  opened  his  shirt,  and  disclosed  t 
I'eep  sear  u|)on  his  white  chest,)  this  wound  1  received 
in  defence  of  my  captain's  lite  at  Quebec.  Hnd  I  not 
loved  him,  I  should  not  so  have  exposed  myself,  neither 
but  lor  that  should  1  now  stand  in  the  situation  of  shame 
and  danger,  in  which  my  comrades  behold  me." 

Every  heart  was  touched  by  this  appeal — this  bold  and 
manly  appeal  to  tlie  consideration  of  the  governor.  The 
oflicers,  cspeciolly,  who  were  fully  conversant  with  the 
general  merit  of  Halloway,  were  deeply  affected,  and 
('liarlcs  de  Haldimar — the  young,  the  generous,  the 
feeling  Charles  de  Haldimar, — even  shed  tears. 

"Whatmeanyou,  prisoner  ?"  interrogated  the  governor, 
after  a  short  pause,  during  which  ho  appeared  to  be  wcltli. 
ing  and  deducing  inferences  from  the  expressions  just 
uttered.  "  What  mean  you,  by  stating,  but  for  tliat  (al. 
luding  to  your  regard  lor  Captain  de  Haldimnr)  von 
woiddnotnow  be  in  Ihissituationof  shame  and  danger '" 

The  prisoner  hesitated  a  moment ;  and  then  rejoined, 
but  in  a  tone  that  hail  less  of  firmness  in  it  than  before,- 
"  Colonel  do  Haldimar,  I  am  not  at  liberty  to  state  mv 
meiuiing ;  for,  though  a  privote  soldier,  I  resjicct  mv 
word,  and  have  pledged  myself  to  secrecy."  '  I 

"  You  respect  your  word,  and  have  pledged  yourwlf  I 
to  secrecy !  \Vliat  mean  you,  man,  by  this  rhodoinontadp'  f 
To  whom  can  you  have  pledged  yourself,-  and  for  what, 
unless  it  be  to  some  secret  enemy  without  the  walls'  I 
Gentlemen,  proceed  to  your  duty  :  it  is  evident  that  Ike  | 
man  is  a  traitor,  even  from  his  own  admission.  On  r 
life."  he  pursued,  more  hurriedly,  and  speaking  in  an  i 
under  tone,  as  if  to  himself,  "  the  fellow  has  been  bribtii 

by,  and  is  connected  with ."     The  name  csca|*l 

not  his  lips;  for,  oware  of  the  emotion  he  was  bctriiyinp, 


he  suddenly  checked  himself,  and  assumed  his  wonltJ 
stern  and  authoritative  beuring. 

Once  more  the  prisoner  addressed  the  governor  in  the 
same  clear  firm  voice  in  which  he  had  opened  his  up. 
peal. 

"Colonel  dc  Haldimar,  I  have  no  connection  withinv 
living  soul  without  the  fort ;  ond  again  1  repeat,  I  am  no 
traitiir,  but  a  true  and  loyal  British  soldier,  as  my  sorvini 
in  this  war,  and  my  comrades,  can  well  attest.  Still,  1 
seek  not  to  shun  that  death  which  1  have  braved  a  doKi 

times  at  leost  in  the regiment.     All  thnt  I  a«ki!, 

that  1  nny  not  be  tried— thnt  1  inoy  not  have  the  shamf 
of  hearing  sentence  pronounced  ngaini^t  mr  i/H ;  M 
If  nothing  should  occur  before  eight  o'clock  to  vindicili 
my  ihiirneter  from  this  disgraro,  1  will  ofter  up  no  liirllin 
prayer  for  mercy.  In  the  name  of  that  life,  tlicroforf, 
which  1  once  preserved  to  t'aptnin  de  Haldimnr,  atlhi 
price  of  my  own  blood,  I  entreat  a  resp'te  from  trio!  until 
then." 

"  III  the  name  of  God  and  all  his  nngcls,  lit  iiimr 
rcneli  your  soul,  and  grant  his  pr.iyer  I" 

F.viry  ear  was  startled — every  heart  touched  liylli<| 
plaintive,  mi  lanehnly,  silver  tones  of  the  voice  Hint  (mm 
pronounced  the  last  appi'al,  nnd  all  recognised  it  Ihrllull 
of  theyoung,  interesting,  nnd  attached  wiie  of  the  priwnn 
Again  the   litter  turned  his  gaze  tnwords  the  wliidoii 
whince  the  sounds  proceeded,  and   by  the  glare  o('ll« 
torches  n  tear  was  distinctly  seen   by   many  coiinind 
down  his  miinly  cheek.    The  weakness  was  nioMicnlun 
In  the  next  instant  he  closed  his   shirt  and  lont,  «i 
resnmiiljf  his  cap  step|M>d  bock  once  more  amid  his  guild 
where  he  rcmiiined  sUtinnnry,  with  the  air  of  mie»l« 
having  nothing  further  lo  ho|M),  hus  resolved  to  pniia»| 
the  worst  that  can  liap|x-n  with  resignation  and  (»• 
llliiile. 

After  the  ln|we  of  a  (l-w  moments,  ngoin  devnleoW 
iiiiirh  npimrent  deep  thought  and  eoiijeetiire,  the  gnvrniK 
once  more,  and  rather  hurriediv,  resumed,- 

•III  the  event,  prisoner,  of^tliii  dclny  in  your  l»| 


Ur 


WACOUSTA,  OU  THE   PUOPHECY. 


21.} 


r  swordB,  stopped 

their  temporary 
ind  Captain  BIcs. 
rarrison,  wbf  pre. 
oatlie,  when  Iho 
wo  in  front  of  hi« 
jar,  firm,  but  re. 
nor : — 

traitor,  as  1  luvj 
1,  before  whom  1 

bear  me  witnens. 

but,  80  fur  from 

last  drop  of  bW 
iinily.  Coloni'l  dt 
nentary  pause,  in 
ubdue  the  emotion 
hroat,  "  I  repeat,  I 
ation — but  here  is 
lis  wound,  (nnd  he 
irt,  and  disclosed  a 

wound  I  received 
icbcc.  Had  I  nol 
icd  myself,  neither 
i  situation  of  shame 
ehold  me." 
ipcal — this  bold  md  ■  it 

the  governor.  The  h  ^ 
lonvcrsant  with  the 
eeply  affected,  and 

the  generous,  the 
ihed  tears, 
ogatcd  the  govcmn, 
ppcared  to  be  weigh. 
the  cjipressions  just 
ing,  but  for  thnt  (a!. 

de  Haldiinnr)  you 
shame  and  danger '" 
t ;  and  then  rejoined, 
s  in  it  tlian  hefore,- 
it  liberty  to  state  my 
oldier,  I  resiKct  my 
cerccy." 

ave  pledged  yourfelt 

ythisrhodomontadf! 

)urpelf,-  and  for  what, 

without  the  walls' 

it  is  evident  that  the 
admission.  On  ray 
and  speaking  in  la 

'Uow  has  been  bribed 
The  name  escaped 

Inn  he  was  bclriiyinj, 

assumed  his  wonted 

ll  the  governor  in  the  I 
had  opened  hii  ap.  I 

J  connection  with  ant  L 

lain  I  repeal,  I  am  no  I 

oldier,  as  iny  sorvicti  I 

well  attest.    StrtUi 

have  braved  a  doiea  I 

,    All  that  I  nukikl 

not  have  thi:  sham  I 

igaimt   mo  H'l;  «l| 

]l  o'clock  to  vindicslil 

lillofterupnol'urlhrti 

f  that  life,  thcrelml 

ide  Hnldimar,  allhtl 

Icsp^te  from  trial  until  I 

lis  angels,  nt  iiif"!l 

lieart  louehcd  bytln 
Itlio  voice  Ihiit  fninllM 
Irecdgniscd  it  Iwlhill 
llwileofthi  priwnni 
Howards  111''  windofl 
1  by  the  glare  of  tin  I 
by  many  ro\tr»i«|l 
jicRS  was  nin'iientjt;  I 
Inliirt  and  lont,  uil 
Viore  amid  hin  |("<ii[ 
1  the  air  of  one»l»l 
resolved  to  rnM 
lesigualion  and  m 

Its,  nitnin  devnlfokl 
liccliirc,  111!'  t'ovenul 
lumed, — 
1  delay  ill  yniir  li»l 


being  granted,  will  you  pledge  yourself  to  disclose  the 
secret  to  whicli  you  have  alluded  ?  Recollect,  there  is 
notiiini'  but  that  which  can  save  your  memory  from 
being  coiisgncd  to  infamy  for  ever  ;  for  who,  among  your 
comrades,  will  believe  the  idle  denial  of  your  treachery, 
when  there  is  the  most  direct  proof  against  you  ?  If  your 
secret  die  with  you,  moreover,  every  honest  man  will 
cniisider  it  as  having  boon  one  so  infamous  and  injurious 
to  your  character,  that  you  were  ashamed  to  reveal  it." 

''riiese  suggestions  of  the  colonel  were  not  without 
their  etfect;  for,  in  the  sudden  swelling  of  the  prisoner's 
cliest,  as  allusion  was  made  to  the  disgrace  that  would 
attach  to  his  memory,  there  was  evidence  of  a  high  and 
generous  spirit,  to  whom  oldoquy  was  far  more  hateful 
than  even  death  itself. 

"  1  do  promise."  he  at  length  replied,  stepping  forward, 
nnd  uncovering  himself  as  before, — "  if  no  one  appear  to 
justil'y  niy  conduct  at  the  hour  I  have  named,  a  full  dis- 
closure of  all  I  know  touching  tliis  affiiir  shall  be  made. 
And  may  God,  of  his  intinito  mercy,  grant,  for  Captain 
de  Haldimar's  sake,  as  well  a«  mine,  1  may  not  then  be 
wholly  deserted !" 

There  was  something  so  peculiarly  solemn  and  im- 
pressive in  the  manner  in  which  the  unhappy  man  now 
expressed  himself,  that  a  feeling  of  the  utmost  awe  crept 
into  the  bosoms  of  tho  surrounding  throng  ;  and  more 
Ihm  one  veteran  of  the  grenadiers,  the  company  to  which 
Halloway  belonged,  was  heard  to  relievo  his  chest  of  tlie 
long  pent-up  sigh  that  struggled  for  release. 

"  Enough,  prisoner,"  rejoined  tlie  governor;  "on  this 
condition  do  I  grant  your  request;  but  recollect, — your 
disclosure  ensiucs  no  hope  of  pardon,  unless,  indeed,  you 
have  the  fullest  proof  to  otfer  in  your  defence.  Do  you 
perfectly  understand  me  7" 

"  I  do,"  replied  tho  soldier  firmly ;  and  again  he  placed 
his  cap  on  his  head,  and  retired  a  step  or  two  back  among 
the  guard. 

"  Mr.  Lavvson,  let  tho  prisoner  be  removed,  and  con- 
ducted  to  one  of  the  private  cells.  Who  is  the  subaltern 
of  the  guard  I" 

"  Ensign  Fortescuc,"  was  the  answer. 

"  Then  let  Ensign  Fortescue  keep  the  key  of  the  cell 
hhnself.  Tell  him  moreover,  1  shall  hold  him  individu- 
ally responsible  for  his  charge." 

Once  nmro  the  prisoner  was  marched  out  of  tho  area; 
and,  as  the  clanking  sound  of  his  chains  became  gradually 
fainter  in  the  distance,  the  same  voice  that  had  before 
interrupted  the  proceedings,  pronounced  a  "God  be 
praised.' — God  be  praised  !"  with  such  meloily  of  sorrow 
in  its  intonations  tliat  no  one  could  listen  to  it  unmoved. 
Both  ollicers  nnd  men  were  more  or  lass  uHecled,  and  all 
hoped— they  scarcely  knew  why  ur  what — but  all  ho|H'd 
•onietliing  favourable  would  occur  to  save  tho  lifb  of  the 
brave  and  unhappy  Frank  Halloway. 

Of  the  first  interrujrtion  by  the  wife  of  the  prisoner  the 

governor  had  taken  no  notice :  but  on  this  repetition  of  the 

ejpression  of  her  feelings  he  briefly  summoned,  iii  the 

I  alisencc  of  the  adjutant,  the  sergeant-major  of  the  regi- 

inrnt  to  his  side. 

"Sergeant-major  Illetson,  I  desire  that,  in  future,  on 
all  occasions  of  this  kind,  the  women  of  tho  regiinenl 
I  may  be  kept  out  of  the  wiiy,     Look  to  it,  sir!" 

"The  scrgi-ant-mijor,  who  had  stooil  erect  as  his  own 
Ihalbert,  which  he  held  brtiire  him  in  a  saluting  |iosi. 
jtion,  doling  this  brief  admonition  of  his  colonel,  ne. 
Iknowledged,  by  a  certain  air  of  di't'erential  respect  and 
[dropping  of  the  eyes,  nuaeenmpaiiicd  by  s|M'reli  of  any 
IHiid,  timt  he  lidt  the  reproof,  and  would,  in  liitiire,  lahe 
|c:ire  to  avoid  all  similar  cause  for  eomplainf.  He  then 
litalkrd  slilflv  away,  and  resumed,  in  a  lew  hasty  «fride«, 
lliis  position  m  rear  of  the  troops. 

"Hard-hearted  man!"  pursued  the  lame  voice:  "if 
mv  prayers  of  gratitude- to  heaven  give  olfenec,  may  the 
llioiir  never  eomc  when  my  lips  xliall  pronounce  their 
Ijilierest  curse  uimn  your  severity  !" 

There  was  Hometliiiig  so  piiui'iilly  wild — so  solemnly 
prophi'tii' — in  these  sounds  of  sorrow  as  they  fell  faintly 
li|Kia  tho  ear,  and  especially  under  the  extraordinary  eir- 
iinMtanecs  of  the  night,  that  they  might  havelM-en  taken 
Ihr  llie  warnings  of  Bonii<  suiiernatural  agency.  Uuiing' 
^lieir  nllernnce,  not  even  the  lire.ithing  of  liuinan  life  was 

ik'  heard  in  the  ranks.     In  the  next  t'ostant,  liuwpver, 

eri>e:int-inajor    DIetsnn  was  seen  repairing,  with  hmg 
knd  liiiaty  strides,  tu  the  barrack  whence  tlio  voice  pro- 
iili'd,  and  the  interruption  was  heard  no  more. 
Moaiuvhile  the  otBeers,  who  had  iK'tii  summoned  from 
r.uilis  for  tho  purpo.'e  of  forming  the  court-martial, 

^ill  lingered  in   tlio  centre    of  tho    a(|U«re,   opparcntly 

vaitiaK  fur  tho  order  of  their  superior,  before  they  should 

Miiini'  their  rospflclive  stations.    As  the  (|uiek  and  com- 

krehemive  glance  of  (^oloiirl  do  Hnldlmir  now  rmbraecd 


the  group,  he  at  once  became  sensible  of  tho  absence  of 
one  of  the  seniors,  all  of  whom  he  had  desired  should  be 
selected  for  the  court-martial. 

"  Mr.  I.awson,"  he  remarked,  somewhat  sternly,  as 
the  adjutant  now  returned  from  delivering  over  his  pri- 
soner to  Ensign  Fortescue,  "  I  thought  I  understood 
from  your  report  the  officers  were  all  present !" 

"  I  believe,  sir,  my  report  will  be  found  perleetly  cor- 
rect," returned  the  adjutant,  in  a  tone  which,  without 
being  disrespectful,  marked  his  otTcnded  sense  of  the  im- 
plication. 

"  And  Lieutenant  ]\Iurphy " 

"  Is  here,  sir,"  said  the  adjutant,  pointing  to  a  couple 
of  files  of  the  guard,  who  were  bearing  a  heavy  burden, 
and  following  into  the  sipiare.  "Lieutimanl  Alurphy," 
he  pursued,  "  has  been  shot  on  the  ramparts ;  and  1  have, 
as  directed  by  Captain  Blessington,  caused  the  body 
to  be  brought  here,  th.-it  I  may  receive  your  orders  re- 
specting tiic  interment."  As  he  B|>okc,  he  removed  a 
long  military  grey  cloak,  which  completely  enshrouded 
the  corpse,  and  disclosed,  by  the  light  of  the  still  brightly 
flaming  torches  of  the  gunners,  the  features  of  the  un- 
fortunate Murphy. 

"  How  did  he  meet  his  death  ?"  enqnired  the  governor ; 
without,  however,  manifesting  the  slightest  surprise,  or 
appearing  at  all  moved  at  the  discovery. 

"  By  a  rifle  shot  fired  from  tho  common,  near  the  old 
bomb  proof,"  observed  Captain  Blessington,  as  the  adju- 
tant looked  to  him  for  the  particular  explanation  he  could 
not  render  himself. 

"  Ah !  this  reminds  me,"  pursued  tho  austere  com- 
mandant,—" there  was  a  shot  fired  also  from  the  ram- 
parts.    By  whom,  nnd  at  what  ?" 

"  By  me,  sir,"  said  Lieutenant  Valletorf,  coming  for- 
ward from  the  ranks,  "  and  at  what  I  conceived  to  be  an 
Lidian,  lurking  as  a  spy  upon  the  common." 

"  Then,  Lieutenant  Sir  Everard  Valletorf,  no  repeti- 
tion of  these  firings,  if  you  please ;  and  let  it  be  borne 
in  mind  by  nil,  that  although,  from  the  peculiar  nature  of 
tho  service  in  which  we  arc  engaged,  I  so  far  depart 
from  the  established  regulations  of  tho  army  as  to  |)crmit 
my  ofticers  to  arm  themselves  with  rifles,  they  are  to  be 
used  only  as  occasion  may  require  in  tlie  hour  of  con- 
fliel,  and  not  for  the  purpose  of  throwing  a  whole  garri- 
son into  alarm  by  trials  of  skill  and  dexterity  upon  sha- 
dows at  this  unseasonable  hour." 

"  I  was  not  aware,  sir,"  returned  Sir  Everard  proudly, 
and  secretly  galled  at  being  thus  addressed  liefore  the 
men,  "  it  could  be  deemed  a  military  crime  to  destroy 
an  enemy  at  whatever  hour  he  might  present  himselt', 
and  cii|>ecially  on  such  an  occasion  as  the  present.  As 
for  my  firing  at  a  shadow,  those  who  heard  the  yell  that 
tbilowed  the  second  shot,  can  dc^termine  that  it  came 
from  no  shallow,  but  from  a  fierce  nnd  vindictive  enemy. 
Th<!  cry  denoted  even  something  more  than  the  ordinary 
defiance  of  nn  Indian;  it  (-"'ued  to  express  a  fiendish 
sentiment  of  personal  triumph  and  revenge." 

The  governor  started  involuntarily.  "  Do  you  ima- 
gine. Sir  Everard  Vallilarf,  the  aim  of  your  riflo  was 
true — that  you  hit  liiin  ?" 

The  qiuwtiou  was  asked  so  hurriedly,  and  in  a  tone  so 
iliflerent  from  that  in  which  he  had  hitherto  Hptdieu,  that 
the  oMiiers  around  Himultaneonsly  raised  their  eyes  to 
those  of  their  eoKnul  with  an  expression  of  unilishem- 
bled  surprise.  Me  observed  it,  and  instantly  rnsumed  his 
habitual  Kternness  of  look  nnd  manner. 

"  I  rather  li-ar  nol,  sir,"  replied  Sir  Everard,  who  had 
principally  remarked  the  emotion,  "but  may  I  hope  (anil 
this  was  said  with  einphasis),  in  tho  evident  disappoint- 
ment you  experience  at  my  want  of  success,  my  ofl'ence 
may  lie  overluoked  f" 

'I'lie  governor  fixed  his  penetrating  eyes  on  the  sprak- 
er,  as  if  he  would  have  read  his  inmost  mind;  and  then 
ealnilv,  and  even  impressively  observed, — 

"  .sir  Everard  Valletorf,  I  do  overlook  the  oirenee,  ami 
lio|)e  you  may  as  easily  fiirgive  yourself.  It  were  well, 
hiiwcver,  that  your  ind'iseretioii,  winch  can  only  find  ith 
excuse  in  your  being  so  young  an  nffieor,  had  not  Ixen 
altogether  without  si.me  good  result.  Had  you  klMed  or 
dinabled  the — the  savage,  there  might  have  been  a  di'eeni 
palliative  offered;  but  what  must  Ix'  your  feelings,  sir, 
when  yuii  reflect,  the  death  of  yon  olfieer,"  and  lie  pointed 
to  the  eorp«'  of  the  unhappy  Murpl.y,  "  is,  in  a  great 
degree,  aflributablu  to  yourself^  Had  you  nol  provoked 
the  anger  of  the  savage,  anil  given  a  direction  to  his  aim 
by  Ihe  impotent  and  wanton  discharge  of  your  own  rifle, 
this  accident  would  never  liavo  hamienvd. 

Thi*  severe  reproving  of  an  officer,  who  had  acted 
fVoin  Ihe  most  praisoworlhy  of  motives,  and  who  enuM 
nol  possibly  have  anticipated  tlio  unlbrliinatf  cataitrophc 
that  had  nrrurrrd,  was  ransldprrd  p«p<>eially  harali  and 


unkind  by  every  one  present;  and  a  low  and  almost  in- 
a  :.lible  murmur  passed  through  the  company  to  which 
Sir  Everard  was  attached.  For  a  minute  or  two  that 
ofiicer  also  oppearcd  deeply  pained,  not  more  from  the  re- 
proof itself  than  from  thi;  new  light  in  which  the  obser- 
vation of  his  chief  had  taught  him  to  view,  for  the  first 
lime,  the  causes  that  had  led  to  the  fall  of  Murphy. 
Finding,  however,  that  the  governor  had  no  further  re- 
mark to  address  to  him,  he  once  more  returned  to  liis 
station  in  the  ranks. 

"  Mr.  Lawson,"  resumed  the  commandant,  turning  to 
the  adjutant,  "  let  this  victim  be  carried  to  the  spot  on 
which  he  fell,  and  tlicre  interred.  I  know  no  better  grave 
for  n  Rolilicr  than  beneath  the  sod  that  has  l)een  moist- 
ened with  his  'ulood.  Kecolleet,"  he  continued,  us  tho 
adjutant  once  more  led  the  party  out  of  the  area, — "no 
firing,  Mr.  Lawson.  Tlie  duty  must  be  silently  jwrform- 
ed,  and  without  the  risk  of  provoking  a  forest  of  arrows, 
or  a  shower  of  bullets,  from  the  savages.  Major  Black 
v^'ater,"  ho  pursued,  as  soon  as  the  corpse  had  been  re. 
moved,  "  let  Ihe  men  pile  their  arms  even  as  they  now 
stand,  and  remain  ready  to  fall  in  at  a  minute's  notice. 
Should  any  thing  extraordinary  happen  before  the  morn- 
ing, you  will,  of  cour;;'-,  apprise  me."  He  then  strode 
out  of  tho  area  with  the  same  haughty  and  measured 
step  that  l.ud  characterised  his  entrance. 

"  Our  colonel  docs  not  appear  to  be  in  one  of  his  most 
amiable  moods  to.niglil,"  oljserved  Captain  Blessington, 
as  the  officers,  after  having  disposed  of  their  res|)cetivo 
companies,  now  proceeded  along  the  ramparts  to  assist 
at  the  last  funeral  oflices  of  their  unhappy  associate. 
"  He  was  disposed  to  be  severe,  and  must  have  put  you, 
in  some  measure,  out  of  conceit  with  your  favourite  rifle, 
Valletort." 

"True,"  rejoined  the  baronet,  who  had  already  rallied 
from  the  momentary  depression  of  his  spirits,  "  he  hit 
me  devilish  hard,  I  confess,  and  was  disposed  to  display 
more  of  the  commanding  oflieer  than  quite  suits  my 
ideas  of  the  service.  His  words  were  as  caustic  as  his 
looks;  and  could  both  have  pierced  mo  to  the  quick, 
there  was  no  inclhiation  on  his  part  wanting.  By  my 
soul  \  could  ....  but  I  forgive  him.  He  is  tho  father 
of  my  friend  :  nnd  tor  that  reason  will  I  chew  the  cud  of 
my  mortification,  nor  sufl'cr,  if  possible,  a  sense  of  hia 
iinkindness  to  rankle  at  my  heart.  At  all  events,  Bles- 
sington, my  mind  is  made  up,  nnd  resign  or  exchange  it 
certainly  siiall  the  in.slant  I  can  find  a  decent  loup-hou;  to 
creep  out  of." 

Sir  Everard  fiincied  the  car  of  his  captain  was  alone 
listening  to  these  expressions  of  his  feeling,  or  in  nil  pro- 
bability he  would  not  have  uttered  them.  As  ho  con- 
cluded the  la^t  sentence,  however,  he  felt  his  arm  gently 
grasped  by  one  who  walked  n  pace  or  two  silently  in 
their  rc^r.  He  turned,  and  recngnised  Charles  dc  Hul- 
iliijiar. 

"I  am  sure,  Valletorf,  you  will  believe  how  much 
p,<ined  I  have  been  at  the  bcverity  of  my  futlier;  but,  in- 
deed, there  was  nothing  personally  olfi'iisive  intended. 
Blessington  can  ti  llyou,  as  will  us  myijell',  it  is  his  man- 
ner ultngether.  Nay,  lliat  although  he  is  the  first  in  se- 
niority after  Blackwater,  the  governor  treats  him  with 
file  same  di.-tanee  and  hauteur  lie  would  use  towards  the 
ymmgesf  ensign  in  the  service.  .Si  <«i  are  the  elTiets  of 
his  lung  military  habits,  and  his  ideas  of  the  absolutism 
of  riiMiniaiid.     Am  I  not  right,  Blessington?" 

"Quite  right,  (^iiarles.  Sir  Everard  may  satisfy  him- 
si  If  his  is  no  Kolitary  Instance  of  the  stern  severity  of 
yiiiir  father.  .Still,  I  confess,  iiotwithslaniling  the  rigidity 
(if  maniiir  wliieli  he  seems,  on  all  oeeasions,  to  think  so 
indi-:|M'nsable  to  the  maintennnee  of  authority  in  a  eoni- 
inanding  olfieer,  I  never  knew  him  so  inclined  to  find 
fault  lis  he  is  lo-niglit." 

"  Perhaps,"  observed  Valletort,  good  huiiiouredly,  "  hia 
eonseienee  is  rather  restless;  and  he  is  willing  to  get  rid 
of  if  and  his  spleen  logether.  I  would  wager  my  rifle 
ag.iin.st  Ihe  worthless  senlp  of  Ihe  rascal  I  fired  at  to- 
night, thai  this  saUK^  struiigir,  whose  asserted  appear- 
ance has  ealleil  us  iVom  our  comfortable  beds,  is  but  the 
creation  of  his  disturbed  dreams,  indeed,  how  is  it  pus- 
sible  any  thing  formed  of  flush  nnd  blood  eoul'l  ':ave  es- 
caped us  with  the  vigilant  watch  that  has  liee'  kept  on 
tlio  ramparts  ?  The  old  genllcmaii  rertjiini ,  had  that 
illusion  strongly  impressed  nn  hia  inmd  when  he  au  sa. 
pienlly  spoke  of  mv  firing  at  a  shadow." 

"  But  the  gate,"  interrupted  Charles  de  Haldimar,  with 
something  of  mild  reproach  in  his  tonep, — "  you  Ibrgcl, 
Valletort,  the  gate  was  found  unlocked,  and  that  my  bro- 
ther is  miaaing.  Ur,  at  least,  was  flesh  and  blood,  aa 
voii  aay,  and  yet  ho  has  disappeared.  What  mor.'  pro- 
liable,  therefore,  than  that  this  stranger  is  of  nneo  Iht 
eauap  and  the  agent  of  )\h  utidiirlioli  "' 


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"  Impossible,  Charles,"  observed  (^aiitaiii  lilessiiigton  ; 
"  Frederick  was  in  the  midst  of  bis  guard.  How,  tbcrc- 
fore,  could  he  be  convoyed  away  witlioiit  the  aliirm  beiiifr 
given  7  Numbers  only  could  have  succeeded  in  so  des- 
|ierntc  an  enterprise ;  and  yet  tliere  is  no  evidence,  or 
even  suspicion,  of  more  than  one  individual  having  been 
here." 

"  It  is  a  singular  affair  altogctlier,"  returned  Sir  Eve- 
rard,  musingly.  "Of  two  things,  however,  I  am  satis- 
lied.  The  first  is,  that  tho  stranger,  whoever  he  may  be, 
BJid  if  he  really  has  been  here,  is  no  Indian;  the  second, 
that  he  it  personally  known  to  the  governor,  who  has 
been,  or  I  mistake  much,  more  alarmed  at  his  individual 
presence  than  if  Pontcac  and  his  whole  band  had  sud- 
denly broken  in  upon  us.  Did  you  retnark  his  emotion 
when  I  Hu'elt  on  tho  peculiar  characlnr  of  personal 
triumpli  and  rovcngo  which  the  cry  of  the  lurking  villain 
outsiilo  M'om  tooxpress?  and  did  you  notice  tiic  e^iger- 
ncss  with  which  he  enquired  if  I  thought  I  had  hit  lilni  ? 
I>e|iend  upon  it,  there  i^  more  in  all  this  than  is  dreamt 
of  in  OUT  phiUopliy." 

"  And  it  was  your  undisguised  perception  of  that  emo- 
tion," remarked  Ciptaia  UWssington,  "  that  drew  down 
his  severity  upon  your  own  head.  It  was,  however,  too 
palpable  not  to  be  noticed  by  all ;  and  1  dure  say  conjee- 
turo  is  as  busily  and  as  Tagucly  at  work  among  our  r.oni- 
p.^.nions  aj  it  is  with  us.  Tho  clue  to  the  inystory,  in  n 
groat  degree,  now  dwells  with  Frank  Hallnway  ;  and  to 
him  w«i  must  look  for  its  elucidation.  His  disclosure 
will  be  one,  I  apprehend,  full  of  ignominy  to  hijusclf, 
but  of  tho  highest  interest  and  importance  to  us  all. 
And  yet  I  know  not  how  to  believe  t!io  man  tUo  traitor 
he  appears." 

"  bid  you  remark  tliat  last  harrowing  exclamation  of 
his  wife?"  observed  Charles  dc  Haldimar,  in  a  tone  ol 
uns)ieakable  melancholy.  "  How  fearfully  prophetic  it 
sounded  in  my  ears.  I  know  not  how  it  is,"  ho  pursued, 
"but  I  wish  1  had  not  heard  those  sounds;  for  since  that 
niomont  I  have  had  a  sad  strange  presc^tiincnt  of  evil  at 
my  heart  Heaven  grant  my  poor  brother  may  make  his 
ap|>earance,  aa  I  still  trust  he  will,  at  the  hour  Halloway 
seems  to  expect,  for  if  not,  the  latter  most  assuredly  dies. 
1  know  my  father  well ;  and,  if  convictcil  by  a  court  mar- 
tial,  no  human  power  can  alter  tho  destiny  that  awaits 
Frank  Halloway." 

"  Rally,  my  dear  Charles,  rally,"  said  Sir  Evrrard,  af- 
fecting a  confidenoo  he  did  not  tool  himself;  "  iiidulgo  not 
ill  these  idle  and  supcrstitioMs  fancies.  I  pity  Halloway 
from  my  soul,  and  feci  the  deepest  interest  in  his  pretty 
and  unhappy  wife ;  but  that  is  no  reason  why  one  should 
attach  imimrtance  to  tho  incoherent  expressions  wrung 
from  her  in  the  agony  of  grief." 

"  It  is  kind  ol  you,  Valletorf,  to  endeavour  to  choer 
my  spirits,  when,  if  the  truth  were  confessrd,  you  ac- 
knowledge the  inllucnco  of  tlii^  same  feelings.  I  thank 
you  lor  the  attempt,  but  tim(!  alone  can  show  how  fir  1 
sh.UI  have  reason,  or  otherwise,  to  lament  the  occurrences 
of  this  night." 

They  had  now  reached  that  part  of  the  ramparts  whence 
the  shot  from  Sir  Everard's  rille  had  been  (ired.  Sevcr.il 
men  were  occupietl  in  digging  a  gr.ivo  in  tho  precise 
spot  on  which  tiie  unfortunate  Murphy  had  stood  when 
he  reei'ived  his  deStli  wound;  and  into  this,  when  com- 
pleted, the  body,  enshrouded  in  the  clotik  already  alluded 
to,  was  dofiositcd  by  his  companions. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

While  tho  adjutant  was  yet  reading,  in  a  low  a.-d 
eolcinn  voice,  the  servien  for  the  dead,  a  lieree  and  distant 
j^ll,  ail  if  iVom  a  legion  of  devils,  burst  suddenly  from 
tliii  firest,  and  brought  tho  hands  of  the  startled  ollirers 
instinctively  to  their  swords.  'J'liis  up|wlliiig  cry  lasted, 
without  interruption,  for  m.any  minutes,  and  wastlicn,  as 
iibruptly  cheeked  as  it  had  lieen  unexpcetedly  delivered. 
A  considcrublu  paii.iii  suceeeded,  and  then  again  it  rose 
with  evijn  moro  startling  vohemeiiee  than  lietiirc.  Hy  one 
unaceiistumcd  jto  tllose  devilish  Rounds,  no  distinction 
could  havo  licon  made  in  the  two  several  yells  that  hail 
been  thus  savagely  |>ealed  forth;  but  those  to  whom  priie- 
tieo  and  long  oiperionco  in  tho  warlike  habits  and  eiis- 
turns  of  tho  Indiana  had  rendered  their  shouts  funiliar, 
nt  nneo  divined,  or  fhncied  tlioy  divined,  tlie  cause.  The 
first  was,  to  tlieir  conception,  a  yell  expressive  at  nneo  of 
vengeance  and  disap|)oiiitment  in  pursuit, — |H'rhap8  <if 
Humo  prisoner  who  had  csca|>i'd  (rout  tlieir  toils;  tin 
second,  of  triumph  and  success, — In  all  probability,  inili' 
cative  of  the  recaptiini  of  that  prisoner.  For  many  mi- 
iiiitui  afterwards  tho  oflleers  (Hintiniied  to  listen,  with  the 
most  achinj;  attention,  fur  a  rcjiotition  of  the  cr^,  or  own 


fainter  sounds,  that  might  denote  either  a  nearer  ap- 
proach to  the  fort,  or  the  fin^l  departure  of  the  Indians. 
Alter  the  second  veil,  liou ever,  the  woods,  in  the  heart  of 
which  it  appeared  to  I;ave  been  uttered,  were  buried  in 
as  profound  a  silence  as  if  they  had  never  yet  echoed 
back  the  voice  of  man ;  and  all  at  length  iK'came  sr.tis- 
fied  that  tho  Indians,  having  aeconiplished  some  particu- 
lar purpose,  had  retired  once  more  to  their  distant  en- 
campments for  the  night.  Captain  Ershine  was  the  first 
who  broke  the  almost  brcatliless  silence  that  prevailed 
among  tlieniselves. 

"On  my  lite,  Do  Ilaldim.ar  is  a  prisoner  with  the  In- 
dians. He  has  been  attempting  his  es'-ajK-, — has  been 
detected, — followed,  and  again  liillin  into  their  hands.  I 
know  their  infernal  yells  but  too  well.  'I'lie  Inst  expressed 
their  savage  joy  at  the  capture  of  a  prisoner;  and  tliere 
is  no  one  of  us  missing  but  De  Hiildinnr." 

"  Not  a  doubt  of  it,"  said  Captain  Dlessington;  tho  cry 
was  eeitaiiily  what  you  describe  it,  and  Heaven  only 
knows  whutWill  bo  the  fate  of  our  |iiior  friend." 

No  other  oIKcer  spoke,  for  all  were  opprcjsed  hy  the 
weight  of  tlieir  own  lielings,  and  sought  rather  to  give 
indulgence  to  s|ieci!l  :ti.)n  in  secret,  than  to  share  their 
impressions  with  their  companions.  Charles  de  HaUli- 
inar  stood  a  little  in  the  rear,  leaning  his  head  upon  his 
hand  against  the  liox  of  the  sentry,  (who  was  silently, 
though  anxiously,  pacing  liis  walk,)  and  in  an  attitude 
expressive  of  the  deepest  dejection  and  sorrow. 

"  I  8upp.-..io  I  must  tiiiisli  Lawson's  work,  althongli  1 
am  but  a  poor  hand  ut  this  sort  of  thing,"  resumed  Cap- 
tain Erskine,  taking  up  the  prayer  hook  the  adjutant 
had,  in  hastening  on  the  first  alarm  to  get  the  men  under 
arms,  carelessly  thrown  on  the  grave  of  the  now  uncon- 
scious Murphy, 

He  then  commenced  the  service  at  the  point  where 
>Ir.  Lawson  had  so  nbrujitly  broken  off,  and  went 
through  the  remainder  of  the  prayers.  A  very  few  ini- 
nutes  sutlieed  lor  the  performance  of  this  solemn  duty, 
which  was  efteeted  by  the  liiint  dim  light  of  tlii  at  length 
dawning  day,  and  the  men  in  attendance  proceeded  to 
till  lip  the  grave  of  their  ortieer. 

(iradually  the  mists,  that  had  fallen  during  the  latter 
hours  of  the  niglit,  began  to  ascend  from  the  common, 
and  disperse  themselves  in  air,  conveying  the  apjK'ar- 
ance  of  a  rolling  sheet  of  vajiour  retiring  back  upon  it- 
self, and  disclosing  objects  in  succession,  until  the  eye 
could  embrace  all  that  came  within  its  extent  of  vision. 
As  tlh  ollicer.s  yet  lingered  near  the  rude  grave  of  their 
eoniiianion,  wnlcliing  with  abstracted  air  the  languid  and 
almost  n;i'ehaniial  action  of  their  j.ided  men,  as  they 
einplied  shovel  aOer  shovel  of  the  damp  o.artli  over  tlic 
body  of  its  new  tenant,  they  were  suddenly  startled  by  an 
expression  of  exultation  fiom  Sir  Everard  Valletort. 

"  By  .lupiter,  I  have  pinked  him,"  he  exclaimed  tri- 
umphantly. "  I  knew  my  rille  eoidd  not  oir;  and  as  for 
my  sight,  I  have  earrii  d  away  too  many  prizis  in  target- 
sli.ioting  to  have  been  deicived  in  tliaf.  How  delighted 
the  old  governor  will  be,  Charles,  to  hear  this.  No  more 
lecturing,  1  am  sure,  for  the  next  six  months  at  least ;" 
and  the  young  iitticcr  rulibed  his  hands  together,  at  the 
success  of  his  shot,  with  as  much  satisliietion  and  uncon- 
cern for  tho  future,  as  if  he  hail  lieen  in  his  own  native 
England,  in  tlio  midst  of  n  prize-ring. 

Roused  by  the  observation  of  his  friend.  Do  Haldimar 
quitted  his  position  near  the  sentry  box,  and  advanced  to 
the  outer  edge  of  the  rampart.  To  liiiii,  as  to  his  com- 
panions, the  oiilliue  of  the  old  bonili-proof  v,  iis  now  dis- 
tinctly visilile,  hut  it  was  some  time  Is'fore  they  could  dis- 
cover, in  the  direelinn  in  which  Valletort  pointid,  a  dark 
speck  upon  tlii'  eornruoii;  and  this  so  indistinctly,  they 
could  scarcely  ilistiiigiiish  it  with  lh(^  naked  eje. 

"  Your  sight  is  quite  equal  to  your  aim,  Sir  Everard," 
remarked  l.ieulenant  Johnstone,  one  of  Errkini's  subal- 
terns,  "  and  both  are  deeidoilly  superior  to  mine;  yet  1 
used  to  be  thought  a  good  rifleman  too,  and  have  credit 
liir  an  eye  no  less  keen  than  that  of  an  Indian;  you  have 
the  advantngt^  of  me,  however ;  for  I  honestly  admit  I 
no\er  could  have  picked  oft"  yon  fellow  in  tho  dark  as  you 
have  done." 

As  the  dawn  inereaned,  tho  dark  shadow  of  a  liuman 
form,  stretched  lit  its  length  upon  (he  ground,  lieeanie 
lierceptible;  and  the  oHieers,  with  one  unanimous  voice, 
liore  loud  testimony  to  the  skill  and  dexterity  of  liim  who 
had,  under  such  extreme  disndv  tiigcs,  accomplished 
the  death  of  their  skulking  enemy. 

"  Hravo,  Valletort,"  Raid  Charles  dn  Haldimar,  leeover- 
ing  his  spirits,  as  imieh  from  the  idea,  now  neeurring  to 
him,  that  this  might  indeed  Ih<  the  stranger  whose  ap- 
|>earaiien  had  so  greatly  dislurlieil  his  father,  aR  from  the 
gratification  li«  felt  in  the  praises  iHistowed  on  his  IVieiid. 
"  Uruvo,  mj  dew  Hdlow!"  then  appruacliing,  and  in  a 


half  whisper,  "  when  next  I  write  to  Clara,  I  shall  riqu,..! 
her,  with  my  cousin's  assistance,  to  preimrc  a  ehaplit  of 
bays,  wherewith  I  shail  myself  crown  you  as  tlieir 
proxy.  But  what  is  the  matter  now,  Valletort?  Why 
stand  you  there  gazing  upon  the  common,  aa  if  the  victiiii 
of  your  murderous  aim  was  rising  from  his  bloody  cciicji 
to  reproai  li  you  with  his  death  ?  Tell  me,  shall  1  wrjit 
to  Clara  for  the  prize,  or  will  you  receive  it  from  licr  own 
hands  ?" 

Bid  her  rather  pour  her  curses  on  my  head;  andio 
those,  De  Haldimar,  add  your  own,"  exclahned  Sir  Ku- 
rard,  at  length  raising  himself  from  the  statue-like  pusj. 
tion  he  had  assumed.  "  Almighty  Cod,"  he  pursued,  in 
the  same  tone  of  deep  agony,  "what  have  I  dont' 
Where,  where  shi.ll  1  hide  myself?" 

As  he  spoke  he  turned  away  i'rom  his  companions,  and 
covering  his  eyes  with  his  hand,  with  quick  and  unniiul 
steps,  even  like  those  of  a  drunken  man,  walked,  or  rallitr 
ran,  alopg  the  rampart,  as  if  fearful  of  Ix'ing  overtaken. 
The  wliole  group  of  officers,  and  Charles  de  Haldimar  in 
particular,  were  struck  with  dismay  at  the  langungf  ond 
aeliiiii  of  Sir  Everard;  and  lor  a  moment  they  fancied  ilm 
tatigne,  and  watching,  and  excitement,  had  partially 
afiected  his  brain.  But  when,  after  the  lapse  of  a  ininulc 
or  two,  they  again  looked  out  Ujion  the  common,  the  so. 
eret  of  his  ogitation  was  too  faithfully  and  too  painfully 
explained. 

What  had  nt  first  the  dusky  and  dingy  hue  of  a  half, 
naked  Indian,  was  now  perceived,  by  the  bright  lieains  of 
light  just  gathering  in  the  east,  to  lie  the  gay  and  striking 
nnil'c.nii  of  a  British  ofticer.  Doubt  as  towiio  that  officer 
was  there  could  be  none,  for  the  white  sword-licll  sus. 
pended  over  the  right  shoulder,  and  thrown  into  stronf 
relief  by  the  field  of  scarlet  on  which  it  reposed,  denoted 
the  wearerof  this  distinguishing  badge  of  duty  to  be  one 
of  the  guard. 

If  tlioy  could  regret  the  loss  of  such  a  companions 
Murjihy,  how  deep  and  heartfelt  must  have  been  the  sot. 
row  they  experienced  when  they  licheld  the  brave,  gene- 
rous, manly,  amiable,  and  highly-talented  Frederick  dc 
lluldiinar — the  pride  of  the  garrison,  and  the  idol  of  hij 
family — lying  extended,  a. cold,  senseless  corpse,  slain liy 
the  hand  of  the  Imsom  friend  of  his  brother ! — Niitwilh. 
standing  tho  stern  severity  and  distance  of  the  governor, 
whom  few  circumstances,  however  critical  or  exciting, 
could  surprise  into  relaxation  of  his  habitual  stateliness, 
it  would  have  been  diflicult  to  name  two  young  men  more 
universally  liked  and  esteemed  by  their  brother  ofiicfn 
than  wore  the  De  Haldiniars — the  first  for  the  qualities 
already  named — tho  second,  for  those  retiring,  mild,  win- 
ning manners,  and  gentle  atrections,  added  to  extreme 
and  almost  feminine  beauty  of  eountennncc  forwliiclilie 
was  remarkable.  Alas,  what  a  gloomy  picture  was  now 
exhibited  to  the  minds  of  all!  trederick  do  Haldimar  i  | 
corpse,  and  slain  by  the  hand  of  Sir  Everard  Valktortl 
What  hut  disunion  could  follow  this  melanclinly  eala!' 
troplio  !  and  how  could  Charles  de  Haldimar,  even  ifliis 
bland  nature  should  survive  the  shock,  ever  bear  to  look  | 
a(;:iiii  upon  the  man  who  had,  however  innoeiiuly  i 
nniiitenlionall}',  deprived  him  of  a  brother  wlioni  k  I 
adored  ?  I 

These  worn  the  impressions  that  passed  through  the 
minds  of  the  compassionating  ofticors,  as  they  directed  I 
their  gl  ince  nltrrnately  Iroin  tlie  common  to  the  pale  and  I 
mnrlile-Iiko  features  of  the  younger  De  Haldimar,  wlin, 
with  parted  lips  and  stupid  gaze,  continued  to  fix  his  rye< 
U{ioii  the  inanimnto  fiiriii  of  his  ill-fated  brother,  as  ifllie 
very  ficulty  of  lili'  itself  had  Is'cn  lor  a  jieriod  susisiiiW.  [ 
At  length,  however,  while  his  companions  watched  in  I 
silence  the  mining  workings  of  that  grief  which  ll« 
liared  to  interrn|it  by  ill-timed  observations,  eVi'U  of  con.  I 
dolonee,  the  death-like  hue,  which  had  hitlierlo  unlTuid  I 
the  usually   blooining  cheek  of  the   young  olliccr,  «iil 
siieceedid  by  a  Hush  of  the  deepest  dye,  while  his  cyf<,  I 
swollen  by  'he  tide  of  bloo''  •  -iw  rushing  violently  to  b 
face,  ap|K'ared  to  be  h"--lii>      '.om  their  soi'kels.    Tin' I 
shock  was  more  than  Ms  •;  iicate  frame,  exliuusted  an  il  I 
wns  by  wntehing  and  fatigue,  eonhl  bear.     Iletotlraif 
roeh'd,  pressed  his  hand  U|ion  his  head,  and  iH-ture  anil 
one  could  render  him  awdBtance,  full  Benscless  nn  Uk  | 
rainpnrls. 

During  tliP  interval  lictwcen  Sir  Everard  Vallrtort'i  I 
exelnmntion,  and  tho  fall  of  Clmrlos  do  Haldinur,  thi I 
men  einphiyed  at  tho  grave  bad  |H'rfuriiii  d  their  dulr,[ 
and  were  gazing  with  mingled  astonishment  and  concrnv  I 
IkiIIi  on  the  body  of  their  niurdercd  iilficer,  and  ontlxl 
dumb  scene  acting  around  them.  Two  of  lliiw  «« I 
now  despatelied  for  a  litter,  with  which  tliey  s|K'ediIyr»l 
ap|ionreJ.  On  this  Charles  do  Haldimar,  already  (Mil 
rious  with  the  fever  of  inlens«  excitement,  was  rarcfaBjl 
placed,  and,  flilluwed  liy  Captain  Dloaitin^on  and  Mculrl 


Tli.i  sun 

f     peculiar  sol 
early  days 
'     led  liis  coinj 
catcd  with  I 
lowered  sini 
Indians;  an 
tiioir  service 
OS  if  an   ea 
Although  Ih 
risk  the  part 
llic  savages 
elfect  their  ol 
and  ccrtaini; 
knowledgcd 
governor — qu 
Ills  excessive 
have  hazarde 
fcebled  by  tin 
of  tho  coMipai 
with  all  his  se 
out  strong  afl 
the  father,  the 
the  prudence 
corpse  of  his 
knew  would  b 
hid  been  indu 
Captain  Erskii 
bis  company 
Every  means  w 
and  ensure  lh< 
nialnder  of  tin 
nf  (lie  raniparl 
faces  until  sun 
tion;  which  wa 
|iursuit  from  tin 
tioncd  at  (he  ee 
t!<rt,  and  necess; 
the  nutskirt  of  t 
shot  at  a  given 
were,  moreover, 
guns  of  the  fort 
turning  his  bad 

Thus  confider 
Ihc  drawbridge  \ 
and  fallowing  (li 
nurroiinded,  mac 
llicy  gained  the 
direct  lino  with  t 
Vance  woji  alter 
the  enemy  with  i 
tend.  Tho  front 
(isting  in  all  of 
apnea  in  (he  ovci 
iiij;  inwards  so  a 
fucos  of  a  square. 
by  the  cannon  of 

I  tlieir  flanks,  tho 
to  present  a  fulle 
might  be  attarkc 
lliat  in  the  advan 
{ivcn  In  the  aim 
in  an  oliliquo  dir 
down  two  men  (tl 
In  tliit  order,  a 
rades,  whose  eyes 

I  (it'llieiani|>arton 

I  nii>nl  crossed  tho 
Krikine,  the  otiioi 
now  ipproachod  \ 
tidim,  when  Cafi 
party;  and  two  file 
rinii,  to  place  (ho 
provided  thoinsoh 
llie  iiilie  dlreclioi 
render  anistance 
IW,  and  in  no  w 

I  hibiliniontii ;  a  cir 


WACOUSTA,  OH  TIIK  PHOWIKCV. 


215 


ira,  1  slioll  nqiurt 
rparc  a  cliaiiltt  (,f 
wn  you  OS  tliiir 
Vallitort?  Why 
or,  OS  if  the  vicliiii 
II  Ills  bloody  cruel;, 
1  inc,  kIiuH  I  wrilf 
vc  it  from  her  own 

my  head ;  anil  to 
exclaimed  Sir  K\i- 
le  (■tntue-likc  jxisi. 
id,"  he  pursued,  in 
hat  have  I  done' 

lis  companions,  and 
quick  and  uniKpial 
II,  walked,  or  ratlin 
uf  being  overlakon. 
lies  de  Haldiniar  in 
it  the  Ian  (run  ge  arid 
.'Utthcy  faucitd  thai 
lent,  had  partially 
ic  lajise  of  a  iiiiiuitc 
he  coiumon,  tlio  «r. 
ly  and  too  painfully 

lingy  hue  of  a  half. 
■  the  bright  lieaiiis  if 
the  gay  and  striking 
IS  to  who  that  offictt 
liitc  sword-belt  siis. 
thrown  into  Btrnni 
I  it  reposed,  ilcnnlid 
go  of  duty  to  be  om 


such  a  companion  ss 
ist  have  been  tlic  soi- 
held  the  brave,  jrcnc- 
ilented  Frederick  de 
n,  and  tlie  idol  of  hii 
leless  corpse,  slain  by 
i  brother ! — Notwilh. 
iinec  of  the  governor, 
critical  or  exciting, 
s  habitual  statclinws, 
two  young  men  more 
their  brotlier  olBccn 
first  for  the  qualitiej 
le  retiring,  mild,  win- 
is,  ad<led  to  extrriiK 
llennncc  for  wliicli  lie 
hiny  picture  was  no* 
Icrick  de  Haldiniar  i 
|ir  lOvernrd  Vallctortl  ] 
lis  melancholy  calas- 
laldimnr,  even  if  liis 
lek,  ever  bear  to  look 
iwever  innocently  ot 
a   brother  whom  lie 

passed  tlirouj;li  the  I 
Its,  bb  they  dircrinl 
liinon  to  the  imlcand  I 
De  Haldiniar,  wlio,  I 
litinued  to  fix  his  i  yn  I 
Ved  brother,  a»  if  the 

a  |)eriod  shbih'IhW,  I 
Jipanions  wiitdiiil  in  I 
lut  grief  ivliieh  tliij 
Iviitinns,  eVenofcon-  f 
lad  hitherto  untriuu'd  I 
young  officer,  «■«  I 
I  dye,  while  his  cyfsl 
Vhing  violently  In  hi!  I 
I  their  soeket^.  '!'!»  I 
|anie,  exhansled  wil  I 
iM'ar.  Me  tolling  I 
iiid,  and  iK'lort^  mi; I 
|ell  Beneclcss  on  tin  I 

Everard  Vallclon'i  | 
is  de  Haldiniar,  the  I 
IrfuriiK  il  their  (lutrJ 
lihmcnt  and  oinwri  I 
T  ollicer,  and  on  lln  I 
J  Two  of  tlieiic»i'tt| 
■eh  Uiey  B|M'edily  «■  I 
lliniar,  already  ilA  I 
Iment,  was  earofnllj  I 
|i)in(;tonandI<ic<ilf| 


uoiit  Johnstone,  borno  to  hi^  apartment  in  the  graull 
rnnLfc  of  buildings  constituting  tlio  olScers'  barracks. 
Caiitain  Erskiiio  undertook  tlie  disagreeable  olliee  of 
communicating  these  distressing  events  to  the  governor ; 
and  tlio  remainder  of  the  officers  once  more  hastened  to 
join  or  linger  near  their  resjicctive  companies,  in  readi- 
ness for  the  order  which  it  was  expected  would  be  given 
to  despatch  a  numerous  party  of  the  garrison  to  secure 
the  body  of  Captain  do  Huldimar. 

CHAPTER  V. 

Tlio  sun  was  just  rising  above  the  horizon,  in  all  that 
pccnlinr  softness  of  splendour  which  characterises  tlio 
early  ^'^y^  of  autumn  in  America,  as  Captain  Erskine 
led  his  company  across  the  drawbridge  that  communi- 
cated with  the  fort.  It  was  the  first  time  it  had  been 
loivered  since  the  investment  of  the  garrison  by  the 
Indians;  and  as  the  dull  and  rusty  chains  performed 
their  service  with  a  harsh  and  jfratlng  sound,  it  seemed 
ns  if  an  earnest  were  given  of  molancholy  boding. 
Altlioinrh  tlio  distance  to  bo  traversed  was  small,  the 
risk  the  party  incurred  was  great ;  for  it  was  probable 
(he  savages  over  on  the  alert,  would  not  sufler  them  to 
effect  their  object  unmolested.  It  was  perhaps  singular, 
and  certainly  contradictory,  that  an  officer  of  the  ac- 
knowledged prudence  and  forethought  ascribed  to  the 
irovcrnor — qualities  wliicli  in  a  great  degree  neutralised 
Ills  oicessive  severity  in  the  eyes  of  his  troops — should 
have  hazarded  the  chance  of  having  his  garrison  en- 
feebled by  the  destruction  of  a  part,  if  nut  of  the  whole, 
of  the  company  ap|)ointed  to  this  dangerous  duty  ;  but 
with  all  his  severity.  Colonel  de  Haldimnr  was  not  with- 
out  strong  affection  for  his  children.  The  feelings  of 
the  father,  theicfbrc,  in  a  great  degree  triumphed  over 
the  prudence  of  the  commander:  and  to  shield  the 
corpse  of  his  son  from  the  indignities  which  he  well 
knew  would  be  inflicted  on  it  ly  Indian  barbarity,  he 
had  been  induced  to  accede  to  the  earnest  prayer  of 
Captain  Erskine,  that  he  might  be  permitted  to  lead  out 
bis  company  for  the  purpose  of  securing  the  body. 
Every  means  were,  however,  taken  to  cover  the  advance, 
and  ensure  the  retreat  of  the  detathnicnt.  The  re- 
mainder of  the  troops  were  distributed  along  the  rear 
of  the  ramparts,  with  instructions  to  lie  flat  on  their 
faces  until  summoned  by  their  officers  from  that  posi- 
tion; which  was  to  be  done  only  in  the  event  of  cloce 
purnuit  from  the  savages.  Artillerymen  wore  also  sta- 
lloncd  at  the  several  guns  that  flanked  the  rear  of  the 
fort,  and  necessarily  commanded  both  the  common  and 
Iheoutskiit  of  the  forest,  with  orders  to  tiro  with  grape- 
shot  at  a  given  signal.  Captain  Erskine's  instructions 
were,  moreover,  if  attacked,  to  rotieat  hack  under  the 
nuns  of  the  fort  slowly  and  in  good  order,  and  without 
turning  his  back  upon  the  enemy. 

Thus  confident  of  support,  the  party,  after  traversing 
the  drawbridge  with  fixed  bayonets,  inclined  to  the  right, 
nnd  fallowing  the  winding  of  the  ditch  by  which  it  was 
Burroiinded,  made  the  son  i-circuit  of  the  rampart  until 
tlioy  gained  the  immediate  centre  of  tho  rear,  and  in  n 
direct  lino  with  the  bomb-proof.  Hero  their  mode  ofnd- 
vmice  was  altered,  to  guard  more  oflectually  against 
the  enemy  with  whom  they  might  possibly  have  tu  con- 
tend. Tho  front  and  rear  ranks  of  tlie  company,  con- 
sisting in  til  of  ninety  men,  wore  go  placed  as  tu  leave 
■|mca  in  the  event  of  attack,  of  a  portion  of  each  wheel- 
nifr  inwards  so  as  to  present  in  an  instant  three  equal 
fiicos  of  a  square.  .K»  the  rear  was  sufficiently  covered 
by  the  cannon  of  tho  fort  to  defeat  any  attoiiipt  to  turn 
their  flanks,  the  nianmuvro  waa  one  thut  oimblod  them 
to  present  a  fuller  front  in  whatever  other  ijuarter  thoy 
might  be  attacked ;  and  had  this  additional  advantage, 
tliat  in  the  advance  by  single  files  a  narrower  front  was 
(riven  to  the  aim  of  tiio  Indians,  who,  unless  they  fired 
ill  nn  oblique  direction,  could  only,  of  necessity,  bring 
down  two  men  (the  loading  files)  at  a  time. 

In  this  order,  and  anxiously  ovorlooVcd  by  their  com- 

tailos,  whoso  eyes  alone  peered  fVoin  above  tho  surface 

I  oi'lheianiparton  which  they  lay  prostrate,  tho  detacli- 

{  ment  crossed  the  common;  one  rank  headed  liy  C'aptain 

<  Knkine,  the  other  by  Lieutenant  Johnstone.    They  ha<l 

now  approached  within  a  few  yard*  of  the  unfortunate 

Tidim,  when  Captain  Erskine  coiP>Tianded  a  halt  of  his 

pirty;  and  two  files  were  dclachod.fron:'  Iho  rear  of  each 

I  rank,  to  place  Iho  body  on  a  litter  with  which  they  had 

providod  Iheinaelves.     He  and  Johnsti  no  also  moved  in 

I  tin  itdio  direction  in  advanue  of  the  men,  prepared  to 

I  rrniler  assistance  If  required.    The  ( ir|iso  lay  on  its 

furr,and  in  no  way  despoiled  of  any  of  its  glittering 

hibilinionts ;  a  cireumstanoe  tliat  too  well  coiitirmod  tho 


lact  of  Da  Huldimar's  death  having  been  uceomplislicd 
liy  I'le  li.ill  from  Sir  XOveraid  Vullet'-'t's  ride.  It  iip- 
:ieaied,  however,  tliu  ill-laled  oflieer  li.id  struggled  iiiucli 
ill  tlio  a^'oiiiesof  death;  for  the  left  .I'g  was  drawn  up 
into  an  iiiiiialural  slate  of  coiitractiun,  and  the  ri;;lit 
''■:ii(l,  oluM'ly  c(ijii])resse(i,  grasped  a  (]uuiitity  of  grass 
and  suil,  uiiicli  had  evidently  boon  torn  up  in  a  paioxyHiu 
ofsufleriiig  and  despair. 

The  men  placed  the  litter  at  Iho  side  of  the  body, 
whicli  they  now  proceeded  to  rniso.  As  they  were  in 
llio  act  of  depositing  it  on  this  temporary  bier,  the 
plumed  hill  fell  liom  Iho  head,  and  disclosed,  to  the 
astonishment  of  all,  tho  scalplcsa  crown  completely 
saturated  rn  its  own  clotted  blooJ  and  oozing  brains. 
Vii  CKulamatioii  of  horror  and  disgust  escaped  at  the 
ssiiio  moment  from  the  lips  of  the  two  ollieers,  and  the 
men  stnrled  hack  from  their  charge  ns  if  a  basilisk  had 
suddenly  appeared  before  them.  Captain  Erskine  pur- 
sued  : — 

"  What  the  devil  is  the  meaning  of  all  this,  John- 
stone ?"  "  What,  indeed!"  rejoined  his  lieutenant,  with 
a  shrug  of  his  shoulders,  that  was  intoi.ded  to  express  his 
inability  to  form  any  o)iinioii  on  the  subject. 

"  Uiihss  it  should  prove,"  continued  Erskine,  "as  I 
sincerely  trust  it  may,  that  poor  Vallctort  i.s  not,  after 
all,  the  murderer  of  his  friend.  It  must  ho  so.  Uc 
Haldiniar  has  been  slain  by  the  same  Indian  who  killed 
.Murphy.  Do  you  recollect  his  scalp  cry?  lie  was  in 
the  act  of  dosiwiling  hi.s  victim  of  this  trophy  of  success, 
when  Sir  Everard  fired.  Examine  the  body  well, 
Mitchell,  and  discover  where  tho  wound  lies." 

The  old  soldier  to  whom  this  order  was  addressed 
now  prepared,  with  the  assistance  of  his  coiiirudcs,  to 
turn  the  body  upon  its  back,  when  suddenly  the  air  was 
rent  with  terrific  yells,  that  seemed  to  be  uttered  in  their 
very  cars,  and  in  the  noxt  instant  more  than  a  hundred 
dark  and  hideous  savages  sprang  simultaneously  to 
Ihoir  feet  within  the  bomb-proof,  while  every  tree  along 
tho  skirt  of  the  forest  gave  back  the  towering  form  of  a 
warrior.  Each  of  these,  in  addition  tu  his  rifle,  was 
armed  with  all  those  dostructivo  implements  of  warfare 
which  render  tho  Indians  of  America  so  lurmidablo  and 
so  terrible  an  enemy. 

"  Stand  to  your  arms,  men,"  shouted  Captain  Erskine. 
recovering  from  his  first  and  unavoidaide,  though  but 
momentary,  surprise.  "First  and  fourth  sections,  on 
your  right  and  loft  backwards  wheel ; — Quick,  men, 
within  the  square,  lor  your  lives."  As  he  spoke,  he  uiui 
Lieutenant  .Johnstone  sprang  hastily  back,  and  in  time 
to  obtain  admittance  within  the  troops,  who  had  rapidly 
executed  tho  manoDuvro  coinmaiidod.  Not  bo  with 
.Mitchell  and  his  companions.  Un  tho  first  alarm  they 
had  quitted  the  body  of  the  mntilated  ollicer,  and  flown 
In  secure  their  arms,  but  even  while  in  the  act  of  stoop 
iiig  to  lake  them  up,  thoy  had  boon  grappled  by  u  jiow- 
I'.rful  and  vindictive  foe;  and  Iho  fiisl  thing  thoy  beheld 
on  regaining  thcir'upright  position,  was  a  dusky  Indian 
at  the  sidn,  and  a  gloaming  tomahawk  flashing  rapidly 
round  the  lioad  of  each. 

''Eiro  not,  on  your  lives,"  exclaimed  Captain  Erskine 
hastily,  us  ho  saw  several  of  the  men  in  Iront  levelling, 
in  tho  ezeitomont  of  tho  moment,  their  iniisketB  at  the 
threatening  euvagos.  "  Prepare  for  attack,"  ho  pur- 
sued ;  end  in  the  ucjit  instant  each  man  dropped  on  his 
right  knee,  and  a  harrier  of  bristling  bayonets  seemed 
to  rise  from  tho  very  bowels  of  Iho  earth.  Attracted  by 
tho  novelty  of  tho  sight,  tho  bold  and  during  warriors, 
although  Htill  retaining  their  firm  grnsji  of  tho  unhappy 
koldiorH,  were  for  a  nioment  diverted  Iroiii  their  bloody 
purpose,  and  temporarily  Fuspendod  the  quick  and  rota- 
tory motion  of  their  weapons.  Captain  Erskine  look 
advantage  of  this  pauso  tu  scizo  the  Imlbcrt  of  one  of  his 
sergeants,  to  the  extreme  |Hiint  of  which  he  hastily  at- 
tochcd  a  white  pocket  handkerchief,  that  was  loosely 
thrust  into  tho  breast  of  his  uniform;  this  he  waved  on 
high  three  several  times,  and  then  relinquishing  the 
halbort,  dropped  also  on  his  knoo  within  the  square. 

"  The  dog  of  a  Saganaw  asks  for  mercy,"  said  a  voice 
from  within  tho  bomh.prnof,  and  speaking  in  the  dialect 
of  the  Uttawas.  "His  palu  ting  bespoaks  the  quailing 
of  his  heart,  ami  his  attitude  denotes  tho  timidity  of  the 
hind.  His  warriorB  are  like  himself,  and  oven  now  u|M)n 
their  knees  they  call  upon  their  Manitou  to  preserve 
them  from  the  vengeanio  of  the  red-skins.  Uul  mercy 
is  not  for  dogs  liko  these.  Now  is  the  time  to  make 
our  tomahawks  warm  in  their  blood;  and  every  head 
that  wo  count  shall  be  a  scalp  upon  our  war  poles." 

As  he  ceased,  one  universal  and  portentous  yell  burst 
IVom  the  fiond-liko  band  ;  and  again  lliu  weapoiit  ol 


death  were  Qerecly  brandished  around  the  heads  of  tho 
slupified  soldiers  who  had  (alien  into  their  |)ower. 

"What  can  they  be  about?"  anxiously  exclaimed 
Captain  Erskine,  in  the  midst  of  this  deafening  clamour, 
to  his  subaltern.  "Quiet,  man;  damn  you,  quiet,  or 
I'll  cut  you  down,"  he  pursued,  addressing  one  of  hia 
soldiers,  whoso  impatience  caused  him  tn  bring  his 
inuskut  half  up  to  the  )shoulder.  And  again  he  turned 
his  head  in  the  direction  of  the  fort: — "Thank  God,, 
hero  it  cunios  at  lust, — I  feared  my  signal  had  not  been 
iiotiicd." 

While  ho  yet  Bjiokc,  tho  loud  roaring  of  a  cannon 
from  the  ramparts  was  heard,  and  u  shower  of  grape- 
shot  passed  over  the  heads  of  the  dntachmcnl,  and  was 
seen  teaiing  up  the  earth  around  the  buiiih-prnof,  and 
scattering  IVaginenlg  of  stone  and  wood  into  tho  air. 
Tlie  men  binmltaneously  and  unbidden  gave  three 
•cheers. 

Jn  an  instant  the  scene  was  changed.  As  if  moved 
by  some  mechanical  impulse,  the  fierce  band  that  lined 
the  bomb-proof  sank  Iwlow  the  surface,  and  weie  no 
longer  visible,  while  the  warriors  in  the  forest  again 
sought  shelter  behind  the  trees.  The  ca|ilured  soldiers 
were  also  liberated  without  injury,  so  sudden  and  start- 
ling had  boon  the  terror  produced  in  tho  savages  by  tho 
lightning  flush  that  announced  its  heavy  messengers  of 
destruction.  Discharge  after  discharge  succeeded  w  ith- 
out  intermission ;  but  tho  guns  had  been  levelled  so 
high,  to  prevent  injury  to  their  own  men,  they  had  litllo 
other  efliict  than  to  keep  the  Indians  from  tho  attack. 
The  rush  of  bullets  through  the  chisc  forest,  and  Iho 
crashing  of  trees  and  branches  as  thoy  fell  with  start- 
ling force  upon  each  other,  were,  with  the  peals  of  ar- 
tillery, the  only  noises  now  to  be  heard  ;  for  not  a  yell, 
nut  a  word  was  uttered  by  the  Indians  after  tho  first 
discharge ;  and  but  for  the  certainly  that  existed  in 
every  mind,  il  might  have  been  BupjiuKed  the  whole  of 
them  had  retired. 

'•Now  is  your  time,"  cried  Captain  Erskine;  "bring 
in  tho  litter  to  the  rear,  and  stoop  as  much  ns  j.-ossiblo 
to  avoid  the  shot." 

The  poor  half-strangled  fellows,  however,  instead  of 
obeying  tho  order  of  their  captain,  looked  round  in 
every  direction  for  the  enemy  by  whom  they  had  been 
so  rudely  handled,  and  whohad  glided  from  them  almost  aa 
iin|)crccplibly  and  swiftly  as  they  had  at  first  approached. 
It  Bccmed  as  if  they  apprehended  that  any  attempt  tu 
remove  the  body  would  be  visited  by  those  fierce  devils 
with  the  same  appalling  and  ferocious  thrcatcnings. 

"Why  stand  ye  there,  yo  dolts,"  continued  their 
captain,  "looking  around  as  if  ye  were  liowitched? 
Ilring  the  litter  in  to  the  rear.  Mitchell,  you  old  fool, 
aro  you  grown  a  coward  in  your  age?  Aro  you  not 
ashamed  to  set  such  an  cxamplu  to  your  comrades  ?" 

Tho  doubt  thus  implied  of  the  courage  of  his  men, 
who,  in  fact,  wero  merely  stupificd  with  the  scone  tliry 
had  gone  through,  had,  as  Captain  Erskine  expected, 
tho  desired  eflbct.  They  now  bent  themselves  to  tho 
litter,  on  which  they  had  previously  deposited  their 
muskets,  and  with  a  self-poBscssion  that  contranted  sin- 
gularly with  their  recent  air  of  wild  astonishment,  boro 
it  to  the  rear  at  tho  risk  of  being  cut  in  two  at  every 
moment  by  the  fire  from  tho  fort.  One  fierce  yell,  in- 
I  tinctivcly  prufl'ered  by  several  of  tho  lurking  band  in 
the  forest,  marked  their  disappointment  and  rage  at  tl"> 
escape  of  their  victims;  but  all  attempt  at  uncovering 
lhemBolveB,so  as  to  bo  enabled  to  fire,  was  prevented  by 
the  additional  showers  of  grapo  which  that  yell  imniu- 
diutcly  brought  upon  them. 

Tho  position  in  wh:ch  Captain  Erskino  now  found 
himself  was  highly  critical.  Uefuro  him,  and  on  either 
flank,  was  a  multitude  of  savages,  who  only  awaited  tho 
cessation  of  the  fire  from  the  fort  to  commence  their 
fierce  and  impetuous  attack.  That  that  fire  could  not 
lung  be  sustained  was  evident,  siiico  ammunition  could 
ill  be  spared  for  tlio  present  inefficient  purpose,  where 
supplies  of  all  kinds  were  to  difficult  to  be  obtained ; 
and,  if  ho  should  attempt  a  retreat,  the  upright  position 
of  his  men  exposed  thorn  to  tho  risk  of  being  swept  away 
by  the  ponderous  metal,  that  already  faiinod  their  checka 
with  the  air  it  so  rapidly  divided.  Suddenly,  however, 
tliu  fire  fVom  the  batteries  was  discontinued,  and  this  ho 
know  to  bo  a  signal  for  liiiiisclf.  lie  gave  an  order  in 
a  low  voice,  and  the  detachment  quitted  their  recum- 
bent and  defensive  position,  still  remaining  formed  in 
square.  At  the  same  instant,  «  gun  flashed  from  tha 
fort ;  but  not  at  before  was  hoard  the  ruthing  sound  of 
the  destructive  shot  crushing  the  trees  in  its  resistless 
course.  The  Indians  look  courage  at  this  circnm- 
Btanoo,  for  Uioy  doomed  tho  bulloU  of  their  eiiondos 


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were  expended ;  and  that  they  were  merely  discharging 
their  powder  to  kec:)  ,up  the  apprehenxion  originally 
produced.  Again  thoy  showed  thoinsclvcs,  like  so  many 
(lemons,  from  behind  their  lurking  places ;  and  yells  and 
shouts  of  the  most  terrific  and  threatening  character 
once  more  rent  ilie  air,  and  ecliucd  tiirough  the  woods. 
Their  cries  of  anticipated  triumph  were,  however,  but 
uf  short  duration.  Presently,  a  hissing  noise  was  heaid 
•  in  the  air;  and  close  to  the  bomb-pruof,  and  at  the  very 
skirt  of  the  forest,  they  beheld  a  huge  globe  of  iron  full 
perpendicularly  to  the  earth,  to  llie  ouier  part  of  which 
was  attached  what  thoy  supposed  to  be  a  reed,  that  spat 
forth  innumerable  sparks  of  fire,  without  however,  seem- 
ing to  tlireaten  the  slightest  injury.  Attracted  by  the 
novuj  sight,  a  dozen  warriors  sprang  to  the  spot,  and 
fastened  their  gaze  upon  it  with  all  tlie  childish  w(mder 
and  curiosity  of  men  in  a  savage  state.  One,  more 
eager  and  restless  than  his  fellows,  stooped  ovei  it  to 
feel  with  his  hand  of  what  it  was  composed..  At  that 
moment  it  burst,  and  limbs,  and  head,  and  entrails,  were 
seen  flying  in  tire  air,  with  the  fragments  of  the  shell, 
and  prostrate  and  struggling  forms  lay  writhing  on 
every  land  in  the  last,  fierce  agonies  of  death. 

A  yell  of  despair  and  a  shout  of  tiiumph  burst  at  the 
same  moment  from  the  adverse  parties.  Taking  ad- 
vantage of  the  teiror  produced,  l)y  this  catastrophe,  in 
the  savages.  Captain  Erskine  caused  the  men  beoring 
the  corpse  to  retreat,  with  all  possible  expedition,  under 
the  ramparts  of  tJie  fort.  Ho  waited  until  they  got 
nearly  half  way,  and  then  threw  forward  the  wheeling 
reclions,  that  had  covered  this  movement,  once  more 
into  single  fijc,  in  which  order  he  commenced  his  re- 
treat. Step  by  stop,  and  almost  imperceptibly,  the  men 
paced  backwards,  ready,  at  amorncnt'."<  notice,  to  re-form 
the  square.  Partly  recovered  from  the  terror  and  sur- 
prise produced  by  the  bursting  of  the  shell,  the  Indidus 
were  quick  in  perceiving  this  movement:  filled  with 
rage  at  having  been  so  long  baulked  of  their  aim,  tljcy 
throw  themselves  once  more  impetuously  from  tlieir 
rover ;  and,  with  stimulating  yells,  at  length  opened 
their  fire.  Several  of  Captain  Erkskine's  men  were 
wounded  by  this  discharge;  when,  again,  and  furiously 
the  Cannon  opened  from  the  Ibrt.  It  was  then  that  the 
superiority  of  the  artillery  was  made  manifest.  Both 
right  and  left  of  the  retreating  files  the  ponderous  shot 
flew  heavily  past,  carrying  death  and  terror  to  tlio 
Indians  ;  while  not  a  man  of  those  who  mtervnned  was 
scathed  or  touched  in  its  progress.  The  warriors  in  the 
forest  were  once  morn  compelled  to  shelter  themselves 
behind  the  trees;  but  in  the  bcmib-proof,  where  they 
were  more  secure,  they  were  also  more  hold.  Krom  this 
a  gulling  fire,  niin|>lej  with  the  most  hideous  yells,  was 
now  kept  up ;  and  the  detachment,  in  their  slow  re- 
treat, sulfcred  considerably.  Several  men  had  been 
killed;  and,  about  twenty,  including  Lieutenant  John- 
stone, wounded,  when  again,  one  of  those  murderous 
globes  fell,  hissing  in  the  very  centre  of  the  bomb-proof. 
l;i  an  instant,  tlin  Indian  firo  was  discontinued;  iind 
tlioir  dark  and  pliant  forms  were  seen  hurrying  with 
alinost  incredible  rapidity  over  the  dilapidated  waMs,  and 
flying  into  the  very  heart  of  the  forest,  so  that  when 
tlio  shell  exploded,  u  few  seconds  afterwards,  not  a  war- 
rior was  to  be  seen.  Krom  this  moment  the  attack  was 
not  renewed,  and  (.'aptain  Erskine  made  good  hisretron! 
without  further  nmlostation. 

"Well,  old  bufl'ers!"  exclaimed  one  of  the  leading 
tiles,  as  the  detachment,  prereded  by  its  dead  and  wound- 
ed, now  moved  along  the  ;;in:it  in  the  dirrelioii  of  (he 
dra»-bridgp.  "  how  did  you  like  the  grip  of  them  blaok 
iavages?— I  M„y,  Mitchell.  (Jd  iNick  will  scarcely  know 
the  face  of  you,  it's  so  mueli  altered  by  fright.  i)id  you 
see,"  turning  to  the  man  in  his  rear,  "how  hurnm- 
scarum  he  looked,  when  tlio  captain  called  out  In  hini  to 
come  off?" 

"  Hold  your  chipper,  you  spooney,  nnd  he  A d  to 

you  !"  exclaimed  the  angry  veteran •■  Had  the  Iiigian 

fustoned  his  paw  upon  your  ugly  neck  as  lie  did  upon 
mine,  nil  tlio  pitiful  lilb  your  mother  i  vor  put  into  you 
would  Inivu  been  spirited  away  fiom  very  fear;  so  yon 
needn't  brag." 

"Sure,  and  if  any  of  yc  had  a  grain  of  spunk,  ye 
would  have  fired,  nnd  freed  n  follow  fnnn  the  clutch  of 
them  login  tliiovas,"  muttered  another  of  the  men  at 
the  litter.  "All  Ihe  time,  the  devil  had  me  by  the 
thioat,  swinging  his  tornmyhnwk  about  my  head,  \  saw 
ye  dancing  up  nnd  down  in  the  huavons,  instead  of  be- 
ing on  your  marrow  bones  on  lh»  common." 

•'  And  didn't  I  want  to  do  it  V  rejoined  the  first 
speaker.   "  Ask  Tom  Winklur  iiere,  if  Iho  oaptaui  didn't 


swear  he'd  cut  my  head  off  if  I  even  offered  so  much  as 
to  touch  the  trigger  of  my  inuskel."' 

"  Kaitli,  and  lucky  he  did,"  replied  his  covering  man 
(for  the  ranks  hud  again  joined),  "since  hut  fur  that, 
there  wouldn't  bo  at  this  moment  so  much  as  a  hair  of 
the  scalp  of  one  of  you  left." 

"By  gracious,"  said  a  good-humoured,  quaint  looking 
Irishman,  who  had  been  fixing  his  eyes  on  the  litter 
during  this  colloquy;  "it  sanies  to  me,  my  bu^s,  that 
ye  have  caught  the  wrong  cow  by  the  horns,  and  that 
all  your  pains  has  been  tor  nothing  atall,at  all.  By  the 
pope,  ye  are  all  wrong;  it's  like  bringing  suit  butter  to 
Cork,  or  coals  to  your  Newcastle,  as  yo  call  it.  Who 
the  divil  ever  heard  >if  the  officer  wearing  ammunition 
shoes ;" 

'I'he  men  all  turned  their  gaze  on  that  part  of  the 
vestment  of  the  corpse  to  whicli  their  attention  had  lieoii 
diiectcd  by  this  remark,  when  it  was  at  once  perceived, 
although  it  hud  hitliortu  escaped  the  observation  oven 
of  tlio  oflicers,  that,  pot  only  the  shoes  were  those 
usually  worn  by  tlio  soldiers,  and  termed  ammunition 
or  storo  shoes,  but  also,  the  trowsors  were  of  the  de- 
scription of  coarse  grey,  peculiar  to  that  rluss. 

"  By  the  piper  and  yo're  right,  Dick  Dohorty,"  ox- 
claiincd  another  Irishman;  "sine,  and  it  isn't  the  officer 
at  all !  .lust  look  at  the  great  blai:k  fist  of  him  too,  and 
never  call  me  Phil  Shcbaii,  if  it  over  was  ni.ndo  for  the 
bundling  of  an  otlicer's  spit.'' 

"  What  a  set  of  hignorainusos  yo  must  be,"  grunted 
old  Mitchell,  "  not  to  see  that  tho  captain's  liand  is  only 
covered  with  dirt;  and  as  fur  the  ammunition  shoes  and 
trowsers,  why  you  know  our  oflicers  wear  any  thing 
since  we  have  been  cooped  up  in  this  here  fort." 

"Yes,  by  tho  holy  poker,  otl"  duty,  if  they  like  it," 
returned  Phil  Shelian;  "  but  it  isn't  even  the  colonel's 
own  born  son  that  daro  lo  do  so  while  oflicer  of  the 
guard." 

At  this  point  of  their  conversation,  one  of  the  leading 
men  at  the  litter,  in  turning  to  look  at  its  subject, 
stumbled  over  the  root  of  a  slump  that  lay  in  his  way, 
and  fell  vinleiitly  forward.  The  sudden  action  destroyed 
the  equilibrium  of  the  corp.'je,  which  rolled  off  its  tem- 
porary bier  U|)on  the  earth,  and  disclosed,  for  the  first 
lime,  a  fare  begrimed  with  masses  of  clotted  blood, 
wliieh  hud  streamed  forth  from  the  sculped  brain  during 
the  night. 

"  It's  the  divil  himself."  said  Phil  Sheban,  makingthe 
sign  of  the  cross,  half  in  jest,  liiilf  in  earnest:  "  lor  it 
isn't  I  lie  eaptin  at  all,  and  who  but  tho  divil  could  have 
managed  to  clap  on  his  riginiilituls  ?" 

"No,  it's  an  Ingian,"  remarked  Dick  Burfbrd,  saga- 
ciously; "it's  an  Inginn  that  has  killed  the  captain,  and 
dressed  himself  in  his  clothe'.  I  thought  ho  smelt 
strong,  when  I  helped  to  pick  him  up." 

"  What  a  set  of  prating  fools  ye  are,"  intorriiplod  the 
leading  sergeant ;  "  who  ever  saw  an  Ingiaii  with  light 
hair?  and  sure  this  hair  in  tho  neck  is  that  of  a 
Christian." 

At  that  moment  (Captain  Rrskine,  altractoil  by  the 
sudden  halt  produced  by  the  falling  of  the  body,  cime 
quickly  up  lo  the  front. 

"What  is  tlie  meaning  of  all  this,  Cussidy?"  he 
sternly  demanded  of  the  sergeant;  "why  is  liiis  halt 
without  my  orders,  and  how  comes  the  body  hero  ?" 

"Carter  stiini'iled  against  a  root,  sir,  and  the  body 
rolled  over  upon  the  ground." 

"  .And  was  the  body  lo  roll  hack  again  ?"  angrily  re- 
joined his  captain.  "  What  mean  ye,  follows,  by  stuiid- 
ing  there;  q'liek,  replace  it  iipim  the  litter,  and  miml 
this  docs  not  o'-enr  again." 

"  They  say,  sir,"'  said  Ihn  sergeant,  respectfully,  as 
tho  men  prmieednd  to  their  duly,  "  that  it  is  not  Cnplai" 
de  Haldiiiuir  after  all,  hut  an  Ingian." 

"  Xnl  Cjplain  ilc  Huldinmrl  are  ye  all  mad?  and  have 
Ihe  Indians,  in  reality,  turned  your' brains  with  fear .'" 

What,  however,  was  his  own  surprise,  and  that  ol" 
Iiieutenunt  .lohnstoiie,  when,  on  a  closer  examination  of 
the  i-orpse,  which  Ihe  men  had  now  placed  with  its  (ace 
uppermost,  lliey  discovered  the  bewili.ering  fact  that  il 
was  not,  indeed,  C^aptnin  do  Hnldiiiiar  who  lay  before 
them,  bill  a  stranger,  ilressed  in  the.  uniform  of  that  otTi- 
ccr. 

There  was  no  time  to  solve,  or  even  to  dw^lF  on  the 
singular  my  *lery  ;  for  the  Indians,  though  now  retired, 
might  be  expected  lo  rally  ard  renew  the  attack.  Onee 
more,  therefore,  the  detachment  moved  forward ;  Ihe  offi- 
ccrs  dropping  as  before  to  the  rear,  to  watch  any  move- 
ments of  the  enemy  should  he  re-appcar.  Nothing,  how. 
ever,  occurred  to  interrupt  their  march ;  and  in  u  few 
minutes  Uie  iicavy  clanliing  sound  of  the  chains  of  the 


drawbridge,  as  it  was  again  raised  by  its  strong  pullit.^ 
and  the  dull  creaking  sound  of  the  rusty  holts  and  locks 
that  secured  the  |)ondcrous  gate,  announced  the  detncli. 
incnt  was  once  more  safely  within  the  fort. 

While  the  wounded  men  were  being  conveyed  to  the 
hospital,  a  group,  comprising  almost  all  the  officers  ol'the 
garrison,  hastened  to  meet  Captain  Erskine  and  IjIc^. 
tenant  Johnstone.  Congratulations  on  the  escape  of  tlie 
one,  and  coniplinients,  rather  than  condolences,  on  ih,; 
accident  of  the  other,  which  the  arm  en  icharpe  denoiij 
to  be  slight,  were  hastily  and  warmly  proflercd.  'Wi-^ 
felicitations  were  the  genuine  ebullitions  of  the  hearts  of 
men  who  really  felt  a  pride,  unmixed  with  jealousy,  m 
the  conduct  of  their  fellows ;  and  so  cool  and  exeelleiu 
had  been  the  manner  in  which  Captain  Krskinc  had  »c. 
complished  his  object,  that  it  had  claimed  the  undividid 
admiration  of  all  who  had  been  sjicctators  of  the  hffm 
and  hud,  with  the  aid  of  tiicir  telescopes,  been  eimbloij 
to  follow  the  minutest  movements  of  the  dctachintnt. 

"  By  heaven  1"  he  at  length  replied,  his  cho»»  .^v.-llim, 
with  gratified  pride  at  the  warm  and  generous  approval 
of  his  companions ;  "  this  more  than  repays  me  for  erctv 
risk.  Yet,  to  be  sincere,  the  credit  is  not  mine,  biii 
Wentworth's.  But  for  you,  my  dear  fellow,"  graspino 
and  shaking  the  hand  of  that  officer,  "  wc  should  have 
rendered  but  a  Flemish  account  of  ourselves.  Hoiv 
beautii'uUy  those  guns  covered  our  retreat !  and  the  first 
mortar  that  sent  the  howling  devils  flying  in  air  like  m 
many  Will-o'the-wiaps,  Vv'ho  placed  tliat,  Wcntworlh  '" 

"  I  did,"  replied  the  oflicer,  with  a  quickness  that  dr. 
noted  a  natural  feeling  of  exultation ;  "but  Bom  bard  in 
Kitson's  was  the  most  effective.  It  was  his  shell  ilm 
drove  the  Indiana  finally  out  of  the  bomt>-proof,  and  Icii 
the  coast  clear  for  your  retreat." 

"Then  Kitson,  and  his  gunners  also,  merit  our  best 
thanks,"  pursued  Captain  Erskine,  whose  spirits,  now 
that  his  detachment  was  in  safety,  were  more  l|ii,u 
usually  exhilarated  by  the  exciting  events  of  tlie  Wt 
hour ;  "  and  what  will  bo  more  acceptable,  |>erhaps,  ihty 
shall  each  have  a  glass  of  my  best  old  Jamaica  befoK 
they  sleep, — and  such  stuflf  is  not  to  be  met  with  cvory 
day  in  this  wilderness  uf  a  country.  But,  confound  mc 
stupid  head !  where  are  Charles  de  Huldiniar  and  Sir 
Everard  Valletort?" 

"  Poor  Charles  is  in  a  high  fever,  and  confined  to  his 
bed,"  remarked  Captain  Blessington,  who  now  came  up 
adding  his  congratulations  in  a  low  tone,  that  marked  tlie 
dc8(>oi:dcncy  of  liis  heart ;  "  and  Sir  Everard  1  have  just 
lcf\  on  tlie  rampart  with  the  company,  looking,  as  he  well 
may,  the  very  imago  of  despair." 

"  Run  lo  tliom,  Suinners,  my  dear  boy,"  said  Erskiiic, 
hastily  addressing  himself  to  a  young  ensign  who  stood 
near  him ;  "run  quickly,  and  relieve  them  of  their  error. 
Say  it  is  not  De  Ilaldimar  who  has  liecn  killed,  therefore 
they  need  not  make  themselves  any  longer  uneasy  on  that 
score."  The  officers  gave  a  start  of  surprise.  Sunnier", 
however,  hastened  to  acquit  himself  of  the  pleasing  task 
assigned  him,  without  waiting  to  hear  the  explanation  o!' 
the  singular  declaration. 

"  Not  De  Ilaldimar  1"  eagerly  and  anxiously  cxcluiiucd 
Captain  Blessington  ;  "  who  then  have  you  brought  to  us 
in  his  unilhrin,  which  I  clearly  distinguished  from  the 
rampart  as  you  passed  ?  Surely  you  would  not  tanmr 
with  MS  at  such  a  moment,  Erskiiio?" 

"  Who  it  is,  I  know  no  more  than  Adam,"  rejoined  l!i» 
other ;  "  unless,  indeed,  it  lie  the  devil  himself.  .■Ml  I  Jj 
know,  is,  it  is  not  our  friend  l)c  Ilaldimar ;  ahhoiijrh,  as 
you  observe,  he  most  certainly  wears  his  unirorm.  Bal 
yon  shall  sen  nnd  judge  for  yourselves,  gentlemen.  Ser. 
geant  Cassidy,"  he  'uquircil  of  that  indiviilual,  who  ncn 
came  to  ask  if  the  detachment  was  to  be  disinissiii, 
"  whcri^  have  you  placed  the  litter '" 

"  Unoer  the  piazza  of  the  guard-room,  sir,"  nnsworo! 
the  sergennl.  These  words  hail  scarcely  been  iiltcmi. 
when  a  gener.il  and  hasty  movement  of  the  oflleers,  aiii. 
inns  to  satisfy  themselves  by  [H-rsonnl  observation  il  wu 
mil  inileed  l>e  Haldiinar  who  had  fallen,  took  place  in  llie 
dire<:tion  alluded  to,  and  in  the  next  moment  Ihey  wen 
at  the  Fide  of  the  litter. 

A  blankel  hud  lieen  thrown  upon  the  corpse  to  cnnml 
the  loathsome   disHgurement  of  Ihe    liiee,   over  wliich  I 
masses  of  thick  coagulated  blood  were   laid   in  inlolw 
and  streaks,  that  sel   all  recognition  at  defianee.    Tik 
formation  of  tho  head  alone,  which  was  round  niidpihorl. 
denoted  it  lo  be  nnl  De  Haldiniur's.     Not  a  featiiromi 
left  undeliled ;  and  even  the  eyes  were  <io  covered,  it  »u 
impossible  to  say  whether  tlicir  lids  were  closed  or  open 
More  than  one  ofliuer's  cheek  poled  with  the  sickneji  lint  | 
rose  to  his  heart  as  he  gazed  on  the  hideous  spectacle 
yd,  as  the  curiosity  of  all  was  strongly  excited  to  kr,o»  I 
who  file  murdered  man  really  won  wTio  had  boon  lo  im- 1 


The  hour  fixed  f'oj 
|oivarrived,  and  the 

let  in  the  mess-rooi 
fcble  covered  with  gi 

li  iK'iis,  ink,  and  pi 
jface,  and  such  not 
kl  aieinbcrs  inighl 
|c  trial.    (Captain  li 

n  cither  hand,  were 
foiipyiiig  the  lowc 
Vcral  ottieers,  serio 

kl  to  |)erfiirin,  wn 
hii!  the  presence  of 
bill  of  the  presiden 
Ivcrcd,  and  with  his 
l«ijiiiil  given  bv  the' 
l»t  individual  dlsapp 
Trd^  Frank  Hallowi 

Willi  nijilil,  was  ush 
bJcr  Knsigii  Forlest 
IThf  prisoner  havin| 
T>  of  the  president,  t 
f  cuslninnry  oath. 
m  of  the  court,  whc 
|lit  hand  ii|)on  the  p 
rnl,  the  form  of  w 
r.v  llieii,  after  succe 
ftiilicir  lips,  once  m( 
pit  prosecutor  was 
mi  ovoi  lo  the  p 


WACOUSTA,  Oil  THE  PROPHECY. 


217 


i  strong  pullit^ 
'  bolts  and  locks 
ceil  the  detacli. 
irt. 

conveyed  to  the 
he  officers  ol"  the 
ikiiie  uiiil  I.lcu. 
he  escape  of  Uie 
dok'iices,  on  thi; 

«f  Aur/)f  deiiok'j 
roflered.  'I'lusi- 
s  ot'  the  hearts  of 
with  jcalovisy,  in 
ool  and  oxcolleni 

Krskine  liad  ac 
icd  the  undiriilid 
tors  of  the  affair, 
ipc?,  been  inaUcd 
le  detaclnneiit. 
Ills  cho»»  .-.■•-'liiiu 
renerous  approvil 
pays  me  for  every 

is   not  mine,  but 

fellow,"  graspin; 

"  wc  should  liave 
'  our8cl\\!8.  Hoyt 
rcat !  and  the  first 
ying  in  air  Ulii;  so 
it,  Wcntworlli '" 
quickness  that  do. 
;  '-but  Bombardier 
was  his  shell  tint 
omb-proof,  and  IcA 

90,  merit  our  liest 
whose  spirits,  now 
,  were  more  tku 
events  of  tlic  Wt 
table,  jjcrhaps,  tKy 
old  Jamaica  bel'ore 
be  met  with  cviry 
But,  conluuiid  my 
:  Huldimar  and  Sir 

and  confined  to  his 
I  who  now  came  up 
one,  that  marked  tlw 
Everard  1  have  just 
looking,  as  he  well 

boy,"  said  Erskine, 
ensign  who  stood 
tiicm  of  their  error. 
Dcn  killed,  Iherel'ore 
iigcr  uneas)'  on  that 
nrprihO.  Sunnier', 
f  the  plea-sing  task 
the  ccplanation  of 

nxiously  c.tcluinicd 
■  you  brought  to  us 
infruished  Iroiri  the 
would  not  tam|K! 

.dmn,"  rejoined  iV 

himself.    All  1  Jo 

iinar ;  nlthmigh,  «s 

1  his  uniform.    Rut  1 

L,  (rrntletnen.    Ser- 

]idividiml,  wlionon 

to   be  distniMcd. 


nni,  sir,"  nnswcrcJ  | 
Ireely  been  nitercil, 
tif  the  nffiiers,  am- 
I  observation  it  wis  I 

,  took  place  in  tlif 
(noment  they  were 

•  corpse  to  conrfil 
J  filer,  over  which 
le  l.nid  ill  inlehf 
Int  defiance.  Tm 
Is  round  and  «!i»tl, 
iNot  a  tVatnrc  wti 
l#o  covered,  it  »u 
Jre  closed  or  opm 
IhlhesiekncMtliil 
Ihideous  speclaolc  i 
ly  excited  to  kr.o» 
E  had  been  to  un- 


couiitably  inducted  in  the  uniform  of  their  lost  corn- 
"inioii  they  were  resolved  to  satisfy  themselves  without 
rirtlicr  delay.  A  basin  of  warm  water  and  a  sponge  were 
n'roeurcd  from  the  guard-room  of  Ensign  Fortescue,  who 
uw  joined  them,  and  with  these  Captain  BIcssingtoii 
proceeded  to  remove  the  disguise. 

In  the  course  of  this  lavatiou,  it  was  discovered  the 
extraordinary  flow  of  blood  and  brains  liad  been  pro- 
duced by  the  infliction  of  a  deep  wound  on  the  back  of 
the  head,  by  the  sharp  and  ponderous  tomahawk  of  an 
Indian.  It  was  the  only  blow  that  had  been  given  ;  and 
the  circumstance  of  tlie  deceased  having  been  found  ly- 
jnir  on  his  face,  accounted  for  the  quantity  of  gore,  that, 
trickling  downwards,  had  so  completely  disguised  every 
Icature.  As  the  coat  of  thick  encrusted  matter  gave  way 
liencath  the  frequent  application  of  the  moistening  sponge, 
the  piUhd  hue  of  the  countenance  denoted  the  murdered 
man  to  be  a  white.  All  doubt,  however,  was  soon  at  an 
end.  T'o  ammunition  shoes,  the  grey  trowscrs,  the 
coarse  linen,  and  the  stitf  leathern  stock  encircling  the 
neck,  attested  tlie  sufferer  to  be  a  soldier  of  the  garrison ; 
but  it  was  not  until  the  fiiee  had  been  completely  denud- 
ed of  its  unsightly  covering,  and  every  feature  fully  ex- 
posed,  that  that  soldier  was  at  length  recognised  to  be 
Harry  DoncUan,  the  trusty  and  attached  servant  of  Cap- 
tain dc  Haldimar. 

While  yet  tlie  oflicers  stocnl  apart,  gazing  at  the  corpse, 
and  forming  a  variety  of  conjectures,  as  vague  as  they 
were  unsatisfactory,  in  regard  to  their  new  mystery.  Sir 
Everard  Valletorl,  pale  and  breathless  witli  the  speed  lie 
had  used,  suddenly  appeared  among  tliem. 

"  God  of  heaven !  can  it  be  true — and  is  it  really  not 
Do  Haldimar  whom  I  have  shot  ?"  wildly  asked  the  agi- 
tated yoiuig  man.  "  Who  is  this,  Erskine  ?"  he  conti- 
nued, glancing  at  the  litter.  "  Explain,  for  pity's  sake, 
and  quickly." 

"  Coniiiosc  yourself,  my  dear  Valletort,"  replied  the 
officer  addressed.  "  You  see  this  is  not  De  Haldimar, 
but  his  servant  DoncUan.  Neither  has  the  latter  met  his 
death  from  your  rifle ;  there  is  no  mark  of  a  bullet  about 
liiai.  It  was  an  Indian  tomjihawk  that  did  his  business ; 
and  I  will  stake  my  head  against  a  hickory  nut  the  blow 
came  from  the  same  rascal  at  whom  you  fired,  and  who 
gave  back  the  shot  and  the  scalp  halloo." 

This  opinion  was  unanimously  expressed  by  the  re- 
mainder of  the  ofBccrs.  Sir  Everard  was  almost  as  much 
overpowered  by  his  joy,  as  he  had  previously  been  over 
«helined  by  his  despair,  and  he  grasped  and  shook  the 
hand  of  ('aptain  Erskine,  who  had  thus  been  the  means 
io!'  relieving  his  conscience,  with  an  energy  of  gratitude 
land  feeling  that  almost  drew  tears  from  the  eyes  of  that 
blunt  but  gallant  otlieer. 

"TliankGod!  thank  God !"  he  fervently  exclaimed: 

1  have  not  then  even  the  death  of  poor  DoncUan  to  an. 

iver  for;"  and  hastening  from  the  guard-room,  he  pur. 

ued  l\h  course  hurriedly  and  delightedly  to  the  barrack- 

oom  of  his  friend. 


CH.\PTER  VI. 

The  hour  fixed  for  the  trial  of  the  prisoner  Halloway  had 

Low  arrived,  and  the  officers  composing  the  court  wire  all 

it't  in  tile  mess-room  of  the  garrison,  surrounding  a  long 

^ble  covered  with  green  clotli,  over  which  were  distribut- 

1  |iens,  ink,  and  paper  for  taking  minutes  of  the  cvi- 

tnce,  and  such  notes  of  the  procredingg   as   the   seve- 

nienibcrs  might   deem  necessary  in   the  course  of 

lie  trial,    ('aptniu  BIcssington  presided  ;  and  next  him, 

1  either  hand,  were  the  first  in  seniority,  the  two  junior 

feupying   the   lowest    places.     The  demeanour  of  the 

fvcral  olKeers,  serious  and  befitting  the  duty  they  were 

Irl  to  |K'rforin,  was  rendered  more  especially  solemn 

Ym  the  presence  of  the  governor,  who  sat  a  little  to  the 

Jflit  of  tlie  pnisidcnf,  and  without  the  circle,  reiimined 

Ivcred,  and  with  his  arms  folded  across  liis  chest.     At 

Isijiiiii  given  by  the' president  to  the  orderly  in  waiting, 

Isl  Individual  illsapiienrcd  from  the  room,  and  seon  after- 

Vds  Frank  Halloway,  strongly  ironed,  as  on  the  pre- 

wiuj  night,  was  ushered  in  by  several  files  of  the  guard, 

ider  Knsigii  rorteseue  himself. 

iThe  prisoner  having  been  stationed  a  few  paces  on  the 

n  of  tlic  president,  that  officer  stood   up  to  administer 

c  customary  oath.     His  example  was  followed  by  the 

•I  of  the  court,  who  now  rose,  and  extending  each  his 

lilt  hand  iqion  the  prayer  book,  repeated,  af\cr  the  prc- 

ifnt,  the  firm  of  words   prescribed   by   military  law. 

ley  tlicn,  at\er  succosiively  touching  the  sacred  volume 

fh  their  lips,  once  more  resumed  their  seats  at  the  table, 

The  prosecutor  was  the  Adjutant  Lawaon,  who  now 

bded  ovoi  to  the  president  a  paper,  f>om  which  tho 


latter  officer  read,  in  a  clear  and  distinct  voice,  the  lot- 
lowing  charges,  viz. — 

"  1st.  For  having  on  the  niglit  of  the  — th  Septem- 
ber 176;J,  while  on  duly  at  the  gate  of  the  Fortress  ol 
Detroit,  either  admitted  a  stranger  into  the  garri.son 
himself,  or  suffered  him  to  obtain  admission,  without 
giving  the  alarm,  or  usin^r  the  means  necessary  to  en- 
sure Ills  apprehension,  such  conduct  bei'  Jusonuble, 
and  ill  lireai  h  of  'ho  articles  of  war. 

"2d.  For  linving  been  accessary  to  the  anduction  of 
Captain  Frederick  de  Haldimar  and  private  Hurry  Do- 
nellun,  the  disappearnnce  of  whom  from  the  garrison 
can  only  be  attributed  to  a  secret  understanding  exist- 
ing between  the  prisoner  and  tho  enemy  without  the 
walls,  such  conduct  being  treasonable,  and  in  breach  of 
the  articles  of  war." 

"  Private  Frank  Halloway,"  continued  Captain  Bles- 
sington,  after  having  perused  these  two  short  but  impor- 
tant ehargi'S,  "  you  have  heard  what  has  been  preferred 
against  you  ;  what  say  you,  therefure  7  Are  you  guilty, 
or  not  guilty  ?" 

"  Not  guilty,"  firmly  and  somewhat  exultingly  replied 
tho  prisoner,  laying  his  hand  at  the  same  time  on  his 
swelling  heart. 

"  Stay,  sir,"  sternly  observed  the  governor,  oddrcssiiig 
the  president ;  "  you  have  not  read  uH  the  charges," 

Captain  Blessingtoii  took  up  the  paper  from  the  table, 
on  winch  ho  had  carelessly  thrown  it,  atW  reading  the 
accusations  above  detailed,  and  |ierceived,  for  the  first 
time,  that  a  portion  had  been  doubled  back.  His  eye 
now  glanced  over  a  third  charge,  which  had  previously 
escaped  his  attention. 

"Prisoner,"  he  pursued,  after  the  lapse  of  a  minute, 
"  there  is  a  third  charge  against  you,  viz.  lor  having,  on 
the  night  of  the  — th  Sept.  17b3,  suffered  Captain  de 
Haldimar  to  unclose  the  gate  of  the  fortress,  and,  hccoiii- 
puniod  by  his  servant,  private  Harry  Donellun,  to  pass 
your  post  without  the  sanction  of  tho  governor,  such 
conduct  being  in  direct  violation  of  a  standing  order  of 
the  garrison,  and  punishable  with  death." 

The  prisoner  started.  "  What !"  ho  exclaimed,  his 
cheek  paling  for  the  first  time  with  momentary  appre- 
hension; "is  this  voluntary  confession  of  my  own  to 
be  turned  into  a  charge  that  threatens  my  life  ?  Colonel 
do  Haldimar,  is  the  explanation  which  I  gave  you  only 
this  very  hour,  and  in  private,  to  be  made  the  public  in- 
strument of  my  condemnation  f  Am  I  to  dio  because  I 
had  not  firmness  to  resist  the  prayer  of  my  cuptuin  and 
of  your  son.  Colonel  de  Hardimar  ?" 

The  president  looked  towards  the  governor,  but  a  sig- 
nificant motion  of  the  head  was  the  only  reply;  he  pro- 
ceetlefl, — 

"Prisoner  Halloway,  what  plead  you  to  this  charge? 
Guilty,  or  not  guilty  ?" 

"  I  see  plainly,"  said  Halloway,  oftor  the  pause  of  n 
minute,  (luring  which  he  ap|)oared  to  bo  summoning  all 
his  energies  to  his  aid  ;  "  1  see  plainly  that  it  is  useless 
to  strive  against  my  fate.  Captain  do  Haldimar  is  not 
here,  and  I  must  die.  Still  I  shall  not  have  tho  disgrace 
of  dying  as  a  traitor,  though  I  own  I  have  violated  the 
orders  of  the  garrison." 

"  Prisoner,"  inteirupted  Captain  Blessingtfln,  "  what- 
ever you  may  have  to  urge,  you  had  better  reserve  for 
your  defence.  Meanwhile,  what  answer  do  yuu  make 
to  Iho  last  charge  preferred  ? — .\re  you  guiltv,  or  not 
guilty?" 

"Guilty,"  said  Halloway,  in  a  tone  of  mingled  pride 
and  sorrow,  "guilty  of  having  listened  to  tho  earnest 
prayer  of  my  captain,  and  suffered  him,  in  viohition  of 
my  orders,  to  pass  my  post.  O;'  the  other  charges  I  am 
iniiocenl." 

The  court  listened  with  the  most  profound  attention 
and  interest  to  the  words  of  the  prisoner,  nnd  they 
glanced  at  each  oilier  in  a  manner  that  marked  their 
sense  of  the  truth  they  attached  to  his  declaration. 

"  Halloway,  prisoner,"  resumed  Captain  Blessington, 
mildly,  yet  impressively  ;  "  recolloot  tho  severe  (lonalty 
which  the  third  charge,  no  loss  than  the  others,  entails, 
and  recall  your  admission.  Bo  advised  by  mo,"  he  pur- 
sued, observing  his  hesitation.  "Withdraw  your  plea, 
then,  and  substitute  thntnf  not  guilty  to  the  whole." 

"Captain  Blessington,"  returned  Ilia  pri.^oner  with 
deep  emotion,  "I  led  all  tho  kindness  of  your  motive; 
nnd  if  any  thing  can  eonsojo  me  in  my  present  situation, 
it  is  the  circumslanCD  of  having  presiding  at  my  trial 
an  officer  so  universally  beloved  by  the  whole  corps. 
Still,"  and  again  his  voice  acquired  its  wonted  firmness, 
and  his  cheek  glowed  with  honest  pride,  "still,  I  say,  I 
scorn  to  retract  my  words.  Of  the  two  first  charges  I 
am  as  innocent  as  the  b«be  unborn.    To  the  Uit  I  plead 


guilty  ;  and  vuin  would  it  be  to  say  otherwise,  since  tho 
g.ito  was  found  open  while  1  was  on  duty,  and  I  know 
the  penalty  attached  t«  the  disobedience  of  orders." 

A  Her  some  further  but  ineffectual  remonstrances  on 
the  part  of  the  president,  the  pleas  of  the  prisoner  were 
recorded,  aad  the  examination  commenced.  Governor 
de  Haldimar  was  the  first  witiiesis. 

That  officer,  having  been  sworn,  stated,  that  on  tho 
preceding  night  he  had  been  intruded  upon  in  his  apart- 
ment by  a  stranger,  who  could  have  obtained  admission 
only  through  the  gate  of  the  fortress,  by  which  also  ho 
mu.st  have  made  good  his  escape.  That  it  was  evident 
the  prisoner  had  been  in  correspondence  with  their  oiie- 
inies;  since,  on  proceeding  to  examine  the  gate  it  had 
been  found  unlueked,  while  the  confusion  manifested  by 
biin  on  being  accused,  satisfied  all  who  were  present  of 
tho  enormity  of  his  guilt.  .Seurcli  had  been  made  every 
where  for  the  keys,  but  without  success. 

The  second  charge  was  supported  by  presumptive 
evidence  alone ;  for  although  the  governor  swore  to  the 
disapix;nrance  of  his  son,  and  the  murder  of  his  servant, 
and  dwelt  emphatically  on  the  fact  of  their  having  been 
forcibly  carried  oflf  with  the  connivance  of  tho  prisoner, 
still  there  was  no  other  proof  of  this,  than  the  deduc- 
tions drawn  from  the  circumstances  already  detailed. 
To  meet  this  difficulty,  however,  tho  third  cliarge  had 
been  framed. 

In  proof  of  this  the  governor  stated,  "that  the  prison" 
er,  on  being  interrogated  by  him  immediitoly  subsequent 
to  his  being  relieved  from  his  post,  had  evinced  such 
confusion  and  hesitation,  as  to  leave  no  doubt  whatever 
nf  his  guilt;  thit,  influenced  by  the  half  promise  of 
communication,  which  the  court  had  heard  as  well  as 
himself,  ho  had  sufTored  the  trial  of  the  prisoner  to  bo 
delayed  until  the  present  hour,  strongly  hoping  he  might 
then  be  induced  to  reveal  the  share  he  had  borne  in  these 
unworthy  and  treasonable  practices;  that,  with  a  view 
to  obtain  this  disclosure,  so  essential  to  the  safety  of  tlie 
garrison,  he  had.conjointly  with  Major  Blackwnter,  visit- 
ed tho  cell  of  the  prisoner,  to  whom  he  related  the  fiict 
nf  the  murder  of  Donncllan,  in  the  disguise  of  his  mas- 
ter's uniform,  conjuring  him,  at  the  same  time,  if  he  re- 
garded his  own  life,  and  the  safety  of  those  who  were 
most  dear  to  him,  to  give  a  clue  to  the  sulution  of  this 
mysterious  circumstance,  and  disclose  the  nature  and 
extent  of  his  coniicciinn  with  the  enemy  without;  that 
tho  prisoner  however  resolutely  denied,  a.<i  before,  the 
guilt  imputed  to  him,  but  having  had  time  to  eoncoet  a 
plausible  story,  stated,  (doubtless  with  a  view  to  shield 
jiiniself  from  the  severe  punishment  he  well  knew  to  be 
attached  to  his  offence,)  that  Captain  do  Haldimar  him- 
self had  removed  tho  keys  from  the  guard-room,  opened 
the  gate  of  tho  fortress,  and  accompanied  by  his  servant, 
dressed  in  a  coloured  coat,  had  sallied  forth  upon  tho 
common.  And  this,  emphatically  pursued  the  governor, 
the  prisoner  admits  he  permitted,  although  well  aware 
that,  by  an  order  of  long  standing  for  the  security  of 
the  garrison,  such  a  flagrant  dereliction  of  his  duty 
subjected  him  to  the  punishment  of  death. 

Major  Blackwater  was  tho  next  wititcss  examined- 
His  testimony  went  to  prove  the  fact  of  the  gate  hav- 
ing been  found  n|icn,  and  the  confusion  ninnifested  by 
the  prisoner.  It  also  substantiated  that  |>art  of  the  go- 
vernor's evidence  on  the  third  charge,  which  related  to 
tho  confession  recently  made  by  Halloway,  on  which 
that  charge  had  been  framed. 

The  sergeant  of  the  guard,  nnd  the  governor's  orderly 
having  severally  corroborated  the  first  portions  of  Major 
Blackwater's  evidence,  the  examination  on  the  part  of 
tho  prosecution  terminated ;  when  the  president  called 
on  tho  prisoner  Halloway  for  his  defence,  '1'Iih  latter, 
in  a  clear,  firm,  and  collected  tone,  and  in  turnia  that 
surprised  his  auditory,  thus  addressed  the  Court: — 

"Mr.  President,  and  gentlemen, — Although  standing 
before  you  in  the  capacity  of  a  private  soldier,  and,  oh  ! 
hitter  nnd  humiliating  reflection,  in  that  most  wretched 
and  disgraceful  of  all  situations,  a  aus|)ccled  trmior,  I 
am  not  indeed  what  I  seem  to  be.  It  is  not  for  me  hero 
to  eriter  into  the  history  of  my  past  life  ;  neither  will- 1 
tarnish  the  hitherto  unsullied  reputation  nf  my  family 
by  disclosing  my  true  name.  Suffice  it  to  observe,  I  am  a 
gentleman  hy  birth  ;  and  although,  of  late  years,  I  have 
known  all  the  hardships  and  privations  attendant  on  my 
fallen  fortunes,  I  was  once  used  to  bask  in  the  luxuries 
of  affluence,  and  to  look  upon  those  who  now  preside  in 
judgment  over  ma  as  my  equals.  A  marriage  of  nfTec- 
tion,— a  mnrriage  with  one  who  had  nothing  but  her 
nwn  virtues  and  her  own  beauty  In  recommend  her, 
drew  upon  me  the  displeasure  of^mv  family,  and  the 
little  I  pottearad,  independently  of  the  pleasure  of  my 


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relations,  was  soon  disbiiintod.  My  |iroiici  soul  scorned 
nil  thoiiglit  of  supjilication  to  tliO!<a  who  li:id  ori>,'iMally 
Kpurned  my  wife  from  their  prespncc ;  nnd  yet  my  hctii  t 
lilud  for  tlio  privatinnd  of  her  who,  alike  ro^pcctahio  in 
family,  was,  both  from  sex  and  the  natural  delicacy  of 
lier  frame,  so  far  leas  conslitulcd  to  bear  up  against  the 
frowns  of  adversity  than  myself.  Oir  extremity  had 
now  become  great, — loo  great  for  human  nnduranoii; 
when,  through  the  medium  of  tho  public  prints,  I  be- 
came acquainted  with  the  ^'lorious  action  that  had  been 
fiiught  in  this  country  by  tho  army  under  (jcneral  Wolle. 
A  new  light  burst  suddenly  u|>ou  my  mind,  and  visions 
of  alter  pros(icrity  constantly  presented  theinsolvos  to 
my  view.  The  Held  of  lionour  was  open  before  me,  and 
there  was  u  probability  I  might,  by  gi.od  conduct,  so  fur 
merit  the  approbation  of  my  superiors,  as  to  obtain,  in 
course  of  time,  that  rank  among  thcuisclvcs  lo  which 
by  birtli  and  education  I  was  bo  justly  entitled  toiispirc. 
Without  waiting  to  consult  my  Ellen,  whoso  opjwsiriDU 
I  tcured  to  encounter  until  opposition  would  bo  liuiiless, 
I  hastened  to  Lieutenant  Walgrave,  the  recruiting  olli- 
ccr  of  the  ref;imenl, — tcndeied  my  services, — was  nc 
coptcd  and  approved, — received  the  bounty  money, — and 
became  definitely  a  soldier,  under  the  assumed  name  of 
Frank  Halluway. 

"It  would  be  tedious  and  impertinent,  gentlemen," 
resumed  tho  prisoner,  after  a  short  pause,  "  to  dwell  on 
the  humiliations  of  spirit  to  which  both  my  wife  and 
myself  were  subjected  at  our  first  introduction  to  our 
new  associates,  who,  although  invariably  kind  to  us, 
were  nevertheless,  ill  suited,  Ixjlh  by  education  and  habit, 
to  awaken  any  thing  like  congeniality  of  leoling  or 
similarity  of  pursuit.  Still  we  endeavoured,  as  much  as 
|iossiblc,  lo  lessen  the  distance  that  existed  between  us  ; 
nnd  from  the  first  moment  of  our  joining  the  regiment, 
ilcterminod  to  adopt  tho  phraseology  and  manners  of 
those  with  whom  an  adver.se  destiny  had  so  singularly 
connected  us.  In  this  wo  succeeded  ;  for  no  one,  up  to 
the  present  moment,  has  imagined  cither  my  wife  or 
myself  to  be  other  than  the  simple  unpretending  P'rank 
and  Ellen  Halloway. 

"On  joining  llu)  regiment  in  this  country,"  pursued 
the  prisoner,  after  onothor  pause,  marked  by  much  emo- 
tion, "  I  had  the  good  fortune  to  be  appointed  to  tho 
grenadier  company.  Gentlemen,  you  all  kmw  the  amia- 
ble qualities  of  Captain  dc  Iluldimar.  Hut  although, 
unlike  yourselves,  I  have  learnt  to  admire  that  ofHocr 
only  at  a  distance,  my  devotion  to  his  interests  has  been 
proportioned  to  the  kindness  with  which  I  have  over 
been  treated  by  him ;  and  may  I  not  add,  after  this 
avowal  of  my  tornior  con,dition,  my  most  fervent  desire 
has  all  along  been  to  seizo  tho  first  favourable  opimr- 
tunity  of  performing  some  action  that  would  eventually 
elevate  inc  to  a  jmsition  in  which  I  might,  without  blush- 
ing for  the  absence  of  the  ennobling  qualities  of  birth 
and  condition,  avow  myself  liis  friend,  and  solicit  that 
distinction  from  my  equal  which  was  partially  extended  to 
mo  by  my  superior !  The  opportunity  I  sought  was  not 
long  wanting.  .\t  tho  memora'ilo  affair  with  tho  French 
general,  Levi,  at  Quebec,  in  which  our  regiment  boro  so 
conspicuous  a  part,  I  had  tho  good  Cirtunc  to  save  the 
life  of  my  captain.  A  band  of  Indians,  as  you  all,  ^u\\- 
lloincn,  must  recollect,  had  approached  our  right  flank 
nnpcrccivod,  and  while  busily  ciiBagcd  with  tho  French 
iu  front,  we  were  compelled  to  divide  our  firo  between 
them  and  our  licw  and  fierce  assailants.  The  leader  of 
that  band  was  a  French  officer,  who  seemed  particularly 
to  direct  his  attempts  against  tho  lilii  of  Captain  dc  IIuI. 
(limar.  He  was  a  man  of  powerful  proportions  und 
gigantic  stature " 

"  Hold !"  snid  the  governor,  starting  suddenly  from  the 
Bcal'in  which  he  had  listened  with  evident  impatience 
to  this  long  outline  of  the  prisoner's  history.  "(Jentle- 
nion,"  addressing  tho  court,  "  that  is  the  very  stranger 
who  was  in  my  apartment  last  night, — tho  baing  with 
whom  the  prisoner  is  evidently  in  treaehornus  corres- 
pondence, and  all  this  absurd  tale  is  but  a  blind  to  de- 
ceive your  judgment,  and  mitigate  his  own  puniahmont. 
Who  is  there  to  prove  the  man  ho  has  just  described  was 
the  same  who  aimed  at  Captain  do  Haldimar's  life  ut 
Quebec."  ,    ,      ^ 

A  llusli  of  deep  indignation  overspread  the  features 
of  the  prisoner,  whose  high  spirit,  now  lie  had  avowed 
liis  true  origin,  could  ill  brook  tho  aftront  thus  put  upon 
his  veracity.  ,  .,    , . 

"O>lonel  de  llaldimar!"  ho  proudly  replied,  while  Ins 
chains  clanked  with  tho  energy  and  tiirce  with  which 
he  drew  up  his  person  into  an  altitude  of  striking  dig- 
nity ;  "  for  once  1  sink  the  private  soldier,  and  address 
you  in  the  chaxacler  of  the  gentloman  and  your  equal. 


I  hnvo  a  soul,  sir,  notwitli:ilnn(ling  my  lallen  fiirtunes, 
as  keenly  alive  to  honnur  as  yri\ir  own;  and  not  even  to 
save  my  wrelclicd  life,  would  I  be  guilty  ol'llio  hisemss 
ynu  now  oltribiile  lo  me.  You  liavo  nicked,"  ho  pur- 
sued, in  a  inoru  sulenui  tone,  "  what  proof  I  have  to 
show  this  individual  to  be  the  same  who  altcuipted  the 
lite  of  Captain  de  llaldimar.  To  Captain  do  llaldimar 
liiinscif,  should  I'rovidinec  havj  spared  his  days,  I  shall 
leave  tho  melancholy  task  of  bearing  witness  to  nil  I 
heic  advance,  when  I  .shall  be  no  inure,  Kay,  sir,"  and 
his  look  partook  at  unco  of  mingled  scorn  and  despiin- 
dency,  "  well  do  I  know  tho  fate  that  awaits  me ;  tor  in 
those  proceedings — in  that  third  cliargc — I  plainly  read 
my  death-warrant.  But  what,  save  my  |>oor  and 
wretched  wife,  have  I  to  regret?  Colonel  de  llaldimar,'' 
he  continued,  with  a  vehemence  meant  to  check  the 
growing  weakness  which  the  thought  of  his  unlnrtunale 
companion  called  up  to  his  heart,  '•  I  saved  the  lilb  of 
your  son, even  by  ycur  ov.n  admission,  no  mutter  whose 
the  arm  that  tlireuloned  his  o.\isteiiee;  nnd  in  every 
other  action  in  which  I  have  been  engaged,  honouiulile 
mention  has  ever  been  made  of  my  coiuiuet.  Now,  sir. 
I  nsk  what  has  been  my  retvard  ?  tjo  far  from  attend- 
ing to  the  repeated  recommendations  of  iny  captain  lor 
promotion,  even  in  a  subordinate  rank,  iiavo  you  once 
deenifld  it  necessary  to  acknowledge  my  services  by  even 
a  recognition  of  them  in  uny  way  whatever  ?" 

"  Mr.  President,  Captain  Klessington,"  interrupted  the 
governor  haughtily,  arc  we  met  hero  to  listen  to  such 
language  from  a  private  soldier  ?  You  will  do  well,  sir, 
to  exercise  your  prerogative,  nnd  stay  such  impertinent 
mn;ter,  which  can  have  no  reference  whatever  to  the  de- 
fence of  the  prisoner." 

'  Prisoner,"  resumed  the  presi<lent,  who  a.i  well  as  the 
other  members  of  the  court,  had  listened  with  the  most 
profound  and  absorbing  interest  to  the  singular  disclo- 
sure of  him  whom  they  still  only  knew  as  Frank  Hallo- 
way,  "  this  language  cannot  be  |)eriiiittud ;  you  must  con- 
fine yourself  to  your  defence," 

'  Pardon  me,  gentlemen,"  returned  Halloway,  in  his 
usual  firm  but  respectful  tone  of  voice ;  pardon  me,  if, 
standing  on  the  brink  of  the  grave  as  I  do,  I-have  so  far 
forgotten  the  rules  of  military  discipline  as  to  sink  for  a 
moment  the  soldier  in  the  gentleman ;  but  to  be  taxed 
with  an  unworthy  fabrication,  and  to  be  treated  with 
contumely  when  avowing  the  secret  of  my  condition,  was 
more  than  human  pride  and  huniaii  feeling  could  tole- 
rate." 

"Confine  yourself,  prisoner,  to  your  defence,"  ngnin 
remarked  Captain  Hlessington,  perceiving  the  restless- 
ness with  which  the  governor  listened  to  lliese  bold  and 
additional  observations  of  Halloway. 

\gain  tho  gnvcrnor  interi>osed  : — "What  possible  con- 
nection can  there  be  Ix^twoen  this  man's  life,  nnd  the 
crime  with  which  he  stands  charged  ?  Captain  Rlessing- 
tnn,  this  is  trilling  with  the  court,  who  are  assembled  to 
try  tho  prisoner  lor  his  treason,  and  not  to  waste  their 
time  ill  listening  to  a  history  utterly  foreign  to  tlic  sub- 
ject." 

"  The  history  of  my  past  life — Colonel  do  llaldimar," 
proudly  ictiinicd  the  |)risonrr,  "although  tedious  and  un- 
interesting 4(J  you,  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to  my- 
self; for  on  that  do  1  ground  tho  most  es*eutiiil  part  of 
my  defence.  There  is  nothing  but  circumstantial  evi- 
dence against  me  on  the  two  first  charges;  and  as  those 
ahme  can  relleet  dishonour  on  my  memory,  it  is  for  the 
wisdom  of  this  court  to  determine  whether  that  evidence 
is  to  be  credited  in  opposition  to  the  solemn  declaration 
of  him,  who,  in  admitting  one  charge,  equally  nfteeting 
his  life  with  tho  others,  repudiates  as  foul  those  only 
which  would  nttaiiit  his  honour.  Gentlemen,"  ho  pur- 
sued, addressing  the  court,  "it  is  for  you  to  determine 
whether  my  defence  is  to  be  conlinued  or  not ;  yet,  what 
ever  be  my  fate,  I  would  fain  remove  all  injurioui- 
impression  from  the  minds  of  my  judges;  and  this  can 
only  be  done  by  a  simple  detail  of  cireumstmces,  which 
inav,  by  the  unpiejudincd,  ho  ns  simply  believed." 

Here  the  prisoner  pausiid  ;  when,  after  some  low  nn<l 
earnest  conversation  among  tho  members  of  the  court, 
two  or  three  slips  of  written  paper  were  passed  to  the 
President.  He  glanc«'d  his  eye  hurriedly  over  them,  and 
then  directed  Halloway  to  proceed  with  his  defi-ncc. 

"  I  have  stated,"  pursued  the  interesting  soldier,  "  that 
the  ollieer  who  led  tho  band  of  Indians  was  a  man  of  gi- 
gantic stature,  nnd  of  apparently  great  strength.  My  ut- 
tcntion  was  particularly  directed  to  him  from  this  circum- 
sfjincc,  and  as  I  was  on  the  extreme  llnnk  of  tho  grena- 
diers,aiid  eloso  to  Captain  de  Haldimar,  I  had  every  oppor- 
tunity of  observing  his  movement!)  principally  pointed  at 
that  officer.  Ho  first  discharged  a  carbine,  the  hall  of 
wliicji  killed  a  man  of  tho  company  at  his  (Captain  dc 


Hnldiomr's)  side;  nnd  then,  with  evident  rnge  ut  luviti.r 
been  deli^'ited  in  his  aim,  he  took  a  pistol  Irom  hin  tth 
and  advancing  with  rapid  strides  to  within  a  tew  iwcmci 
his  intended  victim,  presented  it  in  the  most  di  libcrait 
manner.  At  ttud  nionient,  gentlemen,  (nnd  it  was  bci 
the  work  of  a  moment,)  a  thousand  conlu.-ed  nnd  nlrarji 
incxplicoblc  fi-eliiigs  rose  lo  my  heart.  The  cccasiin  1 
had  long  sought  was  at  length  within  my  rcaili ;  bm 
even  the  personal  eonsideratiens,  which  had  liithi  rto  in. 
Iliieneed  my  mind,  were  sunk  in  the  anxious  desire  I  ej. 
tertaiiied  to  preserve  the  lilb  of  an  officer  so  universullv 
beloved,  and  so  every  way  worthy  of  tho  socrilice. 
While  yet  the  pistol  remained  levelled,  I  sprang  h<:brt 
Captain  dc  Haldimar,  received  the  liall  in  my  breast,  ond 
had  just  strength  sulfieient  to  fire  my  musket  nt  Ihc  lor. 
niidable  enemy,  wh'-n  I  sank  senseless  to  the  earth, 

"  It  will  not  be  diflieult  lor  you,  gentlemen,  who  Im,, 
feeling  minds,  to  understand  the  plcu.surable  pride  niil, 
which,  on  lieing  conveyed  to  Captain  de  Haldimar's  ma 
apartments  in  Quebec,  1  found  myself  almost  mj. 
whebned  by  the  touching  marks  of  gratitude  showcrid  (n 
me  by  his  amiable  relatives.  Miss  Clara  de  Haldiniur.jii 
particular,  like  a  ministering  angel,  visited  my  couclmf 
sulfering  at  almost  every  hour,  and  olways  providi  d  ni 
some  little  tielicacy,  suitable  to  my  condition,  of  wliichl 
had  long  since  tutored  mj-self  to  forget  even  the  Uft. 
But  what  principally  afforded  mo  pleasure,  was  to  remark 
the  consolalions  which  she  tendered  to  my  poor  drot.pjrf 
Ellen,  who,  already  more  than  half  subdued  by  the  hk. 
lancholy  change  in  our  condition  in  life,  frequently  sptnt 
hours  together  in  silent  grief  at  tiie  side  of  my  couth,  and 
watching  every  change  in  my  countenance  with  all  dj, 
intense  anxiety  of  one  who  feels  the  last  stay  on  earth  ii 
about  to  be  severed  for  ever.  Ah  !  how  I  then  longed  to 
disclose  to  this  kind  and  compassionating  being  tlio  tnie 
imsition  of  her  on  whom  st.t  lavished  her  attention, and 
to  make  her  known  not  a?  i.'ie  inferior  honoured  by  her 
notice,  but  as  the  equal  alike  worthy  of  her  friendship 
and  deserving  of  her  esteem  ;  but  the  wide,  wide  bartin 
that  divided  the  wife  of  tiic  private  soldier  from  ihg 
daughter  and  sister  of  the  coqimissioncd  olliccr  sealed  u; 
li|>s,  imd  our  true  condition  continued  unrevcalcd, 

"  Gentlemen,"  resumed  Hallowny,  after  a  short  paw, 
"  if  I  dwell  on  these  circumstances,  it  is  with  a  view  to 
show  how  vile  are  the  charges  preferred  against  me.  Ii 
it  likely,  witli  all  the  incentives  to  good  conduct  1  have 
named,  I  should  have  proved  a  traitor  to  my  coimtry  I 
An<l,  even  if  so,  what  to  gain,  I  would  ask  ;  and  by  wlm 
meare  was  a  correspondence  with  the  enemy  to  be  main. 
tuined  'i  one  in  my  humble  station  7  As  for  the  second 
charge,  how  infamous,  how  injurious  is  it  to  my  rcpnti. 
tion,  how  unworthy  to  be  entertained!  From  the  mo. 
inent  of  my  recovery  from  that  severe  wound, every  unri 
of  favour  that  could  be  bestowed  on  persons  in  our  situf 
tion  had  been  extended  to  my  w  ife  and  myself,  by  the 
family  of  Colonel  dc  Haldimar;  and  my  captain,  krinir. 
ing  me  merely  as  the  simple  and  low  born  Frank  IlslU 
way,  although  still  the  preserver  of  his  lif'e,  has  b(c' 
unceasing  in  his  exertions  to  obtain  such  promotinnii 
he  thought  my  conduct  generally,  independently  of  mi 
dcvotcdness  lo  his  person,  might  claim.  How  these  lii- 
plications  were  met,  gentlemen,  I  liuvo  already  Blaltd; 
but  notwithstanding  (Colonel  do  Haldimar  has  mta 
deemed  1110  worthy  of  the  promotion  solicited,  th.ttj- 
eumstancc  could  in  no  way  weaken  my  regard  and  il 
lacliment  for  him  who  had  so  often  demanded  it  Hci 
then,  in  the  name  of  heaven,  can  a  charge  so  iniprotij 
hie,  so  extravagant,  as  that  of  having  been  instruineiililiil 
the  abduction  of  Captain  do  Haldimar,  be  cnlertsindlll 
und  who  is  there  among  you,  gentlemen,  who  will  litl 
one  moment  IkHcvc  I  could  harbour  a  thought  so  oljsidl 
as  that  of  lending  myself  to  tho  destruction  of  cnclal 
whom  I  once  cheerfiilly  offered  up  the  sacrifice  of  ml 
hU>od  1  And  now,"  pursued  tho  pri.wnor,  after  aiiotlnl 
short  pause,  "  I  come  to  the  third  charge, — that  thir(il 
which  most  affects  my  life,  but  impugns  neither  my  IftI 
nour  nor  my  fidelity.  That  (iod,  before  whom  I  kiiojil 
shall  shortly  appear,  can  attest  tho  sincerity  of  my  stat»l 
ment,  nnd  belliro  him  do  I  now  solemnly  declaru  whitll 
am  alMjut  to  relate  is  true. 

"  Soon  after  the  commencement  of  my  wtlfh  i 
night,  I  heard  a  voice  distinctly  on  the  outside  of  ihe  n 
part,  near  my  |>ost,  calling  in  a  low  and  snlMlucdtorad 
the  name  of  ('aptain  de  Haldimar.    The  aceenls,  liu" 
and  anxiously  uttered,  were  apparently  those  of  sfcmi 
For  a  momeiit  I  conlinued  irresolute  how  to  net,  andk 
sifatvd  whether  or  not  I  should  alarm  the  gurri^nn; 
of  length,  presuming  it  was  boiiio  young  female  cfll 
village  with  whom  my  captain  was  acquainted,  it  ncflil 
red  to  me  the  most  prudent  course  would  be  to  apf 
that  officer  himuclf.    While  I  yet  hesitated  wlitthn* 


leave  my   pn 

cro'ijd  the  p 

tola  lie   llald 

cnrryiiijr  soin 

guard-room. 

ijalc  wished  t( 

in  the  course 

wlii'ii  I  told  hi 

v<iice  again  re 

nud  turned  to 

ll.i!ra:nj)art.  Si 

iiiiaiedi.iti'ly  a 

as  if  the  persoi 

in  the  act  of 

.iiiceoeded,  who 

wrlies.     The  i 

jjnish  innrliculi 

njKikc  nut  in  Ei 

Indians,  a  ting 

gentlemen.  Cap 

eontiiiued  about 

lustily  descend 

ri'ctinn  of  the  gi 

iluldi^iiar  rc-ap 

-  ^servant  Oonellai 

mim  hand,  and  he 

llhc  fiirest  on  soil 

Kili'ty  of  the  gari 

"At  first  1 

lenally  attache __ 

■nation  of  whii 

jy  flic  governor, 

tcspectiully   to  ui 

laiiicd,  if  the  bu! 

Ificrihed  it     Caji 

ic  well  knew  th 

jilssion,  unless  he 

liu'e  and  extent  of 

lifje,  lie  said,  ho  \ 

irjuuicnt  of  this  n 

enforce  his  auth 

,  T  of  the  guard,  b 

^lin  o)'  confineiner 

nijH'de  his  departu 

!r  remit ;  for  I  ki 

iblti  to  the  order 

Irmly  refused  to  vii 

I'indiiig  iiimsel 

ly  obediejiee,  (Japt 

titalcd  nnd  annoyi 

Div  descended  to  ei 

'hich  I  had  prcserv 

ihicli  ho  had  ever  s 

rcrcnt  his   departi 

Ii',  my  life,  my  fatli 

'rlia|H,  who  nurse 

Mtcil  your  ivife  wi 

ipi'iid  u|>on  your  r 

IC,'  lie  pursued,  foli 

'iirly  (icrceived  he  , 

d  l(i)ii;liing  langua 

;hour;  there  is  n 

id  here  will  1  be  li 

St;  no  one  can  ki 

;rel  will  remain  wi 

jink,'  hi'  eonehided, 

piiient  to  disols.'y  a 

thire  was  some  v 

111;'  /    itiit  there  is 

■ay!  I  entreat  yoi 

de|nrtnn>.     I  pie, 

relieved.' 

rlii'iltleiiien,"    imp 

(er  0  pause,  during 

^mi'il  to  bri'atho  fo 

•ntionofall  lieen  ri 

Ihr  declaration,    "1 

nld  I  bit  expected 

ililimar,  in  the  most 

[th'w  most  d(.ar  to  , 

hi«  request,  how  ( 

paved,  and  whoso 

in  M  earnestly,  nny, 

W  to  his  prayer,  i'm 

'inied  not  lic'fore  am 

discovery  of  my  hr 

punislimeiil  iiieviti 

'0  to  usure  mo  hu  si 

•I'll,  nnd  when  I  clos 

Iho  firm  impression 

Icmpnrary  nature  1: 


WACOrSTA,  OU  THE  PrOPlIBUf. 


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,t  rnjje  ut  liavini; 
ol  Ironi   lii«  Icli, 
,in  a  tVw  |>ansn 
3  iiinsl  lie  litcrile 
(mill  it  WLs  bti 
iluseil  and  almr.ji 
Tlic  occasion  1 
II  my  nut h ;  Ui 
h  bad  hitlw  tlo  in. 
xious  ditiif  1  fn. 
;cr   so  UlliviTsl.llv 
ot'   tliu   Bocrilice. 
,  I  sprang  tniort 
in  my  brinst,  tmi 
musket  nt  the  lot. 
to  tlic  earth, 
itlemcn,  who  liato 
suruble  pride  will, 
Ic  Ilaldiiiiar's  owa 
V'self  almost  (jvk- 
iitudc  showcrol  n, 
ira  de  Haldinisr,  In 
isitcd  my  couch  i.|' 
ways  providid  wiih 
ndition,  of  wliichl 
irgct  even  the  Ui(, 
sure,  was  to  remark 
o  my  poor  drotipinf 
iiibdutd  by  the  i;n. 
ilo,  Ircquently  sfiM 
ido  of  my  conch,  anil 
enanco  witli  all  tlm 
last  stay  on  eartli  Ii 
low  Ithen  longed  lo 
lating  being  the  tn» 
cd  her  attention,  anil 
ior  honoured  by  iiet 
y  of  her  friendship 
ic  wide,  wide  bartiti 
to  soldier  from  il» 
incd  oflicer  sealed  iiij 
3d  unrevealed. 
y,  after  a  short  pause, 
it  is  with  a  view  to 
rrcd  against  mc.  li 
good  conduct  1  lian 
itor  to  my  country  1 
|uld  ask ;  and  by  whl 
[ic  cnomy  to  be  main. 
?     As  lor  the  secowi 
IS  is  it  to  my  reputi. 
ncd !     From  the  n» 
c  wound.cvery  msik 
persons  in  our  silui- 
J  and  myself,  by  Iht 
;1  my  captain,  V\m- 
\v  born  Frank  lUU 
f  his  life,  has  bit' 
n  such  promotion  i! 
independently  of  m; 
aim.    How  these  p 
mvc  already  Blattii; 
laldimar   has  niw 
in  solicited,  th. Ho- 
my regard  and  *' 
demanded  it   Hii 
charge  so  inipU-l 
been  instrunienUli 
mar,  bo  entcrlair.(ill| 
itlemcn,  who  will  b 
.  a  thought  so  olsuHl 
Icstruction  of  mm 
the  sacrifice  of  ra 
i.wner,  after  anotta! 
jhargc,— that  <i»'f\ 
lugns  ni'illi''r  my  W 
fore  whom  I  kno*' 
ineerity  of  my  sW»| 
mnly  acclaru  vm 

\i  of  my  valfli 

lie  outside  of  the 
1  nnd  BuMucd  tont 
1  The  accents,  lii 
litlythoscofafci 
.  how  to  act,  oik! 
Im  the  garrison;' 
1  young  fciii")' »'' 
I  acquainted,  il  " 
1  w<mld  he  to  «ri 
I  hesitated  tvlitw' 


I'lic  my  pos'  ""■  "  "■>o"'t'"'  *"■■  "'"  P'Tpos*'.  1  '»:'" 
cm"iA  tho  p^irade  a  few  yards  in  my  front;  it  was  Ciip- 
i  in  do  Haldiiiiir's  servant,  Douelhrn,  liien  in  the  net  of 
rrvin"  some  tilings  from  iiis  master's  apartment  to  the 
TiarJ-room.  I  callcJ  to  him,  to  say  tho  sentinel  ut  the 
ntc  wi-^hcd  to  see  the  captain  of  the  gnard  immediately. 
in  thfi  course  of  a  fjw  iiiinutes  he  eaiiio  up  to  my  |H).=it, 
■ "  ■  rn  what  I  had  heard.  At  that  moment,  the 
voice  a"ain  rcjK-ated  liis  name,  when  he  abruptly  Ictl  mc 


wliei'i  I  told  bi'f  »''"''  '  '""'  '"•■"'<'•  -'^'  !'"''■  moment,  the 
oice  a"ain  rciK-ated  liis  name,  when  he  abruptly  Ictl  mc 
ml  lurlioJ  to  tlic  left  of  the  gate,  evidently  on  his  way  lo 

II ,'  rau'iart  Soon  afterwards  I  lieiird  Captain  do  Haldiiiiar 


imimdialcly  above  me,  sharply  calling  out  'Hist,  hist!' 

as  if  the  per-^on  on  the  outside,  despairing  of  success,  was 

in  the  act  of  relieating.    A  moment  or  two  of  silence 

succeeded,  when  a  low  convcrsatiim  ensned  between  the 

ittics.     The  distance  was  so  ifieat  I  could  only  distin- 

rui-ih  inarticnlat.'  sounds;  yet  it  seemed  to  me  as  if  they 

lokc  not  in  Knglisli,  but  in  the  language  of  the  Oltaw;i 

Iiidiaus,  a  tongue  with  which,  a.s  you  are  well  aware, 

irentlemen,  Captain  do  Ilaldimar  is  familiar.     This  had 

continued  about  ten  minutes  when  I  again  heard  footsteps 

|ii<lily  descending  the  rampart,  and   moving  in  the  di- 

TiCtinn  of  the  guard-house.     Soon  afterwards  Captain  de 

ilaldimar  reappeared  at  my  post,  nccoinpanii'd  by  his 

servaiit  .Oonellan ;  tho  formi'r  hiul  tlic  keys  of  the  gate  in 

his  hand,  and  he  told  me  that  he  must  pass  to  the  skirt  of 

ti.rcst  on  some  business  of  the  last  inipoituieo  to  the 

lalcly  of  the  garrison. 

"At  first  1  peremptorily  refused,  etatmg  tho  severe 

icnally  attached  to  the  infringement  of  an  order,  the  ob- 

crvation  of  which  hud  so  especially  been  insisted  uiion 

If  the  governor,  whose  permission,  however,  I  ventured 

•c.<|ii'Ct!iilly  to  urge,  might,  without  dilHeulty,  be  ob- 

ained,  if  ilie  business  was  really  of  tho  importance  he 

Licrihcd  it    Captain  do  Haldiniar,   however,   dcelare<l 

well  knew  the  governor  would  not  accord  that  per 

lission,  unless  he  was  positively  actiuaintcd  with  the  na- 

liirc  and  extent  of  the  danger  to  be  apprehended ;  and  of 

lific,  he  said,  he  was  not  himself  sufficiently  aware.  All 

iruuinent  of  this  nature  proving  ineffectual,  he  attempted 

I'cnforcc  his  authority,  not  only  in  his  capacity  of  otH- 

r  of  the  guard,  but  also  as  my  captain,  ordering  mc,  on 

Ilia  of  confinement,  not  to  interfere  with  or  attempt  to 

iii'iede  his  departure.     This,  however,  produced  no  bet 

ir'  result ;  for  I  knew  that,  in  this  instmce,  I  was  anic. 

Ml'  to  the  order  of  tho  governor  alone,  and  I  again 

irmly  refused  to  violate  my  duty. 

"  l''indiiig  himself  thwarted  in  his  attemjit  to  enforce 

V  obedience,  ('aptain  de  Ilaidimax,  who  seemed  much 

ilated  and  annoyed  by  what  he  termed  my  ol«tinney 

m  descended  to  entreaty ;  and  in  the  name  of  that  lilij 

liich  I  had  preserved  to  him,  and  of  that  deep  gratitude 

hicli  he  iLid  ever  since  borne  to  me,  conjured  me  not  to 

cnt  his   departuie.     '  Halloway,'    he    urged,   '  your 

my  life,  my  father's  life, — the  life  of  my  sister  t!lara 

TJiaps,  who  nursed  you  in  illness,  and  who  has  ever 

atcd  your  •vile  with  attention  and  kindness, — all  these 

pciid  ui>on  your  coinpliancu  with  my  re(|uest.    Hear 

,'  he  pur.sued,  following  up  the  impression  which  he 

arly  |ierceived  he  had  produceul  in  nie  by  this  singular 

1  iiiiK^hiiig  language :  '  I  promis(!  to  1m!  back  within 

our;  there  is  no  danger  attending  my  departure, 

I  here  will  1  he  before  you  are  relieve<l   from  your 

it;  no  one  can  know   I  have  been  uhsenf,  and  your 

;tel  will  remain  with  Donellan  and  myscll'.     Do  you 

ill'*,'  he  e(uieliided, '  I  would  encourage  u  soldier  of  my 

fiiiient  to  disolH^  a  standing  order  of  the  garrison,  un- 

tlure  was  some  very  extraordinary  reason  for  my  so 

I;'  I    liut  there  is  no  time  to  bo  lost  in  parley,     llul- 

ay  I  I  entreat  you  to  oiler  no  further  op|)osition  to 

depirture.     I  pledge  myself  to  be  back  before  you 

rilievcd.' 

"lientleineii,"   impressively   continued    the   prisoner, 

T  a  pause,  during  which  each  member  of  the  court 

snii'd  to  breathe   lor  the  first  time,  so  deeply  had  the 

ntioii  of  all  been  riveted  by  the  latter  part,  ol  this  sin 

ilir  declaration,    "how,    under  these  circumstances. 

Id  1  bo  ex|iected  to  act?     Assured    by  CajiUiin  de 

Idiniar,  in  the  most  solemn  manner,  that  the  existence 

tliosu  most  dear  to  his  heart  hung  on  my  compliance 

his  request,  how  cnidd  1  refuse  to  liim,  whose  life  I 

fivcd,  and  whose  character  I  so  much  estuenicd,  a 

in  so  earnestly,  nay,  so  imploringly  solicited  ?     I  ac 

led  tn  his  prayer,  intimating  at  the  samo  time,  if  ho 

inicd  not  Iwforc  another  sentinel  should  relievo  mc, 

discovery  of  my  broach  of  duty  must  bo  made,  and 

punisluuent  inevitable.     His   last  words,  however, 

0  to  assure  inc  lie  should  return  at  thu  hour  ho  had 

d,  and  when  I  cJosed  tho  gate  upou  him,  it  was  un- 

thc  firin  impression  his  nimonco  would  only  prove  oi 

Icmpomry  nature  ho  had  Bt«ted. — Orontlemen,"  alk 


rnptly  concluded  Halloway,"!  have       illiiiiK  further  i 
add;  if  1   have  liiiled  in  my  duly  aK  IdiiT,  I  have,  i. 

least,  fullilled  tint  of  a  man;  and  nlll  ii  the  vicdalini, 
of  the  first  ei.tail  upon  me  the  puiii.^liiiii  ul  of  death,  the 
motives  which  impelled  me  to  that  violation  will  not,  I 
trust,  be  utleply  lost  sight  of  by  those  by  whom  my  pun- 
ishinent  is  to  be  awarded." 

The  candid,  fearless,  and  manly  tone  in  which  Hallo- 
way had  delivered  this  long  anil  singular  stateineiit,  how- 
ever little  the  governor  iip|X'ared  to  be  alfccted  by  it, 
evidently  made  a  deep  impression  on  the  court,  who  had 
listened  willi  undiverted  attention  to  the  close.  Some 
conversation  again  ensued,  in  a  low  tone,  among  several 
ineiiiberH,  when  two  slips  ot'  written  paper  were  passed 
up,  as  before,  to  the  president  These  elicited  the  tbUow- 
ing  interrogatories : — 

"  You  have  stated,  prisoner,  that  Captain  de  Haldininr 
left  the  fort  nccoinpaiiied  by  his  servant  Donellan.  How 
were  they  respectively  dressed?" 

"Captain  de  Ilaldimar  in  his  uniform;  Donellan,  as 
far  a«  I  conid  observe,  in  his  regimental  clothing  also, 
with  this  dillerenee,  that  he  wore  his  servant's  round 
glazed  hat  and  his  grey  great  coat" 

"  How  then  do  you  account  for  the  extraordinary  cir- 
cumstance of  Donellan  having  l>een  found  murdered  in 
his  master's  clothes  ?  Was  any  allusion  made  to  a  change 
of  dress  belbre  llicy  left  the  fort?" 

"  Not  the  slightest,"  returned  the  prisoner ;  "  nor  can 
I  ill  any  way  account  for.  this  mysterious  fact  When 
tlicy  ()iiitled  the  garrison,  each  wore  tlie  dress  I  have  de- 
seribeil." 

"  III  what  manner  did  Captain  de  Hnldiinnr  and  Donel- 
lan elVoct  their  passage  across  the  ditch  ("  continued  the 
president,  alter  glancing  at  the  second  slip  of  paper. 
"  'J'lie  draw-bridge  was  evidently  not  lowered,  and  there 
were  no  otlier  means  at  hand  to  enable  him  to  eft'ect  his 
object  witli  promptitude.  How  do  you  expkiu  this,  pri- 
soner ?" 

When  tliis  question  was  put,  the  whole  body  of  ofli' 
ecrs,  and  the  governor  especially,  turned  their  eyes 
simultaneously  on  Halloway,  for  on  his  hesitation  or 
promptness  in  replying  seemed  to  attach  much  of  the 
credit  they  were  disposed  to  accord  his  statement.  Hal 
loway  observed  it,  and  coloured.  His  reply,  however, 
was  t'rec,  unfuUcring,  and  unstudied. 

"  A  rope  with  which  Donell.iu  had  provided  himself, 
was  secured  to  one  of  the  iron  huoks  that  siipimrt  the  pul 
leys  immediately  ulmve  tlic  gate.  With  this  they  swung 
themselves  in  succession  to  the  opposite  bank." 

The  members  of  the  court  looked  at  each  other,  appa- 
rently glad  that  an  answer  so  confirmatory  of  the  truth 
of  the  prisoner's  statement,  had  been  thus  readily  given. 

"  Were  they  to  have  returned  in  the  same  maimer  ?' 
pursued  the  president,  framing  his  interrogatory  from  the 
contents  of  another  slip  of  |>ii)ut,  which,  at  the  siigges. 
tion  of  the  governor,  had  beeu  passed  to  liim  by  the  pro- 
secutor, I\Ir.  Lawson. 

"  They  were,"  tirmly  replied  the  prisoner.  "At  least  I 
presumed  they  were,  for,  1  bi'licvein  the  hurry  of  Captain 
de  Haldiiiiar's  departure,  he  never  once  made  any  di 
rect  allusion  to  the  manner  of  his  return ;  nor  did  il 
occur  to  me  until  this  nioineiit  how  they  were  lo  regain 
|)ossession  of  the  rope,  without  assistance  from  within." 

"Of  course,"  observed  t'olonel  do  Ilaldimar,  address- 
ing the  president,  "  the  ro|)e  still  remains.  Mr.  Luwsoii 
examine  the  gate;,  and  report  acenrdiugly." 

The  adjutant  hastened  to  acquit  himself  of  this  laconic 
order,  and  soon  afterwards  returned,  stating  not  only 
that  there  was  no  rope,  but  that  the  hook  alludeij  to  had 
disappeared  altogether. 

For  a  moment  tlie  cheek  of  the  prisoner  paled  ;  bnt  it 
was  evidently  less  from  any  f'ear  coimected  with  his  indi- 
vidual existence,  than  from  the  Kliaino  he  felt  at  having 
been  detected  in  a  siipjiosed  falsehood.  Ho  however 
speedily  recovered  his  sell-possession,  and  exhibited  tlie 
saiiiu  character  of  uneoncern  by  wliioh  his  general  hear- 
ing  thi'oughoiit  the  trial  had  Iteen  distinguished. 

t)ii  this  aimouiieemeiit  of  the  adjnUi'.it,  the  governor 
betrayed  u  moveineiit  of  impatience,  that  was  meant  lo 
convey  his  utter  disbelief  of  the  whole  of  the  prisoner's 
statement,  and  his  look  seemed  to  express  to  tho  court  it 
should  also  arrive,  nnd  without  hesitation,  at  thu  samo  con- 
clusion, livKU  all  autlioritative  as  he  was,  however,  lie  felt 
that  military  eticpiette  and  strict  discipline  prevented  his 
interfering  furtlier  in  tliis  adviuiced  state  of  tlio  proceed- 
ings. 

"  Prisoner,"  again  reniarkcil  Captain  Dlessington, 
"  your  statement  in  regard  to  tlie  means  employed  by 
Captain  de  Haldinnir  in  elTecting  his  departure,  is,  you 
must  admit,  unsup|H>rtcd  by  appearances.  How  happens 
it  tlic  rope  is  no  longer  where  you  sny  it  was  placed  ?  No 


nr  could  lia<i 

II  .'  UIhI    if  HI' 

mild 
■Cuptnii' 
yrl  re8|>ei 
Heing,  l)«l> 
in  t("-i!inoii 
his  presi'He 
true.  I  dii 
is  iH'conie  ■. 


removed  it  bin 
M  you  produei 

••ington,"  r> 
,    "  I  have 
whose  triban 
*■  the  truth  (rt 
■I  I  repeal,  ev .  < 
'  11  'iiove  thr 
I.     i   iilinit  I 


uurselt       Hare  you  done 
.  or  say  u  In  n-  it  is  to  be 

,ui«    Hall'iWa^,    proudly, 

jdy   iiuoked   that   great 

'  am  so  shortly  to  appear, 

assertion;  nnd  again,  in 

II  word  I  have  uttered  is 
i|»',  neither  do  I  know  what 

iiisap|M'aranee  is  extrnordi- 


nary,  but  a  moment's  retleetioii  must  satisfy  the  court,  I 
would  not  have  devised  a  tale,  the  falsehood  of  which 
could  at  once  have  b<'en  detected  on  an  examination  such 
as  that  vvliieh  has  just  been  instituted.  When  Mr.  Law- 
son  le!t  this  room  just  now,  I  fully  expected  he  would 
have  tbiind  the  rope  lying  us  it  had  been  left.  What  has 
become  of  il,  I  repeat,  1  know  not ;  but  in  the  manner  1 
have  stilted  did  Captain  de  Plaldiiiiar  and  Denellan  cross 
the  ditch.  I  have  iiotliing  further  to  add,"  he  concluded 
oneo  more,  drawing  up  his  fine  ti<ll  piTson,  tlie  native 
elegance  of  which  could  not  be  wholly  disguised  even  in 
the  dress  of  a  jirivate  soldier ;  "  nothing  linlher  to  dis- 
close. Yet  do  1  repel  with  scorn  the  injurious  iusinua- 
tion  against  my  fidelity,  suggested  in  these  doubts.  1 
am  prepared  lo  meet  my  death  as  best  may  Ik'cohic  a 
soldier,  and  let  mc  add,  as  liest  may  become  a  proud  and 
well  born  gentleman;  but  humanity  and  eoimnon  justice 
shoiihl  ut  least  be  accorded  to  my  memory.  I  am  an 
imtbrtuiiate  man,  but  no  traitor." 

The  members  were  visibly  impressed  by  the  last  sen- 
tneesof  the  prisoner.  No  further  question  however  was 
luskcd,  and  he  was  agnin  removed  by  the  escort,  who  had 
been  wondering  spectators  of  the  scene,  to  the  cell  he  had 
so  recently  occupied.  'I'lie  room  was  then  cleared  of  tho 
witnesses  and  strangers,  the  latter  comprising  nearly  the 
whole  of  the  officers  oft"  duty,  when  the  court  proceeded 
to  delilicratu  on  the  evidence,  and  pass  scntenco  on  titu 
accused. 

CHAPTER  Vn. 

Altliough  the  young  and  sensitive  Dc  Haldimar  had 
found  physical  relief  in  the  summary  means  resorted  to 
by  the  surgeon,  the  moral  wound  at  his  heart  not  only 
remained  unsoothed,  bnt  was  reiulcred  more  acutely  pain- 
ful by  the  wretched  rellections,  which  now  tlint  he  had 
full  leisure  to  review  the  past,  and  anticipate  the  future 
in  all  the  gloom  attached  to  liotii,  so  violently  assailed 
him.  From  the  moment  when  his  brother's  strange  and 
mysterious  disap|>earance  had  been  communicated  by  tho 
adjutant  in  the  manner  we  have  already  seen,  his  spirits 
liad  been  deeply  and  fearfully  depressed.  Still  he  had 
every  reason  to  expect,  from  tlie  well-known  character  of 
Halloway,  the  strong  hope  expressed  by  the  latter  might 
lie  realised;  and  tln.t,  at  the  hour  api>oinled  for  trial,  his 
brother  would  be  present  to  explain  the  cause  of  his  mys- 
terious absence,  justify  the  conduct  of  his  subordinate, 
and  exonerate  him  from  the  treachery  viith  which  ho 
now  stood  charged.  Yet,  powerful  as  this  hope  was,  it 
was  unavoidably  (|uaiified  by  dispiriting  doubt ;  for  a  na- 
ture uH'eetionatc  and  bland,  as  thut  of  I'liarlcs  de  H.ildi- 
mar,  could  not  hut  harbour  <ristrin  i,  while  a  shadow  of 
uncertainty,  in  regard  to  the  fate  of  a  brother  so  tenderly 
loved,  remained.  He  had  forced  himself  to  believe  as 
niueli  as  |H)ssible  what  he  wishcil,  and  the  efl'oi  t  had,  to  a 
certain  extent,  succeeded;  but  there  had  been  something 
so  solemn  and  so  impressive  in  the  scene  that  had 
passed  when  the  prisoner  was  first  brought  u|)  for  trial, 
something  so  fearfully  prophetic  in  the  wild  language  of 
his  unhappy  wife,  he  had  found  it  iinpossihlc  to  resist  tho 
inlluenee  of  tlie  almost  superstitious  awe  they  had  awak- 
ened in  his  heart. 

What  the  feelings  of  the  young  officer  were  suhsc- 
iiuetitly,  when  in  the  person  of  the  murdered  man  on  tlio 
eoniiiion,  the  victim  of  Sir  Everard  Valletott's  aim,  he  re- 
cognigud  that  brother,  whose  disap|K'uruiice  had  occa- 
sioned liim  so  much  inquietude,  we  shall  not  attempt  to 
ilescribe  :  their  nature  is  bi'st  shown  in  the  efVeet  they 
prirduceil — the  almost  overwhelming  agony  of  body  and 
mind,  which  had  borne  him,  like  a  stricken  plant,  unre- 
sisting to  the  earth.  Itut  now  that,  in  the  calm  ami  soli- 
tude of  his  chamber,  he  had  leisure  to  review  tho  fearful 
events  conspiring  lo  produce  this  extremity,  his  anguish 
of  spirit  was  even  dec(H'r  tlian  when  the  first  rude  shock 
of  conviction  had  flashed  upon  his  understanding.  A 
tide  of  suffering,  that  overpowerctl,  without  rendering 
him  sensible  of  its  positive  and  abstract  character,  had, 
in  the  first  instance,  oppressed  his  I'aculties,  and  obscured 
his  perception ;  but  now,  slow,  sure,  stinging,  and  gra- 
dually succeeding  each  other,  came  every  bitter  thought 
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frciicroua  licart  nt°  I'liurlen  do  ilaldiniar  wati  a  prey  to 
fooliiigs  that  would  havu  wriin^  '.he  soul,  and  wounded 
the  sensibilities  ol'  one  I'ar  Icsk  gentle  and  suHceptiblc 
than  himself. 

Between  Sir  Evorard  Volletort  and  Charles  de  Ilaldiniar, 
who,  it  lia.H  already  het  ii  remarked,  were  lieutenants  in 
('aptain  Blessiiifrtim's  eonipany,  a  sentiment  ot'lriendship 
had  been  sutfered  to  sprin^r  up  almost  from  tlie  moment 
ot'  Sir  Everard's  joining.  The  young  men  were  nearly  of 
the  same  age;  and  although  the  one  was  nil  gentleness, 
the  other  all  spirit  and  vivacity,  not  a  shade  of  disunion 
hud  at  any  period  intervened  to  interrupt  the  almost  bro- 
therly attachment  subsisting  iK'tween  them,  and  each 
felt  the  disposition  of  tlie  other  was  the  one  most  assimi- 
lated to  his  own.  In  fact,  Sir  Everard  was  fur  from  being 
the  ephemeral  character  he  was  often  willing  to  appear. 
Under  a  semblance  of  ntfcctation,  and  much  assumed 
levity  of  manner,  never,  however,  personally  offensive,  he 
concealed  a  brave,  generous,  warm,  and  manly  heart,  and 
talents  Incoming  the  rank  he  held  in  society,  such  as 
would  nut  have  reflected  discredit  on  one  numbering 
twice  his  years.  He  had  entered  the  army,  as  most 
young  men  of  rank  usually  did  at  that  period,  rather  for 
the  agremens  it  held  forth,  than  with  any  serious  view  to 
advancement  in  it  as  a  profession.  Still  he  entertained 
the  praiscworth}'  desire  of  being  somctliing  more  than 
what  is,  among  raiUtary  men,  emphatically  termed  a 
feather-bed  soldier.  Not  that  we  mean,  however,  to  assert 
he  was  not  a  featlier-l>ed  soldier  in  its  more  literal  sense ; 
in  fact,  his  own  observations,  recorded  in  the  early  part 
of  this  volume,  suflSciently  prove  his  predilection  for  the 
indulgence  of  pressing  his  downy  couch  to  what  is 
termed  a  decent  hour  in  the  day. 

We  need  scarcely  state  Sir  Everard's  theories  on  this 
important  subject  were  seldom  reduced  to  practice ;  for, 
even  long  before  the  Indians  had  broken  out  into  open 
acts  of  hostility,  when  such  precautions  were  rendered 
indispensable,  Colonel  de  Ilaldiniar  had  never  suftered 
either  officer  or  man  to  linger  on  his  pillow  after  the  first 
faint  dawn  had  appeared.  This  was  a  system  to  which 
Sir  Everard  could  never  reconcile  himself.  "  If  the  men 
must  be  drilled,"  lie  urged,  "  with  a  view  to  their  hcaltli 
and  discipline,  why  not  place  them  under  the  direetipn  of 
the  adjutant  or  the  officer  of  the  day,  whoever  he  might 
chance  to  be,  and  not  unnecessarily  disturb  a  body  of 
gentlemen  from  their  comfortable  slumbers  at  that  un 
consciuuable  hour  .'"  Poor  Sir  Everard !  this  was  tlie 
only  grievance  of  wliich  he  complained,  and  ho  com. 
plained  bitterly.  Scarcely  a  morning  passed  without  his 
inveighing  loudly  against  the  barbarity  of  such  a  cus- 
tom ;  threalening  at  tlic  same  time,  amid  the  laughter  of 
his  companions,  to  quit  the  service  in  disgust  at  what  he 
called  so  ungentlciiianly  and  gothic  a  habit ;  and,  but  for 
two  motives,  there  is  every  probability  he  would  liave  se- 
riously  availed  himself  of  tlic  earliest  opportunity  of  re- 
tiring. The  firjit  of  these  was  his  growing  friendship 
<br  the  amiable  and  gentle  Charles  de  Haldimar ;  tlie  se' 
cond,  Uie  secret,  and  scarcely  to  himself  acknow'cdged, 
interest  which  had  been  created  in  his  heart  for  his  sister 
Clara ;  whom  he  only  knew  from  the  glowing  dcseri|)- 
tions  of  his  friend,  and  the  strong  resemblance  she  was 
said  to  bear  to  him  oy  tlic  other  officers. 

('lara  de  Haldimar  was  the  constant  theme  of  her 
j'ounger  brother's  praise.  Her  image  was  ever  upper, 
most  in  his  thoughts — her  name  ever  hovering  on  his 
lips;  and  when  alone  with  his  friend  Valletort,  it  was  his 
delight  to  dwell  on  the  worth  and  accomplishments  of 
his  amiable  and  beloved  sister.  Then,  indeed,  would  his 
usually  calm  blue  eye  sparkle  with  the  animation  of  his 
subject,  while  his  colouring  cheek  marked  all  the  warmtli 
and  sincerity  with  which  he  bore  attestation  to  her  gen' 
tlcncss  and  her  goodness.  The  heart  of  Charles  de  Hal- 
dimar, soldier  as  he  was,  was  pure,  generous,  and  unso- 
phisticated as  that  of  the  sister  whom  he  so  constantly 
eulogised  ;  and,  while  listening  to  his  eloquent  praises. 
Sir  Everard  learnt  to  feel  an  interest  in  a  being  whom 
all  declared  to  be  the  counterpart  of  her  brother,  as  well 
in  personal  attraction  as  in  singleness  of  nature.  With 
all  his  alFected  levity,  and  notwithstanding  his  early  ini- 
tiation into  fashionable  life — that  matter-o^fact  life  which 
strikes  at  the  existence  of  our  earlier  and  dearer  illusions 
— there  was  a  dash  of  romance  in  the  charaetet'  of  the 
young  baronet  which  tended  much  to  increase  the  plea- 
sure he  always  took  in  the  warm  descriptions  of  his 
friend.  The  very  circumstance  of  her  being  personally 
unknown  to  him,  was,  with  Sir  Everard,  un  additional 
motive  for  interest  in  Misa  dc  Haldimar. 

Imagination  and  mystery  generally  work  their  way 
together;  and  as  there  waa  a  shade  of  mystery  attached 
to  Sir  Everard's  very  ignorance  of  the  person  of  one 
whom  he  admired  and  esteemed  from  report  aione,  ima- 


gination was  not  slow  to  improve  the  opportunity,  and  to 
endow  the  bbject  with  characteristics,  which  perhaps  a 
more  intimate  knowledge  of  the  party  might  have  led 
him  to  quality.  In  this  manner,  in  early  youth,  arc  the 
silken  and  willing  fetters  of  the  generous  and  the  enthu- 
siastic forged.  Wc  invest  some  object,  whose  praises, 
whipcred  secretly  in  the  ear,  have  glided  imperceptibly  to 
the  heart,  with  uU  the  attributes  supplied  by  our  own 
vivid  and  readily  according  imaginations;  and  so  accus- 
tomed do  wc  become  to  linger  on  the  picture,  we  adore 
the  semblance  with  an  ardour  which  the  original  often 
fails  to  excite. 

We  do  not  say  Clara  dc  Haldimar  would  have  fallen 
short  of  the  high  estimate  formed  of  her  worth  by  the  friend 
of  her  brother ;  neither  is  it  to  be  understood.  Sir  Eve- 
rard sulVercd  this  fair  vision  of  his  fancy  to  lead  him  into 
the  wild  and  labyrinthian  patlis  of  boyish  romance. 

Whatever  were  the  impressions  of  the  young  baronet, 
and  however  he  might  have  been  inclined  to  suffer  the 
fair  image  of  the  gentle  Clara,  such  as  he  was  perhaps 
wont  to  paint  it,  to  exercise  its  spell  upon  his  fancy,  cer- 
tain it  is,  he  never  expressed  to  her  brother  more  than 
that  esteem  and  interest  which  it  was  but  natural  he 
should  accord  to  the  sister  of  his  friend.  Neither  had 
Charles  dc  Haldimar,  even  amid  all  his  warmth  of  com- 
mendation, ever  made  the  slightest  allusion  to  his  sister, 
that  could  be  construed  into  a  desire  she  should  awaken 
any  unusual  or  extraordinary  sentiment  of  preference. 
Much  and  fervently  as  he  desired  such  an  event,  there 
was  an  innate  sense  of  decorum,  and  it  may  be  secret 
pride,  that  caused  him  to  abstain  from  any  obseivation 
having  the  remotest  tendency  to  compromise  the  spot- 
less delicacy  of  his  adored  sister ;  and  such  he  would 
have  considered  any  expression  of  his  own  hopes  and 
wishes,  where  no  declaration  of  preference  had  been  pre- 
viously made.  There  was  another  motive  for  this  re- 
serve on  the  part  of  the  young  officer.  The  baronet  was 
an  only  child,  and  would,  on  attaining  his  majority,  of 
which  he  wanted  only  a  lew  months,  become  the  possessor 
of  a  large  fortune.  His  sister  Clara,  on  the  contrary,  had 
little  beyond  her  own  fair  fame  and  the  beauty  transmit- 
ted to  her  by  the  mother  she  had  lost  Colonel  dc  Haldi- 
mar was  a  younger  son,  and  had  made  his  way  through 
life  with  his  sword,  and  an  unblemished  reputation  alone 
— advantages  he  had  shared  with  his  children,  for  the  two 
eldest  of  whom  his  interest  and  long  services  had  pro- 
cured commissions  in  his  own  regiment. 

But  cvon  while  Charles  de  Haldimar  abstained  from  all 
expression  of  his  hopcs^  he  iiad  fully  made  up  his  mind 
that  Sir  Everard  and  his  sister  were  so  formed  for  each 
other,  it  was  next  to  an  impossibility  tliey  could  meet 
without  loving.  In  ono  of  his  letters  to  the  latter,  he  had 
alluded  to  his  friend  in  terms  of  so  high  and  earnest  pane- 
gyric, that  Clara  had  acknowledged,  in  reply,  she  was 
prepared  to  find  in  the  young  baronet  one  whom  she 
should  regard  with  partiality,  if  it  were  only  on  account 
of  the  friendship  subsisting  between  him  and  her  brother. 
This  admission,  however,  was  coiiimunicated  in  confi. 
dencc,  ond  the  young  officer  had  religiously  preserved 
his  sister's  secret. 

These  and  fifty  other  recollections  now  crowded  on  the 
mind  of  tlie  sufferer,  only  to  render  the  intensity  of  his 
anguish  more  complete ;  among  the  bitterest  of  which 
was  the  certainty  that  the  mysterious  events  of  the  past 
night  had  raised  up  an  insuperable  barrier  to  tliis  union ; 
for  how  could  Clara  dc  Haldimar  become  the  wife  of  him 
whose  hands  were,  however  innocently,  stained  with  the 
life-blood  of  her  brotlier !  To  dwell  on  this,  and  the  loss 
of  tliat  brother,  was  little  short  of  madness,  and  yet  Dc 
Haldimar  could  think  of  nothing  else ;  nor  for  a  period 
could  the  loud  booming  of  the  cannon  from  the  ramparts, 
every  report  of  which  shook  his  chamber  to  its  very 
foundations,  call  off  his  attention  from  a  subject  which, 
while  it  pained,  engrossed  every  faculty  and  absorboil 
every  thought.  At  length,  towards  tlie  close,  ho  called 
faintly  to  the  old  and  faithful  soldier,  who,  at  the  foot  of 
the  lied,  stood  watching  every  ohangc  of  his  master's 
countenance,  to  know  the  cause  of  tlie  cannonade.  On 
being  informed  the  batteries  in  the  rear  were  covering  the 
retreat  of  Captain  Erskine,  who,  in  his  attempt  to  obtain 
the  body,  had  been  surprised  by  the  Indians,  a  new  di- 
rection was  temporarily  given  to  his  thoughts,  and  he 
now  manifested  the  utmost  impatience  to  know  the  result. 
In  a  few  minutes  Morrison,  who,  in  defiance  of  the 
surgeon's  strict  order  not  on  any  account  to  quit  the 
room,  had  flown  to  obtain  some  intelligence  which  he 
trusted  might  remove  the  anxiety  of  his  sufTering  mas- 
ter, again  made  his  appearance,  stating  the  corpse  was 
already  secured,  and  close  under  the  guns  of  the  fort,  be- 
neath which  Uie  detachment,  though  notly  awailcd  fVom 
th«  forest,  were  also  fait  retreatin(j^. 


"  And  is  it  really  my  brother,  Morrison  7  Are  jo„ 
quite  certain  that  it  is  Captain  de  Haldimar  ?"  asked  ijit 
young  officer,  in  the  eager  accents  of  one  who,  with  t)i, 
Itillest  conviction  on  his  mind,  yet  grasps  at  the  fainim 
shadow  of  a  consoling  doubt.  "Tell  me  that  it  isnolm, 
brother,  and  half  of  what  I  possess  in  the  world  shall  |i 
yours." 

The  old  soldier  brushed  a  tear  from  his  eye,  "  g,^ 
bless  you,  Mr.  de  Haldimar,  I  would  give  half  my  jtf, 
hairs  to  be  able  to  do  so ;  but  it  is,  indeed,  too  trulv  \i, 
captain  who  has  been  killed,  I  saw  the  very  wingi  (f 
his  regimentals  as  he  lay  on  his  face  on  the  litter." 

Charles  de  Haldimar  groaned  aloud,  "  Oh  liod  I  rj, 
God  1  would  I  had  never  lived  to  see  this  day."  1\i 
springing  suddenly  up  in  his  bed — "  Morrison  where  u, 
my  clothes  ?  I  insist  on  seeing  ray  slaughtered  brotUi 
myself." 

"  Good  Heaven,  sir,  consider,"  said  the  old  man  ig. 
proaching  the  bed,  and  attempting  to  replace  the  cove^ 
ing  which  had  been  spumed  to  its  very  foot, — "  considt, 
you  ore  in  a  burning  fever,  and  the  sUghtest  cold  niii 
kill  you  altogether.  The  doctor's  orders  are,  you  wnt 
on  no  account  to  get  up."  The  effort  made  by  llie  oi 
fortunate  youth  was  momentary.  Faint  from  the  bl««| 
he  had  lost,  and  giddy  from  the  excitement  of  his  feti 
ings,  he  sank  back  exhausted  on  his  pillow,  and  ven 
like  a  child. 

Old  Morrison  shed  tears  also ;  for  his  heart  bled !« 
the  sufferings  of  ono  whnni  he  had  nursed  and  plavt^ 
with  even  in  early  infancy,  ond  whom,  although  hisniu. 
ter,  he  regarded  with  the  affection  he  would  have  botm 
to  his  own  child.  As  he  had  justly  observed,  he  wodI< 
have  willingly  given  half  his  remaining  years  to  be  ibit 
to  remove  the  source  of  the  sorrow  which  so  deeplj  op. 
pressed  him. 

When  this  violent  paroxysm  had  somewhat  suhsidcil.Di 
Haldimar  became  morccom|K)sed;  but  his  was  rathcriku 
composure  which  grows  out  of  tlie  apathy  produced  bt 
overwhelming  grief,  than  the  result  of  any  relief  affotdi 
to  his  suffering  heart  by  the  tears  he  had  shed.  He  InJ 
continued  some  time  m  this  faint  and  apparently  Im 
quil  state,  when  cbnfused  sounds  in  the  barrack-yaid,li|. 
lowed  by  the  raising  of  the  heavy  drawbridge,  announuj 
the  return  of  the  detachment.  Again  he  started  up  i 
his  bed  and  demanded  his  clothes,  declaring  his  inlemin 
to  go  out  and  receive  the  corpse  of  his  murdered  brollw, 
All  opposition  on  the  part  of  the  faithful  Morrison  «'u 
now  likely  to  prove  fruitless,  when  suddenly  the  dovl 
opened,  and  an  officer  burst  hurriedly  into  the  room. 
"  Courage !  courage  !  my  dear  Ete  Haldimar ;  1 
the  bearer  of  good  news.  Your  brother  is  not  tlie  petnl 
who  has  been  slaim"  [ 

Again  De  Haldimx '  sank  back  upon  his  pillow,  oml 
come  by  a  variety  o^  .;cnflicting  emotions,  A  momentitl 
terwards,  and  he  exclai>ned  reproachfully,  yet  almMl 
gasping  with  the  eagerness  of  his  manner, —  I 

"  For  God's  sake,  Sumners — in  the  name  of  cominiil 
humanity,  do  not  trifle  with  my  feelings.    If  you  nmlil 
seek  to  lull  me  with  false  hopes,  you  are  wrong.    I  u 
prepared  to  hear  and  bear  the  worst  at  present;  bull 
be  undeceived  again  would  break  my  heart." 

"  I  swear  to  you  by  every  thing  I  have  been  taughili| 
revere  as  sacred,"  solemnly  returned  Ensign  Summ 
deeply  touched  by  the  affliction  he  witnessed,  "whit I 
state  is  strictly  true.    Captain  Erskine  himself  sent 
to  tell  you." 

"What,  is  he  only  wounded  then?"  and  aglow 
mingled  hope  and  satisfaction  was  visible  even  thtoD 
the  flush  of  previous  excitement  on  the  cheek  of  thei 
ferer.  "  Quick,  Morrison,  give  me  my  clothes.  Wli 
is  in^  brother,  Sumners  ?"  and  again  he  raised  up  i 
debilitated  frame  with  the  intention  of  quitting 
couch. 

"  Do  Haldimar,  my  dear  De  Haldimar,  compose)! 
self,  and  listen  to  me.  Your  brother  is  still  missing,  aidi 
are  as  much  in  the  dark  about  his  fate  as  ever.  Alii 
is  certain  is,  wc  have  no  positive  knowledge  of  hiadc 
but  surely  that  is  a  thousand  times  preferable  to 
horrid  apprehensions  under  which  we  have  all  hit 
laboured." 

"  What  moan  you,  Sumners  ?  or  am  I  so  bcwild 
by  my  sufferings  as  not  to  comprehend  you  clearlj'-j 
Nay,  nay,  forgive  me ;  but  I  am  almost  heart-broknt^ 
this  loss,  and  scarcely  know  what  I  say.    But  vhitj 
it  you  mean?     I  saw  my  unhappy  brother  lying  oil 
common  with  my  own  eyes.  Poor  Valletort  himself- 
here  a  rush  of  bitter  recollections  flashed  on  the  xm 
of  the  young  man,  and  the  tears  coursed  each  ithoi 
pidly  down  his  cheek.     His  emotion  lasted  for  a  fe«i' 
ments,  and  he  pursued, — "  Poor  Valletort  himself  i 
him,  for  he  was  nearly  ai  much  overwhelmed  with  i' 


lion  as  I  wai 
ten  minutes  i 
distinguished 
would  pcrsua 
io  a  corpse,  n 
than  tririiiig  \ 
he  sank  back 
" I  can  casi 
turned  the  sj 
his  companior 
in  truth,  there 

f  whole  affair, 
distinctly  hear 
not  your  broth 
Everard  Vallet 
"  Who  is  th( 
,;j,  to  be  clad  in  th 
it  is  too  absurd 
must  Ih!  mistak 
tlicr  Frederick 
cruel  uncertain 
amine  the  bod 
doubts,  if  possii 
"Most  willin 
moving  toward! 
you  may  make 
Krskine  spoke  v 
"  Have  you  s 
while  on  iuvolun 
"I  have.    He 
quirics;  and  wat 
of  the  murdered 
himsclfl  and  his 
thing  but  a  denia 
"  Oh,  Charles, 
moved  from   my 
!  rushing  to  the  be 
i  tended  hand, — "5 
Almighty  Go 
jDc  Haldimar;  an 
land  gratitude,  he 
ping  and  weeping 
Sumners  had,  v 
iir  Everard  made 
rhole  body  of  offi 
mt  subsisted  betu 
Wc  shall  not  att 
ic  friends  during 
lerview  which  neit 
IC  delight  and  sti 
ited  themselves  on 
tealised,  must  have 
licir  lives  with  the 
With  that  facilitj 
id  susceptible  arc 
niles,  as  some  pow 
irorapt,  tlie  invalid  1 
[ght  of  the  painful 
»t  hig  actual  excitf 
le  melancholy  he  h 
-barlesde  Haldimai 
id  yet  his  beauty  n 
roman,  rather  than  i 
rduous  profession  o 
irk-lashed  eye,  in  w 
[illi  the  soft  but  anin 
Inance,— the  dimple* 
till, — all  these  now  i 
iJ  if  to  these  we  ad( 
id  a  smile  sweet  and 
occoiuit  for  the  reai 
rcil  hi.s  imagination 
tributes  lie  ascribed 
It  was  while  this 
't.v,  he  took  occasioi 
lion  of  De  Haldimi 
iich  his  sister  would 
brother  had  fallen 
icr. 

The  grief  of  my  ovi 

iW  have  been  liule  i 

feelings  during  the 

"ret,  of  the  existonc 

Ignorant  until  the 

myxclf,  for  the  co 

romantic  you  will  n 

J'l.andlhen.asifdcU 

JKenied  to  feel  wouh 

i>  forced  half  laugh 

ive  been  so  much  us 

JMnl  praises  of  your 


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riBon  ?     Are  you  i 
mar  1"  asked  iht 
mo  who,  will)  the 
ipi  at  the  fainttti 
1!  that  it  isnolmt  ' 
ihe  world  iihall  tt  | 

I  his  eye.    "(;r,i  ] 
rive  halt"  my  ctri 
Jced,  loo  truly  \i, 
the  very  wingi  of  | 
III  the  litter." 
i.     "  Oh  Hod !  rj,  I 
I  this  day."    Tki 
klorrison  where  m  | 
ilaughtercd  btolU 

1  the  old  man  ip- 1 
replace  the  coto- 1 
ry  foot, — "  confite  I 
alightest  cold  run  I 
rdora  are,  you  vm 
It  made  by  the  nn  [ 
ttint  from  the  bM  I 
itemcnt  of  his  feel  I 
lis  pillow,  and  vtjt  I 

r  his  heart  bled  f«  I 
nursed  and  pUytll 
m,  although  hla  nuf  I 
ic  would  nave  bom  I 
y  observed,  he  woiU  I 
ning  years  tobeibkl 
r  which  so  deeply  Of.  I 

onicwhat  suhsidcil,Di 

juthiswasrolhertka 

s  apathy  produced  h 

;  of  any  relief  affotW 

ie  had  shed.    He  hi 

t  and  apparently  Im 

1  the  barrack-yaid.W 

Tttwbridge,  annountd 

gain  he  started  up » 

declaring  his  intcBlia! 

'  his  murdered  brolhn. 

faithful  Morrison™ 

1  suddenly  the  d«il 

Jy  into  the  room. 

De  Haldimar ;  1  nl 

ither  is  nottlieperia] 

ipon  his  pillow,  oTO-l 
lotions.  A  moment  i!l 
[oachfuUy,  yet  iJiii«| 
I  manner, — 

lie  name  of  corarMl 
lelings.  If  you  nMll 
|ou  are  wrong.    1  u| 

rst  at  present;  bull 

my  heart." 

[l  have  been  taughiu| 

jed  Ensign  Subim 
Ie  witnessed,  "wtall 
^kinc  himself  sent  i 

jien  ?"  and  a  glo»  < 

Is  visible  even  \hm 

,  the  cheek  of  then 

my  clothes.   Wb 

»ain  he  raised  up  h 

ftion  of  quilting! 

Idimar,  compose  yi 
lis  still  missing,  »iiil| 


t'  n  as  I  was ;  and  eve.n  Morrison  beheld  him  also,  not 
tin  minutes  since,  under  the  very  walls  of  the  fort ;  nay, 
distiriffuished  the  wings  of  liis  uniform;  and  yet  you 
"  yl/persuade  me  my  brother,  instead  of  being  brought 
•  a  corpse,  is  still  missing  and  alive.  This  is  little  bctlor 
[I*  tririing  with  my  wretchedness,  Sumncrs,"  and  again 
■  I '  sank  back  exhausted  on  his  pillow. 

"  1  can  easily  fuigive  your  doubts,  Do  Haldimar,"  re- 
turned the  sympathising  Sumners,  taking  the  hand  of 
his  companion,  and  pressing  it  gently  in  his  own ;  "  for, 
I  in  truth,  there  is  ;i  great  deal  ot  mystery  attached  to  the 
I  whole  affair.  I  have  not  seen  tlio  body  myself;  but  I 
I  distinctly  heard  Captain  Erskino  statu  it  certainly  was 
I  not  your  brother,  and  he  requested  me  to  apprise  both  Sir 
I  Evcrard  Vallctort  and  yourself  of  the  fact." 
I  "  Who  is  the  murdered  man,  then  ?  and  how  comes  ho 
I  to  be  clad  in  the  uniform  ■  :'  one  of  our  officers  ?  Pshaw 
i  |(  j,  loo  absurd  to  be  cretlitcd.  £rskine  is  mistaken — he 
I  ,„„,(  1^  mistaken — it  can  bo  no  other  than  my  poor  hro' 
I  tlicr  Frederick.  Sumncrs,  1  am  sick,  faint,  with  this 
I  cruel  uncertainty:  go,  my  dear  fellow,  at  once,  and  ex- 
I  amine  the  body ;  tlien  return  to  me,  and  satisfy  my 
I  doubts,  if  possible." 

:|     "  Most  willingly,  if  you  desire  it,"  returned  Sumncrs, 
I  moving  towards  the  door;  "but  believe  me,  Ue Haldimar, 
vou  may  make  your  mind   tranquil  on  the  sabjuct — 
"Erskine  spoke  with  certainty." 

"  Have  you  seen  Valietort  ?"  asked  De  Haldimar, 
while  an  involuntary  shudder  pervaded  his  frame. 

"  I  have.  Ho  flew  on  the  instant  to  make  furtiicr  en- 
quiries; and  was  in  the  act  of  going  to  examine  the  body 
ul'thc  miudcrcd  man  when  I  came  here.  But  here  he  is 
himself,  and  liis  countenance  is  the  harbinger  of  any 
thing  but  a  denial  of  my  intelligence." 

"Oh,  Charles,  what  a  weight  of  misery  has  been  re- 
moved from   my   heart!"  exclaimed   that  officer,  now 


ttate  as  ever. 


Aim 


howieage  ofhisdei 
nes  preferable  to  I 
I  we  have  all  hitl" 

am  1  so  bcwili 
Jehend  you  clearlj 
llmost  heartbrokei 
;  I  say.    But  whu; 
[  brother  lying  » 
yalletort  himseb 
lashed  on  the  mw 
pursed  each  tw' 
n  lasted  for  a  fe»' 
Valietort  himself 
trwhelmcdwilh 


Irushing  to  the  hedsido  of  his  friend,  and  seizing  his  ex. 
Itended  hand, — "  Vour  brother,  let  us  hope,  still  lives." 

"  Almighty  God,  1  thank  thee !"  fervently  ejaculated 
iDc  Haldimar;  and  tlien,  overcome  with  joy,  surprise, 
and  gratitude,  he  again  sank  hack  upon  his  pillow,  sob^ 
biug  and  weeping  violently. 
Sumncrs  had,  with  delicate  tact,  retired  the  moment 
lir  Evcrard  made  his  appearance :  for  lie,  as  well  as  the 
'hole  body  of  officers,  was  aware  of  the  close  friendship 
lat  subsisted  between  the  young  men. 
We  shall  not  attempt  to  paint  all  that  passed  between 
,ic  friends  during  the  first  interesting  moments  of  an  in- 
terview which  neither  had  expected  to  enjoy  again,  or 
ic  delight  and  satisfaction  with  which  they  congratu 
ited  themseh'es  on  the  futility  of  those  fears,  which,  i 
fcilised,  must  have  embittered  every  future  moment  of 
heir  lives  with  the  most  harrowing  recollections. 
With  that  facility  with  which  in  youth  the  generous 
id  susceptible  ore  prone  to  exchange  tlieir  tears  fur 
(miles,  as  some  powerful  motive  for  the  reaction  may 
irompt,  Uie  invalid  had  already,  and  for  the  moment,  lost 
ight  of  the  painful  past  in  the  plcasurcablc  present,  so 
lat  his  actual  excitement  was  strongly  in  contrast  with 
le  melancholy  he  had  eo  recently  exhibited.   Never  had 
Ibarles  de  Haldimar  appeared  so  eminently  handsome ; 
nd  yet  his  beauty  resembled  that  of  a  frail  and  delicate 
romaii,  rather  than  that  of  one  called  to  the  manly  and 
rduous  profession  of  a  soldier.    The  large,  blue,  long, 
irk-lashed  eye,  in  which  a  shade  of  languor  harmonised 
[ith  the  soft  but  animated  expression  of  the  whole  coun- 
loanee, — tlic  dimpled  mouth, — the  small,  clear,  and  even 
elh,-~all  these  now  characterised  Charles  de  Haldimar ; 
id  if  to  these  we  add  a  voice  rich,  full,  and  melodious, 
id  a  smile  sweet  and  fascinating,  wo  shall  he  at  no  loss 
accoiut  for  the  readiness  with  which  Sir  Everard  suf- 
red  hi.s  imagination  to  draw  on  the  brother  for  those 
tributes  he  ascribed  to  the  sister. 
It  was  while  this  impression  was  strong  upon  his 
icy,  he  took  occasion  to  remark,  in  reply  to  an  obser- 
lion  of  De  Httldiinar's,  alluding  to  the  despair  with 
lich  bis  sister  would  have  been  seized,  had  she  known 
brother  had  fallen  by  tlio  hand  of  tlie  friend  of  the 
icr. 

1"  The  grief  of  my  own  heart,  Charles,  on  tliis  occasion, 

fuld  have  been  little  inferior  to  her  own.   The  truth  is, 

feelings  during  the  last  three  hours  have  let  me  into 

cret,  of  the  cxistonce  of  which  I  was,  in  a  great  de- 

^  ignorant  until  then :  I  scarcely  know  how  to  ex- 

IS  myself,  for  the  communication  is  so  truly  absurd 

romantic  you  will  not  credit  it."    He  paused,  hesi- 

id,  and  then,  as  if  determined  to  anticipate  the  ridicule 

[seemed  to  feel  would  bo  attached  to  his  confession, 

a  forced  half  laugh  pursued  :  "  The  fact  is,  Charles, 

ive  been  so  much  used  to  listen  to  your  warm  and 

|uent  praises  of  your  sister,  I  liavo  absolutely,  I  will 


not  say  fallen  in  love  with  (that  would  be  going  too  far), 
but  conceived  so  strong  an  interest  in  her,  that  my  most 
ardent  desire  would  be  to  find  favour  in  her  eyes.  What 
sny  you,  my  friend?  are  you  inclined  to  forwnrd  my 
suit ;  and  it  so,  is  tliere  any  chance  for  mc,  think  you, 
with  herself?" 

The  breast  of  Charles  dc  Haldimar,  who  had  listened 
with  deep  and  increasing  attention  to  this  avowal,  swelled 
high  with  plcasurcablc  excitement,  and  raising  himself 
up  in  his  bed  with  one  hand,  white  he  grasped  one  of  Sir 
Evcrard's  with  the  other,  he  exclaimed  with  a  transport 
of  jilTcction  too  forcible  to  ho  controlled, — 

"  Oh,  Vnlletort,  Vallctort !  this  is,  indeed,  all  that  was 
wanting  to  complete  my  happiness.  My  sister  i'AuTa  I 
adore  with  all  the  affection  of  my  nature ;  1  love  her  bet- 
tor  than  my  .own  life,  which  is  wrapped  up  in  hers.  She 
is  an  angel  in  disposition, — all  that  is  dear,  tender,  and 
atfectinnutc, — all  that  is  gentle  and  lovely  in  woman; 
one  whose  welfare  is  dearer  far  to  me  than  my  own,  and 
without  whose  presence  I  could  not  live.  Valietort,  thnt 
prize, — that  treasure,  that  dearer  half  of  myself,  is  yours, 
— yours  for  ever.  1  have  long  wished  you  should  love 
each  other,  and  I  felt,  when  you  met,  you  would.  If  I 
have  hitherto  forborne  from  expressing  this  fondest  wish 
of  my  heart,  it  has  Iwen  from  delicacy — from  a  natural 
fear  of  compromising  the  purity  of  my  adored  Clara. 
Now,  however,  you  have  confessed  yourself  interested, 
by  a  description  that  falls  far  short  of  the  true  merit  of 
that  dear  girl,  I  can  no  longer  disguise  my  grotification 
and  delight.  Vallctort,"  he  concluded,  impressively, 
"  there  is  no  other  man  on  earth  to  whom  I  would  say 
so  much ;  but  you  were  formed  for  each  other,  ond  you 
will,  you  must,  be  the  husband  of  my  sister." 

If  the  youthful  and  affectionate  De  Haldimar  was 
happy.  Sir  Evcrard  was  no  less  so ;  for  already,  with  the 
enthusiasm  of  a  young  man  of  twenty,  ho  painted  to 
himself  the  entire  fruition  of  those  dreams  of  happiness 
that  had  so  long  been  familiarised  to  his  imagination. 

A  single  knock  was  now  heard  at  the  door  of  the 
apartment ;  it  was  o|)ened,  and  a  sergeant  appeared  at 
the  entrance. 

"  The  company  are  under  arms  for  punishment  parade. 
Lieutenant  Vallctort,"  said  the  man,  touching  hij  cap. 

In  an  instant,  the  visionary  prospects  of  the  young 
men  gave  place  to  the  stern  realities  connected  wiUi  that 
announcement  of  punishment.  The  treason  of  Halloway, 
— the  absence  of  Frederick  de  Haldimar, — the  dangers 
by  which  they  were  beset, — and  the  little  present  proba- 
bility of  a  re-union  with  those  who  were  most  dear  to 
them, — all  these  recollections  now  flashed  across  their 
minds  with  the  rapidity  of  thought;  and  the  conversation 
that  had  so  recently  passed  between  Ihcm  seemed  to  leave 
no  other  impression  than  what  is  produced  from  some  vi- 
sionary speculation  of  the  moment 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

As  the  bells  of  the  fort  tolled  the  tenth  hour  of  morn- 
ing, the  groups  of  dispersed  soldiery,  warned  by  the  roll, 
ing  of  the  assembly  drum,  once  more  fell  into  their  re. 
spcctive  ranks  in  the  order  described  in  the  opening  of 
this  volume.  Soon  afterwards  the  prisoner  Halloway 
was  reconducted  into  the  square  by  a  strong  escort,  who 
took  their  stations  as  before  in  the  immediate  centre, 
where  the  former  stood  principally  conspicuous  to  the 
observation  of  his  comrades.  His  countenance  was  paler, 
and  had  less,  perhaps,  of  the  indifTerencc  he  had  pre 
viously  manit'ested  ;  but  to  supply  this  tiicre  was  a  certain 
subdued  air  of  calm  dignity,  and  a  composure  that  sprang, 
doubtless,  from  the  consciousness  of  the  new  character  in 
which  he  now  appeared  before  his  superiors.  Colonel  dc 
Haldimar  almost  immediately  followed,  and  witli  him 
were  the  principal  staff  of  the  garrison,  all  of  whom,  witi 
the  '.'xccption  of  the  sick  and  wounded  and  tlicir  attend- 
onti,  wore  presiut  to  a  man.  The  former  took  from  the 
ha  nis  of  the  adjutant,  Lawson,  a  large  packet,  consisting 
of  several  sheets  of  folded  piiiwr  clowly  written  upon. 
These  were  the  proceedings  of  the  oouf  t  martial. 

After  enumerating  the  several  charges,  and  detailing 
the  evidence  of  the  witnesses  examined,  the  governor 
came  at  length  to  the  finding  and  sentence  of  the  court, 
which  were  as  follows : — 

"  The  court  havingly  duly  considered  the  evidence  ad. 
duced  against  the  prisoner  private  Frank  Halloway,  to- 
gether with  what  he  has  urged  in  his  defence,  are  of 
opinion, — 

"  That  with  regard  to  the  first  charge,  it  is  not  proved. 

"  That  with  regard  to  the  second  charge,  it  is  .not 
proved. 

"  That  with  regard  to  the  third  charge,  even  by  his 
own  voluntary  confession,  the  prisoner  is  guilty. 


"  The  court  having  found  the  prisoner  priviilc  Frank 
Halloway  guilty  of  the  third  charge  prefirred  against^ 
him,  which  is  in  direct  violation  of  a  standing  order  of 
the  garrison  entailing  capital  punislinicnt,  do  hereby 
sentence  him,  the  siiiti  prisoner,  private  Frank  Halloway, 
to  lie  s'lot  to  death  nt  such  time  an<l  place  as  the  officer 
commanding  may  deem  fit  to  ap|Kiint." 

Although  the  utmost  order  p«'rvaded  the  rankp,  every 
breath  had  been  sus|H'ndi'd,  every  car  stretched  during 
the  reading  of  the  sentence ;  and  now  that  it  came  or. 
rayed  in  terror  and  in  blood,  every  glance  was  turned  in 
pity  on  its  unhappy  victim.  But  Halloway  heard  it  with 
the  cars  of  one  who  has  made  up  his  mind  to  cufler; 
ana  the  faint  half  smile  that  played  upon  his  lip  spoke 
more  in  scorn  than  in  sorrow,  t'oloncl  de  Haldimar 
pursued : — 

"  The  court  having  found  it  imperatively  incumbent 
on  them  to  award  the  punishment  of  death  to  the  pri- 
soner, private  Frank  Halloway,  nt  the  same  time  gladly 
ovail  themselves  of  their  privilege  by  strongly  rccoiii- 
mcnding  him  to  merry.  'I'he  court  cannot,  in  justice  to 
the  character  of  the  prisoner,  refrain  from  expressing  their 
unanimous  conviction,  that  notwithstonding  the  myste- 
rious circumstances  which  have  led  to  his  confinement 
and  trial,  he  is  entirely  innocent  of  the  treachery  ascribed 
to  him.  The  court  have  founded  this  conviction  on  tho 
excellent  character,  both  on  duty  and  in  the  field,  hitherto 
borne  by  the  prisoner, — his  well  known  attachment  to 
the  officer  with  whose  abduction  he  stands  charged, — 
and  the  manly,  open,  and  (as  the  court  arc  satisfied)  cor- 
rcet  history  given  of  his  former  life.  It  is,  moreover,  tho 
impression  of  the  court,  that,  as  stated  by  the  prisimer, 
his  guilt  on  the  third  charges  has  been  the  result  only  of 
his  attachment  for  Captain  de  Haldimar.  And  for  this, 
and  the  reasons  above  assigned,  do  they  strongly  recom- 
mend the  prisoner  to  mercy. 

(Signed)  "  Noei.  Bi.EssiXfiTON, 

C'uptain  and  President. 

"  Sentence  approved  and  confirmed. 

"ClMRI.KS  UE  H.\LDI>IAR, 

Colonel  Commandant." 

While  these  concluding  remarks  of  the  court  were  be- 
ing  read,  the  prisoner  inanil'estcd  the  deepest  emotion.  If 
a  smile  of  scorn  had  previously  played  upon  his  lip,  it 
was  because  he  fancied  the  court,  before  whom  he  hod 
sought  to  vindicate  his  fame,  had  judged  him  with  a 
severity  not  inferior  to  his  colonel's ;  but  now  that,  in 
the  presence  of  his  companions,  he  heard  the  flattering 
attestation  of  his  services,  coupled  even  as  it  was  with 
the  sentence  that  condemned  him  to  die,  tears  of  gratitude 
and  pleasure  rose  despite  of  himself  to  his  eyes ;  and  it 
required  all  his  self-command  to  enable  him  to  abstain 
from  giving  expression  to  his  feelings  towards  those  who 
had  BO  generously  interpreted  the  motives  of  his  derelic- 
tion from  duty.  But  when  the  melancholy  and  startling 
fact  of  the  approval  and  confirmation  of  the  sentence  met 
his  ear,  without  the  slightest  allusion  to  that  mercy  which 
had  been  so  urgently  recommended,  he  again  overcame 
his  weakness,  and  exhibited  his  wonted  air  of  calm  and 
unconcern. 

"  Let  the  prisoner  be  removed,  Mr.  Lawson,"  ordered 
the  governor,  whose  stern  and  somewhat  dissatisfied  ex- 
pression of  cdunlcnnnce  was  the  only  comment  on  tho 
recommendation  for  mercy. 

The  order  was  promptly  executed.  Once  more  Hallo- 
way left  the  square,  and  wos  reconducted  to  the  cell  he 
had  occupied  since  the  preceding  niglit. 

"  Major  Black  water,"  pursued  the  governor,  "  let  a  de- 
tachment consisting  of  one  half  tlic  garrison  be  got  in 
readiness  to  leave  the  fort  within  the  hour.  Captain 
Wcntwortli,  three  pieces  of  field  artillery  will  lie  required. 
Let  them  be  got  ready  also."  He  then  retired  from  the 
area,  while  the  officers,  who  had  just  received  his  com. 
mands,  prepared  to  fulfil  the  respective  duties  assigned 
them. 

Since  the  first  alarm  of  the  garrison  no  opportunity 
had  hitherto  been  afforded  the  officers  to  snatch  the 
slightest  refreshment.  Advantage  was  now  taken  of  the 
short  inteival  allowed  by  the  governor,  and  they  all  re- 
paired to  the  mess-room,  where  tlicir  breakfast  had  long 
since  been  provided. 

"  Well,  Blessington,"  remarked  Captain  Erskine,  as 
he  filled  his  plate  fi>r  the  third  time  from  a  large  haunch 
of  smoke-dried  venison,  for  which  his  recent  skirmish 
with  the  Indians  Imd  given  him  an  unusual  relish, "  so  it 
appears  your  recommendation  of  poor  Halloway  to  mercy 
is  little  likely  to  be  attended  to.  Did  you  remark  how 
displeased  the  colonel  looked  as  he  bungled  through  it? 
One  might  almc^t  be  tempted  to  think  he  had  an  interest 


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in  the  mail's  dciiUi,  so  (icturiiiiuud  dcxa  lie  appear  to  curry 
his  point." 

Although  severiil  ot'  his  coin|>anion9,  |)€rliaps,  felt  and 
tliou(;lit  tlio  same,  still  there  wus  no  one  who  would  have 
ventured  to  avow  his  real  sentiinents  in  so  un(|uulified  u 
nianiier.  Indeed  nueli  an  ohservation  proeeediiifj  Iroiii 
the  lips  of  any  fitlier  otVieer  would  have  exeited  the  utinosl 
surprise;  butt'aptain  Krskine,  a  brave,  hnhl,  I'rank,  and 
soinewliat  tlioujjhtU'KS  soldi'  r,  was  one  of  those  beinjr:< 
who  arc  privileged  to  say  any  Ihinj;,  His  opinions  were 
usually  expressed  without  eercniony;  and  his  speech  was 
not  the  most  eircunis|M?('t  nnir,  as  since  his  return  to  the 
fort  he  had  swallowed,  fasting,  two  or  three  glasses  of  a 
favourite  spirit,  which,  without  intoxicating,  had  greatly 
excited  him. 

"  I  remarked  enough,"  said  Cajitain  Blessington,  who 
sal  leaning  his  head  on  one  hand,  while  with  the  other 
lie  occasionally,  and  almost  meehanieally,  raised  a  cnp 
filled  with  a  licpiid  of  a  pale  blood  colour  to  his  lips, — 
"  (luitc  enough  to  make  me  regret  from  my  very  soul  1 
should  have  lieeii  his  principal  judge.  I'oor  llalloway,! 
pily  liiin  niiuh;  for,  on  my  honour,  I  believe  liiiii  to  bo 
the  goiillcini.n  lie  represents  himself." 

"  A  liner  fellow  dm-s  not  live,"  remarked  the  last  re. 
niaining  otUcer  of  the  grenadiers.  "  Hut  surely  C'olonel 
de  Ilaldiniar  cannot  mean  to  carry  the  sentence  into 
clfect.  The  reconiinendation  of  a  court,  couched  in  such 
terms  as  those,  ought  alone  to  have  some  weight  with 
him." 

"  It  is  quite  clear,  from  tlic  fact  of  his  having  liccn  re- 
manded to  his  cell,  the  execution  of  the  [loor  lellow  will 
be  deferred  at  least,"  observed  one  of  Captain  Krskine's 
subalterns.  "  If  the  governor  had  intendeil  he  should 
BulTcr  immediately,  he  would  have  had  him  shot  the  mo. 
nient  after  his  sentence  was  read.  I!ut  what  is  the 
ineaiiiiig  and  object  of  this  new  sortie  I  and  whither  are 
wc  now  "■oin,i?  Do  yon  know,  Captain  Krskine,  our 
company  is  again  ordered  for  this  duty.'" 

"  Know  it,  Leslie!  of  course  I  do;  and  fiir  that  reason 
nm  I  paying  my  court  tA  tli<^  more  substantial  part  of  the 
breakfast,  (^oiiie,  IJIessington,  my  dear  fellow,  you  have 
quite  lost  your  ap|K'titc,  and  we  may  have  sharp  work  Ik'- 
fore  we  get  back.  Follow  my  example :  throw  that  nasty 
blood-thickening  sassafras  away,  mid  lay  a  foundation 
from  this  venison.  None  sweeter  is  to  bti  found  in  the 
forests  of  America.  A  few  sliees  of  that,  and  then  a  glass 
each  of  my  iK'st  .Ininaica,  and  wc  shall  have  strength  to 
go  through  the  cx|Mdilion,  if  its  object  bo  the  capture  of 
Uie  iKild  I'onteac  hiniself." 

"  I  presume  the  object  is  rather  to  seek  for  Captflin  de 
Haldimar,"  said  Lieutenant  Hoyce,  the  olVieer  of  grena- 
diers i  "  but  in  tlial  case  why  not  send  out  his  own  com- 
pany i" 

"  Becauso  the  colonel  prefers  I  rusting  to  cooler  heads 
and  more  ex|H'rieneed  arms,"  gmxl-humouredly  oliserved 
(.'aptain  Krskine.  "  lilessinglon  is  our  senior,  and  his 
men  are  all  old  stagers.  .Afy  lads,  too,  have  had  their 
mettle  up  already  this  morning,  and  there  is  nothing  like 
that  to  prepare  iin  n  for  u  dash  of  enterprise.  Il  is  with 
them  a.s  with  blood  lioriis,  the  more  you  put  them  on 
(heir  s|>ee(l  the  less  anxious  are  they  to  quit  the  course. 
Well,  .lohns'one,  my  brave  Scot,  ready  for  another  skir- 
mish f"  he  asked,  as  that  ollieer  now  entered  to  salisly 
the  cravings  of  an  apjH'titu  little  inferior  to  that  of  his 
captain. 

"  With  '  Nunquam  non  paralus'  fur  my  mollo,"  gaily 
returned  the  young  man,  "it  werr  odd,  iiulerd,  ifa  mere 
Bcratch  like  tliis  should  prevent  im  iVom  edahlishing  my 
I'laim  to  it  by  following  wherever  iiiy  gallant  ca  lain 
leads." 

"Most  conrleonsly  spoken,  and  little  in  thn  spirit  ol 
a  man  vcl  smarting  under  the  inlllelicmof  a  rille  wound, 
it  must  ho  confessod,"  rrniarked  liientenant  Leslie, 
"  But,  .lulinslnnc,  you  should  twar  in  mind  a  lisi  close 
adliorcncn  to  that  motto  has  been,  in  some  degrei',  liilal 
to  your  (iiniily." 

"  No  relleellons,  Leslie,  if  you  please,"  rptnriic-d  ins 
brnthvr  suballern,  slightly  reddnning.  "  If  the  lieud  ol 
our  family  was  unfoiinnatn  enough  to  lio  considered  a 
traitor  to  Kiigland,  he  was  not  so.  at  least  (o  Seotlanil! 
and  Seolland  was  the  land  of  his  birth,  lint  lei  lii«|Hi. 
litical  eirors  bn  IbrgollPii.  Though  the  winged  spur  no 
longer  ailorii  thn  IsKiteil  lirel  id°  an  enrl  of  Annandale. 
the  lime  may  not  bo  far  distant  when  somo  liberal  anl 
impular  monnreh  of  Kngland  shall  ustoro  a  lille  forfoil- 
ed  neither  Ihriingh  eowardico  nor  dishnnnnr,  but  from 
nn  (TrnneoMs  sense  of  duly." 

"'I'hat  is  lo  sny,"  multeri-l  Knsign  Dolme,  looking 
round  liir  approval  as  ho  sjHiko,  "  that  our  present  kiiip 
IB  iioitlicr  liboral  nor  impular.    Wsll,  Mr.  Juhnstuiio, 


wem  such  an  observation  to  reach  the  cars  of  Colonel 
de  Haldimar  you  would  stand  a  very  fair  ulmncc  of  being 
Lrought  to  a  court  martial." 

"  That  is  to  say  nothing  of  the  kind,  sir,"  somewhat 
lioicely  retorted  tlio  young  Scot;  "  but  any  thing  I  do 
say  yon  are  at  liberty  to  repeat  to  v'olonol  do  Haldimar, 
or  whom  you  will.  I  cannot  understand,  Leslie,  why 
you  should  liavo  made  any  allusion  to  the  inisliirtunes 
of  my  family  at  this  particular  moment,  and  in  this  pub 
lie  manner.  I  trust  il  was  not  with  a  view  to  olfeiid 
me;"  and  he  fixed  his  largo  black  eyes  ii|k)Ii  his  brother 
subaltern,  as  if  lie  would  have  read  every  thoughl  of 
Ills  mind. 

"  I'pon  my  honour,  Johnstone,  I  meant  nothing  of  the 
kind,"  frankly  returned  Leslie.  "1  merely  meant  lo  hint 
that  as  you  had  had  your  share  of  service  this  niurniiig, 
yon  might,  ut  least,  have  sulVered  ine  lo  borrow  your 
-ipurs,  while  you  leposed  for  the  piesoni  on  ymir  laurels." 

"  There  are  my  gay  and  gallant  Sects,"  exelaimod 
Captain  Krskine,  as  ho  swalioweil  otV  a  glass  of  the  old 
Jamaica  which  lay  before  him,  and  with  which  he 
usually  neutralised  the  acidities  of  a  meat  breakfast. 
.Settled  like  gonlleiiien  and  lads  of  spirit,  as  ye  are," 
ho  pursued,  as  tlio  young  men  cordially  shook  each 
other's  hand  across  the  table.  "  What  an  enviable  com. 
mand  is  mine,  to  have  a  company  of  brave  (cllows  who 
would  tiicc  the  devil  himself  were  il  necessary  ;  and 
two  hot  and  impatient  subs.,  who  aro  ready  to  cut  each 
other's  throat  for  tlio  pleasure  of  accompanying  mo 
against  a  sot  of  savages  that  arc  lilllo  lioller  than  so 
many  devils.  Come,  .lohnstone,  you  know  the  ("olonel 
allows  us  but  one  sub.  at  a  time,  in  consequence  of  our 
scarcity  of  oiKccrs,  llierelbre  il  is  but  fair  Leslie  should 
have  his  turn.  It  will  not  bn  long,  I  daro  say,  before 
we  shall  have  another  brush  with  the  rascals." 

'  In  my  opinion,"  observed  Captain  Hlcssington,  who 
had  been  a  silent  and  tlionglilliil  wilnesH  of  what  was 
passing  around  him,  "neither  Leslie  nor  .lohnstone 
would  evince  so  much  anxiety,  were  tiioy  aware  of  the 
true  nature  of  the  duty  for  which  our  eompiinics  have 
been  ordered.  l)e|)end  n|>on  it,  it  is  no  soarch  after 
Captain  do  Haldimar  in  which  wo  aro  about  to  ho  en. 
gaged;  for  much  as  the  colonel  loves  his  son,  he  would 
on  no  account  compromise  the  safety  of  the  garrison, 
by  sending  a  party  into  the  forest,  where  poor  Do  Hal- 
dimar, if  alive,  is  at  all  likely  to  bo  Ibuud." 

"  b'aith  yon  are  right,  Hlcssington ;  the  governor  is 
not  one  to  run  these  sort  of  risks  on  every  occasion. 
My  chief  surprise,  indeed,  is,  that  ho  sntlercd  nie  to 
venture  oven  u|)on  the  coi.nnnn  ;  but  if  we  aro  not  de. 
signed  for  some  hostile  expedition,  why  leave  the  IbrI 
at  all  ?" 

'  The  question  will  need  no  answer,  if  Hullowoy  be 
found  to  accompany  us." 

'I'slia!  why  should  llalloway  bo  taken  out  for  the 
purpose?  If  he  lie  shot  at  all,  ho  will  he  shot  on  the 
ramparts,  in  tlio  ple^en^n  ol",  and  as  an  example  to,  the 
whole  garrison.  Still,  on  retlcelion,  I  cannot  but  think 
it  impfissible  the  sentence  should  bo  carried  into  full 
tfect,  after  the  strong,  nay,  the  alinusl  unpreei'dcnled 
reconimendiition  to  mercy  recorded  on  the  face  of  the 
proceedings." 

Captain  Hlcssington  shook  his  head  despondlngly 
"What  think  yon,  Krskine,  of  the  pcdiey  of  making  nn 
example,  which  inny  Isi  witnessnd  by  the  enemy  as  ivc 
IS  the  gcirri.inn  ?  It  is  evident,  from  liis  demeanour 
throngliont,  nothing  will  convince  the  colonel  that  Itnl- 
lowiiy  is  not  a  traitor,  and  he  may  think  it  iidvi-nble  t'. 
itrik'o  terror  in  the  iniiids  of  the  savages,  by  an  exerii. 
tioii  which  will  have  llioptTect  of  showing  ihe  (reason 
if  the  snhliir  to  havo  been  discoveied." 

In  thi"  opinion  nmny  of  the  ollirrrs  eeneurreil; 

and  as  the  liite  of  the  niiM-rtuniiti'  Hal.  ay  began  to 
:\s«iinie  a  churacter  of  almost  ceil;iinte,  even  the  spirit 
of  the  giillant  Kr«kine,  the  least  subdued  liv  llie  recent 
ili"iressing  I'vents,  was  nverelouded;  and  all  siinlt,  ns  it 
l>v  one  consent,  into  silent  eommniiion  wi'li  tliilr 
Ihiiugbts,  as  they  ahiiost  meclianieally  eoiiiplited  til 
meal,  at  which  habit  lather  than  ap|H!tite  still  eoiitinnnd 
them.  Helbte  any  of  tliemhad  yet  risen  from  the  table, 
;i  loud  and  piercing  srrram  met  their  ears  finiii  hIiIioiiI  ; 
iind  so  quick  and  universal  was  the  inovenient  It  pn 
diieeil,  that  its  oelin  had  scarcely  vol  died  awiiy  In  (lis- 
tanre,  when  the  whole  of  tlin  liiealifaBt  parly  had  issued 
from  I  lie  room,  and  won' already  speclalors  of  the  eiiu-ie 

As  the  (iHicers  now  pnssed  from  the  mess-roiim  nearlv 
oppo-site  to  (he  gate,  tiiev  iiliserved,  at  that  part  of  llic 
barracks  wliirh  ran  at  right  angles  with  il,  and  iinnie 
diately  in  front  id"  the  apartment  of  the  younger  I)r 
Ilaldiniar,  wlienco  ho  Imd  ajipareiilly  just  issued,  I  he 


governor,  struggling,  though  gently,  lo  disengage  liim. 
self  from  a  feinulo,  who,  with  disordered  hail  and  drc,} 
lay  almost  prubtialu  ii|Hin  (he  piazza,  and  elaspiijir  |,J 
booted  leg  with  an  cncigy  evidently  burrowed  Iniin  H;,. 
most  rooted  despair.  The  quii:k  eye  of  the  lKui;;liiy 
man  had  already  rested  on  the  group  of  ollicers  ilrauj 
by  the  scicam  of  the  supplicant.  Nun;biirs,  loo,  of  tin 
men,  attracted  by  the  same  cause,  wero  collected  in 
fiont  of  their  respective  block-lionscs,  and  looking  |>(,n 
the  windows  of  the  rooms  in  which  they  were  ,i|>„ 
bicakfastiiig,  preparatory  to  the  expcdii  ion.  Vcxoil  iimj 
irritated  beyond  incasuie,  ut  being  thus  made  a  (oii^iiii. 
cuous  object  of  observation  to  his  inliiriors,  Ihe  niibiiid. 
iiig  governor  made  u  violent  and  successful  elliirtio 
disengago  his  leg;  and  then,  without  uttering  a.  wcirii 
or  otherwise  noticing  the  unhappy  being  who  Iny  r\, 
tended  at  his  Ic'cl,  ho  stalked  across  (lie  parade  to  Iik 
apartments  at  the  op|M>silu  angle,  without  appianiinio 
manitcst  the  .'•lightest  euesLiousness  of  the  scene  Uqi 
hud  an  akeiied  such  universal  ultcntion. 

S'vcral  of  the  oftieers,  among  whom  was  Captain  lllis. 
singlon,  now  hastciu'd  to  (he  assistance  of  the  teriiali 
whom  all  had  recognised,  from  the  first,  to  be  the  iii|(. 
resting  and  unhappy  wife  of  Halloway.  Many  nf  llif 
comrades  of  the  latter,  who  had  been  pained  ami  pityinj 
s|R'eta(ors  of  the  scene,  also  advanced  tiir  the  saiiic  |uir. 
pose  ;  but,  on  perceiving  their  object  anticipated  bvtiicit 
superiors,  they  withdrew  (o  (he  block  .houses,  whtiuc 
t  hey  had  issued.  Never  was  grief  more  forcibly  di'iiirlfi 
than  in  (ho  whole  ap|H'arance  of  this  unlbrtunalt  woniim; 
never  did  anguish  assume  a  charucler  more  lillirf  i,  I 
touch  the  soul,  or  lo  cominand  respect.  Her  loiij;  liir 
hair,  that  had  hitherto  In'on  hid  under  the  coarse  iiidi 
cap,  usually  worn  by  the  wives  of  the  soldiers,  was  coir 
divc-ited  of  all  fastening,  and  lay  shadowing  a  while  i 
polished  Imsom,  which,  in  her  violent  struggles  to  iliiain  j 
the  governor,  had  burst  from  its  rude  but  modest  rnr. 
.'iiieiiient,  and  was  now  displayed  in  all  the  d.i7.'/.liiig  iKIi. 
caey  of  youth  and  sex.  If  the  ofVicers  gazed  for  a  mo.  I 
ment  with  (^xciti  d  look  U[)on  charms  that  had  long  Iron 
strangers  lo  their  sight,  and  of  an  order  tlicy  hau 
little  deemed  to  find  in  Kllcn  Hallowuy,  it  was  hut  tin 
involiintnry  tribute  rendered  by  nature  unto  licnnlr.  i 
The  depth  and  sacrcdness  of  that  sorrow,  which  liiiil  Iril 
the  wretched  wonion  unconscious  of  her  exposure,  in  Ihf 
instant  afterwards  imposed  a  check  upon  ndiiiirntion, 
which  each  felt  lo  lie  a  violation  of  (he  first  priiui|il« »i'  I 
human  delicacy,  and  the  feeling  was  repressed  allUll^llB 
(he  inomenl  that  gave  it  birth. 

They  were  iinmediatcly  in  front  of  the  room  eccuiiinl  I 
by  Charles  de  llahlimar,  in  (he  pinz.za  of  which  wrrr  1 1 
I'vw  old  chairs,  on  which  Ihe  ollicers  were  in  the  haliiloi'| 
llnowing  themselves  during  tlic  heat  of  the  day.  (In  I 
one  of  these  Captniii  Hlcssington,  assisted  by  Ilie  oilir.r  [ 
of  greninliers,  now  s<vi(ed  the  suH'ering  and  sebliiiid  wilt  I 
of  llalloway.  His  first  enre  was  to  repiiir  Ihe  di'iorAi 
of  her  dress;  and  never  was  the  same  otlice  niTtiirmiil| 
by  man  with  grealir  delieney,  or  iihsence  ofliviliktl 
those  who  witnessed  il.  This  wns  Ihe  first  innniinl  nfl 
her  consciousness.  The  iii\ioliihility  of  inndesty  llril 
moment  rose  paramount  I'Mutothe  desolntimi  nriml 
heart,  and  piiKing  rndely  aside  the  hand  that  rrposiJiin.r 
avoidably  upon  her  person,  the  poor  woman  slnrliil  I'rnuj 
her  seal,  and  looked  wildly  abnut  her,  as  if  eiiiliavoiirin;[ 
to  identify  those  by  whom  she  was  Fiirroiiiiili  il.  Hull 
wh(  11  she  observed  the  pitying  gaze  of  the  ollicers  fivJl 
upon  her,  in  ciirncslness  and  commiserntion,  htmI  liurjl 
the  brncvdlent  ncectils  of  the  ever  kind  llli'SKilisI 'iio  f 
Imrting  her  to  composure,  her  weeping  iHcaiiii'  iih'HI 
\inleiil  and  her  snb.^i  more  convulsive.  Captain  llli^siii;.! 
ton  threw  nn  arm  round  her  wiiist  to  prevent  Iht  1 
filling;  and  then  niotioniiig  lo  two  or  (lirce  woniia"'! 
the  I'limpniiy  to  whiili  her  hu:li:ind  was  ntliirliril. witl 
stood  at  a  little  distance,  in  front  of  one  of  the  lil«r 
housi's,  prepnred  lo  deliver  her  over  to  Ihcir  elmrp'. 

"  No,  no,  not  yet !"  burst  i.l  lenglli  from  the  llp»  rfll«| 
■■-niii-rd  woman,  as  she  shrank  from  the  iiide  lint  »il| 
iiitrntioned  touch  of  the  syinpiitlii-.ing  nsslhtniils  «Ul 
liiiil  promptly  answered  the  signil;  (hrii,  as  if  (ilKymfl 
some  111  w  diri'ilinn  of  her  fillings, some  new  iin|iiik<'l 
her  grief,  she  lilicraled  herself  from  the  sbulit  (;riiJ|'" 
Cipliiin  nil  ssiiii;(on,  turned  suddenly  round,  nnil,  Ulfll 
any  one  enidil  nntirip.ile  the  miiviininl,  rnlcinl  iin  i'|>'l 
ing  on  Ihe  pi;i<yii,  rai-ad  the  litdi  of  a  dimr  Hitiialrilill 
its  eitreniity,  and  was,  in  (he  next  instant,  in  llir  af^U 
nieni  of  the  younger  De  llnldimar. 

The  i;ii  111'  lliit  nut  the  lyes  of  Ihe  olllecrii,  hIiowI 
f.illowid  1  lie  iifti  r  her,  was  inie  wi  II  culiulalid  Iniiuinl 
an  iinpi'i  oilnii  lai  the  hearl.i  even  of  the  most  iiisrn<ili| 
In  the  di'sii.iir  luid  rcckleoaiu'ai*  vf  her  (xtrciuc  xna 


riH.ii  to  Iw 


lii'i'il  at  sliiki 


WACODSTA,  OR   TlIK  IMIOI'IIECY. 


22:] 


0  ili~:eng;i|;ii  liiin. 
^d  linii  and  dro.-), 

uiid  (■lii!i|iii;i;  lijj 
uriuwcd  I'riiiii  Uie 

1  of  ll:o  luLujl.iy 
of  (illiccra  drimi, 
ii'.bijrs,  liio,  of  llic 
ivcro  tollcclrd  m 

uiid  lonliiiij,'  frcm 
h  llicy  wirp  aU 
nion.  Vi'.vcdaiiil 
us  iiiiiili!  n  iiins|ii. 
iriors,  the  iiiibi'iu]. 
sucnespful  clliirl  lo 
L  uUeriti);  a  wuic, 
eiiiK  wlio  Iny  i\. 
tlio  pariido  lo  Ins 
llioui  ii|i|»'nriii:iii 
111'  Uio  fci'iiu  llui 

Ml. 

I  wna  C'niitniii  llli-i. 
iii'e  of  tlie  tViniili, 
iri<t,  lo  Im!  the  ink. 
,vuy.     Many  nf  liir 
pained  ami  |iilyiiij: 
I  fiir  the  same  \m:. 
anticipated  by  tlinr 
oeV  ■house!',  wlitni! 
jrc  forcibly  di'iiirld 
imlbrtimate  woimn; 
eter  more  lillid  li 
lect.     Her  loii;!  lair 
ider  the  eoarsi-  mA 
ic  soldierH,  was  nim 
idowiiiK  a  whilr  ami 
it  striigplen  to  (lilain 
ndn  but  iiKidest  rw. 
nil  the  d.i7.v.tiii|;  iloli- 
eers  pn7.ed  fur  a  inc<- 
IS  that  had  loiiKlm 
an   order    they  \m 
)\viiy,  it  was  li"t  Ik 
iintiirc    unio  iH'aiily, 
orrow,  whieh  hiiii  lfl\ 
if  her  exposure,  in  lh( 
[ck  upon  udinirnlion, 
the  first  priiiei|ilcjrl 
IS  repressed  nliuo>l  in 


llio  yoiin;;  w 

iijiim 

with 


ill'  of  llttliovvay  liad  aheiuly  thrown  hersi-lf 


her  krieei  at  the  bed  side  nf  the  siek   oHieer  ;  iin<l, 
her  hands  upraised  and   firmly  clasperl   tojrellier, 

ngiilnriv 
that  hail 


was  now  siipi 


iin!>|ilieiliii<r  him  in  tones, contrast i 

sorrow 


lie 


only  to  Ihe  treason  of  llalloway.     Will  there  is 


a  liop( 


\  ilotiieliinent  is  to  leave  Mie  tort  within  the  hour,  and 


ll,,lloway  is  le 
inlends  (hi 


'oinpanv  Ihem. 


It 


Ix 


s  liieasure  onlv  wi' 


ilh  a  view  lci  lerr 


liv  1 


iiy  fiithi 
lini  inl< 


111  lliiir  ircnueness  with  the  depth  of  tl 

rcniliri'd  lier  thus  re/^ardless  of  appearances,  and  iiisen- 

(ihlc!  to  ohservation. 

"Oh,  Mf'  <l"  UalJiniar  I"  she  implored,  "in  the  name 
nl'Ciud  and  of  our  blessed  Saviour,  if  you  would  save  me 
iVoiii  madness,  intercede  for  my  unhappy  husband,  and 
■iresorve  liim  from  the  horrid  fate  that  awaits  him.  You 
are  too  (;ood,  too  freiitle,  too  amiable,  to  reject  the  prayer 
of  a  heart-broken  woman.  Moreover  Mr.  de  llalih- 
niir"  she  proceeded,  with  deeper  energy,  while  she 
cui'lit  and  pressed,  between  her  own  while  and  blooilless 
Iciiids  one  nearly  as  delicate  that  lay  extended  near  her. 
"consider  all  my  dear  hut  unfortuiiale  husband  has  done 
for  vonr  family.  Think  of  the  blood  he  onee  spill  in  the 
ilfl'i'nee  of  your  brother's  life;  that  brother,  through 
wiioia  iiloni'j  oh  (iod  1  he  is  now  cnndenmed  to  die.  Call 
lo  niiiiJ  the  days  and  niglit-  of  anunisli  I  passed  near  his 
couch  ofsulVcrinfT,  when  yet  writ'ini;  beneath  the  wound 
aimed  at  the  life  of  (.'aptaiii  d"  llaldimar.  Alnii(;lity 
IVovidenec !"  she  pursued,  in  the  sanii!  iiiipassioncil  yet 
iilainlivo  voice,  "  why  is  not  Miss  dlara  her<'  to  plead  tlie 
cauHC  of  the  innoceni,  and  to  touch  the  stubltorn  heart  of 
her  ineri^iless  father  ?  She  would,  indeed,  move  heaven 
and  earth  to  save  the  life  of  him  to  whom  she  so  otlen 
vowed  eternal  (jratitudo  and  ackiiowleil);meiit.  Ah,  she 
little  •reams  of  his  daiifjcr  now  ;  or,  if  prayer  and  inter- 
cosnion  could  avail,  my  husband  should  yet  live,  and  this 
Icrrilile  striijujle  at  my  heart  would  be  no  more." 

Overeonie  bv  her  emotion,  the  unfortunate  woman 
sutTered  her  nchin(;  head  to  droop  ii|xiii  the  edjje  of  Ihe 
bod,  and  her  sobhin);  lH?eamu  so  painfully  violenl.that  all 
who  heard  her  ex|)ceted,  at  every  nioment,  some  fatal 
termination  to  her  iiuuioderatc  prief.  Cliurles  de  Ilahli- 
inar  was  little  less  nlVeeted  ;  and  his  sorrow  was  the  more 
hitter,  as  he  had  just  proved  the  utter  iiiellieaey  of  any 
tliini;  i.i  the  slia|)C  of  appeal  to  his  iullcxiblu  Hither. 

"Mm.  llalloway,  my  dear  Mrs.  llalloway,  compose 
yoiiriieltV'  said  ('aptain  lllessin;;ton,  now  npproachin|;, 
aud  oiideavonrinsr  to  raise  her  pently  from  the  tloor,  on 
wliieh  she  still  knelt,  while  her  liaiids  even  more  (irmly 
gra«|)ed  tliut  of  De  llaldimar.  "You  arc  ill,  very  ill, 
and  the  coiise")uenees  of  this  dreadful  excitement  may  be 
fatal.  He  advised  by  me,  and  retire.  1  have  desired  my 
rio.ii  to  be  prepuri'd  for  you,  and  !Ser;feniit  Wilmol's 
wife  Khali  reinain  with  you  as  lonir  as  you  may  reipiire  il. 
"No,  no,  no  1"  she  afi.iin  exelaimed  with  enerffy ; 
"wlinleare  1  for  my  own  wretched  life — my  Is'lovediuid 
unlia|i|iy  luishaiid  is  to  die.  Oil  (ioditodie  without 
(taili— lo  !«•  cut  olf  ill  his youtli — to  be  shot  as  a  traitor — 
and  lliat  simply  lor  otiryini;  thu  wishes  of  the  ollicer 
whom  he  loved! — the  son  of  the  iiinii  who  now  Hpnrns  all 
Mi|i|illealloii  from  his  presence,  ll  is  inhuman,  il  is  im- 
ja<l— mil  Heaven  will  pniiiBi,  w..eliaril-he,irti'd  man  wbu 
murders  him — yes,  iiiunlers  him  !  for  such  a  pmiislmieiil 
I  lor  such  ail  olfeiiee  is  nolhiiiir  lesKthaii  miiriler."  Aci'iii 
Kliu  wept  liillerly,aiiil  as  (^iptaiti  lllessini;lim  still  essayid 
III  soollie  anil  raise  her : — "  No,  no  !  I  will  not  leave  lliis 
Uljol,"  she  eo  ilinued ;  "I  will  not  ipiit  the  side  of  i\Ir. 
(If  llnldiiiiar,  until  he  pliilifes  himself  to  inlereede  liir  my 
l|«Kir  husliand.  It  is  his  duly  losave  Ihe  life  id'  him  who 
JMVcd  his  hrollier's  life;  and  (Jod  anil  liuiiian  jiisliee  are 
|\vith  my  appeal.  Oh,  tell  me,  llien,  Mr.  do  lliildiinar, — 
if  you  would  save  my  wnielied  heart  from  breakiiii;, — 
lliH  me  you  will  intercede  lor,  nml  ohiaiii  the   pardon  of 


I  eonle..;sirii  of  niiill; 


III  th.-it  he  drrins    il  |in!ilie  to 


idiani 


vho,  fr 


rom  their  anloiior  relations  willi  tho 


id  Iho  iiiiitniil  and  tacit  )rond  iiiider.'-laiulin^ 
that  siihsisted    between  lioth   parties,    were  stillered    to 
id    uiiinolesleil  pos.sessioii  of  their 


euiilinue    in   iiiiiel   ai 


|iiiy  hii.iii.inil  I 

\h  Ii||l 


I'Inded  Ihis  last  R'lileiier 


ll,  flic  li.iil  ri.^eii  from  In 


and. 


pissionale  np- 
eonseioiis  only 


ake  him  iiiiderfro  all  the  fearful  preliminaries  without 
earryinjr  tlie  sentenee  itself  into  etVec'l." 

'I'he  iini'orliui.ite  woiMiiii  said  no  more.  Wlii-n  she 
raised  her  heaving  ehe.st  lioni  lliat  <d'  Ihe  youii;;  ellieir, 
her  eyes,  tiionjfli  red  and  shrunk  to  half  their  usual  size 
with  weepiniT,  were  tearless;  hut  on  her  eninitinaiiee 
there  was  an  expression  of  wihl  woe,  infinitely  more  dis- 
Iressinir  to  behold,  in  eiinsei|Uenee  of  Ihe  almost  .innatii- 
ral  cheek  so  suddenly  ini|sised  upon  her  feeliims.  She 
tottered, rather  than  walked,  Ihroii^rli  the  ijroupid'otlii'ers, 
who  (rave  way  on  either  hand  to  let  her  pass;  and  re- 
jeetinjx  all  assistance  from  the  women  who  hail  foMowid 
into  the  room,  and  who  now,  in  ols'ilienee  to  another 
sifrnal  from  Captain  Hlessinytcai,  hastened  lo  her  support, 
linally  jjained  the  door  and  ipiitird  the  apartment 

CII.VI'TEIl  IX. 

Tlio  sun  was  hiph  in  tlio  iiioridian,  as  tho  second  do- 
tachment,  eominanded  by  Coloiiol  do  llaldimar  in  per- 
son, issued  from  the  fort  of  Detroit,  it  was  that  soft 
and  ha/.y  seusoii,  peculiar  to  the  bland  and  beautiful  au- 
tumns of  Canada,  when  tho  froldoii  lif;lit  of  Ilcavoii 
seems  as  if  transniilted  lliron<;h  a  veil  of  tissue,  and  all 
of  nniinato  and  iiianimatn  nature,  expanding  and  fruc- 
tify inir  beneath  its  Ibsterin^  inlluonee,  breathes  the  most 
delicious  lanjruur  and  voluptuous  re|H).se.  It  was  ono  of 
tiiosa  still,  calm,  warm,  and  froiiial  days,  which  in  those 
I ejjions  come  under  the  viiljrur  desifjnation  of  tho  In- 
dian siimmor ;  a  season  that  is  ever  hailed  by  tho  ('ana- 
dian  with  a  sati.^taetloii  proportioned  to  tho  extreme  nul- 
trinesa  of  tho  summer,  and  the  eipially  oppressive  rip;our 
of  Ihn  winter,  by  which  it  is  immodiutely  preceded  and 
ibllowed. 

Such  a  day  as  that  wo  have  Just  described  was  tho 
of  September,  17(13,  when  Ihe  chief  jmrtioii  of  the 
Kniilisli  jjariison  of  Ditroit  issued  forth  from  the  Ibrti- 
Hculions  in  which  they  had  so  Ioiij;  bicn  cooped  up,  and 
in  tlio  presumed  execution  of  a  duly  undeniably  the 
most  tryiufT  and  painful  that  over  fell  In  the  lot  of 
soldier  to  pcrlbrm.  'i'ho  detachment  weudod  its  slow 
and  solemn  course,  with  a  iiiournli:l  pageantry  of  pro- 
pnrathiu  that  jrave  leariiil  oarnust  of  tlio  tragedy  ex- 
peelud  lu  be  enacted. 

Ill  front,  and  ilrai^ireil  by  the  lianils  of  the  )(unners, 
moved  two  of  the  three  tlireo-|Hiiinders,  that  had  licen 
ordered  liir  the  duty.  Ilehind  tlicsn  came  Captain  llles- 
siugton's  eompany,  and  in  llieir  rear,  the  prisoner  llal- 
loway, divested  of  his  unilbrm,  and  clad  in  ii  while  eol- 
lon  jacket,  and  eapof  Ihe  same  materijl.  Six  rank  and 
file  of  the  (Treniiiliers  Ibllowid,  under  Iho  eomiiiuiid  of  n 
eorjioral,  and  behind  these  ii^:aiii,  came  eif'lit  men  of  the 
same  company;  tour  of  whom  bore  on  (heir  Khouhlers  a 
eiiirm,  eiivered  with  a  coarse  black  pall  that  had  peihaps 
already  assisted  al  I'llly  interments;  while  tho  oilier 
lour  carried,  in  aildlliuii  to  their  own,  the  muskets  ol 
their  buiilemil  eomiailes.  Afler  these,  ninrehed  a  soli- 
tary driiiiiioei.hoy  ;  whose  tall  hear-skiu  cap  iitlesttMl 
him  lo  he  of  I  lie  trrenadiers  also,  while  his  ninined  in- 
slruinenl  mm  Ked  llie  duly  lor  whieh  he  had  been  selecl- 
ed.  lake  his  eonirades,  none  of  wlioiii  exiiihiled  (heir 
seal  hi  miirorins,  he  wore  tin'  eidlar  of  his  (freat  eoal 
eliisely  hnltuneil  henenlh  his  eliin,  whieh  v\  is  only  par- 
tially visible  above  I  lie  slitV  leal  hern  sloek  lliat  eneireled 
Ins  neek.     Allhoiijli  liis  liatiiies  were  half  buried  in  his 


here   they    preserved   an    avowed    neutrality, 


llic  iiiijiortanre  id"  (he  boon  solic'iled,  now  (liri'W  lier- 


H'll  upon  (!i,,  hrea-t  of  (he  hiirhly  juined 


1(1 


itali'il 


;  ollieer.     Her  loni;  and  liiMiitiliil  liiiir   Ii  II  lloalinir 


Inrr  Ills  f 
(vrrc  w 


lee,  and  iniu|r|ed  willi  his  own,  whili'  her 


ilvlly  ilisjKil  around  him,  in  all  the  energy  of  iVan- 
'  niul  ho|i<  I, -is  adjuralioii. 

".Vlini,dily  d'od!"  e.velaiined  Ihe  auitaled  vonuff  man, 
111'  iiiadi)  a  li'i'hle  and  (Vuitli'iw  ellbrl  In  raise  Ihe  liirm 
ihiMiiiliappy  woman;  "what  shiill  I  say  to  imparl 
Miil^irt  III  Huh  Bull'erina  lieiili;  t  t»h.  Air'*.'  llalloway," 
imrsiuil,  "  I  would  willinifly  irive  all  I   ii 

Ml..  l.„  .1 .'....*  :...7   S 


f«M  lo  he  |||< 
••ml,— mill  as  i 
(ilolliu;  liiit,  alus! 


I  ill  tlii> 
leans  of  saviii(r  your  unlbrtuiiiile   hiis. 


iniieli  for  his  own  sake  as  for  yours  would 
lave  nut  the  power.     Do  not  (liink 


Ihe  onieert.ttliow'l 

||  (ihulitcdloiiolil 

(he  iiio-it  iiiH«"'it*l 

■ler  i.\tniiie  »oii«*| 


•|«'.ik  without  eoiivietion.  My  father  lins  just  Ik... 
^illl  nil,  mill  1  have  ph'iided  Ihe  enilse  of  your  hiishaiid 
'liniicarni'slness  1  should  scarcely  liave  used  had  my 
II life  Inch  nt  stake.  Hut  all  my  entrenli4's  linvi'  hi  en 
>iiii.  lie  is  nlwllniile  in  the  Is'llef  my  brolher's 
ii'C^  nbrenec,  and  Doie'llaii'a  death,  are  "uttnUiitahle 


lioiiie.^,   tt 

never  ollierwiso  infriii);ed  than  liy  the  assislaino  so- 
erelly  and  occasionally  rendered  to  the  Kniflish  troops, 
whose  fold  they  wore  j;lad  to  rccive  in  cxelianjje  for  the 
necessaries  of  lile. 

Kvery  dwellinjr  of  the  infiint  to\7r  liad  comiuenced 
jjiviiijr  up  its  lenanls,  from  Ihe  iiionniil  .vlieii  the  head  of 
the  delaelniienl  was  seen  Iraversinir  the  drawhridfre ; 
■:i>  thai,  by  the  time  it  reached  the  hit;Iiway,  anil  look  its 
ilireetiou  lo  the  lell,  the  whole  |Kipulatiou  of  Diiroit 
were  already  as.«'iiililed  in  ijronps,  and  ^;ivia^  e.vpiession 
to  their  several  conjecture.',  with  a  vivacity  of  laii^iiaRo 
and  energy  of  (jeslieulatiuii  that  ivoiihl  not  ha\e  dis- 
irraeed  the  parent  land  iL-elf.  As  Ihe  troops  drew 
nearer,  however,  liny  all  sank  at  onee  into  a  silence,  as 
much  the  result  o(  certain  nnaekni.tt  ledjred  mid  mide- 
liiied  fears,  as  of  the  respect  tlie  Kn^rlisli  had  ever  liecu 
lecustoined  to  exact. 

At  Ihe  further  extremily  of  the  town,  and  at  a  bend  in 
the  road,  which  branehed  oil'  more  iininediately  towards 
tiio  river,  stood  a  small  public  house,  whose  erenkiiifr 
(;u  Isire  three  ill  executed  (lenr-delis,  apolofrelie  ein- 
hleiiis  of  the  arms  of  rranee.  The  huildinjr  itsilf  was 
little  more  than  n  rude  lop  hut,  aloufr  the  front  of  wliicli 
ran  a  plank,  supinirted  by  two  stumps  of  Irei's,  and  serv- 
ing as  a  temporary  accommodation  both  for  the  traveller 
and  Uie  inmate.  On  this  bench  three  persoii-s,  np|)areiitly 
altrncted  by  (he  lM'au(y  of  the  day  and  the  mildness  of 
the  autumnal  sun,  were  now  sealed,  two  of  whom  were 
leisurely  pull'mir  their  pi|H's,  wliih'  the  third,  a  female, 
was  employed  in  eardinj;  wool,  a  (piaiitity  of  which  lay 
in  n  basket  at  her  feel,  while  she  warbled,  in  a  low  tone, 
one  of  the  siniph'  nirs  of  her  native  land.  The  ehler  of 
the  two  men,  whose  ape  iniplit  he  nlsint  fifly,  oU'ered 
nothing  remarkable  in  his  ap|M'nrnnee;  ,  .\  was  dressed 
in  a  coat  made  of  (he  eonimoii  white  blanket,  while  his 
hair,  cut  square  u|Hm  Ihe  forehead,  and  lied  into  a  club 
of  nearly  a  foot  long,  fell  into  the  eaiie  or  hood  attached 
to  it. 

His  companion  was  habited  in  a  still  more  extraordi- 
nary  manner.  His  hiwer  limbs  were  cased,  up  lo  tho 
inid-tlii(r|i,  in  lealhern  leupinjrs,  llie  seam  of  which  was 
on  the  outside,  h'avinp  a  iiiar(riii,  or  Isirder,  of  almiit  on 
inch  wide,  whieh  had  liceii  slit  into  iiinumernblc  small 
frinjres,  frivini;  Ihem  an  air  of  elejranee  and  liirlidiess:  a 
(;ar(er  of  leadier,  curiously  wroiiirhl,  with   (he  s(ained 

quills  of  (he  porcupine,  em  ireled  each   lej;,  i ledialely 

under  the  knee,  where  il  was  tied  in  a  bow,  and  then 
siill'ered  to  hang;  |H'iidaiit  halfway  down  Ihe  limb;  lo  (ho 
frmjTi'H  of  the  lejrjriuKs,  iiioreo\er,  were  allnched  iiuiiie- 
rons  dark-coloured  horny  suhst  iiiees,  emiltiiijr,  as  tliey 
raided  apiiins(  each  odier,  at  the  sliulidst  movement   of 

(he   wearer,  a  (inkliiii;  souiiil,   reseiiihlinuf  (hat  prod d 

by  a  nnmhir  of  small  ihindelieale  brass  bells;  (liese  were 
the  ll  iiilc  r  hiKifs  of  (he  wild  deer,  ilricd,  scraped,  and 
otherwise  prepared  for  Ihis  oriiaiiiinlal  purpose. 

The  Ibriii  and  fncv.  of  (his  individiinl  were  in  |ierfect 
keepiiiu  wilh  (he  H(yle  of  his  eosdiiiie,  and  (he  eliaraetrr 
of  bis  cquipmeid.  His  slalme  was  Isvoiid  (hat  of  ilie 
orihni  ly  race  of  men,  and  his  addede  and  must  iilar  liiiihs 

""It'll  'I xlreines  ol'slreii(;lli  and  iie(ivi(y.  His  (iadires, 

marked  anil  promineiil,  wore  n  easi  of  hiihidial  (lioiiphl, 
Irmirely  dnelmed  with  lirmily  ;  and  the  e.vpression  of 
llierwise  not  iinhiindsome  eonnlrnanee  was  re|K  lleiit 

en 


iiii;e 


and    the  lii;;li  eolliir  of  his  coal,  lliero  was  an 


ir  of  delieiiey  abiiiil  Ins  person    Hint  seemed   lo  lender 
I  to  sui  ll  an  olllie  ;  and  iiioro  than  oni o  was 


mil  iiiisiiik'i 


Cap'ain  Diskine,  who  liillowed  imni'dialely  behind  him 
ill  (he  hind  of  his  eoiiipany,  eoinpelled  lo  call  sharply 
to  the  uri  hill,  llirentininjr  liiiii  u  ilii  a  week's  drill  unless 


he  inc.  lied  his  leelile  ntiil  iiiieipial   pi 


lid    kept    fn 


miller  Ihn  li-el  of  hi"  men.  The  reiiiuiiiiii|f  (iim  iironijhl 
ii|i  (lin  rear  ofdie  delnehmriil,  who  miirched  with  lixed 
linyoiiels  niid  two  halls  in  each  tnilsket  ;  die  whnln  pre- 
seiitinpa  liiiiit  of  leelioiis,  (bat  complelely  filled  up  (he 
toad  nloni!  «  Inch  I  hey  passed.  Colonel  de  lluliliiiiar. 
Caplaiii  \Vi  iil»iirlli,aiid  (ho  Adju(aiil  Iinwsun  liilloweil 
ill  (hn  ex(reine  rear. 

An  even(  so  singular  ns  (hat  ofthoapiH'aranrr  of  the 
Kii)rhsli  williout  their  liirt,  beset  ns  (hey  were  by  a  lios( 
(if  tierce  nnd  daniieioiis  eneii^es,  whs  iioI  likely  (n  pn^n 
unniidced  by  a  siiiohi  iudivliliinl  in  dm  liKln  villniie  oi 
Hi(roi(.  We  have  ntrendy  ohservd,  dia(  niiiM(  of  (lie 
eid'Uilst  sedlers  hid  lH>en  cruelly  mnssneied  at  (he 
leiy   oiiuit  uf  luuilililirs.     Nut  su,  liuwever,  wllli   lh|i 


his 


I  di  al.iiiil'ul.     A(  (he  (irs(  Klaine  he  iiiit;ht  have  1h' 


taken  liir   cue   of  the   swnrll 


loiill 


ll  till 


and 


IV    natives  i 


if  till 


but 


eoiislant  inpiisure  lo  Heoreliiii(f  mns 


had  ffiveii  In  his  eomph'iiioii  a  ihiskv  hue,  still  Ihtre  was 
iiiliii(r   the    qiiieli,    hhu'k,    penedalinp  eye  ;    (he   hipli 


•liei  k  Isme  ;  llie  slrniiilil 


rse,  shininif 


biaek  hi 


I  (lu 


siiiiill  bony  hniiil  nml  I'ool  ;  nnd  (he  pineidly  proud  and 
SI  I  inns  air,  by  wliieli  (he  liirmer  is  ilisdii|>nislied.  His 
own  eye  was  of  n  deep  Idiiish  pray  ;  his  hair  sliin(,  dark, 
and  Wavy;  his  hands  lari;e  and  iniiseiilar ;  and  so  far 


I'rom  exhihidiu;  iinv  of  (hi 


sell'-eoimiiand  of  (he  liidii 


(he  eoiis(aii(  play  of  his  li'ndires   he(ray<d 
thoiiirlit  wilh  (he  same   rapidity  with  which  il 


eneh  passing 


livid.     Hill  if 


my  doiihl  enuld  have  exisled  in  Ihe  iiilnil 


slraiii;ily   neeeiilred    (ipiir 


of  him  who  lN'lie)il  (his 

wouldlmvi  lM'enins(aii(lydis|Klledliva  |flniieen(  hi^s  iiii'ili.-. 

l;'rom  his  leppinifs  (o  (he  hip,  (lia(  'iKirdon  of  dii'  lowi  r 


limb 


wns  coinpled'ly  bare,  nnd  iliseliwed,  n(  eneh 


iiiinl  of  the  (rarinenl  (hn(  was  siillered  (o  f.dl  hmsi  ly  over 
i(,  iio(  (he  sxvardiy  nnd  cop|H'reidoiired  lle-li  i.f  Ihe  liidinii, 
hut  (he  |inli'  (lioiiph  smiliiirid  skin  of  oiiiol  a  more  (eiii. 

is'rale  eh His  npe  mi|(hl  ls<  alsiiK  ("orly.live. 

At  Ihe  iiiuiiiciit  wlaii  Uic  Ungluiidrtavhnient  «j>j>r  j«i  lu  d 


■  !■,■(■;     ,  "''i  * 


i 

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c        *• 

'■■  ''li 

«tl,a. 
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Wacousta,  ok  the  prophecv. 


^'vr. 


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tlie  bend  in  the  road,  these  two  individimls  were  con- 
versing earnestly  together,  pausing  only  to  putt'  at  inter- 
vals thick  and  wreathing  volumes  of  smoke  from  their 
pijws,  which  were  filled  with  a  mixture  of  tobacco  and 
odoriferous  herbs.  Presently,  however,  sounds  that  ap. 
peaied  familiar  to  his  ear  arrested  the  attention  of  the 
wildly  accoutred  being  we  liave  last  dcscrilK.'d.  It  was 
tlie  licavy  roll  of  the  artillery  carriages  already  advancing 
along  the  road,  UTid  somewhat  iu  the  rear  of  the  hut. 
To  dash  his  pipe  to  the  ground,  seize  and  cock  and 
raise  liis  ride  to  his  shoulder,  was  but  the  work  of  a 
moment,  Startled  by  the  suddenness  of  the  action, 
his  male  companion  moved  a  lew  paces  also  iVom  his 
seat,  to  discover  the  cause  of  this  singular  movement. 
The  female,  on  the  contrary,  stirred  not,  but  ceasing  tor 
a  moment  tlie  occupation  iu  which  she  had  been  engaged, 
fixed  her  dark  and  brilliant  eyes  upon  the  tall  form  of 
the  rifleman,  whose  athletic  limbs,  tiirown  into  powerful 
relief  by  the  distention  of  each  nerve  and  muscle,  ap- 
pearcd  to  engross  her  whole  admiration  and  interest, 
without  any  reference  to  the  cause  that  had  produced 
this  abrupt  and  hostile  change  in  his  movements.  It  was 
evident  that,  unlike  the  other  inhabitants  of  the  town, 
this  group  had  been  taken  by  surprise,  and  were  utterly 
unprepared  to  expect  any  thing  in  the  sha|>e  of  interrup- 
tion. 

Tor  upwards  of  a  minute,  during  which  tlio  march  of 
the  men  became  audible  even  to  the  ears  of  the  female, 
the  formidable  warrior,  for  such  his  garb  denoted  him  to 
be,  continued  motionless  in  the  attitude  he  had  at  first 
osmmed.  No  sooner,  however,  had  the  head  of  the  ad- 
vaiicing  column  come  within  sight,  than  the  aim  was 
taken,  the  trigger  pulled,  and  the  small  and  ragged  bullet 
B|M;d  hissing  from  the  grooved  and  delicate  barrel.  A 
triumphant  cry  was  next  [K-aled  from  the  lips  of  the 
warrior, — a  cry  produced  by  the  quickly  repeated  appli- 
cation  and  removal  of  one  haiul  to  and  from  the  month, 
while  the  other  suttered  the  butt  end  of  the  now  harmless 
weapon  to  fall  loosi^ly  upon  the  earth.  He  then  slowly 
and  deliberately  withdrew  within  the  cover  of  the  liut. 

This  daring  action,  which  had  been  viewed  by  the 
leading  troops  with  astonishment  not  unminglcd  with 
alarm,  occasioned  a  temporary  confusion  in  the  ranks, 
for  all  believed  they  had  f^iUeii  into  an  ambuscade  of  the 
Indians.  A  halt  was  instvntly  commanded  by  Captain 
Blessington,  iu  order  to  give  time  to  the  governor  to  come 
up  from  the  rear,  while  he  iroceeded  with  one  of  the 
leading  sections  to  reconnoitre  the  front  of  the  hut.  To 
liis  surprise,  however,  he  found  neither  enemy,  nor  evi- 
ilenco  that  an  enemy  had  been  there.  'I'lio  only  individuals 
visible  were  the  Canadian,  and  the  dark-eyed  female. 
Doth  were  seated  on  the-  bench ;— the  one  smoking  his 
pipe  with  a  well  assnmed  np|K-arance  of  unconcern — the 
other  carding  her  wool,  but  with  a  hand  that  by  a  close 
observer  might  be  seen  to  tremble  in  its  office,  and  a 
cheek  that  was  paler  than  at  the  moment  when  we  first 
placed  her  before  tlie  imagination  of  the  reader.  Both, 
however,  started  with  unatVieted  surprise  on  seeing 
Captain  Blessington  and  his  little  force  turn  the  corner 
of  the  house  from  the  main  road;  and  certain  looks  of 
recognition  passed  between  all  parties,  lliat  proved  them 
to  be  no  strangers  to  each  other. 

"Ah,  monsieur,"  said  the  Canadian,  in  a  mingled 
dialect,  neither  Trench  nor  lOnglish,  while  he  attempted 
an  ease  and  freedom  of  manner  that  was  too  miserably 
ntVected  to  pass  current  with  the  mild  but  observant 
otfieer  whom  he  addressed,  "  how  miieli  surprise  I  am, 
and  glad  to  see  yon.  It  is  a  long  times  sineo  you  came 
out  of  de  fort.  I  liois'  de  governeur  and  do  olheir  Ihi  uU 
very  well.  I  was  tinking  to  go  lo-day  to  see  if  you  want 
any  ling.  I  have  got  some  nice  rum  of  the  Jamaique  for 
Capitaine  ilrskim'.  Will  yon  please  to  try  some'" 
While  speaking,  the  voluble  host  of  the  I''leur  de  lis  had 
risen  iVniii  his  seat,  laid  aside  his  piiM%  and  now  stood 
with  his  hands  thrust  into  his  pockets  of  his  blanket 
coal. 

"  It  is  indeed  a  long  time  sinre  we  have  hirn  here, 
Master  Francois,"  somewhat  Biireustieally  and  drily  re. 
plied  C.iptiiin  HleBsin«tc)ii ;  "  and  yoii  have  not  visited  us 
quite  so  oUen  Utterly  yourself,  tliiiugli  well  aware  we 
were  in  want  of  fresh  provisions.  I  give  you  all  dne 
credit,  however,  for  your  intention  of  eoming  to-day,  but 
you  see  we  have  an'lieiputed  you,  Still  this  is  not  llu' 
point.  Where  is  the  Indian  who  fired  at  us  j>ist  now  / 
and  how  i't  it  wr  finil  you  li'ngiied  with  our  enemies  I" 

"  WIml,  sir,  is  it  yoii  say  '"  asked  the  Canailiiiii,  holil- 
ing  up  his  hiinds  with  'feigned  nsloiiishiiieiil.  "  Me 
league  myself  with  de  savage.  l'|>on  my  honour  I  did 
not  «pn  nnhmly  lire,  or  I  Blioiild  tell  you.  I  love  do 
Knglish  loo  well  to  ilo  dein  harms." 
"Come,  come,  Franvuis,  no  nouionse.    If  I  canuot 


make  you  confers,  thei  c  is  one  not  far  from  me  who  will 
You  know  Colonel  ile  Haldiitiar  too  well  to  imagine  he 
will  be  trifled  with  in  this  manner  :  if  he  detects  you  in 
a  falsehood,  he  will  certainly  cause  you  to  be  hanged  up 
at  the  first  tree.  Take  my  advice,  tlierelbre,  and  say 
where  you  have  secreted  this  Indian  ;  and  recollect,  if  we 
fall  into  an  ambuscade,  your  life  will  be  forfeited  at  tl)c 
first  shot  we  hear  fired." 

At  this  moment  tlie  governor,  followed  by  his  adjutant, 
came  rapidly  up  to  the  sjKjt.  Captain  Blcssington  com- 
municated tlic  ill  success  of  his  queries,  when  the  former 
cast  on  the  terrified  Canadian  one  of  those  severe  and 
searching  looks  which  he  so  well  knew  how  to  assume. 

Where  is  the  rascal  who  fired  at  us,  sirrah?  tell  me 
instantly,  or  you  have  not  five  minutes  to  live." 

The  heart  of  mine  host  of  the  Fleur  de  lis  quailed 
within  him  at  this  formidable  threat;  and  the  usually 
ruddy  hue  of  his  countenance  had  now  given  place  to  an 
ashy  paleness.  8lill  as  he  had  jmsitively  denied  all 
knowledge  of  the  matter  on  which  he  was  questioned, 
he  apjxjured  to  feel  his  salety  lay  in  adhering  to  his 
original  statement.  Again,  tliiretbre,  fie  assured  the 
governor,  on  his  honour  (laying  his  hand  u|>on  his  heart 
as  he  spoke,)  that  what  he  had  already  stated  was  the 
fact. 

"  Your  honour — you  pitiful  trading  scoundrel — how 
dare  you  talk  to  me  of  your  honour  ?  Come,  sir,  confess 
at  once  where  you  have  secreted  this  fellow,  or  prepare 
to  die." 

"  If  I  may  be  so  bold,  your  honour,"  said  one  of  Cap- 
tain Bleasington's  men,  "  tlie  Frenchman  lies.  When 
the  Ingian  tired  among  us,  this  fellow  was  peeping  under 
his  shoulder  and  watching  us  also.  If  I  had  not  seen 
him  too  otten  at  the  fort  to  be  mistaken  in  his  person,  I 
should  have  known  him,  at  all  events,  by  his  blanket  coat 
and  red  handkerchief." 

I'his  blunt  statement  of  the  soldier,  confirined  as  it 
was  the  instant  afterwards  by  one  of  his  comrades,  was 
damning  proof  against  the  C'anudiaii,  even  if  the  fact  of 
the  rille  being  discharged  from  the  front  of  the  liut  had 
not  already  satisfied  all  parties  of  the  falsehood  of  his  as- 
sertion. 

"Come  forwaro,  a  couple  of  files,  and  seize  this  villain," 
resumed  the  governor  with  his  wonted  sternness  of  man- 
ner. "  .Mr.  Lawson,  see  if  his  hut  docs  not  afford  a  rope 
strong  enough  to  hang  the  traitor  from  one  of  his  own 
apple  trees." 

Uuth  parties  proceeded  at  the  same  moment  to  execute 
the  two  distinct  orders  of  their  chief.  The  Canadian 
was  now  firmly  secured  in  the  grasp  of  the  two  men  who 
had  given  evidenco  against  him,  when,  seeing  all  the 
horror  of  the  dreadtiil  fate  that  awaited  him,  he  confessed 
the  individual  who  had  fired  had  been  sitting  with  him 
the  instant  previously,  but  that  he  knew  no  more  of  liim 
than  of  any  other  savage  occasionally  calling  at  the 
Fleiir  de  lis.  He  added,  that  on  diseharging  the  rifle  he 
had  bounded  across  the  iHilinga  of  the  orchaid,  and  fled 
in  the  direction  of  the  forest.  He  denied  all  knowledge 
or  bi'lief  of  an  enemy  waiting  iu  ambush ;  stating, 
moreover,  even  the  individual  in  question  had  not  been 
aware  of  the  sortie  of  the  detachment  until  apprised  of 
their  near  approach  by  the  heavy  sound  of  the  gun  car- 
riages. 

Here  are  undeniable  proofs  of  the  man's  villnny,  sir," 
said  the  adjutant,  returning  I'ruin  the  hut  and  exhibiting 
objects  of  new  and  fearful  interest  to  the  govt^rnor. 
"  'I'his  hat  an<l  ro|Hi  I  four  '.  secreted  in  one  of  the  bed- 
rooms of  the  aulxTge.  The  fiist  is  evidently  Duiiellan's; 
and  from  the  hook  attached  to  the  latter,  I  apprehend  it 
lo  ;<v'  the  same  slated  to  have  been  used  by  Captain  de 
Italdimar  in  erossiiig  the  dileli." 

The  gnveriinr  took  the  hat  and  rn|)o  iVom  the  hiiiuls 
of  his  subordinate,  i  xamined  lliem  attentively,  and  alter 
a  few  momenlH  of  deep  mUNiiig,  during  which  his  eoun- 
Icnanee  underwint  several  rapid  lliough  scarcely  |H!r- 
eplible  changes,  turned  suddenly  and  eagerly  to  the 
soldier  wliM  li.i<l  first  eunvictid  the  Canadian  in  liisfulse- 
lii  lid,  anil  ili'inanded  if  he  had  seen  enough  of  the  man 
who  had  lired  tu  lie  able  to  give  even  a  general  descrip- 
tion of  his  iM'rson. 

"  Why  yes,  your  linnoiir,  I  think  I  can;  for  llie  fellow 
»l(s)d  long  enough  utter  tiring  his  iiieee,  for  a  piiiiiter  lo 
have  taken  liliii  off  from  head  lo  loot.  Ile  was  a  liiller 
iind  larger  man  by  fur  llinii  our  biggest  grenadii'r,  anil 
that  is  jioor  Harry  l>oiiellaii,  as  your  honour  kniivts. 
Iliil  ns  tiir  his  dress,  though  I  eoiild  we  it  all,  I  seareely 
can  lell  how  lo  deserils'  il.  All  I  know  is,  he  was 
eiivered  with  smoked  deer  skin,  in  some  such  liiiMon  as 
the  great  rliief  I'oiiteae,  only,  Instead  of  having  hi*  head 
hare  and  shaved,  he  wore  n  strange  outlandish  sort  of  a 
hal,  covered  over  with  wild  birds'  ft-athers  in  iVonI," 


"  Enough,"  interrupted  the  governor,  motionini;  the 
man  to  silence  ;  then,  in  an  under  tone  to  himsc lt;~"  j) 
heaven,  the  very  same."  A  shade  of  diseppointmoni 
and  suppressed  alarm,  passed  rapidly  across  his  br»w' 
it  was  but  momentary.  "Captain  Blcssington,"  he  tt 
dercd  quickly  and  impatiently,  "search  the  liut  ano' 
grounds  for  this  lurking  Indian,  who  is,  no  doubt  « 
creted  in  the  neighbourhood.  Quick,  quick,  sir ;  tluro  k 
no  time  to  be  lost."  Then  in  an  intimidaliiig  loneio 
the  Canadian,  who  had  already  dropped  on  his  kn(„ 
supplicating  mercy,  and  vociferating  his  innocence  in  th, 
same  brealh, — "  So,  you  infernal  scoundrel,  this  ig  tile 
manner  in  which  you  have  repaid  our  confidence.  Where 
is  my  son,  sir  ?  Or  have  you  already  murdered  liim,  „ 
you  did  his  servant !  Tell  me,  you  villain,  what  have  Jca 
to  say  to  these  proofs  of  your  treachery  ?  Butstny,  I  i,"h)|| 
take  another  and  fitter  opportunity  to  question  you.  .Mr 
Laweon,  secure  this  traitor  properly,  and  let  him  be  con. 
vcyed  to  the  centre  of  the  detachment." 

The  mandate  was  promptly  obeyed  ;  and  in  despite  of  I 
his  own  unceasing  prayers  and  protestations  of  innutciice 
and  tile  tears  and  entreaties  of  his  dark-cycd  dau«hlfr 
Babctte,  who  had  tlirown  herself  on  her  knees  nt  his'sido 
llie  stout  arms  of  mine  host  of  the  Flcur  de  lis  were  scoo 
firmly  secured  behind  his  back  with  tlie  strong  rope  tint 
had  been  found  under  such  suspicious  circunistuiicet  in 
his  possession.  Before  he  was  marched  oH",  however  i«o 
of  the  men  who  had  been  sent  in  pursuit,  returned  from 
the  orchard,  stating  that  furtlier  search  was  now  fruitless, 
Thejr  had  penetrated  tlirough  a  small  tliicket  at  the  pj. 
trcmity  of  ttie  grounds,  and  had  distinctly  seen  a  nun 
answering  the  description  given  by  tlieir  comrades,  in 
full  flight  towards  the  forest  skirting  the  heights  in  I'rpnt 
The  governor  was  evidently  far  from  being  salislieij  j 
with  the  result  of  a  search  too  late  instituted  to  leave 
even  a  prospect  of  success.  "  Where  arc  the  Indiui 
principally  encamped,  sirrah  ?"  he  sternly  demanded  oi 
his  captive  ;  "  answer  me  truly,  or  I  will  carry  off  tliii  i 
wench  as  well,  and  if  a  single  hair  of  a  man  of  mine  be 
even  singed  by  a  shot  from  a  skulking  enemy,  you  niai 
expect  to  see  her  bayoneted  before  your  eyes." 

"  Ah,  my  God  !  Monsieur  le  Gouverneur,"  exclnimfd 
tlie  atTrightcd  aubergiste,  "  as  I  am  an  honest  man,  I 
shall  tell  do  truth,  but  spare  my  child.  They  arc  nllin 
dc  forest,  and  half  a  mile  from  dc  little  river  dat  nins  be- 
tween dis  and  de  Pork  Island." 

"  Hog  Island,  I  suppose  you  mean." 
"  Yes  sir,  do  Hog  Island  is  dc  one  I  means," 
"  Conduct  him  to  the  centre,  and  let  him  be  cunrrnnM  1 
with  tlio  prisoner,"  directed  the  governor,  addressing  b  I 
adjutant;  "Captain  Blessington,  your  men  may  rntn I 
their  stations  in  the  ranks."  The  order  was  obeyed ;  mi  I 
notwithstanding  the  tears  and  Bupplications  of  the  not  I 
highly  excited  liabette,  who  flung  herself  upon  his  netli,! 
and  was  only  remeved  by  force,  the  terrified  Cauaiii»j| 
was  bornu  utt'  t'roni  his  premises  by  tlie  troops. 

CHAPTER  X. 

While  this  scene  was  enacting  in  fVontoftlio  Heurikl 
lis,  one  of  s  far  more  touching  and  painful  nature  m 
passing  in  the  very  heart  of  tlie  detachment  ilsell'.  Ail 
the  moment  when  the  halt  was  ordered  by  Cuptaiii  BI<tI 
sington,  a  rumnur  ran  through  the  ranks  that  llier  hul 
reached  the  spot  destined  for  the  execution  of  thi'ir  ill  I 
I'uted  comrade.  Those  only  in  the  imiiiodiate  front  »rn| 
aware  of  the  true  cause;  but  although  the  re|iort  of  ilil 
rille  had  Is'en  distinctly  liearil  by  all,  it  had  Ihiii  iliirl 
Imted  bv  those  in  iJie  rear  to  the  aecidcntal  disilinrjeii 
one  of  their  own  muskets,  A  low  murmur,  rxprruinl 
of  the  opinion  generally  entertained,  |mssed  grniliiillil 
from  rear  to  front,  until  it  at  length  reached  the  nnM 
the  delicate  drummer  lioy  who  marched  b<-liinil  llie  rriiil 
His  face  was  slill  buried  in  the  collar  of  his  iiuil;  id 
what  was  lell  uneovered  of  his  features  by  llin  rnp, «>l 
ill  some  degree  hiiiilen  by  the  forward  drooping  nl'liislnill 
n|>on  Ills  I'hesf.  Hitherto  he  had  moved  ailllo^t  niicliinl 
eally  along,  tottering  and  embarrassing  himself  at  mil 
step  under  the  ciiinbluus  drum  tliat  was  su«|H'niled  (tJT 
a  Im'U  round  his  neck  over  the  lel\  thigh ;  but  now  llm 
w.is  a  certain  indeserilmble  drawing  up  of  the  I'ramtM 
triision  of  the  whole  |x!rson,  denoting  a  coneenlniliir. 
all  the  nifiral  and  physical  energies, — a  siidili'ii  waiiua 
up,  as  it  were,  of  the  intellei'timl  and  eor|Hireal  liriiiM 
some  ilelermiiied  and  momentous  piir|iose. 

At  the  first  halt  of  the  detachment,  the  weary  iiii|> 
ers  of  the  eofliii  had  depositnl  their  rude  nnd  lorl 
burden  ii|sm  the  earth,  pr«|Nirnfory  lo  it«  beiin  reiui 
by  those  ap|iciinled  lo  relievn  them.  The  (lull  m 
emitted  by  the  hollow  fabrir,  ai  it  touched  llir  (r««^ 
aught  the  ear  of  him  for  whom  il  was  drsl:nr(l,  inill( 


Mi: 


w^mpim^^  ^mmi^©'^  ©im®wmm^iir®  mi3i^^mT^ 


lor,  motioning  the 
1  to  himself,—"  By 
of  disoppoinlmfni, 
Y  ncroBB  his  bro«; 
llcsBington,"  he  ct. 
arch  the  hut  and 
0  is,  no  doiibl,  st. 
quick,  sir  ;  tlierc « 
ntimidnlhig  tone  to 
ppcd  on  his  V.nut, 
his  innocence  in  the 
Dimdrcl,  this  is  thj 
■  confidence.  Where 
y  murdered  him,  ji 
Uain,  what  have  vcu 
y?   Butstny,  IAjH 

0  question  you.  Mr. 
and  let  him  be  con. 

It." 

!d  ;  and  in  despite  of 
jtations  of  innotxnce, 
dark-cycd  dnughlft 
her  knees  ot  his  fiie, 
leur  de  lis  were  noon 

1  tlic  strong  rope  llisi 
Dus  circumstuiicti!  in 
;hed  oft',  however  two  I 
ursuit,  returned  from 
rch  was  now  fruillcw, 
lall  tliicket  at  the  ei. 
listinctly  seen  a  mm 
iy  their  comrades,  in 
g  the  heights  in  front. 

from  being  salitlied  I 
to  instituted  to  leivt 
here  are  the  Inditii 
B  Bternly  demanded  of  I 
r  I  will  carry  off  lliii 
r  of  a  man  of  mine  be  I 
king  enemy,  you  nn; 

your  eyes.'" 
)uverncur,"  exclninifl!  1 
em  an  honest  man,  1 1 
;hild.     They  arc  all  in 
little  river  dat  rum  be. ' 

an 
|»no  1  means." 

let  him  be  c«nfronl»dl 
rnor,  addressing  hu  I 
our  men  nioy  resun«  I 
order  was  obtyed ;  ml  I 
iplications  of  the  no<  I 
herself  upon  his  ricel,  I 
ho  terrified  t'unidiui| 
the  troops. 


■1  front  of  the  Heurdi 
id  painful  uiilurc«ii 
ictaehnient  ilstll'    .*i 
lored  by  Captain  Bier 
c  ranks  that  they  liM 
execution  of  lh(ir il 
,  imniodiate  front  »m 
ugh  the   rei»irt  of  tin 
nil,  it  had  Inin  »Hir] 
eeideiilal  disilmrif  «1 
,  murmur,  ex^ircKml 
,ed,  iHiBBOil   grailuillil 
,h  renched  llii'  i'»r)i| 
jched  iM-hirid  the  o(lli| 
[)llar  of  his  i(«il;iii 
jturcs  by  thiMii|i,>i 
[rd  drooping  ol'hisl"*! 
'lovcd  aluiost  niiciiii 
■sing  hiinsi'U"  at "" 
t  was  susl"  iidrJ  frs 
thigh  ■  hilt  nil"  iH 
I  upofthelVume, 
ling  n  cnnrriilrnlii 

L a  BUildcii  *-iM 

liid  coriKinal  IkiiiC 
liurpose. 

lit,  the  wrnry  m. 

\v\r  rude  mid  '"' 

to  its  l«'iii(t  '""• 

III).     The   dull  >• 

touched  the  If"" 

wasdcslimd.iwl' 


VOL.  I« 


I'lIILAMBLlMIIA,  APKIL  S3,  1833. 


ISO.  15. 


rKi.MEi)  ASi)  I'l  ULisHtn  i.v    Mi..\M  WAJ.DIi;,  .Nil.  li,  Niiuili  RioiiTli  Stiiekt,  I'liir.AnKi.iMiu— At  Jt!.">  I'nr  ii    niinilu  r.s,  |Kiy:ilil.' In  iiitvu'iii'i 


rilKH.MX  N.  Wrl'Ml  &  .'O.  It'      ..^Ki.r.Kits,  II.M/n.MiiIiK,  iir,-  .\m'iita  lor  Hit'  stall's  of  JMiiryliintl.  Viraiiiiri,  mid  Oiiin,  ririil  ttn- oiiy  ul' Ni-w  Orii-niH. 


turned  to  gaze  upon  the  sad  und  lonely  tenement  so 
shortly  to  become  his  final  resting  place.  'I'here  was  nn 
air  ot  calm  composure  and  dignified  sorrow  upon  his 
ijrow  that  infused  res|)cct  into  the  hearts  of  all  who  be- 
held himi  nn''  ^'"^"  "'"  '"""  selected  to  do  the  duty  of 
o.KCCUtioncrs  sought  to  evade  his  glance,  as  his  steady  eye 
n-andercd  from  right  to  lell  of  the  fatal  rank.  His  atten- 
tion however,  was  principally  directed  towards  the  coHin, 
which  lay  liclbrc  hin» ;  on  this  lie  gazed  fi.\cdly  tor  u|v 
wards  of  a  minute.  Ho  then  turned  his  eyes  in  the  di- 
roction  of  the  tort,  shuddered,  heaved  a  profound  sigh, 
iiid  looking  up  to  lieaven,  with  the  apparent  fervour  that 
became  his  situation,  seemed  to  pruy  tor  a  moment  or 
two  inwardly  and  devoutly.  The  thick  and  almost 
suffocating  breathing  of  one  immediately  beyond  the  cot- 
till  was  now  distinctly  heard  by  all.  Hallowny  started 
from  liis  attitude  of  devotion,  gazed  earnestly  on  the  form 
whence  it  proceeded,  and  then  wildly  extending  his  arms, 
suffered  a  smile  of  satisfaction  to  illumine  his  pale  fea- 
tures. All  eyes  were  now  turned  u|)on  the  drummer 
boy,  wiio,  evidently  labouring  under  convulsive  cxeitc- 
meiit  of  feeling,  suddenly  dashed  his  cup  and  instrument 
to  the  earth,  and  flew  as  fust  as  his  tottering  and  uncer- 
tain steps  would  admit  across  tho  coffin,  and  into  the 
arms  extended  to  receive  him. 

"  My  Ellen !  oh,  my  own  devoted,  but  too  unhappy 
Ellen!"  passionately  exclaimed  the  soldier,  as  he  clasjied 
the  slight  and  agitated  form  of  his  disguised  wife  to  his 
throbbing  heart.  "  This,  this,  indeed,  is  joy  even  in 
death.  I  thought  I  could  have  died  more  happily  without 
vou,  but  nature  tugs  |iowerfully  at  my  heart ;  and  to  see 
Vou  once  more,  to  feel  you  once  more  here"  (and  he 
pressed  her  wihily  to  his  chest,)  "  is  indeed  a  bliss  that 
robs  m''  approaching  fate  of  half  its  terror." 

"Oh  Reginald  1  my  dearly  beloved  Reginald  !  my  iiiiir- 

1  dercd  hushand  !"  shrieked  the  unhappy  woman ;  "  your 

Ellen  tt  ill  not  survive  you.    Her  heart  is  already  broken, 

I  llioiigh  she  cannot  weep ;  but  the  same  grave  shall  eon- 

l,iin  us  both.     Reginald,  do  you  helievo  me  7  I  swear  it ; 

I  the  same  grave  shall  contain  us  both." 

K.\lniHted  with  the  fatigue  and  excitement  she  hud 

I  umlcrj;oiii',  the  faithful  and  affectionate  creature  now  lay, 

wiUioiil  sense  or  inotio,,,  in  the  arms  of  her  wretched 

1  hu.>band.    ilalloway  bore  Iter,  unop|>osed,  a  pace  or  two 

iu  advance,  and  dc|iositcd  her  unconscious  form  on  the 

I  fatal  colhii. 

.\o  language  of  ours  can  render  justice  to  the  trying 
I  character  of  tho  scene.  All  who  witnessed  it  were  paiii- 
I  fully  affected,  and  over  the  hron:red  cheek  of  many  a  vcte- 
I  ran  coursed  a  tear,  tliat,  like  that  of  Stcrnt^'s  recording 
I  angel,  Plight  have  blotted  out  a  catalogue  of  sins.  Al- 
ItliDiigh  each  was  prepared  to  expect  a  repriiiiaiul  from 
llii'  (fiivi'inor,  for  suffering  the  prisoner  to  ipiit  lii.s  station 
I  in  the  ranks,  humanity  and  nature  pleaded  too  |K)wrr- 
I  fully  in  his  behalf,  und  neither  oHicer  or  man  attempted 
Itn  iulirlVri',  unless  with  a  view  to  render  assistance. 
Iciptaiii  Krskine,  in  particular,  was  deeply  pained,  und 
lifoulil  have  given  any  thing  to  reeni  the  liarsli  laligungc 
Ihe  had  used  towards  the  sup|ios('d  idh)  and  inattentive 
Idruinniir  lioy.  Taking  from  a  (loeket  in  his  uiiitorm  a 
liiiiall  flask  of  brandy,  which  he  had  provided  against 
IcaMiallics,  the  conipassiimuting  officer  slightly  raised  the 
llitad  of  the  pale  and  uneunscioua  v\'oiiinii  with  one  hand, 
Ivvhil'  with  the  other  he  mtrmlueed  a  few  drops  In  tweeii 
Ihir  parted  lips.  Ilallowoy  knelt  ut  the  opisisite  side  of 
Itlie  eotfiii;  (iiie  hand  searching,  hiit  in  vain,  the  suspendeil 
Lil«' of  his  inanimate  wife;  tlir  other,  iiiibuttonitig  the 
finastof  the  druiu-boy's  jacket,  which,  with  every  other 
larl  of  the  i'i|iiipmeut,  she  wore  licneath  the  loose  great 
rml  wMll'i'itiniliy  aeconiplinhing  her  disguise. 

Such  was  the  |N>sition  of  Ihe  chief  neturs  in  this  truly 
biFln'Ming  drnniH,  nt  the  mniiienl  when  Onlniiel  de  Hal. 
lliinar  cniui'  up  with  his  new  prisoner,  to  nnirk  whni 
rlfret  woiihl  he  priHiiieed  nn  llnlloway  by  his  unex|H'rteil 
L|i|«'arnni'i'.  His  own  surprise  and  (iissppnintiuiiil  iiiny 
p  easily  rniii'iived,  when,  in  the  tiirin  of  the  reeiinils'iil 
iiiiill  who  seemed  to  engross  utiiversiil  nttenlioii,  he  ri 
vitnineil,  hy  tin:  lliir  and  sireuniing  hair,  niid  half  ex- 
biiM'd  Iswiini,  the  unfortunate  iH'iiig  wlioiii,  onlv  two 
Boiira  previously,  he  had  spurned  fi'niu  his  feet  in  the 
y«itiime  of  her  own  sex,  and  rediieeil,  hy  the  viideiii'f  of 
III  i(ri«f,tii  nliiiiMt  iiifnntiiie debility,  tiiiesliniisupeerdeil 
kiir<liiin  to  those  nroimd,  but  without  eliciting  niiv  eliie 
olhr  nieani  hy  which  tills  mysterious  disguise  Imit  been 


fleeted.  No  one  had  liccn  iiivare,  until  the  truth  was  so 
singularly  and  suddenly  revealed,  the  supposed  drummer 
was  any  other  than  one  of  the  lads  attached  to  the  grena- 
diers; and  us  for  the  other  facts,  they  simke  too  plainly 
to  the  eoiuprehension  of  the  governor  to  need  explana- 
tion. Once  more,  however,  the  detueliinenl  was  called 
to  order.  Hulloway  struck  his  hand  violently  upon  tiis 
brow,  kissed  the  wan  lips  of  his  still  unconscious  wife, 
iireathing  as  he  did  so,  a  half  murmured  hope  she  might 
indeed  bo  the  corpse  she  appeared.  He  then  reised  him- 
self trom  the  earth  with  n  light  and  elastic  yet  firm  move- 
iiiciit,  anil  resumed  the  place  he  had  previously  occupied, 
where,  to  his  surpiise,  ho  beheld  a  second  victim  bound, 
and,  apparently,  devoted  to  the  satne  death.  When  tho 
eyes  of  the  two  unhappy  men  met,  the  governor  closely 
watched  the  expression  of  the  countenance  of  each  ;  but 
although  the  Caiiadiuii  started  on  beholding  the  soldier, 
it  might  be  merely  because  he  saw  the  latter  arrayed  in 
the  garb  of  death,  and  followed  by  the  most  unequivocal 
demonstrations  of  a  doom  to  which  he  himself  was,  in  all 
probability,  devoted.  As  for  Halloway,  his  look  betrayed 
neither  consciousness  nor  recognition ;  and  though  too 
proud  to  express  complaint  or  to  give  vent  to  the  feelings 
of  his  heart,  his  whole  soul  apiieared  to  be  absorbed  in 
the  unhappy  |)arfncr  of  his  luckless  destiny.  Presently 
he  saw  her  borne,  and  in  the  same  state  of  insensibility, 
in  the  arms  of  Captain  Erskinc  and  Lieutenant  Leslie, 
towards  the  hut  of  his  fellow  prisoner,  and  he  heard  the 
former  officer  enjoin  the  weeping  girl,  nabctte,  to  whose 
charge  they  delivered  her  over,  to  pay  every  attention  to 
her  her  situation  might  require.  The  detachment  then 
proceeded. 

The  narrow  but  deep  and  rapid  river  alluded  to  hy  the 
Canadian,  as  running  midway  lietwcen  the  town  and 
Hog  Island,  derived  its  source  fur  within  the  forest,  and 
formed  the  bed  of  one  of  those  wild,  dark,  and  thickly 
wooded  ravines  so  common  in  America.  As  it  nearcd 
the  Detroit,  however,  the  abruptness  of  its  banks  was  so 
considerably  h'sseiied,  as  to  render  the  approach  to  it  on 
the  town  side  over  an  almost  iin|icvceptilile  slo|s'.  Within 
a  few  yards  of  its  month,  as  we  have  already  observed,  a 
riide  but  strong  wooden  bridge,  over  which  lay  the  high 
rjiad,  hud  been  constructed  hy  the  French  j  nnd  from  the 
centre  of  this,  all  the  circuit  of  intcrinediate  clearing, 
even  to  the  very  sUirt  of  the  forest,  was  distinctly  com- 
niandud  hy  the  naked  eye.  To  the  right,  on  ai>proacliing 
it  from  the  town,  lay  tho  ndjncent  shores  of  Canada, 
washed  by  the  broad  wnters  of  the  Hetrcit,  on  which  it 
was  thrown  into  strong  relief,  nnd  which,  at  the  distance 
if  alioiit  a  mile  in  front,  was  seen  to  divvrge  into  two 
distinct  channels,  pursuing  each  a  separnte  course,  until 
tlii'y  again  met  at  Ihe  western  extremity  of  Hog  Island. 
On  the  li'fl,  and  in  the  front,  rose  a  succession  of  slightly 
iilihilntiiig  hills,  which,  at  a  di.stnnce  of  little  more  than 
half  a  mile,  terniiiiatcd  ill  an  elevation  considerably  above 
the  iminodinte  level  of  the  IVtroit  side  of  the  ravine. 
That,  again,  was  crowned  with  thick  nnd  overhanging 
forest,  taking  its  circulur  sweep  nrntmd  the  fort.  The  in- 
termcdinto  ground  was  studded  over  with  rude  stumps  ,  .' 
trees,  and  Imre,  in  various  directions,  distinct  proofs  of 
the  spoliation  wrought  among  the  infant  possessions  of 
the  murdered  English  settlers.  'I'lie  view  to  the  rear  was 
less  o|Hn  J  the  town  Isiiig  partially  hidden  by'tlie  fruit, 
laden  orchards  that  lined  the  intervening  high  road,  and 
hung  pi'iiieipally  im  its  lelV.  This  was  not  the  case  with 
the  li>rt,  lletween  these  orehards  and  the  distant  fbresl 
lay  a  line  of  o|h'ii  eoimtry,  fully  commanded  by  its  can- 
lion,  even  to  the  ravine  we  have  ileserilsd,  and  iu  a 
sweep  that  emliraeed  every  thing  from  the  hiidge  itself 
III  tile  liiresl,  in  whii'li  all  traces  of  its  source  was  lost. 

When  the  delaeliment  had  nrrived  \»'illiiii  twenty  yards 
of  the  bridge,  they  wern  made  lr>  file  ofl'tn  the  h'll,  until 
the  last  gun  had  eonie  up.  They  were  then  ficmtedj  the 
rear  sietinn  of  Captain  Erskine's  cnnipany  rcsliiig  on 
the  riiiiil,  nnd  Ihe  lri>  flank,  eoveriil  by  the  two  first  guns 
|Hiiiiteil  iiblii|ui'ly,  Isith  in  t'runl  nnd  rear,  to  guard  agniiisl 
surprise,  iu  the  event  of  nny  of  the  Indians  stcnluig 
I'lHind  to  the  cover  of  the  nrehnrils.  The  route  by  whieli 
they  hiid  ajiproaeheil  this  s|H)t  was  upwards  of  two  miles 
in  evieiit ;  iuit,  astjicy  now  filed  off  into  tlnnpeu  ground, 
the  lending  sei'tiolis  iilisrrved,  in  a  iliriel  line  over  the 
eli'ured  eiiiiiilry,  and  nt  the  dislnnee  of  little  more  limn 
three  quarters  rfa  niilc,tlie  dark  ramparts  of  Ihe  (iirtress 
that  eoiituiiicd  their  ronirudes,  and  could  even  distinguish 


the  nnilbrms  of  the  otKcers  and  men  drawn  up  in  lino 
along  the  works,  where  they  were  evidently  assembled  to 
witness  the  execution  of  the  scntinci^  on  Halloway. 

Such  a  tight  as  that  of  the  English  so  far  from  their 
fort,  was  not  likely  to  cseajK'  the  notice  of  the  Indians. 
Their  encainpinetit,  as  the  Canadian  had  truly  staled,  lay 
within  the  forest,  and  beyond  the  elevated  ground  ulready 
alluded  to;  and  to  have  crossed  the  ravine,  or  ventured 
out  of  reach  of  the  cannon  of  the  fort,  would  have  been 
to  have  scaled  the  destruction  of  the  dctaclnnent.  Hut 
the  oflicer  to  whom  their  security  was  entrusted,  although 
he  had  his  own  particular  views  for  venturing  thus  far, 
knew  also  at  what  point  to  stop ;  nnd  such  was  the  con- 
fidence of  his  men  in  his  skill  nnd  prudence,  they  would 
have  fearlessly  followed  wherever  he  might  have  chosen 
to  lead.  Still,  even  oinid  all  the  solemnity  of  prepara- 
tion attendant  on  the  duty  they  w  rre  out  to  [icrform,  tliero 
was  a  natural  and  secret  npprchcnsiveness  about  each, 
that  caused  him  to  east  his  eyes  freipiently  nnd  fixedly 
on  that  part  of  the  forest  which  was  known  to  aftbrd 
cover  to  their  merciless  Iocs.  At  times  they  fancied  they 
beheld  tlie  dark  and  flitting  forms  of  men  gliding  from 
tree  to  tree  along  the  skirt  of  the  wood  ;  but  when  they 
gazed  ngnin,  nothing  of  the  kind  was  to  bo  seen,  nnd  the 
illusion  was  ut  once  ascribed  to  the  heavy  state  of  the  at- 
mosphere, and  the  action  of  their  own  precautionary  in- 
stincts. 

Meonwhilc  the  solemn  tragedy  of  denlh  was  preparing 
in  mournful  silence.  On  the  centre  of  the  bridge,  nnd 
visible  to  those  even  within  the  fort,  was  placed  the  coffin 
of  Halloway,  and  nt  twelve  paces  in  front  were  drawn  up 
the  six  rank  and  file  on  whom  had  devolved,  by  lot,  tho 
cruel  duly  of  the  day.  With  calm  and  fi'arless  eye  the 
prisoner  Burvcyed  the  preparations  for  his  npproaching 
end;  and  whatever  might  be  the  inward  workings  of  his 
mind,  there  was  not  among  the  assembled  soldiery  one 
individual  whose  countenance  betrayed  so  little  of  sorrow 
and  emotion  as  his  own.  With  n  firm  step,  when  suiii- 
nioned,  he  moved  towards  the  fatal  coflin,  oashing  his  cap 
to  the  earth  ns  ho  adviuiced,  nnd  baring  his  chest  withllio 
characteristic  cnnlempt  of  dciith  of  the  soldier.  When  he 
had  reached  the  centre  of  the  bridge,  he  turned  facing 
his  Romradcs,  and  knelt  iqion  the  cnlfiii.  ('aptnin  liles- 
singlon,  who,  permitteil  hy  the  governor,  had  (bllowed 
him  with  a  sad  heart  and  heavy  step,  now  drew  a  prayer- 
book  from  his  pocket,  nnd  rend  from  it  in  n  low  voice. 
He  then  closed  tho  volume,  li.stcncd  to  something  the  pri- 
soner cnrnestly  communicated  to  him,  received  n  sninll 
packet  whieli  fie  drew  from  the  Imsom  of  his  shirt,  shook 
iiiin  long  and  cordially  by  the  hand,  and  then  hastily  re- 
sumed his  post  nt  the  head  of  the  detachment. 

Till'  principal  inhabitants  of  the  villngc,  led  by  curio- 
sity, lind  followed  nt  a  distance  to  witness  the  execution 
of  the  condemned  soldier;  nnd  nlsive  the  heads  of  tli« 
line,  nnd  crowning  the  slope,  were  eolleited  groups  of 
both  se.xes  nnd  of  nil  ages,  tliat  gave  a  still  nuire  inqiosiiig 
eharnctcr  to  the  fceric.  i'lvery  eye  was  now  turned  upon 
the  firing  party,  who  only  nwnited  the  siifuul  to  exeeuto 
their  nnlaneholy  oflieo,  when  suddenly,  in  the  direction 
of  the  forest,  and  upon  the  c\treme  lieight,  there  burst 
the  tremendous  nnd  denfening  yells  of  more  than  a  thuu- 
sand  snvnges.  For  an  instant  llalluwny  was  forgotttn  in 
the  insliiiclivo  sense  of  individual  danger,  nnd  all  gnzcd 
eagerly  to  nsii  rtnin  the  movcminfs  of  their  enemy.  I're- 
seiitly  n  mnn,  naked  to  the  waist,  Ins  body  nnd  Ince  bc- 
smenred  with  strenks  of  black  nnd  red  paint,  nnd  his 
whole  nttitudc  expressing  despair  and  horror,  was  seen 
flying  down  the  height  with  n  rapidity  i>roportinned  In 
the  extreme  peril  in  which  he  stood.  At  nliiiut  filly  pacts 
in  his  renr  fiillowed  a  dozen  bounding,  sercnniiiig  In- 
dians, armed  with  nplifled  tomahawks,  whose  anxiety  in 
pursuit  lent  lliein  a  s|S'ed  that  even  surpassed  the  eflbrlH 
of  flight  itself.  It  was  evident  the  olijn  t  iif  the  pursued 
Was  to  reaeli  the  detaehnient,  that  of  the  pinsnrrs  to  pre- 
vent  him.  The  ntriigirle  was  iiiaintiilned  lor  a  few  mo- 
iiirnts  with  equality,  hut  in  the  end  the  latter  were  Iri. 
iiinphaiit,  nnd  nt  eseli  step  the  distance  that  sepnratt  d 
llieiii  lierame  less.  At  till'  first  alarm,  Ihe  detnehimnt, 
with  the  exception  of  the  firing  parly,  who  still  oeeupn  il 
their  ground,  had  Iseii  thrown  into  sqiiure,  nnd,  kM\  a 
gun  planted  in  eneli  nngh',  nwiilti  d  the  nttaek  monieiitn- 
rily  ex|s>ited.  Hut  nlllioiigh  the  heights  were  now  nlive 
with  the  dusky  fiirins  of  naked  warriors,  who,  I'rnni  the 
•kin  of  the  forest,  watched  tlipexprtlona  ofth(  ir  fillows, 


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tlio  iiiirs'nit  oC  tlie  wti'IiIkiI  fngilivo  wiis  cjiifini'il  to 
llicsi)  aloiH".  Korriiiosl  iil'  the  l:ii(<;r,  niul  (liy|iiiiriii!>liril 
\ty  his  violent  c.xrrtiniiii  iinil  ticnills))  c:iis,  was  llii'  lull 
iiiul  wildly  attired  warrior  of  tho  Klciir  ilo  lis.  At  every 
h.iiind  he  gained  njion  his  victim.  Already  were  tliey 
descending  the  nearest  of  the  uiidnlutln<;  hills,  and  hoUi 
now  iH'oitine  conspicuous  oliji^tbi  to  all  aronnd ;  but  prin- 
cipally the  pursuer,  whose  jri^antic  frame  and  extraordi- 
nary speed  riveted  every  eye,  even  while  the  interest  of 
ull  was  ex-<;ited  I'or  the  wretched  luffitife  alune. 

At  tli.it  moment  lliUoway,  who  had  heen  ff-T/"'!?  "» 
the  scene  witli  an  astonisluneJit  little  inferior  to  that  of 
llii  oiinirailes,  spranj;  suddi  iily  to  his  feet  upon  the  coilin, 
niul  waving  liis  hand  in  tlic  direetiin  of  the  pnrsuinjr 
pucniy,  .«hiiuted  aloud  in  ii  voice  of  mingled  joy  and 
triumph, — 

"  II J  1  Ahniyfhty  Ood,  I  thank  thee!  IIcio,  here  comes 
one  wli)  alone  li.is  the  power  to  snatch  me  from  my  ini- 
pendinit  doom." 

"  liy  lle.ivcn,  tho  traitor  eonfi;sf;cs,  and  presumes  to 
triumph  in  his  guilt,"  exclaimed  the  vr.ieo  of  one,  who, 
whilj  elosi'ly  attending  to  every  movement  of  the  In- 
dians, was  also  vit;ilanlly  watching  the  ell'ect  likely  to  he 
produced  on  tlie  jirisoncr  by  this  unexpected  interrup- 
tion.    "Curporal,  do  yonr  ilnty." 

"Stay,  ;1ay — onu  uioment  stay  I"  implored  Ilalloway 
with  uplifted  Imnd^. 

"  I)j  your  duty,  «ir,"  fiercely  repeated  the  governor. 

"  ( )li  stop — for  (IojI'd  sako,  stop !  .\notlicr  moment  and 
he  will  Ik-  Iktc,  nnil  I " 

lie  said  no  moro — a  dozen  bullets  penetrated  his  body 
— one  pas.sed  dir<«'tly  through  his  heart.  He  heaped  seve- 
ral  feet  in  tho  air,  inxl  then  tell  heavily,  a  Iifeles.s  bleed- 
ing corpse,  acrosB  tlic  eollln. 

M<imwhile  Iho  pur=niit  of  tlio  fugitiye  was  contiuueil, 
but  bv  tiie  warrior  of  tho  rieur  do  lis  alone.  Aware  of 
thirir  inellicieiioy  to  keep  pace  witli  this  singular  being, 
bis  coin|wnions  had  relinquished  the  chase,  ami  n.>w 
stood  resting  on  the  brow  of  the  hill  where  the  wrelehed 
Jl.illiiway  had  first  reeiv^niisid  his  supposed  deliverer, 
watching  engcrly,  Ihougli  williin  musket  shot  of  the 
detacluuen",  the  result  of  a  raco  on  which  so  much 
apparently  depended.  Neither  party,  however,  attempted 
to  intiTleri!  with  tlie  other,  liir  all  eyes  were  now  turned 
ou  the  Hying  man  and  his  pursuer  with  un  interiwt  that 
denoted  llio  exlraor<linary  eiVorts  of  Uio  one  to  (ivade  and 
the  oilier  to  attain  tlie  aeomipbsliincnt  of  bis  object, 
'riio  immediato  counio  taken  was  in  a  direct  lino  for  the 
ravine,  which  it  cvidi^nlly  was  the  object  of  Iho  fugitive 
to  clear  at  iUi  near<:.sl  |viinL  Already  had  ho  approached 
\\  ithin  a  few  pMcs  of  its  brink,  and  every  eye  was  fas- 
t(  ned  on  the  jxiint  where  it  was  exin'cled  tiie  doubtful 
leap  woulil  Ik'  taken,  whim  suddenly,  as  if  despairing  to 
iieeoinplish  it  at  a  Isiund,  he  turned  to  the  left,  aiitl  wind- 
ing along  its  bank,  nnewirl  his  ciVorts  in  tlie  ilireclioti  of 
the  bridge.  'I'liis  moTciuent  oeeasioned  a  change  in  the 
(losilion  of  the  parti<  s,  whi(.b  wiLs  favouraMo  to  the  pur- 
Kind.  Hitherto  they  had  been  so  immediately  on  a  line 
with  each  other,  it  was  impossible  for  the  detaehmrnt  to 
bring  a  musket  to  bvar  u|kiii  tho  warrior,  without  en- 
dangering him  whoso  life  tliiy  were  anxious  to  preserve. 
l''or  a  moment  or  two  bis  Iswiy  wan  fairly  ex|M)sed,  and  a 
do»'ii  inusket'i  were  diiebajged  at  intervals  from  the 
Nipiare,  but  all  witliuiit  suciess.  I{eeii»eriug  his  lost 
ground,  he  Hn<in  brought  IIk     ursiled  again  in  a  line  he- 

tvvi'i  11  himself  and ictaclimi'nt,  eilging  rapidly  nearer 

to  him  as  he  advaneid,  and  niti'ring  lerrilie  yells,  that 
were  echoed  luick  from  his  eonipanions  on  the  brow  of 
the  hill.  It  was  evideni,  however,  bis  objnt  was  the  re- 
capture, not  the  ch'striieliiiii,  of  the  Hying  man,  for  more 
than  once  did  he  brandish  bis  nirn.iiing  tomahawk  in 
rapid  sweeps  aroniul  his  head,  as  if  preparing  to  dart  it, 
and  as  ofti  n  did  bo  cheek  the  movement.  The  secne  at 
each  sneeeeding  moment  became  more  critical  and  in- 
trnselv  in(eri'?liiig.  '/'ho  slieiiglh  cd'  the  pursued  was 
now  iVarly  exiuiusli  d,  while  that  of  his  forniidalile  enemy 
Heeined  to  sullir  no  diinimilion.  Leap  arter  leap  he  took 
with  lliirfiil  superiorlly,  sidiling  as  he  ailvaneed.  Al- 
ready hail  hi?  cloKcil  n|ioii  his  vieiiin,  while  w  illi  a  sprlng- 
iiig  ell'ort  a  large  and  bony  hand  was  extiniled  to  Kceiire 
his  shouhler  in  bis  gra-.p.  'I'be  ell'ort  was  fatal  to 
him:  li>r  in  rcaehing  too  liir  he  lost  Ins  halanie,  and  fill 
heavily  u|Min  the  .-tvaid.  A  shunt  of  exullalioii  hurst 
fioin  the  I'nKlisli  IriMips,  and  nimieroiis  vnlees  now  eii- 
I'oiir.iged  the  pursued  to  renew  his  exertions.  The  ad- 
vii'o  was  not  lost;  ami  althongli  only  a  lew  sieonds  had 
elapsed  belwi'iii  the  fall  and  reeovi  ry  of  his  pursuer,  the 
wri'libril  fugitive  had  already  greatly  inereaiid  the  dis- 
luliei'  (bat  separated  them.  A  cry  of  siv.ige  rage  and 
diiiap|Hiiiilnii  111  burst  from  the  lips  of  Ihn  (>luniiliu  war 
rinr;  and  concrntratiug  all  liis  reinninliig  sticnglh  and 


speed  into  one  final  ell'ort,  he  bounded  and  leapt  like  a  deer 
of  the  forest  wlienci?  be  came.  The  opportunity  for  re- 
e iptiire,  however,  liad  been  lost  in  his  fall,  for  already 
the  pursued  was  within  a  few  feet  of  the  high  road,  and 
on  the  point  of  turning  the  extremity  of  the  bridge.  One 
only  resource  was  now  lell :  the  warrior  suiUlenly  checked 
himself  in  his  course,  and  remained  stationary ;  then 
raising  and  dropping  bis  glittering  weapon  several  times 
in  a  balancing  imsition,  he  waited  until  the  pursued  bad 
gained  the  highest  point  of  the  open  bridge.  At  that 
moment  the  glittering  steel,  aimed  with  singiilar'accuracy 
and  precision,  ran  whislliiig  through  the  air,  and  with 
such  velocity  of  movement  as  to  be  almost  invisible  to 
the  eyes  of  those  who  attem|ited  to  follow  it  in  its  threat- 
ening course.  All  e.\|)ected  to  see  it  enter  into  the  brain 
:igainst  wliicli  it  bad  lieen  directed;  but  the  fugitive  had 
marked  the  movement  in  tiine  to  save  himself  by  .stooping 
low  to  the  earth,  while  the  weapon,  passing  over  him,  en- 
tered wilh  a  ileadly  and  crashing  sound  into  the  brain  of 
the  weltering  corpse.  This  danger  passed,  he  sprang 
laiee  more  to  his  feet,  nor  paused  again  in  his  tlight  until, 
faint  and  exhausted,  be  sank  without  motion  under  the 
very  hayoni  Is  of  the  firing  party. 

A  new  direction  was  now  given  to  the  interest  of  the 
assembled  and  ilistinet  crowds  that  had  witnessed  these 
startling  incidents.  .Scarcely  had  the  wretched  man 
gained  the  protection  of  the  soUlicry,  when  a  shriek  di- 
vided the  air,  so  wild,  so  piercing,  and  so  unearthly,  that 
even  the  warrior  of  tlie  Fleiir  de  lis  Bceiiuxl  to  lose  sight 
of  his  victim,  in  the  harrowing  interest  jiroduccd  by  that 
dreadful  scream.  All  turned  their  eyes  for  a  moment  in 
the  quarter  whence  it  proeeededj  when  presently,  I'rom 
behind  the  groups  of  Canadians  crowning  the  slope,  was 
seen  Hying,  with  the  rapidity  of  thought,  one  who  roseiii- 
l.led  rather  a  sptu'.Ire  than  a  being  of  cartJi; — it  was  the 
wife  of  Halloway.  Her  long  fair  hair  was  wild  and 
streaming — her  Itct,  and  legs,  and  arms  were  naked — 
and  one  solitary  and  scanty  garment  dispKiyed  rather 
than  concealed  the  symmetry  of  her  delicate  person. 
She  flew  to  the  fatal  bridge,  threw  heiself  on  the  iMidy  of 
her  bleeding  hiisliaiid,  and  imiirinting  her  warm  kisses  on 
his  bloody  lips,  for  a  moinent  or  two  presented  the  image 
of  one  whose  reason  baa  tied  for  ever.  Suddenly  slie 
started  fr.im  the  earth ;  her  face,  her  hand;;,  and  her  gar- 
ment so  saturated  with  the  blood  of  her  husband,  that  a 
feeling  of  horror  crept  throughout  the  veins  of  all  who 
bcjield  her.  She  stood  upon  the  eollln,  and  across  the 
corp.se — raised  her  (yes  and  hands  inipbiringly  to  Heaven 

and  thin,  in  uceenls  wilder  even  than  her  words,  ut- 
tered an  imprecation  that  sounded  like  tlio  prophetic 
warning  of  some  unholy  spirit. 

"  Inhtmian  murderer!"  she  exelalmrd,  in  tones  that 
almost  paralysdl  the  ears  on  which  it  fell,  "  if  there  lie  a 
(ioil  of  justice  and  of  truth,  he  will  avenge  this  devilish 
deed.  Ves,  Colonel  rio  llalclimar,  a  prophetic  voice 
whispers  to  my  soul,  thai  even  as  I  have  seen  perish  Im- 
fore  my  eyes  all  I  loved  nil  earth,  without  mercy  and 
without  hope,  so  even  slinll  you  witness  the  de-ifruetion 
of  your  acenr.>-ed  race.  Hen — here — here,"  ami  she 
pointed  downwards,  wilh  singular  energy  of  action,  to 
the  corpse  of  her  hushand,  "  here  shall  their  blood  How 
fill  every  vislige  of  his  own  is  washed  away ,  and  oh,  if 
lliere  he  spared  one  branch  of  thy  detested  family,  inay 
it  ho  only  that  they  may  Ih'  rcsirved  for  some  death 
too  horrible  to  beeone,  ived  I" 

Overcome  by  the  frantic  I'lurgy  with  which  she  had 
uttered  these  appalling  words,  she  sank  Imekwards,  and 
fell,  uttering  aiiolher  shriek,  into  the  arms  of  the  warrior 
of  the  I'li'ur  lie  lis,  who  bore  oH  his  pri/e  in  triumph,  and 
Med,  witlmearly  (he  s:inie  i\|H(lition  he  had  previously 
iiiaiiil'esled,  in  the  direclion  of  the  fiin  si,  iH'fore  any  m\f 
could  recover  siillieieiitly  from  the  etl'e<(  of  the  scene 
to  think  even  of  interfering. 


(T!.\rii;ii  XI. 

It  wan  on  llin  evening  of  that  day,  so  fwrlile  in  melan- 
choly iiieidenl.to  ttbielilhe  previous  pages  have  been  de- 
voted, that  the  drawbridge  of  Hetroit  was,  tiir  (lie  third 
t  ime  since  I  he  InveHlminl  of  the  garrison,  lowered;  not,  as 
previously,  wilh  a  disregard  of  the  inl  limit  ion  that  iiilght 
lie  given  to  those  without  by  the  Millen  and  eeliomg  rattle 
of  its  poniliiroiis  chains,  but  with  a  eaudoii  ailcsting 
how  niiieli  secrecy  of  purpose  was  Hoiight  to  lie  preservoil. 
There  wa",  however,  no  array  ofnimed  men  within  the 
walls,  that  denoted  an  ex|Hiililiuii  of  n  liimtilo  eh'arai  ter. 
Overi'oine  with  the  harassing  diitioi  of  the  day,  the 
chief  |Hirlloii  of  the  Insips  had  retired  to  ret.!,  and  a  few 
groups  of  (be  giiaid  alinio  were  (o  he  seen  walking  up 
and  down  in  (ioii(  of  (heir  post,  apparently  with  a  view 
to  ehtck  the  iiitliicncn  of  inidnight  ilrowslnnss,  but,  in 


reality,  to  witness  tho  result  of  certain  prcparutionj 
going  on  by  torchlight  in  tho  centre  of  tlio  barrack 
square. 

In  the  midst  of  an  anxious  group  of  nnicers,com|i(i|i. 
ing  nearly  all  of  that  rank  within  tho  fort,  stood  in, 
individuals,  attired  in  a  costume  having  nothing  iacom. 
inon  with  tlic  gay  and  martial  habiliments  of  the  Ibrmrr. 
They  were  tall,  handsome  young  men,  whoso  natite 
elegance  of  carriage  was  but  imperfectly  hidden  undtr 
in  equipment  evidently  adopted  for,  and  otherwise  rnily 
inswering,  the  pur|iosc  of  disguise.  A  blue  cottoa  ulirji 
jacket,  closely  fitting  to  tho  person,  trowsers  of  the  name 
material,  a  pair  of  strong  deer-skin  moccasins,  and  j 
co!outcd  handkerchief  tied  loosely  round  tho  collar  of'i 
checked  shirt,  the  whole  surmounted  by  a  rough  Iilankrt 
coat,  formed  the  principal  portion  of  their  garb.  Kacli 
moreover,  wore  a  false  ij\nue  of  about  nine  inches  in 
length,  the  efl'ect  of  which  was  completely  to  rlianro 
Iho  cliaracler  of  tbc  countenance,  and  lend  to  the  fcj. 
tures  a  Caiiadian-bkc  expression.  A  red  worsted  cap, 
icsenililing  a  hmmet  tie  nui/,  was  thrown  cari;|p»»|i 
over  the  side  of  the  head,  which  could,  at  any  uioaiciii, 
when  deeper  ilisguiso  should  be  deemed  necessary,  ccm. 
maud  the  additional  protection  of  the  rude  hood  tlmt  k\\ 
back  upon  the  shoulders  from  the  collar  of  the  coat  lo 
wbieli  it  was  attached.  Into  a  broad  belt,  that  cncirrlnl 
the  jacket  of  each,  were  thrust  a  brace  of  pistols  anil  a 
strong  dagger ;  the  w  liolo  co  dis|ioscd,  however,  an  lo  be 
invisiblu  when  tbc  outer  garment  was  closed;  thin, 
again,  was  confined  by  a  rude  sash  af  worsted  of  differ. 
ent  colours,  not  unlike,  in  texture  and  quality,  what  is 
worn  by  our  scrgcant.s  at  the  present  day.  They  were 
otherwise  armed,  however,  and  in  a  less  secret  manner. 
.Vcross  tho  right  shoulder  of  each  was  thrown  a  licit  of  I 
worsted  also,  to  which  were  attached  a  rude  pnwiltr 
horn  and  shot  pouch,  with  a  few  straggling  ballclv 
placed  there  as  if  rather  by  accident  than  design.  Eacli  j 
held  carelessly  in  his  left  hand,  nnd  with  its  butt  ml. 
ing  on  (he  eardi,  a  long  gun ;  completing  an  appearance, 
the  altalninent  of  which  had,  in  all  probability,  bcea 
sedulously  sought, — that  of  a  Canadian  duck-hunlcr. 

A   metamorphosis    so    ludicrously   operated  in  Ibc  I 
usually  elegant  costunio  of  two  young  Knglish  oinccn, 
— lor  such   they  were. — might  have  been  exiiecledlo 
afford  sco|Ki  to  the  pleasantry  of  their  companions,  end 
lo  call  forth  those  sallies  which  the  intiinary  of  fricnil. 
ship  and  the  fteemusonry  of  tho  profession  would  liato 
fully  justified.    Uut  (be  events  that  had  occurred  ia  such 
rapid  succession,  since  tho  preceding  midnight,  were  I 
still  painfully  impressed  on  Iho  recollection  of  nil, and] 
some  there  were   who  looked  as   if  they  never  would 
smile  again;  neither  laugh  nor  jeering,  thoreforn,  c». 
ca|ied  the  lips  of  one  of  the  surrounding  group.     Kvcrv 
couiitenaneo   wore  a  cast  of  thought,— »  charnclcr  of 
abstraction,  ill  suited  to  tho  indulgence  of  levity;  and 
the  little  eonversatinn  that  patsnd  between  them  was  In 
a  low  and  serious  tone.    It  was  evident  some  powerful 
and  absorbing  dread  existed  in  tho  mind  of  cacli,  iadut 
ing  him  rather  to  indulge  in  communion  with  liisuwn 
thoughts  and  impressions,  than  to  cummunicate  them  lo 
others.     Kvcn  the  governor  himself  had,  for  n  monieiil,  I 
put  oH'his  usual  distance,  to  asNumo  an  air  of  nnl()l|rned  [ 
eoneerii,  and  it  might  be  dejection,  contrasting  strniijly 
with  Ills  habitual  haughtiness.     Hitherto  ho  had  been 
walking  (o  and  fro,  a  litlle  apart  fVoin  the  group,  and 
with  a   burrledncss  and   indecision  of  movement  lliit  [ 
tst  rayed  (o  all  the  extreme  agitation  of  his  mind.    Koi 
once,  however,  ho  ap|ioaicd  to  bo,  if  not  ininnsibl*  lo  I 
iilwirvatiiin,  iiidifVerenI  to  whatever  comments  might  In  [ 
liirmed  or  expressed  by  those  who  witnessed  hlsomolion.  I 
I  le  was  at  length  iiiterrupled  by  the  adjutant,  who  roin  f 
niunicaled  something  in  a  low  voice. 

"  I,e(  him  be  brought  up,  Mr.  I.awton,"  was  the  replr. 
Then  advancing  iiilo  thli  heart  of  tho  group,  and  id- 1 
(itessing  the  two  adventurers,  he  enquired,  In  a  tour  tliil  I 
startled  lioiii  its  singular  mildness,  "  if  (hey  werep-r 
vided  with  every  (liing  they  required." 

An  aHiiin.ilive  reply  was  given,  when  the  gnvrrnof, I 
taking  (he  taller  of  lb"  young  men  aside,  eiiiiverml | 
with  riiiii  earnestly,  and  in  a  tone  of  afl'ccliiin  siroiijelvl 
lileiiiled  uitli  ileH|HiMilcney.  The  interview,  hmvevrr, T 
was  short,  for  !Mr.  Iiawsou  now  made  his  appi'iiniiire.l 
eniidui  ling  an  individual  who  has  nirnady  licen  iiilr» I 
dm  id  (ooiir  leaders.  It  was  (ho  Canadian  of  tlio  H«iJ 
i!e  lis.  The  adjutant  placed  a  small  wuodnii  cruciHii>l 
the  hands  of  the  governor. 

"  l''tani;iii«,"»aid  the  latter,  impressively,  "you  kno'l 
the  lerniii  on  nbieli  I  have  eonHonted  In  spare  your  Id'  I 
Swear,  llipii,  by  Ibis  cross;  that  you  will  Im  faltbliillol 
yoiirlrusl;  (bat  tietlher  treachery  iinr  rvasinii  iliall  1*1 


tl 


practised ; 
(inner,  nil 
nnlii"' 

"  I  d..  < 
kneeling  a 
rriicc  on  tl 
I  liliall  eng 
snal  IIS  I  s 

"  .\incn, 

(leal  by  J'" 
mornovcsr, 
al^n  shall 
wears  apaci 
lo  tiw  ynuii 
•<  C  il  bless 
ful !     I  fear 
iipiken  liarsi 
ynu  will  no 
"snni  past." 
The  only 
pressure. 
Ilic  Mceesaitj 
nicii,  liillowi 
lessly  over  I 
udlniis  were 
hands  of  tile 
hurried  grasp 
ejcli  that  sp( 
separation  ha 
"  Stay  one 
party  now  mr 
gallantly  onoi 
there  is  some! 
ward  man. 
'i'lio  last  lips  t 
ceedcil,  as  the 
strap  of  the  pr 
those  of  |ioor  I 
Tho  menlioi 
by  the  brave 
startling  efl'ect 
lie  struck  his 
faint  groan,  am 
in  an  attitude 
inliid.    'I'ho  g( 
sounds  like  tho; 
Unbred  at  tho 
of  the  cniiteon. 
sorvod  a  dcop  or 
"It  is  times  A 
I  tlaaadinn,  "or  n 
wo  can  clear  do 
This  iiitimati 
I  riicigles  of  the 
coiniiiaiHliiig  fig 
In  silence,  and  t 
I  low  clone  in  the  I 
'  You  wiU  iiof 
I  |iercd  tlie  voice  ii 
tlie  last,  and  whc 
vonturit  closely  i 
how  lunch  dcpeii 
torprise." 
"When  you  bo 
|lic  wlHi  smiles  on 
ir  wo  fail,  there 
Islull  iicvor  SCO  yi 
IliofH)  fertile  best. 
Ill  Is  true;  hut  lo 
|iii|;iiod  a  causo,- 
In  the  next  n 
livlio,  with  light  I 
Isuiiif;  thoir  way  t 
leastern  extremity 
llieavy  clinlns  of  I 
|lli«iiar,  In  dospitr 
|lii|;lt  tu  lis  wunir 
It  liail  at  lirst  I 
llield  In  Ull  angula 
Tilluilod  III  in  out 
klunco  of  rocogni 
liive  Inl  them  int< 
M'llin  outlying  pt 
(irtHvl  Hroinid  tlio  f! 
■ifil  liir  the  nior 
hilline.    Through 
Iheirwny,  and  wil 
llioir  prouress.     T 
^iii;'»inr«  irtlred 
p'noted  the  e.f  lalci 


rtttin   prcparatioM 
Iro  of  llio  bntratk 

jf  office"  rs,comiiti(. 
Ill)  fort,  ctood  iwg 
ing  notliing  in  com. 
nentsof  lliefornifT. 
men,  whose  native 
fcctly  hidden  undtr 
and  otherwise  I'nlly 
A  l>lue  cotinn  nlir'u 
rowRCru  of  the  Mine 
n  moccasins,  and  a 
■ound  the  collar  of  1 
1  by  a  roiigli  blnnkii 
fllicirgurb.    F.ach, 
bout  nine  inches  in 
Dinpletcly  to  elunpe 
iihI  lend   to  the  fci. 
A  red  worsted  cap, 
i   thrown   carelcsjly 
luld,  at  any  niomcm, 
lined  ni!CC8Siiry,ccm. 
le  rude  hood  that  fdl 
collar  of  the  coat  to 
id  belt,  that  cncirclnl 
race  of  pistols  atij  a 
icd,  however,  ns  lo  be 
it  was  closed ;  thin, 
•f  worsted  of  differ. 
and  quality,  what  is 
>nt  day.    They  wete 
a  less  secret  manner, 
was  thrown  a  licit  of 
ichcd  a  rude  powdrr 
t  strag([ling  bulldi. 
It  than  design.    Each 
id  with  its  butt  rest. 
ileting  on  appcnrancf, 
all  probobility,  been 
ladiun  duck-hunlcr. 
isly   operated  in  the 
oung  Knylisli  olKccn, 
lavo  been  exjiectedlo 
Ihcir  companions,  ami 
lie  intimnry  of  frienJ. 
profession  would  liaio 
I  hud  occurred  in  such  I 
sding  midnight,  were  I 
eciiliection  of  nil, and] 
if  they  never  would 
jeering,  Ihoreforc,  c». 
iniliiig  group.    Kvery 
light, — a  charnctcr  ol 
llgcncc  of  levily ;  and 
[between  them  wa»  in 
vidont  some  powerful 
mind  of  each,  iiidut- 
inunion  with  his  own 
:ommunicatc  thciii  to 
Jf  had,  for  a  inonionl, 
[o  nn  air  of  unliiigntd 
,  eontroRting  strnii^ly 
llthorto  ho  had  been 
iflrom  the  group,  and  I 
111  of  movement  lliil  | 
111  of  his  mind.    Kui 
if  not  insensible  lo  I 
coninionis  might  be  [ 
itnrssedhisomolion. ' 
adjutant,  who  coin.  I 

nou,"w««lii»rfplr.| 
I  tlio  group,  iind  n!. 
luired,  in  n  iom  llui  I 
"  if  they  were  |iro.  I 

Iwlien  the  gnvcrnoi, 
lien  aside,  ( onvcmil  I 
'  nfleetinii  Blroiipljl 
linlorview,  liciwnfi.l 
Vide  his  np|M'anii«»,f 
J  nlrondy  licen  iiilrf  I 
Inndiiin  of  the  V\t«i\ 
|l  wiioden  criicirii  u 

Issively, "  you  knot 

\\  to  spare  your  lif' 

I  will  Im  faitlil'""* 

lor  evasion  •I'l'l  1*1 


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ricllsed;  and  '!"''  >'""  "'"'  *"  "'"  utmost  of  your 
''  .,.'  aid  in  conveying  these  gentlemen  to  their  dosti- 
imUiii.     Kneel  .lud  swear  it." 

"1  di)  swear  it!"  fervently  rcjicated  the  .lubergiste, 
knecli""  »'"'  'n»l"''"t'"i?  '•''  "l"  *'''''  '•«'•""<""?  rovc- 
|.,.iicc  on  the  symbol  of  martyrdom.  "  I  swear  to  do  dal 
1  KJiall  engage,  and  may  do  bon  Dicu  have  mercy  to  my 
c„,il  as  I  shall  fulfil  my  oat." 

„  Allien,"  pronounced  tiio  governor,  "and  may  Heaven 

di'al  I'y  y""  '"'®"  *"  y"  ''™'  ''y  "''■  ^'^"^  '"  ""'"'' 
moreover,  that  as  your  treachery  will  bo  piiiiisiied,  so 
,|sn  shall  your  fidelity  he  rewarded.  Itul  iho  ninlil 
wfirs  apace,  and  yo  liavo  much  to  di>."  Then  turning 
to  Ihn  young  ofTieers  who  wore  to  be  his  companions, — 
„  (I  J  iiless  you  both  ;  may  your  enterprise  be  success- 
ful 1  I  fear,"  ofToriiig  his  hand  to  the  younger,  '•  I  have 
siiiken  harshly  to  you,  hut  at  a  moment  like  the  present 
vou  nill  no  longer  cliorisli  a  rccullcction  of  the  unplea- 

saiil  l«.st-"  ,.  ,  ,  ,  . 

The  only  answer  was  a  cordial  return  of  Ins  own 
nresFiirs.  I''"  Canadian  in  his  turn  now  announced 
jlij  iipnessity  for  instant  dcparlure,  when  the  young 
men  following  his  example,  threw  their  long  guns  care- 
lessly over  the  left  shoulder.  Low,  rapid,  and  fervent 
udlnns  were  uttered  on  both  sides ;  and  although  the 
hands  of  the  separating  parlies  met  only  in  a  short  and 
hurried  grasp,  there  was  an  expression  in  the  touch  ul 
cjcli  that  spoke  to  their  several  hearts  long  alXcr  the 
separation  had  actually  taken  place. 

"  Htay  one  moment !"  e.\claimed  a  voice,  as  tho  little 
party  now  moved  towards  tho  galo-way  ;  "ye  arc  both 
gallantly  enough  provided  without,  hut  have  forgotten 
there  is  soinething  quite  as  necessary  to  sustain  the  in- 
ward man.  Duck  sl.-oting,  you  know,  is  wet  work. 
'I'lio  last  lips  that  were  moistcneed  from  this,"  ho  pro- 
ceeded, as  the  younger  of  the  di.sguised  men  threw  tho 
strap  of  the  proffered  canteen  over  his  shoulder,  "  were 
lliose  of  imor  Klloii  llalloway." 

The  mention  of  that  name,  so  heedlessly  pronounced 
by  the  brave  hut  inconsiderate  Hrskine,  produced  a 
startling  effect  on  the  taller  of  tho  departing  olViceis. 
lie  struck  his  brow  violently  with  his  hand,  uttered  a 
I'aint  groan,  and  bending  his  head  upon  his  chest,  stood 
in  an  attitude  v^rcssivo  of  the  deep  sutTuring  of  his 
mind.  The  govoinor,  too,  appeared  agitated:  nnd 
sounds  like  those  of  aupprcssc  1  sobs  came  from  one  who 
lin||[crcd  nt  tho  side  '-.f  him  who  had  accepted  the  offer 
uf  the  canteen.  Tho  remainder  of  the  oHicors  pre- 
gt'rvod  a  deep  end  mournful  silence. 

"It  ii  times  dat  we  should  start,"  again  observed  the 

Canadian,  "or  wo  shall  bo  taken  by  de  daylight  belbru 

wo  can  clear  do  river." 

This  intimation  once  inoro  aroused  the  slumbering 

I  rncigies  of  the  taller  oflicer.     Again  he  drew  up  liis 

coiiiiiianding  figure,  extended  his  hand  to  the  governor 

ia  silence,  and  turning  abruptly  round,  hastened  to  lul- 

I  low  clone  in  the  footstops  of  his  conductor. 

"  You  will  nut  forget  all  I  have  said  to  you,"  wliis- 
I  jierod  the  voice  of  one  who  had  reserved  his  patting  for 
tilt  last,  and  who  now  hold  the  hand  of  the  younger  ad. 
voiiturit  closely  clasped  in  his  own.  "  Think,  oh,  think 
liuw  much  dcpcndi  un  the  uTont  of  your  dangerous  en- 
terprise." 

I  "  When  you  boliuld  me  again,"  was  the  reply,  "  It  will 
I  be  with  smiles  on  my  lip  and  gladness  in  my  lioart ;  for 
I  if  wo  fail,  there  is  that  within  me,  which  whis|icrs  I 
iiilijll  ncvr  see  you  more.  Dut  keep  up  your  spirits  and 
IliofH)  fur  the  best.  Wo  embark  under  cheerless  auspices, 
lit  is  true;  but  lot  us  trust  to  I'rovidonuo  for  ruucuss  In 
Iki  good  a  cause,— Ood  bless  you  !" 

la  the  next  luinuto  ho  had  joined  his  companions; 
Iwlio,  with  light  nnd  noiseless  trend,  were  already  pur- 
liuioK  their  way  along  Iho  military  road  I  hut  led  to  tho 
leastern  extremity  of  the  town?  ^S<Km  ullorwards,  the 
llieivy  ciniins  of  tho  drawbridge  were  heard  grating  on 
lllie  nar,  in  despite  of  tho  evident  caution  used  in  restur 
liii{;itlu  its  wonted  |iositiun,  and  all  again  was  still. 

It  had  at  llrst  luM'n  suggested  their  course  should  h« 
Uield  in  an  angular  direction  across  tho  riearcil  ciumtry 
Vlluiloil  III  in  our  last  chapter,  in  order  to  nvoid  all 
[tliincc  of  recognition  in  the  town;  but  as  tins  might 
hire  N  them  into  more  dangerous  contact  with  suiue 
kifllie  outlying  parlies  of  Indians,  who  were  known  ti 
tirnvtl  iirouiid  the  fort  at  night,  this  plan  had  been  nliaii 
led  fur  the  more  circuitous  and  safe  passage  by  llin 
KilliiKi'.  Through  this  our  little  party  now  pursued 
klieir  way,  and  without  encountering  aught  to  ini|iodo 
llii'ir  |ii'o||ross.  The  simple  niannornd  inhahiituts  had 
•iiirs  irtired  lo  lesl,  and  nrither  light  nor  sound 
klenolril  the  e.tislenee  nf  matt  or  beast  within  its  pre 


I'iiii'ls.  At  length  they  reached  that  part  of  the  road 
which  turned  elf  abruptly  in  tho  direttioii  of  the  Flour 

10  lis.  The  rude  hut  threw  il,3  dark  shadows  across 
Iheir  path,  but  all  was  still  nnd  dealhlikoasintlie  village 
ilicy  had  just  quitted.  Presently,  however,  as  they  drew 
nearer,  tlicy  beheld,  reflected  from  one  of  tho  upper  win- 
dows, a  faint  light  that  fell  upon  the  ground  immediately 
in  front  of  the  aulierge ;  nnd,  at  intervals,  tho  figure  of  a 
liuniaii  being  approaching  and  receding  from  it  as  if  in 
the  act  of  paling  the  apartment. 

An  iiislinetivc  feeling  of  danger  rose  nt  tho  Fame  mo- 
ment to  tho  hearts  of  Iho  young  officers;  and  each, 
obeying  the  same  impulse,  unfastened  one  of  tho  largo 
horn  buttons  of  his  blanket  coat,  and  thrust  his  right 
hand  into  the  opening. 

'•  Fran(,iii8,  recollect  your  oath,"  hastily  aspirated  tho 
!ldcr  as  lie  grasped  the  hand  of  their  conductor  rather 

11  suppllration  than  in  threat ;  "  if  there  be  aught  to 
harm  us  hire,  your  own  life  will  most  assuredly  pay  the 
I'orli'il  of  your  failli." 

"  It  is  nolliiiig  hut  a  womans,"  calmly  returned  the 
Canadian  ;  "it  is  my  Dalietto  who  \h  sorry  at  my  loss. 
Hut  I  shall  come  and  tell  you  directly." 

lie  then  stole  gently  round  tho  corner  of  tho  hut, 
leaving  hiiJ  anxious  companions  in  the  rear  of  the  litlle 
building,  and  completely  veiled  in  the  obscurity  pro- 
duced liy  the  mingling  shadows  of  the  lint  itself,  nnd  a 
lew  tall  |H.'ar  trees  that  overhung  the  paling  of  the 
orchard  at  some  yards  from  the  s|)oton  which  they  stood. 

They  wailed  somo  minutes  to  hear  the  result  of  the 
C'anndiun's  admittance  into  his  dwelling  ;  hut  althoiigli 
ach  with  suppressed  breathing  sought  to  catch  those 
sounds  of  welcome  with  whicli  a  daughter  might  be 
sup|iosed  to  greet  a  parent  so  uncxpnctcilly  restored,  they 
listened  in  vain.  At  length,  however,  while  the  ears  of 
both  were  on  the  rack  to  drink  in  tho  tones  of  n  human 
oice,  a  taint  seream  floated  on  the  hushed  uir,  and  all 
again  was  still. 

"Ciooil  I"  whispered  the  elder  of  tho  officers;  "that 
cream  is  sweeter  to  my  oar  than  the  softest  accents  of 
woman's  love.  It  is  evident  the  ordinary  tones  of  speecli 
cannot  Knd  their  way  to  us  hero  from  the  front  of  the 
hut.  The  fuintness  of  yon  cry,  which  was  unquosliun- 
ably  that  of  a  female,  is  a  convincing  proof  of  it." 

"  Hist !"  urged  his  comiwuion,  in  tho  same  almost 
inaudible  wliis]icr,  "  what  sound  was  that  ?" 

Iloth  again  listened  attentively,  when  tho  noi-so  was 
repeated.  It  came  from  the  orchard,  nnd  reseiiihlcd  the 
sound  produced  by  the  faint  crash  of  rotten  sticks  und 
loaves  under  tho  cautious  but  unavoidably  rending  tread 
of  a  human  foot.  At  Intervals  it  ceased,  as  if  the  per- 
-un  treading,  alarmed  at  his  own  noise,  was  apprehensive 
of  betraying  his  approach  ;  and  then  recoinmenced,  only 
to  Ihi  checked  in  the  sumo  manner.  Finally  it  ceased 
ulliigether.  For  upwards  of  five  minutes  tho  young 
men  continued  to  ILsten  for  a  renewal  of  tho  sound,  hut 
nothing  was  now  audible,  save  tho  short  and  fitful  gusts 
of  a  rising  wind  uinung  tho  trees  of  the  orchard. 

"  It  must  have  boeii  sumo  wild  animal  in  learcli  of  its 
prey,"  again  whispered  the  younger  officer ;  "  had  it 
lieen  a  man,  wo  should  have  heard  him  leap  tlio  paling 
buliire  this." 

"  Hy  liuaven,  wo  are  holruyod, — hero  ho  is,"  quickly 
rejoined  I  ho  otliur,  in  tho  same  low  tone.  "  Keep  close 
lo  the  hut,  and  stand  behind  me.  If  my  dagger  liiil, 
you  must  try  your  own.  Dut  fire  not,  on  your  life,  un- 
less Iheru  liu  more  than  two,  liir  tho  rep<irt  of  a  pistol 
will  lie  the  destruction  of  ourselves  und  all  that  aro  dear 
to  us."  Kach  with  upliflcd  arm  now  stood  foady  to 
"Irike,  even  while  his  heart  throbbed  with  a  sense  ol 
danger,  that  hud  far  more  than  the  mere  dioad  of  |H)r- 
snnal  sutroring  or  death  to  stimulato  to  exertion  in  self- 
delcnco.  Footsteps  wero  now  distinctly  hoard  stealing 
round  that  part  of  the  hut  which  bordered  on  tho  road; 
uiul  the  young  men  turned  from  the  orchard,  to  which 
lhe,r  Btlenlion  lii.d  previously  been  directed,  towards 
the  new  quarter  whoiico  they  were  intruded  upon. 

It  was  fortunate  this  mmlo  of  approach  had  been  se- 
leeted.  That  part  of  Iho  hut  which  rested  on  tho  rond 
was  so  et|M>srd  as  to  throw  the  outliiiu  of  objects  into 
strong  relief,  whereas  in  the  direction  of  tho  thickly 
wooded  errhnrd  all  was  inijienotrthle  gloom.  Mad  Iho 
inlrnder  stolon  unannounced  upon  tho  ninrmed  but  de- 
lertniiied  offieers  by  the  latter  route,  tho  dagger  of  the 
first  wnulil  in  all  probability  have  been  plunged  to  its 
hilt  ill  his  bosom.  As  it  was,  each  had  rutlleient  pro- 
soiice  of  mind  to  distinguish,  oa  it  now  doubled  the 
etnner  ol  tho  hut,  nnd  rcpovod  upon  the  road,  Iho  stout 
sqiiare.'-et  figure  of  the  ('anadian.  Tho  daggers  wore 
inilanlly  restored  lo  their  ilieatlis,  nnd  each,  for  the 


first  time  since  the  departure  of  their  companion,  re- 
spired freely.  "It  is  quite  well,"  wliispere<l  the  Inllir 
as  he  approached.  "It  was  my  poor  Baliette,  who 
louglit  I  was  gone  to  bo  kill.  She  seroam  so  loud,  as  if 
she  had  .seen  my  ghost.  But  wc  must  wait  a  I!  \v 
minute  in  dc  hou.se,  and  you  shall  sec  how  glad  my  gill 
is  lo  see  me  once  again." 

"  Why  this  delay,  Fran<;ois  ?  why  not  start  directly  :  ' 
urged  the  taller  ollicer;  "we  shall  never  clear  the  rivir 
ill  time ;  and  if  the  dawn  catches  us  in  the  waters  i>l' 
the  Detroit  we  aro  lost  for  ever." 

"Dut  yon  see  I  am  not  quite  prepare  yet,"  was  the 
answer.  "  1  have  many  tings  to  get  ready  liir  de  cannc, 
which  I  have  not  use  tor  a  long  times.  Rut  you  slinll 
not  wait  ten  minute,  if  you  do  nut  like.  Uere  is  a  goii'l 
fire,  and  Ilabotte  shall  give  you  some  ting  to  cut  while  i 
get  it  all  ready." 

The  young  men  hesitated.  The  delay  of  the  Can.i- 
dian,  who  had  so  repeatedly  urged  the  necessity  liir  <  - 
jicdition  whilVi  in  the  f<>rt,  had,  to  .say  the  least  of  it,  .in 
np|>earuiico  of  incongruity.  Still  it  was  evident,  if  cm. 
|)osed  to  harm  them  he  had  full  opporlniiity  to  du  so 
without  much  risk  of  effectual  opjiosilion  from  tlxiiv 
solves.  I'nder  all  eireuinstances,  therefore,  it  was  :;i|- 
visnhle  rather  to  appear  to  confide  iinplicilly  in  his  Irnih, 
than,  by  manifesting  suspicion,  to  pique  his  selt'-luve, 
and  nenfralisn  whatever  liivoiiiable  intuiitiuns  ho  inii;i!t 
cherish  in  their  behalf.  In  this  mode  of  conduct  tln'y 
were  confirmed,  by  a  recollection  of  the  sacreuncss  i,*- 
taithcd  by  Iho  religion  of  their  conductor  to  tho  oath  k.i 
solemnly  pledged  un  the  symliol  of  tho  cross,  und  by  u 
eoeivielioii  of  tho  danger  of  observation  to  which  tlnv 
stooil  exposed,  if,  as  they  had  apprehended,  it  was  :ii'. 
tually  a  human  footstep  tliey  had  heard  in  the  orchunl. 
Tlii.s  last  recollection  suggested  n  remark. 

"  We  heard  a  strange  sound  within  the  orchard,  whi'.i! 
waiting  here  for  your  return,"  taid  the  taller  ollicer;  "  it 
was  liki^  the  footstep  of  a  man  treading  cautiously  ovrr 
rotten  haves  and  hranelics.   How  do  you  account  fiir  it ." 

"Oh,  it  was  my  pik-,"  replied  the  Canadian,  without 
manifesting  the  slightest  uneasiness  nt  the  infurmuti.  i. 
"  'I'licy  rim  about  in  de  orchard  for  de  ujipleg  what  bluwM 
ilown  will  de  wind." 

"  It  could  not  lie  a  ]>ig  w'o  heard,"  pursued  his  ques- 
tioner ;  "  but  another  thing,  Francois,  liefore  we  consent 
to  enter  the  hut, — how  will  you  uceount  to  your  diiiigli- 
ler  for  our  presence  ?  and  what  suspicion  may  she  net 
form  at  seeing  two  armed  strangers  in  company  with  you 
nt  this  unseasonable  hour  I" 

"  I  have  tell  her,"  replied  tlif  Canadian,  "  dat  I  have, 
bring  two  friends,  who  go  wid  me  in  dc  canoo  to  shoot 
(U-  iliieks  liir  two  tree  days.  You  know*  sir,  I  go  always 
in  de  fiill  to  kill  de  ducks  wid  my  IVieiids,  und  she  will 
not  link  it  strange." 

"  You  have  managed  well,  my  bravo  fellow  ;  nnd  now 
we  follou-  you  in  confidence.  Hut  in  the  name  of  Heaven, 
use  nil  |M>ssilile  despatch,  and  if  money  will  lend  a  spur 
to  your  actions,  you  shall  have  plenty  of  it  when  our  en- 
terprise has  been  accomplished." 

Our  adventurers  followed  tlieir  conductor  In  llie  track 
by  which  he  had  so  recently  rejoined  them.  As  tlii^y 
turned  the  eoriiur  of  the  hut,  the  younger,  who  brought 
up  the  rear,  funeied  he  iigain  heard  a  sound  in  tho  direc- 
tion of  the  orchard,  resembling  that  of  one  lightly  leap- 
ing to  thu  ground.  A  gust  of  wind,  however,  iinssing 
ra|iidly  at  tho  moment  through  the  dense  foliage,  led  liini 
to  believe  it  might  have  been  nrouuccd  by  the  sullen  fall 
of  (inr  of  the  heavy  fVuits  it  had  iletaclied  in  its  course, 
rnwillin^  to  excitu  new  ond  unnccesHary  sus)iieion  in 
his  ciimpnnion,  he  confined  tho  circumstuncu  to  his  own 
breast,  und  fiiUowod  into  the  hut. 

After  ascending  a  flight  of  nbntit  a  do7«n  rude  stepH, 
they  found  theinselves  in  a  small  room,  t\irnished  willi 
nn  other  ceiling  tlian  the  sloping  roof  itself,  and  lighli  il 
hy  un  unwieldy  iron  lamp,  placed  un  a  heavy  oak  tabl  , 
near  tho  only  window  with  which  tlio  apartment  \\\<  i 
provided.  This  latter  had  sullered  much  from  the  inliu- 
I'lice  of  time  and  tcm)iust;  und  owing  to  the  dillirulty  m' 
procuring  glass  in  so  remote  a  region,  had  liocn  imtohitl 
with  slips  of  pa|N'r  in  various  parts.  The  two  corner  ami 
lower  panes  of  thi^  Isittuiu  sash  were  out  ultngetlier,  nnd 
pinv  shingles,  sueh  as  are  used  even  at  the  present  dn  \ 
liir  covering  the  roofs  of  dwelling  houses,  hacl  lieen  fitful 
into  the  Hi|uares,  excluding  air  and  light  ut  the  eaiiie  time. 
The  centre  pane  of  lliis  tier  was,  however,  clear  nnd  IVeo 
IVom  flaw  of  every  deseriptiun.  OpiMiaile  to  tho  window 
blareil  a  cliMrflil  wou<l  fire,  recently  supplied  with  llirl ; 
and  nt  one  of  thu  inner  corners  nf  the  room  was  placed 
a  hiw  uneurtnini'd  bed,  that  exhibited  liiarks  of  having 
iH'cn  lain  in  since  it  wns  last  made.    On  a  chnit  nt  it* 


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side  wore  heaped  a  ibw  dark-looking  garments,  tlic  pre- 
cise nature  of  wliicli  were  not  distiiiguisliaulu  at  a  cnr- 
sory  and  distant  glance. 

Sueli  wore  the  more  rciiiarl^able  P.aturcs  of  the  apart- 
ment into  which  our  iKlvcnturers  were  now  usIuTcd. 
Both  looked  cautiously  around  on  enterinj;,  as  if  ex|K!Ct- 
i\\g  to  find  it  tenanted  tiy  spirits  as  daring  as  tiieir  own ; 
hut,  with  tlie  exception  of  the  dnnjfliter  of  their  conduc- 
tor, whose  moist  black  eyes  I'xpressed,  as  much  hy  tears 
us  by  smiles,  the  joy  she  felt  at  this  unexpected  return  of 
her  parent,  no  living  object  met  their  eMipiiring  glance. 
The  C'uuadian  placed  a  couple  of  rush-boltonjed  chairs 
near  titu  fire,  invited  his  companions  to  sc^at  themselves 
until  he  had  completed  his  preparation  it)r  departure,  and 
then,  desiring  Babette  to  hasten  supper  for  the  young 
hunters,  quitted  the  room  and  descended  the  stairs. 


CHAPTER  XII. 

The  position  of  the  younginen  was  one  of  embarrass- 
ment ;  for  while  the  daughter,  who  was  busiiul  in  execut- 
ing the  command  of  her  father,  remained  in  the  room, 
it  was  impossible  they  eould  converse  together  without 
hetraying  the  secret  of  their  country,  and,  as  a  result  of 
this,  the  falsehood  of  the  character  under  which  they  ap- 
pearcd.  Long  residence  in  the  country  had,  it  is  true, 
rendered  the  patois  of  that  class  of  [leople  whom 
they  [Kusonated  familiar  to  one,  but  the  other  Bi)oke  only 
the  pure  and  native  language  of  which  it  vvas  a  corru])- 
tion.  It  might  have  occurreil  to  them  at  a  cooler  moment, 
and  imdrr  less  critical  circumstances,  that,  even  if  their 
disguise  had  been  penetrated,  it  was  unlikely  a  female, 
in.inifeBting  so  much  lively  aftection  tor  her  parent,  would 
have  done  aught  to  injure  those  with  whom  he  had  evi- 
dently connected  himself.  But  the  importance  attached 
to  their  entire  security  fiom  danger  left  them  but  little 
foom  for  retleclions  of  a  calming  cliaracter,  while  a  dcubt 
of  that  security  remained. 

One  singularity  struck  them  botli.  They  had  cxi)eeted 
the  young  woman,  urged  by  a  natural  curiosity,  would 
have  conmiencecj  a  conversation,  even  if  tliey  did  not ; 
and  he  who  spoke  the  patois  was  prepared  to  sustain  it  as 
well  as  his  anxious  and  overcharged  spirit  would  enable 
hiui ;  and  as  he  was  aware  the  morning  had  furnished 
sutficient  incident  of  fearful  interest,  he  had  natuiolly 
looked  for  a  verbal  re-enactment  of  the  harrowing  aiid 
dreadful  scene.  To  thiir  surprise,  however,  they  both 
remarked  that,  far  from  evincing  a  desire  to  enter  into 
conversation,  the  young  woman  scarcely  ever  looked  at 
them,  hut  lingered  constantly  near  the  table,  and  facing 
the  window.  Still,  to  avoid  an  appearance  of  singu'tuity 
on  their  own  parts,  as  far  as  [lossiblc,  the  elder  of  the  oHi- 
fcra  motioned  to  his  companion,  who,  following  his  cx- 
Bin|)le,  took  a  small  pipe  and  some  tobacco  from  a  com- 
;)artment  in  his  shot  pouch,  and  commenced  puffing  the 
wreathing  smoke  from  his  lips, — an  occupation,  more 
than  any  other,  eecniing  to  justify  their  silence. 

The  elder  otKccr  sat  with  his  back  to  the  window,  and 
inuncdiately  in  front  of  the  fire ;  his  companion,  at  a 
corner  of  the  rude  hearth,  and  in  such  a  manner  that, 
without  turning  his  head,  he  could  command  every  part 
of  the  room  at  a  glance.  In  the  corner  facing  him  stood 
the  lied  already  described.  A  faint  ray  of  fire-light  fell 
on  Home  minute  object  glittering  in  the  chair,  the  con- 
tents of  which  were  heaped  up  in  disorder.  Urged  by 
tliat  wayward  curiosity,  which  is  Bomeliincs excited,  even 
under  circumstances  of  the  greatest  danger  and  otlier- 
wiso  absorbing  interest,  the  young  man  kicked  the  hick- 
ory log  that  lay  nearest  to  it  with  his  inucbasined  foot, 
and  produced  a  bright  crackling  flame,  the  reflection  of 
which  was  thrown  entirely  u|ioii  the  object  of  his  gaze; 
it  was  a  large  metal  button,  on  wliicli  the  number  of  his 
jugiment  wan  distinctly  visible.  I'uablu  to  cheek  his  de- 
dire  to  know  further,  lie  left  his  seal,  to  examine  the  con- 
tenti  of  the  chair.  As  he  moved  across  the  room,  he 
liineied  lie  ho:ird  a  light  iioimd  Ivom  without;  his  com- 
panion, also,  seemed  to  manifest  a  similar  impression  by 
an  almost  im|>erceptiblu  slurl ;  but  the  noise  was  so  inn- 
inentary,  and  »n  fanciful,  neither  tell  it  worth  Ills  wliili 
to  pause  u|Km  the  c  ireumstanee.  The  young  oflieer  now 
riiised  the  garmenlH  from  the  chair  i  thry  coiisislj'd  of  a 
siiiiill  grey  groat-eoal,  and  Irowsers,  a  waisleoat  of  coarse 
white  cloth,  n  pair  of  worsted  stockings,  and  the  hulf- 
Imots  of  a  hoy;  Ihu  whole  forming  the  ilruiii-hoy'seipiip- 
irieiit  worn  by  the  wretched  wife  of  Halloway  when 
borne  sruselnss  into  tho  hut  on  that  fatal  morning.  Hasti- 
ly iiuitting  n  dress  that  called  up  so  muny  dreadtiil  recol- 
lections, and  turiiiiig  to  his  enmpiinioii  with  a  look  that 
denoted  apprehension,  lett  liu  too  should  have  iH'held 
these  melaiieliiily  remuinbraiice*  of  the  harrowing  scene, 
♦lip  j'oung  ottU'cr  Imsteijod  to  ro«uiiio  liia  ieat,    In  the 


act  of  so  doing,  his  eye  fell  u|>on  the  window,  at  which 
the  female  still  lingered.  Hail  a  blast  from  Heaven  struck 
his  siitht,  the  terror  of  his  soul  could  not  have  been  greater. 
He  felt  his  cheek  to  pale,  and  his  hair  to  bristle  beneath 
his  cap,  while  the  checked  blood  crept  slowly  and  coldly, 
as  if  its  very  function  had  been  paralysed;  still  he  had 
jiresencc  of  mind  sufficient  not  to  liilter  in  his  step,  or  to 
betray,  by  any  ('Extraordinary  movement,  that  his 'eye  had 
rested  on  any  thing  hateful  to  behold. 

His  compunion  had  emptied  his  lirsl  pi|ic,  and  was  in 
the  act  of  relilling  it,  when  he  resumed  his  scat.  Ho  was 
evidently  impatient  at  the  delay  of  tho  Canadian,  and 
already  were  his  lips  ready  to  give  utterance  to  his  dis- 
appointment, when  he  felt  his  loot  signilicantly  pressed 
by  that  of  his  friend.  An  instinctive  scn.se  of  something 
fearful  that  was  to  ensue,  hut  still  demanding  caution  on 
his  part,  prevented  him  trom  turning  hastily  round  to 
know  the  cause.  Satisfied,  however,  there  was  danger, 
though  not  of  an  instantaneous  character,  ho  put  his 
pipe  gently  by,  and  stealing  his  hand  under  his  c  at, 
again  grasped  the  hilt  of  his  dagger.  At  length  he 
slowly  and  partially  turned  his  head,  while  his  eyes  en- 
quiringly  demanded  of  his  friend  the  cause  of  this  alarm. 
Partly  to  aid  in  coneealing  his  increasing  paleness,  and 
partly  with  a  view  to  render  it  a  medium  for  the  convey, 
anee  of  subdued  sound,  the  hand  of  the  latter  was  raised 
to  his  face  in  such  a  manner  that  the  motion  of  his  lips 
could  nut  bo  distinguished  from  behind. 

"  We  are  betrayed,"  Ire  scarcely  breathed.  "  If  you 
can  command  yourself,  turn  and  look  at  tl.e  window ; 
but  for  God's  sake  arm  yourself  with  resolution,  or  look 
not  at  all :  first  draw  tlie  hood  over  your  head,  and  without 
any  ap;(earaiice  of  design.  Our  only  clionce  of  safety 
lies  in  this, — that  the  Canadian  may  still  be  true,  and 
tliat  our  disguise  may  not  be  penetrated." 

In  despite  of  his  native  courage, — and  this  had  often 
been  put  to  honourable  proof, — he,  thus  iiiysteriou.sly  ad- 
dressed, felt  his  heart  to  tiirob  violently.  There  was 
something  so  appalled  in  tho  countenance  of  his  friend — 
something  so  alarming  in  the  very  caution  he  had  re- 
commended — that  a  vague  dread  of  the  horrible  reality 
rushed  at  once  to  his  ijind,  and  for  a  moment  his  own 
cheek  became  ashy  pale,  and  his  breathing  painfully 
oppressed.  It  was  the  natural  weakness  of  the  physical 
man,  over  which  the  moral  faculties,  had, for  an  instimt,lo8l 
their  directing  power.  Speedily  recovering  himself,  the 
young  man  prepared  to  encounter  the  alarming  object 
which  had  already  so  greatly  intimidated  his  friend. 
Carefully  drawing  the  blanket  hood  over  his  head,  he 
rose  from  his  seat,  and,  witli  the  energetic  movement  of 
one  who  has  tbrnicd  sonic  desperatu  determinaticn, 
turned  his  back  to  the  fire-place,  and  threw  his  eyes 
rapidly  and  eagerly  upon  the  window.  They  fell  only 
on  the  rude  jiatehwork  of  which  it  was  principally  com- 
posed.    'I'he  fi'inale  had  quitted  the  room. 

"  You  must  liavc  been  deceived,"  he  whispered,  keep, 
ing  his  eye  still  bent  upon  the  window,  and  with  so  iin- 
|K'rceptible  a  movement  of  the  lips  that  sound  alone 
could  have  betrayed  he  was  sjiealting, — •"  I  see  nothing 
to  justify  your  alarm.     Look  again." 

riic  young!  r  officer  once  more  directed  his  glance  to- 
wards the  window,  und  with  a  shuddering  of  the  whole 
[s'rson,  an  he  recollected  what  had  met  his  eye  when  he 
I  ,st  looked  upon  it,  "  It  is  no  longer  there,  indeed,"  !ie 
returned  in  the  same  scarcely  audible  tone.  "  Yet  I 
touhl  not  be  mistaken ;  it  was  between  those  two  corner 
squares  of  wood  in  the  hiwer  sash." 

"  Perhaps  it  was  merely  a  reflection  produced  by  the 
lamp  on  the  centre  pane,"  rejoined  his  friend,  still  keep- 
ing  his  lye  riveted  on  the  suspicious  point.  "  Impossi- 
ble! hut  I  will  examine  the  window  from  tho  spot  on 
which  I  stood  when  I  first  beheld  it." 

Again  he  (|uitted  his  seat,  and  carelessly  crossed  the 
room.  As  he  returned  he  threw  his  glance  upon  the 
pane,  when,  to  his  inlinite  horror  and  surprise,  the  eame 
li-ightl\il  vision  presented  ilself, 

"(lod  of  heaven!"  he  exclaimed  aloud,  and  unable 
longer  to  check  the  rhullition  of  his  feelings, — "  what 
means  this? — h.<  my  bruin  turned?  and  am  I  the  sport 
of  my  own  delusive  fiincy — Poyoii  not  sec  it  now?" 

No  aiiDWei  was  returned.  His  friend  stood  mute  anil 
motionless,  with  his  left  hand  grasping  his  gun,  und  his 
right  thrust  into  llie  waist  of  his  coal.  His"  eye  ijrew 
upon  the  window,  onil  his  ehisl  heaved,  and  Ins  check 
juiled  and  flushud  alternately  with  the  subdued  emnlioii 
of  his  li.'uj-t,  A  human  face  »  placed  clomi  to  tiie  un- 
blemished glass,  and  every  li'iitiii  i^as  distinctly  revealed 
by  the  lamp  that  still  lay  iqwii  the  table.  The  glaring 
eye  was  lixed  on  the  taller  of  the  olllcers  ;  hut  though  the 
Kxpreasioii  was  unfuthnnuibly  guileful,  there  was  nothing 
thtit  denoted  miy  thing  like  n  recognition  of  the  jiarty ' 


The  brightness  of  the  wood  fire  had  so  far  subsided  atto 
throw  tlie  interior  of  tlie  room  into  partial  obsctiritv,  sfj 
under  the  disgiuFC  of  his  hood  it  was  inqwssibic  lurm,, 
without  to  distinguish  the  features  of  the  taller  oHicf 
The  younger,  w  ho  was  scarcely  an  object  of  atltnii,,!, 
passed  comparatively  unnoticid. 

Fatigued  and  dimmed  with  the  long  and  eager  Icnsinn 
of  its  nerves,  the  eye  of  the  latter  now  U'gaii  to  fail  (ijm 
For  a  moment  he  closed  it ;  and  when  again  it  fell  up,,,, 
the  window;  it  encountered  nothing  but  the  clear  ar,.; 
glittering  pane.  For  upwards  of  u  minute  he  and  liij 
friend  still  continued  to  rivet  their  gaze,  but  the  fjct  wj, 
no  longer  visible. 

Why  is  it  that  what  is  called  the  "  human  face  divine" 
is  sometimes  gifted  with  a  power  to  paralyse,  that  ilic 
most  loathsome  reptile  in  the  creation  cannot  attain' 
Had  u  coUgar  of  the  Ainericaii  i'orest,  roaring  for  prey 
ap|iearcd  at' hat  wiu4ow^MJM||M|t  the  fragile  U'r! 
rier,  and  fastei\  .iUf^lJMPBWWW^^tts,  its  presencp 
would  not  haTd'^l'UcB  such  sickness  to  the  soul  of  oiir 
adventurers  as  did  that  human  liice.  It  is,  that  nun 
naturally  fierce  and  inexorable,  is  alone  the  ciieinv  of  Ms 
own  species.  The  solution  of  this  problem — thisglnrimj 
paradox  in  nature,  we  leave  to  profoundcr  philosoplun 
to  resolve.  Sufficient  for  us  be  it  to  know,  and  to  ie. 
plore  that  it  is  so. 

Footsteps  were  now  heard  upon  the  stairs;  and  dif 
officers,  aroused  to  a  full  sense  or  their  dangei,  lia>lili 
and  silently  prepared  themselves  for  the  encomitri. 
"  Drop  a  bullet  into  your  gun,"  whispered  the  elder 
setting  the  example  liimself.  "  We  may  be  obliirod  trl 
have  recourse  to  it  at  last.  Yet  make  no  show  of  lios. 
tility  unless  circmnBtances  satisfy  us  wo  are  betrayed; 
then,  indeed,  all  that  remains  for  us  will  Ik;  to  sell  our 
lives  as  dearly  as  wc  can.     Hist !  he  is  here." 

'I'he  door  opened !  and  at  the  entrance,  which  m 
already  filled  up  in  tho  imaginations  of  the  young  men 
with  a  terrible  and  alarming  figure,  appeared  one  wliost 
return  had  been  anxiously  and  long  desired.  It  wan 
relief,  indeed,  to  their  gallant  but  excited  hearts  to  bilioM 
another  than  the  form  they  had  expected ;  and  ollhoiigh, 
lor  the  moment,  they  knew  not  whellicr  the  Canndbn 
came  in  hostility  or  in  friendship,  each  quitted  the  iilli- 
tude  of  caution  into  which  he  had  tfirown  hiuixelf,  .md 
met  him  midway  in  his  passage  through  the  moni. 
There  was  nothing  in  the  expression  of  his  naliirtIK 
open  and  good-humoured  countenance  to  dei  iMe  he  wa 
at  all  aware  of  tho  causes  for  alarm  that  had  operalidl 
so  powerfully  on  themselves.  He  unnounecd  will 
frank  look  and  unfaltering  voice  every  thing  «a„ 
readiness  for  their  de|>arture. 

The  officers  licsit.ited  ;  and  the  t;  llcr  fixed  liia  cynl 
upon  those  of  mine  host,  as  if  his  gaze  would  have  pini 
trated  to  the  innermost  recesses  of  his  heart.  Could  llii.>| 
lie  a  refinement  of  his  treachery  ?  and  was  he  really  if 
iiorant  of  the  existence  of  the  danger  which  tlirealinfdl 
them  ?  Was  it  not  more  probable  his  object  was  to  diMrinl 
their  fears,  tliot  they  might  bo  given  un(irepared  Dnil,| 
therefoic,  unresisting  victims  to  the  I'erocily  of  llitirl 
enemies?  Aware  as  he  wa.",  that  they  were  both  mil 
provided  with  arms,  and  fully  determined  to  use  Ihinl 
with  effect,  might  not  his  i.iin  be  to  decoy  them  to  de- 
struction without,  lest  the  blood  spilt  under  his  rool'Jil 
tlie  desperation  of  their  defence,  should  hereafter  allntl 
against  him,  and  expose  him  to  the  punishment  litl 
would  so  richly  merit  ?  Distracted  by  these  double,  Ittl 
young  men  scarcely  knew  what  to  think  or  Imw  totdl 
and  anxious  as  they  had  previously  been  to  quit  the  luitr 
they  now  considered  the  moment  of  their  dciiig  bo  \voiJ<| 
Ix)  that  of  their  destruction.  The  importance  of  ll»l 
enterprise  on  which  they  were  embarked  was  such  aiiil 
sink  all  personal  consideratiouB.  If  they  lind  fell  llnl 
influence  of  intimidation  on  their  spirits,  it  arose  Iml 
from  any  apprehension  of  consequences  to  IhciiiMiwI 
thon  fVoiii  tliB  recollection  of  the  dearer  interests  involiti| 
ill  their  |M'rftel  security  from  discovery. 

"  Kran(;oiB,"  feelingly  urged  thc!  taller  officer,  npal 
adverting  to  his  vow,  "you  recollect  the  oath  youBoliriiAl 
(iledged  ii|Hin  the  crosH  of  your  Saviour.  Tell  iiie,  Ihul 
as  you  hope  for  mercy,  liavo  you  taken  that  oath  nnkl 
that  you  might  the  more  secuiely  iMitray  us  toniinnil 
lilies  I  What  eoniiectinn  have  you  with  tlicni  nt  thi«n»| 
ment  I  and  who  is  lie  who  stood  looking  through  til 
window  not  ten  minutes  since  ?" 

"  As  I  shall  hopo  ll>r  mercy  in  my  (iod,"  rxclii 
the  Canadian  with  unfeigned  astonishment,  "  I  hnvtr 
SCO  nolnHly.   •  Hut  whot  for  do  you  link  so  I    It  is  i 
just.     I  have  given  my  out  to  serve  vou,  and  I 
do  it." 

Thvru  won  candour  both  in  the  tone  and  coimtcm" 


of  the  man  as 

halfin  jiistilic 

"Vou  must 

the  present," 

Francois,    you 

nith  the  persoi 

he  made  his  a^ 

'I'he  Caiiadia 

.ind  scorned  to 

ahsciit.    He  tlit 

advdnecd  to  th 

firing  his  com 

lldii.sly  and    I'ol 

noiseless  step  te 

old  of  the  dooi 

light  mast  and  s 

burden  lie  divide 

lie  carcl'ully  ball 

his  own ;  and,  \\ 

opjmrlunity  of  b 

hastily  sliirted 

further  cxtreinit 

heavens  were  obi 

by  the  wind,  dur 

venturers  anxioi 

they  were  piirsui 

lined  the  road,  ai 

llic  beach,  howci 

jeiiglli  tliej  gainf 

It  was  the  t  ital  b 

were  yet  so  painfi 

"Stop  one   mi 

llirowing  his  sack 

lesser  river ;  "  my 

do  bridge.    I  shall 

ioi  the  olficers  to 

bridge,  he  tiiuvcd 

in  the  ;l,^ik  sliadoi 

'I'he  extremities 

the  little  river  in 

Hissiige  along  tlie 

lion  of  the  arch.    ] 

conductor,  the  offl 

and  with  their  bai 

curvature  of  the   I 

I  pass  lietivecn    thei 

aivailcil  the  arrival 

'depended.     We  sin 

iiiers  on  finding  tl 

nijflit,    iiniiiedialeh 

lineiiiorablc  hy  the" 

The  terrible  pursuit 

nohlier,  the  curse  ni 

Jalroie  all,  the  foreib 

lof  that  unhappy  wi 

lieemed  lo  have  ideiit 

Itliey  stood  menaced 

jtlie  mind,  and  excite 

Juith  n  sentiim  ,.1  noi 

jlo  whisper  forth  his 

jinvnltc  the  presence 

|in  the  harrowing  am 

"Did  you  not  heni 

tiller,  as  he  leaned  hi 

sand,  to  catch  i 

Bnand. 

"  I  did ;  there  agai 

Imlikr  the  step  of  or 

fiisv  be  some  wild  Ih' 

We  must  not  b( 

^nmpanioii.    "  If  it 

onscioiisiiesH  of  our 

110  harm  iii  scttii: 

paling  from  his  lurk 

Into  the  open  sands, 

Viiiles  gained  tlie  ex 

Wow  ofsonielhiiig 

li"«-Koiind  like  that  i 

i<  C'tzo  yet  lingered  ( 

1','  lo  give  it  a  cliarac 

[wnired  ii,  passed  „k 

N  disclosed  the  a|i|: 

I'i'iiig  up  from  the  en 

Mood  mid  brains  ol 

^i'l<  nnil  tiiiiit  at  Ihi 

"'I'll  his  elbow  on  the 

llii'  hridge,  and,  |,.a 

hnenl,  forgot  the  risi 

Wi'ii«eness  of  (I,,,  „„ 

prUnd  imagination 

'"ill  lie  ilood,  wlicn 


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r  Mibsiiii'il  atto 
l1  obBCurity,  tiid 
ipossil)!!'  liir  iiiv 
hu  lallcr  <,fln,, 
cct  of  attiiiiiuii^ 

nil  eager  Icnsiin 
I'gan  to  fail  him. 
ighin  it  fill  uiKiii 
ut  the  ekar  v,i 
iiiute  lie  ami  |,ij 
,  bvit  the  f:ioe  mjj 

man  face  ilivinr," 
paralyse,  that  llie 
n  eaiinol  attain' 
roaring  for  frrv, 

?lhc  fragili'  kr- 
Us,  its  presence 
to  the  soul  of  rait 
It  in,  thai  man, 
e  the  enemy  of  Ms 
)lem — thisglnricnj 
iniler  philosoplKn 
I  know,  and  tod. 

he  Btairs ;  and  ilic 
I'ir  dangc;,  liusiily 
for  the  encomitfi, 
hispcrcd  the  elder, 
may  he  nhliged  h 
lie  no  show  of  hoi. 
9  wc  are  hi'trayed; 
I  will  lie  to  sell  001  | 
is  here." 

ntraiice,  which  wis 
s  of  the  yonnj!  mm 
appcuri'd  one  \vlin« 
^  desired.  It  was  1 1 
:ited  hearts  to  klicM  | 
ected ;  and  nlthoiigli, 
lictlier  the  I'anndijB 
:ach  quitted  the  alti. ' 
thrown  hiniiielf,  and 
through  the  rnoin. 
lion  of  his  naturJlv 
ice  to  del  'itc  he  was  I 
n  that  had  o|«Talt(l| 

announced  «il' 
every   thing  wa- 

t-  Her  fixed  his  cyti 
i/.e  would  have  pini. 
lis  lieiirt.  Coiilil  lliii 
ind  was  he  really  is- 
er  which  throatintil 
object  was  to  ilisara 
en  unprepared  ral, 
.he  ferocity  of  tliiii 
they  were  both  wil 
■nnuied  to  ute  tlicm 
ito  decoy  them  to  de. 
ilt  under  his  roof,  in 
liould  hereiiOer  ollnl 

(he    pnnishnienl  lii 

by  these  doubts,  lb 
Ithmk  or  howtotcl; 

been  to  qint  the  li»'| 

their  di  ing  »o  wouli 
|e  importance  of  tki 
larked  was  Riich  01 II 

If  Ihey  hnd  fill  ll»' 

spirits,  it  i>f«"' '". 

ienees  to  thciiiMml 

irer  interests  iiivolid 

cry. 
tuller  officer,  npu 

;he  oath  you  solemni! 

Hour.     Tell  nie,  H 
taken  that  "«ll""''? 

JlHilrny  us  toi'""*! 

Ivilh  llieui  at  this  m 
looking  Ihroiiuli  l' 

Ly  (!od,"  rxcl«i» 
Ishnient,  "lliuit' 
link  so  I    ll  »' 
ve  you,  nud  1 

t,ne  iind  coimlm" 


..  jiiu  ,,,,,11  as  he  uttered  these  words,  half  iu  reproach, 
half  in  iustiliea''""  ;  and  the  oHieers  no  longer  doubted. 

>'  You  must  forgive  our  suspicii^ns  at  a  moment  like 
the  present,"  sooUiingly  observed  the  younger;  "yet, 
Francois,  your  daughter  saw  and  exchanged  signals 
villi  I  lie  lierson  we  mean.  She  lell  the  room  soon  alter 
he  mode  his  Bp|)cariince.     What  has  become  of  her  ?" 

The  Canadian  gave  a  sudden  start,  looked  hastily  round, 
nnd  seemed  to  perceive  for  the  first  time  the  girl  was 
absent.  He  tlien  put  a  finger  to  his  lip  to  enjoin  silence, 
udvanccd  to  the  table,  and  extinguished  the  light.  Uc- 
siring  his  com|)anions,  in  a  low  whisiier,  to  tread  cau- 
tiously and  follow,  he  now  led  the  way  with  ahnost 
noiseless  step  to  the  entrance  of  the  hut.  At  the  thresh- 
old of  the  door  were  placed  a  large  well-filled  sack,  a 
light  mast  and  sail,  and  half  a  dozen  paddles.  The  latter 
burden  lie  divided  between  the  officers,  on  whose  shoulders 
lie  carefully  balanced  tliera.  The  sack  lie  threw  across 
his  own ;  and,  without  expressing  even  -n  regret  that  an 
nniMirtunity  of  bidding  adieu  to  his  child  was  denied  him, 
hastily  sliirtcd  the  paling  of  the  orchard  until,  at  the 
further  extremity,  he  had  gained  the  high  road.  The 
heavens  were  obscured  by  pussing  clouds  driven  rapidly 
b"  the  wind,  during  tl«»  short  pauses  of  which  our  ud- 
venturers  anxiously  and  frequently  turned  to  listen  if 
ihev  were  pursued.  Save  the  rustling  of  the  trees  tliat 
lined  the  road,  and  the  slight  dashing  of  the  waters  on 
tlie  beach,  however,  no  sound  was  distinguishable.  At 
length  the)  gained  the  point  whence  they  were  to  start. 
It  was  the  t  ital  bridge,  the  c%'ent8  connected  with  which 
were  yet  so  painfully  iiresh  in  their  recollection. 

"  Stop  one  minutes  nere,"  whisiicred  the  Canadian, 
ihrowiiig  his  saik  upon  the  sand  near  the  mouth  of  the 
les.ser  river ;  "  my  canoe  is  chain  about  twenty  yards  up 
dc  bridge.  I  shall  come  to  you  directly."  Then  caution- 
in"  the  olficers  to  keep  themselves  concealed  under  the 
br^ilL'c,  he  •.nuved  hastily  under  the  arch,  and  disappeared 
in  the  rl.'ik  shadow  which  it  threw  across  the  rivulet 

The  extremities  of  the  bridge  rested  on  the  hanks  of 
the  little  river  in  such  n  manner  as  to  leave  a  narrow 
lOTsage  along  the  sands  immediately  under  the  declina- 
liou  of  the  arch.  In  accordance  with  the  caution  of  their 
conductor,  the  officers  hod  |ilaced  themselves  under  it; 
and  with  their  backs  slightly  bent  forward  to  meet  the 
curvature  of  the  bridge,  so  that  no  ray  of  light  eoulil 
pas.i  Ivtwecn  their  bodies  and  the  fabric  itself,  now 
awaited  the  arrival  of  the  vessel  on  which  their  only  hope 
depended.  We  shall  not  attempt  to  describe  their  feel- 
iiifs  on  finding  themselves,  ut  that  lona  hour  of  the 
niclil,  iMiiiiediaCely  under  a  spot  rendered  fearfully 
ineiiioralde  by  the  tragic  occurrences  of  tho  morning. 
The  terrible  pursuit  of  the  fugitive,  the  execution  of  the 
nolilier,  tlie  curse  and  prophecy  of  his  maniac  wife,  and, 
loboic  all,  the  forcible  aUluction  and  threatened  espousal 
ot'  that  unhappy  woman  by  the  formidable  being  who 
M'eiiud  to  have  lileiitificd  himself  with  thcevilswith  i^hich 
lliey  stoml  menaced, — all  rushed  with  rapid  tracery  on 
tlie'iniiid,  and  excited  the  imagination,  until  each,  filled 
kith  a  seutiiiit..!  not  uiinllied  to su|)erstitious awe,  feared 
to  wliis|)er  forth  his  thoughts,  lest  in  so  doing  he  should 
invoke  the  presence  of  those  who  had  princi|Nilly  figured 
jin  the  harroBinij  and  revolting  scene. 

"Did  ymi  not  hear  a  noise  '."  at  length  whispered  the 
'liler,  as  he  leaned  himself  forward,  and  lient  his  head  to 
le  sand,  to  catch  more  dislinctly  a  re|>etilion  of  the 
iiniild. 

I  did  i  there  again  !    It  is  U|Km  the  bridge,  and  not 
linlike  the  step  of  one  endeavouring  to  tread  lightly.    It 
liiay  be  some  wild  Ih'OsI,  however." 
"We  inuxt  not  Ixi  Uikeu  by  surprise,"  returned  his 
nnpanion.    "  If  it  l)c  a  man,  the  wary  tread  indicates 
insciouHiiess  of  our  presence.     If  an  aninul,  there  can 
no  liarin  in  setting  our  fears  at  rest."     ('auliously 
lltalitij  from  his  lurking-place,  the  young  officer  emerged 
Into  the  npin  s.inds,  and   iu  a  few  measured  noiseless 
lltiilen  (.rained  llie  rxtreniily  of  the   bridge.     The  dark 
Imdow  of  siiniething  upon  its  centre  caught  his  eye,  and 
low  sound  like  that  ot  ii  dog  lapping  met  his  ear.  While 
Iis|;ii7,e  yet  lingered  on  the  shapeh'ss  niiject,  rmleavour- 
11',' to  give  it  a  cliiiraeter,  the  clouds  which  had  so  long 
ured  it  pahsi d  momentarily  from    heforo  the  moon, 
|nd  disilosiil  the  appalling  trnlli.     It  was   n  wolf-dog 
ippine  up  from  the  earth,  in  which  they  were  encrusted, 
hinnil  nnd  brains  of  the  unfnrtunutt!  Krank  llalloway. 
!<iik  nud  faint  ut  the  disgusting  sight,  tho  young  man 
iti  d  his  i1Ih)\v  on  the  railing  that  passed  along  the  edge 
tlie  hriilirc,  nnd,  leaning  his  head  on  his  hand  for  a 
inmeiit,  forgo!  the  risk  of  ex|iosure  he  incurred,  in  tin 
itriix'iicfiH  111'  the  sorrow  that  Rssnilcd  his  soul.     His 
"I  «nd  iuiiiginntion  were  already  far  fVotn  the  spot  on 
tbicli  he  tlond,  when  he  felt  an  iron  Imnd  upon  his 


shoulder.  He  turneil,  shuilderit:g  with  an  iiibtinclive 
knowledge  of  his  yet  unseen  visitant,  and  lieheld  standing 
over  him  the  terrible  warrior  of  the  Fleur  de  lis. 

Ha,  ha,  ha  1"  laughed  the  savage,  in  a  low  triumphant 
tone,  "  the  place  of  our  meeting  is  well  timed,  though 
somewhat  singular,  it  must  be  eoiitessed.  Nay,"  he 
fiercely  udduil,  grasping  as  iu  a  vice  the  arm  that  was 
already  lilled  to  strike  him,  "  force  me  not  to  annihilate 
you  on  the  siiot.  Ila  I  hear  you  tho  cry  of  my  wolf-dog?" 
IS  that  animal  now  set  up  a  low  but  fearful  howl ;  '•  it 
is  for  your  blood  he  asks,  but  your  hour  is  not  yet  come." 
"  No,  by  heaven,  is  it  not  1"  exc'  iined  a  voice ;  a 
rapid  and  rushing  sweep  was  heart'  .lirougli  the  air  for 
an  instant,  and  then  a  report  like  a  ctimning  blow.  The 
warrior  released  his  gras|i — placed  his  hand  upon  his 
tomahawk,  but  without  strength  to  remove  it  Irom  his 
belt  tottered  a  pace  or  two  backwards — and  then  fell, 
uttering  a  cry  of  mingled  pain  and  disappointment,  at 
his  length  upon  the  earth.  "  Quick,  quick  to  our  cover !" 
exclaimed  tlie  young  olliccr,  us  a  loud  shout  wus  now 
heard  from  the  forest  in  reply  to  the  yell  of  the  fallen 
warrior.  "  If  Franijois  eoiiio  not,  we  arc  lost:  the 
howl  of  that  wolf-dog  alone  will  betray  us,  even  if  his 
master  should  be  beyond  all  chance  of  recovery," 

Des|)crate  diseases  require  desperate  rem  dies,"  was 
the  reply;  "  there  is  little  glory  in  destroying  a  helpless 
enemy,  but  the  necessity  is  urgent,  and  we  must  leave 
nothing  to  chance."  As  he  spoke,  he  knelt  upon  the 
huge  form  of  the  senselesM  warrior,  whose  .sculping  knife 
he  drew  from  its  shealh,  and  striking  a  firm  and  steady 
blow,  quitted  not  the  weapon  until  he  felt  his  hand  re- 
posing on  the  chest  of  his  enemy.  The  howl  of  the 
wolf-dop,  whose  eyes  glared  like  two  burning  coals 
through  the  surrounding  gloom,  was  now  exehanged  to 
a  fierce  and  snappish  bark,  lie  made  a  leap  ut  the 
officer  while  in  the  act  of  rising  from  the  body  ;  but  his 
fangs  fastened  only  in  the  chest  of  the  shaggy  coat, 
which  he  wrung  with  the  strength  and  fury  characteris- 
tic of  his  peculiar  species.  This  new  and  ferocious 
attack  was  fraught  with  danger  little  inferior  to  that 
which  they  had  just  escaped,  and  rc<iuired  the  utmost 
promptitude  of  action.  The  young  man  seized  the  brute 
behind  the  neck  in  a  firm  and  vigorous  grasp,  while  he 
stooped  upon  the  motionless  form  over  which  this  novel 
struggle  was  liiuintained,  and  succeeded  in  making 
himself  once  more  master  of  the  scalping  knife.  Half 
choked  by  the  hand  that  unflinchingly  grappled  with  liiin, 
the  savage  animal  quitted  his  hold  air>  struggled  violently 
to  free  himself.  This  was  the  critical  moment.  The 
officer  drew  the  heavy  sliar|i  blade,  from  the  handle  to 
the  point,  across  the  throat  of  the  infuriated  licast,  with 
a  force  tliat  divided  the  principal  nrtery.  He  made  a 
desperate  lea|)  upwards,  K|)0Uting  his  blood  over  his  de- 
stroyer, and  then  fell  gasping  across  the  body  of  his 
master.  A  low  growl,  interiniiigU  d  with  fuiiit  attempts 
to  bark,  which  the  rapidly  oozing  life  rendered  more  and 
more  indistinct,  succeeded;  and  at  length  nothing  but  a 
gurgling  sound  was  distinguishable. 

Meanwhile  the  anxious  and  harassed  officers  had  re 
gained  their  place  of  concealment  under  the  bridge, 
where  they  listened  with  suppressed  breathing  tor  the 
slightest  sound  to  indicate  the  approach  of  the  canoe.  .\t 
intervals  they  fancied  they  eimlil  hear  a  noise  resembling 
the  rippling  of  water  against  the  prow  of  a  light  vessel, 
but  the  swelling  erics  of  a  bund  of  Indians,  U'coniing  ut 
every  instant  more  distinct,  were  too  unceasingly  kept 
up  lo  admit  of  their  judging  with  accuracy. 

They  now  Is'gan  lo  give  theniiiclves  up  for  lost,  nnil 
many  ami  bitter  were  the  curses  they  inwardly  bestowed 
on  the  ('anadian,  when  the  outline  of  a  liuiiiun  form  was 
seen  udvarcing  along  the  sands,  and  a  dark  object  ui>on 
the  water.  It  was  their  conihictor,  dragging  the  canoe 
along,  with  all  the  strength  and  activity  of  which  he 
was  eiipable. 

What  the  devil  have  you  been  about  ull  this  time, 
Kran<,ois  ("  exelaiimd  the  taller  ollieer,  as  he  bounded  lo 
meet  liiin.  "tiuick,  quick,  or  we  shall  he  loo  late. 
Hear  you  not  the  hlixid-hounds  on  their  scent  "'  Then 
seizing  the  chain  in  his  hand,  with  a  powerful  effiirt  he 
sent  the  enmsi  llying  through  the  arch  to  the  very  en- 
trance  of  the  river.  The  burdens  that  had  Isen  de- 
(lositrd  on  the  sands  were  hastily  flung  in,  the  oflieetS 
stepping  lightly  afler.  The  Canadian  took  the  helm, 
directing  the  frail  vessel  almost  noiselessly  through  the 
water,  and  with  such  velocity,  that  when  the  cry  of  the 
disa|i|)ointed  savages  was  heard  resounding  Irom  the 
bridge,  it  hnd  already  gained  the  centre  of  tho  Detroit. 

CIIAPTKR  XIII. 

Two  days  h»d  suci'eedcd  the  ileparture  of  the  officers 
from  tho  fori,  hut  unpruduoliva  ot  any  event  ui'  Iniport- 


aiiee.  About  daybreak,  however,  on  the  morning  of  tho 
third,  the  harassed  gurisou  were  once  more  smntnoned 
to  arms,  by  an  alarm  frniii  the  srntinels  plunted  in  rear 
of  the  works  ;  a  body  of  Indians  they  had  traced  and  lost 
at  intervals,  as  they  wound  along  the  sHrt  of  the  forest, 
in  their  progress  from  their  encampment,  were  at  length 
developing  themselves  in  force  .near  the  bomb-proof. 
With  a  readiness  which  long  ex|K'rience  and  wulehful- 
ne^:s  had  rendered  hi  some  degree  habitual  to  thcni,  tho 
troops  Hew  to  their  respective  posts;  while  a  few  of  thn 
senior  olfierrs,  among  whom  wus  the  governor,  hastened 
to  the  ramparts  to  reconnoitre  the  strength  and  purpon) 
of  their  eneinies.  It  wus  eviilent  the  views  of  these  lat- 
ter were  not  immediately  hostile  ;  for  neither  were  Ihev 
in  their  war  paint,  nor  were  tlieir  arms  of  a  deseriptinu 
to  carry  intimidation  to  a  dis^eiplined  and  fortified 
soldiery.  Hows,  arrows,  lomahawks,  war  chibn,  spears, 
.and  scalping  knives,  constituted  their  warlike  equipmenlH, 
but  neither  rifle  nor  fire-arms  of  any  kind  were  diseerni- 
ble.  Several  of  their  leaders,  distingnishuble  by  a  cer- 
tain haughty  carriage  and  commanding  gesticulation, 
were  eoUeelid  within  the  elevated  bohib-prootj  apparently 
holding  a  short  but  important  conference  apart  t'roni 
their  juoiile,  most  of  whom  stood  or  lay  in  pieture.-;quo 
attitudes  around  the  ruhi.  These  also  had  a  directing 
spirit.  A  tall  and  noble  looking  warrior,  wearing  a  detr 
skin  hunting  frock  ch)sely  gird- •!  around  his  h)iiis,  ap- 
(H^ared  to  eommand  the  deference  of  his  colleoguesv 
cliiimijig  profound  attention  when  he  spoke  hinisclti  und 
manifesting  his  assent  or  dissent  to  the  apparently  ex- 
pressed opinioiui  of  the  lesser  chiefs  merely  by  a  slight 
inovement  of  the  head. 

"  There  he  is  indeed  1"  cxcluinied  Captain  Erskincy 
sjienking  as  one  who  eommuncs  with  his  own  thoughts, 
while  he  kept  hia  telescojie  levelled  on  the  form  of  the 
last  warrior  :  "  looking  just  as  noble  as  when,  three  year* 
ago,  he  opposed  Irimsclf  to  the  progress  of  the  first 
English  detachmeiit  llial  had  ever  jienetrated  to  this  part 
of  the  world.  What  a  pity  such  a  fine  fellow  should  bo 
so  desperate  and  determined  un  enemy  !" 

"  True  ;  you  were  with  Major. ftogers  on  that  expedi- 
tion," observed  the  governor,  "  I  have  ot\en  heard  liini 
speak  of  it.  You  had  many  dillieiillies  to  contend 
against,  if  I  recollect."  "  We  had  indeed,  sir,"  returned 
the  frank-hearted  Erskine,  dropping  tlic  glass  from  his 
eye.  "  So  many,  in  fact,  that  more  than  ohee,  in  tho 
course  of  our  progress  through  the  wilderness,  did  I  wish 
myself  at  head-quarters  with  my  company.  Never  shall 
1  forget  the  proud  and  determined  expression  of  Ponleae's 
countenance,  when  he  told  Kogcrs,  in  hif  figurative  lan- 
guage, '  he  stood  in  the  path  in  which  he  travelled.' " 

"  Thuiik  heaven,  he  at  least  stands  not  in  the  path  in 
which  olliers  travel,"  musingly  rejoined  the  governor. 
"  Hut  what  sudden  movement  is  that  within  the  ruin  ?" 

"  The  Indians  are  picparing  to  show  a  white  flag,'* 
shouted  an  artillery  man  from  Tiis  station  in  one  of  the 
embrasures  below. 

The  governor  and  his  ofiicers  received  this  intelligeneo 
without  surprise  :  the  former  took  the  glass  from  Captain 
Erskine,  and  coolly  raised  it  to  his  eye.  The  consulta- 
tion had  ceased ;  and  the  several  chiefs,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  their  leader  and  two  others,  were  now  seen  quitting 
the  bomb-proof  to  join  their  res|H'etive  tribes.  One  of 
those  who  rcniaineil,  sprang  liiKin  an- elevated  fragment 
of  the  ruin,  and  uttered  a  prolonged  cry,  the  purport  of 
which, — and  it  was  fully  underslood  from  its  peculiar 
nature, — was  to  claim  attention  from  the  fort,  lie  then 
retcived  from  the  hands  of  the  other  chief  a  long  spear, 
to  the  end  of  which  was  attached  a  piece  of  white  linen. 
This  he  waved  several  limes  above  his  head ;  then  stuck 
llie  barb  of  the  spear  firmly  into  the  projecting  fragment, 
'.juittiiig  his  elevated  station,  he  next  stood  at  the  sidti 
of  the  Ottawa  chief,  who  had  already  assumed  the  air 
and  attitude  of  cm-  waiting  >o  observe  in  what  manner 
his  signal  would  bo  received. 

"  A  flag  of  truce  in  all  it«  iK-arings,  by  .lupiter  1"  re. 
marked  ('i.ptain  Erskine,  "  roiiteac  seenig  (o  liavu 
acquired  a  lew  lessoua  since  we  first  met." 

"This  is  evidently  the  suggestion  of  some  European," 
observed  Major  Ulackwater ;  "  for  how  should  he  under- 
kIuiiiI  any  thing  of  the  nature  of  a  white  flag  7  Some  uf' 
these  vile  spies  have  put  him  up  to  this." 

"  True  enough,  Ulackwater  ;  and  they  appear  (o  have 
fiiiind  an  intelligent  pupil,"  observed  Captain  Wcniworth. 
"  I  was  curious  to  know  how  he  would  make  the  attempt 
to  approach  us;  but  certainly  never  once  dreamt  of  his 
having  recoiirso  to  so  civilised  a  method.  I'lieir  plot 
works  well,  no  doubt ;  still  we  have  the  counter-plot  tu 
Op|IOH0  to  it" 

"  We  must  foil  Iheni  with  their  own  weapons,"  rr- 
niarkcd  llio  govurnur,  "  even  if  il  be  onl/  willt  a  view  to 


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2;un  tiino.  Wriitwortli,  (loire  oiio  of  your  bnmlwrriiiirii 
t'l  hoist  tho  largi!  French  fliig  on  the  slalV."  Tho  order 
wn.i  promptly  obeyed.  The  IndinnH  made  asiiniiltaneoiis 
movement  expressive  of"  their  sntisfaction ;  nnd  in  tho 
(■■^■irse  ol'  n  niinnte,  tho  tall  warrior,  aceoinpanied  by 
nr  irly  a  dozen  inferior  ehiefs,  was  seen  slowly  advancing 
:inos3  tlio  common,  towards  the  group  of  oflicerx. 

"  What  generous  confidence  the  fellow  has  for  an  In- 
ili  111 !"  olisorved  Captain  llrsUine,  who  could  nntdisseni- 
1)!-  his  admiration  of  the  warrior.  "  He  steps  as  firndy 
mid  as  proudly  within  reach  of  our  muskets,  as  if  ho  was 
Ic.iding  in  f  he  war-dance." 

"  How  stranae,"  mused  Captain  Blessinpton,  "  that 
r.nii  who  meditates  so  deep  a  treachery,  should  have  no 
(iji|)rchcn9ion  of  it  in  others  ."' 

"  It  is  a  compliment  to  tho  honour  of  our  flajr,"  ob- 
s'  ved  tho  governor,  "  whicli  it  must  Ixj  our  interest  to 
(  i^ourajre.  If,  as  you  say,  Erskinc,  the  man  is  really 
t.i  lowed  with  generosity,  tho  result  of  this  alfair  will  os- 
niu-cdly  call  it  forth." 

"  If  it  prove  otherwise,  sir,"  was  tlio  reply,  "  we  must 
oi.ly  attribute  his  perseverance  to  the  iiillnence  wliieh 
tliut  terrible  warrior  of  the  FIcurde  Us  is  said  to  exercise 
fivor  his  bettor  feelings.  By  the  by,  I  see  nothing  of 
liiin  among  this  flag  of  truce  party.  It  could  scarcely 
be  called  a  violation  of  faith  to  cut  otf  such  a  rascally  re- 
negade. Were  ho  of  the  number  of  those  advancing, 
and  Vallctort's  rifle  within  my  reach,  I  know  not  what 
use  I  might  not  bo  tempted  to  make  of  tho  last" 

Poor  Erskinc  was  singularly  infelieitous  in  touching, 
and  ever  unconsciously,  on  a  subject  sure  to  give  pain  to 
more  than  ono  of  his  brother  ofliccrs.  A  cloud  passed 
over  tho  brow  of  tho  governor,  but  it  was  one  that  ori- 
,';iiiated  more  in  sorrow  than  in  anger.  Neither  had  he 
tiiiio  to  linger  on  the  painful  recollections  hastily  and 
r<.  ifuijodly  called  up  by  the  allusion  made  to  tliis  forn\i- 
liilile  nnd  mysterious  being,  for  tho  attention  of  all  was 
n>>v  absorbed  by  the  approaching  Indians.  With  a  bold 
Dill  confiding  carriage  tho  fierce  Ponteac  moved  at  the 
hci']  of  liis  little  party,  nor  hesitated  one  moment  in  his 
I  i.ir.-ie,  until  he  got  near  the  brink  of  the  ditch,  and  stood 
f'li  0  to  face  with  the  governor,  at  a  distances  that  gave 
h  itli  partira  not  only  the  facility  of  tracing  the  expres- 
sinti  of  enh  other's  features,  but  of  conversing  williout 
ci'irt.  There  ho  made  a  suUden  stand,  and  tlirnsting 
111 !  iiwar  into  the  earth,  assumed  an  attitude  as  devoid  of 
apprehension  as  if  he  had  been  in  the  heart  of  his  own 
one  iinpment. 

'•  .'ily  father  has  understood  my  sign,"  said  the  haughty 
rliiof.  "The  warriors  of  a  dozen  trilws  are  far  behind 
ti:.'  path  the  (Ottawa  has  jUst  travelled ;  but  when  the  red 
L'iiiii  comes  unarmed,  the  hand  of  the  Saganaw  is  tied  bc- 
liiiil  his  back." 

"  The  strong  hold  of  the  Saganaw  is  his  saf^-guard," 
rejilicd  the  governor,  adopting  the  language  of  the  In- 
(livi.  "When  tlie  enemies  ol^  his  groat  father  come  in 
'■^h.i^th,  he  knows  how  to  dis|H;rse  tliem ;  but  when  a 
w  uiior  throws  himself  unarmed  into  his  power,  he  re- 
r;ii' -ts  his  confidence,  and  his  arms  liang  rusting  at  his 
F-id'." 

"  The  talk  of  my  father  is  big,"  replied  the  warrior, 
with  a  scornful  expression  that  seemed  to  doubt  the  tact 
iif  ■')  much  indilferenco  as  to  himself;  but  when  it  is  a 
iri.it  chief  who  directs  the  nations,  and  that  chief  his 
li.v  .rn  enemy,  the  temptation  to  the  Saganaw  may  be 

'■■■'?,"•"  . 
'■  The  .Saganaw  is  without  fear,"  emphatienlly  rejoined 

the  governor;  "he  is  strong  in  his  own  honour;  and  he 

w..M!d  ratlier  die  undcT  the  tomahawk  of  llio  red  skin, 

ill  111  procure  a  |H'ace  by  an  act  of  f roaehery." 

The  Indian  paused;  cold,  calm  looks  of  intiilligenee 
pi  iVd  between  him  and  his  followers,  and  n  few  indis- 
livt  and  guttural  Bcntongcs  were  exchanged  among 
i!i  insclves. 

••  Hut  our  fiither  asks  not  wliy  our  mocassins  have 
I'l  Mhed  the  dew  from  off  the  common,"  resumed  the 
I 'lief;  "  and  yet  it  is  long  since  tho  ISaganaw  and  the 
,  i|  skin  havo  spoken  to  caeh  other,  except  through  the 
.SI  whoop.  My  father  nmst  wonder  to  see  the  great 
,    :  'f  of  the  Ottawas  without  tho  hatchet  in  his  hand." 

"  The  hatchet  often  wounds  those  who  uso  it  nnskil- 
I'lll  •,"  calmly  returned  tho  governor.  "The  Haganaw  is 
r.t  blind.  The  Ottawas  and  tho  other  trilHis  find  the 
\>'ii'  ;iiiint  heavy  on  their  skins.  They  son  that  my  young 
iii'i'i  are  not  to  Iw  connunred,  and  they  have  sent  the 
frr'-tt  head  of  all  the  nations  to  sue  for  iMiace." 

Ill  spite  of  the  habitual  reserve  and  self-possession  of 
h'lH  race,  tho  haughty  warrior  conid  not  repress  a  inove- 
iiiiint  of  impatience  at  tho  bold  and  taunting  Inngiinge  of 
liis  enemvi  and  for  a  moment  there  was  a  Hre  in  his  eye 
tlut  told  how  willingly  ho  would  have  washed  away  tlio 


insult  in  iiis  blood.  The  same  low  guttural  extlaiiii.lions 
tliat  had  previously  esriiped  their  lipp,  niarhed  the  sense 
entertained  of  the  leiiinrk  by  his  eoinpaninns. 

"My  father  is  right,"  piirsuid  the  chief,  resiiniirg  his 
self-command;  "the  Ottawas,  end  (he  other  tribes,  ask 
for  |)eace,  but  not  because  they  are  afraiil  of  war.  When 
they  strike  the  hatchet  info  the  war  post,  they  Jeavo  il 
there  until  their  enemies  ask  them  to  take  it  out." 

"  Why  come  they  now,  then,  to  ask  for  piMce  7"  was 
tho  cool  demand.  Tiie  warrior  liesitated,  evidi  iitly  at  a 
loss  to  give  a  reply  that  could  reconcile  tlie  paljiable  con. 
trndiction  of  his  words.  "  Tlie  rich  furs  of  our  forests 
have  become  many,"  he  at  length  observed,  "  since  W( 
first  took  up  the  hatehct  against  the  Saganaw  ;  and  every 
bullet  we  keep  for  our  enemies  is  a  loss  to  our  trade.  We 
once  exchanged  furs  with  the  chililren  of  our  father  of 
the  pale  flag.  They  gave  us,  in  return,  guns,  blankets, 
|)owdcr,  ball,  and  all  that  the  red  man  reipiires  in  the 
hunting  season.  These  are  all  expended  ;  and  my  young 
men  would  deal  with  tho  Saganaw  as  they  did  with  the 
French." 

"  (iood  ;  the  red  skins  would  make  |icacc;  and  although 
the  arm  of  the  Saganaw  is  strong,  ho  will  not  turn  a  deaf 
ear  to  their  desire." 

"  All  tho  strong  holds  of  tho  Saganaw,  except  two, 
have  fallen  befpre  the  great  chief  of  tho  Ottawas!" 
proudly  returned  the  Indian,  with  a  look  of  mingled 
scorn  and  defiance.  "  They,  too,  thought  themselves 
l)eyond  the  reach  of  our  tomahawks ;  but  they  were  de 
eeived.  In  less  than  a  single  moon  nine  of  them  have 
fallen,  and  the  tents  of  my  yoimg  warriors  arc  darkened 
with  their  scalps  ;  but  this  is  past.  If  the  red  skin  asks 
for  |)eace,  it  is  because  he  is  tired  of  seeing  the  blood  of 
tlie  Siiganaw  on  his  tomahawk.     Does  my  father  hear  ?" 

"  We  will  listen  to  the  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas,  and 
hear  what  he  has  to  say,"  rrlurncdthe  governor,  who,  as 
well  as  the  officers  at  his  Bi<Ie,  could  witli  dilTieult^  con- 
ce.il  their  disgust  and  sorrow  at  tlie  dreadful  intelligence 
thus  imparted  of  the  fatc.^  of  their  companions.  "  Hut 
(icacc,"  he  pursued  with  dignity,  "  can  only  be  made  in 
tlie  council  room,  and  under  tlio  sacred  pledge  of  the 
calumet.  The  great  chief  has  a  wampum  bell  on  his 
shoulder,  and  a  calumet  in  his  hand.  His  aged  warriors, 
too,  are  at  his  side.  Wlint  says  the  Ottawa?  Will  In 
enlcr  I  If  so,  the  gate  of  the  Saganaw  shall  b<^  open  to 
him."  The  warrior  started;  and  for  a  niomciit  tho  coii- 
rideiice  that  had  hitherto  distinguished  him' seemed  to 
give  place  to  an  apprehension  of  meditated  treachery. 
He,  however,  s|)eedily  recovered  himself,  and  observed 
emphatically,  "  It  is  the  great  head  of  all  the  nations 
whom  my  latlier  invites  to  the  council  seat.  Were  he 
to  remain  in  the  hands  of  the  Sii^jauaw,  his  young  men 
would  lose  tlieir  strength.  They  would  bury  the  hatchet 
for  ever  in  despair,  and  hide  their  faces  in  the  laps  of 
tlieir  women." 

"  Does  the  Ottawa  chief  see  tlio  pale  flag  on  the  strong 
hold  of  his  enemies.  While  that  continues  to  fly,  he  is 
safe  us  if  he  were  under  tho  cover  of  his  own  wigwam. 
If  the  Sagnjiaw  could  use  guile  like  tho  fox,"  (and  tlii.' 
was  said  with  marked  emphasis,)  "  what  should  prevent 
him  from  cutting  off  the  Ottawa  and  his  chiefs,  even 
where  they  now  stand  ?•"  A  half  smile  of  derision 
passed  over  the  dark  cheek  of  the  Indian.  "  If  the  arm  of 
an  Ottawa  is  strong,"  he  said,  ■'  his  foot  is  not  less  switl. 
The  short  guns  of  the  ehiefs  of  the  Saganaw"  (poiiiliiiy 
to  the  pistols  of  the  ollieers)  "  could  not  reach  us ;  and 
before  the  voice  of  our  father  couhl  lie  raised,  or  his  eye 
turned,  to  call  his  warriors  to  his  side,  the  Ottawa  would 
1)0  already  far  on  his  way  to  tho  forest." 

"  The  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas  shall  judge  better  of 
the  Saganaw,"  returned  tlio  governor.  "  He  shull  see 
that  his  young  men  arc  ever  watchful  at  their  [losts : — 
I 'p.  men,  and  show  yourselves."  A  second  nr  two  suf- 
ficed to  bring  the  whole  of  (!aptain  Erskine's  ennipany, 
who  had  been  lying  flat  on  their  faces,  to  their  feet  on 
the  rampart.  The  Indians  were  evidently  taken  iiy  sur- 
prise, though  they  evinced  no  fear.  Tho  low  and  giiltu- 
ml  "  ugh  !"  was  the  only  expression  they  gave  to  their 
astonishment,  not  unminglod  with  admiration. 

liiit,  although  tho  chiefs  preserved  their  prescnco  of 
mind,  tho  sudden  apjtearanee  of  the  soldiers  liad  excited 
alarm  among  their  warriors,  who,  grou|>Rd  in  aqd  around 
tho  bomb-proof,  were  watching  every  movement  of  the 
ronfi'rring  [larties,  with  on  interest  proportioned  lo  the 
risk  they  conceived  their  head  men  had  incurred  in  ven- 
turing under  the  very  walls  of  their  enemies.  Fierce 
yells  were  uttered  ;  and  more  than  a  hundred  dusky  war- 
riors, brandishing  their  tomiihawkH  in  air,  leaixd  along 
the  skirt  I'f  the  eonimon,rvidenlly  only  awaiting  the  sig- 
nal of  their  great  ehief,  to  advaneo  and  cover  bin  retreat. 
iVt  tlic  command  of  the  governor,  however,  llio  men  lind 


Iugiiin  niddeiily  dis:.p|ier.red  from  tlie  surface  of  the  tain. 
|iart;  so  that  when  the  Indians  finally  pereeivi-J  llujt 
icfidcr  stood  unharmed  and  unmolested,  on  the  t'\H){\,. 
had  previously  oecupicd,  tlie  excitement  died  away,  ,ii,j 
they  once  more  assumed  tlieir  attitude  of  profomidaltin. 
lion. 

"  What  thinks  the  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas  now!" 
nskeil  the  governor; — "did  he  imagine  that  the  yonnj 
while  men  lie  sleeping  like  beavers  in  their  dams,  wlie^ 
the  hunter  sets  his  traps  to  cateh  them? — did  he  inn. 
gine  that  they  foresee  not  the  designs  of  their  ciieiiiini! 
and  that  tliey  arc  not  always  on  tliu  watch  to  iircvini 
them  ?" 

"  My  father  is  a  great  warrior,"  returned  the  Indian 
"  and  if  his  arm  is  full  of  strength,  his  head  is  full  nfirja! 
doin.  The  chiefs  will  no  longer  hesitate  ; — they  win 
enter  tlie  strong  hold  of  the  Saganaw,  ond  eit  wiih  ||j^ 
in  the  council."  He  next  addressed  a  few  words,  and  in 
a  language  not  understood  by  tiiosc  upon  the  wnlls,  lo 
one  of  the  younger  of  tlie  Indians.  The  latter  aekno*. 
ledged  his  sense  and  approbation  of  what  was  said  to  liim 
by  an  assentient  and  expressive  "  ugh  !"  which  csnic 
from  his  chest  without  any  apparent  emotion  of  the  Iik 
much  in  the  manner  of  a  modern^cntriloquist.  He  then 
hastened,  with  rapid  and  lengthened  Iwundings,  acnm 
the  common  towards  his  band.  After  the  lapse  of  i  mi- 
nute or  two  from  reaching  them,  another  siniultaniniu 
cry  arose,  diflViring  in  expression  from  any  that  had  liiih. 
erto  been  heard.  It  was  one  denoting  submission  tolbe 
will,  and  compliance  with  some  conveyed  desire,  of  tlait 
onperior. 

"  Is  the  gate  of  the  Saganaw  open  ?"  asked  the  Utifr, 
as  soon  as  his  ear  had  Imen  greeted  with  the  cry  we  hue 
just  named.  "  The  Ottawa  and  tlie  other  great  rhieli 
are  ready  ; — their  hearts  are  bold,  and  they  throw  thtni. 
selves  into  the  hands  of  the  Saganaw  without  fear." 

"  Tho  Ottawa  chief  knows  the  path,"  drily  rejoined 
the  jrovernor ;  "  when  he  comes  in  peoce,  it  is  ever  opdi 
to  him  ;  but  when  his  young  men  press  it  with  the  toini- 
hawk  in  their  hands,  the  big  thunder  is  roused  to  angtr, 
and  they  are  scatleied  away  Uke  the  leaves  of  ilie  liinsi 
in  the  storm.  Even  now,"  he  pursued,  as  Ihe  little  band 
of  Indians  moved  slowly  round  the  walls,  "  the  gase  of  tin 
Saganaw  opens  for  the  Ottawa  ond  tlio  other  chiefs." 

.  "Let  the  most  vigilant  caution  bo  used  every  wlitre  I 
along  the  works,  but  especially  in  tho  rear,"   coiiliiiutd 
the  governor,  addressing  Cnploin  Blessington,  on  wlmni 
the  duty  of  the  day  had  devolved.  "  We  are  safe,  while  llicir 
ehiefs  are  with  us  ;  but  still  it  will  Ixi  necessary  to  wutch 
the  (brest  eloaely.    We  cannot  be  too  much  on  our  juard. 
'I'lie  men  had  lietler  remain  concealed,  every  t«ciiliil!i 
file  only  standing  up  to  form  a  look-out  chain.    If  any 
movement  of  a  suspicious  nature  be  observed.  Id  it  Ik 
coinmunieoteil  by  tlic  discharge  of  a  single  musket,  Ibit 
the  drawbridge  may  lie  raised  on    the  instant."    Willi 
the   delivery  of  these  brief  instructions  he  quitlod  Um 
rampart  wiUi  the  majority  of  his  ofliccra.    Meanwhile,  I 
hasty  preparations  hod  been  made   in  the  mess-room  lo  I 
receive  the  chiefs.     The  tables  had  been  removed,  and  i  [ 
numlHsr  of  clean  rush  mats,  manufactured  af\cr  tlir  Ir. 
dian  manner,  into  various  figures  and  devices,  apreid  I 
cari'fully  uiwn  the  floor.    At  the  further  end  from  lh«  I 
entrance    was    placed  a   small  table  nnd  choir,  cnvomi  | 
with  scarlet  cloth.  This  was  considerably  elevated  abnitl 
llic  surface  of  Uie  floor,  and  ijitendcd  fcr  tlie  govcran.  [ 
On  eilher  side   of  the   room  near  these,  werA  ran<;cd 1 1 
numlier  of  chairs  for  the  accommodation  of  tiic  inlcrlw  | 
oflieers. 

Alajor  Blackwater  received  tho  chiefs  at  the  p'f.\ 
With  n  firm,  proud  step,  rendered  more  ennlidciit  by  (lii  I 
very  unwilliii|riiess  to  betray  any  thing  like  fear,  tlicull,! 
and,  as  ('aptain  Erskinc  had  justly  designated  liiiii,  III  I 
iiobk'.iooking  Ponteac  trod  the  yielding  plonks  ihill 
might  ill  the  next  moment  cut  him  oQ'  from  his  \\vflil 
fiir  ever.  Tho  other  chiefs,  following  the  exaiii|iloiifl 
flieir  leader,  evinced  tlie  siune  easy  fearlessnesii  ol'dti 
ineiinour,  nor  glanced  onco  behind  them  to  sec  if  then  I 
was  any  thing  to  justify  tlie  apprehension  of  hidden  dm- 1 
ger.  I 

The  Ottawa  was  evidently  mortified  at  not  beiiiftrrl 
eeived  by  tho  governor  in  person.  "My  fatlicr  ii  ml 
liere!"  ho  said  fiercely  to  the  major: — "how  i»tliii'| 
The  Ottawa  and  the  other  chiefs  are  kings  ofallllKil 
trilies.  The  head  of  ono  great  |if  opiu  should  be  rvccliWl 
only  by  the  head  of  another  great  people  I"  I 

'  Our  fittlier  aits  in  tho  conncil-hall,"  rclurnrd  tliil 
major.  "  Hi>  has  taken  his  seat  (hat  he  may  recfiwlkl 
warriors  with  becoming  honour.  But  I  am  Ibc  wam^l 
ehief,  and  our  Hither  has  sent  me  to  receive  lliein."  Til 
the  proud  spirit  of  tho  Indian  lliiH  explniinlinn  i<nimlf| 
Rulliccd.    For  u.  moment  lie  iteiiitd  to  ^Irupjle,  at  il'fl 


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ilcavourins  tosliflu  his  keen  sense  of  an  affront  jint  upon 
liiin.  At  Icniftli  lie  nodded  liis  liead  haughtily  and  conde. 
scendiii^'lyp  i"  token  of  assent;  and  gathering  up  his 
noble  form,  and  swelling  out  I'i"  chest,  as  if  wilh  a  view 
to  strike  terror  as  well  as  admiration  into  the  hearts  of 
those  by  whom  he  expected  to  bo  surrounded,  stalked 
majcslically  forward  at  the  head  of  his  confederates. 

All  indifferent  observer,  or  one  ignorant  of  these  pco- 
nlc  would  have  been  at  fault ;  but  those  who  understood 
tlic' workings  of  an  Indian's  spirit  could  not  have  been 
Jiiccivcd  by  the  tranquil  exterior  of  these  men.  The  ra- 
nid  keen,  and  lively  glancc^thn  suppressed  sneer  of  ex- 

[jUjtion the  half  start  of  surprise — the  low,  guttural, 

and  aliiiosi  inaudible  "  ugh  !" — all  these  indicated  the 
oajrcrncss  with  which,  at  one  sly  but  compendious  viev/, 
tticT  embraced  the  whole  interior  of  a  fort  which  it  was 
ofsncli  vital  importance  to  their  future  interests  tlicy 
shnulil  l)cconic  possessed  of,  yet  which  they  had  so  long 
and  sn  unsuccessfully  attempted  to  subdue.  As  they  ad- 
vanced into  the  square,  they  looked  around,  expecting  to 
behold  the  full  array  of  their  enemies ;  but,  to  tluir  asto- 
nishment, not  a  soldier  was  to  be  seen.  A  few  women 
and  okildrcn  only,  in  whom  curiosity  had  overconie  a 
natural  loathing  and  repugnance  to  the  savages,  were 
peeping  from  the  windows  of  the  block-houses.  Even  at 
a  moment  like  the  present,  the  fierce  instinct  of  these 
lulliT  was  not  to  bo  controlled.  One  of  the  cliildreii,  ter- 
rllitd  at  the  wild  appearance  of  the  warriors,  Hcreaincd 
violently,  and  clung  to  the  bosom  of  its  iiiotlnr  for  pro- 
lection.  Fired  ut  the  sound,  a  young  cliicf  raised  his 
hand  to  his  lips,  and  was  about  to  peal  forth  his  terrible 

:  war  whoop  in  the  very  centre  of  the  fort,  when  the  eye  of 

[  liie  Ottawa  suddenly  arrested  him. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

There  wore  fev/  forms  of  courtesy  ohservrd  by  the 
warriors  towards  the  Knglisli  officers  on  entering  the 
council  room.  Ponteac,  who  had  collected  all  his  native 
liaughtiiiess  into  one  proud  expression  of  look  and  figure, 
strode  in  without  taking  the  slightest  notice  even  of  the 
mivernnr.  The  other  chiefis  imitated  his  example,  and  nil 
took  their  scats  upon  the  matting  in  the  order  prescribed 
by  their  rank  among  the  tribes,  and  their  experienco  in 
council.  The  Ottawa  chief  sat  at  the  neiir  extremity  of 
the  room,  and  immedi.itely  lacing  the  governor.  A  pro. 
fciund  silence  was  observed  for  some  minutes  ailer  the 
Imlians  had  seated  themsc^lvcs,  during  which  they  pro- 
teedod  to  till  their  pi|ics.  The  handle  of  that  of  the  Ot- 
lima  chief  was  decorated  with  numerous  feathers  fanci- 
jfully  disiKised. 

This  is  well,"  at  length  observed  the  governor.  "  It 
lis  long  since  the  great  chiefs  of  the  nations  have  smoked 
till'  sweet  grass  in  the  council  hall  of  the  Saganaw.  What 
lliave  they  to  say,  that  their  young  men  may  have  peace 
In  hunt  the  beaver,  and  to  leave  the  print  of  their  mocas- 
,s  in  the  country  of  the  bulFalo  ? — What  says  the  Ot- 
tawa chief?" 

"The  Ottawa  chief  is  a  great  warrior,"  returned  the 
ilhcr,  lianghtily ;  and  again  repudiating,  in  the  indomi- 
ililcncss  of  his  pride,  tlie  very  views  that  a  more  artful 
nliey  had  first  led  him  to  avow.  "  He  has  already  said 
llial,  witliih  a  single  iiinoii,  nine  of  the  strong  holds  of 
Saganaw  have  fallen  into  his  Imnds,  and  that  the 
•al|is  of  the  white  men  till  the  tcntsof  his  Warriors.  If 
10  rod  skills  wish  for  peace,  it  is  because  they  nrc  sick 
lilli  spilling  the  blood  of  tlieir  cneinics.  Does  my 
^-jlliet  hear!" 

cliicfs  nl  the  pl^H  "The    Ottawa    has    been   cunning,   like  the    fo.v," 

ore  contidcnt  hy  «»  H^ilinly  returned  the  governor.    "  Ho  wont  with  deceit 

ng  like  fear,  llic ' lU,  ■inn  "his  lips,  and  said  to  the  great  chiefs  of  the  strong 

designated  him,  thi  ■old»  of  the  S.iganaw, — '  Yon  have  no  more  forts  uiioii 

Iclding   planks  lIulHhc lakes;  they  have  all  liillen  before  the  redskins;  tliey 

loff  from  hia  [wpk^tvo  themselves  into  our  hands;  and  wo  sparid  their 

Filig  the  exiunpli' •( ^Bvos,  and  sent  them  down  to  the  great  towns  near  the 

\  fearlessness  of  ifc ^Btll lake.'     Uut  this  was  false:  the  chiefs  of  the  Saga- 

I  them  to  sec  il'then^Haw  Mieving  what   was  said  to  them,  ^avo  up  their 

„jion  of  hidden  iliB-^Btninj  holds;  but  their  lives  were  not  spared,  and  tlio 

g  ^BrisfortlieCaiiailas  is  yet  moist  with  their  bluod.  Dies 

led  nt  not  bciiiltrf^Kc  Ottawa  hear?" 

1   "  My  fattier  ii  Ml^B  Amaicmenl  and  stii|ic faction  sat  for  a  moment  on  the 

M\or: "how  ifthii^^Bsturcs  of  the  Indians.    The  fact   was   ns   had  lieen 

fc  kings  of  all  llK'^Baled;  and  yet,  so  completely  had  the  several  forts  ticcn 
Id  should  be  n.ttin'^Bil  olT  from  nil  commiuucation,  it  was  deemed  almost 
W„nle !"  ^■npssililu  one  eoiild  have  received  tidings  of  the  falo  ol 

lliall,"  returned  ih^Bi'  other,  unless  conveyed  through  the  Indians  tliem- 
1  he  may  receinlki^Jlvos. 

lit  I  am  ibc  »cc(w^H"Tlio  spies  of  tlin  Siganaw  have  been  very  quick  to 
Ireeeive  Ihem"  Ti^Bfjir  the  vigiliiiiec  of  the  red  skins,"  at  lenoth  replied 
T|,j|,lnnnli"n '"'^''^B'' '''tawo;  "yet  lliey  have  returned  with  a  lie  upon 
to  blru)r;le,  uil'^^^it  li[i«,   i  swear  by  the  Ureal  Spirit,  that  uiiio  uftlio 


face  of  the  ram- 

perceivi-J  tluir 

on  the  siHjt  I  ( 

died  away, aid 
f  profoiuidaUin. 

Ottawas  now !" 
tliot  the  y(iuii(! 
heir  dams,  wlim 
II? — did  he  ims- 
f  tlieir  enemies! 
watch  to  prevent 

rned  the  Indian; 
lead  is  full  of  wis- 
sitatc  ; — they  will 
,  ond  sit  Willi  him 
few  words,  and  in 
upon  the  wnlls,  to 
he  latter  acknow. 
at  was  said  to  him 
;h  !"  which  cirae 
motion  of  the  h|», 
iloquist.     lie  then 
lioundings,  aerons 
the  lapse  of  a  mi- 
titer   KiniutUmeous 
any  that  had  iiilh. 
r  submission  to  the 
ycd  desire,  of  Ihtii 

'"   asked  the  latin, 
rilh  the  cry  we  hue 
e  other  great  ehieli 
id  they  throw  them. 
without  fear." 
ath,"  drily  rejoinei 
icace,  it  is  ever  opin 
;88  it  with  the  toma- 
■  is  roused  to  angvr, 
leaves  of  the  limst 
ed,  as  the  little  twiiil 
alls,  "tbe  gate  of  liK 
he  other  chiefs." 
be  used  every  whm 
Iho  rear,"   coiilinnni 
CBpingfon,  on  whom 
arc  safe,  while  tlirir 
necessary  towuldi 
much  on  our  guard. 
:(l,  every  twcnliilh 
.ont  chain.    If  any 
1!  observed,  kt  it U 
single  musket,  Ihil 
.he  instant."    Willi 
tions  he  quitted  the 
Ificcrs.     Meanwhile, 
in  the  mess-room  lo 
been  removed,  anil  > 
icturcd  after  tlir  Ir. 
ond  devices,  ipifflil 
iirtlier  end  from  tht 
I  and  chair,  covcml 
ratily  elevated  abme 
td  for  tlic  ROveriKi. 
hesc,  were  ranijdi 
ition  of  tlie  inl'ctior 


strong  holds  of  the  Saganaw  have  been  destroyed.  How 
could  tliiiOtUiwa  go  with  deceit  upon  hia  lips,  when  his 
worils  were  truth  ?" 

"  When  tlio  red  skins  said  so  to  the  warriors  of  the 
last  forts  they  took,  they  said  true  ;  but  when  they  went 
to  the  first,  and  said  that  all  the  rest  had  liillen,  they  used 
deceit.  A  great  nation  should  overconie  their  enemies 
like  warriors,  and  not  seek  to  beguile  them  wilh  their 
tongues  under  the  edge  of  the  scalping  knife  V 

"  Why  (lid  the  Saganaw  cimic  into  the  country  of  the 
red  skins?"  haughtily  demanded  the  chief.  "  VVhy  did 
they  take  our  hunting  grounds  from  us?  Why  have 
they  strong  places  encircling  the  country  of  the  Indians, 
like  a  belt  of  wampum  round  the  wnist  of  a  warrior?" 

"  This  is  not  true,"  rejoined  the  governor.  "  It  was 
not  the  Saganaw,  but  the  warriors  of  tlie  pale  flag,  who 
lirst  came  and  took  away  the  hunting  grounds,  and 
built  the  strong  places.  The  great  tiiiher  of  the  Saganaw 
had  beaten  the  great  father  of  the  pale  flag  quite  out  of  the 
C'iinadas,  and  he  sent  his  young  men  to  tike  their  place 
and  to  make  peace;  with  the  rod  skin.-,  and  to  trade  with 
them,  and  to  call  them  brothers." 

"  The  Saganaw  was  false,"  retorted  tho  Indian. — 
"  When  a  chief  of  the  Saganaw  came  for  the  first  time 
with  his  warriors  into  the  country  of  the  Ottawas,  the 
chief  of  the  Ottawas  stood  in  his  path,  and  asked  him 
why,  and  from  whom,  he  came  ?  Tlint  chief  was  n 
bold  warrior,  and  his  heart  was  open,  and  the  Ottawa 
liked  him  ;  and  when  he  said  he  came  to  lie  friendly  with 
the  red  skins,  the  Ottawa  believed  liiin,  and  he  shook 
him  by  tho  hand,  niul  said  to  his  young  men,  '  Touch 
not  the  life  of  a  Saganaw  ;  for  their  chief  is  the  friend  of 
the  Ottawa  chief,  and  his  young  men  shall  he  the  friends 
of  the  red  warriors.'  Look,"  he  proceeded,  marking  his 
sen.se  of  the  discovery  by  another  of  those  ejaciilatory 
"  nghsl"  so  expre.isivc;  of  surprise  in  iin  Indian^  "at  the 
right  li»nd  of  my  father  I  see  a  chief,"  pointing  to 
Captain  Erskiiic,  "  who  came  with  those  of  the  Saganaw 
who  first  entered  the  country  of  tlie  Detroit ; — ask  that 
chief  if  what  the  Ottawa  says  ia  not  true.  When  the 
■Saganaw  said  he  came  only  to  rein&ve  the  warriors  of 
the  pale  flag,  that  he  might  be  friendly  and  trade  with  the 
red  skins,  the  Ottav;a  received  the  belt  of  wampum  he 
offered,  and  smoked  the  [lipe  of  [xaec  with  him,  and  he 
iii.idc  his  men  bring  hags  of  parched  ciirii  to  his  warriors 
who  wanted  liMid,  and  he  sent  to  allllio  nations  on  the  lakes, 
and  said  to  tlieni,  '  The  S:!ganaw  must  pass  unhurt  to  the 
strong  hold  on  the  Detroit.'  Hut  for  the  Ottawa,  not  a 
.Sigiimiw  would  have  escaped;  for  tho  nations  were 
thirsting  for  their  blood,  and  the  knives  of  the  warriors 
were  eager  to  open  their  seiilps.  Ask  the  chief  who  sits 
at  the  right  hand  of  my  father,"  he  again  energetically 
repeated,  "  if  what  the  Ottawa  says  is  not  true." 

"  What  the  Ottawa  says  is  true,"  rejoined  the  gover- 
nor; "for  the  chief  who  sits  on  my  right  hand  has  often 
said  that,  but  for  the  Ottawa,  the  siiiall  number  of  the 
warriors  of  tho  Sngnimw  iiiust  have  been  cut  olV;  and 
his  heart  is  big  with  kindness  to  the  Ottawa  for  what  he 
did.  Hut  if  the  great  chief  meant  to  be  friendly,  why 
did  he  declare  war  after  smoking  the  pipe  of  peace  with 
the  Saganaw?  Why  did  he  destroy  tho  wigwnnis  of 
the  settlers,  anil  carry  olV  the  scalps  even  of  their  weak 
women  and  children?  All  this  has  tho  Ottawa  done ; 
and  yet  he  says  that  he  wished  to  he  friendly  with  my 
young  men.  lint  the  Saganaw  is  not  a  fool.  He  knows 
the  Ottawa  chief  had  no  will  of  his  own.  On  the  right 
hand  of  the  Ottawa  sits  the  great  chief  of  the  Delaware?, 
and  on  his  left  tlie  great  chief  of  the  iSliawnnccs.  They 
have  longlieen  the  sworn  enemies  of  the  Saganaw  J  and 
they  eainc  from  the  rivers  that  run  near  the  salt  lake  to 
stir  up  the  red  skins  of  tho  Detroit  to  war.  They  wliis- 
[icred  wicked  words  in  the  ear  of  the  Ottawa  cluef,  and 
lie  determiiied  to  take  up  the  blnndy  luitehet.  This  is  a 
shame  lo  u  great  warrior.  The  Ottawa  was  a  king 
over  oil  the  tribes  in  the  country  of  the  fresh  lakes,  ond 
yet  he  weakly  took  council  like  a  woman  from  another." 

"  My  father  lies!"  fiercely  retorted  the  warrior,  linlf 
springing  to  his  leet,  niid  involuntarily  putting  his  hand 
upon  his  tomahawk.  "  If  the  settlers  of  the  Saganaw 
have  fallen,"  he  resumed  in  a  calmer  tone,  while  he 
again  sank  upon  his  mat,  "  it  is  lieeaiise  they  did  not 
keep  their  faith  with  tho  red  skins.  When  they  come 
weak,  and  were  not  yet  secure  in  their  strong  holds, 
their  tongues  were  smooth  and  full  of  soft  wordji ;  but 
when  they  hecaiue  strong  under  the  proteelion  of  their 
thuiider,  they  no  longer  treated  the  red  skins  ns  their 
friends,  and  they  laiigln'd  at  tlieiu  fiir  letting  llieiii  come 
into  their  eoimtry.  "  Hut,"  ho  pursued,  elevating  his 
voice,  "the  Ottawa  is  a  great  eliief,  and  he  will  1k' le- 
t.|)eeti'il."  Then  ailverting  in  bitlerncjiii  to  the  influenee 
supposed  to  be  e.xei;eiBed  over  him — "  What  my  futlivr  has 


said  is  falfe.  The  Shawanees  and  the  Delavares  aro 
great  nations;  but  the  Ottawns  are  greater  than  any,  and 
tlieir  chiefs  are  full  of  wisdom.  The  Shawanees  and  the 
Dolawares  had  no  talk  with  the  Ottawa  chief  to  iiiukc 
him  do  what  his  own  wisdom  did  not  tell  him." 

"  Then,  if  the  tilk  came  not  from  the  Shawanees  and 
the  Dclawares,  it  came  from  the  rjiies  of  the  warriors  of 
the  pale  flag.  The  great  father  of  the  French  was  angry 
with  the  great  father  of  tho  Saganaw,  beenuse  hi;  con- 
quered his  warriors  in  many  battles ;  and  he  sent  wicked 
men  to  whisper  lies  of  the  .Saganaw  into  the  cms  of  the 
red  skins,  and  to  make  them  take  up  the  hatchet  against 
lluiiii.  There  is  a  tall  spy  at  this  moment  in  the  camp 
of  tho  red  skins,"  lio  pursued  w^itli  earnestness,  and  yet 
pilling  ,18  he  spoke.  "  It  U  said  he  is  the  bosom  iVieiia 
of  the  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas.  Hut  I  will  not  believe 
it.  The  head  of  a  great  nation  would  not  be  tho  friend 
of  a  spy — of  one  who  is  baser  than  a  dog.  His  people 
would  despise  him  ;  and  they  would  say,  '  Our  chiel  is 
not  tit  to  sit  in  comieil,  or  to  uialto  war ;  for  he  is  led  by 
the  word  of  a  pale  face  who  is  witlioiit  honour.'  " 

The  swarthy  check  of  the  Indian  reddened,  and  his 
eye  kindled  into  fire.  "  There  is  no  spy,  but  a  great 
warrior  in  the  caiiij)  of  the  Ottawas,"  lie  fiercely  replied. 
"  Though  he  came  from  the  country  that  lies  beyond  the 
salt  lake,  he  is  now  a  chief  of  the  red  skins,  and  his  arm 
is  mighty,  and  his  heart  is  big.  AVould  my  father  know 
why  he  has  become  a  chief  of  the  Ottawas  ?"  ho  pursued 
with  .*  oruful  exultation.  "  When  tho  strong  holds  of 
the  Saganaw  fell,  the  tomahawk  of  tho  '  while  warrior' 
drank  more  blood  than  that  of  a  red  skin,  and  his  teiit 
is  hung  round  with  poles  bending  under  the  weight  of 
the  scalps  he  has  taken.  When  the  grei.t  thief  of  tim 
Ottawas  dies,  the  pale  face  will  lead  his  warriors,  anil 
take  the  first  seat  in  the  council.  The  Ottawa  chief  is 
his  friend." 

"  If  the  pale  face  he  the  friend  of  the  Ottawa,"  jiur- 
sued  the  governor,  in  tlie  hope  of  obtaining  some  parti- 
cular intelligence  in  ngard  to  this  teriilile  and  myste- 
ricus  being,  "  why  is  he  not  here  to  sit  in  council  with 
the  chiefs  I  Perhaps,"  he  proceeded  tauntingly,  as  lie 
fancied  he  iicreeived  a  disineliiiatien  on  the  part  of  tl.o 
Indian  to  account  for  the  absence  of  the  warrior,  "  tho 
pale  liiee  is  not  worthy  to  take  his  place  anung  ilie  head 
men  of  the  council.  His  arm  may  lo  strong  like  that 
of  a  warrior,  but  his  licad  may  be  weak  like  that  of  a 
woman  ;  or,  I'crhaps,  he  is  nshamed  to  show  hiiiiself  he. 
lore  tJie  pale  faces,  who  have  turned  him  out  of  their 
tribe." 

"  .My  father  lies  !"  again  unceremoniously  retorted  tho 
warrior.  "  If  the  friend  of  tho  Ottawa  is  not  here,  it  is 
lecause  his  voice  cannot  speak.  Docs  my  father  re,  i.l- 
Icct  the  bridge  on  which  he  killed  his  young  warrior? 
Does  lie  recollect  the  terrible  chase  of  the  pale  fiiec  ly 
the  liiend  of  the  Ottawa?  I'gh  !"  he  continued,  as  his 
attention  was  now  diverted  to  another  object  of  interest, 
"  that  pale  fiiee  was  swifter  than  any  runner  uiiiong  the 
red  skins',  and  lor  his  lleetness  lie  deserved  to  live  to  Lo 
a  great  hunter  in  the  t'anndas ;  but  fear  broiic  his  heart 
— fear  of  the  friend  of  the  Ottawa  chief.  The  red  skiii.i 
saw  him  fiiU  at  the  feet  of  the  Saganaw  w  itlieut  lili , 
and  they  saw  the  young  warriors  bear  him  niV  in  their 
arms.  Is  not  the  Ottawa  right  ?"  The  Indian  paused, 
threw  his  eye  rapidly  along  the  room,  and  tin  n,  fixing  it 
on  the  governor,  seemed  to  wait  with  deep  but  tupprts;;- 
ed  interest  for  his  rejily. 

"  Peace  to  the  bones  of  a  brave  warrior  !"  seriously 
and  evasively  returned  the  governor:  "the  jiale  face  is 
no  longer  in  the  land  of  the  I'anndas,  and  the  young 
warriors  of  the  Snganaw  arc  sorry  for  hia  loss  ;  hut  what 
would  tho  Ottawa  say  of  the  bridge  ?  and  «  hut  has  the 
pale  wnrrior,  the  ft  lend  of  the  Ottawa,  to  do  with  it  ?" 

A  gleam  of  satisfaction  pervaded  the  eoiuitiniincti  of 
the  Indian,  as  he  eagerly  bent  his  ear  to  receive  the  uk. 
suraiiee  tlint  the  tiigitivc  was  no  more  ;  tiut  when  ullu. 
sion  was  agniii  maile  to  the  strange;  wnrrior,  his  brow 
heeanie  nverciiRt,  mid  he  replied  wilh  niingh'd  haugliti. 
wvn  and  anger, — "  Does  icy  father  ask  ?  Ho  has  dogs 
of  i.pics  aniinig  llie  settlers  of  the  pide  flag,  but  the  lo- 
innhawk  of  the  icd  skins  will  find  tliem  out,  and  they 
shall  iK'risli  even  us  the  Snganaw  themselves.  Two 
nights  ago,  when  the  warriors  of  the  Ottawas  were  re. 
turning  from  their  scout  mmn  the  common,  they  heard 
the  voice  of  Onondnio,  the  great  wolf-dog  of  Iho  friend 
of  the  Ottawa  chief.  The  voice  came  from  the  bridge 
where  the  Saganaw  killed  his  young  warrior,  luid  it 
called  upon  the  red  skins  fiir  assistance.  My  young 
men  gave  their,  war  cry,  iind  run  like  wild  deer  to  de- 
stroy the  rnemii's  of  their  chief;  but  when  they  enino 
the  spies  had  fled,  and  the  voire  of  (•iiondiilo  was  low 
imd  weak  as  that  of  u  new  fawn  ;  und  when  the  war. 


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riors  came  to  llic  otiicr  cud  of  tliu  bridge,  they  found  the 
pale  chief  lyiiijf  across  the  road  and  covered  over  with 
blood.  Tliey  tlioiijflil  he  was  dead,  and  their  cry  was 
terrible  ;  for  the  pnle  warrior  is  a  great  chief,  and  the 
Dttawas  love  liini ;  but  when  they  looked  again,  they 
Raw  that  the  blood  was  the  blood  of  Ononlato,  whose 
throat  the  spies  of  tli»  Saganaw  had  cut,  that  he  might 
not  hunt  them  and  give  them  to  the  tomuliawk  of  the 
fed  skins." 

Frequent  glances,  expressive  of  their  deep  interest  in 
the  announcement  of  tliis  intelligence,  passed  between 
the  governor  and  his  officers.  It  was  clear  tlic  party 
who  iiud  encountered  the  terrible  warrior  of  the  Fleur 
de  lis  were  not  spies  (for  none  were  employed  by  the 
garrison),  but  tlieir  adventurous  companions  wlio  had  so 
recently  quitted  thcni.  This  was  put  k^yond  all  doubt 
by  the  "night,  the  hour,  and  the  not  less  imjwrtant  fact  of 
the  locality ;  for  it  was  from  the  bridge  descrilwd  bj  tlie 
Indian,  near  w^liell  the  Canadian  had  stated  his  canoe  to 
be  chained,  tliey  were  to  embark  on  their  jwrilous  and 
uncertain  enterprise.  The  question  of  their  own  escape 
from  danger  in  this  unlooked  for  collision  with  so  |)owcr- 
ful  and  ferocious  an  enemy,  and  of  the  fidelity  of  the 
Canadi.Tn,  still  remained  involved  in  doubt,  which  it 
might  tic  imprudent,  if  not  dangerous,  to  seek  to  have 
resolved  by  any  direct  remark  on  the  subject  to  the  keen 
and  observant  warrior.  Tlic  governor  removed  this  diffi- 
culty by  artfully  observing, — "  'J'he  great  chief  of  the 
Ottawas  has  said  they  were  tl;e  spies  of  the  S.ijf.inaw 
who  killed  the  pale  warrior.  His  young  men  has  found 
them,  then  ;  or  how  could  he  know  tliey  were  spies  ?" 

"  Is  tliere  a  warrior  among  the  Saganaw  who  dares  to 
show  himself  in  the  path  of  the  red  skins,  unless  he 
come  in  strength  and  surrounded  by  his  thunder?"  was 
the  sneering  dc^mand.  "  But  my  father  is  wrong  if  he 
supposes  the  friend  of  the  Ottawa  is  killed.  No,"  he 
Jiursucd  fiercely,  "  the  dogs  of  spies  could  not  kill  him ; 
they  were  afraid  to  face  so  terrible  a  warrior.  They 
c<imc  behind  him  in  the  dark,  and  they  struck  him  on 
the  head  like  cowards  and  foxes  as  they  were.  Tlie 
warrior  of  the  palo  face,  and  the  friend  of  the  Ottawa 
chief,  is  sick,  but  not  dead.  He  lies  without  motion  in 
his  tent,  and  his  voice  cannot  speak  to  his  friend  to  tell 
him  who  were  liis  enemies,  that  he  may  bring  their 
scalps  to  hang  up  within  his  wigwam.  But  the  great 
chief  will  soon  be  well,  and  his  arm  will  be  stronger 
than  ever  to  spill  the  blood  of  the  Saganaw  as  he  has 
done  before." 

"  The  talk  of  the  Ottawa  chief  is  strange,"  returned 
the  governor,  emphatically  and  with  dignity.  "  Ho  says 
lie  comes  to  smoke  the  pipe  of  peace  with  the  Saganaw, 
and  yet  he  talks  of  spilling  their  blood  as  if  it  was  water 
from  the  lake.  What  does  the  Ottawa  mean  ?"  "  Ugh  I" 
exclaimed  the  Indian,  in  his  surprise.  "  My  falhir  is 
right,  but  the  Ottawa  and  the  Saganaw  have  not  yet 
smoked  together.  When  they  have,  the  hatchet  will  be 
buried  for  ever.     Until  then,  they  are  still  enemies." 

Diuing  this  long  and  important  coIlo<|uy  of  the  lead- 
ing parties,  the  strictest  silence  had  been  preserved  by 
the  remainder  of  tlie  council.  The  inferior  chiefs  had 
continued  deliberately  puffing  the  smoke  from  their 
curled  lips,  as  they  sat  cross-legged  on  tlicir  mats,  and 
nodding  their  heads  at  intervals  in  confirmation  of  tlic 
occasional  apjieal  made  by  the  rapid  glance  of  the  Ottawa, 
and  uttering  their  guttural  "  Ugh  !"  whenever  any  ob- 
servation of  the  porTant  parties  touched  their  feelings,  or 
culled  forth  their  surprise.  The  officers  had  been  no 
less  silent  and  attentive  lisicners,  to  a  conversation  on 
the  issue  of  which  hung  so  many  dear  and  paramount 
interests.  A  pause  in  the  conference  gave  them  an  op- 
|Hirtuiiity  of  commenting  in  a  low  tone  on  the  comniil- 
nieivlion  made,  in  the  strong  cxeileinent  of  his  pride, 
by  the  Ottawa  chief,  in  regard  to  the  terrible  war- 
rior of  the  I'leur  de  lis;  who,  it  vsas  evident,  swayed  tlic 
councils  of  tlie  Indians,  and  consequently  exercised  un 
influence  over  the  ultimate  destinies  of  the  English, 
which  it  was  impossible  to  contemplate  without  alarm. 
It  was  evident  to  all,  from  whatsoever  cause  it  might 
arise,  this  man  cherished  a  rancour  towards  certain  in- 
dividuals in  the  fort,  inducing  an  anxiety  in  its  reduction 
scarcely  equalled  by  that  entertained  on  the  part  of  tlic 
Indians  themselves.  Beyond  this,  however,  all  was 
mystery  and  doubt ;  nor  had  any  clue  been  given  to  en- 
able them  to  arrive  even  at  a  well  founded  apprehension 
of  the  motives  which  had  given  birth  to  the  vindictive- 
nesH  of  pur(Kwe,  so  universally  ascribed  to  him  even  by 
the  savagON  themselves. 

The  chiefs  also  availed  themsclvcR  of  this  pause  in  the 
conversotion  of  the  principals,  to  sustain  a  low  and  ani- 
mated  discussion.  'lliose  of  the  Shawanec  and  Ilelawiire 
nations   were  esi>cclally   earnest ;    and,   as  tiiey  spoke 


across  the  Ottawa,  betrayed,  by  their  vehemence  of  ges- 
ture, the  action  of  some  strong  feeling  upon  their  minds, 
the  precise  nature  of  which  could  not  be  ascertained 
from  their  speech  at  'iie  opimsite  extremity  of  the  room. 
The  Ottawa  did  not  deign  to  join  in  their  conversation, 
but  sat  smoking  his  pipe  in  all  the  calm  and  forbidding 
dignity  of  a  proud  Indian  warrior  conscious  of  his  own 
importance. 

"  Does  the  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas,  then,  seek  for 
peace  in  his  heart  at  length  ?"  resumed  the  governor  ; 
"  or  is  he  come  to  the  strong  hold  of  Detroit,  as  he  went 
to  the  other  strong  holds,  with  deceit  on  his  lips  ?''  Tiie 
Indian  slowly  removed  the  pipe  from  his  mouth,  fixed 
his  keen  eye  searchingly  on  that  of  the  questioner  lor 
nearly  a  minute,  and  then  briefly  and  haughtily  said, 
"  The  Ottawa  chief  has  spoken." 

"  And  do  the  great  chiefs  of  the  Shawanees,  and  the 
great  chiefs  of  the  Delawarcs,  and  the  great  chiefs  of  the 
other  nations,  ask  for  peace  also  '!"  denwiided  the  gover- 
nor.  "  If  so,  let  them  speiik  lor  themi-clves,  and  for 
tlii'ir  warriors." 

We  will  not  trespass  on  the  reader  by  a  tronscript  of 
the  declarations  of  the  inferior  chiefs.  Each  in  his  turn 
avowed  motives  similar  to  those  of  the  Ottawa  for  wish- 
ing the  hatchet  might  be  buried  for  ever,  and  that  their 
young  men  should  mingle  once  more  in  confidence,  not 
only  with  the  English  troops,  but  with  the  settlers,  who 
would  again  be  brought  into  the  country  at  the  cessation 
of  hostilities.  When  each  had  spoken,  the  Ottawa  pass- 
ed the  pipe  of  ceremony,  with  which  he  was  provided,  to 
tlie  governor.  The  latter  put  it  to  his  lips,  and  cominenc- 
ed  smoking.  The  Indians  keenly,  and  half  furlively, 
watched  the  act ;  and  looks  of  deep  intelligence,  that  es- 
caped not  the  notice  of  the  equally  an.vious  and  observant 
officers,  passed  among  thcin. 

"  The  pipe  of  tlic  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas  smokes 
well,"  calmly  remarked  the  governor ;  "  but  the  Ottawa 
chief,  in  his  hurry  to  come  and  ask  for  jwace,  has  ma<h' 
a  mistake.  The  piiie  and  all  its  ornaments  are  red  like 
blood  ;  it  is  the  pipe  of  war,  and  not  the  piiic  of  peace. 
The  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas  will  be  angry  with  hiin- 
.■^elf;  he  has  entered  the  strong  hold  of  the  Saganaw,  and 
sat  in  the  council,  without  doing  any  good  for  his  young 
men.    The  Ottawa  must  come  again." 

A  deep  but  suliducd  expression  of  disappointment 
passed  over  the  features  of  the  chiefs.  They  watched 
the  countenances  of  the  officers,  to  see  whether  the  sub- 
stitution  of  one  pipe  for  the  other  had  been  attributed, 
in  their  estimation,  to  accident  or  design.  There  was 
notliing,  however,  to  indicate  the  slightest  doubt  of  their 
sincerity. 

"  My  father  is  right,"  replied  the  Indian,  with  an  ap- 
pearance of  embarrassment,  which,  whether  natural  or 
feigned,  had  nothing  suspicious  in  it.  "  The  great  chief 
of  the  Ottawas  has  been  fiK)lish,  Uke  an  old  woman. 
The  young  chiefs  of  his  tribe  «ill  laugh  at  him  for  this. 
But  the  Ottowa  chief  will  come  again,  and  the  other 
chiefs  with  him,  for,  as  my  father  sees,  they  all  wish  for 
peace;  and  that  my  lather  may  know  all  the  ndtions  wish 
for  peac,  as  well  as  their  head  men,  the  warriors  of  the 
Ottawa,  and  of  the  Shawanec,  and  of  the  Delaware,  shall 
play  at  ball  upon  the  common,  to  amuse  his  young  men, 
while  the  chiefs  sit  in  council  wth  the  chiefs  of  the 
Saganaw.  The  red  skins  shall  come  naked,  and  with- 
out their  ritles  and  their  tomahawks;  and  even  the 
squaws  of  the  warriors  shall  come  upon  the  common,  to 
show  the  Saganaw  they  may  bo  without  fear.  Does  my 
faUier  hear  ?" 

"  The  Ottawa  chief  says  well,"  returned  the  governor ; 
"  but  will  the  jialc  friend  of  the  Ottawa  come  also  to 
take  his  seat  in  the  council  hall  7  The  great  chief  has 
said  the  (wle  warrior  has  become  the  fecoiid  chief  among 
the  Ottawas  ;  and  that  when  ho  is  dead,  the  pale  warrior 
will  lead  the  Ottawas,  and  I'ikc  the  first  seat  in  the  coun- 
cil. He,  too,  should  smoke  the  pipe  of  peace  with  the 
.Saganaw,  that  they  may  know  he  is  no  longer  their 
enemy." 

The  Indian  hesitated,  uttering  merely  his  quick  ejaeu- 
latory  "Ugh  !"  in  expression  of  his  surprise  at  so  unex- 
pected a  requisition.  "  The  pale  warrior,  the  friend  of 
the  Ottawa,  is  very  sick,"  he  at  kngth  said;  "  but  if 
the  Great  Spirit  should  give  him  back  his  voice  before 
the  chiefs  come  again  to  the  council,  the  pale  'face  will 
come  too.  If  my  liither  docs  not  sec  him  then,  he  will 
know  the  friend  of  the  Ottawa  chief  is  very  sick." 

The  governor  deemed  it  prudent  not  to  press  the  ques- 
tion too  closely,  lest  in  so  doing  he  should  excite  suspicion, 
and  defeat  his  own  object.  "  When  will  the  Ottawa  and 
the  ntliiT  chiefs  come  again  ?"  ha  asked ;  "  and  when 
will  their  warriors  play  at  ball  u|)on  the  eommon,  that 
tho  Saganaw  may  scu  thorn  and  be  amused  7"     "  When 


the  sun  has  travelled  so  many  times,"  replied  Ponlcac, 
holding  up  three  fingers  of  his  left  hand.  "  Then  will 
the  Ottawa  and  the  other  chiefs  bring  their  young  «ar. 
riors  and  their  women." 

"  It  is  too  soon,"'  was  the  reply; "  the  Saganaw  must  hate 
lime  to  collect  their  presents,  that  they  may  give  thoinio 
the  young  warriors  who  are  swiftest  in  the  race,  and  Uie 
most  active  at  the  ball.  The  great  chief  of  the  Otiawas 
too,  must  let  the  settlers  of  the  pale  flag,  who  arc  Iho 
friends  of  the  red  skins,  bring  in  food  for  the  Sogannw 
that  a  great  feast  may  be  given  to  the  chiefs,  and  to  (he 
warriors,  and  that  the  Saganaw  may  make  peace  wiili 
the  Ottawas  and  the  other  nations  as  becomes  a  grc.it 
[icoplc.  In  twice  so  many  days,"  holding  upthreeofliis 
fingers  in  imitation  of  the  Indian,  "  the  Saganaw  will  h,i 
ready  to  receive  the  chiefs  in  council,  that  they  msy 
smoke  the  pipe  of  peace,  and  bury  the  hatchet  for  ever 
What  says  the  great  chief  of  the  Ottawos?" 

"  It  is  good,"  was  the  reply  of  the  Indian,  Ins  eve 
lighting  up  with  deep  and  exulting  expression.  "  Tj,,. 
settlers  of  tlie  pale  flag  shall  bring  food  to  the  Sogaiiav. 
The  Ottawa  chief  will  send  them,  and  he  will  desire  hit 
young  men  not  to  prevent  them.  In  so  many  davs, 
then,"  indicating  with  his  fingers,  "  tlic  great  chitii 
will  sit  again  in  council  with  the  Saganaw,  and  the  Otta. 
wa  chief  will  not  be  a  fool  to  bring  the  pipe  he  docs  not 
want." 

Willi  this  asurancc  the  conference  terminated.  Pon. 
teac  raised  his  tall  frame  from  the  mat  on  which  he  had 
been  squatted,  nodded  condescendingly  to  the  governor 
and  strode  haughtily  into  the  square  or  area  of  the  fort. 
The  other  chiefs  follov^'cd  his  example ;  and  to  Major 
Bluckwater  was  again  assigned  the  duty  of  ucconipanv. 
ing  them  without  the  works.  The  glance  of  thcMvajcs, 
and  that  of  Ponteac  in  particular,  was  less  wary  than  at 
tin  ir  entrance.  Each  teemed  to  embrace  every  ohicti 
on  which  the  eye  could  rest,  as  if  to  fix  its  position  inde- 
libly in  his  memory.  The  young  chief,  who  hnd  been 
so  suddenly  and  opportunely  checked  while  in  the  very 
act  of  [icaling  forth  his  terrible  war  whoop,  again  looked 
up  at  the  windows  of  the  block-house,  in  quest  of  those 
whom  his  savage  instinct  had  already  devoted  in  inten. 
lion  to  his  tomahawk,  but  they  were  no  longer  there. 
Such  was  the  silence  thai  reigned  every  where,  tlie  fort 
appeared  to  be  tenanted  only  by  the  few  men  of  llie  j 
guard,  who  lingered  near  their  stations,  atlentivclt  | 
watching  the  Indians,  as  they  passed  towards  the  gate. 
A  very  lev/  minutes  sufficed  to  bring  the  latter  once  I 
more  in  the  midst  of  their  warriors,  whom,  for  a  lew  I 
moments,  they  horaiigucd  earnestly,  when  the  whole 
body  again  moved  off  in  the  direction  of  tlicir  encamp. 
ment. 

CHAPTER  V. 

The  week  that  intervened  between  the  visit  of  lie  | 
chiefs  and  the  day  appointed  for  their  second  niertinp  i 
council,  was  passed  by  tlie  garrison   in  perfect  frceiloni  I 
from  alarm,  although,  as  usual,  in  diligent  watchliilness  I 
and  preparations  tor  casualties.     In  conformity  with  his  I 
promise,  the  Indian   had  despatched  many  of  the  C'ana.  I 
dian  settlers,  with  such  provisions  as  the  cmintry  then  | 
aflbrdcd,  to  the  governor,  and  tliese,  happy  to  obtnia  tie  I 
goldof  the  troops  in  return  for  what  they  could  eonvei.icnllT  I 
spare,  were  not  slow  in  availing  themselves  ofthcptr 
mission.     Dried  bear's  meat,  venison,  ond  Indian  corn,  I 
eoinjioscd  the  substance  of  these  supplies,  which  W(rei»| 
sufficient  abumhiiue  to  prodiiee  a  six  weeks'  incrcafclol 
the  stock  of  the  garrison.     Hitherto  (hey  had  hirasub.! 
sisting,  in  a  great  degree,  upon  salt  provisions;  the  foul  I 
furtively  supplied  by  the  Canadians  being  necessarilr.f 
from  their  dread  of  dctcclion,  on  so  limited  a  scale,  lliiil 
a  very  small  imrtion  of  the  troops  had  been  enabled  lol 
profit  by  it.     This,  therefore,  was  an  important  ond  an  I 
expected  benefit,  derived  from  the  falling  in  of  (he  jrarti-r 
son  with  the  professed   views  of  the   savages;  iind  nie I 
w'hich,  perhaps,  U.-W  officers  would,  like  Colonel  dc  Hil- 1 
(limar,  have  pissessed  the   forethought  to  h.ivc  sceurtd I 
But  although  it  served  to  relieve  the  animal  wontaol'lliil 
man,  there  was  little  to  remove   his   moral  iiiquictwie.l 
Discouraged  by  the  sanguinary  choractcr  of  the  warfirti 
ill  which  Ihcy  seemed  doomed  to  be  for  ever  engaged,  »nd| 
harassed  by  constant  watchings, — seldom  taking  (ifTlbeiil 
clothes  for  weeks  together, — the  men  had  gradually  bcfil 
hising  their  energy  of  spirit,  in  the  contcmplntion  of  IJnl 
almost  irremediable  evils  by  which  they  were  hesclnndl 
looked  forward  with  sad  and  disheartening  coiivlctionul 
a  fnt(^  that  all  things  tcniled  to  prove  to  llicni  was  iinil 
voidable,  however  the  [irriod  of  its  consnmnialioa  nii^l 
bo  protracted.     Among   tho  officers,  this  dejection,  ill 
though  proceeding  Oom  a  dillbrciit  cauHC,  was  no  Is  I 


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WACOrSTA,  OB  THE  PROPHECY. 


23  :i 


ganaw  must  have 
iiiny  give  Uioin  lo 
the  race,  and  lire 
efofthcOtlawas, 
flag,  who  arc  the 
for  the  Soganaw, 
chiefs,  and  to  Uic 

niakc  peace  with 
I  becomes  a  great 
ing  up  three  of  his 
e  Sagaiiaw  will  h.i 
111,  that  they  may 
•  hatchet  for  ever 
was?" 

B  Indian,  liia  eve 
wpression.  "  The 
ad  to  the  Soganaw. 
I  he  will  desire  his 
In  80  many  days, 

"  tlic  great  chiel'i 
anaw,  and  the  Otta. 
lie  pipe  he  docs  not 

I  terminated.    Ton. 
int  on  which  he  hail 
Tly  to  the  governor, 
or  area  of  the  foil. 
uple  ;  and  to  Major 
duty  of  accompany, 
lance  of  the  savnge!, 
09  less  wary  than  at 
mbracc  every  object 
fix  its  position  indc- 
hief,  wlio  hod  been 
;d  while  in  the  very 
whoop,  again  looked 
ISC,  in  quest  of  those 
dy  devoted  in  inten. 
jrc  no  longer  there. 
every  where,  tlie  fort 
the  few  men  of  Ok 
1  stations,    attentively  ] 
towards  the  gate. 
ring  the  latter  once 
rs,  whom,  for  a  lew 
lly,  when  the  vvholt 
on  of  tlicir  encamp-  ] 


ecn  the  visit  of  tlic 
ir  second  mectinf  in 
I   in  perfect  freedom 
diligent  walchliilnes 
conformity  with  his 
many  of  the  Cam- 
as the  country  then 
hnppy  to  obtain  the 
cy  could  convci.icnlly 
lemselvcs  of  tiie  pcr- 
m,  and  Indian  corn, 
iplief,  which  W(rein 
.\  weeks'  incrcifclo 
they  had  liifnrab- 
prnviwons ;  the  fowl 
IS  being  necesMrily, 
limited  a  scale,  tliil 
ind  been  enabled  In 
,..  important  and  tro- 
lling in  of  the  patri- 
le  savugcsi  und  n« 
Jlikc  {'olonel  dcHil 
Ight  to  have  ffcurti 
animal  wtints of tk 
IS   moral  inqiiiolude- 
Lclcr  of  the  warfm 
for  ever  engaged,  snJ 
|ldom  taking  iifftlif"! 
had  gradiinlly  Iwi 
^ontcmplntioniifthi 
[hey  were  toctiiiJl 
•tening  conviction ttl 
p  to  them  wasiiM- 
onsummation  miji* 
1,  this  dejection,  i 
cauao,  W08  no  m 


urevaleiit ;  and  •  otwithstanding  they  nought  to  disguise 
il  bclbro  their  men,  wlicn  left  lo  themselves,  they  gave 
unlimited  rein  to  a  despondency  liourly  acquiring 
•itrcngth,  as  the  day  fixed  on  for  the  second  council  witli 
the  Indians  drew  near. 

At  length  came  tliat  terrible  and  eventful  day,  and,  as 
if  in  mockery  of  those  who  saw  beauty  in  iU  golden 
beams,  arrayed  in  all  the  gorgeous  soilness  of  its  uu- 
tumna'l  glory.  Sad  and  heavy  were  the  hearU  of  many 
v.itliin  that  far  distant  and  isolated  fort,  as  they  rose,  at 
the  first  glimmering  of  light  above  the  horizon,  to  pre- 
nare  for  the  several  duties  assigned  them.  All  felt  the 
inHueiicc  of  a  feeling  that  laid  prostrate  tlic  moral  cner- 
rios  even  of  tlie  boldest :  but  there  was  one  young  olli- 
cer  In  particular,  who  exhibited  a  dejection,  degenerating 
almost  into  stupefaction ;  and  more  tlian  once,  when  he 
received  an  order  from  his  superior,  liesitatcd  as  one  who 
eitlier  heard  not,  or,  in  attempting  to  iterforni  it,  mi8to<>k 
tilt  purport  of  his  instructions,  and  executed  some  en- 
lircly  different  duty.  The  countenance  of  this  olliccr, 
whose  attenuated  person  otherwise  bore  traces  of  Ian. 
cruor  and  debility,  but  too  plainly  marked  the  abstracted- 
ness  and  terror  of  his  mind,  wliih  the  set  stiff  features 
and  contracted  muscles  of  the  face  contributed  to  give  an 
expression  of  vacuity,  that  one  who  knew  him  not  might 
have  interpreted  unfavourably.  Several  times,  during 
the  iiisjiectlon  of  his  company  at  the  early  parade,  he 
was  seen  to  raise  his  head,  and  throw  tbrward  his  ear,  as 
if  expecting  to  catch  tho  echo  of  some  horrible  and  ap- 
palling cry,  until  the  men  themselves  remarked,  and 
commented,  by  interchange  of  looks,  on  the  singular 
conduct  of  their  officer,  whose  thoughts  hod  evidently 
no  connection  witli  tlic  duty  ho  was  performing,  or  the 
spot  on  which  he  stood. 

When  this  customary  inspection  had  been  accom- 
plished,— how  imperfectly,  has  been  seen, — and  the  men 
dismissed  from  their  ranks,  tho  same  young  officer  was 
observed,  by  one  who  followed  his  every  movement  witli 
interest,  to  ascend  that  part  of  the  rampart  which  com- 
manded an  unbroken  view  of  the  country  westward, 
from  the  point  where  the  encampment  of  the  Indians 
was  supposed  to  lie,  down  to  tlie  bridge  on  which  the 
terrible  tragedy  of  Halloway's  death  had  been  so  re- 
cently enacted.  Unconscious  of  the  presence  of  two 
sentinels,  who  n..  vcd  to  and  fro  near  their  respective 
posts,  on  either  side  of  him,  the  young  officer  folded  his 
arms,  and  gazed  in  that  direction  for  some  minutes,  witli 
his  whole  soul  riveted  on  the  scene.  Then,  as  if  over- 
conic  by  recollections  called  up  by  that  on  which  lie 
(raicd,  he  covered  his  eyes  hurriedly  with  his  liands,  and 
betrayed,  by  tho  convulsed  movement  of  his  slender  form, 
he  was  weeping  bitterly.  This  paroxysm  past,  he  unco- 
vcred  his  face,  sank  with  one  knee  upon  the  ground,  and 
upraising  his  clasped  hands,  as  if  in  appeal  to  his  God, 
srenicd  to  pray  deeply  and  fervently.  In  this  attitude 
he  continued  for  some  moments,  when  he  became  sensi 
bic  of  the  approach  of  an  intruder.  He  raised  himself 
1  from  his  knee,  turned,  and  beheld  one  whose  eountc 
nance  was  Btam|)ed  with  a  dejection  scarcely  inferior  to 
ills  own.    It  was  Captain  Blessington. 

Charles,  my  dear  Charles !"  exclaimed   the  latter 
I  hurriedly,  as  he  laid  his  hand  upon  the  shoulder  of  llie 

inaclated  De  Haldimar,  "  consider  you  arc  not  alone. 
I  For  God's  sake,  check  this  weakness !  Tlicro  are  men 
I  observing  you  on  every  side,  and  your  strange  manner 
I  has  already  been  the  subject  of  remark  iu  tho  com- 

ll»"V-" 

I  "When  tlie  heart  is  sick,  like  mine,"  replied  the 
lynuth,  in  a  tone  of  fearful  despondency,  "  it  is  alike 
I  reckless  of  forms,  and  careless  of  appearances.  I  trust, 
[however,"  and  here  spoke  tho  soldier,  "  there  arc  fivv 
[vtithin  this  fort  who  will  liclieve  mo  less  couragoous,  be. 
■cause  I  have  liecn  seen  to  bend  my  knee  in  supplication 
Ito  my  God.  I  did  not  think  that  you,  Illcssington, 
Iwoulii  have  been  the  first  to  condemn  the  act." 

"  1  condeinn  it,  Charles !  you  mistake  me,  indeed  you 
Ido,"  fa'lingly  returned  his  captain,  secretly  iiaiiied  at 
|llie  mild  reproach  contained  in  the  concluding  sentence  ; 
'  bill  there  are  two  things  to  bo  considered.  In  the  first 
tnslanco,  the  men,  who  are  yet  in  ignorance  of  the  great 
nils  with  which  we  are  threatened,  may  mistake  Uie 
Cjusc  of  your  agitation ;  you  were  in  tears  just  now, 
>^liirleH,  and  the  sentinels  must  have  remarked  it  as  well 


handsome  features  of  the  young  officer;  "you  would  not 
have  me  appear  o  weeping  coward  In  their  eyes." 

"  Nay,  di  ar  Charles,  I  did  not  soy  it." 

"  Hut  you  meant  it,  mcssingtoii ;  yet,  think  not," — 
and  he  warmly  pressed  the  hand  of  his  captain, — "  think 
not,  1  repeat,  1  take  your  hint  in  any  other  than  the 
friendly  light  in  which  it  was  intended.  That  I  lii.ve 
been  no  coward,  however,  I  lio])e  I  have  given  jiroof 
more  Ulan  ontc  liefore  the  men,  most  of  whom  have 
known  me  from  iny  very  cradle ;  yet,  whatever  they  may 
think,  is  to  me,  at  this  moment,  a  uiatter  of  utter  indif- 
lireiicc.  Blessington,"  and  again  the  tears  rolled  from 
Ills  fixed  eyes  ovi-r  his  cheek,  while  he  pointed  witli  his 
finger  to  tlie  western  liorizon,  "  I  hove  nc^itlier  thought 
nor  feeling  for  myself;  my  whole  heart  lies  buried  there. 
l)li,  God  of  Heaven !"  he  pursued,  at\er  a  pause,  and 
again  ral.sing  his  eyes  in  supplication,  "  avert  the  dread- 
ful  destiny  that  awaits  my  In-loved  sister." 

"  Charles,  Charles,  if  only  for  that  sister's  sake,  then, 
calm  on  agitation  which,  if  thus  indulged  in,  will  as- 
suredly destroy  you.  All  will  yet  Ik;  well.  'I'lie  delay 
obtained  by  your  father  has  been  sufhcie  lit  for  the  pur- 
pose proposed.  Let  us  lio|)e  fiir  the  best :  if  we  are  de- 
eeived  in  our  expectation,  it  will  tlieii  be  time  enough  to 
indulge  in  a  grief,  which  could  scarcely  be  exceeded 
were  the  fearful  misgivings  of  your  mind  to  be  realised 
before  your  eyes." 

"  Blessington,"  returned  the  young  officer, — and  his 
features  exhibited  the  liveliest  image  of  despair, — "  all 
hope  has  long  since  been  extinct  within  my  breast.  8ee 
you  yon  theatre  of  dcatli  ?"  he  mournfully  pursued,  point- 
ing to  the  fatal  bridge,  which  was  thrown  Into  full  relief 
against  tlie  placid  bosom  of  the  Detroit :  "  recollect  you 
the  scene  that  was  acted  on  it?  As  for  me,  it  is  ever 
present  to  my  mind, — it  haunts  me  in  my  thoughts  by 
day,  and  in  iiiy  dreams  by  night.  I  sliall  never  ibrgct  it 
while  memory  is  left  to  curse  inc  with  the  power  of  re- 
trosjicetion.  On  the  very  spot  on  which  I  now  stand 
was  I  borne  in  a  chair,  to  witness  the  dreadful  punish- 
ment; you  see  the  stone  at  my  feet,  I  marked  it  by  that. 
I  saw  you  conduct  Halloway  to  the  centre  of  the  bridge ; 
I  beheld  him  kneel  lo  receive  his  death  ;  I  saw,  too,  the 
terrible  race  for  life,  tliat  interrupted  the  proceedings:  I 
marked  the  sudden  up-spring  of  Halloway  to  his  feet 
upon  the  coffin,  and  the  exulting  waving  of  his  hand,  as 
he  seemed  to  recognise  the  rivals  for  mastery  in  that  race. 
'I'hcn  was  heard  the  fatal  volley,  and  I  saw  the  deatli- 
struggle  of  him  who  had  saved  my  brother's  life.  I  could 
have  died,  too,  at  that  moment;  and  would  to  Providence 
I  had  !  but  it  w  as  otherwise  decreed.  My  aching  interest 
was,  for  a  moment,  diverted  by  the  fearful  chose  now 
renewed  upon  the  height ;  and,  in  common  with  those 
around  ine,  1  watched  the  efforts  of  the  pursuer  and 
the  pursued  with  painful  earnestness  and  doubt  as  to 
the  final  result.  Ah,  Blessington,  why  was  not  this 
all  I  The  terrible  shriek,  uttered  at  the  moment  when 
the  fugitive  fell,  apparently  dead,  at  the  feet  of  the  firing 
party,  reached  us  even  here.  I  felt  as  if  my  heart  must 
have  burst,  for  I  knew  it  to  be  the  shriek  of  poor  Ellen 
Halloway, — the  suftering  wife, — the  broken-hearted  wo- 
man  who  had  so  recently  in  all  the  wild  abandonment  of 
her  grief,  wetted  my  pillow,  and  even  my  cheek,  with  her 
burning  tears,  while  supplicating  an  intercession  with  my 
fatlier  for  mercy,  which  I  knew  it  would  be  utterly  fruit- 
less  to  promise.  The  discovery  of  her  exchange  of  clothes 
with  one  of  the  drum  boys  of  the  grenadiers  was  made 
soon  afler  you  left,  the  tort.  I  saw  her  loop  upon  the 
coffin,  and,  standing  over  the  body  of  her  unhappy  hus- 
band, raise  her  hands  to  heaven  in  adjuration,  and  my 
heart  died  within  inc.  I  recollected  the  words  she  had 
spoken  on  a  previous  occasion,  during  tlie  first  examina 
lion  of  Halloway,  and  I  felt  it  to  be  the  prophetic  leiiun- 
ciatlon,  then  threatened,  that  she  was  now  uttering  on 
all  the  race  of  De  Haldimar.  I  saw  no  more,  Blessing- 
ton. Sick,  dizzy,  and  with  every  faculty  of  my  mind 
annihilated,  I  turned  away  from  the  horrid  scene,  and 
was  again  borne  to  my  room." 

Captain  Blessington  was  deeply  affected  ;  for  there  was 
a  solemnity  in  the  voice  of  the  young  officer  that  carried 
conviction  to  the  heart, 

'i'ho  attention  of  both  was  diverted  by  the  report  of  a 
musket  from  the  rear  of  the  fort.  Presently  afterwards, 
the  word  was  passed  along  tho  chain  of  sentinels  upon 


leir  officers  was  affected  by  tho  anticipation  of  coming 
Biiaster,  In  a  way  their  own  hearts  are  incapable  of  csti- 
piatin;.  You  understand  me,  Charles  ?  I  would  not 
nave  tlicm  too  much  discouraged  by.  on  example  that 

By  lieeome  infectious." 

'  I  ifn  tindcrstand  you,  Blessington,"  and  a  forced  and 
liclily  Diiiilo  played  for  a  inonieiit  over  tho  wan  yet 


i!  myself.    I  would  not  have  them  to  liclieve  that  one  of  tho  ramparts,  that  the  Indians  were  issuing  in  fbrce  from 


tlie  forest  upon  the  common  near  the  bomb-proof.  Then 
was  heard,  astlie  sentinel  at  the  gate  delivered  the  pass- 
word, tho  heavy  roll  of  the  drum  summoning  to  nrms. 

"  Ha !  here  already  !"  said  Captain  Blessington,  as, 
glancing  towards  tlie  forest,  he  beheld  tlic  skirt  of  the 
wood  now  alive  with  duskv  human  forms :  "  Pontcac's 
visit  is  earlier  than  we  haa  been  taught  to  expect  |  but 


we  arc  as  well  prepared  to  receive  hliii  now,  as  hiter; 
an<!,  in  fact,  the  sooner  the  interview  Is  Icriiiinateil,  the 
sooner  we  shall  know  vvhiit  we  have  to  depend  upon. 
Come,  Charles,  we  must  join  the  roiiipiiny,  and  let  nic 
entreat  you  to  evince  less  (lespoiideiKy  lirl'ore  the  men. 
It  Is  hard,  I  know,  to  sustain  an  nrlifirinl  cliaraetrr  under 
such  disheartening  circunistaiiccs ;  still,  fur  example's 
sake,  it  must  be  done." 

"  VVhot  1  can  I  will  do,  Blessington,"  rejoined  tho 
youth,  as  they  both  mcved  from  the  ramparts;  "but  tlie 
task  is.  In  truth,  one  to  which  1  find  myself  wholly  une- 
qual. How  do  I  know  that,  even  at  this  moment,  my 
delt'nceless,  terrified,  and  imioeent  sister  may  not  be  in- 
voking the  name  and  arm  of  her  brother  to  save  her  from 
destriietion." 

"  Trust  in  Providence,  Charles.  Even  although  our 
worst  apprehensions  be  realised,  as  I  fervently  trust  they 
will  not,  your  sister  may  be  spared.  The  Cunae  ian  could 
not  have  been  unfaithful,  or  we  should  have  learnt  some- 
thing of  his  treachery  from  the  Indians.  Another  week 
will  confirm  us  in  the  truth  or  fallacy  of  our  im|)ressloiis. 
Until  then,  let  us  arm  our  hearts  with  hope.  'J'rust  nie, 
we  shall  yet  see  the  laughing  eyes  of  Clara  fill  with  tears 
of  afleetinn,  as  I  recount  to  her  all  her  too  sensitive  and 
too  desponding  brother  has  suffered  tor  her  sake." 

I)c  Haldimar  made  no  reply.  Jle  deeply  lilt  (he  kind 
intention  of  his  captain,  but  was  far  from  cherishing  the 
hope  that  had  been  recommended.  He  sighed  heavily, 
pressed  the  arm,  on  which  he  leaned.  In  gratitude  for  the 
motive,  and  moved  silently  with  his  friend  to  join  their 
company  below  the  rampart. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

Meanwhile  the  white  fiiig  had  again  been  raised  by  the 
Indians  upon  the  bcunb-proof;  and  this  having  been 
readily  met  by  a  corresponding  signal  from  the  fort,  a 
numerous  bond  of  saviiges  now  issued  fW.ni  the  cover 
with  which  their  dark  Ibrnis  bad  hitherto  been  identified, 
and  spread  themselves  far  and  near  upon  llie  common. 
On  this  occasion  they  were  without  arms,  oH'cnslve  or 
defensive,  of  any  kind,  if  we  may  except  the  kiiile  which 
was  always  carried  at  the  girdle,  and  which  eonslltuted 
a  part  rather  of  tlieir  necessary  dress  than  of  their  war- 
like equipment.  These  warriors  might  liave  been  about 
five  hundred  in  number,  and  were  composed  eliiefiy  of 
picked  men  from  the  nations  of  the  Ottawas,  tlie  Deln- 
wares,  and  the  Shawanees ;  each  race  being  distinctly  re- 
cognisable  from  the  others  by  certain  peculiarities  of  form 
and  feature  which  individualised,  if  we  may  so  term  II, 
the  several  tribes.  Their  only  covering  was  the  legging 
before  described,  comiiosed  in  sonic  instances  of  cloth,  but 
principally  of  smoked  deerskin,  and  the  Hap  that  passed 
through  the  girdle  aroimd  the  loins,  by  wliieli  the  straps 
attached  to  the  leggings  were  secured.  Their  bodies, 
necks,  and  arms  were,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  (light 
ornaments,  entirely  naked;  and  even  the  blanket,  that 
served  them  as  a  couch  by  night  and  a  covering  by  day, 
hod,  with  one  single  exception,  been  dispensed  with,  ap- 
parently with  a  view  to  ovoid  any  thing  like  cneumbianeo 
in  tlieir  approaching  sport.  Each  individual  was  provid- 
ed with  n  stout  sapling  of  obout  three  feet  in  liiigtii, 
curved,  and  flattened  at  the  root  extremity,  like  that  used 
at  the  Irish  hurdle ;  which  game,  in  fact,  the  manner  of 
ball-playing  among  the  Indians  in  every  way  resembled. 

IntersiK-rsed  among  these  warriors  were  a  nearly  equal 
number  of  squaws:  These  were  to  be  s<en  hjuiiglng 
eorelcssly  about  in  small  groups,  and  w  ere  of  all  ages ; 
from  the  hoary-headed,  shrivelled-iip  ling,  whose  eyes  still 
sparkled  with  a  fire  that  her  lank  and  attenuated  frame 
denied,  to  the  young  girl  of  twelve,  whose  dark  and  glow- 
ing cheek,  rounded  bust,  and  penetrnting  glance,  bore 
striking  evidence  of  the  prccociousness  of  Indian  beauty. 
These  Tatter  looked  with  evident  interest  on  the  simrls  of 
the  younger  w^arriors,  who,  throwing  down  their  hurdles, 
either  vied  with  each  other  in  the  short  but  inerccHbly 
swift  foot-race,  or  indulged  Ihemselves  in  wrestling  and 
leaping;  while  their  companions,  abandoned  to  the  liill 
security  thev  felt  to  be  attached  to  the  white  flag  waving 
on  the  fort,  lay  at  tlieir  lazy  length  u|)on  the  sword,  os. 
tensibly  following  tho  inovcmcnts  of  the  several  competi- 
tors in  these  sports,  but  in  reality  with  heart  and  cyo 
directed  solely  to  the  fortification  that  liiy  beyond.  Each  of 
these  females,  in  addition  to  the  inacheenti,  or  (letticoat, 
which  in  one  solid  square  of  bruad-clotli  was  tightly 
wrap|)ed  around  the  loins,  also  carried  a  blnnket  loosely 
thrown  around  the  jicrson,  but  closely  confined  over  tlie 
shoulders  in  front,  and  reaching  below  the  knee.  There 
was  an  air  of  constraint  In  their  movements,  which  ac- 
corded ill  with  tho  occasion  of  festivity  for  whirli  they 
wero  assoniblcd ;  and  it  was  remarkable,  whether  if  arose 


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from  (ItrurKiicc  to  tliosc  to  whom  Ihcy  were  slaves,  as 
wull  OH  whv.s  aiid  (liiutjlilers,  or  from  wlmtcviT  other 
cause  it  iiiiirlit  be,  none  ol'tliein  ventured  to  recline  thoui 
selves  u|)oii  tile  award  iu  imitiition  of  the  warriors. 

When  it  had  l)ecii  made  known  to  tlio  governor  that 
the  IndiiUis  hud  Itegun  to  develo|M!  themselves  iu  ibrco 
upon  the  uonanon  unarmed,  yet  redolent  with  the  spirit 
that  was  to  direct  their  meditated  sports,  the  soldiers 
were  dismissed  from  their  respective  companies  to  the 
ramparts ;  where  they  were  now  to  be  seen,  not  drawn 
up  in  formidable  and  hostile  array,  but  collected  together 
in  careless  f;roups,  and  simply  in  their  side-arms.  This 
reciprocation  of  confidence  on  the  part  of  the  isfarrison 
was  aeknowledfjed  by  the  Indians  by  marks  of  approba- 
tion, expressed  as  iiiueli  by  the  sudden  and  classic  dis|)o- 
sition  of  their  fine  forms  into  attitudes  strikingly  illus- 
trative of  their  admiration  and  pleasure,  as  by  the  iiiter- 
jectional  sounds  that  passed  from  one  to  tlic  other  of  the 
throng.  From  the  increased  alacrity  with  which  they 
now  lent  themselves  to  the  preparatory  and  inferior 
amuseuients  of  the  day,  it  was  evident  their  satisfaction 
was  complete. 

Hitherto  the  principal  chiefs  had,  as  on  tlic  previous 
occasion,  occupied  the  bomb-proof;  and  now,  as  then,  they 
ap|)eared  to  be  deliberating  among  themselves,  but  evi- 
dently in  a  more  energetic  and  serious  manner.  At 
lengtli  they  separated,  when  Ponteae,  accompanied  by  the 
chiefs  who  had  attended  him  on  the  former  day,  once 
more  kd  in  the  direction  of  the  fort.  The  moment  of  his 
advance  was  the  signal  for  the  couimcncement  of  the  prin- 
cipal game.  I  u  an  instant  those  of  the  warriors  who  lay  re- 
clining on  the  sward  spr.xng  to  their  feet,  while  the  wres- 
tlers aixl  racers  resumed  their  liurdles,and  prepared  them- 
selves for  the  trial  of  mingled  skill  and  swiftness.  At 
first  they  formed  a  dense  group  in  the  centre  of  the  com- 
mon ;  and  thou,  diverging  in  two  e(pial  files  both  to  the 
right  and  to  the  l«ll  of  the  immediate  centre,  where  tlu^ 
large  ball  was  placed,  Ibrined  an  open  chain,  extending 
from  the  skirt  of  the  forest  to  the  commcnceinent  of  the 
villiige.  On  the  one  side  were  ranged  the  Delawares  and 
the  tihawanees,  and  on  the  other  the  more  numerous  na- 
tion of  the  Otlawas.  The  women  of  these  several  tribes, 
apparently  much  interested  in  the  issue  of  an  amusement 
in  which  the  m-uilincss  and  activity  of  their  res|)eetive 
friends  were  staked,  had  gradually  and  imperceptibly 
gained  the  front  of  the  fort,  where  tlicy  were  now  Imd- 
dled  in  group?,  at  about  twenty  paces  Iroin  the  draw- 
bridge, and  bending  eagerly  Ibrward  to  command  tlic 
iiiovemuiits  of  the  ball-players. 

Ill  his  circuit  round  tlic  walls,  Ponteae  was  seen  to  re- 
mark the  confiding  appearance  of  the  unarmed  soldiery 
with  a  satisfaction  that  was  not  sought  to  be  disguised  ; 
and  from  the  manner  in  which  he  threw  his  glance  along 
each  face  of  the  rampart,  it  was  evident  his  object  was 
to  embrace  the  numerical  strength  collected  tliere.  It 
was  moreover  observed,  when  he  passed  the  groups  of 
squaws  on  his  way  to  the  gate,  he  addressed  some  words 
in  a  strange  tongue  to  the  elder  matrons  of  each. 

Once  more  tlie  dark  warriors  were  received  at  the  gate, 
by  Major  Ulackv.-ater ;  and,  as  with  firm  but  elastic  tread, 
they  moved  across  the  square,  each  threw  his  fierce  eyes 
rapidly  and  anxiously  around,  and  with  less  of  conceal- 
ment in  his  manner  than  had  been  manifested  on  the 
toriuer  occiision.  On  every  hand  the  same  air  of  naked- 
ness and  desertion  met  tlieir  gaze.  Not  even  a  soldier  of 
the  guard  was  lo  be  seen ;  and  when  they  cast  their  eyes 
upwards  to  the  windows  of  the  block-houses,  they  were 
found  to  be  tenantless  as  tlic  area  through  which  they 
passed.  A  gleam  of  fierce  satisfaction  |)ervaded  the 
swarthy  countenances  of  the  Indians ;  and  the  features 
of  Ponteae,  iu  particular,  expressed  the  deepest  exulta- 
tjou.  Invfead  of  leading  his  party,  he  now  brought  up 
the  re,^r!  and  whrn  arrived  iu  the  centre  of  the  Ibrt,  he, 
without  any  visible  cause  for  the  accident,  stumbled,  and 
fidl  to  the  earth.  The  other  chiefs  for  a  moment  lost 
kight  of  their  ordinary  gravity,  and  marked  their  sens*' 
ot  the  cireumstance  by  a  prolonged  sound,  partaking  of 
the  mingled  character  of  a  laugh  and  a  yell.  Startled  at 
the  cry,  Major  IJIackwater,  who  was  in  trout,  turned  to 
iiscertiiin  the  cause.  At  that  moment  Ponteao  sprang 
lightly  ogain  to  his  feet,  resiranding  to  the  yell  of  liis 
contcdcrales  by  another  even  more  startling,  fii;rre,  and 
prolonged  than  their  own.  He  then  stalked  proudly  to 
the  head  of  the  party,  and  even  preceded  Major  Black- 
water  into  the  council  room. 

In  tliis  rude  thi?r.lre  of  conference  some  changes  had 
Iieen  mud(}  since  tlieir  rcct'iit  visit,  which  escaped  not  the 
observation  of  the  quick-sighted  chiefs.  Their  mats  lay  in 
the  imsition  they  had  previously  occupied,  and  the  chairs 
of  the  olfiecrs  were  plated  as  before,  but  tlii!  room  ilself 
hud   been  considerably  cnlurged.     The  slight  partition 


terminating  tlie  interior  extremity  of  the  mess-room,  and 
<lividing  it  from  that  of  one  of  the  oflicers,  had  Uen  re- 
moved; and  midway  through  this,  extending  entirely 
acriias,  was  drawn  a  curtain  of  scarlet  cloth,  against 
which  the  imposing  figure  of  the  governor,  elevated  as 
his  seat  was  above  Ihosc^  of  the  other  olfieers,  was  thrown 
into  strong  relief.  'I'liere  was  another  change,  that 
escu|ied  not  the  observation  of  the  Indians,  and  tlint  was, 
not  more  than  one  hall'  of  the  oflicers  who  hail  been  pre- 
sent at  the  first  conference  being  now  in  the  room.  Of 
these  Iatt4;r,  one  had,  moreover,  been  sent  away  by  the 
governor  the  moment  the  chiefs  were  ushered  in. 

"  L'ghl"  ejaculated  the  proud  leader,  as  he  took  his  seat 
unceremoniously,  and  yet  not  without  reluetiinee,  U|)oii 
the  mat.  "  The  council-room  of  my  fallu^r,  is  bigger  tliaii 
when  the  Ottawa  was  lierc  bcfore,'yet  the  number  of  his 
chief's  is  not  so  many." 

"  The  great  chief  of  the  Ottawos  knows  that  the  Sa- 
ganaw  has  promised  the  red  skins  a  least,"  returned  the 
governor.  "  Were  he  to  leave  it  to  his  young  warriors 
to  provide  it,  he  would  not  be  abb;  to  rreuive  the  Ottawa 
like  a  great  chief,  and  to  make  [leace  with  him  as  he 
could  wish." 

"  iMy  father  Ims  a  great  <lcal  of  cloth,  red,  like  the 
blood  of  a  pale  face,"  pursued  the  Indian,  rather  iu  de- 
mand than  in  observation,  as  he  pointed  with  his  finger 
to  the  opposite  end  of  tlic  room.  "  When  the  Ottawa 
was  here  last,  he  did  not  see  it." 

^  "The  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas  knows  tliat  the  great 
father  of  the  Saganaw  has  a  big  heart  to  make  presents 
to  the  red  skins,  'i'ho  cloth  the  Ottawa  sees  there  is  suf- 
ficient to  make  leggings  for  the  chiefs  of  all  the  nations." 

Apparenllysatisfied  with  this  reply,  the  fierce  Indian 
uttered  one  of  his  strong  guttural  and  assenlient  "ughs," 
and  then  comuienced  fiUiiig  the  jiijie  of  peace,  correct  on 
the  present  occasion  in  all  its  ornaments,  which  was 
handed  to  him  by  the  Delaware  chief  It  was  remarked 
by  the  otfieers  this  oiKTation  took  up  an  unusually  long 
portion  of  his  time,  and  that  he  frequciilly  turned  his 
ear,  like  a  horse  stirred  hy  tiie  hmitsinaii's  horn,  with 
quick  and  irrepressible  eagerness  towards  the  door. 

"The  pale  warrior,  the  friend  of  the  Ottawa  chief,  is 
not  here,"  said  the  governor,  as  he  glanced  his  eye  along 
the  semicircle  of  Indians.  "  How  is  this  ?  Is  iiis  voice 
still  sick,  that  he  cannot  come ;  or  has  the  great  chief 
of  the  Ottawas  forgotten  to  tell  him?" 

■"  The  voice  of  the  pale  warrior  is  still  sick,  and  he 
cannot  spi.ak,"  replied  the  Indian.  "  The  Ottiwa  chief 
is  very  sorry  ;  for  the  tongue  of  his  friend  the  pale  face 
is  t'ull  of  wisdom." 

Scarcely  had  the  last  words  escaped  his  lips,  when  a 
wild  shrill  cry  from  without  the  Ibrt  rang  on  the  ears  of 
the  asscmhled  council,  and  caused  a  moineutary  commo- 
tion among  the  officers.  It  arose  from  a  single  voice,  and 
that  voice  could  not  be  mistaken  by  any  who  had  hear<l 
it  once  Ijcfore.  A  second  or  two,  during  which  the  offi- 
cers and  chiefs  kept  tlieir  eyes  iulcntly  fixed  on  each 
other,  passed  anxiously  away,  and  then  nearer  to  the  gate, 
apparently  on  the  very  drawbridge  itself,  was  pealed  liirth 
the  wild  and  deafening  yc^ll  of  a  legion  of  devilish  voices. 
At  that  sound,  the  Ottawa  and  the  other  chiefs  sprang  to 
their  fee;!,  and  their  own  fierce  cry  res|Kinded  to  that  yd 
vibrating  on  the  cars  of  all.  Already  were  their  gleam- 
ing tomahawks  brandislicd  wildly  over  their  heads,  and 
Ponteae  had  even  iHiniided  a  pace  forward  to  reach  the 
governor  with  the  deadly  weapon,  when  at  the  sudden 
stamping  of  the  foot  of  the  latter  u|H)n  the  floor,  the 
scarlet  cloth  in  the  rear  was  thrown  aside,  and  twenty 
soldiers,  their  eyes  glancing  along  the  barrels  of  their 
levelled  muskets,  met  the  startled  gaze  of  the  astonished 
Indians. 

An  instant  was  enough  to  satisfy  the  keen  chief  of  the 
true  slate  of  the  cxse.  The  calm  romposed  mien  of  (In- 
officers,  not  one  of  whom  had  even  atttMiipted  to  quit  his 
seat,  amid  the  din  by  which  his  cars  were  so  alarmingly 
assailed, — the  triumphant,  yet  dignified,  and  even  severe 
expression  of  the  governor's  countenance;  and,  above  all, 
the  ii::.xpectcd  presence  of  the  pre|)nred  soldiery, — all 
these  at  once  assured  him  of  the  cliscovery  of  his  treachery, 
anil  the  danger  tliat  awaited  him.  The  necessity  for  an 
immediate  attempt  to  join  his  warriors  without,  was  now 
obvious  to  the  Ottawa;  and  scarcely  had  he  conceived 
the  idea  iK'fore  it  was  sought  to  be  executed.  In  n  single 
spring  he  gained  the  door  of  the  mess-room,  and,  tbilowed 
eagerly  and  tiimultuously  by  the  other  chiefs,  to  whose 
departure  no  opposition  was  ofl'ered,  in  the  next  moment 
stonil  on  the  stops  nf  the  piazza  that  ran  along  the  front 
of  the  btiililing  whence  lii^  had  issued. 

The  surprise  of  the  Iiuliaiis  on  reaehiiig  (his  point  was 
MOW  loo  powerful  to  Ik'  diNseiiibled  ;  and,  iiiea|Nible  either 
of  advancing  or  rccoding,  they  remained  gazing  on  the 


seime  licfore  them  with  an  air  of  mingled  stupefadiun^ 
rage,  and  alarm.  Scarcely  ten  minuti^^s  had  elapsed  since 
they  had  proudly  strode  through  the  naked  area  of  ilju 
fort,  and  yet,  even  in  that  short  space  of  time,  its  an, 
pcaraiieo  had  Inrn  enlirely  changed.  Not  a  [nirt  was 
there  now  of  the  surrounding  buildings  that  was  nut  ri- 
dolent  with  human  life,  and  hostile  preparation.  Tbruu<;li 
every  window  of  the  otBcers'  low  rooms,  was  to  be  swa 
the  dark  and  frowning  muzzle  of  u  field-piece,  bearini; 
upon  the  gateway  ;  and  behind  these  were  nrtillcryinti, 
holding  their  lighted  matches,  supported  again  by  files  of 
bayonets,  that  glittered  in  their  roar.  In  the  liloct. 
houses  the  same  formidable  array  of  field-pieces  and  inus. 
kets  was  visible;  while  from  the  four  angles  of  Uic 
iquare,  as  many  heavy  guns,  that  had  been  artfully 
iiasked  at  the  entrance  of  the  chiefs,  seemed  ready  lu 
sweep  away  every  thing  that  should  conic  before  tljcin. 
The  guard-room  near  the  gate  presented  the  same  liofliji; 
front.  The  doors  of  this,  as  well  as  of  the  other  liuiU- 
iigs,  had  been  firmly  sccurrd  within;  but  from  cvirv 
window  all'ordiiig  cover  to  the  troops,  gleamed  a  line  oi' 
bayonets  rising  above  tho  threatening  field-pieces,  |)oinUd, 
at  a  distince  of  little  more  than  twelve  feet,  directly  ii|k)1i 
the  gateway.  In  addition  to  his  musket,  each  man  nf  the 
guard  inorenvcr  held  a  hand  grenade,  provided  willi  j 
short  fuze  that  could  be  ignited  in  a  moment  from  llie 
matches  of  tho  gunners,  and  with  immediate  cfTect.  The 
soliliers  in  the  block-houses  were  similarly  provided. 

Almost  magic  as  was  tlio  change  tlius  suddenly  cti'icl. 
oil  in  the  apiwaranco  of  the  garrison,  it  was  not  the  iiiosi 
interesting  feature  in  the  exciting  sct'iic.  Choking  up  the 
gateway,  in  which  they  were  completely  wedged,  ami 
crowding  the  drawbridge,  a  dense  mass  ot  dusky  Iiuliiuii 
were  to  lie  seen  casting  their  fierce  glances  around ;  ycl  |ij. 
ralysed  in  their  movements  by  the  unlooked-fiirdispliiyct' 
a  resisting  force,  threatening  instant  umiihilation  te  those 
who  should  attempt  either  to  udvance  or  to  recede.  Nomt, 
IH'rhaps,  was  astonishment  and  disap|X)intmcnt  more  for. 
eibly  depicted  on  the  human  countenance,  than  as  t!:iv 
were  now  exhibited  by  these  men,  who  h.ad  already,  in 
iuiagination,  secured  to  themselves  an  easy  coiii|Uisl. 
They  were  the  warriors  who  had  so  recently  been  en. 
gngcd  in  tho  manly  yet  innocent  exercise  of  tiie  bill; 
but,  instead  of  the  harmless  hurdle,  each  now  eurrlida 
short  gun  in  one  hand  and  a  gleaming  tomahawk  in  tlic 
otlicr.  AlVer  the  first  general  yeUing  lieard  in  the  couii. 
cil-room,  not  a  sound  was  uttered.  Their  burst  of  rafc 
and  triumph  had  evidently  been  checked  by  the  una. 
pected  manner  of  their  reeeption,  and  they  now  steal 
on  the  s|iot  on  which  the  further  advance  of  each 
had  been  arrested,  so  silent  and  mntionless,  that,  Imt  I'or 
the  rolling  of  their  dark  eyes,  as  they  keenly  ineasiirfd 
the  iusurinountable  barriers  tliat  were  opposed  to  tlii-ir 
progress,  they  might  almost  have  been  taken  lor  a  wild 
group  of  statuary. 

Conspicuous  at  the  head  of  these  was  ho  who  wontlie 
blanket ;  a  tall  warrior,  on  whom  rested  the  Ntartled  ire 
of  every  officer  and  soldier  who  was  so  situated  as  lo  io- 
hold  him.  His  face-was  painted  black  as  death  ;  anil  as 
he  stood  under  the  arch  of  the  gateway,  with  bis  while 
turbaned  head  towering  fiir  above  those  of  bis  coin- 
panions,  this  formidable  and  mysterious  enemy  inigiil 
have  lieeii  likened  to  the  spirit  of  darkness  presiding  ever 
his  terrible  legions. 

In  order  to  account  for  the  extraordinary  nppoaranfc 
of  tlie  Indians,  armed  in  every  way  for  death,  at  a  mo-  I 
luent  when  neither  gun  nor  tomahawk  was  apparently 
within  miles  of  their  roach,  it  will  bo  necessary  lo  revnl 
to  the  first  enlrnnco  of  the  chiefs  into  tlie  fort.     Tlic  fjll  | 
of  Ponteae  had  Is^cn  the  etfect  of  design ;  and  the  yill 
liealed  forth  by  hiin,  on  recovering  his  feet,  as  if  in  laiiiil- 
ing  reply  to  the  laugh  of  his  comrades,  was  in  reality  i  I 
signal  intended  for  the  guidanee  of  the  Indians  willioiit. 
These,  now  Ibllowiiig  up    their  game  with  iiicreasiiii;  | 
spirit,  at  oner  changed  the  direction  of  their  line,  briii; 
ing  (he  ball  nearer  to  the  (ort.     In  their  oagermwlol 
effect  this  object,  they  had  overlooked  tho  gradual  urn- 
sion  of  the  unarmed  troops,  S|H;ctator8  of  their  sport,  t'toiii  I 
the  rainimrts,  until  scarcely  more  than  twenty  strajirlen  I 
were  lefl.     As  they  nearcd  the  gate,  the  squaws  bri)keo|i  I 
their  several  groups,  and,  forming  ii  line  on  either  liacJ  | 
of  the  road  leading  to  the  drawbridge,  appeared  lo  sips-  [ 
rale  solely  with  a  view  not  to  iiii|iodo  the  action  of  the  I 
players.     For  an  instant  a  dense  group  colleeled  nroinl  [ 
the  IhiII,  which  had  been  driven  to  within  a  hundrril  vjnl)  I 
of  the  gate,  and  filly  hurdles  were  crossed  in  tluirra.  [ 
deavours  to  secure  if,  when  the  warrior,  who  fiirnirii  lli»  I 
solitary  exception  to  the  multitude,  in  his  blanket  covrr- 1 
ing,  ai:il  who  had  been  lingering  in  the  extreiiii!  nnrMl 
the  party,  came  rapidly  up  lo  (he  spot  whore  (lit  «''■  F 
aU'ected  struggle  wur>  niaiiitiiiuod.     At  liis  upproacli,  tl<(  I 


hiinllcs  of  t 
Mii;de  blow 
Hying  inl')  t 
iiiimiiiit  lust 
t.'ic  eye,  it  iv 
tentre  of  tlic 

With  Ihi 
ill  it  had  oslc 
liall;  and  ui 
sidli'ss  liircc, 
liVL'cn  the  l\ 
lie.id  of  the  I 
treiiiity  of  tin 
\m-'ii  their  bla 
tfiiiioliawk. 
tlicsc,  was  the 
lion,  was  the 
eiullution  of 
lilt  llie  planks 
(ii'l,  all  the  fei 
tlic  lerrilile  er 
,  oilier  Indians, 
I  council  room, 
paining  the  i 
lor  their  recept 
"  Secure  tin 
adraneiiig  into 
rior,  whose  qii 
discover  sonic 
I  of  the  tr  lops, 
A  laugh  of  SI 
tviirriur.    "  Is  tl 
willi  Governor 
J  Imld  enough  to  i 
I  sued,  stepping  b 
doring  saviigcs,- 
[  ivliole  g.irrisou  I 
■\  sudden  iiiov 
I  room  an.Kiiinccd 
I  ol'  llieir  chief. 
1  iillli  furociDUs  pi 
I  Dilluivers,  which 
I  llieir  liillicrlo  rcl 
I  mid  prepnnilion. 
".Stay,  men;  q 
I  nnialed  the  goveJ 
I  barricades  last,  ai 
A  cloud  of  ang 
I  f  Mtiircs  of  the  bli 
I  ol'  Ills  bravado  Wi 
J  li'iiecs,  that  they  ii 
I  as  to  render  the  e; 

■  (v.liich  was  by  no 
I  liced.  The  goveri 
I  to  jircvciit  the  mis 

111  a  moment  oi 
I  rior  aimed  his  ton 
iTIic  latter  steppec 
I  siieli  liirce  into  or 
lllul  tlie  quivering 
I.Vl  that  inoment, 
I  house,  was  drowin 
I  burst  from  the  lij 
llhe  warrior  was,  1 
Icjrrieil  away  by  tli 
|fro:n  his  head.     Hi 

"A  narrow  esca| 
■lie  observed,  as  son 
Inn  air  of  the  imst 
lliawk  obeyed  the  fii 
■farsed  iiiysi'lf  and 
■all  useless  ex|K)sure 
■bullel  may  bi'  bettc 
■rovenje,  would  ill  a 
|ilaatlainiiient     Kc: 

At  the  hasty  cot 
pniskeU  were  raise 
xforea  single  eye  i 
piclablcaiidaclive 
Jof  the  iicircst  Indif 
Imoeeiipied;  when, 
f  lMi)|iearcd  altogetli 
Ihjlit  inovement  in 
f  ronding  the  gatew 
Indfc,  was  now  disi 
FW  of  standing  coi 
I  idly  winds  its  tortu 
lot  advances,  und 
T*i't  the  laps,,  „t'  „ 

■  sprnii;  agnin  tu  Jij 


V*'.','  : 


WACOl'STA,  OK  THE  moiMIFX'V. 


23'} 


lilted  8lii|H'fac(ioii, 
liuil  clapscil  hincc 
lalird  nrca  ui'  iho 
;c  of  time,  its  aji. 
Not  a  |mrl  was 
s  tliut  wiiM  nut  ti  ■ 
laration.  Tbroujih 
18,  was  to  Ik  stin 
ield-pieco,  beariiii; 
were  Hrtiilerymin, 
^d  ajraiii  l)y  files  of 
r.     in    the  lilock. 
'ld-|>ioeC8  luid  imis. 
our  angles  of  Uic 
had    been   artfully 
'»,  Bccmed  ready  lo 
come  before  IIiiim. 
led  tlie  same  lio>lil.; 
of  the  other  liuild- 
II ;  but  from  evcty 
,  i;loanied  a  line  of 
field-pieces,  iKiinUd, 
c  feet,  directly  »|»m 
ct,  each  mail  of  Ihc 
le,  provided  wilh  a 
I  moment  from  llie 
mediate  effeel.  Tlic 
lilarly  provided. 
hu8  suddenly  etlVct. 
,  it  was  not  llic  most 
me.  Choking  up  the 
^letely  wedged,  miil 
uss  ot  dusky  liiduins 
inces  around;  yd  |ia. 
ilooked-fordispliiycf 
unniliilation  to  tliosc 
;  or  to  rcecclo.  Ncmt, 
ipointment  more  for. 
enance,  than  as  l!'.i  y 
who  h.id  already,  in 
a   an  easy  coiii|iii'st. 
io  recently  been  in. 
;.\-orci60  of  tlie  bull; 
,  each  now  curried i 
ing  tomahawk  in  tlie 
r  heard  in  the  eoim. 
'Their  burst  of  rap 
icckcd  by  the  una. 
and  they  now  stood 
r    advance  of  each 
itionleati,  that,  Imt  I'or 
ley  keenly  nuasiirtd 
ere  opposed  to  tliiit 
iccu  taken  for  a  wild 

fas  he  who  wore  the 
lasted  the  startled  i)c 

so  situated  as  to  l*- 

licU  as  dentil ;  anil  as 

Iway,  with  his  while 

those  of  liis  com- 

^rious  enemy  inifhl 

[kncss  presiding  ovn 

lordinnry  appcarantc 
r  for  death,  at  a  luo- 
lawk  was  api«"'"'ly 
Ic  necessary  lo  rcvnt 
lo  tJic  fort.  Tlic  till 
Icsiirn ;  and  the  yill 
\x  feet,  as  if  in  laiml- 
Tics,  was  in  reality » 
Itlie  Indians  witliDHl- 
■nie  with  liicrea«in? 
1  of  their  line,  brini:- 
their  eagerraiis to 
Id  the  gradual  urn- 
Is  of  their  sport,  fmin 
In  twenty  strafirlm 
Itho  squaws  brokfO|i 
llinc  on  cither  hat  J 
te,  appeared  to  wpa- 
£o  the  action  of  the 
lup  coUceled  arc  iwl 
lliiii  a  hundred  yardi 
irossed  in  lliiirra' 
lior,  who  liirnifil  ih* 
li  his  blanket  covf^ 
It  ho  extreme  mtt 
Ipot  where  (lie  wfH- 
Ivi  liis  upproaili,  i^ 


liiirilles  of  till-'  other  players  were  witlidrnwn,  wli'ii,  :it  a 
snrle  hlow  iVniii  his  powerful  arm,  the  hall  wi*  seen 
llvin"  ill!"  ll"'  "'■'  '"  ""  "'''"I"*'  direetiiMi,  and  was  t'nr  ii 
iiioiiient  lost  altop;ether  to  the  view.  When  it  again  ni.l 
t'le  eye,  it  was  dusceiidinj,'  per[K!ndicularly  into  iho  very 
tentre  of  the  fori, 

Wilh  the  lleetneas  of  thought  now  comnieneod  a  race 
lint  had  ostensibly  Ibr  its  object  the  recovery  ">f  the  lost 
ball-  and  in  which,  he  who  hud  driven  it  with  sueli  re- 
siille.is  Ibree,  outslripiKMl  them  all.  Their  course  lay  be- 
liwen  the  two  lines  of  squaws ;  and  scarcely  liaj  thi! 
head  of  the  bouiuling  Indians  reached  the  opposite  e.v- 
Iroiiiily  of  those  lines,  when  the  women  suddenly  threw 
back  their  blniikels,  and  diseloseil  each  a  short  gun  aiirl  a 
liinaliawk.  To  throw  away  their  hurdles  luid  seize  upon 
llicsc,  was  the  work  of  an  instant.  Already,  in  imagina- 
tion was  the  tiirl  their  own  ;  and,  such  was  the  peculiar 
c.sullalioM  of  the  black  and  turbaned  warrior,  when  lie 
iMl  llie  planks  of  the  drawbridge  liending  lieneatli  his 
lift, all  the  ferocious  joy  of  his  soul  was  pealed  forth  in 
llie  terrible  cry  whieli,  rapidly  aucecedid  by  that  of  the 
other  Indians,  had  resounded  so  fearfully  through  the 
Minicil  room.  Wiiat  their  disappointment  was,  when,  on 
raining  the  interior,  they  found  the  garrison  prepared 
for  "leir  reception,  has  already  been  shown. 

"Secure  that  traitor,  men  I"  exelnioicd  the  governor, 
ndvaneiiig  into  the  square,  and  pointing  to  the  black  war- 
rior, \vho.se  quick  e^e  was  now  glnneing  on  cvi'ry  side,  to 
diseover  soiiio  assailable  point  in  the  foruiidablu  defences 
of  the  trwps. 

A  liiigh  of  scorn  and  derision  cscaiicd  the  lip.s  of  tlic 

ivarriur.    "Is there  a  man — arc  there  arc  ten  iiieii,  even 

willi  Governor  de   llaldimar  at  their  head,  who  will  be 

JKild  enough  to  alteinpt  it  ("  lie  asked.     "  Nay  I"  he  pur- 

I  sued,  stepping  boldly  a  pace  or  two  in  front  of  the  won- 

1  doring  savages, — "  liero  I  stand  singly,  and  defy  your 

I  ivliole  garrison  1" 

,\  sudden  movciuont  among  the  soldiers  in  the  guard- 
I  room  aii.iomioed  they  were  prep;iriiig  to  c.xecufc  the  order 
of  llieir  ehiel".  The  eye  of  the  bhick  warrior  sparkled 
Hilii  llroci:)Us  pleasure;  and  he  iniide  a  gesture  to  his 
I  followers,  which  was  replied  to  by  the  sudden  tension  ol 
I  tlicir  liitlierlo  rela.xed  forms  into  attitudes  of  expectance 
I  anil  prep:i  ration. 

"  Stay,  men ;  quit  not  your  cover  tor  your  lives !"  com- 
niideii  the  governor,  iu  a  loud  deep  voice : — "  kcej)  the 
I  barricades  fust,  and  move  not." 

A  nlouil  of  anger  and  disappointment  jmsscd  over  the 
Ifiatiires  of  the  black  warrior.  It  was  cviilcnt  the  object 
I  of  bis  bravado  w.is  to  draw  the  troops  from  their  de- 
I  felloes,  that  they  might  be  so  iniiigled  with  their  eneinies 
I  as  to  render  the  cannon  useless,  unless  friends  nnd  foes 
l(v,bicli  was  by  no  means  probable)  should  alike  be  sacri- 
I  liced.  The  governor  had  penetrated  the  design  in  time 
llo  prevent  the  mischief. 

In  a  moment  of  uncontrollable  rage,  the  savage  war- 
Irior  aimed  his  tomahawk  at  the  head  of  the  governor. 
ITIie  latter  stepped  lightly  aside,  and  the  steel  sank  witli 
iFiicb  force  into  one  of  the  posts  supporting  the  piazza, 
[that  tlic  quivering  handle  snapped  close  off  at  its  head. 
lAl  that  moment,  a  single  shot,  fired  from  the  guard- 
Ihoiise,  was  drowned  in  the  yell  of  approbation  which 
[burst  from  the  lijis  of  tlic  dark  crowd.  The  turban  of 
lllie  warrior  was,  however,  seen  flying  thA)ugh  the  air, 
Inrried  away  by  the  force  of  the  bullet  which  had  torn  it 
Ifro.a  bis  head.     He  himself  was  unharmed. 

"A  narrow  escape  for  us  hot';,  Colonel  do  llaldimar," 
|lic  observed,  as  soon  a.T  the  yell  had  subsided,  and  with 
1  air  of  the  imst  [K'rfeet  unconcern.  "  Hail  my  toina- 
Ihawli  obeyed  the  first  impulso  of  my  heart,  I  should  have 
|far*d  myself  and  died ;  us  it  is,  I  have  reason  to  avoid 
lall  usekss  exposure  of  my  own  life,  at  present.  A  second 
■bullet  may  \k  better  directed ;  and  to  die,  robbed  of  my 
Ircveiige,  would  ill  answer  the  pur|)OBe  of  a  life  devoted  to 
lils  allaininent.    Keinomber  my  pledge !" 

Al  the  hasty  command  of  the  governor,  a  Imndred 
Ijiuiskebi  were  raised  to  the  shoulders  of  his  men;  but, 
Mlbre  a  single  eye  could  glance  along  the  barrel,  the  for- 
biiidablc  nnd  active  warrior  had  bounded  over  tlie  licads 
lof  the  nearest  Indians  into  a  small  sjMice  that  was  letl 
linoeeupied;  when,  stooping  suddenly  to  the  earth,  he 
Vinapiieared  altogether  from  the  view  of  his  enemies.  A 
Mjlil  movement  in  the  centre  of  Iho  numerous  band 
Crowding  the  gateway,  and  extending  even  beyond  tlie 
piilfc,  was  now  discernible :  it  was  like  the  waving  of  a 
peld  of  standing  corn,  through  which  some  animal  ra- 
|iilly  winds  its  tortuous  course,  bending  aside  as  the  ob- 
|crl  advances,  nnd  closing  again  wlii'ii  it  has  passed, 
lapse  of  a  minute,  the  terrible  warrior  was  si-en 
1  Jiiriuij  again  tu  his  Icct,  far  iu  the  tear  of  the  band ; 


iiul  llicii,  iiltiriiig  a  liene  shout  of  exultation,  to  make 
i^'iiod  his  ntri  111  towards  the  forest. 

.Meaiiv.liilr,  roiitcae  and  the  other  chiefs  of  the  niii:  vil 
I'oiilimied  rooli'd  to  llie  piazza  on  wliii  li  they  hod  riishcil 
at  the  inicxpcetrd  disploy  of  the  ainii'd  nun  Isliiiid  the 
searii  t  ciirlaiii.  Tin;  loud  "  Wnugh"  lliiit  burst  I'riim  the 
lips  of  all,  on  findin;^  tlieinsclves  thus  foiled  in  their 
scliemiis  of  iiiassarre,  had  liceii  succeeded,  the  instant  af- 
terwards, by  iVcliiMrs  of  persoiiiil  appreliiiisidii,  which 
i.icli,  hov.c'vcr,  had  eollectiilness  eiiniigli  to  di^giiii-e. 
Once  the  Ottawa  made  a  iiioviinent  as  if  lie  Hoiild  have 
cleared  llie  space  that  kept  him  i'roiii  his  warriors;  but 
the  emphatieal  pointing  of  IIk;  finger  of  Coloiid  de  llal- 
dimar to  the  levelled  muskets  of  the  men  in  the  hbiek- 
hoiises  prevented  him,  and  the  attempt  was  not  repeated. 
It  was  remarked  by  the  olliecrs,  w  ho  also  stood  on  the 
piazza,  close  behiml  the  chiei's,  whim  the  black  warrior 
threw  his  tomahawk  at  the  governor,  a  shade  of  displea- 
sure passed  over  the  features  of  the  Ottawa ;  and  that, 
when  he  found  the  daring  att<'m|it  was  not  retaliated  on 
his  |K,'ople,  his  countcnanee  had  iK'cn  momentarily  lighted 
U|i  with  a  satisfied  expression,  apparently  iiiarking  his 
sense  of  the  forbearance  so  unexpectedly  shown. 

"What  says  the  great  chief  of  the  ()ttaw.as  now  ?" 
asked  the  governor,  calmly,  and  breaking  a  profound  si- 
lence  that  had  succeeded  to  the  last  fierce  yell  of  the 
formidable  being  just  departed.  "  Was  the  Saganaw  not 
right,  when  he  said  the  Ottawa  came  with  guile  in  his 
heart,  and  with  a  lie  upon  his  lips?  Hut  tlie  Kagaimw 
is  not  a  fisd,  and  he  ciin  read  the  thoughts  of  his  enemies 
n|M)n  their  faces,  and  long  licfore  their  lips  have  spoken." 

"  I'gli  !"  ejaculated  the;  Indian  ;  "  my  father  is  a  great 
chief,  and  his  head  is  full  of  wisdom.  Had  ho  liccn  I'ee- 
ble,  like  the  other  chiefs  of  the  Saganaw,  the  strong  hold 
of  the  Detroit  must  have  fallen,  and  the  red  skins  would 
have  danced  their  war  daneo  round  the  scalps  of  his 
young  men,  even  in  the  council  room  where  they  came 
to  talk  of  ]K'acc." 

"Does  the  great  chief  of  the  Ottawns  see  the  big  thun- 
der of  the  .Sagan.aw  .'"  pursued  the  governor:  "  if  not, 
let  liiiii  open  his  eyes  and  look.  The  Saganaw  has  but 
to  move  his  li|»s,  and  swifter  than  the  lightning  wouhl 
the  pale  liices  sweep  away  the  warriors  of  the  Ottawa, 
even  where  they  now  stand :  in  less  time  than  the  Saga- 
naw is  now  speaking,  would  they  mow  them  down  like 
the  gra.ss  of  the  prairie." 

"  Ugh  I"  again  exclaimed  the  chief,  with  mixed  dog- 
gedness  and  fierce:iess :  "  if  what  my  father  says  is 
true,  why  docs  ho  not  pour  out  his  anger  upon  the  red 
skins  ?" 

''Let  the  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas  listen,"  replied 
the  governor  with  dignity.  "  When  the  great  eliiels  of 
all  the  nations  that  are  in  league  witli  the  Ottawe.s  caiue 
last  to  the  council,  the  Saganaw  knew  that  they  carried 
deceit  in  their  hearts,  and  that  they  never  meant  to 
smoke  the  pi|)C  of  |K'ace,  or  to  bury  the  hatchet  in  the 
ground.  The  Saganaw  might  have  kept  them  prisoners, 
that  their  warriors  might  \k  without  a  head  ;  but  he  had 
given  his  word  to  the  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas,  and 
the  word  of  a  Saganaw  is  never  broken.  Even  now, 
while  Imth  the  chiefs  ond  the  warriors  arc  in  his  iiower, 
he  will  not  slay  them,  for  he  wishes  to  show  the  Ottawa 
the  desire  of  the  Saganaw  is  to  be  friendly  with  the  red 
skins,  and  not  to  destroy  them.  Wicked  men  from  th<- 
IJanadas  have  whispered  lies  in  the  car  of  the  Ottawa ; 
but  a  great  chief  should  judge  for  himself,  and  take 
council  only  from  the  wisdom  of  his  own  heart.  The 
Ottawa  and  his  warriors  may  go,"  he  resumed,  after  a 
short  pause;  "the  path  by  which  they  came  is  again 
open  In  them.  Let  them  depart  in  peace  ;  the  big  thun- 
der of  the  Saganaw  shall  not  harm  tliein." 

The  countenance  of  the  Indian,  who  had  clearly  seen 
the  danger  of  his  position,  wore  an  expression  of  surprise 
which  could  not  be  dissembled :  low  exclamations  passed 
between  him  and  his  companions;  and,  then  [lointing  to 
the  tomahawk  that  lay  half  buried  in  ^lie  wood,  he  said, 
doubtingly, — 

"  It  was  the  pale  face,  the  friend  of  the  great  chief  of 
the  Ottawas,  whoslriick  the  hatchet  at  my  father.  The 
Ottawa  is  not  a  fool  to  believe  the  Saganaw  can  sleep 
without  revenge." 

"  The  great  chief  of  the  Ottawas  shall  know  us  bet- 
tcr,"  was  the  reply.  "The  young  warriors  of  the  Saga- 
imw  might  destroy  their  enemies  where  they  now  stand, 
but  tlicy  seek  not  their  blood.  When  the  Ottawa  chief 
takes  eotincil  from  his  own  heort,  and  not  from  the  lips 
of  a  cowardly  dog  of  a  jiale  face,  who  strikes  his  toma- 
hawk and  then  Hies,  his  wisdom  will  tell  him  to  make 
))eaee  with  the  Saganaw,  whoso  warriors  are  without 
treachery,  even  as  Ihey  uro  wilhotit  Ibar." 


AiKither  of  llii.se  deep  interject ional  "  ughs"  escn|itd 
the  (Ik  st  of  tlie  proud  Jiiillan. 

"  What  my  lather  says  is  giHid,"  Ik^  returned;  "but 
the  pule  liu'c  is  a  great  worrier,  and  the  Ottawa  chief  is 
his  I'rieml.     The  Ottawa  will  go." 

lie  then  addressed  u  lew  seiiteiiees,  in  a  tongue  lin- 
kiiowii  to  llie  otlieers,  lo  the  swarthy  and  iinxioiis  crowd 
in  front.  These  were  aiisweiid  by  a  low,  sullen,  yet 
assentieiil  griiiit,  tioiii  the  niiiled  liuiid,  who  now  turned, 
lliniigli  NMlli  jiislilialde  caution  niiil  distrust,  and  reeross. 
<d  tlu^  drawl  ridge  without  liiiideniiiee  from  the  tr<>op.s. 
I'oiiteae  waited  until  the  last  Indian  had  ilepnrteil,  and 
then  making  a  movement  to  the  govi:rnor,  which,  with 
all  its  liaiiglitiiiess,  was  iiieaiit  to  mark  his  sense  of  the 
liirlienraiiee  and  good  lliitli  lliiil  had  been  mnnifesled, 
nnee  more  stalked  proudly  and  calmly  across  the  area, 
fiillowed  by  the  reiiiaiiidiT  of  the  chiefs.  The  oiKeers 
who  were  with  the  governor  nseeiuled  to  the  ramparts, 
to  fiillinv  their  move  iiieiits;  and  it  was  not  before  their 
report  hud  been  inaiU'  that  the  Indians  were  iiiinierging 
once  more  into  the  heart  of  the  forest,  the  tioops  were 
withdrawn  from  their  formidable  delenees,  and  the  gate 
of  the  fort  again  firmly  secured.* 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

While  the  reailcr  is  left,  to  pause  over  the  rapid  suc- 
cession of  incidents  resulting  troin  llic  mysterious  en- 
trance of  the  warrior  of  the  Tleur  de  lis  into  the  English 
fort,  he  it  our  task  to  explain  the  circumstances  connect- 
ed with  the  singular  disappearance  of  Captain  de  llaldi- 
mar, and  the  melaneholy  murder  of  his  unfortunate 
servant. 

It  will  be  recollected  that  the  ill-fated  Ilallowny,  in 
the  course  of  his  defence  before  the  court  martial,  dis- 
tinctly staled  the  voice  of  the  individual  who  had  ap- 
proached his  post,  calling  on  the  name  of  Captain  de 
llaldimar,  on  the  night  of  the  alarm,  '.i  have  been  that 
of  a  feinah',  and  that  the  language  in  which  they  siibse- 
quently  conversed  was  that  of  the  Ottawa  Indians.  This 
was  strictly  the  fact;  nnd  the  only  error  into  which  tho 
unfortunate  soldier  had  fallen,  had  reference  merely  to 
the  eharaeler  and  motives  of  the  |iarly.  He  had  natu- 
rally imagined,  as  he  had  stated,  it  was  some  young 
female  of  the  village,  whom  attachment  for  his  officer 
had  driven  to  tlic  desperate  deteruiination  of  seeking  an 
interview  ;  nor  was  this  impression  at  all  weakened  by 
the  subsequent  discourse  of  the  parties  in  the  Indian 
tongue,  with  which  it  was  well  known,  most  of  the  Ca- 
nadians, both  male  and  female,  were  more  or  less  con- 
versant. 'J'lic  subject  of  that  short,  low,  and  hurried 
conference  was,  indeed,  one  that  well  warranted  the 
singular  intrusion  ;  and,  in  the  declaration  of  Halloway, 
we  have  already  seen  the  iiiiportanee  and  nnxiety  attach- 
ed  by  the  young  olliccr  to  the  coinnnmication.  With- 
out waiting  to  rc[ieat  the  motives  assigned  for  his  de- 
parture, nnd  the  prayers  and  cx]K)stulutions  to  which  he 
iiad  recourse  to  overcome  the  determination  and  sense  of 
duty  of  the  unfortunate  sentinel,  let  ns  pass  at  once  to 
the  moment  when,  after  having  cleared  the  ditch,  con- 
jointly with  his  faithful  follower,  in  the  manner  already 
shown,  Captain  <le  llaldimar  first  stood  side  by  side  with 
his  midnight  visitant. 

The  night,  it  has  elsewhere  been  observed,  was  clear 
and  starry,  so  that  objccbi  upon  the  common,  such  as  the 
rude  stump  tliat  here  and  there  raised  its  dark  low  head 
above  the  surtiice,  might  be  dimly  seen  in  the  distance. 
To  obviate  tlic  danger  of  discovery  by  the  sentinels,  ap- 
penred  to  Iki  the  first  stndy  of  the  female ;  for,  when 
Captain  de  IMiiimar,  followed  by  his  fcrvant,  hnd  reach- 
ed the  spot  on  which  she  stood,  she  put  the  forefinger  of 
one  haiid  to  her  liiw,  and  with  the  other  pointed  to  his 
booted  foot.  A  corresponding  signal  showed  tluit  tho 
llghlness  of  the  material  oft'ered  little  risk  of  betrayal. 
Doiiellan,  however,  was  made  to  dofl'his  heavy  ainmnni- 


•  The  occurrences  related  in  this  chapter,  and  the 
awful  details  which  follow  relative  to  the  destruction  of 
Fort  MichiUimackinae,  are  historically  correct.  For  a 
very  interesting  account  of  this  eventful  jieriod  of  our 
history,  see  "  Travels  in  the  interior  parts  of  North 
America,  for  more  than  1,000  miles,  in  the  years  17G(i, 
&c.,  by  Jonathan  Carver."  Hut  for  a  more  "interesting 
book,  "  Travels  and  Adventures  in  C'anada,  and  the 
Indian  territory,  between  the  years  I7G0  and  1776.  Uy 
Alexander  Henry,  Esq."'  Number  4081,  octavo,  in  the 
Philadelphia  Library.  For  a  condensed  and  salisfac- 
tory  account,  see  also  2d  vol.  of  "  Tlmclicr's  Indian 
Biography,"  recently  published  in  New  York,  and  to  lie 
had  in  every  hook  store ;  in  it  w  ill  be  found  u  life  of 
I'ontcuc,  or  Puutiac,  ua  it  is  soinctiinca  tipclltd.— JiW. 


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tion  slims ;  ami,  with  this  prpcaiitioii,  they  all  etolc  Iiuf- 
tily  along,  under  the  sInulowH  of  the  projecting  rninparts, 
until  they  had  j;aine(i  the  extreme  rear.  Here  the  feninle 
suddenly  rniiicd  her  tjill  fifi^urc  from  the  stooping  |K)8ilion 
in  whieli  rfhe,  as  well  as  her  companions,  had  performed 
the  dangi-rous  circuit;  and,  placing  her  finger  once  more 
Bignificantly  on  her  lips,  led  in  the  direction  of  the  bomb- 
proof, iui|)ereeived  by  the  sentinels,  most  of  whom,  it  is 
probable,  had,  up  to  the  moment  of  the  alarm  subse- 
(]ucntly  given,  been  too  much  overcome  by  |)revious 
watching  and  excitement  to  have  kept  tlic  most  vigilant 
look  nut. 

Arrived  at  the  skirt  of  the  forest,  the  little  party  drew 
up  within  the  shadow  of  the  ruin,  and  a  short  and  earn- 
est dialogue  ensued,  in  Indian,  iR'twcen  the  female  and 
the  oflieer.  This  was  succeeded  by  a  command  from 
the  lotler  to  liis  servant,  who,  after  a  momentary  but  re- 
8[)cetful  exiiostulation,  which,  however,  was  utterly  lost 
on  him  to  whom  it  was  addressed,  proceeded  to  divest 
himself  of  his  humble  apparel,  assuming  in  exchange  the 
more  elegant  uniform  of  his  su|ierior.  DoncUau,  who 
was  also  of  the  grenadiers,  was  remarkable  for  the  re- 
semblance he  bore,  in  figure,  to  Captain  de  Haldimar; 
wanting,  it  is  true,  the  grace  and  freedom  of  movement 
of  the  latter,  but  still  presenting  au  outline  whieli,  in  an 
attitude  of  profomnl  re|iosc,  might,  as  it  subseipiently 
did,  have  set  even  those  who  were  most  intimate  with 
the  officer  at  fault. 

"  This  is  well,"  observed  the  female,  as  the  young 
man  proceeded  to  induct  himself  in  the  grey  coat  of  his 
servant,  having  previously  drawn  the  glazed  hat  close 
over  his  waving  and  redundant  hair ;  "  if  the  h'aganaw  is 
ready,  tlueanasta  will  go." 

**  Sure,  and  your  lutiioiir  does  not  mane  In  hive  me 
behind  '."  exclaimed  llie  anxious  soldier,  as  bis  captain 
now  recommended  him  to  stand  closely  concealed  near 
the  ruin  until  his  return.  "  Who  knows  what  anibus- 
eado  the  she.divll  may  lade  your  honour  into;  and 
thin  who  will  you  have  to  bring  you  nut  of  it  ?" 

"  N'o,  Donellan,  it  must  not  be  :  I  lirst  intended  it, 
a*  you  may  perceive  by  my  bringing  you  out;  but  the 
expedition  on  whieli  I  am  going  is  of  the  utmost  im- 
portance to  UH  all,  and  too  much  preeaulioii  cannot 
be  taken.  I  fear  no  umbuseade,  lor  I  can  depend  on 
the  fidelity  of  my  guide  ;  but  the  proseneo  of  a  third 
person  would  only  emliarrass,  without  assisting  iiio  in 
the  least.  You  must  remain  behind  ;  the  woiiiaTi  insists 
upon  it,  and  there  is  no  more  to  bo  said." 

"  To  oiild  Nil  k  with  the  ugly  wiiieli,  for  her  pains  1" 
half  niultered  the  disappointed  soldier  to  liiinself.  "  I 
wish  it  maybe  as  your  honour  siiys;  but  my  mind 
misgives  me  sailly  tl<at  evil  will  eomo  of  this.  Haa  yuiir 
lionour  secured  the  pistols  ?"' 

"  They  are  here,"  returned  his  captain,  placing  a 
hand  on  either  ehcsl.  "  And  now,  Ooiielian,  mark 
me  :  I  know  nothing  thai  can  detain  me  longer  than 
an  hour ;  at  least  the  woman  assures  me,  and  I  believe 
lier,  that  1  may  be  back  then  ;  hut  it  is  well  to  guurd 
against  iicrideiils.  You  must  eontinuo  here  for  the 
hour,  and  lor  tlie  hour  only.  If  I  come  not  then,  re- 
turn to  the  fori  without  delay,  for  the  ropu  must  be 
removed,  and  llie  gale  secured,  before  llalloway  is  re- 
lieved. The  keys  you  will  find  in  the  pockel  uf  my 
nmforni  ;  when  you  liav)  done  with  tlieiii,  lei  them  be 
hung  up  in  their  proper  place  in  the  giiard-room.  My 
fallier  must  not  know  either  that  llalloway  sutTerod 
me  lo  pass  the  gate,  or  that  you  aceoin|ianied  me." 

"  Lord  love  us  !  your  liouoiir  talks  as  if  you    iiivir 
would  return,  g  viiig  such  a  lie;ip  of  orders  !"  exclaim 
ed  the  startled  mini  ;  "  bul  if  1    go    bock   alcme.   as 
trui-t  in  heaven  I  shall  not,  how  am  I  to  account  for  being 
drcs«ed  in  your  lionoiir's  rigiminlnis  f" 

"  I  tell  you.  Donellan,"  iinpalienlly  returned  the 
olTicer,  "  that  1  shall  be  l.;ick  ;  lull  I  only  wish  lo 
guard  against  oceidonts.  The  iinlaiil  ynu  get  into  the 
fort,  you  will  lake  oH'  my  elolbes  and  resuino  your 
own.  Who  the  devil  is  to' see  you  in  the  uuirurni,  un 
leas  it  bu  llalloivay  !" 

"  If  Iho  Sajranuw  would  not  sen  the  earth  rod  with 
tho  blood  of  his  race,  he  will  go,"  interrupted  the 
fomnlo.  '•  Oueanasta  can  feel  the  breath  of  lliu  morn- 
ing fresh  upon  her  clinek,  and  thn  council  of  llio  chiefs 
must  be  lipgun." 

"  The  Siiganaw  is  ready,  and  Oni'iinaslii  shall  lead 
the  way,"  Imstily  relumed  Iho  nineer.  "  Oiio  word 
more,  Donelliin,"  and  he  pressed  the  hand  of  his  do- 
mostie  kindly  :  "  should  I  not  rplurii,  you  must,  with- 
out CO illing  lUlhiway  or  yourself,  crubo  my  father 

In  bo  apprised  llial  thn  Indians  niedilatn  ii  docp  nnd 
iroaohoruti  plan  to  got  puwostion  of  tho  fort.     Whul 


Ihut  plan  is,  I  know  not  yet  myself,  iieilbcr  does  this 
woman  know;  but  slie  says  that  I  shall  hear  il  discuss. 
d  unseen,  even  in  the  heart  uf  their  own  encampineiit. 
r\ll  you  have  li>  do  is  lo  acquaint  my  father  with  the 
existence  of  danger.  And  now  be  eaulinus  :  above  all 
thin<;8,  keep  close  under  th«  shadow  of  tbu  bomb-proof; 
for  there  are  scouts  constanlly  prowling  about  the 
common,  and  the  glittering  of  the  uinform  in  flio  star- 
light Jiiay  betray  you." 

"  Hut  why  may  f  not  follow  your  honour?"  again 
urged  the  failliiul  soldier ;  "  and  where  is  the  use  of  my 
remaining  here  to  count  the  stars,  and  hear  the  'all's 
well!'  from  the  fort,  when  I  could  be  so  much  better  em- 
ployed in  guarding  your  honour  from  harm  ?  What 
sort  of  protection  can  that  Ingian  woman  alford,  who  is 
of  the  race  of  our  bitterest  enemies,  them  cursed  '  Htawas, 
and  your  honour  venturing,  too,  like  a  spy  into  the  very 
heart  of  tiie  blood-hounds?  Ah,  Captain  de  Haldimar, 
for  the  love  of  Gml,  do  not  trust  yourself  alone  with  her, 
or  I  am  sure  I  shall  never  see  your  honour  again  I" 

The  last  words  (unhappily  too  prophetic)  fell  only  on 
the  car  of  him  who  uttered  tliein.  The  female  and  the 
officer  had  already  disapiicared  round  an  abrupt  angle  of 
the  bomb-proof;  and  the  soldier,  as  directed  by  his  mas. 
ter,  now  drew  up  his  tall  figure  against  the  ruin,  where 
he  continued  for  a  |ieriod  immovable,  as  if  he  had  bccu 
planted  there  in  his  ordinary  character  of  sentinel,  listen- 
ing, until  they  eventually  died  away  in  distance,  to  the 
receding  foot.stcps  of  his  master ;  and  then  ruminating 
on  the  several  aiipreliensions  that  crowded  on  his  mind, 
in  regard  to  the  jirobabic  issne  of  his  adventurous  pro- 
ject. 

Mennwhile,  Captain  de  Haldimar  and  his  guide  trod 
the  mazes  of  the  forest,  with  an  ex|K'dition  that  proved 
the  hitter  to  be  well  ociiuainted  with  its  bearings.  t)n 
(luitting  the  bomb-proof,  she  had  struck  into  a  narrow 
winding  path,  less  seen  than  felt  in  the  deep  gloom  per- 
vading the  wood,  and  with  light  steps  bounded  over  ob- 
stacles that  lay  strewed  in  their  course,  emitting  scarcely 
more  sound  than  would  hove  been  produced  by  the  slimy 
crawl  of  its  native  rattlesnake.  Not  so,  however,  with 
the  less  experienced  tread  of  her  companion.  Wanting 
the  pliancy  of  movement  given  to  it  by  the  light  mocassin, 
the  Itooted  foot  of  the  young  officer,  despite  of  all  his  itfe- 
caution,  fell  heavily  to  the  ground,  producing  such  a 
rustling  among  the  dried  leaves,  that,  liad  an  Indian  ear 
iK-en  lurking  any  where  around,  his  approach  must  iiievi- 
trbly  have  been  betrayed.  .More  than  once,  tm.,  neglect- 
ing to  follow  the  injunction  of  his  companion,  who 
moved  in  a  stotiping  posture,  with  her  bead  bent  over 
her  chest,  his  hat  was  caught  in  the  closely  matted 
branches,  and  fell  sullenly  and  heavily  to  the  earth,  evi- 
dently much  to  tlii^  discomfiture  of  his  guide. 

.\t  length  they  stood  on  the  verge  of  a  dark  and  preci- 
pitous ravine,  the  abrupt  siiles  of  which  were  studded 
with  underwood,  so  completely  interwoven  that  all  pas- 
siigc  appeared  inipr»elicable.  What,  however,  sieined  an 
iiisiirinountable  obstacle,  proved,  in  reality,  nn  inestima- 
ble advantage ;  for  it  was  by  clinging  to  this,  in  imita- 
tion of  the  example  set  him  by  his  eompanloii,  the  yiiung 
ollicer  was  prevented  from  rolling  into  an  abyss,  the 
depth  of  whieli  was  lost  in  the  profound  obscurity  that 
pervaded  the  scene.  Through  the  'M'd  of  this  dark  dell 
rolled  a  narrow  stream,  so  imiK'reeptible  to  the  eye  in  the 
"living  darkness,"  and  so  noiseless  in  its  course,  that  it 
was  not  until  warned  by  his  compuninii  he  stood  on  the 
very  brink  of  it,  Captain  de  Haldimar  wim  made  sensible 
of  its  existeni'e.  Ilolli  cleared  it  at  a  single  hound,  in 
which  the  aelivity  of  the  female  was  not  the  least  con 
spiciioiis,  and,  clambering  up  the  opposite  steep,  seeiirid 
their  liioting,  by  the  aid  of  the  same  underwood  that  had 
assisted  them  in  their  descent. 

On  gaining  the  otiier  simimit,  wliiili  was  not  done 
witliont  dtlachiiig  several  loose  stones  frniii  their  siinily 
bed,  they  ngiiiii  fell  into  flic  path,  wliii'h  had  been  lost 
sight  of  in  traversing  the  ravine.  They  had  proceedi d 
along  this  abiiiit  half  a  mile,  when  the  feiniih^  siiildenly 
stopped,  and  |i<iiiitiiig  lo  a  dim  and  luriil  alinospherethul 
now  Is'gaii  to  show  itself  lielwceii  the  thin  foliage,  wliis. 

|M'rid  that  in  Ihi'  opening  lieyoiid  stisid  the  eneuiiip nt 

of  the  Inilians.  She  then  seiiteil  hersilf  on  the  trunk  of 
a  fallen  tree,  that  Iny  at  llie  s'de  of  the  almost  invisible 
path  they  had  hitherto  pursued,  and  molioiiiirg  to  her, 
eoinpiinion  to  iinlKxit  himself,  proceeded  lo  nnlacc  the 
fastenings  of  her  iniM^assins. 

"The  liHil  of  iheSaganaw  must  fall  like  the  niifht  dew 
oil  the  prairie,"  she  olmerved  ;  "  the  ear  of  the  red  skin  is 
ouieker  than  the  lightning,  nnd  lie  will  know  Unit  n  pale 
liiee  is  near,  if  he  hoar  but  his  trend  ujion  a  blade  o 
grass." 

Tlic  young  ofllcor  had,  at  tlio  Ant  suggestion  uf  liis 


guide,  divested  himself  of  his  boots,  prepared  to  pcrl'orn] 
the  remainder  of  the  journey  merely  in  his  8loekiii;;f,  iim 
his  companion  now  threw  herself  on  her  knees  lici'o,,, 
him,  and,  without  further  ceremony,  proceeded  to  draw 
over  his  foot  one  of  the  mocassins  she  had  just  rclin. 
quished. 

"  The  feet  of  the  Sagannw  arc  soft  ns  those  of  a  yoinif 
child,"  she  rennri.cd,  in  a  voice  of  commiseration  ;  "but 
the  mocassins  of  Oucaiiasta  shall  protect  them  from  iIk, 
thorns  of  the  forest." 

This  was  too  un-European, — too  much  reversing  di,, 
cstablislied  order  of  things,  to  be  liornc  patiently.  A«  if 
he  had  felt  the  dignity  of  his  manhood  ofTeiHled  liy  the 
pro|)osal,  the  officer  drew  his  timt  hastily  back,  dcclnrinf, 
as  ho  sprang  from  the  log,  he  did  not  cure  for  the  Ihorns 
and  could  not  think  of  depriving  a  femnle,  who  must  be 
much  more  sensible  of  pain  than  himself. 

Oucanasta,  however,  was  not  to  be  outdone  in  polite- 
ness. She  calmly  reseated  herself  on  the  log,  drew  bo; 
right  foot  over  her  left  knee,  caught  one  of  the  liandu  of 
her  eompaniiiii,  and  placing  it  upon  the  naked  sole,  de 
sired  him  to  feel  how  impervious  to  attack  of  every  de- 
scription was  flint  indurated  imrtion  of  the  lower  lin'ib. 
This  practical  argument  was  not  without  its  wcijbl 
and  had  more  cfTeet  in  deciding  the  officer  than  a  voliiint 
of  remonstrance.  When  (Captain  de  Haldimar  b„'l 
passed  his  unwilling  hand  over  the  foot  of  Ouciiiinsli, 
which,  whatever  her  face  might  have  been,  was  certninK 
any  thing  but  delicate,  and  encountered  numerous  nijipll 
excrescences  and  raspy  call.isilics  that  set  all  syinnudr 
at  defiance,  a  wonderful  revolution  cnnie  over  liis  li^ri 
ings;  and  secretly  determining  tlie  mocassins  would  W 
equally  well  placeil  on  his  own  fecf,  he  no  longer  nirend 
any  opposition. 

This  important  point  arranged,  the  officer  oner  more 
followed  his  guide  in  siknee.  (iraduolly  the  forrst.  m 
they  advaneed,  became  lighter  with  the  lurid  atinns|dim 
iH'fore  alluded  to ;  nnd  at  length,  through  the  trees,  cmiH 
be  indistinctly  seen  the  Indian  fires  from  whieli  il  pro- 
ceeded. The  young  man  wa»  now  desired  by  his  crn- 
duetress  to  use  the  utmost  eireiimspection  in  makinfllic 
circuit  of  the  wood,  in  order  to  gain  a  |iosition  iiiimf 
diately  opposite  to  the  jKiint  where  the  path  they  bid 
hitherto  pursued  terminated  in  the  opening.  Tliii,  in- 
deed, was  the  most  dangerous  nnd  critical  part  of  llir  nn. 
dertaking.  A  false  step,  or  the  erockling  of  n  (Iccnycd 
branch  beneath  tho  foot,  would  have  been  sufficient  lo 
betray  proximity,  in  which  case  his  doom  wns  scnlcil. 

Fortunate  did  he  now  deem  himself  in  having  yirlW  i 
to  the  counsel  of  his  guide.   Had  he  retained  his  uiilHiiii- 
iiig  boot,  it   must  have  crushed   whatever    il  prcswil; 
wliereas,  the  pliant  mocassin,  yielding  lo  the  ohstaclif  it  I 
encountered,  enabled  him  lo  pass  noisi'Icssly  over  Hum 
Still,  while  exempt  from  danger  on  this  score,  .iiinlinr, 
seareely  less  perplexing,  iMcanie  ut  every  insliinl  iimre  | 
obvious;  fi)r,  as  they  drew  nearer  lo  the  |ioinl  which  liic 
female  sought  lo  gain,  the  dim  liglil  of  the  half  sluiiibci' 
iiig  iires  fell  so  immediately  upon  their  imth,  flint  hail 1 1 
single  liiimau  i  ye  been   tiiriied  in  that  direilien,lliiir  I 
discovery  was  inevilahle.     It  was   with  a  beating  liiarl,  [ 
to  whieli  mere  personal  fear,  however,  was  a  slMii|,nT,  lliil  I 
Captain  de  llalilimar  performed  this  eonelndinj;  slojical'l 
his  adventurous  course;  hut,  at  a  moineiil  when  hcron.f 
siih'red  deteotion  unavnidahle,  and  was  arinini;  hiinslll 
with  resiilulion   to  meet  the  event,  the  femnle  siiddeii'y  I 
halted,  phiiiiig,   in   the  act,  the   trunk  of  nn  in>iMii'«l 
beeeli    betwien    her    eompaiiiou    anil    llie    iliiMky  |i>rit<| 
within,  whose    very    breathing   eoulil   be  lirnrd  by  lit 
nnxioiis  ollicer.     Wilhont   uttering  a  word,  she  tiKik  Im 
hand,  and,  drawing  him  gently  forwaid,  disarnHvirrd  li 
together  fVoiii  bis  view.     The  young  man  fiilleu id, »«l 
in  the  next  moiiient  found  himself  in  the  liowel!c»(i  1»«1)  I 
of  the  tree  itself;  into  which,  on  the  siih'  of  the  iiiiamcl 
nieiil,  both  light  and   sound  were  admitted  by  n  mii^ 
iipertnre  formed  by  the  iintiiral  decay  of  the  mud. 

The  liiilinn  pressed  her  lips  to  the  ear  of  In T  ri'iifi  I 
iiioii,  nnd  rather  breathed  than  said, — "  The  Sifiwl 
will  sec^  nnd  bear  every  thing  (Voiii  this  in  sillily;  ««*l 
what  he  hears  let  liiui  treasure  in  his  heart.  I)iiiiiiiii>l<| 
must  go.  When  the  council  is  over  she  will  retnni,  i>'| 
lend  liimlmeli  to  his  warriors," 

With  this  brief  iiilimalion  she  departed,  nnd  soini'l 
h'ssly,  that  llie  young  officer  wns  not  aware  of  Inr  i^l 
seiiee  iiiilil  some  minutes  of  silence  hnd  satisfied  Inindtl 
iiiiist  Im'  gone.  Ills  first  eare  then  was  to  survey,  Ihrou/il 
the  aiiertiire  that  lay  in  a  level  with  his  eye,  llir  rlinnrl 
tiT  ol  the  scene  Isfiire  him.  The  small  plain,  in  whiililifl 
the  eneampuienf  of  the  Indinns,  was  n  sort  of  «ni"i»  .'f*l 
f(irest,girt  round  with  a  rude  ImII  nfumlrrwoiul,niid> 
what  elevated.  Ml  nslo  present  lheniip«'arnneeoriinii'iM| 
eonstruetrd  on  tho  first  principles  or  art.  This  wm  thif  il'. 


WACOUSTA,  (OR  THE  I'llOPHECY. 


237 


liircd  to  iM'rforiii 
is  Blockinjif,  lim 
ler  kni'cs  iH'fotc 
occcdt'd  to  draw 
liad  just  rcliii. 

lliosc  of  a  yniiiijr 
iiiwration ; "  Imt 
t  them  i'roin  the 

ich  rcvcrBini;  the 
patiently.  Ab  if 
A  offc'iuli'cl  by  the 
y  bock,  dci'laring, 
I  re  for  the  Ihorns, 
nlc,  who  must  be 
If. 

outdone  ill  polite- 
ihc  log,  drew  lie; 
ic  of  the  haniln  nf 
lie  naked  soli-,  (if 
Itack  of  every  dc. 
the  lower  limb, 
itliout  its  wciglit, 
iccr  than  a  volume 
e    Haldiiiiar   h,A 
)ot   of  Ouciumsli, 
jecn,  was  eertninly 
i  numerous  riippit 
t  set  all  syinmiltr 
nmc  over  his  frci 
locassins  would  1«' 
,e  no  longer  offiTid 

B  officer  once  more 
iually  the  forosl.m 
he  lurid  aInioHiihdii' 
ugh  the  trees,  cmiW 
from  whieli  it  iiro- 
lesirod  by  his  i-rn- 
etion  in  inakincllic 
in  a  jiositioii  iiiinif 
3  the  pnlh  lliey  biil 
oiiening.  This  in- 
itical  [Mirt  of  thcnii 
jckling  of  a  derayni 
been  sufficicnllo 
loom  was  senliMl. 

in  having  yiilW 
..iiincd  his  uiiIhuiI- 
tmtever    it  |iri'8«(l; 
to  the  obstaclci  il 
■lessly  over  tliim. 
thiH  score,  niiolbtr, 
'Very  iustiinl  iime 
.jie  jMiint  whiili  llif 
nf  the  hulfslumbci- 
ir  iMilh,  tlmlhailt 
..jat  dire(lioii,lliii' 
itli  a  lienliiiir  l"''"' 
wBsniili.iiiK>r.lli", 
.•oneluiliiii!  i-lnit'' »' 
inient  when  !»'  rei- 
ns ariniui!  hiiiwll 
feiiiiile  suiWtii'; 
nk  of  an  cniinii'iiii 
llic    dusky  lims 
i!  he  hriird  liy  ll< 
word,  she  l<«ili  I"' 
iiid,  disnmH'ari'd  al- 
[  ninii  liillowi'il.  •ii'l 
the  Imwellcs"  Wi 
■ide  of  the  eiifaiiir 
Idinilled  \'y  « 'm^ 
of  the  «oiid. 
•  ear  of  her  ri'iiifi- 

l| "'I'lii'  Si(i»m" 

thin  in  snlVly;  "«* 
heurl.  OwmM 
ihe  will  reliirii,«wi 

Lirled,  null  tnm»- 
It  aware  of  li"  '^ 

nlisfiedliii"'''! 
^  (o  HUtv(  V,  llifil* 
IhlH  eye,  the  rl'""^ 
1  plain,  hi  *WM 
[  Borl  of  oil"!"  •■''"' 
ldorw»"d,iiiiil>n«» 
Tarnneeoriiii""*' 
It.  Thi»wMt'*''' 


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Itlioui'li  irregularly  studded  with  tents,  some  of  which 
were  lornied  of  large  coarse  mats  thrown  over  polos  dis- 
imscd  in  a  conical  shape,  while  others  were  more  rudely 
j,^„i,,(,sed  of  the  leafy  branches  of  the  forest. 

Williiii  these,  groups  of  human  forms  lay  wrapped  in 
tliiir  blankets,  stretched  at  their  lazy  length.  Others, 
with  tlieir  feet  placed  close  to  the  dying  eniliers  of  their 
(■|f,.s  diverged  like  so  many  radii  from  their  centre,  and 
lay  motionless  in  sleep,  as  if  life  and  consciousness  were 
wholly  extinct  Here  and  then'  wus  to  be  seen  a  solitury 
warrior  securing,  with  admirable  neatness,  and  with 
delicate  ligatures  formed  of  the  sinew  of  the  deer,  the 
■ruiding  feather,  or  fashioning  the  bony  barb  of  his  long 
urriiw  r  while  others,  with  the  Kniiie  warlike  spirit  in 
viiw,  employed  tlieinselves  in  cutting  and  greasing  small 
nilcl'ios  of  smoked  (leerskin,  whieli  were  to  secure  and 
Live  a  nioro^  certain  direction  to  the  murderous  bullet. 
Aaiong  the  warriors  were  interKpcrsed  many  women, 
some  of  whom  might  Iw  seen  supporting  in  their  laps  the 
licavv  heads  of  their  unconscious  helpmates,  while  tliey 
orciipied  themselves,  by  the  Hrclight,  in  parting  the  long 
black  matted  hair,  and  maintaining  a  destructive  war- 
fare against  the  pigmy  inhabitants  of  that  dark  region. 
Tlieae  signs  of  life  and  activity  in  the  body  of  the  camp 
m-nerally  were,  however,  but  tew  and  occasional ;  but,  at 
tlic  siHit  where  tiaptain  de  Haldimar  stood  concealed,  the 
Rcene  was  ditfercnt.  At  a  few  yards  from  the  tree  stood 
a  sort  of  shed,  composed  of  tall  poles  placed  upright  in 
the  earth,  and  BUp|)orting  a  roof  formed  simply  of  rude 
umii'lis,  the  tblinge  of  which  had  been  withered  by  time'. 
1%''-  simple  cdiliec  might  Ixs  about  fitly  feet  in  circiim. 
fereiiee.  In  the  e(^ntre  blazed  a  large  lire  that  had  been 
iii'wiv  fid,  ami  around  this  were  assembled  a  band  of 
swarthy  warriors,  some  twenty  or  thirty  in  numbeT,  w  ho, 
bt  their  proud,  calm,  and  thoughtful  bearing,  might  at 
olice  hi'  k'lowii  to  Iw  chiefs. 

The  liicea  of  most  of  these  were  familiar  to  the  young 
officer,  who  speedily  recognised  them  for  the  principals 
of  the  various  tribes  Ponteac  had  leagued  in  arms 
nitainsl  bis  eiii'Miies.  That  chief  himself,  ever  remark 
ulilc  lor  his  haughty  eye  and  cominanding  gesture,  was 
lit'  the  number  of  those  present ;  and,  a  little  aloof  from 
his  interiors,  sat,  with  his  feet  stretched  towards  the  tire, 
and  half  reclining  on  his  side  in  an  attitude  of  iud 
lince;  yet  with  his  mind  evidently  engrossed  by  deep 
Hiiil  absorbing  thought.  From  souie  observations  that 
ilislinctly  met  his  ear,  Captain  ile  llaldimnr  gathered, 
till'  parly  were  only  awaiting  the  arrival  of  an  important 
(liariicter,  without  whose  presence  the  lending  chief  was 
unwilling  the  conference  should  begin.  The  period  of 
Ibo  ollieir's  coiicealinent  had  just  Ikii'u  long  enmigh  to 
I'liiMc  liiiu  to  fi.v  all  these  particulars  in  his  mind,  when 
middcnly  the  faint  report  of  a  distant  rille  was  heard 
echoing  throughout  the  wood.  'I'liis  was  instantly  siic- 
oi'idid  by  a  second,  that  soundeil  more  sharply  on  the 
far;  and  then  followed  a  king  nnil  piercing  cry  that 
brought  every  warrior,  even  of  those  who  slept,  ipiiekly 
to  Ills  feel. 

All  anxious  interval  of  sonic  minutes  pnssi'd  away  in 

the  tiled  and  listening  attitudes,  which  the  chiefs  es|H'- 

eiolly  had  assumed,   when   a   noise   resembling  that  of 

tiHiie animal  forcing  its  wav  rapidly  tlirongb  the  rustling 

ibraaclies,  was  tiiintlv  heard  in  the  direelioii  in  which  the 

inlmts  had  been    lireil.     This  gradually  increased  as    it 

evidently  approailied    the  rncampmeiit,  and    then,  dis. 

Iiactir,  could  U'.  heard  the  light  yet  unguarded  houndiiigs 

bin  buiiinii  foot.     At  every  monient  the  rUNlliiig  of  the 

luiiiliTwooil,  rapidly  divided  by  the  approaehing  liiriii,  Ih" 

line  more  auililile ;  and  so  elosely  did  the  intruder  press 

|li|mi  the  |Hiiut  iu  which  ('nptniii  de  ilaldimar  was  eon- 

rinlcd,  that  that  ollUer,  fancying  he  hail  lu'eii  Is'lrayed, 

lurncd  bastily  round,  and,  grasping  one  of  the  pistols  he 

'lid  w'cri'ti'il  in  his  eliesl,  prepared  himself  for  n  last  and 

leadiy  ineiniiiter.     All    instant  or  two  was  siillicicnt  to 

(e-aiwnre  liiiii.     The  liirni  glided  hastily  past^  hnishing 

llietrie  with  its  garments  in  its  cnursr,  and  clearing,  at 

«ini(b'  liDiuid,  the  ImII  of  underwood  that  divided  the 

ujiii|iiiii  lit  from  the  tall  fori'st,  stood  suddenly  uinong 

lie  ifMiip  of  anxious  and  rx|H'etaiit  ihiefH. 

Tlii«  individual,  a  man  of  tall  sialure,  was  powertiilly 

Mile.  He  wore  a  jerkin,  or  hiinliug-eoat  of  h'alher  ;  and 

IK  onns  were,  a  rille  which    had   every  np|M'a ranee  of 

i«MiilI  just  Is'i'ii   discharged,  a  loinnhnwk  leekiiig  with 

IhhI,  anil  a  scalping  knife,  whii'b,  in  the  hurry  of  some 

leiviii  mrviee  it  had  Im'cii  made  to  |H'rforiii,  had  missed 

I'slualli,  and  was  thrust  naked  into  the  Is'lt  that  eiieir- 

li'd  hi<  loins.     His  countenanee  wore  an  expression  of 

iililiiinnt  triiiiuph;  nnd   as  his  eye  till  on  the  asseiii- 

N  throng,  its  Self-satisfied  nnd  exulting  glance  seemed 

liiic  tls'iii  In  understand  ho  came  not  without  eredeii- 

nil  to  reeoMiinunil  liim   «u  Ihcir  liolit'o.    f^iptniii  de 


Ilaliliniar  was  particularly  struck  by  the  air  of  hold  dur- 
ing and  almost  insolent  recklessness  pcrvailing  every 
movement  of  this  mnii :  and  it  was  dilHcult  to  say  whe- 
ther the  liaiighrmcss  of  bearing  peculiar  to  I'oiileac  him- 
self, was  not  i'.vceedi'd  by  that  of  this  herculean  warrior. 

Hy  the  body  of  chiefs  his  ap|icaraiice  had  been  greet*.'d 
with  a  inere  general  grunt  of  approbation;  but  the  coun- 
tennnec  of  the  leader  expressed  a  more  personal  interest. 
Ml  seemed  to  expect  he  had  something  of  moment  to 
conimiinicate;  but  as  it  wus  not  consistent  with  the  dig- 
nity of  Indian  etiipielte  to  enquire,  tlii'y  wailed  calmly 
until  it  shouhl  ple'nse  their  new  associate  to  enter  on  tin 
history  of  his  exploits.  In  pursuimce  of  an  iiivitaliiin 
Ironi  I'onteae,  he  now  took  his  seat  on  the  right  hand  ot 
that  chief,  and  iiiimedintely  facing  the  tree,  from  w  liieh 
('aptaiii  lie  Ilaldimar  strongly  exeili'd  both  hy  the  reports 
of  the  shots  that  had  been  fired,  and  the  sight  oi  the 
bloody  I'uialiawk  of  the  recently  arrived  Indian,  gazed 
enrnestly  and  nnxiously  em  thi^  swarthy  throng. 

(ilancing  once  more  triniiiphnnlly  round  the  circle, 
who  sal  smoking  their  pipes  in  calm  and  deliberative 
silciiee,  tin:  l.>;;"r  now  eibscrvcdthi'  e^yc  of  a  young  chiet, 
who  sat  opposite  to  him,  intently  riveted  em  his  lel't  sliuiil- 
iler.  He  raised  his  hand  to  the  part,  willulrew  it,  lexikeel 
at  it,  and  found  it  wet  with  blooil.  A  'light  start  of  sur- 
prise belrayi^d  his  own  unconsciousiiss  i  of  the  accident ; 
yet,  secretly  vexed  at  the  discovery  which  liail  been 
made,  and  urged  probably  by  one  of  his  waywarel  fits, 
he  demanded  haughtily  and  insultingly  of  the  young 
chief,  if  that  was  the  first  time  he  had  ever  lookeil  on  the 
bloeiel  of  a  warrior. 

"  PiK's  my  brolluT  feel  pain  '?"  was  the  taunting  reply. 
"  If  he  is  come  to  us  with  a  trophy,  it  is  not  without 
being  elcarly  bought.    The^  .Saganaw  has  spill  his  blood." 

"  The  wt^apoim  of  the  Saganaw,  like  those  of  the' 
smooth  liii'c  of  the  Ottawa,  arc  without  stiiig,"  angrily 
retorted  the  other,  "'i'hi'y  only  prick  the  skin  like  a 
thorn ;  hut  when  Wacoustu  drinks  the  bloeid  of  his 
enemy,"  and  he  glaneed  his  e'ye  fiercely  at  the  young 
man,  "  it  is  the  blowl  next  his  heart." 

"  My  brother  has  always  big  words  upon  his  lips," 
ri'turneil  tlui  yeiung  chief,  with  a  seornliil  sneer  at  the 
implied  threat  against  himself.  "Ihit  wli.'re  arc  his 
proofs  "' 

For  a  niDiiunt  the  I'ye  of  the  parly  thus  ehallcnged 
kindled  into  tlaiiii',  while  his  lips  were  firmly  conipre.ssed 
together  J  and  as  he  half  bent  himself  forward,  to  si-an 
with  greater  I'ariiislness  the  features  of  his  ipie slioiier, 
his  right  hand  sank  to  his  litl  siile,  tightly  grasping  the 
handle  of  his  sealping-knile.  The  aetiuii  wus  but  mo- 
mentary. Again  he  ilrcw  himself  up,  pntleel  thr  smoke 
deliberately  Ironi  his  bloody  tomahawk,  nnd,  thrusting 
his  right  hand  into  his  boyoiii,  iliew  leisinily  tiirtli  a 
ri'i'kiiig  scalp,  which  he  tossed  insolently  across  the  fire 
inio  till' lap. of  the  young  chief  A  loud  anil  general 
"  ugh!"  le'slified  the  approbnlion  of  the  nssemliled  group, 
at  the  uncipiivocal  answer  thus  given  to  the  deiiiand  of 
the  youth.  The  I'ye  of  the  huge  warrior  sparkhd  with  a 
deep  and  fereicieins  exiillalioii, 

'■  What  says  the  suioutli  taee  of  the  Otlawas  now 
he  ilemaiiiled,   in    Ihc   same  insolent  strain.     "  Does  it 
make  his  heart  sick  to  look  upon  the  aciilp  of  a  ^reut 
chief.'" 

The  young  man  ipiiolly  turned  the  liorrid  trophy 
over  several  limes  in  bis  hand,  examining  It  atleulively 
in  every  purl.  'I'lieii  tossing  it  back  with  i:untemp- 
liloiis  eoolncNS  to  its  owner,  Ile  replied, — 

"The  eyes  of  my  brother  arc  weak  willi  ago.  II 
is  not  cunning,  like  a  red  skin.  1'li«  Ottawa  has  oHen 
seen  tlin  Sagannw  in  tliei'  fort,  and  he  knows  lliiii 
eliiefs  have  line  hair  like  uo.  leii  ;  but  this  is  liko  the 
briHtIrs  of  ilm  fox.  My  brollier  Ima  not  «lain  a  ([real 
chief,  but  a  coiiiuion  warrior." 

A  tinsh  ol  irrepressible  and  Ihruntening  anger  paased 
over  the  features  of  the  vast  savage. 

•  "Is  it  for  a  boy,"  ho  fiercely  askid,  "whoso  dyes 
know  not  yet  the  eohmr  of  blood,  to  juilgo  of  the  eiie- 
miea  that  i'nil  by  (ho  toniahawk  of  Waeoualu  r'  but 
great  warrior  never  bnasls  of  nctioiia  Ibnt  ha  does  mil 
aeliieve.  Il  is  the  (.on  of  lh«  great  chief  of  Ilm  Mnga- 
iiaw  whom  lin  baa  slain.  If  the  smooth  faeo  doiibla  it 
and  hna  courngo  to  veiiluri<,  xven  al  night,  wilhiii  n 
liundrnd  yards  of  the  fiirl,  ho  will  sen  a  Hnganaw  with- 
oulttaealpi  and  hii  will  know  lliat  Saganaw  by  lii« 
iliesB — the  dress,"  he  pursued,  with  a  low  pinphnlii 
biugli,  "llmt  Oiiennnsla,  the  sister  of  the  amooth  face, 
loved  so  mm  II  to  look  n|'uii." 

({nicker  than  Ihoiight  waa  the  iipspringing  of  tin 
young  luilinn  to  his  feel.  With  a  ilieek  glowing,  an 
eye  iTashing,  and  hia  glpamiiig  tumaliawk  whirling 
rapidly  ruunil  hi*  hvtd,  ho  enured  iit  •  linKlo  bound  the 


lire  that  aoparated  him  from  his  insultor.  The,formi- 
dable  man  who  had  thus  wantonly  provoked  llie.ttttack, 
was  equally  prompt  in  meeting  il.  At  the  first  niove- 
menl  of  the  youth,  ho  too  bad  leapt  to  his  feet,  and 
brandished  the  terrible  weapon  that  served  in  the  dou- 
ble capacity  of  pipe  and  hatchcl.  A  tierce  yell  escaped 
the  lips  of  each,  as  they  thus  met  in  close  and  hostile 
ullision,  and  the  scene  for  the  monicnt  promised  to  be 
mo  of  tlin  nioet  tragic  character;  hut  before  either 
could  find  an  assailable  point  on  which  to  rest  bis  for- 
iiiidublu  weapon,  I'onleuc  himself  bad  thrown  his  per- 
son between  them,  and  in  a  voice  of  thunder  command- 
ed the  instant  abandonment  of  their  purpose.  Kxas- 
lierated  even  as  they  now  mutually  were  the  iiiHuenco 
of  that  authority,  for  which  the  great  cli.t.t'  of  the  Ot- 
tawaa  was  well  known,  was  not  without  due  effect  on 
the  combatants.  His  anger  was  principally  directed 
against  the  assailant,  on  whom  the  tones  of  his  repiov- 
mg  voice  produced  a  change  the  intimidation  of  his 
powerful  oppiment  could  never  have  effected.  The 
young  chief  liriipped  the  point  of  his  tomahawk  ;  bowed 
Ilia  head  iu  submisaion,  and  then  resuming  his  scat, 
sat  during  the  remainder  of  the  night  with  his  arms 
Iblded,  and  his  head  bent  in  silence  over  his  chest. 

"  Our  brother  has  done  well,"  said  I'onteae,  glancing 
approvingly  at  him  who  had  exhibited  the  reeking  tro- 
phy, and  whom  he  evidently  favoured.  "  He  ia  a  great 
chief,  and  his  words  are  truth.  We  heard  the  report 
of  Ilia  riffo,  and  wo  also  heard  the  cry  that  told  he  had 
borne  away  the  scalp  of  an  enemy.  Hut  we  will  think 
of  ibis  to-morrow.     Let  us  now  commence  our  talk." 

Our  readers  will  readily  imagine  the  feelings  of  Cap- 
lain  de  Haldimar  during  this  sliort  but  exciting  scene. 
From  the  account  given  by  the  warrior,  there  could  bo 
110  doubt  the  murdered  man  was  the  unhappy  UoneU 
Ian  ;  who,  probably,  neglecting  the  caution  given  him, 
had  exposed  himself  to  the  mnrderons  aim  of  this  fierce 
being,  who  was  apparently  a  scout  sent  fur  the  purpose 
of  watching  the  movements  of  the  garrison.  T.'ie  di- 
rection of  the  firing,  the  allusion  made  to  the  regimen- 
tals, nay,  the  scalp  itself,  which  he  knew  from  the  short 
crop  to  be  that  of  a  soldier,  and  fancied  he  recognised 
I'roin  its  colour  to  be  that  of  his  servant,  formed  but  too 
I'oiiclusive  evidence  of  the  fact ;  and,  bitterly  and  de^ep- 
ly,  as  he  gazed  on  this  melancholy  proof  of  tlin  man's 
sncrifiio  of  life  to  his  interest,  diet  hu  repent  that  ho 
had  made  him  the  companion  ofliis  adventiirb,  or  that, 
having  done  so,  he  had  not  either  brought  him  away 
.iltogether,  or  sent  him  instantly  back  to  ihe  fort.  Coni- 
miseration  for  the  fate  of  the  unfurlunalo  Diiiiellaii 
naturally  imiueed  a  spirit  of  personal  hoNlility  towards 
his  destroyer  ;  and  it  was  wilh  feelings  strongly  excit- 
ed in  favour  of  him  whom  ho  now  discovered  to  be  the 
brother  of  his  guide,  tlikl  he  s.iw  liliu  spring  fiercely  tu 
the  attack  of  his  gigantic  opponent.  There  was  an 
activity  about  the  young  chief  amply  comiiienauiuto 
with  the  great  physical  power  of  his  adversary  ;  wliilo 
the  inanner  in  which  hu  wielded  his  lomahawk,  provcil 
him  to  bo  any  thing  but  the  novice  in  the  use  of  the 
I'ormidahle  weapon  the  other  bod  represented  him.  It 
was  with  a  feeling  nf  diaappointment,  therefore,  which 
the  pei'uliarily  of  his  own  position  could  not  overcome, 
ho  BOW  I'unlcac  inturpuae  himself  between  the  parties. 

rreaently,  however,  a  suhjocl  of  deeper  and  more 
absorbing  interest  than  even  the  fain  of  his  ',  ihappy 
follower  engrossed  every  faculty  of  hia  mind,  and 
riveted  both  eye  and  ear  in  painful  tension  to  the 
aperture  in  his  hiding-ploce.  The  chiefs  hud  resumed 
their  places,  and  the  alienee  of  n  few  ininutes  had  suc- 
cocded  tu  the  fierce  off'ray  nf  the  warriors,  when  I'un- 
leae,  iu  a  calm  and  deliberate  voice,  proceeded  In  state 
he  had  sumnioncd  all  Ihe  heads  of  ihe  nations  together, 
to  hear  a  plan  he  had  In  ott'er  for  Ihe  reduelinn  of  Ihe 
last  rnmnlning  I'oria  of  thyir  enemies,  ,Mieliiiiniaekinac 
and  Detroit.  Ile  pointed  out  the  ledionsness  of  the 
warfare  in  which  Iliey  weru  engaged;  the  desertion  of 
the  liunling-groundB  hy  their  warriors;  and  their  cou- 
■eipient  deficiency  in  all  IIiohu  articles  of  Kiirupeaii 
traffic  which  they  were  formerly  in  Ihe  hiibit  of  receiV' 
ing  in  exchange  for  their  furs.  Ili^  dwell  on  Ihe  bene- 
ficial rcBulta  that  would  accrue  lo  them  nil  iu  the  event 
of  Ihe  reiluelion  of  those  Iwo  impoilant  fortrraioa  ; 
since,  in  that  ease,  they  would  be  enabled  to  innko  aueh 
torina  wilh  the  hjiflish  aa  would  aeeiirn  In  tlinin  con- 
aideraklo  advantagae;  while,  inalead  of  being  treated 
with  the  Indignity  of  a  enni|uered  people,  they  would 
be  enabled  lo  enminand  reapeel  from  Ihe  lnipo»in;f  alti- 
tude Ihia  final  erowmiig  nf  their  aueeraaes  would  enable 
Ihem  to  aaaiinie.  lie  stated  that  the  prudence  mid 
vigilinco  of  llio  conimandera  of  llicie  Iwu  ur'educod 


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furlrossen  were  likely  long  to  bntHe,  os  linti  liithorto  been 
the  cane,  every  open  attempt  at  tlicir  capture;  and  ad- 
mitted lie  liad  little  expectation  of  terrifying  iliem  into 
a  Hurrender  liy  the  same  artifice  that  had  xuccecdod 
with  the  forts  on  the  Uhio  and  the  lower  lakex.  The 
plan,  however,  which  he  had  to  propose,  was  one  hu 
felt  assured  would  be  attended  with  success.  Hu 
would  disclose  that  plan,  and  the  great  chiefs  should 
give  it  the  advantage  of  their  deliberation, 

('aptain  dc  Holdimar  was  on  tlic  rack.  The  chief  lind 
gradually  dropped  his  voice  as  he  explained  his  plan,  until 
at  length  it  became  so  low,  that  undistinguislmble  sounds 
alone  reached  the  ear  of  tlie  excited  officer.  For  a  mo- 
inent  he  despaired  of  making  himself  fully  master  of  the 
important  secret ;  but  in  the  course  of  the  deliberation 
that  ensued,  the  blanks  left  unsupplied  in  the  discourse 
of  the  leader  were  abundantly  filled  up.  It  was  what  the 
reader  has  already  seen.  The  necessities  of  the  Indians 
were  to  be  urged  as  a  motive  for  their  being  tired  of 
hostilities.  A  peace  was  to  lie  solicited  ;  a  council  held; 
a  ball-plnying  among  the  warriors  prC|iosed,  as  a  mark 
of  their  own  sincerity  and  confidenuc  during  that  coun- 
cil; and  when  the  garrison,  lulled  into  security,  should 
be  thrown  entirely  oil'  tlieir  guard,  the  warriors  w  i-ro  to 
seize  their  guns  and  tomahawks,  with  which  (the  former 
cut  short,  fur  the  Iwttcr  concealment  of  their  pur|iose; 
their  women  would  be  provided,  rush  in,  under  pretext 
of  regaining  their  lost  ball,  when  a  universal  miissacre 
of  men,  women,  and  children  was  to  ensue,  until  notliing 
wearing  the  garb  of  a  Saganaw  should  be  Ictl. 

It  would  1(1!  tedious  to  follow  the  chief  through  all  the 
minor  ramifications  of  his  subtle  plan.  SuHiee  it  they 
were  of  a  n.nture  to  tlinnv  the  most  wnry  oft"  his  guard  ; 
and  so  admirably  arranged  was  every  part,  so  certain 
did  it  ap|>ear  their  enemies  must  give  nitu  '.he  Nuure,  that 
the  oldest  chiefs  testified  their  approbation  with  a  vivacity 
of  manner  and  expression  little  wont  to  characterise  the 
ilelibcrative  meetings  of  these  reserved  jH'ople.  But 
deepest  of  all  was  the  approval  of  the  tall  warrior  who 
had  so  recently  arrived.  To  him  had  the  discourse  of 
the  leader  licen  principally  directed,  as  one  whose  cmin- 
■u'l  and  exp<'riencc  were  especially  wanting  to  confirm 
liim  in  his  purfiosc.  He  was  the  lust  who  spoke ;  but, 
when  he  did,  it  was  with  a  force — an  energy — that  i:>ust 
have  sunk  every  objection,  even  if  the  plan  had  not  iK'cii 
Ro  )>erfect  and  unexceptionable  in  its  concoction  as  to 
have  precluded  a  imssibility  of  all  negative  argument. 
During  the  delivery  of  his  animated  s|>eech,  his  swarthy 
uounteiiance  kindled  into  fierce  and  rapidly  varying  ex. 
preNsion.  A  thousand  dark  and  enniplicaled  pasxions 
evidently  struggled  at  his  heart;  and  as  lie  dwelt  leisurely 
and  eniphatieally  on  the  sacrifice  of  human  life  that  must 
inevitably  attend  the  ado[ilion  of  the  prn|msed  measure, 
his  eye  grew  larger,  his  chest  cxpandeil,  nay,  his  very 
nostril  appeared  to  dilate  with  imfathomably  guileful  ex- 
ultation. Captain  de  Ilaldimar  thought  he  had  never 
gazed  on  any  thing,  wearing  the  human  sliapi',  half  so 
atrociously  savage. 

Iiong  Is-foro  the  council  was  terminated,  the  inferior 
warriors,  who  had  been  so  suddenly  aroused  from  thiir 
slumlK'ring  attitudes,  hail  again  retired  to  their  tents,  and 
plri'trlied  their  lazy  Irnglli  Is't'on!  the  eiulMrs  of  their 
firi's.  'l"he  w<>ary  chiefs  now  nnpared  to  follow  their  ex 
nmple.  They  emptied  the  aslies  from  the  IhiwIs  of  (heir 
pi|H'.t(miahawks,  replaced  them  ean'fully  at  their  side, 
rose,  n-,.'  retired  to  their  reH|H-etive  tents.  I'onleae  and 
the  tall  warrior  alone  remained.  For  a  lime  they  con- 
versed enriieslly  together.  The  former  listened  allin- 
iivrly  to  some  observations  made  to  him  by  his  eom- 
paiiioii,  in  llie  course  of  which,  the  words  "  chief  of  tlii' 
Sagaiiuw — fort — spy — I'nemy,"  and  two  nr  three  others 
eoniilly  uni^onneeled,  were  alone  audible  to  the  ear  of 
him' who  so  attentively  sought  to  ealeh  the  shghtest 
sound,  lie  tlirn  thrust  his  hand  niuler  his  huiiliiig.eoHt, 
nn<l,  IIS  if  in  eoiifirinalion  of  )\'lint  lie  had  Ihi'Ii  stating, 
exhibited  a  eoil  of  ro|H'  and  Die  glossy  Isxil  ofiiii  Knglish 
nlfiier.  I'niileae  tillered  one  of  his  sharp  ejiM'iilating 
"  iiflis!"  mill  llien  rising  quickly  iVmn  his  siiil,  Idllowed 
by  lii^  eoiiipaiiioii,  soon  disup|K'iired  in  the  heart  of  the 
eneampiiient. 


k?i,,ij'. 


"r-:j 


CH.\i-ii:u  xviir. 

IIiiw  shnll  we  ntlempi  lo  paint  all  lliiit  passed  lliroiigh 
the  iiiinil  nf  ('a|il«iii  de  Ilaldimar  during  Ibis  iiiipurlaiil 

eonfereii if  the  fierce  chiefs  ' — where  find  liiiigiiage  to 

convey  llii'  I'lild  and  thrilling  horror  with  wliirh  lie  lisleiied 
to  the  enliii  diM'iission  of  n  pliiii,  the  olijeel  i>l  whieli  was 
Ihe  massacre,  not  only  of  a  liO"t  nf  b'iiigsi'ndriin  il  In  him 
bv  long  eoiiiiiiiiiiionsbipof  service,  bill  of  lliiM.1'  wliowere 
wixUud  lu  Iu4  heart  by  Ui«  lioirrr  Uv*  uf  nlVu'lion  ind 


kindred  ?  As  Ponteac  had  justly  observed,  the  English 
garrisons,  strong  in  their  own  defences,  were  little  likely 
to  be  speedily  reduced,  while  their  cncinics  confined  them- 
selves to  overt  acts  of  hostility ;  but,  against  their  in- 
sidious professions  of  amity  who  could  oppose  a  sufficient 
caution  ?  His  father,  the  young  officer  was  aware,  bad  all 
along  manifested  a  spirit  of  conciliation  towards  the  In- 
dians, which,  if  followed  up  by  the  government  generally 
must  have  had  the  etfect  ol  preventing  the  cruel  and 
sanguinary  war  that  had  so  recently  desoiattHi  this  re- 
mote part  of  the  Kritisli  possessions.  How  likely,  tlicrc 
fore,  was  it,  having  tliis  object  always  in  view,  he  sboiilil 
give  in  to  the  present  wily  stratagem,  where  such  plausible 
motives  for  the  abandonment  of  their  hostile  jHiriKisc  were 
urged  by  the  jierfidioiis  chiefs  i  From  the  few  hasty  liiiits 
already  given  him  by  his  guide, — that  kind  lieing,  who 
evidently  sought  to  be  the  saviour  of  the  deroled  garri- 
sons, — lie  had  gathered  that  a  deep  and  artfiil  plan  was 
to  Ik!  submitted  to  the  chiefs  by  their  leader ;  but  little 
did  he  imagine  it  was  of  tlie  finished  nature  it  now  proved 
to  be.  Any  other  than  the  present  attempt,  tlie  vigilance 
and  prudence  of  his  experienced  father,  ho  felt,  would 
have  rendereil  abortive ;  but  there  was  so  much  s|)eeious- 
iiess  in  the  pleas  that  were  to  bo  advanced  in  fiirtheranee 
of  tiieir  assumed  object,  he  could  not  biit  admit  the  almost 
certainty  of  their  inllucnce,  even  on  him. 

Sick  and  discouraged  as  he  was  at  the  horrible  per- 
s|Hctive  thus  fiirced  on  his  mental  view,  the  young  officer 
hail  not,  for  some  moments,  presence  of  niiiid  to  retlcet 
tlia'  the  danger  of  the  garrison  existed  only  so  long  as  he 
hIiouM  Im,'  absent  from  it.  At  length,  however,  the  cheer- 
ing reeolleetinn  came,  and  with  it  the  mantling  rush  of 
blood,  to  his  faint  heart.  Hut,  short  was  the  consoling 
lioiK! :  again  he  felt  dismay  in  every  fibre  of  bis  frame; 
for  he  now  refieeled,  that  altJiougli  bis  opportune  ilis. 
covery  of  the  meditated  selieine  would  save  one  fort, 
there  was  no  guardian  angel  to  extend,  as  iii  this  instance, 
its  protecting  inlliieiieu  to  the  other;  and  within  that  other 
there  bre;itlied  those  who  were  dearer  liir  to  him  than  his 
own  cxiiitence ; — Isings,  whose  lives  were  far  more  pre- 
cious to  him  I  hull  any  even  in  the  garrison  of  which  lie 
was  a  iiiemlier.  His  sister  Clara,  whom  lii^  loved  with  a 
love  little  inferior  to  that  of  his  younger  brother;  and 
one,  even  more  dearly  loved  tiiaii  Clara, — Madeline  de 
Ilaldimar,  bis  cousin  .Mid  affianced  bride, — were  bntli  in- 
mates of  Micliilliinackinac,|whicli  was  commanded  by  the 

fiither  of  tlie  latter,  a  major  in  the regiment.   With 

Madeline  lie  Ilaldimar  lie  had  long  since  exchanged  his 
vows  of  atl'ection ;  and  their  nuptials,  which  were  to  have 
taken  place  alioiit  tlie  iMiriiMl  when  the  present  war  broke 
out,  had  only  been  BUs|H-iided  because  all  cominunication 
ImiIwih'u  the  two  |M)st8  had  been  entirely  cut  ott'  by  the 
iiemy. 

Captain  de  Ilaldimar  had  none  of  the  natural  weakness 
and  timidity  of  character  which  lielonged  tg  the  gentler 
and  more  sensitive  ( 'liarles.  .Sanguine  and  tiiU  of  enter- 
prise, he  seldom  met  evils  half  way  ;  but  when  they  did 
come,  he  .sought  lo  master  them  by  the  firmness  and  col- 
leeleiliic.is  with  wliieli  he  opposed  his  mind  to  tlieir  in- 
Hii'tion.  If  his  heart  was  now  racked  with  the  most 
acute  siitlerlng — his  reason  incapiicitalcd  fro:!!  "xcreisiiig 
its  calm  ilelilsrative  |H)wer,  the  seeming  eoiitradietion 
arose  not  from  any  defieieney  in  his  character,  but  was 
altriliiitalile  wliidly  to  the  extraordinary  circumstances  of 
the  moment. 

ii'  was  a  part  of  the  profound  plan  of  the  Oltnwa  chief, 
thai  il  slioiilil  Ih'  essayed  on  the  two  fiirls  on  the  limine 
liny;  ai.d  i:  was  a  suggestion  of  the  iniinlerer  or|Hnir 
Doni  lla'i,  that  a  parley  slioiild  Is'  oblaiiied,  Iliroiigh  llir 
iiiediiiiii  of  a  while  Hag,  theniiture  of  whiili  be  explained 
to  the  11,  as  it  was  uiulersloiHl  aiming  llieir  eiieinieH.  If 
iiivilcil  to  Ihe  eoimeil,  then  tliey  were  to  enter,  or  nol,  as 
eiriitiiLitaiices  might  iiidiiee;  bill,  in  any  ease,  lliey  were 
lo  go  n.iproviili'd  with  the  pi|M'  of  |H'aie,  since  this  eoiilil 
nol  Ih'  wiiinked  wilhiiiit  violaliiig  every  thing  In  hi  iiioHt 
sacred  among  tlieiiiKclves.  Tlie  red,  or  war  pi|s',  wasXo 
be  siilislltiileil  as  if  by  nieiiiiiit;  and,  for  the  suceesH  of 
Ihe  ileri  pliiiii,  llii'v  v.ere  lo  prisuiiie  on  Ihe  igiiiiraiui'  of 
Ilielr  I'lii'inii's.  'I'liis,  howevir,  was  not  iniporlaiil,  since 
Ihe  piriisl  of  llieir  first  parley  was  to  Isi  the  moiiienl 
elioM  11  liir  (he  arrangeinent  ot  a  fiilnre  council,  anil  llii' 
proposal  of  a  hnll-playlng  n|Miu  the  ronimon.  Three  days 
were  lo  Is'  named  as  the  interval  Is'tweeli  lliii  first  con. 
ferriwe  of  I'oiileae  with  the  governor  and  the  definilive 
coiineil  which  was  Iji  ensue ;  during  which,  however,  it 
WHS  HO  arranged,  lliat,  before  llie  lip  of  a  red  skin  should 
loiicli  the  pipe  of  isace,  the  hull-players  should  rush  in 
iind  iniisssere  the  imprepari'd  soldiery,  while  the  eliielH 
despatched  Ihe  nfiieers  in  eiiimcil. 

Il  was  the  proxiihilv  of  the  |ieri<Hl  nUotted  for  the 
elocution  of  Uieir  cruel  lu'hems  tliot  mniuly  contributed 


lo  the  dismay  of  Captain  do  Ilaldimar.  The  very  i;m 
day  was  appointed  for  carrying  into  efi'eet  the  lirnt  pa,( 
of  the  Inihan  plan  :  and  how  was  it  possible  that  a  mts, 
senger,  even  admitting  he  should  elude  the  vigilance  of 
the  enemy,  could  reach  the  distant  post  of  Michilliinaclii. 
iiac  witliiu  the  short  period  on  which  hung  the  destiny 
of  that  devoted  fortress.  In  the  midst  of  the  confuitd 
and  distracting  inioges  that  now  crowded  on  his  brsin 
came  at  length  one  thought,  redolent  with  tlie  brighttji 
colourings  of  hope.  On  his  return  to  the  garrifion,  ih« 
treachery  of  tlie  Indians  being  made  known,  the  govcrnm 
might  so  far,  and  with  a  view  of  gaining  time,  give  in  iq 
the  plan  of  his  enemies,  as  to  obtain  such  delay  an  wnulil 
aflord  the  chance  of  conimiinication  between  llic  forts. 
The  attem|)t,  on  tlic  part  of  those  who  should  be  selected 
for  this  piirjiose,  would,  it  is  true.  Is;  a  desperate  one :  niJU 
it  must  bi<  made ;  and,  with  such  incentives  to  rxcrtion 
as  ho  had,  how  willingly  wonld  ho  propose  liis  om, 
services ! 

The  more  he  dwelt  on  this  mode  of  defeating  the  euliilo 
designs  of  the  enemy,  the  more  practicable  did  it  apiiear, 
Of  his  own  safe  return  to  the  fort  he  entertained  na  , 
doubt;  for  he  knew  and  relied  on  the  Indian  woiiiun,  who 
was  bound  to  him  by  a  tie  of  gratitude,  which  lier  eon. 
duct  that  night  evidently  denoted  to  be  superior  even  to 
Uie  interests  of  her  race.  Moreover,  as  ho  had  approached 
the  encampment  unnoticed  while  the  chiefs  were  yd 
awake  to  every  thing  around  them,  how  little  prolialiiiiiv 
was  there  of  his  return  lieing  detected  while  all  lay 
wrapped  in  the  most  profound  reixise.  It  is  true  tlint,  dt 
a  moment,  his  confidence  deaerted  him  as  he  reciirrwl  to 
the  earnest  dialogue  of  tJie  two  Indians,  ond  the  euililin 
ilisplay  of  the  rope  and  lioot,  the  latter  of  which  arllcirt 
he  had  at  once  recognised  to  lie  one  of  those  lie  had  to 
recently  worn ;  but  Ilis  apprehensions  on  that  score  wore 
again  B|ieedily  set  to  rest,  when  ho  refieeted,  liiiil  jny 
sus)iicinn  existed  in  the  minds  of  these  men  that  an 
eiieniy  was  lurking  near  them,  a  gencrol  alarm  would 
have  been  spread,  and  hundreds  of  warriors  dc«|ialcho(i 
to  scour  the  forest. 

The  night  was  now  ra|iidly  waning  away,  and  ulriadv 
the  cold  dauip  air  of  an  autumnal  morning  was  lieginnin; 
to  make  itsell  felt.     More  Uian  half  an  hour  had  cLijised 
sincn  the  departure  of  I'onteac  ond  his  coni|>anioii,  and 
yet  ( >ucanasta  came  not.    W  ith  a  sense  of  the  apjiroath 
of  day  came  new  and  discouraging  thoughts,  and,  for 
some  minutes,  the  mind  of  tlie  young  officer  bccaine  | 
(M'trified  with  horror,  as  ho  reflected  on  the  hare  ymi 
liilily  of  his  escape  being  intercepted.     The  more  liclin. 
gcred  on  this  apprehension,  llie  more  bcwildereil  wrt  I 
his  ideas;  and  already  in  horrible  |K;rB|icctivc,  he  hejitld  I 
the  destruction  of  his  nearest  and  dearest  fVionds,and  ilr  I 
host  of  those  who  were  humbler  followers,  and  partakin  I 
in  the  same  destiny.     Alisohitely  terrified  with  Ihe  niii.  [ 
givings  of  his  own  hearty  he,  in  the  wlldncss  and  niieon.  I 
necti'ilness  of  his  piir|K>se,  now  resolved  to  make  tlieil.  [ 
tempt  to  return  alone,  although  ho  know  not  even  Iht  I 
situation  of  the  (Nitli  he  had  so  recently  quitted,    lie  hid  [ 
actually  moved  a  pace  forward  on  his  des|H'rnle  culir  I 
prine,  when  he  felt  a  hand  touching  tho  cxtenileii  ana  I 
with  which  he  gro]ied  to  find  tlin  entrance  to  bin  liidlnn 
place.     The  iinex|)ccted   eollisinn  Kont  a  cold  sliiKlikil 
Ihroiigh  his  frame;   and  such  was  the  cxeilcnicnt  titl 
wliicli  he  had  worked  himself  up,  it  was  not  willioiitilifl 
fieiilty  he  suppressed  an  exclamation,  that  nmsl  inevltaMyl 
have  seiilcd  liis  doom.  The  soft  tone  of  OucaiiUHta'iitua| 
re-aKKiired  lo.i. 

"  The  day  will  soon  dawn,"  sho  whispered  ;  "  llie  Sil 
gaiiaw  must  go."  I 

With  the  return  of  lii)|io  came  the  sense  of  all  lieonil 
lo  the  devoteiliiess  of  this  kind  woman.  He  grimiH'd  llitl 
hand  lliiit  slill  lingered  on  Ilis  nrin,  pressed  il  aAitJ 
lionalely  in  his  own,  and  then  placed  it  in  sili  nor  on  hil 
throbbing  heart.  Tlie  bri>nlhing  of  Oueaiia»lA  iKniiil 
ill  i'|M'r,  and  the  young  officer  fancied  he  could  feel  Iml 
treiiibling  with  ugllatioii.  .^gnin,  however,  mill  inalnti 
of  more  sulslueil  expression,  she  whispered  that  licmiall 
go.  I 

There  was  little  urging  necessary  to  induce  n  proMitl 
eompliiuiee  with  the  liinl.  Ciiiitiinisly  cnicrKinn  InsI 
his  I'oiicenhiii'iit,  Captain  de  Ilaldimar  now  folMI 
1  lose  ill  the  rear  of  bis  guide,  who  ti«>k  the  miiip  »l 
eiiit  of  the  forest  to  reneli  the  |Kitli  that  led  limnnlflm 
liirt.  This  they  sjieedily  gained,  and  then  piiramd  Ihitl 
roiirse  in  sihiiir,  until  they  at  lengtli  arrived  at  tlii.'li|l 
where  llie  cxehangi"  of  iiioeassiiis  had  Is'cn  iimilr. 

"  Here  Hie  Siiganaw  may  take  breath,"  she  "Inert 
as  she  sealed  herself  on  Ihe  fallen  tree;  "the  »lci|iiil'l 
ri  d  skill  is  sound,  and  tliere  Is  no  one  upon  tiie  iwlhk 
Ouninnstn." 

Aaxiuus  as  ho  felt  to  locuro  hii  return  to  tlir  fon,li 


WACOUSTA,  OR  THE  PROl'HECY. 


239 


The  very  v.txl 
ct  tlic  tirst  pari 
Bible  tlinl  a  racs- 
the  vigilnncc  of 
if  MicliiUiinacki- 
uiig  the  destiny 
cif  the  confuMil 
od  on  Ins  brain, 
rith  tlic  brightest 
the  gftrriRon,  tin 
jwn,  the  gnvtrnnt 
g  time,  give  in  lo 
s\\  delay  as  would 
jctween  the  forta. 
should  be  wlcctei 
Icspernte  one :  HtiU 
ntivcs  to  (xcrlion 
propose  his  o«n 

Icfeating  the  «\Mk 
cable  did  it  npiirar. 

entertained  tn.l  i 
iidinn  woman,  »to 
Ac,  wliieh  lur  con. 
le  BUpcrior  cvoi  to 
i  lie  had  apvroachril 
10  chiefs  were  yrt 
ow  little  proimliilily 
:ctccl  while  all  ky 
I,  It  is  true  that,  k 
,m  as  he  rccnrrwl  tn 
ans,  and  the  Buililin 
er  of  wliieh  arlitb 
of  those  lie  had  k 
IS  on  that  score  vm 
3  rcficcted,  luid  any 

these  men  that  an 
rencrnl  alarm  wonlii 
'warriors  diwiiattlittl 

rig  away,  anil  ulriaily 
orning  was  licainnini! 
fan  hour  had  elnH 
1  his  connmnioii,  anil 
sense  of  the  aiiproatk 
ng  thoughts,  and,  for 


^oiing 


oiiicer  Iwcaine 


on  the  hare  \m\- 
•riu'  more  he  lin- 
liorc  bewildered  wcrt 
K,r»iicctivc,  he  helicM 
•nrest  friends,  and  llio 
[lowers,  and  irarlakin 
rrified  with  the  mi>. 
wiWncss  and  uiicMi- 
olved  to  make  tlic  i|. 
know  not  even  ik 


■  I  nil  iiii|>lie<l  solicitation  in  the  tones  of  lior  to  whom 
r'oww'  >*  iiiiieh,  that  prevented  Captiiin  do  Ilalilimnr 
rroiii  offering  an  objection,  which  ho  Icared  might  lie 
construed  into  slight. 

For  a  moment  or  two  the  Indian  remained  with  her 
„ri,i8  folded,  and  her  head  bent  over  her  client;  and  then, 
iii  a  low,  deep,  but  tremulous  voict?,  observed, — 

"  When  tlic  Saganaw  saved  OucanaKta  t'roin  periBliing 
in  the  angry  waters,  there  was  n  girl  of  the  l>alo  fiices 
wKli  lii"'>  w'los*^  "'''"  *^''''  '''*'"'  *'"^  snows  of  tlie  (.'nnadiaii 
inter,  and  whose  hair  was  black  like  the  fur  of  the  sijuir- 
„|     (lucanasta  s.nv,"  she  pursued,  dropping  her  voice 
vol  lower,  "  that  the  Saganaw  was  loved  by  the  pale  girl, 
■uid  lur  own  heart  was  very  sick,  for  tlie  Saganaw  had 
sived  IsT  I'li'i  i""'  '^''^  loved  him  too.    But  she  knew  she 
was  very  fiMilish,  and  that  an  Indian  girl  could  never  lie 
till'  wile  of  a  haiidsoine  chief  of  the  .Saganaw ;  and  she 
praved  to  Ihc  Great  Spirit  of  the  rod  skins  to  give  her 
;  l^ifjii.rtli  to  overcome  lier  feelings;   but  the  (Jreat  f'lpirit 
WHS  angry  with  her,  and  would  not  hear   her."     She 
i  iiiiiwd  a  nionient,  and  then  abruptly  demanded,  "  Where 
IS  that  pule  girl  i""'  '" 
Cautuiii  de  Haldimar  had  often  been  rallied,  not  only 
1  |,v  lii.i  liMllier  oHiccrs,  but  cvi.n  by  his  sister  and  Miide- 
I  liiiede  Ilnldiinar  herself,  on  the  eoiniuest  he  had  evidently 
uadeof  tire  heart  of  this  Indian  girl.   The  event  to  whieli 
t  flic  liud  alhicleil  bad  taken  place  several  months  previous 
I  lu  llie  breaking  out  of  hostilities.    Oiicanasta  was  direet- 
ini;  her  Irail  bark  one  evi'iiiiig,  along  the  shores  of  the 
I  Iklroit,  when  a  gust  of  wind  upset  the  canoe,  and  left  Its 
I  pilul  alruggling  amid  the  waves,     t'aptain  de  Ilnldiirnir, 
liuin  hapiK'ncd  to  lie  on  tlie  bank  at  tlio  moment  with  his 
Ifistir  and  cousin,  was  an  eye-witness  of  her  danger,  and 
I  instantly  Hew  down  the  steep  lo  her  assistanc(^     Heirig 
|;,ncxi'elleul  Bwiiiiiner,  he  was  not  long  in  gaining   the 
sjKil,  wliere,  exliausted  with  tlie  exerliun  she  bad  irrade, 
■und  ericiunlH'red  with  her  awkwnril  niaelieeoti,  lln^  iHxir 
li.irl  uiLs  idriady  on  the  |ioint  of  perishing.     Itut  for  his 
Itinii'ly  .i!<:<istaiiee,  indeed,  she  must  have  sunk  to  the  bot- 
llnin;  and,  since  that  [leriiKl,  the  grateful  being  hud  been 
liiiiarked  for  the  strong  but  mn^xpressed  attaeliment  slie 
lltll  fur  her  deliver.     I'his,  however,  was  the  first  mo. 
Jmnt t'aptn    ■  'i>     "  ddimar  lieeiime  aei|iiainted  with  the 
I'lloiil  of  f«       '  owal  of  which  not  a  little  slaitUd 

liiiil  siirprisi'd,  innoyed  liiin.  The  last  (pieslioii, 

linwcKr,  sngc  '     'light  that  kindled  every  fibre  ol' 

iiis  N'iiig  int>  .    .uiuy, — Oiicanasta    might    Iw   the 

aviour  ol'  those  lie  hivi'd ;   and  he  lJ;!t  that,  if  time  were 
lilt  atfiiriled   her,  she   would.     Ho  rose   from   the    log, 
iro|i|>ed  on  oin'  knee  betcire  the.  Indian,  sei/.ed  liolh  her 
luii.-s  willi  e.'.geriiess,  and  then  in  toiiiw  of  eai.iest  siip- 
iliiiilicin  Hhis|HTed, — 
"Onona.Ht  I  is  right :  the  pale  girl  wiili  the  sUiu  like 
iiw,  and  hair  like  the  fur  of  the  squirrel,  is  the  bride  ol' 
■  .Sagaiiiiw.  liong  U^fore  he  .saved  the  life  oft  liieanasia, 
knew  and  IovihI  that  pale  girl.     She  is  dearer  to  tin 
^.iniiw  tlinii  his  .iwii  blood;  hut  she  is  In  the  fort  1h'- 
•ml  till'  iJieul  lake,  and  the  tomahawks  of  the  red  skins 


,  know  not  >""  "  .  ■,|l  destroy  her ;  for  the  warriors  of  that  fort  have  no  one 

nlly  q">"''"'    "   I    ■lU  11  llieiii  of  their  danger.    'W'liat  says  the  red  girl .'  will 
Ins  des|Hratc  cniii. «        ^^^^  I  ^^^^.^,  ^j^^,  |j^.^,^  ^^^^^^  ^j^l^,|.  ^^^^j  „|^^  ^^,.^^,  ^^^■^^^^, 


hff  tho  extended  ira 
itrnnco  to  bin  l"*"! 
ont  B  cold  sill*' 
J  tho  cxeitciiioiit  l«l 
WBBnotwillimitilill 
,  that  must  iuevilabljl 
'of  Ouconasta'sviMl 

whispered;  "ilicSil 

,  ^.nueof  alllK"!"^! 
|„n.  negrnsH*! 
In.,  presMd  it  «fc| 
l,\  it  insiltiiwoiifc»l 
If  Otieanasla  Ui-iml 
Id  he  eoul.l  M  m 
hwever.  andinali"! 
|,isperedlli.tlKini*| 

to  inJ"'"''  "  I"""'! 

Rii.ly  einerHinu  H 

■jiiuar   now  ("H"" 

,.  look  the  •omi'  *| 

Ithal  led  <"«»'''',^, 

|,1  then  piir.iii'  W 

Ith  arrived  at  ^  «l| 

Id  U'en  in««'' 

nib,"  she  nter 

,.;  "thesW"'"' 

J,,' upon  Uic  l»l" 

^urnJoll"''''"'''' 


■  l!" 

SJiinw." 

riie  hrrallilng  of  the  Indian  breaine  deeper;  and 
|.ijilaMide  lluldiiiiar  fancied  sliu  sighed  lioavlly,  av  she 
jiliid,— 

|"ihieai'.nNla  la  but  a  weak  woman,  nml  hor  Ibrt  are 

kfnirt  like  llioseof  a  riiniinr  among  tho  red  skins; 

liluhat  the  Su|;aiiaw  asks,  itir  his  sake  slie  will  try. 

Iini  ulio  luM  seen  him  salb  lo  his  own  fort,  slin  v.ill 

liaml  |iirpnra  herself  for  the  junniey.     'I'hn  pale  girl 

lill  lay  her  bead  on  the  Ikikoiii  of  Ibn  Hagnnaw,  and 

piianista  will  try  li>  rojoieo  in  her  happiness," 

lln  the  li'rvnnr  of  bis  grallliide,   the    yoiiiig  ollieor 

|ii)!lil  till'  drmiping  form  of  tho  generous  Indian  wildly 

lliMlicurt;  Ills  ll|is  pi'ossi'd  hers,  and  during  the  kiss 

liil  liilliiwed,   the    heart   of  llio    latter    bounded    oiiil 

liiili >eil,  i;s  if  it  would  have  passed  fioili  her  own  into 

fIkwiiii  III' her  eoinpaiiion. 

I.Neviir  was  a  kiss  less  piemedllalpd,  h'ls  unrbasle,. 
litilniio,  mil  iHisHJon.  had  called  it  liirtli ;  and  had 
Lilrliriii  de  lluldiiiiar  been  nnur  at  the  momoiil,  tlie 
^linifllinl  hud  iinpelled  tho  seeming  iiilidelilv  tn  hen- 
Iniinld  lia\e  iHien  legarded  as  an  additional  claim  on 
u'ili'ellun.  On  (he  whole,  however,  it  was  a  iiiosl 
IliiiluHnle  and  ill-llnied  kiss,  and,  as  is  oOeii  the  ease 
liirr  miih  eireiimstiiiices,  led  lo  tho  ilownliill  of  the 
iinaii.  Ill  tliu  vivueity  of  his  eiiiliraee,  I'uptniii  de 
^tliniir  hiid  drawn  his  giiida,ao  llir  furivard  ii|«in  the 
llnit  the  liirt  her  hnlaiicu,  uiid  fell  with  a  heavy  and 
liilrralin^  I'luiib  iiiiiiing  the  leaves  and  dried  sticks 
ll  Wftn  sirewed  tliickly  aiouiid, 


Scarcely  a  second  elapsed  when  tho  ibrcst  was  alive 
with  human  yells,  that  fell  acliingly  on  tlio  ears  ol 
both;  and  lioundiiig  warriors  were  board  on  every  hand, 
rapidly  dividing  the  dense  underwood  tlicy  eiicountorcd 
in  their  pursuit.  Quick  as  thought  the  Indian  had  re- 
gained her  feet.  She  grasped  the  hand  of  her  companion  ; 
and  hurrying,  though  not  without  caution,  along  the 
path,  again  stood  on  tho  brow  of  the  ravine  tbroiigb 
which  tlipy  had  previously  passed. 

"  Tho  Saganaw  must  go  alone,"  she  whispered.  "  Tho 
red  skins  are  close  upon  our  trail,  but  tlicy  will  find  only 
an  Indian  woman,  when  they  cxiiect  a  palo  face.  Uuc.i- 
nasta  will  save  her  friend." 

Captain  de  llaldiinar  did  as  he  was  desired.  Clinging 
to  the  bushes  that  lined  the  face  of  tlio  precipitous  de- 
scent, he  managed  onco  more  to  gain  the  bed  of  the  ra- 
vine. For  a  moment  he  paused  to  listen  to  the  sounds 
of  his  pursuers,  whoso  Ibotstops  were  now  audible  on 
tho  eminence  be  had  just  i|uitted;  and  then,  gutlicring 
himself  up  ii>r  the  leap  that  was  tn  enable  him  to  clear 
the  rivulet,  he  threw  himself  heavily  forward.  His  feet 
alighted  U|)on  an  elevated  and  yielding  substance,  that 
gave  way  with  a  crashing  sound  that  echoed  far  and 
near  throngliout  the  forest,  and  be  felt  himself  secured 
as  if  in  a  trap.  Although  despairing  of  osca|ic,  he 
groped  with  his  hands  to  diseovor  what  it  was  that  thus 
detained  him,  and  tumid  he  had  fallen  thruigb  a  bark 
eanoo,  the  bottom  of  which  had  been  turned  upsvards. 
Tho  heart  of  the  fugitivu  now  sunk  within  him  :  there 
could  be  no  doubt  that  his  retreat  was  intercepted.  The 
eanoo  bad  liccii  placed  there  since  he  last  passed  through 
tlin  ravine :  and  it  was  evident,  from  the  close  and  tri- 
umphant yell  that  followed  the  rending  of  the  frail  bark, 
such  a  result  had  boon  anticipated. 

Stunned  as  ho  was  by  the  terrific  eries  of  tho  savages, 
and  confused  as  were  his  ideas.  Captain  de  Ualdiiimr 
had  still  presence  of  mind  to  perceive  the  path  itself  of. 
fered  him  no  further  security.  He  thernforc  quitted  it 
altogether,  and  struck,  in  an  oblique  direction,  up  the 
op|iosite  face  of  tlio  ravine.  Scarcely  bad  bo  gone  twenty 
yards,  wlien  ho  heard  tho  voices  of  several  Indians  con- 
versing earnestly  near  tho  eanoo  he  had  just  quilted; 
nnd  presently  altcrwards  he  could  distinctly  hear  theni 
ascending  the  opposite  brow  of  the  ravine  by  the  path 
he  had  recently  congratulated  himself  on  having  ahiin- 
doiied.  To  advance  or  to  rocodo  was  now  C(|ually  im- 
practicable ;  lor,  on  every  side,  ho  was  begirt  by  enemies, 
into  whoso  hands  a  single  false  stop  must  inevitably  be- 
tray him.  What  would  be  mil  have  given  tor  the  pre- 
soneo  of  Oucunaala,  wlio  was  so  capable  of  advising  him 
ill  this  dillienlty  !  but,  from  the  niomcnl  of  his  deseuMid- 
ing  into  llie  ravine,  he  had  utterly  lost  sight  of  her. 

The  sjKit  on  which  ho  now  rested  was  covered  with 
thick  brnsliwooil,  closely  interwoven  at  their  tops,  but 
affording  snflleieiit  space  beneath  for  a  temiiorary  close 
eoneoalmeiit;  so  that,  unless  soino  Indian  sliould  tuncli 
him  with  his  (ihiI,  there  was  little  seeming  probability 
of  his  being  discovered  by  the  eye.  Ihider  this  he  crept, 
and  lay,  bieatlihss  and  motionless,  with  bis  head  raised 
from  tlieground,and  liisearon  tlieBtretcli  ibr  the  slightest 
noise.  Kor  several  minutes  lie  roniaiiied  in  this  posit hin, 
vainly  seeking  to  caleli  the  sound  of  a  voice,  or  the  lall 
of  a  t'lKilstep;  but  tho  niost  deallilike  silence  bad  sne- 
eecdod  to  tho  fierce  yelliii;;s  lliat  had  so  roeently  rent 
the  forest.  At  times  he  faneieil  ho  could  distinguish 
fall.*,  noises  in  the  direction  of  tlin  encainpmenl ;  and  so 
certain  was'lie  ol'lliis,  ho  at  len|;th  e.-iiiio  lo  tho  eonelii- 
siun  that  the  Indi'iiis,  either  hatlled  in  their  search,  Inid 
reliiiipiislied  the  pursuit,  or,  linviiig  encountered  Oiuu- 
iiasla,  had  iH'en  thrown  on  a  dlll'erent  scent.  Ills  firsi 
nlontioii  had  been  to  lie  eoneealed  iiiilll  the  following 
night,  when  the  warriors,  no  longer  on  the  alert,  slionlil 
louve  the  path  oiiio  more  open  to  liiiii;  but  now  that  the 
eonvietidii  of  their  loliirn  was  stnmg  on  his  inilid.  In 
changed  bis  delerniiiiation,  residving  (n  make  tbn  best 
of  lii.i  wav  to  the  furl  with  the  aid  of  tho  ap|miaehiiig 
dawn.  \Villi  Ibis  view  be  partly  withdrew  his  Isnly 
from  iK'iiealb  ils  i  anopy  of  iinderwiMid;  but,  searei  ly 
bad  he  ihiiiu  so,  when  a  liiiiidred  toiigiios,  like  the  bay- 
ing of  so  many  bluiMlhoiinds,  again  rent  llin  air  willi 
their  wild  eries,  wliieli  seemed  lo  rise  up  frnm  (he  teiy 
IkivvcIs  of  the  earth,  and  oloso  tu  tlio  appalled  oar  of  the 
young  ullieer. 

Senreely  eonseions  nf  what  ho  did,  Captain  dc  Haldi- 
mar grasped  one  of  his  pistols,  liir  liu  I'uneied  ho  felt  tho 
hilt  hreiilliing  of  linnian  lilii  U|hiii  his  elieok.  With  a 
sickly  Neiisalioii  of  tear,  ho  tiirnnd  lo  satisfy  liimsell 
whellier  it  was  not  an  illusion  of  his  lioaled  iinugiim- 
lion.  What,  liowe\er,  was  his  dismay,  when  hw  Ixdield 
liondiiiK  over  liiiii  a  dark  ami  lionvy  Ibnii,  the  uutlinu  ol 


which  alone  was  distinguishable  in  the  deep  gloom  in 
which  the  ravine  remained  enveloped!  Desperation  was 
in  tho  heart  of  llio  excited  oiiicer :  ho  cocked  his  |iistol ; 
but  scarcely  had  the  sharp  ticking  sound  lloatcd  on  tho 
air,  when  he  Jt  a  powerful  hand  U|)on  bis  chest;  and, 
with  as  much  facility  us  if  he  bad  been  a  child,  was  ho 
raised  by  that  invisible  hand  tu  his  feet.  A  dozen  war- 
riors now  sprang  to  tho  assistance  of  their  comrade, 
when  tho  whole,  having  disurinod  and  bound  their  pri- 
soner, led  him  back  in  triumph  to  their  encampment. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

The  fires  of  the  Indians  were  now  nearly  extinct ;  but 
the  faint  light  of  the  fast  dawning  day  threw  a  ghastly, 
sickly,  hue  over  the  couiilenances  of  the  savages,  which 
rendered  them  even  more  tiTritic  in  their  war  paint. 
The  chiefs  grouped  themselves  imiiiediately  around  their 
prisoner,  while  the  inferior  warriors,  forniiiig  an  outer 
circle,  stood  leaning  their  dark  tonus  n|Kin  their  rilles, 
and  following,  with  keen  and  watchful  eye,  evi  .-y  inove- 
iiient  of  their  captive.  Hitherto  tho  unlijitnn.iie  olliecr 
bud  been  too  niiieli  engrossed  by  his  despair  to  pay  any 
immediato  attention  tu  the  individual  who  had  first  dis.' 
covered  mid  seized  liiiii.  It  was  uiitlicient  for  him  to 
know  all  hope  of  the  safety  of  the  garrison  had  perished 
with  his  captivity  :  anil,  with  that  recklessness  of  lifo 
whiili  olltn  springs  finiu  the  very  conseioiisness  of 
inability  to  preserve  it,  he  now  sullenly  awaited  the  death 
wliieh  he  ex|M'eted  at  each  moment  would  be  inllietcd. 
Suildenly  his  ear  was  startled  by  an  interrogatory,  in 
Knglish,  iVom  one  who  stood  behind  him. 

With  a  movement  of  surprise.  Captain  do  Ilahliinar 
turned  to  exnniine  his  questioner.  It  was  the  dark  and 
feroeinns  warrior  who  had  exhibited  the  scalp  of  his  ill- 
fated  servant.  For  a  liniment  the  (illieer  fixed  his  eyes 
Hrinly  and  mishrinkiiigly  on  those  of  the  savage,  seeking 
lo  reconcile  the  contradiction  that  existed  iHtwein  his 
ilress  and  features  and  the  purity  of  the  Knglish  he  had 
jnst  spoken.  The  other  saw  his  dril),  and,  unpatient  of 
the  scrutiny,  ugnin  re|M'ated,  as  he  fiercely  pulled  tho 
strong  lenthern  thong  by  which  the  prisoner  now  luund 
hinisrlf  sreur.ed  lo  his  girdle, — 

"  Who  and  what  are  you  I — whence  come  you  ? — and 
for  what  prnqsise  are  you  here  ?"  'J'hen,  as  if  struck  by 
some  sudden  recolleetinn,  he  laid  his  bund  n|ioii  tho 
shoulder  of  his  victim  ;  and,  while  his  eyi^  grew  iqion  hin 
li.'ntnres,  he  pursued,  in  a  tone  of  vehenienee, — "  lla!  by 
heaven,  I  should  know  that  face  1 — the  cursed  lines  of  the 
blood  of  De  Hahlimai  are  stanqs'il  upon  that  brow  !  Hut 
slay,  one  proof  and  I  am  satisfied."  While  he  yit  spoke  ho 
ihishedthe  menial  hat  of  his  captive  to  the  earth,  put  asidii 
his  hair,  and  then,  with  fiendish  exultation,  pursued, — "  It 
is  even  so.  Do  you  rceidh  ct  the  liatth;  ol  the  plains  of 
Abraham,  Captain  de  Ilaldimnr  ! — Itecidlect  you  thu 
French  oHieer  who  aimed  so  desperately  at  your  lifi', 
and  whost!  object  was  defeated  by  a  soldier  of  your  regi. 
mint !  I  am  that  oiiicer  ;  my  vielim  esen|H'd  me  then,  but 
not  for  ever.  The  hour  of  vengeance  is  nearly  now  ar- 
rived, and  your  captiiri^  is  the  pledge  of  my  sureeiiN. 
Hark,  how  the  dealh-ery  of  all  bis  haled  ratu  will  rin^ 
ill  madness  on  your  lather's  ear!" 

Ama/enii  III,  stupel'aetiini,  and  horror,  filled  the  mind 
of  the  wretched  idheer  at  Ibis  exlruordinary  declaration. 
He  perleelly  ret'ollected  that  the  individual  who  had 
evinei'd  so  iiineh  personal  hostility  on  the  occasinii 
alluded  lo,  was  indeed  a  man  wearing  the  French  iini- 
fiiriii,  pllliough  at  llie  head  of  a  band  of  savages,  and  of  a 
stature  and  strenglh  similar  In  those  of  him  who  now  m> 
fieri!  ly  avowed  liimsell'  the  bitter  nnd  deadly  foe  of  nil 
his  race.  If  Ibis  were  so,  and  his  tone  nnd  language  left 
little  room  for  ilmibl,  the  donm  of  the  ill-fated  garrison 
was  iiidei'il  irrevoenlily  seated.  This  mysterious  eneiiiy 
evidently  |«issesM  d  greal  inllnrnee  in  llie  eouneils  of  the 
Indians:  and  while  thelinl  breath  of  his  liutred  eontinned 
to  fan  III!'  Ilaine  of  fierce  hostility  lliiil  bud  been  kindled 
ill  llie  biiMini  of  roiilene,  wliiwe  partieiihir  friend  he 
appi  lied  lo  be,  there  would  Is'  no  end  to  the  alroeilh's 
tliiit  iiiiisl  liilliiw.  (ireal,  however,  us  was  llie  disliiay  of 
Ca plain  tie  jl.ildimar,  who,  exiiiiiinli  il  willi  llie  nd\(  nlures 
of  the  niirht,  presenleil  u  ghastly  liiiai>e  of  an.viity  and 
faligne,  il  was  inipossihle  for  him  to  repress  the  feelingn 
of  inili|rnalion  with  which  tho  language  of  this  llercv 
man  had  inspired  him, 

"  If  you  are  in  nuilily  a  French  idlher,"  he  said,  "  nnd 
not  an  Knglishiiian,  as  yonr  nceent  woidd  ih  note,  thu 
seiilimeiits  you  have  now  iivnwed  may  well  justify  llio 
Is'lief,  that  yon  have  Is'eii  driven  with  Ignoniiny  from  a 
Bcrviee  which  your  presence  iniist  eternally  ban.  djs- 
graied.  'I'lieri'  is  no  eonnlry  ill  l')uro|M'  that  whiild 
willingly  eliiiiii  you  Ibr  its  suhjecl.     Nay,  e\en  the  invn^ 


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race,  with  whom  you  arc  now  connected,  would,  if  ap- 
prised of  your  true  nature,  spurn  you  as  a  thing  unworthy 
to  herd  even  with  their  wolf-dogs." 

A  fierce  sardonic  laugh  burst  from  the  lips  of  the 
warrior,  but  this  was  so  mingled  witli  rage  as  to  give  an 
almost  devilish  expression  to  his  features. 

"  Ignominy — ignominy  !"  he  repeated,  while  his  right 
liand  played  convulsively  with  the  handle  of  his  toma- 
liawk ;  "  is  it  for  a  I)c  Haldimar  to  taunt  me  with  igno- 
miny /  Fool  I"  ho  pursued,  after  a  momentary  pause, 
"  you  have  sealed  your  doom."  Then  abruptly  tguitling 
the  handle  of  his  weapon,  he  thrust  his  linnd  into  his 
IwHoui,  and  again  drawing  forth  the  reeking  scalp  of 
Uonellau,  he  dashed  it  furiously  in  the  face  of  his  prisoner. 
"  Not  two  hours  since,"  he  exclaimed,  "  I  cheered  myself 
with  the  thought  that  the  scalp  of  a  Dc  Haldimar  was  in 
my  pouch.  Now,  indeed,  do  I  glory  in  my  mistake.  The 
torture  will  be  a  moie  titti.ig  death  for  you." 

Had  an  arm  of  the  insulted  soldlef  Ih'CH  at  liberty,  the 
offence  would  not  have  gone  unavenged  even  there;  lor 
Buch  was  the  desperation  of  his  heart,  that  he  felt  he 
could  have  hugged  the  death  struggle  with  his  insolent 
captor,  notwithstanding  the  fearful  odds,  nor  quitted  him 
until  one  or  botli  should  have  paid  the  debt  of  fierce 
enmity  with  life.  As  it  was  lie  could  only  betray, 
by  his  flashing  eye,  excited  look,  and  the  impatient  play 
of  his  foot  upon  the  ground,  the  deep  indignation  that 
cunsimied  his  heart. 

'I'hc  tall  sav.-.gc  exulted  in  the  mortification  he  had 
awakened,  and  as  his  eye  glanced  insolently  from  liead 
to  foot  along  his  cniMny,  its  expression  told  how  nmch 
he  laughed  at  the  impotence  of  his  anger.  Suddenly, 
liowi'vcr,  a  change  passed  over  his  features.  The  mo- 
cassin of  the  olKeer  had  evidently  attracted  his  attention, 
mid  he  now  dei'ianded,  in  a  more  serious  and  imiwrative 
tone, — 

"  ila !  what  means  this  disguise  ?  Who  is  tho  wretch 
whom  I  have  slain,  mistaking  him  for  a  nobler  victim ; 
and  how  comes  it  that  on  officer  of  the  Knglish  garrison 
appears  here  in  the  garb  of  a  servant !  By  heaven,  it  is 
8o  I  you  are  come  as  a  spy  into  the  camp  of  the  Indians 
to  sti'al  away  thu  councils  of  the  chiefs.  S|ieak,  wliat 
have  you  heard  ?" 

With  these  questions  returned  the  calm  and  self.|>os- 
Rcssion  of  tho  olficcr.  lie  at  once  saw  the  im|iortance 
of  his  answer,  <m  which  hung  not  merely  his  own  last 
fuinl  chance  of  safety,  but  that  also  of  his  generous  dc- 
livcrer.  Struggling  to  subdue  the  disgust  which  he  felt 
at  holding  converge  with  this  atrocious  monster,  he 
asked  in  turn, — 

"Am  I  then  tho  only  one  whom  the  warriors  have 
overtakcTi  in  their  pursuit  '" 

"  There  was  a  woman,  tiie  sister  of  that  boy,"  and  lie 
p«int"d  contemptuously  to  the  young  chief  who  had  bo 
recently  assailed  him,  and  who  now,  in  eonimon  vi\\.\\  his 
followers,  stood  impatiently  listening  to  a  colloipiy  that 
was  unintelligible  to  all.  "  Sjieak  truly,  was  lite  not 
the  traitress  who  conducted  you  here  I" 

"  Mad  you  found  me  here,"  returned  the  officer,  with 
difficulty  repressing  his  fillings,  "  there  might  have  been 
Bomo  ground  for  tlie  assertion  ;  hut  surely  fhe  eiiuneils 
of  the  cliiels  ennld  not  lie  overheard  at  the  distant  point 
at  wh'ch  you  discovered  me." 

"  W!iy  then  were  you  there  in  this  disguise? — and 
who  is  he,"  again  holding  up  the  bloody  scalp,  "wilom  I 
have  desimiled  of  this  /" 

"'I'here  are  (I'W  of  the  Ottawa  Indians,"  relumed 
Captain  de  Haldimar,  "who  are  ignorant  I  once  saved 
that  young  womnn's  life.  Is  it  llii^n  so  very  extraordi. 
iiaryau  nitacliment  slinulil  have  U'sn  the  conseipienee  } 
The  man  whom  you  slew  was  my  servant.  I  had  brought 
him  out  with  mc  for  protection  during  iny  interview 
with  the  woman,  and  I  exchanged  my  uniform  with 
liiih  for  the  same  purpose.  There  is  nothing  in  this, 
however,  lo  warrani  llii'  supisisilion  of  my  being  a  spy." 

During  the  delivery  of  these  morc^  than  equivocal 
nentences,  which,  however,  he  filt  were  fully  justified  by 
rircumsliinie.*,  the  young  officer  li:id  struggled  to  appear 
calm  and  eonfiileiil ;  but,  iles|iite  of  his  exertions,  his 
cnr.Heiiiusness  caused  his  cheek  to  colour,  and  his  eyr  to 
twinkle,  benealh  the  searching  glance  of  his  leroeious 
enemy.  The  latter  thrust  his  hand  into  his  chest,  and 
iilnvtly  drew  forth  thn  ro|K<  he  had  previnUHJy  exhihitrd 
to  Ponteae. 

"  Do  you  think  me  a  fool,  Captain  de  Haldimar,"  he 
observed  sneeringly,  "that  you  ex|«!ct  so  paltry  a  tale  to 
Iw  pnlmi'd  sueeesslidly  im  my  iinderslanding  '  An 
F.nglisli  olfieer  is  not  very  likely  to  run  the  risk  of  break- 
ing Ills  iiiek  by  having  rci^niirse  to  sneh  a  me.ins  of  exit 
frmn  a  iMsieged  garrison,  merely  to  intrigue  with  an 
Inilisn  woman,  when  there  arc  ploiiiy  of  soldiers'  wives 


within,  and  that  too  at  an  hour  when  he  knows  the 
scouts  of  his  enemies  arc  prowling  in  the  neighbourhood. 
Captain  de  Haldimar,"  he  concluded,  slowly  and  delibe- 
rately, "  you  hav  lied." 

Dcs]>itc  of  the  hst  insult,  his  prisoner  remained  calm. 
The  very  observation  that  had  just  been  maile  afforded 
him  a  final  hope  of  exculpation,  which,  if  it  benefited 
not  himself,  might  still  be  of  service  to  tlie  generous 
Oucanasta. 

"The  onus  of  such  language,"  he  observed  coolly  and 
with  dignity,  "  falls  not  on  him  to  whom  it  is  addressed, 
but  on  liiin  who  utters  it.  Yet  one  who  professes  to  have 
lieen  himself  a  soldier,  must  sec  in  this  very  circumstance 
a  proof  of  my  innocence.  Had  I  been  sent  out  as  a  spy 
to  reconnoitre  the  movements,  and  to  overhear  the  coun- 
cils of  our  enemies,  the  gate  would  have  been  open  tor 
my  egress  ;  but  that  rojie  is  in  itself  an  evidence  I  must 
have  stolen  forth  unknown  to  the  garrison." 

Whether  it  was  that  the  warrior  had  bis  own  particular 
reasons  for  attaching  truth  to  this  statement,  or  tliat  be 
merely  pretended  to  do  so,  I'aptain  de  Haldimar  saw 
with  secret  satisfaction  his  last  argument  was  conclusive. 

"  Well,  be  it  so,"  retorted  the  savage,  while  a  ferocious 
smile  passed  over  his  swarthy  features  ;  "  but,  whether 
you  have  been-  here  as  a  spy,  or  have  merely  ventured 
out  in  prosecution  of  an  intrigue,  it  matters  not.  Before 
the  sun  has  travelled  fur  in  thu  meridian  you  die ;  and 
tlie  tomahawk  of  your  father's  deadly  foe— of — of — of 
Wacousto,  as  I  am  colled,  shall  be  tlic  first  to  drink  your 
blood." 

The  officer  made  a  final  effort  at  mercy.  "  Who  or 
what  you  are,  or  whence  your  hatred  of  my  family,  I 
know  not,"  he  said ;  "  but  surely  i  have  never  injured 
you  :  wherelbre,  then,  this  insatiable  thirst  for  my  blood  ? 
If  you  are,  indeed,  a  ('hristian  and  a  soldier,  let  your 
heart  lie  touched  with  humanity,  and  jjrocure  my  resto- 
ration  to  my  friends.  You  once  attempted  my  life  in 
honourable  combat,  why  not  wait,  then,  until  a  fitting  op- 
|K)rtunity  shall  give  not  a  bound  and  defcneclcss  victiui 
to  your  steel,  but  one  whose  rchistancc  may  render  him 
a  coii<iuest  worthy  of  your  arm  ?" 

"  What !  and  bu  balked  of  the  chance  of  my  just  re- 
vinge  ?  Hear  me,  Ca|)tuin  de  Haldimar,"  he  pursued, 
in  tliat  low,  quick,  deep  tone  tliat  told  all  the  strong  ex- 
citiMiient  of  his  heart ; — "  1  have,  it  is  true,  no  particular 
enmity  to  yourself,  further  than  that  you  are  a  De  Hal- 
dimar ;  but  hell  does  nut  supply  u  feeling  half  so  bitter 
as  my  enmity  lo  your  proud  fiither :  and  months,  nay 
years,  have  I  passed  in  the  ho|)e  of  such  an  hour  as  this. 
For  this  have  I  forsworn  my  race,  and  become — what 
vou  now  behold  me — a  savage  both  in  garb  and  character. 
But  this  m.ntters  not,"  he  continiieil,  fiercely  and  im- 
patiently, "your  doom  is  scaled;  and  before  another  sun 
has  risen,  your  stern  lather's  ga7.e  shall  lie  l)laste<l  with 
the  sight  of  the  mangled  carcass  of  his  first  born.  Ha  ! 
ha!  ha!"  and  he  laughed  low  and  cxultingly,  "even 
now  I  tliink  I  see  him  withering,  if  heart  so  hard  can 
wither,  beneath  this  proof  of  my  undying  hate." 

"  Fiend  !— monster  ! — devil!"  exclaimed  the  excited 
officer,  now  losing  sight  of  all  considerations  of  prudence 
in  the  deep  horror  inspired  by  his  capfor: — "  Kill  me — 
torture  me — commit  any  cruelty  on  me,  if  such  1k'  yiair 
savage  will ;  but  outrage  not  humanity  hy  the  lulfilinent 
of  your  last  disgusting  threat.  Sutler  not  afathir's  heart 
to  l)e  agonised — a  father's  eye  to  he  blasted — with  a  view 
of  the  mangled  remains  of  him  to  whom  he  has  given 
life." 

-Again  the  savage  rudely  pulled  the  thong  that  Immid 
his  prisoner  to  his  girdle,  and  removing  his  tomahawk 
from  his  belt,  and  holding  its  sullied  |H>int  close  under 
the  eye  of  the  former,  exclaimed,  as  he  iK'iit  eagerly  over 
him, — 

"  See  yon  this,  Captain  dc  Haldimar?  At  the  still  hour 
of  inidmghl,  while  you  had  abaitdoned  your  guard  to 
rivel  in  the  arms  of  your  Indian  Is'auly,  1  stole  Into  the 
forf  hy  means  of  the  same  rcqs^  that  yon  hi^d  used  ni 
iiuilfiiig  if.  rnsei  n  by  the  seiiliiicls  I  gaiiM'il  your 
father's  apartnienl.  It  was  the  first  timi  we  had  mil 
fir  twenty  years,  and  I  do  Islieve  that  had  Ibe  very 
di'vil  presented  himself  in  my  place,  he  would  have  Ihiii 
recrived  with  fewer  marks  of  horror.  Oh,  how  that 
proud  mim's  eye  twinkled  Is'tieath  this  gliltiring  bludi  I 
lie  attempted" lo  call  out.  but  my  look  paralysed  hU 
tongue,  and  lobl  drops  of  sweat  stole  rapidly  ilown  his 
brow  and  cheek.  Then  it  was  that  my  simih!  hinrf 
once  more  beat  with  the  inloxieation  of  triumph.  Viiur 
fiithei  was  alone  and  iiniirmeil,  and  throughout  the  fori 
not  a  sound  was  to  U)  heurd,  save  the  distant  triad  of 
the  sentinels.  I  could  have  laid  him  dead  at  my  feel  nt 
a  single  blow,  and  yet  have  secured  my  retrent.  Hut  no, 
(hut  wni  not  my  niijoct.     1  caino  to  ttiunt  him  with  the 


promise  of  my  revenge — to  tell  him  the  hour  of  m)' 
triumph  was  approaching  fast;  and,  ha!"  he  concluded 
laughing  hideously  as  he  passed  his  large  rude  hand 
tlirough  the  wavy  hair  of  the  now  uncovered  otHcer 
"  this  i.~,  indeed,  a  fair  and  unexpected  first  earnest  aift^ 
full  redemption  of  my  pledge.  No— no  I"  he  continued 
as  if  talking  to  himself,  "he  must  not  die.  Tantaliis-llkc' 
he  shall  have  death  ever  apparently  within  his  ^ntn- 
but,  until  all  his  race  have  perished  before  his  cyos,  he 
shall  not  attain  it."  ' 

Hitherto  the  Indians  had  preserved  an  attitude  of  calir 
listening  to  tlic  interrogatories  put  to  tho  prisoner  with 
that  wonder  and  curiosity  with  which  a  savage  iKunj^ 
hear  a  language  difi'erent  from  their  own ;  and  inorkinrr 
the  several  emotions  tliat  were  elicited  in  the  course  rii' 
the   animated    colloquy   of  the    pale   faces.     Gruduallr 
however,  they  became  impatient  under  its  duration ;  an'ij 
many  of  them,  in  tho  excitement  produced  by  the  licrtf 
manner  of  him  who  was  called  Wacousta,  fixed  tijiit 
dark   eyes    upon   the   captive,  while  they  gras|)cd  tt 
handles  of  their  tomahawks,  as  if  they  would  have  dis. 
puted  with  the  former  the  privilege  of  dying  his  weaprj 
first  in  his  blood.    When  they  saw  the  warrior  hold  an 
his  menacing  blade  to  the  eye  of  his  victim,  while !»  I 
passed  his  hand  through  the  redundant  hair,  tliey  ntonef  I 
inferred  the  sacrifice  was  about  to  be  completed,  ami 
rushing  furiously  forward,  they  bounded,  and  lcopcd,aoi|  I 
yelled,  and  brandished  their  otvn  weapons  in  the  luon  I 
apjuUing  manner.  I 

Already  had  the  unhappy  officer  given  himself  upfoi) 
lost ;  fifty  bright  tomoliawks  were  playing  about  his  hrsd  | 
at  the  same  instant,  and  deutli — that  death  whieh  » I 
never  without  terror  to  the  young,  however  brave  thu  I 
may  be  in  tlie  hour  of  generous  conflict — seemed  li  I 
have  arrived  at  last.  He  raised  his  eyes  to  heaven,  eon.  | 
mitting  his  soul  to  his  God  in  the  same  silent  prayer  thu  I 
he  offered  up  for  the  preservation  of  his  friends  ujl 
comrades  ;  and  then  bending  them  upon  the  earth,  tuii.[ 
moncd  all  his  collcctedness  and  courage  to  sustain  hin  I 
through  the  trial.  At  the  ver^  moment,  however,  whu  I 
he  ex|iectcd  to  feel  the  crashing  steel  witliin  liisbnii,! 
he  felt  himself  again  violently  pulled  by  the  tliongthiil 
secured  his  hands.  In  tlie  next  instant  he  was  |>rctd| 
close  to  the  chest  of  his  vast  enemy,  who,  with  onriml 
encircling  his  prisoner,  and  tlie  other  brandishing  hii  I 
fierce  blade  in  rapid  evolutions  round  his  head,  kept  Uitl 
the  yelling  bond  at  bay,  with  tho  evident  unshaken*! 
termination  to  maintain  his  sole  and  acknowledged  riilii| 
to  the  dis|iosal  of  his  captive.  [ 

For  several  moincnts  the  event  appeared  doubtful ;  \s)\ 
notwithstniiding  his  extrcino  agility  in  tiie  nw  of  il 
weo|ioii,  in  tho  management  of  which  ho  evinced  all  li»I 
ilexterity  of  tho  most  practised  native,  the  odds  «m| 
fearfully  against  Wacousta  ;  and  while  his  flaslmij^fnl 
and  swelling  chest  betrayed  his  purpose  rather  to  {leni)! 
himself  than  suffer  tho  infringement  of  his  claim,  i 
was  evident  that  numbera  must,  in  the  end,  |irrtii 
against  him.  On  an  appeal  to  Ponteae,  liouevrM 
whieh  ho  now  suddenly  liethought  himself,  the  nulliorit 
of  the  latter  was  successfully  exerted,  and  he  was  ajii 
left  in  the  fiill  and  undisturlied  possession  of  his  |irlm«il 

A  low  and  earnest  conversation  now  ensued  aiix 
the  chiefs,  in  which,  as  before,  Wacousta  bore  a  |irii«i 
iml  part.  When  this  was  termiuoted,  several  him 
appriMH hed  the  unhappy  olfieer,  and  unfnstinuii;  t 
thong  with  which  his  hands  were  firmly  and  rvcnpu 
fully  girl,  deprived  him  both  of  coat,  waistcoat  nnil  iliJ 
He  was  then  bound  a  second  time  in  the  same  niiniK 
his  body  besmeared  with  |>aint,  and  his  head  sn  AvpaA 
as  to  give  him  the  carieatiire  semblance  of  nn  InJaJ 
warrior.  When  these  preparations  were  e«iii|'letiil,lj 
was  led  to  the  tree  in  wliieh  ho  had  licen  nreviiiu«lyo 
eenlid,  and  tliere  firmly  secured.  Meanwliile  AVacoim 
at  the  head  of  a  numerous  band  of  warriors,  had  i!r|iiili 
once  more  in  the  direction  of  the  fort. 

With  the  rising  of  the  sun  now  vanished  iill  tnmf 
the  mist  that  had  fitllen  since  the  early  hours  of  iinmi^ 
leaving  Ihi^  unfortunate  officer  ample  leisure  to  tm 
the  <litlli'ulties  of  his  (Mwition.     He  had  faneird,  I'ninillj 
eour.se  taken  hy  his  guide  the  previous  ni|;ht,  thill 
plain  or  oasis,  as  we  have  elsewhere  tennrd  it, layiilll 
very  heart  of  the  forest;  hut  that  route  now  |irotr^l 
have  U'cn  circuitous.     The  tree  lo  whieh  In'  »a< li 
was  one  of  a  slight  Is'll,  sepnrnling  111"  eiieanipiuiiilli^ 
the  o|M'n  grounds  which  extended  towards  the  rivrrj 
whieh  was  so  thin  and  seallerrd  nn  thni  side  iis  In  I 
the  clear  silver  waters  of  the  Detroit  visihle  at  liiliti 
I  III,  what  would  he  not  Imve  given,  nl  that  cIki  riri('4 
to  Ihive  had  his  limlis  free,  and  his  chance  nf  lilii 
•III  the  swiftness  of  his  flight !     While  he  had  lmi{^ 
himself  Is'girt  by  interminable  furvft,h«iVltuonr>ll 


the  hour  of  ni!' 
i!"  he  concluded, 

large  rude  hand 
uncovered  officor, 
first  earnest  of  the 
10 '."  he  continued, 
die,  Tantalus-likc, 
within  his  (rratp; 
before  his  cyce,  he 

an  attitude  of  calir, 
1  the  prisoner  Willi  | 
;h  a  savage  people 
own  J  and  inurkiii!; 
cA  in  the  course  ot' 
faces.  Graduallt, 
cr  its  duration ;  aiid 
educed  by  the  (ieree 
acousta,  fixed  lliiit 
e  they  grosiK-d  ih;  | 
they  would  have  dis. 
of  dying  his  wcapin 
the  warrior  hold  ap 
his  victim,  while  Ik 
ant  hair,  tliey  nt  onee  I 
)  be  completed,  am) 
nded,  and  leaped,  anl 
weapons  in  uic  moit  | 

given  himself  up  foil 
)laying  about  his  lirid  I 
-tliat  death  whieh  « I 
•,  however  brave  the;  I 
B  conflict — seemed  to  I 
IS  eyes  to  heaven,  com.  I 
larao  silent  prayer  thil  I 
on  of  his  friends  mil 
:i  upon  the  earth,  sum- 1 
:ourago  to  sustain  bin  I 
loment,  however,  whdl 

steel  within  hisbnit,! 
luUcd  by  the  thong  On;  I 

instant  he  was  ftmil 
my,  who,  with  onciral 
3  other  brandishing  111  I 
jund  his  head,  keptlkl 
c  evident  unshaken  dtT 
and  acknowledged  li^l 


^umiPi^^o  ^as^®®^^  ®i^©wii^^iw®  mi®m^:iT 


<i 


\Oh.  !• 


PIIILAOELPIIIA,  Al'ItlL  30,  1833. 


KO.  10. 


I'ltisTKo  A?<D  PrBi.isiiBit  BY  ADAM  WAI.UIK,  No.  (i,  NniiTii  Eiuii'iu  STitttsT,  riuLAi)Ct.i>iiiA — Al  j^^  I'or  5:i!  nuiiilKf;^,  |i(iyulite  in  ailvuiien. 


rilEOMX  N.  WOOD  &  CO.  UooKaEitERS,  BaltimorI!,  ore  Agents  for  the  stntea  of  Maryland,  Virginia,  nnil  Ohio,  ami  the  city  of  New  Orleans. 


verv  thoii;'!it  to  ehuln  llioso  who  were,  in  Romo  dejrpc, 
Iho  deili<'.s  of  that  wild  secnc,  must  he  paralysed  in  it.s 
first  conception.  Hut  liorn  wns  the  vivilying  picture  of 
fiviliscd  nature.  Corn  fields,  nitliniigh  trodden  down  and 
destroyed— <I«'^'"'"S  lion-ses,  allhough  hurnt  or  dilapidal- 
.j_|ol(l  of  the  c.\istenee  ol' those  who  were  of  the  sur7ie 
ncc  with  himself;  and  nntwithstimding  tliese  had  perish. 
ed  even  ns  lie  must  perish,  still  there  was  something  in  thi' 
aspect  of  tlie  very  ruins  iii'  Ihiir  habitations  which,  con. 
trusted  v»  'Hi  l''"  solemn  gloom  of  the  forest,  carried  a 
ninincntiiry  and  indofiinblo  consolation  to  his  spirit. 
Then  tinie  was  the  ripe  and  teeming  orcliard,  and  the 
low  whitewnshed  cabin  of  the  Canadian  peasant,  to  whom 
the  offices  of  charity,  and  the  duties  of  humanity,  were 
no  strangers ;  nuci  who,  although  the  secret  enemies  of 
his  country,  had  no  motive  for  iwrsonal  hostility  towards 
liiniselt".  Then,  on  the  river  itself,  even  at  that  early  liour, 
was  to  Iw  seen,  fastened  to  the  long  stake  driven  mto  its 
bed  or  secured  by  the  rude  anchor  of  stone  npi)cndc(l  to 
a  e,iblu  of  twisted  bark,  the  light  canoe  or  clumsy  pcria- 
rua  of  the  pciisaiit  fisliermiin,  who,  ever  and  anon,  drew 
111)  from  its  deep  bosom  whatever  tenant  of  these  waters 
n'iL'ht  chance  to  afli.x  itself  to  the  traitorous  hook.  It  is 
Iriu'  tlinl  '"^  ^'''^^  "''  tbcsc  objects  was  only  occasional 
and  indistinct ;  but  his  intimate  acquaintance  with  the 
loenlitics  beyond  brouglit  every  thing  before  Captain  do 
IluKlimar's  cyo  ;  and  rvcn  while  he  figlucl  to  think  they 
Hire  lor  ever  cut  otf  from  his  roach,  he  already,  in  idea, 
fjllowcd  the  course  of  lli;,'lit  he  should  pursue  wcro  the 
power  but  all'orded  him. 

From  this  train  of  painful  and  exciting  thouglit  the 
wretched  Ciiptivo  was  arou-iid,  by  a  faint  but  continued 
yelling  m  n  distant  part  nf  the  forest,  and  in  the  dircrtion 
lliat  had  been  taken  by  \V;iceiusta  ami  his  warriors.  Tlien, 
nllrr  a  sliort  interval,  curiio  the  loud  booming  of  the  can. 
non  of  the  i'ort,  carried  on  with  a  s|)irit  and  promptitude 
that  loll!  of  some  pressing  and  ilangcrcms  emergency,  and 
fainter  afterwards  the  sharp  shrill  rr|M)rts  of  the  rifles, 
k'nrini;  uvieleiiee  the  savages  were  already  in  close  colli- 
«ion  with  the  garrison.  Variinis  wore  tho  conjectures 
that  |iiis.sed  rapidly  through  the  mind  of  the  young  olR- 
I  eer,  during  a  firing  tliat  had  called  almost  every  Indian 
in  llie  ene!iiii|>inent  nway  to  the  scene  of  action,  save  the 
two  or  tlirei!  young  Ottnwiia  who  had  bee'U  left  to  guard 
his  own  per.sou,  nnd  who  l.iy  \x\Mn  the  sward  near  him, 
with  head  erect  nnd  ear  sharply  set,  listening  to  the 
flarllin;'  sounds  of  conlliel.  What  tho  motive  of  the 
hiirrieifileparturc  of  the  Indians  was  he  knew  not  ;'bul 
he  h:iil  coiiiectured  thi'  object  of  the  tierre  Wacousia  was 
til  wssis.i  himself  of  the  imil'orm  in  whieh  his  wretchi'd 
I  iptviint  was  elothed,  that  no  mistake  might  occur  in  his 
1  idinlity,  when  its  tni<'  owner  sliould  \x  exhibited  in  it 
within  view  of  the  fort,  mangled  and  disfigured,  ii 
I  the  nianniT  lliat  fierce  anil  iiiy.-itirious  man  had  already 
I tlinalineil.  It  was  execcdiogly  probable  the  Isxly  of 
iDnnellan  had  been  mistaken  fiir  his  own,  nnd  that  in  tlii 
I  anxiety  of  his  filher  to  prevent  the  Imlians  Irom  carry 
liiii;  it  olV,  till'  eamnm  had  bei'ii  directed  to  o|K'n  upon 
lllirin.  Kill  if  this  were  Ilie-  ease,  linw  were  the  reports 
Inrtlie  rilhs,  and  the  fierce  yelliugs  that  continued,  save 
lal  inliTvals,  to  ring  thrmiirbcmt  the  forest  to  Im'  neemmteel 
Ifijr'  The  bullits  of  the  Indians  evideiilly  coubl  not 
Ireirh  the  tin  I,  and  they  wen'  loo  wilv,  and  attaelied  lo( 
Inineh  value  to  their  amiuiiiiitioii,  to  ri..ik  a  shot  that  was 
Iwas  noteerl  lisi  of  carrying  a  wmmd  with  it.  Kor  a  mo- 
liniiil  the  I'ael  itself  llaslieil  across  his  ininil,  and  he  at- 
Itnliiiteil  till'  llie  of  SMI, ill  arms  to  the  altae!;  and  deli'iiei 
Ifif  I;  party  thai  had  Immmi  sent  out  for  the  purpose  ol  seeiir 
jiii;  llie  h.iily,  «M|i|«i'n'd  Im  belii.HowiiJ  yet,  if  so,  again 
llimv  wiis  he  to  Meei>uiit  fiir  his  not  lieaiiiig  the  re|Mivt 

sinele  nnisket  ?     His  ear  was  tiKi  well  practised  lint  to 

|iiimv  the  wliiir|i  eraek   of  the  rifle  from   tin'  heavy   ilii 

fliirlian'i'  of  llii^  inuNkit,  mill  as  yet  the  liieiner  only  li.iil 

nen  ilistiierni- liiible,  amid  lln'  iiilei  vols  that  eii«iieil  Ih'- 

|»rin  eieli  siilli  II  IsMniiiiig   of  lliii  eiiimuii.     While  tlii> 

|ni|ircwioii  eoiiliniied  mi  llie  iiiiiiil  of  llie  uiniiius  ollieer, 

niiljlil,  with  the  avidily    of  des|ieration,  nl    lb"   faint 

jiml  iinproliiible  idea  Ihal    his  eumpiiiiioiis  inii.;lil  !><>  able 

i|i(nilrate  to  bis  pliiee  orioiKe.ilmenI,  and  proeiire  his 

lihiritiimi  hut  wIm'II  he  Oiiiiid  the  firing,  inslenl  nl'draw- 

jni;  iirariT,  whs  eiiiniied  to  the  same  H|Hil,niiil  even  more 

ieraly  kept  u|i   bv    tin'   Imlians  towards  the  cbisr,  he 

Itia  itave  wny  to  Ills  ile<pair,  and  resit'iiing    himself  In 

yi<  fall',  no  longer  soiighl  eoiiifiirl  in  vniii  s|X'i'uIiilitiii  n» 

M:«  iii;liii:s — Iti 


to  its.  eiiiise.  His  ear  now  caught  the  report  of  the  last 
shell  as  it  exploded,  and  then  all  was  still  and  hushed,  as 
if  what  ho  hud  so  recently  heard  was  but  a  dream. 

The  first  intimation  given  him  of  the  return  of  the 
savages  was  the  death  howl,  set  up  by  the  women  within 
tlie  encampment.  Captain  do  Haldimar  turned  his  eyes, 
instinct  with  terror,  towards  the  scene,  nnd  beheld  the 
warriors  slowly  issuing  from  the  ojiposite  side  of  the 
forest  info  tlie  plain,  and  bearing  in  silence  the  dead  nnd 
stiffened  forms  of  those  who  ha<'  l)ceii  cut  ilown  by  the 
destructive  firo  from  the  fort.  Their  mien  was  sullen 
and  revengeful,  nnd  more  than  one  dark  and  gh^aiiiing 
eye  did  he  encounter  turned  upon  him,  w  i'li  an  expres- 
sion that  seemed  to  say  a  separate  torture  should  nvcnge 
the  death  of  each  of  their  tlillen  comrades. 

The  early  part  of  the  morning  wore  away  in  prepara- 
tion for  tho  interment  of  the  slain.  'I'hese  were  placed 
in  rows  under  the  council  shed,  where  tlicy  were  attend- 
cd  by  their  female  relatives,  who  composed  the  features 
and  confined  the  limbs,  while  the  gloomy  warriors  dug, 
within  the  limit  of  the  encanipmenl,  rude  graves,  of  u 
depth  just  sufTieienl  to  receive  the  body.  When  these 
wcio  completed,  the  dead  were  dejiosited,  with  the  usual 
sujR'rstitious  ceremonies  of  these  people,  in  their  Kivcral 
receptacles,  after  wliich  a  mound  of  earth  was  thrown  up 
over  each,  and  the  whole  covered  with  round  logs,  so  dis- 
po.scd  ns  to  form  a  tonih  of  Hemicireiilar  shape:  at  the 
iie-ad  of  each  grave  was  finally  planted  a  pole,  bearing 
vacuus  devices  ill  )iaint,  intended  to  illustrate  the  war- 
like aehicveiiients  of  the  defunel  parties. 

Captain  de  Haldimar  had  followed  the  courso  of  those 
proceedings  with  a  beating  heart;  for  too  |)laiiily  linil  he 
read  in  the  dark  and  threatening  maimer  both  of  men 
and  woHien,  that  the  retribution  about  to  be  wreaked  upon 
irnself  would  be  terrible  indeed.  Rlueh  r.s  he  chmg  to 
li.'e,  and  bitterly  Jis  he  iiiouriied  his  early  cutting  otVfrom 
he  alfeetions  hitherto  identified  with  bis  existence',  his 
wretchedness  would  have  been  lews,  hud  he  not  been 
overwhelmed  by  the  conviction  that,  with  him,  must 
|H!rish  every  chance  of  the  sali  ty  of  those,  the  bare  reeol- 
Icclion  of  whom  inaile  the  bitterness  of  death  evcm  more 
bitter.  Harrowing  as  were  these  reflections,  he  felt  that 
immediate  destruction,  since  it  coidd  not  ho  avoided, 
would  bo  rather  a  blessing  than  otherwise.  Hut  such, 
evidently,  was  not  the'  purposi^  of  his  rdcnlless  enemy. 
Kvery  sjiecii's  oftoriiieiit  which  his  cruel  invention  eoiild 
supply  would,  he  felt  convinced,  be  exercised  upon  bis 
frame  :  and  with  this  impression  on  his  mind,  it  would 
have  reipiired  sterner  iievej  than  his,  not  to  have  shrunk 
from  the  very  anticipation  of  so  dre'adful  an  orde.il. 

It  was  now  noon,  and  yet  no  visible  pieparatiiiii  wns 
ntakiug  for  the  coiHUmmation  of  the  sacriliee.  This, 
Captain  de  Haldimar  imputed  to  the  absence  of  the  fierce 
Wiicoustn,  whom  he  had  not  seen  since  the  return  of  the 
wan iors  from  tlie  skiniiiih.  The  incniieiitary  disappeiir- 
nii.-e  of  tliis  extraordinary  niul  ferocious  11..111  was,  li"  - 
ever,  fraught  with  no  consolation  to  his  imliirtuniili'  pri- 
sutler,  who  felt  he  was  niily  engaged  in  taking  siieli 
measures  ns  would  remler  not  only  his  destruction  mure 
certain,  but  his  preliiiiiiiaiy  viiU'erings  more  emiipliealed 
and  preilraeleil.  \\'lii{i'  he  wns  thus  indulging  in  liiillhsH 
specul.itioii  as  111  llie  miilive  liir  his  ahseiiee,  he  liiiieied 
he  heard  the  ri:port  of  a  rilk',  suei'eeded  iiiiiiiediiitely 
arterwards  bv  Hie  war-whoop,  at  u  eonsiileiiible  disliiiice, 
and  ill  the  direetioii  of  the  river.  In  this  iiiipri'iisiioi  he 
was  confirmed,  by  the  sudden  npstirtiiig  to  their  !i(t  of 
Hie  young  liiiliiiis  lo  who  '  eu«loily  lie  h'lil  been  eimi- 
milleil,  who  now  nilv.iiieed  lo  the  outer  edge  of  the 
Ixlt  of  lin'i'sl,  with  till'  a|ip.ii'i'lil  object  of  oblniiiinir  m 
iiiore  inieoiifiued  view  iif  the  open  ground  lliat  lay  In-, 
yoiid.  The  rapid  gliding  of  spedr.il  liirins  from  the  in- 
lerinr  of  the  eneampiiieiit  in  the  siiiiie  ilireelinii,  deniildl, 
nioieiiver,  Ihal  Hie  liiiliius  geiienilly  had  lieaid,  and  were 
iillriH  led  by  Ibe  same  sivmil. 

I'li.'jeiitly  allerwards,  repented  "  waiighs  1"  and  "  Wa- 
eiiimla  I — W.ieiiiislii  1"  from  lho»e  who  hnil  reached  the 
exireiiio  shirt  of  the  fiiresl,  fell  on  Hie  dismayed  ear  nl 
the  young  olVieer.  It  was  cvideiil,  iVoiii  the  |H'eiili.ir 
loiies  ill  whieh  these  words  were  prniininieed,  that  thiy 
IkIicIiI  that  warrior  npproaebiiig  tlieiu  with  sniiii'  com. 
iimiiieiiliMii  of  lnlere<<l ;  and,  sieK  nl  benrt,  and  lilted  with 
irreiiressibh'  disiiiny.  Captain  de  Hnlilimar  fi  It  his  pulse 
In  llirnb  more  violi  iilty  an  each  moiui'ut  brouiiht  his  ene. 
my  nearer  lo  him. 


A  starHing  interest  was  now  created  atmnig  the  In- 
ans;  for,  as  the  savage  warrior  neared  the  tiirest,  hiti 
lips  pealed  forth  Unit  peculiar  cry  which  is  me'aiit  to  an. 
nouiico  some  intelligcncu  of  alarm.  Scarcely  had  its 
echoes  died  away  in  the  forest,  when  the  whole  of  the 
warriors  rushed  from  the  encampment  towards  ihe  clear- 
ing. Directed  by  the  sound.  Captain  de  Haldimar  bent 
his  eyes  upon  Hie  Hiiii  skirt  of  wood  that  lay  immediately 
before  him,  and  at  intervals  could  sec  the  towering  form 
of  that  vast  warrior  bounding,  w  itii  incrCilible  speed,  up 
the  sloping  ground  that  bd  Irom  tlio  town  towards  Iho 
forest.  A  ravine  lay  before  him  but  Ibis  he  cleared, 
with  a  prodigious  effort,  at  u  single  leap;  and  then,  con- 
tinuing his  way  uji  the  slope,  amid  the  low  guttural  aecln- 
Illations  of  the  warriors  at  his  extraordinary  dexterity 
and  strength,  finally  gained  the  side  of  Ponteac,  then 
leaning  carelessly  against  a  tree  at  a  sliort  distance  from 
the  prisoner. 

A  low  nnd  animated  conversation  now  ensued  betwceii 
these  two  important  iK'rKonages,  w  hicli  at  nionifnts  as- 
sumed the  character  of  violent  discussion.  From  what 
C'aptain  de  Haldimar  could  collect,  th«  Ottawa  chief  was 
severely  reproving  his  friend  fiir  Hie  inconsiderate  urdour 
which  had  led  him  Hiat  morning  into  collision  w  itii  those 
whom  it  was  their  object  to  lull  into  security  by  a  care^_ 
fill  avoidance  of  hostility,  and  urging  tho  possibility  of 
tin  ir  plan  being  defeated  in  consequence.  He  moreover 
obslinalcly  refused  the  pressing  request  of  Wacousta,  in 
regard  lo  some  present  enterprise  which  the  latter  bad 
just  sugecsled,  Ihe  precise  nature  of  which,  howevrr. 
Captain  de  Haldimar  couhl  not  learn.  jMeanwhile,  the 
rapid  Hilling  of  numerous  forms  to  and  from  the  encamp, 
inent,  nrrnyeil  in  all  the  fierce  pnnoply  of  savage  warfare, 
while  low  exclamations  of  excitement  occasionally  eoiight 
his  e;nr,  led  the  oflicer  to  infer,  strango  and  unusual  nH 
such  nil  occurrence  was,  that  either  the  detaehnicnt  al- 
ready engaged,  or  a  second,  wns  advancing  on  their  posi- 
lion."  .Still,  this  ofl'ered  little  clinnce  of  security  for  liim- 
self;  fiir  more  than  once,  during  his  long  eonfercneo 
with  I'onleac,  had  iho  fierce  Wacousta  bent  his  eyo  in 
ferocious  triumph  on  his  victim,  as  if  ho  would  have 
said, — "Come  what  will — whatever  he  the  result — you, 
nt  lee.st,  shall  not  escape  me."  Indeed,  so  confident  did 
the  latter  feel  that  Ihe  in-stant  of  attack  would  be  the  sig- 
nal of  his  own  death,  that  iiller  the  first  iiinmentary  and 
iiistiiietive  cheering  of  his  spirit,  he  rather  regretted  the 
circmustanee  of  their  approach ;  or,  if  he  rejoiced  nt 
all,  it  was  only  because  it  ntforded  him  the  prospect  ol' 
immeilinle  death,  instead  of  iH'iiig  exposed  to  all  the  lior- 
ror  of  a  lingering  and  iigonisiiig  suffering  from  tlic  tor- 
ture. 

While  the  chiefs  were  }-rt  cnrncstly  converping,  (ho 
ilariii  cry,  previously  ullered  by  Wacousin,  was  repealed, 
altlinii^'li  in  a  low  and  sulKliied  lone,  by  several  of  tho 
Imlians  who  stood  on  the  brow  of  Ibe  rmineiiee.  Pon- 
leae  started  suddenly  to  tho  snuic  point ;  but  Waconshi 
eoiilimied  lor  a  iiiomcnt  or  two  rooted  to  the  spot  on 
wliieli  he  stood,  with  the  nlr  of  one  in  donbt  as  to  whnt 
eoiirsi'  be  sheulil  pursue.  He  IIkii  abruptly  raised  lii.s 
head,  lix(  d  his  dark  nnd  menacing  eye  on  his  captive, 
and  was  already  in  the  act  of  upprouehlng  him,  when 
the  (  ariiesl  and  repented  diMiands  fiir  his  presenee,  by 
the  Ottawa  chief,  drew  him  once  more  to  the  outskirt  o( 
Ihe  wnnd. 

Again  Ca|ilaiM  do  Haldimar  breuthcd  freely.  Tho 
pre'tiiee  of  that  fierce  iiniii  had  Imtu  a  cloir  upon  Ihe  vi- 
tal fiiiii  linns  of  his  heart;  nnd,  tn  Ih-  reliered  Irom  it, 
even  at  a  moiiienl  lil.e  the  present,  nlieii  fiir  more  im- 
|Mirtiiiit  iiileresis  niiifbt  he  sn|<|Hi«t<l  to  occupy  hts  ininily 
was  11  ^rnlificnlinii,  of  which  not  eron  the  eniiseiuusness 
111'  iiopeihliiig  death  cniild  whnlly  deprive  him,  i'rinii 
llie  ennliiiiieii  pressiiiif  of  Hie  liidinn.i  towards  one  par- 
lii  iiliir  point  ill  the  ehnriiig,  he  now  cniijeetnred,  that, 
lliiiii  that  imiiil,  Ihe  advame  of  the  Insips  was  visible. 
.Anxious  to  nbtniii  I'veii  a  liinmentnry  view  of  Ihoxp  whoiii 
he  ih'emiil  bimsell'  filed  never  fliore  lo  iiiiiigli'  with  in 
this  lifi',  he  raised  hiiiisdf  upon  his  fi'el,  mid  slreleheii 
Ills  iieek  mid  bent  his  eager  ginnee  in  the  dirpelion  by 
whieh  Wiieoiista  bad  iipprnnehed  ;  but,  so  eloselv  were 
the  dark  warrinrs  grouped  ninoiig  the  trees,  he  rtnind  it 
iiii|Ni.sHible,  Onee  or  twiic,  Imwever,  he  Ihonghl  he  1  enlil 
di^liiiUiiish  Ibe  )'h  nmiiig  of  Hie  I'^nglish  bnyonets  111  Ihe 
bright  Himshine,  n  lliey  sm'imd  lo  fib'  otV  in  a  imrnllel 
liiiu    with   the    ravine.      Oh,    liov    bin   grneroiis   Imnrl 


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WACOrSTA,  OK  THE  PROI'IIECY. 


tlirobljcd  at  tlint  moment ;  nnd  how  ardently  did  lio  wish 
that  he  could  have  stood  in  the  position  of  tlic  mcnncst 
Hohlicr  in  those  gallant  ranks!  Perhnps  his  own  bravo 
and  devoted  grenadiers  were  of  the  nmnber,  liiirniiig  with 
enthusiasm  to  Iw  led  against  the  captors  or  destroyers  of 
{heir  otficcr  j  and  this  thought  added  to  his  wretchedness 
still  more. 

While  the  unfortunate  prisoner,  thus  strongly  excited, 
bent  his  whole  soul  on  the  scene  before  him,  he  fancied 
he  heard  the  approach  of  a  cautious  footstep.  lie  turned 
his  head  as  well  as  his  confined  |>osition  would  admit, 
nnd  behold,  close  behind  him,  a  dark  Indian,  whose  eyes 
alone  were  visible  above  the  blanket  in  which  his  jK-rson 
was  completely  onvoloped.  His  right  arm  was  uplifted, 
and  the  blado  of  a  scalping  knife  glittered  in  his  hand. 
A  cold  shudder  ran  through  the  veins  of  the  young  olfi- 
ccr,  and  he  closed  his  eyes,  that  he  might  not  sec  the 
blow  which  ho  felt  was  about  to  be  directed  at  his  heart. 
The  Indian  glanced  hurriedly  yet  cautiously  around,  to 
see  if  ho  was  observed  ;  and  then,  witli  the  rapidity  of 
thought,  (fivided,  first  the  thongs  that  secured  the  legs, 
and  tlien  those  which  confined  the  arms  of  the  defence- 
less  captive.  When  Captain  de  Ualdiniar,  full  of  aston. 
ishmcnt  at  finding  himself  once  more  at  lilicrty,  again 
unclosed  his  eyes,  they  fell  on  the  not  unhandsome  fca- 
tures  of  the  young  chief,  the  brother  of  Oucanasta. 

"  The  Saganaw  is  tlie  prisoner  of  Wacousta,"  said  the 
Indian  hastily;  "and  Wacousta  is  the  enemy  of  the 
young  Ottawa  chief.  The  warriors  of  the  pale  faces  are 
there"  (and  he  pointed  directly  before  him).  "  If  the 
Saganaw  has  n  bold  heart  and  a  swift  foot  he  may  save 
his  lit'e  :"  and,  with  this  intimation,  ho  hurried  nwny  in 
the  same  cautious  manner,  and  was  in  the  next  instant 
seen  making  a  circuit  to  arrive  at  the  |ioint  at  which  tlie 
principal  strength  of  tlie  Indians  was  collected. 

The  position  of  Captain  do  Ilaldimar  had  now  attained 
its  acme  of  interest ;  for  on  his  own  exertions  alone  de. 
ponded  every  thing  that  remained  to  Ik;  nccomplishe<l. 
With  wonderful  presence  of  mind  he  surveyed  all  the 
difficulties  of  his  course,  while  ho  availed  himself  at  the 
same  moment  of  whatever  advantages  were  within  his 
grasp.  On  the  approach  of  Wacousta,  the  young  In- 
dians,  to  whose  custody  he  had  been  committed,  had  re- 
turned  to  their  post ;  but  no  sooner  had  that  warrior, 
obeying  the  call  of  Pontcne,  again  departed,  than  they 
once  more  flew  to  the  extreme  skirt  of  tlie  forest,  atter 
first  satisfying  themselves  the  ligatures  whieh  contincd 
their  prisoner  were  secure.  Either  with  a  view  of  avoid- 
ing unnecessary  encumbrance  in  their  course,  or  llirongh 
hurry  and  inadvertence,  they  had  left  their  blnnUel.i  near 
the  foot  of  the  free.  The  first  thought  of  tlie  olliier 
was  to  seize  one  of  these;  for,  in  oriier  to  gain  llie  |H)iiil 
wlienci'  his  final  ctTort  to  join  the  detachment  must  be 
made,  it  was  necessary  he  should  pass  through  the  body 
of  scattered  Indians  who  stood  immediately  in  his  way  j 
and  the  disjuiise  of  the  blanket  could  alone  afibrd  liim  a 
reasonable  chance  of  moving  unnoticed  among  llieni. 
Secretly  congratulating  himself  on  the  insnlling  mockery 
tliat  had  inducted  his  upper  form  in  the  disguising  war- 
paint of  his  enemies,  he  now  drew  the  protecting  hinnket 
close  up  to  his  eyes;  and  then,  with  every  nerve  briieed 
up,  every  faculty  of  mind  and  body  called  into  action, 
connneiiccd  his  dangerous  enterprise. 

He  had  not,  however,  t.iken  more  than  two  nr  three 
sU'ps  in  advance,  when,  to  his  great  disenmfiture  and 
alarm,  ho  Iwlield  the  formidable  Wacousta  npproiiehing 
from  a  distiuiee,  evidently  in  search  of  his  prisoner.  With 
the  quickness  of  thought  he  determined  on  his  eourse. 
To  appear  to  avoiil  him  wotdd  bo  to  excite  the  suspicion 
of  tlio  fierce  warrior;  and,  desperate  as  the  alterniitive 
was,  ho  resolved  to  move  undeviatingly  forward.  At 
each  slop  that  drew  him  nearer  to  his  enemy,  the  l)ealing 
of  his  heart  liecame  more  violent ;  and  had  it  not  been 
fur  tlip  thick  coat  of  paint  in  whieh  he  was  invested,  the 
involuntary  contraction  of  the  muscles  of  his  face  nuist 
inevitably  havo  betrayed  him.  Nay,  even  as  it  was,  had 
tlie  keen  eye  of  the  warrior  fallen  on  him,  such  was  the 
ngitition  of  the  officer,  he  felt  he  must  have  Iieen  disco, 
vcred.  Happily,  iiowever,  Wacousta,  who  evidently  took 
him  for  some  iuferior  warrior  hantening  to  the  |iolnt 
whprfl  his  fellows  were  nlroa<ly  ossendded,  passed  wilh- 
init  deigning  to  look  at  him,  nnd  so  close,  their  forms 
almoiit  touched.  Captain  do  HaUlimar  now  quickened 
his  imca.  It  was  evident  there  was  no  time  to  l)o  lost; 
fiir  Wacousta,  on  finiling  him  gone,  wmld  at  once  give 
the  alarm,  when  a  hundred  warriors  would  be  ready  on 
the  instant  to  intercept  his  flight.  Taking  the  preeaii. 
tinn  to  disguise  his  walk  by  turning  in  his  toes  after  the 
Indian  manner,  he  ri'aelied,  with  a  iH'iiting  lienrt,  the  first 
of  the  numerous  warriors  who  were  eolleeted  within  the 
belt  of  furt'Bt)  anxiously   watching  the  movements  of 


the  detachment  in  tiio  plain  below.  To  his  infinite  joy 
he  found  that  each  was  too  nmch  intent  on  what  wa.s 
passing  in  the  distance,  to  heed  any  thing  going  on  near 
themselves;  and  when  he  at  length  gained  tlic  extreme 
opening,  and  stood  in  a  line  with  those  who  were  the 
farthest  advanced,  without  having  excited  a  single  suspi- 
cion in  his  course,  he  could  scarcely  believe  the  evidence 
of  his  senses. 

Still  the  most  diflienlt  part  of  the  enterprise  remained 
to  be  completed.  Hitherto  he  had  moved  uildcr  the 
friendly  cover  of  the  underwood,  the  advantage  of  which 
had  b«en  to  conceal  that  part  of  his  regimental  trousers 
which  the  blanket  left  exposed;  and  if  he  moved  forward 
into  the  clearing,  the  quick  glnncc  of  an  Indian  would 
not  be  slow  in  detecting  the  difference  between  these  and 
and  his  own  ruder  leggings.  There  was  no  alternative 
now  hut  to  commence  his  flight  from  the  spot  on  which 
he  stood ;  and  for  this  he  prepared  himself.  At  one  ra- 
pid and  comprehensive  view  he  embraced  the  immediate 
localities  before  him.  On  the  other  side  of  the  ravine  he 
could  now  distinctly  see  the  English  troops,  either  plan- 
ning, as  he  conceived,  their  own  attack,  or  waiting  in 
the  liope  of  drawing  the  Indians  from  their  cover.  It 
was  evident  that  to  reach  them  the  ravine  must  lie  crossed, 
unless  the  more  circuitous  route  by  the  bridge,  which 
was  hid  from  his  view  by  an  intervening  hillock,  should 
be  preferred  ;  but  as  the  former  had  been  cleared  by  Wa- 
cousta in  his  ascent,  nnd  was  the  nearest  point  by  which 
tlie  detachment  could  Ik)  approached,  to  Uiis  did  bo  now 
direct  his  undivided  attention. 

While  ho  yet  paust^d  witli  indecision,  at  one  moment 
fancying  the  time  for  starting  was  not  yet  arrived,  and 
at  the  next  that  he  had  siifTercd  it  to  pass  away,  the  pow- 
erfiil  and  threatening  voice  of  Wacousta  was  heard  pro- 
claiming the  escajie  of  his  captive.  Low  but  expressive 
exclamations  from  the  warriors  marked  their  sense  of  the 
mportnnce  of  the  intelligence;  and  many  of  them  hastily 
dispersed  themselves  in  pursuit.  This  was  the  critical 
moment  for  action  :  for,  as  the  anxious  ofiicer  had  rather 
wished  than  expected,  those  Indians  who  had  been  im- 
mediately in  front,  and  whose  proximity  ho  most  dreaded, 
were  among  the  ntimber  of  those  who  dashed  into  the 
heart  of  the  forest.  Captain  de  HaUlimar  now  stood 
alone,  and  fiill  twenty  paces  in  front  of  the  nearest  of  the 
snvnges.  For  a  moment  he  played  with  his  mocassined 
foot,  to  satisfy  himself  of  the  ijower  and  flexibility  of  its 
inuseles,  and  then  committing  himself  to  his  Cod,  dashed 
the  blanket  suddenly  from  his  shoulders,  anil,  with  eye 
nnd  lie:irt  fixed  on  the  distant  soldiery,  darted  down  the 
declivity  with  a  speed  of  whieh  he  had  never  yet  iK-lieved 
himself  capable.  Scareel}',  however,  had  his  fleeing  fi)r)n 
nppeari'd  in  the  opening,  when  a  tremendous  nnd  ileiifen- 
ing  yell  rent  the  air,  tind  a  dozen  wild  and  nnked  war- 
riors li)llowed  insfnntly  in  pursuit.  Attracted  by  tlint 
yell,  the  terrildc  Waeoustn,  who  hnd  been  seeking  his 
victim  in  a  difl'erent  (|uarfer,  Iwimded  forward  to  the 
front,  \\ith  at>  eye  flashing  fire,  and  a  brow  eoinpressed 
into  the  fiercest  hate;  anil  so  stupendous  were  his  efforts, 
so  extraordinary  was  his  six'cd,  that  had  it  not  been  for 
the  young  Ottawa  chief,  who  was  one  of  the  pursuing 
pnrty,  and  who,  under  the  pvetenee  of  assisting  in  flu 
recapture  of  the  prisoner,  sought  every  op|K)r1unity  of 
throwinir  himself  Ixfore,  nnd  embarrassing  the  move- 
ments nf  his  enemy,  it  is  highly  probable  the  latter  would 
have  succeeded.  Despite  of  these  olistaeles,  however, 
the  fierce  Waeoustn,  who  had  been  the  Inst  to  follow, 
soon  left  the  liiremost  of  his  companions  fiir  liehind  him; 
nnd  but  for  his  sudden  fiill,  while  in  the  very  aet  of  seizing 
the  arm  of  his  prisoner,  his  gigantic  efforts  must  have  hern 
crowned  with  the  fiillest  success.  Hut  the  render  has  al 
ready  seen  how  miraculously  (Captain  de  Hnldimnr,  re- 
dne<><1tothc  Iwit  stage  of  di^bilify,  asmiieli  from  inaniliim 
as  from  the  unnnturnl  ilforts  of  his  flight,  finally  accom- 
plished his  return  to  the  detaelmicnt. 

CHAI'TER  XX. 

At  the  wcBtern  extremity  of  the  lake  Huron,  nnd  al- 
most washed  by  the  wafers  of  that  pigmy  ocenn,  stands 
the  fort  nf  MiehilliinnckiuHC.  Constructed  on  a  sinnller 
scale,  nnd  garrisoned  by  a  less  nuinericnl  fiirce,  the  de- 
fenees  of  tliis  post,  alUiough  less  formidable  thnn  iliose 
of  the  Pelroit,  were  nearly  similar,  at  the  |H'riod  em- 
braced by  our  story,  both  in  matter  and  in  manner.  I  In- 
like  the  latter  fiirtress,  however,  it  boasted  none  of  the 
ndvantnges  ntforded  by  culture;  neither,  ini!eeil,  was 
there  a  single  sjmt  in  the  iiiimedinte  vicinity  that  was 
not  clad  in  the  eternal  forest  of  these  regions.  It  is  true, 
ihnt  art  nnd  Inlmrinus  <  xertiiui  had  so  far  supplieil  the 
defieieiieies  of  niiliire  as  to  isolate  the  fort,  nnd  throw  it 
undef  the  protecting  sweep  of  its  coiiuon;  but,  while 


this  allurded  security,  it  failed  to  produce  any  tiling  like  j 
pleasing  effect  to  the  eye.  The  very  site  on  wliii;li  the 
fortress  now  stood  had  nt  one  period  been  a  portion  nf 
the  wilderness  that  every  where  around  was  only  tcrnii. 
niited  by  the  sands  on  the  lake  shore ;  and,  altliniiT|, 
time  and  tlie  axe  of  the  pioneer  had  in  sonic  degree 
changed  its  features,  still  there  was  no  trace  of  thj; 
blended  natural  scenery  that  so  pleasingly  diversified  Hie 
vicinity  of  the  sister  fort.  Here  and  there,  along  ti^ 
imperfect  clearing,  and  amid  the  dark  and  thickly  »tui|. 
ded  stumps  of  the  fidled  trees,  which  in  themselves  wire 
suflicicnt  to  give  the  most  lugubrious  character  to  thii 
scene,  rose  the  rude  log  cabin  of  the  settler ;  but,  brydm) 
this,  cultivation  appeared  to  have  lost  her  power  in  pro. 
portion  with  the  difliculties  she  had  to  encounter.  Even 
the  two  Indian  villages,  I.'Arbre-Crochc  and  Clbahouijj 
situate  about  a  mile  from  the  fort,  with  whieh  iIk.,. 
formed  nearly  an  equilateral  triangle,  were  hid  from  He 
view  of  the  garrison  by  tlie  dark  dense  forest,  in  He 
heart  of  which  they  were  einb»'dded. 

Lakeward  the  view  was  scarcely  less  monntonniis ;  lui 
it  was  not,  as  in  the  rear,  that  monotony  which  is  mvtr 
oeeasionally  broken  in  upon  by  some  occurronce  of  in. 
tercsf.  If  the  eye  gazed  long  and  anxiously  for  tin 
white  sail  of  the  well  known  armed  vessel,  charged  i| 
stated  intervals  with  letters  and  tidings  of  those  wliom 
time,  and  distance,  and  danger,  fur  from  estran^in;. 
rendered  moro  dear  to  the  incmorv,  and  bound  uiofc 
ilosely  to  the  heart,  it  was  sure  of  being  rcwardid  jt 
Inst ;  ond  then  there  was  no  picture  on  which  it  coulj 
love  to  linger  so  well  as  that  of  the  silver  waves  bcnrinj 
that  valued  vessel  in  safety  to  its  wonted  nnchornfrc  in 
the  offing.  Moreover,  the  light  sw'ift  bark  canoes  of  (lie 
natives  often  danced  joyously  on  its  surface ;  and  while 
the  sight  was  offended  nt  the  savage,  skulking  nmnno 
the  trees  of  the  forest,  like  some  dark  spirit  moving  can. 
tiously  in  its  course  of  secret  destruction,  and  watching 
the  moment  when  he  might  pounce  unnoticed  on  Ills  un. 
prepared  victim,  it  followed,  with  momentary  pleasure 
and  excitement,  the  activity  and  skill  displayed  by  the 
harmless  paddler,  in  the  swift  nnd  mctcor-like  race  thai 
set  the  troubled  surface  of  tlic  Huron  in  a  sheet  nf  his?. 
ing  foam.  Nor  was  this  all.  When  the  eye  lurneil 
wood-ward,  it  fell  heavily,  and  without  interest,  ii|iiin  i 
dim  and  dusky  point,  known  to  enter  u|ion  savage  seems 
anil  unexplored  countries ;  whereas,  whenever  it  repo-ed 
upon  the  lake,  it  was  with  on  eagerness  nnd  energy  thai 
embraced  the  most  vivid  recollections  of  the  piiPl,  ami 
led  file  ininginntion  buoyantly  over  every  well-reiiiemUr- 
(ul  scene  that  hnd  previously  been  frnvcrsed,  nnd  whicli 
must  be  traversed  again  befiire  the  hind  of  the  Euio|H'jn 
could  be  pressed  once  more.  The  forest,  in  a  nnrcl,  I 
formed,  as  it  were,  the  gloomy  and  iiupenetrnlilc  wnllsof  I 
flic  |irison-house,  and  the  bright  lake  that  lay  heforr  il  I 
tlio  only  porlnl  through  which  happiness  and  liberty 
could  Ik!  again  secured. 

The  principal  entrance  into  the  fort,  which  prciirnttii 
four  equal  sides  of  a  square,  was  from  the   forest;  but, 
immediately  op|>osite  to  this,  and  behind  flic  apnrliiirnti  I 
of  the  commanding  officer,  there  was  nnolher  sinnllpiM  I 
that  oiicned   uiKin   the  lake  shore;  but  whiili,  siuccllit  I 
invistiiicnt  of  the  place,  had  been  kept  liolted  nnd  Inrkii),  | 
with  a  precaution  befitting  the  danger  to  which  llio  ^j. 
risen  was  exposed.     Still,  there  were   periods,  even  iim, 
wlun  its  sullen  hinges  were  to  be  heard  moaning  on  llie  I 
inlilniglit  breeze;  fiir  it  served  as   a  medium  of  eomniuf 
nicntion  between  the  besieged  and  others   who  were  si)| 
less  critically  eircuniHfnneid  than  themselves. 

The  very  day  before  the  Indians  commenced  llifii  I 
simultaneous  attack  on  the  several  [wsts  of  tlie  Engli-k,  I 
the  only  armed  vessel  that  hnd  been  constructed  on  llicwl 
upper  lakes,  serving  chiefly  as  a  medium  of  enimnuiiia.f 
tilin  iH'tween  Detroit  and  Mlchillimnekinac,  had  nrrlinl  I 
with  despatches  and  letters  from  the  former  fiirt.  A  mtII.  I 
eoneerted  plan  of  the  savnges  to  seize  her  in  lier  pump  I 
tlirougli  the  narrow  waters  of  the  river  Sinclair  lindnnlyl 
lieen  defeated  by  the  vigilance  of  her  eoinniander;  liiii,! 
I'ver  since  the  breaking  out  of  the  war,  she  had  lieenini.r 
prisoned  within  the  limits  of  the  Huron.  Lalinrimia  m. I 
died  was  the  duly  of  the  devoted  crew.  Sevonil  ntlimplil 
had  lieen  renewed  by  the  Indiana  to  surprise  tlieiii;  liiil,! 
ulthougli  their  little  fleets  stole  cautiously  and  noisrletilTj 
at  the  still  hour  of  midnight,  to  the  spot  wlirre,  atthil 
last  expiring  rays  of  twilight,  they  had  lieheld  liemir-l 
lessly  anchored,  and  anparently  lulled  into  security,  thel 
subject  of  their  seureli  was  never  to  be  met  with.  N«l 
sooner  were  objects  on  the  shore  rendered  iiidislinci  ul 
the  eye,  than  tlie  anchor  was  silently  weiglied,  nnd,  I'Ul 
ing  wlienvir  the  breeze  might  elioosn  to  enrry  her,  ll«l 
liglit  bark  was  ninile  to  traverse  the  lake,  with  iierv  uJl 
SI  t,  until  dawn.    None,  however,  were  aufVered  to  flunT 


WACOUSTA,  OK  THE  mOPIIECY. 


213 


cc  any  til  ill);  like  1 
site  on  wliitli  the 

been  n  portion  of 
id  was  only  Ifrnii. 
irc :  and,  altlioii;h 
I  in  some  do);rra 

no  trace  of  thm 
igly  divcrpificd  the 
J  there,  aloii;r  ilu 
I  and  thickly  >tiu|. 
in  themselves  wire 
IS  churncttr  to  the 
cttler  i  but,  biyoml 
t  her  power  in  |iro. 
)  encounter.  Evm 
ho  and  ChahoHigj| 

with   whitli  ilirv 

were  hid  from  tli'c 
dense  forest,  in  llic 

ss  monotonous ;  lui 
ony  which  is  mvtr 
0  occurrence  of  in. 
anxiously  for  tlis 
vessel,  charged  ii 
iigs  of  those  whom 
ir  from  cstranfinf, 
rv,  and  bound  iiioic 
if  being  rcwardijil  n 
on  which  it  coiiM 
silvor  waves  bcarinf 
it'ontcd  anehorap;  in 
[\  bark  canoes  of  Iho 
surface ;  and  wliilo 
ige,  skulking  nmmg 
rk  spirit  inovinj;  can. 
iction,  and  watching 
unnoticed  on  his  \in. 
momentary  pleasure 
ill  displayed  by  Ilit 
mctcor-like  race  that 
nn  in  a  sheet  of  hik<. 
'hen  the  eye  turned 
thout  interest,  Hiimi  j 
er  \i\wn  savage  soms 
i,  whenever  it  ripo^eil 
■I1CS8  and  energy  l!ij| 
ms  of  the  piifl,  anj 
every  well-reniomliir. 
raversed,  and  whicli 
land  of  the  Kuio|H>n 
ic  forest,  ill  a  won!,  I 
iniprnrtrable  wnllsof  I 
ike  that  lay  bclnrr  it  [ 
lappiness  and  liberty 

Ifort,  which  prcsrnltti 
Irom  the   forest;  bul, 
uliind  the  apnrliuenli 
18  another  siiinll  gale 
hut  whith,  niiuo  llie 
(■pt  liolted  1111(1  Inrkixl, 
IT  to  which  the  l'.i- 
periods,  even  iimv, 
pard  iiiooning  on  llie 
iiiediuni  of  column- 
Ulicrs  who  were  so 
licinselves. 
lis   cominenceil  Ihfii 
l|M)»ts  of  the  Euflish, 
I'onslrueted  on  Ihm 
Lliuni  of  eiMiiiniinia. 
Inekinac,  had  iirri\nl| 
Iforiner  fori.    A  wil 
Ic  her  ill  her  pnmp 
Ji-cr  Sinclair  limlrailn 
j-r  couiniander;  l«ili| 
lar,  she  had  liecn  in. 
liron.    Laliorioun  ii. 
•w.  Sevornl  ntti'nipli| 
[surprise  them;  H\ 
lusly  and  noini-liHlt, 
Vc  spot  where,  at  ihtl 
Imdiieheld  liircm. 
Id  into  security,  Ihi 
I  be  met  with.   N« 
Indered  imlislincl  D 
weighed,  mill,  I'l'^  I 
lisii  til  I'livry  liiT,  ll« 
lake,  with  r\rrv>oil| 
Iro  Buttered  to  Am^ 


liT  ill  the  presumed  security  afforded  by  this  judicious 
tliirht.  Every  man  wa.s  at  his  post ;  and,  while  a  silence 
uroVound  was  preserved  that  the  noise  of  a  filling  pin 
nilfflit  have  been  heard  U|ion  her  decks,  every  thing  was 
■  rcadiiie.19  to  reiwl  an  iittick  of  their  enemies,  should 
the  vessel,  in  her  course,  conic  accidentally  in  collision 
■illi  their  piguiy  fleets.  When  morning  broke,  and  no 
•  „  g(  tlieir  trea'clieroua  foes  was  visible,  the  vessel  wan 
amiin  anchored,  and  tlic  majority  of  the  crew  suficred  to 
retire  to  tlieir  hammocks,  while  the  few  whose  turn  of 
Ji,ty  it  chanced  to  be,  kept  a  vigilant  look-out,  that,  on 
the  liliglitest  appearance  of  alarm,  their  slumliering  coin- 
railcs  might  again  be  aroused  to  energy  and  action. 

Severe  and  harassing  us  had  lieen  the  duty  on  board 
(liis  vessel  tor  many  months, — at  one  moment  exposed  to 
iho  assaults  of  the  savages,  at  another  assailed  by  the 
hurricanes  that  arc  so  prevalent  and  so  dangerous  on  the 
American  lakes, — the  situation  of  the  crew  was  even  less 
enviable  tlian  that  of  the  garrison  itself.  What  chierty 
contributed  to  their  disquietude,  was  the  dreadtiil  con- 
sciousness that,  however  their  present  efforts  might  se- 
cure  a  temporary  safety,  the  period  of  their  fall  was  only 
protracted.  A  lew  months  more  must  bring  with  them 
all  the  severity  of  the  winter  of  those  climes,  and  then, 
blocked  up  in  a  sea  of  ice, — exposed  to  all  the  rigour  of 
cold,— all  the  miseries  of  hunger, — what  cflectiial  re- 
sistance could  they  oppose  to  the  numerous  bands  of  In- 
dians who,  availing  themselves  of  the  defenceless  position 
of  Uieir  enemies,  would  rush  from  every  quarter  to  their 
destruction. 

At  the  outset  of  these  disheartening  circumstances  the 
officer  Imil  summoned  liis  faitliful  crew  together,  and 
iminting  out  the  danger  and  uncertainty  of  their  position, 
staled  that  two  chances  of  escape  still  remained  to  them. 
'I'ln'  first  was  by  an  attempt  to  neeoinplish  tlic  passage 
of  tlio  river  Sinclair  during  some  dark  and  boisterous 
niffht,  when  the  Indians  would  bo  least  likely  to 
gu»|icct  sueh  an  intention  :  it  was  at  this  point  that  the 
efforts  of  their  enemies  were  princiiially  to  1ki  appre- 
hended ;  imt  if,  under  cover  of  storm  ami  darkness,  they 
conM  nccomplisli  this  diflicult  passage,  they  would  easily 
mill  the  Detroit,  and  thence  pass  into  lake  Erie,  at  the 
further  extreinlly  of  which  they  might,  favoured  by 
Providence,  eH'eet  a  landing,  and  (RMietrato  to  the  in- 
habited parts  of  till!  colony  of  New  York.  The  other 
alternative  was, — and  he  IctV  it  to  themselves  to  detennine, 
—to  sink  the  vessel  on  the  approach  of  winter,  and 
throw  themselves  into  the  fort  before  them,  there  to 
await  and  share  the  destiny  of  its  gallant  defenders. 

U'ilh  the  generous  enthusiasm  of  their  profession,  the 

noble  I'elloH's  had  determined  on  the  latter  course.    With 

itlieir  ollicer  they  fully  coineided  in  opinion,  that  their 

ultimate  hopes  of  life  depended  on  the  safe  passage  of  the 

!*iiiilair ;  for  It  was  but  too  obvious,  that  soon  or  hitc, 

unkss  some  very  extraordinary  revolution  should  he  cf 

Ifectcil  In  the  intentions  of  the  Indians,  the  fortress  must 

starved  Into  submission.    Still,  as  it  was  tolerably  w(  II 

in|i|ilicd  with  provisions,  this  gloomy  pros|H'ct  was  re- 

inolc,  and  they  were  willing  to  run  all  chances  with  their 

riiiids  on  shore,  rather  than   desert  them  in  tlieir  ex- 

rcinitv.    Tin!  determination  expressed  by  lliciii,  tliere- 

"oro,  was,  that  when  they  could  no  longer  keep  the  lake 

,11  safety,  they  woulil,  if  the  ofliccr  |K'rmltted  it,  scuttle 

llic  vessel,  and  uttempt  an  entrance  into  tlio  tort,  where 

Ihev  wonhl  share  the  fate  of  the  troops,  whatever  it  might 

liaiicc  to  be. 

No  sooner  was  this  resolution  made  known,  than  tlieir 
oiini;  coinmander  sought  an  opi>orliinlly  of  coinmiml- 
ilinir  with  the  garrison.  This,  however,  was  no  very 
lasy  iiisk ;  tor,  so  closely  was  the  fort  lieinmed  In  by 
le  lavages,  it  was  im|>ossible  to  introduce  a.  mesirnger 
ithin  Its  walls ;  iiml  so  sudden  had  been  tlic  cutting  oH 
if  nil  coinnmnlcation  hotwecii  the  vessel  and  the  shore, 
lalllie  Ihoiighl  had  not  even  occurred  toeither  commander 
rsliiWish  the  most  ordinary  intelligence  by  signal.  In 
liisdlleninia  reeonrsu  was  had  to  an  ingenious  expedient. 
'lie  di'spiilelies  of  the  olUcer  were  enclosed  In  one  of  the 
mi  tin  tnlii's  in  which  were  generally  de|)osited  the 
«|is  anil  charts  of  the  schooner,  and  to  this,  nfVer  liaviiig 
m  ronl'iilly  soldereil,  was  attnclied  nn  inch  rope  of 
leral  hundred  fathoms  In  length:  the  ease  was  then 
liil  into  one  of  the  ship's  guns,  so  placed  as  to  give  it  the 
Ii'valion  of  a  mortar;  thus  pre|>nred,  advantage  wns 
ikrn  of  a  temporary  absence  of  the  Indians  to  bring  the 
wil  williln  half  n  mile  of  the  dliore,  and  when  the  at- 
nliim  of  the  garrison,  liatiu'ully  attrarlcil  by  this  unusual 
meimni,  wiiM  snilielenlly  awakened,  that  opporlmiity 
rbiieiii  for  llie  diselinigr  of  the  gini ;  and  iis  the 
iimlilyiif  piiHilcr  had  Is'en  prnportioiialily  ri'diieed  lor 
liinilril  rHiige,  the  IuImi  was  soon  salely  ile|)ositrd 
itliin  the  raiiipurt.    'I'lio  siunu  means  wcro  uduidcd  in 


rejdyliig:  anil,  one  end  of  the  rope  remaining  attached  to 
the  seliooniT,  all  that  was  necessary  was  to  solder  up  the 
liilie  as  hefiiri!,  and  throw  it  over  the  rnniparts  upon  the 
sands,  whence  It  was  immediately  pulled  over  her  side 
by  the  watchful  mariners. 

As  the  despatch  conveyed  to  the  garrison,  among 
other  subjects  of  interest,  boro  the  uinvelcome  Intelli- 
gence that  the  supplies  of  the  crew  were  nearly  expended, 
an  arrangement  was  ]iroposed  by  which,  nt  stated  in- 
tervals,  a  more  immediate  coinmuiiieatlou  with  the 
former  might  be  ett'ected.  Whenever,  therefore,  the 
wind  permitted,  the  vessel  was  kept  hovering  in  sight 
during  the  day,  beneath  the  eyes  of  the  savages,  and  on 
the  approach  of  evening  an  luishott/'d  gun  was  discharged, 
with  a  view  of  drawing  their  attention  more  inimediately 
to  her  movements  j  every  sail  was  then  set,  and  under  a 
cloud  of  canva.ss  the  course  of  the  scliooner  was  directed 
towards  the  source  of  the  Sinclair,  as  if  an  atti'iniit  to 
accomplish  that  passage  wns  to  lie  made  during  the  night. 
Nosooner,  howcverhad  the  darkness  fiilrly  set  in,  than  the 
vessel  was  put  about,  and,  heating  against  the  wind,  gene- 
rally contrived  to  reach  the  oHliig  at  a  staled  hour,  wlieii  a 
bout,  provided  with  uiutfled  oars,  was  sent  otV  to  the 
shore.  This  ruse  had  several  times  deceived  the  Indians, 
and  It  was  on  these  oc-n-'---  'hat  the  small  gale  to 
which  we  have  alluded  •  ,ik  )'  .  )d,  for  tlio  purposo  of 
conveying  the  necessary  s     ,/iios. 

The  buildings  of  the  fort  eon.<isted  chiefly  of  bloek- 
hoiises,  the  Internal  accnniniodalioiis  of  wliieli  were  fully 
in  keeping  with  their  rude  exterior,  being  liut  liidifrereutly 
provided  with  the  most  ordinary  artleles  of  comfort,  and 
fitted  up  as  the  limited  resniirees  of  that  wild  and  remote 
district  could  supply.  The  best  and  most  agreeably 
situated  of  these,  if  a  choice  coijd  be  made,  was  tliut  of 
the  eonnnaiidlng  officer.  Thlshnilding  rose  considerably 
above  the  others,  and  overhanging  tint  part  of  the  ram- 
part  which  skirted  the  shores  of  the  Huron,  eomiiianded 
a  full  view  of  the  lake,  even  to  its  extremily  of  frowning 
and  lu'lting  forest. 

To  this  block-house  tlii'rc  were  two  staircases ;  the 
principal  leaillng  to  the  front  entr.ancc  from  the  barrack- 
.square,  the  other  opening  In  the  rear,  close  under  the 
ramparl,  and  coinniniileating  by  a  lew  rude  steps  with 
the  small  gale  that  led  upon  the  sands.  In  the  lower 
part  of  this  bulhling,  appropriated  by  the  coninmiidlng 
officer  to  that  exclusive  purpose,  the  ollieiiil  duties  of  liii 
situation  were  usually  perl'orineil ;  and  on  the  ground 
floor  a  large  room,  that  extended  from  tVoiit  to  rear  ol 
the  block-house  on  one  side  of  the  passage,  had  for 
inerly  been  used  as  a  liallofeomieil  with  the  Indian  chiefs. 
The  tliMir  above  this  comprised  liotli  his  own  private 
npartmenls  and  those  set  apart  for  the  general  use  of  the 
family ;  but,  above  all,  and  preferiihli'  tVnin  their  cheerful 
view  over  the  lake,  were  others,  which  had  lu'cii  re- 
served for  the  exclusive  neconmiodutloii  of  .Miss  di 
nahliiuar.  This  upper  llnor  eom.isted  of  two  slecpliif; 
apartiiieiils,  with  a  sitliiig-room,  the  latter  c.\ti  iiiliug 
the  whole  length  of  the  hloiU-honse,  and  ojiening  iniiiie- 
diiitely  upon  the  lake  from  the  only  two  windows  with 
which  that  side  of  the  hnlldlng  was  provided.  The 
principal  staircase  led  inlii  one  of  the  hrd-iooms,  and 
both  of  the  latter  comniiiiiieateil  imniedialely  with  the 
sitting-rooin,  wlileli  again.  In  its  turn,  opened,  at  the 
opposite  extremity,  on  tho  narrow  staircase  that  led  to 
the  rear  of  the  bloek-house. 

The  furniture  of  I  his  apartment,  wliieli  might  be  taken 
as  a  lair  sample  of  the  be.st  the  country  conlil  alfnril,  was 
wild,  yet  simple.  In  the  extreme.  Neiit  rush  mats,  of  an 
oblong  square,  and  fanlnstleally  put  together,  so  as  to 
exhibit  In  the  weaving  of  the  several  coloured  reeds  both 
figures  tliiit  were  known  to  exist  In  the  creation,  and 
those  which  could  have  no  Is'iiig  save  in  the  iinagliiatioii 
of  their  frainers,  served  as  excellent  subslllnies  for  ear- 
pets,  wliih!  rush  l«itloined  eliiiirs,  the  prodnel  of  Indian 
Ingennity  also,  oeenpied  those  Intervals  around  the  room 
that  were  unsupplii  d  by  the  malting.  I'piui  the  wall-, 
were  hung  numerous  spielmens  both  of  the  dri ss  and  of 
the  eqnlpinents  of  the  savages,  and  mingled  with  tlnse 
were  ninny  natural  cnriosllles,  the  gills  of  Indian  elilefs 
to  the  eominaiiilant  nt  various  periods  before  the  war. 

Nothing  eoiild  he  iiiiire  unlike  the  eiiibelllshments  id'a 
modern  Kuro|H'aii  boudoir  than  those  of  this  apnrliiieiil, 
whleli  had.  Ill  siinie  degne,  been  iiiiide  Hie  Kunetuni  of 
its  present  oeiupaiits.  Here  was  to  Ih'  seen  the  sealy 
carcass  of  some  huge  serpent,  exleiidlni;  its  now  harm- 
less li'iiglh  from  the  celling  to  the  floor-— there  nn  iilligntor, 
stulVeil  iiOer  the  mnie  tiisliloii ;  and  In  v.irlous  dlreelions 
the  sUlii-i  of  the  heaxir,  the  marten,  the  otter,  and  an  in- 
linllude  ol'olhrrs  of  llial  genus,  tilled  npspaees  tliiil  were 
lell  imsnpplii'd  by  the  more  ingenious  speelniens  of  Indian 
art.    Head  dresses  tastol'ully  wioiiglit  in  tho  kIiuik  uf  tlie 


crowning  bays  of  the  ancients,  mid  eompoMil  of  the 
gorgeous  leathers  of  the  most  splendid  of  the  forest 
birds — bows  and  quivers,  handsomely  and  even  ehgaiilly 
ornamented  with  that  most  tasteful  of  Indian  I'.eeoiations, 
the  stained  quill  of  Hie  porcupine  ;  war  eliibi  of  massive 
iron  wood,  their  handles  covered  with  stai'ied  horsehnir 
and  feathers,  curiously  mingled  togethe,- — machecotls, 
hunting  coats,  mocassins,  and  hggingi,  all  worked  In 
porcupine  qiilll,  and  fanelfnlly  arranged, — these,  with 
many  others,  had  In-eii  called  into  requisition  to  bi'ileek 
and  relieve  the  otherwise  rude  and  miked  wuils  of  tlio 
apartinenf. 

Nor  did  the  walls  nlono  reflect  hack  the  jiicturc  of 
savage  ingenuity,  for  on  the  %-arious  tables,  the  rudo 
polish  of  which  was  hid  from  view  by  the  simple  covering 
of  green  baize,  which  moreover  constituted  the  ganiltiiro 
of  the  windows,  \TX're  to  bo  seen  other  produetn  of  their 
art.  Here  stood  upon  an  elevated  stand  a  modi  1  of  a 
bark  canoe,  filled  with  its  complemtjit  of  paddleis  earved 
in  wood  and  dressed  hi  full  co.stiiine;  the  latter  executed 
with  such  singular  fidelity  of  tiature,  that  although  tho 
speaking  figures  sprung  not  from  the  experienced  and 
classic  chisel  of  the  senlptor  hut  from  the  rude  scaljilng 
knife  of  the  savage,  the  very  tribo  to  which  they  belongctl 
could  be  discovered  at  a  glance  by  tho  European  who 
was  conversant  svith  the  features  of  each  :  then  there 
were  handsomely  ornamented  vessels  made  of  the  birch 
bark,  and  filled  with  the  delicate  sugars  which  the  natives 
extract  tiiiiu  the  maple  tree  in  early  spring;  these  of  all 
sizes,  even  to  the  most  liny  that  coiJd  well  be  imnglned, 
were  valuable  rather  as  exquisite  speciineus  of  the  neat- 
ness with  which  those  sliiiht  vessels  could  be  put  together, 
sewn  as  they  were  merely  with  strips  of  the  sanie  bark, 
than  from  any  Inlrinsie  value  tliey  possessed.  Covered 
over  with  fiintastie  figures,  done  either  in  paint,  or  in 
quill  work  artfidly  interwoven  into  the  fibres  of  the  bark, 
they  |iresented,  In  their  smooth  and  (lolished  surface, 
strong  evidence  of  the  address  of  the  savages  In  their 
preparation  of  this  most  useful  and  abundant  produce  of 
tho  eoimlry.  Intcrsper.sed  with  these,  too,  were  lui- 
nieroiis  stands  filled  with  ^lul^ed  birds,  some  cf  which 
comliined  in  tlieinselves  every  variety  and  shade  of 
dazzling  plumage  ;  and  mniierous  rude  cases  con- 
taincil  the  rarest  specimens  of  the  ,\merieaii  butlerlly, 
most  of  which  Kvsc  of  sizes  and  tints  that  are  no  where 
ecpiali'd  in  Europe.  One  solitary  table  alone  was  a|)- 
propriated  lo  whatever  wore  a  translantie  character  in 
this  wild  and  iimsemii-likc  apartment.  On  this  lay  a 
Spanish  guitiir,  a  ihw  pieces  of  old  miisie,  a  eolleellon  of 
Knullsli  and  I'Vench  books,  a  couple  of  writing  desks, 
and,  scattered  over  the  whole,  several  artleles  of  nnfiiilshed 
needle-work. 

Such  was  the  npnitiiicnt  in  which  ^Indellnc  and  f'lara 
lie  Haldininr  were  met  at  the  moment  we  have  selecti  d 
for  their  Inlroilnelion  to  our  readers.  It  was  the  niorii- 
ing  of  that  day  on  wl  fell  the  second  cenneil  of  tlie  chiefs, 
the  result  of  which  has  already  been  seen,  was  held  at 
Detroit.  The  sun  had  risen  bright  and  gor'/c misly  alMvo 
the  adjacent  forest,  throwing  his  golden  beains  upon  tho 
eiihii  glassy  waters  of  the  lake;  and  now,  appioaehiiig 
rapliily  towards  the  meridian,  gradually  iliininislied  tim 
lall  b(d(l  shadows  of  the  block-houses  upmi  the  shore. 
At  the  distance  of  about  a  mile  lay  the  armed  vessel  so 
olUn  alluded  to;  her  light  low  hull  dlnily  seen  in  tho 
hazy  nliuosphere  that  daiieed  u|Hm  the  waters,  uiiil  her 
atteniinted  masts  and  slopiii;;  yanls,  with  their  slight 
tiaeery  cordage,  recalling  rather  the  complex  nnd  deli- 
eale  rainlfiealions  of  the  spider's  web,  than  the  ilnslic 
yet  solid  inaehlneiy  to  which  the  lives  of  tlioso  within 
had  so  ofleii  In  en  eommitled  in  sea  and  tempest.  1'|hjh 
the  strand,  and  close  opposite  to  the  small  gati^  which 
now  stood  aj;ir,  lay  one  of  her  boats,  the  crew  of  whicli 
had  abaniliini'il  her  with  the  ixeeptlon  only  of  a  sing  hi 
individual,  apparently  her  cockswain,  who,  willi  Hie  liller 
under  his  arm,  lay  half  exleiided  In  the  stern  sheets,  his 
naked  cImsI  expiLsed,  and  Ills  tarpaulin  hat  Khielding  his 
eyes  from  the  sim  while  he  indulged  ill  profound  reposi\ 
These  were  the  only  ohjeets  that  told  of  human  lile. 
Every  win  re  lieyonil  the  eye  rested  on  the  faint  oiitliiiu 
of  fiiresl,  that  ap|«'nrcd  like  the  sonemd  traeing  of  a 
jHiieil  at  the  distant  junction  of  the  waters  willi  thu 
horizon. 

T'lie  windows  that  commanded  this  prospect  were  now 
open;  nnd  tlirongli  llial  whieh  was  nearest  lo  the  gale, 
half  rrcllned  Hie  eligant,  slight  form  of  a  female,  who, 
with  nn  open  leller  In  her  hand,  glanced  her  eye  alter- 
niitely,  nnd  wllli  an  expression  of  joyoiisness,  towards  thu 
vessel  that  lay  beyond,  und  the  point  in  wliiili  the  Konreo 
of  the  SImhiir  was  known  to  lie.  It  was  (.'lara  de  llnl- 
diiiiur. 
Tresviitly  thu  vacant  ipnce  ut  the  snmu  window  wm 


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filled  by  aiiutliur  f  )rrii,  but  ot'  loss  girlish  appcarancu — 
onu  that  ciubraccil  all  tlio  full  rich  contour  of  the  Mwli- 
coaii  Venus,  and  a  la/y  languor  in  its  niovonients  that 
harmonised  with  the  speaking  uutlines  of  the  form,  and 
withont  wliich  the  beauty  of  the  wliole  would  have  been 
at  variance  and  imjierfi.ct.  Tlie  general  exjiression, 
moreover,  of  a  countenance  which,  closely  analysed, 
could  nut  be  termed  beautiful,  marked  u  mind  at  once 
ardent  in  its  conceptions,  and  steady  and  resolute  in  its 
silent  accnniplishnients  of  purpose.  Slie  was  of  the  mid- 
dle heigl.i. 

Such  was  the  |)erson  of  Madeline  do  Ilaldimar;  but 
uttractivc,  or  rather  winnin;r,  as  were  her  womanly  attri- 
butes, her  principal  power  lay  in  her  voice, — the  beauty, 
nay,  tlie  voluptuousness  of  which  nothing  could  surpass. 
It  was  impossible  to  listen  to  the  slow,  full,  rich,  deep,  and 
melodious  tones  that  fell  trembling  from  her  Iii)s  upon  the 
car,  and  not  t'eel,  aye  shudder,  under  all  tlieir  fascination 
on  the  soul.  In  such  a.  voice  might  tho  ]\Iadonna  of 
Uaphael  have  been  supjiosed  to  otter  up  her  supplications 
from  the  gloomy  precincts  of  tho  cloister.  No  wonder 
that  Frederick  de  Ilaldimar  loved  her,  and  loved  her 
with  all  tho  intense  devotcdnesa  of  his  own  glowing 
heart.  His  cousin  was  to  him  a  divinity  whom  he 
worshipped  in  the  innermost  recesses  of  his  being ;  and 
his,  in  return,  was  the  only  car  in  which  tho  accents  of 
that  almost  supcrhuin.in  voice  hail  breathed  tlie  thrilling 
c.>ufcs.^ion  of  an  attachment,  which  its  very  tones  an- 
nounced could  be  deep  and  imiicrishablc  as  the  soul  in 
whicli  it  had  taken  root.  OHen  in  the  hours  that  pre- 
ceded the  period  when  they  were  to  have  been  miitcd, 
heart  and  mind  and  thought,  in  one  connnon  destiny, 
woulil  ho  start  from  her  side,  his  br.iin  whirling  with 
very  intoxication,  and  then  obeying  anoUier  wild  im- 
pulse, rush  once  more  into  her  embrace;  and  clasping 
his  beloved  Madeline  to  his  licarl,  entreat  her  again  to 
pour  forth  all  the  melody  of  that  confession  in  his  cn- 
riiptured  car.  Artless  and  unalTected  as  she  was  gene- 
rous and  impassioned,  the  fond  and  noble  girl  never 
hesitated  to  gratify  him  whom  ulonc  she  loved ;  and 
deep  and  fervent  was  tho  joy  of  the  soldier,  when  he 
found  that  each  passionato  entreaty,  far  from  being  met 
with  caprice,  only  drew  from  the  lips  of  his  cousin 
warmer  and  more  ull'ectioaate  expressions  of  her  attach- 
ment. Such  expressions,  coming  from  ai.y  woman, 
must  have  been  rapturous  and  soothing  in  the  extreme  ; 
but,  when  they  llowed  from  a  voice  whoso  very  sound 
was  melody,  they  acted  on  the  heart  of  Captain  de  Hal- 
dimar  with  a  potency  that  was  as  irresistible  as  tho  love 
itself  which  she  ins))ircd. 

Such  was  the  position  of  things  just  before  the  com- 
mencement of  the  Indian  war.  -Madeline  de  Ilahli'iiar 
had  been  lor  sometime  on'Ji  visitto  Detroit,  and  her  mar- 
riage with  her  cousin  was  to  have  taken  place  witinn  a  few 
days.  The  unexpected  arrival  of  intelligence  from  Michilll- 
mackinac  that  her  lather  was  dai»-erously  ill,  however, 
retarded  the  ciremcmy  ;  and,  up  to  the  present  period, 
their  intercourse  had  licen  completely  suspended.  If 
Miideline  de  Il.ddijnar  was  capable  of  strong  attachment 
to  her  lover,  the  p'lwerful  ties  of  nature  were  no  less 
di.Tply  rooted  in  her  heart,  and  commiseration  and 
anxiety  for  her  fatiier  now  engrossed  every  faculty  of 
her  mind.  She  entreated  her  cousin  to  defer  the  solem- 
nisation of  their  nuptials  until  her  parent  should  be  pro- 
nounced out  of  danger,  and,  having  obtained  his  consent 
to  the  del.iy,  instantly  s(!t  olf  fur  Miehillimaekinae,  ue- 
companied  by  her  cousin  Clara,  whom  she  had  prevailed 
on  the  governor  to  part  with  until  her  own  return. 
Hostil'.'t's  were  onnncnced  very  shortly  al\crwurds, 
iijid,  although  Major  de  Ilaldimar  speeilily  recovered 
from  his  illness,  the  fair  cousins  were  eomjielled  to  share 
the  connnon  iuiprisuimient  of  the  garrison. 

Whi'U  Mi.^s  de  Ilaldimar  joined  her  more  youthful 
cou<fn  at  the  window,  through  vvhiidi  the  latter  was 
gazing  tliouglitfully  on  the  scene  before  her,  she  Ibnig 
her  arm  aroimd  her  waist  with  the  protecting  inanjier  of 
a  mnther.  Tlie  mild  blue  eyes  of  i'lara  met  those  that 
wire  taslciKul  in  tendirness  upon  her,  and  a  corre- 
sponding movement  on  lu  r  part  brought  the  more  ma- 
tronly form  of  her  cousin  into  close  and  ulfuctionatc 
contact  with  lur  own. 

"  Oh,  Madeline,  what  a  day  is  this  !"  she  exclaimed; 
"  and  how  ollen  on  my  bended  Knees  have  I  prayed  to 
lionven  that  it  mi.'ht  arrive  1  l)ur  trials  are  ended  at  last, 
and  Inppini'ss  and  joy  are  once  more  before  us.  'I'hcrc  is 
I  ho  boat  that  is  to  conduct  us  to  the  vessel,  which,  in  its  turn, 
is  to  bear  me  to  tho  arms  of  my  ilear  fillier,  and  you  to 
those  of  thi  lover  who  adores  you.  Ilow  ln-;mtil'ul  does 
that  fabric  appi.'ar  to  me  now  1  Never  did  1  feel  half  the 
ple.rsur<!  in  surveying  it  i  do  at  Ibis  moment." 

"Dear,  dear  girll"  rxelaimed  Minn  de  lluldimw,  and 


she  pressed  her  closer  and  in  uilenco  to  her  heart ;  then, 
aller  a  slight  pause,  during  which  the  mantling  glow 
upon  her  brow  told  liow  deeply  slie  desired  the  reunion 
alluded  to  by  her  cousin — "  that,  indeed,  will  be  an  hour 
of  happiness  to  us  both,  Clara  ;  for  irre.voeaI''v  .is  our 
all'ecliojis  have  been  pledged,  it  would  be  ..y  in  the 
extreme  to  deny  that,  1  long  most  ardently  to  be 
restored  to  him  who  i  alteady  my  husband,  lint,  tell 
me,"  she  concluded,  with  an  archness  of  expresfion  that 
caused  the  long-lashed  eyes  of  her  companion  to  sink 
beneath  her  own, "  are  you  quite  sincere  in  your  own  case .' 
I  know  how  deeply  you  love  your  faliier  aiul  your 
brothers,  but  do  these  alone  occupy  your  atlcntion  ?  Is 
there  not  a  certain  friend  of  ("Imrles  whom  you  have 
some  little  curiosity  to  see  aUo?" 

"  How  silly,  Madeline  '."  and  tho  chock  of  the  young 
girl  becamo  sutl'uscd  wdth  a  deeper  glow;  "you  know  I 
have  never  seen  this  friend  of  my  brother,  how  then  can 
I  possibly  feel  more  than  tho  most  ordinary  interest  in 
him  ?  I  am  disposed  to  like  him,  certainly,  lor  the 
mere  reason  that  Charles  docs;  but  this  is  ;U1." 

"  Well,  Clara,  I  will  not  pretend  to  decidg  ;  but  certain 
it  is,  this  is  the  last  letter  you  received  from  Charles, 
and  that  it  contains  tho  strongest  rcconmicndations  of 
his  friend  to  your  notice.  Equally  certain  is  it,  that 
scarcely  a  day  has  passed,  since  wo  have  been  shut  up 
iiere,  that  you  have  not  perused  and  rc-pcruscd  it  half 
a  dozen  times.  Now,  as  I  am  confessedly  one  wlio 
should  know  something  of  these  matters,  I  must  bo  suf- 
fered to  pronounce  these  arc  strong  symptoms,  to  say  the 
very  least.  .Ml  I  Clara,  that  blush  declares  you  guihy. 
But,  who  have  wc  here  ?     Middleton  and  Baynlon." 

'i'he  eyes  of  the  cousins  now  I'ell  upon  the  ramp.arts 
immediately  under  the  window.  Two  olKcers,  one  aji- 
[larcnlly  on  duty  for  tho  day,  were  passing  at  the  mo- 
incnt ;  and,  as  they  heard  thir  names  prenounced,  stop|>ed, 
looked  up,  and  saluted  the  young  ladies  with  that  easy 
frecilom  of  maimer,  which,  unmixed  witli  cither  disre- 
spect or  effrontery,  bo  usually  characterises  the  address 
of  military  men. 

"  \Vhat  a  contrast,  by  heaven  1"  exclaimed  ho  wlio 
wore  the  badge  of  duty  susjK'uded  over  his  chest,  throw- 
ing  himself  playfully  hito  a  theatrical  attitude,  expressive 
at  once  of  admiration  and  surprise,  while  his  cyo  glanced 
intelligently  over  the  fair  but  dissimilar  forms  of  the 
cousins.  "  Venus  and  Psycho  in  the  land  of  the  Pot- 
towatamies,  by  all  that  is  inagnificenll  Come,  Middle- 
ton,  quick,  out  with  that  eternal  jicncil  of  yours,  and 
perform  your  promise." 

"  And  what  may  that  promise  be  ?"  asked  Clara, 
laughingly,  and  without  adverting  to  the  hyperbolical 
complimciit  of  Uie  dark-eyed  otlieer  who  had  just  spoken. 

"  Vou  shall  hear,"  pursued  the  lively  captain  of  the 
guard.  "  While  making  (he  tour  of  the  ramparts  just 
now,  to  visit  my  sentries,  I  s  nv  Middleton  leaning  most 
sentimentally  against  one  of  the  boxes  in  liont,  his  note 
book  in  one  hand  and  his  pencil  in  the  other.  Curious 
to  discover  the  subject  of  bis  ahilraction,  I  stole  cautiously 
behind  him,  and  saw  that  he  wai  sketching  the  head  of 
a  tall  and  rather  handsome  s  piaw,  who,  in  the  midst  ol'a 
hundixd  others,  was  standing  close  to  the  gateway 
wateliiiig  the  preparations  of  the  Indian  ball  players.  I 
at  once  taxed  him  with  huvhig  lost  his  heart ;  and  rally- 
ing him  on  his  had  taste  in  devoting  his  pencil  to  any 
thing  tint  had  a  red  skin,  never  combed  its  hair,  and 
turned  its  toes  in  while  walking,  pronounced  his  sketch 
to  he  an  absolute  fright.  Well,  w  ill  yon  believe  what  I 
have  to  add  f  The  man  absolutely  Hew  into  a  treriien- 
dons  p,.s:  ion  witli  me,  and  swiire  that  she  was  a  Venus, 
a  Juno,  a  .Alinerva,  a  beauty  of  the  lirst  water  in  short; 
and  finished  by  promisiiig,  that  whin  I  .could  point  out 
any  woman  who  was  superior  to  her  in  personal  attrac- 
tion, he  would  on  the  instant  write  no  less  than  a  dozen 
consecutive  soimels  in  her  jiraisc.  1  now  call  upon  bini 
lo  fullil  liis  promise,  or  maintain  the  superiority  of  his 
Iniilan  beauty. 

liefore  the  laughing  Jliddleton  could  fiiid  time  lo  reply 
1(1  the  liiiht  and  umneanijig  ratlle  of  bis  friend,  the  quieli 
low  ri  II  of  a  drum  was  hiard  from  the  front.  The 
signal  was  uuderatood  by  bothollieers,  and  they  iire|)and 
to  depart. 

"'l'hi^  is  the  hour  apjioinled  for  tho  council,"  said 
Capbiin  liaynlon,  looking  at  hi.)  walch,  "and  I  must  be 
with  my  guard,  to  receive  tho  chiels  with  becoming 
honour.  How  I  pity  you,  .Midilleton,  who  willJiave  the 
inlliclion  id'  r,ne  of  their  great  big  talk?,  ns  Murphy 
would  call  it,  dinned  into  y'.nr  ear  for  the  next  two  boms 
at  li  as!  !  Thank  heaven,  my  toi.r  of  duty  exempts  me 
from  (hat ;  and  by  way  of  killing  an  hour,  1  think  I  shall 
go  and  carry  on  u  llirtation  with  yutir  Indian  iMinerva, 
alias  Venus,  alias  .Imio,  while   you  are  discussing  the 


atfuirs  of  the  nation  with  closed  doors.  I5ut  hurki  tliere 
is  the  assembly  drum  again.  Wc  must  be  olf.  Cum^ 
Jliddleton,  conic.  Adieu !"  waving  his  hand  to  dp' 
cousins, "  wc  shall  meet  at  dinner." 

"  What  an  incessant  talker  Uaynton  is  I"  observal 
Miss  de  Ilaldimar,  as  the  young  men  now  disapiKard 
round  an  angle  of  the  rampart ;  "  but  he  has  reniinilni 
me  of  what  I  had  nearly  forgotten,  and  that  is  to  pin 
orders  for  dinner.  My  father  has  invited  all  the  olliit,^ 
to  dine  with  liiin  to  day,  in  coninicnioration  of  the  pea« 
which  is  being  concluded.  It  will  be  the  first  tiiiit  v.t 
shall  have  all  met  together  since  thecomnicncemonl  oi'i|,ij 
cruel  war,  and  we  must  endeavour,  Clara,  to  do  honour  i< 
the  feast." 

"  I  hope,"  timidly  observed  her  cousin,  shudderiii'  ■ 
she  spoke,  "that  none  of  those  horrid  d.icfs  will  [^ 
present,  Madeline;  for,  withe-'  any  affectation  ofiij, 
whatever,  I  I'cel  that  I  could  ni..  so  far  overcome  uit 
disgust  as  t-  -it  at  the  same  table  with  them.  Tlicro 
was  a  time,  it  is  true,  when  I  thought  nothing  of  tlicsj 
things ;  but,  since  the  war,  I  have  witnessed  and  heati 
so  much  of  their  horrid  deeds,  tliat  I  shall  never  licaUe 
to  endure  the  sight  of  an  Indian  faco  again.  Ah!" she 
concluded,  turning  her  eyes  upon  the  lake,  while  >lit 
clung  more  closely  to  the  embrace  of  her  companion- 
"  would  to  heaven  Madeline,  that  wo  were  both  at  ilij 
nioment  gliding  in  yonder  vessel,  and  hi  sight  of  n. 
fatiicr'M  fort  1" 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

The  eyes  of  Miss  do  Ilaldimar  followed  those  of  Im  i 
cousin,  and  rested  on  the  dark  hull  of  the  schooner,  wiii 
wliich  so  many  recollections  of  the  past  and  antieipatioiu 
of  the  future  were  associated  in  their  minds.  When  iIhv 
had  last  looked  upon  it,  all  ap|icaranco  of  human  life  lisj 
vanished  froni  its  <leeks ;  hut  now  there  was  stron"  iii. 
deiiec  of  unusual  bustlo  and  activity.   Numerous  |)er.<0M  I 
could  be  seen  moving  hastily  to  and  fro,  their  heads  iuii  I 
peering  above  the  bulwarks;  and  presently  they  IkIicUi  I 
small  boat  move  from  the  ship's  side,  a.id  shoot  r.ipiiilv 
ahead,  in  a  direct  line  with  the  well-known  bearings  df  I 
the  Sinclair's  source.     While  they  continued  to  gnzc  on  | 
this  jioint,  following  the  course  of  the  light  vessel,  aij  I 
forming  a  variety  of  eonj^ .  turps  as  to  Oie  cause  ofil 
moveincnt,  especially  remarkable  from  tho  circmiifilaiict  I 
of  the  commaiuler  being  at  that  nioment  in  the  I'urt,  I 
whither  ho  had  been  Fummoncd  to  attend  the  council,  I 
another  and  scarcely  perceptible  object  was  dinilv  mn,  I 
at  the  distance  of  about  half  a  mile  in  front  of  the  kail 
Witli  the  aid  of  a  telescope,  which  had  tbrmcd  oncnl"ih(| 
princi|ial  resources  of  the  cousins  during  their  lonj;  inul 
prisomncnt.  Miss  de  Ilaldimar  now  [wrceivcd  a  dark  ;ii<j| 
shapeless  mass  moving  somewhat  heavily  along  the  lali(,f 
and  in  a  line  with  the  schconcr  and  the  boal.    Tliisral 
evidently  upproaeliing;  tor  each  moment  it  loomed  larcet I 
upon  the  hazy  water,  increasing  in  bulk  in  the  same|ir«.l 
portion  that  the  dejiarting  skilF  becamo  less  disthicl:  fliil,| 
it  was  impossible  to  discover,  at  that  distance,  in  «li;i| 
manner  it  was  propelled.     Wind  there  was  none,  mil  vt 
much  as  woulil  have  changed  the  course  of  a  leiilf«| 
dropping  through  space,  and,  except  where  the  dividir, 
oars  of  the  boatmen  had  agitated  llio  waters,  the  wkil 
surlace  of  the  lake  was  like  a  sea  of  pale  and  liquiil  ;-ii 

At  length  tho  two  dark  bodies  met,  and  the  niea  liit!t| 
boat  were  seen  to  lie  u|ion  their  oars,  while  one  in  %l 
stern  seemed  to  be  in  the  act  of  attaeliiiig  a  ro|H.'  lo  lljl 
formless  matter.  I'or  a  few  moments  there  was  »  muM 
lion  of  all  movement;  and  then  again  the  aelivo  nil 
sturdy  rowing  of  the  boatmen  was  renewed,  anil  willunl 
e.Mrlion  of  Kfrength  even  more  vigorous  than  lluil  iIhI 
had  previously  exiiihited.  Their  course  was  noudiiidoll 
towards  the  vessel ;  and,  as  it  gradually  iicartd  that  liilintl 
the  ro|ie  by  which  the  strange  lo(dung  object  wassiniriil 
could  he  distinctly  tlioU);li  liiinlly  seen  with  the  li  lr.-(ii((.l 
It  was  impossible  to  say  whether  llie  latter,  \vliaU\a<l 
might  he,  was  urged  by  some  invisible  means,  or  iiiirjl 
lloated  in  thi!  wake  of  the  boat;  for,  ullhougli  llic  « vKril 
Ihrmigb  which  it  passed  ran  rippling  and  foaininjr  li^l 
their  course,  this  ell'eet  might  have  been  producdl  hvin 
boat  which  preceded  it.  As  it  now  ttp|iroaehed  Ihcvi'sHl 
it  presented  the  appearanc(^  of  a  deiiRo  wood  ol'  onl 
greens,  tho  overhanging  branches  of  which  ilescniiWl 
eio.io  to  tho  water's  edge,  and  ballled  every  atlcnipl  il 
llie  cousins  to  discover  its  true  character,  'i'he  lioal  li 
now  arrived  within  a  hmidred  yards  of  the  srlii»it!f| 
when  a  man  was  seen  to  rise  from  its  bows, and, pulli^ 
bolh  his  hands  to  his  mouth,  alUr  the  manner  of  mild 
m  hailing,  to  continue  in  that  position  lor  some  inonicnlll 
appineiilly  converHing  with  Ihoso  who  were  (iiiiii|Hd«h 
t!.e  nearest  gangway.    Then  were  olmerved  rapid  mon 


Dut  Imrk  1  tluK 
ist  be  oil".  C!onif, 
liis  hand  to  i)k, 

oil  is !"  Dbsetvcd 
1  HOW  diSii|iiKarKl 
it  he  has  reminded 
nnd  that  is  to  jiivc 
lilcd  all  the  olKtcrs 
irntion  of  tlie  piaix 
c  tho  first  linio  v.c 
nmciiccmentorthii 
ara,  to  do  honour  lu 

usin,  shudderiiij.  s 
rrid  i.-iclH  will  be 
■  affectation  of  list 
J  far  overooine  my 
with  thcin.  Tlicto 
[ht  nothing  of  tliesi 
vilnesscd  nnd  heard 
[  shall  never  Ik;  alk 
;o  again.  Ah  1"  she 
the  lake,  wliile  she 
of  licr  companion; 
vo  were  both  at  llm 
and  in  sight  of  kj 


I. 

bllowcd  those  of  Im 
of  the  pcliooner,  Willi 
past  and  nntlei|»tioii< 
ir  minds.  AVIku  liny 
neo  of  human  lifokii 
there  was  stronj  ni. 
y.   Numerous  \KHaa 
d  fro,  their  heads  just 
resently  they  Iwlitldi 
ide,  a..d  shoot  rapidly 
;ll.known  bearings  of 
continued  to  gt\K  m 
f  the  light  vesM'l,  ai 
as  to  tlie  cause  ol'i 
I'roin  tho  circumslautt 
moment  in  the  fun 
Ito  attend  the  couneil, 
Ihject  was  dindy  sfcn, 
10  in  front  of  the  kit 
Iliad  ibrined  one  of  Ik 
during  their  loiij;  im. 
r  (wrcpivcd  o  dark  imi 
heavily  along  (lie  lake, 
Id  tlie  boat.    This  to  I 
liiiimt  it  loonu'tl  lirffi 
bulk  in  the  same  f r». 
,1110  lossdistiiicl:fliri, 
i;it  distance,  in  \\li:l| 
litre  was  iimie,  not  ill 
!  course  of  a  featUil 
pt  where  the  dividir.! 
lie  waters,  the  \vkf;l 
pall!  nnd  liquid  I'li 
[et,  and  the  men  inllK 
lirs,  while  one  in  'm 
laeliiiig  a  roiie  In  h\ 
Ills  there  was  »  ccssj 
gain  the  aelivc  audi 
Ireiicwed,  and  willia 
iirous  than  lliul  iIhiI 
jrKO  was  now  JiKcltJI 
Illy  neared  Ihal  lal'titl 
W  objeel  was  sieiirill 
fen  with  the  liliMunl 
.-  latter,  wbaliiaiil 
jble  means,  iir  iiurcil 
[,  allhoiigh  the  vviKtil 
,'  niul  foaiiiini;  I'cul 
xi'n  prodiiei'd  hyll«l 
ppriiaolied  iIh-vc-sII 
lU  iifio  wood  111"  tvfl 
of  which  dcKcoiiiHj 
led  every  iillfni|it 
tu'ter.    The  ho;il  In 
(la  of  tho  scliim^ 
its  bowf,  ami,  liiilln 
III!  manner  of  rai!« 
,11  for  some  iiK'iun 
ower«iiriiiiH«l'< 
ibserveil  rapid  ii«« 


WACOIISTA,  Oil  TIIK  PROPIiriCV. 


:j5 


iciits  oil  the  decks;  and  men  were  seen  lihsteiiing 
"lort,  and  standing  out  ujion  the  foremast  yards.  T'his, 
however,  had  offered  no  interruption  to  the  exertions  of 
the  boatmen,  who  still  kept  i>lying  with  a  vigour  that  set 
veil  the  sail-less  vessel  in  motion,  as  the  foaming  water, 
thrown  from  their  bending  oar-blades,  dashed  angrily 
nirainst  her  prow.  Soon  atlcrwards  both  the  boat  and 
her  prize  dlsapiieared  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  seliooner, 
which,  now  lying  with  her  broadside  immediately  on  a 
Hie  w'ilh  the  shore,  completely  hid  thcin  from  the  further 
view  of  the  cousins. 

u  Look  I Look!"  said  Clara,  clinging  sensitively  and 

with  alarm  to  the  almost  maternal  bosom  against  which 
fho  rejiosed,  while  she  pointed  with  lier  finger  to  another 
(lark  mass  that  was  moving  through  the  lake  in  a  circu- 
hr  sweep  from  the  jroint  of  wood  terminating  tlio  clear- 
in"  on  the  right  of  the  fort. 

'jlisa  de  Haldimar  threw  the  glass  on  the  object  to 
wliicli  her  attention  was  now  directed.  It  was  evidently 
foino  fiirrcd  animal,  and  preiicnted  all  the  appearance 
cither  of  a  large  water-rat  or  a  beaver,  the  latter  of  which 
it  was  pronounced  to  lie  as  a  nearer  approach  rendered 
ita  shape  more  distinct.  Ever  and  anon,  too,  it  disap- 
iirarcd  altogether  under  tho  water ;  and,  when  it  again 
came  in  sight,  it  was  always  several  yards  nearer.  Its 
course,  at  first  circuitous,  at  length  took  a  direct  line 
with  tlic  stern  of  the  boat,  where  the  sailor  who  was  in 
cliarffo  still  lay  extended  at  liis  drowsy  length,  liia  tar- 
paulin hat  shading  his  eyes,artd  his  aims  folded  over  his 
uncovered  and  heaving  chest,  while  lu  continued  to  .sleep 
na  profoundly  as  if  he  had  been  co'nfortably  berthed  in 
his  hammock  in  the  middle  of  the  Atlantic. 

"  What  a  large  bold  animal  it  is,"  remarked  Clara,  in 

the  tone  of  one  who  wishes  to  ho  confirmed  in  an  im- 

ssion  but  indifferently  entertained.    "  Sec  how  close 

it  approaches  the  Iwat !  Had  that  lazy  sailor  but  his  wits 

nlmut  him,  ho  might  easily  knock  it  on  tlie  head  with  his 

|mr.    It  is — it  is  a  iKiavcr,  Madeline ;  I  can  c'istinguish 

jits  head  even  with  the  naked  eye." 

"  Hi'aven  grant  it  may  be  a  beaver,"  answered  Miss  de 

laldiniar,  in  a  voice  so  deep  and  full  of  meaning,  that  it 

nade  her  cousin  startle  and  turn  paler  even  than  before. 

Nay,  ("^lara,  dearest,  command  yourself,  nor  give  way 

111  wli;'t  iiiay,  aiU'r  all,  prove  a  groundless  cause  of  alarm. 

i'ct,  I  know  not  how  it  is,  my  heart  misgives  me  sadly ; 

for  I  like  not  tlic  motions  of  tliis  animal,  which  are 

ranifely  and  unusually  bold.     But  this  is  not  all :  a 

raver  or  a  rat  might  ruffle  tho  mere  surface  of  the 

atcr,  yet  this  leaves  l)chind  it  a  deep  and  gurgling  fur. 

inv,  as  if  tho  clement  had  been  ploughed  to  its  very  bot- 

1.    Observe  how  the  lake  is  agitated  and  discoluured 

licrcver  it  has  |mssed.    Moreover,  I  dislike  this  sudden 

iiisllc  on  board  the  seliooner,  knowing,  us  I  do,  there  n 

lot  an  otlicer  present  to  order  the  movements  now  visibly 

oing  forward.    The  men  are  evidently  getting  up  the 

lior;  and  see  how  her  sails  arc  loosem^d,  apparently 

lutling  the  breeze,  as  if  she  would  fly  to  avoid  some 

lircatcned  danger.     Would  to  heaven  this  couneil  scene 

ere  over ;  for  I  do,  as  much  as  yourself,  dearest  Clara, 

islnist  these  cruel  Indians  !" 

\  sijfnificanl  gesture  from  her  trembling  cousin  again 
r\v  hir  ntt<!ntion  from  the  vessel  to  the  boat.  The  ani- 
jl,  which  now  exhibited  the  dolicato  and  glossy  fur  of 
10  l«'aver,  had  gained  the  stern,  and  remained  stationary 
ithin  a  liiol  of  hor  quarter.  Presently  the  sailor  made 
slufiiiBh  movement,  turning  himself  heavily  on  his 
ill, ami  with  his  face  towanls  his  curious  and  ilariimf 
isilinl.  Ill  the  act  the  tarpr.ulin  hat  had  I'allen  iroiii 
a  eji's,  hilt  still  he  av;oke  not.  Scarcely  had  he  settled 
ini<eir  in  his  new  positimi,  when,  to  the  infinite  horror 
till' excited  cousins,  a  naked  human  hand  was  raised 
iin  iK'iieath  the  surt'ace  of  tho  lake,  and  jilaced  upon 
ic  junwahi  of  the  boat.  Then  rose  slowly,  anil  still 
ivercil  with  its  ingenious  disguise,  first  (he  neck,  then 
islmuhlers,  and  finally  the  form,  even  to  the  iiiidwaist, 
a  dark  and  swarthy  Indian,  who,  stonpiiig  low  iiiid 
iiilioiisly  over  the  sailor,  now  reposed  the  hand  (hat 
liinilted  (he  gunwale  upon  his  lorm,  while  the  other 
J  thrust  searehiugly  into  the  Ik'U  encircling  his  waist 
Miss  lie  llaldiinar  would  lave  called  out,  to  iipprisi 
unhappy  man  of  his  danger;  hut  her  voice!  reflised 
iilVici',  and  lic!r  cousin  was  even  less  capable  ol*  cxer- 
lu  than  herself.  The  deep  throhbings  of  their  hearts 
rei^w  audible  to  each;  fiir  the  dreadful  interest  they 
ik  ia  the  seeiii',  had  excited  their  feelings  to  the  most 
ease  sireteli  of  agony.  At  the  very  luoiuent,  however, 
with  ahiiiMl  sus|.  !iideil  animation,  they  e\|Hitid 
"t'the  kiiili:  of  the  sn\  <go  driven  into  the  eliest  of  the 
ijiiii;;  mill  nn-nspeetint  sailor,  the  latter  siiildciily 
il"l  up,  and,  instinct  with  the  full  sense  of  (he  danger 
wliich  lie  was  iiienaecd,  in  less  (ime  lliiin  we  take  to 


describe  it,  seized  the  tiller  of  his  rudder,  the  only  avail- 
abh!  iiistriinient  svitliiii  his  reach,  and  directing  a  power- 
ful blow  at  the  head  of  his  ainphiljieus  enemy,  hiid  him, 
without  apparent  lili;  or  motion,  across  the  boat. 

"Almighty  (JodI  wiiat  can  this  mean?"  exclaimid 
.Aliss  de  lluldiniar,  as  soon  as  she  could  recover  her  jire- 
sen(!e  of  mind.  "  There  is  sonic  fearful  treachery  in 
agitation ;  and  a  cloud  now  hang.s  over  all,  that  will  soon 
burst  with  irresistible  fury  on  our  devoted  heads,  (.'lara, 
my  love,"  nnd  she  conducted  the  almost  fainting  girl  to 
a  R«at,  "  wait  lure  until  I  return.  The  moiiii iit  is  eriti- 
eal,  and  my  fiithcr  must  Ix;  njiprisod  of  whnt  we  have 
seen.  Unless  the  gates  of  the  fort  be  instantly  closed, 
we  are  lost." 

"Ok,  Madeline,  leave  me  not  alone,"  entreated  the 
sinking  Clara.  "  We  will  go  together.  Perhaps  I  may 
be  of  service  to  you  below." 

"  The  thought  is  good ;  but  have  you  strength  nnd 
courage  to  face  the  dark  chiefs  in  the  comieil-rnoni.  If 
so,  hasten  there,  and  put  my  father  on  his  guard,  while 
I  fly  across  the  parade,  and  warn  ('aptain  Baynton  of 
the  danger." 

With  these  words  she  drew  the  arm  of  her  agitated 
cousin  within  her  own,  and,  rapidly  traversing  the  apart- 
ment, gained  the  bed-room  which  opened  close  upon  the 
head  of  the  principal  staircase.  Already  were  tlu!y  de- 
scending  the  first  steps,  when  a  loud  cry,  that  sent  a 
thrill  of  terror  through  their  blood,  was  heard  from  with- 
out the  fort.  For  a  moment  Miss  de  Ilul^liinar  continued 
irresolute;  nnd  leaning  against  (lie  rude  balustrade  for 
support,  passed  her  hand  rapidly  acrosi  her  brow,  as  if 
to  collect  her  scattered  energies.  The  necessity  for 
prompt  and  immediate  iictiou  was,  however,  evident; 
and  she  alone  was  capable  of  exertion.  Speechless  with 
alarm,  and  trembling  in  every  joint,  the  unliap|>y  Clara 
had  now  lost  all  coimiiand  of  her  limbs ;  and,  clinging 
close  to  the  side  of  her  cousin,  by  her  wild  looks  alone 
betrayed  consciousness  had  not  wholly  deserted  her. 
The  energy  of  desijuir  lent  more  than  woman's  strength 
to  Miss  (le  Haldimar.  She  caught  the  fainting  girl  in 
licr  arms,  retraced  her  way  to  the  ehamher,  and  deposit- 
ing her  burden  on  the  bed,  emphatically  enjoined  her  on 
no  aeciiuiil  to  move  until  her  return.  She  then  quitted 
tho  room,  and  rapidly  descended  the  staircase. 

For  ranie  moments  all  was  still  and  hushed  as  the 
wavelcss  air;  and  then  again  a  louel  chorus  of  shouts  was 
heard  from  the  ramparts  of  the  Ibrt.  The  choked  breath- 
ing of  the  young  girl  became  more  free,  and  tho  blood 
rushed  once  more  from  her  oppressed  heart  to  tho  ex- 
tremities. Never  dht  tones  of  tho  human  voice  fall  more 
gratefully  on  the  ear  of  mariner  cast  on  sonic  desert 
island,  than  did  those  on  that  of  the  highly  excited  Clara. 
It  was  the  loud  laugh  of  the  soldiery,  who,  collected  along 
the  line  of  ram|>art  in  front,  were  watching  the  progress 
of  the  ball-players.  Cheered  by  the  welcome  sounds,  she 
raised  herself  from  the  bed  to  satisfy  her  eye  her  ear  had 
not  deceived  her.  T'lic  windows  of  both  hed-ehanihers 
ooked  immediately  on  the  barrack  square,  and  com- 
maiided  a  full  view  of  the  principal  entrance.  From  that 
at  which  she  now  stood,  the  revived  but  still  anxious  girl 
could  distinctly  sec  all  that  was  passinjf  in  front.  The 
ramparts  were  covered  with  soldiers,  who,  armed  merely 
with  their  bayonets,  stood  grouped  in  careless  attitudes — 
some  with  their  wives  lenniiig  on  their  arms — others  with 
their  ehililreii  upraised,  that  tlii'y  might  the  lietter  observe 
the  enlivening  sports  without — some  lay  iiidohntly  with 
their  legs  overhanging  the  works — odiers,  nssuuiiug  pu- 
gilistie  attitudes,  dealt  their  harmless  blows  ot  each 
other, — and  all  were  blended  together,  men,  women,  and 
ehildriMi,  with  that  heedlessness  of  thought  that  told  how 
little  of  distrust  existed  within  their  breasts.  The  sohliers 
of  the  guard,  too,  exhibited  the  same  air  of  cnliii  and  un- 
siispeetiiig  eontiileiiee;  some  walking  to  and  iVo  within 
the  squnre,  while  the  greater  portion  either  mixed  with 
their  eomiailrs  above,  or,  with  arms  Iblik  ,  legs  eare- 
h'ssly  erossi'il,  and  pipe  in  iiioutii,  leant  lazily  against  the 
gate,  and|gazed  beyond  tho  lowered  drawbridge  on  the 
Indian  games. 

A  mountain  weight  seemed  to  have  been  lemovi  d  from 
the  liri,'nsl  of  Clara  at  this  sight,  as  she  now  dropped  upon 
her  kiiica  before  the  window,  ned  raised  her  haiiels  in 
pious  aekuowledgment  to  heaven. 

"  Ahuiglitytioil,  I  thank  tliee,"slie  fervently  exclaimed, 
her  eye  oiire  iiinie  lighting  up,  and  her  elii  ek  half  suf- 
fiised  with  hhishes  at  her  late  vague  and  idle  li'ais;  while 
she  eiulnaeed,  at  a  single  glance,  the  whole  of  the  glad- 
ileiiing  iiiid  iiis|iirilitig  scene. 

While  her  soul  was  yet  upturned  windier  her  words 
had  gone  betbre,  her  ears  were  again  assiiileil  by  sounds 
that  eurdled  her  bhiod,  nnd  made  her  spring  (o  her  feet 
as  if  stricken  by  a  hiillct  through  thr  heart,  or  powerfillly 


touched  by  some  electric  fluid.  It  was  the  we'llknowii 
\iid  devilish  war-cry  of  the  savages,  startling  tJie  very  air 
Ihrough  which  it  jiassed,  and  falling  like  a  deadly  blight 
upon  the  spirit.  With  a  mcchauieal  and  desperate  etlurt 
t  courage,  the  unhaiqiy  girl  turned  her  eyes  below,  and 
there  met  images  of  death  in  their  most  ap]ialliiig  sliajHS. 
Hurry  and  confusixm  and  despair  were  every  where  visi- 
ble; tor  a  hand  of  Indians  were  ulri!ady  in  the  (brt,  nnd 
these,  fast  succeeded  by  others,  rushed  like  a  torrent  into 
the  square,  and  commenced  their  dreadful  work  of  but. 
chery.  Many  of  the  terrified  soldiers,  without  thinking  of 
drawing  their  bayonets,  flew  down  the  ramparts  in  order 
to  gain  their  respective  block-houses  for  their  muskets  : 
but  these  every  where  met  death  from  the  crashing  toma- 
hawk, short  rifle,  or  gleaming  knife;— others  who  had 
presence  of  mind  suflieicnt  to  avail  tluniselves  of  their 
only  weapons  of  defence,  rushed  down  in  the  fury  of 
des|ieration  on  the  yelling  fiends,  resolved  to  sell  their 
lives  as  dearly  as  possihk';  and  for  some  minutes  an  ob- 
tinate  contest  was  maintained:  but  (he  vast  supcrir.rity 
of  tho  Indian  numbers  triumphed ;  and  although  the  men 
fought  with  all  the  fierceness  of  despair,  forcing  their 
way  to  the  block-houses,  their  mangled  corses  strewed 
the  area  in  every  direction.  Neither  was  the  horrid 
butchery  confined  to  these.  Women  clinging  to  their 
husbands  for  |irotectioii,  and,  in  the  recklessness  of  their 
despair,  impeding  the  ctVorts  of  the  latter  in  their  self, 
defence — children  screaming  in  trrror,  or  supplicating 
mercy  on  their  bended  knees — infiints  clasped  to  their 
[larcnts'  breasts, — all  alike  sunk  under  (lie  unpitying 
steel  of  the  blood-thirsty  savages.  At  ttin  guard-house 
the  principal  stand  had  been  made;  for  at  fur/  first  rush 
into  the  fort,  the  men  on  duty  had  gained  their  station, 
uid,  having  made  fast  the  harricaeles,  opened  their  fire 
iqion  the  enemy.  Mixed  pele-mele  as  thty  were  with 
the  Indians,  many  of  the  Knglisli  were  shot  by  their  own 
comrades,  who,  in  the  confiision  of  the  moment,  were  in- 
capable of  taking  a  cool  nnd  discriminating  aim.  These, 
however,  were  finally  overcome.  A  band  of  desperate 
Indians  rushed  upon  the  main  door,  and  with  repeated 
blows  from  tlicir  tomahawks  and  massive  wnr-ehibs,  suc- 
ceeded in  demolibliiiig  it,  while  others  diverted  the  fire 
of  those  within.  Tho  door  once  forced,  the  struggle  was 
loon  over.  Every  man  of  the  guard  [icrished,  and  their 
sealpless  and  disfigured  forms  were  thrown  out  to  sv  ell 
the  number  of  tho.se  tliat  already  deluged  the  square 
with  their  blood.* 

Even  amid  all  tho  horrors  of  this  terrific  scene,  (ho 
agonised  Clara  preserved  her  consciousness.  The  very 
imminence  of  the  danger  endued  her  with  strength  to 
embrace  it  under  all  its  most  disheartening  aspects ;  nnd 
she,  whose  mind  had  been  wrought  up  to  the  highest 
pitch  of  powerlul  excitement  by  the  mere  preliminary 
threntenings,  was  com|)aratively  collected  under  the 
catastrophe  itfclf.  Deatli,  certain  death,  to  all,  she  saw 
was  inevitable;  and  while  her  perception  at  once  em- 
braced  the  futility  of  all  uttenipls  at  escape  from  the 
general  doom,  she  snatched  from  despair  the  power  to 
follow  its  gloomy  details  without  being  annihilated  under 
their  weight. 

The  confusion  of  the  garrison  had  now  reached  its 
acmo  of  horror.  The  shrieks  of  women  nnd  (he  shrill 
erics  of  children,  as  they  severally  nnd  fruitlessly  fled 
fVoni  the  death  certahi  to  overtake  (hem  in  the  end, — the 
cursings  of  the  soldiers,  the  ycllings  of  the  Indiana,  (he 
rc]i(ir(s  of  rifles,  luid  (lie  crashings  of  tomahawks; — tlie;-e, 
with  the  stamping  of  liiinian  feet  in  the  death  striM'gle 
mniiitained  in  (he  eouneil-rooin  below  between  the  ehiels 
and  the  oiliccrs,  and  which  shook  tlie  bloek-house  (o  i(s 
very  foiuielation,  all  mixed  up  iii  terrible  chorus  together, 
might  lia\e  called  up  a  not  inapt  image  of  hell  to  the  be- 
wildered  and  eonlbunding  brain.  And  yet  (he  sun  shone 
in  yellow  lustre,  and  all  nature  smiled,  and  wore  an  air 
of  ealiii,  as  if  the  neeursed  deed  h:id  had  the  sanction  of 
heaven,  and  the  spirits  of  light  loved  to  look  upon  the 
frighlfid  atrocities  then  in  perpetration. 

In  the  first  distraction  of  her  spirit,  Clara  had  iiKerly 
lost  nil  reeollectinn  of  her  cousin ;  but  now  that  she  had, 
with  unnatural  desperation,  brought  her  mind  to  bear 
u|Kin  the  fiercest  points  of  the  grim  reality,  she  turned 
her  eye  every  where  amid  the  scene  of  death  in  search 
of  the  fbini  of  her  beloved  Madeline,  whom  she  did  nol 
remember  to  have  seen  eioss  the  parade  in  piirsunnee  of 
the  purpose  she  had  named.  \\  bile  she  yet  gared  fear- 
fiilly  from  the  window,  loud  bursts  of  minglid  Hngiiisli 
and  rage,  that  were  almost  drowned  in  (he  fiercer  yells 
with  which  they  were  blended,  ascended  from  the  groiuid 

•  See  Thachcr's  Indian  Biography,  mid  the  other  work* 
already  referred  (o.  The  ahove  is  historically  true,  unti 
scarculy  exaggerated. — £'</. 


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lloor  of  tlm  lilock-lioiisu.  TIil'si'  liad  liitlurlo  Ikcii  «ii|)- 
presxril,  um  if  tliu  des|K'iiilc  iiUack  of  tlic  cliic  Is  oi>  tin; 
oIKccra  liiid  been  made  witli  closed  duors.  N'tnv,  however, 
there  was  ail  evident  oiitbursl  of  all  parties  into  the  pass- 
age ;  and  there  the  3trii;ja;lo  appeared  to  be  desperately 
and  fearfidly  maintained.  In  the  iiiiilst  of  tliat  cliaotiu 
Mxnc,  the  loud  and  pioreinj;  shriek  of  a  female  rose  far 
above  the  discordant  yell  ereii  of  the  sa\  ;;es.  There 
was  an  instant  of  pause,  and  then  the  crashing  of  a  skull 
was  licurd,  and  the  eonfn^iion  was  greater  than  before ; 
shrieks,  uud  groans,  and  curses,  and  supplications  rent 
tlio  air. 

Tlio  first  single  nlirtek  oanic  froni  Madelino  dc  Jlaldi- 
mar,  and  vibrated  through  every  chord  of  the  heart  on 
which  it  sank.  SearecTy  conscious  of  what  slie  did, 
C;iara,  quitting  tlio  window,  onec  more  gained  the  top  of 
the  .staireiidc,  and  at  the  extremity  of  her  voice  called  on 
the  name  of  lior  cousin  in  the  most  piteous  accent.-*.  S>be 
was  answered  by  a  loud  shout  from  tlie  yelling  band ; 
and  i)resently  bounding  I'uct  and  screaming  voices  were 
heard  ascending  the  stairn.  The  teriiticd  girl  fancied  at 
tJie  moment  sho  heard  a  door  open  on  the  floor  iunnc- 
diiitcly  below  her,  and  some  one  dart  suddenly  up  the 
flight  connnunicaling  with  tlie  epot  on  which  she  stood. 
AVithout  waiting  to  (satisfy  herself,  she  rushed  with  all 
the  mecluinioal  instinct  of  sclf-presorvalion  back  into  her 
own  aimrtinent.  As  sho  passed  the  l)ed  room  window, 
slie  gliuiced  onco  moro  hastily  iuto  the  area  below,  and 
there  beheld  a  sight  that,  filling  her  soul  with  despair, 
paralysed  all  farlii«r  oxcrtion.  A  tall  savage  was  bear- 
ing otr  tha  a|>pareutly  lifeless  form  of  her  cousin  through 
the  coml>atant3  iu  the  square,  her  white  dress  stained  all 
over  with  blood,  aud  her  beautiful  liair  loosened  and 
trailing  on  the  ground.  She  followed  with  I'ci  burning 
eyes  until  tlioy  passed  the  drawbridije,  and  finally  disap- 
peared Iwliind  the  intervening  rampart,  and  then  bowing 
her  head  between  her  hands,  and  sinking  upon  her  knees, 
she  reposed  her  forehead  agaiuFt  the  sill  of  the  window, 
and  awaited  unshrinkingly,  yet  in  a  stoto  of  inconceivable 
agony,  the  coiLsunuaation  of  licr  own  unhappy  destiny. 

The  sounds  of  ase<;nding  feet  were  now  heard  in  the 
passage  without;  and  presently,  while  llio  clangour  of  a 
thousand  demons  seemed  to  ring  througiiout  the  up])er 
|)art  of  tlio  building,  a  man  rushed  furiously  into  the 
room.  Tiic  blood  of  the  young  girl  curdled  in  her  veins. 
She  mechanically  grasjK'd  tlic  ledge  of  the  window  on 
which  her  aching  head  still  reposed,  and  with  her  eyes 
firmly  closed,  to  shut  out  ftoin  view  the  Ikiul  whose 
sight  she  dreaded,  even  inoro  than  the  death  whieli 
threatened  her,  (juietly  awaited  the  blow  that  was  to 
tcrininate  at  once  her  misery  an<l  her  life.  Scarcely, 
howevei',  had  the  ftct  of  the  intruder  pressed  the  sanctu- 
ary of  her  bcdchamlict,  when  the  heavy  door,  strongly 
studded  with  nails,  was  pushed  rapidly  to,  and  bolt  and 
lock  were  he.ixd  sliding  into  their  several  sockets.  Be- 
fore ('lara  could  raise  her  head  to  discover  the  cau.se  of 
this  movement,  she  felt  her.self  firmly  secured  in  the 
grasp  of  an  encircling  arm,  and  borne  hastily  through 
the  room.  An  instinctive  s.'v.v!  of  soniPthing  worse  even 
than  death  now  flashed  across  the  mind  of  the  nidiappy 
girl;  and  while  ."ihc  feared  to  unclose  her  eyes,  she 
struggled  violently  to  disengage  herself. 

"Clara!  dear  Miss  do  Ilaldiinar,  do  you  not  know 
mc  ?"  exclaimed  her  supporter,  while  placing  her  for  a 
moment  on  a  scat,  he  proceeded  to  secure  the  fastenings 
of  the  second  door,  that  led  from  tho  bedehanibcr  into 
the  larger  apartment, 

Re-assnred  by  the  tones  of  a  voice  wliicli,  even  in  that 
dreadful  moment  of  trial  and  destruction,  were  familiar 
to  hi'r  car,  the  trembling  girl  opened  her  eyes  wildly 
upon  her  protector.  A  sliglit  scream  of  terror  marked 
her  painful  sense  of  the  recngnitioji.  It  was  Captain 
Hayflton  whom  she  beheld :  but  how  unlike  the  officer 
who  a  few  minutes  before  had  been  conversing  witli  her 
froi.1  the  ramparts.  His  fine  hair,  matted  with  blood, 
now  Imng  loosely  and  disliginingly  over  his  eyes,  and 
his  pallid  face  and  brow  were  covered  with  gore  s|)ots, 
the  evident  spalterings  from  the  wounds  of  others;  while 
a  stream  tliai  issued  from  one  siile  of  his  head  attiisted  he 
himself  had  not  escaped  unhurt  in  the  cruel  melee.  A 
skirt  and.  a  lappel  had  been  torn  from  his  imiliirin,  which, 
togilher  with  other  portions  of  his  dre.ss,  were  now 
stained  in  various  parts  by  the  blood  contiuilully  flowing 
from  hit  wound. 

"  Oh,  Captain  naynton,"  murmured  tho  fainting  girl, 
her  whole  soul  sinking  within  her,  as  she  gazed  slniddiT- 
iiigly  on  his  person,  "  is  there  no  hope  for  us  .'  must  we 
die  ?" 

"  No,  by  heaven,  not  while  I  have  Btrength  to  save 

froii,"  returned  tliu  oHicer,  with  energy.    "  If  tho  savages 
lava  nut  pouetrated  to  thu  rwir,  wc  may  yet  escape.    I 


saw  the  postern  open  just  now,  on  my  passage  round  the 
rampart,  and  the  boat  of  the  schooner  up<in  the  strand. 
Ila!"  he  exelaiined,  as  he  flew  to  the  window,  and  cast 
his  eye  rapidly  l)elow, "  we  are  lost !  The  gate  is  still  clear, 
and  not  an  Indian  to  be  seen  ;  but  the  coward  sailor  is 
pulling  lor  his  life  towards  the  vessel.  Ilut  hold!  another 
boat  is  now  (luilting  the  ship's  side.  See,  how  man- 
fully they  give  themselves  to  the  oars :  in  a  few  minutes 
they  will  be  here.  Come,  Clara,  let  us  fly  1"  aftd  again 
he  caught  her  in  his  arms, and  bore  her  across  the  room. 

Ilark,  hear  you  not  the  exulting  yellings  of  the  iiioii- 
slcrs  ?  They  are  forcing  the  outer  door:  mark  how  they 
redouble  their  efforts  to  break  it  open  I  That  passed,  but 
one  mora  litirrier  remains  between  us  and  iiicvitablu  and 
instant  death." 

"  And  my  cousin,  my  uncle  !"  shrieked  tho  unhappy 
girl,  as  the  ollicer  now  bore  her  rapidly  down  tho  back 
staircase. 

"  l)li,  ask  me  not !"  exclaimed  Haynton  :  "  wero  I  to 
linger  again  on  all  I  have  witnessed,  I  should  go  mad. 
\ll,  all  have  perished  I  but,  hark  1" 

A  tremendous  yell  now  bursting  from  the  passage,  an- 
nounced at  once  the  triumph  of  the  savages  in  having 
efTected  an  entrance  into  the  bed-room,  and  their  disap- 
pointment at  finding  their  jiursuit  baulked  by  a  second 
door.  Presently  afterwards  their  heavy  weapons  were  to 
hn  heard  thundering  at  this  new  obstacle,  in  the  most 
furious  manner.  This  gave  new  stimulus  to  tlu;  exer- 
tions of  the  generous  officer.  Each  winding  of  the  stair- 
case was  familiar  to  him,  and  he  now  descended  it  with 
a  rapidity  which,  considering  the  burden  that  reposed 
against  his  chest,  could  only  have  been  inspired  by  his 
despair.  The  llight  terminated  at  a  door  that  led  directly 
upon  tho  rampart,  without  communicating  with  any  of 
the  passages  of  the  building ;  and  in  this  consisted  the 
principal  lacilily  of  escape:  for,  in  order  to  reach  them, 
the  savages  must  either  make  the  eircuit  of  the  block- 
house, or  overtake  them  in  the  course  they  were  now 
(bllowing.  In  this  trying  emergency,  the  presence  of 
mind  of  the  young  officer,  wounded  and  bleediiig  as  he 
was,  did  not  desert  him.  On  quitting  the  larger  apart- 
nu^it  above,  he  had  secured  the  outside  fastenings  of  a 
small  door  at  the  top  of  the  stairs,  and  having  now  gained 
the  bolloin,  he  took  a  similar  precaution.  All  that  re- 
mained was  to  unclose  the  bolts  of  the  ponderous  door 
that  opened  upon  their  final  chance  of  escape  :  this  was 
.speedily  done,  but  here  the  feelings  of  the  ollicer  were 
put  to  a  severe  test.  A  rude  partition  divided  him  from 
the  fatal  council-room  ;  and  while  he  undid  the  fastenings, 
the  faint  and  dying  groans  of  his  butchered  brother  olli 
rers  rung  in  his  cars,  even  at  the  nioiuent  that  he  felt  his 
leet  dabbling  in  the  blood  that  oozed  through  the  impcr. 
feedy  closed  planks  of  which  the  partition  was  composed 
As  for  Clara,  she  was  insensible  to  all  that  was  passing 
From  the  moment  of  the  Indian  yell,  announcing  their 
entry  into  the  bed-room,  she  had  fainted. 

Tho  huge  door  came  now  creaking  back  uixm  its 
hinges,  when  the  sounds  of  the  yet  unfinished  conflict  in 
front,  which  had  hitherto  been  deadened  in  their  de- 
scent through  tho  remote  staircase,  rang  onco  more 
fiercely  and  starlingly  upon  the  car.  A  single  glance 
satisfied  Captain  liayuton  the  moment  for  exertion  was 
come,  and  that  the  way  to  the  lake  shore,  which,  by 
some  strange  oversight,  both  the  Indians  and  the  men 
had  overlooked,  was  perfectly  clear.  He  clasped  liis  un- 
conscious burden  closer  to  his  chest,  and  then,  setting  his 
life  u|H)nUieciu!t,  hastened  down  the  few  steps  that  led  to 
tlic  rampart,  and  dashed  rapidly  through  tlie  postern ;  in 
the  next  inimite  ho  stood  on  the  uttermost  verge  of  the 
sands,  unharmed  and  unfollowi'd.  He  cast  his  eyes 
anxiously  along  the  surface  of  the  lake;  but  such  was  the 
excitement  and  confusion  of  his  mind,  produced  by  the 
horrid  recollection  of  the  past  scene,  it  was  not  until  hi' 
had  been  abruptly  hailed  from  it,  he  could  sec  a  boat,  at 
the  distance  of  about  two  hundred  yards,  the  crew  of 
wliieh  were  lying  on  their  oars.  It  was  tho  long-boat  of 
the  schooner,  wliieh,  prevented  from  a  nearer  approach 
by  a  sand  bar  that  ran  along  the  lako  to  a  coneiclerable 
extent,  had  taken  her  stiifion  there  to  receive  fJie  fugi- 
fives.  Two  tall  young  men  in  the  dress,  yet  having  lit. 
tie  the  mien,  of  eoninion  sailors,  were  standing  up  in 
her  stern;  and  one  of  these,  wit':  evident  auxiely  in  his 
manner,  called  on  Hayiiton  by  name  to  make  the  best 
of  his  way  to  the  boat.  At  that  moment  a  loud  and 
frantic  yell  eaino  from  tlie  block-house  the  latter  had  just 
quitted.  In  the  wild  impulse  of  his  excited  feelings,  he 
answered  with  a  cheer  of  defiance,  as  he  turned  to  disco 
ver  the  precise  jKiiiit  wlicnci!  it  proceeded,  Tho  windows 
of  tho  apartment  so  ri'cenlly  occupied  by  llio  unhappy 
coiuiiiBi  wcru  darkened  witii  ouvagc  forms,  who  iiuw 


pealed  forth  their  iningled  fury  aud  disappoinlincnt ;„ 
the  most  terrific  muimcr, 

"  t'ly,  fly,  Uaynton,  or  you  arc  lost  I"  exclaiiiifd  He 
same  voice  from  tlie  boat ;  "  the  devils  are  levelling  from 
the  windows." 

While  lie  yet  spake,  several  shots  came  v^hizzingalD,,, 
the  waters,  and  a  spent  hall  even  struck  tlu!  now  rapii||y 
fleeing  officer  in  the  back  ;  but  the  distance  was  loij 
great  for  serious  injury.  The  gnus  of  the  savages  limj 
lieen  cut  so  short  for  their  desperate  enterprise,  that  ih,.. 
carried  little  further  than  a  liorse  pistol. 

Again,  in  the  desperation  of  his  feelings,  and  liccilb, 
of  the  danger  he  was  drawing  on  himself  and  cliiirgp,  ||,i. 
ollicer  turned  fiircely  round  and  shouted,  at  his  ulinosi 
lungs,   n    peal  of  triumph  in    the  ears  of  his  eu'injc, 
Scarcely,  Imwever,    had    the    sounds    escaped  hih  lip,  i 
when  two  liidroiisly  painted  Indians  sjirang  through  iln' 
|)ostern,   and,   silent    as    the    s|icctres    they    rc^iiiihy 
rushed  down  the  sands,  and  thence  into  the  lake,    huud 
shouts  from  the  windows  above  were  again  pealed  I'orlli  I 
and  from  the  consternation   visible  on  the    fealuris  oi' 
lho.se  within  the   boat,  the   nearly   exhausted    Bavmon 
learnt  all    the    risk    he    incurred.     Rnmmoning  all  jiis 
strength,  he   now   made  the  most  desperate   efforlg  lo 
reach  his  friends.  The  lake  was  little  more  than  knee  dciii 
from  the  shore  to  the  bar,  but,  encumbered  as  he  was,  iIk 
difficulty  oi>|)osi(l  to  his  movements  was  immcasurallv 
againsl  him,  and  yet  he  seemed  generously  resolved  raUiii 
to  jicrish  than  relinquish  bis  cliargc.     Already  were  lii) 
pursuers,   now    closely    followed    by  a  numerous  land 
within  twenty  yards  of  him,  when  the  two  young  men, 
each  uriiied  with  a  cutlass  and  pistol,  sjirangfrom  the  boii 
upon  the  sand  bar :  as  the  Indians  came  on  they  fired  de- 
liberately at  them,  but  Iratli  missed  their  aim,    Eucou- 
raged  by  this  failure,  tlie  fearless  devils  dashed  eagcili  I 
nil,  brjuidisliing  their  gleaming  tomahawks,  but  uttcrinf  I 
not   a   sound.     Already  was  the   unfortunate   Baynlon  I 
within  a  (iw  feet  of  the  bar,  when  ho  felt  that  tlic  savago  I 
were  immediately  upon  him,  | 

"  Take,  take,  lor  Ood's  sake,  take  her  I"  ho  cried,  u  I 
with  a  desperato  effort  he  threw  the  light  form  of  the  I 
still  unconscious  girl  into  the  arms  of  one  of  the  yoi  ;l 
men,  "  My  strength  is  quite  exliausted,  and  I  can  do  m  | 
more." 

For  the  first  time  a  yell  burst  from  the  lips  of  tlic  p^^  I 
suing  savages,  as  they  saw  him,  to  whom  the  guardim.  I 
ship  of  the  wretched  Clara  was  now  confided,  suddenly  I 
spring  from  the  sand  bar  into  the  lake,  and  in  afeil 
rapid  strokes  gain  the  side  of  the  boat.  Leaving  flic  hap.  I 
less  Itayiiton  to  be  disposed  of  by  his  companion,  tlie  I 
foremo.Ht  darted  upon  the  bank,  burniHg  witli  disappoint.! 
nicnt,  and  resolved  to  immolate  anotlier  victim,  Foril 
moment  he  balanced  his  tomahawk,  and  then  witli  t)i) I 
rii])idity  of  thought,  darted  it  at  the  covered  head  of  tie  I 
youth  who  still  Ifngercd  on  the  bar,  A  well-timed  movc-l 
mciit  of  the  latter  averted  the  blow,  and  the  whijiinfl 
steel  passed  harmlessly  on,  A  guttural  "  ugh  !"  marknil 
the  dis.appointincnt  of  the  Indian,  now  reduced  to  liil 
scalping-knife  ;  but  before  he  could  determine  wlictlierlol 
advance  or  to  retreat,  his  opponent  had  darted  unonliim,! 
and  with  a  single  blow  from  his  cutlass,  cicfl  jiis  skiill 
nearly  asunder.  Tho  next  instantaneous  purpose  of  titl 
victor  was  to  advance  to  tho  rescue  of  the  exhaustfjl 
Dayuton;  but,  when  ho  turned  to  look  for  him,  he  till 
the  mangled  form  of  what  had  once  been  that  galkll 
and  handsome  oflicer  floating,  without  life  or  motion,  nl 
the  blood-stained  surface  of  the  Huron,  while  his  fiendiilil 
murderer,  calmly  awaiting  the  approach  nf  his  compi.1 
nions,  held  up  the  reeking  scalp,  in  triumph,  to  the  vitnl 
of  the  slill  yelling  groups  within  the  Uock-housc,        I 

"Noble,  generous,  self-devoted  fellow  !"  exclaimed ikil 
youth,  as  he  fixed  his  burning  tearless  eye  for  i  iiiomtitl 
on  the  unfortunate  victim ;  "  even  you,  then,  ure  noil 
spared  to  tell  the  horrid  slory  of  this  butchery;  yetlsliil 
fate  of  the  fallen  far,  far  more  enviable  than  that  oflliMil 
who  have  survived  this  day."  Mo  then  eoniiiiitlcd  kil 
cutlass  to  its  sheath;  and,  leaping  into  tlic  deep  wiIaI 
that  lay  beyond  the  bar,  was,  in  a  few  seconds,  oncil 
more  in  the  .stern  of  the  boat. 

Meanwhile,  the  numerous  band,   who  followed  theil 
two  first  liereo  comrades  into  the  lake,  bounded  rnpiJ;! 
forward:  and,  so  active  were  their  movements, tUtjif 
almost  tho  same  moment  when  the  second  of  thcyoulli 
had  gained  his  temporary  placeof  refuge,  they  stood  yd 
ing  and  screaming  on  the  sand  bar  he  had  justljnilli^ 
Two  or  three,  excited  to  iIes|K'ratioii  by  the  blood  tl 
had  seen  spill,  plunged  unhesitatingly  into  the  o|i|X 
depths  of  the   lake;  and  the    foremosl  of  tliesewasll 
destroyer   of  the   ill-fiited  Uaynton.     tVitli  his  liloo 
scalping-knife  closely  clutched  iH'tweon  his  tcoth,  mit> 
tomuhawk  iu  his  right  hand,  this  fierce  warrior  buf 


The  Bun  had  ; 

floriousncss  of  hii 

now  fast  desceni 

Flight  breeze  was 

the  land,  ihe  grii 

many  an  anxious  1 

makinjf  vain  attcti 

day,  now  urged  lit 

inf  element.     A  c 

the  low  gruff  voict 

technical  language 

meat  of  the  vcss< 

decks.    The  dress 

Idual  announced  h 

Ivice;  and  it  was  ev 

Iffhich  he  s|)oke,  he 

Ipnrary  nominand. 

Itouls,  ami  eliielly  V 

lUed  along  the  gan; 

Ijiistols  in  the  iHilt,  v 

llua  around  bis  loii 

JMveral  guns  that 

llookiiig  ports,  as  if 

lilUmu^rh  (ho  arniiii 

jparation,  there  was 

•ndanimationof  fea 

tlurnelcrisc  tho  ind 

wiie  Blood  leaning 

jiinst  tho  rigginji 

i»ny  along  the  huh 

111  hoarding ;  others, 

piesls,  gazed  earncsi 

fii't  in  the  (listanc<i 

"111  tianie  iVniii  whit 

rllofthow  who,  h 


WACOUSTA,  OR  THE  PROPHECV. 


24V 


iliea|)|ioiDtiii('iit  ill 

it !"  exclaimed  il^ 
i  arc  levelling  from 

imc  wliizzing  along 
ck  llii'  now  rapidly 

distance  wua  tog 
of  the  savages  hail 
lulcrprisc,  that  tlift 
ol. 

clings,  and  hccillos 
iselt'andeliaigf,  tilt 
utcd,  at  Ills  utmost 
ars  of  liis  eriiiiiii!. 
s  escaped  hib  lipi., 
sjirang  through  iht 
■es  they  rcseinlilci), 
into  the  lake.  ImiI 
e  again  jienled  I'orlli, 

on  the    fuaturis  of 
exhausted   Baynloii  I 
fiunnnoning  oil  liis 
desperate   efforts  to 
:  more  than  knee  (Inp 
nhcredus  hcwas,  iIk  | 
3  was  imincasurablj 
rously  resolved  ralliii  | 
p.     Already  were  I 
ly  a  numerous  Uuid,  I 
,  the  two  young  raer, 
,  sprang  ftom  the  bojt 
canio  on  they  fired  dc- 
;d  their  aim.    Eiicou' 
devils  dashed  eagerly  I 
lahawks,  but  uttciin; 
unfortunate   Baynton  I 
he  felt  that  Uic  savagti  I 

ke  her  1"  ho  cried,  a  I 
the  light  forn\  of  tht  | 
(IS  of  one  of  the  yoi ;  I 
LUsted,  and  I  can  do  m  | 

rom  the  lips  oftllepu^ 
lo  whom  the  guardian. 
LOW  confided,  suddenly 
he  lake,  and  in  a  few  ] 
)oat.  Leaving  the  hap. 
Iby  his  companion,  to 
iruiiig  witli  disappolnl. 
inotlier  victim.    Fori 
[vk,  and  then  with  tin 
10  covered  head  of  tht 
jr.   A  well-timed  move 
low,  and  the  whiziinjl 
tural  "  ugh  !"  inarkci 
now  reduced  to  liu 
determine  wlietlifrto 
had  darted  upon  liiu, 
cutlass,  cleft  his  skul 
ancous  purpose  of  lit 
tcue  of  the  cxhaustri 
look  for  him,  hcsn 
ince  been  that  gallul 
lout  life  or  motion,  m 
[ron,  whil'.!  his  ficndiiil 
iproach  of  his  eom|» 
.  triumph,  to  the  vit»[ 
fie  block-houso. 
How!"  exclaimed Ihi 
[less  eye  for  t  iiiomd 
li  you,  then,  an  m 
is  butchery;  yetisM 
ible  than  lliat  of  Uh* 
|o  then  comiiiitted  kal 
into  tlie  deep  wibI 
a  few  seconds,  oiKil 

I,   who  followed  ttel 

llake,  boimdcd  rapiJlj 

Ir  movements,  thai,'' 

1  second  of  the  youil 

Icfugc,  they  stood  jd 

*,  he  had  just  (luillt 

i)n  by  the  blood  I' 

ligly  into  the  oppi 

lost  of  tliese  \vn»( 

..     With  his  * 

t'cnhistcrth,aiiJl 

tree  warrior  bu' 


(lie  waves  lustily  with  ono  arm,  and,  noiselessly  as  in 
the  early  irnrt  ofhis  pursuit,  urged  his  way  towards  the 
1-uil.  In  the  stern  of  this  a  few  planks  Ironi  the  schooner 
had  been  firmly  lashed,  to  servo  as  a  shield  against  the 
weapons  of  the  savages,  and  was  so  arranged  as  lo  con- 
ceal all  witliin  while  retiring  from  the  shore.  A  small 
ijpcrturc  had,  however,  been  liored  for  the  purpose  of 
oteervin"  the  movements  of  tho  enemy  without  risk. 
Through  this  an  eye  was  now  directed,  while  only  the 
blades  of  the  oar-i  were  to  be  seen  projecting  from  the 
'Mi'i  s''''''  8'  ^''"y  reposed  in  their  rowlocks.  Encou. 
raged  by  the  seeming  apathy  and  inertness  of  the  crew, 
the  swimming  savages  paused  not  to  consider  of  con- 
Bcnuenccs,  but  continued  their  daring  course  as  if  they 
had  apprehended  neither  risk  nor  resistance.  Presently 
a  dcsiwratc  siJusli  was  heard  near  the  stern  of  tho  boat, 
and  the  sinuous  form  of  the  first  savage  was  raised  above 
llio  gunwale,  his  grim  face  looking  devilish  in  its 
nmeared  war-paint,  and  his  fierce  eyes  gleamin<;  anri 
rolling  like  fire-balls  in  their  sockets.  Scarcely  was  he  seen, 
liowever,  when  ho  liad  again  disappeared.  A  blow  from 
the  cutlass  that  hud  destroyed  his  companion  descended 
like  lightning  on  his  naked  and  hairless  head ;  and,  in 
the  agony  of  death,  ho  might  be  seen  grinding  his  teeth 
oirainst  the  knife  which  the  instinctive  lerocity  of  his  na- 
turc  forbade  his  relinquishing.  A  yell  of  fury  burst 
from  the  savages  on  the  bar,  and  presently  a  shower  of 
hullots  ran  whistling  through  the  air.  .Several  were 
heard  striking  the  rude  rampart  in  the  stern ;  but,  al- 
though tlieboit  was  scarcely  out  of  pistol-shot,  the  thick- 
nessoftho  wood  prevented  injury  to  those  within.  Ano- 
ther fierce  yell  followed  tliis  volley ;  and  then  nearly  a 
score  of  warriors,  giving  their  guns  in  charge  to  their 
fomiianions,  plunged  furiously  into  the  water  ;  and,  with 
an  air  of  the  most  infuriated  determination,  leaped  rather 
than  swum  along  its  surl'ace. 

»  Now,  then,  my  lads,  give  way,"  said  he  at  the  look- 
out;  "  tlicro  arc  more  tluin  a  dozen  of  tiic  devils  in  full 
cry ;  and  our  only  chance  is  in  flight !  Ha !  another 
here  1"  as,  turning  to  issue  these  directions,  he  chanced 
to  see  the  dark  hand  of  a  savage  at  that  moment  grasping 
the  gunwale  of  the  boat,  as  if  with  a  view  to  retard  her 
movements  until  tho  arrival  of  his  companions. 

A  heavy  blow   from  his  cutlass   accompanied  these 

words.    The  fingers,  divided  at  their  very  roots,  rolled  to 

the  bottom  of  the  boat,  and  the  carcass  of  the  savage 

dropped,  with  a  yell  of  anguish,  far  in  the  rear.    The 

i  heavy  oar-bladcs  of  the  sear.-.cn  now  made  |>Iay,  dashing 

llie  lake  away  in  sheets  of  foim;  and,  in  less  than  five 

minutes,  the  heads  of  tlic-swiniming  savages  were  seen 

[  mingling  like  so  many  rats  upon  the  water,  as  tlicy  re- 

{  turned  once  more  in  disappointment  from  their  fruitless 

pursuit. 

CHAPTER  XXI T. 

The  sun  had  gone  down,  ns  he  had  risen,  in  all  the 
I  gloriouaness  ofhis  autunmal  splendour,  and  twilight  was 
I  now  fast  descending  on  the  waters  of  the  Huron.  A 
I  flight  breeze  was  just  beginning  to  make  itself  felt  from 
I  the  land,  the  gradual  rising  of  which  was  hailed  by 
I  many  an  anxious  heart,  as  the  schooner,  which  had  been 
I  making  vain  attempts  to  quit  her  anchorage  during  tin; 
I  day,  now  urged  her  light  bows  through  the  slightly  curl- 
ling  element.  A  deatli-liko  silence,  interrupted  only  by 
I  the  low  grutr  voice  of  a  veteran  scainaii,  as  he  issued,  in 
Itcclmical  laiignage,  the  necessary  orders  for  the  inannge- 
Imcat  of  the  vessel,  prevailed  every  where  along  her 
I  decks.  Tho  dress  and  general  appearance  of  tliis  indivi- 
Idual  ainiounccd  him  for  a  iietty  officer  of  the  royal  scr- 
Ivice;  and  it  was  evident,  from  the  tone  of  authority  with 
IkIiIcIi  he  siwkc,  he  was  now  in  the  enjoyment  of  n  tom- 
Ipcirary  nommand.  The  crew,  consisting  of  about  thirty 
Isouls,  mill  cliioHy  veterans  of  tho  same  class,  were  asscm- 
Iblfd  along  the  gangways,  each  man  wearing  a  brnco  of 
Ipislols  in  the  l)«;lt,  which,  moreover,  secured  a  naked  eut- 
liiis  around  his  loins ;  and  these  now  lingered  near  the 
Iwvoral  guns  that  were  thrown  out  from  their  gloomy 
llooking  ports,  as  if  ready  for  some  active  service.  Hut, 
liltliough  the  arming  of  these  men  indicated  hostile  prc- 
Iparation,  there  was  none  of  that  buoyancy  of  movement 
Hand  animation  of  fcaturo  to  be  observed,  which  so  usually 
jcliaraclerisc  tho  indomitable  daring  of  the  British  sailor. 
Siiiiic  stood  leaning  their  heads  |ionsively  on  their  hands 
,iin8t  tlio  rigging  and  Immmocks  that  woro  stowed 
kway  along  the  bulwarks,  aftur  the  fashion  of  war  ships 
In  boarding ;  otliers,  with  arms  tightly  folded  across  their 
■bests,  gazed  earnestly  and  duspondingly  on  the  burning 
Ibrt  in  the  distance;,  amid  tlic  rolling  volumes  of  smoko 
Vul  llanie  tVnm  which,  ever  and  anon,  arose  tlio  fiendish 
Veil  of  thaw  who,  having  already  iack«d,  wore  now  re- 


ducing it  to  ashes.  Nor  was  this  the  only  object  of  their 
attention.  On  the  sand  bank  alluded  to  in  o\ir  last  chap- 
ter were  to  bo  dimly  seen  through  the  growing  dusk,  the 
dark  outlines  of  many  of  the  savages,  who,  frantic  with 
rage  at  tlirir  inability  to  devote  them  to  the  same  doom, 
were  still  unwilling  to  quit  a  spot  which  approached 
them  nearest  to  tho  last  surviving  objects  of  their  enmity. 
Arcmiil  this  |K>int  were  collected  numerous  cunoes,  filled 
also  with  warriors ;  and,  at  the  moment  when  the  vessel, 
obeying  tho  impulse  given  by  her  flowing  sails,  glided 
t'roin  h(T  anchorage,  these  tbllowed,  scudding  in  her 
wake,  and  made  a  show  of  attacking  her  in  the  stern. 
The  sudden  yawing  of  tlio  schooner,  hov\ever,  in  bring- 
ing her  tier  of  bristling  ports  into  view,  had  checked  tlie 
ardour  of  the  pursuuig  fleet;  and  the  discharge  of  a  sin- 
gle gun,  destroying  in  its  course  three  of  their  canoes, 
and  carrying  death  among  those  who  directed  them,  had 
driven  them  back,  in  the  greatest  hurry  and  confusion, 
to  tluir  yelling  and  disapireinled  comrades. 

The  alUr-deck  of  the  schooner  |)re.sciited  a  different, 
though  not  l(;ss  sombre  and  discouraging  scene.  On  a 
pile  of  mattrasses  lay  tlic  light  and  almost  inanimate  form 
oft'liira  de  llaldinmr;  her  fair  and  redundant  hair  over, 
shadowing  her  pallid  brow  and  check,  and  the  dress  she 
had  worn  at  the  moment  of  her  escape  from  the  fort  still 
jpottcd  with  the  blood  of  her  generous  but  unfortunate 
lU'oserver.  Close  .it  her  side,  with  her  hands  clasped  in 
lis,  while  he  watched  the  expression  of  deep  suflering 
reflected  from  each  set  feature,  and  yet  with  the  air  ot 
one  )>re-occupi('d  with  some  other  subject  of  painful  in- 
terest, sat,  on  an  empty  shot-box,  the  young  man  in 
sailor's  attire,  whose  cutlass  had  |icrforincd  the  double 
service  of  destroying  his  own  immediate  ojiponcnt,  and 
avenging  the  death  of  the  devoted  Baynton.  At  the  head 
of  the  rude  couch,  and  leaning  against  a  portion  of  the 
schooner's  stern-work,  stood  liis  companion,  who  from 
delicacy  ap|)carcd  to  have  turned  away  his  eyes  from  the 
group  below,  merely  to  cast  them  vacantly  on  the  d  uk 
waters  through  which  the  vessel  was  now  beginning  to 
urge  her  course. 

Such  was  the  immediate  |>osition  of  this  littlo  party, 
when  the  gun  fired  at  the  Indians  was  heard  booming 
heavily  along  the  lake.  The  loud  report,  in  exciting 
now  sourcesof  alarm,  seemed  to  have  dis.sipatcd  the  8|)cll 
that  had  hitherto  chained  the  energies  and  perception  of 
the  still  weak,  but  now  highly  excited  girl. 

"  Oh,  Captain  Baynton,  where  are  wc '.'"  she  exclaimed, 
starting  uji  suddenly  in  terror,  and  throwing  her  arms 
jroundhim  who  sat  at  her  side,  as  if  she  would  have  clung 
lo  him  for  protection.  "  Is  the  horrid  massacre  not  finished 
yet  ?  Where  is  Madeline  ?  where  is  my  cou.sin  ?  Oh, 
I  cannot  leave  the  fort  without  her." 

"  Hu  !  where  indeed  is  she?"  exclaimed  the  youtli,  as 
he  clasped  his  trembling  and  scarcely  conscious  burden 
to  his  chest,  "  Almighty  God,  wh'-re  is  she  ?"  'I'lien, 
al\er  a  short  pause,  and  in  a  voice  of  tender  but  exquisite 
anguish,  "  Clara,  my  beloved  sister,  do  you  not  know  me  ? 
It  is  not  Baynton  but  your  brother,  who  now  clasps  you 
to  his  breaking  heart." 

A  deluge  of  tears  was  the  only  answer  of  tho  wretclicd 
girl.  'I'hcy  were  tho  first  she  had  shed, — the  first  marks 
of  consciousness  she  had  exhibited.  Hitherto  her  heart 
had  been  oppressed ;  every  fibre  of  her  brain  racked 
almost  to  bursting,  and  filled  only  with  ghastly  flitting 
visions  of  the  dreadflil  horrors  she  had  seen  perpetrated, 
she  had  continued,  since  the  moment  of  her  fainting  in 
the  block-house,  as  ono  beiffl  of  all  memory  of  the  past, 
or  apprehension  of  the  present.  But  now,  the  full  out- 
|K)uring  of  her  grief  relieved  hci»overcliarged  brain  and 
heart,  even  while  the  confused  images  floating  before 
her  recollection  acquired  a  more  tangible  and  painful 
character.  She  raised  herself  a  moment  from  the  chest 
on  which  her  bnrning  head  re|)oscd,  looked  steadfastly  in 
tho  face  that  hung  anxiously  over  her  own,  and  saw  in. 
deed  that  it  was  her  brother.  Sho  tried  to  speak,  hut 
she  could  not  utter  a  word,  for  the  memory  of  all  that 
had  occurred  that  fatal  morning  rushed  with  mountain 
weight  upon  her  fainting  spirit,  and  again  sho  wept,  arid 
more  bitterly  than  before. 

Tho  young  man  pressed  her  in  silence  to  his  chest ; 
nor  was  it  until  she  had  given  full  vent  to  her  grief,  that 
ho  ventured  to  address  hor  on  tho  subject  of  his  own 
immediate  sorrows.  At  length,  when  she  appeared 
somewhat  calm,  ho  observed,  in  a  voice  broken  by  emo- 
tion,— 

"  Clara,  dearest,  what  account  have  you  to  give  me  of 
Madeline  7  Has  she  shared  the  fate  of  all  7  or  have  you 
reason  to  suppose  her  life  lias  been  spared  /" 

Another  burst  of  teors  succeeded  to  these  questions,  fur 
coupled  with  the  name  of  her  cousin  arose  all  tho  horrid 
asEociatioitg  connected  witli  her  loei.  As  toon,  however, 


as  she  could  nomjiosc  herself,  sli<  briefly  stated  all  she 
had  witnessed  of  the  ufliiir,  from  the  moment  when  the 
boat  of  the  schooner  was  seen  to  meet  the  strange  link- 
ing object  on  the  water,  lo  that  when  she  had  tichekl  licr 
ill-fated  cousin  borne  away  apparently  lifeless  in  the 
arms  of  the  tall  Indion  by  whom  she  had  been  captured. 

During  this  recital,  the  heart  of  Captain  do  Holdinmr, — 
for  it  was  he, — beat  audibly  against  the  cheek  that  still 
reposed  on  his  breast;  but  when  his  sister  had,  in  a  faint 
voice,  closed  her  melancholy  narrative  with  the  manner 
of  her  cousin's  disappearance,  he  gave  a  sudden  start, 
uttering  iit  the  same  time  nn  exclamation  of  joy. 

"  Thank  God,  she  still  lives !"  he  cried,  pressing  his  sis- 
ter once  more  in  fondness  to  his  heart ;  then  turning  to 
his  companion,  who,  although  seemingly  abstracted,  had 
licon  a  sih;nt  and  attentive  witness  ot  the  scene, — "  By 
heaven  !  VuUetorf,  Ihere  is  yet  a  hoiic.  She  it  was  indeed 
whom  we  saw  borne  out  of  the  fort,  and  sHbseqncntly 
made  to  walk  by  the  cruel  Indian  who  had  charge  of 
her." 

"  Valletort,  Vallctort,"  murmured  Clara  nnconsciotisly, 
her  sick  heart  ihrobbing  with  she  knew  not  what.  "How 
is  this,  Frederick  7 — Where,  then,  is  Cluptain  Baynton  7 
and  how  came  you  here  ?" 

"  Alas  1  (Tiara,  iKwr  Baynton  is  no  more.  Even  at  tho 
moment  when  he  confided  the  unconscious  burden, 
preserved  at  the  peril  of  his  own  life,  to  the  arms  of  Sir 
Evcrard  here,  he  fell  beneath  the  tomahawk  of  a  pur.-^uiiig 
savage.  Poor,  noble,  generous  Baynton,"  he  continued, 
mournfully  ;  "  to  him,  indeed,  Clara,  are  you  indebted  lor 
your  lite ;  yet  Wis  it  purchased  at  the  price  of  his  own." 

Again  the  pained  and  affectionate  girl  wept  bitterly, 
anil  her  brother  proceeded  :^ 

"  The  strange  object  you  saw  on  the  lake,  my  love,  vi-as 
nothing  more  than  a  canoe  disguised  with  leafy  boughs, 
in  which  Sir  Everard  Valletort  and  myself,  under  tho 
guidance  of  old  Francois  of  the  Flour  de  lis,  whom  you 
must  recollect,  have  made  the  dangerous  passage  of  Ihu 
Sinclair  in  the  garb  of  duck  hunters, — which  latter  wc 
had  only  discarded  on  reaching  the  schooner,  in  order  lo 
assume  another  we  conceived  better  suited  lo  our  pur. 
pose.  Alas !"  and  he  struck  his  hand  violently  against 
his  brow,  "had  we  made  directly  for  the  shore  without 
touching  the  vessel  at  all,  tlicre  might  have  been  time  to 
savi;  those  we  came  to  apprise  of  their  danger.  Do  you 
not  think  there  was,  Valbtorl  7" 

"  Most  assuredly  not,"  returned  his  companion,  anxi- 
ous to  remove  the  impression  of  self-blame  that  existed 
in  the  mind  of  Captain  du  Haldimar.  "  From  the  mo- 
ment of  our  reaching  the  schooner,  which  lay  imme- 
diately in  our  route,  to  that  when  the  shout  was  raised 
by  the  savages  as  they  rushed  into  the  fort,  there  was 
scarcely  an  interval  of  three  minutes ;  and  it  would  have 
required  a  longer  period  to  have  enabled  us  even  to  gain 
the  shore." 

" Thank,  thank  you  for  that!"  exclaimed  the  officen 
drawing  himself  up  with  the  air  of  one  who  breathes 
more  freely.  "  I  would  not,  for  the  wealth  and  honours 
of  the  united  world,  that  such  a  cause  for  self-reproaeli 
should  linger  on  my  mind.  By  heaven !  it  would  break 
my  heart  to  think  we  had  been  in  time  to  save  then*, and 
yet  had  lo.it  the  opportunity  through  even  one  moment  of 
neglect."  Then  turning  once  more  to  his  8ist<:r, — "Now, 
Clura,  that  I  sec  you  in  safety,  I  have  another  sacred 
duty  to  perform.     I  must  leave  you,  but  not  alone." 

"  What  mean  you,  Frederick  ?"  exclaimed  his  ngl- 
fated  sister,  clinging  more  closely  to  his  embrace, 
"  Scarce  have  we  met,  and  you  talk  of  leaving  nic.  Oh, 
whitlier  would  you  go  7" 

"  Surely,  my  love,"  and  he  spoko  half  rcprooeliAiIIy, 
although  with  tenderness  of  accent,  "my  meaning  must 
\)e  obvious.  But  what  do  I  say  7  You  know  it  not. 
Madeline  still  lives.  \Ve  saw  her,  as  wc  pulled  towards 
the  shore,  led  across  the  cleoring  in  the  direction  of 
Chabouiga.  Hear  me,  then :  tho  canoe  in  which  we 
came  is  still  towing  from  tho  vessel's  stern,  ond  in  this 
do  I  mean  to  embark,  without  further  loss  of  tims,  in 
search  of  her  who  is  dearer  to  me  than  existence.  I 
know,"  he  pursued  with  emotion,  "  I  have  but  little  hope 
of  rescuing,  even  if  I  do  succeed  in  finding  her :  but  at 
least  I  shall  not  have  to  sufTer  under  the  seTf-repronch  of 
having  neglected  the  only  chance  that  now  lies  within 
my  reach.  If  she  be  doomed  to  die,  I  shall  then  have 
nothing  lefl  to  live  for except  you,  Clara,"  he  con- 
eluded,  ofter  a  pause,  pressing  the  weeping  girl  to  hli 
heart,  as  he  remarked  how  much  she  seemed  pained  by 
the  declaration. 

Having  placed  his  sistci  once  more  on  the  conch,  and 
covered  her  with  a  cloak  that  had  been  brought  frc-n  the 
cabin  of  tho  unfortunate  commander,  Captain  do  Haldi- 


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mar  nuw    rosu  t'ruiii  IjIh  liuiublu  scat,  uiiU  gnisi'ing  tliu 
hand  of  his  friend, — 

"  V:iIlelorl,"  lie  said,  "  I  coiiiniit  this  dciir  jjirl  to  your 
kcopinjf.  Hitherto  we  Ikivc  been  e(|ual  sharers  in  an  en- 
terprise  having  ti)r  itsohjeet  the  preservation  of  our  inn 
tuui  coinpaninns  and  frienda.  At  present,  interetts  of  n 
more  [lersonal  nature  occupy  my  attention ;  and  to  these 
must  I  devote  myself  aUnic.  1  trust  you  \\'ill  rcacli  De- 
troit in  safety ;  uijd  when  you  have  ileUvcred  my  unlijr- 
tunatc  sister  into  the  arms  of  lier  father,  you  will  say  to 
liini  from  me,  1  could  not  survive  the  loss  of  that  licinjf  to 
whom  I  had  sworn  eternal  fidelity  and  atTeetion.  Francois 
must  he  iny  only  companion  on  this  occasion.  Nay,"  he 
continued,  puiiitinjr  to  his  sister,  in  answer  to  the  rising  re- 
monstrance of  the  baronet,  "'  will  you  desert  the  precious 
charge  I  have  confided  to  your  keeping  V  Uecoliecl, 
Valletort,"  in  a  more  subdued  tone,  "  that  besiilea  your- 
Bolf,  there  will  he  none  near  her  but  rude  and  uneducated 
(tailors; — honest  men  enough  in  their  way,  it  is  true; 
but  not  the  sort  of  people  to  wlioni  I  should  like  to  con- 
fide my  |)0or  sister." 

The  warm  and  silent  pressure  by  Sir  Evcrard  of  his 
hand  announced  liis  participation  in  the  sentiment ;  niid 
Captain  dc  Haldimar  now  liastcned  forward  to  apprise 
the  Canadian  of  his  pur|>o8c.  Ho  found  mine  host  of  the 
Fleur  dc  Us  seated  in  the  forecastle  of  the  scliooner  ;  and 
with  an  «ir  of  the  most  |ierfect  unconcern  discussing  a 
substantial  meal,  consisting  of  dried  uncooked  venison, 
raw  onions,  and  Indian  corn  bread,  llic  contents  of  a 
large  bag  or  wallet  that  lay  at  his  feet.  No  sooner,  how- 
ever, had  the  impatient  oiKcer  communicated  his  design, 
98king  at  tlieKainc  time  if  he  might  ex|)cct  his  assistance 
in  the  cnterpriwc,  than  the  unfinished  meal  of  the  Cana- 
dian was  discontinued,  the  wallet  refilled,  and  the  large 
greasy  clasp-knife  with  whieli  the  portions  liad  been 
separated,  closed  and  thrust  into  a  pocket  of  his  blanket 
coat! 

"  I  shall  go  to  do  devils  for  you,  capitainc,  if  we  must," 
ho  said,  as  ho  raised  his  portly  form,  not  without  effort, 
from  the  deck,  slapping  the  shoulder  of  the  officer  at  the 
Bamo  time  somewhat  rudely  with  his  hand.  There  was 
nothing,  however,  oftensively  familiar  in  tliis  action.  It 
expressed  merely  the  dovotedncss  of  heart  with  which  the 
man  ^nt  himself  to  the  service  to  which  he  had  pledged 
hiinself,  ond  was  rather  complimentary  than  otherwise  to 
him  to  whom  it  was  directed.  Captain  dc  Haldimar  took 
it  in  the  light  in  which  wo  have  just  shown  it,  and  hi 
grasped  and  ihook  tlio  rough  hand  of  the  Canadian  with 
liii  cariiostness  highly  gratifying  to  the  latter. 

Every  tiling  was  now  in  readiness  ibr  their  departure 
The  canoe,  still  covered  with  Its  streaming  boiiglis,  was 
drawn  eloso  up  to  the  gangway,  and  a  few  hasty  ncccs- 
(larios  thrown  in.  While  this  was  p^issing,  tlio  officer 
had  again  assumed  his  disguise  of  a  duck-hnntcr ;  and 
he  now  ap|)t!ared  in  the  blanket  costuino  in  which  we 
introduced  Sir  Evcrard  and  himself  in  the  eleventh  chap- 
ter, 

»  If  I  may  ho  so  bold  a%  to  put  in  my  oar,  your  hon- 
our,"— aa<d  the  voternn  boatswain,  on  wiiom  tiic  com 
maiid  of  the  schooner  hud  fallen,  as  he  now  advanced, 
rolling  hia  quid  in  hi.<  mouth,  and  dropping  his  hat  on 
his  shoulder,  while  the  fingers  of  thi?  hand  whiei 
tlutchcd  it  were  busily  occupied  in  scratching  his  bald 
head, — '°  if  I  may  be  so  boM,  thoro  is  another  cha|)  hero 
us  might  beUer  sarve  your  honour's  purpose  than  that 
'jre  fut  Canadian,  who  seems  to  think  only  of  stutling 
while  his  betters  are  fasting." 

"  .\nd  who  is  he,  my  good  Mullins  ?"  asked  Captain 
dc  Haldimar. 

'•Why,  tliat 'ore  Ingiati,  your  honour,  as  began  the 
butchery  in  the  fort,  yonder,  by  trying  to  kill  Jack  Fnl- 
lor  wliilo  he  laid  asleep  this  morning,  waiting  iiir  the 
capt.'ui\in  the  jolly  boat.  Jack  never  seed  him  coming, 
until  he  fidi  his  blank  hands  upon  his  throat,  and  then 
he  ups  with  the  tiller  at  liis  iioddie,  and  sends  him 
llounduriDg  across  the  lioat's  tlinarls  like  a  flat-fish.  I 
thouglit,  your  honour,  seeing  os  how  I  have  got  the 
eomniund  of  the  Behooncr,  ol' tying  him  up  to  the  main- 
mast, and  giving  him  two  or  tiiroe  round  dozen  ur  so, 
and  then  sending  him  to  swim  anion:;  the  maseannungy 
with  9.  twenty-four  ))uund  shot  in  his  nockcluth  ;  but, 
seeing  as  how  your  honour  is  going  among  them  sa- 
vages agin,  I  thought  as  how  some  good  might  be  done 
with  him,  if  your  honour  could  contrive  to  keep  him  in 
tow,  and  close  under  your  lee  quarter,  to  prevent  his  oS' 
cifpe," 

'•  At  all  events,"  returned  the  officer,  after  a  pause  of 
some  inoinents,  during  which  he  appeared  to  be  delibe- 
rating on  his  course  of  action,  "  it  may  be  dangerous  to 
k^ep  liiin  in  tiio  vessel ;  and  yet,  if  wu  take  liim  ashore. 


lie  may  be  the  moans  of  our  more  immediate  destruc- 
tion ;  unless,  indeed,  us  you  fjbserve,  lie  can  be  so  secur- 
ed as  to  pri'Vi'iit  the  )iossibilily  of  escape ;  but  tlial  1 
very  much  doubt  indied.  Wliero  is  he,  Mullins?  1 
should  like  lo  see  and  i|ucsti(in  him." 

•ilc  shiill  be  up,  your  hoiioiir,  in  no  time,"  rcjdied 
llio  sailor,  once  more  resuming  his  hat,  and  moving  a 
pace  or  two  lorward.     Then  addressing  two  or  three 

en  in  the  slarlioiird  gangway  in  the  authoritiitivii  tone 
of  eoiinnand: — '•  Biur  a  hand  there,  my  nie:i,  and  cast 
If  the  lashings  of  that  black  liigiaii,  and  send  liim  uft, 
here,  to  the  oiliccr." 

The  order  was  spooddy  e.xocnled.  In  a  few  minutes 
the  Indian  stood  on  tli  narter-dnik,  his  naiuU  firmly 
seemed  behind,  and  his  ..<  .J  sunk  upon  his  chest  in  sul- 
len despondency.  In'  the  increasing  gloom  in  which 
ohjeets  were  now  gradually  heeoining  more  and  more 
indistinct,  it  wuiJ  ini|  ossiblo  liir  Captain  do  Haldimar  to 
ilisliiijjtiish  Ills  (l;atnres;  br'  there  was  soinotliing  in 
the  outline  of  the  Indian's  linn  tint  imprepsed  him 
with  the  conviction  iio  had  seen  it  before.  Advancing 
a  pace  or  two  forward,  he  pronounced,  hi  an  emiihatic 
and  audible  whisper,  the  name  ol  "  Oucanaslal" 

Tile  Indian  gave  an  involuntary  start, — uttered  a 
deep  intcrjnrtional  "  llgli !" — and,  raisiuj;  his  head  from 
his  chest,  fixed  his  eye  heavily  on  the  uilicer. 

"  Hofikynasler  I — Hookynasler  1"  growled  .Tack  Kul 
ler,  who  had  followed  to  hear  the  examination  of  his 
immediate  captive :  "  why,  your  honour,  that  Jaw-break- 
ing name  reminds  me  us  liow  the  chap  had  a  bit  of  a 
paper  when  I  cliin'ked  him  into  the  jolly  boat,  stuck  i 
ids  girdle.  It  was  covered  over  with  pencil-marks,  as 
writing  like;  but  all  was  rubbed  out  agin,  except  some 
such  sort  of  a  name  as  that." 

"  Whore  is  it  ?— what  have  you  done  with  it  ?"  hastily 
asked  Captain  dc  Huldimar. 

"Here,  in  my  haeky-box,  your  honour.  I  kept  it  safe, 
thinking  as  how  it  might  sarve  to  let  us  know  all  about 
it  afterwards.'' 

The  sailor  now  drew  from  the  rocoplacio  just  named 
a  dirty  piece  of  folded  paiwr,  deeply  impregnated  with 
the  perfume  of  stale  and  oft  lecliowed  quids  of  coarse 
tobacco;  and  then,  with  the  air  of  one  conscious  of  hav- 
ing "rendered  the  state  some  service,"  hitched  up  his 
Irnvsors  with  one  hand,  wliile  with  the  other  ho  extend- 
ed the  important  document. 

To  glance  his  eye  hurriedly  over  the  paper  by  the 
light  of  a  dark  lanthorn  tliiit  had  meanwhile  been 
brought  upon  deck,  unclas|i  his  hnnting-khile,  and  di- 
vide the  ligatures  of  the  captive,  and  then  warmly  press 
his  liheratcd  hands  within  bis  own,  were,  with  Captain 
do  Haldimar,  but  the  work  of  a  minute. 

"  Hilloa  !  whicli  the  devil  way  does  the  wind  blow 
now  1"  muttored  KuMnr,  the  leer  of  self-satisfaction  that 
had  hilborto  played  in  his  nyo  rapidly  giving  place  to 
an  air  of  scrlotisnoss  and  surjirise ;  an  expression  that 
was  not  at  all  diminished  by  an  observation  from  his 
now  commander. 

"  I  tell  you  what  it  is.  Jack,"'  said  the  latter,  iinprrs- 
sively  ;  "  !  don't  pretend  to  have  moie  gumption  (qu.  dis 
cCf  nnicnt  ?)  than  my  niessniates  ;  but  I  can  see  throngb 
a  millslono  as  clear  as  any  man  as  ever  heaved  a  lend 
in  these  here  lakes;  and  may  I  never  pipe  iMatswain'f 
whistle  again,  if  you  ar'n't,  some  how  or  other,  in  the 
wrong  box.     That  'ere  Ingian  's  one  of  us  !" 

Tim  feelings  of  Captain  (^  Haldimar  may  easily  ho 
comprehended  by  our  readers,  when,  on  glancing  at  the 
paper,  he  found  iiiinst^lf  cunlirmed  in  the  Impression 
previously  made  on  him  by  the  outline  of  the  captive's 
form.  The  writing,  nearly  obliterated  by  damp,  had 
been  rudely  traced  by  his  own  pencil,  on  u  loaf  torn 
froi.i  his  pocket-book  on  the  night  of  liis  visit  to  the 
Indian  cncampmnnt,  and  at  the  moment  when,  seated 
on  the  fatal  log,  Oucanasta  had  ponorously  promisoo 
her  assistanco  in  at  least  roscnini;  his  betrothed  bride. 
They  were  addressed  to  Major  do  Haldimar,  and  brieily 
stated  that  a  tioacherous  plan  was  in  contBinplation  by 
the  onemy  to  surprif^n  llio  furl,  which  the  bearer,  Ouea- 
nasla  (the  latter  word  itrongly  marked),  would  fully  ex- 
plain, if  she  could  possibly  obtain  access  within.  From 
the  narrative  entered  into  by  Clara,  who  had  particular- 
ly dwelt  on  the  emotions  of  feur  that  had  sprung  up  in 
her  own  and  cousin's  heart  by  the  sudden  transforma- 
tion of  a  supposcil  harmless  beaver  into  a  fierce  and 
threatening  savage,  ho  had  no  difficulty  in  solving  the 
onisnia. 

The  Indian,  in  whom  iin  had  recognised  the  young 
chief  who  had  saved  him  from  the  fury  of  Wacousta, 
had  evidently  been  won  upon  by  his  sister  to  perform  a 
service  which  ott'crcd  so  inucli  less  dilliculiy  to  a  war 


rior  than  tu  a  woinaii ;  and  it  was  cleur,  that,  liiidin[r  gil 
oilier  means  of  communieation  with  tlio  tort,  iiimIkco. 
vercd  by  his  own  people,  impiaelicable,  he  had  uvullci] 
himself  of  the  oppoitunity,  when  hu  saw  the  boat  wait. 
ing^on  the  strand,  tu  assume  u  disguise  so  well  adapted 
to  insure  success.  It  was  no  reniarkabiu  thing  to  see 
both  the  beaver  and  the  otter  moving  on  the  calm  sui. 
tiicc  of  the  waters  in  the  vicinity  of  the  forts,  cvun  at 
mid-day  ;  and,  occupied  us  the  Indians  were,  lo  a  man 
at  that  moment  with  their  cruel  projects,  it  was  bvm] 
means  likely  that  their  attention  should  have  been  ciil{. 
ed  olV  from  these  to  so  apparently  uniin|)ortant  a  iir. 
cuinst.ancc.  The  act  that  bad  principally  alarinnl  tlie 
cousins,  and  tormlnutcd,  as  we  have  scon,  in  the  siiilden 
attack  of  the  sailor,  had  evidently  been  inisennceivcd. 
The  hand  supposed  lo  be  feeling  Ibr  tho  heart  of  tlia 
sluggard,  had,  in  all  probability,  liecii  placed  on  \\\t 
chest  with  a  view  to  arouse  him  from  his  shiiiiLer; 
while  that  which  was  believed  lo  have  been  dropt  to  tliu 
handle  of  bis  knife,  was,  in  reality,  merely  seeking  Hu 
pa|ier  that  contained  tho  announcoment,  which,  if///,, 
delivered,  might  have  saved  the  garrison. 

Such  was  the  train  of  conjecture  that  now  passed 
through  tho  mind  of  the  officer;  hut,  although  he  tlms 
placed  the  conduct  of  the  Indian  in  the  most  favouralilo 
light,  bis  impression  lecoived  no  confirmation  from  the 
lips  of  the  latter.  Sullen  and  doggedly,  notwithstand- 
ing the  release  from  his  bonds,  the  Ottawa  I  jng  liis 
head  upon  his  chest,  with  his  eyes  riveted  on  the  deck 
and  obstinately  refused  to  answer  every  question  put  to 
him  hy  his  deliverer.  This,  however,  did  not  tlio  lesi 
lend  to  confirm  Captain  do  Haldimar  in  his  boliof.  Ho 
knew  enough  of  the  Indian  character,  to  undoratind 
the  indignant,  and  even  revengeful  spirit  likely  to  b« 
aroused  by  tho  treatment  the  savage  liad  met  with  In 
return  for  his  intended  services.  He  was  awarn  that 
without  pausing  to  reflect  on  tho  fact,  that  tho  sailor, 
ignorant  of  his  actual  purpasc,  c^y]^  merely  bavo  seen 
in  him  un  enemy  iu-lho  act  of^tteriipting  his  life,  the 
chief  would  only.c8Asidcr  and  iiitlunio  himself  ovor  llic 
recollection  of  the  blow  inflicted;  and  that,  with  the 
Iruo  obsliimcy  of  his  race,  he  would  rather  suffer  ca|iii. 
vily  or  death  itself,  than  humble  the  haughty  pride  of 
his  nature,  by  condescending  to  un  cxplanaliuii  with 
those  by  whom  ho  fell  himself  so  deeply  injured.  Sllll, 
even  amid  all  his  own  personal  griels, — giief's  that  ii>ii. 
dorcd  the  boon  in  some  degree  at  present  valuolcss,- 
('aptain  de  Haldimar  could  not  lorgot  that  tlio  yomh, 
no  matter  by  what  motive  induced,  had  rescued  lilm 
from  a  dreadful  death  on  a  previmis  occasion.  With 
the  generous  warmth,  thcrclbro,  of  a  grateful  niiiid, he 
now  sought  to  impress  on  tho  Indian  the  deep  sense  of 
obligation  under  which  holabdiued;  explaining  at  the 
same  time  the  very  natural  error  into  which  the  sailor 
had  falfcn,  and  concluding  with  a  declaration  that  he 
was  free  to  quit  the  vessel  in  the  canoe  in  which  he 
himself  was  ulnMit  to  take  his  departure  lor  the  shore, 
in  search  of  her  whom  his  sister  hud  pledged  liorself,at 
all  hazards,  to  save. 


The  address  of  tho  officer,  touching  and  impresnivoij 
hingnage  ever  is  that  comes  from  the  heart,  was  notnl. 
together  without  cflect  on  tlie  Indian.  Several  timet 
he  interrupted  him  with  a  short,  (piick,  approving 
"  U!;li  I"  and  when  ho  at  length  received  the  assurance 
that  ho  was  no  longer  a  prisoner,  he  raised  his  eyes  ra- 
pidly, allhongh  without  moving  liis  lieud,  to  the  coiinlc. 
nance  nf  his  deliverer.  Already  were  bis  lips  oicriirj 
lo  speak  for  the  first  time,  when  tho  attention  ol'  the 
group  around  him  was  arrested  by  his  giving  a  suddtu 
start  of  surprise.  At  the  same  moment  ho  rai>cd  hli 
liead,  stretched  his  nock,  threw  fornurd  his  riglitijr, 
anil,  uttering  a  loud  and  emphatic  "  VVaugh  I"  pointtil 
with  liis  finger  over  the  bows  of  the  vessel, 

AW  listened  for  upwards  of  n  minute  in  miilesiii-l 
peiise;  and  then  a  faint  and  scarcely  dislingiilsheblt  I 
sound  was  heard  in  the  direction  in  wliicli  ho  poinleit.  [ 
Scarcely  had  it  floated  on  tho  uir,  when  a  shrill,  loud, 
and  prolonged  cry,  of  peculiar  tendency,  burst  hiiriifilly  I 
and  eagerly  from  the  lips  of  the  coptiyc ;  and,  sprcndln;  I 
over  tho  broad  expanse  of  water,  seemed  to  he  to-ochc 
buck  from  every  point  of  tho  surronniliiig  shoro- 

Croul  was  the  confusion  that  followed  this  stoftlinfl 
ynll  on  the  docks  of  the  schooner.  "  Cut  the  lioll-licnil  | 
down  !" — "  Chuck  him  overboard !" — "  We  aie  betray- 
ed !"—"  Every  man  lo  his  gun!" — "Put  the  mil 
about!"  were  among  the  numerous  cxcluinalions  thall 
now  rose  simultaneonsly  from  at  least  twenty  lips, anil 
almost  drowned  the  loud  shriek  that  burst  again  froiiil 
the  wretched  Clara  de  Haldimar. 

"Stop,  Mullins !— Slop,  men!"  shouted  Captain il« I 


Kaldimiir 
three  of  hi 
lion  of  lal 
answer  liirl 
will  be  till! 
lis  calmly  f 
proceeded,  I 
and  stid  tlJ 
llie  toinnhal 
now,  lie  lias  [ 
I'.nin  1110  to  r 
Hut  for  lliatl 
111"  lo  fullof 
"  yon  fort  wil 
orsinnkiiig  F 
soul,  that  al| 
out!" 

Struck  liyl 
llic  disclosurl 
mure  into  iiil 
Hpoko. 
"I  thoiighl 
I  firlaiiily  is  a  I 
t'ot  into  a  hi  I 
Ihink  it  'a  qull 
i  II  slopjicr  on  tl 
cipocting  a  siil 
I  chap  liiriiE  outl 
honour's  life  a 
a  grip.    Here, 
Without  see 
I  productive  of  g 
vessel,  the  Indi 
crew  towards  h 
I  nllliout  shrink 
I  sunicd  his  orig 
I  evident  to  him. 
I  violence,  about 
J  liccn  prevented 
I  the  natural  ban 
I  hm  rejected  the 
I  had  observed  an 
I  hini. 

While  the  anj 
I  ivithin  his  capa 
I  slroiifest  langun 
1  lion,  ills  ears  wei 
|"IIilloal"froin  t 
"  Ay,  ay  !"  was 
"There  's  som 
I  weather  fore  qua 
I  was  that  of  the  m 
The  most  pro! 
I  Every  individual, 
Itlie  hoaLiwain,  Imi 
I  indicated,  which  \ 
lof  the  imfortunal 
I  produced  hy  a  sir 
l«Ms  hoard  by  cvei 
■thrown  her  mantli 
llliat  was  to  be  st 
|);r,idiially  darkeni 
limipient  breeze,  v 
land  there  appeurei 
loliject  could  be  di 
Icj'cs  eagerly  and  |: 
Tllie  I'ounds  lieeunie 
liilcnt  the  party, 
Iwavrs  Hint  fell  froi 
filled  to  liillow  up 
Tieen  Indicated  by 
kluod  near  his  gn 
lurning  niatelies  1 
V'Jily  to  be  seized 
loom  for  upprelien 
Ihc  mariners  could 
Ipproached ;  and  ol 
■far.  Suddenly,  a; 
Ihaiifed  a  point  to 
ler  hows  morn  ofl 
yiiifh  all  were  mo; 
iKirc  than  twenty 
msway  at  which 
|W.  In  the  next 
In  siphi,  and  thou  i 
Vn  in  tho  stern,  h 
Jie  loft,  as  the  pi 
|hanii;ed  from  side  I 
Another  deep  nn( 
I'ora  Ihc  chest  of  t 


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249 


r,  tliut,  liiLdniir  n|| 
tli«  fort,  uikIkciv 
Ic,  lie  Imil  availed 
uw  llio  bo:it  wail. 
JO  80  well  ttdnplcii 
ablu  tiling  lu  tee 
r  on  tlio  calm  sut. 
llio  forts,  even  »i 
in  were,  lo  a  man, 
jcets,  it  w,i»  by  III, 
jid  liuvo  lioeii  call. 
]niin|)ortant  a  cir. 
ipully  aliirinod  ilij 
icon,  in  the  siiildcn 
eon  iniscnnceivcj. 
ir  the  hcurt  ol'  the 
ceil  placed  on  liii 
IVoin  liiH  slumljn; 
e  hocn  dropt  to  tlio 
iiierely  seeking  tliQ 
lent,  wliidi,  if  thm 
ison. 

e  that  now  passod 
it,  ulthough  lie  thus 
tlio  most  I'avouraUe 
iitiriuation  from  the 
;odly,  notwilhutand- 
10  Ottawa  '  ang  his 
riveter)  on  tlic  deck, 
ivery  question  put  lo 
rer,  did  not  tlio  less 
ar  ill  Ilia  bcliof.    Ho 
.cter,  to  undorstjtid 
il  spirit  likely  to  be 
ge  had  met  with  in 
He  was  awaro  tlui, 
fact,  that  the  8ai!or, 
^  merely  have  seen 
criipting  Ilia  life,  tlm 
lino  himself  over  llic 
and  that,  with  llic 
d  rather  Rutfcr  ca|ili. 
tlio  haughty  pride  of 
un  cx|ilanaliun  with 
ilroply  injured.    Still, 
, — fjiiefs  thai  ii'u. 
proiioiil  valueless,— 
gnt  that  the  joiilh, 
'.ad  rescued  him 
MIS  occasion.    With 
grateful  mind,  ho 
the  dei'p  sense  of  I 
;  explaining  atliie 
tn  which  the  snilot 
Icclaralion  thai  he 
canoe  in  which  he 
irluro  lor  tliu  alioro, 
d  pledged  herself,  al  I 


hoi 


ig  and  iniprcssivoM 

10  heart,  was  not  nl. 
lian.  Several  tinici 
,,  quick,  npprovin; 
:uivcd  the  assurance 

raised  his  eyes  ra. 
head,  to  the  cmiiilc. 
nre  his  lips  opciiin; 
tlio  nlteiition  nl'  the 
his  giving  a  siaWui 
iniciit  ho  raised  hi) 
ward  his  rij;liU«r, 
•'  VVaugh  !"  puinliil 

vesKcl. 
linnto  in  mntesii). 
T-oly  distingnishiHi 

11  which  ho  |ioinled. 
livlien  a  sliiill,  loud, 
licy,  hurst  hnriipdly 
live;  nnd,  spreadin' 
liied  to  be  lo-ochoed 

hdiiig  shore, 
^wed  this  stafllinj 
'  Cut  the  liolUtnd 
'  We  RIB  bciny- 
-»  Tut  the  cnfl 
I  exclanialioiis  thjl 
Jst  twenty  lips.  «"1 
It  burst  again  fwn 

lioutod  Cnplninilt 


llaldiniar,  firmly,  ns  the  excited  boatswain,  with  two  or 
three  of  his  companions,  now  ndvanrod  with  the  inlen. 
lion  ol  laying  violent  hands  on  the  Indian.  "  I  will 
answer  for  hi"s  lidclity  with  my  lilb.  If  ho  be  fhlso,  ii 
will  be  limo  enough  to  punish  him  afterwards;  hut  let 
lis  calmly  await  the  issue  like  men.  Hear  me,"  he 
proceeded,  as  ho  remarked  their  incredulous,  uncorlaiii, 
anil  still  llircatoning  nirj — "this  Indian  saved  mo  fmni 
the  tomahawks  of  his  tribe  not  a  week  ago ;  and,  even 
now  he  has  Iwcomo  our  captive  in  tlif  act  oltaking  a  nole 
t'nin  me  to  the  garrison,  to  warn  them  of  their  daii>^^er. 
liiil  for  llnU  slnmburiiig  fool,"  lio  added,  bitterly,  point- 
incrlo  Kullor,  who  slept  when  ho  should  have  watched, 
"von  fort  would  not  now  li.ivo  boon  what  it  is, — a  iiiasa. 
ot'sinnking  ruins.  Ho  has  an  ocean  of  bliiod  upon  his 
soul,  that  all  tlio  waters  of  the  Huron  can  never  wash 

Struck  by  tlio  vnhomont  manner  of  the  officer,  and 
the  disclo.sure  he  had  just  made,  tlio  sailors  sunk  once 
more  into  inaction  and  silence.  Tlio  boatswain  alone 
s|wko. 

"I  thought,  your  honour,  as  how  Jack  Fuller,  who 
nrtainly  is  a  hotter  hand  at  a  snooze  than  a  watch,  had 
I'ot  into  a  bit  of  a  mess;  but,  shiver  my  topsails,  if  I 
think  il 's  quite  fair  to  blame  him,  neither,  for  clapping 
nslopiier  on  the  Ingian's  calile,  seeing  as  how  ho  was 
expecting  a  shot  liotwoen  svind  and  water.  Still,  as  the 
chap  luniE  out  lo  he  an  honest  chap,  and  has  saved  your 
hononr's  lifo  above  all,  I  don't  nuicli  earn  if  I  give  him 
a  grip.    Hero,  old  fellow,  tip  us  your  fist !" 

Without  seeming  to  understand  that  his  cry  hud  bcmi 
productive  of  general  and  intense  alarm  throughout  the 
vessel,  the  Indian  had  viewed  the  sudden  rushing  of  the 
crew  towuriU  him  as  an  ac*.  of  gratuitous  hostility  ;  and, 
without  shrinking  from  the  attack,  had  once  inoro  re- 
i  suniod  his  original  air  of  dogged  sullenncss.     It  was 
i  evident  to  him.  from  the  discussion  going  on,  that  some 
violence,  about   to  he  offered  lo  his   person,  had  only 
licen  preveiiled  by  the  interferonco  of  the  officer.    Willi 
I  the  nolural  haughtiness  of  his  savage  nature,  he  there- 
lure  rejected  the  overtures  of  the  sailor,  whose  hand  he 
i  had  observed  among  the  first  that  wero  raised  against 
I  him. 

While  the  angry  boatswain  was  yet  rolling  his  quid 
I  within  his  cajiacious  jaws,  racking   his   brain   for  the 
Ulroiigcst  language  wherein  to  give  vent  to  his  iiidigiia- 
lidii,  his  ears  wore  suddenly  saluted   by  a  low  but  clear 
I "  Hilloa  !"  from  the  bows  of  the  schooner. 
"  Ay,  ay  I"  was  the  brief  resjionsc. 
"  Tliere  's  something  npproiiching  us  oliead,  on  the 
I  wcithcr  fore  quarter,"  continued  the  same  voice,  which 
1  was  that  of  the  man  on  the  look-out. 

Tlic  most  profound  silence  now  pervaded  the  deck. 

I  Every  individual,  includijig  Captain  do  Haldiiimr  and 

j  the  boatswain,  had  flown  to  the  gangway  of  the  quarter 

J  indicated,  which  was  on  tlio  side  occupied  by  the  couch 

jiif  the  unfortunate  Clara.     Presently  a.  noise  like  that 

Iproduced  by  a  single  paddle  rapidly  dividing  the  water, 

Iwas  heard  by  every  anxious  ear.    Night  had  long  since 

Ithrown  her  mantle  over  the  surrounding  waste  ;  and  all 

■thai  was  to  be  seen  reflected  from  the    bosom  of  tlic 

luradually  darkening  river,  scarcely  rufllcd  by  the  yet 

liiicipicnt  breeze,  were  a  few  straggling  stars,  that  here 

laiiil  there  aiipeared  in  the  overcast  heavens.    Hitherto  no 

loliject  could  be  discovered  by  those  who  strained  their 

Icycs  eagerly  nnd  painfully  through  the  gloom,  although 

Tthe  i'ounds  became  at  each  inonieiit  more  di.'stiiict.    It  was 

Vvident  the  liarty,  guided   by  the  noise  of  the  rippling 

Iwavrs  that  fell  from  tlio  bows  of  the  schooner,  was  cm. 

pilled  to  follow  up  a  course,  the  direct  duo  to  which  had 

iccii  indicated  by  the  cry  of  the  captive.     Every  man 

kluod  near  his  gun  on  the  starboard  battery,  and  the 

Iiuriiiiig  matches  hanging  over  their  respective  Ivtickcts 

oady  to  1k;  seized  at  a  momciil's  notice.     Still,  bii:  little 

knoni  for  apprcliensioii  existed  :  for  the  practised  ear  of 

fiic  mariners  could  easily  tell  that  a  solitary  bark  alone 

■ipjiroaohed  ;  and  of  one,  or  even  ten,  they  ontertaincd  no 

■rar.    Suddenly,  ns  the   course  of  the   vessel  was  now 

tlnni;od  a  point  to  windward, — a  movement  that  brought 

jier  liows  iiioro  off  the  ailjnccnt  shore, — the  sound.  In 

fliifli  all  were  more  or  less  interested,  was  heard  not 

Hire  than  twenty  yards  off,  nnd  in  a  lino  with   the 

fineway  al  which  the  principal  of  the  crew  were  asscm- 

lied.   In  the  next  minuto  the  low  hull  of  a  canoe  came 

In  si|;ht,  and  then  a  tall  and  solitary  human  figure  was 

Von  in  the  utern,  Ixinding  alternately  to  tho  right  and  to 

Ihe  loft,  09  the  paddle   was   rapidly  and   successively 

fhanpid  from  side  to  side. 

Aiiolhcr  deep  nnd  exulting  "  Ugh  !"  was  now  heaved 
Iniin  llic  chest  of  the  Indian,  who  stood  calmly  on  the 


spot  on  wliiili  he  had  first  rested,  while  Fuller  prepared  a 
coil  of  rope  to  throw  to  the  active  steersman. 

"  Avast  lliirc.  Jack  !"  growled  the  boatswain,  address 
iiig  til"  sailor;  "  how  can  the   stranger  keep  the  bow  of 
his  crall  on,  and  grapple  at  the  same  time  I     Just  pass 
one  end  of  the  coil  round  your  waist,  and  swing  yourself 
gently  into  her." 

The  head  of  tin',  canoe  was  now  near  enough  for  the 
imrpose.  Tlio  sailor  did  as  he  was  desired,  having  pre- 
viously divested  liiiiiselfof  his  shoes,  and  leaping  forward, 
dighti'd  on  what  iipjK'ai'ed  to  be  a  Ininillu  of  Idaiihi'ls 
stowed  nway  in  her  bows.  No  sooner,  howi^ver,  had  he 
secured  his  footing,  when  with  uiiother  dcperate  leap, 
and  greatly  to  the  astonishment  of  all  around,  he  hoimilcd 
on('(^  more  to  the  deck  of  t!ie  schooner,  his  eoimtiiniiiee 
exhihitiiig  every  mark  of  siipCrHtitiinis  alarm.  In  the 
let  of  quitting  the  c.anoc  ho  had  spuriw:d  her  vioh  ntly 
•iineral  feet  from  the  vessel,  which  the  silent  steersman 
was  again  making  every  etlort  to  reach. 

"  Why,  what  the  devil's  the  matter  with  you  now?" 
cxelainn^d  the  rough  boatswain,  who,  as  well  ns  ('aplnin 
do  llaldiniar  and  the  rest  of  tlie  crew,  had  quitted  the 
,'angway  lo  learn  the  cause  of  this  extraordinary  eon- 
duet.  "  Damn  my  eyes,  if  you  ar'nt  worse  seared  than 
w  hen  the  Ingian  stood  over  you  in  the  jolly  boat." 

'Scared,  ay,  to  bo  sine  lam;  and  so  won  II  you  bo 
scared  too,  if  you  'd  a  sce'd  what  I  did.  May  I  never 
touch  the  point  at  Po^t,^lnoutll,  if  I  a'li't  seen  lie'  glio.st," 

'  Where  ? — whoso  ;• .  ost  ?—  vhat  ghost  ? — wlial  do  you 
mean.  Jack  .'"  exclaiei.d  several  of  the  li-irtled  men  in 
the  same  breath,  while  the  supi.rstitions  dread  so  com. 
moil  to  mariners  drew  them  still  closer  ir  i.ic  group  that 
encircled  their  companion. 

'  Well,  thi'ii,  as  1  am  a  miserable  sinier,"  returned  the 
man,  impressively,  and  i;;  a  low  toi    ,  "  I  sce'd  i.',    he 
bows  of  the  canoe, — and  the  hand  that  steered  itw:.      ot 
made  of  flesh  and  blood  like  ours, — whatdoyou  thii. 
the  ghost  of " 

Captain  de  Haldimar  heard  no  more.  At  i  single 
bound  ho  had  gaine<l  the  ship's  sidf  H'  strained  his 
eyes  anxiously  over  the  gangway  in  ,>.a  lU  of  the  canoe, 
but  it  was  gone,  A  dcatli-iikc  k  nee  tiroughout  the 
deck  followed  the  commuiiicatioi  f  the  bailor,  and  in 
that  pause  the  sound  of  the  receihiig  boat  could  be  heard, 
not  urged,  us  it  had  approached,  by  one  paddle,  but  by 
two.  'I'hc  heart  of  the  officer  throbbed  almost  to  sufi'o- 
culion ;  and  his  firmness,  hitherto  supported  by  the 
manly  energies  of  his  nature,  now  failed  him  quite.  Heed- 
less of  appearances,  regardless  of  being  overlooked,  he 
tottered  like  a  drunken  man  for  support  against  the  inaiii- 
iiiast.  For  a  moment  or  two  he  lean  !ii.-  head  upon  his 
hand,  with  the  air  of  one  iiiuiicrsed  in  the  most  profound 
ibstraction  ;  while  the  crew,  al  once  alarmed  and  touched 
by  the  deep  distress  into  which  this  mysterious  eircuin. 
staiiee  had  plunged  him,  stood  silently  and  respectfully 
watching  his  emotion.  Suddenly  he  started  from  his 
attitude  of  jiainful  reiiose,  like  one  awikciiiiig  from  a 
dream,  and  demaniled  wiiat  had  liecoine  of  the  Indian. 

Kvery  one  looked  around,  but  the  captive  was  no 
where  lo  be  seen.  Search  was  made  below,  both  in  the 
cabin  and  in  the  fe'"  de<;ks,  and  men  were  sent  up  nioll 
to  see  if  he  had  sec.  '■  i  .limself  in  the  rigging;  hut  all 
returned,  stating  .  •■  "  ■  lo  where  to  bo  found.  lie  had 
disappeared  from  the  vessel  altogether,  yet  no  oik;  knew 
how;  tor  he  had  not  been  observed  to  stir  from  the  spot 
on  which  he  had  first  planted  himself.  It  was  plain 
'  owever,  he  had  joined  the  mysterious  party  in  the  canoe, 
from  the  fac!  ,.'llie  second  paddle  having  been  detected  ; 
and  all  at'-mpis  at  pursuit,  without  endangering  the 
voss  1  0'  til.  shallows,  whi'lier  the  course  of  the  fugitives 
was  nflw  directed,  was  deckurcd  by  the  boatswain  utterly 
impracticahk'. 

The  announcement  of  the  Indian's  disappearance 
seemed  to  put  the  cliiiiax  to  the  despair  of  the  untiu'tuu- 
ile  officer.  "  Then  is  qur  every  hope  lost  I"  he  groaned 
iloud,  as,  quilling  the  centre  of  tho  vessel,  he  "owly 
traversed  the  deck,  and  once  more  stood  at  Ihi  side  ol 
his  no  less  mihappy  and  excited  sister.  For  a  moment 
or  two  he  remained  wilh  his  arms  folded  across  his 
chest,  gazing  on  the  dark  outlino  of  her  form  ;  and  then, 
in  a  wild  paroxysm  of  silent,  tearless  griet',  threw  himself 
suddenly  on  the  edge  of  the  couch,  and  clasping  her  in  a 
long  close  embrace  to  his  audibly  healing  heart,  lay  like 
one  iK'rcIl  of  all  sense  and  consciousness  of  surrounding 
objects. 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

Tho  night  passed  away  without  further  event  on  board 
the  schooner,  yot  in  all  tho  anxiety  that  might  bo  sup- 
IHisod  incident  to  men  so  perilously  situulcd.    Habits  ol 


ong  since  acquired  superstition,  too  powerriil  to  be 
■asily  shaken  olt",  moreover,  contributed  lotho  dejection 
>f  tlio  mariners,  among  whom  there  were  not  wantiiuf 
those  who  believed  the  silent  steersman  was  in  reality 
what  their  comrade  had  represented, — an  iminalcrial 
being,  sent  from  the  world  of  spirits  to  warn  them  of 
some  impending  evil.  What  principally  gave  weiolit 
to  this  impression  were  the  repeated  asscveiatioiis  of 
"iiller, doling  the  sleepless  night  passed  by  rill  on  dcek» 
that  what  he  had  seen  was  no  other,  could  lie  no  other, 
than  a  ghost !  exhibiting  in  its  Imeless,  fleshless  cheek, 
tin;  well  known  lineaments  of  oiio  who  was  supposed  to 
bo  no  more;  nnd,  if  the  story  of  their  conir.'ide  had 
needed  eoiifirination  among  men  in  whom  lailli  in, 
rather  than  lovo  for,  the  marvellous  was  a  conslilutional 
ingredient,  the  terrible  otliet  that  seemed  to  liavo  been 
produced  on  Captain  do  Haldimar  by  the  same  mvsto- 
rious  visitation  would  have  been  -nore  than  eoiicliisive. 
The  very  appearance  of  the  night,  too,  favoured  the  de- 
lusion. Tho  heavens,  comparatively  clear  at  the  nio- 
iiieiit  when  the  canon  aiqiroachcd  the  vessel,  bocaino 
suddenly  envclo|)cd  in  the  deepest  gloom  at  its  dejiarUirp, 
as  if  to  enshroud  the  cour.^o  of  those  wlio,  having  so 
mysteriously  approached,  had  also  so  unaccountably 
disappeared.  Nor  had  this  Ihrcalening  state  of  tho  at- 
mospliero  the  counterbalancing  advantage  of  storm  and 
tompcst  to  drive  them  onward  throuirh  the  narrow  wa- 
ters of  tho  Sinclair,  and  cnablo  them,  by  anticipating 
the  pursuit  of  their  enemies,  to  shun  the  Scylla  and 
Charbydis  that  awaited  their  morn  leisurn  advance. 
The  wind  increased  not ;  and  the  disappointed  seamen 
remarked,  with  dismay,  that  llicir  crall  scarcely  made 
more  progress  than  at  the  inoinont  wlien  she  first  quit- 
ted ii.'i  anchorage. 

It  was  now  near  the  first  hours  of  day  ;  and  although, 
perhaps,  none  slept,  there  were  few  who  were  not  appa- 
rently at  rest,  and  plunged  in  tho  most  paiiil'nl reflections. 
Still  occupying  her  humble  couch,  and  shielded  from  tho 
night  •  •  merely  by  the  cloak  Ihat  covered  her  own 
blood  -i.  uied  garments,  lay  the  unhappy  Clara,  her  deep 
groans  and  stifled  sobs  bursting  occasionally  from  her 
,  oiit-up  heart,  and  frilling  Vin  the  ears  of  llie  mariners 
like  sounds  of  fnarf':  H  rt,  produced  by  the  mysterious 
agency  that  already  Lore  such  uiidiviilcd  power  over 
llieir  thoughts.  On  the  bare  deck,  at  her  side,  lay  hot 
brother,  his  face  turned  upon  the  planks,  as  if  to  shut 
out  all  objects  from  eyes  he  had  not  the  power  lo  close; 
and,  with  one  arm  supporting  his  heavy  brow,  while  tho 
other,  east  around  the  restless  form  of  his  beloved  sister, 
seemed  to  otVer  proteelioii  and  to  impart  confidence, even 
while  his  lips  denied  the  accents  of  consolation.  Seated 
on  an  empty  hoii-eoop  al  their  head,  was  Sir  Everard 
Vallolort,  his  back  reiiosiiig  against  the  bulwarks  of  the 
vessel,  his  arms  folded  across  his  elicst,  and  his  eyes 
bent  meehanically  on  tho  man  at  the  holm,  who  stood 
within  a  tew  paces  of  him, — an  attitude  of  absorption, 
which  he,  ever  and  anon,  changed  to  one  of  anxious  and 
enquiring  interest,  whenever  the  agitation  of  Clara  was 
manifested  in  ilio  manner  already  shown. 

The  main  dock  and  forecastle  of  tho  vessel  presented 
a  similar  picture  uf  mingled  unquietness  nnd  repose. 
Many  of  the  seamen  might  bo  seen  scitcd  on  tho  gun- 
iirriagos,  with  their  ( fieeks  pressing  the  rude  metal 
ttiat  served  them  for  a  pillow.  Others  lay  along  tin 
decks,  Willi  their  heads  resting  on  tho  elevated  hatches, 
while  not  a  few,  squatted  on  their  haunches  with  their 
knees  doubled  up  to  their  very  chins,  sninHirted  in  that 
position  the  aching  head  that  rested  between  their 
rough  and  horny  palms.  A  first  glance  might  have  in- 
duced the  belief  that  all  wore  buried  in  the  most  profound 
slumber ;  but  tho  quick  jerking  of  a  limb, — the  fitful, 
sudden  shitting  of  a  [losition, — the  utter  absence  of  that 
doop  breathing  which  indicates  the  unconsciousness  of 
repose,  only  required  to  be  noticed,  to  prove  tho  living 
silcnco  that  reigned  throughout  was  not  born  either  of 
apathy  or  sleep. 

At  the  gangway  at  which  the  eanoc  had  approached 
now  stood  the  individual  already  introduced  to  our 
readers  as  Jack  Fuller.  The  same  superstitious  terror 
that  caused  his  flight  had  once  more  attracted  him  to 
the  s|iot  where  the  subject  of  hi:  al.arii,  first  appeared  to 
him;  and,  without  seeming  to  rellect  Miat  tho  vessel,  in 
her  slow  but  certain  progress,  hud  iul't  all  vestige  of  tho 
mysterious  visitant  behind,  ho  continued  gazing  over  tho 
bulwarks  on  the  dark  waters,  as  if  ho  expected  al  each 
moment  to  find  his  sight  stricken  by  the  same  appalling 
vision.  It  was  at  the  moment  when  he  had  worked  n 
his  naturally  dull  imagination  to  its  highest  i»rceplion 
ol'llie  Buponiatural,  tlial  ho  was  loinod  by  the  rugged 
hoalswain,  who  had  passed  the  greater  part  of  tho  night 


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in  pacing  up  and  down  llie  decks,  watching  tlio  as|ioct 
of  the  heavens,  and  occasionally  tautiii^  a  ro|>c  or 
Rquariiinf  a  light  yard,  unassii  tcd,as  the  llntlcringortlu- 
canvass  in  the  wind  renderci;  the   alteration  necessary. 

" Well, .Tack  !'"  hhuitly  obsc.ved  the  latter  in  a  gruff 
whisper  that  resembled  the  suppressed  growling  ol"  a 
niastiH',  "  what  arc  yo  thinking  of  now  ? — Not  got  over 
your  fluinbustilication  yet,  that  ye  stand  here,  looking 
as  sanctified  as  an  olil  parson  !" 

"  I'll  tell  ye  what  it  is,  Mr.  Mullins,"  returned  the 
sailor,  in  the  same  key  !  "  you  may  make  as  much  gime 
on  me  as  you  like  ;  but  these  here  strange  sort  of  doings 
are  somehow  (jniz/.ieul ;  and,  though  I  l(;ars  nothing  in 
the  shape  of  tlesli  and  bluud,  still,  when  it  conies  to 
Iiaving  to  do  with  those  as  is  gone  to  IXivy  Jones'  lockor 
like,  it  gives  a  fullow  an  all  ovcrislmess  as  isn't  (|uite 
the  thing.     You  understand  me  ?" 

•'  Hang  me  if  I  do  1'  was  the  brief  rejoinder. 

"Well,  then,"  contiimed  Fuller,  '•  if  I  nnist  out  with 
it,  I  must.  I  tliink  tluit  'ere  Ingian  must  have  been 
the  devil,  or  how  could  ho  come  so  sudden  and  unhe. 
knownst  upon  me,  with  the  head  of  a  'possmn:  and  then 
ngin,  how  could  he  get  away  from  the  craft  without  our 
seeing  him  ?  and  how  canio  the  ghost  on  board  of  the 
canoe  ?" 

"  Avast  there,  old  fellow;  you  moans  not  the  head  of 
a  'pnssum,  but  a  beaver ;  but  that  'ero's  all  nal'r'l 
cnonirh,  and  easily  'counted  for;  but  you  liav'nt  told  us 
who.'ic  ghost  it  was,  atler  all."' 

"  No  ;  the  captain  madesnch  a  spring  to  the  gunwale, 
ns  fri'rhlencd  it  all  nut  of  my  head  :  but  coinu  closer, 
Mr.  Mullins,  and  I'll  whisper  it  in  your  ear. — Hark  1 
what  was  that?" 

"  I  hears  nothing,"  said  the  boatswain,  after  a  pause. 

"  It's  very  odd,"  contiimed  Fuller;  "  but  I  thought  as 
liow  I  heard  it  .'C.veral  times  afore  you  came." 

"There's  something  wrong,  I  lake  it,  in  your  upper 
story.  Jack  Kullcr,"  coolly  observed  his  companion; 
"  that  'ere  ghost  has  quite  capsized  you.' 

"Hark,  again!"  repealed  the  sailor,  "  Did'nt  you 
hear  it  then  /    A  sort  of  a  groan,  like." 

"Where,  in  what  part '"  calmly  demanded  the  boat- 
swain, though  in  the  same  suppressed  tone  in  which  the 
dialogue  had  been  carried  on. 

"Why,  from  the  canoo  Ihat  lies  olongsido  lliero,  1 
heard  it  several  limes  afore." 

"  Well,  if  you  arn't  lunied  a  real  coward  nt  last," 
politely  remarked  Mr.  Mullins.  "(!an't  the  poor  lilt 
devil  of  a  Canadian  snoo/.o  a  hit  in  his  hanimock, 
without  putting  you  so  completely  out  of  your  reckon- 
ing?" 

"The  Caniidian — the  Canadian  I"  hurriedly  returned 
Fuller:  "  wliv,  <l«n'l  yon  see  him  there,  leanin{r  with 
his  bark  In  Ilie  mainmast,  and  as  faal  nsleop  ui  if  the 
devil  himself  couldn't  wake  him  /" 

"'I'lien  it  was  the  devil,  you  heard,  if  you  like," 
quaintly  retorlcd  Mullins:  "but  bear  a  hand  and  tell 
us  all  about  this  here  ghost." 

"  Hark,  again  !  what  was  that  ?"  onco  more  enquired 
the  excited  sailor. 

"Only  u  gust  of  wind  passing  llirough  the  dried 
houglnof  the  canoe,"'  said  the  bmitswain  :  "but  Binco 
wo  eun  get  nothing  out  of  that  craxod  noddle  of  yours, 
SCO  if  you  can't  do  wimething  with  your  hmidM.  That 
'uro  cauuo  rimning  aloiigi'ide,  lakes  half  a  knot  olFlhc 
ship's  way.  Hear  a  hand  llioii,  and  east  otl'tho  |iainlor, 
and  li't  her  diop  astarii,  that  she  may  lulluw  in  our 
wake.     Hilloa  !  wIiuI'h  Iho  matter  with  the  man  now  /" 

Ahd  well  might  hn  ask.  Willi  his  eye-balls  staring, 
hit  lertli  ('hiillerlng,  his  liuily  half  ImuiI,  and  his  arms 
thrown  lbiward,yel  jieiideiit  us  if  sudiknly  nirested  in 
Ihat  |H>sllioii  while  in  the  act  of  rourhiiig  the  ro|ie.  the 
terrilied  sailor  sIchhI  ga/.ing  on  Hie  stern  c)f  ihu  canoe; 
ill  which,  by  Iho  faint  liglil  of  Ibo  dawning  day,  was  to 
be  seen  ail  object  well  ciilciilateil  In  fill  the  leasl  super- 
i-litUMis  henil  wnh  terror  and  dismay.  Through  an 
npeiiiiig  III  111"  foliiige  pirrcd  ihc  pale  and  s|Helr«l  liiii 
Ilia  human  bung,  with  its  dull  uyos  bent  fixedly  and 
nil  ehaiiii  ally  iiisiii  the  vessel,  "in  the  eeiilru  of  llii: 
wan  Ion  head  was  a  dark  iiieriislalion  aa  of  IiIimmJ,  eu- 
>eiiiig  till'  su|K'rlii  i««  of  a  newly  i  losid  wound.  'I'lie 
pallid  miiiilh  wu»  |wrlially  imi  losed,  so  as  lo  display  u 
row  iif  while  and  apparently  lipless  teeth;  and  the  lion- 
Inn  a  weio  ollierwise  set  ami  drawn,  as  llioso  of  one 
who  la  no  longer  of  cailli.  Aiuund  llie  head  was  bound 
>  eovvrmg  >ii  I  lime,  ns  In  coiireal  oveiy  part  save  the 
line;  and  oiiif  ">r  Iwiee  a  hand  was  slowly  niisid,  and 
pressed  upon  Ihe  blood  s|s.l  that  dimmed  the  pasiiiiHJ 
lairiiess  uflhohruw,  livery  ulhor  jwllioii  of  Iho  furni 
Wat  invuijilU' 


"  Lord  have  mercy  upon  us !"  exclaimed  the  boat- 
swain, in  a  voice  thai,  now  elevated  to  more  than  its 
natural  tone,  sounded  startlingly  on  tho  stillness  of  the 
scene  ;  "  sure  enough  it  is,  indeed,  a  ghost !'' 

"Ua!  do  you  believe  me  now  7"  returned  Fuller,  gain- 
ing confidence  from  tho  admission  of  his  companion, 
and  in  the  same  elevated  key.  "  It  is,  as  I  hope  to  be 
saved,  tho  ghost  I  see'd  afore." 

The  commotion  on  deck  was  now  every  where  uni- 
versal. The  sailors  started  to  their  feet, and,  with  hor- 
ror and  alarm  visibly  imprinted  on  their  countenances, 
rushed  tumultuously  towards  the  dreaded  gangway. 

"  Make  way — room,  fellows  !"  exclaimed  a  hurried 
voice;  and  presently  Captain  de  Haldimar,  who  had 
hounded  like  lightning  from  the  deck,  appeared  with 
eager  eye  and  c.vcited  cheek  among  them.  To  leap  into 
the  bows  of  the  canoe,  and  disappear  under  the  tuliagc, 
was  the  work  of  a  single  instant.  All  listened  hicalli. 
lessly  for  the  slightest  sound  ;  and  then  every  heart 
throlihcd  with  the  most  undcfmable  emotions,  as  his  lips 
were  heard  giving  utterance  to  the  deep  emotion  of  his 
own  spirit, — 

■  Madeline,  oh,  my  own  lost  Madeline !"  he  exclaimed 
with  almost  fraiilic  energy  of  passion  :  "do  I  then 
press  you  once  more  to  my  doting  heart  /  Speak,  speak 
o  mo — for  God's  sake  speak,  or  I  shall  go  mad  ',  Air, 
air, — she  wants  air  only — she  cannot  be  dead." 

These  lust  words  wore  succeeded  by  the  furious  rend- 
ing asunder  of  the  fastenings  that  secured  the  boughs, 
anil  presently  the  whole  went  overboard,  leaving  revealed 
tho  tall  and  picturesque  figure  of  tho  oHicer;  wlio.so  loll 
arm  encircled  while  it  supported  the  reclining  and  pow- 
erless liirm  of  one  who  well  resembled,  indeed,  tho  spec- 
Ire  for  which  she  had  been  mistaken,  while  his  right 
land  was  busied  in  detaching  the  string  that  secured  a 
jiortion  of  tho  covering  round  her  throat.  At  length  it 
lidl  from  her  shoulders ;  and  the  well  known  liirm  of 
.Madeline  dc  Haldimar,  clad  even  in  the  vestments  in 
which  they  had  been  wont  to  see  her,  met  tho  astonished 
gaze  of  Iho  excited  seamen.  Still  there  were  some  who 
doubted  it  was  the  cor|ioro:<l  woman  whom  they  beheld  ; 
and  several  of  the  ciow  who  were  catholics  oven  made 
tiie  sign  of  the  cross  as  tho  supjioseil  spirit  was  now 
borne  up  the  gangway  in  the  arms  of  the  pained  yet 
gratified  l)e  Haldimar:  nor  was  it  until  her  leet  were 
seen  finally  resting  on  the  deck,  that  Jack  Fuller  could 
jicrsiiado  himself  it  was  indeed  Miss  dn  Haldimar, 
and  nut  her  ghost,  that  lay  clas|)ed  lu  the  heart  of  tho 
olHcer. 

With  the  keen  rush  of  the  morning  air  upon  her  brow 
returned  the  sus|ie!ided  consciousness  of  the  bewildered 
.Madel'-  .  Tho  blood  came  slowly  and  imperceptibly 
lo  her  cheek  ;  and  her  eyes,  hitherto  glazed,  fixed,  and 
inexpressive,  looked  enquiringly,  yet  with  stupid  won- 
dcrmont,  around.  She  started  from  tho  cnibraee  of  her 
lover,  gazed  altornaUly  at  his  disguise,  at  hiiiisilf,  and 
at  Clara;  and  then  passing  her  hand  several  tiiiios  ra- 
pidly across  her  hrow,  uttered  an  hysteric  scream,  and 
threw  herself  ini|ieluously  forward  on  tho  Ikjsoiii  of  the 
sobbing  girl ;  who,  with  extended  arms,  parted  lips,  and 
heaving  busoiii,  sat  breathlessly  awaiting  tho  first  duwii 
of  the  returning  reason  of  her  more  than  sister. 

Wo  should  vainly  attempt  to  paint  all  tho  heart-rend- 
ing misery  of  the  scene  oxliibited  in  the  gradual  resto- 
ration id'  Miss  de  Haldimar  to  her  senses.  From  a  state 
of  torjior,  produced  by  the  freezing  of  every  faculty  into 
almost  idiotey,  she  was  suddenly  awakened  to  all  the 
terrors  of  the  past;  and  the  deep  Intonations  of  her  rich 
voieo  were  heard  only  in  cxilressioiis  of  agony,  that  en- 
tered into  the  most  iron-hearted  of  tho  assainbled  sea- 
men ;  while  Ihoy  drew  from  the  bosom  of  her  gentlo  and 
sympathlsiiig  cousin  fresh  bursts  of  desolating  giiof 
Iiiiagiiiatioii  itsell' would  find  dillieiilty  in  supplying  the 
liariowing  elli'ct  u|miii  all,  when,  with  upraised  hinids, 
and  on  her  hendiil  knees,  her  laTgo  eyes  liirnrd  wildly 
up  to  heaven,  she  invr.ked  in  deep  and  starlling  accents 
Ibo  lerrllile  retribution  of  a  just  (iod  on  the  inhuiiian 
murdirers  of  her  Hither,  with  whose  lifu-bliMsl  her  gar- 
ments wire  profusely  saturated;  and  llien,  wijh  hysle- 
rie  l.iiighter,  demanded  why  she  alone  had  been  singled 
out  to  survive  the  blisidy  tragedy.  I,ovo  and  nfl'oellon, 
hillieilii  the  first  principles  of  Inr  existence,  llicii  fiiund 
no  eiitraiiie  into  her  mind.  Stricken,  broken-liearlril, 
sliiltilied  lo  all  feeling  save  that  of  her  iiiimedlalc 
wri i<  heilness,  she  llimight  only  of  the  Imrrihie  scenes 
through  which  she  had  pasntul ;  and  even  lie,  whuiii  at 
anolher  inoment  she  eoulil  have  rlas|M'd  m  an  agony  ol 
lund  leiiderness  toiler  beating  hosoiii, — he  to  whom  she 
jiad  pliiilged  her  virgin  faith,  and  was  Isiuiid  by  the 
drarost  uf  human  ties, — ho  whom  «ha  hiij  ■<>  uAon 


longed  lo  behold  once  more,  and  had  thought  of,  |1|« 
preceding  day,  with  all  the  tenderness  of  her  impassioncil 
and  devoted  soul, — even  he  did  not,  in  the  first  hoara  of 
her  terrible  consciousness,  so  much  as  command  a  »lii. 
i;lc  passing  regard.  All  the  affections  were  for  a  period 
blighted  in  her  bosom.  She  seemed  as  one  devoted 
without  the  power  of  resistance,  to  a  grief  which  call 
:iiicd  and  preyed  upon  all  other  feelings  of  the  niinil. 
One  stunning  and  annihilating  refloclion  seemed  to  n. 
I'ross  every  principle  of  her  being  ;  nor  was  it  for  lioiit] 
uller  she  had  been  restored  to  lile  and  recollectiun  llm 
I  deluge  of  burning  tcirs,  giving  relief  to  her  lieattmi) 
mew  direction  toiler  feelings,  enabled  her  at  length  to 
separate  the  past  from,  and  in  some  degree  devote  her. 
self  to,  Iho  present.  Then,  indeed,  for  the  first  ijm, 
did  she  perceive  and  fake  pleasure  in  the  presence  ol'litr 
lover ;  and  clasping  her  beloved  and  weeping  (!lara  lo 
her  heart,  thank  her  God,  in  all  the  fervour  of  true  pietv 
that  she  at  least  had  been  spared  to  shed  a  ray  of  coiii. 
Icirl,  on  her  distracted  spirit.  Hut  vi'O  will  not  |)aia  llic 
reader  by  dwelling  on  a  scene  that  drew  tears  even  Croin 
iho  rugL'cd  and  (lint-nerved  boatswain  hiinscir;  lor, 
ilthough  we  should  linger  on  it  with  minute  anatoniicai 
detail,  no  powers  of  language  we  possess  could  coaifv 
the  transcript  as  it  should  he.  I'ass  we  on,  thorelbrf,io 
the  more  immediate  incidents  of  our  narrative. 

The  day  now  rapidly  developing,  full  opportunity  wai 
iiifordi'd  Ihe  iiiariners  to  survey  the  strict  nature  ol  llnir 
|M)sition.  To  all  appearance  they  were  yet  in  tho  iiiiiidji. 
of  the  lake,  for  arounil  them  lay  the  belting  swit|iu' 
lorcst  that  hounded  the  perspective  of  the  eipiidislani 
ircle,  of  which  their  bark  was  the  focus  or  iiniaulialc 
centre.  'Ihc  wind  was  dying  gradually  away,  and  wlim 
at  length  the  sun  rose,  in  all  his  splendour,  thtri'  ivia 
scarce  air  enough  in  tlio  heavens  to  keep  the  sails  froni 
llap|>iiig  against  the  masts,  or  to  enable  the  vessel  to  okv 
her  liehn.  In  vain  was  the  low  and  (icculiar  whistle  rf 
the  seamen  heard,  ever  and  anon,  in  invocation  ofthr 
departing  breeze.  Another  day,  calm  and  brcotliIis«  u 
lh(^  preceding,  had  been  chartered  from  the  world  ol' 
light;  and  their  hearts  failed  them,  as  they  furesnw  Ilic 
dilficiilly  of  their  jKisition,  and  the  almost  eerlaiaty  ol' 
their  retreat  being  cut  off.  It  was  while  laboaring  niiilcr 
the  disheartening  consciousness  of  danger,  peculiar  to 
all,  that  the  anxious  boatswain  summoned  Caplala  it 
Haldimar  and  Sir  Everard  Valletort,  by  a  sigiiMtanI 
heck  of  the  finger,  lo  tho  side  of  the  deck  opposite  lo  llut 
on  whifh  still  lay  tho  suffering  and  iitarly  lirokui. 
Iii'iirlcd  girls. 

'  Well,  Mullins,  what  now  ?"  enquired  the  feriiier.  jt 
he  narrowly  scanned  the  expression  of  Uie  eld  man'* 
features  :  "that  clouded  brow  of  yours,  I  fear  ine,  boiiw 
no  agreeable  inliirmation." 

"Why,  yo'""  honour,  I  scarcely  knows  what  to  wr 
about  it;  but  seeing  as  I'm  the  only  ollieer  In  thi  s|]i|i, 
now  our  poor  eaplaiii  is  killed,  God  bless  him  !  I  lhi>ii|;lil 
1  might  take  the  lilierly  to  consult  with  your  lioiieami) 
lo  the  best  way  of  getting  out  of  tho  jaws  of  them  Kliarki 
f  Ingians  ;  and  two  heads,  as  the  saying  is,  is  nlwayi 
■  Iter  than  one." 

"  .Villi  now  you  liave  the  advantage  of  three,"  obiirmJ 
the  officer,  with  a  sickly  smile ;  "  but  I  fear,  Mallim, 
that  if  your  own  he  not  siitlicient  for  tho  purpose,  iinn 
will  lie  of  littlo  service,  'You  must  tako  eoiinsel  frin 
your  own  cx|K!riencu  and  knuwiedgu  of  nautical  iiiil- 
ters." 

"  Why,  to  lie  sure,  your  honour,"  and  the  sailor  rolW 
his  quid  from  one  cheek  (n  the  other,  "  I  think  I  iiuj 
say  as  how  I'll  venture  lo  sleer  the  erart  with  any  iiim 
on  thiv  Canada  lakes,  and  bring  her  imfv  into  |Kirt  loi; 
but  seeing  as  how  I'm  only  a,  \tvUy  olHeer,  andnotyil 
ri'eomiiiemled  by  his  worship  the  governor  fm'  Ihrl'nII 
eommand,  I  Ihought  it  but  right  lo  consult  with  im 
sii|H'ri<irs,  not  as  to  the  managcmenl  of  Ihe  erall,  liii'  ll>' 
best  lis  is  to  be  done.  AVhat  does  your  honour  tliink  ol 
iiiiiking  fiir  the  high  land  over  the  liirlsiard  Isiw  ynmliT, 
anil  w lilting  liir  the  cliancr  of  Ihe  night  lireeie  to  tit'j 
us  through  the  Sinclair  '" 

"  Ho  whnlever  you  think  Im'sI,"  relumed  the  niriml 
"  Fur  my  pari,  I  seareely  can  give  nil  opinion.  Yit  Im" 
are  we  to  get  there  /  'I'here  does  not  apis'iir  lo  In- 1| 
hrralli  of  wind." 

"  ( >li,  that's  easily  managed  ;  we  have  only  lo  hriil 
fiirl  up  a  little,  to  hide  our  elolli  from  the  InifinnK, 
then  send  Ihe  boats  a-liead  lo  tow  Ihe  rrntl,  while  w 
of  us  h'lid  a  hand  nt  her  own  swi-e|M.    We  shall  Ki'l  rli 
under  Ihe  h'e  of  the  land  nfore  night,  and  then  we 
pull  nil  agin  nlonir  shore,  until  we  get  within  a  iiiih' 
HO  of  the  bend  of  the  rivi'r.'* 

"  lint  ahall  wc  not  bo  «ccn  by  otir  citeniiM'"  ul 


hoiiglit  of,  tl|9 
lierimpassiontil 
lei  first  hours  of 
command  a  t\n- 
fcrc  for  a  pcrkid 
18  ono  devoted, 
rricf  which  cjI. 
g8  of  the  niind. 
n  seemed  lo  en. 

was  il  for  hoiirj 
recollection  tint 

to  her  heart  anil 

her  Hi  length  lo 
pjrco  devote  liet- 
)r  the  first  linii! 
e  presence  oI'lKt 
■eeping  t'lura  to 
our  ol' true  piflv, 
3d  11  ray  of  coin- 
will  not  lulii  tlic 
V  tcnrs  even  I'roin 
lin  liiiDseil';  lor, 
liiiiitc  iiimtoiiilcal 
K88  could  convey 
c  on,  thoreforOito 
irrative. 
II  opportunity  wjs 
ict  nnture  ol  (liur 

yet  in  the  mulilk' 

beltiiiff  ii\viT|iii|' 
A'  tliu  e<|uidisUiil 
icus  or  iiniiicdiitc 
y  away,  and  wlien 
Icndour,  IhiTi'  «js 
tccp  the  nails  from 
!  the  vessel  to  obey 
|KCuUar  whislli  of 
I  invocation  of  ih( 

and  lircathU'ss  u 
from  the  world  of 
s  they  foresaw  llip 
oliitost  certainly  of 
ilc  lubnniin);  niidcr 
danger,  peculiar  lo 
iinoned  Captain  dt 
t,  by  a  Bii^iiifHant  1 
ecU  opposite  to  tlut 
11(1   nturly  hrokin- 

lired  tlio  fornic  »  1 
of  llie  old  null*  I 
s,  I  fur  nie,  bodw  I 

■mows  whnt  to  ray 
officer  in  the  sliip, 
It'ss  liim  !  I  lli""glil 
ith  your  honours  n 
[awn  of  Iheni  Klmrki  I 
Buying  i»i  i»ol*«!i| 

ioftlircc,"oWinil| 
Int  I  fear,  Mulliii',! 
Ilie  purpn»e,  oiml 
I  lake  counsel  fr-m  I 
|u  of  nautiial  m\-\ 

Ind  tlir  iiailor  rolliill 
Itr,  "  I  •liii'l'  '  "".'  I 
IcrnlV  with  any  mini 
mife  into  prlliioir 
lolHeir,  nndnnlyitl 
lovernor  fin-  tholulll 
ll  COIlHUll  Willi  wjl 
Inflliecralt,  buMlfl 
Inr  honour  think  ofl 
IrlHiiird  l">w  yniidc'T 
li({lit  breeze  lo  la»t| 

jliirnrd  the  nffimJ 

opinion.    Yil  li»'| 

Kit  upp«Mir  to  If  >| 

Ive  only  tn  t'fi'  '"^ 
In  llio  Inirinii". 
le  rrnll,  wlnlcwn^ 
Wr  shall  IP'I  'I" 
I   null  Iheii  we  i 
l[('t  within  »  Midi' 

Lr  ciieiiiie*  ?"  "H 


WACoirsTA,  on  the  pjiopiiecy. 


;i  ^ 


2;il 


j^j   i.jvorard;  "  and  will  tliuy  not  Ix;  on  tliu  watch  for  our 
iiioveineiits,  and  intercept  our  retreat?" 

"  Xow  tliJlV  ju.st  tlie  tiling,  your  honour,  as  they're 
not  likely  to  do,  if  so  bo  as  nc  bears  away  for  yon 
lieadlunds.  I  kiiow.s  every  nook  and  sounding  round 
the  lake ;  and  odd  onouffli  if  I  didn't,  seeinj;  as  how  the 
craft  cireuinnavigated  it,  at  least,  a  dozen  times  since  we 
have  been  eoo|Hd  up  here.  Poor  Captain  Danvors ! 
(i;iay  tlie  devil  take  his  nnirdercrs,  I  suy,  though  it  does 
make  a  ooniinander  of  mo  for  oiici  ;)  he  ii.-ed  always  to 
make  for  that  'ere  [wiint,  w  lientver  lie  wished  to  lie  quiet; 
flir  111  ver  onoc  did  wo  see  so  iiiuch  us  u  siiiglu  liigian  nn 
llie  liiailland.  No, your  honour,  they  keeiis  ull  at  t'other 
side  of  the  lake,  seeing  as  how  that  is  the  main  roud 
If.iiu  Maokina  to  IJetroit." 

"  riiiii,  l)y  all  means,  do  so,"  eagerly  returned  Cap- 
fain  <li'  llaliiiiuar.  "  Oli,  Mullins  !  lake  us  bill  safely 
lliniujili,  and  if  the  interest  of  my  father  can  proenro  you 
.1  kiiijf's  coininission,  you  shall  not  want  it,  believe  me  "' 

"And  if iulf  my  fortune  can  give  additional  stimulus 
t,i  eiirli'iii,  it  shall  lie  sharc'd,  with  pleasure,  betwtvn 
viiiirsilf  and  crew,"  observed  Sir  Kveratd. 

"  Tliank  your  lioiiours, — tliunk  your  honours,"  said 
till'  boatswain,  somewhat  eleetrilied  by  these  biillianl 
nlUrs.  "The  lads  may  take  the  money,  if  they  like;  all 
I  eare.s  about  is  the  king's  commission,  (iivo  mo  but  a 
mall  on  my  shoulder,  and  the  money  will  come  fast 
I'liongli  of  itself.  Hut,  .-itill,  shiver  my  topsails,  if  I  wants 
anv  lirilrry  to  make  me  do  1113'  duty  ;  liesides,  if  'twas 
iiiiiv  liir  lliem  i»or  girls  alone,  I  would  go  tlirougli  lire 
and  walir  lo  sarvc  them.  I'm  not  very  chicken-heaited 
ill  my  old  age,  your  honours,  but  1  don't  recollect  the 
lime  wIk^ii  I  blubbered  so  much  as  I  did  when  .'\Iiss 
Miileliiii^  come  aboard.  Hut  i  cim't  licur  to  think  of  it ; 
and  now  let  us  see  and  get  all  ready  for  tow  ing," 

Every  tiling  now  b<!cainc  bustli^  and  activity  on  board 
till'  sfliooner.  Tlic  malclies,  no  longer  required  for  the 
moineiil,  were  extinguished,  and  the  heavy  cutlasses  and 
|,istiila  unbuckled  from  the  loins  of  the  men,  and  deposited 
mar  llieir  respective  guns.  Light  forms  iKw  uhdl,  and, 
sliniiiing  out  iijioii  the  yardp,  loosely  furled  the  sails  that 
had  previously  Ixxii  hauled  mid  clewed  iql;  but,  as  this 
\v,i8  an  o|H'ration  requiring  little  time  in  so  siiiiiU  a  vessel, 
lliiwe  who  were  engaged  in  it  sjicedily  gliileiPto  the  deck 
»<;iiiii,  ready  for  a  inor>^  arduous  service.  The  boats  hail, 
iiiiaiiwhile,  been  got  forward,  and  into  these  the  sailors 
f|iraiig,  with  an  alacrity  that  could  scarcely  have  been 
ixiH'etiHl  from  men  who  had  passed  not  only  llie  pre- 
ndjiii;  night,  but  many  before  it,  in  utter  sleeplessness 
and  despair.  Hut  the  imminence  of  the  danger,  and  the 
1  viilciit  necessity  existing  for  exertion,  aroused  them  to 
iii'iv  energy  ;  and  the  hitherto  motionless  vessel  was  now 
iiinilc  to  olK'y  the  impulse  giviii  by  the  tow  r<)|>e8  of  tlii^ 
limlii,  in  a  manner  that  proved  their  crews  to  have 
ndiri'd  on  their  toil  v\ ith  llie  detcriiiination  of  men,  re- 
Milii'il  to  di'Nole  lliemselves  in  (tamest  to  their  task.  Nor 
HUB  the  spirit  of  action  confined  to  these.  The  long 
swiYpB  of  the  schooner  had  iM'en  sliimH  il,  and  such  of  the 
I  ri'w  as  reiiiniued  on  board  lalKjureil  elVeclually  at  them, 
—a  service,  in  which  Ihey  were  essentially  iiided,  not 
only  liy  iniiie  liosl  of  llio  Fleur  do  lis,  bul  by  the  young 

irirris  llielllselvcs. 

At  mid-day  the  headlnndii  worn  Kcrn  looming  largely 
ill  the  distance,  wliih,'  the  immediate  shores  ot  llie  ill- 
fiilid  fortress  were  niomenlarily,  and  in  llir  Hanui  pro- 

irllhii,  disnpjicaring  under  the  dim   line  of  horizon  in 

I  III!'  rear.     .More   than  half  their  course,  from   the  s|Mit 

\iliriiie  lliey  commenced   lowing,  hail  Imtii  compleled, 

vlini  till'  harassed  men  were  made  tn  quit  their  ours,  in 

ordir  lo  luirlake  of  the  scanty  fare  of  the  vessel,  consist- 

iiii;  I'liiilly  of  dried  Isar's  meat  and  venison.     Spirit  of 

I  my  di'Ki'riptiiiii  Ihey  had  none;  but,  unlike  their  brethren 

ofllii'  Atlaiilie,  when  driven  to  extremities  in  food,  they 

jkiiiu'  mil  what  il  was  lo  poison  the  iiutrilioiis  priqirrtie.. 

Ii.f  llii' liittrr  by  sipping  the  putrid  dregs  of  the  water- 

i:iA,  ill  ipianlitii'H  searee  snlheienl  to  qiieiii  h  (he  fire  of 

lluir  |i,ireliid    pillules.     I'nslakcil  Ihirsl  was  a    misery 

miKiiiiwn  111  the  iiiarinerN  of  these  lakes;  il  was  but  to 
>l  lliiir  hiiekets  (lien  into  Ilic  li'inpting  elemenl,  and 
|»ilir,  pure,  sweet, null  gialefiil  ns  any  tlinl  ever  bubliliil 
lltNiii  Ilic  uniss-elail  toiintiiin  of  sylvan  deity,  laiiie  cisil 
liiiid  nlri'shiiig  in  their  lips,  iieulralising,  m  a  iiieasure, 
iriiilitns  if  the  I'liarsesl  food.  Il  was  lo  this  iiiesti. 
Iiiiil'li  nilvaiituge  llie  crew  of  the  seliiHiiier  had  Imtii 
l{"Miii|i:dly  iriilebteil  for  their  health,  :lmiiig  llu^  long 
iKfiiniil"  privation,  ns  fiir  an  relnliil  lo  fresh  iirovislons 
I  wil  rut,  III  which  Ihey  had  Ueii  subieeted.  ;\ll  np|H'ured 
|u  iii,'iiriiii>  in  IVaiiie,  and  robiisl  in  health,  ns  at  tin 
liininiil  wlieii  Ihey  hail  last  qiiitleil  the  waters  of  the 
llMrmi;  iimj  |iiii   |i-,r  Hie   inward  sinking  of  ilic  spirit, 

liiiliiiid  ill  tnnny  •  LrouK'd  and  f\irru«cd  i>t(iw,  there 


was  little  to  show  llicy  had   been  (exposed  lo  any  very 
extraordinary  trials. 

Tluir  niial  having  been  hastily  despatched,  and  sweet- 
cned  by  a  draught  from  the  depths  of  the  Huron,  the  sea- 
men once  more  sprang  into  tlieir  boats,  and  devoted 
Iheinselves,  heart  and  soul,  lo  the  completion  of  their 
task,  pulling  with  a  vigour  that  operated  on  each  and  all 
with  a  temkiucy  to  enconragement  and  hoiie.  At  length 
the  vc.isel,  still  impelled  by  her  own  sweeps,  gradually 
approached  the  land  ;  and  at  rather  more  than  an  hour 
beiiire  sunset  was  so  near  that  the  moment  was  deemed 
arrived  when,  without  danger  of  being  jierceived,  she 
iiiight  bo  run  up  along  the  .shore  to  the  point  alluded  to 
by  the  boatswain.  Little  more  than  another  hour  was 
occupied  in  bringing  her  to  her  station  ;  and  the  red  tints 
of  departing  day  were  still  visible  in  the  direction  of  the 
ill-l'uted  iortress  of  Mieliillimaekinae,  when  the  siiUeii 
rumbling  of  the  cable,  following  the  heavy  splash  of  the 
anchor,  announced  the  place  of  momentary  concealmciil 
had  Ix'cn  gaineil. 

The  anchorage  lay  between  two  projecting  headlands; 
to  the  oiilermost  extremities  of  which  were  to  be  seiii, 
overhanging  the.  lake,  the  stalely  birch  and  pine,  coii- 
neeli'd  at  their  base  by  an  impenetrable  brushwood,  ex- 
lending  lo  the  very  shore,  and  alVording  the  amplest  con- 
cealment, except  (roni  the  lake  side  and  the  banks  under 
which  the  seliooner  was  moored.  I'Vom  the  first  quarter, 
however,  little  danger  was  incurred,  as  any  canoes  the 
savages  might  send  in  discovery  of  tlieir  course,  must 
niinvoidably  be  seen  the  moment  they  appeared  over  the 
line  of  the  horizon,  while,  on  the  irailrary,  llieir  own 
vessel,  ultJiough  much  larger,  resting  on  and  identified 
with  the  land,  must  be  invisible,  except  on  a  very  near 
approach.  In  the  opposite  direction  they  were  equally 
safis  fiir,  as  Mullins  had  truly  remarked,  none,  save  a 
few  wandering  hunters,  whom  ehiinee  occasionally  led 
lothe  spot,  were  to  be  met  with  in  a  part  of  the  country 
Ihat  lay  so  eomplelely  out  of  the  track  of  comnuinit.ition 
between  the  fortresses.  It  was,  however,  but  to  double 
the  second  headland  in  their  front,  and  Ihey  came  within 
view  of  the  Sinclair,  the  head  of  which  was  situated  little 
more  than  a  league  beyond  the  spot  where  they  now 
lay.  Thus  secure  for  the  preseiil,  and  waiting  only  for 
the  rising  of  the  breeze,  of  which  the  setting  sun  had 
given  promise,  the  sailors  once  more  snatched  their 
hasty  relieslimeiit,  while  two  of  their  numlHr  were  sent 
iiloll  to  keep  a  vigilant  look-out  aking  the  circuit  em- 
braeed  by  the  eiishroiiding  headlands. 

During  the  whole  of  the  day  the  cousins  had  conti- 
nued on  deck  clas|K.'d  in  each  other's  arms,  and  sheilding 
tears  of  bitterness,  and  heaving  the  most  heart-rending 
sobs  at  intervals,  yet  but  rarely  conversing.  The  fiel- 
iugs  of  both  were  too  much  oppressed  lo  admit  of  the 
iitlerance  of  their  grief.  The  vampire  of  despair  had 
banqiieled  on  their  hearts.  Itllen  had  Sir  Kverard  and 
De  Ilaldimur  paused  momentarily  from  the  laliour  or 
their  oars,  to  east  an  eye  of  anxious  solicitude  on  the 
scarcely  conscious  girls,  wishing,  rather  than  c.\|H'etiiig, 
to  find  the  violence  of  their  desolation  abated,  and  that, 
in  the  fiiU  expansion  of  unreserved  eommunieatioii,  they 
were  relieving  their  sick  hearts  from  Ihe  terrible  weight 
of  woe  that  bore  them  down.  Captain  de  Ilaldimur  had 
even  once  or  twice  essayed  to  introduce  the  subiect  him- 
self, in  the  linpei  that  some  fresh  paroxysm,  tollowing 
their  disclosures,  would  remove  the  horriblo  8lii|iefaetii>n 
of  their  senses ;  but  the  wild  liKik  and  excited  manner 
of  Madeline,  whenever  he  touched  on  the  chord  ol'  her 
utiliclion,  had  as  otlcn  caused  him  lo  desist. 

Towards  the  evening,  hoviever,  her  natural  strength 
of  cliaraeter  came  in  aid  of  his  i|iiieKCciit  ell'orls  to  smilhe 
her ;  and  she  niipeured  imt  only  inoru  eoiii|Hiseil,  bill 
more  Nensible  ot  ihe  impression  priMlnced  by  surround- 
ing objecls.  As  Ihe  last  rnys  of  the  sun  were  tinging 
the  horizon,  she  drew  up  her  form  in  n  sitting  |>usitioii 
against  the  bulwarks,  and,  raising  her  elns|H'd  liunils  lo 
heaven,  wliiUi  her  eyes  w.re  Is'iil  long  and  fixedly  on  the 
distunl  west,  aii|H'ared  for  soiuii  minutes  wholly  lost  in 
that  atliliide  ul  absorption.  Thou  she  closed  her  eves; 
nnd  lliroiigh  Ihe  swnlli  ti  lids  eiiine  eomsing,  one  by  0111 
over  her  quivering  cheek,  largo  tears,  thai  seemed  to 
scald  a  fiirrow  where  Ihey  juisscd,  Aller  this  she  bei^ume 
more  calm. — her  respiration  inero  tree;  and  she  iven 
I  iiiisi  iiteil  lo  taste  the  humble  meal  which  the  young 
iiinii  now  olleri  d  for  the  third  time.  Neither  Cluia  nor 
herself  had  eaten  lisid  since  Iho  preceding  morning ; 
anil  the  weakness  of  their  iVuiues  coiitribiiteil  not  u  litUe 
to  the  iui  reusing  iles|Hiii(leney  of  their  spirits;  but,  iiol- 
wlthstanding  several  atlempts  privioiisly  made, they  Innl 
rejected  what  wus  otl'eriil  llieni,  with  insurmoiiiituble 
loiithing.  When  they  had  now  swnllo\«'ed  a  fi'w  iniirsels 
of  Uiv  ilicud  vcniauu  luuii,  pri'imred  witli  all  tlio  delicacy 


the  nearly  exhausted  resources  of  the  vessel  could  sup- 
ply, accompanied  by  a  small  portion  of  the  corn-bread  of 
Ihe  Canadian,  Captain  de  llahliniar  prevailed  on  Ihcnito 
swallow  a  few  drops  of  the  spirit  that  slill  reiiiained  in 
the  canteen  given  them  by  Krskine  on  their  departure 
from  Detroit.  The  genial  liquid  sent  a  kindling  glow  to 
their  chilled  hearts,  and  fiir  a  moment  deadened  the  pun- 
gency of  their  anguish ;  and  then  il  was  that  Miss  de 
llaldimar  entered  briefiy  on  the  horrors  she  had  wilncsH- 
ed,  while  Clara,  with  her  arm  eiieiri  ling  her  waist,  fixed 
her  dim  and  swollen  eyes,  from  which  a  liar  ever  and 
anon  rolled  heavily  to  her  lap,  on  those  of  her  beloved 
cousin. 

CMArTER  XXIV. 

Williout  borrowing  the  alVeeliiig  language  of  tlic  un- 
happy girl — a  language  rendered  even  nntre  touching  by 
the  jieeuliar  pathos  of  her  tones,  and  the  searching 
iigoiiy  of  spirit  Ihat  bursi  at  inlervals  through  her  iiar- 
rulive — we  will  merely  jiresint  our  readers  with  a  brief 
iininiary  of  what  was  gleaind  li'oiii  her  melancholy  dis- 
closure. On  beaiing  her  cousin  to  the  licd-rocni,  after 
the  lerrilyiiig  yell  first  heard  Ironi  wilhoiil  the  llirt,  she 
had  down  down  the  I'ront  slairs  of  the  bloek-liuiise,  in 
Ihe  hope  of  reaching  the  guaid-room  in  time  to  acquaint 
Captain  Haynloii  with  what  she  anil  ('lara  had  witnessed 
from  Ihcir  window.  Scarcely,  however,  had  she  gained 
the  exterior  of  the  building,  w  hen  she  saw  that  oflieer 
descending  from  a  point  of  the  rampart  iiiiiiK'ilialely  on 
her  It  II,  and  almost  in  a  line  with  the  block-housr.  lie 
was  rmining  to  overtake  and  return  the  ball  of  Ihe  In- 
dian jilayers,  which  had,  at  Ihat  miniiciit,  fullen  into  the 
centre  of  the  tort,  and  wc.s  now  rulling  rapidly  uway 
from  the  spot  on  which  Miss  de  llaldimar  stood.  The 
course  of  the  ball  led  Ihe  pursuing  ofiicer  out  of  Ihu 
reach  of  her  voice ;  audit  was  not  until  he  had  over- 
taken nnd  thrown  it  again  over  the  rampart,  she  could 
succeed  in  claiming  his  alleiition.  No  sooner,  liowevr, 
had  he  heard  her  hiinied  statemenl,  than,  without  wail- 
ing to  talte  Ihe  oidirs  of  his  eommaniling  olliccr,  ho 
prepared  to  join  his  guard,  and  gave  iliieclioii,s  liir  tliu 
immediate  closing  of  the  gales.  Hut  Ihe  oppurtmiily 
was  now  lost.  The  delay  ocei.sioned  by  llie  chase  nnd 
recovery  of  the  ball  had  given  the  Indians  time  lo  ap- 
proacli  the  gates  in  a  body,  while  the  unsuspicious  sol- 
diery looked  on  withoul  so  iiiiicii  as  ihiamingto  prevent 
llieni;  and  Caplnin  I'aynton  had  scarcely  nioveil  liirward 
in  exeeution  of  his  purpose,  wliin  Ihe  yelling  fit  lids  were 
seen  already  pos.sessing  IheniMlvcs  of  the  drawbridge, 
and  cxhibiling  every  appearance  nf  liirce  hostility. 
Wild,  muildened  at  tli,  .-igli!,  the  almosi  fruntie  IMade- 
liiie,  alive  only  to  her  fiitlii  r's  danger,  nislii  d  back  to. 
wards  the  council  room,  whence  Ihe  startling  yell  from 
withoul  had  already  been  eclioeil,  nnd  wl  ere  the  Irainp 
ofti'i'l,  and  Ihe  elasliing  of  weapons,  were  disliiiguishable. 

Cut  oil'  I'roin  his  guard,  by  the  rapid  imiiidatiou  of 
warriors.  Captain  llaynlim  had  at  once  seen  Ihe  futility 
of  all  atlempts  to  join  the  men,  and  his  first  inipressioii 
evidently  had  been  lo  devote  himself  to  the  picscrvalion 
of  the  cousins.  With  this  view  he  turned  hastily  lo  Miss 
de  llaldimar,  and  hurriedly  naming  the  back  slnireasc  of 
the  Idock-house,  urged  her  to  direcl  her  fiigbt  to  thai 
ipmrter.  Hut  the  excited  girl  hud  neither  eonsidenitioii 
nor  fiur  for  herself;  she  tlioughl  only  of  her  fiillier  :  nnd, 
even  whihi  the  fu  reeness  of  contest  was  as  its  height 
within,  she  siidilenly  burst  into  the  council  riMim.  The 
eonliision  and  horror  of  the  scene  that  met  her  eyes  no 
language  can  render  :  blood  w  as  tlowing  in  every  din  e- 
lion,  and  dying  and  dead  ollieers,  nlrendy  stripped  of 
their  scalps,  were  lying  strewed  nismt  the  room.  Still 
Ihe  survivors  fought  with  ull  the  olislinacy  of  despnir, 
nnd  many  of  Ihe  Inilians  hud  sliured  tlic  fiile  of  Ihcir 
victims.  -Miss  lie  lluldiniar  iitti  iiipli  d  to  reach  her 
Hither,  llicii  vigorously  euinbalinn  with  one  of  the  most 
iles|Hrnlc  of  the  chiefs;  but,  Is't'orc  she  could  dull 
through  Ihe  intervening  crowd,  a  savage  seijcd  her  by 
the  hair,  and  brandished  a  tomahuwk  rapidly  over  her 
neck.  Al  that  luoiin  iil  Captain  HmviiIiiii  sent  his  glit- 
tiring  bluile  deep  into  Ihe  heart  of  llir  Inilian,  who,  re- 
linquishing his  grasji,  fill  ill  ad  ul  the  lid  of  his  intended 
viiliiu.  'i'he  ilevoteil  ofiicer  then  threw  his  M)  nrni 
round  her  wuist,  and  parrying  willi  his  sword-arm  the 
blows  of  those  who  sonulit  to  intcrccpl  his  fiigbt,  drug- 
ged his  reluctant  biirili  11  Inwards  the  door.  Holly  press- 
ed by  Ihe  remainiiig  otfici  rs,  nearly  equal  in  iiimilHr, 
the  Indians  were  now  eompelh  il  io  turn  and  defiiiil 
lliinisi  Ives  ill  front,  win  11  Captain  llnyntoii  took  Ihat  op- 
portimity  of  geltiiig  once  more  into  |hi<  corridor,  not, 
however,  withoul  having  recei\ed  a  severe  wound  iiii- 
mediately  Uhlnd  thu  riitlit  car,  and  k'uvuiK  a  ikirt  uiiU 


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l:ipiH.l  of  )iis  nniliirrii  in  the  liiiiiils  of  two  s;iv;igt's  wlio 
IiiiU  siicMJL'ssively  (,«s!iyicl  to  ilcliiiii  liiiii.  At  that  liioiiicnt 
the  band  witlioiit  liaii  siiccci'dcd  in  lorciiifj  open  tlic  door 
of  the  pru:ird  room  ;  and  the  olliccr  saw,  ul  a  {;lanco 
Iheri^  was  little  time  Iclt  for  decision.  In  hurried  and  iin- 
jiloring  iioecnts  ho  lies(.n;Tht  .Miss  de  llalclimar  to  lortret 
every  Ihini;  but  her  own  danger,  and  to  suninion  resolu- 
tion to  tear  lierself  from  the  sreno  :  bnt  prayer  and  en- 
treaty, and  even  force,  were  alike  employed  in  vain, 
(^linn^ini;  lirndy  to  the  rude  balustrades,  she  refusc<l  to  he 
led  up  llieslaircaFC,  and  wildly  resisting  all  his  clVorlslo 
(letaeh  her  hands,  ileelared  she  woidil  aitain  return  to  the 
scene  of  death,  in  which  her  helovcd  [larent  waa  so  con- 
spicuous iin  actor.  While  lie  wa.'i  yet  cnn;a(.'ed  in  this 
fruitless  attempt  to  force  her  from  the  spot,  the  door  of 
the  e(mneil-ro<ini  w.is  sudilenly  burst  o|ien,  and  a  frroup 
ol' hleedinff  ollicers,  amonir  whom  was  ]\l;ij(ir  de  llalili- 
niar,  liilloweil  by  their  yillin;,'  enemies,  rushed  wildly 
into  the  passage,  and,  at  tlu^  very  foot  of  the  stairs 
wliire  they  yet  stood,  the  eondiat  was  renewed  From 
that  moment  !\Iiss  ile  IlaMiniar  lost  sight  of  her  gene- 
rous protector.  I\reanwhile  the  tinnnlt  of  execrations, 
nnd  groans,  and  yells,  was  at  its  height;  and  one  by  one 
ulie  saw  the  unliap)>y  olVieers  siidi  heneatli  weapons  yet 
reeking  with  the  blood  of  their  eomr.ides,  until  not  more 
than  threi^  or  four,  including  her  lather  and  the  com- 
mander of  the  sehooner,  were  left.  At  length  Major  de 
Ilahliniar,  overcome  by  exertion,  and  faint  from  wounds, 
while  his  wild  eye  darted  despairingly  on  his  daughter, 
had  his  sworil-arm  desiM'rately  wounded,  when  the  bliule 
dropjied  to  the  earth,  and  a  dozen  wea|H)ns  glittered 
above  his  heiid.  'I'iie  wild  shriek  that  had  .startled  (Mara 
then  burst  from  the  agonised  heart  of  her  niaddeneil 
cousin,  and  she  darted  liirward  to  cover  her  lather's  head 
with  her  arms.  Itut  her  senses  tailed  her  in  the  attempt; 
nnd  tin'  last  thing  she  recolleeted  was  tailing  over  the 
weltering  llnni  of  Miildlelon,  wlio  pressed  her,  as  she  lay 
then',  in  the  convulsive  energy  of  death,  to  his  almost 
pulseless  heart. 

A  vague  consciousness  of  being  raised  from  the  earth, 
lK)rne  rapidly  through  the  air,  came  over  her  even  in  the 
midst  of  her  insensibility,  but  without  any  delinite  per- 
ception of  the  present,  or  reeolleetion  of  thi^  past,  until 
she  suddenly,  when  ahunt  miilway  between  the  fort  inni 
the  point  of  wo(kI  th.it  led  to  Ch.iliouigu,  oj)ene{l  her  eyes, 
and  liiund  herself  in  the  lirni  grasji  of  an  Indi.in,  wliosi' 
fi'itures,  even  in  the  hasty  and  li'arful  glani'c  she  cast  ut 
the  eounleiianei',  sln'  I'rneii d  weri!  not  nnl'ainlliar  to  her. 
Not  another  Iminan  being  was  to  be  seen  in  the  clearing 
.11  that  moment ;  fin-  all  llii^  siivages,  including  evi  n  the 
women  assembled  outside,  were  now  within  the  lint  as- 
sisting in  the  complex  horrors  of  nmrder,  lire,  and 
spoliation.  In  the  wild  energy  of  returning  nnson  and 
despair,  the  wretcheil  girl  siruggh'cl  viohaitly  to  free  lier- 
sell ;  and  so  far  with  success,  that  thi'  Imlian,  whose 
strength  was  evidently  fast  tailing  him,  wiis  eompelli'd 
to  ipiit  his  hold,  and  snller  her  to  walk.  No  sooner  did 
AlisH  de  llaldiinar  I'eel  her  let  t  touelring  the  ground, 
whi'ii  she  again  reneweil  her  exertions  to  free  hersellj 
nnd  return  to  the  llirt;  but  the  Indian  hi  Id  Ik  r  tirinly 
Bccnreil  by  it  leathern  thong  he  now  ullaehed  to  In  i 
waist,  and  1  very  attempt  proved  .bortive.  IIi;  wuH  evi- 
dently much  dis.'oneerted  at  her  resistance  ;  nnd  more 
than  oni'e  nhe  expciti'il,  and  almost  liopr'd,th«  tomahawk 
nl  his  side  wonlil  be  made  to  revenge  him  liir  the  test  to 
which  hi'<  patiince  was  siibjeelid  :  but  .Miss  de  llalcli- 
mar lookeil  in  v.'iin  for  the  ex|iression  of  ferocity  and 
iinp.ilieiiec  that  miuhl  have  been  expected  from  liim  at 
Nuch  II  moment.  'I'lieie  was  an  air  of  moiirnfnlHess, 
and  ivi'ii  kindness,  mingled  with  sexerilv,  on  his  smooth 
lirow  tliAt  harmonised  ill  with  llu^  bornlile  atroeiti(  s  in 
which  he  hail,  io  all  appearanc<',  eoveri'd  as  he  was  with 
blood,  I'l'i'U  so  recent  and  prominint  an  ailor.  The  In- 
dian ri'inarked  her  sUiprise  ;  and  then  looking  hurriidly, 
lint  keeidy,  around,  and  tinding  no  living  being  near 
them,  Kiiddcnly  tore   the  shirt  t'roin    his  chest,  and  eni- 

Iiliatieally  pronouncing  the  iniinen  "  Oueanasta,"  "  De 
laldininr,"  disclosed  to  the  still  strug;;ling  captive  the 
li.isom  of  a  woninn.  .\fter  w  hieh,  pointing  in  the  direc- 
tion of  the  wood,  nnd  linally  towards  Detroit,  she  gave 
Aliss  de  llaldiniar  to  nndi  rst.ind  that  wuh  the  conrw  In- 
leinled  to  be  pursued. 

In  n  moment  the  resiHianee  of  the  latter  ceased.  Slie 
at  once  recognised  the  young  Indian  woman  whom  her 
cousin  had  rescued  tVom  ileatli :  and  aware,  as  she  was, 
of  (he  Htrong  atlacliment  that  had  HuliMipiently  lionml 
her  to  her  priservcr,  kIic  was  lit  no  loss  to  iiiidrrstand 
how  she  might  have  been  led  to  devote  herself  to  the 
rc«cue  of  one  whoiii,  it  wan  probable,  she  km  w  to  !«■  his 
allianced  wife.  Once,  inilied,  n  suspicion  of  ii  dilli  rent 
imtnre  rroiwed  her  mind  ;  for  the  llinnglil  occurred  t"  her 


she  had  only  been  saved  from  the  generul  doom  to  be 
made  the  vic'tim  of  private  revenge — that  it  was  only  to 
gUit  the  jealous  vengeanee  of  the  woman  at  a  more  deli- 
berative liour,  she  had  been  made  a  temjiorary  captive. 
The  np|>ri'li(  Uhion,  however,  was  no  sooner  formed  than 
extinguished.  Hitterly,  deeply  as  sli«  hail  reason  to  ab- 
hor the  treachery  and  cunning  of  tl.e  dark  race  to  which 
her  captor  bilonged,  there  was  an  expression  of  open- 
ness and  sincerity,  and  even  imploringness,  in  the  conn- 
tcnanee  of  Oueanasta,  which,  added  to  her  loniu  r  know- 
ledge of  the  woman,  at  once  set  this  fear  at  rest,  induc- 
ing her  to  look  upon  her  rather  in  the  character  of  a  dis- 
interested saviour,  than  in  that  of  a  cruel  and  vindictive 
enemy,  goaded  on  to  the  indulgence  of  malignnnt  hate 
by  a  sjiii  it  of  rivalry  ami  revenge.  Hesides,  even  were 
her  cnielest  fears  to  be  realised,  vhat  could  await  her 
v.'uise  than  the  past?  If  she  could  even  succeed  in  get- 
ting away,  it  would  only  lie  to  return  upon  certain 
death;  and  death  only  could  await  her,  liowever  refined 
the  tortures  aecompaiiying  its  inllictiou,  in  the  event  ol 
her  i|uietly  following  and  yielding  herself  up  to  the  guid- 
ance of  one  who  otVercd  this  slight  consolation,  at  least 
that  she  was  of  her  own  sex.  Jiiit  Miss  de  llaldimar 
was  willing  to  attribute  more  generous  motives  to  the 
Indian  ;  nnd  fortified  in  her  first  iiupression,  she  signi 
lied  by  signs,  that  seemed  to  be  perleclly  intelligible  to 
her  companion,  she  a|)precialed  her  friendly  intentions, 
nnd  confided  wholly  in  her. 

No  longer  clucked  in  her  efforts,  Oueanasta  now  di- 
rected lier  cour.se  towards  the  wood,  still  holding  the 
thong  that  remained  nttaclieil  to  Miss  de  Ilaldimar's 
waist,  probably  with  a  view  to  deceive  any  individuals 
from  the  villages  on  wliom  they  might  chance  to  liill, 
into  the  belief  that  the  Knglisli  girl  was  in  reality  her 
prisoner.  No  sooner,  however,  had  they  entered  the 
depths  of  the  fiiicsl,  when,  instead  of  foHowing  the  path 
that  led  to  C'habouign,  Oueanasta  look  a  direction  to  the 
lri\,  and  then  moving  nearly  on  a  parallel  line  wi.'li  the 
course  of  the  lake,  continued  her  lliglit  as  rapidly  as  the 
rude  nature  of  the  underwood,  and  the  unpractisci  leet 
of  her  companion,  would  permit.  They  Ii.kI  travelled 
in  this  manner  for  upwards  of  t'our  hours,  without  meet- 
ing a  breathing  thing,  or  even  so  much  as  exchanging  a 
sound  between  themselves,  when,  at  length,  the  Indian 
stopped  at  the  i  dgc  of  ii  deep  cavern-like  excavation  in 
the  earth,  produced  by  the  tearing  up,  by  the  wild  teiii- 
pest,  •■''an  enormous  pine.  Into  this  she  descended,  and 
presently  reappeared  with  several  blankets,  and  two 
light  painli  d  paddles.  Then  mdoosing  the  thong  from 
the  waist  of  the  rxhausled  girl,  she  proceeded  to  disguise 
her  in  one  of  the  blankets  in  the  manner  already  shown, 
securing  it  ovc  r  the  head,  throat,  and  shoulders  with  the 
badge  of  captivity,  now  no  longer  necessary  for  her  pur- 
pose. She  then  struck  oil' at  right  angles  from  the  course 
they  had  pnvioiisly  purMicd;  and  in  less  than  twenty 
minutes  both  stood  on  the  lake  shore,  apparently  at  a 
great  distance  from  the  point  whence  they  had  originally 
set  out.  The  Indian  gazed  fiir  ii  moment  anxiously  Ih- 
loro  her ;  iind  then,  with  lUi  exdnmalion,  evidently 
meant  to  convey  a  seme  of  |.leasnre  and  satisfictiou, 
pointed  forward  upon  the  lake.  Miss  th^  Ilnhlimar  fol- 
lowed, with  eager  and  aching  eyes,  the  direction  of  her 
finger,  and  beheld  the  well  known  Hchooner  evidently 
urging  her  tli:;ht  towards  the  entrance  of  the  Sinclair. 
Oh,  how  her  sick  heart  siemeil  ready  to  burst  at  that 
moment!  I''rnni  the  vessel  she  turned  her  eyes  away 
upon  the  distant  shore,  which  it  was  tiist  i|uitting,  and 
beheld  a  eiiluinii  of  11'       led   llame  nnd   smoke  tovvcriiu' 

fiir  above  the  hovi/.ini. I  attesting  the  universal  wreck 

of  what  had  so  long  bei  n  endeared  to  her  as  her  home. 
.\nd  sill'  had  witneusecl  all  this,  and  yet  had  htiength  to 
survive  it  I 

'I'he  courage  of  the  nnliapny  girl  liad  liitherto  Isen 
su^tailnd  by  no  c  ll'iirt  of  volition  of  her  own.  From  the 
mnmi  lit  when,  discovering  a  friend  in  Oiicnnastii,  she 
had  yielded  lierHcIf  nnrcsislingly  to  the  gnldaiiei'  of  that 
ijeiicrous  creature,  her  H'cliugs  liml  been  clmractcrisid 
by  an  obtnsencsN  strongly  in  contrast  with  the  high  ex- 
citement thai  had  iliHtini.'iiishcd  her  previous  manner. 
A  ih'eamv  reeolleetion  of  some  past  horror,  it  is  trm , 
pursued  lier  during  her  r  ipid  and  speechless  lliglit;  bnt 
any  analysis  of  the  causes  conducing  to  that  horror,  her 
sii(i|ugaleil  liicnities  were  unable  to  enter  upon.  She 
hail  liillovvi  il  her  eoiidiiclor  nlniost  without  conscioiiniicss, 
and  with  sneh  deep  nbsi  rption  ot'  spirit,  that  she  neither 

oni onjeelureil  wlii»lier  lliey  wcic  going,  nor  what  was 

to  be  the  final  issue  of  their  llighl.  lint  now,  when  she 
stood  on  the  lake  shore,  siiddi  lily  iivvakened,  as  if  by 
some  startling  spell,  to  ivery  b.irrowing  recollection,  and 
with  her  .ittcntioii  nssiiitc<l  by  objcctM  long  endeared,  and 
rendereil  tiimilinr  to  lier  cntr — when  ulie  IhIicIiI  the  vc«. 


■scl  that  had  last  borne  her  across  the  still  bosom  of  tht 
Huron,  fleeing  for  ever  from  the  fortresB  where  her  arrivi.1 
had  been  so  joyously  hailed — when  she  saw  that  fortri.is 
itself  presenting  the  hideous  spectacle  of  u  blackincil 
mass  of  ruins  last  crumbling  into  nothingness,  a  fuim. 
MOSS,  as  of  death,  cnmc  over  lier,  nnd  she  sank  vvitliout 
life  on  the  bench.  Of  whnt  passed  nftcrwards,  sin;  Imd 
no  recollection.  .She  neither  knew  how  she  had  got  into 
the  canoe,  nor  what  means  the  Indian  hnd  taken  to  sc. 
cure  her  approach  lo  the  schooner.  She  had  no  eon. 
sciousness  of  having  been  removed  to  the  bark  of  the 
Canadian,  nor  did  she  even  remember  having  risen  anil 
gazed  through  the  foliage  nn  the  vessel  lit  her  side;  imi 
she  presumed,  the  chill  air  of  morning  having  purli;i|lv 
restored  pulsation,  she  had  moved  instinctively  frinn  jnj 
recuinbent  position  to  the  spot  in  which  her  spcctie.|i|,(. 
countenance  had  been  perceived  by  Fuller.  'I'he  llr^t 
moment  of  her  returning  reason  was  that  when,  slnnil. 
ing  on  the  deck  of  the  scliooner,  she  limnd  herself  fo  un. 
expectx'dly  clasped  to  the  heart  ef  her  lo\cr. 

Twiliglit  had  entirely  passed  iiway  when  IHin  d,. 
Haldimur  completed  her  sad  narrative  ;  nnd  already  tin, 
crew,  roused  to  exertion  by  the  swelling  breeze,  vveic 
once  more  engaged  in  weighing  the  nnchoi,  and  tellinjt 
and  trinuning  the  .sails  of  the  schonner,  which  laitir 
soon  lieg.iii  to  sh(«)l  round  the  concealing  hendlaiiil  iiHd 
the  o[iening  of  the  Sinclair.  A  dcnlhliRe  silence  pn. 
vniled  througliont  the  ilccks  of  the  little  hark,  as  liit 
bows,  dividing  the  waters  of  the  basin  that  foriiiul  ib 
sourci',  gradually  immergcd  into  the  current  of  that  ilui, 
but  narrow  river;  so  niirrow,  indeed.  Hint  from  itscentn 
the  least  nctivo  of  the  mariners  might  have  leaped  viilli. 
out  dillicnlly  to  either  shore.  This  was  the  most  criliial 
part  of  the  dangerous  navigation.  With  a  wiilc  mj. 
board,  and  full  conininnd  of  their  helm,  Ihev  hadnolliinir 
to  fear  ;  but  so  limited  was  the  passage  ol  this  rirer,  ii 
was  with  dillicnlly  the  yards  nnd  u.asts  of  tlie  sclincincr 
could  be  ki  pi  disengaged  from  the  projecting  boujilis  of 
the  dense  forest  that  lined  the  adjacent  sliorcs  to  llieir 
very  junction  with  the  water.  The  darkness  of  tin. 
night,  moreover,  wliile  it  promised  lo  shield  them  trim 
the  observation  of  Ihc  savages,  contributed  grciilly  |i, 
{Hrplex  they;  movemenlH ;  for  such  was  the  alirii|itiii's« 
vvitli  which  the  river  wound  itself  round  in  variniH 
directions,  tliul  it  required  «  man  constantly  on  the  ulcrl 
at  the  bows  to  apprise  the  hehnsnian  of  the  cniirse  Ik 
should  steer,  lo  avoid  collision  with  the  shores,  i'nw. 
pics  of  weaving  branclies  met  in  various  dircclinns  I'r" 
above  their  heads,  and  through  Ihcse  the  Bchooiier  glid.il 
with  a  silence  that  might  have  called  up  the  idea  ol  a 
Stygian  freight.  Meanwhile,  tho  men  stood  In  lluir 
guns,  concealing  the  matches  in  their  water-biickvls  m 
before ;  and,  while  they  striiincd  both  enr  ainl  i  yi' 
Ihrongh  the  siiiTounding  glmini  to  discover  the  slighlol 
evidence  of  danger,  gruB|K'd  l!ie  handles  of  their  lul- 
lasses  with  ii  firm  linnd,  ready  tu  unsheathe  tliciii  ul  tliv 
first  inlimnlion  nf  nlarin. 

At  the  suggestion  of  the  boalswuin,  wim  hinleil  iit  tl» 
necessity  of  having  ch'nrcd  decks.  Captain  de  llakliaiir 
had  prevailed  on  his  mifortunnte  relatives  lo  retin' lollir 
small  cabin  nrrnnged  fur  their  reception;  nnd  heir  liny 
were  nttended  by  an  aged  female,  who  hnd  hing  fell  .nul 
the  fortunes  of  the  crew,  and  acted  in  tlii;  twotiilil  rliii. 
racier  of  laundress  nnd  sempstress,  lie  himin  Hi  »illi 
I'^ir  Kverard,  conliiiued  nn  ihck  watching  the  pniffrcKiil' 
llii;  vessel  with  nn  nnxiely  Ihnl  became  more  ii  '  itiiI 
eiieli  suceeeding  hour.  Ililherto  their  course  I  I  hull 
uiiiiii|H'dcil,  save  by  the  idistnclcs  nlrendy  eimiiiinilni; 
and  liny  had  now,  at  about  an  hour  Isliire  iliiwii,  i^.iliird 
a  pi'liit  that  promised  a  speedy  termination  totlnii  (Liii- 
gels  and  perplexities,  Ik  fiire  tliini  lay  a  reach  ih  tin 
river,  enveloped  in  more  than  ordinary  gloom,  priHliunl 
by  the  contiliUoiiH  weaving  of  the  tops  of  the  oveilmii;;. 
ing  trees;  and  in  the  perKpectlve,  ii  gleam  of  relii  vme 
light,  ill  noting  the  near  vicinity  of  the  lake  that  kiy  nl 
the  opposite  extremity  of  the  Sinclair,  whose  iiiiiiii'  il 
ilso  bore.  This  was  tlie  narrowest  pari  of  the  river;  niiil 
so  approvimalc  were    its   shores,  that   the  vesnil  la  liii 

iirse  coiild  not  f  lil  to  come  in  contact  Imth  with  llir  "li 
triiding  liiliiigi'  of  the  forest  and  the  dense  biilrii«lii'< 
skirling  the  edge  of  either  bank. 

'  If  we  get  safe  Ihrough  thin  lierr  place,"  snicl  tin 
boatswain,  in  a  rough  whisper  to  his  anxious  iiiiil  iillni' 
live  auditors,  "  I  tliiik  ns  how  I'll  venture  to  answer  llir 
the  enil).  I  Clin  see  daylight  iliiieing  ii|Hin  the  liilii' nl 
n  ally.  Ten  miimli's  more  and  she  will  be  Ihere."  Tlini 
liirmng  to  the  man  nl  thii  helm, — "  Kei  p  her  in  lis  nn 
Ire  of  the  strciim,  .liiii.  Hm'l  ymi  see  you're  liin'(iiij! 
the  weather  sliori   '" 

■  Il  would  take  till'  devil  himself  to  li  II  wliieli  1>  ll» 
CI  litre,"  growled  the  snilor,  In  the  same  siipprciw  il  l"ii' 


'i'«i'epiion  nf 


WACOUSTA,  OU  THE  rROl'IIECY. 


•-:.')  J 


boFom  ol'  iln 
icrc  her  ;irri\il 
w  tliat  tbrlrtss 
if  u  blackdicd 
giicsa,  a  fiiint- 

siiiik  witlioiit 
wards,  sin;  liad 
le  had  j;ot  iiilg 
ad  taUeu  to  sc. 
c  bad  no  con. 
10  bark  of  iht 
iving  risen  ;rai| 
it  bcr  Kule;  \mi 
laving  irartially 
•tivcly  from  hit 
her  M|H'Cln.'.liki: 
lUer.  The  fiM 
at  wlicn,  slniul. 
id  herself  Foun. 
icr. 
when   MisH  dc 

and  already  llm 
ig  breeze,  wire 
lioi,  and  tclliin 
ler,  wliieli  liitiit 
iig  headland  iuld 
liUc  silence  |iri. 
.tlo  bark,  im  lur 

that  furnuil  it.« 
rrentof  tliiit  ilu|i 
iit  from  its  eeulri 
ittvc  leaped  villi. 

the  most  eriliciil 
^'ith  a  wide  wa. 

tUov  l"'d  nolliiiii; 
c  lit'  tliis  river,  il 
1  ol"  tlic  seliodiirr 
jecting  boiijiliBiir 
lit  BlioreB  to  tlnir 

darkness  of  llie 
shield  Ihem  fnmi 
ibuted  preiilly  t" 
IS  the   abriiptmsii 

ronnd  in  viirmii" 
lantly  on  the  uKrI 

of  the   course  In- 
sluireH.    Calif- 

lUH  dir<;eti"iis  fir' 
sehooner  (jliiloil 

u\i   tho   idea  ol  a 
Btiiiid    lo  lliiit 
wat<?r-hn<  Uels  ,i.- 
...    I'nr  aed   ly 

.iver  the  Rlijrlili>l 

illes  of  llieit  cut- 
•all  10  them  at  the 

who  hinted  nl  ll" 
rtain  do  lliddiiiii.r 
,CB  to  retire  tullir 
J  unil  la  !<'  111!) 
-id  long  f"ll  'Wul 
the  twoful.l  Hill. 
lie  liiiiii"  II,  Willi 
iig  tho  iiro'jti'i-s  111' 
le  more  ii  '  '''' »' 
.iiur^e  I.    •■  liiill 
riidy  enniiuralril; 
Hire  ilawii,  !;aiiiiJ 
iliiin  lollnii  tl.iii. 
y  a  reneli  iii  ll» 
.  gliiiini,  iiroduiTil 
„f  the  iiM'ili.iiii!. 
IliMini  of  nliiviim 
llll»r  tliiit  l.iy »' 
r,  wlicwe  iiiiiiii'  ll 
lift  he  rinr;iiiiil 
the  vessel  in  la' 
liiilli  with  ll"'  "I' 
dense   lailniKli" 

plnre,"  sni'l  ll"' 
Inxiiin"  iiinl  a"™' 
lure  to  iinswirliir 
1  ii|Mili  the  laVi'  «!■ 
I  be  there."  'I'ln" 
\y  hir  ill  till  I'll 
.  yiiu're    U(\i"'i 

1  1,11  wiiirlllnllK 
■  mipprenseil  li'ii' 


I'll 


"()iic  iiiiKlit  .steer  with  one's  oyes  slint  in  sueli  a  i|iieei- 
iiliice  as  tliis,  and  never  bo  no  worscr  oil'  than  with  tlieni 

"Steady  her  lielin,  steady ,"  rejoined  Mnllins,  "  it's  as 
liiirk  as  |iitch,  to  bo  sure,  but  the  passat;u  is  straigiit  as  an 
arrow,  and  willi  ii  steady  holm  you  can't  miss  it.  IMuUe 
for  the  lliiit  aliond." 

"Aliall  there'."  hurriedly  and  loudly  shouted  tliu  man 
on  tlie  look-out  at  tho  bows,  "  there's  i  troo  lying  across 
(III.  river,  and  we're  just  upon  it." 

Wliilo  ho  yet  spoke,  and  liofo.'':  'ilie  jalswuin  could 
irivc  siieli  instructions  us  tho  cine";  ncy  roiiuired,  the 
n'«il  suddenly  striiek  against  the  obstaelo  in  <|ue.slioii ; 
liul  llie  concussion  was  not  of  tho  violent  nature  that 
laiL'lit  have  been  untieipated.  Tho  course  of  tlie  .scliooner, 
;it  no  one  iieriod  particularly  rapid.,  had  been  consider- 
alily  eliecliod  sineo  lior  outran  ic  into  tho  gloomy  arch, 
ill  ilie  centre  of  which  hor  present  accident  bail  occurred; 
solli.it  it  was  witliout  ininiediato  injury  to  her  hull  and 
pilars  she  had  been  thus  suddenly  biouglit  to.  lint  this 
was  not  Ilie  most  iilarniing  part  ol' the  ullair.  t'aptaiii 
lie  llaldimar  and  .Sir  Kverard  both  recoUocted,  th.-it,  in 
making  the  same  passage,  not  forty -eight  hours  previous- 
ly, tlioy  had  encountered  no  obstacle  of  the  kind,  and  a 
iiiisjliviiig  of  danger  rose  siinultaiieously  to  the  hearts  of 
lacli.  It  was,  however,  a.  thing  of  too  coniiiiou  oecur- 
rriice,  where  storm  and  tempest  were  so  prevalent  and 
|iartial,  to  eieate  more  than  a  mere  tem|)orary  iilarni ;  for 
It  was  ipiite  as  probable  the  barrier  had  boon  iiiteriiosed 
l.y  Home  fitful  outburst  of  nature,  as  that  it  arose  iVoin 
ilisign  on  the  part  of  their  cneinios:  and  when  the  vcs. 
sil  had  eoiitiiiued  stationary  for  some  inimiteH,  withonl 
llii'  |iri'|iared  and  expectant  crew  discovering  the  sliglit- 
isl  iiiilieation  of  attuek,  the  former  imiiression  was  pre. 
mTH.I  liy  I'le  oll'icers — at  least  avinveilly  to  l.'iosr  arniiiiil. 

"lliar  a  hand,  my  lads,  and  cut  away,"  at  length  or. 
ill  H'd  the  boatswain,  ill  a  low  but  clear  tone;  "  lialf  a 
ikizen  at  eiieli  end  of  tho  stick,  and  wo  sliuU  soon  clear  a 
|i,i.«sa).'u  llir  the  erall." 

A  dim n  sailors  grasjKd  their  n.ves,  and  hastened  for- 
ward to  e.ieeiile  tlio  eiiinmand.  'rhev»  sjirang  lightly 
Iroiii  llir  entangled  bows  of  tlio  scliooiier,  and  divertjim; 
iiii'i|iial  numbers  moved  to  either  e.Klreinity  of  (he  fallen 
trrii. 

"This  is  sailing  through  tho  heart  of  tho  American 
firiiit  with  a  vengeaiiee,"  muttered  Mullins,  whoso  an- 
iiiiyanceat  their  detention  was  strongly  nianifested  as  he 
iniiJ  ii|i  and  down  the  deck.  "  Shiver  iiiy  topsails,  if  it 
i.-ii'l  had  enough  to  clear  the  Sinclair  at  any  time,  luuch 
iiinrc  so  when  one's  running  for  one's  liie,  and  not  a 
»liis|iii'H  length  from  one's  enemies.  Do  you  know, 
('a|ilaiii,"  abruptly  cheeking  his  movemeni,  and  familiar- 

II  |i|:i(ing  his  bund  on  the  shoulder  of  l)e  JIaldimar,  "the 
liM  time  we   sailed  through  this  very  reach    I  eouldii'l 

III  llilrlliiig  poor  ('aptiiin  Panvers,  (ind  rest  bis  sniil,  what 
a  nil''  sjini  it  was  for  an  lugiaii  auibiiseade,  if  they  liad 
iiiily  L'ainpliou  enough  to  think  of  it." 

"llarkl"  said  the  ollieer,  whose  heart,  eye,  and  ear 
Hire  |i,iiiil"iilly  on  tho  alert,  "what  rustling  is  that  we 
luar  nver'iead  f" 

"ll'«,liiek  KuUer,  no  doubt,  your  liiinoiir;  I  sent  him 
111  111  I'lear  away  the  bi.inehes  I'rom  the  main  topmast 
ii;i.'ln|r."  Tlieii  raising  his  licud,  and  elevating  his  voice, 
"llilloal  iilort  there!" 

Till'  only  answer  was  a  groin,  fiillowed  !iy  a  deeper 
rniiiinirliiin  iiininig  llie  rustling  foliage. 

"Why,  ivh.il  the  devil's  tile  matter  with  you  now, 
h'\  "'  piirsiii'd  the  lioitswain,  in  a  video  ofangry  velie. 
iiiiiitv.  "  .\re  ye  seared  at  anolher  ghost,  thai  yo  keep 
Brnniiiii;  there  utler  that  liishioii  .'" 

\l  that  iiiiiiii.  .  a  heavy  dull  mass  was  heard  tunihlint.r 
I'lriiiiL,'!!  III!  tipjM'r  rigning  of  the  sehiioner  Inwards  the 
III ik; ami  presently  a  huinan  liirni  ti'll  at  (he  very  Ii  rl  nf 
|l'i'<iiiil|  ijriiup,  eoinposed  of  the  two  oHieers  and  Ihi'  in 

iiilinl  who  hull  last  spoUeii. 

"  \  li^dil,  a  lii;lil  I"  siiiiiited  the  lioalswiiin  ;  "  the  fiKil 
Milri|ilias  Inst  his  liiilil  lliniugli  fear,  iiiiil  leii  to  mie  il 
k'  limi'l  rriieked  his  Kkiill  piece    for    his    piiiis.     (Juiek 

"■  Hilh  a  light,  and  h  I's  see  what  we  eiin  dn  fur  him 

I'll' iilli  iiijiiii  nf  all  had  Ixeii  iirrestid  by  the  miiiuiI  nf 
il'  l'illiii|r  weiifht,  null  n«  one  of  the  siiiliirs  now  iidvniiieil, 

iiiiilfadaik  lantern  IVoin  below,  tho  whnlo  of  the  erew, 

illillii' ixeeplioii  nf  those  employed  on  the  liiUeii  tree, 

il'ii  rnl  tliniHelve.4  in  n  knot  round  the  tnotioiitesfi  titrti 

ll  llii  iirimlrali'  man.     Ihit  no  niHiner  liiiil  thiiir  eyoK  en 

aialind  the  objeet  of  their  interest,  when  each   liidivi. 

iiNlirli'd  Kiidilenly  and  invnluntarily  liaek,  Imriiig  his 
I,  niiddiawiiig  fiirtli  his   pislnl,  tho  whoh>  present 

|ii;a  LTiiip  nf  eoiiiiteiianees  slroiigly  marki'd  hv  vniioiix 
>  iif  I'liiisleninlioii  and  iiliiriii,  eviiii  vvhilii  llieir  nt- 

ilailii  Will'  Ih.iiii.  nl"  men  pieparrd  lor  Home  (iereo  iind 


des|ii  rule  dr.iiger.  It  was  indeed  Kuller  whom  they  hail 
iiehild,  hill  lint  lalioiiriM'_r,  lui  the  boiit'^wiiiu  had  iiii.igiii- 
ed,  under  the  mere  inlliieuee  of  KUperslilinus  fear,  lie 
was  (load,  and  l!ie  blood  tlowing  from  a  deep  wound,  in- 
ilicl.ed  by  a  sharp  iustrunieut  in  liiseliest,aiid  llie  scalped 
head,  liHi  plainly  told  the  iiiaiiner  of  his  death,  and  the 
danger  that  awaited  them  all. 

A  paii^e  ensued,  but  it  was  short.  UeCoro  any  one 
could  Iind  words  to  remark  on  the  horrible  eireimistanee, 
the  apiKilliug  war-cry  of  tho  sdvages  burst  loudly  fnnii 
every  ((uaiter  upon  the  ears  of  the  devoted  crew.  In  the 
desperation  of  the  moment,  several  of  the  nien  clutched 
their  ontlasses  between  their  teetli,  and  seizing  tho  coii- 
eoidod  inatehcs,  ruslied  to  their  reupoetivo  stations  at  the 
gnus.  It  was  ill  vain  tlio  boatswain  called  out  lo  them, 
ill  a  voice  of  stern  antliority,  to  desist,  intimating  that 
their  only  protection  lay  in  the  re.<ervatiou  of  tho  lire  of 
their  batteries,  tiuaded  and  e.\eiled,  beyond  tho  power 
of  resistance  to  an  imimlso  thai  set  all  suliordiiialion  nt 
ileliance,  they  applied  the  matches,  and  almost  at  the 
same  instant  tho  terrilic  di.seliargo  of  both  broadsides 
took  plaoe,  rocking  the  vessel  to  tho  water's  edge,  .and  re- 
verberating, throughout  the  eoiiliiiid  space  in  which  she 
lay,  like  tlio  deadly  explosion  of  some  deeply  excavated 
mine. 

Scarcely  had  the  guns  been  fired,  when  tho  soanieu  be- 
came sensiblis  of  tlieir  imprudence.  Tho  echoes  were 
yet  struggling  to  force  a  passage  through  the  dense  forest, 
when  a  second  yell  of  the  Indians  amiounced  the  liercesl 
joy  and  triumph,  unmixed  by  disa.sler,  nl  the  result ;  and 
iheii  the  <|uiek  leaping  of  ninny  liirnis  eould  ho  heard,  as 
they  divided  the  crashing  underwood,  and  rushed  forward 
to  close  with  their  prey.  It  was  evident,  from  the  diller- 
eiieo  of  souinl,  their  tirst  cry  li.id  lieeii  peaUd  forth  wliili' 
lying  prostrate'  on  the  ground,  and  si  euro  I'rom  the  liul- 
lels,  whoso  harmless  discharge  that  cry  wns  intended  In 
provoke;  for  now  the  voices  seemed  to  rise  progressively 
i'roni  the  earth,  until  they  reached  the  hivel  of  each  indi- 
vidual In  iglil,  and  were  already  almost  hotly  breathiii 
in  t!;.'  ears  of  those  they  wore  dci^tined  to  till  with  illimit- 
able dismay. 

".Shiver  my  lopsnils,  but  this  comes  of  disobeying  or- 
ders," roared  the  boatswain,  in  a  voice  of  miiigli  d  auger 
and  vexation.  "The  Ingians  are  ipiile  as  cunning  as 
ourselves,  and  arn'l  to  be  frighted  that  way.  *iiiick, 
every  cutlass  and  pistol  to  his  gangway,  and  let's  do  our 
best.  I'ass  tho  word  forward  lor  the  axeiiii  ii  to  return  to 
(piarters." 

Keeovercd  from  their  first  paroxysm  of  alarm,  llio  men 
at  length  beeaine  sensible  of  the  presence  of  a  dirceting 
IHiwcr,  which,  liumblo  as  it  was,  their  long  habits  nf  ilis. 
eipline  Iind  langlit  them  to  ies|Hel,  and,  hi  ailed  <HI  the 
one  side  by  Ciiptiiiii  do  llaldimar,  and  on  the  nther  by 
Sir  Kverard  Vallelurt,  neither  of  whom,  however,  enter 
taiiied  the  iiiosl  rcniiite  ehiiiiee  of  siieeess,  llew,  as  eoni 
iieiiiiled,  to  their  I'espeelive  gangways.  The  yill  of  tin 
iiidians  had  again  ceased,  and  all  was  liiishi  d  into  slill- 
iiess;  but  as  the  anxious  and  i|uieksiglited  olUeers  gazed 
over  tho  liiilwarks,  they  liiiieieil  they  eonid  perceive, even 
Ihrongb  the  deep  [;liKim  that  every  where  prevailed,  tin 
Ihriiis  of  men,  resting  in  I'aiitiniis  and  eager  iitlitiides,  on 
the  very  verge  of  the  b. inks,  and  nt  u  distance  nf  liltl 
innre  th.iii  half  pi-tol  shut.  Kvery  lieiirl  beat  with  <  x- 
|H'ilaney, — i  very  eye  was  riveted  intently  in  I'rnnl,  to 
wateli  and  meet  the  lii'st  iniivemeiits  nf  their  liies,  but  imt 

II  snniiil  of  approaeh  u.is  audilile  lo  the  eipinlly  attentive 
ear.  In  this  stale  of  aeliiiig  suspense  tin  y  might  hav 
eoiiliiiiii'd  idiniil  live  iiiimitis,  when  suddenly  their  lieartH 
were  made  to  ipiail  by  a  third  cry,  thai  eniiie,  iint  as  pre- 
viously, I'mni  Iho  hulks  of  the  river,  hilt  I'rniii  the  very 
eeiilre  nf  Ihi  ir  own  deeks,  and  I'rom  the  Inpmasl  and 
ri^'i'.ing  of  the  I'lhooner.  Sn  suddrii  and  imexpeeled 
Inn  was  this  lii  ...h  il.iiii'er,  that  In  li.re  the  two  parlies  I 
time  III  turn,  and  nssuine  a  new  piwliire  of  delt'iiee,  seve- 
ral of  lliem  had  already  liilleii  under  the  bulelieriiii; 
hlaiK's  nf  their  eiieiiiiis.  Then  eniiimenced  a  dcpiriili 
bill  short  eniilliet,  mingled  with  yelliu^rf,,  ihi. I  iii;iiiii  wei'i 
answered  from  i  very  pniiil ;  and  rapidly  gliding  down 
the  peiid.inl  rn|'i  s,  were  lo  be  seen  the  active  mid  dusky 
loniis  nf  nil  II,  svei'lling  the  iiiimlH  r  of  the  assailants,  win 
had  g.iiiied  the  di  i  k  in  the  siiiiio  noiseU'ss  iiliiliner,  until 
resislanei'  lieeame  ahnnst  hnpeleiiH. 

"Hal  I  hear  the  fiMilstepH  nf  our  lads  nl  liinl,"  e.x. 
elaiiiiid  Mullins exultini;ly  to  his  eoinradcs,  as  he  liiilsh- 
ed  des|mlehiii|r  a  third  savage  with  lii.-i  sturdy  woapnii 
"(jiiii'k,  nil  11,  ipiiek,  up  with  hatehet  and  eiillass,  niid 
lake  Ihem  in  tho  rear.  II'  we  arc  to  die,  let's  die  — 
game,  he  wniild  |ierlmps  have  iiddi'd,  bill  death  iiri'i  -led 
Iho  word  iipnii  his  lips;  and  his  eiirp«e  mlled  ulniii;  the 
deck,  until  Its  t'lirtber  progress  was  slopped  by  thr  stln'eii- 

III  biiily  of  the  iinliiippv  I'llUer. 


Nnlwillistaiidiiig  the  liill  oI'IIm  ir  brave  leadi  r,  and  the 
wlioiipiiii,s  nf  their  eiiiiiiies,  the  lhi^f;iiig  spirits  of  tho 
men  were  t'or  a  inomeiil  excited  by  llie  aiiiioimeemeiil  of 
the  return  even  of  the  small  force  nf  t)ie  axeinen,  and  they 
iefended  themselves  with  a  eoiiram'  and  detenniiiation 
worthy  nf  a  better  result ;  hut  wlieii,  by  llie  lurid  light  nf 
till'  liirelies,  now  lying  liuniiiigaliout  li.e  dieks,tliey  tinn- 
ed and  111  held  not  their  eniii|iaiii(,iis,  but  a  I'lesli  band  ol' 
Indians,  at  whose  poueh-hells  dangled  the  reeking  scalps 
ol  their  miirdered  friends,  lliey  at  iinee  relliiijiiishid  Iho 
eomli:il  as  hopeless,  and  gave  llioinselves  uiuesistingly  up 
to  be  iHaind  by  their  captors. 

IMeaiiwhile  the  euusiua  exiHrienced  a  renewal  of  all 
those  horrors  from  which  their  distracted  minds  had  been 
leinporarily  relieved;  and,  petriiied  with  alarm,  as  they 
lay  in  the  solitary  berth  tli.it  enntaiiied  Ihem  lielli,  en- 
dured siill'erings  iiiliiiitely  more  terrible  than  death  itself. 
The  early  part  of  the  tumult  they  had  noticed  almost  with- 
out comprehending  its  cause,  and  but  for  the  terrific  cry  of 
the  Indians  that  had  preceded  tliiiii,  would  hnvo  mistaken 
the  dealening  hfoadsides  liir  the  lilowing  up  of  the  ves- 
sel, so  trcmciiilous  and  violent  had  been  the  concussion. 
Nay,  there  was  a  moment  when  Miss  de  llnldiinar  felt  u 
pang  of  deep  disappoiiitnient  and  regret  at  the  ini.seoii- 
ccptioii ;  Ibr,  with  tlie  fearful  reeolleetion  of  past  events, 
so  strongly  impressed  on  her  Ideeding  heart,  she  could 
not  but  acknowledge,  that  to  be  ciigulled  in  one  general 
and  disastrous  explosion,  wns  mercy  compared  with  tho 
alternalivo  of  falling  into  the  hands  of  those  to  whom 
her  loathing  s|)irit  had  been  too  liiluUy  taught  to  deny 
even  the  comiiioiiest  attributes  of  humanity.  As  lor 
Clara,  she  had  not  the  power  to  think,  or  to  form  a  eoii- 
jeeliircoii  the  siibjeel  : — she  was  merely  sensible  ofa  ro- 
pelilion  of  the  horrible  scenes  friim  which  she  had  su 
rei'i'iilly  liieu  siialelii'il,  .'Hid  willi  a  pale  cheek,  a  fixed 
eye,  and  an  almost  piilseli  ns  heart,  lay  wilhoul  mnliuii  in 
the  inner  side  of  the  U'rth.  The  pilemis  spectaelc  of  her 
cousin's  nlarm  lent  a  tiirced  ai'tivity  to  the  des|iair  of 
.Mi.ss  de  llaldimar,  in  wliniii  apprelieiisii.il  prodneed  that 
siroiig  eiier/ry  of  exeileiiienl  that  soinetinies  fives  lo 
lielplessness  the  elniriietir  nf  true  cniirage.  With  tho 
increasing  clamour  nf  nppulliiig  conllict  on  deck.  Ibis  ex- 
eilenieiit  grew  at  every  iiiuineiil  siroiigor,  uiilil  il  lliially 
hecaiiic  irrepressible,  so  that  at  leiiirlli,  when  thrniigh  tho 
cabin  windows  there  suddenly  streamed  u  Hood  of  yellow 
light,  extinguishing  that  of  the  lamp  that  threw  its  llick- 
erinir  iKanis  aroinnl  the  cabin,  she  .lung  herself  impe- 
tuously from  the  herlh,  and,  despite  of  the  aged  and  treiii- 
liliiig  liinude  who  atlemplcd  lo  ik  tain  her,  burst  o|H'n  the 
narrow  entraneo  lo  the  cnbiii,  and  rushed  uji  the  steps 
coiiimmiicating  with  the  deck. 

'Hie  picture  that  here  iin  I  Inr  eyes  was  nt  once  gra- 
phic am!  li'iirl'ul  in  the  exlriiiie.  On  eillier  side  of  the 
river,  lines  nf  streainiilg  Inrehes  were  waved  by  dusky 
warrinrs  high  alinve  their  heads,  iilhitiiig  tiic  grim 
eiiuuleiiaiiees,  not  only  nf  I'.nise  vvlin  bore  tliiiii,  lint  nf 
dense  groups  ill  their  rear,  wlinsc  numbers  were  nlniio 
concealed  by  the  fnliage  of  the  forest  in  which  they  sinod. 
I''riiiii  the  lininehes  that  wove  tin  iiiselves  across  the  ecu- 
Ire  nf  the  river,  and  the  Inpniast  and  riguilig  nf  the  ves- 
sel,  the  same  siroiig  yellow  light,  produced  by  the  bark 
of  the  birch  tree  sluped  in  giiiii,  streamed  dnwn  iipnii 
llie  (leeks  below,  rendering  each  line  and  lilnek  of  Iho 
sehonin  r  as  dislinetly  vi^illll•  as  if  il  hail  been  iiiiiiii  on 
the  siimiiest  nf  llinve  far  lli^lalll  li.kes.  The  deck  ilsell 
was  envered  with  the  bodies  of  sl.iiu  mi  ii — sailors  and 
savages  liiixi  d  legetlier;  mid  amid  these  vvi  re  to  be  seen 
lieree  warrinrs,  reeliniiig  li iiimpbiiiitly  and  indolently  mi 
their  rillei-,  while  nlln  rs  wi  re  neeiipiid  in  securing  Hie 
anus  nf  their  captives  with  liiilhern  linings  In  hind  their 
hacks.  The  silence  that  iinw  prevailed  was  strongly  ill 
eonlrasl  with,  and  even  iimre  liarl'iil  than,  the  horrid 
shniils  by  vvliieh  it  hud  been  pnceiled  ;  and,  but  liir  tho 
ghastly  enunlenanees  of  the  captive',  nnd  the  ipiiek  roll- 
iiif  eyes  of  llic  siivaijcs.  Miss  do  llalilinnir  might  hnvo 
liiiiii'inid  her.self  tlic  sport  nf  sniiic  evlnnirdiiiaiy  and  ex- 
citiiiij  illusion.  Her  gl.inee  over  tliise  prniiiinenl  features 
in  the  Iragedy  had  been  ciirMiry,  yi  I  aeeiirale.  ll  now 
rested  on  one  llnil  hnd  more  iiiiinediiilo  and  terrifying 
inteiest  I'lir  liersfl''.  At  a  Ii  vv  paces  In  front  nf  the  coin. 
panioii  ladili  r,  nnd  with  tlieir  hai  ks  turned  Inwards  her, 
sliiod  two  iiidividiiiil",  wlin.^e  iitliliiili  s  di  iinli  d  the  piir- 
jHise  of  men  resnlved  In  sell  with  their  lives  alone  a  pas- 
sage to  11  tall  lieree. looking  i.-ivage,  w'inse  innnleimncn 
betrayed  every  iiiiirk  of  triuniphiiiil  ami  dcndlv  p'ssimi, 
while  he  nppareiilly  liesil.iled  win  tin  r  his  iipiilV'd  nriii 
slioidd  slay  the  vviapiiii  il  -.v  n  Ideil.  'I'Iiim' individual.'* 
vveie  I'.ipl.iin  de  llahliinar  .iiid  Sir  i'lverard  Valh  tori ; 
and  lo  the  liirmi  r  of  tin  ..|  the  nlteiitinn  of  llie  sHVnge 
wan  more  iiiiiiiedinlely  nnd  iMillingly  dirci  lid  ;  so  iiiiii  h 
sn,  indeed,  thai  Miss  de  lliildliiiar  tliiiii|jlit  olie  eiHilil  renil 


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WACOUSTA,  on  THE  PROPHECY. 


in  the  fiTocious  cxprcskion  of  his  t'ealurcs  the  death-war- 
rant of  her  cousin.  In  the  wild  terror  of  the  moment 
fihc  gave  a  i)iercin{r  scream  that  was  answered  by  a  liun- 
dred  yelUng  voices,  and  rushing  between  her  lover  and 
his  enemy  threw  herself  wildly  and  supplicatingly  at  the 
feet  of  the  latter.  Uttering  a  savage  laugh,  the  monster 
spurned  her  from  him  with  his  foot,  when,  quick  as 
thought,  a  pistol  was  discharged  witliin  a  few  inches  of 
his  face ;  but  with  a  rapidity  equal  to  that  of  his  atsaii- 
ant,  he  bent  aside  his  head,  and  the  ball  passed  liarmlessly 
on.  The  yell  that  followed  was  terrific ;  and  while  it 
was  yet  swelling  into  fulness,  Captain  de  Haldimar  felt 
an  iron  hand  furiously  grappling  his  throat,  and,  ere  the 
grasp  was  relincpiisheil,  he  again  stood  tlio  bound  and 
passive  victim  of  the  warrior  of  tho  Flcur  do  lis. 


CHAPTER  XXV. 

The  interval  that  succeeded  to  the  last  council  scene 
of  the  Indians  was  passed  by  tlie  officers  of  Detroit  in  a 
state  of  inexpressible  anxiety  and  doubt.  Tlie  fears  en- 
tertained for  the  fate  of  tlieir  companions,  wlio  had  set 
out  in  tlie  perilous  and  almost  forlorn  lioiie  of  reaching 
Michilliniaekinae,  in  time  to  prevent  the  consuiiiination 
of  the  threatened  treacli(^ry,  had,  in  some  degree,  if  not 
wholly,  been  allayed  by  tlie  story  narrated  by  the  Ottawa 
chief.  It  was  evident,  from  his  statement,  the  party  had 
again  met,  and  been  engaged  in  fearful  struggle  with  the 
gigantic  warrior  they  had  all  so  nuieli  reason  to  recollect; 
and  it  was  c<iu:illy  apparent,  that  in  that  struggle  they 
had  been  successful.  Uut  still,  so  many  obstacles  were 
likely  to  be  opposed  to  their  navigation  of  the  several 
lakes  and  rivers  over  which  lay  tlieir  course,  it  was  al- 
most feared,  even  if  they  eventually  esea|K'd  unharmed 
themselves,  they  could  not  possibly  reach  the  fort  in  time 
to  comnuinicale  the  danger  that  awaited  their  friends. 
It  is  true,  the  time  gained  by  Governor  de  Haldimar  on 
the  first  ocea.sion  lind  allbrdcd  a  considerable  interval,  of 
which  advantage  might  be  taken;  but  it  was  also,  on  the 
other  hand,  uiieertaiii  whether  I'onteac  had  commanded 
the  same  delay  in  the  council  of  the  chiefs  investing  Mi- 
cliillimackinac.to  which  he  had  himself  assented.  Three 
days  were  suiricient  to  enable  an  Indian  warrior  to  per- 
form the  journey  by  land;  and  it  was  chiefly  on  this 
vague  and  uncertain  ground  they  based  whatever  little 
of  lio|K!  was  entertained  on  tlie  subject. 

It  had  been  settled  at  the  departure  of  the  adventurers, 
that  the  instant  they  eflected  a  communication  with  the 
Bclmoiier  on  Lake  Huron,  Francois  should  be  imiiiedi- 
alely  sent  back,  with  instructions  so  to  contrive  the  period 
of  his  return,  that  his  eanoe  should  make  its  appearnnee 
Homi  arter  daybreak  at  the  nearest  extremity  of  Hog 
Island,  the  jios'ition  of  which  has  been  deserilicd  in  'mr 
introductory  chapter.  From  this  point  a  certain  sii'  il, 
that  could  be  eiu<ily  distinguished  with  the  aid  of  a  Irli'. 
seope,  was  to  be  iiiade  from  the  eanoi',  which,  without 
iKiiig  of  a  nature  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  savages, 
was  yet  to  be  such  as  could  not  well  be  mistaken  by  the 
garrison.  This  was  a  precaution  adopted,  not  only  with 
the  view  of  giving  the  earliest  inlimation  of  the  result  of 
the  enterprise,  but  h^sl  the  Canadian  should  lii^  preventid, 
by  any  closer  investment  on  the  part  of  the  Indians,  from 
eomiiiunicatiiig  )H'r80iially  with  the  fort  in  the  way  he 
had  been  oeeuslomed. 

Il  will  easily  be  eoinprelien<led  therefore,  that  as  the 
piriod  approached  wlirii  they  might  reasonably  look  for 
the  return  of  Francois,  if  lie  should  return  at  all,  the 
nervous  anxiety  of  the  olheers  became  more  and  more 
devi'loiH'd.  I'pwards  of  a  week  hiid  elapsed  sinee  the 
departfire  of  tlieir  friends;  and  already,  for  the  last  day 
or  two,  their  iiiipali(^nee  had  led  them,  at  early  dawn, 
and  with  bi'aling  hearts,  to  that  quarter  of  the  rampart 
wliii'li  overlooked  the  eastern  extremity  of  Hog  Island. 
Hitherto,  however,  their  eager  watilniig  had  been  in 
vain.  As  far  as  our  reeolleetion  of  the  ('anadian  tradi- 
tion of  this  btory  serves  us,  it  must  have  been  fin  the 
fourth  night  alVer  the  tiiial  diseomdtiire  of  the  plans  of 
Ponteae,  anil  the  tenth  from  tliu  departure  of  the  adven- 
tiiriTK,  that  the  olVicers  were  assembled  in  the  mess-room, 
partaking  of  the  sraiity  and  (Vugnl  supper  to  whiili  their 
liaig  eonliiieinent  had  rediiei'd  them.  Thesniijei  I  of  their 
eimversation,  n«  it  was  ever  of  their  thoughts,  was  the 
prnliable  fate  of  their  eoinpanitms;  and  many  ami  variotm, 
allliiiugli  all  ei|ually  melnneholy,  were  the  eonjretures 
ort'ered  as  to  the  rrsiill.  'I'lieii'  was  on  the  coiintenaiiee 
of  ivieh,  thnt  deep  and  fixi'd  expressiim  ot  gloom,  which, 
if  it  did  not  iiidiiali'  any  nnmaullness  of  despair,  told  at 
least  Ihnt  ho|M'  was  m/irly  exlinet ;  bill  more  eHiHcially 
was  this  remarkable  in  the  young  but  sadly  alternl 
Charles  <le  IkliU'iiar,  who,  with  u  vucuiit  eye  and  a  pre- 


occupied inaiiner,  seemed  wholly  abstracted  from   the 
scene  before  him. 

All  was  silence  in  the  body  of  the  fort.  The  men  off 
duty  had  long  since  retired  to  rest  in  their  clothes,  and 
only  the  "  All's  well  I"  of  the  sentinels  was  heard  at  in- 
tervals  of  a  quarter  of  an  hour,  as  the  cry  echoed  from 
mouth  to  mouth  in  the  line  of  circuit.  Suddenly,  Jiow- 
cver,  between  two  of  those  intervals,  and  during  a  pause 
in  the  languid  conversation  of  the  ofliccrs,  the  sharp  clial- 
lengc  of  a  sentinel  wlis  heard,  and  then  quick  steps  on 
the  rampart,  as  of  men  hastening  to  the  point  whence  the 
challenge  liad  Iiecn  given.  The  officers,  whom  this  new 
excitement  seemed  to  arouse  into  fresh  activity,  hurriedly 
quitted  the  room ;  and,  with  as  little  noise  as  possible, 
gained  the  spot  where  the  voice  had  been  heard.  Several 
men  were  bending  eagerly  over  the  rampart,  and,  with 
their  muskets  at  the  recover,  riveting  their  gaze  on  a 
dark  and  motionless  object  that  lay  on  the  verge  of  the 
ditch  immediately  beneath  them. 

"What  have  you  here,  Mitchell?"  asked  Captain 
Blessington,  who  was  in  command  of  the  guard,  and 
who  had  recognised  the  gruff  voice  of  tho  veteran  in  the 
challenge  just  given. 

"  An  American  burnt  log,  your  honour,"  muttered  tho 
soldier,  "  if  one  was  to  judge  from  its  stillness;  but  if  it 
is,  it  must  have  rolled  there  witliin  the  last  minute ;  fiir 
I'll  take  my  atlidavy  it  wasn't  here  when  1  passed  last  in 
my  beat." 

"  An  American  burnt  log,  indeed  !  it's  some  rascal  of 
a  spy,  rather,"  n^marked  Captain  Krskine.  Who  knows 
but  it  may  bo  our  big  friend,  como  to  pay  us  a  visit 
again  ?  And  yet  he  is  not  half  long  enough  for  him, 
cither.  Can't  you  try  and  tickle  him  with  the  biiyonct, 
any  of  you  fellows,  and  see  whether  he  is  made  of  flesh 
and  blood  ?" 

Although  this  observation  was  made  almost  without 
object,  it  being  totally  impossible  for  any  musket,  even 
with  the  addition  of  its  Iwyonet,  to  reach  more  than  half 
way  across  the  ditch,  the  several  sentinels  threw  them- 
selves on  their  chests,  and,  stretching  over  the  raiiipait 
as  I'ar  as  possible,  made  the  attempt  to  reach  the  sus- 
picious looking  object  that  lay  beyond.  No  sooner, 
however,  had  tlieir  arms  been  extended  in  such  a  man- 
ner as  Lo  be  utterly  powerless,  when  the  dark  mass  was 
seen  to  roll  away  in  an  opposite  direction,  and  with  such 
niiiidity  that,  betbre  the  men  could  regain  their  feet  and 
level  their  muskets,  it  had  entirely  disappeared  from  their 
view. 

"Cleverly  managed,  to  give  the  red  skin  his  due," 
li.Tjf  laughingly  observed  Captain  Erskine,  while  his 
brother  oHieers  eoiitiiiued  to  fix  their  eyes  in  astonish- 
ment on  the  spot  so  recently  occu|iied  by  the  strange  ob- 
ject; "  but  what  III'  devil  conhl  be  his  motive  for  lying 
there  so  long?  Ni  r  playing  the  eavrsdroppir,  surely ; 
and  yet,  if  he  meant  to  have  picked  oil'  a  seiitiiiil,  \\iiat 
was  lo  havc^  prcMiitcd  him  from  doing  it  sooner?" 

"He  had  (  videiitly  no  arms,"  said  Ensign  Dehne. 

"  No,  nor  legs  either,  it  would  appear,"  resumed  the 
literal  lOrsUine.  "  Curse  me  if  i  ever  saw  any  tiling  in 
the  shape  of  a  human  form  bundled  together  in  that 
manner." 

"  1  mean  lie  had  no  fire-arms — no  rifle,"  pursued 
nelme. 

"  And  if  he  had,  he  ecrtaiiily  would  have  rifled  one  of 
us  of  a  life,"  eontiiiued  the  captain,  laughing  at  his  own 
eonei'il.  "Hut  coini',  the  bird  is  flown,  and  we  liavi'  inily 
to  lliaiik  oiu :<elves  for  having  been  so  egregiously  dope  il. 
Hail  Valhtort  been  here,  he  would  have  given  a  dillerent 
account  of  hiin." 

"  Hist!  listen!"  exclaimed  Lieutenant  .lolinslonr, call- 
ing the  atleiilion  of  the  party  lo  a  peculiar  and  low  sound 
in  III!'  direction  in  which  the  supposed  Indian  had  dc- 
piirteil. 

It  was  repeated,  and  in  a  plaintive  lone,  indicating  a 
desire  lo  prnpiliate.  Soon  allerwards  a  human  form  was 
seen  ailvaneing  slowly,  but  without  show  either  of  eon- 
eeahiient  or  boslility  in  its  movenieiil*.  It  finally  re- 
mained stationnry  on  the  s|kiI  where  tlic  durk  and  shape- 
less mass  had  lieeii  first  |KTeeived. 

"  Allot  her  Oneannsta  for  De  Hnldiinnr,  no  doubl," 
observed  Captain  Erskine,  afler  n  moinent's  pniise. 
"  Tlu'se  gnnadiers  carry  every  lhiiii[  beliire  them  as 
well  in  love  as  in  war."  Tlii^  error  ol  the  good-nalnricl 
ofViecr  was,  hewevi'r,  iibvioiiN  to  all  bill  bhnself.  The 
figure,  which  was  now  diylinclly  traced  in  oulliiie  fiir 
tint  of  a  warrior,  stood  bnlilly  nmi  liarlimsly  on  the  brink 
of  the  iljlili,  holding  up  its  h'l)  arm,  in  Hie  hand  of  which 
dangled  somelliing  that  was  visible  in  the  starliglit,  and 
|Hiintiiig  encrgi  lleally  to  lliis  pcMidalit  objict  with  tile 
other.  .\  voice  from  one  ol'llie  party  now  addrissiil  tlie 
Indiuii  in  Iwu  several  diulccts,but  witliout  eliciting  a  re- 


ply. He  either  understood  not,  or  would  not  onswcr  lln, 
(luestion  proposed,  but  continued  pointing  signifitanily 
to  the  indistinct  object  which  he  still  held  in  an  ekvatcd 
position. 

"  The  governor  must  be  apprised  of  this,"  obscrvid 
Captain  Blessington  to  Dc  Haldimar,  who  was  his  suh. 
altern  of  the  guard.  "  Hasten,  Charles,  to  acquaint  your 
father,  and  receive  his  orders." 

The  young  officer  willingly  obeyed  tlio  injunction  of 
his  superior.  A  secret  and  indefinable  liopc  rasliod 
throngli  his  mind,  tliat  as  the  Indian  came  not  in  hosli. 
lity,hc  might  be  the  bearer  of  some  communication  from 
their  friends ;  and  he  moved  rapidly  towards  that  part  of 
the  building  occupied  by  his  father. 

The  light  of  a  lamp  suspended  over  the  piazza  lending 
to  the  governor's  rooms  reflecting  strongly  on  his  rfjrl. 
mentals,  he  passed  unchallenged  by  the  sentinels  poslcj 
there,  and  uninterruptedly  gained  a  door  that  opened  on 
a  narrow  passage,  at  the  further  extremity  of  wliitli  wm 
the  silting-rooni  usually  occupied  by  his  parent.  Tliis 
again  was  entered  from  the  same  passage  by  a  FicDnil 
door,  the  upper  part  of  which  was  of  common  glass, in. 
abling  any  one  on  the  outside  to  trace  with  facility  every 
object  within  when  the  place  was  lighted  up. 

A  glance  was  sufficient  to  satisfy  the  youth  his  tiillirr 
was  not  in  the  room;  although  there  was  strong  eviilcnw 
he  had  not  retired  for  the  night.  In  the  middle  of  tin 
floor  stood  an  oaken  table,  and  on  this  lay  an  open  wril. 
ing  desk,  with  a  ciuidic  on  each  side,  the  wicks  of  wliitli 
had  burnt  so  long  .as  to  throw  a  partial  gloom  ov(  r  tlic 
surrounding  wainscotling.  Scattered  about  the  table  iiml 
desk  were  a  number  of  letters  thnt  had  apparently  liiin 
just  looked  at  or  read;  and  in  the  midst  of  ll.esc  iin  o|iin 
case  of  red  morocco,  containing  a  miniature.  Tlio  ap. 
IK-arnnee  of  these  letters,  thus  lefV  scattered  about  lij  m 
who  was  scrupulously  exact  in  the  arrangement  of  liis 
pajXTs,  aciili  d  to  the  eircumstanee  of  the  neglected  ami 
burning  candles,  confirmed  the  young  othcer  in  an 
impression  that  his  fiitlier,  ovcri-ome  by  fatigue,  had  ri'- 
tired  into  Ins  bed-room,  and  fallen  unconsciously  a8l(c|i, 
Imagining,  therefore,  lie  could  not,  without  diilicully, 
succeed  in  making  himself  heard,  and  deeniing  tlii'  iir. 
gency  of  the  case  required  it,  he  determined  to  wavcllif 
usual  eereniony  of  knocking,  and  penetrate  to  his  liilli'r's 
bed-rooni  unannomiecd.  'Ilie  glass  door  being  williiul 
fastening  within,  easily  yielded  to  his  pressure  of  tlic 
latch;  but  as  he  passed  by  the  table,  a  strong  and  natural 
feeling  of  curiosity  induced  him  to  east  his  eye  upuallic 
miniature.  To  his  infinite  surprise,  nay,  almost  tirror, 
he  discovered  it  was  that  of  his  mother — thi^  idinliul 
portrait  which  his  sister  ('lara  had  worn  in  her  liiwini 
froiii  infliney,  and  which  he  had  B«en  clasped  roiiiiil  lirr 
neck  on  the  very  deck  of  the  sehnoner  in  wlilcli 
sailed  for  iMichilliiiiaekinae.  He  felt  Iherc  could  l«  no  I 
mislake,  for  only  one  miiiiaturc  of  the  sort  hail  ever  Inn 
in  possession  of  till'  family,  and  that  the  one  just  iiiTiaiiitril  | 
liir.  AhiiosI  slupific  d  at  what  he  saw,  and  searnly  rrc- 
diliiig  the  evidence  ol'liis  senses,  the  young  officer  ^.'lauml 
his  eye  hurriedly  along  one  of  the  open  letlets  thnt  lav 
around.  It  was  in  the  well  riinembered  haiul-wrillujif  | 
his  mother,  and  coniiiieiu'ed,  "  Dear,  dearest  lifi'iiiM" 
Afler  this  followed  expressions  of  endearment  iin  wniniin  I 
might  address  except  lo  an  aflianeed  lover,  or  the  liii^liiiwl 
of  her  choice;  and  his  heart  sii^kened  while  lie  risi: 
Scarcely,  however,  had  he  scanned  half  a  dozen  hmA 
when  il  occurred  lo  him  he  was  violating  sonic  seen  I  "I 
his  parents;  and, discontinuing  the  perusal  with  an itfirl, 
he  prepared  to  acquit  himself  of  his  mission. 

On  raising  his  eyes  from  the  paper  he  was  sliirllcdh  I 
the  ap|M'araiiee  of  liis  fiither,  who,  with  a  stern  liinn  aiill 
a  quivering  lip,  stood  a  ihw  paces  from  the  lalili,ii|i|*r 
rcntly  too  much  overcome  by  his  indignation  lo  he  iiWtl 
to  uller  a  sentence.  Charles  de  Haldimar  felt  oil  llioj 
awkwardness  of  his  position.  Some  explanation  i>l  Iik| 
condiicl,  however,  was  necessary ;  mid  he  sliiniiniriil 
Ibrtli  the  tint  of  the  |iortrait  having  riveted  his  nlliiili».| 
iVoni  its  striking  resembluuce  lo  that  in  bin  sislct'n  li^i-l 
session. 

"And  In  what  iln  thr»B  letters  bear  reseinMnnrc'"! 
dnuiaiidcd  lh»  Kovninor,  in  a  voire  that  tieinlilcd  inilil 
attempt  lo  Im  calm,  while  ho  fixed  his  |M>netrutin|l  n'l 
on  that  of  his  son.  "  VTiry,  it  uppcuri,  wore  cquill|| 
olijoctH  of  ntlraction  with  you." 

"The  tellers  were  in  the  linnd-wrlling  of  my  .ii'illi";! 
and  I  Has  irresislibly  led  to  glance  at  oiiu  ortliiMn,''rir 
plied  llio  youth,  with  llic  liumility  of  eonscieii"  »"" 
"Tho  action  was  involuntarv.  and  iinsiHUirf  i raiimlU'^l 


laii  rcpeiiii  (I  of,     I  am  licie,  my  Ihllioi,  on  a  nii'wil 
of  Importauee,  wliieli  must  aeioiint  liir  my  prcsiiiu  " 
"A  ini»siun  of  impoilaiieo!''  mpenlod  Iho  cmornwl 


Tlic  young  of 
answered  : — "  I 

10  lake  your  ore 
widiout  the  fort 
Hinnces,  j-et  ovi 

11  il  supposed  J 
llier." 

Tlio  tone  of  ca 
fiiraial  announce 
nish  all  suspicioi; 
lie  remarked,  in  i 
llial  had  latterly 
"  Was  this,  tlion, 
rii|il  intrusion  at 
iiii>nl  of  private  i 
cliarjo  ol'your  di; 
cd?  You  must  1 
ill  a  manner  difle 
niis.<ion  would  sec 
Tlicre  was  lurk 
encd  accents  of  hi 
llio  youth  of  tho  b 
observation, — "  Tl 
ceptcd,  should  he 
willi  impunity." 
For  a  moment 
jard  Ills  son  with  ; 
liad  not  ex(iectod 
ill  one  whom  ho  Im 
value, 

"I  bolievo  you, 

"foririvo  the  justifii 

.subject.    Yet,  one 

Il  depart ;  "  you  ha 

I'l  ili'it  which  had 

llic  olliecr) :  vvhat 

iiiiillier?     Answer 

faint  sniiln  wore  son 

"  is  mil  Rrginuld,  y, 

Tlie  iKillid  cheek 

l(]iii'sticMi.     His  own 

jlis  niollier  had  elieri 

lliir  liii.<baiid.     He  lb 

liif,  but  Im  eoiild  no 

lilsi'lf  oil  Ills  mind  ;  i 

Iir  iboH';  and  thougl 

Ilio  was  uiialiln  to  eo 

jfcraiice  might   be,  li 

|llii)U(f/it  of  imparling 

Isirercd  evasively. 

'■  Doubl  htss  my  mo 
liiaiiH',  and  to  him  wa 
Ibroilicir,  or  an  uncle. 
Kitli  u  luult  of  ap|ical 
Villi  of  niy  inolher  ej 
parlofClara's." 

"It  limy  lie  tho  sai 
|in  a  lono  of  iiideci.siui 
altered. 

"Iin|io«jib,     my  fut, 

rfnillecl,  as  liir  as  La 
flioil'ickufllio   schoo 

miarkeil  my  .(ister  wor 
found  lier  neck."' 

^Vell,  no  innllnr  a 
rmed  the  governor ;  ' 
riiarleii,"nnd  he  spol 
pom  linbitnnl  to  him,  " 
V»iir  niotuer  l.y  a  doubl 
rvcii  II11.1  lullor  lo  you, 
foiilinls  lo  a  human  cr 

»i;«bogave  you  birth 
paitlieliKliuii;  I  wi 

Hlrim(T|y,  ypt  confuse 
"il.VorHiuscoimnltogi 
['"■'''"■r'uslningondiiii 
"""iMi,  and  hasleni.d 
'irluiiK  Iho  rampart  he 
Honit  absence,  had  del 
TO.inlliPoutiToJgo  ( 
^liicli  bo  had  prcvioiisl 
W  ininnent  of  |)„  )/« 
rn  li-'uding  „v„r  ,),„  r„ 
^«v"«Mn«  t„  ,„„|,„  , 
■Tf""ii|f  was  j.i,i  porct 


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ot  answer  tlic 
siRiiificantly 
n  on  clfvatcd 

iJH,"  obsirvnl 
wns  his  suli. 
aciiuainl  yout 

injunclicn  of 

hope  rusiirii 
i  not  in  linili. 
iinication  frcjin 
rds  that  part  of 

piazza  leading 
ly  on  his  np. 
futinels  poslij 
tliat  opened  on 
y  of  wllieli  was 
I  parent.  'I'liis 
gc  liy  a  feeiitid 
nnion  (jluss, in. 
til  futility  every 
1  up.  I 

youth  his  fallirr    ! 
I  slronir  evidenti' 
ic  niidJlu  of  tilt 
ly  an  oi)en  wri!- 
:  wicks  of  wtiitli 
gloom  over  llie 
out  the  talile  mid 
apparently  Inin 
of  tlie>-c  an  n|H'n 
lialnrc.     Tlie  a?- 
Dred  alioHt  liy  m 
rangomcnt  of  liij 
he  neiile'-.led  and 
njt   otheer  in  an 
ly  fatigue,  had  tv- 
■.onscioiif^ly  n"'"'!'' 
A'ithout   (litVieulty, 
1  deeming  the  nr. 
mined  to  wave  iht 
Irate  to  lu«  fatli'  I's 
loor  biing  witlioul 
IH  pressure  of  llif 
strong  anil  natural 
it  his  eye  up'.n  tlic 
nay,  almost  terror, 
lier — thi^  idenliiil 
orn  in  her  l«*oni 
clasped  r"unil  l"i 
lUer  in  whieli  si"' 
lliero  eonlii  I"  i'« 
sort  had  ever  l« 111 
one  just  iieecninliJ 
,  and  seareely  m- 
ing  ollieer  ;;laiinJ 
,cii  letters  tli.it  hv 
rd  hand-wrilio:  'J 
learesl   Kfi'iU'iU" 
arinent  no  vvoiiia 
,ver,  or  the  linfl™» 
ed  while  l"'  "='" 
If  a  do7.en  lim'. 
linp  some  secTrlrf 
InisalwilhaiulVotl, 

lission. 

he  was  stiirtKcil'V 
h  astern  lirowani! 
m  the  laWMil'l* 
gnation  to  lie  id* 
Idimar  fell  o",'" 
explanation  ol  lis 
,„1  he  sliiinii""!' 
vrted  his  nllniiw. 

lilt  \ii»  nistii'*  I"* 

Lr  rri>pndd«nrf'" 
Ihat  IVPMililea  in  lU 
Is  |H.ncirulHi|r  <•>' 


linKofniy  ;ii"'l'"' 
llonuofllK'ni'"" 
If  eonM'inii-  «roi'r| 
l,s>H.neMoiniiii'W 
llhei.ona  mi"""' 
l,r  mv  prrsiwi 
litcd'thc  K'Mm\ 


with  1110""  of  sorrow  than  ofaiigcr  in  the  lone  in  which 
lie  now  spiilin.  "  On  what  mission  aro  you  hero,  if  it 
|,(<  not  to  intrude  unwarrantably  on  a  parunl's  pri- 
vacy ?" 

'flic  young  ofliccr's  check  flushed  high,  as  ho  proudly 
answered : — "  I  was  sent  by  Captain  ISlossington,  sir, 
to  lake  your  orders  In  regard  to  an  Indian  who  is  now 
H'llliaut  the  fort  under  somewhat  extraordinary  circuni- 
Blances,  yet  evidently  without  intention  of  hostility. 
It  \i  supposed  he  boars  sonio  message  from  my  bro- 

Tlio  tone  of  candour  and  ofTendcd  pride  in  which  this 
fiirinai  announcement  of  duty  was  made  seemed  to  lia- 
„|sli  all  suspicion  from  the  mind  of  the  governor;  and 
lie  icniarked,  in  u  voice  that  had  more  of  tho  kindness 
lliat  had  latterly  distinguished  his  address  to  his  son, 
"  Was  this,  then,  Charles,  the  only  motive  fur  your  ab- 
rupt intrusion  at  this  hour  '!  Are  you  sure  no  induce- 
in»nl  of  private  curiosity  was  mi.xcd  up  with  the  dis- 
dinrgc  ui  your  duty,  thai  you  entered  tlius  unannounc- 
eil?  You  must  admit,  at  least,  I  found  you  employed 
ill  a  manner  difteronl  from  what  the  urgency  of  your 
niis.sion  would  seem  to  justily." 

There  was  lurking  irony  in  this  speech  ;  yet  the  so(l- 
eiicd  accents  of  his  lather,  in  some  measure,  disa' nod 
llie  youth  of  tho  bitlornoss  ho  would  have  flung  into  his 
observation, — "  Thai  no  man  on  earth,  his  parent  ex- 
cepted, should  have  dared  to  insinuute  such  a  doubt 
«ith  iinpmiity." 

For  a  moment  Colonel  do  Haldimar  seemed  to  re- 
oard  his  son  with  a  surprised  but  satisfied  air,  as  if  he 
had  not  expected  the  manifestation  of  so  much  spirit, 
ja  me  whom  he  had  been  accustomed  greatly  to  under- 
value. 

"I  believe  you,  Charles,"  he  at  length  observed; 
"furgivo  the  jiistiliable  doubt,  and  think  no  more  of  the 
subject.  Yet,  one  word,"  as  the  youth  was  preparing 
to  depart ;"  you  have  read  that  loiter''  (and  lin  pointed 
Mlhat  which  had  principally  arrested  tho  attention  of 
the  cillircr) :  what  impression  has  it  given  you  of  your 
mother?  Answer  me  sinnoroly.  jWi/ name,"  and  his 
faint  sniiln  wore  soincthin(f  of  tho  character  of  triumph, 
"  is  mil  Kfffiniild,  you  know." 

The  iKillid  check  of  llio  yonng  man  flushed  at  this 
qiii'sticni.  His  own  undisguised  impression  was,  that 
I  is  mother  had  cherished  u  guilty  love  for  another  tliau 
lur  hiisbiind.  lie  l(>lt  the  almost  impiety  of  such  a  be- 
lli f,  but  lie  eniild  nut  resist  tho.  conviction  that  forced 
ilsi'll  on  liis  mind;  the  letter  in  her  handwriting  K|)oke 
lor  Itself;  and  though  the  idou  was  full  of  wretchedness, 
lio  was  uniililn  lo  couqunr  it,  Whulevcr  his  own  in- 
rtrcuce  might  bi',  however,  he  c<iuld  not  enduro  the 
tliou;!ht  of  imparling  it  to  his  tiithcr:  lie  thoroliiro  an- 
nverod  evasively. 

"  Doulitless  my  mother  had  some  dear  rclalivo  of  the 

iiime,  and  to  him  was  this  letter  addressed;  perhaps  a 

ibrnilic'r,  or  an  uncle.     Itiil  I  never  knew,"  ho  pursued, 

kith  u  lunk  of  apjieal  lo  his  falhcr,  "  that  a  second  por- 

rait  of  niy  mother  existed.     This  is  the  very  cuuntcr- 

arloft'lani'M." 

"It  may  bo  tho  same,"  remarked  tho  governor,  hut 
a  tono  of  indecision,  that  denied  his  fuilti  in  what  he 
illorcd, 

"ImiKisfib.  my  father.  I  accompanied  Clara,  if  you 
iTolh'cl,  as  far  as  Lake  Sinclair;  and  whan  1  ipiitlcd 
Jiod'ick  of  the  schooner  to  rotiirn,  I  parlieuhirly  r«- 
liiarUd  my  sister  woru  her  mother's  portrait,  as  usual, 
id  her  neck.'' 

Well,  no  matter  about  the  portrait,"  hurriedly  re- 

|niiied  the  governor ;  "yet,  whatever  your  impression, 

liarlns,"  and   he  spoke  with  n  warmth  that  'vas  far 

iin  habitual  to  him,  "  dare  not  to  sully  tho  inrinory  of 

mirumtiior  by  a  doubt  of  bar  purity.     An  accident  has 

ivi'ii  thi^  letter  lo  your  inspection,  hut  breathe  not  it* 

lonlrniK  loa  human  ereuture  ;  alKiveull,  ros|ioct  the  be- 

Ijnhnijavu  you  birth,  (io,  tell  Captain  lilessington  to 

Itliiinthe  Indian;  I  will  join  you  immediately." 

t<triinf;ly,  yet  confusedly,  improssod  with  tho  aingu- 

rilyof  the  seeiio  nltogetlmr, and  more  parliculurly  with 

Klallier'sstrniigo  adniiiiiition,  Iho  young olllcer  <|uiltpd 

room,  and  liaslviird  to  rejoin  his  companions.     On 

^iHiiii|rtlio  rampart  ho  Ibund  that   the  Indian,  during 

liilniiK  aliseiicc,  Inid  departed;  yet  not  witlnmt  dc|H>ait- 

ij.  00  the  outer  edge   of  the   dileh,  Iho   siilistaiieo   to 

Inch  ho  had  previously  diioetud   their  iillention.     At 

mouipiil  of  Do   llaldimar's  approach,  tho  otVietirs 

'r«  III  oiling  innr  the  raiiiparl.  and,  with  straining  oycs, 

"iilcamuiing  In   make  out   what  it  was,  but    in   vain  ; 

itiliiiiK  vsua  jiitt  (icrceplibia  in  tho  wilhond  lurf,  but 


what   that  something  was  no  one  could  succeed  in  dis. 
covering. 

Whatever  this  be,  wo  must  possess  ourselves  of  it,'' 
said  Captain  Itlesfir.gton ;  "  it  is  evident,  from  the  en- 
ergetic manner  of  him  who  left  it,  it  is  of  importance. 
I  think  I  know  who  is  the  best  swimmer  and  climber  el 
our  parly." 

Several  voices  unanimously  pronouncod  the  name  of 
'.lohnslone.'' 

"  Any  thing  for  a  dash  of  enterprise,"' said  that  ofliccr. 
whose  slight  wound  had  been  perfectly  healed,  "liul 
what  do  you  propose  that  the  swimmer  and  cliinbur 
shnuhl  do,  Uiessinglon  ?" 

"  Secure  yon  parcel,  without  lowering  llio  draw- 
bridge." 

"What !  and  be  scalped  in  tho  net  i  Who  knows  if 
it  be  not  a  trick  ader  all,  and  that  the  rascal  who  placed 
it  there  is  not  lying  within  a  low  feet,  ready  to  pounce 
u|>on  me  the  instant  I  reach  the  bank." 

"  Never  mind,"  said  Krskine,  laughingly,  "  we  will 
revenge  your  death,  my  boy."' 

"  Besides,  consider  the  nunqunm  vnn  parulvs,  John- 
stone,"'slily  remarked  Lieutenant  I/cslie. 

"  What,  again,  Leslie?"  energetically  responded  the 
young  Scotsman.  "  Yet  think  not  I  hesitate,  lor  I  did 
but  jest :  make  fast  a  rope  round  my  loins,  and  I  tliink 
1  will  answer  lor  the  result." 

("olonel  dc  Haldimar  now  made  his  ap|icnrance.  Hav- 
ing , heard  a  brief  statement  of  tho  facts,  and  approving 
of  the  suggestion  oft'uptain  lilessington,  a  ropo  was  pro 
cured,  niui  made  fast  under. the  shoulders  ot  the  young 
ollieer,  who  had  previously  stripped  himself  of  his  uni-l 
Ibrin  and  shoes.  Ho  then  sntfercd  himself  to  drop 
gently  over  tho  edge  of  tho  rampart,  his  companions 
gradually  lowering  the  rope,  until  a  deep  and  gasping 
aspiration,  such  as  is  usually  wrung  from  one  eoiiiing 
suddenly  in  contact  with  cold  water,  announced  ho  had 
gained  the  surface  of  the  ditch.  Tho  ro|iO  was  then 
sliiekened,  lo  give  him  the  unrestrained  command  of  his 
limbs;  and  ill  the  next  instant  he  was  seen  clambering 
up  the  opposite  elevation. 

Although  the  otticors,  indulging  in  a  forced  levity,  in 
a  great  degree  meant  to  eiieourage  their  companion, 
had  treated  his  enterprise  with 'inditl'erence,  they  weie 
far  from  being  without  serious  anxiety  lor  the  result. 
They  had  laughed  at  the  idea,  suggested  by  him,  of 
being  scaljH'd;  whereas,  in  truth,  they  entertained  the 
apprehen>ioii  tiir  lucre  powerfully  Ihnii  he  did  hiin.self, 
'""he  artifices  resorted  to  by  the  savages,  to  secure'  an  iso- 
lated victim,  were  so  many  and  so  various,  that  suspicion 
inhl  not  hut  atlaeli  to  the  myslerioiis  oceiirrenee  they 
had  just  witnessed.  Willing  even  ns  they  were  to  be- 
lieve their  present  visiter,  whoever  he  was,  eiiiiiciiiil  in  a 
pirit  of  enmity,  they  could  mil  altogether  div(sl  lliein- 
selves  of  a  li'iir  that  it  was  only  a  subtle  nrlilii  i  lo  decoy 
one  of  tlH-m  within  the  re-acli  of  their  traitorous  weopmis. 
Tliey,lhereliire,  watched  the  moveiiu'iilsof  their  eonipa- 
iiioii  with  ipiickeniiig  pulses;  and  it  w.is  with  a  lively 
satisfaction  they  saw  him,  at  length,  aller  a  inonuMitary 
search,  descenil  one:;  more  into  the  ditch,  and,  with  a  sin- 
gle  |>owerl"ul  impulsion  of  his  liinlis,  urge  himself  hack  lo 
the  loot  of  the  rampart.  iN'i  illierfeetiio  ■  hands  were  ol'niueh 
Htrvice,  in  enabling  him  to  scale  the  smooth  and  sl.iiiling 
logs  that  coin|M)sed  Ihe  exterior  surl'aco  of  the  works;  but 
a  slight  jerk  of  the  well  secun  d  ro|H',  serving  as  a  signal 
lo  Ills  fi  lends,  he  was  soon  drugged  once  more  to  the 
summit  of  Ihe  raniparl,  witliuut  other  injury  than  u  cou- 
phi  of  slight  bruises. 

"  Well,  what  Miecess  .'"  eagerly  asked  T.eslie  mid  C  :p- 
liiiii  Krskini',  in  the  same  luentli,  as  the  dripping  .loliii. 
stone  buried  himself  in  the  folds  of  ii  capacious  cloak 
procured  during  his  absence. 

"  You  shall  hear,"  was  Ihe  reply ;  "  but  flrsi,  gentle, 
men,  allow  ine,  if  you  please,  lo  enjoy,  with  yourselves 
Ihe  luxury  of  dry  chillies.  I  have  no  parlienlar  iiniliition 
lo  eonlrnet  an  Ameriiiin  ague  lit  just  now ;  yel,  uiihss 
yon  take  pity  on  me,  and  n-serve  my  examination  for  a 
I'uluro  momeiil,  there  is  every  prnliabihly  I  shall  mil 
have  a  liKitli  lel\  by  lo-morrow  morning." 

No  one  could  deny  till' jiislicM'  of  the  remark,  for  the 
teeth  of  the  young  man  were  eliatlering  uh  he  spoki^. 
It  was  not,  thereliire,  iio'il  aller  he  had  changed  his 
dress,  and  swallowed  a  (uiiiphi  id'glassi's  ofCaptaiii  llrs- 
kinu's  never  failing  spirit,  Ihat  they  all  repaired  once  more 
lo  the  mess-rmiin,  when  .lohnstono  anticipated  nil  ipies- 
liniis,  by  Ihe  production  of  Ihe  niysleri.ius  packet. 

Aller  removing  several  wrappers  of  bark,  ea<  li  of 
which  was  seeureil  by  a  thong  of  deer-skin,  Colonel  de 
Haldimar,  lo  vvtimn  the  sneeessfnl  ollieer  had  hiindeil  his 
prlie,  nl  k'ngtli  came  lo  n  siiiall  oval  case  of  red  inori'ieo, 
prcci.<ely  similar,  in  siie  and  llirm,  tu  that  which  had  so 


lately  attracted  the  notice  of  his  son.  For  a  moment  ho 
hesitated,  and  liis  cheek  was  observed  to  turn  pale,  and 
his  hand  to  Ircmlile;  hut  ipiiekly  subduing  his  indeci- 
sion, he  hurriedly  unliistened  Ihe  clasp,  and  disclosed  to 
the  astonished  view  of  the  oHice-.s  the|iortrait  of  a  young 
and  lovely  woman,  habited  in  the  Highland  garb. 

Kxclaiiiations  of  various  kinds  burst  l"roni  the  lips  of  tho 
group  of  oHieers.  Several  knew  it  to  he  Ihe  portrait  of 
Mrs.  de  Haldimar ;  others  recognised  it  from  the  strik- 
ing likeness  it  Imre  lo  Clara  and  lo  t"liarles  ;  all  knew  it 
had  never  been  absent  from  the  possession  of  the  former 
since  her  mother's  death ;  and  feeling  satisfied  as  they 
did  that  its  cxtr.iordinary  appearance  among  them,  at 
the  present  inoinent,  w.as  an  announcemeiil  of  somo 
ilreadfnl  disaster,  their  countenanees  wore  an  impress  of 
dismay  little  inf"erior  to  that  of  the;  writehed  t'harles, 
who,  agonised  beyond  all  attempt  at  description,  had 
thrown  himself  into  a  seal  in  the  rear  of  Ihe  groiij),  and 
sat  like  one  bewildered,  with  his  head  buried  in  his 
hands. 

"  (ieiitlemen,"  at  length  observed  Colonel  de  Haldimar, 
in  a  voice  that  proved  how  vainly  his  natural  emotion 
was  sought  to  be  subdued  by  his  pride,  "  this,  I  fear  mo, 
is  an  unwelcome  token.  It  comes  to  announce  to  a 
liithcr  the  murder  of  his  child  ;  to  us  all,  tiic  destruction 
ofmir  last  reinaining  f"riends  and  comrades." 

"Cod  forbid  1"  solemnly  aspirated  Captain  Hlessington. 
After  a  pause  of  a  nnimeiit  or  two  he  jiiirsued  :  "  I  know 
not  why,  sir ;  but  my  impression  is,  the  appearance  of 
this  portrait,  which  we  all  recognise  l"or  that  woru  by 
.Missde  Haldimar,  Is'ars  annlher  interpretation." 
1  Colonel  de  Haldimar  shook  his  head.  "  I  have  but  too 
iiinch  reason  to  believe,"  he  ob.servcd,  smiling  in  mourn- 
ful bitleiness,  "  it  has  been  conveyed  to  us  not  in  mercy 
hut  in  revenge." 

No  one  ventured  to  quPslion  why;  for  notwithstanding 
nil  were  aware  that,  in  the  mysterious  ravisher  of  tlie 
wile  of  llalloway,  Colonel  de  llaliliinar  had  a  fierce  and 
inexorable  private  enemy,  no  allusion  had  ever  been 
liiadi'  by  that  ollieer  himsdf  lo  llu;  subject. 

Will  you  permit  me  to  examine  Ihe  portrait  and  en- 
velopes, coloiii  17"  resumed  ('ai>taiii  Itlessingtoii :  1  fool 
almost  conlideiit,  although  I  eonl'ess  I  have  no  other  mo- 
tive for  it  than  what  springs  from  a  recolleelion  of  tho 
manner  of  the  Indian,  Ihat  Ihe  result  will  bear  me  out 
in  my  belief  the  bearer  came  not  in  hostility  but  in 
friendship." 

Ity  my  lliitli,  I  ipiite  agree  with  Hlessington,"  Raid 
Captain  lOrskini';  "  for,  in  addition  lo  the  manner  of  tho 
It. iliaii,  thiTe  is  another  evidence  ill  favour  of  his  |>osi- 
lioii.  Was  it  merely  intended  in  the  light  in  which  you 
eoiisiiler  it,  eohmel,  the  ease  or  the  minialnre  itself  might 
have  licen  returned,  but  certainly  not  Ihe  nutal  in  which 
it  is  set.  The  savages  are  fully  aware  of  the  value  of 
gohl,  and  would  not  so  easily  let  it  slip  through  their 
fingers." 

Aleanwhile,  Captain  Uiessinglon  had  turned  and  ex. 
amineil  the  miniature  in  filly  dill'erent  ways,  but  withnnt 
siiei cedinir  ill  discovering  any  thing  that  could  confirm 
him  ill  his  original  impression.  Vexed  and  disappointed, 
he  at  length  filing  it  friun  him  on  the  table,  and  sinking 
iiilu  a  seal  at  Ihe  side  of  the  nnlbrtniiale  Charles,  pressed 
the  liiiiid  of  Ihe  youth  ill  sigiiifieapt  silence. 

Kimling  his  vviusl  I'ears  now  confirmed.  Colonel  do 
llaldiiiiar,  lor  Ihe  first  lime,  east  a  glance  towards  hia 
son,  whose  drooping  head,  and  sorrowing  attitude,  spoku 
volumes  to  liis  liearl.  For  a  moment  his  own  cheek 
blanched,  and  his  eyo  was  seen  lo  glisten  with  the  first 
tear  ever  witnessed  there  by  those  inmnd  him.  Snbdniiiff 
his  einotion,  however,  he  drew  up  Ins  person  lo  its  lordly 
lieighl,  as  if  Ihiit  act  reiniiidtil  him  the  commander  was 
not  to  be  lost  in  the  fiither,  and  ipiitling  the  room  with  a 
heavy  brow  and  step,  recomnunded  to  his  nlliiH'rs  tho 
repose  of  which  they  appeared  lo  stand  so  iiiiieh  in  need. 
Hut  not  one  was  there  who  fell  inelineil  lo  eoiirl  the  soli- 
tude of  his  pillow.  No  sooner  were  the  foolMepB  of  tho 
govirnor  heard  dying  away  in  the  distaiiee,  when  I'resli 
lights  W(  re  ordered,  and  sevi  ral  logs  of  wood  hen|H'd  on 
Ihe  slaeUi  iiiiig  fire.  Around  Ibis  the  oHieers  now  grouped, 
iiid  throwing  themselves  Iwck.  in  their  chairs,  assumed 
the  atliludes  of  men  seeking  lo  indul)(0  rather  in  prlvktu 
ri  lleellon  than  ill  |H'rsonal  converse. 

'J'ho  gruf  of  the  wreti  liedChnrhs  de  llnldimnr, hitherto 
restrained  by  the  presence  of  his  father,  and  eiieoiirnged 
by  the  touching  evideniia  of  interest  all'orded  liiiii  iiy  Iho 
ever  eiitisider.ile  lilessington,  now  burst  fi<rtli  uudibly, 
i\o  alleiiipl  was  made  hv  the  latter  oflleer  lo  cheek  tho 
emotion  of  his  young  Iriend.  Knowing  his  piissionato 
fonihiess  t'or  his  sister,  he  was  not  witlioni  liar  thiil  the 
snilden  shock  proilueed  hy  the  appearniiee  of  her  inmia- 
Ime  might  destroy  his  reason,  even  if  it  utl'cclrd  not  Ilia 


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HI!;;  ;iml  as  tin'  iiiniriciit  w.-is  now  chiik.'  wlion  toavs  miirlil 
be  shod  williiKil.  (vvcilin;;  inviiliims  rciiiiirl-  in  tli(!  iinly  in- 
cliviilu;il  will)  was  liki  ly  to  iiinUc  it,  hv.  souslit  Id  liroiiiotc 
tlieiu  as  iimnli  as  possible.  Too  much  onoiipiud  in  tJK'ir 
owii  iiioiii'iU'iil  n^lloclioiis  to  bestow  more  than  a  passintr 
notice  on  the  weakness  ol'  tiieir  Irienil,  the  ^ronp  rouiiil 
the  lire-place  scarcely  seemed  to  have  regarded  his  emo- 
tion. 

This  violent  paroxysm  past,  l)e  Ilaldioiar  breathed 
more  freely  ;  and,  .iller  lisl<ninir  to  several  earnest  ob- 
servations ol'  Ca|)tain  Ulessinirton,  who  still  held  ont  tlu. 
possibility  of  something  liivouraldo  tnnnntr  ly),  on  a  re- 
examination of  the  ]iortrait  by  daylijjht,  he  was  yo  far 
coinpo.scd  as  to  be  able  to  attend  to  the  summons  of  the 
serjre;uit  of  the  iruard,  who  came  to  say  the  relief  were 
ready,  and  waitin;;  to  b(!  inspected  belore  they  weri! 
finally  marched  otf.  Claspim;  the  extended  hand  of  his 
captain  between  his  own,  with  a  pressure  indiealive  of 
Ins  deep  irratitude,  l)e  Ilaldimar  now  proeecMled  to  the 
discharjii:  of  his  duty  ,  and  liavinij  cauirht  up  the  portrait, 
which  still  lay  on  the  table,  and  thrust  it  into  the  breast 
of  liis  imiform,  he  repaired  hurriedly  to  rejoin  his  f;"ar<l 
from  which  circumstances  alouu  had  induced  liia  unusu- 
ally long  absence. 

CHAPTER  XXVI. 

The  remainder  ol'  that  night  was  passed  by  tlio  un- 
happy Ue  Ilaldimar  in  a  state  of  indeseribablo  wrelched- 
nusa.  Atler  inspecting  the  relief,  he  had  thrown  himseir 
on  his  rude  guard-bed;  and,  drawing  his  cloak  over  bis 
eyes,  given  full  rein  to  the  wanderings  of  his  excited 
imagination. 

iMiserable  as  he  felt  his  position  to  be,  it  was  not  with- 
out salisfaetioii  he  again  heanl  I  lie  voiei!  of  his  sergeant 
sunmionijig  him  to  the  inspection  ol'  another  relief 
This  duty  performed,  and  auxions  to  avoid  the  paining 
jiresene.e  of  his  servant,  lie  determined,  instead  of  return- 
ing to  his  guard-rouiu,  to  consume  the  hour  that  remain- 
ed before  day  in  pacing  the  ramjiarts.  LiMvinj;  word 
with  his  subordinate,  that,  in  the  event  nf  his  beinij  re- 
<iuired,he  might  be  found  without  dillieulty,  he  ascended 
to  that  ([uarter  of  the  works  where  the  Indian  had  been 
lirst  seen  who  had  so  mysteriously  conveyed  the  sad 
token  lie  still  retained  in  his  breast.  It  was  on  thesami' 
side  with  that  particular  point  whence  we  have  alriaidy 
Btttled  a  I'ull  view  of  the  bridgi!  with  its  surrounding 
scenery,  together  with  tlu!  waters  of  the  Detroit,  where 
they  were  intersected  by  Ilog  Island,  were  distinctly 
connuanded.  At  eitlier  of  those  points  was  stationed  a 
sentinel,  wlio.se  duty  it  was  to  extend  his  beat  between 
the  boxes  used  now  rather  as  hues  of  demarcation  than 
as  places  of  t'vnporary  shelter,  until  each  gained  Ih  it  ol' 
his  next  comraile,  when  they  again  returned  to  their 
own,  crossing  each  othiT  about  half  way  :  a  system  of 
precaution  pursued  by  tliu  whole  of  the  scutinels  in  the 
circuit  of  the  rampart. 

The  ostensible  motive  of  the  oll'icer  in  aseending  the 
works,  was  to  visit  his  several  posts;  but  no  sooner  had 
he  fouiiil  liinisc  If  betwein  the  points  ullnded  to,  which 
liapiiencd  to  b  •  the  lirst  in  his  course,  than  ho  seemed  to 
be  riveted  there  by  a  species  of  fascination. 

Uemiiuled,  for  the  lirst  time,  as  h>;  was  pursuing  his 
measured  but  aiiidess  walk,  by  the  fatal  portrait  which 
he  more  than  once  pressed  wilh  I'everish  energy  to  his 
lips,  of  the  sinirular  disi'oveiy  he  had  luiide  that  night  in 
the  aparlmenls  of  his  I'uther,  he  was  naturally  led,  by  a 
chain  ol'  eonseeulive  thou;,'lil,  into  a  review  ot  the  whole 
of  the  extraordinary  seoiie.  The  fiet  of  the  existence 
of  a  second  likeness  of  his  mothiT  was  one  that  <lid  not 
now  tall  to  re-awiiken  all  the  umpi  ililied  surprise  he  bad 
cxperieni!ed  ;it  llii^  lirst  discovery.  So  fir  from  liaviii!.' 
ever  heard  his  father  make  tin;  Hlii;lilest  allnsiou  lo  this 
memorial  of  his  deparhil  molber,  he  periiclly  recol- 
lected  his  rejiealedly  reroinmending  to  Clara  (he  safe 
custody  of  a  treasure,  wliieli,  if  lost,  eould  never  be  re- 
placed. What  eould  be  llie  niulive  li.r  this  iiiysli'ry  ! — 
and  .vhy  had  lie  soii;rht  lo  impress  him  wilh  the  beiief  it 
was  the  identical  |Hu'trail  worn  by  his  sisler  wliieh  had 
so  uniutentionally  been  exposdl  lo  his  view  /  Why,  too, 
had  he  eiiiiced  so  iim<:li  anxiety  to  remove  fium  his 
mind  all  mifavourabli:  impressions  in  regard  lo  his 
mollier  '  Why  have  Immmi  so  enerirelic  in  his  eaulion  not 
lo  HuH'er  a  taint  of  impurity  to  allaeli  to  her  memory  ' 
Why  slionld  he  have  mpposed  the  possibility  of  such 
impression,  iinless  there  bail  been  suiriiient  iiiusc  for  it  ' 
111  wh;i1,  moi'i  liver,  uri'.iiiialed  his  lriuiii|iliaiit  expres-ii-n 
of  fealiire,  when,  on  llial  oeeasioii,  he  remmdeil  liiiii  thai 
/(M  name  was  not  IJeninild  /  Who,  Iheii,  viis  this  lie. 
ginalil  /  Then  came  tin'  reeollielioii  of  wlial  had  Ihcii 
repeated  lo  him  of  the  |Mirtiiig  sccaic  iRtWeeii  llulloway 


and  his  wile.  In  addressing  her  iil-faled  husband,  she 
had  named  him  Reginald.  Cnuld  it  be  possible  this  was 
I  he  same  beiiifr  alluded  to  by  bis  tathcr  .'  lint  no;  his 
yotilli  forbade  the  supposition,  being  but  two  years  oldrtr 
llian  his  brother  Frederick;  yet  ini^flit  he  not,  in  some 
way  or  otiier,  be  connected  with  the  I'eginald  of  the 
Uller?  Why,  too,  had  his  father  shown  such  unre- 
lenting severity  in  the  case  of  this  unlbrtunalc  victim  ? — 
a  severity  which  had  induced  more  than  one  remark 
from  his  olliccrs,  that  it  looked  as  if  he  entertained  some 
personal  I'eeling  ofenmily  towards  a  man  who  had  done 
so  much  for  his  family,  and  stood  so  high  in  the  esteem 
of  all  who  knew  him. 

Then  came  another  thought.  At  the  moment  of  his 
exeeiitioii,  llalloway  had  deposited  a  packet  in  the  hands 
of  Captain  lilessington  ; — could  these  letters — could  that 
portrait  be  the  same  !  t'ertiiin  it  was,  by  whatever 
means  obtained,  his  father  could  not  have  had  them  long 
in  his  [losscssion ;  tor  it  was  improbable  letters  of  so  old 
a  date  should  have  occupied  his  attention  now,  when 
many  years  had  rolled  over  the  memory  of  his  mother. 
And  then,  again,  what  was  the  meaning  of  the  language 
used  by  the  implacable  enemy  of  his  father,  that  uncouth 
and  lerocioiis  warrior  of  the  Fleur  do  lis,  not  only  on  the 
occasion  of  the  execution  of  llalloway,  but  afterwards  to 
his  brother,  during  his  short  captivity  ;  and  subsequently, 
when,  disgiiisi^d  as  a  black,  he  penetrated,  with  the  band 
of  l'ontcac,into  the  fort,  and  aimed  his  murderous  weapon 
at  his  father's  iiead.  What  had  made  him  the  enemy  of 
his  family  .'  and  where  and  how  had  originated  his 
llither's  connection  with  so  extraordinary  and  so  savage 
a  being?  Could  he,  in  any  way,  be  implicated  with 
hi.'i  mother?  Dut  no;  there  was  something  revolting, 
monstrous,  in  the  thought :  besides,  had  not  his  father 
slood  Ibrward  the  ehampiou  of  her  innocence? — had  ho 
not  (Iceland,  witli  an  energy  carrying  eonviction  witli 
every  word,  that  she  was  untainted  by  guilt?  And  would 
ho  have  done  this,  had  he  had  reason  to  believe  in  the 
existence  of  a  criminal  love  for  him  who  evidently  was  his 
mortal  tiie  '     Impossible. 

.Siieli  were  the  i|Ucstions  and  solutions  that  crowded 
on  and  distracted  the  mind  of  the  unhappy  De  Ilaldimar, 
who,  after  all,  could  arrive  at  no  satisfactory  conclusion. 
It  was  eviilent  there  was  a  secret, — yet,  whatever  its 
nature,  it  was  one  likely  to  go  down  with  his  father  to 
the  grave ;  for,  however  humiliating  the  retiection  to  a 
haughty  parent,  conipellcd  to  vindicate  the  honour  of  a 
mother  to  her  son,  and  in  ilircct  opjiosition  to  evidence 
that  scarcely  bore  a  shadow  of  misinterpretation,  it  was 
clear  he  Ir  motives  for  consigning  tho  circumstance  to 
oblivion,  wmicIi  far  (mtweighcd  any  necessity  he  I'elt  of 
adducing  other  proofs  of  her  innocence  than  tliosc  which 
rested  on  his  own  simple  yet  iiupressivo  assertion. 

In  the  midst  of  these  bewildering  doubts,  l>e  llahliiniir 
heard  some  one  approaching  in  his  rear,  whose  footsteps 
he  distinguished  from  the  heavy  pace  of  the  •ntinels. 
lie  turned,  stopped,  and  was  presently  joined  by  ('aptuin 
Kli  ssingtoii. 

"  Why,  dearest  Charles,"  almost  querulously  asked  the 
kind  ollleer,  ns  he  passed  his  arm  through  that  of  his 
subaltern, — "  why  w  ill  yon  persist  in  tceding  this  love  of 
solitude  .'  What  possible  resnlt  can  it  produce,  but  an 
utter  prostration  of  every  moral  and  physical  energy? 
Come,  come,  summon  a  little  fortitude  ;  all  may  not  yet 
be  so  hopeless  as  you  apprehend.  For  my  own  part,  I  !eel 
eoiivineed  the  day  will  dawn  upon  sonic  satisliietory  so- 
Intioii  of  the  mystery  of  that  packet." 

"  lllissingloii,  my  ilear  lilessinglon  I" — and  I)c  llaldi. 
inirr  s|'oke  wilh  iiiournful  energy, — "  you  have  known 
me  from  my  boyhood,  and,  I  believi',  have  ever  hived 
me ;  seek  not,  therefore,  lo  draw  me  from  the  pri  sent 
temper  of  my  mind ;  deprive  me  not  of  an  inihilgeiicc 
wbieh,  mrliineholy  as  it  is,  now  coiistiliiles  the  sole  salis- 
I'lelion  I  take  in  (•.■.istencc." 

"  lly  heaven  I  Charles,  I  will  not  listen  to  such  Inn- 
Uiiage.     Von  absolulely  put  my  palieiiee  lo  llie  rack." 

"  .Nay,  then,  I  will  urge  no  more,"  pursued  the  young 
ollieer.  "To  revert,  then  lore,  lo  a  dilVen'iit  milijict. 
Answer  me  one  question  wilh  smeerily.  W  Jiiit  win 
the  eoiid  iits  ol'llie  packet  you  received  from  poor  llallo- 
way previous  to  his  execution  1  and  in  whose  possession 
are  they  now  I" 

Pleased  to  find  the  ntlention  of  hi.i  young  friend  di- 
viTled  l)>r  the  miiinent  from  his  sister,  C'aptain  lllesNing- 
loii  '|iiii'Kly  rejoined,  lin  believed  the  packet  contained 
l(  III  !■<  which  llallowiiy  linil  staled  to  him  wen'  of  a  iiii. 
line  to  Ihrow  somi'  liidit  on  his  family  eoiineelioiis.  lie 
bad,  honever,  iraUHtirred  it,  with  the  seal  tmbroki  n,  as 
ilesind  by  the  unhappy  man,  tot'oloiiel  de  llaldimiir." 

.All  cxeliimatiuii  of  Hiirprinu  burst  luvuluiitiirily  from 


the  lips  of  the  youth.     "  Has  my  father  ever  m:idc  laiv 
allusion  to  that  packet  since  ?"  he  asked  ?" 

"  Never,"  returned  Captain lilcssington  ;  "  and.  Icon. 
I'ess,  his  t'ailiiig  to  do  so  has  often  excited  my  astoaisli. 
iiK'ut.     But  why  doynnask?" 

I)e  Ilaldimar  energetically  pressed  the  arm  of  lij^ 
captain,  while  a  heavy  sigh  burst  from  his  opiiicssid 
heart.  "  This  very  night,  lilcssington,  on  enterinir  nir 
Dither's  a]iartnicnt  to  apprise  him  of  wliat  w'as  goinir  nii 
here,  I  saw, — I  can  scarcely  tell  you  what,  but  certainly 
enough  to  convince  me,  from  what  yon  have  now  slutnl 
llalloway  was,  in  some  degree  or  other,  cimiiected  will! 
our  family.  Tell  iiic,"  he  anxiously  pursued,  "  niy 
there  a  portrait  enclosed  with  the  letters  ?" 

"  I  cannot  state  with  confidence,  Charles,"  rcplieil  Lis 
friend  ;  "  hut  if  1  might  judge  from  the  peculiar  rorm 
and  weight  of  the  packet,  I  should  bo  inclined  to  s;,v 
not.     Have  you  seen  the  letters,  then  ?" 

"  1  have  seen  certain  letters  which,  I  have  reason  (o 
believe,  arc  the  same,"  relumed  De  Ilaldimar.  "  I'lifj. 
were  addressed  to  '  Reginald ;'  and  llalloway,  I  tjiinji 
you  have  told  inc,  was  so  called  by  his  unhappy  wit'i'." 

"  There  can  be  little  doubt  they  are  the  same,"  said 
Captain  lilcssington;  "  but  what  were  their  contents,  ami 
by  whom  written,  that  you  deem  they  prove  a  connec- 
tion between  the  unhappy  soldier  and  your  t'amily  ?" 

Do  Ilaldimar  felt  the  blood  rise  into  his  check,  at  lliis 
natural  but  iinexpcetcd  demand.  "  I  am  sure,  Hlcssin". 
ton,"  he  replied,  after  a  pause,  "  you  will  not  think  int 
capable  of  uuwortliy  mystery  towards  yourself;  but  U* 
contents  of  these  letters  are  sacred,  inasmuch  ns  tlitv 
relate  only  to  eircumstances  connected  with  my  llillur's 
family." 

They  Foon  both  prepared  to  quit  tho  rampart.  A» 
they  passed  the  sentinel  stationed  at  that  point  ulnio 
the  Indian  had  been  first  seen,  their  attention  wasdiitci. 
cd  by  him  to  a  lire  that  now  suddenly  rose,  u|!pareiillj' 
at  a  great  distance,  and  rapidly  increased  in  voluim. 
Tho  singularity  of  this  occurrence  riveted  the  oHiclr^ 
for  a  moment  in  silent  observation;  until  Captain  Ifis. 
siiigtou  ut  length  ventured  a  remark,  that,  judging  I'ruiii 
tho  direction,  and  the  decoplivo  nature  of  the  eloiiinni 
at  night,  he  should  incline  to  think  it  was  the  liutorHio 
Caii.idian  burning. 

"Which  is  anolhcr  additional  proof,  were  any  siicl; 
wanting,  that  every  thing  is  lost,"  mournfjlly  urged  llio 
over  apprehensive  Dh  Haldimar.  "  Francois  has  'vm 
detected  in  rendering  aid  to  our  friends;  andlliclii. 
dians,  in  all  probability,  after  having  iininolateil  tlicir 
victim,  are  sacrificing  his  pio|)orty  to  their  rajrc" 

During  this  excliange  of  opinions,  the  oIKcers  liml 
again  moved  to  the  opposite  point  of  the  limited  wiilkof 
the  younger.  Scarcely  had  thoy  reached  il,  and  lifUm 
Captain  lllesslngton  could  find  time  to  reply  lolhc  loafs 
of  his  friend,  wlieii  a  loud  and  distant  Iwomiiig  liko  llul 
of  a  cannon  was  heard  in  the  direction  of  the  fire.  Tlic 
alarm  was  given  hastily  by  the  sentinels,  and  soiiiiilsof 
preparation  and  urmiug  were  audible  in  the  course  ot'a 
minute  or  two  every  where  tlironghoul  the  fort.  Slarlloii 
by  the  report,  which  thoy  had  half  inclined  lo  iimijino 
pnidiieed  by  the  discharge  of  one  of  their  own  guns,  ihc 
half  slumbering  officers  had  quilted  tho  chairs  in  wliidi 
Ihcy  had  passed  tho  night  in  the  mess-room,  and  ivirc 
soon  at  the  side  of  their  more  vatelifiil  coin|iaiiioii!, 
then  anxiously  listening  lor  a  rejictiliun  of  the  sound. 

Tho  day  was  just  beginning  to  dawn,  and  os  llionl-l 
mospherd  cleared  gradually  away,  it  was  perconiil  Ilio  I 
lire  rose  not  from  the  hut  of  IbeC^unadiaii,  but  at  a  poiiil  [ 
loiisiderably  beyond  it.     I'liusiial  as  it  was  tone  a  In  rp 
lire  of  this  descriplion,  its  ap|iear»nco  beonnic  an  oliiidl 
of  minor  lonsidcralion,  since   it  might  he  attrilinlcii  lil 
soiim  caprice  or  desire  on  the  part  of  the  Indiaim  low- 
cite  apprehension  in  their  cnemicH.     Hut  how  wns  llio| 
report  which  had  loaehcd  their  cars  to  be  aceouiili'il I'w 
It  evidently  eiiidd  only  have  been  produced  by  llicili." 
ebiirge  of  a  cannon  ;  and  if  so,  where  could  tho  Iiiilimij 
have  proenred  it?     No  such  arm  had  roeeiitly  lirranil 
llieir  possession  ;  and   if  it  were,  they  werii  liilally  iiii-f 
aei|iiaiiileil  with  the  manner  oj'  serving  it.  I 

A"  the  day  bee:iiim  more  devekiped,  the  niysliTj'  »."l 
ri  solved.      I'.veiy  telescope  in    the    foil  had'lueii  calWl 
into  n'qnisilion  ;  and  us  they  were  now  levelleil  in  U 
direi'lioii  of  the  tire,  sweeping  the  line  of  liiirizuiKiiuiiiiil.| 
exclamationR  of  surprise  escaped  the  lips  of  sivi'itl.' 

"  It  is  an  unusual  hour  fiir  the  Indians'  wi  ilaii"," 
eliM'rved   Capli  ill    Hlessingtoii.     "My    ev|i(ii.iin   liitl 
iiisliis    me    wilh    no  one  insliiiiee    inuliiih  II  lia<  i»<| 
been  iliineed  pn-vious  lo  llii  ir  nliring  lo  resl." 

"I'niess,"  siiiii  I.ieuten'inl  Floyei ,  'tliey  sliiuilil  b"! 
Ill  en  Ihus  eiigjgi  d  41II  night ;  in  which  case  the  m:'^ 
larjiy  may  be  expluinrd." 


VOL.  I. 


"Look,  lool 
stoat — "  see  ho 
ing  aad  leapin 
tlicir  ciiains.  'J 
"  The  schoo 
Erskinc.  "  By 
iiow  beautifully 
gun  we  heard,  i 
appearance." 

A  thrill  of  ' 
tlirougli  cTory  I 
point  to  which  a 
ful  vessel,  with  I 
rapidly  past  tlie 
concealed  her  hi 
largely  and  prou 
fucc  of  which  w 
bri'czc. 

"Safe,  by  Jupi 

dropping  the  gla 

hands  together  w 

"  I'lie  Indians 

"upwards  of  fifty 

wake.  But  Danvt 

Lilli|iiilian  fleet" 

"  Let  tho  troop 

Lawson,"  said  tht 

jutt  u  (he  schooii 

their  landing,  or, 

they  will  never  c6 

During  the  whi 

heart  of  Charles  di 

liopcj  and  ibarg  n 

was  as  one  bewildi 

law.    Could  Clara 

—could  his  friend 

ask  himself  these  > 

heart,  in  which  li 

hastened  to  execute 

nicdiato  reference  1 


Meanwhile  tho  » 

occaeioimlly  hid  fr 

the  ramparts  by  so 

houses,  but  her  ta 

white  cunvass,  and 

At  length  sho  came 

no  other  interruptio 

the  prcsoiiee  of  aim 

who,  urged  by  curi 

crowding  the  tnterv 

suddenly  put  abcnt 

concealed  by  tho  I'ol 

covered  proudly  floo 

Immediately  over 

elevated  platform,  af 

fiirnicd  a  part,  by  so 

side;  and  on  this  pl 

pounder,  that  comm 

lag  from  the  drawbi 

tad  all  repaired,  wli 

pusing  the  town ;  ni 

Inc  wind'i  eye,  aho 

movement  011  her  da< 

Wcicopo. 

"Where  can  Dot 

Xke  C'aptain  Erskii 
,  fellior  on  deck,  ai 
hor."  • 

"Lying  concenlcd 
«iioos  a  warm  roco 
lone;  "but  where  ci 
Uiey  would  ahow  thci 

Tlierc  was  truth  i 
courngi'd  and  diaaupe 

"'riicto  come  tfio 

"UcklVBUT,       "  Uy  |„ 

'■I'll  llie  shadows  oft 
*!aro(ily  Iia<l  ho  roi 
wrroundod  by  a  multi 
"nl  the  ttir,  while  the 
"Iw  in  the  raya  of 


I  have  reason  to 
Idimar.    "  Tlicy 
lUoway,  I  lliinli 
uiihnppy  wife." 
tlic  Biime,"  said 
heir  contents,  anil 
f  prove  n  connec- 
four  family?" 
his  check,  at  lliij 
.ni  Hure,  lilessin;- 
vill  not  think  iiit 
yoursclt';  but  Uk 
naBinuch  as  llioy 
1  witli  iny  talliir's 


W«^ 

,<iM4^'ijk'im  9i/i     ^^JSi^^'im'^ <&     '^•i^'iAi'^'^'im^^'iA'iA'SOfi'^^     •imiAi&ui^sSt 

.iU  4£« 

VOL.  I. 

rHILADELPHIA,  .MAY    7,   1833. 

NO.  17. 

Printkd  and  Published  d<  ADAM  WAI.DIIJ,  No.  0,  Nokth  Rioiitii  Struct,  rniLADKUPiiii— At  $j  IVir  M   nuiiiliirK,  iniyalilii  in  nilvance. 

IMIKOMA  N.  vVocn>  &,  CO.  Dni>K!<Ki.i,KK<^,  ll.xi/nMoHK,  arc  At^iMiia  lor  the  Hiatus  of  Marylanil,  Viieiniu,  and  Ohio,  niiil  tliec.lyol"  New  Orienns. 

■,i/.r^:  \ 


"Look,  look,"  eagerly   remarked  Lieutenant  John- 

j(„„L »  see  how  they  are  flying  to  their  canoes,  bound- 

iniF  and  leaping  like  so  many  devils  broke  loose  iVom 
tlieir  chains.    The  fire  is  nearly  deserted  already." 

"  The  schooner — the  Bcliooncr  !"  shouted  Captain 
EmkiiK.  "  By  heaven,  our  own  gallant  schooner  !  sec 
how  beautifully  she  drives  past  the  island.  It  was  her 
■run  we  heard,  intended  as  a  sigual  to  prepare  us  for  her 
appearance." 

A  thrill  of  wild  and  indescribable  emotion  passed 
llirough  every  heart  Every  eye  was  turned  upon  tlic 
poiat  to  which  attention  was  now  directed.  Tlic  grace- 
ful vc!8cl,  with  every  stitch  of  canvass  set,  was  shooting 
rapidly  past  the  low  bushes  skirting  the  sands  that  sti.'l 
concealed  her  hull ;  and  in  a  moment  or  two  slic  loomed 
liigcly  and  proudly  on  the  bosom  of  tlie  Detroit,  the  sur- 
face of  wliich  was  slightly  curled   with  a  nortliwcstern 

brecje. 

"Sale,  by  Jupiter!"  exclaimed  the  delighted  Erskinc, 
dropping  the  gloss  a|)on  the  rampart,  and  rubbing  his 
hands  together  with  every  manifestation  of  joy. 

"  1'hc  Indians  are  in  chase,"  said  Lieutenant  Boycc  ; 
»  upwards  of  fifty  canoes  are  following  in  the  schooner's 
tvike.  But  Danvers  will  soon  give  us  on  account  of  their 
Lilliputian  fleet" 

"  Let  the  troops  bo  held  in  readiness  for  a  sortie,  Mr. 
Lawson,"  said  the  governor,  who  liad  joined  his  otlicers 
just  as  the  schooner  cleared  the  island;  "  we  must  cover 
(heir  landing,  or,  with  tliis  host  of  savages  in  puruuit, 
they  will  never  effect  it  nlivc." 

During  the  whole  of  this  brief  but  exciting  scene,  the 
heart  of  Charles  de  Haldimar  beat  audibly.  A  thousand 
hoped  and  fears  rushed  confusedly  on  his  mind,  and  he 
was  OB  one  bewildered  by,  and  scarcely  crediting,  what  he 
eaw.  Could  Clara,— could  his  cousin— could  his  brother 
—could  his  friend  be  on  board  ?  He  scarcely  dare  '  to 
ask  himself  these  questions;  still  it  was  witli  a  fluttering 
heart,  in  which  hope,  however,  predominated,  that  he 
hastened  to  execute  an  order  of  his  captain,  that  bore  iin- 
iiicdiate  reference  to  his  duty  as  subaltern  of  the  guard. 


CHAPTER  XXVn, 

Meanwhile  the  schooner  dashed  rapidly  along,  her  hull 
occasionally  hid  from  the  view  of  those  assuinbleil  on 
tlic  ramparts  by  some  intervening  orchard  or  cluster  of 
housed,  but  her  tall  spars  glittering  in  tlieir  cover  of 
white  canvass,  and  marking  the  direction  of  her  course. 
At  length  she  came  to  a  point  in  tlio  river  that  ofiered 
no  other  interruption  to  the  c^e  than  what  arose  from 
the  presence  of  almost  all  the  mhabitatits  of  the  village, 
who,  urged  by  curiosity  and  surprise,  were  to  bo  seen 
crowding  the  intervening  bank.  Here  the  schooner  was 
iuddcnly  put  about,  and  the  English  colours,  hitherto 
conccakd  by  the  folds  uf  the  canvass,  were  at  lengtli  dis- 
covered proudly  floating  in  the  breeze. 

Immediately  over  the  gateway  of  the  fort  there  was  an 
elevated  platform,  approached  by  the  rampart  of  which  it 
funned  a  part,  by  some  half  dozen  rude  steps  on  cither 
■idc ;  and  on  this  platform  was  placed  a  long  eighteen 
jraander,  thnt  commanded  tlie  whole  extent  of  road  lead- 
iiij;  Irom  the  drawbridge  to  the  river.  Hither  tlio  officers 
bid  all  repaired,  while  the  schooner  was  in  the  act  of 
pusinj;  the  town ;  and  now  tliat,  suddenly  brought  up  in 
Ibc  wind's  eye,  slio  rode  leisurely  in  the  oiling,  every 
I  uovement  on  her  docks  was  plainly  diacornihlo  witli  tlic 
teleicopo. 

'Where  can  Danvers  have  liid  all  his  crow?"  first 
I  ipoko  Captain  Erakinu ;  "  I  count  bu*.  half  n  dozen  liiiuds 
iltogetlior  on  deck,  and  those  are  barely  sufliciont  to  work 
I  her." 

"  Lying  concealed,  and  ready,  no  doubt,  to  give  the 
I  unoes  a  warm  reception,"  observed  Lluiitenant  John 
ttNie;  "  but  whore  can  our  iVicnds  be  7  Surely,  if  tiicre, 
I  tiicy  would  show  themselves  to  us." 

there  was  truth  in  tliis  remark;  and  each  felt  dis. 
I  coiiraf^'d  and  disaupointed  that  they  did  not  ap|ionr. 

"There  ennic  tlio  whooping  hell  fiends,"  said  Major 
"UckjvBter.    "  By  heaven !  tlie  very  water  is  darkened 
I  Willi  the  Hhadows  of  tlieir  canoes." 

i^arcoly  hud  he  spoken,  when  the  vessel  was  suddenly 
I  inrrounded  by  a  multitude  of  savages,  whose  fierce  shouts 
I  tinl  the  uir,  whilo  their  dripping  paddles,  gleaming  like 
[liln^r  in  the  rays  of  the  rising  sun,  wore  alternately 
MKW8KBIU — 17 


waved  aloft  in  triumph,  and  then  plunged  into  the  trou- 
bled cleineiit,  which  tliey  spurned  in  fury  from  their 
blades. 

"  What  can  Danvers  bo  about  ?  Why  does  he  not 
citlier  open  hi.^  fire,  or  crowd  sail  and  away  from  them?" 
exclaimed  several  voices. 

"  Tlie  detachment  is  in  readiness,  sir,"  said  Mr.  Law- 
son,  a<;cciiding  tlie  platform,  and  addressing  Major  Black- 
water. 
"  The  deck,  the  deck  !"  shouted  Erskinc. 
Already  the  eyes  of  several  were  bent  in  the  direction 
uUudcd  to  by  the  last  speaker,  whilo  those  whoso  atten- 
tion had  been  diverted  by  tlie  approaching  canoes  glanced 
rapidly  to  the  same  point  To  the  surprise  and  conster- 
nation of  all,  the  tali  and  well-reinembcred  form  of  tlic 
warrior  of  the  Fleur  de  lis  was  seen  towering  far  above 
tlie  bihvarks  of  the  schooner;  and  with  an  expression  in 
the  attitude  he  had  assumed,  which  no  one  could  mistake 
for  other  than  that  of  triumphant  defiance.  Presently  he 
drew  from  the  bosom  of  his  hunting  coat  a  dark  parcel, 
and  springing  into  tlie  rigging  of  the  mainmast,  ascended 
with  incredible  activity  to  the  point  where  the  English 
ensign  was  faintly  floating  in  the  breeze.  This  he  tore 
furiously  away,  and  rending  it  into  many  pieces,  cast  the 
fragmenlj  into  the  silver  element  beneath  him,  on  whose 
bosom  they  were  seen  to  float  among  the  canoes  of  the 
savages,  many  of  whom  possessed  themselves,  with  ea- 
gerness, of  the  gnudy  coloured  trophies.  The  dark  par- 
eel  was  now  unfolded  by  the  active  warrior,  who,  after 
having  waved  it  several  times  round  lii'^  heid,  commenced 
attaching  it  to  tlie  lines  whence  the  English  ensign  had 
so  roceiuly  been  torn.  It  was  a  largo  bla-k  flag,  the  pur- 
port of  which  was  too  readily  comprehended  by  the  ex- 
cited ofticcrs. 

Hang  the  rulfian  !  can  we  not  manage;  to  make  that 
flag  serve  as  his  own  winding  sheet?"  exclaimed  Captain 
Erskiiie,  "  Come,  Wentworth,  give  us  a  second  edition 
of  the  sortie  firing ;  I  know  no  man  who  understands 
pointing  a  gun  better  than  yourself,  and  this  eighteen 
pounder  might  do  some  mischief." 

The  idea  was  instantly  caught  at  by  the  oflicer  of  ar- 
tillery, who  read  his  consent  in  the  eye  of  Colonel  de 
Haldimar.  His  companions  made  way  on  either  side; 
and  several  gunners,  who  were  already  at  their  stations, 
having  advanced  to  work  the  piece,  at  the  command  of 
their  captain,  it  was  speedily  brought  to  bear  upon  the 
schooner. 

"  This  will  do,  I  tliink,"  said  Wcntwortli,  as,  glancing 
his  experienced  eye  carefully  along  the  gun,  he  found  it 
pointed  immediately  on  the  gigantic  frame  of  the  war- 
rior. "  If  this  chain-sliot  miss  him,  it  will  be  tliroiigli 
no  fault  of  mine." 

Every  eye  was  now  riveted  on  the  main  mast  of  the 
schooner,  where  the  warrior  was  still  engaged  in  attach- 
ing the  portentous  flag.  The  gunner,  who  held  the 
mutch,  obeyed  the  silent  signal  ot  his  captain ;  and  the 
massive  iron  was  heard  rushing  past  tlio  oHlccrs,  bound 
on  its  murderous  mission.  A  moment  or  two  of  intense 
unxiety  elapsed ;  and  when  at  length  the  rolling  volumes 
of  smoke  gradually  floated  away,  to  the  dismay  and  dis. 
appointment  of  all,  the  fierce  warrior  was  seen  standing 
apparently  unharmed  on  the  same  spot  in  the  rigging. 
The  shot  hud,  however,  been  well  aimed,  for  a  large  rent 
in  the  outstretched  canvass,  close  at  his  side,  and  about 
mid-height  of  his  person,  marked  the  direction  it 
had  taken.  Again  he  tore  away,  and  triumphantly 
waved  the  black  flag  aromid  his  head,  while  from  las 
capacious  lungs  there  burst  yells  of  defiance  and 
Hcorii,  that  could  bo  distinguished  for  his  own  even  at 
tliat  distance.  This  done,  ho  again  secured  tlie  dcatli 
symbol  to  its  place ;  and  gliding  to  tlie  deck  by  a  single 
ro|ir,  appeared  to  give  orders  to  the  few  men  of  the  crew 
who  were  to  bo  seen ;  fur  every  stitch  of  canvass  was 
again  made  to  fill,  and  tlio  vessel,  bounding  forward  be 
foro  the  breeze  tlien  blowing  upon  lier<iuartcr,  shot  rapid, 
ly  liehind  the  town,  and  was  finally  seen  to  cost  anchor 
in  the  navigable  channel  that  divides  ling  Island  fVom 
the  shores  of  Canada. 

At  the  discharge  of  the  eighteen  |ioiuidcr,  the  river 
had  been  giiddenly  cleared,  as  if  by  niugic,  of  every 
canoe ;  while,  warned  by  the  same  daiij(cr,  the  groups  of 
inliabitaiitii,  assembled  on  the  bunk,  had  rushed  for  shel- 
ter to  their  respective  homos ;  so  that,  when  the  schooner 
disappeared,  not  a  vcstiga  of  human  life  was  to  be  seen 


along  that  vista  so  recently  peopled  with  human  forms. 
An  order  from  Colonel  do  Haldimar  to  tlic  adjutant, 
comitcrmanding  the  sortie,  was  the  first  interruption  to 
the  silence  that  had  continued  to  pervade  the  little  band 
of  otlicers  ;  and  two  or  three  of  these  having  hastened 
to  tlic  western  front  of  the  rampart,  in  ordei  to  obtain  a 
more  distinct  view  of  the  movements  of  the  schooner, 
tlieir  example  was  sjiecdily  followed  by  tlic  remainder, 
all  of  whom  now  quitted  Uio  platform,  and  repaired  to 
the  same  point. 

Here,  with  the  aid  of  tlieir  telescopes,  they  again  dis- 
tinctly commanded  a  view  of  tlie  vessel,  which  lay  mo- 
tionless close  under  tlic  sandy  beach  of  tlie  island,  and 
exhibiting  all  the  technicalities  of  skill  in  the  disposition 
of  sails  and  yards  peculiar  to  the  profession.  In  vain, 
however,  was  every  eye  strained  to  discover,  among  tho 
multitudes  of  savages  that  kept  momentarily  leaping  to 
her  deck,  the  forms  of  those  in  whom  they  were  most 
interested.  A  group  of  some  half  dozen  men,  apparent- 
ly common  sailors,  and  those,  in  all  probability,  whose 
.services  had  been  compelled  in  the  working  of  the  ves- 
sel, were  the  only  evidences  that  civilised  man  formed  a 
[wrtion  of  that  grotesque  assemblage.  These,  with  their 
arms  evidently  bound  behind  their  backs,  oiid  placed  on 
one  of  the  gangways,  were  only  visible  at  intervals,  as 
the  band  of  savages  tliat  surrounded  them,  brandishing 
their  toinaliawks  around  tlieir  heads,  occasionally  left  an 
opening  in  their  circle.  The  formidable  warrior  of  the 
Fieur  do  lis  was  no  longer  to  be  seen,  although  tlie  flag 
which  he  had  hoisted  still  fluttered  in  the  breeze. 

"  All  is  lost,  then,"  ejaculated  the  governor,  with  a 
inournl'ulness  of  voice  and  manner  that  caused  many  of 
his  officers  to  turn  and  r"gard  him  with  surprise.  "  That 
black  flag  announces  the  triumph  of  my  foe  in  the  too 
certain  destruction  of  my  children.  Now,  indeed,"  he 
concluded  in  a  lower  tone,  "  for  the  first  time,  does  the 
curse  of  Ellen  Halloway  sit  heavily  upon  my  soul." 

A  deep  sigh  burst  from  one  inimtdiatcly  behind  him. 
The  governor  turned  suddenly  round,  and  beheld  his 
son.  Never  did  human  countenance  wear  a  character  of 
inoro  poignant  misery  than  tliat  of  the  unhappy  Charles 
at  the  moment.  Attracted  by  the  report  of  the  cannon, 
he  had  flown  to  the  rampart  to  ascertain  the  cause,  and 
had  reached  his  companions  only  to  learn  tho  strong 
hope  so  recently  kindled  in  his  breast  was  fled  for  ever. 
His  check,  over  which  hung  his  neglected  hair,  was  now 
pale  as  marble,  and  his  lips  bloodless  and  parted ;  yet, 
notwithstanding  tliis  intensity  of  personal  sorrow,  a  tear 
had  started  to  his  eye,  apparently  wrung  from  him  by 
this  unusual  expression  of  dismay  in  his  father. 

"  Charles — my  son — my  only  now  remaining  child," 
murmured  the  governor,  witli  emotion,  as  he  remarked, 
and  btarted  at  the  deatli-Uke  image  of  tlie  youth  ;  "  look 
not  thus,  or  you  will  utterly  unman  me." 

A  sudden  and' involuntary,  impulse  caused  him  to_ ex- 
tend his  arms.  The  young  officer  sprang  forward  into 
the  proffered  embrace,  and  sank  his  head  upon  the  cheek 
of  his  father.  It  was  the  first  time  he  had  enjoyed  that 
privilege  since  his  childhood ;  and  even  overwliclmed  aa 
he  was  by  his  allliction,  he  felt  it  deeply. 

This  short  but  touching  scene  was  witnessed  by  their 
companions,  without  levity  in  any,  and  with  emotion  by 
several.  None  felt  more  gratified  at  this  demonstration 
of  parental  affection  for  the  sensitive  boy,  than  Blessing- 
ton  Hud  Erskinc. 

"  I  cannot  yet  persuade  myself,"  observed  tho  fornior 
officer,  as  tho  colonel  again  assumed  that  dignity  of  do- 
meanour  which  had  been  momentarily  lost  sight  of  in 
the  ebullition  of  his  feelings, — "  I  cannot  yet  persuade 
myself  tilings  are  altogether  so  bad  as  tbc^  appear.  It 
is  true  the  schooner  is  in  the  poaccssion  ut*  Ih-  enemy, 
but  there  is  nothing  to  prove  our  fVicnds  are  on  board. 

"  If  you  had  reason  to  know  him  into  whose  hand* 
she  has  fallen,  as  I  do,  you  would  tliink  differently.  Cap- 
tain Blessington,"  returned  the  governor.  "  That  mys- 
terlouH  being,"  ho  pursued,  after  a  short  pause,  **  would 
never  liiivb  made  this  parade  of  his  conquest,  had  it  relat- 
ed merely  to  a  few  lives,  which  to  him  are  of  utter  insig- 
nificance. The  very  substitution  of  yon  black  flag,  IB 
his  insolent  triumph,  was  tlie  pledge  of  redemption  of  a 
threat  breathed  in  my  oar  within  this  very  fort :  on  what 
occasion  I  need  not  stato,  since  the  events  connected 
with  that  imhappy  night  are  still  ft'esh  in  the  recoiled- 
tions  of  us  all.    That  he  ii  my  porional  enemy,  gentlt- 


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men,  it  would  bo  in  vain  to  disguise  from  you;  although 
who  ho  is,  or  of  jvhat  nature  his  enmity,  it  ini|>orts  not 
now  to  enter  upon.  Su(Bco  it,  I  liave  little  doubt  my 
children  are  in  his  power  ;  but  whether  the  black  fla;; 
indicates  they  are  no  more,  or  that  the  tragedy  is  only 
in  preparation,  I  confess  I  am  at  a  loss  to  understand." 

Deeply  affected  by  the  evident  despondency  that  had 
dictated  these  unusual  admissions  on  the  part  of  their 
chief,  the  officers  were  forward  to  combat  the  inferences 
lie  hud  drawn ;  scs'cral  coinciding  in  the  opinion  now 
expressed  by  Captain  Wontworlh,  that  the  fact  of  the 
schooner  leaving  fallen  into  the  hands  of  the  savages  by 
no  means  impUcd  the  capture  of  the  fort  whence  she 
came ;  since  it  was  not  at  all  unlikely  she  had  been 
chased  during  a  calm  by  tJie  numerous  canoes  into  the 
Sinclair,  where,  owing  to  the  extreme  narrowness  of  tlic 
river,  she  had  fallen  an  easy  prey. 

"  Moreover,"  observed  Captain  Blesrington,''  it  is  high 
ly  improbable  the  ferocious  >Yarrior  could  have  succ^ded 
in  capturing  any  others  than  tlie  unfortunate  crew  of  the 
schooiicr;  for  had  this  Ixjen  the  otsc,  lie  would  not  have 
lost  the  opportunity  of  crowning  hi.H  triumph  by  exhibit 
ing  his  victims  to  oiu*  view  in  some  conspicuous  part  of 
the  vessel." 

*'  TIiIf,  I  grant  you,,"  rejoined  tlic  governor  "  to  be 
one  solitary  circumstance  in  our  favour  ;  but  may  it  not, 
after  all,  merely  prove  that  our  worst  apprehensions  arc 
already  realised  ?" 

'*  He  is  not  one,  methinks,  since  vengeance  seems  his 
aim,  to  exercise  it  in  so  summary,  and  therefore  merci- 
ful, a  manner.  Depend  upon  it,  colonel,  had  any  one  of 
those  in  whom  we  are  more  immediately  interested,  fal- 
len into  his  hands,  he  would  not  have  tiiilcd  to  insult  and 
agonise  us  by  an  exhibition  of  his  prisoners." 

"  You  or*  right,  Blessiogtoii,"  exclaimed  Charles  dc 
Haldimar,  in  a  voice  that  his  choking  feelings  rendered 
almost  sepulchral ;  "  he  is  not  one  to  exercise  his  ven- 
geance in  a  summary  and  merciful  mammr.  The  deed 
is  yet  unaceomplished,  for  oicn  now  the  curse  of  Ellen 
ilalloway  rings  again  in  my  car,  and  tvlls  me  the  aton- 
ing'blood  must  be  spilt  on  the  grave  of  her  husband." 

The  peculiar  tone  in  which  these  words  were  uttered, 
cau.wd  every  one  present  to  turn  ond  r<  gard  the  speaker, 
i'o.  'hey  recalled  the  prophetic  language  of  the  unhappy 
womon.  There  was  now  a  wildness  of  expression  in 
his  handsome  features,  marking  the  mind  utterly  dead 
to  hope,  .yet  struggling  to  work  itself  up  to  passive  en- 
durance of  the  worst.  Colonel  de  Hald>inar  sighed  pain- 
fully,  as  he  bent  his  cyo  half  reproachfully  on  the  dull 
antf  attenuated  features  of  his  son ;  and  although  he 
■poke  not,  his  look  betrayed  tlie  anguish  that  allusion 
had  called  up  to  his  heart. 

"  Ha  !  what  new  movement  ig  that  on  the  part  of  the 
iavages  ?"  exclaimed  Captain  Erskine,  who  had  kept  his 
Ifloiis  to  his  eye  mechanically,  and  ehietly  with  a  view  of 
hiding  the  emotion  produced  in  him  by  the  almost  infan- 
tine despair  of  the  younger  De  Haldiniar  :  ''  suroly  it  is 
— yet,  no,  it  cannot  be — yes,  see  liow  they  are  dragging 
several  prisoners  from  the  wood  to  the  beach.  I  can  dis- 
tinctly sec  a  man  in  a  blanket  coat,  and  two  others  con- 
rideraoly  taller,  and  apparently  sailors.  Hut  look,  behind 
them  are  two  females  in '  Eiiroiwan  dress.  Almighty 
lieayen  !  there  can  bo  no  do^bl." 

A  paiiiiful  pause  enpyed,  Every  other  glass  and  eye 
was  levelled  in  the  same  direction  ;  and,  even  as  Erskine 
■Jiad  described  it,  a  party  of  Indians  were  seen,  by  those 
who  had  the  telescopes,  conducting  five  prisoners  towards 
a  canoe  that  lay  in  the  channel  communicating  tVom  the 
island  with  the  main  (and  on  the  Detroit  shore.  Iijlo 
the  bottom  of  these  they  were  presently  huddled,  so  that 
only  their  heads  and  shoulders  were  visible  above  the 
gunwale  of  the  frail  bsirk.  Presently  a  tull  warrior  was 
seen  bounding  from  the  wood  towards  the  beach.  The 
crowd  of  gesticulating  Iiidiuns  made  way,  and  the  war- 
rior was  seen  to  stoop  and  apply  his  shoulder  to  the 
pano(>,  one  ihidf  of  which  was  high  and  dry  uiioii  tlw 
■ands.  The  heavily  laden  vessel  obeyed  the  iinjietus 
with  a  rapidity  that  proved  the  muscular  |)ower  of  hiin 
who  gave  jt,  Like  sonic  wild  animal,  instinct  with  life,  it 
lashed  tlie  (bfiming  waters  from  its  'wws,  and  let)  a  deep 
and  gurgling  tliirow  wiicro  it  passed.  As  it-^quitted  the 
shore  the  warrior  sprang  lightly  In,  taking  his  station  at 
the  slernj  and  while  his  tall  and  remarkable  figure  bent 
nlinbly  to  the  movement,  he  dasljcd  his  pad  Ic  fVom 
right  to  left  alternately  in  the  streom,  with  a  quickness 
that  rendere^i  it  (ihiiost  invisible  to  the  eye.  Presently 
tho  cano<!  disappeared  round  an  intervening  headlanc), 
and  the  officers  -loat  sight  of  it  altogether. 

"  Tho  portrait,  Ch'jries ;  what  have  you  done  with 
tbo  portrait  !"  exrl:iimod  Captain  Blesslngtnn,  actuated 
by  •  tudden  recoUootion,  aii4  with  t  Iropidatioii  in  hi| 


voice  and  manner  that  spoke  volumes  of  despair  to  the 
younger  Uc  Haldimar.  "  This  is  our  only  hope  of  solv. 
Ing  the  niy.slery.  Quick,  give  nic  the  |>ortrait,  if  you 
have  it." 

The  young  officer  hurriedly  tore  tho  miniature  from 
the  breast  of  his  uniform,  and  pitched  it  through  the  in- 
terval that  separated  him  from  his  captain,  who  stood  a 
tew  feet  off;  but  with  so  uncertain  and  trembling  an 
aim,  it  missed  tlie  hand  extended  to  secure  it,  and  fell 
upon  the  very  stone  the  youth  had  formerly  pointed  out 
to  Blcssington,  as  marking  the  particular  spot  on  which 
he  stood  during  the  execution  of  Halloway.  'J'hc  vio- 
lence of  the  fall  separated  the  back  of  the  frame  from 
the  picture  itself,  vhen  suddenly  a  piece  of  white  and 
crumpled  paper,  apparently  part  of  the  back  of  a  letter, 
yet  cut  to  the  size  and  shape  of  the  miniature,  was  ex. 
Iiibited  to  the  view  of  all. 

"  Ha  I"  resumed  the  gratified  Bltisington,  as  ho  stoop, 
ed  to  possess  himself  of  tlic  prize ;  "  I  knew  the  piiniature 
would  be  found  to  contain  some  intiUigencc  from  our 
friends.  It  Is  only  this  moment  it  occuired  to  me  to 
take  it  to  pieces,  but  accident  has  anticipated  my  pur< 
pose.  May  the  omen  prove  a  good  one !  But  what  have 
we  here  ?" 

With  some  difficulty,  the  anxious  officer  now  succeed- 
ed in  making  out  the  characters,  which.  In  default  of  pen 
or  pencil,  had  been  formed  by  the  pricking  of  a  line  pin 
on  the  paper.  The  broken  sentences,  on  which  tho 
whole  of  the  group  now  hung  with  greedy  cor,  ran  near- 
ly as  follows : — "  All  is  lost.  MIchllllmackinac  Is  taken. 
Wc  arc  prisoners,  and  doomed  to  die  within  eight  and 
forty  hours.  Alas  !  Clara  and  Madeline  are  ol'our  num- 
ber. Still  there  is  a  hope,  if  my  fatlicr  deem  it  prudent 
to  incur  the  risk.  A  surprise,  well  managed,  may  do 
much;  but  It  must  be  to-morrow  night;  Ibrty-eight  hours 
more,  and  it  will  be  of  no  avail.  He  who  will  deliver  tills 
is  our  friend,  and  the  enemy  of  my  father's  enemy.  He 
will  be  in  the  spot  at  the  same  hour  to-morrow  night, 
and  will  conduct  the  detachment  to  wherever  wc  may 
chance  to  be.  If  you  fall  in  your  enterprise,  receive 
our  last  prayers  for  a  less  disastrous  fate.  God  bless  you 
all !" 

The  blood  ran  coldly  through  every  vein  during  the 
perusal  of  these  imjiortant  sentences,  but  not  one  word 
of  comment  was  offered  by  an  individual  of  the  group. 
No  explanation  was  necessary.  The  captives  in  the 
canoe,  the  tall  warrior  In  Its  stern,  all  sufficiently  be. 
traycd  the  horrible  truth.  Colonel  do  Haldimar  at  length 
turned  nn  eiKiiiirlng  look  at  his  two  captains,  and  then 
addressing  the  adjutant,  asked — "  What  conipanies  are 
off  duty  to-day,  Mr  Lawson  ?" 

"  Mine,"  said  Blcssington,  with  an  energy  that  denot- 
ed hov;  deeply  rejoiced  he  felt  at  the  fact,  without  giving 
the  adjutant  time  to  reply. 

"  And  mine,"  impetuously  added  Captain  Erskine ; 
"  and  (with  an  oath)  I  will  answer  for  them  ;  they  never 
embarked  on  a  duty  of  the  sort  with  greater  zeal  than 
they  will  on  this  occasion." 

"  (Jentleincn,  I  tlionk  you,"  said  Colonel  de  Haldimar, 
with  deep  emotion,  as  he  stepped  forward  and  gras|M;d 
in  turn  the  hands  of  the  generous  hearted  officers.  "  To 
heaven,  and  to  your  exertions,  do  I  commit  my  chil- 
dren." 

"  Any  artillery,  colonel  ?"  enquired  the  officer  of  tliat 
corps. 

"  No,  Wenlworth,  no  artillery..  Whatever  remains  to 
be  done,  must  be  achieved  by  the  bayonet  alone,  and  un- 
der favour  of  the  darkness.  Uentlemen,  again  I  thank 
you  for  this  generous  interest  in  my  children — this  for- 
wardness  In  an  enterprise  on  which  depend  the  lives  of 
so  many  dear  Irlends.  I  am  not  one  given  to  express 
warm  emotion,  but  I  do.  Indeed,  appreciate  this  conduct 
deeply."  He  then  moved  oway,  desiring  Mr.  Lawson, 
as  he'quittcd  the  rampart,  to  causu  the  men  tor  this  ser- 
vice to  he  got  in  instant  readiness. 

Following  the  example  of  their  colonel.  Captain  Blcs- 
sington and  Brskinc  quitted  tho  rampart  ulso,  hastening 
to  satisfy  themselves  tiy  (icrsonal  inspection  of  the  etil. 
cicncy  in  all  res|icct«  of  their  several  companies ;  and  in 
a  few  minutes,  the  only  individual  to  be  seen  In  that 
quarter  of  the  works  was  the  sentinel,  who  had  been  a 
silent  and  pained  witness  of  all  that  had  punm  a  -ainung 
his  officers. 

CHAPTER  XXVni, 

Sufficient  has  been  shown,  from  the  «ODvrrsatlons 
among  his  offict'cs,  elsewhere  transcribed,  to  account  for 
the  governor's  conduct  in  tho  case  of  Halloway.  That 
the  recommending  of  his  son,  (.'aptain  dc  Ifaldiniur,  had 
not  bven  attendel  to,  vo*o  not  fVoni  any  particular  ill- 


will  towards  the  unhappy  man,  but  simply  becauwj  he 
had  always  been  In  the  habit  of  making  his  own  mlcr. 
tions  from  the  ranks,  and  that  the  present  rccommcnda. 
tion  had  been  warmly  urged  by  one  who  he  fancied  ptr. 
tended  to  a  discrimination  superior  to  his  unn,  in 
pointing  out  merits  that  had  escaped  his  observation.  It 
might  be,  too,  that  there  was  a  latent  pride  about  the 
manner  of  Halloway  that  displeased  and  dissatisfied  one 
who  looked  upon  his  subordinates  as  things  that  v(n 
amenable  to  the  haughtiness  of  his  gl.ince, — not  cnotisli 
of  deference  in  his  demeanour,  or  of  supplicating  ob. 
sequiousncss  in  his  speech,  to  entitle  him  to  tlie  pronia 
tion  prayed  for.  Whatever  the  motive,  there  \tna  no. 
thing  of  personality  to  influence  lilm  in  the  rejection  of 
the  appeal  made  In  favour  of  one  who  had  never  injurnt 
him ;  but  who,  on  the  contrary,  as  the  whole  of  the  rcrri. 
mcnt  could  attest,  had  saved  the  Hie  of  his  son. 

Rigid  disciplinarian  as  he  was,  and  holding  himnlf 
responsible  for  tho  safety  of  the  garrison,  it  was  but  in. 
tural,  when  the  discovery  had  been  made  of  the  unac. 
countable  unfastening  of  tlie  gate  of  the  fort,  suspicion 
of  no  ordinary  kind  should  attach  to  the  sentinel  posted 
there ;  and  tliat  he  should  steacilly  refuse  all  credence  lo 
a  story  wearing  so  much  appearance  of  improbabiliiv, 
Proud,  and  Inflexible,  and  bigoted  to  first  imprcseioni 
his  mind  was  closed  against  those  pall'iting  circum. 
stances,  which,  adduced  by  Halloway  in  his  defence,  hsd 
so  mainly  contributed  to  stamp  the  conviction  of  his  moni 
innocence  on  the  minds  of  his  judges  ond  the  attentive  lu. 
ditory  ;  and  could  he  even  have  conquered  his  pride  Boiir 
as  to  have  admitted  the  belief  of  that  innocence,  still  the 
military  crime  of  which  he  had  been  guilty,  in  infrin;. 
ing  a  positive  order  of  the  garrison,  was  in  itself  nui. 
cleiit  to  call  forth  all  the  unrelenting  severity  of  Im 
nature.  Throughout  tlie  whole  of  the  proceedings  sub. 
sequeiitly  instituted,  he  had  acted  and  spoken  from  ■ 
perfect  conviction  of  the  treason  of  the  unfortunate  sol. 
dier,  and  with  the  fullest  impression  of  the  falsehood  m' 
all  thot  had  been  offered  in  his  defence.  The  eonsidtra.  i 
tlons  that  influenced  the  minds  of  his  officers,  found  no 
entrance  into  his  proud  breast,  which  was  closed  againii 
every  thing  but  his  own  dignified  sense  of  superior 
judgment.  Could  he,  like  them,  have  given  credence  to 
the  talc  of  Halloway,  or  really  have  believed  that  Cap. 
tain  de  Haldimar,  educated  under  his  own  militarj' cje, 
could  have  been  so  wanting  in  subordlnntlun,  oa  m  \ 
merely  to  have  infringed  a  positive  order  of  the  garri. 
«on,  but  to  have  mode  a  private  soldier  of  that  gorrim  I 
accessary  to  his  delinquency,  it  is  more  than  probalilc 
his  stern  habits  of  military  discipline  would  have  caused 
him  to  overlook  the  offence  of  the  soldier,  in  deeper  in. 
dignation  at  the  conduct  of  the  Infinitely  more  eul{«blc 
officer ;  but  not  one  word  did  ho  credit  of  a  stnlemcot,  I 
which  he  assumed  to  have  been  got  up  by  tlic  prinonn  | 
with  the  mere  view  of  shielding  himsclt  from  punish. 
mcnt :  and  when  to  these  suspicions  of  his  fidelity  vu 
attached  the  foct  of  the  introduction  of  his  alarmin;  I 
visiter,  it  must  lie  confessed  his  motives  for  indulging  in  I 
this  belief  vi-cre  not  without  foundation.  I 

The  Impatience  manilestcd  during  the  trial  of  II1I.I 
loway  was  not  a  result  of  any  desire  of  systematic  per.  I 
secution,  but  of  n  sense  of  wounded  dignity.  It  wasil 
thing  unheard  of,  and  unpardonable  In  his  eycF,  I'oril 

firivutc  soldier  to  assert,  in  his  presence,  his  honmir  anil  [ 
lis  respectability  In  extenuation,  even  while  cdnilllin;! 
the  justice  of  a  specific  charge  ;  and  when  he  rcinarkcill 
the  court  listening  with  that  profound  nltentinn,  whirhl 
the  peculiar  history  of  the  prisoner  had  excited,  lie  cogldl 
not  repress  the  manifestation  of  his  anger.  In  juitietl 
to  lilm,  however,  it  must  he  acknowledged  tliat,  ill 
causing  the  charge,  to  which  the  unfortunutc  miil 
pleaded  guilty,  to  be  framed,  he  had  only  acted  frnni  ikl 
eniivletion  that,  on  the  two  first,  there  was  nut  sufficieall 
evidence  to  condemn  one  whose  crime  was  n»  clcultl 
established,  to  his  judgment,  ns  If  he  hud  Iwn  nn  rv^l 
witness  of  the  treason.  It  is  true,  he  availed  liinmU'ofl 
Halloway's  voluntary  confession,  to  etPect  his  eondeiniu.1 
tluii ;  but  estimating  him  as  a  traitor,  he  felt  little  <Ii'IIcictI 
was  necessary  to  be  observed  on  that  score. 

Much  of  the  despotic  military  character  of  t'okmcld 
Haldimar  had  be«n  communicated  lo  lis  private  lilc;* 
much,  Indeed,  that  his  sons, — both  of  whom,  it  liaabe) 
seen,  were  of  natures  that  belied  their  origin  from  1 
stern  a  stock, — were  kejit  at  nearly  ns  great  n  di»lani 
I'roiii  him  as  ony  other  subordinates  ot'  his  regiment.  Duj 
nithougli  ho  seldom  Indulged  in  mnnllestations  oriiarciiU 
regard  towards  those  whom  he  looked  upon  rather  asii 
feriors  iq  military  rank,  than  as  beings  connected  witlihia 
by  the  ties  of  blood.  Colonel  do  Haldimar  was  not  wilhi 
that  Instinctive  love  for  his  children,  which  every  •iiin 
in  the  creation  feels  fur  its  offliprlnif,    H«,  nlio,vilui 


meats  of  his 

enterprising  of 

tiination,  that  1 

mcnt,  befitting 

("liarles, — the 

eiliating  Cliarlt 

Iwy  who  could 

linclion,  if  only 

physical  organi 

respect  for  Ills 

of  tcii'lerness  f( 

soldier,  a  child 

concession  of  w 

his  daughter  Cla 

that  wanner  afl* 

seinbled  her  in  n 

Colonel  de  Hahi 

dcrness,  for  whic 

and  unbending  i 

the  image  of  on 

known  had   b^c 

Clara  an  affectioi 

distinct  and  apar 

We  have  alrea 

dimar  to  the  unf 

little  success  he  1 

(jucsted  of  his  ft 

brother's  life;  an 

efficient  was  the  1 

wretched  being,  v 

son,  Colonel  de  1 

himself  clasped  in 

little  to  be  expecte 

one  claiming  so  lil 

OS  the  universally 

one  who,  in  her  shi 

chief  to  the  obsct 

under  circuinstajic 

on  the  ludicrous. 

might  have  failed  i 

a  soldier,  he  could 

had  offered  no  conn 

ation  to  mercy  anr 

il  had  a  certain  wci 

lute  even  as  he  was 

dissatisliiction  amo 

document  so  poweri 

tiire  and  approval  ol 

tain  Blcssington.    t 

formed,  even  before 

[stances  might  requ 

manded  every  prepa 

In  causing  o  stror 

[conspicuous  point  cli 

from  a  conviction  of 

(lie  treason  of  tho  sol 

himself  the  dctermin 

\k\\  effect,  or  pardoi 

miglit  warrant.    No 

doubt  the  guilt  of  1 

person  of  his  enemy 

(Tidenccofhistrcaso 

in  any  way,  have  bcc 

lion  of  the  court,  had 

Ihul  as  there  was  noth 

lind  as  the  prisoner  hai 

lofeuirering  CapUin 

pry  to  orders,  ho  fel 

irrjiPifthe  Capitol 

pposition  to  the  gone 

of  officers  and  men. 

When  the  shot  woB 

«c  Canadian,  and  the 

me.  fearful  individu 

P«rlment  the  preccdir 

idloway  come  even 

totcrnor.    It  wos  thr< 

Mnicalioii  wns  kept  1 

fill  wveralof  the  Canad 

itlofllietnystcrioUH' 

™y  nfliT  his  dnrini 

Wiilcver  treason  wns  1 

mujrli  tho  instrument 

In  proof,  moreover 

[he  very  rope  Hal 

Ml  the  unfortimnto 

•lonelde  Haldimar  wa 

l^itftiou.  or  lo  believe 

P'«in  matter  of  flirt 


if*M'5-^t 


WACOVSTA,  OR  THE  PROPHECY. 


259 


)  (poll  a  pride  in,  because  they  reflected  a  certain  dc- 
orec  of  lustre  upon  liimsclf,  tlio  talents  and  accomplish, 
raciits  of  his  eldest  son,  who,  moreover,  was  a  brave, 
ciilerprising  officer,  and,  only  wanted,  in  his  father's  es- 
timation, that  severity  of  carriajfe  and  hauteur  of  deport- 
ment, bctitting  liit  son,  to  render  liini  perfect.  As  for 
Charles, the  gentle,  bland,  winning,  universally  con- 
ciliating Charles, — ho  looked  upon  liim  as  a  mere  weak 
iKjy,  who  could  never  hope  to  arrive  at  any  post  of  dis- 
linclion,  if  only  by  reason,  of  the  extreme  delicacy  of  his 
physical  organisation ;  and  to  have  shown  any  thing  like 
respect  for  liis  character,  or  indulged  in  any  expression 
of  tcn'lcrncss  for  one  so  far  below  his  estimate  ot  what  a 
soldier,  a  child  of  liis,  ought  to  be,  would  have  been  a 
concession  of  which  his  proud  nature  was  incapable.  In 
his  daughter  Clara,  however,  tljc  gentleness  of  sex  claimed 
that  warmer  affection  which  was  denied  to  him  who  re- 
sembled her  in  almost  every  attribute  of  mind  and  person. 
Colonel  de  Maldimar  doatcd  on  his  daughter  with  a  ten- 
derness, for  which  few,  who  were  familiar  with  his  harsh 
and  unbending  nature,  ever  gave  him  credit.  She  was 
Uie  image  of  one  on  whom  all  of  love  that  ht  had  ever 
Vnown  had  lK;cn  centered ;  and  he  had  continued  in 
Clara  an  aifection,  that  seemed  in  itself  to  form  a  portion, 
distinct  and  apart,  of  his  existence. 

We  have  already  seen,  as  stated  by  Charles  dc  Hal- 
dimar  to  the  unfortunate  wife  of  Halloway,  with  what 
little  success  he  had  pleaded  in  the  interview  he  had  re- 
quested of  his  father,  for  the  preserver  of  his  gallant 
brother's  life;  and  we  have  also  seen  how  equally  in- 
efficient  was  the  lowly  and  supplicating  anguish  of  that 
wretched  being,  when,  on  quitting  the  apartment  of  his 
son,  Colonel  de  Haldimar  had  so  unexpectedly  found 
himself  clasped  in  her  despairing  embrace.    There  was 
little  to  be  expected  from  an  intercession  on  the  part  of 
one  claiming  so  little  ascendancy  over  his  father's  heart, 
as  the  universally  esteem'"^  young  officer  ;  still  less  from 
I  one  who,  in  her  shriek  of  agony,  had  exposed  the  haughty 
chief  to  the  observation  both  of  n>en  and  officers,  and 
under  circumstances  that  caused  his  position  to  border 
on  the  ludicrous.     But   however   these   considerations 
might  have  failed  in  effect,  there  was  another  which,  as 
a  soldier,  iie  could  not  wholly  overlook.    Although  he 
had  offered  no  comment  on  the  cxtr.iordinary  recommend- 
ation to  mercy  annexed  to  the  sentence  of  the  prisoner, 
it  had  a  certain  weight  with  him  ;  and  he  felt,  all  abso- 
lute even  as  he  was,  he  could  not,  without  exciting  strong 
I  dissatisfaction  among  his  ti'oops,  refiisc  attention  to  a 
I  document  so  powerfully  worded,  and  bearing  tho  signa- 
I  lure  and  approval  of  so  old  and  valued  an  officer  as  Cap- 
I  lain  Blcssington.    His  determination,  tliercforc,  had  been 
I  formed,  even  before  his  visit  to  his  son,  to  act  as  circum- 
I  stances  might  require;  and,  in  tho  meanwhile,  ho  com- 
I  manded  every  preparation  for  the  execution  to  be  made, 
I    In  causing  a  strong  detachment  to  be  marched  to  tlic 
I  conspicuous  point  chosen  for  his  purpose,  he  had  acted 
I  from  »  conviction  of  the  necessity  of  showing  the  enemy 
Itiie  treason  of  the  soldier  had  been  detected;  reserving  to 
■  himself  the  determination  of  carrying  tho  sentence  into 
|fi:ll  effect,  or  pardoning   tho   condemned,  as  the  event 
Imi^ht  warrant.    Not  one  moment,  meanwhile,  did  he 
Idoubt  the  guilt  of  Halloway,  whoso  description  of  the 
■person  of  his  enemy  was,  in  it«clf,  to  him',  confirmatory 
Ittidence  of  his  treason.  It  is  doubtful  whether  he  would, 
lia  any  way,  have  l>eGn  influenced  t>y  the  reeommcndn- 
Ition  of  the  court,  had  the  first  charges  lx!cn  substantiated  ; 
■but  as  there  was  nothing  but  conjecture  to  bear  out  these, 
lind  as  the  prisoner  had  boon  convicted  only  on  the  ground 
lof  suffering  Captain  de  Haldimar  to  quit  the  fort  con- 
Itraty  to  orders,  ho  felt  he  might  possibly  go  too  far  in 
vrying  the  capital  punishment  into  effect,  in  decided 
ipposition  to  the  general  feeling  of  tho  garrison, — both 
|ofu(licers  and  men. 
When  the  shot  was  subsequently  fired  from  tho  hut  of 
lie  Canadian,  and  the  daring  rifleman  recognised  as  the 
tune  fearful  individual  who  had  gained  access  to  his 
t(«tlmcnt  the  preceding  night,  conviction  of  tho  guilt  of 
mlloway  camo  even  (Tccper  homo  to  tho  mind  of  the 
kovcrnor.    It  was  thrnigli  Fraixfois  niono  that  a  coin- 
fcnnicalion  was  kept  up  '"ccrotly  betwtnm  tho  garrison 
Wwvcralofthc  Canadians  without  the  fort;  nndthc  very 
»tl  of  the  mysterious  warrior  having  been  there  so  re- 
KWly  aflir  liis  diiring  enterprise,  bore   evidence   that 
•ktcver  treason  was  m  operation,  had  been  carried  on 
Moush  the  instrumentality  of  mine  host  of  the  Ileur  de 
In  proof,  moreover,  there  was  the  hat  of  l>oncllnn, 
1  the  very  rope  Halloway  hod  stated  to  l>e  that  by 
^ich  the  unfortunate   officer    had   effected   his   exit. 
vlonol  dr  Haldimar  was  not  one  given  to  indulge  in  tho 
fjrtctioui  or  to  beliovo  in  thn  romantic.    Every  thing 
'pl»in  matter  of  fhrt,  as  it  now  oppeared  I>eforr  him  ; 


and  he  thought  it  evidc  t,  as  though  it  had  been  written 
in  words  of  fire,  that  if  liis  son  and  his  unfortunate  ser- 
vant h;id  quitted  the  fort  in  the  manner  represented,  it 
was  iio  less  certain  they  had  been  forced  off  by  a  p.irly,  at 
the  head  of  whom  was  his  vindictive  enemy,  and  witli  the 
connivance  of  Halloway.  We  have  seen,  that  aflcr  the 
discovery  of  the  sex  of  the  supposed  drummer-boy  when 
tlio  prisoners  were  confronted  together.  Colonel  do  Hal- 
dimar had  closely  watched  the  expression  of  their  coun- 
tenances, hut  failed  in  discovering  any  thing  that  could  be 
traced  into  evidence  of  a  guilty  recognition.  Still  he 
conceived  his  original  impression  to  have  been  too  forci- 
bly borne  out,  even  by  the  events  of  the  last  half  hour, 
to  allow  this  to  have  much  weight  with  him;  ond  his  de- 
termination  to  carry  the  thing  through  all  its  fearful  pre- 
liminary  stages  became  more  and  more  confirmed. 

In  adopting  this  resolution  in  tlie  first  instance,  he  was 
not  without  a  hope  tliat  Halloway,  standing,  as  he  must 
feel  himself  to  be,  on  the  verge  of  the  grave,  might  bo 
induced  to  make  confession  of  his  guilt,  and  communicate 
whatever  particulars  might  prove  essential  not  only  to 
the  safety  of  tho  garrison  gencfally,  but  to  himself  in. 
dividually,  as  far  as  his  personal  enemy  was  concerned. 
With  this  view,  he  had  charged  Captain  Blcssington,  in 
tlio  course  of  tlicir  maicli  from  tjie  hut  to  the  fatal  bridge, 
to  promise  a  full  pardon,  provided  he  should  make  such 
confession  of  his  crime  as  would  lead  to  a  just  apprecia- 
tion of  the  evils  likely  to  result  from  the  treason  tliat  had 
in  part  been  accomplished.  Even  in  making  this  pro. 
vision,  however,  which  was  met  by  the  prisoner  with 
solemn  yet  dignified  reiteration  of  his  innocence.  Colonel 
de  Haldimar  had  not  made  the  refusal  of  pardon  alto- 
gether conclusive  in  his  own  mind  :  still,  in  adopting  this 
plan,  there  was  a  chance  of  obtaining  a  confession ;  and 
not  until  there  was  no  longer  a  prospect  of  the  unhappy 
man  being  led  into  that  confession,  did  he  feel  it  impera- 
tive on  him  to  stay  the  progress  of  the  tragedy. 

What  the  result  would  have  been,  had  not  Halloway, 
in  the  strong  excitement  of  his  feelings,  sprung  to  his 
feet  upon  the  coflfin,  uttering  the  exclamation  of  triumph, 
fs  Rc.ircely  doubttul.  However  much  the  governor  might 
have  contemned  and  slighted  a  credulity  in  which  he  in 
no  way  participated  himself,  he  had  too  much  discrimi- 
nutioii  not  to  perceive,  that  to  have  persevered  in  the 
capital  punishment  would  have  been  to  have  rendered 
himself  personally  obnoxious  to  the  comrades  of  the  con 
dcinned,  whose  dispirited  air  and  sullen  mien,  he  clearly 
saw,  denounced  the  punishment  as  one  of  unnecessary 
rigour.  The  haughty  commander  was  not  a  man  to  be 
intimidated  by  manifestations  of  discontent ;  neither  was 
he  one  to  brook  a  spirit  of  insubordination,  however 
forcibly  supported;  but  he  had  too  much  experience  and 
military  judgment,  not  to  determine  that  this  was  not  a 
moment,  by  foregoing  an  act  of  compulsory  clrmeney,  to 
instil  divisions  in  the  garrison,  when  the  safety  of  all  so 
much  depended  on  the  cheerfijlness  and  unanimity  with 
which  they  lent  themselves  to  the  arduous  duties  of  de- 
fence. 

However  originating  in  policy,  tlic  lenity  he  might 
have  been  induced  to  have  shown,  all  idea  of  the  kind 


the  prisoner.  At  the  moment  when  tlie  distant  heights 
resounded  wltli  the  fierce  yells  of  tho  savages,  and  leap- 
ing forms  came  bounding  down  the  slope,  the  remarkable 
warrior  of  the  Flcur  de  lis — tho  fearful  enemy  who  had 
whispered  the  most  demoniac  vengeance  in  his  cars  the 
preceding  night, — was  the  only  one  that  met  and  riveted 
the  gate  of  tlie  governor.  Ho  paused  not  to  obso^ve  or 
to  think  who  the  flying  mnn  could  lie  of  whom  the  mys- 
terious warrior  was  in  pursuit, — neither  did  it,  indeed, 
occur  to  him  that  it  was  a  pursuit  at  all.  But  one  idea 
suggested  itself  to  his  mind,  and  that  was  an  attempt  at 
rescue  of  the  condemned  on  the  part  of  his  accomplice  ; 
and  when  at  length  Halloway,  who  had  iit  once,  as  if  by 
instinct,  recognised  his  captain  in  thu  fugitive,  shouted 
forth  his  gratitude  fo  heaven  tliat  "  he  at  length  ap. 
preached  who  alone  had  the  power  to  save  him,"  every 
shadow  of  mercy  was  banished  from  the  mind  of  the 
governor,  who,  lutiouring  under  a  natural  misconception 
of  the  causes  of  his  exulting  shout,  felt  that  justice  im- 
peratively demanded  her  victim,  and  no  longer  liesitati>l 
in  awarding  the  doom  that  became  tlio  supposed  troiior. 
It  was  uncler  this  impression  that  he  sternly  gave  and 
rcjicafed  the  fata!  order  fo  fire ;  and  by  this  misjudged 
and  severe,  although  not  absolutely  cruel  act,  wt  only 
destroyed  one  of  tho  noblest  beings  that  ever  wore  a 
soldier's  uniform,  but  entailed  upon  himself  and  fimily 
thm  terrific  curse  of  his  maniac  wifb,  which  rang  like  a 
prophetic  warning  in  the  cars  of  all,  and  was  often  heard 
in  fho  fitful  starlings  of  his  own  rvor-aftrr  troubled 
slumbers, 


What  his  feelings  were,  when  subsequently  lie  dis- 
covered, in  the  wretched  fugitive,  the  son  whom  ho 
already  believed  to  have  been  numbered  with  the  dead, 
and  heard  from  his  lips  a  confirmation  of  all  that  had 
been  advanced  by  the  unhappy  Halloway,  we  shall  leave 
it  to  our  readers  to  imagine.  Still,  even  amid  his  first 
regret,  the  rigid  disciplinarian  was  strong  within  him ; 
and  no  sooner  had  the  detachment  regained  the  fort,  after 
performing  the  last  offices  of  interment  over  their  ill-fated 
comrade,  than  Captain  dc  Haldimar  received  an  infiina- 
tion,  through  tlie  adjutant,  to  consider  himself  under  close 
arrest  for  disol)edicncc  of  orders.  Finally,  however,  ho 
succeeded  in  procuring  an"  interview  with  his  father  ;  in 
the  course  of  which,  disclosing  the  plot  of  the  Indians, 
and  the  short  ])eriod  allotted  for  its  being  carried  into 
execution,  he  painted  in  the  most  gloomy  colours  tho 
alarming  dangers  which  threatened  them  all,  and  finished 
by  urgently  imploring  his  father  to  suffer  him  to  make 
tilt:  attempt  to  reach  tlieir  unsuspecting  friends  at  Miehil* 
iimackinac.  Fully  impressed  with  the  difficulties  at. 
tendant  on  a  scheme  tliat  offered  so  Ccw  feasible  ehanecH 
of  success,  Colonel  dc  Haldimoi'  for  a  period  denied  his 
concurrence  ;  but  when  at  length  the  excited  young  man 
dwelt  on  the  horrors  that  would  inevitably  await  his 
sister  and  betrothed  cousin,  were  they  to  fall  into  the 
hands  of  the  savages,  these  considerations  were  found  to 
be  effective.  An  afler-arrangement  included  Sir  Everard 
Vallctort,  who  had  expressed  a  strong  desire  to  share  his 
danger  in  the  enterprise  ;  and  the  services  of  tlie  Cana- 
dian, who  had  been  brought  back  a  prisoner  to  the  fort, 
and  on  whom  promises  and  llireats  were  bestowed  in  uii 
equally  lavish  manner,  were  rendered  available.  In  fact, 
without  the  assistance  of  Francois,  there  was  little  chance 
of  their  effecting  in  safety  the  navigation  of  the  waters 
through  which  they  were  to  pass  to  arrive  at  the  fort. 
He  it  was,  who,  when  summoned  to  attend  a  conference 
among  the  officers,  bearing  on  the  means  to  be  adopted, 
suggested  the  propriety  of  their  disguising  themselves  as 
Canadian  duck  hunters  ;  in  which  character  tliey  might 
expect  to  pass  unmolested,  even  if  encountered  by  any 
outlying  parties  of  the  savages.  With  the  doubts  that 
had  previously  been  entertained  of  the  fidelity  of  Francois, 
there  was  an  air  of  forlorn  hoiie  given  to  the  enterprise ; 
still,  as  the  man  expressed  sincere  earnestness  of  desire 
to  repay  tho  clemency  accorded  him,  by  a  faitliful  exer. 
else  of  his  services,  and  as  the  object  sought  was  one 
that  justified  the  risk,  there  wa^,  notwithstanding,  a 
latent  hope  cherished  by  all  parties,  that  the  event  would 
prove  successful.  We  have  already  seen  to  what  extent 
their  anticipations  were  realised. 

Whether  it  was  that  he  secretly  acknowledged  tlic  too 
excessive  sternness  of  his  justice  in  regard  to  Halloway 
(who  still,  in  the  true  acceptation  of  facts,  had  been  guilty 
of  a  crime  that  entailed  tlie  penalty  he  had  paid,)  or  that 
tho  apprehension  that  arose  to  his  heart  in  regard  to 
her  on  whom  he  yearned  witli  all  a  fathci's  fondness 
governed  his  conduct,  certain  it  is,  that,  from  the  hour  of 
the  disclosure  made  by  his  son.  Colonel  dc  Haldimar 
became  an  altered  man.  Without  losing  any  thing  of 
that  dignity  of  manner,  which  had  hitherto  been  con. 


wns  chased  from  his  mind  by  the  unfortunate  action  of  founded  with  the  most  repellent  haughtiness  of  bearing, 


his  demeanour  towards  his  officers  became  more  cour. 
teous  ;  and  although,  as  heretofore,  he  kept  hipself  en. 
tircly  aloof,  except  when  occasions  of  duty  bNUght  them 
together,  still,  when  they  did  meet,  tlier'  was  more  of 
conciliation  in  his  manner,  and  less  o''  austerity  in  his 
speech.  There  was,  moreover,  a  ejection  in  his  eye, 
strongly  in  contrast  with  his  former  imperious  glance ; 
ond  more  than  one  oflieer  rer<""''cd,  tliut,  if  his  days 
were  devoted  to  the  custoP'"')'  practical  arrangements 
for  defence,  his  pallid  c'^"'''"""':''  liclokened  that  his 
nights  were  nights  raf''''  of  vigil  than  repose. 

However  natural  ^"^  '^^"P  "'<'  "'irm  entertained  for 
the  futc  of  the  si'*-'''  '•"'•i  '''fro  could  be  no  apprehension 
on  the  mind  r-'  Colonel  de  Haldimar  in  regard  to  his 
own-  sinco  'Urnishcd  with  the  means  of  foiling  his  ene- 
mies wit'  ^'"'i''  °^"  weapons  of  cunning  and  deceit,  a 
fi.,y  p.eraordinary  precautions  alone  were  necessary  to 
gc«<irc  all  i  nmunity  fVoin  danger.  Whatever  might'bo 
>ne  stern  jieculiarities  of  his  character, — and  these  had 
originated  chiefly  in  ah  education  purely  military,— 
Colonel  de  Haldimar  was  an  officer  well  calculated  to  tho 
important  trust  reposed  in  him;  for,  combining  experience 
with  judgment  in  all  matters  relating  to  the  diplomacy 
of  war,  and  being  fiilly  conversant  with  tho  cliaractcr 
and  habits  of  tlie  enemy  opposed  to  him,  he  possessed 
singulnr  aptitude  to  scuo  whf'jvcr  advantages  might 
present  thcnisclves. 

The  prudence  and  caution  of  his  policy  have  already 
bcon  made  manifest  in  the  two  several  council  sccnrs 
with  the  rliinfs  rerordcd  in  our  provioiis  pages.    It  may 


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appear  singulnr,  that,  with  the  oppnrtimity  thus  afibrilcd 
liim  of  retaining  the  forniidalilc  I'onteac, — t!iu  strength 
and  sinew  of  that  long  protracted  nnd  ferocious  war, — in 
liis  power,  he  should  have  waived  his  advanla^'e ;  but  here 
Colonel  dc  Haldiniar  gave  evidence  of  tlie  tact  which  so 
eminently  distinguished  liis  public  conduct  throughout. 
He  well  knew  the  nohle,  fearless  character  of  the  chief; 
and  felt,  if  any  hold  was  to  be  secured  over  him,  it  was 
by  grappling  witJi  his  generosity,  and  not  by  the  exeieise 
of  intiiuidatioD.  Even  admitting  that  I'untcae  continued 
his  prisoner,  and  that  the  troops,  pouring  their  destruc- 
UvB  fire  upon  the  inasH  of  enemies  so  suddenly  arrested 
on  the  drawbridge,  had  swept  away  the  whole,  still  they 
were  but  as  a  niitc  among  the  numerous  nations  that 
were  leagued  against  the  lOnglish  j  and  to  these  nations, 
it  was  evident,  tbey  nmst,  sooner  or  later,  succumb. 

Colonel  do  Huldimar  knew  enougli  of  the  proud  but 
generous  nature  of  the  Ottawa,  to  deem  that  the  policy 
lie  proiiosed  to  pursue  in  the  la.st  council  scene  would  not 
prove  altogether  without  effect  on  that  warrior.  It  was 
well  known  to  him,  that  much,  pains  had  been  taken  to 
instil  into  the  nihids  of  .lu  Indians  the  belief  that  the 
English  were  resolved  on  •heir  final  extirpation;  and  as 
certain  slights,  offercd-to  them  ut  various  periods,  hud 
given  a  colouring  of  truth  to  this  assertion,  the  formidable 
league  which  had  already  accomplished  the  downfall  of 
BO  many  of  the  forts  had  been  the  consequenec  of  these 
artful  representations.  Although  well  aware  that  the 
Frdnch  had  numerous  emissaries  distributed  among  the 
fierce  tribes,  it  was  not  mitil  after  the  disclosure  made 
by  the  haughty  Ponteac,  at  the  close  of  the  lirst  council 
scene,  that  he  became  apprised  of  the  alarming  influence 
exercised  over  the  mind  of  that  warrior  himself  by  his 
own  terrible  and  vindictive  enemy.  The  necessity  of 
comiteracting  that  influence  was  obvious ;  and  he  fult 
this  was  only  to  be  done  (if  at  all)  by  some  marked  and 
extraordinary  evidence  of  tlie  peaceful  disimsition  of  the 
English.  Hence  his  determination  to  sufi'cr  the  faithless 
chiefs  and  their  followers  to  depait  unliarined  from  the 
fort,  even  at  the  moment  when  the  attitude  assumed  by 
the  prepared  garrison  fully  proved  to  the  assailants  their 
designs  had  been  penetrated  and  their  schemes  rendered 
abortive. 


CHAPTER  XXIX. 

\yith  Ae  general  position  of  the  encampment  of  the 
investing  Indians,  the  reader  has  been  made  acquainted 
through  the  narrative  of  Captain  do  Haldiniar.  It  was, 
as  has  been  shown,  situate  in  a  sort  of  oasis  close  within 
tlie  verge  of  the  forest,  and  '(g'rt  by  an  intervening  un- 
derwood which  nature,  in  her  caprice,  had  fashioned 
after  the  manner  of  a  defensive  barrier)  embraced  a  space 
sufficient  to  cont<iin  the  tents  of  the  fighting  men,  to- 
gelhcr  with  their  women  and  children.  This,  however, 
included  only  the  warriors  and  inferior  chiefs.  The 
tents  of  the  leaders  were  without  the  belt  of  underwood, 
and  principally  distributed  at  long  intervals  on  that  side 
of  the  forest  which  skirted  the  open  country  towards  the 
river  ;  forming,  as  it  were,  a  chain  of  external  dclcnccs, 
and  sweeping  m  a  semicircular  diicclion  round  the  more 
denso  encampment  of  their  followers.  At  its  highest 
clcvalioii  the  forest  shot  out  suddenly  into  a  jwint, 
naturally  ch.^ugh  rendered  an  object  of  attraction  from 
whatever  part  ^,  was  commanded. 

Darkness  was  already  beginning  to  spread  her  mantle 
over  the  intervening  gpace,  ond  the  night  fires  of  tlic 
Indians  were  kindling  Vjto  brightness,  glimmering  occa. 
sionully  through  the  wool  ^viu,  that  pale  and  lambent 
light  pccidiar  to  the  fire-fly,  ^f  ,vhieli  tliey  offered  a  ii<,t 
inapt  representation,  when  8uij^,„|y  ^  ]„fly  jt,,)^  jjip 
brilliant  whiteness  of  which  wasMirown  into  strong  re- 
lief  by  the  dark  field  on  \yhieli  it  N„osed,  was  seen  to 
rise  at  a  few  paces  from  the  abrupt  pi;„t  ji,  t|,g  Corcst 
just  described,  and  on  the  extreme  sum-.jt  ^f  ^  ridire 
beyond  which  lay  only  the  western  horizoi.  j,,  ijoldeii 
jierspectivc. 

.  Tlie  opening  of  this  tent  looked  eastward  and  to»,,rjg 
the  fort ;  and  on  its  extreme  suminit  floated  a  dark  fli,^ 
which  at  intervals  spread  itself  bcliire  llic  slight  evening 
breeze,  but  oftener  hung  drooping  and  heavily  over  the 
glittering  canvass.  One  solitory  pine,  whose  trunk  ex- 
ceeded not  the  ordinary  thicknesB  of  a  man's  waist,  and 
standing  out  as  a  landmark  on  the  ridge,  rose  ut  the  dis- 
tance of  a  few  feet  from  the  spot  on  wliieli  the  tent  had 
been  erected  ;  and  to  this  was  bound  the  tall  and  elegant 
figure  of  one  dressed  in  the  coarse  garb  of  a  sailor.  The 
■nils  and  legs  of  this  individual  were  jwrfectly  free;  but 
a  strong  to\Mi,  rendered  doubly  seriirc  after  the  manner 
of  what  is  termed  "whipping"  among  seanicii,  after 
tinving  been  tightly  drawn  several  timci  around  his  waist, 


and  then  firmly  knotted  lx;liind,  was  again  passed  round 
the  tree,  to  which  tlie  back  of  the  iirisoncr  was  closely 
lashed ;  tlius  enabling,  or  rutlicr  compelling,  him  to  be  a 
spectator  of  cvi'iy  oliji  et  within  the  tent.  * 

Layers  of  burk,  over  which  were  spread  the  dressed 
skins  of  the  bear  and  the  buffalo,  formed  the  floor  and 
carpet  of  the  latter  ;  and  on  these,  in  various  parts,  and 
in  characteristic  attitudes,  reposed  the  forms  of  three 
human  beings ;  one,  tlie  formidable  warrior  of  tlie 
Fleur  dc  lis.  Attired  in  the  garb  in  which  we  first  in. 
troduced  him  to  our  readers,  and  with  the  same  weapons 
rcixjsing  at  his  side,  the  haughty  savage  lay  at  his  lazy 
length  ;  his  feet  reaching  bc-yond  the  opening  of  the  tent, 
and  his  head  reposing  on  a  rude  pillow  formed  of  a 
closely  compressed  pack  of  skins  of  wild  animals,  over 
which  was  spread  a  sort  of  mantle  or  blanket.  One 
hand  was  introduced  between  the  pillow  and  his  head, 
the  other  gras|)ed  the  pipe  tomahawk  he  was  smoking; 
and  while  the  mechanical  play  of  his  right  foot  indicated 
prc-ocrupation  of  thought,  his  quick  and  meaning  eye 
glanced  Irciiuently  an<4  alternately  upon  the  furthest  of 
his  companions,  tlio  prisoner  wiUiout,  and  tlie  distant 
fort. 

Within  a  fvw  feet  of  the  warrior  lay,  extended  on  a 
buffalo  skin,  the  delicate  figure  of  a  female,  whose  hair, 
complexion,  and  hands,  denoted  her  European  extraction, 
Her  dress  was  ^^■llir(•ly  Indian,  however  ;  consisting  of  a 
machccoti  with  leggings,  mocassins,  and  shirt  of  printed 
cotton  studded  with  silver  brooches, — all  of  which  wore 
of  a  quality  and  texture  to  mark  the  wearer  as  the  wife 
of  a  chief;  ond  her  fair  Lair,  done  up  in  a  club  behind, 
reposed  on  a  neck  of  dazzling  whiteness.  Her  eyes  were 
large,  blue,  but  wild  and  unmeaning ;  her  countenance 
vacant ;  and  her  movements  altogether  mcehanieal.  A 
wooden  bowl  filled  with  hominy, — a  preparation  of  Indian 
corn, — was  at  her  side  ;  and  from  this  she  was  now  in 
the  act  of  feeding  herself  with  a  spoon  of  the  same  ma 
tcrial,  but  with  a  negligence  and  slovenliness  that  betrayed 
her  almost  utter  unconsciousness  of  the  action. 

At  the  furtlier  side  of  the  tent  tlieio  was  another  wp- 
inan,  even  more  delicate  in  appearance  than  the  one 
last  mentioned.  S'le,  loo,  was  bluo  eyed,  and  of  sur 
passing  fairness  of  skin.  Her  altitude  denoted  a  mind 
too  powerfully  absorbed  in  grief  to  bo  heedful  of  appear 
ances  ;  for  she  sat  with  her  knees  drawn  up  to  her  chin, 
and  rocking  her  body  to  and  fro  with  an  undulating 
motion  that  seemed  to  have  its  origin  in  no  effort  of  vo- 
lition of  her  own.  Ilor  long  fair  hair  hung  negligently 
over  her  shoulders ;  and  a  blanket  drawn  over  the  top 
of  her  head  like  a  veil,  and  extending  partly  over  the 
[lerson,  disclosed  here  and  there  portions  of  an  apparel 
which  was  strictly  European,  although  rent,  and  exhi 
biting  in  various  places  stainsof  blood.  A  bowl  similar 
to  that  of  her  companion,  and  filled  with  the  same  food, 
was  at  hor  side ;  but  this  was  uiitasted- 

"  Why  does  the  girl  refuse  to  eat  ?"'  asked  the  warrior 
of  her  nexk  him,  as  he  liorcely  rolled  a  volume  of  smoke 
from  his  lips.  "  Mako  her  out,  fat  I  would  speak  to  her 
afterwards." 

"Why  does  the  girl  refuse  to  eat?"  responded  the 
woman  in  the  same  tone,  dropping  her  spoon  nsi  she 
spoke,  and  turning  to  the  object  of  remark  witli  u  va- 
cant look.  "It  is  good,"  she  pursued,  as  she  rudely 
shook  the  arm  of  the  hecdies  Rufferer.     "  Come,  girl 

Ottt." 

A  shriek  burst  from  the  lips  of  the  unhappy  girl,  as, 
npiMrcntly  roused  from  her  abstraction,  sho  suft'ercd  the 
bliinkel  to  tall  from  hor  head,  and  staring  wildly  ut  her 
quostioner,  faintly  demanded, — "  Who,  in  the  name  ol 
mercy,  are  you,  who  address  mo  in  this  horrid  place  in 
my  own  tongue  '  Speak  ;  who  arc  you  7  Surely  I  should 
know  that  voice  lijr  that  of  Ellon,  the  wife  of  Frank 
Halloway !" 

A  maniac  laugh  was  uttered  by  the  wretched  woman 
This  continued  oft'ensive'^'  for  a  moment ;  and  she  ob- 
served, in  an  infuriuteo  tone  and  with  a  searching  eye, 
— "  No,  I  am  nut  the  wife  of  Halloway.  It  is  false.  1 
am  the  wife  of  Wucousta.  This  is  my  husband  !"  and 
as  sho  spoke  she  sprang  nimbly  to  her  feet,  and  was  in 
Uic  next  instant  lying  prostrate  on  the  form  of  the  war- 
rior ;  her  arms  tlirowii  wildly  around  him,  and  Iter  lips 
imprinting  kisses  on  his  check. 

tit  Wucousta  was  in  no  mood  to  suffer  her  endear- 
ments. He  lor  the  first  time  seemed  alive  to  the  pre- 
sence of  hor  who  lay  beyond,  and  to  whoso  whole 
ap|ieaiancc  a  character  of  animation  had  been  imparted 
by  the  temporary  excitement  of  her  feelings.  He  gazed 
at  liar  a  moment,  with  tlie  air  of  dhe  endeavouring  to 
recall  the  memory  of  days  long  gone  by ;  and  as  ho 
continued  to  do  »o,  his  eye  dilated,  hii  chest  heaved,  and 


his  countenance  alternately,  flushed  and  paled.  \^ 
length  he  threw  the  form  that  re|iosed  ujion  his  own 
violently,  and  even  savagely,  from  liim;  sprang  eagerly 
to  his  ft'Ct ;  and  clearing  the  space  that  divided  liiin 
from  the  object  of  his  attention  at  a  single  step,  bote 
her  from  the  earth  in  his  arms  with  as  much  case  at  if 
she  had  been  an  infunt,  and  then  returning  to  his  qivq 
rude  couch,  placed  his  horror-stricken  victim  at  bin 
side, 

"  Nay,  nay,"  ho  urged  sarcastically,  as  she  vainly 
struggled  to  free  hcrsell';  "  let  the  Dc  Haldiinur  porlion 
of  your  blood  rise  up  in  anger  if  it  wi!l;  but  that  of 
Clara  Beverley,  at  least " 

"Gracious  Providence!  where  am  I,  that  I  licarllm 
name  of  my  sainted  motherthus  familiarly  pronounced?'' 
interrupted  the  startled  girl ;  "  and  who  are  you,"— 
turning  her  eyes  wildly  on  the  swarthy  counlenaiico  of 
the  warrior,—"  who  are  you,  I  ask,  who,  with  the  mien 
and  in  tho  garb  of  a  savage  of  these  forests,  appear  thuj 
acquainted  with  her  nume?" 

Tho  warrior  pussed  his  hand  across  his  brbw  for  i 
moment,  as  if  soiine  painful  and  intolerable  reflection  Ijuj 
been  culled  up  by  tho  question ;  but  he  speedily  rcco. 
vered  his  self  possession,  and,  with  an  expression  offti. 
turo  that  almost  petrified  his  auditor,  vehemoDtlj  oli. 
served, — 

"  You  ask  who  I  am !  One  who  know  yo'  r  mother 
long  before  the  accursed  name  of  Dc  Haldimar  had  eiei 
been  whispered  in  her  ear;  and  whom  love  for  the  one 
and  hatred  for  the  other  has  rendered  the  savage  yon 
now  behold  !  Uut,"  he  continued,  while  a  fierce  and 
hideous  smile  lighted  up  every  featare,  "  I  overlook  mj 
past  sufferings  in  my  present  happiness.  The  image  of 
Clara  ncvcrloy,  even  such  as  my  soul  loved  lieriniti 
youth,  is  once  more  before  me  in  hor  child ;  that  child 
shall  be  my  wife  !" 

"  Your  wife  !  monster; — never  !"  shrieked  the  unhip.  I 
py  girl,  uguiii  vainly  attempting  to  disengage  homelf 
from  the  encircling  arm  of  the  savage.  "Bul,"ih« 
pursued,  in  a  tone  of  supplication,  while  the  tears 
eoursed  each  other  down  her  cheek,  "  if  you  ever  loved 
my  mother,  us  you  say  you  have,  restore  her  children 
to  their  home ;  und,  if  saints  may  be  permitted  to  look 
down  from  heaven  in  approval  ot  the  acts  of  men,  the  | 
whom  you  have  loved  will  bless  you  for  tho  deed." 

A  deep  groan  burst  from  tho  vast  chest  of  Wacomti; 
but,  for  a  moment,  he  answered  not    At  length  he  ob- 
served, pointing  at  the  same  time  with  his  finger  toward) 
the  cloudless  vault  above  their  heads, — "  Do  you  behold  I 
yon  blue  sky,  Clara  de  Huldimar?"  I 

"  1  do; — what  mean  you?"  demanded  tho  trerablinj I 
girl,  in  whom  a  momentary  hope  had  been  excited  by  I 
the  subdued  nxiniier  of  tlic  savage. 

"  Nothing,"  lie  coolly  rejoined  ;  "  only  that  wercyonr  I 
mother  to  appear  there  at  this  moment,  clad  in  all  the 
attributes  escribed  to  angels,  her  prayer  would  notiltci 
the  destiny  that  awaits  you.  Nay,  nay;  look  notlbiul 
sorrowfully,"  he  pursued,  as,  in  despite  of  her  etforltlol 
prevent  him,  he  imprinted  a  burning  kiss  upon  her  lipil 
"  Even  thus  was  1  once  wont  to  linger  on  the  lips  afyoni  I 
mother;  but  hers  ever  pouted  to  bo  pressed  by  mine;  I 
und  not  with  tears,  but  with  sunniest  smiles  did  ibtl 
court  them."  He  paused  ;  bent  his  head  over  Iheficil 
of  the  shuddering  girl;  and  gazing  fixedly  for  a  fell 
minutes  on  her  countenance,  while  be  pressed  hnl 
struggling  form  more  closely  to  his  own,  exulliD|lM 
pursued,  as  if  to  himself, — "  Even  as  her  mother  ini,| 
so  is  slic.  Yo  powers  of  hell !  who  would  have  ereil 
thought  a  tiinn  would  come  when  both  my  vengeiniel 
and  my  love  would  be  gratified  to  tho  utmost?  HofI 
strange  it  never  should  have  occurred  to  mo  he  ht(li| 
daughter  !" 

"  What  mean  you,  fierce,  unpitying  man  7"  exclalmrij 
the  terrified  Clara,  to  whom  a  full  sense  of  the  IjorrorM 
her  position  had  lent  unusual  energy  of  clinraclerl 
"Surely  yuu  will  not  detain  a  p«i<r  defenceless  womul 
in  your  hunds, — the  child  of  her  you  say  you  hml 
loved.  Hut  it  is  fiilse  ! — you  never  knew  her,  oryoi 
would  not  now  reject  luy  prayer." 

"Never  know  hurl''  fiercely  repeated  Waconst 
.\guin  lie  paused.  "Would  I  had  never  known  Iml 
nnd  I  should  not  now  be  tho  outcast  wretch  I  i^f 
— ho  udded,  slowly  and  impiossively.  Then  i 
more  elevating  his  voice; — " Clara  de  Haldimar,  I  hiH 
loved  your  mother  as  man  never  loved  woman  ;iiiil| 
have  hilled  your  futhcr"  (grinding  his  teeth  witli  Hi] 
us  he  spoke)  "  us  man  never  hated  man.  Thai  Ion 
that  hatred  are  unquenchod — unquenchable.  Before  n 
I  sec  at  once  tho  image  of  her  who,  oven  in  dcalli,li 
lived  enshrined  in  my  heart,  and  tho  child  of  him  *^ 


it  my  bilteres 

itand  iiie  now 

"  Almighty 

can  nothing 

the  affrighted ) 
on  tliosc  of  the 
her  own  to  sin 
puriued,  after  i 
of  despair,  "if 
you  say  you  ii 
the  name  of  th 
yourself,  prevai 
"Ellen  Hullo 
the  wielched  w 
veiily  meal  on  i 
sciousness  of  tl 
notElli.n  Halk 
My  husband  wi 
toldior,  and  was 
"Reginald  A 
What  know  yoi 
coueta,  with  frig 
ing  form  of  Cla 
ahou'der  of  the  u 
"  Stop ;  do  no 
the  almost  screa 
my  husband  one 
He  did  not  look 
roe  BO." 

"What  of  bin 
Wacousla,  as  he 
wretched  Ellen, 
came  he  ?" 

"Nay,  you  mi 
and,  as  sho  uttei 
ciliating  tone,  he 
warrior  with  a  ni 
"  But  he  was  verj 
reus;  and  we  live 
other  at  first  sigh 
and  they  quarrelc 
and  then  we  beca 

a  soldier,  and 

ago."  Slie  presse 
bead  upon  her  die 
"  Ellen,  woman 
this  Reginald  Mo 
county  did  he  beic 
"  Ob,  we  were  I 
vivacity  singularlj 
monotonous  tone; 
great  family,  and  I 

"Cornish! ( 

pealed  the  dark  W 
ingnnd  disgust  so 
features ;  "  then  is 
Was  the  family  see 
"  It  was,"  unties 
yet  with  tho  air  o 
peatcd,  long  foigo 
beautiful  castle  too 
commanded  such 

lillle  port  of 

iwect  valley,  close 
happy."  She  puus 
«nd  pressed  it  wit! 
the  chain  of  connci 
without  success. 

"And  your  fatlii 
warrior,  cnquiriiigb 
aright?"  *•' 

"Ha!  who  namci 
woman.  "  Yes,  sir 
the  kindest,  the  nc 
•Bliction  of  his  chiliJ 
ftraily,  broke  his  Ik 
i«  dead  too ;  and  I  i 
uid  have  no  one  to 
Mch  other  rapidly  c 
ejM  wore  staring  ai 
"It  is  false!"  vo 
hid  gained  all  that 
nil  doubts,  quitted  t 
Pfe«  with  violence 
I  "ilended  hintselfnt 
I  onclc  of  your  husba 
iwn  the  wilb  of  t\ 
pumied  with  unnll 
''"'tfd  up  and  shook 
ili'fclion  cf  the  fort 


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WACOUSTA,  on  THE  PnOPUECY. 


261 


ind  paled.  At 
1  uiHin  his  own, 
pprang  cagorlj 
mt  divided  him 
linglo  Btep.boiB 
I  much  case  at  if 
ning  to  his  own 
n  victim  at  hia 

',  as  she  viinlj 
[luldimar  portion 
/i!l ;  but  that  of 

,  that  I  heir  tlie 
irly  pronounoedT' 
who  arc  yau,"— 
ly  countenance  of 
lo,  with  the  mien 
rosts,  appear  thui 

IS  his  brbw  fur  > 
abin  rcHeclioii  Iwd 
hu  speedily  rccu. 
I  expression  of  fui. 
r,  vehemently  ob- 

:new  yo'  r  mother 
Haldimar  hud  ever 
m  love  for  the  one 
id  the  savage  you 
vhile  a  fierce  and 
ro,  "  I  overlook  mj 
Dss.  The  image  of  I 
lul  loved  heriaiti 
or  child ;  that  child  ] 

shrieked  the  un'iip. 
>  disengage  hornlf  I 
ivuge.    "  But,"  she 
n,  while  the  tears 
"if  you  ever  loved 
cstorc  her  children  { 
le  permitted  to  l 
10  acts  of  men,  ahe  { 
for  the  deed." 
Idlest  of  Wacoujta;  I 
At  length  he  oh- 1 
his  finger  towaidi  I 
, — '■  Do  you  behold  I 

^ded  tlio  trembling  I 
ad  been  excited  by  I 

only  thatwercyonri 
lont,  clad  in  all  the  I 
yer  would  not  alltt  I 
nay ;  look  not  tbu  I 
lite  of  her  etforlstol 
kiss  upon  herlipe.! 
on  thelipsofyourj 
pressed  by  mine; 
iest  smiles  did  ihil 
head  over  the  ftct  I 
fixedly  for  a  fell 
lo   he   pressed  bet  I 
lis  own,  exullin|l;l 
her  mother  «u,l 
would  have  etiil 
)th  my  venjeancel 
tlio  utmost?    Howl 
ed  to  mo  ha  hadil 

g  man  7"  exclaimejl 

use  of  the  horror  or 

crgy   of  cliaraclei| 

IdefeiicelesB  womttl 

lyou  say  you  hiii| 

knew  her,  or  J 

tpcaled  Wacon* 
]  never  known  beil 
list  wretch  I  iinj 
■voly.  Then  otrf 
ie  Haldimar,  I  brt 
Ivod  woman !  >™| 
Ihia  teeth  witbftf 
man.  Thallm 
Ichable.  Dcfott" 
lovcn  in  death," 
)  child  of  him  ^A 


■    ^y  bitterest  foo.     Clara  de  Huldimar,  do  you  under- 
iland  ine  now  7" 

"  Almighty  Providence  !  is  there  no  one  to  save  mo  ? 
_^n  nothing  touch  your  stubborn  heart  ?"  exclaimed 
the  affrighted  girl ;  and  she  turned  her  swimming  eyes 
on  those  of  the  warrior,  in  appeal ;  but  his  ginnce  caused 
her  own  to  sink  in  confusion.  "  Ellen  llalloway,"  she 
nur8asd,aAor  a  moment's  pauso,  and  in  the  wild  accents 
of  despair,  "if  you  are  indeed  the  wife  of  this  man,  as 
vou  say  you  aic,  oh  I  plead  for  me  with  hira ;  and  Jii 
tlie  name  of  that  kindness,  which  I  once  extended  to 
yourself,  prevail  on  liim  to  restore  me  to  my  father !" 

"  Ellen  Halloway  ! — who  calls  Ellen  llalloway  ?"  said 
the  wretched  woman,  who  had  again  resumed  her  slo- 
venly meal  on  the  rude  couch,  apparently  without  con- 
jciousness  of  the  scene  enacting  at  her  side.  "  I  am 
notEIh^n  Halloway:  they  said  so;  but  it  is  not  true. 
My  husband  was  Reginald  Morton  :  but  ho  went  for  a 
soldier,  and  was  killed  ;  and  I  novor  saw  him  more." 

"Reginald  Morton!  What  mean  you,  woman  ? — 
What  know  you  of  Reginald  Morton  7"  demanded  Wa- 
cousta,  with  frightful  energy,  as,  leaning  over  the  shrink- 
ing form  of  Clara,  he  violently  grasped  and  shook  the 
ihou'der  of  the  unhappy  maniac. 

"Stop;  do  not  hurt  me,  and  1  will  tell  you  all,  sir," 
tlia  almost  screamed.  "Oh,  Sir,  Reginald  Morton  was 
my  husband  once ;  but  he  was  kindoi  than  you  are. 
He  did  not  look  so  fiercely  at  roe  ;  nor  did  ho  pinch 
roe  BO." 

"What  of  him? — who  was  ho 7"  furiously  repealed 
Wacousta,  as  he  again  impatiently  shook  the  arm  of  the 
wretched  Ellen.  "  Where  did  you  know  liiin  ? — Whence 
came  he  7" 

"fjay,  you  must  not  bo  jealous  of  poor  Reginald:'! 
and,  as  she  uttered  these  words  in  a  softening  and  con- 
ciliating lone,  her.  eye  was  turned  upon  tln.so  of  the 
warrior  with  a  mingled  expression  of  t<;ar  and  cunning. 
"  But  he  was  very  good  and  very  handsome,  and  gene- 
rous; and  we  lived  near  each  other,  and  wo  loved  each 
other  at  first  sight.  But  his  family  were  very  proud, 
aod  they  quarreled  with  liim  because  ho  married  mc; 
and  then  we  became  very  poor,  and  Reginald   went  for 

a  soldier,  and ;  but  I  forgot  tho  rest,  it  is  so  long 

aro."    She  pressed  her  hand  to  her  bruw,  and  sank  licr 
head  upon  her  chest. 

"  Ellen,  woman,  again  I  ask  you  where  he  came  from? 
this  Reginald  Morton  that  you  have  named.  To  wlia!. 
county  did  he  belong  7" 

"Ob,  we  were  both  Cornish,"  slio  answered,  with  a 
vivacity  singularly  in  contrast  with  her  recent  loiw  and 
OMnotonous  tone ;  "  but,  as  I  said  before,  ho  wus  of  a 
great  family,  and  1  only  a  poor  clergyman's  daughter." 

"Cornish! Cornish,  did  you  say  7"  fiercely  re- 
pealed the  dark  Wacousta,  while  an  expression  of  loath- 
ing and  disgust  seemed  for  a  moment  to  convulse  his 
features;  "then  is  it  as  1  had  feared.  One  word  more 
Was  the  family  seat  called  Morton  Castlo  7" 

"  It  was,"  unhesitatingly  returned  tho  poor  woman, 
yet  with  tho  air  of  one  wondering  to  hear  a  namu  re- 
pealed, long  foi gotten  oven  by  herself.  "It  was  s 
beautil'ul  castle  too,  on  a  lovely  ridgn  of  hills  ;  and  it 
commanded  such  a  nice  view  of  the  sea,  close  to  the 
little  port  of ;  and  tho  parsonage  stood  in  such  a 


awoet  vallny.  close  under  tho  castle ;  and  wo  wore  all  so 
luppy."  Slio  paused,  again  put  her  hand  to  her  brow, 
and  pressed  it  with  forcn,  as  if  endeavouring  to  pursue 
the  chain  of  connection  in  her  memory,  but  ovidcntly 
without  success. 

"  And  your  father's  name  was  Clayton  ?"  said  the 
warrior, enquiringly.  "Henry  Clayton,  if  I  recollect 
aright?" 

"Ha !  whd  names  my  father?"  shrieked  the  wretched 
wouian.  "  Yes,  sir,  it  was  Clayton — Henry  Clayton — 
the  kindest,  the  noblest  of  human  beings.  But  the 
affliction  of  liis  child,  and  the  persecutions  of  the  Morton 
family,  broke  Iiis  heart.  He  is  dead,  sir,  and  Reginald 
is  dead  too;  and  I  am  a  |>uor  lone  widow  in  the  world, 
and  havo  no  one  lo  love  mo."  Hero  the  tears  coursed 
each  other  rapidly  down  her  faded  cheek,  although  her 
eyes  wore  staring  and  motionless. 

"It  is  false!"  vociferated  the  warrior,  who,  now  he 
hid  gained  all  that  was  essential  to  the  elucidation  of 
hli  doubts,  quitted  the  sliouldor  ho  had  continnud  to 
press  witli  violence  in  his  nervous  hand,  and  once  more 
titended  hintself  at  his  length  ;  "  in  mo  you  behold  the 
oncic  of  your  husband.  Yes,  Ellen  (Clayton,  you  have 
been  the  wife  of  two  Reginald  Mortons.  Both,"  he 
pursued  with  uniitternhio  bitterness,  while  ho  again 
■tilled  np  and  shook  his  tomahawk  memcingly  in  the 
<liicclion  cf  the  fort, — "  both  have  been  the  victims  ot 


yoncold-bloodcdgovcrnoi ;  but  tho  hour  of  our  reckoning 
is  at  hand.  Ellon,''  he  fiercely  added, "  do  you  rocollccl 
the  curse  you  pronounced  on  tho  family  of  that  haughty 
man,  when  he  slaughtered  your  Reginald?  By  Heaven  ! 
it  shall  be  fulfilled  ;  but  first  shall  the  love  I  have  so 
long  borne  the  mothor  be  transferred  to  tho  child." 

Again  he  sought  to  encircle  the  waist  of  her  whom, 
in  tho  strong  excitement  of  his  rage,  ho  had  momenta- 
rily  quilted;  but  the  unutterable  disgust  and  horror 
produced  in  tho  mind  of  the  unhappy  Clara  lent  an  al- 
most supernatural  activity  to  her  despair.  She  dexte- 
rously eluded  his  grasp,  gained  her  feci,  and  with 
tottering  steps  and  outstretched  arms  darted  through 
tho  opening  of  tho  tent,  and  piteously  exclaiming. 
•'  Save  me  !  oh,  for  God's  sake,  save  me !"  sank  exhaust- 
ed, and  apparently  lifeless,  on  tho  chest  of  the  prisoner 
without. 

To  such  of  our  readers  as,  deceived  by  tho  romantic 
nature  of  the  attachment  stated  lo  have  been  originally 
entertained  by  Sir  Everard  Vallotort  for  the  un.«ccn 
sister  of  his  friend,  havo  been  led  to  expect  a  tale 
abounding  in  manifestations  of  its  progress  when  the 
parlies  had  actually  met,  we  at  once  announce  disap 
poiiitment.  Neither  the  lover  of  amorous  adventure, 
nor  the  admirnr  of  witty  dialogue,  should  dive  into 
these  passages.  Room  for  the  exercise  of  the  invention 
might,  it  is  true,  bo  found  ;  but  ours  is  a  tale  of  sad  re- 
ality, and  our  heroes  and  lioruincs  figure  under  circuiii 
stances  that  would  render  wit  a  satire  upon  the  under, 
standing,  and  lovo  a  reflcclioM  u[>on  the  heart.  Williir 
the  bounds  of  probability  havo  we,  thoioforc,  confined 
onrsolves 

What  the  feelings  of  the  young  baronet  must  have 
been,  from  the  first  moment  when  he  received  fioin  the 
hands  of  tlio  unfortunate  Captain' Biynton  (who,  nl- 
Ihougli  an  officer  of  his  own  corps,  was  iwrsonally  a 
stranger  lo  him,)  that  cherished  sisicr  of  his  friend;  on 
whose  ideal  form  his  excited  isnuginalion  had  so  ol'len 
latterly  loved  lo  linger,  up  to  the  present  hour,  wc 
should  vainly  attempt  to  paint.  There  iire  emotions  of 
the  heart,  it  would  be  mockery  in  tho  pen  to  trace. 
From  tho  instant  of  his  first  conlributiiig  to  preserve  her 
life,  on  that  dreadful  day  of  blood,  to  that  when  the 
schooner  fell  into  tho  hands  of  the  savages,  few  words 
had  passed  between  them,  and  thcsu  had  reference 
merely  lo  the  position  in  which  they  found  themselves, 
and  whonever  Sir  Everard  fell  he  could,  without  inde- 
licacy or  intrusion,  tender  himself  in  tho  slightest  way 
sorviceablo  to  her.  Tho  very  circumstances  undei 
which  they  had  met,  conduced  lo  Iho  suppression,  if  not 
utter  extinction,  of  nil  passion  allaclicd  lo  ti.^  senti- 
ment with  which  he  had  been  inspired.  A  new  feeling 
had  quickened  in  his  breast;  and  it  was  with  emotion! 
more  assimilated  to  friendship  than  to  love  that  ho  now 
regarded  tho  beautiful  but.  sorrow  stricken  sister  of  his 
bosom  friend.  Still  there  was  a  softness,  a  purify, 
delicacy  and  tenderness  in  this  new  feeling,  in  which 
the  influence  of  sex  secretly  though  unackuowledgcdiy 
predominated;  and  even  while  sensible  it  would  have 
been  a  profanation  of  fivery  thing  most  sacred  and  deli- 
cate in  nature  to  have  admitted  a  thought  of  love  within 
his  breast  at  such  a  moment,  ho  also  felt  ho  could  have 
entertained  a  voluptuous  joy  in  making  any  sacrifice, 
even  to  tho  surrender  of  life  ilsolf,  providprl  the  tran- 
quillity of  that  gentle  and  suffering  boing  could  be  by  it 
ensured. 

*  Clara,  in  her  turn,  had  boon  in  no  condition  to  admit 
so  exclusive  a  power  as  that  of  iovo  within*  her  soul. 
She  had,  it  is  ^truo,  even  amid  the  desolation  of  her 
shattered  spirit,  recognised  in  the  young  officer  the 
original  of  a  portrait  so  frequently  drawn  by  her  brother, 
and  dwell  on  by  herself.  She  acknowledged,  moreover, 
tho  fidelity  of  the  painting:  but  however  she  might 
have  felt  and  acted  under  different  circumstances,  ab- 
sorbcd  as  was  her  heart,  and  paralysed  her  imagination, 
by  the  borrowing  scenes  she  had  gone  through,  she,  too, 
had  room  but  for  ono  sontinient  in  her  fainting snul,  and 
that  was  friendship  fiir  tho  friend  of  her  brother;  on 
whom,  moreover,  she  bestowed  that  woman's  gtatitnde, 
which  could  not  fail  lo  bo  awakened  by  a  recollection 
of  the  risks  ho  had  on  ounlered,  conjointly  with  Fredo- 
rick,  to  save  her  fVom- destruction.  During  their  pas 
sage  across  lake  Huron,  Sir  Everard  had  usually  taken 
his  scut  on  tho  deck,  at  that  respectful  distance  which 
he  conceived  the  delicacy  of  the  position  of  the  unforlu- 
naln  cousins  doniniided ;  but  in  such  a  manner  that, 
while  ho  seenii'd  wholly  abstracted  from  them,  his  eye 
had  more  than  once  been  detcc'.od  by  Clara  fixed  on  hers, 
with  an  nH'oclionatrnr  s  of  interest  she  could  not  avoid 


These,  however,  were  the  only   indications  of  regard 
that  had  passed  between  them. 

If,  however,  a  niomenlary  an(J  irrepressible  flashing 
of  that  sentiment,  which  had,  at  an  earlier  |)criod, 
formed  a  portion  of  their  imaginings,  did  occasionally 
steal  over  their  hearts  while  there  was  a  prospect  of 
reaching  their  friends  in  safety,  all  mnnifostatiun  of  ita 
power  was  again  finally  suppressed  when  the  schooner 
fell  into  the  hands  of  the  savages.  Become  the  imme- 
diate prisoners  of  Wacousta,  they  had  been  surrendered 
to  that  ferocious  chief  to  bn  dealt  with  as  he  might  think 
proper  ;  and,  on  disembarking  from  tho  canoe  in  which 
their  transit  lo  tho  mainland  had  been  descried  that 
morning  from  the  fort,  had  licen  separated  from  their 
equally  unfortunate  and  suffering  companions.  Captain 
do  Haldimar,  Madeline,  and  the  Canadian,  wore  de- 
livered over  lo  the  custody  of  several  choice  warriors  of 
the  tribe  in  which  Wacousta  was  adopted  ;  and,  bound 
hand  and  foot,  were,  at  that  moment,  in  the  war  tent  of 
the  fierco  savage,  which,  nsPonloacliad  once  boasted  In 
tho  governor,  was  every  where  hung  around  with  human 
scalps,  both  of  men,  ci  women,  and  of  children.  Tho 
object  of  this  mysterioi's  man,  in  removing  CInra  lo 
llin  spot  we  have  described,  was  ono  well  worthy  of  his 
ferocious  naluro.  His  vengeance  had  already  devoted 
her  to  destruction ;  and  it  vus  within  view  of  tho  fort, 
which  contained  the  fiilher  whom  he  loathed,  ho  had  re- 
solved his  purpose  should  be  accomplished.  A  refine- 
ment of  cruelly,  such  as  could  scarcely  have  been  sup- 
posed lo  enter  tho  breast  eve  i  of  such  a  remorseless 
savage  as  himself,  had  caused  him  to  convey  to  the  same 
spot,  him  whom  he  rather  suspected  than  knew  to  bo 
llio  lover  of  the  young  girl.  It  was  with  the  view  of 
liarrowing  up  the  .ooul  of  one  whom  he  had  recognised 
as  the  ofliccr  who  had  disabled  him  on  the  night  of  tho 
rencontre  on  Iho  bridge,  Ihal  he  hod  boaind  Sir  Everard 
lo  the  tree,  whence,  as  wo  have  already  stated,  ho  was  a 
compelled  spertator  of  every  thing  that  passed  within 
the  lent;  and  yet  with  that  frco  action  of  limb  which  . 
only  tended  to  tantalize  him  the  more  amid  his  una- 
voidable cflbrls  lo  rid  himself  of  his  lionds. — a  fact  that 
proved  not  only  the  dire  extent  to  which  the  revenge  of 
Wacousta  could  be  carried,  but  the  actual  and  gratui- 
tous cruelty  of  his  nature. 

One  must  have  been  similarly  circumstanced,  to  un- 
dcrslnnd  all  the  agony  of  the  young  man  during  this 
odious  scene,  and  particularly  at  tho  fierce  and  repeated 
ileclar.ilion  of  the  savage  that  Cla'ra  should  be  his  bride. 
.M.irc  than  once  had  he  essayed  lo  remove  thu  ligaturr>s 
which  confined  his  waist ;  but  his  nnsucccssful  atlompLs 
only  drew  an  occasional  smile  of  derision  from  his  ene- 
my, as  ho  glanced  his  eye  rapidly  towards  him.  Con- 
scions  at  leiiglh  of  the  inutility  of  efforts,  which,  without 
ln;ncfiling  linr  for  whom  they  were  principally  prompted, 
rendered  liini  in  some  degree  ridiculous  even  in  his  own 
oycs,  the  wretched  Vallelort  desisted  altogether,  and 
with  his  head  sunk  upon  his  chest,  and  his  eyes  closed, 
sought  at  least  to  shut  out  a  scene  which  blasted  his 
sight,  and  harrowed  up  his  very  soul. 

But  when  Clara,  uttering  her  wild  cry  for  protection, 
t»nd  rn.shing  forth  from  the  tent,  sank  almost  uncon- 
sciously in  his  embrace,  a  thrill  of  inexplicable  joy  ran 
through  each  awakened  fibre  of  his  frame.  Bending 
engorly  forward,  he  had  extended  his  arms  to  receive 
her ;  and  when  he  felt  her  light  and  graceful  form 
pressing  "uiwn  his  own  as  its  last  refuge — when  ho  felt 
her  heart  beating  against  his — when  he  saw  her  head 
drooping  on  his  shoulder,  in  the  wild  recklessness  of  ck>s. 
pair, — even  ninid  that  scene  of  desolation  and  grief  he 
could  not  help  enfolding  her  in  tumultous  ecstasy  to  his 
breast.  Every  horrible  danger  was  for  in  instant 
forgotten  in  the  soothing  consciousness  that  he  at 
length  encircled  the  form  of  her,  whom  in  many  an 
hour  of  solitude  he  had  thus  pictured,  although  under 
far  ditlbrcnt  circumstances,  reposing  confidingly  on  him. 
There  was  delight  mingled  with  agony  in  his  senHBlion 
of  tho  wild  throb  of  her  bosom  against  his  own  ;  and 
oven  while  his  snul  fainted  witliin  him.  as  he  reflected 
on  the  fate  that  awaited  her,  he  felt  as  if  he  could  him- 
self now  die  more  happily. 

Momentary,  however,  was  tho  duration  of  thi»  scene. 
Furious  with  anger  at  the  evident  disgust  of  his  victim, 
Wacousta  no  sooner  saw  her  sink  into  the  arms  of  her 
lover,  than  with  that  agility  for  which  ho  was  romorka- 
ble  he  was  again  on  his  feet,  and  stood  in  the  next  in- 
stant at  her  side.  Uniting  to  the  generous  strength  of 
his  manhood  all  that  was  wrung  from  his  mingled  love 
and  despair,  Iho  ofticer  clasped  his  hand  round  the  waist 
lof  the  drooping  Clara;  and    with  clenched  teeth,  and 


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the  warrior  to  remove  licr.  Not  a  word  was  utlored  on 
pitlicr  side;  but  in  tlic  fierce  smile  llint  curled  the  lip  of 
the  savage,  there  gpokca  language  even  more  terrible 
than  the  words  that  smile  implied.  Sir  Everard  could 
not  suppress  an  involuntary  shudder;  and  when  at 
length  Wacousta,  after  a  short  but  violent  struggle,  sue. 
ccedod  in  again  securing  and  bearing  off  his  prize,  the 
wretchedness  of  soul  of  the  former  was  indescribable. 

"You  see  'tis  vain  to  struggle  against  your  destiny, 
Clara  do  Haldimar,"  sneered  the  warrior.  "  Ours  is  but 
a  rude  nuptial  couch,  it  is  true ;  but  the  wife  of  an 
Indian  chief  must  not  expect  the  luxuries  of  I'Uropo  in 
tho  heart  of  un-American  wilderness." 

"  Almighty  Heaven  !  where  am  I  ?"  exclaimed  the 
wretched  girl,  again  unclosing  her  eyes  to  all  the  hor- 
ror of  her  position  ;  for  again  she  lay  at  Ihc  side,  and 
within  tho  encircling  arm,  of  her  enemy.  ''Oh,  Sir 
Everard  Vallotort,  I  thought  I  was  with  you,  and  that 
you  had  saved  me  from  this  monster.  Where  is  my 
brother  ? — Where  are  Frederick  and  Madeline  ? — Why 
have  they  deserted  me  ? — Ah  !  my  heart  will  break,  i 
cannot  endure  this  longer,  and  live." 

"Clara,  Miss  de  Ilaldimar,"  groaned  Sir  Everard,  in 
n  voice  of  searching  agony  ;  "could  I  lay  down  my  life 
for  you,  I  would  ;  but  you  sec  these  bunds.  Oli  God ! 
oh  God  I  have  pity  on  the  innocent;  and  for  once  in- 
cline the  heart  of  yon  fierce  monster  to  the  whisperings 
of  mercy."  As  ho  uttcrr  J  me  last  sentence,  he  attempted 
to  sink  on  his  knees  in  supplication  to  Him  he  addressed, 
but  the  tension  of  the  cord  prevented  him;  yet  were  his 
hands  clas|)ed,  and  his  eyes  upraised  to  heaven,  while 
his  countenance  beamed  with  an  expression  of  fervent 
enthusiasm, 

"  Pcaco,  babbler !  or,  by  Heaven  1  that  prayer  shall 
bo  your  last,"  vociferated  Wacousta.  "  I3ut  no,"  ho 
pursued  to  himself,  dropping  at  tho  same  time  the 
point  of  his  upraised  tomahawk ;  "  these  arc  hut  the 
natural  writhings  of  the  crushed  worm  ;  and  tho  longer 
protracted  they  are,  the  more  complete  will  bo  my  ven- 
geance." Then  turning  to  tho  terrified  girl, — "  You 
ask,  Clara  de  Haldimar,  where  you  are  ?  In  the  tent  of 
your  mother's  lover,  I  reply, — at  the  side  of  him  who 
once  pressed  her  to  his  heart,  even  as  I  now  press  you, 
and  with  a  fondness  that  was  only  equalled  by  her  own. 
(^/omc,  dear  Clara,"  and  his  voice  assumed  a  tono  or 
tenderness  that  was  even  more  revolting  than  his  natu- 
ral ferocity,  "  let  me  woo  you  to  the  affection  she  once 
possessed.  It  was  a  heart  of  fire  in  which  her  image 
stood  enshrined, — it  is  a  heart  of  fire  still,  and  well  wor- 
thy of  her  child." 

"  Never,  never!"  shrieked  the  agonised  girl.  "Kill 
mo,  murder  me,  if  you  will ;  but  on  !  if  you  have  pity, 
pollute  not  my  ear  with  the  avowal  of  your  detested 
love.  But  again  I  repeal,  it  is  false  that  my  nmtlier 
ever  knew  you.  She  never  could  have  loved  so  fierce, 
so  vindictive  a  being  as  yourself." 

'•  Ha !  do  you  doubt  me  still .'"  sternly  demanded  the 
savage.  Then  drawing  tho  shuddering  girl  still  closer 
to  his  vast  chest. — "  Come  hither,  Clara,  while  to  con- 
vince you  I  unfold  tho  sad  histoty  of  my  life,  and  tell 
you  more  of  your  parents  than  you  have  ever  known- 
When,"  ho  pursued  solemnly, "  you  have  learnt  the  ex- 
tent of  my  love  for  the  one,  and  of  my  hatred  for  the 
other,  and  the  wrunss  I  have  endured  from  both,  you 
will  no  longer  wonder  at  the  spirit  of  mingled  love  and 
vcngeancu  that  dictates  my  conduct  towards- yourself. 
Listen, girl,"  he  continued  fiercely,  "and  judge  whether 
mine  arc  injuries  to  be  tamely  purdoiied,  when  a  whole 
life  has  been  devoted  to  the  pursuit  of  the  means  of 
avenging  them." 

Irresistibly  led  by  a  desire  to  know  what  possible  con- 
nection could  have  existed  between  her  parents  and  tliis 
singular  and  ferocious  man,  the  wretched  girl  gave  her 
passive  assent  She  even  hoped  tliat,  in  the  course  of  his 
narrative,  some  sotlening  recollections  would  pass  over 
his  mind,  the  effect  of  which  might  be  to  predispose  him 
to  mercy.  Wacousta  buried  his  face  for  a  few  moments 
in  his  large  hand,  as  if  endeavouring  to  collect  and  con- 
centrate the  remembrances  of  past  years.  His  counte- 
nance, meanwhile,  had  undergone  a  change ;  for  there 
was  now  a  shade  of  melancholy  mixed  with  the  fierceness 
of  expression  usually  observable  there.  This,  however, 
was  dispelled  in  the  course  of  his  narrative,  and  as  va- 
rious opposite  passions  were  in  turn  powerfully  and  seve- 
rally developed. 

CHAPTER  XXX. 

"  It  is  now  four  and  twenty  years,"  eommcnccd  Wa- 
cousta, '-since  your  father  ond  myself  first  met  as 
■ubolterns  in  tho  regiment  ho  now  commands,  when  on 


intimacy  suddenly  sprang  up  between  us,  which,  as  it 
was  then  to  our  brother  officers,  has  since  .been  a  source 
of  utter  astonishment  to  myself.  He,  all  coldness,  pru- 
dence, obsequiousness,  and  forethought.  I,  all  enthusiasm, 
carelessness,  imjictuosity,  and  independence.  Whether 
this  intimacy  sprang  from  the  adventitious  circumstance 
of  our  being  more  Irequently  thrown  together  us  oiliccrs 
of  the  same  company, — for  we  were  both  attaclii-d  to'tlie 
grenadiers, — or  that  my  wild  spirit  was  sootlied  by  the 
bland  amenity  of  his  manners,  I  know  not.  The  latter, 
however,  is  not  improbable ;  for  proud,  and  haughty,  and 
dignified,  us  the  colonel  nuw  is,  such  was  not  Iheii  the- 
character  of  the  ensign ;  who  seemed  thrown  out  of  one 
of  nature's  su|>plest  moulds,  to  fawn,  and  cringe,  and 
worm  his  way  to  fuvour  by  the  wily  s|icciouoness  o'"  his 
manners.  Oli  God  !"  pursued  Wncoustn,  after  a  momen- 
tary pause,  and  striking  his  |)alrn  against  his  forehend, 
"  that  I  ever  should  have  been  the  dupe  of  such  a  cold- 
blooded hypocrite ! 

"  As  you  have  just  learnt,  Cornwnll  is  the  country  of 
my  birtli.  I  was  the  eldest  of  tlie  only  two  surviving 
children  of  a  large  family ;  and,  as  heir  to  the  baronetcy 
of  the  proud  Mortons,  was  looked  up  to  by  lord  and  vas- 
sal as  the  future  pcrpctuator  of  the  family  name.  My 
brother  had  been  designed  for  the  army  ;  but  as  this  was 
a  profession  to  which  I  had  attached  my  inclinations,  the 
point  was  waived  in  ray  favour,  and  at  the  oge  of  eighteen 

I  first  joined  the regiment,  then  quartered  in  the 

Highlands  of  Scotland.  During  my  boyhood  I  had  ever 
accustomed  myself  to  athletic  exercises,  and  loved  to  ex- 
cite myself  by  encountering  danger  in  its  n\ost  terrific 
forms. 

"The  wild  daring  by  which  my  boylnod  had  Ireen 
marked  was  powerfully  awakened  by  the  bold  and  ro- 
mantic  scenery  of  Ihc  Scottish  Highlands ;  and  as  the 
regiment  was  at  that  time  quartered  in  a  part  of  those 
mountainous  districts,  where,  from  tho  disturbed  nature 
of  the  times,  society  was  difficult  of  attainment,  many  of 
the  officers  were  driven  from  necessity,  as  I  was  from 
choioc,  to  indulge  in  the  sports  of  the  chase.  On  one  oc- 
casion a  party  of  four  of  us  set  out  early  in  the  morning 
in  pursuit  of  deer,  numbers  of  whieli  we  knew  were  to 
be  met  with  in  the  mountainous  tracts  of  Bute  and  Ar. 
gyli'shire.  The  course  we  happened  to  take  lay  through 
a  succession  of  dark  deep  glens,  and  over  frownmg  rocks; 
the  ditficulties  of  access  to  which  only  stirred  up  my  dor- 
mant spirit  of  enterprise  the  more.  We  had  continued 
in  this  course  for  many  hours,  overcoming  one  difficulty 
only  to  be  encountered  by  andtlicr,  and  yet  without  meet- 
ing a  single  deer ;  when,  at  leugth,  the  faint  blast  of  a 
horn  was  heard  far  above  our  heads  in  tlic  distance,  and 
presently  a  noble  stag  was  seen  to  ascend  a  ledge  of  rocks 
immediately  in  front  of  us.  To  raise  my  gun  to  my 
shoulder  and  fire  was  the  work  of  a  moment,  after  which 
wo  all  followed  in  pursuit.  On  reaching  the  sjiot  where 
the  deer  hud  first  Iwen  seen,  we  observed  traces  of  blood, 
satisfying  us  he  had  been  wounded  ;  but  the  course  taken 
in  his  flight  was  one  that  seemed  to  defy  every  human 
effort  to  follow  in.  It  was  a  narrow  pointed  ledge,  as- 
cending boldly  towards  a  huge  cliff  that  projected  frown- 
ingly  from  the  extreme  summit,  and  on  either  side  lay  a 
dark,  deep,  and  apparently  fiithomless  ravine;  to  look 
even  on  which  was  sufficient  to  appal  the  stoutest  heart, 
and  unnerve  the  steadiest  brain.  For  me,  however,  long 
accustomed  to  dangers  of  the  sort,  it  had  no  terror.  1 
hud  proceeded  about  five  hundred  yards  further,  when  I 
came  to  Ihc  termination  of  the  ledge,  from  the  equally 
narrow  transverse  extremity  of  which  branched  out 
three  others  ;  the  whole  contributing  to  form  a  figure  re- 
sembling  that  of  a  trident.  Along  the  ledge  I  had  quit- 
ted I  had  remarked  occasional  traces  where  the  stricken 
deer  had  passed  ;  und  the  same  blood-s^uts  now  directed 
me  at  a  point  where,  but  for  these,  I  must  have  been 
utterly  a'  <i<ult.  The  centre  of  these  new  ridges,  and 
the  narrow !st,  was  tliat  taken  by  the  animni,  and  on 
that  I  once  more  renewed  my  pursuit.  1  continued  my 
course  towards  the  main  body  of  rnck  that  now  rose 
within  a  hundred  yards.  How  this  was  lo  be  gained  I 
knew  not ;  for  it  Rheived  out  abruptly  from  the  extreme 
summit,  overhanging  the  abyss,  and  presenting  an  ap- 
pearance which  I  cannot  more  properly  render  than  by 
comparing  it  to  tho  sounding-boards  placed  over -the 
pulpits  of  our  English  churches.  Still  I  was  resolved 
to  persevere  to  the  close,  and  I  but  too  unhappily  suc- 
ceeded. 

"  It  was  evident  to  mo  that  there  must  be  some  open- 
ing through  which  tho  deer  had  effected  his  osea|>o  to 
the  precipitous  height  al  ovo ;  and  I  felt  a  wild  and  fear- 
fill  triumph  in  lullowing  hiia  to  his  cover,  over  passes 
which  it  was  my  plooiurc  to  think  nono  of  th«  hardy 


mountaineers  themselves  would  have  dared  to  venturi 
upon  with  impunity.  I  paused  not  to  consider  of  the 
difficulty  of  bearing  aw-iv  my  prize,  even  if  I  succcfd. 
ed  in  overtaking  it-  A"  ->ery  step  my  excitenionl sa,) 
determination  '.^c- .i'  •  !!  rr-cr,  and  I  felt  every  fibwof 
my  frame  to  dilr-ic  ii"  v  'len,  iii  my  more  boyish  days,  1 
used  to  brave,  in  ii  _  ,  ''on*  ;,•.•"',  llic  mingled  luryof 
the   warring  elcmt :  '  k.  u  and  storm.    Suddcniv, 

while  my  mind  was  iii:<int  only  on  the  dangers  I  uicj 
tlien  to  hold  in  such  light  estimation,  I  found  my  further 
progress  intercepted  by  a  fissure  ir,  the  crag.  It  wh 
not  the  width  of  this  opening  that  disconcerted  me,  I'm 
it  exceeded  not  ten  feet ;  but  I  came  upon  it  so  unai 
visedly,  that,  in  attempting  to  check  my  forward  motion, 
I  had  nearly  lost  my  equipoise,  and  fallen  into  the  ahyit 
that  now  yawned  before  on  either  side  of  mo.  Tu  pouse 
ujion  the  danger,  would,  I  felt,  be  to  ensure  it.  iSum. 
moning  all  my  dexterity  into  a  single  bound,  I  cleared 
the  chasm ;  and  with  one  buskined  fiiot  (for  my  hunting 
costume  was  strictly  Highland)  clung  firmly  to  the 
ledge,  while  I  secured  my  balance  with  the  other.  At 
this  |H>int  the  rock  became  gradually  broader,  so  tliatl 
now  trod  the  remainder  of  the  rude  path  in  perfect  le. 
curity,  until  I  at  length  found  myself  close  lo  tite  vait 
mass  of  which  these  ledges  were  merely  ramificilioiu 
or  veins :  but  still  I  could  discover  no  outlet  by  which 
the  wounded  deer  could  have  escaped.  While  I  lingered, 
thoughtfully,  for  a  moment,  half  in  disappointment, 
half  in  anger,  and  with  my  back  leaning  against  the 
rock,  I  fancied  I  heard  a  rustling,  as  of  the  loaves  and 
branches  of  underwood,  on  that  part  which  projected 
like  a  canopy,  far  above  the  abyss.  I  bent  my  eyes 
eagerly  and  fixedly  on  the  spot  whence  the  sound  pro. 
ceedcd,  and  presently  could  distinguish  the  blue  sky 
appearing  through  an  aperture,  to  which  was,  the  in- 
stant afterwards,  applied  what  I  conceived  to  he  a  hu- 
man face.  No  sooner,  however,  was  it  seen  than  with- 
drawn ;  and  then  the  rustling  of  leaves  was  heard  again, 
and  all  was  still  as  before. 

"A  new  direction  was  now  given  to  my  feelings.  1 
felt  a  presentiment  tliat  my  adventure,  if  proscriilcd, 
nould  terminate  in  some  extraordinary  and  character- 
Istic  manner;  and  obeying,  as  I  ever  did,  the  first  im. 
pulse  of  my  heart,  1  prepared  to  grapple  once  more  with 
the  difficulties  that  yet  remained  to  be  surmounted.  Se- 
curing my  gun  between  some  twisted  roots  that  grcn 
out  of  and  adhered  to  the  main  body  of  the  rock,  1  com- 
menced the  difficult  ascent;  and,  after  considerable ef. 
fort,  found  myself  at  length  immediately  under  the 
aperture.  My  progress  along  the  lower  superficies  of 
this  projection  was  like  that  of  a  crawling  reptile.  M; 
back  hung  suspended  over  the  chasm,  into  which  one 
falso  movement  of  hand  or  foot,  one  yielding  nf  the 
roots  entwined  in  the  rock,  must  inevitably  have  precipl. 
tatcd  me  ;  and,  while  my  toes  wormed  themselves  into 
the  tortuous  fibres  of  the  latter,  I  passed  hand  over  hand 
beyond  my  head,  until  I  had  arrived  within  a  footer 
two  of  the  |)oint  I  desired  to  reach.  Here,  howe\'er,a 
new  difficulty  occurred.  A  plight  projection  of  the  rock, 
close  to  the  aperture,  impeded  my  further  prcgrnss  in 
the  manner  hitherto  pursued  ;  and,  to  pass  this,  I  was 
compelled  to  drop  my  whole  weight,  suspended  by  one 
vigorous  arm,  while,  with  the  other,  I  separated  the 
bushes  that  concealed  tho  opening.  A  violent  exertion 
of  every  muscle  now  impelled  me  upward,  until  al 
length  I  had  so  far  succeeded  ai  to  introduce  my  licid 
and  shoulders  through  the  aperture;  after  which  m; 
final  success  was  no  longer  doubtful." 

One  of  those  painful  pauses  with  which  his  norrnlln 
was  often  broken,  here  occurred  ;  and,  with  an  oner^j 
lliat  terrified  her  whom  he  addressed,  Wacousta  pursued, 
— "Clara  de  Haldimar,  it  was  here — in  this  garden— 
this  paradise — this  oasis  of  tho  rocks  in  which  I  no* 
Ibund  myself,  that  I  first  saw  and  loved  your  mother. 
Ha  !  you  start :  you  believe  me  now.  Loved  her!"  he 
continued,  after  another  short  pause — "  oh,  what  a  fee- 
ble word  is  love  to  express  tho  concentration  of  mighty 
feelings  that  flowed  like  burning  lava  through  my  veins! 
Who  shall  pretend  to  give  a  name  to  the  emotion  that 
ron  thrillingly — madly  through  my  excited  frame,  when 
first  I  gazed  on  hnr,  who,  in  every  attribute  nf  womnnljr 
beauty,  realised  uU  my  fondest  fancy  ever  paintcd?- 
Listen  lo  me,  Clara,"  ho  pursued,  in  a  fiercer  tone,  and  I 
with  a  convulsive  pressure  of  the  form  he  still  encircled; 
— "  If,  in  inv  younger  days,  my  mind  was  alive  to  en- 
terprise, and  loved  to  conlcroplate  danger  in  its  awl 
appalling  forms,  this  was  far  from  being  the  master  |iii- 
sion  of  my  soul ;  nay,  it  was  the  strong  necessity  I  felt 
of  pouring  into  lome  devotod  bosom  the  overflowing fbl- 
ncBs  of  my  heart,  that  made  ino  court  in  solitude  tliM 


positions  of 
was  ever  ass 
"l  have  al 
the  rock,  I  f< 
tains-    It  w 
procipilou-i  ci 
of  the  wildea 
peiietratiun  a 
of  verdure,  a 
put  so  shame 
valleys  of  Ita 
"  At  about 
bank,  Ibrmed  c 
tviili  rcsos  ar 
Msis-    She,  U 
gave  an  air  of 
was  in  classic 
At  ihc  iiiomcn 
dressing  the  w 
ccrilly  1)0011  sli 
perceived  attae 
lameness  of  th 
denlly  a  favou 
tired  at  and  wo 
bushes  had  atti 
from  the  deer, 
ultering  a  cry  ( 
as  if  the  sound 
|iel  the  illusion 
delicious  tonsioi 
as  motionless  a: 
grow,  giizing  up 
"  It  was  this 
ensured  me  a  Co 
then  enjoycd- 
had  beon  to  fly  t 
short  distance,  t 
ros  '^  and  honey- 
but  when  she  rei 
absence  of  purpo 
have  directed  her 
ty,  half  in  fear,  to 
inent  all  my  ener 
myself  into  an  ut 
the  intrusion  of  v 
and  dropping  on  o 
inclined  them  tow 
lion  of  htir  anger, 
first  she  hesitated 
I  her  way  to  the  sei 
alarm.    Emboldei 
or  two  in  advance 
I  again  loo',  iu  C.'.g'^i 
behold  a  c,  and  aj 
was  curij  iring  her 
bless  me  ivith  her  | 
I  seat,  and  KTain  I  a 
I  ever,  than  the  deer 
I  she  fled  a  third  tim 
I  again  induced,  by 
Frequenlly  was  th 
I  self  at  llie  feet,  am 
I  torture  in  the  red 
llierfor  whose  snilk 
I  sacrificed  my  soul 
I  Haldimar ;  yes,  ovi 
I  Clara  Beverly." 

Again  Wacousta 
I  than  usual,  as,  wi 
I  lace,  he  sflomod  ei 
]  which  these  rccolle 
I  breathed.  Unniind 
I  soul  was  intent  onl 
I  diiti-ly  to  her  bslovi 
Jhithorto  known  Wai 
I  and  that  her  futli(«r 
I  llial  country.  The 
I  before  lior,  so  often 
I  had  olready  given 
jltd^  of  the  facts  jui 
Itiulhof  hisstateiiie 
jbcntachingly  towai 
linco  of  his  history 
laltitudenf  absorpli< 
I  her  lo  extend  her  h 
l«);8s;  they  were  fill 
1  mind  rapidly  embrai 
|oflonderi,css  was  b 
I  children  of  her  he 
looold  not  avoid  synii 
Inesa  of  appearance 


WACOUSTA,  OU  THE  moPHECY. 


263 


urecl  to  Ventura 
consider  of  t|ie 
an  it'  I  Bucccfd. 
exciteiiirnt  jnd 
Bit  every  fibre  of 
e  bojmh  days,! 
mingled  fury  of 
orm.     Suddenly, 
dangers  I  uwii 
lound  my  furlher 
lie  crag.    Il  wii 
loncerled  me,  foi 
upon  it  BO  nniil. 
r  forward  motion, 
leii  into  the  ubym 
>r  mo.    Tu  pguse 
ensure  it.    tjum. 
bound,  I  cleared 
t  (for  my  liunlinj 
ng  firtnly  to  the 
th  the  other.    At 
broader,  so  lliat  I 
Ath  in  perfect  te- 
'  close  to  tin  vait 
rely  raniifiotioni 

0  outlet  by  which 
While  I  lingered, 

n  disappointment, 
uningagaimt  the 
of  the  loaves  nnd 
rt  which  projected 
I  bent  my  eyes 
ce  the  sound  pro- 
nish  the  blue  sky 
which  was,  the  in. 
coived  to  he  a  hii- 

1  it  seen  than  with- 
es was  heard  again, 

to  my  feelings.   I 
iturc,  if  prosecuted, 
ary  and  characte^ 
or  did,  the  first  im- 
pple  once  more  with 
be  surmounted.  Se. 
:ed  roots  that  grew 
of  the  rock,  I  com- 
Acr  considerable  ef- 
odiately  under  the 
lower  superficiei  of 
Iwling  reptile.    M; 
[sm,  into  which  one 
le  yielding  nf  the 
itably  have  precipi. 
led  themselves  into 
ised  hand  over  hand 
id  within  a  foot  or 
Here,  however,  a 
ijcctionoflhorocli, 
furtlicr  progress  in 
o  pass  this,  I  was 
I,  suspended  by  one 
|r,  I  separated  the 
A  violent  exertion 
upward,  until  at 
[introduce  my  liead 
;  after  which  mj 

Ihichhis  narrative 
\  with  an  energy 
hVacousta  pursued, 
1— in  this  gardon- 
Is  in  which  1  now 
pvcd  your  mother, 
.    Loved  her!"  be 
,-"  oh,  what  s  fee. 
itration  of  miftlily 
Ithrough  my  vcini! 
1  the  emotion  that 
Icited  frame,  when 
^ibute  of  woniii'ily 
ever  painted  ?- 
t  fiercer  tone,  anil 
The  still  encircled; 
Id  was  alive  torn- 
Inger  in  its  Oioet 
Ig  the  man  tor  pu- 
Lg  necessity  I  fell 
lie  overflowing  fill' 
in  solitude  llw* 


nosiliona  <>f  danger  with  which  the  image  of  woman 
JIns  ever  associated. 

"1  have  already  said  that,  on  gaining  the  summit  of 
ths  rock,  I  found  myself  in  a  sort  of  oasis  of  the  moun- 
lains.    It  was  so.    Bolted  on  every  hand   by  bold  and 

recipilous  crags,  that  sr umud  to  defy  the  nppruncii  even 
''f  the  wildest  animals,  and  putting  utterly  at  fault  the 
psfiolration  and  curiosity  of  man,  was  spread  a  carpet 
of  verdure,  a  luxuriance  of  vegetation,  that  might  have 

ot  to  Khaine  the  fertility  of  the  soft  breezo-nourished 
volleys  of  Italy  and  Soulliorn  Franco. 

»  At  about  twenty  yards  from  the  aperture,  and  on  a 
lunli  Ibrnied  of  lurf,  covered  with  mos:*,  and  interspersed 
,viili  'roses  and  honey.sucklcs,  sat  the  divinity  of  the 
„ui8.  She,  too,  was  clad  in  the  Highland  dress,  which 
«a(0  an  air  of  wildnuss  and  elegance  to  her  figure  that 
„as  in  classic  hurniony  with  the  surrounding  scenery. 
\t  the  moment  of  my  appearance  she  was  in  the  act  ol 
dressing  the  wounded  slmul.ier  of  a  stag  that  had  re- 
reiitly  bco" ''i°^  >  oud  from  the  broad  tartan  riband  I 
gCTceived  attached  to  its  neck,  added  to  the  fact  of  tlie 
lameness  of  the  animal,  1  presumed  that  this  stag,  evi- 
dently 1  favourite  of  its  iniHircss,  was  the  same  1  had 
fired  at  and  wounded.  The  rustling  I  made  among  the 
bu»hsa  had  attracted  her  attention ;  she  raised  her  eyes 
from  the  deer,  and,  beholding  me,  started  to  her  feet, 
uttering  a  cry  of  terror  and  surprise.  Fearing  to  speak, 
UK  if  the  sound  of  my  own  voice  were  sufHcient  to  dis- 
pel the  illusion  that  fascinated  both  eyo  and  heart  into 
delicious  tension  on  her  form,  I  stood  tor  some  moments 
as  motionless  as  the  rock  out  of  which  I  appeared  to 
grow,  gazing  upon  her  I  was  destined  to  love  for  ever. 

» It  was  this  utter  immobility  on  m^  own  part,  that 
ensured  me  a  Continuance  of  the  exquisite  happiness  I 
then  enjoyedi    The  first  movement  of  the  startled  girl 
had  beon  to  fly  towards  her  dwelling,  which  stood  at  a 
short  distance,  half  imbedded  in  the  same  clustering 
ros's  and  honey-suckles  that  adorned  her  bnnk  of  moss ; 
but  when  she  remarked  my  utter  stillness,  and  apparent 
sbsonco  of  purpose^  she  checked  the  impulse  that  would 
have  directed  her  departure,  and  stopped,  half  in  curiosi- 
ty, half  in  fear,  to  examine  me  once  more.     At  that  mo- 
ment all  my  energies  appeared  to  be  restored ;  I  threw 
myself  into  an  attitude  expressive  of  deep  contrition  for 
the  intrusion  of  which  1  had  been  unconsciously  guilty, 
nnd  dropping  on  ono  knee,  und  raising  my  clasped  hands, 
inclined  them  towards  her  in  token  of  mingled  depreca- 
tion of  hsr  anirer,  and  respectful  homage  to  herself.    At 
first  she  hesitated, — then  gradually  and  timidly  retrod 
I  her  way  to  the  seat  she  Imd  so  abruptly  quitted  In  her 
I  alarm.    Emboldened  by  this  movement,  I  mado  a  step 
or  two  in  advance,  but  no  sooner  had  I  done  so  than  she 
again  loo'.  '-^,  "'■g'^'-  Once  inor'e,  however,  she  turned  to 
behold  n  c,  and  again  I  had  dropped  on  my  knoe,  and 
was  conj  iring  her,  with  the  same  signs,  to  remain  and 
bless  me  >vith  her  presence.     Again  she  returned  to  her 
I  test,  and  aTain  I  advanced.     Scarcely  less  timid,  how- 
I  ever,  than  the  deer,  which  followed  licf  every  movenMnt, 
I  she  fled  a  third  time, — a  third  time  looked  back,  and  was 
I  imu  induced,  by  my  supplicating  manner,  to  return. 
I  Frequently  was  this  repented,  before  I  finally  found  my- 
I  self  at  tlie  feet,  and  pressing  the  hand-<-(oh  God!  what 
I  torture  in  the  recullection !) — yes,  pressing  the  hand  of 
I  licrfor  whose  smile  I  would,  even  at  that  moment,  have 
I  tacriliced  my  soul.    Such  was  your  mother,  Clara  do 
IHaldiinar;  yes,  oven  such  as  I  have  desuiibed  her  was 

t'lara  Beverly." 

I  Again  Wacousta  paused,  and  his  pauso  was  longer 
Ithju  usual,  ns,  with  his  large  hand  again  covering  his 
I  face,  he  seemed  endeavouring  to  master  the  feelings 
1  which  these  recollections  had  called  up.  Clara  scarcely 
I  breathed.  Unmindful  of  her  own  desolate  position,  her 
Isoulwai  intent  only  on  u  history  tlint  related  so  imme 
Idiitoly  to  lier  beloved  mother,  of  whom  all  that  she  had 
I  liithcrto  known  Was,  that  she  was  a  native  of  Scotland, 
land  that  her  father  had  married  her  while  quartered  in 
Ithit  country.  The  deep  emotion  of  the  terrible  being 
I  before  lior,  so  often  inanifoslod  in  tho  course  of  what  he 
Ihid  already  given  of  his  recital,  added  to  lior  know- 
Ik'd^  of  the  facts  just  named,  scarcely  Icll\  a  doubt  of  the 
Itrulhol'  his  statement  on  Iter  mind.     Her  oar  was  now 

Ibcntaoliingly  towards  him,  in  expectation  of  a  continu- 

Itnce  of  his  history,  but  he  still  remained  in  the  same 

liltitude  nf  absorption.     An  irresistible  impulse  caOsed 

■  her  to  extend  her  hand,  and  remove  his  own  from  his 
Ityes:  they  were  filled  with  tears ;  and  oven  while  her 

■  mind  rapidly  embraced  the  hope  tliat  this  manifestation 
lortend<ri,css  was  but  tho  dawning  mercy  tnxtards  the 
Icbildron  of  her  he  had  once  loved,  her  kind  nature 
loeuld  not  avoid  synipathi.sing  with  him,  whose  uncouth- 
Ineaa  of  appearance  and  savageneis  of  nature  were,  in 


noiiie  measure,  lost  sight  of  in  the  fact  of  tlii!   |iowcrful  h 
love  ho  yet  np|>arently  acknowledged. 

But  no  sooner  did  Wacousta  feel  the  sof^.  pressure  of 
her  hand,  and  meet  her  eyes  turned  on  his  witi\  an  ex- 
pression of  interest,  than  the  most  rapid  transition  was 
effected  in  his  feelings.  He  drew  the  form  of  the  weakly 
rijsiEting  girl  closer  to  his  heart;  again  imprinted  a  kiss 
upon  her  li[)s  ;  and  then,  while  every  muscle  in  his  iron 
frame  seemed  quivering  witli  emotion,  excluimed, — "  By 
heaven !  that  touch,  that  glance,  wore  Clara  Beverly's. 
Yes,  Clara,"  he  proceeded  more  deliberately,  as  he 
scanned  her  form  witli  an  eye  that  inado  her  sliuddur, 
"  such  as  your  motlicr  was,  so  are  you ;  the  Same  deli- 
cacy of  proportion ;  the  same  graccfiil  curvature  of  liinby 
only  less  rounded,  less  womanly.  But  you  must  be 
younger  by  almut  two  years  tlian  she  then  was." 

There  was  a  cool  licence  of  speech — a  startling  free- 
dom  of  manner — in  the  latter  part  of  this  address,  that 
disappointed  nut  less  than  it  pained  and  ofi'endcd  tlie 
unhappy  Clara.  She  shuddered;  and  sigliing  bitterly, 
suffered  her  tours  to  force  themselves  through  her  closed 
lids  upon  her  pallid  cheek.  'I'his  change  in  her  appear' 
ance  seemed  to  act  as  a  check  on  the  tciii|iorary  e.\citc. 
ment  of  Wacousta.  Again  obeying  one  of  those  rapid 
transitions  of  feeling,  for  which  he  was  rcmarkuble,  he 
once  more  assumed  an  expression  ofscrioosncss,' and  thus 
continued  his  narrative. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

"  It  boots  not  now,  Clara,  to  enter  upon  all  that  suc- 
ceeded to  my  first  introduction  to  ^our  mother.  It  would 
toke  long  to  relate,  not  the  gradations  of  our  [mssion,  for 
tliat  was  like  the  whirlwind  of  the  desert,  sudden  and  dc. 
vnstating  from  the  first ;  but  the  burning  vow,  the 
plighted  faith,  the  reposing  colifi<lcnce,  the  unchceked 
abandonment  that  flew  from  the  lips,  and  filled  the  heart 
of  each,  sealed,  as  tliey  were,  with  kisses,  long,  deep,  en- 
ervating, even  such  as  I  had  ever  pictured  that  divine 
pledge  of  human  affection  should  be.  Yes,  Clara  dc 
Haldimar,  your  mother  was  the  child  of  nature  Men. 

"  I  was  not  always  the  rugged  being  I  now  appear.  Of 
surpassing  strength  I  had  ever  been,  and  fleet  of  foot; 
but  not  then  had  1  attained  to  my  present  gigantic  sta- 
tore ;  neither  was  my  form  endowed  with  the  same  her- 
culean rudeness  ;  nor  did  my  complexion  wear  the  swar- 
thy hue  of  the  savage;  nor  had  my  features  been  ren- 
dered repulsive,  from  the  pcrpctuol  action  of  thorc  fierce 
|)assions  which  have  since  assailed  my  soul. 

"  Yoilr  mother  had  been  brought  up  in  solitude,  and 
without  having  seen  the  face  of  another  man  than  her 
father.  Colonel  Beverley,  of  English  name,  but  Scottish 
connections,  Avas  an  old  gentleman  of  considerable  eccen- 
tricity of  character.  He  had  taken  a  part  in  tlic  rebel- 
lion of  1715 ;  but  sick  and  disgusted  with  an  issue  by 
which  his  fortunes  had  been  affected,  and  hcnrt-hrokcn 
by  the  loss  of  a  beloved  wile,  whose  death  had  been  nccc- 
lefatcd  by  circumstances  connected  with  tlic  disturbed 
nature  of'^lhe  times,  he  had  resolved  to  bury  himself  and 
child  in  some  wild,  where  the  face  of  man,  whom  he 
loatlicd,  might  no  more  offend  his  sight.  'This  oasis  of 
the  mountains  wos  the  spot  selected  for  his  purpose ;  for 
he  had  discovered  it  some  years  previously,  on  on  occa- 
sion, when,  closely  pursued  by  some  of  tbo  English 
troops,  and  separated  from  his  followers,  lie  had  only  ef- 
fected his  escape  by  venturing  on  the  ledges  of  rock  I 
have  already  described.  AtVcr  minute  subsequent  search, 
at  the  opposite  extremity  of  the  oblong  belt  of  rocks  that 
shut  it  In  on  every  hand,  he  had  discovered  nn  opening, 
through  which  the  transport  of  such  necessaries  as  were 
essential  to  his  otijcct  might  be  effectrd ;  and,  Causing 
one  of  his  dwelling  houses  to  be  pulled  down,  lie  had  the 
materials  carried  across  the  rocks  on  the  shoulders  of  the 
men  employed  to  re-crect  them  in  his  chosen  solitude.  A 
few  months  served  to  complete  these  arrangements, 
which  included  a  garden  abounding  In  every  fruit  and 
flower  that  coidd  possibly  live  in  so  elevated  a  region  ; 
and  this,  in  time,  under  his  own  culture,  and  that  of  his 
daughter,  became  the  Eden  it  first  appeared  to  me. 

"Previous  to  tlieir  entering  on  this  employment,  tJio 
workmen  had  been  severally  sworn  to  soCresy  ;  nnd  when 
all  was  declared  ready  fot  his  reception,  the  cobnel  sum- 
moned them  a  second  time  to  his  presence ;  when,  after 
making  a  handsome  present  to  each,  in  addition  to  his 
hire*  he  found  no  difficulty  in  prevailing  on  them  to 
renew  their  oath  that  they  would  prcsert'e  the  most  scru- 
pulous silence  in  regard  to  the  place  of  his  retfeat.  He 
then  took  advantage  of  a  dark  and  tempestuous  night  to 
execute  his  project ;  and,  attended  only  by  an  old  woman 
and  her  daughter,  faithfiil  dependants  of  the  family,  set 
out  in  quest  of  his  new  abode,  leaving  all  his  neighbours 


to  discuss  and  marvel  at  the  singularity  of  his  disappear- 
ance. True  to  hfstext^  howevcrf  not  even  a  l>oy  was  ad- 
mitted into  his  houi^hold :  and  here  tliey  Imd  continued 
to  live,'  unseeing  and  unseen  by  man,  except  when  a  soli- 
tary and  distunt  mountaineer  occasionally  flitted  among 
the  rocks  below  in  pursuit  of  his  game.  Fruits  and  ve- 
getables composed  tlieir  jirineipal  diet ;  but  once  a  fort- 
night tlie  old  woman  was  despatched  through  the  opening 
alieady  mentioned,  which  ■Was  at  other  times  so  secured 
by  her  master,  that  no  hand  but  his  own  could  remove 
the  intricate  fastenings,  'i  his  expedition  had  for  its  ob. 
ject  the  purchase  of  bread  and  anininl  food  at  tho  nearest 
market ;  and  every  time  slic  sallied  forth  nn  oath  was 
administered  to  the  crone,  the  pnriwrt  of  which  was,  not 
only  that  she  would  return,  unless  prevented  by  violence 
or  deatli,  but  that  she  would  not  answer  any  questions 
put  to  her,  as  to  whom  she  vsas,  whence  she  came,  or  for 
whom  the  fruits  of  her  niaikcting  were  intended. 

"  McnnWhile<  wrapped  up  in  his  liooks,  which  wera 
chiefly  classic  authors,  or  writers  on  abstruse  scirnees, 
the  niisnnlhropicnl  colonel  pnid  little  or  no  atlenlion  to 
the  cultitntioii  of  the  intellect  of  his  daughter,  whom  ha 
hod  merely  instructed  in  the  tleincnfary  branches  of  cdn-" 
cation  ;■  in  all  which,  however,  hhe  evinced  nn  aptitude  and 
[lerfcctibility  that  indicated  quickness  of  genius  and  n: 
capability  of  far  higher  attainments.  Books  he  princi- 
pally withheld  from  her,  because  tliry  brnuglit  the  imago 
of  man,  whom  he  haled,  and  wished  she  should  also  hate, 
too  often  in  flattering  colours  before  her ;  and  had  any 
work  treating  of  love  been  found  to  hate  crept  accident-' 
ally  into  his  own  collection,  it  would  instantly  and  in- 
dignantly have  been  committed  to  the  flames^ 

"  Thns  left  to  the  action  of  her  owh  Iieart-^the  gnid.. 
ance  of  her  own  fcelings-'^it  was  but  nati:ral  your  mo- 
ther should  hate  suftircd  her  imagination  to  repose  oil  nn 
ideal  happiness,  which,  although  in  some  degree  destitute 
of  shape  nnd  character,  was  still  (lowerfully  felt.  What 
dear  acknowledgments  (ains !  too  deceitful)  flowed  from 
her  guileless  K|)S,  etcn  ddring  our  first  interview. 

"  Two  long  and  delicious  hours,"  pursued  Wacousta, 
after  nnofliet'  painful  paus>c  of  some  moments,  "  did  we 
pass  together,  exchanging  thought,  and  sjjcech,  rM  heart, 
as  if  the  term  of  our  acqunintanCe  had  been  coeval  with 
the  first  dawn  of  our  intellcctunt  life  ;  when  suddenly  a 
smart  silver-toiied  bell  was  heard  from  the  direction  of 
the  house,  hid  from  the  sfiot  on  which  we  sat  by  the  luxu- 
riam  foliage  of  an  ii'ifcrvcning  laburnum.  This  sound 
seemed  to  dissipate  tliC  dreamy  calm  tliat  had  wrapped 
the  soul  of  your  rnotlitr  info  forgetfulncss.  She  started 
suddenly  up,  aiid  bade  me,  if  I  loved  her,  begone;  as  tliat 
bell  announced  her  required  attendance  on  her  father, 
who,  now  awakened  fVom  the  mid-day  slumber  in  which 
he  ever  indulged,  was  about  to  fake  his  accustomed  walk 
arobhd  the  grounds ;  which  was  little  else,  in  fact,  than  a 
close  inspection  of  flie  walls  of  his  natural  castle.  1  rof  a 
to  obey  her :  our  eyes  met,  and  she  threw  herself  into  my 
extended  arms.  VVe  whispered  anew  oUr  voWs  of  eternal 
love.  She  called  mc  her  husband,  and  t  proiioiinccd  tlie 
endearing  name  of  wife.  A  burning  kiss  sealed  the  com- 
pact; and,  on  her  archly  observing  that  the  sleep  of  liei' 
father  continued  about  two  hours  at  noon,  and  that  the  old 
woman  and  her  daughter  were  alwoys  occupied  within 
doors,  I  promised  to  repeof  my  visit  ctery  second  day  un- 
til slie  finally  quitted  her  retreat  to  tx;  my-  own  for  life. 

"  One  morning  I  had  hastily  sketched  an  outline  of 
your  mother's  featnres  in  jicneili  witli  a  view  to  assist  me 
m  the  design  of  a  miniature  I  jmrposcd  painting  froim 
nicmory.  While  occupied  Ihc  second  day  in  its  comple- 
tion, it  occurred  to  mc  I  was  in  orders  for  duty  on  tlic  Ibl- 
lowing,  which  Was  (hai  of  my  promised  visit  to  the  oasis ; 
and  I  despatched  niy  servant  witli  my  compUiavn}^  to. 
your  father,  and  a  request  that  he  would  bo  so  okUging  a» 
to  take  my  guard  for  me  on  tlic  morrow,  ubd  I  wo«hl 
perlbrni  Ins  duty  when  next  his  name  appeartd  on  the 
roster.  Some  time  oAcrwards  I  heard  the  door  of  the 
room  in  which  I  sat  open,  and  some  one  enter.  Presum- 
ing it  to  be  my  servant,  (r«'turncd  l>om  the  e.tceution  of 
the  message  with  which  he  had  just  been  charged,)  I 
paid  no  attention  to  the  circumstance ;  but  finding,  prc~ 
sently,  he  did  not  speak,  I  turned  round  with  a  view  of 
demanding  what  answer  he  had  brought.  To  my  sur. 
prise,  however,  1  beheld,  not  my  servant,  tut  your  tiithcr. 
He  was  standing  looking  over  my  shoulder  at  the  work, 
on  which  1  was  engaged ;  and  notwithstanding  in  tiio 
instant  he  resiimed  the  cold,  quiot,  smirking  look  that 
usually  distinguished  him,  I  thought  I  could  trace  tho 
evidence  of  some  deep  emotion  which  my  action  had  tud< 
dcnly  dispelled.  He  apologised  fbr  his  intfusion,  although 
we  were  on  those  terms  that  rendered  apology  unneccs-* 
sary,  but  said  he  had  Just  received  my  message,  and  pre. 
ferrcd  coming  ip  person  to  asiarc  me  how  happy  he 


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Bhould  feci  to  take  my  duty,  or  to  render  mo  any  otlior 
■ervico  in  his  power.  I  thoiifrlit  ho  laid  unusual  i'in|)lm. 
sis  on  tlic  last  Kcntcncc;  yet  I  thanked  him  warmly, 
stating  that  the  only  service  I  dhould  now  exact  of  liim 
would  be  to  take  my  guard,  as  I  was  compelled  to  be  ab- 
sent nearly  the  whole  of  the  following  morning.  He  ob. 
served  with  a  smili,  he  hoped  I  woe  not  going  to  venture 
my  neck  on  those  dongerous  precipices  a  second  time, 
after  the  narrow  escape  I  had  had  on  tlie  preceding  day. 
As  ho  spoke,  I  thought  his  eye  met  mine  with  a  sly  yet 
Bcrutinjsing  glance ;  and,  not  wishing  to  reply  immedi- 
ately to  his  question,  I  asked  him  what  he  thought  of  the 
work  with  which  I  was  endeavouring  to  boguiln  an  idle 
hour.  Ho  took  it  up,  and  I  watched  the  expression  of 
his  handsome  countenance  with  tho  an.xicty  of  a  lover 
who  wishes  tliat  all  should  think  his  mistress  beautiful 
as  he  does  himself.  It  betrayed  a  very  indefinite  sort  of 
admiration;  ond  yet  it  struck  mo  there  was  nn  eager- 
ness in  his  dilating  cyu  that  contrasted  strongly  will)  the 
calm  and  unconcern  of  his  other  features.  At  length  I 
asked  him  laughingly,  what  ho  thought  of  my  Cornish 
cousin.  He  replied,  cautiously  enough,  that  since  it  was 
the  likeness  of  a  cousin,  and  he  dwelt  emphatically  on 
tlie  word,  he  could  not  fail  tn  admire  it.  Candour,  how- 
ever, compelled  him  to  admit,  that  had  I  notdielaied  the 
original  to  be  one  so  closely  connected  with  me,  he 
should  have  said  tlio  talent  of  so  perfect  an  artist  might 
have  been  better  employed. 

"  Tho  next  day  saw  me  again  at  the  side  of  yo.ir 
mother,  who  received  me  with  the  same  artless  dcmon- 
stratiuns  of  affection.  Af\cr  tlic  first  full  and  unreserved 
interchange  of  our  souls'  best  feelings,  our  converHtition 
turned  upon  lighter  topics;  and  I  took  an  upportunily  to 
produce  the  fruit  of  my  apphcalion  since  wo  had  parted. 
Never  shall  I  forget  the  surprise  and  di  light  that  ani- 
mated her  beautiful  cotmtennnce  when  first  she  irazod 
u|ion  the  miniature.  She  expressed  a  strong  desire  to 
retain  it;  and  to  this  I  readily  assented;  stipulating  only 
to  keep  it  until  my  next  visit,  in  order  that  I  might  t:ike 
an  exact  copy  for  myself.  Slie  herself,  slio  said,  had  not 
been  idle.  Although  her  pencil  could  nnt  call  up  niy 
image  in  the  same  manner,  her  pen  had  better  repaid 
her  exertions;  and,  in  return  for  the  portrait  she  would 
give  me  a  letter  she  had  written  to  beguile  her  loneliness 
on  the  preceding  day.  As  she  spoke  she  drew  a  sealed 
packet  from  the  l>osoni  of  her  dress,  and  jilaeini:  it  in  my 
iiand,  desired  me  not  to  read  it  until  I  had  r<u;rnud  to 
my  home.  But  there  was  an  expression  of  swirl  eoiiCu- 
sion  in  her  lovely  eoutitenaner,  and  .i  trepidation  in  her 
manner,  that,  half  disclosing  the  truth,  ri  ndeied  toe  ut- 
terly  impatient  ol  the  delay  im|iosed;  ond  <'ag<rly  liriak- 
ing  the  seal,  I  devoured  rather  than  read  its  enntents. 

"  Accursid  madness  of  recollection !"  pursued  \Va- 
cousta,  again  striking  his  lirow  violently  with  his  hand, — 
"  why  is  it  that  I  ever  feci  thus  unarmed  while  reei.rring 
to  lho<e  letters  ?  Oh  !  ("lara  de  Ualdimar,  never  did  wo. 
man  [s^n  to  uian  such  deelaratimis  of  lenderni'ss  and  al- 
tachnu  nt  as  that  too  dear  but  faithless  Utter  of  vour  mo. 
tlier  contained.  All  coufidingiiess,  she  sank  Fur  head 
upon  my  chest,  which  heaved  scarcely  less  wildly  than 
her  own. 

"The  hour  of  parting  at  length  nnivcd,  nnnonnecd,  as 
before,  by  the  small  Itell  of  her  father,  and  I  ugaiu  tore 
myself  I'rom  her  arms." 


CriAPTKIl  XXXII. 

"  Nearly  a  month  passed  awny  in  this  manner;  and  al 
each  interview  our  atfeetinu  seemed  to  increase.  (.)ne 
day,  While  pr^'paring  tn  set  out  on  my  eustonniry  ex'  ,ir- 
*iun,  a  re|)ort  suddenly  reaihed  me  that  the  route  had 

arrived  for  the  regiment,  who  were  to  mar>'li  from 

within  three  days.  This  intelligence  I  received  with  in- 
( ..  leeivable  didight ;  liir  it  hud  lirin  settled  Ik  tween  your 
mother  .md  myscir,  that  this  should  be  the  moment  elio- 
tvn  for  her  deoartu.e. 

"  With  a  glowing  cheek,  and  a  counlennnco  radiant 
with  hapuiness,  did  yoiu'  mother  reeeivo  my  proposal  to 
prepare  lor  her  departure  on  the  following  day.  .'<lie  was 
Biiirieieiilly  aware,  even  through  what  l  Find  slated  my- 
silf,  that  there  were  ecilain  terrmonics  of  Ihii  church  to 
U>  [sTformed,  in  order  to  give  sanctity  to  our  union,  and 
ensure  her  own  jMirsimal  res|irctiibilily  in  tli«  world;  and 
these,  I  told  her,  wo\ihl  Iki  selenuiimxl  by  tint  ehnplniu  of 
the  regiment.  She  implicilly  conftdid  In  me;  and  shi 
was  right ;  lor  I  lovwl  Inr  too  well  to  make  her  niy  nus- 
Iross,  whilu  no  harrhir  rxiilol  d  her  claim  to  a  dearer 
title. 

"The  only  dlllleidly  thsl  \in\.-  oeciirnd  was  the  man. 
ner  of  licr  tfiglit.  I  had  piiipufic'',  as  llie  most  fcivilili 
and  /ationni  pKin,  thai  the  euluncl  should  \v  compilkd  to 


give  us  egress  through  the  secret  passage,  when  we 
might  command  the  services  of  the  old  woiniin  to  guidt- 
us  through  the  pass  s  th.it  led  to  the  town;  Imt  to  this 
your  mixJicr  most  urgently  objected,  declaring  that  she 
would  rather  encounter  any  personal  peril  that  might 
attend  her  escape  in  a  diflerent  maimer,  than  appear  to 
bo  a  participator  in  nn  act  of  violence  against  her  paieni, 
whose  obstinacy  of  chnrneter  sho  moreover  knew  too  well 
to  Icavo  a  hope  of  his  being  intimidated  into  the  accom- 
plishment of  our  object,  even  by  a  threat  of  death  itself. 
This  plan  I  was  therefore  compelled  to  abandon;  and  as 
neither  ef  us  were  able  to  discover  the  passage  by  which 
the  deer  always  effected  its  entrance,  I  was  obliged  to  fix 
upon  one,  which  it  was  agreed  should  be  put  in  practice 
on  the  following  day. 

"  On  my  return,  I  occupied  myself  with  preparations 
for  the  reception  of  her  wlio  was  so  speedily  to  become 
my  wife,  tlnwilling  that  she  should  be  seen  by  any  of 
my  companions,  mitil  the  ceremony  was  finally  per- 
formed, I  engaged  aportnients  in  t  small  retired  cottage, 
distant  about  half  a  mile  from  the  furthest  extremity  of 
the  town,  where  I  pur|)osed  she  should  remain  until  the 
regiment  finally  quitted  tho  station.  This  point  secured, 
I  hastened  to  the  quarters  of  the  chaplain,  to  engage  his 
Esrviccs  for  the  following  evening;  but  ho  was  from  liomc 
at  tho  time,  and  I  repaired  to  my  own  rooms,  to  prepare 
the  means  of  esea|)e  for  your  mother.  These  occupicil 
me  until  a  very  late  hour;  and  when  at  length  I  retired 
to  rest,  it  was  only  to  indulge  in  the  fondest  imaginings 
that  ever  filled  the  heart  of  a  devoted  lover.  Alas!  (and 
the  dark  warrior  again  sighed  heavily)  the  day-dreoin  of 
my  happiness  was  already  liist  drawing  to  a  close. 

"  At  half  an  hour  before  noon,  I  was  again  in  the 
oasis;  your  mother  was  at  the  wonted  spot;  and  although 
she  received  nic  with  her  sunniest  smiles,  there  were 
traces  of  tears  ujion  her  cheek.  She  iujplored  nie  to  for- 
give .'cr  weakness  ;  but  it  was  the  first  time  she  was  to 
be  se|Kiratcil  from  her  parent ;  ond  conscious  os  she  was 
that  it  was  to  be  for  ever,  she  could  not  repress  the  feel- 
ing that  rose,  despite  of  herself,  to  hur  heart.  She  had, 
however,  prepared  a  letter,  at  my  suggestion,  to  bo  'eft 
on  her  favourite  iross  seat,  where  it  was  likely  she  would 
first  be  sought  by  her  father,  to  assure  him  oflicr  safety, 
and  of  her  pros|)ects  of  future  happiness;  and  tho  con- 
sciousness that  he  wotdd  labour  under  no  harrowing  un- 
c  certainly  in  regard  to  her  fate,  seemed,  at  length,  to 
soothe  and  satisfy  her  heart. 

"  I  now  led  her  to  the  a|)erture,  where  I  had  left  the 
apparatus  provided  for  my  purpose:  this  consisted  of  a 
close  netting,  oliout  four  leel  in  depth,  with  a  board  for 
a  fuotstcKd  al  the  bottom,  and  furnished  at  intervals  with 
hoops,  so  as  to  keep  it  lull  and  o|ien.  The  lop  of  this 
IK  lling  was  provided  with  two  handles,  to  which  were 
attached  the  ends  of  a  cord  many  fathoms  in  letigth ;  the 
whole  of  such  durability,  as  to  hove  Imrne  wcight-s  cipial 
to  those  of  three  ordinary  sized  men,  with  which  I  had 
proved  it  prior  to  my  setting  out.  My  first  eare  was  to 
baiulage  the  eyes  of  your  mother,  (who  willingly  and 
fearlessly  submitted  to  all  I  pre|)osetl,)  that  she  might 
not  see,  and  ln'cuuie  fiiint  with  seeing,  the  terrible  chasm 
over  which  sho  was  alsmt  to  bu  supended.  I  then  plaecil 
her  within  the  netting,  which,  filling  closely  to  her  per- 
son, and  rcDching  under  her  arms,  eomidetcly  secured 
her;  and  my  next  urgent  request  was,  tlinl  she  would 
not,  nn  any  ueeount,  remove  the  bandage,  or  make  the 
«lii;hleHt  movement,  when  she  found  herself  stationary 
below,  until  I  had  joined  her.  I  then  dropped  her  gently 
through  the  a)KTlure,  lowering  futlinm  am  r  fathom  of 
the  ro|M',  the  ends  of  which  I  had  firudy  secured  round 
the  trunk  of  a  tree,  as  an  additional  safeguard,  until  she 
finally  came  on  a  level  with  that  part  of  the  elilf  .in  which 
I  had  re|Hised  when  first  she  Isdield  me.  As  rhe  still  hung 
iuimcdialely  over  the  obyss,  it  was  neeessary  to  give  a 
gradual  im|H'lus  to  her  weight,  to  enable  her  to  giiin  the 
landing-place.  I  now,  theri'fore,  eoiumeniid  swiuijint; 
her  to  anil  fro,  until  she  at  leiitrth  came  so  near  the  puiiil 
ilcslicd,  Hint  I  clearly  saw  the  princijKil  dilfieiilty  was 
surmounted.  The  necessary  moiiiin  having  Imcii  given 
to  the  hiilanee,  with  one  vigorous  and  final  iiiipnlsion  I 
dexterously  ri.iitrived  to  de|)osil  her  several  fi'ct  IVoin  the 
edge  of  the  lower  rock,  when,  slaekcning  tlie  rope  on  I'll 
instant,  I  had  the  inexpressible  (atisfaetion  to  see  that 
sho  remained  firm  and  stationary.  Tho  v  viiig  of  her 
scarf  immediiilely  afterwards  (u  signal  previously  agieed 
U|Min),  aiiiiouneed  she  had  sustained  no  injury  in  this 
rather  rude  eollision  with  the  rock,  and  1  in  turn  coin- 
iiieneid  my  descent. 

"  I'earing  to  east  away  the  ends  of  Iho  rone,  lest  Ihiir 
weight  should  by  any  elinnce  aircci  the  1ml  iiie  of  llir 
fiHiting  your  mother  liiul  obtained,  I  now  sieiircd  tliciii 
around  my  lukns,  and  aeuomplishing  my  descent  in  the 


customary  manner,  spcidily  found  myself  once  moro  u 
the  side  of  iny  h^irl's  dearest  treasure.  I  prepared  to 
ex(  cute  the  remainder  of  my  task ;  and  ogahi  applied 
tile  bandage  to  her  eycf,  s.iying  tliat,  although  the  (jiin. 
cipal  danger  was  over,  still  there  was  another  I  could  not 
bear  she  shouhl  Icok  upon. 

"  Disengaging  the  rope  from  the  handles  of  tlin  tat. 
ling,  I  now  applied  to  these  a  broad  leathern  belt,  amj 
stooping  witli  my  back  to  the  cherished  burden  with 
which  1  w.is  about  to  charge  myself,  passed  tlie  centrcof 
the  belt  across  my  chest,  much  in  the  manner  in  whidi 
as  you  arc  aware,  Indian  women  airry  their  infant  rliil. 
dren.  As  on  additional  [recaulion,  I  had  secured  tlie 
netting  round  my  waist  h)  a  strong  lacing  of  cord,  and 
then  raising  myself  to  my  full  height,  and  satisfying  my. 
self  of  the  perfect  freedom  of  action  of  my  limbs,  seiied 
a  long  balancing  pole  I  had  left  suspended  against  llie 
rock  at  my  last  visit,  and  commenced  my  descent  of  tho 
sloping  ridge.  On  approaching  tlie  horrible  chasm,! 
feeling  of  fiiintness  canio  over  nic,  despite  of  the  con. 
fideiiee  with  which  I  had  previously  armed  myself.  'Ua, 
however,  was  but  momentary.  Sensible  that  every  thiiii 
depended  on  rapidity  of  movement,  I  |>auscd  not  in  nir 
course ;  but,  quickening  my  pace  as  I  gradually  drew 
nearer,  gave  tho  necessary  impetus  to  my  motiiin,  imd 
cleared  the  gap  with  a  facility  far  exceeding  what  had 
distinguished  my  first  passage,  and  which  was  the  frnii 
of  constant  practice  alone.  Here  my  balance  was  tiu. 
taiiied  by  the  pole;  and  at  length  I  had  the  inexpressible 
satisfaction  to  find  myself  at  the  very  extremity  of  tlit 
ridge,  and  immediately  at  the  |Hiint  where  I  had  left  my 
eompanions  in  my  first  momorabic  pursuit. 

"  In  tho  dsep  transport  of  my  joy,  I  once  more  threw 
myself  on  my  knees  in  sjieechless  thanksgiving  tu  I'ro. 
vidence  for  the  complete  success  of  my  uiidortakin|r. 
Your  mother,  whom  I  had  ]irtviously  released  from  licr 
confinement,  did  the  some;  and  at  that  moment  tlie 
union  of  our  hearts  seemed  to  bo  cemented  by  a  divine 
infiuence,  manifested  in  tlie  fulness  of  the  gratitudr  of 
each.  'J'hrowing  over  her  shoulders  tlie  mantle  of  i 
youth,  which  I  had  secreted  near  the  spot,  I  enjoined  licr 
to  follow  me  closely  in  the  path  I  was  about  to  pursui. 

"  I  have  not  liillierlo  found  it  necessary  to  state,"  con. 
tinned  Waconsti,  his    brow    lowering  with    fierce  anil 
gloomy  thought,  "  that  more  Ihim  once,  latterly,  on  hit 
return   from  the  oasis,  which  was  usually  at  a  utatiil  I 
hour,  I  had  observed  a  fiuntcr  hovering  near  Hie  (ml  of  I 
the  ledge,  yet  quickly  retreating  as  I  iidvanccd.    'I'liirc  I 
was  something  in  the  figure  of  this  man  that  rccollrdlo 
my  recollection  the  form  of  your  lather;  but  ever,  on  :iij 
ii'lurn  to  quarters,  1  found  him  in  uniform,  and  cxiillnl. 
iiigany  tiling  but  the  oppeaiunee  of  one  wholmd  riccnily 
been  threading  his  weary  way  among  rocks  and  I'atl. 
iiesKcs.     Hesides,  the  iinprolxibllity  of  this  fuel  was  n  I 
griwit,  tiiat  it  occupied  not  my  attention  beyond  tlic  |iaa.  I 
iiig  moment.     On  the  present  occasion,  however,  I  law  [ 
the  same  hunter,  and  was  more  forcibly  than  ever  struck  I 
liy  the  rcsemblaneo  to  my  friend.    I'rior  to  my  qiiiliini;  I 
the  point  where  1  had  liberati'd  your   mother  from  llic  I 
iielliiig,  I  had,  in  addition  to  the  disguise  nf  the  cloak, [ 
fiiimd  it  nccesiJary  to  make  some  alteration  in  tlicu.  I 
rangement  nf  her  hair;  tli>'  redundancy  of  which,  at  it  I 
flouted  gracefiilly  over  her  iHilishud  neck,  was  in  iliclfl 
sutlieieiit  to  lietray  her  sex.     With  this  view  I  hud  K-t 
moved  her  plumed  Imnnet.     It  was  the  first  tiiiio  I  hiill 
seen  her  without  it;  and  so  ileeply  impressed  wni  I  li;l 
the  aiifrel  like  ehorneter  of  the  extreme  li'iniiiine  bcaul;l 
she,  more  than  ever,  then  exhibited,  that  I  knelt  in  lilcnll 
adoration  tor  some  niunients  at  her  feet,  my  eyis  sndl 
countentineo  alone  expressing  the   fervent  uiiii  aliiinti 
holy  emotion  of  my  enraptured  soul.  I 

"  Immcdiatelv  we  pursued  our  course;  and  after  ill 
hour's  rather  lalHuious  exertion,  nt  length  cnicrgcd  froial 
the  succession  of  glens  and  rocks  that  lay  in  iiiir  «i;il 
\\  lien,  skirting  the  valliy  in  which  tho  town  was  Kitiiiird,! 
we  finally  reached  Ihc  ei.ll,igc  where  I  had  scruriil  mjl 
lo  Igiii^,  I'rcvioUH  to  eiileiing  it,  I  hid  told  yniir  laiillir'J 
tliiil  liir  the  few  hours  that  would  iiilcrviiic  befori' "ill 
marring!'  ecreinony  could  Isi  |x'rforiiied,  I  shouhl,  li)  »i;l 
of  hilling  the  curiosity  of  her  hoslcss,  iiilrodiicc  lirrifil 
near  relative  of  my  own.  This  I  diil  accordingly;  iwil 
having  seen  that  cviry  thing  was  eomforlalily  urr.in{i<ll 
for  licr  convenience,  and  iccommcnding  her  slroiitljlil 
thu  cure  of  the  old  woman,  I  sel  ofl*  once  more  in  *<  ir>l>I 
of  the  ehnplain  of  the  regiment.  Hefiir.  I  ciuild  reitkr 
his  residence,  however,  I  was  met  by  n  crgcanl  nf  nitl 
cnmpaiiy.who  came  running  towards  nic,  cvidi'iilly»illf 
^oiiic  iiilclligcnee  of  nioincnt.  He  staled,  that  iii)' |"< 
s  iicc  «ns  icoiiircd  without  delay.  The  grcnadii  r»,  wilH 
the  senior  subullcrn,  were  in  orders  fiir  dduclitiiriil  « 
nn  iinpoitaiit  (crvlce;  and  considcrnble  disiilnirurr  M 


■ '.:/' 


WACOl'STA,  Oil  THE  PnOPHECY. 


265 


once  morn  n 

]  prepared  lo 

ognhi  applied 
ough  the  |iiin. 
ibvr  I  couM  not 

lies  of  llin  ntl. 

ithcrn  belt,  and 

id  burden  with 

)ed  the  centre  of 

anncr  in  wliicii, 

iheir  infant  rhil. 

lad  secured  tlie 

ing  of  eord,  and 

id  aatisfying  m;- 

my  limbs,  eeiied 

idcd  against  tbe 

ly  descent  of  llig 

lorriblc  chasm,! 

spite  of  the  con. 

ncd  myself.  Tliii, 

!  that  every  thinj 

lauscd  not  in  in; 

1  gradually  drew 

I  my  motion,  and 

;ecdmg  what  had 

lieh  was  the  frnit 
balance  was  im- 

1  tbc  incxprcssibit 

^  extremity  of  th« 

here  I  liad  lel\  m; 

rsuit. 

I  once  more  thr«« 

inksgiving  to  I'ro. 

r  niy  nndertakinjr, 
released  from  lict 
tlint  niomrnt  llie 

iicntcd  by  n  ilivine 

of  the  gratitude  of 

B  tlic   mantle  »f  > 

spot,  1  onjonu'd  hti 

L8  about  to  pursue. 

ssary  to  state,"  con. 

ig  with   fiircc  md 

nee,  latterly,  on  nij 
usually  nt  a  slalid 
ng  near  tlic  end  of 

1  ailvunci'd.    Thtrc 
man  that  recalled  lo 
ler;  hut  ever,  on  ;n J 
niftirni,  and  exhibit- 
no  wlioliad  rianlly 
ng  rocks  and  fail- 
of  this  fact  was  m 
[ion  b<7ond  the  p«» 
ion,  liowevir,  I  «w 
ibly  than  ev<r  slruek 
rior  to  my  <|»'""l! 
ir  mother  from  ll« 
Bguisi!  of  the  cUk, 
lilleralion  in  the  "• 
uicy  of  which, ai ill 
neck,  was  in  ilftll'l 
this  view  1  hod  tt- 
he  first  li""'  >  ''"' 
.inpreBsed  was  1  lij 
nir  feniininc  bcMlJ 
thiit  1  knelt  in  likal 
|r  feel,  my  evcii  anil 
fervent   oiul  olinml 

lourse;  Rixl  after  «i 

ength  cniergcd  li«« 

■nil  lay  in  our  m\ 

Im  town  was  sitmH 

I  had  sernretl  i»j' 

i,d  tohl  ynur  umllHiJ 

liulirvinc  lcfi'f>'  iti'l 

led,  I  should,  h)  "I 

Is,  introduce  licrtnj 

lid  accordingly  1  •"'• 

liunfortably  nrranj"! 

iling  hur  slronjlj  tjl 

once  more  in  i"«"*l 

lofor.    1  could  r"<M 

rgrant  of  ni|| 

■  ,w,  evnirnlly  "i*^ 

Btnteil,  that  my  I* 

Iriie  grrnadier»,  »|« 

lor  ill  Imhnient  * 

hlc  di"l'Kiif"'^'  '"" 


Ix^n  iiianilcslod  by  tbc  colonel  ul  my  absence,  e»i)e(ially 
of  liilo  I  had  greatly  neglected  my  iiiilitary  duties. 
lie  liad  b<'Cii  looUnig  I'or  me  every  where,  he  said,  but 
williDUt  success,  when  Ensign  dc  Hahlimar  bud  pointed 
out  to  liiin  •"  *^''"''  direction  it  woh  likely  I  might  be 

'•  With  a  boating  heart  did  I  asssumc  an  uniform  tlint 
mii-rareil,  at  that  moment,  hideous  in  my  eyes ;  yet  I  was 
not  without  a  boiic  I  might  yet  get  oH"  tiiis  ill-timed  duty. 
Before  I  bad  comidcted  my  equipment,  your  father  en- 
lered  my  nuartcrs;  and  when  I  first  glanced  my  eye  full 
uiHin  lii»,  I  tliodgbt  his  countenance  exhibited  evidences 
of  confusion.  Tliiii  immediately  rem'p.ded  mc  of  the 
unknown  hunter,  and  I  nsked  him  if  he  was  not  the  por- 
«on  1  descrils'd.  His  answer  was  not  a  positive  denial, 
bat  a  mixture  of  raillery  and  surprise  that  lulled  my 
doaliti,  enfeebled  as  they  were  by  the  restored  calm  of 
liis  features.  I  then  told  him  that  I  had  a  particular  fa- 
vour to  ask  of  him,  \vlih;h,in  consideration  of  our  friend- 
■lii|i,l  trusted  he  would  not  refuse;  and  timt  was,  to  take 
my  duly  <u  tlic  c.\|iedition  about  to  set  forth.  His  man- 
ner implied  concern;  and  iic  asked,  with  a  look  that  had 
much  deliberate  expression  in  it, '  if  I  was  aware  that  it 
was  a  duty  in  which  blood  was  expected  to  Ix;  shed?  He 
could  not  suppose  that  any  consideration  would  induce 
me  to  resign  my  iliity  to  another  oflicer,  when  apprised 
of  this  fuel.'  All  this  was  said  with  the  air  of  one  really 
interested  in  my  honour;  but  in  my  increasing  impa- 
tience, I  told  bini  I  wanted  none  of  his  rant;  I  simply 
uked  him  a  favour,  which  he  would  grant  or  decline  ns 
he  thouijht  proper.  This  was  a  harslmess  of  language  I 
had  never  indulged  in;  but  iriy  mind  was  sore  under  the 
existing  causes  of  my  annoyance,  and  I  could  not  lH:ar  to 
have  my  motives  reflected  on  nt  a  moment  when  my 
heart  was  torn  with  all  the  agonies  attendant  on  the 
pojilion  in  which  I  found  myself  placed.  His  cheek 
paled  and  fluslii  d  more  than  once,  bi^foro  he  replied, 
'lliat  in  spite  of  my  unkindness  bis  frieiiilship  might  in 
diico  him  to  do  much  for  ine,  even  as  be  had  hilherto 
done,  hut  that  on  the  present  occasion  it  rested  not  with 
him.  In  order  to  juslily  himself  he  would  no  longer  dis- 
(Tui*'  llic  fact  from  mo,  that  the  colonel  had  declared,  in 
the  presence  of  the  whole  regiment,  I  should  take  my 
(hily  regularly  in  future,  and  not  bo  suH'ered  to  make  a 
convenience  of  the  service  any  longer.  It',  however,  be 
jcould  do  any  thing  for  me  during  my  absence,  I  had  but 
to  enmiii  ind  him. 

"  tVliit  I  was  yet  giving  vent,  in  no  very  measured 

[terms  to  the  indign.ition  1  felt  nt  lieiiig  made  the  subject 

if  {HiMIe  cenmre  by  the  colonel,  the  same  m'rgeant  eame 

inio  the  room,  nnnoiineing  thai  tiio  company  were  only 

ju.iitiai!  for  inn  to  march,  and  thai  the  enlonel  desired  my 

iwtan'  pri'senee.     In  the   agitation   of  my  feelings,   I 

mly  knuw  what  I  did,  putting  several  |«)rtions  of  my 

Hinientil  equipment  on  so  completely  awry,  that  your 

father  nnii  ^ed  and  roetified  the  errors  I  had  eominitted  ; 

hile  again,  in  the  presence  of  the  sergeant,  i  expressed 

the  dee|H'.st  regret  he  could  not  relievo  me  from  a  duly 

M  wak  hati-riil  to  the  last  degree. 

"Torn  with  agony  nt  the  tliougbt  of  i!;o  uncertainty 

which  1  was  C(nn|M'lled  to  leave  lierwhom  I  so  fondly 

bred,  I  had  now  no  other  nllernntive  than  lo  make  a 

rtial  coufdant  of  your  father.     I  told  him  that  in  the 

ita;c  nbieli  I  |M)iiited  out  he  would  liiul  the  original 

the  |K)rtraii  he  had  scon  me  painting  on  n  former  oe- 

lioii,— the  ( 'ornisli  cousin,  whose  Ixinuly  he  professed 

hiilil  nn  cheaply.     More  bo  slioiild  know  of  her  on  my 

turn ;  but  nt  present  I  contidcd  her  to  bis  honour,  and 

med  lie  would  prove  his  friendship  lor  me  by  render- 

I  her  wliulever  nitenlion    she    night  require   in   her 

ble  n'lHide.     With  thest!  hurried  injimetiuns  be  pro- 

iiv'd  lo  eoinply  ;  and  it  has  olVn  oeeurred  lo  iiie  since, 

llliouith  I  iliil  not  remark  it  at  thu  time,  Ibut  while  his 

ire  and  luanucr  were  enliil,  there  was  n  burning  glow 

II  his  liaiiilso  lie  cheek,  and  a  supprcNsid  exullalinii  in 

,thiit  I  had  never  observed  on  etiher  lielnri'.     I 

n  ipiilli'd  the   room;  and  hastening  to  my  "ompnnv 

i|lh  a  ifliHiiu  on  my  brow  llmt  indieated  the  wrelehiil' 

»r  my  iiivvari    spirit,  was  nimiii  ulVrwiirds  on  the 

h  from .  ' 


V, 


I  HAPTKU  XXXUI. 

'ir,  hitlierlii,  Clura  de  llahliiiiar,  I  have  l>oen  miniile 
I  IliF  detail  of  nil  that  utlcnded  my  eoniieeliiin  with 
m  m'.tlier,  it  h  r  In  ,n  with  a  view  lo  prove  lo  you 
Wili'i'ply  I  have  Imtii  injured;  but  I  have  now  Arrived 
|a  |«rl  of  my  hisli.ry ,  when  lo  linger  on  the  pusi  vvouhl 
[111  me  iiitii  madiinns,  nnd  render  me  unlit  for  tlie  pur- 
do  *hirb  I  'lave  devoted  nivn  If. 
'Will  you  credit  Hie  mnnatrous  Iriilli,"  be  nilileil,  in  a 
tN  eiuiiHised  whis|s'r,  while  he  bent  enjrrljf  ovor 


tbe  liirmof  the  trembling  yet  attentive  girl,  "when  1  tell 
you  that,  on  my  return  from  that  fatal  cx|wdition,  during 
my  conlimianec  on  which  her  image  bad  never  once  been 
absent  fniiii  niy  mind,  I  foniid  Clara  Beverley  the  witi- 
of  l)e  Hahlimar?  To  what  satanie  arts  fo  calculating  a 
vill.iin  could  have  bad  recourse  lo  efi'ect  his  object  I  know 
not;  but  it  is  not  the  less  true,  that  she,  from  whom  my 
previous  history  must  have  taught  you  to  expect  the 
purity  of  intention  and  conduct  of  an  angel,  hecunie  his 
wife, — and  I  a  being  accursed  among  men."  Here  the 
agitation  of  Waeousta  became  terrific.  The  labouring 
of  his  chest  was  like  that  of  one  conv  iscd  with  some 
racking  agony  ;  ami  the  swollen  veins  nnd  arteries  of  bis 
bead  seemed  to  thrciilcn  the  e.\linction  of  life  in  some 
tearful  paroxysm.  At  length  h.^  burst  into  aviohntlit  rl 
tears,  more  appalling,  in  one  of  his  iron  nature,  than  the 
fur^  which  bad  preceded  it, — and  it  was  many  minutes 
bcloic  he  could  so  far  compose  himself  as  to  rci-unie. 

"Think  not,  Clara  do  Iluidiinar,  I  speak  withnit  the 
proof.  Her  own  words  confessed,  her  own  lips  avowed 
it,  and  yet  I  neither  slew  her,  nor  her  paramour,  nor 
myself.  On  my  return  to  the  regiment  X  had  flown  to 
the  cottage,  on  the  wings  of  the  most  impatient  and 
tender  love  that  ever  filled  the  bosom  of  man  lor  woman. 
To  my  eiKpiiries  the  landlady  replied,  that  my  cousin  bad 
been  married  two  days  previously,  by  the  military  chap- 
lain, to  |i  liaiidsomc  young  ollicer,  who  had  visited  her 
soon  aller  my  departure,  and  was  constantly  with  her 
from  that  moment;  and  that  immediately  aller  the  cere- 
mony they  bud  left,  hut  she  knew  not  whither.  Wild, 
desperate,  almost  bereft  of  reason,  ar  '  .villi  a  lunrl 
Iwuiiding  against  my  bosom,  as  if  each  agonising  throb 
were  to  be  its  last,  I  ran  like  n  maniac  back  into  the 
town,  nor  |»iused  till  I  found  iiiysidf  in  the  presence  o( 
your  father.  My  mind  was  a  volcano,  but  still  I  attempt- 
ed to  be  ealip,  even  while  I  charged  him,  in  the  most  out- 
rageous terins,  with  bis  villuny.  Deny  it  he  could  not; 
hut,  fur  from  excusing  il,  he  boldly  avowed  and  justified 
Hie  step  be  had  taken,  intimaling,  with  a  smile  full  of 
meaning,  then  was  nothing  in  n  conneclion  with  tlie 
family  of  Do  Halilinmr  to  rillcct  diigrace  on  the  ennsin 
of  Sir  [{eirinahl  Morion;  and  that  the  highest  eomplimenl 
he  emilil  pay  his  friend  was  to  atlaeli  himself  to  one 
ivhoiii  that  friend  bad  decl.ireil  lo  be  so  near  a  relative  of 
his  own.  Tliere  was  a  eoliliiss  of  taunt  in  these  re. 
murks,  that  implied  bis  sriise  of  the  deception  I  had 
practised  on  him,  in  regard  to  the  true  nature  of  the  re- 
iationsliip;  and  for  a  inomcnl,  while  luy  hand  firmly 
grasjx'd  the  hilt  of  my  sword,  I  hesilated  whether  1 
sliniild  not  cut  him  down  nt  iiiy  fe^  I :  I  had  seU-^ommand, 
however,  lo  abstain  from  the  i.nli.if,'e,  mid  I  have  olleii 
since  regretted  I  had.  My  own  blood  conhl  fiave  been 
but  spilt  in  atonement  for  my  just  revi  nge  ;  and  as  liir 
the  oliliMpiy  atlaebed  to  the  mi  niory  of  the  assassin,  il 
could  not  have  been  more  bitter  than  tliut  which  has  fill- 
hiweil  me  Ibrmigli  life. 

"  For  weeks  I  was  insensible  to  any  thing  but  the 
ilreuilliil  shock  my  smil  bud  sustained.  A  heavy  stupor 
weighed  me  down,  and  fur  a  isriod  it  was  snp|H)sed  my 
riwson  was  overtlirown :  no  sneli  merey  was  reserved  for 
nie.     The  refriiiienl  .lud  i|uilleil  the  Hii;h!aiids,aiid  were 

now  slutioiiary  in ,  vvliilber  i  liadaeeoinpanied  il 

in  arrest.  The  resloralioii  of  my  faenllies  whhIIic  signui 
I'or  new  pcrsceulions.  .'Scarcely  had  the  medical  oll;cers 
re|Mirlcd  me  lit  lo  sustain  tlie  orileul,  when  a  eonrl.ninr- 
liul  was  asseinbl.'il  lo  try  mc  on  a  uiriely  of  ehuiges. 
Who  wns  my  prosecutor  t  I.iHlcii,('laia,"  and  he  shook 
her  violently  by  the  arm.  ."  He  who  hm'  robbed  me  of  all 
that  g.ive  value  lo  life,  and  iineiilive  lolionour,  -be  who, 
iiniler  the  guise  of  fricndsliip,  hail  slolin  into  the  I'ldeii  of 
my  love,  .iiid  left  it  iHirriidiKS  of  aH'cclion.  Iii  .i  word, 
yon  detesti'd  governor,  to  whose  inlmmun  i  rnelly  even 
the  son  of  my  brother  has,  by  some  strr.  ige  fatalily  of  eo- 
ineiih'iiee,  so  reiciitly  fallen  a  second  sacrifice.  Curses, 
curses,  III  him,"  he  pursued,  with  frightful  vehemence, 
half  rising  as  he  s|Mike,  and  holding  lorth  his  right  nriii 
in  n  menai  ii.g  allitnde;  "  hut  liic  lioiir  of  relribiilion  is 
ut  band,  and  revenge,  the  exebisive  pnssiiui  of  l'  "  gods, 
shall  at  li'iiglli  1 1'  I. me.  In  no  other  euunlry  in  the  world 
— under  no  other  i  ircumstaiiccH  than  the  presiiit — co.dil 
1  have  so  secured  it 

"  What  i.eiu  the  charges  prrfrrreH  against  lue  ?"  he 
cuntinued,  with  a  viol,  nee  that  almost  petrified  the  un- 
happy girl.  "  llciir  lliem,anil  judge  whether  I  have  not 
cause  for  the  levliiitriiisbiiide  mile  that  rankles  at  my 
heart.  livery  hillii  :  ili«ol«dn  nee  of  orders — every  |Nir- 
linl  neglect  of  duly  lli.il  loiild  1m'  rnl.ed  up  -was  Im'nreil 
into  n  s|H'eilie  eliargi  ;  and,  as  I  huvenhi  inly  admitlid  I 
Imil  hillerly  li.iiisgrissed  not  n  llllh'  In  this  r.'s|H't  t,tln'se 
were  niiniernus  eiioiiijh.  Yel  lliey  weie  but  pri'|niralorv 
tn  ollivrs  gf  greater  ma|{niludu.  \\  ill  juii,  cun  }'ou  belli  ve 


any  tiling  half  so  atrocious,  as  that  your  father  chould  Imvo 
called  on  a  petty  oflicer  not  only  to  prove  some  violent  and 
insubordinate  laiignagc  I  hud  used  in  reference  to  tlio 
cominnnding  oflicer  in  my  own  rooms,  but  also  to  sub- 
stantiate a  clinrge  of  cowardice,  grounded  on  the  unwill- 
ingiicHS  I  bad  expressed  to  accompany  tbc  expedition, 
and  the  extraordinary  Irepidulion  1  had  evinced,  while 
preparing  for  the  duty,  maiiil'esled,  ns  it  was  stated  lo  be, 
by  the  various  errors  be  bud  rectified  in  my  equipment 
with  his  own  bund  ?  Yes,  even  this  pitiful  chnrge  was 
one  of  the  many  preferred;  but  the  seveicst  was  that 
which  he  liad  the  nnbhisliiiig  ifl'ronlery  to  make  the  sub- 
ject of  public  investigation,  rather  than  of  private  redress 
— the  blow  I  hud  struck  him  in  bis  own  uparlnKiilp. 
And  who  was  bis  witness  in  this  inonslrous  elinrge? — 
your  mother,  t'larn.  Yea,  I  stood  us  a  criminal  in  her 
presence ;  and  yet  she  came  forward  lo  li  ndcr  an  evi- 
dence that  was  lo  consign  nie  to  a  disgraceful  sentence. 
.My  vile  prosecutor  had,  moreover,  the  encoiiragemenf, 
the  sanction  of  his  colonel  thronglioul,  and  by  him  be  was 
upheld  in  every  contemptible  charge  his  ingenuity  could 
devise.  Uo  you  iigt  anticipate  the  result  ? — 1  was  found 
guilty,  nnd  dismissed  the  service. 

"  What  agonies  of  mind  I  endured, — what  burning 
tears  I  nightly  shcdniHin  a  pillow  I  was  deslincd  to  press 
in  freezing  loneliness, — what  hours  of  solilude  I  passed, 
fur  from  the  huiints  of  my  fcllow-iiicn,  and  forming  plans 
of  vengeance, — it  would  take  iiiiich  longer  time  lo  relate 
than  1  have  actually  U'slowcd  on  my  unhappy  history. 
To  comprehend  their  extent  and  force  you  must  under- 
stand the  heart  of  fire  in  which  tbe  deep  sense  of  in. 
jury  had  taken  root;  hut  the  night  wears  away,  and 
briefly  told  must  lie  the  remainder  of  my  tale.  Tlio  re- 
bellion of  forty-five  saw  me  in  arms  in  the  Scutiish 
ranks;  nnd,  in  one  instance,  opjiosed  to  the  regiment 
friiiii  which  I  had  been  so  ignoniiniously  expelled.  Never 
did  revenge  glow  like  a  living  lire  in  the  heart  of  man  as 
il  dill  in  mine;  for  11..'  elliet  of  my  long  brooding  in  soli- 
tude had  been  to  inspire  me  with  a  di  lehtation,  not  mere- 
ly for  those  w  bo  had  been  most  rancorous  in  their  i  nmily, 
but  for  every  thing  that  wore  the  uniform,  from  thoconi- 
niamling  ollicer  down  to  the  iiuvinest  private.  Kvery 
blow  that  1  deah,  every  life  that  I  sacrilicid,  was  an  in- 
sult wnshid  away  liom  my  attainted  honour;  but  liim 
whom  I  most  sought  in  the  melt'e  I  iiiver  could  reach. 
At  h'nglli  the  corps  lo  which  1  had  attaehi  d  iiiyi-cif  was 
repulsed,  mil  I  snw,  with  rage  in  my  heart,  that  my 
enemy  still  lived  lo  triiinipb  in  the  friiif  of  his  villuny. 

"  Altboiigh  I  was  grown  considerably  in  stulure  nt  this 
|M'riiid,  and  was  otherwise  greiilly  m.ercd  ill  appearance, 
I  had  been  recognised  in  the  action  by  mmibers  of  the 
regiment;  ami,  iniliiil,  iiiore  llinii  onie  I  had,  in  ilie  in- 
loxicalion  of  my  rage,  aieonipanied  the  Ide'v  that  slew  or 
inaimi  d  one  ol  my  foMiier  nssoeiales  with  a  dii  larution 
ofllie  iiai'ie  of  him  who  inlliiti  d  it.  The  lonsiqiienco 
was,  I  was  di iiiuinced  as  a  rebel  nnd  un  onllaw,  and  a 
price  was  put  U|«in  my  heail.  /\eeiistomed,  be-viver,  as 
I  had  ever  hti ii,  lo  rocks  and  I'asim sses,  I  hail  no  difli- 
cully  in  eliidi.ig  the  vigilance  of  those  who  were  sent  in 
piirsiiil  of  me;  and  thus  compelled  lo  live  whidly  apart 
from  my  spei  iei^  I  nl  lenglli  learned  lohate  lhcni,ond  to 
know  llial  man  is  the  niily  i  in  my  of  man  upon  earth. 

"  A  ihnnge  now  cuineoMT  the  spirit  of  my  vciigeBncr; 
for  about  Ibis  [nriisl  your  im  llicr  died,  .''be  was  the  only 
being  I  had  iverliK.ked  upmi  with  liinilness;  ai<d  deeply 
even  as  I  had  been  iiijureil  by  her,  i  wept  her  memory 
with  many  a  scalding  leiir.  This,  however,  only  in- 
creased my  hatred  for  Itini  who  had  rioted  in  her  heniily 
and  siipphinlid  me  in  her  ili  voliihiess.  I  hnd  the  iiienns 
of  learning,  occasionally,  all  Ibiil  passed  in  the  regiment, 
aeil  Ihe  same  aieouiil  lliiil  liroii|<lil  me  llie  m  ws  of  your 
iiiollier's  death,  also  gave  ine  llie  inlelligi  iii  e  that  thrco 
ehihlien  he  I  N'rii  the  fruit  of  her  union  with  I)e  Iluldl- 
ma>'.  I  heard  moreover,  (nnd  Ibis  gave  me  pleasure,) 
that  |li<  ir  father  doaled  on  Ihein;  nnd  from  that  moment 
I  resolved  to  turn  ins  cup  of  joy  into  hitlerniss,  even  ns  ho 
bad  turned  mine.  I  no  longer  soiiglil  bis  life;  for  the 
lealoiisy  llmt  bad  hull'  impcUeil  that  thirst  existed  no 
longer:  but,  ilei  miiig  his  cold  nature  at  least  nceessiblr 
thruugh  ois  parental  atl'eelioii.  I  was  resolved  flint  in  his 
ehilihen  he  should  siifli  r  a  portion  of  the  agonies  he  bail 
inlliitid  on  nie.  I  •.vailed,  liowi  viT,  iinlil  they  should 
be  grown  up  to  nil  nge  when  Ihe  heart  of  llie  parent 
would  Im'  more  likely  to  inmirii  Iheir  hiss;  and  llivii  I 
was  delermined  my  vengeance  should  Im'  eomplele. 

"Cirenmslanees  singuhirly  favoured  my  design.  Many 
VI  an  alb  rwnrds,  the  regiiiieiil  fornieil  one  of  the  ex|>i'dl- 
lioii  agoinsl  (Jill  bee  imilir  ti'iiieral  Wolfe.  Thev  wer« 
loiimuiiidid  by  your  liilhiT,  who,  in  the  eourn' of  pronin- 
lion,  Olid  iihlnlnid  Ihe  lieiil  naiilenl.  neley  ;  nnd  I  ob. 
M  rvid  by  the  urmy  lisl.llmt  i  lubulttrnol'ljiemme  nnnie, 


v!, 


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WACOUSTA,  OR  TllK  PROPHECY. 


I 


whom  I  presumed  to  be  his  eldest  son,  was  in  the  corps. 
Here  was  a  field  tbr  my  vengeance  beyond  any  1  could 
have  liopcd  for.  I  contrived  to  pass  over  into  Cornwall, 
the  ban  of  outlawry  being  still  unrepealed  :  and  having 
prociured  from  my  brotlicr  a  sum  sufficient  for  my  necessi- 
ties,  and  bade  him  an  eternal  farewell,  embarked  in  a  fish- 
ing-boat  for  the  coast  of  Frajice,  whence  I  subsequently 
took  a  passage  to  this  country.  At  Montreal  I  found  the 
French  general,  who  gladly  received  my  Qllcgiance  as  a 
subject  of  France,  and  gave  me  a  commission  in  ont  of 
the  provincial  corps  that  usually  served  in  concert  with 
our  Indian  allies.  With  the  general  I  soon  became  a  fa- 
vourite ;  and,  as  a  mark  of  his  confidence,  at  the  attack  on 
Quebec,  he  entrusted  me  with  the  command  ofa  detached 
irregular  force,  consisting  partly  of  Canadians  and  partly 
of  Indians,  intended  to  harass  the  flanks  of  the  liritish 
army.  This  gave  me  an  opportunity  of  being  at  what- 
ever  point  of  the  field  I  might  think  most  favourable  to  my 
design ;  and  I  was  too  familiar  with  the  detested  uniform 
of  the  regiment  not  to  be  able  to  distinguish  it  from  afur, 
In  a  word,  Clara,  for  Iain  weary  of  my  own  tale,  in  that 
engagement  I  had  an  opportunity  of  recognising  your 
brother.  Ho  struck  me  by  his  martial  appearance  as  he 
encouraged  his  grenadiers  to  the  attack  of  the  French 
columns  ;  and,  as  I  turned  my  eye  upon  him  in  admira- 
tion, I  was  stung  to  the  soul  by  his  resemblance  to  his 
father.  Vengeance  thrilled  tliroughout  every  fibreof  my 
frame  at  that  moment.  The  opportunity  I  had  long 
sought  was  ut  length  arrived ;  and  already,  in  anticipa- 
tion, I  enjoyed  the  con(|ue»t  his  full  would  occasion  (o  my 
enemy.  I  rushed  within  u  few  feet  of  my  victim  ;  but 
ihc  bullet  aimed  at  his  heiirt  was  received  in  the  breast  of 
a  faithful  soldier,  who  had  flown  to  intercept  it.  How  1 
cursed  the  meddler  tijr  his  officiousness  1" 

"Oh,  that  soldier  was  your  nephew,"  rngorly  inter- 
rupted tMara,  pointing  towards  her  cnmpaninn,  who  had 
fallen  into  a  profound  i-luuiber,  "  the  husband  of  this  un- 
fortunate wom.in.  Frank  Halloway  (lor  by  that  name 
was  he  alone  known  in  Ihe  regiment)  loved  my  brother 
as  though  he  had  hi  en  of  the  same  blood.  He  it  was 
who  flew  to  receive  III"  bull  that  was  (lestincd  for  ano- 
ther. Hut  I  nursed  liim  on  his  couch  of  sutfering,  and 
with  my  own  hands  prepared  his  food  and  dressed  his 
wound.  Oh,  if  pily  can  touch  your  heart  (anrt  I  will  not 
believe  that  a  heart  Ihat  once  f'ell  as  you  say  yours  has 
fell,  caii  be  inaccessible  to  pity,)  let  the  recollection  of 
your  nephew's  devotedness  to  my  mother's  child  disarm 
you  of  vengeance,  and  induce  you  to  restore  us  !" 

"Never!"  thundered  Wacousia, — "never!  The  very 
circumstance  you  have  now  luimeil  is  an  additional  incen- 
tive to  my  vengeance.  My  nephew  saved  the  lili:  of  your 
brother  at  the  iia/ard  of  his  own;  and  how  has  he  been 
rewarded  for  tlie  generous  deed  ?  By  an  ignominious 
death,  inflicted,  |H!rhaps,  for  some  oll'enee  not  more  ilislio- 
nourina;  than  those  Which  have  thrown  me  an  outcast 
u|)on  these  wilds  ;  and  thai  ut  the  eninmiind  and  in  the 
presence  of  Ihe  lather  of  hiju  who*  llli'  he  was  fool 
enough  to  preserve.  Yet,  what  but  ingrulilude  of  Ihe 
grossest  nature  could  a  Morion  e.V|M  el  at  the  hands  of  Ihe 
filse  liimily  of  |)e  Haldiinur!  They  were  desllned  lo  br 
our  bane,  and  well  have  they  fulfilled  the  enil  lor  which 
they  were  ereal<  d." 

"Almighty  Providence,"  aspirated  the  sinking  Clara, 
as  she  turned  her  streaming  eyes  to  heaven  ;  "  can  il  he 
Ihat  Ihe  human  heart  can  undergo  such  change  f  ('nii 
tills  he  llie  being  who  oiiee  loved  my  iiiolher  with  a 
puritv  and  leiid>'rnessot'ulfeetiori  thai  aii;^'<-ls  Ih.'mselves 
might  hallow  with  approval;  or  is  all  that  I  have  heard 
but  a  Is'wildering  dream  !" 

"No,  Clara,"  calmly  and  even  solemnly  returned  (he 
wa'rioi  ;  "  it  is  no  dream,  hut  a  renlily — a  sid,  drendfiil, 
heirl-iendiiig  rcMlily  ;  yet,  if  I  am  that  ultered  iKing,  lo 
whom  is  the  ehange  io  lii'  userilH-d  !  Who  turned  Ihe 
generous  eurreni  of  my  blissl  into  a  river  of  overllowing 
gall? — Your  fiillier  I  Hut  these  T"  idle  words.  What  I 
have  lM'(^n,  you  know;  wlinll  now  im,  and  through  what 
ngeiK^y  I  have  been  reiiden-d  what  I  now  am,  yiiu  know 
also.  Not  more  fixed  Is  late  than  my  piirmwe.  Your 
brother  dies  eviii  <im  Ihe  spot  on  "vliii'h  my  nephew  died  ; 
nnd  you,  ('lara,  shall  ts'  my  bride;  and  lli<'  first  tiling 
your  ehllilren  shall  Is-  taught  lo  lisp  aliall  be  eursi  s  on 
the  vile  name  of  l>e  llaldiinnr!" 

"Oiiee  more,  in  Ihe  i  .iiiie  of  my  sainted  inntlior,'!  im. 
plore  you  lo  have  iin'rey,"  shrlekeil  Ihe  unhappy  Clara. 
"Oh!  she  eonlimied  with  vehement  suppliintioii,  "let 
the  days  of  your  I'nrlv  love  Iw  lironght  hack  to  your  im- 
m(>ry,  thai  voiir  heart  nmy  be  K<it>ened  ;  auil  eiit  yoursril' 
not  wholly  i<ir  iVoiii  your  Oi>d,  by  the  eoinmlsslon  of 
such  drendfiil  outrn)(Ts.  .Again,  I  eonjure  ytni,  rrstomi* 
lo  my  fiither." 

"Never!"   savifrly    r<'|>c«trd    WacousU.     "I    have 


passed  j-cars  of  torture  in  the  hope  of  such  an  hour  as 
this ;  ond  now  that  fruition  is  within  my  grasp,  may  I 
IK^rish  if  I  forego  it !  Ha,  sir  !"  turning  from  the  almost 
fiiinting  ('lara  lo  Sir  Evenird,  who  had  listened  with  deep 
attention  to  the  history  of  this  extraordinary  man; — "for 
this,"  ond  he  thrust  aside  the  breast  of  his  hunting  coat, 
exhibiting  the  scar  ofa  long  but  superficial  wonnd,-^for 
this  do  you  owe  me  a  severe  reckoning.  I  would  recom- 
mend you,  however," — and  he  spoke  in  mockery, — 
"when  next  you  drive  a  weapon  into  the  chest  of  an  un- 
resisting enemy,  to  Iw  more  certain  of  your  aim.  Had 
that  bei  as  true  as  the  blow  from  the  butt  of  your  rifle, 
shou  have  hvcd  to  triumph  in  this  hour.     I  little 

deemed,  i.e  pursued,  still  addressing  the  nearly  heart- 
broken officer  in  the  same  insolent  strain,  "that  iny  in- 
trigue with  that  dark-eyed  daughter  of  the  old  Canadian 
would  have  been  the  means  of  throwing  your  companion 
BO  speedily  into  my  power,  after  his  first  narrow  escape. 
Your  disguise  was  well  manageil,  I  confess ;  and  but 
that  there  is  an  instinct  about  me,  enabling  me  to  disco- 
ver a  Dc  Huldiniar,  as  a  hound  does  the  deer,  by  scent, 
you  might  have  succeeded  in  passing  for  what  you  ap- 
iwared.  But"  (and  his  tone  siuhlenly  changed  its  irony 
tor  fierceness)  "  to  the  |)oint,  sir.  That  you  are  the 
lover  of  this  girl  I  clearly  iK'rfeive,  and  death  were  pre- 
ferable to  a  life  embittereil  by  the  recollection  that  she 
whom  we  love  reposes  in  the  arms  of  another.  No  such 
kindness  is  meant  yon,  however.  'J'o-moriovv  you  shall 
return  to  the  fort ;  and,  when  there,  you  may  Icll  your 
colonel,  that,  in  exchange  fiir  a  certain  miniature  and 
letters,  which,  in  the  hurry  of  departure,  1  dropped  in  his 
apartment,  some  ten  days  since.  Sir  Reginald  Morton, 
Ihe  outlaw,  has  taken  Ms  daughter  Clara  to  wife,  but 
without  the  solenmisalion  of  those  tedious  forms  that 
lioimd  himself  in  aceurseil  union  with  her  mother.  Oh! 
what  would  I  not  give,"  he  continued  bitterly,  "  to  wit- 
ness the  pang  inflieled  on  his  false  heart,  when  first  the 
danming  truth  arrests  his  ear.  Never  did  I  know  the 
trium|)li  of  my  jKiwer  until  now;  for  what  revenge  can 
Ire  half  so  sweet  as  that  which  attains  a  loathed  enemy 
through  the  <lishonour  of  his  child  I  liut,  hark  !  what 
mean  those  sounds  ?" 

A  loud  yelling  was  now  heard  at  some  distance  in  rear 
of  the  tenl.  Presently  the  bounding  of  many  feet  on  the 
turf  was  distinguishable  ;  and  then,  at  intervals,  the  pe- 
culiar cry  thai  announees  the  esea]H'  of  a  prisoner. 
Wacousia  started  to  his  feel,  and  fiercely  grasping  his 
tomahawk,  advanced  lo  the  Iront  of  Ihe  tent,  where  he 
seemed  fo  listen  for  u  moment  allentivily,  as  if  endeavour- 
ing lo  euteli  the  direction  of  the  pursuit. 

"Ha'  by  heaven!"  he  exclaimed,  "there  nnist  Ih^ 
treaeliery  in  this,  or  yon  slipiiery  captain  would  not  so 
soon  be  at  his  flight  again,  ImmukI  as  I  bad  bound  him." 
'J'lien  ullering  a  deafening  yell,  and  rushing  past  Sir 
I'^verard,  near  whom  he  paused  nn  instant,  as  if  unile- 
<  iiled  wliether  he  should  not  lirsl  dis|)o»e  of  him,  us  a 
liri'caulioiiary  measure,  he  flew  with  the  s|ieed  ofnn  ante. 
lo|ie  in  the  direction  in  which  he  was  guided  by  the  gra- 
dually receding  sounds.  , 

"The  knife.  Miss  de  llaldimar,"  exilaimed  Sir  Fve- 
rard,  aller  a  few  lnonlelll^  of  lireathless  and  inleiise 
anxiety.  "  See,  Iheri  is  one  in  the  belt  Ihat  ICIIeii  llalloway 
has  girl  around  her  loins.  Quick,  fiir  hea\en's  saki , 
ipiii'k  ;  oiii-  only  chance  of  safely  is  in  this." 

With  an  activity  arising  from  her  despai.',  Ibe  unhappy 
Clara  siiranu'  from  th<'  rude  eoiieli  on  which  she  had 
been  lefl  In  Wacousia,  and  stooping  over  Ihe  formoflbr 
inatuae,  e.xlendi  il  her  hand  lo  remove  Ibe  'v(  a(H>n  from 
her  side  ;  but  Kllin,  who  bad  been  awakened  from  her 
bmgslumlM'r  by  the  yells  just  uttereil,  seemed  resolute  lo 
prevent  il.  A  struggle  for  it"  (kmsihsi  i'  .  iw  ensiled  Is- 
tween  these  frail  and  ilelienlj  iHiii.s ;  in  which  Clara, 
however,  had  the  advaiilage,  not  only  Irom  the  reeuiii 
Isnl  |K)silion  of  her  opponent,  hill  from  Ihe  greater  se 
(  ,ritv  of  her  grasp.  At  leiigib,  with  a  Moiiiit  efl'ort,  shi 
eiiiitriveil  lo  disi'ugiige  it  froni  tlie  sheath,  aroimil  wliiih 
Fllen  had  closely  elus|H-d  both  lui  hands;  hut,  with  Ihe 
cpiiekness  of  Ihouglil,  Ine  latter  were  again  el-Mielied 
roUMi  the  naked  blade,  and  wilboill  any  oilier  evlilent 
motive  than  what  originnted  In  Ibe  olwlinacy  of  her  mad. 
iie»<,  the  iiiiforluiiate  woioaii  fii'reely  attempted  lo  wrest 
it  awny.  In  the  act  of  doing  nn,  her  liniids  were  drincl- 
filllv  cut  ;  and  Clara,  shocked  at  tin'  sight  of  Ibe  bimsl 

she  had  I i  the  means  of  shedding,  lost    ■  M  Ihe  energy 

she  hull  snmmoned,  nnd  sunk  Menseless  at  the  li'ct  ofllii 
nianine,  who  now  liegnn  lo  ullir  the  most  piteous  cries. 

"(«<  (Jort,  we  are  lost,  exelalmcd  Hir  Kverard ;  Ihe 
(nice  ot  that  wretched  woman  has  nlnriiied  our  cnerny, 
nnd  even  now  I  hear  l.iin  nnproneliing.  Quiel«,  Clnra, 
((Ive  me  the  knife.  Uut  no,  it  is  now  Iimi  Utc  ;  Iik  is  here." 

At   that   inflani,  IIm>  dark   form  of  n  wnrrior  riislird 


noiselessly  to  the  spot  on  which  he  stood.  The  officer 
turned  hiscyc^in  desperation  on  his  enemy,  buta  ningje 
glance  was  sufficient  to  assure  him  it  was  not  Wacousia. 
llio  Indian  paused  not  in  his  course,  but  passing  close 
round  the  tree  to  which  the  baronet  wa«  attached,  made « 
circular  movement,  that  brought  him  in  a  line  with  ihj 
direction  that  had  been  taken  by  his  enemy  ;  and  again 
tlicy  were  lefl  alone. 

A  new  fear  now  oppressed  the  heart  of  the  unfortuu  jie 
Valletort,  even  to  agony :  Clara  still  lay  senseless,  speech, 
lees  before  him;  and  his  impression  was,  that,  in  the 
struggle,  Ellen  Halloway  had  murdered  her.  The 
latter  yet  continued  her  cries  j  and,  as  she  held  up  her 
hands,  he  could  see  by  the  fire-light  they  were  covered 
with  blood.  An  instinctive  impulse  caused  hini  lo 
bound  forward  to  the  assistance  of  the  molionlesii 
Clara;  when,  to  his  infinite  surprise  and  joy,  he  disco- 
vered  the  cord,  which  had  bound  liim  to  the  tree,  to  be 
severed.  The  Indian  who  had  just  passed  had  evidentiv 
been  his  deliverer;  and  a  sudden  flash  of  recollection  re- 
called the  figure  of  the  warrior  that  had  esca|icd  from  the 
schooner  and  was  supposed  to  have  leaped  jnto  the  lanoe 
of  Oucanas'a  at  the  moment  when  Madeline  de  Hnldi 
mar  was  removed  into  that  of  the  Canadian. 

In  a  transport  of  conflicting  feelings.  Sir  Evcrord  no» 
raised  the  iiisonsible  Clara  from  the  ground  ;  aiid.liai. 
ing  satisfied  himsulfshc  had  sustained  no  serious  injiirr, 
prepared  for  u  flight  which  ho  felt  lo  be  dospcrale,  if  not 
altogether  ho|ielo8B.     There  was  not  a  moment  to  liclnsi, 
for  the  cries  of  the  wretched  Ellen  increased  in  violcnrf, 
as  jilie  seemed  sensible  she  was  about  to  be  \cH  ullorlv 
alone;  and  over  and  anon,  although  afar  ofl",  yd  ivil 
dontly  drawing  nearer,  was  to  be  heard  tlio  fierce  de. 
nouncing  yell  of  Wacousia.     The  spot  o:i   which  Ihe  | 
officer  Blood,  was  not  far  from  that  whence  his  uaforiu. 
nate  friend  had  commenced  his  flight  on  the  first  inenio.  I 
rable  occasion  ;  and  as  the  moon  shone  briglilly  iniht 
cloudless  heavens,  there   Could   bo  no  inistako  in  Iht 
course   he   was  lo  pursue.     Dashing  down  thcKleep,  I 
Ihcrefiiro,  with  all  the  sjiced  his  beloved  burden  would  I 
enable  him  to  attain,  he  made  immediately  for  thobiidgt 
over  which  his  only  chance  of  safely  lay. 

It  unfortunately  hapfiened,  however,  that,  induced  I 
either  by  the  malice  of  iier  msanity,  or  really  Icrrilied 
at  the  loneliness  of  her  |>osition,  Ihu  wretched  Mllen  I 
Hulloway  bad  likewise  quilted  the  tent,  and  iiowfol.  [ 
lowed  close  in  the  rear  of  the  fugitives,  still.utlerin;  I 
tho  same  pinrcing  cries  of  anguish.  Tho  voice  of  \V|.  r 
coUBia  was  also  again  hoard  in  the  distance;  audSiil 
Kverurd  had  tho  inexpressible  horror  to  find  ihal.guiilwll 
liy  tho  shrieks  of  the  maniac  woniuii,  he  was  imv  nhtp. 
ing  his  course,  pot  to  the  tent  whore  he  had  lull  liitpii.l 
soners,  hut  in  nn  oblique  direct  ion  towards  llio  bridal 
where  he  uvidoiitly  ho|ied  to  inlercepl  them.  Awnrrotl 
Ihe  oxlremu  disadvantages  under  which  he  luliuarediii| 
a  •'om|iplltion  of  Bjieed  with  hi"  acl've  oneiny,  llieun'r 
happy  oHicer  would  have  hero  terminated  the  Blru|;);l>,l 
had  he  not  hueii  partially  sustained  by  the  hope  that)  '( 
(letachmvnt  prayed  fur  by  Do  Haldininr,  through  lii<| 
liiendl;'  young  chief,  to  whom  he  owed  hisolva  llljeti-l 
lion,  inlglil  hu  alsiut  this  lime  on  its  way  to  iilleiii|ill 
their  rescue.  This  thought  supported  his  falt('lillrl^l 
Bululion,  nllliough  nearly  exiiaustod  with  liis  <ll(iii»-| 
euinpelii'd,  as  he  was,  to  sustain  lliu  inolloiileKK  Inriid 
the  slowly  levivmg  Cluia;  and  he  again  braced  liimie' 
to  the  nneipinl  lliglit.  The  inoun  still  slionn  Is'iiiiliM^ 
bright,  and  ho  could  now  distinctly  see  Ihe  lirMl|,'coiii 

hieh  he  wis  to  pass;  but  notwithsianding  he  ■lriin(l 
lii-<  eyes  as  he  advanced,  no  vestige  of  n  llritifli  imi'oia 
was  to  Im>  seen  il  the  .  [''u  space  tliut  lav  Is  \" 
he  tiirneil  lo  regnrii  Ills  |mrsuors,  Klleii  trim  j  Ir^ 
yards  only  in  his  rear;  and  considprnbly  liryi>ii>l 
rose,  in  tall  relief  ngaiiisl  the  heavens,  the  gigniilu  Ion 
of  tlie  warrior.  The  porsuit  of  the  hilter  wa«  unwr 
iluelrd  wilh  a  siKnce  thai  terrified  even  more  lIuiiilM 
yells  he  had  previously  uttered;  and  ho  gained  m  MM 
ly  on  Ins  vieliins,  Ihnt  the  trend  of  his  large  li'el  > 
now  disllnetly  niidible.  AKniii  the  olViier,  with  ile'|i 
in  bis  bcnri,  made  Ihe  inoni  incredible  exorl loiia  lorN 
Ihe  bridge,  willioiit  seemiii||  lo  reflect  tliul,  > k'II  »ll 
lliere,  no  sm'iinly  wna  ofl'  ift<t  him  ttgninsl  Iii*fitt9| 
(Inee,  as  Im  drew  iirarpr.  he  faiieird  he  »«w  Hie  < 
Iliads  of  hiiiimn  beings  (lerriiig  iVimi  iindrr  llml  |»'ll 
llie  arrh  which  '  id  atllirderi  cover  lo  De  H«I(Iimii'« 
liiniselton  the  memornbln  wensioii  of  lliri'  ilr|«i« 
Willi  the  Cuiindinn  ;  and,  eniivlneed  llini  llii  wimniil 
Wncousin  had  Iwen  sent  there  lo  lie  in  ainhiiv >•!<'■ 
inlercepl  his  retreat,  his  linpva  were  iillerlv  |Kir'l)« 
and  altiioiigh  he  ilnmierl  not,  his  flight  wu>  rilhera 
chnnienl  llian  Ihetruit  of  any  systemnti    plannlii-' 


4>:, 


VN''i; 


'^;rt■ 


WACOIJSTA,  OR  THE  PROPHECY. 


267 


Ho  liod  "°*  gained  Ihe  extremity  cf  the  bridge,  with 
Fllcn  Halloway  and  Wacousta  close  i,i  liis  rear,  when 
iiddenly  the  heads  of  many  men  weru  once  more  dis- 
lineuishable,  even  in  the  sliadnw  of  the  arcli  that  ovcr- 
liunfftlio  sands  of  the  river.  Three  individuals  detached 
tliemsches  from  the  ^roup,  and  leaping  upon  the  further 
eitreinily  of  tlie  bridge,  moved  rapidly  to  niset  him. 
Meanwhile  the  baronet  had  stopped  suddenly,  :ib  if  in 
iloubt  whether  to  advance  or  to  rv.(»4o.  His  su(i|i»«-i« 
was  b'lt  momentary.  Although  the  pors«iiB  of  lin-x- 
riieii  were  disguised  as  Indian  warriori",  the  broad  ruo'^i 
Ijirlit  lliat  beamed  full  or  their  countenances  dis('lt^<<l 
A  „-,.||.rem<'inlicred  features  of  niesalngton,  Kraknn'. 
nnil  I'liarlef  do  llaldimar.  The  latter  sprang  before  In- 
cnnipanions,  and,  utn^ring  h  cry  of  joy,  sank  in  H|)«ncli. 
lessngony  on  the  ntck  of  liis  strl'  iKiconsciouR  .siste'- 

"For  God's  sake,  Iree  me,  Do  I'liuiilimar !"  exeluimed 
llif  excited  baronet,  disengaging  his  elinrge  frcun  the 
emliracc  of  his  friend.     "  This  is  no  moment  for  gratu- 

lation.    Erskine,  Blessington,  see  y lot  who  is  behind 

me!    Be  upon  your  guard  ;  delimd  your  lives!"'     And 

as  he  «|>oke,  he  rushed  forward  with  faint  and  tottering 

utein  lo  place  his  companions  between  tlie  unhappy  girl 

and  llic  danger  (hat  threatened  her. 

'I'/ic  ewords  of  ihe  officers  weie  drawn  ;  but  instead 

I  of  .idvancing  upon  the  formidable  being,  who  stood  as  it 

paralv'fd  at  this  uuexpcclcd  rencontre,  the  two  seniors 

I  conlPiib'l  themselves  with  assuming  a  defensive  attitude, 

—retiring  slowly  and  gradually  towards  the  other  ex- 

I  iremity  of  the  bridge. 

(Ivorcome  by  his  emotion,  Charles  dc  Haldimar  had 
I  not  noticed  this  action  of  his  companions,  and  stood  op- 
I  parrnlly  riveted  to  the  spot.  The  voice  of  Blessington 
I  falling  on  nim  by  name  to  retire,  seemed  to  arouse  the 
lilomiant  consciousness  of  the  unhappy  maniac,  f^he  iit- 
llered  n  piercing  shriek,  and  springing  forward,  sank  on 
Ihcr  knees  at  his  feet,  exclaiming,  as  she  forcibly  detained 
Ihim  bv  his  dress — 

"Almighty  Heaven  I  where  am  I?  surely  that  was 
Ciplain  Ulcssinglon's  kind  voice  I  heard ;  and  you — yon 
lucCliarlcs  dc  llnldimar.     Oh  !  save  my  husband  ;  plead 

Ifor  him  with  your  father  I but  no,"  she  continued 

Idly, — "  he   ia  dead — he  is   murdered  !     Behold  these 

lands  all  covered  with  his  blood  !  Oh  I " 

"lit!  another  De  Haldimar!"  excbiimcd  Wacousta, 
recovering  his  slumbering  energies,  "  this  »|)ot  seems  in. 
ijeed  fated  for  our  meeting.  More  than  tiirico  have  I 
!en  baulked  of  my  just  revenge,  hut  now  will  I  secure 
Tlni»,  Ellen,  do  I  avenge  your  husband's  and  my 
kephfw's  death.  My  own  wrongs  demanil  another  sa- 
pilice.  Rut,  ha  !  where  iaaho?  where  is  ('laraf  where 
I  my  bride  ?" 

Bounding  over  tlie  ill-fited  De  Heldimnr,  who  lay,  even 
1  death,  firmly  claB|iod  in  Ihe  nmbrnce  of  the  wretched 
lllon,  ihe  fierce  man  clashed  tnrionsly  forward  to  renew 
lit  piimiit  of  (ho  fugitives.  But  suddenly  the  citreniily 
f  ilip  bridge  was  tilled  with  i  column  of  armed  men, 
(ntkepl  iasning  front  the  iirch  beneath.  Sensible  of  bis 
ini;iT,  he  sought  to  make  good  his  retreat  ;  but  when 
t  Inrned  for  the  pur|K)se,  the  sanui  formidable  array  met 
view  ot  Ihe  oppniile  I'Tlremilv ;  and  IkiIIi  parties  now 
Ipidly  .idvanied  in  ilonble  (piiek  lime,  evidently  wilh  a 
1r»' III' ( losing  npi...  and  takinjr  hiui  prisoiuT.  In  this 
llrmm.i.  his  only  hupe  was  in  the  nsslstanee  that  might 
k rr'iliri il  him  by  his  warriors.  A  yell,  so  ti'rrilie  as 
I  be  disluiclly  heard  in  Ihe  fort  ilself,  hurst  from  his  vasi 
m,  anil  rolled  in  prolonginl  eehis's  Ihniiigh  the  forest. 
liiK  I'aiiilly  answeied  from  Ihe  I'neinnpmenI,  and  met 
JdiTphiil  noiseless  curses  from  Ihe  exas|H-rated  siddiery, 
win  ihi  light  of  Iheir  murdend  olVn^er  was  rnnnenla- 
r  nirknig  into  fren»y. 

"Kill  biin  not,  for  your  livoii!— I  command  yon,  mm, 
D  linn  Mill !"  muttered  Caplain  Blessington  with  snp- 
I  passion,  as  hIslriMips  were  prepiiiing  In  inunnliili' 
nnnlhrir  eluslering  bayonelii.  ".Such  a  dvalli  were, 
N,  iiierey  lo  sueh  a  villain." 

Iin  I"  laughH  WiieonsUi  in  bitter  scorn;  "who 
IhiTi'  of  all  your  accuised  regiment  who  will  dure  lo 
liHii  itlive  ?"  TJien  brnnilishing  Ins  tomahawk 
M  111!..,  Ill  prevent  their  fl'inllv  elnsing,  ho  denll  his 
•»  Kilh  Mieh  astonishing  velix'lly,  that  no  unguarded 
kt  wan  h  l\  uIkmiI  his  |i<>rson  .  utid  more  than  one  sol- 
rum  liroii^'lil  111  Iheearlh  in  He  enurso  of  lheunei|ual 

J!"''"'. 

\h  li— (1 1"  snid  Captain  l'>n«iiie,  "  are  the  Iwo  Iwsl 
miiinnl'  Ibii  regiiqent  to  In  kept  at  Imv  by  n  suikIc 
ff»dn  '    Shame  on  ye,  fellows  !     If  li!»  litniU  are 

htn\  liir  ynu,  lay  him  by  the  iMfils." 
iii«  iimi' K-ns  praeliM'd  with  »uci)«iiii      In  ntlrmpling 

I'M  hiniwlf  (Vmn  the  ullnek  of  thow'  who  iiniighl  lo 
iili'Kn,  the   warrior  iKrcuaMrily  M  Ilia  «p|icr 


person  exposed  ;  when  advantage  was  taken  to  close  with 
him  and  dejirive  liir.i  of  the  play  of  his  arms.  It  was 
not,  however,  without  considerable  dilliculty,  tliril  they 
succeeded  in  disarming  and  binding  liis  linnds;  atler 
which  a  strong  cord  being  faslened  round  his  wiiist,  he 
was  lightly  lushed  to  a  gun,  which,  contrary  to  the  ori- 
uinal  intention  of  the  governor,  had  been  sentout  with  the 
e\|H'dilion.  The  ritreat  of  the  detachment  then  eom- 
meiieed  rapidly  ;  but  it  was  not  without  being  hotly  pur- 
sued by  Ihe  band  of  warriors  the  yell  of  Wacousta  had 
•umiii'jned  in  pursuit,  that  they  finally  gained  the  fort: 
ndi  1  Aliat  feelings  of  sorrow  for  the  fate  of  an  officer 
.-.o  beloved,  we  leave  it  lo  our  readers  to  imagine. 

CHAVTER  XXXIV. 

The  morning  of  the  ne.xt  d.iy  dawned  on  few  who  had 
pressed  their  customary  couches — on  none,  whose  feverisli 
pulse  and  bloodshot  eye  failed  to  attest  the  utter  sleepless- 
ness in  which  the  night  had  been  passed.  Numerous 
groups  of  men  were  to  be  seen  assembling  after  Ihe  re 
veille,  in  various  parts  of  the  barrack  sipiare — those  who 
had  l)orne  a  part  in  the  recent  e.vptdilion  eonniiingling 
with  those  who  had  not,  and  recounting  lo  the  latter,  with 
mournful  look  and  voice,  Ihe  eireinnstimccs  couneclcd 
with  Ihe  l)creavement  of  tlnir  universally  bnncnled  offi- 
cer. As  none,  however,  had  seen  the  blow  struck  Ihal 
deprived  him  of  liti-,  although  each  had  heard  the  frantic 
exclamations  of  a  voice  that  liail  been  recognised  for  101- 
Icn  Ilalloway's,  much  of  the  marvellous  was  necessarily 
mixed  up  with  Irulh  in  their  narrative, — siime  (msilively 
alliriiiinc  Mr.  de  Haldimur  had  not  once  iinitlcd  his  parly, 
and  declaring  that  nothing  short  of  a  sn|)erualural  agency 
eould  have  trans|>orled  him  mmnlieed  lo  the  fatal  spol, 
where,  in  their  advance,  they  had  Iwheld  him  nuirdered 
The  singular  appearance  of  Klliii  Halloway  also,  nt  Ihii 
moineni,  on  llie  \ery  bridge  on  which  she  had  pronomn 
ed  her  curse  on  Ihe  family  of  De  Haldimar,  ami  in  com- 
pany wilh  the  terrible  and  mysterious  being  who  had 
liorne  her  off  in  trimnph  on  Dial  occasion  to  Ihe  foresi, 
and  under  circumstances  cab  uLited  lo  excite  the  most  su- 
|K'rslilions  impressions, .was  not  without  its  weight  in 
determining  their  rude  specnlalions ;  and  nil  conrurred 
in  opinion,  that  the  death  of  the  unliirtunale  young  ollieer 
was  a  judgment  on  their  colonel  for  the  little  mercy  he 
had  extended  to  th<!  noble-hearted  Hallowny. 

T'hen  followed  allusion  lo  Iheir  captive,  whose  gigantic 
stature  ami  efforts  at  i.<eape,  trcmemlous  even  as  Ihe  lat- 
ter were,  were  duly  exaggerated  by  each,  with  the  very 
laudable  view  of  claiming  a  proportiomilc  shore  of  credit 
for  his  own  individii  il  evertions;  and  many  aiul  various 
•verc  the  opinions  expressed  s  '■  the  manner  of  death 
he  shoidd  Ih'  made  to  suffer.  An  nig  the  most  emispicu- 
ous  of  the  orators  were  those  vm'I  whom  our  readers 
have  already  made  sliijlt  neiptai  .'  i.'  i.i  e  ir  n>  couiit  of 
Ihe  sortie  by  Captain  I'l^'ne'  ;e,  ir.iiy  Sr.  I.e  iieovery 
of  the  supposed  bod)  of  I'Vedv  i  ii  V  '•  Halliirr.  One 
was  for  impaling  hiin  n'ivc,  nr.i  .i  itii  g  him  .  >  lot  on 
the  philforin  above  ll,.  "nte  Another  fur  1  v^ni^hiin 
from  the  miiz/.h'  of  a  .  ,'>*'  ,e  /  jioundcr,  i.  Ii  mo  ccn- 
tie  of  Ihe  Ural  band  i  i  Inoinus  that  approach  t'n  fort, 
that  thus  perceivingtiie\  '  .Most  Mie  strength  aid  sinew 
of  Iheir  eumiing  war,  (ley  .loi  ;lii  l  •  Mie  n:  re  easily  iii- 
dueed  lo  propose  terms  oi'  t>i .  e«  ,'  third  wos  of  opii. 
iim  he  ought  In  be  ehi  in"  !  .  ■  the  top  of  Ihe  llag-slnlf,  r. 
a  target,  lo  1h'  shot  at  wi.  '  '  ri'.s  only,  eonlriving  never 
lo  loiieh  a  morlnl  purl,  -v  fourth  would  have  had  liini 
tied  naked  over  Ihe  sharp  ;  ikes  that  eonsliiuted  Ihe 
elievaux-de-fri/.c  garnishing  mi  sides  of  the  druwbriilge. 
Ilai  II  ilevised  some  new  I'li'!' —proposed  some  new  tor- 
tuie;  but  all  were  of  opinion.  Hint  simply  lo  be  shot,  or 
ev<  n  lo  Ih'  liant'cd,  was  too  mereil'nl  ii  punislmie'  I  '<r  the 
wretch  who  had  so  wiinlo-ily  niiil  inhuniiinl  ■  h  ebered 
the  kind-hearted,  (fentle.mamii  red  ollieer,  wli  ■  y      d 

alinost  all  known  and  loved  I'ri  n  his  very  bo  hood;  ami 
lliey   bHiki'd    loiward,   with   iiiiiigled   anxiety   and    veii. 
gvnnee,  to  the  momiiil  when,  summoned  as   il  w  ,h  e   . 
IHieled  I.e  shorlly  wmild  1«',   iM'fore  the  assrinbled  ,.-ari 
son,  he  woubl  be  made  to  i  xpiale  the  alriH'ily  with  nis 

hlo<Hl. 

While  tlir  men  lliiis  guvc  inrinlgencr  to  their  indignn 
lion  and  their  g'  f,  their  <i|lleers  were  even  more  pain- 
Hilly  nffeeleil.  The  Iniily  of  the  ill-faled  Charles  had 
Ik'cu  Uirne  to  Ins  apartment,  where,  divested  of  its  <lis- 
giiise.  It  had  agniii  Ikmu  iiiducleil  in  siii  h  ap|Nirel  as  was 
deemed  Miiilril  lo  the  pur|Mise.  Kvtended  on  ihe  very  lu'd 
on  wliieh  he  lay  at  Ihe  monieni  w  hen  she,  wlinie  maiilae 
raving,  mill  foreible  delentlon,  hud  Ihi  ti  llie  iiuniediali 
enuse  of  his  deslrnetioii,  Iniil  preferred  her  u  ilil  but  fruit- 
less Nuppliealion  for  mercy,  he  exhibileil,  even  in  death, 
the  same  delleale  heanlv  Ibnl  had  ('linrReltriurd  hltn   on 


that  occasion  ;  yet,  wilh  a  mildnesH  and  .serenity  of  ex- 
pression on  bis  still,  pale  features,  strongly  in  contrast 
with  the  agitation  and  glow  of  excitement  that  then  dis- 
tinguished him. 

Around  the  bed  were  grouped  nearly  all  the  officers, 
standing  in  attitudes  indicative  of  anxiety  and  interest, 
and  gazing  mournfully  on  the  phieid  features  of  their  ill- 
fated  friend.  All,  on  enterinj;,  moved  noiselessly  over 
the  rude  floor,  as  though  fearful  of  disturbing  the  repose 
of  one  who  merely  slumbered  ;  and  the  same  jirccaulion 
was  extended  lo  the  brief  but  heart-felt  expressions  of 
sorrow  that  passed  from  one  ti  Ihe  other,  as  they  gazed 
on  all  that  remained  of  the  gentic  Dc  Haldimar. 

(Jradually  the  officers  moved  away  in  the  same  noise- 
less manner  they  had  approached,  either  in  pursuance  of 
their  several  duties,  or  lo  inakctlieirloilet  of  the  morning. 
Two  only  of  their  nunilvr  remained  near  the  couch  of 
death. 

"  Poor  unfortunate  De  Haldimar  I"  observed  one  of 
these,  in  a  low  tone,  as  if  speaking  to  himself;  "too 
fatally,  indeed,  have  3'oiir  forebodings  been  realised ;  and 
what  I  considered  ns  the  mere  des|)ondeney  of  n  mind 
crushed  into  feebleness  by  nn  acemnulation  of  sutfering, 
was,  after  nil,  but  the  first  jiiesentiment  of  a  death  no 
human  power  might  avert.  Hy  heaven!  I  would  give 
tip  half  my  own  being  to  be  able  to  reanimate  that  form 
once  more, — but  the  wish  is  vain." 

"  Who  shall  onnouncc  the  intelligence  lo  his  sister?" 
sighed  his  companion.  "  Never  will  that  already  nearly 
henrl-brokeii  girl  be  able  to  survive  the  shock  of  her 
brother's  death.  Blessington,  you  alone  are  filled  lo  sncli 
;i  task  ;  and,  painful  as  it  is,  you  must  undertake  it.  Is 
the  ciilo.iel  apprised  of  the  dreadful  truth,  do  you  know'" 

"  He  is.  It  was  told  him  at  the  moment  of  our  arrival 
'  st  night ;  but  from  the  little  outward  emotion  displayed 
by  liiiii,  I  should  be  tempted  In  iiil'er  he  had  almost  aii- 
licip:ite{l  some  suclt  ealaslrophe." 

"  I'oor,  poor  Charles!"  bitterly  exebtimed  Sir  Evcrard 
Valletorl — for  it  was  he.  "  Wlint  would  I  not  give  to  re- 
ciil  the  rude  manner  in  wbielt  I  spurned  you  from  inn 
last  night.  lint,  alas!  what  eoiilil  I  do,  laileii  with  such 
a  truxt,  and  pursued,  without  the  power  of  defence,  by 
such  an  enemy  '  Little,  iiideeil,  did  I  imagine  what  was 
so  spei  di'y  to  be  your  diioiii !  Illissiiiglon,"  he  pursued, 
with  Increased  emolion,  "  it  grieves  mc  lo  w  relchednesB 
lo  think  that  he,  wlioin  J  loved  as  though  he  lind  been 
my  twin  brollier,  shoitlil  have  perished  wilh  bis  last 
thottf;lits,  perhaps,  lingering  on  the  seeming  mikindness 
with  which  I  had  greeted  liini  lifter  so  luixious  an  ab- 
sence." 

"  Nay.  if  there  be  blame,  it  must  allaeh  lo  me,"  sor- 
rov  111'  '  .ibser\ed  Capt.iin  Blessington.  "Had  Krskinu 
and  iiiyself  not  retired  beliire  the  sav;i(;e,  ns  we  did,  our 
unliirttmate  friend  would  in  nil  probability  have  been 
.1  ve  iii  litis  very  hour.  But  in  our  anxiety  lo  draw  the 
If  •iiier  into  the  atttbtiseade  we  bad  prepared  for  him,  we 
utierly  overlooked  that  Cliu.'lea  was  not  relrealing  with 
us." 

"  How  happened  il,"  demanded  Sir  Kvcrard,  his  nl- 
tenlioii  iinturiilly  directed  to  the  subject  bv  the  preceding 
ritiiarks,  "thai  you  lay  thus  in  atubiiMniie, when  the  oh- 
|eel  of  the  expi dilioit,  as  siilii  iled  by  I''ri  deriek  de  Hal- 
|i'iiiiar,  was  nn  allcmpt  to  reach  us  in  the  eiieampineiit  of 
t   e  Indiims  '" 

I  "  It  eerlainly  was  iimb'r  thai  impression  we  left  lie 
lint;  hill,  on  coming  lo  the  spot  where  the  fVieiidly  (n- 
dinn  lay  waiting  lo  coniliu  I  no,  he  prnpiised  lite  plan  we 
•.tiliMi|Uently  adopted  as  the  most  likely,  not  only  to  HC- 
litre  tlie  escape  of  Ihe  prisoners,  whom  he  pledgid  him- 
self  lo  liberate,  hut  to  dellitd  ourselves  wilh  advanlajn 
against  Waeinisla  and  lite  inimediiilc  giin'd  set  over 
them,  kIioiiIiI  they  fnllnw  in  pursuit.  Krskin'  npprovliijf, 
as  well  as  myself,  of  titi'  plan,  we  halted  nl  the  bridge, 
and  disiiosed  of  on  '  men  under  eai  b  extrcmily  ;  so  Ihni, 
ifallacked  by  the  Iiidiiiits  in  front,  we  might  Is-  en.ibli  d 
lo  tlirov.  them  i.ilo  confusion  bv  Inking,  tin  .n  in  rinr,  ns 
they  Hung  Iheiinelves  U|Hiii  the  liriilge.  The  event  si-cmed 
to  answer  our  e\|H'elalions.  'I'lie  al.irin  raised  in  the  pn- 
C;inipinetil  salisfieil  us  lite  young  Indian  had  eonlrived 
lo  ftilfil  his  promise;  and  we  inonienliirily  looked  for  Ihe 
appenianee  oi'  those  whose  tll(>lil  wi'  nniiirolly  supposed 
would  be  directed  towards  Hie  bridge.  To  our  great  sur- 
prise, however,  we  remarked  llinl  the  sounds  of  pursuit, 
hisleail  of  appronehiiig  us,  seemeil  lo  lake  an  op|Hisile  dl 
reelioit,  apparently  towards  the  point  witenee  we  had 
seen  tJie  prisoners  ilisemborked  in  the  inorniiig.  At 
b'tiulh,  will  n  almost  teinpled  to  regret  we  had  mil  pushed 
bolillv  on,  in  eonformily  wilh  our  lirsi  intention,  we  heard 
the  slirill  cries  of  a  womiin  ;  and,  not  long  afterwards,  the 
sounds  of  human  Ii  el  rushing  down  lite  h|ii|ic.  What  mir 
sciisatinns  were,  yoii  may  imugine;  Ibr  wr  all  U'lirved  it 


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to  be  citlicr  Clara  or  Madeline  de  llaldiiiiur  fleeing  alone, 
and  pursued  by  our  ferocious  enemies.  To  h)iow  our- 
selves wo'ild,  we  were  sensible,  be  to  ensure  tlic  death  of 
the  pursued,  before  we  could  possibly  come  up ;  and,  al- 
though it  was  witli  difficulty  we  repressed  the  desire  to 
rush  forward  to  the  rescue,  our  better  judgment  prevailed. 
Finally  we  saw  you  approach,  Iblloweil  closely  by  what 
appeared  to  be  a  mere  boy  of  an  Indian,  and,  at  a  c:on- 
siderublu  distance,  by  the  tall  warrior  of  the  Fleur  de  lis. 
We  imagined  there  was  time  enough  for  you  to  gain  the 
bridge ;  and  finding  your  more  formidable  pursuer  was 
only  accompanied  by  the  youth  already  alluded  to,  con- 
ceived at  that  moment  the  desigii  of  making  him  our 
prisoner.  Still  there  were  half  a  dozen  nmskets  ready  to 
be  levelled  on  him  should  he  approach  too  near  to  his 
fugitives,  or  manifest  any  other  design  than  that  of  simply 
recapturing  them.  How  well  onr  plan  succeeded  you  are 
aware;  hut,  alas!"  and  he  glanced  sorrowfully  iit  the 
corpse,  "  wliy  was  our  success  to  bo  embittered  by  sn 
great  a  sacriHce  ?" 

"  Ah,  would  to  heaven  tlmthc  at  least  had  been  spared," 
sighed  Sir  Evcrard,  as  he  took  :he  wan  white  hand  of  liis 
friend  in  his  own  j  "  and  yet  I  know  not :  he  looks  so 
calm,  so  happy  in  death,  it  is  almost  selfish  to  repine  he 
has  esca|)ed  the  horrors-  that  still  await  us  in  this  dread- 
ful  warfare.  But  what  of  Frcvycrick  and  Madeline  de 
Haldimar  I  From  tli*!  statement  you  have  given,  they 
must  have  been  liberated  by  tlu;  young  Ottawa  before  he 
came  to  me;  yet,  what  couui  have  induced  them  to  have 
taken  a  course  of  Hight  so  opposite  to  that  which  promised 
their  only  cl  ;uce  of  safety  I" 

"  Heaven  only  knows,"  returned  Captain  Blc?sington. 
"  I  fear  they  h:ive  again  lieen  recaptured  by  the  savages; 
in  wiiieh  ease  their  doom  is  scarcely  doubtful ;  unle.xs, 
indeed,  our  prisoner  of  lost  night  bo  given  up  in  exchange 
for  them." 

"  Then  will  tliiir  lilierty  bo  purchased  at  n  terrible 
price,"  remarked  the  l>:ironet.  "  Will  you  believe.  Hies- 
singtou,  that  tliat  man,  wlmse  enmity  to  our  colonel 
sceiMs  almost  devilish,  was  once  an  oHicer  in  this  very 
regiment  /" 

"  You  astonish  me,  Vallelort.  Impossible  !  and  yet  it 
lias  always  b<!en  apparent  to  me  they  were  once  asso- 
ciates." 

"  I  heard  him  relate  his  history  only  last  night  to 
Clarn,  whnm  he  had  the  audacity  to  sully  with  proi>osals 
to  boeoine  his  briilc,"  pursued  the  baronet.  "  His  tale 
was  a  most  extraordinary  one.  Hi;  narrated  it,  iiowiver, 
only  U{i  l>.  the  ixriod  when  the  lili'  i)f  I)i;  Haldiuiar  waa 
attempt 'I  l)y  hiin  at  Uneiuc.  Hut  wilii  his  subsccpient 
liistory  ';e  are  all  aecpiaintiVl,  through  llie  fume  of  his 
liltmdy  atrocities  in  all  the  |K>sts  that  have  luilc  n  into  the 
liauds  of  I'onte.ie.  Tliut  man,  sav.ige  and  even  tlendish 
as  he  now  in,  was  once  possessed  of  the  niihh  st  i|ualilles. 
I  am  sorry  to  say  it;  but  C'oluncl  de  Haldimar  lias 
brought  this  pr' sent  alHietion  upon  himself  At  some 
future  |M'ri(xl  1  will  till  you  all." 

"  Alas  1"  saiil  Captain  ItlcssiiiL'tiui,  "  piMir  Cliarlcs, 
then,  h.is  iK'eii  made  to  pay  tlie  |Hii.ilty  of  his  father's 
triors;  and,  certainly,  the  gn  alist  of  these  was  his 
dooming  the  unfortunale  Halloway  to  death  in  the  man- 
ner he  did." 

"  \\  hat  think  you  of  the  fact  of  Halloway  Iw'ing  the 
nephew  of  (his  extraordinary  man,  and  both  of  high 
family  '"  dim  mled  Sir  Kverard. 

"  Indeed!  and  was  (he  latlrr,  then,  aware  of  the  con- 
neetion  '" 

"Not  nnlil  In.^t  night,"  replied  Sir  Kvernrd.  "Some 
observations  made  by  the  wretched  wife  of  Halloway,  in 
the  roiirsi'  of  which  she  Mauicil  his  true  name,  ovhii  li 
was  tl«it  of  the  warrior  also,)  first  indiealed  the  fin  I  to 
the  latli  r.  lliil,  whal  lieenme  of  Ihut  iinfortmuite  erca- 
lure  / — was  she  lirmight  in  '" 

"I  .indernlniid  not,"  said  ('aplain  niessingtnn.  "In 
the  eonfusiiin  and  hurry  nf  securing  onr  ptisoncr,  niiii 
the  npprehinsioii  nf  iiumediale  attack  from  his  warrinrs, 
Kllen  was  iMilirely  overlisiked.  Some  of  my  men  «ny 
thcv  h'fl  her  lying,  iMseiisible,  on  the  siiiil  whenei'  they 
hiiii  raise<l  the  Isxlv  ..four  unfortunute  Irii  nd,  which  they 
had  some  difficulty  in  releasing  f'nim  her  cnnvulsive  em- 
Iruee.  Hut,  hark  1  ihcre  is  the  first  drum  fiir  parade,  and 
1  have  not  yet  exchnngeil  my  Indian  garb." 

Captain  nli'Bsington  now  (iiiilted  the  room,  iinil  Sir 
F.vcraril,  relieved  from  the  rcslriiinin!;  pristine  of  liiji 
eompnnioiis,  give  free  vent  to  his  cmolinii,  throwimr 
himi'lf  uiMin  the  body  of  his  friend,  anil  (jiving  iiltcraiKi 
to  the  feelings  of  niigiiish  thai  oppressed  his  heart. 

He  hill  cmilinucd  some  niinnic  s  in  this  posilioii,  when 
he  faneiiil  he  fell  tin    vvaiin  tears  of  a  hiiiniin  In  iii|^  be 

dewing  n  hand  that  reposed  im  the Ii  of  his  iniforlii- 

mile  friend.     He  loolitd  up,  and,  to  Ills  iudnili   imrpric, 


lieheld  Clara  de  Haldimar  standing  before  him  at  tlie  oj>- 
posite  side  of  the  bed.  Her  likeness  to  lier  brotlier,  at 
that  moment,  was  so  striking,  that,  for  a  second  or  two, 
the  irrepressible  thought  passed  through  the  mind  of  the 
officer,  it  was  not  a  living  being  he  gazed  uiioii,  hut  the 
iinmateiial  sjiirit  of  bin  friend.  The  whole  attitude  and 
appearance  of  the  wretched  girl,  inde|)endently  of  the  fiict 
of  her  noiseless  entrance,  tended  to  favour  the  delusion. 
Her  features,  of  an  ashy  paleness,  seemed  fixed,  even  as 
those  of  the  corpse  beneath  him  ;  and,  but  for  the  tears 
that  coursed  silently  down  her  check,  there  was  scarcely 
an  outward  evidence  of  emotion. 

"  You  arc  surprised  to  sec  me  here,  mingling  my  grief 
with  yours.  Sir  Everard,"  she  at  length  observed,  with 
the  same  calm  mien,  and  in  tones  of  touching  sweetness. 
"  I  came,  with  my  fathcr'i  <!rmission,  to  take  a  last  fare- 
well of  him  whose  death  has  broken  my  heart.  I  ex|)ccled 
to  he  alone;  but — Nay,  do  not  go,"  she  added,  (lerceiving 
lliat  the  oHicer  was  about  to  dejiart.  "Had  you  not  been 
here,  I  should  have  sent  for  yon;  for  we  have  both  a  sa- 
cred duty  to  perform.     May  I  not  ask  your  hand  /" 

Dismayed  at  lior  collected  manner,  tlio  young  ofTicnr 
gazed  at  her  with  the  deepest  sorrow  dopietcil  in  every 
lino  of  his  own  eountcnaiRO.  He  extended  his  hand, 
and  Clara,  to  his  surprise,  grasped  and  pressed  it  tirinly. 

"  It  was  the  wish  of  this  poor  boy  that  his  Clara 
should  ho  the  wile  of  his  fiiond.  Sir  l^Vcrard.  Did  he 
over  express  such  to  you'" 

"  It  was  Iho  fondest  desire  of  his  heart,"  returned  the 
baronet,  unablo  to  restrain  tlio  emotion  of  joy  that  min- 
gled, despite  of  himself,  with  his  worst  apprehensions. 

"I  need  not  osk  how  you  received  his  piojiosal,"  con- 
tinued ('htra,  with  the  same  calmness  of  manner. 
"  Last  night,"  she  pursued  solemnly,  "  I  was  tho  bride 
of  the  murderer  of  my  brother,  of  the  lovor  of  iny  mo- 
ther,— to-morrow  night  J  may  hi  tho  bride  of  cleat h  ; 
but  to-night  I  am  the  bride  of  my  brother's  frieiul.  Yos, 
lure  am  I  come  to  pledge  myself  to  to  tho  fultihnont  of 
his  wish.  If  you  deem  a  heart-brnkon  girl  not  unworthy 
of  you,  1  am  your  wife,  Sit  Kverard;  and,  recollect,  it 
is  a  sniomn  pledge,  that  which  a  sister  gives  over  the 
lifeless  body  of  a  brother,  beloved  as  this  lias  been." 

"till,  (.'lara— dearest  Clara,"  passionately  exclaimed 
tho  excited  young  man,  "  if  a  life  devoted  to  your  hap- 
piness can  repay  you  for  tliis,  count  U|)oii  it  as  you 
would  upon  your  eternal  salvation.  In  you  will  I  lovo 
both  my  friend  and  the  sister  he  has  boiiueatlicd  to  lAe. 
Clara,  my  betrothed  'vifo,  Ruinmon  all  tho  eiiorgits  of 
your  nature  to  sustain  this  cruel  shock  ;  and  exert 
yourself  fur  him  who  will  be  lo  yon  both  a  brother  and  a 
husband." 

As  ho  s|ioke  he  drew  the  nnrosisti'ig  girl  towards  him, 
and,  locking  her  in  his  embrace,  pressed,  for  llio  first 
lime,  the  lips,  which  it  had  maddened  him  the  preced- 
ing night  to  see  iHilliited  by  the  forcible  kisses  of  Wa- 
coustu.  Ihit  Clara  shared  iml,  lint  merely  sntfercil  Ins 
momentary  happiuoss.  He  r  cheek  worn  not  the  eriinsoii 
cf  excitcinent,  neilhcr  were  her  tears  diKcontiniiPil.  She 
seemed  as  one  who  inochanioully  submitted  lo  what  she 
had  no  iKiwcr  of  resistanco  ra  oppose  ;  and  even  in  the 
embrace  of  her  ulhianced  husband,  she  cxhibitod  the 
samo  death-like  calm  that  had  startled  him  at  her  first 
appearance.  Uoligion  cpuhl  nnt  hallow  a  purer  feeling 
than  tiait  which  had  im|H>lled  Iho  action  of  (he  young 
oflieer.  Tlio  very  ccmBCiiiiiBiiess  of  the  saereil  |ileil;;e 
having  been  exchanged  over  the  corpse  of  his  Irinul. 
Iinparleil  a  holiness  of  fervour  to  his  ininii;  and  even 
while  he  pressed  her,  whom  ho  serrelly  swore  to  love 
with  all  tiie  nlfeclinn  of  n  hind  brother  and  a  husband 
niiitcd,  he  felt  that  if  tho  spirit  of  him,  who  ulcpt  uii- 
eonsciniis  of  ti.e  scene,  \»-oro  sutl'eroil  to  linger  near,  it 
would  ho  to  lialliiw  it  with  npprovni. 

"  And  now,"  said  Clara  at  longlh,  yet  without  nt- 
Ipinpting  to  (jisingago  herself, — "  now  tlii't  wn  aro  mil- 
fed,  I  would  bo  uluiiR  with  riy  brother.  My  husband, 
leave  me." 

Deeply  loiielied  at  the  nnnip  ofhiisbaiiil.  Sir  Kverard 
(ould  not  rol'rniii  I'mni  iiiiprinting  aiintlicr  ki's  on  the 
I  ps  that  uttered  it.  lie  then  gently  disengaged  him- 
s  df  fioMi  his  lovely  but  siilUring  charge,  vvlioin  he  de. 
p  iiited  with  her  head  renting  on  tho  lied;  and  making 
,1  nignillcant  motion  of  his  Imiid  to  the  VMiinan,  who,  as 
•veil  as  old  Morrison,  had  been  i  iiectatdrs  of  tiie  vvlmle 
scene,  slule  goiilly  from  the  n,.irtiiienl,  under  wlial 
niiiiglcil  cmotioiiH  of  joy  and  griof  it  would  be  diirienll 
lo  descnlio. 

cii\rTi;u  XXXV. 

If  was  llir  righth  hour  of  inoiiiing,  and  Imlli  iiirc^rs 
iiiid  nun,  i|ulllliig  llioir  lil-rolisliod  iiiual,\voro  to  bo  heoii 


issuing  to  the  parade,  whero  the  monotonous  roll  ol  tlic 
aasemblie  now  summoned  them.  Presently  the  garrison 
was  formed,  presenting  three  equal  sides  of  a  square 
The  vacant  space  fronted  the  guard  house,  near  one 
extremity  of  which  was  to  bo  seen  a  flight  of  steps  com- 
inunicating  with  the  rampart,  whero  tlie  flag.siaf  uj, 
erected.  Several  men  were  employed  at  this  start',  pass. 
ing  strong  ropes  through  iron  pulleys  that  were  sij»pcnij. 
ed  from  tlio  extreme  top,  while  in  the  basement  of  Die 
stiitr  itself,  to  a  height  of  about  twenty  feet,  were  iiiucl 
at  intervals  strong  wo<iden  (legs,  serving  as  steps  tniiic 
artillerymen  lor  greater  fiicihty  in  cleoring,  when  foul 
the  lines  to  which  the  culoura  were  attached.  Tho  laiiej 
had  been  removed  ;  and,  from  tho  substitution  of  a  cord 
considerably  stronger  than  that  which  usually  apiKarnl 
there,  it  seemed  as  if  soinn  fiir  heavier  weight  wasalmui 
to  ho  appended  to  it.  (Jradually  the  men,  having  ton). 
pletcd  their  unusual  preparations,  ipiilled  tlie  ruinmri, 
and  the  flag-start"  which  was  of  tapering  pine,  waslvll 
totnlly  unguarded. 

The  "  Attention  I"  of  Major  DIackwaler  to  thetrnop,,, 
who  had  been  hitherto  standing  in  attitudes  of  e.vptc. 
fancy  that  rendered  the  injunction  oliiiusl  su|ierf1uoii. 
announced  tho  approach  of  tho  governor.  Soon  after. 
ward  that  officer  entered  the  area,  wearing  his  churar. 
leristic  dignity  of  nianner,ycl  exhibiting  every  evidence 
of  Olio  who  fiad  suffered  deeply.  Preparation  liir  j 
Irum-head  court-martial,  aa  in  the  first  case  of  Ihillo. 
way,  had  already  been  made  within  tho  square,  ami  ||;e 
only  actor  wanting  in  tho  diama  waa  ho  who  was  lolie 
tried. 

Dnec  Colonel  dc  Haldimar  niaile  an  cITort  to  comm.inil 
hi.-i  ap|K:ar.-iiice,  but  the  huskim  ss  of  his  voice  cliokidlii! 
ntterunce,  and  he  was  compelled  to  pause.  After  Ike 
lapse  of  a  few  moments,  he  again  ordered,  but  in  a  voict 
that  was:  reiiiarki'd  to  liiltcr, — 

"  Mr.  Lawson,  kt  the  prisoner  be  brought  forth." 

The  feeling  of  suspense  Ihat  ensued  between  tlic  Jr. 
livery  and  execution  of  this  eommaud  was  painful 
throughout  the  ranks.  All  were  penetrated  with  curt. 
osily  to  behold  a  man  who  bad  several  limes  apiRarnlio 
lliciii  under  flu  most  appalling  eircuuistaims,  ir,i| 
against  whom  'he  strongest  feeling  of  indignaliifn  Iwi 
been  excited  for  his  barbarous  murder  of  Cliarli's  ot 
iliildimar.  It  was  with  mingled  awe  and  anger  Uitr 
now  awaited  his  approach.  At  length  the  eaplivo  ™ 
seen  advaneing  from  the  cell  in  which  lie  had  Isinooo. 
lined,  his  ;,-igantie  form  towering  fur  above  iIioh' ol'llie! 
guard  of  grenadiers  by  whom  he  was  surrouiiiicil ;  i^\ 
with  a  hanghliiiess  ill  his  air,  and  insolence  in  liu  niu.| 
ncr,  that  told  he  came  to  eonfront  his  enemy  witlu»[iir« 
iinsiibdnrd  by  the  liite  that  tis)  probably  awailcii  iiiiii. 

Many  an  eye  was  turned  nymn  the  governor  at  lliil| 
niomcpif.  Ho  was  evidently  sfrnggling  Ihr  einnpMuri 
lo  meet  Ihe  scene  he  felt  il  to  lie  iiii|iossilile  to  avoid 
and  he  tiiiiied  pule  and  pabr  as  his  enemy  drew  near. 

At  length  the  prisoner  stixsl  nearly  in  the  xainr  i| 
where  his  uutiirfuiiate  nephew  hud  lingered  on  n  form 
oeeasi.in.  He  was  nnehaiiied  ;  but  his  hands  wcnlii 
ly  secured  liehind  his  back.  He  threw  himself  iiiln 
altitncio  of  earihsHness,  resting  on  one  (iiot,  and  la|i|«| 
the  earth  with  llie  other  ;  riveting  his  eye,  ut  flic 
time,  uilli  an  uxprcssiiin  of  the  most  daring  inwliiii 
on  the  guvernor,  iviiile  his  swarthy  check  was  niorw 
lijflitcil  lip  with  a  smile  of  the  dee|M'st  scorn. 

"  Von  are  Reginald  Morton  the  outlaw,  '  iMJiivr,' 
length  observed  the  governor  in  nn  uneertain  tone,  ti 
however,  ueipiiriMl  greater  firir.n  'Ss  as  he  procci iH 
■'  one  wlmse  life  has  already  Iseu  fiirfeited  Ihrniich 
trca.'iiinablc  prnitiees  in  Kiiro|K',  and  w lin  has,  nnrroi 
incurred  (he  iMiuilly  of  an  igiinniiiiioiis  deiilh,  bv  m 
in  this  country  iu>  a  spy  of  tho  eneiiiies  of  Kiij;! 
What  say  yon,  Ki  ginnid  Ninrfon,  that  yon  should  M 
eonvicled  in  tlii'  death  llnit  awaits  the  traitor  f" 

"  Ha  I  lia  I  by  henveii,  siieli    iiild,  |ionipouK  iiii 
uiimscs  me,"  vociferated  Wnconsfn.     "  It  remind*  mei 
I'iiisigii   de    llahliiiiur  of  nearly  live  and  ivvciily  n 
buck,  who  was  then  as   ciiniiiiig   .i    dissembler  an  br 
now."     Suddenly    ilinnging   his  riliald  four  ti>  "» 
scorn  and  rage: — "  You  litiitrr  nie,  you  sny.  l"  I' 
giiiald  .Moi  toll,  Ihe  oiillaw.    Wcl!  do  you  knim  t   I 
that  Sir  Kegiiiald  Murliiii,   who  U'canie  an  '  •H>iv, 
lliroiigh  his  own  eriines,  hut  through  your  villmir. 
IWiwn  as  yon  may,  I  Incd  it  not.     You  may  award 
death,  nut  shall  mil  chain  my  tongue.     To  yaiir  *i 
regiment  do  I  proehiim  you  (or  |i  flilae,  rcnury  ' 
lain."     Then  turning  his  Hashing  lye  nhnu;  flu 
-  "  I  was  once  an  oflieer  in  this  corpiJ,  niiil  liin(  W 
any  of  yon  won  (hii  aeeiirsrd  iiiiiliirni.     Tlml  in'".' 
liend,  Hflirtid  to  be  mv  fiieriW  ;  niid  under  the  t"i 
nitiidslii|i,  ftolo  iiitu  Iho  lieurt  I  loved  Isii'i  ll>u 


onii  life.     Y 

flampiiiff  vit 

roliM  inc  ol 

111  outrage  f  Ji 

n'4'ion,  where 

liiri!  n'itli  liis 

toart  martial, 

I  Ix'caini:  ihe 

liicn.    Now,  ( 

I'd  your  infiini 

ruiir  worst — ] 

vears  of  foilso 

Here  ahmit   to 

luracii  llie  talil 

'111  all  but  tl 

dd'bratioii     «•; 

Kii'ry  eye  was 

p.ili.Mit  under  t 

wlio  Micanvvhih 

jfaill  of  the  \>rh 

to  liis  puni.tliini 

and  Colonel  dt' 

"  lii'i'inald  ."Vl 

your  tiiriiier  life 

sioil  of  tlli.S  I'rilll 

you  siift'cT  iiiiiiic 
\n'n^v  lor  voiir  d 
and  he  poinlcd  ( 
In  flio  niisgiiidi 
liaiT  stirred  up  i 
liold  your  fate,  tl 
|ili';  and,  finding 
o.fi'jine  with  iinpi 
dii'nce. 

"  I  understand 
cmi.'.li,  n-laneing  c 
Willi  ills  eye,  III,. 
oil  HJiieli  lie  w.is 
licad,  De  llaldiinu 
lo(iroinote  your  o 
bul  your  ealeulafii 
Colonel  de  Ha  Id 
"  Vou  have  slitl 
file  same  rceklessn 
allusionfo  him  vvlic 
hlmdder  throiighon 
l!ii;  ( )ll:ara  Indian! 
cliiei;  iiili'rior  only 
'filial,  you  that  lie 
and  fiil  to  avenije 

"  lla !  piTHiinipti 
you  liave  in  view  > 
jprcservnlion  of  a  lit 
jiMlirc  of  your  coiin 
l!mt,  after  llie  horri 
jou,  you  will  again 
ml  ldiM,,l  }" 

"  .Voncofyour  ra 
'oyou  oi'lore,"  eooll 
'■Till.    "  Consult  }■„ 
H'lii'  of  crime  |,e  n,^ 
i»li  :iot  my  lii;..     | 
fill'  altered,  mid  Ilii;, 
iM.i  Ix'l'oie  villi  rei 
liiiilis  Ihe  U,„||  j„  „„ 
111  lie  the  price." 
"  I'o  Vou  mean,  (hi 
lli'il  il  the  mere  ;ii 
iiisli.ill  lie  rc.slorcd 
"  lilo,"  Was  Ihe  cal 
"«'liat  pledi;,.  ),„v, 
■I  ri'|io»,  i„  (|„,  „,,,^,j 
»«  .'.Iri'-Mly    naeriflec 
ili'd  hniiMii  i'|,y  r" 
"  »lm,iil  eliok^H  |„„ 
■ii'ind  niiinimiui;.  » 
"lonllr,  „aiil  \„»  > 
II" Mill, I  II,  resi'iiiM,, 
ki«  liiollicr  rewmldi 
''■I'll'      Hud  I  kii 
'"'"'.  '  I'lifc'ht  hnve  IM 
•I'liv.^l  not   („  „,pj|., 
•'|:li,'hl  deceive,!  „„. 

'"'"".  proii.iimtf.l  I 
■""'»'!i'»llimiyniir 
»wl  driven  mud-  vva 
iiii" 

'liiliMorin    ii,;llunl" 

"""^•t  h  iHgnufJon  i 

^".  'III-  ple.l«l    I, 


if}. 


WACOIJSTA,  on  THE  PUOPIIECY. 


269 


nous  roll  <il  ijic 
itly  llie  garrUon 
dos  of  a  square. 
101180,  near  une 
lit  of  stops  com.    ] 
10  tlafi;<Htat?  was 
I  this  start',  past' 
at  were  »u«|i<;nj. 
msemeiit  of  lli« 
foot,  were  sluit 
1^  ns  steps  tn  llic 
ariiig,  wiinn  foul, 
ichpd.  Tlio  lallet 
tUution  of  a  cord 
usually  apiKaml 
weijrlit  was  aloul 
lion,  liaviiiE  com- 
Itcii  the  taiujmil, 
ring  pine,  was  left 

ralpr  to  tlietrnnpi, 
ittitudes  of  e.vptc- 
ihiiosl  BUiwrfluoii!, 
rnor.  Soon  aftet. 
siring  his  clursr- 
ing  every  eviilciico 
rroparatioii  (hj  » 
Irst  CBBO  of  Hallo, 
the  square,  and  lie  I 
B  ho  who  was  to  bt  1 

n  effort  to  cnmiTWiiil  I 
his  voice  ilii)ki(llii!| 
0  piiuf  e.  Aflcr  Ike  I 
(Jircil,  hut  in  a  voia  | 

•  hroucht  forth." 
meil  b«t\vr™  llic  (ir.l 
iiiniinil  was  painfull 
ii-jii'tralecl  willi  cuiif 
.'val  times  ap|«amil«| 

circumstu nil's,  ar.il 
r  of  iiuliunaliii"  hi\ 
I'lunler  of  flinrlvs  otl 
awe  and  aiigi-T  llicjl 
nctli  the  caplivc  tiul 
Ihieli  ho  hail  Ixen 000.1 
fur  above  tho«'  of  iIkI 
Iwas  surroundiil ;  iiii| 

insolence  in  liui 
jia  enemy  \villia«|)it<| 
lb;\lily  awaiteil  hini. 
llic  gnvenior  at  lliill 

tj-lini;  for  edmiHWitiT 
itii|io8sible  lo  avoul' 

iMi< my  'Ifc"'  "™' 
rly  ill  the  tiaiiir  ij* 
liiijrereil  on  a  I'Dtmi 
It  his  hanils  were  lin 
Ihrew  himself  iatn 
one  fool,  "'xl  '"i'l"' 
his  eye,  ut  llif 
liiKt  daring  in«ilf» 
rtheck  was  more 
Isst  scorn. 
1  ontluw,  '  1"  lii'vc' 
li  uncertain  Imif 
|ks   as  he  |iriirrc diil- 
J  forli'ileil   thnmch ' 
L|  who  has,  111  "W 
liiions  ileiilli.liy  >«' 
cnemiis  of  t'"!.' 
llnil  you  siieuW  ""• 
Ithe  Iriiilor  I" 
lid,  imnipou''  '""■ 
"  It  reniiiiil'"" 
e  iind  hvi'iily  ! 
ilissrnihlir  ii»  Ik 
ilinhl  lone  '"  "", 
|ne,  V""  "">' ''  ''. 
\u  you  km'»  '   ' 
,  iinie  an  ■   'l«"' 
Lh  your  iill'iiiy 

Yoii  muy  i"*""*, 
|gue.  To  )■"'",' 
false,  riiin'r?'  - 
eye  iilont.'  'I" 
..rill',  "I"'  •""' 
j-.irm.  'I'll.!  """• 
Lid  umler  II"'  I"' 
llovcl  li-""  "'" 


life.    Yes,"  fervently  pursued  tlio  excited  prisoner, 
rtai'npiiiff  violently  witli   his   foot  upon  the  earth,  "  he 

libi'd  inc  of  n.y  alfianced  wile  ;  and  for  that  I  resented 
■  ndiitrai'C  thill  should  liave  liaiiislicd  him  to  some  lone 
n'L'ioii  wiiere  he  might  never  again  |)olluto  liuinan  iia. 
Iiir.'  iv'itli  his  presence — he  caused  me  to  be  tried  by  a 
court  martial,  and  dismissed  the  ser\ice.  Then,  indeed, 
I  kcaini:  the  outlaw  ho  has  described,  but  not  until 
tlicn.  Now,  Colonel  de  llaldiinar,  that  I  have  proclaim- 
ed ym'.r  inlHiiiy,  |)oor  and  inclficicnt  as  the  triumph  bo,  do 
riiiir  wor.'it— I  ask  no  mercy.  Yesterday  I  thought  that 
V.ars  of  toilsome  jmrsuit  of  the  means  of  vengeance 
vcri' about  to  bo  crowned  with  success;  but  fate  has 
turiiiil  the  tables  on  me,  and  I  yield." 

To  all  but  the  baronet  and  Captain  Blessington  this 
iio(l:iratioii  was  productive  of  the  utmost  surprise, 
Kf.rv  I'y  was  turned  upon  the  colonel.  He  grew  iin- 
niti.Mit  under  the  scrutiny,  and  demanded  if  the  court, 
who  iiieanwhile  had  been  deliberating,  satisfied  of  the 
I'uiit  of  the  prisoner,  had  come  to  a  decision  in  regard 
to  Ilia  punishment.  An  afiinnative  answer  was  given, 
and  (\iloiiel  de  Ifaldiinar  proceeded. 

"  lii'irjiiiild  .Morton,  with  the  private  misfortunes  of 
your  liirnier  lite  we  have  nothing  to  do.  It  is  the  drei- 
sim  of  this  e.mrt,  who  are  merely  met  out  of  form,  that 
villi  siiftlr  iiniiiedi.ate  death  by  hanging,  as  a  just  reconi. 
iK'n.-i'  lor  voiir  double  treiwon  to  your  country.  "  There," 
and  lie  pointed  lo  llii^  Hag  stuH',  "  will  you  lie  exhibited 
to  Uie  misguided  [leople  whom  your  wicked  artifices 
have  stirre;!  up  into  hostility  against  ns.  When  they  be. 
hold  your  fate,  they  will  take  warning  from  your  e.xain- 
nli'l  and,  findiriir  wo  have  heads  and  arms  not  to  suffer 
oifi'iipo  with  im;iunity,  lie  more  readily  brought  to  obe- 
diciii'i', 

"  I  undorstand  your  allusion,"  coolly  rejoined  Wa- 
coiikli,  glancing  earnestly  at,  and  apparently  measuring 
willi  hi''  eve,  lh.'  diiuensioiis  ot  the  conspicuous  scaffold 
.111  ivliieli  he  was  to  sulfer.  "  You  had  ever  n  calculating 
head,  De  Il.ildiinar,  where  any  secret  villany,  any  thing 
to  |iroiiiote  your  own  selfish  ends,  wus  to  he  gained  by  it ; 
but  yniir  caleulation  pi  ems  now,  melhinks,  at  faiUt." 

Colonel  de  Haldiiiiar  looked  at  him  enquiringly, 

"  You  have  sdtt  a  son  left,"  pursued  the  prisoner  with 
dip  same  recklessness  of  manner,  and  in  a  tone  denoting 
allusionlo  him  who  was  no  more,  that  caused  an  'iiiiversal 
tlmdilir  Ihr.mghout  the  ranks,  "  He  is  in  the  li.inds  of 
t!ic  Ottawa  Indians,  and  I  am  the  friend  of  their  great 
clii.t;  iulerinr  only  in  power  among  the  tribe  to  himself, 
'filial,  yon  that  he  will  sec  mi;  hanged  up  like  a  dog, 
and  fiil  to  avenyc  my  disgracelhl  de.ith  ?" 

"  lla  1  presumptuous  renegade,  is  this  tlie  deep  game 
you  liavo  in  view  ?  Ho|ie  you  then  to  slipulal.'  for  the 
iircscrvalion  of  a  life  every  way  forfeile<l  to  the  off -iidcl 
Ijinliri'  iif  your  country  ?  Dare  you  to  ehrri  li  tin  belief, 
lliat,  artor  the  horrible  threats  so  often  denounced  by 
ynu  will  again  be  let  loose  upon  a  cnui  r  of  crime 

Bud  III.  Kid  ?" 

"  None  of  your  c.inf,  Dt!  naldiinar,  as  I  once  observed 
loyou  iii'liire,"  ('oolly  retorle  ■  "•Vacousla,  with  bitter  sar- 
'a'ln.  "  ('..iisuU  your  im  I  irt,  and  ask  if  its  eata- 
iijiii' of  iriini' Ui  not  liir  ticater  than  my  own  :  yet  I 
,k  ant  my  lili'.  I  would  but  liiive  llie  iiianiier  of  my 
fall' altiri'd,  and  fa'^i  would  die  the  death  of  the  sohlier 
iro.<  Ufoi I  you  rendered  me  the  wretch  I  oni.  Mc- 
huiks  the  Imoii  is  not  so  great,  if  tho  restoration  of  your 
in  In'  till'  price," 

l).i  v.in  mean,  tlien,"  eagerly  returned  tho  jfovcrnor, 
lliil  it'  tlui  mere  mode  of  yo'jr  dcftli  bo  chan{^d,  my 
.mi.li.ill  111-  re...tiired  "' 

1  d.i,"  was  till-  calm  reply. 

What  pli'(l);i'  liavi-  we  of  the  fiiet  7  Wlnt  faith  can 
Ci  rr|Hi«c  in  the  word  of  a  lieiid,  whose  brula I  vengeance 
ilri'aily  naerifned  the  gnillc  st  life  that  ever  ani- 
liil.'d  hiiMian  rUyT"  Ilere  (he  emolion  i>f  the  tiiver. 
|nt  aliu.nl  (liiikfH  Ills  ullerani'i',  and  eonsiderahh'  i.gila- 
iniuiiiil  niuninoMii;  wire  niaiilfcNli  d  in  the  ranks, 
"(ientlr,  kaid  y<«i  ?"  repli.  .1  the  prisoner,  iiiiHingly; 
tl..ii  iliil  111  resemble  his  nio  ■•  r,  whom  I  loved,  even 
hi«  l.r..llii'r  r.'si'inliles  you  wh.in  I  have  so  niueh  rea- 
inti.  Int..  Had  1  known  iIm  Uiy  to  Is  what  yon  de. 
!n!»',  1  iiiijhl  have  ft  It  some  loin  h  of  pity  even  while 
,l,|jH''l  n..t  1.1  strike  Ins  .len'h  li'ow  .  but  the  false 
i.iili;'lil  ili'ii  iMil  llie,  and  tin'  deteoti  !  name  of  De 
Millar,  prMii.nme«'il  by  the  lijis  of  my  i  plien's  wife 
■lliil  «ijl.  wilom  your  eold  hbioded  sev.'ily  had  widow. 
mil  ilnvi'ii  iiind- was  iti  itiu'lf  nullleient  to  ('imun!  his 
.11." 

Iiiliinniii    iiilllanl"    ejrlalmed  the    governor,  willi 
|frfj»ln|}  it  iligiiiilloti !  "  to  the  lioiiil.     "  Whiil    pledjie 
k»"  vol,  1.1  offi T  Ihiil  my  noil  will  Ih'  reslond  /" 
"Sm,  till'  jij.  iljji   In  uitily  ;jiven,  niul  wllhuiil  miieh 


risk.  You  have  only  to  defer  my  death  until  your  iiies. 
sengcr  return  from  his  interview  with  Ponteac,  If  Cap- 
tain de  lluldimar  oecompony  him  back,  shoot  me  as  I 
have  requested ;  if  he  come  not,  then  it  is  but  to  hang 
me  after  all," 

"  Ha  !  I  understand  you  j  this  is  but  a  pretext  to  gain 
time,  a  device  to  enable  your  subtle  brain  to  plan  some 
mode  of  escape," 

"  As  you  will.  Colonel  do  Haldimar,"  calmly  retorted 
Wacousta  ;  and  again  he  sank  into  silence,  with  the  air 
of  one  utterly  indifferent  to  results, 

"  Do  you  mean,"  resumed  the  colonel,  "  that  a  request 
from  yourself  to  tlie  Ottawa  chief  will  obtain  the  libera- 
tion of  my  sou  ?" 

"  Unless  the  Indian  be  false  as  yourself,  I  do," 

"  And  of  the  lady  who  is  with  him  ?"  continued  the 
colonel,  colouring  with  anger. 

"  Of  both." 

"  How  is  the  message  to  be  conveyed  ?" 

"  Ha,  sir!"  returned  the  prisoner,  drawing  himself  np 
to  his  full  height,  "  now  are  yon  arrived  at  a  point  that 
is  |icrtinent.  My  wampum  belt  will  be  the  passj/ort,  and 
the  safeguard  of  him  you  send  ;  then  for  the  communi- 
cation. There  are  certain  figures,  as  you  are  aware, 
that,  traced  on  bark,  answer  the  sam<!  iniriiose  among  the 
Indians  with  the  Kuro|K'an  languag<'  of  letters.  Let  my 
hands  be  cast  loose,"  he  pursued,  but  in  a  tone  in  which 
agitation  and  e.veitement  might  be  delected,  "  and  if 
hark  be  brought  me,  and  a  burnt  stick  or  coal,  I  will 
give  you  not  only  a  sample  of  Indian  iiigemiity,  but  a 
s|K'einien  of  my  own  progress  in  Indian  acquirements." 

"  What,  free  your  hands,  and  thus  afford  you  a  chaiur 
of  esca|K.'  .'"  observed  the  governor,  doulitingly, 

Wacousta  Ih'IiI  his  steudfasl  g'Z<'  on  him  for  a  few 
momenta  as  if  he  questioned  he  hud  heard  ari.„'lit.  Then 
bursting  into  a  wild  and  scornful  laugh, — "  Itv  lieaven  1" 
he  exclaimed,  "  This  is,  indeed,  a  high  eonipliuient  you 
pay  me  at  the  expense  of  these  line  fellows.  What, 
(.'olonel  de  Haldimar  afraid  to  liberate  an  unarmed  priso- 
ner, hemmed  in  by  a  forest  of  bayonets  /  "  This  is 
good ;  gentlemen,"  and  he  lieiit  himself  in  sarcastic 
reverence  to  the  astonished  troops,  "  I  beg  to  offer 
my  very  best  congr>atulutions  on  the  high  estimation  in 
wfiieli  you  an:  held  by  your  colonel." 

"  Peace,  sirruh  I"  rxchiimed  the  governor,  enraged 
beyond  measure  at  the  insolonec  of  him  who  lliiis  hehl 
him  up  to  eonteinpt  before  his  men,  "  or,  iiy  heaven,  I 
will  have  your  tongue  cut  out! — -Mr.  l/awson,  let  what 
tlii.a  fellow  requires  h  procured  immediately."  Then 
addressing  Lieutenant  Uoyee,  ivho  eoiiimanded  the  im- 
mediate guard  over  the  prisoner, — "  Lit  his  hands  Ix 
liberated,  sir,  s'l!  enjoin  your  men  lo  Im'  watchful  of  the 
movements  of  ihis  supple  traitor.  His  activity  I  know 
of  old  to  be  ,'  '  at,  anil  he  seems  to  have  doubled  it  since 
henssun.'d  lliai  garb." 

The  coiimiaiid  .V'.srxeim  H,  .and  the  prisoner  stood, 
once  more,  fue  .Mid  iiiilerieijd  in  every  museiihir  limb. 
\  deep  and  i  iibrokeu  sileiiei  insoed  ;  and  the  return  of 
the  ndpitant  vva  nuinionja  ily  ;.v|M.'eted.  Suddenly  a 
loud  Bcreaiii  wai,  heard,  int.1  the  slight  figure  of  a  female, 
clad  in  white,  e.ime  rushing  from  the  pia/.za  in  which 
the  apartment  of  the  decenKi"!  De  Haldimar  was  situated. 
It  was  Clara.  The  guard  of  Wacousta  formed  the  fourth 
front  of  the  sipiare  ;  hut  tiny  were  drawn  np  somewhat 
in  the  distai'ee,  so  as  to  leave  ,in  opi'ii  space  of  severul 
feet  at  llie  aufles.  Through  on.'  of  these  the  excited  girl 
now  pasMcd  into  the  area,  w  itii  a  wildnoss  in  her  air  and 
apiKvirunee  Unit  riveted  every  eye  in  painful  inU'iest 
upoi.  her.  She  panseu  mil  until  she  hud  gained  the  side 
of  tho  captive,  at  w  hose  feet  she  now  sunk  in  nii  alliluile 
expressive  of  the  most  profound  denpnir, 

"  Tig<r  ' — monster !"  she  raved,  "  restore  my  hrolhcr  I 
— give  me  buck  the  gentle  life  you  have  taken,  or  de. 
ulroy  my  own  1  t'ee,  1  am  a  weak  ;lel!ii.el"»s  ijirl  :  eiiii 
you  not  strike  ? — you  who  have  no  pity  for  the  innocent. 
ilul  come,"  she  pursued  niournfully,  reguining  her  liel 
I  grasping  his  iron  huiul, — "  come  and  see  the  swiel 
iiihii  face  of  him  you  have  slain  ! — eonie  with  iiie,  end 
behold  the  imudc  of  Clara  Heverley  ;  and,  if  you  ever 
loved  li  r  as  you  say  you  did,  let  your  soul  he  touehed 
wiib  ri'i....rHO  for  your  eri;iie." 

'I  lie  .•»>  itenient  nii.l  I'onfusimi  produeeil  by  this  iiiiix- 
[MV'trii  iiterrnpnin  wns  great.  Murmurs  ol  eonipassion 
fur  I  ill'  iilmppy  Clara,  and  of  indi^nulioii  against  the 
prisoner,  were  no  longer  soughl  to  be  repri'Sfied  bv  the 
men;  while  the  nllleers,  quitting  tlieir  plaers  in  the 
milks,  grouped  themselves  indiseriniinnlely  in  the  fore. 
i;rouiid.  (hie,  more  impatient  than  his  eoin|mnioii», 
spruiur  forward,  and  forcibly  drew  away  llic  delicate 
hand  that  ilill  gras|H'il  that  of  the  ruplive.  It  Woo  8ir 
Kverard  Vallelorl. 


"Clara,  iiiy  iK'loved  wife  !"  be  exclaimed,  lo  the  asto- 
nishment of  all  who  heard  him,  "  pollute  not  your  lips  by 
further  communion  with  such  a  wretch ;  his  heart  is  aa 
inucccBsibh:  to  pity  as  the  rugged  rocks  on  which  his 
s|iring-life  was  jiassed.  For  Heaven's  sake, — for  my 
sake, — ling  r  r  ot  within  his  reach.  There  is  deatli  in  liig 
very  presenc    . " 

"Your  V  ic,  sir  I"  haughtily  oliRer>ed  the  governor, 
with  irrc|iressihle  astonishment  and  indignation  in  his 
voice ;  "  what  mean  you  ? — Ueiillemcn,  resume  your 
places  in  the  ranks.  Clara — Miss  de  lluldimar,  I  com- 
mand yon  to  retire  instantly  to  your  uparlmenl.  Wo 
will  discourse  of  this  later.  Sir  Kverard  Valletort.  I  trugt 
you  have  not  dared  to  ofi'er  an  indignity  to  my  child." 

While  he  was  yet  turned  to  that  officer,  who  had  taken 
his  po.st,  as  commanded,  in  the  inner  angle  of  the  square, 
and  with  a  coniilennnee  that  denoted  the  contlicting 
emotions  of  his  soul,  he  was  suddenly  startled  by  tho 
confiised  shout  and  rushing  forward  of  the  whole  Ixidy, 
both  of  olficers  and  men.  Before  he  had  time  to  turn,  a 
loud  and  wcU-rememlicrcd  yell  burst  u|kiii  his  ear.  'i'lio 
next  moment,  to  his  infinite  surprise  and  horror,  he  be- 
held the  bold  warrior  rapidly  ascending  the  very  staff 
that  had  been  dettined  lor  his  scaffold,  and  with  Clara  in 
his  arms! 

( Jreatwas  the  confusion  that  ensued.  To  rush  forward 
and  surround  the  flng-statt",  was  the  immediate  action  of 
the  troops.  Many  ol'tlie  men  raised  their  muskets,  and 
in  the  exeiteinent  of  the  moment,  would  have  fired,  had 
they  not  been  restrained  by  their  olficers,  who  (Hiinted 
."it  the  certain  deslrnetion  it  would  entail  on  the  unfor- 
Iminte  Clara,  With  the  rapidity  of  thought,  Wacousta 
had  siialchcd  uji  his  victim,  while  the  attention  of  tho 
troops  was  directed  to  the  singular  conversation  imssin^ 
iKtween  the  governor  and  Sir  Everard  Valletort,  and 
darting  Ihrougli  one  of  the  o]>en  angles  already  alluded 
to,  had  gained  the  rnmpart  before  they  had  recovered 
from  the  stupor  produced  by  his  daring  action.  Stepping 
lightly  upmi  the  pegs,  he  had  rapidly  ascended  lo  tho 
uliiiosl  height  of  these,  iK'fore  any  one  thought  of  follow- 
ing him;  und  then  grasping  in  his  teeth  the  cord  which 
wus  lo  have  served  for  his  execution,  and  holding  Clara 
firmly  ufjainst  his  chest,  whil.'he  emliraecd  the  smootli 
staff  with  knees  and  leet  closely  compressed  around  it, 
accomplished  the  difficult  ascent  with  an  ease  thot  as- 
tonished all  who  iK'held  him.  (iradnully,  as  he  ap- 
proached the  lop,  the  tapering  jiine  waved  to  and  fro ; 
and  nt  each  moment  it  was  expected,  that,  yielding  to 
their  united  weight,  it  would  snap  asunder,  and  prccipi. 
late  both  Clara  and  himselt',  either  ujKin  the  rampart,  or 
into  the  ditch  Is'yond. 

,'More  than  one  ofiieer  now  attempted  to  follow  tho 
fiigitive  in  I, is  adveiitiirnus  course;  but  even  Lienteimnt 
.lohnstenc,  the  most  active  and  ex|K'ricneefl  in  climbinj^ 
of  the  party,  is  unable  lo  rise  more  than  a  lew  yards 
above  the  p.  ;>>  that  atVorded  a  foiiling,  and  the  eiiterprisu 
wasabandiim  il  us  an  iiiipnssihility.  .'U  length  Wacousta 
was  seen  lo  gain  the  extreme  siiniiuit.  For  a  iiiomcnt  hu 
turned  his  gaze  nnxiously  U'voiid  the  town,  ill  the  direc- 
t  on  of  tl^  bridge;  and,  after  peuling  forth  luie  of  hiii 
terrific  y>'lls,  cxeluiined,  exultingly,  as  he  turned  his  cyn 
upon  his  enemy; — 

"Well,  colonel,  what  think  yon  of  this  sample  of  In- 
dian ingenuity .'  Did  I  not  tell  you,"  he  continued,  in 
moekery,  "that,  if  iiiv'  hands  were  but  free,  I  would  givo 
you  a  aiiocimcn  of  my  progresH  in  Indian  acquire- 
ments ?" 

"If  you  wnuhl  avoid  a  death  even  mere  terrible  than 
that  ol'  hanging,"  shouted  the  governor,  in  a  voice  of 
mingled  rage  and  terror,  "  restore  my  duughter," 

"Hul  ha!  ha! — I'xc.llent!"  veiilirated  the  nrvaffC. 
"Yon  Ihrenten  largely,  my  gmnl  goveriwr;  but  your 
threuls  nri'  huriiiless  us  those  of  a  wi  uk  Issieging  army 
before  un  inipregiiable  forlresH,  It  is  for  the  strongest, 
however,  lo  propose  his  terms.  If  I  restore  this  girl  tu 
life,  will  you  (iledge  yourself  1. 1  mine  ?" 

"Never!"  thundered  Colonel  de  Huldlinar,  w  ith  unii 
Biinl    energy.     "Men,  pr.icme  axes;    enl   the   flog-stair 
down,  since  this  is  (he  only  means  left  of  securing  yon 
insolent  traitor!    Ijiiiek  to  your  work:   and  murk,  wliu 
first  si'iris  bjiii  sliiill  have  promotion  on  the  spot." 

Axes  wire  instantly  procured,  und  two  of  the  men  now 
lent  llieiii, elves  vigor. .iisly  to  the  task.  Wai'olisin  seemed 
to  uateh  these  prepurnlions  with  evident  unxielv  ;  und  to 
ill  it  ajipi'nred  as  if  his  courage  hud  been  purulysed  hy 
this  iiiiex|Hcleil  uelion.  No  sooner,  however,  fiad  tho 
uxi'iiien  renched  llie  henrt  nf  the  staff,  than,  hohlliig  Clara 
li.rlh  I'ler  the  eil!;e  of  the  rnin|Mrt,  he  shouted,— 
"One  stroke  more,  and  she  iH'rishes  !" 
Instuiitnnco'.isly  the  work  wns  disenntinucd.  A  ■ilpn,''« 
of  n  few  niomentii  ensued,     Dvery  eye  wati  lurocd  ii|i. 


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WACOUSTA,  OK  THE  PROPHECY. 


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ward, — every  liuart  beiit  witli  terror  to  see  tlie  delicate 
girl,  held  by  a  single  arm,  and  apparently  about  to  be 
precipitated  from  that  dizzying  height.  Again  Wucoiistu 
shouted, — 

"  Lil'u  for  life,  De  Haldimar !  If  I  yield  her  shall  1 
live  7" 

"No  terms  shall  be  dictat;d  to  mo  by  a  rebel,  in  the 
heart  of  my  own  fort,"  returned  the  governor.  "  Jiestore 
my  child,  and  wc  will  then  consider  what  mercy  may  be 
extended  to  you." 

"  Well  do  I  know  what  mercy  dwells  in  such  a  heart 
ns  yours,"  gloomily  remarked  the  prisoner ;  "  but  1 
come." 

"  Surround  the  staff,  men,"  ordered  the  governor,  in  a 
low  tone.  "  The  instant  he  descends,  secure  him :  lash 
him  in  every  limb,  nor  suffer  even  his  insolent  tongue  to 
be  longer  at  liberty." 

"  Uoyce,  for  tJod's  s^  ke  o|M!n  the  gate,  and  ]>lace  men 
jn  readinesH  to  lowc .  the  drawbridge,"  implored  Sir 
Kvcrard  of  the  offic  r  .  f  the  guard,  and  in  a  toneof  dce|> 
emotion  that  was  not  meant  to  bo  overheard  by  the 
governor.  "I  fea  the  boldness  of  this  vengeful  nitm  may 
leail  him  to  somo  desper.ite  means  of  escape." 

While  the  olHcer  whom  he  addressed  issued  a  com- 
mand, the  responsibility  of  which  he  fa.'cied  he  might, 
under  the  peculiar  circumstances  of  the  i  lojnent,  take 
upon  hiiusclf,  Wacousta  began  nis  descent,!  ot  as  before, 
by  adhering  to  the  staff,  but  by  tlie  rope  .■■■I.  -h  in  h'iii 
in  his  lell  hand,  while  he  still  supported  !.:';  ,  i  iicnilj 
senseless  Clara  against  bis  right  eheslwjth  ib     j  her. 

"Now,  Colonel  de  Haldimar,  1  hoiK!  '•oi;.  hcirt  ia  o< 
rest,"  he  shouled,  as  he  rapidiv  glided  'v  t!  r  j  rd;  "  en. 
joy  your  triumph  as  Ik'sI  rn-  >■     i  '  j"nr  plo:iKu.    ' 

Kvery  eye  followed  n.,  i""  .  '  ii'  wilii  iiiiOi-cst;  every 
Jiearl  beat  lighter  at  the  ctil  litity  of  .'Jlaru  '  einsj  again 
restored,  and  without  othc;  irijiry  l-  -n  tlti  rroi  she 
nnist  have  experienced  in  su.  i:  a  »■:«!«.  Fjach  eongratu- 
latcd  himself  on  the  favoural  .  '.er-PH'... :'-:  ..fihc  terrible 
adventure,  yet  were  all  read)  •)  sprioj;  Up  .'<  .)  i  •  wire 
the  desperate  author  of  the  w  ig.  \V-"ii.  .;  'ir.d  no* 
reached  the  centre  of  the  llag-tiaff.  1  au:  j;  i.i!  a  i.m- 
mcnt,  he  grappled  it  with  hisstroi:g  and  iicivoiiB  iVet,  on 
which  he  apparently  resled,  to  give  u  moiiienUiry  relief 
to  the  muscles  of  his  MX  arju.  lie  then  abruptly  'ban- 
donrd  his  hold,  swinging  himself  out  a  few  yards  from 
the  staff,  and  returning  again,  dasliid  his  teet  against  it 
with  a  force  tl'.at  caus''d  the  weakened  ma.ss  to  vibrate  to 
its  very  foundation.  lin|H'lled  by  his  weight,  and  the 
violence  of  his  action,  tli<'  creaking  pino  gave  way;  its 
lolly  to|)  gra.lually  Undirig  over  the  exterior  rampart 
until  it  'inally  snapjH'd  asunder,  an<l  lidl  with  a  loud  crash 
across  the  dileb. 

"()|icn  the  gate,  down  with  the  drawbridge  !"  exclaim- 
fd  the  c;xciteil  governor. 

"  Down  with  the  drawbridge,"  rc|)cated  Sir  Evcrard  to 
the  men  already  stationed  there  ready  to  let  biose  at  the 
first  order.  The  heavy  chains  rattled  sullenly  through 
the  rusty  pulleys, and  to  each  the  bridge  secnid  an  hour 
descending.  Hefore  it  hail  reaebed  il»  li^el,  it  was 
covered  wi'  the  weight  of  inmy  ;irimd  men  rushing 
confusedly  lothe  trout ;  and  the  for<rtU)st  of  these  l<'.i|Md 
In  the  earth  before  il  had  sunk  nilo  ilx  eustoniary  lied. 
Sir  Everard  Vallelnrt  and  I  .  ulenant  .lobnst<aie  were  ii, 
the  fro.it,  both  arnxdwilK  ilieir  rilliM,  wliieh  had  bn  ■ 
brought  tln'm  before  Waeousla  ennnnoneed  his  desii"  t. 
Without  order  or  lombination,  Krskine,  Hb'ssiiig'';:  ,  .nd 
nearly  halT  of  their  re.<|>ef'tiv.-  eompanii'.s,  t'olhiwi  ,1  as 
they  conlil ;  and  dH(H'r»uig  ailhey  advanced, sought  only 
uliie|i  ooold  oulitrip  his  IIIIouh  ni  the  pursuit. 

Meanwhile  the  t'ugltive,  assisted  in  his  fall  by  (lie 
gradual  rcn>ling  asundi'r  of  the  Mm",  had  olicyed  the  im- 
pulsion fir->  given  to  Ins  active  I'orni,  unid,  siiddeidy 
cbtcking  HiniwU  by  the  r.>pe,  ho  dropiieil  with  lii«  feit 
ilownwnnl  intii  the  ci  ntie  of  the  d>teb.  l''or  a  moment 
he  dis.ippi'.'ired,  then  cnmi'  again  uiimjured  o  the  siirtiu'e ; 
mtd  in  iIh  face  of  inor.'  than  lilly  ni>  n,  v  In.,  lining  the 
MMipart  with  their  mo^kets  !  vclhd  to  ti  ke  him  at  ad- 
vaiiLigr  th<  instant  he  sbonlil  reapinar,  sri  mcd  to  laugh 
thoir  offnrK  to  sporn.  iioliling  Clara  Ix'  ire  him  as  a 
shield,  tlirough  whieli  the  liullelK  of  Ilia  neinies  inusl 
POSH  hrtt)re  the\  roitld  ntlain  hii  .  in  iTn|K'l  -d  his  giirnn- 
tie  ftiriii  with  n  backward  inovcni  <ii  towari  s  llie  opposite 
hank,  wliieli  he  nipiilly  asccndiil;  .iinl,  xll.l  l'ronliii<r  his 
rneniict..  r»nimpncp<l  iiix  lliiyht  i  i  that  iimnnir  with  a 
miw-mI  wliieli  (cniiHidrrinB  ik  ndililional  weight  of  '|m 
ilMwtied  garnn-ins  if  Imtli  wa  .  ini-oiK civable.  Tlie 
eoiirsi  taken  by  liii-i  wan  mil  throui^h  the  town,  but  cir- 
euilnuilv  nrnmn  'Ik'  coniiiion  Miilil  he  nrrivid  on  Hint 
Iminediair  linn  wlmnce,  as  wc  have  Is-fore  staled,  the 
hridgfiw'.<  riiatinctlv  viniWr  tVo.n  the  rampart ;  on  which, 
FM-arlv  the  whole  of  thf  rMnniniiig  Iroopi,  in  defiancK  of 


the  presence  of  their  austere  chief,  were  now  eagerly 
assembled,  watching,  with  unspeakable  interest,  the  pro- 
gress of  the  chase. 

Desperate  as  were  the  exertions  of  Wacousta,  who 
evidently  continued  this  mode  of  flight  from  a  conviction 
that  the  instant  his  person  was  loll  exposed  the  firo-arnis 
of  his  pursuers  would  be  brought  to  bear  upon  him,  the 
two  ollieers  in  front,  aniiiiated  by  the  most  extraordinary 
exertions,  were  rapidly  gaining  upon  liiin.  Already  won 
one  within  filly  yards  of  him,  when  u.  loud  yell  was 
heard  from  the  bridge.  This  was  fiercely  answered  by 
the  fleeing  man,  and  in  a  manner  that  implied  his  glad 
sense  of  coming  rescue.  Ju  the  wild  exultation  of  the 
moment,  he  raised  Claia  high  above  his  head,  to  show 
her  in  triumph  to  the  governor,  whose  person  his  keen 
eye  could  easily  distinguish  among  those  crowded  upon 
the  rampart.  In  the  gratified  vengeance  of  that  hour,  he 
.seemed  utterly  to  overlook  the  actions  of  those  who  were 
so  near  him.  During  this  brief  scene.  Sir  Evcrard  had 
dropped  u|K)n  one  knee,  and  supporting  his  elbow  on  the 
other,  uinied  his  rifie  at  the  heart  of  the  ravislicr  of  his 
wile.  All  c.\ulting  shout  burst  from  the  pursuing  troops. 
Wacousta  bounded  a  tV'w  leet  in  air,  and  placing  his 
hand  to  his  side,  uttered  another  .yell,  more,  appalling  than 
any  that  had  hitherto  csca|>ed  him.  His  fiight  was  now 
uncertain  and  wavering.  He  staggered  as  one  who  had 
received  a  mortal  wound;  and  discontinuing  his  unequal 
mode  of  retreat,  turned  his  back  ujion  his  pursuers,  and 
threw  all  his  remaining  energies  into  a  final  effort  at 
escajic. 

Inspirited  by  the  success  of  his  shot,  and  expecting 
mnmentarily  to  sei^  him  fall  weakened  with  the  loss  of 
blood,  the  excited  Valletort  redoubled  his  exertions.  To 
his  infinite  joy,  he  found  that  the  eflorts  of  the  fugitive 
became  feebler  at  each  moment.  Johnstone  was  about 
twenty  paces  behind  him,  and  the  pursuing  party  at 
about  the  sani"  distance  from  Johnstone.  'I'lic  baronet 
had  now  reached  his  enemy,  and  already  was  the  butt  of 
his  rifio  raised  with  both  hands  with  murdcniis  intent 
when  suddenly  Wacousta,  every  feature  'l!  :orted  with 
rage  and  pain,  turned  like  a  wounded  lioi.  at  bay,  and 
eluding  the  blow,  dc|)osited  the  unconsei  us  Ibrm  ot'  his 
victim  up<iii  the  sward.  S|iringing  u>  .n  his  infinitely 
weaker  pursuer,  he  grappled  him  fnri.iusly  by  the  throat, 
exclaiming  through  his  elenehcd  teeth  : — 

".Nay  then,  since  you  will  provoke  your  fate — he  it 

so.     J)ie  like  a  dog,  and  be  d d,  for  having  balked 

me  of  my  just  revenge  '." 

Ax  he  spoke,  he  hurled  the  gasping  officer  to  the  earth 
with  a  violence  that  hetrnyi  d  the  drcadl'ul  excitement  of 
his  soul,  and  again  hastened  to  ii8.mre  himself  of  his 
prize. 

Meanwhile,  Lieutenant  Johnttunc  hi  d  ooinc  up,  and 
.seeing  his  eompaiaon  struggling,  as  he  presumed  with 
advantage,  with  his  severely  w.iunded  enemy,  made  it  his 
first  care  to  .se  uri' the  unhappy  girl;  for  whose  recovery 
the  pursuit  I  111  been  priiu  ipally  instituted.  Quitting  his 
ritle,  he  n  i.v'  ess.iyed  to  raise  her  in  his  arms.  She  was 
without  iil'e  nr  consciousness,  and  the  impression  on  his 
iiiinil  .vas  that  ahe  was  dead. 

V  i>\V'  in  the  ,ict  of  raising  her,  the  terrible  Wueoiista 

vhI  at  his  side,  his  vast  chest  I.,  aving  tbrth  a  laugh  of 
lingled  rage  and  contempt.  B"fi>re  the  olfieer  could 
extr  ate,  with  a  view  of  iletiiiding  hiiiisiif,  his  arms  vsere 
pinioned  as  though  in  u  vice;  and  ere  lie  could  recover 
from  his  surprise,  he  le!  In  nsolf  I  '.  '  up  and  thrown  to 
a  considerable  distance  >  hen  .i.  i.|«;ncil  Ins  eyes  a 
:noinent  atlerwnrds,  hu  <vii.'  lying  umid  the  mo  Ing  feet 
of  his  own  iiicii. 

Krom  the  instant  of  ilie  closing  of  the  unliiniMaie 
VaMeliirl  with  his  encin,,  the  Indians,  hastening  to  the 
assistance  of  their  eliiet,  had  "omc  up,  and  a  desultory 
fire  had  already  conimeiiccd,  diverting.  In  a  great  degree, 
the  attention  of  the  troops  I'roiii  the  pursued.  Emliold- 
ened  by  liiis  new  aspect  of  tilings,  Waeoosta  now  ilelits'- 
rati  ly  grasped  the  rille  that  had  been  abnndoneil  by 
Johnstone;  and  raising  it  to  his  shoulder,  fired  among  the 
group  collected  on  the  ramparts.  Kor  a  moinenl  he 
watched  the  result  of  bis  shot,  and  tlien,  |H:aling  liirll 
another  fierce  yill,  hi'  hurled  the  now  useless  weapon 
into  the  very  heart  of  his  pursuers ;  nnd  again  raining 
Clera  in  Ilia  arms,  once  more  commeneid  his  retre.it, 
wliieli,  undor  cover  of  the  fire  of  his  party,  wua  easily 
effected. 

"  Who  haa  fnlb'n  V  demanded  the  governor  of  his  nil- 
jillanl,  perceiving  that  some  one  had  Is'i'ii  bit  at  his  side, 
yd  without  taking  his  tyes  olVhiit  terrible  enemy. 

"  .Mr.  Drhiie,  sir,"  was  the  reply.  "  He  h.i"  been  shot 
through  the  heart,  and  his  im n  nre  b<'nring  him  iVoiii  the 
ramnntt." 

"Tins  must   not   Im>,"    reaiiinril  Vlie  fovornor   with 


energy.  "  Private  feelings  must  no  longer  be  sluilicd,! 
the  expense  of  the  public  good.  That  pursuit  is  jioi,, 
less ;  and  already  too  many  of  my  officers  have  faltj 
Desire  the  retreat  to  be  sounded,  Mr.  Lawson.  Captain  I 
Wciitworth,  let  one  or  two  covering  guns  be  brought  (, 
bear  upon  the  8,'vages.  They  arc  gradually  iucriasicj 
in  numbers;  and' if  wc  delay,  the  party  will  be  whoUj 
cut  off." 

In  issuing  these  orders.  Colonel  do  Haldimar  eviiiccii 
a  cqmposcdness  that  astonished  all  who  heard  liiin.  Bi! 
Ithongh  his  voice  was  calm,  despair  was  upon  his  liroa. 
Still  he  continued  to  gaze  fixedly  on  the  retreating  torn  1 
of  his  enemy,  until  he  finally  disappeared  bcliinj  the 
orchard  of  the  ('anadian  of  the  Fleur  do  lis. 

Obeying  the  summons  from  the  fort,  the  troops  niii 
out  now  commenced  their  retreat,  bearing  off  the  Ixxlipi  I 
of  their  fallen  officers  and  several  of  their  comrades  win 
had   fallen  by  the   Indian   fire.     There  was  a  sliow  of  I 
harassing  them  on  their  return;  hut  they  were  tooimr 
the  fort  to  apprehend  much  danger.     Two  or  three  wl\. 
dircetrd  discharges  of  artillery  effectually  cheeked  iIk  I 
onward  progress  of  t!io  savages ;  and,  in  the  course  of  i  [ 
minute,  they  had  again  wholly  disappeared. 

In  gloomy  silence,  and  with  anger  and  disappointmni 
in  their  hearts,  the  detachment  now  re-entered  the  ton. 
Johnstone  was  only  severely  bruised  ;  Sir  Everard  Valk.  [ 
tort  not  dead.    Both  were  copvcyed  to  the  same  room,  I 
where  they  were  instantly  attended  by  tlic  surgeon,  nbo  I 
pronounced  the  situation  of  the  latter  liojieless.  [ 

Major  B)".i  k  .vater.  Captains  Blessington  and  Krskiw  I 
Lieutenn  ,(b  Leslie  and  Koyee,  and  Ensigns  FortescBel 
and  S'  nmers,  >.cre  now  the  only  regimentiil  officers ihu  I 
reniniiicd  of  thirteen  originally  comprising  the  strcngHJ 
of  the  garrison.  The  who'o  of  these  stood  groupnjl 
around  their  colonel,  who  s(.  mcd  transfixed  to  the  ipoil 
he  had  first  occupied  on  the  rampart,  with  his  arm  I 
folded,  and  his  gaze  bent  in  the  direction  in  which  lie  hud  | 
lost  sight  of  Wacousta  and  his  child. 

Hitiicrto  t!ic  morning  had  been  cold  and  cheerless,  ml  I 
■  •lijects  in  the  far  distance  were  but  indistinctly  tfal 
tlirou:  Il  a  humid  atmosphere.     At  about  half  an  liocil 

lore  mid-day  the  air  became  more  rarified,  uiid,  iltl 
murky  clouds  gradually  disappearing,  left  the  blotl 
autumnal  sky  without  spot  or  blemish,  rresently,  u I 
the  bells  of  the  fort  struck  twelve,  a  yell  ns  of  a  Icjioi 
of  devils  rem  the  air;  and,  riveting  their  gaze  iniirtl 
lireelion,  all  beheld  the  bridge,  hitherto  deserted,  suJ.f 
denly  covt'rcd  with  a  multitude  of  savoges,  among  fflioml 
were  several  individuals  attired  in  the  European  girk,! 
and  evidently  prisoners.  Each  officer  had  a  tdesoopil 
raised  to  his  eye,  and  each  prepared  himself,  shudderinglr.l 
for  some  horrid  consummation.  I'rcscnlly  the  hnijil 
was  cleared  of  all  but  a  double  line  of  what  npiieared lol 
be  women,  armed  with  war-clulis  and  tomahawks.  Alon;! 
I  lie  line  were  now  seen  to  pas*,  in  slow  suecission,  thil 
[irisoners  that  had  previously  been  observed.  At  citil 
tip  they  took  (and  it  was  evident  tliev  bad  birncoit.l 
pcllcd  to  run  the  gauntlet,)  a  blow  was  inlliclid  liy  Mml 
one  or  other  of  the  line,  mitil  the  wretched  victims  wctfl 
ueci'ssivcly  di'S[>atclicd.  A  loud  yell  from  the  warticn.J 
who,  nltlio  igli  hidden  from  view  by  the  interveninjl 
irclmrds,  were  evidently  merely  apcctato^s  in  the  liloodrl 
driinin,  announced  each  death.  These  yi^lls  wirr  rt.f 
pealed,  at  intervals,  to  about  the  number  of  thirty,  wlm 
suddenly,  thi!  bridge  was  again  deserted  os  belen, 

Aller  the  lapse  of  a  minute,  the   tall  figure  uf  a  ™| 
rior  was  seen  to  advance,  holding  a  fiinnle  in  \nsiitm 
No  one  couhl  mistake,  even  at  that  distance,  the  piguid 
pro|iorticinB  of  Wacousta,  as   he   stood   in  the  ixtrfnl 
cinire  of  the  bridge,  in  ini|iosiiig  relief  against  .'liilli* 
that    glittered  like  a  wa   of  glass  beyond.     From  I 
el  ,nI  there  now  burst  n  single  y^ 'I ;  but,alllioiigluudilili 
if  was   fainter  than  any  ri'mcnilxTcd  ever  to  have 
heard  from  him  by  the  garrison.     He  then  .uhancrillj 
the  exlreme  edge  of  the  bridge  ;  and,  raising  the  Iwimj 
the  leinale  far  above  his  head  willi  his  h  tl  linnd,  s 
to  wave  her  in  vcn/eful  triumph.    A  second  wnrrinrilj 
seen  upon  the  bridge,  nod  alt^aling  cautiously  tii  tiir 
isiiiit.     The   right    hand   of  the  first  warrior  ttsi  i 
ruised  and  brandished  ill  air  ;  in  the  .lext  instant  it  4 
seeiided  u|m>ii  the  breast  of  the  fi'ir  ale,  who  fell  ftonl 
(irniH  iii<o  the  ra\.ne  U'neatb.    Yells  of  triiiiii|tli  IVonid 
Indians,   nnd    shouts    of  exierntion    fioni    llie  mlilill 
mingled    fiiinlly  together.     At  that   mom  "it  the  ami 

the  HI nd  warrior  was  raised,  and  a  blade  wim  tmi 

glider  III  the   snnsliinc.     His  aim  desecniled,  aiiilVl| 
coiistii  w.is  obscrvi  dtostfiBgerferward  anill'iM  b-  I'liiil 
the  abyss  into  whieh  bis  victim  hud  thcinKtunl  Iki< 
precipilnled.  Another  loud  yell,  hut  of  disnppiiintniml* 
"iigir,  wni  heard  drowning  tlia!  of  rxultaiinn  f«iUl 
the  'riimMihiint  warrior,  win),  darting  In  the  open 


trcniily  of  tlie 

margin  of  the  i 

nccive  liini.     I 

(111',  .sent  the  wut 

Ills  way  across  t 

Canada  before  a 

How  fell — ho\ 

this  brief  but  te 

With  Ms  arms  st 

the  murder  of  hi 

shed  nut  a  tear 

irradiate  his  palli 

I  that  anniliilatcd  I 

j  shaded  by  an  exp 

"  It  is  done,  gei 

I  tragedy  is  elo.sed, 

and  I  am — childh 

J  louring  to  stifle  il 

I  lion,  "  pay  every  a 

I  see  that  the  drav 

I  .'uid  direct  lliat  thi 

I  every  way  as  here 

Leaving  his  olfi 

I  III'  iiiind  that  couli 

I  the  most  heart-ren 

I  now  quitted  the  ra 

I  marked  for  the  fin 

I  his  way  musingly 


WACOirSTA,  OR  THE  PROPHECY. 


271 


gcr  be  studied  it 
purBuit  18  liope. 
CITS  liavc  fullin. 
lawfon.  Caplaio  i 
ins  b«!  brouglii  t, 
duiilly  iiicruasint 
ty  will  be  wholl'j 

lialdiinar  cv'mcci 
I  heard  him,  Bgi 
as  upon  hia  liiow. 
le  retreating  forn, 
leared  behind  ihe 
lO  lis. 

t,  the  troops  witii. 
ring  off  the  Wits 
leir  comrades  wha  ] 
ro  was  a  e\\m 
they  were  too  ntit ! 
Two  or  three  will. 
tually  cheeked  llit 
,  in  the  course  of  i 
icared. 
md  disapyi^'ntmttt  I 
rc-cnlered  the  Ion. ' 
;  Sir  Evernrd  Vilk. 
to  the  same  room,  I 
ly  tlie  surgeon,  «ho  | 
lio\)elc8s. 
ington  and  P'.rskinf.  | 
Ensigns  Fotle»c\K  I 
;imciiUU  otticcts  thu  I 
prising  the  strcngtk  I 
licse    stood   groupnlj 
■anstixcd  to  the  spS  I 
jart,  with  his  otiiiil 
lion  in  which  hehsdl 


treniity  of  tlie  bridge,  directed  his  flight  along  the 
narein  of  ""^  f'™'!  wlioro  a  light  canoe  was  ready  to 
'  ,^j,.g  iiini.  Into  tliis  lie  sprang,  and,  seizing  tlie  paiK 
'."i,,  :^■n^.  the  waters  Ibaming  Irom  its  sides  ;  and,  pursuing 
lis  way  across  the  river,  had  nearly  gained  the  shores  of 
fanada  before  a  bark  was  to  be  seen  toUowing  in  pursuit. 

ug^,  {^•\^ how  acted  Colonel  do  Haldimar  throughout 

this  brief  but  terrible  scene  ?  He  uttered  not  a  word, 
with  I'is  iir"'*  '''"  '"'•''"^  acrosij  his  breast,  ho  gazed  upon 
llie  murder  of  his  child  ;  but  ho  heaved  not  a  groan,  he 
hcd  nut  a  tear.  A  momentary  triumph  seemed  to 
irradiate  Ilia  pallid  features,  when  he  saw  tlie  blow  struck 
that  annihilated  his  enemy  ;  but  it  was  again  instantly 
shadeil  by  an  expression  of  the  most  profound  despair. 

"  It  is  "done,  gentlemen,"  he  a.'  length  remarked.  "  'l"he 
tfoffcdy  is  closed,  the  curse  of  Ellen  Hnlloway  is  fulfilled, 
i  uJ  1  i„i_childless  !— Blackwatcr,"  he  pursued,  endea. 
vouring  to  stillc  ilie  emotion  produced  by  the  lalt  reflec- 
tion "  P»y  '■'^"'y  attention  to  the  security  of  the  (garrison, 
siv  that  the  drawbridge  is  again  proi>erly  chained  up, 
■ind  direct  that  the  duties  of  the  troops  be  prosecuted  in 
ivory  way  as  heretofore." 

Leaving  his  olflcers  to  wonder  at  and  pity  that  apathy 

„l'  mind  that  could  mingle  the  mere  forms  of  duty  with 

I  the  11109'  heart-rending  associations,  Colonel  de  Iluldiniar 

I  now  quilted  the  rampart ;  and,  with  a  head  that  was  rc- 

1  marked  for  the  first  time  to  droop  over  his  chest,  paced 

Ins  way  inusingly  to  his  apartments. 


CH.Vt'TER  XXXVt. 

Ni^lil  iiad  long  since  drawn  her  circling  mantle  over 

Ithc  westorn  hemisphere ;  and  dee|)cr,  far  deeper  than  the 

Lloom  of  tlial  nigiit  was  the  despair  which  filled  every 

llwsoiii  of  the  devoted   garrison,  whoso  fortunes   it   has 

Ifallen  to  our  lot  to  record.     A  silence,  prolbund  as  that 

lot'  death,  jH'rvaded  the  ramparts  and  exterior  defences  of 

Itlic  t'crlress,  internipted  only,  at  long  intervals,  by  the  ciis- 

Itoinary  "  All  's  well !"  of  tlic  several  sentinels  ;  which, 

liillfr  llic  awful  events  of  the  day,  seemed  to  many  who 

Tliow  heard  it  as  A'  uttered  in  mockery  of  their  hoiwless- 

Iiud  of  sorrow.     The  lights  within  the  barracks  of  the 

Urn  had  heeii  long  since  extinguished  ;  and,  consigned 

|o  a  mere  reimse  of  limb,  in  which  the  eye  and  heart 

Ihircd  not,    the    inlVrior    soldiery    pressed    their    rude 

louehcs  with  spirits  worn  out  by  a  succession  of  painful 

tstitcniei.ts,  and  frames  debilitated  by  much  abstinence 

Ld  watehiug.     It  was  an   hour  at    which    sleep    was 

fowl  to  atl'ord  them  the  bh-SKing  of  a  t(Uii(Hirary  tbrgel- 

juliiess  of  endurances  that  weighed  the  more  hi  avily  as 

Ihc)  were  believed  to  be  endless  ard  without    iVuit ;  but 

ilwpliad  now  apparently  U'eii  banished  froi.i  all ;  ior  the 

and  contused   iimrmur  that  met  tin'  I'ar  from  the 

Icvrral  bloek-houses  was  continuous  and  general,  betrayiuj; 

d  times,  :uid  in  a  loiiiler  key,  words  that  bore  reference 

otiic  trofiie  oecunenoes  of  the  day. 

I  Tlio  only  lights  visilile  in  the  fort  proceeded  from  the 

Tiard  hnuse  and  a  room   ndjoiirnig  that  of  the  ill-fated 

fliatlrs  de  llaldlniar.     Within  tln^  latti-r  were  rnllreteil, 

lith  tlie  exception  of  the  governor,  and  gr(iu|H'd  around 

Ik'diHi  which  lay  one  of  their  coinpaiiioiis  in  a  nearly 

ppiring  slate,  the  ofticers  of  the  garrison,  reduced  nearly 

I'lliinlin  number  since  we  first  oflered  them   to  the 

Jolioe  of  our  readers.     The  dying  man  was  !Sir  Kverard 

liilttnrt,  who,  supported  by  pillows,  was  conelunling  a 

itratiK'  that  had  iHiaiiieil   the  earnest  utl<'nti(in  of  his 

luililury,  even  amid   the  deep   and   luartlllt   syiii|Mithy 

,.'ibl>  ui  each  lor  tlie  liirlorn  and  hopeless  eoiidition 

f  Oil' .larrat.jr.     At  (he   side   of  the   unhappy    baronet, 

lldenvrl.i|x'd  in  a  dressing  gown,  m  if  recently  'Hit  of 

kd,  sat,  ri<  lining  in  a  rude  ellww  eliiiir,  one  whose  pallid 

yinliiiuiiii    ilcnoled   that,  although   f»r    less  seriously 

■jiiri il, he,  Ion, hud  sulVered  noverely  : — ■•.t  wiut  Liontinanl 

ptiiistiim'. 

Iriir  n.irrative  was  iil    length  eloird ;  ami  the  officer, 

lb«;isliil  liy  the  elforl   lie  hud  made  in       s  anxiety  to 

minaiiii  ale  every  partieular  to  his  utt>    live  uixl  sur- 

limil  ('iiiii|miiions,  hud  HiHik  hack  upon  his  pillow,  ivlien, 

Iddmlv,  till  loud  and  niUMtual  "  Wlm  eoniei  there  '"  of 

[«'iilinel  Htiitionpd  on  IW'  rainiwrtubuve  lli.'  gateway, 

ruled  evi'iy  ,,ir.    A  niiiinwiU  01  pauiw'  sueteeded,  wIhm 

liin  was  heard  the  "  Stainl,  friend  !"  uvldeiitly  given  in 

fi)  to  the  liiiiiiliar  iinawer  to  the  original  ( hallenge 

till  »cri'  aiidibli  nipid  miiveinent'  in  tlie  guanl-huilM', 

lot uuiii  tmuieil  I nmi  teiii|iurary  sliiiiilx'r,  niid  hastening 

■III'' i'-iihl  wlieiici'  the  vttiee  proeeeflef! 

Tili'iilK  yet  linrrii'illy  Ihe  ollieers  now  i|uilter|  the  l»il- 

fcof  the  dying  man,  lcavin)(  only  tlii'  scrgfon  and  the 

BiM  Jiilnwliine  Ix  hind  Ihern  ;  and,  (lying  to  the  rum. 

f1.ll  uhI  III  Ihe  iiuxl  minute  eoiifuundml  wit'i  tlie  gunrd 

'  nn  jlrriitty  gruiipcd  round  (he  elioll     /inr  ■wnli 


iiel,  bending  their  gaze  eagerly  in  llie  direction  of  the 
road. 

"  What  now,  man  ? — whom  have  you  challenged  7" 
asked  Major  Ulackwaler. 

"It  is  I — Dc  Flahhiiiar,"  hoarsely  exclaimed  one  of 
four  dark  figures  that,  hitherto  unnoticed  by  the  oflicers, 
stood  inimeilii.tely  beyond  the  ditch,  with  a  burden  de- 
posited at  their  feet.  "  Quick,  lilackwater,  let  us  in  for 
God's  sake!  Each  succeeding  minute  may  liring  a 
scouting  party  on  our  track.  Lower  the  drawbridge  1" 
"Impossible!"  exclaimed  the  major:  "after  all  that 
has  passsed,  it  is  more  than  my  coininission  is  worth  to 
lower  the  bridge  without  porniissiou.  Mr.  Lawsoii,  quick 
to  the  governor,  and  report  that  C'aptain  di;  Haldimar  is 
hero :  with  whom  shall  he  say  ?"  again  addressing  the 
impatient  and  almost  indignant  olficer. 

"  With  Miss  de  Haldimar,  l''rani,'ois  the  Canadian,  and 
one  to  whom  we  all  owe  our  lives,"  hurriedly  returned 
the  oflieer ;  "  and  you  may  add,"  lie  continued  gloomily, 
"  the  corpse  of  my  sister.  Hut  while  we  stand  in  parley 
here,  we  are  lost:  Jjawsou  fly  to  my  father,  and  tell  him 
we  wait  for  entrance." 

Willi  nciirly  the  speed  enjoined  the  adjutant  departed. 
Scarcely  a  minute  elapsed  when  he  again  stood  uimii  tlii^ 
rampart,  and  advancing  closely  to  the  niojor,  whispered 
a  ftiw  words  in  his  ear, 

"  Good  God  !  can  it  be  possible  ?  When?  llow  came 
his?  hut  we  will  enquire  hiler.  0|K'n  the  gate;  down 
with  the  bridge,  Leslie,"  addressing  the  olficer  of  the 
guard. 

The  command  was  instantly  obeyed.  The  officers 
flew  to  receive  the  fugitives ;  and  as  the  latter  crossed 
the  drawbridge,  the  light  of  a  lantern,  that  hail  been 
brought  from  the  guard-room,  flashed  full  upon  the 
Imrassed  countenances  of  Captain  and  Miss  de  Haldimar, 
l'"rani,'ois  the  Canadian,  and  the  devoted  Diieanasta. 

Silent  and  melancholy  was  the  greeting  that  took  place 
between  the  parties :  the  voice  spoke  i\ot ;  the  hanil  alone 
was  elo<iuent ;  but  it  was  in  the  cloqnence  of  sorrow  only 
tliat  it  indulged.  Pleasure,  even  in  this  almost  despaired 
of  re-nnion,  could  not  be  expressed ;  and  even  the  eye 
shrank  troiii  mutii:il  encounter,  as  if  its  very  glance  at 
such  a  moment  were  sacrilege.  Ki  lulled  to  a  sense  nl' 
her  situation  by  the  preparation  of  tiie  men  to  raise  the 
bridge,  the  Indian  woniiui  was  the  first  to  break  Ihe 
silence. 

"  The  Saganaw  is  safe  willnii  his  fort,  and  the  girl  of 
Ihe  pale  faces  will  lay  her  head  upon  his  bosom,"  she 
leniarktil  solemnly.  "tVueanasta  will  go  to  her  solitary 
wigwam  among  Ihe  red  skins."  ^ 

The  heart  ol  Madeline  de  Haldimar  was  oppressed  by 
the  vviij.'ht  of  iiniiiy  griefs;  y<l  she  could  not  seethe 
Itvneroiis  lueserver  of  her  life,  and  the  rescuer  of  the 
IhhIv  of  her  ill.fiited  cousin,  depart  without  emotion. 
IVawing  a  ring  of  some  value  and  great  beaiily,  from 
her  finger,  « liieli  she  had  more  than  once  ubserved  the 
Indian  to  admire,  slie  {daeed  it  on  her  hand  ;  and  then, 
throwing  herself  on  the  bosom  of  the  taithfnl  creature, 
einhra('ed  her  witli  deep  manifestation^  of  alTcction,  hut 
without  iittf  ring  a  word. 

t)ueaiiasta  wa.^  sensibly  gratified  :  she  riiiscd  her  large 
eyes  li>  I.  iven  a*  if  i'l  tliaiiktiihu'ss  ;  and  liy  the  light  of 
the  huilern,  whirli  fell  upon  her  dark  but  expressive 
eountenaivee,  tears  were  to  he  seen  starting  unbidden 
from  their  source. 

Released  from  the  emlirru  e  of  her,  whose  life  she  had 
twice  preserved  at  imminent  peril  lo  her  own,  the  Iiiiliaii 
iigaiu  pri'pareil  to  diparl ;  but  there  was  aiiotlier,  who, 
like  Maiii'liiie,  although  strielieii  by  many  sorrows,  coiild 
not  liirego  the  testirnuny  of  his  hiMirt's  gratitude,  (^np- 
tain  de  Haldimar,  who,  during  this  short  scene,  had 
ilespalched  i  messenger  to  his  room  for  the  ;iurpose,  now 
iidvuiieedio  the  poor  girl,  bearing  a  short  liul  elegantly 
tnouiiled  dagger,  wliieh  lie  begged  her  to  deliver  as  a 
tohm  of  his  triendship  to  the  yimng  eliiet  her  hrnther. 
\lr  t.licii  dropped  on  one  knee  at  her  I'eel,  and  raising  her 
luuwl,  pruwd  It  liTvently  against  his  heart;  nn  aeiimi 
whirti,  even  to  thu  untutored  ininil  of  the  Indian,  bore 
evidence  only  of  the  feeling  that  pronipted  il.  A  iieavy 
sigh  escaped  her  InlNiiiring  chest;  and  as  th<^  oflieer  now 
niHC  and  quitted  her  harA,  she  turned  slowly  and  with 
dignity  from  him,  and  erossiiig  the  druwliridge.  was  in 
a  lew  iiiinnleH  lust  in  lie'  surrounding  ghmin. 

t)nr  isiadi'rs  l«ve  donhfiess,  nntiiipalrit  the  eominunl- 
ealion  madi  t»  Wajoi  Warkwnler  by  the  Vdjiilanl  Law 
will  ilowi'il  iliwii  til  me  ihist  by  the  nri.'uiiiplislniienl 
of  lin  .  nrse  "'  t'AifXi  llallowiiy, the  inflexibility  of  Colonel 
de  Hntoi(llar'^  imtli^  was  not  proof  agnmsl  Ihe  utter  an- 
nihilintwii  tviuiirlir  in  liis  Iio|h'h  as  ii  fiilinr  by  the  imre- 
li  nliiig  iiiiireil  if  Oie  enemy  his  early  falsehood  and 
trearh' n    iwwl  imwif   up  lo   him.     When  the  ndjiiLiiil 


entered  bis  apartmenl,  the  stony  coldness  of  his  check 
attested  he  had  been  dead  some  hours. 

We  pass  over  the  (vw  days  of  bitter  trial  that  succeeded 
to  the  restoration  of  Captain  de  Haldimar  and  his  bride 
to  their  friends  ;  days,  during  which  were  consigned  to 
the  same  grave  the  bodies  of  the  governor,  his  lamented 
children,  and  the  scarcely  b.'ss  regretted  Sir  Everard 
Vallelort.  The  funeral  service  was  attempted  byt'ap- 
tain  Ulessington  ;  but  the  strong  afl'ection  of  that  excellent 
oflieer,  for  tliree  of  the  defimct  parties  at  lea.st,  was  not 
armed  against  the  trial.  He  had  undertaken  a  task  far 
beyond  his  strength  ;  and  scarcely  had  camnicnced,  ere 
he  w;is  compelled  to  relinquish  the  performance  of  the 
ritual  to  the  adjutant.  A  large  grave  had  been  dug  close 
under  the  rampart,  and  near  the  fatal  flag-stafl',  lo  receive 
the  bodies  of  their  deceased  friends;  and,  as  they  were 
biwered  successively  into  tluir  last  earthly  resting  place, 
tears  fell  nnrestrainedly  over  the  bronzed  checks  of  the 
oldest  soldii  ri,  while  many  a  female  sob  blended  with 
and  gave  touehing  solemnity  to  the  scene. 

(In  the  morning  of  the  third  day  from  this  quadruple 
inlerineni,  notice  was  given  by  one  of  the  sentinels  that 
nn  Indian  was  npproaeliing  the  fort,  making  signs  as  if 
in  demand  fiir  a  parley.  The  officers,  headed  by  Major 
Blackwatcr,  now  become  the  commandant  of  tlii'  place, 
immediately  ascended  the  rampart,  when  the  stranger 
was  nt  once  recognised  by  Captain  de  Haldimar  for  the 
young  Ottawa,  the  preserver  of  his  life,  and  liic  avenger 
of  the  deatlis  of  those  they  mourned,  in  whose  girdle  was 
thrust,  in  seeming  pride,  the  richly  mounted  dagger  that 
oflieer  had  caused  to  ho  conveyed  to  him  through  his  no 
less  generous  sister.  A  long  conference  ensued,  in  the 
language  of  J  be  Oltawas,  between  the  parties  just  named, 
the  purimrt  of  which  was  of  high  moment  to  the  garri- 
son, now  nearly  reduced  to  the  last  extremity.  The 
young  chief  had  come  to  apprise  tlicin,  that,  won  by  the 
noble  conduct  of  the  English,  on  a  late  occasion,  whep. 
his  war-iors  were  wholly  in  their  power,  Ponteac  hud 
expres,sed  a  generous  determination  to  conclude  a  pence 
with  the  garrison,  and  In  nceforth  to  consider  them  as  his 
friends.  This  he  had  publicly  declared  in  a  huge  council 
f  the  chief'i,  held  the  preceding  night;  and  Ihe  motive 
of  the  Ottawa's  coining  was  lo  assure  the  English,  that, 
on  tliis  occasion,  their  great  leader  was  perfectly  sincere 
in  a  resolution,  at  which  he  had  the  more  readily  arrived, 
now  that  his  terrible  coniljnlor  and  vindictive  adviser  was 
nil  more.  He  prepared  them  for  the  coming  of  Ponteac 
and  the  principal  chiefs  of  the  league  to  demand  a  coun- 
cil on  Ihe  morrow ;  and,  with  this  final  communication, 
again  withdrew. 

The  t)llawa  was  right.  Within  a  wcik  from  that 
|H"rio(l  Ihe  English  were  to  he  seen  once  more  issuing 
from  their  fort;  and,  nltiioiigh  many  mnnUis  elapsed  be- 
fore the  wounds  of  their  snfl'ering  hearts  were  healed, 
still  were  they  grateful  lo  Providence  for  their  final  pre- 
servation from  a  doom  that  li.id  faUen,  without  exception, 
on  every  fiirtiess  on  the  line  of  frontier  in  which  they  lay. 
'I'iine  rolleil  on;  and,  in  the  course  of  years,  Oneanaslu 
might  he  seen  associating  with  and  hearing  eiiriinis  pre- 
sents, Ihe  fruits  of  Indian  ingeimily,  to  the  daughters  of 

De  Haldimar,  now  become  Ihe  (olonel  of  Ihe legi- 

nieiil;  while  her  brother,  Ihe  chief,  instructed  his  sons  in 
till'  allilclii'  and  active  exc'cises  peculiar  to  his  race.  As 
liir  poor  Ellen  Halloway,  search  had  been  made  fur  her, 
bufshe  never  was  heard  of  afterwards. 


KNll  OP  WACOUSTA. 


REGARD  EOR  HOME. 

Ill  all  my  wand'rings  round  Ibis  world  of  care, 
In  ail  my  gnefs,  and  God  has  given  my  share — 
I  still  had  ho|Hs,  my  latesl  hours  In  eiown, 
.Vmidsl  lliese  humble  liow'rs  to  lay  me  down: 
To  l.usband  out  life's  taiS'V  at  Ihe  close, 
And  keep  the  flaine  Iroin  wasting,  by  re|)OHe  : 
I  still  had  ho|ics,  for  pride  ali.'uds  us  still, 
Amidst  the  swains  to  show  my  Uuik-leurned  akill, 
Around  iiiv  fire  an  evening  group  to  draw. 
And  tell  of  all  I  felt,  a-..'  all  1  saw  ; 
.\iid,  as  a  hare,  whom  hounds  and  horns  pursue, 
Pauls  lo  Ihe  place  from  whence  at  first  he  llew, 
I  sliU  luiil  ho|i<'s,  my  long  vixations  past, 
Here  III  return,  and  tlie  at  home  at  last. 

<  >,  blest  retireinenl,  friend  to  life's  ileeline. 
Retreat  from  enre  that  never  iiiiihI  be  iiiine  ! 
How  blest  is  ne,  who  crowns,  in  shades  like  llieae, 
A  youth  of  InlMHir  willi  an  age  of  ease: 
Willi  i|nits  a  world  where  siroiig  leinptulions  try. 
And,  .'^ince  'lis  hard  lo  rnnibnl,  lenrns  lo  flv. 

OuUtmitli. 


■■■■?nbi*''   :.       •"■^'J 

•,i';MpiM:,:',r:«: 
■'itf;']':^:  i:  ■  '.;r^ 


■  ■•■■     ■  •!■  '.itW 

■:■■-■  ■    ■  ■',>-■ 


Sfw't,:   -  .  .'    i'..':,ifii 
&'*  ,'■':    "!'i''''sl 


:0: 
■il; 

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272 


MRS.  LVSHINGTON'S  NARRATIVE. 


!  E|/~f»"*KVI(!J.i!» 


■I  {0^ 


FROM 

CALCUTTA  TO  EUROPE  BY  WAY  OF  EGYPT, 

IN  THE  TEARS  1827  AND  1828. 

BY  MRS.  CHARLES  LUSHINGTON. 

Introduction  to  the  first  American  edition. 

Two  ladies  claim  the  honour  of  being  the  first  to  per- 
form the  land  journey  between  India  and  England;  Mrs. 
Lushington  from  India,  and  Mrs.  Colonel  Ellwood  to  that 
country.  The  narrative  of  tlie  former  we  liave  preferred 
for  publication  on  account  of  its  superior  style  and  greater 
brevity,  having  been  avowedly  condensed  from  the  origi- 
nal notes;  whilst  Mrs.  Ellwood's  two  ponderous  volumes 
have  been  immoderately  swelled  from  the  writings  of 
other  travellers,  witliout  emhracing  more  i)er!ional  adven- 
tures than  those  described  in  the  following  pages.  Both 
authors  liave  established  in  their  own  personal  sketches 
tlic  possibility  and  even  feasibility  of  this  Journey  for 
ladies,  and  it  may  be  ;^rc8Umcd  that  many  others  will 
follow  their  example. 

The  perusal  of  such  books  enhances  our  opinion  of  fe- 
male  intrepidity  in  thus  venturing  to  pioneer  the  way 
Utrough  deserts,  and  among  savage  hordi'H ;  while  at  tlie 
same  time  our  admiration  is  excited  by  the  display  of 
knowledge  and  correct  taste  in  those  who  could  not  only 
perform  the  feat,  luit  I'urnish  the  general  reader  with  an 
agreeable  aecouiil  of  it. 

The  present  may  be  called  a  travelling  century;  the 
English  press  lias  teemed  for  many  years  witli  books  dI 
tours  through  every  country  accessible  to  the  restless, 
tlie  idle,  or  the  scicnlitie ;  but  "  the  Continent"  has  been 
particularly  overrun  with  book  makers.  Every  one  talks 
familiarly  of 

"  The  Alps  and  Appenincs, 
The  Pyrenean,  and  the  river  Po." 

It  is  refreshing  to  turn  from  these,  and  viait  tlu'  coun- 
try of  the  Pyramids,  with  an  intelligent  feinak  jfuiue  like 
the  lady  who  has  here  indited  a  short  and  spirited  itine- 
rary through  r.'gions  never  before  visited  by  an  European 
female. 

AUTHOR'S  PREFACE. 

When  the  author  left  Cnleutla,  slio  promised  novrrol 
of  her  friends  there  to  keep  a  journal  of  the  occurrences 
of  her  journey,  and  to  furnish  thorn  with  copies  of  It  <<< 
enable  them  to  judge  ol  the  practicability  of  the  unttcr- 
Uking,  os|Hicially  by  ladies,  and  to  deterniiiio  wlietlior  the 
enjoyment  would  be  likely  to  comper.!ial«  for  the  iiicon- 
vciiienees  in!<e|Nirable  from  travelling  alterniilely  by 
water  and  by  land,  and  partly  through  countries  iiii|iro- 
vided  with  the  coniliuts  and  liicilitios  of  civilised  life. 
In  4hort,  she  was  expected  to  give  a  faithful  CHtirniite 
•>f  the  comparative  udtantugos  brtwcen  the  lung  tried 
passage  round  tlio  ('ape  of  (iood  Hope,  and  what  was 
tainiliarly  called  the"  jouri  -y  overland  through  Egypt." 

In  order  to  comply  with  these  wishes,  she  kept  very 
detailed  notes  of  all  that  happened  throughout  her  tra- 
vels; but  when  the  lime  of  copying  them  arrived,  she 
found  it  required  some  inimeiliate  stimulus  to  compel  her 
not  to  defer  the  task  of  arrangenient  and  tianscripliun. 
Frequent  enquiries  res|>flcting  Kgypt,  nol«  ithstandiiig 
the  nunieroUH  oxeellont  books  nlroudy  published  rolulive 
to  that  country,  indur  >'  her  to  think  that  a  narrative  ol 
her  juurnoy,  in  a  plain  and  unpretending  furiii,  might  be 
presoiittd  to  the  public,  and  her  engagements  to  her  dis 
tant  friends  bo  thus  I'liMlllod.  These  cuiisidoruliuni  led 
to  the  present  public!ition. 

The  author  in  deeply  sensible  how  much  the  defiicts 
of  her  b(W)k  will  demand  indiil'reiice,  as  it  has  not  boon 
revised  liy  any  literary  |)erson,  hut  wus  at  nnco  delivered 
by  he rso If  into  the  hiinils  of  the  publirlier ;  inileiul,  little 
alteration  has  been  iniido  in  the  uriginiil  juurnal,  beyond 
adapting  its  contents  In  a  narrative  form,  and  omiltinu 
details  tliat  might  prove  lodiutis,  and  doicrijitioni  which 


had  been  infinitely  better  executed  by  established  au 
thorities. 

Previously  to  her  entering  Egypt,  the  author,  of 
course,  consulted  the  best  writers  on  the  subject,  and  oc- 
casionally referred  to  them  when  viewing  the  splendid 
remains  ofantiquity  of  which  they  tieal;  yet  the  reader 
must  not  be  disappointed,  if  in  the  following  pages  be 
merely  found  the  record  of  her  own  sentiments  and  ob- 
servatious,  as  it  was  her  undeviating  object  to  preserve 
them,  as  far  as  possible,  unbiased  by  the  opinions  she 
had  read.  Although,  tJierefore,  her  imperfect  work 
will  prove  quite  utiworthy  the  notice  of  the  scientifie, 
and  those  who  require  deep  research,  and  acute  dis<|ui- 
sition,  still  it  may  not,  she  flatters  herself,  bo  found  use- 
less to  those  who  contemplate  a  similar  journey,  nor 
wholly  unamusing  to  people  fond  of  light  reading. 

Lastly,  the  author  has  naturally  calculated  that  some 
persons,  who  a^e  friendly  to  her,  will  be  interested  in 
the  narrative ;  it  is  possible  that  others  may  derive 
benefit  from  her  experience  ;  and  it  is  too  probable  that 
many  may  disapprove  of  her  presumption  in  publishing 
at  all  :  but  it  is  impossible  (and  she  fearlessly  asserts  it) 
that  the  work  can  give  one  moment's  pain  to  a  single 
individual. 


CHAPTER  I. 

Rcfliclions  on  Irnviiig  Calcutla— Depiirturo  in  tlie  Ganges  Steam 
Vei^t'i'l— Veyairt'  to  TriiicoiniilL' — UoiiulnlL'  apiiearancu  of  ihe 
placi"— I'diiit  tie  Guile— llcauly  ot"  iIid  Bceiicry— .Mrs.  Uibsuu's 
bcliuul. 

For  many  years  tlie  plan  of  returning  to  England 
from  India  by  the  Red  Sea  and  Egypt  had  been  familiar 
to  my  imagination.  The  facility  of  the  undertaking  had 
been  satisltictorily  demonstrated  by  a  gentleman  who 
edited  one  of  the  C'alciitta  newspapers,  and  who  rccoin 
mended  the  route  on  his  own  experience  of  its  eligibility; 
and  I  constantly  dwelt  on  the  delightful  contrast  of  cm 
ploying  tlie  necessary  period  of  passing  from  Asia  to 
Europe,  in  cxjiloring  the  novelties  of  the  Desert;  in 
viewing  the  sluiiendous  monuments  of  Egypt ;  and  in 
visiting  the  lovely  countries  of  Sicily  and  Italy ;  instead 
of  devoting  five  long  months  to  the  monotony  of  a  voy- 
age round  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  in  a  ship  crowded 
with  passengers,  little  known,  or  too  well  known,  and 
distracted  by  the  mirth  or  liractiousncss  of  numerous 
children. 

Whether  from  early  prejudice,  from  frequent  illness, 
from  witnessing  the  generally  dreadful  devastation  of 
the  climate,  or  from  the  loss  of  friends,  I  had  not  done 
justice  to  India,  nor  appreciated  the  advantages  which, 
iiotwithstandiiif;  its  various  drawbacks,  it  still  afforded. 
To  return  to  Kiigland  was  the  incessant  yearning  ol' 
my  heart;  and,  while  coni|ielled  to  remain  in  Bengal,  I 
merely  exercised  a  resignation  similar  to  that  of  tlie  suf- 
ferers in  Dante's  Purgatory,  who  were 

Contenti 
Nel  fuoco,  [icrchc  spcran  di  veniro 
Ijuando  ehe  sia,  allc  beate  geiiti. 

But,  although  the  hope  of  rctnrning  home  had  latterly 
buoyed  ine  uj),  and  rendered  all  the  Bufferings  from  tin 
climate  light,  yot,  when  the  event  actiiiilly  arrived,  il 
was  attended  with  fiir  different  feelings.  The  dissolution 
of  I'liig-est.Tlilished  associations  was  acutely  painliil.  The 
recollection  of  tlie  many  years  of  youth  and  hapiiiness 
passed  away ;  the  sober  nticipations  of  the  fiiture 
which  hail  taken  place  of  cxpeetatioiis  of  unlwunded  en- 
j.iymenl ;  (,and  who  at  one  p<'rio<l  of  life  doc's  ntit  look 
forward  in  the  same  manmr  ')  the  purling  with  niiiner 
ous  valued  friends  endear.. I  liy  similarity  of  Imliils  and 
pursuits,  so  wcttK.  nod,  fiir  the  time,  my  anxii'y  to  quit 
the  eonntry,  that  1  no  longer  wondered  at  that  deternii 
nation,  or  rather  change  of  determinnlion,  so  fktal  to 
many,  of  "  remaining  one  year  more  " 

III  leaving  India,  after  many  yesrs'  residence,  thin 
is,  |H'rliaps,  MO  greater  demand  on  sensibility  and  uood 
l<'<ling  than  a  sale  of  oin  's  property.  Time  is  wMoin 
allowed  for  much  consideration  before  the  \\~\\v  i« 
thrown  open  to  the  publie  ;  and  «»  th,  inii'ii*^  nn  iin  .it" 
indiiig  home  murh  kvuiufe  n*»Uls  ul  IHtte  selerli.Mi, 
many  tokens  •>(■  ri'iiHwrH-noer  imiKt  he  parird  with ; 
pa |ier  after  p^,»<  «i»rrilieed;  the  bundle  of  Utters  put 
>y  fir  fiitun  t  onsideralioii,  taken  up  again,  and  ox"'" 
put  by  ;.>  iHMeCoiisidered,  Mill,  in  the  end,  must  share  tlir 
same  f'lite  |  ai..'  thus  are  dvstroycd  kind  cxi)ri'i.»ions, 
and  assurances  of  regard  «iid  nlli'etion,  which  wore  to 
solnrc  many  an  evening  in  t\iture  life.  Tliosr  only  wlm 
li.i\e  Is'en  similarly  sltui|ted  can  understtind  nil  the  dis- 
tress whieli  Miieli  scenes  oocasion,  even  under  the  lenst 
anuoying  circuinstanoefi;  but  when  these  take  place  iu 


consequence  of  the  death  of  the  master  of  the  famil?, 
the  case  is  greatly  aggravated.  In  India  it  is  alniostiij 
variably  the  practice  to  sell  by  auction  tlie  cffucls  of  i 
person  deceased,  a  few  days  after  his  demise ;  qimI  j| 
often  happens,  by  the  precipitation  of  an  unconcernni 
executor,  that  the  unfortunate  survivor  is  irretrievably 
deprived  of  what  might  have  best  conduced  to  lier  coo. 
Bolation.* 

1,1  England,  on  the  contrary,  the  son,  or  some  ne« 
relative,  generally  succeeds  to  the  estate,  and  the  widow 
is  not  immediately  ejected  from  the  house  to  which  nhe 
has  been  accustomed.  At  all  events,  there  is  a  liong 
where  tlie  family  eirclc  can  assemble ;  every  local  tic  ii 
not  in  a  moment  dissevered :  whereas,  in  India,  iIm 
widow,  within  a  few  weeks,  if  not  a  few  days  from  the 
filial  event,  is  hurried  on  board  ship,  almost  ignorant  of 
the  spot  where  her  husband's  remains  arc  dejiositcd,  and 
can  only  teach  her  children  that  tlieir  father  lies  bumd 
in  a  distant  land,  and  that  to  them  his  tomb  is  now  in. 
accessible. 

Travellers  proceeding  to  England  from  Bengal  by  th 
Red  Sea,  find  it  difficult  to  reconcile  the  several  favourable 
seasons  for  sailing.  To  arrive  at  Bombay  early  in  De. 
cember,  which  is  tlie  best  time  for  leaving  it  for  the  Rrf 
Sea,  it  is  necessary  to  quit  Bengal  before  the  north.ci!t 
monsoon  has  begun  ;  hence  a  sailing  ship  has  a  rcryic. 
dious,  and  probably  a  boisterous  possagc.  Wc  wen, 
however,  so  fortunate  as  to  procure  aceoinniodalion  in 
one  of  the  company's  steam  vessels,  which  had  Ik  en  nr. 
dered  round  to  Bombay  just  at  the  very  time  it  suilej 
our  purpose.  My  prudent  Calcutta  friends  poureii  ii 
upon  mc  remonstrances  against  the  whole  of  the  undti. 
taking.  They  represented  to  me  the  discomfort  and  ri.<i 
of  the  steamer,  the  shoals  of  the  Red  Sea,  the  homni 
the  desert,  and  the  uncertainties  of  the  Turkish  govcni. 
ment;  but  I  had  duly  weighed  all  these  diffieultics,  whidi 
I  was  s.itisfied  I  had  suf^cient  courage  and  fortitude  lo 
encounter.  In  addition  to  tliis,  the  stimulus  of  |)orfomi. 
ing  a  journey  which  no  female  from  our  side  of  Indii 
had  achieved  before  me,  joined  to  the  advantage  of  In. 
veiling  with  the  party  which  was  expecting  us  at  Don.! 
bay,  made  every  peril  appear  light; — so  promising  J 
some,  whom  I  was  about  to  leave,  a  narrative  of  niyii 
ventures,  1  embarked  ''n  board  the  Ganges,  on  the  l!ill| 
of  September,  1827. 

As  the  Ganges  was  an  experimental  vessel,  it  may 
he  amiss  shortly  to  describe  her.  She  was  bulk  of  ti 
pierced  for  ten  guns  ;  carried  two  engines  of  fortj-hi 
(lower  each,  and  was  intended  for  cither  a  vessel  of' 
or  deapatch.  Unfbrtunately,  however,  in  quidifying 
for  the  former  purpose,  too  much  regard  had  ken  piidi 
solidity,  and  the  object  of  celerity  was  thus  dtfcatedi 
force  of  our  steam  in  calm  wenthcr  impelling  m  lii 
more  than  five  miles  an  hour  against  the  swell.  Nei 
thcless  this  very  defect  proved  a  benefit  to  us  in  the  en! 
as  the  strength  of  her  build  prevented  our  fcelini 
tremulous  motion  so  generally  complained  of  oa 
steam  vessels. 

I  was  surprised  to  find  that  wo  experienced  inucb 
heat  in  the  steamer  than  we  should  have  done  si 
same  season  in  a  sailing  vessel.  Her  prr|H'tual  iiw 
caused  a  cnrteiit  of  air  even  during  ttie  ealiii>,  and 
found  the  elimati'  still  cooUr  when  the  wiiul  «m 
tiury,  thiin  when  it  was  fair,  as  we  have  had  to  prcM 
ward  against  it,  and  the  steam  was  carried  off  inuchil 
our  he;id.s. 

It  was  originally  intended  that  wc  shouU  proceed 
reclly  to  Point  dc  Galle,  for  wfiicli  end  wi  had,  « 
Kup|)oscd,  taken  in  a  supply  of  coal  tor  fifteen  daji' 


*  Among  llie  Europeans  in  India  there  nrc  mH 
any  old  ihtsoiis,  as  ulinost  every  body  is  a  ti'iii{Kiiu| 
siiKiii      Hence,  if  you  search  the  well  teimiitril  bun 
grovmds  of  the  large  cities,  you  will  diseover  Iiw  li 
the  graves  of  the   yoiithliil,   who  have   hi  in  out  a 
some  violent  diseusi^  amid  the  liiioyaney  (iriiiiilth,«| 
tombs  of  those  of  niiildlf   age   arrested  by  ili'iilli  i 
just  uhout  lo  reap  the  fr<<it  of  long  toil  niid  privilw 
returning  to  their  native  land.     It  is  this  whirhr 
our   Indiiin    cemeteries  so  jweuliatly  nielaiicholj l 
though    we  bow  to  the  deeri'e    which  suiiiinoiisd 
the   aged  and  the  infirm,  yet,  hiiiiianly  spcnkiii|.',iij 
"iir  blindness,  wo   are  apt  to  pronounce  the  diallur 
young  to  bu  premature,  uid  a  fit  subject  of  Dglir 
regret. 

" For  oh,  it  goes  against  the  mind  of  mwl 

I'o  1)0  tiirn'd  nut  from  its  warm,  wonted  houu', 
Ere  yet  one  rent  admit.i  the  winter's  chill. 

IV.iss  Bauik'i  K'jI 


fiumptioa;  but 
which  nothing 
from  tlie  dofecti 
a  sullicicnt  stoc 
the  7th  of  Octet 
and  we  made  tli 
ing  under  sail, 
slcjm  with  wliii 
Tlie  entrance 
but  the  inner  b:r 
rounded  by  hills 
Ilic  atmosphere  1 
s|K)t  so  much  ext 
ed.    There  is  lit 
except  the  size  of 
(Uenburg;  and 
I  need  not  dwell 
the  vessels  of  tin 
being  a  sort  of  fri 
tlirown  over  the  s 
ward  tor  the  pur|H 
iiirrow,  and  wouh 
a  extraordinary  tl 
Iriiance  to  the  sin 
wider.    The  prest 
among  tlie  natives, 
apathy  sufficiently 
On  the  afternooi 
Trincomalu  with 
witnessed.     We  pc 
Basses,  during  the 
was  calculated,  of  i 
harbour  of  Point  d( 
our  vicinity  to  .t  lo 
tliO  spicy  perfumes ' 
of  the  town  from  tl 
more  cheerful  than 
and  inli,il)itaiits  wer 
us  come  in,  and  afto 
at  I'rincoinald  the  p 
ment  ami  dejection  ( 
Galle  is  iimrked  by 
[Ka  beats  with  great 
waves  must  be  trem 
Though  long  aec 
[landing  witli  the  ben 
iriontal,  it  was  in  a 
f  Hindostttii ;  the  i 
Ifocs,  rustic  bridges  l 
''ll«,  and  huts  made 
if  ditl'crent  plaits. 
"■I'lniniile  race;  ll:( 
■otn  the  women  by  I 
'A  \nm-   robe  of 
pill  Ml, Its  and  braid 
liirgo  combs  i 
'»>l"iiil  n(  Ihn   umhri 
-■'LMiilic  fan,  made 
nmi  ■'-iin  the  sun; 
iarkrt  hero  a  hands 
■1  shape,  but 
iant  (lark  green 
P  I'  llic  far-famed  hi 
!P»:i.''iii'i;  a   small  j,i 

"Ol  e(|ii,tl  tu 
'i«;ii  baked  or  roasted 
I'm  rain  prevented 
'"■ilion  only  underst, 
liciit  is  nil  iiisurinii 
[?Hwiii(f  (luring  thf 
""lli'isliMr.Twviih, 
I'lwkailili^rhtlVildr 
"'0,1  hill  where  .Mr 
'  ""Ic  anil  CcniMl,. 
™il.v,o.|il|||„,niio, 
l'»n  iv,i.s  not  only  mi 
"undertakinir,  biitdi, 
'U'vcii.«,,|  their  own 
''''''""I'lingciMiM  he 
"«'"i"aii|i(T»isle(l,  (i, 
■";',"'  "■'>''  t'linhled  I 
Pli'iN.    Thogirb 
"f  taught  plain  at 
'ilrbiiy.  are  brougl, 


of  the  family, 
I  it  is  almost  ilk 
Jie  fffecla  ofi 
demise ;  and  it 
in  unconcerned 

in  irretrievably 

iced  to    llCT  COD. 

n,  or  some  netr 
[•,  and  the  widow 
lusc  to  wliicb  the 

there  is  B  lioiM 

every  k>cal  tic  ii 
OS,  in  India,  th« 
bw  days  from  llie 
Imost  ignoranlol 
arc  dcinsitcd,  and 

father  lies  buried 
is  tomb  is  now  in. 

irom  Bonsai  by  tin 
B  scverul  iiivounbit 
imbay  early  in  l)f.  I 
iving  it  for  the  Red 
eforc  the  north-nisi  | 
sliiji  lias  a  very  tt. 
lassat'c.    Wc  wm 
accommodation  in 
which  had  Ucn  cit.  I 
very  time  it  suiud  I 
a  friends  iwured  ii  I 
whole  of  the  under,  f 
•  discomfoit  and  ri<t  I 
;d  Sua,  the  Aocronotl 
the  Turkish  govern.  I 
cso  difficulties,  whith  I 
[rage  and  fortitude  to  I 
1  stimulus  of  iwrlom-l 
om  our  side  of  Indiil 
the  advantage  of  Ift I 
expecting  us  at  Boiil 
ht;— so  proinisinf  111 
a  narrative  of  my  lil 
i  Ganges,  on  the  'Mt 

>ntal  vessel,  it  miy  o 
She  was  built  of  lei 
engines  of  forty-hoi 
either  a  vessel  of « 
:vcr,  in  (lualifying  I 
fcgnrd  had  ken  fvi* 
.was  thus  defcatcd;4j 
Ihcr  impelling  u«  li« 
linst  the  swell.   !iw 
licfit  to  us  in  the  cabi 
[vented  our  feeling  I 
miplaiiicd  uf  on  ^" 

,  experienced  much  In 

lotild   have  done  at  < 

Her  per)U'liial  u»i 

j'ing  the  calms,  awj 

ten  the  wind  *!»«( 

^  have  had  to  |irc«( 

I  carried  off  much  iH 

wc  shwiU  piooct^l 
|rh  end  »>   hud,  Mi 
oal  for  firtcrn  dayi  i 


^^liBlM^O    ©Ha^^®®  ®Ii:[B®Wliik!faW(i^   iiism^mi^; 


VOL.  I> 


PHILADELPHIA,  MAY  14,  1833. 


^o.  18. 


Printicd  anu  I'lTSLisiiBD  BY  ADAM  VVALUIE,  Nn,  (3,  Niuith  Eiumth  strkiit,  riiii-ADELPiiu — At  $5  tor  5:2  nuiitbefi*,  pnynlile  in  ndvnnrft. 


PIIEO.N'IX  N.  WOOD  &  CO.  nooKsuLisas,  Baltimobk,  are  Agents  for  the  states  of  Maryland,  Virginia,  and  Ohio,  and'llic  city  of  New  Orleans. 


India  there  orcffu. 

I  body  i»  a  teiui»)H1J 

L  well  tenanted  \iiif 

Tvill  discover  few  I 

Ii  have  hnu  cut 

toyancy  ofhioUh,* 

Inrrestcd  by  ih'ulh  « 

Ing  toil  nnil  1""'"' 

J  It  is  this  whifli  n 

liliaily  melancholy; 

I  which  snnimowi 

linianly  siR'akiinr," 

■miounee  Ihedtathi 

Ifit  subject  of  OS?"" 

Ui  the  mind  of  iiiw| 
Vin,  wonted  how 
vinter's  chill- 
U.isuBv.i.ir'il!* 


surapt^oii!  •""  "l^''  ""*  ''"^  '^^"  ""'  '""  ''"y.*'  ^"""S 
uliicli  nothing  material  occurred,  it  was  ascertained  that, 
from  the  defective  quality  of  the  coal,  we  should  not  have 
a  jutlicicnt  stock  of  it  to  take  us  to  that  harbour.  On 
the  7lli  of  October,  therefore,  the  fires  were  extinguislied, 
and  we  made  the  best  of  our  way  to  Trincomal6  by  beat- 
I  under  sail,  rescving  the  remainder  of  our  coal  for 
.team  with  which  to  stem  the  current  off  the  port. 

The  entrance  into  rrincomale  is  highly  picturesque ; 
buttl'e  inner  bay,  which  is  the  secure  harbour,  is  so  sur- 
rounded by  hills  tliat  the  sea  becomes  quite  smooth,  and 
llie  atmosphere  heavy  and  confined.  I  had  heard  this 
,|)ol  90  much  extolled,  that  I  waa  a  good  deal  disappoint- 
ed. There  is  little  about  it  remarkable,  in  my  opinion, 
except  the  size  of  the  harbour  itself,  and  the  view  from  Fort 
Oitcnburg ;  and  these  have  been  so  often  described  tliat 
1  need  not  dwell  on  them.  At  TrincoinaH  v/e  first  saw 
the  vessels  of  the  coast  with  their  singular  outrigger, 
being  a  sort  of  frame-work  of  four  crossed  beams  or  oars 
tiirown  over  the  side,  extending  about  eight  feet  to  wind- 
ward for  the  purpose  of  steadying  tlic  vessel,  which  is  very 
narrow,  and  would,  without  it,  upset  when  under  sail.  It 
is  extraordinary  the  people  should  prefer  this  clumsy  con- 
irivanee  to  the  simple  nietfiod  of  making  the  boat  a  little 
wider.  Tlie  presence  of  our  steamer  excited  no  interest 
among  tlie  natives,  few  of  tlie  boatmen  laying  aside  tlreir 
jpatliy  sufficiently  to  approach  the  ship. 

On  the  afternoon  of  llie  10th  of  October,  we  quitted 
Trincomale  with  the  most  glorious  simset  I  had  ever 
itilnessed.  We  passed  the  fonnidablo  rocks  called  the 
Basses,  during  the  night  of  tliu  12th,  at  the  distance,  it 
MS  calculated,  of  only  three  miles,  and  anchored  in  the 
harbour  of  I'oint  de  Galle  on  the  I3th,  having  perceived 
our  vicinity  to  »t  long  before  we  reached  the  shore,  from 
Iho  spicy  perfumes  wafted  by  the  land-breeze.  The  view 
of  tlic  town  from  the  sea,  though  not  so  magnificent,  is 
more  cheerful  than  that  of  TrincomaW.  The  garrison 
and  inlialiitauts  were  assembled  on  the  ramparts  to  sec 
us  come  in,  and  afforded  a  very  lively  8|)oetaclc ;  wherea* 
It  Trincomald  the  place  seemed  deserted,  and  disappoint- 
ment and  dejection  to  prevail.  The  entrance  to  Point  dc 
Gdle  is  marked  by  several  bold  rocks,  against  which  the 
lea  beats  with  great  violence.  The  exasperation  of  the 
[»avc»  nuist  be  tremendous  iu  a  southerly  gale. 

Though  lor.g  accustomed  to   India,  I  was  struck  on 

landing  with  the  lieauty  of  the  scenery,  for  though  quite 

iriental,  it  was  in  a  style  essentially  differing  from  that 

if  Hindostaii ;  the  roads  t;ut  through  topes  of  cocoa-nut 

rtcs,  rustic  bridges  over  winding  streams,  hills  and  deep 

Us,  and  lulls  made  of  palm-leaves,  woven  in   a  variety 

if  dllVercnt  plaiLs.     The  natives  arc  an  elegant,  but  an 

iflcininiite  race ;  tl;e   men  scarcely   to   bo  distinguished 

from  the  women  by  their  dress,  which  consists  of  a  vest 

nd  loose  robe  of  cotton ;  their  hair  long,  and  gathered 

ip  in  knots  and  braids,  I'lsteued   behind  with  gold   bod. 

liis,  .ir  large  combs  of  tortoise-shell,  of  a  fanciful  slia|K!. 

Inslojil  of  the  umbri'lla,  the  more  wealthy  natives  have 

:ii;.iiitic  fan,  made  of  the  talipot  leaf,  carried  to  protect 

mn  the  sun ;  and  this  had  a  curious  effect.     I  re- 

iirkiu  hero  a  handsome  tree,  the  leaves  resembling  u 

1  shape,  but  very  much  larger,  and  the  colour  of 

iTiiiiant  dark  green  ;  and  was  greatly  gratified  by  find- 

i;  I'  till!  far-famed  bn^ad  fruit.     The  Iruit  resenihled  in 

llini'iiii'c  a   small  jack  (artocorpus  iiitegiilblia  ;)  and, 

iKil  0(|ual  to  a    Friiich  roll,  was  nearly  as  good, 

ukcii  iir  roasted,  as  a  yum  or  oaten  cuke. 

Tiio  rain  prevented  our  driving  out  in  the  evening;  a 

inlion  only  understood   in   a  tropical  climate,  where 

hrit  Is  an  insurmouiitali'e  obstacle   to  anything  like 

iIm  iiiiir  during  the  day.    Next  iiiorning,  however,  onr 

il  'i.»l  V  Mr.  Twyuham)  lent  us  a  convoyanee,  in  wliieh 

[f  tniili  a  ill  llghtfiil  drive,  partly  along  the  seu-shore,  and 

pliiii  lull  where  Mrs.CJibson  had  erected  siliool-rooiiis 

«  male  ami  feinah'  i  hildron, — an  iidmirulili'    work  of 

iirily,  n'llill  then  no  school  e.tiiited  onllie  island.    Mrs 

ibwn  w.is  nut  only  unassisted  at  the  eoininoix't'inent  uf 

raiidi-rtaking,  but  discouraged  by  those  who,  with  h  >s 

il.evciisnl  Ihi'ir  own  iiidoleiiee,  by  oxpressiiig  a  iM'lief 

lli'il  nntliiiig  eiinld  he  diiiic."     Neverlliehiss,  this  e.vcel- 

itwiiiiian  |iirsisleil,lill  at  the  expiration  of  twenly.fivi' 

'ttslii'  was  enahh-<l  to  show  how  much  could  be  ac- 

iplislird.    The  pirLi  perform  household  occupations, 

«rr  (aught  plain  and  fancy  work  with  their  nspdle, 

Ihf  biivs  an-  biinight  up  to  several  Iradoa.   The  girls 

NEW  SEBlfcH — 1ft 


are  so  usefully  educated,  that  the  missionaries  are  glad 
to  select  wives  from  among  them  for  their  assistants.  1 
left  Point  de  Galle  with  much  regret.  The  scenery  waa 
80  novel  and  so  beautiful,  that  I  would  gladly  have  re- 
mained some  days  longer,  particularly  as,  unlike  regions 
nearer  home,  it  was  not  probable  tiiat  my  destiny  would 
ever  lead  mo  again — 

"  Beyond  where  Ceylon  lifts  her  spicy  breast." 

The  morning  after  our  departure  from  Point  de  (iallc, 
-■Vdam's  Peak,  situated  in  the  centre  uf  Ceyhin,  w.is  still 
visible  from  the  deck,  though  at  the  estimated  distance 
of  one  hundred  miles.  I  was  surprised  to  find  that  Cape 
Coinorin,  instead  of  being  a  high  promontory,  ns  1  had 
imagined,  is  very  low  land  ;  but  tlie  mountainsin  the  vi- 
cinity  are  extremely  picturesque.  Those  called  the  (Jliauts 
arc  universally  admired;  but  had  they  presented  a  less 
beautiful  appearance,  they  would  still  have  delighted  one 
who  had  so  long  been  accustomed  to  the  flat  surface  of 
Bengal, 

Our  course  leading  along  the  shore,  we  had,  for  several 
days,  tho  majestic  Ghauts  in  sight ;  and  we  beheld  in 
succession  the  towns  of  Cochin,  'I'ellicherry,  and  Quilon; 
and  the  forts  of  Mangalore,  Gherriah,  and  Severndroog; 
and  at  lust,  at  mid-day,  tho  high  land  of  Bombay  was 
descried. 


CHAPTER  II, 

Arrival  at  nonihny — The  interest  excited  by  lh(!  apppnranci*  of  rlir 
steniiicr—Addrt'M^^saiiii  ciitertniiinit'iil  lo  Mr.  KI|ihiiisIonf,  on  hir 
reliiuiuisliiii);  the  gi  veinniciit— Duixiriurii  Iruiu  Dimiliny— SiriiiiF 
of  Babel  Mandeli. 

The  arrival  of  the  first  steamer  which  hud  ever  visited 
Bombay  was  expected  with  the  greatest  anxiety ;  two 
guns  were  to  be  fired  from  the  ramparts  on  her  heaving 
ill  sight,  that  the  i:uhlic  might  have  timely  notice ;  and  at 
twelve  o'clock  the  signal  announced  the  appearance  of 
the  long  lookcd-tor  Ganges.  Towards  sunset,  on  the  21st 
of  October,  one  of  the  most  delightful  evenings  of  a  tro- 
pical  autumn,  wc  approached  the  harbour,  atlcr  a  pros- 
|)crous  voyage  of  twenty-three  days,  without  an  hour  of 
bad  weather,  or  accident,  or  inconvenience  of  any  kind. 
The  whole  |>opulation,  European  and  native,  were  in  mo- 
tion. The  scene  was  truly  exhilarating;  the  exquisite 
natural  beauties  of  the  harbour,  the  delightful  serenity  of 
the  weather,  thi^  variety  of  vessels,  the  thousands  of  na- 
tives crowded  on  the  shore,  while  the  sea  was  covered 
with  lioats,  some  full  of  European  oflieers  in  their  scarlet 
uniforms,  some  laden  with  Pa[sees  in  their  singular  cos- 
tume, and  others  swarming  with  the  common  Hindoos, 
Concanees,  and  Malahars,  gave  an  indescribable  life  and 
brilliancy  to  the  scene. 

In  the  midst  of  this  confusion  of  excitement,  a  supe- 
rior  kind  of  bo.at  was  seen  opproaehing,  and  our  kind 
iVieiid,  Mr.  Elphiiistonc,  who  had  come  so  farto  weh'oinc 
us,  was  soon  on  tho  deck  of  the  (iaiiges.  We  then 
landed,  and  accompanied  him  to  his  country-house  at 
Parell. 

Bombay  has  been  so  fully  described,  that  I  will  dis- 
miss it  with  proper  brevity.  Diinng  our  stay,  we  visited 
the  island  of  Salselte.  The  timber  on  it  is  so  fiiie^  and 
nature  has  been  so  liberal  in  hcstowiirg  every  feature  es. 
senlinl  to  the  t'ornialion  of  a  lieautil'ul  landsiiipe,  that  I 
could  scarcely  have  selected  a  spot  which  iniglit  not  have 
been  converted  into  an  English  park.  A  delightful 
driv<!  through  Goreebuiideh,  and  Taniiah,  hrouelit  us  to 
the  firt  and  town  of  Basscen.  Within  the  walls  arc  the 
ruins  of  fourteen  chaiM'Is.  This  is  a  striking  place  :  one 
would  think  the  whole  tov^'n  had  heen  inhabited  by 
monks,  and  de|)iipnhil(  il  by  phigiu  .  a  curse  seems  to 
have  fallin  u|Km  ii,  and  its  only  tenants  are  a  ..single  se- 
poy, and  an  enomioiis  Cobra  di  I  'aiM-lhi,  which  is  said  to 
li<iunt  an  ancient  Hindoo  temple  in  the  eenlre.  The  walls 
of  the  fort  are  prrlcet,  and  those  of  tie  inonaslcrh's  and 
elia|icls  111  excellent  preservation  :  these,  with  a  lew  iiddi. 
lions,  might  form  handsome  and  .-iibstaiilial  dwclliii^js 
for  the  (X'ople  in  the  neighlMnirhmid,  who  imiw  live  in 
miserabl.'  hnls.  I  hear  tliat  Bassecn  was  abandoned 
from  the  unliealthiness  of  its  situalion  ;  ono  cause  of 
wliieh  I  can  n'rfectly  understand,  if  the  fishing  wire 
carried  on  in  its  vicinity  lorinerly  as  it  is  nnw  :  tho  smell 
was  so  dreadful  at  we  passed,  that  I  was  compelled  to 
leave  the  deck  of  the  vessel,  and  go  below.  The  fish 
when  caught  is  stiowi  d  mora  tlian  ankle  dee|i  upon  the 


shore,  where  it  is  left  to  dry;  and  in  such  a  climal*.  the 
mass  of  corruption  thus  engendered  may  well  be  ima- 
.giiied.  It  is  an  ancient  privilege  which  the  people  claim 
of  manuring  the  ground  with  fish,  founded  on  a  ttijiula- 
tion  at  the  first  tr.insfcr  of  the  island  tVoni  the  Portu- 
guese. Hence  the  governor  has  never  interfered  with  it, 
even  to  protect  the  environs  of  his  country-house  ;  in 
consequence,  the  air  there  is  often  disagreeably  infeeli  d. 

We  drove  to  Malabar  Point,  a  situation  which  coin- 
inands  a  full  view  of  Botnbay  and  its  harbour.  The  mo- 
ment I  approached  the  edge  of  the.  Point,  and  the  inagni- 
licent  scene  broke  U|)on  my  sight,  I  exclaimed,  "  This 
^reminds  me  of  tho  descriptions  of  Naples  1"  and  1  was  then 
inlbrmed  that  the  comparison  had  often  been  before  madi'. 
This  similarity,  on  reaching  Naples,  I  was  enabled  to 
verify.  M.ilabar  Point  would  Ibrni  a  delightful  resideneo 
In  the  hot  months,  were  the  dvvellingHiousc  anylhuig  but 
what  it  now  is,  literally  composed  of  a  few  huts.  Mr, 
Eljihinstone  was,  however,  so  economical'  of  the  Com- 
pany's funds,  that  he  had  been  content  to  inhabit  it  in  its 
present  state,  rather  than  allow  the  government  lo  incur 
expense  for  his  own  personal  comfor. 

Sir  John  Malcolm  liaving  arrived,  the  15th  of  Novcm- 
her  was  jixcd  for  presenting  to  Mr.  Elphinstone  the  ad- 
dresses of  the  clergy  and  tlie  European  and  native  inha- 
bitants of  Bombay, and  in  the  evening  I  attended  an  En- 
tertainment given  to  him  by  the  English  society.  I  do 
not  think  it  possible  that  in  any  country  the  Ulumina- 
lions,  the  decorations  of  the  rooms,  and  the  arrangements 
.iltogether,  could  have  been  more  elegant  or  splendid  ; 
sutRce  it  to  say,  these  were  the  combined  production  of 
the  twelve  heads  best  qualified  as  to  taste  and  gastronomy 
in  Bombay. 

Sir  John  Malcolm,  in  a  speech  after  supper,  declared 
that  he  should  he  at  a  loss  to  say  whether,  in  evincir.g  all 
this  cnthnsiusm  towards  Mr.  Elphinstone,  the  society  did 
him  or  themselves  most  honour.* 

In  addition  to  a  service  of  plate,  a  picture,  and  a  statue 
voted  at  a  meeting  of  the  European  inhabitants,  the  com- 
pliment  most  congenial  to  Mr.  Elphinstoiie's  feelings 
must  liave  been  that  which  he  received  from  the  tiativea 
within  tho  presidency,  of  all  religious  denominations, 
who  subscribed  upwards  of  a  lac  of  rupees,  or  10,000/., 
for  one  or  two  pro'cssorships  in  tlie  native  college,  to  ho 
filled  from  England,  and  lo  be  called  after  his  name;  to 
perpetuate,  as  they  said,  to  their  children's  children  the 
memory  of  one  who  had  been  to  them  a  friend  and  a 
father, 

^Ve  left  the  ball-room  to  enihark  on  board  (he  vessel 
on  which  we  were  to  accompany  Mr.  Elphinstone  to 
Cossier.  l^-ep  and  universal  was  the  sorrow  his  depar- 
ture excited:  many  persons  followed  him  to  the  boat,  end 
as  it  left  llic  shore,  an  illuiiiinati  d  stage,  on  the  very 
verge  of  the  pier,  exhibiting  the  Words,  "  t)nce  more 
farewcH,"  gave  a  hist  afleetiiig  proof  of  attachment  and 
regret. 

Onr  little  vessel,  the  Palhiurus,of  190  tons,  was  fitted 
up  in  the  yacht  style  ;  and  our  party  consisted  of  Mr.  El- 
phinstone, Mr.  Steele  of  the  civil  service,  Messrs.  Wal- 
lace and  Gordon  of  the  medical  department,  iMr.  h.  and 
tny.-'elf. 

Pavonrert  by  the  prevalent  winds  of  fhr  season,  wo 
made  as  much  progress  as  the  inllrior  sailing  of  our  brig 
perinitted;  passed  in  a  few  days  Cape  Aden  and  the 
Strolls  o(  Ifalxl  Mandcb,  and  reached  Mocha  on  tlie  1st 
of  Oecemln'r, 

The  entrance  into  the  .'itrnils  of  Babel  .Mnndeb  afforded 
a  sight  equally  niii(|ne  and  grand.  A  rush  of  the  sea 
appears  to  have  divided  a  bed  of  hard  black  rock,  and 
thus  to  hate  forced  a  channel  for  itself  of  two  or  three 
miles  rn  breadth.  This  rock  rises  on  ciieh  siylr,  black, 
barren,  and  eheirless;  and  while  siTVcytng  {his  desolate 
spot,  I  loarnt  that  the  left  shore  was  the  island  of  Pcrini, 
where,  during  the  expedition  of  the  Indium  army  into 

•  The  late  Bishop  Heber,  in  his  Journal  of  a  Tour 
Ihrough  India,  has  |)ortrayed  Mr.  Elphiustone's  cliaruc- 
ter  in  n  manner  which  all  who  have  the  happiness  of 
knowing  tho  latter,  miH  rreognise  ns  eminently  cor 
reel.  Aiay  1  Is;  |Krinitted  thus  incidcilally  to  ex- 
press  my  own  sorrow  n(  the  lossof  Bishop  Hcbrr? — but  to 
dt^cribe  the  grief  which  pervaded  all  India  at  the  death 
of  this  nmiablo  prelate,  would  he  as  difficult  ns  justly  to 
tepiet  liis  excellence. 


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Kgyi>t,  a  dcfaclinii'iit  wiis  encamped.  No  Htation  could 
jMssibly  be  more  dreary — in  Koiiie  iiliicis  a  lew  bhidcs  of 
grass  endeavoured  to  Inrco  tlicmsilve.s  tlirou^li  tlic 
crcviet^  of  the  roek ;  bnt  even  fresh  water  was  jirouj;ht 
from  tho  Abyssinian  shore,  tiie  scarcity  of  this  moft  ne- 
cessary article  bein;,'  thus  added  to  many  otl;er  priva- 
tions. 

CHAPTER  III. 


The  view  of  jMocha  in  the  settinj?  sun  was  very  Iwaiiti- 
fnl.  'I'ho  buildings,  of  one  unvaried  while,  j;ave  it  the 
semblance  of  being  excavated  from  a  qiiiirry  of  marble, 
and  no  tree  or  shrub  broke  tho  uniformity  of  colour. 
The  fort  is  built  along  the  shore,  with  a  circular  lower  at 
each  end,  ])rojcctinj;  into  the  sea;  the  whole  formiuff 
nearly  a  semi-circle.  Tlic  contrast  of  the  lustrous  white 
with  the  dark  blue  sea,  a  colour  unknc  vn  to  those  who 
h;ive  not  left  the  coast  of  England,  was  very  remarkable, 
and  it  was  only  on  a  near  approach  tliat  we  discovered 
the  houses  were  constructed  of  unbaked  brick,  and  then 
plastered  and  whitewashed.  From  the  absence  of  rain 
the  buildings  retain  their  freshness  lor  a  Irn-jth  of  lime; 
but  one  heavy  tropical  shower  would  wholly  eliniin-  the 
aspect  of  the  town,  and  render  its  ap|)caranco  as  do[)lora- 
blo  as  it  is  now  the  reverse. 

Mr.  Elphinstonc  landed  in  the  evening,  through  a  trc- 
incTidons  sea,  and  proceeded  immedit'tely  to  the  house  of 
the  Dowla,  or  Governor,  where  he  was  received  with  rude 
honours  nearly  similar  to  tho  pageantry  exhibited  by  In- 
dian chietVains  on  state  occasions.  I  did  not  go  on  shore 
till  the  morning,  at  whiidi  lime  the  wind  usually  mode- 
rates, and  then  proceed(!d  to  a  small  liousc  provided  for 
us  by  the  Resident. 

After  brcaktiist  I  was  present  v\-hen  the  Dowla  retiirn- 
cd  the  visit  Mr.  Elphinstoiie  had  paid  him  the  night  be- 
fore. His  ap|)earance  was  that  of  a  fat  native  of  Ben- 
gal ;  lie  was  accompanied  into  the  room  by  two  or  three 
Arabs,  fine  intelligent  looking  me.i,  and  the  seoretary, 
whom  1  should  liave  taken  for  a  dull  quiet  lad  of  eight- 
een, had  I  not  heard  lie  was  very  clever,  and  was  sent 
from  Senna  as  a  sort  of  spy  upon  the  Dowla. 

Having  ascertained  there  was  no  objection,  I  sat 
veiled,  at  the  up[>cr  end  of  the  room,  during  the  confer- 
ence; at  which  nothing  passed  beyond  tho  usual  i  erc- 
Tionio.s  of  smoking,  exchanging  of  hookas,  ite.,  but  I 
bservcd  the  Arabs  preferred  the  tea,  provided  by  the 
Resident,  to  their  own  coH'ee. 

After  dinner,  some  Arab  minstrels,  armed  with  pistols 

and  d,i,  -ers.  were  introduced.     I'lieir  instruments  w(^rc 

:■'['  •>   ruder  flageolet,  and  a  connnon  t;ibor. 

"   ?•!»  i\         vo  and  war,  occasionally  animated, 

!i'l  •  iic  was  soil  and  monotonous,  and 

'•.,:.,  t.        i  •   I         id  of  the   stanzas  reminded  me  of 

The  guitar  was  played  sometimes 

witli  u  _  ...  .iJ  sometimes  with  little  crooked  sticks. 

Th'j  lo'  e-so'/g  began,  as  I  was  informed,  with  a  com- 
plai'.t  to  heaven  of  the  lover's  hard  fortune:  "OtJod, 
who  reUorcdst  the  kingdom  of  Sooliniauu,  restore  my 
]  eaec,  i!tc.;"  it  next  described  the  tiiir  lady  as  "killing 
with  a  glance,"  and  concluded  wilh  "great  is  the  intoxi- 
cation of  friendship,  wine,  or  war,  but  that  of  lovu  is 
greatest." 

Among  the  visitors  at  the  Residency  were  some  Indian 
merchants,  who  appeared  very  nmcli  out  of  their  element. 
They  staled,  that,  except  on  the  side  of  the  sea,  the  ex- 
penses, on  account  of  carriage,  guards,  &e.,  absorlied  the 
profits  of  the  iidand  trade.  It  must,  therefore,  have  been 
tho  gains  of  their  maritime  speculations  which  tempt 
them  to  remain,  as  is  their  practice,  with  scarcely  any 
society,  and  unmarried,  in  a  land  obnoxious  to  their  reli- 
gious and  domestic  feelings.  The  exact  nature  of  the 
trade  which  they  excrf^iee  1  could  not  ascertain. 

The  eoflec  bean  is  cultivated  in  the  interiorof  the  pro- 
vinces, whence  supplies  of  it  are  taken  to  Judda,  for  the 
e.ou'Utnption  of  Egypt,  and  tho  quantity  required  for  tlie 
Kiiroijcan  and  .\merican  markets  is  conveyod  to  Mocha. 
Tho  Arabs  themselves,  either  from  economy  or  prefer- 
ence, generally  uso  an  infiision  made  from  the  husk,  and, 
juilging  from  the  indilFcrent  si)ccimenof  tho  cofiee  made 
frr>ni  the  bean,  which  I  drank  at  the  Residency,  this  lat- 
ter method  of  preparing  it  was  rare,  even  among  the 
higher  classes.  I  had,  of  course,  expected  to  taste  coffee 
at  iMocha  in  the  highest  perfection,  and  was  therefore 
disappointed  to  find  it  of  an  inferior  quality. 

Hdsidea  eoffen,  dates,  honey,  and  a  few  Bhells  are  arti- 
cles of  export;  and  from  the  const  of  Aden  or  Abyssi- 
nia aro  derivgd  supplies  of  grain,  horses,  Hflses,  and  large- 
tailed  Bliecp.    A  good  horse  costs  about  luur  hundred 


dollars.  Slaves  also  arc?  procured  from  that  const.  Some 
of  it."  inhabitants,  culled  Somaltrs,  were  then  at  .Ali  iha  ; 
they  are,  of  course,  very  black,  with  the  usui:l  thick  lip, 
but  tall  and  well  nir.dc.  One  of  tlicin  Wore,  with  ptrlecl 
gravity,  an  immense  wig  of  brown  wool ;  otliirs  liaii 
their  own  hair  highly  friz/led  and  whitened  with  a  kind 
of  powder. 

Vegetables  arc  grown  round  the  town;  and  fruits, 
csiwcially  grapes,  aro  brought  in  the  summer  seafon 
from  Senna  and  the  interior.  The  date  tree  requires  wa- 
tering, and  lasts  about  twenty  years. 

The  Wahabees,  once  su  notorious,  had,  it  was  reported, 
merged  into  other  tribes,  and  ceased  to  profess  the  hereti- 
cal opinions  which  had  caused  so  much  bloodshed. 

'J'hcrc  arc  twelve  schools  in  Mocha ;  and  it  wax  said 
that,  inlai  1,  near  Senna,  there  wcro  several  colleges, 
where  the  twelve  branches  of  Mahomedan  sciences  are 
taught,  as  usual  in  Turkey  and  India. 

Tho  Arab  women  marry  about  the  age  of  sixteen. 
They  arc  allowed  great  liberty,  visiting  each  other  till 
late  at  night  without  interruption ;  indeed,  being  in  com- 
pany wilh  a  female  is  considered  by  the  Arabs  as  tlic 
best  protection.  A  woman  is  enabled  to  divorce  her  hus- 
band on  very  slight  grounds  ;  a  bad  temper  on  his  part  is 
sulficient  reason ;  and  if  no  serious  offence  can  be 
proved  against  the  wife,  she  is  entitled  to  receive  bixk 
iier  dower.  Every  lady,  >vhcn  she  visits,  carries  on  her 
arm  a  little  bag  of  coffee ;  this  is  boiled  at  the  house 
where  she  spends  the  evening,  tlius  enabling  her  to  en- 
joy society  without  putting  her  friend  to  expense. 

The  Arab  troops  seemed  very  disorderly.  They  wore 
turbans,  dirks,  swords,  and  fire-arms.  They  had  a  cu- 
rious method  of  walking,  supporting  each  other  four 
abreast,  and  each  resting  the  hand  on  the  otlier's  shoul- 
der. As  I  saw  them  swagger,  or  rather  reel  along,  I 
could  scarcely  imagine  them  to  be  the  warlike  soldiers 
they  are  described.  Tlie  [looplc  in  the  streets  were  in- 
f>ll'ensive,  an'd  allowed  me  to  walk  without  molestation, 
when  there  might  have  been  some  excuse  for  a  rude  in- 
dulgence of  their  curiosity,  as  only  two  Euro])ean  ladies 
had  ever  been  seen  at  Mocha  before.  Were  an  Arabian 
female,  in  full  costume,  to  make  her  appearance  in  Hyde 
I'ark,  1  suspect  she  would  not  have  to  speak  so  favoura- 
bly of  the  courtesy  of  John  Hull. 

A  short  time  before  our  arrival,  during  a  tumult  which 
took  place  >u  the  town,  a  member  of  the  Residency  shot  a 
'1'i.rk  at  the  moment  of  his  breaking  into  the  house  and 
iiiiiimg  a  pistol  at  om,  of  the  servants.  This  act  of  reso- 
lutio;i,  fonibine<l  wiHi  the  judicious  conduct  of  the  Resi- 
Jenti  might  have  conduced  to  tho  estimation  in  which 
the  Rritish  were  then  held;  for,  a  few  years  l)ack,  n 
t'liristian  could  Bi.;arccly  appear  in  the  streets  without 
bring  spit  upon.  The  ""urks  vowed  vengeance  on 
M.". ,  and,  in  the  emphatic  language  of  tho  conn- 
try,  sent  him  word  that  his  grave  was  dug ;  but,  though 
Ihe  threat  was  not  much»jegardcd,  the  gentleman  was 
persuaded,  after  keeping  on  the  alert  for  sonic  days,  to 
I  'ave  Mocha.  No  blame,  however,  could  be  attached  to 
liim,  as  he  shot  the  man  in  self-defence.  The  Arabs 
took  no  part  in  tho  fray,  preferring  even  tlie  infidels  to  the 
Turks. 

The  day  after  we  landed,  arrived  an  Arab  ship  with 
some  liritisli  olliccrs,  bent  on  the  n.tmu  expedition  as 
ourselves.  She  got  on  shore,  and  by  the  misiiianagement 
of  the  cajitain  it  was  thought  she  would  have  been 
stranded.  A  hundred  Indian  pilgrims,  men,  women, 
and  children,  were  on  board,  and  thr  scene  of  confusion, 
as  iclaled  to  me,  cannot  bo  imagined.  It  is  supposed 
that  not  a  hundred  out  of  tho  many  thousands  of  the 
miserable  wretches,  who  annually  visit  Mecca,  ever  re- 
turn, multitudes  perishing  by  tlio  way  Ooin  famine  and 
fatigue. 

Numbers  of  these  people  pressed  upon  us  on  the  quay, 
looking  squalid  and  [Kxir.  We  thought  they  were  pari 
of  tho  population  of  the  town,  and  it  was  not  until  we 
had  again  embarked  that  wc  hoard  they  were  the  pil- 
grims, rerliups  it  was  as  well,  for  had  wc  given  tlmn 
money,  they  probably  would  have  fought  iiir  it  ninorg 
thcmHelves,  have  been  punished  for  the  disturbalice,  and 
have  had  to  resign  to  tho  Dowla's  myrmidons  any  trifle 
they  might  have  obtained. 

While  some  of  the  gentlemen  rode  into  the  country,  1 
remained  on  Uie  terrace  of  the  Resident's  house,  watching 
the  setting  sun,  and  Ihe  moon  at  the  same  time  ncorly  a 
its  full.     The  town   'brined  one  mass  of  while,     i'he 
fa(;a(les  and  cornices  i  f  the  houses  were  varied  in  every 
shape  of  fretwork  au'l  arabesque.     The  terraces  of  caeJi 
building,  as  white  and  as  fresh  as  tho  walls,  with  lili' 
verandahs  closed,  or  open,  in  many  fantastic  jialterii; 
Ihe  sea  calm  near  tho  shore,  (tho  colour  varying  on 
different  shoals,)  Bud  a  liltlo  farther,  curling  and  glr 


ing  in  the  sun,  and  then,  us  it  were,  in  Ihe  paler  liclilcf 
lie  moon — a  grove  of  green  dates  on  one  side,  mul  ||ie 
u.ioiis  bee-hive  shaped  huts  of  the  licdoiiins  and  .Un, 
Ml  the  other,  fornitd  ultogdhcr  a  novel  and  cliariniiiT 
■iicue.  I  was  forcibly  struck  with  the  extreme  Btillniw 
iritcrniplcd  only  by  the  muezzin  calling  to  prayers,  anj 
he  tinkling  of  a  few  hells  on  the  trappings  of  the  liorapj 
as  our  party  returned  from  their  ride.  I  saw  not  j 
i:reature  on  the  terraces,  nor  one  at  the  windown  or 
loop-holes.  On  entering  the  harbour,  I  had  rcmnrkcii 
that  the  city  appear?. i  d< stitutc  of  iiiliabitants  ;  and  at 
this  moment,  as  I  ca.it  my  eyes  around,  I  felt  the  irn. 
pression  still  more  slronij'v. 

Mountains,  woods,  rivers,  and  seas,  arc,  to  the  genrril 
reader,  no  more  than  higli  ground,  trees  and  water  • 
beautiful  certainly,  but  conveying  still  the  same  idrai! 
To  tho  spectator,  each  of  these  objects  presents  itself 
under  numerous  different  aspects ;  and  if  the  reader  be 
an  experienced  traveller  and  an  observer  of  nature,  lio 
may,  perhajM,  be  able  to  imagine  some  of  the  bcautv 
which  is  intended  to  be  expressed  by  a  narrator.  But 
the  difliculty  of  accurately  communicating  to  others  one'i 
own  notions  of  scenery  particularly  struck  me  on  be. 
Iiolding  the  hills  and  mountains  behind  the  town ;  tin 
were  pielnresqiie,  but  merely  so  from  the  variety  ofllicir 
form,  and  the  curious  undulation  on  every  ridge.  I  do 
not  think,  however,  any  description  would  have  cnaliltd 
me  to  form  a  conception  of  the  three  ranges  of  liijlj 
H  liich  were  then  before  my  eyes.  Thunder  and  liglilnini;, 
and  rain  in  torrents,  occur  frequently  on  the^e  hills;  the 
two  former  never  reach  the  town,  and  seldom  the  lalier. 
How  perpetually  during  the  hot  season  must  its  inhabj. 
lants  be  tantalised  witha  view  of  these  refreshing  slrcamii, 
while  they  are  smothered  with  dust,  and  the  therniouipler 
never  lower  than  78° !  It  seldom,  however,  rises  above 
84°.  Tho  dust,  indeed,  is  so  distressing,  that  even  al 
the  favourable  season  my  eyes  suffered ;  and  I  heard 
several  of  the  gentlemen  on  board  the  ship  coni|ilaiiiinf 
of  its  effects,  though  we  were  at  anchor  a  coiisideraUt 
distance  from  the  shore. 

On  the  whole,  however,  I  was  much  pleased  BJih 
Mocha.  Had  not  my  friends  been  of  the  same  opinion, 
I  might  have  doubted  my  own  taste  ;  for  all  previoui 
travellers  had  viewed  the  place  in  a  far  diflerciit  lijhi, 
ind  had  given  me  such  an  unfiivourable  imprcisionofii, 
that  at  first  I  1  ad  not  wished  even  to  land,  and  I  should  | 
thus  have  beer  dejirived  of  a  great  gratification. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

Vmagc  npttio  Riil  Sea— KanciTs of  tlip  navljniinn— Hisfoverjif I 
a  new  ytioal— Arrival  at  C'ohsi-ir.  r 

On  leaving  Mocha,  we  received  another  passengtr, 
Lieut.  M'Mahon,  of  the  87th  regiment.  He  bronght 
with  him,  as  an  attendant,  an  oFd  Cliinaman,  thus  adding  I 
a  new  language  to  the  already  numerous  jargons  prevalent  I 
on  board,  which  now  consisted  of  Italian,  Portugiiew,! 
Ilindoostance.  Arabic,  Persian,  Chinese,  and  Abyssinisn;] 
and  the  horrible  confusion  of  tongues  may  easily  btl 
imagined,  when  these  men  quarrelled  and  abused  cath| 
other,  in  all  the  variety  of  their  respective  dialects. 

This,  however,  was  an  nnnoyance  necessarily  tolcnlnll 
;is  it  is  ditlicult  to  procure  in  India  servants  propeiljl 
qualified,  especially  as  interpreters,  to  perform  sucbil 
journey.  I 

Wc  passed  our  lime  very  pleasantly  in  the  RcdSei,! 
most  of  us  lieing  closely  occupied  in  acquiring  knowltifjtl 
of  the  countries  which  wc  were  so  eager  to  explore.  Iif 
the  morning,  regular  Irclures  on  Italian  were  heliin 
deck  ;  and  after  tea,  one  of  the  party  read  out  porlioim 
Turkish  history,  till  it  was  lime  to  retire  to  rest. 

The  wind  was  tolerably  fiiir  till  we  reiiched  the  laliln 
of  St.  John's,  tho  point  at  which  all  mariners  cx|)eclli 
be  buffled,  and  where  they  are  seldom  wrong  in  Iheirnj 
IK-etations.  Wc  had  fifteen  journals  on  hoard,  which  i 
spoke  of  storm  and  tempest  from  St.  .lohn's  to  Coi 
In  consequence,  we  were  daily  ond  nightly  prepared! 
bad  weather.  The  least  pntf  of  wind  more  tlinn  ordiiuij 
caused  the  dead  lights  to  bo  put  in  ;  and  in  truth  I' 
precautions,  though  Iroublesome,  were  neeesFary— *( 
about  this  position  the  danger  becomes  most  frcil'J'1 
just  as  the  wind  becomes  most  adverse. 

Lascars  were  stationed  at  night  on  the  forecastle  i 
on  the  gangways,  to  look  out  for  shoals,  and  every  I 
hour  exclaimed  to  each  other,  "  Khoob  dekh  anjit 
(Keep  a  good  look  out  forward  ;) — but  I  opprehcnd  ll« 
with  the  characteristic  apathy  of  tlio  natives  of  Bi'ii|i 

'in  are  generally  fatalists,  they  answered,  like  "" 
ick,  in  their  sleep,  and  that  our  security  wusiin 
■  iteness  of  the  shoals,  not  In  their  vigilance. 
The  rHptuin  and  olliccrs  were,  1  believe,  os  unjiouij 


niysnif,  the  Rei 

instiince,  after  i 

rocfmorc  than 

ivind,  we  beheld 

of  December,  th 

further  evinced  1 

to  us,  which  was 

three,  while  we 

from  llic  m.-ist  li 

the  deck,  at  the 

this  reef  and  th 

diniinisliing,  we 

shoal,  not  being  i 

soon  becalmed,  ai 

freat  depth  of  wi 

precarious,  being 

shoal,  llic  breakci 

on  drilling  away 

sound  of  those  on 

whoa  a  slight  bi 

situation. 

After  ten  days  i 

the  northeast  win 

Dcccmlier,  having 

Irnra  .Mocha,  and  t 

The  ap|)e:irance 

houses,  and  sandi 

houses  are  mostly 

wretched  in  tho  ex 

tlicy  could  fancy  th 

tlie  buildings  lieimr 

in  rank  to  tin;  effon 

chorcd,  and  brough 

.llr.  Elpliinslonc.   'I 

and  on  his  dep  '.rtur 

it  tor  the  honour  of  i 

mules,  which  wore 

I  not  arrived,  we  feare 

and  were  sorry  to  |i 

'.""jlt  wliicli  had  causi 

lied  80  much   on  ox 

ifhii'h  lie  invariably 

livould  have  made  us 

|»-eheard  rumours  of 

ireat  Itrilain  and  the 

progress,  and  wc  na 

iiid  assistance. 

Kirly  the  next  moi 
fcnilcmon  eilled  on 
roiirleously  in  the  up 
[the  best  house  in  the 
lie  usual  ccremonic! 
Talked  to  the  tents 
IDcrsonif;  eonversali 
me,  Ihe  intelligence  i 
^Please  (Jod,  friend; 
!n?lish."  It  was  in 
Ir.  KIphinstono  "  he 
lit  little  on  earth; 
men,  he  would  go  t 
Ir-  Elphinstonc  that  t 
be  provided  for  the  | 
|f  potatoes,  and  took  h 
On  landing,  I  fo,„„| 
Winn  Ihcm  as  comfor 
"ilhnut,  for  we  wer 
kirn,  surrounded  by  tl 
iJ  ffoats,  nnil  in  the  i 

''pclual  barking  of  Ih 
[nich  nnde  its  way  in 
ncket  of  water,  my  n 
Msand  novelty  ofthe 
Mit  be  our  future  lo 
ly  destination  might  I 
Vvsleepini,;  „n,|  ^^^^^ 

« triad  to  rise  at  five 
piss  of  the  mornin 
hvhole  journey  neros 
fore  that  hour. 


cri 

'millonsr.ritiejoiirn,. 

iMmnn,  cllniai,._K| 
'  »'W"-.«urniise  nl  i 
«»i|mienint  Luxor. 

pine  time  elapsed  b 
™  Ih'  nccominodntei 
'Win  any  number,  tl 

fr"  1  liltlo   .lelav. 

fj's  tlio  usual  dunVo 

"isimclion  between  t 


Mils.  M'SIllXOTON'.S  NAltttATIVE. 


IHilrr  liglil  of 
•  i^iili',  iiml  tlie 
lins  and  int 
and  clianii'mj 
rume  Blillncss, 

0  prayers,  and 
!  of  the  liotsw, 

I  saw  nol  a 
ic  windowK  nr 

had  remnrkcil 
)itaiitE ;  and  it 
,  1  full  the  im. 

;,  to  the  general 
CCS  and  water; 
the  name  idrat. 
i  presents  itself 
if  the  reader  be 
Br  of  nature,  lio 
B  of  the  beauty 

1  narrator.  But  I 
ig  to  others  one'i  | 
;ruck  inc  on  be. 

I  the  town;  tliey 
10  variety  of  their 
ivcry  ridjre.  I  do 
luld  liavc  cnalilcd 
0  ranges  of  liills 
der  and  liglitnini;, 
on  tlie^o  hills: the 
seldom  the  latter. 
n  must  its  inhabi- 
•efreshing  strciiiii!, 
d  the  thcrmoHieter 
wcver,  rises  above 
ising,  tliut  even  at  i 
■red ;  and  I  heard 
c  ship  coniidaiiiin; 
clior  a  considerable 

tiuch  pleased  with 
'  the  same  opinion, 
0  ;  for  all  prcvioM  I 
far  diffLTfiit  lijlil,  I 
iblc  impression  of  11,1 
land,  and  I  should  | 
ratification. 


ivijailoii— ninfovctjtfl 

■ailr. 
another  paseengtr, 
Iment.    He  broiisiht 
maman,  thus  addin; 
J118  jargons  prevalent] 
Italian,  Portugnest, 
■8C,  and  Abyssinian; 
JUC8  may  easily  bi  I 
lied  and  abused  each 
Lcctivo  dinUcts. 
IncccBsarily  tolcralcii, 
.  servants  properlt 
to  perform  suchi] 


Intly  in  the  RcdSnj 

Incquiring  kiiowlcdpi 

Jngrr  to  explore,   li 

lllalian  were  held 

rend  out  potliDiu 

tctirc  to  rest. 

.  reached  the  IntiH 

111  mariners  csiiecl 

hm  wrong  in  th"'  "I 

L  on  board,  whw 

1st.  .Iohn'«loCoi«i 

nightly  prepnrrd 

U  more  Uian  ordin: 

I ;  and  in  truth 

J  were  i\crcssnry-' 

loonies  most  fronJi 

Ton  tho  forecastle 
IhoalR,  and  every 
iKhoob  dekh  mf 

Ibullappf"!''™: 
Tlio  natives  of  m 
finswered,  like 
Ijr  Ffcurily  »'""" 
Tir  vigilniK^''- 
believe,  as  onsi-m 


nivselli  "'"  '^•-'''  ^"^  ^"'"S  ''"'  imperfectly  surveyed  :  for 
nrtiincf,  after  it  \VM  supposed  we  had  passed  a  notorious 
reef  more  than  once,  while  beating  nlmut  against  a  foul 
wind  we  beheld  it  somewhat  unexixictcdly;  andontlic  IStli 
of  December,  tho  uncertainty  of  tlie  navigation  was  still 
further  evinced  by  the  discovery  of  u  dangerous  shoal  close 
(0  us  which  was  not  mentioned  on  the  clinrt.  At  half  past 
three,  while  wc  were  at  dinner,  breakers  were  reported 
from  tlic  mast  head,  and  at  four  they  were  visible  from 
the  deck,  at  the  distance  of  one  mile.  Wc  went  between 
this  reef  and  tlio  shore ;  but  towards  nigiit,  tiic  breeze 
diminishing,  wc  stood  to  the  sontliw.ird  to  round  the 
shoal,  not  being  able  to  get  to  windward  of  it.  We  were 
noon  becalmed,  and  it  was  impossible  to  anchor,  fi-om  the 
rreat  depth  of  water.  Hence  our  position  became  very 
nrecarious,  being  at  one  time  within  half  a  mile  of  the 
shoal,  the  breakers  on  which  wc  heard  occasionally  ;  and 
on  drilling  away  from  it,  we  came  within  reach  of  the 
sound  of  those  on  the  shore  side.  Truly  thankful  was  I 
when  a  slight  breeze  extricated  us  from  our  perilous 
situation. 

After  ten  days  more  buffeting  against  our  old  enemy, 
the  northeast  wind,  we  reached  Cosseir  on  the  afitli  of 
Dcccmlwr,  having  made  .i  passage  of  twenty-thrcc  days 
from  Mocha,  .and  thirty-niiie  from  Bombay. 

The  ap|)e  ir.-inee  of  Cosseir  is  unpromising  ;  tho  hills, 
houses,  and  sands,  are  all  of  the  same  colour.  The 
houses  arc  mostly  in  the  form  of  public  ovens,  small  and 
wretched  in  the  extreme.  Some  of  tho  gentlemen  said 
they  could  fancy  themselves  in  the  Dokkr.n,  the  aspect  of 
the  buildings  ticing  so  exactly  similar.  The  oflicer  next 
in  rank  to  the  ctfendi  came  on  board  as  soon  as  we  an- 
chored, and  brought  a  civil  message  from  the  latter  to 
.Mr.  Elphinslonc.  The  Turk  accepted  a  glass  of  brandy, 
and  on  his  dep  .rture  reeciv(;d  a  present  of  si.x  bf.ttles  of 
it  for  the  honour  of  tho  faith  !  As  ho  said  tlie  horses  and 
mules,  which  were  to  have  been  sent  from  Cairo,  had 
not  arrived,  wc  feared  something  untoward  h,id  happened, 
and  were  sorry  to  learn  that  it  was  the  death  of  .Mr. 
Salt  which  had  caused  the  disappointment.  We  had  re. 
lied  so  much  on  experiencing  from  him  the  kindness 
whii'li  he  invariably  showed  to  travellers,  that  this  alone 
would  have  made  us  regret  his  death  ;  but,  in  addition, 
i«f  heard  rumours  of  the  unsettled  state  of  alfairs  between 
Jreat  Itritain  and  the  Turks,  which  might  interrnpt  oui 
irojress,  and  we  naturiUly  depended  on  him  for  advice 
Jul  assistance. 

Early  the  next  morning  Mr.  Elphinstonc  and  the  other 
,  nllemen  eilled  on  tho  cflcndi,  who  received  them 
■nurtcously  in  tho  upper  room  of  a  miserable  mud  hut, 
the  best  house  in  the  place,)  but  nothing  occurred  Ircyond 
If  usual  ceremonies.  The  next  morning  the  effendi 
•alkcd  to  the  tents  to  return  Mr.  Klphiustonc's  visit. 
ftcr  some  conversation,  ho  imparted  to  him,  in  an  under 
mo,  the  intclligenee  of  the  battle  of  Navarino,  adding — 
Please  (iod,  friendship  will  yet  continue  with  the 
Injlisli."  It  was  impossible  to  be  more  civil ;  he  told 
!.  Elphinstonc  "  ho  was  in  a  desert,  and  could  furnish 
it  little  on  earth ;  yet  if  ho  wanted  any  thing  from 
avcn,  he  would  go  there  to  fetch  it."  Then  assuring 
r.  Elphinstonc  that  the  pasha  had  ordered  every  thing 
be  provided  for  tho  party,  his  excellency  begged  a  bag 
if  potatoes,  and  took  his  leave. 

On  hading,  I  found  our  tents  pitched,  and  every  thing 
idiin  them  as  comfortable  as  I  could  have  wished — not 
without,  for  wo  were  on  a  barren  plain,  close  to  the 
wn,  surrounded  by  the  dead  carcasses  of  camels,  nsscs, 
id  uoats,  and  in  the  midst  of  all  kinds  of  filth.  The 
rpctual  barking  of  the  ferocious  Egyptian  dogs,  one  of 
hich  made  its  way  into  the  outer  tent,  and  drank  up  a 
icket  of  water,  my  next  day's  allowance,  tho  strange- 
IS  and  novelty  of  the  situation,  the  anticipation  of  what 
light  be  our  future  lot,  and  some  vague  thoughts  that 
y  destination  might  lie  the  Seven  Towers,  prevented 
ly  "leeping ;  and  notwithstanding  illness  and  tlitiguc,  I 
as  jiad  to  rise  at  five  o'clock  ;  indeed,  in  spito  of  the 
ildiiess  of  the  mornings,  I  found  it  necessary,  during 
f  whole  journey  across  the  desert,  to  leave  my  bed  even 
fore  that  hour. 


CHAPTER  V. 

Iriainliins f.ir  llir  Jourihy  Renwa  ttio  Desert— Tuklilo  Rnwnn— 
llitii'aratina  climate— F.nlrrialnnii'ul  (Ui  i\<'v\'  Yr-ai's  l);iv  in 
pe  Desert- Hurmise  at  unexpectedly  Ft-cltig  Carnoc— Tramiuil 
jfltimiuiient  at  I  .uxor.  * 

ISoinc  lime  elapsed  before  so  largo  a  party  as  ours 
fild  be  neeoinmodnted  with  camels;  they  were  pro- 
nblo  in  any  number,  though  they  could  not  t>o  enllected 
jlhmil  a  little  delay.  They  were  while  nnd  black, 
lides  the  usual  dun  colour.  I  may  hern  remark,  that 
Nistinction  between  the  dromedary  nnd  camel  is  no 


further  known  in  Egypt,  than  that  the  former  is  used  for 
tho  purposes  of  riding  and  despatch,  the  latter  tor  the 
conveyance  of  burthens. 

t)ur  cav.aleado  consisted  of  ninety-six  camels,  besides 
many  asses, — no  great  numbi^r,  when  it  is  to  he  rccol- 
leeted  wo  carried  with  us  tents,  clothes,  wine,  water,  and 
provisions.  The  captain,  and  one  of  the  ofllccrs  of  the 
Palinurus,  had  joined  our  party,  nnd  with  them  .several 
Iiasears,  who  were  of  great  use  in  pitching  our  tents, 
&.C.  &c. 

For  Mr.  I..,  myself,  nnd  two  servants,  wo  had  twenty- 
two  camels  and  three  donkeys.  I  was  to  travel  in  n 
covered  litter,  called  a  'I'uklUe  rinran,  soniewlial  resembl- 
iug  a  Sicilian  lettiga :  this  was  made  at  Hoinbay  of  the 
strongest  possible  materials,  nnd,  in  consetiuence  of  its 
weight  anil  size,  it  was  necessary  to  emiiloy  the  largest 
and  tallest  camels  for  its  conveyance.  The  machine, 
trom  its  height,  presented  a  furmidable  appearance,  being 
raised  six  feet  abovi!  the  ground  ;  and  I  had  to  ascend  to 
it  by  a  ladder,  which,  f'nmi  the  unsteadiness  of  the  eam„ls, 
w.as  rather  a  dilfienlt  undertaking. 

Tho  Arabs  h,aviiig  lashed  the  trunks  after  tlieir  own 
method,  to  my  ast'iiii^liuient  I  found  myself  in  actual 
progress  aboit  noon  on  the  28th.  Ihil,  without  Mr. 
Elpliinstone's  ,sor  mI,  Antonio,  and  the  addition.al  as- 
sistance of  .Mr.  Pi'  le  olUcer  of  the  Paliiiuru.s,  I  think 
I  might  have  b'  Jic  Desert  still.  The  concourse 
of  people,  tlie  r  ,  of  the  camels,  the  vociferation  of 
the  servants  ainl  Lasciirs,  in  their  vain  endeavours  to 
make  the  Arabs  understand  and  inove — und,  as  usual, 
tho  less  they  could  make  them  understand  the  louder 
they  bawled — one  camel  rising  with  half  its  load,  an- 
other throwing  down  the  whole  of  his,  otheis  making  olT 
altogether — every  driver  secreting  as  uuicii  of  the  cord 
that  was  given  him  as  he  could  hide,  snatching  from  the 
man  next  to  him  the  <iuniitity  rcjuired, — the  combat  that 
ensued,  the  one  universal  clamour  lor  hiicksees,  their 
struggle  against  each  other  to  obtain  it, — presented  a 
scene  of  confusion  and  uproar,  which,  though  to  the  gen- 
tlemen, from  its  strangeness,  might  prove  annising,  to  lue 
was  somewhat  alarming,  particularly  ns  I  was,  ibr  a 
short  time,  left  alone  witli  the  drivers. 

My  interpreter,  who  was  a  Darfour  man,  and  who 
professed  to  understand  HiMilooBtanee,  euuld  not  compre. 
lieud  one  word  1  said  to  him,  which  increased  my  dis- 
comfort. At  this  moiiK'nl  my  tukhte  row.in  was  assailed 
by  five  or  six  dancing  girls, called  Almchs.  I  immediately 
lowered  the  silk  blind,  which,  however,  I  thought  they 
would  have  torn  off  in  the  same  clamour  and  struggle  for 
hiirkeees,*  I  could  not  help  seeing  tlieiu  as  I  strove  to 
keep  down  tlie  curtain ;  and  it  was  impossible  to  behold 
them  without  disgust.  Their  couiitciiauces  appeared  in- 
flamed by  drinking,  their  persons  were  greatly  exposed, 
and  altogether  they  more  resembled  common  robust 
Englishwomen  under  the  influence  of  li(|Uor,  rather  than 
what  I  had  fancied  of  the  delic;ite  and  elegant  Egyptian 
lemalcs.  They  wore  the  same  full  petticoat  as  the  uautch 
girls  of  India.  I  may  seem  capriciouf  ly  afl'eeted  by  the 
customs  of  the  inhabitants  amongst  whom  I  travelled, 
but  to  me  these  women  appeared  doubly  bold  and  dc- 
graded  from  the  absence  of  the  veil.  It  is  so  entirely 
contrary  to  the  prejudices  of  tho  country  lor  a  female  to 
appear  without  it,  that  the  lowest  peasant's  wife  will  not 
allow  any  one  to  pass  without  drawing  her  niufller  of 
coarse  blue  cloth  closer  round  her  face;  and  to  expose  it 
thus  must  be  the  height  of  abandonment. 

"  In  the  tukhte  rowan,"  says  Hajji  Baba,  "  wlien  the 
mules  take  to  trotting,  or  when  he  one  [irocreds  willingly 
nnd  the  other  refuses  to  go  except  by  heating,  tho  suftercr 
in  the  cage  between  both  undergoes  strange  motions." 
The  motion,  nt  times,  in  the  camel  tukhte  rownn,  was 
so  violent  that  it  put  me  to  great  pain.  I  was  the  more 
surprised  at  this,  ns  on  first  setting  oiT  the  animals  step- 
lied  well  together,  niid  wc  moved  on  most  comfortably. 
Every  half  hour  I  had  to  complain,  nnd  Mr.  Porter,  the 
ofiicer  before  nlhiiled  to,  kindly  "  new-rigged  the  tack- 
ling,"  ns  he  phrased  it.  It  was  nt  last  discovered  by 
mere  accident,  that  as  smm  as  the  drivers  thought  they 
could  do  so  without  detection,  they  slipped  oft'  part  of  the 
cord  harness  whicli  kept  tho  litter  steady,  although  they 
saw  how  much  I  snfli'red ;  yet,  for  the  sake  of  this  trifling 
acquisition,  they  woidd  have  harassed  me  during  the 
whole  journey.  The  next  morning,  one  of  the  same 
Arabs  harnessed  a  vicious  camel  to  the  tukhte  rownn; 
away  (lew  my  litter  over  the  plain,  fortunately  without 
me,  and  was  with  difliculty  recovered ;  and  then,  while 
the  camels  were  in  this  unsteady  state,  1  was  hoisted  in 


"Clnistmns  l.o.ref,    Ilibhop   Heber  has  recorded  the 
analogy  between  these  two  words. — Ed. 


nt  the  door  in  a  very  unceremonious  manner,  my  ladder 
having  been  ibrgotten  in  the  ecmfusion. 

The  whole  business  required  some  courage,  as  owincr 
to  the  delay  I  was  left  nearly  alone,  and  was  fearful 
being  benighted.  This,  however,  was  the  last  of  my 
disasters;  for  I  found,  on  my  arrival  at  the  halting 
ground,  that  the  delinquent  hadf  been  reformed  by  a  bas- 
tinado, inflicted  by  the  Chioush  who  attended  us, — tho 
usual  Turkish  recipe  for  nil  misdemeanours. 

I\ly  maid  was  placed  the  first  two  days  in  a  sort  of 
basket  with  a  hood,  fastened  on  the  back  of  a  camel,  but, 
though  well  padileil,  she  found  the  motion  so  severe  that 
she  was  glail  to  desceinl,  and  she  pi-rformcd  the  rest  of 
the  journey,  with  perfect  case,  on  a  donkey.  The  gentle, 
lucii,  also,  except  two,  having  tried  the  camels,  preferred 
this  humble  conveyance,  walking  nnd  halting  as  they  felt 
inclined.  Indeed,  weri^  I  to  undertake  the  journey  again, 
1  should  disi)ense  with  the  tukhte  r.'wnn,  and  adopt  this 
mode  of  travelling. 

Though  much  variety  of  country  or  (iceurrciicc  cannot 
bcexpeiTled  in  the  desert,  i  may  say,  with  truth,  that  tho 
passage  through  it  r,:; :  (o  me  vry  interesting  and 
agreeable.  l'"or  the  fif,-.i.  t!iree  sta;;-cs  the  road  was  di. 
versified  by  some  iueqiMlitics  of  groi.nd  nnd  remarkable 
passes  through  the  rocky  mountains ;  but  the  course  of 
our  jour;;ey,  in  geiita'al,  lay  through  un  arid  plain  of 
sand  and  stones,  about  two  or  thrt-e  miles  in  breadth, 
bounded  by  rocks  of  sandstone  of  an  almost  uniliirm  ap. 
pearance.  On  tho  second  day's  march  I  saw  one  or  two 
trees;  iind  the  road  was  so  varied,  that  I  could  then 
scarcely  believe  myself  in  a  desert,  which  I  had  always 
pictured  to  my  imagination  as  a  dreary  and  interminablo 
plain,  with  heavy  loose  sand  curled  into  clouds  by  every 
breath  of  wind. 

Our  second  place  of  encampment  was  truly  singular, 
our  tents  being  pitched  in  a  sort  of  circus,  abr.nt  two 
miles  in  extent,  completely  closed  in  (except  at  two  pas- 
sages) by  rugged  mountains,  part  of  which  ros-e  abovo 
our  heads  ahiiost  perpendicularly.  1  left  my  bed  belbro 
daylight,  when  the  wliole  cnnip  was  luried  in  sleep,  nnd 
indulged  my  a^tonishiiHiit  at  the  novel  spectacle  of  tents 
surrounded  by  numerous  camels,  with  their  drivers  and 
burthens,  ranged  in  a  circli,  according  to  the  position  of 
their  respective  ni.'.sters.  I  wondered  to  find  myself  thus 
traiHiuilly  situated  in  the  desert,  whose  ilinicuUies  hnd_ 
been  so  magnified;  and  I  looked  np  to  the  canopy  of 
stars,  tl'.e  view  of  which  was  so  remarkably  bounded  by 
tlie  belt  of  mountains,  with  fei  lings  which  I  shall  not  now 
attempt  to  recall  in  tlicir  original  iiitenseness. 

I  cannot  imagine  that  any  climate  in  the  world  con 
excel  that  of  the  desert  at  tiie  fcasiii  we  crossed  it.  I 
never  found  the  heat  of  the  suii  injurious,  nor  did  any  of 
the  gentlemen  of  tl-.e  party,  who  were  exposed  tn  it  many 
hours  each  day.  The  air  was  so  brneing,  that  although  I 
had  caught  a  severe  cold  the  day  of  my  arrival  at  ("os- 
seir,  which  caused  acute  pain  in  my  face,  and  ended  in  ni\ 
abscess,  yet  I  lilt  the  fatigue  of  being  so  long  on  tho 
road,  the  want  of  sleep,  nnd  the  labour  of  packing,  &c. 
less  Ihsxn  I  should  an  evening's  drive  in  a  carriage  in  tho 
hot  weather  in  India. 

Anniversaries  jiassed  in  strange  countries,  nnd  nt  a 
long  distance  from  home,  nrc  generally  celebrated  by 
travellers  with  extraordinary  zest  nnd  cordiality;  and 
though  I  um  apprehensive  of  being  considered  tedious  in 
dwelling  upon  what  indifTercnt  ]ierEons  may  deem  nnin- 
teresting,  yet  I  will  venture  to  describe  the  fete  which 
Mr.  Elphjusfonc  gave  us  on  New-year's  day,  1^28.  Ill 
as  I  was,  and  fatigued  by  pain  rather  then  the  journey,  I 
wished  on  this  day  to  join  the  gentlcnu-u  in  the  diimer 
tent;  and  I  confess  I  was  amused  by  the  centrast  of  tho 
narrative  which  I  hcd  been  reading  with  the  nppcarane« 
of  tlie  tabic  and  party  before  nic.  'Phe  author  of  the  book 
in  (luer.tion  di^cribeil  the  delight  of  the  traveller  en  ar- 
riving nt  tlie  wells  where  we  were  then  encamperi,  and 
liis  satisfaction,  after  nil  his  privntions,  at  quenching  his 
thirst  with  plenty  of  wnter;  niid,  in  short,  would  hnve 
impressed  us  with  tho  notion  Hint  the  desert  he  had 
passed,  and  in  which  wc  then  were,  was  fucIi  a  one  n» 
depicted  by  Uurckhardt,  abomiding  in  sand,  hunger,  nnd 
thirst.  Hut,  behold  our  party,  consisting  of  ten  jicrsoiis, 
sitting  in  n  comfortable  tent  lined  with  yellow  baize,  nml 
cheerfully  lighted  up;  a  clean  tahlc-eloth,  nnd  the  follow, 
ing  hill  of  fare : — roast  turkey,  ham,  fowls,  mutton  in 
various  shapes,  curry,  rice,  and  potatoes,  ilamson  tart, 
und  a  pudding!  madeiri,  claret,  sherry,  port,  nnd  Hodg- 
son's beer.  For  the  dessert,  Lemnnn's  biscuits,  nhnondM 
and  raisins,  watermelons,  pumplenose  (or  shaddock),  nnU 
n  plumcake  as  a  finale ! 

What  astonished  mc,  was  the  rase  with  which  tho 
whole  arrangement  of  inr  meals  wns  coiidneted;  how- 
ever,  I  believe  thif  wa.s  pincipally  to  be  attributed  to  tho 


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■ikill'iil  8U|>crinti'iiil('tii  i  of  .Mr.  KI|iliiii8toiii''H  lirail  sorvniit, 
Aiitnnin.  He  \v;i»  nitivi.'  iiiiil  stroiif^i  n  |;ood  (iiilur,  nnd 
n  KiKiil  rook ;  K|Makiiig  a  litlk'  of  most  laii);iiii|r('!<,  liiil 
iH'iiii;  iiiiislrr  ot'.Xraliic, Fri'iicliiniid  Itiilinn.  III.'  imcikIciI 
iiiy  hariK'ss  like  n  pnctiKCil  Kncklkr  ;  iiiiil,  in  Kliort,  roiilil 
ilo  niiy  lliind  and  cviry  tliini;  iin  it  wiin  rcquiird.  Tlir 
cook,  dininir  tcnl,  and  n|>|Kiratiis,  wire  siiit  loru^ird 
early  in  tlii'  innrniii^r,  iH-rori;  nt'  slarird  oursrlves,  and  at 
nix  in  till'  I'vrnin);  niir  dinnir  wqh  rrady. 

Wliili'  traviTHinjj  llit-  di'siTt  wc  nii'l  nuincronM  droves 
i>t°  raniel!<,  tliu  Aralx  lu'lonirin);  to  uliiili  olU'rid  lis  fur 
ffali*  ^rafM's,  datrs,  waternii'lons,  and  ready  boiled  Imrit 
tggH.  Kvery  |H'rson  wan  no  inotFenHive,  that  afler  the 
first  day,  the  f^riitlenieii  laid  ai>iiU'  their  ariiiH  aH  iihi'Iihh 
ineuinliranres  and  Iraviiled  with  biicIi  perfeel  Hiieiirily, 
that  individual.4  were  occasioiuilly  Hepar.ited  from  tile 
C'ara\an  without  any  leaf  of  inolestatinn. 

We  dill  not  (iiin  '•>  siixht  of  the  lirlile  conntry  nnd  of 
the  .Nile  till  alninl  twelve  or  lifleeii  miles  from  I.eiraylii, 
jnsl  ln'fore  our  arrival  ut  lliija/a,  the  next  Migv  to 
I. uxor ;  lint  the  contrast  w*ith  the  di'srrt  did  not  ap|H'ar  to 
inc  very  titrikini;.  This  part  of  the  journey,  thon)r|i  in- 
terestiiip,  ullnrded  little  of  imvelly,  as  the  faeo  of  the 
roiiiitry  resembled  so  iniicli  that  on  the  banks  of  the 
ti,in|;es.  Indeed,  but  for  the  enrioiis  iiiethnil  of  my  own 
coiiveyanee,  anil  the  road,  wliieli  was  a  causeway  raised 
nlxive  the  iniindalion,  and  crowded  with  eaiiiils,  I  could 
have  ticarcely  Is  lleved  I  was  not  in  India.  The  date. 
jrroves, at  a  little  ili!'tance,  wi  re  |M'rfeetly  similar  to  to|Ms 
of  cocoa-nut  trees.  Tlii'  yoiiu);  wheat  was  of  a  brilliant 
poMiona  preen,  inters|H'r.-ed  with  the  ilried-U|i  slubble  of 
the  [(recediiip  ero|i.  There  were  also  tields  of  sn(;ai-caiie 
unit  Indian  corn,  and  little  wnler-cimrse:',  for  irri);«lion, 
wiiiiliiii;  in  every  direction.  The  wheel  used  for  this 
piiriHxe,  iiirned  by  oxen,  was  in  |H'r|H'tual  motion.  It 
had  small  pots  ntlai  hid  to  it  which  .--aiscd  up  the  watei, 
and  as  the  wheel  revolved,  threw  it  into  the  channels 
iiImivc  noticed.  It  was  curious  to  hear  the  noise  of  these 
wheels,  which  made  a  conslanl  creaking  like  the  sinKinc 
ol'  I  rickets,  not  di  ia:.'reeable,  and  which  never  ccaRcil  by 
day  or  by  niijht.  I  observid  thesanie  at  llombay.  The 
ploiiuh,  aNn,  is  i]iiile  Indi.in. 

Tile  day  was  particularly  fine,  niiil  the  first  Kiylil  of 
the  nnmerons  callh-,  so  truly  l''n|r|isli,  caused  nie  a  seii- 
(■alioii  of  joy  which  those  only  call  appreciate  who  have 
loiiir  Imcii  absent  from  home.  I  was  never  tired  of  look- 
iii','  at,  and  adniirintr,  these  iM'autifiil  rows,  each  of  which 
would  have  lieen  worth  forty  or  lil\y  jiounds  in  Calciitla. 
They  Wire  of  a  line  black  and  white  or  bay  colour  | — 
liow  unlike  the  lillle  miserable,  half-starved,  dirty-wliiti 
initiials  of  Hciigrd,  with  lininps  on  their  necks  1 

We  nut  many  Turks,  their  liorres  (faily  caparisoned, 
tome  wii'i  four  or  five  pistols  stuck  in  their  girdles,  all 
with  a  iiiirti.il  air,  lint  (nrtrrtlycixil, yet  iormiii);  a  ^'rcal 
cuiilrast  to  the  •iiiiplicity  of  our  quiet,  unnrincd  iCnj,'ltsli. 
mm; 

While  I  was  leisurely  trnvelliii(r  nlnTi(»,  thinkinir  only 
of  our  arrival  at  I, uxor,  one  of  llir  parly  who  hud  pn- 
reded  u«,  called  to  inc  t'roni  a  lisini;  ((round  to  turn  lo 
the  let),  and  h  iviiiif  i.'one  n  lew  bundred  yards  oH'  the 
road,  I  Ik  held,  iiiie\|ieeli'illy,  llie  temple  ol*  Carnar.  It 
w.is  loni;  nl\vr  I  n  ii  In  d  my  lent  ere  I  rcrovered  IVoin 
the  Ih  rtildcrniciil  into  which  the  view  of  these  sln|H'ndons 
riliiiS  hid  thrown  inc.  No  nne,  who  has  not  seen  them, 
can  iniilers'aMil  the  awe  and  ailmiralion  they  excile  even 
in  uiisennlilic  Islioldcrs.  When  I  compare  the  ileserip- 
tioiis  of  Keiioii  and  llimilton,  I  tiiiil  theiii  essenlliliy 
Correct,  yi  t  without  i;iviiiir  nie  any  ade(|nalc  idea  of  the 
((birimis  leilily.  They  fail  ill  deseribiiiK  whal  never  has 
Ircii,  niid  what  I  think  never  can  Is',  di'scribi  il.  .\o 
words  can  imparl  a  conccptiiin  of  the  profusion  of  pillars, 
«laiHliii|r,  prostrate,  liieliiiiii|r  a|r,iinst  each  other,  brokeii 
(iimI  «ho|e.  ."Clones  of  a  i.'ii.'aiilie  »i»,e,  priip|H'il  up  by  pil. 
hrs,  and  pill.irs  airaiii  reslinif  upon  stones,  which  ap|H'ar 
ready  to  i  rush  the  (rn/er  nnili  r  their  sndilen  fall;  yi  I,  mi 
a  second  vu  \v,  he  is  eoiivineeil  nolliini;  but  an  carlhipinke 
could  move  them!  all  tlirsc  pillars,  cnvereil  with  sculp, 
lure,  |K'rhap*  three  Ihoimaiid  years  old,  thonch  fresh  as 
U°  linislieil  but  yentenhiy,  not  of  |rriilesipie  iinil  hiileoiis 
objects,  nneli  as  we  are  aeeiiHloineil  In  assoeiale  with 
ideas  of  l'e{yptiun  nivtliolo){y,  but  many  of  the  li|;uren  ol 
KimIs,  warriors,  and  horses,  iiiiieli  larifcr  than  lili',  yil 
vxhibitiii;{  surjuiiwiiiu  U'niily  uiiil  Krace.*     As  I  hail  Hceii 


•  IX-non  otiswrm,  •*<")«  nrt  fnliffiM  d'errlrr,  on  est  fii- 
tiifiM-  lie  lire,  on  est  P|iniivanli'  ile  In  !«•»■  *ii  il'iine  telle 
••oiieehtion  J  on  lie  jniiI  eroire  menu",  apri«  I'avoir  vu,  tk 
la  ii'iilile  lie  I'l  xiateuce  de  laiil  ile  construcllnns  rciiniin 
«iir  III)  ntciiie  |Niiiit,  li  leiir  dimension,  I'l  In  conslaiice 
obslint*!'  qii'a  cjijce  irtir  rnlirlriiUoii,  mix  dOiiPiim*  inrnl. 


jiorie  but  lOnj^lish  and  Welsh  ruins,  nnd  tiomc  of  the 
caves  nl  Klephanla  and  Salsitle,  I  inii;ht  have  doubted 
my  own  jiiilirmciil,  had  I  imt  I'oiind  every  one  else, 
learned  nnd  unlearned,  struck  with  the  same  .iilmiratinn. 
Some  of  the  gentlenicii  returned  to  view  ("ariiac  at  ni(;hl. 
I  was  too  unwell  to  partake  of  this  pleaHlire.  They  nil 
cnine  back  liijrblv  (jralilied,  observinjf  that  the  delaehed 
ruins  derived  ndvanlnne  from  the  niiM)iili;;l't,  tlioiii;li  the 
temple  itself  coiihl  not  Is'  wen  with  snlVieicnt  dislinclncss. 
One  only  of  the  four  olslisks,  incnlioned  by  I'ococke,  is 
now  slandiiii;;  it  is  not  eipial  to  cither  of  the  two  al 
I.uxor,  which  arc  the  most  |M'rfci't  in  the  world. 

Our  tents  were  pitched  iinili  r  the  walls  of  l.uxor,  close 
lo  the  banks  of  the  Nile.  'I'he  sIkIiI  of  the  (iw  Imats  on 
the  peaceful  waters, — our  own  eiicanipinent, — the  coii- 
lenled  appearance  of  the  camels,  which  had  thrown  off 
their  loads,  and  were  Inxnri  iliti);  on  the  fresh  herbage, — 
and  of  their  drivers,  who  knew  they  were  to  have  one  or 
wo  days'  rest,  anil  had  a  reward  in  pros|Hel, — composed 
UK  cheerl'nl  a  scene  as  well  can  lu'  iiiia);iiii  d,  and  im- 
parled a  sensation  of  irampiillily  and  ri'|x)se  ipiite  refresh- 
injf  to  n  weary  traveller  like  myself. 

The  houses  nl  Luxor  arc  built  with  sim-liuriit  bricks 
and  baked  clay  pi|M'« ;  nnd,  about  Ihrce  or  four  'ect  from 
the  lop,  brani.lics  of  trees  are  inserted,  cither  lo  hind  the 
strnrtiire,  or  to  nrcoininndalc  the  pigeons,  which  Hock  lo 
the  town  in  myriads,  and  |H'rchin(r  on  these  branches,  add 
to  the  curious  apjirnranre  of  thr  plare.  The  walls  are 
hatllcnieiiled,  nnd  in  the  port-iieles  arc  piled  up  ri\  clay 
pipes,  which,  al  n  distance,  have  the  appenran;  e  of  sinnll 
eniinon.  (hi  the  very  lop  of  the  pnrapet  circular  |x)l» 
arc  placed,  which,  also  viewed  from  nfar,  lixiked  like  so 
ninny  men's  bends  ;  so  Hint  when  I  first  iliBcovcri'd  Ilie 
town,  it  seeined  to  me  that  all  its  inhabitnnts  had  mouiitcil 
llie  riMifs  of  their  houses  to  ne  ns.  The  pi(;eons  of  the 
cniinlry  Is  long  lo  no  particular  proprietors,  but  arc  not 
destrnyed,  in  coiiseipicnce  of  llie  nianure  which  ll.ey  pro- 
duce. Some  lime  ajro  an  Kiiiilisb  traveller,  ijrnnrani  of 
the  value  allached  to  these  birds,  havinp  kiUed  one  with 
his  irnn,  wns  maltrealid  nnd  Moimdid  by  the  people  ol 
Ihe  villaire.  It  was  remarkable  to  ne  the  miserable  mud 
lulls  of  the  mi'derns  built  on  some  of  the  iiingnilicuil  pil- 
lars of  tlio  aiieient  city.  . 


rHAPTKK  VI. 

rrnrs''i1  tlir  Nilr— r.nriin|tiiii  at  iii  nr  Ihsuii-h  —  Vi^il  litfhr  'Coihliii 
of  the  Kiii|i!i— Mrnm  nHtiii  — Mi'ilin't  ibilimi— t'ntos^nl  Hniiiis 

The  next  day,  bavin);  crossed  llie  river,  I  mounted  my 
donkey,  nnd,  in  company  with  Mr.  Wilkinson,  who  had 
resided  several  vears  in  I'Vvpt,  cmployi  d  ill  seicnlifie 
nursiiils,  visited  the  Tombs  of  the  Kind's  al  Rilian  ool 
Aloolk.  ("andles  brin(r  liijblcd,  we  descended  lirst  into 
the  liimh  discovered  by  l!rl7.oni,  nnd  rnllcd  by  him  that 
of  I'sammis. 

I  siiiriTi'd  trcnlly  from  oppression  nl  first  cnlciinc, — 
as  intieli,  perhaps,  from  fiar,  as  from  the  closeness  oflhi 
air, — and  n  liiriii  d  nller  proriedinjr  some  way.  Another 
part  V",  howMcr,  deseeiniiiiir,  inspired  me  with  iiiiire  con- 
raifc,  and  I  made  a  si  eoiiil  allempt.  The  nnroml'ortalile 
sciisalion,  111  isinir  from  the  lnwiii  ss  of  the  risif,  iiiid'ls'ini; 
under  ;(riiiiiiil,  deere.'ised  as  I  ndvaneed,  and  as  Ihe  iH'anly 
mill  wonder  of  llie  place  kihhi  baiii-;|ieil  ixery  fi  eliii|r  but 
ciiriosily,  I  was  emibb  d  to  enjoy  all  ilsstraiiHi'und  iio\el 
si|r|its  uilhoiil  i|uallficntioi<, 

ciilables  de  tunt  de  sompliiositi^,"  !M.  ( 'linnipiillinn.alsi 
in  n  li  Her.  a  translalion  of  wl'.ieh  has  reecnlly  l»i  n  pub. 
lisheil  ill  the  l.iternry  On'/i  He,  lliils  nilverls  lo  the  iiiile. 
srribalde  |rriiiiileiir  of  Carnac: — "I  nl  lein;lli  went  In 
the  palace,  or  rather,  the  city  of  mommieiits  al  t'ariiae  ; 
i  here  beliekl  all  the  mnuiiiiii  i  IH  e  of  llie  riiaraohs,  lln 
Lfranilisl  proibielions  ever  eono  i\eil  and  i  xi  i  nli  il  b\ 
man.  .Ml  llial  I  had  seen  at  TIiiIns,  all  tlint  I  had  ad- 
mired  uilh  enthusiasm  on  the  li  1^  bank,  nppenn  d  miser, 
able  in  ciiinparison  xxilli  th"  L'lL'aiilie  eoneeplioos  hiiIi 
which  I  was  siirroiindi  il.  I  sliull  lake  care  mil  to  at 
tempi  lo  descrils'  niiv  lliiny;  for  cither  my  deseiiption 
would  not  express  a  lliousnndlb  part  of  what  oniilil  In  Is- 
said  when  s|H'nkin|r  of  such  obji  els  ;  or,  if  I  drew  n  fiiiil 
ski  II  II  of  llieni,  I  should  Is'  laken  for  nii  enlbiislasl,  or 
|M'rliiips  for  a  madman.  Il  will  siilViee  In  nild,  thai  no 
|H-nplr,  either  niicieni  or  modi  rn,  imt  conceived  the  art 
ornrchileiliire  on  so  ■iililimeand  so  urnnil  n  scab'  ns  the 
ancient  Kifvplinns:  their  eoiieepliiuis  were  those  of  men 
a  Inindred  feel  liiirh  ;  and  the  imnuinntioii,  whleh  in  Kii. 
ro|H>  rises  lar  alsm  our  |K>rlieos,  rinks  abnsliiH  al  the 
fiKil  nf  the  himdri'd  nml  forty  rnlumiis  of  (he  liy|>oslyle 
Hall  of  Cnrnae." 


The  painliiiKs,  with  colours  as  vivid  as  tliiiiw  gf  ^ 
oderii  artists, — and  the  eii({ravii'^'»,  in  alto  mid  Im,^ 
relievo.  III  |K'rfrrt  preservation,  did  not  deliglit  „„.  ^ 
much  as  an  unfinished  ehniiibcr,  the  wnlls  of  wliiclm,,,, 
covered  with  drawings  previously  to  their  Uinif  cut  u, 
the  Blone.  These  were  mere  outlinrs  in  black  or  nj 
but  sketched  with  such  boldness  and  li({'''neB»,  ||,,,|  ,| ' 
more  I  looked  the  more  I  ndmircd.  Scarcely  yit  f,^  , 
iK'lieve  the  hand  that  traced  tliciii  to  have  been  dcjij  ^ 
many  ccnliiries.  Many  of  the  fi)rures  arc  ai  lutjt  u 
lili',  and  though  mere  outlines,  wroiieht  with  as  mud, 
expression  as  a  finished  painting.  Fluxmaii's  illuttn 
lions  may  serve  lo  give  an  idea  of  the  sort  uf  llj|ii|,  ,j 
miniature  ;  but  I  doubt  whether  even  these  inuii  ,„,. 
yield  in  spirit  and  grace  to  the  Kgyptian  coniismni,,,, 

Aller  leaving  this  tomb,  we  visited  that  o|k'iii'i1  so  |(«, 
ago  by  llrucr,  supisised  to  lie  the  tomb  of  ItniiiKii  I|| 
il  was  also  exrcediiiglv'  curious,  and  in  toleralile  ukkt;', 
vatioii.  The  whole  of  the  wnlls  arc  covered  wiili  mu,i 
iiigs;  and  there  I  beheld  tables,  chairs  and  titlilKaij, 
pnllerns  of  einbosscL  silk  and  chintz,  dra|H'ry  uilh  i'„|(ji 
and  fringe,  precisely  xs  un  upholsterer  woulil  liovi  fined 
up  n  rntiiii  when  IOgy|)tiaii  furniture  wns  in  vnnur.  |g 
deed,  it  was  an  ainusenient  to  us  all  xvlien  1  dincnvfnil 
some  patterns  exactly  similar  to  those  which  I  Imd  uni, 
only  SI  veil  •, ears  lieforc,  lo  a  genlleninn  of  our  parlv. 

Of  the  flnrprrs,  mentioned  by  Hruce,  one  is  nimmi 
defaced;  nnd  the  other,  I  fcnr,  will  not  lasi  liin|>;  Im 
•  hey  inlcresled  iiir  ns  showing  the  antii|uity  of  llie  innrt. 
nieni  on  which  they  nre  represented  to  Ik-  plnvin);. 

Mr  Wilkinson  told  me,  thiit  the  destruction  wlijclint 
had  observed  in  Helzoiii's  tomb,  nnd  which  wns  runrni 
by  large  fragments  lying  on  the  ground,  had  tnkin  plan 
within  three  months  of  onr  visit. 

iNo  hook  could  Is'ller  hnvc  portrayed  Iho  iisii|ro»  ^if 
the  Kcyplinns  than  these  tombs.  Kvcry  thiiii;  i>  a,. 
sciits'd: — in  one  clinmlicr,  prepnriiig  nnd  ilri'ssini; iw 
iiiual,  iMiiling  the  eaiildroii,  making  the  brriiil,  li|;hlin; 
the  fire,  (itching  water.  Another  rhainlM<r  prwriu 
SCI  lies  in  a  garden,  n  liov  Ining  bentcii  for  stialinir  fn;! 
a  canal,  plcasiirc-lioats,  Iriiil,  Mowers,  the  prnriss  nt  i< 
rioiis  arts,  such  as  sculpturing,  painting,  inixini!  rnlnui,, 
\c.  Here  most  of  tlic  |)cople  are  standing  al  lliiir  sm. 
while  in  India,  the  gnrdener,  iminler,  sciilplor,  hlarkiiiiiii.''. 
cook,  nil  sil.  They  do  not  plough  the  ground  slllln;.b>il 
I  think  they  wouhl  if  they  could. 

.\rtcr  seeing  two  more  tombs,  I  wns  compellid  lo 
turn  home  from  fnligiie.     The  gentlemen  ri'inninii) 
pbiring  till  n  bile  hniir,  but  I  could  not  gather  I'mni  llrvl 
conerrsiilion  that  they  had  met  with  any  ni>\>  llien. 

In  order  lo  avoid  llie  im|Kirlnnily  of  llie  ton  n'ii.|iivii«, 
we  removed  the  next  day  across  the  Nile,  and  iiiniiri»'i| 
on  n  ipiiel  s|miI,  close  to  the  lianks  of  the  river,  inniiiiiiii. 
ing  n   fine  view   of  I.iixor,  Cnrnac,  (loornoo.  .tlir  jii 
repository  of  the  dend,  i  the  Meinnnniuni,  .Miilinrl  llil< 
and  the  two  colossal  statues  seated  on  the  pluiii,  likcbr 
Ihrr  genii,  in  solilnty  grandeur. 

These  two  statues  seem  to  have  formed  the  side  pilUi 
or  rnlrnnce,  of  siiiiie  enormous  gateway.  I  iiiiiliril:i 
the  learned  nre  nun  h  pn/Tled  lo  discover  wliiili  ot  li 
two  is  the  one  from  which  the  sound  is  kaid  In  liavrpro 
ei'ciled  every  morning  nl  snnrisr;  but  I.  ^t  hodnnniiiiti 
del  plv  into  these  iliscuss:iins,  am  roiilciil  lo  Islim  li 
vocal  Mrmnon  to  be  llinl  which  Is  nrs  so  ninny  tTon 
seriptiniis  nil  its  fisit,  stating  llial  eeilain  pi  r«iiii>  III 
heard  the  sounds,  and  s|M'eifyiiig  the  day  uml  llir 
oii  which  the  prodigy  took  place,  I'ldess  IIh'm'  iiii 
lie  considered  as  fiibriealions,  I  do  not  |icrii  ni' lion  1) 
doiil.t  riiiilil  have  nriseii. 

While  xiewiug  these   two  sintiirs  nne   nmrnirir. 
sight  of  a  gi  nlleniaiilike  lisikiiig  Turk  coiiiiiii!  Imsi 
IIS  (Turks  are  seldom  lo  be  seen  in  such  a  Iniirlv  |>lAn 
we   well'  then    in)  surprised  me  n  giKiil  deal,     lli  iiiu 
the  ilsiiiil  Maliomedan  salulaliiins,  nnd  I  was  liir  tin 
nielli  sinrlli  d   .1  henring  him  ndilri  >s  us  in  gisiil  Kiicli 
'llie  enigma,  however,  wns  soon  solved,  win  ii  lln  »lr»i'i 
introibieed    himself   ns    .Major    Temple,    nf  lli'   I.W 
Hussars,    lately   reliiriied    fiom    Nilbin.     Hi,  mill  M 
Wilkinson,  who  ms  also  allirnl  m  a  Tuiklsli  drr». 
lilted  lip  two  loinbs,  ill   one  of  llie   (MMirniMi  iiioiinit' 
for  till  ir  residenie.     The  Turkish  garb  niiiy  rmnini 
•lime  res|M'il  nniiine  ihe  Arnbs  of  l'p|Mr  Hg)  pi,  Iml  "t 
laiiily    lins   not    the  same  i  ireel  in  Ihe  linvi  r  |irmmi 
where  lln   Kiiglish  and  I'reiii  II  nnlions  nre  sn  iiiiii 
i  emed,  ibal  a  l''rniik  dress  is  eonsideriil  the  brut  |> 
lion 

The  villagers  in  iiur  vieinilv,  nnd  who  eliiitty  Inr 
Ihe  in>es  of  IIiMiriiiMi,  lind  n  wild  and  resolute n|i|««rii 
Kvery  iiinii  was  at  ihistime  armed  wilh  a  sjs'ar.  in" 
It  was  said,  the  compiilsory  b'vies  of  the  I'mli'.  • 
found  it  vain  to  iiltiick  lliein  in  tlirii  fiis;iirsMii.   I*' 


ni.<  fi)  diliglited  w 

tlwdc,  lilt  liiite  dis 

irliiTO  «'c  were  en 

ni'ssid  llie  iiiassaeri 

111  resistance  agaiin 

u,ri'  liliovii   from  | 

iniiii  llii'ir  cscais;  1 

IKKir  (S'liple  around, 

ind  I  till  no  appreli 

sinnti-  ooiiipaninn,  o 

h'.iA'^cii  to  Like  es|H'i 

cur|X>«o  llie  chief  o 

Lll'i  d.izen  men  to 

mint.    .Vivertlieless 

ffjiaivakeiied  by  th 

mr  lilllc  c  imp  bed  r 

ncitli;  lie  (led  on  my 

II  he  had  the  vigilaii 

1  ivm  greatly  dr 

IIjIvw.     a  ikleiitioii 

fTiir  us  ample  time 

lijlili ;  bill  I  grieved 

Ihe  dMcriptions  of  H, 

chief  had  been  iIoiki 

tj'cniy  years.     Of  tji 

mi'iilioiieil  bj  the  fori 

(!is:ovi'r  a  vestige. 

.'luntiiig  scenes  are  s 

ml  beauty  and  ningn 

(til  lonie  disappiiiiitiii 

recent  dilaiiidations,  I 

lacction  with  his  Imol 

li(r  a  eoiinected  story 

l)n  a  subsequent  vii 

one  of  the   statues  ah 

Ihi)  relic,  to  have  beei 

liiie  manner,  lln'  arms 

ot'lhc  .Meiunoniiiiu. 

brini;  liiilll  up  is  likely 

perfoelly  hid  from  the 

court,  by  the  wall  in  w 

.Nolnitlislanding  tin 

t()ile«lriiy  tlici:>  temple 

limi  tar  this  purpose,  tl 

lliit  much  remains  uni 

linp«  of  the  figures,  w 

Am  iiirlies  deep,  hay, 

till!,  when  disloflged  wi 

I  loan  iindi'rni'alh    in   v 

"en  this  slight  net  a.i 

oi  till-  geiitleiueii    at  I 

•illi  a  far  diirereul  s 

I  it:aniv,  lnve  broken  ol 

ment  trnni  the  vocal  M 

I  tinner,  while  crossing 

«tII  al  I.egaytn,  lo  nsci 

lut  it'every  traveller  ai: 

I  ijenl,  little  water  woiili 

[leiilili'nlil'ully  siipplieil 

1 11'1'd  s.xy  little  of  K 

I  ilrcidy  have  lieeii  so  wi 

Nlii'M     Ninilten  wilh  t 

I  tild  visiled    the    Mei 

I'wild  ailiiiil  its  Irinple 

»ilii  jiisliie   to   il;,  Ih-i 

JMKalnr  |s'rfcelion.     . 

toniliringat  the  cut  an 

»!iirh  lay  seallercd  on  I 

•lie.  inmrilH  d  wilh  hn  i 

Ihiiinynnei'  formed  sph 

yt'P  iniililaled  slilue,  e 

l»"iiiystii|«iii|„us,  am 

IwU  hl,„k  cMild  liav.. 

|Wn,'lii„.|,.,|,{i;,rj,  j,,„ 

|'"l".  ami  how  it  r„i,|,| 

■  •"'iitminr  I  imisl  call  Hi 

Plf  '""iigh  III  fi.rm  a 

Iwiin  a  fine  (silisb,  and 

l«irk.  1,,,^,  ,rt|,r  ,(,„  iiiij 

I'Wioirixl. 

Tlini'iauiiry  miisl  !«. 
I»"i'liu'daiidi,«|e«,m,(, 

11m.  nrmihil,*,  Mill,  bini 
l««<aiiii;ili;,riu,  |  ,.„„|,| 
l«uihiliil,iii(,  „„|,„||,„,, 

I,  '  ""'I"'  »U|S'riiir  to  1,1 
r*  "".»  I«'"pl''  "  eiil  ol 
l"t' inil  ihaved  their  eyi 


Mns.  m;siii.\(;to\"s  naiiiiativi;. 


277 


IIhwp  of  tnv 
Jto  ond  hiui 
(Iclielit  nil'  M 
of  wliicli  \n  tp 
r  iK'ing  cm  111 
I  black  or  nj, 

lltllCM,  tllill  lln 

Cfly  yd  can  1 
.c  bi'cii  licaii  M 
irc  as  latgt  u 

Willi    B8    mufli 

Kiiian'H  illutlrt. 
orl  of  thnijT  m 
tllOfC  lliuiit  In; 
L  coni|Mwiti'ii). 

t  0|H'1U(I  so  Innj 

at"  KuniN.Ti  111,, 
toliTiililt'  jircMr. 
rri'il  with  )iaii,t. 
I  uikI  blilclKimil,, 
a|M'ry  witli  \Mt 
voiilil  luvc:  liHcd 
■  In  viinur,    In. 
hrn  I  discoverfd 
rhicli  I  Imd  MM, 
of  our  party, 
cp,  one  IS  nlniMt 
>t  loHi   loiii;;  tmt 
uity  of  llic  itiHtu. 
Ih^  pliiyinir. 
riiclioii  which  ne  I 
'liidi  waBcvinrfd  I 
I,  had  tnkiii  plitt 

ei\   111?  ii»ii|rr«  nfl 
vrry  tliiiiff  i^  «».  [ 

mid  drcshinclwl 
tlic  lirrnd,  linhlincl 
rliniiilH'r  iircHMij 
1  liir  rti'iilinc  Ifii: 
tlir  prorcHs  nl  i 
iir,  iiiiMiii;  cnlputsl 
dill),'  nl  lliiir  w>>ii.| 
'iilptor,l>hick»milli.l 

groiiiidrlttinc.b'iil 

s  romprllid  tn  ' 

mi-n  rciiiniiicd  t\-\ 

I  (fiillicr  I'riiMi  tltuj 

liy  ll(i\clllri'. 

tlic  low  nVifoiw.l 

iilc,  nnrt  incamiWl 

lie  riMr.inmnui*! 

[iooriino.  ,llit'  grrill 

111,  Miilimi  IhlM.| 

till  plum,  like  bn 

liipil  llir  mdr  fillan 

j-ny.     1  niidir*i2ii^ 

■iivrr  wliirli  "I  1* 

|i^  .lilt  I"  hnvr  :r 

I       lioilni.itnrt 

1  III    to   IkIh'm  " 

I..1  ninny  l"mki:.j 

■I'lliiin  pirwiwli^ 

dny   und  H"' 

iiltm  llii'w  mi' 

il  |wrrii»i  h»« ' 

,  oiii'   iiinrnipf, 
|rk  I'liinini;  i"««i 
I'll  II  lonrly  pl«" 
Joil  drill'     III  nil* 
l|  I  wiiK  I'nr  III! 
Iim  ill  L'!""'!  lilt'' 

,  wliinllii  »l"if'' 
liplr,    of   111'   I'^l 
lin.      Ill,  »illi  ^ 
I'lilkii'li  ilrr-.k' 

JuHiriloO  Tllnlllll'' 
lull    lllllV    Hill"" 

l|Mr  Kf.M'l.  M"< 
III-  liiwi  r  |if"iinf' 
Im  nrr  »"  mi"'' 
Iroil  lln- 1*'!  f 

Jwlioiliiitlyli'fi 

lim.lllliil|i|"«'" 
Ih  :i  i-lHi". '"  "'' 
[of  tin-  Vnh:  • 

ln»iiicHw.  I." 


,1,  fo  dili(!l'l>'<'  "'•'''  ''"■  l>i'"uly  n"d  pi'aci-  of  our  nrw 
.Mo,  I'll  HI"'''  diHtiirlic'd  to  disi'ovor  tliiit  llio  vrry  h|po| 
nliiTi'  »'"  "'"f"  cnfiiiiipid  Imd,  limr  yoarH  In'tiiro,  wil. 
n('!W'd  lliP  iii.TH'T'fP  "f  iiioiiy  liiiiidrodK  of  Arnlis,  tlieii 
„,  f,'si..ianie  against  lliis  ricriiitiii({  syslnii,  and  who 
aifc  liliiwii  I'roiii  guiiH,  or  shot  wiiilc  piidiavoiiriuc  to 
miki  dii'ir  cscajii;  liy  Hwiiiiiiiiii);  across  thu  rivir.  Tin 
,  iionpli'  around,  liowinrr,  iM'haved  uilh  tivilily  lo  us, 
laii  1  nil  no  appruliiii-iion  at  ifoiiig  aiming  lliiiii  with  a 
jinnti"  companion,  or  rviii  aloiif.  'I'o  Im'  Hiirc,  wi'  wen 
ciili'nd  In  lakr  csiKoial  cure  of  our  pro|K;rly,  liir  which 
ourlioi""  ''"'  ■"''''■'  "'  '''"""■  assistid  us,  hy  liiriiishinj.' 
lijlf  a  d.ici'ii  nii'ii  to  wali^h  by  iiiifht  round  Ihc  cucauip. 
raiiil-  Xi'Virlln-Uss,  olicp  artrr  I  h.id  (jonc  In  BJirp,  I 
n'H awakened  hy  llip  I'lliiiyuishiii^j  of  tlio  lijriil,  and  lilt 
m',-  lillle  c  imp  bed  raised  up  by  a  man  ireepiiii;  iiiider- 
ni-illi;  111'  ll''d  on  iny  eryiiis;  out,  and  esca|  cd  the  pursuit, 
u  hi'  had  the  vigilance,  of  our  i<i.<  proleelor.s. 

I  ivai  (,'rcally  driitrhtvd  with  llif  leinple  of  Meiliml 
IUI).».  \  ililenliim  of  Home  days,  on  «eeouiil  of  Iwials, 
MC 119  ample  liinu  lo  rxpuliule  iiiiionif  those  clorioiis 
ihht»;biit  I  pricved  to  observe, on  eoiiipariii(jlliein  with 
ib'ediMcriptions  of  Hamilton  and  Denon,  how  iiiiich  mis. 
chief  had  been  iloue  to  all  these  ruins  » ithiii  the  last 
ucntv  rears.  Of  the  liglit  slatues  ut  Mediiiet  HalKxi, 
mentioned  by  the  former,  I  could  not,  on  my  first  visit, 
iJi,cov'i'r  a  vestiirn.  Ilin  cxplanatinns  of  thu  hattlu  and 
Luntiiii;  srenes  aru  so  much  in  detail,  that  hut  for  the 
m\  bcautr  and  magnificence  of  the  whole,  I  iiliould  have 
I'dl  mine  disappointment  Iroin  fmdiii);  that,  oh  In^  to  the 
recent  dilaoidations,  1  could  seldom,  alU-r  a  iniiiulu  in- 
)3(ctiiin  with  his  IxHik  in  my  hand,  make  out  any  tliiii)< 
li«c  a  connected  story. 

I)n  a  subsequent  visit  to  Medinct  Haboo,  I  discovered 
one  of  tli«  statues  above  adverted  to.  They  apgMtar,  by 
ihii  relic,  to  hive  Im'cu  of  the  same  t'orm  (and  had,  in  ■ 
like  manner,  tin  arms  crossi'd  over  the  chest)  with  those 
I  1)1' the  Meinnonlum.  The  circumstance  of  this  statue 
btinf  liiiill  up  is  likely  to  ensure  itn  preservation,  for  il  is 
perfectly  hid  from  the  view  of  any  one  standiiig  in  llie 
I  court,  hy  the  wall  in  which  it  is  inclosed. 

N'olwitlntonding  the  great  pains  taken  by  Cainhyses 

I  loJcdtniy  theio  temples,  and  he  leH  'J,'>,Ol)0  men  iK'hind 

liim  lor  this  purpose,  the  sculpturn  is  so  superabundant, 

Ihit  much  remains  uninjured.     In  many  places  the  oul- 

linr«  of  the  li({ures,  which  are  cut  in   (jranite,  two  or 

lime  iaclics  deep,  have  Ik-cu   lilled   up  with  mud;  ond 

Urn,  when  dislodged  with   a  small  stick,  sliowed  the  eo. 

louri  iiiiderneulh    in   vivid    preservation.     I   considered 

I  ten  this  sli|rlit  act  a:i  approach  lo  profHnation,  but  one 

lol'llie  (renllemen    at  this    time  of  our    parly,    imbued 

Itilh  a  fur  diirerent  "pirit,   would,   hut   for  my  rcmon- 

liiiiniT,  have  broken  off,  with  sacrilcjiious  hand,  a  (rap- 

Imrnt  from  the  vocal  Meninim  ;  and  another,  in  the  same 

lunncr,  A'hilc  crossiiiK  the  desert,  threw  stones  into  the 

I ttll at  I.i'ijayla,  to  ascertain  its  depth;  not  recollectinj; 

lliut  if  every  traveller  adopted  the  same  mode  of  measure. 

I  nenl,  little  water  would  remain  for  the  thirsty  wanderer, 
llm  |ilciililully  supplied  llinn  ourselves, 

I  nwd  say  lillle  of  Kbi<k,nn:l  the  Mi'iiinoiiiiim,  wliieli 
lilreiily  linve  ln'cn  so  well  and  so  rreiiuenlly  deserilwd  by 
|«liir.t     Sinilten  with  the  su|H'rior  grandeiir  of  Carii.ic, 

I I  hail  vlHiteil  the  Meinnoniuin  sever. il  limes  licfore  I 
l>»nlil  adnill  its  temple  to  any  share  of  ny  admirulinn, 
Itfilo  jiiKliei'  to  its  lieauty,  lor  the  sculpture  on  it  \*  in 
KnifiiUr  |H'rrection.  I  was  ut  lirst  more  m-eiipied  in 
limiicriiii;  at  the  cut  and  graven  stones,  prrnt  and  small, 
liliirli  by  seatlered  nil  the  proiind  ;  hujre  blocks  ol'  pra- 
liitr,  iamrilsd  n  illi  hiirnplyphies,  and  iiearinp  marks  of 
Ihiiini;  once  formed  sphinges,  idslisks,  pillars,  \r.  Th  ' 
lk'{r  miililiiled  statue,  called  by  the  Kreneh  the  .Mi'iniinn, 
Isreilly  slii|M'iiiliius,  and  I  wniild  have  fain  leanii  d  how 
Iwlia  hliH'k  cniild  have  Iwen  reinnved,  how  it  could  have 
lknni'hi>i'leil,(lor  II  issiip|Mised  llie  Kpyplianshad  no  iron 
\*>i',  and  how  it  could  have  been  put  up.  'llie  I'raL,'. 
lunula  < I'or  I  must  call  tliein  siieli,  lliouph  the  sniiillest  ■<• 
llujf  ciiiMiitli  lo  form  a  statue  liir  our  pipmy  ideas)  hijII 
Iniiin  a  liiir  (silisli,  and  will  pmlmbly  riniaiii  us  hind. 
■•irlii  hinir  nlVr  the  biiildiiiKs  in  the  vicinity  have  ills 
li^lH'anil. 

TliK  ciiiiiilry  miisl  Ih' ditrerent  frniii  any  oilier.  \Vi 
l^nhicd  and  rmh'  amidst  a  city  of  the  deiiif ;  iiiiil  from  tin 
Iniiiii  amuiiil,  so  mill  h  birder  tiniii  lil'e,  Isilli  in  the  hiimnii 
I)ii4  ininiiil  tiirin,  I  eoiibl  -.r  inely  JMliive  the  foiiner  raei 
lituihaliitnnts  iint  to  have  In  en  ofu  iniKlitier  slatiire,  and 
I'll  nature  iiii|H'rior  to  our  own  ;  yit  we  are  assured  lliil 
|tht»  very  |»>nple  "  eiil  oH"  their  haii  ii|Hin  the  death  of  n 
Int' inil  ahaved  their  evahrowa  for  a  dead  eat  " 


CII.M'TF.II  VII. 


I),  lei  li'iii  at  Tliclii'f  — Dei  nrliiie  of  Ihe  iti  nlienien  fi  r  Kdlim  -  Vr- 
riiui  I'll!  ,:i  iiiiialiiiil  "1  'I'uilis  IMni  Kiiiiiali— Thi'ir  a>tiiiii.-li- 
111  111  ;il  kiiiiiu  ;i  liiilv  wrili — Mil.'  aillliiir  wIdieiiM'S  Itie  ii|i>  iiMJ 
III  n  iiiinniuy 

llavini;  been  llins  deluiiicd  a  fortnight  ut  Thels's,  I 
was  cnuhled  to  visit  its  various  antiquities  ul  [K'r'eet  li'i. 
Mire.  Tlie  colossal  ftaliies  became  like  old  Iriends,  be- 
tween which  we  used  to  tit  down  and  take  our  relieKli- 
meiit,  enjoying  the  heavenly  climate;  ind,  while  re|M'al- 
edly  e.xaiiiiiiiiif;  the  iiiajeslic  Cariiae,  u;  pralilied  our 
iiiiuiflnatinns  by  riposini;  in  the  hull  of  S<  snstlis. 

The  deUnlioii,  us  I  have  before  menliniud,  was  occa- 
sioned by  the  want  ol'  hnals.  We  arrived  ul  the  time  nf 
tliu  cniiscrijilioii,  when  every  vessel  was  pressed  lor  llie 
eonveyance  of  Ihe  reeniils  ;  and  the  bouts  sent  up  lo  us 
haviiii;  shared  the  same  liite.  most  of  the  ijeiitlenien  took 
advanlajie  of  this  delay  to  visit  Ksiieli  uiid  Kdlim,  in  a 
eaiillia  iH'longitiir  to  .Mr.  Wilkinson,  so  small  that  it  could 
not  atford  nie  uecominndalion  also.  Hi  noil  had  (riviii 
such  an  inviliiiir  description  of  these  temples,  that  I  re- 
(rretled  this  disappniiitment  irreatly  ;  and  my  heart  fuiUil 
a  little  will  II  I  saw  my  I'riends  depart  and  leave  me  nearly 
alone,  for  the  lent  of  the  only  ;;eiitleiiian  who  remained 
was  pitched  so  far  from  mine,  ^.at  I  felt  almost  without 
protection.  Ilesides,  us  evciiiiji  shut  in,  the  w  ildne.ss  of 
the  country,  ond  the  men  by  e.liom  1  was  surrounded, 
rendered  my  sitiiulinn  some,  ''at  lonely  ;  hut,  with  re- 
turnini;  light,  returned  my  iisuu!  cheerfulness;  and  while 
plamiiii);  nn  excursion  for  Ihe  day,  I  |H"ceived  a  party  ol 
Turks  hind  from  a  handsome  Imut,  decorated  with  itreuin- 
ers  :  altogether  it  was  the  guyest  nrl  uiit  I  had  seen  since 
I  arrived  in  Kgypt;  and  on  ciiqniriiig  the  reason  of  such 
an  invasion  of  our  |ii'ncefiil  camp,  it  proved  to  Im:  a  depu- 
tation from  the  Caeliecf  of  Kcniinh,  with  letters,  and  a 
long  compliinentary  message  to  Mr.  Klphinstone.  The 
dilileiilty,  however,  was  how  lo  convey  lliese,  iind  when 
arrived  at  their  destination,  what  would  Ih'  their  utility, 
as  they  were  in  the  Turkish  langimge,^and  the  genth'ineii 
had  taken  no  interpreter  on  their  excursion.  At  last, 
after  a  consiillalion  with  Antonio,  it  was  ajrreed  that  1, 
iK'iiig  the  only  scrilie  then  in  camp,  the  b';ter  and  mes- 
sage should  Im'  explained  to  mc,  that  I  might  eoinmuni- 
catc  them  to  .Mr.  Klphinstone,  Accordingly,  having  pill 
on  my  veil,  nccnmpuMied  by  .\nlonin,  and  encompassed 
with  all  the  state  I  could  suinninn,  I  entered  the  lent 
where  fniir  Turks  and  a  fJreck  lad  were  silling.  They 
did  not  ullenipt  to  rise,  but  regarded  me  with  their  usual 
im|M'rtiirbnblc  countenances.  The  letter  was  opened  in 
due  form,  uiid,  with  the  mesaagc,  was  translated  from 
Turkish  into  .Arabic  hy  llic  young  tireek,  (for  the  Turks, 
IIS  iisiinl,  could  not  read,)  and  then  explained  In  me  in 
Italian  by  Antonin,  when,  after  niiieh  writing,  folding, 
seuling,  and  directing,  I  desputched  my  htter,  amusing 
my.'-elf  during  the  whole  process,  which  I  purposely 
prntraclcil,  with  the  astonishment  which  I  knew  I  ereut. 
I'll — and  so  il  prnved  :  for  though  these  grave  .MiiKsulmen 
did  not  betray  llieii  wonder  at  the  lime,  they  siihuipicntly 
inquired  whether  other  Frank  ladies  were  so  iiccninplish- 
eil,  as  lo  read,  write,  fold,  and  seal ;  mnrvi  lling  that,  while 
their  own  wnmeii  enuld  not  even  talk  sense,  an  inilM'liev- 
iiig  female  should  possess  a  knowledge  of  wliicli  Khadi- 
jah,  the  prophet's  wife,  wns  destiliile. 

ill  the  evening,  I  uecepted  the  invitutinii  of  Signor 
riccinini,  n  Iiiiecliese,  in  the  service  of  the  Swedish 
consul  nl  Alexandria,  who  had  residid  alsiiit  nine  years 
at  TIicIhis,  lo  sec  the  opening  of  a  mummy,  that  I  niiglil 
nysell'lakeoiit  llie  scarabmiis,  or  an  v  such  sacred  nrimnieiit 
as  might  Ih'  liiiind  in  the  colliii.  The  signor's  dwelling 
was  iiothing  more  than  a  mud  hut  on  Ihe  hills  of  (iisir- 
lino.  I  aseended  to  the  only  apartment  by  u  few  steps  ; 
this  riHiin  eoiitaineil  his  coiieli,  his  arms,  liiii  wine,  his 
lew  drawings,  and  all  his  worldly  giMMls.  The  window 
shutters,  steps,  and  llcsir,  were  eom;Hi>eil  of  iiimmny 
Collins,  p.iinled  n  ilh  liiemglyphieal  figures,  perhaps  four 
thniisand  years  old  :  and  it  was  curious  lo  iilisi  rve  the 
profuse  I'Xjs  iiililiire  of  inulerials  In  which  I  had  Imi  n 
aeriistnnied  to  allach  ideas  of  value,  from  seeing  them 
only  ill  niiHeiinis  and  eolteetioiis  of  aiilnpiities. 

I  had  ai  ennipaiiii  d  Signor  I'lecinliii  with  gie.it  glee, 
Ihiiiking  what  a  line  thing  il  would  Is'  Intrll  my  friends 
111  I'liifilind.  Wlinl  inv  notions  ol  o|»iiin|{  u  niiimniv 
were  I  eaniiol  d<  fme,  -  sninelhiiig,  however,  \eiy  elissl. 
eal  and  aiiliipie --eeitaliily  any  tliiiij;  but  what  it  proved 
in  ri  alily. 

Half  a  do/in  .\rnbs  were  standing  nrounil,  panting 
under  bent,  diHl,  and  llitigue.  Tliiy  had  only  pist 
brought  111  tin  ir  burthen,  and  were  watching  nilh  eager 
look  the  exaniiniilinn  of  its  ennteiils,  ilbiir  pniflls  ile 
IM  iidiiig  u|«in  Ihe  i.iliiv  of  Ihe  pn/e,)  while   the  candlvi 


which    tliey   held  to   assist  the  scurcli  lighled   up   their 
un.xiiius  countenances. 

The  outside  ease  of  the  niiimmy  was  covered  with 
liieroglypliics,  and  the  inner  one  consisted  of  a  figure  us 
large  us  lil'c,  with  t'le  face  and  eyes  painted  like  a  mask. 
Oil  lil'liiig  up  this  cover,  nntliing  was  sei  ii  lint  a  mass  of 
lark  yellow  elolli,  which,  tliongli  it  must  have  consisUd 
if  at  least  lil^y  fold.s,  yielded  like  sand  In  the  merciless 
hand  of  the  npirator,  and  llie  ski  li  Ion  ap|M'arid  to  \  iew  . 
It  was  some  liiiii'  beliire  I  could  recoMT  from  the  horror 
with  wliii  11  the  scene  iiiipres.sed  me;  I  saw  no  niori ,  hut 
this  little  was  siillicieiit  to  make  me  cuiisiilrr  the  em- 
ployinent  as  disgiisliiig  as  th.it  ofu  n  sum  etioii  man, 
uiiil  the  111, inner  of  perliiriniiig  it  not  less  uiifiiiing.  It 
may  be  eillid  tin-  pursuit  of  seieiier,  lint  lo  me  il  ap. 
peared  nothing  more  than  rilling  the  dead  Ilir  the  sake 
of  the  trillin|4  ornanieiils  with  which  the  corpse  is  gene- 
rally buried.  This,  indeed,  was  the  I'aet ;  tiir  the  mo. 
iiient  it  was  useertaiiied  that  llie  miiiiimy  i-ontained  no 
ornament,  the  skiletiiii,  to^i  Iher  with  the  papyrus  on 
which  were  inscribed  niiiiii  rolls  distinct  hieroirlyphics, 
and  the  other  muterials,  was  eiist  t'ortli  n«  wialliless  rub- 
hi.'ih.  SuHli  il  III  pupyriis  and  relies  have  been  procured 
for  the  interests  of  science  ;  uiid  I  think  it  would  ri  dound 
III  the  pasha's  eridit  if  he  were  to  issue  an  edict,  to 
clear  his  country  from  these  mu:niny  scavi  I'gi  rs.  He 
had,  iiidei  d,  ordered  all  the  corpses  to  be  n  interred  ;  hut 
according  to  evident  demonstration,  this  order  was  habi- 
tually disregarded.  .Scurabai  arc  scarce  ;  a  li'W  were 
brought  us  by  the  Kellahs,  while  wandering  about  the 
ruins,  though  none  of  value.  Ancient  coins  arc  procura- 
ble in  ubiindaiice,  but  they  were  too  Iiumiroiis  to  prove 
curious,  and  they  had  certainly  no  beauty  lo  ulliact  us 
to  he  ]iiirehasers, 

Signor  I'ieeinini  lind  found  on  a  iniinimy  some  broee- 
lels,  oIkiuI  all  iiiili  wide,  of  small  coloured  beads,  which 
were  remarkubh',  from  resembling  so  iiiiieh  the  tiishioii 
nt'  the  present  dny,  yil,  I'rniii  the  absence  nf  all  device, 
not  nearly  so  pretty.  The  heads,  wliiih  were  of  coral,  cor- 
nelian, garnets,  aincthysts,  and  \ilrified  porei  Inin  of  a 
bright  blue  colour,  were  sirmig  together,  and  separated 
at  every  inch  by  a  gohl  wire,  or  link,  lo  wliieh  they 
were  ullaelied,  ill  order  lo  keep  Ihe  hraci  lets  llut  on  the 
urm.  The  Kigiior  tlioiighl  thein  very  hundsomc  ;  hut 
they  apiK'urcd  to  me  of  nn  value,  except  liir  llicir  unti- 
piity.  During  the  ninny  years  he  had  resided  ul  Thebes, 
he  had  only  discovered  one  mummy  likely  to  indemnify 
him  for  the  lalMiiir  of  excavation, 

'ussing  through  his  miserable  kitchen,  the  sIiiIvcm  of 
which  were  also  made  ol'  ancient  cotlins,  vvc  cnterid 
a  tomb,  will  re  lay  the  inuiiimy  in  question,  supposed  to 
he  that  of  a  high  priest.  Il  was  placed  in  a  stone  ease, 
the  lid  of  which  was  removed,  and  inelrscd  in  three 
eiitlins,  each  having  a  gill  mask  nl  Ihe  np|H'r  end.  The 
entire  lid  nf  the  last  enftin  was  nlsn  covered  willi  gihl- 
iiig,  in  vivid  presi  rvalion,  and  the  Isidy  was  wrnpiH'd  in 
a  garment  curiously  wrought  with  gold  lace,  and  appa- 
rently of  a  lough  lexlnrc.  The  whole  figure  srenied  as 
fresh  ns  if  it  had  been  prepared  a  t'ew  mniilhs  before, 
hut  the  ciivi  lopemeiil  remained  iinlidded.  Signor  I'ieei- 
nini' said  he  might  oblaiii  fiM'  hundred  dollars  for  this 
miiiiimy  at  Alexandria,  but  he  considered  it  of  such 
value,  that  he  ihoughl  of  taking  it  himself  to  TiiMcny. 
Whelhir  or  mil  this  appreeialinii  was  In  excite  the  <  upi- 
dily  of  purchasers,  I  pn  lend  not  lo  delerinine. 

The  niounlains  in  this  neij-hlMiiirhooil,  culled  ("Joornoo, 
have  lot  lenliirieH  Ihcii  the  eeiui teries  for  the  dead  :  and 
notwilhstnnding  the  linvoc  which  during  some  years  lii.s 
been  inaite  aiuongst  them,  their  eoiit*  iils  n)qiear  inex- 
hauslihie.  Il  would  scnrci  ly  Im'  an  exnggi  ration  lo  say, 
the  mnimlaiiiH  are  nieiely  roofs  over  the  iiia^'-'es  of  mum. 
mil's  williin  them.  The  cnHins  serve  as  lire  wood  to 
the  whole  III  ighboiirhiiod  :  I  saw  nolhiiig  else  biiiiil.  At 
fust  I  did  not  relish  the  idea  of  my  iliiiiii  r  being  dressed 
with  this  ri'siirii  elioii  wioil,  parlieiihirlv  as  two  or  Ihrir 
nf  the  eolliii  lids,  — which,  as  I  snid  Isloie,  wire  in  the 
sha|H'  of  hiimnii  figures,-  were  usually  lo  Is'  sun  sliml 
iiig  upright  against  the  tree  under  whii  h  Ihe  rook  was 
jN'rlhrming  his  o|M  I  atioiis,  (.taring  with  thru  laii>e  lyn 
HS  if  111  astoiilshiiiint  nl  lln'  new  wurld  iipoii  which  they 
Il  id  o|H'iu-d.  The  coDins  were  usually  iniiile  of  syeuiiiore 
woihI,  which  may  sene,  in  some  ib  ^iri e,  to  aeioiinl  I'ur 
tlie  siniosl  lulul  extinction  of  Iliut   lite  in  ti|i|H'i    I''gyi>t, 

•  This  unliirliinnle  Individual  is  sinei  ih  nil,  nOcr  huv 
ing  passed   so  many  years  of  piinful  and  niiilliiip   la 
Imiir,  struggling  with  poverty,  deiirivid  of  the  alkviatioiis 
of  ci\iliseil  hii',  and  expoti'd  to  the    iiisullt   uiid    oppres 
sinii  of  the  Turkish  aiilhnnlics. 

"  roiiil),  |uoi  inln,  h«  lividt-piHirty,  pwt  inuii.  tin  tflii4." 


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tliat,  uililiT  wliii'li  my  tciit  \va.<  pil.'Ih'il,  i«.iii^'  tlir  (.iily 
oik;  ill  t!)c  nci^lilxiurlioud.  'I'lii.s  cxtiiirtitin,  ]H'r!i:i|is, 
iii;iy  uhd  be  ('XjtluiiK'd  by  llip  iii(!ri'us"inj^  aridity  of  t'.c 
soil.  A;  iiiiiiicroiis  pils  liiU  of  iMuiniiiirs  h.ivc  beiii  dis- 
covcrid  in  the  heart  ol"  the  iiiDuntiiiiit,  wilb<iul  eollins 
niid  merely  ciiibalimd,  it  ii;:iy  be  iiilerri  d  tliiit  tliesi' 
wi're  the  iKidio:)  of  the  poorer  el.isses,  wlio  could  not 
affurd  that  cfiicnsuc  mode  of  iiiluriiieut. 


CIIAl'TKIl  vjir. 

neliini  nf  the  Ki'rillriiifii  Iriilii  lMt'i)i;--MlMnn(liiL-r  nf  llin  '\'\\%\> 
r  :!:ir.liinliii:il;i  lor  llic  parly— I '.njiliiii  ii  nl  ilic  Aialisef  t  ip.  r 
Kyyin  — I'lTii  lly  ol*  Uii'  ci-il— I'jiui  lly  of  iiihaliiian's  iitiuni 
'l\iVtii'p~l)L-M:il|iU>tii  of  llle  Ihial  III  wtilt'll  (tie  uutimr  luitiaiaiv 
I'.  rOiir... 

Aller  an  absence  of  six  days  llie  geiitli men  returned 
from  ICfitiio.  On  tin  ir  way  tjiitherf  they  saw  KrmeiitT 
or  llermontliis,  to  llie  imiec  temple  ol'  wliieli  they  eimld 
Mot  t;aiii  lidiniltame,  ns  it  was  occupied  by  the  'I'nrks. 
Neai  tills  place  the  Mile  is  rcmarliablv  narrow,  not  ex- 
ceediii;;,  in  appearaiue,  the  breatllh  ol  one  liinidred  ami 
lifty  yarils,  'I'liey  si'ciued  to  liave  bi-en  somewlial  <]is- 
npjMiiiited  with  Kdfoo ;  owin;<',  ptrhaps,  to  Denoirs  ex. 
'ipiferaled  praise  of  it.  .Mier  readinj;  liis  ihseriplion,  1 
hud  set  my  heart  uponBiein;;  it;  and  I  thereloiu  was 
not  sorry  when  I  luariied  that  the  ardent  rrenehmaii 
liad,  in  sonic  decree,  supplied  Ihc  dilapidalioUH  of  lii;ie 
uiid  barbarous  destruction  by  his  own  yivid  iiiuifriiiatioii. 
I  Teel  no  iiicliiiatiun,  iiowevc-,  lospeakof  1)(  luin  but  with 
tJie  );reatest  res|Rit ;  the  jreneral  aecuriiey  of  his  draw- 
in^rs  and  deseriptioiis  is  wonderful ;— indeed  so  iniicb  so, 
that  1  know  not  how  lie  eoidd  have  iiceomplished  the 
task  under  the  privations  to  wliich  he  was  expi.-ed. 
Torced  inarche.-;  alter  a  llyinj;  eiieiiiV, — the  Ik  at  of  an 
K^'yjitian  sumiuer,  blinded  as  he  wan  by  ilu>t  and  ophtlial- 
niia, — deprived  of  all  reinedi>.s  or  iilli'vi:itioiis, — imaeeiis. 
tomed,  from  his  previous  habits,  to  the  liard^Inps  of  a 
soldier's  life,  and  at  an  a^e  when  Kueh  habits  are  neilher 
easily  formed,  nor  is  llie  coiislitntioii  eiuibled  to  bei.r 
lileni  :  bis  irood  liuiiii.nr  and  aelivily,  aidtd  by  /.eal  and 
tde.it,  under  all  llie.^e  luherse  cireuiiistaiices,  arc  really 
worthy  of  admiration. 

An  elaborate  iiceount  of  the  Temple  of  Udfoo  would 
noA'  be  uuperlluous.  It  will,  liimevrr,  soon  allo;jetlicr 
cease  to  corrcs|Kind  with  the  exi'tiiiL'  deliiiealions  of  it, 
Wi,  the  inner  jiart  of  l.'ir  temple  is  net  iipii  d  liy  people  of 
llie  villat'e,  who  have  disliniiri d  it  liy  buibliiii;  mud  p^ir- 
tilinns  i(itweeii  the  pillars,  almost  up  to  their  exipiiiile 
lulus  capitals,  wwii  desec:ralc  it  by  evi  ry  spei  ies  of  abomi- 
nation. 

l)n  their  return  they  laiuKd  at  Kleitliias,  'I'lie  cbiel 
objects  of  curiosity  in  these  e.ives  have  been  riiuiiieruted 
by  llamliton;  hill  the  (renlleiiun  weie  iiiueli  interested 
ill  tra<  iiii;  the  strikini;  similarity  of  the  ri'presentations 
of  ancient  K);yptian  iiiaiiiier.s  and  ociiipatioiis  with  those 
v^liicli  actually  prevail  amoii)r  Uic  Hindoos.  'I'lie  K^rvp- 
tiaii  teiiijiles,  tou,  resemble  the  Hindoo  in  the  i;eneral 
itiiieliire,  the  form  of  the  pilljrs,  imd  the  darkness  of  th( 
Intcri.ir.  'I'hc  re|iTescntatioii  of  mytholoirieal  lijjiircs  is 
another  coineiilcnec,  llioii;;h  lliiie  is  no  deiided  siniila- 
Illy  bitiVeeii  tin-  deities  represeiiled.  There  are  not 
waiitiiir,  on  the  other  liaiul,  strong,'  jH^iiits  of  distinetinii 
— the  ebseiice  of  pyramidal  struelincs,  and  obelisks,  ami 
lii<  roiilyiihics,  in  India,  where  the  inscriptions,  if  uiiv, 
arc  ill  alphalictical  wrilin;;.  It  may  also  be  observed, 
liial  the  most  celebrated  Hindoo  teiiiples  are  (rtiierallv 
i.vcav.iled,  whereas  the  il^ryplian  arc  erected. 

.\t  Ksiieh,  or  I.atopolis,  the  persiii  in  eharne  of  the 
temple  readily  otVered  the  ^'eiitleiiieli  udmission,  a. id 
eomiueti  d  them  wherever  the  place  was  acccH-ible.  Hut  It 
was  occupied  as  a  storehouse  liir  eotloii,  larac  bah- 1  of 
which  wire  piled  U);aiiist  its  biaiitifiil  columns,  and  the 
liiero^lyphii's  were  nnich  defaced  by  smoke. 

The  kaimakafi  of  the  city  wua  cxtrenuly  civil;  invil. 
ted  tlie  parly  to  drink  culi'ee,  Kent  a  present  ol'  a  sheep, 
iind  lent  ihcni  lior.cH  tu  convey  Ibeiii  to  .Vpliroditopilis. 
A  full  (rrowii  lioness,  i|iiietly  basking  in  the  sun,  was 
I  haiiK'd  to  one  of  the  pillars  of  the  mrallery  llirou)r|i 
wliic'i  llicy  passed  ;  and  iipparcntly,  from  the  leiiKth  ol 
her  ell. liii, there  was  no  other  |iroleelion  to  passeii|;crs, 
in  such  a  daii|{i'ri)us  vicinity,  Ihun  tho  uiiimid's  forbear, 
uiin  , 

'I'hey  lutided  nl  ('rneoililo|Hili«,  but,  nntwilliHtondinp 
its  ni:,'iiilicaiit  name,  did  not  see  one  of  Ihc  .iniinals 
wbii  h  nisiiiiided  there  formerly,  and  from  which  tin 
place  t'Kik  its  iip|wllalion.  Indeed,  if  I  n  collect  riKhl, 
we  saw  only  one  croeudilo  during}  llie  time  \vu  were 
on  tli«  Nile, 

Artiir  ten  days'  deliiy,  the  Ihi.iIh  fiom  K'enneh  iirrived, 
hut  thp  rnrlieri' bad  fixed  sn  Inrjie  n  iiricc  for  them,  nnd 
the  rtiX)  nr  rnptiin,  rrqiiirrH  nn  miirii   mnrc  In  nddilinn 


that  Antonio  w  i.t  ..irto  |:r"«nre  ethers.  Ucmk  ccedeil; 
but  tlu'se  boats,  witii  Si-vir.il  more  which  joiiu d  him  on 
his  passayp,  anchored  two  inilis  Inflow  Tbels's,  the  crew 
lu'iny  Icarl'ul  t.f  r.pproacliiii!;  till  those  Ixlon^inj;  lo  the 
cachi'ef  li.'id  Isen  birtd.  When  this  was  discovered, 
some  of  tJie  ;|intleincii  rmle  down  to  the  sjMit,  took  pos. 
session  each  of  a  Itoat,  and  lirnu<;lit  them  up  in  triumph, 
rile  Turks  of  the  caclKct"'*  Ixats  were  so  ini'i  nscfl  when 
they  saw  thir,  llint  they  tired  three  shots  over  one  of  the 
canfjias*  to  inlin.idato  Ihc  iiicii.  .Matters,  hovvrvcr, 
were  at  l.a.st  accoiniiin<l.?led,  and  all  Ihc  boats  were  divid- 
ed anionj^  the  i>arty ;  tJi.tsi*  of  the  cachcct' beiiifr  taken 
at  an  exorbitant  price,  with  tiic  intiinntion,  however,  that 
a  compl.iiiit  res|)ciliiij.' ll.c  exaction  would  Ik- made  lo 
the  pasha.  The  uImac  arran^clllenLs  broii^'ht  us  lo  the 
iMli  ol  January,  an  un'or'niule  loss  of  time,  as  I  feared 
to  eiiconnter  the  plairii,.  at  .Mcxai.dria,  .".iid  ill  ciiiise. 
pience  a  li  T.'jIlieiM  d  i|uarantine  at  .Malta.  Moreover, 
the  state  of  |H>lltics  made  us  cuxiou.s  lo  1i  avc  Kjfypt, 
thiiii;r|l  it  was  scarcely  |inssiblc  to  fancy  a  more  (Haceful 

iiiilry  at  tliul  time.  If  I  were  to  judjre  from  what  I 
saw,  I  should  call  the  .Arabs  of  l'p|«  r  I'Vip'  "  'lappy 
peoph',  iiirt»it!isl3iiiling  the  dwcllinpi  u\  the  jHKircr 
class  were  wretched  in  the  cxlrcnic  ;  indeed,  they  jjene. 
rallv  lived  in  holes  in  tlie  iiioiinlains,  in  oriliT  to  place 
IhemM'lves  in  srenrity  from  the  iiiuiidalion  of  the  .Nile. 
Hut  as  I  wandered  through  the  villapcs  on  the  plain,  the 
donkey  drivers  ccnstanlly  ofi'ercd  iiic  to  partake  of  ex. 
ecllcnt  vvheaten  bread  ;  the  f.'-.i^  p  and  cattle  were  abun- 
dant; the  milk  rich  ;  end  es'js  were  in  such  plenty  that 
wc  used  to  oil!  lin  el;rhly  liir  a  piistrc.t 

The  soil  <X  I'^'Vpt  may  truly  l>c  called  luxuriant,  and 
Ihc  siirprisinir  viTiety  of  llie  crops  (;ivc  a  pleasing'  no. 
velty  to  iiiir  ridi'*.  t'lain*  of  the  richest  clover,  in  which 
the  cattle  rcvi  lli  d  uncontrolli  d,  U^ides  fields  of  wheat, 
maize,  beans  of  tlie  swnii  St  scent,  indigo,  c<itloii,  llax, 
'and  1  must  not  oinit  the  blue  lupine,  which  is  here  nscil 
r.s  an  article  of  f  kmI.,  were  lo  be  s«cii  cxlcndin^r  in  every 
dirt  <  tioii.  Still,  amidst  all  this  fruitfiiliicss,  I  could  not 
help  niuarkiti!;  the  loiuliricss  of  Thclx  s  itself",  (if  I  may 

0  deiiomiinte  ( 'arn.''-e  and  l.iix"r,^  and  bow  fi'W  animals 
lid  birds,  pigeons  .done  exivptcd,   broke  the   universal 

stilh.ess.  To  mv  eve,  accii>lonu-d  lo  the  swnrmiiij^ 
niiiltiludes  of  Calcutta,  the  |iaiicity  of  inhabitants  hire 
wa  <  very  conspieuoiu.  The  absence,  also,  of  ull  fislier- 
iiii'ii  on  the  Nile  was  vil  mere  rcm.Trkable.  (1;'.  the 
(ianjrcs,  hundrids  of  fishermen  maybe  observed,  anil 
vessels  ari'  t'rc  (Ucntly  ebliijcd  lo  alter  their  course,  lo 
avoid  injurin;r  llie  iiumernus  nets;  but  at  TIicIms  I  never 
{KTceivid  any  |NT>oti  en^;x*^I  in  that  employmi  nl,  and 
ll;e  .Nile  flows  silently  and  lr:.ii<piilly  ahm;;,  unitislurbed 
by  a  siniyle  Istat.  .Mcdiluliiitr  on  this  diversity,  my  inia. 
filiation,  rajiiiily  passing  ovit  the  occurrences  of  many 
weeks,  tr:.ns|Mirli  d  nii'  luck  lo  India,  and  forced  upon 
me  the  contrast  of  Calenlta,  the  city  of  palaces,  in  the 
very  pruriency  of  Iralfie  nnd  ixpuklion,  with  the 
once  iiiaifiiiliernt  TIkIhs,  llie  city  of  a  Inindred  (jales, 
devoid  of  iiihabilanls,  vvilliont  eomiiicrcc,  and  lyiii;; 
waste,  in  all  the  desolitioii  of  ruined  maje-ty. 

( liir  servant  had  the  wliole  morning  lu'en  cicanini;  the 
niaash  selected  f'or  us,  tVoin  the  mud  and  dirt,  which  ad. 
hireil  to  it  ul  le.ist  two  inches  thick.  'I'lie  outside  had 
already  disjKlIed  any  ilhi-ions  I  iiii);hl  Invc  had  of  its 
ri'si  mblance  to  ('leo|ialra's  callcy,  but  when  1  entered  it, 
I  confess  I  was  i)uite  dismayed.  \  njininon  coal  barufe 
on  the  river  Thiiiiis  would  have  airorded  lietlcr  aci'oni. 
iiiod.itinii.  Two  small  cabins  in  the  stern,  the  wooden 
p::rtitions  besmeared  with  dirt, every  plank  dixiihd, some 
entirely  broken  out,  «ilmittiii|r  sun,  wind,  nnd  rats,  and 
'  be  lowness  of  tho  oiliii;,  which  did  not  allow  of  my 
standiii!;  upri<.-ht,  made  iiiu  look  round  in  ho|H'h'Ss  dis. 
eoiiil'ort.  I'lW  minuUii,  however,  elaiiwd  Is'foru  our  lent 
was  dismantb  d,  the  wnlU  thrown  over  the  lop  of  the 
Ismt,  and  a  projeelini;  |H>le  addeil,  which,  with  the  help 
of  our  trunks  liir  n  plalliirni,  nnd  a  carjiet  over  them, 
foriiicd  n  sort  of  v.Taiiduli.  We  nailed  tabic. cloths  on 
the  ceilini;  nnd  sides  of  the  cabin,  and  the  n|K'nin|ra  most 
ex|»>~cd  lo  cold  I  eliHH'd  \«  illi  little  coloured  mats,  which 

1  liup|Miicd  tu  have  kron^lit  nilli  uiu  from  India.    'I'lie 

•  The  IhsiH  einplov<d  on  llie  Nile  nrr  mitnshi  s, 
djernis,  d  dials  ears,  ami  cnn(;ias.  The  niaasli  iA  u  har(;e, 
II  ell  for  neeomiiKMlalioii  or  for  liurlhcii;  the  djeriii, 
soiiii  what  liifliter  .nnd  sn iflvr,  liir  llie  lallcr  pur|Nise  ex- 
ehivivi  ly,  DihaUears  and  caneiaa  differ  litlh'  ill  si/.e 
and  construction;  the  latter  Uini;  smuller,  nnd  Istfer 
calenlated  for  ei|irdili«n  :  Uith  aru  cmplojid  nolcly  for 
the  conveyance  of  passi  njers. 

t  Fifteen  pnsirm  on«  dollar— one  piaatre,  not  qiiilo 
three  pener. 


carpel  wi.s  spread;  mir  Iwo  lillle  brass  camp  bid,  j..^^ 
looked  like  sol'as,  and  it  was  no  siiiull  trratiliejii,!,,  |„  ^^ 
to  sec  a  cdeaii,  c7)nil'(irtable,  nay,  almost  prelty  lialiii,ii,,|, 
instead  of  the  dirty  dismal  hole  I  had  entered  an  Iku, 
before. 


C'llArTEU  IX. 

Ill  pnrliire  riiiin  'I'lic  Is  s— I'l'inlirii— .\itIiIi  nl  im  ro:iirn  fmu,  \\,„^ 

—  Willll  ol  ^ll■Illllilll^.^illllt(■A^lll^--lllsnlll^^■Ml|  tlilinil..||,.,i.|,. 
IHSr-  ailtt  lli>tlllSl  — Sititll— llllUllhitrfsflt — I'llkt  S-it'llt  Ul'  \\k  J',,' 

mills. 

Ilaviny:  thus  Imip  pitched  our  tents  nl  Thclics  I  lo.,ii,j 
upon  it  as  a  home,  and  ipiilted  it  with  inueli  ri|Tri|.  \\, 
embarked  on  the  iHtli  of  January,  and  on  the  I'.itli  j,. 
rived  at  Heiidira,  situated  just  opposite  lo  Keiiiiuji.  h, 
cachcef  of  which  place  had  hi  baved  so  ill  about  ll;.  |,n,|, 
that  we  diterniiiiiil  not  to  land.  It  was  nut  uii||„u; 
threats,  however,  that  we  made  the  ri  is  pass  en,  Km. 
nab  iM'in;,'  the  usual  place  f'or  obtniniii};  supplies  ;  liut  nr, 
sooner  did  wc  cast  anchor,  than  the  boat's  criiv,  r.m 
servant,  and  interpreter,  all  deserted  us.  Next  innriMn. 
atUr  traekiii;,''  in  u  boat  an  hour  and  a  half,  ninl  ruir'. 
nnother  hour,  we  reached  the  temple  of  Deiidern.  Ii  i 
the  first  view  in  the  distance  was  lessbtrikiii^r  tlian  Hue 
anticipatid.  The  portico  alone  was  visible,  and  it  m, 
only  ujHiii  a  closer  examination  that  I  found  iniiclitiiu. 
mire,  as  the  b.iildin)r  itself  is  heavy,  and  the  |>j|lji, 
Ihoii^h  they  have  been  so  highly  juaiscd,  cannot  jusili- 
be  called  beautiful. 

The  Kiiyplians  bi  in(j  unncquainted  \\illi  the  jcionlific 
principles  of  the  arch,"  their  pillars  are  ulwoys  ton  iinKh 
crimdid  lofri ihcr,  but  their  lieij;lil,  and  eUjiant  |iro|».r. 
lions,  and  tlie  absence  of  eeiliii(;,  freiierally  dlllli^i^ll  tin, 
delect.     .Not  so  al  Deiidera;  the  |Mirtico,  which  is  riwiii 
ill,  and  in  perfect  priserviilioli,  consists  of   twenly-tiiui  I 
pillars,  three  in  a  row,  and  the  I'our  enormous  fan;  ti 
ll     (Toddess  Isis,  ii|miii  the  capital  of  each,  jfivi  Ihc  tmilj. 
a  very  clumsy  appearance.     The  sculpture  nn  iW 
waiU  is  exfrimely  tine;  and  Ihou^rh  most  of  the  llj,'iir>> 
lavi   been  defaced  with  peculiar  care,  some  interiiiiiiij 
vent  iiiiist  have  arrested  the  prof;ress  of  the  deslroniK 
hand.     The  very  sisit  is  marked,  one  half  of  a  figun  a 
the  middle  of  a  row  is  defaced,  and  the  other  ball,  niu, 
two  ran^'is  of  fi;,Miris  aliove,  remains  entire,  Wbea  I  ills. 
covered  the  western  w  ull  of  the  leniplc,  my  adiiiirutn,n  | 
was   imlHiunded.     It   is    in    perfect    preservatiiii.    TLt 
tijjurcs  are  finer,  the  propnrtioiis  hitler,  and  the  lariinj  I 
iiiieli  superior  to  those  on  any  biiildin^r  1   had  yet  mu. 
The  wall  consists  of  iminense  blocks  of  sbiiic,  so  Hmuntii,  I 
and  well  put  tu^rether,  that  the  joints  do  not  bitak  iIk  I 
line  ol*c\ipiisite  sculpture.     One  wuriior  is  repri«iiUii| 
with  a  Ihiwing  robe,  of  suili  transparent  workiiiinshiji,  I 
that  the  limbs  are  visible  tliroU)r||  it.     Hut  the  wliok  »l'| 
this  noble  edifice  has  already  liceii  described,  and  »ii 
justifies  the  praises  bestowed  u|h>ii  it  by  llaniilton  lU  I 
Deiioii.     It  is  eipially  woiiderl'ul  in  its   iiiu),'iiituili',  indl 
the  profusion  of  its  ornuinenis,  us  in  the  coinbiiiatiim  ill 
exbihils  of  the  refined  taste  of  the  (irieks,  with  flu 
lidity  mill  splendour  of  more  uncienl  limes;  nnd  it  ii  il 
curious  fact  tliut  the  (Wrecks  nnd  lionians  eoiiliiiuiil  lil 
adopt  the  D^yptiau  style  of  nrchilectiire  in  the  Kiiritil 
edilices  raised  by  them  after  the  country  hud  collie  uiiu!  I 
their  ilominion.     The  iianics  deciphered  at  |lenili'ri:r(| 
comparatively   modern, — I'tohniy,    'J'ilH'tius,    I'laui'ms | 
Domilian,  Trajan,  and  .\iitoniiic. 

On  our  retiini  from  the  teinple,  I  was  nearly  iiiifliii;! 
with  nil  awkward  udveiitiire.  .After  a  loii|r  ride,  wr  fouril 
we  had  missed  the  place  win  re  wc  had  left  the  ti  rrr-lio:!,! 
nnd  that  we  had  to  cross  a  ipiicksund  Isfore  ue  rruUl 
reach  our  iiiaash.  In  a  inimite,  my  donkey  sank  uplol 
the  saddle,  and  one  second  more  saw  ine  olT  ili  fnck,| 
and  thrown  across  the  shoulder  of  nil  .\rnb:  ini  uik  d'l 
corn  couhl  have  bicn  treated  witR  less  ccreiiiony.  Ai| 
any  oilier  time,  I  sliouhl  have  shnddered  at  the  apiimrb 
of  his  )rariiieiit  lo  within  u  ynrd  of  my  jH'rson.  Iluful.iil 
I  had  rceiivcrid  from  my  first  surprise,  my  riiliniloml 
|sisitioii  would  have  iiinde  iiie  '  iii(.'li  nudihly,  had  I  ii<Kl 
liceii  feart'ul  that,  if  the  iiinii  had  cniiirht  the  ciiiila;iim.| 
he  mi|rlil  have  let  me  fall  into  the  stream.  Fortiiiul'l.'l 
I  did  not  recolleel,  at  that  moment,  the  coiif'cHsinnal'ul 
Arab  boatman,  »  illi  whom  I  remonslrated  on  hiii  T:^^| 
of  cleanliness,  nnd  who,  on  my  ipicstionini;  liini  I"'! 
often  he  wnshi  d,  answered,  with  nppnreni  »ini|iliiilyiF 
that  he  bad  only  done  so  three  times  in  his  life,  ivlDif 
the  eereiiioiiles  of  his  religion  |H'reiiiplorily  re<|uiriil  ill 
What  n  eonlrnsl  lo  llio  prnelicu  of  the   Iliiiduot,  *^\ 

•  I  have  since  lienril  of  the  discovery  «t  S.irciira  nf  iikI 
uncienl  nreh  on  the  kej'.tlmir  principle,  ond  nndmilitilljl 
Kiryplinn, 


iiiiiT alHw  a  day 

ulm,  III  the  coldest 

111  me  (-iaiiires,  nl< 

mill  llicnisclve.s,  li 

I  sliould  not  fori 

000111'ir  of  Kenn 

liin'jieiied  apinal 

iili.rUiiii  on  the  p 

ranii'  on  board  to 

niiiiso  accepled,  as 

lie  hiiikIs  f'or  the  bo 

I'ruia  similar  cxacti 

I'assini;  (low,  wl 

liikis,  lie  reached  ( 

laiM  a  coiiveiil,  the 

milk  Arab  style 

nun,  wiio    was  at 

liiieii  ill  (General  i 

linn,  liad  resided  fi 

imiiliaiied  that  tlicr 

uw  llioiHaiid  Chris 

l.l^'  Catholics,  the 

(ufitic  church  is  den 

mil  Jae.ibites  of  the 

Tlic  wind  beiiig  v 

under  a  range  of  iiii 

lA  muiiiiny  pits,  in 

p.; 


uliu'li  we  wished  to 
mil  nn (srsuasion  eo 
111'  luat  till  they  had 
mill  us,  as  our  lnler| 
I'Ul  H'c  promisi'd  to 
lln'  Isut,  which  was 
liuurvcr,  was  such  ll 
till  us  tu  dcjiart,  ruth 
Ix'honi  mentions  i 
of  nna!,'lit,  and  this, 
ll  I'liilu' ;  but  not  wit 
tnltic  cannot,  I  slioii 
naily  money.  I'erli 
niiiilar  to  that  which 
«!in,  I  believe,  forcll 
Ufoi  of. 

Iliir  Isiat's  crew  bri 

fy;»,  and  bread.  The; 

iliiiiin  to  that  which  •*, 

>>  I  had  heard  so  niiK 

ll  (ill  Illy  of  Ksli  ill  Ihi 

fiiiiiil  pusl,  the  .Arabs 

il,  a  tliiy  find  the  cul 

Till  iiieiilioii  of  these 

I  i:i<laiici'  ,if  the  iiiicere 

•■  llavinjf  procure 

I  liuiiofil;  but  while  I  v 

1 11  la  what  parts  lo  rel 

Illi  troiilile  of  siilKlivisi 

tkr  autliority,  llie  best 

'I'lie  iiiirtli  wind  cont 

I  lull'  iiroifress,  and  we 

«i»ii  He  fell  inclined. 

11!)  liiiiidK  serTant,  I  w 

I  trim  tlie  Isiat.     The  re 

I  opiii  my  leincrity,  an 

imiiil  iiltendant,  hut  ni 

I  nniiii|;i,  I  met  with  n 

I  Uili  iif  ibrn^fc  on  ihcii 

IpM  williiml    inti'rrupl 

I  Unfiiiiil  to  ii|>eil  their  b 

Itfiail,  III  lio|M's  of  sale. 

I  Alt  uiidria  to  Malta,  iir 

I  lo  a  I*  rson  t'ond  of  cli 

jputinif  a  winter  in  V,^\ 

I'nllii utreiiie;  the  sui] 

lillfiiJid  with   no  troul 

I  inAtil,  the  l,-isliii({  ^lali 

ITlnliisand  the  1') raiiiii 

I  "a  >'i)a)(u  and  a  li'ni{ 

Hr  ncre  sisin  ohliifci 

llwalimn  or  vilhi(re,  lii 

J»iliiil«iiiii'lollic  vieiii 

jruriiiM  1,11,1  presiiiiiinif 

l"iM.iltii  we  what  Ihi 

|li»'.win>  iiii|Nirtuiiulc,  ce 

l"l"Mf,kien  Khowuji 

ly'liiiil,"  an  npiH'llnii 

jfrjiiL  lilt,,,  for  il  never 

I  "''I  M"''"^'!"  rui  lru\c| 


Mils.  LIJSIII.NGTON'S  NARHATIVE. 


279 


ain|>  l«i|s  ,.,,„ 
til'itMlidn  Id  ii„ 
ctly  liiiliit.,11,.,, 
ntirid  an  Wui 


r**:iirii  titit:itft.  n'. 

tl  itit-iriiiiii ,,. 

i-il'hl  i>\'  iIk  I'vu 

ThcU'ii  I  l(i.,ii,j 
lUtli  npnt.  W, 
on  tlie  r.illi  it. 

to  luiinali,  tiK 
I  uliiitlt  till'  l,ii;.|,. 
vaK  iiul  ttulk.u; 
s  |ia*H  on,  Iviri. 
KUiiiiliii' ;  but  III, 
mhiI'm  cnu,  (.iir 
Nest  iiinriiiii;, 

liair,  mill  tiiii!^' 
I'  IKiiilira.  I;  t 
rikiii);  than  I  \m, 
Kihlf,  and  it  u^i 
DUiid  niiiditouc. 

und  till'  |iillat>, 
id,  cannot  jiuil; 

litli  tllc  fcirnlifit 
alvvayx  ton  niwh 
I  i-U'|;ant  |iro|<ir. 
illy  dllniul^ll  lm< 
),  wliic'li  ib  riKifui 
L8  of  tweiity-Iout  I 
nornious  lu('(<t  oi' 
I'll,  |;ivi  IIk'  IiuiIj.  I 
Hcul|itiir('  »n  liir 
list  III'  till/  liptit 
soiiK'  iiitt-rutiii!;; 
cil'  the  di'striiyu.!; 
lall'  ot"  a  li(;urr  .^ 
u  iitliir  hall,  wit;.  I 
itirr.  When  I  ills.  I 
lie,  my  udiiiiMnn 
iri'Si-rvatiMi.    'I'U 
,  und  the  raiiiii;  | 
i  1   had  yil  mii. 
I'  Mtiiiii',  HO  nmuotii, 
ilu  not  hiiak  llic  I 
iiir  U  ri'|iri'!4iiUil  I 
lit  \viirkMian>luii,| 
Itut  Ihi'  wliok  lij 
'scrilk'il,  anil  «i.i  I 
hy  llaniiltim  ai<l| 
H  iiia),'iiiludi',  iriii  I 
i»  coiiihiiiatiiiii  It  I 
Uh,  with  thi  K. 
liiiirs  ;  and  it  ii  1 1 
Lliri  coiiluiuiit  v>l 
liiri'  in  the  naitiill 
V  linil  riiiiii'unilir  I 
d  at  Ihiiilirj irt I 
iHiiii!-,    (.Inui'iusl 

iH  nearly  inwliiitl 
liiiU  ridr,  «T  four.Jl 
llill  ihilirryliK'J 
Inlorr  wr  riuWl 
lniiki'V  Kuiil'  up") 
iiH'oH"  ii"  lu'M 
lArnh:  no  Mfk  ''I 
(•(■rriiioii)'  ^'1 
i-il  lit  the  n|i|ir'«ili 

jlMTWHI.    llulw'iftl 

!•,  my  riilinilouil 

ilihly,  had  1  i^l 
[ht  thr  «iiii1ifi»^l 
[iiiii.     I'lirtimiil'l.'l 

(•(in(r«»iimol'ij| 

ili-d  on  his  "ii'l 

|liniiiM|;  him  '"'I 

\>iirint  iiiiii|ili"'Ti[ 

ill  hill  lifi,«l»>l 

lliirily  m|uii«l  il-l 

lliiidoof,  •l»l 

lilt  Saociri"!'''"'! 
,iindiindniil*'i"!| 


irr  all^^'  "  <'"y  '°  P"*^  without  plenary  ahliitinii,  niid 

I     ,„  (||i<  eohh'st  uiMtlier,  hathe  thrir  xhiviriiii;  lilllh^ 

.„  liii'  tiaimi'S  iilliHviii);   the  clotlies,  which  tlii'y  wanh 

mill  Iheinsilvrs,  to  dry  on  their  iK'tKonN  I 

I  should  not  liiri;('t  to  inenlioii  tliiil  the  deputy  nf  the 

,i.i,i„r  ot'  Kenneli,   lenrinnf  the   ci.nw'i|iiiiiee   ol"  our 

liinMliMid  apjual  to  the  p,-U(liii,  who  severely  piniishis 

ivli.rtJiiii  on  the  part  of  hin  olVicors  towards  »tr:iii),"rs, 

„„if  on  boiird  to  olFer  hiii  a|H)lo(;ies,   which   were   ol 

,,,,11*  acccpleil,  as  the  principal  motive  for  rcnistini;  the 

I, iiijiiils  •"'" ''"'  I'oats  was  to  preserve  I'litiirv  travellers 

IMiii  similar  exactions. 

I'assiiiK  Mow,  where  the  French  defeated  tlic  Maine. 
liikcs,  «e  reached  (iirfreh  on  the  'JUd.  'I'his  town  eon- 
laiiisa  convent,  the  KU|K'rior  and  monks  of  which  dress 
lutlii  Arah  style.  One  of  them,  I'adre  Ladcslan,  n  Ito. 
nun,  who  was  at  ('airo  when  the  Knglish  prisoners 
Uitii  in  (General  Krazer's  unfortunate  cx|icditioii  wen 
iJiiTi',  lia'l  resided  firteeii  or  sixteen  years  at  (iirfridi.  He 
ujiiitiui'''l  that  tlieri!  were  in  the  place,  eight  liunilred  or 
„\r  lliuii/iand  I'liristiaiis,  of  whom  about  four  liuiidred 
t,,n'  Catholics,  the  rest  fonts,  at  least  in  name.  The 
loiilic  cliiircli  is  descended  troni  tlio  ancient  Kutycliians 
mil  Jaiohites  of  the  .Monophysile  heresy. 

I'lic  wind  being  very  liigh,  we  were  oblijred  to  anchor 
uiulcr  a  range  of  mountains,  in  which  were  niuiiy  holes, 
(,1  inuiMinv  pit-1,  inhabited  by  .\rabs  apparently  very 
ant.  -Mr.  I<.  and  1  walked  about  a  iiiih:  from  the  bout, 
■nil  fill  in  with  some  of  these  men,  of  the  wildest  aji- 
iniiance,  feeding  their  flocks.  \Vc  selected  a  slieei 
iilacli  we  wished  to  purchase,  ond  agreed  on  the  terms 
Ml  no  ixrsuasion  could  induce  the  Aruln  to  take  it  to 
llir  luat  till  they  had  the  money  in  hand.  Wc  liud  iiom 
mill  u«,  as  our  interpreter  as  well  as  our  signs  explaiiieil, 
M  wo  promised  lo  puy  them  the  inoment  we  reached 
(Ik  iKUt,  wlileli  was  then  in  sight,  'i'lieir  incredulity 
IwuDicr,  was  such  that,  |>oor  us  they  were,  they  |ieriiiil 
Uil  us  tu  depart,  rather  than  du|H'iid  U|ioii  oiir  promise. 

Mioni  mentions  that  a  promise  loan  Arah  is  a  thing 
of  nnu);lit,  and  this,  I  could  imagine,  might  Im'  the  ease 
tl  I'liilus  but  not  within  n  short  distance  of  t'airo,  where 
Inlfic  cannot,  1  should  presume,  always  lie  carried  on  in 
ruily  iiiiiiiey.  I'erhaps  tlicy  uppreiiended  oppression 
(iiiular  to  that  which  tlicy  e.x|M'rii'iieed  from  the  'I'lirks, 
•  !io,  I  lulicve,  forcibly  seize  every  thing  they  stand  in 
IKt-d  of. 

(liir  boat's  crew  breaUfasled  on  coffee,  |ioaelic(l  or  liard 

ffifs,  and  bread.  They  frnpiently  purchased  meat  in  ad 

iliiioii  to  that  which  we  g.te  tliciii;  which  siirprisi'd  me, 

1  ■>  I  liad  heard  ho  mncli  of  their  |K)verly,  .Vlthoiigh  lliere 

iijilrnty  of  fish  ill  the  Nile,  some  of  which  I  tasted  and 

I  t'lUiiil  1,'iiihI,  the  .\rubs  do  not  trouble  theinselvcs  to  take 

il,  utIii'V  find  the  cultivation  of  the  soil  more  prolitablc. 

I  Till  iiK'iilioii  of  tlie.^c  eircuinstuiices  reminds  mc  of  un 

liiflaiiri'  iif  the  micerenioiiiousness  of  our  iiisubordiiiati' 

ni«.  Having  procured  a  sheep,  I  proini.4id  them  u  (sir- 

I  liuii  ufil ;  but  while  I  was  giving  direitions  to  the  Kervaiit 

i>  til  what  parts  to  retain,  I  liiuiid  they  hud  spared  me 

till  troulile  of  sulKJivision,  by  appropriating,  without  fur. 

Ilrr  authority,  the  best  hull  tu  tliemsclves. 

Till'  north  wind  continued  so  strong  that  the  boat  inadi' 

ilili'  proKri  ss,  and  we  were  enabled   to  land  genernlly 

I  linn  Ol'  lilt  inclined.  Freijueiitly, uecom|»iiiied  only  by 

I  tl  y  Ii  niidv  servant,  I  wandered  to  a  eon.'<iderable  distance 

I  iMiii  till' Isial.     The  reis  ul  lirnt  riiiiuiistrated  with  inc 

I  ufoii  my  ti'iiierily,  and   reeoiiimendeil   iiie  to  liuvo   an 

lirmril  dioiidaiil,  lint  iiotwitlistandiiig  ]  disregarded  his 

I  nriiiii|;.4,  I  met  with  no  niarnis.    The  b'dlahs,  currying 

I liiiil> of  forage  on  their  asses  or  euniels,  pariiiilted  us  to 

l|iiM  willioiit    interruption,  und    tlieli    wives   generally 

liti>|i|>il  to  o|M'ii  their  baskets  filled  with  rice,  eggs,  und 

Ibnail,  III  hii|H's  of  sale.   Were  it  not  for  the  voyage  from 

lAkuniliia  lo  Malta,  und  the  ipiaruntiiie,  I  could  fancy, 

llui  iKmon  fond  of  change,  no  pleusunter  vuriely  than 

Ijuiuii!  I  winter  ill  Kgypl.     'I'he  eliiimte  is  exhilarating 

linlln Dtri'iiie;  llie  sailing  and  floating  down  the  Nile 

lillriiiliil  with   no  troulile;  the   scenery  iN'untiful  i    and, 

I  iMliiA  till'  lasting  gralilicalion  of  seeing  sueli  ohjiels  as 

I  Tilt  Iks  and  the  ryraniids  is  worth  greater  •aeriflces  than 

ImiiiiyuKu  and  a  leni|Mirary  imprisonmenl. 

Wo  wire  Msm  obliged  to  desire  the  Keis  to  anchor  1m'. 
Iliiwaiiiwii  iir  village,  lor,  on  approaching  l>ower  l''gypl, 
|>t  liiil  conn- to  the  vicinity  of  the  'I'urka,  who  were  more 
Imims  gild  presiiiiilng  than  the  Aralw,  and  usually  as- 
•liiltoMT  what  tliv  bunt  eontuined.  The  women, 
lliki.mri'  iiii{Hirtiiiiale, coming  down  to  beg,  and  whining 
Iwt "  Mi'>kiiii  Khiiwajuli,"  which  means  "I  am  jsMir, 
Ii»t'liiiil,"  an  np|M'llntion  they  give  lo  every  one  In  a 
iriink  iliinii,  for  it  never  enters  into  thrir  emitinipiation 
ItUli  |»rwin  r.iii  travel  for  plensnrr,  or  fioin  uny  ollii'r 


motive  than  gain;  |M'rha|>s,  however,  this  term  is  intended 
us  line  of  irs|iei:t  when  upplieil  to  t'liri.-ti.ins, 

SiiKit,  the  capital  of  Upiwr  l'<gyi'l,  where  we  landed  on 
the  "Jilli,  is  u  niei'  hHikiiig  town,  with  several  good  iiiina- 
ri  ts.  The  hiiii.se  of  Ibrahim  I'aslia,  the  governor,  who 
is  also  son. ill. law  to  .Mahomed  Ali,  was  liir  siiisrior  to 
any  wc  had  sei  n  in  this  country;  hut  the  materials  of  il 
were  not  iiiore  snlist;iiitinl.  The  js'ople  were  not  uncivil, 
and  apparently  a<'eu.<toiiied  to  L^uroiieuiis.  A  Turkish 
hoy,  however,  of  uliinit  lifleeii  years  old.  deprived  us  of  a 
couple  of  asses  we  had  just  hired,  b^  iiitiniidaling  the 
driver.  Ileing  in  front  of  the  Turkish  inuinguurd,  it  was 
prnileiit  to  submit  to  this  net  of  iilsoli  iiie, 

Sigiior  .Massuri,  a  Neajsilitan  physiiinn  riiiployed  here 
hy  the  jla^1la  ns  a  vaccinator,  iiiforiiied  lis  that  the  am- 
hassadors  of  Kngland,  France  and  Knssia,  had  lelV  Con- 
stantinople; a  piece  of  intelligence  which  rendered  me 
more  anxinus  than  ever  to  proceed. 

On  the  night  of  the  iiHlh  we  were  off  .\ntiiioc,  liiiill  hy 
Hadrian,  in  honour  of  his  favourite,  Aiiliiious,  who  was 
supiHised  lo  have  Isen  drowned  in  the  .Nih'  near  tliiHH|Kit. 
Its  ruins,  described  by  Hamillon,  induced  some  of  the 
gLiilh'iiii'ii,  tlii,ii)i|i  it  was  so  late  ns  eli  vun  o'eloek,  lo 
visit  Iheiii.  After  a  good  deal  of  troulile,  they  prmiired 
a  giiiiie  from  the  village;  und,  at  the  end  of  a  desolate 
walk,  they  were  disup|xiinted  by  finding  every  relic  of 
value  reiiiiived,  it  was  said,  for  materials  for  the  new 
buildings  at  .Siont,  and  to  enib<'llisli  the  (hil\urdar's  pa- 
lace ut  Cuiro.  It  would  have  Ihcu  gratifying  to  have 
seen  Ihesi-  ruins,  and  thus  licen  cnubled  to  compare  tlic 
arcliilectuie  of  Hadrian's  city  on  the  hunks  ol  the  .Nile, 
with  Hadrian's  magnificent  villa  in  ar  Koine. 

On  reaehing  llemiihassen,  we  uiieliorid  just  Ih'Iow  the 
giottoes  which  are  half-way  up  the  mouiitnin.  Within 
a  siinare  cut  in  the  rock,  is  seen  a  temple  sup|Mirti'il  by 
pillirs,  on  which  rests  a  |H'diineiit.  These  pillars,  wliieli 
are  nmri'  ill  the  (■reciaii  than  the  Kgyptian  style,  are 
singularly  elegant,  having  their  Hlialis  compoHcd  of  four 
rods  compri'ssed  at  the  iieek  of  the  capital  vvliieh  is 
formed  hy  their  expansion.  The  scenes  on  the  walls  are 
execUeiilly  dcscrils'd  hy  Hamilton.  'I'lu  colours  were  a 
gisid  deal  covered  by  dirt  and  siiioke,  hut  when  we  re- 
innved  tlicse  with  u  wet  towel,  fi.veil  to  the  end  of  a  [Nile, 
wc  were  all  surprised  ut  a  brilliant  pietnre  making  its 
ap|K'uraiii'c.  'I'lie  colours  are  oeeusliiniilly  very  vivid; 
the  green,  lilac,  and  light  blue,  of  the  plimiage  of  soiiie 
birds,  represented  in  the  lut  of  being  snared,  are  purlieu, 
larly  line.  1  observed  no  mylholngieal  figures  here,  and 
few  hieroglyphics.  On  this  s|M)t  1  v>'uh  struck  willi  the 
ipiuiitiiies  of  little  fluttened  stones,  or,  as  it  were,  puces 
of  burnt  clay  of  a  sand  colour,  alniul  the  size  of  u  shilling, 
and  ealliil  hy  the  natives  angels'  money;  they  were  us 
iiuiinruus  un  these  muuiitaiiu  ua  »liin|{les  uii  tliu  sea- 
shore. 

.\s  we  udvaliceil  toward*  Cairo,  the  navigation  of  the 
Nile  beeuiiie  more  precarious,  and  the  niunsli  frcipiently 
gut  aground,  where  our  course',  fioni  u  purtial  depth  of 
the  sli'iaiii,  seemed  h'ast  liable  to  interruptions.  'I'wo 
maashes,  sunk  in  a  rocky  and  dungemns  |iart  of  the 
river,  uliiioBt  a  whirljHiol,  proved  the  risk  we  encountered 
in  going  oil  at  night ;  and  yet  this  wc  were  coni|K'lled  lo 
(lis  from  tlii^  violeneu  of  the  contrary  wind  which  pre 
vnih'd  during  the  day. 

The  next  morning,  on  hsiking  out  nfllio  mansli,  I  was 
struck  by  seeing  what  up|H>ared  to  ine  n  moiuitoiii  of 
siiignlnr  Khn|ie,  inclining  to  one  side,  u«  if  the  liiuiidation 
had  partially  given  wny.  A  llttlii  IhIow,  tliu  view  of  the 
I'yruiiiids  of  (iliiyeh  lirsl  broke  u|Mm  me;  and  us  the 
mountain  alsivc  ineiitioned  made  them  liuik  small,  they 
did  not  fill  ine  with  that  degree  of  usionislmieiit  which  1 
had  ex|H'cted  them  to  ejeile.  (ireat,  Ihercforc,  was  my 
siirpriso  lo  find  that  what  I  had  iinagined  lo  Im  n  inoiiri- 
taiii,  was  cnlh'd  the  falso  pyramid — which,  from  iH'ing 
nearer,  and  built  u|Nin  a  nioinid,  seemed,  though  Ihe  re- 
verse', of  u  larger  sixe  lliaii  the  olliers.  Hud  I  at  lirsl 
known  the  lriilli,llie  itVei't  would,  perhaps,  have  In'iii  far 
more  iiii|s>siiig;  hut,  as  it  was,  I  hHikeil  and  liHiked,  and 
I'liebavoured  to  raise  iiiyM'lf  lomimelhing  like  enUmsiasiii, 
hut  I  could  not  sui'i'ccd.  'I'he  I'yramiils  still  cnnllniieil 
to  III',  in  my  ryes,  no  more'  than  the  pigmy  effoits  of  hu- 
man iinpcrlielion  lo  rival  Ihe  surrnundin^  mouiitainH, 

( HArriiii  X. 

Apt>riinrh  in  Cniio- Itiili*  frion  tlie  Imihih  to  tin'  Con^iilnte  — A| . 
IUpIii'Iih  o  I  III' till'  rt.iullr  t*\i'illsliill  Ihiiiiiili  III!'  rtly  unit  II- 
inilriiiik  liiillurilni  -  :\iii'ril"''  iit'ilirl'aiiliH'>HiiiiiiiiiirvJiNllri'— 
TottiliH  lit'  lllii  MliloallllM'  Pll  illis--\VM'trlliil  riiiiitilloh  ul  tlir 
I  hllilii'ii  VkII  IU  HhiHitlln— .Vlireilotl'  ol  Illr  |>ii»liu  s  AlliTlloii 
for  liii  tail'  \\\(i\ 

Onr  npproaeh  lo  Cairo  was  nol  under  rnvonrahin  uii>. 
pirei.    Thu  rain  which,  Tor  Ihe  laot  Ihrcv  daya,  had  lo 


unusually  prnvuilcd,  continued  to  dri'Z'iilu,  and  the  cloudy 
sky  added  to  the  iiiehiiielnily  appi'uraiico  of  the  decayed 
and  ilesirleil  banaek-looking  lioii.ses  on  each  slilc  the) 
Nile,  ill  wliK'li  tliu  c.iscineiits  were  broken,  if  they  hud 
I  ver  lie'Cii  ghi/.ed.  A  lew  stragglers  along  the  hunks, 
and  no  loats  in  uitivity  on  the  river,  gave  but  little  idea 
iif  our  vicinity  to  u  enpitul. 

'I'hd  first  thing  which  attracted  my  attention  after 
the  ryinmlds,  was  a  eastclhled  biiililmg,  perched  on 
the  siiiiiniit  of  Ihe  moiintain  on  the  right  bank  of  tlio 
river — so  liiifh  and  so  obscured  by  the  mist,  that  I  had 
no  idea  of  what  it  was  till  I  lixikcd  through  u  IcIeNcopo, 
when  It  proved  u  pieturesipie  tiirt,  ol  the  same  colour  us 
the  mountain  on  which  it  stood;  und,  from  the  lutter 
being  sear|ied  from  top  to  liollom,  the  nsenni  oulsido 
np|ivari'd  very  dillieult.  Wo  pulled  on  till  two  houra 
utter  ilarh,  und  reinuiiicd  all  nighl  in  u  creek  of  Ihu 
river,  to  avuid  the  noise  of  the  nnnnriius  crul'l  in  llio 
principal  stream,  unil  ulso  tu  esiupe  u  visit  from  tlin 
rats,  which  are  ever  ready  lu  shill  their  ipiarters  un  the 
airivil  of  a  new  vessel.  A  slcaiii-bnat  wns  lying  op|>o- 
site  ihn  island  of  Ithoila,  whero  the  Indian  uiiiiy  wus 
eiii'uni|H'd  in  ll^Ol.  .\c.\t  morniug  we  landed  at  Itulue, 
and  I'ouiid  hoises  uiiil  donkeys  proviileil  tiir  us  by  thu 
kimlness  of.\Ir.  .Maltas, aetiiiL'  lor  .Mr.  Ilarker,  Ihc  Kng- 
lisli  consul,  then  at  Alexandria.  The  genlleioan  went 
hrst,  und  uflcr  dcspulcliiiig  our  baggage  to  Cairo,  I 
mounted  my  dapple,  and,  atteiuled  by  Anlunio  Iho  Italian 
."Crvuiil,  followed  lo  tlio  coiisulnle. 

I  ti'lt  some  little  nervousness  ul  the  idea  of  riding 
through  the  crouded  streiels  ul  iiimiii  ;  but  tlioio  proved 
no  just  cuusu  of  upprcheiisioii  from  the  piople,  who, 
tliiiii);h  lliey  looked  intently,  and  one  or  two'l'uiks  iiiudo 
'ibsi'ivutiuns  to  eueli  other,  ollbred  nut  the  bli^htest  iii- 
I  iiility. 

I  believe  the  women  I  met  eyed  mc  with  us  much  in- 
lereitas  I  regarded  them.  Tiny  resiinbled  friars  more 
than  women  ;  uppe'uring  giiierally  course  and  lilt,  liilliig 
rii  niriilier,  and  envelopeij  in  a  Iihisc,  shapiless  garinent 
of  LIuck  silk,  which  covered  the  head  us  well  as  thu 
ligure,  and  on  the  Ibrchead  joined  a  piece  of  white  linen, 
all. eh  descended  in  a  peak  to  Ihc  waist,  und  which, 
witliiiiit  sticking  close,  eoiieealeil  the  tine  like  a  mask. 
Two  holes  were  eut  in  tins  fur  the  eyes,  somelinios  so 

large  that  eilie  might  giuss  at  the  eharneter  of  tho  fucu 
beni'Uth;  and  the  elotli,  from  Iho  forehead  down  In  Uio 
tip  ol  the  nose,  was  uelorned  with  a  row  of  seijuins,  or 
otlur  orimnionts.  Altogether  the)  whole  dri'ss  was  gru- 
tesipiei  and  ugly.  Many  streets  were  so  narrow  thai, 
but  lur  the  blows  of  the  duiikey  diivers,  I  think  I  should 
have  I'cen  sejueezcd  to  death  by  the  camels  and  their 
loiids.  .Men,  horses,  dmike'ys,  und  cuinels,  all  hurried 
on,  without  tho  least  regurd  lu  whom  or  what  iiiight  bo 
III  their  way,  und  yet  all  uppeureil  to  e«cn|io  with  sulety. 
The  iluy  was  still  overcast,  and  Ihe  sij^lit  uf  so  many 
nurrow  slreels  und  discrteel  lion.ses,  both  then  and  the 
day  before,  filled  me  with  u  melunclioly  1  cuuld  nut 
shako  utf,  and  which  was  nol  dimlnislioil  liy  tlis  up|>our. 
aiicu  of  tho  coiiKulutu  wlinro  »u  wore  to  lodge.  Mr. 
Salt  being  lately  dead,  tho  lionse  was  conseipiunlly  un- 
inhubileil,  and,  tuan  Kiiglisli  e>ye,  unfurnished. 

'I'lic  cemvcrsation,  in  Iho  rvoiiing,  turned  on  thn 
plagiio  ;  anil  we  heard  that  one  iircuinil  (the  term  Used 
liir  a  ileal  II  by  plague)  had  nlreudy  uccnrreil.  It  waa 
natural,  therofore,  un  letiring  lo  my  gloomy  chumbor 
at  night,  lo  dwell  on  this  awful  subject.  Tlnsn  inedila- 
lions  woro  not  chcerod  by  tho  sight  of  un  iron  iHtdslcud 
and  several  bottleaof  camphor  on  n  biiroau,  indicating 
the  preeuuliona  ubsvrvcd  agaiuHt  infecllun;  and  I  tell 
an  incrnnscd  dejcetiun  fioi.i  huviiij;,  in  thn  inoining,  ru- 
reived  letters  which  Iraiispeirted  mo  in  idea  tu  Knglund, 
,ind  ull  the  smiling  roinfurts  of  a  home,  where  liupplly 
such  dreadful  intTielions  urn  unknown.  Osling  otf', 
liowevcr,tliesa  liigubrioiia  rolloi  lions,  I  joined  my  friends 
iie.vl  day  in  an  exeuision  lo  view  the  vuriuus  objects  uf 
iiileriat  within  our  leach. 

Crossing  thu  Ksliuiiuier,  or  great  sipiarr,  wo  came  to 
thn  lioiist!  uf  the  diillurdar  who  inariied  the  jHisha'a 
ilaugliler,  lo  which  a  gurden  is  atlaclind,  with  a  sumnier- 
lioiiso  or  pavilion  in  It,  and  a  marble  rounlain.  The 
iirange  Ireea  were  in  full  frull ;  tho  most  cun.ipiruou* 
lliiwers  were  French  marigolds,  inleis(mrs«>«l  in  tho  suiiis 
Is'ils  with  largo  cabbages;  the  I'rnil,  flower,  and  kitchen 
gnideii  being  tliu^  combine  d  in  one. 

II  uu*  in  this  garilon  where  General  Klobor  vvnsassai. 
sinaled.  Wo  saw  Ihe  s|Hil  where  ho  W"s  ■landing,  and 
the  wi  II  lo  which  his  miirelerer  fled  for  conccahnenl. 
Ills  well  known  that  thei  assassin  waa  imjialed,  and 
that  he  aurvived  three  days  in  nKony.  The  adjnining 
liniisn  to  thia  |iolaro  ia  a  humble  one,  biit  il  waa  Ihal  iii 


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w'lioii  U  )iiapiirta  held  liia  liuucJ-i|U[irtora  whilo  ul  Cairo. 
'I'lio  Uiirtiiidur  11  niiii'li  dinlikcil;  lio  unii  said  to  lie  of 
u  sanj;uiiiury  ilia|iii8itiuii,  and  iiiiiy  kept  in  iliick  by  tlie 
panlin.  It  wuH  (joncrully  alulcd  lliu.t,  since  JMahunicd 
All  Imd  It'K  liiinaclf  miture  in  tliu  pualiulic,  ho  hod 
cpaxL'd  to  be  cruiH ;  acldoni,  of  Into  years,  taking  nwuy 
lil'e,  and  iiivur  wilh  Inrliirc;  and  if  the  siibordinati' 
'I'nrks  wore  aa  well  disposed  uh  hiinsell^  the  Aruln,  not- 
withalanding  the  oppressive  taxes,  would  I'eel  their 
proin'rty  iimro  soeure.  One  instuneu  ol'liis  prompt  jus- 
lieu  exi'iled  inueli  asldnisliini'iit  ;  yet  n  more  delilKirule 
ini'tliod  would  not  prubably,  with  such  a  people,  have 
prudiieed  uu  ei|UiU  etlKCl.  A  I'iteliiel', wUo  jiad  not  lun)> 
been  aceustoiued  lo  tliu  I'asha's  rule,  punished  one  ot' 
Ins  u»n  servauts  with  death.  The  eliul'uas  e.ilh'd  beliire 
M.ihoned,  who  asked  hiui  by  what  auliiocily  ho  euiii. 
inillttd  lliis  oiilrajfe.  lie  replied  that  the  ininwashis 
own  servant.  '"'I'lue,"  retorled  the  ruslia,"bul  ho  was 
my  subject^"  and  wilii  llial  he  passed  seutenee, and  had 
the  unlortunate  L'uelic'et'iuini>>dialoly  buiieaded — an  el- 
tpetiml  wariiiu);  to  lliu  ro..<t  ol'  the  fjiandies  preswiit. 
The  above  aet  ul'  severity  bus  saved  the  lile  ol' many  ol 
the  Arabs,  who,  in  Ibriiiur  limes,  would  have  been  eacri- 
tiood  by  llieir  Turkish  iiiusturs  on  the  iiiual  tiillini;  prc- 
lonce*. 

I'assin;  near  tho  aneient  mosqiic  called  Sultaun  II.i- 
kiiii's,  and  the  lolly  i;aleway  denominated  ii.ibuol  Kill- 
tell,  we  prneeuded  by  theilaLssil  .Nussar, the  huiidsoinesl 
(lale  of  the  eity,  utd  huilt  in  the  ^'rund  SaiHienic  style. 
ll  IS  iui possible  to  site  L'uiro  williuut  buiii^  struck  with 
the  HUH  and  durability  ol  the  ancient  edil'uxs,  compared 
with  the  fragility  of  tlio.sn  of  modern  dale,  However, 
llieie  are  relulivu  (eriiis,  lur  tlio  times  of  S.iladin,  wliieli 
ill  Kni^laiid  I  should  eaJI  aiiuient,  J  must  in  l''Kypt  term 
iiiodern,  and  shall  express  my  meaning;  inoie  iliarly  il 
I  say  the  fragility  of  the  buildinjjs  creeled  witlun  the 
lust  one  hundred  and  tifly  yeais:  all  these  arc  K<>>i>K  to 
decay,  winle  Ihuso  of  tmcii  or  ei;;hl  liniidred  yearn  ujro 
aro  standing;,  and  if  le'l  to  time,  without  being  dilapi- 
dated by  man,  will,  to  all  ap|>earam'e,  last  for  some  cen- 
turies lo  roiiie.  On  our  way  we  passed  by  a  small  red 
and  white  stri|H<d  house,  in  which  Itiiekliaidt  died. 
His  iiaiiio  is  never  mcntiuiicd  tvitliuut  paiic;,'yriu,  and 
e.ipi'ossions  ot  deep  rcfrre!. 

The  ultiniatc  oliject  of  our  excursion  was  the  tombs 
of  the  Mainaluke  t>u!tauiis.  Those  are  silualed,  as  il 
would  ap|icar,  in  Ihc  vciy  heart  of  the  desert;  and  il 
stiuck  mo  as  Olio  of  tho  most  siii)ru!ar  lealnres  of  (irand 
Cairo,  that,  from  the  very  centre  of  |>upuhitiuii,  from  a 
•eciiu  of  luxuiiunl  cultivation,  wo  in  u  iiiumeul,  wilhout 
tha  Hli)>litcsl  prcpur.itioii,  passed  on  to  a  plain  and  hills 
oftand.  ^iot  u  tree,  not  ii  habllution  breaks  the  iini- 
formily  of  tho  surllico  :  nnthiii);  is  visible  but  u  district 
of  graves,  extendini;  as  far  as  the  eye  can  reach;  and, 
where  the  stuiics  are  no  l<in;;cr  pereeptilile,  little  hillucka 
of  sand  mark  the  placoa  ol  sepullure. 

Amidst  this  ile^'olilioii  arise  the  lonibs  of  tlin  ,'Mani- 
nlukes.  The  lar;.'esl  is  Ihal  ol  Siillan  lloerkook  and  his 
lollnvvrrs,  It  is  in  the  liirni  of  ii  aipiare,  and  its  walls 
are  in  excellent  preservation.  On  one  side,  in  nii 
an  bed  and  vaulted  riKim  inlaid  with  euloiirod  marbles, 
are  placed  his  remains;  at  the  extieinily  of  an  oim'ii 
t;al|erv  i'*  a  similar  nsmi,  now  used  as  n  mosipie.  'I'lie 
Hi|unrc  is  enils'lllsbcil  with  H  minur  and  domi'.  The 
hilicr  especially,  nilh  the  piilpil  or  mue/./.ln,  is  rut  in 
till'  most  ele)(ant  and  delicate  fretwurk  of  stone. 

The  rest  of  Ibu  biiihllM);  was  occupied  by  pisir  Arabs, 
who  liied  hy  tH'}:|rini,',  and  in  Ibis  dv.clliii|r  are  safe  from 
taxo's  and  extortion. 

Tie*  v\  relchiHlncHS  ol  ihe  chiMren  was  beyond  any 
tiling  I  hade\i>r  seen  ;  several  were  lolully  IiIiimI,  others 
ainio-t  'o,  and  suiiie  v  ho  bad  lost  one  eye,  and  evidently, 
from  disease  and  dirt,  wire  liisiii;r  tlm  other,  e«>'itcd  my 
ulniosl  compassion.  It  was  in  aiu  I  vxplaincd  to  their 
parent  H  the  necessity  of  cleanliness;  llicy  replied,  ''  wa- 
ter Mas  cold,  wali-r  Would  make  them  worse,"  and  re- 
turned  to  thu  elainoiir  llir  bnek9ees,vvlii4'!i  Ihey  appoaroil 
lo  vuliiu  alsivo  the  bleasin|[  of  sight.  .Many  of  those 
little  wreteliea  wore  strings  of  blue  beidt  as  necklitcos 
and  bracelela,  and  others  had  biinoheH  of  Ihem  Imni;  nn 
I  heir  e.irs,  while  their  eyes  swamind  with  Mins,  rnnderin); 
Ihom  Ihe  most  pileons  ohjccls  I  ever  Ik- hi  Id. 

Ah  I  had  already  seoii  an  I'uyptlan  i;arden,  I  lisiked 
lor.varil  to  an  exciiraion  lo  Shoobru,  the  c  uinlry  seat  of 
tho  paallit,  with  lltllo  or  nn  curiosity,  rroeecdmif,  how- 
ever,  by  a  fine  mud,  planted  uu  encli  side  willi  avaeias 
and  sycamores,  whose  giowlh,  owmj;  to  the  rtcbiieas  of 
tlioaoil,  k»pl  pace  with  Ihe  iinpntient  ilis|Hiiilioii  of  the 
poaha,  who  Imd,  at  one  awvop,  cut  down  tlm  avenue  of 
jiiulbcrry  lueu  three   voara  before,  wo  arrived  at  Ibo 


house,  whieh  ia  situuled  close  to  the  Nile,  uiid  commands 
a  tine  pro-iistcl  of  ihn  river  and  city. 

The  exterior  of  the  building  exhibited  nothing  remark- 
able. On  ascending  a  terrace  a  lew  feet  square,  we 
passed  through  a  rough  wooden  door,  Bueh  as  i.i  fit  only 
tor  an  oulhoiise,  and  loiiiid  ourselves  in  the  (tasha's  room 
of  audience.  It  was  malted,  and  round  the  walla  was 
fixed  a  row  of  euahioiis,  on  two  coriiera  of  which  were 
placed  salin  pillows,  marking  the  seat  the  pasha  occu- 
pied according  to  Ihe  [losllion  of  the  sun.  Just  over  a 
low  ledge  in  tlie  door,  we  stcp|H.'d  into  a  small  room  with 
1  hcdtling  on  the  floor;  this  was  his  sleeping  ehainU'r. 
Surely  never  nionareh  had  so  little  luxury  or  atute. 
riience  wc  came  at  once  to  the  niagnificent  suite  of 
apartmcnls  npproprialcd  lo  the  chief  lady  of  the  harem. 

The  centre  of  the  priiicifHil  room  formed  a  sort  of  octa- 
gon, willi  three  recesses,  all  inlaid  with  inarblc.  From  the 
tour  corners  o|h  ned  four  smaller  rooms,  fitted  with  splen- 
did divans  and  cushions  of  velvet,  anil  chilli  of  gold;  and 

set  fif  marble  baths  completed  this  aerica  of  elegant 
apartments. 

The  ceilings,  executed  by  a  lireck  artist,  were  lofty 
and  vaiilled,  oriiumeiited  with  gold  and  representations  of 
laiidsca|H's,  or  of  palaces  and  colonnades,  the  whole  puint- 
d  in  light  and  pleasing  culouis. 

The  siiltuiia's  private  sitting  room  was  still  more 
sumptuous.  The  ceiling  consisted  of  a  circus  of  |>alaces, 
the  columns  and  arehea  of  which  were  delineuU'd  with  a 
most  successful  regard  lo  |MTapeetive.  'I'hese  upartmciiU 
weic  until  I. itely  occupied  by  the  paahu's  deceased  wife, 
mother  of  Ibrahim  I'aslia,  by  a  former  husband.  Their 
splendour  was  singularly  contrasted  with  Ihe  plaiiinesaol 
(hose  inhubilcd  by  Ihe  pasha  himself.  This  led  oiiu  of 
my  friends  to  usk  if  I  was  not  pi'iielniti'd  with  so  con- 
vincing a  prisif  of  the  gallantry  of  the  Turk :  and  he 
clialh  iigid  iiic  lo  cite  the  Knglish  husband  who  would 
have  done  so  iniicli  tor  Ihe  exclusive  grutilication  of  his 
wile.  To  which  I  couhl  only  reply  thai,  willi  my  erratic 
pro|K'nsilics,  1  should  not  willingly  resign  the  privilege  of 
iueomotion  tor  such  proofs  of  atl'ection ;  and  that  I  ap- 
prehended l\w  Knglish  wuineii  would  answer  either  the 
pasha's  or  .Sincho  i'anza's  idea  of  a  good  wile,  by  coiili- 
niially  remaining,  according  to  the  laltcr'a  proverb, 
"  like  an  honest  woman  ut  home,  as  if  her  leg  were 
broken." 

Mahomed  All's  lale  consort  had  great  intliienco  over 
him  during  her  lit'e,  aa  he  considered  his  innrringe  with 
her  the  foundalionof  his  gn<Ml  tiirtune.  She  was  esteemed 
and  iH'loved  by  the  people,  lor  her  iiiHueiieo  was  ever 
employed  on  the  side  of  jiisliee  and  mercy.  Aliieli  of 
her  time  was  iKCupied  in  receiving  petitions  ;  but  il  waa 
seldom  she  hud  to  refer  them  to  llie  pualia,  as  her  (Miwer 
was  too  well  known  by  the  ministers  to  reijuire  this  laat 
apjH'al.  If,  hnwivcr,  ill  coiisccpienec  of  any  demur  on 
their  part,  she  had  to  apply  to  him,  he  aiiswered  their  rt 
monstranie  by  saying — "  It  ia  enough,  liy  my  two 
eyes  I  if  she  reipiircs  it,  the  tiling  must  be  done  ;  be  it 
through  lire,  water,  or  stone." 

His  highness,  during  the  heals  of  auiiimcr,  aits  In  low, 
in  a  riMiin  p.xrlii'ularly  iidapti  d  for  cooliiesa,  and  having  a 
marble  fountain  in  the  ceiilre.  On  one  of  Ihe  walls  is  in 
KcrilM'd,  in  large  .Vruhic  cliarai'ters,  a  verse  from  the  Ko- 
ran, sigiillying  "  .\n  hour  of  justice  ia  worth  seventy 
tiavs  of  prayer." 

'I'he  gariii'iis  of  Khisdiru,  willi  their  golden  fruit  and 
aMiiiatlc  llowcrs,  linving  already  been  descrils  d  by  for- 
mer travellers,  I  shall  pass  on  lo  thu  magiiilicciit  pa. 
villon,  wliii'h  eonstiliites  the  chief  embellislnriinl  of  the 
place,  uiiil  whieh  wna  eomph'ted  only  a  Ii  W'  weeks  iH'fiTi- 
my  visit.  This  puvilion  is  alsint  two  himdred  and  hity 
li'ct  long  by  two  Inindrid  !.road.  On  its  sides  run  foiii 
galleries,  or  colonnades,  comiHiaed  of  elegant  pillars  ul 
the  finest  white  marble  (ul  an  oriU'r  resembling  (In 
coiii|Hisilc,)  surrounding  a  Nunkeii  court  of  six  leet  diep, 
paved  lliroiiglioiil  with  tl.n  same  beautiful  material.  At 
each  corner  of  Ihe  colonni') '  is  a  lerrai'o,  over  which 
water  passes  iiilo  the  court  Isluw  in  a  iiiurmuring  cas- 
cade, having  on  its  ledges  ligiires  of  lisli,  aeiilptured  so 
Irne  lo  nnliire  that,  with  thu  lloning  stream,  llicy  apjH'ar 
to  move.  The  wlioh'  supply  of  water  rises  again  Uirough 
:i  fountain  in  the  centre,  and  rc-ap|N'arH  in  a  Ix'autiful 
jet -d'enii,  lol)y,  s|>nrkliiig,  and  ahundanl.  Oiil'  sildnni 
sees  an  exbiliilion  of  Oils  eliaraitcr  witlioiit  apprehending 
a  failure  tit'  water;  hnl  here  the  works  are  fed  by  tin 
.Vile,  lUid  Ihe  >|Nielatur  la  aware  that  ita  exuberance  will 
not  cease. 

Ill  Hue  weather,  tho  paaha  nceaalonnlly  rraoria  In  Ihi  > 
splendid  foiintuin  with  the  ladies  of  his  harem,  who  row 
about  III  llietlouded  court  for  the  nmusement  of  hia  high, 
ncas,  while  he  is  Frali'd  in  Ihe  colonnade,  (ileal  is  (he 
euinniolion  when  the  ladies  ileacendinto  Ihe  garili  n.     ;\ 


signal  ia  given,  and  the  gurdcncra  vanish  in  an  instam 
We  were  all  struck  with  Ihe  ruddy  cheeks  and  licultl,, 
appearaiiee  of  iIickc  men.  They  were  principally  l^mt,' 
and  the  guy  eolouraof  their  tiincit'ul  costumi' — each  win 
a  nosegay  or  bniieli  of  fruit  in  his  hand — coinbincdniii 
the  luxuriant  scenery  around,  gave  them  more  the  (,„, 
blani M-  id° actors  in  a  ballet  repreaciiling  a  tele  in  Arrj 
dia,  Uiau  the  real  labourers  of  a  Turkish  despot. 


CIIArPKU  XI. 

X'isli  lo  tliertiadet— I.atioiirnrilic  vvoiiiiii  mid  rtiitiln  n— Sii'ium 
view  trniii  itie  lerim't — 'I'll*-  piihtia  »  paliiri — Phivi-  ii,nrkit-(? 
liieiery  (il'ltie  i)iikhii'«  fai.nly— 'I'uit'fH  ii  l^astia—lftiinei  l»d..ti- 
The  next  day,  while  the  gcnilcmen  were  gone  Iom.,! 
the  governor  of  Cairo,*  I  followed  to  the  citadel,  arci  n 
panied  by  Oainan,  the  Scot8man,ao  often  nienlionril  lit 
travellera  in  Kgypt,  who  now  praetises  physic  in  ||„ 
eity,  and  liaa  receivi:d  the  title  of  efl'endi  from  the  paftij 
After  puasing  many  splendid  mosques,  we  asctnditi 
through  a  gate,  which  still  rvtained  ahot-niarksandnth" 
itidicationa  of  former  warfore,  and  entered  at  dner  i.n , 
(Hived  road,  very  Bleep,  and  incloacd  iK'lween  high  wjjl, 
"Here  it  was,"  whis[)crcd  Osinan,  "tliiit  lliusr  iirnm, 
whose  names  I  will  not  mention,  were  massacred  ,in 
their  return  from  visiting  the  pasha."  A  painful  I'oilin. 
made  iiic  Imik  round  to  sec  if  there  was  no  rsca«; 
thcro  waa  none ;  and  no  resistance  could  have  avallo<l, », 
the  assailanla  wcrcal)Ove,  protected  by  the  walls,  whinrf 
they  fired  in  jierfcct  aecurity  on  the  Maniahikcs— wh,,, 
witJi  their  attendanta  ond  horses  pressing  on  each  (iijiu, 
formed  a  dense  niaaa  below.  I  Blmddered  as  I  Islirldm 
imagination  the  slaughter  of  these  unfortunate  poonli,  I 
utterly  lielplees,  unable  to  Hy,  indeed  scarcely  abk  lo 
move. 

Osnian  made  the  only  excuse  which  could  lie  jinn 
for  this  treacherous  a<  t — that  |Kdiey  required  t,  liir  ilm 
the  Mamalukes  were  conspiring  against  Ihe  pasl.n,  and  i: 
he  had  not  killed  them  they  would  have  destnivid  hin. 
Those  Ih'sI  aeqiiainled  with  the  |iaslia,  say  he  uui  liim 
self  much  disturbed  during  the  day,  and  reproved,  bvl;! 
silence  and  a  look,  one  of  his  Frank  physicians  who  i|. 
ludcd  lo  the  subject  with  levity. 

'i'he  citadel,  which  was  much  shaken  four  yenni  sjn  I 
hy  the  explosion  of  a  inugazine,  ia  now  iinderfdlin  1 1 
thorough  repair.  We  here  saw  iiiaiiy  vestiges  of  lliisdr 
sirui'live  accident,  tlie  ell'ecis  of  which  were  aggravai,d 
by  ita  having  occurred  when  the  plague  was  at  iii  j 
height ;  for  jiersona,  who  hud  shut  tlieniaelvca  up  1. , 
avoid  contagion,  were  obliged  to  Hy  from  the  ir  hcu-n,  I 
mingle  with  lliv  crowd,  and  assist  in  extinguisliini!  ilir  I 
lire  whieh  followed  the  explusion.  Among  the  mini  I 
alioiit  to  Im'  pulled  down,  I  grieved  to  observe  seme  intr  I 
resting  relies  of  the  reign  ol  S.iladin:  one  of  llirsi,  hii  [ 
hall,  which  might  lung  liavc  stood  Ihc  ravages  iiflint.  [ 
is  'o  make  nsiiii  fur  a  square.  The  roof  of  Ibis  iditiui!  | 
very  beautiful.  It  is  formed  of  a  s ucccssiuii  of  lillli 
domes  made  uf  wood,  into  whieh  arc  introduced  comcifl 
ciri.li's,  containing  octagons  of  blue  and  gidd.  'I'hi'  wi  I 
iicrs  and  arches  of  the  buihling  are  carved  in  tbc  l«iil 
•  uilhic  manner,  and  in  many  places  theeoloura  aiid(|Jil  [ 
ing  eontinne  |ierfcctly  bright.  I 

Parties  of  wonieii  and  ehihlrcn  were  running  ii|i  iiii!| 

down  the  piecipitniis  rock  on  which  the  eitadi  Ktaml 

planks,  withinit  railing,  removing  the  nibbisli.niid  dim 
ing  mortar  for  the  new  b.iilding.     My  licu'-l  m  Iml  viin 
I   saw  these  pisir   creatures  struck   with  a   luick  slit  I 
which  Ihe  overseer  ftoiirislied   in   his  hnnd ;  iIiihibIi  te| 
for   the  bluus  I  should  scuriely  have  kiiimii  liny  ncr 
not  all  in    play,  as  liny  were  singing  in  Ihe  liaalest  kd 
thi'',  however,    I    afterwards  hained,   was  ec.i,i|mlt.n  I 
The  dift'creni  parlii  s,  in  presenting  Ihcmselvis  I'nr  wiri.l 
almost  lure  the  overseer  lo  piices,  sereainiiig  out  lliinl 
song,  anil  never  ceasing  to  run  round  and  ruMiid,  likf'T 
many  ilcrvishes,  in  a  circle,  till  their  IiihIs  wc  re  eiiiplifil 
or  filled.     Moved  hy  their  apparently  hard  I'ulc.  I  «itli[ 
incnfing  my  inahilily  to  relieve  the  whole  of  the  «rrl(W| 
crowd,  when,  after  a  longer  in»|H'elion,  I  observed  uil'l 
aslonishmenl   how  little   eillier  Ihe  childrin  or  wmul 
seemed   lo  care  for  it  thenisclves — the  former,  »illi  iJl 

"  The  goveriinr  reixivetl  the-  parly  very  cniirlroivlv,! 
and  pntlid  oiii'  id'lhem  on  the  hack  iiicrcdiiloii»h,«l«| 
he  mid  he  liiiil  Iscn  thirty  years  ill  India,  and  did  null 
rnc:in  to  iituni:  md  iinilerslonding  how  iiiiv  lirssi 
ei.iild  Icnr  hiuisell' from  that  country  allir  so  loni  i  r«T 
dinci.  The  Italian  interpreter  knell  at  hisliil  ''■I 
having  Ihe  iindicneeclianiber,  the  gi  ntlcnien  »n»  »l<<'| 
Ittiiity  of  the  household  ranged  in  a  line,  saying  |'r">''''| 
uccoriling  to  the  nioliuns  of  a  Monllali  placed  in  I'rw'* 
n  fughiiMii 


te  Inlarily  "f  tlici 

runmiig  up  and  d 

wr  pleasure.     Wl 

under  the  guns,  a 

liflfd  by  the  haras 

prttid  idotv    wilh 

kiu'iv  uh»  was  mo 

icin's.     Kjch   villa 

liiits  i;>r  the  piiblli 

beaij'  of  the  same 

especti'd  to  feel  nio 

touriTs  are  suiiplici 

id  I'act  are  lietter  fi 

m  tlie  collection  of 

IHOMi.eijual,  I  bi'liev 

iNivf  iicetie,.so  paint 

It  Joseph's  well,  t 

nimc  was  Yusuf, 

frriirieously,  transit 

S'pll. 

.\lter  cxaniining  I 

ihc  deseriplioii  of  I! 

nifnl.«  i)f  mine,  wc  a 

|u!lia's  p.ilacc,   win 

I'jiroamI  the  aurn 

md  decayed  houses, 

i:id  ilcgnnt  minaret 

pirl't'ct  verdure,  and 

iDiiiilry,  with  their 

^wranilds,  the  huge  i 

tilt'  tisit  of  the  lerrac 

tiirstuildi'd  with  wli 

iho  while  and  gri-ei 

raausoleuins  of  tlie  A 

mounds  of  rubbish 

I  piTl  in  iU.lf  almost 

I  hold.    We    then    en 

iplendid  anti  cajiacioi 

hall  measuring  bctwe 

I  tr  one  hundred  and 

mndows,  and  paved 

diiiary  si/e  of  eiglilei 

ol'ihe  side-rooms  was 

and  rotes,    in   purple 

I  briiu^lit  from  Constai 

1  ronclude  that  |M'r 

I  l>roinf  callous  to  the 

I  had  nut  ilecreascd  wit 

filadfl,  1  rode  along  tl 

fonHit  with  some  of 

I  filled  me  with   apprel 

I  linivs  lie  avoided,  al 

fjchiide  of  my  donke 

I  llie  «iy.     Nobtxly  act 

I  (rer  may  Ik;  the  cncou 

Inini'l,  tS  tremendous 

I  Irrcirrler's  un.;, .  or  a 

Ihonfvor,  ill  adililiun  i 

lilupiK'il  hy  a  marriage 

llbr  hfre  mendicants  nr 

Itou  III  attract  atlenlio 

|(irtliiiiking  you  llir  it, 

I  M^tv  yiiu  are  aware  o 

Iraai'  ap|»'ar  of  Utile  nn 

jUmi  l)v  Ihiir  llresidc, 

I  Imd  III  t'oiilagiiin,  are  s 

Tlie  slave  market  is 

Ii*  iH'iipIc  eating  ver 

I 'haul,  It  was  said,  wer 

j»iiln  be  iliscovcred,  a 

limKiilantv  alsiiit  it,  thi 

|l«kiiii[iif  lliat  indiircri 

jUinnmiilcstd'Uie  plutM 

I «"!'  isTi'ilvetl  a  frw  g 

I'Hliil  to  Is-  i;.r  sale,  I 

JMid  aiiiasiiig  Ihcinsclv 

jrwIinK   htarls  need    i 

lilivrry.  .Slaves  are  iisiin 

luiJm  iiiiisi  other  coiinl 

I "jiirtTiu  d,  and  are,  in 

IpKidilnmthan  in  their 

loiif  iif  exircnie  |H'niiry 

I Hwivrr,  Is'  siip|s.sc,|  It 

I  Wilt  liiiliii  slavery,  or 

Aminir  llie  curiosiiie 

|l«*h«'»l'iMnly.     Ill,  n 

I    '  '''l"'«e  sails,  so  (lift; 

"•I'lfal,  I  tibserved    lir 
P'lliuafrtiinihallalitm 

»i"'l  llifin  again  in  Iho 


MRS.    M'SHIPrGTON'S  NAIinATIVR. 


2fil 


li  in  an  instam 
■Kh  nnd  hcnlil,, 
ri|Milly  (Jmk.; 
line — iMiuh  Kill, 
-ctiinliiiicd  wnii 
inorr  the  jtni 
11  Ittf  in  Atii. 
despot. 


rliililn  n-  S[.'.  iiM 
SlPivr  liinrkt'l— t ,. 
I— UniacI  I'd.li, 

crc  (tone  \n\[„\ 
e  citnilcl,  arci  n 
•n  nicniioiicd  U 
■»  physic  in  llie 
i  from  till'  |iii»h9 
B,    wo    asctiideil 
■  marks  and  Dibrr 
ircd  at  irncc  nn  i 
wren  hij.'li  vdW 
mt  tliosr  itfTinTit, 
re   iimaxacrnl  on 
A  painlul  I'rtlin^ 
!  waH  no  )':»fa|j<-; 
(I  bnve  nvailctl, » 
the  Wiill.x,  whinn 
dnnioUikch — aim, 
ing  on  enili  oilur, 
reil  na  I  Ulirld  m 
nt*4)rtiinati'  pcnfl, 
d  Kcarcel)'  able  ig 

ch  could  l*  sivM 
•quired  't,  liir  ilm  I 
>t  tlie  pasl.n,  and  i: 
ivc  dcRtroyid  hin.. 
I,  nay  he  »us  Mm 
id  repro>ed,  bvli 
iliyt^iciuhM  hIiu  li- 
ken fonr  yean «;» 
now  undert;<iin{;  i 
vestiijei'ol  llu»d' 
[h  were  ajr^ravalid  I 
Ingne  was  lit  ili 
tlieniitelvcn  up  1. 
from  Ihi  ir  Inu'w, 
'Xtini;iiishiii|!<lit  I 
jnoii|r  the  tmnil 
ibserve  foinc  iiilf- " 
one  of  Ihcsi,  hii  I 
riivii(;<'K  III'  Unit,  f 
if  of  tliis  idiliii 
iieerssiiili  of  liUl'  1 
itriidiucd  ooiKLi" 
li  (jdlil.     Till'  w«' 
r\i'd  ill  till'  Ml 
iloiim  uiid  (:lil 


(•  rnnninR  up  sail 
e  rilaiM  ^tniiik'n 
'iihlii^h,  nnd  r«f'; 
heu't  mliid  »hi 
'itii  n  liiH'k  I'll'' 
kind;  tliiiiit'k  i'"' 
known  till  V  lu" 
I  the  loi.ili'i'l  k"' 
wuH  eiu,i|iiil»>" 
iiiM-lveh  llif  iv.'tkJ 
•reainini;  imt  llmil 
iiiil  roiiiid,  liU'l 
IhmIh  were  I'lHlil"^! 
iird  l"iile,  1  «ii(li.[ 
leoflhe  »rrl(i«l| 
.,  I  observrd  niltJ 
lildrdi  or  >v'"'i|'l 
forinir,  Willi  m 


hi 


very  rniirti'i'ii"'' 
iiri'd'nliiiiflv*''""! 
India,  and  iliil**| 
liiiw  inn  l"""! 
IK  r  *o  Inim  •  "*f 
I  Ins  till.  "«| 
illeinen  »«»  "l^'^l 
le,  Kiiyint'i"".*'"'! 
plnrcd  ill  I'roiil  >' 


,iij  jijlarily  of  their  early  i\(je,  were  danein(T  nl>oiit,  and 
riiiiiiiiiK  "I' '""'  down  without  their  liiirthens,  evidently 
lor  ploasiirc.  While  the  women  Kinnk  iiway,  liidini!: 
undtT  the  1,'imK,  and  liehiinl  the  ridil)i»h,  and  when  dc- 
liilfd  liv  lli>"  harassed  overseer,  olUy  lied  from  the  ex. 
pt.'Ud  iilott  will'  "  '""<^  luu(;h  ;  in  the  end,  I  scarcely 
iiiew  «lii'  was  most  to  l>o  pitied,  the  overseer  or  Iheiii- 
jflKS.  KjcIi  village  MMids  a  certain  numlier  of  inhahi- 
uiiH  lur  the  public  works,  and  also  an  overseer,  who 
l,eini'urtlie  same  villafje,  and  n  connlryman,  might  !«■ 
exinTlid  to  feel  more  enmpassion  limn  n  Turk.  '1  he  la- 
bourers are  supplied  with  as  much  bread  as  they  can  eat, 
in  iicl  are  lietter  fed  than  they  woidd  be  at  Imme  ;  anil 
on  the  oulli'Ctiiin  of  the  taxes,  a  small  sum  is  remitted  to 
(lioiii.oqual,  I  bi'licve,  to  a  |H-iiny  a  day  each.  Leavinglhe 
ibiiM- scene, so  painlul  to  an  l^iijrlish  eye,  I  joined  the  party 
il  Juji'pli's  well,  the  work  of  Saludin's  vi'iier,  whose 
njine  was  Yusuf,  (the  Arabic  for  Joseph,)  easily,  hut 
rrnmrously,  transt'urmcd  into  that  of  the  patriarch  Jo- 
icpli. 

AlVr  exainining  this  famous  well,  too  mu'-h  known  by 
ihc  di'soription  of  former  travellers  to  require  any  eom- 
nirnts  ol'mine,  we  ascended  to  the  terrace  leading  to  the 
lusha's  palace,  whence  there  is  a  ma|riiilicent  view  of 
I'liro  and  the  siirroundinir  country  ;  white  palaei^s,  old 
md  dronved  houses,  numerous  mosques,  with  their  lolly 
ind  ilix'ant  minarets,  the  Nile  llowiuir  through  lields  in 
tuTtl'C't  verdure,  and  bearing  on  its  liosoni  the  boats  of  the 
rtunlry,  with  their  picturesque  lateen  sails,"  the  distant 
irramids,  the  huge  musi|ue  of  SSultan  Hassan  almost  ut 
llif  llmt  of  the  terra«;e,  the  burying  grounds  outside  the 
ciustuddid  with  white  tombs,  the  busy  market  places, 
ta,'  white  and  grtwn  tents  of  the  military,  the  elegant 
nuuwli'iiins  of  the  Mameluke  caliphs, — even  the  large 
inoiinds  of  rubbish  from  their  contrast,  formed  a  pros- 
pfcl  in  its.  If  almost  worth  a  journey  from  India  to  be- 
hold.  We  tlien  entered  the  palace,  inlinitely  more 
iplendid  and  cajucious  than  that  at  Shoobra ;  the  grand 
kill  measuring  lictween  the  divans  ime  hundred  and  lilly 
by  cue  hundred  and  twenty  leet,  with  large  plate-glass 
(indons,  and  paved  with  marble  slabs,  of  the  extraor- 
dinary siie  of  eighteen  feet  in  the  square.  'I'lie  furniture 
oflhc  Bide-rooins  was  cloth  of  gold  embossed  with  tulips 
ind  ro«'s,  in  purple  and  green  velvet,  and  had  been 
br.mglit  tram  Constantinople. 

I  roniliide  that  [MTsons,  liy  a  long  residence  in  Egypt, 
hmiiK'  callous  to  the  learof  the  plague;  but  I  confess  it 
hid  not  decreased  with  me,  for  as,  on  my  return  from  the 
rilidi'l,  I  rode  along  the  crowded  bazaar,  the  coming  in 
rontact  with  some  of  the  wretched  and  diseased  |M'ople 
1 6llcd  nil'  vi'itli  appreliensinii.  Nor  could  this  eullisioii 
I  lixiVH  lie  avoided,  althougli  I  had  a  man  walking  on 
I  «ch  side  of  my  donkey,  and  a  chioush  in  front  to  clear 
I  llie  way.  Nobody  iicenia  surprised  in  the  streets,  what- 
Imf  may  Ik:  the  encounter,  whether  with  a  brick-loaded 
lainri,  ,a  Ireincudous  op[)iinent  in  a  narrow  liuie,)  a  wa. 
I  Ifr.cnrrier's  uu.lv .  or  a  couple  of  bullocks  abreast.  When, 
Ihonrvor,  in  addition  to  the  cudomary  obstacles,  I  was 
lilop|H'dliy  a  marriage  prwessiiin,  I  despaired  of  escape, 
libtlii're  mendicants  are  in  the  habit  ol  silently  tnuehing 
I  w  to  attract  atli'ntinn,  uiid,  by  way  of  asking  charity, 
lorlluiikiiig  you  for  il,  they  take  your  hand  and  kiss  it 
I  bfl'ori'  yiiu  are  aware  of  their  intention.  'I'hcse  incidents 
Iniiv  apirar  of  little  iiioiiieiit  to  those  who  quietly  read  of 
luwiii  liv  till  ir  fireside,  but  liap|H'ning  to  the  traveller  in  a 
lliiid  iili'iiiitagioii,  are  subjects  of  anxiety. 

Till!  slave  market  is  a  small  m|uare,  in  which  vs'ere  a 
I  (ill  |H'iiple  eating  very  eniiifortahly  together,  some  of 
I  tlioiii,  It  was  said,  were  slaves,  but  no  distress  or  misery 
Imtii  Ih' illseoverid,  and  the  whole  scene  had  so  little  of 
liiiijalarity  almul  it,  that  our  |>arly  soon  passed  on,  par- 
IUkiiii;or  that  indilterence  which  seemed  In  jiervadfi  all 
lllif  iniiiali's  of  the  phieo  in  question.  On  a  terrace  above 
Ixri' irro'ived  n  few  girls  anil  children  from  Darl'oiir, 
liUli'd  til  Ik-  for  sale,  who  were  laughing  very  heartily, 
■  uid  Biiiiising  theinselves  at  the  curiosity  they  excited. 
irHinif  hearts  need  not  grieve  over  such  u  stale  of 
jiWrv.  Slaves  are  usually  treatt'd  with  kindness  iu.Xsia, 
lindin  iniHt  other  eouiilries,  except  where  Kuro|M'ans  are 
Imn'rneil,  and  are,  in  iiiniiy  instances,  happier  in  that 
Itwiiiliiin  than  in  their  original  state,  which  is  genenilly 
loiif  of  rjlreme  |H'uiiry  ami  wretchedness.  Let  me  not, 
Uniri'Vfr,  !»■  siip|M>4i'il  to  say  any  thing  in  exlcnualion  of 
l"nt  liiiliii  slavery,  iir  its  horriiiln  mode  of  supply. 
I  .Vnimi;  tlir  curiiisilies  of  Cairn  is  tliccemelery  of  the 
|p>sh«'s  I'liiiily.     It  is  a  vaulted  stone  building,  consisting 


'  Tlic»e  sails,  sodifTcrent  from  the  large  square  one  ol 

"iiiital,  I  observed    tirsl    at    Ceylon.     They  eiiiilinued 

»iili  ui  iViiin  that  latitude  up  the  J{ed  Sen,  niid  we  rccog. 

I  »i"H  ihrin  again  in  Iho  Mtdilerranran. 


of  live  doiiii  s.  under  which,  in  splendid  inarlile  tninbs.  or- 
naiiii'iiti'd  wilii  painting  and  gold,  repose  the  Isiilies  ol' 
the  pasliaV  two  siiiih,  'riissoiin  Pasha  and   Isiiiarl  I'asha. 
Here  al.so  is  buried   .Mahiiiiied    All's  first  and   favmirite  ' 
will,  motliir  of  the  present  Ibrahim  I'asha,  so  will  known' 
in  (ireeee.     The  pasha's  sister  is  buried  in  a  tmiib  he  had 
intended  I'or  liiiiiself.     t)n  a  pillar,  erected  at  the  liint  of! 
this  toiiih,  whii'h,  as  usual,  looks  towards  Mecca,  is  thej 
ilisliiiguishing  mark  of  the  grave  of  a  lemule.     A  turban' 
at  the  top  of  the  pillar  designates  that  of  a  man.  i 

The  body  of  'russoiin  I'asha,  who  tlird  siiilileiily  in  | 
I'pjH'r  Kgypt,  was  forwarded  in  a  eangia  to  Slioobra. 
The  pasha  was  then  at  (ilii/.eli,  and  only  hearing  that  his 
son  was  ill,  instantly  sent  to  Cairo  for  an  Italian  pliysi- 
11  in,  and  liiirried  to  .^lioobra  in  the  greatest  anxiety. 
When  arrived,  he  immediately  called  for  his  son,  and 
the  attendants,  unwilling  to  till  the  distressing  news, 
pointed  to  the  eangia — rushing  in,  the  pasha  aseertaitud 
the  alllietiiig  truth.  Having  followi  d  the  corpse  on  foot 
to  the  placeof  interment,  he  shut  himself  up,  and  was  I'or 
some  time  ineonsolalile;  on  the  third  day,  however,  he 
called  his  ministers  around  him,  and  siiid  that  his  grief 
had  been  such,  that  at  tirst  he  could  have  killed  himself, 
hut  that  now  he  must  no  I'lirther  yield  to  allliclion,  nor 
longer  cease  to  rcenllict  that  he  was  the  father  of  his  peo- 
ple. Aller  this  he  procei'ded  to  business,  and  gave  his 
orders  as  usual.  Independent  of  the  pasha's  alVietion 
I'or  this  young  man — and  every  one  represrnls  him  as 
iM'ing  a  fond  and  indulgent  liither — he  must  have  de- 
plored his  death  in  a  political  jKiint  of  view,  as  he  had 
now  only  one  surviving  son.  I'lissoon  was  also  much 
regiettcd  by  the  jH'ople.  He  was  said  to  lie  mild,  kind, 
and  generous ;  indeed,  his  lilHrality  nninunted  to  sueh 
profusion,  as  not  always  to  please  the  old  pasha; — liir  in- 
stance, once  when  some  arms,  splendidly  inlaid,  had  ar- 
rived from  KiiroiM'  for  sale,  Mahomed  All  enquired  the 
price  of  one  of  the  guns,  and  being  told  it  was  10,1111(1 
piastres,  refused  to  take  it  for  that  sum.  "  Hut,"  said  he, 
"  I  will  deal  I'airly  ;  I  w ill  ueigli  the  gun  against  pias- 
tres, and  will  pay  for  the  value  of  the  materials  and 
workinaiiship  in  gold."     It  weighed  IIOUO  piastres. 

The  pasha  then  heard  Tussmin  order  the  rest  of  the 
arms  into  his  tent,  without  enquiring  their  cost,  to  lie  dis- 
tributed in  presents  to  his  .Meem  Uashees,  and  other  fol- 
lowers. "  .Vila  I"  exclaimed  the  |>aslia,  "  to  whom  do 
these  arms  lielong  !  who  sends  into  Tiissoon's  tents  pre- 
sents to  the  value  of  111,11(1(1  piastres  !  where  is  his  head  ! 
Take  care,"'  turning  to  .Mr.  Walinas,  the  purveyor  of  these 
articles,  "  that  presents  only  to  the  uinount  of  one  purse, 
or  one  purse  and  a  half  at  most,  lie  placed  at  the  disp<isal 
of  that  tbolish  young  man." — "  Who  am  I,"  replied  Tub. 
soon,  "  that  I  should  1h'  thns  restricted  ?  .\ni  I  not  a 
pashii  of  three  tails  ?  and  shall  I  not  give  presents  accord- 
lug  to  my  rank  ?"  This  story  has  no  particular  isiint, 
except  as  showing  the  arbitrary  character  of  the  pasliu, 
and  how  it  yielded  to  indulgence  towards  bis  son,  for  il 
ended  in  allowing  him  to  appropriate  the  pres;'nls;  nor 
should  I  mention  it,  but  as  tending  to  refute  the  impro. 
liable  tale  that  he  had  hastened  the  death  of  his  favourite 
child; — however,  when  the  pashn  talks  of  taking  off 
heads,  even  in  jest,  I  sus|)ei't  the  surrounding  crowd 
cannot  feel  themselves  quite  at  their  ease. 

The  guards  made  soine  ileiniii  Is'fore  they  allowed  me 
to  pass  into  the  eenietery  of  .Mi  I'asha,  the  great  prede- 
cessor of  .Mahomed  Ali.  I  was  more  pleased  with  these 
tombs  than  those  of  iMahoiiied  .-Mi's  family,  as  they  were 
lelicalely  carved  in  frct-wiirk  of  inarhle,  while  the  sim- 
plicity of  the  others  was  sjsiiled  by  oriiaincnts  of  |iainting 
and  gold. 

Nobody  thought  it  worth  while  to  ascend  tho  inouii- 
taiii  which  overhangs  the  city,  to  visit  Jebliel  Jehusi, 
•aid  lu  lie  the  site  of  the  Kgyplijii  llabylun. 

r 

ciiai'ti:r  XII. 

,\»eeni  uniie  iiri'ai  pvrniiiM  i>r<>lii/,i'li— S|ililiii  .  Rmlv  lieli  i\  iiiui 
III'  llie  .\rntM— ryrainliN  iif  ,M«iiiHir,  Siieeiirii,  iillil  lliisliiiiir'- 
Vlsll  III  Hlilliiir  (,'nvtillin— Hue  iil  Mi'|ii|iIiih— Htuiie  (iliairles, 

Arter  crossing  the  river  a  gentle  ride  of  three  hours 
brought  IIS  to  the  pyramids  oftihizcli.  The  ascent  of 
the  great  pyramid,  the  only  one  that  can  Ih'  enllid  ac- 
cessible,* had  been  so ditrercntly  represented,  that  I  eoiilil 
form  no  just  idea  of  its  facility  or  dillieully.  Savarv 
talks  of  tne  great  pains  and  ninny  etrorts  neeessarv  to 
elVeet  il,  and  nieiitions  that,  aller  Iniving  iliseriided,  with, 
out    falling    into  the  abyss  ImIow,  he  looked  up  to  the 

*  The  iip|H'r  pait  of  the  other  large  pyramid  (that  of 
Cophreiies)  is  covered  with  a  coaling  of  stones  or  innrhle, 
which  seareely  all'ords  any  fisilliig.  It  has,  however, 
iH-cn  ascended  by  one  or  two  Knglishnien,  lieaides  Aralia. 
Thccntrnncc  is  now  closed  hy  itonca  which  Imvc  (hjlcn  in. 


pyramid  with  horror.  Count  de  Noe  again,  says,  that 
he  arrived  at  the  siinimit,  "  avec  la  phis  granile  peine, 
epuisi'  lie  fati;,'iie,  el  dans  iin  etat  d'l  tiiiirdissinii  lit  ililli- 
eile  »  il'iriire."  I»r.  Clarke*  relates  lliat  i.iii  nf  his 
military  eiimpaniiiiis  was  so  oveniiine  by  the  ardiii'Us- 
ni'ss  of  iiiiiiiiiliiig  the  pyrniiiid,  that  he  aliaiiiliiiii  d  the 
atlenipl  in  despair,  imlil  liis  friends,  riliiriiiiig  trolii  the 
top,  urged  liiiii  to  resnine  his  itliirls,  which  were  ut  last 
suceessliil.  On  the  other  liaiiil.  Major  Slii  rrr  asserts 
that  the  pvramid  is  asienilid  withiait  fiirtlur  incon- 
veiiii me  tiiuii  is  caused  by  the  great  In  iglit  ol'tlie  steps, 
and    that   there   is   no   sort    of  danger.     Dr.   liiihardson 

goes  still  further  : — "  l.aily   Iti  I re,"  he  nniarks,  "  as- 

I'lndid  it  wilh  the  most  |ii  riii  t  ease,  and  iimie  of  the 
parly  experiinitd  the  smnllest  (.'illieulty  or  vertigo.  In- 
deed, every  step  lecedi  s  so  iiiuih  from  the  one  below  it, 
and  alli.rils  sueh  execllent  t'oi.liiig,  that  the  mind  has  tho 
most  perl'eit  eonvirtion  of  si  ciirity,  and  I  am  disposed 
to  think  lliat  giililine.ss  has  hut  raii  ly  ncenried  to  those 
w  ho  have  attempted  to  climb  this  lotly  pile."  'I'l  e  render, 
theret'ore,  will,  I  lliink,  not  be  displeasid,  arter  llie.«e  con- 
trndictiiry  tisliinoiiics,  with  a  failliliil  de.si  ription  of  my 
expi'ricnec  in  achieving  Ihe  same  enterprise. 

On  my  arrival,  I  saw  some  persons  nearly  at  the  top, 
and  some  just  coinmeneiiig  the  asiint.  'liny  were  all 
at  the  very  edge,  and,  certainly,  their  apparently  perilous 
situation  justified  me  in  the  eonviclion  that  1  should 
never  be  able  to  miiinit.  However,  delermiiiing  to  inaku 
the  attempt,  I  commeneed  outside  from  where  the  en- 
trance has  b<'en  formed,  nnd  walked  along  the  whole 
length  of  one  side  of  the  s<|uare,  .ilxjut  f'oity  feet  I'roin  tho 
ground,  to  the  op|K)site  corner  ;  the  ledge  being  narrow, 
and  in  one  place  quite  broken  off,  requiring  a  long  step 
to  gain  the  next  stone.  As  the  pyramid  itself  Ibrined  a 
wall  to  the  right  hand,  and  eonsequeiitly  an  apparent  de- 
fence, I  iMt  no  want  of  courage  till  I  reached  the  corner 
where  the  ascent  is  in  many  places  absolutely  on  the 
angh',  leaving  no  protection  on  either  side.  Almul  this 
time  1  began  to  be  heartily  frightened  ;  and  when  1  heard 
one  gentleman  from  above  call  to  inc  to  desist,  and 
another  till  me  not  to  think  of  proeecdhig,  right  glad 
was  I  to  return,  and  to  attribute  my  want  of  siieciss  to 
their  advice  rather  than  to  my  own  dcticieniy  of  spirit. 
Kaeli  of  the  gentUincn  as  they  descended  told  me  the 
diirienlty  and  fatigue  were  great,  and  they  evidently  were 
heated  and  tired ;  but,  ut  length,  in  answer  to  my  ques- 
tion a  hundred  times  repented  of,  do  you  tliink  I  cuulJ 
go  !  they  pro|H>sed  to  me  to  try  ut  least,  and  kindly 
offered  to  accompany  me.  Away  I  went,  and  by  the 
assistance  of  a  footstool  in  some  places,  and  the  aid  of 
the  guides,  and  the  gi nthincn  to  encourage  nie,  I  suc- 
cicded  in  arriving  hulf-way,  all  the  time  exclaiming  I 
should  never  get  down  again;  and,  indeed,  my  head  wa» 
so  giddy  that  it  was  some  niiniites  nf\er  I  was  seated,  at 
Uie  resting  stone  half-way,  Is'f'ore  I  could  recover  myself. 
Ik'ing  a  little  refreshed,  I  resumed  the  ascent,  but  the 
guides  were  so  claniorona  that  I  turned  buck,  tinding 
their  noise,  and  pushing,  and  crowding,  as  dangerous 
as  the  height.  The  genlhiiieii  at  length  brought 
them  to  some  degree  of  order,  (wrlly  by  remonstrance, 
and  partly  by  carrying  the  majority  to  the  top,  and 
leaving  only  two  with  me.  This  i|uiet  in  some  de- 
gree restored  my  head,  and  the  footing,  as  I  udvaneed, 
lM'eoinin)r  more  easy,  1  reached  the  summit  uinidst  tho 
lmz'£as  of  tho  v\'hoh'  party.  It  was  a  considerable  tinip, 
howevc  r,  iMf'orc  I  gained  eonlidence  lo  li«ik  around,  not- 
withstanding I  wus  on  a  surface  thirty  feet  square. 

The  pros|H'et,  though  f'roin  so  great  an  eh  vatioii,  dis- 
ap|Miinted  me.  I  saw,  indeed,  an  iniinense  extent  of 
eullivaled  country,  divided  into  fields  of  yellow  llux,  and 
griM'ii  wheal,  like  so  many  squares  in  a  ehess-lHiard,  with 
the  Nile  and  its  various  canals  which  cause  thilr  luxu- 
riance, nnd  a  vast  tract  of  desert  on  the  other  side  ;  I 
must,  however,  ucknowledge  that  this  scenery  I  enjoyed 
on  recollect  ion,  for  1  was  tisi  niixiniis  how  I  was  to  get 
down,  to  think  much  of  the  pietiiresque.  A  railing  even 
of  straws  might  give  some  slight  idea  of  seinrity,  but 
here  there  was  absolutely  nothing,  and  I  had  to  cross 
and  re.eross  the  angle,  as  the  broken  bilges  rendered  il 
ncci'ssary  ;  for  it  is  a  mistake  lo  snp|MiBe  there  are  steps : 
the  passage  is  |N'rfornied  over  bhsks  of  stoim  and  granite, 
some  broken  oil'  others  crumbling  awny,  and  others, 
which,  having  diiip|N'ilout  altogether,  have  lei)  angles  in 

•  It  is  now  too  late  lo  enquire  why  Dr.  Clnlke  omitted, 
in  siiliseqiicnt  editions,  Ihe  siihllme  passage  relative  to 
the  impressions  eviili'd  by  these  iiionuineiits,  which  oc- 
curs in  the  quarto  Viiliime  of  his  Travels  in  Kgypt : — 

" Iilias  of  ihiralion,  almost  endhss  ;  of 

|Niwcr  incnneeivnhle ;  of  inajesty  siiprcnit ;  of  sollludo 
moat  awAil,  of  grandeur,  of  acaofation,  and  of  repose." 


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Mi:s.  Li;KIIIN(iTUN*8  NAKIIATIVE. 


Ihc  masonry;  Imt  all  llirw  urc  vitj'  irri'ifuliir.  Occa- 
HiiHiiilly  tlii^  widlli  ijikI  licit;!'!  ol'tliu  ytdiuM  arc  i'<|ii;il,  Imt 
ffonirally  tlu'  lici^rlit  iircatly  txrirdstlic  widlli  ;  in  many 
parts  till-  blocks  arc  lour  I'cct  liiyli.  Oiiic  tlic  .-Imic  was 
HO  liich,  that  as  I  sli|ii)cil  olV  I  ti  urcil  that  my  liil  woiilii 
hIiooI  In-yfind  the  Ii(I(Jp  on  which  they  wore  next  to  rot, 
nnd  which  certainly  was  lint  a  lew  Indies  wide.  Another 
time  1  was  in  jfrcat  |H'ril :  I  had  stretched  one  loot  down 
with  much  exerlimi  ns  far  ns  it  could  reach,  and  as  the 
other  followed,  the  heel  of  the  shoe  eaii(rht  in  a  crevice 
of  the  rock,  and  I  had  nearly  hist  my  balance  in  the 
clfort  to  extricate  inysell'.  In  u  lew  places  the  widlli  of 
the  ledges  enabled  iiie  to  use  tlic  liMilstool,  which  eoii- 
Biderably  diminished  the  fatifrue,  hut  the  (rrcater  number 
were  far  too  narrow  for  its  three  feet  to  rest  U|kiii,  and  I 
thoiiirht  it  too  insecure  to  allow  an  Arab  to  snpi>ort  it 
with  his  hands,  while  I  slcp|H'd  u|Hm  it. 

After  all  this  it  may  be  snp|Kised  1  was  plad  when  I 
had  acconiplislu'd  the  undertaking  ;  for,  to  tell  the  truth, 
the  ((rcalcst  pleasure  I  felt  in  asccndinir  the  pyramid, 
was  to  be  cimJiled  to  say  at  some  future  time  that  1  had 
been  ut  its  summit.  I  cannot,  however,  understand  on 
what  (jroniids  it  can  lie  asscrteil  that  the  ascent  or  descent 
is  not  attended  with  danger.  I  may  not  he  considered  a 
coin|H'tciit  witness,  hut  it  was  the  unanimous  opinion  of 
tlie  gentlemen  who  inoiuited  with  me,  that  in  many 
places  if  a  person  made  a  falsi'  step  he  would  he  ilashed 
to  pieces.  Two  of  our  party  paced  one  side  of  the  pyra- 
mid  simultaneously,  and  liotli  made  the  hngtli  two  hun- 
ilred  and  sixty  yards.  The  area  of  liineoln's-Inn-Kiclds 
has  liceii  adduced  as  a  means  <if  judgiii;x  of  the  hulk  ol 
this  pyrami<l ;  and  I  heard  at  .Mexanilria  of  a  ealenlation 
mad(^  by  a  Krenehman,  that  it  contaiiis  stone  enough  to 
Imild  a  wall  round  tin-  wholi!  of  France,  ten  feet  high, 
and  oni'  fisit  broad.  1  conclude  lie  meant  tlie  France  of 
the  HourlMins,  not  tlii'.t  of  llonaiiarle." 

The  pyramid  of  L'ephrenes  is  about  ten  minutes'  walk 
from  tlie  great  one,  (called  that  of  Cheops.)  The  cele. 
brated  .Sphinx,  which  is  at  tin'  fool  of  the  former,  has 
only  its  face  and  part  of  the  hack  mieoveied;  the  inscrip- 
tion, and  the  temple  liciween  the  fore  paws,  have  been 
pur|Kiselv  closed  up  with  sand,  to  preserve  them.  The 
third  of  the  pyramids  of  (Jliizeh,  called  tliatof  .Mycerinus, 
i»  much  smaller  than  the  other  two,  and,  after  them, 
is  no  object  of  curiosity.  I'p""  Hie  whole,  I  was  dis. 
upp<iinted  with  these  wonders  of  the  world ;  probably, 
liecausc  my  anticipations  had  Imcm  too  mucli  raised.  We 
read  and  hear  of  tliciii  from  our  earliest  youth,  ami  are 
told  constantly  of  their  magnitude,  till  our  imagination 
exalts  them  so  much,  that  no  reality  is  likely  to  come  up 
to  our  cx|K'ctations. 

Li^aving  the  rest  of  our  party  to  proceed  to  the  pyra- 
niids  of  Oashonr  and  .Saecara,  I  prepared  to  return  home, 
nccoinpaiiied  by  .Mr.  .Maltas  (the  vice.consnl,)  iny  maid, 
and  the  chioush.  We  were  followid  by  troops  of  Arabs, 
who  had  been  our  guides  at  the  pyramids,  and  who  now 
endeavoured  to  outstrip  each  other,  that  they  might  be 
rinployed  to  carry  us  across  an  intervening  stream,  too 
deep  for  the  donkeys  to  wade.  'i"hc  largeness  of  the 
parly  iiad  kept  them  under  restraint  in  the  morning, 
when  I  crossed  without  danger,  hut  lit  this  time  they 
iictually  fought  for  the  liucksees.  Two  seized  iiie  on  their 
Hlionhlers,  a  third  took  my  feet,  a  tiinrth  my  parasol, 
another  my  hag,  and  in  th<  ir  anxiety  for  the  rewards 
which  were  distributed  by  .Air.  Maltas,  who  crossed  first, 
they  almost  drop|K'd  me  into  the  water — as  it  was,  their 
impaticnie  was  so  great,  that  they  put  me  down  in  the 
mud,  and  rushed  ii|Mm  poor  .Mr.  .Maltas,  who  was  alniosl 
pulled  to  pieces  in  the  conftict  which  ensued.  1  was 
mentioning  the  above  i  ircumstanee,  when  I  was  told  of 
their  stopping  a  gentleman  when  halfway  up  the  pyramid, 
and  throwing  his  hat  over,  saying  at  the  snnic  time,  if  he 
did  not  give  tliem  huckse(s,  he  should  follow! 

As  the  evening  was  shutting  in  fast  after  we  had  re- 
rroNsod  the  Nili',  we  cx|H'Ctcd  to  find  some  dillii'iilty  in 


'^''■i 


•  "  The  pyramiils  of  Djizeli,  the  largi'st  and  most  re- 
markable of  this  stupendous  class  oT  monuments,  stand 
n|Mm  a  Is'd  of  rock,  l.'iO  feet  almvc  the  Desert,  which  eon- 
tributes  to  their  being  s"en  at  so  great  a  distance.  The 
largest  of  the  three,  wliieh,  on  the  authority  of  Herodo. 
Ins,  is  asi'rils'd  to  Cheops,  is  a  sipinre  of  7  Hi  feet,  and  its 
|icrpcnilieiilar  height  is  'Hit  feel,  biing  ~'l  Ic't  higher 
than  St.  I'lter'n  at  Home,  and  117  li'cl  liighi  r  tliiiii 
SI.  I'aul's  nl  London."  Tlu'  ipiantity  of  stone  used  in 
this  pyramid  is  estimated  at  six  millions  of  tniis,  "  which 
is  just  three  tiiiicK  that  of  the  vast  briiikwati  r  thrown 
across  I'lyiiiouth  Sound;"  and  a  hundred  lliousniid  men 
are  said  to  have  Im'ch  employed  for  twenty  years  in 
raising  this  empty  sepulclircl"— M«/(iri  Tiiivillrr—Efjui, 
p::rl  y,  paye  "JJT-  ■3;H).— Sue  also  Kiiml's  rigyjil. 


entering  the  city  gales,  wliieli  uro  iilwayH  closed  two 
hours  aller  sunset,  and  nolHsly  is  then  (lermitted  to  pas.s 
without  a  liinleni.' 

We,  however,  reached  the  Frank  quarter  just  In  time, 
and  csca|iid  the  liite  of  a  niililary  friend,  who,  on  relnrn- 
iiig  troiii  u  similar  expedition,  without  this  lU'cessarv 
eiinlpment,  was  lodged  in  the  guard-house,  w  here  he  re- 
mained all  night  with  the  soldier.s,  who  treated  him 
civilly,  giving  him  coll'ee  and  Jiili's,  and  at  daylight 
alloweil  him  to  depart. 

I  learnt  I'roni  the  gentlemen,  on  their  return,  that  the 
pyrainiils  of  AUjusir  anil  Saecara  were  scarcely  worth 
seeing  after  those  at  <;iii/.eh,  particularly  the  pyramids 
at  Alxiiisir,  which  are  very  small ;  though  tlial  at  Sae- 
cara, which  is  built  in  slagi  s,  has  a  singular  ap|icaraiiee. 
'I'he  interior  is  said  to  consist  of  two  chambers,  gradually 
inclining  to  a  great  height.  Near  were  some  sarcophagi, 
lately  excavated  by  Sigiior  Caviglia,  in  beantit'ul  preser- 
vation. Several  in  linu.-'tone  resemble  the  wooden 
niiimmy  eolllns  iii  form,  and  in  the  figure  of  the  head  on 
the  lid.  One  of  granilcnias  the  roof.sha|K(l  opereiiluni, 
the  sides  within  and  without  covered  with  hieroglyphics, 
figures  of  .Vmihis,  iVc.,  mystical  boils  and  proces.sions, 
as  in  the  tomb  of  tiic  kings,  and  on  the  botloui  is  a  large 
figure  of  Isis  all  cut  in  intaglio. 

The  double-aiiglcd  pyramid  of  Dashour  was  described 
to  ine  as  an  iidniirahle  structure,  (los.sessing  niori!  beauty 
than  that  of  I'lieops,  though  yicUling  to  it  in  magnitude 
by  almul  eighty  or  ninety  teet  in  the  sipiare.  This  supe- 
riority is  caused  by  a  coaling  of  stone,  which  gives  its 
surface  the  appearance  of  unbroken  masonry.  In  visiting 
tiles:?  iiiomiiiients  |M'ople  go  expressly  to  wonder  at  their 
size:  this  object  accomplished,  they  rarely  IimiU  to  any 
thing  biyoiid.  Hence  the  Dashour  pyramid  seldom 
iiieels  w  illi  that  attention  which  its  elegant  construction 
seems  to  desirvc.  Its  up|icr  angles  are  still  |«'rfccl,  but 
the  lower  cornirs  and  sides  of  the  nortluvcstern  angle 
have  been  dcjdorably  injured,  as  bclbre  mcnlioiied,  to 
furnish  stone  iiir  the  dufturdar's  pilace.  It  is  lani'iita- 
bic  that  lie  should  have  selected  this  pyramid,  which  is 
the  most  perlict,  for  his  purpose,  while  there  are  several 
in  the  vicinily  already  in  a  slate  of  dilapidation.  The 
interior  is  said  lo  be  iiiaeecssiblc. 

'I'he  brick  pyramid  is  nearer  the  river,  and  its  form 
has  been  much  altered  by  the  falling  in  of^  its  materials, 
'i'he  bricks  are  of  a  large  size,  formed  of  earth  and  straw, 
bils  of  which  latter  arc  every  where  perceptible.  It  is 
saiil  formerly  lo  have  borne  an  inscrijitioii  ujioii  it,  the 
purjKirl  of  which  is  au  follows: — 

"  Despise  mc  not  in  comparison  with  pyramids  of 
stone  :  for  I  excel  tliriii  as  far  as  Jupiter  surpasses  tJie 
oilier  gods.  iMcii  llirii.st  poles  into  the  swamp,  and  col- 
le<  ting  the  mud  thai  adhered  lo  them,  formed  livieks,  and 
in  this  manner  was  I  construeled." 

Ti.e  very  mention  of  straw  and  bricks  carries  ns  hack  to 
tlie  times  of  I'lmraoh,  in  whose  reign  the  unhappy  children 
of  Israel  heard  that  nought  of  their  tasks  should  lie  di- 
minished, and  who  were  at  one  [icriod  sup|>oscd  to  have 
lieeii  the  builderN  of  these  mighty  fitbries  ;  and  I  should 
have  liked  to  yield  to  the  error,  which  I  have  sonictiines 
heard  nienlioned,  that  one  of  these  monuments  was 
erected  to  the  memory  of  llinl  Joseph,  who  had,  by  his 
predielioiiH  saved  the  land  from  the  extreme  cU'cets  of 
t'amine. 

It  is  imimssible  hut  that  Ihc  pyramids  must  have  been 
Ihc  work  of  some  desiHilie  monarch,  who  could  eommnnd 
the  unliiiiited  services  of  his  subject-s,  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  the  presenl  I'ashit  enliireed  the  labour  of  bis  .Arab 
vassals  lo  constriiet  the  canal  of  Mahoudiah  ;+  an  under- 
taking so  wonderl'ul  in  reference  lo  the  celerity  with 
which  it  was  completed.  If  any  excuse  can  be  nUcged 
lor  such  opprission,  it  should  lie  made,  not  for  the 
pyramids  by  which  niankiud  have  no  wise  hciicfitxl, 
lint  in  favour  of  n  work  of  immense  utility,  which  ile- 
serves  an  infinitely  higher  place  in  our  eslimation,  than 
llioso  huge  but  usclcsH  inonunienU  of  caprico  nnd  ohIch- 
tation. 


•  These  lanterns,  which  are  far  diU'erent  from  the 
same  articles  used  ill  I'<ngland,  are  made  of  white  or 
coloured  pa|N'r,  in  the  shais'  of  the  idd  fiishioncd  ilastic 
IHiwdcr-putl's  :  when  lighted  and  ornamcnlcd  with  stream- 
ers, they  give  to  a  crowded  street  a  very  gay  ami  Arabian 
nighls-like  apjiearance. 

t  Tills  work  is  aliout  forty-eight  niilen  in  length,  ninety 
teet  ill  breadlli,  and  IVom  fit\een  to  eighteen  in  depth.  Al 
me  time  abuvi'  S.'id.OIH)  men  were  employed  in  the  oxea-' 
vation,  which  wiiii  coniplelod  in  about  i>ix  week"  1 

Qiiarlrrli/  Krmtv. 


From  the  pyramids,  the  gcntUmeii  vlmIcU  SioniT 
Caiiglia,  a  iiiiiii  iiio:-l  disiiilcristedly  di  voted  lu  ||„.  .,||j 
suit.-"  of  sciiiKc  He  was  living  in  a  nii-eriilile  Imi  j, 
ci.iicllcd  to  ill  huiMli,  and  ehiiofl  i  vi  ry  primlii  ii,  ln'ml 
satisfarlioii  of  having,  tlirongh  his  lli^Cl.veril^,  fm-'d  || 
long  douhtfiil  site  of  llie  city  of  Meiiipliis.  CIiim' 1(,  l,i, 
hill  was  lying  the  colo.-sal  st.'itue,  wliieh  lie  e.vcaiiUH 
three  or  (bur  years  ago.  This  statue  has  tli,  .aimj,' 
.Vmeen  mi  Uaiiises  (or  Sesostris)  ciigraml  oii  i;  ii,  „, 
places.  It  was  lying  partly  on  its  face,  but  the  /iuiu,,, 
and  smiling  expression  of  counteiiaiiee,  like  tin  (l(>im|, 
in  the  lonibs  of  the  kings  at  Thebes,  were  eiiyjjv  dm. 
cernible  ;  the  head-dress  is  high,  and  the  sides  of  it  re. 
^ eiiible  that  of  the  Sphinx  at  the  pyraeiid  of  l'(|ilirc',irs 
A  dagger  is  hluek  in  the  girdle,  which  latter  is  ci,\tnii 
with  hieroglyphics  and  ornaments  ;  below  liaiigs  a  tiii 
in  the  Itoman  style;  the  hands  fall  on  eitlier  sid, ;  tU 
back  and  lid  of  the  statue  arc  iiiulilaled,  but  the  liatun, 
and  front  of  the  body  look  as  if  just  disinissi  <l  fium  il,,; 
.:rlisl's  hands.  The  statue,  which  is  about  tliirlv-liic 
liel  in  length,  being  too  unwieldy  to  be  reiiiovoj  I'mj,,, 
il  was  proposed  lo  send  il  to  England  in  three  |,itiif] 
'i'he  necessity  of  a  division  is  gieatly  to  be  l:.iiici]|ii|,|,|,| 
I  conclude  it  was  unavoidaWc*  If  this  1k'  tlu  ►laim 
of  SesiK-^^tris,  of  which  there  seems  no  doubl,  the  sittof 
Memphis  is  ascertained,  for  we  learn  from  niwiint  Ins. 
lory,  that  Seso-slris  placed  a  colossal  statue  of  liinif.  If 
within  the  I'oundations  of  that  eity.t  'i  here  were  nitiy 
iiidicalions  of  slalucs  and  other  relics  of  antiipiity  la  ilj. 
vicinity  ;  but  Sigiior  Caviglia  said  that,  Ihoiigli  it  \n,ij;j 
he  highly  interesting  to  extend  his  risearclies  hi  '.Im 
ipiarter,  he  was  without  funds  lor  the  purpose. 

'I'lie  spot  where  the  staltic  in  (pieslioii  was  fuuiid  iiuf 
be  known  by  u  large  tank  of  water,  and  a  line  grove  u;' 
date-trees. 

On  their  return,  the  gentlemen  crossed  the  Nile, toes.  I 
amine  the  inimeiise  ipiarries,  wlienec^  the   stones  o(  iko  | 
pyiMiiiids  are  siip|Mised  to  have  been  taken.     One  of  tlux- 
excavalion.-i,  wliieli  are  exceedingly  capacious,  il  wan  cal. 
euliiled  might  alone  contain  .50,(100  men. 

CIIAPTER  XIII. 

"-'ariliiiinn  roni'nrR  ball — The  Paslia"*  military  Frlimil— Miioeri- 
I'liic  |ir<'sf — tluUiiii!ai'ri  palari — Trajir  eiiil  ol'  IhIiiikil-I  VaAu- 
riK-oMMiiiii  on  Ihi-  l*a...li;rri  rniidiirt  Willi  reupvrt  to  ilran^ia- 
'J'\  lainiy  Uiwiinis  hi*  i>wii  sitlijici.s. 

The  Sardinian  consul  having  kindly   asked  inr  lo  i 
li:ill,   I  gladly  availed    myself  of  the  invitation,  tlml  1 
iiilghl  judge  of  the  tlale  of  foreign  niamicrs  in  llie  Kpjp. 
lian  cajiilai.     My  wishes,  however,  were  in  some  ilrpm 
disapiKiintcd,  us  the  party  was  thinly  ullciiucd, ''ur  rcatdiii 
which  generally  prevail  in  Hinall  soeicties,     I  vas  ulriiik  I 
with  the  extraordinary  agility  of  the  genlleiiioii ;  Uioy  [ 
danced  with  a  zeal,  spirit,  and  indefutigability  worlliy  <it' I 
a  belter  cause,     'i'he  ladies,  on  the  contrary,  wore  vcrv  [ 
ipiiet,  and  danced  hinguiilly.     Every  dance  wliuli  nii 
culled,  with  the  exception  of  one  quadrill",  was  une  i 
lie<lnitne  Atipluite;  and,  Hlrangc  lo  say,  by  no  effurl  of  I 
example  or  cxplanalinn,  for  I  jii.st  got  up  to  show  thiiii, 
could  even  the  cominon  figure  of  the  lady  tiirniiiK  tlit 
gentleman,  and  the  genllcinan  turning  the  lady,  ten  I 
the  middle,  and  up  again,  be  aecomplislied.    One  i'iiii|l'  I 
would  come  up  lo  the  top  after  every  figure,  annllifrmiit  I 
down  the  middle  when  they  ought  to  have  liiriiril, inJ  I 
about  the  sixth  couple  there  was  ciicli  a  complcle  jiiiiilili'l 
that  the  consccpient  clamour  U'canie   the  t^iuii.il  for  tlirl 
hand  striking  up  tliii  waltz.    I'^ery  face  liriglileiird.i'ur;! 
couple  found  llieir  place,  and  they  whiiled  about  tillllKTl 
were  tired,  when  again  came  llic  elforl  of  nieniory  iiilWl 
nmlinlanit  Aiiglniii:    One  geiitleniiin,  w  hose  agility  lisJ  I 
Imcii  most  remarkable,  came  lo  lug  the  honour  of  dniit  f 
ing  with  inc.     I  deelined,  and  eiidid  by  naying,  I  nivrr 
danced.     "Jamais!  vous  iie  dani^ez  jamais  !  el  eiuiiiiiiill 
voiis  amiisez-vous  done  ?"    Never !  you  never  danir  I  imii  I 
how  then  do  you  amuse  yourself?     I  was  so  oiiiusi'd  il  I 
(he  oddity  of  such  a  ipiestion,  at  llie  wonder  exprr!:sril  in  I 
the  man's  coiiiileiinnei',  and  at  the  imporlaiiee  ullarlnill 
to  dancing,  so  little  fell  by  I'liglish  women,  that  I  riiiiU| 
hcareely  restrain  my  laiigliler. 

The  Aiislrlnn  consul's  dniighler,  a  child  of  fix  ynnj 
of  age,  eiitcri  d  the  room  liy  herself,  went  up  lo  hrrtrl 
ipiainl  nice,  kissed  the  ladies  first  on  one  cheek,  IhriiMiI 
the  oilier,  and  hehavid  with  all  the  self  possession  of  oiu  I 
long  used  lo  Ihc  gay  world.  Her  own  hair  hung  in  riii('[ 
his  on  her  shoulders;  her  lillb'  head  was  dresped  wilhil 

*  Il  is  stated  in  a  letter  IVom  Mr.  ('hani|iolliuii,  lliill 
there  is  at  Turin  a  ronnlcrpart  of  Ihiii  utaltic. 

t  The  presenl  level  of  the  soil  nppenm  lo  Iw  trnM| 
twelve  fc ff  lii|»her  than  when  Ihe  Blnlue  fell. 


j<,j|il<ioli  of  Clli-ls 
Lnfof  pink   "alii 
uiiiM  a  l.irge  Mil 
liicr,  fave  I'ler  tin 
piilli-iili'll  we  see 
r,,'iiii''  in  France, 
l;;|hio  ill  the  iiion 
l;,r  klioilll  liiel  of  t 
ciui  ill  ('liro,  1  hii 
ijl,  double  care   ii 
s,:('lihte  liniirs  and 
i.i'Jili.    "Cela  se  I 
i,-iS|Ktili'»!  e'cst  I 
l,i,-x  u'ill  llie  Jioor 
,..i|i-oiiiilry  '  I  eiii| 
ml  rliTC  willi  the  si 
mii'i'iiuii^li,  it  turn 
i,i,:il  li'S  aiiiiisi'r  .'" 
l,Vfi.~k  of  being  ci 
icjiiiiiitaiiee,  that  ii 
fi  III  rally  li;ive  lireai 
■t.l  al  I  i;,'lit  o'clock, 
'I'liiTu  was  no  viir 
i,i,;ltt(i,  who  were  in 
n  ii.'l  |irc  lly,  nor  ug 
I  w,\f  iiniiiseil  by  a 
111'  iidvi'iitiire  of  hi,' 
uri.io,  and  nut  fiiiili 
hii  liiiiinelf  as  well  t 
timiiL'r  proved  loo  j 
liiiiikini;  il  ph'asaiiti' 
ii'iid  the  latter  on  t 
li.inlll  exposed  to  Ih 
lliH'  of  the    llalia 
J I  lis  Has  al  the  lull 
|r  iiily  t.'ie  persiiii  In  i 
»,-[oiis  bii.'.iiies.H   on 
willy,  that  the  next 
liitti.    'I'lii-  report  w 
|l<'  n  knuHi'  thai  Cuii 
-lull,  as  Ihe  pas, 
lil>l,!inl  such  I''raiik 
I  ujti  ill  Ills  doininioii! 
Till'  day  of  our  dej 
thi's  Military  ("ollegr 
|fl';i  fill  a  li'iiiale,  and 
|H.,!)li.<lii'il  usage  of 
|(!,.ii!)t  of  its  |irojiriely, 
jl  iia.s  not  reluctant  to 
soi'oiinianieil  by  the  gi 
i(liiiui.-li,  I  rode  into 
|lliis|il:ici.'  llu're  were  \ 
r.liriiig  Ihe  rpiadrang 
jlijiii.'riii  lieloiigiiig  to 
liCnordinary  s|K'ctacli 
lawiaii,  eelebrated  by  1 
Itiin  or  U'csliiiiiister,  e 
lisloiiislinicnl  as  the  si; 
llie  Kairlisli   eostume 
liiriflis  Turks,  and  M 
iL'w-iiilileil, 

*Uiiii  the  pheiioiiicn 
ll>  rially  a  Flank  woiii 
|«i  rii.M'il,  iliut  iiiy  ,..1, 
V-«il  cniitiiiiiiiig  to  till 
|;u'  Mtiialiiin  rather  disii 

liiaiiilt  roused  one 
IwliM  H'liip  caused  tlie 
Tl!».'iri'arin,<ily  at  a  grc 
fiio|i[iorliinily  of  esea|i 
pf  iiiillienialie.s,  an  old 

i»'  "■'  so insight  il 

|ln,iidllie  boys  knew  n 

lk:l  lliiiiU'li  they  were  U 

pilidisi]iialilicalions,  li< 

i"!  Ilii'iii  iiialhemnlles ; 

imfll'i'i'l  was  pcremjiloi 

hniiiiriiceil  with  seven  ; 

»nii' [iroLTcss,  and  who 

luml.i  lii'coiiie  iiistnieto 

mod,  and  only  day.sc 

►»  <aiid  rliildren,  than 

llii'PiTsiaiiproli'ssori 

■  luJ  travelled  in  Tersi 

iniiajKo  III  uiiilcrsland 

*n  if  (lie  parly  In  lliat  I 

"•■'iili's  llu'se  profes.^or 

*Wly  Italians,  who,  in 

Ml  Aiahie,  'i'iirhi,Hli,  i 

Williiurli,-. 

"f  (lie  inipiN,  throo  liii 


.iins.  i,rsiii.\<;'nn<i's  nakiiativi' 


2ft3 


lurpoM'. 

Ill  wuK  tiiuiid  mar 

nil  11  I'liii;  grovt  u;' 


ary  ^rlimil— l.i:l.iifri- 
iil  III'  IsliliMi'l  I'.i>Im- 
reapt'cl  lo  nirangtn- 


lu.liiii  of  curls  (I'ulsf  1  iH'liirri',)  ill  addition  to  live 
.i\r<"l'  I'i"''  "•'''"  rililion,  uiiil  srvcnil  iirtilicinl  (lowers; 
uiiiM  '■'  '•"'!•"'  ■'"'  '"  '""  ''""'i  '•'"'  '""I"  nli'^'ilc  ill  llii- 
nr  siivi-'  iii-'i'  "■*'  appuariiiici:  ol'  tiic  little  hulics  and 
,,  iilliiiii'ii  »■''  "''''  '"  ''"'  P'iiil''  "l"  tlio  days  ul'tlir  niiiicii 
,  .Jill,'  ill  I'raiiri',  1  lio  poor  c.liild  danced  uiiil  waltzed 
,,;[ liio  ill  till-'  iiioriiiiijr.  '  h>  one  ol'tlii;  ladies  telliiijj  ine 
l,,i'  known  liiet  ol'tlie  dilliculty  of  rearing;  lOiiropeaii  cliil- 
am  in  ('airo,  1  liiiitcd  that,  as  the  ciiiiiule  was  so  iiiiiiii- 
q1  iIduIiIi'  caic  niiiflit  he  necessary,  iind  piTliaps  that 
,  ,,.|i  latu  hours  and  hot  rooms  inijrht  not  a(;iec  w  itii  llicir 
iodlli.  "(eld  se  pent;  niais  eoiiiiiieiit  Ics  lunnser,  pan- 
vfismlihsl  c'esl  nil  pays  si  trisle."  It  may  Ix;  so,  hut 
|,;r,i-  will  the  poor  little  tliiiijjs  aiiiusc  themselves  in  this 
,,.,1  loiinlry  '  l  eii(|uired  whether  this  dissipiitioii  di<l  not 
ml  rlirt!  with  the  selioolini;  next  day  '  "  Yi's,  that  was 
Iriio  iiioii;;h,  it  turned  their  heads  a  litth." — "  .Mais  eom- 
imilli's  aiiitiser  /"  was  airaiii  her  question;  and  then  at 
i;„  ii>k  ot' heilig  considered  very  rifjid,  1  told  my  new 
.  iiiuiatani-e,  that  in  Kii^'laiid,  children  of  that  a}>e  would 
rai rally  have  liread  and  milk  fur  supper,  and  he  sent  to 
■«il  al  1  ight  o'elock. 
'I'licrc  was  no  variety  in  t!ie  dress  of  the  ladles  exeept- 

I  ij/iwi),  who  were  in  the  [.evantiiie  eostiiiiie.     This  dress 
nii..t  prclly,  nor  iifjreeahle  to  Kn^jlish  taste  or  decorum. 

I  I  was  amused  hy  ii  ^My  little  I'iedmontese,  who  lelaled 
IH  aihviiture  of  his  being  on  slion:  at  the  hatllii  of  Na- 

I  \jri:i'i,  and  not  finilin{;  an  udeijuate  place  fur  shelter,  he 
liiil  liliiijelf  as  wi  11  lui  he  was  uhle  heliind  a  rock,  which, 

I  tiitivrviT  proved  too  small  to  screen  his  whole  person ;  so 
liiiakini;  ii  pleasiinter  to  lose  his  heels  than  his  licvid,  hi' 

vJ  (lie  latter  on  the  !;rroimd,  and  permitted  his  legs  to 
luaiiiii  exposed  to  the  lire  of  the  licet. 

llni'  of  the    Italian    iiislruetiirs    of  the    paslia's  new 
lis  was  at  the  lull  daneing  all  the  evening;,  and  appa- 
ll, iiilv  (!ie  person  in  the  assemhly  least  likely  to  have  any 
lt..'iiras  liusines.4   on   his   mind;  but   it   was   mentioned 
InH'iilv, lliat  till'  mxt  iiioniing  he  was  engaged  to  light  a 
Tlii-  report  would  have  e.xciteil  anxiety,  had  it  not 
!l.  II  kiiowi' lluit  Cairo  duels  are   .seldom  uttended  with 
>ii!~lii(l,  as  the  pasha  hasdeelared  that  he  does  not  uii- 
:«l.!iid  sueli  I'rank  custom.'',  and  that  he  who  kills  a 
luaii  in  liis  iloininioiis  shall  be  hanged. 

Till'  day  of  our  depailure  from  Cairo,  I  visited  the  pa- 
Ifb's  Military  College.  This  waa  siieh  an  uniireiedenied 
lfl'|i  fill  a  li'iiiale,  and  wa.s  so  much  at  variance  w  itli  the 
loliblislii'd  usage  of  the  nomitry,  that  I  expressed  some 
li!..ii!)t  of  its  propriety,  as  well  as  |iriictieability.  However, 

II  o.'.  nut  reluctant  lo  have  my  seniphs  overrided ;  and 
lwoiii{ianied  by  the  geiith'inen  of  thi'  |iarly,  Osinaii,  and 
la(  liiiiiisli,  I  rode  into  the  tirsi  court  of  the  building.  In 
Illii)  |ila'c  there  were  t^nly  ii  few  boys  collected  ;  but  on 
linliriii);  the  ipi.adrangle,  I  believe  the  whole  fourteen 
|lijiii!r  il  belonging  to  the  college  (Hiurcd  out  to  see  the 
liCraordiiiiiry  H|K'etacli'.  'I'lie  prcseiieeof  the  veiled  Cir- 
|ru.«iaii,  eelebrati  d  by  Ilajji  ilaba,  on  the  play-grmind  of 
iDiin  or  Westiniuster,  could  not  have  excited  liulf  so  much 
liMunisiiiiiont  as  the  sight  of  n  lady  on  a  side-saddle  in 
llV  Kiiirlisli  cflstuine  created  among  the  nmllituile  of 
liirirli",  Turks,  and  Maiualukus,  grcut  and  Hniull,  here 

L«iiil>l('d. 

rt lull  the  plicnoiucnon  bi^forc  tlinin  wa.i iiscertained  to 

|l>  nally  n  Frank  woniun,  a  shout  so  long  and  so  loud 

Ins  r  li.i'd,  that  my  ears  and  eyes  aliiiost  liiiled,  and  the 

I'lAil  coiitiniiiiig  to  thicken  and  press  around  me,  I  fell 

luy  situation  ratlier  disagreeable.     Fortunately  the  din  of 

|i:n  tumult  roused  one  of  the  iiiastcrs,  a  lew  lashes  of 

*l,j;f  wlii|i  iNiused  the  poor  Iniys  lo  retreat,  ami  satisly 

linr  c.irinsily  at  a  greater  distance.     This  allbrdcd  me 

■ndiiimrtunily  of  escaping  up  stairs,  when  the  professor 

piiiatlu'iiiaties,  an  old  Italian,  received  us  civilly,  and 

[Kc  IM  Kiiiiie  insight  into  the  details  of  the  institution. 

Ilrsaiil  III!'  boys  knew  neither  French,  Italian,  nor  I>atiii ; 

Ikil  tlioMv'li  they  were  leal  iiing  these  languages,  yet  with 

Biiiliilisi|iialili<'atioiis,  he  tiiund  great  ditUeulty  in  teaeli- 

Inif  lliiai  iiiatheinatics ;  the  pasha's  oriler,  however,  to 

Tliiifllrrl  was  |H'remptory,  and  mu.st  be  obeyed.     He  had 

Niainiicd  with  seven  grown-up  pupils,  who  had  made 

Jmif  liroL'ri'ss,  a nd  who,  when  ipialilied,  were  in  their 

(iirnt.i  liciiiiiie  inslniclors  ;    hut  "these,"  said  he,  "  were 

iriicil,  and  only  day-scholars,  and  thought  more  uftheir 

<  iiiil  rliildren,  than  of  their  studies." 
Till  IVrniiii  professor  was  also  an  Italian;  and  altlinngh 
r  luJ  travelled  in  I'crsia,  did  not  know  enough  of  the 
|uicu]|;i'  to  understand  what  was  uddrvsaud  to  liilii  by 
vul'tlif  parly  in  that  tongue. 

Iliiilis  lliese  professors,  there  were  other  inslruetors, 

My  Uuliaiis,  who,  in  addition  to  their  own  language, 

luclit  An-ibie,  'l'urki.4li,  niid  Frencli,  besidcH  botany  and 

llilliiili'tir. 

Itl'llio  [lupiN,  tlirro  liiiMdred  were  militory  cunicriptf, 


one  hundred  and  fitly  Greek  slaves,  and  till'  rest  Turkish 
hoys  iVoiii  ItnumiTia,  a  lew  Nubians,  and  in:iny  Egyp- 
tians, who  were  i-ither  .^lamahikes,  or  slaies  of  the  pa>lia. 
These  wire  divided  into  c  lasses  of  sixty  or  a  hniidred 
each,  (Very  class  under  an  iii.-triietor  and  snliurdinate 
iiK.nitnrs.  He.-idis  the  matliemalieal  students,  Iwinty 
were  liarniiig  I'ersiaii,  a  great  many  French  and  Italian, 
and  the  whole  Wfre  taught  lo  read  and  write  Turkish 
and  .\rabie.  It  being  unfortunately  a  holiday,  we  wi  re 
prevented  I'roiii  seeing  the  process  of  instrnetiiin  ;  but 
lioiii  the  iuellieiiiiey  of  the  I'crsian  profis.sor,  I  shonhi 
not  augur  iniieli  progress  on  the  part  of  the  scholars  ;  and 
the  Italian  loathematieian  ap[K'ared  tco  ebl  lo  cope  with 
the  lively  nature  of  the  hoys,  or  to  keep  pace  with  the 
rapidity  of  the  pacha's  wislies.  As  it  is,  however,  there 
are  only  two  braiiehis  of  the  edneation  of  the  colb'gi, 
and  it  is  to  he  hupi  d  that  the  others  prove  more  cniisuliant 
to  the  enlightened  |Kiliey  which  created  and  fosters  this 
interesting  institution.  Of  the  fourteen  hundred  boys 
of  which  the  college  consists,  five  hundred  are  boarders, 
and  the  rest  day-.seholurs;  all  appeared  liialthy,  clean,  and 
well  clothed. 

Tlieniunillceiice  of  the  pasha  allots  above  six  tliousand 
didlars  a  month  to  the  iiiaintinanee  of  the  college  ;  and 
this,  though  a  small  sum,  when  compared  to  what  wouhl 
lie  the  expenses  of  a  similar  cstabli.shiiieiit  on  uii  <'i|ual 
scale  in  Kiigl.iiul,  is  ude<|uatc  to  its  purpose  in  a  country 
where  the  necessaries  of  life  arc  so  cheap  and  abundant. 

The  pasha's  lithographic  and  printing  presses  next  cn- 
ifaged  our  attention.  They  were  apparently  well  con- 
ducted, iiiidir  the  inanagi  iiieiit  of  a  Druse,  a  native  of 
.Mount  Iicbaniiii,  a  young  man  of  polite  iiiaiiners,  lively, 
and  inlelligenl,  and  one  of  the  many  who  had  been  sent 
by  the  pasha  to  Kurojie  for  education.  1  saw  printing  in 
all  its  branchi's,  from  the  formation  of  the  letters  to  the 
eoinpletion  of  a  book.  The  works  already  printed  were 
a  Turki.sh  History,  hy  un  ollicer  of  the  (iraiid  Vizier  ; 
( 'orrespondenee  Ik  tween  the  I*:;slia  and  the  Porte ;  a 
translation,  in  Turi.ish,  of  some  Fieneh  work  on  military 
mid  naval  laeties,  with  lithographic  plates;  the  Persian 
|Hieiii  called  the  (loidistauii,  and  .some  grammars.  The 
presses  were  made  under  the  superintendence  of  this 
Druse,  hut  the  paper  was  of  Kuro|H'nii  maiiuliielurc. 

We  then  procieded  to  the  apartments  of  the  superin- 
tendent, w  ho  conversed  in  Italian.  Here,  as  is  the  iiiva- 
rialilo  custom,  we  were  presented  with  cotVee  in  little 
Chiiiii  cups,  which,  iiLsteid  of  suuci'rs,  are  lixcd  in  cups 
of  silver  gill,  or  other  inferior  iiietui,  according  to  tJic 
rank  and  riches  of  the  owner. 

Near  Hulac,  is  a  palace  huiMing  fiir  tlic  DuAurdar 
lley.  Much  of  its  archileetiire  is  light  and  elegant, 
tliniigli  without  regard  to  regularity,  for  tireeian  [Mirlico-s 
and  'i'urkish  domes  and  oriiainents  are  mixed  together. 
Itut  the  interest  1  took  in  the  sjMit  arose  I'rom  learning 
that  among  the  niimerous  granite  and  marble  pillars  and 
hroki'ii  capitals,  lying  in  eonfiisi'iii  around,  those  most  to 
be  admired  were  part  •  '  'In;  spoils  of  Anlinoe.  Several 
had  been  broken  to  ■  ,;  traiis|H>rtation,  but  most  of 
llieiii  ap|icared  to  have  .i.'i  ■.  >lirown  down,  with  utter  dis- 
regard or  ignorance  of  [„  ir  value.  On  the  walls  I  ob- 
served stone  tablets  on  which  were  cut  hieroglyphieal 
lignres,  placed  without  any  regard  to  uniformity,  some 
standing  on  their  head,  others  on  their  heels,  as  little 
prized  as  any  common  material,  wliieli  might  c(|ually 
answer  the  purpose  of  building.  Without  In'ing  an  cii- 
llmsiast,  1  eould  not  help  grieving  over  these  precious 
iiionnmeiits  of  ontii|uity,  and  regretting  that  theic  was 
no  )iossibility  of  rescuing  tlieiii  from  the  hands  of  the 
barliariuiis,  and  traiis|Kirting  them  to  England,  where 
they  would  be  prized  as  of  inestimable  value. 

t  )n  the  way  to  our  place  of  einbarkation,  we  passed 
another  handsome  palace,  (in  the  style  of  the  public  bnild- 
iiit's  at  Amstcrd.im,)  formerly  the  residence  of  Isinnel 
i'asim,  but  now  converted  iiiio  a  warehouse.  Isinael  was 
sent  by  his  father  into  Nubia,  to  procure  recruits  for  his 
army.  One  of  the  eliiefs  of  the  country  begged  some 
lillle  delay,  as  he  had  then  no  slavo-s  ready;  but  Isniael, 
striking  him,  said  lie  would  admit  of  none.  "  Well,  then, 
my  lord,  to-morrow,  we  will  see  what  can  be  done ;"  bul 
this  morrow  did  not  dawn  u|miii  Isinnel ;  for  the  straw 
huts  which  ho  oeenpied  were  set  on  fire  by  the  Nubians 
in  the  night,  and  he  and  all  his  suite  [lerished.  The  pa- 
sha's army  maile  a  sivere  example  of  the  niifortunate 
inhabitants  in  the  vicinity,  but  the  real  culprits  had  cs- 
cn|M'd,  far  beyond  the  reach  of  punishment. 

.And  now  eiiibarkiiig  on  onr  iMials,  we  bade  farewell  to 
C.iiro.  Well  dues  it  deserve  the  name  ol"  (Jrand ;  mid 
amply  does  it  repay  the  traveller  for  every  hour  eiKiit  in 
exploring  its  singular  and  striking  interior,  its  pleasant 
environs,  and  the  nuuierous  intercirting  objects  with  which 
it  every  where  abound".    Still  it  imist  lie  acknowledged 


that,  us  a  city,  il  is  not  so  su)H'rior  in  itself,  but  that  it  de- 
rives much  of  ils  estimation  fr')m  llie  assot  iations  which 
it  presents,  and  the  aneirnt  and  romantic  hold  which  it 
has  on  our  iinagination. 

While  dwelling  on  the  merits  of  his  capital,  ht  me  pay 
a  tiiliiite  of  admiration  lo  the  pasha's  enlighlt  lied  anil 
lil.'cral  condiK^t  towards  strangers.  We  had  now  passetl 
six  wieks  in  Kgypl  during  a  season  of  political  agitation, 
and  Iravellid  from  Cossc  ir  to  Cairo  withonl  the  slightest 
inter,  nplifui  or  molcslalion  from  any  class  of  [icrsons 
whulivei,  and  willioul  the  smallest  exaction  (unless  I  so 
tcriii  the  <  iipidily  of  tin'  Cacheef  of  Keiinah  licfore.iiien. 
nienlioned)  on  the  part  of  the  governmetlt  or  its  ollieers, 
or  any  demand  on  account  of  eiislonis,  iW>^^  or  imposts. 
I  wish  1  could  speak  as  favourably  of  the  pasha's  policy 
towards  his  subjects  ;  but  in  Ih;  t  respect,  his  views  arc 
very  eoiifmed.  In  his  dominioiis,  the  liiiie  of  his  siihjeels, 
the  fruits  of  the  earth,  and  the  pn duci  of  its  waters — all 
he  considers  exclusively  his  own.  I!(.i;(e,  in  travelling, 
it  is  needless  to  ask  to  whom  any  thing  Uhnigs,  for  liciu 
the  huge  mannliietory  to  the  croji  if  dried  clover,  IMa- 
linincd  Ali  is  abselute  propriitnr.  If  a  Fi  llali  sows  a 
little  cotton,  and  his  witi'  spins  it  into  a  garini  lit,  it  is 
liable  to  seizure  nidess  it  be  stamped  witli  the  pa.vhu'8 
mark,  as  a  proof  of  its  having  juiid  duty. 

.^till,  notwithstanding  this  enormous  monopidy,  it  is  to 
lie  hoped  that  the  introilnction  of  so  many  munufaetures, 
though  the  .'\rabs,  ot  present,  work  at  them  by  compul- 
sion, and  receive  but  little  pay  for  their  labour,  may,  in 
lime,  have  the  efiVct  of  civilising  the  peoph',  mid  be  tho 
niians  of  introducing  improveineiits  in  a  more  enlightened 
and  permanent  form.  Much,  however,  must  depend  upon 
the  pasha's  successor.  The  choice,  it  is  sup|>osed,  lies 
lictweeii  Ihrahiin  Pasha,  the  son  of  his  lute  wile,  and  the 
Diiftnrdar  Itey,  who  has  married  his  daughter,  'i'lie  hit- 
ler  chief  dislikes  the  Franks,  and  is  particularly  hostile 
to  the  recent  iniiovalions,  whiili  he  regards  with  tho 
ji.'alous  eye  of  a  .Mussulman  bigot.  The  Franks,  how- 
ever, the  pasha  never  admits  to  any  share  of  political 
power,  and  it  is  a  peculiar  feature  of  his  policy,  that 
while  he  enuiluys  French  and  Italian  ollieers  to  drill  thu 
Arab  soldiery,  he  limits  them  to  the  bare  duty  of  instruc- 
tion, availing  himself  of  Kiiropenn  improvement,  wliilo 
he  is  careful  to  repress  Kiiropean  encrnaehincnt.  This 
ehnraclcrislic  jealousy  is  not  eonfmcd  to  the  Franks  only, 
lint  shows  itself,  occasionally,  in  his  arbitrary  treatmint 
of  his  own  subjects  when  they  venture  to  otieiid  him  by 
the  least  infringcnient  of  his  conimnnds.  For  instance, 
a  few  nionths  ago  he  had  ordered  that  the  dollar  should 
pass  for  a  fixed  miinher  of  plasties,  and  it  was  inentioned 
in  his  presence  that  the  rate  was  not  strictly  followed. 
Ills  highness  expressing  some  doults  of  the  fuel,  llio 
head  inter|>reter  observed,  careh  ssly,  that  a  Jew-broker, 
whom  he  named,  had,  a  few  days  before,  exchanged  dol. 
lars  for  him  at  the  rale  assertid. — "  Let  him  be  hanged 
immediately,"  exclaimed  the  pasha  I  The  interpreter,  an 
ohl  and  favourite  servant,  threw  himself  at  his  sovereign's 
feci,  deprecating  his  own  liilly,  and  imploring  jiardon  for 
the  wretched  culprit;  but  all  intercession  was  in  vain — 
the  pasha  said  his  orders  must  not  he  disregarded,  and 
the  niifortunate  Jew  was  executed.  I.et  me  in  justice 
add,  that  this  was  the  only  inslauee  of  rigour  which  had 
occurred  for  n  long  time;  and  his  lenity,  I  might  almost 
say,  seemed  verified  hy  the  iiiiserable  appeaiuncc  of  the 
public  exei'utioner,  who  begged  of  me  in  the  streets,  and 
by  his  sipialid  looks  gave  strong  indication  how  little  his 
trade  nourished. 


Voviicf 


CHAPPEU  XIV. 

....;.  .,.i«n  I'M'  \i!i'  to  t'lHitdi— Kniraiire  ititu  Mie  cnnal— Ve.vn. 
llttiis  iIi':h\>— Aliival  III  .Mrxnndrin— AiMTilod-  rt'llilivi'  to  llMi- 
riiliaii's    I'lllui— <'n|>luri'  el'  a    I'l.it   liy   lliii'lifli    siiiIiiik— (IoikI 

liiiiiiMiir  milif-  I'asliiiuii  ili 'ciisiuti— llis  iiiiiiiiiaiiiihiiv  on  licr- 

iiiL'  et'ii:!'  Iiailli.'  nrNa\aiiiti)~in>  iiii|'i>|<iitaiiiy. 

The  iiieonvcnicnces  of  the  journey,  if  I  can  so  term 
such  trilling  privations,  now  coniini  need,  since  it  was 
necessary,  lor  the  |iuip(ise  of  expedition,  that  we  should 
( iiilmrk  on  :;  very  siniill  cni.giii,  the  cabin  of  which  did 
not  admit  even  of  onr  silling  on  chairs,  mid  aflurdcd  but 
narrow  uccominodalion  for  three  persons. 

The  wind,  however,  being  iiioderatc,  our  Jirogrrsn 
down  the  stream  was  so  rapid,  that  we  reached  the  cii- 
trniice  of  the  Mahoiidinli  canal  on  the  night  afler  wc  left 
Cairn,  a  voyage  which,  at  that  ic:isoii,  is  scldi.in  accini- 
plished  under  live  or  six  days.  Here  we  encountered  un 
nncxpccted  obstacle  in  finding,  that  u  mound  of  earth, 
uIhjuI  twenty  yards  broad,  sepnratid  the  Nile  from  the 
canal.  This  involved  uiinther  change  of  heats  and  tlio 
troublisome  shining  of  our  bagga|;e. 

While  emphiycd  n  lliese  nrraiigcinentR  I  wns  dis. 
turbed  hy  hcariiij  from  two  Knglish  traveller!",  that  the 


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paHlin  li.'ul  laid  nil  ciiilinr^o  nii  all  vcsscIh  at  Alrxiiliilriu, 
|M'ii(liii^'  llic  iK'jiarliirc  ol'  lii»  tlcct  witli  pr(ivisi(iii8  tiir 
tJricci',  and  I  liarcil  tli.it  llic  (lilay  <'aiiH<'d  liy  lliin  (jrdi- 
nuiice  W'litild  |irii\<>  a  scrii)iis  iiirniivi-iiiciK'o,  aK  piTsoii 
U'uvini;  Alixaiidria  latr  In  tliu  seaHun  uru  Mnlijcctid  to  u 
loni^rr  (|iiarantiii<'  at  .Malta. 

From  till'  IciH  slate  ol'  tin-  -Aatrr  in  tlir  cniial  «<'  liad 
tu  t'rnliark  on  boaril  a  xtill  sinaliiT  Uiat  than  llic  la»l,  ll 
dirt  ot'  wliiili  was  ho  gnat,  llial  no  itVort  ol'  inliir  iiiiilil 
pnril'y  it.  liillnrlo  wr  liad  liccii  Mni;nlarly  I'rri-  I'roin  all 
annovaiK'c.H  ho  prrvalt'iil  in  I'<yiit.  Hy  llu"  ai*.si>taiu*i'  ol 
a  cat,  and  tin;  niannrr  in  uliicli  1  had  arran^riMl  thr  par- 
titiiin'i,  I  liail  prrvrntcd  llii'  ('iitr.ince  ol'  the  ruts  inln  tin 
cabin,  thoii}r|i  I  had  liuard  thuni  above  and  all  around 
makiiii,'  their  inetl'ectnal  attempts.  K.xeepI  a  I'ew  lleas,  I 
hail  met  with  no  prievaiiees  ol'  the  kind  usually  com. 
plained  ol';  and,  as  most  travellers  have  reeoriU'd  in  theij 
n  irralives  their  personal  sull'i  riiiys  on  this  head,  I  must 
attribute  the  ahsenee  ol"  ve  .iiin  to  tin;  coniliirt  ol'  liinali 
Biipcrinlendeuce.  'l"he  iroiitrary  winds  compelled  lis  t(j 
tuck  nil  day.  Nolliin^'  eii:ild  be  ;iiiire  tedious  tliuM  our 
siuiMikc  pace,  whieli  wan  still  I'lirtlicr  ilulayed  hy  mis 
takes  and  the  iiiisinanagenK'iil  ol'  the  erew  ot"  our  new 
boat ;  iievertlielcsH  wc  ri  ached  .Mexandria  bel'ori'  day 
break,  on  the  1  ttli,  thouirh  Just  too  lale  to  see  the  pasha 
who  liad  stepped  into  his  caiigia  to  proceed  to  Cairo,  as 
the  (jentleiiien  of  our  party  were  hastening  to  visit  him. 
As  1  also  cx|H'Cted  to  get  a  glimpse  of  this  extraordinary 
man,  hia  sudden  departure  was  the  only  real  disap|Miiiit. 
menl  1  had  met  with  since  the  eoinmencement  of  my 
travels,  and  it  was  ii  real  one  tu  me.  'I'lie  delay,  the  la- 
ziness of  the  p<'ople,  the  time  we  had  spent  in  seeing 
sights  of  inferior  interest  at  Cairo,  for  I  consider  the 
pasha  as  great  a  wonder  as  any  in  his  doininions, — in 
fact  every  thing  which  had  retarded  our  progress,  now 
appeared  to  be  intolerable.  At  the  Consulate  I  saw  his 
portrait,  which  does  not  ut  all  represent  the  face  o(  a 
tyrant,  i  heard  that  great  dilKculty  was  cx|)erienced  in 
painting  this  likeness,  (from  which  several  copies  have 
been  taken,)  as  the  .Mussulmans  have  a  religinna  horror 
of  every  kind  of  picture ;  and  while  sitting,  the  pasha 
was  eoni|>cllcd  to  lock  himself  up  witli  the  artist,  under 
pretence  of  transacting  business. 

Alexandria  was  so  full  of  Franks,  that  we  cmild  have 
no  choice  of  lodgings,  and  were  obliged  to  put  up  with 
some  miseraUe  rooms  in  an  okel,  or  quarter,  secured  tor 
us  by  Mr.  Barker  the  eonstil,  which  seemed  the  very  focus 
of  wretchedness  and  |iestilence.  I  had  heard,  too,  that 
the  plague  was  raging  in  Syria,  whenec  it  was  ex|K'eted 
daily  to  find  its  way  into  Alexandria;  and  had  it  reached 
our  vicinity,  the  narrowness  of  the  passages  to  our  dwell, 
ing,  and  the  utter  im|>ossibilily  of  shutting  it  up,  rendered 
esca|ie  from  contagion  almost  ho)H'les8.  I  observed  that 
the  lower  class  ot  Franks  in  tin;  streets  were  a  better 
race  of  [leoplu  than  those  ut  Cairo,  for  many  I  saw  there 
were  a  disgrace  to  the  name  of  Eurogicans — dirty,  squalid, 
and  full  of  disease,  brought  on  apparently  by  intemperance 
rather  than  the  ctTects  of  climate  ;  for  the  (irecks,  native 
Christians,  Jews,  Turks,  and  Arabs  generally,  had  a 
strong,  healthy,  and  active  appearance.  Alexandria  itself 
is  dirty  to  a  degree.  The  only  cleanly  or  airy  looking 
part  of  the  town,  is  a  sort  of  s<piare  inhabited  by  the  con- 
suls; but  the  approach  tu  this  quarter,  even  on  donkeys, 
involves  a  dillicult  navigation  through  pools  of  water, 
mud,  and  dirt.  On  foot  the  streets  are  scarcely  passable 
for  a  lady  ;  but  peril  ips  1  saw  them  in  their  worst  state, 
as,  notwithstunding  the  proverbial  dryness  of  the  climate, 
we  had  ex|ierieiieed  for  the  last  fortnight  a  siiccessiiin  of 
gales  with  wet  weather.  1  was  enabled,  however,  to 
make  excursions  to  the  few  objects  of  curiosity  in  the 
vicinity.  The  cataeomhs  were  closed  against  us  in  eon. 
s<'(|ueiice  of  the  erection  of  a  new  fort  near  thciii ;  but  I 
visited  Diocb'tian's,  cominonlv  called  Pomiiey's,  I'illar  ; 
the  two  IJIielisks,  Cleopatra's  JJeedle  standing,  the  other 
prostrate  (the  latter  has  so  long  been  on  its  way  to  Kng- 
land,  that  I  fear  it  will  now  never  arrive;)  and  the  pasha's 
palace,  not  yet  fmislied,  and  less  magnificent  tliun  those 
at  Cairo  and  ShiKibru. 

The  splendid  pillar  of  Diocletian  surpassed  in  my 
opinion  every  thing  of  the  kind  I  had  ever  sren  :  to  view 
it  ill  |M'rfeetioii,  it  is,  however,  iieeissary  lu  stand  close 
under  il,  and  to  keep  out  of  sight  the  numerous  Knglisli 
names,  in  large  black  letters,  which  deface  mie  side  of 
the  |M>lislied  slial\,  and  |H'r|H'tuate  tlii'  bad  tusle  of  the 
writers.     On  the  nnniversary  of  the  battle  of  .Mexandria 

some  of  the  ollieers  and  erew  of  his  majesty's  ship 

hoisted  till'  English  ensign  and  the  pasha's  enlours  nl  the 
top  of  this  pillar.  This  was  not  agreeable  to  his  high- 
iiess,  who  desireil  the  Arabs  to  take  (lie  Hags  down.  AC- 
ter  various  nttcmpbi,  they  found  it  iiii|iossible,  and  some 
of  our  own  tars  were  at  length  obliged  to  rcasccnd  for 


this  purpose.  How  .Miss  'I'allMit  ever  sneeeediil  in  reach- 
ing tlie  top  I  eaiinol  undersland,  for  the  dillieiilly  of  the 
imilerlakiiig  was  great,  even  to  sailors  at  cnstoiiied  lo 
I'liinb.  The  pasha  ap|M'ars  thoroughly  lo  imder.stand  the 
eharailir  (if  our  sailors,  as  the  tbilowing  occurrence 
seems  to  prove. 

One  .Sunday  he  received  iiitclligcnre  that  a  small  fori 
at  the  enlraiiee  of  the  hailsiiir  had  been  taken  posfession 
of  by  certain  Franks,  and  that  the  I  iirks  iM'longing  to  it 
had  been  made  prisoners.  Some  constei'iialion  prevailed 
among  his  people,  but  instead  of  being  angry  lie  laughed 
heartily,  and  swearing  by  his  two  ryes,  (his  favourite 
oath,)  thai  they  iiiiisl  be  Knglisli  sailors,  he  direeled  his 
interpreter  to  write  lo  their  captain,  to  ordiT  his  men  on 
board  ship  again.  ('[Hin  eiKjtiir)  it  proved  as  the  pasliii 
had  antieip.ited :  the  men  h;id  landed,  got  drunk,  and 
erowiK'd  their  liberty  by  seizing  tin  the  fort  and  eonliiiin 
the  imlorliinate  'I'lirks,  who,  iMdnleiilly  smoUing  their 
pi|MS,  iievi  r  could  have  aiilicipalid  siieli  an  attack  in 
time  of  profound  peace. 

I  visited  with  great  interest  the  (ii  Id  of  balMe  where 
I^ir  Kalpli  Ahereroiiibie  lell,  and  the  II. ly  of  .\lioukir, 
which  is  at  the  iliNlanee  of  eight  or  ten  mill's.  AlUr 
wandering  a  considerable  lime  among  the  Flench  re- 
doubts, ]  picked  lip  a  few  imisket-shot,  the  evidciiee  ol 
the  modern  liallle,  and  some  aiieii  iit  coins,  the  relics  of 
many  Inmdrcd  years.  The  B|Hit  is  too  well  known  to 
require  description  ;  but  the  heart  must  be  cold  indeed, 
which  can,  for  the  lirst  time,  view  these  scenes,  and  re. 
rtect  upon  the  events  which  have  occurred  there,  without 
lively  emotion. 

.viler  all,  in  truth,  the  most  striking  and  interesting 
sight  is  the  Mediterranean  itself,  which  rolls  into  the 
harbour  of  .Mexandria ;  its  waters  as  blue  and  as  trans, 
parent  as  Lord  Uyron  has  described  them.  These  classic 
waves  I  first  saw  in  a  deep  calm.  It  was  succeeded  by 
a  slorni  which  agitated  them  to  a  tremendous  height, 
and  placed  in  jeopur<ly  the  numernus  ships  at  anchor  in 
the  |)orl.  This  storm,  however,  besides  all'ording  a  grand 
sight,  was  of  siihsiantial  use  to  us,  for  it  detained  a  Meet 
hound  to  .Malta,  and  thus  enabled  us  to  leave  a  country 
in  which  our  residence  had  ceased  lo  l)e  agreeable. 
.Among  the  ships  lying  in  the  harbour  was  the  wreck  of 
one  of  the  I'usliu's  own  vessels.  'I'lie  captain  had  coin- 
mitled  some  crime,  which  was  represented  by  his  crew 
lo  the  pasha,  who  ordered  him  immediately  on  shore  to 
answer  his  accusers.  Knowing  his  guilt,  he  pretended 
sickness,  till  a  second  message  from  the  pasha  lell  him 
no  alternative ;  and  unable  longer  to  evade  his  fate,  he 
sent  all  his  crew  on  shore,  and  calling  to  an  old  and  faith- 
ful servant,  the  only  person  on  Imard,  he  bade  liim  jump 
out  of  the  |K)rt ;  at  the  same  time  loading  two  pistols,  he 
fired  into  the  magazine,  and  blew  up  the  ship  and  him. 
self  together.  \Vhen  the  slory  was  related  lo  the  pasha, 
he  said,  "  'J'liese  arc  Frank  customs :  this  is  dying  like 
an  Englishman."* 

The  agitation  excited  by  the  battle  of  Navarino  seemed 
to  have  totally  subsided,  and  it  was  curious  to  sec  Fng- 
lisli  and  French  frigates  lying  peaceably  alongside  a 
Turkish  man-of-war,  which  bore  evident  marks  of  the 
dreadful  conflict  in  which  the  forces  of  the  three  nations 
had  so  recently  licen  engaged.  The  magnanimity  evinced 
by  the  pasha,  when  he  first  heard  of  the  event  which 
destroyed  his  navy  and  humbled  his  [lower,  was  highly 
honourable  lo  his  character.  He  had  not  finished  the 
jierusal  of  the  unwelcome  tidings,  when  he  desired  Mr. 
Wohn.is  to  assure  the  Franks  that  they  should  not  be 
molested,  and  that  they  might  pursue  their  occupations 
us  heretofore  in  [M-rfcct  security. 

Hut  notwithstanding  the  kindness  whieli  the  pasha 
manifests  towards  the  Franks,  he  is  not  |Mipiilar  with 
those  at  .\lcxandria,in  consequence  of  the  dnincss  of  trade, 
resulting  from  his  nionoiiolies.  Neither  has  he  friends 
among  the  Turks  or  Arabs,  the  former  complaining  that 
the  new  system  of  tactics  has  thrown  them  out  of  em- 
ployment, while  the  latter  hate  him  for  forcing  them  into 
the  military  service.  ( >n  the  whole,  the  bi'st  informed 
|iersons  said  that  the  slate  of  his  government  rendered 
iiim  very  anxious,  esiweinlly  as  he  hud  ulrendy  incurred 
the  disjileasure  of  the  I'oiie,  hy  re|K'atedly  urging  the 
Siillan  to  ncipiiesec  in  the  demniids  of  the  allies. 

His  country,  too,  was  nearly  ruined  by  the  (trix'U  war. 


•  .\  similar,  but  more  atrocious  instance  of  despera. 
lion,  oeeurred,  it  is  said,  a  short  time  ago  at  Valparaiso, 
or  some  other  |iort  in  South  Amerien.  The  eommander 
of  nil  Knglish  vessel,  U'ing  pressed  by  his  creditors,  in- 
vited some  of  them  to  dinner,  und  during  the  meal  went 
down  to  the  gim.room,  where,  setting  fire  to  the  [lowder, 
he  destroved  himself  and  his  guests,  by  blowing  up  the 
stern  of  t)ic  (hip. 


not  only  from  the  vast  sums  he  had  expended  in  hii  cr. 
operation  with  the  I'orle,  but  also  from  the  de|x,|)ii|j|j, . 
occasioned  by  Ihe  hosts  of  troops  whom  he  hod  Ihi  n  am 
pelled  lo  senil  into  the  ."Morea,  thereby  draining  |||,  .„, 
viiices  of  their  cultivators. 

.\\  the  house  of  the  Knglisli  consul  I  had  the  plraiure 
of  seeing  Kady  — — ,  whose  intcrcsling  prnj(cls(.|i||a„r,j 
the  gratification  id'nieetinir  with  a  country  woman  in  ihji 
distant  land.  Her  ladyship  meditated  the  esliihlishirin,! 
of  a  school  at  Jerusalem,  lor  the  superintendence  ol'  viiKh 
she  was  qualifying  herself  by  the  assiduous  study  jf 
Arabic. •  On  the  feasibility  and  utility  of  this  plan  opi! 
nions  may  ditl'er,  but  nobody,  I  think,  can  witni'..«  n, ,,, 
llior's  self.devotiiiii  without  wishing  that  it  may  be  rf. 
waided  by  success. 

thir  slay  ut  Alexandria  was  limited  to  four  Hnvf,  w, 
Ihe  Inst  ol  which  divine  service  was  performed  at  tlir  con' 
sulate,  and  a  very  long  but  not  a  bad  sernuin  prochic 
in  Knglisli,  by  a  .Swiss  missionary,  attired  in  a  Turkisn 
dress,  funning  a  heterogeneous  compound  lor  the  pulp,i 

CIIAPTKU  XV. 

DcjinrMiri' friini  Mi'.tnn.lr|.i— SivprtMvoalhir  inlhi-  Mitll'eiriiinn 
— Iiiir.-H'itre  el"  .'\sialir  aiiU  Kuoipenn  iinYigulinn— Arr.M  i- 
.M.illH  — l.a/.arcun.  ■    ■    ■ 

The  next  niprniiig,  the  18thof  February,  wccmbarkii 
on  board  the  Columbia,  an  Knglish  merchantman  nl'iiit 
hundred  tons,  laden  with  the  pasha's  cotton,  contignrc  ii 
Ijiver|KH)l.  'J'hc  brecezc  being  light,  wo  were  a  wlmie 
day  passing  the  bar,  which  is  an  affair  of  some  difliculiv 
and  anxiety  in  a  large  ship,  when  the  wind  is  not  quiie 
favourable.  This  was  our  case,  but  under  tlie  nkil'a; 
guidance  of  an  old  man,  at  whom  I  looked  with  niiir^i 
interest  on  hearing  that  he  was  Lord  Nelson's  |)j|„i  ;i 
the  buttle  of  the  Nile,  we  got  safe  over  ot  eight  o'rloct 
p.  III.,  when  I  t(H)k  my  last  view  of  the  shores  of  K|;)i>i 

It  inustnot  br.  siip|ioscd,  because  the  Columbia  was  if 
the  res|H'ctablc  size  of  five  Kundredtons,  that  wc  had  juiu. 
bic  accommodation.  The  whole  ship  vi'as  crowded  uiih 
cotton,  a  small  fiortion  ef  which  had  been  removed  I'r.a 
the  cabin  to  afford  just  sufticient  space  for  our  o«n  bcji, 
while  my  maid  was  lucated  in  the  corner  on  the  rcmaic.  | 
iiig  bules.  These  had  been  so  loosened  by  a  sciiaration 
I'roiii  the  rest,  that  every  night  of  bad  weather  I  cipccl. 
ed  some  of  them  to/i"<en  icny,  as  they  say  on  lioardihip, 
and  smother  us  in  their  fall. 

During  the  first  six  days  the  wind  was  strong  and  I'l. 
vouruhle,  and  brought  us  almost  within  sight  ofoiirdal 
tiiicil  |iort ;  but  for  the  reniaiiider  of  the  voyage,  ivliici  | 
lasted  ten  days  longer,  the  weather  became  very  boiiltt. 
ous  and  adverse.  I  had  beer  three  times  round  tlic  ('ipe  I 
of  (lood  Hope,  and  yet,  whether  frbm  laps.;  of  time  er  in. 
crease  of  timidity,  it  seemed  to  me  that  1  had  never  1».| 
fore  witnessed  such  alarming  storms. 

Those  who  have  only  read  of  the  dark  blue  sea  of  itX 
Mediterranean,  as  depicted  by  Uie  author  of  the  Coruir.l 
must  not  form  their  idea  of  the  gales  we  eipcricncdl 
from  his  dcsciiption,  but  rather  rely  u|Kin  a  lalerpKU 
who  thus  apostrophises  the  stormy  ocean  : — 

"  Tremendous  art  thou  !  in  thy  tempest  ire, 
When  the  mad  surges  to  the  clouds  respire ; 
And  like  new  Apennines  from  out  the  sco. 
Thy  waves  march  on  in  mountain  majesty." 
Monlgomery'i  Omnipreience  nf  tht  Deily 

Navigation  is  differently  conducted  in  the  east  and  ul 
west.  Our  little  brig,  the  I'alinurus,  of  one  liimJfdli 
and  ninety  tons,  had  a  complement  of  seventy  nircl 
whereas  a  crew  of  twenty,  officers  included,  nuinigul 
the  Columbia,  and  excellently  too,  though  I  could  ihxI 
help  shuddering  sometimes  at  night  while  scuJdiiii;  ill 
I  111'  rate  of  ten  or  eleven  knots  an  hour,  lo  see  lli:'  ulioll 
in  the  hands  of  a  weakly  iKiy  of  sixteen,  who  fhitlolj 
with  the  greatest  difficulty. 

We  were  within    view  of  Malta  four  days  lieforc  ikl 
inexorable   gale  allowed  us  to  reach  it ;  to  odd  tu  oul 
vexation,  the  Dryail  frigate  passed  us  one  evening,  ir^l 
by  U'ing  aide    t<i   "  lay  eUiser"   to   Ihe    wind,  got  ml* 
.Mullu  six  und  thirty  hours  licd'ore  us.    Still  ue  liadosu 
lo  congratululu  ourselves  on  having  taken  our  pafup 
in  un  Knglish  ship,   as  some   of  my  aeipiaiiitaiictii,  (Ik 
sailed  the  sume  day  with  us  in  a  .Maltese  vessel,  did  it(| 
arrive  till  a  fortnight  allerwiirds. 

'I'lie  npproucli   tu   Malta  is  very   beautiful.    Tlieeih 


*  I.udy was  eneoiirnged  to  adopt  this  boncvol 

projeet,  by  the  siiei;esn  which  had  attended  Mrs.  Wilnn'i 
exertions   in  educating  native  females  at  CalrulU,  i 
considered  us  lio|H>lesB  an  undertaking  then.'  as  tliU  < 
which  Lady  proposed  to  embark. 


I  shniild  have  lie 
'.nlli  llio  ennui  nee 
nlM,  lud  I  endure 
(uJ  li'd  such  a  w.i 
nut'  past,   and   Ik 
mallier  of  tin;  .Mi^ 
I  ronlini'iiieiit  was  ai 
teiicticial  to  my  he 
Till'  l.nzaretio  is 
iilol,  having  Fort  Ii 
I  (oriii  of  ran  k  under 
\Vi'  had  three  Is 
Ml  llie  windows  1 
I  dirhaibmir  and  sui 
Excepting  a  coiq 
rwiii"  were  quite  ci 
plifd  nitli  our  own 
I  pLili's  wliicli   had  cs 
I  xi,  and  soon  made 
Barli  I'aiiiily  or  pa 
I  ciri'nl'lliein,  and  ea 
I  incnis  to  prevent  con 
caiiliiionieiit  is  differ 
I  liiOM'  ulio   are    not 
™ii|iaiiy  in  the  I'ai 
J  t'liMIn;',  lieiiig  cure 
I  pill  your  fiiigi'r  on  a  ' 
(dlo  the  same  term 
I  aintbini;  to  observe 
I  Mtiblishiiicnt,  and  tl 
I  I'min  any  apprehende 
I  die  part  of  tlie  prisor 
J  rd  by  the  latter,  who 
I  Inwlul  of  a  new  oeci 
I  durance  should  be  pn 
usious  arc  supplied  b 
|biini(«  llie  articles  rcr 
I  in  hotel  at  Vuletta. 

Though  the  accoi 
lconi|daint  may  be  ni 
lol'ciprcisc,  to  which 
ltd.  We  were  only  alio 
I  nee  about  sixty  tcet  li 
liDllic  cool  season,  mu 
I  tount  of  the  heat  I 
I  «liy  a  suitable  place  t 
1 15  the  islet,  which  is 
lUhiiululgenee  witlioi 
I  iur.ilinn, 

T.K'  Lazaretto  is  slii 
iMf  IHTiions  in  charge 
|ittn<i'l,  when  they  reti: 
lis;  I  know  not  wlia 
Itw  III' sudden  ilhiess- 
|«f  mi'li  ,1  danger  in  tli 
I'liiili.ive  long  lived  in 
Iiuiirn'iit  of  no  rare  i 
|l"  use,  the  delay  of 
l»raild,  In  all  probabilil 
J  ^-iriune  us  it  iiinv  n| 
Itmte  ai'i'iiiint  of  tlic  cl 
Intscirai'liially  inmuiri 
Iteit  bad  pnuioiinced  in 
|k!f-iio  ap|ical,  no  rem 
Ibmi, 


Tiic  (leriixl  of  qiinrui 

Inomllici'aslwnrd  is  gi 

llitimsl  fivoiiruhle  circ 

|l«fnlv.|«'o,  the  day  of 

|liiJiil.    Tlie  latter   wa 

"'>*■«  nt  that  time  eiti 

"".  dint  two  deaths, 

furred  al  our  okel  at 

|»ri.,r,'.    A  deduction  il 

'*' qiumiitino  ostab 


MRS.  M'SHIXGTON'S  NAHRATIVE. 


iiniliri  in  hii  rr. 
till'  di'|».|)ulaii,,n 

lic'liodlKino(,m. 
rfraiiiiii(r  lii,  p„, 

liail  Ihf  |ilo3«ur, 
prnjiclsciihalirfi 
trywoinan  in  \tn 
llic  CKlahlishniiii' 
IrmlfiiocorwIiKh 
isiiliKiua  siudv  of 
,•  of  this  plan  opi. 
an  vvilnt'!«.x  its  au. 
Imt  it  may  Ik  r>. 

I  to  four  day?,  tr. 
•fornu'il  nl  IhV  ron 
siTiiKin  iirnrhic 
lircd  in  u  Tiirkisn 
uiid  lor  the  pulpii 


in  Ihp  Mfdl'itirinfin  | 
i\i|jatii>n— Ati.M,  i: 

imry,  wc  t-mbark')! 
crchantman  (ifii\e 
:otton,  coniignro  in 
wc   were  a  wlm't 
r  of  Boine  di(Rc\illy  I 
:  wind  is  not  cjuiK 
t  under  the  ckil:u! 
looked  with  much 
(1    Nelson's  |)i|. '  _ 
rer  at  eight  n'cliK( 
ic  uliores  of  Knyii 
c  Columbia  was  of 
8,  tliat  we  had  suiu.  I 
I  was  crowded  witli  I 
been  removed  ftoa  I 
;c  for  our  own  liecii, 
rncr  on  the  remaic 
led  by  a  !>e|>arat>03 1 
J  weather  I  eipccl.  f 
f  Bay  on  lioard  ship,  I 

]  waa  strong  and  it' I 
tin  night  of  our  dn- 1 
f  the  voyage,  ivliiihl 
icennie  very  boiiKr.  f 
nics  round  the  Cipc  | 
lapcv'  of  time  et  in-  [ 
hat  1  had  never  («. 


2ftr} 


ithi 


rk  blue  pea  of  l)«l 
lor  of  the  Coruii.l 

les  we  expericnndl 
u|>on  a  later  pwt,! 

ccan ; — 

tcmpcit  ire, 
:louds  reapire ; 

out  the  tea, 

tain  niajeBty." 
•nee  »f  tilt  Dniti 

in  the  east  and  ul 

IS,  of  one  himdrt^l 

of  Btvcnty  nioii; 

iicluUed,  manigul 
(lougli   1  eould  iMill 

wliili  ecudding  il 
iir,  to  HOC  IIk'  vvli'dl 

ecu,  who  (hilVd  il 

nr  day»  lieforc  l)«l 
it ;  to  add  to  owl 
H  one  I'vening,  «i\ 
he   wind,  got  mu 
Still  we  had  ciu 
taken  onr  |iamt 
icquttintanew,  »1 
iteae  vessel,  diJ  n.<j 

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this  hfncvolci|| 

t«  at  (.alfutli, M* 
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o,.l  .. 
nded 


.,j„o,  into  the  quarantine  harb.,.  is  no  narrow,  that  it 
,  ni'ccsaafy  to  low  ships  into  it.  Kor  this  purpose  nu- 
mor.iiis  '"«'*  "'■"'  "Iwy"  feady,  whoso  lolly  prows,  like 
,,,0^.  of  llie  Roman  (fulleys,  betoken  a  tlirni  of  anci>  iit 
j,'„  ,nd  Ixing  rowed  hymen  v»itli  their  luces  to  the 
buwi,  eshihil  a  very  singular  appearance. 

\lU'r  anchoring,  wc  were  hailed  by  the  port  eapLiin, 
ind  our  seamen  and  paaacngers  inusU-'red  ut  the  (rune, 
nv :  wlieii,  on  its  l)einjjf  oscerUiincd  that  Ibi-y  were  ull 
tfil,  the  lK)at  wuH  |>crniitt(-d  to  approaeli  suHieiently 
near  for  ii«  to  ilrop  our  letters  into  n  bucket  for  furniga- 
lioii,  and  we  were  ourselves  allowed  to  row  to  the  I.iiia- 

rilto-  .  , ,  , 

1  should  have  l)cen  cautious  not  to  trouble  my  readers 
•■villi  tlie  eiuiui  oeeiuiioncd  by  my  seelnsion  in  the  l^iia- 
ivilo,  had  I  endured  any.  But,  ui  truth,  I  felt  noni-.  I 
had  lid  such  a  wandering  and  futigning  life  for  som.- 
liuo  lusl,  and  been  so  harassed  by  the  teniix'stiious 
.rather  of  the  Mediterranean,  that  the  tranquillity  of  the 
coaSiu'riieut  was  us  agreeable  to  my  feelings,  as  it  was 
btiiftieial  to  niy  henlth. 

The  l.niarelto  is  an  extensive  building,  situated  on  an 
ulcl,  having  Kort  Bmanuel,  where  the  military  and  per. 
(onjofraiik  under  quarantine  arc  quartered,  at  its  back. 
We  h.vl  three  largo  and  airy  apartments  up  stairs, 
from  the  windows  of  which  there  was  a  good  view  of 
iJir  harbour  and  surrotinding  country. 

Exce|iting  a  couple  of  tables  onJ  o   few   chairs,  the 

rwiiis  wire  quite  empty  ;  but  fortunately,  \ve  were  sup- 

plii'd  with  our  own  camp  beds,  ond  the  few   enps  and 

plili's  which   had  escaped  from  the  shocks  of  land  and 

j  Ki,  and  siwn  made  ourselves  comfortable. 

Eaeh  family  or  party  has  a  guardian  apiwinted  to  take 

I  ciri'of  them,  and  each  vessel  has  two.  'I'heduty  of  tliest- 

ioiiis  to  prevent  contact  between  iiersons  whose  period  of 

I  ro.lineinent  iaditt'erenl,  and  to  secure  their  not  touching 

ihow  who   are    not    in    quarantine.     You  may  receive 

roiii|Kiny  in   the  I'arlntorio,  or  on    the    terraces    ot"  tin- 

hililini;,  Ix'ing  careful  to  keep  at  a  distance ;  for  if  you 

pulyour  tingi-rona  visiter's  dress,  he  would  lie  condemn- 

(dli)  the  same  term   of  confinement  as  yourself.     It  is 

iinihini!  to  observe   the    caution    of  the  otiieers  of  the 

Mtiblishnient,  and  the   nimbleness   with  which   lliey  Hy 

from  any  apprcliemled  approximation  to  themselves  on 

like  part  of  tin!  prisoner;  and  this  caution  is  again  learn- 

,<l  bv  tin'  latter,  who  in   his  turn  Ik-couics  equally  di»- 

I  iriKlful  of  a  new  m^cupant  of  the  Lazaretto,  leal  his  own 

Idjtance  should  bo  prolonged  by  the  other's  touch.     I'ro- 

I  uswiis  arc  supplied  by  a  person  called  a  siM-uditore,  who 

|briiii;«  liie  arlieles  required  on  his  own  account,  or  from 

I  in  hotel  at  Valetla. 

Tlioiigh  the  accommodations  are  excellent,  a  just 
I  coniiiliinl  maybe  made  of  the  unnecessary  privation 
lofctercise,  to  which  persons  in  quarantine  arc  pubject- 
I  (i.  We  were  only  allowed  to  walk  on  a  small  ill.paved  ler. 
I  nee  about  sixty  feet  long,  which,  thoiigh  pleasant  enough 
I  ID  the  cool  season,  must  be  intolerable  in  summer  on  ac 
I  tount  of  the  heat,  I  enimot  perceive  any  good  reas4>n 
lihy  a  suitable  place  for  exercise  might  not  lie  allotted 
I  oa  tlic  islet,  which  is  suHieiently  eapacinus  to  admit  ol 
I  Uis  indulgence  without  hazard  of  unauthorised  commu 
I  ainlion. 

Tiie  I.azarello  is  shut  up  from  twelve  till  two,  when 
I ix  jHT.sons  ill  charge  of  it  go  to  Iheir  dinner,  and  from 
lw<ct,  when  they  return  home,  till  seven  the  next  morn- 
Iw!.  I  know  not  what  would  become  of  its  inmates  in 
laacol' sudden  illness — hut  jN'ople  never  seem  to  think 
|«f!iicb  a  danger  in  this  favoured  climate,  which  to  me 
Itlwhave  long  lived  in  the  regions  of  fever  and  cholera, 
lusn  event  of  no  rare  oeeurreiiee;  and  where,  in  the  lat- 
Itttcise,  the  delay  of  an  hour  in  proeiiring  assistance 
l»oiild,  in  all  probability,  prove  the  death  of  the  sufferer. 
Siranije  us  it  may  ap|)ear,  I  never  coidd  gain  any  uc- 
Inrile  aciiiiiiit  of  the  duration  of  quarantine,  until  I  was 
laystlfailually  immured,  and  the  fiat  of  the  su|M'rinten- 
Idwi  had  {irnniiuuced  iny  doom,  which  proveil  irreversi. 
Iblr— no  a|i|ical,  no  remission  ;  and  his  words  might  have 
|bmi, 

"  Lasciale  ogni  B|H>ranza,  voi  eh'  entrate." 

_  Tiic  |irricMl  of  quarantine  for  vessels  and  passengers 
Ifiom the  eastward  is  generally  twenty.five  days;  under 
llic  moat  favourable  circumstances  it  is  never  liss  than 
ll«fnty.twn,  the  day  of  entrance  aiul  departure  U-ing  in. 
Itludi'd.  'riio  latti'r  was  our  ease,  though  little  was  il 
Itnovn  al  that  time  cither  to  the  superintendeni  or  our- 
ifl'f",  that  two  deaths,  sup|)Osed  to  be  from  plagtie,  hail 
"furred  nt  cnir  okel  at  Alexandria,  previously  to  our  de- 
ll^iiurr.  A  deduelinn  is  also  made  in  favour  of  king's 
thipt. 

The  iiuaraiitino  OBtabliihincnt  oontiiU  of  a  tU|iorin- 


tendinl,  a  captain  of  the  Lazaretto,  a  clerk,  and  uliont 
eighty  guardians,  liesides  |iers<ui8  whose  duly  il  is  to 
siiinkc  |ueki  U  and  biters.  The  ex|>eiises  are  iiniderale. 
The  hiisims-*  ap|Mars  to  Ik-  coiiduited  in  an  exeellcnl 
nanner,  and  « ilii  great  courtesy  «nd  civility  on  the  part 
of  liie  su|H'riiileiident  and  liis  suliordinates. 

The  lime  of  our  emancipation  having  arrived,  we  re- 
paired  to  'Vverley's  hotel,  the  8U|"'rior  aeeomnio<lation 
of  which,  alter  the  lledoiiin  life  we  had  been  leading  for 
some  nvinths  |iasl,  and  the  confuicmcnt  of  the  Ijazaretto, 
was  highly  acceptable. 

ClIArTUK  XVL 

l|.aiiiv  iif  Malta— W.iiii  lU  siiilunni  neconiinotl.uion  for  Uie  ii'o- 
UT'inn-  i,.ii:rec.-iiii,ii— MiM:i-.laac<au  ulfs* rvatioiis— llosiatulii> 
lit   III'-  r.ii£li!.|i  roiilt'Ut!!. 

.Malta  is  certainly  a  most  singular  island,  I  was  de. 
lil'lited  with  the  view  s  from  the  ramparts,  and  astonished 
at  iLs  fnrlilieatioits,  the  height  of  which  in  some  places 
is  one  hundred  and  thirty  feet  |MTpendicular.  On  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  ratii|iarts  are  the  ttniihs  of  Sir  Ralph 
AlK-rcrombie,  Sir  Alexander  Hall,  Sir  Thomas  Maillaiid, 
.Sir  Thomiis  Krcemantle,  and  the  Marquess  of  Hastings. 
.\t  present  only  plain  Hat  stones  are  placed  over  the  re- 
mains of  Sir  Thomas  Maitland  and  Lord  Hastings. 
The  government,  I  heard,  offeretl  to  erect  a  nioniitnent 
at  the  public  ex|)ense  to  the  former;  but  it  was  under- 
sliKxl,  on  the  island,  that  the  offer  was  deelineil  in  cotise- 
cpiente  of  the  wish  of  his  faiitily  to  fulfil  that  duty,  'lite 
whtde  vieinitv  is  covered  by  a  most  exulM-rant  profusion 
of  geraniums  almost  |«'r|H'tttally  in  full  bloom,  together 
with  other  gay  flowers  and  sbrulis,  whose  gaudy  appear- 
ance divests  the  place  of  its  solemnity. 

I,or€l  Ha.«tings  was  much  beloveil  by  the  inhabitanls 
of  the  island,  some  of  wh'im,  Isfore  his  grave  was  iti- 
elos»d  with  an  iron  railing,  placed  two  or  three  orna- 
metilal  tributes  on  the  slab.  One  of  them  is  a  cushion 
of  stone,  on  which  the  following  lines  arc  engraved  : — 

"  Ha.stings  ilellelo  Mclite  dat  Florea  seda. 
Nam  grato  assurgit  (KCtore  vividior." 

I  wiis  told  that  the  translulion  of  these  lines  is  rather 
unmanageable. 

'I'he  palace  contains  some  tolerable  paintings,  but  the 
tape-stry  is  aitmirable.  Of  this  I  saw  counterparts  aller- 
wards  at  Kontainehleau.  The  armoury  had  been  adnti 
rably  arranged  by  the  chief  engineer.  The  rool'of  the 
building  being  weak,  the  beams  of  it  required  support, 
which  *'<>l<inel  Whitmorc  contrived  to  afford,  not  only  in 
an  unobjectionable,  but  in  a  pleasing  and  taiileful  iiiun- 
n<  r,  hv  placing  pio|>s  of  wmid  at  regular  distances,  so 
disguised  Willi  pikes  and  pistols,  as  to  present  the  up- 
(learancp  of  ornamental  columns. 

St  John's  Churcli  is  a  splendid  edifice,  but  is  most 
conspicuous,  OB  is  well  known,  for  its  exquisite  and 
uniijue  mosaic  (inveinenl,  forint-d  by  the  inlaid  marble 
gravestones  ot  the  knights  of  the  order.  In  one  of  the 
ihnjM'ls  on  the  right  are  two  or  three  fine  iniirlile  monu- 
ments, one  of  wliieli  comprises  an  admirable  picture,  in 
mosaic,  of  one  of  the  gr.-iiid  musters.  Here,  >':«o,  is  a 
silver  gate,  which  was  pres«'rveil  from  the  rc;>iicily  ol 
the  French,  by  the  simple  prciMution  of  coverinc  it  with 
black  paint. 

When  the  island  was  ceded  to  the  nritisli.  Sir  Thomas 
.Maitland  received  orders,  according  to  the  stiict  con 
siriietion  of  the  capitulation,  to  appropriate  the  ejilhedral 
of  .St.  John  to  the  protestant  worship;  but  with  correct 
judgment  and  good  leeling,  he  referred  tlie  case  hack  to 
llie  home  government,  representing  how  iiuieh  the  reli- 
gious prejudiees  of  the  Millcse  were  interested  in  the 
reti.'iitioii  of  the  church  for  the  Roman  (Jatliolic  riles  as 
Ibrmerly  ;  endeared  to  them  also,  as  it  was,  hy  coiilaiii- 
itig  the  remains  of  Iheir  illustrious  ancestors,  and  how 
essential  he  felt  it  to  ciineiliate  their  attaeliment,  hy 
yieltling  to  their  ex|H'ct4itions  on  this  |H>iiit.  Tlie  iippli. 
cation  was  sticcessfiil,  and  a  |H)rtion  of  the  protestuiil 
eongregnlion,  exclusive  of  the  military,  is  now  aeeoni- 
miKlaled  in  tlie  eha|H'l  U'longiiig  to  the  palace.  Hut  this 
act  of  national  self-denial  is  attended  with  ineonvcnieiice, 
as  the  eha|iel  dix's  not  contain  above  one  third  of  the 
|M'rsoiis  who  might  resort  to  it.  It  may  bo  doubted, 
iiowever,  whether  the  sacrifiet;  lias  increased  tht  rc8|K'cl 
of  the  5Tallese,  whose  religions  zeal  can  scarcely  1k' 
satisfied  w  itii  the  numerous  splendid  ehtirches  in  which 
il  is  exhibited,  while  the  fervour  of  their  protestani 
rulers  is  compreswd  wilhiii  the  walls  of  one  humble  und 
insufficient  eha|x'l. 

There  are  several  ehurehos  in  the  town  of  Valetla 
worth  visiting, and  its  Ixingholy  week  lliey  were  throng- 
ed with  dvvotcea ;  indeed   Malta  ap^ieured  to  nio  to  be' 


the  hiil.lH'd  of  Catholicism  ;  I  have  never  since  Men  it 
carried  to  such  excess.  I'rocessions  wire  hniitly  passing 
Ihriiugh  the  streets  with  many  of  the  Si-riplur*'  s<*'iies 
represented  as  literally  as  |x»Ml>le.  .\iiioii!;  tin  in  was 
iir  .""^aviour  hanging  on  ihc  t.i»«s;  a  Ixiy,  dressc,!  jn 
sheepskin,  representing  .*^l.  John  the  Itaplist  ;  a  luby,  as 
the  iiifutit  Saviour,  \  c.  «!k  e.  In  some  of  thes4'  proces- 
sions walkcil  |H'iiple,  w  ho,  I  v.as  altirwards  tuld,  were  of 
the  first  consideration  in  the  town,  ilragging  many  yards 
of  heavy  chain  at  their  heels  ;  but  the  most  antniiishing 
instance  of  sU|H'rstilion  was  that  uliieh  cx-ciirred  on 
CiiMid  Friday  ;  all  the  Ixlls  of  the  churches  were  slupixd, 
and  a  noise  surecidi  d,  like  that  of  a  liuiidred  watch- 
men's  rattles,  which  u|Hiti  ini|iiity  I  t'ound  was  caused 
by  stones  shaken  in  a  l>iix,  iiitt  iide<l  to  rcpn'stnt  the 
grinding  of  Jiidas's  Ixviies  1 !  Mass  was  |x'rform(d  both 
•lay  and  night  iluriiig  Ihe  whole  week,  and  I  should 
s|»ak  favourably  of  Ihe  riligion  of  the  Malle»e,  if  I  had 
to  judge  of  its  sineerily  by  the  decorum  of  their  beha- 
viour at  eliiireh. 

\  short  distance  from  Valetla  the  governor  has  a  coun- 
try seal,  named  St.  Antonio;  il  is  a  bi\i  ly  S|K]I,  and 
would  Im-  considered  such  in  any  country,  but  lierc  its 
shadi!  and  ccxilncss  are  fell  doubly  refresliiii|r  from  tliu 
absence  of  these  advantages  in  other  |iarts  of  the  island. 

In  the  garden  I  found  I.<x]uats  su|«rior  to  those  in 
India,  also  Ihc  Teparree,  or  ('a|»'  gisjuberry, called  by  a 
variety  of  names,  and  oranges  in  full  t'ruil  The  white 
nectarine,  the  |)eacli,  apricot,  and  fig  are,  !  underslixxl,  of 
the  most  exquisile  llavour  and  in  great  abundance. 
Flowers  from  every  part  of  the  world  ap|N'ar  to  make  this 
garden  their  native  soil — Ixauliful  eliniU rs  of  all  sorts, 
ixias,  jtislieias,  geraniums  as  large  as  shrubs;  the  yucca 
gloriosa,  and  the  night-blowing  cerciis,  siirpris«d  iiie  as 
growing  ill  the  oixn  air,  by  Ihe  side  of  violets,  |Hilyaii- 
Ihiises,  roses,  cowslips,  rununculu8t.s,  and  other  iiioro 
hardy  piuiits. 

Malta  contains  alxiut  1011,1X10  inhabitants,  and  (iozo 
dlV'lHI.  The  revenue  of  the  islands  is  under  1(1(1,1100/., 
of  which  a  large  |uirtinn  is  derived  from  a  viry  low  duty 
on  spirits  and  wine.  Spirits  and  interior  wines  (lay  \\d. 
a  gallon,  and  the  better  kinds  of  wines  *-?</.  a  ImiIiIi',  and 
yet  it  will  hardly  Is'  Is  lievcd  that  Uie  cniisumpliuii  of 
the  latter  is  so  great  that  the  produce  of  tin  tax  on  it 
d.K's  not  fall  short  of  Ihc  annual  sum  of  10,000/.  ."M.OOO/. 
of  the  revenue  is  devoted  to  tlie  iiiainlciiance  of  hospitals 
and  other  charitable  institutions  ;  of  this  sum,  the  ."vhool 
of  Industry,  founded  by  Lord  Hastings,  draws  J.'iOO/.  |ier 
annum.  I'liis  estuhlishiiienl  is  on  a  very  lilxral  scale, 
and  sup|HirtB  three  himilri  d  girls  und  a  tew  \i  ry  old  men. 
Public  snbscriplioiis  are  also  receivrd  ;  but  ihc  aggregato 
contributions  not  Ixing  equal  to  Ihe  cx|Hndi(urc,  liirty 
girls  had  lately  been  disniis.sed.  There  niight  proliably 
Ih"  dilHcully  ill  interfering  with  the  prejudices  of  the 
Roman  C'utholier,  und  additional  exixnsc  and  indulgence 
oil  that  uceunnt  be  requi.-ite;  otlicrw.se',  I  should  vi  nturc 
to  say,  that  the  children  here,  as  in  many  similar  institu- 
tions, arc  brought  up  with  a  digree  of  luxury,  lioth  us 
resiMcts  their  ueconiinod.ition,  fo<4l  und  habiLs,  which  is 
likely  to  unfit  tin  in  to  emouiiler  with  ehcei fuhicss  the 
lianlships  of  servitude,  to  wliii  h,  in  afler  li.i',  they  must 
necessarily  1h'  exixisid. 

The  island,  though  very  friiitl'ul,  does  not  grow  corn 
suflieient  for  its  consumption.  The  iiii|Kirt.ition  of  grain 
is  suhjccl  to  no  restrictions,  but  the  government  always 
keeps  a  certain  quniitily  in  store  to  check  excessive 
prices.  The  grain  is  presirvi  d  in  larje  pits,  Ihe  innuths 
of  which  arc  covered  with  circular  stones,  and  the  ajxr- 
tures  Ix'iiig  hermetically  closed  with  cement,  it  (iocs  not 
sulVer  from  damp.  iMucli  to  my  surprise,  I  b-arned  here 
that  Sicily,  formerly  tlic  granary  of  Kurope,  no  longer 
exports  corn,  for  tlii!  supplies  of  which  .Malta  is  now 
principally  indebted  to  Kgypl. 

The  monopoly  of  ice  is  granted  to  nn  individual,  who 
imports  it  in  iiitiiiense  (piantities  from  Si  -ilwand  who  is 
liable  to  u  penalty  of  five  guineas  for  every  hour  he  may 
Ih"  without  a  suitable  supply  diirine  the  -iinimer.  It  is 
well  known  that  in  the  southern  parts  of  Fiirojir  ice  is 
indisjH  iisnble  to  Ihe  jxiorer  classes,  and  the  privation  of 
it  would  not  only  affect  the  health  of  the  imputation,  but 
probably  excite  n  commotion. 

To  quit  the  subject  of  M.illa  without  ocknowlcdginfr 
the  kindness  I  i'X|H'rienecil  there,  would  be  an  excess  of 
ingrnlililde.  Indeeil,  wherever  I  s(iip|S'd,  on  my  long 
journey,  I  had  received  very  obliging  nttentioiis;  but 
Malla  is  the  bind  of  hospitality,  win  re  stM-iety  is  on  the 
most  lilsTal  fooling,  and  where  a  slronger  is  wclcimied 
with  a  degree  id'  warmth  and  cordiality  truly  •'Ucsging. 
In  this  spirit  of  kind  consideration.  Sir  l-^lwaril  CtMlring- 
ton,  then  commanding  the  station,  authuriwd  our  accepts 


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rilAITKIl  XVII. 

F.lvrMiritilc  |infi«niie  hi  !4>riiriiiH'—-l>ti)n\t>iiiH'ii  r.iir.Ar. — Li-ntiiii— 
r:ii;iiii:t— '  <  r 'tii'iiiinl  it!  ilif  Caihcilrul— Ailiiiir.ililu  kitiitiiiiiii  iir 
'l':iuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'-.M(»(iia. 

\Vr  riiili.'irkc'd  in  llic  cvcninij,  .Tiid  llii:  wind  iH-inj; 
Ntroni;  iind  tiivotirulili',  wv  liiy-to  till  nrar  dayli}r|it,  tci 
nviiid  apiiroiicliini;  the  oKi.st  at  nii;lil,  and  alxiul  tin 
dVIimU  rntiTi'd  the  nia|;niri('c'nt  IiarlHinr  nf  Syrac  nsr, 
having,'  as  wr  ii|>|ir<KK'lird  a  tine  view  of  Ktnu,  wllli  it> 
top  nncloudi'd  and  s|iriiikl<'d  witii  ."now. 

Our  lirst  vii-il  nu  landiii<;  was  to  Dionysius's  lOnr 
This  ri'li'lirati'd  eavirn  may  ho  nasouahly  iniai^'incd  to 
iH'ar  the  roriii  n*'an  car;  and  t'roni  its  siriirity,  tlir  mark 
of  riwts  in  tlic^  wall,  and  itH  i^cnira!  apiM'arancc,  my 
roiivirtinn  will  not  allow  nic  to  douht  that  it  was  used  for 
the  imr|iose  of  a  prison,  a.s  st.ilcd  in  history.  The  I'clio 
in  till'  main  hollow  is  very  distinct;  lint  it  is  still  piore 
|>erfcct  in  tiic  small  cave  alKive,  on  the  ri;;lit  hand  of  the 
rntrmco  of  the  cavern,  where  the  tyrant,  it  is  said,  took 
lip  his  position  when  he  desired  to  overhear  the  corivcrsa. 
tion  of  his  prisoners.  The  natives  have  a  way  of  rcacli- 
inj  tile  to|),  with  wliicli  they  would  not  accpiaint  us,  say- 
ini;  it  was  (lir  too  precipitous  for  us  to  attempt  It  is 
their  interest  to  make  the  aseint  dilVioult,  and  the  only 
metliixl,  they  prctendi'd,  hy  which  we  could  accomplish 
it,  was  hy  !>ein|r  tlrawii  up  in  a  chair — Imth  it  and  the 
rojK',  however,  troin  which  it  was  sus|iended,  liHiked  so 
fra!;ilc,  that  I  would  not  venture  Ujxiii  tlie  enterprise. 
Nevertheless,  one  of  our  party  was  hoisted  up  in  this 
giorilons  manner  to  the  cave,  (wliirh  is,  I  should  think, 
about  sixty  or  seventy  teet  hiixh,)  whence  to  my  astonish, 
ineiit  ln'  answered  the  ipiestions  we  put  to  him  in  a  low 
wliisper  from  liencith,  without  dilficulty,  or  hesitntion. 

We  alterwarils  visited  the  remains  of  the  theatre  and 
nm|ihilheatre,  the  view  from  which  is  deli);litful — the 
Capuehin  convent  in  tin  virinily,  not  worth  sceiiijj — the 
cathedral,  built  on  the  remains  of  an  ancient  temple  of 
Minerva  ;  anil  lastly  the  I'ountaiii  of  .Vrethnsa,  wliere  we 
saw  the  usual  nuinlHT  of  old  women  washinfj  in  the 
Kireain.  One  of  them  otVereil  me  a  gl.iss  in  which  to 
drink  some  wa  er  from  the  |>ool,  liut  I  was  apprehensive 
that  its  purity  might  have  been  injured  by  liie.-c  Naiads, 
and  declined. 

There  beinff  no  roads  sulVicientJy  good  in  Sicily  to 
allow  nf  wheel  rarria(res,  I  tr.'ivelled  upon  .1  mule,  and 
hired  a  letleira,  the  n^n^il  conveyance  of  priests  and  te- 
males,  as  a  shelter  in  the  event  of  bad  weather.  In  shaiH' 
it  rcsi'inblesa  il.iuble.sedan-chair,  or  the  l)ody  of  a  shabby 
vis-a-vis;  and  beiiifr  slunff,  not  lu'tween  camels  like  my 
lukhte-rowan,  but  In-tween  mules,  proved  a  much  less 
iine.isy  vehicle.  The  state  of  the  road  and  the  distance 
not  admiltin!;  of  our  jroing  direct  to  Catania,  we  pro. 
eeeded  to  Leiitini  to  sli'cp,  and  here  wo  experienced  the 
ndvantaije  of  havinj;  broupbt  with  us  our  camp  ecpiipajjc; 
for,  e.vcept  a  very  dirty  room,  we  found  no  accommoda- 
tion, as  the  iM'ds  were  so  disgusting  it  woidd  have  been 
iin|iossiblo  to  rest  in  them.  Wo  were  obliged  to  send 
out  into  the  town  tor  provisions,  but  the  bread  alone  was 
good — su|«'rior,  perhap.:,  to  any  in  Kurope,  except  that  in 
Spain.  'I'lie  Hour  is  of  the  finest  quality,  of  a  pale  sulphur 
colour — whether  artilieial,  or  the  natural  tint  of  the  corn, 
I  did  not  ascertain.  1  was  the  more  surprised  at  the  ex- 
cellcnee  and  abundance  of  the  bread,  when  I  wa8  told 
that  the  Sicilians  annually  had  to  import  grain,  the 
island  not  yielding  sulfieient  even  for  the  consumption  of 
its  thin  iKipnlation.  Lentini  is  close  to  n  small  lake,  and, 
thongJi  prettily  situated,  is  considered  very  unhealthy. 
Indeed,  one  cannot  help  h^ing  shocked  at  the  sipialid 
lentiires  of  its  inhaliilants,  and  the  generally  wretched 
n|)|H'ar.inee  of  the  town. 

The  country  as  fir  as  Cat^ania  was  not  very  striking — 
but  we  had  Ktna  in  front  of  us,  which  we  were  eon- 
tiimnlly  approaching,  and  ol'  which  we  liad  sr:  clear  a 
view  as  to  (K-rceive  the  Knglisli  house,  near  the  snuimit, 
about  eight  thou.sand  feet  aliove  the  level  of  the  sea, 
looking  like  a  large  black  slab  in  the  surrounding  snow. 
The  landlord  of  our  inn,  Sigiior  .Mihate,  who  is  a  dis. 
liiiguished  guide,  said  we  could  not  reach  the  top  in 
eoiiseipunco  of  a  recent  tall   of  snow,  and  I  was  rather 


•  Sir  Thomas  Fellowes  had  two  of  his  sons,  one  a  child 
of  nine  years  old,  on  Imard  the  Dartmouth  at  the  battle 
of  .Navarino.  These  yonng  i.tidshipmen  iH'haved  with  a 
coolness  scarcely  to  Ik*  exiM-cted  at  their  lender  age;  and 
during  the  action,  the  I'lder,  only  twelve  hiniself,  hail  the 
admirable  good  sense  and  feeling  to  keep  his  brother  out 
of  their  lather's  i*ight,  lest  the  Inttcr'd  aiixicly  should  be 
excited. 


glad  at  the  time  to  be  Inrnished  with  a  deet  lit  excuse  liir 
avoiding  a  toilsome  exem'sion,  which  1  MisjH-ct  dm's  not 
repay  one  for  the  certainty  ol  great  taligne  .".iid  the  lisk 
of  illness  with  which  it  is  uKended. 

The  view  of  Cataiiia,  at  a  illst  nice,  was  splendid;  its 
white  palaces  glitti  ring  in  the  sun,  surrounded  by  dark 
and  verdant  tbliage.  Hut  n|Min  a  nearer  approach,  the 
city  wore  a  melancholy  npiiearanie,  t'roin  the  ruined  state 
of  the  houses,  which  had  not  been  regularly  repaired 
since  they  were  injured  by  the  last  eartbipiake.  In  tiict, 
scarcely  a  >vall  rcinains entire;  but  it  is  almost  imiKissible 
to  jnilge  of  the  elViets  of  this  ealamity,  without  liaving 
heheld  the  pleasant  plains  in  the  vii  inily  of  a  huriiing 
momitain,  converted  into  Inige  masses  of  black  lava,  now 
as  hard  as  rock,  and  recoMieting  thai  tiioe  had  once 
been  streams  of  liipiid  lire.  There  are,  however,  still 
.some  huililiiigs  in  a  |H'rfiet  state,  such  as  the  eatliedral, 
the  Itenedietiue  church,  and  a  convent.  One  street, 
called  Straila  Stersicorea,  is  of  iinmense  length,  present, 
iiig  a  iH'antiful  vista,  terminated  by  tlie  vencrahle  Ktnn. 

1  witness!  d  at  the  cathedral  a  grand  eertinonial  «f  the 
iiiaugnration  of  a  new  llishop  of  <  "atani,-..  There  was 
little  decorum  observable  in  llie  spectators,  principally 
coniposed  of  priests,  who  appeared,  instcail  of  devout 
actors  in  the  scene,  to  have  come,  like  ourselves,  only  to 
enjoy  the  show,  In  consccpuiice  of  the  noise,  it  was 
iiii|H)ssibIe  to  hear  any  thing  said  by  the  bishop,  arch-, 
bishop,  or  olVicintiiig  priests :  sn  iag,  however,  some 
clergymen  reading  out  of  books,  I  fancied,  if  I  eoiilil 
catch  a  glimpse  of  a  few  words,  I  might  gain  a  know, 
ledge  of  what  was  passing;  but  looking  over  the  shoulder 
of  one  of  the  priests  for  this  purpose,  1  timiid  his  manual 
was  an  llalia'-i  play. 

The  ride  Iroin  Catania  to  (Jiarra  was  most  delightful. 
We  made  a  detour  of  two  miles  in  order  to  visit  the 
church  Del  Vlrniittagio,  from  the  terr.:re  of  which  is  a 
splendid  view  over  an  extensive  plain,  studded  with 
towns,  .\i  Keale,  and  several  other.-;,  and  lionndi  d  by  the 
sea.  The  rocks  of  the  Cyclops  lay  below  us,  and  the 
mountains  of  Calabria  erowneil  the  distance,  wliili- on 
the  left  rose  I'.liia  in  all  its  glory,  on  whose  sides  were 
seen  numernus  white  villages  and  farm-houses  sparkling 
in  the  sunshine.  We  passed  lovely  gardens  full  of  orange 
and  lenion  trees,  bearing  fruit  and  hlo.s.soms  at  the  same 
time ;  and  over  the  walls  in  front  of  the  hou.ses  hung 
roses,  carnations,  and  double  slocks  of  an  immense  size. 
Kven  the  very  weeds  on  the  road-side  sprang  up  and 
blossomed  like  elegant  llowcrs,  in  i^olonrs  of  yellow,  pink, 
blue,  and  scarlet,  of  the  brightest  hues. 

Still,  I  had  only  to  look  to  the  lieds  of  lava  in  the 
vicinity  for  this  gay  scene  to  vanish  from  my  mind,  in 
the  associations  raised  by  the  frightful  contrast.  Tor- 
rents of  cinders  gave  a  broken,  gloomy,  and  ragged  a|>- 
pearanee  to  much  of  the  rich  and  cultivated  country 
which  lay  before  me.  Signor  Abbate,  who  accompanied 
lis,  pointed  out  a  small  villagi',  whose  tiite  may  better 
exemplify  the  ctfects  of  the  ealamity  I  was  deploring, 
than  any  description  of  mine.  The  village  had  contained 
one  hundred  and  lirty  men,  with  their  wives  and  children. 
From  the  smallncss  of  the  ehurcli  these  were  com|Kllcil 
to  attend  divine;  service  at  different  times.  'i"he  women 
had  gone  and  returnicl  first  as  usual,  and  the  men  oc- 
cupied their  places;  but  scarcely  hail  they  assembled, 
when  an  earthquake  occurred,  which  destroyed  the 
priest  and  the  wlioU"  of  the  eongregntion — absolutely  not 
one  man  in  the  village  esea|ied!  My  inlbrniant  added  thai 
the  poor  women  ln'ing  left  destitute,  (here  I  ex;N'Cted  a 
talc  of  distress,)  resorted  to  another  parish,  to  recruit 
for  fresh  hiisbanils ;  "  for  what,"  said  he,  "  could  they  do, 
hut  settle  themselves  again  in  matrimony  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible?" 

If  the  ride  to  (iiarra  was  delightful,  I  nmst  search  for 
some  stronger  word  to  express  the  enjoyment  I  derived 
from  our  journey  to  Fiumi  di  Nisi,  during  which  every 
variety  ol  the  grand  ond  the  lovely  in  pros|)cet  was 
offered  to  our  view.  The  route  generally  lay  between  the 
sea  on  the  right  hand  and  the  range  of  mountains  on  the 
lel>,  on  whose  sides  were,  ns  usual,  scallered  numerous 
white  villages,  with  churches  and  convents,  all  seated 
amidst  the  most  luxuriant  vegetation;  and,  here  and 
there,  on  the  very  summit  of  a  lofty  monnl^un,  was 
|)orclied  a  castle,  to  all  appearance  inaccessible.  The 
town  ot'  Mola  is  situated  on  the  top  of  an  immense  rock. 
We  had  to  ascend  towards  it  in  order  to  reach  Tauromi- 
nium,  which  is  itself  one  thousand  two  Imndred  feet 
higher  than  the  level  of  the  sea — still  Mola  towereil  far 
above  us.  Taurominium  (an  aniphithcotre  both  by  na- 
ture and  art)  justifies  nil  the  praises  which  have  been 
lavished  on  it  by  travellers,  lor  the  views  from  it  combine 
all  lliiit  is  magnificent  in  scenery.  I  can  imagine  no- 
thing  finer  in  Europe, — I  had  almost  suid  in  the  world. 


I     Our  lodging  at  the  hamlet  of  Fimni  di  Nifi«,,f' 
hiiinble  as  can  Im-  imugined ;   every  thing  uan  |iriiiii!i" 


."  ••    •■"••h"" ■.'  K  "u'  Iirininn, 

xcc  pi    the   tiispositiiiii  to  overelmrge,  which  hih,,,]. 

lavi'  the  iisnni  advantage  of  moilrrn  impri.veiiKnt. 

A  liiaiitirnl  ride  ol'iighteen  miles,  equally  Idul,  ,,,| 

lat  descrilM'd  alMive,  lireiight  ns  to  .Messina.     'Ihi  i, 

ir  of  travelling  prevented  our  making  imieh  priiT.  ,. 

jr  the  mules  seldom  go  out  of  a  walk,  and  this  iiiii|„V 

-lough    it   may   np|M'i.r  tedious  to  thoscr  aeciistdind  i' 

:ravel  |iost,  afi'ords  the  best  means  of  seeing  ||ie  (i,,,,  j, 

lo  advantage;  iiidiid  theeliinate  is  fo  delightl'iil,  ,iiii|  n; 

larions  views  so  attractive,  that  one  ceases  to  vi  js),  i 

irrcatcr  celerity.     At  the  time  we  were  in  .>>ieilv  the  ,  ,,1, 

idmitted  of  no  other  mode  of  conveyance,  if  I  in.in  ,ii 

Jiy  the  name  of  roads,  |iallis  through  rocks,  Im  iIh  „('  |„, 

rents,  and  any  places,  in  liict, over  which  the  imiliii  i,,,,,! 

serainble,  though   frequently   Ihe  way  lay  o\er  trat., 

lowiis  and  llowery  plains,  and  the  sands  and  sliiin-lcj,,., 

he  sen   shore.     The  coininunic-aliou,   however,  »i||  |, 

■liortly  improved,  tiir  in  mnny  p.nrli  above  nnr  liinci*  I 

V  the  people  employi-d    in   ll'  c  instruction  ol' j  „,, 

.•arringe  road  eqnal  to  any  in  lial,'.     It  is  to  ran  [}„,., 

Syracuse  through  i\l(  ssina  lo  Palermo  ;  nr.d  with  tin  rj.  i 

vaiitaee  of  the  slenm  vessel,  which  plies  between  .\si|, 

anil  the  latter  place,  this  road  will  render  Sicily  as  .ik.,. 

silile  and  as    civilised   ns   any  other    part  ol"  w,ut|.ini 

Kurope — still  I  should  lie  loth  to  adopt  a  mnre  rriln,! 

modi'  of  travelling  in  exchange  for  the  airy  ond  im!,. 

|K-ndenl  one  I  have  described. 

If  Messina  were  not  so  well  known,  I  slioiilii  ili|,i,. 
upon  the  splendour  of  its  situation  and  the  eiicbiilinj 
iK-anty  ol'ils  harbour  and  environs.  The  city  ilselflms: 
gay  apjH'arance,  and  Ihe  buildings,  many  of  llii  in  (|ii;i.  i 
new,  give  one  hopes  that  it  has  ri.^eii  ugiiin  to  n|iii|(ii,,, 
and  that  the  calainilon:)  effects  of  the  last  eartliiiuoii 
have  ceased  to  be  li'lt. 


ClI.M'TlOi;  XVIIl. 

liiilmitvniir.n  on  a  Sjn  riinnrn  fur  Sajcrim— (  liarj!L(;t._p.i.,|..n,„ 

I'utll|.lU. 

rnfavonrable  neeonnts  of  Ihe  rond,  and  the  incrnMi. 
heat  of  the  wentlier,  iiidnced  us  to  abandon  our  inlintiwi  I 
of  visiting  Palermo  ;  and  we  rcsolvi  d  on  going  dirci  tlv  ig  I 
.Naples.     No  packets  or  large  vessels  being  prniMniiilo,  I 
we  were  eompelled  lo  hire    n  speronaro — a  sin.illluli'' 
decked  boat,  rowed  by  ten  men  ;  and  though  ( i.nsiilcmu  j 

ecure  eonveyanee,  yet  no  Iniat  of  cneli  a  si/.i-  iinil  mn. 
struclion  eoiibl  either  ho  sali' or  ngreeable  en  llii'(i|i(ii 
seas.     The  neeommodntion  wn.s  so  limited,  that  a  t'CHlIc  I 

nan  who  had  aecoinpaiiied  us  from  Syiaeuse  (mil  Jim 
space  to  creep  into  a  hole  below  deck,  while  wc  sproH  I 
our  bedding  above;  a   canvass  awning   In  ing  the  mlv  I 
shelter  tVoiu  Ihe  rain  and  spray.     On  the  l|i|h  of  A|in!,  I 
we  left  .Messina,  and  pi.ssed  lliro\ig|i  the  Fans'Mlli  f.in  \ 
and  tavonrable  breeze.     'I'here  was  nothing  idarniini;i 
crossing  the  famous  whirlpool,  which  has  long  siiirc  Ki  I 
its  dangerous  character ;  but  the  spirit  of  tlii,t  |Kr>pn 
must  indeed  lie  dull  who  could    be  rocked  on  the  wiw  I 
ofCharyMis  without  hearing  in  imagination  the  linrlin;  I 
of  Scylla,  and  while  bounding  over  a  sea  coiifccniltillv  [ 
the  fa.scination  of  classical  embellishment,  fail  to  Wita 
niatcil  by  recollcclions  fraught  with  every  object  ofiiiii 
rest  and  admiration. 

Towards  evening,  we  passed  near  Stronilm'i,  vliirh,  1 
though  then  burning,  we  did  not  think  it  worth  wliilolo  I 
visit,  hut  desired  onr  captain,  as  the  wind  was  frcslHiiinf,  I 

o  shape  his  eourfe  for  Piestiim.  Prclcnding,  limvcvrr.  [ 
that  the  breeze  would  not  admit  of  our  making  the  Ltlfr  I 
place,  he  touched  at  Acropolis,  a  curious  town,  heilt  on  J  [ 
precipitous  rock,  vvliieh  prescnlH  n  hohl  and  siiigulartp- 1 
pearance  from  the  sea.  We  had  intended  to  procicdbt  I 
"and  to  Pn!s.tuin,  but  so  exorbitant  a  price  was  dcniniiiliiJ  I 
for  the  mules,  that  we  determined  to  go  by  water  to  .*«• 
lerno,  a  measure  I  heartily  repented  of  at  llie  tiinf.i!  I 
the  wind  had  increased  to  a  gnle,  but  which,  wlunnf  I 
had  landed  in  safity,  and  all  our  perils  were  at  on ii)ii,I  I 
was  glad  had  liecn  adopted.  It  ntVorded  us  the  o|i|iortn. 
nily  of  seeing  the  Bay  of  Salerno  in  perfection.  Tlif  I 
town,  built  hall-way  up  a  mountain — itssuniiiiit,  rrown«i  [ 
with  an  ancient  tortress  of  the  most  picturesque  »liii|ii-  I 
Aeroiiolis  towering  on  the  neighltouring  height,  iiiiil  raii'  I 
traslcd  with  the  temples  of  Pn'stmn,  on  the  low,  (lamp  I 
plain,  formed,   on   the   whole,   a   view   scarcely  lo  1«  I 

quailed  hy  Naples  itself.  | 

At  day-break  next  morning,  we  set  off  lor  rmsluni,  i"  I 
a  carriage  drawn  in  the  ancient  style,  by  four  hwfn  I 
abreast — (our  boat  also  was  drawn  up  on  the  beiii li, >' il  I 
it  had  licen  under  tin' orders  of  Pnlinurns ;)  ami nllir  tl'f  I 
ing  there  a  eonple  of  hours,  wu  iclurned  loSilprnoill 
eight  o'clock.     1  was  gratified  by  the  excursion,  ncrl  '■ 


jiirli,  |»rh  ips,  trim 

J.  !'r I"  ii'L'  ill.le 

,,i„,iiini  iiN  we  ImiI 
I  11,1V  veiiliiie  tiisii' 
„i  ,'ir.prl  lo  bestmv 
frMm, 

1,,'avinL'  ■'^■leniii, 

•.Tilery,  I  s.K'ei  ill 

;i,i,T»;«'rsed  with  wo 

|j(  |ilinte.l  in  deep 

>i.iirtiini"<  cut  in  the 

ihniT  (iiir  Ik  ads. 

r>'i<,  liijiiiies,  and  tl 

ririls»ilh  their  viii 

«i  lujli  isipl.irs,  Isii 

T.'ii'l"-"*  of '"'Cava 

.Vl'.ir  dilfirent  sci 

l«ii;  lint  as  there  wi 

Hiirn,  .mil  a  large   a: 

»i<ili-apiMiiiited  by  ' 

I  jsolatiuii  which  oil) 

liitiic  hnsy  <l'ii  of  the 

ImiviT,  llie  ilhisioi 

(iiurso,  niiieli  of  siir|i; 

llil.<  iliseiitoinhed  eit 

Sliidin  nl  Naples,  I  li 

rt!ii'ivi"iJ  there    fiom 

ulijiTls  of  ihat  exicn; 

.Vii|il('s  is   not  seei 

J  T'lrliri,  but   it    is  sti 

iJMrijitiiiiH  usually  g 


CI 

I  .Vsjilr*— V(  STlviiln — Ili-sl 
rmili— .Ailiiitrnlifi'  niiiin 
(|.i:i'  r.ljime  in  tin-  pnii 
K\!^M\  Ciiil.t''—  Itnfriiii 
<liiirrli  al  \a|iteA. 

.\'mv  that  I  have 
I  li'jii'ii  gri)Uiid  of  .\; 
I  t!ir'iii::li(iiil  iimch  ahr 
I  niv'tiliiin,  iiiiist  be  sti 
If^i'l'iil  mil  to  expntial 
r<pi.illy  to  avoid  ir 
I  MiJ.  St.irlic  has  apfiro 
I  Kill!  eatiTtaining  (nii 
I  ili'iii.il,  however,  to  dis 
I  lis  iiiiiiiniernble  iHMUlii 

At  (lie  lime  I  visiteii 
J li:ii)iiil,  and  afforded 
lllipiiiinniil  merely  for 
||»<'l,  in.iy  have  th.it  pi 
I  md  a  litll"  iH'yond  the 
llhf  limt  of  the  moimtai 
I  licit  from  the  Convent 
I  ii  my  jnilifineiit,  must 
Itlnuliicli  I  heard  is  at 
■  doll. 

In  ray  rambleti,  I  stc 
Itflk',  In  fee  |)oor  Kui 
I  nioiiuiiii'nt  liir  a  man 
1 1»  roiniiiil  us  bow  sever 
I  vli'i,  iiiitwithstaiiding  1 
|lnitsanmsi'mentnnd  i 

Tlirrliiirch  of.San  S 
Imjiijolrnin  of  the  .Sat 
I  hnld  pieces  of  statua 
Id'lailid  necount  than 
I  Mtnlosty,  covered  whol 
Iin't;  mill  a  rccumlxnt  I 
liwi-snll  iinngination  1 
I  mirabic  expression.  T 
llli'motlierof  Dmi  Rai 
Ifiliibilod  ill  Ihe  second 
1"  llio  vanities  of  the  wc 
||WM<dbya(;eniusdi.' 
I  Tlir  first  of  these  ma 
IQiPirnln;  the  second  I 
I  iliiril  stjliie  also,  but  w 
mfinM.irtino;  the  la 

Tlicrr  is  also  in  the  t 
I  fisfn  di  Snngro,  rcpresi 
I  JfiOTir,  anil  grasping  o 
I  ^  (lead,  mill  cau.sed  1 
I  mni  which  he  issued  a 
I  Mprrparid  enemies. 
1  .1'  is  fiaiil,  that  tl 
IWiflimon  nnelevateii 
I'wn.  nwos  its  constrii 
l«;ncc,;_Tlw  late  kii 
liJIiaaccu ill,  England,, 


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ri(i  «ui"  |iriuniui 

|iri,viiMiiil. 
luiilly  l(i\ilj  «,,j| 
•siiM.     'I'liciiiit. 
i;   llllich  pro;;'  ,. 
and  Ihis  mcii,,,,^ 

M)   IICCURl(il||ld  1,1 

'I'ini;  llip  Kpui.in 
li'lit'lill'iil,  !ii„|  ii, 
I'nsc'M  til  viMi  |,, 
in  Siiilv  lliiTi.ii. 
lice,  if  I  may  ,.„|| 
iii-ks,  Ih  (In  i)i'  (,„. 

Il    tlu'    IIIUICH  (iili.il    I 

liiy  «\vt  trHK, 
Is  mill  slini|;li,„', 
linwniT,  will  I, 
liiivc  our  hiaii.  | 
nii'tii.ii  111'  a  II'  V 
It  i»  111  run  Irii:! 
;  iil'.il  with  Ih,  :|i. 
•a  hi'lHirn  N,.||,, 
rr  Sicily  us  au. ,. 

part  111'  wiiiil.irii 
il  a  iiiiirr  rrl;riMl 
10  airy  and  im!.. 

vn,  I  vliniild  ilihir 
1(1  tlic  niclrMiliii;;  I 
111'  I'ily  ilsriri:i<]  I 
my  111'  till  III  i)t[; 
uiriiiii  111  n|iiilriir 
II'   last  carlhi|ii:l,«  I 


hiitjluli.— r!>i,;m-  I 

(iiul  ll;r  inrrri>ii; 
ikIoii  uur  iiilriiliiiii  I 
III  Koinu  ilirri  lly  to  I 
I  liiiiiK  |irniMnJilf,  I 
|iuro — a  Hiiiall  Inl;'- 
iini;;li  M»nsiilrrr(i  a  | 

II  n  fhc  anil  fun- 
ralilr  lui  llii*  ojku  | 
iliil,  llial  a  cfHllr. 
*yriH-iiM'  linil  jiisi  I 
,  wliili'  wo  spriril  I 

III  Iniii^r  Ihi'  nnlv  I 
ilic  llillinf  A|.ri!,| 
c  Karn.^illi  r.  Irt  f 
liiii;;  aliiriniiii;i 
las  lopj;  siiirc  Wi  I 
rit  o!"  that  pirFPr 
kill  on  llir  «in>s  | 
nation  the  liartin; 
!ca  riinsi'criiltil  ln'  | 

III,  tail  to  lie  arii- 
ry  object  ol'inlc 


Striiniholi,  wliirh,  I 
it  worlli  wliilolo| 
(I  was  frolidiiiif, 
Oll(lill(,f,  limvtKT, 
inakiiif;  llir  l^tl'i  I 
s tnnn, Iniill  on >  I 
and  piiiEalar  If- 1 
dod  to  iiriicrod  bt  I 
ico  was  ilcainiiiltii  I 
o  hy  wnlir  to  >«•  I 
of  nl  llir  lime, ai 
which,  whin  Iff  I 
were  at  on  iiiil,  1 1 
d  lis  the  n[i|iorlii- 
IKTHclioii.   Tlie  I 
siinimil,  rrn»n«i  | 
turcsqiic  dlian- 
g  heiijlil,  mill  iw' 
on  the  kiw,  damp  I 
sciircily  l«  1«  I 


nifli.  |"''"1'''  '■'"'"  ""'  '■'Jf'''  "1  111'"  lllll|ili'sll,rlllM  Ivi'S, 
-11  triiiii  li'iiiir  aid"'  til  l•oIll^a^t  IItiii  willi  llir  stn{*i'iiiluiih 
in.niiiKiil^  ^^<'  li'iil  l.iU'ly  scrii ;  ami,  williiiiil  atl'i  d  ilion, 
I  n.iv  vciiliiii'  I"  s.'iy,  llrit  llic  i');ry|ili.iii  tr.ivilliT  finds  il 
in  rdiin  tu  licsliiw  ^rrrat  adiniruliuM  on  tlu:  ruins  i>l' 
Pj-^Iiiiii. 

1,,'avin^' •'^■lirnn,  wc  passed  llirnn;:li  the  most  lovely 
1.TIHTV,  I -iH'ii  illy  altoiit  Im  ('.iv.i.  Il.iii;riiijr  cardeiis, 
la'tTi^iTsi'-l  willi  w'iiimIs  anil  niniiini;  slnaiiis,  Hiinii'tinies 
|jy  |il:iiiled  in  deep  raviiii's  liclnw  Ilic  level  of  Hie  mail, 
jiaiiliines  cut  in  tile  sides  of  the  inoiiiitaiii,  towered  lii^jli 
,|„vcniir  111  ads.  A  lilllo  liirtlier  were  fields  of  lieaiis, 
iri<,  hiiiiiies,  and  the  most  lirilliaiil  clover;  while  vine. 
vi'Js"i''i  ''"'il'  vines  (Tiaicfiilly  trained  to  tin  lirniiclies 
„l' liijh  |Hipl.irs,  Isirderiil  the  road  as  tiir  as  i'oiii|'eii. 
JV  lii.'-s  111' l>a  Cava  is  indeed  one  of  t'liry  land. 

Vl'ar  diirereiil  scene  awaited  ns  in  the  ruins  of  I'oni- 
niii;  lull  as  there  were  niaiiy  worknieii  cinplnyed  in  re- 
luirs,  aiid  I'  l.irj;e  and  Imisteroils  party  preeetliil);  UK,  I 
«.i>iii-Hi|i|<ointeil  hy  tlu:  iiiterriiptioii  to  the  slilliiesH  and 
I  ■nialiuii  whieli  oii^lil  to  furiii  miicIi  a  peculiar  contrast 

I  iiiliii'  liiisy  din  of  the  inhabited  world  around.  .\ltlii>U|r|i, 
Ifiivtvir,  llie  illiisiiiii  was  destroyed,  still  tliero  was,  ol 

I  (iiarsf,  iniieli  of  siirpassiiij;  interest  in  the  cxaiiiiiiation  of 
I  di»eiiliiinheil  eily  ;  and  mi  Mibseipieiitly  visilinsr  Ibe 

I  <iiidin  at  Naph's,  I  fniind  the  bron/es  and  oilier  arliehs, 
i.Mimii)  there    fioiii  I'nn  |>('ii,   by  I'ar  (lie  most   cuiioii.s 

I  iihiirls  of  that  e.vtciisive  and  valniiMo  cnlleclioii, 

N'a|ili's  is  not  seen  tn  advanta{r(!   in  coinini;  tliroii<;li 

I  I'nrlin,  hut   it    is  slill  a  i;raiid  sight ;  iiiid  justifivii  the 
df-ctijiliiini  usually  given  of  it. 


ciiAPrnR  XIX. 

I  \-,,iJp«_Vi  siiviii^ — llfsl  ilrws  (if  Mil*  rily  II  rid  Ilio  b.iy — EuHlnre'.. 
'  [.Hiili-Aillll'ialili'  ^iiiliiJiiy  in  Ihc   rhnfi-li  nl"  San  Ht-'vem— .^.luT- 
il.ilrr' 'iili^e  l"  lln' pa'aii- nl' ra)Nt  ill  Miin'ii—I 'III inns  i*iii|iielti- 
NiS.mrai!"'-— Intciiiiiiiy  of  luiliaii  t-iii{,'i'i-s  m  Italy — .Nii  tliiglih' 
•  Irarrli  al  Na|ili«. 

Xmv  that  I  have  lirouglit  my  narrative  so  far  an  the 
I  l<Qlia  pniiind  of  Naples,  my  pi i\  ilegc  of  descriplion, 
I  llinmi;li'ml  iiiiieli  abridged  that  I  might  not  weary  by 
I  iriKliti'in,  niiist  be  still  finllicr  curtailed  ;  and  I  shall  be 
Irri'liil  not  lo  expatiate  on  topicH  already  familiar,  and 
Kpially  In  avoid  intruding  into  tli.it  province  which 
J  Mt*.  ."'I.irke  lias  appropriated  to  lierH'll',  by  her  accurate 
Itiul  ciitirtaining  (iiiidelHiok.  It  reipiires  hoiiic  self- 
I  diiiiil,  however,  to  dismiss  N.iplcs  witJiout  dn-vlling  on 
I  ilj  iiiiiuinerable  iM'antir!), 

At  llie  lime  I  visited  Vjsuvhis,  the  crntrr  was  quite 
I  lr:ii  jiiil,  and  alforded  little  interest.  Those  who  iwcciul 
lllir<iiiiiiiiit  merely  for  the  pur|H)sc  of  enjoying  the  pros 
I  [fl,  may  have  that  pleaNiirc  without  any  labuiir  on  the 
1  mid  a  litll"  beyond  the  IlcriniUagc,  a  short  distance  from 
I  ihr  I'liol  of  the  mountain.  There  is,  indeed,  ii  still  better 
I  tiew  from  the  ("onveiit  of  St.  Martin  ;  but  tlic  one  which, 
I  il  my  jiidirinent,  must  be  KU|H<rior  to  any  in  Naples,  is 
I  that  which  I  heard  is  afforded  from  tlic  terrace  of  Cuiual- 
I  doll. 

In  my  ranibles,  I  stepped  into  the  Church  of  Lc  Cro- 
I  tr\V;  tn  fee  |)oor  Kustace'a  tomb.  It  is  but  a  luinible 
I  Bioiiuinent  fiir  a  man  so  distinguished,  yet  it  may  serve 
jtorfiiiiiiil  lis  how  severe  the  world  has  liccn  towards  one 
I  ilii,  iiolwilhstanding  his  errors,  has  greatly  contributed 
|lnils aniiiseincnt  and  inslnictioii. 

Till' cliiireh  of. San  Severo,  which  is  little  more  than  a 
Imsiisoli'iiin  of  the  .Sangro  family,  (.ontains  three  cele- 
I  build  pirns  of  statuary,  of  which  I  obtiiined  a  more 
lil'tailiii  nrconnt  than  I  have  seen  el.'cwlicrc ;  one  of 
iMoiWi 
IufI 


'J- 


ff  lor  ra"sli:in,  i" 
e,  by  four  ho"". 
in  the  heiuli. " " 
s;l  niHlnlliTflT 
•d  to  Silrrno  il  | 
c.tcuri  ion,  iitl  '■ 


oilroly,  coviTi'd  wholly  with  a  veil ;  a  man  caught  in  a 
'I;  and  a  reciimlM-nt  hgiirc  of  a  dead  Christ,  which  sur- 
Ipssrsall  iiiiaginalion  by  its  exquisite  sculpture  and  ad- 
Imirabli-  expression.  The  first  statue  is  said  to  reprosent 
I  ilii"  nmtlier  of  Unn  Raiinondo  di  .Sangro,  who  himself  is 
Inliibilod  ill  the  second,  as  one  undeix'ived  with  rcsiioct 
I  Iodic  vanities  oftlic  world  by  his  liclter  reiison,  hero  e.\- 
Iprfwcd  liy  a  (;enius  disentangling  a  man  from  a  net 
I  Till-  first  of  these  masterpieces  is  by  n  tienoese  iiameil 
jQirimlo;  the  second  by  Corrmlino,  who  designed  the 
lihirdnlaliie  also,  but  which  was  executed  atVer  his  dcatJi 
IV'SinMartino;  the  last  is  transcendent. 
I  Tlicrr  is  also  in  the  church  a  monument  of  Don  Fran- 
jnsnidi  Sangro,  represented  as  rising  out  of  a  chest,  in 
I  ariiiniir,  anil  grasping  a  drawn  sword.  He  pretended  to 
I  w  dead,  nnil  caused  liimHcIf  to  lie  inclosed  in  a  vault, 
I  ftoni  which  he  issued  at  night  to  take  vengeance  on  liis 
I  unprrparcd  enemies. 

I  It  is  said,  that  the  Palace  of  CaiKj  di  Monte, 
IWiflinon  nnelev.ited  simt  about  two  miles  from  tlio 
Iwn,  nwfs  its  conslriiction  to  the  following  circum- 
l»jmo5;_T|m  late  king  of  Naples  having,  while  in 
lanncc  with  England,  acted  against  us  in  a  hostile  man- 


111"-,  a  111  1 1  was  fii.t  to  ri'ipiiie  Hnlisf'ailii.ii.  'I  he  niliiii- 
r.il  i;  rw  irili  il  hii  ih  ;  paleln-s  i.n  sliire  by  an  i  tVn  it,  w  illi 
iii-i  lii.nslii  lirii  g  li.ii'k  a  jiruprr  iiiiswer  I.eliiie  llie  l.ipM 
l' an  liNiir.  'J  he  Niap^dilaiis  wniiii  d  lo  pri  vi  lit  iiis 
l.iiiiliiig,  bill  111'  pi'iuli  d  lo  the  guns  (il'llie  adiiiirars  ship, 
and  was  iillc.wi  li  lnpn;.;.  ,\ii  oni'  eoiihl  be  prrsii:;ileil  li 
take  liis  de.'pnieliis  to  the  Seerilary  liir  Koriign  All'airs. 
who  w:;o  iii  llie  eniiiieil  eI:iiiiilK'r.  'llie  i  lliier  earrieil 
llieiii  lliiilnr  lii;iiM  II",  hill  was  told  the  (iinneil  was  silting, 
and  eiM'lil  i.ul  be  illsturlH  il ;  \\  lien  iip"ii  he  npiiieil  llir 
iliiiir,  anil  ili  Im  nil  Ilieiii  w  illi  his  ovii  hand.-,  'llie  kii:;; 
and  eoiiiii'il  diiiiiirnil — liny  wire  told  llie  giiniinflhi 
lleel  wiiiili!  open  on  the  town  when  the  liinir  was  ex- 
pireil.  Hi  iiig  witlnuit  ri  suiini',  llie  eniiei  s-ii.ii  ili  inaiiileil 
was  agreed  to,  and  Ihe  king  gave  iirdiTS  for  biiililiiig  tin 
palace  at  Capodi  .Monte,  that  be  llli^'lll  at  li.ist  have  a  reii- 
deuce  beyond  the  reach  of  the  Itiltisli  caiilinn. 

A  piece  of  eliipii  lie  wliieli  prevails  at  llie  theatre  of 
San  Carlos  is  sullieieiitly  curious,  if  any  of  the  rnyil 
nnnily  ia'  present,  none  of  the  audience  ti.-^tify  the  least 
appriiliatiiiii  of  the  pcrforniaiiie  till  a  slight  niotinn  ol 
the  august  hands  gives  the  sigiii.l  for  applause.  It  was 
anii.siiig  to  see  all  lycs  dilieled  to  the  royal  box,  when 
there  was  a  disposition  in  the  house  to  applaud,  and  to 
IH-reeive  how  freijiieiitly  the  dii'J^ing  of  the  illustrioiiH  re- 
feree defeated  their  good  intenliuiis.  Any  expression  ul 
disapprobation  Is  strictly  prohibited. 

In  Italy,  I  had  t'ully  ex|M'eled  to  Ih:  delighted  hy  hear- 
ing the  iinisie  of  il.s  best  masters,  sung  by  |Krlorniers 
U'st  qnalifu'd  to  do  il  justice ; — hut  in  this  I  was  greatly 
disappointed.  Tlu're  were  no  good  voealists;  iviii  al 
San  f^arlos,  and  at  the  Scala,  al  .'Milan,  the  two  liinsl 
theatres  in  the  world,  the  prima  (lipiiiias  were  deeidiilly 
inferior,  and  would  scariely  have  Ikcii  listened  to  at  the 
Knglish  Opera.  Geiieially  speaking-,  indeed,  the  abseiiei- 
of  iniisie,  es|H'cially  in  the  streets,  is  n  niarkable  throiiyli- 
out  Italy.  As  the  so\'ereigns  are  the  principal  eontriliu- 
tors  to  the  tlieatrcs,  |i<rlia|is  the  Il.ilialis  are  less  fasti- 
ilious  tlian  they  were  lorinerly,  Ik  iiig  contented  to  ae- 
eept  an  inlirior  aiiiiisi  iiient  at  a  sinaller  price.  'I  lie  triu 
reason,  however,  probably  is,  that  wealthier  nations  can 
nlliird  lo  give  gnater  reniiiiieraliun  lo  piolessimial 
lalint,  and  llnis  I'lilyliymnia  is  brilieil  lo  desert  her  once 
favoured  land.  On  asking  liir  the  Knglish  i  liureli,  I  wn  . 
lold  there  was  none.  N  it  beeaiise  llierc  was  any  olijic- 
tion  on  the  part  of  the  .Neapolilaiis — not  becaii.su  there 
was  any  defieiency  of  Protestants  in  the  city — not  he- 
cause  there  were  wantiiig  eljrgyinen  anxious  for  the  np- 
pointnu'iit;  but  because  the  iiumeroiis  Knglish  residents 
and  visiters  would  not  coiitril.iito  towards  paying  the 
moderate  .salary  of  a  chaplain,  one  moiety  ol  which  the 
llritish  giivermnenl  has  consented  to  defray.  The  ron- 
sul-geiur.il  had  eiideavouicd  to  overcome  this  indifl'er 
ence  on  the  part  of  our  countrymen,  and  his  failure,  it 
must  be  rclnetantly  allowed,  remoinu  u  blot  on  tlie  na 
tional  rcsiH.'ctabiUty. 


CIIAI'TER  XX. 

Pontine  Marshes — Pi>strni-ilnni)r  early  iiliisitiiifl  tty  Mr.  Nielnilir— 
Aiilllor's  ailininiliiin  nf  Kniiie  iiniinpaireil  liy  lin\tiit:  pteNiiiiiiilj 
viditrd  Kiiyiit— nel'ari'iiii'iii  of  piihlic  Mion'uniciUH — Hospice  ii'f 
Hi.  Ilernaiil — Iti'tnrn  to  Kniiliiiiil. 

Having  fairly  commenced  our  Italian  journey,  we  tiis- 
missed  all  our  heavy  baggage,  as  Ihe  country  through 
which  we  had  to  pass  would  render  it  su|K-rlluous, 
though,  notwithstanding  the  luxuries  wliieh  Knglish  tra- 
vellers had  for  some  ye.irs  introdnei  d,  I  found  at  many 
stages  pudding  dishes  for  basins,  and  a  variety  of  other 
such  e.\|icdients  prevailing.  On  criwsing  the  I'online 
INIarshes,  the  postilions  drove  us  slow  ly,  because  we  re- 
fused them  double  fees.  These  fainnns  marshes,  however, 
ap|ieared  not  iiiueh  more  formidable  to  me  than  the  llar- 
rack|mro  road  near  Calcutta,  when  the  rice  grounds  on 
each  side  are  overflowed  anil  stagnant. 

On  our  entrance  into  AIbano,wc  passed  a  ruin  hitherto 
siip|H)sed  to  he  the  tomb  of  the  Curiutii.  Must  we  have 
all  our  pleasing,  youthful  fancies  and  nssoeialions  dis- 
jielled  by  Mr.  Niebiihr's  solwr  wand  of  truth'? — I  now 
consider  it  an  advantage  to  have  tr-ivellcd  through  the 
country  before  having  heard  of  his  Imok,  and  lo  have 
Ik'Cii  enabled  to  yield,  without  suspicion,  to  long  esta- 
blished illusions  regarding  the  acts  imd  fortunes  of  many 
celebrated  men,  whom  his  un|>octical  erudition  lins  proved 
to  have  Imd  existence  only  in  fiction. 

Afler  visiting  the  lake,  we  reached  Rome,  alioiit  one 
o'clock,  passing  on  the  approach  to  our  inn  IhcColisriim, 
the  Koruni,  the  eoliimiis  of  1'rajnn  and  Antoninus,  and 
other  interesting  objects,  impress*  d  ii|)on  our  niinils  t'roin 
the  earliest  |M'riod  of  our  youth;  and  the  sight  of  which, 
even  in  more  sober  age,  made  my  heart  lieat  with  en. 
thusiasni. 


The  iinlliiir  of  the  "  Knglish  in  ll..ly"  takes  an  op|Kir. 
Iniiily  of  eiiiiiii'iiiiiinir  the  airiilallon  of  those  tra\i  Hers, 
w  Im,  |ia\iiii.r  sisileil  KgypI,  pn  li ml  In  liinl  iiolhing  in. 
Il  ri  :liiig  ill  the  "  Kli  riial  (  ilv."  In  this  iiislaiiee  I  shall 
not  iiMiii  iiiiih  r  his  eiiiMiii,  li>r  I  do  not  hisilnle  lo  snv, 
lliat  ;.'.li  r  nil  lb.  — oiiders  of  l.i.'y|.l,  and  atli  r  raising  iiiy 
aniii  ipatioiis  to  the  liighi  st  pileli,  Itoiiie  still  snrpassi  d 
my  iiiiisl  i\ag:;er.ilid  e\|<  elalions.  I  vmild  iii.l,  liiiw- 
ivi  r,  ol'i'enil  my  iiiiiienl  I'lVnurili  s  in  I'gypl,  bv  eom. 
paring  tin  in  to  nlijeds  .sn  dlssiinilar.  Honie  anil  Kg\  pt 
iuae  iri'li  llieir  pienli.ir  beaulirs,  mid  one  may  enjoy  the 
ill  lii.'lit  of  lia\  iiig  sei  II  liolli,  withoiil  eiiti  ring  on  tJie  nn- 
salisliiitory  task  of  ronlrast. 

'Ihe  lale  pope  was  most  ineiitnrii.Usly  r<  gardl'iil  of  llio 
I  leanliiiess  of  Ihe  rapitnl,  niiil  thus  eiialili  il  visiters  nut  to 
restrict  their  adniiralion  to  the  nneii  nl  eily  alone,  but  to 
extend  il  lo  Ihe  inoilern  iiiiprovemer.ts,  iKiiiii  i|  in  tho 
I'liihi  llislinii  lit  of  ehiirehes  and  the  opining  of  iiiw  foiiii. 
tains.  lie  also  lilierally  coiitrihiili  d  to  the  he;. lib  and 
eomfiirt  of  llie  |>iople,  by  eniii|  deling  extensive  walks  and 
drives,  eoiniiieiieed  hy  the  I'reiieh,  (Ilial  of  .Moiinl  riiieio 
parlieidarly) — but  above  all,  his  seriipiilinis  prist  rvalion 
and  repair  of  every  ancient  relic  ili  iiiaiid  our  gralituile. 
Kroni  Koine  we  passed  throiigli  I'lorence,  to  I'isa,  a  city 
which  iiili  rested  ine  next  to  Rome  ilself. 

At  Leghorn  I  discovered  our  first  approach  to  a  vi- 
cinity crowded  by  sailors  and  a  lower  class  of  Knglish, 
not  ahmc  from  the  appearance  of  their  ships,  and  tlioir 
activity  on  the  quay,  but  from  the  habits  of  deslrnctivc- 
iicss  .'o  peculiar  to  the  nation,  an  organ  wliicli  I  am 
sine  Spiirzheini  woidd  lind  liiyhly  developed  in  most  of 
our  eoiiiiliymen. 

\V|ii|e  nilniiring  the  beautiful  colossal  figures  in 
bronze  attached  to  lo  the  statue  of  I'erilinand  1.,  which 
stands  in  the  dick  yard,  I  observed  that  they  were  in 
some  plaiis  indeiiled,  and  covered  with  iiinil.  On  in- 
i|uiriiig  the  cause,  I  was  inli)riiied  that  this  violence  was 
atlrihulcd  lo  llio  lOoglish  saili.rs,  iiiaiiy  of  whose  mis- 
siles, in  the  slinpe  of  stones  and  hriekhals,  were  lying 
around.  Il  is  loo  wi  II  known  that  this  propensity  of 
our  country  men  to  mischief  is  not  exercised  in  liiieigii 
lands  only,  and  it  furnishes  the  sole  e.vciisc  liir  shutting 
lip  our  chilli  lies  and  pnblie  edifices,  a  practice  so  uni- 
versally coiideiiined  by  liireigners  ; — btil  who  can  won- 
der al  these  rcslriclions,  alter  seeing  placards  oflixid  in 
the  melro|ioli8  itself,  denoniicing  pnnishnient  against 
those  who  wontonly  dofaee  ils  cinlKllishnicnts,  and 
v\'ould  even  demolish  the  iiionunients  of  national  irrati- 
tilde  ? 

Hy  a  far  ditrcrenl  feeling  is  the  Italian  ncliinlcd. 
There  is  not  a  Koiiian  who  docs  not  consider  St.  Peter's 
as  his  own.  I.ct  llin  slighlesl  disrespect  be  shown  to- 
wards it,  or  thcsinallesl  injury  olVereil  to  its  ornaments, 
or  to  those  of  any  luiilding  in  the  city,  and  ho  would  re- 
sent il  as  a  |iersonal  insult,  and  consider  it  his  own  po- 
culiar  misfortune. 

Leaving  Leghorn,  wo  v\cnt  lo  Lucen,  Spezzia\Cenoa, 
and  Nice,  'i'licnco  crossing  the  Col  di  Tenda,  by  the 
magniliccnl  and  lovely  road  lately  opened  for  posting, 
wo  came  to  Turin,  Milan,  Coino,  and  Kngo  Moggioru, 
and  crossing  the  Simplon,  arrived,  by  the  woy  of  Mar- 
ligni,  at  Geneva.  From  (Jeiieva  I  ascended  to  Cha- 
inoiini  and  Montanverl,  the  .Mer  de  (JIacc,  and  crossed 
the  Col  do  llaline,  back  to  Marligni.  1'liencc  wc  thought 
il  necessary  lo  make  an  excursion  lo  the  great  St.  Uor. 
nanl,  which  I  shall  mention  somewhat  more  al  large, 
and  perhaps  spaie  nlbers,  who  may  tbrni  romanlic  pie- 
uoncoptioiis,  the  disappointment  1  experienced;  liir 
great  purl  of  tho  road  is  dreary,  without  aHording  any 
grand  prospccis,  and  tho  cslablishnient  al  the  llospico 
partakes  so  much  of  a  secular  and  every  day  character, 
that  I  do  not  think  the  interest  of  the  journey  cuinpcn- 
sates  for  ils  length  and  fatigue. 

The  monks  being  at  prayers  when  wo  arrived  at  tho 
Hospice,  wo  were  introduced  hy  a  servant  into  a  com- 
forluble  room,  wheie  wc  were  Bhorlly  joined  by  tho 
Pcro  Keonoinc.  After  some  conversation,  he  took  us  a 
short  and  dreary  walk  lo  Iho  chapel  and  the  clmrnel 
bouse,  where  the  Imdics  of  strangers  who  have  perished 
in  the  snow  are  dcjiositcd.  There  had  been  no  accidonlH 
of  this  kind  during  the  past  year,  and  I  could  only  pcr- 
u'ive,  by  llio  mumonlary  glance  I  took  of  the  mournful 
reco|itaele,  a  mass  of  skeletons  and  mouldering  remains. 
I  8us|)ecl,  indeed,  the  circcls  of  the  climate  in  preserving 
the  features  for  many  years  from  Iteration  or  decom- 
position have  been  grcilly  exaggerated,  if  Ihcy  do  not 


*  Tho  road  from  Spczzia  to  Genoa  was  still,  in  many 
parts,  in  a  very  rugged  slate,  but  I  think  fur  surpasses 
in  subliniily  that  over  the  Siuiplon. 


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exiHt  ull<)i:<'lli<>r  In  llio  iiiiu^'iiiuti<iri  ul' novelists.  I  toiiiid 
tlio  r£rn  lOcniLiiiiit.-  quite  n  inuti  of  tlio  tvorld  in  Ills  dls- 
coiirsn  aiul  inininors.  On  niir  rrlurn  tVoin  witlklfi^,  lie 
prodncid  snnio  music  Ixioks,  li-d  ino  to  lln"  piaiio,  and 
took  11  cliair  liv  my  sidi>,  niid  I  never  llioufrhl  rnyscit 
more  out  of  pl.irf  llian  when  1  liehold  a  monk  of  St.  Ucr> 
nard  in  liis  lii;:li  lil.ick  cap,  and  in  llio  dtess  of  his  order, 
bcnihnir  over  the  notes  of  the  instrument  at  which  1  wati 
seated. 

It  heiiij  a  fist-day,  the  other  lirolhren  excused  thcni- 
Belves,  and  we  sit  down  to  dinner,  which  consisted  ol 
the  iisuiil  in^reillriits  ol'maiijre  day,  with  him  alone. 

nuriup  the  liivourahle  season,  scnrrcly  a  day  pisses 
without  visiters;  there  have  sometimes  been  liirly  at 
oneo.  ?n  prool'orihis  I  may  mention,  that  on  our  re- 
turn home  we  met  twelve  persons  on  their  way  to  the 
Hospiee.  In  coiise(iuenie  ol  this  inlinx  oTynesIs  it  has 
become  necessary  to  enlurp;o  the  huildliiL',  whieli  hiis 
now  the  appearance  ot'un  hotel,  and  is  attended  by  u 
waiter  and  achamU'r-maid.  'I'ho  only  ditlbreneo  i.s,  that 
one  goes  through  the  tiirm  of  dining  with  the  monks, 
and  receiving,  under  the  semtilaiice  of  obligation,  the 
hospilalily  for  wlmli  the  convent  is  amply  repaid.  When 
there  are  female  guests,  the  monks  usually  Join  them  at 
meals,  in  the  strangers"  parlour ;  ollierwiso,  llic  gentle- 
men  ure  admiit..^d  into  the  rolbctory.  So  much  has  it 
eomo  to  I.e  considered  in  the  liglu  of  an  inn,  that  some 
|iersons  have  been  guilty  of  the  indecorum  of  expressing 
u  desire  to  dine  alone,  vvliieh  was  very  properly  refused 
on  the  part  of  the  monks,  with  whom  it  is  a  rule  that 
one  at  least  sliouid  preside  in  the  visiters'  rmim. 

St.  Hi'rnard  is  a  depindenee  of  the  Augustine  monas- 
tery, at  .Martigni.  None  but  young  and  robust  men  re- 
aide  at  the  Hospice,  and  as  they  Iwconie  old  or  unfit  to 
withstand  the  inclemency  of  thi'  mountain  climate,  Ihey 
are  tranferred  ti«lhe  establishment  Ulow.  The  monks 
of  the  order  have  the  privilege  of  writing  directly  to  the 
pope,  are  permitted  to  drink  wine,  and  to  read  newspa- 
pers and  boiiksof  misci'llaiieoiis  literature  to  amuse  their 
solitude.  Having  so  miiih  society  and  so  many  indiil 
gences,  the  condlliun  of  these  monks  is,  probably,  on  the 
whole,  more  comfort  able  than  that  of  their  brethren  in 
many  other  convents. 

The  old  breed  of  dogs  is  all  but  extinct.  The  new 
ones  do  not  |K>ssess  the  s.iiiie  l.irge  head  and  double  nose, 
hut  are  slid  to  Iw  enually  sagacious;  and  the  activity  of 
the  brethren  is  as  seduhius  as  ever  in  seeking  out  |«'rsons 
lost  in  the  snow,  and  though  the  loss  of  lives  has  not  of 
late  bi'en  so  fre'|uent,  the  establishment  is  still  eminently 
useful  to  trav.  Hers.  The  (•■invent  registiT  contains  a 
touching  ackiii>wledgirieut  of  one  of  these  from  Turin, 
who  fell  down  from  exhaustion  for  the  fiHirth  time  just 
at  the  door  of  the  Hospice,  when  lie  was  accidentally 
|)rrci'ived  and  rii nvcrei.. 

The  neighhonring  peasantiy,  who  fre(iiiinlly  miss 
their  way  in  traversing  the  mountains,  expcrienee  the 
kindest  treatment  from  the  monks,  who,  thniigh  they  re- 
ceive, as  is  but  fair,  cont.'ihutions  from  opulent  visitants, 
extend  their  henevolence  gratuitously  to  the  |M)or. 

.\l)er  leaving  S.iinI  Ileroard,  we  traversed  the  greater 
part  of  Switzerland,  ascending  the  (Jrimscl  and  Uiglii. 
Our  courr-e  then  took  us  to  Lyons,  and  al)er  a  short  slay 
at  I'aris,  I  rciclied  Kngland  early  in  Si>pteinlM!r,  It^'i^, 
having  been  ulnive  eleven  niontlis  on  my  varied  and  most 
interesting  journey. 


The  foregoing  pages  eonl4iin  so  many  proofs  of  the 
faeililv  with  which  the  overland  journey  is  pi'rformeil, 
and  ot'  the  gratltieatinii  wliicli  rewards  the  midertaking, 
that  il  seems  now  superlliioiis  for  the  author  to  declare 
her  decided  preferuice  of  it  to  the  se  i  voyage  rniiiid  the 
Cipe.  While  peai'e  coiiliniies  with  the  Turks,  there  can 
be  no  just  ground  lor  upprehending  molestation  on  their 
part;  but,  on  the  contrary,  every  drgree  ofeoiirli'sy  may 
1)0  expected  from  the  li'gyplian  govemineiit.  'I'hi  shoals 
of  the  Ued  Sea  and  the  storms  of  the  Alediterraiiean  are 
not  iisiiallv  considered  so  lormid.ible  as  the  Imrriraiies  of 
the  Mauritius,  anil  the  gales  otl'the  ('a|H'  of  (io-id  Ho|k'. 
The  ex|H'iise  of  the  o\erlaiid  passage  is  luiii  h  less,  liir  il 
is  not  necessary  to  consume  one  half  of  the  time  which 
the  author  dlil  in  K.'ypt  and  the  eoiitineiil  of  IOur«|ie. 
Krom  the  inoinent  ol'entrrmg  a  ship  for  the  ('a|H'  voyage, 
until  its  termination  at  the  end  of  lour  or   live  months, 

Iiersons  are  unavoidahly  subjected,  whalever  may  Ih'  the 
lindness  of  the  eominander,  to  restraint  and  inactivity; 
but,  on  the  other  liaml,  the  passage  up  the  Ued  .Simi  hav- 
log  belli  ilVi'i  till,  all  then  |s  novelly,  interest,  and  enjoy, 
mi'lit. 


^  )i  j)  r  n  Q  t  ]i: . 


The  following  extracts  from  the  works  of  Hamilton 
and  Richardson,  relative  to  the  principal  buildings  in  the 
author's  route  through  Kgyptare  inserted,  as  likely  to  be 
aci:eptable  to  the  homewaril  boiinil  Iriivcller.  The  most 
essential  parts  only,  however,  have  been  given,  iinJ  refer- 
ence must  bo  had  to  tiie  originals  for  more  detailed  iii- 
formaliun. 


It  seems  to  be  still  doubtful  on  which  side  of  the  Nile 
Thebes  l'ro)wr  was  situated.  On  the  right  bank  are  the 
ruins  of  the  temples  of  I.iixor  and  t'urnac,  and  on  the 
lell  the  palace  of  .Medinet  Halwo,  the  burying  places  of 
the  kings  and  queens,  Klick,  the  Memnonium,  and  the 
cataeoinbs  of  (ioiirnoo,  all  of  which  in-ty  be  included 
under  the  term  Thebes. 

LUXOR. 

[Ilainilinn's  t:i:yi>nnra,  p.  114.] 
"  In  approaching  this  temple  from  the  north,  the  first 
object  is  a  iiiagnilieeiit  propylon,  or  gateway,  which  is 
two  hundreil  leet  in  h'lig'.li.  -.Tid  the  top  of  it  litly-seven 
lect  alHive  the  present  leve'  of  the  soil.  In  front  of  the 
entruiice  ure  the  two  most  [le.fect  obelisks  in  the  world, 
each  of  a  single  block  of  red  granite,  from  the  quarries 
of  Klephanline ;  they  arc  between  seven  and  eight  feet 
square  at  the  base,  and  above  eighty  feet  high ;  many  of  the 
hieroglyphical  tignrcs  with  which  they  are  covered  are  an 
inch  and  three  ciuartcrs  deep,  cut  with  the  greatest  nicety 
and  precision.  Ilotween  tie  so  olK'lisks  and  the  propylon 
are  two  colossal  statues,  also  of  red  granite;  though 
buried  in  the  ground  to  the  chest,  they  still  measure 
twenty-one  nnd  twenty-two  feet  from  thence  to  the  top 
of  'heir  mitres.  The  attention  of  the  traveller  is  soon 
diverted  from  these  masses,  to  the  sculptures  which 
cover  the  eastern  wing  of  the  north  front  of  the  propylon, 
on  which  is  a  very  animated  description  of  a  remarkable 
event  in  the  campaigns  of  some  Osyinandryas  or  Sesos- 
tris."  The  "ruined  (mrlicn,"  which  is  entered  from  the 
gateway,  is  of  "  very  large  dimensions"  [p.  ll'.l ;]  "  from 
this  n  double  row  ot  seven  columns,  with  lotus  capitals, 
two  and  thirty  feet  in  circumference,  conducts  you  into 
a  court,  one  hundred  and  sixty  tecl  long,  and  one  hundred 
and  forty  wide,  terminated  at  each  side  by  a  row  of 
columns,  U'yond  which  is  another  portico  ol  thirty-two 
columns,  and  the  adytum,  or  interior  apurtments  of  the 
building." 

[Illi'ieiriliinn's  Travels,  vol.  il.  p.  !>i.] 

"The  temple  of  Luxorwas  probably  built  on  the  banks 
of  the  Nile  lor  the  convenience  of  sailors  and  wayfaring 
men :  where,  without  much  loss  of  time,  they  might 
s'op,  say  their  prayers,  present  their  otTeriiigs,  &.c. 
Great  and  magniticent  as  it  is,  it  only  serves  to  show  lis 
the  way  to  a  iiiiieh  greater,  to  which  it  is  hardly  more  in 
eompiirison  than  a  kind  of  porter's  lodge ;  I  mean  the 
splemlid  ruin  of  the  temple  at  t'arnac.  The  distance 
I'roin  Luxor  to  I'arnac  is  about  a  mile  and  a  half,  or  two 
miles.  The  whole  road  was  formerly  lined  with  a  row 
of  sphinxes  on  each  side.  At  present  these  are  entirely 
covered  up  for  about  two  thirds  of  the  way,  on  the  end 
nearest  to  Luxor.  On  the  latter  part  of  the  road,  near  to 
t'arnae,  a  ro.v  of  eriosphinxes  (that  is,  with  a  rani's 
head  and  a  lion's  body)  still  exist  on  eueli  side  of  the 
way." 

I'ARNAC. 

[Ilniililtiin,  |i.  I'.s.'.J 

"The  naiiH' of  Diosopolis  is  sulli'ienl  lo  enlille  us  to 
call  the  gland  tiinple  at  I'arnae  the  temple  of  Jiipilir. 
This  li  inple  has  twelve  principal  entrances,  each  ol 
which  is  eomposi  il  of  several  propvla  and  colossal  gati'- 
wavs,  or  »iiiifS,  Is'sides  other  buildings  attached  to  them, 
in  ihenisclvrs  larger  than  most  other  leniples.  One  of  the 
propy  la  Is  enlinly  of  granite,  adorned  wit  111  lie  inosi  linishrd 
liieroglyphles.  On  each  side  of  many  of  them  have  Isen 
colossal  statues  of  basalt,  hicecia,  and  granite;  soriu 
sitting,  somi'  erect,  I'roiii  twenty  to  thirty  feel  in  height. 

"  The  Uidy  of  the  temple,  which  is  preeided  by  a  laige 
court,  at  whose  sides  are  colonnades,  of  thirty  roluimis 
in  leiiglh,  and  through  the  iiiiddle  of  which  are  two  rows 
id' columns  lilly  feel  high,  consists,  first,  of  a  prodigious 
hall,  or  |Mirl<eo,  whose  riuif  is  sustained  by  one  hundred 
and  thirty-four  lolnniiis,  some  of  which  are  twenty -six 
llet  in  eircmnferenee,  nnd  others  Ihirly-four;  then  are 
liiiir  heanlifnl  obelisks,  marking  the  entrance  to  the 
advliim,  near  which  the  inonnrcli  is  representeil  ns  eiii- 
hraeeil  by  the  arms  of  Isis. 

The  adytum  itself  e,on»i»l»  of  throe  B|>artii>Bnl»,ontiroly 
of  lirinlte.    The  princi|)al  room,  which  i(  in  the  centre, 


is  twenty  feet  long,  sixteen  wide,  and  thirteen  fwt  lufl. 
Three  blocks  of  granite  Ibrni  the  roof,  which  is  painioi 
with  clusters  of  gilt  stars,  on  a  blue  ground.  Btjomj 
are  other  porticoes  and  galleries,  which  have  been  in,. 
tinned  to  another  propylon,  at  the  distance  of  in, 
thousand  feet  I'roni  that  of  the  western  extreiniiy  of  die 
temple. 

"  Il  may  not  lie  uninteresting  to  add  a  few  more  par 
ticulars  relative  lo  this  temple,  the  largest,  |Mr|iapii,  jj^ 
eerUiinly  one  of  the  most  ancient  in  the  world. 

"Twiiofthe  porticoes  within  it  appear  to  have  consitin- 
of  pillars,  in  the  form  of  human  figures,  in  tlie  rharanrt 
of  Hirines,  that  is,  the  lower  part  of  the  ImhIv  luddm. 
and  unsha|xMi,  with  his  arms  folded,  nnd  in  his  hand  iw 
insignin  of  divinity  ;  perhaps  the  real  origin  of  llio  (iif. 
ciaii  Caryatides. 

"  Kxclu.sive  of  these  columnar  statues,  which  haviboin 
thirty-eight  in  numb«<r,  and  the  least  of  them  lliirlv  I'm 
high,  there  are  fragments  more  or  less  nmliialid,  of 
twenty-three  other  statues,  in  granite,  breccia,  and  basali, 
seventeea  of  which  are  colossal,  and  have  been  placed  m 
front  of  the  several  entrances.  They  arc  in  gciurul  frmi 
twenty-five  to  tliirty  feet  in  licight,  and  executed  inihr 
best  Egyptian  style." 


lilBAN  IX)L  MOOLK, 

on  THE  TOMBS  OF  TIIE  KINDS. 

tUieharibon's  Trnvels,  vol.  i.  p.  tjtvt.] 

"  It  is  a  most  dismal  looking  spot,  a  valley  of  rubbijii, 
without  n  drop  of  water,  or  blade  of  grass.  'Thecnlriince  I 
to  the  tombs  looks  out  from  the  rock  like  the  entrance  in 
so  niaiiv  mines;  and  were  it  not  for  the  recollections  viitti 
which  It  is  |>copled,  and  the  beautiful  remains  of  ancient 
art  which  lie  hid  in  tlie  bosom  of  the  mountuiii,  would  [ 
hardly  ever  be  visited  by  man  or  beast.     The  lient  i»  fi. 
cessive,  from  the  confined  dimensions  of  the  valltv, aud  I 
the  relleetion  of  the  sun  from  the  rock  and  sand.    Tik 
whole  vuUcy  is  filled  with  rubbish  that  has  been  uaslitii  I 
down  from  the  rock,  or  carried  out  in  the  making  of  ihi  [ 
tombs,  witli  merely  a  narrow  road  up  the  centre." 
[ItirlinrJson's  Travels,  vol.1,  p. 'Jiiii.) 

"  DindoriiH  Siculus  states,  on  the  authority  of  the  I 
Egyptian  priest*,  that  forty-seven  of  these  toiiibs  wrrt 
entered  in  their  sacred  registers,  only  seventeen  of  whick 
remained  in  the  timcof  I'tolemy  Lagns.  And  in  the  M 
Olympiad,  altout  sixty  years  U.  C.,  when  Uiodorus  Sic». . 
his  was  ill  lOgypt,  many  of  these  were  greatly  defactd.  I 
Before  Mr.  lielzoni  began  his  o|icratioiis  in  Tlietics,  onit 
eleven  of  these  tombs  were  known  to  ihc  public.  From  I 
the  great  success  that  crowned  his  exertions,  the  n.iiiibet  I 
of  tlieni  is  nearly  double.  The  general  ap|M'arancr  ofl 
these  tombs  is  that  of  a  conlimied  shaft,  or  corridor,  cut  f 
in  the  riKk,  in  some  places  spreading  out  into  laite  I 
chambers;  in  other  places  small  ehamlHTs  pass  nif  Ijyil 
small  door  from  the  shaft,  &c.  In  some  places  when  I 
the  rock  is  low  and  disintegrated,  a  broad  excavaliin  ill 
formed  on  the  surface,  till  it  reaches  a  sullieieiit  depth  of  I 
solid  stone,  when  it  narrows,  and  enters  by  a  ileor  ofl 
about  six  or  eight  feet  wide,  and  about  ten  feet  hijiif 
The  passage  then  proceeds  with  a  gradual  descent  lot  I 
about  a  hundred  feel,  widening  or  narrowing  aecordlnM 
to  the  plan  or  object  ot'  the  urehili  el,  soinelinies  wiiiil 
side  ehamhers,  hut  more  frequently  iiol.  The  Is'aulil'ii' I 
iirnament  of  the  ghils',  with  liio  ser|H'iil  in  its  »iii|n'.»l 
si'ulptnrcd  over  the  entrance.  The  ceiling  is  bhuk,  wilkl 
siher  stais,  and  the  vulture,  with  outspread  win^K,  hil 
ing  a  ring  and  a  broad  fiathered  sceptre  by  each  ofhiil 
fiet,  is  I'reipieiitly  re|H'ated  on  it,  with  iiimiiToiis  liiirc 
glyphies,  which  arc  white  or  variously  eolmireil.  Th«l 
walls  on  each  side  are  covered  with  liieroglypliiii'. "nill 
large  sculptured  figures  of  the  deities  of  Kgypi,  iUKlul'thfl 
hero  liir  w  limn  the  tomb  was  excavated.  Soini  linicn  b"lli  I 
the  hieroglyphics  and  the  figures  ure  wrought  in  inl.ii;ii".[ 
at  other  times  they  are  in  relief;  hut  tlir(Higlioiil  iImmimI 
loiih  liny  are  generally  all  of  one  kind.  'J'he  loloiinl 
lie  green,  bliie,  red,  black, and  yellow,  on  a  while  i;tonn<.| 
and  ill  iiiaiiy  mslanees  are  ns  fresh  nnd  vivid  us  If  IhnI 
had  not  been  laid  on  a  month.  Inlerniixed  with  l>«| 
figures,  we  frequently  inii't  with  eurioini  devices,  riprt.r 
senling  tribunals  where  |H'ople  ure  upon  their  trial". •"'I 
si.netiniis  iindergoii.g  punishment;  the  preparation  «l 
inmnniies,  and  |s'ople  iHnring  them  in  proei  i"ieii  "I 
llieir  shoulders;  nnimals  tied  lor  sacrifice, nnd  |iarthc<l| 
up;  and  oeeasionally  the  more  ngreenhle  pietuKsol  it 
t(  rlainments,  with  iitisie  and  diineiiig,  nnil  »ill(ln«"j 
IM'iiph'  listening  to  the  sound  of  the  harp,  plnyi'd  l»'l 
prlrsl,  tt  ilh  his  lienil  shaved,  and  dressed  in  a  leow  Ik"  I 
inj  white  rolM',  shot  with  red  stri|ic»." 

r.ND  or  THI!  NARRATIVr. 


As  ail  appropriate 
,i  J  N.iliiralisI,"  we  I 

I  It liie  "Western  Ji 

I  !icioiKe.«,"  an  abU  hi( 
luriiua  by  the  editor 
hhcredilabletoDr. 
I  ill  iiileristiiigsjK'cinii 
l»,arrniixioils  to  pres 
|iif  niilily  di.sseminntii 
To  know  Dr.  (<e  i 
.no  liliii.  A  friend 
Iforsluilyiiig  his  dispo^ 
lliirtrailnofhis  mind: 

The  preut  cliaructeri 

lliisri'ii'iitive  ineinory,  i 

l|«ri'rpliiiii,  and   his   a 

Iptcm  ii|Miii  any  given 

Inncc  read  or  observed, 

III  w,u,  that  although 

Incifiiolal,  lie  heciimu 

Ibiiii's  If  muster  of  Lati 

liii{iiiriiig  a  knowledge 

111" hail  nnd  the  liest  w 

lurilr  with  facility  tlie 

Ills  |s»vers  of  obser 

lind  discriminating ;  ani 

Idiml  him  so  adniiruhl 

tliidy  »f  natural  history 

a  pupil  of  the  i 

krult'iiH  und  nomenclutu 

|ihi,'ri'at  aim  was  to  lea 

Ihr  habits  of  all  nnimuti 

Ibioarile  pursuit,  und  hi 

ftliL'able  zeal.     He  has  I 

nliiij  llie  habits  of  tlit 

lundrcd  miles.     Tlioso 

khicli  he  relates  the  resi 

|jiinii|,'  the  iiinsl  interest 

■uai;e.    This  praise  i 

^is  Raiiilili's  of  a  Naliii 

vlii'al  lii^aiily  and  vivii 

lihraluil  letters  of  (;illH 

ifSlliouriic.    Tlii:so  es 

luriiiins  of  his  pen,  and 

Inilr  iKiiii  and  exlremi 

M\  iif  what  he  iiiteii 

ik'tr  lluiii,  he  would  III 

hili.tini;  |Hipiilarity. 

t  Tliire  were  few  subjei 

m  llio  pure  mill  ini.xeil 

ji'iliiiaii  Has  not  more 

prMiii!.  Ill  which  his  att 

fitly  of  ancient  coins,  ol 

il  tlliHvK'ilge. 

I  Till'  |Kiwers  of  his  mi 
Wiriicss  ill  the  pursuit 
pH"'  of  gnawing  hill 
<idiir  ailvirsiiy  nor  ill 
lii-nl  rnividcnVe  lo  hen 
•i>hii.  anil  strength,  he  » 
T'wall  Ills  i'iinli'in|Mirar 
I  Thi'  line  iiiiiiMiinlion 

|i'"liiiaa  iH'i'uhi lly  but 

V'  utiito  v(  rse  mid  prosi 
lad  he  hvid  und  cnjoyiv 
PM"I' his  style,  and  lo 
>l>«irs  hr  Would  have  ri 
r""l'iiiirhiim'iinge,  Is.th 
I'l'lllii'Mroni-lh  and  elei 
'  "IsTinnns  of  his 
"'"I  liAs  Ihr  their  iiiti 
*"'!"■  wjiioh  Ihry  furnis 


V 

u 


I  wliich  liaKbrtn 
'  llicm  lliirly  I'm  I 
t'ss  iiiiitliuttd.  ol' 
cccia,  ujid  b.iuli. 
ve  bet'ti  placed  in 
a  in  gontral  from 
i  executed  in  ihr 


OS. 

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valley  of  rubbish, 
188.  The  entrance 
ke  llio  entrance  In  I 
recoUectionii  «it|i 
einains  of  ancient 
inniiiitain,  would  | 
.     The  lient  is  fv 
of  the  vallcv,  anil  I 
.  and  itand.    Tut 
Ims  been  wasliea 
the  making  ol'lhe  | 
the  centre." 
|l.  !«■.«.) 
authority  of  Ibe  I 
these  tombs  vrn 
eventcen  of  which  I 
And  in  the  *llh 
i?n  Uiodoru*  Sicu- . 
0  greiilly  dcficfd 
18  in  Till  lies,  only  I 
he  puhlie.    From  I 
•tinns,  the  nuiiikti  I 


wiiiiSPiM^s  eumi^©^  ©i2s®wm^^iif^  iLiie^ikmir. 


e! — • 
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riiii,Ai>i!:Li'iii.\,  IH.VY  31,  iNa». 


NO.  lU. 


rniNTiiii  A!<n  riuMKiiin  nv  ADAM  W.VI.IHK,  .\ii.  fi,  Nuktu  F.iuutu  Stb«kt,  rmi.Aniei.i'iiii— .At  §."•  inr  .'it    niinilx  rs,  p:iyahli' In  ailx.'mro. 


IIY  Tllli  L.Vri:  DIJ.  UOU.MAN. 
( Nowjirst  collected.) 
rnU'KiiKu  nr  A  BiuuH.triiicAi.  sketch  of  tiir  Airriion. 

\s  an  ap|<ro|>riato  accoinpaniiiicnt  to  tho  "  Kanil>IeH 
,i  jNiluralisI,"  wu  havo  truiislirred  into  our  columns 

1 1. (Jie  "Western  Journal  of  tiio  .Medical  and  I'hysical 

I  ."Hifiii'is,"  an  abk  biojiraphic.il  memoir  of  tho  author, 

«riilcn  !>)'  <'»■  cililor,  Dr.   l>rako  of  Cincinnati.     It  i.s 

),it|iIv  creditable  to  Dr.  DV.  heart  and  jiidgiiieiit,  and  fjrins 

I  iiiU'risliiit;  8|Hciiiien  of  American  Kiography,  wliich 

I  nrt'unxiouH  In  preserve,  olid  gratitied  lu  bu  thu  means 
|„l  nulcly  disseniinnting. 

I'o  know  Dr.  (ie   cnan  intimately  wa<i  tu  ndiniri' and 
nc  lilni.    A  friend  who  enjoyed  |K"cnliar  advantajjcH 
liiirsUiiiyiii;;  bin  disposition  lliua  vharaclerisen  tiiu  [iceu- 
liur  IraiU  of  his  mind  : — 

Till'  preat  characluiisticn  of  Dr.  GodtnanV  mind,  were 
Ihiiriliiitive  inemory,  an  unwearied  iiidustry  and  (|uiek 
||iiTcr|ilinii,  and  his  capacity  of  eoncentratinjf  all  his 
Inowcrs  ii|nni  any  (fiven  object  of  )Hirsuit.  What  lie  had 
Imre  read  or  observed,  he  rarely,  if  ever,  forgot.  Hence 
III  wan,  tliat  althougli  his  early  education  was  much 
Inccliclcd,  he  lieeanie  an  excellent  linguist,  and  made 
Ihiiiw  If  master  of  Latin,  French,  and  German,  Ix'sideB 
|i<i|iiirlnL' a  knowledge  of  (ireek,  Italian  and  Spanish, 
III"  liail  read  the  licst  works  in  all  these  liuiguages,  and 
linilc  Willi  facility  the  Latin  and  French. 

Ilin  jKiwers  of  nbservation  were  ipiick,  patient,  keen 
linJ  illwriminating  ;  and  it  was  tlicso  ipialities  that  rcii- 
liliri'il  liiiii  so  adiiiirablo  a  naturalist.     He  came  to  the 
Idjilyol'  natural  history  as  an  investigator  of  facts,  and 
t.i  a  pupil  of  the  sehnnlH ;  and  while  lit!  regarded 
LflciiH  anil  noiiienelature  with  perhaps  too  little  resjH'cl, 
■iHTral  aim  was  to  learn  the  instinetH,  the  structure  and 
|hi  liabils  of  all  aninitttcd  iMMiigs.     This  science  wus  his 
iiwirlto  pursuit,  and  he  devoted  liiniself  to  it  with  iiide- 
|iti:able  zeal,     lie  haslK'cn  heard  lo  say,  that  in  invcsli- 
jiliiij  llie  habits  of  tho  shrew  mole,  he  walked  many 
luiidrcil  miles.     'I'lioso  parts  of  his  natural  history    in 
pitli  lie  relates  the  resnlls  of  his  own  observation,  are 
Lnii|r  llie  most  interesting  essays  on  that  subject  ill  unr 
•line.    This  praise  is  ilue  in  a  still  greater  degree  to 
s  Rniiibles  of  a  Naturalist,  wliieli  are  not  inferior  in 
iii'.il  l>  iiiily  and  vivid  und  neeurale  description,  to  the 
< liratuil  letters  of  (lillicrt  White  on  the  Natural  History 
kl .SllKiariie.     These  essays  wcru   among  the  last  pro 
liifiiiiiiM  of  his  pen,  and  were  written  in  tlH^  intervals  of 
Hiir  pain  and  eMreme  ilebility.     They  t()rni  a  mere 
kilcli  of  what  he  inteniled,  and  had  liu  lived  to  cum- 
uli ilieiii,  be  would  hiivo  lul\  a  work  und  a  iiiuiiu  of 
kiili.tiiij;  iKipiilarily. 

TliiTi'  were  few  snbjeets  of  general  lilerntiirr,  exrepl- 
It!  lliii  piiri'  niid  mixed  inatheinalies,  with  which  Dr. 
Inlinan  was  not  more  or  less  tamiliiir,  Aniong  other 
W'lils  III  wliieb  his  attintioii  had  Iseii  turned,  was  the 
|l»lv  i>raiu'li'iit  coins,  of  which  lie  had  uei|uired  a  criti- 

II  illiiwli'il^'e. 

Till' |»i«ers  of  his  mind  wire  always  Inioyunt.  His 
NjiniiKs  III  Ibe  piirsuit  of  knou ledge  seemed  like  the 
pi"il<i'  III'  gnawing  hunger  and  unipienebabbi  lliirsl. 
i  iilirr  iiilvi'i'sily  nor  disease  conlil  iilliiy  it,  and  had  il 
"il  rrnviilenee  In  heal  his  mortal  wound,  and  prolong 
III'  anil  strength,  he  wonbl  have  Isirno  away  tho  |iulni 
^"iiall  Ills  riiii(eiii|Kiraries. 

Till  line  iiii  ii'iiialion  and  deep  entbusiasm  of  Dr. 
Wman  iK'i'asloiially  burst  liirth  in  ini|iassioned  jSK'try 

Vwriili'  vtrse  and  prose  wiili  almost  e<|unl  liiellity,  and 
fill  III  liml  and  enjoyed  leisnri'  I"  prune  the  exnlier- 
I'Miil'  Inn  style,  nnil  to  Is'slow  the  last  isdisli  u|Mm  his 
»l>»if«,lio  wiinlil  have  ranked  aR  nno  of  the  great  mss. 
f"  nl'iiiir  liinu'iiage,  l«ilh  in  regard  In  the  enrions  felicity, 

nilthi' »lnni[(h  and  elenmess  of  bis  dielinn.  The  fnl. 
(nin;  •iH'rinii  IIS  of  his   |nM'llenl   eoin|K>silmiis   nre  se. 

Mill  Irw  i'lir  III,  jr  liilrinsle  exerll-iier,  than  for  Ihr 
li'i'iii' wliii'h  ijiry  fiiniiiih  of  Ills  private  niedilulioiis. 
NCWUKHIU— Ul 


A  .MIDMlillT  .MEDITATION. 

'Tis  midnight's  soleinn  Inmr  I  now  wide  uiiliirled 

Darkness  expands  her  luanlle  o'er  the  world: 

The  lire-lly's  lamp  has  ceaseil  its  lilfnl  gleiiin  ; 

The  cricket's  chirp  is  hushed ;  Ibe  iMiiliiig  sereani 

I  )f  the  grey  owl  is  slilled  ;  the  lolly  tries 

Scarce  wave  their  suniniils  lo  the  failing  bree/j' ; 

.'Ml  nature  ia  at  rest,  or  seems  to  sb'cp; 

'Tis  thine  aloin:,  oh  man  I  to  wateli  and  wee|i ! 

Thine  'tis  to  feel  thy  system's  sad  decay. 

As  Hares  the  ta|K'r  of  thy  life  away 

lleneath  the  inllneiice  of  fell  disease: — 

Thine  'tis  to  know  the  want  of  mental  ease 

Springing  from  memory  of  lime  misspent; 

Of  slighted  Idessings  ;  deipest  ilisenntent, 

.Villi  riotous  relx'llion  'gainst  the  laws 

t>f  health,  trnth,  heaven,  to  win  the  world's  applause! 

Such  was  thy  course,  Kiigenio,  hiicIi  thy  hardened  licurl, 
'I'ill  mercy  spoke,  and  death  unshealhcd  the  dart, 
Twanged  his  unerring  Ikiw,  and  ilrove  the  steel, 
TiM)  dei'p  lo  he  w  ilbdrawn,  loo  » iile  llie  wound  lu  lioul ; 
Vet  Icll  of  life  a  feebly  gliinnieriiig  ray, 
Slowly  to  sink  and  gently  ebb  away. 

— And  yet,  bow  blest  am  I  J 

While  myriad  others  lie 

In  agony  of  lever  or  of  pain, 

Willi  parching  tongue  and  burning  eye, 

Or  liereely  throbbing  brain  ; 

!My  feeble  frame,  Ibougli  spoibd  of  rest. 

Is  not  of  cointiirt  ilisjiosscst. 

My  mind  awake,  ksiks  up  to  Ihee, 

Father  of  merey  !  whose  blest  hand  I  see 

In  all  things  acting  for  our  goisl, 

Ilowe'er  thy  mercies  lie  misunderstood. 

— See  where  the  waning  inoon 
Slowly  surmountH  yon  dark  tree  to|H«, 
Her  light  iiiercascs  steadily,  and  simiii 
The  itolcmii  night  her  stole  of  darkness  dro|iN  : 
Thus  to  my  sinking  soul  in  hours  of  gbHim, 
The  cheering  beams  of  Iio|hj  resplendent  come, 
Thus  Ibe  thick  clouds  which  sin  anil  sorrow  rear 
Are  changed  to  brighlness,  or  swill  disiipiKiar. 

Hark  !  that  shrill  note  proelaims  approaching  day; 
The  distant  east  is  strciiked  with  lines  of  gray  ; 
Faint  warblings  from  the  neighbonring  groves  arise. 
The  tuneful  trilKs  salute  the  brightening  skies. 
I'eace  breathes  aroniid  ;  dim  visions  o'er  me  creep, 
Tho  weary  night  outwatehed,  lliaiik  (jod !  I  loo  may 
sleep. 

Linet  ttritlen  under  a  /ec/i/ig  of  Iho  1mmtdiiit«  apiiroiieh 

o/  iknih. 
The  duniiM  of  deatli  arc  on  my  brow,  the  chill  Is  In  my 

heart, 
.My  bliMHl  has  almost  ecascnl  to  tlow,  my  lio|ic8  of  Iile 

depart ; 
The  valley  and  the  shadow  Isfore  me  ojh'Ii  wide, 
Dili  thou.  Oh  Lord !  even  tlicre  wilt  bo  my  guardian  and 

my  guide. 
For  what  is  pain,  if  thou  art  nigh  its  bitterness  lo  i|nell  1 
.\nd  w  here  deulli's  boasted  \  lelory,  his  lust  triumphanl 

sjielH 
I  111!  Saviour,  in  that  hour  when  morlal  slrenglh  is  iioughl, 
When   nature's  agony  comes  on,  and  every  anguished 

thought 
.Springs  ill  the  breaking  heart  a  smiree  of  darkest  wcie, 
III'  nigh  unto  my  soul,  nor  jHriiiil  Ihe  IIiniiIs  o'eillow. 
To  Ihee  !  Ill  Ihee  alone  !  il.ire  I  raise  my  dying  eyis; 
Thou  dlilsl  for  all  alone,  by  thy  wondrous  saeriliee  ; 
Oh!  ill  Ihy  mercy's  riehnesn  extend  Ihy  sniili  s  on  me, 
And  let  my  soul  ouls|H'ak  Ihy  praise  llirouglmut  elernily  ! 

Ik'ncutli  Ihe  alsive  staii'/jis  is  Ibe  folbiwing  note. 
"  Italhir  inori'  than  a  year  has  elapsed  sineu  the  iiImivc 
was  iirst  wrilleii.  Death  is  now  certainly  neni  at  hand  ; 
but  my  senliinenls  remain  unchanged,  ivxeept  that  my 
reliance  on  Ihe  Saviour  is  stronger." 

This  relinnce  on  Ibe  mercirs  of  ISod  thrnugli  Chrisl 
.leans,  iM-eniiie  indeed  Ibe  biibilnal  I'rnnie  nf  his  mind  : 
and  Imparled  lo  Ibe  closing  scenes  of  his  lili<  a  soleinnily 
mid  A  eahniii'Hs,  n  swiel  serenily  uiiri  a  holy  resignalinn, 
which  lubbi'd  dcklli  of  itn  stiiig,  tiid  llie  gravn  of  Us 


viclory.  It  was  a  iiielanelioly  siulil  lo  witness  the  pre- 
iiialiirc  exiliicliiiii  of  such  a  spirit ;  yet  the  dying  eoueli 
on  which  geniiis,  and  viilue,  and  bariiing  tims  lay 
priisl rated,  iH^amed  w  illi  more  hnllnwed  liisire,  and  tanght 
a  more  salutary  lesson  than  ennld  have  lieiii  imparled 
by  the  proudest  triumphs  of  intellect.  The  iiii  iiiory  of 
Dr.  (loilniaii,  hi.s  blighled  proinise,  and  his  iinliiiished 
lalsinrs,  will  long  eimliiiue  to  call  rorlli  Ibe  vain  re^n  I.s 
iif  men  of  si  ieiiee  and  learning.  There  are  ihose  who 
Ireasnie  up  ill  their  hearts  ,is  a  more  precious  ri  rnlleelion, 
bis  bumble  faith  and  his  triiimphanl  death,  and  who  can 
mci'l  witli  an  eye  of  pity,  llio  scornful  glaiiee  of  Ibe 
seoll'er,  and  the  infidel,  at  lieiiig  told  that  if  Dr.  tiodnian 
was  a  pliilusojihtr,  he  was  al.so  u  Christian. 

I'rulli  llie  Wi'.tli'in  Jiiiiiiiiil  iiT  (III-  Mrillral  mill  Physlral  HcUiires. 

iMK.MOIH  OF  DU.  JOHN  D.  (ioD.MAN. 

(If  Dr.  Iiodmaii's  early  years,  we  have  received  « 
nimilM'r  of  iiilcresling  memoranda,  frnni  his  first  medical 
preceplor,  Dr.  LueUey,  now  of  Circleville,  in  this  slate. 
.Veeiii'diiig  III  Ibis  geiilleiiiaii.  Dr.  G.  was  Imrii  at  VN  il- 
miiigliiii,  in  the  stale  of  llelaware.  .'\t  an  early  inrlisl 
he  lost  his  parents,  and  was  bll  without  patrinniny,  or 
■leprived  of  il.  Dr.  Lnckev  Ursl  saw  him  in  l.^lll,  wlicn 
be  was  lilleen  years  old.  'j'he  doctor  wan,  at  thai  time,  n 
senior  student  in  the  iillico  of  l)r.  Thomas  V..  Itoiid,  of 
llaltiinore.  "The  olliee,"  says  Dr.  I..,  "was  fitted  ii|i 
with  taste,  and  boys,  allraeli.d  by  its  ap|iearaiie<',  would 
fri'i|ni'iitly  drop  in,  to  ga/.e  on  the  lalielbd  jurs  und 
drawers.  .'Viiiong  them  I  discovered, one  evening,  an  in- 
Icresliiig  lad,  who  was  nimising  himself  with  the  manner 
in  wliicji  his  coinrndes  pronouneed  the  '  hard  words,* 
with  which  the  furniture  was  labelled.  Ilu  ap|H'areil  lo 
Ih'  quite  an  udept  in  the  Latin  language.  A  strong 
curiosity  soon  prompted  iiic  lo  iinpiire  '  Who  are  yon  '' 
'Don't  you  reeolleet,'  says  he,  'that  you  visited  a  Imy 
at  .Mr.  Crcery's,  who  had  a  seven' attack  of  bilions  colic  /' 
'  I  do.  Hut  what  is  your  name  my  little  Isiy  ''  Ho 
was  small  of  his  age.  '  .My  name,  sir,  is  John  D.  liod- 
man.'  'Did  you  study  the  Latin  language  uilli  iMr. 
Creery  /'  '  No,  he  dms  not  Uaeli  any  but  an  Kiiglish 
school.'  *  l>u  yon  intend  to  prosecute  your  slndien 
aloni'?'  '  I  do.  And  I  will,  If  I  live,  make  myself  it 
Latin,  Greek,  and  Fri  iieli  seholar." 

In  the  anluiim  of  IMI,  Dr.  Linkey  comnieneed  the 
practice  of  medieine  in  FliuilHlhlown,  rennsylvania, ami 
the  next  sumnier  received  a  letter  from  iiis  piolrst, 
staling  that  be  had  Ihcii  bound  an  apprentice  lo  thu 
printer  of  a  ncwspii|K'r.  Willi  this  business,  he  was, 
from  the  iK-ginniiig,  exceedingly  dissatislied,  as  lie  evinced 
in  his  numerous  Idlers  to  Dr.  Lnekey. 

In  one  of  these,  dated  July  'SM,  l^l^,  berxpreiwed  lb« 
opinion,  that  it  was  worse  than  "  cramping  his  gcniu!* 
over  a  (Kstle  and  mortar" — it  w as  "  rraniping  it  ii?er  it 
font  of  ly|K's,  where  there  ale  words  without  ideas." 

Adilieleil  In  reading,  and  aspiring  lo  a  mure  inlellei  lual 
pursuit,  it  is  not  probable  that  onr  young  printer  was 
much  devilled  to  the  drudgery  of  the  olliee,  or  |M'rliiriiied 
his  duties  Clin  uinntr;  which  may  siiHicieiilly  explain  Iho 
origin  of  the  dillieullies,  set  liiilli  ill  Ihii  billowing 
paragraph  from  a  snbs(i|ueiit  leller  to  the  same. 

"  I'lvery  tiling  is  in  gditii  71111  with  ine,  The  sainn 
series  of  opprl'^sions,  lin|sisilliiiis  and  Insiillsnri'  slill  my 
lot  lo  Is'iir.  Hut  I  will  not  lH:ar  tin  in  king.  Fnun  the 
oldi'st  lo  llio  yoniii'i  si,  master  mid  man,  all  si  em  lobnir 
.1  ilis|Hisiliiin  III  pi  I  k  at  me.  Yoii  will  (or  may  In  1  sin 
prised  III  hear  that  I  can  neti  r  make  a  priiili  r.  Il  Is  an 
irriiiieiius  opinion  of  some  |n  uple,  lliat  no  iiiie  (an  innke 
I  printer  imliss  be  be  a  Mbidar.  On  the  coiilrary, 
leliiilars  call  liardly,  if  nl  all,  be  piinlers,  I  wnnbl  nol 
\usb  Villi  III  lliiiik  llial  I  eoiiiit  toy  self  u  siholur.  On  the 
eonlrary  I  think  myself  no  Mholiir." 

The  liillowiiig  cNliaet  from  another  Ullcr,  ilaleil  Oe 
lolsr  XM,  \K\H,  shows  tbnl,  at  this  early  |h  riiNl,  young 
iMHiman  was  tlirvatcned  witli  tlie  malady  which  ulliuiately 
dcslrovcd  biiii. 

"  Tlie  disease  for  wliinll  I  nienlioned  >  tvr\pv  in  mjr 
last  has  coiiiineneed  its  direliil  elVeets  on  my  [Hsir  Uidy. 
\  conlinned  |Niiii  in  my  lircnsi,  and  nl  niglil  11  slow  but 
burning  fever,  ei.iivinin  me  Ibul  I  sin  Irarelling  Hiiwn  n 
niiieli  freipienled  rimd  lo  Ihe  place  wlierii  disessi'  has  no 
IVeel.  This  my  I'm  iid  ii.  imi  phantasy.  I  do  not  say  il 
Ironi  ulfrelalion.    I  tix-l  il.     I  rannol  Iwhrvr   in  this 


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iliRpasc  Inin^  coiitngious,  or  I  hIkhiIiI  I'l'  ccrtniii  that  I 
have  c.iii(;lit  it.  I  rIcoii  willi  a  youtli  who  was  hi.rii  with 
it  and  has  it  fully." 

Ill  the  opinion  nf  Dr.  I..,  tlio  clocrasi'd,  at  lli.it  curly 
period,  Kilmiiml  iimli'r  ii  hy|>rrtro|iliy  (irHie  hcail. 

Tliroiiirh  tin'  wlmlr  of  liiK  n[i|)reiitiri'slii|i,  yimiid  (Ii'il- 
man  had  a  stronir  dtvire  to  study  iiirdioirw,  Init  his 
cnardian  was  o|i|Hit<cd  tn  any  clianirc  of  (Icslinaliim. 
jbiirly  in  tbo  iiionlli  of  January,  1(<I4,  he  nritc.t  tu 
Dr.  h.— 

"  At  tho  sn^crcstioii  of  Dr.  Anderson,  I  have  deter, 
mined  to  comnienectlio  study  of  elieniistry,  as  ho  says  it 
will  he  a  (jreat  imiirovcincnt  to  the  mind,  and  iiinre  so, 
I  may  ho  enabled,  llic  ensuing  season  (if  I  should  live  so 
lonff)  to  attend  the  lectures  at  the  lliiiversily  (of  Atiiry- 
land,)  and  it  seems  to  run  t;roatly  in  Dr.  A.'s  head  tliat  I 
fhaJI  oiin  day  be  a  |iliysician.  How  far  this  siirniisn  iiiny 
lie  ri^lil,  time  will  discloDC.  It  may  indeed  so  h;i[i|icii, 
and  should  I  study  chemistry  now,  1  shall  nut  have  it  to 
do  at  a  future  [icriod.  I  must,  however,  ask  your  uiiiiiion 
in  this  atlair." 

On  tho  rJlth  of  tlie  same  month,  lio  writes  lo  tlio  same 
gentleinen — 

"  I  have  road  the  eflteehelical  part  of  Parke's  Thi  niis- 
try,  .ami  I  eon  assure  you  I  liked  it  not  a  little.  Put  my 
knowleiljre,  so  far  as  I  may  oh'-in  it,  wiil  only  bo 
Uieorolie.il." 

In  llie  same  letter  ho  sets  forth  his  early  views  of  the 
Christian  religion : 

"  I  liavo  not  ever  had  a  fixed  dcterminnlir.n  lo  rr.id  the 
works  111  that  Modern  SerjM'nl,"  nor  hail  I  drloruiinid 
no/  to  do  it;  and  it  seems  to  mo  surprisiuj:,  that  n  lillow 
student  of  yours  should  reeominend  tho  porusul  of  such 
wrilinus  as  Thomas  r.iine's. 

"  I  had,  thank  heaven,  iK-fore  I  asked  you  the  ipustiim, 
and  still  have,  the  ".\|)olo;ry  for  the  Hililc,"  hy  llir  eilc- 
lirateil  Lord  Ke;,'iiis,  of  f.-andair,  (liishop  Watson.) 
<  Tliire  is  a  irreat  eonilort  in  the  lielief  of  Hint  i;li)iiniis 
doctrine  of  salvation,  that  teaches  us  to  Imik  Intlie  (in  at 
Sulvator  for  liapi>incss  in  a  future  life  ;  and  It  has  ahvnvs 
liceii  my  earnest  desire,  and  I  inusl  eiidc:ni'ur  to  die  the 
death  of  the  rielitiuus,  that  my  last  cud  and  future  sl.ite 
may  Imi  like  his.  It  wmild  he  a  pfmr  linpe  i:'.iicid — it 
would  he  a  sandy  rnuiil  lin  lor  the  dyiiii;  mill,  to  h  i\n  no 
ho|ie  hill  such  as  niiu'lil  be  derived  I'rom  llic  wiir'is  of 
Dollnijliroke  and  I'aiiie  ;  niid  liow  ricli  the  eiinsnhitiiin 
and  s.ilisl'aelion  alUirdiil  by  the  s:lorious  liiliii)rs  n(  the 
Miss,  d  Scriptures.  It  is  my  opinion,  there  lias  never  one 
of  t!ii'.-e  inodern  deists  died  as  lliiir  «ritlii;r-  waaild  leid 
US  lo  believe  ;  nor  are  but  few  of  their  writiiii;s  read  at 
the  present  day." 

Inllieyear  IHl  I,  when  the  war  riiccd  in  the  ('jicsn- 
peake,  he  In  r.iine  a  sailor  under  Coin.  Uariicy,  niiil  was 
c^ngaged  i  'lie  service  at  the  hnnibardiiicnt  of  Korl 
M'Henry.  i^arly  in  the  next  year.  Dr.  liUcKcy,  capti- 
vated by  his  {renins,  and  touelird  by  his  inistiirtiitic!:,  re- 
Folveil  to  invite  him  tn  his  house,  in  l.ti/alielhlou  n,  and 
atl'iird  him  all  the  facilities  in  bis  power  for  sliidyinir  the 

Iirofessiim  lo  which  he  aspired,  ll  does  not  appiar  how 
le  had  rid  himself  of  lii.s  iipprenticesliip;  hut  he  seems  lo 
liave  lii'en  at  liberty  lo  accept  the  doctor's  (jcncreus  invi- 
tation. Thin  he  did,  with  emotions  of  joy  wliich  are 
littered  in  tho  following  sinijilo  and  alfeetiiifr  reply,  dated 
April  tUi,  1)^1. 'i. 

"  [  liuvo  this  hour  received  your  last  letter,  and  I  can 
assure,  yon,  that  laiiiruaire  is  inndcipiate  to  c-ipn  ss  to 
you  my  sincere,  unfeigned  joy,  tor  the  pleasinifiiews  you 
imvc  I  omiiiiinic.-itcil  lii  me.  Iict  the  maimer  in  which 
these  lines  ari>  |<enned,  convince  you  of  the  stale  of  my 
mind  at  present.  I  was,  thirty  minutes  before  I  received 
your  Utter,  on  the  |Hiiiil  nt  troiiii;  to  a  printer,  in  lliis 
eily,  Wi  seek  employiiuiit,  and,  but  fir  I'rovidi me 
kIiouIiI  have  done  so,  You  may  siip|Hise  that,  us  sihiii  as 
I  read  your  h'tter,  I  ahaiidiiiicd  this  intenlioii  and  ri 
turned  to  my  sister's  house,!  '  with  fire  in  each  eye  and 
|Mi|>>T  in  each  band,'  to  answer  your  cpislh'  of  triiiidship's 
own  dictating.  I  imist  lay  this  aside  for  a  slmrl  linn, 
till  iiiy  mind  iMicoines  si  Hied  and  iindislurbed.  I  stoppi  il 
at  the  line  alsive,  in  order  that  I  iiii|;lil  recover  a  small 
decree  of  composure,  in  order  lo  express  myself  as  I 
nii|;bt,  tn  so  (food  a  friend.  I  will  iiertainly  eoinply  with 
your  reipiest,  should  it  phase  (jod  to  eoiilinne  my  health 
and  strength  ihiring  the  ensiiinir  week.  tShnuld  it  plcaii^: 
(he  incroy  of  I'rovldcnee  to  sutler  me  to  take  up  my  re. 
sidenee  with  you,  I  shall  endeavour,  by  thu  most  inde 
fiitigiible  study  and  dlliyenee,  to  give  you  the  salistiiclioii 
V'oiir  kindness  to  mo  deserves.  I  uiii  in  ho|ivs  that  I  shall 
Ih'  able  to  eooie  some  day  in  the  course  of  the  next  week 


Lir;  t*':'- 


•  i'bninas  riiiii". 

t  Mn.  WdU  .Miller,  of  BuJtiiiiotc 


but,  as  my  jtiiirnev  must  be  a  pl.'ll^^lriun  eiiii,  1  slinnld 
not  wish  to  nii'iitiiai  a  prirliciilar  day." 

"On  the  IIMli  of  April,  fniir  days'aller  the  date  i.flliis 
letter,  he  arrived,"  says  Dr.  I,.,  "at  my  hnii-e,  and  tnoli 
up  his  residence  in  iiiv  laiiiily.  lie  made  his  pmiiiisi 
(rood,  fir  ill  «i>  icm/.s  lie  had  anpilrid  more  kiiow'i  da:i 
in  the  difTrrent  deparliiuiils  of  niidical  si  ienre,  than 
most  students  do  in  a  year.  Diniiiff  this  short  pcrr  d  In 
not  only  read  Chaptal,  Kenreroy,  Clicssclden,  .Murray, 
Hrown,  f'nllcn,  Rush,  Sydeiilmiii,  Sliar|i,  and  Cooper,  hut 
wrote  annulalioiis  on  ciiili,  incliidini;  critical  remarks  on 
the  incoiifjriiitics  in  their  rcasonimrs.  He  remained  with 
iiie  five  months,  and  nl  the  did  of  that  time,  you  wnu'd 
have  imauiind  from  his  conversation,  that  ho  was  an 
Kdinbiirch  (jradnate.  When  lie  sat  down  to  study,  so 
eiimplctely  was  he  absorbed  by  his  sebjecl,  that  it  seemed 
as  tJion;;li  the  ampiilation  of  oiio  of  his  limbs  would 
scarcely  withdraw  his  attention," 

A  circimistaiice  liavin)r  no  eonncction  with  tho  n  la- 
tioii  between  liiiii  and  bis  liciH'laclor,  but  involving  tlicni 
both,  led  to  preiiiatine  i-cparalion.  One  or  liiitli  of  llicni 
were  rcipiestid  by  the  political  party  to  which  they  be- 
loiiijcd,  lo  ilelivi  r  orations  on  the  approaching,'  roiirlli  of 
.Inly.  Dr.  r..  bejjaii  at  the  appointed  hour,  and  went 
thidiiiih  with  his  discourse,  but  alleinpts  were  inrde  hv 
the  opposite  parly  lo  (iH'er  iiisnll  and  create  distiirluu ce ; 
at  which  our  yoiiiip  orator  brcame  indi}riiaiit ;  and  yi.ld- 
in','  to  llip  im|iiilse  of  bis  stroll';  native  t'ccliiins,  not  milv 
rcl'iised  to  deliver  what  he  bail  prcpari d,  but  rcsolvrd  on 
ri  liiriiin:,'  liirtliwith  to  ll.iUimore.  His  oration  w:is  left 
with  bis  preeeplof,  who  Kiieaks  of  il  n.s  not  unworthy  of 
Pill  rick  lliiiry. 

I>(  parliiiff  t'roni  T'lizabctlitown,  bo  returned  to  n.iUi- 
mure,  anil  became  a  pupil  of  Dr.  Hall;  and,  in  the  siie- 
cerdiii!;  aulumn,  hi  ;.'aii  lor.tli  nd  llie  Kclures  in  that  city. 
His  pieuiiiiry  dilViciillies,  h.wcver,  were  pressini;,  and. 
in  the  ciisiiiiuj  I'lliriiary,  1^10,  Ik"  wrote  to  his  bcni 'fac- 
tor ill  tlie  llillowiiiu  eliKjUcnt  and  atl'cctin;;  slyle  : 

"  .Vied  I  then  iiif'.rm  you  how  lii^'li  my  i  xpei  talions 

were  raised,  when   I   eoiiiiiirnci  li  olleniliiifT  the  lectiinr 

this  winl.r — iicid  I  say  I  was   almost  ei  riaiii  of  I'litiire 

eiiipitiiiey  i'     .Mas  !    my    friend.   Hie    (.'real    Kuler    of 

vciils    has    iiiteriMised   (in    ordir  to  leach   me   re.-i;.'iia- 

iiin  tiihis  will)  this  heavy  disappoiiitnient.    liy  nnrore«i  in 

ivrnts--liy  dmiiestic   calaniitiis,  I  have  betn  eonipi  ll'd 

to  n  liiii;iiisli  the  study  of  nicliriiie,  so  lonir  'he  ulliiii;!- 

liiiii  of  all  my  hopes.    Katiiku  of  am.,  tiiv  wii.i   iif  ihak 

I  have  made  this  my  motto — my  ronsolatioii;  and  did  I 

not  daily  see  the  truth  id'  "  Omnia  j'rn  n/i.'i/iio,"  I  mii'lit 

iliaps  repine.     I  am  now  in  evpiitiiliiin  of  a  sitmlinn 

with  an  eniiiii  111   api'lhceary  of  iJiiN  city,  and  I  may  he 

ennl'lid,  at  a  future  |h  rind,  fo  rceoniiiiciice  Uio  etuily  of 

mi  diiinc." 

This  situation  hinvc\er  he  did  not  ohtain. 
"  I,et  me  now  (rivcyniia  rilrospiit  of'tlie  days  of  my 
life'  Since  I  have  ri'liiriiid  fr.im  yon,  I  liaM'  ill'-eovcred 
my  mil  aire,  in  an  old  hook  of  my  llithir's,  (end  yoi 
would  hardly  suppose  it,)  I  was  'Jl  years  old  tho  "JOtli 
day  of  Drcemhir,  iNl,"!.  Delorc  I  was  two  years  old  I 
was  motherless — be  lore  I  was  live  years  old  I  was  lalher- 
h'ss  and  friendless — I  liiive  been  east  aiiionir  siraiiters — 
I  have  been  deprived  of  property  hy  fiii ml,  that  was  mine 
by  riulit— 1  have  eaten  till'  bread  of  misery  —  I  have 
driiiik  of  the  cup  of  sorrow — I  have  passed  the  tlower  oC 
my  days  in  a  state  little  Istter  tbnii  shivery,  and  have 
arrived — at  what  /  .Manhood,  |Hivcrty,  anil  desolation. 
Heavi  nlv  Parent,  tcacli  mo  patience  and  rcsijrnatii  n  to 
Ihy  will," 

About  this  lime  he  pecms  lo  have  found  a  pnlron  in 
Professor  Davidije,  iiiiil,  on  the  IHth  of  April  followinj{, 
he  wrote  lo  Dr,  l.iickey — 

"I  still  eoiitimic  to  Ktudy  with  Dr.  Wright,  Mhe  part- 
ner of  Dr.  Davidye,)  and  provided  it  shall  lie  the  will  of 
heaven,  I  may  )iossility  procure  admission  in  the  coiir"!' 
of  the  next  year  into  the  venerable  circle  of  niediiiiii." 

In  s|H'akiiii,'of  his  pirpleved  and  eiiibarrasscd  aituutioii, 
and  ol'Ibe  iniitution^  of  fortune,  he  savi  — 

"  'I'licre  is  only  one  tliini;  wliii  li  points  lo,  and  iifTirds 
iminiilable  eonsolation,  anil  that  is,  the  ohserviince  of  ri- 
ll(,'ion.  Althnii(jli  we  should  be  iiieapable  of  napiiij.' 
enjoyment  in  this  world,  even  from  iinintcrrnplrd  pros- 
|sTily,  yet  we  ran  ardently  lonif  fiir,  and  sineeii  ly  l«lievu, 
we  may  lie  eternally  happy  in  tbo  next." 

In  this  situation  lie  fniisbed  his  medical  education.  Li 
the  laiiguaire  of  Prolessor  S'well' — 

"  Here  he  pursued  hii  studies  with  sncli  dili|renc(>  and 
teal,  as  to  furnish,  even  at  llnit  early  iH'riml,  strong  iiiti- 
maliniis  of  bis  future  eiuineiiee.  So  indi  liilii'iilile  wai 
he  in  tint  Rivpiisilion  of  kniiuled;re,  that  ho  lull  iiu  iip- 

*  Eulogy  on  Ur.  UoUmuii  p.  4> 


portimity  of  advaneeiiiciit  unimproved,  and  iiotHiil,^!:.,,! 
iiiiT  tho  dclicieiieiis  of  bis  prcpar.ilipiy  nliiijli,,i-^  j,^ 
p(i!-'.-i'd  forward  nitli  nn  encr^ry  and  pers'veraiici','||,., 
en  ihled  him  not  only  lo  rival,  but  lo  surputs  all  |,i,  j;i 
lows." 

He  appears  to  have  attended  the  lectures  in  Iho  lfci||i 
more  school,  llirouyb  the  sessions  coiiiiiuncini;  ii.  i",. 
antiinins  of  lt<Hi,  and  Ifl".  In  the  coiirsi' of  ilu.  l-.i 
Professor  Davidje  was  disalded,  by  an  aceidim,  f  j 
»ev(  ral  weeks,  and  .Mr.  (.'oilman  was  appointed  In  ni|i|,|^ 
his  pla<-e.  'l'lii.«,  as  he  had  been  aiiapprrnticc  lii,i  i,;,,!,' 
not  llin-c  years  hel'orc,  ill  the  suiiie  city,  w,is  an  li.,,' 
onrahle  testimony  lo  bis  tahiils  and  indiisliy,  .nriil  n,,,,! 
liJive  been  hitrlily  •iratilyiTi;;  to  bis  ambition,  Atcurilii., 
lo  Professor  Sewall,  (/ur<i  rilaln.)  " 

"This  situation  he  filled  for  several  weeks  witli  f,, 
much  propriety — he  lectured  willi  such  enthufiiishi , 11,1 
eloipii  lice,  his  illustrations  were  so  clear  and  hiippy, ;, 
lo  [.'uin  universal  applause;  .ind  at  tlie  lime  lie  winl  t,. 
niiiiiied  fur  his  degree,  the  su|K'riority  of  his  miml,  5, 
well  as  the  extent  and  accural  y  of  his  kiiowlnlp',  jif,,. 
so  a[ipareiit,  that  be  was  marked  by  the  profissormrilii, 
Cnivirsily  as  one  who  was  destined  at  some  future  |i(:riui| 
to  cniifi  r  bi;rli  honour  U[ion  the  profession," 

111  relircnee  lo  his  gradual  inn,  on  the  lOlhnf  1 .  Iirmrv 
Ifl^,  be  wrote  lo  his  friend,  Dr.  Lackey,  in  lIuHfiii. 
pintiial  words  : 

"  I  know  not  what  to  tell  you  for  news,  iinlrsK  I  |,j| 
yoii  llml  I  passed  my  graduate  examination,  on  SiiUinljv; 
■rch.  7,)  which  lasted  Iweiily  minutes;  and,  nfcijiirn,} 
lipve  iinw  the  •  vast  uiihoiinded  prospect  nil  l.iiiin 
Ihoiigli  ■  sli.idows,  clouds,  and  dnrkness  ri  st  iipun  it.'  I 
« ill  go  lo  the  eruntiy  to  praeliso,  mutt  probuhly  to 
Frederick  county."  | 

In  the  I'liited  Stale!!,  it  is  common  to  see  yniing  mm, 
without  prepar.ilory  idiii  alion  or  I'ortunc,  bcciiini'  |,rii. 
titioners  of  inedieiiic  ;  but  most  of  this  class  *lriii.'};lr  iMu  | 
the  rai.'cis  of  Iho  prolession,  totally  impreparul,  mid  il. 
part  from  it  for  other  pursuits,  or  t'or  the  gr.ivc,  uiikimua  j 
and   inihoniiurcd   hy  the  teientilic   world.     Su:li  nn  .i^ 
mission,  must  not  be  eonl'otmdcd   with   that  el'  jcnij 
rioduian ;  who  scornid  to  enter  the  profes-ion  iiiii|ii;-!|i:,.| 
mill  imaiithoiiscd  by  those  who  giiaril,  or  on^ht  In  (jii.ii,:, 
its  IKirtals.     In   this  respect  he  was  a  shining  i.\i.iii||.; 
and  his  siibseipient  success  should  animate  fM  ry  liuiKi. 
less  young  man,  who  may  engage  in  the  study  nf  ni.i;i 
I  iiie,  lo  imitate  hi"  industry  and  miliiltirliig  prrnviTaiin. 
lly  thci-c  means,  if  in  t  blessed  with  his  genius,  tiny  11  ]v  | 
piipare  thenisclvi  s  for  extensive  uscfulmi-F,  ami  u 
respi  rtabilily  if  not  renown. 

We  eonie  now  lo  criitemplatc  Dr.  Cnilmi  n,  ns  .1  nn 
her  of  the  prolession.     Mis  first  Ineat ion   was  in  llir  \i|.  | 
lage  of  New  Holland,  rn  the  hanks  of  the  Siisipirliciiiia; 
where,  however,  be  rcinainid  hut  a  few  niniiths.    'llf 
iievl   was  on  the  Patapsco,  near  ll.iltimorr,  «'l  iiht, in | 
.Inly,  It-ll',  he  wrote  to  Dr.  Luckcy  as  fellows: 

"  .My  success  ill  liu>iiicss  has  been  considcridili',  iir  11 
practice,  nl  least,  lias  hi  en  as  extensive  as  1  enilil  r!ilii«.| 
ally  expect."  "What  my  sue"ess  may  tc  in  tlinniliil 
alprcsdit  very  donhtriil.  I  ilill  have  coiisiiliMlilr  fi. [ 
piitnlion  of  Is  ing  recalled  to  Ilnltimnre,  in  nrili  r  In  lii]  | 
the  phiee  wliii  II  I  held  n  the  I'niversity.  If  ilruliin 
|ii'ii,  I  shall  be  miicli  delighted,  as  a  country  life  iauiil 
lillle,  or  not  at  all,  lo  my  taste." 

Ill  these  rural  situations  lie  devoted  himriir  In  lle| 
study  of  nature;  and,  at  a  subscipu  nt  lime,  m  I  liiitli  ll,i 
fruits  nf  his  observations  in  a  si  lirs  of  papers,  iiilillnll 
llie  Uambles  nf  a  Naturalist.  Hut  his  ardent  IriiipD.r 
iiiinlwas  little  ndapird  to  the  ilagnant  cxislonn  ni'il 
village  doctir.  He  thirsted  fi>r  compelilinn,  niiil  luiipiil 
lo  engage  in  Ibe  rivalries  vhieli  pre\ail  ainong  tlicitcr 
didatis  for  fame.  Nature  seems  to  have  urged  liiiiimi.  Il| 
was  she  who  revealed  lo  him  the  compass  of  hit  iiild 
liclual  jHiwers;  nnil  hid  liiir.  neck  a  Iheatre  iiiiiiinnl 
siirale  with  their  1  llii  iency.  A  difl'crenl  arrnnpmitlj 
rmm  what  he  had  aiiliripateil  was  ninde  in  the  lli'lluihrcl 
hcliMil ;  he  reluriied,  however,  lo  Ihal  cilv,  hnl  nl  iiH'^t 
Isdilly  nsolvcd  lo  li\  himself  in  Plnl:ii:clplii:i,niiilh<raiitl 
a  piililie  ti  aclier  of  aiinloiiiy  and  physiology. 

Ibit  an  iiiii  xpectcd  event  gave,  for  the  liiiii' Imnt.il 
dilVercnt  dircclinn  to  his  (.trorls.  The  writer  oflliul 
article  was  empnring,  at  that  time,  for  a  suitnlilc  |«rs4| 
lo  fill  the  chair  of  surgery  in  the  medical  college  el  Ojiinl 
the  first  session  of  wliieli  Imd  just  closed  ;  ami  Pr. (io^l 
man  was  reeomiiiended.  His  ipialificntions  li>r  tin  liall 
pkiee,  were  expressed  hy  I'rofissiir  liilmoii,  tliiiiul  It*! 
I'liiversity  of  Pennsylvania,  but  previously  a  iiiiml«'r «| 

Ihi;   Haiti re  insliliilion,   in  the  I'nilowii'ig  iiiiiiliiivinlj 

and  priinhilic  language.  "  In  my  opinion.  Dr.  Im«Iwi>I 
Hiiiilil  ill  hfinniir  lo  any  .lelmol  in  Amirien."  lli'"! 
I'urtliwilh  iip|iuiiiti,d  i  itiiU  arrived  In  Cimjiniiati  il« '» T 


j.,i„;;|),lllllT,    (l! 

{•■i-iiia  of  llic  sehii 


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ll  ll(>l\vill,M:,|,,|. 

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rhcvcriihT,  ilti 
imta  all  I,!,  i;|. 

roB  in  the  l;„lti. 
imiii'ins  ir.  i! , 
ilirsc  ol'  llic  Ij.i^ 
n  iiccidi'iii,  t; , 
Kiintt'd  Id  Kii|i|.|t' 
■ntiiT  Ilia  in,ii,\ 
ly,  was  nr\  Iim,. 
nslvy,  iinil  n,ii-t 
ion,    Accunliiij 

I  wccliii  with  M 
I  imtliusiaiiiii  ji,| 
ir  nii(t  liajipy,  :< 
lime  lie  WW  u. 

of  his  minil,  m 
kiiowlidp',  urre 

prolVssors  'il'tli^ 

IIIlO    futUri'  IKTIull 

oil." 

lOlliol'l  triiiry, 
toy,  ill  tl.iM  till. 

cws,  miltss  I  ii||  I 
lion,  nil  Saturiljv; 
I  niul,  of  I'uurH.l 
cl  iill  l.cliiri  nil  ;' 

8  rc.it  n|Kiii  ii,'  1  [ 
IiU)i.t    [iriilialjly  |u 

to  prr  yi)UH(r  turn, 
int',  Ik'Coiiu'  |Tai. 
rliiKK  kIriiL'cli  Imii  I 
iprrpiind,  and  i 
lid  irir.\r,  iiiil,iHi\iii  I 
iild.     Sii:h  nil  mi.  | 
illi   that  111'  villi.; 
■rcF-iiin  iiiii|nali''«i|  I 
or  mi'.;hl  In  (;ii.ii.i,  | 
1  Hliiiiiii;;  i.\iiiii||i; 
iiiiali'  fviry  liiiml. 
illio  kIiiiIv  III'  niiili 
iTiiij;  |»  rMvrniMi. 

9  trniu!',  llii'V  II 3V I 
ruliu»',  mill  c'li  I 


imn.ni  .i  iiivi. 

1    WIIH  ill  itll'  \ii. 
the  Siiwiiirlicliiia; 

w  iniiiilliH.    'Ill 
imirp,  ttl  i'mT,iii| 
Mown: 

iniilrralili,  iiiiiiy  j 

IK  I  cntilil  raliiiii. 

he  ill  llir  niiliil 

('Oiii-iili'iaWi' 
ore,  in  iiriliT  1"  I'lll  | 

ty.     It'  ilri)lu|i. 
■ountty  lire  is  Vfl  I 


7.ii;m<>:ij  of  nil.  .ioiin  i\  (jok.ii.vn. 


ril  hinifelf  In  lit 
iliie,  Ml  liiltlilliil 
li"  piijieifiinlilHl 
I  iirilinl  lrm|ii:i. 
ml   exiMeiiiii'l'4 
ition,  nml  liiii(iill 

1     lllllOlll(lllCI»| 

iirci'il  liiiii""'  ''I 
panH  111'  liiK  iii''H 

iheaire  ii r.n-l 

rent  nrrnniMniiilL 

■  in  the  lli.lli Ill 

,.ilv,  hill  nllintllil 

■l|)liiii,iii»lli'f|™l 

>loi!y.  I 

(he  liiiu'lmnt.il 

lie  writer  I'f  ihiil 

n  iuitnlilf  |»r«iiil 

•a\  colli  t'n  iil'Oliml 

«e)|  i  mill  I'r.  ("i^l 

[iiliiinB  Ilirllii/rtI 

ilmon,  ll"i>«'''''*J 

iiiiKly  a  niii"l»'"'| 

iwinu'  iiiii-'l'"'""''! 

liiiii,  |)r.  "i''l""«I 

iiiri.n."    """ 

'lliciiiiull  ll"  '«■! 


,  ii„  l),l  iliir,  (l^'il,)    ill   tiiiio  to  outer  oil  Iho  mi  >iiil 

,,.i.i"iiiiil"lli<' "'''i""'- 

i„r  the  |ir.ietical  iletailH  of  siirli  a  |)roris.«ors!ii|),  he 
,.„!il.l  ii'il  111'  corr.se  he  well  prepareil,  as  his  siir;;ieal  ix- 

•ril  111'''  "'''■''  ''■'<''i'f'''"Rly  limiU'il;  hut  he  wa.s  leanieil 
;,il|ic  institute.H  of  the  seienee,  anil  his  knnwliilire  of 
■  .iii,y  \vas  coniprelien.«ive,  aeeiirate  anil  coiiiniaiiiliiiLr. 
\j  :i  di.isei'tor,  he  wa.s  eipially  rapid  ami  ailrnil.  Ili-- 
Vliiris  were  well  received  hy  tliii  elass,  who  ailiniri  il 
,n  nr'iiiii',  were  eaptivaleil  hy  his  eloipienee,  uiiil 
i'liriiii'il  with  the  niiirvti  of  his  manners. 
"  |,i  l!iiM-iiiir..ie  of  the  se.s:;i,in,  diHiciillies,  of  vvliieli  he 
„is  iieillier  Ihe  cause  nor  the  \i,_'tirii,  wire  peiieraleil  in 
I ,.  ;',ii  ally,  the  el.i.ss  was  small,  ami  lln'  prospeels  of  |lii 
ii,li!iili  111  overcast:  under  these  idreiimstanees.  Dr. 
liiilai.iii  re.-ii^fiiuil,  hot  did  not  at  thai  time  reliirii  to  the 

I'a'l. 

N>,l  liinir  tiefore,  the  author  of  this  narrative  liad  iKsueil 
iMiiKili  tor  a  meilieal  jminial,  to  he  ediled  hy  the  pro- 
ji-.rs  of  llie  eolle;;,.,  and  olitaiiieil  a  numlier  of  suli- 
fillers;  hut  the  distraeled  stale  of  the    iin-liliilioii  pie- 

I  tiitiJlla'  fullilment  of  Ihe  de.si:;ii.  To  this  iiilerprin',  as 
Hill  as  lie   Ind   resigned,    Dr.   (lodinau  direeled    his  at- 

I  Miiioii ;  and  assisted  hy  Mr.  roule,  a  liheral  and  literary 
|,,.kM  Her  ill  this  eily,  in  a  feiv  week*  i.ssiml  the  first 
iHiiiluT  of  llie  Westrnt  Qiiiirl,  i!i/  Hipnrlir.  Thin,  if 
n ll  till' first  to  projeel,  Dr.  (i.  had  the  Ihiimiir  of  lieini; 
lij:   tirst  Id  eoMiiiienee,   a  journal   of  niedieiiie,  ill  llie 

I  Vjlli'v  iif  the  .Mississippi.     .U  the  end  of  the  lilli  luiinliir, 

I  (il'i  liiiaihi'i'  l"^:''"  each,  the  work  was  iliseniitiinieil,  t'ur, 
Miiiiiusly  to  tli.il  lime,  its  editor  had  ritiirinil  to  I'liila 
ilrjiiliia.  .Moi'e  than  three  himdred  pai;i's  of  this  prrindi 
cilmre  troin  his  own  pen;  ehietly  in  Iraii-I.iliniis  and 

liiui'ivs  uf  anatomy,  pliysiulojry,  and  ine.iieal  juri<prn 

1  Jiiic'i;. 

llr.  Godman  resided  in  our  city  for  ono  year  only  ;  hiil 
I  ill  lii.it  short  period  ho  deeply  iiLscrihed  liinisi  If  o:i  the 
lie  mind.  The  nieniory  of  his  works  still  reiiiaiie 
I  iij.  Ill  addition  to  writin;;  for  his  meilieal  jminial 
Imiiilii  liis  praetiee,  which  was  eoiisidrr.i  hie  lor  a  sir  insiir, 
•  iTirted  an  apparatus  for  siilplniroos  fiimi:.'aliMii,  and 
llMiivl.ili'd  and  piilili.<lied  a  Kreneli  paiiipldet  on  that 
iMiircIv;  he  read  meilieal  Inioks,  and  many  eiirreiil  works 
|ol';rai'ral  literaliire;  proseeiiled  the  study  of  llie  loTinaii 
{.■^'mii^h  hmu'iiaiies;  and  lahiUed  llie  aiieieni  cniii^ 
luiJnii'il.ds  of  the  Western  Atiiseiim.  Ill  the  midst  of 
Ilh.  ivliole,  he  found  lime  loeiillivale  his  soeial  lelalions; 
luiil  I'viry  day  added  a  new  friend  lo  the  eiil  iln^iie  of 
.  ivli  I  liiM'd  him  llir  his  simplii  ity  and  fraiilxiiess, 
|i,il'i«s  tliaii  lliey  admired  him  fur  his  t;,.|iii|s,  vivaeity, 
mi  ilili;,"nee.  Thus,  to  iisjc  an  idiom  die  expression, 
llirwiisa  (jrowiii;;  man,  mid  iiiicht  have  remained  with 
lu<.iiiil  iliiiie  well.  Hut  the  hand  of  destiny  was  upon 
Itiii.  ile  li.id  lelV  the  hanks  of  the  I'litapseo,  lo  he  a 
Ifililii'  tiailier:  the  same  ohjeel  li:;d  drawn  him  I'rom 
|P:iiliilil|ilua  lo  ('ineinnali ;  and  that  ohieil,  at  hiiiith,  re. 
Iitiiiil  liimtolhe  ijreat  emporium  of  the  iiiedieil  seienees. 
Iriiiiirary  to  Ihe  wishes  .iiiil  imiKirtiinilies  of  his  wesletii 
Ifii  :iil»,  ill  till)  aiiluimi  of  l^^!■2,  with  his  yimii_:  I'aniily,  In 
lilt  iilF  tiir  lliii  theatre  of  his  future  (flory  ;  whieli  he 
Im'IriI  in  safely,  lhoii;f|l  not  without  some  of  Ihe 
liMiiy  ilillieiillieH,  ul  that  lime  eonneeled  with  a  jonrnDy 
lirtiiMi  the  state  of  I  lliio  ;  of  which,  ill  ll  letter  from 
IWIinhii);  to  one  of  his  liienils  in  this  eily,  he  (;ave  a 
Ibailinr  aeeiinnl,  ill  nil  respeels  so  ehiiracteriiitic,  that 
l«(l;n|rlo  he  excused  liir  extraetinjr  il  : 

"\Vi' arrived  last  ninlil,  nller  a  journey  wliieh  exceeded 

lliiuisirii'i  any  twenly  journeyH  i  ever  made  in  my  life 

riiinklliid,  liio  whole  has    heeli   proihielive  of  notliiii< 

Ks.llian  some  hoarseness  to  niv  wife,  and  a  nallopiin; 

pn."Uiii|iliiin  of  my  hank  notes.     We  were  lliirleen  days 

1  till' way,  (»(7i'r  of  wliieh  nave  us  as  heavy  ruins  as 

<ii|iiior  luiirtds  could  venture  lo  travel    in;  niid  lhi> 

I'll  siieli  a  deliirlilfiilly  Kii/(  stale  of  the  roads,  Ihiil 

Jill  fir  the  roehs,  (wliieh   fortiiualely  were  not   Iweiily 

111  111 |ii\v  the  surface,)  wo   liiiKhl    have   lieeli  cxliaeled 

fciiiii' tlniinaiid  years  heiiee,  ill  a  lii(;li  stiilo  of  pre<i  rvii 

Vm,  lo  iheorale   llesl's  iiiiiscnin,  liaviii);  one  of  Dor- 

I'liilli'ii  iiiiiiiiiiiy  I.iIii'Ih  nroiind  our  iieekx. 

'  "Iflwerii  one  of  Ihe  '  tristful  travellers,'  I  inijrht  diaw 

nil 'nutter   of  inel.incliolv'  from    these    'inisnilven- 

P's'  IK  my  iVii  nil  Sanelio  I'lin/a  calls   Iheni.     Iliil  as 

I'lmmil  sun  of  lienven  linn  driven  liirlli  once  more  in 

ln'iiny  ehiriot,  iiiid    Iho   eloniN  are   seatlered  from 

|*i'limij  held  scats,  llioiio  which  have   loured  on  my 

HinJJiiive  iilsii  lied  ;  and  with  '  ii  \\f,h\  lienri,'  I  am  oiiei 

h'ln  iirciiaring  lo  eiieiuiiitcr  nil  the  (jooil  or  ill  thai  ( iod 

« ml." 
I  "I  Dr. II  ulnnii'i  lifii  mill  lahoiim  from  this  lime  for 
11'  mIuU  N.iy  hut    Ijllle,   as  ihey  are   Known  lo  all 
t  n iiOinir  iHopli ' of  Ihe  t'nitcd  Slalis,  hotli  in  and  out 


of  the  prol'i  ssion  ;  and  as  our  chief  ohjeet  is  lo  presi  lit 
tho  diilieiilties  and  Iriuniplis  of  liis  earlier  years,  for  the 
heiielit  ot'oiir  voiintrer  reailci's. 

Ill  Philadelphia  he  immediately  heL'ail  lo  lecture  on 
aii.tomy  and  physiohiry,  his  first  and  f,'reali>t  ohjccls ; 
aid  succceileil  so  well,  that,  in  IS-JCi,  he  was  called  to 
Uiit^fcrs'  Collefre,  in  the  oily  of  New  York,  as  an  asso- 
ciate of  Moll  and  Mnsnek. 

Ill  I.'^'J-I  he  was  made  ono  of  tho  editors,  (a  rniikinf; 
editor,)  of  the  riiilaileljdiia  Journal  of  llie  Medical 
Seieuecs:  and  conliiined  a  liheral  I'niilrihulor  lo  that 
respeel.ilile  pi  rinilieal,  to  the  hist  weel>s  of  his  life. 

.VlililTereiit  limes  he  puhlishi  da  iniml.er  of  inleresliii^' 
and  eloipieiit  iiitrnihutory  leetii-es. 

lie  was  the  wrilir  of  several  elahoralc  analyticai  and 
criiieal  reviews,  in  the  .\mi  r'leaii  tjuarlerly. 

At  tlie  present  lime,  actual  discoveries  in  analoiny  are 
no  more  to  ho  ex|ii'i'leil,  yet  Dr.  (i.,  with  .-.diniralde  skill, 
revealed  many  new  i  nnneeiions  and  r'hitions  ot' certain 
parts,  and  dc^criheil  them  in  u  volume  which  he  t'lilitled 
.•\iialo!iiie,-il  lnvesliL;alious. 

lie  translated  and  piihlishi  d  from  the  T.atin,  rrciirh, 
and  (ieriuan  lan^iiaees,  a  variety  i.f  iiiiper^  and  distinct 
treatises;  several  of  llieiii  on  siih'ei  Is  not  firnli  ssiniial,  a.s 
for  example,  davas.seiir'.s  Niirralive  of  I.a  I'ayelle's  Vi:-it 
to  the  I'liileil  State---. 

lie  wrote  critical  and  enicnd;ilory  notes  on  several  iiii- 
portanl  l'hii,i|isli  and  continental  wniks,  wliieh  ti.o  hiHtli- 
sfllers  of  litis  countrv  were  ahuul  to  piiIiH-^li. 

'I'lic  article  of  N.iliiral  llisliiry,  in  Ihe  Kneyelopeilla 
.Vim-rieaua,  was  exilic  ively  conlidul  lo  him,  Liid  hi.- 
laliours  upi.ii  it  ended  oiiiy  with  his  life, 

Ile  .stndiril  llic  ZiioloM-y  of  .v.  Aui.rioa,  luitli  c.xi.tilisi 
and  fossil,  and  fivomed  us  with  an  iiili  leslin^-  and  ex- 
Icnilcd  lii.lory  of  all  its  own  ipiadriipeds,  ciiiliraeii!;;  a 
t'real  variety  of  new  oliservatioiis. 

Sueli  were  the  l.ihoiirs  of  l:ie  ilecea.seil,  during'  the 
seven  years  that  he  resided  in  I'liiladi  Ipliii  and  .New 
Vork.  Kur  the  whole  of  that  peiiid,  his  life  w.'is  one  ol 
iinmitiijali  ll  toil.  As  ii,r  hack  as  .Nuveiiiher,  l.'^'.'.'i,  he 
writes  to  his  t'rii  ml  Dr.  I'esI, 

"Whatever   you   i.' ly   tliink  of  my   Imi^    eonliuiieil 
silence,  ll  has  heeii  iinavoidahly   priidiiei  d  hy  the  iiices. 
ant  and  lalxaioiis  cinployuiciitH  wliieh  have  oeeupii  il  the 
whole  of  my  lime," 

III  I'"''.' I,  he  writes  lo  another  friend— 
"  .My  lime  has  U-eii  very  luiieli  oeeiipied  in  tliii  v.irinn- 
dc.lii  s  wliieh  devolve  on  me  line,  and  I  am  i.lili;,''i  d  lo 
neel.el  my  friends,  in  iippearaiiii ,  hee..ii.-.e  il  isinil  ofniv 
|s)wer  lo  111  slow  Iho  nece:isai'y  alt 'l.tioii  to  i.'orre.ipom!. 
cnee." 

.\^aiu,  in  I'-'i.l,  he  says  lo  Ihe  <::\\i. — 
"  It  is  nil  illess  lo  tell  yon.  111, it  1  ain  excessively  occu. 
pied,  and  shall  he  more  .-o  as  Ihe  w  inter  appro-iehi"-." 

In  Ihe  next  yc.ir  we  liiid  hi,,i  i-lill  in  the  same  eonili- 
tiiin— 

"If  you  e\|H'et  iiiwi  .at  iny  h  ni'-,"  cays  ho  to  Dr. 

Ilest,  "you  evpeel  in  vain.     My  lile  is  one  iiionolonoiis 

round  of  iiice;  saiil  loil  aller  liread  and  /i'lar,  that  '  n  i/aiii 

portion  of  iineii'tain  pajHr,'     Of  my  siieei  ss  in  Ihe  I, read 

niakini;  way,  I  ctii,  thank  (Jod,  speak  move  sati  il'ii  torilv, 

than  whin  we  last  met,  Ihmi^rh  ilill  nolhiii};  to  hoiisl  ol'," 

.Aixaiii  in  Ihe  same  year  he  «  rites — 

"  You  rcenllecl    liiuv   niueh   and   how  hard  I  had  lo 

work,  when  you  were  here — llial  was  iiolliin:.'  In  what  I 

have  lo  do  now,  as  viirilanee  and  hihoiir  are  inee;.sanlly 

demanded,  not  only  to  (rain  more  '  repillllion,'  hut  to  re. 

lain  that   wliieh  I    h.ive  nheady  vvilli  vast  t.iil  neipiiied," 

111  the  (iillovvin;;  yiar,  nfter  he  had  n  moved  lo  New 

York,  and  was  tin  re  a  c  iiiilldale  for  profc;  .-ioiml  hiisiiie  is, 

he  writes  lo  Ihe  same  friend — 

"  The  prospecis  ol'  our  collei;o  aro  fair  oiinii^^li  nl  pre- 
sent, hilt  wli.it  will  he  the  event,  cannot  he  tnlil  until  the 
lime  ol'iriiil  airives,  I'or  iny  own  |iirt,  I  am  not  a  little 
silk  of  the  lile  siieli  a  liu>in"s."i  occasions,  and  ihliiU  voii 
liir  heller  oil',  ill  n  silualiini,  where  you  can  aeipiiie  n 
siihsi^ti  nee  and  ii  sjmi  I,  wilhoul  Ihe  iiiees-ant  worry  atul 
vexalinii  iillend.inl  on  a  lilii  of  prnli  sKional  iinihilinn. 
I'or  my  own  part,  I  shill  lay  myself  as  iniieh  out  for  the 
prorcssioii  as  I  can,  lliiiil;;ll  I  fear,  Imt  the  h.  st  siihjict 
for  improvenii  ul  in  that  way.  My  sitnatiiiu  i:-  inch,  ihal 
I  am  ohliijed  lo  rely,  In  a  very  (rri  at  ili  trie,  on  my  |K'n, 
and  thai,  yon  will  -ay,  proihiei  s  hahils  very  lillle  eom- 
inlihlc  with  the  introdnelion  of  onc'ii  self  iiilu  pra^liie, 
where  there  nro  ho  iiiaiiy  prnll'iMiiHl  Iiovvitk,  i<crii|H'r»,  niid 
llallrrers." 

In  the  cnsninir  witiler  lie  wan  «ciiieil  with  the  iliwase 
of  Ihe  liimrs,  III' whii  ll  he  linnlly  ihril,  and  was  com|ielleil 
lo  iiiis|ii  nil  hi-i  leeliires.  In  Ihe  followinir  ,l,imiarv,  l."l".':l, 
he  s|ii,ik»lii  the  same  i;i  nllenian,  of  liin  silimlion  and 
lahonis,  ill  Ihe.e  alViclini;  wmds— 


201 

"  .\ly  iMe.-ive  evirlion,  .iiid  the  exposure  to  a  ilrcMl" 
fid  eliini.le  dcilroyid  ii.o.  .^fy  lmi;.'s  heeanie  diseased, 
and  last  winter,  I  w-s  Ihrealeiied  with  so  rapid  a  ih  cline. 
as  to  force  me  to  escape  liom  the  climale  of  New  York, 
hy  [Toiiii;  to  the  West  Iialies.  The  nionlhs  of  l-'i  hrnary, 
.Mareli,  .ind  .\|iri',  my  wife  .-.ml  I  speiil  in  the  Danish 
Island  of  Santa  ('rii;%  where  I  very  nearly  perished  from 
my  ilisease,  thouL''!i  I  certainly  slioiihl  have  done  so  in 
New  York,  On  my  ntiirn  to  rhilndelphia,  in  .May,  I 
look  a  lionsi;  in  (Jerma.'iliivrn,  within  pevcii  miles  from 
the  eily,  where  J  have  since  rfsided.  Dnrinif  tho  warm 
vveallii  r  I  V,  as  aide  Jo  en  ep  aheiit,  hilt  since  tho  (irit  of 
the  tall  have  heeii  eonliued  to  a  .single  room.  .My  heallli 
iliiriii',' all  this  lime  ha:;  hi  1  n  in  a  very  wrelched  slate, 
ami  my  cjiisiniijiliiin  \i  r\  ohv  ioii.s  indi  cil,  liir  t  wasted  lo 
hones  and  h-st  all  my  sti'.u'jth.  lliilil  the  List  lloeo 
weeks  pa-it,  I  was  cxeeeiliniily  low,  iiimhlo  lo  sit  up,  eat, 
or  perform  any  fiiiielinn  ailv.inla^'.'oiisly.  Siiiec  the  limo 
nil  i-lioeed  I  have  :;ri  ally  reeovered  in  all  re'-fiei  t...  .'My 
eiei^-h  is  hy  no  iiir.ins  Irnnlilcsome,  and  I  eat  and  ski  p 
v.i  II.  What  is  lust  of,-  11  i-<  that  I  have  niTer  had  liei  lit; 
■li'.ice  !eaviiii.f  .Vi-w  N'nrk,  vvlnre  I  VT  is  not  prooirlv  pre- 
■-■erilied  lor,  Xolwiih-iiindiii^'  all  Ihesi-  (Ir.iwhael.s,  1 
li.'ive  had  my  fliiiiily  toMipporl,  and  havo  done  so  merely 
hy  my  pi  n,  'I'liis  ymi  may  suppu.-c  severe  inoii;.'li  liir 
one  ill  my  cunililion,  m  verlli  li  ss  iii  eessily  i-i  a  ruthless 
uiasler.  Al  pre  ant,  thai  I  am  comparatively  wi  11,  my 
liierii-y  oi-'iipili  ins  fiirio  my  ehhi'i  leisure,  and  nil  Iho 
rei.Tct  I  expeiieiiee  i-;,  |ie-.t  mv  strcni.'lh  is  so  iii:;ile'pialo 
to  my  wishes.  Slieiil'l  my  heallli  lemain  as  ll  is  now  I 
-hall  do  very  well,  and  1  caimol  lint  lii'|s',  sineo  we  liavo 
ri  1 1  liily  passed  Ihroii:  !i  a  Ireiiieniloiis  spell  of  did  we.i- 
Ihi  r,  williiiiil  my  reeeiv  in;;  any  injury.  All  my  pro--peel-( 
:'.s  a  piiiilie  teacher  ol'unatiiniy  are  utterly  ilcslroyi  d,  as  I 
can  never  hope,  nor  Wi.nid  I  venture  it' I  could,  acain  In 
resume  my  lihonrs.  .My  siieeess  promised  to  he  vciy 
;;real,  Iml  il  has  pleased  (Jed  lli.it  1  should  intve  in  a  dii'- 
lireiil  diieelii.ii." 

In  Ihe  liillio.  in;;  year,  ci  nlinnincf  In  write  ier  ti.e  sup- 
port of  his  family  till  liic  hot  minlli  of  his  cxi.-leiice,  Im 
was  tiken  fnim  llieiii,  and  In  him  they  lo:  t  iluir  all. 
Twelve  yiars  of  iim'.illi  riiir;  iiiilia  Iry,  that  h.id  cariii  d 
ills  name  int.i  all  tlic  countries  where  splenee  is  i.iilli- 
vateil,  had  imt  en.ihled  him  to  aeeumnlale  propiity  ;  and 
'tided  hy  coiisiniiiit;;-  Mill  to  the  (rriive,  ere  lie  reaehed 
the  neon. day  of  lit'e,  or  had  put  forth,  lo  llicir  full  exi,  f.t, 
the  v.i.sl  iiilellieiiial  powers,  Willi  w  hie't  he  w.isciulovveil. 
In  nil  tliii,  III,  re  ii  liuieli  more  lo  -iriive  than  n-l.iiiisli 
<•■■.  As  II  pltvsici'in  and  snrt'con.  Dr.  (■iximan'u  hui  i- 
tie.-.i  wie;  iiev.r  eniiwiderahle,  .\t  the  very  1 1  i;lnt'iiii;  of 
his  profe-j-i  itial  career,  his  ttiiiid  look  n  diili  rent  cliree- 
liiiii.  No  Itiiniin  heart  was  ever  iinhiieil  willi  a  deep' r 
thirst  fir  ki.'iwlii!;,!',  or  warmed  with  a  ni.hii  r  h.ve  of 
ul'iry.  lie  iiKih'  lite  llirnier  siihserviiiil  lo  llie  litter;  hut 
the  olijeeti  ri|'  his  iiiiihili  Ul  w ere  leai  hi .'^^  and  wriliii;  , 
iti'l  tile  prai'liei;  of  his  pro!!  ssion.  iVrliii|  s,  itideed,  ho 
a.lipliilti'ie  r.imsef  his  aiohilioii  loliis  l-.ste.  Ile  i ill- hid 
reailiiiif,  writii'ir,  and  lei turitis:,  uiori;  than  Iho  praelieo 
'it' nil  dicine;  uuJ  seitnht  to  ilcrivii  I'reiii  Iheiii,  t!iat  eiiie- 
himenl,  whiili,  in  tliii  eouiilry,  they  li'Idom  nil'iid,  ami 
w  hieli  can  luiicli  more  certainly  he  ilra'.vn  fioiii  ,i  close 
alli  iiliiai  lo  llie  praelieal  duties  of  flio  pror.i.-iou.  Had 
he  poiwe.-i.-ed  a  iialriiiiony,  this  course  would  hive  hei  ii 
itnexeepliiiiiahle;  vvillnnit  loieha  reliance,  iioyouni;  phy- 
sii  iaii  slieiihl  iiei|,(  t  the  iiii'ijis  of  aeipiiriu;:  pi'olf  raioniil 
liiisincss,  rt  the  .mt-el  of  his  career. 

Dr.  (hidmaii  v. ;;-,  wit'ioiil  douht,  a  in.in  of  ^'iTiiiis;  hut 


was  not,  peril. ips,  so  much  Ihe  i-xpositor,  as  l!ie  hi^lo- 


ri.in  of  ii.ilme,  Oli-erxiiiir,  imaginative,  IliunI,  and  t'ra- 
pliieal,  he  aliiiiiialed  less  in  deep  and  oriiriiial  nnalysi-i 
than  vivid  iinil  iieeiirnte  deliiii  ntioiis,  'I'hiis  his  mind, 
like  that  of  l.'ii  ri  lii:s,  Darwin,  and  (hiod,  was  poi  Ileal 
and  philo.-ophieal ;  'mil  he  lell  hi  hind  him  si  vi  ral  liiLMlivo 
pii  CI  s,  written  ehi'  Hy  in  his  last  illness,  which  pnvi  Ihat 
he  ini::lit  have  iltoiie  as  the  poi  I  of  nature,  ml  less  than 
her  hislori  111,  had  circiniistaiices  iiwiikeiii  d  his  powers. 

He  piisia  -sed  nne'iimuiiii  ahilllie-i  lor  ilis-'cclion,  and 
was  acenstomed,  in  the  presi  nee  i  f  his  I'lai-,  lo  disiti- 
I  in;;le  the  ►trneturci  iuteniled  for  cvhihilion  ;  llnis  i-liovv. 
in;r  Iheir  eonncclioiiM  and  di  pendi  necs,  wliih'  ho  dc- 
seiiheil  Iheiii  w  illi  that  clearness,  niilmatioii,  and  i  In. 
ipti  nee,  wliieh  only  ran  render  Ihosliidy  of  analoiny  at. 
Ir.ielivc. 

Ill  every  silintioii,  and  on  every  snhjcci,  lii^  altrntlon 
wan  i(!live  mid  aeiile,  lii»  pereeplioim  rapid,  his  inemnry 
cxci  cdin(,dy  relonlivc,  mid  his  ralioeiualiiui  profound  and 
Hnalvlienl, 

I'or  laiiniinues,  ho  had  holli  ta»le  anil  lak'iits;  mid, 
niieccedeil  in  acipiiriii!,'  a  praelical  kiiowlidire  of  a  (jrcalcr 
niinihi  r,  pi  ihap.i,  than  any  .\iiicrieaii  phyiiian  wliu  had 
prei  edeil  liini. 


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RAMDLES  OF  A  H XTVRXIASfT. 


Tlio  qualities  of  hiii  tiourt  hariiiouiscd  witli  tlioso  of 
Iii.')  bead.  They  did  honour  to  tin;  profussioii,  and  in- 
spired confidence  wherever  ho  went.  To  pnro  moral 
habiU,  and  incorruptible  honesty,  he  added  that  unsus- 
pecting frankness,  and  ,  II  those  fine  and  glowinj;  sensi- 
bilities, which  at  onco  excite  our  rcs|>ect,  and  win  our 
■flection. 

liut  it  is  not  our  design  to  attempt  an  extended  delinea- 
tion of  his  character,  and  we  shall  close  an  artiilu  already 
prolonged  far  beyond  our  original  intention,  with  his  own 
ctatoinent  of  his  opinions  and  ho|ies,  in  regard  to  that 
world  of  which  he  is  now  a  "  bright  inhabitant." 

In  Ilia  last  letter  to  Ur.  Dcst,  who  followed  him  in  a 
few  months,  he  writes : — 

"  It  gives  mo  great  happiness  to  learn  that  yon  have 
l)ecu  tiiught,  as  well  as  myself,  to  tly  to  the  Kock  of 
Ages  for  shelter  against  the  alHietions  of  this  lil'c,  and 
for  ho|)e.4  of  eternal  salvation.  Hut  for  the  hoiRS  afforded 
n»o,  by  an  humble  reliance  on  the  all-suflieient  atonement 
of  our  blessed  Redeemer,  I  should  have  Ijecn  the  most 
wrctelicd  of  men.  But  I  trust,  that  the  afllictions  I  have 
endured  have  been  sanctified  to  my  awakening,  and  to 
tlie  regeneration  of  my  heart  and  life.  ."May  we,  my  dear 
friend,  |ier«ist  to  cling  to  the  only  sure  support  against 
all  that  is  evil  in  life,  ami  all  that  is  fearful  in  death." 

Thus  fell  from  the  firmament  of  flic  American  profes- 
sion, before  he  had  reached  his  meridian  splendour,  one 
of  the  brightest  stars  which  have  yet  risen  alxive  its  hori- 
zon ;  but  lie  was  ono  only,  and,  we  may  iinpe,  that  his 
own  example  will  contribute  to  plaeo  soinu  other  in  the 
Constellation. 

RAMnLE.S  OF  A  N.VTURALIST. 

The  following  interesting  sketches  appeared  first  in 
"  The  Friend,"  a  weekly  |H<riodical  of  this  city.  As  few 
of  our  subscribers  have  an  ojiportunity  of  seein).;  that 
work,  we  think  the  Rambles  will  furnish  a  pleasing  di' 
Tcrsily  in  the  columns  of  the  "  Library,"  and  supply  to 
our  young  readers  es|)eeially,  some  interesting  instruc- 
tion, while  they  alV'ird  useful  suggestions  for  a  farther 
p.-ose<:ution  of  the  healthful  and  delightful  study.  Few, 
wo  b»'licve,  will  finish  their  iHirusal  without  regretting 
that  death  frustrated  the  original  intention  of  the  amia- 
ble and  gided  author,  to  extend  the  scries  sulHeiently  to 
form  a  volume.  Dr.  (indman  died  on  the  17th  of  April, 
IS^I),  deeply  regretted  by  a  largo  circle  of  acquaintiinces, 
who  will  long  hold  Mm  in  uHeetionate  remembranee. 

It  is  very  gratifying  to  have  an  opportunity  of  redeem- 
ing "  gems  so  rich  and  rare,"  from  eoinparotive  nliscu- 
rity,  and  giving  them  at  oiiee  jin  extensive  circulation, 
Olid  a  merited  and  abiding  celebrity. 

NO.  I. 

From  early  youth  devoted  to  the  study  of  nature,  it 
has  always  been  my  habit  to  embraee  every  opportiniity 
of  increasing  my  knowledge  and  pleasures  by  actual  ob- 
servation, and  have  ever  li)und  ample  means  ofgratilying 
this  dis|Hisiti(iii,  wherevi  r  Miy  place  has  been  allotted  by 
I'rovidvnee.  When  an  inhabitimt  of  the  country,  it  was 
snllieient  to  go  a  li'W  steps  from  the  door  to  be  in  the 
midst  of  numerous  intiresling  olijeets  ;  when  a  resident 
of  the  crowded  eily,  a  healthful  walk  of  half  an  hour 
placed  me  where  my  I'avourile  enjoyment  was  olVeri'd  in 
nbnnilanee ;  and  now,  when  no  longer  able  to  seek  in 
fields  and  woods  and  running  streams  for  that  knowledge 
which  oiumiil  readily  be  elsewhere  obtained,  the  rceiillee- 
tion  of  my  I'nrmer  rambles  is  productive  of  a  siilisliietion, 
which  past  pleasures  but  seldom  bestow.  Perhaps  u 
st.itement  of  the  niaiiner  in  which  my  studies  were  piir- 
BiK  d,  may  prove  interesting  to  tliiise  who  hive  the  works 
of  nature,  and  may  not  lie  aware  how  great  a  field  liir 
original  observation  is  within  their  reach,  or  how  vast  a 
larii'ly  of  instrnetivo  objeits  are  easily  nreessilile,  even 
to  the  oeeu|winls  of  a  bustling  metropolis,  'i'o  me  it  will 
Im'  n  source  of  great  di'lighl  to  spread  these  resoiirees  be- 
fore the  reader,  iind  enable  him  sn  cheaply  to  partiel|)nte 
in  the  pleasures  I  huve  enjoyed,  ns  well  as  place  liim  in 
the  way  of  enlarging  the  general  jfnek  of  knowledge  by 
conimunicating  tiio  results  of  liis  original  observntions. 

One  of  my  favourite  walks  was  through  Turner's  lane, 
nenr  I'hllndelphin,  which  is  nlHiut  n  quarter  of  a  mile 
king,  and  not  iniicli  wider  than  an  ordinary  street,  iK'ing 
closely  fenced  in  on  fioth  sides;  yet  my  render  may  feel 
surprised  when  infiirmed  thul  I  loniid  ample  eniploymint 
for  all  my  leiaiire,  during  i  ix  weuks,  within  and  about  its 


precincts.  On  entering  the  lane  from  tlio  liidgo  road,  I 
observed  a  gentle  elevation  of  the  turf  licneath  tho  lower 
rails  of  the  I'enee,  which  apiK-ared  to  be  uninterruptedly 
continuous ;  and  when  I  had  cut  through  the  verdant 
roof  with  my  knife,  it  proved  to  be  a  regularly  arched 
gallery  or  subterrancar.  road,  along  wliich  the  inhabitants 
could  securely  travel  at  ail  hours  h  illiout  fear  of  discovery. 
The  sides  and  bottom  of  this  urcluil  way  were  shiooth 
and  clean,  as  if  much  used ;  and  the  raised  sujicrior  jior- 
tioii  had  long  licen  firmly  consolidated  by  the  grass  roots, 
intermixed  with  ten.aeious  clay.  At  irregular  and  fre- 
quently di.stajit  intervals,  a  side  path  diverged  into  the 
neigliliouring  fields,  and  by  its  su|K-rticial  situation,  irre- 
gularity, and  frcfpient  o[(4.iiings,  showed  that  its  purpose 
was  temporary,  or  had  Utii  only  o|H'!ied  for  the  sake  of 
procuring  food.  Occasionally  I  found  a  little  gallery  di- 
verging from  the  main  route  Uneatli  the  fence,  towards 
the  road,  and  finally  o|it:iiing  on  the  gra.ss,  as  if  the  in- 
mate had  come  out  in  the  morning  to  lircallie  the  early 
air,  or  to  drink  of  tlie  crystal  dew  which  daily  gemmed 
the  close  eropi>ed  verdure.  How  I  longed  to  delect  the 
animal  which  tenanted  these  galleries,  in  the  |ierforniance 
of  his  labours  I  Farther  on,  uiHiii  the  top  of  a  high  bank, 
which  prevented  the  |iatiinay  from  continuing  near  the 
fence,  apjuared  anotJier  evidence  of  the  industry  of  my 
yet  unknown  miner.  Half  a  dozen  hillocks  of  loose,  al- 
most pulverised  earth  were  thrown  up,  at  irregular  dis- 
tances, communicating  with  the  main  gallery  by  side 
pa.ssages.  0[iiniug  one  of  these  carefully,  it  ap|H'nred  to 
litfer  little  f'rnni  the  common  gallery  in  size,  but  it  w.ns 
.cry  dillieult  to  ascertain  where  the  loose  earth  came 
from,  nor  have  I  ever  been  able  to  tell,  since  I  never  wit- 
nessed the  tbrnialinn  of  these  hillocks,  and  conjectures 
are  forliiilden,  where  nothing  but  observation  is  requisite 
to  the  decision.  -My  farther  progress  was  now  inter- 
rupted by  a  delightful  brook  which  sparkled  across  the 
road  over  a  clear  sandy  bed ;  and  here  my  little  gaUeriis 
turneil  into  the  field,  cour^ini;  along  at  a  nioderuto  dis- 
tance from  the  stream.  I  crept  through  the  fence  into 
the  meadow  on  the  west  side,  intending  todi.scover,  if  pos- 
sible, the  animal  whose  works  had  first  fixed  iny  attention, 
but  as  I  appro.ae!ied  tlie  bank  of  the  rivulet  soinetirmg 
suddenly  retreated  towards  the  grass,  seeming  to  vanish 
almost  unaccountably  from  siijlit.  Very  carefully  ex- 
amining the  iMiint  at  which  it  disap|K'ared,  I  found  the 
entrance  of  another  gallery  or  burrow,  but  of  very  dif- 
ferent construetion  from  tliat  first  observed.  This  new 
one  was  formed  in  the  grass,  near  and  among  whose 
roots  and  bnver  stems  a  small  but  regular  covered  way 
was  practised.  Kndless,  however,  would  have  ticen  the 
attempt  to  t'ollow  this,  as  it  niH'ned  in  various  directions, 
and  ran  irre^'ularly  into  the  field, and  towards  the  brook, 
by  a  great  variity  of  passages.  It  evidently  U'loiiged  to 
an  animal  totally  ditrertnf  from  the  owner  of  the  subter- 
ranean pas.-iaiie,  iLs  I  Mib.^qiunlly  di.-eovered,  and  may 
herealler  relate.  Tired  of  my  unavailing  pursuit,  I  now 
returned  to  the  littb'  bris>k,  and  seating  myself  on  a 
stone,  reiiiaiiud  lor  some  linie  iineonsi  ioiisly  gazing  on 
the  fiuld  which  ensheil  aloni.' in  unsullied  brightness  ovir 
its  pebbly  IkiI.  ltp|H»ite  to  my  seat,  was  an  irrignlar 
hole  In  the  Ih  d  of  ihe  stream,  into  which,  in  an  idle 
iniHid,  I  pusbtd  a  small  jiebldc  with  the  end  of  my  stick. 
What  was  my  surprls*',  in  a  li'W  seconds  afterwards,  to 
observe  the  water  in  this  hole  in  motion,  and  the  pebble 
I  had  pushed  into  it  cently  approaeliinif  the  surface. 
Such  was  the  fiel;  the  hob'  was  tlie  dwelling  of  a  stout 
little  eravfish  or  fresh  water  lobster,  who  dlil  not  choose 
to  lie  incdinmiMlid  by  thi'  |"bl>le,  tbongli  doubtless  he  nt- 
Irilinlcd  its  suddi  n  arrival  to  the  usual  accidents  of  the 
stream,  and  not  to  my  Ihnngbtless  movenients.  Ho  had 
thrust  Ills  broail  lubster-like  claws  under  the  stone,  and 
till  n  drawn  them  near  to  his  iiionlh;  thus  making  a  kind 
of  shelf;  and  as  he  r<  allied  the  edge  of  the  hole,  he  sud- 
denly extended  his  claws,  and  rejiclid  the  incmnbranee 
from  the  lower  side,  or  down  stream.  Dilighted  to  have 
liiund  a  liviii;;  object  with  whoso  habits  I  was  nnac- 
ipiaintei',  f  should  have  reixati-d  my  ex|Hrimenf,  but  the 
erayfish  presently  returned  « ith  what  iniirht  Is'  ealleil  nn 
ariufiil  of  rubbish,  and  tlirew  it  over  the  side  of  his  cell, 
and  down  the  stream  as  lu'lore.  Havini;  wiiteheil  him 
liir  some  time  while  thus  engaged,  my  iitlcnfiiin  wan 
eanglit  by  the  considi'rable  nniiilier  of' similar  holes  iiloiig 
Ibi^  margin  and  in  Ihe  lied  of  the  stream.  One  of  these 
I  explored  with  a  small  rod,  and  found  it  to  be  eight  or 
ten  inebes  deep,  and  uldeiH'd  below  into  ■  considerable 
ehanilHT,  in  which  tlic  little  lobster  found  a  comfiirfalde 
aluiile.  Like  all  of  his  trilv,  tho  crayfish  makes  eon- 
sidi  ruble  op|M>sition  to  being  rcniiiveil  n-oni  his  dwelling, 
and  bit  smartly  nl  the  slick  with  his  claws:  as  my  pre- 
SI  nl  objc  1 1  was  only  lo  gain  arqiiaintaiiee  with  his  dwell- 
iiig,  lie  wa*  K|H.cdily  iitrmittcd  h>  return  to  it  in  |ieuev. 


Under  tlio  end  of  a  stoiio  lying  in  the  bed  of  the  stnam 
sonictliing  was  floating  in  the  pure  current,  vvhidi  al 
first  seemed  like  the  tail  of  a  fish,  and  being  desiruus  to 
obtain  a  liettcr  view,  I  gently  raised  tlic  stone  on  ii, 
edge,  and  was  rewarded  by  a  very  beautifiil  sight  Tic 
object  first  observed  was  tho  tail  of  a  beautiful  salaman- 
der, whoso  sides  were  of  a  |iolc  straw  colour,  tlcclifj 
witli  circlets  of  the  richest  crimson.  Its  long  Uzard  lit. 
body  eecnied  to  be  semitranspurent,  and  its  sleiuler  liin|» 
appeared  like  mere  productions  of  the  skin.  Not  far  di.. 
taut,  and  near  where  the  up|H'r  end  of  the  stone  had  Ij,,,, 
lay  crouched,  as  if  asleep,  one  of  the  most  beaiitifn'lv 
coloured  frogs  I  had  ever  beheld.  Its  body  was  sKikI,, 
compared  with  most  frogs,  and  its  skin  covered  wiili 
stripes  of  bright  reddish  brown  and  grayish  gricn,  i;, 
such  a  n  anner  as  to  recall  the  beautiful  markings  of  ih,. 
tiger's  hide;  and  since  the  <ime  alluded  to,  it  has  rcirivc] 
the  name  of  7'ign'n«  from  Leconte,  its  first  scientilic  A. 
scriber.  How  long  I  should  have  been  content  In  p,,, 
at  these  beautiful  animals,  as  they  lay  basking  In  i! 
living  water,  I  know  not,  had  not  the  intense  heat  made 
me  feel  the  necessity  of  seeking  a  shade.  It  wu.s  ncn 
past  12  o'clock,  I  bi'gaii  to  retrocc  my  steps  towards  ili(> 
city  ;  and  without  any  particular  object  moved  alonj  liy 
the  little  galleries  examined  in  the  morning.  I  had  jij. 
vanced  but  a  short  distance,  when  I  found  the  last  |.|j|,i 
where  I  had  broken  open  the  gallery  was  re/wirci/.  Tiit 
earth  was  [HTl'ectly  I'resh,  and  I  had  lost  tlie  chanro  n  I 
discovering  the  niiiier,  while  watching  my  new  ncquaint. 
anecs  in  tliestreain.  Hurry ing  onward,  the  .same  cirfmn. 
tunco  nnifornily  presented;  tho  injuries  were  all  itliii. 
cnlly  re|iaired,  and  had  evidently  been  very  rictiilli 
completed.  H(!ro  was  one  |ioint  gained ;  it  was  asu:. 
lairieil  that  these  galleries  were  still  inhabited,  and  I  j 
lio|K'il  soon  to  become  acqu.tinted  with  the  inmatis.  Iltt 
at  this  time,  it  appeared  fruitless  to  delay  longer,  and  I 
rifnrned  home,  filled  with  anticipations  of  pleasure  (nn 
the  success  of  my  future  researches.  These  I  siiall  nlal* 
nn  another  occasion,  if  such  narrations  as  the  pnscnili^  I 
thoughl  of  sufficient  interest  to  justify  tJieir  pre-scntain^ 
to  tho  reader. 


NO.  II. 

On  the  day  following  my  first  related  excursion, 
started  early  in  the  morning,  and  was  rewarded  liy  i 


riy 
ml) 


sight,  which  could  not  otherwise  have   lieen  ohtaiiu< 
well  worth  the  sacrifico  of  an  hour  or  two  of  flup.  I 
Tliero  limy  Im>  jiersons  who  will  smile  coiiteni|ituniiilr  I 
at  the  idea  of  a  man's  being  delighted  with  such  trilldi 
nevertheless,  wo  are  not  inclined  to  envy  such  as  iIl.. 
esteem  the  pure  grulifieution  afforded  by  tli.se  fimfltl 
anil  easily  accessible  pleasures.     As  I  crossed  an  uptn  I 
(it  on  my  way  to  the  lane.  It  succession  of  gossaiinr  s 
der   webs,  lightly  suspended    from   various  wmls  sWl 
small  shrubs,  attracted  my  attention.     The  dew  wliiciij 
had  formed  dining  Ihe  night  was  condensed  iiponlliil 
delicate  luce,  in  globules  of  most  resplendent  lirillian",  I 
whose  clear  lustre  pleased  wliiU^  it  daz/.led  the  sl(;lil.  hi 
cum|Hirison   with  the  immaculate  purity  of  tin sr  (•(«[ 
drops,  whieh  rellecfeil  and  refracted  the  mnrnini;  li;kll 
in  benutil'ul  rays  an  the  gossamer  webs  trcmlijid  in  tiiel 
breeze,  how  poor  would  np|K'ar  the  most  invnluaMi-  d 
iniinds  that  were  ever  obtained  from  (ieleonda  nr  llrj: 
How  rich  would  any  monarch  lie  fjiaf  could  lmn$l  i><| 
possession  of  one  such,  ns  here  glittered  in  Ibnusamls 
every  herb  and  spray !  They  are  exhaled  in  nn  li"iir 
two  and  lost,  yet  they  are  nlmost  daily  ntVered  to  tliri  I 
lighted  contemplation  of  the  real  lover  of  natiiri',  n'lf 
ever  happy  to  witness  the  iK'neficcnco  of  the  great  I'm  I 
tor,  not  less  displayed  in  trivial  circum.Htaiiees,  ihan  till 
most  wonderful  of  his  works.  f 

No  particular  change  was  discoverable  in  tlif  "wlil 
of  my  little  miners,  except  that  all  the  places  wliiililnil 
Ikcii  tt  second  time  broken  down  were  again  ri'|«in(,| 
showing  that  the  animal  had  (lassed  between  tin'  tiiMI 
of  Miy  visit;  and  it  may  not  be  nninleresling  to  olwitl 
how  the  repair  was  eirecteil.  It  appeared,  when  llicrj-r 
innl  arrived  at  the  spot  broken  o|icn  or  exjMiscd  tut 
air,  that  it  changed  its  direction  lullieiently  do\mi'»''>| 
to  raise  enough  of  earth  f'roni  the  lower  surliiiii  li;  liU  W 
the  opening;  this  of  course  slightly  nltired  the  iliriTtW| 
of  the  galhiy  at  this  iKiiiit,  and  Ihoiigli  Ihe  enrtli  llm" 
up  was  quite  pulvernient,  it  was  so  nicely  arched  m  > 
main  its  place,  and  soon  lu'Ciinie  consolidated.  lU'l 
broken  open  a  gallery  wliero  the  turf  was  vcrydow.u 
the  soil  tenacious,  t  was  pleased  to  find  the  ilirrrliniia 
Ihe  ehamlM'r  somrwhat  changed ;  on  digging  fafthf' '^ 
my  clasp  knife,  I  found  a  very  lieiuilifiiT  cell  pjiavnlnl'l 
very  longh  cluy,  di«'|MT  than  ihe  coinnioii  lini  '■' *l 
gallery  and  towards  one  side.    This  little  lodgiiif'*^ 


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293 


bed  orilirslriaiii, 
current,  whiih  ai 
I  being  (Usiruus in 

tlic  stone  on  '\\t, 
lUlifiil  siplit  Tit 
bcautilui  falaman. 
iw  colour,  lleckhl 
Its  Inni;  liiMi  Ilk; 
id  its  flindiT  liinls 

skin.  Not  far  di.. 
the  sloiii'  hud  Ijitii, 
e  most  bcautil'ii'i]v 
(  bwly  was  slciid'- 
skin   Covered  wiih 

grayish  greiii,  a 
ful  ninrkiniis  nl'iho 
•<1  to,  it  has  riniKj 
Ls  tir»t  seienlilic  i|.. 
en  content  to  (jazf 
lay  baskine  in  i! 
!  intense  heat  riijile 
hade.  It  was  nn 
ly  steps  towards  tlm 
ect  moved  aloiij  liy 
inrnin);.  I  had  r.t 
fonnil  the  last  |,luio 
'  was  rfjuiirril.  Tin 
1  lost  the  elianrc  n 
ig  my  new  nc'nuaii,!. 
rd,  the  same  eirnini. 
irlea  were  all  eliic. 
been  very  recciiliy 
lined  ;  it  vvaa  awi:. 
ill  inhabited,  anil  I 
lib  llic  inmates.  Iliit 

delay  loncer,  aiiii  1 
ons  of  plea.sure  lr'.i!i 

'ITiesL"  I  siiall  ril)i( 
ons  as  the  prescnl  If  | 
ify  tjicir  prcscmalim 


related  cjtcursicn,  I 
ran  rewarded  liy  mt 
have    l>een  ohtaimd.  I 
or  two  of  fill  p.  [ 
ile  conteni|)tunii>lr  | 
with  sueh  lri!i'<, 
envy  siieh  as  ili-- 
1  by  tb.'fc  simfl(| 
I  crosM  il  an  npia  I 
ion  ofcossannrpif 
various  weeds  wJ  I 
The  dew  wlmiij 
condensed  iiptin  It:- 1 
ilendenl  brillian" 
led  the  si(;lit.  hi 
,)urity  of  Ihisc  Ail 
Iho  moniiiii!  liihl 
bs  tremlili'd  in  ii«| 
ost  invnlimWi'  iii- 
(ioleonda  nr  ]\n:i' 
at  eonid  IkwsI  'I«| 
rid  in  Ihousamls  i 
inled  in  an  li"iit' 
y  otfered  to  tlir  i'-l 
r  of  nature,  «li'  i| 
oof  the  (.'real  Cm  [ 
umstanees,  llian  wl 


spl 


fl 


Table  In  llir  '"'^l 
lie  places  wliirh  W| 
■re  iiK''i"  "'I'"''"''! 
.  between  llu-  liiwl 
ilcreHlinil  tn  ''l">'"| 
•nred,  wlienlhf  i" 
1  or  ex|><»e(l  I" 
lieientlv  dowim 
„er  suriaeeli  lill™ 
nlU'red  llic  iitt^f 
i){li  the  earlli  iM 
nicely  nrclicd  m  > 
msolidated.    ll"ii( 
■f  was  very  rliw'.i 
And  the  direoM*^ 
diir|fin({  ftnlif"^ 
iftil  cell  Pieav«li_il^ 
omnioti  I'H  1 1 
1  little  lodpiijf-" 


ronU  proliably  have  held  a  small  melon,  and  was  nicely 
ri-lied  all  round.  It  was  |ierfectly  clear,  and  (piite 
<iuoolli.  1"*  ''  '""<!''  "^'''  >  '0  examine  it  fully,  I  was 
oliliiro*'  '"  "I*"  ''  coi"l''*^'*-''y-  ('1'"'  '"'■^l  ''".Vi  ''  ^^i" 
nrilaced  by  another,  niado  a  little  farther  to  one  side, e.\- 
rllv  of  the  same  kind;  it  was  replaced  a  se^cond  time, 
l.ut'wlien  broken  uji  a  third  time,  it  was  lell  in  ruins.) 
\s  twelve  o'clock  approached,  my  solicitude  to  discover 
ilii'  liltle  miner  increasi'd  to  a  considerable  degree :  pre- 
noas  olis<  rvation  led  me  to  iKdieve  that  about  that  tin.^ 
Ins  iiiesc-nce  was  to  l)c  exjiected.  I  liad  trodden  down 
ill'  L'allery  for  sonic  inches  in  a  convenient  place,  and 
tlo(«l  elosi^  by,  in  vigilant  ex|)ectation.  My  wishes  were 
fniililv  gratified  ;  in  u  short  time  the  flattened  gallery 
[Ljn  at  one  en.»!  to  Iw  raised  to  its  former  convexity, 
aiid  the  nnimrJ  rapidly  advanced.  With  a  bcMting  heart, 
1  Uirust  the  knite  blade;  down  by  the  side  of  the  rising 
cirtli,  and  quickly  turned  it  over  to  one  side,  throwing 
niv  prize  fairly  into  the  sun-shine.  For  an  instant,  he 
fci'iniij  motionless  from  surprise,  when  I  caught  and  im- 
iirisoned  liim  >»  <»y  'lat.  It  would  liii  vain  for  me  to  at- 
Ifiiiiit  a  description  of  my  pleasuro  iti  having  thus  suo- 
CM'ded,  small  as  was  my  comiuest.  I  was  deliybtiMl  with 
thebi'auty  of  my  captive's  fur;  with  the  admirable  adap- 
Utioii  of  Ids  diggers  or  broad  rose-tinted  hands;  the 
wonderful  strength  of  his  forclinibs,  and  the  |)eeuliar 
luitableness  of  his  head  and  neck  to  the  kind  of  lil'e  the 
.\nUior  of  nature  had  designed  him  for.  It  was  the  shrew- 
mole,  or  tcaloiu  canailensit,  whose  history  and  |)cculiari- 
tio»  of  structure  arc  minutely  related  in  the  1st  volume 
of  Godman's  American  Natural  History.  All  my  re- 
ecarclies  never  enabled  mo  to  discover  a  nest,  fcnmlo  or 
vonnjr  one  of  this  species.  All  1  ever  caught  wcro  males, 
ihoush  this  nmst  probably  was  a  mere  accident.  The 
lirndiiig  of  the  scalops  is  ne^irly  all  that  is  wanting  to 
render  our  knowledge  of  it  complete. 

This  little  animal  has  eyes,  though  they  arc  not  dis- 
covrraliW  during  its  livinfr  condition,  nor  arc  they  of  any 
uio  to  it  allow  ground.  In  running  round  a  room,  (until 
ii  had  |vrlectly  learned  where  all  the  obstacles  stood,)  it 
wnald  iinitorinly  strike  haid  against  them  witli  its  snout, 
and  then  turn.  It  appeared  to  me  ns  singular  tliat  a 
croature  which  fed  uiion  living  earth  worms  with  oil  the 
erowliiiess  of  a  pig,  would  not  destroy  the  larviB  or  mag- 
cotsof  the  llcsh  liy.  A  shrow-molo  lived  for  many  weeks 
ia  my  study,  and  made  use  of  a  gim  case,  into  which  he 
siimiiid  liiiiiself,  as  a  burrow.  Frequently  ho  woidd 
carry  the  meat  he  was  fed  with  into  his  retreat  |  and  as 
it  was  warm  weather,  the  flies  deixisited  their  eggs  in 
the  same  place.  An  offensive  odour  led  nio  to  discover 
lliL'i  cireiinistance,  and  I  found  a  numlwr  of  largo  larva; 
oviT  wliieli  the  shrew-mole  passed  without  paying  them 
any  ntlention :  nor  would  lie,  when  hungry,  accept  of 
laili  f  Bid,  though  nothing  could  exceed  the  eager  haste 
mill  wliieh  he  nchcd  and  munched  earth  worms.  Olti'ii 
when  cii(Tnged  in  observing  liim  thus  employed,  have  I 
thmiirht  of  tho  stories  told  me,  when  a  boy,  of  tho  man- 
niT  in  which  snakes  were  destroyed  Uy  swine;  his  vora- 
city readily  exciting  a  recollection  ol  lie  of  these  iiuimnls, 
tad  the  jMHir  worms  writhing  and  twining  aliout  his  jaws 
tnsweriiig  for  the  sinikes.  It  would  1ki  tedious  were  I  to 
relate  all  my  rambles  undertaken  with  a  view  to  gain  a 
ppn|)i  r  rieipiaintance  with  this  Creature,  nt  all  hours  of 
the  day,  and  lato  in  tho  evening,  beforo  daylight, 
Ac.  4e. 

Aiiiimg  other  object)*  which  served  as  an  uiifailing 
cuiree  of  ninuseincnt,  when  resting  from  tho  fatigue  of 
ni\  walks,  was  tho  littlo  inhabitant  of  tho  brook^  calleil 
the  gyiiniit  nalalor.  These  merry  swimmers  occupied 
every  little  sunny  pool  in  the  stream,  apparently  alto- 
fctlicr  engaged  in  siiort.  A  circumstance  connected 
with  these  insects,  gives  them  additional  interest  to  a 
rime  observer ;  they  aru  allied  by  their  strueturo  and 
nalare  to  those  natiicons  vermin,  the  eimiecs  (or  liftl- 
''«ir«.i  All  of  which,  whether  found  infesting  fruits  or 
oar  dormitories,  are  distinguished  by  their  disgusting 
odour.  Ihit  their  distant  relatives,  called  by  the  boys 
the  iraln-uiUrhei  and  apfite  imellrit,  the  gyriniis  natator 
ibovo  alliideii  to,  has  a  deliglitlid  smell,  exactly  similar 
to  that  nf  tho  richi'st,  mellowest  apple.  This  (leculiiirlv 
plcwant  sineil  fVequently  causes  tho  idler  many  unavail- 
lilt  I'lTorts  to  secure  some  of  those  creatures,  whoso  ac- 
livily  in  water  renders  their  pursuit  very  diflicnlt,  though 
liy  no  means  so  inneli  so  ns  that  of  somo  of  the  long 
Irjfi'd  water  spiders  which  walk  tho  waters  dry  sliixl, 
ind  evade  the  grasp  with  surprising  oaso  anil  wlerity. 
Wliai  purposes  either  of  these  racers  servo  in  the  great 
ifoiininy  of  nature,  has  not  yet  Isien  ascertained,  and 
•  illx'treely  Ik>  determined  until  our  store  of/rirfs  is  fiir 
more  oitensive  than  at  present.  tMlier  and  still  more 
trmarkalilo  Inhabitants  ul  the  linsik,  at  the  Han;e  time. 


came  within  my  notice,  and  alforded  nmch  gratification 
in  the  observation  of  tlicir  habits. 


NO.  HI. 

In  moving  along  the  bonlers  of  the  stream,  wo  may 
ol<serve,  where  the  sand  or  mud  ia  fine  and  settled,  a  sort 
of  mark  or  cutting,  as  if  an  edged  iiistriimeiit  had  been 
drawn  iiloiig,  so  as  to  leave  liehiiid  it  a  traeli  or  griMrtc. 
At  unu  unil  of  this  line,  by  digging  a  little  into  the  mud 
with  the  hand,  you  will  generally  discover  a  shell  ofeun- 
siderable  si'/.e,  wliii  li  is  tenanted  by  a  iiiolluseoiis  animal 
of  singular  constnietion.  On  some  occasions,  when  the 
mud  is  washed  off  from  the  shell,  you  will  be  delighted 
to  observe  the  beautifully  regular  dark  lines  witli  which 
its  greeni.sh  smooth  surlliee  is  marked.  Other  H|>ecies 
are  timnd  in  the  same  situations,  which,  externally,  are 
rough  and  ineh'gnnt,  but  within  are  ornamented  to  a 
most  admirable  degree,  presenting  a  smo'ith  surliiee  of 
the  richest  pink,  erimson,  or  im-ple,  to  which  wo  liavc 
nothing  of  cciual  ehgance  to  t.  riipare  it.  If  the  mere 
shells  of  these  creatures  b<;  thus  xpk  ni  id,  what  shall  we 
say  of  thi  ir  internal  structure,  which,  when  examined 
by  the  niicroscoiic,  offers  a  succession  of  wonders  7  The 
beautiful  apparatus  for  respiration,  formed  of  a  network 
regularly  arranged,  of  the  most  exquisitely  delicate  tex- 
ture ;  the  foot,  or  organ  by  which  the  shell  is  moved  for- 
ward through  the  mud  or  water,  conqioscd  of  an  cxpandcil 
spongy  extremity,  capable  of  assuming  various  figures  to 
suit  particular  purposes,  and  governed  by  several  strong 
muscles  that  move  it  in  ilifferent  directions;  the  ovaries, 
filled  with  myriads,  not  of  eggs,  but  of  |ierfeet  shell ;,  or 
complete  little  animals,  which,  though  not  larger  than 
the  jKiint  of  a  fine  needle,  yet  when  examined  by  tho  mi- 
croscoiM-,  exhibit  all  the  peculiarities  of  conliirmation  that 
beloMg  to  the  parent;  the  month,  embraced  by  the  nervous 
ganglion,  which  may  be  considered  as  the  aniniars  brain; 
the  stomach,  surrounded  by  the  various  processes  of  the 
liver,  and  the  strongly  acting,  but  transparent  heart,  all 
excite  admiration  and  gratify  our  curiosity.  The  puzzling 
question  oflcn  presents  itself  to  the  enquirer,  why  so  much 
elaliorateness  of  construction,  and  such  exquisite  orna- 
ment as  are  common  to  most  of  these  creatures,  should 
lie  liestowed  t  Destined  to  pass  their  lives  in  an<l  under 
the  mud,  possessed  of  no  sense  that  wo  arc  acqu.iintcd 
with,  except  that  of  touch,  what  purpose  can  ornament 
serve  in  them?  However  niiieh  of  vanity  there  may  be 
in  asking  the  question,  there  is  no  answer  to  be  offered. 
We  cannot  suppose  that  the  individuals  have  any  power 
of  admiring  each  other,  and  we  know  that  the  foot  is  the 
only  pait  they  protrude  from  their  shell,  and  that  the  in- 
side of  the  shell  is  covered  by  tho  membrane  called  tlic 
inanlle.  Similar  remarks  may  lie  made  relative  to  concli- 
ology  at  largo :  tho  most  exquisitely  beautiful  forms, 
colours  and  ornaments  arc  lavished  U|ion  genera  and  s|K'- 
cies  which  exist  only  at  immense  depths  in  the  ocean,  or 
buried  in  the  mud  ;  nor  can  any  one  form  n  satisfactory 
idea  of  tin;  object  tiic  great  Author  of  nature  had  in  view, 
in  thus  iirofusely  iKiaulif'ying  creatures  occupying  so  low 
a  place  in  tho  scale  of  creation. 

IOuro|H'an  naturalists  have  hitherto  fillen  into  the 
strangest  absurdities  concerning  the  motion  of  111'  bi- 
valvi  (I  shells,  which  live  minutes'  observation  of  nature 
would  have  served  them  to  correct.  Thus  they  descrilio 
the  up|ier  part  of  the  shell  as  the  luwn,  and  the  hinil  part 
as  the  front,  and  s|H'ak  of  them  as  moving  along  on  their 
roniiiled  convex  surface,  like  a  Imiit  on  its  keel ;  instead 
of  advancing  with  the  edges  or  open  part  nf  tho  shell  to- 
wards the  earth.  All  these  niistiikes  have  liccn  corrected, 
and  the  true  mode  of  progression  indicated  A-om  actual 
observation,  liy  our  fellow  citizen,  Isaac  Lea,  whose  re- 
cently published  communications  to  the  .American  Philo- 
sophical Society,  refleet  the  highest  credit  upon  their 
author,  who  is  a  naturalist  in  the  best  sense  of  the  term. 

As  I  wandi'red  slowly  along  the  liorders  of  the  run, 
towards  a  little  wood,  my  attention  was  caught  by  a  eon- 
siriernble  eollectioit  of  shells  lying  near  ail  old  stump. 
.Vlany  of  these  ap|MNired  to  have  Is'cn  recently  emptied 
nf  their  contents,  and  others  seemed  to  liavn  long  re- 
mained ox)iuscd  to  the  weather.  On  most  of  them,  at  the 
thinnist  part  of  the  eilge,  a  iM^culiar  kind  of  fracture  was 
obvious,  and  this  seemed  to  lie  the  work  of  an  animal. 
A  closer  examination  of  the  bicality  showed  the  fiiot- 
steps  nf  a  quadrn|)ed  which  I  readily  believed  to  lie  the 
miiskral,  more  es|M'eially  as  upon  examining  the  adjacent 
banks  numerous  truces  of  burrows  were  discoverable.  It 
Is  not  a  little  singular  that  this  animal,  unlike  all  otlierK 
of  the  larger  gnawers,  as  the  Is'aver,  f<i:  ap|H>ars  to  in. 
crease  inslenil  of  diminishing  with  the  increase  of  |Mipu- 
latiiin.  Whether  it  is  that  the  dams  and  other  works 
thrown  up  by  men,  atUird  more  lavmirable  silnulinns  for 


their  miilliplieation,  or  their  favourite  fuud  is  liiiind  in 
greater  abundance,  they  certainly  arc  quite  as  numerous 
now,  if  not  more  so,  lliun  when  tlie  coiintr}'  was  first  dis- 
covered, and  are  to  lie  tiiiind  at  this  time  almost  within 
the  limits  of  tlio  city.  Hy  the  construction  of  their  teeth, 
as  well  as  all  the  parLsof  tho  body,  they  arc  closely  iilliid 
to  the  rat  kind ;  though  in  sizi'  and  some  |H'euliaritii's  of 
habit,  they  more  closely  approximate  the  Is'aver.  'i'licy 
resemble  the  rat  es|ieeially,  in  not  being  exclusively 
herliivoious,  as  is  shown  by  tlieir  feeding  on  the  iiniones 
or  miisele.s  above  nieiiliuned.  To  obtain  this  focMl,  re- 
quires no  small  exertion  of  their  strength;  and  they  ae. 
eoiiiplish  it  by  inlrodiieing  the  claws  of  their  fore-paws 
between  the  two  edges  of  the  shell,  and  tearing  it  oisn 
by  main  fiirei'.  Whoever  has  tried  to  force  open  one  of 
these  shells,  containing  a  living  animal,  may  form  an 
idea  of  the  elfort  made  by  tlie  muskrat: — the  strength  of 
a  strong  man  would  be  requisite  to  produce  tlic  same  re- 
sult in  the  same  way. 

The  burrows  of  inuskrats  arc  very  extensive,  and  con- 
siMjuenlly  injurious  to  dykes  and  ilaiiis,  meadow  banks, 
Sic.  The  entrance  is  always  under  water,  and  thcncu 
sloping  iipward.s  above  the  level  of  the  water,  so  that  the 
muskrat  h;is  to  dive  in  going  in  and  out.  These  crea- 
tures arc  excellent  divers  and  Bwiinmers,  and  being  noc- 
turiial  aro  rarely  seen  unless  by  thoso  who  watch  for 
thein  at  night.  Soinetiincs  wo  alarni  one  near  tlie  mouth 
of  the  den,  and  he  <larts  away  across  the  water,  near  tho 
Iwttoin,  marking  his  cours(!  by  a  turbid  streak  in  the 
stream  :  occasionally  we  are  made  nwarc  of  the  passago 
of  one  to  some  distance  down  the  current  in  tho  same 
way;  but  in  both  cases  the  action  is  so  rapidly  |H'rformcd, 
that  we  should  scarcely  imagine  what  was  the  cause,  if 
not  previously  informed.  Kxccpt  by  burrowing  into  and 
spoiling  the  banks,  they  are  not  productive  of  much  evil, 
their  food  consivling  principally  of  the  roots  of  aquatic 
plants,  in  addition  to  theshclKish.  Tlicmuskyodonr,wliieli 
gives  rise  to  their  common  name,  is  eauscii  by  glandular 
organs  placed  near  the  tail,  filled  with  a  viscid  and  |iower. 
fully  musky  fluid,  whoso  uses  wo  know  but  little  of, 
though  it  is  thought  to  be  intended  as  a  guide  by  which 
these  creatures  may  discover  each  other.  This  inference 
is  strengthened  by  finding  some  sueh  contrivance  in  dif- 
ferent races  of  aniiualii,  in  various  modifications.  A 
gri;at  number  carry  it  in  pouches  similar  to  those  just 
mentioned.  Some,  ns  the  musk  aninial,  have  the  pouch 
under  the  belly;  the  shrew  has  the  ;,lands  on  the  side; 
the  cainel  on  the  back  of  the  neck;  the  crocodile  under 
the  throat,  ite.  At  least  no  other  use  has  ever  lieen  as- 
signed fiir  this  apparatus ;  and  in  all  creatures  possess- 
ing it,  the  arrangement  seems  to  lie  adapted  peculiarly 
to  the  habits  of  the  animals.  The  crocodile,  for  instance, 
generally  approaches  tlui  shore  in  sueh  a  manner,  ns  to 
apply  the  neck  nnd  throat  to  the  soil,  while  the  jilnder 
part  of  the  Isidy  is  under  water.  The  glands  under  tliR 
throat  leave  tho  traces  of  his  presence,  therefore,  with 
ease,  ns  they  Come  in  contact  with  the  shore.  The  glan- 
dular apparatus  on  the  hack  of  the  neck  nf  the  male  ca- 
mel, seems  to  have  reference  to  the  general  elovntion  of 
tlic  olfiiclory  organs  of  the  female;  and  tho  dorsal  gland 
of  the  peccary,  no  doubt  iins  somo  similar  relation  lo  tlio 
IK'eiiliarilics  of  the  rnce. 

Tho  value  of  the  fur  of  the  muskrat  causes  many  of 
them  to  lie  destroyed,  which  is  easily  ciinngh  effected  by 
means  of  a  trap.  This  is  a  simple  box,  formed  of  rough 
Ixinrilfl  nailed  together,  about  three  feet  long,  having  an 
iron  door,  made  of  |Hiiiitcd  bars,  o|s'ning  iniraitU,  at  iKitli 
ends  of  the  box.  This  trap  is  placed  with  the  end  opiio- 
site  to  the  entrance  of  a  burrow  obscrvcil  during  the  day 
lime.  Ill  the  night  when  the  muskrat  sallies  forth,  hn 
enters  the  liox,  instend  of  passing  info  the  o|K'n  air,  nnd 
is  ilrowned,  as  the  box  is  quite  filled  with  water.  If  the 
traps  lie  visited  and  emptied  during  the  night,  two  may 
Im'  caught  in  each  trap,  as  inuskrats  !Vom  other  burrows 
may  come  to  visit  those  where  the  traps  are  placed,  and 
thus  one  lie  taken  going  ill  ns  well  as  on  coming  out. 
These  animals  are  frequently  very  fat,  nnd  their  flesh 
has  n  very  whidesomo  np|iearanee,  and  would  probably 
prove  good  fmid.  Tho  musky  odour,  however,  prejudices 
strongly  ngainst  its  use  ;  nnd  it  is  probable  that  the  ficsli 
is  rank,  ns  tho  iiiuscIch  it  feeds  on  ore  nauseous  nnd  hit- 
ter, anil  the  roots  which  supply  flic  rest  of  its  fiHid  are 
generally  unpleasant  and  acrid.  Still  we  should  not 
hesitati*  lo  partake  of  its  llesli  in  case  of  necessity,  es|>i'- 
cially  if  of  a  young  animal,  from  w  liieli  the  musk  bug 
had  liccn  removed  iinniediately  after  it  was  killed. 

In  this  vicinity,  the  muskrat  does  not  build  himself  n 
house  for  llie  winter,  as  our  fields  nnd  dykes  are  Ion  ofleit 
visited.  Ihit  in  other  (larlB  of  the  cnunlry  where  exten- 
sive marshes  exist,  and  muskrals  are  abimdaiit,  they 
build  very  snug  nnd  subsfantini  houses,  quite  us  servicf. 


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alile  niid  iirnniiJiis  uk  IIhim^  ot'tlic  liciivcr.  They  do  imt 
dim  til"  wiitiT  UN  [in:  Ikmut,  ii'.r  cut  l.rimclics  of  triTs 
1.)  scrvi'  liir  lln'  \v:ills  d'."  Ilirir  (lv.(  lliii;;s.  'I'lic  y  iiiiiUi'  it 
nriimd  anil  nr  lie?,  nii.-iii;;  ii  miir  Iwii  or  tliric  li  i.'t  liij,'li, 
liiiviii!j  tlio  ciilr.iiici'  (111  t!io  .sr.ulli  siili:  iniilir  walrr. 
About  tli(^  yi'iir  ISOt,  I  kiw  :-ivi'1m1  orilii-iii  In  Wnrrill's 
iinrnli,  nn:ir  ('licstorli)Wn,  .Maryl.iiiil,  wliii  li  win:  |iniiilrd 
<int  to  mil  hy  iin  uld  Mirk  m.Mi  v.  Im  luiidu  liis  livin;;  |iiiii- 
I'ljially  liy  triippiii^r  tlirsr  niuiiials,  I'lir  t'ji'  siilu'  of  lliiir 
skins.  A  few  yrais  since  I  vl.-ilcd  tlic  niarslics,  near  tlic 
inimlli  of  Miifjcrtliy  river  in  .Marylaiul,  where  1  was  in- 
fnrnieil  liy  a  res-iilent,  llial  the  iiiiislirats  slill  Iniill  ri  ;;n- 
l.irly  I'veiy  winter.  I'erliiqi.s  tliise  iinadnipLils  are  i,s 
niiini'rnns  in  tlio  viii.iily  of  riiilaikljiliia  iis  clsewliere, 
n:i  1  have  never  evaiiiiiud  a  streain  of  Ire.  !i  wuti  r,  i'yi;eil 
meadow,  or  uiillduiii,  litj*eii!iiiul,  williur.t  :\i.iii;;  lr.^ie:-;  of 
vast  minilKii's.  Alonir  ijll  the  water  couisis  ai.d  meadows 
in  .lersey,  njiposito  riiihidcljilna,  lUld  in  tJic  meadiiv.s  ol' 
liie  iieeli,  below  tlic  navy  yard,  tJiiic  nii:tl  I  e  lar^'e  iiuiii- 
liera  of  iiHi:ikrats.  <Joii!-idcriu;<  llie  value  of  the  fur,  ami 
the  ca/e  and  trilliiiff  c\|ii';).se  at  wliieli  tliey  mi;; lit  la 
i:aijjjlit,  we  liavo  often  lilt  siujiri^ed  that  iiuae  of  them 
are  not  titken,  es]K  eially  uh  v.i'  li.ive  ?o  maiiv  poor  men 
coin{ilainin;;  of  wniitinij  Koinethini;'  to  do.  \'\  lliinniii^ 
the  mimlier  of  mnskrals,  a  posilive  lienefl  would  lie  <'iai- 
ferreil  on  the  farinerH  and  fmritrs,  te>  ^ay  nothiii(J  of  tJ.e 
pi'ulit:!  (u  Uic  iiidividuaL 

NO.  IV. 

i\fy  next  visit  to  my  old  Inintin?  pruimd,  l)ie  lane  and 
Iir.iok,  liap|ieni'<l  on  ii  day  in  tin'  tii>t  hay  harvest,  when 
the  venlaiil  Hwarii  of  the  meadows  was  rapidly  sinkin;; 
Iielurc  the  kecucd;.fc.d  Hcylliesswnnir  by  viirin'oiis  mowers. 
'J'liin  niic.vpecli'd  circniiislanee  alVurded  inu  eoiisidi  ral.k 
pleasure,  for  it  promised  me  a  Ireer  sei>]K'  to  my  waiidcr- 
ini;s,  and  luinht  also  enable  mo  to  asei  ilaiii  various  par. 
ticidars,  eonceriiiiijj  wliieh  my  (iiriusity  h:.d  Ioiilt  liein 
awakened.  Nor  was  this  proniiM'  onalU  nili  d  by  iViii'.ion 
of  my  wislii's.  'I'lie  re idi  r  may  recollect,  that,  in  my 
first  walk,  a  neat  burrow  in  the  uras-.-,  above  irrounil,  v..-:s 
observed,  witliont  my  kninviiiK-  ii.i  anil, or.  The  advance 
of  the  mowers  explained  this  :■«  lisliictorily,  li  r  in  eiiltin;,' 
the  loiiir  jf''"i*''i  ''"'y  oxim-scd  scvcimI  ncfls  of  fa  Id  mii  .■, 
which,  by  incaiLs  of  tliese  ?rass.eov(  red  alleys,  passed  to 
the  sirenm  in  search  of  liiod  or  drink,  miMcn  by  their 
rneinies,  llio  liavvk.s  und  owls.  The  iiiniil  crs  of  these 
little  tre.aliires  were  tridy  surprising.';  theii  licmidity  is 
00  creat,  and  tlicir  liiod  so  abuud.nl,  tiial  wi  re  tlicy  i!i,l 
preyed  upon  by  many  other  iiniiicils,  and  destroyed  in 
;;rcat  niimlicrs  by  man,  llicy  Wi.nlil  beenme  c\eecdinLr'y 
troubli-soinc.  'I'hcrc  are  variiiiis  s]m  cje.s  ol'tiicm,  all  bear- 
in;^  a  ver}'  coiLsiilcraiilo  rescjnbh.,iice  to  each  oilier,  and 
liivinif  to  an  incidiiiLLl  ob.servcr  liincli  of  the  apiKjrancc 
of  the  domestic  luonsu.  Sliirbl  atl.  ntii.u,  however,  li  re- 
tpiisile  U>  |ierccivu  very  .stjikin;;  i!i:liience-i,  and  t.'ic  (lis. 
criminaliiMi  nl'  llicso  will  prove  a  Miiirce  of  considerable 
jjratiiicalion  to  tlie  t'.Txpiirer.  The  iie.4;(  aro  very  nicely 
made,  and  look  much  like  a  bird's  iiesi,  lieiny  lined  wilh 
i-ofl  iDatcriuU,  uJi.l  tisiially  plac<  d  in  some  snii^r  Utile 
linlliiw,  or  at  tlio  ro'jt  oTa  slrong  lull  of  f.'r.iss.  l'|ion  thi 
;|rass  root*!  ajid  rt'cds  tlii>e  liibbli  rs  pri.icipnlly  fn  d;  and 
where  very  abimdanl,  tlie  dlecLs  oJ'thi  ir  linn;;;r  may  be 
Hcen  ill  tile  brown  and  wilJicred  asjicet  of  the  ^jrass  they 
have  injured  ut  tii(>  I'iKiL  Ibil  under  ordiniry  cireinn- 
i-tances,  tlie  liawks,  ouls,  doinc.slie  cat,  v.eascli,  crows, 
\e.  ke<'p  them  ui  sindi  liiniis,  ili  prevent  them  iVom  do- 
iii!/  essenti.il  daina}re. 

1  bad  jiLst  observe<l  iinotlier  iiiiil  ii  s. nailer  prassy 
rovered  way,  wliiTc  the  mow  crs  Imi!  pabsed  iilonp,  when 
my  attention  waa  calb  (1  towards  a  w.iron  at  a  short  ilis. 
tance,  wliieli  was  reeeiviiv^  its  load.  Sh'nts  and  liU;ihlcr, 
accompanied  by  a  pf'n(  ral  rnmiint.' an.l  scriunblini;  of  the 
people,  indiciited  that  some  rare  ...port  was  ;r'»iin|  forward. 
\Vheu  I  appro.iclied,  I  lljnnd  that  the  ohjeet  of  chase  w;.s 
a  jumping  iiioum',  whose  actions  it  was  truly  (Uli_ditfnl 
to  witness.  When  not  closely  pn  ssed  by  its  pursuers,  it 
ran  with  koiiic  riipldity  in  the  usual  manner,  as  if  seek- 
iiilf  concealment,  lint  in  ii  inoinent  it  would  vault  into 
the  air,  and  Bkini  nluiifr  for  ten  or  twi  he  feet,  lookini: 
more  like  a  bird  timii  ii  little  ipcidnipi'd.  Al^r  con- 
timiini;  tliia  for  some  time,  and  nearly  evhaiisli  d  its  pur. 
SUITS  with  rimnin';  iiiid  I'lllini;  over  eaeli  other,  the 
iViifhtencd  orcitiire  was  nceidentalh  :  truck  down  by  one 
of  the  worUmen,  durini;  oiiu  of  its  beanlifut  Iciips,  iind 
kilkd.  .\n  the  hnnters  saw  notliiiuf  worthy  of  attention 
in  the  dead  body  of  the  animal,  lliey  very  willintrly  re. 
li^iiied  it  to  inc;  and  with  |;reat  sittisl'ii  lion  I  relrealed 
III  a  willow  shade,  to  read  w  hat  nalnri'  Imd  wrillcn  in  its 
liinii  for  my  inHlruclion.  The  t''rif'i''i'  app(av;inef'  was 
moii.iclike ;  but  tlio  leiijflh  and  Hlendtrno^B  of  the  body. 


tlio  sliorlr.cii!"  of  its  fore  limbs,  niid  tlio  disjiroportionate 
len^'lh  of  its  bii.d  limbs,  tii;,'eth(  r  wilh  the  |K'euliarily  ol 
lis  t:Jl,  all  indiij:.ti  d  its  aikq  tatioii  to  the  piciiliar  kind 
ofaclion  I  li.:d  jii>t  v.ilc.cssed.  A  siL;lit  of  this  little 
eriatiire  vanlliii^'  or  liuimdiii;:  llirou;;li  the  air,  strongly 
remind,  d  me  of  what  1  bad  read  of  the  ^'riat  kanyuroo 
of  .\'tw  Holland;  and  1  could  not  hcl[i  rcirardinj;  onr 
lilllc  jmnpcr  as  in  some  respects  a  sort  of  miniature  re- 
semblance of  that  curious  animal.  It  was  not  cvrdent, 
however,  that  the  jmnpimi  mouse  derived  the  aid  from  its 
tail,  wliicli  so  powirfnily  assists  the  kanj;uroo.  Tboujjh 
Ion;,'  .lid  sulTKiciitly  stout  In  iiroportion,  it  had  none  of 
iJie  rolniM  nniKcnlarily  wliieh,  in  tlie  New  Holland  ani- 
mal, impels  the  lower  part  of  the  body  immediately  up- 
ward. Ir  'Ilis  moii.sc,  the  leap  is  principally,  if  not  en- 
tirely (flV'i  ted  by  a  siidilen  and  violent  extension  of  the 
loni.'  hind  limbs,  t'le  nlll^cles  of  wliii  li  are  stronjf,  and 
admirably  suiled  to  their  object.  We  have  heard  that 
these  little  aiiiinals  lied  on  the  roots,  &(.'.  of  tlie  ■;recii 
hc.'ha;;e,  and  that  they  are  every  season  to  bo  fiend  in 
lie  nuMilowi-.  It  may  p(rliaps  pir//.!e  some  to  iina;;ine 
how  they  sil!  si.  t  tliroiiuh  the  sevcritiis  of  winter,  win  n 
VI 'ji  tatiici  is  at  rest,  and  the  earth  f,o  nerally  fiozen. 
Here  v.e  find  aiiothi  r  riceasien  to  admire  the  all-perfect 
.!e.-.ii;ns  of  Ihii  awlid  .\uthor  of  nature,  who  has  eiiilnwed 
a  j;r.at  ir.miiRr  of  animals  wilh  tiie  tiiculty  of  relirinf; 
into  the  earth,  .".nd  pp.ssiii'j  whole  mnnlbs  in  a  state  of 
repose  so  eom|ilete,  as  to  all.jw  all  the  I'unetions  of  the 
body  to  1)0  suspended,  niilil  the  n  lurnini;  warmth  of  the 
spriiijT  call.s  them  iiatli  t.j  ri  newt d  activity  and  cnjov- 
meiit.  Tlie  jninpiii^'  mniise,  when  tlie  chill  weather  be. 
ciiis  to  draw  niub,  <]\z^  down  about  six  or  tiKbt  inches 
into  the  soil,  and  there  Ibrins  a  little  jrlobniar  cell,  as 
lunch  lar;;ir  lliun  Ida  own  body  as  will  i.How  a  snllicient 
eoverin^r  of  lino  {;ra;-.i  to  lie  intrcdiiccd.  'J'his  being  ob- 
l.iini  d,  he  eiriitriveii  to  coil  up  his  body  and  limbs  in  the 
centre  of  the  soft  dry  };rass,  lai  as  to  liirni  a  compkie  ball; 
and  so  coni|iiet  is  Ibis,  that,  when  taken  out,  with  the 
torpid  animal,  it  may  he  rolled  across  a  lloor  witliont  in- 
jury. In  thi-  sun;;  cell,  which  is  soon  filled  up  and 
closed  cxtinc.lly,  the  jum|iin;x  mouse  securely  abides 
lhron;rh  all  the  iVo.iis  and  storms  of  winter,  iieediu 
ncitlii  r  liiid  nor  tin  1,  bein;,'  ulkriy  rpiiescdil,  and  appa- 
rently dead,  thonu'li  laisci  plible  at  any  time  of  reaniina 
lion,  by  Ik  in;^  very  gradually  btimidatcd  by  light  and 
heat. 

The  little  burrow  under  (  xaniinatinn,  when  called  to 
obseive  the  jiintiiinij  mouse,  provi  d  to  be  m;ide  by  the 
merry  niici.  i.u..*  ot'  the  meadows,  the  f.eld  crickets, 
iir!,<la  cti::ijiiitiis.  1'hcse  livi  ly  black'crickds  are  very 
iinaierous,  anil  (ontribule  very  larj;cly  to  that  general 
SOU!,''  wbii  Ii  is  so  di Ti;:litl'ul  to  the  ear  of  the  true  bivcr  of 
nature,  as  it  i  iscs  on  the  air  from  myriads  of  happy  crea- 
tures niiiieinL'  nmid  the  bonnties  ciinH.Tred  on  them  by 
I'n.vidriice.  It  is  ii.t  n  r»iic  that  the  crickets  nller,  but 
a  n  unkir  vibration  of  imisieal  chords,  produced  by  nib. 
Iiini;  the  nerviirc.(  of  the  elytra  against  a  sort  of  network 
iiileiided  to  prodiii  c  the  vibrations.  The  reader  will  llm 
an  cxeidlelit  deseri|)tion  of  the  apparatus  in  K'irliy  and 
Silence's  liook,  hot  ho  nny  cnjny  a  iiincli  more  salistiie- 
t.!ry  (Simprehension  of  tlie  whole,  by  visiting  the  li(  Id 
crii  Let  in  his  summer  ri  i  idencc,  see  iiim  tuning  his  viol, 
and  awakening  the  echoes  w  ith  lii,<  music.  Hy  such  an 
examin.'ition  as  may  be  tlu.rc  obtained,  lie  iiiav  derive 
more  kiiowl.  il;;e  than  by  frei;iient  perusal  of  tlie  most 
I  loqneut  wririair",  und  perhaps  observo  eirciimstiinees 
wliieli  the  li  arned  autb.jr.s  arc  utt( rly  ignorant  of. 

.\iiiong  the  great  v;.ricty  of  burrows  li.rmcd  ill  the 
grass,  or  under  tliii  Burliiee  of  the  soil,  by  varioiH  ani- 
m„ls  and  insi  iH,  tluie  is  one  that  I  have  ollcii  anxiously 
and  as  yet  fniillessly  explored.  This  burrow  is  liirmcd 
by  the  smalle.  t  iiiiadriipi  d  animnl  know  n  to  uum,  the 
mimile  tliiiii',  which,  w la ii  full  /;row n,  rarely  exceeds 
the  weight  of  l,'iiiii/-kix  ^riiiiia.  1  had  se(  n  Hpceimens 
of  this  very  interesting  creature  in  the  museum,  and  had 
been  taught,  by  a  more  experienced  t'riend,  to  dislingiiish 
i'.'i  burrow,  wliieh  I  bavcolltn  [Hrsevi  ring  ly  traced,  with 
the  hope  of  finding  the  living  uniinal,  but  in  vain.  Dn 
one  oec'isiiin,  1  p.ilicnlly  pursued  n  burrow  nearly  round 
u  large  li.irn,  opi  iiing  it  all  the  way.  1  followed  it  under 
the  barn  lloor,  which  was  suHlcicntly  liigli  to  allow  me  to 
crawl  I  eneatb.  There  I  Iraced  it  about  to  a  tirisome  cx- 
Iciit,  Mild  was  at  length  rewarded  by  discovering  where 
it  ti  rminatid,  undei  n  foundation  Btonr,  jiorliTtly  sale 
Horn  my  utii  inpls.  i\Iost  probably  a  whole  family  of 
them  were  then  present,  und  I  had  my  labour  fiir  my 
pains.  ..\itlie.ie  little  creatures  are  noiiiirmil,  und  arc 
rarely  si  en  flom  the  nature  of  the  places  they  frc(|Uenf, 
llie  most  prob.iblo  liiodd  of  taking  them  nlive  would  be, 
by  placing  n  pniiU  mi  use  Imp  In  Iheir  wiiy,  linlteil  with 
n  linlc  t.iinlid  or  slightly  spoilrd  meat.     If  n  ronmion 


; '■"■-IkjCms; 

loulil   I  (vcr  take  the  field  again,  inv  trails 

, ..'  my  desire  to  have  one  of  these  lilllc  (|iii,i. 

rnpeds  is  ^!ill  ;.s  great  us  cvir. 


iiml  there, 
II  be  s(  t 


NO.  V. 

Ilitberto  my  rambles  have  bull  confined  to  the  i.ii-l,. 
bonrboi.d  of  a  single  sjiof,  with  a  view  of  shuvviii};  Inm 
perlicfly  uccessible  to  all,  are  i.umerous  and  variuus  in. 
teresting  nntnral  obji  cts.  This  habit  of  observing  in  ijn. 
manner  indicati  d,  l.i  gan  many  years  anterior  to  my  \is;t 
lo  the  spots  111  retoioic  mentioned,  ami  have  cxti'iiJul 
fbrougli  many  parts  of  our  own  and  another  coiiiiir\. 
Ildici  ii.rward  my  (jbscrvatious  shall  bo  presented  «iii,. 
out  reference  to  partieul.ir  plaecu,  or  evi  ii  of  cue  plao. 
exclusively,  but  w  ith  a  view  lo  illustrate  w  batevcr  iiiav  !«.• 
the  subject  of  description,  by  giving  all  1  have  obstrwil 
of  it  under  various  circumstances. 

A  certain  time  of  my  life  wa.s  s|K'iit  in  that  p,irt  of 
.Anne  .Arnnik  1  county,  .Md.  which  is  w  ashed  by  the  rinr 
I'atapsco  on  the  north,  the  great  Chesapeake  bay  imtl.c 
west,  and  the  i'vM  rn  river  on  the  .loiith.  It  is  in  every  ili. 
rcction  cut  up  by  creeks,  or  nrins  of  the  rivers  oiid  luv, 
into  long,  llat  strips  r.f  land,  called  necks,  the  grcaler  |iar| 
of  which  is  covered  by  dense  pine  fiircsts,  or  thickcl^  nf 
small  shrubs  and  saplings,  rendered  iinpcrviouK  to  Iniinin 
liiotsfcps  by  the  growth  of  vines,  whose  inextricahli. 
mazes  nothing  but  a  fiix,  wild  cut,  or  weasel,  could  llircaj. 
The  soil  (dearcd  for  cultivation  is  very  generully  |wcr, 
light,  and  sandy,  though  readily  susceptible  of  iiiiprdvc. 
nient,and  yielding  a  considcrubic  produce  in  Indian  corn, 
and  most  of  the  early  garden  vigctablus,  hy  the  riiisini; 
of  wliieh  fiir  IIk;  lialtimorc  market  the  inhubituiits  nlilain 
all  their  ready  mom  y.  The  blight  of  slavery  lias  luiij 
exlinded  its  innuence  over  this  region,  where  all  ilMiMni 
ciVects  arc  but  too  obviously  visible.  'I'lie  while  inliabil. 
ants  arc  few  in  iiiimbcr,  wiikly  distant  from  each  dtlior, 
and  inanili'st,  in  their  inismanagemcnt,  .-ml  half  iiidiiriiil 
cireumslances,  bow  trilling  an  udvuiitago  they  (krivv 
iViiiii  the  thraldom  of  tin  ir  dozen  or  more  of  stiirJv 
blacks,  of  ditfercnt  sexes  mid  ages.  The  mniilKT  oi' 
mar.-hcs  formed  at  the  heads  of  the  creeks,  rcniler  tl:n 
country  frightfully  uiibcalthy  in  untunin,  ut  wliieli  linn 
the  lili'  of  a  resident  physician  is  one  of  incessant  iml 
and  severe  privulion.  Itiding  from  inorning  till  ni^'lit, 
to  gel  round  to  visit  n  few  patients,  his  road  leads  Kdior. 
ally  through  pine  forests,  whose  aged  and  lofly  trees, en. 
circled  by  a  dense  undergrowth,  impart  an  air  of  souilirc 
and  unbrolicn  solitude.  Rarely  or  never  does  lit  rn. 
counter  u  white  person  on  liis  way,  and  only  oiirc  in  a 
while  will  lie  see  a  mi.serably  Inftcred  negro,  seuleil  mi  a 
sack  of  cirn,  carried  by  a  starveling  horse  or  mule,  »luo!i 
seems  poorly  able  lo  bear  the  weight  to  the  nearest  mill. 
The  ied-h(.i(l  woo(lpe(  kcr,  and  the  llicker  or  yiilnu 
hainmcr,  a  kindred  species,  oceasionully  glance  acnwsliii 
path  ;  siiim>iines  win  n  he  luriis  his  horse  to  drink  ntlkr 
dark  coloured  branch,  (.o  such  strciinis  are  locally  ci  llid. 
he  disturbs  a  solitary  riiliins  Ihriish  engaged  in  wasliiiis 
its  plumes  ;  or  us  be  moves  steadily  along,  lie  is  sli^lilli 
stiirtlcd  by  u  sudden  iippeurunee  of  the  towla;  biintuif  I 
(dose  lo  the  side  of  the  putli.  I'ixccpl  these  ereaturis,aii(l  | 
these  bv  no  means  iVeipicnIly  dccn,  he  rarely  iiurU  I 
with  ammulcd  objects;  at  u  dislanec  the  harsh  vnioi/ 
the  crow  is  ollcii  heard,  or  llockH  of  lliciii  arc  olisirwl 
in  llie  cleared  fit  Ids,  while  now  and  then  the  buzzard, oi 
liirkey  vuluire,  may  be  seen  wheeling  in  gracclid  i;irrln 
in  the  higher  regions  of  the  iiir,  Bustuincd  by  his  lirowll) 
expumkd  wings,  which  appurcnily  reimiin  in  a  rLiIc  «f  I 
P'rinnncnt  and  inolioiilcss  cxIciiHion.  At  other  mawni  I 
of  the  year,  the  physician  must  Ih'  cniitcnl  to  live  in  ll< 
most  po.itive  seclusion;  the  while  people  are  all  liiisil; 
empliiyid  ill  going  to  and  from  market  ;  and  even  mn 
Iliey  III  home,  they  nro  poorly  Hiiited  lor  eonipuniiiiiiiliin 
I  hi  re  spent  month  uIVt  month,  und,  except  the  lutirnl- 
[  \i  iled,  iiiiw  no  one  Imt  the  hlncks  ;  the  hnU!M<  in  «liiili 
I  biiiirdi  d  was  l(i'pl  by  a  widower,  who,  with  niyHlli'n 


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295 


.;  '*'?■-■■ 


viitU  it  (ivcr  villi 

|lilSS    l.ltHull  ll,0 

y  urc  M,:i,nii|„j 
ii^  tMt  iiinr  i.„js 
;  cnuH,  imiug  it, 
►idi',  thill  |,|,|,|^ 
iKT.  'Mil'  Sim,,, 
lingly  iliiiiiimii\r. 
1  ('(iiiiiiioii  im.iin., 
w  ill  a  ri'iiiiirki.!,!, 
wii,  or  (lurlt  tl.,,. 
ictli  ill  tl,e  lni\,., 
i.-iiiicl  lil  illl;  III,,, 
lit   of  iliit.    'II.,, 

linil    Cii\v.|k,i:m,; 

:l  iijiuiii,  my  irq,, 

I'tllCSU  Utile  (Jlliii, 


imd  to  the  nijl 
V  1,1'  short  iiif;  Imv 
IS  iiikI  viii'iiiib  in. 
irohauiviiij.'  ill  il.i 
iiltrior  to  my  \islt 
ml  have  cxIi'ikIhI 
I  iiliothiT  ('oiiiilr\ 
JO  iircsi'iiti'il  wiii,. 
ev(  n  of  tilt'  plaix' 
('  wliiilivii may  Ijc 
ill  1  liuvu  obsiTMil 

it  in  that  part  of 
aslieil  hy  tlio  tivu 
a|io;i|-.c  Lay  on  tl.c 
I.  It  is  ill  every  ill- 
Mil;  rivers  and  lav, 
Us,  the  t;reakT|iarl 
ests,  or  thiekilsnf 
ipervioiis  to  huiiian 
,vhos(^    iiiextricahlu 
easel,  could  lliruil. 
ery  i^eiienilly  jh)*,'. 
I'ptihle  ol'  iiupriivt. 
lice  ill  Indian  cum, 
)lus,  hy  the  raisini; 
:  inlialiitaiit.'<  nlitaiii 
it'  slavery  lias  luiij 
,  where  all  ilsuMnl 
rriie  while  iiilmbil. 
jit  IVoiii  eiieli  cillior, 
lul  hnir  iiidi<.Msl 
iitaHC  they  ilitivi' 
lir    more  ot'  sliirily 
The  niiinlKT  ni 
lereeks,  render  this 
|inn,  at  whieli  tiiiiu 
ol"  iiieessiint  Iml 
liiorniii);  till  ni|:lit. 
roiid  leads  (;iiior 
111(1  lolly  tri'i  s,  oil- 
t  an  air  ol'soinlirc 
[lover  does  he  ra- 
nd only  once  in  a 
iiejfro,  sealed  cm  i 
Irse  or  iiinle,  wind 
;i  the  nearest  iiiilL 
lllieker  or  yilluu- 
(;laiice  ueiwsliii 
[rse  to  drink  nllLf 
are  loenlly  eillid, 
i(;a({ed  ill  vva-«liiii; 
iii(r,  III'  is  shslilly 
■lie  lowlie  liiiulinf 
|iese  preaturcs.and  | 
lie    rarely   iiirrU 
,he  harsh  vuiouf  | 
jlieiil  are  olisimJ 
en  thii  liii7.7,«r(l,  01 
in  (rracelid  cirHti 
leil  by  Ids  liroadlv  I 
linin  ni  a  Klalc «! 
At  other  scasm 
Itent  to  live  in  lU  | 
lie  are  all  biisil; 
;  and  even  wn 
iir  e(Hiipamciiidiin  | 
[jieepl  the  puticnl' 
e  liniiiM^  in  whiili 
with  myself,  »»| 


llir  only  white  iiiau  within  tliu  distance  of  a  iiiilo  or  two. 
!\|i'  anil'  cum)K'n--«ilion  waa  this,  llie  liouso  wa.s  pleasantly 
fiiiiaWd  on  the  bank  of  Curtis'sereck,  a  eonsideiahle  arm 
ulllw  I'Jlapsco,  which  c.Ktonded  lor  a  mile  or  Iwolieyond 
and  immediately  in  front  of  the  door  expanded  so  iis 
lo  torai  a  bcautilul  little  bay.  Of  books  I  possiwsed  very 
ffn.  and  lliose  exclusively  profe.s.sional ;  bill  in  this  heaii- 
lii'il  evp  I"-"'  i"'"  sparklini;  water,  I  hud  n  Issik  opened 
lii'iiro  iiH'i  wliich  a  lifc-tiiiie  vvoiilcl  scarcely  sn/liee  me  to 
riiil  I'lroiifrli-  Witli  tJic  advaiitflsie  of  a  small  bnt  neatly 
iiiidc  and  e.isily  maiiaijcable  sUilV,  I  wius  always  indepen- 
,1,  lit  of  the  service  of  lliu  blacks,  wliich  was  ever  repiiu- 
II, lit  lo  inv  f«H,'lin(js  and  principles.  I  could  convey  my- 
fclfin  wlintcver  direction  objects  of  iiuiuiry  niiplit  pre- 
I -It.  and  as  my  little  bark  was  visible  for  a  mile  in  either 
ii,f, itinii  from  the  house,  a  liaiiilkerchief  waved,  or  the 
1, 1 1  sliniil  of  a  negro,  was  sulliciciit  to  recall  ine,  in  case 
ij;  .c,rviee.s  were  required. 

Dirin;,'  tlie  spriim  inontli*,  nnd  while  tlie  garden  veije. 
I,!,l,-s  nre  vet  too  young  to  need  a  great  deal  of  iilleiilioii, 
1,1,'  |irM|irielors  fre<|iieiilly  employ  tlieir  blacks  in  lianlihij 
I;,,'  Slim' ;  and  this  in  these  creeks  i^  productive  of  a  very 
nii'ilc  Mipplv  of  yellow  perch,  whieli  .iflords  a  very  valua- 
i  j  :.ilili!i"n  lo  the  diet  of  all.  The  hlaeks  in  an  especial 
iiini'.iT  profit  by  this  |M'riiid  of  plenty,  since  they  are 
'iraiiltid  to  eat  of  them  without  restraint,  which  eaniinl 
i.  sail!  of  any  other  sort  of  provision  nlloweil  thein.  Kven 
I  „<  niirs  and  crows  obtain  ilicir  share  of  the  iihundance, 
„i  llic  lisliennen,  after  picking  out  tlic  best  (ish,  tliro-.v 
I !  'sinaller  ones  on  the  beach.  But  as  the  summer  months 
I  ,  iricicli,  the  aquatic  grass  begins  lo  grow,  nnd  this  lisli- 
I;.' can  no  longer  he  continued,  becau-sc  tiie  gra.sH  rolls 
ii„  SL'iiie  up  ill  a  wisp,  so  tliat  it  can  contain  iiuthing. 
V  lliis  tiiii*  tlie  spawning  season  of  tlie  dill'erent  species 
III' siin-fi-'ih  begins,  and  to  nic  this  was  n  time  of  much 
fMliiifialioii.  Along  the  edge  of  tlio  river,  where  the 
e,f-<\\\  of  water  was  not  greater  than  from  llinr  feet  lo  as 
,!i,;:l,i\v  us  twelve  inches,  an  observer  would  discover  a 
fjm'«ii)»  of  circular  8]iots  clciired  of  the  siirroundin,' 
iTus,  and  showing  ii  clear  sandy  bed.  These  spots,  or 
il.'ari'd  spaces,  wo  may  ri'gani  as  the  nest  of  tlii:i  heaiiti- 
llil  lisli.  There,  balanced  in  the  transparent  wave,  at  the 
ili-lance  :if  six  or  eight  inches  from  tlie  bottom,  Ihe  sim- 
1  i.li  H  sn<|S'nded  in  the  glittering  sunshine,  gently  sway, 
in;  its  lieautit'ul  tail  and  fins ;  or,  wheeling  around  in  the 
liiuiliof  il.-i  little  circle,  apjiears  to  Ih^  engaged  in  keep- 
in:;  it  clear  of  all  uicumbranco-'.  Ileie  the  mother  de- 
|i,-il<  her  egg.T  or  spawn,  and  mver  did  hen  guard  her 
r.llw  bnmd  with  more  eager  vigilance,  than  the  sim-tish 
liji-  lillle  circle  within  which  her  proiiii.sed  oll'-ipring  are 
:  M-it,',l.  If  another  iiidividiiul  appioacli  too  clonely  to 
,  r  U.r.liTs,  with  a  tierce  and  angry  air  she  daiUi  against 
!,  anil  liircus  it  to  retreat.  Siiould  any  small,  and  not  too 
invv  oliject  be  dropjied  io  the  nest,  it  is  examined  with 
I  jiiloiis  altcnlion,  and  displaced  if  the  owner  be  not  satis- 
lint  of  iU  harmlessiiess.  At  the  uppronch  of  man  she 
111.  9  wi()i  great  velocity  into  dee]i  water,  as  if  willing  tu 
f  ,111  .:;d  that  her  prcscncn  was  more  than  accidental  wherf 
fir<l  si'iMi.  She  may,  alTcr  a  few  minutes,  be  seen  eiiii. 
liiudy  (enluring  to  rotnrn,  which  is  at  length  done  with 
nliK'ity ;  then  she  wotilil  takn  a  liurried  turn  or  two 
iriiiuiiiiiind  scud  biclt  again  to  the  shady  bowers  formed 
liy  Oic  river  grass  wliich  grows  up  from  Iho  bolloiu  to 
njiiliin  a  low  feet  of  Iho  surface,  and  attains  to  twelve, 
tiilion,  or  more  feet  in  length.  Again  slio  ventures  forth 
fioin  the  depths;  onJ  if  no  further  cause  of  fenr  pr0J<nt. 
111.  woiilil  gently  sail  into  tlio  placid  circle  of  lier  home, 
I  iiid  *  iih  obvious  sntisfnclion  explore  it  in  every  part. 

Uonidc.i  tho  absolute  pleasure  I  derived  from  vii>iliiig 

I  I'lf  lubititions  of  these  glittering  tonants  of  the  riv.^r, 

I  hiiieini;  over  thom  from  my  little  skilT,  nnd  wntehing 

tlii'ir  every  action,  tliey  IVeipiantly  fiirnishrd  mo  with  a 

I  tiry  iiccc|it,-iblo  nddition  to  my  frugal  table.    Sitiinted  as 

I  m  boarding  liouso  was,  and  all  the  inmntes  of  the  bouse 

liiKily  occupied  in  milling  vegetables  lo  lie  sent  to  mnrkel, 

I  ("It  bill  of  fare  olVered  little  other  clinngc  than  could  1h 

I  prmliirrd  by  varying  the  mode  of  cookery.     Il  was  either 

linulcil  baeiin  and  |K)lntoes,  or  fried  bacon  and  potiitoes, 

•filil  b icon  nnd  potnto«»,  and  k.>  on  nt  least  six  days 

Hi  iif  m-ven.    lint,  ns  soon  ns  I  Ix'caine  acipininled  wit! 

I  ihc  bbils  of  tlio  sun-lisli,  I  procured  a  neat  circular  iron 

I  l»io|itnr  a  net ;  secured  to  it  a  piece  of  nn  old  seine,  and 

|»lifiicvcr  1  desired  to  dine  on/VciA  fish,  it  Was  only  ne 

I  fiMary  111  take  my  skilT,  nnd  push  lier  gently  along  from 

>v  <iiii  I'ihIi  nest  to  niiuUier,  myriads  of  which  miuht  be 

■  taiiliiiii;  all  the  shore.     Tlio  tisli,  of  course,  darted  olV 

I  «st-iiiia  lis  the  iNint  first  draw  near,  nnd  during  this  ilisenen 

ll'mi'l  was  placed  sn  ns  to  rovrr  tlio  nest,  of  tlin  bnltnin 

|i*Kiiiib  Iho  niesbrs  but  slightly  intercepted  llio  view. 

I  llnilliii;  all  things  ipiiol,  and  not  King  disliirUd  by  Ihe 

I  nil.  ihr  finb  would  resume  its  ccnirnlstalio  i,tlie  m^  was 


siiilileiily  raised,  and  tho  captive  ]da<ed  in  the  liont.  In 
a  quarter  of  an  hniir,  1  could  geiieraily  lake  us  many  in 
liiii  w,iy  ns  Would  serve  two  men  ll  r  dinner,  and  whin 
111  acqii.iiiilauee  accidentally  called  lo  we  me,  during  the 
S'.asoii  of  siiii-li,-<h,  il  was  always  in  my  power  to  lessen 
iiiir  depenilcnee  on  the  endless  baeon.  I  could  also  alway.i 
st.leet  the  finest  and  largi'st  of  these  fi.-li,  as  while  slaiiil- 
injr  n|)  ill  Ihe  hunt,  one  eiiuld  -si  e  ii  eoiisiili  ruble  number 
III  once,  mill  thus  elioose  the  best,  .^iieli  was  their  abiiii- 
lance,  that  the  next  day  would  find  nil  the  nest -i  re-oceii- 
piiil.  Another  eireiimstance  conneeted  willi  this  Inallir 
gave  mc  no  small  satisi'netion  ;  the  poor  blacks,  who  could 
rarely  gi  t  time  lor  angling,  soon  learned  how  to  use  my 
net  with  ili'xterily ;  and  llnis,  in  the  oiiliiiary  time  al- 
I'lweil  Ihi'iii  for  (liiiiier,  would  bumiw  il,  run  down  to  the 
lure,  aii'l  catch  some  fish  to  add  to  their  very  moderate 
iillowance. 


NO.  VI. 

AfliT  the  sim-fi.-li,  as  nguljr  niiiinal  vi'iliiils  of"  the 

mall  rivers  iiiiil  ercks  I'oiitaiiiing  sill  or  brackish  water, 

I'anii'  tile  ei-alis  ill  vast  abiindance,  tliiiiigh  liir  a  very  dif- 

.iiriit  piir|iiif'e.     These  Kini;iilii  iy  eoiij^lriuli  d  and  iiiler- 

liiiir  III  iiu;s  rnriiishi'd  iiii'  with  aiiollu  rexi-iHent  snhjeel 
for  oli^irviitiiin  ;  and,  during  llie  period  ul'lli.ir  visililinn, 
my  skitl'was  in  il.iily  reiiuisilioii.  V'kiating along  with  an 
ulinosHnipereeplilile  motion,  a  person  lunl.ing  from  tlii' 
iiiie  miulit  liiive  sii|i|>osed  her  enlirily  aihill ;  liir  as  i 
wa.s  ftritehed  at  full  lenglli  aerosii  the  seals,  in  order  ti. 
bring  iiiv  siii"hl  as  close  to  Ihi;  water  ns  possible  witiiuul 
iiieoiiveiiieiiee,  lui  one  would  have  ohsi  rved  my  pre-.-eiiei 
from  a  lillle  ui.-ianee.  'I'lie  crabi  hi  long  to  a  very  exleii- 
iive  tribe  of  beings,  which  carry  their  ukiUhns  on  Ihi 
(ivlsiilr  of  their  bodies,  instead  of  witliin;  and  of  iici'es- 
itv  tlie  llesliy,  muscular,  or  moving  power  of  the  boily, 
is  placed  in  n  situation  the  rever.se  of  what  occurs  in  am 
nials  of  n  higher  order,  wliieli  have  inleiiial  skeletons  nr 
olid  t'rames  lo  their  systems.  This  peciiliarily  of  the 
erustaei'ons  nnimids  and  vai  inns  other  beings,  is  attended 
with  one  appari  nt  ineonvenienee;  when  they  have  grown 
large  eniingli  to  fill  their  shell  or  skeli'lon  coiiipb  lely, 
they  cannot  grow  t'artlier,  because  tlie  skelelun  bt  ing  ex- 
tern J,  is  incapable  of  enlargement.  'I'o  obviate  this  dilli- 
eulty,  the  .\iithor  of  nature  has  endowed  them  with  llif 
power  of  easting  olV  the  eiilire  shell,  iiiereasing  in  size, 
and  ioriiiing  another  equally  hard  and  perliMl,  liir  severul 
seasou.-i  suecessively,  until  the  greatest  or  iiia.viiiiuin  siy.i 
is  attained,  when  the  change  or  sloiigiiiii^-  ceases  to  be 
iieeess.iry,  Ihiiiith  il  is  nut  iilw,iy.s  discniliiiiied  on  thai 
leeoiuit.  To  undergo  liiis  change  with  gre:;ler  case  and 
security,  the  (Tabs  seek  retired  and  peueel'ul  wati  r--,  such 
as  tlie  iieaiitii'ul  creek  1  have  k'cn  speaking  of,  wliose 
clear,  sandy  shores  are  rarely  di-4lnrhed  by  waves  causing 
nore  lliaii  a  pleasing  murmur,  and  where  tlie  number  of 
eiieiiiies  inii.st  be  far  less  in  pi'o|H)rtion  than  in  the  bois- 
teriiin  waters  of  the  (.'ln'sapcake,  their  great  place  ol 
concourse.  From  the  first  day  of  their  arrival  in  the  hit- 
t<r  part  of-Innc,  until  the  time  of  tiieir  departure,  wliieh 
in  this  criM'U  occurred  towards  the  lir.st  of  August,  it  was 
astoiiiihing  to  witness  tliu  vast  mullitud(2D  which  Hocked 
towards  tlic  head  of  the  stream. 

It  is  not  until  they  have  been  fiir  some  time  In  the 
creek,  lliat  the  moult  or  sloughing  generally  commences. 
I'hey  mny  Ik;  then  observed  gradn.illy  coining  closer  in 
.shore,  to  where  tlie  sand  is  fine,  tiiirly  cx|io.se(l  lo  the  tun, 
nnd  •  slinit  distance  fartJier  out  than  tliu  lowest  water 
murk,  ns  Uiey  must  always  liaro  at  luust  n  dcpUi  of  tlireo' 
or  four  inches  water  upon  them. 

The  individual  having  sell  eleil  his  place,  becomes  per 
feelly  quiescent,  nnd  no  change  is  olwervcd  during  Rome 
hours  but  a  sort  of  swelling  nbnig  the  edges  of  the  great 
iijipcr  shell  at  it.'<  back  part.  After  a  time  this  |>osterinr 
edge  of  the  shell  becomes  fnirly  discngngi  d  like  the  lid 
of  a  chest,  nnd  now  tho  more  didicull  work  of  withdrnwiiig 
llie  great  claws  from  their  cnses,  wliieh  every  one  re. 
collects  to  lie  vastly  larger  nt  their  exirrmilies  nnd  be. 
tween  the  joints  tliim  tlio  joints  themselves.  A  still 
greater  apparent  dillicu'ty  presents  in  the  sliechling  of  the 
sort  of  tendon  wliieh  is  placed  within  the  nuuclef.  Nev. 
erthe'css,  the  Author  of  n,ituro  has  adapted  them  lo  the 
ie(!oin|lisSmcnt  of  nil  this.  Tim  disproportionnte  sired 
elawB  undergo  a  peculiar  softening,  whieli  enables  the 
I  r.ib,  by  a  very  steadily  contiiiiieil,  scarcely  |>erceptible 
I'lVort,  tu  pull  them  out  of  their  shells,  uiid  the  business 
is  ciimplel'ed  hy  the  separation  of  the  eomph'.x  parts  about 
Iho  mouth  mill  eyes.  'J'lie  crab  now  slips  out  from  Iho 
slongli,  M  tiling  near  it  on  the  sand.  It  is  now  eovired 
liy  n  soil,  perfectly  llexible  skin;  and  though  possessing 
precisely  llie  same  form  nsls'liire,  seems  ineapable  of  Ihi 
slilihl'  It  I'M  rli.iii.     Niitwillmtiinding  that  sueh  i  i  i|«  eon, 


dilion,  while  you  are  gazing  on  this  helpless  creature,  it 
is  sinking  in  Ihe  line  loose  sand,  and  in  a  short  time  in 
(•(ivered  up  siiirieii-nlly  to  eseapo  the  observation  of  cnrc- 
less  or  illl  xpirieiieed  observers.  Meither  cun  one  say  how 
this  is  ell'eeled,  allhnugh  it  oeeur.5  under  their  immediato 
uliservation;  the  motions  employed  to  produce  the  dis- 
plaeeiiii  lit  of  the  sand  are  too  slight  to  Ih;  a[)preciated, 
Ihoiiih  il  is  most  probably  owing  to  a  grailual  lateral 
motion  of  Ihe  body  by  which  the  ssnd  is  displaced  in  tho 
centre  biiieatli,  and  thus  gradually  fnreed  up  at  the  sides 
until  it  liills  over  and  covers  the  crab.  Kxnmino  him 
wilhiii  twelve  hours,  and  yon  will  find  the  skin  becoming 
iibniit  as  hard  ns  fine  writing  paper,  producing  n  similar 
craekliiii,f  if  enmpressed ;  twelve  liourK  later  the  shell  is 
sullieiently  slill'eiicd  to  require  some  slight  force  to  Is.nd 
it,  and  the  crab  is  said  lo  be  in  Inicktotn,  as  in  the  first 
-itage  it  was  in  paper.  It  is  .still  helpli  ss,  nnd  otfers  no 
resislance;  but  nt  the  vm\  of  thirty-six  In  iirs,  it  sliowi 
lliat  its  natural  inslincts  are  in  aetioii,  and  by  the  time 
liirly-i  iglit  liimrs  have  elapsed,  the  crab  is  restoied  to  tho 
exercise  of  all  his  functions.  I  have  stated  the  above  aa 
llic  piri'icls  ill  wliieh  llii'  singes  of  the  nionlt  ari^  iieiKim. 
pli.-lii  d,  but  I  have  often  (diseived  thi.t  the  ri.pidily  of  this 
pn.iess  is  very  niiieli  di')iendent  ii)/oii  the  lemperalure, 
uiiil  e>piri:illy  upon  siinsbinc.  A  cold,  cluiiily,  raw,  unil 
ili.'':n:n  cable  spell  happening  nt  this  period,  llioiigli  by  no 
means  ifimmim,  will  retard  the  operation  coiisiibrably, 
jiriilraitiiig  the  inriod  of  helplessness.  This  is  the  linr- 
vest  .•^easiiii  of  the  white  fisherniaii  and  of  the  imor  sluvo. 
The  In/.ie^l  of  the  former  arc  now  in  full  nelivity,  wading 
ulijiig  the  shore  t"r(jin  morning  till  iiighi,  dragging  n  small 
boat  aller  them,  and  holding  in  the  oilier  liaiid  a  forked 
olii  k  with  wliich  they  raise  the  crabs  I'roiii  the  .sand,  'i'ho 
period  during  which  the  crabs  remain  in  Ihe  paper  sluto 
is  so  short,  that  great  activity  is  rinnired  to  gather  a 
sul'ieieiit  number  to  take  to  inurket,  but  the  price  at 
wlii  h  lliey  arc  sold  is  sullicient  lo  awaken  all  the  cupidity 
of  the  erabbi  is.  Two  (billars  a  dozen  is  by  no  means  nn 
uncommon  pi  ice  fiir  tliein,  when  tlie  sensoii  first  cornea 
on;  tliey  subseiiueutly  come  down  to  a  dollar,  and  evti. 
to  liny  cents,  at  nny  of  which  rales  the  tiinible  of  cu\. 
lecliiig  lliem  is  well  paid.  Theslavi's  senreli  for  them  at 
night,  and  then  are  obliged  to  kindle  a  fire  of  piiic-knoln 
on  the  bow  of  the  boat,  which  strongly  illuminates  tho 
surrounding  water,  nnd  enables  theiu  to  discover  the 
crabs.  Soil  crabs  are,  with  great  propriety,  regarded  oh 
an  (xqiiisilo  treat  hy  those  who  are  fond  of  such  eating; 
and  tlioiigli  many  persons  are  unable  lo  use  crabs  or  lol>. 
sters  in  any  lorm,  there  are  lew  who  taste  of  tliu  soft 
crabs  vvilhout  being  willing  lo  recur  to  them.  As  an  ar- 
ticle of  luxury  tliey  are  scarcely  known  north  of  the 
( 'hesapeake,  tliuugh  tliere  is  nothing  to  pr(!vent  them  from 
lieiiig  used  lo  considerable  extent  in  Philadelphia,  es|)0. 
cially  since  the  oiH'ning  of  the  C'liesaiieake  and  Delaware 
anal.  'I'lie  siunmer  of  l(^aU  1  had  the  finest  sotlcrnbH 
from  llallimore.  They  arrived  at  tlic  market  in  the  after- 
noon, were  fried  according  to  rule,  and  placed  in  a  tin 
butler  kettle,  then  covered  for  an  inch  or  two  with  melt- 
ed lard,  and  put  on  board  the  slcam  lioat  which  left  Dol- 
tiinorc  at  five  o'clock  the  sanio  »'.>cruoon.  The  next  morn- 
ing liefuro  ten  o'clock  they  were  in  Philadelphin,  and  at 
one  they  were  served  up  ut  dinner  in  Ucrmantown.  Tho 
only  diliiculty  in  the  way  is  that  of  having  persona  (o  at. 
tend  to  tlicir  procuring  and  trajisniission,aB  when  conked 
directly  after  Uioy  arrive  at  market,  and  furworded  witU 

little  lU'Iay  aa  above  mantionod,  tlioro  iit  do  danger  of 
their  being  tho  least  injured. 

At  Qtlier  seasons,  wlMin  tho  crabs  did  not  come  close 
to  tho  shore,  I  derived  much  amusement  by  taking  them 
in  tho  deep  water.  This  is  always  caaily  elfected  by  tho 
aid  of  proper  bait ;  B  leg  of  chicken,  niooo  of  any  raw 
meat,  or  a  salted  or  spoiled  herring,  tied  to  a  twine  string 
of  Buflicieiit  length,  nnd  n  hand  net  of  eonvcnient  siie, 
is  nil  thai  is  necessary.  'Vou  tlirow  out  your  line  nnd 
bail,  or  yon  fix  ns  many  lines  to  your  boat  ns  you  please, 
and  in  a  short  time  you  see,  by  the  straightening  of  tho 
line,  that  the  liait  has  lieeu  seized  by  a  crnh,  who  is  try- 
ing lo  make  oft"  with  it.  yaw  then  place  you»  net  where 
it  ean  conveniently  be  picked  up,  and  commence  steadily 
but  gently  to  draw  in  your  line,  until  you  have  brought 
the  crnh  suftieiently  near  the  surffaee  lo  distinguish  him ; 
if  you  di-aw  him  nearer,  ho  will  see  you  and  immediately 
let  go,  otherwise  his  greediness  anil  Toracilr  will  make 
him  cling  to  his  prey  tu  tliu  last.  Holding  tlie  line  in  tbo 
left  hand,  you  now  dip  your  net  edge  forrmnst  into  tho 
water  nt  some  distance  n-om  tlie  line,  carry  it  down  |)er- 
jM'ndienlnrly  until  it  is  five  or  si.x  iiiclies  lower  than  tlio 
crab,  mill  then  with  u  sudden  turn  nut  bring  it  directly 
hetliie  him,  nnd  \\\\  up  nt  the  same  time.  Your  pri/e  is 
geiiernlly  secured,  if  your  net  be  at  all  proiierly  ("leed; 
lor  .,s  soon  ns  he    is  nlirmcd,  he  lufclixs  direelly  down- 


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warclK,  mill  is  roccivrti  in  (li«  hug  of  llic  nut.  It  in  lu'lti-r 
tn  liavn  ii  little  wnttr  in  tlic  Uittoni  of  tliu  iKial  to  lliniiv 
them  into,  iis  thry  nre  Ciisicr  cniptieii  out  of  the  net,  iil- 
wuys  lotlin-r  jjo  when  hold  over  the  water.  This  a  pooil 
cruhhtT  never  torgets,  and  should  he  tinliickily  Im-  seized 
hy  a  larjre  erah,  ho  liohU  him  over  the  water  and  is  tVeed 
at  onci",  though  he  loses  his  game.  When  not  held  over 
the  water,  they  hito  sonietinies  with  dreadt'ul  ohstinacy, 
und  I  have  neon  it  n<iceK.sury  to  crush  the  loreeps  or 
cluwM  bctbro  oiU3  eould  be  induced  to  let  go  the  tingersol' 
a  boy.  A  |>oor  black  fellow  also  placed  himself  in  un 
awkward  situation ;  tlie  erah  sc'ized  liiin  by  a  tinger  of 
his  right  hand,  but  he  was  unwilling  to  lose  his  captive 
by  liolding  him  over  tlic  water,  instead  of  which  he  at- 
tempted to  scr.urjc  the  other  claw  with  his  left  hand,  while 
he  tried  to  crush  tJio  biting  claw  Iwtween  liis  teeth.  In 
doiug  this,  he  somehow  relaxed  his  left  hand,  and  with 
the  other  claw,  tlie  cra^-  seizi^  \taoT  Jem  by  his  under 
lip,  which  wius  hy  no  means  a  thin  one,  and  forceil  him 
to  roar  with  pain.  With  some  ditReuity  he  was  free<l 
from  bis  tormentor,  but  it  was  several  days  iK'liirc  he 
ceased  to  excite  laughter,  as  the  severe  hito  was  followed 
by  a  swelling  of  the  lip,  which  imparted  a  most  ludicrout 
cxpressiou  to  a  uaturally  comical  counluiiunoa 


NO.  VII. 

On  the  first  arrival  of  tlie  crabs,  when  they  throng  the 
shoals  of  the  creeks  in  vast  crowds,  ns  heretotorc  men- 
tioued,  a  very  summary  way  of  taking  them  is  resorted 
to  by  the  country  people,  and  for  a  purpose  that  few  would 
•aspect  without  having  witnessed  it.  They  use  a  tliree 
l>rongcd  fork  or  gig  msdo  for  tliis  sport,  attached  to  a 
long  handle  ;  the  crabber  sfcuiding  up  in  tlio  skiff,  pushes 
it  along  until  he  is  over  s  large  collection  of  crabs,  and 
then  strikes  his  spear  among  them.  Hy  this  several  are 
transfixed  at  once  and  lifted  into  the  boat,  and  the  o|icra 
tion  is  re|ieated  until  enough  have  licon  taken.  The  pur 
4Jose  to  which  they  aro  to  Im  applied  is  to  feed  the  hogs, 
which  very  soon  learn  to  coliect  in  waiting  U|K)n  tlu: 
beach  when  the  crab  siicaring  is  going  on.  Although 
these  bristly  gentry  appear  to  devour  almost  nil  sorts  of 
food  with  great  relish,  it  seemed  to  mo  that  they  regard- 
ed the  crabs  us  a  most  luxurious  lianipui ;  and  it  was 
tridy  amusing  to  see  the  grunters,  when  tlio  rrahs  were 
thrown  on  shore  for  them,  and  were  scam|>ering  olV  in 
various  directions,  seizing  them  in  spite  of  their  threat 
eiiiiig  claws,  holding  them  down  with  ono  I'oot,  and 
Bjicndily  reducing  them  to  a  sUile  of  helple»sness  by  break- 
ing otf  their  toreeps.  Such  a  eruneliing  anil  cracking  of 
tho  unfortunate  eralis  I  nevi;r  have  witnessed  since;  and 
I  niiglit  have  commiserated  them  more,  had  nut  I  known 
tliat  death  in  some  form  or  other  was  continually  await- 
ing them,  and  that  their  devimrers  wero  ail  destined  to 
meet  their  fate  in  a  few  months  in  the  stye,  and  thence 
through  the  smoke  house  to  bt!  placed  u|Hin  our  table. 
Un  tho  shores  of  the  l'hcsa|H-ako  I  have  caught  crabs  in 
«  way  cnminoidy  employed  by  all  those  who  are  unpro- 
vided with  boats  and  nets.  This  is  to  have  u  forked  stick 
and  a  baited  lino,  with  whieli  the  erabU-r  wades  out  us 
tnt  as  he  thinks  fit,  ami  then  throws  out  his  line.  As 
soon  as  he  finds  he  has  a  bite,  ho  draws  tho  lino  in,  cau- 
tiously litling  hut  a  very  little  from  the  iHitlom.  As  soon 
as  it  is  near  enough  to  iio  fairly  in  reach,  he  ((uickly,  yet 
with  as  little  niovcuent  »s  (lossible,  secures  the  crab  liy 
pl.tcing  tho  forked  stick  across  his  body  and  pressing  him 
against  tin'  s.ind.  lie  must  then  stoop  <lown  and  t^ike 
hold  of  tliii  crab  by  tho  two  (losterior  swiunning  li'gs,  so 
as  tn  avoid  lieing  seized  by  the  claws.  Slioulil  he  ni>l 
wish  to  carry  eaili  crab  ashore  as  ho  eatidies  it,  ho  pin- 
ions or  K/Mimr/x  (as  the  fishermen  call  it)  them.  This  is 
a  very  elleetual  mode  of  disabling  them  from  using  their 
biting  eliws,  yet  it  is  eortainly  not  the  most  humane 
oiNiration;  it  is  done  by  taking  the  first  of  the  sharp. 
iwinled  feet  of  each  side,  and  forcing  it  in  tor  tlie  length 
of  the  joint  liehind  the  moveable  joint  or  thumb  of  the 
opposite  biting  claw.  The  cralw  ale  then  strung  upon  h 
string  or  wytlie,  and  olloived  to  hang  in  the  w.iter  until 
the  erablicr  desists  from  liis  necnpatioiis.  In  lliu  previous 
article  cralm  were  H|Miken  of  as  curious  and  interesting, 
and  the  n^ader  may  not  consider  the  particulars  thus  fur 
ffiircn  as  Iwing  |iurtieulurly  so.  l'erlia|M,  when  he  takes 
Ihein  altogether,  ho  will  agree  that  they  have  as  inucli 
that  is  curious  nliout  their  cjinslriictioii  us  almost  any 
animal  wu  have  mentioned,  and  in  the  inti'resling  iletuils 
we  have  oa  yet  made  but  a  single  step. 

The  circumstance  of  the  extitrnal  skeleton  has  liorn 
moillionetl,  but  who  would  ex|inat  an  animal,  as  low  in 
the  scale  as  a  erub,  to  bo  furnislii^d  with  ten  or  twelve 
imir  of  jaws  to  its  mouth  f  Yet  such  is  the  fiict,  and  all 
Ihesa  variously  oonstrueted  pieces  are  provideil  with  ap- 


propriate muscles,  unil  move  in  a  manner  which  can 
scarcely  be  explained,  though  it  may  lie  very  rea<lily 
coniprehciidcd  when  once  observed  in  living  nature.  Kut, 
after  all  the  complexity  of  the  jaws,  where  VN'ould  an  in- 
i'X|K'rienecd  |n  rsoii  look  liir  their  leclli .'  surely  not  in  the 
stomach  ?  Nevcitlicless,  such  is  their  situation ;  and  these 
arc  not  mere  ap|)eiidages,  that  are  called  teeth  by  courte- 
sy, but  stout  regular  grinding  teeth,  with  a  light  brown 
surface,  'i'hey  are  not  only  within  the  stomach,  but  fixed 
to  a  cartilage  nearest  to  its  lower  extremity,  so  that  the 
t'ooil,  unlike  that  of  other  creatures,  is  submitted  to  the 
action  of  the  teeth  as  it  is  passing /rom  the  stomach;  in- 
stead of  iK'ing  chewed  iK'fore  it  is  swallowed.  In  some 
s|K'cies  the  teeth  arc  live  in  nuiiilHT ;  but  throughout  this 
class  of  animals  the  .same  general  principle  of  eoiistriic- 
tion  may  lie  obsiTved.  Drabs  and  their  kiiulred  have  no 
bruin,  U'cause  they  arc  not  re<iuired  to  reason  u|mn  what 
they  observe ;  they  have  a  nervous  system  excellently 
suited  to  their  iikmIc  of  life,  and  its  knots  or  ganglia  send 
out  nerves  to  the  organs  of  s(;iise,  digestion,  motion,  &C. 
The  senses  of  these  beings  arc  very  acute,  especially  their 
sight,  hearing  and  Hiiiell.  Most  of  my  readers  liuve  lieurd 
of^  crabs'  eyes,  or  have  seen  these  organs  in  the  animal 
on  the  end  of  two  little  projecting  knobs,  aliovo  and  on 
each  side  of  tho  mouth;  lew  of  them,  however,  have  seen 
the  crab's  ear,  yet  it  is  very  easily  found,  and  is  a  little 
triangular  bump  placed  near  the  base  of  tlie  feelers.  1'his 
bump  has  a  ineiiibranc  stretched  over  it,  and  communi- 
cates with  a  small  cavity,  which  is  the  internal  ear.  The 
organ  of  smell  is  not  so  easily  demonstrated  as  that  of 
hearing,  though  the  evidence  of  their  jiosscssing  the  sense 
to  un  uciite  degree  is  readily  attainable.  A  Cierman  na 
tiiralist  inferred,  from  the  tiiet  of  the  nerve  corres|>onding 
to  the  olfactory  nerve  in  man  being  distributed  to  the  an 
tcnnip,  in  insects,  that  the  antenna)  wero  the  organs  of 
smell  in  them.  C'uvier  and  others  suggest  that  a  similar 
arrangement  may  exist  in  the  eriistacea.  To  satisfy  my 
self  whether  it  wus  so  or  not,  I  lately  dissected  a  small 
lobster,  and  was  delighted  to  find  that  the  first  pair  of 
nerves  actually  went  to  tho  antenna',  and  gave  |)ositive 
support  to  the  opinion  mentioned.  I  state  this,  not  to 
claim  credit  for  ascertaining  the  truth  or  inaccuracies  of 
a  suggestion,  but  with  a  view  of  inviting  the  reader  to  do 
the  same  in  all  cases  of  doubt.  Wliere  it  is  iiossilile  to 
refer  to  naliire  for  the  actual  condition  of  facts,  learned 
aul/ioiilies  give  ine  no  uneasiness.  If  I  finil  that  the 
structure  licarsout  their  opinions,  it  is  more  satisliictory ; 
when  it  convicts  them  of  absurdity,  it  saves  much  fruit- 
leas  reading,  us  well  us  the  troublu  of  shuking  off  preju- 
dices. 

The  first  timn  my  attention  was  culled  to  tho  extreme 
acuteness  of  sight  |H)sses.scd  by  these  animals,  wus  during 
a  walk  along  the  flats  of  L<ing  Island,  reaching  to- 
wards tJovernor's  Islunil  in  New  York.  A  vast  number 
of  the  small  land  crabs,  called  fiddhrs  by  the  boys  (gecjir- 
cinus,)  occupy  burrows  or  caves  dug  in  the  marshy  soil 
whence  they  come  out  and  go  for  some  distance,  cither 
in  search  of  fisid  or  to  sun  theinselvcs.  Iioiig  liefore  I 
approached  close  enough  to  see  their  forms  with  distinct 
■less,  they  wero  Keniii|K'riiig  towards  their  holes,  into 
whieJi  they  plunged  with  a  tolerablo  certainty  of  esca|)e; 
these  retreuts  Uiiig  of  considerable  depth,  and  olU'ii  eom- 
inunicuting  with  eueli  other,  as  well  as  nearly  filled  with 
water.  *^ii  endeavouring  cautiously  to  approach  some 
others,  it  wus  ipiite  amusing  to  observe  their  vigilance ; 
to  BOO  them  slowly  change  [sisition,  and  from  lying  ex- 
tended in  the  sun,  iK'ginniiig  to  gather  tliemselves  iijt  liir 
a  start  should  it  prove  necessary ;  at  length  standing  up 
as  it  wi're  on  tiptoe,  and  raising  their  |ii'duiieiilaled  eyes 
as  high  us  possible.  One  ipiick  step  on  the  part  of  the 
inilividual  approaching  wus  enough — away  they  would 
go,  with  u  celerity  which  must  ap|sMir  surprising  to  any 
one  who  had  not  previously  witnessed  it.  What  is  nioie 
remarkable,  they  |>osscss  the  (wwer  of  moving  equally 
wi'll  with  any  part  of  the  iHxIy  fiireniost,  so  tliat  when 
endeavouring  to  esen|K>,  they  will  siKhlenly  durt  otf  to 
ono  side  or  the  other,  without  lurning  round,  und  thus 
eludu  pursuit.  My  observutions  U|xiii  tho  crustiiecoiis 
unimuls  have  extended  through  many  yours,  and  in  very 
various  situations  ;  and  fbrtliu  sake  of  making  the  gene- 
ral view  of  their  qualities  more  salisfactory,  I  will  goon 
to  state  what  I  remarked  of  snnio  of  the  genera  anil  8|m-- 
cies  in  the  West  Indies,  wlieru  they  are  exceedingly  nil. 
mcrousand  various.  The  greater  pro|>ortion  of  the  genera 
feed  on  animal  matter,  es|ieeiiilly  ulV'r  decom|Nwitioii  has 
Is'gun ;  a  large  number  are  exclusively  confined  to  the 
deep  waters,  and  approach  tho  shoals  and  lands  only  during 
the  spawning  season.  Many  live  in  tlic  seu,  but  daily 
jHiss  many  hours  u|niii  the  rocky  shores  tbr  the  pleasure 
of  basking  in  the  sun;  others  live  in  marshy  or  moist 
ground,  at  a  considerable  distance  fVuin  tlie  water,  iind 


feed  |irineipnlly  on  vegetable  fiiod,  cs|H'eially  the  ,„^^j 
cnnc,  of  which  they  are  extremely  ilcstructivc.  (iii,,.,, 
again  reside  habitiinlly  on  the  hills  or  nioiuitnirin, 
visit  the  sea  only  once  n  year  for  the  purpose  of  ili|vj,iiii|. 
their  eggs  in  the  sand.  All  those  which  reside  in  i,,,;'' 
rows  made  in  moist  ground,  and  those  coming  dailv  f.ii 
the  riMjks  to  iHisk  in  the  sun,  jiartieipnte  in  almut  an  I'liiui 
degree  in  the  qualities  of  vigilance  and  swiftness.  Mam 
u  breuthlcss  rucc  have  I  run  in  vain,  attempting  tn  inti,'. 
cept  them, and  prevent  their  escaping  into  the  sea.  Many 
an  hour  of  cautious  and  solicitous  endeuvoiirtu  steal  hikiJ, 
them  nnobserved,  bus  lioen  frustrated  by  lliHir  long  sjjiii. 
ed  wutchfulncss ;  and  several  times,  when,  by  c  striin,. 
cure  and  cunning  upproaches,  I  have  actually  succcidtj 
in  getting  iHlwecn  a  fine  specimen  und  the  sea,  mid  luj 
fiill  liojie  of  driving  him  fiirther  inland,  have  till  niy  an. 
tici|iations  lieen  ruined  by  the  wonderl'iil  suiltmss  i.f 
their  flight,  or  the  surprising  facility  with  « liiih  tl,.,, 
would  dart  ofl'  in  the  very  opposite  direction,  nl  tlii'  viry 
moment  I  fi'lt  almost  sure  of  my  prize.  One  ilav,  In  pr. 
tieular,  I  saw  on  a  fiat  rock,  which  afi'orded  a  fine  siiniiiii; 
place,  the  most  iH'autiful  crab  I  had  ever  IkIicIiI.  Ii  u\i~, 
of  tlie  largest  size,  and  would  have  covered  a  lari;c  din. 
ner  plate,  most  iK'uutifully  coloured  with  bright  criin»in 
liclow,  and  a  variety  of  tints  of  blue,  purple,  ami  frriin 
ulmvc;  it  wus  just  such  a  speeinien  as  could  iint  liill  ii, 
excite  all  the  solicitude  of  a  collector  to  obtain,  |)ui,  ji 
was  not  in  the  least  deficient  in  the  art  of  sclf-prescns. 
tion;  my  most  cnreful  nianniuvres  proved  incflectiiiil,anj 
all  my  efforts  only  enabled  me  to  see  enough  of  it  ii, 
augment  my  regrets  to  a  high  degree.  Sulisequcmly  [ 
saw  a  similar  individual  in  the  collection  of  a  rcsidciii; 
this  had  been  killed  against  the  rocks  during  a  vinliia 
hurricane,  witli  very  slight  injury  to  its  shell.  I  ntfi'ml 
higli  rewards  to  the  black  |K'ople  if  they  would  lirini;  iiip 
such  a  one,  but  the  most  cxjH'rt  among  tlieiu  siiinnl  in 
think  it  an  unpromising  search,  as  they  knew  ofnovvsr 
of  capturing  tliem.  If  I  had  lM>en  supplied  with  sraiu 
|K)wdcr  of  mix  vomica  with  which  to  poison  sonic  meii, 
1  might  have  succccdciL 


NO.  VIII. 

Tho  fiecl  running  crab  (cy|KMla  pugilafor,)  mrntiiflfd  I 
ns  living  in  burrows  dug   in  a  moist  soil,  and  pn  11113 
chiefly  cm  the  sugar  cane,  is  justly  regarded  as  iini'  ni'ilu 
most  iiiixioos  pests  that  can  infest  a  plantation.    Tliiii  I 
burrows  extend  to  a  great  depth,  and  run  in  various  ili.  | 
rections;  they  arc  also,  like  those  of  our  fiddlers,  nrarlv 
full  of  iiiiidily  water,  so  that,  when  these  maraniUrs  nniv 
phiiiip  into  their  dens,  they  may  he  considered  as  ciilin'i 
lieyoiiil  pursuit.     Their   numlicrs  are  so  great,  iinil  t!;n 
inulti|ily  ill  such  numbers,  ns  in  some  si'asons  to  ilrstrm 
a  largo  pro|>ortion  of  a  sugar  crop,  and  soinetiincs  llint  I 
ravages,  combined  with  those  of  the  rats  and  other  |i|iin- 
dercrs,  nro  absolutely  ruinous  to  the  sen-side  planters.   1  I 
was  shown,  by  the  superinteiideiil  of  a  place  thus  inlisl. 
cd,  u  great  quantity  of  cane  utterly  killed  by  llHscrm 
tiires,  which  cut  it  ofl'  in  u  |K'Culiar  manner,  in  urdir  In  I 
suck  tho  juice;  and  ho  assured  ine  that,  during  flat  mi- 
sou,  the  crop  would  be  two  thirds  less  than  its  nvcrafc. 
solely  owing  to  the  inroiids  of  the  crabs  and  rats,  wliiili 
if  jHissible  are  still  more  numerous.     It  was  to  inenn  ir 
resistible  source  of  amusement  to  observe  the  air  (if  spile  I 
and  vexation  with  which  ho  8|Kike  of  the  crabs;  tlienls 
he  could  shisit,  jKiison,  or  drive  off  for  u  time  with  di>|."<. 
Hut  the  erubs  would  not  cat  his  isiison,  while  sugar lanc  I 
was  growing;  the  dogs  could  only  chase  them  iiidillirii 
holes;  and  if',  in  helpless  irritation,  lie  soineliiiu's  llml 
his  gun  at   a  cluster  of  them,  the  shot  only  raltliil  nut 
their  shells  like  hail  against  a  window.     It  is  truly  ilisirr 
ble  that  some  summary  inmle  of  lessening  their  nii'iilri  I 
ciiidd  Ih'  devised,  and  it  is  prohuble  thnt  this  will  lie  M 
etVeeted  by  |<oison,  as  it  may  be  |M>ssiblc  to  obliiin  a  lull 
sufficiently  attractive  to  ensnare  them.     S|K'cieH  el' lliis  | 
genus  are  fiiiind  in  various  parts  of  our  country,  um- 
especially  towards  the   Hoiitli.    Alioiit  ('a|io  Aliiy,  imi  j 
friends  may  liiive  excellent  op|>ortiiiiities  of  tesliiinllif  | 
truth  of  what  is  said  of  their  swillness  and  vigilaiiro. 
The  land  crab,  which  is  eoinmnn  to  many  ef'tlu"  Woil  I 
ndiu  islands,  is  more  generally   known  as  the  Jaiiinin 
crab,  iRM-anso  it  has  bii'n  most  fVi-quently  descrilicd  fmni 
observation  in  that  island.     Wherever  found,  they  Ime 
nil  the  habit  of  living,  during  great  |mrt  of  the  ycor,  111 
tho  highlanils,  where  they  |ias8  the  day  time,  eimmlnl 
in  huts,  cavities,  and  under  stones,  and  come  out  at  nielli  1 
fiir  their  fiiod.    They  nro  remarkable  fiir  eolliTliiie  in  | 
vast  Isxlies,  and  marching  annually  to  the  sen  siilr,  m 
order  to  de|Misit  their  eggs  in  the  siuiil ;  and  this  ariiun 
pliHlied,  they  riiliil  n  to  their  former  nlHiiles,  if  iiiiilisliirlkil 
I'lu'y  cominenee  tlicir  march  in  t)ie  night,  and  luuvoia  I 


msslllll',  I'll'  'I'O" 

i;,r  llif  use  of  till 

fitnrd  inareli  t 

llie  JHiniiward  joi 

,,[f  wi'ak,  exiiaiis 

iii»  ilii'  crabs,  I 

iiiiiilia'iiioyaiice 

nitrnvarils,  from 

um  I  risiiled  in 

liiiiidreil  yards 

liiviiijr  in  clear  w 

liiici,  ilistaiit  aboil 

lii>  liiiiises  in  the 

was  rvidi'iil   from 

rolUil  (ilf  the  door 

lircav    Oiir  sleep 

»jsi's|H'cially  in  t 

lidit'lill'iilly  wiiriii, 

raihir  large, did  ih 

Mivas[«.ovidcd« 

a  mus<]iiito  bar  or 

twapc  from  variou 

impiislii'd  the  ligl 

«■  hiaril,  in  varioi 

noisos.    It  appeare 

I  lilts  were  trailed  nl 

1'  climbing  up  by  f 

qurntly  soinetliing 

train  sncli  elevution 

I  ciiliar  chirping  nois 

ffltircly  inex|iericn 

111'  lliiisc  who  have 

tiv  sonic  uiiaccoiinti 

iiiiadors  iH'gan  to  a 

I  ijiiilo  liar  was  secui 

uid  they  were  den 

liinililos  to  the  floor 

Inas.    Towards   df 

llif  laoriii'ig  no  trni 

I  ci'iml.    On  nientio 

lliis  nncturnal  distil 

I  rallril  generally  the 

liar  lialiit  he  has  of 

into  aa  empty  shell 

iinlil  lie  outgrows  it, 

N'lt  cli(i(ising  to  jKis 

was  taken  to 

j  kiiiickliigs  were  then 

llk'liousi'.     I  baited 

iinl,  and  placed  it  1 

innrning,  found  it   Ii 

iMin  flic  largest  sis 

dona  to  such  as  w 

I  Hire  was  a  fine  colic 

.'oiisidcriilile  variety 

I  mil  llic  dilfcrcut  slid 

I  lilt  nisclves. 

Tlic  soltlier,  or  her 
I  a(l.i|ilt'il  shell,  prcseni 
Ifiilorable  family  resei 
I  hoKcver,  are  very  sli< 
I  tilli  liard  shell  only 
I  cipiisi'il  or  protruded. 
1 1)1'  iIk  luiily,  is  covert 
I  louards  a  small  cxtri 
J  Mil'  a|i|)aratiis,  ciiabl 
jjivrllinsr.  .Along  the 
loiillic  back,  there  ur 
llrailwl  fiir  the  same  |i 
I  *MJua  of  a  shell,  it 
I  |iiill  tlic  crab  out,  tlioi 
hl«'ll»ill  quickly  iiid 
l"flcot«rii  taken  solelj 
|«!,  and  liciice  you  1 
jlliriaiao  8|K'cics,  eaci 
I  or  jfiuu  of  shell.  T 
I  »licii  of  larger  siie,  i 
Imilrli  used  ns  an  urtic 
I  initilur  conch  fstronil 
Iniilrrobanre  found  ii 
I  liiund  nn  tho  shores  v 
I  •wii  nniHiieil  by  ludiei 
llwliiHiof  these  licuiiti 
ji'l'llieir  iK'iiig  tenuiil 
I'Unlod,  (Ml  display  ill) 
lllii'm  It)  Iw  actively  en 
I  Jaciinj  tliB  linnd  into  1 


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[)„.  iiiosi  <liro<'t  line  Unvnrils  Uk^  ilcstiiicil  |M)iiil.  Sd  oti- 
■miali'l*'  ill'  ''"'y  |Hir«iH'  thin  rmitr,  Hint  lliuy  will  nut  turn 
I  ol'il  I'""  ""y  obslacli-  that  nan  jMissibly  1k^  Hurniimnliil. 
nufiriff  'Ik'  ''''y  t'"'"  ''"^y  "knlk  and  lie  hid  as  riosily  as 
j,|,lc,  lull  lliunsandsii|Min  thoiisuiuls  (irtlii'in  arc  taken 
i;,r  iIk'  11'"'  "'  '''"  table  by  whites  nnd  blacks,  as  (in  their 
vawn'  iiiareli  they  are  very  fat  nnd  of  tine  tinvoiir.  On 
jliplidiiieward  journey,  those  that  have  esen|K'(l  eapliire 
,,rf\v('iik,  exhausted,  and  nnlit  for  use.  Heliire  dismiss- 
iiiirilic  eralis,  1  must  mention  one  uliieli  was  a  snnreeof 
iiiiirli  a'lnoV'i'""''  t"  ""■  'it  first, and  of  ronsiileruble  interest 
attrrwurds,  troiii  (lie  observation  of  its  habits.  At  that 
linK'  I  resided  in  a  house  deli};htfully  sitnateil  nlsnit  two 
liiiiiilroil  yards  from  the  sea,  frontni)r  the  settinjr  sun, 
liiviiii'  ill  eh^ir  woalher  the  lofty  inountuiiis  of  I'orto 
|ii,',i,  distant  alHiut  eifrhty  miles,  in  view,  liike  mo.st  of 
III'  hciiises  in  tlie  island,  ours  had  seen  better  days,  as 
\ns  evident  from  various  breaks  in  the  lloors,  aiijjhs 
lolli'il  "11  ''i*-'  'Inors,  sunken  sills,  nnd  other  indiealioiis  of 
liiav.  Our  sleepins  room,  which  was  on  the  lower  floor, 
«j.<  i's|H'eially  in  this  cnndition;  but  ns  the  weather  was 
dtlichthilly  warm,  a.  few  crucks  and  oiH^nings,  thuiisrli 
ndiiT  large,  did  not  threaten  mucli  inconvenience.  l)ur 
M  was  i^lnvided  with  that  iiidis|X-nsable  accom|>aniiiient, 
a  mus<]iiilo  bar  or  curtain,  to  which  we  wtTC  inilebtcd  tor 
escape  Iroin  various  annoyances.  Scarcely  had  we  ex. 
linfrnished  the  light,  and  comgioscd  ourselves  to  rest,  than 
w  heard,  in  various  parts  of  the  room,  the  most  startliiif; 
nolso«.  It  appeared  as  if  numerous  hard  and  heavy  bo- 
(lii'S  were  trailed  along  the  lUior ;  then  they  sounded  as 
if  climbing  up  by  the  clinirs  and  other  furniture,  nnd  fre- 
quently sniiicthin);  like  a  Inrge  stone  would  tutnlile  down 
Itom  such  elevntions  with  a  loud  noise,  followed  by  a  pe- 
culiar chirping  noise.  What  an  eireettliis  produced  u|)oii 
cniircly  iiiex|ierienccil  strangers,  may  well  lie  imagined 
hr  lliiise  who  have  lieen  siidilenly  waked  np  in  the  dark, 
liy  wnie  iiiiiiceniintiililc  noise  in  the  room.  Finally,  these 
ivaiiors  liegan  to  ascend  the  lied;  hut  happily  the  niiis- 
I  ijuilo  har  was  securely  tucked  inider  the  Ind  all  around, 
mJ  they  were  denied  access,  tliotigh  their  cflorts  ami 
liimlilos  Id  the  floor  produced  no  very  eomfortable  reflec- 
lims.  Towards  daylight  they  lirgan  to  retin%  and  in 
llio  iiioriii'iff  no  trace  of  any  such  visitants  could  be  |H'r- 
cfivTil.  On  mentioning  our  troubles,  wo  were  told  that 
lliisiincliirnal  disturlier  was  only  Ik-rnard  the  Ilerinil, 
calliii  ffeiierally  the  soldier  crab,  |icrhnps  from  the  iieeii- 
iiirlialiil  he  has  of  protecting  his  Isidy  by  thrusting  it 
I  iiiM  an  empty  shell,  which  he  al\erwnrds  carries  alHiut, 
until  he  oiilgrows  it,  when  it  is  relincpiished  for  a  larger. 
Not  I'lidosiiig  to  |>ass  another  night  (piite  so  noisily,  due 
rare  was  taken  to  exclude  Monsieur  Ilernard,  whose 
kniickings  were  thencefoiward  contined  to  the  outside  of 
llic  house.  I  baited  a  large  wire  rat  trap  with  some  corn 
I  iiiral,  and  placed  it  outside  of  the  back  door,  and  in  the 
I  innriiinn;,  found  it  literally  half  filled  with  tliesc  crabs, 
I  from  the  largest  sized  shell  that  could  enter  the  trap, 
dnwa  Id  such  as  worn  not  larger  than  a  hickory  nut. 
\lte  was  a  lino  collection  made  at  once,  atroriling a  very 
auitideruble  variety  in  the  size  and  ngo  of  tlies|H'ciinens, 
I  Mil  (he  dill'ercut  shells  into  which  they  had  introduced 
I  ihciiisclves. 

The  soldier,  or  liermit  crab,  wlicn  withdrawn  fVom  his 
I  uliijilod  shell,  presents  alioiit  the  head  and  claws,  a  con- 
Ifiilfrable  liiiiiily  resemblance  to  llu!  Udisler.  The  claws, 
I  Imi'vcr,  are  very  short  and  broad,  and  the  body  covered 
I  «idj  hard  shell  only  in  that  part  wliieli  is  liable  to  lie 
I tipwrd  or  protruded.  The  |iosteiior  or  alKloininal  |Hirt 
Ivl'llii  luiily,  is  covered  only  by  a  lough  skin,  and  tapers 
I  loK'ards  a  Hiiiall  extremity,  furnished  with  a  sort  of  iHiok- 
liki'  a|i|iaraliis,  enabling  it  to  liohl  on  to  its  factitious 
I ilin'lhnjj.  .Along  the  surface  of  its  abdomen,  ns  well  as 
iillx'liaek,  there  arc  small  projections,  apparently  iii- 
llraJi'd  llir  tlu!  same  pnr|M>se.  When  once  fairly  ill  |>o8. 
Iviuiiiii  (if  a  shell,  it  W(Hild  l)0  quite  a  tlitlicult  inntter  to 
I  {lull  the  crab  out,  though  n  very  little  heat  applied  to  the 
Islrll  will  ipiiekly  induce  him  to  leave  it.  The  shells  they 
I  fleet  are  taken  solely  with  reference  to  their  suitable- 
|i»is,  and  hence  you  nmy  catch  a  considerable  niimln'r  of 
I  till' same  8|H'cies,  each  of  which  is  in  u  ditlbrent  H|iccies 
|«re('niiii  of  HJicll.  The  Nhclla  coinnionly  used  by  them, 
I  »licn  of  larger  size,  are  those  of  the  whilk,  which  are 
I  much  iiwd  ns  nn  article  of  food  by  the  islnndcrs,  or  the 
Imullcr  conch  [stromlmR]  shells.  The  very  young  her- 
I  niit  rrahs  arc  found  in  almost  every  variety  of  Hinnll  shell 
I  found  on  the  shores  of  the  Antilles.  I  have  fre(|ucntlv 
I  kfcii  aniiiw'd  by  ladies  enjferly  engaged  in  making  col- 
IWtiimof  tliesu  licniitillil  littlt^Bliells,  and  nut  dreaming 
liil'tlirir  iH'ing  tenanted  by  a  living  animal,  Ruddiuily 
ImmM,  im  displaying  their  acquisitions,  hy  observing 
|ll«TO  lo  Im  actively  endeavouring  to  esen|Mi ;  or  on  iiitro- 
lilucing  llic  Imnd  into  tlio  rotlculo  to  produce  a  parlieiilnr 


line  s|)ceimeii,  to  receive  a  smart  pinch  from  the  claws  of 
the  little  hermit.  The  instant  the  shell  is  closely  ap- 
priiaehed  iir  lonehed,  lliey  withdraw  ns  (lec|dy  iiilo  the 
shell  as  |H>ssilde,  and  the  siiiall  ones  readily  eseiipe  iiliser- 
valioii,  lint  tliey  soon  become  impatient  of  captivity,  nnd 
try  to  make  nil'.  'I'lie  species  of  this  genus  ^pagllrns'l  are 
very  ininierons,  and  during  the  first  part  of  llieir  lives 
are  all  a({uatie.  'I'iiut  is,  they  are  hatched  in  the  little 
piMils  about  the  margin  oi'tlie  sea,  and  remain  there  until 
those  that  are  destined  to  live  on  land  arc  stunt  eiiongh 
lo  eonimenee  their  travels.  The  herinil  crabs,  which  are 
altogether  lupiatie,  arc  by  no  means  so  careful  lo  choo.se 
the  lightest  and  thinnest  shells',  as  the  land  troops.  Tlie 
(Kpiatie  soldiers  may  be  seen  towing  along  shells  of  most 
disproportionate  size;  but  their  relatives,  who  travel  over 
the  hills  by  inoimlighl,  know  that  all  unnecessary  inenni- 
braiiee  of  weight  sluiuld  be  av(ii(h(l.  They  are  as  piig- 
naeions  and  spiletiil  as  any  of  the  ernslaccons  class ;  and 
when  taken,  or  when  they  fiill  and  jar  llicmselves,  con- 
siderably, utter  a  chirping  noise,  wliieh  is  evidently  an 
angry  expression.  They  arc  ever  ready  to  bile  with  their 
claws,  and  the  pinch  of  the  larger  individuals  is  quite 
painful.  It  is  said,  that  when  they  are  changing  their 
Ik  lis,  for  the  sake  of  obtaining  more  commodious  cover- 
ings, they  freipiently  fight  for  (losscssion,  which  may  1h! 
true  where  two  that  have  forsaken  their  old  shells  meet, 
or  hap|ien  to  make  choice  of  the  same  vacant  one.  It  is 
also  said,  thai  one  crab  is  somctimeK  fiirced  to  give  up 
the  shell  he  is  in,  shoiihl  a  stronger  chance  to  desire  it. 
This,  as  I  never  saw  it,  1  must  continue  to  doubt;  for  I 
cannot  imagine  how  the  stronger  conlri  jiossibly  accom- 
plish his  purpose,  seeing  that  the  occupant  has  notliing 
to  do  but  keep  close  quarters.  The  invader  would  have 
nn  chance  of  seizing  jiini  to  pull  him  (nit,  nor  could  he 
do  him  any  injury  by  biting  u|>on  flic  surface  of  his  hard 
claws,  the  only  pnrt  that  would  he  ex|iose(l.  If  it  lie  true 
that  one  can  dis()osscsB  the  other,  it  must  Im  by  some 
contrivance  of  which  wc  are  still  ignorant.  These  sol- 
dier ernbs  feed  on  n  great  variety  of  substances,  scarcely 
refusing  any  thing  that  is  edible;  like  the  liimily  they 
iH'long  to,  they  have  a  decided  partiality  for  putrid  meats, 
and  the  planters  accuse  tliein  also  of  too  great  a  fondness 
for  the  sugar  cane.  Their  excursions  are  altogether  iKW- 
tnrnal,  in  the  day  time  they  lie  concealed  very  ellectually 
in  Hiiiall  holes,  among  stones,  or  any  kind  of  rubbish,  and 
arc  rarely  taken  notice  of,  even  where  Inindreds  are  within 
a  short  (li.slancc  ofeaidi  other.  'I'hc  larger  sohlier  crabs 
are  somelimes  eaten  by  the  blacks,  but  they  arc  not  iniieh 
sought  afV'r  even  by  tlieiii,  as  they  are  generally  regard- 
ed with  aversion  and  prejudice.  There  is  no  reason,  that 
we  are  aware  of,  why  they  should  not  be  as  good  as 
many  other  crabs,  but  they  certainly  are  not  equally  es- 
teemed. 


NO.  IX. 

Those  who  have  only  lived  in  forest  countries,  where 
vast  tracts  are  shaded  by  a  dense  growth  of  oak,  ash, 
clii»niit,  hickory  and  other  trees  of  deciduous  fidiage, 
which  present  the  most  pleasing  varieties  of  verdure  anil 
freshness,  can  have  but  little  idea  of  the  effect  produced 
on  th(^  feelings  by  aged  forests  of  pine,  coin|H)sed  in  grcnt 
degree  of  a  single  s|ieeies,  whose  towering  snminits  are 
crowned  with  one  dark  green  canopy,  which  successive 
seasons  find  unchanged,  and  nothing  but  death  causes 
to  vary.  Their  ridiust  and  gigantic  trunks  rise  an  hun- 
dred or  more  feel  high  in  purely  profiortioncd  columns, 
liefore  the  limbs  licgin  to  diverge;  and  their  tups,  densely 
clothed  with  long  bristling  fidiage,  interiningle  so  closely 
as  to  allow  of  but  slight  entrance  lo  the  sun.  Hence  tin: 
nndergrowtli  of  such  friresUi  is  comparatively  slight  nnd 
thin,  since  none  but  shrubs  and  plants  that  love  the  shade, 
can  flourish  under  this  |H'r|ieliial  exclusion  of  the  animat- 
ing and  invigorating  rays  of  the  great  exciter  of  the 
vegetable  world.  Through  such  liircsts,  nnd  by  the 
merest  fisit  paths  in  great  part,  it  was  my  lot  to  pass 
ninny  miles  almost  every  day ;  and  had  I  not  endeavoured 
to  derive  sonic  ainuscnient  and  instruetion  from  the  study 
of  the  forest  itself,  my  time  would  have  been  as  fatiguing 
to  me,  ns  it  was  certainly  (|uiet  and  solemn.  Itiit  wher- 
ever nature  is,  and  under  whatever  form  she  mny  pr(>scnt 
licmelf,  enough  is  always  proH'ered  to  fix  attention  nnd 
pro<hieo  pleasure,  if  we  will  i  nndescend  to  obscivo  with 
cari!fiilness.  1  soon  found  that  even  a  pine  forest  was  far 
from  being  devoid  of  intiTcst,  nnd  shall  endeavour  to 
prove  this  by  stating  the  result  of  various  observations 
inude  during  the  time  I  lived  in  this  situntion. 

The  cuinmon  pitch,  or  as  it  is  genernlly  called  Norway 
pine,  grows  from  n  seed,  which  is  matured  in  vast  abun- 
dance in  the  largo  cones  |irculiarto  the  pines.  1'his  seed 
is  of  n  rather  trinn<;iilnr  Hhii[it>,  thick  and  heavy  nt  the 


part  by  which  it  grows  from  the  eime,  and  terniiiiating 
in  a  broad  meniliranoiis  tiin  or  sail,  wbieli,  w  hen  the  seeds 
are  shaken  out  by  the  wind,  enables  them  lo  sail  nbliipiely 
tbrongh  lln'  air  lo  yieal  distanees.  Siioiild  an  old  eorn- 
field  or  other  piece  of  grmnid  U-  thrown  out  dt'cnllivalinii 
liir  more  than  one  season,  il  is  sown  with  the  piin  sedls 
by  III"  winds,  and  Hie  young  pines  sbnot  up  as  ( losely 
and  eompaetly  as  hi'inp.  They  ('(intinue  to  grow  in  this 
manner  until  lliey  U'conie  twelve  or  litleen  tl'et  high, 
niitil  their  roots  begin  to  eiiiroiieli  on  e:>eli  other,  or  nnlil 
the  stoutest  and  Im'sI  rooted  begin  tooverlop  so  as  entirely 
to  sh.'ide  llie  smaller.  These  gradually  liei;in  to  fail,  and 
finally  dry  up  and  perish,  and  a  similar  process  is  eoii- 
liniied  until  the  best  trees  acijiiire  room  enongli  to  grow 
without  impediment.  I''ven  when  the  young  pines  lia\e 
attained  to  thirty  or  forty  licl  in  heiglil,  and  an?  as  tliiek 
av  a  manV  thigh,  Ihev  stand  so  eloselv  together,  that  their 
lower  branches,  which  arc  all  dry  and  (had,  are  inter- 
mingled, snfliciently  to  prevent  any  one  from  passing 
Islweeii  the  frees  without  llrsi  breiiking  these  nbstrne. 
lions  nway.  I  have  seen  sneli  a  woml  as  that  just  iiieii- 
lioiied,  covering  an  old  eorn-fiekl,  whose  ridges  were  still 
distinctly  fn  he  traced,  and  wliieh  an  idd  residt  nf  inflinned 
me  he  had  seen  growing  in  eorn.  In  a  part  of  this  wood 
which  was  not  fiir  from  my  dwelling,  I  had  a  delighfl'nl 
retreat,  Uiat  served  me  as  a  private  study  or  elesif,  though 
enjoying  all  the  advantages  of  the  open  air.  .A  road 
that  had  once  jiassed  through  the  tiehl,and  was  of  course 
more  compacted  than  any  uther  part,  had  denied  access 
to  the  pine  seeds  liir  a  certain  distance,  while  on  cnch 
side  of  it  they  grew  with  their  usual  density.  The  ground 
was  covered  with  the  sort  layer  or  carpet  of  dried  pine 
leaves  which  gradually  and  imperceplibly  liill  through- 
out the  year,  making  a  most  pleasant  surface  to  tread  on, 
nnd  rendering  the  step  perfectly  noiseless.  Ily  beating 
off  with  a  slick  all  the  dried  branches  that  projecfcd 
Inwards  the  vacant  space,  I  formed  a  sort  of  chnmher, 
firtecn  or  twenty  feet  long,  which  above  was  canopied  by 
the  densely  mingled  branches  of  the  ndjnecnt  trees,  which 
altogether  excluded  or  scattered  the  rays  of  the  sun,  and 
on  all  sides  was  so  sliiit  in  hy  the  trunks  of  the  young 
frees,  as  to  prevent  all  oiiservaliiin.  Ilitlierfo  iliiriug  the 
hot  season,  I  was  aceustomcd  to  retire,  for  the  pnr|Misc  of 
reading  or  meditation;  and  within  this  dceeper  solitude, 
where  nil  was  solitary,  very  many  of  the  subsequent 
movemenfs  of  my  lit!'  were  suggested  or  devised. 

Kroiii  all  I  could  observe,  and  all  the  eiiqniries  I  could 
get  answered,  it  appeared  that  this  rapidly  growing  fni 
does  not  attain  its  lull  growth  until  it  is  i  ighly  or  ninety 
years  old,  nor  does  its  time  of  flill  health  and  vigoui  much 
exceed  nn  hundred.  Ilelore  this  fiine  il  is  liable  to  the 
attacks  of  insects,  but  these  are  of  a  kind  that  bore  the 
tender  spring  shoots  to  deposit  their  eggs  therein,  nnd 
their  larvie  appear  to  live  principally  on  the  sap  which  is 
very  abundant,  so  that  the  tree  is  lint  sHighfly  injured. 
Hut  arter  the  pine  has  attained  its  acme,  it  is  attacked 
by  nn  insect  which  deposits  its  egg  in  the  body  of  the 
tree,  nnd  the  larva  devours  ils  way  fhrnngh  the  solid 
sub.stniice  of  th(?  limber;  so  that  after  a  pine  has  been  fiir 
one  or  two  seasons  subjected  to  these  depredalors,  if  will 
be  fairly  riddled,  and  if  cut  down  is  mitif  tiir  any  other 
purpose  than  binning.  Indeed,  if  delayed  too  long,  it  is 
poorly  fit  for  ftrewisid,  so  thoroughly  do  these  insects 
(U'stroy  its  substance.  At  the  same  time  that  one  set  of 
insects  is  engaged  ill  desfidying  the  body,  myriads  of 
others  nrc  at  work  under  the  baik,  destroying  the  sap 
vessels,  and  the  foliage  wears  a  more  and  more  pah'  and 
sickly  ap|iearaiicc  as  the  free  declines  in  vigour.  If  not 
cut  down,  it  eventually  dies,  becomes  I.  :illcss,  strip|M'd  of 
its  bark,  nnd  ns  the  decay  ndvnnces,  nil  the  smnllcr 
brnnehes  nre  broken  oft';  and  it  sfniuls  with  its  linked 
trunk  nnd  a  few  rngged  limbs,  as  if  bidding  defiance  to 
the  tem|M'st  which  howls  around  ils  bind.  I'lider  fiivonr- 
able  eireiimsfanccs,  a  large  trunk  will  slaiid  in  this  con- 
dition for  nearly  a  century,  so  extensive  and  powertiil 
nre  its  roots,  so  firm  nnd  stubborn  the  originnl  kniltiiig 
of  its  giant  frame.  At  length  some  sfnrin,  more  ftirions 
thnn  nil  its  predecessors,  wrenches  those  ponderous  rootK 
from  the  soil,  and  hurls  the  helpless  carcass  to  the  earth, 
crushing  all  iM-fore  it  in  its  fall.  WiflwHit  the  aid  of  fire, 
or  sonic  |>eculiarity  of  situation  favoiirnble  to  rapid  dp- 
coni|Kwition,  full  ntiotlier  Inindrcd  yenrs  will  Ik-  reipiisite 
to  rednce  it  lo  ils  elements,  and  obliferute  the  frnecR  of 
its  existence.  IntkM'd,  long  nfVcr  the  Inpsc  of  more  than 
that  |)eriod,  we  find  the  lienrt  of  the  pitch  pine  still  pre- 
serving its  originnl  form,  and  from  iHing  llioronghly  im- 
bued Willi  tur|icnline,  become  ulterly  indeslriietible  ex- 
eept  hy  fire. 

If  the  proprietor  attend  to  the  warnings  afforded  by 
llie  wood|M>cker,  ho  mny  nlwnys  cut  his  pines  in  lime  to 
prevent  them  from  lieing  injured  by  inaccta.    Tlic  vvowl- 


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jK'ckurH  run  U|i  and  aruiiiiil  tlic  trunks,  tapiiiiij;  troiii  time 
to  tiiiii!  with  tiji'ir  |  >»»■<>  r  In  I  liiil.  'I'lie  hird  kiiu\v»  ut  uiiir 
by  tlu:  siiiniil  wIkIIut  tiicrc  In'  iiiMcctK  lii'lciw  or  not.  If 
till!  Iri'o  is  MiinKl,  llic  \v()i)d|>rcki'r  soon  lors.ikes  it  Hir 
nnotlii'r;  Hlioidd  lie  iH^jrin  to  break  into  the  h.irk,  it  is  to 
ciitcli  the  worm,  and  such  trees  tre  ut  onec  to  Ik;  marked 
l<ir  (he  axe.  In  t'ellin;;  sneh  pines,  1  lonnd  the  woodmen 
iilwny  anxious  to  avoid  lettin;;  tliem  strike  a;;ainst  nei^h- 
iHinrin);  sound  trees,  as  they  said  that  the  insects  laore 
readily  attacked  an  injured  tree  than  one  whose  bark  was 
tndiroken.  The  observation  is  most  probably  eorreel,  at 
least  the  ex|XTiencc  of  country  liilks  in  sneh  mutters  is 
rarely  wrong,  tliongh  they  sometimes  (five  very  odd  rea- 
sons for  the  processes  they  adopt. 

A  full  |;rown  pine  forest  is  at  nil  times  a  frrand  and 
majestic  object  to  one  accustomed  to  moving  through  it. 
'I'liose  vast  and  towering  colunnis,  sustaining  a  waving 
crown  of  deepest  verdure;  those  robust  and  rugged  limbs 
standing  forth  at  a  vast  height  overhead,  loaded  witli  the 
cones  of  various  seasons;  and  the  diininutivenrss  of  all 
surrounding  objects  compared  with  these  gigantic  child- 
ron  of  nature,  cannot  but  inspire  ideas  of  seriousness  and 
even  of  melancholy.  Hut  how  awful  and  even  tremen- 
dous does  such  a  situation  l)ec<jme,  when  we  hear  the 
first  wailings  of  the  gathering  storm,  as  it  Btooi>s  upon 
the  lolly  summits  of  the  pine,  and  soon  increases  to  a 
deep  hoarse  raaring,  as  the  Ixiughs  In-gin  to  wave  in  the 
blast,  and  the  whole  tree  is  forced  to  sway  before  its 
power.  In  n  short  lime  the  k  ry  of  the.  wind  is  at  its 
lieight,  the  lortiest  trees  bend  suddenly  before  it,  and 
scarce  regain  their  upright  position  ere  they  arc  again 
obliged  to  cower  beneath  its  violence.  Then  the  tempest 
literally  howls,  and  amid  the  tremendous  reverlR'rations 
of  thunder,  and  the  blazing  glare  of  llie  lightning,  the 
unlortunute  wanderer  hears  around  him  the  crash  of  iiu- 
nierous  trees  hurled  down  by  the  storm,  and  knows  not 
but  the  next  may  be  precipitated  u|>on  him.  More  than 
once  have  I  witnessed  all  the  granileur,  dread,  and  deso- 
lation of  such  a  scene,  and  have  always  found  safety 
either  by  seeking  as  quickly  as  possible  a  s|)ot  where 
there  were  none  but  young  trees,  or  if  on  the  main  road 
choosing  the  most  open  and  ex|>osed  situation  out  of  the 
reach  of  the  large  trees.  There,  scate<l  on  my  horse, 
who  seemed  to  undcrstaiul  the  projiriety  of  such  patience, 
I  would  quietly  remain,  however  thoroughly  drenched, 
until  the  fury  ol'lhc  wind  was  completely  over.  To  say 
nothing  of  the  danger  from  falling  trees,  the  [H'ril  of  be- 
ing struck  by  the  lightning  which  so  freiiuently  shivers 
the  loftiest  of  them,  is  so  great  as  to  render  any  attempt 
lu  advance  at  such  time  highly  imprudent. 

Like  the  ox  among  animals,  the  piiio  tree  may  lie 
looked  upon  as  one  of  the  most  universally  useful  of  the 
sons  of  the.  forest.  For  all  sorts  of  building,  for  firewood, 
tar,  turpentine,  rosin,  lamp  black,  and  a  vast  variety  of 
other  iweful  products,  tliii  tree  is  invaluable  to  man. 
Nor  is  it  a  pleasing  contemplation,  to  one  who  knows  its 
usj^fulness,  to  observe  to  how  vast  an  amount  it  is  annu- 
ally destroyed  in  this  country,  beyond  the  proportion  that 
nature  ran  |iossil>Iy  supply.  However,  wo  are  not  dis- 
posed to  believe  that  this  evil  will  over  ho  productive  of 
vcry'gn^at  injury,  es|)ecially  as  coal  fuel  is  becoming 
annually  more  extensively  used.  Nevertheless,  were  I 
th(^  owner  of  a  pine  forest,  I  should  e.xerciso  a  consider- 
uble  degrco  of  caru  in  tlio  tclcctiou  of  tlio  wood  for  llic 


NO.  X. 

Among  tlio  enemies  with  which  the  farmers  of  ft  poor 
or  light  soil  have  to  contend,  I  know  of  noiiu  so  truly 
lormidable  and  injurious  as  tlio  crows,  whoso  numbers, 
eiinning,  and  audacity,  can  scarcely  Is)  appreciated,  ex. 
cept  by  those  who  have  had  long  continued  and  iiunicr' 
oils  opportunities  of  observation.  Possessed  of  the  most 
ucutc  senses,  and  endowed  by  nature  witli  a  considerable 
share  of  reasoning  power,  these  birds  bid  defiance  to  al- 
most nil  the  contrivances  resorted  to  for  their  destruc- 
iion ;  and  when  their  numbers  have  accumulated  to  vast 
multitudes,  which  annually  occurs,  it  is  scarcely  |>ossible 
to  estimate  the  destruction  they  aro  capable  of  etVecting. 
riuced  in  a  situation  where  every  object  was  Bubjeelcd 
to  close  observation,  ns  a  source  of  amusement,  it  is  not 
surprising  that  my  attention  should  Is-  drawn  to  so  con- 
spicuous an  object  as  the  crow ;  and  having  onco  com- 
liK'iiced  remurkiiig  the  |)ceuliarities  of  this  bird,  I  con- 
tinued to  bestow  attention  uiKin  it  during  many  years, 
ill  whatever  situation  it  was  met  with.  The  thickly 
Wooded  and  well  watered  parts  of  tlio  state  of  Alarylanil, 
as  aliording  them  a  great  nbundanco  of  food,  and  almost 
entire  security  during  their  breeding  season,  are  espc- 
(iiilly  infested  by  these  trmiblosomc  (Tcatiiti's,  so  that  st 


some  times  of  tliu  year  liiey  are  collected  ill  nuinbers, 
which  would  ap|iear  incrediiile  to  any  one  unaccustomed 
to  witness  Iheir  acenimilations. 

Individiii'.llv,  the  comnion  crow  (rurriia  cntnna)  may 
Iw  compared  in  character  willi  the  brown  or  Norway  rai, 
iK'ing,  like  that  i|iiadru|ie(l,  adilicted  to  all  sorts  of  mis. 
ehiel',  destroying  tiie  lives  of  any  small  creatures  thai 
limy  liiU  in  its  way,  phmderiiig  with  audacity  wherever 
any  thing  is  ex|>osed  to  its  rapaeiousnesH,  and  triniiiphi.ig 
by  its  cunning  over  the  usual  artifices  employed  for  the 
destruction  of  ordinary  noxious  animals.  Where  food  is 
at  any  time  scarce,  or  the  opimrtunity  for  such  marauding 
inviting,  there  is  scarcely  a  young  animal  about  the  farm 
yards  safe  from  the  attacks  of  the  crow.  Young  chickeii.s, 
ducks,  goslings,  and  even  little  pig.i,  when  quite  yoiiliK 
and  !c'eble,  are  carried  oil"  by  them.  They  are  not  hss 
eager  to  discover  the  nests  of  domestic  fowls,  and  will  sit 
very  quietly  in  sight,  at  a  convenient  distance,  until  Uie 
hen  leaves  the  nest,  and  then  tly  down  and  siicU  her 
eggs  at  leisure.  Hut  none  of  their  tricks  excited  in  me 
a  greater  interest,  than  the  observation  of  their  attempts 
to  rob  a  hen  of  her  chicks.  The  eniw,  alighting  at  a  little 
distance  from  the  hen,  would  advance  in  nil  iipparently 
careless  way  towards  the  brood,  when  the  vigilant  parent 
would  bristle  up  her  feathers,  and  rush  at  the  black  rogue 
to  drive  him  off.  After  several  such  approaches,  the  hen 
vs-ould  become  very  angry,  and  would  chase  the  crow  to 
a  greater  distance  from  the  brood.  This  is  the  very  ob. 
jeet  the  robber  has  in  view,  lor  as  long  us  the  parent 
keeps  near  her  young,  the  crow  has  very  slight  chance 
of  success ;  but  as  soon  as  he  can  induce  her  to  follow  him 
to  a  little  distance  from  the  brood,  he  t.ikes  advantage  of 
his  whigs,  anil  liefore  she  can  regain  her  place,  has  llown 
over  lier,  and  seized  one  of  her  chickens.  When  the  cock 
is  present,  there  is  still  less  danger  from  such  an  attack, 
for  chanticleer  shows  all  his  vigilance  and  gallantry  in 
protecting  his  tender  otlspring,  tliough  it  freiiuently  liap- 
])cns  that  the  numlier  of  hens  with  broods  renders  it  im- 
|M)ssil)Ie  for  him  to  extend  his  care  to  all.  When  the 
crow  tries  to  carry  oil"  a  gosling  from  (he  mother,  it  re- 
quires more  daring  and  skill,  and  is  far  less  frequently 
successful  than  in  the  former  instance.  If  the  gander  hi' 
in  company,  which  he  almost  uniformly  is,  the  crow  has 
his  labour  in  vain.  Notwithstanding  the  advantages  of 
flight  and  superior  cunning,  tlie  honest  vigilance  and  de 
tcriuined  bravery  of  the  former  arc  too  much  lor  him 
llis  attempts  to  approach,  however  cautiously  conducted 
arc  promptly  met,  and  all  his  tricks  rendered  unavailing, 
by  the  liercc  niovements  of  the  gander,  whoso  powerful 
blows  the  crow  seems  to  be  weil  aware  might  etVectually 
Usable  him.  The  Hrst  time  I  witnessed  such  a  scene, 
was  at  the  side  of  the  creek,  and  saw  on  the  opposite 
shore  a  goose  with  her  goslings  beset  by  a  crow ;  from 
the  apparent  al.arni  of  the  motlier  ond  brood,  it  seemed  to 
me  lliey  must  be  in  great  danger,  and  I  called  to  the 
owner  of  the  place,  who  happened  to  lie  in  sight,  to  in- 
form him  of  tlieir  situation.  Instead  of  going  to  their 
relict*,  he  shouted  back  to  me,  to  ask  if  the  gander  was 
not  there  too;  and  as  soon  ns  ho  was  answered  in  the  af- 
tirmative,  he  bid  me  be  under  no  uneasiness,  as  the  crow 
would  find  his  match.  Nothing  could  exceed  the  cool 
impudcHco  and  pertinacity  of  the  crow,  who,  [icrfectly 
regardless  of  my  shouting,  continued  to  worry  the  poor 
gander  for  an  hour,  by  his  cflbrts  to  obtain  a  nice  gos. 
ling  for  his  next  meal.  At  length  convinced  of  the  fruit- 
lessiiessof  his  efforts,  he  How  oif  to  sw^k  some  more  easily 
procurable  food,  i^everal  crows  sometimes  tmitc  to  plun- 
der the  goose  of  her  young,  and  nro  then  generally  suc- 
cessful, iH'causc  lliey  arc  able  to  distract  tho  attention  of 
the  parents,  and  lure  them  farther  from  their  young. 

In  tho  sutnmer  tlio  crows  disperse  in  pairs  for  the  pur- 
pose of  raising  their  young,  and  then  they  select  lofty 
trees  in  the  remotest  parts  of  the  forest,  ujion  which  with 
dry  slicks  and  twigs  they  build  a  largo  strong  nest,  and 
line  it  with  softer  moterials.  They  lay  four  or  five  eggs, 
and  when  they  arc  hatched,  feed,  attend,  and  watch  over 
their  young  with  tho  most  zealous  devotion.  Should  any 
one  by  chance  pass  near  tho  nest  while  the  eggs  arc  stiii 
imhntched,  or  tho  brood  arc  very  young,  the  parents  keep 
close,  and  neither  by  tho  slightest  movement  nor  noise 
betray  their  presence.  Hut  if  the  young  arc  fledged,  and 
beginning  to.  take  their  first  lessons  in  flying,  the  op. 
proacli  of  a  man,  especially  if  armed  with  a  gun,  calls 
forth  all  tlicir  cunning  and  solicitude.  Tho  young  arc 
immediately  placed  in  the  securest  pliico  at  hand,  where 
the  foliage  is  thickest,  and  remain  perfectly  motionless 
and  quiet.  Not  so  tho  alarmed  parents,  both  of  which 
fl^  nearer  and  nearer  to  the  hunter,  uttering  the  most 
discordant  screams,  with  on  occasional  peculiar  note, 
which  seems  intended  to  direct  or  warn  tlieir  young.  So 
close  do  they  npproai;li,  and  so  clnmorous  are  they  us  Hie 


liuiiler  enileuviiurs  to  get  a  goisl  view  of  tlitiii  i.ii  (l.t-  |r,„ 
that  he  is  almost  uiiiiiirinly  persnudid  the  yi'im;;  iri,«i 
are  also  enneealcd  thrre;  l.iit  hu  lines  nut  (H-ririv,.  ^,  |.' 
is  cautiously  trying  to  get  within  gnu  slu.t,  \\,.\\  iLn-j,. 
moving  from  tree  to  trie,  and  at  each  reini.ve  arc  liiril,,,  I 
nnd  farther  from  the  plneo  where  the  young  ure  inj 
After  continuing  this  (riek,  until  it  is  impimsililr  iliait|,f 
hunter  can  retain  any  idea  of  the  siln-ilii.ii  of  the  ynim 
ones,  the   parents  cease   tlieir  distressing  oiiliric's,  flr 
quietly  to  the   most   convenient   lolly  tree,  and  caimlv 
watch  the  movements  of  tlieir  disturlKT.     Nuw  mul  unj, 
they  ulter  a  loud  quick  cry,  which  si'cms  inteiulcil  lo  Im 
their  otlspring  lie  clo.se  and  keep  quiet,  and  it  ia  vf,, 
generally  the  case  tliat  they  escaix:  all  danger  by  Unit  | 
obedience.     \\\  experienced  crow-killir  watcluK  t'mrrrlf  I 
fur  the  tree  where  the  crows  first  start  from  ;  and  ii  il|, 
can  be  obscrveil,  he  |Kiys  no  attention  lo  their  i-|;:iii{iiir<  I 
nor  pretence  of  throwing  themselves  in  his  wav,  a.-^  he  \- 
satislied  they  are  too  vigilant  to  let  him  git  a  !.|i.,i  j;  I 
them  ;  and  if  he  can  see  the  young,  he  is  tulrrallv  tin  f 
of  Ihem  all,  because  of  tlieir  inaiiilily  tu  I'y  or  d;.,;.. 
place  ri'ailily. 

The  time  of  the  year  in  which  llio  fiirmer;:  .^iilTir  nr»t 
from  them  is  in  the  spring,  liefore  their  enoriiiims  coii  i,. 
gallons  dis|K'rso,  and  when  they  are  rendered  VdMiinni 
by  the  seanliiiess  of  their  winter  fare.  Woe  iKlidt  \\A 
corn  field  which  is  not  closely  watched,  when  ilie  _V"iii.c| 
grain  begins  to  shoot  above  the  soil!  If  not  well  giiitdii',! 
a  host  of  these  marauders  will  settle  u|K>n  it  at  Ihc  lii,;! 
light  of  the  dawn,  and  beliirc  the  sun  li.is  risen  far  Qbmtl 
the  horizon,  will  have  plundered  every  shoot  of  lliegiMif 
natiiig  seed,  by  first  drawing  it  sUiltiilly  from  the  u.cijil 
earth  by  Ihe  yoimg  stalk,  nnd  then  swallow  iiigtl.e|tr5iii,f 
The  negligent  or  careless  planter,  who  docs  not  visit  Li.. 
field  lielbrc  breakfast,  finds,  on  his  arrival,  that  lie  iiiil'<| 
cither  replant  his  corn,  or  rclin<|uisli  hopes  of  a  ctupi 
:uid  without  the  exertion  of  diiu  vigilance,  he  may  1(1 
obliged  to  repeat  this  process  twice  or  thrice  Ihc  ia<x\ 
season.  W'lierc  tlie  crows  go  to  rob  a  field  in  this  wav,| 
they  place  ono  or  more  sentinels,  according  to  cirruii).! 
stances,  iii  convenient  places,  and  these  are  cxctcilinilTl 
vigilant,  uttering  a  single  warning  call,  which  iiata  i:,t| 
whole  to  flight  the  instiuit  there  is  tlie  least  ap|H'arjii«l 
of  danger  or  interruption.  Having  fixed  their  sinlinili,! 
they  begin  regularly  at  one  [Hirt  of  the  fielil,  and  |iuriii.| 
iiig  the  rows  along,  pulling  up  each  shoot  in  siicctssiot,! 
anil  biting  ofl"  the  corn  at  the  root.  The  green  ulimiil 
thus  letl  along  the  rows,  us  if  tiicy  had  Iweii  arrarij.ftll 
with  care,  oiler  a  melancholy  memorial  of  the  wotkl 
which  has  been  effected  by  these  cunning  and  doftrac-l 
tivi!  plunderers.  I 

Numerous  experiments  have  been  made,  whorv  llvl 
crows  are  thus  injurious,  to  avert  their  ravages ;  ond  Ihtl 
iiicthml  I  shall  now  relate,  I  have  seen  tried  with  d<| 
most  gratifying  success.     In  a  large  tub  a  portion  nt'lj 
and  grease  were  mixed,  so  ns  to  render  llic  tar  siiflicifnlljl 
thin  and  soft,  and  to  this  w.-is  added  a  (tortion  of  slarkcill 
lime  ill  powder,  and  tlic  whole  stirred  until  (horvii^UTl 
incorporated.     The  sccil  corn  was  then  thrown  iii,i 
stirred  with  the  mixture  until  each  grain  received  a  u 
form  coating.    The  corn  was  then  dropped  in  tlic  liilk 
and  covered  as  usual.    This  Iroatmcnt  was  foimd  lo  t 
lard  the  gcrinination  about  Uirco  days,  as  the  miitonl 
greatly  excludes  nioisturo  from  the  grain.  But  the  oron 
did  no  injury  to  the  field ;  tliey  |iullcd  up  a  small  ({UmiiiiJ 
in  diU'erent  partd  of  tho  planting,  lo  satisfy  tliomsi  lvr<  J 
was  all  alike;  U|X)n  liecoming  convinced  of  wliicli, thfJ 
<piictly  left  it  for  some  less  corcfiiUy  managnl  jrrouniif 
wlittrc  pains  had  not  bcun  takeo  U>  nuxko  oil  tlu)  cuiua 
nauseous  oud  bittu* 


NO  XI. 

It  rarely  happen;  that  any  of  tho  worki)  of  natun'i 
wholly  productivo  of  evil,  and  even  tho  crown,  Irniili 
some  as  they  iiro,  contribilto  in  a  Rinnll  degree  lo  t 
good  of  the  district  they  frequent.  Thus,  though  ik 
destroy  eggs  nnd  young  poultry,  plunder  tho  coriitifH 
nnd  carry  otT  vvhatevor  may  servo  for  IckmI,  Ihoy  altonl' 
tlin  Burlaec  of  the  earth  of  a  considerable  qiinnliij  it 
carrion,  and  a  vast  multitude  of  insects  ond  tin  ir  dcsln 
live  larvir.  The  crows  arc  very  usefully  cniploywl »!« 
they  alight  upon  newly  ploughed  fields,  and  pick  < 
great  numbers  of  those  Inrgc  and  long-lived  \vor»( 
which  are  so  destrtietivo  lo  the  roots  of  all  grmviiij,'! 
tables  ;  and  Ihey  ore  scarcely  less  so,  wlifu  llii'V  Inll 
tho  Bciiio  haulers  along  tho  shores,  and  pick  uptlirjml 
fishes,  whi(?h  would  othorwiso  lie  left  to  piilrify  .iiiili*| 
tho  nir  with  unpleasant  vn|Miurs.  Nevertholef?,  llii.tl^ 
eoinc  far  more  niiineriKis  in  (ome  ii,irts  of  tlic  i>«i* 
than  is  at  all  necessary  lo  tho   ffoixl  nf  Ihe  inlialiil' 


KAIiULK*  or  A  NATIIHAMKT. 


299 


\  i ': 


irilii-iiu.iitln-trit:, 
1  tllf  jr.i.inr  „,n\ 

niil  (HTICUI',  u,  |;j 

^lK.t,  ll.util.ivarf 
riiiK.vf  nrc  lii'til,,,  | 
\c  yming  urc  |,i,l. 
iiniiiiH^'ililr  thai  111,.  I 

•itiiill  111"  Ihc  j-nuiij 

ssiii^'  i)Ul(  ru's,  nj- 
If  trie,  iiiii!  calmly  I 
HT.  Now  mill  III,.,,  I 
eiTiH  iiiti'iiileil  to  liij  I 
lirt,  iiiitl  it  is  vrtr  I 
nil  ilaiipr  by  Unit  I 
Icr  Wiittlii's  t';'i;rrlr  | 
rt  from  ;  and  ii  U.ij  I 

I  to  till  ir  i:lunimir<,  I 
ii\  Ills  h;i_v,  us  hit 

liiin  p't  a  t-\\;\  t;  | 
he  is  tiili'Ml.U  »;m 
ity  tu  I'y  or  (.hiiij... 

farnii-r;!  FnHlr  n  '^! 
.■ir  cnorinnus  loii^Tf. 

rcmlcrfil  voriiiinH  I 
ri'.     Woe  l«liili'  ill 
ii'tl,  when  tilt'  yi'iti.i:! 

If  nut  well  (.MiatddU 
!  iii>on  it  lit  till'  liissl 

II  lias  risi.li  fur  5lxnt| 
•y  shoot  of  tliegt-ni't. 
fully  from  llii'  n;.,«i 
iWiillowin;;  tl'.c  jniii, 
ilio  (loos  not  vi^il  1.1,1 
iirrivul,  that  he  iiiil>'.| 
it'll  hopes  of  a  cruf;| 
vigilar.cr,  he  marl«| 
:  or  thrice  the  ami 
h  a.  fii'td  in  this  KiyX 
according  to  rirciiru-l 
hese  are  exetcilinjlvl 

cull,  which  pills  tA 
Uie  least  ap|H'Dnii«| 
;  tixtd  their  sentimlsl 
the  fiehl,  and  \mf\iM 
\\  Bhoot  ill  sncecssi(«,l 
The  preen  slimiil 
had  Ih'Cii  nrran);rii| 
•niorial  of  the  «orkl 
lUiiniiig  and  dcaruc-l 

itiadc,  where  t!»| 
ir  ruvatjes ;  and  Ibtl 
8L-CU  tried  with  ll<| 
tub  a  portion  of  litf 
Icr  the  tar  siiflicifniljl 
a  (tortion  of  slarkcill 
■red  until  thoronflljl 
then  thrown  iii,i 
grain  received  i « 
dropped  ill  the  liiU 
cnt  wuB  founil  to  r 
ayr,  as  the  niiilan] 
grain.  But  the  cm 
d  up  a  small  qmuiUI)! 
Ratlsfy  lliemwlvoff 
inced  of  wliicli,ll»| 
y  managed  gxmtii 
Diolu)  all  tlu)  cuiu  • 


,jjl,i„^v,r  wiiulil   ilrviio  a  iiiitJKicI  of  U-s.Miiig  tluir 
,'i,  ,,.rs  sMcl.!  ■iilv,  woiiM  eirti.iiily  ho  iloiii;;  a  scf\ii,<j  t.i 

.    .  ..iiiiiii'i'.''' 

'  i.iil  a  iiniilir  <'l"  a   "'i'l-'  uliovc  the  liou.^<i'  I  livid  in 

I    1  .irli-""-''  'ii'i'l'i   I'"'    >i'"ro  was    ii  sniid    luiik   or  hhitr, 

lit  ■![)•  iT  thirty  lii't  hii;!!,  eruu-iieil  willi  a  iloii^^e  y.iiii.L' 

,.,  ilircsl  I"  i''*  very  i'<l;;r.     Allllo^t    ilireetly   «|>i><).-ili', 

iV-'iiire  w:is  Ihit,  and  •'"■'"I'd  a  point  e.\lt  iidiii;,'  in  tlh- 

•..ml'a  hro;:d  ;i:iiid   lur,    for   a    eon.-'iiler.ihli!    di^tall(•l• 

lilhi;  wal' r,  and  Wiii.ii  tlie  liiliMV:iM    low,  this   Hat  af- 

I -.VJ  !i  ti"^'  li'Vi'l  sjiaer,  to  wliii-li  nothing  i^oulil  apjiroaeii 

|.  iiliiiir  direelioii,    willioul   lieiii^    ea.^iiy  sirii.     At   a 

,  ,/(|islanci:  fioni  tin:  vvatrr,  a  yuuii^'  swamp  HOml  of 

'  j,,^  jruni,   oak.-*,  iV.c.  txliiided  hack,   towards   sonu 

d.     As   the  sun   desieiiJed,  and  throw  hi: 


workA  of  naluroi 
J  the  erowB,  IriiuU 
mnnll  deffree  to  I 
Tims,  though  ll. 
under  the  eoriilifl* 
or  food,  they  jlroti 
idcrnhlo  qimntiiyi 
eta  and  tin  ir  dosUr 
fully  employed  ith 
fields,  ond  jiitki 
i  long-lived  »oni 
ofnllgrowincn 
10,  when  tlu'Vlii 
Lnd  [lick  iiplhi''™ 
rt  to  put  rify  anil  H 
fcvprlliflesf,  Ikv'' 
lajts  of  tlie  miiir 
,f  the  inlialiil'"! 


|^.;;i.r);rouJi 

"  MVH  in  one  hroad   sheet  of  goliirii   etViiIirrin:e  over 

i:i-fl  il   minor   of  llio   waters,   iniinnic  raliie   eoinpa- 

.iii'erows  arrived  daily,  and  scttli '.1  on  this  point,  tor 

■i;iri.>c  of  dri.ikini;,  piokinir  up  f;i'avil,  and  ui.itiiiL' 

:i^1)kIv  jiiior  lo  retiring;  lor  the  ni;,'ht  to  their  aecus. 

,.  ■;  liiirniilory.     Tiie   trees  adjaecnt  and  all  the  shore 

;;,|!)oli!eriilly  hhiekeneil  hy  thosi'  plumed  ni:ir,inikrs, 

:_tlnir  inereasini;  oulejies,  chiitlering  and  serianis, 

,  alin.jst  dealeninfj.     It  certainly    seenis  tiiat  tluy 

,v  "rent  pleasure   Ironi  their  social  hahits,  ^iid  I  of- 

„  iiiwd  myself  by  thinking;  the  iininterrnpud  clatter 

ih  IV.IS  ke,)t  np,  as  the  dillerenl   gangs   united   with 

juiaia  hodv,  was  produced  by  the  leeital  of  the  adveii- 

ii,.i  llii:v  lull  cneonnterod  during  their  last  iiiarandini; 

ioiis.     As  the  sun  lieeanie  entirely  sunk  lulow  the 

a,  llie  grand  lloek  cros.scd  lo  the  sand  hlnlF  on  t!ie 

(,H..-i!i:  siilc,  wliere  they  generally  spent  a  tew  nioinents 

■,i  king  up  a  fnrllier  supply  of  gravel,  and  then  ari.s- 

ri;i  dense  anil  ample  cohinin,  they  songliL  tlieir  iiald- 

Jn«st  ill  the  deep  entanglements  of  the  distant  jiiiies. 

■lis il.iilwisit  to  the  )ioiiit,  so  near  to  my  (Kvelliiig,  and 

ijiro.ssillle  by  incims  of  the  skill',  led  me  to  hojiu  that 

i'liiil.l  have  considerable   suceess  in  destroying  them. 

illof  such  anlieipatiotis,  I    loaded  two  guns,  and  pro- 

-Jilin  my  lioal  to  the  e.\-|)ceted   place  of  aelhiii,  pre- 

omtollie  arrival  of  the  crows.     My  view  was  to  have 

;  lii.it  soiiiewherc   about   h.ilf  way  belweeii  the   two 

j-liores,  and  as  they  never   inanil'ested  much  fear  of 

I'.^.lotikc  my  chance  of  firing  upon  the  main  body 

B  !!]■■/  were  tlying  over  my  head  to  the  opposite  side  of 

riviT.    Shortly  al"ter   I  had  gained   my  station,  tiic 

Bunii's  began  to  arrive,  and  every  thing  went  on  as 

Hut  whether  they  suspected  some  misehief  Irom 

ill;' a  li'ial  so  long  stationary  in  their  vicinity,  or  could 

iiiil  ili.<.tiiiguijli  the  guns  in  llic  boat,  I  am  uiiahlg  tu 

;  tliu  lliet  was,  however,  that  when  they  set  out  to 

uMT,  tliey  passed  at  nil  elevation  which  .secured  them 

::i  lay  artillery  eUeelually,  although,  on  ordinary  oe- 

■uiiK.  Iluy  were  in  the   habit  of  Hying  over  me  at  a 

i-'.A  of  nut  iihU'e  than  twenty  or  thirty  liet.    I  retnrn- 

lioiii'j  without  having  had  n  shot,  but  resolved  to  try 

I  OjuIJ  not  succeed  better   the   nc.vt  day.     Tho  same 

jiil  lijlknved  the  expeiinienl,  and  when  I  fired   nt  one 

;,  wliieii  il  appeared   possible  tu   attain,  the   instant 

ijua  wa.i  discharged,  the  crows  made  a  sort  of  halt, 

oiidud  considerably.  Hying  in  circles,  and  screaming 

•Iviiriierously,  as  if  in  contempt  or  derision.     Had  I 

:i  |i:e|ianil  lor  this,  a  few  of  them  might  have  sutfer- 

:".rtikir  bravado.     Jiut  my  second  gun  was  in  the 

iir  III' the  huiil,  and  bel'oro  I  could   get  it,  the   black 

;it.-y  had  risen  to  their   tiirnier  security.     While  we 

Killiii','  at  tea  that  evening,  a  black  came  to  inlorin 

lint  aeousiderahle  lloek  of  crows,  which  had  arrived 

uhli^  li  jjiii  the  great  lloek,  had  |iilclied  in  the  young 

I  n  great  way  t'roni   the   house,  and  nt  a   short 

Ijuce  from  the  road-sidi!.     We  ipiiekly  had  the  guns 

tiiidiiii'is,  and   I  scarcely  could   restrain  my  impa- 

:nre  until  it  should  he  late  enough  and  dark  enough  to 

KH  iliaiiee  of  sueccs.s.     Without  thinking  of  any 

lull  the  great  number  of  the  crows,  and  their  iii- 

iiily  I"  lly  to  advantage   in  the  night,  my  notions  of 

iiiii.ilKrs  we  should   bring  home   were  extravagant 

iiugli,  and  1  only  regretted  that  wo  might   he  obliged 

Icuvo  sumo  hehinil.     At  length,  led  by  the  black  Uiy, 

KillioJ  I'urth,  and  soon  arrived  in  the  vicinity  of  this 

'["irary  and  unusual  roost;  and  now  the  true  cliarac- 

"I  liio  enterprise  began  to  appear.    \Vc  wern  to  leave 

'iiid,  mid  penetrate  several  hundred  yards  among 

iliiiu'i,  whose  proximity  lo  each  other,  and  the  dilli- 

illy  of  moving  hetweeu  -.vhicli,  on  aeconnt  of  the  dead 

It-Ill'',  h.H  been   heretolipro  stated.     Next,  we  had  to 

circl'iil  nut  to  alarm  the  crows  before  we  were  ready 

"■',  ami  at  the  s'liiii'  time  wrrr  to  advance  with  cocln'il 

n' ii  imr  h.iiidi.     'i'hu  onlv  way  of  moving  tiirwards 

il!,  1 1'iUiid  lo   be  lliat  ol' Inriiiiig  my   shoiilder.i  a:* 

l*'i^iM'"''ible  to  the  dead  braiielics,  and  broaking  my 


v.iy  us  t'cnllv  as  I  coiilj.  At  last  we  reached  the  trees 
i,M>:i  whieii  llie  crows  were  roosting;  but  as  the  foIi;;;ii^ 
of  the  v.miig  pini  >  w.is  evlicmi  ly  ileii-c,  and  the  liinU 
were  lull  t'orty  fei  t  above  the  g-oimil,  it  was  out  of  llie 
i|iicstion  !■>  di.-tingni.-li  while  the  gaatest  numlier  were 
."i'.ii.'ittd.  Sill  cling  the  trees  wiiicli  appeared  by  the 
grc.it.  r  darkiu  ss  of  till  ir  siinimils  to  he  most  he, ally 
I  idi  n  with  our  game,  my  companion  and  1  piilled  our 
tri:.'gi  rs  at  the  s.ine  moment.  The  report  was  liillnwed 
by  considi  ral.h'  outcries  Irom  the  crows,  by  a  heavy 
sh.ivvcr  of  pine  twigs  and  leaves  upon  which  the  shot 
lad  taken  elfeet,  ami  a  deafening  roar  caused  by  the  snd- 
deii  risin:.'  on  the  wing  of  the  alarmed  slee|iers.  t>iir 
er.nv  at  11  ngl.'i  till  near  inc,  which  was  wounded  too 
badly  to  tly  or  n  tain  his  |Kreli,  and  as  the  lloek  had 
gone  entirely  oil',  with  this  one  crow  did  I  return,  rather 
crc.sl  talleii  from  iiiy  i.'r,ind  noetiirnal  expeililioii.  This 
crow,  howiver,  atVoided  me  ill^trllclive  enipliynient  and 
iimnseinent  diirin;;  the  next  day,  in  the  dissection  of  its 
nerves  and  organs  of  si  ii.-e,  and  1  know  not  that  I  ever 
diriv.d  more  ph'::^iire  t'roni  any  tinatuinical  examinalion, 
thi.li  1  dill  from  the  (lis.-eetion  of  its  internal  ear,  'I'iie 
extent  and  eonvolutions  of  its  seiiiii  ircniar  canals,  show 
how  highly  the  sfn.<:  of  hearing  is  perrected  in  these 
creatures,  and  those  who  wish  to  be  convinced  of  the 
truth  of  whit  wi-  have  stated  in  relation  to  thein,  may 
slill  see  this  idenlieal  rrow  skull,  in  the  Daltimore  .Mu- 
sriiin,  to  which  I  prcsentt  d  it  after  tinishing  tile  dissec- 
ticui.  At  hast,  1  saw  it  there  a  year  or  two  since, 
though  I  little  thought,  when  employed  in  examining,  or 
eveu  when  I  I  i.st  saw  it,  that  it  would  ever  bu  the  subject 
of  such  a  rel'cnnee  "  in  a  printed  book." 

Not  eisily  disheartened  by  preceding  fiiilnrcs,  I  next 
rc.-olvcd  lo  try  to  outwit  the  crows,  and  for  tiiis  purpose 
prepared  a  lonir  line,  to  wliieli  a  very  considerable  num- 
ber of  lateral  iijies  were  tied,  having  each  a  very  small 
li-hing  hook  at  the  end.  Laeh  of  Iheije  hooks  was  bait- 
ed witli  a  siiiiile  grain  of  corn,  so  cunningly  put  on, 
that  it  seennil  iiiipo.~siblc  that  the  grain  could  he  taken 
lip  without  the  hook  being  swallowed  with  it.  About 
tiuir  o'clock,  in  order  to  be  in  full  time,  1  rowed  uii  to 
the  sandy  |>oint,  made  fast  my  main  line  to  a  bush,  and 
extending  it  toward  tlie  water,  jugged  it  down  to  the 
other  end  securi  ly  in  the  sand.  1  next  arranged  nil  my 
baited  lines,  and  then  covering  them  all  nicely  with 
sand,  le't  notliing  expo.sed  but  tho  bait.  This  done,  I 
scattered  a  ipiantity  of  corn  aJl  around,  to  render  the 
baits  as  little  habic  to  suspicion  as  |Hi.ssiblc.  Aller  taking 
a  t'lnul  view  ol'  tJie  r'.rrangcmcut,  which  seemed  a  very 
hn|icful  one,  1  pulK d  my  boat  gently  homeward,  to  wait 
the  event  of  iny  solicitude  for  the  capture  of  the  crows. 
As  usual,  they  arrived  in  thousands,  blackened  the  sand 
biaeh,  c'latlered,  scieanud,  ami  llultcred  about  in  great 
tlee,  and  linally  saiUd  over  the  creek  and  away  to  their 
ron-t,  without  having  lell  a  solitary  unfortunate  to  pay 
lor  having  meddled  with  my  biited  hooks.  I  jumped 
into  the  skill',  and  s'xin  paid  a  visit  to  my  nnsncce.ssliil 
snare.  The  corn  was  all  gone  ;  tlic  very  hooks  were  all 
bare,  audit  w.-.s  evident  that  sonic  other  cx|H'dicntinust  be 
adopted  Iiiiiire  1  could  hope  to  succeed.  Had  I  caught 
hut  one  or  two  uliri,  it  was  iiiy  intention  to  have  em- 
ployed them  to  prmnre  the  destruction  of  others,  in  n 
inuiiier  I  shall  litrcaller  describe. 


Nfl.  XII. 

Hr.d  I  fuecccded  in  obtaining  pnmn  living  crows,  they 
weie  to  be  emphiyed  in  the  ibllo.ving  manner.  AtUr 
having  made  a  sort  of  conccilininl  of  brushwood  within 
good  gunshot  distance,  the  crows  were  to  hi'  fastened  by 
tin  ir  wings  on  tliiiir  Uieks,  between  two  pegs,  yet  not 
so  closely  a.s  to  prevent  tlicni  from  ilntteiing  or  strug- 
gling. The  other  crows,  who  arc  always  very  inquisi- 
tive where  their  s|H'eies  is  in  any  trouble,  were  cx|>ccted 
to  settle  down  near  the  captives,  and  tho  latter  would 
certainly  si-ize  tho  first  that  cuinc  near  enough  with 
their  claws,  and  hold  on  |H'rtinaciously.  This  would 
have  prodiccd  lighting  and  screatning  in  abundance,  and 
the  whole  Hock  might  gradually  ho  so  drawn  into  the 
fray,  as  to  alloiv  many  op|>ortunitiea  of  discharging  the 
guns  U|M)ii  them  willi  I'ull  ciVect. '  This  I  have  oHeii  ob. 
served,  that  when  a  quarrel  or  fight  took  pluco  in  n 
large  tlock  or  giuig  of  crows,  a  circumstance  by  no 
means  infrequent,  it  seemed  soon  to  extend  to  thc^vliole, 
and,  during  the  continuance  of  their  anger,  all  the  usual 
caution  of  their  nature  apix'ared  lo  tic  forgotten,  allowing 
Iheinselves  at  such  times  to  be  approached  closely  and  re, 
girdhwa  of  men,  lirc-anns,  or  tiio  liill  of  their  com|vi- 
nioiiN,  tontiniiing  their  wrangling  with  tancorous  obf  i- 
naey.  \  ^inlilar  di>|>osilirui  niny  1h'  produced  among 
them  by  catching  a  large  owl,  uud  tying  it  with  u  cold 


of  moderate  linirtli  to  the  limb  of  u  itaki-il  tree  in  a 
neiLrhboiirhoixl  titipii  nicd  bv  tiic  crows.  The  owl  is  out* 
if  llir  few  cm  ml,  s  which  Ilie  erow  hiis  ntoi  h  reason  lo 
liciid,  as  il  robs  tlir  lusts  of  tin  ir  yoiinj.',  winni  vtr  Ihey 
ire  lell  for  the  sliorli  st  linn.  Iliine,  uhciicMr  crows 
liseover  an  owl  in  tlie  day  time,  lii;e  many  other, birds, 
they  ewinmcnci'  an  attack  n|>oii  il,  senaming  most  voci- 
liroiisly,  and  bringing  togi-tlier  all  of  their  K|M>cics  with- 
in hearing.  <  )nce  Ihi.-i  clamour  ha~  litirly  In  gun,  and  their 
passions  are  Hilly  aroused,  there  is  little  danger  of  tlicir 
being  scared  away,  and  the  ciiuiice  of  destroying  them 
by  shooting  is  conliniii^d  as  long  as  the  owl  remains  un- 
injured, lint  one  such  op[>ortniiity  presi  iitcil  during  my 
residence  where  crows  were  abimd.inf,  anil  this  was  un- 
liu'Umately  spoiled  by  the  eagerness  of  one  of  the  gun- 
ners, who,  in  his  aiixietv  to  ilcmolisli  one  ot"  the  crows 
lixcd  upon  some  that  were  most  busy  with  the  owl,  and 
killed  il  instead  of  its  dislnrUrs,  winch  at  once  i  iidcd 
iIk'  sport.  When  the  crows  leavi^  the  risist,  at  early 
dawn,  they  generally  tly  to  a  mked  or  leatless  tree  ill 
Hie  nearest  llclil,  and  there  plinnc  Ihi  n.s.  1ms  und  chatter 
imlil  the  ilaylifhl  is  siiliieieiilly  clear  to  show  all  iibjeets 
with  dislinclness'.  Of  this  circuiiislaiiee  I  have  taken 
advantage  several  times  to  get  g',oi!  sliots  at  theiii  in 
this  way.  During  the  il,ay  time,  having  seheled  a  spot 
wilhiii  proper  distance  of  the  tree  t'requi  nleil  by  them 
in  the  morning,  1  have  built  with  biiisliwood  and  pine 
bushes  a  thick,  close  screen,  bthinil  whiili  one  or  two 
persons  might  move  .■■■enurcly  vvithoii*  Ik  in::  obsi^rved. 
I'roper  o|K'iiiiigs,  thron^li  wliieli  lo  level  the  i:uni;  were 
also  made,  as  the  slightest  stir  or  noise  could  not  bo 
made  at  the  time  of  actii.>ii,  without  a  risk  of  rendering 
all  the  preparations  I'ruitless.  'i'he  guns  were  all  in  or- 
iler  and  loaded  iK'fore  going  to  Uil,  and  at  .in  hour  or 
two  bclijrc  daylight,  we  repaired  quietly  to  the  iield  and 
slalioned  ourselves  hi^hind  the  sercLii,  where,  having 
mounted  our  guns  at  the  loop-holes  lo  Is:  in  |h  rfecl  rea- 
diness, \K<:  wailed  jiatiently  for  the  daybreak.  Sx.n  allcr 
the  gray  twilight  of  the  dawn  began  tu  displace  the 
darkness,  the  voice  of  one  of  our  cxiKeted  visiUintd 
would  be  heard  from  the  distant  t'ori'st,  and  shortly  after 
a  single  crow  would  slowly  s:.il  towards  the  s^ditary  trco 
and  settle  on  its  very  suminit.  rresently  a  li:\v  nioro 
would  arrive  singly,  and  in  a  little  while  small  llocks 
Ibllowed.  Onversatioii  among  them  is  at  Hrst  rather 
limited  to  occasional  salutations,  but  as  the  rtix;k  Ugina 
to  grow  numerous,  it  bei'omcs  ueiu  r;.l  and  very  animat- 
ed, and  by  this  time  all  that  limy  lie  ex|K'eted  on  this  oc- 
casion have  arrived.  This  may  lie  known  al.-o,  by  ob- 
serving one  or  more  of  tin  m  descend  to  the  ground, 
and  if  the  gunners  do  not  iuav  make  the  best  of  the  oc- 
casion, il  will  soon  be  lost,  as  the  whole  gang  will  pre- 
sently sail  oil',  scattering  as  they  go.  However,  wc  rare- 
ly waited  till  there  was  a  danger  of  their  depciture,  but 
as  soon  as  the  Hock  had  t'aijy  arrived  and  were  still 
crowded  upon  the  upper  parts  of  the, tree,  »c  pulled 
triggers  logelher,  aiming  at  the  tliiekest  of  the  throng. 
In  this  way,  by  killhig  and  wounding  them,  w  itli  two  or 
three  guns,  a  dozen  or  more  would  be  dcstroyid.  It 
was  of  course  needless  to  ex|>cct  to  find  a  ^inlilar  opiwr- 
tiinity  in  tlic  same  place  for  a  long  time  allcrwards,  as 
thosu  which  escaped  had  too  goed  memoriis  to  return  to 
so  ilksastrnus  a  s|iot.  IJy  ascertaining  other  situations  at 
consideral.'le  dislaiiccs,  we  could  every  now  uud  tlicn 
obtain  similar  advantage.:  over  them. 

.•\bout  the  years  I'^IH),  1,  ;>,.'!,  I,  the  crows  were  so 
vaslly  nceunnilated  and  destructive  in  the  state  of  .Mary- 
land, thai  the  g,ncrmnent,  to  hasten  their  dimimition, 
received  their  he.ids  in  payment  of  t.axe.s,  at  the  priix-  of 
three  ernts  each.  The  slore-kee|Hrs  liought  tiiem  of  tho 
boys  and  shooters,  who  had  no  taxes  to  pay,  at  a  rather 
lower  rate,  or  exchanged  powder  and  shot  tor  liiein.  This 
measure  eau.seil  a  great  havoc  tots' kept  up  among  llieiii, 
and  in  a  i'vw  years  so  much  diiiiinishcd  the  grievance, 
that  the  price  was  withdr.awn.  Two  modes  of  shooting 
them  in  eoiisiderable  numlKrs  were  followed  and  \»ilh 
great  success  ;  the  one,  lli.il  of  killing  them  whih'  on 
the  wing  tow:irds  the  loosl,  and  the  other  attacking 
llicm  in  the  night  when  they  lind  liecn  for  some  hours 
asleep.  1  havo  already  mentioned  the  regidarity  with 
which  vast  Hocks  move  from  various  quarters  of  Uic 
country  to  their  roosting  pl'ices  every  utK'rnooii,  and  tho 
uniformity  of  the  route  tiiey  pursue.  In  cold  weather, 
when  all  the  small  liodiea  of  water  are  frozen,  and  they 
aro  obliged  to  protract  their  Hight  towards  the  bays  or 
sea,  their  relurn  is  a  work  of  considerable  latwiir,  espe- 
cially  should  a  strong  wind  blow  against  llicm  ;  at  lliis 
season  also,  being  rather  poorly  lid,  they  are  nf  necessity 
less  ••  igorous.     Should  the  wiiul  !«•  ndvi  rse,  tliiyHya« 


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riilK'H  on  Kiii'li  nil  nAiTiiixin,  niid  sliitiiiii  tlu'iiiKi'lvi'y  close 
iiloiifr  till'  fiiot-way  ot";i  liiirli  bank,  over  wliinli  tlii'  crows 
were  in  llic  liiiliil  ortlyiiif; ;  and  an  limy  wrro  in  u  {rrcal 
ili'irrcc  srrctnod  rroiii  sight  a.s  the  Mnck  Hiw  over,  kccp- 
ing  as  low  as  |iossil)lc  iM'oanso  ot'  the  wind,  their  shots 
wire  generally  very  eHeetnal.  The  stronger  was  the 
wind,  the  greater  was  their  success.  The  crows  Ihul 
were  not  injured  found  it  very  dilVienlt  to  rise;  and  those 
that  divergi'd  laterally,  only  came  nearer  to  gunners  sta- 
tioned in  e.':|K'elatinn  ot'  such  inovemi'iits,  'I'he  Hock 
were  s<'veriil  hours  in  passing  over,  and  ns  there  was 
generally  a  eonsideralde  interval  lielween  each  company 
ofeonsideralile  size,  the  last  arrived,  nusnspieions  of  wlinl 
had  liei'ii  going  on,  and  the  shooters  hail  liiiic  loreehargi 
their  arms.  Hut  the  grand  harvest  of  crow  lieads,  was 
derived  from  the  invasion  ol' their  dormitories,  which  are 
well  worthy  a  |iiirticnlar  description,  and  should  lie  visited 
by  every  one  who  wishes  to  form  a  pro|K'r  idea  of  the 
miinlKT  of  lliese  birds  that  may  lie  accumulated  in  a  singli' 
district.  The  roost  is  most  commonly  the  densest  pine 
thicket  that  can  lie  found,  generally  nt  no  great  distance 
from  some  river,  ba)',  or  other  sheet  of  water,  which  is 
llic  last  to  freeze,  or  rarely  is  altogether  frozen.  To  such 
a  roost,  the  crows,  which,  are  during  the  day-time, 
scattered  over  jicrhaps  more  than  a  hundred  miles  of  cir- 
cunifercnee,  wing  their  way  every  afternoon,  and  arrive 
shortly  after  siin.sct.  Kndless  columns  jmur  in  from 
various  quarters,  and  ns  they  arrive  pitch  u|)on  their  ac- 
customed [icrches,  crowiling  closely  together  for  the 
benefit  of  the  warmth  and  the  shelter  atTordcd  by  tlie 
thick  foliage  of  tlie  pine.  The  trees  arc  literally  bent  by 
their  weight,  and  the  ground  is  covered  for  many  feet  in 
depth  by  their  dung,  which  by  its  gradual  ferinentation, 
must  also  tend  to  increase  the  warmth  of  the  roost. 
Such  roosts  are  known  to  lie  thus  occupied  for  years, 
beyond  the  inemory  of  individuals;  and  I  know  of  one  or 
two,  which  the  oldest  residents  in  the  quarter  stale  to 
have  licen  known  to  their  grandfathers,  and  jiroliably  had 
been  resorted  to  by  tlic  crows  during  several  ages  pre- 
vious. There  is  one  of  great  age  and  magnificent  extent, 
in  the  vicinity  of  Uock  Creek,  an  arm  of  the  Patapsco 
They  are  sutfieiently  numerous  on  the  rivers  opening 
into  the  t'hesn[K'ake,  and  are  every  where  similar  in  their 
general  .isiwct.  Wilson  has  signalised  such  a  roost  at  no 
great  distance  from  I'l  istol,  I'a.  and  I  know  by  observa- 
tion, that  not  less  than  a  million  of  crows  sleep  there 
nightly  during  the  winter  seas<m. 

To  gather  crow  heads  from  the  roost,  a.  very  large 
party  was  made  up,  |irii|>ortioned  to  the  extent  of  surface 
occnpiid  by  the  dorinitury.  Armed  with  double  barrelled 
and  duel;  guns,  which  threw  a  large  clinrge  of  shot,  the 
company  was  divided  into  small  parties,  and  tiiese  took 
Ntiilions,  selected  during  the  day  time,  .so  as  to  surround 
the  riKist  as  nearly  as  |>ossible.  A  dark  night  was  always 
preferred,  as  the  crov»s  could  not  when  alarmed  fly  fiir, 
nnd  the  attiek.  wa«  delayed  until  full  midnight.  All 
lieing  at  their  [xists,  tlie  firing  was  commenced  by  those 
who  were  most  advantageously  |)ostcd,  and  followed  up 
Fiiccessivelv  by  the  others,  ns  the  afl'righted  crows  sought 
refiigv  in  tiieir  vicinity.  t)ii  every  side  the  carnage  then 
raged  fiercely,  and  there  can  scarcely  Ih'  conceived  a 
more  forcible  idea  of  the  horrors  of  n  battle,  than  such  a 
scene  atForded.  The  crows  screaming  with  fright  and 
the  pain  of  wounds,  the  loud  deep  roar  produced  by  the 
raising  of  llieir  whole  numtier  in  the  air,  the  incessant 
flashing  and  thundering  of  the  guns,  and  the  shouts  of 
their  eager  destroyers,  all  produced  an  effect  which  can 
never  lie  forgotten  by  any  one  who  has  witnessed  it,  nor 
can  it  well  lie  adeipiatcly  comprehended  by  those  who 
hnvc  not.  Illindeil  by  tlie  blaze  of  the  powder,  and  be 
wilderinl  by  the  thicker  darkness  that  ensues,  the  crows 
rise  and  si'tlle  again  at  n  short  disUmte,  without  being 
able  to  withdraw  from  the  field  of  danger  ;  and  the  san 
puinary  work  is  continued  until  tlie  shooters  arc  fatigued, 
or  the  approach  of  daylight  gives  the  survivors  a  chance 
of  escape.  Then  the  work  of  collecting  the  heads  from 
the  dead  and  wounded  began,  nnd  this  was  a  task  of  con- 
siderable difiiculty,  as  the  wounded  used  their  utmost 
efforts  to  conceal  and  defend  themselves.  The  bill  and 
half  the  front  of  the  skull  were  cut  off  together,  and  strung 
in  sums  for  the  tax-gatherer,  and  the  product  of  the  night 
divided  nceording  to  the  nature  of  the  party  formed. 
Sometimes  the  great  mass  of  shooters  were  hired  for  the 
night,  and  received  no  shares  of  scalps,  having  their  am- 
munition provided  by  the  employers;  other  parties  were 
formed  of  friends  and  neighliours,  who  cliiblicd  for  the 
ammunition,  nnd  shared  equally  in  the  result. 

During  hard  winters  the  crows  suffer  severely,  and 
perish  in  considerable  numbers  from  hunger,  though 
tlioy  onduro  a  wondnrftil  degree  of  abstinence  without 
mucli    injury.       When    starved    sovorcly,    llio    poor 


wretches  will  swallow  bits  of  leather,  ro|ic,  rags, in  short 
any  thing  that  ap|iours  to  promise  the  slightest  relief. 
Miillitudes  belonging  to  the  Itristnl  roost,  |ierished  dur- 
ing the  winter  of  Ifay-U  from  Ihiscause.  Alltlio  water 
courses  were  solidly  frozen,  nnd  it  was  distressing  to 
obherve  these  starvelings  every  morning  winging  their 
weary  way  towards  the  shoies  of  the  sea  in  lio|ies  of 
food,  and  again  to  see  them  toiling  homewards  in  the 
af'lernoon,  apparently  scarce  able  to  fty. 

In  speaking  of  destroying  crows,  we  have  never  nd- 
verlpil  to  the  use  of  |ioison,  which  in  their  case  is  wholly 
inadmissible  on  this  account.  Where  crows  are  common 
hogs  generally  run  at  largo,  and  to  poison  the  crows 
would  equally  poison  them ;  the  crows  would  die,  and 
fiill  to  the  ground,  where  Ihoy  would  certainly  be  eaten 
by  the  hogs. 

Crows,  when  caught  young,  learn  to  talk  plainly,  if 
pains  be  taken  to  repent  certain  phrases  to  them,  and 
they  become  cxceeiiingly  impudent  and  troublesome. 
Like  all  of  their  Irilie,  lliey  will  steal  and  hide  silver  or 
other  bright  objects,  of  w  liieli  they  can  niuko  no  possible 
use. 


iflrmCnisrriicrfl  of  a  ^'oimqc  to  Kiiliia. 

Wc  arc  tempted  to  insert,  from  tlic  same  journal,  the 
following  Keminiscenees  of  a  Voyage  'o  India,  written 
by  Dn.  Kevnei.i,  C^o.tTEs,  of  this  city.  They  furnish 
descriptions  in  a  department  of  natural  history  but  little 
attended  to,  nnd  are  |ieiined  with  a  skill  which  will  pro- 
duce lasting  fame  to  tho  author,  should  ho  undertake  a 
more  extended  ulTurt. 

NO.  I. 

The  American  public  need  not  be  reminded  of  the  folly 
of  those  toiirist.s,  who,  atVcr  a  week's  resiilenee  in  a  capi- 
tal city,  take  passage  in  a  line  of  coaches,  and  hastily 
eircumambulating  a  small  |H)rtioii  of  n  grent  continent, 
return  to  launch  out  into  profound  disquisitions  on  na- 
tional ehuracter  and  the  mutability  of  governments.  1 
am  not  of  this  school ;  but  as  no  one  can  travel  round 
two  thirds  of  the  circumference  of  our  glolic,  either  by 
land  or  sea,  without  aequiring  many  facts,  and  making 
mniiy  observations  highly  interesting  to  those  who  quietly 
enjoy  the  sweets  of  social  intercourse  around  the  paternal 
hearth,  I  hoiio  that  these  detached  reniiiiiscenecs,  while 
they  contribute  to  my  own  happiness  by  recalling  scenes 
of  grandeur  and  of  lieauty  which  I  cim  never  lioiH)  to 
revisit,  may  also  prove  u  harmless  recreation. 

MINUTE  ANIMALS  OF  THE  OCEAN. 

The  innumerable  trik's  of  insects  which  swarm  in 
every  part  of  the  world,  delighting  us  by  the  brilliancy 
of  their  colouring,  or  tormenting  us  with  their  att.icks 
upon  our  imtsoiis  or  our  pro|)erly,  although  their  armies 
somi^tinies  render  whole  countries  uninhabitable,  destroy- 
ing every  blade  of  grass  in  their  career  ;  even  these  seem 
ingly  interminable  hosts  must  yield  the  palm  in  number, 
beauty,  I'vcry  thing  except  destructiveness,  to  the  sky- 
tinted  denizens  of  the  ocean.  Kvcry  leaf  of  sca-wecd, 
every  fragment  of  floating  timber,  teems  with  life  in  some 
of  its  most  interesting  forms,  and  tho  blue  cxjianse  of 
waves  is  every  where  studded  with  animated  gems,  which 
sail  nlong  its  surface  or  lie  hidden  in  its  bosom. 

The  seaman,  as  the  vessel  hurries  along,  catches  occa- 
sional glimpses  of  misty  specks  floating  beneath  him, 
which,  to  his  careless  eye,  ap|iear  like  tiio  spawn  of  fishes, 
or  the  slime  washed  from  their  bodies,  yet  in  these  un- 
promising  and  neglected  atoms,  closer  examination  dis- 
covers  beings  whose  delicacy  of  structure  defies  the 
pencil,  nnd  whose  tints  arc  rivalled  only  by  tlioso  of  a 
summer's  evening. 

It  is  miieh  to  be  regretted  that  many  minds  eai>ahle  of 
enjoying,  in  the  highest  degree,  tliosc  plcaaiircs  which 
may  be  drawn  from  every  department  of  natural  history, 
are  arrested  on  the  threshold  of  the  study  by  the  <lry  and 
technical  systems,  which  are  but  the  commnn-plaee-books 
of  the  science,  but  which  are  too  generally  regarded  ns 
the  science  itself.  Some  knowledge  of  these  systems 
seems  indispensable  to  the  grand  and  general  views  which 
constitute  the  chief  interest  of  mnny  departments  of  na- 
ture ;  but  tho  minute  inhabitants  of  tho  ocean  possess  a 
charm  for  every  eye,  an  interest  peculiarly  their  own. 
In  observing  t|>eir  beauties  uiid  their  manners,  the  tra- 


veller would  find  deliglitfiil  occupation,  and  the  tcim, 
of  the  sea  would  lie  forgotten. 

Much  of  my  time  wns  em|iloycd  in  calchini;  i|,f,,| 
minute  animals  with  a  net  of  bunting  secured  tontm  I 
twelve  feet  in  length,  with  which  practice  soon  r(ii(|f„j| 
me  so  adroit,  that  little  escajicd  me  that  flraiicd  ni||,,.| 
three  feet  of  the  surface.  I  cannot  hofic,  by  nmf  i),  [ 
scription,  to  inspire  others  with  the  same  eiillni,jj,||'| 
admiration  whicli  1  filt  in  a  personal  examiiinlinniiri',. 
wonders  of  my  net;  but  I  trust  that,  in  inlrralnur,,! 
.some  of  these  new  aeijuaintnnces  to  your  renders,  1  si,,']! 
not  fm  accused  of  making  a  burdensoinc  addilion  lu  ili,;J 
circle. 

'i'lic  vast  tract  of  waters  constituting  the  (iiilf  sirumi 
stretching  itself  along  the  coast  of  North  Aimrira, liitl 
like  a  huge  ocean  desert,  shunned   even  by  tin.  d^r 
which  are  seen  but  rarely  within  its  limits  ;  Imlrii  lU 
farther  side  a  counter  current  travels  at  a  slowir  pan  i 
the  op|(osilc  direction.     The  surface  of  this  carrfnliir 
thickly  covered  with  masses  of  sea-wced  and  ollut  ilio;J 
ing  liodies,  swept  by  the  stream  from  the  sliorcj  of  u 
(iiilf  of  Mexico  and  the  southern  states,  and  ciillroi.  d  j, 
the  eddies.     Each  little  tufl,  if  carefully  taken,  ami  |ilai«] 
in  a  tumbler  or  basin  of  salt  water,  will  display  n  niiinhrJ 
of  licautiful  shrimps,  simttcd,  chequered,  or  striprd  niijl 
every  shade  of  colouring;  a  variety  of  minute  crabs,  linlJ 
shells,  and  not  unfrequcntly  fish,   in  enmparisnn  «i?| 
wliich  the  minnoes  of  our  creeks  arc  leviathans.    .MisioL 
these  various  tribes  which  have  been  carried  by  the  cnrj 
rent  from  their  native  shores,  would  sjiccdily  |ierlili  ii 
the  unfathomable  depths  of  their  own  element,  ifiloimut 
for  a  long  time  of  the  support  afforded  by  their  littU 
vessel. 

One  would  suppaso  that  a  voyage  of  three  IhoiijjJ 
miles,  performed  in  company,  and  within  the  narroii 
confines  of  a  tufl  of  leaves,  would  be  sufticicnt  lo  id 
tablish  a  good  understanding  in  the  little  cominuniitl 
but,  alas  t  the  natural  proiiensities  to  violence  and  |iluni{i  J 
which  not  even  the  lofty  attribute  of  human  reason  n 
control,  here  rage  with  unrestrnined  violence ;  no  smu 
is  this  mimic  world  confined  within  the  precinctji  of  t 
tumbler  or  the  basin,  than  the  whole  vessel  dis|ilarsJ 
.system  of  inveterate  warfare.     In  vain  do  tho  siualkl 
shrimps  dart  tlirough  the  labyrinth  of  leaves  to  oIuiIclJ 
pursuit  of  the  crabs;  they  are  speedily  torn  in  piicf!,(( 
driven  from  their  shelter  to  become  tlie  prey  of  sonic  to 
raeious  fish,  which,  flying  before  the  persecution  of  ilj 
larger  brethren,  thus  repays  the  hospitality  of  thw  i] 
wliose  dominions  it  seeks  obscurity  and  safety.    Itnt  lliij 
ingratitude  seldom  passes  unpunished.    Pent  within  n 
row  iKiiinds,  and  unable  to  elude  pursuit  by  sliootinf  l< 
yond  the  grasp  of  its  insulted  protectors,  a  dcsiioralo  era 
lliet  ensues  lietwccn  the  fish  and  the  crabs,  and  in  afJ 
hours  nothing  of  the  animated  scene  survives,  cmj^ 
some  two  or  three  mutilated  combatants,  who,  no  lonce 
possessed  of  their  dangerous  wea|ions  of  offenci',  or  iJ 
liausted  with  wounds,  arc  fain  to  make  a  iieaccahlc  n 
U|xin  tlio  carcasses  of  their   former   associafeii.   Wbi 
moral  might  the  observer  extract  from  the  lii<rh  ditii^ 
nnd  noble  prowess  of  these  little  aquatics,  none  n(v:m 
ever  acquire  tho  paltry  magnitude  of  three  quarlip  1 
an  inch  !   What  exiiuisitc  similes  might  be  drawn  fr^ 
such  a  fertile  source  to  embellish  the  pngcs  of  liistory.a 
to  lie  sounded  upon  tho  harp  of  flattery,  to  ewill 
festive  raptures  of  tho  hero! 

Notiiing  is  more  striking  to  tlie  naturalist  llian  il 
contrast  between  the  grandeur  and  the  immensit):  t 
power  displayed  by  tlie  angry  waves  around  him,  aij 
the  delicate  and  fragile  forms  whicli  crowd  their  surfiJ 

Tlie  crest  of  a  billow,  which  causes  the  tough  fir-ribb 
vessel  to  tremble  beneath  it  like  a  child  under  tlitrolJ 
it.s  tutor,  passes  harmlessly  over  myriads  of  bi'iiips,  vhkl 
when  removed  from  their  native  element,  dissolve  \m 
the  fervour  of  the  sun,  or  break  in  pieces  by  tlirii  on 
weight.  Yet,  unobtrusive  as  are  these  lower  link.'  t 
tho  scale  of  nature,  escaping  by  their  very  huniililrll 
destruction  which  so  ol\cn  overwhelms  the  nrmid  Inidij 
the  creation  in  spite  of  all  his  science  and  liis  slnni 
they  are  otlen  individually  dressed  in  beauty  before  «lii 
the  lily  would  fade,  and  the  rose  hide  its  blushu;  ■ 
collectively,  they  produce  some  of  the  most  sublime  f 
nomena,  wliich  havo  oven  astonished  tlic  pliilotopi) 
building  up  islands  in  the  midst  of  the  deep,  or,  in  iiim 
simrtivcness,  alarming  the  mariner  with  tlie  appenno 
of  unreal  shoals,  and  wakening  the  lightning  of  the  f 
ti'rs  to  increase  the  brilliancy  of  moonlight,  or  to  reniid 
more  terrific  tlio  gloom  of  tho  midnight  tempest, 

This  picture  may  appear  too  glowing  to  mony,  k"'^ 
my  next  I  will  endeavour  to  establish  its  corrcctnw 

C 


Tl,n»p  who  hav 
,1  l.oDir  Hrniicli 
^  ilKJr  r.imblini 
innfparent  ninssi 
L|,e  nuiiiin.  Th 
itnies,  anil  are  de 

Liiit».«'ii'=''»l'l* 
Lffj  III' sonic  shell 

kisleil  many  to 
jurine  animal. 

Ifoncoflhese  g 
I  jK-iliiilely  after  it 
,uf|iri»cd  lo  find 
Ljor,  or  convex  pa 
lirelii,  and  from  ii 
leif-jiko  inombrun 
of  numerous  threat 
niir:'inof  tho  uni 
iniiiialin  it  swims 
alien  sovoral  feet  i 
lliesanil;  Ihoy  are 
iBii  secure  Iho  proj 
Kiinalion,  when  iip 
Miranco  nnd  olfeii 
Iffjinen  liavo  given 
III  naturalists  the 
I  have  ollbrcd  tlii 
laniiliar  exainpK 
Itiiich  ,aro  the  subjo 
iri'  all  alike  gclati 
lllieiii  melt  and  flow 
lollie  ilireet  rays  ol 
Ol'all  llic  tribes  of  II 
|ir  pari  iif  Iho  ocean, 
|ii  tlio  Porluguesc  'i 
lobloii;  animated  sa( 
inio  a  conical  neck, 
u|niislon  running  n 
laiinsinir  above  int< 
leipanded  or  contraci 
Ipletjure  of  tlio  anir 
|ias|iended  from  ton 
llulfan  inch  to  an  ir 
tilreniity,  and  forme 
There  havo  boon  regi 
llbixl,  like  tlio  first  stc 
lit  denlilulo  of  any  \ 
lind  as  I  have  froque 
Ipirenlly  half  digeste 
Iprapcr  stomachs;  nor 
li«ilo<;y  that  an  anil 
Ident  stomachs,  than  I 
Ubli',  llio  saracinea,  i 
jicnlly  for  a  similar  | 
From  the  centre  ol 
iLll'e  lord,  never  ex 
lUiickness,  uiid  often 

The  sizo  of  tho  Pi 
Ihalf  an  inch  to  six  i 
Lotion,  tho  sail  is  a 
Ibrcezc,  and  tho  clong 
illieaniniala  form  i 
Imnf  which  wo  soini 
Il  is  not  the  form 
Icliiefheauty  of  this  Ii 
lllic  body  and  the  ncel 
Ifiiiil  irrisdesccuco  in 
Ipeilectly  transparent 
Imred  when  viewed  t 
ktailually  tinged  as  w 
Jilelicatc  bluo  that  can 
l(i)uals  tlic  purest  sky 
Ituininit  is  of  the  most 
lii shaded  by  Iho  grad 
Jlhrough  all  the  intern 
lult  were  upon  a  gn 
lin  aciial  soilness  liir  I 
Inntini;  llio  sooininglj 
|thcclo80oftlic  first  r 
The  gioup  of  stomi 
Jthough  the  hue  is  th( 
lire,  on  this  account  ir 
|wei|lii  and  form  they 
billist,  while  tho  core 
fcr  jirds  behind,  is  co 
I  The  inodo  in  whic 
IWna  Bubjcct  of  mt 
"lbs  lliat  are  Jrcquoii 


RKMINISCF.NCEH  OF  A  VOYAGE  TO  INDIA. 


:mi 


lion,  and  the  u,li,u,| 

'A  in  CBtchinjt  ii.f^i 
ng  sceurcil  In  a  c,r,,  I 
rnctlcc  noon  nmlt,,  J 
ic  tliiit  flniilKl  «ii|,,„ 
i)t  hopr,  tiy  tmr,  ,j,. 
he  Kniiio  iiilliu«i]»iiJ 
nl  t'Miiiiiiinlinniifiyl 
tlml,  in  inlrfMliintJ 
)  yonr  rcndirs,  1  !|,ii|[ 
loinc  atlilition  tu  \\n'A 

tinjj  the  (inlf  sirotn,! 
f  North  Anifrira,  lidl 
;(1   even  hy  the  f„|J 
ts  liniitH  ;  liiit  r.n  ||J 
sin  at  a  slower  \im  «M 
ICC  ot'  this  eurri'niii 
-weed  nnd  othi  r  ilnjj 
rem  the  shoren  df  n, 
itatcH,  nnd  eullcct.d ij 
fully  tnken,  nnd  |)l«(f,j 
I  will  display  a  niiinVj 
picrcd,  or  striped  wiij 
of  minute  rrnbs,  liitlj 
,   in  enmpiirisnn  ml 
•c  leviatlians.    J^^i  A 
en  carried  by  the  futj 
luld  upcedily  |*risli  i 
vn  clement,  if  (If  pmil 
iffbrded  by  their  liiiK 

iffC  of  three  thmmiJ 
id  within  the  nntroa 
Id  he  anflicienl  to  ( 
the  little  coininiiiuiil 
o  violence  nnd  plumltrT 
;  of  human  reason  t 
cd  violence ;  no  i 
in  the  precincti  of  i 
■liolc  vessel  dis|>lay! 
n  vnin  do  the  smalJ 
h  of  leaves  to  cinde  1>J 
cdily  torn  in  piccrs,( 
le  tlic  prey  of  sonic  t 
the  persecution  ol'il 
hospitality  of  thn$r  i 
,  nnd  safety.    Knilliil 
lied.    Pent  witliin  n 
lursuit  hy  sliuollnj;  li 
ictors,  a  desi)eralc  cm 
:he  crabs,  nnd  inafiJ 
icenc  survivis,  esc»| 
utants,  who,  no  lonp 
Iwns  of  otTencc,  or  tj 
inikc  a  peaccaldt  mi 
ler   associates.    WlJ 
from  the  high  diriij 
luntica,  none  of  wli 
of  three  quorlcru  i 
[might  1)0  drawn  I'mj 
le  pages  of  hislorr,! 
flattery,  to  ewcjl  f 

|e  naturalist  than  lI 
id  the  iinnmnsilT  i 
ires  around  him,  aia 
ll  crowd  their  surfatj 
Ics  tho  tough  tir-ribt 
Ihild  under  tlitroiJ 
|-iadsof  beir(rs,i.liic| 
ement,  dissohc  m 

pieces  by  tlioir  o 
these  lower  links  i 
lir  very  humility  ll 
Ims  the  proud  l()nl(j 
Wo  and  Ills  stna 

1  beauty  before  »hi 
|ide  its  blushcJi  i 

10  must  sublime  p 
Jicd  the  pliiloeopl 
|ie  deep,  or,  in  mil 

/ith  the  appoam 
llightning  of  the « 

onliglit,  or  to  roi 

i;ht  tempest. 

fing  to  many,  li"ii| 

it»  corrcclnnw 

f. 


NO.  II. 

uou.vac.r..     faur  8iio\i.s. 
Tlinjp  who  have  sought  relief  from  tho  summer  heats 

,1  iMH  llrnnch  or  Ciipu  iVtay,  have  probably  noticed, 
I    ilicif  raniblings  along  tho  beach,  certain  gelalinoiis 

"  jpafoiit  masses  deposited  by  Ijii  needing  tide  upon 
lihc  •anii.'.  They  rosomblo  very  I  .ii;i'  pliino.conve.x 
L„^g^andaro  devoid  of  colour,  exeeiil  iii  a  few  minute 
I  Minis'  which  appeal  like  grains  of  yellow  aaml,  or  the 
l[!|tiiof«)iiie  shells  embedded  in  thoirnuhstnnee.  This 
Ikijird  I'lany  to  considor  thorn  as  tho  spawn  of  some 
Iniirini'  animal. 

I  li'ono  ofllicse  gollios  bo  plurnd  in  a  tub  of  brino  im- 
I nioiliali^ly  ador  it  reaches  the  sliori'  the  obsorvor  will  he 
I lariiriscd  to  find  it  possessed  of  anin  ilion.  Tho  siipv- 
I  nor,  or  convex  part,  will  e.xpnnd  like  llio  lop  of  an  uni- 
|w|l,i,  and  from  its  under  surface  several  fiiri<.'cd  and 
llrtl'.liko  membranes  will  bo  developed.  The  rmiiuiiis 
lofnumorous  threads,  or  tendrils,  will  float  out  troiii  the 
IjitrL'inof  tho  umbrella,  following  tlio  motions  of  the 
liniiiial  as  it  swims  around  the  tub.  Thcso  threads  ure 
Liien  several  lijot  in  length  before  thoy  arc  broken  by 
lllieMnd;  they  nro  probably  cmployod  botJi  to  oiilieo 
lindiiecuro  tho  proy,  and  Ihcy  produce  a  sharp,  stinging 
litimalioii,  when  applied  to  the  skin.  It  is  from  tho  up- 
|pe»ranra  nnd  olVunsivo  power  of  those  last  organs,  that 
lUm'n  have  given  the  animal  the  title  of  tho  sou  nettle, 
llnil  naluralisis  the  generic  name  medusa. 

I  liavo  ollbrod  this  rudo  description  of  tho  modusu,  as 
|i  fimiiliar  example  of  tho  class  of  animatud  beings 
Iwlilcli  are  the  subjects  of  the  following  remarks.  Tliey 
\iK  all  alike  gelatinous  and  transparent,  and  many  of 
lilinii  inell  nnd  llow  away  when  exposed  in  the  oiieii  air 
llotlio  direct  rays  of  the  sun. 

I  Ol'alUlictribcsofinolluBcuiwliicharcscattorodovcrcve- 
Itt  larl  ofllie  ocean,  tho  most  splendidand  tho  best  known 
liitlio  Purlugueso 'man-of-war  (physalia).  This  is  an 
lohlonj;  animated  sack  of  air,  elongated  at  one  e.xtromity 
linlo  a  conical  neck,  and  surmounted  by  a  tnombraneouB 
Itipansion  running  nearly  tho  whole  length  of  the  body, 
lind  rising  above  into  a  seiiiicircular  sail,  which  can  be 
Ijipanded  or  contracted  to  a  considerable  extent,  at  the 
Ipleasure  of  the  animal.  From  beneath  the  body  arc 
liiupcnded  from  ton  to  fifty  or  more  little  tubes,  from 
lluifan  inch  to  an  inch  in  length,  open  at  their  lower 
iHlrcinity,  and  formed  like  tho  flower  of  tho  blue  bottle. 
iTIiere  have  been  regarded  as  temporary  receptacloe  for 
llbod,likc  the  first  stomach  of  cattle;  but  as  tho  animal 
lis  destitute  of  any  visiblu  mouth  or  alimentary  canal, 
lind  as  t  have  fro(|uentiy  scon  fish  in  their  cavities  ap- 
Iparenlly  half  digested,  I  cannot  but  consider  them  as 
I  proper  stomachs;  nor  indeed  is  it  a  greater  paradox  in 
Inolo^y  that  an  animal  should  jiossess  many  indepen- 
Idtnl  stomachs,  than  that  the  strango  carnivcrous  vogc- 
lublf,  llio  saracinea,  should  make  use  of  itH  leaves  appa- 
|ienlH'  for  a  similar  pur|)osc. 

From  the  centre  of  this  group  of  stomachs  depends  a 
ill'c  I'ord,  never  exceeding  tho  fourth  of  an  inch  in 
lUiickness,  and  often  Ibrty  times  us  long  as  tlie  body. 

The  size  of  the  Portuguese  man-of-war  varies  Iroiii 
Ihilfan  inch  to  six  inches  in  length.  Wlion  it  is  in 
Iniolion,  tho  sail  is  accommodutod  to  the  Ibrce  of  the 
Ibrcpzc,  and  the  elongated  neck  is  curved  upward,  giving 
llo  llio  animal  a  form  strongly  resembling  the  little  glass 
liians  which  wo  sometimes  see  swimming  in  goblets. 

II  is  not  the  form,  however,  which  constitutes  the 
Icliicf  beauty  of  this  little  navigator.  Tho  lower  part  of 
lllic  body  and  the  neck  aro  devoid  of  all  colour,  except  a 
Ifiiiil  irrisdesccnce  in  reflected  lights,  and  they  aro  so 
||cil°ectly  transparent  that  the  finest  print  is  not  ob- 
Imred  when  viewed  through  them.  Tho  back  becomes 
wndually  tinged  as  we  ascend,  with  tho  finest  and  most 
Idtlicalc  blue  that  cnn  be  imagined ;  the  base  of  the  sail 
l(i)uals  the  purest  sky  in  depth  and  beauty  uf  tint ;  the 
liitininit  is  of  the  most  splendid  red,  and  the  central  part 
lis  shaded  by  llie  gradual  intermixture  of  these  colours 
Itliroiigh  all  the  interniediato  grades  of  purples.  Drawn 
luil  were  upon  a  ground-work  of  mist,  the  tints  liavc 
linaciial  sollnoss  liir  beyond  the  reach  of  art,  and  war- 
Innling  the  seemingly  imaginative  description  given  at 
Ithecloso  of  the  first  number. 

The  gioup  of  stomachs  is  less  transparent,  and  al- 
llliough  the  hue  is  tho  same  as  that  of  the  back,  they 
Wat.  on  this  account  incomparably  loss  elegant.  By  their 
■night  and  form  they  fill  the  double  ofiice  of  a  keel  and 
Ibillast,  while  tho  cord-like  appendage,  which  floats  out 
|l<>i;irds  behind,  is  called  by  seamen  tho  cable. 
I  The  mode  in  which  the  animal  secures  his  prey  has 
Ibttna  subject  of  much  spuculaliun,  for  tho  fish  and 
Itiabt  that  are  Jrcqueutly  found  within  tlio  little  tubes, 


are  ollen  larijo  enough  to  tear  them  in  pieces  could  they 
retain  their  nulural  vigour  during  tho  contest.  I)u- 
ciived  by  tho  exlieme  pain  which  is  felt  when  tho  ca- 
ble is  brniiglit  into  contact  with  the  back  of  the  liuiul. 
natinnlists  have  concluded,  1  think  too  hastily,  that  I  his 
organ  Hccretcs  u  jiujsoiiouh  or  acrid  lluid,  by  which  it 
bciinnibs  any  unlurtunnte  fish  nr  other  animal  that  ven- 
tures within  its  toils,  allured  by  the  hopo  of  making  a 
meal  u|Mm  what,  in  its  ignorance,  it  Ijas  niistuken  fur  a 
worm.  The  secret  will  Im;  better  explained  by  a  more 
ciirpliil  oxaniiuation  of  tho  organ  itself.  Tho  chord  is 
iiii  i|Kwfid  of  a  narrow  lair  of  contractile  fibius,  scarcely 
visible  when  relaxed,  im  account  of  its  trniiKparuniy. 
If  tlio  nniinal  bo  largo,  this  laynr  of  fibres  will  some- 
lliiHiH  extend  itself  to  the  leiigtii  uf  luiir  or  live  yards.  A 
spiral  line  of  blue  bnail-likc  boilius,  less  than  the  liead  ut 
a  pin,  r('V[:lves  nruiiml  the  cable  fruni  end  to  end,  and 
under  the  microscu|ie  llii  »n  beads  appear  covered  with 
minute  prickles,  so  hard  and  sharp,  that  thoy  will  rea- 
dily enter  the  Hubstancn  of  wood,  adhering  with  such 
jiertinacity  that  tho  curd  can  rarely  bo  dutachcd  without 
breaking. 

It  is  to  thcso  prirkles  that  tho  man-of-war  owes  its 
power  of  destroying  uniinals  miicli  its  superior  in 
strength  and  activity.  When  any  thing  bccuiiies  im- 
paled upon  tlie  cord,  the  contractile  fibres  aro  called 
into  action,  and  rapidly  shrink  fioiii  many  luet  in  leiiglli 
to  less  than  the  same  number  of  inches,  bringing  the 
proy  within  reach  of  tho  littlo  tubes,  by  oiio  of  wliich 
it  is  immediately  swallo  'cd. 

This  weapon,  so  insignificant  in  up|>carnnce,  is  yet 
sniliciently  formidable  even  tu  man.  I  had  unco  the 
mislbrtuno  to  become  entangled  with  the  cable  of  u  very 
large  man-of-war  while  sv/iinniing  in  the  open  ocean, 
und  amply  did  it  avenge  its  fellows,  who  now  sleep  in 
my  cabinet  robbed  at  once  of  lilb  and  tioauty.  Tho 
pain  which  it  inflicted  was  almost  iiisnp|Kirtable  for 
some  time,  nor  did  it  entirely  coase  Ibr  twenty-four 
hours. 

I  might  now  proceed  to  describe  many  analogous  ani- 
mals scarcely  interior  in  intoresl,  but  it  is  time  to  no- 
tice some  individuals  of  another  tribe,  residing  beneath 
the  surface,  and  theielbre  less  generally  known, 

Tlie  grandest  of  these  is  the  tieroe.  In  size  and  tbrm 
it  precisely  resembles  a  purso,  the  mouth,  or  orifice,  an- 
swering to  one  of  the  modern  metallic  clasps.  It  is 
perfectly  transparent,  and  in  order  to  distinguish  its 
filmy  outlines,  it  is  necessary  to  place  it  in  a  tumbler  of 
brino  held  between  the  observer  and  tho  light.  In  cer- 
tain directions  tho  whole  body  appears  tiiintly  irrides- 
cont,  but  there  are  several  tongiliidinul  narrow  lines 
which  reflect  the  full  rich  tints  of  the  rainbow  in  the 
most  vivid  manner,  for  over  varying  and  mingling  the 
hues,  even  while  the  animal  remains  at  rest.  Under 
tho  iiiicruseojie  these  lines  display  a  succession  of  innu- 
merable C(dourod  scales  or  ininuto  fins,  which  aro  kept 
unceasingly  in  motion,  thus  producing  the  play  of  cu 
lours  by  continually  changing  the  angle  of  reflection. 

Tlic  movements  of  the  beroe  ure  generally  retrograde, 
and  aro  not  aided  by  tho  coloured  scales,  but  depend 
upon  the  alternate  contraction  and  dilatation  of  the 
mouth.  Tho  lips  are  novor  perfectly  closed,  and  tliu 
littlo  fibh  and  shrimps  which  play  around  them  aro  con- 
tinually entering  and  leaving  tlioin  at  ]>loasure.  Tin 
animal  is  de|ieiidcnt  Ibr  its  food  noon  such  senii-aniina 
ted  substaiicos  as  it  draws  within  its  grasp  by  moving 
slowly  backwards  in  the  water,  and  retains  them  in  con- 
sequence of  their  own  fccbloness  and  inability  to  csca|)c 
the  weakest  of  snares. 

Another  tribo  of  the  sea-purses,  (salpa,)  though  much 
smaller  than  the  beroo,  are  more  complex  in  structure, 
and  possess  a  higher  intcrost  in  consc(iuonce  of  tho  sin- 
gular habits  of  some  of  tho  species.  They  are  double 
sacks,  resembling  tho  boroc  in  general  form,  but  desti- 
tute of  irridesccnco. 

Tho  outer  sack,  or  mantle,  rarely  exceeds  an  inch  in 
length,  and  is  commonly  about  half  as  wide.  Tho  inner 
sack  is  much  smaller,  and  tho  interval  between  these 
forms  a  cavity  (or  the  water  which  they  breathe,  and 
tbr  some  of  tho  viscera.  Their  visible  organs  arc  a  trans- 
parent  heart,  which  can  only  bo  seen  in  the  strongest 
light ;  a  splendid  double  rowof  whitish  boad-like  cavities 
forming  a  spiral  line  near  one  oxtroniily,  and  supposed 
to  be  cither  lungs  or  ovaries ;  numerous  broad,  flat, 
pearly  muscles,  barely  distinguished  by  their  mistiness, 
and  an  alimentary  canal  as  fine  as  horse-hair,  with  a 
slight  cnlnrgcmont  at  one  spot,  which  has  been  called 
a  stomach.  This  enlargement  resembles  both  in  sizo 
and  colour  a  grain  of  sand.  From  the  ba.sc  of  tho  ani- 
mal arises  two  longer  and  four  or  five  shorter  conical 


spines  of  jelly,  curved  into  hooks  at  tlin  |ioinls,  by  iiiiMns 
of  which  imiiKrons  individuals  allaili  lliiniisclves  lo- 
!;ether  in  double  lows  like  the  leaflets  of  a  piiiimled  leaf. 
Cords  of  this  Kind,  emiiposed  of  forty  or  filly  animals, 
were  often  taken,  but  thoy  separate  and  reattach  tlieiii- 
solves  at  pleasure. 

To  the  gregarious  habits  of  this  little  mollusipin  wo 
owe  a  very  singular  and  striking  plienomenn,  which  I 
hnvo  never  seen  noticed  by  naturalists,  allliuiigh  we  ftc- 
iinenlly  wilnesscd  it  near  the  Capo  of  tlood  IIo|k\ 

The  animals  aro  occasionally  limiid  ussoci.iled  to- 
gelhorin  such  countless  myriads  that  the  sea  is  literally 
lilled  with  them,  sonn'tiiiii^s  over  three  or  tiiiir  sijiiaru 
miles  of  surliiee.  and  lo  tho  depth  of  several  fiithoms. 
Tho  yellow  B|H)ts  which  liavo  been  described  being  the 
iiiily  coloured  |K)itiiins  of  their  body,  give  to  the  wliolo 
tract  the  appearance  of  a  .shual  or  sand  bank  at  soiiiu 
distance  below  tho  surface.  The  deccpti<m  is  hoiglit- 
einil  by  the  greater  sninothness  of  tho  water  at  thcso 
places,  iNirticiilarly  in  culm  w<'atlier,  fiir  so  closely  aro 
I  he  animals  erovvili'd  logetber,  that  the  water  is  rendered 
in  a  manner  less  fluid  ;  the  smaller  billows  break  around 
the  margin  and  arc  lost,  wliilo  the  heavy  waves  of  tho 
.southern  ocean  aro  somewhaloppcjscd  in  tliiir  progress, 
anil  take  on  in  a  slight  degree  the  usual  appeaiaiiie  ol 
the  gruiind  swell.  There  can  be  but  little  doiibl  that 
iiiaiiy  uf  the  mimcruiis  shuals  laid  down  in  the  charts 
of  this  region,  but  which  have  never  been  seen  by  any 
but  the  supposed  discoverers,  have  lieeri  inimeiise  baiik.H 
of  these  gregarious  niolluscie.  In  sailing  through  a  tract 
of  this  description,  in  vvhieli  tho  progress  of  the  ship 
was  very  sensibly  retarded,  I  have  dipt  up  with  llio 
ship's  bucket  a  greater  bulk  uf  the  animals  than  of  tho 
water  in  which  thoy  were  sus|iciided.  llow  wonderfiil 
are  the  ell'ects  produced  by  tho  minute  links  uf  creation  ! 

C. 

C.  wishes  those  of  his  friends  who  have  devoted  them- 
selves to  the  study  of  natural  history,  to  understand  dis- 
tinctly that  tho  anatomical  and  chemical  terms  con- 
tained in  these  ossjiy.s,  aro  employed,  not  in  their 
scientific  but  in  their  popular  .sense,  and  also  that  in 
drawing  the  organs  uf  tho  salpa  he  has  fblloweil  La- 
marck and  Cuvicr,  without  eoiiMiiilting  himself  by  any 
opinions  u|>oii  the  correctness  of  their  generic  descrip- 
tions, as  applicable  to  this  particular  species. 


No.  III. 

niOSniOKESCENCE  OF  THE  OCE.\.\. 

As  the  glow-worm  and  tho  fire-fly  enliven  tho  night 
by  land,  so  do  many  of  the  mullnscu;  and  other  mariiio 
animals  kindle  their  mimic  fires  by  sea — but  on  a  far 
grander  nnd  more  imposing  scale. 

If,  during  a  dark  night,  wc  watch  attentively  the  ad- 
vance and  retreat  of  the  breakers  on  the  beach,  wo  shall 
generally  |)crceivc  the  crest  of  each  billow  to  be  illumi- 
nated by  a  faint  flash  at  tho  moment  of  its  fall ;  and  alter 
the  wave  subsides,  the  beach  will  be  spangled  with  mi- 
nute but  brilliant  specs,  which  shine  Ibr  a  few  moments 
and  then  disappear.  These  lights  will  convey  un  idea 
of  what  is  meant  by  the  phosphorescence  of  the  ocean. 

At  all  times,  and  in  nearly  all  situations,  the  sp.-ay 
thrown  up  by  tho  bow  of  tho  vessel  is  thickly  strewed 
during  the  night  with  little  silvery  stars,  that  dancn 
and  whirl  about  among  the  eddios,  until  they  aro  lost 
in  tho  distance.  These  luminous  particles  ore  generally 
so  small  that  thoy  are  caught  with  dilliculty,  and  so 
perfectly  transparent,  that  they  can  scarcely  bo  distin- 
guished from  the  drops  of  brine  adhering  tu  the  net. 
Their  own  radiance,  by  which  they  aro  visible  in  their 
native  clcmont,  is  soon  lost  when  brought  into  tho  air, 
for  it  ceases  instantly  on  tho  death  of  tho  animal.  Tho 
few  specimens  which  I  have  examined  were  either  gela- 
tinous niolluscnt  or  microscopic  shrimps;  the  furrner 
being  luminous  throughout  their  entire  siibstanco,  and 
the  latter,  like  the  glow-worm,  emitting  an  intcrinittent 
light  from  n  lantern  near  the  tail. 

Such  were  tho  appearances  noticed  In  mnstpaiiiuf 
tho  Nurth  Atlantic  Ocean,  excepting  the  Gulf  stream. 
Tho  fretful  waves  of  this  region,  vexed  as  it  is  by  |)cr- 
pctual  squalls,  appear  to  bo  wrap|iod  in  total  darkness. 
Dut  in  the  tropical  regions,' and  throughout  the  vast  ex- 
panse of  the  Southern  and  Indian  Oceans,  tho  grandeur 
and  sublimity  of  the  night  scene  were  often  beyond 
description.  The  vivid  hues  of  "the  double  headed 
shot  clouds,"  which  rise  like  immense  mountains  from 
the  water  of  the  western  horizon,  seemed  to  fade  into 
twilight  only  to  give  place  lo  a  still  more  beautiful  illu- 
mination in  (ho  bofiom  of  the  waves.  The  bow  of  the 
vessel  scattered  fur  around  a  blaze  of  Ught,  which  bhonc 


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brilliaiUly  under  the  bri<rlitcst  moon, and  wuh  often  snlli- 
ci^ntly  intense  to  Piiublo  us  to  read  npnn  llio  deck. 
I.canina;  iivcr  llin  stern,  our  track  rcsunililed  ii  vast 
troufrliol'tirc,  studded  Willi  iniuinicraliK'  llnating  lanterns 
and  stars,  sucli  as  tall  Ironi  an  cxplodinj,'  sky-roi-kct.  In 
the  C(l. lies,  I  ho  wliirlinj;  of  these  lindies  produced  long 
slteains  of  liijht  like  snrjwnis  drawn  in  Hanic,  and  oc- 
caslonnlly  inuncnsn  glohes  ol"  (ire.  would  roll  aloni;  bo 
neatli  the  keel,  at  (ho  doplli  of  several  latlionis,  yet  so 
intensely  briu'lit  that  the  little  rudder  fish  were  d'slinelly 
visible  sportinfj  beneath  tlio  cabin  windows.  These 
globes  are  i^enerally  as  lar)io  as  u  llonr  barrel,  and  ae- 
coidin;;  to  I'eron  and  IiesvU'ur,  they  arc  soinetinies  seen 
to  reach  the  enfirnicjus  dian;eter  of  twenty  icci,  I  liad 
once  the  fjraliliealion  lo  obsoivo  one  of  these  nniinals 
nilbin  a  loot  of  the  snitiiee.  It  was  n  medusa,  lar<;e 
cnouffh  lo  fill  a  linsliel  basket,  visible  in  every  fibre  by 
its  own  illumination. 

At  the  e  limes  the  crest  of  every  wave  resembles  a 
lon^r  line  of  i;jniled  plios|ihorus,  and  every  dip  of  the 
oar,  or  p'niifjc  of  the  hucUel,  produces  a  tlasb  of  li),'hl, 
and  sc:ilters  scintillations  on  every  si''e.  ICven  tlii' 
larmier  tisli,  when  they  approaeli  the  vessel,  are  tidlowed 
liy  a  luminous  path  like  tlie  tail  of  a  comet,  and  tlioy 
ure  oflcn  struck  with  the  harpoon,  guided  by  this  ap- 
pearance nione. 

The  sea  at  limes  resembles  n  field  of  snow  or  milk, 
and  I'crou  asseits  that  it  is  of'.cn  linj^ed  with  prismatic 
colours,varyinof  at  every  moment;  but  these  [ihenoniena 
were  not  witnessed  in  our  voyajjc. 

The  stran;jcst  of  all  the  moilcs  in  which  the  pliosphu- 
rescenee  of  the  ocean  is  exhiliit.d,  was  witnessed  near 
the  island  of  Trislan  D'Acnnha,  under  circumstances 
loo  impressive  lo  be  forgotlcn. 

The  nisbt  was  dark  and  damp,  and  llio  breeze  too 
light  to  steady  the  vessel.  She  rolled  heavily  over  the 
waves,  maliing  it  (idlicu'.t  Cora  bindsman  lo  walk  the 
deck.  A  lii^  bank,  which  Ininir  around  the  northern 
lioriion  at  sunset,  now  swept  slowly  clown  towards  us. 
'J'he  captain  ordered  the  li^rlit  s:!i|s  furled  in  expectation 
of  a  squall,  and  we  stood  leaninsr  together  over  the  rail, 
walching  the  mist,  which  a|)pioacliid  more  and  more 
rapiiily,  till  it  resembled,  in  the  increasing  darkness,  an 
iinniense  wall  extending  from  the  water  'o  the  clouds, 
mill  seemed  threalcuing  to  crush  ns  bene.ith  it.  .Inst  at 
tbi<  moment,  n  tlash,  like  a  broad  sheet  of  ligliluing, 
spread  itself  over  the  siirl'ace  of  llie  ocean  as  far  as  the 
eve  eiiiild  rciicli — live  or  six  limes,  at  intervals  of  a  few 
second^,  till  ilash  was  re;iealed,  and  tlien  the  vessel  was 
enveloped  in  the  fug.  The  breeze  (|iiiekenfd — the  bustle 
of  prcpariitioii  allraclod  the  attention  of  every  one,  and 
ill  a  lew  moineiils  we  were  boiimling  along  at  the  rale 
•jf  ten  miles  an  hour,  over  waves  sparkling  in  Ihe  clear 
nioon.diine,  bnl  the  "  lighlniiii;  of  the  wuters"  hail 
ceased.  1  have  always  regretted  that  I  did  not  ascer- 
tain by  what  animal  this  most  singular  phenomenon 
was  produced,  but  l!ie  wild  interest  of  Ibn  scene  ban- 
isheil  every  IhoiiL'ht  of  the  kind.  In  the  course  of  the 
inght  wo  passed  throiiirh  several  beds  of  the  salpa,  and 
it  is  very  probable  'lat  the  llashcs  were  produced  by 
these  little  creatures,  iiuliieeil,  by  a  wondertiil  inslinci, 
to  act  in  coneetl  liir  some  inscrutable  purpose. 

There  are  few  phenomena  in  nature  which  have  led 
to  tt  greater  diversity  of  opinion  among  modern  men  ol 
science,  than  the  luminous  appearance  of  the  "  raniliir- 
ring  the  night.  Some  have  rci;ardeil  it  as  lh>  ellbel  ol 
o|rctricitv,proiliieiMl  by  the  liictinn  of  the  waves  ;  others 
OS  the  prodncl  of  ii  species  of  li'rmentalion  in  the  waler, 
oecnrring  accidentally  in  ecrlaiii  places.  Many  have 
Mltiiliiiled  it  to  I  he  well  known  pliosphorcsecnce  of  pu- 
trid fish,  or  to  the  di'comp'isilion  oi'  their  slime  iiiid 
rxiivia,  and  a  li"w  only  lothe  real  cause — the  voluntary 
i!liitninatioii  of  many  distinct  spec  les  of  marine  animals, 
(o'liiially  analogous  to  the  Iriliis  which  were  described 
in  tins  former  numlx  r  of  these  lieminiscences.  I'veii 
tlinse  Hiithors  vho  li  ivo  acknowledged  the  agency  of 
animal  life  in  prodiicini!  Ibis  wonilerfnl  appearance,  have 

I n  in  II  inumier  eoinpi'lled,by  its  universality,  and  by 

Ihe  almost  iniicdiblu  iiiullipliealion  of  lieings  wliicli  it 
infers,  to  aiiiml  the  probublo  cti-o|>erallun  of  other 
caiisen. 

My  own  observiilion  has  led  lo  tlin  conclusion,  llial 
llie  pliosphon  seiico  <if  Iheoeean  is  due  solely  lo  Hie  pc 
cull  ir  instinct  of  iho  inolluscie,  und  wimu  (jenorii  of  the 
crii'toccn'. 

The  elecliiciil  liy|>olliesin  i»  rerlalnly  fillneioun,  for 
were  we  even  to  y rant  llie  possibility  of  producing  an 
I'lectiic  light  III  an  ngilaled  lliiiil,  which  is.ilsclf an  im- 
perH'cl  condni  tor,  similar  to  that  ucea^inned  by  Hie  at- 
Iritioii  ur»liilo  fu^ai  ur  ^Uan  ui  tliu  italK,  lliv  ucUiiutv- 


IcHgded  physical  law,  that  like  causes  produce  like 
elVecIs,  would  lead  ns  lo  expect  an  uiiiliirm  ditriislon  of 
the  phosphoresenco  over  a  considerable  extent  of  water 
miller  the  saiiio  latitnile  and  longitude;  but  this  is  not 
the  case.  A  ship  will  often  be  enveloped  for  a  few  mo- 
ments ill  su  bright  an  illumination  that  a  book  may  be 
read  upon  the  deck,  and  at  the  next  instant  she  may  be 
involved  in  almost  total  darkness.  Again,  electricity 
is  eliminated  with- the  greatest  facility  in  a  cold  and 
dry  atmosphere ;  but  tlie  pbospliorcsence  of  the  ocean 
is  most  considerable  In  tropical  climates,  nor  is  it  dimiii- 
islied  by  storms  or  rain.  The  supposition  of  a  ferinen- 
lalion  of  the  surface  is  equally  unsalisfaetory,  liir  such 
a  process  would  lead  to  an  e(|Ualilc  dilViision  of  ligl.l  ovrr 
the  whole  space  in  which  it  acted.  Ifiit  the  liiniinoiis 
matter  is  almost  always  .seen  in  distinct  masses  or  par- 
ticles; and  Iho  few  exceptions  to  this  rule  which  have 
been  observed,  do  not  admit  of  an  explanation  according 
lo  the  known  elVecIs  of  lerineiilallon.  The  light  elinii- 
iialcd  by  putrid  fish  furnishes  a  more  plausible  theory, 
but  Ihe  very  wide  extent  of  iho  ilhiiiiinalioii,  is,  of  itself, 
siiHicieiit  lo  prove  its  imorn'cliiess.  It  has  been  already 
shown  to  what  an  incalculable  amount  the  living  inlia- 
liitants  of  the  ocean  increase,  but  the  reverse  is  true  of 
the  dead.  The  air  and  Iho  water  swarm  with  innume- 
rable ilepuralors,  who  devour  every  thing  that  dies, 
whclher  beneath  the  surface  or  upon  it.  'i'lio  albatross, 
Ihe  sloMiiy  petrel,  llio  Cape  pigeon,  .some  of  llio  gulls, 
iiid  other  maiiiie  fowls,  which  aro  constantly  soaring 
by  thnusaiids  over  every  sea,  seize  upon  all  unprotected 
iinimals,  dead  or  living,  which  remain  within  llieir 
roach.  'I'lie  llireo  liirmer  birds  will  tiillow  the  slop  tor 
lavs  during  calm  weather,  to  share  the  oll'als  thrown 
over  by  the  oook  ;  and  so  ravenous  is  their  appelile,  that 
they  arc  frcipicnily  caught  with  the  hook  and  line  baited 
with  meal,  and  trolled  in  the  wake  of  the  vessil.  I  have 
frcijiiently  seen  them  balhiiig  their  li'atbers  in  the 
grease  which  lloala  around  the  refuse  of  the  caiiiboose, 
and  skimming  it  up  with  llieir  s|)ooii-sliapcd  bills  willi 
every  deinonslration  of  pleasure.  Tlioso  bodies  that 
sink  by  their  gravity  fall  a  prey  lo  the  fish,  and  those 
that  aro  loo  minuto  lo  attract  the  attention  of  the 
larger  aniinals,  are  speedily  devoured  by  Ihe  inollusee'. 
riins  the  waters  are  preserved  in  a  hti^li  degree  ol'  pu- 
rity, ami  probably  tlieie  does  not  roinaiii  snllicienl  pu- 
trescent luattcr  in  a  cubic  league  of  waler  lo  render 
nniinous  a  cubic  yard.  In  pissing  over  an  extent  ol 
ocean  greiler  than  the  whole  circiimliuenee  of  the 
earth,  1  did  not  see  a  single  dead  animal  of  any  kind. 

'I'lie  purpose  lor  which  Ibis  phosiihorescenie  is  de- 
signed, is  lost  in  conjccliire;  but  when  we  rci  ollci  I  that 
lish  are  attracted  lo  the  nil  by  the  lights  of  the  fislier- 
meii,andlliat  many  of  the  marine  shells  are  saidtoleavi 
llieir  native  element  tocr.nv  I  aniuud  a  lire  built  upon  the 
be.iidi,  are  we  not  wrirraiitid  in  supposing  that  the  ani- 
mals of  which  wii  have  been  speaking,  are  pr.iiideil 
with  llieir  luminous  pri.perlies,  ill  order  lo  entice  their 
prey  within  their  grasp  r 

In  ipiilling  the  subjeet  of  the  niinnle  iininial-i  of  the 
ocean,  I  should  not  m  :;lci;t  lo  leti'r  Hie  curious  lo  lliree 
eiigravinRs  in  Iho  vobnne  of  plates  lo  llui  Voyage  aiix 
Torres  Aiisl rales,  by  I'eron  and  l<esneiir,  wlieio  may  be 
seen  the  hippiest  ellinls  of  Ihe  pciK  il  in  delineatiiej 
some  of  these  iiilercsting  beings.  The  work  is  con- 
lained  in  the  riiilailelpliia library, and  will  amply  repay 
the  trouble  of  ii  visit.  C". 

riNr.AM)  s()N(;. 

AnniiKssiai  iiv  a  Moriiiai  lo  in  it  rini.ii. 

Ill/  Ih,  Jiilin  Li  iiilcu. 
.Sweet  bird  of  the  meadow, 

Oh,  soil  be  thy  rest! 
Thy  mother  will  wake  llieu 

At  morn  I'roin  thv  iicsl ; 
She  has  inaile  a  soli  m  s|, 

Liltle  redbreast,  tiir  thee, 
Of  Ihe  leaves  ol'llie  birch. 

And  the  moss  of  the  tree. 
Till  II  soollie  thee,  mwci  I  bird 

Ot'inv  bosom,  once  mori* ! 
'J'is  Sleep,  little  Inlaiil, 

That  stands  iil  the  door. 
"Where  is  the  sweet  bibe," 

You  may  hear  bow  he  crlcH, 
**  Will  I'c  Is  the  sweet  babe 

111  his  cradle  Ihiit  lies ; 
"  In  his  cradle,  hoH  swaddleil 

III  \i  slmeiitH  of  down  I 
"  'Tis  mini   to  wall  b  o'er  bini 

Till  il.iikiien.s  U-  lliiwii." 


OF 

JOHN  i,rAi)i:.v,  M.  I). 

rriiiii  ilm  Miscclianinus  rrnse  \Vuit,s  of  t'ir  \Valtcr  Seen,  Dan. 

INI'RODUCJTION'. 

Tlio  example  of  bucIi   men  as  the  subject  of  tlip  ,; ; 
lowing  skclch  is  ju'culiarly  adapted  for  the  instriicti.,n„f 
the  asi'-iring   and  energetic   yoiilli   of  ii  rising  rr|iiilj...  I 
Ills  talents  were  iKstowcd  by  nature,  bill  they  win-  in,. 
provial,  enlarged,   and  brought  into  service,  by  his  nnj  ■ 
assiduity  and  studious  rescan  h.     The  vneiitieii  of  !«. 
deii'.s  father  wa.s  little  above  that  of  a  day  lalKiurrr,  ;i.,i  I 
all  his  household  eslablislinieut  corresponiled  with  i,;,  | 
external  iiieiuis,     A  friend  to  whom  we   had  loancil  \iy 
iiicmoir,  says  ; — "  I  well  and  fondly  remeiiibrr  Ihe  liiw  I 
wlici.  I  partook  of  the   kind   bosi.ilality  of  the  pal-isri 
under  the  roof  of  their  llialclicd  college.    Their  l»i;,ii  i 
we.s  humble,  and  llieir  tare  frugal,  but  the  scrcnilv,  lis 
clicerfuliicss,  the  intelligence,  that  pervadcil  llulia|i',' 
circle,  icnilcicd  the  paternal  mansion  of  Lcyili  n  a  mi: 
v.iiieli  kings  and  princes  might  envy." 

Springing  from  such  origin,  bursting,  by  tlio  feroi'  nf  I 
almost    uiiaiilcd   genius,    through    tliu   many  olislnl,, 
to  success,  he  at  all  early  age  took  a  distinguislud  raii';  | 
among  contemporary  literary  cliarackrs.     He  iiiiuli.  f,; 
himself  a  name,  and  what  is  still   more  lioiionralilt,  Il 
\ci\  it  tintariiislied.     Uis  principles,  based   on  an  iniiiiii. 
table  foundation,  resisted  all  the  allurenunts  of  pleuMi,.,  I 
and  tlie  whispcring.i  of  sclllslniess.     ^lanfiillv  licin 
sued  his  course — but  his  desires  .soared  beyond  llic]iouir  I 
of  accoinplishmeiit,  and  lie  no  doubt  fell  a  victim  lo  In 

eager  piir.<uila(lerkno«  ledge.    Islhcre  iiot.linwever, : 

attained  in  such  a.  lift;  than  in  the  tiircu  score  uiiil  h 
years  of  the  idler,  or  the  dull  and   lazy  jikidiliii;;  ol\o  j 
many  of  our  nice  ? 

WluTc  tabnl  and  prineipK"  are  so  finely  lilrialnl,  \ie  I 
fiave  the  more  I'ontidenci'  in  recominciidin;.'  il  as  mi  n.  I 
ample  lo  the  young,  while  we  gratity  our  seiner  rcidiM  I 
with  a  delightful    biogriipliicul  sketch  of  a  lliHtill;r||l^||, ,|  I 
man,  and  that  sketch  written  by  Sir  Walter  Scott.    Tin 
I'oeliciil    lieinains  of  licyden  were  collecleil  ami 'dil., 
by  the  Rev.  James  .Morton,  and  are  in  the  I'liil.ulil.iln 
Library,  as  we'l  as  Ihe  "  .Mibiy  Ann  lis,"  andaii"lli--  I 
toriciil  Account  of  Discovi'rics  and  'i'ravels  in  Aliiu," 
'  nliirged  and  completed   by  Hugh   ^Iiirray,  i;v|.    '["t\ 
latbr  is  the!  basis  of  a  more  ri^cent  work,  entit'cci,  ".\,i:. 
ralive  of  Disi'overy  and  .\dvenliire  in  .-MViea,  by  I'm!-. 
«or  Jameson,  James  Wilson,  and  Hugh  .Murray,"  ri|iuli- 
liitlied  ill  llariier'H  Family  i<ibrary. 

The  subject  of  the  present  brief  niemnrial  will  lie  U;  I 
di^tinguisbed  among  those  whom   the  elasticity  nmlni. 
dour  of  genius  have  rnised  to  distinction  from  an  nl'xiiir  i 
mil  humble   origin.     John  l.eydi  ii   was  ibscciiilal  trii 
a  liiinily  of  sni  ill  I'irnier.J,  long   settled   upon  the  cl* 
of  < 'avers,  ill  the  vale  of  Tcviol,    Koxbnrghslnre,  Sv'. 
land.     He   loved    to  mention  some  traditional  rliyiiir*,  | 
which  one  ol*  bis  aneestorH  had   coin|sised,  iiiiil  to  nm- 
iniinorate  Ihe  prowess  of  iinother,   who  bail  taken  am> 
with  the  in-nrgenl   ('aincroniniis,  about  the  tiiiic  eflbi 
ri  volution,    loil  who  distinguislii'd   himself  by  liis  ;.il' 
I. miry  at  the  defence  of  the  cinircli-yaril  of  lluiiLiI!, 
■Jlsl    August,   IG"'!!,  against   a  BiijMrior   lioily  of  lb;! 
landers,  m  hell  ('oloni  I  Clelaiid,  the  leader  of  tlirsr  null'  | 
inlhiisia  '-,  was  slain  at  their  head,     John   lii Tilin, '' 
siding  in  Ihe  village  of  Deiiholm,   iiiiil  |>nrish  iif  Cn  nsl 
liovbnrehshire,  and  Isabella  Scott,  IiIh  wili',  were  llii  |»- 
rents  nf    Dr.  Iicyilen,  anil  still  surtive  lo  di  plnrc  llicim 
piirabh^  loss  of  a  sou,  the  honour  alike  of  his  family mul 
lounlry.     Their    irnproacbable   life,    and    siin|ilirily'i 
liiamiiTs,  reiMinmended  till  111   lo  the    respect  iiliil  Ion'- 
uessof  Ibeir  neighlioiirs,  and  lo  the  proleclinii  iil  tin  I'- 
loily  of  Mr.  Houghm  ol'  ('uTcrH,  upon  whose  elalo  lint 
ri  sided. 

,1'ilin  Iicydeii,  fo  emineiil  lor  lIv  genius  wliii  11  II'  ''i 
pi  lycil,  ami  tliu  cilciiaivu  Uiiowlcdi^e  wlilcli  he  tami'- 


fi.i  - 

IT* 
(Illli'l 


;,l, !  iliiriiig  his  brie 

iliiiilier,  I77j 

11.'  Iiiiinhio  liu 

his  strength. 

AIniiiI  a  year  nfl 

...jnjilicT,  .Air.  Mor 
I  i,csliicl,n  lonely  entt 

nlliclaniiof  N'dtlio 

AiiJroiv  lllilhc,  his  r 

Liiiivn  years,  diirin 

1  |Wa.«  >!icplierd,  am 

I  l,;i.iiii'ss  of  the  tariii, 

llirliiiii'  to  lose  bis 
I  trrf  simple  cnnslruc 
I  ,]»ii  r.car  llie  foot   o 
I  lif.,tli  wliicli  strclelif 
Ijslicliill.    The  sinij 
I  Willi  tli.it  nf  it-f  out  w- 
I  ii.ms  clii'crfnl  eonlen 
Ikiioalli  ilK  lowl.V  rni 
llijvciiiisL'incd  in  the 
I  iiapiiiiicss  of  rural  lifi 
I    -  Uviliii  was  tan 
j«hci,al\cr  lier  husli.i 
||,'r  mn.    I'lidcr  the 
|li„!ijt;i  in'^triictresK  li 
llijilii  ilcfirii  of  know 
|rfiMrknMe  a  fealiirc 
Ishf.iv  ilsilf.    The  hisl 
lfaii;lil  lii<   allention 
Imiilo  liiiiiself  lamiliar 
|t/irili'il  ill  tlie  Old  and 

'I'liiis  licyilen  wa.s  I 
|«|i'iirliiiiily  of  attendi 
lioihs  llie  death  nf  hi 
l»'liii.il',a:uler   at   Kirk 
IhiiiiiMc  sliidii's  nf  the 
Itifcl,  were  niljoiirned 
a  Mr.  \V.  Scroll 
Isnri'l  tiro  ha'l  already 
jmiiiri:  had  wljusled  fo 
lullnlilc  loniring   for 
lu.iirli  clMriictcrised  Jf 
li'ini'ver  lived,  was   nt 
Jr.r  niHe  Iraililiomry 
liii.'di-liirlof  Tevin'td 
'.'i'rr.l  ilself  lo  this  nW 
I  ri'-iP  songs  and  legeni 

I  I'l'  <.i  iilcntit'ied  his 
|i«i-,  .Till!  il  iriiig  ehara 
liiiossscviiiions  tIniN  fo 
liiiyiiiilli,  LMve  im  eccei 
liniii  niiiiil,  and  many, 
Iniiniier  and  linhits  of 
liaiiLitinir  llie  luaiii.ers 
lAnr  nf  fernier  times 
ailiniratiou  of  i 
liriii  'Tncnl,  his  ronti 
liiiiiii'wiial  exelusivo  pn 
|iti'<<>ii'il  dislike  to  the  m 
IS'illaiiil,"  an  earnest  c; 
llii|;li  liternry  acipiirenii 
lnunly  esereiscs,  and  I 
lli'iil  iiiKlniiiiled  bearing 
ll>ml  to  biMi  character 
l*r.  la  his  early  day* 
liniliifiice  of  those  buih-i 
liitr  |«rif>il  he  u'cd  soi 
jimi».niciil  of  his  iViei 
Ilit".  It  wai  indeed  sc 
l«?m  llii«  topic,  lo  her 
1*1  with  great  leariii 
IcTmniviln^'y,  mid  some 
|«rin}i' lak's  with  wbie 
lei'Ttollie  ghostly  ixp. 
Iliilhnw  ninst  intimate 
lu'f'fiuh  topics,  ill  n  n 
ll'MHrniiiie  whether 
Iinisl  urnliiilily  his  faiiey 
li'I'iilly  rilaiiiid  noiiie 
IffiiiM  lie  liad  hiniselfi 


Tim  wonilland'i"  »oml 
Till' liniiiiled  inoiintni 
Till'  aiiti<|ui'  lonilmloi 
'*i'''iii'(l  lo  iiiille  1110  » 

"I*  wlii'ii  tl anlern 

I  li'iiril  the  vlewlcHK 
Hi  inl  III  ihc  breeze  I 
"' wy  "kirlii  unseen 


iU. 


uiotJKArHic.vr.  mi.moir  of  joii\  LiiYnKrv. 


30;} 


r  m  0  i  V 
I). 

Walter  Scon,  |;i, 


iil)jf<>t  of  llie  i; 
llic  iiislrmtii.n. 
I  risinj;  n  |iiil  i 
lilt  till')-  \vi  If  i;,,.  I 
rvicc,  by  liis  ima 

vdcdlimi  (if  l,,v. 
ilay  hilKiurrr,  ii.j 
-IKiiuli'il  Willi  !,;> 
\)  liiiil  liiiiniil  i!.,' 
•nii'iuliir  till'  iiiii, 
y  of  llii'  iwl-ian!, 
gi'.    Tlu'ir  bom  I 

tlu'  siTcliily,  li;r 
rviulnl  till  lu|.'  .■  I 
)f  I.cydi  11  11  >u 

."•,  by  llu'  furri'  .f 
J  iiiiiiiy  (ili^tjiln 
listin;;iiisliiil  rail'; 
rs.  llu  iiiiidi.  Ill  I 
ru  lionoiiralilt', 
l^^t  <1  OH  iin  iniiii'.;.  I 

llUUlS  lit'  pU'Usli.v,  I 

M.iiiriilly  lie  |iir 
I  lii'yi'iul  tlii'iMuiir 

11  11  vicliiii  to  i,i9 
iiutJio\vi'\rr,iiii'r 
•CO  Bcore  and  li  i 
iiy  plodcliii^'  or>o 

Ciiicly  birllilril,  «e 
iiliii;.'  il  as  nil  II 
iiiior  riailiH  I 
a  ilisliiM;iii>li'.|  I 
iiltcr  Scott.    '11. 
L'l'li'il  ami  <i!il<.i  I 
llio  l'liilailil;iliii| 
s,"  ami  ail  "lli>- 
avi'la  in  Al'iiii," 
irray,  l'!si|.    'I'lh 
nitit'iil,  ".\jr. 
UViiM,  by  I'ri.i;-^ 
.Miiiray,"  riinili- 1 


nrial  will  lif  Ilii; 
lasliLity  nmlti. 
I'roni  an olMiri  I 
s  (IrKCl'lnll'll  lli'lil 
upon  till'  I'^ti*'' 
iriilisliiri',  Sv- 
ilitiiiiiat  tliyiiu'N  I 
I'll,  anil  to  ri'iii' 
liail  taken  ami- 
III!'  tiiiic  oflhi 
mII'  bv  lii»  pi- 
nt of'  Diiiill', 
Iwily  of  lb:!, 
r  of  llii'si'  nifli'  I 
olin  Iii'vili'ii,  I'- 
Hirinh  of  ('«''•. 
vili',  wi-ri'  till  |». 
)  ill  pbiri'  till' ill! 
if  bin  liililily  :li  ' 
ml   hiiiiplii'ilv': 
■•iprcl  ami  l^i^  '■ 
trition  ol  tlii'C 
liiisi'  e»lalo  tlirr  I 


ri' 

(BilJ  111' 


lll«  H'llil'll  II'  •'' 

lliirli  hi'  aoi'iri' 


'  Il  I  iliiriiii;  bin  brief  t-arrur,  was  born  lit  DiMilioliii,  on 
1!  I  Sc  ill  iiili'T.  1*7  J,  uiiil  bruci  uj),  liko  oilier  cliildrcii  in 
,|!,  <,,,iii'  linmblo  lino  of  lifi',  to  such  country  luboiir  n» 
lri'iij;tli. 
VlHiiit  a  yi'ar  nftc'r  his  birth,"  Bays  his  relative  and 
|,iwn|iliir,  .Vlr.  .Morton,  "  his  parents  removed  to  llrn- 
i,<iiiH,n  lonrly  cottiiire,  about  thr('0  miles  from  Dcnholin, 
(11  ilio  I'arin  of  S'otlicr  ToUr,  which  was  then  held  by  .Mr. 
ViJnnv  Hlillie,  bis  mother's  uncle.  Mere  they  lived  for 
iiiiivn  years,  during  wbieli  his  father  was  employed, 
lift  as  vK'pberd,  and  alVerwards  in  managiiip  the  whole 
Id  iii«.sof  Ibo  lariii,  bis  relation  having  had  thu  niis- 
,;,,,,ii„.  In  lose  bis  piirht.  'I'hn  cottage,  wliieli  was  ot 
nroiniple  eoiistrnetion,  was  situated  in  a  wild  pastoral 
iiii  I'.iar  tlif  foot  of  Unberslaw,  on  tlio  verge  of  the 
li'jli  u'liieli  slreleheH  down  from  the  sides  of  that  ma. 
jisiic  liilL  'I'be  simplicity  of  the  interior  corre.i.iK)ndc(l 
iillitliil  of  its  outward  appearance,  lint  the  kind  alVec- 
liins ciiierfnl  enntent,  intelligence,  and  piety,  that  dwell 
hiioalli  its  lowly  rniit",  made  it  such  a  scene  as  poets 
tre  imaffined  in  their  descriptions  of  the  innocence  and 
iiipiiiiiL'ss  of  rural  life. 

-  Ij'viIiii  was  taught  to  read  hy  his  grandmother, 
«lio, alVr  her  husband's  death,  resided  in  the  family  of 
|„r  (1111.  I'lider  the  care  of  tliis  venerable  and  all'ec- 
iMUjlo  iii^lnielress  his  progress  vvns  rapid.  'I'liat  insa- 
liJilii  ili!<iii)  of  linow  ledge,  which  nflerwards  formed  so 
ii'iiurkalile  a  lealure  in  his  charaeler,  soon  began  to 
shuv  ilsilf.  The  historical  passages  of  the  liiblo  first 
fmjlit  lii<  attention  j  and  it  was  not  long  before  he 
liiiJi'  liiinsilf  I'ainilinrly  acquainted  with  every  event  re 
Ciinli'il  in  llio  Old  and  New  're.stament." 

fhiis  l.eyden  was  ten  years  of  age  before  lio  Iiad  an 
(ipirtnnilv  of  attending  a  public   place  of  education 
mil  as  tliiMbatli  of  his  first  teacher,   William   Wilson 
sliinliai-ter   at  KiiUtown,  soon    after  took   place,  the 
liiiml.lc  studies  of  the  fiilnro  pm-t,  antiipiary,  luid  iirien 
l,ili>l,  were  ailjoiiriied  till  the  snbsefpienl  year,  (ITftC,) 
«i»;a  a  .Mr.  W.  S:'ott  taught  the  samo  school.     Hut  the 
■  iiri'ltiro  lial  already  eaiiglil  to  the   ready  fuel  which 
niiiiri!  had  ailjusted  for  its  supply.     Tli£'  ardent  and  uii- 
ullralilo  loiiiring    for  inrorinntion  of  every  description, 
u.iirli  r'l  iraeleriscd  John  Iicyden   as  nnnh  as  any  iiiaii 
vliirvir  lived,  was   now  ronsed  and   upon   tho   watch 
r,«  miie  traililioniry  tales  and  bnlladu  of  llio  once  war. 
iiifilistiii'l  of  Tevintdnle  were  tlin  readiest  food  which 
..•Frril  itself  to  Ibis  nwiikeniiig  ap|M'tite  tor  knowledge 
Tlocsongi  and  legends  becaniB  rooted  in  his  memory 
iii'l  III-  s.i  iiliMitilled  his  feelings  with  the  wild,  advontnr- 
HI-,  .1111!  il  iriiig  ehar.icters  w  liieb  they  celebrate,  that 
i«i',-.»sfiiiitiiinH  thus  formed  in  iliildhood,  and  eherished 
iiiviiiitli,  gave  iu\  eccentrir  and  roniautic  tincture  to  his 
iwniiiiiul,  and  many,  if  not  all  the  peculiarities  of  his 
iiumipr  and  habits  of  thinking  may  lie  traced   to  his 
imiliting  the  innni.erR  mid  assuming  the  tone  of  a  bor- 
ilifir  of  former    tiinis.     To  this   may  Ui  userilM'd   his 
fifr  ailmiralioii  of  adventurous    deeds   and    military 
Kill    iTiienl,   his  contempt  of  luxury,  his  zealous  and 
w:ir«hal  exclusive  preference  of  his  native  district,  an 
illiili'il  dislike  to  the  ^niiMron,  as  the  "  aubl  enemies  of 
S.  llinil,"  an  earnest  desire  to  join  to  the  reputation  of 
liijii  lili  rary  aeqniremenls  Ihn  praise  of  an  udept  at  all 
nnnly  I'xireises,  and   the  disregard   of  ceremony,    and 
Wil  iiinlniinted  bearing  in  society,  which  might  be  siiji- 
i>«iil  111  hi\»  eharaeterised  lui  ancient  naliie  of  the  bor- 
*r.    Ill  his  early  days,  also,  he  probably  renllv  (ell  tin 
iniliK'iici' of  tlinse  sniM-rslitious  iiiipressiniis,  which  at  « 
hkr  |«  riod  111-  ired  soinetiiilcs  to  assume,  to  the  great 
wmiMiii'iit  of  bis  friends,   and   astonishment  of  strnn- 
LiTi,    It  wai  indeed   Moinewlial  singular,   when  he   got 
ii;>iii  tins  topic,  to  bear   liivden   maintain   |Hiwerl"nlly, 
II"!  wilh   great    learning,    llin    exploded    doctrines    of 
oimniinlni;y,  and  soiiietinies  eviiu  alViel  to  eoiilirm  the 
flniU'r  tales  with  which  his  ineiiiory  aboimdeil,  by  relir- 
'!«  liiihe  ghostly  experiences  of  his  eliildhimd.     Mveii 
liuliwinnst  iiitiiniilo  with  liiin,   he   would  someliinen 
a';"saili  Inplis,  in  a  manner  whieh  made  il  iin|Hissible 
I'liHriniiii'  whither   he  was  serious   or  joeiilar;  and 
m"-!  ivrnliibly  bis  fancy,  though  not  his  sober  jndgminl, 
•'t'lilly  ri'taiiii  il  mniie  impressions   Uirrowed   from  the 
"Wmi  he  has  liiinself  deserilied. 

Tim  woodland's  sombre  slinde  (hat  iicasnnls  ftmr, 
Tlii'liiinnted  inoiinlnin  streams  Ihiit  innrmur'd  near. 
Till'  mitiiiue  tombstone,  and  the  ebureli-yard  green, 
Js'fia'il  111  miile  nie  with  the  world  unseen  1 
i'i\  whin  till'  eastern  moon  rosii  darkly  red, 
I  Hiiiril  Ihi'  viewless  paces  of  the  dead, 
lliinl  in  Ihc  liree/e  the  wnndeting  spirits  si)(b, 
"uity  »kirl8  UMsctn,  Ihut  rustled  by. 

Si-tnt*  of  InUmiy. 


Hut  the  roiiianlio  legend  and  heroic  ballad  did  not  sa- 
tiate, llioinjli  they  fed,  his  youthful  appetite  for  know- 
k dire.  The  obscure  shepherd  boy  never  heard  of  iiiy 
Sonne  of  int'onnalion  within  bis  reach,  without  straining 
every  nerve  to  obtain  access  to  it.  A  enmpanioii,  toi 
ex.-.iiiplr,  bad  met  with  an  odd  volume  of  the  Arabian 
NiL'bls'  I'nierlainments,  and  gave  an  account  of  its  c.oii- 
leiils,  wliich  excited  the  curin.sity  of  young  I^'yilen. 
This  precious  book  was  in  popsession  of  a  blacksmith's 
apprentice,  who  lived  nl  si^veral  miles  distance  freiii 
Dcnholin,  and  the  season  was  winter.  Ijcyilcii,  bowi  ver, 
waded  tbrongh  the  snow,  to  present  himself  by  daybreak 
at  the  forge  door,  and  reipiest  a  perussl  of  Ibis  interest- 
ing book  in  presence  of  the  owner,  fiiran  niiliinilcd  loan 
was  scarcely  to  be  ho|H(l  for.  He  was  diFappointed,  was 
obliged  to  follow  the  blacksmith  to  a  slill  greater  di.s- 
tanec,  where  he  was  employed  on  some  temporary  job, 
and  when  he  found  him,  the  son  of  Vulcan,  with  caprice 
worthy  of  a  modern  collector,  was  not  disposed  to  iin- 
part  bis  treasure,  anil  put  him  otf  with  some  apology. 
Fieyden  rcinai^ied  stationary  beside  him  the  whole  day, 
till  the  lad,  softened,  or  wearied  out  by  his  pertinacity, 
netnally  made  him  a  present  of  the  volume,  and  he  re- 
turned home  by  sunset,  exhausted  by  hunger  and  tiiligue, 
lint  in  triumphant  iiossession  of  a  treasure,  for  whieh  he 
would  have  subjected  himself  to  yet  greater  privations. 
This  childish  history  took  place  when  he  was  about 
eleven  years  old;  nor  is  there  any  great  violence  in  con- 
jecturing that  these  fascinating  tales,  obtained  with  so 
much  dilficulty,  may  have  given  his  youtblnl  mind  that 
decided  turn  towards  oriental  learning  whieh  was  dis- 
played llirongh  his  whole  lite,  and  illustrated  by  his  re- 
gretted find  t(M)  early  decease.  At  least,  the  nnecdoti: 
atlords  an  early  and  striking  illuslralion  of  the  ardour  of 
his  literary  curiosity,  and  the  perseverance  which  mark 
cd  his  pursuit  of  the  means  for  gratifying  it. 

Other  sonrees  of  information  now  began  to  otrerlhi'm- 
selves,  scanty  indeed,  compared  to  those  which  an 
eessible  to  thousands  of  a  more  limited  capacity,  lint  to 
Leyden  as  invalnable  as  an  iron  spike,  or  a  Hirniiiigliam 
knife,  would  li.ave  Ikcu  to  .Mexander  Selkirk,  during  his 
solitary  residence  on  .liian  l'"eriiandez.  From  the  new 
teacher  at  Kirktown,  FiCyden  neipiircd  some  smattering 
of  the  Latin  lanijnage;  but  ere  he  could  make  any  pro- 
gress, the  school  lu'camc  again  vacant  in  the  year  17HG. 
Next  year  it  was  again  o|M'ned  by  a  third  sehoolmaslcr, 
uaiiieil  Andrew  Scott,  umier  whom  I.cydcn  giiiin'd  some 
knowledge  of  arithmetic.  Thus  transfern'd  from  one 
teacher  to  another,  snatching  information  at  such  limes, 
iinil  in  such  portions,  as  these  prcciirioiis  eircninstanees 
atVorded,  he  eontiniied  iiol  only  to  retain  the  oleinental 
kuowh'dge  whieh  he  had  iicipiind,  but  to  struggle  on- 
ward vigorously  in  the  paths  of  b'arning.  It  seems  pro. 
liable  that  the  disadvantage  suitained  from  want  of  the 
usual  nssistanccs  to  early  learning,  may,  in  so  energetic 
a  iniiid  as  (hat  of  Leydeii,  be  in  ninny  respects  balaneed 
by  the  habit  of  severe  study,  and  painful  investigation, 
which  it  was  necessary  to  substitute  for  those  adventi- 
tious aids.  The  mind  becomes  doubly  Ihmiliar  with  that 
information  which  it  has  attained  through  its  own  la- 
Imrioiis  and  determineil  perseverance,  and  neipiires  a 
readiness  in  eneonnlcring  and  overcoming  dillicnlties  of 
a  similar  nature,  from  the  conseioiisniss  of  those  w  liiili 
it  has  already  snceessfnlly  surmounted.  Aeeorilinirly, 
I.cyden  used  often  to  iinpiile  the  <  xlraordinary  faeiliiv 
which  he  possessed  in  the  nci)uisilou  of  languages  to  the 
iii.issisteil  exercises  of  his  juvenile  years. 

About  this  iHriod  his  predominant  desire  for  learning 
had  detcrniined  his  parents  to  breed  yining  r.eydeii  ii| 
for  tlieChnrch  of  Seiitland,  Iriisliiig  for  his  sneeess  to 
llliise  earlv  talents  whieh  already  displayed  Iheliiselies 
so  strongly.  Mr.  Dimeaii,  a  ('nmeroniau  minister  at 
Denhiiliii,  lieeame  now  his  instriieler  in  the  Latin  la 
gunge.  It  does  not  ap|ieiir  that  be  bad  any  Oreck  tutor ; 
nevertbi  less  be  prolmiiiy  had  aeipiired  some  knowledge 
of  the  elenienls  of  lliat  language  before  he  alli  iidcd  lb" 
I'oUeueof  Kilinbnrgli  in  ITHtl,  liir  the  piir|Hise  of  eoin- 
inineiiig  his  professiomil  studies.  'I'lie  late  worthy  anil 
learned  rrol''"sor  .Niiilvew  Dnl/.i  11  nsi  d  to  disirilH',  with 
Koine  liiiiiionr,  llie  astoiiishmint  and  nmiiscini  nl  exeiti  il 
in  bis  class  when  .lolin  I.eyden  first  stisul  up  to  recite 
Iiis4ireek  exercises.  The  rustic,  yet  niidaiintid  manner, 
the  humble  dress,  the  high  harsh  tone  of  his  voice,  joined 
to  the  broiiil  priivineial  accent  of  Teviotdale,  discomposed, 
on  this  tirst  oeeasion,  the  gravity  of  the  prolessor,  ami 
totally  ronled  that  of  the  sliidents.  lint  it  was  soon  |H'r' 
eeivi'il  that  these  uncouth  altribntis  were  joined  to 
nnalities  which  eiiniinandeil  res|H'et  and  admiration. 
'I'lie  riipiit  progress  of  the  young  rui.tic  nllrnctcd  tin 
approbation  niid  eoiinti nance  of  the  proti  isiir,  who  w.i' 
ever  prompt  to  dtslininiiih  and  eiiciNiratfa  merit  1  niul  to 


those  iiinoeg  tho  stiidints  \v'liii  did  not  admit  literarv 
prolicieiiey  as  n  shelter  tiir  the  ridicnle  <lne  since  the 
days  of  .Tnvenal  to  the  .scholar's  torn  cf  at  and  mit'ashion- 
ablc  dciiKaiioiir,  I.iyden  was  in  no  ies|'ect  averse  friin 
showing  strong  reasons,  adapted  to  tin  ir  eempri  hi  nsion, 
and  aUceliiig  tlii  ir  personal  tal'ety,  lor  keiping  their 
mirth  w  itliin  decent  bounds. 

Tlie  (Jreck  language  was  long  his  favourite  study, 
and,  considering  bis  op|iorlniiitie.«,  he  iM'came  inueli 
more  intiiiialely  acipiainted  with  its  best  antlie.rs  than  is 
usual  in  Scotland,  even  among  tliosc  who  make  some  |ire- 
tcnsions  to  lilcratiirc.  The  I.aliii  he  nmlerslood  Iho- 
ronghly;  and  it  is,  perhaps,  the  best  priaifof  his  classical 
attainniciils,  that,  at  a  later  period,  to  use  his  own  ex- 
pression, "  he  passed  muster  pretty  well  wlnii  inlro. 
dneed  to  Dr.  I'arr." 

Lcyih'n  was  now  at  the  fountain  head  of  knowledge, 
ai'd  availed  himself  of  fiiriiu  r  privations,  by  ipiatling  il  in 
\a\-c  draughts,  lie  not  only  alti  inled  all  the  b  etnii  s 
usually  conneclcd  with  the  study  of  theology,  but  se\e- 
ral  others,  particularly  some  of  the  imilieal  classi  s, — a 
circumstance  which  afterwards  pnivd  important  to  his 
outset  in  life,  altliongh  at  the  time  it  could  only  be  as- 
criU'd  to  his  restless  and  impatient  pursuit  after  scieneo 
of  every  description,  .■\dmission  to  these  lecturts  was 
easy,  from  the  liberality  of  the  profcs.sors,  who  throw 
their  classes  gratuitously  open  to  young  men  ediicati  d 
for  the  church,  a  privilege  of  which  I.cyden  availed  him- 
self to  the  utmost  extent.  There  were,  indeid,  few 
branches  of  study  in  which  ho  did  not  make  some  pro- 
gress. Hcsides  the  learned  languages,  he  aci|iiired 
l-'reneh,  Spanish,  Italian,  and  (•erimiii,  was  Ituniliar 
with  the  ancient  Uclamlic,  and  studied  Hebrew,  Arabic, 
and  I'crsiau. 

Hut  though  he  soon  became  particularly  distinguished 
by  his  talents  as  a  linguist,  few  deparlnienls  of  scii  iico 
aitogclher  escaped  his  notice.  He  investigated  moral 
phibisopby  with  the  nrdonr  coioinon  to  all  youths  of 
tahnt  w  ho  studied  ethics,  under  the  anspiies  of  rrolissor 
Dilgold  Stewart,  with  whose  personal  iiotiic  he  was  liii. 
iionred.  He  beeaine  a  respei  table  iiiathematician,  and 
was  at  least  siipcrticinlly  aeipiainteil  with  natural  philo- 
sophy, natural  history,  ehemi.stry,  botany,  and  mine- 
ralogy. These  various  sciences  he  ai'ipiind  in  ditVerent 
degrees,  and  at  ditVerent  times,  during  his  residence  at 
c<illege.  They  were  the  frnit  of  no  very  regular  plan  of 
study  ;  whatever  subject  interested  his  iniiid  at  the  timo 
attraclcil  his  principal  attention  till  time  and  industry 
bad  overcome  the  dillicnlties  which  it  presented,  and 
was  then  cxebanged  for  another  pursuit.  It  si  1  nied  Ire. 
ipiently  to  be  Leyden's  object  to  learn  just  so  nun  h  of  a 
parlieiilar  science  as  slioidd  enable  him  to  resume  it  at 
any  t'utiire  pi'riod ;  and  to  tliosc  who  objected  to  the 
iiiiscellaneons,  or  oecasionally  the  sup>  rfn  i.il  nature  of 
his  studies,  he  used  to  answer  with  his  favourite  inler- 
jiction,  "Dash  it,  man,  111  ver  mind:  if  you  have  tho 
scatVoliling  ready,  yon  can  run  up  the  masonry  when  you 
phase."  lint  this  mode  of  study,  however  snceessftil 
with  .Tolin  I.cyden,  cannot  be  satily  rccomim  nded  to  11 
student  of  h'ss  retentive  memory  and  robust  application. 
Willi  bini,  however,  at  least  while  he  remained  in  Hri- 
lain,  il  seenied  a  matter  of  little  conseipiinec  for  what 
length  of  time  he  resigned  any  partieidar  branch  of 
study;  liir  when  i  illier  some  motive,  or  mere  lapricc, 
iiidneed  him  to  resume  il,  he  could,  uili  lillle  dilVnulty, 
reunite  all  the  broken  nssocialions,  a' d  In  gin  where  ho 
lelV  olV  nioiillis  or  years  bet'ore,  w  illiont  having  lost  an 
inch  of  ground  during  the  interval. 

The  vaeiitions  which  oiir  sliidi  iit  spent  nl  homo  wrro 
rmployed  in  arr.-'iiging,  iin  tboilisiiiL',  and  enlarging,  tho 
inforination  wliieli  he  aiipiiri  d  during  his  winter's  at. 
lendaiiee  at  college.  His  liilhir's  collage  alVording  liiiii 
litth'  opimrlunily  tor  i|uicl  and  seclusion,  he  was  obliged 
to  look  1111I  for  ai'i'i'iiimodations  abroad,  and  Hfiiiic  ol*  liis 
phiees  of  retreal  were  siiftieienlly  extraordinary.  In  n 
wild  recess,  in  the  den  or  gliii  which  giM  "  inline  to  tho 
village  of  Dcnholin,  be  eonlrived  a  sort  of  t'nrnace  for  the 
piir|Kise  of  such  chemical  experimi  nis  n>  he  was  adi- 
ipnite  to  pcrliirm.  lint  his  <  hief  place  of  relircini  nl 
was  llic  small  parish  ilinreh,  a  glooniy  and  aneii  nt 
building,  generally  bi  lievrd  in  the  neiglilMinrbood  to  bn 
Imnnled,  'I'o  Ibis  ebon  11  place  of  study,  usually  loekeil 
during  wci  k-dnys,  Iicyden  made  enliaiiee  by  means  of  it 
wiinlow,  riad  there  liir  many  hours  in  the  day,  ami  ilo. 
posited  hi)  liooks  and  Hpecimi  ns  in  a  ri  liriil  pew.  Il  was 
a  wellchoseii  s|sit  of  seclusion,  for  the  kirk  (excepling 
during  divine  service)  is  rather  a  place  of  terror  to  llio 
Scottish  riislic,  and  that  of  (  ivers  was  rcniUred  iiiorr 
so  by  many  a  tale  of  ghiislK  and  wilebcraft,  of  wliiih  it 
was  the  1  iipiiiixd  seene;  and  In  which  lieydcn,  |uirlly  (it 
iiiihilKc  his  iiuiiioiir,  uiid  puilly  to  secuit'  lii»  rctircimiit. 


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cuiitrived  tu  iiiukc  suiiiv  iiioilurn  udditioim.  Tim  iiiitiire 
of  Ills  abstruse  stiidius,  kuiiic  8|icciiiiciis  of  nnUiriil  his- 
tory, as  toads  niid  adders,  Icll  exposed  in  their  spirit- 
vials,  and  one  or  two  praetieal  jests  played  oil'  upon  the 
more  curious  of  the  [M'asantr}',  rendered  liis  }rlooiiiy 
haunt  not  only  venerated  liy  the  wise,  but  feared  by  the 
siiiiplc  of  the  parish,  wlio  lM.'<raii  to  aecount  tliis  abstract- 
ed student  like  the  jjiiled  (lersoii  dcscrilxid  by  Words- 
wurtii,  as  (lossessiiif; — 

waking  empire  wide  as  dreams, 

An  ample  sovereijrnty  of  eye  and  car; 
IJicli  are  his  walks  with  supernatural  clicer: 
The  rejrinn  of  his  inner  sjiirit  teems 
With  vital  sounds,  and  monitory  fjlcains 
Ofliiijh  astonishment  and  [ikasing  fear. 

This  was  a  dislinctioii  which,  as  we  have  already 
hinted,  lie  was  indeed  nut  unwilliiiir  to  afVuet,  luid  to 
whleli,  BO  far  as  the  visions  existinjj  in  the  hijfh  fancy  of 
the  pcH't  can  sui>i>ly  those  aseril)ed  to  tlio  actual  ghost- 
seer,  he  had  inilied  no  slijrht  pretensions, 

Dooks  lus  well  as  retirement  were  necessary  to  the 
progress  of  Iicyden's  studies,  and  not  always  attainable 
But  his  resi'areh  collected  from  every  ipiartcr  such  as 
were  accessible  by  loan,  and  he  subjected  himself  to  tlic 
utmost  privations  to  purchase  those  that  were  not  otlicr- 
wiso  to  1)0  procured.  Tlie  reputation  also  of  his  pros 
]ierous  career  of  learning  obtuhicd  him  occasional  ac 
cess  to  (he  library  at  Cavers;  an  excellent  old  collection, 
in  which  he  met,  for  the  first  time,  many  of  those  works 
of  the  middle  aires  whicli  ho  studied  with  so  much  ic 
search  and  sneeess.  A  Froissart,  in  particular,  trans 
lated  by  Lord  Heriicrs,  captivated  his  attention  with  all 
tliose  tales  "  to  savajre  virtue  dear,"  which  coincided 
with  his  taste  for  chivalry,  and  with  the  models  on 
which  it  had  Ir'cii  formed :  and  tales  of  the  Ulack 
Prince,  of  tlic  valiant  Chandos,  and  of  (JeollVey  Tete- 
Noire,  notv  rivalled  the  legends  of  Johnnio  Armstrong, 
Walter  the  Uevil,  and  llie  Ulaek  Douglas. 

Ill  the  country,  Lcyden's  society  was  naturally  consi- 
derably restricted,  but  while  at  collcfje  it  iK'fjan  to  ex- 
tend  itself  anionir  sueli  of  his  fellow  students  as  were 
distin^'uishcd  for  proficiency  in  learninfr.  Ainonjr  these 
we  may  nuniU'r  the  celebrated  author  of  the  Pleasures 
of  Iloi>e  ;  the  Kev.  Alexander  .Murray,  united  with  Ley- 
deii  in  the  kindred  pursuit  of  oriental  learnintr,  and  whose 
lamp,  like  that  of  his  friend,  was  extiii)ruished  at  the  iiio- 
iiieiit  when  it  was  placed  ill  the  most  eonspicuoua  eleva- 
vation;*  William  lOrskine,  with  whom  Iicyilen  renewed 
his  friendship  in  India  ;  the  late  in^reiiioUH  Dr.  Thomas 
Hrown,  distiiifruishcd  tor  his  early  proficiency  in  the 
science  of  moral  philosophy,  of  whicli  he  was  prolc'ssor 
in  the  Eilinburifli  College ;  the  Kev.  Kolierl  Luiidic, 
Minister  of  Kelso,  and  several  other  youiij;  men  of 
talents,  who  at  that  time  pursued  their  studies  in  the 
University  of  Kdinbur(;h. 

Leyden  was  also  fortmiale  enou|rhto  attract  the  notice 
and  |>atrona(re  of  Hr.  Holnrt  .\nderson,  of  Kdinhurfrh, 
the  first  iiian  of  letters  who  presented  the  public  with  a 
complete  edition  of  lOnjjlish  [xHtry,  from  the  time  of 
("liaucer  downwards.  'J'lie  notice  and  ciicoura(rement 
ot  a  (."'"'l'''"""!  whose  iHlicvohiice  of  disposition  placed 
all  his  literary  ex|Ktrieiice  at  the  command  of  the  yoiinir 
student,  was  of  the  utmcwt  coiiseipiince  to  the  direetioii 
of  his  sluilies,  aii<l  was  always  warmly  lemenibered  and 
kindly  aeknowlcd(;iil  by  John  Li  yden,  w  ho,  under  the 
doctor's  patroiiinie,  had  also  an  opportunity  of  Iryinjr  his 
yoiiiiL.' win;.'s  liy  a  tlii;lit  or  two  in  the  |K)elical  deparl- 
iiient  of  the  l')(linlMiri.'ii  AIai;a/.ine. 

In  the  year  ITlMi,  aller  five  or  six  years  spint  at  the 
Cidleire  of  IMinburi;li,  the  recomiueiidation  of  I'roti  ssor 
l>al/.ell  priMiired  l.eydeii  the  sitHiilion  of  private  tutor 
to  the  sons  of  Mr.  Camplii  II  of  I'airllild,  a  siliuition 
whicli  he  ri'taineil  for  two  or  three  years.  Duriiiir  the  win- 
ter ol'l  7!lf,  he  attended  the  two  yoiMiir  irentkinen  to  tleir 
studies  at  the  ('ollii,'e  of  .'^1.  Anilri'w's.  Hire  he  hud 
the  ailviMitairi'  of  the  aeipi  liiitiiiiee  of  I'rolissor  Hunter, 
an  admirable  <  lassjeul  seholar,  ami  to  whose  kind  instriK^- 
lions  he  prot'essid  mueli  olili|ration.  The  seehided  situa- 
tion also  of  St.  Andrew's,  the  monnstie  lili^  of  the  stu- 
dents, the  fragments  i.fnntii|nity  with  wliieh  that  onee 
inetro|>olitan  town  is  suiruiinded,  and  the  libraries  of  its 
eollefes,  ijnn'  him  addilional  op|Mirlunily  and  ini|iulR(^  to 
pursue  his  favourite  plans  of  study. 


*  'I'liis  ttiniabli'  man,  and  ureal  orientalist,  ilieil  within 
n  few  inotilhs  aller  he  had  Isen  appointed  to  the  eliair  ot 
the  llehrc  w  professorship  ill  ihi- 1 'niversily  of  Kdinburuh, 
in  eoiiseipieiiei'  of  sueli  n  list  of  splendiil  atlestnlioiiH  o( 
his  (jimlifir.ilioiiH,  lu)  lias  rately  honoured  Ihu  tiioitt  distlii 
);uislie(l  scliukrs. 


About  the  timo  he  resided  at  St.  Andrew's,  the  renown 
of  Mungo  Park,  and  Lcyden's  enthusiastic  attachnitiit 
to  all  researches  connected  with  oriental  learning, 
turned  his  thoughts  towards  the  history  of  Africa,  in 
which  he  found  much  to  encluuit  an  imagination  that 
loved  to  dwell  upon  the  grand,  the  marvellous,  the  roman- 
tic, and  even  the  horrible,  and  which  was  rather  fired 
than  appalled  by  the  picture  of  personal  danger  "and 
severe  privation.  Al'riea,  indeed,  had  |)eculiar  charms  for 
Lcydcii.  He  delighted  to  read  of  hosts,  whose  arrows 
intercepted  the  sun-beams ;  of  kings  and  leaders,  who 
judged  of  the  numberless  number  of  their  soldiers  by 
marching  theiii  over  tlie  trunk  of  a  cedar,  and  only 
deemed  their  strength  sullicient  to  take  the  field  when 
such  myriads  had  passed  as  to  reiluce  the  solid  timber  to 
impalpable  dust;  the  royal  halls  also  of  Dahoiny,  built  of 
skulls  and  cross-bones,  and  nioistened  with  the  daily 
blood  of  new  victims  of  tyninny  ; — all,  in  short,  that  pre- 
sented strange,  wild,  and  romantic  views  of  what  have 
been  quaintly  entitled  "  the  ultimities  and  summities  of 
human  nature,"  and  which  furnished  new  and  unheard  of 
facts  in  the  history  of  man,  had  great  tiiscination  for  his 
ardent  imagination.  And  alsiut  this  time  he  used  to 
come  into  company,  (|uite  full  of  these  extraordinary 
stories  garnished  faithfully  with  the  unpronounceable 
names  of  the  despots  and  tribes  of  Africa,  which  any 
one  at  a  distance  would  have  taken  for  the  exorcism  of  a 
conjuror.  The  fruit  of  his  researches  he  gave  to  the 
public  in  a  small  volume,  entitled  "A  Historical  and 
Philosophical  .Sketch  of  the  Discoveries  and  Settlements 
of  the  Europeans  in  Northern  and  Western  Africa,  at  the 
close  of  the  18th  century,"  crown  Hvo.  17lli).  It  is  writ- 
ten on  the  plan  of  Uaynal's  celebrati^d  work,  and  as  it  con- 
tains  a  clear  and  lively  abridgment  of  the  information 
afforded  by  travellc  rs  whose  works  are  of  rare  occurrence, 
it  was  favourably  received  by  the  public.  Among  Ley- 
den's  native  hills,  however,  there  arose  a  groundless  re- 
[lort  that  this  work  was  compiled  for  the  purpose  of 
ipicstioning  whether  the  evidence  of  Mungo  Park  went 
the  length  of  establishing  the  western  course  of  the 
Niger.  This  unt'oiinded  ruiuour  gave  oll'enec  to  some  of 
Mr.  Park's  t'riends,  nicely  jealous  of  the  fame  of  their 
countryinan,  of  whom  they  had  such  just  reason  to  Is 
proud.  And  thus,  what  would  have  been  whimsical 
enough,  the  dispute  regarding  the  course  of  the  Niger 
in  Africa,  had  nearly  occasioned  a  feud  upon  the  .Scottish 
border.  For  John  Leyden  hap|H'ning  to  lie  at  Hawick 
while  the  upper  troop  of  Koxburghshire  yeomanry  were 
rpiartcrcd  there,  was  told,  with  many  exaggirations,  of 
menaces  thrown  out  against  him,  and  advised  to  leave 
the  town.  Leyden  was  then  in  the  act  of  ipiitting  the 
place ;  hut,  instead  of  expediting  his  retreat,  in  eonse- 
luence  of  this  friendly  hint,  he  instantly  marehed  to  the 
inarket-plaee,  at  the  time  when  the  corps  paraded  there, 
humming  surlily,  like  one  of  (.JsBian's  heroes,  the  frog- 
meut  of  a  border  song, 

I've  dune  nac  ill,  I'll  brook  nan  wrang, 
Hut  back  to  Wamphray  1  will  gang. 

Ills  apjicarance  and  demeanour  were  construed  into 
seeking  a  cpiarrel,  with  which  his  critics,  mmc  mnjitrum, 
wouhl  readily  have  indulged  him,  had  not  I'riendly  inter- 
position ap|M  ased  the  causeless  reseiitruent  of  both  p.ir- 
lies.  'I'he  lliflDii/  of  Aj'iicaii  J)i>iiin  lim,  Leyiliii  pro- 
|His<  il  to  extend  to  liair  volumes  l:^vo.  and  had  made  great 
preparations  for  the  work  ;  he  was  in  constant  eomiumii- 
catioii  on  th(^  subject  with  .Messrs.  Longman  anill'o., 
by  whom  it  was  to  have  Ix'en  pnlilisheil,  and  some 
sheets  were  ai'tu:illy  printed,  when  the  design  was  inter- 
rupted by  his  Indian  voyatie. 

On  1,1  yilen's  return  to  Kdiiiburgli  from  St.  Anilrow's, 
resided  with  his  pupils  in  thi;  tiimily  <if  .Mr. ( 'amplH'll, 
where  he  was  treutiil  with  that  ri  s|m  el  and  kindness 
whii'li  every  can  lid  father  will  pay  to  him  whose  lessons 
he  expects  his  cljildren  to  i^eeeive  with  attention  and  ad- 
vantage. His  hiiiirs,  e.vcipting  those  of  tuition,  wi  re  at 
his  own  uneipiitrolli'd  ilisposal,  anil  sueh  of  his  iViiiids  as 
chose  to  Msit  him  at  .Mr.  Campbell's,  were  secure  of  v 
hospitable  rieeption.  This  i  lass  begun  now  to  exti ml 
itself  among  iKTsons  of  an  oblir  standing  than  his  eon. 
temporaries,  and  embraeed  mveral  who  had  bein  pluei  d 
liy  liirtuiie,  or  had  risi  n  by  exertions,  to  that  lixud  sla. 
lion  in  society,  to  which  his  college  iiitlinutes  were  as 
vi't  only  looking  forward,  ilis  aci|uaintiinee  with  .Mr. 
tiiehard  Heber  was  the  chief  means  of  conneeting  him 
with  si'vernl  llimilies  of  the  liiriner  description,  und  il 
originuti  d  in  the  following  circiimstunees. 

Jcdiii   Leydeii's  feelings   were   naturally  poetical,  und 
he   was   early    leil   In  express  Ihi  in   in  the  language'  of 
pistry.     Ilehire  he  visit,  d  Si.  Andnw's,  niid  whili^  resid 
liig  tjieie,  lie  jiud  cuiii|iuHed  Iwlli  I'tugliieiilu  iiiiil  coliipleti 


pieces  of  (Kietiy  in  almost  every  style  and  stanza  wliiti 
our  language  affords,  from  an  unfinished  tragedy  on  i||. 
iiite  of  the  Daricii  setllenieut,  to  songs,  ballads,  iiiijfuini 
tales.  Many  of  these  essays  afterwards  found  tin.!,  „.  . 
to  the  press  through  the  medium  of  the  EduiliHrnh  .ij,' 
frasitic,  as  already  nicntioiicd.  In  this  periodical  iiiiscii 
laiiy  appeared,  from  time  to  lime,  poetical  translalicii, 
from  the  Greek  Anthology,  from  the  Norse,  fmin  i|,,, 
Hebrew,  from  the  Arabic,  Ironi  the  Syriae,  from  llie  \\j, 
siim,  and  so  forth,  with  many  original  pieces,  iuilitaiin,, 
more  genius  than  taste,  and  iin  extent  of  learning  of  inoj 
unusual  dimensions.  These  were  subscribed  J.  L.;  ^i 
the  author  of  this  article  well  rcnieinbi'rs  how  ull™  Ii,, 
attention  was  attracted  by  them  about  the  years  Kri 
and  171)1,  and  the  speculations  which  he  forniid  risrinJ. 
ing  an  author,  who,  by  many  indicia,  apjicared  to  bcloiip 
to  a  part  of  Scotland  nitli  which  he  him.self  wmk  vnlljr 
(piainted.  About  this  time  also  Mr.  ArchiliuldConstaliir 
whose  enterprising  and  liberal  conduct  of  liiisini'i.s|ias 
since  made  his  name  so  conspicuous  as  a  publislur,  \\x< 
opening  business  chiclly  as  a  retailer  of  curious  and  an' 
eient  books,  a  department  in  which  he  possessiil  (s^n, 
sive  knowledge;  Mr.  Kiehard  Hcbcr,  the  cxlint  i,f 
whose  invaluable  library  is  generally  known,  wa.s,  Intlis 
winter  of  17!iU-18U(),  residing  in  Kdinburgh,  uiiil  a  Ire' 
quenter  of  course  of  Mr.  Constable's  shop,  wlarili. 
made  many  valuable  acquisitions,  at  a  rate  very  iliHirmt 
from  the  exactions  of  the  present  day.  In  tlasi  a. 
searches  ho  formed  an  acquaintance  with  l.iydc'ii.uli,, 
examined,  as  an  aiiiuleur,  the  shelves  which  Mr.  lldN, 
ransacked  as  a  ])urehaser,  and  the  latter  discovered  niil, 
jdeasure  the  unknown  author  of  the  poems  which  I  have 
already  alluded  to.  The  acquaintance  soon  ri|H'ncd  iii!r, 
friendship,  and  was  cemented  by  inulual  advaiitajfc,  M^ 
Heb<;r  had  found  an  associate  as  ardent  as  hlrnsilt 
in  till!  pursuit  of  classical  knowledge,  and  who  «mk 
sit  up  night  after  night  to  collate  editions,  and  tu  iiute 
various  readings;  and  Leyden,  liesidcsthc  odvoiita(;oaiiij 
inslrnetion  whicli  he  derived  from  Mr.  IIcIkt's  sociitv 
enjoyed  that  of  being  introduced,  by  his  powcrfal  rctmn. 
niendation,  to  tlio  literary  gentlemen  of  Ediiibiirgli,  win 
whom  he  lived  in  intimacy.  Among  these  iimv  Ijt 
reckoned  the  late  Lord  Woodhousclce,  Mr.  Ifcnrv 
Mackenzie,  the  distinguished  author  of  Tlie  MannfFtH-l 
ine,  and  the  Rev.  ftlr.  Sidney  Smith,  then  rcsidiiii!  in 
Kilinhiirgh,  from  all  of  whom  Iieydeii  recei.ed  tlattiriiiir  I 
attention,  und  many  ini|iortaiit  testimonies  of  the  inttrel 
which  they  took  in  Ilis  success.  Hy  the  same  iiitroduc. 
tioii  he  became  intimate  in  the  family  of  Mr.  Waller 
Scott,  where  a  congenial  taste  for  JHilhid,  roiiiniicc,  and 
border  antiipiities,  us  well  as  a  sincere  adiniratiiiniif  Uv. 
den's  high  talents,  extensivu  knowledge,  and  cxcdlcnl 
heart,  secured  him  n  welcome  reception.  And  by  dijrrm 
his  society  extended  itself  still  more  widely,  andriiiii|iri. 
hended  almost  every  one  wlio  was  disliiiguisliid  I'm 
taste  or  talents  in  Kdinburgh. 

The  niaimers  of  Leyden,  wlicn  ho  first  enlerid  ilc 
higher  ranks  of  society,  were  very  peculiar;  nor  iiiW 
were  they  at  any  time  iiitieh  modified  during  Im  m- 
tinuing  in  Europe;  and  here,  jierhaps,  as  pre|irilr  ai 
elsewhere,  we  may  endeavour  to  give  some  idiii  ui  liu 
[Hrsonal  ap|narance  anil  dc|Mirtinent  in  conipaiiy. 

In  his  eoinplexion  the  clear  red  u|hiii  the  ilinli  inili' 
cated  a  hectic  pro|H'nsity,  but  with  his  brown  liair,  li\ilv 
lark  eyes,  und  »ell-pro|H)rlioiied  features,  gave  iiMnculi; 
nnd  interesting  turn  of  expression  to  his  uliolr  nmntc 
luinee.  He  was  of  middle  stature,  of  a  frame  ralhir  llm 
than  sir.aig  built,  but  miisiMilar  and  active,  and  wilHillril; 
for  all  thosi'  athletic  e.\eitioiis,  in  which  he  diliulilnl  In 
lie  accounted  a  muster.  I'or  he  was  no  less  iiii.vioii.. In 
be  e.sleenieil  a  iiiuii  eminent  for  Icuruing  and  lildii)! 
tnleiit,  than  to  Is;  held  a  fearless  pliiyer  at  siiigli.nliik,! 
lormidable  boxer,  und  u  distinguishid  adept  ul  lrii|ii»rJ 
ninning,  wiilking,  elimbing,  und  nil  exercises  wliiili 
peiiil  on  uniinal  spirits  und  museulur  exertion.  IViilnol 
this  nature  he  used  to  detail  with  sueh  livi liiiM  u| 
sometlmi  s  led  hisaudienee  to  charge  him  with  (Xiiciirii' 
lion  ;  but,  iinllki:  the  ulhlelie  in  .I'lsnp's  a|HilogiM',  In' «»[ 
alw ay ->  ready  to  attempt  the  repetition  of  his  gnnllripj 
lit  Hhodes,  were  it  nt  the  |Mril  of  breaking  his  miku 
till'  spot.  And  certainly  in  many  eases  his  s|iiiil tinll 
I  III  rgy  ciirrieil  him  through  enterprises,  wliirli  Im 
liienilH  considered  lis  most  rashly  underlakin.  M 
stance  oeeuired  on  Isiurd  of  ship  in  India,  wliirr  Kil 
gi'iitlemen,  by  wny  of  ridiculing  Li'yden's  pri  ti  iikIhik  l| 
agility,  otVereil  hliil  n  Ik'I  of  sixty  gokl  iiudirH  llul  ^i 
ciiuhl  not  go  aloll.  Our  Imrd  instantly  beionk  IiiiiimIH'] 
the  shrouilH,  anil,  at  all  the  risk  incident  to  n  Inritail 
who  first  Mtleiiipis  such  an  nserni,  Hiirei'scl'nllv  '"^f 
the  maiiitnp.  Tliere  il  was  inteiuled  to  »uli|ril  liinii'l 
UkIiuI   piULlieul  Hvu  juke,  by  nfuiii^' /iiM  u/i,  i.i  ip>i 


.1  tiUin/.i  wliicli 
tniKi'dy  on  ll;e 
luds,  iindrijinic 
ouml  tliuii  «jy 
lidnihirffh  Mi 
■rioilical  ii]isci|. 
ciil  trauslaliom 
\()rtii',  Iriim  H( 
e,  iVoiii  the  IVr- 
leces,  imiicaiiiij 
k'liriiini;  of  111(1,1 
rilitil  J.  L;  mij 
rs  liuw  utlcn  In, 

the  years  \'X\  | 

loniuil  ri's[Mu- 
[leiired  lo  b»'loii|i 

Sl'll'  WUK  well  Ji. 

liibiildCoiislalili, 
t  of  Inisini'w  lias 
a  publisliiT,  was 
'  curiuiis  mill  an 
l)o«si'ta<i'd  isuii. 
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lowii,  was,  iiiilic 
)urf;li,  uiid  a  I'rt. 
hIioii,  wliiri  In 
iite  vrry  dill'irun 
ly.     In  lliCM  ii. 
I'idi  Lcydfii,  wild 
fhich  Mr.  lliVt 
r  (liscoviTi'd  «ii]i  ] 
;ni8  wliicli  I  ligir 
Boon  ri|Miicd  luir, 
il  a(lviiiita|;i'.  Mi. 
rilent    uh  IiIiii$i1i  | 
,  anil  who  «ii 
ons,  and  to  iiute 
tlic  advanlanraijil 
'.  IIi'Iht's  niiciily, 
s  powi'tful  rctijiii- 
f  Edinhiiri;h,  wiili  I 
ijr   thenc  may  k  [ 
rlw,   Mr.    Ilimv 
■  The  Man  0/  Fit]- 1 
II,  tlicn  rcHidiiiii  in  I 
rt'Ct'i>i'd  llalliTini;  I 
[nit'8  ol'lhf  inli'ri>l| 
HBint'  iiitrinluc.  [ 
ofMr.  WalUrl 
,  roiMiiiict',  aiiil  I 
ilniirutiniiol'l' 
L',  iind  t'vcilknl | 
And  hy  diiTm 
t'ly,  niid  ciuiiiiir- 
diiiliu);uli<lii'il  I'oi  I 

firht  tntrrcd  '!,i 
■iiliiir ;  nor  inJnii 
(1  iluriii)!  Ills  mn. 
s,  lis  iiro|itily  a! 
Mjnic   idea  ul'liu 
I  iiiiiipiiny. 
)ii  lliu  chiik  Irali- 
liniwii  liuir,  li\ily 
rcB,  (.'iivi'  all  omit 
liin  wlioir  nrtiiili- 
I'rnnHi  ralliir  llm 
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, Il  he  dilit'liliil  l«! 
no  li'HH  allxi™^l<l| 
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Ii,n^  till  he  should  rcilcem  himself  by  paying  n  fine. 
But  tlio  SP'''''  °'  I'Cyilon  dictated  desperate  resistance, 
iiJ,  finding  ho  was  likely  lo  be  overpowered,  he  flung 
feiinscif  lioni  t''<^  '"p,  and,  seizing  a  rope,  preeipitated 
liiiii.flf  on  deck  by  litliiig  it  slide  rapidly  Ihrousli  his 
"rasp.  In  l'"'*  operation  ho  lost  the  skin  of  Imtli  huiids, 
L|  nl' course  won  his  wager.  Hut  when  he  observed  his 
Irifiiiis  look  grave  at  the  expensive  turn  which  their  jest 
liad  takcHi  I'"  '"'■'''  "!"^  flun^  into  the  sea  the  order  for 
ilir  jioiiey  whieh  ihey  had  given  him,  and  contented 
Ijiiijoll'w'ith  the  triuinpli  which  his  spirit  and  agility  had 
laiiifd.  This  little  anecdote  may  illustrate  his  character 
ai  more  respects  than  one. 

In  society,  John  Leyden's  first  appearance  had  soine- 
ihin"  that  revolted  the  fastidious  and  alarmed  the  dell- 
i-jlc."  lie  was  a  bold  and  uneomiironiisiiig  disputant, 
and  neither  subdued  his  tone,  nor  modified  the  form  of 
lijj  arjriinicnt,  out  of  defeience  to  the  rank,  age,  or  even 
,0,  of  those  with  whom  he  was  maintaining  it.  His 
voice,  whieh  was  naturally  loud  atid  harsh,  was  on  such 
occasions  exaggerated  into  what  he  himself  used  to  call 
liisMir-^onc.  which  were  not  very  pleasant  to  the  ear  of 
<lr.in"ers.  His  manner  was  animated,  his  movements 
abruiii,  and  the  gestures  with  which  lie  enforced  his  ar- 
juiiieiils  rather  forcible  than  elegant;  so  that, altogether, 
his  first'apjiearance  was  somewhat  appalling  to  persons 
oi'loiv  animal  spirits,  or  shy  and  reserved  habits,  as  well 
as  111  all  who  expected  much  reverence  in  society  on  oe. 
I  count  of  the  adventitious  circumstances  of  rank  or  sta 
lion.  Dcsides,  his  spirits  were  generally  at  top-flood, 
and  entirely  occupied  with  what  had  last  arrested  his  at- 
liiilion;  aiid  tiius  his  own  feats,  or  his  own  studies,  were 
I  Ins  lo[iic  more  frequently  than  is  consistent  with  the 
order  of  good  company,  in  wliicli  every  person  has  a 
riL'lit  to  expect  his  share  of  conversation,  lie  was 
indeed  loo  imicli  lient  on  allaiiiiiig  personal  distinction  in 
sn'lolv  to  choose  nicely  the  mode  of  acquiring  it.  For 
luiiiple,  ill  the  course  of  11  large  evening  parly,  crowded 
I  ivilh  fashionable  people,  to  niany  of  whom  l.eydeii  was 
inalisoliilc  stranger,  silence  being  imposed  for  the  pur- 
|.Ke  of  a  song,  one  of  his  friends  with  great  astonish- 
I  ineiil,  and  some  horror,  heard  I.eyden,  who  could  not 
>iii);a  note,  si  ream  forth  a  verse  or  two  of  some  liorder 
I  ilillv,  with  all  the  dissonance  of  an  Indi.m  war-whoop, 
la  ilieir  way  home  his  friend  ventured  to  remonstrate 
I  mill  liiiii  oil  this  e.\lraordinary  exhibition,  to  which  his 
leiico  was,  "  Dash  il,  man,  they  would  have  thought  I 
I  «a»  iifriiirf  to  sing  licllire  llieiii."  In  short,  his  egotism, 
I  hi'liold  iiHNiiiiipliiiii  in  society,  his  aflectation  of  neglcct- 
;  uiaiiy  of  its  forms  as  trilles  iK'iieath  his  notice,  eir- 
I niiiutiini'es  which  iilU'U  exeited  against  his  first  ap|)e,ir 
I  iiiee  an  luiiliie  and  dispro|>orli.inate  prejudice,  were  en 
Itiri'lv  I'oiiiiiled  upon  the  rcsoliilion  lo  support  his  iiide 
I  |»'iiiieiii e,  and  lo  assert  that  character  formed  between 
I  111''  lettered  seliolar,  ami  the  wild  rude  borderer,  the  eoiiii. 
lliiiurt,  as  il  were,  of  Anai'liarsis,  the  philosophic  Scy 
Ilium,  which,  from  his  infincy,  liu  was  ambitious  of 
Iniiiiiluiiiiiig. 

lib  liiiiiible  origin  was  with  him  rather  n  subject  of 
llioiirsl  {irlde  than  of  false  shame,  and  he  was  internally 
IliiUinvvlllliig  that  his  ile|>ortiiieiil  should  lo  a  certain  de 
llteparlake  of  the  simplieily  of  the  milks  from  which 
llicliail  raised  hiiiiseli'  hy  his  talents,  lo  bear  u  share  in 
lltir  tirsl  soeltly.  lie  boasted  in  rdaiiiiiig  these  marks 
Il  III"  liirtli,  as  the  I'crsian  tribe,  when  riiised  to  the  rank 
Itf  kiiiijs  and  eiiiiipierors,  still  displayeil  as  llicir  banner 
lltt  lealliirii  apron  of  the  sinilh  who  liiiiiided  their  dy- 
liiily.  lie  bore,  however,  with  great  good-hiimoiir  all 
li'M]{  raillery  on  Iiih  roii;;h  m:iniiers,  ami  was  oiK'ii 
li'idy  lo  |>roiiiiile  hiicIi  pleasantry  by  his  own  example. 
I^^aui  a  l.idy  lit'  rank  iiiiil  fiishion  one  evening  insisted 
|«;«»i  his  dancing,  he  wnde  next  nitirning  a  lively  pis'tienl 
■III  lo  III  r  in  the  eliaraetcr  of  a  ilaneing  hear.  'I'his 
l«)<  Ills  Usual  mode  of  esi'iipiiig  or  apologi>^ing  I'or  any 
I'' I'  wliiili  his  high  spirits  anil  lieeilli  ss  habits  might 
IW  hini  111  eiimniil,  anil  several  very  pn  lly  copies  of 
|i'«ii|'liiiii'hlary  verses  were  a  sort  ol'  |N'aec-otVerings  fiir 
ll'iviiUmniai'liments  ii|ion  the  eeremoiiial  of  soi  iiiy. 
Iluiinit  thus  marked  strongly  tin)  deli'els  of  Ins  man- 
■'MihI  the  piejiiilicH  wliicli  tlipy  Niimeliines  exeiteil 
I'TMie  eicilit  troiii  tlio  publie,  while  wo  teenrd  the 
'>!  iiiliios  and  nieii'  by  which  they  were  nloneil  11 
'■'"Niiilliilil,  1.1  yd' I  apparent  hiirshiicss  ol  addruHsl 
''iidn  liiiid  ol  real  utlcetion  to  his  fricndi),  and  kind-l 
M.«  »i:iiii;a— V!0 


ness  to  all  with  whom  lie  mingled,  unwearied  in  their 
service,  and  watchful  to  oblige  them.  'I'o  gralil'y  the 
slightest  wish  of  a  friend,  he  would  engage  at  once  in 
the  most  toilsome  and  ditficult  researclies,  and  when 
perhaps  that  friend  had  Ibrgottcn  he  ever  iiitiniatcdsiich 
a  wish,  Loyden  came  lo  pour  down  before  him  iho  t'nll- 
esl  information  on  the  subject  which  had  excited  his 
attention.  And  his  Icinper  was  in  reality,  and  notwith- 
slandinganutVeetation  of  roughness,  as  gentle  as  it  was 
generous.  No  one  fell  more  deeply  lor  the  distress  of 
those  he  loved.  No  one  cxiiibiled  more  disinterested 
pleasure  in  their  success.  In  dispute,  he  never  lost 
lein|ier,  and  if  he  despised  the  outworks  of  ceremony, 
he  never  trespassed  U|Kin  tlio  essentials  of  good-breed- 
ing, and  was  himself  the  first  to  feci  hurt  and  dislrcssed 
if  he  conceived  that  he  hud,  by  any  rash  or  hasty  expres- 
sion, injured  the  feelings  of  the  most  inconsiderable 
member  of  the  company.  In  all  the  rough  play  of  his 
argument  loo,  he  was  slrictly  good-humoured,  and  was 
the  first  lo  laugh,if,  asinusl  happen  occasionally  lo  those 
who  talk  much,  and  u|ion  every  subject,  some  disputant 
of  less  cxlonsivo  but  more  neeurate  informalion,  con- 
trived to  arrest  him  in  his  very  pitch  of  pride,  hy  a  home 
fact  or  incontrovertible  argument.  And,  when  his 
high  and  independent  spirit,  his  firm  and  steady  prinei- 
plea  of  religion  and  virtue,  his  constant  good-humour, 
the  extent  and  variety  of  his  erudilion,  and  the  liveliness 
of  his  conversation,  wore  considered,  they  must  have 
been  fastidious  indeed  who  were  not  reconciled  to  the 
foibles  or  |ieculiarilies  of  his  tone  and  manner. 

Many  of  those  whoso  genius  has  raised  them  lo  distinc- 
tion, have  fallen  into  the  latal  error  of  regarding  their 
wit  and  lulents  as  an  excuse  for  the  nnliiuited  indnlgencc 
of  their  passions,  and  their  biographers  have  loo  fre- 
quently lo  record  the  acts  of  e.\travaganeo,  and  habits 
of  iinmorulily,  which  disgraced  and  shortened  their 
lives.  Krom  sucli  crimes  and  follies  John  I.eyden  slisid 
free  and  stainless.  lie  was  deeply  Impressed  with  the 
truths  of  (Jhristiunity,  of  which  he  was  at  all  times  a 
ready  and  ardent  usserter,  and  his  faith  was  attested  by 
Iho  purity  of  morals,  which  is  its  best  earthly  eviilcuco. 
To  Iho  pleasures  of  Iho  table  ho  was  lolally  ludillerent, 
— never  e.vceoded  the  bounds  of  leinperunce  in  wine, 
ihougli  frequently  in  soeiety  where  there  was  tempta- 
tion to  do  so,  and  fcemed  hardly  to  enjoy  any  relVesh- 
meiil  excepting  lea,  of  which  liu  sometimes  drank  very 
large  quantities.  When  he  was  travelling  or  sliidying, 
his  teiniioranee  became  severe  ahstincnee,  and  ho  ol'leii 
passed  an  entire  day  wilhoiit  any  other  twid  than  a  i.ior. 
sel  of  bread.  To  sleep  ho  was  equally  iiidilVcreiil,  and 
when,  during  the  latter  part  of  his  residence  in  bidin- 
burgli,  he  treqncntly  s|>ciil  the  day  in  eompany,  he 
u.sed,  U|Hiii  retiring  home,  to  pursue  his  studies  till  a 
lain  hour  in  the  morning,  and  satisfy  himself  with  a 
very  brief  imrlion  of  repose.  It  was  the  npinioii  of  his 
I'ricnds,  that  his  strict  lemperanec  alone  cnuld  liavu  en- 
abled hiin  lo  t'ldhiw  so  hard  a  course  of  reading  as  he 
enjoined  himsoll'.  His  pecuniary  resources  were  iieces- 
"arily  much  limited  ;  but  he  knew  lliiil  indepciKleiiee, 
and  the  title  of  maiiilainiiig  a  free  and  ntienntrolidd  de. 
mnanoiir  in  society,  can  only  lie  attained  by  avoiding 
|H'CUUiary  ombarrussiiieuts,  and  liu  nianuged  his  tuiidi. 
with  such  severe  eeiinuiiiy,  that  he  seemed  always  at 
ease  U|Nin  his  very  narrow  income. 

We  have  only  anolher  trail  to  add  lu  his  character  as 
a  meinlter  of  society.  With  all  his  blnntness  anil  pecu- 
liarity, and  iiiidnr  disadvantages  of  birth  and  tnrtniie, 
LcydoirH  reception  among  fuinules  of  rank  and  eleganee 
was  fuviiiirabki  In  a  d>aliiigiiislicil  degree,  Whelher  it 
IS  that  the  tact  of  the  lair  sex  is  finer  than  ours,  or  th.it 
they  more  readily  pardon  |iei  uliarily  in  t'avoiir  of  origi- 
iiallly,  or  that  an  iincoiiinion  address  and  manner  is  in 
itnell  u  rociiinmeiiilation  to  their  liivour,  or  thai  they  are 
not  so  readily  oll'ondeil  as  the  iiiale  sex  by  a  display  of 
RUjiorior  learning, — in  short,  wbalever  were  tlio  cause, 
it  is  certain  that  Leydon  was  a  tiivoiirilo  among  those 
whoso  favour  all  are  nmbitioiis  to  attain.  Among  the 
ladiflR  of  distiiielinn  who  honoured  him  with  their  re- 
gard, it  is  iuiineicnl  lo  notien  the  late  Dnehess  of  (<iir- 
■loii,  and  l.aily  Charloltu  ('aiiipbell,  [now  lliiry,]  who 
were  then  leaders  of  the  llishlonahle  soriely  of  Kdiii- 
burgh.  It  is  time  to  rutiirii  lo  trace  the  brief  events  of 
his  lit'r. 

In  lt*00,  Lrydoii  win  ordained  a  preacher  of  the  gon- 


pel,  and  entered  oiioii  the  fniietioiis  then  confi  rred  upon 
him,  by  pTeaching  in  .several  of  the  churclies  in  K.din- 
hiirgh  and  the  neiglibourbiKid.  Ills  style  of  pulpit  iira- 
tory  was  marked  with  the  same  nicrilsand  faulls  which 
distinguish  his  poetry.  His  style  v/as  more  striking  than 
rhetorical,  and  his  voice  and  gestuio  more  vjoleiil  than 
elegant;  but  his  discourses  weie  marked  wiih  strung 
traits  of  original  genius,  and  alllmiigh  he  pleaded  an  in- 
ternal feeling  of tlisaipoiiitnient  at  being  uiicqiial  lo  at- 
tain  his  own  ideas  of  excellence  as  a  prtncliei,  it  was 
impossible  lo  listen  to  him  without  being  convinced  of 
his  uncommon  extent  of  learning,  knowledge  of  ethics, 
and  sincere  zeal  for  the  interest  of  reliL'ioii. 

The  auluiiHi  of  the  same  year  was  cmpbiyed  in  a  lour 
to  the  Highlands  and  Hebrides,  in  which  I.eyden  ac- 
coinpanicd  two  young  t'oreigners  who  had  studied  at 
IMuiburgh  the  preceding  winter.  In  this  tmir  ho  visited 
all  Iho  remarkalile  idaces  of  lliat  iiiterestiiig  part  ol  his 
iialivo  country,  and  diverging  fiom  the  eumiiion  and 
more  commodious  route,  visited  what  aro  culled  llio 
io//g/i /rounrfs  of  the  lliglilands,  and  investigated  llicd«- 
cayiiig  traditions  oft'ollic  manners  and  story  which  are 
yet  preserved  in  the  wild  districts  of  Moidart  and  Kiim- 
dart.  The  journal  which  he  made  on  this  occasion  was 
a  curious  moiiument  of  his  zeal  and  industry  in  these 
researches,  and  contained  niucli  valuable  iiitiiriiiatinii  oil 
the  subject  of  Highland  manners  and  traditions,  wliieli 
is  now  probably  lost  to  the  public.  It  is  reinarkalde, 
that  allor  long  and  painful  research  in  quest  of  original 
passages  of  the  poems  of  Dssian,  he  adopted  an  opinion 
more  favourable  to  llieir  uutheiitieity  than  has  lately 
prevailed  in  the  literary  world.  IJut  the  eoiilesscd  infi- 
delity of  Maepherson  must  always  excite  the  strongest 
suspicion  on  this  su'ijecl.  I.eyden  composed,  w  itii  his 
usual  llicility,  several  detached  imeiiis  upon  Highland 
traditions,  all  of  which  have  probably  perished,  e.xeepl- 
ing  a  ballad  Ihunded  upon  the  romantic  legend  respeel- 
iiig  Macpliail  of  I'liloiisay  and  the  .Mcrniaid  ol' I'oirie- 
vrekiii,  inscribed  lo  l.ady  ('hnrlulle  ('aiiqdull,  and' 
published  in  the  third  volume  of  the  Himlir  .Vin»rir/.i.(/, 
which  appeared  at  the  distance  of  about  it  Iwelvcmontti 
al'ler  the  two  first  volumes  of  that  work.  The  o|MMiiiig 
of  this  ballad  exhibits  a  power  of  numbers,  winch,  for 
the  mere  melody  of  sound,  has  seldom  been  excelled  ill 
fnglish  poetry.*  Nor  wore  these  legend  iry  elViisimis 
the  only  fruit  of  his  juurney  ;  liir  in  his  passage  through 
Aberdeen,  I.eyden  so  far  gained  llie  friendship  of  Iho 
venerable  I'roliissor  Heallie,  that  he  obtained  bis  per- 
mission to  make  a  traiiseiipt  troin  the  only  existing 
copy  of  the  interesting  pouiii  entitled  Albania.  This 
work,  which  is  a  panegyric  on  Scotland,  in  nervous 
blank  verse,  written  by  un  anoiiymuus  uiillior  in  the 
beginning  ultlio  cigliteeneh  century,  Leyden  atbirwards 
republished  nliiiig  wiili  Wilson's  I'lyde,  under  the  title 
of iVf(i//i«/i  Di'mrifilii'e  I'oimii,  IJnni,  l^ll^'. 

III  lyill,  when  .\lr.  Lewis  published  his  7ii/<s  nf  Won- 
der, I.eyden  was  u  contributor  to  Ihiil  eolleclion.  and 
rurnishod  llie  ballad  called  the  KIl'King.  And  in  the 
following  year,  ho  enqdoyed  himself  earnestly  in  the 
eiingenial  task  of  procuring  inalcrials  tiir  the  Mtiistnhi/ 
iiflUe  ISnillith  llorili  r,  the  first  pnliliealion  of  the  editor 
of  lliat  collection.  In  Ibis  labour  be  was  equally  inter- 
ested by  fiiendshlp  tlir  the  editor,  and  by  his  own  pa- 
triotic leal  for  tlio  honour  of  the  Scottish  Ilonleis,  and 
both  may  be  judged  of  from  the  following  cireuinstance. 
An  interostiiijj  Iragmenl  had  been  obtained  of  an  ancient 
histoiieal  ballad,  but  the  leinainder,  to  the  great  dis- 
turbance of  the  editor  and  his  eoudjntor,  was  not  lo  bo 
recovered.  Two  days  atlerwards,  while  llie  editor  was 
silting  with  soiiin  eompany  aller  dinner,  a  sound  wan 
heard  iil  a  distance  like  Unit  ol  tliu  whistling  ot  ii  tein- 
|M'st  Ihrougli  the  torn  rigging  of  the  vessel  which  m  iiil.i 
belore  it,  The  sounds  im  reused  as  they  nppniiielied 
Horn  near,  and  I.eyden  (to  llin  great  astonislininnt  of 
Hiieli  of  the  guests  as  did  not  know  him)  burst  into  Iho 
risiiii,  chanting  Iho  desiderated  ballad,  with  the  most 
enthiisiaslie  gCHture,  and  all  the  energy  of  the  i-aw- 
tones  of  his  voice  already  eoniincnioiated.  It  Inriicd 
lint,  that  he  had  walked  lielweeii  tiirly  and  fifty  miles, 
and  back  again,  tiir  the  solo  purpose  of  viFlting  an  old 
|>i<rson    who  (Hissesaod  this    preeimia  remnant   ol'aiiti- 

*   It  will  lie   Ibund  al  Iho  1  lubC  of  lliiii  biu|;rttpliic..l 
i,kclcli.— Ki/. 


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quily.  His  antiquarian  rcsciirches  and  porlic  lalcnls 
were  also  librnilly  ixorleil  tor  llic  support  of  this  nn- 
dcrtaking.  To  tlio  lornier,  tlio  rcailcr  ours  ni  a  grial 
measure  llio  Dissertation  on  T'liiry  Superstition,  wliicli, 
altliougli  nrran^eil  auil  clii»ested  by  tlio  editor,  abounds 
with  instances  ot'sueb  curious  readinij  as  Iiryileu  alonr 
liad  read,  and  was  originally  coinpileil  by  biin  :  and  to 
tbo  latter  tlic  si)iritcd  ballads  entitled  Lord  Soulis  and 
llie  Cout  ot'Kct'Idar. 

liCydcn  s  next  publication  was  T/ieCnmphii/nl  of  Scot- 
land, a  new  edition  of  an  ancient  ajid  singularly  rare 
tract  bearing  that  title,  written  by  an  uncertain  author, 
about  the  year  1518.  This  curious  work  was  pub- 
lished by  Mr.Constable,  in  the  year  1»()1.  As  the  tract 
was  itself  of  a  ditFuso  and  coinprclicnsivc  nature,  loucli- 
iiig  upon  many  unconnected  topics,  both  of  public  policy 
and  private  liti?,  ns  well  as  treating  of  the  learning,  the 
poetry,  the  music,  and  the  arts  of  that  early  period,  it 
gave  I.eydeu  an  opportunity  of  pouring  I'ourtli  such  a 
profusion  of  antiquarian  knowledge  in  the  Preliminary 
Dissertation,  Notes,  and  Glossary,  as  one  would  have 
thuugiit  could  Ininlly  have  been  accuinnlated  during  so 
»hort  a  lite,  dedicated,  too,  to  so  many  and  varied  stu 
dies.  The  intimate  acquaintance  which  he  has  displayed 
with  Scollisli  anti(|uities  of  every  kind,  from  nianuseript 
liislnries  and  rare  dironiclcs  down  to  the  tradition 
of  the  peasant,  and  the  rhymes  even  of  llio  nursery, 
evince  an  extent  of  research,  power  of  arrangement, 
and  laeility  of  reeollcction,  wliich  lias  never  been 
equalled  in  this  department. 

This  singular  work  was  the  means  of  intrndncing 
I<eydon  to  the  notice  and  correspondence  of  Mr.  Kilsnn, 
the  celebrated  antiquary,  who,  in  a  journey  to  Srolhind, 
during  the  next  summer,  found  nothing  which  dilighted 
liiin  so  much  as  the  conversation  of  the  editor  of  the 
Com/iliit/nt  of  Sriil/and,  in  whoso  liivnnr  ho  smnollied 
down  and  snltcned  the  natural  asperity  of  his  own  dis- 
position. The  Iriendship,  however,  betHien  lliese  two 
authors  was  broken  cilV  by  l.pyden's  running  his  linrder 
liobby-liorso  a  full  tilt  against  the  I'ytlingorean  p;\ll'ry 
of  Iho  lOnglish  antiquary.  Kilson,  it  must  be  well  re- 
inemliered,  had  writli'u  a  work  against  the  use  of  ani- 
mal food  J  Leyden,  on  the  other  hand,  maintainrd  it 
was  a  part  of  a  masruline  character  to  eat  whatever 
caiuo  to  hand,  whether  the  substance  was  vegetable  or 
nnimal,  cooked  or  uncooked  ;  and  he  concludi'd  a  lirad>' 
to  this  pur(Ktse,  by  eating  a  raw  beef-steak  beliiro  the 
tcrrilied  anticpiary,  who  never  at\erwards  conM  lie  pre- 
vailed upon  to  regaril  him,  except  as  a  kind  of  learned 
Ogre.  This  .'ircach,  however,  did  not  hap|ieu  till 
they  met  in  London,  previous  to  Leyden'a  leuviny 
Britain. 

Meanwhile  other  pursuits  were  not  abandoned  in  the 
study  of  !<cottish  ai:tii|Milies.  'I'lie  KilUiiiiirah  M'l^o- 
tine  wag  united  in  IH(l^)willi  the  old  Scnls  .\liiira:iiii\ 
and  was  now  put  undir  the  inanagement  of  F.i'yden  by 
Mr.  Constable  the  pyblislier.  To  this  publicaliun,  dur- 
ing the  period  of  his  management,  which  was  about  live 
or  six  months,  ho  contributed  several  occasional  pieces 
of  prose  and  poetry,  in  all  of  which  he  was  surcessl'ul, 
excepting  in  those  where  humour  was  required,  which 
talent,  notwithstanding  his  unvarieil  hilarity  of  lorn- 
per,  Leyden  did  not  possess.  Hi>  was  also,  during  tlii» 
year,  engaged  with  his  Smirsof  liifunri/,  a  poem  which 
was  afterwards  published  on  tlio  eve  of  his  i,'a\  lug  Itri- 
tain,  and  in  which  hn  has  intrrwovcn  his  own  early 
ibclings  and  recollections  with  tlio  de«eri|ition  and  tra- 
ditional history  of  his  native  vain  olTeviot.  Mis  indi- 
vidual partiality  mav  be  also  traced  in  this  interesting 
poem.  Ca  vers  and  i)en!iolm,lhe  scenes  of  his  childhood, 
■nd  Karilcn,  Ibrmerly  the  seat  ol^in  ancient  family  from 
which  one  of  his  frieiuN  is  desenndud,  detain  him  with 
particular  fondness,  'I'he  poem  was  composed  at  ditl'er- 
ent  interv.ils,  and  iiiiicli  altered  lielore  puliliealion.  In 
IKirtieular,  lis  it  was  originally  written,  the  right  oi 
Boulhern  fido  of  the  Ti  viot  was  hr.^t  surveyed,  ere  the 
|siet  took  nolico  ot'  llin  streams  and  scemry  of  the 
northern  banks,  A  Iriiiid  ubjei  trd,  lliat  thisaiiange- 
iiieiit  was  rather  gexgriiphieni  than  (loetieal,  upon  which 
Leyden  iiew-niodelled  the  whole  poem,  and  iiitrodiicivl 
the  sulijoctB  in  their  natural  order,  as  tiny  would  occur 
to  the  traveller  wli'i  should  Iran^  the  river  Ironi  its 
roiireii  to  its  junclioii  with  the  'I'wccd.  It  is  anotlii  r 
rnnmrkablo  circiimstnnne,  that  the  aullior  has  interwo- 
ven ill  this  iKS'ui  niiiny  passanjos  which  were  originally 
cither  frngnieiits  or  parts  of  essavi  upon  very  dilti'ieiit 
•nhjcclM.  Tlii-i  will  ill  some  digree  accoiinl  liir  the 
pinnies,  in  partieuhir,  not  being  always  sui'li  as  the  sub. 
jeet  seems  iialiirslly  to  suggest,  but  rather  eiilculaled 
tu  distract  tlio  attoiitiuii,  hy  liurryiiig  iti'tuiil  tliu  valo  <il 


Teviot  to  distant  countries,  to  -Africa,  to  India,  and  to 
.America,  to  toe  pal. ices  r.f  (iondar,  and  the  eiiehinti  (I 
halls  of  the  ('alijil!  Vathck.  Iiide,-d.  as  Leydeii'.<  read- 
ing was  at  all  limes  s.iiiicwbat  ostcutatioiisly  displayed, 
so  in  his  poetiy  he  wa-;  sr.nn  times  a  little  too  ambitious 
in  introdiK  ing  seienlitic  allusions  or  terms  of  art,  which 
embarrassed  instead  of  exalting  the  simplicity  of  liisde- 
scriptions.  But  when  he  is  contented  willi  a  pure,  and 
natural  tone  of  fciliiii!  and  expression,  his  poetical 
|iowers  claim  the  adiiiiratioii  and  sympathy  of  every 
reader. 

The  friends  of  Leyden  began  now  to  be  anxious  for 
his  poriiianeiit  sctlleinenl  in  liib.  lie  had  been  for  two 
years  in  orders,  and  there  was  every  reason  to  hope 
that  he  might  soon  obtain  a  church,  through  the  nume- 
rous friends  and  powerful  interest  wliich  lie  now  pos- 
sessed. More  than  one  nobleman  of  high  rank  expressed 
a  wish  to  serve  him,  should  any  church  in  their  gill 
become  vacant;  and  from  the  recommendation  of  other 
friends  to  those  possessed  of  political  interest,  ho  was 
almost  assured  of  being  provided  tor,  bv  a  crown  presen- 
tation, on  some  early  op|Kirluiiily.  But  liis  eager  desire 
of  travelling,  and  of  cxtemiing  the  bounds  of  literary  ami 
geographical  knowledge,  had  become,  as  he  expressed 
himself  to  an  intimate  friend,  "his  thought  by  day  and 
his  dream  by  night,  and  the  discoveries  of  .Mungo  I'ark 
haunted  his  very  slumbers-"  Wlieii  the  risk  was  ob- 
jected to  him,  he  used  to  answer  in  the  phrase  of  Ossian, 
*'  Dark  Cuehullin  will  bo  renowned  or  dead,'*  and  it  be- 
came hopeless  to  think  thai  this  eager  and  aspiring  spirit 
could  be  confined  wilhiu  liio  narrow  sphere,  and  limit- 
ed to  the  humble,  tliongli  u^eful,  duties  of  a  country 
clergyman. 

It  was  tlierefiire  now  the  wish  of  his  friends  to  turn  this 
irrosi-^tilile  thirst  for  discovery  into  some  channel  which 
might  at  once  cratitv  the  predominant  desire  of  his 
heart,  and  be  attended  with  some  prosjiect  of  secuiing 
his  t'ortiine.  It  was  full  time  to  take  such  steps;  for 
ill  IMI'J  Leyden  had  actu  illy  commenced  ovirtures  to 
the  AtVicaii  ."society,  for  undertaking  tt  journey  of  dis- 
covery through  the  inteiior  of  that  conli.  cut :  an  enter- 
prise which  sad  evaiiii  les  h.iH  shown  to  be  little  belter 
than  an  act  of  ahsoluto  suicide.  To  divert  his  mind 
from  this  desperate  project,  a  representation  was  made 
to  the  Right  ll<in.  William  Duiulas,  who  hid  then  a 
seat  at  the  lliard  of  Control,  stating  the  talents  and 
disposition  of  Leyilen,  and  it  was  suggested  that  suili  a 
|>ersou  might  lie  ufeliilly  eiujdined  in  iiive«ligaling  the 
language  and  I  arniiii;  of  the  lodian  Irilx's.  .Mr.  Dirn- 
dls entcied  with  the  most  hlieral  alaeritv  into  tlie^o 
views;  but  it  liap[ietn  d,  unfortunately  as  it  might  seem, 
that  the  solo  ai>|Miiiitoi(iit  IIkmi  at  his  disjiosal  was  that 
ot'surgeon's  assistant,  which  could  only  be  held  by  a 
person  who  had  taken  a  sorg'ieal  degree,  and  could  siis. 
tain  an  examiii.ition  before  the  -Medical  Board  at  the 
India   Mouse. 

It  was  iiiHin  this  occasion  that  Fjevden  sliowoil,  in 
their  utmost  extent,  hi"  wonderful  powers  ol'  application 
and  comprehension,  lie  at  once  iiiliinated  his  readiirss 
to  accept  the  ap|»iinlinent  under  the  conditions  annexed 
to  it;  anil  availing  limisi  !f  of  the  suiH-rtieial  inlliriiia- 
lioii  ho  had  Ibrmerly  acquired  by  n  casual  attcndame 
ii|Min  one  or  two  ot*  the  rnodicil  classes,  he  gave  his 
whole  mind  to  the  «ludy  of  medicine  and  surgery,  with 
the  pur(>oso  of  (pialiiyiiig  liiin«<lf  lor  his  degree  in  llio 
short  space  of  I'wa  or  six  months.  The  liilKiur  which  ho 
underwent  on  this  occasion  wasacliially  inciedible;  l.iit 
with  the  powerful  assi"l«ncp  of  a  gentleman  of  the  high- 
est eminence  in  his  pro!i'«sion,  (the  late  Mr.  .lolin  Hell 
of  Mdinbiirgh,)  he  succeeded  in  acquiring  such  a  know, 
ledge  of  this  compliealej  and  most  diiricull  art,  iis  in. 
allied  him  lo  obtain  his  diploma  as  surgeon  w  itii  crodil, 
oven  in  the  city  of  I'linliurgli,  so  long  liiniid  li'r  its 
medieal  school,  and  liir  the  wholcsotne  rigour  a(lo|iteil 
ill  the  dislribiilion  of  ilegrcos.  Ix>ydi  n  was,  however, 
incautious  in  boasting  of  lii«  success  alVr  so  sliotl  a 
course  of  study,  and  lounil  hiiii"!  If  obliged,  in  coiiso- 
queiico  of  his  imprudence,  lo  relinquish  his  intent!  -n  of 
taking  out  the  drifreo  of  M.  I),  at  Kdinbiirgh,  ami  lo 
liavii  recourse  to  nnother  Seotliiji  I'niversity  (or  that 
step  in  his  piorcssion.  .Meanwhile  the  sudden  chiiiige 
uf  his  profession  gave  great  aniusrment  lo  some  of  his 
friends,  especially  when  n  lady  having  fainled  |u  a 
crowded  assembly.  Dr.  Leyden  advanrcil  lo  her  assisl- 
ance,  and  went  througli  the  usual  routine  of  trealoieiit 
with  all  the  gravity  which  Iwi'iiniPd  hi<  new  faculty. 
In  triilli,  the  iinmedinle  object  of  his  stildie)  was  al- 
ways, ill  season  ami  out  of  sessoii,  pmdomiiiant  in  Ley- 
don's  mind  ;  and  pi«l  a'loil  lhi»  lime,  he  went  lo  llii 
cvciiinj;  purl/ uf  ■  lady  of  Iho  liishuit  rank  witii  (ho 


remnants  of  a  human  hand  in  his  pocket,  which  iie|.  j 
lieeii  diKse.'ti'ig  in  llio  uioriiiiig,  and  on    soiiu}  i|iii<|i,,. 
Iieiiig  stirred  about  llio  niuseul.ir   action,  he  w.is  vi,.|' 
ililliculty   withheld  from  prodiiciiig  this  grislv  pvi,!,,  ' 
in  support  of  the  argument  which  ho  rnaiilaiiieil.    ti 
charaetnr  of  Loydeu  cannot  'lO  understood  witlioat  mp 
tioning  these  eiri  umslanees  that  are  allied  to  odii,..! 
but  it  is  not  so  ('.i-iy  to  bndy  forth  those  qiialitiiNni ,,  ' ' 
gy,  application,  and  intolligeiiee,  by  which  he  dijini;.,! 
his  extravagances,  ami  vinilicated   his   assumption  of 
merit,  far  less  to  paint  his  manly,  generous  and  fiimdi 
disposition.  ' 

In  December  IBDxi,  Leyden  was  sumoncd  to  join  (k, 
Christmas  fleet  of  Indiamen,  in  coiiscqucnco  of  hlj, 
poiiitment  as  assistant  surgeon  on  the  Madras establi.r 
ineiit.  It  was  sullieieiitly  understood  that  his  incliui 
character  was  only  assumed  to  bring  him  willijniii, 
compass  of  Mr.  Dundas's  patronage,  and  that  his  talinli 
should  be  employed  in  India  with  reference  to  his  liicrari- 
researches.  Ilo  was,  however,  pro  foimii,  noiiiiiia|,j 
to  the  Madras  hospital.  While  awaiting  this  call  h, 
belli  his  whole  energies  to  the  study  of  the  Onci'iijl 
languages,  and  nnin.sed  his  hours  of  leisure  by  nddinoij 
the  Scfnetuf  Infancy,  many  of  those  passages  adre^sed 
to  his  friends,  and  bearing  a  particular  retbreiieo  l.ihu 
own  situation  on  the  evo  of  departure  from  Scotland' 
which,  flowing  warm  from  tlio  heart,  constitute  l|,g 
principal  charm  of  that  iaiprossivo  |)oein.  .Mr.  lii'lj,,. 
tyiio,  ol'k'idso,  an  early  and  intimate  friend  of  Lylci, 
had  just  then  established  in  Li'iiiburgli  his  press,  ivinfj 
has  since  been  so  distiiiiiiiished.  To  tlio  ciitii  j|  sku] 
of  a  valued  and  learned  friend,  and  to  the  I'rieiullv  ,s 
well  as  proli}ssiuiml  care  of  .Mr.  Uallantyiie,  l^vj^n 
coimnitted  this  last  memorial  of  his  Inve  to  Ins  iiiiinj 
land.  The  last  sheets  reached  him  bidiiro  he  lel't  B(i- 
tain,  no  more  to  return. 

Upon  examining  these,  it  would  appear  that  lie  imi, 
gined  his  critical  triends  had  exercised,  with  more  M|3oiir 
than  mercy,  the  prorogatiieof  rctroncliinenl  with  wlmli 
ho  had  invested  them.  Mo  complains  of  these  allirj. 
tions  in  a  letter,  which  is  no  bad  picture  of  his  imnner 
in  conversation.  It  is  dated  from  the  Isle  of  \Vi"iii 
where  ho  states  liiiuself  to  be  "like  a  wealliercwk 
veering  about  with  every  wind,"  expecling  ami  lio|iiiij 
every  moinent  when  tlio  boatswain's  whistle  sIiomM  m^ 
all  hnnds  on  board,  and  that  ho  may  bo  nlVtVoni  tlii'n'ld 
island  for  ever  in  til'leen  iiiiunles,  "  I  fniicv,'' he  nn. 
tiiiiies,  "  you  expect  lo  receive  a  wagou-lo  id,"  a(  |pasl,»f 
thinks  for  your  niid-wilb  skill,  in  swadilling  nu' binl. 
ling  so  tight,  that  I  liMr  it  will  he  stran^rlojjn  i!i! 
growth  ever  aOer.  On  the  contrary,  I  have  in  iiiv  n«n 
niiiid  been  trinmphiiig  famously  over  you,  anil  yonr 
razor  wilted,  hair-spliltiiig,  inlelleelnal  assoei;ite,Jnliii.« 
tastes  I  do  not  pretend  to  lliiiik  any  thing  like  ei|i|jlt» 
my  own,  though,  before  I  left  Scotland,  I  tlioiijlit  t'lra 
niiia'.ingly  oeiite;  hut  I  limey  tliere  is  soinclhin];  in  i 
London  almnspliere,  which  greatly  briirhteiisihe  iiinlfr. 
"landing,  and  furbishes  the  laslo.  This  is  all  tlicvcii. 
■eance  you  have  unfortunati'ly  leH  in  my  pewiT,  Cir I 
incerely  am  of  opinion,  that  you  ought  to  linve  iKljjiifJ 
the  alterations  in  the  (irst  slieel,  whiili  I  think  iiwt' 
indubitably  belter  than  those  you  have  retniiiril.  TN 
verses  you  excluded  were  cortainly  the  niosi  nrijiiulia 
.ill  the  s'cond  eaiilo,  and  certainly  the  next  lir«t  tnlln 
S|M'elre  .Ship,  ill    the  wliide  poem;  and  I  defv  yoii  sril 

,nnd  the  whole  Ldiuburgh  Heview,  In  iiniK'ni-lithrir 

originality.  And  what  is  more,  they  eiuitiiiiioil  ll»l 
winding  sheet  of  the  dead  child,  wet  with  a  iiiotlift'i 
repining  tears,  which  was  the  very  idea  lor  Ihenakool' 
which  I  wrote  the  whole  episode;  so  you  havocnrtaWl 
what  I  liked,  and  loft  what  I  did  not  enie  a  su|idi« 
about,  flir  I  would  not  li:ive  been  half  so  enraged,  if  VM 
had  omitted  the  whole  epi-iode  ;  niid  what  is  iiiml  I'f 
voking  of  all,  you  expect  llio  approlvition  of  every  nm, 
of  lasto  liir  this  butcheiy,  this  mangling  and  liolrliin:! 
Itv  Apollo,  if  I  knew  of  any  man  of  taste  lliat  n|'|ir'nf' 
)l  it,  1  woiiM  cut  his  tongue  out.      Hut  mv  only  rcvf"" 

-s  to  Iriiimph    over    your   hid  tastes.     When 

sliowod  me  this  pirt,  I  tore  llin  sheet  in  wrafl','! 
sHore  I  would  have  a  Caleutia  edition,  for  tliP  n« 
purpose  of  expo.ving  your  spurious  one.  lint  ynn  nrfi. 
not  mind  much  his  critical  observations.  Ileii.icii' 
lihle  lellow,  points  very  well,  iindnrstnnils  nni'ic,  Im 
linn  lasto  for  ornainenling,  ami  (lerliaps  liir  pniiiinfi 
hill  ho  has  loo  lilt  brains  for  origin.ilily.  Now,  iiiyilti 
Ihillantyne,  Ihougli  I  till  up  liiv  voice  like  a  tiiim;>< 
against  your  h.id  lasln  In  eritieisin,  yd  I  uivn  V""  ' 
due  ereilil  liir  good  intentions,  and  my  wariiiosi  lliinl 
lor  the  trouble  you  bine  taken,  only  do  iml  lulk  "f"*' 
ofldslg  nppruviiiy  of  your  vilo  critical  ruiurs-rMon 


He  had  tal 


IHOGHAPIIICAL  NE.YIOIR  OF  JOHN   LEYDEN. 


^07 


iioncd  lo  join  il,, 
ipionco  of  hij  if. 
AluiirasesUbli.-ti- 

that  his  mcdicil 
g  liim  wilhiiiiln 
tid  lliat  his  taltnli 
3nce  toliisliicnrv 
funmi,  nomiiiat,j 
iiitiiig  this  call,  Iw 
y  of  the  Orieiiiil 
isuro  l)y  adding  (o 
passages  iidrt<i«d 
ir  releriMieo  In  \m  I 
■e  I'roiii  Seolland; 
rl,  cunstiliilc  lljt 
ocin.     Mr.  Bi!Im.  | 

I'rieiid  111'  Ia'v'Jcii, 
[h  his  pn-as,  ivlurii  I 
a  the  ciitlcil  skill 
to  I  ho  frifiidlv.js 
allanlyne,  lAyJen  I 

Irive  to  his  iiulii)  I 
beloro  lie  lel'i  Bii- 1 


jUjillon  I  Now,  my  dear  teljow,  faro  well;  coiniiiond 

ivirmlv  to  your  good  muthtrly  mother,  and  your 

Irollicrs-    I  slial'   l)"  I'appy  to  hear  of  you,  and   I'roiii 

ou  in  i">  oxilCi  and  Lclieve  mo,  my  dear  liallantyne, 

;  i!.  "  Yours,  must  isinceroly, 

JOMN  IjEVDEN. 

\bnul  the  middle  of  December  1802,  John  I.oyden 
lit  E',<li»'<>"'S'''  '"'^  not  exactly  at  thu  time  lie  had  pro- 
uoiiJ.  lie  had  takon  a  Kolonin  farewell  of  his  friendR, 
[ii^Jijonc  to  Roxburglisliiro  to  hid  adieu  to  his  parents, 
wiioiii  III'  regarded  with  tlio  most  tender  filial  artcction, 
J  fruni  thunce  lie  intended  to  liave  taken  his  departure 
i„  Ijiiiiilua  without  returning  to  l^dinbnrgh.  Some  ae- 
fljiiit  cliaiiged  his  purpose,  and  his  uiK'X|KCted  arrival 
il  Edinburgh  was  picturesque,  and  soinenhat  slarlling. 
\  lurty  of  liis  friends  had  met  in  tho  evening  to  talk 
o<er  his  merits,  and  to  drink,  in  Scottish  phrase,  his 
/Jinay/if-  While,  about  the  .witching  hour,  they  were 
croiviiing  n  solemn  bumper  to  his  health,  a  tigiirc  burst 
iniotlic  room,  mulHed  in  a  Hoaman's  cloak  and  travelling 
CJIH  covered  with  snow,  and  dislinguishable  only  by  the 
^ij^piiesj  and  ardour  of  tho  tone  with  which  lie  cx- 
c!)iiiicd, '•  Dash  it,  boys,  here  I  am  again!"  The  s.'.arl 
ofaslmiishmcnt  and  delight  with  which  this  unexpected 
iiinarilion  was  received,  was  subject  of  great  mirth  at 
the  liiiii^,  ond  the  circunistanco  has  been  since  recalled 
Ittiiiu^t  of  the  party  with  that  mixture  of  pleasure  and 
cielciicholy,  which  attaches  to  the  particulars  of  a  last 
niKliin'  with  a  beloved  and  valued  friend. 

hi  London,  tho  kindness  of  Mr.  Hebcr,  his  own  rcpu- 
Utiiin,  and  the  recommendation  of  his  Kdlnburgh 
irKiids,  procured  Lcydcn  much  kindnnss  and  attciitinn 
luon"  persons  of  rank  and  literary  distinction.  Mis 
chief  pruleclor  and  friend,  however,  was  Air.  George 
Eili«,  the  well  known  author  of  tho  Sjicciinrns  uf  An- 
fifdl  /viy/ijA  I'oeliij.  To  this  gentleman  ho  owed  an 
uliiii;alKiii  of  the  highest  jiossiblo  value,  which  wo  shall 
fiic  in  Ins  own  words,  in  a  loiter  to  a  friend  in  Kdiii- 
biirijli,  dated  llllli  .laiiuiry  1803,  from  which  it  appears 
thai  a  disorder,  pnidiieod  by  over  iiitonso  sluily  and 
iiijiciv  of  mind,  joined  to  the  friendly  intciveiilion  of 
.Mr.  Ellis,  prevented  his  sharing,  in  all  probaliilily,  the 
tile  of  other  passengers  on  board  the  Ilindoslan,  to 
thch  unt'urlunate  ship  he  w.is  originally  desliiicd,  and 
wiiicli  was  cast  away  going  down  tho  nver. 

"  Vou  will  no  doidil  br   surprised  at  my  silrnee,  anil 
udi'il  I  eiiinot  aeeount  for  it  myself;  but  I  write  you 
noA  iVoin  III!'  lobby  of  the  lOast  India  House,  to  infurin 
miiilialfi.  I'llis  has  saved  my  life,  fur,  »ilhiiiit  his  in- 
iiTlIrcncT,  I  should   certainly,   this  ])reeit.us   day,  hav 
l«'ii  siiiii;  in  D.ivy's  locker.     At  my  arrival  in  town,  or 
ijliiiT  ml  my  journey,  I  was  scizeil  with  viol,  lit  eraiii| 
in  iiiv  stoiiiai'li,  the   ennseiiueiiee   of  my  exeessive  exer- 
tion Ixliire  leaving  Scotland,  a  part  of  which  sm\   know, 
Mid  a  i;ri  Mirr  part  yon  do  not  know.     The  clerks  of  tin 
Indii  lliiiise,  who,  I  sup|H)sc,  never  had  the  cramp  of  tin 
.tiiinricli  ill  llnir   life,  paid  no  kind   of  respect   In   llii» 
nhalncr,  lull  with  the  most  remorseless  mnfr  fiiiid  told 
tni  iii.inr  lo  proei  I'd  to  the  Downs,  or  to  vacate  the  np 
pC'iiiliiH'iit.     .Veither  of  these  altiTiialives  were  inuili  to 
my  l.i.-le,  I'spi'i'ially  as  I  ti)und  that    gelling  mi  hoard  nl 
tlir  I1.HVI1S  would  cost   me  at  least  X'.'iO  or  t'till  sterling, 
vjiirli  I  iiiiagined,  iinliki^  the  bread  east  upon  itie  water, 
Muhl  iiul  rilnrn  even  alVer    many   days.     I,  liowi  vi  r, 
ftiod  the  principal  forms,   and   was  exainiiied   by  Dr 
Hanliroii  the  iliseases  of  warm  eliniales,  with  tolrrabli 
lumMi,  Iiiil  most  iiilolerable  anguish,  till  I  I'onlrivid  ti 
i{i;ravalo  my  disleiiiper  so  mneli  from  pure  fatigue  and 
thi;tin,  ami  dodging  allendanee  at   the   India    llnnsi 
hmliii  till  lour  every  day,  that  Dr.  Iliinler  ohslin.ilely 
("nlitnil  me   to  my  room  for   two   d.iys.     These  eiirseil 
tiltk-,  linwi  ver,  whose  laws  are  like  those  of  the  .Midi's 
ml  I'lfsians  though  I  sincerely  iH'lieve  there  is  not  oiii 
"flliMii  who  has  the  slighlesl  purliele  of  lasle  liir  either 
Anljir  nr  I'ersian,  not  lo  sjieak  of  Sanscrit  or  Taiiialie, 
Bud'  "III  my  iipiHiinlinenl   anil  ordi  r  to  sail  in  llie   llin 
<>lin, without  Hie  slighlesl  atleiitioii  lolhis  eireniiii.lanei 
ml  1  d.ire  siy  liny  winild  iiiil   have    breii   iiinved   had  I 
•iiiliii  ninl  addressed  lo  Ihein  the   liiiesi  ode  i  ver  v.rit. 
t'n  111  S.iiKiril,  even  thongli  il  hail  been  superior  lo  thosi 
<i\\\r  mililiiiie   .lay.idiva.     Helper    was    in    |\iii.<,   uml 
noy  inrwiii  with   whom  I  had   the   slighlrst   iiilliiei 
"Il  of  town  ;  and   Dllis,  even  in   the   dislressid  slate  of 
liiiliniily.  In  I,ady  Parker  is  jnsi    living,   iiinl   seMTiil 
At. daiijr.roiisly  im»ell  of  his  n  l.ilioiis,  was  inv  only 
"•'iini'.    'I'lial    resoiiree,    howiMT,    siieeeedi  il,  "and    I 
kjvcjiist  |,'r,|  peniiission  lo  go  in   the    Hugh    Inglis   to 
JjtilM", and  am   ut  Hie   sniiio   time    infonmil,  llial  the 
HimlMtan,  wliieli    I    oiiglil   to    have  joined   yesterday 
•*iiiij,  was  wrecked  jjoiiiif  down  llio  river,  luiil  one  ol 


the  clerks  whispered  me  that  a  great  many  passengers 
have  been  drowned.  About  filVy  persons  have  perish- 
ed. So  you  see  there  is  some  virtue  in  the  old  proverl;, 
'  He  that  is  born  to  be  hanged,'  itc.  I  feel  a  strange 
mixture  of  solemnity  and  satisfaction,  and  begin  lo  IrusI 
my  fortune  more  lliaii  ever." 

-After  this  providential  excliangn  of  dc-^tinalion,  the 
delay  of  Hie  vessel  lo  which  lie  was  transferred,  periiiil- 
led  his  residenee  in  Iwjiidon  until  the  bcgiiiiiiiig  of  -Vpril 
1803,  an  interval  which  he  spent  in  availing  hiniseU'  of 
the  opporliinities  which  he  now  eiijoyi'd,  of  mixing  in 
the  nil. St  distiiignislieil  society  in  the  metropolis,  where 
the  novelty  uiiil  good  hninour  of  his  character  made  am- 
ple amends  for  liie  native  blunlne.ss  of  his  nniiiners.  In 
the  lieginning  of  .\pril,  he  sailed  from  I'ortsiiiouth  in 
the  Hugh  Iiiglis,  where  he  had  tlu^  advantage  of  being 
on  board  the  same  vessel  with  .Mr.  Uoliert  Sinitli,  the 
brother  of  his  steady  friend,  the  Kev.  .Mr.  Sidney  Sinitli. 
-Vnd  thus  set  forth  on  his  voyage,  perhaps  the  first  Itrili.sh 
traveller  that  ever  sought  India,  moved  lu  illier  by  Ihe 
love  of  wealth  nor  of  |Hrtvcr,  and  wlio,  despising  alike 
the  luxuries  eoininimded  by  the  oiu',  and  the  pomp  at- 
tached to  the  other,  was  guided  .solely  by  the  wish  of  ex- 
tending our  knowledge  of  oriental  literature,  and  distin- 
guishing himself  as  its  most  suceosfiil  eiillivalor.  This 
pursuit  he  urged  through  health  and  through  sickness, 
unshaken  by  all  the  dillienlties  arising  from  iiiiperfeel 
coiiiinunicalioii  wiUi  the  natives,  from  their  prejudices, 
and  those  of  their  Knropean  masters,  and  from  lVe(|Uenl 
elinnge  of  residence;  and  unmoved  either  by  lli(^  cliariiis 
of  pleasure,  of  wealth,  or  of  that  seducing  inilidcnce  lo 
which  many  men  of  literature  have  yielded,  ai'ler  "Ver- 
eoniing  all  other  iinpedimenls.  And  to  this  pnrsiiil  lie 
finallj-  fell  a  sacrifice,  as  di  voted  a  martyr  in  the  eau.se 
of  science  as  ever  died  in  that  of  religion.  We  are  nn- 
abh'  to  trace  his  Indian  researches  and  travels  with  accu- 
racy similar  lo  that  with  which  we  li.ive  followed  llioM' 
which  preceded  his  departure  from  Kurope,  but  we  arc 
enabled  to  state  tho  followinjf  outlines  of  his  Ibrtuiie  in 
Hie  east. 

Allera  mutiny  in  Hie  vessel,  which  was  subdued  by 
the  exerlions  of  the  ollicers  and  pii.^sengers,  and  in  which 
Lcydcn  distinguished  himself  by  his  eiiolncss  and  iiitrc'- 
pidity,  the  Hugh  liiglis  arrived  at  .Aladia^,  and  he  was 
transferred  to  the  duties  of  his  new  profession.  His  iio- 
niinaliuu  as  surgeon  to  the  coiiiiiiis>ioin  rs  appoiiiteil  lo 
survey  the  ceded  di.striels,  seeined  to  pmniise  ample  op- 
portunities for  Uie  eidliv.itii.n  of  oriental  learning.  Iiul 
iiis  health  gavi' way  imdrr  Hie  filignes  of  the  climate  ; 
and  he  has  patlnlieally  recorileil,  in  Lis  "  Address  lo  uii 
Indian  (jolil  Coin,"  Hie  inroads  which  wire  made  on  hi.- 
spirils  and  constitulion.  He  was  obliged  to  leave  Hie 
presiileney  of  .Madras,  siilVeriiig  an  aeeiiiiiiil.itii)ii  ol'ili.-- 
eases,  and  reaeluil,  wilh  dillieiilty,  I'liim.'  of  Wall.. 
Isl.iiid.  During  ll.e  passage,  the  vessel  wi;s  eliaml  by  a 
l'"reneli  privateer,  which  was  Hie  occasion  of  licyikn's 
composing,  in  his  hoi  style  of  border  enlliusiasiii,  uii 
"Ode  lo  a  .Malay  Cris,"  or  dagger.  Hie  only  weapon 
which  his  reilneed  slreiiglli  now  adiiiilti'il  of  his  wield- 
ing. 'I'he  lidlowing  letter  to  Air.  H.illantvne,  dated  from 
rriiiee  of  Wales  Manil,  lllth  Oetolier, "  IMI."),  gixes  a 
lively  and  intiresling  aceoiiiil  ot'  his  occupations  during 
Hie  first  two  ye.irs  of  his  re..idniee  in  India. 

"  I'ulm  I'cwws,  Oi'/o^fc  f!l,  180.-,. 
"  .Mv  m;\ii  Hm.i.antv.m:, — "  Kiinling  an  extra  India- 
man,  the  IJevenge,  which  has  put  into  this  harbour  in 
distress,  bound  lo  Kiiropi ,  I  lake  iiiiotlier  i>p|iortiiiiity  ol' 
alleinpliiig  to  revive,  or  rather  cimiincnie,  an  inli  reninse 
wilh  my  lairopean  liieiids,  fur  since  my  nriiv.il  in  India 
1  have  not  ri  1 1  iveil  a  single  scrap  from  one  of  lln  111, — 
I'roh  Deiiiiil  .Mr.  t'onstalde  exi  i  pled  ;  and  my  frii  ml 
I'lrskine  writes  me  I'roin  llomliay,  tlial  iimie  of  you  lia\i 
received  Hie  least  intelligence  of  my  inotion.i  sinie  I 
lell  I'linope.  This  is  lo  me  nllerly  astmiisliing  and  in- 
coiiipi'i  111  iisible,  eiinsidi  ring  the  iiiiillitiide  of  letli  rs  and 
parcels  that  I  have  ilesp.ilcln  d  I'loiii  .My  sure,  espeeially 
ilnring  iiiv  confiiii  iiii'iil  I'or  the  livi  r  disease  nl  Seringu- 
palani,  wlieie  I  li.iil  liir  si  \eral  moiillis  the  honour  id'  in. 
habiliiig  Hie  jilaie  of  TippiMi's  prime  minisler.  I  de- 
secndi  d  inio  vl.ilabar  in  Hie  lieginniie;  of  Miiv,  in  order 
111  proceed  lo  Itoiiibay,  and  perhiips  evi  iiln.illy  np  the 
Persian  (iiill'as  liir  as  Itassorah,  in  order  lo  Iry  Hie  elliet 
of  a  sea  voyage.  I  was,  however,  loo  late, and  Hie  rains 
hud  set  in,  and  Hie  last  vessels  sailed  two  or  lliree  ilavs 
beliire  my  iirri\al,  .Vs  1  am  always  a  \eiy  lucky  fellow, 
as  Well  us  an  milucky  one,  which  nil  llir  world  knows,  il 
so  till  out  thai  Hie  only  vcshcI  which  sailed  aOcr  mv  ar. 
rival  was  \\ri  eked,  while  some  secret  pre.i  nlinieiil,  or 
raUicr  '  s»ei  I  lillle  cherub,  that  sils  up  ulod,'  prevcnled 
my  embarkiinj  on  board  of  lur.     I  jouincyid  Kitiurily 


down  lo  Calient  I'loin  (.'aiiailure,  iiilendiiig  to  pay  my 
respeels  lo  the  eutwall,  and  the  admiral,  so  famous  in  tho 
laisiail  ofCanioeiis;  but  only  think  ef  my  disappoint- 
ment when  I  found  Hiat  the  limes  arc  altered,  and  tho 
tabh's  tinned  with  respect  to  both  these  subliiiie  cliarnc. 
ters.  The  eutwiill  is  only  a  species  of  borongli-baililV, 
while  Hie  admiral,  Cod  help  him,  is  only  the  chief  of  tho 
lishermeii.  rroiii  Calient  I  proceeded  to  I'aiilganlchcrry, 
which  signilies,  ill  the  Taiiial  language,  'the  town  of 
thu  lorcst  of  palms,'  which  is  exactly  Ihe  meaning  of 
J'luliiim,  the  iiaiiie  of  a  cily  founded  by  Solomon,  not 
for  the  queen  of  .Slicba,  but,  as  il  happened,  for  tho 
ei|nally  funious  tjneeii  Zenoliia.  Thus  having  demon, 
slratcd  that  Snlomon  iniderslood  Hie  Taiiial  language, 
we  may  proceed  lo  const  ruel  a  syllogism  in  the  follow- 
ing manner  :  '  .Sulonion  understood  Iho  Tamal  language, 
and  he  was  wise, — 1  unilersland  llic  Tamal  langnagr, 
Iherel'ore  I  am  as  wise  as  .'^iloinon  !'  I  fear  you  logical 
lads  of  Kurope  will  be  very  lillle  disposed  to  admit  the 
legitimacy  of  Hie  conclusion  ;  bill,  however  the  ,'inltcr 
may  stand  in  lOurniK',  I  can  assure  you  it's  no  bad  rea- 
soning llir  India.  At  I'anlgantcherry  1  had  a  most  ter- 
rible attack  of  the  liver,  and  should  very  probably  havn 
passed  away,  or,  as  the  Indians  say,  changed  my  cli- 
iiiate — an  elegant  pi'riplirasis  lor  dying  however — had  I 
iiol  obstinately  resolved  on  living  lo  have  the  pleasure  of 
being  n'rcngri/ on  all  of  you  for  your  obstinale  silence, 
and  perscveraiien  Hierein  to  the  end.  Hearing  about  tho 
middle  of  .\ugiist,  that  a  Uombay  cruiser  had  touched 
at  Aleppo,  between  (Jiiilon  and  Cochin,  I  made  a  despc- 
rale  push  througli  the  jungles  of  the  Cochin  rajah's 
country,  in  order  to  rcac-li  her,  and  arrived  about  tlirco 
hours  alter  she  had  set  sail.  Any  body  else  would  have 
died  of  chagrin,  if  they  had  not  hanged  theiii.selvcs  out- 
right. I  did  neither  one  nor  the  other,  but  '  timed  my 
pipes  and  played  n  spring  to  John  o'  Hadenyon  ;'  allcr 
which  I  set  iiiysi  If  coolly  down  and  translated  the  fa- 
iiioiis  Jewish  lablels  of  brass,  piesi  rved  in  llic  syiiagogiio 
of  Cochin  ever  since  Hie  days  of  Alellmsalem.  Proba- 
bly yon  may  lliiiik  this  no  more  dillienlt  a  task  Ihan  de- 
ciphering the  bra/en  laldel  on  any  door  of  Prini'c's  or 
(Ineeii's  shci  I.  Jint  In  re  1  beg  your  pardon  ;  tiir,  so  far 
I'roiii  any  body,  J^w,  Pagan,  or  Christian,  having  ever 
been  iilde  to  do  this  before,  I  assure  you  the  most  lenrn- 
I  il  men  of  Hie  world  have  never  been  able  lo  dieidc  in 
what  langiiiige  or  in  what  iil|diahet  they  were  written. 
.\s  ihe  eharai  II  r  has  liir  a  long  lime  been  supposed  lo  bo 
anleililiui.iii,  il  has  lor  a  long  lime  been  as  much  di  spiiirol 
ol'us  the  Kl'V  plian  liierogly  piaes.  So  iiini  h  was  the  diwau 
or  grand  vi/.ier,  if  yon  like  il,  asloiii-hid  at  the  eircnni- 
staiiee,  that  ho  gave  me  to  umlcrsland  that  I  had  only 
to  /M.s'.s  tlntitii'Ji  tl'i'  i-'tiriril rtiir  in  oicli  r  to  nii  lit  ad'.ptiiii 
into  the  holy  order  of  Prainiiis,     1  was  fori  cil,  liowi  ver, 

10  del  line  the  liononr  of  the  sacred  eow,  t''r  liiihickily 
riial.uis'  hull,  iiiul  Alnscs'  calf,  presented  thiiiiselves  lo 
my  ilii  igiii.itiun,  and  il  oeemred  to  me  llial  perhaps  tho 
n. 111. rajah's  eow  might  be  a  beast  of  the  breed.  I!i  iiig 
on  the  eve  of  a  new  attack  of  the  liver,  1  was  fiirced  In 
leave  Truvancore  wiUi  great  preeiiiilation,  in  Ihe  first 
vcsmI  that  pri sillied  itself,  which,  as  Ihe  devil  would 
have  il,  was  a  .Alapilla  brig,  bound  to  Piilou  I'eniing,  thu 
newly  erecled  ptcsideiiiy  on  Hie  Sirails  of  .M.ilacca, 
will  re  I  have  just  arrived,  allcr  a  perverse  pestilent  voy- 
.ige,  ill  vvliii  11  I  li.ivu  been  terribly  ill  of  revulsions  of 
hile  and  liver,  without  any  of  the  conveniemes  wliicli 
are  alnioHt  necessary  lo  a  I'iiiropeaii  in  these  puis,  and 
particularly  loan  invalid.  Wv.  have  had  a  very  rough  pan- 
sage,  Ihe  caliiii  very  ofleii  all  iilloal,  while  I  have  been 
several  tiiins  coiii|il<  tely  dreiiehi  d.  In  addilimi  lo  this, 
we  have  lain  piir-ned  by  a  (''renchman,  and  kepi  in 
a  eonstiinl  stale  of  alarm  and  ngitalion  ;  and  now.  In 
nil  lid  Hie  niatli  r,  I  am  writing  you  at  a  kind  uf  naval 
t.ivern,  while  all  around  me  is  ringing  wilh  Hie  vocili'ra- 
tion  of  larpanlins,  Hie  lioarsi'  bawling  of  sea  oallis,  and 
the  rallling  of  Hie  dice  bov.  Ilowiver,  I  Mailer  inyfelf 
I  have  iieeived  eoiisidcruble  bi  nelit  from  the  Miyngc, 
tiilioiis  and  disgusting  and  vexalions  as  il  has  Urn, 
Thank  I iod,  my  ileal'  tt'llow,  llial  you  have  nolhing  Itk 
do  wilh  leilions,  lirisoine,  semi-savages,  who  liuve  no 
idea  of  the  value  of  time  wliulsoewr,  and  who  will  dis- 
pute even  iiioie  keenly  ahoiil  a  mailer  of  no  iiii|Hirlancu 
wlialsiH  ver,  than  one  thai  ilisi  rved  Hie  highcsl  ei'iisider- 
alioii.  Nol  knowing  win  re  lo  Ugiii  or  where  (o  end,  F 
have  said  niilhing  of  my  pn  vious  ramlilcs  mid  Iraverscn 
in  .Mysore,  or  elsewhere  ;  of  course,  if  iiolmdy  has  heard 
tVoiii  me  III  all,  all  my  proceedings  iniisl  be  eoinplctely  it 
riddle,    Hill  I  big  and  lei|iiesl  you  locolisider,  Hint  alt  lliiN 

11  is  iilli  riy  oiil  of  my  power  lo  pn  vent,  if  nobody  what. 
soe\er  w  ill  eoiidiM  i  ml  to  l.ike  Hie  lionblc  of  wriling  iiic  j 
liir  how ,  in  the  iiaiiie  of  Hie  great  i  leriial  di  vil,  is  il  nos. 
kiblu  for  ine  to  divine  which  uf  my  Mli.'M>  arrive  at  liitir 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ilIEMOIU  OF  JOHN  LEYDG^T. 


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dcstinalioii,  niiil  wliidi  do  not  ?  I  have  now  deaijatched 
for  Kiiro|ie  exactly  litly-scvin  It'tlers.  I  had  intended  to 
make  a  dead  jiaiHP  allcr  the  fil'tirth,  tor  at  least  a  couple 
ot'  years,  anil  wrote  Erskinc  to  that  eftcct;  when  he  in- 
tiirnu'd  nie  in  rolinn,  that  lie  had  the  utmost  reason  to 
tliink  nobody  had  ever  heard  from  me  at  all,  not  only 
liiiice  I  arrived  in  India,  but  lor  some  time  bel'ore  Icav- 
in;r  I,oiidon.  I'tlerly  amazed,  astonished,  and  eonlbund- 
ed  at  this,  I  have  resolved  to  write  out  the  liundred  com- 
plete ;  and  if  none  of  my  centenary  brings  inc  an  answer, 
why  then  larowell,  till  \vc  meet  in  cither  heaven  or  liell! 
I  write  no  more,  except  in  crookbacked  characters,  and 
this  I  swear  by  all  petty  oaths  that  arc  not  dangerous. 

"  Now,  my  friend,  the  situation  in  which  I  am  placed 
by  this  must  pestiferous  silence  is  extremely  odd  and 
perplexin^f.  I  am  actually  afraid  to  enciuire  lor  any 
body,  le:  1  it  should  turn  out  that  they  have  for  a  lonjf 
time  l.eeii  i/irti/,  ilnniiirj,  and  slniin/litril.  It  is  all  in 
vain  that  I  search  for  every  obituary,  and  peruse  it  with 
llie  utmo^l  care,  anxiety,  and  terror.  There  arc  many 
of  you  (rood  Scotch  folks  that  love  to  slij)  slily  out  of  the 
World,  like  a  kuo'less  thread,  without  ever  getting-  into 
any  obituary  at  all,  and,  besides  it  is  always  very  nearly 
a  couple  of  years  liefore  any  review,  magi'zine,  or  obi- 
tuary, reaches  the  rcmoli',  and  almost  inaccessible  rc- 
f;ions  in  which  my  lot  has  been  long  cast.  To  remedy 
a  few  of  these  inconveniences,  I  propose  taking  a  short 
lri|)  to  Ilengal,  ius  foou  as  I  have  seen  how  the  climate 
of  Piiloo  Pcnang  agrees  with  my  health,  and,  as  in  that 
re^'idu  they  are  generally  belter  informed  with  regard  to 
all  iMiropean  matters,  and  better  provided  with  reviews, 
nnau/.inrs,  and  newspapers,  I  shall  probably  be  able  to 
iliicover  that  a  good  many  of  j-ou  liave  gone  '  to  king- 
il.iiii  eniue,'  since  I  bade  adieu  to  '  Auld  licekie.'  Hut 
lUilliinks  I  see  you,  with  your  confounded  black  beard 
bull  ni'ck,  and  upper  lip  turned  Uj)  to  your  nose,  while 
.lue  of  your  eyebrows  is  corked  up  perjH  iidicularly,  and 
the  other  forms  pretty  well  the  base  of  a  right-angled 
tri.uigle,  opening  your  gr<'at  glotting  eyes,  and  crying, 
'  Hill,  I-eyden  !  !  : !  tell  mc—  !  what  the'  devil  you  have 
been  iloiiig  all  this  time  !  I— eh  !  I'  'Why,  H.illantyne, 
d'ye  .■;('(■,  mark  anil  observe  and  take  heed — as  you  arc  a 
good  H'tlow,  and  don't  spout  secrets  in  public  (ilaees,  I 
trust  I  can  give  you  satisfaction  safely.' 

"  When  1  arrived  in  .'Madras,  I  firntofall  reconnoitred 
my  ground,  wiicu  I  pcrci  ived  that  the  public  men  fell 
naturally  into  two  divisions.  The  mercantile  party, 
consisting  chiefly  of  men  of  old  standing,  ver-' d  in 
trade,  and  inspired  with  a  spirit  in  no  rcsju  et  superior 
to  tlii.t  of  the  most  pitiful  petifogging  pedler,  nor  in 
their  views  a  whit  more  enlarged;  in  short,  men  whose 
soil'  oerupnilon  is  to  make  money,  and  who  have  no 
name  fir  such  phrases  as  national  honour,  public  spirit, 
or  p.itriotisin  ;  men,  in  short,  who  would  sell  their  own 
lionour,  <ir  their  country's  credit,  to  the  highest  hiilder, 
wilhout  a  shadow  of  scruple.  What  is  more  unfor- 
liaale,  this  is  the  party  tliat  st  mds  highest  in  credit 
with  the  East  India  Company.  'I'lierc  is  another  parly, 
for  whom  I  am  more  at  a  lo-^s  to  fnid  an  e|iilhet.  'i'hey 
cumol  with  propriety  be  termed  the  anti-mercantile 
parly,  as  they  have  the  interests  of  our  national  eom- 
meree  more  at  heart  than  the  others;  but  they  have  dis- 
C'vered  that  we  arc  not  merely  merchants  in  India,  but 
legi-'lalors  and  governors;  and  they  assert,  that  our 
conduct  there  ought  to  be  calculated  for  sLibility  and  sc- 
ciirlly,  anil  equally  marked  by  a  wise  internal  aihninis- 
Ir.ilion  of  jn.tiee,  llnancial  ami  polilicil  economv,  and 
by  a  vi:ril;'.nt,  linn,  and  sicaily  system  of  extern  il  poli- 
ties. 'I'hi-i  class  is  re|)resenled  by  the  fir.<l,  as  oidy  ac 
tualed  by  the  spirit  of  innovation,  and  tending  to  (em- 
broil us  everywhere  in  India.  It.s  miinbcrs  consist  of 
men  of  the  lirst  abilities,  as  well  as  principles,  that  have 
been  draughted  from  the  <'omnion  professional  routine, 
foi  dillienlt  or  dingcrons  [crviee.  1  fancy  this  division 
applies  as  nmili  lo  llonihay  and  Hengal  ns  lo  !\I:iilras. 
As  tol'ie  members  of  my  own  profission,  I  foimd  lliem 
in  a  Ktate  of  complete  depression;  so  much  so,  Ihat  the 
commmder  in  chief  h;ul  assumed  all  the  powers  of  the 
.Medical  Hoaril,  over  whom  a  co\irt  martial  was  at  thai 
very  time  impending.  The  juedical  lino  had  Ikcu,  from 
lime  inmiemorl.il,  shut  out  from  every  appointmenl,  ex- 
cept prollssional,  and  the  emohuuents  of  these  had  been 
greatly  diminished  just  before  niv  arrival.  In  this  situa- 
tion I  Ibnnil  it  very  diRienll  at  hrsi  what  to  resolve  on. 
I  saw  eliiirly  thai  lliere  were  only  two  routes  in  n  |Hr- 
son's  ehoiee ;  lirl,  to  sink  into  ii  mere  professional 
drudge,  iind,  bv  ■'Irii't  economy,  endeavour  lo  <ollect  n 
few  lliousaud  poiirids  in  the  course  of  Iwenly  years;  or, 
lecondly,  lo  aspire  a  lillle  beyond  il,  and  by  a  sU|ii'rior 
knowledge  of  India,  its  laws,  relations,  |H)lilics,  mid  Ian- 
^'ungcn,  tueluini  u  hiluittioii  lioincwtmt  more  rcopuctablr, 


in  addition  to  those  of  the  Hue  itself  You  know,  when 
I  letl  Scotland,  I  had  deternnncd,  at  all  events,  to  be 
come  a  furious  oricntallsl,  )iMii/«i  scciiiidiis,  but  1  was 
not  aware  of  the  diHiculty.  I  found  the  expcn.sc  of  na- 
tive teachers  would  prove  almost  insurmonntible  to  a 
mere  assistant  surgeon,  whose  pay  is  seldom  cqu.il  to  his 
absolutely  necessary  expenses  ;  and,  besides,  that  it  was 
necessary  to  form  a  library  of  BISS.  nt  a  most  terrible 
expense,  in  every  language  to  which  I  should  apply,  if  I 
intended  to  proceed  beyond  a  mere  smattering.  Artcr 
much  consideration,  I  determined  on  this  plan  at  all 
events,  and  was  fortunate  enough,  in  a  few  months,  to 
secure  an  appointment,  which  lurnishcd  me  with  the 
meuUK  of  doing  so,  though  the  ta.«ks.and  exertions  it 
ini|>oscd  on  me  were  a  good  del  more  arduous  than  the 
connnon  duties  of  a  surgeon  even  in  a  .Alahratta  cam- 
paign. I  was  appointed  medical  assistintto  the  .Mysore 
Survey,  and  at  tlie  same  time  directi  d  to  carry  on  en- 
quiries concerning  the  natural  history  of  the  country, 
and  the  manners  and  languages,  &.K,  of  the  natives  of 
Mysore.  This,  you  would  iunigine,  was  the  very  situa- 
tion  I  wished  fur ;  and  so  it  would,  had  I  |>rcviously  had 
time  to  acquire  the  country  languages.  Hut  I  Iiad  tliem 
now  to  acquire  after  severe  marches  and  countermarches 
in  the  heat  of  the  sun,  night  marches  and  <lay  marches, 
and  amid  the  disgusting  details  of  a  field  liospital,  the 
duties  of  which  were  considerably  arduous.  However,  1 
wrought  incessantly  and  steadily,  and  without  being  dis- 
couraged by  any  kind  of  ditlii  ulfy,  till  iny  heallh  abso- 
lutely gave  w.ay,  and  when  I  could  keep  the  field  no 
longer,  I  wrought  on  my  couch,  as  I  generally  do  still, 
though  I  am  nmcli  better  than  I  have  l)cen.  As  I  had 
the  assistance  of  no  intelligent  European,  I  was  oMIjji  il 
long  to  gro|H'  my  way ;  but  I  have  now  acquired  a  pretty 
correer  idea  of  India  in  all  its  departments,  which  in- 
creases in  geometrical  progression  as  I  advance  In  the 
languages.  The  languages  thai  have  attracted  my  atten- 
tion .since  my  arrival  have  been  Ar.hic,  IVrsic,  lllndos- 
taui,  .Alahratla,  Tamal,  Telinga,  Canara,  Sanscrit,  Ma- 
layal  im,  .Mala}-,  and  Armenian.  Vou  will  be  ready  to 
ask,  where  the  devil  I  picked  tip  these  hard  names,  but 
I  assure  you  it  is  infinitely  more  dilfieult  to  pick  up  the 
l.mguages  theniselves;  several  of  which  inebide  diilccts 
as  dirt'erent  from  each  other  as  French  or  Italian  from 
Spanish  or  Portuguese;  and  in  all  these,  I  flatter  myself 
I  have  made  considerable  progress.  What  would  you 
say  were  I  to  add  the  IMaldivian  and  !\Iapella  languages 
to  these  ?  IK'sides,  I  have  <lc<'iphcred  the  iiucriptions  of 
.M  ivalipoorani,  which  were  written  in  an  ancient  Canara 
chaiacter,  which  had  hitherto  defied  all  atfempls  at  un- 
der.-l.'indiug  il,  and  also  scvcrnl  /<i;i/«  Lipid  inseri|itions, 
which  is  an  ancient  Tamal  diilcct  and  eli.iracter,  in  ad- 
dition to  the  .lewish  tablets  of  Cochin,  which  were  in 
the  nncient  .Malayalam,  generally  termed  i\Ialali;.r.  I 
enter  into  these  details  merely  to  show  you  tliat  I  have 
not  been  iiMc,  anil  that  my  time  has  neither  been  dissi- 
pated, nor  devoid  of  iil.in,  lliongli  that  plan  is  not  snlfi- 
eienlly  nnfoldrd.  To  what  I  have  told  you  of,  you  arc 
to  add  consl.Liit  and  necessary  exposure  to  the  sun, 
danfjis  and  dews  from  the  jungles,  and  putrid  exhalation 
of  marshes,  lielijre  Iliad  hem  properly  accustomed  to 
the  climate,  cnn.stant  rambling  in  the  liaunis  of  tigers, 
Icoparib',  be.irs,  and  serpents  o.'  thirty  or  tiirly  teel  long, 
tha' make  nothing  of  swallowing  a  hulfalo,  by  way  ol 
d.'inoiislraliiig  tlnir  appelite  in  a  morning,  together 
with  smaller  and  more  d:ingcrou.'  snakes,  whose  haunts 
are  perilous,  anil  bite  deadly  ;  .iml  von  have  a  f.iini  idea 
of  a  sifu:;tion,  in  which,  with  heallli,  I  livi  d  ns  h.ippy  as 
the  ilav  was  long.  It  was  on. isinually  diversified  willi 
rapid  jiiunt.i  of  a  hundred  miles  or  so,  as  last  as  horses 
or  henrers  could  carry  me,  by  niyht  or  day,  swiinming 
through  rivers,  afloat  in  an  old  br  iss  kettle  at  midnight  I 
Oil  could  II  tl  yon  ndvcnlnre.'^  fi  f.nfrivi.l  the  wlleh  of 
lOndof,  or  any  wilih  that  ever  swam  in  itrg  shell  or 
sieve  ;  hut  yon  would  undouhle'lly  i)na|,'ine  I  wauled  to 
impose  on  yon  were  I  to  n  laic  what  I  have  seen  and 
passed  through.  No  I  I  certainly  shall  never  repent  if 
having  eome  to  India.  It  h;is  awakciu  d  cm  ri;ies  in  me 
thai  I  M'areely  iinnirined  I  possrs:-ed,  llioiigh  I  eimlil 
gnaw  my  livinir  nails  with  pure  vexation  to  think  how 
much  1  have  Ih'cii  llniarteii  by  indisposilion.  11',  how- 
er,  I  get  over  it,  I  shall  think  the  hclti'r  of  my  eonsfi- 
tiilion  as  long  as  I  liv     It  is  not  every  eonslilntien  that 

can  resist  tl ombi;    d   attack  id'  liver,  spleen,  blomly 

lliix,  and  jiinnle  fever,  which  i.<  very  much  akin  to  Ihe 
plague  of'  llirypl,  and  yellow  liver  of  America.  It  is 
true,  I  have  been  live  times  (.'iven  up  by  tin  morf  skilful 
physieians  in  these  parts  ;  but  in  tpite  of  that,  I  am 
firmly  convinced  that  '  my  iloom  is  not  to  die  this  nay,' 
and  thnf  you  shall  sec  mc  emerge  from  this  tribulation 
like  gold  puriliLil  by  tlio  Cue  ;  and  wlicii  that  liapjicii:-, 


egad  I  may  boast  that  I  have  been  refined  bv  tin.  n,,, 
same  menstruum  foo,  even  the  universal  solvent  mercurv 
which  is  almost  the  only  cure  for  the  liver,  tlioimji'j 
have  been  obliged  to  try  another,  and  make  an  issup  i 
my  right  side.  Now  pray,  my  dear  Ballantyiic,  if  (|),'I 
ever  coincB  to  hand,  instantly  sit  down,  and  wrile  ^ic 
letter  a  mile  long,  and  tell  me  of  all  our  common  friend-  I 
and  if  you  see  an^-  of  them  that  have  the  least  spark  i' 
friendly  recollection,  assure  them  how  vexations  tjr' 
silence  is,  and  how  very  unjust,  if  they  have  received  inv 
letters ;  and,  lest  I  should  forget,  I  shall  add,  tliat  vn 
must  direct  to  me,  to  the  care  of  Messrs.  Hinnif  ml 
Dennison,  Madras,  who  are  my  agents,  and  gciicralr 
know  in  what  part  of  this  hemisphere  I  am  to  lie  fouuj 
Hut,  particularly,  you  are  to  commend  nic  kindly  to  your 
good  motherly  mother,  and  tell  her  I  wish  I  sa«'  i,,, 
olUncr,  and  then  to  your  brother  Alexander,  and  rcnue-i 
him  sometimes,  on  a  Saturday  night,  precisely  at  ciiili 
o'clock,  for  my  sake  to  play  'Gingling  Johnnie'  on  lii 
flageolet.  If  I  had  you  both  in  my  tcnf,  you  shouM 
drink  yourselves  drunk  with  wine  of  Shiraz,  wliith  < 
our  eastern  Falcrnian,  in  honour  of  Hafez,  our  Pi-rsan 
.\nacreoii.  As  t'or  mc,  I  ollcn  drink  your  lienllli  u, 
wilier,  (ohon  a  ree  !)  having  long  abandoned  both  wir.o 
and  animal  food,  not  from  choice,  but  dire  ncoesiiv 
.■\dieu,  <lcar  Hallanlyne,  and  believe  inc,  in  the  .Malaj 
isle,  to  be  ever  yours  sincerely, 

JolIX   I.F.vnEX." 

Lcyden  became  soon  reconciled  to  Puloo  Penaiii;  \,, 
Prince  of  Wales  Island),  where  he  found  many  valualilc 
friends,  and  enjoyed  the  regard  of  the  late  Pliilip  ])„„, 
das,  Esq.  tlien  governor  of  the   island.     He  resided  j.i  | 
that  island  t'or  some  time,  and  visited   Achi,  with  sonit 
other  places  on  the  coasts  of  Sumatra  and  the  iMalava 
peninsula.     Here  he  amassed   the   curious  infiiriuaiinn  I 
eoneerniiig  the  language,  literature,  and  descnil  n(  [k 
Indi-Chiiicsc  tribes,  vvliieh  afterwards  enabled  Ifm  to 
lay  before  tht;  Asiatic  Society  at  Cnleulta  a  most  vilii. 
able  dissertation  on  so  obscure  a  subject.     Yet  that  lii 
heart  was  sad,  and  his  spirits  depressed,  is  evident  I'rrM . 
th(!  following  lines,  written  for  New  Year's  Day,  iMiti,  I 
and  which  appeared  in  the  Government  Gazette  of  Prirc  I 
of  Wales  Island :—  " ' 

Malay's  woods  and  mountains  ring 
With  voices  strange  and  sad  to  hear. 

And  dark  unbodied  spirits  sing 
The  dirge  of  the  departed  year. 

Lo  I  now,  metliinks,  in  tones  sublime, 
As  viewless  o'er  our  heads  they  bend. 

They  whisper,  "  Thus  we  steal  your  time. 
Weak  mortals,  till  your  days  shall  end." 

Then  wake  the  dance,  and  wake  the  song, 
Kesound  the  fi stive  mirth  and  glee; 

Alas  I  the  d  lys  have  pass'd  along, 
The  days  we  never  more  shall  sec. 

But  let  me  brush  the  niirblly  dews, 

Hesidc  the  shell-dcpainted  shore, 
And  mid  the  sca-wccd  sit  to  muse. 

On  days  that  shall  return  no  more. 

Olivi.i,  ah  I  forgive  the  bard, 

If  sprightly  strains  alone  arc  dear; 

His  notes  are  sad,  for  he  has  heard 
The  footsteps  of  the  parting  year. 

.'\Iiil  friends  of  youth  beloved  in  vain, 

Ol>  have  I  Imil'd  the  jocund  day  , 
If  pleasure  broiigbt  a  llioiight  of  pain, 

I  charin'd  it  with  a  passing  lay. 

riiei'<lM  of  my  yoiit'i  llir  eyrr  dear. 
Where  are  you  from  this  bosom  tied  ? 

A  loni  ly  man  I  linger  here, 

I.il  (  "      I.    t  has  been  long  lime  dead. 

Forciloo.:,'.;  to  seek  nn  early  tomb. 

For  whom  Ihe  pallid  grave-flowers  b''iw  i 

I  h.islen  on  my  destined  doom, 
Anil  .'tcrnly  mock  ntjoy  or  woe  I 

In  IHflCi  be  took  leave  of  I'eiinng,  rct,ritlid  liy  nianvj 
'riends,  wliiim  hisniinfrii  iliis  amused,  his  laleiitwiiT 
lighleni  il,  and  bisvirtncH  coin  dialled.  Mis  rrei'plioiiMl 
Cnlenlla,  and  flu  i  fl'eet  which  he  prodncid  ii|k'!i  rncifljl 
there,  are  ho  aihnirahly  ilhislrated  by  his  iiii;i'niiiii»  irnJl 
will-kiiown  eonnlryman,  GcnernI  Sir  .lohn  .Miiknliii,tl»l| 
il  \\'ouId  he  impossible  to  present  a  more  living  |iii'tiiri-f 
if  his  mnmiers  niiil  mind ;  and  the  reader  will  junM 
lonie  repetition,  (iir  the  sake  of  olnerviug  linw  Ilii'ssiJ'! 
iiidiudual  wtui  re|,'itrdcU  in  twu  diutaiit  hcinisiilmu' 


TO  THE   KDI 

u  jJir,— I  enclose 

[  ii.it  lliey  derive  f 

,„rlliy  Imt  sinceri 

I  ;,jariied  with  sent 

'Scifc  loss  1  regret 

I  nil!  ri'inain  with  tl 

J..,  la  do  justice  to 

k-,(iiv  tliiit  he  rose,  I 

iv-  liumbk'st  origin 

litcary  world.  His  i 

J  o:'liiiiii''i"  science,  ai 

I  ol'  all.    'I'lic  greale 

I  sli.mii  ill  his  acqu 

I  {jaji'.i.  He  exhibite 

-laciniriiig  thoin,  h 

I  K  lion  with  each  ot 

lilli  Ilia  taste  and  ge 

I  ty,\fct,  from   what 

1,  jM,  if  he  liad   liv 

iMi  the  more  nbstri 

I  1,1  tills  curious,  but  i 

lijpe  lo  sec  his  equal 

» Dr.  Lcyden  bad 

I  Ik  iiiiiscs,  with  a  su 

I  Ihil  poetry  did  not  o 

J  Tlio  first  of  his  ess 

I  firm,  was  T/ie  Srenri 

]  iiiiicli  lie  sung,  in  nt 

I  hi«  native  mountain 

I  contributed   several   : 

I  pociiis  e.illed  the  ilfiw 

I  \k  imhlislied  with  his 

I  the  .Ucrmaid  is  ccrtai 

j  fluwii  all  the  creative 

I « Ihe  Death  of  Nelso 

1  [wlical  effusions  tha 

I  to  India.    The  follow 

I  kn  lias  a  sublimity 

I  pro.ssion,  which  never 

I  Iri'.p  |ioel : — 

'  Blood  of  the  bi 
-Viiiid  the  wast 
The  lido  that  r 
Shall  proudly  I 

'  .\iid  thou  shall 
To  foster  valiiii 
The  generous  f 
And  liosts  of  1r 

"  Il  is  pleasing  lo  fi 
lnjivod  eminent  geniiii 
I  ml  and  intrinsic  quali 
I  i.ciT  to  the  human 
1 1.  idea  were  uncourtl 
|tl:on  of  the  vices  ton  j 
liail  a  wish  (indulged  t 
1 1:  a  marked  distance 
I  nine  of  the  rules  of 
I  liiknif;,  his  voice  was 
I  lull,  ami  he  spoke  in  tl 
I  foant.'y  ;  it  cannot   \k 

f  mi'orination    and 
liiiuald  Ik  f'elt  by  u  nun 

i;' not  oppressive.  Hut 
j  ivy  were  great)  the  a 
I  tl  lias  always  held  bj 
I  '/li'Mes,  became  gcnei 
1 1:» ;.',  'Veil,  who  could 
I  kr.ii',(leili;e,  loved  his 
Ituislud  liy  his  hwo  of  1 
Ipiaihiee,  his  ardent  1 

1 J  liMii  iiibi  any  licen 
I  "n  pulitieal  Biibjeets. 
I  «J.<  raised  by  liie  lib^^rl 
|iiiil|iitr.ni  i,ord  Miiili 
'  o|ii)orliniily  of  shin 
I  lad  a«  ihlleiibly  virtiio 
I  alios,  as  he  w.is  affen 
I  of  morality  and  religion 
I  "Il  is  noteu.jy  lo  eoi 
I  Dr.  Leydrn  used  in  h 
I  toniiiieralile  ardour  w 
I  Dunni;  hi.ii  ,.ar|y  resid 
I  npi^rlunity  of  obscrviii 

•  Crneral  .Malcolm's 
jl'lhoinemory  of  his  fr 
I  wpirtmenl  of  the  Edi 
|F<Hxll, 


DIOUKAPIIICAL  MEMOIR  OF  JOHN  LEYDEN. 


309 


incd  hvthiMiry 
solvent  mercurv 

liver,  tlioii^iri 
riiikc  im  issue  in 
lallantyne,  jf  n,, 

and  Wiitcnica 
common  friends; 
llic  leost  spark  of 
I  vexatious  ihri, 
liave  received  inv  ! 
lU  add,  that  you 
ss-Ts.  Hiiinic  anil 
tp,  and  generally 
1  am  to  be  found, 
nic  kindly  to  your  I 

wish  I  saw  htr  i 
ander,  and  re(]uw  1 
precit-ely  at  ci|!lii 
§;  Johiniie'  on  his  i 

lent,  you  slioiild 

Sliiraz,  which  ij 
lafcz,  our  Persian 
k  your  lieallli  m 
idoned  both  »ir.o 
ut  dire  neerssiiy. 
nc,  in  the  Maliy 

John  Leydex." 
Puloo  Penaiig    t  I 
mA  many  valuable  | 
!  late  Pliilip  Dun. 
J.     He  resided  m 
Aclii,  with  some 
I  and  the  .Malaya 
jrions  inftirniaiinn  I 
ind  descent  of  Ik  I 
Ih  enabled  Inn  to  I 
:ntta  a  most  viln.  [ 
jcet.     Yet  that  Ijis 
[■d,  is  evident  fn.ia 
Year's  Day.  IMW,  I 
it  Gazette  of  Prince  I 


".cr 
J  hear, 


inie, 
[v  bend, 
our  time, 
hall  end." 

the  «nrg, 
glee; 


Veal'; 
V<1 

kir. 

tain, 

I.V  . 
Ipain, 


V  tied  ? 
ic  dead. 

er.s  b''iw  ; 


e^ntlid  liy  iiuail 
.'d,  his  (iileiiti  fiif 
Ills  riei'iinon.tl 
lui'id  n|K':ifiiCifl)| 
Ills  imrenimn  "H^l 
lohii  .Miileoliii,tli:l| 
living'  I'lcliwl 
raihr  will  |"t'''»l 
(nu  li""'  llii'Mi^r 
heini^lilicTtt 


TO  TUB    KDITOR    OF    THE    BO.MDAV    COUUIKIl. 

ai;jf I  enclose  some  lines,*  which  have  no  vnliic  Iml 

rill  llii'V  <l>^rive  I'roiii  the  subject.  They  arc  an  un- 
„lliv  but  sincere  tribute,  to  one  v\'honi  1  have  long 
..;iriioil  with  sentiments  of  esteem  and  afteetion,  ami 
l",i-c  loss  1  rejret  with  the  most  imfeijined  sorrow.  It 
jlii'  remain  with  those  who  arc  better  iiiialifiud  than  I 

1  ,.,,  to  do  justice  to  tlie  memory  of  Dr.  Leyden.  1  only 
i^oivtliat  111'  rose,  by  the  [lower  of  native  f;eiiiiis,  from 
111.  liuinblo.st  origin  to  a  very  distiiigiiisheil  rank  in  tin 
literary  world.  His  studies  iiicliided  almost  every  branch 
o'liuiiian  science,  and  he  was  alike  ardent  in  tlio  pursuit 
oi'all.  ''"^  groati'st  power  of  his  mind  was  jierhaps 
tlijivn  ill  liis  acquisition  of  modern  and  aiiiuent  Ian- 
fjaire.s.  He  exhibited  an  unexampled  facility,  not  merely 
|.|  aqiiirin.i;  them,  but  in  traciiijj  their  afTinity  and  con- 
J.  tiiiii  with  each  other,  and  from  that  talent,  combined 
jjlh  his  taste  and  general  knowledge,  wo  had  a  right  to 
osTOCt,  from  what  he  did  in  a  very  few  years,  that  he 
jv'ilil,  if  lie  li^<l  lived,  have  thrown  the  greatest  light 
iii»ii  the  more  abstruse  parLs  of  the  history  of  the  east. 
lii  this  curious,  but  intricate  and  rugged  path,  we  cannot 
|,.[»..  to  see  his  equal. 
"Dr.  Leyden  had,  from  his  earliest  years,  cultivated 

I  liic  iiiases,  with  a  success  wliieli  will  make  many  regret 
thai  poetry  did  not  occupy  a  larger  portion  of  liis  time. 
The  lirst  of  his  essays   which  appeared   in  a  separate 

I  Cirin,  was  Tlie  Scents  of  Infunry,  a  descriptive  poem,  in 
ivI;k1i  he  sung,  in  no  unplcasing  strains,  the  charms  of 

I  hi*  native  mountains  and  streams  in  Teviotdale.     Hi 
fnalributed  several   small   pieccj   to   that  collection   of 
pcin!<  called  the  Minalrelsy  nf  Ihr  Siollisli  liordtr,  which 

I  in  |iiihlislied  with  his  friend,  Walter  Scott.  Among  these, 

I  ihf  Uerinaid  is  certainly  the  mo.st  beautiful.    In  it  he  has 

I  flmwa  all  the  creative  fancy  of  a  real  genius.  His  Orle 
t  the  Death  nf  Nelson  is,  undoubtedly,  the  best  of  those 

I  fwlicil  effusions  that  he  has  published  since  he  came 
m  India.    The  following  apostrophe  to  the  blood  of  that 

I  horo  has  a  sublimity  of  thought,  and  happiness  of  ex 

I  prfisiim,  which  never  could  have  been  attained  but  by  a 

I  trap  pool : — 

■  niuod  of  the  brave,  thou  art  not  lost, 
Amid  the  waste  of  waters  blue ; 
The  tide  that  rolls  to  Albion's  coast 
Shall  proudly  boast  its  sanguine  hue  i 

'  And  thou  shall  be  the  vernal  dew 
To  foiitrr  valour's  daring  seed ; 
The  generous  plant  shall  still  its  s'ock  renew. 
And  hosts  of  heroes  rise  when  one  shall  bleed.' 

'  It  is  pleasing  to  find  liim,  on  whom  nature  has  be 
I  iijivfd  eminent  genius,  possessed  of  those  more  essen 
I  (111  111(1  intrinsic  qualities  which  give  the  truest  e.veel- 
I  lenoo  to  the  human  character.  'I'lic  mniiners  of  Dr. 
ILvden  were  uncourtly,  more  |H-rliaps  from  his  detest- 
I  tlion  of  the  vices  ton  generally  attenilant  iiii  refiiieiiu.nt, 
I  liid  a  wish  (indulged  to  excess  from  his  youth)  to  keep 
li;aaiurked  distance  from  them,  than  from  any  igno. 
j  iimo  of  the  rules  of  good  breeding.  He  was  t'ond  of 
Italkiiij;,  his  voice  was  loud,  and  had  little  or  no  modiila 
lli.ii,  anil  he  spoke  in  the  provincial  dialect  of  his  nativ 
I  naulry ;  it  cannot  lie  surprising,  therefore,  that  even 
knowledge,   when   so    conveyed. 


\kf  information    and 

I  ihouM  be  felt  by  u  number  of  his  hearers  as  unpleasant, 
I  if  not  oppressive.  Hut  with  all  these  disadvaiitngCB  (and 
I IKV  wore  great)  tho  admiration  and  esteem  in  which 
I  he  was  always  held  by  thoso  who  could  appreeiiito  his 
I  nuilllics,  became  general  wherever  ho  was  long  known  ; 
I  tuy,  even,  who  could  not  under.stand  the  value  of  his 
I  biwlcdi;e,  loved  his  virtues.  Though  he  was  distin. 
I  ([uiihed  by  his  hive  of  liberty,  and  almost  haughty  indc- 
Ipdrnee,  his  ardent  I'eeliiigs  and  proud  genius  never 
I  ill  him  into  any  licentious  or  extravagant  siM'culation 
|rapiilitieal  subjects.  lie  never  soliflled  favour,  hut  he 
1  «n  raised  bv  tiie  liberal  diseerument  of  his  noble  friend 
lind|utrna  t.ord  Mintn,  to  situations  that  aft'orded  liin 
I  ui  opiHirtimily  of  showing  that  he  was  as  Kcnipulous 
[•.idiii  iiiller.ibly  virtuous  in  the  discharge  of  his  public 
I  ilalio«,  as  he  w.is  attentive  ill  private  life  to  the  duties 
I  of  morality  and  religion. 

'  II  is  not  ea.iy  to  convey  an  idea  of  tho  method  which 

Dr.  Leyden  used   in   his   studies,  or  to  descriln' the  uii- 

conqueralile   ardour    witl.    which    these    were    pursued. 

I  Durini;  his  early  residence    n  India,  I  had  a  particular 

Upporlunily  of  observing  Imlli.     When  ho  reati  n  lesson 


in  Persian,  a  person  near  him,  whom  he  had  taught, 
wrote  down  each  word  on  a  long  slip  of  paper,  which 
ivas  afterwards  divided  into  as  many  pieces  a.s  there 
were  word.;,  and  pasted  in  iilpliabetieal  order,  under  dif- 
lirent  heads  of  verbs,  nouns,  \.c.  into  a  blank  book  that 
loriiied  u  vocabulary  of  each  d.iy's  les.son.  All  this 
he  hail  in  a  lew  hours  iii.>trntted  a  very  ignorant  native 
to  do  ;  and  tlii.s  man  ho  u.sed,  in  his  broad  accent,  to 
call '  one  id'  his  iiKcliaiiieal  aids.'  He  was  so  ill  at  ."My- 
sore, .soon  after  his  arrival  from  England,  that  I\tr.  Aii- 
der.-iou,  the  surgeon  w  ho  attended  him,  dci-paired  of  his 
life;  hut  though  all  his  friends  eudeavoiired  at  this  pe- 
riod to  prevail  upuii  him  to  relax  in  his  ap|<lieatiun  to 
study,  it  was  in  vain.  lie  used,  when  unable  to  .sit  up- 
right, to  prop  himself  up  with  pillows,  and  continue  his 
tr.inslaliiMis.  One  day  that  I  was  sitting  by  his  bedside 
the  surgeon  came  in.  '  I  am  glad  you  are  here,'  said 
.Air.  Anderson,  addressing  himself  to  ine,  '  you  will  be 
able  to  persuade  Leyden  to  attend  to  my  advice.  I  have 
told  hiiii  before,  and  new  I  repeat,  that  he  will  die  if  he 
does  not  leave  olf  his  studies  and  remain  qnii  t.'  '  Very 
well,  doctor,'  exclaimed  Leyden,  'you  have  done  your 
duty,  but  you  must  now  hear  me ;  /  rmiiiot  lie  idlr,  and 
whether  I  die  or  live,  the  wheel  must  go  round  till  the 
List;'  and  he  uetnally  conlinued,  under  tlie  depression  of 
a  fever  and  a  liver  conipLiint,  to  study  more  than  ten 
hours  each  day. 

"  The  ti.'iiiper  of  Dr.  Ijcyden  was  mild  and  generous, 
and  he  eoiild  bear,  with  pcrl'ect  good  humour,  raillery 
on  his  f  lihles.  When  he  arrived  at  Calcutta  in  1S05,  1 
was  most  solicitous  regarding  his  reception  in  the  so- 
ciety of  the  Indian  capital.  '  I  entreat  you,  my  dear 
friend,  (I  said  to  him  the  day  he  landed,)  to  be  careful  of 
the  impression  you  make  on  your  entering  this  commu- 
nity ;  for  God's  sake,  learn  a  little  Knglish,  and  be  silent 
upon  literary  subjecLs,  except  among  literary  men.' 
'  I.earn  Knglish  1'  lie  cxelaimcd, '  no,  never ;  it  was  trying 
to  learn  that  language  that  spoilt  my  Scotch  ;  and  as  to 
being  siUnt,  I  will  promise  to  hold  my  tongue,  if  you  will 
make  fools  hold  thcir.s.' 

"  His  memory  was  most  tenacious,  and  he  sometimes 
loaded  it  w  itii  lumber.  When  he  was  at  Mysore,  an  ar- 
gument occurred  upon  a  point  of  English  history ;  it 
was  agreed  to  refer  it  to  Leyden,  and,  to  the  astonish- 
ment of  all  parties,  he  repeated  verbatim  the  wliolo  of 
an  act  of  parliament  in  tho  reign  of  James  relative  to 
Ireland,  which  decided  the  point  in  dispute.  On  being 
asked  how  he  cinio  to  charge  his  memory  with  such 
extraordinary  matter,  he  said  that  several  years  before, 
when  he  was  writing  on  the  changes  that  had  taken 
place  ill  tlic  I'nglisli  language,  this  act  was  one  of  the 
documents  to  which  lie  had  retrred  as  a  spceimen  of  the 
style  of  that  age,  and  that  ho  had  retained  every  word  in 
his  memory. 

"His  love  tiftlic  place  of  his  n.itivily  was  a  passion  in 
wliieli  he  had  always  a  pride,  and  which  in  India  he 
cherished  with  the  fondest  entliusiasin.  I  once  went  to 
see  him  when  lie  was  very  ill,  and  had  been  confined  to 
his  lied  lor  many  days ;  there  were  several  genllcmen 
in  the  room ;  he  enquired  if  I  had  any  news;  1  told  him 
I  had  n  letter  from  Eskdale.  '  And  what  are  they  about 
in  the  borders  I'  he  asked.  '  A  curious  cireiini:.taiiee,'  I 
replied,  'is  stated  in  my  letter;'  and  I  road  him  a  pas- 
sage wliieli  described  the  coiidnet  of  our  volunteers  on 
a  tiro  being  kindled  by  mistake  at  one  of  the  beacons. 
This  letter  mentioned  that  the  moment  the  Idaze  which 
was  the  signal  of  invasion,  was  seen,  the  ninuiitaiiieers 
liaKlened  to  their  rendezvous,  and  those  of  Liddesdale 
swam  the  Liddle  river  to  reach  it.  They  were  assembled 
(though  several  of  their  houses  were  at  a  distance  of  six 
and  Fcven  miles)  in  two  hours,  and  at  break  of  day 
llie  party  marclierl  into  the  town  of  Hawick  (at  a  distance 


'  General  Malcolm's  elegi  nt  and  ufTcctionnto  tribute 

1 1) Ihr  memory  nf  his  friend  i  ■  to  be  fiiiind  in  the  poelienl 

f'pirlmfnl  of  the   Edinburgh   Annual  RegiMer,  tor  I  he 


nf  twenty  miles  from  the  plaee  of  assembly)  to  the  Horder 
tune  of  '  II  lid  (tar  ineilille  in'  iiir.'*  Leydeu's  eouiite. 
naiiee  heeaiiie  aniinated  as  I  proceeded  with  this  detail, 
and  at  its  close  he  sprung  t'rom  his  sick  bed,  nnd,  with 
strnnge  melody,  nnd  still  stranger  gesticulations,  sung 
aloud, '  IWir;  r/iir  meddle  t;i'  Hie,  u-i'iu  dur  meddle  hi'  i;ir 
Several  of  those  who  witl. est  ed  this  scene  looked  at  him 
as  one  that  wa.'i  raving  in  the  delirium  of  n  ti  ver. 

"These  anecdotes  will  display  mote  fully  than  any 
description  I  can  give,  the  lesser  shades  nf  the  character 

•  This  lively  tune  has  lietn  called  lliu  (lathering  of 
Hie  Elliot.--,  n  clan  now  and  formerly  very  numerous  in 
the  diOriet  of  I.iildi  ."dale.     'I'lie  hurthen  is  ; 

Wlin  dnr  meddle  wi'  me, 

And  wlia  dnr  meddle  wi'  inc  ; 
I'or  my  name  it  is  I.itlh'  .lock  Elliot, 

.\nil  wlia  d.ir  meddle  wi'  me  ' 


of  this  extraordinary  man.  An  exti  iiial  manner,  cer- 
tainly not  agiieable,  and  a  disposition  to  rgotism,  weru 
his  only  deieets.  How  trivial  do  these  appear,  at  a  iiio- 
meiil  when  we  are  lamenting  the  loss  of  such  a  raro 
coinliinaiion  oi'  virtues,  learning,  and  genius,  as  weru 
concciitiated  in  the  late  Dr.  Leyden  I 

"  .Toils  !\Iai.(  oi.m." 

We  have  lillle  to  odd  to  Sir  .Tohii  Malcolm's  luminous 
and  cliaracteristic  sketch.  The  cllicient  and  active 
palronago  of  Lord  iMinto,  liiniself  a  man  of  lellers,  a 
poet,  and  a  native  of  Tevioldale,  was  of  the  most  es.sej!. 
tial  importance  to  Leyden,  and  no  less  honourabh'  to  tho 
governor-general.  Leydeu's  lirst  appointment  as  a  pro- 
tcs.sor  in  the  liengal  College  might  appear  the  .sort  of 
promotion  best  suited  to  his  studies,  lint  was  soon  ex- 
changed lor  that  of  a  judge  of  the  twenty-roiir  riirgnn- 
nails  of  Calcutta.  In  this  capacity  he  had  a  charge  of 
police,  which  "jumped  with  his  hiiniour  well ;"  li.r  the 
task  of  pursuing  and  dispersing  the  bands  of  rrilibers 
who  infest  Dengal  had  something  of  active  and  military 
duty.  He  also  e.verei.sed  a  judicial  enpaeily  aiiiong  the 
n;;lives,  to  the  discharge  of  which  he  was  admirably  filled, 
by  his  knowledge  of  their  language,  manners,  and  ens- 
toins.  To  this  ofiiee  a  very  considerable  yearly  iiieomc 
was  annexed.  This  was  neither  expended  in  siiperliui- 
tics,  nor  even  in  those  ordinary  expenses  whii  h  the 
Hishion  of  the  east  has  pronounced  indispensable;  li.r  Dr. 
Leyden  kept  no  establishment,  gave  no  entertainnu  lit.'-', 
and  was,  with  the  receipt  of  this  revenue,  the  very  same 
simple,  frugal,  and  temperate  student,  which  he  had 
been  at  Edinburgh.  Hut,  exehisivc  of  a  portion  remitted 
home  for  the  most  honourable  and  ]iioiis  piir|>ose,  his 
income  was  devoted  to  the  pursuit  which  engaged  his 
whole  soul, — to  the  increase,  namely,  of  his  aei|uaintance 
with  eii^tern  literature  in  all  it.s  branihes.  The  expense 
of  native  teachers,  of  every  country  and  dialect,  and  lliat 
of  procuring  from  every  quarter  oriental  maiuiseripts, 
engrossed  his  whole  cinolumente,  as  the  task  of  studying 
under  the  tuition  of  the  interpreters,  and  deey  phering  the 
contents  of  tho  volumes,  occupied  every  moment  ot'  his 
spare  time.  "  I  may  die  in  the  attempt,"  lie  writes  to  a 
friend ;  "  but  if  I  die  w  ithout  surpassing  Sir  William 
Jones  a  hundred  fold  in  Oriental  learning,  li  t  never  a 
tear  for  me  profane  the  eye  of  a  Horderer."  The 
term  was  soon  approaching  when  these  regrets  were  to 
lie  bitterly  called  forth,  both  from  his  Scottish  friends, 
and  from  all  who  viewed  with  interest  the  career  of  his 
ardent  and  entliusiastic  ginius,  which,  despising  every 
selfish  consideration,  was  only  eager  to  secure  the  fruits 
of  knowledge,  and  held  for  sufficient  reward  the  fume  of 
having  gathered  them. 

It  is  the  more  necessary  to  rceowl  thesr  facts,  as  in 
a  newspaiicr  paragraph,  apparently  drawn  op  by  some 
personal  enemy  of  Leydi  n,  whose  eninity  diatli  could 
not  silence,  his  leaving  England  was  imputed  to  a  de- 
sire of  money,  from  which  no  man  was  ever  more  fice 
than  John  Loyden.  To  his  spirit  of  disinteri.^td  indc- 
pendenee,  Lord  Minto,  who  possiR.Bed  the  best  opportuni- 
ties of  judging,  liiirc  a  splendid  testimony,  in  a  speech 
delivered  at  a  public  visitation  of  the  college  of  I'ort  Wil- 
liam, soon  artcr  Ley<leji'8  deatlu 

No  man,"  said  Jiis  lordship,  "whatever  his  condilion 
inight  1k',  ever  possessed  a  ii.ind  so  entirely  exempt 
from  every  sordid  passion,  so  negligent  of  fortune,  and 
all  its  grovelling  pursuits — in  a  word,  so  entirely  disin- 
leresttd — nor  ever  owned  a  spirit  more  firinly  and  nobly 
indepenilent.  I  speak  of  tlicfc  things  with  some  know- 
h'dge,  and  wish  to  record  a  eonipele  nt  tesliniony  to  the 
fact,  (hat  williin  my  experience.  Dr.  Leyden  never,  in 
any  instance,  solieite'd  an  eibjeet  of  personal  interest, 
neir,  as  I  believe,  ever  interrupted  his  higher  pursnils, 
to  waste  a  moment's  thought  on  these  minor  cares. 
Whatever  trust  or  advaneenient  may  at  ieinie  pe  riods 
have  iiii(iroved  his  personal  situation,  have  been,  without 
exception,  tendercel,  nnd  in  n  manner  thrust  npi.ii  his 
aeeeplance,  nnsolieited,  uneoiitem|,lated,  and  muxpe eteil. 
To  this  exemption  from  cupidilVi  was  allied  everv 
gi'iicrniiK  virtue  worthy  of  those  smiles  of  liirUme.  whieli 
he  iliselalned  to  court ;  unel  amongst  many  cstiniablr 
features  nf  his  character,  an  ardent  love  of  justiio,  and  a 
vehement  abhorrence  of  oppression,  were  not  less  pro- 
miiient  than  the  other  high  qualities  I  have  nlre'iiely  de- 
scribed." — I'oelirul  l^eiiiniiis,  p.  Ix.viv. 

•Dr.  Levdeii  aeiompnnieel  (lie  governor.penernl  upon 
llie  expedition  to  Java,  for  the'  purpose  of  inveslignling 
Ilie  manners,  language,  and  literature  ol  Ilii  tribes  which 
inhabit  thai  island,  and  partly  al»o  In  eaure  it  was  tlioiigl.t 
hia  r.^tensive  knowledge  of  the  ravlern  dialeets  and  eiii- 
Inms  might  he  useful  In  settling  the  gove  rnminl  of  ll.i 
iiiiintrv,  or    in    eomminiie.iliiip    wilh    the     it,eli  pi  nili  ut 


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princes  in  the  neiirliboiirhot)(l  ni'  the  Diilih  Kcttlrmcnt; 
His  spirit  ofroiiiaiitieii(lviiiliiri'  led  him  htcnilly  tn  rush 
npnn  iliMth  ;  for,  with  an'ithir  vuhmliir  wlio  atti'iulcd 
the  exiiodilioii,  ho  tiirciv  hiiiisf  If  iiilu  the  siii  I",  ill  oriUr 
to  be  the  lirst  Hrilon  of  the  expulilioii  who  i-lioiiM  sit 
foot  ii;m)u  Jiivn.  When  tlie  HtU'Pi'sH  of  the  well-eoiiccrled 
movements  of  the  invaders  hiul  »ri\('n  lliem  possession 
of  the  town  of  Malavia,  fieyden  displayed  the  same  ill- 
omened  |irecipitalioii,  in  his  haste  to  examine  a  library 
or  rather  a  warehouse  of  books,  in  wliieli  many  Iiuhai 
inannseripts  of  value  were  said  to  be  deposited.  A  library, 
ill  a  Udlcli  sclllenienl,  was  not,  as  ini^^ht  have  been 
expected,  in  the  best  order  ;  the  aparlnient  had  not  been 
reifiilarly  ventilated,  and,  either  from  this  eireniiistante, 
or  already  atfocted  by  the  liital  sickness  peculiar  to  11a. 
tavia,  Leydon,  when  he  lell  the  place,  had  a  fit  of  sli' 
criiifj,  and  declared  the  atmosphere  was  enout;li  to  -live 
nny  mortal  a  fever.  'I'he  presap;e  was  too  just;  he  look 
liis  bed,  and  died  in  three  days,  on  the  eve  of  the  battle 
which  pave  Java  to  the  liritish  empire. 

Tlins  died  John  I-eyden,  in  a  moment,  perhaps,  most 
calculated  to  graliiy  liie  feeliiijrs  wiiich  were  dear  to  his 
heart;  upon  the  very  day  of  military  jrlory,  and  wliei 
every  avenue  of  now  and  interesting  diseoviTy  was  open 
I'd  to  his  penelratinpf  research.  In  the  emphatic  w  ijrds 
of  seripture,  the  Ih)w1  was  broken  at  the  fountain.  His 
literary  property  was  intrusted  by  his  Inst  will  to  th< 
charire  of  Mr.  llelxir,  and  his  early  and  constant  friend 
Mr.  \Villiam  Krskino  of  Caleiilla,  his  executors,  under 
whose  insprcliou  his  |)oelieal  remains  were  fjiven  to  the 
public  in  IHil,  with  a  .Memoir  of  his  liil'e  by  the  Kev. 
Robert  .Mortoii:  a  frieuil  and  relation  of  the  deceased  poet 
Acipiieseinir  in  the  sentinienl  by  which  it  is  introduced 
it  is  not  easy  to  resist  traiLseribiiift  from  that  piece  of 
biograpliy  the  followini;  aHectinij  passaifc: 

"The  wriler  cannot  liere  resist  his  desire  to  relate  an 
anecdote  of  Ijcyden's  lather,  who,  Ihousrh  in  a  humble 
walk  of  life,  is  ennobled  by  the  possession  of  an  iiiteUi- 
pent  mind,  and  has  all  that  just  pride  w  liieli  characterises 
the  industrious  and  virtuous  class  of  Seoltisli  peasantry  to 
which  he  belongs.  Two  years  niro,  when  Sir  John  .Mai 
colin  visited  the  seat  of  Lord  Minto,  in  Koxburghshire, 
lie  requested  that  John  fieyden,  who  was  cmployecl  in  the 
vicinity,  niic;ht  lie  sent  for,  as  ho  wished  to  s|)cak  with 
liiin.  He  came  alVr  tho  labour  of  the  day  was  finished, 
and,  though  his  feelings  were  much  agitated,  he  appeareil 
rejoiced  to  sec  one  who  he  knew  had  cherished  sosinrere 
a  regard  for  his  son.  In  the  course  of  the  conversation 
which  look  place  oil  this  oce^ision,  (Sir  J.  iMalcolm,  nl\er 
mentioning  his  regret  at  the  unavoidable  delays  which 
had  occurred  in  realising  the  little  pro|)erly  that  had  been 
lotl,  said  he  was  authorised  by  Air.  Ileber  (to  whom  a' 
Leydcn's  Knglish  manuseri|)ts  had  been  becpiealhed)  to 
nay,  that  siieli  as  wore  likely  to  produce  a  profit  should 
be  published  ns  soon  as  iM)ssiblo,  for  the  benefit  of  the 
family.  '  Sir,'  said  the  old  man  with  animation,  and  with 
tears  in  his  eyes,  '(imi  blessed  me  with  a  son,  who,  had 
he  been  spared,  wouliHiave  been  an  honour  to  his  country 
As  it  is,  I  b<'g  of  .Mr.  Heber,  in  any  publication  he  may 
intend,  to  think  more  of  his  memory  than  my  wants, 
The  money  you  speak  of  would  be  a  great  comllirt  to  me 
in  my  old  age  ;  hut  thanks  to  the  .Minighty,  I  have  good 
health,  and  can  still  earn  my  livelihood  ;  and  1  pmy  there 
tore  of  you  and  .Mr.  Heber  to  pnblisli  notiiin^  that  in  not 
for  my  son's  good  lame,'" 

Since  that  pi  riod  the  Commnilnrirs  (if  liiihcr,  trans. 
fated  from  the  Tiirki  language,  chielly  by  Dr.  Leydeii 
Qiul  eomph  tod  by  his  friend  iiiid  eveeiilor,  William  I'.rs 
kine,  were  published,  in  WiC>,  liir  the  advantage  of  Air. 
I.eyden,  senior.  It  is  a  work  of  great  inlerest  to  those 
wliii  hnejlio  sUidy  of  Indian  aiitiipiilies,  being  the  auto, 
biography  of  oil"  of  the  Mogul  Mmperors  of  llindiisian, 
who,  like  Cii'sar,  recorded  bis  own  i  oncpiosts,  but,  more 
comniimicative  than  the  koman,  deseonded  to  record  his 
amusements,  ns  will  as  to  relate  deeds  of  pidiev  and  aims 
He  recapitulates  his  drinking  IhjiiIs,  which  wore,  in  spili 
of  Koran  and  I'ropliet,  both  deep  ami  freipient ;  and  the 
whole  tenor  of  tlii'  history  gives  ns  the  singular  picture 
of  a  genuine  Hultaii  of  the  ancient  Tart;ir  descent,  in  his 
Ktrongth  and  liin  weakness,  liis  virtues,  his  tiillies, and  his 
crimes. 

The  rpinnins  of  .lohii  Iieyden,  honoured  with  evory 
respc<:t  by  Lord  .Minto,  now  repose  in  a  distant  land,  llir 
frinn  the  green-sod  graves  of  his  aneislors  at  llazeldean, 
to  whii'li,  with  a  natural  nntieipntion  of  such  on  event,  he 
bids  an  airooling  farewell  in  the  soU-iiili  puamgo  which 
coneliidcs  the  Snnrt  of  Infnnry  ; 

Tlio  silver  moon,  nf  midnight  cold  and  still, 
Loolis,  .lad  and  iiilont,  o'er  yon  wenlerii  hill ; 


While  largo  and  pabt  the  ghostly  structures  grow, 
I!o;ir'd  on  the  eonfuiosof  the  worhl  below. 
Is  that  dull  sound  Hie  hum  of  Toviot's  stream  ? 
Is  thai  blue  light  the  moon's,  or  tonib-fire's  gleam, 
Ity  which  a  mouldering  pik'  is  f  linlly  seen. 
The  old  deserloil  eliureh  of  Ilazeldcin  ; 
Whore  slept  my  fathers  in  their  natal  clay, 
Till  Tcviot's  waters  rolled  their  hones  away? 
'J'lioir  feeble  vuieos  from  the  stream  they  raise, — 
"  Itasli  youth  1  unmindful  of  thy  early  days. 
Why  <lidst  thou  ipiil  the  peasant's  simple  k)t? 
Why  didst  thou  leave  the  peasant's  turf-bnilt  cot, 
The  ancient  graves,  where  all  thy  fathers  lie. 
And  Toviot's  stream,  that  long  has  murmured  by  ? 
And  we — when  Death  so  long  has  closed  our  eyes, 
Huw  wilt  thou  bid  ns  from  tlie  dust  arise. 
And  boar  our  mouldering  bones  across  Hie  main. 
From  vales,  that  kr.ow  our  lives  devoid  of  slain '! 
I'ash  youth!  beware,  thy  hoiue-bred  virtues  save, 
And  sweetly  sleep  in  thy  paternal  gravel" 
.SiK'li  is  tJie  language  of  nature,  moved  by  the  kindly 
as.sooiations  of  country  and  of  kindred  all'ections.     Hut 
llie  best  epitaph  i.<  the  story  of  a  lili'  eiigiiged  in  the  prac- 
lioe  of  virtue  and  the  pursuit  of  honourable  knowledge  ; 
the  best  monument,  the  regret  of  the  wortliy  and  of  the 
wise, 

rriiln  Uie  Jliiistii-lsv  of  111!;  Siillisli  Boidor— Eililcd  by  Sir  Wa'.li  r 
S^coil. 

THE    MEIJ.IIAID. 

nv    J.   1.EVUE.V. 

The  follow  ing  poem  is  founded  upon  a  Gaelic  tradi 
tional  ballad, called  Uliiepliail iif  Culuiisuj/,und  Ike  Mcinuiitl 
uf  Vorrinelitii.  The  dangerous  gulf  of  Corrivrckin  lies 
between  the  islands  of  Jura  and  Scarba,  and  the  super- 
slition  of  tho  islanders  has  lonanted  its  shelves  and  eddies 
with  all  the  fabulous  inonsters  and  demons  of  the  ocean 
.Among  these,  according  to  a  niiivorsal  tradition,  the  mer- 
maid is  the  must  remarkable.  In  her  dwelling,  and  in 
her  appearance,  the  mermaid  of  the  iiortliern  nations  re- 
sembles the  syren  of  the  ancients.  The  appendages  of  a 
comb  and  mirror  arc  probably  of  Celtic  invention. 

'i'he  tiaelic  story  declares,  that  Macphail  of  Colonsay 
was  carried  olf  by  a  mermaid,  while  pa.ssiiig  the  gulf, 
above  mentioned :  that  they  resided  together,  in  a  grotto 
beneath  the  sea,  for  several  years,  during  which  time  she 
liore  him  five  children:  hut,  linally,  he  tired  of  her  so- 
ciety,  and,  having  prevailed  upon  her  to  carry  him  near 
the  shore  of  C'olonsay,  he  escaped  to  laud. 

The  inhabitants  of  the  Isle  ol  Man  have  a  number  of 
such  stories,  which  may  be  found  in  Waldron.  One 
slates,  that  a  very  heautil'iil  mermaid  fell  in  love  with  a 
young  shepherd,  who  kept  his  flocks  beside  a  creek, much 
frequeuled  by  these  marine  people.  She  frequently  ca- 
resKod  him,  and  brought  him  presents  of  coral,  line  pearls, 
and  every  valuable  production  of  tho  ocean.  Once  upon 
a  time,  as  she  threw  her  arms  eagerly  round  him,  he  sus- 
|iected  her  of  a  design  to  ihaw  him  into  the  sea,  and, 
struggling  hard,  disengaged  himself  from  her  embrace, 
and  ran  away.  Hut  the  mermaid  resented  either  the  sus- 
picion, or  the  disappointment,  so  liighly,  that  she  threw  n 
slone  after  liim,  and  llmig  herself  into  the  sea,  wlionco 
she  never  returned.  The  youth,  though  but  slightly 
struck  with  thi^  pebble,  fell,  from  that  moincnt,  the  most 
I  xcruc  iaiing  agony,  and  died  at  tlie  end  of  seven  days. — 
Wiildiiiii's  //'ihAm,  p.  170. 

.■\iiolher  tradition  of  the  same  i.slnnd  nflirinfi,  that  one 
of  lho5e  amphibious  dimsels  was  caught  in  a  net,  and 
hrouglil  to  land,  by  some  Ushers,  who  had  spread  a  snare 
fir  the  duii/.eiis  of  the  o.'oaii.  She  was  shaped  like  llie 
most  beaiililiil  I'omale  down  to  the  waisi,  I  it  below  trailed 
a  \oliniiiiioiis  lisli's  tail,  with  spreading  fms.  .As  she 
would  nrilher  eat  nor  speak,  (Ihoiigh  they  knew  she  bad 
the  poHcr  of  language,)  they  beeanio  apprehensive  that 
till'  Island  would  be  visited  with  sonio  strange  calamily, 
if  she  should  (ho  fir  want  of  lisid  ;  and  therelbre,  on  the 
third  night,  they  lolt  the  door  open,  that  sliu  might  escape. 
.\ioordingly,  she  diil  not  fail  to  embrace  the  upport  unity  ; 
but  gliding  with  incredible  swiftness  to  the  sea-side,  slie 
plimgiil  horsi  If  into  the  waters,  and  was  welcomed  by  a 
number  of  her  own  spi  oies,  who  wore  heard  to  enipiire, 
what  she  h.iil  seen  among  the  natives  of  the  earth,  ""No. 
thing,"  she  answered,  "  wonderful,  except  that  they  were 
illy  enoiigli  to  throw  away  the  water,  in  which  lliuy  had 
boiled  their  eggs." 

Ciillins,  in  his  notes  upon  the  line, 

"  Aloiia,  long  hid  from  tlioso  who  sail  tho  main," 

explains   it,   by  a  similar  ('eltie  tradition.     It   seems,  ii 

iiiermaid  had   borome  sn  much  charmed  with  a  young 

man,  who  walked  upon  llie  beach,  that  nlie  made  love  to 


liim  ;  and,  being  rojccted  with  scorn,  she  cxcilid,  |jv  ,,„ 
chanlment,  a  mist,  which  long  concealed  the  islaiii|iV„| 
all  navigators, 

I    must  mention   another  monkish  tradilion,  Ijccj^j,, 
being  derived  trom  the  common  source  of  t'ellic  ihviIk' 
logy,  they  appear  the  most  natural  illuslratidns  (iVt|,>  I 
llcbridoan  tale.     About  lil'ly  years  before  Waldron  wm 
to  reside  in  Man,  (for  there  were  living  wilnesvcij  of  Hi. 
legend  when   he  was  upon  the  island,)  a  project  was  uii 
dcrlakon,  to  fish  treasures  up  from  the  deep,  hv  incnnscf  I 
a  diving  bill,     A  venturous  fellow, accordingly, drsccnd 
ed,  and  kept  pulling  for  more  rojic,  till   all  they  hail  tij 
lioard  was  expended.     This   must  have   been  no  smjU  I 
i|Uantity,  for  a  skilful  mathematician,  who  was  onlmanl 
judging  from  the  proportion  of  line   let  down,  ileilar,/ 
that  the  adventurer  imist  have  descended  at  least  innl'l 
tho  number  of  leagues,  which  the  moon  is  coniiiiiu.u  j,, 
bo  distant  from  the  earth.     At  such   a  depth,  woiiilfrs  I 
might  be  expected,  and  wonderful  was  the  account  gim 
by  the  adveiilurer,  when  drawn  u]ito  the  air, 

"  -After,"  said  ho,  "  I  had  passed  the  region  of  (islic-,  [ 
ik'scended  into  a  pure  (leinent,  clear  us  the  nir  in  llu 
renesi  and  most  unclouded  day,  through  wliitji,  j^  1 1 
passed,  I  saw  the  bottom  of  the  watery  world,  iiavcduiii  I 
coral,  anil  a  shining  kind  ol' pebbles,  which  gliliir,ii| 
like  tho  sun-beams,  rcllectcd  on  a  glass,  1  loiwcij  i,  I 
tread  the  delightful  paths,  and  never  felt  more  cxqiii>iio  f 
delight,  than  wlicnthc  machine,  I  was  inclosed  in,  j^razid  I 
upon  il, 

"  On  looking  through  the  little  windows  of  my  pri«n  I 
I  saw  large  streets  and  squares  on  every  side,  ornaiiiini. I 
ed  with  huge  pyramids  of  crystal,  not  inferior  in  liri|;li|.| 
ness  to  the  finest  diamonds ;  and  the  most  beautiful  builil 
ing,  not  of  stone,  nor  brick,  but  of  mother-of  pearl,  and  I 
embos.sed  in  various  figures,  with  shells  of  all  colonrs.  Tlicj 
passage',  which  led  to  one  of  these  magnificent  apartments  [ 
lioing  open,  1  endeavoured,  with  my  whole  strcn(,i;i,iol 
move  my  enclosure  towards  it;  which  I  did,  tlioujrh«iih| 
irrcat  dilUeully,  and  very  slowly.  At  last,  however,  I  p^l 
ontraneo  into  a  very  spacious  room,  in  tlic  midst  orHJiith' 
stood  a  largo  amber  table,  with  several  chairs  rouml.ol'l 
tlic  same.  The  floor  of  it  wn.s  composed  of  rougliilij.r 
monds,  topazes,  emeralds,  rubies,  and  pearls.  Here  l| 
doubted  not  but  to  make  my  voyage  as  profitable  a?  ii| 
was  pleasant;  for,  could  I  have  brought  with  niclniia 
few  of  these,  they  would  have  been  of  more  valin  llunl 
all  we  could  hope  for  in  a  thousand  wrecks;  bnt  iIkv 
were  so  closely  wedged  in,  and  so  strongly  ccmciilcdhvl 
lime,  that  they  wi  re  not  to  be  unfastened.  I  saw  ri  urjl 
chains,  careanets,  and  rings,  of  all  manner  of  prcciiiuil 
stones,  finely  cut,  and  set  after  our  manner;  vbiclill 
suppose  had  been  the  prize  of  tlic  winds  and  waves:  tins 
were  liangingloo.sely  on  the  jasjicr  walls, by  strings  madcl 
of  rushes,  wliieh  I  might  easily  have  taken  down;  but,! 
as  1  had  edged  myself  within  half  a  foot  reach  of  tliinij 
I  was  unfortunately  drawn  back,  through  your  wont  oil 
line.  In  my  return,  I  saw  several  comely  mprmfn,«nj| 
iK'autifiil  Victvinith,  the  inhabitants  of  this  blissful  rcilniT 
sH  iftly  descending  towords  it ;  but  they  secnicd  frifblfill 
at  my  appearance,  and  glided  at  a  distance  from  iiu'.li.r 
king  me,  no  doubt,  for  some  monstrous  and  ncw.crcaltd| 
species." —  Walilrnn,  iliitlem. 

It  would  be  very  easy  to  enlarge  this  introduction, bfl 
quoting  n  variety  of  authors,  concerning  the  supiioscilM.r 
istenee  of  these  marine  people.  The  reader  iiiny  oonsulll 
the  Tillinmrd  of  M.  IMaillet,  who,  in  support  of  the  NVp  f 
tunist's  sysloiii  of  geology,  has  collected  a  variety  nf  !r-l 
goods,  respecting  merinon  and  mermaids,  p. QUO, el wifiim.l 
.Mini'  inliirmalion  may  also  be  derived  from  I'onloppi.r 
dan's  pyiitiiiul  llislnry  of  IS'nrirni/,  who  fiiils  not  to  jtfiM 
pie  her  seas  with  this  amphibious  race.*  An  oldormi.f 
Ihority  is  to  be  fiiinid  in  the  A'Dngti  .ttH/fff.oiu,  or  IImiII 
-Mirror,  written,  as  its  believed,  about  117(1.  'rhenitr-f 
nun,  there  ineiilioned,  are  lernied  hafxlramlmt  i'n\ 
U'iants,)  and  are  said  to  have  the  up|)er  jinrls  resriblinfl 
the  huniaii  race  ;  hut  the  author,  witli  lH>coniing(liffiili'nff,f 
deolinos  to  stale  |)osilivoly,  whether  they  are  eiiuippcdl 
w  ith  a  dolphin's  tail.  The  female  mnnster  is  calld  m«r.I 
'jij'jit  (sea-giantess),  and  is  averred,  certainly,  to  driiinl 
fish's  train.  She  appears, generally.  In  Ihc  ait  of divoiir.r 
ing  fish,  which  she  has  c:uight.  According  tollic«ppi.j 
rent  voracity  of  liir  np|H tite,  the  sailors  prctendiil 


•  I  licliove  somelhingtothe  same  purpose  may  bo fimil| 
in  the  school  edilions  of  (Iiithric's  (leof^rdjilurnlGntfi 
mo;  a  work,  which,  though,  in  gencrni,  as  sober  anil  dullf 
as  could  Ih'  dcsircil  by  the  gravest  preceptor,  lH'eoiii«»f 
a  sudden  uncommonly  lively,  u|ion  the  subject  of  tlir  sM 
of  Norway,  the  author  having  Ihouglil  meet  b)ailn|)lli' 
right  reverend  ICrick  Pontoppidun's  account  of  nuriiiiii| 
sea-snakes,  and  krakons. 


,j,.sj  what  ehanci 
Jiniiosls,  which  al 
fi.i.jBi  Heu-alr,  17fi 
Mermaids  were 
fii|icriiatiiral  powci 
]|,  (rives  us  an  ace 
(iid  liilurc  events, 
Ihi  rli'iiiciit  in  wl 
,piml  the  sin  of 
Till;  ineriuaid   o 

I  focGsionally  resign 
diljiin  liear.s,  llnit, 
»a.«  invested   with 

I  ciore  i-lcrn  and  sav 
liiuian.  Of  coursi 
ialii  l;iT  presence,  w 
kliif  is  alluded  to 

'I 

(In  Jura's  heat 

'i'lio  iiiurmu 

lluw  softly  nioi 

Of  Jura's  ! 

l!at  .softer,  fio:it 

The  merniaii 

That  charmed  I 

Itolbre  the  ba 

Abift  the  purple 

.As  parting  g: 

Fiiiiii  Jlorven's 

Their  gallant 

In  youth's  gay 

ISliU  blamed  t 

For  her  he  chid 

The  lovely  mi 

".And  raise,"  he 

The  maiden  s 

When  first,  o'er 

We  left  afiir  t 

'  When  on  this  r 

Shall  die,'  she 

Knov/  that  thy  fi 

Or  proves  to  t 

Now,  lightly  poi 

Disperses  widi 

And,  echoing  far 

Resounds  the  i 

"  Softly  blow,  tlu 

Softly  rustle  tl 

Soothe  to  rest  th( 

Ucfore  my  lov( 

"  Where  the  wavi 

And  the  russet 

Mariners,  with  p 

Shun  the  shelv 

"  .As  yon  pass  llir 

liend  your  coui 

Sliiin,  O  shun,  tin 

Where  Corrivr 

"  If,  from  that  un 

With  wrinkled 

O'er  the  verge  of 

'I'he  sca-siioJic 


'"They,  who,  in  w 
.Norway,  employ  them 
iliiall  agree  in  this  sti 
I  llicri',  which  is  of  n  vai 
liTl  long,  and  moreovt 
Id  live  ill  rocks  and  i 
Bcrp';  which  will  go  a 
insuiinner,  anil  devoui 
he  iriK's  into  the  sea  tc 
cirl*  III'  sea-crabs.  I 
from  bis  ncrk,  a  cubit  I 
laillu'  lialli  llaming  s 
tl.*iho  skippers,  and  1 
pilljr,anilcalclioth  awi 
to  hapneth  not  but  it 
Mllie  kingdom  near 
»W1  die,  or  1)0  banishe 
ptKfnilie  liillow."— O; 
ifinl  into  Knglish  by  . 
iuvIm'  learned  from  tl 
loppiil.m,  who  saw  it  r; 
kijlu,*  Ihc  mast  of  tlic 
"iCiii.ilis  III  the  immc 
«in  siipiHmcd  to  girdli 


mOiillAPlIICAT,  IHRMOIR  OF  JOHN  LFA  DEN. 


311 


tic  0.\l'il(  (i,  |,v  (IV 

;d  the  Manirrtm,, 

Iraililion,  liicaus,^ 
!  of  Critic  iimlit! 
luHtriilicms  (,f|],, 
are  Waldrr.n  \v,i,i  j 

;  willH'SSCS  of  lilt 

a  project  was  un. 
deep,  hy  ,wan  cf  I 
ordinply,  drsrcnil. 

I  all  they  had  o„ 
vc   been  no  small 
who  wns  on  hoard,  | 
et  down,  declarul' 
led  nt  least  donUt  I 
:)n  is  cnni|mtiii  i, 

a  depth,  woiiikri 

the  aceouiit  j!m„ 
the  air. 

rcpion  of  fislies,  I 
IS  the  air  in  llic  >o, 
ough  whidi,  as  1 1 
f  world,  i«ived  wiii; 
s,  whii  h  (rlilirrw!  I 
;lass.     I  lonjicd  lo 

Iclt  more  c.\qiii>ili> 
i  inclosed  hi,  ji  rail  ill 

dows  of  my  prisoi, 
ery  side,  ornairani. 
t  iiileriur  in  liriijjil.l 
lost  beautil'iil  build,  j 
lothcr-of.pearl,  and| 
s  of  all  colours.  I'h 
iiificcnt  aparlincnls,! 
!  whole  slrcnpli,  lol 

I I  did,  tliouj;li»iili| 
last,  however,  1  eoiI 
I  tliv  midst  orwhichl 
ral  chairs  round,  of  j 
posed  of  rouHi  dii.j 
nd  pearls.    Hri 

as  profitable  a.*  Ill 
ight  with  mc  Irat  il 
of  more  value  IlianI 

wrecks;  but  iky  I 
ongly  cemented  by  I 

cd.     Isawrinrjll 
iianner  of  prceiiml 

manner;  vlili'li " 
5  and  waves :  tin 

s,  by  strings  model 

taken  down;  liut,| 
font  reach  of  tlic 
ough  your  want  ol"! 

nidy  tnfrmfn,  audi 

this  blissful  rcalni,r 
cy  seemed  frij;lild| 

lance  from  inc,  ta.F 
IS  imd  new-cicaledl 

is  intrndnelinn,  kyl 

ig  thesiipiiosedn.r 

reader  may  consulll 

inpport  of  the  Nip-f 

ml  a  variety  of  !f.[ 

Is,  |).  230,  et  jrifum.l 

•d  from  I'ontop[ii.| 

10  fails  not  lo  ,w-l 

An  older  iii-r 

kii/ts-siu,  or  Hnyill 

117(1.    Tlieiiitr.l 

liafulramlmr  I'n] 

r  parts  resenbliiiEl 

'Coming  diffidfnof,! 

hey  are  ei|iiippfii| 

jsler  is  ealleil  m«'T 

Ttaiiily,  lo  drntil 

tlic  Ilia  of  divonJ 

|rding  lolhcappi.l 

ilora  preleiidi'il  laf 

IpoRcmayliefoiinill 
|ogrfl/'/i  i^nl  GromM 
ll.assolH'randdiilj 
tepliir,  beeoiiiiii » 
tiibjeetofllirH 
I  meet  to  aili>iil  lli«| 
|»nnt  of  niiTiiiiiiJ 


,ii,.ss  what  chance  llicy  had  of  saving  their  livis  in  the 
Jiiiiiosli'.  which  always  followed  her  appearance. — Spe. 
'a'.'iiii  I>^"l<'<  n'ii^ili-  llifi. 

.Mermaids  were  soinetiines  supposed  to  he  possessed  of 
Hiin'riialiiral  powers.  IJescnius,  in  his  life  of  Frederick 
II  itivcs  us  an  account  of  a  nyren,  who  not  only  prn|ilie. 
.nil  I'ulurc  events,  hut,  a.s  might  have  been  e.vpected  from 
iii(  ileiiicnt  in  wliieli  she  dwelt,  preached  vehcniciitly 
jLMinst  the  sin  of  drnnkt  nness. 

'file  iiieriuaid  of  Corrivrekin  possessed  the  power  of 
r^fa-ioiialiy  resigning  her  scaly  train,  and  the  Celtic  tra- 
(iiliiin  liears,  that,  when,  from  choice  or  necessity,  she 
«as  invested  with  tliat  appendage,  her  manners  were 
more  fieri!  and  savage  than  when  her  form  was  entirely 
liiiiun.  Of  course,  she  warned  her  lover  not  to  come 
iiitii  l;er  presence,  when  she  was  thus  translbrnicd.  'I'liis 
kliifis    "    '  "-  '■-  "  •  '■-"     -^-  -'    "    ' 


ludcd  to  in  the  folluwiiig  ballad. 


THE  MERMAin. 

On  Jura's  heath  how  sweetly  swell 

The  murmurs  of  the  mountain  lice, 
Iluw  softly  mourns  the  writhed  shell 

Of  Jura's  shore,  its  parent  sea ! 
ISiit  .^oHer,  lloatinnr  o'er  the  deep, 

'I'he  mermaid's  sweet  sea-soothing  lay, 
'I'liat  charmed  the  dancing  waves  to  sleep, 

Helbre  the  bark  of  Colonsay. 
Aloft  the  purple  pennons  wave, 

As  parting  gay  from  ('rinan's  shore, 
Kioiii  Morven's  wars,  the  seamen  brave 

'I'lieir  gallant  chietlain  homeward  bore. 
In  youth's  gay  bloom,  the  brave  Mncphail 

Still  blamed  the  lingering  bark's  delay; 
For  her  he  chid  the  flagging  sail, 

Tlio  lovely  maid  of  ('olonsay. 
"And  raise,"  he  cried,  "the  song  of  love, 

'I'hc  maiden  sung  with  tearful  smile, 
When  first,  o'er  Jura's  hills  to  rove. 

We  lell  afar  the  lonely  isle ! 
'  When  on  this  ring  of  ruby  red 

Shall  die,'  she  said, '  the  crimson  hue, 
Knov;  that  thy  favourite  fair  is  dead, 

Or  proves  lo  thee  and  love  untrue.'" 
Now,  lightly  poised,  the  rising  oar 

Disperses  wide  the  foamy  spray, 
And,  echoing  far  o'er  Crinan's  shore. 

Resounds  the  song  of  Colonsay, 
"  Softly  blow,  thou  western  breeze, 

Softly  rustle  through  the  sail, 
Soothe  to  rest  the  furrowy  seas, 

llcforc  my  love,  sweet  western  gale ! 
"  Where  the  wave  is  tinged  with  red, 

And  the  russet  sea-leaves  grow. 
Mariners,  with  prudent  dread, 

Shun  tiie  shelving  reefs  bdow. 
"As  you  pass  through  Jura's  sound, 

llend  your  course  by  Scarbu's  shoro. 
Shun,  0  shun,  the  gulf  profound, 

Where  Corrivrekin's  surges  roar  I 
"  It",  from  that  unlHittoincd  deep, 

Willi  wrinkled  form  and  writhed  train, 
O'er  the  verge  of  Scarba's  steep, 

The  sea-snaltc  lieavc  his  snowy  niiiiic,* 


"They,  who,  in  works  of  navigation,  on  the  coast  of 
I  Norway,  employ  themselves  in  fishing  or  merchandise, 
diiall  iisree  in  this  strange  story,  that  there  is  a  serpent 
lliore,  which  is  of  a  vast  magnitude,  namely  two  hundred 
falloiif,  and  moreover  twenty  feet  thick;  and  is  wont 
lolivc  in  rocks  and  caves,  towards  the  sea-coast  about 
Borge;  which  will  go  alone  fVoni  his  holes,  in  a  clear  night 
insuainier,  and  devours  calves,  lambs,  and  hogs;  or  else 
htjiH's  into  the  sea  to  feed  on  polypus,  locusts,  and  all 
firlj  111'  sea-crabs.  Ho  hath  commonly  hair  hanging 
bin  bis  neck,  a  cubit  long,  and  sharp  scales,  and  is  black, 
uJlie  bath  llaiuing  shiuing  eyes.  This  simke  disqui- 
et'die  sluppcrs,  and  he  puts  up  his  head  on  liigli,  liku  a 
plUir,aiiil  calchcth  away  men,  and  ho  devours  them  ;  and 
llii<  ha|ini'tli  not  hut  it  signifies  some  wonderful  change 
01  the  kingdom  near  at  hand;  namely  that  the  princes 
(hall  die,  or  lie  banished  ;  or  sonio  tumultuous  wars  shall 
pttscnllie  liillow." — Olaim  Miienua,  London,  \!i,'>S,  ren- 
dered into  I'.nglisli  by  J.  S.  Much  more  of  the  sea-snake 
may  !«■  learned  from  the  credible  witnesses  cited  by  I'on. 
ipiilan,  who  saw  it  raise  itself  from  the  siui,  twice  as 
hijh  as  the  mast  of  tlieir  vessel.  The  tradition  probably 
ni|!iiiati's  in  the  immense  snuko  of  tlic  Edda,  whuK  folds 
«m  kiipiKised  to  girdle  Iho  eurlli. 


"  Unwarp,  unwind  hi.'  oozy  coils, 

Sea-gnen  sisters  of  the  main, 
And  ill  the  gulf,  where  ocean  lioils, 

'I'he  iinwicldly  wallowing  monster  chain. 

"Snilly  blow,  thou  western  breeze, 

S'lftly  rustle  through  the  sail, 
SiHilhc  to  rest  the  furrowed  seas, 

liefore  my  love,  sweet  we^       '  gale  1" 

Thus,  all  to  soothe  the  chiefiu      .  woe, 
I'ar  from  the  maid  he  loved  so  dear, 

'I'he  song  arose,  so  .sof\  and  slow, 
He  seeiiiKl  her  parting  sigh  to  hear. 

Tile  lonely  d(  ck  he  paces  o'er, 

liii|Kitient  for  the  rising  day. 
And  still,  from  C'rinan's  moonlight  shore. 

He  turns  his  eyes  lo  Colonsay. 

The  nioonbeams  crisp  the  curhng  surge, 
'I'lial  streaks  with  foam  the  ocean  green; 

V/liile  forward  still  the  rowers  urge 
'I'heir  couri^c,  a  female  form  was  seen. 

The  sea-maid's  form,  of  pearly  light, 
Was  whiter  than  the  downy  spray, 

And  roimil  her  bosom,  heaving  bright. 
Her  glossy,  yellow  ringlets  play. 

Borne  on  a  fiiamy-crcstcd  wave, 

iSie  reached  amain  the  hounding  prow, 

'I'hen,  clasping  fast  the  chieftain  brave, 
She,  pliniging,  sought  the  deep  below. 

Ah  !  long  beside  thy  feigned  bier. 

The  monks  the  prayers  of  death  shall  say. 

And  long  for  thee,  the  fruitless  tear 
Shall  weep  the  maid  of  Colonsay  I 

But  downwards,  like  a  powerless  corse. 
The  eddying  waves  the  chiel\ain  bear; — 

He  only  heard  the  moaning  hoarse 
Of  waters,  niurimiring  in  his  ear. 

The  murmurs  sink  by  slow  degrees ; 

No  more  the  surges  round  him  rave  J 
Lulled  by  the  music  of  the  seas. 

He  lies  within  a  coral  cave. 

In  dreamy  mood  reclines  lie  long. 
Nor  dares  his  tranced  eyes  unclose. 

Till,  warbling  wild,  the  sea-maid's  song^, 
l''ar  in  the  crystal  cavern,  rose ; 

Soft  as  that  harp's  unseen  control, 
In  morning  dreams  that  lovers  hear. 

Whose  strains  steal  sweetly  o'er  the  soul. 
But  never  reach  the  waking  ear. 

As  suiil>eams,  tlirough  the  tepid  air, 
When  clouds  dissolve  in  dews  vmsecn. 

Smile  on  the  Mowers,  that  bloom  more  fair, 
And  field,  that  glow  with  livelier  green — 

So  nu'lting  soil  Ihc  music  fell ; 

It  seemed  to  soothe  the  fluttering  spray — 
"  Say,  hejirdst  thou  not  these  wild  notes  swell  ?" 

"  Ah  I  'tis  tlio  song  of  (.'olonsay." 

Like  one  that  from  a  fearful  dream 
Awakes,  the  morning  light  to  view. 

And  joys  to  see  the  purph'  beam. 
Vet  fears  to  find  the  vision  true, 

lie  heard  that  strain,  so  wildly  sweet. 
Which  bade  his  torpid  languor  fly ; 

He  f'eared  some  s]K'1I  had  bound  his  feet, 
And  hardly  dared  hi.s  limbs  to  try. 

"  This  yellow  sand,  this  sparry  cave. 
Shall  beml  thy  soul  to  iM'iiufy's  sway  ; 

tian'st  thou  tlie  maiden  of  the  wave 
Ciimpare  to  her  of  Colonsay  ?" 

noiised  by  that  voice,  of  silver  sound, 
From  the  paved  floor  he  lightly  sprung. 

And,  glancing  wild  his  eyes  around, 
Wlierc  the  fair  nymph  her  trcssea  wrung, 

No  form  ho  saw  of  mortal  mould  ; 

ll  shone  like  ocean's  snowy  foam ; 
Her  ringlets  waved  iu  living  gold. 

Her  mirror  crystal,  |x;arl  her  comb. 

Her  pearly  eonili  the  syren  took. 

Anil  careless  bound  ner  tresses  wild  ; 

Still  o'er  the  mirror  stole  her  look, 

As  on  the  wondering  youth  sbc  smiled. 


Like  music  from  the  greenwood  tree. 
Again  she  raised  the  nulling  lay; 

— "  Fair  warrior,  wilt  thou  dwell  with  mc, 
And  leave  the  maid  of  Colonsay? 

"Fair  is  the  crystal  hall  Hir  me 
Willi  rubies  and  with  emeralds  set. 

And  sweet  the  music  of  the  si'a 

.Shall  sing,  when  we  for  love  arc  mot. 

"How  sweet  to  dance,  with  gliding  feet, 

Along  the  level  tide  so  green. 
Responsive  to  the  cadince  sweet, 

Th.it  breathes  along  the  moonlight  scene! 

"  And  soil  the  mu.-^ic  of  the  main 
Rings  IVoiii  the  motley  tortoise-shell. 

While  mo'onbeains,  o'er  the  watery  plain. 
Seem  trembling  in  its  fitful  swell. 

"How  sweet,  when  billows  heave  their  head, 
A\u\  shake  their  snowy  cresis  on  high. 

Serene  ill  Ocean's  sapphire  bed. 
Beneath  the  tumbling  surge,  to  lie ; 

"  I'o  trace,  with  traiir|uil  step,  the  deep. 
Will  r(^  pearly  drops  of  IVo/en  dew 

In  concave  shells,  unconseioiis,  sleep, 
Or  shine  with  lustre,  silvery  blue  1 

"  Then  shall  the  summer  sun,  from  fiir, 
Hour  through  the  wave  a  softer  ray. 

While  diamonds,  in  our  bower  of  spar, 
.\t  eve  shall  shed  a  brighter  day. 

"  Nor  stormy  wind,  nor  wintry  gale. 
That  o'er  the  angry  ocean  sweep. 

Shall  e'er  our  coral  groves  assail. 
Calm  in  the  bosoin  of  the  deep. 

"Through  the  green  meads  beneath  the  sea, 
Kiiaiiionred,  we  shall  fondly  stray — 

Then,  gentle  warrior,  dwell  with  mc, 
And  leave  the  maid  of  Colonsay  I" 

— "Though  bright  thy  locks  of  glistering  gold. 

Fair  maiden  of  the  liiainy  main  I 
Thy'lile-blood  is  the  water  cold, 

Whih;  nunc  beats  high  in  every  vein. 

"  If  I,  beneath  thy  sparry  cave. 
Should  ill  thy  snowy  arms  recline, 

Inconslaiit  as  the  restless  wave, 

My  heart  would  grow  as  cold  as  thine." 

As  cygnet  down,  prouil  swelled  her  breast ; 

Her  eye  confessed  the  |icnrly  tear ; 
His  hand  she  to  her  bosom  prest — 

"  Is  there  no  heart  for  rupture  here  7 

"  These  limbs,  sprung  from  the  lucid  sen. 
Does  no  warm  blood  their  currents  fill. 

No  heart.pul.se  riot,  wild  and  free. 
To  joy,  to  love's  delirious  tlirill '" 

"Though  all  the  splendour  of  the  soa 
Around  thy  fauUless  luauly  shine. 

That  heart,  that  riot-s  wild  and  free. 
Can  hold  no  sympathy  with  mine. 

"  These  sparkling  eye-',  so  wild  and  gay. 
They  swim  not  in  ilie  light  of  lovo: 

The  beanleous  maid  of  Colonsay, 
Her  eyes  aro  milder  than  the  dovo ! 

"  Even  now,  within  the  lonely  isle. 
Her  eyes  arc  dim  with  tears  for  nie  ; 

And  canst  thou  think  that  syren  smile 
Can  lure  my  soul  to  dwell  with  thee  7" 

An  oozy  film  her  limbs  o'erspi  ead  ; 

Unfolds  in  hngth  her  scaly  train  ; 
She  tossed,  in  proud  disdain,  her  head. 

And  laslied,  with  webbed  fin,  tlio  main. 

"Dwell  here, alone  !"  the  mermaid  cried, 
"  And  view  far  off  tlie  sea-nyiiiphs  play ; 

Thy  prison-wall,  the  aziiro  tide, 
Shall  bar  thy  steps  from  C^oloiisay. 

"  Whene'er,  like  ocean's  scaly  brood, 
I  cleave,  with  rapid  fin,  the  wave. 

Far  from  the  daugiiter  of  the  flood, 
Conceal  tlico  in  this  coral  cuve. 

"  I  feel  my  former  soul  return ; 

It  kindles  at  thy  cold  disdain: 
And  has  a.  mortal  dared  to  spurn 

A  dotightor  of  tin  foamy  nmiii  V' 


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BIOr.RAPIIICAL  MEMOIR  OF  JOHN  I.EYDEN. 


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She  tied;  around  the  crystul  cavn 
'I'lic  rolling  wiivi-s  rvsiinic  their  road, 

On  the  broad  portul  idly  rave, 
But  enter  not  the  nyniph'u  abode. 

And  many  a  weary  night  wont  by, 

Ab  in  the  lonely  cave  he  lay, 
And  many  a  sim  rolled  througli  tlic  sky. 

And  poured  its  beams  on  Colonsay  ; 

An<l  ot^,  bcneatli  the  silver  moon, 

He  heard  at'ar  the  mermaid  sing. 
And  ort,  to  many  a  melting  tunc. 

Tile  shell-fornied  lyres  ot"  ocean  ring ; 

And,  wJien  the  moon  went  down  the  sky, 
Still  rose,  in  dreams,  his  nutivo  plain. 

And  oft  he  thought  his  love  was  by. 

And  charmed  liim  with  some  tender  strain ; 

And,  licart-sieU,  oft  he  waked  to  weep, 
W  liuti  ceased  that  voice  of  silver  sound. 

And  thought  to  plunge  him  in  the  deep, 
'I'liat  walled  his  crystal  cavern  round. 

But  still  the  ring,  of  ruby  red, 

Helaincd  its  vivid  crimson  hue, 
And  each  despairing  accent  fled, 

'I'o  tind  his  gentle  love  so  true. 

AVIion  seven  long  lonely  months  were  gone, 

'I'lie  mermaid  to  his  cavern  came. 
No  more  misshapen  from  the  zone, 

Hut  like  a  maid  of  mortal  frame. 

"()  give  to  me  that  ruby  ring, 

That  on  thy  finger  ghnccs  gay. 
And  thou  shall  hear  tiie  mermaid  sing 

The  song,  thou  lovest,  of  Colonsay." 

"'I'his  rnby  ring,  of  crimson  grain. 

Shall  on  thy  finger  glitter  gay. 
If  thou  wilt  bear  me  through  the  main. 

Again  to  visit  Colon.say." 

"  K.TCcpt  tliou  quit  thy  former  love. 

Content  to  dwell,  lor  ay,  with  me. 
Thy  scorn  my  finny  frame  might  move 

'i'o  tear  tliy  limbs  amid  the  sea." 

"Then  l)car  me  swift  along  tlie  main, 

'I'he  lonely  isle  again  to  sec, 
And,  when  I  here  return  again, 

I  plight  my  faith  to  dwell  with  tiiee." 

An  oozy  film  her  limbs  o'crspread, 
Wliiie  slow  untblds  her  scaly  train. 

With  gluey  fangs  lier  hands  were  clad, 
!She  lushed  with  webbed  fin  the  main. 

He  grasps  the  mermaid's  scaly  sides, 
As,  with  broad  fin,  she  oars  her  way ; 

Beneath  the  silent  moon  she  glides. 
That  sweetly  sleeps  on  Colonsay. 

Proud  swells  her  heart  I  she  deems  at  last, 
'I'o  hire  him  with  her  silvir  tongue. 

And  as  the  shelving  rucks  .she  past. 
She  raised  her  voice,  and  sweetly  sung. 

In  softer,  sweeter  strains  she  sung. 
Slow  gliding  o'er  the  moonlight  bay. 

When  light  to  land  the  ehiullain  sprung, 
'I'o  hail  the  nuiid  of  Colonsay. 

O  sad  the  mermaid's  gay  notes  fell, 

.\nd  sadly  sink,  remote  at  sea  1 
So  sadly  mourns  the  writhed  shell 

Of  Jura's  shore,  its  parent  sea. 

And  ever  as  the  year  returns. 
The  charni-boimd  sailors  know  the  day; 

Tor  sadly  still  the  nierinuid  mourns 
Tiie  lovely  chief  of  Colonsay. 

ON  SKrlXU    A.\    E.\ai.E  PKRCMRD  ON    TUT'  TOMBSTONE  OP  ARI3 
TOMKNES. 

"  .Majestic  Wrd  !  so  proud  and  fierce. 

Why  tower'st  thou  o'er  that  warrior's  hearse  '" — 

"  I  tell  each  godlike  earthly  king, 

Far  as  o'er  birds  of  every  wing, 

Supreme  tlm  lordly  eagle  sails, 

Cireat  .Aristoniones  prevailc 

"  Let  timid  doves,  with  plaintive  cry, 
Coo  o'er  the  graves  where  cowards  lie  : 
'Tis  o'er  the  dauntlens  hero's  breast 
The  kingly  eagle  loves  to  rest." 


As  good  poetry  is  a  rarity  of  late,  a  few  more  sjx'ci- 
incns  of  the  talent  of  Dr.  Irf;ydcn  are  inserted  ;  the  Ode 
to  an  Indian  Gold  Coin  is  probably  better  known  than 
most  of  his  productions,  but  is  not  on  that  account  less 
worthy  of  preservation. 

ODE  TO  AN  INDIAN  GOLD  COIN. 
U"ri/(en  in  Chfticil,  Malabar, 
Slave  of  the  dark  and  dirty  mine  ! 

What  vanity  has  brought  thee  here  ? 
How  can  I  love  to  sec  thee  shine 

So  bright,  whom  I  have  bought  so  dear  ? — 
The  tent-roiies  flapping  lone  I  hear 
For  twilight.eonvcrsc,  arm  in  arm; 

The  jackal's  shriek  bursts  on  mine  ear. 
When  mirth  and  music  wont  to  charm. 

By  Chericdl's  dark  wandering  streams. 

Where  cane-tufts  shadow  all  the  wild. 
Sweet  visions  haunt  my  vi'aking  dreams 

Of  Tcviot  lov'd  while  still  a  child. 

Of  castled  rocks  stupendous  pil'd 
By  Esk  or  Eden's  classic  wave. 

Where  loves  of  youth  and  frieidsliips  smil'd, 
I'neurs'd  by  thee,  vile  yellow  slave ! 

Fade,  day-dreams  sweet,  from  memory  fade  I — 

The  perish'd  bliss  of  youth's  first  prime. 
That  once  so  bright  on  fancy  play'd, 

IJevivcs  no  more  in  after-time. 

Far  from  my  sacred  natal  clime, 
I  haste  to  an  untimely  grave  ; 

The  daring  thoughts  that  soar'd  sublime 
Are  sunk  in  ocean's  southern  wave. 

Slave  of  the  mine  !  thy  yellow  light 

(!  learns  baleful  as  the  tomb-fire  drear. — 
A  gentle  vision  comes  by  night 

!V!y  lonely  widow'd  heart  to  cheer ; 

Her  eyes  are  dim  with  many  a  tear. 
That  once  were  guiding  stars  to  mine  : 

Her  fond  heart  throbs  with  many  a  fear ! — 
I  cannot  bear  to  see  llicc  shine. 

For  thee,  for  thee,  vile  yellow  slave, 

I  left  a  heart  that  lov'd  me  true  ! 
I  cross'd  the  tedious  ocean-wave. 

To  roan>  in  climes  unkind  and  new. 

The  cold  wind  of  the  stranger  blew 
Chill  on  my  nilher'd  heart: — the  grave 

Dark  and  untimely  met  my  view — 
And  all  for  thee,  vile  yellow  slave  I 

Ha  I  com'st  thou  now  so  late  to  mock 

A  wanderer's  banish'd  heart  forlorn. 
Now  that  his  I'rame  the  lightning  shock 

Of  sun-rays  tipt  with  death  has  borne? 

From  love,  from  friendship,  country,  torn. 
To  memory's  tbnd  regrets  the  prey. 

Vile  slave,  thy  yellow  dross  1  scorn! 
Go  mix  thee  with  thy  kindred  clay  ! 

M.\CGREGOR. 

Written  in  Glenorrlii/,  near  the  scene  of  the  ma'sacre  of 
the  Miicgreifors. 

In  the  vale  of  Glenorchy  the  night-breeze  was  sighing 
O'er  the  tombs  when?  the  ancient  Macgregors  are  lyiu] 
Green  are  their  graves  by  their  soft  murmuring  river. 
But  the  name  of  Macgregor  has  [wrisli'd  for  ever. — 
On  a  red  si  ream  oflight,  from  hisgray  mountains  glancing, 
The  form  of  a  spirit  sccm'd  sternly  advancing; 
Slow  o'er  the  heath  of  the  dead  was  its  motion. 
As  the  shadow  of  mist  o'er  the  foam  of  the  ocean ; 
Like  the  sound  of  a  stream  thro'  the  still  evening  dying. 
"Stianger,  who  tread'st  where  Macgregor  is  lying! 
Dar'st  thou  to  walk  unappall'd  and  tirm-hearted 
Midst  the  shadowy  steps  of  the  mighty  departed  ? 
See,  round  thee  the  cairns  of  the  dead  arc  disclosing 
The  shades  that  have  long  lieen  in  silence  reposing  1 
Through  their  form  dimly  twinkles  the  moon-beam  de 

seending. 
As  their  red  eye  of  wrath  on  a  stranger  arc  liending. 
(Jur  gray  stones  of  fame  though  the  heath-blossoms  eovVr, 
Bound  the  hills  of  our  battles  our  spirits  still  hover  ; 
But  dark  arc  our  forms  hy  our  blue  native  fountains. 
Fur  we  ne'er  sec  the  streams  running   red  from  the 

mountains. 
Our  fame  fades  away  like  the  foam  of  the  river, 
That  chines  in  the  sun  ere  it  vanish  for  ever ; 
And  no  maid  hangs  in  tears  of  regret  o'er  the  story. 
When  the  minstrel  relates  the  declino  of  our  glory. 


The  hunter  of  red  deer  now  ceases  to  number 
The  lonely  gray  stones  on  the  fields  of  our  slumber. 
Fly,  stranger,  and  let  not  thine  eye  be  reverted ! 
.\li !  why  should'st  thou  see  that  our  fame  is  departed " 

A  LOVE  TALE. 

A  FBAGMEXT. 

The  glance  of  my  love  is  mild  and  fair 

Whene'er  she  looks  on  me ; 
As  the  silver  beams,  in  the  midnight  air. 
Of  tlie  gentle  moon ;  and  her  yellow  hair 

On  tlie  gale  floats  wild  and  free. 

Her  yellow  locks  flow  o'er  her  back. 
And  round  her  forehead  twine; 

I  would  not  give  tlie  tresses  that  ileck 

The  blue  lines  of  her  snowy  neck. 
For  the  richest  Indian  mine. 

Iler  gentle  face  is  of  lily  liue ; 

But  whene'er  her  eyes  meet  mine. 
The  mantling  blush  on  licr  check  you  view- 
Is  like  the  rose-bud  wet  with  dew, 

When  the  morning  suu-bcains  shine. 

"  Why  heaves  your  breast  with  the  smother'd  sigh' 

Sly  dear  love,  tell  me  true ! 
Why  does  your  colour  come  and  fly. 
And  why,  oh  !  why  is  the  tear  in  your  eye? 

I  ne't  r  lov'd  maid  but  you. 

"  True  I  must  leave  Zcaiiia's  dome. 

And  wander  o'er  ocean-sea ; 
But  yet,  tlic'igh  far  my  footsteps  roam. 
My  soul  shall  linger  round  thy  home, 

I'll  lo'  c  thee  iJiough  thou  love  not  me." 

She  dried  the  tear  with  her  yellow  hair, 

Anc!  idis'  1  her  watery  eye. 
Like  the  sun  with  radiance  soft  and  fair. 
That  gleanu  thro'  the  moist  and  showery  air 

When  tlio  white  clouds  fleck  the  sky. 

She  rais'd  her  eye  with  a  feeble  smile. 

That  throtigh  the  tear-drops  shone  ! 
Ilcr  look  might  the  hardest  heart  lieguile, — 
She  sigh'd,  as  she  press'd  my  hand  the  while, 
"  -Mas !  njy  brother  John. 

"  Ah  ine  !  I  lov'd  my  brother  well 

Till  he  went  o'er  the  sea  ; — 
And  non<'  till  now  could  ever  tell 
If  joy  or  woe  to  the  youth  bcfel ; 

But  he  will  not  return  to  mc." 


TO  CAMOENS. 

PROM  THE  PORTUGUESE  OF  DE  IIATOS. 
So'  cniii  o  tzraililc  e  iiiittnulal  Cninocii.  &r. 

Camoons,  o'er  thy  bright  immortal  lays. 
Of  mournful  elegy  or  lyric  song. 
How  fleetly  glide  the  rapid  hours  along! 

I  give  to  tliec  my  nights,  to  thee  my  days. 

The  harms  of  fortune  and  the  woes  of  love. 
The  changes  of  thy  destiny  severe, 
I  mark  with  sadly  sympathetic  tear, 

And  can  but  sigh  for  what  was  thine  to  prove. 

For  thee,  mine  eyes  with  bursting  tears  o'crflow, 
Majestic  |Mx?t !  whose  undaunted  soul 
Brav'd  the  ill-omcu'd  stars  of  eitlur  [Xilc, 

And  found  in  other  climes  but  change  of  woe. 

What  bard  of  fickle  fortune  dare  comploiii, 

Who  knows  thy  fate,  and  high  immortal  strain' 

T(J  THE  COURIER  DOVE. 

t'nO.M  THE  ARABIC. 

Fair  traveller  of  the  pathless  air. 
To  'Sera's  bowers  these  accents  bear, 
Hid  in  the  shade  of  palmy  groves. 
And  tell  her  where  her  wanderer  roves ' 
But  spread,  O  spread  your  pinion  blue, 
I'o  guard  my  lines  from  rain  and  dew  : 
.\nd  when  my  charming  fair  yon  sec, 
A  thousand  kisses  lM!ar  from  mc. 
And  softly  murmur  in  her  car 
Huw  much  I  wish  that  I  were  near  ! 

EPITAPH. 

PROM  THE  LATI.N. 

Once  in  the  keen  pursuit  of  fame 

I,  sehool-boy-like,  pursued  a  bubble: 

But  Di'ath,  before  I  gain'd  a  name, 

Stejit  in  and  sav'd  a  world  uf  trouble. 


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,USO  THE  Tiiian  V( 
Kurri 


I'i.c  plan  of  the  " 
|,;nJon,  and  edited 
luiir  lo  our  own — t 
I  ii  i  dicapcr  rate  tlia 
ii  ivliicli  works  of  fi( 
I  Mr.  Ritchie  confines 
i^nut  one  fourth  of 
n^x  matter  at  about 
J  Uiicloii  rale.    Tlic 
I  Gliiist  llimlcr  and  hi 
coiisi'k'raMe  talent,  as 
I  ufint.    The   secoiu 
••Sliinilcrhannes,  thi 
BT  publi.slicd  a  short , 
Till'  «ork  now  pulili.- 
I  lie  Library  of  Roiiii 
tliich  wc  have  deem 
Mii.<i(ler  Waltham  to 
I  tiuracler  of  Murdocl 
slictchcd  and  in  bold 
I  itnu  of  the  novel  ar 
I  Tlip  author,  though 
1  foi'.liinie  long  unknow 
I  jounced  a  Walter  Se 
I  mind,  and  knowledge 
I  in  Ihifi  single  volume, 
I  lilcrarj'  temple. 


Arnwood  Castle  in  - 
I  litiici  uf  the  barons  of 
I  nicn  ill  its  neighbourl 
I  am  lliaii  structures  ol 
I  llaiiiig  been  strongly  li 
linJ  jurlly  from  the  p 

kil  licon  wasted  in  pat 
I  tiJiary  buildings ;  and, 
I  only  llic  height  of  oni 
I  tiireo  liaiidsomc  rooms 
lis  lioavy  strength,  ar 
liiii  gloom,  as  the  mt 
](t(ular  landscape  over 
Ion  his  approach  adniir 
I  liiiili  in  which  wc  have 
I  ilreiigth  of  the  huge  da 
I  c  iiipliment  the  taste  ot 
Isapfriiittiidence  it  had 
I  riJisi'  was  less  due  to  n 

'  mure  than  a  mere  mi 
I  i"  llic  clianec  of  his  stui 
I  ilio,  struck  with  the  lie 
linjli',  uliich  was  r.iised 
hnowaby 'Jio  name  of  tl 
ltii(|)iolures(pie  appearai 
Imudiuutof  the  way  ol 
Imjiusti'd  lo  the  owner 
liMtmii  of  which,  if  tra 
iHsi'iilly  paid. 

\mng  the  undulatii 
h\i  liivs  and  stragglin, 
|ilj|*stuvvurils  the  seatl 
jruilu  dislaiit  from  the 
liVn'Mill  stood  various 
jli-tk  ivalls,  with  vaults 
|i»ouud.<— «f  which  nobi 
IfiClllial  ihey  had  renin 
Imnurtorciiiiitbrtahle  1 
Vn.  smuKulers,  and  tra' 
luorial,  who  made  no  s 
|Wfir.«  and  rabhiU  fro 
lyifiiair  it  answered  th 
|l«'  (lie  lime  to  thems 
Iwieiil  obluiig  vault,  coi 
pUviMeinlay  interred 
IjliHiiiiooflOdward  the 
IWdinir,  standing  in  an 


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ma  THE  Tllllin   VOLUME   OF   THE    UURAKY   OF    ROMANCE, 
'  EUITKU  UY  LEI  It'll  RITCHIE. 


WAL'l    «A9I. 

piss  cillior  lor  an  aiitii|iii'  pN         "-Ikhi.-*,  ii  hir        r  ms- 
tlf,  n  walcli  tower,  or  n  >■]>•■•  i  liiiiil:iii\rk  or         i  r\ii- 

tiiry,  according  to   llic  H[-n  Tniicy  ol' the  i       iiiri-r. 

This  last  wasiMllrd  tlio  I'llul'  ili,  and  stocd  .      r  tli( 

luck  oi"  a  small  )H'niiisula,  runniii;;  into  tilt*  m  a,  aini  lit. 


The  plan  of  the  "  Library  of  Iloninncc,"  published  in 

I  l.aiJoii,  and  edited  by  Leitcli  Ritchie,  has  an  object  si- 
mihrtoour  own — the  dissemination  of  polite  literature 
t  a  cheaper  rate  than  usual.  Instead  of  three  voluuits, 
.  vvliii'li  H'orks  of  fiction  have  herttolbre  been  extended, 
Mr.  Ritchie  confines  each  author  to  one,  which  is  sold  at 
.fcont  one  fourth  of  the  usual  price  ;  and  wo  furnish  the 

I  ^'K  mitter  at  about  one  ti'^'A/A  of  even  his  very  reduced 
Ixinilon  rate.     The  first  of  his  series  contained  "  The 

I  i&sl  lliiiiter  and  his  Family,"  which,  though  cviiicin({ 
(Oiiiiikralile  talent,  as  a  whole  is  ineonjf ruoiis  and  extra- 
vii'iiil.     T'le    second    number    contains    the    story    of 

I  »<klila(lcrliannes,  the  Robber  of  the  Rliinc,"  of  which 
c published  a  short  sketch  in  the  "Lives  of  Banditti.' 

I  The  «ork  now  published  constitutes  the  third  volume  of 
liio  Library  of  Romance,  and  is  the  only  one  received 
winch  wc  liuvc  deemed  worthy  of  republication.     We 

I  (insider  Waltham  to  possess  claims  to  attention ;  the 
c'anclcr  of  Murdoch  .Macara,  the  Scotsman,  is  forcibly 

I  ikdched  and  in  bold  relief;  wliilc  the  numerous  iiiei- 
iiM  o(  the  novel  are  natural,  and  liiglily  interesting. 

I  The  author,  though  now  anonymous,  cannot  probably 
fonlinue  long  unknown ;  and  though  he  may  not  be  pro- 
lounccd  a  Walter  Scott,  yet  the  talents,  cultivation  of 

I  mind,  and  knowledge  of  the  human  heart,  displayed  even 

I II  this  single  volume,  entitle  him  to  a  liigh  nieho  in  the 

I  liiciory  temple. 

CHAPTER  I. 

.Vnwood  Castle  in shire,  the  only  remaining  resi- 

liicnei  of  the  barons  of  that  name,  who  once  were  mighty 
I  men  in  its  neighbouriiood,  was  a  much  more  sightly 
I  niiss  than  structures  of  so  ancient  a  date  commonly  are. 
I  Hating  been  strongly  built  at  first,  [lartly  from  the  whim 
laaJ  |iartly  Irom  the  poverty  of  its  owners,  little  money 
J  Ixen  wasted  in  patching  and  disfiguring  it  with  sub- 
ItiJiiu-y  buildingii ;  and,  excepting  a  wing  of  light  gothic, 
lonh'  the  height  of  one  story,  which  contained  two  or 
ItKC  liaiidsoinc  rooms,  the  old  castle  still  stood  in  all 
Jits  heavy  strength,  and  frowned  in  its  original  feu- 
Idil  gloom,  as  tlic  most  prominent  object  in  the  ir- 
litfular  landscape  over  which  it  presided.  Every  one 
I  bis  approach  admired  the  relief  which  tlic  elegant 
I  idiliti  ju  which  we  have  mentioned  gave  to  tlic  venerable 
I  tlrcngth  of  the  huge  dark  pile,  and  all  were  dis|H)sed  to 
1  iMinplimtiit  the  taste  of  the  departed  lord,  under  whose 
I  iiiperiuteiidenee  it  had  bveii  raised.  But  in  truth  the 
Iptii*  was  less  due  to  my  lord  of  the  time,  who  was  lit- 
r  innrc  than  a  mere  man  of  war,  liko  his  ancestors,  than 
I  III  the  elmiiee  of  his  stumbling  u|ion  a  tasteful  architect, 
I  iho,  struck  with  the  lieauty  of  u  tall  tower  at  the  back 
luille,  ivliich  was  r.iised  in  a  peculiar  taste,  and  was  now 
Iboniiliy  'Jie  name  of  the  Lark's  Tower,  as  well  as  with 
l!.W|)ieluresi|no  appearance  of  a  building  and  grounds  too 
liiitthout  of  the  wiiy  of  cuinmoii  gazers  to  be  observed, 
IwjL'ested  to  the  owner  the  idea  of  tlio  terrace,  for  the 
liMtion  of  which,  if  tradition  can  bu  believed,  he  never 
|umlly  paid. 

Among  the  undulating  grounds,  neglected  masses  of 
liK  trees  and  straggling  brushwood,  which  covered  the 
lilopestowarils  the  seatliat  washed  the  shore,  scarcely  a 
Irailc  distant  from  the  castle,  and  nearly  In  its  front, 
llWc  still  stood  various  remains  of  old  buildings — low 
lliiciv  walls,  with  vaults  and  caves,  and  striuigely  slm|ieil 
Inwnd.s— 1)1'  wiiicli  nolKHly  could  givo  ony  account,  ex 
Idlitlhat  tliey  had  remained  there  u  stumbling  block  to 
luiysurl  of  eiinifortulile  hunting,  and  a  refuge  lor  gyp- 
l*<,  smugglers,  and  travelling  thieves,  from  lime  iiiiine. 
iMial,  wjin  inado  no  sort  of  scruple  of  dislodging  the 
|bi(l(t'rs  anil  rabbits  from  such  comforlublu  ipiarters, 
Itlmiciir  it  answered  their  pur|)ose  to  appropriate  them 
|ii>'  tlie  time  to  tjieinselves.  Among  these,  was  an 
luiticiu  oblung  vault,  connected  with  u  dilapidated  tlia- 
IKnhtreiiiluy  interred  the  lords  of  Aruwood.even  Iroin 
lllf  tiiiio  of  I'Mivurd  the  Pinii,  and  a  tall  slraiige  looking 
lUdini;,  standing  in  an  expuiHtd  aitiiution,  whieh  might 


iieath  a  fli.ping  bare  sort  of  headland,  which  rose  black 
and  craggy  nearly  btliiiid,  and  went  by  the  name  of  Iluil 
Hill,  probably  from  its  cold  seaward  aspect  and  appear 
ante.  Uy  the  .side  of  the  little  peninsula  and  the  tower, 
and  between  these  and  the  castle,  was  a  small  iiiMik  of 
the  sea,  of  a  tolerable  depth  of  water,  wliieh  was  kiiinvu 
by  the  name  of  Pirate's  Creek  ;  but  so  ignorant  and  in- 
curious were  the  country  [topic,  that  not  a  soul  cduUI 
tell  how  or  wiienee  these  named  originated. 

It  may  well  be  sup|>oscd  that  tlii.s  deserted  and  unculti- 
vated neighlx>urlio<Ki,  which  w.ik  seven  miles  distant  from 
any  thing  like  a  village,  was  at  the  time  little  frci|ucnted 
by  strangers,  and  no  iiivoiiritc  residence  even  of  its  own 
lords  in  Ibriner  timi^s,  so  long  as  they  !iad  more  desirable 
estates  elsewhere,  and  could  keep  a  house  in  London. 
.Still  less,  if  possible,  were  its  |Meuiiar  advantages  and 
eoinlorts  |)orci'plible  to  the  coniinon  gaze  of  the  proprie- 
tor of  a  modern  mansion  situated  within  eye-sliot  and 
almost  at  a  stone's  throw  from  the  castle, — whose  white 
surlace,  neatly  shaven  lawn,  and  closed  windows,  seemed 
to  be  placed  within  view  of  the  latter  noble  fabric,  almost 
in  the  very  sjiirit  of  contradiction,  and  formed  one  of 
tliosc  harsh  contrasts  that  too  ollen  mar,  not  only  the 
general  cti'eet,  but  tlic  jieculiar  romance  of  a  scene  like 
this. 

In  the  solitary  retirement  of  the  castle  the  Dowager 
Lady  Arnwood  had  resiiled,  forgotten  by  the  world,  in 
quiet  and  meditative  seclusion,  ever  since  the  death,  ul 
an  early  age,  of  the  late  lord.  Indeed,  scarcely  a  car- 
riage, by  any  chance  or  upon  any  occasion,  entered  tin 
old  neglected  gate,  except  that  of  the  |>hysician :  not  even 
a  horseman  halted  at  the  threshold,  except  the  |iost-boy 
with  an  occasional  letter  from  her  beloved  and  only  son, 
on  his  travels  abroad  ;  or  perhaps  the  vicar  on  his  careful 
pony,  to  pay  his  distant  visit  and  eat  his  sober  dinner, 
well  seasoned  witli  moral  reflections  and  religious  dis- 
course, upon  tlic  vanity  of  worldly  grandeur,  and  the 
liability  of  riches  to  make  to  themselves  wings  and  lice 
away. 

The  I..ady  Arnwood  was,  however,  surprised  one  day 
by  tlie  unaccuiitomcd  presence  of  the  post-boy  just  men- 
tioned, fraught  with  a  letter,  in  whose  direction  she  in- 
stantly recognise«l  the  hand-writing  of  her  son.  Breaking 
it  open,  with  all  a  mother's  anxious  impatience,  she  hastily 
read  the  fiillowing ; — 

"  Sly  very  dear  mother — I  presume,  that  before  this 
reaches  you,  you  will  have  heard  from  the  inontli  of  my 
late  tutor,  Mr.  Johnston,  that  a  ditTerence  between  us,  of 
a  serious  nature,  the  particulars  of  which  it  is  not 
necessary  now  to  detail,  caused  his  dismissal  a  short  time 
since.  It  is  not  cx]K'dieut  that  I  should  at  present  enter 
upon  a  defence  of  charges  which  perhaps  he  has  not 
even  preferred  to  you.  I  had  hoped  to  liavc  been  for- 
tunate enough  to  obtain  the  company  of  my  friend.  Sir 
Eustace  Walford,  to  the  castle,  whose  testimony  would 
at  once  have  removed  any  doubt  or  anxiety  that  Mr. 
Johnston's  representations  may  have  occasioned,  at  the 
same  time  that  his  presence  would  have  uiVordcd  a  relief 
to  the  nioiiolony  of  the  scene  at  Arnwood.  lie  is,  how- 
ever, iinavoidalily  detained  by  particular  business  at 
Paris.  You  may  expect  to  see  me  on  the  ilay  aflcr  the 
receipt  of  this  letter.  Believe  me,  my  very  dear  inadani, 
your  ever  afTectionate  son, 

Arnwoob." 

It  would  not  bo  easy  to  describe  the  ctTect  of  tliesc  fi^w 
lines  iVoin  her  son,  n|H>n  tlie  mind  of  Arnwood's  sad  and 
anxious  inolher ;  or  the  weight  that  the  letter  removed 
from  her  spirits,  and  the  satisfaction  and  pleasure  it 
gave,  notwithstanding  the  misrepresentations  of  the 
i|Uoiidani  tutor,  Mr.  Johnston,  who  had  waited  Ujion  her 
(111  his  return  from  Paris,  but  who  had  now  left  the  pro- 
lection  of  the  castle  for  ever. 

When,  howi'ver,  tlie  news  descended  to  the  house- 
keeper's riKiiii  on  the  Ibllowing  morning,  from  my  lady's 
own  mouth,  that  tlie  young  l^ird  .Arnwood  was  abso- 
lutely ex|H'eted  homo  tliat  very  day — never  was  there  in 
any  quarter  such  a  consternation  of  surprise  and  import, 
ant  prc|>aration.  Mr.  MoUison,  the  generalissimo  of 
ImlliTs,  was  in  a  |H"rfett  panic,  at  the  filly  hundred 
things  that  devolved  upon  him  instantly  "  to  be,  to  do, 
and  to  sutler,"  on  such  anexlraordinary  occasion,  and  ran 
aliout  every  w  here,  doing  nothing  t'roni  not  knowing  what 
to  do  first — rubbing  his  hands,  oiid  giving  all  sorts  of 
contradictory  orders,  and  wondering  above  all  things 
that  my  lady,  who  must  have  known  what  was  to  liiip- 


jien  r.ii  (lie  day  bel'or. 
ki  rp  ii|i  the  news  liir  .1 
III   like  a  cliipi 
'liliik  of  all  til 
thing    li' 
■  elliet,  « 
li.iNibers,  ai 
t  had  been  th 
'on  days  nf  *  «^. 
lie  parlieirl.ir    > 
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>.h<»i«<    liavt     .ill  till'   •fuee\    to 
'  t„.|r  o    v,  u   t  linn  ht  them  out 
iiiindei,  itillX'Ul  gitiiighini  one 
A  as  to  1h-  ifi>rii'. 

uld    iiiiisU  1       resence  >,f  iiiinil 
.  niouiil  up  11,111  1  lie  III'  the  iie- 
lieliliirth  an  old  nii>tli.eateii  flag, 
lunieiiiiirial  tustuni  at  Arnwotd  to 
(J«»iry,as  he  said;   meaning  days 
1,1.1  tw.k  ph.ce   at  the   castle,  at 
led  to   rejoice.      But  so  ttw  oeea- 
iig  III  .iiiv  -iirt  had  of  late   taken  plate  in 
this  loin  ly  buililiiiL',  that  the  Hair  was  all  but  gone,  being 
is  thin  and  I'railasa  tobweb.  Ilowi  \<r,  up  it  iiiu.»t  go,  and 
a  iHTplcxiiig  piece  of  biisiiitss  the  rearii!*;  ot'  it  was  to  the 
honest  niiijoi-doino,  parlieidarly  truiii   lav   flurry  of  h  ' 
mind  ciiliseiiuent   upon  this  grei.t  event.     Tin-  old  tapes- 
try ill  the  gliHiiiiy   romn   almie,  uliiihin   aneient  liiiiea 
had   been  called  lire  bainiuetiiig  room,  was  to  be  shaken 
out  and  set  in  order ;  (he  liantiii^'s  in  the  gr<eii  drawing, 
room,  whii'li  had  been  put  up  at  the  late  lord's  marriage, 
were  to  be  unslirouded;  the  li  w  rein:iiiiiiig  servants  to  be 
marshalled  out  in  as  ninth    slate  as   sun. II  iiiiiiiImts  and 
other  deficiencies  woulil  iidniit  ot';  .'-.nd  a  man  to  Ik-  sta- 
tiontd   in   the  Lark's   Tower,   under  the  ragged  tlag,  to 
keep  a  look  oiil,  and  to  give  a  signal  to  crooked  Robert 
and  his  old  wile,  who  dwelt  at  the  (leirl  r's  hxige;  and,  if 
time  would  |K'rinit,  the  whole  country  round  was  to  be 
raised  to  welcome  the  young  heir  home  to  his   castle   of 
Arnwood ;  above  all  a  fete  was  to  be  eotten  up  to  please 
the  domestics.     As  for  Mrs.  CocKlyear  the  liousekce|Kr, 
she  was  no  less  distracted  with  business  and  prcjiaralion  ; 
she  broke  two  antique  china  dishes  with  her  own  hands 
in  the  ardour  of  scolding  the  lioiistniaids,  and  scalded 
her  fore-finger  in  the  most  painful  manner,  by  dipping  it 
into  a   pot  to  make  good  her  assertion  that  its  contents 
did  ni)l  boil. 

!Vt  length,  the  numerous  affairs  Ik-Iow  stairs  were  got 
into  some  sort  of  oriler.  .Mrs  (ioodyear  in  gown  and 
cap,  with  as  much  coiufbrt  as  her  scalded  finger  would 
admit  of,  and  having  her  little  gold  watch  hanging  by  her 
side,  with  her  usual  complacency  crossed  htr  hands 
before  her,  and  looked  out  down  tlie  long  avtiiuc  for 
the  coming  of  my  lord. 

But  the  only  person  in  view  was  Mark  Forward,  tlie 
footman,  and  man  of  all-work,  who  had  early  been  des- 
patched with  an  invitation  to  Laily's  .\rnwooil's  I'avour- 
ite,  the  rector,  requesting  his  company  to  dinner  to  meet 
the  young  heir ;  he  being  the  only  gentleman,  within 
twenty  miles,  whom  my  lady  would  condescend  to  in- 
vite as  a  relief  to  the  solitude  ot'  lier  days,  and  to  bear 
witness  to  the  fallen  fortunes  of  the  ancient  house  of 
.'\rnwood. 

"  Any  travellers  to  be  seen  on  the  roail  as  you  came, 
Mr.  ."Mark?"  said  the  housekeeiier,  looking  out. 

"  Travellers,  inii'am,  011  any  road  hereabouts  ?  Uon't 
mention  such  a  tiling,  ma'am,  if  you  please,  only  to  make 
one's  mouth  water." 

"Then  there  's  no  appearance  of  my  lord  yet,  nor  of 
any  strangers  whatever,  Mark  /" 

"  Nothing  o'  111'  sort,  ina'ani.  Travellers  indeed  !  any 
where  within  ten  miles  of  tlii.<  black  old  easde — one 
might  as  well  expect  to  see  a  boiilire  on  Hail  Hill,  over 
beyond,  or  a  mermaid  singing  ballaiis  in  the  Pirate's 
Creek,  as  a  traveller  here  of  a  whole  winter.  Not  so 
nincli  as  a  linker  or  a  pedlar  to  enliven  ns  this  inontli 
past,  and  even  old  .Vlic  the  fiddler  has  deserted  us.  Not 
so  niiicli  as  a  eiistom-house  oilicer  or  exciseman  ever 
passes;  nor  even  a  smuggler  comes  near  tin'  creek  now 
— neither  man  nor  maiden  wlial.soiiicver,  and  a  whole- 
some young  t'cllow  like  nie,  wasting  my  prtcious  youth 
in  an  old  casdo  among  the  rock.'.  By  gad,  nia'aiii, 
you'll  get  onto!' bed  some  mnrniiig  and  find  me  hanging 
on  the  bough  ofoiieof  the  trees  in  the  wood,  like  another 
Alfculoin." 

"  And  as  for  me,  I\Ir.  Atark,"  said  the  hoiisekce|K'r, 
surveyhig  herselll  "  1  may  deck  myself,  and  dri  ss  iny- 
seli;  and  I  may  wear  my  clothes,  and  my  trinkets,  and 
what  signifies  how  well  a  wuman  looks,  when  there's  no 
one  to  see  her  ?" 

"  Well,  I  can't  stop  here,  mu'aiu,  in  this  sort  o'  laiiien- 
tatioii.  But  what,  in  the  name  of  giMidness,  is  that  dan- 
gling at  the  top  o'  tlie  //ags/ii//  in  the  turn  t  there  '" 

"  It  i's  thu  flag,  no  doubt,  tiiat  Mr.  .Mullisou  hoistctl  for 
my  lord." 

"Flag,  ma'am,  ho!  ho!  and  he  not  come  lioiiic  yet, 
supiMising  it  wire  a  flag.  Hut  it's  11, ore  like  one  of  the 
brooms  that  the  skipixrs  in  the  bay  put  up  at  the  mast- 
head when  their  shabby  erafl  is  for  sale,  or  as  a  signal  of 
distress,  than  any  lokeii  of  rejoicing.  'Faith  the  castle 
itself  may  )«•  tor  sale  for  uught  I  know." 


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WALTIIAM. 


"  iHjrd  !  .Mr.  Mark,  do  yc  lliiiiU  xo,  ami  marly  a 
ycar'.f  wafics  iliicto  im:  V 

"Oil :  no  liar  (il'iis,  ma'am,"  Kaid  llic  waff,  wliosc  s<l. 
fislimss  was  iujI  so  riady  to  lakr  llic  aiiirjii,  "hiil  III. it  is 
a  [iiior  torlorii  lookiiiij  tliinir  that  .Mullisoii  lias  Imistcd 
lip  lIuTL',  and  lliittcrs  alwjiit  too  iiimli  likf  tli.'  old  lliy-cnil 
of  nobility,  HO  talliTi'd  yil  so  lolly,  .\laik  a-d,iy,  Alis. 
(i(XMlyoar,  it's  a  sad  tliinjr  alto'^allitr,  and  a  liad  bargain 
my  yoiin^  lord  lia.s  to  conio  liomc  to,  come  wliiii  lit 
may." 

ft  was  towards  evening  that  Iiord  Arnwood  found  him- 
self n|)|>roaeliinjr  hi.s  native  home,  and  the  dayli^'hl  of  a 
short  winter'.i  day  was  just  dyini;  away,  ns  from  a 
height  whieh  he  had  nuieh  lonpeil  to  arrive  at,  he  first 
obtained  a  view  of  the  distant  sea  and  the  naked  tower  of 
the  Pilot's  Mark,  and  allerwards  descried  the  black  liir- 
rets  of  Arnwood.  The  Ihouirlils  of  the  youth  bad  already 
been  none  of  the  pleasantest,  nor  is  a  .solitary  ride  of 
seventy  miles  on  a  ilrizzlinj;  ijloomy  day  in  l'el)riiary, 
after  a  week's  sickness,  at  all  t'avourable  to  the  disper- 
sion  of  (jloomy  retleetioiis.  Arnwood,  amid  the  torpor 
of  his  weary  journey,  had  been  striving  the  whole  day 
to  e.xcite  in  himself  t'eelinjrs  of  joy  at  rctiirnin/r  to  his 
home,  and  nicctinir  his  rcmainintr  parent.  Hut  when  be 
firstobtaincd  a  view  of  the  old  castle,  stim.linj;  bleak  and 
solitary,  amid  irregular,  ill  kept,  «  oody  (;ronnds,  where 
the  old  oaks  shot  u|)  their  scattered  leailess  trunk.s,  ami 
spread  forth  their  raseed  bonirhs  over  the  never-eiidinj; 
brushwood — and  where  not  a  livincr  soul  seemed  stirrin;; 
around,  nor  a  face  was  to  he  seen  willin}:  to  oiler  him  a 
welcome,  nor  a  sound  heard  but  the  harsh  sea.bnczc 
whi.stling  in  the  leailess  wood — wlien  he  surveyed  all  thi.s, 
his  melancholy  deepened  into  a.  still  more  unpleasant 
and  even  gloomy  feeling. 

At  lenfrth  the  .sad  inhabiUuiLs  of  the  castle  were  jrlad- 
dened  by  the  unusual  sound  of  a  vehicle  stopping  at  the 
entrance,  ami  in  an  instant  all  the  disposable  servants 
were  at  the  door.  Mr.  -MoUison  condescended  to  o|mu 
the  carriatfc  with  his  own  hand,  and  greeted  his  lord 
with  a  hearty  and  comfortiiiji  welcome;  while  ?i.-s. 
Goodyear  was  overcome  even  to  weepiuir  when  his  lord. 
Rhip  shook  hands  with  her  in  iJie  hall,  as  an  old  friend. 

Wo  tarry  not  to  describe  the  nieetinir  between  the 
noble  youth  and  the  solitary  dowa};er  of  the  castle; 
which,  however  aU'ectinjr  to  both  in  the  first  instance, 
and  productive  of  a  transient  fcelinjj  of  pleasure  on  either 
side,  soon  frave  place  to  the  overwhelminj;  t'looni  superin- 
duced by  the  dreary  solitude  of  the  old  castle,  and  the 
melancholy  reflections  on  the  probable  fortunes  of  their 
house ;  which  were  indeed  too  well  frronnded  in  proba- 
bility, and  alto^fcther  of  a  nature  corresponding  willi  the 
■pot  in  wliich  they  were  engendered. 

CIIArTER  II. 

Tlic  quiet  solitude  of  the  castle  of  .Vrnwood  was  but 
little  disturbed  by  the  return  of  the  younjr  lord.  In  a 
few  days  he  was  seen,  without  beinjr  looked  at,  Rlidin? 
out  and  in,  and  mounlinjthe  narrow  stairs  of  the  I,ark's 
Tower,  to  a  small  apartment  near  its  summit,  which  he 
chose  to  call  his  study  ;  anil  there,  while  the  usual  eco- 
nomy of  the  hnuseholil  went  on  almost  by  sijjns,  he  was 
occupied  in  looking  out  ii|mn  the  sen  when  the  weather 
was  stormy,  or  porinpover  his  boohs — and  all  with  such 
])erfect  stillness,  that  the  whole  buildinir  you  would  li.ive 
sworn  was  tenanted  only  by  the  few  birds  which  built 
mnonff  its  sheltencl  nooks, and  the  ravens  whieh  wheeled 
and  screeched  round  its  lofty  turrets.  Sometimes,  indeed, 
he  was  observed  ou  the  back  of  an  old  hunter,  splasliins; 
and  wheeling  nmoni;  the  broken  hollows  near  Pirate's 
Creek,  in  weather  when  even  to  Is'liold  such  friirhlful 
doings,  aggravateil  the  exerucialiug  tyranny  of  Mr.  .Mol- 
lison's  rluniiuatism  ;  and,  on  other  occasions,  when  the 
wind  blew  and  blasted  so  fearfully  around  the  castle,  that 
the  man  who  ventured  out  of  doors  found  no  small  diffi- 
culty in  keeping  his  head  where  it  was  jjlaced  by  nature 
or  his  feet  on  the  solid  earth,  the  poking  major-domo 
might  be  found  peeping  and  peering  from  some  of  the 
small  loo])  windows  in  the  lower,  and  holding  up  bis  bands 
ns  he  descried  the  young  lord  tlyingalongtlie  beaeli  in  the 
distance,  on  his"  lean  hunter,  with  the  spray  buzzing 
round  and  over  him,  "  as  if,"  as  ho  was  wont  to  sny, 
"  seven  devils  were  at  his  heels." 

Some  time  after  his  arrival,  as  the  spring  advanced, 
and  the  weather  became  more  mild  and  genial,  a  slight 
stir  took  place  in  the  neighbourliood,  in  consequence  of  a 
shipwreck  at  no  great  distance — with  its  various  concomi- 
tant cireumstanees,  sneh  as  the  coming  and  going  of 
persons  in  authority,  the  landing  and  embarkation  of 
men  In  small  boats  along  the  coast,  and  nightly  parties 
about  the  Pirate's  Ocek. 


One  morning,  nt  this  period,  just  as  l,ord  .VinwiKid 
was  preparing  to  go  out,  a  strange,  wealher-lieafen  look, 
iiig  man  was  sein  making  his  wav  towards  the  castle, 
eiossing  the  grteii  sward,  and  eiittiug  oil'  the  ant:les  of 
the  walks  where  be  chose,  as  he,  tijr  desjiatch  and  short- 
ness, approached  il  I'mni  tluisiile  next  the  sea.  Wlun  he 
had  drawn  near,  he  stood  l)el(>re  the  front  entr;'.iiee,  ga/ing 
awkwardly  about  him;  until  wheeling  round,  and  ilisco. 
vering  the  door  leading  into  tlie  servants'  apartinents,'be 
forthwith  entered,  and  was  at  onct?  eontVonted  by  tin'  tall 
li)rni  of  .Mr.  Molli.<on,  who,  with  great  state  and  dignity, 
demanded  of  the  stranger  what  ill'  wanted. 

'I'he  person  so  addressed,  who  was  a  sipiare-bnilt  man, 
with  a  shrewd,  goml-hunioured  countenance,  seennd 
not  of  those  who  arc^  prone  to  he  abashed  even  l)y  tlu' 
majesty  of  a  Midlison  ;  hut,  on  the  contrary,  giving  the 
great  man  of  the  paiilry  a  most  familiar,  and,  as  the  lat- 
ter thought,  a  decidedly  impudent  nod  of'  file  head,  he 
began  by  delivering,  with  a  strong  t>eoteh  aeciiil,  the  fol- 
lowing uiieereinonious  enquiry  : 

"  A  line  day,  fiiend  ;  is  your  maister  at  hame  .'" 

"  .My  master  I'wiiat  is  it  you  mean,  sir  I"  said  tho  ma- 
jor-iloino,  in  consternation  at  such  want  ofrcs|Kct. 

"  Ou  ay,  your  maister.  I'm  sure  i/e'ie  no  the  maister 
yoursel,  honest  man,  eh  ?" 

"Honest  man,  sir,  how?  what  arc  you?  how  dare 
you  call  nie  honest  man  ?" 

"  Ou,  inilced,  friend,  ye'll  doubtless  no  be  o'er  honest; 
but  I  just  want  the  genticmanyc  sec — the  maister  of  this 
auld  black  liiiilding." 

"  -Master !  Is  it  his  lordsliip  you're  enquiring  for,  my 
man  V" 

"  t)u,  ay,  friend,  I  believe  he  is  a  lord  :  I  should  mind 
folk's  teetles.     I  want  to  .see  him,  honest  friend." 

"  Vim  want  to  see  my  lord?  How  dare  you  speak  to 
me,  and  of  my  lord,  in  this  shocking  manner.  What  are 
you,  sir  ? 

"Pooghoo!  so  yc'rc  taking  the  struiits,  arc  ye  ?  Dccvil 
the  like  o'  tbac'  flunkeys  and  servant  men  I  ever  saw ;  une 
dare  na  speak  to  them  for  pride." 

"  Servant  men,  you  seoumlrel ;  do  you  call  mc  a  ser- 
vant man  ?  Ho  1  .Mark,  Kobin,  Will — is  there  nobody 
here  to  dij)  this  impudent  Scotchman  in  the  horsepond  .'" 

"  Lord,  I  would  like  to  see  the  best  flunkey  that  ever 
licked  a  plate,  put  hands  on  mc !"  said  the  Scotchman, 
smiling  contemptuously,  and  spitting  in  his  palm  as  he 
grasped  the  short  stick  on  wliich  he  leaned,  while  ."Mark 
I'orward  and  others  of  the  servants  mustered  round  to 
witness  the  rare  excitement  of  a  fray. 

"  What's  all  this  to  do  ?"  said  .Alark,  striking  in,  and 
rejoicing  ut  the  iilca  of  a  quarrel.  "Wnat  are  ye  ail 
about,  L'fnllcinin .'" 

"  Faith,  ye're  a  cecvil  like  fallow,"  said  the  stranger, 
not  less  pleased  at  all  times  than  .Mr.  Mollison  hiinseli;  at 
being  so  addressed  :  "  Ye  see  I  was  just  sixering  in  the 
ptdeete.st  nnuiner  at  that  ill-fiired  bo<ly  wi'  the  meal  on 
ills  pow,  how  1  would  get  to  see  my  lord,  when,  f'ufi'!  he 
gets  up  ill  a  passion,  and  scoggles  on  mo  like  a  turkey 
cock.     Deevil  sic  an  a  body  1  iver  saw." 

"  Will  you  stand  there,  iMark  Forward,  and  hear  me 
insulted  at  this  rate,  by  an  impudent  vagabond  ?"  said 
Mollison,  stamping  in  a  fume. 

"  Here's  a  pretty  piece  of  work  under  my  lord's  own 
window,"  e.\claimed  the  shrill  voice  of  Mrs.  (Joodyear 
brought  also  into  the  scene;  "what  is  it  you  want  here, 
good  III. in?"' 

"  I  just  want  no  word  of  my  lord,  ma'am,"  said  the 
sfranger,  touching  bis  bat  with  a  politeness  which  was 
ipiite  remarkable,  from  contra.st  with  his  i'ormer  rough- 
ness. 

'I'he  sagacious  Scotchman,  liaving  an  instinctive  per- 
suasion of  f'emelc  influence,  and  having  almost  won  the 
favour  of  .Mrs.  (icKjdyear  by  flic  politeness  with  which  he 
addressed  her,  fidlowed  up  his  iidvantage  by  a  speech  of 
such  rough  iiinnliuess  and  potential  persuasion,  that  she 
soon  prevailed  upon  .Mark  Forward,  who  had  visibly  en- 
joyed  the  humiliation  of  the  butler,  to  take  up  the  stran- 
ger's rciiuest,  and  obtain  liiiu  an  interview  with  Lord 
Arnwood. 

"  What  is  your  pleasure  with  me,  friend  ?"  said  Arn- 
wood, ns  the  visiter  was  ushered  into  his  presence. 

"  I  want  to  take  a  bit  house  from  you,  my  lord." 

"  Take  a  house  from  me  ?  I  have  none  to  let  tliat  1 
know  of;  and  my  steward  is  tlic  man  for  these  mat- 
ters." 

"  Ou,  I  never  talk  about  buzziness  to  servants  when  I 
can  gel  at  the  maister,  my  lord,  that's  my  way.  Its  just 
a  lioose  I  want,  an  ye'll  gie  me  'I  for  a  sma'  rent — a 
very  sma'  rent,  nae  dmil,  for  it's  standing  lioru  idle,  an 
bringing  iu  nncthing  that  1  can  sue." 

"  What  IioiiRC  is  it  ?" 


"  Deed,  sir — that  is,  my  lord,  it  can  se.ini  |y  \,v  |v,'j 
hooM',  ava,' and  as  to  oiiy  rent,  lam  sure  it  is  wcril],,,  ^,  i 
to  iiaetliing^an'  whatever  ye'll  get   lor  it  will  In-  n,,.',,. 
fouiul  silli  r.     It's  just  that  nuld  place  deoii  by  tlii' ((., 
-iile  thiy  ea'  the  Pilot's  Mark,  an'  it  's  sadly  out  o'  j,' 
p.;ir."     '  ^  'I 

1  don't  mean  to  let  the  Pilrl's  .M;;rk,  my  liiniii," 
•  )u  yes,  my  lord,  ye'll  let  if ;  it  'fl  aye  bring  in  snn  p.  I 
thing  in  the  shape  o'  siller,  and  eny  thing's  b,  itir  dui, 
naelhing  :  but  ye  sec,  my  lord,  it's  no  I'er  inysil'  1  \^-j,. 
it,  it  's  tiir  another  gi-ntli-man." 

"Oh,  it  'a  for  (i»«(/ifi' gentleman,"  said  Lord  .Vrnwowi 
iniling. 

"  Deed  is  it,  my  lord,  an  he's  a  real  giiitleinan,  j],,)  I 
s.iir  reduced  in  the  world;  an'   the  poor  genfliiii.-m  j,.j  I 

f  his  mind  on  it,  for  ye  see  he  is  a  little  odil  in  Ijjs «,,. 
since   the    world  went  against  him,  and  wimia  \w  m,  I 
suailed  ;  an"  I'm  sure  he'll  get  his  death  in  il,  wliontln  I 
iiorfheasters    begin  to  blast  olf  the  sea.     lint  wliativyl 
lie  file  rent  o"t,  my  lord  ?  yo  know  that  siller  is  sillirm 
thai'  times." 

"  What  is  the  gentleman's  name,  and  how  has  lie|,f. 
come  reduced  ?"  said  his  h>rdship,  highly  nmu>eil  withilif  I 
man  and  his  tcqucst." 

"His    nnnie  is    Walfhani,   my  lord,  and  be  fill  ini,i 
bad   hands,  and  lost  a  deal  o'  siller,  and  his  laily  i|j,,i 
and — but  ve  sec  it  's  nae  my  ]iart  to  speak  iiboot  faiiulv  I 
alfairs." 

"  And  you  arc  bis  servant,  I  presume  ?" 
"  A  sort  of  a.ssistant,  my  lord,  bis  principal — tlm  j 
his  general  doer,  and  man   of  business,  liaitli  mil  an'ii 
\m\  what 'II  be  flic  rcnto'  that  rack  of  a  place,  my  lord' 

"What  rent  would  you  or  your  master  olt'er  f'or  the  I 
I'ilot's  Mark,  and  the  seaward  land,"  said  his  Lrdsliii.,  i 
entering  into  the  man's  humour, "  if  I  Icll  it  to  your  uim  I 
eonseicnee."  I 

"  Hoot,  my  lord,  dinna  speak  about  conscicnco  inlhaol 
times,  when  siller  is  sae  precious.  1  never  heard  a  ;uii(| 
bargain  maker  say  inicklc  about  conscience  on  liis  i 
side  in  my  life,  wiiatevcr  be  did  o'  the  conscience  o'  kij| 
neighhour;  and  a  bargain's  a  bargain  ony  how,  asyourl 
lordship  knows." 

"  lint  your  otter,  sir.  How  much  do  you  offer  for  liel 
.Mark  and  its  appurtenances." 

"Me  offer?"  said  the   Scotchman,  with   a  flonrisli 
"  Catch  mc  making  an  offer  !    Nn,  na,  my  lord— its  m,! 
what  '11  /  f:ir,  but  what  '11  ye  take,  that's  my  way  < 
doing  business." 

"Well  then,  to  be  short,  suppose  I  offer  ittoyouil 
master  for  thirty  pounds  per  annum." 

"Thirty  pounds!  such  an  enormous  soom  foraiior-l 
f'ect  limbo,  without  a  lock  or  a  bolt  in  order.    Nu, ii 
my  lord,  that  '11  never  do." 

"  How  di.'  you  come,  my  friend,  to  find  out  in  whull 
order  it  is  ?" 

"Me,  your  lordship?  hav'n't  I  been  ont  flironsb'tl 
an'  in  through't,  wi'  the  key  I  got  frae  the  cronkeil  cliidl 
lit  the  lodge '?  Do  you  think  I'm  talking  about  n  bliniil 
bargain,  all  this  time  ?     Na,  na." 

"  Well,  my  good  friend,  instead  of  tliirty  pounds  |ifrl 
annum,  suppose  I  offer  it  to  your  master  foryii-c,  wliikil 
is  my  pleasure  to  allow  him  to  retain  it." 

"Five  pounds,  did  your  lordship  say?  Noo,  Ilial'J 
snini thing  conscirnlinns, — A-weel,  a-wcel,  1  supiiosews 
must  gie  your  lordship  tho  five  pounds  per  annum,  |Bya'l 
ble  (piarterly,  an'  possession  to  be  bad  iimnedinlilv, 
so  forth.  Noo  will  your  lordship  just  gie  me  a  hit  »m|«| 
i'  a  pen  for  't.  I  like  tilings  o'  sic  importance  in  lihck 
inil  white." 

"  No,  no,"  said  his  lordship.  "  You  must  toko  viA 
word  for  (his,  and  my  steward  shall  attend  to  see  (hat  tliii 
person  is  a  reduced  gentleman,  as  you  rcjirc^ent ;"  anJ 
iiying,  be  hnd  some  dillieulty  in  getting  the  fmU^ 
man  dismissed  without  a  written  memorandum  ofs 
good  a  bargain. 

The  man  was  no  sooner  gnno  than  Roinetliinj  stnidJ 
Lord  .Arnwood  in  this  matter,  to  which  his  iinsuspiii™! 
giHid  nature  had  so  readily  led  him  to  consent.    'MivPil 
lot's  Mark  had  never  been  intended  for  a  regular  liabiu| 
lion,  but  had  been  used  by  the  former  lords  of  Aniwix 
fir  various  temporary  purposes  of  their  own,  cillicrd 
pleasure  or  convenience ;  and  there  was  soniefhiiii.' lik| 
f'olly,  if  not  degradation  to  his  house,  in  giving  intoll 
possession  of  a  stranger,  even  upon  the  plea  of  Innftol 
ience,  a  pleasure  house  of  the  fairiily,  erected  onasjicfs 
favourable  to  siiiuggling  or  any  other  illegal  pwrfve- 
to  which  it,  for  aught  ho  knew,  might  eventually  I 
abused.     However,  ns  he  hnd  been  abniptly  k'll  by  111 
importunity  and  odd  humour  of  this  forward  Scntclninr 
to  give  his  word  to  its  liciug  transferred  for  a  time  to  11 
posscRsion  of  the  stranger,  all  that  lie  could  now  do,  luj 


■It  would   not  bn 
Ihtsrlily  at  you  this  inr 
I  tits  tor  such  an  iiidulg 
I'Biif  hnw  Ilid  you  ma 
1  lonlsliip's  presence  ?" 

"Manage,  sir!  Ha,  I 
It  whole  poss  o*  meal' 
Jlivai  a'  stand  ronn<l — 
Iffonian  o'  a  hoiisekeep 
llylhi'  tail  o'  her  ee — ; 
|nK(t  inysel'  to  tiekl 
iHuimn  are  women  ;  an 
liiaiori'  Ills  lordship." 

"WHI,   Murdoch,  y 
Im-Hvll:  mid  now   I 
It'ifrp.lo  kccj)  as  much 
Ipolinvanls  the  casfle; 
luraitii,  il'you're  to  hav 

"llanl  eonililious,  n 

"And  get  every  tliii 
Iteil'orlalilc  as  cireumsi 

"lliiay,  niiiister,  luu 
lo'liiiio  I'c.r  white  wash, 

"lluslil  Hav'n't  I  tt 
I  lion  licrnnine." 

"liuiio  sake,  maister 
l^^illliaai's  earnest  mai 
l«™tli,  when  I  offer  to 
iMilliiiiirbutasoundin; 

"Murdoch,  iKiwarc; 
lonlyniciny." 

"IWhibll,  sir.     I 


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ircil  is  wdriliini  ] 
r  it  will  Ik-  j,,  ,,■,,, 

(Icon  l.y  1l;i' „.,.  I 
i  smily  nut  o'  ti. 

■li,  my  IVii  Mil." 
lye  lii-ini;  in  snir.f. 
liiiiK's  1).  It,  r  tim,  I 
I'tr  uivmI'  1  wju  I 

liil  1.01(1  Arnwood,  I 

ill  si'iilli'MMn,  siiii 
our  (rnillniiiiii  i,y  | 
ttli'  oilil  In  liisKiv 
1111(1  winna  iwfdr- 
lilli  ill  il,  whi'iuh.  I 
■a.  lint  wliiii  «;;i 
it  fillur  is  >ill(r m 

1(1  liiiw  lias  lir  1(. 
ilynmustil  Willi  tlip 

J,  iind  lie  fill  inii, 

uiid  liis  lady  din!, 

ijiciik  iiboot  family  | 

lie?" 

principal— that  i> 
<!i,  liaitli  out  an'  in 
"a  phicp,  my  lord " 
iiaster  oll'iT  lor  tlic  | 
'  said  liis  lurdslii| 
Icll  it  to  your  m 

■  con'scieiioo  intliiol 
never  heard  a  cudtl 
iseieiicc  on  his  i 
10  conscience  o'  kiil 
n  oiiy  how,  as  jour  I 

(3o  you  offer  fiir  tin  I 

I,  with   n  flourisli 
in,  my  lord— iisml 
that'B  my  way  ot'l 

I  I  offer  it  to  youil 

Ills  soom  for  a  pw.  I 
in  order.    Nu,iij,| 

|to  find  out  in  wktl 

?en  out   tliroiijli'(| 

the  crooked  cliiill 

liking  about  nbliiijl 

If  thirty  pounds  iurl 
iter  foryiff,  whikilT 
it." 

say  1  Noo,  tliil'jj 
Ivcel,  I  sn|i|>ose  \(fl| 
|s  ])er  aiiniiiii,  inyij 
d  iininedinti'ly,  anil 
;ic  me  n  hit  srra|«[ 
iiportnucu  in  bladi 

Ton  must  tukf  mjl 
lend  to  see  I  hat  ihi  J 
1)U  represent ;"  anil 
IcHiiig  the  fcoUhl 

pcnioranduni  ofs 

Il  something  stnicll 
ill  his  lULsuspiciniil 
I  consent.  Tlic  Pii 
Ir  a  rejinlar  liahiul 
1  lords  of  Arnwn  ' 
llieir  own,  either  ( 
^■as  soniethiiipliU 

in  piviiif  iiilii  tl 
|i<!  plea  of  iKnorol 
Irecled  on  a  spcl  si 
illcjral  piiriicsf-j 
Iglit  evonliinlk  ' 
Ihniptly  led  by  llj 
lrwnrd'Seotchin«i| 
Id  for  a  time  toll 
Icon  Id  now  d".  ""I 


1  ,  rnv  instriietioiis  for  its  beiiii;  nsrcrtniiicd,  wliplhcr  the 
,«  iKifSCH^ir  was  worthy  iil'  liis  lii  nevoliiice,  and,  in 
vrir'^l"''''' !'  •''  "'"'  jn'opcr  teniiiil. 

II  ,iiiliii»  I'll'  Scii'.ilhiiiiiiV  I t,  wliieli  hail  been  Ucpl 

^,  ;|.  _-  I'ljr  liiiii  ill  the  I'irate's  Crick,  suon  linnii^lil  liiiii 
.  J  s;iir.ll  inn,  at  a   lew  miles'  dislaiiee,  whieli  li.uiii;.' 

r  nil,  il,  he  ran  up  stairs  to  the  apartment  oeiii|iie(l  bj 

U>  I'Msll'l'. 

-Will,  Murdiich,  how  have  you  sped  .'"  er.ipiired,  as 
:,.  iirui'ii  niiiiiil  I"  meet  him,  a  middle-sized  elderly  ijeii- 
nniii,  wi'^i  a    line   expressicin  of  coiinlenanee,  anil   a 
I  „.nuiis  twinkle  of  tin'  eye. 

"11,1,  lia.  111 '."  was  all  oiir  friend  could  ijet  out,  thrnw- 
I  „)<  nil  lii^  arms  and  biiistinjr  into  an  obstreperous  til  of 

I  l<ii;iili'f- 

"What  does  the  iiinn  mean?" — said  tlio  other — "Is 
I  itiisllii'  way  you  a    s«-er  my  enquiry  .'" 

"11,1,  li,i,  lia,  Il  I  '■" — went  on  .Alurdneh,  reeling  round 
I  lie  riBiiii  ill  lu"  uneeremonioiis  mirth. 

.. Kor  (ioil's  sake,  .Murdoch!"  said  tho  gentleman, 
■  diivk  this  niiseasiinable  convulsion,  and  inform  lue  ol 
I  lii,  i.isiie  of  your  mission." 

"Mivsiiiii,  sir!  dinna  speak  about  missions  to  mc  ! 
I  l/ird,  I'm  Hi"'  missionary." 

"I'm  plad  to  see  you  in  such  humour,  IVIiirdocli." 

'•lluinoiirl  Odd  sir!   I've   In'on  laujjliing   the   whnk' 

I  nv  iV.ie  the  mieklu  ca.stle — lauffiiini;  by  land  and  sea, 

I'ldilhe  vera  boatmen  girii'd  wi'  me,  like  erawlisli.  Lord, 

I n. vir  made  sic  a  bargain,  a'  the  bargains  ever  1  made." 

•Thi'ii,  I  jiresuinc,  you  liave  got  tho  Pilot's  Mark  liir 

I  nil." 

"(lotlen  it!  ay,  and  for  black  naething!  ha,  ha,  Im  ! 
I  I'lvnlten  heard,  that  lords  and  gentles  were  fiiles ;  but 
I  (If  a  horn  idiot,  as  yon  sweet-ni(iuthed  lord,  I  never  saw. 
iToiri'^  awa  a  place  like  tho  Pilot's  IMark,  for  thirty 
IjuniiJ.sa  year,  it  's  perfect  nonsense." 

'  Will,  I  sii|)i)osc  that  is  cheap  enough,  Murdoch,  as 
I  roll  say  .=0." 

"Cli'.ip! — He  soii!f!it  thirty  pounds — but  do  yo  think 
llnnke  harijaiiis  that  way  ?  Na,  na,  what  do  yon  think 
Icl'ftVt  '  ^'a,  its  true,  sir — five  pounds  a  year  I  as  1  shall 
liiMvrr.— Ha,  ha,  ha  I  Yon  a  lord  .'  Ho  's  a  perlect  fule. 
]  kVns  aa  ninir  about  making  a  bargain,  than  11  cow  does 
I  ib.iut  a  chest  o'  drawers." 

•Hilt,  i  fear,  Murdoch,  that  you  have  Fucccedcd 
llkroiiirh  some  imprudent  narration  of  my  circumstances. 

sliiiiilil  hv.  sorry " 

'•.Ml',  sir!  Na,  faith!  I've  kent  the  worl'  over  laug 
J  for  that,  t'a  'a  man  puir  indeed?  in  time  days.  Na, 
Ini— your  rogue  '11  get  plenty  of  friends,  but  your  puir 
1  ma  iiane." 

-That  was  wise — and  now  tell  me,  Murdoch,  what 
[Brtiil'a  man  is  his  lord.ship?" 

"(Ill,  n  weel  far'il  lad — as  plain  spoken  as  you  or  me; 
Isn'riiiile  cnnvorsible,  for  a'  his  lolly  look.  Hut  it  was 
liitonlshing  how  lie  laughed  at  me,  an'  he  sic  a  fulc  liim- 

i." 

"It  would  not  bo   nstonishin"',  if  I   were  to  Iniiijli 

I  htsrtily  at  you  this  moment,  Murdoeb,  if  I  were  in  spi- 
Irilst'ir  such  an  indulgence;"  said  the  gentleman  sadly. 

"But  hmv  did  you  manage  to  make  your  way  into  his 
kinlsliip's  presence  ?" 
"  .Manaifc,  sir !  Ha,  ha,  ha  ! — sie  a  brul/.ic  as  I  had  wi' 

I I  whole  poss  o'  mealy-headed  scoundrels — but  I  gar't 
It™  a'  stand  round — for  ye  sec,  sir,  there  was  a  soiisie 
I  (Ionian  0'  a  hi)iisekee|M'r;  a  winow  she  was,  I  could  see 
llyliii'  tail  11'  her  ee — an'  I  soon  saw  my  canniest  road  ; 
IhImI  iii.'.sir  to  tickle  the  gray  mare, — liir  ye  ken  sir, 
jnuiuin  are  women  ;  an'  pooh !  I  was  na  u  blink  o'  getting 
|i,uliiri'  his  lordship." 

"Will,  .Murdoch,  you  Imvo  managed  this  business 
limuill;  and  now  I  must  caution  you,  when  we  get 
I  Ike,  111  kfi'ji  as  much  out  of  sight  as  possible,  and  never 
Ipol.waril.s  the  caslle;  and,  above  all  things,  keep  a  shut 
Imnitii,  if  you're  to  have  a  day's  peace." 

"ILird  conditions,  niaister— the  last  in  particul:  r.' 

".\nil  iret  every  thing  as  decent  as  possible,  and  as 
I  aiiforlalile  as  eireuinslanees  will  iH^rmil." 

"itu  ay,  mai.sler,  iiac  fears  o'  me;  an'  there's  plenty 
Jo'liiin;  fur  white  wash,  an'  I'll  make  you  so  genteel;  an' 
|)|;..i "  J  h  < 

"Hash!  IFav'n't  I  told  you,  Murdoch,  never  to  men. 

I  lion  her  name." 

"Undo  sake,  maister!"  said  Murdoch;  starting  at  Mr. 
IWtliaiii's  earnest  manner.  "  Vo  put  a  bung  into  my 
I ninilh,  when  I  offer  to  speak  about  the;  lady,  ud  1  were 
IMithinir  hut  a  sounding  kag." 

"Murdoch,  k'warc;  I  tell  you  your  tongue  is  your 

I  mly  I'lieniy." 

"iVovil  a  bit,  sir.     It  's  my  only  friend.    What  was 


it  that  got  you  the  Pilot's  Mark,  that  ye  liae  set  your 
mind  on,  but  my  toiii;ni',  maister  !" 

"  .\nt  l'in;;rtlin^'  yi.iir  thoiiingh  impudence,  .Miirdix  h. 
Ibit  eiiiiie,  \.iii  hi.nw  «  liiit  is  iiicess.iry  to  be  ilniie  ;  and 
set  iibiiilt  il  ili^talilly.*' 

'I'liespriii','  iiilviiiiiTd,  iiiiil  still  Lord  .\rii\Mui(l  pi  r.  i-teil 
in  reniaiiiiii^'  i.t  the  eiisth',  living  in  iilmnst  nnbinki  n  .soli- 
tude. Some  sliL'lit  ehiiniies  bad,  however,  takin  place  in 
this  retired  iiei^'libniirhoiul,  wliieli  servi  il  as  in.alcrials  lor 
the  vae.int  irnssip  iifllie  slimier  eommniiily,  and  siiiirnl 
llicin  from  the  (li'spiration  ol'  rcailiinr,  "r  thiiikini!,  or  any 
similarly  troiililesiime  resource  of  enmpuiielioiis  iilleiii  ss. 

One  of  the  events  allniled  to,  was  the  preparation  vvliieli 
had  actively  eonimeiiei  d,  liir  the  inliiKh  d  eomiiig  of  .Mr. 
Itolloii,  the' great  rich  sipiire  of  New  Hall,  iit  the  large 
staring  bnihliii'.s  which,  as  we  have  alreiuly  said,  over- 
looked the  irregular  pleasure-grounds  of  .Xrnwood,  (to 
vvliieb  its  eiit-paper  gaiileiis  and  lands  had  origiiiiillv  he- 
longed;  ;  will),  with  nil  his  train,  was  shortly  expeeted  to 
!_'ive  lili'aml  spirit  totliisdeserted  iieiglibonrlinr.il.  That  he 
would  do  all  this  was  evident,  from  the  bustle  and  activity 
that  prevailed  among  the  elniid  of  tradi'smen,  artisans, 
and  artists,  bv  whom  the  ipiiet  solitudes  of  .\riiwnod  be- 
gan to  be  invaded  and  distill  bid  ;  ami  the  endless  iiii- 
pnrtalions  of  I'liriiiliiri',  provisions,  and  wines,  intended 
to  supply  the  profuse  lii.vury  of  the  (  stablishment. 

'J'lie  other  principal  event  which  employed  coinnion 
gossiji,  was  the  strange  condiiel  and  apjiearauee,  when  a 
sight  of  them  could  be  had,  ol'  the  singular  ocenpaiits  of 
the  Pilot's  Mark;  who  had  taken  ni>  their  abode  in  this 
lone,  starved-lookidg,  and  incoiivenii  nt  building,  vvitli 
such  unobserved  celerity,  and  inysterions  silence,  tliat  it 
miglit  have  been  supposed  the  sea  had  thrown  them  up 
out  of  its  wo((ib,  or  the  clouds  diopt  them  under  the  lee 
of  Hail  Hill,  the  sterile  appendage  to  their  comfortless 
liabitaliiin. 

^leanlime,  the  ]ireparnlion  and  profusion  appearing 
daily  nt  .\'ew  Hall,  began  to  e.veite  such  envy  among  the 
domestics  at  the  dull  castle  of  Arnwood,  as  no  piiile  of 
family  and  title,  of  which  servants  always  partake,  could 
long  stand  against.  'I'lie  cook  and  the  kitchen  maids  be- 
gan to  whisper  together  in  dark  dissatisfaelion,  and  the 
i'botmen  scow  led  at  my  bird,  and  even  at  their  more  deli- 
cate lady,  and  began  to  lay  plots  and  ))laii-,  horn  of  re- 
bellions discontent,  as  their  teeth  watered  it  the  thoughts 
of  the  tempting  (leripiisites  of  extravagance,  and  the 
pleasant  and  neighbouring  vvindliills  of  profusion. 

These  symptoms  (particularly  atler  the  eclat  of  the  ar- 
rival of  Mr.  Holton  and  his  friends  at  New  Hal!,)  had  their 
lull  ell'ect  upon  the  melancholy  dowager  and  her  proud 
son;  who,  with  the  sensitive  jealousy  of  conscious  poverty 
acting  upon  mental  mid  liiniily  elevation,  began  even  to 
vvateli  the  eountenaiices,  and  to  understand  the  feelings 
of  their  own  servants. 

'Phis  state  of  mind  on  the  part  of  the  young  lord,  was 
confirmed  by  the  ell'ect  of  a  serious  comniunieatiou  with 
his  mother  upon  the  alVairs  of  their  house,  'i'lie  nn.xioiis 
and  depressed  dowager  entered  into  a  long  detail  of  the 
circiinistanees  that  had  straitened  the  property  of  Am 
wood  during  the  life  of  her  hiisbaiid,  which  no  aller  eco- 
nomy or  prudence  had  been  able  to  re-adjust ;  and  con- 
cluded by  laying  her  serious  commands  upon  him  to  pay 
his  addresses  to  the  sipiire's  sister,  and,  by  marriage  with 
her,  to  renovate  the  honours  of  their  house.  We  need 
hardly  deserilie  the  niaiuier  in  which  this  proposal  was 
received,  lint  to  .\rnvvnoil  his  mother's  eommands  were 
.sacred,  nnd  the  restorntion  of  his  family  paramount  to 
ever}'  other  sellisb  li'eling,  so  that  I.e  not  only  consented 
hut  at  length  indulged  llie.  desire  of  accomplishing  tin 
saerilici'. 


CHAPTKU  III. 

There  was  Iiy  this  time  gathered  into  tlie  mansion  of 
New  Hall  every  variety  of  people;  country  sipiires,  and 
city  squires,  and  jockey  gentlemen,  and  good  shots,  and 
five-bai-giite  gentlemen,  and  picture  dealers,  nnd  villa 
builders,  and  musical  amatcms,  and  si^atiiring  geiille- 
nieii,  and  fat  Indies  nnd  their  lean  daughters.  All  tlnse, 
and  more,  were  congregated  nt  New  Hall,  all  in  their 
turn,  and  soiik  times  altogether,  compressed  into  the 
anijile  area  of  the  mnnsiim. 

And  besides  these,  there  were  other  sorts  of  zoological 
varieties  rushing  in  crowds,  with  vehicles,  dogs,  and  ser- 
vants, on  their  backs,  or  at  their  tails,  as  tho  case  liap- 
IM-ncil,  towards  this  hitherto  secluded  neighbourhood. 

How  the  corks  Hew,  nnd  the  wine  llowed!  while  flie 
hnll  echoed  with  the  fantastic  music  and  the  volatile  heels 
of  the  (hiiicers,  and  the  welkin  rang  with  the  huzzas  of 
(ho  guests,  until  the  night  wore  away  in  feverish  joy. 


and   the   pure  mr.riiinir  appeand  I'resli  and    oiluriti'ious 
over  ipiii  I  (lair  i.nd  woodl.iiKl. 

The  (niilia-t  111  till  en  the  profuse  en-goings  at  tin,' 
ball  and  Hie  ('((.noiiiieal  innniitoiiy  nf  the  old  easlh'  of 
Aniweiid  was  inilei  il  very  n  iiiarkablr.  Pbiliisophy  it- 
self, at  least  all  lli.il  i.ord  .\rii\viiiiil  c<  iilil  niiisler,  waH 
not  proiif  ai:aiiist  the  tantalisliii;  display,  and  osli  iitatiuUii 
waste  of  wealth,  thus  held  iip  befnri-  llie  eyes  ol'  bis  cal- 
ciilatiiig  ecoiioniy.  It  is  not  surprising,  tliereliire,  that 
the  seeiel  repiiiiiigs  nud  involuntary  tidings  of  irrepressi- 
hie  envy  wliieli  exist  in  hiiiiian  nature  iiiiiier  such  circuni- 
stanees,  should  have  extended  mole  nndisgiiisi  dly  to  tho 
servants  at  the  castle;  all  of  whom,  from  the  great  Mr. 
.Mollison  down  to  the  very  scullions  and  market-boy,  be- 
caiiie  first  discontented  and  mutinous,  and  tlien  began  to 
melt  away  one  by  one  lor  cliL^agi  iiients  at  the  Hall,  until 
.\rnvvood  was  in  (Ian;;er  of  Ik  iiig  icll  without  a  servant. 
Mvi  n  the  lot'ly  major-domo  began  to  delilierate  upon  the 
expnlieney  of  resigning  the  pride  of  birth,  laying  down 
the  emblems  of  lei^itiniate  nobility,  and  losing  the  rc- 
iiienibraiiee  of  biirii  li  greatness,  liir  the  substantial  fat- 
ness of  .New  Hall;  and  Mrs.  d'oodyear  was  absolutely 
wild  with  envy  1  nil  vexation,  at  her  own  lot,  since  one  of 
the  maids  who  had  left  the  castle  and  gone  to  the  Hall, 
had  already  aehii  veil  a  husband  iVoiii  the  tlock  of  disso- 
lute serving-men  (Inmesticnteil  with  the  wenlthy  s(|nire. 

Hilt  Lord  Arnwiiiiil  might  ghinee  with  ns  miieli  affected 
contempt  ns  he  pleased  over  the  svviirming  grounds  and 
smiikiiii:  chimneys  of  New  Hnll.  Wealth  is  wciilth  ;  ami 
at  length  many  persons  whom  Arnwood  justly  respected 
III  ;;iiii  to  condeseeml  to  partake  of  the  hospitality  of  hi.9 
rii  II  neiiilibour;  nnd  atlcr  n  time,  his  own  pride  gave 
way  betiire  the  reasonings  of  bis  niothcr,  and  a  livv  civili- 
ties  having  passed  hclvveen  them,  he  finally  accepted  an 
invitation  to  spend  an  evening  at  the  open  house  of  hia 
IK  i^rhbonr. 

'J'lie  remaining  servants  nt  the  cnstle  thought  the  world 
was  turned  upside  down,  and  that  tdiaos  was  come  again, 
as  they  assisted  tlieii  lord  into  his  carriage  to  go  to  dino 
with  Squire  Holton;  and  his  lordship  proceeded,  reason- 
ing with  himself  as  he  went  upon  the  intliience  of  cir- 
cumstances,  and  the  inevitable  necessity  to  which  men 
and  things  are  t'oreed  to  submit,  and  which  oltcn  brings 
about  the  strangest  occurrences,  and  baflles  all  the  calcu- 
latiiuis  of  experience. 

Hut  Mr.  Holton,  who  never  troubled  himself  about  any 
necessity  but  the  necessity  of  company,  without  which 
he  could  not  exist,  was  so  far  a  man  of  the  world  that  ho 
knew  how  to  assort  his  guests;  and  he  contrKed,  upon 
this  occasion,  to  select  the  best  specimen  of  his  friends 
and  companions  to  meet  I.ord  Arnwood.  And  in  truth, 
(he  company  of  men  conversant  with  the  world,  even 
though  their  knowledge  include  a  familiarity  with  tho 
worst  part  of  it,  cannot,  in  our  opinion,  be  luiserviceablo 
to  a  young  man  jnst  entering  lit!',  even  in  a  nioial  point 
of  view;  at  least,  we  think  we  may  assert,  without  danger 
of eontrndietion,  that  a  knowhdge  of  the  world  does  not 
wfn.v.frtii/i/  contnininate  the  mind  or  paralyse  the  feel- 
ings ;  and  that  in  most  cases,  to  speak  plainly,  a  great 
deal  more  depends  on  the  soil,  than  on  the  seed. 

We  have  made  this  slight  digression  liir  the  purpose  of 
neeounting  fiir  the  readiness  with  which  Lord  Arnwood 
tell  into  the  humour  of  his  host  nnd  the  hnbils  of  hi» 
company ;  and  though,  at  first  sight,  there  did  appear  to 
In'  soinethiiig  in  the  ceremony  of  the  household,  if  not 
repugnant  to,  at  least  hardly  in  uceordancc  with,  tho 
aristocraticnl  notions  and  feelings  of  the  guest,  yet  as 
there  was  no  ln(d\  of  that  which  supplies  the  want  of 
every  other  elinrin — an  apparent  heartiness  of  welcome — 
it  would  have  seemed  sonuthiiig  worse  than  coldness  or 
reserve,  had  he  given  Hr.ltoii  cause  of  suspicion  that  lie 
was  insensible  to  his  advances. 

Indeed  every  body  seemed  to  be  met  together  for  the 
common  purpose  of  unreserved  enjoyment.  'I'liere  were 
li'w  ladies  present,  and  those  U'vv  ofi'ered  hut  little  restraint 
to  the  preponderating  sex;  some  of  whom,  perhaps,  would 
have  submitted  to  no  such  tyranny  as  the  presence  or  in- 
lliieuee  of  well-bred  women  is  usually  .suppo.scd  to  insti- 
tute. 

.\s  it  was,  Mr.  Holton  himself  stood  out  in  advantage, 
ous  relief.  He  was  a  man  of  about  fivo-and-tliirty  years 
of  age,  of  a  halo  rotundity  of  aspect,  in  which  constitu- 
tional gond-humour  was  blended  with  an  acquired  shrewd- 
ness, rather  perhinis  to  the  disndvantage  of  the  former; 
and  every  thing  in  his  ])crson,  manner,  and  address,  be- 
spoke him  a  luiiii  perlectly  well  acquainted  with  the  ex- 
ternnl  fiirms  of  society  up  to  a  certain  point — yet  with 
an  nlloy  of  positive  vulgarity,  nnd  ofl'eiisivc  grossncss. 

Ill  a  religious  devotion  to  the  bottle,  however,  he  was 
excelled  by  none,  nnd  he  applied  himself  to  his  congenial 
duties  niKin  this  occasion  with  a  lirvour  that  could  not 


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but  |ir(nv  cniiliii_M.jMs  to  liis  riliiiiriiii,''  (■iinipiiiiiiiiis.  It 
\v;is  tiio  ovidciit  liiiit  Ihi'V  «i'ro  all  sil  in  tor  :i  iMrr.nsi 
imili'i'  the  s|n'i  iiil  |ialrfiii;it'i'  nl'  Ii.ic'<'lni.-i  liliiiM'h'.  rnmi 
tlii'si'  ilov'>ti'i'-i  I.iiril  Aniuooil  willi  (lilUi'iilly  isciipcd  tn 
tlir  (Ir.iwiiiir-rodiii,  when'  i'iMU|i:iiiy,  it' lint  mure  altr^ictivi' 
IVnin  its  intrinsic  rxct'llcnci',  \  i-t  tVi  in  ntliLT  cmsis  iiiui'i' 
iiiti'ivstini;  to  liiin,  awaiti'il  liis  atlcntinii. 

.Miss  l{('!t.>ii  -.Vi's  a  li'nialo  I'ac-siniili'  nl' luT  lircrtln'r; 
livly,  ciiti  rtainnii;  and  a;;iTcnhlf;  uilli  all  tlic  I'liiitinus 
vivai'itv  ot*  a  yniin;j  lady  i-ducatcti  in  London,  and  with 
that  voraludary  ol'  small  talk,  wliirli  anicnfr  those  most 
inl<'r('sti'<l  in  its  details,  re;;dily  passes  emrent  li  r  natisc 
piod  s(Mise  and  polislie<i  w  it.  She  seemed  hy  no  means 
disposed  ttt  diseonra^^e  the  advances  ot'  sfi  altoijetlier  eli- 
(jihle  a  person  as  Lord  Arnwood,  hnt  was,  on  the  eoM- 
trary,  Innt  npon  makintJ  him  lier  e.\eliisive  olijei  t  of  at- 
tention t'or  the  eveniiif;. 

It  was  dnrini;  an  interestinar  lele-a-tete  in  wliirli  the 
younj:  pair  weri'  eniraireil,  that  the  other  H;entlemen  en- 
tered the  drawin^f-room  I'rom  below. 

"Do  yon  see  that,  siiuire .'"  said  one  of  liis  I'riends, 
wiidiinu  an  eye,  and  liis  I'orelin^rer  applied  to  the  opposite 
side  ol'  his  nose  with  peenliar  elej;anee,  as  lie  looked 
across  to  .'vrnureid  and  .Miss  Itol'iiii,  "  there's  sonietliinfr 
for  yon  to  look  at." 

"  What  is  it '"  asked  the  squire,  who  was  far  from  so- 
ber, and  eonld  not  .se<'  very  clearly. 

"  Do  yon  not  see  how  .'\liss  llnlton  and  that  yoiini; 
BprifT  of  nobility  are  Ilirtin^X  :'  How  would  yon  like  the 
title  of  I.ady  Arnwood  lor  your  sister  frienil  Dolton  ?" 

"  I\ly  liiisht  Ihnoi/nihli'  A'i^^c;- .'"  was  all  that  the 
squire  could  say,  parodyiMjj  the  cxelanialion  of  t)ver- 
rcacli. 

"  Well,  Holloii,  what  Pay  yon  !  Von  know  tee  arc  I'.ol 
marryiii!;  men,  theret'orc  confess — eluciilate." 

"  I  don't  know  that  I  would  allow  Heekey  to  marry 
this  boy,  with  all  his  pride.  What  comfort  would  the 
girl  have  with  a  fellow  that  sits  all  day  over  his  books 
in  tlic  castle  yonder,  and  cun't  take  his  wine  of  an  cvcn- 
illfT  like  a  ffcntlemaii  !" 

"  Nothinff  very  extraordinary  in  that,"  remarked  a 
pinched  faced  person,  a  rich  citizen  from  the  metropolis, 
"  for  they  say  lie  is  ma<l." 

".Mull  hush,  lie  will  hear  ns  I  Ihit  what  say  you — 
mad  "'  said  llolton,  'vho  had,  alliT  all,  some  thoUL'hts  of 
tryini;  to  match  his  sister  with  .\rnwood,  and  was  by  no 
means  pleased  at  such  a  surmise. 

"Yes,  mad  1"  said  Sir  .lacoh,  coarsely;  "I  have  it 
from  a  !rentleman  who  was  his  tutor  and  companion, 
and  wli.i  lrav(  Med  with  him  ali  over  the  eonlinent.'' 

"  How  iiml,  sir;  pray  how  '"  enquired  the  sipiire. 

"  Why,  how  are  half  your  fashionable  people  mad  ? 
from  h.ivin":  too  innrli  money  pi'rhaps.  or  too  little;  or 
from  haviiuj  tisi  inU'  h  to  do  if  tiny  are  in  the  cihiiK'l.or 
t<H)  little  it' they  are  out;  or  because  mv  lord  is  not  made 
a  duke;  or  my  bird's  sister  has  murried  u  swindler;  ur 
from  Iwi'iity  other  ennscs." 

"(ioil  keep  us  oia  of  car-jihot  of  you  when  you  jret 
fully  mad.  Sir  Jacob,"  said  .Mr.  llolton.  "  Hut  you  have 
not  yet  said  a  word  in  the  case  of  Lord  Arnwood." 

"  Tardon  lue,  .Mr.  llolton,"  replied  the  other,  "  I  would 
not  speak  evil  ol'di<rnitaries,  allhon^li  Mr.  .lohnston  says 
this  lord  is  an  iiliot.  and  that  the  very  servants  call  him 
the  mad  Lord  Arnwooil.  Who  knows,  after  nil,  but  he 
Iiiuy  he  your  brotliei-inliw  crc  liaiir  '" 

"  .Not  so  hasty,  sir,"  said  a  severe  looking;  person, 
cdfini;  in;  "you  talk  as  chiaply  of  men  of  fauiily  and 
title  as  if  we  could  buy  and  sell  iiristoeriilieal  coiineelion 
on  till'  stock  e\chnn|rc.  If  you  (onlil  make  out  thai  to 
Itu  the  case,  I  vvouhl  K|H.'Culalv  tu  thu  utmost  extent  of 
niy  liirlunc." 

"Think  you  so,  Ilulson?"  said  Mr.  llolton,  a  dark 
Bcowl  comini;  over  his  countenance,  a  friipicnt  and  incx- 
|illcable  expression  v\'lni'h  inti  rrnpted  his  ordinary  and 
I'onstitutioual  L'ood  hninonr;  "think  yon  lightly  ot'  the 
power  id' money  '  I  tell  you  a  piHir  lord  may  1h'  noble  in 

rharaelcr  as  well  as  bl I;    lint  as  a    mini  ao.oni;  his 

ci|uals,  and  with  man's  iidiriiiilies,  he  is  »  daily  suH'ercr, 
whose  case  is  dieplv  to  hi'  coiumiser.ited." 

"  I'crliaps  you  are  riiflit,"  said  Sir  .lacob,  soiiiewlial 
nmnxeil  iit  the  nature  ol  this  rem.rk,  so  alto|;ctliur  dif- 
ferent I'roin  his  own  narrow  »|M'eulatioiis. 

"  And  I  iiin  not  to  Ik'  told,"  continued  liolton,  sternly, 
"  wliiit  imiiif  1/  iiin  do;  I  know  it,  sir,  1  kn  iw  it  will." 

"Well,"  said  Hiilson,  wislimi;  to  ii\ive  the  original 
((all  ty  with  which  lie  had  coinmenced,  "  there  they  still 
urc — Miss  llolton  uiiil  this  youiiit  '"t'l — ""  promineiit  us 
lliv  two  fiirurcs  ii   the  picture  ol  conrlsliip." 

"  'I'oM  my  honour,  we  nrc  n  pretty  set  of  fellows,"  said 
tlip  host,  clinnifinir  the  tliscoursc,  "crowding  lo({ellicr 
here,  iind  leavini;  tlic  ladicn  to  tbcinsches;"  mid  so  mv- 


in;;',  and  seltini;  the  example,  t)ic  group  separated  and 
miiiLiled  witii  the  cmnpanv. 

The  ijriilleiiieii  were  however,  after  a  short  interval, 
iliirni  iitriiiii  to  their  wine;  and  soon  iH'came  more  vehe- 
liii'iil  in  tlieir  mirth,  and  more  irre;riilar  ill  their  conversa- 
li.111.  (tronps  were  t'ormed  t'or  the  expression  ot'  more 
private  feelings,  accordiiitr  to  the  degree  of  t'^iend^hip 
snbsistinjf  bet  ween  the  parties,  ami  hands  began  to'  be 
graspeil,  and  toasts  to  be  drank,  as  I'riendsiiip,  inebriety, 
or  good-lmmonr  diiMated. 

In  the  course  of  this  ilow  of  soul  and  wine,  Air.  llol- 
ton having  snccei'ded  ill  grtling  Lord  .Vrnwooil  close  to 
him,  ti.lked  with  considerable  trecdom,  r.nd,  as  the  hitter 
Ihonghl,  with  much  good  sense,  upon  various  matters 
llireign  and  domestic.  Hut  his  lordship  could  not  help  re. 
marking  that  he  occasionally  alknved  to  escape  strangely 
protligate  sentiments,  and  showed  a  stern  decision  of  cha- 
r.icter  very  ditl'erent  from  that,  which,  t'roin  the  rosy 
gond-hunionr  and  lilutV  hospitality  ot'  his  open  counte- 
nance and  frank  demeanour,  u  stranger  iiiight  reasonably 
have  given  him  credit  Icir. 

i\Ir.  liolton,  however,  .«ecmed  anxious  to  cultivate  the 
I'riendsiiip  of  .Arnwood;  and  beliire  they  parted,  reproach- 
ing him  t'or  the  distance  he  kept,  and  iiinting  at  matters 
which  he  could  not  have  ventured  to  speak  ol'  in  his  sober 
moments,  lie  begged  that  he  would  make  use  of  bis  I'riend- 
siiip without  reserve,  seeming  extremely  desirous  of  the 
honour  of  serving  him.  The  company  at  length  grew 
tired  of  one  another,  and  even  of  the  bottle;  the  wine 
became  Mat  and  sickening,  and  the  niurmur  of  confused 
talk,  and  the  siiont  ot'  the  occasional  bacehaniiliaii  stave 
began  to  ilie  away,  as  the  guests  dropped  gradually  olV 
towards  their  apartments,  and  Lord  Aniwuod  was  suf- 
I'ered  to  depart. 

When  he  reached  the  door  the  moon  was  shilling 
brightly  over  the  landscape,  although  it  was  near  day- 
break ;  yet,  in  spite  of  the  latenii.ss  of  the  hour,  with  ilie 
perverseucss  of  inebriety,  he  would  not  consent  to  make 
use  of  the  carriage  that  wailed,  but  insisted  npon  walk- 
ing acro.ss  the  lawn  and  through  his  own  grounds  to  the 
castle. 

Wrapping  therefore  his  cloak  mound  him,  he  set  oft' to 
brush  the  night  dew  from  the  green  sward,  and  proceeded 
on  foot  over  the  irregular  grounds  towards  bis  own  Iioiik  . 
He  managed  to  pilot  his  way  by  the  moonlight  through  the 
clumps  and  shrubbery,  ultliougli  sadly  perplexed  by  the 
dark  shadows  Hung  from  them  over  the  park;  and  had 
mounted  one  or  two  of  the  grecii  slopes  which  inter- 
rupted the  plantation,  standing  still  occasionally  when 
he  came  to  an  opi>n  s|Mtt,  and  gazing  u|ion  the  scene 
with  excited  udniiration. 

He  had  approached  the  side  of  ii  line  of  chestnnts,  and 
was  making  his  way  over  the  sward  at  considerable 
s|4'ed  anil  in  much  gooiMninionr  with  liiiuselt',  when  he 
heard  distinctly  a  fiot  tripping  in  the  shadow  of  the 
trei's  alinost  close  lo  him. 

"  Who  is  there  '"  lie  called  nut  quickly — but  the  foot 
stopped,  and  no  reply  was  niiide. 

.\gain  he  pushed  forward,  nnil  again  the  t'uot  went, 
trip,  trip,  by  his  side. 

"Come  along,  friend,  whoever  yon  nrc,"  said  Arn- 
wood, calling  out  w  itiiout  upprchension,  "  mid  let  us  go 
forwaril  together." 

No  answer  was  returned,  hut  a  liumnii  figure  was  now 
visible,  moving  in  the  shade  of  the  trees. 

;\t  length,  as  he  began  lo  walk  slower,  and  lo  keep  a 
look  out  on  till'  dark  side,  n  man's  voice  virnck  up  VMth 
the  Hot  unpleasaiit  warble  of  a  song. 

"  A  pleasant  stave  enongli,  friend,"  said  Arnwood, 
when  he  had  iiided,  "and  the  more  so  that  I  had  no 
right  to  expect  such  cnterliiiniiieni  among  these  bushes 
and  brakes  at  tliis  hour  of  tl-       'gill." 

"  It's  morning.  Lord  Arnv        I,"  said  the  voice. 

"  railli  I  believe  it  is,  honest  friend,"  replied  Arnwood, 
pleased  at  the  proba'ulilv  of  iiii  iid\ciilurc. 

"  You're  in  liigh  spirits,  my  lonl,"  said  Ihi!  voice. 

"  I'll  tly  iiiiiih  HO,  my  invisible  friend,"  said  his  lord- 
ship, "  and  the  morning  is  iKantiftil,  an  you  sec." 

"There  are  light  days  iiiiil  ibirk  days  lo  us  all,"  said 
the  strnnger,  lo  bis  lordship's  surprise,  nllliongh  he 
Ihouglit  the  voice,  or  nt  least  the  accent,  was  not  un- 
known to  liiiu. 

"  There  arc  so,"  said  Arnwood. 

"  lint  till  re's  n  time  to  langh  iin'  a  lime  to  weep,  my 
lord,"  continued  the  voice,  dcseendiiig  into  its  iinluriil 
acecni.  "  An'  ye  line  heard  fine  things  thu  night  nuti 
doubt,"  said  Ilie  Scotchinan,  druwing  iieur. 

"  True  enough,  IVieiid  ;  but  liad'iil  you  Isitcr  givn  me 
another  slave,  since  yon  favour  iiic  with  your  compmiy 
homcwnrds  '" 

"<lii  ay,  I'sc  no  rcftisc  a  mng  uftcr  your  lordnhip  lina 


been  up  at  the  big  hoose  there,  eating  the  tiit,  an'  drml 
iiig  the  sweet  with  Dives  an'  bis  crew.  But  niicklc  v.';i 
make  by  that,  if  ye  kenn'd  but  a' :"  and  Mu.-ducli  sttm' 
up  these  strange  lines, 

Wln'li  ttic  hawk  parts  \vi   liis  wiii^, 

Gcllllc  .Intnl.  sliii|ili'  .Inhll  ; 
.Villi  II. I'  lavoK'k  \MiiiKi  sine, 

t;elilte  .Inllh — silii|ilr. 
When  ilii-nnhu'  k;iliii-s1ir  lainlttonVIii'.id, 
Air  t'ciils  Ilie  rti'W  Willi  Ili-sli  aial  taciul, 
Vnii  iii:i\'  sa>'  lis  iiiws  iiidt't'il, 

Cilille  Jiihii,  simple  .loliii; 
t^.'iiif!  an"  lell  your  rew  s  w  illi  f  iii'eii, 

tieillle  .Milin — ^illlpk'. 

"  A  strange  ditty,  my  friend,"'  snid  Arnwood,  iKiru,. 
iiing  to  get  sobered, — "  very  strange." 

"l)u  ay,  iny  lord,  but  there's  many  strange  tliincs  in 
the  worlil,  mi'  ye  see  I  hae  a  bit  word  o'  sang  ju^t  tu  lit 
oiiy  thing  thnt  happens." 

"  Have  you  indeed  '  But  what  earthly  occurrc nre  rm 
bo  fitted  by  the  Sybillinc  stufl'you  have  now  utiervd," 

"  Ay,  man,  that 's  just  the  question  !" 

"  W  ho  arc  yon,  friend,  crossing  my  lawn  at  this  jt 
seasonable  hour  V" 

"Do  ye  no  ken  nic,  my  lord?  Dinna  yc  mind  Mur 
doch  Macarn,  o'  the  I'ilot's  Mark  ?  Faith  I'm  no  nlraki 
to  tell  my  name.  .'\ii'  if  I  take  n  short  cut  thrmigli  ili, 
ground  o'  this  dismal  castle,  an'  gang  a  bit  ont  o'  inv 
road  to  sing  your  lordship  a  sang,  an'  guide  you  tlirniifii 
the  park  wlien  yc'ro  a  wcc  the  waur  for  drink,  odd— isn't 
that  a  I'ricnd's  turn  ?" 

"  I  the  worse  for  drink?  how  dare  you  say  so?"  u. 
claimed  Arnwood,  laughing  at  Murdoch's  plaiiuicw. 

"(I'udo  faith,  my  lord,  it's  naething  but  a  gcnllomaii's 
case  to  be  staggering  hamc  fou,  nt  twa  in  the  nioriiin". 
I  ken  nae  iicttcr  folk  than  tliein  that  tak  a  drup  o'  drink 
now  an'  then.  It's  better  may  bo  than  sitting  in  nn  nnU 
turret,  or  on  a  rock  o'  the  sea,  getting  the  nicrligms  i' 
your  head,  like  your  lordship  and  my  ain  nhiistrr.  li\ 
my  notion  that  that  was  the  way  the  Iblk  tiinitd  Ihcm- 
scls  'iito  warlocks,  an'  took  up  dealings  wi'  the  dfciil 
hiinsel,  langsyne,  the  Lord  preserve  us." 

"  Docs  your  master  live  in  the  Pilot's  Mark,  then!" 

"  Ho  docs,  my  lord,  canny  nn'  quiet." 

"  tiniet  lie  must  be,  for  I've  never  seen  nor  heard  of 
him  but  from  yoursdt'." 

"  Ye  liac  niucklc  lo  sco  an'  bear  baith,  my  lord,  llui 
ye  dinna  think  of  just  now  ;  an'  my  mnislcr  kens ' 

"  Well,  sir,  what  docs  your  master  know  /" 

"  On  naething;  thnt  is,  it's  no  for  nic  to  spcnk  obocl 
gi  ntlelolks'  aft'airs,  but  my  ninistcr  is  nn  odd  ninn,  an'  lio 
kens  iniiir  than  he  says  almnt  us  nll,nn'  nbout  thcdrunlaii 
young  squire  above,  and  about  what's  to  hoppcn,  liir  lir'i 
a  weary  rcn<ler  o'  books,  nnd  yo  see  he  's  coiiccnird  tin 
your  lordship,  nn'  wratefnl  because  yc  gi'cd  him  Uic  I'i 
lot's  Mark  to  live  in;  an'  he  says " 

"What  docs  ho  say?"  snid  Arnwood,  somowliat  ini. 
patidilly,  ns  .Murdoch  licsitnted. 

"  He  says  lio  docs  not  like  to  iicnr  o'  your  gninj;  lo 
gorge  wi'  the  herd  o'  cnttlc  up  i'  the  siiuire's  lionsc  ynn. 
der  ;  for  he  says  thnt  it's  like  the  snare  o'  the  limlfrinn' 
the  trap  that's  hiildcn  among  the  blossoms  and  the  Imnnv 
tlowcrs  on  the  brnc ;"  nn<l  the  Scot  liesitnlcd  npiiiii  aiiJ 
looked  up  in  Arnwood's  face. 

"tloon,  friend;  1  want  to  know  your  nicnnitig." 

"Oil,  naething,  my  lord,  but  he  kens  the  liidy  lli«l'< 
the  'squire's  sister,  mid  he  says  you  had  lictter  Ihi  waurv; 
hut  for  nil  that,  liu  aye  MiiyH — 

"  r'\i<ry  iiinn  niiiiin  iliec  liii*  fate, 
All'  every  litnl  will  linn  Us  mate." 

"  Does  he  nay  mi  7"  iiaid  Arnwood,  m  the  man  nloppfJ, 
looking  linrd  at  him  in  Ibe  moonlight. 

"Hut  ye  sec,  my  bird,"  continued  Murdocli— "tliorf  | 
now,  I've  brought  yon  iienr  to  the  black  old  cnolle.  Ilofh, 
it's  n  griicsonie  looking  place  for  a  young  gciillc  lilio  ymi  I 
lo  be  living  in  nl  the  ngc  o'  twenty,  wi'  naething  Imtnur 
sickly  lady  mother,  silling  a'  day  listening  lollic  lirlimi; 
o'  the  clock.  Oh,  oh!  When  I  WBg  your  ugol— but  il'i 
just  as  Mr.  ^Valtham  snys; — 

"  t'v.'iv  iniiii  iirinn  ilicf  lilttrnln, 
.\ir  every  Ittrit  will  linn  III  ninlr. 

"  lliil  I  say,  my  lord,  never  heed  my  clovers,  only  hki' 
lent  o'  the  squirt,  lake  tenl  o'  tlin  squire'!  Hut  now,  ii 
the  ghost  in  the  pluy  siiyn— 

''  Till'  niek  Is'tilnp  to  rrnw, 
An"  iliii  day  lii'uliin  tu  ilnw 

an'  so  n  souiiil  sleep  nn'  n  blytlie  wakening,  my  W 

With  (his  the  eceentric  Senlebmnn  lurnrii  oH".  mil  I 
darling  into  Hie  iicnred  phinlnlion  townrds  Ilic  «•",»"'  | 
inslaullv  out  of  sight ;  while  Arnwood,  soniittlml  wbf"  ' 


liv  this  adventure,  I 
tiiarliin-'iit. 


boril  .Vrnwood's  i 
ind,  with  that  fclici 
Ib.,  consented  to  ca 
,;irm'd  himself  to  tli 
i,f  was  thrown,  niu: 
i,!lrr  sort  of  conn 
blossinpofa  wit'e  ir 
pn.:  or  two  circuni 
lijiiig  like  licacons 
Tliose  circuinstm: 
il'-rrilie,  or  rather  I 
sriptioii ;  the  clVcct 
i:io..|  imperceptible  r 
111  llie  still  life  of  so 
liiilld  iskiiids  in  mid 
rartcr,  ill  addition, 
ivliii'li  would  not  ha 
i:i  the  least  artilicia 
Hull  was  not  one  of 
ii|ioii  acquaintance." 
ir.  however,  the  e 
fonncclioii  with  Mr 
imainioiinccd  pretcr 
iiDiisly  a  question  vv 
lojotlif  r  decided  oin 
ill'  llic  iiiicx|)cctcd  p 
iiilor.  This  circuni 
flinre's  real  feclinga 
oliviiiii3  fact  of  a  rc( 
l»o  worthies,  was  sii 
ol'tlie  young  lord,  w 
fi|uirL''s  tabic,  coiitri' 
ibaii  was  consistent 
host. 

Tlio  mansion  of  J 
I'ilot's  Mark  than  ti 
WIS  yet  early,  althoii 
>lii;i  prcli'rred  walki 
jviiine  that  skirled 
tiTliiiii  of  the  lonely 
linvanls  which  he  f( 
.1  finart  walk  he  ha 
iisiii;r  ground  at  Ijio 
ia;  lo  the  castle,  and 
nine  niomeiits  inlial 
iif  looked  seaward,  ii 
|wr('i\cd  through  |l 
under  one  of  the  gre 
luiiwlf  nnd  the  .Mar 
llii'^  part  of  his  pro|)c 
"Who  comes?"  c 
Iv  surprise. 

"  \\  ho  uro  you  lui 
mil  lone. 

"  Villi  arc  iiiRolcnl 
iiM  of  the  man's  rc| 
tilings  which  the  w 
iifili'. 

"  1  wonder  who  it 
llii'  man,  drawing  ni 
IwiUteppcd  into  a  na 
"f  III!'  dill',  and  led 
"''laiiil  oil',  I  say!" 
i;iiiii;int  of  the  rank 
"Vim  pass  not  will 
liiTi',"  said  Arnwood, 
ai'iro  hravery  than  pi 
flMiiiri  r's  p.issagc. 

"Till!  devil  I  duii'l 
w.inl, 

"  Ho  you  briive  me 

ipii«li;  ".Stand  oil'— 

"Sliinij  nil'!"  ri'iM'i 

■iMant  they  eamc  in 

Arnwnnil  striiggl.'i 


I'pai'i'  ainoii 


WAM'lIAM. 


.{ I ' 


(I  Ariiwnoil,  hri'iji 


y  lawn  at  tliia  ,;i; 


^  yon  my  m  ?"  oi. 
jclTx  plninnrss. 

■  but  n  geiilleman'i 
'a  in  tho  inoritiii;,', 
tak  a  ilrap  o'  drink 
n  sitliiij;  in  nn  mU 
\g  the  nicrlipKs  i' 

■  ain  nitiislri,    l\\ 
Ibllt  Inrnid  Ihcni- 

inps  wi'  till'  (lociil 

IK." 

itV  Mark,  then (" 

t." 

seen  nor  heard  of  | 

bnitli,  my  lord,  llui 


md,  Romrwhnl  ini- 

r  o'  ynnr  uoinp  li 
fiqnirr's  hdtitii'  viii' 
"e  o'  the  Inwior,  nn' 
uniH  and  thi>  iKiimy 
unitalcd  apaiii  ami 

nr  nicnnlni;." 
[•nn  the  hidy  tlnl''  | 
lid  l)ctlir  Ik'  wnurr; 


Id  thr  n\an  ttoffti 


Y  clnviT'",  only  Ijl"' 
|uirr':    lliil  iioiv,  i>  I 


iniint;,  my  M" 
nn  tiiriiril  ntl'.  ni't  j 
wnrdu  the  «•»,»" 
nnniiwhil  "obfnl 


livlliis  ndvcnturo,  having  reached  home,  retired  to  liit^ 

t^artniciit. 


CHAPTKR  IV. 

|,ord  Arnwood'H  intimacy  at  New  IFall  increased  daily ; 
gnd,  with  tliat  felicity  of  Boll-adaptation,  whieli  ninnlund 
In,,  consented  to  call  habit,  lie  would  doubtless  have  re. 
jijmd  himself  (o  tile  inHuencc  of  the  raeiely  into  which 
ti'«'a6  thrown,  and  been  content  to  settle  down  into  a 
i,'lir  sort  of  country  gentleman — with  the  addilionai 
hlossinf  of  a  wife  in  the  [ktsou  of  Miss  Roltnn — had  net 
pno  or  two  cireuinstances  occnrred  in  the  ineaiiliine, 
ii-inu  like  Iieacons  to  warn  him  of  his  diingcr. 

Tlii'se  eircunistnnecs,  however,  it  would  bo  ililHenlt  to 
d^rilH",  or  rather  they  are  not  worth  the  trouble  of  tle- 
siiplioii;  the  elVect  beinjj  produced  by  the  thousand  al- 
i:K»liin|Kra'ptible  nothings  which,  occurring  and  uniting 
111  till'  still  life  of  society,  resendile  the  coral  insects  that 
liiiild  islands  in  mid  ocean.  Certain  small  trnit»  of  elia- 
rarliT,  in  arldition,  had  been  discovered  in  Mr.  Bolton, 
wliirh  would  not  have  liecn  visible  at  a  first  glance,  even 
n  llii'  least  artilicial  natures  ;  anil  the  occupant  of  New 
Hull  nas  not  one  of  thoiio  men  wlio  are  said  to  "  improve 
upon  aei|iiaintance." 

ir.  however,  the  expediency  of  brciking  off  all  further 
lOiincclion  with  Mr.  liolton,  and  of  resigning  his  as  yet 
iiii.imiounerd  pretensions  to  iiis  sister,  had  been  pre. 
liiiiisly  aijuestion  with  Lord  Arnwood,  the  atluir  was  a|. 
lojcthor  decided  one  day  at  a  dinner  jiarty  at  New  Hall, 
iiv  llic  iinnx|wetcd  presence  of  Mr.  .lohnston,  his  foniier 
liilor.  This  cireninstance,  of  itself  an  evidence  of  the 
(luire's  real  feelings  towards  him,  coupled  with  the  now 
oliii.iiis  fact  of  a  recent  but  close  intimacy  between  the 
l.vi)  worthies,  was  sullicient  to  stimulate  the  jealous  pride 
pi'llii'  young  bird,  who,  impatient  of  the  company  at  the 
s|uiri's  table,  contrived  to  depart  at  n  much  earlier  hour 
tbii  was  consistent  with  the  bacchanalian  habits  of  his 
host. 

Tlie  mansion  of  New  Hall  was  situated  nearer  to  the 
I'llol's  Mark  than  to  the  Caslle  of  Arnwood;  and  ns  it 
ujsyet  early,  although  liceoming  ipiickly  dark,  his  lord. 
flii;i  preferred  walking  home,  taking  a  circuit  by  an 
iViiiMo  tlint  skirted  the  font  of  Hail  Hill,  and  in  the  di. 
mliiiii  of  the  lonely  building  by  the  sen,  called  the  Mark, 
Imvarils  which  lie  felt  an  involuntary  attraction.  Aller 
J  smart  walk  he  hail  passed  the  Mark,  and  reached  a 
nMii;r  (.'round  at  Ijie  extremity  of  the  pinntatiims  iH'hnig. 
lii;  Id  the  castle,  and  above  the  dill's;  where  lie  stood  for 
fimt  inonients  inhaling  the  fresh  sea  air,  and  musing,  as 
ill' looked  seaward,  u|Kin  the  still  night.seene — when  he 
|«'r('(i\ ed  throiigh  the  darkness  a  man  stealing  up  from 
uiidir  one  of  the  green  conical  banks  which  lay  Is'twcen 
luiiwlf  and  the  .Mark,  and  formed  n  sort  of  boundary  to 
llii'^pirt  of  his  pro|>erty. 

"Who  eoMies/"  enquired  Arnwood,  somewhat  taken 
I'v  surprise. 

■Ulio  uro  you  ii.at  asks?"  grumbled  Uio  man,  in  no 
uvil  tone. 

"ViHi  lire  insolent,  sirruli I"  said  Arnwood,  the  surli- 
wisof  the  man's  reply  stimulating  still  more  the  angry 
tilings  wliii'h  the  wiiie  and  the  company  had  tended  to 
iidli'. 

"  1  wonder  who  it  is  that  rails  mo  insolcnl,"  retorted 
111!'  m.in,  drawing  near  in  the  dark,  for  Lord  .Arnwmid 
ludi-li'ppr'il  into  a  narrow  pass  which  ran  along  the  brow 
"f  llii-  iliir,  niid  led  Inwards  the  rirnle's  t'reek  Ih'Iow. 
"Sliinil  olV,  I  say!"  aililed  Ihn  unknown,  apparently 
i;iinr,iiit  'it' the  rank  of  him  whom  he  addressed. 

"  \  oil  puss  iinl  wilhoul  giving  neeoiml  of  your  business 
hiTi',"  sail!  Arnwood,  his  siisjiicioiiH  awakened;  and  with 
iii'Ti' liriiviry  than  ptudeiice  lie  stisxl  forward  to  stop  the 
Mr.iiiirrr's  pj.'sinte. 

"ilie  devil  I  don't!"  and  the  fellow  raiiie  rudely  fiir- 

"Ho  yon  brave  me?',  said  his  lordship, giving  the  inun 
''P'ldii  "Sliiiid  oil'—!" 

''Siiiiiij  oil';"  re|M'ated  the  other  seiiniiigly;  and  in  iin 
•ii'tani  they  e.iine  in  ecintael  and  grappled, 

Arnwood  slrinrgKil  wilh  the  slianger  in  Ihe  dark,  more 
friiiii  moiiii  iilnrv  jiiission  than  frmii  any  definite  spirit  of 
"'I'nilioii,  or  ll-i'iing  of  apiiriliiiisiiin;  bill  lie  s|M'edily 

fmillliil  hi,,  .-Irenglli  was  Ii  inferior  to  lliiil  of  the 

I'l'iiil.iiniNiiiliir  and  fiillgrown  iiinii,  who  held  him  in  his 
C'i|»'.  lie  eoiitiiiiied  In  wreslh'  bravely  wilh  Ins  im- 
•ii'iivii  I'lM'iiiy,  until  they  turned  Ihe  brow  of  the  elitl's, 
«'«!  a  fall  iH'iiig  the  <  .ii'is'ipienee,  they  roMed  logrlher, 
Vnw.iiKl  liidiliiig  his  adversary  lirinly  in  his  grn«p,  imlil 
I'v  Irll  (iv,.r  till'  ,.(|ge,  and  were  both  preeipitnled  n  eon. 


iTlil.l. 

riii; 


"pace  ainiiiig  (he  roeks  bi  hiw. 


«  ulroiiger  in  it  short  limo  reeoverod  sufficirnlly 


liom  the  tall  to  get  upon  his  legs;  tlKUigh  not  without 
several  groiins  al  the  piiin  of  his  lirnises,  and  eiiises  upiin 
the  ailversary  who  hud  helped  him  to  Ibis  luiliieKy  '"1- 
Vditiire;  but  .\riiwood  neillier  moved  nor  s|i(ike — lyni;; 
to  all  appeuraiiee  dead  among  the  rocks. 

"  .\  piilty  t'(  llinv  yon  must  be,  to  wrestle  with  iiill 
Weiilhershi'el;"  .said  the  Ir.rge  he.ivy  iiii.ii — looking  iliiwn 
on  his  prosliule  antagonist;  "  and  yet  working  starlmard 
and  larboard,  as  t'urioiinly  as  if  you  had  been  as  broad  in 
Ihe  beam  as  a  lirst.rale.  I'ontoimd  the  locks  and  the 
stones!  they  ha\e  nearly  sieve  in  my  hull  timbers.  Hollo, 
old  lillow! — I  think  ye  ha'  golteii  a  raker  in  this  last 
lack;  Haigh!  liy  the  powers,  lie  d(«'s'nt  stir!" 

When  Ihe  man  liiiind  that  his  unknown  adversary  still 
lay  mot  ionic  .s,wi'ili  soiiii'  alarm,  and  many  I'M'liiiiiatinns, 
ilelivered  in  a  mixed  iianlieal  plirin-eology,  he  began  to 
raise  him  up  ,..id  turn  him  nnind,  until  linding  tliat  lu 
exhibited  no  ^iglls  of  lili',  lie  at  Knglli  litled  the  yintii 
upon  his  back,  and  in  this  manner  carried  him  to  the 
I'ilot's  .Mark.  When  he  arrived  llieie,  he  stopped  for  a 
fvw  iiinments  at  the  low  (Inthie  door  of  the  building,  to 
eonsidir  what  he  ought  to  do;  the  result  of  which  lellee- 
tion  led  him  to  give  it  two  or  three  kicks  with  his  loot, 
his  hands  being  employed  with  the  burden  he  carried. 

"  Willi's  there?"  cried  a  voice  within. 

"  riense  yon  to  open  Ihe  door,  Mr.  .Macara,"  said  the 
man  wilh  the  burden;  "it  is  ilill  Weathersheel,  with  a 
pirate,  or  an  exciseman  in  low.  KortJod's  sake  open  the 
door,  and  let  in  the  living  and  the  dead,  or  else  come  out 
with  shovel  and  pickaxe." 

"What's  the  mailer,  noo?  What  is  it  yc  want.  Will 
Walhershei'l  ?"  grinnhied  the  voice  of  .Murdoch,  as  he 
nnwilliiigly  drew  the  bolts.  "Could  na  ye  come  in  by 
the  back  disir.'  Deevil  sic  an  unlhrtunate  body  as  me 
alive!  KesI  nor  peace  1  can  get  iiane.  'I'lie  miiisler  is 
iiae  sooner  gone  to  bed,  an'  me  set  down  to  draw  my 
breath  in  |h  ace  and  i|nielness,  hot  dunt  g>ings  the  door, 
as  loud  in  this  back  o'  beyont  place,  as  ilitwereu  imhlie 
change  boose." 

"ilere's  n  bad  job,  Mr.  Macura;  just  stand  out  of  my 
way." 

"  Kb!  Lord  guide  ns,  what's  that?  A  dead  muni" 

"Shut  the  door,  you  Scotch  idiot!  If  he's  dead,  you 
may  take  the  hanging  on  yourselt;  for  keeping  him  .so 
long  outside." 

"  What  do  yon  say  alwut  Scotch  idiot,  ye  blackguard ! 
I  wish  1  had  you,  and  your  dead  game,  on  Ihe  windy 
side  o'  the  door  again;  I  would  teach  you  manners — tiir 
naming  Scolehman  an'  hanging  thegilher.  Lord  'a 
mercy  me,  what's  this  !  what's  Ibis  '"  exchiiined  the  .Scot 
in  a  I'reir/.y  of  terror,  as  he  lisjked  iiiHiii  the  pallid  teatures 
)f  Lord  Arnwood,  who  was  now  laid  on  a  bench  before 
Iheni. 

I  told   you  it  was  a  bad  job;"  said  the  sailor,  eon. 
leinpliiting  Ihe  Isidy — "  but  he  can't  be  dead.     And  hi''s 

genlleniiin  loo — Lord,  Murdoch,  they  'II  hang  us  holh!" 

"(Jod  liirgie  you,  William  Walherslieet,  if  ye  hae 
iniirdered  the  young  Lord  Arnwood." 

"Lord  Arnwood"'  echoed  tlic  man,  starling  with 
[iina'Aement. 

"  I  tell  yon!"  exclaimed  Ihe  Scotchman,  almost  crying, 
'  Ihiit  is  Lord  Arnwiiod,  o'  Ihe  black  castle  aliooii.  (lod 
forgie  yon!  (iod  forgie  you!  lint  I  lliink  he's  no'  dead; 
he's  only  in  a  dwani.  An  Ihe  hliiid's  streaming  Iiae  Ihe 
back  o'  Ills  bend.  Hand  alV  your  lininls.  Will  Walln  r. 
^Iieet,  yon  an'  me  are  no'  lil  to  doelnr  a  lord." 

Saying  this,  Mnrdoeli    look    Ihe    lll'eless    Isidy   in   his 

arms, and  lelliiig  the  man  Ihreiiteiilngly  In  slay  where  he 

was,  he  forlhwilh  curried  Ins  ehiirgi'  up  stairs  to  a  hack 

hiimber,    mullering    lo    himself  all    Ihe    while,    as    he 

went — 

"  I'll  bring  him  up  lo  the  Lady  Agatha,  if  Ihe  maisler 
lioiild  briiin  me  liir  it.  She's  the  only  line  lo  resloie 
him;  an'  she'll  wash  his  faee  wi'  n  simnge,  an"  n  vive  liiiii 
wi'  smelling  draps,  an'  she'll  ill  ess  his  In  ad  \\  i'  her  while 
fiii^rrs,  as  gi'iitli'  as  a  {let  liinib,  and  wi'  her  vera  kimlnesr. 
he'll  bring  liiiii  In— if  Ihe  lili''s  in  him.  (lehioeh!  the 
bonny  young  Inril,  thiit  gi'ed  ns  Ibis  i|iiiet  d«i  lliiig  for  a 
jHrfeet  wanwnrlh.  Meeli,  hieh!  I'm  al^in  heard,  that 
lords  an'  iioblis  wire  fides  iiii'  lyrinits,  btil  there's  my 
Mill  maisler  an'  Miss  .\gallia, — an'  there's  Ibis  geiily 
lord;  liny  're  every  ane  kind  and  eonsideiiile,  oiil  nn'  in, 
and  wad  na  harm  a  Ilea.     Deb,  neb!" 

Willi  iininy  siieli  himi'iiliilions  tin'  Scot  carried  Lord 
Arnwood  up,  laid  him  on  his  master's  bed,  and  si  I  iilioiil 
resloring  him;  aeling,  however,liy  the  orders  of  one  who 
soon  III  .lie  her  iippearanee,  and  si  eiiied  no  novice  at  sin  h 
Ikiii'voIi  111  olVii'i's,  and  who  eoinmeined  dressing  bin 
wounds  and  |n'rliirniing  Ihe  part  of  bis  nurse  wilh  an 
anxiety  and  gi  nlle  skill  whii  h  were  fuuii  sneiesid'iil. 

Arnwood  wan  liir  lome  liinc  in  tlinl  slate  of  half  eon- 


siiousiicss  in  which  surromiding  objecls  are  seen  and 
voices  heard,  without  a  di.-liint  pent  ptioii  of  the  reality 
of  eitln  r  the  one  or  the  other.  Al  first,  he  lell  a  soil 
liiind  holding  his  own,  iiiid  the  finders  pressing  his  piilM'. 
A  pah'  ti-male  I'.iee  seemed  soiiutiiiies  to  lie  i  ln.se  to  ins, 
so  that  he  could  ti  el  her  warm  lireath  upon  his  I'heek  ; 
and  the  long  dark  hair  which  fell  t'rom  her  slonping 
head,  while  she  dressed  his  wounds,  he  lilt  swieping 
gently  over  his  neck.  'I'lieii  his  awaking  eye  tii.steiieil 
anil  dwelt  upon  a  ligiire  whii  h  ri'iniiided  him  of  a 
(Jreeian  sciilplnre,  walehing  in  a  silling  jiostnri'.  Is  tween 
hiniself  and  Ihe  light;  and  while  dieainingly  eonteni. 
plating  llie  features  «  liieli  he  was  too  giihly  to  see  dis- 
tinctly, he  tlionglil  Ihe  dark  lia'/.el  eyes  lieained  upon  him 
with  Kiieh  a  lovely  i  xpre.s.sion,  that  whether  sleeping  or 
waking,  his  involuntary  admiration  caused  a  sigh  to  cs- 
t!ape  liom  his  bn'asl. 

.\t  Ibis  momeiil  the  figure  rose,  and  seemed  to  bend 
solieiloiisly  over  him;  and  thoiigli  his  eyes  were  half 
closed,  he  perceived  her  smile  wilh  so  eapti\aliiig  n  sott- 
iiess,  that  believing  hiniself  lo  be  in  a  dream,  he  lay  mo- 
tionless; fearing  to  break  soilelieate  a  vision. 

.■\t  length  he  looked  long  and  sli  adfasllv,  as  it'  striving 
against  Ihe  drowsy  eonfnsinn  of  his  lira'ii.  He  perceived 
hiinsi  If  lo  be  in  a  small  bed-chaniher,  neatly  arranged; 
the  I'nrnilnre  being  rather  separately  elegant  than  eon. 
sistenlly  laslefnl.  'I'he  lignre  of  Ihe  lady,  however,  still 
altriielid  bis  inleiesl  Miexehisivi  ly,  that  as  he  gazed  upon 
the  graeel'iil  lieiid  of  the  body,  between  liinisi  If  ami  the 
single  taper — Ihe  neck  tangled  with  long  dark  hair,  and 
the  features  peril  et  ill  their  outline  and  expression.— he 
was  inialde  lo  suppress  the  exelaination — "  liady !  how  is 
this  .'  Where  am  1 .'" 

'I'he  lady  started,  as  if  Kiiddeiily  alarmed,  and  rising 
up  and  elaiieing  towards  him  with  a  plea.-ed  smile,  hi.s 
eyes  lidlowid  her  as  she  silently  glided  out  of  Ihe  room. 

Loril  Arnwood,  wilh  swimining  head,  was  making  an 
elVorl  to  sit  np  in  Ihe  bed,  and  trying  In  ileeiile  whether 
he  were  in  a  dream  or  not,  when  the  lignre  of  Mnrdoeli 
.Maeara  came  on  tiptoe  into  the  room. 

"  How  do  yon  teel  yinirsel',  my  bird  ?"  said  Mnrdneb, 
with  all  aSeolehman's  cH'orl  at  ;ioliteiie.ss,  and  pleased  to 
see  the  patient  looking  belter. 

"I  feel  slrangcly,"  said  his  lordship;  "  aie  you  the 
Scolehman  of  the  I'ilol's  Mark'" 

"On  ay,  my  lord.  Faith  I'm  gl.id  lo  hear  your 
Knglified  tongue  again,  (iod!  I  got  sic  a  I'ri^bl  wi' 
von.  Kiiitli  1  thought  your  Inrdsliip  had  kicked  the 
'biiekel." 

"  Kicked  what !" 

"Oil  iiailhiiig.  I  see  ymi  "re  no  ined  v.  i'  Scotch  folk. 
Hi'cli,  bill  I'm  ghiil  lo  iiear  you  speak!  I  aye  think 
there's  litlle  fear  o'  I'olk  whan  their  longiie  keeps  wag- 
gin';  lliat  was  the  vera  word  .lolni  'ramson  iisid  lo  say 
lo  Ills  wife." 

"  <  )h,  my  head,  my  head,"  groaned  Arnwood ;  bis  p,iih 
and  confusion  of  brain  reliirniiig. 

".Iiisi  whislil,  my  lord,"  said  Mnrdoeli,  Kliaking  his 
head  and  winking,  as  one  would  do  to  Inish  a  child; 
"jilsl  lie  down  an'  be  ipiiel  I'or  a  minute,  liir  ye  see  my 
lord,  you  hae  gotten  a  sair  deniish,  an'  nae  doiibl  vnur 
head's  whirlin'  round." 

"  Wlial  is  Ibis  thai  has  happened  to  me,  friend  '" 

"Oil  iiaelhiiig,  my  lord,  but  just  a  bit  eriiiil  on  Ihe 
crown  amaiig  the  sialics,  lint  it  will  be  hale  against  the 
morn.  Od,  I've  seen  in  Lirishman  wad  hae  golli  ii  his 
head  dang  as  hraiil  at  niuhl  us  a  pease  baiineek,  an'  gm 
Ihe  vera  next  day  the  tiillow  would  bu  deevil  n  liiir  the 
waiir  o'l." 

Having  indulged  liiinsi  If  with  this  morsel  of  talk, 
H  bile  he  WHS  prescribing  silence  lo  (he  patieiil,  Miirih  eh 
tripped  eanlioiisly  away,  and  llieii  reliirning  with  W  ill 
Weathersheel,  tiny  earrii  d  Ariiwend  down  sl.iirs,  and 
laying  him  upon  a  sort  of  litter  whii  h  they  hud  Inislily 
fiirnisln  il  Willi  hiaiikels,  in  less  Ihiiii  bull' an  hour  lliey 
had  him  bronghl  to  the  (iilraIKe  of  his  own  castle. 

Arnwood  had  sunk  again  into  n  hall'-i  oiiseieiis  s(a(e  as 

llnv  wire  lurrying  liiiii  I e;  liiil  w  In  ii  be  tiniiiil  linn- 

sell  in  his  own  uparlment  iMiirdieh  being  in  the  niiaii 
lime  occupied  ill  answering  Ihe  iin|uiries  of  the  ahirineil 
SI  rvnnis,  by  lelling  (hem  llml  his  lordship  had  nn  rely 
nii'l  wilh  a  slight  neeideiil)  Ihe  young  lord  wiived  Ills 
hand  (iir  (he  ilonieslies  to  retire,  and  lenve  .Mnrilueli 
alone  w  itii  hiniself. 

"When'  bavi  I  Ix'en,  my  iVieiid,"  eni|uir('d  Arnwood 
til  Illy,  "anil  what  has  happinid  to  mv  t  fur  I  li'i  I  Isitli 
pain  of  body  and  eonliisinii  of  mind." 

"Il's  niiilhing  ava,  my  lord,  bill  just  ii  bit  neeideni 
llial  hapiN'ned  on  your  road  liame  Irar  (lie  iriiekle  hnll 
ahoon,  w  i'  a  wee  drop  drink  in  Miin  bend.  Od,  ve  never 
gang  near  tliut  pluco  hut  .onieiliinji  liuppriis  your  lord 


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Bliip.  Hut  yt'  KCf,  there's  nartliiiij;  cxlraordinar'  in  a 
drunken  si|ii.ilible  an'  a  broken  erown." 

"  Hnt  was  tliere  mil  a  lady  ' — " 

"  Ijiidyl  your  liirilslii|>'s  pcrlretly  in  a  iiiistack.  Wli;i 
was  abdiil  yon  but  only  niysrl  an'  bif;  Will  Wallierslii  et .' 
an'  tweel  lir'K  no  like  a  lady;  ui'  a  pair  o"  wliiskri-  on 
liis  hallits,  an' as  niiekle  black  liair  as  wail  till  a  niallrass. 
Noo»  my  lord,  just  sli]»  to  your  beil.  It's  nae  p;ood  I'or 
yoiniff  j;('iille]nin  to  let  ladies  rini  in  their  beads." 

"  1  am  eertain  tlnro  was  a  lady,"  said  Arnvvood,  nnis- 
ing;  "  1  could  not  be  deceived;  I  am  sine  ol'it.'' 

•'  Hoot,  iny  lonl,  just  keep  yourself  quiet.  Vc  've  been 
dreauiiiia;;  youiii!;  men  are  aye  dreaininif  about  ladies. 
Lordsjikel  iliiuk  ye  that  ladies  are  to  be  found  on  the 
Dca-sliore  like  cockle-shells;  an'  wha  ever  beard  o'  a  lady 
in  sie  a  lonesome  place  an  Ibe  I'ilot's  Mark  .'" 

"'I'heii  1  hin-t  been  at  the  Pilot's  .Alark  .'" 

"  ( >u  ay,  my  lord.  Hut  yc  're  a  preat  deal  belter  noo, 
uii'  juHt  be  advised  to  slip  to  your  rest,  and  here's  my 
gausey  aei|iiaintanee,  the  liousekee|K.'r,  got  up  out  o'  Jier 
warm  bed  to  see  al'ter  yon." 

The  houseUeepei  and  other  servants  entered  as  the 
Scotehiniui  lell  the  apartment,  and  his  lordship  was  soon 
settled  lor  the  ni!,'lit. 

The  etreetof  the  fall  that  Lord  Arnwood  had  met  with 
among  the  rocks,  was  more  to  stupily  and  coul'use  him, 
than  of  any  serious  conse<iuence  otberwise,  for  llie  bruises 
were  but  slight,  and  having  oiieo  l^en  dressed,  began  to 
lie;il  rapidly.  The  ijiddiness  and  suimming  in  his  bead, 
however,  and  the  confused  ami  painful  sensation,  eonlined 
liim  to  bed  (nt  two  or  three  days  al\er  the  accident. 

When  he  awakened  on  the  following  morning,  be  tried 
to  ree.il  with  some  ilistiuetuess,  a  recolleelion  of  Ibe 
events  of  the  preceding  night,  but  with  little  sneeess;  Ibe 
impression  of  a  delieious  dream  with  which  his  slumbers 
had  bian  visited,  and  the  supposed  reality  of  the  pre\ious 
night,  were  so  mingled  to;r,tlier.  Hnt  among  his  eoid'u-eil 
reiiiinisiMMices  of  soiuelbiug  re;il,  of  tailing  over  roeks, 
iind  of  bi'iiig  carried  home  in  the  o|>eii  air,  the  most  vivid 
and  iiitiTcsling  w.is  that  of  a  strange  l.idy,  ii  ligure  very 
dillereut  I'roin  M'ss  H  )ll.;n's,  mo\iiig  g(  lilly  about  biin 
in  an  unknown  apartment;  and  he  remeuilH,red  distini'tly 
certain  long  I  n's.-es  of  hair  falling  over  a  beaiili  fill  Grecian 
lace,  placed  briween  himself  and  a  single  taper. 

With  thesis  were  blended  smile  vague  falici.'.'S  abotil 
the  mysleiioiis  tenant  of  the  I'ilot's  .Mark,  whom  he  had 
never  yet  seen,  and  rr;rnrding  whom  he  began  to  be  ilii- 
fasilv  curious;  I'.ir  ibe  notion  bad  taken  irresistible  bold 
ofliiiu,  that  this  sir.iiiL'e  person  was  in  some  manner,  as 
yet  iHikuo.vii,  il.ximd  to  lieeomu  linked  or  entangled 
with  him  and  his  future  liile. 

.Vnd  yet  he  blami  d  hiinsell  I'or  allow  ing  one  of  w  bom 
he  knew  so  litile  to  obtain  a  I'.ioiing  sone.ir  liiin;  as  soiiie- 
times  |H'rsons  will  call  tbemselvis,  when  too  late,  to  ae- 
eouiil,  liir  doing  a  thing  from  motives  of  benevolence  or 
kindness,  of  which  they  do  not  very  clearly  see  the  riiii 
end  or  piiriKise.  And  ibis  be  did  from  the  very  reasoii- 
nble  motive  which  directs  |Mople  whose  traiii|Uillily  is 
hable  to  Ih'  ciisily  distiirlied,  .mil  whose  I'eelingsare  cisily 
all'eeled,  to  be  proportionably  cautious  bow  they  place 
lliese  valuable  instruments  of  liapjiiiicss  at  the  disposal 
of  otiters. 

In  eonseipienee  n\'  sueli  faneiis  nnil  relleetions,  be  de- 
lermiMeil  within  himself  to  see  the  stranger  of  the  .Mail,, 
iinil  to  aseeilain  from  bis  own  lips  what  were  bis  station 
and  mode  of  lili-;  resolving  that  if  be  should,  from  all  he 
could  learn,  come  to  any  unlavournblu  com  lusions,  he 
would  imiuedi.itely  eject  iiiiii  from  his  present  asylum. 

.X^'rii  ihlv  lo  tliis  resoliiUon,  In  ventured  down  towards 
Ibe  shore  oil  the  t'onrtliday  aller  the  accident,  del  iinined 
lo  walk  to  the  I'ilot's  Mark,  and  aseeilain  in  pi  rsoii 
uMiiethiiig  more  falislatlory  re({ai'din){  itn  inyslerioun 
oei  npant. 

He  was  proeeediiiK  leisurely  along  oil  the  sii nils,  the 
day  being  w, Mill  .iiiil  slill,  u.iii  hing  the  slow  np|ile  ol 
Ibe  \»aterH  ii|Hin  the  shore,  anil  oecasionallv  looking  out 
upon  the  sin.dl  erall  whieli  lingerid  on  tlie  trembllni: 
waves  tow.iriN  the  seaward  liori/.oii,  winii  he  |H:reei»i  d, 
miller  llie  elilfs  on  bis  rii'lit.lbe  linnreof  nil  elderly  man, 
rei'limiiirin  apparently  nnlolenl  meililalion  upon  tlie  bank. 

lie  luilged  tll.it  tills  could  be illli  r   tll.ill  the  oeellpilll 

iif  ibe  .M.irk,  I'rom  tin  little  likelihood  of  any  person 
iiiminir  I'rom  a  distance  being  so  miieh  at  his  ease  in  so 
Bolilarv  a  s|mi;  ;  but  alVr  ubsi  rviiig  lilin  liir  n  while,  hi" 
eonsliliilional  lieiie  ic)  ovi  name  his  linil  resolution  lo 
ilddiess  him,  and  lie  puss<  d  on, 

Tiie   other,  \<nleliiiiii  .\iiiHiHid,  niid  Hceinlng  lo  |«  r- 

eeive  his  intenlioii,  Mill  r  a  liw    ii ent«'   b. -dalioii  m-e 

and  eiime  forward,  while  jiin  lordship  stood  still  c.xpeelmg 
his  approai  h. 
Thu  ktraiiKcr,  u  iiiun  ulwut  lirty,  Ini  ai'iKJuiuiicu  digni. 


lied  and  even  impressive,  on  drawing  near  raised  bis  bat 
with  respectful  politeness,  slmwiiig  a  well  formed  reve- 
rend head,  quite  bald  on  the  top,  which  added  iiiucli  to  the 
impressiveness  of  bis  pale  care-worn  featines,  and  said 
"  I  believe  1  have  tlie  honour  of  addressing  Lord  Arn- 
wood." 

"  Vou  make  no  mistake,  sir,"  siiid  Arnwood. 

"it  is  liill  lime,  my  lord,"  added  the  geiilleman,  with 
trcinulous  seriousness,  "  lliiit  I  should  iiiake  my  ucknow- 
Icilgments  to  yon  for  giwiig  me  ((or  so  1  may  call  it)  the 
retired  domicile  beyond  the  e;eek,  which  I  am  assuredly 
iiiitst  gratefiil  liir.  1  am  tin;  person  who  occupies  the 
I'ilot's  .Mark,  my  lord,  and  your  tenant,  since  you  choose 
so  considerately  to  put  a  nominal  rent  upon  the  place.'' 

"1  am  happy  that  it  has  been  in  my  power,"  replied 
-Arnwood, "  to  render  you  any  obligations,  but  you  greatly 
overrale  this  triHing  service." 

"Those  who  have  nothing  to  give  in  return,  seldom 
receive  an  obligation;  and  when  they  do,  lliey  eamiot 
easily  overrate  that  which  is  so  valuable  from  its  rarity." 

"  Nay,"  said  Arnwood,  interested  by  (he  old  gentle- 
man's manner,  "1  trust  that  (iuours,  more  wortliy  (he 
name  than  any  thing  you  allude  to, are  not  so  very  rare." 

"Hetaiii  your  (.pinion,  my  lord,  while  you  cuii,  but  I 
am  an  old  man,"  and  he  shook  bis  bead. 

"  Hut,  sir,"  said  Arnwood,  drawing  nearer,  and  wi.-ili- 
ing  to  come  with  delicacy  to  bis  object,  "(here  surely 
must  !«■  something  peculiar  in  that  case  wliieli  makes 
:i  gentleman  express  so  niucli  gratilii'le  for  sueli  an  iii- 
eon\i'iiieii(  solitude  as  (he  old  building  you  occupy." 

"  I'Aery  case  seems  peculiar  when  considered  by  ibsel!'." 

"Vou  will  excuse  me,"  said  .\riiwood,  "but  I  have 
some  enriosily  (o  know  w  !iy  you  eho.se  this  inehineholy 
pot,  or  bow  a  ihtsoii  of  your  appearance  should  prefer 
so  to  seclude  liiiiisell';  and  win  ther  you  are  coiiifort.ible 
in  the  Murk — and,  in  ibort,  whether  X  can  further  serve 
yon." 

"  I'ray  be  plain,  m^  lord.  You  liuve  some  suspicions 
ri '^ardin;;^'  me,  and  wish  to  know  something  of  my  way 
of  lil'e." 

"  I  wish  not  to  be  inlrnsive,  but,  in  so  sivpieslcrid  a 
neiiibbourhood,  even  our  idk  le'ss  and  self-love  make  the 
clian.etcr  and  actions  of  odicrs  the  suliject  of  scrutiny." 

"True;  iiiid  (lia(  scridiny  has  given  me  to  kimu,  liiat 
you  are  well  worthy  the  i  onlidenee  of  an  uiil'ortunate 
gentleman.  As  to  bow  1  live.' — look  abroad  upon  that 
wide  and  deep  iieeaii.  It  is  oileii  raging  and  tinniiltu- 
ou~,  and  swallows  up  the  small  and  gnat;  but  its 
mii;lity  liiry  is  (he  sublime  energy  ot'  nature,  w  hieb  those 
who  have  snllired  from  (he  treaeliery  and  irihnmanity  of 
mankind  can  look  upon  wi(h  adiniradmi ;  tin- \\  hib- these 
great  waters  so  ollen  engulf  the  nierehant  and  his  (,'old, 
(bey  throw  gently  out  ii|iiin  their  yeilnw  sands  a  simple 
sllb^is(enl■e  to  an  uiiliirtimatc  like  mysi  If. 

"Tims,  my  lord,  I  e\is(,  while  you  allow  me  to  llvo  in 
(Ills  iiiueli  valued  solitude.  Ho  you  see  that  little  dark 
spot  ill  (he  oiling/  that  is  a  small  boat  wherein  my  jHior 

fiidiliil   Seoteh  servant,  .Miirdoih    .Maeara,  and  i tin  r, 

are  drawing  I'roin  the  prohlie  deep  my  means  of  bubsisl- 
eiiee  .iiid  eoiiiparahve  conlrn(." 

"  Hill,  pray  do  not  think  mo  iiii|iertiiiciit,  sir — your 
liirtmie  .'   tiir  surely" 

"  You  are  right,  my  lord,"  snid  (be  stranger.  "  I  hiid 
(in (line  once,  liirlmie  dial  I  (hongli(  iiiexhausdble  ;  iileii- 
lilied,  as  it  seinnd,  with  me  and  my  bon.se.  I  dreamed, 
,is  iitbi  rs  do,  that  it  would  di -eend  In  my  posterily  also, 
IIS  il  had  desi  I  iideil  lo  iin  .  Hut  time  is  continually  nn- 
('oldiiigto  us  till'  great  Iriitli,  that  we  know  notbiiig,  anil 
that  our  prouinplioii  in  ver  appears  more  Hliiking  than 
when  we  atleinpt  to  s|H'ciil.ite  ii|Min  human  destiny.' 

.\riiwiioil  w.is  iinible  I'lir  a  inoiin  n(  to  reply  to  this 
spei  I'll  of  the  I't'inarkiible  Htianiier,  partaking  as  it  did  of 
a  (r.iiii  o('tlioii:;lil  which  his  nun  eireumstaiices  bad  led 
liiiii  to  iiiihili;!.  Hut  his  curnisity  lo  learn  more  of  his 
new  aeipiaiiit.ince  bi'ing  ntrollKly  i.'.xeiled,  liii  vviitiired  to 
make  the  i  inpiiiy — 

"And  pray,  bow  has  your  property  beou  lakrii  fiuiii 
you  .'" 

''('an  yoni  lordship  tell  mii  how  Ibal  iloiid  in  llie  nky 
liiiN  obttiined  the  lantii'^tie  ^ll.)pe  it  now  beiirs,'*  he  re- 
plied, IcHikinu  re\i  tenlly  upwards,"  or  fnnii  what  region 
m  the  heavens  it  bax  come,  or  w  lieie  il  w  ill  bi',  ur  v<  bat 
.ha|ie  il  will  assume,  by  lo-iiioriuw  iiiKht  t" 

'■  I  eiinnot," 

"Clin  yon  tell  rroiii  vWial  (Niintof  the  heuveiin  Ibe 
lillhtning  will  shoot  liirth,iir  where  on  earth  Ibe  boll 
willllill,  or  whom  it  will  strike  and  ili '■troy  '  If  yi  n 
e.imiot  tell  bow  ilisliiir  }mi  eiiines,  can  you  lell  how  the 
lose-biid  opiMiN  ill  iiiiiniiK'r  '  II'  not,  how  can  I  slum' 
yinl  Ibe  real  e.iiise  ol'iny  me  liiltlines  '  Ask  any  of  the 
ruined  iiieii,wliuiii  you  may  i>ou  wasllii^  tliu  weary  InnifK 


in  the  iicighbourbood  of  a  metropolis,  and  I'o  wiljieil 
you  a  eummou-phiee  story,  full  of  wearying  (ktiiils  „.'| 
the  harassing  calamities  of  civilised  lile.  lie  Hill  (fiil 
you  of  line  prospects  wbieli  totally  ilisappoinloil  lnn, 
and  promising  events  wbicli  ended  in  rnin.  H^,  j,  ,! 
tell  you  ul' falso  friends  and  iiidden  cnciniiis;  anih. 
could  I.  All  theso  things  aro  palpable  to  our  m\iey 
but  of  their  liiddnn  springs,  or  tliuir  ulliinalo  mil  »j 
aro  wilhout  understanding." 

"  You  have,  thoii,  been  deprived  of  your  lijibme"' 
said   Arnwood. 

'  Vcs,  my  Lord;  and  while  I,  its  rightful  owner,  pim 
here  in  poverty  and  Bolitudc,  my  destroyer  wusic,*  ;i  |,, 
riot  and  extravagance.  Y'ou  may  imiigiiie  iho  like  u, 
(bat  great,  great  mansion,"  ho  added,  turniiijM  toujrj, 
New  Mali,  '•  which  like  a  bloated  upstart,  scruis  i,, 
overlook,  almost  with  scorn,  your  own  veneralilu  caiilo," 

"  And  all  this  is  done  b>  you  wrongfully  (' 

■'  Truly,  my  lord,  by  bitter  wrong." 

"  .And  might  you  not  recovor  il  by  law  ?'' 

"  i  nilglit  iiol,"  replied  the  stranger,  with  a  sad  igj 
resigned  look. 

'And  pray,  sir,  why?" 

*  The  law  is  not  for  men  when  llioy  nro  poor.  Tin, 
law  is  a  luxury  to  the  vindictive  man,  or  Ihcanialeutci' 
Irffiil  justicr ;  and  Iho  poor  have  no  luxuries  excp|itii.. 
Iigion  and  u  good  conscience,  and  these  are  lusuric) 
w'hi'li  but  lew  of  the  rich  have  much  enjoynicnlol." 

"  I'ardun  me,  sir :  but  if  any  nun  has  obliiincd  yum 
property  illegally,  as  you  seem  lo  iutimalo,  ycj  arc 
surely  wrong  in  not  seeking  its  restoiatiou  publidj, 
'I'lie  law  would  comjiel  him  to  restore  it." 

iMr.  WHlthaiii  again  shook  his  head,  and  after  a  piuse 
continued.  "'I'helaw,  my  lord,  is  very  good  and  rerv 
ellicient,  as  a  general  instrument  fur  the  distribution  oi' 
good  and  evil,  in  a  way  that  ollen  battles  huiniin  calcu. 
lation;  but,  like  other  iiionsterH  licgotten  by  civiliu. 
lion,  il  is,  as  I  have  said,  very  much  subject  to  the  |ion'cr 
of  money,  which  I  am  now  vvilhoul.  Ilul  ivon  5ii|i. 
(losing  i  were  able  lo  pay  tor,  and  willing  to  encoiiiiliT, 
the  un.xiclics  and  risks  of  a  cbaco  after  justiii',  I  am 
now  eonvinced  1  should  be  only  striviii|r  in  vain  iigaiH 
my  own  fate." 

"  Your /u/c,''  said  Arnwood. 

"  Yes,  my  lord,  certainly.'' 

"  I'ray  explain  yourself" 

"  I  ciimiul  explain,  my  lord." 

"  No  r 

"Men,"  continued  the  Btranger, "  have  in  nil  npi 
made  children  of  theinselves,  by  attempting  In  ex|il.iiii 
lliings  of  which  they  are  ignorant.  l''or  my  |inrl,I 
hold  It  to  bo  more  eoiinistent  with  reason  ami  di|;iiilv 
to  be  silent.  Ilul  I  see  my  boat  approaching  tliCKlimr, 
.iiiil  holiest  Miirdock  with  his  lisli,"  said  .Mr.  Wiiltlnin, 
rising  and  moving  towards  the  sea.  "Tbeir  diiiiifr 
will  be  more  luxurious  at  Now  Hall  than  out'i  ut  liic 
.■^^lrk." 

"Call  I  do  you  any  service,  sir,"  said  Arnwood,"!!; 
an  introdiK  (Ion  to  .Mr.  Ilolton  at  the  Hall  i'" 

"  .Mr.  Walthaiii  only  shook  bis  head,  nnd  HDiil,"llic 
gossip  of  the  ncighbinirbiKid  informs  me  lliat  jini  am 
about  lo  marry  Miss  llollon.  l>o  not  rxprnd  mui 
feelings  or  waste  your  time  upon  what  is  lint  In  lie," 

"  I  am  very  much  obligcij  to  the  nel|>hl»iiirliiHiil  Ion 
the  larlinesH  of  its  iiifonniitioii,"  niplind  AriiHooil  iiiii|.| 
iiig;  "but  bow  know  you  V  Ho  you  know  niiy  tliin'l 
against  the  lady  1"' 

"  I  know  inilhiiig  of  imporlaiien  either  in  lier  rimmi 
ora^iiiiisl  her,  my  lord,  but  I  am  iniicli  dceeivi'il  il' >Ih 
or  her  foilune  will  ever  be  voiir's." 

"You  siiiprise  me  by  Iho  straiigoness  of  ynur  pmj.| 
noslicalioiiK,"  said  ArnwooU'i  "lie  kind  eiiuuxli  In  n- 
pi. ,111,  I  entreat." 

"  It  is  mil  111  be,"  replied  Mr.  Waltlinm.  tiiminjlroiii 
him  and  inoving  louariU  Ibe  boul.  "lioiid  iiiniiiin!, 
my  lord." 

Lord  Arnwood  relumed  lioinn  deeply  inli'icMrilliyj 
Ibe  stranger's  eonversalion,  and  delcrtniiiid  iipmi  t<lo<'| 
llie  first  lavuurablu  up|Kirtunity  of  inectinti  liiiii  ag'iH' 


(  IIAnLK  V. 

The  prepiirnlionn  for  an  eiilerlainment  lo  lii';'nri«ll 
(lie  castle  on  his  eomiiig  of  age,  now  enlirely  iiri'ii|iinll 
Loid  Ailiwooil,  and  required  him  In  go  srveriil  (iim'<'a 
(he  iiiMiiol  eoiisiderable  town  ;  so  tinit  bis  iniiiil  tvaiinl 
licni'ial  diverted  I'loin  the  hiibject  of  IliK  fiiiiii'r»Hli"«| 
jiist  deluili'd,  and  Ihn  other  iiiutlcis  vtltli  wliiili  lull 
tliini|>lits  wire  usually  oeeiipied.  I 

Thu  vH'c'ct  uf  llithu  uiiijiloymcnls,  li))|elliac  willi  li»| 


h 


^fjsi„Ii;ll  visits  to  N 
I  (Jill.*  I"  prevent  li 
I  iM«lil^li"'.  those  (if 
I  Tlicoiilv  tiling  III"!  < 
Inieliiiii  real  imoasi 
I  J,.i,||ci-lion  which  bai 
Ifjtfandligiire,  nfsiK 
I  (liit  lie  could  not  I 


iin?o 


vvliilo  a  union 


I  so  entirely  dissimilar  1 

iMnvfrsnig  with  the 
I  iriitorin»l'i'"l"'''"'''  c 
|i,ll|]C  other  came  so 
I  I'jit  convinced  of  the  r 
I  must  liiivo  seen  such  i 

iliisootliing  services 
I  (iriiod  his  interest  on 
I  I'ilot's  Maik. 

When  the  morning 
I  ii'ici|iili'd,  at  leiictb 
liiaoc.irly  hour,  and 
(«;»',  nnd  upwards  li 
I  tiat  lliis  sbollld  bo    II 

„illioiit  liny  distingii 
I  liiijoiilin  inorning, 
I  The  rah  green  of  sun: 

■iiJivnodland,  only  bj 
Itioiisthiidos  of  tint,  a^ 
I  diT  llie  dewy  mist;  nii 

diloiilmof  the  lawn  ii 
I  bicak  siveep  of  Hail  I 

..il  the  stalwart  nake 
I  iiiilav  U>  smile  with 
I  n>0el.i(ion. 

As  lin  looked  tlioUj 
I  lift,  untiling,  be   una) 

linn  ils  appearance  c 
I  Jatksail  lingered  far  i 
I  (111'  u'liide  liori/.on,  a  f 
I  inOTiiin,'  sky, and  glen 
I  ('iiinliered  so  qiiiedy,  t 
I  dial  ils  cahuiic.-s  seei 
I  niKi.  oil  a  morning  lik' 
I  hci!  »illi  any  vnlu  an 
I  brin:'  liirdi. 

.Vi;reiit  day  this  w 
I  inJan  iiiispcakahly  g 
id' sen  nut  and  diiei 
I  fcoiuiiiiy  of  til  -  iinporl 
I  lioiiM'ki'i'|ier,  bad  scol 
I  iviilioiil  inlerniissloii, 
I  mill  iK'rli'cl  good  nn 
illiiii;  In  do;  and  the  i 
Ificileiiient,  niiicli  like 
I  III' liar,  clearing  tlio  t 
I  iiii'iit. 

Tlio  fnniiors,  his  lor 
I  pKinri'd  a  ilimirr  on  II 
I  l:«iir,  snoii  lipgaii  to  mi 
I  \n»:  a  new  lliig,  wliiel 
I IW  liie  ni'e.isjnn.  lliiKei 
I  ("purilii'  Lark's  Towr 
I Y'lle  n  liudy  apprnra 
liiiacli  res|ii'i'(i'il  rector 
I  Hire,  lii,«  Illli  carriage  ii 
Irviii'  .Mr.  Iliildm   and 

llilsiiii  anil  Sir  .lai'iib  I 
l.'ihl  .\rnwood  liiiini 
l('|>n<iili>  111  a  b.iinpie 
il'Tlainini'iit  got  up  t 
||n<i'il ;  Inr  In"  mimic  s 
lllliilillid'ly  less  ilid'icul 
llniiiiee  and  ult'ei'l  inir 
I  Mm;", 

II  It  while  his  (lelerm 
IliiiKill'aarerable  lo  II 
lUfrnnaU  wliinii  Iliey 
I  liiciil'llie  H(|iiire,  aiigii 
llmiiiw  (iii'iid  of  Ihn 
IciJMd.  Ills  iinilher  I 
l<  uuiiinit,  and  .Mr  j.''^ 
I  Willing  (,)  enjoy  hiiiist 
jlliuslell  iiidicly  to  tin 
IftiiiiJi.  Whither  it  w 
|iilaruiiiH'C(iiiii,  lliu  (ho 
I  till  pride,  nnvv  more  tl 
j  «i;ilfni|,|„|,.,|  it  elii.sely 
liii'i  mid  ihiinken  fleei 
1  "'•rr  llii.'i  night  luoro  u| 
|lli>l  lliesg  ciicum^l.iin; 


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y  nro  poor.  The 
or  tliPiimaleurci'l 
ii\uric:«  cxcoiii  ri".  [ 
linso  are  luxuriol 
eiijoyrnciil  of. " 
1118  obliiiiicd  vuur  I 
liUiinulo,  you  ate  I 
lointioii  imbliclj. I 
it."  I 

, iinil  after  a  pause! 
jry  gm)d  juid  rerv  I 
tliu  distribution  oi°| 
flics  huiniiii  calcu-l 
rolton  hy  civilm. 
ilijiM'l  ti)llio|inmr| 
t.  Itiit  f'von  Slip. 
ling  lo  ('ncoiiiilirj 
t'icr  jti>liii',  I  ainl 
>iig  in  vuln  agaiiHl 


i(>»«  of  yi'iir  ('"'{• 
lid   i'iuiii);li  III  (t- 

mm.  Iiirniii!;  I'tpml 
"tiiHid  iiiiiiiiinK.f 


-j.rj;;i(iii;il  visits  to  NtHV  Mull,  wus  sccdiidod  by  lii.s  own 
fll'iirts  I"  |"'''^'<'''t  'i'''  mind  from  recurring-  to  iiiiy 
.|u,ij|ilsliiit  tlio.w  of  I'litiiri'  liiippint'ss  (ind  irnnd  fortune. 
fliediily  tliiufr  tlint  di.slurhcd  tlicso  i<lc;\.i.  nid  ut  tliiics 

(pliiili  real  une.isinnss,  was  i\  vr  ■'ue  iin  drouiu-likc 
L^llodion  which  liniinted  his  iniiiiriuutiiMi  of  a  lernale 
j-Uf  jnd  fi;.'ure,  of  siicli  roinaiiliu  beauty  and  perfcclioii, 
lliillic  could  not  bear  to  dwell  upon  the  real  or  liinoied 
I  ,„i,  ivlulo  a  union    was  conleinplatcd  with  a  person 

jiiljrolv  dissimilar  as  Miss  I'ollon.  Sometimes,  while 
mnvprsiuf;  with  the  latter,  and  looking  in  her  fiieo  as 
riilolliis  proposed  companion  lor  lilb,  the  lovely  iinafre 
,,l(|]e  other  came  so  vividly  before^  liis  fancy,  that  he 
Ijllfonviiwedof  the  reality  of  her  c.vislcnce,  and  that  he 
iiiuil  Imvo  seen  such  a  beinp,  and  received  at  her  hands 
lie  sootliina  services  which,  ho  dimly  remeiubcrcd,  had 
tirilod  his  interest  on  the  occasion  of  his  accident  at  the 
I'iM's  Murk. 

Wlipii  tlie  morning  of  the  day  which  ho  hud  so  lonir 
,,ii(i|iiti'd,  at  leiiKlh  arrived,  he  started  from  his  bed 
il  ail  early  hour,  and  looked  out  upon  the  broad  land- 
,,'ai)0,  iuid  upwards  to  the  sky,  as  if  surprised  to  find 
liiil  lliis  slmnld  be  like  other  days,  and  should  come 
iviihout  any  distinjTuisliinjj  peculiarity.  Hut  truly  on 
liiisoalui  iiiorninj;,  "  no  prodigy  appeared  in  earth  or  air." 
lilt  fidi  {rreeii  of  summer  showed  every  object  on  brake 
siiilwiifldland,  only  hy  the  depth  and  darknes  of  its  va- 
lioiistliades  of  tint,  as  they  seemed  yet  to  slumber  un- 
iJiT  iho  duwy  niist ;  not  a  breath  moved  the  leaves  on  the 
diloalisof  the  lawn  in  front  of  the  castle;  and  oven  the 
bifaksiveep  of  ilail  Mill  in  the  distance,  receding  be- 
liiml  tlio  stalwart  nukednc'ss  of  the  I'ilol's  Mark,  seemed 
Miiav  lu  smilo  with  unwonted  warmth  and  emulous 
vfjeialioM. 

As  lin  looked  thouglitfully  towards  the  sea  on  the 
lill,  notliing,  be  imugined,  oonid  be  morn  iiilereslinir 
llun  its  uppearance  on  this  his  hirlh-duy.  A  singlr 
ilitk  sail  lingered  liir  in  the  oiling,  heyonil  which,  nloiif; 
Ihi'  whole  liiirizon.  a  streak  of  while  light  niiirked  the 
inMiiiiii,'  sky,aiid  gleamed  upon  Ilia  farther  sea  ;  whiih 
I'liiiilii'ri'J  so  quietly,  and  inurmure<l  so  musii^ally  soft, 
llial  its  cahunc^-s  sceniod  to  convey  a  reproai'h  to  all 
nlKUoa  a  morning  like  this,  could  sull'or  their  hearts  to 
Iratwilli  any  valii  anxiety  about  what  the  day  was  lo 
britii'llirlh. 

.\  ureal  day  this  was,  however,  at  Arnwnoil  easlle. 
inilau  inis|ieakal)ly  great  man  was  Mr.  Mollison,  the 
r  ifr.»i'r\aiit  and  diieelor  of  the  c.vternal  anil  internal 
ffoiiiiiiiy  ol  III  -  important  alfiir.  .Mrs.  (inodyear,  tin 
lioiiMkiTpcr,  bad  sculdnil  for  a  whole  liirtniglit  past 
iiiilioiit  intermission,  u'hicli  nlio  diil  meehaniially  and 
mill  iK'rli'cl  good  naluie,  whenever  there  was  any- 
lhin;lodo;  and  the  oilier  sorvu'its  wore  in  a  state  ol 
ficildiiriil,  much  like  the  crew  of  an  old  laid-np  man 
i)l'»ar,  clearing  llio  dock  (ur  an  unexpected  engage- 
iiit'iit. 

Tlio  liirmers,  his  lordsliip's  tenants,  fiir  whom  ho  had 
p;r:nri-il  a  ilinuer  on  the  lawn,  shortly  after  their  nsiiiil 
i.mr,  soon  began  lo  muster  with  Ihoir  wives  and  duugh- 
Ifn;  a  lunv  llug,  wliii-h  Mr.  iMollisnii  hail  made  ready 
fjillii'  iii'casion.  Iliillered  g  lily  from  the  tlag-stull'on  the 
liiliiil'llie  Lurk's  Tower,  and  the  park  begun  lo  assume 
ijiiilp  n  liiely  ap|)raranee.  The  Uev.  .Mr.  Stone,  tlii' 
iinicli  rfspei-ieil  roelor  of  the  parish,  niadn  his  nppeir 
iiirp,  Ills  old  i-urriiigiMiewly  painted  ;  nnd  shortly  litter 
nmf  .Mr.  Itnlton  and  bis  sister,  ae(-oiiipaiiied  by  .Mr. 
IIjI^iiii  and  Sir  .laeob  llenson,  his  partieiilar  friends. 

l.'ird  .Vrnwiiiiil  found  il,  honever,  a  less  easy  iniilter 
lii|iri><idn  at  u  binipiei,  and  take  llin  lead  in  a  ti-slive 
tnli'MainiiH'iil  got  up  lo  expresH  ;'oy,  than  he  had  sup- 
|>n'il ;  lor  III"  mimic  sorrow  wln-n  the  heart's  not  sail," 
iiinriiiili'ly  less  dillinilt  than  lo  maintain  a  joyous  eonn. 
Iriuiini  mill  uU'eet  niirlli  under  lliuprogauru  ul  contrary 
Iffliii;-. 

Il'il  kIiiIp  Ills  delenuinulion  wasstrerigllioned  lomake 
liiiKiiracri'ialile  lo  the  llollons,  and  i  ondesi'i-nding  lo 
tlKruLhilM  wlioiii  lliey  liail  brought  with  them,  his  dis- 
Utol'tlio  sipiire,  aiiifiueuled  by  bis  I'ouversalion  with 
liiiinw  liii'iid  of  Iho  I'ilot's  .Murk,  unaeenuntablv  in- 
CTattd,  Ills  mother  had  appeareil  al  the  tabli- only  for 
» liiiiiiinit,  iind  ,Mr  |Sfoiie,  the  venerable  reelor,"  not 
Willing  lo  enjoy  hiiusolf,  had  retired  early,  and  he  was 
Itiuilciil  ciiiiiely  lo  till)  society  of  llio  si|\iiro  and  liis 
friiiiJt.  Whether  it  vtan  that  the  umivoidublo  pruspeet 
mai'diiiicctioii,  tliii  lliuiighl  of  which  had  always  hurl 
liK  priili',  now  more  lliaii  ever  pained  liis  mind,  as  lie 
tiialfiii|ilali'il  ilelii.sely;  or  that  the  boisterous  roaise. 
ii"i<  oiij  drunken  ficedoiii  of  iho  .New-  Hall  gontlenuii 
«"f  lliH  iiiglii  nioru  upp.iri'iil  lliun  usual — eeilain  il  i' 
Uiii  llictu  I'lrcuiiiHlanev.*,  adUiU  lu  Ilia  iiivulunlur^  re- 


eolleetiou  of  the  nivstcrious  hints  of  the  strunue  person 
of  III-;  riliit's  .Murk",  had  an  eilruordinary  i  ifeel  upon  lii> 
ii'elings  in  llio  course  of  the  evening,  and  greatly  in- 
er(-as-ed  the  disgust  with   which  ho  began  to  regard  his 

nests. 
As  they  went  on  to  drink  deep,  bis  perceptions  sremiil 
to  be  sharpened,  rather   than   blunted,  by  the    wine    hi- 

wullowed,  and  lie  perceived  evi<lently  that  the  squire 
und  his  friends  not  only  made  more  tree  tliun  usual,  lull 
that  their  Iran k  jovia  lit  v  and  vulgar  coarseness  ainoiinted 

oa  disres|)eet,  if  not  eonleinpl,  of  himself.  Korgetling. 
Iheri'foie,  in  bis  indignation,  how  siroat  a  leveller  of  all 
conditions  is  the  inspiring  juice  of  the  grape,  he  walclieil 
the  words  and  manners  of  his  guests  with  a  critical  and 
haughty  jealousy. 

Lord  Arnwood  had  remarked  on  some  former  occa- 
sions, that  when  .Mr.  liolton  bad  drunk  freely,  ho  v\-as 
in  the  habit  of  disputing  upon  the  |>ower  of  money — 
just  as  some  men  contend  about  leligion  when  they  get 

nlo  the  same  slate  ;  and  that  praise  of  the  rich,  and 
sneering  ridicule  of  the  pretensions  of  those  who  were 
comparatively  poor,  were  always  favourite  subjects  ol 
drunken  cooversation  and  congratulatory  flattery,  as 
t!ie  hour  grew  late,  between  himself  and  his  friends. 

This  night,  however,  they  carried  their  speculations 
upon  the  suliject,  a  topic  upon  which  FiOrd  Arnwood 
was  naturally  exceedingly  sensitive,  to  a  pitch  thai 
roused  all  bis  pride  of  tiiinily  ;  and  be  retorted  upon 
Sir  Jacob,  one  of  the  squire's  friends,  in  such  terms  ol 
ennlempt,  as  showed  that  his  inward  indignation  «-as 
fast  getting  the  butter  of  his  usual  eH'orts  al  self-com- 
mand. 

"  It  may  appear  lo  you,  perhaps,  my  lord,"  said  .Sir 

.facob,  "  that  my  friend  liollon  speaks  too  strongly  ;  but, 

fter  all,  whut  business  has  any  man  to  think   this  and 

the  otliei  of  himself  if  hii  hank  aci-ount  is  at  low-  water  ; 

or  what  can  a  man  cxpeul  to  enjoy  in   tliis  world,  if  he 

iiinot  pay  lljr  it  ?" 

"Very  little,  truly,"  said  Arnwood,  thonglitfully ; 
"hut  I  merely  ventured  a  remark  upon  the  inisli)rtune  il 
is  to  virlue  and  good  leeling  among  men,  as  wi-ll  as  to 
Iho  general  dilVnsion  of  happiness,  tli.il  such  opinions 
should  tie  recognised  and  applauded  ;  while  I  expressed 
a  wish  th.'ittbe  advantages  of  coinnieree  could  he  enjoyeil 
with  less  of  that  degrading  and  niiliuppy  concomitant, 
whit-li  1  legret  to  know  is  bo  general  in  this  nicrcanlih- 
eonmmnity." 

"  It  is  not  liir  you  or  I,  my  lord,''  said  Mr.  liolton, 
"to  Iroubin  ourselves  about  the  stale  ol  society  und  the 
dilViision  of  happiness,  and  all  that." 

"I'poii  my  word,  I  helievo  not,"  replied  Arnwood; 
"and  yet  one  eunnot  help  sometinies  lamenting  that 
sliopkeeping  preju(li(0s  should  have  in  many  instances 
reached  the  higher  classes,  to  the  destruction  of  all  ele- 
vated leeling  ;  anil  thai  thus  the  great  national  value  of 
an  aristoerai-y  is  so  liir  lost." 

"  I  should  be  glad  lo  know  wliul  your  lorilsbip  moans 
by  sho|ikeeping  prejudices,"  said  liolton,  wurinlv.  "  I 
e.iu'l  understund  what  sort  of  pride  any  man  eaii  have 
if  it  Id  not  in  his  money  and  hi.-t  money's  worth;  and  if 
you  ineuii  hy  sliopkeeping  prejudices  the  practical  sense 
and  piiidence  of  siilistanlial  men  who  have  made  Iheir 
own  fortunes,  I  say  il  burilly  becomes  those  lu  talk 
igainst  them  who  huvu  scarcely  uno  guinea  to  rub 
against  unotlier." 

"  It  bei'omes  every  one  In  speak  the  truth,  sir,'' re. 
plieil  .\riiwiiod,  I'linienipluoiisly,  "to  those  who  have 
i-apacily  to  undeislai.d,  and  a  disposition  lo  relish  il. 
Hut  I  fully  grant  that  lu  many  it  is  bitterly  unpala- 
table." 

"Truth — lin — Ini! — as  iftliere  weroaiiy  want  of  I  ru  lb. 
There  is  no  want  of  I  mill  us  liir  as  I  i-aii  fen,  but  gn  iil 
want  of  money  in  Ibis  world,"  said  the  squire,  «  inkiiii; 
signilieanlly  lo  bis  frieiiilH.  "  I  wonder  what  your  loril- 
sbip will  treat  us  with  next  ;  Tlin  dilVnsion  of  happi- 
ness, no  diiiibl,  or  the  amelioration  of  society,  ha,  ha  1 
I  never  hear  a  iiiuii  talk  of  these  things,  but  I  begin  to 

suspect  lliut  his  pockets  .iro  d d  empty,  or   lliut 

periiaps  bis  coat  is  out  al  elbows,  ha,  ha,  lia  I'' 

"  .-Villi  I  never  liearn  iiiiin  talk  as  you  are  now  doing," 
siiid  .AriiHood,  liis  wrath  thrmiing  eomplelelv  ofl'  his 
liirmer  reslniinl,  "  but  I  strongly  suspect  that  he  is  a 
disgrace  to  his  specues,  and  is,  in  short,  lu  use  your  own 
phrasenlngy,  d (I  worthless." 

"  Mow  daro  you  say  so  to  me  '''  said  noUon,\villi  llie 
greatest  wrutli :  one  would  think  from  the  way  ynii 
talk,  that  you  bad  something  lo  upliohl  your  ariHloi-nilie 
pride;  that  you  weio  not  obliged  lo  borrow  money  ol 
your  uwn  iiei;jlibuuri<,  wliu  nro  able  tu  buy  yuu— yuuny 


man — yes,  to  buy  you,  and  this  old  rat-trap  of  a  castle, 
twice  over." 

"  I'lir  (lod's  saUe,  gentlemen,  drop  this  arguinoiit, 
and  this  unhecoiniiig  language,"  said  tlio  others,  now 
iiiterrering. 

"  I  wish  to  give  no  olTence,  I  am  sure,"  said  Mr. 
liolton,  uiiahio  lo  endure  the  Iiaughly  intensity  of 
Ariuvood's  look  of  defiance.  "lint  what  is  the  use  of 
a  man's  money  if  he  must  submit  to  iiear  such  lun- 
guiiire  ^" 

"  \'ou  are  like  people  of  yonr  stamp,  sir,'^  said  Arn- 
wood, w  illi  more  calmness,  "  if  you  think  that  a  princi- 
pal use  of  il  is  to  furnish  an  e.veiise  fur  insulting  tboso 
who  possess  il  not,  yet  have  pretensions  and  qualitio8 
which  throw   it  into  conqiaralivo  contcnipl." 

"  A  very  likely  inalter,  ha,  lia,"  retorted  liulton, 
laiigliing  scornfully,  "  but  I  liavo  sworn  it — and  no  poor 
lord,  who  cannot  alliird  to  look  over  his  own  door,  shall 
ever  liirm  a  union  with  nie,  or  feather  his  hungry  nest 
w  illi  my  good  money  1" 

"  I  have  long  had  a  strong  suspicion,  sir,"  said  Arn- 
wood, with  bitter  scorn,  "  that  money  uhtained  by  (and 
he  whispered  a  word  in  Helton's  oar,)  wuuid  bring  mo 
neither  comfort  nor  honour." 

"  What  is  il  you  say,  my  lord  ?"  said  Uolton,  rising 
and  gasping  with  horror  al  the  luentionjof  a  word  which 
Arnw-ood  iiad  received  from  .Mr.  Waltham  of  the  Mark; 
"  lake  my  detiancc,  and  daro  to  repeat  that  word  again, 
and — " 

"I  la  I  Ibrget  you  to  whom  you  presume  to  ofl"er 
dcliance,"  said  Arnwood;  "wretched  iiiaii,  if  tlii;  ineii- 
tion  of  a  word  thus  ull'ects  yuu,  your  dcliance  I  des- 
pise." 

"Von  nro  a  villain,"  exclaimed  Bolton,  rising  and 
striking  the  table  with  violeiiee. 

Lord  Arnwood  made  no  verbal  reply,  but  taking  up 
the  glass  uf  w  ino  belure  hiiii,  tiircw  il  into  Air.  liollon'B 
face. 

The  quarrel  had  now  gone  beyond  nil  manngcmenl, 
and  .Mr.  liolton,  who  seemed  (lerHctly  astnni.-hed  that 
any  man  who  was  not  rich  should  dare  lo  resent  his  in- 
solence, was  quilo  furious  ;  and  was  with  dillicultv  ro- 
slr.vincd  hy  his  friends  from  allempling  to  knock  liis  on. 
teilainer  down. 

"  When  shall  wo  meet  lo  solllo  thi.s,"  said  lie,  as  soon 
as  lie  could  recover  breath. 

"  As  early  as  yuu  please,"  answered  Arnwood,  willi 
perleel  calimiess. 

"To  morrow-  inorninL',  then. — and  you  shall  lie  my 
second,  llulson,"  said  .Mr.  liolton  to  oiiu  of  his  friends 
present. 

"Why  not  lo  night  f  said  Arnwood  sternly,  and 
almost  happy  al  the  opportunity  of  giving  vent  to  liix 
roused  tielings;  "why  not  this  instanl ;  the  inuun  will 
be  snlllcient  light  for  such  work  as  this." 

The  proposal  was  alter  some  moments  agreed  lo,  und 
pistols  being  objected  to  by  Ariuvood  as  likely  lo  alarm 
bis  mot  her,  il  was  agreed  that  they  should  tight  witli 
the  small  sword,  and  suon  tin:  wliule  party  deseondcd 
the  stairs  together. 

They  |iroceeded  lo  some  dislanee  in  the  roar  of  tlio 
castle  and  towards  the  shorn,  to  Iind  u  spot  free  from 
shadow. 

When  they  had  arrived  al  a  eonvenienl  place,  not  far 
I'roni  the  remains  of  Ibe  (hapel  Inline  noticed,  and  T  -i 
lliiiiily  biiiying. ground,  the  comhatanls  took  l.'nir 
swords  and  eoinineueed  wiih  great  I'liry,  pailic-ularly  on 
the  part  ol' liollon,  w  ho  puslied  with  Uroeioiis  despera- 
lioii;  but  a  few  passes  sliowi  d  the  superior  «wordsniaii- 
ship  and  coolinss  ot' Lord  .\rnwonil.  'i'he  latter  soon 
assumed  the  oll'ensive,  and  pushing  his  adversary  bard, 
Hounded  liiiii  slightly  in  the  shoulder ;  w  ben  the  screara 
of  a  female  was  heard  behind  Ibcni,  and  instantly  a 
stranger  wrapped  in  a  cloak  lushed  between  tlio  coin- 
liataiits. 

"  Desist — put  up  your  weapons'.''  said  the  iiilruder. 

.'Ml  present  sieined  auia/ed  at  this  interi  iiplion,  wliilo 
the  eoinhatants  look  bieulli. 

'•  And  is  il  you.  Lord  .\riiwi«)il '''  naid  tlio  Inlorruplor 
of  t  he  duel,  "  how  olteii  am  I  to  liiul  you  warring  against 
your  fate  I" 

.\t  the  sound  of  the  voire,  Mr.  liollon  started;  nnd 
when  Ilin  stranger  liiined  so  that  the  moon  shone  full 
on  Ins  Dice,  and  showed  the  lialiires  of  .Mr,  Waltbaiil 
of  the  Pilot's  Mark,  the  former  seemed  paralysed,  und 
ready  to  drop  into  the  aims  of  Ins  Heeoiid. 

"  .My  loid,  pill  up  yonr  sword,  and  seek  your  lloiiid," 
said  \ir,  Waltham  ;  "you  may  ai<  well  atlempt  to  slab 
the  air,  as  to  do  that  wliii  h  file  has  reserved  for  wii-  In 
actuiniduli.    IJu  vonlunl,  und  lua\«  lu  iiiu  tlit  pluusuro 


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or  llio  crime  ul'  lukiiiu  lliii  lilb  of  tint  villain,  wliiMi  tlir 
slc.iily  liii'^iT  ol' IIiMV.'ii  slmll  piiiiil  to  tlio  (i;iy  and  tlio 
Iioiii  ol"  his  iiltiniiilo  (irsliny. 

"  Willi  is  iJKs  1  llmv  :iro  i/ou  liorc?"  excluiiiifiil  !\Ir. 
H.)llii:i,  his  cli.i'tc^l  viiicii  L''is|iiiig  with  horror  iis  ho  stood 
st.irinij  ii|ion  tli<!  Ktruii^ri'r. 

'•  (io,  iiiispriMiit  1"  sal  I  tlio  liUlor,  tnniiiig  to  tii"  squire. 
'•(Jo,  sir.  h'lu'  tlin  present  yoii  arc  sail'.  Kvery  thin;; 
ubidt's  ils  liriM*." 

"What  cm  alt  Iliii  mean!"  said  Lord  Arnwnod. 
"How  is  this,  Mr.  Wallhain,  lliatyou  interrupt  nie  in 
takintf  vcnticain'i' on  this  man  .''' 

"  Venjranrn  is  tnino  1"  cxelainicd  the  stranjer  of  the 
Mark.  "It  is  not  \hr  i/mi  to  talk  ol' ven^jeanco  while  my 
wton^'s  remain  nnavenu'ed." 

Hero  Mr.  Hollon  strove  to  say  somclliinjr  to  Mr.  Wal- 
lhain, hut  his  a^italion  was  so  orreat  that  iiolhinij  iiitel- 
liirible  could  he  made  mil.  Th'' seconds  now  mlerlered, 
and  whisperimj  to  Lord  .Vrmvooil  (hat  his  adversary 
was  wounded,  the  latter  was  led  slowly  oft"  the  Held. 

"  What  liriiisis  you  hern  at  this  time  of  nifjht,  Mr. 
Wullliam  .'"  a',rain  o.'.ipnrod  Arnwood  in  surprise. 

"Tliis  is  neither  the  time  nor  the  [ilaco  lor  explana- 
tion: meet  mo  on  I  he  heacli  to-morrow  morning',  and  I 
will  explain  all ;  you  have  heoii  in  darkness  too  loiiff:'' 
—  ind  he  prepared  to  depart. 

"  Hut  tell  me,  I  entreat  you,  how  knew  you  we  were 
to  meet,  and  heio  V 

"'I'oinoiTow  I  will  satisfy  yon,''  replied  Mr.  Walthaiii. 
»  Did  I  not  tell  y(m,  that  you  were  not  to  marry  .Miss 
Uolton  '     Hut  liirewell  1"  and   ho   moved  iVoni   the  s|Hit. 

As  Lord  .Vrinvood  turned  towards  the  castle,  he  could 
not  refrain  from  looking  round  tonseerlain  whether  any 
one  had  accoinpanieil  .Alr.Walthani  to  the  scene  just  past ; 
and  as  he  watched  for  a  moment,  ho  distinctly  observed 
a  female  Ibrni  cmerifc  from  the  shadow  into  tho  open 
nioonliirht,  when.  Inkinir  her  conductor's  arm,  the  pair 
proceeded  onwards  in  the  direi:lion  of  the  I'ilol's  .Mark. 

riLVI'TliR  VI. 

Iiord  .Arnwood  was  puiicliial  to  his  appointment  on 
the  next  moriiinff,  actuated  by  no  slijfhl  impatience  to 
lie.ir  from  the  lips  of  .\!r.  Wallhain  such  pnrliculars  of 
his  history  as  would,  iit  the  same  time  that  they  cleared 
up  the  myslery  altaehinij  to  his  extriiordinary  tenant, 
discover  the  relation  that  had  lierelnfore  subsisted  he- 
Iwein  him  and  .Mr.  Hiillon  ;  and  while  they  laid  hare 
the  character  and  former  pursuits  of  one  whose  ri'|inla- 
lioii,  even  in  a  woiMly  sense,  was  iio'v  more  than  iloiibl- 
ful,  would  place  hiin  upon  his  miaid  a:;ainst  any  future 
overtures  or  corroinM)ndence  that  niifflit  lio  inaile  or 
soii'rht  by  him. 

With  this  view,  no  sooner  was  he  seated  by  (he  side 
nf  his  new  fi  ieiid,  llian  he  besoiijlit  him  earnestly  to 
disclose  those  events  in  his  lili',  which  more  ospccially 
related  to  his  neii;hhour  of  (he  Mall. 

'On  a  previous  oecasinn,  .Mr.  Waldiam  i"  said  he, 
"you  alluded  to  your  own  experience,  and  to  eveiils  in 
voiir  past  lile  ;  •■  inlon  my  curiosity — but  your  cireuni- 
stane^«  .-  a,  in  reinarkahle,  (hat  it  would  );ratily  me 
much  to  know  Komethiii^'  of  your  history." 

"  It  is  piinfnl  lo  me  to  speak  of  sad  events,"  si)rlied 
Air.  Walthall),  prcssini;  his  hand  on  his  heart,  "bn(  1 
owe  111  yon  any  (liiiii,'  you  ask,  that  may  even  1  y  clianci' 
I'ratifv  or  instrnet  you.  Hnl  the  laleofa  stranger's  life, 
wliieh  will  occupy  some  time  in  (he  narration,  may  mily 
weary,  without  iiilereslini;  you." 

"  I  feel  that  what  you  may  please  to  tell  iiii^  rejfttrdiii;; 
you,  will  interest  me  much;"  said  Arnwood,  "pr.iy 
proceed." 

"  You  were  of  a^e  the  oilier  day,  my  lord  :  /  eanic  of 
ngc  five  and  (liir(v  years  ajjo,  adeiided  by  an  eil.'it  dial 
Hceiiis  now  astonisliini;  lo  me,  when  I  (liink  of  all  llial 
has  sinie  happened.  Widionl  enleriiit;  inio  particulars 
rcHardiii^'  my  forefidiers,  I  sliall  only  say,  lli.il  my  I'allnr 
was  of  a  eoll  ilenil  lir.ineli  of  ii  noble  liimlly,  well  known 

III :.|,i,, .      II  .viiiK  11  liirii  for  mereaiilile  udvenlnre, 

rather  than  employ  hi-^  lime  in  piirsnils  miri  ly  fishiona- 
hle,  he  cnlered  into  v.irioiis  spei  ill  ilioiis,  eoimeelid  with 
llie  public  seeiirilles,  and  willi  our  liidi.iii  posKcssions.  in 
mIiicIi  he  w;'H  nin)j[uliirly  forliiiiale,  and  iiiii.iHscd  riches 
ail  If  liy  inajiie. 

"Thus  when,  hy  llie  death  of  my  elder  and  only  hro- 
llier,  I  found  myself  the  leir  lo  all  llie  wcmIiIi  iiecii- 
innlateil  by  my  I'alher;  and  wlen,  under  these  eireiiin- 
slanecs,  I  hi  came  of  ii|fc,(here  i^eemed  (o  he  no  end  (o  (he 
I'enNtinff  and  reioieiuLf,  with  which  (he  day  was  hailed 
by  crowds  of  wnrBliippim;  miii  liiiie  friends.  In  like 
iiiaimcr,  sliorlly  nller  my  fitlicr  died,  (liere  seemed  lo  he 


.as  little  end  to  the  property  of  one  kind  and   anodier  of 
which  1  was  the  inheritor. 

"  I  was  now  a  man  oflarije  fortune,  and  launclied  into 
society,  and  into  all  the  expcnsi's  to  which  1  was  advised 
by  those  who  wi  re  l»'.st  fitted  to  prescril>c  to  me  the  con. 
duet  becoming  a  rich  coinmoner  of  Kn<;land.  I  kept 
lar<;e  establishments  in  town  and  country,  which  I  never 
visited;  and  laid  out  ijrounds  and  eri-jtcd  buildinirs  for 
which  I  liaii  no  usi\  1  kept  a  iiiimlxir  of  servants  who 
tried  to  make  ine  vain,  if,  indeed,  it  was  |)ossihlc  to  aug. 
nicnt  the  vanity  of  wliitli  I  lud  so  siillieicnt  a  share — 
but  these  were  more  a  plapuc  to  inc  and  a  rcstr.iint,  than 
an  addition  to  iny  enjoyments;  and,  in  short,  I  cnmniit- 
led  alt  the  enormities,  whieli  sicni  so  common-place  in 
the  teltinL',  that  [kts  ins  Iwrn  lo  much  wcaltli  are  so 
prone  to  fall  into  in  tlic  tiiougtitlcss  waiitoimess  of  abuii- 
danei." 

"  Were  you  very  liappy,  sir,  in  the  enjoyment  of  such 
ample  nutans  of  (.'ratiiyinj  your  wishes  !"  said  Lord 
.\rnwood,  inlerruptiiiir  liini.  "  Il  iii.ay  ap|)car  absurd  in 
me  lo  ask  such  a  question, — but  did  you  enjoy  life  very 
hij;lily,  when  you  had  all  tiiis  weatlh  .'" 

"  Sot  very  iiiijlili/,  my  lord.  Hut  I  should  have  been  a 
eliiirt  or  a  stoic,  if  I  did  not  enjoy  the  world  very  much, 
in  a  certain  sense,  at  least  for  a  time.  To  be  sure,  this 
facility  of  obtaining  whatever  my  wanton  fancy  wished 
for,  made  niu  -something  of  a  voluptuary  ;  and,  ut  length, 
I  ollen  fell  wretched  and  worn  out  from  very  satiety,  and 
the  want  of  sometliiiiir  that  was  wortli  siiihinjf  for,  but 
which  was  licyond  my  reach.  Still  it  wouid  be  to  adopt 
the  ijrnorant  cant  of  preaching  poverty  and  envious  vul- 
garitv,  if  I  did  not  admit,  that,  u|)on  the  whole,  I  enjoyed 
life  extensively  ;  and  that  I  saw  and  lie^rd  such  things  as 
they  only  whom  some  natural  ta.ste  ajid  abundant  wealth 
have  admitti'd  into  the  tliird  heaven  of  luxury,  both  in 
the  refined  and  sensual  meaning  of  the  word,  can  know 
or  eoiK  eive. 

"  I  admit  with  the  vulgar,  that,  allliougli  I  had  twenty 
houses,  I  could  not  live  in  more  than  one  at  a  time:  nor 
of  my  scores  of  Ixds,  could  I  ii.se  more  than  very  few  my. 
self— and  the  same  with  the  horses  in  my  stables,  or  the 
dishes  on  my  table.  Yet  I  will  not  allow,  but  that  there 
is  ninch  pleasure  in  the  consciousness  of  having,  and  be- 
ing able  lo  enjoy,  if  men  would  only  use  their  blessings, 
as  blessings  ; — and  it  is  glorious  to  have  no  care  nlxiiit 
the  sordid  w.ints  and  |ictty  an-xictics  which  harass  ncorly 
nil  mankind." 

"  .Mlow  me  to  ask  you,"  said  I<ord  Arnwood,  as  ho 
paused  ;  "  did  you  exercise  iiiucli  iH'novolence  in  circum- 
I aneos  so  favourable  to  that  virtue/  1  should  really 
likn  to  know  if,  when  you  had  such  means,  you  wero  of 
much  service  to  others  in  tho  world,  hy  contributing  to 
lessen  tho  ainnunt  of  human  sulVcnng.  You  sec,  sir,  I 
draw  upon  your  candour." 

"  I  cannot  say  that  1  did,"  answered  Mr.  Wallhain 
lo  any  material  extent ;  and  to  tell  yon  all  the  reasons 
would  involve  disipnsliions  which  must  be  todiuus  to 
you.  To  say  truth,  I  |H>sitivcly  knew  nothing  of  the 
iillbrings  of  the  untbrtunate  among  my  Icllow  nion,  al- 
though 1  had  amply  the  power  to  relievo  them.  In 
fact,  I  was  i|uilo  ignorant  of  human  life  and  its  dopriva. 
(ions;  how  tbcii  could  I  »yni|>atliiso  with  misery  which 
I  hardly  could  conieive:  or  how  should  I  be  expccied  (o 
relieve  suiVering  of  which  1  was  Iihi  rich  to  have  the 
most  distant  apprehension,  and  too  thoughtless  and  wan- 
Ion  ill  (he  gradfieadun  of  my  own  wishes,  (o  understand 
either  the  nature  or  tho  inlunsily  I  In  tiicl,  1  knew 
nothing  of  the  world  until  I  iiiy>elf  ex|M'rioiiced  inisfur- 
luiie  and  calamity,  and  learned  to  know  llio  depths  of 
social  svmpalhy,  and  the  nolcinn  aeiiousnesH  of  even 
physical  evil. 

*'  In  my  thirtieth  year,  I  wan  surprised  at  finding  that 
my  money  was  not  inexhaustible;  and  that,  in  fact,  my 
attairs  were  in  a  stain  of  eonfusioii,  which,  in  tho  course 
of  the  yi  ar,  became  still  '  worse  coiilounded.'  1  was 
aliirineii,  and  grew  thoughd'ul,  at  the  bare  idea  nf  such 
an  impossibility  as  (he  inirachi  that  I  should  not  bo  rich  ; 
and  waxing  serious  and  romantic,  as  I  liecamo  compa. 
rali\ely  |Ksir,  I  liegaii  to  adiiiiro  and  to  hate  in  good 
earnest.  I  discovered  also  that  I  had  fallen  into  the 
liabil  of  talking  of  (he  i|iialiliea  of  llio  hnail  and  under- 
Hiniiding,  as  I  came  to  know  my  own  ne.iknnssoa;  and 
I  now  looked  abioad,  and  discriiniiialed  chaiadcr,  and 
admired  Iseinty — and  moreover,  I,  foi  lliu  hist  tiiiiii  in 
my  lili',  fell  deeply  and  snrioiisly  in  love. 

"  I  niarried  a  lady  of  no  for'iiiie,  bill  tho  1110^-1  amia- 
ble, I  iniglil  say  tho  mn*t  admirable,  of  human  beings. 
\Ve  reliied  into  the  rniinlry,  where  we  prini'ipally  re- 
snled  for  several  years,  and  wlieie  I  was  iimdo  tho  happy 
fallier  ol  Iwn  daiiglilera,  as  stinpio  and  heantiliil  as  lluii 
angelic  iiiuIIkt. 


But  thero  was  one  event  happened  before  my  il,,,. 
lioth  year  was  completed,  besides  my  marriage,  hIiki, 
fully  awakened  me  to  thought,  and  prepared  me  in  mj,,,,. 
measure  for  tho  changes  that  followed.  This  wasih. 
circumstanec  of  my  non-election  for  the  seat  in  parii^^ 
incnt  I  had  occupied  with  perfect  credit  lo  niystli, ,„,| 
satisfaction  to  my  constiluents,  for  Iho  previous  „, 
years.  .M  this  election,  there  started  a  compeliiorifl 
the  person  of  u  Colonel  ("orvet,  who  set  alroul  (i|)|i„s,r„ 
ne  with  tho  coolness  of  a  military  veteran,  aiirf  u,, 
seicneo  of  a  man  who  was  nceustomed  lo,  and,  if  nort, 
sary,  prepared  for  any  disap|xiiiitineni. 

1  hardly  knew,  however,  what  di.sappoinlmeni  w,,, 
and  making  light  of  tlin  colonel's  ojijiosilion,  Irecaasr  h,'  I 
professed   comparatively    nothing,  1,  with  the  naiurj 
reliance  in  tho  all-su(iieioiiey  of  money,  put  inyscli't.in,  1 
trouble  in  trying  to  defeat    what  I  considered  aim. 
tempted   impossibility,  and   ineiely  gave  orders  (umjl 
agents  lo  take  care  that  1  was  returned  as  usual,  ji„ 
that  no  expense  should  bo  spared  in  showing  lliecdo«l  | 
the  lolly  of  his  1  iTorts. 

"On  tho  first  day  of  the  election,  and  pari  of  1.5  1 
second,  my  voters  wore  so  numerous,  compared  lotlio? 
of  my  opponent,  that  1  only   laughed  at  the  iiiiixiicni  I 
ambition  of  |)oor  men;  but  what  was  my  aslonisliiiioni,  I 
after  having  gone  homo  lo  my  house,  considcrln'r  ihc 
election    finished,   when   intolligenco   was  broujlil  nt  \ 
that  I  had  lost  my  seat  by  a  single  volo!     I  started  up 
in  amazement  and  rago,  lor  the  purimso  of  trying  ifano. 
thor  volo  or  two  could  be  found,  when  I  was  told  llui 
llio  whole  number  had  been  already  |)oIled,  and  thai  llie  I 
colonel,  amid  loud   cheers,  had  already    been  doclarcil  | 
duly  elected. 

Tho  cft'ect  this  defeat  had  upon  my  foclinjis  alllie  I 
time,  and  the  wound  it  gave  to  my  pride,  I  eaniiut  adt.  I 
lualely  describe,  though  I  now  look  back  uiwn  llic  irn.  [ 
tinnal  inroad  U|)oii  my  tran(|uillily,  caused  liy  llic  Fveci.  I 
with  the  contempt  it  deserves,  I  did  not  then  percenel 
that,  by  means  of  this  evil,  the  wise  planner  of  iny  des. 
tiny  was  training  my  mind  for  the  enjoyment  of  motel 
rational  happiness,  and,  against  my  will,  making  me  1 1 
wiser  and  a  bolter  man. 

"  Although  tho  loss  of  the  contest  heljiod,  in  llii'  lir.i  | 
inslaneo,  to  reduce  my  fortune,  il,  U|K)n  tlic  niml 
lurnod  out  a  happy  uccurrence;  lor  in  the  eveiil  iirmt. I 
cess,  I  should  liuvo  lived  in  town  in  my  forinorslylel 
aller  1  had  boconio  unable  lo  atford  it,  and  so  liavelus.r 
lened  my  ruin.  Stilt  I  had  much  projNBrty  in  llicruiLiJ 
and  also  in  West  India  possessions;  allliougli  Iriiunjl 
lliat  my  dislasto  to  any  thing  troublesoinii  bad  licral 
well  taken  advantage  of  by  several  intermediate  {wrsjoi, 
who  contrived  lo  socuie  a  tolerable  profit  from  aiy  loijul 
hy  arts  of  which  I  was  then  ignorant. 

"  Thus,  although  I  lived  chiotly  with  my  fainilr  1 
tho  country,  in  comparative  innuoration  and  crniimni,! 
evciils  occurred  year  uller  year  in  my  uHairs,  wliidi, ml 
spite  of  my  prudent  regulations,  wore  gradually,  as  ll 
saw  with  alarm,  reducing  mo  to  tho  dreaded  siliuillonoll 
an  impovcrisliod  gontloman.  If  ever  it  was  Irur,  Hull 
riches,  in  some  cases,  by  tho  particular  giiiil.Kuc  vll 
I'rovidonce,  m«^e  (u  (/K'lH.vf/rts  wings  and  llee  a«ai,i,r| 
that  an  overruling  fate  destines  ono  man  to  tiu  |Hurir.dl 
another  lo  be  rich,  it  was  exemplified  in  my  liisluiyJ 
Kor,  until  the  ago  of  thirty,  every  species  ol  prii|«rltl 
iH'liiiiging  lo  me  became  ei.uaiiced  in  \alne,  ami,  imif 
withstanding  my  extravagance,  seemed  to  areuiiiiilii''; 
while,  aOer  that  period,  nolwithstaiiding  my  iiiiiiwli 
eeoniMiiy  and  best  inanageinoiit,  uvory  tiling  doteriiiritJ 
ed,  or  was  totally  lost  to  mo. 

"  At  one  lime,  by  the  advice  of  my  banker,  I  vaiinJ 
diiced  lo  embark  largely  in  a  .scliemo  wliiili  IiIjIIi 
liiiled,  leaving  me  and  several  other  eapilali^lHtuliMil 
the  loss  lo  a  largo  amount,  while  its  original  |itoji'Ci<in 
contrived  lo  pocket  the  wreck  of  the  assets;  at  iiiiiiIIkiI 
In  order  lo  pay  oH'the  engagements  in  wliieli  Ihimiiccnl 
lalion  involved  me,  I  was  forced  to  i-ell  a  lieauliliir 
eslale  in  Sussex,  and  took  hills  fur  it  upon  a  iiii'iaiiiill 
house  ill  Iioiidon,  which  heeamc  biinkriipl  at  iIip  hid 
limn  Willi  the  purchaser,  iH'Ibrn  the  hills  lieiaiiiP  diirl 
and  dills,  besides  my  former  loss,  I  tost  inv  \.ililiililiT<l 
talc,  receiving  a  dividend  of  about  two  slnlliiiBi  ihlh^ 
|Kiuiiil  only,  iipiHi  upwards  of  sevenly  tliiiii~>iiil. 

"  In  short,   without    troubling  you   with  |mrliriili 
wliieii   woulil  he  us  liiesomn  as  a  sick  iiiiin's  lii>lrani 
his  eoinplainls, every  thing  I  allompled  f^r  llio riswi'il 
or  seeuiily  of  my  romaimng  pro|H'rly— every  nrrlw 
which    my    anxiety    lor    my    now-inurensiiig  raniil 
prompled  ill"  lo  inako,  only  ended  in  nggrnvnlmj  I 
evils  (hey  were  inlended  lo  avert  ;  and  in  druwiiiL'' 
me,  by  piecemeal,  a  properly  which  once  neciiienlol 
innxhaiislible. 


"1  now  hasten,"  1 
part  of  my  history  w 
Mr.  Boltuii.  Alas,  Il 
in  llie  cour.so  of  our  I 
pronounced  at  last  w 
"  The  truth  began 
miiciyof  mind  whir 
urn  and  even  blainea 
|»«sncss;  that  there 
slia|«d.out  destiny  lo 
Insiilimil,  and  which 
■ilaiiily  that  there  is  a 

I  one  man  and  sctlelh 
urnduco.s  etfcct ;  and  1 
•^iinl  i'aiil,  or  the  fate 
lilt  stoic,  who  holds  t 
lion  of  tilings  iili  tele, 
which,  in  spito  of  o 

I  rforls,  shall  place  eai 

I  inch  circunislancos  as 
"At all  event*,  aftr 

I  iocoss.inlly  declined  ii 
sisdoin,  1  began  lo 
mind,  under  unavoida 
Ibin  is  generally  siipp 
u  possible.  In  ;»revont 
coming  evils,  which  I 

I  lurii  aiiidi). 

".My  properly,  liowi 

I  of  such  various  denoin 

I  tnsive  niisforlunes  of 

I I  ilill  retained  what  ii 
Ifcrluiic.  Diit  I  did  nc 
lorice  had  done,  wliici 
Imiiiyof  lliein  treated  i 
lol'niurse,  yet  still  llio 
lanplpanant,  pained  1110 

"  I  spt  myself  dow! 
Iril;  of  Brussels;  ano 
I  molt  ^onien,  began  to 
I  .Mr.  Wallham,  afior  a  \ 
joi'my  finry.  I  may  n 
Ibota  fallier  is  fond  am 
ImiVd  in  nlliers  conti 
linil  ni}'!<e!f  cnlerlained 
|li;lil»ilh  which  wo  lie 
Jos  and  as  wo  wnlchoi 
le.Ty  vnliiiieni  they  0; 

"While  we  lived  in  Ti 
|li<lnian,  who,  in  addi 
liiid  a  giwd  |ierson,  hai 
Imiiiig  considerable  w 
lliiin  to  an  iiilrodiiclioii 
lieiKlint'  in  din  place,- 
luninnrricil  daiigiilers. 
Iifili'k'rahle  privaev,  my 
lunch  atleiilion  ;  and  th 
I.Mr,  nollen,  contrived  a 
jloiuy  fjiiiily,  AI1I1011 
Impfd  lo  ticconin  a  liivo 
Ipilinl  to  my  d.iughlun 
ftitli  hill  iilleiilions. 

".Allhis  lime  I  nicdi 
iRitiin  |Kirlioiis  of  my  | 
Ihr  liiisiiiess,  and  consiii 
IHiinlnl  lolinnsomelhii 
I  mil  Mgcrness,  from  n 
lind<niiii.  liy  arlfiil  inipi 
liwi  gi'iii'inl  Nliilcineiii 
IB;  praising  my  heart  n 
lnd'Uiiiitss,  Willi  what 
Jiniial  my  iunoi.inee,  ni 
liilvanln;.i.s>h|,  j_s||nH 
lp"iy  »a«,  and  how  n 
Imijlii  In  niiide  — he,  in 
jinil  iidueed  me  (o  gr 
llnnMCI  liu^iiiess  for  inr 
I  '•'inijut,  nit'li  as  he  rec 

"■•'foma  natural  ahli 

|l»luiiiler«liiinl.  yet  will 

'•uir»roili„ys,.|"t  |„  be 

hluihgavB  hii„  ,„,ypr 

I'm  now  nMnnished  I 

I"""    Shall  I  gel   rnio 

^'■«  stiiiiEs — :^| 


my  rormcrsuiel 
I,  and  so  havelus'l 
perty  in  tlic  funAJ 

aUlioii);li  I  rnuiii[ 
blosuino  had  liccn 
urmediiilc  imrson-,! 

ilit  I'ruiii  inyloiitil 


'Wii:^®!^^^  irn^n®®  ®im©wmiii^iiM^  i^im^^mir^ 


VOL.  !• 


l'IIlI,AI)i;i,l'IIIA,  JUNE    i,    1833. 


NO.  31. 


Pkinteii  and  Ti'DMsntn  bv  ADAM  WALDIB,  No.  li,  Ncirtii  Eioiith  Strkkt,  I'liiuneLPiiii— At  §5  fur  M   iiuinhi  r^',  iKiynlile  In  ailviiiici-. 


•  I  now  hasten,"  ('(niliiuied  Mr.  Walthani,  "tothiil 
Mtlol'iny  liislory  whiuli  brought  mv  in  contact  with 
Mr.  Ilollon.  Alas,  Ihcrc  are  Home  men  whom  wo  inuci 
in  llie  course  d'our  lives,  whoso  very  names  come  to  be 
nronounccd  at  hi.st  with  pain,  almost  with  horror  ! 

"Tliclriilh  be^'an  noiv  to  be  forced  upon  nio,  that  tlie 
anxiclyof  mind  which  niarki'd  my  latter  years,  was  as 
vim  aail  oven  blnmi'ablo  aa  my  fornior  wautnn  tliought- 
l.ssncss;  that  there  Is  an  overruling  providence,  or  a 
.lij.^.out  destiny  lo  whioJi  it  becomes  mortals  humbly 
li,,iihmil,  and  which  tliey  strive  against  in  vain.  I  naw 
ilaiiilv  llii'l  ll'orc  i»  an  niiRpen  |)ownr  that  takcth  down 
Mcniaa  and  setlelli  another  up,  as  sure  as  that  cause 
p.ndiicca  etTect;  and  whether  it  Im  the  predestination  of 
■>jint  i'aiili  "r  l''"  '"'^  of  the  philosophers,  I  agree  with 
llic  stoic,  »'lia  holds  that  there  is  an  invariable  succes- 
sion of  tliioL's  »l>  letnrw,  the  one  involving  the  other, 
vhich,  in  spite  of  our  ignorant  wishes  or  impotent 
efforts,  shall  place  each  of  ns  while  we  live  exactly  in 
mil  circumstances  as  are  destined  for  us, 

"At all  events,  after  fwoiily  years,  during  which  I 
I  incrsiantly  declined  in  fortune,  although  I  increased  in 
vixlon),  I  began  lo  bo  convinced  Hint  tranquillity  of 
mind,  under  unavoidable  events,  is  a  greater  acquisition 
Ihan  if  j;cncrally  siipjioscd  ;  and  I  endeavoured,  as  much 
u  possible.  In  prevent  my  thoughts  from  dwelling  U|)Oii 
miiiij;  evils,  which  I  well  knew  it  was  impossible  lo 

I  lura  asidi). 
».\|y  property,  however,  was  originally  so  largo,  and 

lofiimli  various  denominutiuiis,  that,  oven  aflcr  the  suc- 
IcHsive  misfortunes  of  twenty  years  since  my  irirriagc, 

I I  ilill  retained  what  many  would  have  deemed  a  good 
l^rlaiie.  Dul  I  did  not  now  live  at  all  in  the  style  I 
Imn  had  dune,  which  my  acquaintances  perceiving, 
I  many  of  them  treated  mo  accordingly.  This  I  expected 
lol'fiiurse,  yet  still  the  realisation  of  an  expectation  so 
I  anploasaiit,  pained  inc  and  f.Mcd  me  with  disgu.«t. 

"I  set  myself  dow>  with  my  tamily  in  tiio  pleasant 
Irili' ol' Brus^tels;  anu  now  my  daughters,  who  wore  al- 

Innil  *oiiien,  began  to Alas,  my  lord,"  continued 

Ijlf.  Wallham,  aO^r  a  pause,  "  this  begins  a  painful  part 
lol'inv  story.  I  may  not  talk  lo  you  of  my  daughters, 
Ibiili  nilhcr  is  fond  and  |>artial,aiid  the  admiration  they 
ItiuU'd  in  others  conlirmcd  the  opinion  their  mother 
luiilmyscil' ciilerlHiiicd  of  them,  and  enhanced  the  do- 
lli^lit  with  which  wo  liehcld  thcin  as  they  uccoinpanied 
losandas  no  watched  every  idea  they  imbibed,  and 
lf\,'ry  spntiinent  tlii'y  expressed. 

"  While  we  lived  in  3riiSRcl»  there  came  a  young  Kng- 
Minan,  who,  in  addition  to  a  prejHissossing  addres.s 
liiid  a  jjimtl  |icrs«n,  had  villained  the  character  of  |>ns- 
Imiin;;  eoiisidorablc  wealth,  which,  of  course,  entitled 
Ihimlonn  iiitnuluelion  lo  llie  principal  lOiiolish  families 
litinlini;  ill  llin  place, — particularly  to  those  who  had 
liinmnrrieil  daoghlors.  jiy  this  lime,  nlllimigli  we  lived 
linloliTuhle  privacy,  my  daughters  had  begun  lo  attract 
liancli  atli'iition  ;  and  this  person,  wliu  was  no  other  than 
iMr.  r'<dli>n,  contrived  after  some  lime  to  get  intrudiicod 
■  to  my  liiiiiily.  Alllioiigh  I  seldom  saw  him,  lie  ma- 
lnH  lo  licnomn  a  favourite  with  my  wili>,  and  a  showy 
l(iiliiil  lo  my  daughters,  whom  ho  consiaiilly  |>esturnil 
liil'i  hi^  alleiiljoiis. 

".At  Ihis  lime  I  modilaled  soino  plans  with  regard  to 
Iwilain  |»irtimi«  of  my  pro|M.'rty  ;  and,  lie  having  a  talent 
Ihi  liiiKiiiess,  and  consiilerablo  knowledge  of  the  world, 
Ihmlfil  III  hiin  something  res|ioe.liiig  thiiiii.  fie  listened 
liith  eiijjcrnes",  from  ii"  apparent  dosiro  In  serve  nie; 
liiid.<«m.liy  artful  iiiqnirieM  and  inNiiiiiations, drew  from 
Imi  ui'iieral  sinttuiimit  of  the  Kiiiialinn  of  my  ulV.iirs. 
iBt  praiviiiit  my  heart  niiil  lilaining  my  henil  in  matters 
Inl'iiiiiicss,  Willi  what  Mumed  a  manly  freeihnn— siiiil- 
ImtnUiiy  11(111)1  .inee,  and  wondering  how  1  nIiouIiI  let 
liilvanU^Ms  ►lipi  -sliovving  nut  in  wlml  danger  this  pro- 
||i"ly  Kos,  and  liovv  iiineli  imire  prodiictivn  nniilhcr 
Ini^lit  Im  iniiile— he,  in  finr,  obtained  all  my  ciiiifnlence, 
ii'l  iidiiiTil  me  111  grant  him  powers  ul  attorney  lo 
ItrinMrl  hhiiiess  llir  mo  in  London,  and  lo  make  various 
I ''iins's,  siieli  MS  he  rceommendud. 

"hnin  a  luiliirul  alibinrenoo  of  business  which  I  did 
|iWuiiiln»niiiil,yet  with  nnominnui  niisgiviii|f  nfinind, 
lliufrercd  inyelllo  be  prevailed  U|Hm  to  execute  deeds, 
I'liuli  gavs  hiin  powers  over  my  projiorty,  with  wl.ieh 

1 1  "in  now  nKlniiished  I  ( Id  over   have  invested  nnv 

Im"    Shall  I  gel  ml  uf  the  bluniw  tklUclmbl*  lo  aucli 
Miv  siiiiiRA— :^t 


conduct  as  this,  by  pleading  that  I  was  only  doing  what 
I  seem  to  have  been  /i;/ei/  to  do?  I  know  not;  but  as  I 
intended  every  thing  lor  the  best,  and  was  in  fact  iiii- 
pollod  to  the  imprudence  by  anxiety  for  the  welfare  of 
my  family,  perhaps  infaliiation,  in  the  popular  scnso  of 
the  word,  will  be  the  hotter  term  of  the  two. 

'  However,  I  saw  no  reason  then  for  doubling  that  1 
had  done  wisely,  nor  did  I  even  ilreiim  that,  wlialover 
.Air.  Bolton  had  previously  been,  I  had,  by  my  iinliinitcd 
confidence,  placed  a  temptation  in  his  way  which  few 
mere  men  of  the  world  are  able  to  resist. 

"  Aller  his  departure,  my  wile,  who  had  been  declin- 
ing in  health  tiir  some  time,  became  so  miicli  worse 
that  I  grew  seriously  alarmed,  and  begired  the  oliysi- 
cians  lo  say  if,  by  any  step  that  could  ho  taken  liir  her 
benefit — any  possible  management,  any  change  of  place 
or  diirorcnco  of  air — there  was  the  slighte.-it  chance  of 
recovery ;  for,  cost  what  it  would,  I  was  willing  to  un- 
dertake it.  They  reconimcndod  a  trial  of  sea  air  liir  a 
short  lime,  and  ailviscd  a  voyage  to  the  island  of  Ma- 
deira, which  we  forthwilh  prepared  lo  niulertako. 

"  My  groat  anxiety  was  now  about  my  daughters,  ns 
I  intended  to  accwnpany  my  wife  on  her  voyage,  and 
could  neither  think  of  taking  them  with  us  tooncoiintei 
the  dangers  of  the  sea,  nor  was  easy  at  the  idea  of  leav- 
ing theiii  behind  to  incur  the  perils  of  unprotected  youth 
and  beauty  on  land.  While  deliberating  on  this  sulijnct, 
my  tlioiights  turned  to  the  family  of  an  oUlcrly  gentle- 
man of  the  most  retired  niannors  and  orderly  habits, 
who,  with  a  single  unmnrricd  danghter,  lived  in  a  de- 
lightfully Nitualcd  woody  lane  in  the  suburbs  of  the 
city,  and  under  his  roof  I  proposed  placing,  until  my 
return,  the  precious  charge  of  my  heart. 

"  Hoforo  I  loll  Brussels,  I  received  letters  from  Mr. 
Bolton  at  London,  stating,  though  in  terms  extremely 
brief  and  vague,  that  ho  had  executed  my  orders  in 
most  particulars  to  his  wishes,  and,  as  he  doubted  not, 
to  my  satisfaction ;  adding,  that  ho  liopi'd  lo  see  me  in 
Plandurs  upon  my  return  from  the  voyage  which  he  un- 
derstood I  was  about  to  undertake.  My  anxiety  about 
my  wife's  health,  however,  was  at  this  period  ►o  great, 
that  1  thoiiglit  little  of  any  thing  else;  and  sullenng 
myself  to  bo  satisfied  with  what  was  stated  in  this  let- 
ter, and  the  urrangements  I  had  made  for  my  daugh- 
ters, I  embarked  with  my  dear  dying  Angela  iin  our 
voyage  to  llio  island  ol  .Madeira. 

"  But  when  I  at  length  liiund  myself  on  ship. board 
and  my  lovely  girls  weeping  at  parting  from  their  mo- 
llier  anil  iiio,  and  thought  that  1  was  about  sailing  fniiii 
tho  shore  whore  I  was  obliged  to  leave  them,  the  griel 
of  a  father  and  a  hnshand  i|iiilo  overcaino  me;  and  wliile 
I  looked  ill  the  face  of  my  ungelic  wilo,  now  hectic  and 
wan  with  sickness,  and  then  in  those  of  my  bloominir 
daughters  us  they  clung  to  us,  my  exeiled  feelings  be- 
came strangely  iiii.xed  with  purteiitiiiis  anlicipations  ul 
some  approaching  disaster. 

"  J)ut  I  did  part  from  my  dear  children,  and  I  saw 
their  mother  part  from  tlicni  forever.  Alas!  I  did  em- 
braco  for  the  last  lime  my  beauteous  I'Mtm.  I  dlil 
receive  her  ulVectinnato  pressure.  I  did  li'el  her  lili.il 
kiss  upon  my  cheek.  Ilow  hitin  did  1  think  then  what 
was  to  be  her  fate — that  I  was  never  to  seo  her  from 
that  hour  to  tho  presnnt. — .\li,  I  am  an  unhappy  nniii! 
Kxciiso  me,"  (ontinued  .Mr.  Wallham,  much  ulfccled, 
"Ihis  is  a  sad  siibji  et  to  a  f.illier." 

Do  not  let  mo  distress  you,"   said  Ariiwood,  "  I 
would  not  hurry  you  with  yonr  story." 

"Not  lo  liouble  you  with  the  particulars  of  my  voy- 
age, lij  the  time  wo  reached  IMadnira  my  dear  Angela 
seemed  so  iiiueli  Is'tler,  that  I  was  iiidlieed  In  eonleiii- 
plalo  a  slay  on  the  island  lor  a  considerable  period,  and 
wo  purchased  a  liou.ie  and  roiiveniencos  for  that  pur- 
pose. But  the  holies  that  at  first  Haltered  mo  weie, 
alter  u  resideneo  ol  some  months,  totally  dissipated,  and 
my  wife  seemed  evidently  in  an  iiicurablo  cniisuinption. 
As  she  grew  worse,  an  intense  anxiety  «(M7.iiiI  upon  her 
to  see  our  eliildreii  nneo  niaro,  and,  IcariiiK  thn  worst,  I 
hastily  embarked  with  her  lo  return  lo  Bolginin,  from 
which  we  had  nnly  oneu  heard  since  our  ria|iarliire 
nearly  a  year  liefore.  'i'liu  unly  vessel  I  nnild  fiiiil  was 
a  small  one,  iHinnd  to  an  ohscnrn  port  in  lOngland,  and 
in  this  I  plaicil  her,  I'nowing  the  readiness  with  wliieli 
we  eiiiild  there  obtain  eonveyanee  lo  the  asylum  where 
our  bvluveij  vliildrvn  worn  placed. 


"  Wo  wore  not  more  than  a  few  days  at  sea  on  our 
oyngo  homeward,  when  a  visible  allerulinn  took  place 
In  my  dear  wile;  and  while  I  watched  lier  in  despairing 
anxiety,  I  saw  dealli  gradually  changing  those  sweet 
features  which  had  not  lost  an  attraction  in  twenty 
years.  One  night  as  I  sat  up  with  her.  the  inidnight 
wateli  having  been  set,  and  every  thing  as  silent  as 
leatli  upon  the  black  waters,  I  saw  by  the  dim  cabin 
limp  which  swniiir  slowly  over  her  with  tliu  dnil  roll  of 
the  ship,  that  life  was  drawing  lo  a  ehisc,  and  that  timo 
lo  her  was  lo  be  no  longer.  I  saw  her  beckon  to  ine, 
anil  stooped  to  receive  her  last  words. 

"  I  only  heard  a  whisper  or  two  at  first,  which  I  could 
not  understand;  but  at  length  she  spoko  a  few  words 
clearly  and  distinctly;  '  l''ew — few,'  she  said,  '  liavo 
lived  as  you  and  I  have  done  for  twenty  years !  I  have 
seen  niisrortiine  nnd  loss  coming  gradually  upon  ns,  but 
I  praise  heaven  that  no  change  has  occurred  in  onr  nf- 
li'ctions — alas  I  I  only  grieve  that  I  am  taken  away  from 
sharing  with  you  whatever  evil  may  bo  to  come.  All  I 
wish  is,  that,  if  possible,  I  may  be  buried  in  Kngland, 
and  that  you  may  bo  spared  to  take  caro  of  my  daugh- 
ters, whom  I  am  never  to  see  more.' 

"  She  died  !  she  died,  repeating  tho  name  of  our  child 
I'liza,  fbr  whom  seme  ominous  anxiety  seemed  lo  op' 
press  her.- 

"  Think  of  my  reelings,"  continued  Mr.  Waltliani« 
much  alfected,  "  for  six  days  after  this,  as  I  lay  in  my 
small  cabin,  will)  the  corpse  of  my  dear  wife  lying  cold 
and  clianged  beside  me  ! 

"  Will  it  nut  appear  to  you  strange,  thai  the  first  Kn!r. 
lish  land  we  saw  one  morning  was  that  very  hoadlanit 
called  Hail  Hill;  and  tho  first  prominent  object  that 
strnek  ns,  as  wu  drew  near  Hie  shore,  this  very  lmilding< 
well  denominated  the  Pilot's  Mark,  which  I  mw  occupy 
by  your  benevolent  condescension  I  By  a  bribe  to  tho 
seaman,  I  caused  them  to  land  nic  and  the  romnins  of 
my  dear  wife  in  this  identical  bay,  called  the  I'lrato's 
Creek;  and  by  the  permission  of  your  honoured  mother^ 
during  the  time  your  lordship  was  abroad,  my  Angela 
was  buried  in  that  romantic  old  bury ing-ground,  near 
the  cemetery  of  yonr  own  family." 

"  My  (iod  !"  excluiiiH'd  Ariiwood,  involuntarily,  as  Iio 
reriilleiled  the  evening  when  .Mr.  Waltham  interrupleiJ 
his  duel  with  Mr.  Bolton  near  the  same  spot ;  "  and  yonr 
laiij;lilcrs,  w  here  are  they  !     Surely  I  saw 


The  eldest  1  have  never  Is-lield  since  her  mother 
anil  niysolf  parted  from  her  in  Brussels.  Alas!  how 
eaii  I  tliink  of  it ;  and  that  villain  — ■ " 

"  But  the  oilier';'"  said  Arnwood,  impatiently.  "  You 
had  two;  and  Ihis  lonely  building  where  you  live  is  no 
place  liir  ladies." 

"Slie  is  sale  as  yet,"  rrplioil  Mr.  Wallliam,  waiving 
the  question;  and  then,  after  a  pause,  ho  continnctt 
thus — 

"  Shortly  nfter  my  ponr  Angela  was  laid  in  the  earth, 
I  set  out  alone  nnd  dejected  to  meet  my  daughters  at 
Brussels.  My  passage  across  the  channel  I  thonghl  iii- 
siillerably  tedious;  and  when  at  lenglh  I  drew  near  In 
the  city  wlieie  my  children  ilivell.  I  eoiild  not  rensml 
myself  out  of  an  impressinii  that  hung  like  the  night-' 
mare  iipnn  my  spirits — a  dark,  formless,  niilicipation  of 
.istoiii.slmiont  and  woe." 


cnAI'TKIl   VII. 

"When  I  nrriMilat  Brussels,  audi  niered  the  house  in 
which  I  had  left  my  ehihlren,  I  Ihiiiighl  the  very  ser- 
vant who  o|icned  Hie  door  looked  slrangely  in  my  face, 
as  if  lie  knew  something  ihiil  he  dared  not  tell  lie  ;  ami 
instead  of  my  daughters  coming  to  iiicil  me  on  the  stairs, 
only  one,  the  youngest,  after  Rome  liine,  eript  slowly  into 
the  apartment  into  wlileli  I  hndl«'eii  shown,  ns  if  aslinmcd 
lo  see  MIC.  I  asked  Agaftin  for  her  sister;  I  looked  round 
in  dread;  I  maile  Iwinty  enquiries  in  a  hrenlli;  but  my 
other  daughter  did  mil  make  her  np|s-arnncc;  and  the 
|SMir  child  nt  my  knees  was  only  able  lo  answer  me  by 
sobs  anil  leari. 

"  It  was  some  timo  lieforf  I  learned  the  rxicnf  of  my 
iiiislinliines,  Mr.  Ilollim,  in  whom  t  had  so  eonnded, 
had  found  the  temptalinn  to  use,  for  his  own  ndvanlnge, 
the  [lowers  I  had  entrusted  to  him,  Iiki  strong  liir  whatever 
virtue  he  originally  |«is«esseil.  He  gave  wny  lo  that 
tcin|itution,  and  hy  arts  which  it  \roulil  Im'  tedious  lo  un< 


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v:.' 


foil),  not  only  BpproprinUd  lliti  wliolo  of  my  remaining 
profHTty  to  himscir,  but  in  order  to  screen  liimself  from 
public  ojjprobriuni,  8prcad  the  most  infnnioua  ri  iwrts  re- 
gnrdini;  nie  in  IJrnssels  in  my  absence,  to  which  city  he 
rctnnicd  some  months  after  I  had  left  it. 

"  This  man  li.id  long  loved  my  eldest  daughter,  and 
while  1  was  still  rich,  and  his  own  possessions  incon- 
diderable,  he  had  paid  his  court  to  tis  \m\h  as  humbly  as 
if  ho  considered  the  possession  of  my  child's  hand  in 
marriage  almost  too  much  for  him  to  hope  for.  But  the 
nmnient  ho  was  master  of  my  property  the  state  of  the 
rase  iK'cama  totally  changed.  He  retiiined  nil  his  love 
for  Eliza,  but  had  lost  his  rcijicct,  because  she,  by  his  own 
villany,  was  now  destitute  of  fortune.  He  therefore  set 
about  turning  the  impression  lie  had  niailo  upon  her  by 
liis  long  continued  assiduity,  to  the  gratification  of  his 
passions,  by  the  accomplishment  of  her  ruin." 

"  Heavens  1"  interrupted  Lord  Arnwood,  "and  bow, 
Mr.  Walth.ani,  when  you  knew  all  this  of  Bolton's  charac- 
ter, could  you  live  on  my  estate  and  hoar  of  my  cntcr- 
taiiiiug,  for  a  moment,  the  idea  of  becoming  connected 
with  tlic  villain,  witliout  giving  nic  such  information  as 
would  provo  a  wuning  to  mo  against  so  detestable  a 
union  " 

"  There  was  little  occasion  for  warning  you,"  replied 
Mr.  Waltham,  "  further  (ban  the  rhyming  hints  delivered 
to  you  by  my  servant,  Murdoch  Macara,  which  you  may 
remember  hearing  one  moonlight  night,  as  he  conducted 
you  home  from  New  Hall — or  the  word  I  prompted  you 
to  speak  in  tho  presence  of  Bolton,  which  was  the  cause 
of  vour  quarrel.  No,  my  lord,  I  knew  your  character  too 
wcil  to  apprehend  any  such  union. 

"  In  brief,  Bolton  had  made  use  of  all  the  usual  arts 
of  n  crafty  seducer  to  get  the  poor  child  into  his  power; 
to  which  mdecd  the  formality  of  life  and  unsuiLible  re- 
straint  im|>osed  upon  my  spirited  girls  in  the  family  of 
Mr.  Toller,  instead  of  being  a  preventive,  were  only  too 
favourable.  By  false  reports  concerning  me  and  the  pos- 
ture of  my  affairs,  and  by  a  constant  assiduity,  more  I 
imagine  than  from  any  regard  inspired  by  hinisolf,  he 
succeeded,  as  I  have  since  iicard,  in  making  my  unfor- 
tunate daughter  desirous  of  an  union  with  him ;  he  then 
persuaded  her  to  consent  to  its  taking  place  in  private; 
and  next,  under  prctouee  of  having  the  ceremony  imme- 
diately performed,  he  induced  her  to  leafe  the  house  of 
Mr.  Toller  clandestinely  with  him,  and  no  doubt  com- 
pleted her  ruin — for  there  ho  lives  in  my  very  neigh- 
bourliood,  while  I  have  never  heard  of  my  unfortunate 
child  since." 

After  a  few  minutes' agitated  pause,  Mr.  Walthum  thus 
proceeded : — 

"  Tho  flight  of  my  daughter  with  Mr.  Bolton  came  upon 
me  like  a  clap  of  thunder;  but  it  was  by  degrees  only,and 
in  the  answers  to  letters  which  I  v^Tote  to  Iiondon,  that  I 
learned  that  he  had  rohl)ed  me  of  my  pro(H?rty. 

"Conceive  my  situation,  as  I  sat  after  receiving  this 
inliilligenee,  musing  on  my  singular  fate — now  a  bereft 
man,  deprived  of  every  thing  I  had  possessed  in  the 
world — my  child  fled  I  knew  not  whither,  and  my  poor 
lonely  Agatha  sitting  at  my  knees,  looking  in  my  sorrow- 
ful fiicc  like  a  sinless  infant,  marvelling  that  any  thing 
should  have  occurred  in  this  pleasant  world,  and  on  that 
sweet  summer  evening,  to  mako  one  human  Uing  im- 
happy. 

"  liiit  something  was  to  lie  done  without  d(^lav,  to 
realise  even  the  means  of  present  supimrt.  I  first  sold  ofl" 
nearly  the  whole  of  tho  valuables  in  my  house;  and  having 
still  n  little  proiK-rly  in  the  island  of  Mndeirn,  I  deter- 
mined to  return  thither  with  my  remaining  daughter,  to 
turn  it  into  cash,  hoping  that  in  the  mean  time  my  frienii 
in  Brussels,  Mr.  Toller,  might  l>c  able  to  obtain  fome  in- 
lelligeiice  respecting  my  misled  and  fugitive  child. 

"  Agatha  and  myself  soon  left  Flanders;  and,  as  if 
Providonco  Isinevolenlly  intended  to  reconcile  me  grn- 
dually  to  my  lute,  our  voyage  to  iMadeira,|)artly  from  the 
fineness  of  the  weather,  and  |>artly  from  the  society  with 
wliirh  we  fortiumtely  mi:t,was  more  than  usually  plensitiit. 
My  poor  Agatha  was  diliglited  with  the  novi^lty  of  the 
voyage,  and  the  exeitenient  on  Uvj  arrival  in  a  new  coun- 
try ;  and  us  I  fouiul  some  difBeulty  in  dis|)ONing  of  my 
house,  we  were  detained  in  this  agreeable  spot  fur  n  con- 
siderable time.  At  length,  having  disposed  of  my  iwtate 
there,  niul  turned  the  value  into  specie,  (being  determined 
to  avoid  all  risk,  by  having  Uic  little  tliat  remained  in 
solid  silver  and  in  my  own  kiH<ping,)  I  set  sail  witli  my 
daughter  iu  a  ship  bound  for  lOngland. 

"On  o\ir  voyoge  homewards  it  hap|K'ned  that  there 
wcn^  no  passengers  in  tho  vessel  save  myself  and  my 
fiaiighlcr.  The  weather  was  at  first  dull  and  rainy; 
light  winds  tantalised  ns  nt  onn  m'riod  with  bo|ies  of  git- 
ting  forward;  und  at  uiiollicr,  boistcrout  bi|uuUb,  with 


head  winds  and  cross  currents,  drove  us  back ;  and  our 
time  was  thus  spent  in  ;-;ernale  struggles  and  des- 
pondency. 

"  In  this  situation,  cowering  alone  in  the  chillness  and 
darkness  of  my  half  lighted  cabin,  or  tossed  by  the  fury 
of  the  gale,  I  could  not  help  brooding  over  the  events  of 
my  past  life,  and  looking  gloomily  forward  tov\ards  tJic 
future.  I  was  now  declined  to  the  very  verge  of  that 
|X)verty  which  my  mind  had  long  anticipated,  even  when, 
as  yet,  it  was  far  from  my  eyes;  and  as  1  thought  of 
Bolton,  and  the  deep  and  double  injuries  he  had  done  me, 
strange  thoughts  look  fast  hold  of  my  spirit. 

"  VVhile  I  was  plunged  in  such  musings,  the  winds 
gradually  increased  in  force,  and  began  to  rush  liowl- 
ingly  along  the  sea.  A  great  storm  arose  (as  we  lands- 
men say),  and  the  billows,  mountain  high,  broke  over 
our  heads,  while  the  straining  ship  danced  and  dived 
like  a  cork  amidst  the  mass  of  waters.  They  rose  at 
the  summons  of  the  winds  like  angry  mor'sters  on  every 
side  of  us,  and  seemed  to  lash  tliemselvea  in  fury  that 
they  could  not  at  once  swallow  up  their  prey.  Our  ship 
now  reeled  and  groaned  in  every  timber,  and  the  sea 
cleared  our  decks  and  stove  in  our  bulwarks  ;  while  the 
vessel  sometimes  hung  high  on  the  broken  wave,  and 
sometimes  lay  weltering  in  what  mariners  call  the  trough 
of  the  sea,  like  a  tired  and  wounded  war  horse,  after  an 
unsuccessful  charge — and  tho  sailors  began  evidently  to 
be  sore  afraid. 

"  It  was  soon  i)crccived  that  this  state  of  things  could 
not  last  long,  for  our  ship  was  no  youngster,  and  showt  d 
every  moment  more  and  more  the  craziness  and  feeble. 
nesK  of  age,  when  opposed  to  such  a  temi)est  as  tills. 
She  strained  so  dreadfully  with  the  roll  of  the  sea,  that 
the  very  masts  seemed  ready  to  work  themselves  out  of 
their  beds,  and  to  tear  her  asunder  by  tho  weight  of  the 
rigging  ;  while  she  laboured  over  the  billows,  and  trem- 
bled, and  groaned  as  they  struck  her  prostrate  sides,  or 
passed  roaring  beneatli.  In  the  midst  of  this  scene,  the 
sailors  began  to  look  scowling  to  windward,  and  then  to 
each  other,  and  I  saw  some  of  the  hardiest  of  them  turn 
pale  as  they  darted  fcurful  glances  itito  the  black  hollow 
of  the  sea.  My  daughter  and  myself,  unable  to  stay  be- 
low, were  lashed  to  the  railing  near  tlie  poop,  and,  I  need 
not  add,  she  held  by  me  in  a  stuiior  of  nervous  terror. 

"  I  am  thus  particular  in  my  description,  my  lord," 
continued  Mr.  Waltham,  "  Iweausc  I  wish  to  accompany 
my  narrative  with  some  account  of  my  state  of  mind 
throughout.  During  all  this  time,  then,  while  evident 
fear  sat  upon  the  countenances  of  the  oldest  seamen  ; 
while  the  captain  himself  had  ceased  to  give  orders,  ex. 
cept  the  hoarse  and  appilling  cry  of  '  look  out ."  '  /nj 
Imld  /'  as  he  watched  each  sea  that  was  likely  to  dash 
over  us,  when  every  thing  but  our  wet  and  w<:aricd  men 
had  lieen  washed  overboard — during  all  this  time,  I  say, 
I  sat  holding  my  daughter  in  my  arms  with  an  involun- 
tary and  unaccountable  confidence,  that,  however  the 
seeiie  might  end,  it  would  end  safely  for  me !  My  poor 
timid  Agatha  began  to  receive  the  same  impression 
from  my  calmness  and  confidence  ;  and  while  the  sailors 
looked  with  terror  downwards,  as  we  hung  upon  the  ri<lge 
of  the  wave,  and  s|ioke  in  broken  wliis|)cr9  as  they  held 
on  by  the  weather  shrouds — and  while  the  captain  and 
mates  looked  aghast  to  windward,  and  liegan  to  whisjier 
of  foundering  at  sea — myself  and  my  dear  confiding 
daughter  seemed  the  only  persons  in  the  ship  who  were 
not  filled  with  trembling  and  despairing  apprehension. 

"  The  cry  of'  water  in  the  hold !'  eompletcd  tho  scene 
of  terror  and  alarm  ;  and  the  poor  seamen  now  sot  about 
trying  the  pumps  with  a  dogged  and  ominous  silence. 
A  dreadful  roll  of  the  ship  with  a  sudden  gust  of  the 
tempest,  next  drove  our  main-to|>-mast  by  the  board  with 
a  crash,  while  tlie  solitary  stay-sail  which  helped  to  keep 
her  in  trim,  w.is  shivereef  in  the  uncontrollable  fury  of 
the  storm.  Thi'  pumps  were  now  deserteil,  the  vessel 
laboured  more  than  ever,  und  the  sailors  liMiked  with 
longing  eyes  along  the  weltering  sea,  and  round 
the  black  and  hazy  horizon,  for  any  object  that  might 
relieve  them  fVom  the  chill  sinking  of  despair. 

"  What  is  there  in  the  visible  heaven  above  or  in  flic 
earth  beneatli,  that  can  give  confidence  of  deliverance 
in  such  eireumstanees  as  these  7  I  know  not — I  cannot 
see  it.  It  assuredly  is  not  external.  It  is  ftom  nu'liigh, 
and  conferred  only  by  tlie  I'ower  who  works  calmly  the 
consummation  of  his  own  purposes,  amidst  the  wildest 
lem|iest  that  ever  '-'cw  out  ot^  tlio  clouds.  I,  at  least, 
know,  tJittt  at  the  in  dreadful  moiueiit  of  this  crisis 
I  looked  on  with  the  rxeitemrnt  of  a  siieetator,  gazing 
on  a  scene  of  ternir  in  which  he  has  no  other  than  n 
sympathetic  cnncern  ;  for  I  fi'lt  assured  that  I  was  to 
esrape  here,  even  if  riservtd  for  unoUier  death  of  u 
iiioro  terrible  dvucriptioii. 


"  The  wind  now  began  to  fall,  and  the  sea  Iwcamg 
less  ftirious;  yet  the  real  danger  was  not  in  tlip  \n, 
abated,  for  the  ship  was  in  no  condition  to  hold  out  and 
the  leak  was  gaining  quickly  upon  the  feeble  cflbr'i*  of 
the  men.  As  the  wind  calmed,  we  lay  on  the  wai> 
like  a  log;  we  heard  the  appalling  gurgle  of  tlic  waUr 
which  was  rising  in  the  hold  below  ;  and  wc  felt  n,, 
ship  sinking  slowly  beneath  us.  We  were  three  lim, 
dred  miles  from  any  land.  Even  our  boats  had  hffit 
washed  overboard;  the  vessel  was  filling  fast,  and  n 
looked  around  us  and  up  to  heaven  for  relief  in  vaj„ 
Dcoth  stared  us  in  the  face,  and  now  the  seamen,  lliro» 
ing  aside  all  subordination,  descended  (as  is  usual  in  i 
such  circumstances)  into  the  store-room,  and  pierced 
the  spirit  casks,  swearing  that  it  would  be  a  double 
death  if  they  were  to  go  down  into  the  deep  to  men  a 
sailor's  death,  sober.  For  my  own  part,  I  never  stirreJ  I 
from  my  place  near  the  poop,  and  my  daughter  was  an. 
tonished — I  was  even  astonished  myself^ — at  my  pcrfai 
calmness,  and  my  indomitable  hope  of  being  still  rts. 
cued  out  of  the  jaws  of  the  watery  grave. 

"  My  darling  Agatha,  trembling,  sat  looking  in  my  face  I 
with  the  serene  confidence  of  an  angcl ;  while  the  rack. 
cd  vessel  wieh  hardly  kept  us  from  tlic  sea  was  sinkinc 
beneath  our  feet.     I  requested  a  glass  of  spirits,  (for  the 
men,  except  my  servant  Murdoch,  who  was  on  his  knees 
praying  audibly,  were  not  drinking  with  the  greedy  re. 
gardlessncss  of  despair,)  and,  on  being  handed  to  me  I 
prevailed  upon  my  courageous  daughter  and  my  Bcrranl 
to  taste,  for  we  were  now  faint  from  abstinence.   She 
drank  a  little  of  what  I  offered,  and  smiled  sadly  ;  ny. 
ing  although  she  dared  not  hope,  she  was  now  ready 
to  die  with  her  father.    Wc  embraced  in  silence.   God 
bless  my  inestimable  child !    She  grasped  me  with  the  I 
grasp  of  death.    Yet  I  had  not  given  up  hope.    1  sliU  I 
preserved  my  confidence,  and  I  told  her  so.  I 

"  The  bow  of  our  ship  was  already  under  water,  and  | 
hoped  seemed  quite  gone.  I  rose  up,  after  cinbraei;: 
my  child,  to  stretch  out  my  benumbed  limbs.  I  saw  noj 
one  near  me  but  Agatha,  for  tlic  men  were  drinking  inT 
that  part  of  the  vessel  which  was  still  out  of  the  sei,  I 
and  some  were  lying  in  a  state  of  intoxication,  waiiin;  | 
for  death.  I  looked  towards  heaven,  and  towards  Iht  I 
horizon.  At  that  instant  the  sun,  which  had  been  iiiTi(i.| 
ble  all  day,  but  was  now  setting,  shone  out  brighllr  [ 
through  the  stormy  haze,  and  cast  a  yellow  beam  over  I 
the  waste  of  foaming  waters.  My  daughter  pointed  lo  I 
his  broad  disk,  and  said,  '  Father,  that  is  the  last  tm  I 
we  arc  ever  to  see  on  earth — look  at  it ; — wo  arc  now  | 
past  ho|ic — wc  ore  sinking  fast* 

"  I  sliook  my  head,  almost  agreeing  witli  her,  when,  I 
turning  round,  I  hehelil  to  my  astonishment  soniethingl 
black  between  us  and  the  dark  heavens  lo  windward.  I 
It  seemed  to  have  risen  suddenly  out  of  tlie  sea,  for  no  I 
one  had  oliscrved  it.  I  could  scarcely  believe  my  sight.  [ 
It  was  a  brig  bearing  straight  down  upon  us,  and  will 
not  more  than  a  few  miles  off.  I 

"  'Sail  ho  !'  I  shouted  in  rapturous  surprise,  inrolun.! 
tarily  imitating  tlio  sailors'  cry  upon  tliis  intercttiji;| 
sight  at  sea.  I 

"  'Sail  ho!'  echoed  every  voice  on  board,  from  the  I 
influence  of  habit,  but  in  a  tone  of  drunken  apathy.      I 

"  Tho  captain,  however,  lookod  up,  roused  from  bill 
stu|)or  by  the  cry,  and  stood  staring  for  some  momcntil 
upon  tiiu  approaching  vessel,  Iiefbro  he  was  silt  tol 
s|icak.  I 

"  The  word,  however,  was  now  caught,  and  every  oncj 
jiimiiod  up  to  gnzo  upon  the  stranger  ship  in  ecsltlicl 
amazement,  I 

"  But  our  vessel  was  sinking  so  fast,  that  life  iiidl 
death  seemed  siispendeil  upon  s  monient.  Tho  rhipl 
iienred  us — our  own  deepened  into  tho  sea— my  daii|!li-| 
ter  stretched  out  her  arms  for  help— in  five  awful  mi-l 
nutcs  after,  my  child  and  I  were  safe  I — aud— " 

Mr.  Walthnm  here  burst  into  tears. 

"  Kxeuse  me,  my  lord,"  said  the  old  gentleman,  rren-l 
vcring  his  composure.  "  The  recollection  of  that  dri.id.| 
fill  inomeiit,  and  my  child's  providential  deliviriuicr,  01(1 
twi  niiieh  for  my  feelings,  even  now.  I 

"  'llie  impressions  made  U|ion  me  by  what  I  hsvenir-l 
rated,"  eonlinue<l  he,  "  might  have  pasned  nwny  like  ll 
vision,  but  think,  my  lord,  of  this  very  place  where  »c| 
are  sitting — this  sweeping  coast — and  these  dnrk  soedil 
round  the  castle  of  your  ancestors,  near  which  my  oldl 
enrniy  Bolton  has  set  himself  down,  as  if  hiding  niin'l 
self  from  my  sight — think  of  this  hicidcniol  spothavin{| 
iH'en  the  first  land  made  by  the  ship  which  saved  ui!l 
Think  also  of  our  provisions  having  licen  so  run  out  byl 
the  additional  numlier  the  vessel  hnn  now  Iu  provide faj 
that  the  captain  was  forced  to  put  us  and  the  rrrw"il 
the  wrecked  aliip  ushutc,  in  u  small  pott,  flic  ni'or('<lli>| 


"Think  also,"  M 
taken  good  bills  on  . 
payment  for  my  prof 
kept  thcin  on  my  pel 
ivhal  originally  beloi 
lo  avoid  all  risk  of  lo 
Ijnal  deprivation  whi 
,hich  it  seems  evi 
)iiightcasily  have  bei 
in  which  I  put  my  ti 
insatiable  deep ;  and 
Ihil  1  should  come  ti 
D  ;ioor  man." 

"  There  are  stran) 
Arnwood  ;  "  some  < 
what  to  think." 

"  But  now,"  contii 
my  mind  to  my  dcst 
vi'rty,  solitude,  and  ol 
will!  my  hands  for 
J,iiighter.  It  was  a  i 
llii*,  to  find  that  Prov 
Ibrown  nic  on  a  spot  r 
baried,  resting  in  the 
of  view  of  the  sad  ev 
vented ;  I  sought  froi 
to  dwell  in,  called  th 
with  my  faithful  Scot 
ol' the  sea  in  which  t 
lost 

"  While  waiting  li< 

dcncc  meant  to  dispe 

of  my  child,  what  ws 

te(K)iler  of  my  fortu 

was  set  down  at  my  i 

pth,  for  the  fulfilnicn 

"  J  do  think  and  h( 

and  drawing  wrong 

deuces,"  said  Lord  A; 

have  not  told  me  wlia 

Surely  it  cannot  be  p 

lime  in  that  solitary  h 

"  Do  not  ask  mc  of 

"But   is  she  reall 

eagerly  ;  a  light  breah 

"  I  may  not  talk  to 

me." 

"  1  know.     I  sec  it 
beaulil'ul !" 
"What  do  you  sayl 
"  1  have,  I  am  sure 
\m  haunted  me  ever  i 
"  llewarc,  my  lord, 
lenuily.    "  My  unfort 
m\  you  are  not  rich. 
bff  are  sulficient  in  yi 
iddiug  to  them  the  ii 
wl  cif  the  deep  alfeeti 
"  I  will  see  her.     I 
her  wolliire." 

"  Do  not,  my  lord ; 
»f  ymith,"  he  added,  \ 
ilijiiirl;  "  and  wait  jiii 
reiicca  of  your  own  fu 


Some  time  after  tho 
tnd  «r  June,  a  few  hoi 
ptl)  of  mariners,  sat  I 
llirf,  which  tbriiied  tin; 
luve  Mitu  noticed.  111, 
I  of  the  Pilot's  Mark. 

(tno  win  till)  large 
I  time  api,  had  lieeii  tin 
iheir  struitgle  among  I 
old  ar,i|uaiiitaiicc,  IVfiir 
niilvvard  ap|)earancc  m 
him  at  such  |terinds  as 
vi>ib!c  at  the  castle  of 

The  present  was  ( 
"liieh  nt  this  season  of 
for  his  I'uduraiice  of  hi 
'•ill  "priiig.  it  was  at 
iliiigs  n  yi'llow  radittiii 
roiinlry,  nnil  throws  oi 
fcp  shadow  ;  ajid  now 


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g  witli  her,  when,! 

shiiicnt  Kometliin;  I 

criH  to  windwanl.r 
of  the  aca,  for  no  I 
believe  my  lifihl.  [ 

upon  ua,  and  »u| 

siirpriar,  inroluii'  I 
iD  tliia  intcrcttiii;  I 

bonril,  from  the| 
iinkcn  aiMthy. 

rouaed  from  bill 
for  aonio  mam<iilil 

he   naa  able  to  I 

(jht,  and  cvfryoncl 
ir  Hhip  in  rcitilicl 


1  grnllrman,  rml 
^tioii  of  that(ln.-iii'| 
a!  dclivcTancf,  uel 


lliis  wy  '"')''  '"  preserve  to  liiinsclf  the  means  of  cna. 
Mint  li'i"  '"  "■•^'W''' ''"'  tcriuinatioii  of  hia  voyage  I" 
"it  is  remarkable,"   said   Lord   Arnwood,  tlioui,'lit. 

"Think  also,"  Mr.  Waltham  went  on,  "  tliat  had  I 
taken  good  bills  on  London,  wliicli  wore  offered  nie  in 
pavrncnt  for  my  property  in  Madeira,  I  conld  have  easily 
[fill  them  on  my  person,  and  so  retained  thus  much  of 
nliit  ori;,'iiially  belonged  to  me.  Hut  my  very  anxiety 
10  avnid  all  risk  of  loss,  was  made  the  instrument  of  that 
linal  deprivation  which  has  brought  me  to  the  state  at 
uliich  it  seems  evident  I  was  fated  to  arrive.  Bills 
iniffhl easily  have  been  sflvcd,  hut  my  substantial  money, 
ji,  which  1  put  my  trust,  1  was  forced  to  yield  up  to  the 
insaliiiblo  deep ;  and  I  am  now,  as  it  seemed  inevitable 
llijl  I  should  come  to  be,  in  the  literal  sense  of  the  word, 
n  poor  man.' 

"  There  aro  strange  occurrences  in  men's  lives,"  said 
Arnwood ;  "  some  call  them  accidents.  I  know  not 
ulijt  to  think." 

"  But  now,"  continued  the  narrator,  "  I  had  ma<Ie  up 
nir  mind  to  my  destiny.  I  had  almost  welcomed  |H). 
vorlv,  solitude,  and  obscurity.  I  Iiad  resolved  to  lalwur 
nitli  my  hands  for  my  subsistence  and  that  of  my 
(Uujiliter,  It  was  a  consolation  fbr  me,  in  the  midst  of 
llii*,  lo  find  that  Providence,  who  mixes  all  it  gives,  had 
l!iro«nnie  on  a  spot  near  where  my  deardeceased  wife  lay 
buried,  resting  in  the  quiet  grave  beside  this  castle,  out 
ol'  view  of  the  sad  events  which  she  could  not  have  pre- 
nnted;  I  sought  from  your  lordship  that  lonely  house 
lodwcll  in,  ciiJIed  the  Mark,  where  I  might  live,  and, 
witli  iny  taithful  Scotch  servant,  seek  a  subsistence  out 
ot'  the  sea  in  whtcli  tlic  last  of  my  wealth  was  for  ever 
lost 

"  While  waiting  here  quietly  until  I  saw  how  Provi- 
dence meant  to  dispose  of  me,  and  until  I  should  hear 
of  my  child,  what  was  my  astonishment  to  find  lliat  the 
dcs[>oilcr  of  my  fortune  and  the  seducer  of  my  daughter 
was  set  down  at  my  very  side,  and  placed  in  my  very 
path,  for  the  fulfilment  of  his  destiny  and  mine  !" 

"  I  do  think  and  1io|k',  sir,  you  arc  deceiving  yourself, 
liid  drawing  wrong  inferences  from  accidental  coinci- 
dences," said  Lord  Arnwood,  after  a  pause.  "  But  you 
jiavenot  told  me  what  is  liecomu  of  your  other  daughter. 
Surely  it  cannot  bo  |)ossible  that — tliat  she  is  all  this 
time  in  that  solitary  building  the  Pilot's  Mark  ?" 

"  Do  not  ask  mo  of  her.     I  have  told  you  she  is  safe." 

"But  is  she  really  in  the  Mark?"  said  Arnwood, 
curerly  ;  a  light  breaking  in  uihjii  his  recollection. 

"  I  may  not  talk  to  you  of  licr,  my  lord ;  you  distress 

lUO." 

"  I  know.  I  see  it  now.  Good  heavens,  and  she  so 
beautiful !" 

"WImt  do  you  say?     Have  yoti  soon  my  Agatha  ?" 

"  1  have,  I  am  sure  I  have !  and  the  interesting  vision 
lias  haunted  me  ever  sitice." 

"  lk;ware,  my  lord,  of  love,"  said  Mr.  Wultimm,  so. 
Icinnly.  "  My  unfortunate  daughter  is  now  a  In'ggar, 
ffldyou  are  not  rich.  Beware,  I  say.  The  real  evils  of 
life  arc  sutficicnt  in  your  circumstances,  without  su|>er- 
iddini;  lo  them  the  intense  sufferings  often  springing 
mil  III'  the  deep  affections  and  the  iniagiiiatioii," 

"  1  \rill  sec  her.  I  will,  at  least,  intuiest  myself  fur 
licr  wcllnre," 

"  Do  not,  my  lord  ;  do  not.  Suppress  the  wild  feelings 
nf  yiiiilli,"  he  added,  waving  his  hand  as  he  prepared  to 
dqwrl;  "  and  wait  patiently  for  tho  predestined  occur- 
reiicta  of  your  own  fate." 

r»APTER  vin. 

Some  time  after  tho  foregoing  events,  and  towards  the 
lud  (if  .Iiine,  a  few  hours  liefore  sunset,  two  men,  in  the 
pil)  of  niariners,  sat  by  the  sea-side  u|h)Ii  the  soft  furisy 
turf,  wliieh  formed  the  surfaco  of  the  little  peninsula  we 
luvf  lieilire  noticed,  that  ran  into  Uio  sea  nearly  in  front 
of  llie  Pilot's  Mark. 

(Inn  was  tho  largo  miisRiilnr  fislieriuan,  who,  some 
liiiio  aifo,  lind  lieen  the  op|Kmeilt  of  Lord  Arnwood  in 
tin  ir  strnjtgle  among  the  roi;ks  j  nild  tho  other  was  our 
»H  a('(|ii;iintiuire,  IVfurdoi'h  Macnra,  of  the  Mark — his 
oiitftnrd  npiH'aranec  more  snilor-likc  than  was  usual  with 
him  at  audi  |icriods  as  he  hail  chogon  to  mako  himself 
viiiWe  at  the  easlle  of  Arnwood. 

The  iireacnt  was  one  of  thoso  delininim  evenings, 
«liieh  at  this  season  of  tho  year  reward  the  lOngliKliman 
for  hill  ciiduranee  of  his  long  rioiidy  winti'r  und  imcrr. 
l«iii»priug.  It  was  at  the  time  ol  ilay  wlirii  the  sun 
llinirii  a  yclliiw  radiance  aslant  the  micliilntioiis  of  the 
'"untry,  ami  throws  one  side  of  every  risin;.'  cibjeet  into 
^  pnhudowi  uiid  now  the  rich  liglit,  rqiosiiijf  on  tlie 


western  side  of  the  headlands,  marked  out  with  pictur 
esqiie  distinctness,  the  graceful  sweep  of  the  shore  and 
bay    lying    beyond  the    Pirate's  Creek,  by  the  side  of 
which  the  lisliermen  pursued  their  occupation. 

The  two  men  were  reeliiiiiig  indolently  upon  the  furzy 
sward,  Weatliershcet  purring  to  himself  eontciitcdly,  and 
mending  his  net,  while  iMurdoch  was  employed  in  coil- 
ing the  lines  and  busking  the  hooks  belonging  to  that 
department  of  their  amphibious  crafl  of  wliieli  lie  took 
particularly  the  charge. 

"  Heeli !  but  simmer  is  a  pleasant  time,"  said  Mur- 
doch to  his  companion,  "  just  when  tho  vera  nir  olV 
the  land  smells  o'  roses  an'  swect-breers,  an'  the 
gowans  glowr  up  in  nne's  fr  ,  when  a  body  lies  down 
ainang  the  warm  grass.  .  i'  then,  tho  sea  patters  sue 
pleasantly  o'er  the  peebli's  at  your  feet,  just  ns  it  were 
fear'd  to  come  near  you.  It 's  really  a  sweet  night,  only  fiir 
thae  midges  that  bi/.z  about  aiie's  ears.  But  its  nae  use 
of  speaking  to  you,  Will  Wullierslicet.  No  u  word 
frae  you — man,  ye'ere  perfect  stupid  1" 

"  Hum,  haw,"  grunted  the  other,  "  what  is  it  you 
H'uiit,  .Mr.  Macara  .'" 

"  Don't  maister  nie,  W'iliinm  Weatliershcet.  Ye're 
wonderful  rife  o'  muisters  in  this  England,  as  the  pud- 
dock  said  to  the  harrow.  But  deevil  a  word  o'  talk  or 
jocularity  out  o'  your  head,  niair  than  ye'U  get  out  of 
Robin  Graitli's  mare.  Noo,  Williai  .,  isn't  it  a  sad  thing 
that  the  gentry  eaniia  stay  at  hunie  in  their  ain  Umiiy 
woods  an'  lawns  in  this  fine  simmer  time  I  Do  yo  think 
Iiord  Arnwood  has  left  the  Ila'  there  yet .'" 

"  How  should  I  know  .'  I  never  remark." 

"  Never  remark  1  Jist  like  you '.  F.h,  man,  Will 
Wathersheet,  but  you're  a  pair  sowl  1  Neither  can 
sing  nor  say,  as  auld  Kainsay  says.  God,  Pm  sue  hap|)y 
this  bonny  night,  I  could  sing  till  the  morning,  if  I  had 
only  gude  company  to  sing  to.  But  the  night's  eoiiiiiig 
round,  an'  Pll  Imc  a  sang  yet  with  Uab  Roust,  when  the 
lines  an'  nets  are  set,  if  1  should  gang  three  miles  for't. 
But  here  goes  for  want  o'  better,"  and  the  merry  Scotch- 
man struck  up  this  ditty  with  extraordinary  melody. 

O  iiiriry  iniiilit  we  \)o  wtien  ilie  KJinnirrV  sun  i.*  down, 
An'  iiaily  liiiulil  we  dilniT  Ity  tlie  •.'lii  1 1>'  llle  iiiimhi, 
In  my  lii'itil  or  nstmre  'twill  he  all  uiie  lu  iiir. 
If  1  liue  bill  my  annij,  an'  imile  coiiipunii'. 

O  i-iinty  on  tlie  lea  side, 
All'  clinntilliz  by  tlie  .•'eii  side, 
Till  the  uvemiig  bell  sliuU  riitu  us  to 

(^uile  cninjianle. 
O  ili<>  lionny  tiii'drt  iliey  sinp,  in  a  innininir  in  IMriy; 
An'  ilie  txniiiy  helli<  ilii'v  rirm  w  lieu  tliu  brides  gi'eii  away  ; 

Hn  uie  ine  a  lilhK  wi'  n  Siift  pliw  tli<>  ee, 

To  liyslu  lu  llliel  at  een   .'or  lier  riHii|>niiie. 

U  eaniy  lei  llie  li  a  >  th\ 
An'  eli'imtlnii  by  lbi>  ^t  a  side. 
Till  llle  evening;  blur  i>hi>ll  li|.'lil  iik  tn 

li'nde  euinimniu. 

O  the  I r  lie  isprond,  an'  llle  priest  he  in  sly  ; 

All'  llle  lawyer's  ii>e  liiiifl  ami  tlie  drinker'^  u}e  diy: 
Itul  1  inn  II  iniin  llml  lilie.4  in  liv<-  free, 
\Vr  a  driipn'  jiude  diiiili  an'  unod  enmpniiie. 
Oeunty  on  the  lea  side, 
An'  ihanlini;  liy  llie  si-a  pide, 
Till  tliue\cniii|i  lieuitliKliiLii  bri;;liten  In 

tjiide  enmiianie- 


"  Well  done,  Murdoch.  But  I  say,  who  may  that  1h' 
coming  yonder'.'" 

"  Where  7" 

"  Don't  you  see  some  one  hauling  round  on  his  lar- 
lioard  tnek,  by  the  wenther-siile  of  Hnil-hill  ?  Tliero  he 
liitVs  just  astern  of  our  old  hulk  the  Pilot's  Mark." 

"  Faith,  I  sec  him,  nii'  a  gentleman  too.  Black  coat, 
an'  a  white  breaehati  round  his  neek." 

"  What  does  he  stand  gazing  about  tlio  Mark  for  7 
Who  can  he  Ik:  ?" 

"  Faith  1  dinna  ken.  It's  no  fiir  imelhing  that  a  gen- 
tleman iMines  wandering  about  this  lonesomo  place  his 
lane.  There's  surely  something  in  the  wind,  William; 
have  ye  stowed  awa  tJie  wee  drap  brandy  /" 

"  To  lie  sure,  man.     But  what  o'  that  7" 

"  I'm  no  sic  an  niild  smuggler  as  you.  Will  Wather- 
sheet, an'  ye  see  my  ronseieitce  is  a  wee  lender  uboot 
the  brniiily  wh.  ..i    er  I  think  o'  the  ganger." 

"  Who  do  you  mean?  the  exciseman  1" 

"  On  ay,  but  that  eanna  lie  him,  for  gangers  dinnu 
wear  sic  bruw  black  coats  ;  but  he's  coming  up  to  us, 
'faith. 

"  So  he  is.  Now  stand  by  your  \watlier  helm,  Mur- 
doch, and  he  prepared  lo  answer  his  hail." 

"  I'se  do  thai.  But  dinim  yoii  lie  putting  in  your  jaw." 

The  stranger  soon  drew  near  at  an  ensy  pace,  seeming 
lo  reeotinoitre,  us  he  eaiiie,  every  object  in  the  iieighlKinr- 
IkhiiI,  imil,  after  a  lew  moments,  he  addressed  the  ineii 
Willi— 

"  Pleasant  employmcnl,  friends,  of  a  eummor's  even- 
ing." 


"  1  eanna  say  but  it's  pleasant  enough,  sir,"  ojiswcred 
the  ready  iSeotehinan,  "  if  it  were  tor  ony  use." 

"  You  seem  lo  he  iiriparing  your  fishing  tackle, 
friends.  Surely,  you  don't  call  ihat  a  useless  employ, 
nieiil." 

"  Lord,  sir,  I  wish  you  had  a  trial  o't,"  said  Murdoch, 
with  his  instinctive  propensity  to  complain ;  "  the  vera 
fishes  hue  gotten  sic  notions  in  their  heads  in  thae  en- 
lightened days,  that  they'll  no  coini!  near  n  net.  Faith 
they  seem  to  ken  the  use  o't  as  well  as  t  do." 

"  But  the  hooks  and  the  bail,  my  friend,"  siiid  tho 
stranger,  entering  into  the  Scotehmaii's  humour. 

"  Uuiks  1  odd,  sir,  1  wonder  what  the  times  will  como 
to,  for  ye  might  as  wecl  put  doon  a  bairn's  gum-stick  as 
htiik  or  bait  either.  'I'ho  vera  fishes  hoc  grown  sno 
eimning,  that  Ihey  ken  a  huik  just  as  weel  as  I  would 
ken  a  shilling  in  the  fingers  o'  a  recruiting  sergeant. 
.\n'  BO  they'll  no  bite — deevil  a  bit." 

"  But  surely  you'll  allow  this  is  a  pleasant  evening 
lor  your  employment." 

"It  may  be  pleasant  enough  to  a  gentleman  like  you,  sir, 
walking  about  with  your  cane  in  your  hand.  But  it's  lit- 
tle pleasure  to  puir  fallows  like  us,  labouring  liere  in  tho 
sun,  an'  tjie  midges  like  lo  pike  our  vera  een  out." 

"  Pray  whose  house  is  that  tall  building  beside  us  7" 

"  It 's  my  maister's,  sir." 

"  That  is  a  Scotch  mail's  answer,  my  fiiend.  It  is  llio 
name,  of  the  owner  that  I  desire  to  know." 

"  llad'iitye  better  speer  at  the  door,  sir?"  answered 
Murdoch,  looking  su.  iciously  up  into  the  stranger's 
face. 

"  Have  you  any  objection  to  answer  my  question  your- 
self," said  the  other,  "  as  I  havo  cliaucud  to  make  tho 
enipiiry  of  you." 

"  (Ju,  surely  no,  sir.  Ye  '11  be  frae  New  Hall,  I  daro 
say." 

"  You  're  asking  mo  a  question,  friend,  instead  of  nn. 
swering  mine." 

"  I  ken  brawly  what  I  'ni  saying,  sir.  I  like  a  giff  lor 
a  gatf,  baitli  in  word  an'  deed,  for,  in  troth,  I  never  got 
ought  for  nought  frae  the  worl'  myscl." 

"  But  I  think  you  ought  to  answer  nie  my  civil  ques> 
tion,  honest  man,"  said  Mr.  Johnston ;  for  it  was  the 
ijuondum  tutor  of  Lord  Arnwood  who  niuiiifested  this 
anxiety  to  learn  somctJiing  of  the  iiossessor  of  the  Pilot's 
Mark.  "  I  did  not  expect  to  be  catechised  by  you  when 
I  i.iado  so  simple  an  inquiry." 

"  Ou,  I  dare  say ;"  said  Murdoch,  who  Iind  been  taking 
a  sharp  view  of  the  coiinteiianco  of  the  enquirer.  "  I 
eanna  s.iy  but  ye  look  like  that  sort  o'  fotik,  that  think 
tliey  should  elaiit  a'  the  cream  to  their  ain  side  of  tliu 
plale  ; — hut  an  eye  for  an  eye,  an'  a  tooth  for  a  tooth,  as 
the  gospel  says,  an'  a  kick  fur  a  cull',  all  over  the  world. 
So,  sir,  if  there  lie  nae  |HMiny  there  shall  lie  nae  pater- 
Hosier  i  an'  ye  may  just  gang  as  ye  came." 

"  You're  a  very  Klriinge  sort  ol  man  for  a  fisherman," 
said  .Mr.  Johnston,  evidently  chagrined. 

"  I'm  rullicr  rough  an'  round  in  my  way,  ye  see,  but 
I  ken  a  glide  fallow  when  I  mcethiui,  an'  I  can  be  civil 
too  when  I  ken  my  man — just  as  weel  as  ony  itlier 
Isidy  that  has  nae  favour  to  seek,  but  what  his  ain  tuu 
fingers  can  grant  him." 

"  Perhaps  you  will  tell  me  who  lives  in  that  house, 
which  I  lielieve  is  called  the  Pilot's  Mark,  friend  /"  said 
.Mr.  Johnston,  addressing  WeatherBhunt  the  sailor. 

"  I'm  rather  a  stranger,  sir,  you  see  i"  said  Weather- 
sheet  drily,  and  scratching  his  head,  "  and  Miirdixdi 
there  is  tliu  only  man  that  takes  an  observation  on  this 
const,  if  you  can  only  get  the  soundings  of  him." 

"  You  'ro  ■  pair  of  obstinate  scoundrels,"  muttered 
Johnstone,  as  lie  turned  and  walked  back  towards  tliu 
Mark. 

"  'I'licro  ho  goes  grumbling  liko  a  bear  wi'  a  suir 
head,"  said  Murdoch,  laughing. 

A.;  Mr.  Johnston  passed  the  old  building,  he  lingered 
ncnr,  und  seemed  to  take  tho  closest  observation  of  every 
thing  ho  coidd  see,  frequently  turning  round  and  looking 
stealthily  at  llm  two  lishrrnien. 

"  I  don't  like  tliul  fallow,"  said  Ihn  Srol,  n«  he  wnlx'li- 
ed  Johnston  iiiitil  he  turned  by  the  back  of  the  old  build- 
ing. "  I'll  wnger  he  's  fund  Iho  smell  o'  that  drup  o' 
brandy  ye  got  frae  tho  smuggler,  nn'  that  has  ccwt  inu 
sae  iiiickIo  care.  I  wish.  Will  Wathersheet,  tliat  that 
confounded  brandy  was  down  your  throat." 

H  J 's  going  up  to  tho  Hall  there,  sure  enough,"  said 
the  sailor. 

■  Do  ye  think  sac  7  Faith,  I'll  just  step  up  an'  watrh 
him.  lie  has  a  Niieakitig  look  ;  und,  Will,  ye  'II  just  put 
the  bit  keg  in  tho  hole  u'  tho  cliff,  fur  fear  ony  thing 
should  hapiM'ii." 

Having  said  this,  MurUucli,  gathering   together  hit 


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fisliing  tnckle,  sot  forward  to  (loclffc  Mr.  Johnston,  liaviiif; 
nincli  jealous  Biiflpicion  ot"  all  inquisitive  manccuvrinp 
cninnatinjj  from  New  Hall. 

Tlie  wary  Scot  took  a  low  road  among  the  pliiiitations 
tliiit  skirted  tlic  great  park  of  Arnwood  ('aslle,  and  wan 
quite  close  to  llic  square  mansion  of  New  Hall,  when  he 
observed  Mr.  Johnston  <leviatc  from  tlie  road  and  enter 
it.  Murdoch  was  about  to  return  by  another  path  which 
skirted  the  heathy  sweep  of  Hail  Hill,  muttering  to 
himself  his  suspicions  regarding  this  mana'uvre  of  John- 
ston ;  when,  in  passing  thr9ngli  a  narrow  gap  in  the 
lencc,  he  observed  a  young  woman  meanly  dressed,  sit- 
ting in  a  nook  of  the  bank  opposite  to  liim,  and  cares.s- 
iiig  an  inHint,  wliilc  she  seemed  full  of  grief  and  dcspon- 
dcnc}%  and  soblicd  anil  wept  in  sorrowful  bitterness. 

.Murdoch  stood  for  a  moment  and  watched  the  girl, 
who,  thinking  herself  unobserved,  indulged  her  gric^f 
and  fondled  her  infant,  in  a  manner  which  ab.solutely,' 
ns  he  afterwards  expressed  liiinscU',  tooli  the  Scot  by  tlie 
heart  to  witness  it. 

"  What  is  the  matter  wi'  you,  my  bonny  woman?" 
Slid  Murdocli,  cojning  forward  and  addrcssijig  her. 

The  girl  only  shook  her  head,  and  then  tried  to  con- 
cr;i'  lier  grief  by  somewhat  brightening  up  licr  looks. 

"  Na  troth,  it 's  nac  business  o'  mine,  my  lass.  Bui 
your  greeting  lime's  no  come  yet.  Ye'ro  o'er  young  to 
no  silling  there  sorrowing  to  yo.irscl  under  a  hedge, 
miir  thing.  l!ul  eh,  woman,  tJiut  'a  a  hraw  bairn  i'  your 
lap." 

This  compliment  to  the  infiint  ovcrcamo  tlio  young 
Woman's  reserve,  and  looking  up  in  Murdoch's  face  for 
a  moment,  she  said, 

"  (!i)od  man,  will  you  do  an  unfortunato  young  woman 
n  lavDur  ?" 

"  Hoot  ay,  my  pretty  lass  !  I  never  could  refuse  ony 
thing  to  a  bonny  I'lce,  ,i'  my  li!'e." 

"  Well,  sir,  if  you  could  jn.st  man.nge  to  get  tliis  letter 
delivered  to  .Mr.  Hilton  of  the  Hall  tliiTe  ;"  said  the 
young  woman,  taking  a  letter  out  of  her  bosom  and  otl'er- 
ing  it  to  Murdoch. 

"  Troth,  I'll  do  tliat  in  a.  tricn.  Rut  it  '.<  but  n  sma' 
fivour  that,  my  lass,  an'  the  <quire's  hoosn  is  sac  near — 
it  seems  scarcely  worth  asking  mo  to  do  't." 

"  It  will  be  a  very  ^'re«/  fivour,  sir,  if  you  could  get 
it  given  to  Mr.  Bolton,  and  particularly  if  you  could  see 
hlin  yourself,  and  bring  me  some  sort  of  answer." 

"  -Vs  to  that,  ye  see,  my  lass,  it 's  now  the  evening, 
an'  the  squire  will  Iv  at  his  wine,  an'  winna  Im-  disturbed, 
nae  doubt.  Ye  ken,  puir  folk  sliould  wal  !i  llio  great 
folks'  time." 

"  .\li,  sir,  I  have  been  here  the  whole  of  the  day,  and 
yesterday  too,  but  Mr.  Dolton  will  not  sec  me,  and  has 
given  directions  to  his  servants  not  to  take  any  letter  to 
him  j'roin  any  poor  person,  upon  pain  of  losing  their 
ph.eev.  So  I  have  been  driven  from  the  door  with  my 
biby,  and  have  h.id  no  snsten.ineo  nil  day  ;" — and  having 
given  this  account  of  herself,  the  young  woman  again 
relapsed  into  weeping, 

"  Dinna  greet,  my  puir  thing,"  saiil  the  Scotchman 
beginning  to  melt :  "  noo  just  gie  me  the  letter,  an'  1  'II 
try  to  get  a  word  o'  him.  Hut  it  '11  he  n  sair  job  to  fight 
my  way  through  bis  powder'd  tlunkeys." 

"  I  shall  be  nmst  grateful,  and  pray  blessings  on  you, 
my  friend,  if  you  will  try,"  said  tlic  girl  enrnestly. 

"  Hut  ye  see,  my  bonny  womaii,"  said  .Murdoch,  turn- 
ing the  letter,  and  looking  on  all  sides  of  it;  "I  dinna 
ken,  after  a',  wliat  sort  o'  bizincss  this  may  be,  an'  the 
N|tiire  's  a  man  tlii\t  I  'm  no  the  least  anxious  to  see,  if 
it  warna  to  <lo  n  gude  turn  to  you,  my  dow." 

"  Well,  sir,"  said  the  girl,  weeping  afresh,  "  indeed  I 
cannot  exfHct  hnt  that  you  wisli  to  know  something 
about  me  belore  yo\i  undertake  to  do  mi'  a  service,  but  if 
you  'II  t  ike  my  word  for  it,  sir,  I  am  a  very  untiirtuuate 
young  woman." 

"  Troth,  my  dear,  I  dinna  misdoubt  tliat  in  the  small, 
est,"  said  .Murdoch ;  "  |K)verty  an'  a  bonny  fiico  at  the 
mercy  o'  the  world  !  Lord,  I  could  greet  lor  you  inysel 
this  vera  minute." 

"  .\nd  sadly  were  Ihcy  taken  advantage  of  to  my  sor- 
row," ronlinued  the  girl,  eueonraged  to  tell  her  story  by 
the  spontaneous  sympathy  of  the  warm-hearted  Scot. 

"  Hy  Mr.  HoltouT'  cxclaimod  Murdoch,  throwing  up 
his  clenched  hand. 

"  Yes,  sir,  indeed,  to  my  shame  I  tell  it.  Rut  he  made 
nequainti'uei!  with  me  In  another  part  of  the  country,  by 
disguising  himself  in  a  dress  like  those  of  my  own  con- 
dition, and  calling  himself  n  young  tradesman,  nnd  hy 
promises  of  inarrlngo,  he '' 

"  f)  the  eonloimiled  si'onndrel !  Hut  that  's  one  of  his 
old  tiii  ks;  and  he  now  rel'uKCH  you  a  smull  ni.iintcnanci . 
I  dare  say  \  wliilo  (lio  very  steam  of  wimt  he  wastes  in 


gross  extravagance  would  support  a  whole  family.     O 
the  scoundrel !" 

'  Just  so,  sir.  And  he  will  not  now  hear  mc,  or  re- 
ccive  a  letter  from  me,  although  he  prevailed  upon  mo  to 
conceal  his  name  from  the  parish  ;  and  now  I  cannot  look 
my  father  in  the  face,  for  hia  heart  is  broken  about  me, 
and  Mr.  Holton  at  last  refuses  me  the  smnllcst  relief." 

"  God  help  you,  puir  lass.  But  how  do  you  think  hiV 
seeing  this  letter  will  avail  you  ?  Woman,  ho  treats  the 
|mir  like  the  vera  dirt  among  hia  Icet." 

"  O  dear  sir,  I  don't  know ;  hnt  I  wrote  it  by  the  ad- 
vice of  a  friend,  and  I  think  if  he  read  it,  ho  would  save 
me  from  exposing  him  and,  alas,  myself!" 

"  Well,  my  puir  lassie,  just  liae  patience,  an'  I  '11  tiy 
to  see  him,"  said  the  Scdtehmim,  going ;  "  noo  just  be 
quiet  till  I  come  back.  t)d  I  I  '11  lixik  liim  straight  in 
the  liice  if  I  can  set  eyes  on  him — straight  in  the  face  !" 

Muttering  in  this  manner,  .Murdoch  turned  into  t'le 
grounds  of  New  Hall,  summoning  upall  bis  eharncteristic 
impudence,  or  rather  bold  bluntncss  of  speech,  to  his  a.s- 
sistanee,  while  he  tried  to  make  his  way  into  the  pre- 
sence of  Air.  Holton. 

'  This  is  a  bonny  job  I've  ta'en  in  hand,"  said  he  to 
himself  as  he  went,  while  he  looked  at  the  letter,  "  to 
carrj'  despatelies  between  a  blackguard  gentleman  and 
lis  hizzy.  W'cel,  I  am  surely  a  dolt  to  meddle  wi'  love 
affairs  tliat  arc  no  my  ain.  An  auld  fnle — to  be  ta'en  aif 
my  road  wi'  a  lionny  face,  an'  let  a  silly  woman's  greet- 
ing get  me  into  a  scrape  wi'  this  pur.se-proud  squire  !  I 
would  rather  see  the  deevil  than  I  would  see  that  Squire 
Bolton.  But,  puir  thing,"  ho  continued,  thinking  of  the 
girl,  "  a  bonny  creature  1  odd,  I  hadna'  the  heart  to  re- 
fuse her,  siltin'  grectin'  to  bersel'  on  n  brae  side,  an'  a 
baby  at  her  breast.     I<oid  help  up!  this  is  a  sad  worl'." 

Having  strengthened  hia  resolution  by  these  retlec- 
tions,  he  proceeded  boldly  up  to  New  Hall. 

'  By  my  lailli,  I  think  it's  my  best  way  to  gang 
straight  up  to  the  grand  door  at  once,"  thought  Mur- 
doch to  himself.  "  It's  a  case  o'  needcesBity,  an'  what 
liir  shouhl  I  bo  'feard  to  face  tho  deevil  ?  The  puir  lass 
camia  .starve,  so  here  goes,"  and  ho  rung  tho  bell  at  the 
entrance. 

'  What  do  you  want?"  saiil  a  [lowdcrcd  porter,  who 
o|wne(l  the  door.  "  Who  the  devil  taught  yon  to  ring  at 
a  gentleman's  door,  sirrah  ?  (io  round  to  the  back  of  the 
house,  if  you  have  any  business  here." 

"  .\a',  deevil  a  bit,"  said  tho  Scotchman,  doggedly.  "  I 
want  to  sen  your  maister,  friend,  if  you  please." 

"  If  you  want  to  see  master,  come  to-morrow  at  twelve, 
and  go  to  the  bnck  entrance,"  said  the  servant,  thrusting 
the  li.ilf  open  door  rudely  against  .'Macara. 

"  Will  ye  drive  the  door  in  my  liice,  ye  piinplc-faccd 
puppy  1"  cried  the  Scotclmian,  pushing  it  back  and  edg- 
ing himself  in.  "  By  my  t'aith,  I'll  liaurl  the  yellow 
strapplcs  frae  your  flu. iky  coat,  if  ye  daur  to  gie  me  ony 
o'  your  valle.de-shaui  in.solince !  I'll  just  wait  till  I  see 
your  maister;"  and  .Murdoeli  (lelerniiuedly  planted  him- 
self on  a  iicat  in  the  ball. 

"  Faith,  you  sIkiU  wail  tbeii,"  siiil  the  serv.nnt,  ns. 
lonished  at  finding  his  nulliirily  disputed  by  one  of  Ma- 
Cora's  appearance.  "  You're  a  pretty  sort  of  a  clown 
indeed,  to  suppose  that  master  is  going  to  leave  his  wine 
to  H|H'ak  to  you.  It's  a  moral  impossibility  at  this  time 
of  night." 

"  I'll  let  you  ken,  friend,  that  it's  neither  moral  nor 
impossible  lor  your  maister  to  speak  to  me,  upon  most 
particular  business,"  said  Murdeeh,  threateningly. 

"  What  particular  buBincss  can  ij3u  liavo  witli  bini  7" 
said  the  innii. 

"  That's  no'  for  your  lugs  to  hear,  I'm  sure." 

"  If  you  have  particular  business,  have  you  no  letter 
or  card  that  may  he  taken  up  to  the  squire  /" 

"  Wliiilever  1  liae  I  shall  deliver  inysel',  when  I  sec 
him,"  said  Murdoc(i,  determined  not  to  he  shaken  eitlier 
by  master  or  man. 

"  Then,  friend,  if  you  persist  in  disturbing  my  master, 
you  must  take  the  cons<'quences." 

"  I'll  take  my  chance." 

"  .\iid  HO  you  see,  friend,  if  you  Iinvo  a  hard  head,  he 
has  a  good  stick  in  the  corner  there." 

"  If  that  bo  the  way  o'l,"  said  Murdoch  boldly,  "  there 
'II  1h'  a  pai'  o'  us  at  the  wark,  as  the  hen  said  to  her  legs." 

"  Would  you  otfer  to  lift  your  hand  to  n  sciuire  ?""saiil 
the  porter,  in  increased  astoiiisbment. 

"  Ye  had  better  gio  nac  niair  jnw,  my  friend,  but  just 
gang  up  an'  tell  your  inaister  that  there's  a  gentleman 
wants  to  si'c  him  instantly,  upon  particular  business." 

"  A  gentleman  !  you're  u  pretty  devil  of  a  genlleman, 
to  lie  sure." 

"  Ne'er  fash  yoiirscl'  what  I  nm.  Moot,  man,  what's 
tho  use  o'  Bimniering  an'  wintering  u'  day.     If  yc  dinna 


say  il'a  a  genlleman,  yc  see,  your  maister  '11  no'  stir  for 
the  like  o'  nie,  an'  if  there's  any  skaith,  I'll  take  the 

nic.  Come,  t'riend,  gang  up  and  tell  him.  It's  tcajb 
a  great  business."  ' 

The  servant  seeing  the  determination  of  the  Scot,  ni 
eliuckling  at  the  idea  of  the  squire  getting  into  a  passion 
and  breaking  tjie  intruder's  head,  went  up  stnirg  and 
whispering  to  one  of  his  fellows,  the  latter  went  in  to 
announce  this  strange  visit  to  his  master. 

The  squire  had  no  company,  (except  Mr.  Johnston  of 
whom  more  anon,)  he  having  been  somewhat  confined 
and  interdicted  hy  the  surgeon  who  attended  him,  until 
his  recovery  was  complete  froni  the  efTects  of  the  t liolii 
wound  he  had  received  in  his  skirmish  with  Lord  .\rn. 
wood.  He  was,  tlicrcforc,  more  Bober  than  usual  at  tlijj 
hour  in  the  evening,  when  the  servant  entered,  and  was 
moreover,  engaged  in  a  discussion  with  Mr.  Jolinsloii 
concerning  the  result  of  his  enquiries  about  tlie  occuiianl 
of  the  Pilot's  Mark,  and  other  matters  of  opparcntlyHtiif 
concern  to  him,  about  which  notwithstanding  lie  evinced 
an  anxiety  that  not  a  little  puzzled  and  astonished  liij 
friend. 

When  the  servant  delivered  his  message,  nnd  in  an.  I 
swcr  to  Mr.  Bolton's  enquiries,  described  the  man  who 
insisted  upon  seeing  the  squire,  a  thought  inBtimtly  struck 
the  latter,  nnd  he  said  to  the  servant — 

"Tell  him  to  walk  up." 

"  Into  this  room,  sir  ?"  said  tho  astonished  attendant, 

"  Do  08  I  bid  you.     Bring  the  mon  into  this  room." 

AV'licn  the  servant  left  tho  apartment,  ond  in  terms  of  I 
civility  proportionate  to  the  respect  paid  to  the  stranmr 
hy  the  fact  of  his  innster's  calling  him  up  to  the  dininj. 
room,  delivered  his  message,  it  was  not  in  human  nature 
to  resist  a  twinge  of  cowardice  and  drcod,  when  .'Uurdnch 
thought  of  going  up  "  before  the  laird."  This  unwonted 
sinking  of  spirit  rather  increased  than  otherwise,  as  he 
mounted  the  richly  corpetcd  stairs,  and  surveyed  the  ! 
magnificence  by  which  the  man  was  surrounded,  w.iom 
he  was  going  to  face  with  a  message  that  amounted  to  a 
tlircat.  Had  ho  been  treated  with  contempt  and  opposl. 
tion,  as  he  expected,  he  felt  that  he  could  have  acted  liis 
part  courageously  for  the  young  woman ;  but  this  ap. 
pearnncc  of  respect  and  condescension  quite  disarmed 
him,  and  the  natural  impression  of  Mr;  Bolton's  grandeur 
filled  him  with  dread.  When  ho  had  reached  the  land. 
lug-place  on  the  stairs,  however,  ond  was  just  cntorinf 
the  room  where  snt  Mr.  Bolton  and  his  friend,  a  sijiMe 
tliouglit  crossing  his  mind,  scrvcil  to  bring  back  all  L 
courage,  and  to  restore  him  to  a  just  view  of  his  under. 
taking.  This  wus  the  strong  contrast  of  tlie  poor  yonnj 
wornon,  a  victim  to  the  vicious  passions  of  the  owner  of  j 
all  this  grondcur,  sitting  weeping  on  the  bare  cartli  with. 
out,  refn.sed  even  the  crumbs  that  fell  from  this  Dires' 
table,  although  obsolulcly  fjinishing,  with  his  infant  il  I 
her  breast. 

"  Come  forward,  sir,"  said  Air.  Bilton,  as  the  Soot  en. 
tered  with  humility.     "  You  live  with  some  one  in  thai  | 
high  old  building  by  the  sea  side,  called  the  Pilot's  .Mark." 

"  Yes,  sir." 

"  Here,  John,  hand  me  that  glass,"  ho  said,  addressing 
the  servant. 

"  Now,  sir,  you  can  drink  wine  when  you  got  il, 
dare  say,"  continued  Mr.  Holton,  filling  up  the  goblft  I 
and  winking  to  .Mr.  Johnston,  as  if  he  would  say,  "leave 
the  fellow  to  mc." 

"  I  nm  nac  groat  wino-hibber,  sir,"  said  .Murdocii, 
rallying  his  thoughts  f'-oiii  their  surprise  at  nil  this, 

"  No,  I  suppose  not,  friend,"  nnHWcred  the  squire. 
"  The  Pilot';!  Alark  is  a  pl.iec  where  ivino  is  not  so  I 
plentiliil  as  sea-water,  I  well  believe.  But  coniel  drink 
my  health,  holiest  friend.  Your  master  uid  I  arc  nci;;li. 
hoiirp,  and  I  don't  oven  know  his  name.  Pray  what  p.rt 
of  the  country  is  he  from  ?"  [ 

"  I  came  to  you  on  another  bizineRs  than  to  talk  of  my  I 
master,  sir,"  saiil  Murdoeli,  selling  down  the  wine  Hliich  I 
the  servant  hod  handed  to  him. 

"  Oh,  very  true,  I  forgot  that,"  said  Mr.  Bolton,  "bul  I 
won't  you  drink  /  .\ro  you  a  Scotchman,  ond  cim'l  drink "  I 

"  Deevil  a  fears,  sir,  as  wo  used  to  i«y  when  wo  «fi 
bairns : 

"  Ym  Inilnrd  an"  Itint  I  cnn. 
Just  ns  wee!  ns  ony  iiiait." 

"Very  well,"  continued  the  squire,  again  winkinf  lol 
Mr.  Johnston ;  "  I  see  you're  a  fine  fellow,  nnd  can  iiiikc  I 
rhymes  too.  Now  oH  with  your  glass,  and  then  I'llbrirl 
your  biisinrss,"  I 

"  Biziness  first,  Oi.d  drink  nfter,"  uid  tho  Seotclimml 
stillly.  I 

"  Wlinll  won't  you  drink  yi.ur  wine  when  I  ask  yon"! 

"  No— deevil  a  bit." 

"  No  ?  Why,  you  idiot— 


playliouscs  cither,  tl 

would  like  an  onswei 
"This  is  some  cu 

lercd  Mr.  Bolton ;  "  I 

sirrah?" 
"  It's  vera  easy  for 

ricli.ycBCC,  ken  nael 

o' the  worl'." 
".Answer  my  ques 

now?  do  you  tliink  I 

iniT?" 
"  The  puir  lass,  w 

the  cauld  lea,  where  t 

nine  to  comfort  her.' 
"How  can  I  hcl] 

plaguing  me  ?" 

"Och  sir!  och  sir! 
estness,  "  is  that  yoi 
uuslcd  to  you  in  the 
that  very  letter  blottc 
heat  o'  the  bosom,  wl 
in'  disna  your  ain  bai 
u  yc  yoursel'  did  one 
a  sintii'  woman's  rc| 
drawing  near,  "  how 
drinking  rich  wine,  an 
\mn  lass,  an'  bonnic 

"  Confound  the  fclli 
about  an  intrigue  wi 
linucd  the  squire,  stri 
Iho  affair  with  a  jok 
ihorc  any  thing  more 

"  I  ken  it's  o'er  con 
upon  tlic  feelings  of 
think  men's  words  an 
Ihccorn  will  grow  ri] 
laney  that  they  will  gi 
ts  .lure  as  the  green  I 
ihowers,  or  the  bonn 
bushes,  when  simmer 
but  it's  no  common, 
liiiued  .Murdoch  with 
Kha  hae  plenty,  to  ret 
drap  to  the  puir  lass  v 
to  ruin." 

"Oil,  I  see,  it's  mi 
vith  scornful  coolnes 
lollor;  "  that  is  the  v 
iddcd,  throwing  down 
luLitanlial  part  of  yot 
i  (0  zealous  a  friend  o 
from  me,  that  I  am  n< 
ii'shc  d,ires  to  intruc 
have " 

"But  your  child,  sir 
u  Mr,  llolton  imused. 

"How  dore  you  sr 
vwi  cliild  instead  of  i 
liwall  the  iKiorof  th< 
"pon  mc  ?" 

"  Did  you  ever  read 
'ir,"  said  the  Scotehm 

"Corah— whnt?" 

"Corah,  Dathon,  a 
"•dor  o'  scripture — tl 
fwl,  an'  swallowed  the 

"Ha,  ha!  rhyming 
you're  a  proper  Scot 
take  care  how  you  tall 

Murdocii  said  iiothii 
III"  suinrn,  walked  sul 

"Here,  sir,"  said  th( 
TOinesa  la  finished,  no 
for  1  want  to  sireak  to 

"  I'll  neither  eat  you 
Bill  .Murdoch  lolomnlj 


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of  the  Scot,  nnd 
ig  into  a  passion 
it  up  Btairg  anii 
Utcr  went  in  to 
r. 

Mr.  Johnston,  of 
newhnt  confined 
ended  him,  muil 
cts  of  the  fligbi 
with  Lord  Am. 
hnn  usual  at  tills 
!ntcrcd,  and  was^ 
th  Mr.  Johnflon 
)out  the  occniiant 
fnpparonlly  little 
nding  he  cvincrd 
id  astoni.shcd  liij 

!sngc,  and  in  on.  \ 
ed  the  man  who 
It  instantly  struck 


lislicd  attendant. 
nto  this  room." 
,  and  in  terms  of 
i  to  the  stranger 

up  to  the  dininj. 
.  in  human  nature  I 
d,  when  Murdoch 
'    This  unwonted 

otherwise,  as  he 
ind  surveyed  the 
urroundcd,  wnora 
hat  amounted  to  a 
tempt  and  0|i{ioFi.  I 
lid  have  acted  his 
lan ;  hut  this  ap. 
n  quite  disarmed 
Bolton's  f  rondcur 
reached  the  land. 
ivns  just  cntrrin; 
s  friend,  a  sinfrle 
ring  baek  all  hit 
icw  of  his  under, 
of  tlie  poor  yonnj; 
of  the  owner  of 
hare  earth  with.  | 

from  this  Divos' 

itll  his  infant  at 

m,  as  the  Scot  en. 
some  one  in  th«l  j 
the  Pilot's  .Mark." 

10  said,  addresnin;  | 

ion  ynu  get  it,  1 
ii(r  up  the  johltl  I 
would  say, "  leave 

,"  said  .Muriloch, 
so  nt  all  this. 
cred   the  squire.  I 

ivini)   is  not  so 
Il'it  cninc  I  drink  | 

nd  I  arc-  nel;;h 
5.  I'ray  what  jwrt  I 

than  to  talk  of  my 
vn  the  wine  which 

Mr.  Bolton, "  but  | 
,nndean't  drink"' 
:iy  when  wo  were  I 


acaiii  winkinf  lo  I 
,ow,  and  can  make  I 
and  then  I'll  he"  I 

id  the  Scotchininl 

when  I  ask  you '"I 


"  I  tlio.iglit,  sir,  ye  wad'na  kcej)  up  your  civility  loiij,', 
il've  were  the  least  cross'il,"  said  .Murdoch  coolly. 

"Why  what  sort  of  a  nun  uic  you,  and  what  is  yoiii 
taiinc'ss,  sirrah  ?" 

1.  Vu'll  tind  it  there,  sir,  if  ye  please" — said  Murdoch, 
lijiidiiijr  tlie  letter  witii  a  stern  civility. 

"('jjntbund  it,  how  came  you  by  this?"  cxcluinicd 
Mr.  'Jolton,  tearing  open  the  letter. 

"  I  just  limd  it,  sir,  where  rich  folk  dinna  gang  for 
pleasure,  nor  puir  Iblk  from  choice.  I  saw  it  whar  the 
lieiite  couldna  see  the  wounded  man,  just  by  thu  way 
side,  sir,  in  sair  distress." 

"  How  do  you  mean  ?" 

"1  mean,  sir,  that  it's  neither  amang  pleasures  nor 
lulaccs,"  said  Murdoch  looking  round  the  room,  "  nor 
play-houses  either,  that  yc'll  get  the  like  of  that.  But  1 
vtould  like  an  answer,  sir." 

"This  i^  some  cursed  conspiracy  against  me,"  mut- 
tered Mr.  Bolton ;  "  how  came  you  to  know  this  person, 

jirrah  ?" 

"  It's  vera  easy  for  the  puir  to  ^cn  the  puir,  an'  the 
ricli,  ye  see,  ken  naebody  but  tho  rich,  an'  tliat's  the  way 
o'  the  worf."  _  . 

".Answer  my  question  directly,  where  is  this  person 
now?  do  you  think  I  am  to  listen  to  your  Scotch  preach- 

in?'" 
''The  puir  lass,  wi'  her  baby,  sir,  is  just  outside  on 

the  auld  lea,  where  there's  neitlier  grand  cari>ets  nor  red 

(line  to  comfort  her." 

"How  can  I  help  tliat?  tmd  how  daro  eho  come 
plsttuing  me  ?" 

"Dch  sir!  oeh  sir!"  said  Murdoch  witli  solemn  cam. 
eslncss,  "  is  that  your  feeling  for  a  puir  lass  that  lias 
trusted  to  you  in  the  hour  of  woman's  weakness  I  is  na 
that  very  letter  blotted  wi'  her  tears  an'  warm  wi'  tlie 
heat  o'  the  bosom,  which  ye  hae  deceiv'd  an'  seduced  ? 
in'  disna  your  ain  bairn  look  up  in  her  face,  an'  smile, 
u  yc  yoursel'  did  once,  to  increase  a  iiuitlier's  grief  an' 
t  sinlii'  woman's  repentance  ?  Oil  sir,"  he  exclaimed, 
drawing  near,  "  how  can  yc  sit  there  easy  an'  hapjiy 
drinking  rich  wine,  an'  gorged  to  the  throat,  an'  your  puir 
leman  lass,  an'  boniiic  bairn,  starving  under  a  hedge !" 

"Confound  the  fellow!  am  I  to  be  worried  in  this  way 
about  an  intrigue  with  a  country  wcneli  ?  I  say,"  eon- 
tinued  the  squire,  striving  to  take  oft"  the  seriousness  of 
the  affair  with  a  joke,  "  were  you  born  yesterday  ?  is 
there  any  thing  more  common  than " 

"  I  ken  it's  o'er  common,  sir,  for  gentlciiioii  to  practise 
upon  the  feelings  of  innocent  thoughtless  women,  who 
think  men's  words  arc  as  certain  to  eoiuc  true,  as  that 
the  corn  will  grow  lipe  and  yellow  in  har'st,  and  who 
lincy  that  they  will  get  justice  when  their  sorrow  coinci 
it  sure  as  tho  green  braird  sprouts  up  after  the  spring 
ihowcrs,  or  the  bonny  white  blossoms  cover  the  thorn 
bushes,  when  simmer  comes  dancing  on  the  south  wind; 
but  it's  no  commoii,  sir — I  say,  it's  no  common,"  con- 
tinued  Murdoch  with  strong  nnimutioii,  "  for  gciitlenicn 
wha  hae  plenty,  to  refuse  the  sma'  consolation  o'  bit  and 
drap  to  the  puir  lass  wham  they  Imo  deceived  an'  driven 
lo  roin." 

"Oil,  I  see,  it's  money  she  wants,"  said  Mr.  Bolton 
«itli  Bcorntul  coolness,  scarcely  having  glanced  nt  the 
letter;  "  that  is  the  way  of  tlieiii  all.  'I'liere,  sir,"  he 
idded,  throwing  down  ii  single  gold  piece,  "  there  is  the 
iab.<tanlial  part  of  your  answer,  and  liarkeo,  as  you  are 
(0  jealous  a  friend  of  this  young  woman,  inform  her 
from  mo,  that  I  am  not  to  bo  visited  in  this  way  again ; 
ii'ihc  dares  to  intrude  upon  mo  another  time,  I   will 

hive " 

"  Uut  your  child,  si  r  ?"  said  Murdoch,  looking  horrified, 

u  Mr,  llolton  [tauscd. 

"How  daro  you  say  another  word,  sir?  It  may  he 

vwi  child  instead  of  mine,  for  aught  I  know.     Am  I  to 

nave  all  the  poor  of  the  parish  and  all  their  brats  (addled 

upon  me  ?" 
"  Did  you  ever  road  of  Corah,  Dathnn,  and  Abeerain, 

*ir,"  said  the  Scotchman,  looking  unutterable  things. 
"Corah— what?" 
"Corah,   Dathan,   and  Alieeram — but  ye'll  na   lie 

inder  o'  scripture — tho  vera  earth  o|icned  under  their 

ftfl,  an'  swallowed  Ihoin  up  for  their  wickedness  !" 
"  Ha,  ha !  rhyming  first  and  sermonising  after,  well 

you're  a  proper  Scotchman — only  cursedly  impudent 

tike  care  how  you  talk  in  this  manner  to  me,  sir." 
Murdoch  said  nothing  more,  hut  looking  a  moment  at 

III"  (uinrn,  walked  sullenly  towards  tho  door. 
"  ilcre,  sir,"  said  llio  squire,  calling  him  hack,  "  your 

lu.<ine8«  is  fiiiished,  now  drink  your  wine  goodiiuture<lly, 

for  1  want  to  sinrnk  to  ynu." 
"I'll  nritlier  eat  your  bread,  sir,  nor  drink  your  wine, 

Mid  Murdoch  lolciimly. 


"  No !  I  will  not  bear  this  insolence  longer,"  cried  the 
squire,  starling  up,  "  your  |irisumplion  is  insull'eraljle, 
sir." 

"  1  diiiiia  mean  oiiy  disrespect  to  my  superiors,  sir," 
said  .Murdoch  calmly,  "  for  I'm  hut  a  puir  uiaii,  an"  no 
rc;,rar(led  in  the  worl' ;  but  dry  bread  i.s  sweet,  an'  clear 
water  is  relresliiug  wi'  irucc  an'  a  gude  conscieiici',  tor 
ye  see  the  blessing  o'  the  liord  maketli  rich  an'  udihtli 
no  sorrow — but  the  wealth  of  the  wicked,  the  fat  saeri- 
llees  of  .Moloch  in  the  valley  of  Tophat,  and  the  spiced 
wines  of  Ahab  on  the  mount  of  Gheriiiiii,  are  but  as  the 
stink  in  thu  nostrils  of  gude  men,  uii'  bring  wrath  an' 
heaviness  in  the  hour  of  death. 

"  I  wish  you  a  giidu  e'en,  sir,"  added  the  Scotchman, 
and  lie  oiicncd  the  door  and  walked  thoughtfully  down 
stairs. 


CIIAPTEB  IX. 

It  was  not  without  reason  that  an  ominous  misgiving 
had  taken  possession  of  Lord  .Vrnwood's  breast,  when  he 
found,  us  related  in  the  earlier  i>art  of  our  history,  that 
.Mr.  Johnston  had  contrived  to  make  so  intiinato  an  ac- 
quaintance with  Mr.  Bolton. 

Yet  his  suspicious  apprehensions  (if  tho  feelings  with 
which  ho  was  actuated  when  again  obliged,  as  in  a  man- 
ner he  was,  to  sit  at  the  same  tabic  with  his  quondam 
tutor,  could  be  called  such)  assumed  no  defluito  shape, 
and  settled  u|ion  no  particular  circumstance.  For  this 
reason  he  thought  himself  actuated  merely  by  that  in- 
stinctive dislike  with  which  persons  of  a  warm  and  ge- 
nerous disposition  naturally  regard  those  who  are  gifted 
with,  or  who  have  accpiircd  extensively,  that  worldly 
prudence  and  calculating  craft,  so  repugnant  to  their 
own  ieclings. 

Arnwood  even  felt  a  strange  dread  of  coming  in  con- 
tact with  such  a  man ;  not  from  any  moral  cowardice,  or 
repugnance  to  combat  in  a  fair  quarrel  on  a  fair  field,  but 
I'roin  a  vague  feeling  of  alarm  that  the  other  was  pos. 
sessed  of  weapons  \vhic!i  he  was  willing  and  ready  to 
exert  to  his  prejudice,  such,  indeed,  as  he  was  hinisell  not 
aware  of,  and  would  have  disdained  to  wield,  if  ho  had 
known  them,  even  in  his  own  defence. 

He  never  could  have  dreamed,  however,  nor  in  truth 
did  Bolton  himself  sus|)cct,  the  ambitious  project  by 
which  the  prudent  Johnston  was  smitten,  nor  the  means 
he  had  taken  to  bring  that  project  to  maturity.  It  never 
even  occurred  to  Arnwood,  that  it  was  Johnuton  who  was 
at  the  bottom  of  the  unfortunate  quarrel  between  Bolton 
and  him.self,  hy  which  his  views  in  that  quarter  were 
frustrated,  and  that  it  was  Johnston  who  had,  by  gradual 
insinuations,  and  insidious  hints,  and  flattering  at  tlie 
same  time  the  sipiire's  pecuniary  prejudices,  deepened 
and  rendered  more  intense  that  person's  vulgar  contempt 
for  those  who  wire  not  so  fortunate  as  himself;  and 
finally  caused  him  to  treat  the  young  lord  with  such  ex- 
cessive  violence  as  to  bring  on  the  duel  and  iU  consc 
ipiences. 

This  was  the  grand  event,  nevertheless,  which  John- 
ston li.'ul  aimed  at ;  for,  besides  that  it  gratified  tho  nn- 
tural  hatred  to  Arnwood,  which  mean  and  ha.se  minds 
usually  hear  to  tho  noble  and  tho  disinterested,  it,  at  the 
same  time,  removed  tho  only  obstacle  in  the  way  of  an 
arrangement  wliicli  ho  and  his  conscience  had  for  some 
time  past  been  maturing  in  concert ;  that  arrangement 
assuming  the  agreeable  tbrni  of  a  design  iqion  Miss  Bol- 
ton hersell',  or  rather  ii|>oii  that  lady's  (mrtioii — Miss 
Bolton  being,  indeed,  rather  a  necessary  ndjurict  than  a 
principal  ingredient  in  the  felicity  which  Mr.  Johnston 
iiad  i^linlked  o'lt  for  himself  in  bold  and  prominent  outline. 

It  was  ill  indirect  prosecution  of  the  some  object  that 
he  had  undertaken  for  the  squire,  (with  whom  he  had  by 
this  time  contrived  lo  gel  intn  most  convenient  intimacy,) 
to  reconnoitre  the  Pilot's  Mark,  and  to  ascertain,  if  pos- 
sible, who  lived  there,  and  whether  its  inhabitant  was  the 
person  who  had  caused  Mr.  Bolton  such  extraordinary 
agitation  on  the  night  of  the  duel  with  Iiord  Arnwood. 
We  have  niready  seen  how  unsuccessful  they  both  wcro 
ill  their  mdeavours  to  extract  information  out  of  the 
shrewd  and  wary  Scotchman;  and  we  now  proceed  to  re- 
cord  n  conversation  that  eiisiied  In'twecn  these  "  Arcades 
nmlio,"  or  very  pretty  rascals,  ns  they  snt  at  their  wine, 
on  the  evening  of  the  day  on  whicli  Murdoch  had  dc 
piirted  from  his  unsuccessful  suit  in  favour  of  Mary 
Keynolds. 

"  Wh.it  do  you  think  of  all  this,  Johnston?"  snid  the 
squire,  when  the  Scotchman  had  lioeu  n  few  iniiiuteN 
gone,  taking  a  gulp  of  wine  to  help  him  to  recover  his 
uquHliimily. 

"Oh!  not  mucli,"  answered  Johnston,  looking  sneak- 


ngly,  and  afraid  lest  he  might  let  slip  a  word  of  disap- 
prolialioM. 

'  These  arc  rather  unpleasant  alVair.°,  these  intrigues, 
sonietiiiies." 

'  -No  doubt,  sir;  yet,  after  all,  what  is  it?"  said  Jidin- 
stoii,  his  iintui  al  reverence  fur  wealth  serving  to  reinloreo 
his  spirits  and  coiihdciice  after  the  surprise,  and  restoring 
his  blindness  to  any  vice  in  his  patron.  "  Not  iiiueli  do 
I  think  of  it,  Mr.  Bolton,  I  assure  you,"  he  continued  ; 
not  that  I  would  he  thought  to  speak  slightingly  or 
with  reiirehcnsibic  lightness  of  morality,  but,  my  dci;r 
sir,  these  are  evciy-day  occurrences;  and,  uuforlmiately, 
the  structure  of  society  iircs.es  heavily,  but  necessarily 
and  inevitably,  on  the  lower  orders.  This  is  a  mere  little 
country  intrigue,  as  you  say,  with  a  tliscontciitcd  weiieli 
prominent  in  the  picture.  There  is  no  suppressing  tho 
discontent  arising  from  the  ignorant  ami  obstinate  jierti- 
nacity  of  such  people." 

"  And,  you  see,  we  can  make  nothing  out  about  that 
mysterious  inhabitant  of  the  tall  house  by  the  sea  side. 
Something  must  be  done,  Johnston.  I  tell  you  what,  I 
wish  1  had  not  been  so  hasty  in  quarrelling  with  that 
proud  young  man  with  the  v.ord  lord  tacked  to  his  proper 
name." 

'  Then  you  have  changed  your  mind,  Mr.  Bolton  ?" 

'  No ;  it  has  only  reverted  to  its  original  state,  before 
you  changed  it,  Mr.  Johnston." 

"  I  don't  understand  you,  sir." 

"  Your  understanding  seems  very  convenient,  John- 
ston. You  must  be  perfectly  conscious  of  the  represent- 
ations you  made  to  me — false  representations  I  now  in- 
cline to  believe— of  the  lack  of  sense  and  tho  want  of 
prudence  of  this  young  man,  of  neither  of  which,  1  must 
.say,  have  1  received,  ns  yet,  any  proof.  The  fellow  is,  to 
be  sure,  as  proud  as  if  he  were  worth  half  a  million. 
Egad,  sir,  this  is  a  most  unfortunate  business,"  ended 
Bolton,  as  he  paused,  a  sudden  memory  darting  through 
his  brain, of  the  knowledge  that  Arnwood  had  so  strangely 
acquired  of  his  real  character,  ns  evidenced  hy  the  word 
he  had  whispered  in  his  car  on  the  night  of  the  duel  j 
"and  I  have  you  to  thank  for  it,  Mr.  Johnston,  and  only 
you." 

"  I  cannot,  for  my  part,  see,"  said  the  other,  "  how  it 
can  be  calleil  uiil'ortuiiate  to  quarrel  with  a  poor  iioblo- 
man  like  Lord  Arnwood." 

"  It  is  very  likely  thiit  you  cannot  see,  Mr.  Johnston. 
But  I  wish  you  had  brains  to  coinprohonit  or  eyes  to  sec 
how  I  am  to  persuade  him  to  dislodge  this  tenant  of  his, 
whom  I  have  iny  private  reasons  for  wishing  somewhere, 
else,  out  of  the  Pilot's  Mark." 

"  Why,  Lord  bless  my  soul !  dear  sir,"  replied  John- 
ston, "  there  cannot  be  much  dilliculty  in  that.  Let  mo 
reflect  how  the  thing  is  to  bo  arranged;"  and  the  tutor 
I'ell  into  a  profound  cogitation,  which  lasted  several  mi- 
nutes, while  tho  squire  tip|K'd  his  wine  in  tilent  impa- 
tience. 

"  I  have  it  nt  last,"  said  Johnston,  striking  the  tabic 
with  Ill's  hand  triumphantly ;  "although  I  must  confess 
the  scheme  is  hazardous,  and  not  altogether  just  iJiahle  on 
moral  ground.s — hut  Ave'll  let  that  pass.  Yon  say  you 
want  these  people  out  of  the  Pilot's  Mark,  and  you  would, 
if  IKissihlc,  induce  or  compel  Arnwood  to  eject  them?" 

"  I  do ;  you  know  it,"  said  Bolton,  jxjevislily  ;  "  what 
are  you  driving  at  ?" 

"  .Vnd  you  doubt  your  power  of  being  able  lo  efTcct 
this?" 

"WVll,  well;  I  do." 

"  Now,  sir,"  said  Johnston,  importantly,  drawing  liia 
chair  close  to  Bolton's,  and  laying  the  forefinger  of  one 
hand  on  the  thumb  of  the  other,  "we  arrange  tlic  matter 
thus.  Every  body  knows  that  the  peerage  list  dors  not 
contain  so  [wor  a  devil  within  its  red  cover  as  Lord  Am- 
wood.  That's  ])orf';etly  well  known.  Well,  while  young 
povcrty-.tricken  IlopeJ'ul  was  yet  in  Paris,  you  had  taken 
possession  of  Now  Hall.  During  your  short  stay  there, 
ix-forc  your  departure  for  London,  you  had  cultivated  an 
intimacy  with  the  Lady  Arnwood,  which,  considering 
the  shortness  of  your  acquaintance,  was,  1  must  say,  sur- 
prising." 

"  Cut  the  matter  short,  Johnston,  What  tho  devii  do 
you  mean  ?" 

"  I  mean  this,  Mr.  Bolton,"  resumed  Johnston,  with  a 
glance  of  solemn  superiority  nt  the  obtuse  squire.  "  Lody 
Arnwood  miglil  have  borroweil — rnigAt  have  borrowed,  I 
4ay — I  do  not  nssert  that  she  did,  hut  she  mighl  luivn 
borrowed  a  considernhlo  sum  of  money  of  you  ;  now,  do 
you  imderstand,  eh  ?" 

"  Mighl  have  borrowed,  most  snpient  Johnston,"  cried 
Bollon  with  a  laugh;  "and  tmiilii,  no  doubl,  if  she  hnd 
thought  mo  willing  to  lend.  Might — yes,  might  is  lietler 
than  ri^ht,  iia,  hn,  hn,  there's  a  pun,  my  boy, — but  aha 


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ncvrr  ilid,  wisii  .luliiistoii ;  slii;  never  <IUI,  Siif;:iciou»  Juliii- 
utoii." 

"  Pardon  mo,  sir,  but  she  did  ;"  and  lie  gave  an  empha- 
tic If.r  :  "  that  Is — if  we  please." 

"  What  do  you  mean,  sir  /  what  do  you  n\ean  7" 

"Tut,  tut,  tut,"  resiMinded  the  other,  with  a  familiarity 
Iin  had  never  hitherto  ventured  to  iudul;;e,  "  I  did'nt 
think,  Holton,  that  you  were  ho  confoundedly  dull.  Can- 
not wu  prepare  a  document  fur  a  given  sum — say  five 
tliousiind  pounds — a  note  of  hand  {jiven  liy  Lady  Arn- 
wood  lit  the  time,  payable  on  demand  by  herselt;  her  cx- 
ccutorn,  administjators  or  assi^jna,  as  the  lawyers  say — " 

"  Sto|i — stop !  my  friend,  that  won't  do,"  cried  lioltnn, 
niarmed  j  "  besides,  how  can  it  be  managed  7  It  ean't  be 
done." 

"  I.t:avc  that  to  me,"  said  Johnston ;  "  I'll  mnnage  it 
well  enough.  I  know  the  turn  of  the  <dd  woman's  sig. 
nature  as  well  us  I  do  n\y  own ;  the  thing  can  be  easily 
done,  if  that's  all." 

"  Why,  it's  no  better  tlian  forgery  !" 

"  I'retty  nmcli  the  same  tiling,  indeed,"  said  Johnston, 
roolly  ;  "but  my  good  sir,  how  is  it  ever  to  be  discovered  / 
tilt  the  document  presented  to  Arnwood,  under  pretence 
of  a  dudden  want  of  money,  if  you  tliink  proper  to  state 
liny  reas<in8  at  all;  thorn  will  lie  no  power  of  taking  it 
up  in  tlint  quarter,  dcjicnd  on  it  ;  nnd  then  you  can  make 
what  terms  you  picnsc,  and  incliiile  these  mysterious 
tenants  in  jour  conditions.  Now,  you  perceive,  the  course 
18  plain  enough," 

"  Plain  enough  whJi  a  Tcngoancc,"  exclaimed  Dolton, 
"''rugging  his  shoulders;  "but  what  the  deuce,  Johnston, 
can  bo  your  motive  iji  suggesting  this  1  My  own  1  can 
imilerstand,  and,  in  some  degree,  palliate  ;  tiut  yours  ! — 
Jolmslon,  jou'ro  a  deuced  rascal,  and  that's  the  truth." ' 

"  My  nioti»es,  sir,"  replied  Johnston,  not  hceiling  the 
con'"'.uding  eomplimtnit  to  his  honesty  witli  which  Bolton 
Iiad  presented  him,  "is  justifiable  on  a  religious,  nay,  on 
(Christian  principles.  '  An  eye  for  an  eye,  and  a  tooth 
for  a  tooth,'  Mr.  Helton,  is  a  rule  of  conduct  included  in 
the  Christian  code;  and  I  wns  by  no  means  well  treated 
by  that  young  man.  Besides,  I  do  and  shall  ever  enter- 
tain a  deep  Konso  of  your  kirxlncss  to  me,  my  dear  eir, 
and  if  any  ctTorts  of  mino " 

"  Oh !  your  hnniblo  sej-vant,  Johnston,"  cried  Bolton, 
mimicking,  and  bowing  profoundly ;  "  well,  you  can  nian- 
nge  it,  you  say.  But  suppose  ho  were  to  raise  the  money 
— there's  a  precious  iiobblo  wo  liliould  get  our  cunning 
selves  into." 

"'flic  money,  sir!  he  could  no  more  raise  tho  money 
than  he  could  raise  tiic  devil ;  to  whom,  therefore,  on  tjie 
precedent  of  Maliomet  and  the  mountain,  let  us  cause 
him  to  desccBcl.  The  fellow's  too  [loorto  have  any  friend.", 
anil  tlic  very  mention  of  money  makes  him  ii«  nervous  a.s 
an  octogenarian  with  the  palsy,  ha,  ha,  ha  I" 

"  Kgad,  Johnston,  then  it  nuist  Ijc  done,  (hough  it's  ra- 
ther  too  bad — if  it  could  bo  avoided.  You  have  an  c.vcel- 
lent  head,  Johnston,  for  a  rascally  plan." 

"Call  it  wliat  you  plpiise, sir.  But  won't yoji  tlion  have 
him  in  your  power  1" 

"No  doubt.  But  whom  shnll  I  get  to  negotiate  this 
business,  for  I'm  sure  I  slinn't  meet  him.  'Phere  is  no 
one  could  have  done  it  better  than  you,  Johnston,  if  yon 
liail  not  nlso  quarrelled  witli  liim,or  rather,  he  witli  you." 

"  lie  qu.UTelled  witli  me,  certainly,  Mr.  Uolton,  and 
Ihori'fore " 

"  Von  will  make  tills  demand  as  my  agent,  eli,  John- 
Hlon  "' 

"  Well,  sir,  any  thing  to  oblige  you." 

"  I  la  1  ha !  ha  1 — well,  you're  very  good,  upon  my  .soul. 
You're  not  averse  to  bi'ing  kicked  down  stairs,  as  yon 
were  iH'fore  in  Paris,  Wasn't  that  the  rase,  old  boy  ? 
Positively;  Johnston,  you're  a  cursed  scoundrel,  (^)rlle, 
tell  me  liow  it  was.     You  know  the  [Hjct  sings, 

Rome  liave  lti>cii  kii'k'd  till  tiny  Ixiiow  wli(>tlier 
'i'tiu  hIkhj  was  i-alt"ii-skiii  ur  in-iiCs-lrailnT. 

What  w»s  the  material  wherewith  thou  wust  kicked,  good 
Johnston  '" 

"  Sir,  if  you  had  not  taken  a  glass  too  inueh,  this  is 
language  that  I  should  not  endure — and " 

"  IK  I  very  true,  a  glass  of  wine  does  make  the  tongue 
wag  II  little  too  fast ;  ha !  ha !  hu  !" 

"  Vou  BjK'ak  with  mueli  freedom,  sir,  but  I'm  suro  you 
mean  nothing,  Mr.  Bolton,  ha!  hu!"and  he  forced  an  ab- 
ject laugh. 

"(Jh  1  not  in  the  least,  Johnston,  I  assure  you.  Well, 
we  must  ubiiut  this  business  very  soon." 

CHAPTKK  X. 

Wn  must  now  transfer  our  seme  to  the  Interior  of  a 
mnull  chumbcr,  in  tho  loftiest  angle  of  the  luno  yet  dis- 


tantly-secn  building,  calleil  the  Pilot's  Mark.  The  littl 
apartment  we  speak  of  was  to  be  approached  only  by  a 
narrow  iiiconveiiieiit  stair  Irinii  the  more  eonimodiuiis  and 
common  part  -f  tlie  bulliliiig,  and  might  have  served  lor 
a  sheltered  watch-lower  in  former  times,  or  it  might  have 
been  the  cell  of  a  monk,  or  the  hiding-place  of  an  outlaw, 
from  its  favourable  position  us  a  look-out  to  sea,  its  iiar- 
row-urched  form,  and  its  almost  inaccessible  situation.     • 

A  small  window  in  the  thick  wall  at  one  end  command, 
cd  a  prosiieci  to  an  imniensc  illstiinee  seaward,  as  well  as 
over,  and  far  beyond,  the  irregular  woodland  round  Arn 
wood  C'astle,wliich  the  whole  building  of  the  JIark  seemed 
to  overlook  with  a  naked  and  stalwart  sokmnity.  Hut 
while  from  its  aspect  towards  the  west  and  north,  this  lit- 
tle elmmher,  in  siormy  weather,  rocked  to  the  blast  of  the 
west  winds — which  swept  with  deafening  noise  round  its 
exposed  and  weather-beaten  angles — In  summer  evenings 
when  the  sky  was  clear  and  the  clouds  gathered  in  calm 
masses  over  the  distant  sea,  it  atl'orileil  a  prosjiect  of  the 
setting  sun,  such  as  nilglit  have  drawn  poetry  out  of  the 
dullest  natures,  and  gone  tar  to  eonipensate  an  imagina- 
tive artist  lor  a  lifetime  of  eominon-plaee  scenery. 

The  furniture  of  this  chamber  was  as  simple  and  mo- 
nastic as  its  shape  and  architectural  decorations.  A  small 
French  bedstead,  bearing  a  mattress,  stiKHl  at  the  further 
end  ;  a  few  antique  prints  of  the  lioman  school,  decorated 
the  lighter  part  of  the  walls ;  some  old  hooks  of  divinity 
and  chivalrous  romance,  were  shelved  in  a  little  recess 
opposite,  and  a  black  crueiti.x  standing  on  the  single  ebony 
table,  denoted  the  faith  of  the  occu[iant  of  the  chamber. 

At  tlie  narrow  window  sat  the  fair  inmate  of  the  cham- 
ber alone,  on  tho  same  evening  that  the  foregoing  occur- 
rences were  in  progress,  looking  out  as  usual  u|)on  the 
setting  sun,  and  occa.sionally  turning  her  large  dark  eyes 
languidly  towards  Arnwood  Clastic,  as  if  watching  the 
appearance  of  a  human  figure  among  its  broad  and  de- 
serted  avenues.  At  length  the  sound  of  a  tbotstep  climb- 
ing  the  stair  to  the  chamber  seemed  to  rouse  her  trom  her 
musing;  nnd  soon  Mr.  Wallliam  came  up,  stooping 
through  the  low  doorway,  and  entering,  took  the  remain 
ing  chair  opposite  to  his  daughter. 

"  You  seem  tired,  liither,"  said  she,  as  he  wiped  his 
forehead,  and  leant  back  on  his  scat. 

"Slightly,  my  love,"  he  answered.  "  It  is  not  to  bce.T- 
[iccted  but  that  time  and  worldly  trial  should  have  pro- 
duced their  usual  etfeets  on  me  at  my  jwiiod  of  life.  A 
little  exereiso  now  fatigues  me." 

"  Exercise,  alas  !  Forgive  mc,  father  ;  I  almost  envy 
yon  your  free  exercise  in  the  open  fields  abroad,  or  as  you 
sweep  round  the  margin  of  the  sea.  At  least,  I  confess 
I  envy  the  lambs  that  i  see  skipping  in  the  meadows,  and 
tiic  deer  that  I  watch  as  they  gambol  through  the  park 
and  woods  of  Arnwood,  while  i  sit  here  caged  and  soli- 
tary." 

"  You  have  the  luxury  at  least  of  telling  your  com- 
plaints  to  one  to  whom  you  can  speak  'vithont  danger, 
Agatha,"  said  the  old  man,  solemnly;  "and  for  the  sub- 
stance of  what  Von  complain  of,  want  of  exercise,  repine 
not.  The  condition  of  all  humanity  is,  that  every  one  has 
!o  complain  of  having  too  little  or  too  much  of  something, 
that  in  its  pro|)er  mean  is  desirable." 

"  It  was  surely  itnfortunate  for  me  that  we  should  have 
come  to  live  in  this  very  seeludcd  spot,"  said  thu  young 
lady,  mournfully. 

"  We  call  evcnUt  imfiirtunate,  Agatha,  of  which  wc  do 
not  see  the  end,  and  which  gives  us  leisure  to  call  up  the 
distorted  phantoms  of  our  natural  discontent.  Ihit  un- 
Ibrtnmite  or  not,  be  patient  and  eonteiited.  It  is  your  llite." 

"  Hut  without  talking  of  fate,  father,  could  we  not  have 
gone  to  live  in  that  pretty  village  on  the  thee  of  the  hill 
which  I  so  much  admired  as  wc  canio  along,  or  even  in 
the  sea-port  where  we  landed,  or  any  where  in  wliieh  one 
eoiilil  have  enjoyed  a  little  society  /" 

"  Society  Is  very  good,  my  love,  in  |iro|>er  circumstan- 
ces. Hut  the  babble  and  scandal  of  village  gossip,  the 
contracted  notions  of  ignoranee,  and  the  natural  delrac 
(ion  of  envy  and  meanness,  so  general  in  small  eommunl- 
lies,  would  have  brought  evils  upon  you  and  myself, 
for  wliicli  the  enjoyment  of  sueh  society  would  by  no 
means  have  compensated." 

"  Are  yon  sure  there  are  no  letters  t*i  day,  my  father?" 
said  Agntim,  ntler  a  pause. 

"  I  told  you  lieforc  that  thero  were  none,  my  chilifi" 

"  Alas  I  anil  how  long  are  we  to  linger  in  this  wilitude? 
Tho  sweet  .-lumincr  is  now  warm  and  blooming  around 
us,  but  winter,  dreary  winter,  will  come  on;  and  how  are 
we  to  briMKl  over  its  dark  days  and  dismal  nights  in  this 
solitary  sea  mark  I     I  dread  to  think  of  it  1" 

"  I  trust  events  will  come  round  before  winter,  to  ro- 
move  you  to  snniB  more  agreeable  Rjiot.  Alas !  niy  child, 
you  have  need  of  fortitude." 


"Have    I,   father?     You   often   alarm    inc   ],y  o,, 
strange  hints  as  to  the  future.  Alas  !  I  have  niitirri|||j||,,Mi 
lieaven  will  give  it  (oyon  indie  ''"ur  of  triiil,  Anilu 
me,"  continued  .Mr.  Waltham,  covering  bis  I'liinjn 


lor 


llli 


ills  hands,  "  I  could  meet  my  fate  with  composure;  bui 
tiir  you,  my  poor  unfortunate  child  1" 

"Why  are  you  ever  hinting  about  your  fate,  tny  lirj, 
lather  ?  You  distress  me  exceedingly.  Your  fait  ,„(, 
thinks,  cannot  be  much  worse  than  it  is.  Yon  liavi'  |ii,i 
every  thing — my  poor  mother,  also,  is  long  gone,  and  ||f, 
buried  in  yonder  ciiiiet  nook  near  the  sea,  beyond  \rn 
wood  Castle.  What  can  be  your  future  fate,  dear  I'ail.ir 
atlcr  all  j  our  misfortunes,  but  to  be  lictter  than  now  aiJ 
happier  if  any  change  is  to  Ih'  ?" 

"Alas!  .Agatha— I  can  only  for  the  present  answpt 
you  in  the  eomiilaining  lines  of  a  pott  of  Scotlaml,  ii.ai. 
po.scd  to  divert  his  thoughts  at  sea,  while  he  was  hjlaii 
and  eoinlbitless  ; — jMJor  Ileetor  Maencil. 

"  '  VVIta  JcfllH  !lle  ills  ln'"s  doniiietl  lu  dri'o 
Tliissiile  tli«  giavL*  V  " 

"  Then  you  do  not  yourself  know,  fiahcr,  what  voii 
dread  or  iinaglnu  ?"  said  his  daughter;  "and  llitriion 
you  may  be  deceived — tor  tear  is  a  deceiver  as  well  a, 
lio|)C.  And,  surely,  it  is  not  wise  in  you  to  iuibut  niv 
mind  so  early  with  these  melancholy  views  of  lite."     ' 

"  Perhaps  not,  iiiy  love;  but  my  excuse  is.  If  I  nnj  \ 
one,  that  it  is  not  easy  to  suppress  the  thoughU  that  arc 
uppermiwt,  for,  as   holy  writ  saycth,  'out  of  die  abun- 
dance of  the  heart  the  mouth  s|icakctli.' " 

"  Hilt  you  seem  to  have  sometliing  on  your  mind  dcir  i 
sir,  v\hich  you  h-vc  not  told  me  ?" 

"  You  havo  already  give  inc  a  reason  why  I  should  net  I 
speak  I'urthcr  in  this  strain,  my  child,  and  it  is  time 
enough  to  be  explicit  when  the  events  take  place.   My 
only  reason  for  talking  to  you,  as  I  have  done,  of  lili'  i^  I 
to  save  you  the  cutting  pains  of  disappointment.    Hlsan. 
poinlmcnt  of  vvhich  so  much  complaint  is  made,  vm\i  I 
liardly  exist  or  bo  called  an  evil,  were  it  not  for  the  vam  I 
expectations  of  ignorance,  the  delusions  of  youthful  laiicT  f 
and  the  wilful  absurdities  of  dreaming  hope." 

"  I  am  no  philosopher,  sir,  and  in  truth,  I  am  very  I 
lonely  and  sad  in  this  blank  solitude." 

"  You  are  an  orphan — at  least  you  are  motlicrlcii8,aiiii  I 
sisterless,  my  jioor  child." 

"  Alas,  father  !"  and  she  let  fall  some  tears — "  But  will  j 
you  take  me  out  this  evening,  sir'" 

"  I  sujiposc  I  may,  my  dear.  Lord  Arnwood  )m  not  | 
stirred  from  the  castle  for  some  days,  that  1  have  heard ct." 

"  No,  sir ;  indeed  he  has  not." 

"  How  do  you  know,  Agallia  ?" 

"  I  sliould  have  seen  him  from  this  window,  sir,  m  \ 
know." 

"  So  you  would,  if  you  had  been  watching." 

"  Dear  sir,"  said  Agatha,  blushing,  "you  never  told  me  I 
what  you  and  his  lordship  had  that  long  conversaliun  I 
about,  on  the  sands  below  there?" 

"  How  do  you  know  it  was  Lord  .Arnwood  that  1  win  I 
talking  to,  my  love?" 

"  Did  I  not  sec  him  that  night,  when  there  wu  tlH'| 
frightful  fight  witli  swords,  lietween  him  and  Mr.  Dullni 

"  But  (hat  was  considerably  alter  our  convemation  on  I 
the  sands,  Agatha." 

"  So  it  was.  Hut  I  have  often  seen  him  at  a  illstanrf,! 
walking  solitary  like  myself  through  the  wwkI,  or  ridliif  j 
like  the  wind  along  the  shore ;  and  I  have  observed — " 

"Agatha,  my  dear,  this  is  very  strange.  What  sort  of  | 
man  is  he  !" 

"  A  man,  sir?     He  is  quite  a  yuiilli,  that  is,  a  ymtie\ 
man.  And  has  really  sueh — such  a  noble  bearing,  m  dory 
and  so " 

"Agatha!"  said  the  old  man,  with  a  look  ofalonn; 
"  have  yon  ever  s|iokcn  to  him  I  tell  me  truly." 

"No,  sir,  indeed  I  never  did." 

"Then  how  came  you  to  deserik' him  so  iniiiutfly!" 

"1  have  seen  him,  certainly.  Alas!  it  is  but  llttlilliall 
I  can  either  see  or  hear  in  this  .seclusion.  And  serely  1 1 
may  he  permitted  to  look  out  U|Km  the  few  ulijectn  tbi I 
arc  to  be  seen  at  all." 

"  I  mean  not  to  eireumscribe  you  farther  tliiiii  is  uliw- 1 
liitely  necessary,  my  dear  Agatha  ;  but  love  is  a  ilniniT  f 
HUB  passion  to  younf  women  who  are  |ioor,  anil  wlmii 
not  know  the  world.  And  you  have  no  mother,  Ajpitlii,! 
to  watch  over  yon.  t)h  God!  how  strangely  I  ainiir-l 
eumstaiiced  !  VVhy  have  you  that  face?  I  dare  not  think  I 
— I  dare  not  hKiK  forward — ()h,  heaven!"  aiiiithioUj 
man  started  up  and  |Niccd  the  small  ehniiiber  in  (m^f 
agitation. 

"  Ah,  fiither,"  said  the  young  lady  imploringly,  "ilondj 
be  angry  with  me.  I  cannot  bt'ar  tosecynu  iniliisufinf 
lion." 


•  I  «ra  not  angry 
uidhe,«liu  lingsti 
.ns.-oiia  liivc  for  yc 
i.,«n  and  kissing  h 
(i,  uhcn  I  tliink  « 

mac" 

» When  you  arc  j 

Why  distress  me  by 

niiiaing  parent,  and 

■•I  cannot  help  rel 

1  caiiiKit  help  brood 

know  it  to  bo  as  irri 

"  1  know  not  wha 

awful  language.    Al 

oininess.     I   have  s 

niosl  sublime  tranqu 

«a,wlicn  every  oni 

iuir,  at  that  awfiil  ti 

fiiallow  us  up  in  the 

,ro  moved  and  agitt 

name  of  an  amiable 

»lio  1  am  sure  wouh 

wlioni  I  never  spoke 

"  Hark !  was  not  t 

"  It  WIS,  sir,"  said 

».Meai,  I'm  no  vei 

\sngm  of  Murdoch 

KJiilu  he  smoothed  tl 

lieu  of  a  bow,  as  he  i 

"Onic  in,  Murdoc 

uy  right ;  you  arc  n 

lupposc  you  mean. 

lud  something  to  sa} 

".\y,  sir,  it's  just  i 

"About  a  girl?  W 

"I've  brought  her 

"Brought  her  into 

"  And  a  baby,  sir." 

"  A  girl  and  her  bal 

tills  is  a  freedom  that 

"  As  bonny  a  bairn, 

Eii,  Miss  Agatha,  if 

".Murdoch,  really  ( 

hive  ci!>ected  of  you 

tliink  ye .  were  such 

'Decvi-  a  simjilctoi 

In;  u|i  and  looking  i 

liu  just  committed  a 

"  And  an  illcgitimi 
Ihain  quite  in  a  passii 
tnovy  your  character. 
Inordinary  proceedin 

"  Vera  weel,  sir,"  si 
thi;  lass  out  an'  her  bl 
Hail  Hill,  puir  unfort 

"0  father,"  said  A 
I)  siy  before  you  reft 
dcier.  Alas  !  you  kn 
seh-cs." 

" 1  wad  na  hao  spo 
nld  Murdoch,  rcturi 
like  a  iiiislecrt  limiiK 
Ticc  nor  a  slut's  cc,  i 
tlic  has  been  sadly  al 
find  her  greeting  lK;n 
the  house  she  has  disf 
fat  deeoived  nnd  alVe 

"8*10  can  stay  till  t 
h(T  bolow,  Murdoch," 

".May  tw,  sir,  ye  n 
tfnd  my  young  mist 
I  |>ulr  lioosc  without 
»«d  bo  sae  pleasant  ti 
to  the  door  at  meal  tin 
Hid  then  at  night  wh 
tilfs  hy  tlio  fireside,  M 
in  tlio  Pirate's  Creek, 
head.  Lord,  sir,  I  ha 
Wcathorsliect  to  sinj 
plicc.    It's  a  moescra 

"  \'ny  true,  Miirdo 
I'm  natural  poetry  tlia 
house  now  is  not  like 
fully, 

"Ah,  father,"  wiid 
woiniii  to  remain,  at  1 
Ilo  nut  thrust  her  out 
Alas  I  I  dare  not  men 

"No!  do  not  mcnl 
lure  no  objection  to 


WAl-TIIAM. 


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II  ine  Ijy  (|„,^ 
vc  nnl'iirtituilii" 
:  of  trial,  Ajallij. 
iiigliisliKmiii, 
conipoiiurc;|)ui 

lur  fotc,  my  lira, 
Your  fait,  mt. 
.  Yoii  liavc  |i,,i 
ng  gone,  und  Ijf, 
loa,  bfjond  Arii. 
fate,  dear  lii(|,i ,, 
XT  ilian  now,ai,(l 

c  prcsoiit  answer 
af  Sccllaml,  ((,111. 
lilt-  hf  was  liliud 

I. 

lo  Jri'o 

father,  what  von 
■;  "and  lliiTi'ibr,. 
L'oivi'r  as  well  j, 
I'ou  to  iniliiii'  aiy 
it'ws  of  lifi." 
eusc  is,  if  I  niii! 
thoufrhtii  that  arc  I 
out  of  the  abun. 

1  your  mind,  dwr 

1  why  I  should  not 
il,  and  it  is  time 
3  take  place.   My  [ 
vc  done,  of  life  i«, 
ointment.    Disa|i.  I 
nt  is  mode,  vm\i  I 
it  not  for  tlie  vain  I 
lofyouthtulfaiifv,  I 
:  hope." 
truth,  I  am  \m  I 

ire  motlierU'SK.and  I 

Q  tears — "  But  will  I 

Arnwood  has  M  \ 
at  1  have  heard  ot'." 


9  window,  sir,  tou  | 

ching." 

you  never  told  me  I 

long  conversalliin  I 

nwood  that  I  wu  I 

icn  there  wjg  tl«'  | 
and  Mr.  Doltni 
ur  conversation  011 1 

him  ut  a  dlstanrr,! 
ic  woihI,  nr  ridiii;  I 
ave  ohMTved — "  [ 
ige.     What  sort  ol'l 

,  that  is,  a  ymK  I 

u  U^aring,  sofim  [ 

a  look  of  alarm : 
V  truly." 

Ill  80  ininnlcly "' 
it  isliiitlilllrllnll 
[III.     And  fiTilv  1 1 
lu  few  ohjeclK  tlul  I 

rtlier  than  i"  nli*  I 
t  love  is  a  dniijfr.  f 
|ioor,  nnd  wlm  1!"  | 
0  mother,  Agalli".  r 
rangely  I  »i"  ti'- 1 
I  I  dare  nnl  think  I 
ven!"  and  lilt  "U I 
ehninlper  in  prwl  I 

ipliiriiigly,  "il"""'] 
you  in  this  »pi"' I 


» I  ani  not  angry  willi  you,  my  poor  unrortuiiate  child," 

■J  )„,,  sliu  ling  Mtill  and  conteiiiphiting  her.     "  It  is  iiiy 

uioiis  love  for  you,  my  Agatha,"  lie  added,  stcM)piiig 

il»n  and  kissing  her  forehead,  "  that  drives  me  distniet- 

fi  when  1  tliiuk  what  is  to  become  of  you  after  I  am 

"When  you  arc  gone,  fatJicr?  Why  always  talk  so? 
\Vliy  distress  me  hy  the  idea  of  my  losing  iiiy  sole  re- 
niaiimig  parent,  and  my  only  friend  on  earth  /" 

'•  I  cannot  help  retbrriiig  to  my  imhappy  fate,  my  child. 
1  canii'it  help  brooding  on  the  fearful  future,  tliough  I 
Inow  it  to  be  as  irresistible  as  it  is  terrible." 

- 1  know  not  what  you  mean,  father,  hy  this  dark  and 
safid  language.  Ah!  du  keep  up  your  spirits  and  your 
ulainess.  1  have  seen  you  look  with  a  strange  and  al- 
most sublime  tranquillity  over  a  threatening  and  raging 
^iwhcn  every  one  but  yoursi^lf  was  shrieking  in  de- 
inair,  at  that  awful  time  when  wo  expected  every  wave  to 
(vraliow  us  up  in  the  green  gulf  of  the  deep.  Now,  you 
ore  moved  and  agitated  at  the  mention  of  a  name,  the 
uaaic  of  an  amiable  and  gentle  youth  of  a  noble  house, 
»lio  1  am  sure  would  not  harm  cither  you  or  me,  and  to 
»|ioin  1  never  spoke." 

•Hark!  was  not  that  a  tap  at  the  chamber  door?" 

"It  was, sir,"  said  Agatha,  rising  and  opening  it. 

".Meni,  I'm  no  vera  hlate,  1  suppose,"  said  the  Scottish 
[onirue  of  Murdoch  Maeara,  as  the  door  was  oiK;ned, 
„|i[ie  he  smoothed  the  lock  of  hair  above  his  forehead  in 
lieu  of  a  bow,  as  he  stood  in  tlio  dark  of  the  passage. 

"Conic  ill,  Murdoch,"  said  Mr.  VValUiain  kindly;  "you 
oy  rig'"'  i  yo"  "^  "'*'■  remarkably  blato,  or  modest,  as  I 
(appose  you  mean.  Well,  MurdocU,  you  look  as  if  you 
M  something  to  say."  ,  ,      „ 

».\y,  sir,  it's  just  a  word  or  twa  aboot  a  lass." 

"About  a  girl?  What  mean  you ?  Where  is  she?" 

"I've  brought  her  into  tlie  lioosc,  sir." 

"Brought  her  into  my  house,  Murdoch  ?  IIow  is  this?" 

".\ndababy,sir." 

"  A  girl  and  her  baby  into  this  house  !  Really,  Murdoch, 
lliis  is  a  freedom  that " 

"  As  Iwnny  a  bairn,  sir,  as  over  lay  at  a  woman's  breast. 
Ell,  Miss  Agatha,  if  ye  but  saw  It.    I'uir  wee  thing." 

".Murdoch,  really  tliis  is  a  freedom  which  I  could  not 
have  ci;>ccted  of  you,"  said  Mr.  Waltliain.  "  I  did  not 
think  y'' .  were  such  a  simpleton." 

"Decvi.  a  simpleton,  neither,  sir,"  said  the  Scot,  draw- 
injuiiand  looking  shrewd;  "ye  see,  sir,  the  puir  lass 
\m  just  committed  a  bit  of  a  lore  paw,  an'  only  wanU 


"And  an  illegitimate  child,  too  ?"  exclaimed  Mr.  Wnl- 
Ihiin  quite  in  a  passion.  "Really,  Murdoch,  if  I  did  not 
know  your  character,  I  should  not  allow  this  sort  of  ex- 
Uaordinary  proceeding  even  to  be-  spoken  of." 

"  Vera  weel,  sir,"  said  Murdoch,  going  ;  "  I'll  just  drive 
the  lass  out  an'  her  bit  bairn,  to  sleep  on  tlic  lea  sidu  of 
Hail  Hill,  puir  unfortunate  creatures." 

"0  father,"  said  Agatha,  "hear  all  that  Murdoch  has 
loiiy  bclbre  you  refuse  a  lo<lgiiig  to  any  houseless  waii- 
derer.  Alas  !  you  know  we  were  ohiiost  houseless  our- 
leh'M." 

"  1  wad  na  hao  spoken  to  you  alKiut  the  puir  lass,  sir," 
laid  Murdoch,  returning,  "  if  she  had  been  oiiy  thing 
hke  a  iiiislcert  limincr.  Uut  she  has  neither  a  brazen 
face  nor  a  slut's  cc,  nor  she's  nac  gonicril  gawky ;  but 
ilic  has  been  sadly  abused  an'  deceived,  silly  thing,  an'  ' 
fjnd  her  greeting  beneath  a  hedge,  rather  than  return  to 
the  house  she  has  disgraced,  or  exjwso  the  scoundrel  who 
first  deeeivcd  and  afterwards  used  her  cruelly." 

"She  can  stay  till  to-morrow,  if  you  can  nccomtnodate 
her  below,  Murdoch,"  said  Mr.  Waltham  cbIiiiIv. 

".May  be,  sir,  yc  might  do  waur  than  keep  lier  to  at- 
tend iny  young  mistress  thare,"  said  Murdoch.  "  It  's 
I  puir  liooec  without  a  woman  liody,  butt  an'  ben.  It 
«ad  be  «ae  pleasant  to  sec  her  bonny  young  face,  coming 
to  the  door  at  mool  time  to  cry  the  lads  into  their  dinners ; 
and  then  nt  night  when  wo  were  a'  at  hainc,  to  hear  our 
lilei  hy  tlie  fireside,  when  the  sea  hij.zes  ninoiig  the  rocks 
in  the  I'iratu's  Creek,  an'  tlio  wind  whistles  o'er  the  lum- 
head.  Lord,  sir,  I  liav'na  a  creature  except  inucklu  Will 
Wcalhcrshcct  to  sing  a  sang  to  in  this  back-o-bcyont 
place.    It's  a  niccserablc  liooso  without  a  woman  !" 

"Very  true,  Murdoch,"  said  Mr.  Waltliain,  smiling  at 
the  natural  poetry  that  broke  in  upon  the  Scot;  "but  my 

lioiise  now  is  not  like  any  oUicr  house,"  liu  added  mourn- 
fully, 
"  Ah,  father,"  aoid  Agatlw,  "  permit  the  poor  young 

voQiaii  to  remain,  at  least  for  a  short  time,  in  my  service, 

l>o  nut  thrust  her  out  from  protection  on  account  of 

Alail  I  dare  not  mention  one  who  was  once " 

"Nol  do  not  mention  !"  said  her  I'utlier  sternly.     "I 

liarc  no  objection  to  your  having  a  female  servant,  hut 


wonien's  tungues  arc  little  to  be  triixlcd  in  circuiiiHtunces 
like  mine;  and  why  slioidd  wc  ex|)oi*c  even  our  jioverty 
to  strangers  ?" 

'  Iiet  tin;  young  woman  get  whatever  acromniodation 
vvc  can  otl'cr  for  to  night  at  least,"  said  Agutlia  to  Mur- 
doch ;  on  hearing  which,  he  bowed,  and  groped  his  v\ay 
down  tlie  narrow  stairs  leading  from  the  chamber. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

The  CTstlc  of  Arnwood  was  thrown  into  even  a  dee|K'r 
gloom  than  tliat  which  was  acciistoined  to  abide  tliere,  by 
the  sudden  death  of  the  lady  Arnwood.  The  decease  ol 
his  mother,  to  whom  he  had  been  accustomed  to  look  up 
lis  the  only  friend  letl  to  him  in  the  world ;  and,  indeed, 
the  only  remaining  motive  of  existence,  aflected  Arn- 
woo<l  sensibly  :  and  now  tliat  she  was  removed  from  him 
tor  ever,  he  delighted  to  dwell,  with  melancholy  fondness, 
upon  tlie  olVrepeated  advice,  exhortations,  and  prayers, 
which  only  mateniul  fondness  can  give  forth. 

liut  alter  the  first  burst  of  grief,  Arnwood  relajiscd  into 
hi.s  former  solitary  existence — seen  by  nobody,  and  seek- 
ing none ;  and  the  diurnal  duties  of  the  eustle  proceeded 
us  usual,  with  slight  variation,  the  iinportunt  Mr.  Alollison 
and  the  no  less  precise  Mrs,  Goodyear,  forming  the  twin 
stars  round  which  the  meaner  planetary  domestics  were 
accustomed  to  revolve. 

There  tcrt«  a  dilTcrcnce,  however,  in  Lord  Arnwood, 
which  was  somewhat  opprehensively  observed  by  his  fa- 
vourile  servant,  but  even  more  keenly  known  to  hiinselt'. 
liis  luvc  of  solitude  seemed  to  have  returned  with  tenfold 
power,  and  was  now  growing  u|ion  him  into  a  shrinking 
and  haughty  jealousy  of  society,  which  overcame  even 
his  lurking  wish  to  meet  and  communicate  once  more 
with  tlie  mysterious  occupant  of  tlie  Pilot's  Mark,  His 
abstraction  waa  at  times  so  jicrfcet,  that  he  seemed  to 
forget  to  supply  the  ordinary  wants  of  nature,  and  gave 
himself  up  to  general  and  deep  contemplation  oil  the  con- 
dition of  humanity. 

His  bitterness  of  feeling  amounled,  on  some  occasions, 
to  rage  and  almost  madness;  and  his  scorn  of  common 
things  and  of  the  world  caused  liiin  to  neglect  his  (lerson, 
and  to  wander  abroad  in  all  seasons,  particularly  on  the 
shore  or  tlirough  tJie  woods,  where  he  could  find  perfect 
privacy  ;  and  sometimes  he  would  stray,  amid  storm  and 
rain,  from  midnight  mitil  tlie  dawning  of  llie  new  day. 
.Sometimes  he  even  gloried  in  his  solitude,  and  stood  on 
the  highest  point  of  land  he  could  find,  or  on  some  rock 
Jutting  into  the  sea,  and  let  the  rain  beat  upon  his  fuce  in 
an  entjiusiastic  communion  with  nature.  At  tliose  times 
he  drew  in  tlic  pure  breath  of  Heaven  in  the  pride  of  his 
own  thoughts,  and  his  mind  working  itself  into  a  fever  of 
excitement  and  proud  enjoyinent  of  his  being,  he  felt,  as 
lie  said,  in  nearer  fellowship  witli  CJod,  Uut,  at  otiier 
times,  a  yearning  sadness  and  intolerable  weariness 
nould  come  over  him,  and  he  felt  that  bursting  oppression 
of  thought  only  to  be  relieved  by  allowing  the  wells  ol 
the  heart  to  gush  forth  in  tlio  sweet  couimunion  of 
friendship. 

At  tliese  momcntii,  dreams  of  some  onibodicd  excel- 
lence in  woman,  and  recollections  of  early  visions,  asso- 
ciated with  imaginings  connected  with  the  Pilot's  Murk, 
were  still  the  resources  which  »ootlicd  his  sad  spirit,  and 
at  times  determined  him  to  rouse  himself  and  once  more 
lo  go  abroad  into  the  world,  and  nt  least  to  ascertain 
whether  he  was  not  acting  irrationally  and  deceiving 
himscli'  with  misanthropic  funcica  and  vaguo  forebod- 
ings. 

Yet  still,  the  ardent  wishes  of  youth,  and  an  eagerness 
to  retrieve  the  f'allen  state  of  liiB  family,  although  tliey 
')ften  filled  his  mind  with  plana  and  his  heart  with  aspi- 
rations, usually  ended,  when  ho  turned  his  thoughts  that 
way,  in  little  olso  but  regret  and  iwrplexity.  To  every  plan, 
his  pride  and  his  sensitive  dignity  of  niii  J  made  objections 
which  he  hud  not  yet  decision  to  overcome;  and  although 
indeed  tlio  genera!  nature  of  his  enquiries  endeared  him 
to  his  s|H'cics,  yet  il  also  deejiened  his  contempt  for  what- 
ever was  baso  or  mean,  and  widened  the  separnlion  be- 
tween himself  and  tlio  mass  of  tlio  world,  while  it  in- 
flamed his  imagination,  and  increased  his  lovo  for  niodita- 
tivp  solitude. 

The  only  plan  his  mind  sufTered  itself  now  to  entertain, 
was  the  old  one  of  some  advantageous  marriage,  whereby 
the  honours  of  his  birth  and  title  mi^htin  some  measure 
lie  exchanged  for  wealtl),  by  an  union  with  a  houao  of 
lower  rank.  But  hero  again  his  previous  objection  to 
venture  again  into  society,  and  to  seek  for  such  an  obj«ct, 
and  his  nroud  reluctance  to  the  pursuit,  wore  now  in- 
creased into  absolute  rcpugnanee,  by  still  intruding  fan- 
cies regarding  tlio  beautiful  vision  of  the  Mark,  which 
mingled  with  lija  cherished  recollections,  and  now  more 


than  ever  haunted  his  tlioughts,  and  unsettled  his  resolu- 
tions lor  the  future. 

These  thoughts  occupied  liiin  so  entirely  one  niihl  nnd 
still  nntiiiniiiil  day,  tlKit  by  the  time  evi  iiiiicr  eninr  uii,  lie 
wandered  almost  uiiinnscioiisly  along  the  dill's  above  the 
shore,  towards  the  Mark,  with  a  vague  hn|x-,  as  he  drew 
near  the  old  edifice,  that  he  might  meet  his  mystcrioiia 
tenant — or  that  in  some  way,  tliroiigli  the  agency  of  the 
Seotehman,  Murdoch,  or  by  any  other  lucky  chance,  ho 
might  see  or  hear  something  of  the  lady,  who  he  wok  eon- 
vineed  was  within.  He  descended  to  the  level  sands  that 
swept  round  the  small  bay  known  by  the  name  of  th<; 
Pirate's  Creek,  as  the  e.irly  quarter  moon  appenri'd  high 
over  head,  shedding  a  faint  and  fliekeriiig  light  u|M)n  the 
waves,  and  throwing  into  dark  reli*  f  the  lofty  length  of 
the  comfortless  building  in  front.  He  walked  on  to  the 
very  door,  but  scarcely  a  light,  or  the  sign  of  living  in. 
habitant,  appeared  from  any  of  the  small  windows  dis- 
tinguishable along  iUs  black  walls  or  among  its  naked 
angles ;  and  it  was  only  as  he  pas.sed  near  a  low  window, 
that  he  lieard  a  soil  whispering,  and  then  the  voice  of 
Murdoch  Maeara  seeming  to  answer  some  one  within,  in 
the  words  of  an  old  song,  eked  out  with  his  own  fancies : — 

''  1  Imi^  a  \vi;e  wliillle  Ilie  Im-sI  o'  puilt*  sleel, 
Aiitt  witli  tliat  we«  whitlli^  1  niakn  my  tniut  creuU 
I'll  |!ii!'t  1(1  Itioe.  InHsic,  an'  niiclilf  Im-vkI,., 
Uiii  thou  will  cnine,  Ini-'sie,  an'  i^it  in  my  plaiil. 

tiiiig  ivtt.iliwhaw  ivhnliwUaw, 
lliilllluw,  hallilaiv:'' 

as  the  fisher  lad  sang  to  the  milkmaid," 

"  liut  the  baby,  think  of  the  baby,"  answered  a  female 
voice  in  a  kind  love  whisper. 

Ou,  ay,  the  hairn,  that's  true.  Hut  hoot!  never 
heed  aliout  the  bairn,  puir  wee  thing.  Wo  'II  feed  it  wi' 
brose  an'  parritch,  'till  it  grows  big,  an'  wc  '11  send  it 
out  to  rin  on  the  sands  in  the  warm  simmer  days.  An* 
then,  my  bonny  lass,  we  '11  grow  solier." 

Arnwood,  as  he  stood  listening  at  the  window,  was 
getting  interested  in  this  scene,  when  he  heard  tlic  con- 
versation suddenly  interrupted  by  a  quick  step  and  an- 
other female  voice  s|K'aking  in  hurried  aceenU',  as  if  in 
distress,  while  she  hastily  jruve  some  order  to  the  Scotch- 
mun.  He  passed  hastily  on,  wondering  what  he  bad  heard 
might  mean,  and  walked  round,  proceeding  at  the  rear 
of  the  Mark  by  the  sheltered  patli  at  the  foot  of  Hail 
Hill,  before  noticed,  leading  towards  N'ew  Hall, 

He  was  pacing  slowly  on  in  his  conteiiiplativc  man- 
ner, when  lie  thought  he  heard  footsteps  patterii.g  ra- 
pidly beliind  him,  and  stopping  to  listen,  tlic  night  being 
very  still,  and  looking  down  the  path,  he  perceived  a  fe- 
male figure,  her  head  luieovered,  and  in  the  simplest 
dress,  coming  hastily  forward.  Arnwood  felt  his  heart 
beut  quick,  as  the  figure  apjiroached.  The  female  seem- 
ed so  occupied  that  she  did  not  peTceive  him  until  slio 
was  quite  near  him,  when  she  gave  a  half  shriek  and 
started  a  few  steps  back. 

"  lie  not  afraid,  madam,"  said  Arnwood,  advancing 
witli  feelings  strongly  excited,  for  he  jicrccivcd  by  tho 
stream  of  light  which  |>assed  between  tlie  birch  trees, 
tlie  features  of  tlie  lovely  unknown  who  had  so  long 
dwelt  upon  his  imagination. 

"  My  Lord  Arnwood,"  said  the  mveet  girl,  witli  perfect 
sclf-l>ossessioii,  hut  imicli  apparent  anxiely,  "  have  yoa 
seen  my  father,  Mr.  Waltliam,  to-night  1  Excnsu  my 
presumption,  but  I  am  obliged  to  waive  ceremony  at  tho 
present  nioment." 

"  I  have  not,"  eaid  Arnwood ;  "  but  say,  what  baa  hap- 
pened to  him  7     You  seem  agitated." 

"  Ah,  my  lord,"  said  tho  young  lady  imploringly, 
"  do  not  detain  nic.  I  must  endeavour  to  find  my  father." 

"  Uut  why  this  agitation  7  your  fbthcr  will  doubtless 
return." 

"  I  know  not  the  precise  meaning  of  my  own  appre- 
hensions, but  my  poor  fatlicr  ia  in  a  utrange  state  of 
mind." 

"  Let  nie  assist  you  in  seeking  him,"  eaid  Arnwood, 
while  they  proceeded  eilentlv  together ;  "  but  what  rea- 
son  have  you  for  going  in  this  direction  1  this  rood  leada 
towards  New  Hall." 

"  I  cannot  w"ll  account  for  my  fean,  but  my  father 
has  liccn  some  time  gone,  and  I  dread  his  meeting  with 
the  owner  of  yonder  mansion,  Mr.  Dolton." 

"  Why,  lady  7  tliero  is  sometliing  mystcrioui  in  tliia." 

"  I  cannot  tell  you  now,  my  lord.  I  do  not  fully  know 
myself;  perhaps  my  fears  may  deceive  me.  Alas!  he 
is  nowhere  to  he  seen,  nnd  the  night  is  cold,  and — " 

The  lady  looked  round  her  and  then  in  -Amwood'g 
face  while  she  H|ioke,  as  if  feeling  the  impropriety  of  her 
situation ;  but  the  look  was  so  touehingly  imploring, 
that  he  seized  her  extended  hand  as  if  transfiicd  to  the 
spot,  and  was  for  some  mnmcntR  unable  to  speak. 

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'ilis  anxiity,"  bIki  siiid,  at  Ifiiglli,  laying.'  one  liaml  on  lur 
lionri,  MS  slic  still  (iiill'i red  liiiii  to  ntaiii  the  otiicr,  "  llir. 
trivc  I11I-,  my  Inrd,  liiit  my  piifirlii'aii-l)roken  t'ailior  is  llu' 
oiilv  I'riciiil  I  liiivc  IriV  ill  lliu  wr.rlcl." 

"  I  pliil^'o  iiivmIi'Io  tiiid  your  tlitlier,"  said  Ainwiioi!, 
warmly.  "  Hut  ou  this  condition — that  you  will  suiVlt 
iim  to  s|icak  to  you  lor  another  nioincnt  by  the  li;:lil  of 
this  niof)n,  and  on  tho  eaiida  betbrc  the  door  of  Ih'- 
I'ilot's  Mark  ?" 

"  I  ouglit  not,  my  lord  ;  and  yet  if  you  find  my  fiilher, 
surely  1  may — I  will;"  and  with  these  words  she  turned 
away,  and,  an  Arnwood  j;azed,  slowly  withdrew  down 
the  path  and  waa  sooa  lost  umonj;  the  shadows  of  the 
hi:i. 

As  soon  as  Agatha  disapprnrcil,  Arnwood  procecdtul 
nlon;,'  the  hushy  sheltered  puth  with  some  haste  towards 
New  I  (all,  and  looked  round  every  where  as  he  went, 
without  meeting,'  the  object  of  his  search.  As  he  i>as.-ed 
in  IVonl  of  the  mansion,  although  the  moon  was  nearly 
obscured,  he  distinctly  |KTeeived  n  person  enter  it  by  a 
door  in  the  win;:,  but  of  course  this  could  not  be  Mr. 
Waltliani,  and  seemed  rather  to  Ik'  Mr.  Holton  himself. 
Arnwood  was  bc;jinninj  to  return  slowly  towards  the 
.Mark,  whca  he  came  unexpectedly  upon  a  figure  pacing 
hastily  backwards  and  forwards  on  the  turf,  in  a  nook  of 
the  shrubbery. 

"  Wlio  are  yon  ?"  said  a  voice  accosting  l:ini,  in  a 
lioarse  and  broken  tone. 

"  A  friend,  sir,"  said  Arnwood,  drawing  near. 

^  This  is  very  i-trange,  my  lord,  that  you  sliould  be 
Ijere  !it  this  moment." 

"  Why,  sir !  Why  stran(re  ?"  said  Arnwood,  In  sur- 
prise.     "  IJocd  God  I  what  is  that  in  your  hand  I" 

"  Ha!  sec  yoa  the  wcai>oii?  'tis  a  goo<l  blade." 

"  A  dagger  !  what  mean  you,  Mr.  Wallham  V' 

"  It  is  very  strange,"  still  repeated  the  old  man,  look- 
ing iji  Arnwood's  fuce,  "  that  you  should  be  here  at  this 
inoniiuit.     'riie  will  of  heaven  seems  dark  to  me." 

"  C'omc  along,  my  dear  sir,"  said  Arnwood,  taking 
liim  by  the  arm.  "  Your  daughter  seeks  you  distract- 
edly." 

"  My  daughter !  My  Agatha  !  So — oh  fiod,  that  my 
destiny  wxro  tiiltilled  1"  and  he  struck  his  forehead  in 
agoiiy. 

"  Tut  up  that  fearful  weaiwn,  sir,  or  throw  it  from 
■you — come " 

"  'I'lirow  it  I'rom  me!  ha,  ha  !"  and  Air.  Wultham  helii 
out  the  (lunger  and  laughed  wildly,  as  the  moon  shone 
in  his  lace.  "  I  tell  you,  my  lord,"  he  resumed,  "  woie 
I  to  bury  this  picci^  of  liital  steel  in  the  depllis  of  the 
earth,  or  throw  it  into  thu  fathomless  sea,  the  monsters 
of  the  deep  would  cast  it  up  and  bring  it  to  me,  until, 
by  its  means,  I  had  fulfilled  my  destiny." 

"  You  amaze  me  by  this  language,"  said  .\rnwood, 
hnrvcying  tho  pale  features  of  the  old  man,  "  Where 
ti)und  you,  sir,  this  dagger,  and  why  do  you  wear  il 
thus  ?" 

"  That  little  blade,"  resumed  he,  looking  nt  tho  wea- 
pon as  they  walked  along,  "  belonged  to  my  fiimily  fiuin 
time  inuuemorial,  and  strange  traditions  have  been 
handed  down  with  it;  I  know  not  distinctly  their  im- 
port, I  t'orget  even  tho  talcs  themselves — but  this  I  know, 
that  I  cannot  lose  or  get  rid  of  it  until  1  fulfil  my  fiite." 

"  You  are  in  a  delusion,  i\lr.  Walthani.  'J'his  is  mere 
infatuation." 

"  How  confident  in  tlieir  ignoranco  aro  lliQ  young  I" 
he  replie<l,  euhnly.  "  Pardon  me,  my  lord  ;"  and  as  he 
«poke  he  took  hold  of  Arnvv'oid's  arm,  with  strong  emo- 
tion. "  Have  I  not  lost  every  thing  that  was  mine  or 
my  father's  to  lose  I  Are  not  iny  lands  and  mansions 
in  the  possession  of  strangers  .'  Were  not  the  precious 
relics  of  iny  fathers'  (louse  sold  by  the  hammer  of  the 
auctioneer  '  Has  not  the  last  of  my  oneu  great  wealth 
been  swallowed  up  by  the  yawning  deep  '  All,  all  gone 
— all  but  this  accursed  dagger.  No  !  1  never  could  lose 
that." 

"  It  is  strange,"  said  Arnwood,  thoughtllilly ;  "  but 
let  us  hasten  to  thu  Mark." 

"  Yes,  Wis  may  go  to-night,"  added  Waltliam,  musing, 
"  fur  although  tho  I'atcd  man  who  was  my  ruin  came  out 
and  passed  betbrc  me — though  he  stood  within  reach  o< 
my  very  dagger,  my  arm  was  restrained.  The  time 
destined  by  heaven  was  not  como  to  accomplish  my  just 
revenge." 

"  Your  niisfortunci  have  afTectcd  your  mind,"  said 
Arnwood,  cariu'stly,  "  and  I  fear  you  are  deceiving 
yourself,  even  to  crime." 

"How  can  1  help  seeing  the  manifvst  indications  of 
fate  ill  the  events  uf  my  own  history  J  Why  did  my  an- 
gelic wife  die  U|K)n  this  coast,  while  I  was  proceeding  to 
^  destination  aliiiuat  contrary  7     Why  wai  slie  buried 


•ven  in  that  burying  ground  behind  Arnwood  eastlc,  by 
the  pennissidii  of  your  own  lady  mother,  when  you 
Well' aliciit  on  vour  Iravi  Is  ?  Why  was  my  favourite 
d.iughl' r  llie  viiiim  of  a  villain  who  now  glories  in  pros, 
[lerity,  and  rolls  in  wealth  .'  .\iiil  why  was  I,  with  my 
lemaiiiiiig  child,  alU'rwarils  wrecked  uixiii  this  very 
slinri',  while  on  our  way  to  Holland,  And  planted  by  Pro- 
vidence beside  the  very  man  who  had  sought  this  retire- 
ment, tliiiilung  never  to  come  in  contact  with  us  on 
eartli  .'" 

"  (iracious  Providence !"  exclaimed  Arnwood,  half 
mentally. 

"Oh  heaven  and  earth!  what  decrees  are  thine!" 
continued  the  old  man  ;  and  he  threw  up  his  arms  like 
ficar,  in  the  agony  of  his  spirit. 

"  Hut  t'orlune  will  yetluiii  round  her  unsteady  wheel," 
said  Ariiw<iod,  scarcely  knowing  what  lie  said. 

"  Look  abroad  in  the  world,"  Mr.  Wallham  continued, 
with  a  eahniiess  that  was  nfieeting,  "  and  you  will  see 
the  very  eontrary  of  your  unsatist'aetnry  assuiance.  Do 
you  nnl  see  that  fortune,  as  we  tirui  it,  |iours  favours 
into  the  l.ip  of  some,  as  if  in  spile  of  tliemsclves,  and 
ollen  tbilows  worthlessiuss  with  rewards,  as  if  with  a 
■/.ealous  and  determined  profusion  !  Do  you  not  see  that 
there  are  others,  yea,  whole  tuniilics,  who,  in  spile  of  the 
most  anxious  endeavours  and  the  best  laid  plans,  are 
pursued  by  the  same  fortune  (call  it  what  you  will)  un- 
til they  and  their  calamities  aro  ul  length  swallowed  up 
ill  the  great  gulf  of  destiny  .'" 

"  It  may  be  so " 

"  Nay,  il  is  so." 

"  Siiiiiilimes.  What  you  contend  fiir,  however.  Is  the 
existence  of  a  mysterious  and  inevitable  law  ;  and  this 
you  eaiinut  establish  by  a  few  insulated  instances." 
Wallham  did  not  reply  aloud,  although  his  while  lips 
moved  as  if  in  speech,  and  his  companion  concluded 
that  the  nnsettled  mind  of  the  old  man  had  wandered 
liom  the  subject. 

When  they  arrived  at  the  Pilot's  Mark,  however,  he 
turned  round,  and  gazing  upon  the  young  lord  w  ith  a 
solemn  earnestness,  "  The  unfortunate," said  he,  "  have  a 
strange  and  sympathetic  attraction  to  each  other. 
Metliinics  your  tiile  is  tn  be  in  some  measure  linked 
with  mine.  Remember  this,  my  |)roud  youth,  there  are 
some  iiK  n  whose  whole  existence  is  a  demand  upon  one 
virtue — -JoiUtuJe.  Now,  good  night,  my  lord,  good 
night." 

Arnwood  stood  in  a  sort  of  stupor  for  some  time  after 
Mr.  Wallham  had  left  him,  ami  was  still  pacing  back- 
wards  and  tiirwards  on  the  sands  before  the  iMark,  when 
be  saw  the  door  open,  and  the  figure  of  Agatha  Wnltham 
come  gliding  towards  him.  -As  she  came  forward,  she 
presented  her  hand  with  \\w  frank  ease  of  true  modesty, 
and  uttered  a  fe.v  words  of  thanks  for  his  attention  to 
lier  father.  Arnwood  absolutely  trembled  with  a  new 
ami  delicious  emotion.  He  muttered  his  reply  like  one 
in  a  dream.  He  altogellier  forgot  that  it  was  by  his  own 
reipicst  she  was  there;  and  when,  in  another  instant, 
she  vanished  like  a  spirit  from  his  eyes,  he  rushed  sud- 
denly from  the  spot,  as  if  afraid  of  venting  aloud  tiie 
extravagance  of  his  strange  into.xicalicjn. 

CHAPTEU  XII. 

Wo  nuist  now  take  a  peep  into  the  small  dining  par- 
lour in  IMr.  liulloii's  house,  which,  together  with  its 
neighbouring  and  more  inagnificeiit  aparlmenl  appro- 
priated to  tile  same  purpose,  had,  from  the  sipiire's  first 
taking  pos.session  of  New  Hall,  been  the  scene  of  such 
incessant  devastation  and  extravagant  consumption  of 
viands  and  wine,  as  few  fortunes  could  long  support. 
Of  late,  however,  tho  company  entertained  had  been 
comparatively  very  limited  in  number — and  indeed  was 
eliielly  confined  to  two  persons  ;  one  of  whom  was  Lord 
Arnwood's  old  tutor,  Mr.  Johnston,  who  found  il  c.xpe. 
dient  to  stick  close  to  the  squire,  and  even  to  join  him 
in  his  Ilaeelianalian  habits,  to  nn  extent  which  the  eeu- 
iioiny  of  his  own  constitution  by  no  means  warranted, 
and  which  only  seemed  justified  by  tho  greatness  of  the 
stake  fijr  wliieh  he  was  playing;  and  the  other  was  iMr. 
Hiilson,  not  altogether  a  saint,  us  the  judicious  reader 
may  have  surmised,  yet  still,  perhaps,  deserving  a  few 
words  of  fair  description. 

Joshua  Hiilson,  as  ho  appeared  at  present  at  the 
squire's  table,  was  rather  a  well  looking  little  man,  vvith 
a  knowing  black  eye,  a  good  shrewd  eyebrow,  and  the 
central  and  prominent  feature  of  his  countenance,  which 
his  companions  elegantly  called  the  handlo  of  his  face, 
of  a  consistence  and  colour,  which,  if  not  absolutely  rc- 
seniblinf^  Master  Bardolph's,  at  least  showed  that  youth, 
and  youth's  soundness,  had  been  left  considerably  behind 


by  the  wearer ;  and  that  his  virtues,  whnliver  their  i,j. 
ture  or  extent,  were,  at  all  events,  nut  those  of  an  uUlc. 
mious  nncborite. 

Hiilson's  lale  years  bad  been  passed  cliiefly,  or  «o 
may  i"  common  phrasiohigy  say — in  the  sociityof  i;;,,. 
tltmeii — that  is,  of  genlleiiun  who  are  i  very  wlilre  tolv 
met  with  by  similar  gentlemen — who  go  every  win,,. 
and  are  up  to  every  thing,  and  see  every  thing,  ami  tiilj! 
eule  every  thing  that  makes  the  least  pretensions  Iriilt. 
vation  of  sentiment — and  who  vie  with  each  other  intlic 
coarseness  and  heartlessiiess  of  bachelor  sentiinents  n\i 
society.  With  respect  to  the  place  where  such  (,'intle. 
men  meet,  we  need  not  be  particular,  for  they  arekiunn 
to  every  body,  from  the  parties  and  clubs  in  town,  to  ih,, 
race  grounds  and  watering  places.  But  Unison  luj 
been  of  late  (for  it  is  needless  to  minee  the  iimllcr;  a 
good  deal  of  rogue — but  then  there  are  degrees  in  rojjmrv 
as  well  as  in  other  accomplishnicnts  ;  and  among  a  trdwil 
of  men  who  have  each  a  share  of  this  quality,  or  i,\ 
least,  among  whom  integrity  and  worth  are  viry  scarw 
he  was  "  by  no  means  without  virtue  ;"  and  in  liici 
taking  into  account  that  he  possessed  very  little,  he  rIioho 
forth  occasionally  as  almo,st  a  saint,  compared  with  hij 
associates.  He  had  even,  hackneyed  as  lie  was  in  iLe 
ways  of  the  world,  a  secret  love  of  virtue  and  hoiUBlv 
and  an  ambition  to  practise  them  when  circumstance  j 
would  allow  him  ; — but  from  a  long  intimacy  with  the 
worst  side  of  human  nature,  he  thought  these  a  visioiiarv 
kind  of  good  for  which  a  man  need  not  ruin  and  make 
o  fool  of  himself  by  adhering  to  them  in  a  general  way. 
As  for  high  sentiments  and  fine  feelings,  he  acknowkdj. 
ed  that  he  had  felt  o  twinge  of  them  when  he  wu 
young  and  ravN-,  but  ho  thought  that,  like  religion,  tlicv 
were  only  usefiil  for  the  [roor  and  the  simple,  who  did 
not  understand  how  to  live  in  the  world. 

Johnston,  who  sat  at  liis  elbow,  was  by  no  means  m 
praiseworthy  a  character  as  our  friend  Hiilson,  alllioujli 
he  talked  like  an  angel  about  every  thing  tlii'.t  wascxni. 
lent.  The  two  worthies,  however,  were  sealed  loviiiirlv 
together  over  their  wino ;  while  the  squire — in  wlioiii 
they  had  of  late  observed  an  occasional  change  of  man- 
iier  for  which  they  could  not  aeeount — had  stolen  out 
and  taken  a  solitary  turn  in  the  shrubbery  by  the  moon. 
light,  where  he  unexpectedly  encountered  Mr.  Waltliam, 
as  mentioned  in  the  last  chapter. 

"  What  freakish  fancy  is  this,  friend  Bolton?"  said 
Hulsoii,  pcc|)ing  through  between  the  candles,  behind 
which  he  and  Johnston  sat,  as  the  .squire  entered  llic 
room  alU'r  his  walk.  "  By  the  little  finger  of  Bacclmn, 
which  has  a  tendency  upwards,  here  are  Johnston  audi 
drinking  ourselves  into  the  best  of  humour  in  bumpers 
to  the  heaUh  of  our  worthy  host,  and  other  absent  friends 
(hiccup!), — while  you,' our  said  host,  are  abroad  plajing 
will-o'lhe-wisp  over  the  moors  and  fens  towards  the  n'a, 
or  walking  the  ghost  under  shadow  of  the  black  turrets 
of  that  frightful  old  castle  bi'yond  the  wood.  Here,  let 
me  fill  for  you — shall  it  be  Madeira  ?  claret  is  too  cold 
for  a  man  who  has  been  riding  the  bogs." 

"  I  return  yonr  comiiliinent,  gentlemen,"  was  all  the 
sijuire  could  lijr<  e  himself  to  say,  gulping  down  a  bum. 
[KT  of  the  liquor  recommended. 

"  Hey — hah — what !"  exclaimed  Ilulson,  shading  Ills 
eyes  with  his  hand,  as  ho  fixed  them  as  strongly  as  the 
muddled  stale  of  his  faculties  would  allow  hint,  iqion  thu 
sipiire's  coimlenance.  "  Bolton — what  the  devil  is  the 
matter?  Have  you  seen  a  witch?  By  the  foulest  im]i 
that  ever  grinned  over  a  crag,  your  face  is  as  pak^  as  u 
sheet  or  a  shirt  (il 's  all  the  same),  and  your  teeth  dial- 
ler like  castanets.  Here,  man,  another  toollil'ul— now, 
sir,  as  the  mayor  of  Norwich  said  to  the  king,  'Hold  u|i 
your  head  and  hiok  like  a  man  !' " 

"  Do  1  look  pule,  Hiilson?"  said  Bolton,  recovering 
himself,  and  striving  to  laugh  it  oil";  "  nonsense!  I  only 
lelt  a  little  chill  from  the  night  uir.  Come,  Johnston, 
yon  look  as  sober  as  a  sexton,  and  stare  at  ine  as  if  yon 
did  not  know  me.  There — fill  up  like  a  brave  li'llow, 
and  take  a  pattern  by  Hulsoii,  my  exeelleiit '  droutliy 
eionie.'     Hnlson,  you  'ro  a  jewel  of  a  drinker." 

"  I  know  I  am,  I  know  I  am — that's  right,  Bolton," 
crii^d  Hiilson,  in  drunken  triumph  ut  the  coiiiplinionl. 
"  But  you  shan't  laugh  us  out  of  a  tangible  reason  lor 
these  night  rambles.  Wo  must  know  where  yoii  liavc 
been  riding  astride  your  brooinstick — for  you  are  not  the 
same  man  of  late.  You  were  as  white  in  the  gills  wlicn 
you  entered,  ns  though  Lady  Arnwood's  gh  )st  hod  risen 
up  among  the  clifiii  lirlow,  and  brought  you  mlmt  ro/ens 
to  Hail  Hill,  and  tossed  you  over  that  ugly  long  di"lt 
lighthouse  looking  what  do  you  call  it,  the  Pilot's  Marji." 

"  Johnston,  have  you  nothing  to  say?"  said  the  squire, 
turning  oH' the  'tree  enquiries'  of  the  merrier  of  his 
guests  J  "  let  us  have  a  fair  division  of  the  talk  as  well 


jjol'llii:  «'""'•     •■'oi"'."' 

(onvrrsalio"  "'a"  '''"■'' 

"  \Se  've  just  had  a 

11,  ha,"  shouted  Hulsc 

aiilcrs  say,  to  get  iuli 

,or>t  ol'  it  is.  1  'v«  «' 

,ion  by  so  good   a  s|m 

fere,  so  it  is  thrown  a\ 

'  1  am  glad  to  bear  I 

in  iny  absence,  friend 

I  1  lliink  )'o»  would  do  \ 

I  lilt  doctrines  and  preet 

"  I  would  not  willing 

r,  liaison,"  said  Join 

I  our  ivortliy  host,  for  w 

I  iiut  1  am  sorry  to  obsi' 

I  vfrv  name  of  virtue  an 

I  ni«l  beautiful  precepts 

"  PiTliet  contempt  '.- 

I  i(ri|il— ba,  ha,"  said  H 

udi  tumid  iieriod.     I ' 

ibout  as  great  a  rogue 

«ijh  to  say  any  thing 

\a>\  despise  cant  and 

morals,  when  there  is 

I  slia'n't  have  my  wine  s( 

n  ivliat  no  one  present 

I  Id  pretend  to." 

"  Mr.  Hnlson,  that  is 
I  inf,"  said  Johnston.  " 
I  iciild  always  dclend  an 
ii'uee,  whether  you  pr 
"  Should  I  ?  ha,  ha— 
I  Hid  pretty  maidens,  if  tl 
I  iro  swerve  a  hit ;  but  I  i 
I  it'll'talking  much  about 
I  le>j  il  were  in  jest  No 
Inilures,  the  world's  o|iir 
I  tiller  in  straight  persj 
I  gi  gentlemen  who  arc  gi 
I M,  don't  think  to  gam 
I  iIk  world's  talk  in  my  ti 
"  For  heaven's  sake,  I 
I  lunie  a  virtue,'  at  least,  a 
's  sake." 

"  (onlbund  your  dccei 
III]  decency  together,  anc! 
itk,  ami  that  is  what  I  c 
Ipericnec  and  knowledge, 
liil  licrc  and  listen  daily  i 
lleace  and  virtue,  of  a  ma 
liutoaa  admiration  of  hir 
Iniiiv,  merely  by  talking 
Imar  from  that  very  tli 
Ipealest  rogue  of  the  thri 

*  What  do  you  mean,  i 
lii;  to  appear  indignant. 
It«i,  Mr.  Hulsoii,  or  to  d 
IdoIusii  to  be  ipiarrelsomc 

".No  more  I  am,  sir  ni 
llhe  devil  if  he'd  offer  to  li 
llomake  me  lielicve  him  a 
Ikllcr;  but  as  tor  you,  si 
purrel  for  the  sake  of  an 

fency's  sake,  as  you  sa; 
lltt  three,  sir,  you  know  j 

"Ilulson,  what  is  tha 
Inii  Mr.  Bolton ;  "  this  is 
Im  have  drank  your  wiiii 

0 far  with  lliis  soil  of  la 

*  Mr.  Bolton,"  soid  IIii 
fan  to  the  bottom  of  hi 
Iro  flawing  towards  the 

I  know  i  am  sitting  he 

bihiijany,  drinking  your 

V«ll.v  considerably  drunk' 

■'t  little  good  opinion   1 

ml  of  those  who  have  m 

^ir  ri^ht  names,  and  upl 

^ronrsinhis  ahominabi 

» till  me  tliat  we  are  not 

uil  will  it  mend  the  matti 

^eillemptto  hide  that  fa 

'enorld?    Nay,  don't  in 

e  bee  about  it,  as  you  w 

ii  for  a  man  must  speak 

lou  cannot  stand  it  any  lo 

S  coMcicncc,  why  cut  tli 

mils nilli  Satan  manfullv 

"  My  dear  Ilulson,"  san 

anted,  "  I  am  not  used 


WALTIIAM. 


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j'die  tt'ini'.     C'oiiii',  goiilk'iDcn,  lot  iiio  hear  wliiil  your 
toiiiorsatioi)  was  diiriiifr  my  nbsiiifc." 

,.  We 've  just  liiiri  a  iKMulifiil  disimlciilioiit  virliio — liii, 
;,]  lia,"  slioiiU'd  Unison.  "  It  isijiiilu  irfrefhiiip,  us  thu 
ifiliTS  siiyi  to  i;ct  into  coiiipuny  with  a  siiint.  Jtut  tlir 
,or>t of  it  ixi  i  '^i'  "i'*^"  rall'i-'f  too  imioli  to  he  done, 
vrn  bv  !«>  ^'oo'l  i^  s|>okcsnian  as  our  triciid  Joliiixton 
i,ri',  so  it  is  thrown  away  upon  nie." 

"  1  am  k''"'  '"  '"■''"'  '''"'•  y"  '""'  "  lecture  read  to  you 
imiiy  absence,  friend   Hulson,"  said  Mr.  lioltun  ;  "  and 
I  lliirik  yo"  would  do  well  to  Iki  a  little  more  guided  by 
I  tiK  doctrines  and  precepts  of  Mr.  Johnston." 

'  1  would  not  willingly  say  an  uneivil  thing  to  you, 

Mr.  liaison,"  said  Johnston,  "  lor  you  are  a   friend  of 

I  ^u,  ivorlhy  host,  for  whom  I  have  the  highest  respect ; 

|iul  I  am  sorry  to  observe  that  you  almost  despise  the 

verv  name  of  virtue  and  nmrality,  and  seem  to  treat  tli< 

niosl  beautiful  precepts  with  jjcrlect  contempt." 

" Perfect  contempt! — you  re  very  right — i)erfeet  cnn- 

I  Knini— ha,  ha,"  said  Unison.     "  Now   that  was  a  very 

.■II  turned  jHjriod.     1  Ml  tell  you  what  it  is,  I  am  niueh 

I  ibout  as  great  a  rogue  as   my  iicighlwurs,   and  /  dcni't 

sish  to  say  any  thing  particularly  uncivil ;  but  I  do  ut 

loast  despise  cant  and  humbug,  and   preaching  about 

I  morals,  when  there  is  nothing  for  it  but  talk — and  I 

flia'n't  iiavc  my  wine  soured  on  the  passage  by  a  lecture 

It  what  no  one  present,  in  my  belief,  has  any  fair  right 

lo  pretend  to." 

*  Mr.  Hiilson,  that  is  a  very  irreverent  way  of  speak-, 
I  inf,"  said  Johnston.     "  If  you  were  a  man  of  sense,  you 
I  (ciild  always  defend  and  stand  u;>  for  virtue   and  bene 
nlcuce,  wliether  you  practised  them  or  not." 
"  Sbould  I  ?  ha,  ha — well,  so  I  would,   to   sehoolboys 
I  taii  pretty  maidens,  if  the  latter  did  not  sometimes  make 
I  me  swerve  a  bit ;  but  I  am  sure  I  would  not  trouble  my- 
I  si'll'talking  much  about  it  to  such  reprobates  gs  you,  un- 
I  less  it  were  in  jest.    No,'no— the  lawyer's  seals  and  sig. 
Iiuliires,  the  world's  opinion  at  hand,  and  the  hangman's 
I  killer  in  straight  iwrspective,  aro   the  only  things  for 
I  lb  gendeinen  who  arc  going  the  broad  way.     So,  Jolm- 
Itlon,  don't  think  to  gammon  mc.     I've  heard  enough  of 
;  world's  tolk  in  my  time." 

'  For  heaven's  sake,  Hulson,"  said  Mr.  Bolton,  "  '  as. 
I  lame  a  virtue,'  at  least,  asShakspearc  advises,  tor  dccen- 
'8  sake." 

"  (lontound  your  decency,"  exclaimed  Hulson  ;  "  it  is 
III! decency  together,  and  assumption  too,  and  nothing 
Itk,  ami  that  is  what  I  complain  of;  and  arc  men  of  ex- 
Iperienrc  and  knowledge,  like  you  and  myself,  Bolton,  to 
liil  licre  and  listen  d:iily  to  the  preaching,  about  excel- 
lleace  and  virtue,  of  a  man  who  thinks  to  bamboozle  me 
liiioaa  adniiratioM  of  him  on  the  score  of  a  love  of  mo- 
Inlity,  niiTcly  by  talking  prettily  about  it — when  I  could 
Imcar  from  that  very  thing,  li  priori,  that  ho  is  the 
■(tcaleal  rogue  of  the  three  of  us  ?" 

"What  do  you  mean,  sir?"  said  Johnston,  endeavour. 
lii;  to  appear  indignant.  "  What  have  I  said  to  oflend 
Ivou,  Mr.  Hulson,  or  to  deserve  such  names?  You  did 
|j»t  use  to  be  (piarrelsonie  in  your  cups," 

".No  more  I  am,  sir  methodist,  but  I'd  quarrel  with 
llht  devil  if  he'd  otier  to  humbug  me  to  my  face,  and  try 
lloraakc  me  believe  him  an  atigcl  of  light,  when  I  know 
Ikltcr ;  but  as  for  you,  sir,  you  have  not  the  spirit  to 
miarrcl  fur  the  sake  of  an  oild  word  of  truth,  even  for 
racy's  sake,  as  you  say,  and  yet  you  arc  the  worst  o( 
lb  ilirce,  sir,  you  know  you  are." 

'  Hulson,  what  is   that  you    say   about   tlio  three," 

kill  Mr,  Itulton ;  "  this  is  nothing  but  calling  names  ; 

noa  have  drank  your  wine,  but  you  had  better  not  go 

ol'arivith  this  soil  of  language," 

'  Mr,  Bolton,"  said  Hulson,  thrusting  his  two  Imnds 

^trn  to  the  bottom  of  his  breeches  pockets,  his  black 

fici  glancing  towards  the  squire  with  drunken  energy, 

Tlknowlnm  sitting  here  with   my  legs  under  your 

phiiirany,  drinking  your  wine,  and  I  know  that  1  am 

Vetty  considerably  drunk — but  arc  you  about  to  forfeit 

e little  good  opinion  I   have  of  you,  by  assuming  tlie 

lilt  of  those  who  have  not  the  spirit  to  call  things  by 

keir  risht  names,  and  upholding  tliis  new  acquaintance 

t  yours  in  his  abominable  whine  ?     Will  you  pretend 

lo  tell  me  tliat  we  are  not  three  very  tolerable  rogues, 

1  it  mend  the  matter,  if,  by  canting  about  virtue, 

¥t  iltempt  to  hide  that  fact  from  ourselves  or.even  from 

V world?    Nay,  don't  interrupt  mc,  nor  turn  white  in 

t  face  about  it,  as  you  were  to-night  when  you  came 

1.  for  a  man  must  speak  the  trutli  sometimes,  and  if 

kou  cannot  stand  it  any  longer,  and  have  something  like 

1  toMcicnce,  why  cut  the  connection  at  once,  shake 

ui^  i\'ith  Satan  manfully,  and  turn  a  new  leaf." 

"  My  dear  Hulson,"  sanl  Mr.  Bolton,  somewhat  dis 


know  wo  are  not  saints — but  come,  don't  be  so  in(|uisi- 
toriul,  and  lot  us  have  a  glass  of  wine  and  a  oliango  ut 
snbjool," 

"  With  all  my  hourt — conio,  .Mr,  Kxccllinoo,"  siiid 
Unison,  resuming  his  ^oiA  hnmour  and  turning  to  Julni- 
ston,  "  join  us  ut  least  in  swallowing  what  stands  hitiiro 
us.  Upon  my  honour  1  sliuuld  not  have  the  h  ast  nialioo 
against  you,  if  you  would  oidy,  tor  ooninion  sonso  and 
doconoy  s  suko,  oonl'oss  ycinrsell'  to  Ih'  a  rascal," 

'■  Wo  are  none  of  us  what  we  ought  to  ho,  .Mr,  Ilid- 
snn,"  said  Juliuston  with  a  ponitont  look,  and  ut  the 
sanu.'  time  holding  his  glass  to  be  tilled ;  "  men  arc  but 
mon," 

"  .So  they  are,  that  is  a  very  profound  saying,  friend," 
ropliod  Unison,  lo(  ring  at  the  other  with  contempt, 
"  But  there  is  a  deal  of  dilVerencc  bttwton  men  lor  all 
that.' 

"  Well  now,  sir,  drink  your  w  ino,  and  ilnn't  bo  too 
scvoro  u|ion  jioor  human  nature,"  said  Johnston  fawn- 
ingly.  "  Vou  know  you  aro  not  backward  in  confessing 
that  you  aro  a  little  of  a  rogue  yourself." 

"  Yes,  but  you  have  a  lore  lor  roguery,  and  a  liistt  for 
crooked  ways,  and  I  have  not,  and  that  makes  all  tho 
ditlbionco.  I  am  bad  onongh,(!od  knows,''  added  Hul- 
son, bitterly,  "  and  /know  it;  but,  by  hoavcns,  it  g(jos 
to  the  Irottom  of  my  stomach  to  be  eallod  rogue,  and  bo 
at  the  same  lime  lectured  on  morality  by  yon." 

"  My  dear  follow,"  said  Mr.  Bolton,  interfering,  "will 
you  remember  that  this  is  my  house,  and  that  Mr.  John- 
ston is  my  guest;  and  although  you  have  taken  your 
wine  freely,  do  let  us  enjoy  ourselves  and  be  good 
Irionds." 

"  I  'II  be  friends  to  no  man,  sir,"  said  Hulson,  getting 
solwr  in  tiis  anger,  "  who  olfors  to  speak  of  religion  and 
virtue  in  my  presence,  with  no  bettor  pretence  to  tho 
practice  of  them  than  any  one  of  us  here.  I  am  sober 
enough  still  not  to  suft'er  my  understanding  to  be  insult- 
ed by  cant.  If  we  are  mon  of  the  world,  and  have  nnido 
our  money  as  we  could,  and  got  on  in  our  own  way,  in 
the  name  of  reason  let  us  at  least  talk  fairly  to  each 
other.'' 

A  dead  pause  here  occurred  for  some  mimites,  while 
the  squire,  who  was  on  tlic  tidgots  to  talk  to  Johnston 
apart  about  something  that  lay  heavy  on  his  mind,  look- 
ed across  to  him  with  a  disconcerted  and  oven  wild  look ; 
while  Hulson,  with  his  brows  drawn  down  and  his  mouth 
drawn  up,  sat  watching  them  both  with  an  expression  of 
piercing  enquiry  shooting  from  his  black  eyes. 

"  wily  don't  you  speak  ?"  he  at  length  said,  in  a  tone 
that  made  the  others  start — "  I  vill  be  at  the  bottom  of 
this  look-language,  Mr.  Johnston :  and  since  I  have  got 
on  this  subject  at  last,  I  must  toll  you  that  as  clovor  a 
t'ellow  as  I  think  myself,  I  iKisitivoly  do  not  understand 
your  motive  for  causing  tho  f|uarrol  between  our  friend 
Bolton,  and  Lord  Arnwood  over  tho  way.  Now,  sir,  as 
Mr.  Bolton  and  I  aro  older  acquaintances  than  you  and 
he  are,-''-and  as  I  have  a  strong  notion,  by  these  looks 
between  you,  and  these  night  wanderings,  that  you  are 
.striving  to  help  my  friend  to  some  job  tliat  he  is  not  yet 
had  enough  to  undertake — I  shall  take  tlic  liberty  of  in- 
sisting upon  your  saying  this  very  instant  what  made 
you  take  such  pains  to  cause  the  quarrel  with  the  young 
lord — in  which  I  myself  was  not  free  from  blame.  This 
do  I  for  the  sake  of  all  parties." 

"  I  cause  the  quarrel  with  Lord  Arnwood,  sir?"  said 
Johnston  ipiailing — "  I  deny  any  such  thing,  and  1  ap- 

l)eal  to  Mr. " 

"  Appeal  to  vie,  sir,"  said  Hulson,  thumping  the 
table,  "  and  to  no  one  else,  until  I  am  satisfied.  I  choose 
to  Ih;  the  judge  myselt',  for  you  abused  my  opinion  also 
of  the  noble  youth.  Not  only  did  you  dwell  iqwin  the 
young  baron's  poverty — which  was  had  enough,  after  you 
had  eaten  his  bread  for  years — but  poison  our  thoughts 
as  to  his  qualities,  insinuating  that  he  was  every  thing 
that  was  contemptible,  so  as  to  make  Bolton,  and  even 
myself,  treat  him  cursedly  ill,  that  is  the  truth;  and  you 
thus  disappointed  Bolton  of  forming  a  connection,  which 
would  have  been  acrcditandasalv.ition  tohim.  Now,  sir,  I 
sny  that  Lord  ArnwooJi  behaved  like  a  gentleman,  as  he 
has  shown  himself,  and  a  man  of  honour  and  spirit — and 
that  you  were  the  cause  of  this  quarrel." 

"  1  am  sorry  you  think  so,  sir,"  said  Johnston  coolly — 
"  but  I  can  only  say  I  had  no  motive  in  speaking  what  I 
thought  the  truth,  but  friendship  to  Mr.  Bolton." 

"  Friendship  I  pish — there  now,  Bolton,"  added  Hul- 
son, turning  to  his  host — "  By  hcovcn !  this  man  woidd 
cant  the  hangman  from  his  purpose  with  the  roim  round 
his  neck ;  and  still  you  arc  silent  I  Well,  give  mo  ano- 
ther glass  of  wine;  to  drown  cnro,  for  this  house  will  soon 
be  too  bad  for  mc  to  set  my  foot  in,  after  all  1  have  seen  !" 


it  oil',  lloimood  indiginuitly  out  of  tho  room  towards  his 
sloe  pill!;  n|i.'irtuiriit. 

"'I'Ihmc  iniisl  lie  sonirtliing  rotten  in  the  stale  of  Den- 
murk  ul'tir  nil,"  s.iid  .Mr.  I!(>lt(in  thi.ii!;htl'ully,  a  liw  mo- 
nunts  ullor  tho  (.xit  ol' that  gcntUmun — "whtn  my  old 
liii'iid  Hulson  has  taken  the  alarm.  In  truth,  I  don't 
tool  well,  Mr.  Johnston,  and  whul  I  was  gi/nig  to  suy  to 
you  has  all  gnuo  (,ut  of  my  head.  You  will  extus-e  me, 
liiit  I  must  rotiro." 

"  ll'yf.n  aro  ill,  sir,"  said  tho  other,  now  taking  con- 
rugi',  "you  woio  best  to  retire;  of  onur^e.  But  if  the 
drunken  importinenoi;  of  a  man  who  is  only  jealous  be- 
caiiso  he  is  not  consulted,  while  annthor  is  proi'orrid,  bo 
suIVk iont  to  tic  your  tongue  or  make;  you  wavor  in  your 
purpose — ynu  hnvo  loss  decision,  or,  to  speak  plainly, 
more  weakno.ss  of  oharaelor  than  1  imagined." 

"  I-oavonu',  sir,"  said  Bolton,  in  strong  agitation  ;  "de- 
(;isioii  must  bo  built  upon  thought — to-night  I  am  eon- 
liisi'd  and  unwell — wc  shall  talk  further — to  bed — to 
hod !" 


'lied,  "  I  am  not  used  to  sco  you  in  tliis  vein,    l|  — and  eo  eaying,  ho  filled  a  flowing  glass,  and  drinking 


CHAPTKIi  XIII. 

Meanwhile,  although  the  spirits  of  Lord  Arnwood  niid 
.\gatha  Waltham  wore  con.'^idorably  raised,  since  their 
short  interview  of  tho  previous  night,  tho  situation  of  the 
latter  in  the  Pilot's  Alark,  to  which  we  now  return,  was 
by  no  means  to  hv  envied.  Among  other  cNils  that 
pressed  of  late  upon  her  heart  and  extiiiguisliid  the 
hopes  of  youth,  poverty  with  its  iron  gripe  and  ehilling 
calculations  was  fast  circumscribing  the  narrow  means  to 
wliich  she  looked  for ^ome  relief  from  her  jircsont  strange 
and  irksome  situation.  The  household  cares  of  her  lit- 
tie  frugal  establishment,  she,  though  so  young,  had 
taken  entirely  tqion  herselt",  from  tondernoss  to  her 
t'athor,  upon  whose  mind  his  mistbrtunes  had  made  such 
impression  that  he  was  becoming  every  hour  more  inca- 
pable of  entering  into  the  mo.st  common  ulVairs,  cither  of 
iiis  family,  or  of  a  world  from  which  bethought  himself 
destined  soon  to  be  withdrawn, 

A  single  pur.so  of  speeii',  which  had  been  saved  lo  him, 
when  all  else  was  lost,  by  the  shrewd  foresight  of  the  ho- 
nest .Scot,  had  been  so  nmch  drawn  upon  on  their  settling 
themselvos  in  the  Mark,  that  she  almost  entirely  de- 
(K'uded  for  their  subsistence  upon  the  produce  of  the 
.sea;  which  the  faithful  Macara  and  his  ooinpnnion  ran- 
sacked t'or  their  suiipnrt,  selling  tho  produce  at  the  near- 
est  market  town,  wlionce  tlioy  usually  rolurned  with  tho 
small  stock  of  provisions  necessary  for  the  economical 
estiiblishment.  Of  lute,  however,  since  the  accession  of 
.Mary  Reynolds  and  her  infant  to  their  number  in  tho 
Mark — and  from  the  accidents  of  the  sea  and  the  wea- 
ther, whioh  make  tho  simple  occnputieju  of  tho  fisherman 
as  unoertain  as  the  speculations  ot  those  who  cast  their 
nets  for  the  favours  of  fortune,  on  a  muoh  more  arliticial 
surface  and  by  a  much  more  complex  mode — the  purso 
of  the  old  gentleman  had  been  reluctantly  applied  to 
more  than  once,  and  Agatha  dreaded  having  recourse  lo 
it  again,  afraid  to  eni|uire  into  the  actual  state  of  their 
finances. 

She  sat  this  morning,  therefore,  in  her  little  window 
in  the  turri^t,  watching  the  arrival  of  Murdoch  and  his 
l)oat,  eager  to  know  what  was  his  morning's  success. 
She  observed  at  length  the  boat  approach  the  shore,  but 
it  di<l  not  come  in  tcjwards  the  Pirate's  Creek  as  usual, 
the  men  ajipearing  to  wish  to  land  on  the  contrary  sido 
of  the  little  point,  and  further  down  in  the  bay. 

Agatha  was  so  anxious  that,  contrary  lo  the  wish  of 
her  father,  she  sot  oH' alone  to  meet  Murdoch,  and  learn 
what  he  had  caught.  The  morning  was  not  sunny,  hut 
the  air  was  still  and  suhry ;  and  though  she  wos  glad  of 
an  cxecM-  logo  abroad  in  the  daylight,  she  neither  (oil  tlic 
odorous  smell  of  tho  country,  nor  the  usual  fresh  breeze 
from  the  sea,  and  the  whole  sky,  asslie  tripjied  along  the 
sands  towards  the  Imat,  soeiii(;d  dull  and  portentous. 

"There  now.  Will  Watheishcet,"  said  Murdoch  to 
his  companion,  as  they  driAv  in  shore,  "just  starlmard  a 
wee,  an'  steer  for  that  black  stjinc  wi'  the  towric  on  tliei 
tap  o't  like  a  miller's  bonnet — an'  so  we  '11  slip  up  to  the 
.Mark  by  the  back  way,  for  Miss  Agatha  watches  us 
like  pussey  when  we  come  in  by  the  creek,  an'  I'm  per- 
feet  black  ashamed  to  l)e  coming  hame  at  this  tiino  o'  day, 
wi'  nicol  naething  in  the  boat,  like  a  fule." 

"  Who  can  help  it  man,"  said  Weathorshecl,  "  such  a 
morning  as  this  ?"  It  is  easily  seen  that  you  arc  no  rc- 
gular-bred  fisherman,  or  you  woulil  not  keep  grumbling 
ut  a  summer  calm  or  n  cross.curront.  But,  hilloa  !  who 
comes  yonder?  By  the  board  of  old  Neptune,  Murdoch, 
there  is  tho  wench  that  you're  singing  of  in  your  very 
sloop,  coming  down  on  the  sands  towards  us  like  a  king- 
fisher." 


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"  TVioJ  Mary  Ucynolila  ?  iiu,  faith.  Kli,  man,  Will 
Wathcrshccl,  but  yoVo  a  jHwr  jmlge  o'  a  woman.  Yc'ro 
a  decvclish  deal  better  judtfe  o'.  cauld  fish  sooniing  in  the 
Bca  than  ye  are  o'  warm  bits  o'  bodien  like  the  women,  fair 
fa'  them.     Starboard  your  helm,  Will." 

"  .Starboard  it  is ;  but  I  don't  know  what  I'm  doing  for 
listening  to  you — you're  always  singing,  or  rhyming,  or 
raving  about  something." 

"  Eh  but.  Will,  they're  warm  eonsie  creatures,  the  las- 
sies— puir  tilings — an'  a  great  comfort  to  a  man,  es|)c- 
cially  when  he's  down  in  Uic  mouth,  an'  like  to  lake  the 
drunts  at  the  warl'.  It  just  does  me  (;u(lc  to  think  about 
them  in  my  affliction,  and  as  for  singing  or  rhyming, 
man,  if  I  was  na  sae  ill-humour'd  this  morning  tor  my 
bad  luck,  I'd  sing  you  a  lilt  to  the  tunc  o'  'Ranting 
roaring  Willie.'     Here  goes  on  a  chance  : — 

O  ilinnn  ye  like  the  la?sles,  llicy'ic  welcome  nyc  to  me ; 
O  iliiiiia  ye  like  the  Iniuieii,  they're  welcome  aye  lii  me , 
They're  welcome  .nve  tii  rue,  ilKniRh  ever  «ne  ilnwieaiiil  sail. 
Fur  miiny  n  rniiliiiil  ilav  the  InxsieM  nn'  I  hue  hnci : 
ti  diiiiin  ye  like  the  lassien,  whi>n  innrtiih  tries  yiui  wiir, 
U  iliniia  ye  Unnk  n  nweei  Iniwic  wniilii  ilrive  awny  liiigged  despair. 
When  sheminKirs  n  smile  wi'  n  lear 
And  poiiiis  to  i!Oi>d  IVtrtiitie  at  haiut, 
For  theimiloo'  her  iiiouih,  an'  the  tear  <>'  her  ee. 
My  heart  could  ne'er  wiihsiaiid— 


"  Now  that's  no  sae  bad  aff  hand.  Hard  a-port,Will— " 
"Hard   a-port— Fend  off  there,  Murdoch,   and   give 
over  your  chanting.     It's  not  lucky  to  be  singing  in  litis 
ugly  calm  over  our  empty  boat." 

"Od!"  cxclainu^d  iMurdoch,  jumping  ashore.  "  I'll  be 
whuppet  if  that's  not  Miss  Agatlia^hersel"  coniing  down 
to  question  us,  when  we  have  na  a  John-dory  in  llie  boat, 
Will  I  faith  you  must  speak  up  this  tiinis" 

"I'm  no  orator,  Mr.  Murdoch,  particularly  when  tlic 
world's  tide  is  ebbing — so  just  give  it  to  the  lady  yourself, 
cither  in  prose  or  rhyme." 

"Well,  lads,"  said  Agatlia,  coming  forward,  "what 
luck  to-day  !" 

"  Mecserablc,  mem  !  mecserablo  !"  said  Murdoch, 
"That  is  unfortunate." 

"  We  might  as  weel  tisli  in  Mary  Ucynnlds's  potatoe 
tub  as  try  it  this  tide,  iiicin,"  continued  the  Scot.  "  Thi' 
swell  is  a'  frae  the  suthert,  and  the  sea  is  as  white  as 
racal  gruel,  an'  ye'll  as  soon  bring  up  the  glistening 
jiearls  or  the  red  coral  aa  ony  sort  o'  fish  off  this  shore 
the  day." 

"  Anil  do  you  think  it  will  not  bo  better  by  the  night's 
tide  /"  said  Agatha. 

"  Will  Wathcrsheet  says  that  there's  the  swel.  o'  a  blast 
uff  tlie  eastert;  an'  if  that  be  tr\ie  our  bit  cobble  will  no 
do  inuekle  guile  next  tide,  I'm  thinking." 

"  Is  that  the  case,  William  I"  said  she,  addressing  tlir 
Bailor. 

"  It's  moral  certain,  ma'am,"  said  Wcatliersheet,  proud 
of  lieing  8|>oken  to.  "  It's  sure  to  blow  fresh  and  cast  up 
u  sea  before  midnight;  and  yet  there  was  .Mr.  .Maeara 
here  singing  about  the  lassies  as  we  came  in,  just  like  a 
mermaid  iKilbre  a  stof  in— and  that  promised  no  good  luck, 
as  I  told  him." 

"  Hoot,  mini,  never  heed  Will  Wathcrsheet,"  saiil 
Maeara;  "lie  has  no  sense;  an'  as  for  my  rhyming  an' 
Hinging,  fiuth  it's  a'  the  eonilbrt  I  hae  whyles  when  tlie 
worl"  girns  against  me." 

Agatliu  re  luriied  Innne  to  the  Mark  with  feelings  of 
great  eoneirii  and  anxiety.  It  was  no  longer  a  ipiestion 
iif  rilriiielmu'iit  anil  eeimoniy,  for  n'tiial  want  now 
stared  llii'in  in  Ihe  face  ;  ami,  in  spile  of  the  bunyanrv  of 
youth,  and  the  brigiitiuss  of  youthful  lio|s',  she  shrank  in 
terror  at  the  pro8|H'rl.  She  saw  she  could  not  ilet'er  fur 
un  hour  lunger  applying  to  Iter  father  to  dole  out  to  Iter 
from  thu  remains  of  his  little  store,  the  means  of  oblaiii- 
itig  a  supply  of  provisions,  from  the  nearest  market, 
which  was  inimediulely  needed.  Hut  how  to  set  about 
that,  and  effect  it  without  aKiiin  rousing  the  olil  man's 
feelings,  to  an  extent  which  she  feared  to  conteinplulr, 
baffled  all  her  ingenuity. 

Iliir  nieililalions  on  the  most  delicate  mode  of  infnrin. 
Ing  her  fatli'r  of  her  necessities  were  mingh'd  with  sail 
•ppreheiisioii:*  of  Ihe  future  as  she  sat  ttiUHiiig  al  Ihe  win 
dow ;  and  then  vague  thoughts  of  I,nrd  Arnwoml,  and 
scarcely  suppressed  wishes  for  another  op|>ortutiily  of 
meeting  him.  induced  her  to  link  involimlaril^v  towards 
the  castle,  but  in  vain,  for  a  sight  of  liim  ntilil  the  day 
•v«s  far  ailvaneed.  .^he  was  siirpriHcil  to  litid  that  her 
father  did  nol  walk  out  as  usual  to  day,  nor  inileed  had 
shii  met  him  nt  all,  t*  he  partixik  of  his  slight  dinner  ir 
his  own  ehamlHT,  in  which,  liowi'ver,  it  was  nothing  un 
usual  for  liiin  to  eonfine  himself  for  days  tngelher.  At 
length,  taking  •■■luragi',  she  went  and  lapis'il  at  Ihe  (ioor. 


his  few  books  and  pajiers,  wliieh  were  his  chief  consola- 
tion. 

"  Agatha,  my  love,  is  it  you  7"  he  said,  as  he  admitted 
her;  "come  in  and  sil  be.side  me.  In  truth  I  blame  my- 
self for  not  emiuiring  for  you,  and  I  am  glad  you  have 
come  of  yoiu-self.  Sit  down,  my  child,  and  let  inc  look 
al  you." 

"  I  am  delighted  to  sec  you  so  well,  and  so  hajipy, 
father,"  said  Agatha,  "yet,  indeed,  I  think  my  distiirb- 
ing  you  will  be  nothing  the  worse  for  cither  of  us,  for  I 
longed  to  see  you." 

"  Did  you,  my  dear  child  ?  heaven  make  you  happy  I 
How  like  you  ore  to  your  heavenly  mother  this  inoinent, 
my  sweet  Agatha!  I  had  just  Isicn  niedilating  upon 
her  and  her  virtues,  and  that  future  world  where  si'.e  is 
now  dwelling  with  spirits  of  light  and  glory  ;  and  where 
I  am  soon  to  follow  her.  And  yet,  the  meditation  was 
at  an  end,  and  thou  hast  lelieved  my  solitude  again  like 
an  earthly  angel.  God  lie  gracious  to  thee,  my  child ;" — 
and  the  old  man  incited  into  tears  as  he  gazed  upon 
her. 

"  Father,"  she  said,  shedding  tears  with  him :  "  I  am 
happy  to  find  you  so  calm  even  while  you  are  affected  so 
deeply.  And  now,  tell  tiic  how  you  have  spent  your  day 
in  this  chamber.     Surely  you  are  too  solitary." 

"  Solitude  is  good  and  b<:eomiiig  in  my  circumstances, 
Agatha,  lor  I  have  had  my  time  of  pleasure  and  joy,  such 
OS  tlie  world  has  to  give,  and  now  it  is  time  to  consider 
my  past  life.  I  have  rioted  with  the  rich  in  my  day,  and 
laughed  loud  with  the  wanton  and  the  high  fed,  and  glo- 
ried in  my  possessions  with  the  thoughtless  and  tlie  extra- 
vagant    I  was  in  my  time  one  of  tlio 


liavc  no  |x)wer  over  lliein.  The  measure  of  |r(,(,(|,|||j| 
evil  is  meted  out  to  us,  and  in  res|R'et  of  oiir  little  Itallij I 
in  the  produce  of  the  sea,  were  you  not  already  auarcl 
of  its  uneertainty  '" 

"  Hut,  sir,  our  provisions  are  all  consumed,  and  Jlur-i 
doch  has  caught  nothing  these  two  days,  iuidl»lB||| 
require  a  little  of  the  gold  you  have  left  to  semi  to  nur.l 
ket   immediately.     That  is  tlio  cause  of  my  troubliuj 
you." 

"t'ertain'y,  my   love.    Agatha,  are  you  aware  Ihitl 

—  My  liod  !"  he  exclaimed,  as  he  brought  nut  t)iel 
purse  from  a  little  tnuik,  "  there  is  but  one  piect  |e|) J 
The  other  was  given  for  repairs  to  tlie  boat.  My  childir 
my  child  1 I 

"  Oh,  I  see  it  all — I  sec  it  all,"  continued  Mr.  Walihtm  | 
rising  and  pacing  the  room  in  much  agitation.    "(;^ 
my  darling !  go  and  buy   provisions.    There — it  is  tl,t| 
last   piece,  and   tJie  consummation  of  all  things  it  ,J 
hand !"  I 

"  I  cannot  leave  you  in  this  spirit,  father.— I  «i||| 
not !"  I 

"(io,  my  child,  and  do  not  try  cither  to  tempt  or  lol 
resist  me.  What  saitli  Job, '  Shall  we  receive  goiiil  aJ 
the  hand  of  (lod  and  shall  we  not  also  receive  ivil!'| 
\o  I  thu  draught  that  heaven  affords  to  man  liaii  alvratil 
been,  and  always  will  be,  a  mixed  draught ;  and  tlic  riipl 
that  is  apfioinled  for  us  we  must  drink.  Away,  mvl 
child.  What  a  (lash  of  lightning  was  that!  ThfiiTyl 
storm  that  is  gathering  in  the  sky  is  a  further ividencc-l 
.\way,  Agatha — let  me  retlecl,  let  mo  prepare,  for  ilic| 
hour  is  come !" 


*  Cny,  licenlinns,  proud, 
Whom  pleasure,  power,  anil  affluunro  surrniniil,' 

— yes,  amidst  a  world  where  there  is  much  of  sadness 
and  si-ffering,  [wverty  and  privation,  and  where  the  bit- 
ler  tear  of  the  afflicted,  shed  in  private  and  on  the  sleep, 
less  pillow,  is  seen  only  by  Iliin  who  turns  not  away 
from  misfortune  and  sorrow — and  where  the  groans  ol' 
those  who  have  no  hel|)er  on  earth  enter  only  into  the 
ears  of  the  Almighty.  I  was  too  ignorant  of  human  iiuf- 
tiering,  and  too  thoughtless,  to  be  gcHid.  I  was  too  conli- 
ilent  in  wealth,  to  feel  a  sympathy  fniindid  on  |H^rsonal 
apprehension.  liut  heaven  laughs  at  the  ignorance  of 
wretched  mortals,  whose  trust  is  in  the  spider's  web;  for, 
as  Job  sailli, '  we  are  hut  of  yesterday,  and  know  nothing, 
iM'caiisc  our  days  U|mn  the  earth  are  a  shadow.'  " 

Uiit  you  were  once  happy  with  us,  dear  father,  when 
wc  were  in  Ilrussels,  and  when  we  had  no  wretched 
cares  for  subsistence,  and  my  mother  was  so  aiuiablc,  and 

£lim  was  so alas  !" 

"  Yes — true.  Like  the  same  Job,  '  when  the  Al- 
mighty was  yet  with  mc,  when  my  chihlren  were  alsiut 
me,  my  root  was  spread  out  by  the  waters,  and  Ihe  dew 
lay  all  night  U|ion  iny  branch,' — hut  well  may  I  say  now, 
'  I  was  nut  in  safety,  neither  had  I  rest,  neither  was  I 
quiet,  yet  trouble  came,' — and  now  I  have  the  sati.sl'ae. 
tioii  ol  knowing  what  is  the  portion  of  my  cup,  and  1  ani 
resigned  and  ready." 

"Father,  do  not  talk  thus  mysteriously — surely  soine- 
tiling  may  yet  Is;  ilonu  for  us,  to  restore  you  to  huppi. 
ness." 

"  Nothing  can  be  di'ie,  Agiitha,  nnlil  my  fate  is  ful- 
filled; hut  I  have  prayed  earneslly  to  heaven  for  stniiglh 
to  bear  all.  From  the  sihiiee  and  solitude  of  lliis  ehaiii. 
her  I  have  ImmiI  my  knees  with  tears  to  the  Most  High, 
impliiring  him  to  forgive  nie  the  sin  lliut  I  niiui  iiii- 
|H'lleil  to  commit,  and  to  Ismr  the  frightl'ul  eonseqiiences 
like  n  man,  until  my  struggling  spirit  is,  jKirhaps,  on  tin 
scaffold  of  the  eriniitml,  forced  from  its  frail  tinement, 
and  earrii'd  to  a  future  and  an  unknown  world." 

"  (iruuious  heavens,  father  1  what  talk  yon  of  critni 
nuls  and  scaffolds!  Oh!  what  horrible  dilusion  is  this 
Think  of  your  virtuous  life,  and  your  gisnl  imine ; 
think  of  my  mother  who  is  in  heaven,  and  of  me  and  my 
|H>or  lister.  Think  of  (he  (iod  nlsive  us,  and  Ihe  world 
tliioiigh  uhieh  we  are  to  struggle;  and  do  not  harbour 
the  thought  of  criinu.  Oh,  Itilher,  your  poor  Agatlia 
would  break  her  heart  at  Ihe  l«re  idea." 

"  He  (Maeetul  and  resigned,  my  child,"  said  Mr.  Wal- 
tliam,  striving  to  affect  raininess.  "1'ho  lime  st  least  is 
yet  sumewliut  distiiil,  althungli  last  night  it  s»etnrd 
mar.  Hut  I  have  prayed,  and  have  olilnined  sonienssur- 
anee  tliat  the  |M'riod  has  nol  yet  arrived.  Hut  tell  me, 
Agatha,  did  not  I  see  you  outside  on  the  sands  to.day  I" 

"  Yes,  sir,  lint  it  was  oidy  for  a  luomenl.  I  went 
out  to  know   what  fish   had  Ihcii  caught,  fur  1  was  so 

anxious " 

"And   why  so  anxious,  my  love?     I   have  often  told 


and  entuting,  found  him,  ns  usual,  iittin\(  ocnipiud  with  I  yixi  tliat  auxirly  uliout  Imninn  oM-itts  it  gress  folly,  for  wo 


CHAPTF.R  XIV. 

The   feeling   with  which   Lord   Arnwood  had  «ni| 
.\gallia  on  the  level  sand  in  the  moonlight,  as  mcntiiiiii^ 
Is'lore,   and    l>clield    her    vanii^h    from  his  eyes,  u  ihi 
Hilled  across  the  little  space  between  the  gale  of  lii«  pljn 
tiilion  where   they  met,  and  the  Pilot's  Murk,  which  ihi 
entered,    was    ol    a  kind  to  which  he    had    been  ilto 
gether  umiKed  of  late  years.     Kven  the  few  words  nhe  hij| 
s|Hiken  sunk  deeply  into  his  heart ;  and  the  unrewni^ 
ipportunity  he  had  enjoyed  of  eontemplatiMgllmtcouaifJ 
nance,  and    reciprocating  glances  with   thoKc  eyr» 
whieli  he  had  dwelt  so  long  ill  imaginaliun  asonidij 
iglitful  vision,  filled  him  with  sensations  thai  reiwmbM 
intoxication.     A  reality  seemed  to  be  disclosed  lohiniii 
female  |H'rlt'etion,and  a  felicity  made  ap|iarciit  in  lemiy 
sneii'ty,   which,  before,  he  had  only  conteinpluted  in  hiJ 
dreams.     Fiveti  now,  however,  there  mingled  Knini'sliii 
of  the  visionary    and   fantastic  with   his    iinprnuioiiJ 
■\gatlia — the  Agatha  whom  he  loved — was  a  Is'iuit  t| 
his  own  creation,  enehanled    by   the  strong  tna^ir  i 
futiey  into  the  form  of  Miss  VValthuni.     •Still  it  wis  ilt| 
lighliil  to  dwell  upon  the  pleasing  idea  thai — nluue  u  1 
hud  thought  himself  in  the  world,  und  vague  ur  ilarknl 
were    his    prospects — there    might    lie    one   being  «li 
seeiiiid,  as  he  lltittered  himself,  capable  of  reci|)roi:nliD(| 
his  feelings,  and  to  whom  his  futuru  fate  would  not  li)| 
un.nteresling, 

"  What  can  there  he  in  the  sound  of  woman's  mitt"] 
he  said  to  him.ielf,  as  wilh  spirits  of  unusual  lighlni'Mli 
strode  ulimg  the  niiHinli);hl  cliffs  towords  home— "whiil 
has  lite  |M>wer  thus  to  relieve  men's  desponding  llioii;[hl>,lJ 
melt  their  natures,  and  linhten  their  hearts  into  teiMlinin 
uiiil  jny.    What  wilehery  is  there  in  her  mere  prrwml 
what  niiisie  in  hrr  siHith'ing  s|H'ueli !  what  elmrni  In  hill 
irlanee  of  interest  and  seiiliiiunt !  what  raptures  In  iiii[ 
xmilrl — whieli    in    all    ages  has   been  erlebraled  liir  ill 
elli'ils  upon  nnti  in  his  inoments  of  Ihe  di-eis'it  wiiin™ 
or  the    most  intolerable  oppression."     And   IVom  thn 
generalising  relleeti.iiis   he  turned  us  ho  |ar«l  aif.nf- 
soinetiines    glaneiiig  towards  Ihe  sea    on  his  ri|(hl,  i 
which  the  mmm  slioiir  dimly  fur  towards  the  liwiu 
and  sometimes  through  thcvislns  of  the  trees  in  lii»™i| 
grounds  on  the  hft — to  a  more  intense  coiisidrrallorc 
the  fail'  and  (iirm  of  her  from  whom  he  had  jiinl  |«rtnlj 
intil  Ihe  wsriuth  of  his  fancy,  as  he  !i)okcii  upwa.iliiM 
around,  lid  him  to  think  with  the  luiel,  tlial  Ihr  w 
firms  and  features  of  ntturo  syinimtiiispd  in  liii  idnuifj 
lion. 

The  feelings  of  Agathii  Walthnm  wero  M  dwpl)' "I'l 
gaged  u|sm  Tier  return  to  the  Mark,  as  lliow  of  Ait-| 
woimI,  and  this  short  interview  with  a  youth  on  »b 
her  funey  linil  so  liineh  dwelt  since  the  night  wliriik 
was  briiughl  to  her  wounded  and  insensilile,  wua  crilili.| 
cation  to  her  cherished  feelings,  and  a  relief  to  In  t  W 
rits,  us  precious  as  Arnwisnl  could  have  wUlird  in  hiil 
wnruicKl  moments  of  intoxiratiim.  Her  ftiHi"  W"'! 
tired  to  ImsI,  and  she  niouiiled  to  her  lillle  elumlirriiil 
the  turret,  nnd  seating  berwlf  «t  the  iwtrow  Yriiiil»»  [ 


I  ,,,l,;licll  till'  >•">'"«   '" 
,.„  CJllU  HI-'''   '"I"    '•> 

itilli  fe'linff^  "''  I""'"  ' 

„,isijj|iceteil  pn.><Kioii 

I  p,|it  nere  so  delicious 

I  H)k  no  tlioiiirlit  cither 

I  in  lit;,'  tliat  parted  tin 

1  timiow  until  she  coiili, 
1  f!  Iiiiii,  whose  resjiectl 
I »  ilalleriiig  1o  her 
I  iiliT  retired  to  rest,  i 
I  jiiJ  lii'f  thougiits  busy 
Ifiiilnirsiifyoiit'i- 

Whirl  Arnwoml  awi 
I  (iin  slione  more  clieet 
I  ihm  It  liad   done   lot 
I  mill  iirouiid  with  a  i: 
I  nijuvi'il  a  V<"i''  sense 
1  ruiiii'il  since  he  lell  tl 
In]  ruHi'il  placid  and 
Ilk  distance;  and  the 
IfIIoI's  .Mark  shot  up 
I  lines  il'ilail  Mill  with 
I  m'lTr  olisiTved  Isilbre. 
I  »itli  the  .stately  castle 
I  hiin  at  tiiat  inonieiit  to 
Id'sileartldy  telieity. 

His  niiiiil  was  now 
liiaini'  magical  iiiHuen 
|u'illi.|ilaijs  and  pros|ie( 
InliTil  an  invitation  to 
Jftifiid,  Mr.  Stone,  tin: 
I  «lth  a  !i|ilrit  and  decis 
liccoiiat,  to  ciin.iult  will 
I  he  already  proposed  in 
Int  iiin't"  Mr.  Walthi 
]illliiiU!;h  h:^  had  looki 
llonards  I  lie  afternoon, 
|oniMi<il  to  him,  he  si 
Irbsical  ri'tiremint  of 
llov'ilaiiil  re»|M'eted  licci 
liiiiisoniiiiid  castle 

,\<  he  |.riHi'i  cled  thil 
Imilrs  from  .-\rllv^'ood,  li 
llhclllture  of  .Mr.  Holt, 
Iharscliaek — this  being 
Isini'i:  tiieir  ipiarrel,  T. 
lint  la  his  meeting 
Ibi'lHiTii  whom  and  liiii 
lr:r('iiiiistaiiees  of  reliie 
III ,11,  siiliM'ipieiit  insult, 
lAriiwiHiil  was  just  rrll 
lliiii|>l,  upon  the  e.ieu|Mi 
Inilh  a  niin  whom  he  I 
llwfnir,  '/'he  olijeet  of 
liicir,  and  eyeil  him, 
liirail  lo  N|H'ak.  He 
lll«'  si|iiire  turned  his  I 
lilnl  slill  in  apiuirent 
liti.liirralle  pride  and 
llitMVrs  n.H  lie  nltserveil 
lirliaatioii  to  reliirn  in 
liliilr,  or  to  li.-iteii  to  ' 
|piul  al  liiiii  with  a  liK 
iiiuuhllni;  lo  somethi 
lu,<lii<iii,  iiiiil  passed  on. 

.\ra\HHMl  would  liuvi 
IfiJriil,  nil  rely  eoii«iiliT 
|riJiialili|,'ruilaticin  oft 
IImiI  MICH,  had  lie  not  m 
||<'irr:il  ireiilleiimn  on 
|(iNii,Tly  Mi'ii  at  llcilloii 
■tiontaliiingcoiiipi 
IIUll.  Tills  caused  hii 
Ifiirniii'i's  HJiieh  i|  gavi 
'<l«iii|Hjji  Hi'i'eral  eireii 

||  licllng  tinil  his  ow 
Imliroliai;  I'nemlsol'lh 
lluliletnheiitHctid  by 

Wli'ii  .Mr.  llolliin  ur 
lArim.KKJ  on  the  rmol,  I 

'rul  notes,  wliii  li  liu 
jliKalisence,  tlii'  perusi 
IsTiMin  iiineerii,  and  ti 
|l"''i|«Tledto  have  eel 
l»nviiiv  ol'  ilisa|ipiiiuliii 
ll'mnhis  lawaifi'iit  in  I 
|«li"iniriieoii»i,lernlde 
1  »« I'lvlin^r,  „„  deeply  ii 
IhriiiiKlii  rdiiniU,   iii    t 


WALTIIA.M. 


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■iis\iri' i)f  jfiHjd  ui,J 
of  our  liltlflrailj,! 
not  already  a«i[t| 

nsumcd,  and  Mui. 
days,  and  I  shall  1 
eft  to  stnd  to  nut. I 
u  of  my  troubling! 


rit,   fallicr— I  wiiil 


)f  woinan'i"  voirt 
inutiiml  lifjhlnivf  In 
irds  hiiini — "nhiili 
pondin)v  tli(U);:hl«,ld 
[■Hrt^iiiliiliiiiliTiin 
her  iiiiTc  iirmoiiitl 
wliiit  I'liarni  in  h(i| 
hut  rnpturc'H  in  inl 
II  crlcbriid'd  liir  il^ 
thii  iliTiK-sl  mHhii 
"    Ami  IVnm  llif 
N  he  imccd  aliin-1 
H   (111  hi*  ri|ilii.  I 
.ownrdu  llii'  Imriw 
thr  Irci'ii  in  liii"n»i| 
nmi  c'Diinidculi""" 
I  hr  had  ju«l  |urtnl| 
looked  ii|m«.il«i«r 
iHirt,  llial  thr  m 
JiiHod  ill  hi»  «ilniiri| 


I  tiiiJiod  til''  yoiiiif,'  iimii'H  imigross  liDincvviU'd  :i.s  Ihr  us 

I),  ciidd  ''i>''<^  '''"'   ''y   tli(.'  iiiiui  rtuiii  litflit  of  Iho  iiiooii, 

I  jilli  livliiig.s  of  |mrc  iiiiidoiily  iiiti'icsl,  yet  rial  lhnu;;h 

jiniism^cti'd  passion.     'I'lii'  pleasing  fuiiciiw  of  ihr  iiiii- 

niiBl  «''''  ""  'i<'l'''ioi"'i  "'uti  'ike  Arnwooil  hiiiis<'lf,  she 

l»)li  no  tlioiiirlit  either  of  the  (liflV'reiico  of  circumstances 

„,  lill:  that  parted  tlieiii,   or  of  tlic  worldly  folly  of  the 

lilri'iia  she  was  iiidiilgiiig;  hut  tiller    watchiiijr  at  her 

I  niiiilo*  until  she  could  no  longer  trnec  the  receding  form 

1 1!  Iiin't  wh""!'  res|)ectful  manner,  yet  anient  iooi<s,  were 

I  (0  ilatli'ring  to  lier  in  her  present  low  estate,  she  soon 

tl,f  ri'tiri'd  to  rest,  with  iier  liiNirt  iigiit(T  liian  iisiinl, 

liil  lur  tlumglils  busy  witii  liie  lolly  mill  licautiful  iiiia- 

|(illill|.'S"f>"l>l't''' 

Wlicii  Arnwood  awoke  next  morning,  he  thought  the 
linn  slione  more  cheerfully  in  at  the  cliaiiil>er  window 
llhiii  it  it'"'  'lone  lor  niontliH  pnst ;  tlint  the  woods 
nred  around  with  a  calmer  lienuty,  and  that  lie  liiinself 
jfiijuvi'il  a  purer  sense  of  ileliglit  ihnn  he  had  evi'r  expe- 
I  riiiH'i'd  since  he  Icil  the  lioiiie  of  his  boyhood.  Kven  the 
|ki  mI'''<I  placid  and  glorimis  in  its  nioniing  heuiity  in 
llii'  (listaiue;  and  tlie  stalwart  anil  niiliipie  siKi|K'  of  the 
ll'ilol's  Mark  shot  up  betwien  his  view  ami  tlie  haisii 
llinrs  it' Hall  Hill  witii  n  pieturesipie  eti'eel  wiiieli  he  had 
I  niwr  olwrved  iH^tbre.  llndignllied  as  it  was  compared 
llie  stutidy  cnstle  in  which  ho  dwelt,  it  seemed  to 
I  hiin  III  that  moment  to  contain  Ihe  pure  and  simple  spirit 
Id'alli-arllily  felicity. 

Mis  mind  was  now  roused  and  Ktiiniilateil,  us  if  hy 
lioiiii'  magical  influence,  nnd  beciiiiic  again  occupied 
I  mill,  plans  and  prospects  for  the  future  ;  and  having  re- 
liviii'il  an  invitation  to  dine  with  his  moliier's  venerated 
Jlrund,  Mr.  Stone,  the  rector,  he  determined  at  once, 
I  mill  a  spirit  and  deciHioii  fur  which  he  couhl  not  then 
licciuinl,  to  consult  with  liiui  regarding  a  measure  which 
■  he  already  proposed  iinincdiately  undertaking.  He  did 
IimI  iiiiM't  Mr.  Wulthain  on  the  shore,  as  lie  wislied, 
lililiouiih  li:^  had  looked  for  him  all  the  niorniiig ;  ami 
lloward.s  the  afternoon,  dressing  himself  with  a.  care  now 

iiHii.il  lo  liiiii,  he  set  olf  on  horseback  towards  tin; 
Icfciioal  ri lircnunt  of  the  elergyman,  which  Arnwooil 
IliiV'danil  ri's|H'Cled  liecuusu  it  wau  as  ancient  and  gloomy 
liinisiiivn  old  castle. 

As  he  priHi'i lied  thither,  and  wan  already  nearly  three 
luiili's  rriini  AriiHoiid,  he  perceived  on  the  road  Is'liirehim 
llhr  li|,niri' of  .Mr.  Iliilton  eomiiig  towards  him,  also  o. 
Iluisi'liaek — this  being  tlii^  tirst  time  he  had  seen  him 
i;  liii'ir  quarrel,  'I'here  was  siiinelliing  of  emliarrass- 
linl  in  ills  meeting  alone  on  the  road  with  a  man, 
iMmrii  wiioiii  and  liiinsi  If  there  had  oeeiirreil  so  many 
IfKiiiiislaiiies  of  rehictaiit  iiiliiiiaey,  proposed  eoiinec- 
llin, sidiMipieiit  iiisnll,  and  angry  iiiidiiii^lit  strife;  anil 
lArnndiid  was  just  relleitiiig,  wiili  a  feiling  of  self-i'oii- 
|lriii|it,  iipiiii  llii^  esen|io  he  iiad  had  Iriiiii  ii  conneetinii 
|«illiainaii  wlioiii  lie  had  now  learnt  to  look  upon  wilii 
lwrri>r.  'I'lie  cilijcel  of  liiii  mcilitalions,  however,  drew 
liur,  and  eyed  him,  aa  Arnwood  supposed,  as  if  he 
Imal  In  sjH'ak.  He  was  correel,  for  win  ii  tiny  met, 
lllii'  Njiiire  liirned  his  liorse's  head,  and,  raising  liis  lial, 
litinil  slill  in  apiKirent  emlinrrnssmenl.  All  Arnwiuiirs 
|»^l<iinilic  pride  and  moral  iniiigiiatien  iiioiinied  liilo 
llii>ni's  as  lie  observed  this,  nnd  instead  of  evineing  anv 
lindiaalion  to  relurii  in  tlie  most  liislanl  maimer  llolliin's 
laliili,  'ir  lu  iinlin  to  wlinl  lie  lueaiil  (o  say,  he  merely 
Iptiil  al  liini  uilli  a  look  of  conleinpliioiis  aslonishment, 
liiiiuiniiinif  to  soniething  more  llniii  Ihe  cut  direcl  of 
Ifiiliuin,  ami  passed  on. 

AniHiBid  would  have  ihouglit  no  more  iiboiit  Ibis  in- 
Ifiilnil,  III! rely  eoiisidering  It  one  nf  Ihe  evidences  ol'llir 
|tiJi(iil(lei;railalioii  of  iiiinii, and  hiarlhss  llirwardiiess  of 
I  bul  men,  had  he  nut  nil  t  mi  Ihe  riiad,  lis  he  priMiriled, 
lnural  ifeiilleiiiun  on  hursebaek,  some  of  wiioiii  In  Imil 
|Mni  riy  sicn  at  llollon's,  im  also  carriages  and  other  ve- 
'iiinluiiiiiigeomiMiny,  evideiilly  proeeeding  to  New 
Tlili  caused  liini  to  relleel  upon  several  pasi  oe. 
iMiniieeH  whieli  it  gave  him  little  pleiisiire  to  recall,  and 
VI"!  iiimn  Ni  vcral  cireumslnm  es  in  w  hieli  he  could  iiul 
|l>l|>livlni);  Ihul  his  own  liirliiiie,  as  well  as  Unit  of  his 
jinlrrenlinu'  I'niiidsof  liie  I'ilot's  .Mark,  was  at  present  too 
l.uiile  1.1  lie  all'ielid  1^   this  worlhless  man, 

^Miiii  Mr.  Jliilliin  arrived  al  lioiiie  alter  passing  I.iird 
IAiiiiiikhI  iih  llie  riiud,  he  found  lelli  is  from  IsmiiIiiii  ami 
ll'Tiil  iiuleii,  whii  h  liail  Ih'i'II  received  by  lIlCBervnnls  in 
lliiMlpwiiee,  llie  pirusal  of  which  Beemed  to  give  him 
Ijfn.nn  iiiiiK  rn,  and  lo  chatigi'  the  lii  lings  Willi  which 
ll«''i|«Tlc'd  lo  bale  eidehrated  Ibis  Ins  birlli.day  iiilu  the 
I'luiiiv  "f  ilisaiipoiiiimenl  anil  nnpri  heiiKioii,  A  b'tler 
|l'"iii  lii.i  hiw'iiyiiii  1,1  I, ondoii,  giving  him  private  inliiriii. 
|ili"iicihieniisidirabb'  |ii'cuiiiarv  loss,  scarcely  woiindi  d 
I  IK  livliii,,,  „,  ,|,.,,|,|y  ,|H  ||„,  eoiilenls  of  liie  imtcs,  wbii  h 

l">m|(lil  tvtuwU,  ill  iho  ghuiMi  of  culil  ■puiiigiew,  iVntii 


several  individuals  and  liimilics  of  res|icctability  with 
whom  he  had  a  slight  acquaiiilance,  and  wlioiii  lie  had 
invited  to  visit  him,  and  partake  of  tiiu  ciitcrtainmenl 
priividcii  lo  eeiebralc  Ibis  day. 

The  loss  of  his  inoiicy  w  as  to  liollon  a  heavy  enough 
blow,  but  the  mean  ambition  of  which  lie  partook  with 
others  of  his  class,  received  a  still  more  painful  ciieck,  liy 
those  whose  acipiaintaiice  he  wan  desirous  of  making  de- 
clining ills  invitation  in  the  decided  manner  which  tiicir 
reliisals  inlimatcd.  Added  to  this,  the  iiisulting  contempt 
with  wbieli  Arnwood  had  just  trualed  his  atteinpted  ad- 
dress, wiieii  he  ineuiit  to  iian'  tried  tiie  clU.et  of  an  ajiology 
Ilir  his  former  conduct,  slung  liiin  to  the  quick,  and,  as 
he  dwelt  upon  tlicin,  made  him  almost  furious  from  dcep- 
Icll  inortiKcalion. 

"  Itceky,"  he  said  to  his  sister,  as  she  came  whisking 
past  him  liiroiigii  liie  parlour,  in  which  hi:  was  walking 
from  side  to  side  in  solitary  ngilalioii,  liis  feelings  also 
regarding  Mr.  VVaitiiam  of  the  Mark  iiii.\iiig  v\illi  and 
luideriiig  his  relleclions  almost  iiitoleralile, — "  llceky, 
wliiliier  art  liioii  liiirrying  .'  How  is  it  lliat  you  arj  so 
eonslanlly  busy  that  you  are  never  to  be  spoken  lo  !" 

"  Vou  know  what  I  have  to  do  this  morning,  Ifobert," 
she  said  ; "  iiow  can  I  have  time  lo  talk  when  tiiere  is  the 
whole  iioiise  lo  look  alter  .'  And  such  a  dinner  as  iiiiist 
be  on  tiie  tabic  hy  si.\ — and  here  it  is  nearly  four  o'clock 
already  !" 

"  Curse  the  dinner  I  Haven't  you  servants  ?" 

"  Itiil  tiiere  are  twenty  things  iliat  1  must  be  r.ttcnding 
to  myself,  and  when  siieli  |H'ople  are  coming  as  you  iiave 
asked,  one  must  take  some  pains  to  entertain  them ;  or 
we  .shan't  have  a  decent  acquaintance  c.vccpt  that  ever- 
lasting Hulsoii,  and  that  eternal  Johnston.  You  know 
you  went  and  picked  a  quarrel  with  the  handsome  lord 
of  the  old  castle  Ih'Iow,  at  tile  very  lime  when  I  thought 

It  was  very  bad  of  you,  hrotlicr,  and  very  uii- 

forluiiale,  and " 

"  Are  j/oM  going  to  reproach  me  too?" 

"No,  liobirl,  but  one  can  never  get  speech  of  you  for 
those  men  who  are  always  with  yon,  I  iiave  not  even 
time  to  reproaeii  you,  if  1  were  willing,  lint  now,  as 
there  are  ladies  coming,  I  wish  to  be  particular,  and  one 
so  seldoni  sees  a  female  liice  ill  the  country  thai         " 

"  IJoiit  harass  yoursell'  about  the  ladies,  Itccky,"  said 
Holtoii  with  a  bitter  e.vpressioii,  "they  are  not  eoining." 

"Not  lyiming  1  Koiiirt,  not  coming,  do  you  say,  alter 
all  r'e.velainieii  .Miss  llollon,  letting  Ilili  her  liiinehof  keys 
and  her  cookery  liook  witii  asloiiisiicd  disap|Hiiiiliiieiil. 

"'I'lierc,  convince  yoiirselt',"  said  he,  liirnsling  Ihe  open 
apologies  into  her  liuiid,  and  piicing  the  room  rapidly. 

"'I'lieonly  people  whom  I  eared  about,"  said  Ihe  sister, 
"and  to  send  apologies  on  tlio  very  day — what  can  tiiis 
mean,  Uoberl !" 

"I'll  Icil  you  what  it  is,  Hccky,"  suiil  liie  squire, 
standing  at  llie  op|Misilc  end  of  the  room,  with  his  iiaek 
against  the  wail,  ills  iiiinds  as  liir  down  into  his  lower 
|Hiekels  as  lie  could  thrust  tbeiii,  and  his  tict  protruding 
on  liie  lloor  eonsideraidy  in  advance  of  his  body,  "it  is 
rallnr  a  hard  liiiiig  liir  me  to  say,  <ni  my  own  birlh-dav 
land  I  am  now  six  ami  lliirty,)  but  I  have  a  slioiig  no. 
linn  Ihal  I  am  a  ennliiiiiided  villain,  and,  wliat  is  worse, 
that  |ieople  begin  lo  liiiil  it  out.  " 

"(iood  Heavens,  liobcil,  wiiat  language  is  tiiis?" 

"  It  is  time  tiir  me  to  say  somi  liiing  of  the  kind  niy- 
si  if,  wiieii  my  guests  begin  lo  call  me  so  in  great  can- 
■lour  anil  gisid  liiiiiioiir  at  my  own  table." 

"Who  dares  to  talk  so  in  this  iioiise  ?"— nalil  Miss 
Hieky  :  "and  I  toiling  iiiysell'inoriiiiig  and  night  lo  see 
aller  the  cooking  liir  tlieiii — and  the  wine  that  lliey  ihink 
would  drown  a  iialion." 

".Mr.  Ilnlsiui  I. lid  me  BO  only  Inst  niglit,"  said  the 
si|uire;  "good  iiatiiredly  including  himself  nnd  Jolmstoii 
— I'lilliiig  us  nil  I  spi'ii.ililc  rogues,  nnd  plainly  iiisiniiat- 
iiig  Ihal  he  liiongiit  hiniself  tlie  Isst  of  Ihe  liiree.  Ihil 
wliat  was  iniieli  iiiirder  lo  lira,,  aller  I  had  made  up  my 
iiiiiiii,  prineipally  on  your  aienmit,  to  apidogise  to  l,oril 
Arnwood,  and  try  lo  bring  him  niiiiid  again,  he  slareil 
In  my  face  Ibis  atleriioon  as  I  aildn  xseil  liiiii  on  the  road, 
and  passed  on  as  eiintcniptiiouHly,  us  1  siioiibl  do  lo  anv 
one  asking  me  liir  an  alms." 

"Heavens!  nnd  is  tlierii  nn  hi>|H>  then/ — Anil  Sir 
.lames  is  not  eiiniing,  nor  Lndy  Kouke — nor  any  of  the 
liciilies— nor " 

Al  this  moment  the  hiiiisi  kce|H'r  entered  in  h   biislle, 
with  a  Hiring  of  enipiirn  s  n  Intiiig  lu  Ihe  illiiiicr,  and  i 
lerriipled  tliiii  intiTCDling  eonversallon. 

CIIM'TKUXV. 

As  the  e\iiiing  advanced,  and  tiie  gatliering  utorm 
broke  liirtli,  iijilioti^h  it  wns  iMit  lltllu  iH'yoml  tlir  niiddlc 


if  summer,  such  a  darkness  cnveloi«d  the  sky,  as,  to- 
gether  witii  its  yellow  hue  overhead,  and  its  sliilting  eon- 
trasts  round  tiie  iioriy.on,  gave  it  KOineliiing  unusually 
iwliil.  At  bast  so  thought  Mr.  \\  allliam,  who  sat  con- 
leinplatiiig  the  scene  from  his  high  window,  in  one  of 
the  turrets  of  the  .Mark  ;  and  every  roll  of  tiie  thunder, 
eehoiiig  away  among  the  hills,  and  every  Hash  of  light- 
ning across  his  eyes,  as  it  clove  the  dull  welkin,  increased 
tiie  agitation  of  his  tiiougiils,  and  strung  up  his  nerves 
into  horrid  resolution.  So  deeply  iiiipre.-^sed  was  his 
iiiiiid  witii  tiic  one  eoiisidcratimi  of  tiic  fulfilment  of  his 
destiny,  that  lie  Ihoiigiit  the  very  heavens  conspired  tu 
urge  biiii  on  to  it ;  and  as  tiie  sea  began  to  roar  tearfully 
in  tlie  distnnee,  uiidiT  the  dark  clouds,  in  oliediencc  tu 
the  swee]iiiig  gusts  of  wind  tiiat  wliilcncd  the  lops  of  its 
great  roiling  masses — and  as  the  iightiiing  broke  clear 
lieliind  the  black  liiriii  of  Arnwood  castle,  the  towers  of 
which  siiot  U|i  gloomily  Ihrougii  liie  drilling  rain — ho 
iinagiiiid  that  tiie  very  war  of  tlie  clcnienls  was  meant 
lo  jioiiil  out  to  him  the  crisis  wiieii,  as  iiu  said,  all  was  to 
be  liiiliiied. 

It  was  not,  liowcvcr,  until  late  at  night,  when  the  storm 
iiad  subsided,  and  only  oeea.siunal  Hashes  of  ligiitiiiii)r 
giiiiiiiiered  in  the  giooiii,  and  the  Ibunder  growled  faintly 
al  a  distance  over  the  sen,  that  .Mr.  Waitbaiu  sullied  fortii 
lo  seek  the  iiecoiiiplisiiiiicnt  of  his  fate.  -Mtiioiigh  ho 
considered  that  his  |Kiverly  was  now  coiieliisivc  evidence, 
the  last  piece  of  gold  having  lieeii  eiianged,  and  the  very 
sea  rcliisiiig  to  furnisii  tioiii  its  womb  any  furllicr  sub- 
sistence  until  he  should  work  out  the  decrees  of  heaven 
— yet  he  said  to  himself,  as,  wrnpiK-d  in  liis  cloak,  he  pro- 
ceeded along  the  patiiwiiy  towards  New  Hall — 

"  1  will  liavc  a  liiktn,  as  I  iiave  had  hitherto,  tliat  I 
may  know  of  a  surety  whetlicr  it  is  really  this  very  night 
tiiat  I  am  tu  do  tlie  deed.  Uolton,  my  enemy,  is  now, 
like  Helsha/.zar  of  llabybm,  feasting  in  his  house  and 
drinking  wine  out  of  giilden  goldets ;  isriiaps  callini; 
ii|K]ii  the  gods  to  witness  his  voluptuousness,  and  swear- 
ing in  the  face  of  iicaveu,  by  the  great  golden  idol  whuni 
liie  worbl  has  set  up  and  worships,  tiiat  lie  will  never  bo 
moved,  lint  that  his  root  siiail  strike  deep  in  the  cnrtli, 
and  his  branches  shoot  liirtii  like  Lebanon.  And  if  his 
iioiir  be  really  arrived,  and  I  lie  ap|Hiiiiled  to  conic  u|>on 
liiiii  lo.night  in  liie  midst  of  bis  glory,  to  execute  ven- 
geance upon  iiiiii  as  Darius  the  iMeilc  executed  the  pro- 
phesied piir|Hise  of  Jeliovaii  upon  the  llaiiylonish  king — 
thus  will  1  know  it — this  sliali  ,be  tiie  token — lie  shall 
come  out  and  stand  before  me!  Yea,  if  his  hour  Ih) 
eoiiie,  he  will  come  out  lo  met  I  me,  even  tlioiigh  the  storm 
siiouid  unroof  the  eliiirelics,aiid  aUhoiigii  instable  should 
be  Ihronged  with  guests  wiio  wail  iipiiii  liis  presenee,  liu 
nil/  iiavc  iiis  house,  iiis  warm  rooms  and  his  rioloiiH 
friends,  and  cncomiti  r  llie  lieaviisl  iilasi  that  ever  blew 
out  of  heaven,  lo  obey  the  unseen  bidding  of  the  shadowy 
ministers  of  liite." 

In  Ihe  ineaiitiine,  Mr.  llollon  sat  drinking  witli  his 
guests,  and  the  noise  of  tile  storm  raging  wilhoiil  was 
drowned  in  the  coane  laiigiitcr  and  bind  lalking  within, 
as  the  wine  eireulatid  ami  sparkbd,  and  llaceiiaiialiau 
exei'i  niciit  reigned  in  the  inansion.  lint  be,  at  whoso 
biilding  hail  arisen  the  scene  of  revelry,  was  wasting  his 
treasures,  as  it  ollcii  liappiiis,  for  tlie  enjoynn  lit  of  his 
guests,  and  iiis  own  misery.  M  least,  in  spite  of  all  his 
ellorts,  he  was  abslractc  il,  reslkss,  and  uiiiiap|iy  ;  swal- 
Inweil  hiimpcr  aller  hiiin|H'r  in  vain,  endeavouring  to 
drown  nnirtiliealion,  and  striving,  by  Ihe  exeilement  of 
drinking,  to  bani.'-b  Ihniight  nnd  injoy  the  conipnny  of 
such  Ii  ieiiils  as  liiiil  condescended  lo  cuine,  and  tu  cat 
and  ili'iiik  what  be  hail  priiviilrd. 

'rheie  was  no  ndiouniing  In  the  drawing  room,  fur 
there  was  no  lady  present  but  his  sister,  nnd  an  ohlriidcd 
cup  of  cotfee,  till  reliirc,  was  the  only  interruption  of  tlio 
debauch,  lint  as  the  night  advanced  the  sipiire's  mine- 
eoimlnlile  restbssiicss  iMcniiie  every  nionient  more  inlole. 
rable  to  liiinscll'i  a  strange  impulse  was  ii|Hin  him,  us  had 
been  Ihe  ease  liir  several  iiiglilM  pnsl.t.iMek  Ihe  oiMii  air  J 
and  from  at  first  rising  up  nnd  cliniii;iiig  his  place,  and 
eomplaming  of  the  heal  of  tlie  riioin  niiil  mixing  among 
ins  gill  sis,  be  at  it  nglli  lisik  advantage  of  the  coiifusiiiii 
of  an  iirgiimeiil,  nnd  Ihe  griiu|iiiig  of  tiie  more  /cabins  or 
till'  more  inebriated,  to  slip  nut  of  the  riHini ;  nnd  deseeml- 
iiig  the  stairs  and  Hci/ing  his  lull  In  the  hall,  ho  riishuU 
out  into  the  niglit. 

He  slooil  fur  a  niiimcnl  inhaling  the  fresh  bri-eie  as  ho 
leaned  agiiinsl  a  pillar  in  the  |Nirliii..  'I'lie  night  was 
stonily,  mill  yel  il  was  now  dry  overhead  ;  for  Ihe  rainy 
clouds  had  passed  iitf  to  the  westwanl,  and  the  liaH'-liiiNili, 
lonkiiig  mil  al  intervals  through  the  dim  and  drilling  vn- 
piiiirs,  sboM'iil  till'  wliite  tiiam  of  tlio  illslani  sea  ciirlliiK 
up  In  tile  hiirrieiine  uiiids — and  it.  nair  came  over  lUd. 
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WALTIIAM. 


tlie  Ktt'rnal  Spirit  ul'tlic  uiiivcTM,'.  Kvcii  lliu  tlmndc'r  that 
rullcd  at  intervals,  and  tlic  liglitiiiiijr  that  exhibited  the 
dark  t'oriii  of  the  I'ilot's  .Mark  beloiv,  and  began  to  Hi'jker 
in  (|nic'k  suuniier  flashes  towards  the  horizon,  seemed  to 
Kniile  him  to  the  heart;  and, us  he  walked  uneonseiunnly 
down  the  avenue,  he  looked  round  vs'ith  a  vague  dread, 
and  thought  in  every  bush  he  saw  the  vengeful  ligure  and 
pale  counteuanee  of  the  accusing  spirit  ol'  the  Pilot's 
Mark)  who  still  haunted  his  path,  ami  whose  way  he  yet 
unaccountably  felt  himself  ini|>el!ed  to  cross. 

He  had  proceeded  down  the  avenue  until  he  came  to  a 
little  pass,  separating  his  own  grounds  I'roi.i  tiioso  ol 
Arnwood,  and  was  about  to  turn  an  angle,  his  eyes  lixed 
ui>on  the  earth,  when  looking  up  he  saw  an  unueeustomed 
object.  Was  it  any  living  thing  .'  for  it  moved  not.  Was 
it  a  man  ?  He  wa.s  al'raid  to  ilraw  near  yet  ashamed  to 
return ;  and  he  resolved  to  pass  it  He  gavi;  a  hasty 
glance,  not  without  terror,  over  Ilia  shoulder  at  the  ob- 
ject, as  he  passed  without  seeming  to  notice  it;  and  the 
pale  countenance  of  .Vlr.  Waltliam.the  features  convulsed, 
an  it  seemed  by  agitation,  stared  like  a  basilisk  upon  him. 

Bolton  was  unable  to  move  or  to  s|K'ak,  and  shook  witli 
terror  a.s  he  stood  watching  the  object,  which  he  coidd 
liordly  think  real.  Waltham  slowly  dropt  his  cloak  from 
Ills  shoulders  on  the  grass,  and  taking  two  strides  for- 
ward stood  directly  betiire  him. 

"  Who  are  you  !"  said  Uolton,  his  voice  quivering  with 
a  8U|)crstitious  dread. 

"  'I'hou  knewBt  nic  once,  when  I  was  thy  victim,"  said 
Mr.  Waltham  in  low  deep  accents,  his  ligure  elevated  by 
the  excitement  of  his  feelings.  "  1  will  inake  thee  know 
inc  now  ;  for  I  am  here  as  thy  evil  angel  to  tell  thee  that 
thy  hour  is  come." 

"  liod  have  luerey  on  mo,  then  !"  said  Bolton,  as  if  uii- 
ccrtain  whether  lie  »|K)kc  to  a  human  being  or  to  an  evil 
spirit,  "for  1  am  a  sinful  man." 

"  Ha!  then  thou  tremblest  at  length,"  said  Waltham, 
amiling  ghostly  in  the  moon-light ;  "  and  fearest  to  meet 
the  natural  retoiniK'Use  of  guilt,  and  quuilest  umler  the 
iicavy  stroke  of  deserved  fate — iniseralile  coward  !" 

"  1  have  wronged  you,  sir — I  know  I  have  wronged 
you — but  do  not  menace  me  thus.  It  is  :iot  yet  loo  late 
to  but  why  do  you  haunt  me  thus  in  darkness  and 
solitude  ?  why  am  1  to  meet  you  in  the  dead  of  the  night, 
and  even  now,  when  this  tearful  storm  rocks  tower  and 
tree,  and  scares  into  their  holes  every  living  thing — why 
do  you,  an,  old  man  stalk  abroad,  and  seem  to  start  up 
out  of  the  very  earth  before  iiie,  crossing  my  path  like  a 
spirit  /" 

"True — lliou  sou  of  .Vlammon — truel"  said  Waltham. 
"  liike  I.ear,  I  wander  forth  in  such  a  night  as  this, 
baring  my  bald  head  to  the  raging  lempist,  lor  iiiderd  I  uni 
•  a  |MH)r,  inlirin,  weak,  and  despised  old  man  ;"  hut  who 
rendered  iiie  houseless  !  who  drovi'  me  forth  to  abide  the 
Ktorniy  blast,  and,  what  is  «or.-e,  Ihe  coiiluniily  "f  a 
world  that  I'ver  shuns  and  eoiiteinns  iH'scechiiig,  hollow- 
eyed  necessity  ?  Was  It  ikiI  thou  .'  lliou  representative 
of  throat-cutting  avarice;  thou  worthless  iHrsonilicatioii 
of  modern  wealth-worship;  thou  cowardly  hanger  on 
uiHin  bad  men's  praisi' ;  that  his  bartered  thy  .wul  li)r  a 
little  of  the  world's  gohl,  and  ruined  me  1  II:.  I  thou  led- 
est  now  !  but,  wretch,  it  is  only  liir  thyself.  Yet  why," 
lie  continued,  in  snleinii  seorii,  alV'r  a  pause — "  what  in- 
duced thee  to  leave  thy  voluptuous  maision  and  thy  wine 
to  wander  fiirtli  to  meet  me  here  under  the  ilrjining 
bronches  I  Did  /  seek  thee  .'  Did  /  invite  thee  foilli, 
where  no  eye  sees  us  but  the  All-seeing  Spirit  lliat 
seareheth  the  hearts  of  the  ehihiieii  of  men  .'  Why,  I  say, 
descrledst  limn  the  house  of  riot  at  midiiiglit  !" 

"  I  know  not — leannot  answer  you — I  am  distrac'ed." 

"  lln,  lia  !"  and  he  laughed  wildly  in  the  I'ai'c  ol  the 
trembliiig  wretch,  who  now  siip|>orte<l  liiiiis«'lf  agiiiiut  a 
tree.  "  /  know — /  know.  I'ear  walketh  In  ihirkncss 
like  the  |M>slileiice ;  and  horror  seekclli  to  hide  itself  in 
the  thick  darkiwMs  of  midniglil  (  aiul  eonscienie  strives 
to  drown  the  haimting  cry  lliat  rings  in  her  ears  In  the 
mar  of  Ihe  hacchanal,  or  evrii  in  the  ruge  of  the  storm — 
IhiI  in  vain.  Heaven  has  planted  in  thy  K"i'ly  IxiKuin  a 
pmtrnlimi'iit  of  thine  own  tiile." 

"  Mr.  Waltham,"  said  Bolton,  rollecting  himself, 
"  what  seek  you  at  this  strange  hour  '  and  yet,  hen-  I 
nm.  I  do  lint  shun  yon— I  cannot  sliuii  you  if  I  would. 
Kven   yd  I  am  ready  to " 

•'Villain!  where  is  my  daughter?" 

*'l  know  not;  on  mv  soul  I  know  not." 

•'  What  have  you  clone  with  her  I  Where  did  vmi  Ii'nvr 
her  when  voiir  g.iilly  passion  wits  glutled  /  'I'u  whom 
did  you  turn  her  over  '  ( In  «  IihI  dunghill  did  you  leave 
my  KliiB  to  i>cri«h  '  Oh  liod  !  Oh  timl !" 

'•■  lly  liraveiis,  sir !  Iliis  wrong  st  least  I  liuve  not  done 
you." 


"  What !  What  say  you  .'  Say  that  again." 

"  Your  daughler  is  innocent  for  me." 

"  Did  you  not  (hen  seduce  my  child  ?  Is  she  not  guilty  ? 
Shall  1  believe  you  .'  or  do  you  sport  w  ith  a  broken-hearted 
man  !  Swear !" 

"  liy  the  elern.'il  heaven,  that  gazes  on  us  both  this 
dreadl'ul  moineiit,  I  injured  her  not." 

"(jod  is  merciful  to  me  still !  tiod  be  praised!  I  shall 
now  meet  my  fate  with  composure." 

"  What  liite,  sir  ?  1  have  heard  you  s|K'ak  thus  before. 
How  do  you  receive  this  suixriiatural  intelligence? 
What  power  dropped  you  down  at  iiiy  very  side,  when  I 
lielieved  that  you  dwelt  in  an  island  abroad,  or  were 
drowned  in  tlie  sea?  What  agency  hath  traccil  me 
throughout  the  continent  of  Europe,  and  discovered  to 
you  iiiy  residence  in  this  seiiuestered  s|>ot !" 

"The  same  power,"  said  Wullhain,  "that  shapes  out 
the  fate  of  the  whole  world's  feverish  millions;  the  same 
agency  that  hath  woven  the  web  of  your  destiny  on  earth, 
wliicli  is  now  spun  to  its  last  thread  ;  for  briet',  atler  all, 
is  the  space  wherein  guill  is  permitted  to  tlourish  ;  and 
your  hour — your  faleil  hour  is  come  !"  And  the  crazed 
.speaker,  though  him.self  trenibling  at  what  he  was  about 
to  do,  seized  li<ilton  by  the  throat. 

"  How  nieuii  you !"  cried  Uolton,  struggling  witli  terror. 
"  What  is  that  gleaming  in  your  hand  /" 

"Sees't  thou  not?  Hall!" 

"  A  naked  dagger  I" 

"And  the  instrument  of  thy  fate.  Come  ! — 

"  It  is  easy  done  ;  a  stab  and  a  groan,  and  then — life  is 
but  a  brittle  tiling.  1  would  not  torture  you,  as  you  have 
not  deliUd  my  daughter." 

"tlod  in  lieaveii,  how  your  eyes  glare!  1  am  a  guilty 
iiiaii,  but  you! — Have  I  lived  to  see  you  turn  a  midnight 
assassin — a  murderer !" 

"  .Assassin — hah,  wretch  !" 

"1  am  an  unarmed  niuii,  let  go  my  throat.  Have 
mercy,  and  to-morrow — to-morow  I  will " 

"'i'o-morrow  thou  will  re|Hnt  of  to-night's  repentance. 
Do  not  mock  my  arm,  it  is  the  appointment  of  heaven." 

"  'J'o-morrow  I  will  give  you  back  all  1  have,  to  the 
uttermost  farthing.  1  will,  sir!  1  will — though  I  should 
beg  throug'i  the  world.  Believe  inc,  I  uiii  wreiclud  in 
the  |)ossession  of  this  wealth  ;  and  Ihougli  I  know  the 
misery,  the  widi'  spread  contumely  that  poverty  brings — 
to-morrow  1  will " 

"To-morrow  thou  shall  never  see!  Suppose  I  w-re  so 
weak  as  lo  emisint  to  delay  thy  doom — some  bolt  would 
shoot  from  hc'iiven  to  destroy  tliee.  I  It  II  thee  thy  hour 
is  come,  'i'here  now  !  stand  up,  Iremlilc  not  at  thy  just 
punishmeiit,  but  say  nni^  prayer  for  mercy — tor  betiire 
this  short  ghani  of  moonlight  throws  us  again  into  ob- 
seurily,  lliy  soul  shall  be  on  its  way  lo  its  fmal  act  oinil.'' 

"  \\  ill  you  not  allow  me  either  time  to  make  restilnlioii, 
or  space  to  repent  ?  Ale  you  mail/  Nay,  then,  stand 
oil'.  'I'here  is  my  bosom.  Strike  !  Do  ntit  stand  idly 
luaiidisliing  your  weapon.  Strike!  1  say — 1  deserve  it; 
stiike,  and  be  a  innrilerer !' 

'*  Nay,  stand  not  so;  good  In.ivens!"* 

"  Are  you  afraid  IIk  n  /  your  lips  ipiiver!  you  look  at 
me  more  ill  pity  than  ill  wrath.     I'niiappy  tilil  man  !" 

".My  arm  refuses  ils  ollict — I  uiil  siek — the  gltaiii  of 
MiiMiiili<,'hl  has  passeii  away  1  uiiil  I  cannot  —  I  eaniiol — " 
anil  Wallliani,slai,gi  ring  iiackwanls,  droppid  the  dagger, 
and  It  II  at  full  length  upon  Ihe  );rass. 

Ilollon  involuntarily  lillcd  the  dagger,  anil  ns  he  stood 
over  his  proslrate  aeeuser,wliose  ugilalcil  ex(  ilenieiit  liinl 
lieeii  more  than  naliire  could  bear,  a  tiendi.sh  thouglil 
erosseil  his  miiiil — for  llii'  man  hi  iiartd  was  now  in  bis 
|Kiwer,  and  a  slight  llirnst  of  the  dagger  he  held  would 
silence  his  threats  liir  ever,  "(iotl  forlml !  (iotl  liirbiil !" 
he  exclaimed  aloud  as  lie  thriiHt  the  dagger  into  the  earth, 
and  proi  I'ciled  lo  raise  his  ineniy  lo  a  silting  |Hmlure. 
.\s  the  iiiiMiii  again  shone  forth  lie  perceived  tlie  ileailly 
paleness  of  Ihe  old  man's  lialiires,  ilowii  wliieli  large 
drops  iif  cold  |h  rspiriilioii  rained.  Uolton  stcioiMtl  ilown 
and  cliafdl  his  cold  temples  with  water  gatheietl  from 
the  grass,  anil  assisleil  him  to  his  11  it. 

"  I'hin,  you  are  slill  alive — uiiil  1  have  not  fiillillcd 
my  title  I"  he  said  with  a  stony  ga«'  nl  Bolton. 

"  No,  sir,  you  are  not  yet  a  niiirilerer — but  lure — '" 
and  he  lilled  the  dagger  anil  put  it  again  into  his  hand. 

Mr.  Waltham  lookeil  sail  anil  dlsapiKiinled  ai  they 
stiHid  for  a  moment  in  silence. 

"  You  are  a  curse  to  me  |  as  I  have  Isen  lo  you,  old 
man,"  muttered  Ilollon  liitterly  ;  then  lurning  roiinil,  he 
walked  away,  hardly  in  a  statu  of  emiscioUHliesH,  to  Ills 
own  iiiansiun. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

In  llic  meanwhile  Lord  Arnwood  met  at  the  talJcofl 
.Air.  Stoue  the  rector,  where  he  dined,  several  gemliiiKr. 
in  conversuliun   with  whom  and   his  excellent  host  | ! 
spent  the  night  agreeably  lo  his  own  notions  of  raiiinj 
enjoy  iiieiit.     'i'here  was  present  an  old  retired  olHcir  j  1 
Colonel  Joyce,  with   whom  Arnwood  entered  iiitotlijil 
upon  military  matters  and  the  iirosiieets  of  young  nm,  I 
in  the  army.     In  the  course  of  the  evening  liis  ,„„^^ 
leeined  with  plans  and  projects  for  the  future  which  had 
tor    some   linio    occupied  him;  and  to  which  he  «i, 
now  strongly  stimulated   by   involuntarily  recur,  ini' ig 
Uic  image  of  one  ut  present  in  dei>ression  like  liiujsd,' 
and    lingering    over    her   youthful   days  in  the  Piloi ', 
Mark. 

Neither  the  quiet  conversation  of  the  company,  h™-. 
ever,  nor  their  cheerful  yet  temperate  enjoyment  of  llu  I 
wine,  prevented  theiii  from  observing  the  progress  of  iIk  I 
storm,  and  contcm|ilating  ils  grandeur,  as  they  sat  over.  I 
looking  a  romantic  park,  under  the  thick  copses  of  uhidi  I 
where  it  joined  the  remains  of  an  ancient  forest,  thiy  oL  I 
served  the  caltlu  cowering  fearfully  as  they  snuffed  np  I 
the  rising  gale.  The  sublimity  of  the  sight  called  I'orili  I 
the  |iicty  of  the  clergymen,  and  the  serious  acquiescence  I 
of  the  other  gentlemen;  and  discussions  on  the  intcrcti.  [ 
ing  phenomena  of  "  vapours,  and  clouds,  and  elornii," 
illustrated  by  many  an  anecdote  of  sudden  dcstruclion  I 
luid  many  a  comparison  drawn  from  foreign  lands,  wlih  | 
the  knowledge  of  which  travelling  had  furnislied  sevcril  I 
of  Mr.  Stone's  guc.is,  whilcdaway  tlie  evening  nii)cluo| 
the  gratification  of  all  present. 

\Vhen  the  the  hour  of  departure  came,  the  storm  «u  ■ 
still  so  loud,  that  their  reverend  host  pressed  every  i.neio  I 
slay  for  the  night,  particularly  Arnwood,  who  had  hdi  | 
away  his  scrvoi^t  early  by  another  road,  with  a  nicssi|;t  I 
lo  the  market  town :  and  as  his  home  lay  above  mm  I 
miles  oir,  this  invitation  was  backed  by  Culnncl  Jojct,l 
who  meant  to  take  longer  advantage  of  the  good  clei|;y.  I 
man's  hospitality.  But  Arnwood  would  by  no  njcanil 
eonsent  lo  renipin,and  the  more  he  was  pressed,  the  more  I 
ilelermincd  he  became;  for  an  unaccountable  oniiiivl 
came  over  him  lo  be  near  the  innniliM  of  the  Pilot's  Mark  | 
IS  early  as  possible ;  and  a  kind  of  presenliineiit  haunhd 
liini,  that,  as  he  had  not  seen  Mr.  WaUhani  in  the  nioin.! 
ing,  nor,  in  consequence,  was  able  lo  do  what  A^alliil 
iijoined,  suincthing  might  have  occurred  betueeii  li 
and  Air.  Bolton.  But  agreeable  society  williin,  aiidlhcl 
raging  of  the  Hlnrin  without,  induced  him  to  reiiininutliul 
kind  host's  table  considerably  later  than  he  intcnileiJ,  audi 
it  was  past  midnight  before  lie  set  out  to  ride  liunie  a  iii«.| 
lance  of  seven  miles. 

'i'he  moon  waded   dimly   through  the  thick  tlaiiiiliil 
clouds  as  he  rude  homewards,  along  a  road  uliieh  hiiI 
but  little  frequented;  while  the  wind  blew  so  ru'reeljiliill 
he  was  sometimes  scarcely  able  to  keep  his  siiit  uimnl 
the  saddle.     He  did  not  miu't,  nor  did  lit^  expiet  lo  xif 
any  one  at  this  hour,  but  when   he  had  proceeded  len. 
siilerably  onwarils,  as  llie  road  turned  oil  to  his  k;)  U 
was  somewhat  sturlh'd  In  observe  (bur  men  uulkiiii; li>. 
gi'lhcr  in  a  field,     Alter  he  had  (sisscd  Ihcni,  curioMiil 
iniiuciil  him  to  turn  round  once  or  twice  lo  walih  tlieiil 
movements,  and  he  observed  them  to  leap  the  In d|re,  iiiid,! 
iTossing  the  road,  they   darted  down  a  by-path  anioiii;| 
I'le  meatlows. 

ArnwiHiil  could  makn  notliing  of  tliis,  altlioa{;h  I 
appear.iiiee  of  so  iininy  men  on  so  hmely  a  roudgllirl 
miihiighl  struck  him  as  somewhat  suspicious;  Iml.lliiiik.l 
Ing  no  more  of  the  mattiT,  he  again  put  spurs  In  liil 
liorse,nnd  hi  t  olf  at  a  brisk  trot.  He  had  got  within  l«ol 
miles  of  the  castle,  when,  just  as  he  enicrgrd  I'rnni  )l 
plantation  through  which  Ihe  road  passed,  a  Hash  nfliciii J 
niiig,  nnusually  vivid,  darted  Ihrongh  Ihe  trees  Mil 
him.  'I'lie  liorsr  started  luick  with  iVight,  inisi'iiliiil,' ><f 
ritler  with  the  sndilen  ninlion,  and  the  animal  atli inptinri 
lo  recover  himself,  phmgctl  ami  fell.  Iiiirsting  Ills  tiililM| 
girth,  and  bruising  AriiwiNxI's  leg  in  Ihe  full. 

Kccovering  hiiiiself  quickly,  and  his  liursc  apiinonitl 
legs,  he  limiiil  lliat  it  was  in  vain  to  remount,  lor,  Ifii* 
the  sndillc  girth  Ising  useless,  the  animal  lind  rinimli 
sprain,  or  other  injury,  so  thai  it  walked  haltiiiti)':  "4 
be  had  Iherctbre  no  other  alteriutive  but  to  proceid  llij 
reiiniiiiiler  of  thi^  mad  on  tlsil — and,  what  wtswoiWili 
lead  his  unluckv  eoin|ianion  by  the  briille  the  wli"k'  »i.n 
lo  the  caslle.     '['his  inmie  of  journeying  he,  after  sniiiff 
trial,  liiunil  exceedingly  falifimnK  "'"'  disngrtynlili  ;  ii 
as  he  ilrew  neiir  lo  n  small  public  house  on  hi"  ri)|hl.l 
iH'gaii  to   wish  heartily  thai  it  were  |MW»iliki  to  (((I  M 
liorsi'  slalilid  soiiiewhcrc  for  Ihe  iiiglil.  L 

Without  at  all  ex|M'Clmg  such  a  forliinalenredninWiJ 
lion  at  this  hour  in  tlio  morning,  lia  looked  tii>iou«l}t«l 


jards  the  house  as  in 
lial,  alllioii?'' '('"  •'<»i 
I  ||irnu?li  »  I'ole  in  the 

inil,Soi'i!,"'l' '""""' 
1  for  adinillancc. 

(le  heard  a  wliispc 
I  p|i|c  Tcr-'  consiillii 
I  iKi'lh,  '1  fi'ini'o  yo'icc 
I  (iiKctcd  ndiuiltanco  ai 
I  Arnwood,  h  itiioul  g 
J  had  liap|"'iicd  lo  him, 
I  Ills  liorsc  for  the  night 
I  liie  Wis  were  at  lengt 
I  civir<c  looking  female, 
I  nun— •'  soiled  cap  hall 
I  pylon  jrown  and  other 
1^,15(0  ffive  her  the  ni 
jola  vtoaian  whom  the 
I  her  head  by  the  half-op 
Imlini;  candle,  which 
l.trnivood's  lace,  serulii 
I  Hick  ryes,  without  8|if 
I  » Vniir  honour  don't 
lllieivoinan  ut  length,  w 
I  lifn  e.\|s'Cted  from  hei 
I  Lord  .\rinvood  confii 
Ihoonly  «..alcd  his  lion 
■  ■rciv  laoMieiits  aller  hi 
Iner  lioNK'ivards. 

"  V'nur  honour  is  b 
|wliili*li'"'  said  the  won 
"  .Nothing  of  coiiseqi 
|irxxl;"aiid  if  I  rested 
lliirra  lillle  brandy  ami 
I  "  It's  |ia»f  one  in  the 
liiin'  slraiigcr-folk  in  til 
Ipliinc  o'  tliein.  I  wnrr 
libit ;  but  the  horse  mo 
III  ein  eel  through  the  do 
>.'w.,nni8tir  tl 

•fged  loo 
lixed  u| 
otehiiig 
liiiu,  MU  taking  the  br 
Idirccliniis  of  his  sluUisI 
linirnl  by  the  hcaii  tow 
mhv  u)V  did  tlii.4  so  re|i 
lind  siicli  a  look  under 
ItlKliinl,  threw  him  a  pi 
Iftvieled  with  11  grin  of 
IsmI  llillim'cd  him,  hi 
|lm!i'il  liir  the  night. 

".\'oiv,  j'niir  honour, 
ll)iti.>limr  into  I  lie  housi 
In, ami  I  sh.ill  rub  him 
lllif  Jime  ns  your  hinioii 
Ihrifiiir  w.inls  ony  Ihini 
»imIiIi'  nl  this  hour,  be 
I  "\hi«t  know  what !" 
|loiiml  liliascif  known  b 

"Aw  nothing,  your  I 
Ihlliere's  strange  men 
Inknii',  you  know  ;  an 
|ldii'  iiMuily  or  sicli  111 
ilmr,"  ndded  the  lad 
|«ill|uM  I'Mivc  the  horse 
111  ihi'  miiriiing ;  an'  I 
ll*-.." 

Siliaif  this,  the  ynull 
■•■il  I'l  nlleiid  lo  the  horr 
|W"  III!'  |iliiee  where  li 

|lul<'ilen, 

1'ne  woiiian  rose,  as  I 
l''iiinnr|y  eoniiT,  and  liai 
lr«'ii  I'lr  plncing  him 
Imn  "n  n  lourney  had  ci 
l">'in,  «o  llint  she  had  n- 
|M,I  lie  Minre  eoinforl 
|i».illrr,  ns  it  was  so  la 
hnM  |dense  to  drink  at 
||ijrr»,  us  she  siiiil,  |„  f,., 

AniwisHJ  ncei'pteil  a  I 
l»ilh«liindinir  Hie  cnulioi 
IJ""'H'i'  ol  Ins  h'isure, 
I'n'w  Die  nieniiing  of  w 
l'"«>nn,iiii  ivho  they  ei 

|'"'ii"ii nsoiiable'lioii 

|"'va|i|KMMn.e  ofipnir 
r"""|i|'ri"Hrd  nhiiosl 

»'  "ailed  until  tlie  p 


WALTIIAM. 


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lie  company,  liw. 

enjoyment  III' the 
.liu  progress  ol'lin 
,  as  tlicy  Rat  over. 
Ik  copses  of  tt  hill],  L 
3nt  forest,  tiny  oU  I 
i  lliey  snuffed  up  I 

sight  called  t'uttli  I 
rious  acquii'bccnce  I 
ns  on  lliu  inlctisi. 
)uda,  and  storms," , 
jdden  destruclioii,  1 
foreign  lands,  with  I 
I  furnislied  several  I 
e  evening  mi|cli  to  I 

inc,  tlip  Ktorni  »u  I 
ressed  every  unc  lo  I 
ood,  wlio  had  scdi  [ 
id,  with  a  mcss3|;t  I 
ic  lay  above  mn  I 
by  Colonel  Joyce,! 
of  the  good  ckrijy.  | 
juld  by  no  nieanil 
iH  pressed,  the  mere  I 
Lconntable  oniielyl 
of  the  Pilot's  Mnrii  I 
rsentinieiit  liaunUdl 
Itliain  in  tlie  inorn-l 
)  du  what  A^alliil 
iirred  between  liiiil 
I'ty  Kitliin,  and  the  I 
im  to  remain ulliisl 
in  he  intended,  aiiiil 
to  ridehunii'  auii'l 


■irils  the  bouse  ns  liu  passed,  and  to  his  joy  |)erccivcd 
,  ,  jHlioiigh  the  door  was  shut,  a  light  was  gloaming 
il  roujii  a  ''"'"  '"  "'^'  "I'utt'^'"  of"  o"0  of  the  side  windows ; 
ind  SoiXr  "I'  ^  ""^  '^'""^f  ''^  witliout  hesitation  knocked 

for  idiniltancc.  

lie  heard  a  whispering  of  voices  within,  as  if  the 
I  rfoiilc  '•*'"''■   consulting    whether    to    answer,   and,    nt 
1  Clh  '■>  female  voice  enquired  who  the  person  was  that 
eliiected  adniittoiico  at  that  hour. 

\rmvood,  without  giving  liis  name,  briefly  told  what 
I  y  |i,p|KMie(t  to  biin,  and  begged  accoinniodation  for 
liisliorsc  for  the  night.  After  some  further  whispering 
J  ye  bolls  nerc  at  length  withdrawn,  and  a  iniddle-ageil 
I  civirse  loiiking  female,  with  black  heavy  eyebrows,  like  a 
I  mm— .1  soiled  cap  half  ofT  her  uncombed  head,  and  her 
I  eolton  ?o\vii  and  other  parts  of  her  dress  hung  U|ion  her 
I  Has  lo  ffive  her  the  masculine  yet  drahbisli  ^'p|>earance 
I  ol  i  woman  whom  the  Irish  would  call  a  street — put  out 
I  her  held  hy  the  balf-ojiened  door,  and  thrusting  the  dirty 
linlir"  candle,  which  she  held  aside  from  the  wind,  into 
I  Vnwood's  face,  scrutinised  his  features  with  her  large 
I  black  eyes,  without  sjiraking. 

« Yoar  honour  don't  want  a  lodging  here,  I  wot,"  said 
I  (he  woman  at  length,  with  more  suavity  than  could  have 
I  Utii  exjiected  from  her  appearance. 

I/)r(l  Arnwood  confirincd  her  surmise,  and  again  said 
I  hf  only  «'•"'''''  ''■''  li^fc  taken  care  of,  and  leave  to  rest 
lit'ew  moments  after  his  fall,  betbrc  continuing  his  joiir- 
I  ney  hoiiicn-ards. 

» Ymir  honour  is  bruised,  I  warrant  me — ye  look 
Iwliilisli'"'  said  the  woman. 

'  Nolhin;r  of  consequence,  good  woman,"  said  Ani- 
|ii)od;"an(l  if  I  rested  a  moment,  and  you  would  let  me 
Ijuvca  little  brandy  and  water,  I  should  be  soon  well." 

"  It's  past  one  in  the  morning ;  but  to  lie  sure  there  is 

lorn'  straujcr-lolk  in  the  bacli  room,  and  they  'II  not  go, 

plijiic  o'  them.   I  warrant  ino  I  mon  list  your  honour  in 

libii;  but  the  horse  mon  just  go  in  beside  the  dmikey,  if 

III  cm  C'l  through  the  door-way,  for  Thomas  is  long  ii-bed, 

< '  w^nna  stir  tho  stable  the  night,  i  know.  Mere, 

■fged  looking,  bush-headed  fellow  with  a 
III!.  .lined  up  with  his  clownish  simplicity, 

fl  (itching  behind  the  door,  here  came  for- 

iiuii,  aii.i  taking  the  bridle  of  .Vrnvvooil's  horse  by  the 
liircctinns  ot  his  sluttish  mistress,  procneded  to  pull  the 
luiii'nl  by  tho  head  towards  tho  rear  of  tho  house.  Hut 
|Ht  uif  ilid  thin  so  nduclanlly,  and  east  towards  Arn- 
Tindmich  a  look  under  his  brows,  Ih:.:  the  latter,  taking 
IIk  liiiil,  llirevv  him  a  piece  of  money,  which  the  youth 
pviPled  with  a  grin  of  salisl'ietion;  and  soon,  as  An;- 
wwl  liillowed  him,  ho  saw  the  horse  tolerably  we'll 
hraifd  for  the  night. 

"Now,  yniir  honour,"  said  Sammy,  an  he  ojicned  a 
bic'viliKir  into  llie  house  ;  "  just  get  in  a  bit,  ant  please 
yr.aml  I  shall  rub  him  down  nnei  manage  liim  just  all 
lilif  "line  ns  your  honour  stood  by;  and  if  your  lordship's 
krniir  w.ints  ony  thing  drinkable,  just  be  :is  quick  as 

piKilile  al  this  hiinr,  beeaiise  you  mon  know '' 

Mii«t  know  what !"  said  Arnwood,  sharply,  surprised 
Iniiiiil  himself  known  by  the  young  ehivvii. 

".\w  nothing,  your  lordship,  but  don't  speak  so  Imiil, 
|(<T there's  strange  men  within,  an'  they  might  lie  qiiar- 
nl<ome,  ynii  know;  «n'  so  Mrs.  Crow  will  give  you  a 
lilii' lir.inily  or  sieh  like,  but  don't  go  in  furth.'  than 
lliir  iliinr,"  added  the  lail,  whis|M'ring,  "  iiiiil  your  lordship 
<ill{iiM  I'ave  the  horse  to  me,  an'  ye  can  send  I'or  him 
|M  ihr  morning;  an'  take  my  advice,  don't  slay  long 

hen." 

''irlnit  this,  the  youth  shut  the  door,  as  ho  ngnin  went 
nl  1 1  iilti'iid  lo  the  horse,  and  Arnwwid  slipped  forward 
linln  lie'  |daee  where  lie  saw  the  light,  wliieli  was  the 
lltrilen. 

Tne  woman  rosi',  us  he  eiili'red,  from  her  seat  in  tin 
k'lmmi'y  ronii  r,  anil  hniidiiig  him  the  gri'iit  ehiiir,  a|Hi|i>- 
pW  liir  pliieing  him  there;  but  intimaleil  that  somi 
nn  nil  n  {niirney  had  established  lliemselves  in  the  inner 
IWim.mthat  she  had  no  where  else  to  put  him  whire  In 
tmild  be  more  emnfiirtabh'.  Ihit  she  hii|)eil  it  was  no 
|<i>ller,  ns  it  was  so  Inle,  and  asked  what  his  honour 
•"iiM  |ili'nse  til  drink  after  his  fall,  olVering  various  mix- 
I'lri'i,  us  shr  said,  to  revive  him. 

.\rii\vo(H|  aeeepted  n  little  spirits  and  water,  and  not. 
•ithMiiiidiiii;  llie  caution  of  Saiiimy,  he  sat  sipping  tin 
|»<iriii;i'  lit  Ins  h'isnre,  from  nn  iiiereasiiig  eurlosily  to 
know  tlie  meaning  of  what  seomeil  lo  Ui  going  on,  anil 
tii«>fert.iiii  who  they  eoiild  Isi  who  kept  the  lioiiso  o|m'II, 
jlllii'iinseasimahle  hour, — for  so  far  iVoin  there  iNiiiig 
"«y  ii|ilie;iranre  iil'qiiarrehng, the  voices  ho  heard  within 
w  "ii|i|iri'ss(  il  ainiosi  lo  a  whisper. 

II'  "iitrd  until  the  iK'rHoiifl  within  called  fur  attend- 


ance, and  when  the  door  was  opened,  observed  several 
comnion-Iooking  men;  although  from  the  glimpse  he  oh. 
tuined  he  thought  one  or  twoof  tlicm  had  un  appearuncc 
of  blaek-leg,  or  ruflian  gentility. 

"  Who  the  devil  is  that?"  he  heard  one  of  them  say  to 
the  woman,  thrusting  out  his  head  to  look ;  and  after  she 
had  shut  the  door,  tlie  whole  seamed  to  examine  her  as 
to  wlio  it  was  that  had  just  arrived. 

Soon  after,  Sanmiy  came  slipping  in,  and  seeniing 
surprised  to  see  Arnwood  still  in  the  liouse,  he  made  an 
errand  into  the  room  where  the  men  wi^re,  and  having 
continued  a  short  lime  talliing  in  a  lialf  whisper,  returned 
and  said  something  to  the  woman.  Arnwood  |ilaiiily 
pereeive'd  by  their  looks  that  the  woinaii  and  boy  wanted 
to  get  rid  of  him,  and  yet  did  not  know  how  to  urge  it 
with  decency,  while  they  allowed  the  men  inside  still  to 
remain;  and  it  immediately  struck  him  that  these  might 
be  the  same  persons  who  had  attracted  his  notice  on  the 
road — that  they  had  some  strange  or  miilty  design — and 
that  although  desirous  of  inoving,  they  were  afraid  of 
attracting  liis  observation,  as  thi-y  passed  through  the 
kitchen  where  he  s.at.  As  soon  as  he  had  formed  this 
conclusion,  although  he  still  I'ound  himself  still'  from  the 
fall,  he  started  up, .ind  paying  Ihe  woman  both  in  money 
and  thanks  for  her  civility,  left  tho  house. 

\  conviction,  however,  that  there  was  some  mystery 
in  this  atl'uir,  induced  him  to  watch  I'or  a  few  iniinites; 
when  he  saw  four  men  issue  out  hy  the  back  door  anil 
descend  into  a  sort  of  hollow  which  lay  at  its  rear.  He 
stepped  through  an  open  gate  into  the  meadow,  and  while 
watching  the  retreating  figures  began  lo  consider  whether 
it  would  be  worth  his  while  to  follow,  when  he  (lerceived 
the  boy  Sammy  conic  cautiously  out  from  the  s-ijie  dexir. 
Alter  proceeding  to  the  front  as  if  to  ascertain  whether 
.Vrnwood  was  yet  gone,  the  lad  returned  to  the  rear  of 
the  house,  and  darting  down  towards  the  hollow  in  the 
track  of  the  men,  was  soon  out  of  sight  among  the  trees 
that  straggled  in  the  dell. 

Arnwood  now  determined  lo  follow  out  this  night  ad. 
venture,  but  hy  the  time  ho  had  reached  the  biushwood 
where  he  had  seen  the  boy  enter,  he  lost  all  trace  of  his 
track,  and  having  little  light  to  guide  him,  wandered  on 
in  uncertainty  among  the  bushes,  lie  was  so  well  ue- 
quaintcd  with  the  country,  however,  that  he  deterniined 
to  pi^rseverc;  lor  he  knew  that  the  little  stream  near 
which  he  found  himself,  was  the  same  that,  after  passing 
Ihroiigh  some  precipitous  hollows  considerably  in  the 
rear  of  ,Mr.  liolton's  house,  lost  itself  in  the  sea  iM'yoiid 
Hail  Hill  and  the  .Mark,  and  that  the  strangers'  designs 
pointed  in  all  prohahility  to  that  quarter. 

He  walked  on  a  considerable  way  by  the  edge  of  the 
lreani,soiiietiines  imi;^iiiing  that  he  heard  voices  before 
him;  iiiilll,  obstructed  by  some  rock  and  hushes,  he 
ascended  the  height  which  shut  ill  the  glen — anil  again 
leseeniliiig,  perceived  on  a  sndilen  in  nn  open  spot  by 
Ihe  edge  of  llie  stream,  five  persons  talking  together,  and 
all  np|iareiitly  employed  ii|hiii  some  inuliial  nnilertakiiig. 
Arnwood,  drawing  eaiilioiisly  near,  placcil  himself  be- 
hind a  tree,  and,  llioiigh  p  rlietly  iiiiariiied,  resolved  to 
obtain  some  eliie  to  tlu  ir  purpose, 

"  How  do  your  llinis  give  out,  lads?"  said  a  tall  man 
to  the  others,  who  seemed  to  Is;  trying  some  short  pistnl.j, 
"  I'or  if  it  Ihi  as  this  sou  of  an  imp  says,  wi-  may  have  to 
depend  more  upon  the  barkers  than  I  should  like  this 
morning." 

"  .Mine  will  do  handsomely,"  said  a  Blim  figure,  in  a 
froek  coat,  and  sealskin  cap,  pntliiig  hiiiisi  If  in  a  |Hisiliiin, 
and  snapping  his  pistol;  but  to  Arnwoiid  he  seeined  more 
like  a  broken  down  dandy,  or  eoekney  shopiiiau,  than  a 
man  lieiil  upon  a  roblsry  or  dllier  atroeily,  wliieli  he 
began  lo  sinipeel  was  the  purpose  of  this  niidiiight  eabni. 

"  I  think  wi'  had  better  eonsider  well  beliire  we  go 
I'lrther  in  the  business,"  slid  n  third,  "  if  it  he  true  what 
this  bumpkin  lad  says;  I  never  likes  to  set  the  bull-dogs 
iigail,  even  thiiugli  we  may  have  got  hold  of  the  stiifl' — 
they  makes  too  iniieh  noise,  diss  them  there;  and  I've 
known  a  good  eliap  obliged  to  trust  pure  money  in  a 
dileli,  from  the  ti  Utah'  popping  o'  Ihem  lead-cniehers," 

"  Are  you  sure  it  was  this  very  night  that  the  squire 
had  company,  yini  ilivil's  baby  /"  said  the  \\\\  man,  ad- 
dressing S'lnniy,  who  was  hy  this  time  busy  sharpening 
some  instrnnicnt  upon  a  stone  near  the  brook.  "  If  you 
don't  give  up  the  very  kernel  o'  the  truth,  I  will  pull 
every  long  tooth  out  o'  Unit  grinning  iiionlli  o'  thine. 
Dost  hear,  searainoiieh  '" 

"  I  seed  them  a  going  with  my  ryri),  nnd  I  need  some 
o'  them  a-eoiniiig  tiMi.ilidn'l  I, sir  I  and  DnmoCrow  said 
that  was  mortal  odd,  for  there  was  sneli  n  storm  and 
thunder  and " 

" 'I'lii  u  there  luitht  bill  li'W  reinalii,  al1i  r  all,"  «aiil 
another  u(  lliu  men,  "  and  wu  can't  bo  arguing  nbout  it 


now,  when  we've  come  so  t'ar ;  besides,  they'll  have  gone 
lo  bed  every  soul  as  dniiik  as  owls,  for  the  squire  is  a 
rare  fellow  lor  stirring  up  the  saw-dust,  and  sucking  tho 
long  cork.  I  heard  his  liiiiie  all  the  way  at  CUrkenwcll." 

'  Ay,'  lid  the  former  man,  gleefully,  "  he's  got  tho 
butler's  trot;  I  know  that,  Jubers!  there's  lots  o'  prime 
stiilV  going  i'  the  Hall — it'll  be  hard  but  we  get  a  drop 
o't." 

"  So  we  shall,  if  we  behave  like  men,"  riMoined  the  tall 
fellow,  "  but  you,  Sammy,  can't  you  tell  who  is  likely  to 
be  met  with  in  this  Bolton's  house,  for  I  should  wish  to 
know  what  sort  of  coves  we  are  like  to  encounter  in 
the  dark,  before  we  eomiiiit  ourselves  inside." 

"  .Vre  you  afraid  then,  master  .'"  said  the  youth,  with 
a  mocking  leer  shooring  uniler  his  sipiarc  brows. 

'  Afraid,  you  whelp!  If  thou  darest  to  mention  that 
word  lo  me  again,  I'll  maki^  thy  ugly  jaws  rattle  like  a 
(lice  bo.x.  Answer  my  epieslion  this  instant,  gallows- 
bird !" 

"There's  none  that  I  knows  of  residing  with  tho 
squire,"  said  Simmy,  sulkily,  "none  but  two;  an'  ono 
on  uni  is  a  tidy  little  jontleiiiaii  wi'  a  nose  like  a  straw- 
berry, an'  t'other  is  a  hard-faced  man  in  black,  what 
used  to  1m'  the  tutor  lo  the  young  lord  o'  the  black  castlu 
down  by  the  sea.     He'll  be  the  worst,  I'm  thinking." 

''  If  that  is  nil,  we  slia'nt  have  much  diftieully,  «aid 
the  other,  "  besides,  as  Kobiii  says,  they'll  have  been  all 
drunk  before  they  went  to  sleep." 

"  Aw,  ay,  if  they've  gone  lo  bed  yet,"  said  Sammy, 

but  may-be  not,  or  niay-bc  they're  playing  cards.,  or 
sunimat,' 

''  .May  lie,  thou  art  a  cross-grained  cur,"  soul  llie 
second  man  who  spoke,  "  we  were  fools  to  come  hero 
by  thy  report ;  I  shouldn't  wonder  if  this  would  end  in 
a  hanging  business  by  thy  unlucky  means." 

"  I  woniia  wonder  myself,"  said  the  youth,  grinning 
with  apparent  satisfaction  al  the  thought. 

"  Tlioii'rt  truly  a  son  of  Satan,"'  said  the  tall  man ; 
"  but  hark'ee,  sirrah,  you  have  not  told  us  who  that  man 
was  in  Dame  Crow's  kitehen.     That  was  rather  odd." 

"  How  should  I  know  ?'"  said  Sammy,  doggedly. 

"  Now,  by  the  loop  of  a  linltcr,  Sainniy,  if  I  find  you 
shying  in  the  least  matter,"  rejoined  the  lender,  "  I'll 
lave  yon  tucked  up  by  the  ears,  and  swung  before  Dnnio 
Crow's  alehouse,  like  a  hanging  sign,  ere  daylight  tliin 
morning." 

"  I'se  thinking,"  said  Sammy,  "  it  was  no  other  but 
the  young  lord  that  lives  in  Arnwood  Castle,  nnd  keeps 
poking  nbout  the  si'a-shore  by  himself,  like  a  hermit, 
lint  you  inu'il'iia  ii  ind  he — nobody  thinks  o'  uin  in  this 
part,  he's  so  poor.'' 

"  I  don't  altogether  like  that  neither,"  ngain  snid  tho 
tall  man,  who  seemed  to  be  the  leader  of  this  covey  ; 
"  but  all  I  can  say  is,  if  there's  powder  to  be  hnrnt,  or 
an  odd  eut  to  Is-  given  for  our  own  defence,  we  imisn't 
hang  bieli,  and  caution  must  be  used  partieiilnrly  in  the 
drawing  olV;  but  at  any  rate  there's  no  lime  lo  lie  lost, 
Isiyf,  lor  il  will  soon  be  day-break,  nnd  we  may  hnvo 
some  delay  as  well  as  some  play  for  our  money,  lieforo 
we  clear  the  squire's  grounds — so  quick,  and  let's  trudge." 

"  I  ildii'l  niiieli  like  this  hiisiiiess,"  saiil  a  man  who 
seemed  oliler  than  the  others,  and  sal  on  tJie  cut  sluiim 
of  a  tree,  as  if  ruminating  within  himself,  while  the  rest 
were  talking.  "  It  "s  bad  enough  to  bore  one's  way  inin 
a  gentleman's  house  when  good  people  arc  asleep,  and 
the  booty  is  soinewliat  dear  even  at  the  Isst — but  lo  talk 
of  liiirning  powder,  mid  shiioling  and  slabbing  in  the 
middle  of  the  night,  if  the  gentlelidks  turn  restive  anil 
resist  lis,  which  is  very  lihilv — I  don't  like  that.  For 
myself,  I'd  inmli  rather  wateii  oiilside." 

"  111  tell  yon  what,  Mr.  Ilriiiiton,"  said  the  tall  man, 
slipping  up  to  the  Inst  speaker,  "  I'll  have  none  of  your 
ili^iiialising  to  spoil  my  brave  tillows,  when  we  are  iiist 
a-going  to  charge.  If  i/nii  are  hen. hearted  you  might 
have  the  sense  to  keep  it  lo  yourself,  t'or  I  am  delirniined 
we  shall  not  have  nil  this  tramp  for  mithitiL',  if  lliero 
ulimihl  he  a  broki'ii  skull  or  two-^or  if  even  some  worth- 
less devil,  like  yoiirselt',  should  he  despateheil  to  tho 
shades.  I  lidd  yini  hetiiie  ihiit  il  's  no  use  liir  gcnllemen 
who  have  taken  to  the  manly  Iriiih  of  lair  rolihery,  and 
gone  to  war  with  the  world,  ns  llje  lawyers  sny,  ft  el 
'iimin,  lo  stick  at  trilles  in  the  course  of  their  calfing.  I 
tell  you,  we  iiiiisl  nil  live  by  our  profession  (as  long  nil 
we  can),  and  take  care  of  ourselves  lilie  other  liilks.  Isn't 
that  iilillosiiphy,  Itohin  !"  luriiiiig  to  (he  next  man. 

"And  good  sense  too,"  said  a  gi  nth  manly  InokinK 
riiHiaii,  ill  a  drab  great  coal.  "  I  don't  see  why  wo 
slionldii'l  have  n  pluck  nt  this  rnscally  worbl  by  strniglit 
I'orwinil  langilile  lebhery,  ns  well  ns  greater  people  who 
oo  a  little  more  rniiiid  alKiiit ;  nnd  if  iiiiy  Isidy  pels  n 
knock  on  the  liend  in  the  sciiiHe,  merely  nn  a  hint  lo 


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keep  tlicir  toiigiK's  within  llieir  tctlli,  wliy  tlml  can't  be 
li«l|K.>d  wiicn  Hclf.prcstTVatiou  is  in  tlio  case — it'a  only 
tlio  innoociit  sufl'crinjf  for  tlic  guilty,  and  that  lian  lircn 
the  way  of  the  world  ever  since  Adam  delved,  and  Eve 
span." 

"  But  this  nolton  has  a  lot  of  men  servants  no  doubt," 
said  the  man  who  sat  on  the  stump  j  "  and  if  they  (jet 
roused,  together  with  tlie  gentlemen,  they'll  show  figlit, 
ond  lives  will  be  lost,  that's  certain." 

"  I'isli !"  replied  tlic  leader,  "  these  rascals  are  too  high 
fed  and  comfortable  to  Kwk  any  sort  of  trouble  or  danger 
straight  in  the  face.  If  there  was  half  a  dozen  of  them  in 
a  corner,  they'd  squeeze  the  very  life  out  of  each  other 
with  sheer  fright  and  cowar<liee.     No,  nn." 

"  Now,  what's  the  use  of  all  this  squeamislmcss?"  said 
the  IcUow  with  the  great-coat !  coining  forward,  and 
showing  his  face  blackened — "  why  this  piece  of  work 
about  easing  the  squire  of  a  share  of  liis  cash,  which  he 
rubbed  others  of  himself,  as  I  can  tell  you  '" 

"  Is  that  the  ciusc  .'"  said  Brunlon,  looking  up  from 
where  he  sat. 

"  It  is,  in  faith ;  didn't  Tom  Ilorsley,  that  scamping 
attorney's  clerk,  tell  me  of  his  tricks,  and  how  he  cheated 
n  gentleman  in  Holland  by  niians  of  the  law,  and  brought 
Ills  vii'iim  to  Ix'ggary,  besides  ii  hundred  oilier  jobs  a 
hundri'd  times  worse  than  ours." 

"  Nay,  then ;  let  me  see — "  said  the  man  called  Drun 
ton,  Jumping  up  from  the  stump  and  buttoning  his  coat 
"  there  arc  U)ur  of  us  ;  lx;sides  that  ^'oung  Sannny,  who 
is  after  all  worth  half  a  dozen  men  in  a  play  like  this,  if 
it  were  only  for  his  sheer  wickedness.  It  is  not  the  dan- 
ger tli.it  I  care  for  in  the  least,  provided  there  is  no  throat 
cutting,  so,  boys,  are  you  re.aily —  ?" 

"(iivc  yourself  a  touch  of  the  ebony,  Drimton,"  said 
tho  leader;  "it  will  at  least  help  us  to  fiighlcn  the 
servant  wenches;  and  there  's  Sammy  has  got  his  face 
like  Othello  already — ha,  ha  I — if  the  devil  himself  were 
only  half  as  ugly  as  that  imp,  he  wouldn't  be  such  a  fa- 
vourite with  the  world,  I  guess." 

"  Come,  gentlemen,"  said  he  of  the  great-eoat — "  let's 
tramp;  we  "11  have  a  glorious  adventure  of  it,  if  you  stand 
firm  and  go  regularly  to  the  sack,  for,  trust  iiic,  the  plate 
is  worth  a  siege,  nnd  if  there  's  a  drop  o'  gotxl  liijuor  liills 
in  our  way  we  'II  not  put  it  into  our  eye,  I  warrant." 

"Come  then,  boys  1''  said  the  leader;  "  and,  Sammy, 
you  go  forward.  Ynii  know  your  po.'il,  you  Jiangiiiim's 
provider,  and  you  know  your  recompense  either  way  : 
eh!"  he  added  ealehing  the  boy  suspiciously  by  the 
neck;  "a  goiKl  handful  of  hard  blunt,  and  a  kick  lor 
love — or  hark'ee  1  if  thou  playest  us  tal.^c — I'll  niurdi  r 
thee  with  my  own  hands,  if  I  should  rise  from  the  gal- 
lows foot  to  do  it,  an'  tliu  crows  shall  pick  the  eyes  out 
uf  thy  ugly  head." 

"  Only  let  me  go,"  said  the  hoy  grinning,  his  while 
eyes  showing  vividly  Ibrougli  his  blaekeiicd  lijee  by  the 
sudden  gleam  of  the  moon — "Ity  jabeis,  I  havru'l  bad 
a  bit  of  a  iiiijht  jidi  sliier,  \\r  roblinl  old  inolber  Shudi's 
house,  on  llladwell  I'mnmou.  So,  captain,  never  fear 
ine,  I  likes  the  work — by  ialsTS,  I  likes  the  work  !"  he 
re(K>Hled,  rubliing  his  lianils,  "  so  here  I  go." 

"  'I'liou  art  a  preeious  babe,  eerlaiidv,"  said  the  leader, 
ns  he  walihed  S'luiny  spring  forward  up  the  side  of  Ihc 
hollow.  "Come,  hoys,  we  'II  be^  in  sight  of  the  housi^  in 
fivi'  niimiles."' 

On  this,  the  whole  party  sit  forward  towards  the  brow 
of  till!  hollow,  their  tails  blackened  and  some  eairying 
pistols — while  Arnn'ood  still  reinained  in  his  eoneeal- 
nieiil,  iineeilain  linw  to  uel  in  eireiiinslanies  so  iliUleull, 
ojid  so  nioiiientou,s. 


CII.M'TKII  XVII. 

The  niixii'ty  of  the  voung  lord,  it  may  be  siipiHiHed, 
was  not  caused  by  any  deep  syinpalliy  with  the  intended 
vietim.  Oil  the  eonlraiy  he  aelid,  or  wished  to  ail,  en. 
lirely  upon  public  eoiwlilernlions,  and  from  a  wish  to 
preveiil,  if  it  lay  ill  his  power,  so  aiKlneinus  a  liuri;lary 
from  taking  place  in  bis  own  iinmediale  m  iglihoiirhonil. 
Yel,  what  could  he  do? — for  there  was  now  only  one 
lli:iii"ervaiit  at  ArnwiHiil,  and  if  he  lost  lime  in  walking 
lliere  III  arouse  him,  it  would  be  loo  lale  to  go  In  llii  I'i- 
lot's  Mirk,  where  mueli  more  i  Ubienl  iissi>lani'e  eoiilil 
Im' obtained  Ihiin  at  his  o«  n  easlle.  'Miis  eonsiileralion, 
tn;;illier  with  an  aiiximiswish  to  know  what  iiiighl  have 
weuri'id  to  Mr.  Wallhnm  or  his  diingliler  in  hisabsi  nee, 
deteriiiined  him  to  push  fimvard  into  bis  own  gronnilson 
the  side  mar  In  Mr.  Ilollon's  hoii-^e,  and,  i  rossing  Ihe 
park,  to  proeied  ilireel  to  Ihe  I'ilol's  Mark  ;  In  Hliieli  il 
wan  mil  iiii|<riib.ible  llial  some  nf  Ihe  servants  fioiii  New 
Hall  iinu'lil  My  to  i'.im'  the  alarm. 

'i'lie  storm  was  nuw  entirely  over,  .mil  he  wuRulruuily 


at  the  bo.mdaries  of  his  own  demesne,  and  within  a  few 
hundred  yards  of  the  Mark,  when,  on  crossing  a  corner 
of  the  sward  he  iinairined  that  he  heard  a  voice  among 
the  trees  close  beside  him.  He  stop|ied  a  nionicnt,  lest 
any  of  the  reckless  tribe  he  had  luen  watching  might 
have  come  so  far  down,  when  he  heard  some  one  from 
behind  the  hushes  say, — 

"  Hush — sli — I'll  swear  it  was  a  foot,  did  yo  no 
hear  ?" 

"  No,  not  I,"  said  another  voice  gruffly,  "  it's  nothing 
but  the  rain  shaken  otV  the  leaves  by  the  storm,  that's 
wet  me  to  the  skin,     (iivc  me  another  bit  nf  cheese." 

"Maii,yee'rc  a  hungry  eralure.  Will  Wntberslieet !" 
said  the  Seoleli  voice  of  .^lurdoeh  .Macara,  "ye've  eaten 
a'  my  cheese  an'  bread  too,  an'  no  left  inc  a  bite.  Ueevil 
a  thing  ye're  guile  for  this  twa  days  but  eating.  Ye 
liavena  even  lugs  i'  your  head  like  'itlicr  fiilk,  an'  can 
hear  nothing.  I  tell  you  I  heard  a  foot  as  sure  as  ever  i 
heard  Mary  IfeynoMs's  squeaking  wean,  greeting  at  my 
lug  in  the  iiigiit  time  so  that  I  eouldna  get  a  wink  o' 
sleep  fbr't,  the  brat.    Whisht,  Will,  wi'  your  crunching.'' 

Arnwood  was  glad  to  hear  Uic  Scotch  accents  ot'  the 
very  man  he  wished  to  nee,  and  step|icd  round  to  the 
other  side  of  the  hushes. 

"There,  do  you  hear  feet  noo,  ye  timber-bend?"  said 
.Murdoch  to  his  eoinpanion  as  Arnwood  approached: 
"diimabe  fiighteiied,  ni.in :  Lord,  will  ye  never  be  done 
wi'  that  cheese,  standing  there  choking!" 

"Who's  there  ?''  said  Arnwood  aloud. 

"  It's  me,  sir,"  replied  .Murdoch,  briskly  coming  forth, 
wiping  his  lips,  "t'orbye  inuekli-  Will  Wathcrsheet  ye 
.see.     There  he  stands  wi'  his  mouth  fit'.  " 

"  What  are  you  doing  here,  .Macara  '"'  said  .\rnwoo<l. 

"  Weel  it's  no  [m.^isible,"  exclaimed  the  Scotchinan, 
taking  olf  bis  hat,  "that  it's  your  lordship,  walking  the 
liiulds  at  Ibis  time  o'  the  morning  when  the  vera  birds 
are  sleeping  on  the  wet  branches.  This  is  a  strange 
night." 

"  !^o  it  seems,  Murdoch,  and  what  brings  you  here 
so  l.ile  "• 

"  .Me,  my  lord  ?  Faith  I  dinna  ken.  It's  just  as  daft 
like  for  me  an'  Will  Wathcrsheet  to  lie  playing  the 
gliaist  through  the  park,  as  it  is  for  your  lordship.  Oil, 
I  iM'lieve,  the  |Hople's  liewilcbed  in  this  whole  place,  for 
iK'sides  we're  a'  up  at  the  Mark  as  if  it  were  twal  in  the 
day,  I  swear  I  saw  black  heads  and  heard  voices  and 
iioisi  s  also  alMiiit  the  sipiire's  mansion  nlionn.  I  would 
think  lillle  about  that,  for  I  ken  there's  naething  but 
li'asling  an'  drinking  going  on  at  the  ha'  night  an' morn, 
hill  the  noise  was  onlside,  and  a'  was  dark  within  ;  an' 
iioo  III  re's  your  lordship  jonkiiig  among  the  bushes  at 
three  in  the  iiinniiiii:.  I  U'lieve  the  deevil  hiinsel's 
abroad  this  night." 

'  Hut  you  lia\e  not  told  me  what  keeps  i/""  up,  nnd 
brini;s  vou  here,  .Murdoch.  Is  any  thing  wrong  at  Ihe 
.Mark  "' 

"  Voiir  lordship  'II  hae  seen  my  maister,  nae  doubt," 
s.iid  Murdoeb,  "  od,  I'm  gl.iil  I've  mi  I  you." 

"  No,  I  have  not.     \S  hat  of  him  '" 

"  An'  haviye  really  no  seen  .Mr.  Wallhain,  my  lord?" 
aid  .Murdoeb  aghast. 

"  Indii  d  I  have  not  ;  but  what  is  the  matter,  is  he  not 
it  home  '" 

"  lie  gaed  out,  my  lord,  alsuit  the  dead  n'  the  night 
when  the  storm  was  near  the  wor>l,  an'  has  never  been 
heard  o'  since.  Oh  I  .Miss  Agatha  will  be  in  sneh  ilis. 
Iress,  lor  we  surely  Iio|)ed  that  he  might  be  with  your 
lnriMjl{i,  an'  I  darena  gang  back  to  the  Mark  without 
him  " 

'  111  avensi  and  have  you  sought  all  round  for  him  ?" 
sail!  Ainwood,  alarmed. 

'  I'p  an'  down,  my  lord,  back  nn'  fore,  along  the  elilVs 
an'  up  to  your  niii  castle,  an'  back  by  New  Ha'  aboon, 
nil  He'rr  WI  t  into  the  skin  wi'  llie  rain  olf  the  trees,  an" 
till  the  hunger  enine  nn  Will  Walbersheil  in  the  hanii - 
eoniini.',  an'  there  has  he  Isin  ahint  the  biislies  tlirap- 
liliiig  al  Ihe  bread  an"  eheesc  like  a  eorbii — the  Is-ast  I — 
I  wonder  he  could  eat  a  bile  when  our  jiuir  maister  is  losi 
an'  gaiie." 

'  A  iMikem  nn  your  Hcotrh  tongue,"  said  the  sailor, 
lomirig  forward,  "to  nbu«e  me  fore  an'  aft  when  I've 
ilniir  my  Im  si.  We  may  just  as  wi  II  eat  when  we  have 
il,  nnd  (TO  home  lo  our  liammmks,  for  Mr.  Waltham's 
slipi«  d  his  cable  for  good,  tlint'«  my  notion.  1  l)rg  your 
"ordsbip's  pardon." 

As  they  talked,  they  were  making  towards  tho  Mark, 
KrnwiHid  giving  up  all  Ihonubl  of  the  roblH'rs  imlil  be 
diould  learn  soinelhing  ,il>'iul  Ihe  liile  of  Mr.  WaUhuin. 
\s  liny  rami'  mar,  lliry  inririved  nppronebing,  Ihe 
figiins  of  two  Ii  nulls  \\rap|sil  in  elisiks,  who  proMil  In 
Ix'  Agutlni   Waltham  and  Murv  lieynolds.     Indeed  Ihe 


whole  of  the  inmates  of  tho  Mark  were  in  such  anialcf 
alarm  on  acconntof  the  old  gentleman,  that  rest  had  u! 
out  of  the  question  the  entire  night.  ' 

Arnwood  stepped  forward  to  meet  the  young  lady  .,^i 
endeavoured  as  well  as  he  could,  to  console  her,  lannni 
ing  much  that  he  should  have  In-cn  absent  at  a  tinm  ni,™ 
so  strange  an  event  was  taking  place ;  and  having  lea;., 
every  tiling  the  agitated  girl  could  tell,  he  ventured  ,„ 
otfer  some  words  of  encouragement,  and,  at  his  siitg^. 
tion,  tho  whole  party  went  forward  again  on  the  ftartji 
towards  New  Hall.  ' 

The  morning  was  now  beginning  to  break,  nnd  llir.  I 
had  gone  some  length  by  the  common  path,  when  ni»- 
ing  beside  a   rustic  seat  he  saw  Air.  Wallliain  cxlcndri)  j 
upon  it,  his  pale  features  partially  seen  from  unilir  tkt 
folds  of  his  largo  cloak,  and  a  naked  dagger  gkaiiiinjuj 
the  grass  below. 

Agatha  shrieked  at  the  sight,  nnd  clung  to  Arn'.vnwi  j 
fearing  to  draw  near,  or  to  remove  the  elnali,  |,s(  s|J| 
should  he  shocked  by  a  conflrmalion  of  her  worst  hu  I 
Arnwood,  however,  begging  her  to  be  ealin,proe('rdt'(lii)l 
e.vainine  her  tiither,  and  found  him  warm,  thoiigli  hi;, 
gnrd  and  wan,  and  in  u  sound  i^leep.  His  dauelnir  I 
raising  the  old  man's  head,  and  putting  her  cliitk  lu|ji.<|l 
he  after  a  short  space,  sighed  deeply,  nnd  opened  his  ivij,! 
then  fixing  them  for  a  moment  ui>on  her,  asked  laml!>| 
where  ho  was.  I 

Agatha  explained  his  situation  as  briefly  as  lier  iii.| 
tated  feelings  furnished  her  with  words,  when  \k  said,! 
gazing  wildly  on  her, —  I 

"  Yes,  I  know  you — you  are  my  .\gatlin — ymir  voirel 
is  just  like  your  mother's.  Alas  !  angels  guard  you,  iiiv| 
love,  I  was  dreaming  ofymi.     Who  is  tliat  iieside  joa) 

"  Don't  you  know  me,  sir  /"  said  i^rnwood. 

"Lord  Arnwood!  yes — I  wns  driaming  of  jou  |i> 
Heavens  !  and  you  and  .Agatha  hanging  over  nic  on  lln 
lonely  s|)ot.  Oh !  my  dear  happy  children — too  jfow'  la 
this  worthless  world — if  I  could  only  ho|Ki  thai  wastoh 
your  file  when  mine  was  fulfilled,  f  should  die  lia|ipv.' 

"  What  fite,  sir  .'"  said  Arnwood, 

"  I  dare  not  tell  my  dream  to  two  young  lirartu  HlJ 
yours — it  might  mislead  you ;  but  you  were  tojuthirl 
together  and  happy.     God  bless  you  Ixitli  I"  [ 

When  they  had  helped  the  old  man  upon  bis  fill, iJ 
looked  placidly  rmmd  and  upwards  to  the  broaJiJiiJ 
morning,  and  said,  "  What  thaiikftilness  do  I  nnl  ot 
to  heaven,  which  has  delayed  my  fate  a  little  liiiiKir,  in 
forgives  my  mistaking  times  nnd  seasons;  ami  lnvlonJ 
on  me,  befiire  I  die,  the  consolation  of  knowing  thai  nil 
ehlest  dniigliter  is  not  the  vielini  of  seduction,  (ilici 
)p  that  dagger." 

"  Heavens  !  my  father — what  do  yon  nicnn  ?" 

"  I'ence,  my  child,  and  lead  me  hoinewanl.^.   llcai 
ordinances  will  be    fullilled.      I    lost  my   daiiglilir,  nli^ 
cost  me  twenty  years' cures;  I  lost  iiiy  miiiiiT,  uliulij 
thought  so  secure,  even  to  the  last  farthing;  but  1  ini 
lost  this  dagger,  which  cost  me   nothing — no,  I  isaiini 
lose  it.     It  sticks  to  me,  and  ever  gleams  in  my  »\t^ 
Il  follows  me  in  my  lulversily,  and  will  follow  iiii- 
I  linve  put  it  to  its  use.    ( 'ome." 

CIIAri'KU  XVIII. 

The  company  ot  New  Hall  had  neparnled,  or  rdirriilJ 
bed  earliir  than  wns  intended  or  ex|Keti'il,  ebiilly  mat 
omit  of  the  sirnnge  and  prolraelid  ulweuee  of  llii'«|iiill 
in  the  midst  of  their  mirth,  nnd  his  evident  iimliilily, « 
bis  return,  In  enter  into  their  spirit  or  enjoy  llieir  rmiiH 
ny.  .And  when,  at  h'ligth,  he  himself  got  lo  Isd,  alllmurt 
he  had  swallowed  a  eonsiilerahle  nunnlily  nf  wine,  lifinj 
liHi  miieli  dislrncted  nnd  ngitnted  to  full  reuillly  a«lii|l 
He  lay  in  ti'verisli  resllessness,  forming  twenty  |ilan>ll 
satisfy  Mr.  Wnllham,  without  fully  reslorini!  lii»  iiiniiiJ 
or  gelling  rid  of  him,  all  «(  which  were  iiliji'rlion.i'ilJ 
and  innpled  with  a  thousand  fenrs :  when,  bininiiiiif  r 
lall  into  a  dislurlM-d  slmnber,  Ihe  pale  features  of  Ilii'  mij 
whom  he  had  wrongAMi  still  sienied  to  luiunt  Ins  imn 
anil  strange  noises  sounded  in  his  ears.  He  ivininil 
gined  he  lienril  unnsnnl  sounds  at  a  distnniT  in  Its'* 
lent  house,  and  Ihe  noise  of  wlllidrnwing  biills;  nnillhi 
he  dozed,  and  Ihnilght  himself  in  n  priwai,  willi  Mr.Wj 
tliam  liir  bis  jailer.  Anon,  he  imugineil  liinisill'ii»i«i 
iiig  in  the  I'urrels  of  the  Pilot's  Mark,  with  llir  ili'tl 
rneking  nroniid  him;  nnd  he  heard  fi'il  iili|i|iin|r  •r'^ 
Ihe  floor  of  his  riKini,  when,  opening  his  eyes,  li'T 

ived  by  the  dim.brenking  light  ndiuilted  liy  Inm 
mini,  Ilir  figure  of  n  man  leniiing  over  him. 

"Willi  are  you  ?    Are  you  again  eonie  upon  nii"'"l 
Hollon,  in  lerror. 

"  llo  hiUnI,  sir!"  snid  the  figure— "I  uni  iiuUuMl 
t*ilk." 


'And  do  you  still  I 
lio  siiuire,  rising  on 
"t'crtiiiily,"  said  t 
jf,c  for  nothing  ?" 

"('jiald  1  have  sup| 

,  inunlcrcr  for  Ihe  su 

fiimc  inio  my  house  a 

1  Ji  serve  it  for  what 

-.So  I  lielieve.     Coi 

» Jly  (jod !  how  yc 

,1  ihc  man. 

".\llcrcil,  what!  do 

■I  Vc<— yon  haunt  ii 

rrimfynii  will  not  esc 

-  What  does  the  nm 

^  ill  the  dark,  and  tl: 

PIC  lo  cut  your  thront 

"Vou  were  not  time 

llic  squire,  still,  under 

In;  Ihc  intruder  for  Al  i 

"To  Ik;  sure  not, 

m — 

"Why  do  you  haur 
Bollon— "  with  those  fi 
lull  my  hlood  satisfy  y 
» Wlut  are  you  talk 
iraaidl ;  "  I  don't  wan 
what  is  nearly  as  dear 
nfv.  f^niiiel  no  more 
hind.  Voiir  keys,  sqn 
min,  who  was  the  chic 
cntcrrd  with  a  light. 

"  Eh,  my  keys  !  whi 
lliiTC  really  villains  in 
"Truly,  I  believe  the 
eilhor  myself  or  my  coi 
lir— now  give  nie  your 
Ifli  mc  instantly  where 
iTlicIc  with  the  leaden 
I)  your  talking  and  y 
i.hv  held  the  pistol 
Mton. 

"Ill,  ha!"  laughed  tl 
to  honesty,  you  see,  squi 
inpFriority  in  that— onl 
Id  my  lino ;  but  althoug 
tmirs  confoundedly  will 
not  qnarrel  nlmut  the  ptJ 
ia;.  Rut  which  is  the 
<™'l  ho  alarmed!  we 
know." 

"Oh  my  find!  arcyc 
m  "'  jaspcd  liolton. 

•.NotyiiKr  money,  w 
Ihf  mm  coolly,  "althou 
ofil:  and  I  must  nov 
Iff,  rvory  fellow  gels  hi 
il'imy  lot  to  ho  hanged 
work,  why  that  may  be 
N'MmiMlrenms,  eh  ?  I 
kfiddi', I, addressing  Sa 
iMrl'nrnt;  "  keep  a  shi 
M  "lion,  and  if  this  gen 
c|K  m  answer  lo  a  qui 
|<'irhi'ar:'" 

'May  he  ho  has  a  h 
wdthi'bny,  suspieiniisl 
"Kiltli,  that  may    In 
ihilllii:  your  bastion," 
W«  wardrobe.     "No 
M.   Just  Is'  honniirab 
|«'4l,nrlliith  I'll  be  r 
kfwi'nl  leisurely  and 
I    llv  lliiH  tiinn   the  ii„ 
inkf,  p\T|it  Hulsnn, 
Ifctmeriiarl  iiflhe  nighi 
IlirmWinirwiil't'iror,  wl 
IWtnllh  |iiain|   and  eu 
Ifuiiinally  pulllnj;  f\\\v^\ 
llrriliiil  nnd  lialf-awak 
I '''»'■"  where  they  siisj 
loftjlnr.    Ai  lo  the  lea 
Iwiaer  lamed  his  back  I 
|ll»Ullhnn?li  the   squi 
H'nir,  yi'l  il  was  too  m 
I M  hi«  money,  would 
l™injlii»||i,i|„,^^,i(l,  ,„, 

|«lnyhke,Saniiiiy;und 
I  BIT,  «ho«' (IngiTs,  he  h 
I'l-rn,,.,  niijhi  gpi   ,|,.,„ 

lauiiinililani-er  of  Ihc 


WALTIIAM. 


335 


briefly  as  lirr  a;l.| 
irdti,  when  lio  nldj 

gatlia — ymir  voiccl 
•k\i*  ^iiiirtl  yuu,  invl 
I  *!iut  uL-sidc  }'uu"| 
niwood. 
niiiiii);  of  jou  lid 
ig  over  inc  on  I 
(Ireii — too  gW  l( 
lio|Kt  that  was  1(1  h 
liould  die  liapiiy.' 

J  yoiiiip  licarti  likJ 
yoii  were  toptlhiTJ 
Iwlli '." 
n  upon  Ills  fill,  y 
Ih  to  the  bmhtij, 
iiu'HS  do  I  not  owt 
a  httle  loii|rcr,iii| 
iiKonx ;  anil  bntotl 
it'ltnowini!  thiilini 
ediietioii.    (oiiiiir 


"I  uni  uulcuMl 


u  \rid  do  you  still  hold  to  your  frijrhtlul  puri>ogc  7"  said 
i)i,siuire,  risinjf  on  hia  arm. 

ul'orUiiilv,"  siiid  the  man.  "Do  you  think  I  am  come 
li„o  for  notiiing  ?" 

•Could  I  have  supposed  that  you  would  have  become 

murderer  for  the  sake  of  the  world's  (roods  7  And  to 
f„mc  into  my  house  at  niidnifrht  for  such  a  purpose !  But 
1  J(  serve  it  for  what  I  have  done." 

•So  I  lielievc.     Come,  no  more." 

•  My  God!  how  you  arc  altered,"  said  Bolton,  gazing 
,t  the  man. 

u  \llcred,  what!  do  you  pretend  to  know  me 7" 

„  ycs—voii  haunt  my  very  dreams ;  if  you  conmiit  this 
friino  you  will  not  escape,  more  than  myself." 

"  What  docs  the  man  mean  ?  To  tell  nie  that  he  knows 
„,«  in  the  durk,  and  that  I  shall  not  escape.  Do  you  want 
jif  (0  cut  your  throat  at  once,  squire  7" 

"  You  svere  not  thus  determined  a  few  hours  ago,"  said 
llic  squire,  still,  under  the  delusion  of  his  terror,  mistak- 
jjolhc  intruder  for  Mr.  VValtham. 

•  To  Ik  sure  not,  but  if  you  leill  talk  of  knowing 

"Why  do  you  haunt  me  thus,  Mr.  Waltham  ?"  added 
I  Dgiton— "  with  those  fearful  tlircatcnings  7    Will  nothing 
bdt  my  hlood  satisfy  vou  7" 

•  What  are  you  talking  about,  sir/"  said  the  stranger, 
iiMipil;  "I  t^on'i  want  your  blood,  particularly.    I  want 

I  what  is  nearly  os  dear  to  you,  though.  I  want  your  nio- 
I  m.  C""^"  '•  "''  more  talk,  for  there  arc  my  lads  just  be- 
I  bmil.  ^'''"''  ^"y^  squire ;  instantly."  And  as  the  tall 
I  nun,  ivho  was  the  chief  of  the  tliiuvcs,  said  this,  Sammy 

entered  with  a  light. 
1  •  Eh,  my  keys !  what  noiso  is  that  7  w)io  are  you7  are 
there  really  villains  in  the  house  ?" 
I  'Truly,  I  believe  there  arc,  squire;  as  great  at  least  as 
I  cither  myself  or  my  companions.  There  are  your  clothes, 
I  lir-now  give  me  your  keys,  and  if  you  don't  choose  to 
I  Irll  inc  instantly  where  I  may  find  your  cash,  this  little 
liTlicIc  with  the  leaden  quid  m  its  mouth  will  put  a  stop 
I  III  Tour  talking  and  your  rascality  together."  And  the 
I  fillovi'  held  the  pistol  close  to  Uic  head  of  the  terrified 
I  Mlon. 

•Ha,  lia!"  laughed  the  ^llow.  taking  the  keys.  "  As 
I  tohoneaty,  you  see,  squire,  you  and  I  need  not  argue  about 
I  tnperiority  in  that — only  1  am  somewhat  straightforward 
I  in  my  line ;  hut  although  my  face  bo  black  just  now,  and 
Itmirscoiifnimdcdly  white — the  kettle  and  the  pot  need 
I  k  quarrel  about  the  purity  of  their  vocations,  I'm  think- 
lljf.  But  which  is  the  key  of  your  own  bureau  7  Come, 
Lm't  ho  alarmed!  we're  only  brother  scoundrels,  you 
I  know." 

"Oh  my  fiod  I  are  you  about  to  deprive  mo  of  my  mo- 
I  ner "'  caspcd  Bolton. 

■Not your  money,  squire,  begging  your  pardon,"  said 
I  the  man  coolly,  "although  you  have  managed  to  get  hold 
I  of  It:  and  I  must  now  have  shares  with  you,  lor,  you 
I  vf,  every  fellow  gets  his  due  some  time  or  other,  and  if 
lit'imy  lot  to  he  hanged  one  day  for  my  way  of  going  to 
liork,  why  that  may  be  is  as  easy  to  bear  as  your  troii- 
IW'Mmi;  dreams,  oh  7  But  eomo  hero,  you  devil's  limb," 
I  kfidiie.l,  addressing  Sanlmy,  who  was  peeping  about  the 
limrtoirnli  "  keep  a  sharp  look  out  here,  lei  the  door  1k' 
IM  ii\rn,  and  if  this  gentleinnn  offers  to  stir  or  speak,  ex- 
|r|ilm  annwer  to  a  question,  give  him  the  lead  at  once, 
I  f  tc  hear  1" 

"M«y  1)0  he  has  a  barker  himself,  under  his  pillow," 
Inidthihoy,  nnspirioualy,  "I  doesn't  like  to  wateh  um. 

"F.iith,  that  may  lie  the  ease,  but  here,  sirrah,  this 
lAillho  your  bastion,"  said  the  man,  placing  Sammy  Iw- 
lki»d«  wardnilio.  "Now,  squire,  don't  ofl'or  to  make  a 
Itrt.  .Iu»t  1m'  honourable  and  let  mn  get  a  share  of  the 
liKtal, or  faith  I'll  be  a  maleli  for  you;"  and  saying  this, 
Ikf  went  Icimirely  and  carefnlly  to  rifle  the  house. 
I  llv  [\:^  time  the  inmates,  who  slept  aliove,  were  a 
li»ike,  rv-ept  Unison,  who  hnrl  drunk  loo  deep  in  the 
l(«mer|iarl  ol'llie  nighl  to  Im' easily  disturlH-d.  'I'liey  lay 
llrrmhlniK  \viil>  <-i  ror,  whili-  the  burglars  watched  by  their 
IWiwilh  {liHliil  and  cutlass,  or  traversed  the  rooms,  m-- 
l(ui(m«lly  imlling  questions  mixed  with  threats,  to  the 
llrrrilini  nnil  hnlf-HWakened,  and  o|M'ning  eabinels  and 
lhmr<  where!  tliey  Hiispeeted  they  might  tiitd  any  thing 
loftjlne.  At  to  the  leader  of  this  adventure,  lie  had  no 
I  win'T  turned  liis  iMick  than  it  at  once  occurred  to  him, 
I  lint.  «llhnui;li  the  sqtiirn  might  not  be  renowned  for 
InUr,  yet  it  was  too  miieli  to  expect  that  any  man  who 
I  kw'il  hij  rniiiiey,  would  lie  ((uielly  in  Iml  and  hear  |)eople 
I  lillm;  his  house,  with  no  other  immediate  antngoniKl  than 
lilnyliki'Saininy  ;  and  having  also  a  suspieiini  thntSain 
Imt,  «ho«'  fltijers,  he  knew,  itched  In  lie  at  this  S|iartan 
I'l'irm, nnithi  gel  (lied  of  his  innelive  service,  to  the 
1  aiiuuvut daMj'jer  of  llie  wliuh',  he  ileNpulcliid  one  of  tlio 


most  determined  of  his  men  to  relievo  the  lad,  who  he 
tlio':glit  might  bo  made  to  act  advantageously  as  his  own 
aid-dc-canip,  in  case  any  sudden  alarm  should  arise. 

But  the  greatest  difficulty  the  robbers  met  with  was 
from  Miss  Uolton  and  her  woman,  who  slept  in  one  room 
near  that  of  the  squire ;  and  whose  alarm  was  so  great 
that  the  involimtary  and  spasmodic  shrieks  of  both,  not- 
withstanding the  reiterated  tlircatcnings  of  the  man  who 
watched  theiii,  endangered  their  own  lives  and  the  success 
of  the  burglars,  and  fearfully  added  to  the  general  terrors 
of  the  inmates,  and  the  horror  and  apprehension  with 
which  Mr.  Bolton  lay  listening  to  what  was  going  on. 
Whenever  he  offered  to  stir,  the  man  who  watched,  turn, 
ing  u|)on  him  the  glare  of  his  dark  lanthorn,  scowled 
jealously  on  him  with  his  blackened  countenance,  mut- 
tering a  curse  or  threat  bctvrcen  his  teeth,  and  raising  his 
pistol ;  while  the  squire  groaned  with  distressing  and  re- 
morseful thoughts  of  his  own  past  injustice,  and  the  mis- 
fortunes now  tliickly  multiplying  u|)on  him. 

The  burglars  had  ranged  through  the  house  for  some 
time  before  they  came  to  the  room  where  Hulson  slept ; 
and  it  hap|iened  that  the  man  named  Brunton,  who,  as  we 
have  seen,  had  gone  about  this  business  somewhat  reluc- 
tantly, was  the  one  who  was  appointed  tu  keep  a  look-out 
in  that  part  of  the  mansion.  Hulson  began  at  first  to 
dream  strangely,  and  then  to  tumble  about  as  the  noises 
approached,  until,  at  length,  opening  his  eyes  and  staring 
as  steadily  on  the  black  face  of  the  man  who  stood  over 
iiim  as  the  swiniiniiig  in  his  head  would  allow  him,  heat 
length  shouted — 

"Hilloa!  friend  smutty-face!    Who  aro  you?" 

"  You  will  soon  know,  sir,"  said  the  man. 

"  Shall  I  ?"  he  answered,  with  a  slight  feeling  of  terror, 
and  rather  uncertain  whether  he  was  awake  or  not.  "  I 
say,  honest  friend,  arc  you  a  ghost  7" 

"  Not  exactly  ;"  and  Brunton  smiled  at  the  question 
and  the  confused  look  of  the  little  man,  whose  red  nose, 
as  he  looked  up,  strangely  contrasted  with  his  white 
iiight-cnp. 

"Then,  if  you  bo  the  devil,  you're  come  at  a  bad  time 
for  inc,  I  can  tell  you." 

"  How,  sir  7" 

"  Why  you  see,  if  you  be  the  devil,  I  was  just  about 
turning  mo  three  timos  round,  and  growing  good,  and  if 
your  Beclzcbubship  would  only  allow  one  a  little  time,  I 
have  great  lio|ic8  of  liccoming  a  tolerable  saint  yet.  But 
it's  mighty  odd  to  sec  you  grinning  thereover  my  bed." 

"  You  had  lictter  lie  silent." 

"  Not  I — I  wont  be  silent.  Tell  mo  honestly,  friend, 
who  are  you.     Arc  you  a  robber  7" 

"  Yes." 

"  Kb — what  7"  exclaimed  the  little  man,  rising  on  his 
elbow,  and  staring  up  at  the  fellow.  "  Are  you  really  a 
regular,  honourable,  professed  robber?" 

"  Yes,  I  confess  it." 

"Coining  here  to  take  what  yon  can  lay  your  lionds 
on,  in  an  honest  way  before  one's  face  7     Lh  7" 

"  Just  so." 

"  (live  me  your  hand,  friend,"  raid  he,  shaking  the  as. 
tonished  burglar  by  the  hand.  "By  heaven!  you're  a 
man  of  a  thousand." 

"I  don't  much  like  it,  though,"  said  the  man. 

"Youdim't!  give  1110  your  hniid  again.  Now  that's 
just  my  way ;  for  I  tell  you  what,  I'm  no  great  shakes 
myself'' 

"  That  may  be  very  likely,"  said  the  man  i  moru  and 
more  in  surprise. 

"  No,  indeed,  fViend;  I've  dime  severni  clever  jobs  in  my 
time  that  I  should  like  to  forget,  if  I  could;  but  they  were 
nil  in  a  geiilleinanly  way,  you  know — rather  in  the  higher 
walks  of  the  art — hiil,  nfler  all,  I  did  them  more  iVoiii 
the  fashion  nf  the  thing,  and  lieennse  I  had  a  way  of  run- 
ning short  of  niiiney,  than  for  any  particular  love  for  that 
sort  of  talent ;  and  really,  frienil,  it  is  very  bad  when  one 
thinks  of  il;  liiit  as  for  this  iqM'n,  avowed,  struight-for- 
waril  plan  of  yours,  I  can  tell  you  it  is  quite  gone  out  of 
fashion,  and  is  absolutely  dangerous  to  a  man's  neck  in 
these  times." 

"  1  am  quite  sensible  of  that,  sir." 

"  Are  you  I"  said  HiilNon,  ngain  starting  up  with  nni- 
matioii.  "  Faith  I  yon  do  Imik  like  an  honest  fellow,  if 
your  face  was  elenn." 

"  You're  a  very  mid  |M'rson  fur  ir.e  to  meet  nf  a  job  of 
this  kind,"  said  the  iiiun,  aireeted.  "  I  Iio|m<  your  honour 
would  not  witness  against  me,  and  1  shall  take  nothing 
from  yoii,  indeed." 

"  It's  devilish  little  you  would  get  here,  fViond,  even 
were  you  willing;  nnil  I'm  sure  I  won't  know  you  again, 
unless  you  I'lniin  aequuintnnee  with  me  :  but,  I  say, since 

J  yon  are  not  Idnek  nl  the  Ihmu',  allhiiii!:li  your  face  is  hiiOI 
civnily  siiiiilly,  how  did  you  come  tu  tiikc  to  tliis  sort  of 


pcep-o'day  trade,  disturbing  comfortable  people  in  theit 
beds  7  'I'hese  may  be  no  honestcr  than  yourself,  I  allow, 
but  that  is  no  business  of  yours,  my  friend,  if  the  hang- 
man gets  a  hold  of  you." 

"It  were  tedious  to  tell  you,  sir,"  said  the  man,  whoso 
language  bespoke  an  education  not  quite  of  the  lowest ; 
but  of  late  there  has  been  nothing  but  misfortune  and 
scattering  in  my  father's  bouse,  (and  I  have  completely 
gone  to  the  bad  with  the  rest,  God  forgive  nic,)  as  it 
something  had  come  over  us  to  lead  us  all  to  ruin.  If 
first  began  with  my  sister,  who  was  the  favourite  of  us 
all  at  home,  for  she  got  a  sweetheart  who  she  thought 
was  going  to  make  a  lady  of  her,  and  quite  turned  her 
head  with  dress  and  presents,  until  the  scoundrel  at  length 
seduced  her ;  and  ollliough  she  did  not  elope,  finding  him 
to  be  quite  a  high  man  and  far  above  her  rank,  yet  sho 
was  brought  to  shame  by  him,  and  then  ran  off,  leaving 
us  all  in  grief,  until  we  scattered  ourselves  here  and  there; 
poverty  and  ruin  came  upon  us,  and  here  am  I  at  lost  col- 
Icaguing  witli  housebreakers,  and  in  the  straight  road  to 
the  gallows." 

"  Indeed,  I  think  I  know  something  about  that  affair. 
Pray  what  part  of  the  country  arc  you  from." 

"  Ilampsliire,  sir." 

"  And  your  sister's  name  ?  Come,  yon  may  trust  me." 

"  If  I  must  tell  you,  sir,  her  name  is  Mary  Reynolds." 

"  By  Heaven,  I  know  all  about,"  exclaimed  Hulson, 
tliumping  the  pillow.  "  I  told  Bolton  that  was  a  rascally 
business,  and  I  hope  your  companions  will  gut  the  houso 
for  him." 

"  .\nd  does  your  honour  know  where  my  sister  is," 
said  Reynolds,  who  had  changed  his  name  into  Brunton 
when  he  joined  the  thieves.    "  Ah,  if  I  could  find  her  !" 

"  I  don't  know  just  at  present,"  said  Hulson  ;  "  but  I 
think,  friend,  I  could  trace  her  for  you,  if  you  are  really 
deteriiiined  to  be  an  honest  man ;  at  least,  if  you  could 
find  a  Scotchman  called  Macara,  that  lives  in  tliat  tall  old 
building  down  near  the  sea,  I  dare  say  he  could  tell  you 
something  of  her." 

"  Oh,  sir,"  exclaimed  the  man,  falling  upon  his  knees 
at  the  bed  side,  "  if  you  will  find  out  my  sister,  that  com> 
fort  may  be  brought  to  the  mind  of  my  poor  broken- 
hearted  father  ;  and  if  your  honour  will  get  me  an  honest 
employment,  I  shall  rejoice  to  quit  this  sadful  life,  and 
I  shall  be  most  faithful  in  any  service." 

"  Well,  I  believe  you,  friend  ;  conic  get  up,  and  hind 
mo  over  these  black  breeches ;  now,  there,"  he  continued, 
rummaging  his  (wckets  and  taking  out  some  money — 
"  there  is  a  single  guinea  for  you,  mr  I  know  that  a  man 
cannot  even  lie  honest  without  money  to  begin  with,  al- 
though I  am  moderately  |Hior  myself;  and  so,  friend,  if  yon 
mean  to  do  right,  meet  me  exactly  at  noon  of  this  new  day, 
on  the  road  Iwyond  the  lodge  of  this  house,  for,  you  sec,  it 
would  not  do  for  us  to  be  honest  men  in  private  and  scoun- 
drels in  public — that  would  be  reversing  tlio  order  of 
things,  you  know." 

By  this  time  the  other  thieves  had  taken  all  the  mon^ 
and  valuables  they  could  find,  and  were  preparing  to 
leave  the  house ;  but  during  the  course  of  their  rilfing, 
Johnston,  though  lie  had  mada  no  attempt  to  protect  tlio 
squire's  projicrty,  had  got  up,  and  ns  soon  as  his  terror 
would  allow  him,  occupied  himself  in  making  such  uti- 
scrvatiiins  on  the  men  who  successively  watched  him,  as 
might  herealler  bo  useful  to  the  ends  of  vengeance,  if 
the  fellows  were  taken.  This  they  were  shrewd  enough 
to  observe;  and  when  they  found  it  to  be  the  case,  they 
not  only  liound  him  to  a  cliair,  but  the  man  who  wore  tlio 
greatcoat,  as  formerly  ineiitiiined,  thought  fit  to  proposu 
his  iH'iiig  bliiid.fulded,  which  he  himself  iuiiiicdiuti'ly  set 
aliout  etTectiiig. 

While  the  man  was  performing  this  u|)eroti(in,  John- 
ston was  praying  for  mcrey,  which  the  other  reeeivinf 
good-huinoiiri'dly,  hp  ventured  to  lecture  him  u|ion  tliu 
error  of  his  ways,  with  broken  interjections  U|Nin  tlio 
lieniity  of  virtue,  inornlity,  and  Is'iievolence,  and  tlio 
dnngir  Imtli  here  and  lieri:afler  of  the  nefarious  coiireo 
whieh  the  robber  was  pursuing.  As  the  man  listened  to 
this,  ho  llionght  ho  ought  to  know  both  the  voice  and  tha 
style  of  talk,  mid  removed  tlie  bandage  for  a  inoinciil, 
nsKiiig  with  alarm — 

"  Do  you  know  me,  Mr.  Johnston  ?'' 

"I  hnve  no  knowledge  of  you  whatever ;"  said  John- 
ston, staring  hard  at  tliu  other — "and  you  misnaiiio  nip, 
tliat  is  not  my  name." 

"  You  are  n  vile  linr,  sir,"  exelninied  the  other  fiercely. 
"  You  are  telling  me  a  double  lie ;  but  it's  of  no  uso 
Inlkiiig  tu  you."  And  wilhont  ngain  blind-folding  him, 
hu  merely  ins|H'eted  and  tightened  the  chords  with  whieh 
he  linil  IhiiiiiiI  the  trembling  mnn.  Having  done  this  ho 
hhut  tl  "  duur  of  the  bC'd-ruoiii,  and  gunig  down  to  llio 


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leader  wlio  was  busy  below,  exclaimed  as  he  entered, 
"Gary,  we  arc  dead  men  I" 

"  How  so  ?"'  said  the  other. 

"  Here  is  a  fellow  called  Johnston  above,  who,  together 
with  his  father,  robbed  nic  of  every  thing  I  had,  many 
years  ago,  by  law  and  so  forth,  and  he  knows  me  as  well 
as  I  do  you.  lie  is  one  of  the  vilest  scoundrels  alive, 
and  he'll  hang  every  one  of  us  merely  ibr  the  pleasure  of 
it.  There  must  be  u  light  sn\iff  d  out  here  after  nil,  or 
we  "re  not  safe  over  to-morrow,  and  I  have  good  will  to 
tlic  work  myself.  It  is  oidy  his  due,  and  I  should  like  to 
deal  with  the  villain,  since  it  must  be  done." 

"  I  sliouldn't  like  that.  I  don't  like  it.  It  must  not  be," 
said  the  leader,  shaking  his  head.  "  We  have  got  a  pretty 
enough  haul  here,  and  binod  would  make  a  terrible  hue 
and  cry  in  the  country.     Let  me  t^ilk  to  him." 

Johnston  understood  perfectly  tlic  nature  of  their  con- 
sultation, and  was  quite  prepared,  when  they  came  up  to 
the  room  wliere  he  lay  bound,  for  a  pro|)osal  to  screen 
them  and  save  his  own  life,  which  he  saw  they  were 
ready  to  take.  A  thoituht  having  just  struck  him  as  he 
sat,  he  therefore  at  oiire  addressing  the  two  men  said, 
"that,  admitting  he  knew  them,  if  they  would  spare  liim, 
he  would  get  the  scent  of  pursuit  turned  oft'  from  them, 
by  obtaining  a  scape-goat  for  the  robbery  somewhere  in 
the  neigiibourhood,  if  they  would  in  turn  be  faithful  to 
him,  and  allow  him  the  service  of  any  one  whom  tliey 
should  appoint  for  an  hour.'' 

The  two  thieves  looked  at  each  other  in  astonishment, 
as  Johnson  made  tliis  proposal. 

"Oh,  let  him  alone  for  an  infernal  scheme!"  said  the 
man  in  the  grcat-coat.  "I've  known  him  of  old.  We  're 
nothing  to  him,  bad  as  we  are." 

"  I  don't  like  it,"  said  the  leader  again — "  it's  iMsitively 
too  bad." 

"  Like  it  or  not — it  is  perhaps  the  safest  plan  for  us,  if 
we  can  trust  to  the  fears  of  this  precious  advocate  of  vir- 
tue," said  the  great-coated  man — "it  is  only  making  the 
innocent  sutfer  t'or  the  guilty,  as  I  say,  and  said  before, 
and  that  is  done  in  one  shn|)e  or  another  every  day." 

This  excellent  and  useful  logic  Incoming  at  length  sa- 
tisfactory  to  all  parties,  Johnston  was  delivered  from  his 
bonds  and  his  ("ears  iH'fore  the  robbers  left  the  house ; 
and  the  proper  arrangements  having  been  made,  the  plan 
was  ultimately  agreed  to  be  carried  into,  effeet  through 
the  means  of  Sanmiy,  as  we  have  in  due  time  to  iinrrntc. 

C'lIAI'TER  XX. 

In  spite  of  the  serious  considerations  that  ohtrnck^d 
themselves  upon  his  mind,  of  their  respective  situations, 
Arnwood  continued  to  indulge  his  thoughts  with  the 
pleasing  dream  of  love,  as  lie  still  paced  before  the  door 
of  Agatha.  He  was  rousi'd  from  his  reverie  by  the  voice 
of  Murdoch  M.ieara,  who,  thrusting  out  his  head  from 
one  of  the  small  windows  l)e»ide  the  door,  ejaculated — 

"  Surely  tlie  deivil's  l>i/.zy  \vi'  man  an'  beast  this  night. 
If  that's  no'  his  lordship  ta'en  to  the  walking,  like  my 
maister,  at  three  in  the  morning,  an'  the  wind  tirliiig  the 
kirks,  an'  blawen  an'  blasten  the  vera  mools  nlTthe  graves  I 

I  saw  the  s|Merit  o'  the  storm  glauming  alaiig  the  sea  wi' 
my  ain  een,  an'  I  Heard  it  soughing  and  moaning  frae 
'mang  tlie  breakers  at  the  point  as  plain  as  a  piUestafl'. 
Gudesake,iny  Lord  Arnwood,"  he  continued, elevating  his 
voice  from  the  lilllc  window,  "  gang  hnme  to  your  bed,  an' 
sleep,  if  ye  please,  for  if  ye  gniig  wanderim;  there,  some 
witch-wife  that's  llerir.g  i'  the  ;iii- this  bi-iiy  night  'II  whip 
you  nfTyour  fret  on  the  bnek  o'  her  broomstick,  an'  whirl 
you  o'er  the  sea;  an'  iM'fiire  ever  ye  get  lime  to  s|K'er 
whar  she's  gaun,  or  to  say  the  Lord's  prayer,  she'll  drap 
you  on  the  coast  o'  Norwa'  liUo  a  cockle  shell  I" 

"  Murdoch,  couie  out  liir  a  inoijient,"  said  .\rnwood; 
"  I  want  to  spcaU  wilh  you." 

"What  is  the  niallir  ava,  n>y  lord?"  snirl  Murdoch, 
opening  the  door.  "Thi!  wiiUed  one  himsel' is  abroad 
the  night,  there  can  be  nae  doulit,  for  there's  nolsidy  in 
the  house  can  sleep.  Poor  Mary  Heynolds  is  sighing  an' 
moaning  in  her  dri'nms — I  he;ird  her  through  Ihc?  wn'; 
an'  nuiekle  Will  Wnthersheit's  ta'en  the  sulks,  an'  'II  no 
gang  to  his  Rd,     It's  perfect  awfu'." 

"Murdoch,  you  hail  Ih  Iter  bring  him  out  too,  and  any 
arms  you  can  muster,  for  there  are  robls-rs  in  the  neigh- 
bourhood." 

"(indesuke!  Uobliers  next?  at  the  castle,  my  lord?" 

"No;  at  New  Hall." 

"  Poogli,  at  the  stpiire's  ?  deel  nor  they  haul  the  vera 
Klicets  art'  his  lied  !" 

"C'^me.  eome,  Murdoch;  it  Is  for  the  general  good- 
You  do  not  mean  toobjeet,  do  you?" 

"Mr  ohjek  to  onylhinjr  your  lord«hip  bids?  Alweel 
no;  an'  lliere  '«  noihing  I  would  like  Is-tter  than  to  gel 

II  grapple  wi'  tho  bhicKgimrds." 


"  But  tlierc  are  four  or  five  of  them." 

"  Dc'el  may  care.  Here's  imiekle  Will  Wathershcet, 
an'  your  lordship,  an'  mysel',  an'  I'll  liac  the  auld  bay 
onet  on  the  end  o'  a  stick ;  an'  as  Ibr  the  rusty  sword  an' 
the  prongcr,  your  lordship  an'  Will  can  just  divide  them 
atween  you.  Faith,  Uicrc's  nacthing  I  would  like  better 
than  a  bit  bruilzie." 

They  were  soon  armed  as  they  best  could,  and  off  to 
seek  the  fray  ;  but  by  the  time  they  got  up  to  New  Hall 
ttvcry  thing  seemed  to  be  quiet,  and,  saving  that  some  of 
the  doors  and  windows  were  ojien,  nothing  api>eared  to 
have  happened,  as  far  as  could  Ik;  seen  from  without. 
Arnwood  wished  that  some  one  of  the  thieves  might  be 
detained,  and  was  anxious  to  give  what  assistance  was  in 
his  power  in  case  of  a  pursuit.  Seeing  no  one,  however, 
he  requested  IMurdoeh  to  tarry  near  tlie  front  door,  while 
himself  and  Weathersliect  went  round  towards  the  rear, 
to  reconnoitre. 

The  entrance  door  was  half  opened  as  they  came  up, 
but  again  shut;  and  as  Murdoch  paced  about,  it  was 
opened  a  second  time,  and  a  man  armed  with  a  sword 
came  cautiously  out,  and  went  up  to  MaoaTa> 

"  By  George,  it  is  the  Scotch  fisherman,"  exclaimed 
the  man  to  himself,  peeping  forward  in  the  grey  dawn 
for  it  was  the  same  servant  of  Mr.  Bolton  who  formerly 
had  the  dispute  with  Murdoch  in  the  lobby  of  the  man- 
sion.  Concealing,  however,  the  sword  that  he  carried 
liehind  him,  he  said,  as  he  went  up,  "So  it  is  you,  Mr, 
Scotchman,  is  it  7" 

"  It's  just  me,  Mr.  Flunkey,"  answered  Murdoch. 
"But  if  yo  war  na  sac  saucy,  ye  might  liac  the  eevility  to 
say  to  a  body,  ' gude  morning,'  or  'kiss  my  foot,'  or 
something." 

"  Kiss  your  own  foot ;  but  tlicre  arc  more  of  you  ?" 

"  Troth,  are  there,  an'  we'll  soon  let  you  see  that." 

"  And  where  arc  the  rest  of  your  companions  7  since 
you  are  so  plain." 

"Ou,  I'm  just  OS  plain  as  I'm  pleasant;  tliey're  round 
at  the  Iraek  o'  the  house." 

"  I  did  not  think  you  had  turned  thief,  Mr.  Scotchfid- 
dle." 

"  Tliief  ?  what  do  you  say,  sir  ?  If  yo  say  tliat  word 
again  I'll  break  your  mealy  head." 

"  If  you're  not  one  of  the  thieves,  iviiat  are  you  doing 
here  at  this  time  of  the  morning  ?  I  know  you,  sir," 
added  tho  man,  retreating  towards  the  door.  "  I  know 
you." 

"  I'll  tell  you  what,  friend,"  said  Murdoch,  in  a  tone 
lietwocn  anger  and  seriousness;  "you  had  better  eat  in 
your  words,  an'  no  mention  thief  to  mo  again,  or,  fiiitb, 
I'll  gar  you  swallow  them  wi'  as  mickle  hard  steel  as 
'II  gie  you  the  hiccup,  I  think.'' 

"I'ew-lioo?"  said  the  man,  mocking  and  still  retreat- 
ing to  the  door,  "  it's  no  use  to  try  to  humbug  me,  Mr. 
Sansculotte.  You've  got  nothing  to  steal  in  Scotland, 
and  so  you  come  here,  and  pretend  to  bo  a  fisherman, 
I lin  better  to  roll  us.  Do  you  think  I'm  blind  ?  I  know 
both  you  and  your  master,  and  I'm  an  excellent  evidence 
against  a  thief  when  lie's  in  tho  dock.  So,  Mr.  Scotcli- 
uian  your  lime's  up,  I  can  toll  you;"  and  thus  saying, 
he  tlirust  the  door  in  thefaco  of  pour  Murdoch,  who  stood 
Bomnwhal  aghast. 

After  tarrying  for  a  moment  on  the  steps  of  tho  en- 
trance ho  went  round  tho  side  of  llio  house,  to  meet  his 
compani'ins  in  the  rear.  It  was  necessary  to  this  thai 
ho  should  cul  Ihrougli  a  little  planlation  ;  which  having 
done,  just  as  ho  emerged  on  tho  oilier  side,  lio  saw  a  boy 
witli.a  lilnckpiied  face  start  out  al  the  farther  end.  take 
tfie  way  through  tlioopcn  park  which  lay  between  them 
and  Hail  Hill,  and  brush  down  among  the  rocks  which 
lay  iH'hind  it  in  the  hollow  through  which  the  stream 
pasKed  in  the  rear  of  New  Hall. 

Murdoch  could  not  afford  morn  than  ono  look  over 
his  sliouldnr  for  his  companions,  fearing  he  might  lose 
Hie  track  of  the  boy,  wlifim  ho  was  impelled  to  follow 
liy  himself  in  his  eagerness  to  gel  "a  grab,"  as  ho  siiid, 
nl  tho  robliern.  Ho  set  oil'  like  a  shot,  Ihcrefore  in  pur- 
suil,  and  got  round  tlinuigli  a  short  cut  by  the  hip  nf 
Iho  hill,  and  then  slid  himself  down  tho  ledges  and 
pushed  through  the  buKlies  with  the  B|ioeil  and  sagaeily 
of  a  seller,  in  order  In  intercept  tho  (light  of  tho  lad, 
who  evidently  was  aware  of  niid  ran  from  him.  He 
kept  his  quarry  in  sight,  however,  as,  wilh  n  natural  do 
light  ill  this  sort  of  elinco,  ho  continued  to  jink  his  way 
after  him  I  hroui|li  an  angular  turning  of  tho  little  stream 
until,  as  Sammy  came  down  liehind  a  jngC'l  crag,  al 
thn  tiirlliir  side  of  which  Murdoch  had  niroaily  planted 
liiniself,  ami  as  the  lad  liirned  the  point  round  which  tin 
slrenin  lirawled  in  Hie  hollow,  thn  Heolrliman  met  him 
full  in  the  tcolh,  and  catching  hold  of  liim  by  the  Jacfcel 


lilted  him  fairly  over  the  stones  to  the  grocn  sput  where 
he  himself  was  standing. 

"Hal  liavo  I  gotten  a  grip  o' you  at  last,  ye  dccvili 
bucky  ?"  said  Murdoch,  holding  the  lad  out  from  liim  in 
triumph  at  arm's  length,  whilo  they  stood  panlinrr  g„j 
gazing,  Ibr  the  morning  had  now  cleared  up,  ni  j„  I 
trodueed  them  to  each  other,  revealing  tho  conlractej 
dell  in  which  they  were  standing. 

"  What's  that  in  your  hand, ye  sooty.faced  villain-'' 
continued  Murdoch,  ns^ho  boy's  white  eyes  kept  Rijjg,  I 
on  him  through  his  blackened  features  while  ho  conii'. 
niied  to  take  breath. 

"It's  a  speaking  trumpet;  should  you  hke  to  hear  ir 
said  tho  lad,  deliberately  elevating  and  cocking  a  snuli  I 
pistol  which  he  held  in  his  right  hand,  and  tiring  it  ig 
the  face  of  the  unsuspicious  Scotchman. 

The  report  of  tho  pistol  rattled  and  echoed  thronvli  I 
the  passes  in  the  doll,  but  the  jerk  with  which  iJanim;' 
hud  accominniod  this  action,  in  trying  to  free  hinise[fl 
from  the  hands  of  tho  Scotchman,  whom  ho  thoucluigl 
have  shot  dead  at  once,  was  unsuccessful ;  fiir  wlijlo  |;(  f 
.stood  writhing  to  get  oul  of  Murdoch's  clutch,  and  won.  L 
dcring  that  the  other  did  not  fall  dead  like  a  plover— ihe  I 
sturdy  northern  merely  wijied  the  powder  from  his  I 
cheek,  and  cleared  his  eyes  from  the  blinding  flash  of  I 
the  pistol,  the  ball  of  which,  however,  had  whizzed  pm  | 
and  grazed  the  very  tip  of  his  ear  as  hnjouked  his  head  I 
to  avoid  the  well  aimed  little  engine,  tho  very  muzzle  of  I 
which  had  been  almost  at  his  mouth.  f 

"  Faith,  thou's  a  clever  callan,  if  thou  would  wash  thr  I 
face,"  said  Murdoch,  good  naturedly,  as  he  cleared  h'l  I 
eyes.  "But  thou  had  better  come  wl'  mo,  an  I'll  git  I 
thee  a  night's  lodging  i'  the  tapio  tonrie  o'  the  Pilot')  I 
Mark,  for  the  hangman  'II  get  thee  soon  enough,  myl 
braw  bairn  ;"  and  saying  this,  ho  whipped  up  Ihuladonl 
his  hack,  securing  his  pistol,  and  away  he  went  wlibl 
Sammy,  kicking  and  sprawling  among  the  bushes. 

"Let  go  tho  lad,  friend,"  said  b  hoarse  voice,  a«  1 1 
hand  grasped  Sammy  from  behind  a  crag,  and  in  m  I 
instant  the  boy  was  forcibly  dragged  down,  and  adiml 
man  with  a  sool  skin  cap,  stood  before  Murdoch,  whoral 
tho  re|iort  of  the  pistol  had  brought  to  tho  spot.  I 

"  Gang  hame  an'  wash  ymir  face,  honest  man,"  nidi 
Murdoch,  "or  I'll  draw  tho  blude  o'  you  wi'  thi8,"lit| 
added,  shaking  tho  short  blade  of  a  sword,  that  liehidl 
exchanged  wilh  Weathcrsheet  for  his  old  bayonet,  in  tlie  I 
stranger's  face. 

"  Stop  a  moment,  friend  sailor,  or  whatever  you  art,"! 
said  the  man,  "  where  did  you  catch  this  urchin,  and  hov| 
are  you  here  at  this  time  o'  the  morning  !" 

"  1  caught  the  little  blackguard  rinning  off  fra'!  iIkI 
squire's  hoosc  aboon,  an'  I  just  followed  him  here.  Hull 
I'm  thinking  tliat  it's  no  for  building  o'  kirks  llialjt''r(| 
here  yoursci,  wi'  your  coomy  face.  But  ye  see,  as  I'orihel 
callan,  he's  my  lawful  prisoner  taken  on  the  field  o'  bal-f 
tie,  an'  he  shall  go  wi'  me."  I 

"  Did  yon  see  no  one  else  hut  him  near  the  Hall  ?"  uidi 
the  man  anxiously.  I 

"  Heevil  a  ane,  friend  robber,"'  answered  Mardo4b,| 
"  but  an  ill-tongued  flunkey." 

"And  did  you  not  see  any  thing  of  II ?"  addtdl 

the  man  adilressing  Sammy.    "  I'm  afraid  he's  lurnrdl 
tail." 

Sammy  answered  in  tho  negative,  which  wciiifdl 
very  much  to  disconcert  tho  man,  while  the  boy  niidtl 
another  plunge  to  free  himself  from  the  hardgriiieorUiif 
Scotchman.  | 

"  Let  the  boy  go  this  instant,"  said  the  man,  calchinn 
hold  of  him,  and  drawing  a  long  sort  of  ciillaiw, 
say  nothing  of  seeing  him  or  us,  on  your  jaril." 

"  I'll  just  8|)cak  when  I'm  simken  to,  and  drink  ivlirnl 
I'm  drunken  t«,"  said  Murdoch,  fiercely  ;"  neither  miiij 
nor  less  to  save  you  frae  hanging,  Mr.  Thief."  I 

"Then  we  'II  have  n  spar  liir  tho  lad," — said  tlic  fflj 
low,  putting  himself  in  a  |iosilitin. 

"Tlinl'sjnst  what  I  want,  my  man,"  said  MnrdwIiJ 
whirling  round  the  boy  behind  him  with  ono  liiiiid,  whic 
he  laid   on  the  robln-r  wilh  the  other.    They  had  m 
inadi!  more  than  tlireo  or  (bnr  passes,  or  rnllier  Kirokrs 
when  Sammy  giving  a  dive,  trie<l  to  trip  up  Uio  Sfolfhl 
man,  jusl  as  h<^  was  pressing  hard  iqion  the  nihrr,  tw 
liigaii  to  find  that  ho  vas  unable  to  defend  hiniwlf  M 
the  ()uiek  cuts  of  his  opiionent.     But  the  nltempl  ofw 
Ikiv   only   served  to  increase  the  Airy  of  Murdoch,  «li< 
still  held  him  fiuit  with  one  hand  while  hefouirlilmlj 
the  other;  until  ho  wounded   tho    fi'llow  scvcrelv,  "^ 
made  the  cutlass  spin  <iut  of  his  linnil  among  Ihe  Ihi'Ik 
The  rolilicr  relreatcd  until  he  stumbled,  and  fell  inl«'jj 
babbling  waters  of  tho  Htroam  that  ran  at  the  rdgo  of  iN 
d.ll. 


from  iH'yoiici  the  str 
lliot'iirious  Scot, 

"Nathen,  three  t 
laiit  drawing  at  the 
liocli,  taking  breath 
itrr.il.coated  man,  a 
,-ollar.  "  Itul  ye  'II 
il'l  surrender  like  a 
"l.d  the  boy  got 
"He  may  gang 
Murdoch,  throwing 
Ihce  what,  callanf," 
frinningand  sliakin 
heller  keep  out  o'  ii 
sireert  to  draw  thy  n 
"  I  pay,  Mr.  Scot 
moment's  consultalit 
value  of  a  throat  that 
«ll's  no  parlicula 
said  .Murdoch,  wipin 
'■  lull  I  ken  w  hat  yoi 
riliraike  liiiirn's  bur 
ve'll  ne'er  bo  hanged 
s  liari;ain.'' 

Having  settled   III 

pi]uiloUe  terms,  Miir 

ihebiirglar.i,  who,  fii 

ii.jld»,  Imd  fvnl  Samr 

lie  was  discovered 

My  and  clean  their 

Allhoiigh  Ariiwooi 

I  am'  tiling  nor  beon  i 

nf  Macora  after  the; 

door,  had  by  this  timi 

Scutchnian  did  not  g( 

ful  morning  without 

ll  was  now  fair  d 

I  the  irregular  ground 

and  was  proceeding 

pilli,  al  the  foot  of  I 

iKiveiil,  with  delight 

niiah  he  had  just  had  ' 

lio  lamo  "plump"  u 

I  MKf  almost  at  his  t 

flic  man  started  and 

I  lound  of  Murdoch's  n 

I  flantslarcd  at  each  o 

'Vo  hue  a  white 

I  docli.  Iir^t  breaking  sil 

I  in;  llicre,  like  a  moud 

I  think  you  must 

I  il<iul.sir?''  said  the  r 

"Ou  iiy— it's  a  gui 

I  iivrrcd  Alurdwh ;  "  L 

"Then  perhaps  you 

'1  ken  her  lirawly, 

I  iWe,  an"  u  liner  qiiea 

"flh,  then,  my  gooi 

I  In  licr.'' 

"Ilringyuu  lo  her  I 
I  man  to  Mary  lieynold 
I  o'lmpndcnec." 

"Voii  (.oeiiilo  bo  un 
I  "She's  my  sisler." 

"Hill  Ko  yo  (iir  like 

'fa«  Mury^—hiil  con 

Mary  Keyiiolils's  bnl 

ISmlciinian  and  tho  c.\. 

■K)Ullnlcd. 


-1* 

It. 


groon  sput  where 

I  last,  ye  (iccvil! 
d  out  Iroin  him  ,n  \ 
itood  panting  and 
sarcd  up,  mi  in. 
ig  the  conlracled  | 

ity.faced  villain ':'  ■ 
3  eyes  kept  gajinj 
s  while  ho  conn.  | 

ou  like  to  hear  ii:' 
id  cockiii|r  a  small  | 
d,  and  tiring  it 
n. 

id  echoed  through  I 
ith  which  Saniiii; 
tig  to  free  himself  L 
horn  he  thoujilil  lo  I 
ssful ;  for  wliilo  It  \ 
'a  clutch,  and  won. 

like  a  plover— the  I 

powder  from 
10  blinding  flash  of  1 
,  had  whizzed  pad  l 
hpjoukedhit  headi 

the  very  muzzle  of  I 

ou  would  wash  thy  I 
',  as  he  cleared  h'l  I 
wi'  me,  an  I'll  gie  I 
oorio  o'  the  Pilol'i 
I  soon  enough,  mr I 
ippcd  up  the  lad  on  I 
way  he  went  witli| 
\g  the  bushes, 
hoarse  voice,  at  il 
a  crag,  and  in  an  I 
I  down,  and  a  tlim  I 
re  Murdoch,  whom  I 
o  the  spot. 
;  honest  man,"uid| 
'  you  wi"  this,"  lie  I 
sword,  that  lie  hid  I 
!  old  bayonet,  in  llie  I 

whatever  you  art,'! 
is  urchin,  andhoit| 

(I  '" 

ning  ofT  fra';  llicl 
d  hirn  here.    Ilutl 
kirks  that  yt'rel 
Sut  ye  see,  as  for  ihel 
on  the  field  o'  batf 

icar  thuIIall?"Hiill 

inswcrcd  Murdoch,! 


rii- 


?"  addcdl 
afraid  he's  tutncil| 


,    which   «ccinnl| 
lie  tlic  boy  mi* 
lie  hard  grijie  of lliil 


the  ninn,  calihind 
rt  of  cullnw,  "  .inil| 
^onr  inril." 
to,  and  drink  wild 
■cly  i  "  iioitlicr  niair| 
r.  Thief." 

lad,"— said  tlie  fiil 


nn,"  sniil  MiirdifW 
ith  one  Ininil,  wh* 
Tlii'y  ha'l  I"' 
H,  or  rnllit'r  ulrnk" 
trip  up  tlic  SoolfJ 
\mn  the  "thrr,  wb^ 
Irfciidliinwlff"'"! 
the  attempt  off 
V  of  Miirdocli,  «l» 
Iiilc  he  fouirlil  ffM 
How  Bfvorelv,  Jii^ 
1  nnions;  II"- 1"™ 
rd,  and  fcllinlolW 
n  at  the  edge  of™ 


WiimPlM^O    03imm®^   ©Il^( 


VOL.  !• 


PHILADELIMIIA,  JUNE  II,  1833. 


NO.  32. 


Pbisteo  and  Prai.isiiKD  by  ADAM  WAI.DIE,  No.  6,  North  Einntii  strkiit,  Piiii.AnKi.riiiA— At  JiS  for  52  niiinlwrs,  payable  in  nttvnnco. 


Murdoch  w.ns  running  upon  him,  still  dragging 
•ijniniy.  "'"'"  ""  '''"  '""*•'"''■  '""O  oil"'''  ">«"  started  out 
from  lieyoiiii  tlic  stream,  and  both  at  once  grappled  with 
iholiirious  Scot. 

".S'a  then,  three  to  ane,  forbyc  a  fashious  mislccrt  eal- 
laiil  drawing  at  thctithcr  arm  is  o'er  mony,'|  said  Mur- 
Jocli.  taking  brcatli  and  staring  up  in  the  faces  of  the 
,ri,it.coatcd  man,  and  the.  tall  lender,  who  grasped  his 
ooliar.  "  Ihit  ye  MI  let  me  gang  wi'  the  honours  o'  war. 
If  I  surrender  like  a  gentleniun." 

"j.it  the  boy  go  first,"  said  the  man. 

"  Hi!  may  gang  to  the  dccvil  in  his  nin  time,"  said 
Murdoch,  throwing  Sammy  from  him;  "an'  I'll  tell 
ihoc  what,  callant,"  continued  he,  as  the  urchin  stood 
iriraiin?  and  shaking  himself  at  a  distance,  "  thou  liadst 
belter  keep  out  o'  my  way  in  future,  or  fuitli  I'll  no  be 
sueert  to  draw  thy  neck  like  a  iioulet." 

"  I  pav,  Mr.  Scotchman,"  said  the  tall  man,  nller  a 
moment's  consultation  with  the  others,  "  do  you  know  the 
value  of  a  throat  that  you  can  breathe  through  /" 

"It's  no  particular  valuable  to  a  poor  man  like  mc," 
«ald  .Mnrdoch,  wiping  the  perspiration  from  his  face — 
■lint  I  ken  what  yon  mean  perfectly,  my  friends.  And 
I'll  make  bairn's  bargains  wi'  you.  If  ye  let  me  alano, 
vc'll  ne'er  bo  hanged  a  day  the  sooner  for  me,  an'  that's 
I  li,iri;ain." 

Having  settled  the  preliminaries  of  peace  on  these 
miiitable  terms,  Murdoch  was  sutTered  to  depart;  and 
the  biirglari",  wlio,  finding  themselves  deserted  by  Rey- 
ipjljii,  had  sent  Sammy  as  a  scout  to  seek  for  him  when 
he  was  discovered  by  Mttcnrn,  wont  to  divide  their 
ItnlV  and  clean  their  faces  after  their  night's  adventure 

.Ahlifliigh  Arnwood  and  the  sailor,  not  hiiving  soon 
infilling  nor  been  able  to  hear  of  the  robbers,  nor  ycl 
I  of  Maeara  after  they  parted  with  him  at  the  squire's 
door,  had  by  this  time  gone  to  their  several  homes — the 
Scotchman  did  not  got  back  to  the  Mark  on  this  event- 
ful morning  without  another  interruption. 

It  was  now   fair  ilay  light,  and  he  had  got  out  from 

I  ihe  irregular  ground   through   which  the  stream   ran, 

and  was  proceeding  towards  the  Mark  by  a  narrow 

I  ptli,  at  the  foot  of  Hail  Hill,  chuckling  to  himself  as 

I  licnent,  with  delighted  thoughts  at  the  pleasant  skir- 

iiiitli  he  had  just  bail  with  Iho  thieves-  when  all  ut  once 

lie  lanie  "plump"  upon  a  man,  who  lay  comfortably 

I  awoji  aliiio.it  at  his  feet  under  the  shelter  of  the  hill. 

The  man  started  and  sat  hastily  up,  awakened  by  the 

I  muml  of  Murdoi'h's  approach,  and  tho  two  for  an  in. 

I  ilani  stared  at  each  other. 

'  Vo  line  a  white  face,  however,  friend,"  said  Mur- 
I  ducli.  tirvt  breaking  silence.  "  What  are  ye  doing  sleep. 
I  in;  there,  like  a  inoudiwort  ?" 

"I  think  yon  must  ho  the  Scotchman  that  lives  here- 
I  il<iut.«ir?''  said  the  man  getting  up. 

"Ouiiy — it's  a  gude  country   lo  own,  friend,"  an- 
lufred  Jlurdwh;  "Lord,  every  body  kens  mo  !" 
"Then  perhaps  you  know  one  Mary  licynnlds  7" 
"I  ken  her  hniwly,  friend — the  bonniest  lass  nn  a'  the 
I  thnre,  an'  a  Hiier  quean  never  wnsli'd  n  trout." 

"(Ih,  then,  my  good  friend — will  you  just  bring  mo 
I  lo  hiT."' 

"Urine  you  to  her  1  I'll  neither  biing  you  nor  any 
I  man  to  .Mary  Ifeynolds.  Faith,  friend,  ye  hao  a  stock 
I  o'lnipndenci'." 

"Vcm  (.eeiiilo  be  under  a  mistake,"  rejoined  the  num. 

"She's  my  sister." 
"Hal  HI  ye  (irr  like  lier.aliout  the  cen  ;  yet  no  sic  an 

'fas  Mary  s — hut  conie  awn,  honest  man.  If  you  're 
plary  Itiyicolils's  brillier,  ye'ro  my  friend;"  and  Ihe 
I  Sfiiiriiuiaii  and  the  e.\-rubbcr  wore  soon  reasonably  well 
I  loiuiinlcd. 


CHAl'mR  XX. 

Sonic  elnini(e  bad  taken  place  among  tho  dilferent  in- 
I  diviiluaU  in  the  neighlinnrhodd  of  A  rnwood  t-'astle,  since 

the  eveiiHul  night  of  the  burglary  lately  described. 
I  Without  relcrring  parlienlarly,  at  present,  lu  the  state 

nf  mind  of  Mr.  Waltlnun  and  Lord  Arnwnnd  rispec- 
I  luely,  wn  may  merely  state  that  the  former   had   re. 

""cred  niiuli  of  bis    trunipiilily    by   tho  nll'ectiniiiile 

'"I'viugiifliiM  diingliinr, and  that  tho  lallcr  wiis  cone  In 
I  iiie  iiietioiKiliH  -iHiriipiid  with  sundry  schumoii  ul  I'uture 
.m:\v  smiiiis — 2'i 


prosperity,  and  full  of  the  hopes  of  love.  Which  entirely 
dis|(elled  his  habitual  melancholy,  and  the  etVcet  of  the 
more  solemn  reasonings  of  his  friend  of  the  Pilot's 
Mark. 

Another  change  was,  that  Mr.  Ilulson  had  lefl  New 
Hall  on  the  very  day  afler  the  night  scene  before  dc- 
scribed,  after  seeing  .Mary  Ileynolds's  brother,  whom  he 
had  taken  a  liking  lo.  lor  reasons  as  odd  and  character- 
islic,  as  they  were  at  liotlom  benevolent  and  praisowor. 
thy.  He  was  determined,  as  ho  said,  lo  have  the  fel- 
low's intentions  sounded,  and,  if  possible,  to  bring  him 
up  in  the  fear  of  the  gallows;  besides  ho  was  minded, 
us  he  further  averred,  to  cheat  the  devil,  if  be  could, 
after  lie  had  thought  himself  suro  of  another  lionosl 
man. 

It  may  be  pretty  truly  said,  that  on  the  morning  we 
spoak  ot;  Mr.  f-  '  ■  se  from  bis  bed  in  better  spirits 
and  with  i:  ligl  ^r  I  ..„  than  any  ono  else,  from  the 
highest  to  the  lo\  J^l  in  the  mansion  of  New  Hall ;  al 
though  lie  acknowledged  that  his  brain  still  fermented 
from  the  effects  of  the  squire's  wine,  and  like  Sir  John 
Urule  in  tho  play,  "  his  head  ached  consumedly."  But 
he  went  up  and  down  tho  house  with  the  greatest  glee, 
as  ho  surveyed  the  depredations  made  upon  the  plate 
and  other  portable  valuables,  sivearing  that  a  more 
cleanly  or  genlleman-Iiko  robbery  could  not  bo  cfVectcd, 
either  legally  or  professionally,  in  the  most  civilised  so- 
ciety ;  and  when  Kulton  looked  rueful  and  iierlurbcd  al 
breakfast,  he  laughed  in  his  face,  and  told  liim  he  was 
glad  to  find  that  there  were  other  rogues  in  the  world 
who  insisted  upon  sharing  with  him  tho  good  things  he 
had  amassed. 

Hut  he  did  not  forget  his  engagement  with  Ihe  thief, 
and  was,  indeed,  so  much  pleased  with  the  candid  con- 
gruity  lietwecn  his  words  and  actions,  that  he  deter- 
mined to  be  ut  the  appointed  place  punctually  at  niion. 

'  What  are  you  ?"  said  ho  slernly,  as  he  came  up  to 
tho  man  whom  he  found  already  on  the  spot. 

'  I  am  tho  person  your  honour  sgioke  to  last  night, 
and  am  here  by  your  honour's  desire.  I  am  completely 
in  your  |)owor." 

"  Oh,  yiMi'rc  my  friend,  the  robber,  are  yon  ?  I've  had 
many  friends  of  your  stamp— I  have  a  luck  that  way. 
But  how  am  I  to  know  that  you  arc  the  same  man  who 
was  my  sleeping  partner  in  the  robbery  ^  you  are  tiw) 
while  in  the  face  ;  the  man  I  spoke  lo  last  night  was 
as  black  as  I^rebus.  Itut  come,  einne,  friend,  I  mustii'l 
stay  talking  to  you  here,  you  arc  too  honest  a  man  lin 
me  In  be  seen  consorting  with  on  a  public  road,  come 
this  way." 

iSaying  this  he  stepped  into  a  field  through  the  plan, 
tation  that  skirted  tho  road,  making  a  sign  lo  the  be- 
wildered man  tu  follow  him,  and  questioning  him  as  he 
went. 

"  What  is  your  name,  friend  !" 

"  Thomas  Key  iiulds,  sir." 

"  Are  voH  really  drirrmiiird on  being  honest? — " 

"  Yes,'sir." 

"Then  it  is  very  well  that  you  have  obtained  my  pa 
trnnage  in  so  hazardous  an  undertaking.  Uuthow  shall 
1  know  that  yon  aro  serious  I" 

"  Try  me,  sir." 

"  Fuilh,  fViend,  I  must  liavo  a  trial  of  myself  nt  llie 
same  time;  for,  in  truth,  I  am  only, as  I  may  say,  going 
into  training  tiir  il  in  iny  own  |iorsoii,you  see,  ami  may 
break  down  if  1  am  hard  run.  Hut  I  say,  friend,  what 
are  you  good  for  f  what  can  you  do,  in  an  honest  way  ?" 

"  Will  your  liiMiour  niimo  what  you  want  of  iiier' 

"Can  you  tell  the  timo  on  a  walch  without  stealing 
it  ?" 

"  Yob,  sir." 

"Then  you  aro  a  learned  man,  friend,  and  an  honest 
as  times  go.  Hut  tell  mo,  can  ymi  eurry  a  horse,  or 
worm  tt  dog,  or  catch  a  itoachor  by  speed  of  foot — or 
brush  a  coal,  or  bund  a  plale,  or  tell  a  lie  in  u  graceful 
and  bnsinoss.like  manner,  or '' 

"  I  would  rather  not  do  tho  last,  sir." 

"  Very  well,  friend,  and  I  would  rather  not  ask  yon 
if  the  world  wore  nol  so  bad  as  it  is ;  but  you  niusln'l  gel 
too  honest  uihui  me,  or,  yon  see,  in  tlinl  case  you  won' 
soil;  and  il  your  conversion  is  loo  nnlrngenus,  or  too 
suilden,  you'll  liei'oine  a  gi  enter  roniiii  Ihaii  ever,  I  can 
(I'll  you.     Uut,  eoiiie,  if  you  are  tcally  di.'leiuiiiii.d  tu 


turn  a  new  leaf,  I'll  protect  yon.     Will  you  swear  fealty 
to  me  ?" 

"  I  will,  sir." 

"Then  hold  upyonr  right  hand,  friend." 

"Will  that  do,  sir?" 

"  Yes ;  now  look  up,  mind,  Jou  aro  on  your  oiitli." 

The  man  sighed  as  he  looked  Up  to  Heaven,  holding 
up  his  hand. 

"Now  wet  your  thumb — there,"  be  added,  touching 
the  man's  llinmb,  "  now,  Reynolds,  you  are  (ny  servant^ 
and  may  bid  .Tack  Ketch  go  bang  liim«lf  lor  w jiil  of 
employment,  as  far  as  you  are  concerned  ;  for  as  long 
as  you  behave  yourself,  and  I  have  a  shilling  in  my 
pocket,  I'll  stand  between  you  and  tho  gallows,  and 
we'll  walk  Ihe  earth  two  honest  men  togclhcr,  and  shamo 
the  world,  just  for  the  rarity  of  tho  thing." 

"  I  will  serve  you  with  my  life,  sir,"  exclaimed  tho 
man,  aflccted  yel  diverted  by  the  manner  of  his  new 
master.     "  Now,  what  shall  I  do  first,  your  honour  ?" 

"  March,  Reynolds,  instantly  out  of  this  neighbour- 
hood, and  never  look  for  me  until  you  arrive  at  the  Cat 
and  Tongs  in  Gloucester,  to-morrow  evening;  now  go, 
and  go  cautiously."' 

Tlie  first  few  <'ays  iflcr  the  alTalrofthe  robbery  wero 
passed  by  the  squire  at  New  Hall  in  allefnalions  of  sub 
Icn  and  perturbed  gloom,  with  paroxysms  of  agitation. 
All  his  visiters  had  now  leil  him  except  .lohnston,  and 
although,  in  his  better  mood,  he  suspected  and  almost 
detested  this  man,  yet,  with  the  weakness  of  guilt, 
haunted  by  the  fear  of  its  discovery,  and  reluctant  to 
make  the  restitution  which  in  a  moment  of  remorseful 
anguish  he  had  promised  to  his  wronged  victim  of  tho 
I'ilol's  Mark,  he  was  glad  to  unbosom  himself  lo  one 
who  Was  always  at  hand,  although  tho  last  |iei'sou  in 
the  world  in  whom  he  ought  lo  have  confided. 

Several  violent  scenes,  however,  had  taken  place  \>c- 
tween  him  and  Johnston,  with  which  it  is  needless  to 
trouble  tho  reader.  The  ex-tutor  ultimately  gained  tho 
onliro  ascendancy  over  tho  unhappy  man.  He  iiersun- 
ded  him  against  giving  up  Mr.  Woltham's  property — 
against  leaving  New  Hall  for  a  time,  as  he  had  proposed 
— against  calling  in  the  mediation  of  Lord  ArnWood — 
and,  in  short,  induced  him  to  change  every  plan  ho  had 
Ibrnied,  lill,  at  length,  the  result  of  several  days'  alter- 
cation was  the  squire's  reluctant  con.sent  to  a  lino  of 
conduct  totally  diirereut  from  that  which  he  had  at  first 
meditated. 

It  was  not  long  afier  Iho  fobliery  before  a  great  hiio 
and  cry  was  raised  for  fliirly  miles  round  the  seelnded 
neighbourhood  of  Arnwood  Castle,  regarding  llie  ex- 
tensive depredation  committed  in  tho  mansion  of  Iho 
"wealthy  and  worthy"  squire  llollon  of  New  Hall. 
Country  gentlonion  began  lo  be  greally  alarmed,  and 
justices  and  magistrates  to  bestir  themselves.  Conser- 
vators of  the  peace  where  every  where  on  the  nicrt  j 
local  proclamations  were  posted  ;  and  ihief-lakers  tl'crn 
niroii ;  Mr.  ilolton  was  condoled  with  on  his  loss,  with 
wiirinth  in  pioporiion  as  ho  was  not  known — so  rnucll 
so,  that  ho  would  almost  have  lost  every  thing  over 
again  to  achieve  the  nioiueiitiiiy  ImpoTtaiiee  the  cir. 
rumstnnco  gave  him  in  the  neiglilKiurhood  :  and  even 
Mr.  Jciliiislim  managed  lo  join  the  cry  with  credit  to 
lilnisoir,  holding  out  well  grounded  hopes  of  being  nniri! 
successful  than  the  police  itsslf  in  ferreting  out  tliu 
robbers. 


CII.M'TKR  XXL 

The  elTect  upon  Lord  Arnwood's  minJ,  produced  by 
llio  death  of  his  mother  and  the  occurrences  of  tho  day 
on  which  he  camo  of  age,  was  16  give  a  new  impulse  toi 
his  thoughts,  and  to  nntke  him  look  wilb  u  sirange  in- 
ipiii-iliveness  into  (he  shadowy  womb  of  futurity,  lor  Ilia 
ptuinisos  or  indications  of  what  Ibrluno  might  havo  in 
sloro  for  him.  Ho  saw,  however,  with  a  mixture  of  ex- 
iillalioii  and  iloubl,  that  it  Ucame  him  now  to  "  try  the 
world"  and  all  il  offered ;  and  accordingly,  shutting  up 
till'  castle,  he  set  otr  to  vhiit  a  Sir  Bidlnnd  Bolland,  «ni> 
siieh  other  fiw  friends  as  remained  to  him  in  Irfindon. 

Tho  observers  of  the  upper  world  of  society  know  (hnl 
llicro  are  always  n  (i'w  new  men  on  town,  who  aro 
lords  nf  the  iiscciiduni  I'nr  the  lime;  and  who,  Klnrlinj 
successively  into  viow   liom  their  native  or  their  com- 


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parativo  obscurity,  Hcrvo  to  ilivorsify  the  inoiiotoiiy  of 
aristocratic  life.  Tlicsc  enjoy  the  ttiuniph  of  Ipaiitiiig 
liundrctig  of  fashionable  persons,  and  of  bcin^  talked  of, 
perhaps,  by  lhous:inds  whom  they  cannot  find  room  to 
entertain,  and  are  extensively  repaid  by  sneering  criti- 
cism ui)on  their  expensive  attempts  at  greatnesii,  or 
contemptuous  laughter  at  their  abortive  presumption. 

In  this  pitiable  predicament  was  now  placed  Sir  Hol- 
land and  his  family.  Lady  Bolland,  Miss  llachcl  liol- 
land,  and  Thomas  Grondall  Bolland,  Esq.,  the  only  son 
and  heir,  all  stood  the  campaign  amazingly  well,  being 
willing  to  encounter  any  thing  in  such  a  cause.  But 
poor  l;>ir  Bolland  himself  was  almost  ready  to  strike  and 
cry  for  quarter  before  the  season  was  half  ended ;  for 
be^idos  the  difficulty  which  a  little  fat  man  encounters 
in  striving  to  support  iicrsonal  greatness  and  impersonal 
dignity.  Sir  Bolland  was  absolutely  "  sweated  down" 
into  a  sort  of  oily  mummy,  and  lost  both  his  weight, 
his  appetite,  and  his  nigli''s  rest,  as  he  said,  for  no 
earthly  or  understandable  pur|K)S0  but  to  s|)eiid  money. 

It  was  near  the  end  of  the  London  season,  while  Sir 
Bolland's  house  was  invaded  by  artists  of  all  sorts,  con- 
nected with  the  table  and  the  trencher,  during  the  day, 
>nd  by  men  and  women  of  many  sorts  during  the  night, 
that  Lord  Arnwood  arrived  in  town,  and  with  a  mix- 
lurn  of  diffidence  and  reserve  paid  a  visit  to  his  old  ac- 
quaintance. Scarcely  had  he  made  his  appearance  in 
society  when  lie  found  himself,  greatly  to  his  own  as. 
tonishmeni,  very  much  in  request ;  and  crowded  as 
were  the  entertainments  of  Sir  Bolland  and  of  every 
body  else  who  invited  him,  and  reserved  and  retiring 
as  his  own  manners  were,  he  yet  discovered  that  he 
had  involuntarily  produced  a  considerable  sensation, 
Ilis  graceful  figure  arrayed  in  deep  black,  and  the 
tboiiglitful  and  intellectual  look  of  en  young  a  man,  to- 
gether with  hi.s  title,  brought  to  the  recollection  of  some 
of  the  old  families  a  name  carrying  in  it  something  to 
be  held  almost  in  reverence,  and  caused  him  to  be  ob- 
served and  talked  of,  even  when  ho  himself  wished  to  be 
concealed  or  forgotten, 

Arnwood  was  partly  right  in  the  latter  feeling  j  for 
ho  could  not  offer  attentions  to  any  lady,  and  in  parti 
cular,  to  the  many  unmarried  female  scions  of  nobility, 
with  whom  he  mixed,  but  himself  and  the  late  lord's 
imprudences  became  the  subject  of  discu.ssion  with  all 
ambitious  fathers  and  wary  mothers,  and  his  hereditary 
inistbftunes  were  dragged  forth  into  babbling  notoriety. 
This  was  a  subject  upon  which  he  was  jealously  and 
painfully  sensitive,  and  when  he  looked  with  moral- 
ising astonishment  at  the  profuse  luxury  indulged  in 
by  hundreds  whom  he  thought  in  every  way  beneath 
him,  contrasting  it  with  the  painful  economy  practised 
in  his  own  deserted  establishment — there  mingled  more 
of  bitterness  in  his  feelings,  than  perhaps,  if  strictly  ex- 
amined, was  reeoncileabic  with  true  dignity  of  mind. 

Kmorgiiig  as  he  had  just  done  out  of  a  literary  and 
retlpctlvc  sulitudi',  and  feeling  intensely  the  dilUculty  of 
getting  a  footing  for  his  own  ambition — lie  looked  with 
amazement  on  tiic  tliouglillcss,  niiuloss,  and  compara- 
tively doscrtlcss  prosperity  of  Sir  Bolland,  and  a  hundred 
oilier  new  people,  who  were  shining  brilliantly  in  the 
zenith  of  city  extravagance.  The  clinging  conscious- 
ness, too,  of  real  talent,  bccanio  sometimes  a  set-off 
■gainst  the  disadvantages  of  his  peculiar  situation.  But 
this  solitary  pride  soon  died  away,  by  the  very  sympa- 
thetic influence  of  the  glaring  opinion  of  the  world,  and 
left  him,  unlesi  when  hope  was  strong,  in  deeper  and 
more  gloomy  discontent  with  the  world,  and  at  the  mor- 
tifying indications  of  his  own  fortune. 

As  for  Sir  Holland,  he  had  of  late  crept  under  a  corner 
of  the  imperial  purple  of  government,  and  was  even  in 
the  prospect  of  a  pcornge  ;  how  or  wherefore  no  one,  »o 
far  as  Arnwood  knew,  could  tell;  for  ho  tiiought  hut  lit- 
tle and  laboured  less,  talked  merely  because  he  was  sure 
to  lie  listened  to,  and  laughed  much  and  of^eii,  cither 
because  ho  wa<  fat,  or  in  order  to  become  so.  At  all 
rvontsfat  he  was,  notwithstanding  the  fatigueof  stand- 
ing up  often  when  hn  lunged  to  sit,  and  bowing  to  his 
guests  when  bowing  was  neither  convenient  to  his  shape 
nor  inclination.  But  then  there  was  a  com|iensation 
even  in  this,  (excepting  when  he  was  absolutely  over- 
driven,) for  standing  and  walking  gave  him  additional 
appetite,  and  bowing  and  feasting  made  him  additional 
friends. 

Amidst  all  this,  Arnwood  full  some  surprise  in  observ- 
ing the  increasing  attentions  to  himself,  and  even  offered 
contidenee  of  Hir  BolLind  Bolland.  Tliis  ho  eould  not 
account  fur,  as  it  seemed  iiiieonnectid  with  hisdiiiighter, 
whose  manner,  unlike  what  it  had  been  in  an  earlier 
ac'juuintaucc,  liad  become  stately,  and  bore  uii  air  of 


condescension  in  addressing  him,  which  ninde  him  duu- 
hly  reserved  towards  her.  And  as  for  Lady  Bolland,  her 
head  seemed  entirely  so  turned  with  "ic  lately  acquired 
notoriety,  and  her  husband's  impc  ....ice  in  the  govern- 
ment, that  she  could  only  occasionally  lie  sensible  that 
such  a  pcrso  .  as  I/ord  Arnwood  had  the  privilege  of 
making  one  at  all  her  parties,  and  that  he  was  more  fre- 
quently talked  of  by  the  women,  titled  and  untitled,  than 
any  other  man  who  was  worth  talking  of,  cxceptiiifr  it 
might  be  her  own  son,  or  Sir  Bolland  himself. 

One  morning  on  Ariiwood's  paying  an  early  visit,  he 
was  taken  confidentially  aside  by  Sir  Bolland,  and  con- 
ducted into  the  library  with  much  ceremony,  and  all  the 
forced  dignity  and  state  so  lalioriously  assumed  and  worn 
u|K)n  the  person  of  a  little  fat  man.  Here,  al\er  many 
preliminaries,  concerning  his  own  consequence  in  the 
present  situation  of  public  affairs,  and  his  wish  to  bring 
forward  every  promising  young  man,  he  told  Arnwoml 
that  tlio  opportunity  was  now  conic  for  '-.ing  his  for- 
tune. 

Arnwood  looked  somewhat  cold  and  incredulous  at 
this  announcement. 

"  Nay,  my  dear  Arnwood,"  said  Sir  Bolland ;  "  it  is 
in  my  power  without  doubt,  if  you  do  what  I  have  un- 
dertaken to  tlic  minister  you  shalL  And  all  you  have  to 
do  is  to  be  expeditious,  and  judicious,  and  prompt,  and 
secret,  and  adroit — and  above  every  tiling  you  must  bo 
lucky." 

Arnwood  smiled. 

"  My  dear  Arnwood,  I  see  that  you  consider  the  busi- 
ness as  nothing  to  a  man  of  your  talents,  and  that  you 
imagine  your  success  certain." 

Arnwood  smiled  again,  and  said  he  hnd  no  doubt  of  it. 

"  Are  you  incredulous,  my  young  lord,  or  are  you 
confident  ?  Shall  I  introduce  you  to  the  minister  or 
not?" 

"  By  all  means.  Sir  BoUnnd.  I  feel  my  zeal  kin- 
dling." 

"  'Tis  done,  Arnwood,  'lis  done.  The  carriage  is  or- 
dered at  two,  and  you  will  consider  how  much  there  is 
at  stake,  Ixith  with  regard  to  your  own  fortune  and  for 
llie  public  goo<l,  in  what  may  lie  proposed  to  you." 

Arnwood  could  scarcely  believe  his  senses,  when  the 
carriage  slopjied  at  the  door  of  the  minister,  and  he 
found  himself  formally  and  confidentially  introduced, 
and  soon  after  closeted,  and  preparations  made  for  a  par- 
ticular and  doubtless  important  disclosure. 

"  You  cannot  have  much  knowledge  of  mankind, 
whatever  may  be  your  natural  talents,  my  lord,"  said 
the  minister  after  some  preliminary  inquiries ;  "  hut 
your  knowledge  of  history  will  have  taught  you  that 
one  of  the  greatest  difficulties  a  statesman  has  to  cneoun. 
ter  in  the  ordering  of  diplomatic  policy,  is  to  get  at  the 
real  sentiments  of  foreign  potentates,  and  the  true  mean- 
ing of  the  proceedings  of  foreign  courts.  This  will  ex- 
plain the  principle  of  the  service  which  you  seem  willing 
to  undertake,  and  u\mn  which  you  will  be  rcfpiircd  to 
proceed.  It  will  lie  a  dangerous  and  uncertain  service," 
the  official  personage  continued,  "  and  even  should  you 
bo  successful,  its  value  will  only  be  such  as  circum- 
stances  will  hereafter  indicate.  But  you  will  have  the 
satisfaction  of  knowing  that  you  act  for  a  noble  and 
lilieral  government.  And,  hark'ec,  my  young  friend,  a 
sprinkling  of  hypocrisy  is  indispensable  ;  for,  remember, 
you  will  have  to  mix  with  those  whose  very  tliouglits  are 
traitors  to  each  other.  In  a  word,  I  can  give  you  no 
better  advice  llian  you  will  find  combined  in  the  Spanish 
maxim,  '  A  light  foot,  an  open  purse,  and  a  quiet  tongue," 
— what  say  you,  young  sir,  are  you  willing  to  embark  in 
the  sea  of  politics  7" 

Arnwood  made  such  acknowledgments  as  the  occosion 
demanded. 

"  Well,  then,  we  shall  see,  what  is  to  be  done  ;"  and 
the  minister,  with  a  gracious  but  reserved  Imw,  turiii  d 
to  olJior  business,  and  left  Arnwood  to  the  indulgence  of 
a  crowd  of  new  ho|K!s  and  fancies,  which  his  mind,  as 
he  returned  home,  wan  busy  in  creating. 

Meantime  it  was  bruited  about  by  Sir  Bolland,  chiefly 
to  show  off  the  confidence  that  he  himself  was  in  with 
the  government,  that  through  his  influence  the  yoiiiig 
Lord  Arnwood  was  about  to  bo  employed  in  an  impor- 
tant and  confidential  mission  abroad.  Tho  change  .to 
Arnwood  in  his  reception  by  tho  world,  was  now  as  ex- 
tensive as  it  was  decided.  Invitations  crowded  in  to 
him,  and  every  on«  began  to  know  and  to  admire  him, 
as  is  usual  in  such  casus,  until  Uio  youth  himself  gave 
way  to  the  general  opinion,  and  loved  all  mankind  as 
heartily  as  mankind  seemed  to  admire  liim. 

'I'liiN  was  the  moment  of  Ariiwood's  triiimpli,  and  al- 
most his  revenge  ujton  the  world.  There  in  an  indeserib- 
able  charm  in  the  first  gush  of  prosperity,  tlic  more  de- 


lightful because  it  is  not  solitary  ;  for  innn  is  so  buiu 
lent  and  sympathetic  in  such  a  ease,  that  all  the  world 
rejoices  with,  and  even  magnifies  the  happiness  of  {U 
successful.  'I'hc  eyes  of  the  women,  in  particular  nm 
seemed  to  beam  tor  Arnwood  with  universal  rrpard 
Their  countenances  suddenly  became  lighted  iin  vvju. 
sentiment;  and  many  were  in  love  with  him  so  deeply 
that,  in  spite  of  the  natural  delicacy  of  that  "worini' 
the  Iind"  which  was  fi'cding  on  their  damask  cheeks  ihc 
feeling  was  too  warm  and  iiii|>erativc  to  be  altomiln, 
hidden,  and  in  some  way  or  other  managed  to  find  ji. 
way  to  his  ears. 

He  now  iH'gan  to  forget  his  Shakspearian  •naxiinabiiiii 
tlie  tide  that  is  in  the  atfairs  of  i.  jn,  wliicli,  assiiredjf 
was  now  at  the  flood  <■  ih  him,  and  which,  liad  it  beca 
taken,  as  it  then  otieiv. ,  was  leading  him  (inoncwuv 
at  '  St)  fast  on  to  fortune.  Men,  as  it  uiifortunatefr 
turned  out,  were  in  a  mistake  about  his  "  affairs,"  else 
there  would  not  have  been  all  this  flood ;  but  that  was  no 
iiffnir  of  his. 

In  giving  these  general  statements  we  had  almost  for. 
gotten  to  mention  the  fact,  (an  unpardonable  piuce  of  I 
forgetfulness  in  tlie  writer  of  a  private  history  of  tiiu 
sort,)  that  by  this  time  Arnwood  might  have  been,  nay 
was,  almost  in  love.  We  say  almost,  because  the  Kcnlj. 
iiiciit  was  involuntarily  qualified  in  his  mind,  by  certain 
deep-seated  recollections,  or  rather  fanciful  dreams  of  liij 
solitary  hours,  or  mixed  up  with  some  painfully  plcasini; 
reminiscnees  of  tlie  inmates  of  the  Pilot's  Mark,  near 
his  own  castle.  The  sentiment,  too,  however  gcnrrjjlv 
powerful,  was  in  Arnwood's  case  at  present  so  ininplcd 
with  a  feeling  of  grotiludc  to  the  fiiir  one,  who  condc 
scendcd  to  evince  no  riniibtful  indications  of  IcndernoRi 
for  himself,  that,  if  stripped  and  analysed,  it  eould  nri. 
ther  bo  called  quite  genuine,  nor  had  its  roots  Biruck  I 
deeply  enough  to  take  the  place  of  more  secret  and  un. 
selfish  emotions. 

The  eldest  daughter  of  the  Marquis  of  Lorton  hj 
fascinated  many  before  she  fascinated  the  yniinj 
fjord  Arnwood  ;  but  she  look  a  greater  pleasure  in  ot. 
serving  the  impression  she  had  made  upon  Ai«  fa'lin|;i  I 
than  in  all  her  previous  conquests,  simply  lueause  aht 
|RTceived  he  had  feeling,  which  she  justly  concluded  iru 
a  quality  somewhat  rare  in  her  circle;  and  the  sinjlf 
hearted  sincerity  of  his  disposition  made  her  attempts  ii  I 
int(^rcsting  him  both  a  pleasing  and  a  proud  ci|Hti. 
nient.  Lady  Amelia  Lorton  was  two  years  older  llisn  I 
himself,  and  the  very  masculine  quality  of  her  under. 
standing,  her  ready  eloquence  U|ion  subjects  which  wo. 
men  ijenerally  avoid,  or  trifle  with,  togetlier  willi  the 
soothing  tones  of  her  voice,  when  slic  chose  to  oddrcsi 
the  feelings,  were  not  lost  upon  a  mind  like  Arnwoed'i, 
which  was  always  susceptible  to  the  Ihrobbings  of  cmo. 
lion,  or  the  dee|i-f<'lt  influence  of  passion. 

Arnwood  was  now,  in  the  pro|icr  sense  of  the  woni, 
liiitii; — enjoying  existence — looking  at  the  great  world, 
in  its  most  desirable  circle — reasoning  u|>on  it,  gninint  I 
knowledge,  hoping,  admiring,  and  almost  loving.   He  I 
had  not  yet,  to  be  sure,  attained  to  any  thing  in  his  own  | 
fortune ;  so  much  the  better ;  for  in  gaining  good,  n 
gain  evil  also,  and  all  to  him   was  yet  imagination  and 
futurity.    "  But  the  future,"  says  Dr.   Johnson,  "  car. 
ries  ill  its  womb  the  greatest  and  tho  purest  of  all  fooi, 
for  it  is  ductile  to  the  fimcy,  and  subservient  toevorj-dc- 1 
iiiand  of  the  passion.s."  [ 

Lady  Ainidia  Lorton  was  a  pretty  woman,  or  nithrr 
she  was  nohU  to  look  upon,  and  at  times  there  was  lomf. 
thing  ill  her  countenance  tiiat  was  awful  to  a  man  who  | 
can  f"eel  the  power  of  a  woman's  eye.  She  was  acconi- 
plished  too.  But  tho  accomplishments  of  some  women  I 
(ell  fnr  something  wherever  they  appear;  those  of  oilier!,  I 
from  the  want  of  acenm|>nnying  taste  ond  undcrstandin;;,  I 
arc  a  weariness  and  a  vanity.  So  were  not  the  circuit  I 
learning  and  the  ready  intellectunl  [Kiwcrs  of  the  notice- 1 
able  daughter  of  the  Muniiiis  of  Ixirlon  ;  fiir  never  were  I 
aecomplishiiients  rendered  more  effective  in  mining  id- 1 
miration  or  emotion  in  minds  such  ns  Arnwood's.  She  I 
and  the  charmed  youth  met  in  all  possible  ploces,  anil  I 
talked  all  (Mwsihlc  things,  as  lor<ls  and  Indies  will  talk.  I 
It  answers  not  our  taste,  nor  indeed  our  tnlenf,  to  five  I 
details.  Behold  I  are  they  not  written  in  filly  cicvcnsh  [ 
Imoks,  that  shall  never  lio  rend  fifty  days  hence  ?  I 

The  fancy  can  easily  follow  Arnwood  throivli  llic  | 
drawing  rooms  and  dinner  parties  of  high  life,  with  I 
which  every  reader,  high  and  low,  is  of  course  «»  finii- 1 
liar  as  he  is  with  his  own  bed-chamber.  He  ale  of  llitl 
most  pi(|uant  Krencli  dishes  with  the  most  unintelligible  I 
names,  inid  drank  wines  im|iorted  by  his  f'ishionalile  | 
host  expressly  fniiii  tliu  moon.  I 

Like  till!  caliphs  of  tho  Arabian   Nights  he  wnllirit 
upon  nothing  but  splendid  Persian  eariiels,  and  rcclimil 


(Illy  on  solas  and 
of  course,  as  the  « 
lie  dined  u|)on  plai 
man,  under  the  na 
early  lor  a  second 
man,  lie  took  care 
laborious  and  corn] 
faction  or  cnjoyme 
■linncr  table  were 
s|ilendoiir  or"  platen 
Ills  |)lacc  among  111 
10  |ret  nciir  the  lad; 
was  forced  to  talk, 
interlarded  with  ba 
what  gratuitously, 
ho  bore  philosophic 
own   private  obser 
lion"  is,  after  all,  s 
llic  reading. 

Tlic  kind  reader 
fancy  Lord  Ariiwoc 
and  boudoirs  of  tin 
lending  all  manner 
qucradcs ;  and  will 
and  did.  Lady  An 
througli  tlioac  crowi 
from  Tier  lips  he  dr 
cloqucnec,  tho  most 
Irulf  great  or  desiri 
observations  and  tin 
beard  and  saw  arou 
generally,  he  movec 
|ilclon,  (convertible 
idly  to  people  who  c 
said  or  thought,  so 
stamp  of  fashion ; 
morning,  weary  am 
for  jicriiisting  in  so  i 


Lord  Arnwood  m 
loticty  as  other  pcu| 
able  to  atlectation 
philosophers,  and  its 
ccssary  connection  1 
ventionnl  refinement 
mind.  The  hurry  o 
pleasing  gratificatio: 
lion  with  men  of  tlu 
lis  usual  effect  upoi 
causing  liim  to  be  in 
tbrget  that  the  ordii 
grcising  and  weariii] 
serious  or  sad  events 

Tlic  first  eircumst 
den  turn  in  our  fprei 
of  ministry,  with  wl 
toon  rang.  In  the 
ntitlier  reward  nor  i 
vapic  assurances  am 
ihip.  As  the  elumoi 
of  ministers,  he  saw 
measures  which  had 
ihen  iHipular  feelings 
loudly  complained  of 

a|ion  Iiord ,  h 

ami  now  in  ngitation, 
to  recruit  his  spirits  t 

The  minister  was, 
wood,  and  even  some 
his  discours*',  as  men 
lite  oblige  them  to  c 
tood  intentions,  with 
consider  Arnwood  as 
affairs  had  taken,  hi 
tliere  is  no  lack,  appli 
were  all  Lord  Arnw 
will  prolmblo  rcvard. 

Tills  disapiie  iitmei 
wood's  friends ;  and  i 
his  own  conacioUBiiesi 
He  met  Lady  Aiiieliu 
Iher's  drawing  room, 
that  she  was  aware  of 
Ihcrit  was  studied,  or' 
liini  sensitive  and  irri 
irioiis  than  usual,  wl 
•nil  oven  her  good  sei 
and  masculine,  and  hi 
'ffurdless  of  his  feeli 


mA 


WALTIIAM. 


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lun  is  so  luiiHo. 
at  all  the  World 
linppinisB  of  the 
1  particular,  now 
universal  rrgatil. 

lighted  up  nil), 
h  tiim  so  dcpply, 
ni'  that  "  worm  i' 
iinank  chiuks,  ihc 

to  be  altogtilicr 
lageil  to  find  ji, 

rian  niaxiin  about 
whicn,  assuredly, 
liich,  had  it  been 
liim  (in  one  way 
it  unrortunatel'r 
lis  "  affairs,"  eW 
1 ;  but  that  was  no 

irc  had  almost  for. 
rdonuble  pioce  of 
to  history  of  thij 
It  have  beeu,  naj 
lecausc  the  scnii. 
8  mind,  by  certain 
ciful  drcnius  of  hit 
painfully  pleasing 
'ilot'n  Mark,  near 
however  genrrtll» 
ircseiit  so  ininple'd 
one,  who  conde. 
ions  of  tcndemfss 
ysed,  :t  could  nei. 
d  its  roots  slruck 
oro  secret  and  un. 

lis  of  Lorton  hud 

intcd    the    ynun^ 

Icr  pleasure  in  oli. 

upon  A  is  ru'linj!> 

limply  lucause  she  ' 

istly  concluded  VIS 

Iv;  and  the  finale 

idc  her  attempts  bI 

d  a   proud  eipoi. 

)  yenrs  older  llian 

nlity  of  her  under. 

ubjccts  which  wo. 

together  with  Ihc 

choFC  to  addrcM 

like  Arnwoed'i, 

hrobbings  of  ciuo.  j 

ion. 

!cnsc  of  the  woni, 
the  great  world, 
u|>on  it,  gaininc 
most  loving.    lie 
thing  in  his  on 
iiiiiig  good,  uf  I 
itnngiiiation  and  [ 
Johnson,  "  ear. 
jiurcsl  of  all  pood, 
rviint  tocTcrydc.  I 

woman,  or  ralhcr  | 
les  there  was  lonif. 
rfiil  to  a  man  who 
8lio  was  acconi.  I 
.  of  some  women  I 
ir;  those  of  olliers 
ind  undcrstnndinf,  I 
.   not  the  cleguill 
•en  of  the  notiee.  I 
)ii ;  for  never  were  | 
live  in  raising  id. 
Arnwood's.   She  I 
issihlc  places,  snil  I 
1  Indies  will  tilk. 
lur  talent,  to  five  I 
in  fifty  clcverish  I 
ya  hence  ?  I 

rood  throiuli  tlic  I 
jf  high  life,  wiih 
[)f  course  18  filini.  I 
llcateoflht 
nost  unintelligible 
his  fashioiulilii 

Night*  he  v'lM 
jicls,  and  rcelimJ 


I 


I  ^„  gofas  and  couches,  which  lio  found  as  conininn, 
f  course,  as  the  wooden  benches  in  St.  James's  park. 
He  dined  upon  plain  faro  at  three  o'rlock  like  a  trade.i. 
man  under  the  name  of  lunch,  and  supiiod  at  night  too 
early  for  a  second  appetite ;  which,  however,  like  a  wise 
laii  lie  took  care  to  provide  against,  the  latter  being  too 
I'lborious  and  complex  an  entertainment  either  for  satis, 
faction  or  enjoyment.  The  most  interesting  faces  at  the 
jjnncr  table  were  lost  to  him,  or  concealed  behind  the 
siilenilour  oi'  plateaux  and  lustres ;  and  in  the  lottery  of 
ills  plaw  among  tho  company,  when  lie  did  not  happen 
to  Xl  near  the  lady  Amelia  or  some  such  intimate,  he 
ffis  I'orced  to  talk,  or  listen  to,  all  manner  of  nothings, 
interlarded  with  bad  French  and  Italian,  called,  soiiic- 
tthat  gratuitously,  liglil  conversation.  This,  iiowi-ver, 
he  bore  philosophically  for  a  time,  for  the  sake  of  his 
,iin  private  observations ;  for  "  fasliionablu  conversa- 
tion" is,  after  all,  seldom  as  vapid  in  the  hearing  as  in 
the  reading. 

Tlie  kind  reader  will  also,  to  save  time,  condescend  to 
fancy  Lord  Arnwood  moving  incessantly  among  saloons 
and  boudoirs  of  the  most  splendid  description,  and  at- 
tending  all  manner  of  soirees,  routs,  concerts,  and  mas- 
querades ;  and  will  also  please  to  imagine  what  lie  said 
and  did.  Lady  Amelia  sometimes  hung  upon  his  arm 
through  these  crowds,  or  sat  with  him  in  a  recess,  and 
from  her  lips  ho  drank  for  a  time  the  most  seductive 
oloqacnce,  the  most  toucliinf  sentiment,  ujron  what  was 
Irulv  great  or  desirable  on  cirth  ;  and  again  the  keenest 
observations  and  the  mobt  cutting  satire  upon  all  they 
heard  and  saw  around  them.  At  other  times,  and  more; 
generally,  he  moved  abcat  like  a  philosopher  or  a  sim- 
iilcton,  (convertible  terms  as  the  world  goes,)  and  talked 
idly  to  people  who  cared  nothing  about  either  what  he 
said  or  thought,  so  that  what  was  apparent  bore  the 
stamp  of  fashion ;  and  then  he  went  to  bed  late  in  the 
morning,  weary  anil  ilisapiwinted,  wondering  at  liiin-scll' 
Ibr  persisting  in  so  unsatisfactory  a.  life. 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

LorJ  Arnwood  moved  about  for  a  time  in  fashionable 
(oeielv  as  other  people  do ;  for  high  life,  however  favour 
able  to  artectation  and  ctfeminacy,  is  not  without  its 
philosophers,  and  its  moralists  too;  nor  is  there  any  ne- 
ecssary  connection  between  fastidious  elegance  and  con- 
ventional refinement,  and  vapid  coxcombry  or  inanity  of 
mind.  The  hurry  of  its  engagements,  however,  and  the 
pleasing  gratification  to  personal  vanity,  of  easy  associa- 
tion with  men  of  the  highest  titles  in  the  country,  hnd 
lis  usual  etiect  upon  his  youthful  and  sanguine  mind  ; 
causing  liiin  to  be  insensible  to  the  lapse  of  time,  and  to 
forget  that  the  ordinary  occurrences  of  life  were  pro- 
gressing and  wearing  on,  and  there  were  such  things  as 
serious  or  sad  events  taking  place  in  the  lower  world. 

The  first  circumstance  that  awakened  him  was  a  sud- 
don  turn  in  our  fpreign  policy,  and  a  report  of  a  change 
ol' ministry,  with  which  the  newspapers  and  tho  country 
soon  rang.  In  the  mean  time  Arnwood  had  received 
niitlier  reward  nor  service,  nor,  indeed,  any  thing  hut 
vague  assurances  and  doubtful  manifestations  of  friend- 
ship. As  the  clamour  ri|iuncd  against  the  proceedings 
of  ministers,  he  saw  with  astouisTiment,  that  those  very 
measures  which  had  been  adopted  in  consequence  of  the 
llien  iwpukr  feelings  in  fivour  of  them,  were  the  most 
loudly  complained  of  and  reprobated.     When  he  waited 

a|ion  Lord ,  ho  found  him  already  an  ex-minister, 

md  now  in  agitation,  if  not  disgust,  preparing  to  set  out 
to  recruit  his  spirits  and  his  nerves  in  the  country. 

Tile  minister  was,  however,  gracious  and  kind  to  Arn- 
ivood,  and  even  somewhat  disposed  to  bo  sentiini'ntul  in 
his  diicoursi',  as  men  will  be  when  the  untoward  events  of 
lll'c  oblige  tlieiii  to  console  themselves  for  ill-rcwurded 
gaod  intentions,  with  n  moral  relleetion.  IIu  seemed  to 
consider  Arnwood  as  a  brother  suH'erer  by  tho  turn  that 
tITiiirs  hnd  taken,  hut  the  moral  rellections,  of  which 
there  is  no  luck,  applicable  to  courts  and  political  change, 
vcrc  nil  Lord  Arnwood's  answer,  and  all  his  pr'seiit 
and  probable  reward. 

Tills  disappi'  iitment  soon  caino  to  lio  known  to  .Arn- 
wood's friends ;  and  its  usual  elfeets  worn  ileepeni^d  by 
his  own  consciousness  and  his  foreboding  imagiiialion. 
lie  met  Liidy  Amelia  Lorton  in  tho  evening  in  her  fii- 
tlicr's  drawing  room,  and  ho  thought  he  saw,  at  a  glance, 
that  she  was  aware  of  all  that  had  occurred  to  him.  Wlie- 
IliiritwiisHtndied,  or  whether  hisownconsciousncNS  made 
him  sensitive  and  irritable,  he  conversation  seemed  less 
mtIous  than  usual,  while  he  was  dis|iosed  to  lie  more  so ; 
ind  even  her  good  sense  scorned  more  than  vwr  rough 
md  masculine,  and  her  allusions,  accidentally  ur  wilfully, 
"gaidlesa  of  liia  feelings. 


Arnwood's  observations  were  more  keen  than  usual, 
but  still  he  had  not  altogetlier  deceived  himself.  Lady 
Amelia  really  delighted  in  his  society,  was  interested  in 
him,  was  proud  of  him  as  a  conquest,  nay,  even  loved 
him.  Hut  her  love  was  not  (shall  we  be  understood  when 
wc  say  it?)  like  the  love  of  a  woman.  And  so  she  could 
extinguish  it,  or  sacrifice  it  to  pride,  or  trifle  with  it  (as 
she  could  and  did  with  the  object  of  it),  with  all  the  ca- 
price and  hauteur  of  a  high  born  and  worldly  dame.  For 
some  time  she  teased  Arnwood,  partly  by  coquetry  with 
other  admirers,  and,  at  times,  by  cruel  allusions  to  things 
in  which  he  telt  keenly  all  the  di.sndvantnges  of  his  situa- 
tion. A  new  favourite  in  the  person  of  a  Colonel  Vnnce, 
now  began  to  call  forth  her  triumphant  "  flirtation,"  and 
jealousy  and  wounded  pride  soon  coinpleli.d  the  aliena- 
tion of  Arnwood's  heart.  IJut  if  there  had  been  any 
thing  wanting  to  deterniinc  him  to  retire  I'roiii  scenes 
which  were  now  a  pimislmieiit  to  him,  it  was  supplieil 
in  the  following  incident. 

At  a  crowded  evening  party  at  the  Marquis  of  Lor- 
ton's,  Arnwood  found  that,  eitlier  on  purpose  or  by  acci- 
dent, lie  was  in  an  unusual  ninniier  lell  to  himself  all 
night,  and  was  in  the  uncomfortable  state  of  mind  of  a 
proud  man  when  he  finds  himself  in  a  place  where  he 
suspects  that  he  is  looked  upon  as  little  better  than  an 
intruder,  or  imagines  his  picsence  merely  auff'cred  uiili' 
a  convenient  time  urrives  for  his  dismissal  by  a  conp-dc- 
jrriice.  He  had  wandered  .iiiioiig  the  crowd,  and  an- 
swered jealously  and  slightly  the  salutations  of  a  dozen 
eoinmon  acquaintances,  and  even  exchanged  a  smile  and 
a  remark  with  Iiudy  Amelia,  and  hud  at  length  betaken 
himself  for  solitude  to  a  recesu  behind  a  pillar.  Here  he 
sat  down  alone  to  contemplate  an  old  painting,  on  which 
the  light  from  a  brilliant  cliaiidelicr  now  shone,  as  he 
thought,  most  favourably. 

The  picture  represented  a  young  female,  in  a  costume 
so  |ieculiar,  or  rather  her  ligure  w.is  so  imaginatively  re- 
vealed, by  an  extravagant  and  picturesque  cirapery,  that 
the  contemplative  spectator  was  soon  riveted  by  the  ori- 
ginal and  striking  conception  of  the  artist.  The  female 
was  mad,  as  appeared  by  the  strangeness  of  her  apparel 
and  manner,  and  the  poetic  wililness  of  her  eye ;  but  she 
was  so  purely  beautiful,  and  there  was  given  to  her  such 

Imk  of  sjieaking  pathos,  that  Arnwood  had  almost 
wrought  himself  into  tears  as  he  continued  to  gaze,  uiid 
to  feed  his  imagination  witli  the  idea  of  the  unlia|ipy 

There  were  other  thoughts,  also,  insensibly  linking 
themselves  with  the  visual  fancy  before  him,  tliougliL« 
which,  of  course,  could  have  no  other  limndation  than 
the  mere  association  of  ideas,  but  which  gradually  awa- 
kened in  his  heart  its  deepest  and  saddest  leelings,  and 
plunged  him  in  a  reverie  which  might  have  seemed  a 
trance.  It  was  as  if  Heaven  hud  shown  liim,  at  sundry 
intervals,  and  in  divers  manners,  in  reality  or  in  his 
dreams,  such  a  vision  (one  reiieated  vision)  of  female 
Iierfeetion,  as  transported  his  soul  to  paradise  in  thought 
and  aspiration,  yet  never  permitted  him,  even  once,  dis- 
tiiictly  to  behold  that  face  and  form  which  still  llittcd 
before  his  fancy. 

His  mind  had  wandered  back  to  Arnwood  Castle  and 
the  Pilot's  Mark,  as  he  gazed  on  tlie  interesting  picture 
before  liim,  when  his  car  was  startled  and  his  attention 
attracted  by  women's  voiecs,  talking  loud  (ns  ladies  of 
rank  may  talk)  behind  him,  and  just  beyond  the  pillur 
against  which  he  -.as  leaning.  Ho  even  thought  his 
own  name  had  been  mentioned,  and  naturally  interrupt- 
ing himself  to  listen,  he  heard  a  few  words  of  conversa- 
tion of  that  matter  of  fact  spi'eies,  v.'liich  was  "ufticient 
to  recall  his  mind  to  this  lotrrr  world. 

"  You  astonish  me,  iny  lady,"  said  one,  "  indeed  you 
astonish  nie ;  but  the  loose  manners  of  the  present  dr.y 
are  perfectly  incredible.     In   my  younger  days  this  iiii- 

pudence  would  no  more  have  been  suft'ired  than " 

Hut  the  anti(|uity  of  his  family!"  inteirupted  an 
other  voice. 

"  That  is  the  only  excuse  for  it ;  but,  my  lady,  I  uiii 
told  his  whole  estate  would  not  iiiaki!  a  tolcrnhle  iill'iw- 
aiice  for  pin  money.  In  short.,  tho  boy's  presiimplion 
ought  to  he  chastised,  and  for  a  sensibfo  man  like  tin 
marquis  to  permit  siieli  a  glaring  flirtation,  I  am  at  a 
loss  to  nceount  fiir  it." 

"  It  is  love,  no  doubt,"  said  a  crneked  old  voice,  in  n 
sneering  tone,  "  the  blind  god  must  hear  the  blame,  he, 
\u;  he !" 

"  1'lie  youth  ought  to  bo  sent  abroad  somewhere,"  re- 
joined the  first.  "  I  (ell  you,  my  Indy,  the  marquis  ought 
to  get  him  un  np|Hiintiiient  nt  the  Ca|ie,  or  about  the 
Ionian  Islands,  or  in  .\uslralia,  or  somewhere  else,  to 
prevent  titles  from  becoming  conteniplihle  nt  liunir,  and 
to  keep  him  out  of  the  way  of  the  women  1" 


It  is  time,  iiiethinks,  that  that  unfortunate  fuinily 
were  extinct,"  said  tlie  toothless  possessor  of  the  cracked 
voice;  "1  knew  the  boy's  grandliillier,  Sir  Humphrey 
of  Arnwood — a  w  ild  and  a  bold  man  he  was,  and  tlio 
late  lord  made  things  much  worse,  nnd  here  is  a  youtli 
who  would  niiirry  his  slender  [X'rson  and  his  father's 
debts  to  the  eldest  daughter  of  liorton  hiinself— he,  he  !" 
Hut  the  marehioiiess  has  too  mtich  gmid  sense  to 
permit  the  aft'uir  to  proceed  further,"  rejoined  the  second 
speaker  ;  "  wlir.t  do  you  think,  my  lady  ?" 

!  have  long  observed  the  Arnwood  family,"  said  the 

cracked  mumbling  voice,  "  and " 

Lord  -Arnwood's  back  was  still  to  the  group  of  old  la- 
ilii  s,  and  his  eyes  yet  fixed  upon  the  faseinatiiig  picture  ; 
hut  there  was  soini  thing  so  peculiar  in  the  lone  of  this 
latter  voice,  that  he  turned  round,  nnd  putting  his  head 
jrast  the  pillar,  oLservcd  the  three  old  women  who  wero 
talking.  The  last  face  absolutely  shocked  him — it  pre- 
sented such  n  eonliast  to  the  angelic  euuntenanee  he  had 
been  eontciiiplating  in  the  picture — ftoiii  its  absolutely 
("rightful  expression  ;  for  the  dowager's  pale  face,  crown- 
ed with  a  mass  of  frizzled  white  hair,  presented  aconihi- 
nation  of  the  rheumy  imbecility  of  the  lowest  beldame, 
with  the  demoniac  iiialignity  of  Hecate. 

"  I  have  lung  obsi'rveil  that  singular  family,"  mumbled 
the  cracked  voice  ;  "  I  think  it  isal«iiit  its  last." 

"  There  is  little  danger,  then,  of  Lady  -Amelia  Lorton, 
from  nil  the  reports,"  said  another. 

"  Hce,  liec !"  sung  the  cracked  voice  of  the  aristo- 
cratic Hecate,  and  the  expression  on  the  countenance 
was  horrible.  "  I  tell  you,  the  boy  will  soon  begin  to 
wince  ut  the  world  like  his  foil  er — and  will  end  the 
wliiik^  by — nay,  I  can  sec  it — by  ii'stol  and  lead — or  a 
eu,>  of  laudaiuiin — or  he  may  pc  li,:ps  give  himself  a 
fling  from  the  tallest  turret  of  the  old  empty  castle  of 
Arnwood — hce,  hce,  hee  !" 

"  Gocd  henvens  I"  exelaiim  d  yVrnwood,  rushing  from 
the  recess  into  the  crowd,  nnd  then  into  the  street.  "What 
a  world  do  I  iiilialiit '.  The  very  accursed  of  the  earth, 
the  crue'est  of  the  world's  crawling  animals— a  bad 
hearted  old  woman,  seems  to  become  prophetic  when 
speaking  ol  mo.  It  is  high  time  that  I  should  leave  this 
motley  scene  of  venomous  old  eats  and  aristocratic  im- 
beciles to  the  gratification  of  Iheir  own  peculiar  and 
congcniiil  pleasures.  In  the  retirement  of  the  castle  I 
will  wait  with  leisurely  resignation  for  such  fruit  os  tho 
seeds  I  have  sown  during  my  short  stay  in  the  metropo. 
lis  will  possibly  yield  me  ;  and  if  none  ever  springs  up, 
why,  '  patience,  and  slmtlle  the  cards  1'  " 

Full  of  his  newly  acquired  determination,  Arnwood 
waited  upon  the  .Maiqnis  of  Lorton  on  the  following 
morning,  and  soliiiled  such  an  exertion  of  his  (lolitical 
influence  upon  any  fiitiirc  occasion,  as  that  nobleman 
might  deem  itexiiedient  or  friendly  to  extend  ;  and  tak. 
ing  a  short  leave  of  his  liit  friend.  Sir  Holland,  ho  niadu 
the  best  of  his  way  back  again  to  Arnwood  castle. 


CIIAPTKIl  XXIII. 

The  rich  perfume  of  autumn  scented  the  soft  air,  ond 
twilight  was  fast  sinking  into  night,  when,  after  a  fa- 
tiguing ride.  Lord  Arnwood  at  length  descried  the  shin- 
ing sweep  of  tho  sea  on  the  horizon  beyond  his  own 
castle,  and  soon  after  imagined  he  discerned  a.  moro 
interesting  object,  namely,  tlie  Pilot's  Mark,  just  relieved 
by  the  light  coloured  vapours,  which  still  retained  the 
lingering  slindow  of  day  spreading  fcaword  behind  it. 
.Soon  after,  he  even  fancied  he  could  distinguish  a  light 
in  the  window  of  the  littlo  turret  where  Agatha  slept; 
and  as  he  eonlimied  to  contemplate  this  cold  nnd  loncl' 
refuge  of  adversity,  and  to  contrast  the  gay  crowd  i.i 
London  with  which  he  had  mixed  for  the  last  few  duy.i, 
and  the  gorgeous  scenes  of  licurtlcssness  and  I'xtra- 
vagnnee  wliieli  he  had  just  witnessed,  with  this  cheerless 
and  secluded  abode  of  worth — and  further  thought  of  her 
who  would  have  adorned  a  palace,  eonlinning  to  linger 
away  her  youth  in  dull  seclusion  and  yearning  peniiiy — 
u  pang  nfsyinpnlhi  lie  anguish  shot  thniiigh  his  mind, 
lliiit  would  have  been  still  more  bitter,  had  it  not  been 
aecompunied  by  un  undefined  hope  that  lie  would  yet  bo 
the  menus  of  restoring  her  to  society  and  happiness. 
"  Tlint  black  looking  tower  which  seems  to  rise  out  of 
the  eold  niutmiiring  sen,"  he  exclaimed  to  himself,  as 
he  continued  to  diieet  his  gnze  towards  it,  "  is  yet  tho 
domicile  of  my  Agatha ;  of  her  who  has  given  on  inte- 
rest to  my  lire,  nnd  communicated  a  fire  to  my  bo. 
Noin,  such  as  none  other  could  or  shall  five  in  this 
worhl.  Shall  it  ever  be  mine  to  restore  her  and  her 
father  to  happiness  ?  May  I  ever  hope  to  ninkc  her  my 
own,  unite  my  fortune  to  hers,  under  circumBtnnecs  in 
w  hicli  wu  mi^lit  be  tuablcd  to  enjoy  together  ouch  su- 


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preme  felicity  7  perhaps — yea,  it  may  really  be,  after  all, 
that  this  glorioiia  dream  will  be  ultimntcly  realised," 

Entering  the  castle,  affected  by  Ruch  reflections,  it  may 
bo  conceived  with  what  feelings  he  read  the  following 
letter,  which  he  found  among  othir-t  waiting  him  on  his 
arrival. 

"  Gloucester,  October  ISlli. 
"  My  Lord, 

"  Though  litllc  entitled  to  communicate  with  your 
lordship,  from  the  slight  opportunities  I  have  had  of  the 
honour  of  meeting  you,  yet,  for  the  sake  of  others,  I  take 
the  liberty  of  stating  a  circumstance  to  you  which  may 
l)c  of  importance  to  a  |)erson  to  whom,  as  I  am  informed, 
you  have  extended  kindness  and  benevolence,  and  who,  I 
believe,  at  present  resides  in  one  of  your  fishing  houses, 
eallf.l  the  I'ilot's  Mark. 

"  Without  being  myself  fully  acijuaintcd  with  all  the 
eirouinslanoes,  I  am  given  to  imderstand  that  Mr.  liolton 
of  Now  [lall,  in  your  neighbourhood,  has  in  his  hands 
and  retains,  whether  justly  or  not  I  pretend  not  to  say, 
considerable  |)roperty  alleged  to  belonif  of  right  to  llic 
person  in  question;  which  person,  as  I  learn,  (through 
the  medium  of  a  man  whom  I  have  lately  taken  into  my 
service,)  refrains  from  suing  for  il,from  some  peculiarity 
of  mind  or  opinion,  or  from  an  ill-grounded  distrust  of 
tlic  elliciency  of  the  law.  Now,  the  information  1  wish 
to  give,  consists  chiefly  in  tliis,  that  I  have  good  reason 
to  know,  as  well  from  other  sources  as  from  my  own  ob- 
servation, that  it  requires  only  your  judicious  interference 
and  influence  to  induce  Mr.  Uolton  to  return  to  the  gen- 
tleman to  whom  you  have  already  hnw  li'ueral,  such  pro- 
perty or  funds  as  shall  place  him  quite  beyond  your  hu- 
manity, and  liberally  reward  your  own  benevolent  feel- 
iiig>-. 

"  r  shall  only  add,  iliat  I  am  satisfied,  that  Mr.  Bolton 
is  at  the  present  moment  quite  prepared  for  your  inter- 
feren.ic,  which,*!  have  no  doubt,  will  at  once  be  effectual; 
and  wishing  to  your  efforts  every  success, 

"  I  have  the  honour  to  be,  &.C. 

"  n.  B.  nui.sox." 

Nothing;  eould  be  more  gratifying  to  Arnwood's  feel- 
ings, or  give  a  quicker  impulse  to  his  dearest  hopes, than 
the  iutelligence  brought  him  in  this  short  letter.  Uni- 
son's inlbrmution  he  saw  confirmed  by  various  things 
th.it  he  himself  observed,  particularly  by  the  olfer  of  Mr. 
Bolton  .some  time  since  to  address  him  on  the  road;  and 
though  his  pride  under  ordinary  circumstances  would 
have  prevented  him  from  ever  again  connnuiiicating  with 
the  man  who  had  insulted  him  so  grossly,  yet  in  the 
cause  of  Agatha  and  lier  liither,  he  rejoiced  in  the  pros- 
pect of  an  immediate  negotiation'  with  the  squire,  which 
he  resolved  on  undertaking  on  the  succeeding  morning. 

Wliile  Arnwood  meditated  these  plans,  his  single  ser- 
vant, assisted  by  crooked  IJobin  the  gate-keeper,  and  his 
wi'c,  prepared  his  evening  repast,  which  was  soon  set 
before  him.  But  by  this  time  the  solitariness  of  his 
situilinn  in  the  old  empty  castle,  struck  him  so  forcibly 
as  heinsensilily  contrasted  it  with  the  delight  of  Agatha's 
society,  which  now  came  home  to  his  fancy,  with  some- 
thing like  anticipated  reality,  that  he  was  unable  to  eat; 
and  iRrst  st-arting  up  and  pacing  the  room  in  the  pleasing 
indulgence  of  the  hopes  with  which  he  was  impressed, 
he  at  length  rushed  out,  fatigued  as  he  was,  into  the  open 
air,  that  he  might  breathe  more  freely  and  indulge  with 
less  constraint  in  the  stillness  of  night,  the  happy  con- 
templation of  the  innnediate  restoration  of  Agatha,  and 
of  his  own  expected  happiness, 

FIc  looked  wistfully  towards  the  Mark  ns  he  walked, 
but  night  had  completely  enveloped  every  object,  and  he 
could  only  distinguish  the  misty  line  of  the  sea  below,  by 
its  phosphoric  reflection  of  the  stars  which  now  twinkled 
above  him.  "  Surely,"  said  he,  "  I  may  venture  to  go 
doun  even  to  night  and  en(]uire  for  Mr.  Waltham.  The 
messenger  of  good  tidings  is  welcome  at  every  door,  and 
in  this  world  i'ew  will  venture  to  blame  the  trcedoins  or 
follies  of  a  prosperous  man,  as  I  am  at  length  beginning 
fo  be;"  and  saying  this,  he  without  more  ado  set  Ibrwurd 
to  walk,  dark  as  it  was,  to  the  Mark. 

When  he  arrived  at  the  door,  and  looked  up  at  the 
small  closed  windows  of  the  house  where  his  Agatha  re- 
Rlded,  he  observed  on  one  side  the  fire-light  gleaming 
warm  from  the  top  of  a  lower  window,  ami  as  he  listened, 
he  heard  at  intervals  the  (plaint  chant  of  Murdoch  Ma- 
carn,  mixed  in  chorus  occiisionally  with  the  clearer  voice 
of  a  woman;  and  even  the  rough  tones  of  Weatlierslicet, 
the  sailor,  seemed  to  strike  in  at  times  with  the  others, 
while  a  thump  on  the  table,  or  some  such  thing,  beat 
time  to  the  more  merry  bars  of  the  stave — and  the  whole 
ended  with  a  burst  of  cheerful,  but  not  loud,  tongues,  and 
the  merry  noise  of  laughter. 


"  Heaven  prolong  your  innocent  happiness!"  exclaimed 
Arnwood,  half  audibly,  as  he  looked  up  at  the  window. 
"  What  virtuous  hearts  and  pure  and  peaceful  bosoms 
inhabit  this  cold  dreary-looking  pile,  to  put  the  gorgeous 
and  the  lofty  discontented  to  shame?  May  blessings  rest 
upon  and  increase  to  all  within  these  honoured  walls. 
By  .love,  I  can  refrain  no  longer!  I  shall  seek  admittance 
forthwith,  that  I  may  come  in  for  a  share  of  your  homely 
social  pleasure.  And  I  shall  have  one  look,  before  I 
sleep,  of  those  eyes,  which  I  still  seem  to  see  wherever  I 
go,  and  which  carry  love  and  emotion  in  every  glance;" 
and  so  saying,  he  went  up  and  knocked  gently  at  the 
door. 

It  was  soon  opened  by  Mary  Ueynolds,  who  smiled 
and  curtsied  as  she  held  the  light  when  she  saw  who  it 
was,  while  his  lordship  eould  not  help  observing  her 
kindly  as  he  entered,  for  she  was  neat,  and  almost  gaily 
dressed;  and  her  buxom  youthful  face,  glowing  with 
health  and  the  heat  of  the  tire  which  she  had  just  left, 
was  surrounded  by  a  cluster  of  curls  suflieiently  tastefully 
arranged  to  set  off  a  countenance  by  no  means  calculated 
to  make  a  warm-hearted  man  forget  that  there  was  such 
a  thing  as  love  in  the  world. 

"  I  am  delighted  to  see  you  all  so  happy,"  said  his  lord- 
ship, as  he  entered  the  comfortable  kitchen,  scarcely  able 
to  see  for  the  light  of  a  blazing  fire,  before  wliieli  an  old 
furbished  sword,  on  which  were  strung  a  couph  of  good 
sized  fowls,  went  round  agreeably  to  the  ordering  of  big 
Weathershcct,  tlie  sailor;  who,  seated  in  tlie  shade  of  the 
ehiumey,  with  a  face  as  red,  and  nearly  as  hot  as  the 
fire,  was  performing  the  duties  of  turnspit,  with  all  the 
patient  equanimity  of  the  hardy  race,  who  are  trained 
to  wait  upon  every  wind  that  may  happen  to  blow. 

"  Weel,  I  declare,  if  that's  no  his  lordship  frae  the 
castle!"  exclaimed  Murdoch  Maeara,  coming  forward. 
"Was  there  ever  ony  thing  so  heartsomc  and  lucky,  an' 
the  bit  supper  just  ready  for  the  dish  ?  Ye'U  excuse  me, 
my  lord." 

"What  is  it,  my  honest  Scotch  friend?"  said  Arn- 
wood, good  hmnouredly.  "  Mr.  Waltham  is  well,  I  pre- 
sume, from  what  is  indicated  here,  and  disposed  to  enjoy 
himself." 

"  Wonderfu'  wecl,  my  lord,  an'  mentioned  you  to  Miss 
Agatha  aboon,  this  very  minute.  Oh!  if  your  lordship 
would  just  be  pleased  to  be  hungry  the  night;  but  what 
need  I  speak?  Great  folks  are  never  hungry,  like  us  poor 
hollies,  as  Nicol  .Macdougal,  the  flesher,  used  to  say." 

"  You're  much  mistaken,  my  friend,"  said  Arnwood, 
smiling ;  "  and  so  was  Nicol  Macdougal — but  why  this  ar- 
dent  wish  to-night?" 

"  It  would  just  be  sic  a  pleasure  for  me  to  see  your 
lordship  silting  beside  my  mistress  aboon,  if  it  were  the 
ease,  and  me  helping  you  like  your  vallej/  ile  sham  to  the 
merry  thought  o'  ane  o'  thac  hurdles  that's  fizzing  afore 
the  fire.  Twa  bonnier  ehuckies  never  picked  barley — 
an'  there's  muekle  Will  Walhersheet  sitting  at  the  helm 
turning  tlum  round,  wi'  a  fiicc  as  red  as  a  Dutch  cheese, 
can  hardly  keep  his  fingers  out  o'  the  gravy,  the  crature." 

"  Upon  my  honour,    Mr.   Murdoch,"    said   Arnwood, 
these  hurdles,  as  you  call  them,  would  tempt  any  one, 
after  a  long  ride;  and  that  being  my  condition,  I  have  al- 
most a  mind,  when  I  go  up  stairs,  to  try  your  cookery." 

'  I  tell'd  ye  sae!  I  tell'd  ye  sac!  as  the  wife  said  about 
the  mare  that  cat  the  mortar  stane,"  snapping  his  fingers, 
and  turning  round  and  addressing  his  companions.  "  Cict 
up.  Will  Wathershect,  an'  bring  mo  the  dishes — sitting 
there  like  a  hurlelieon,  licking  your  fingers  i' the  pre- 
sence o'  his  lordship.  Od  man, ye  hae  nae  mair  manners, 
for  a'  my  teaching,  than  a  cadger's  foal!  Will  ye  never 
learn  genteelily,  ye  sea  porpuss?"  J 

"  Will  your  lordship  be  pleased  to  walk  up  stairs?" 
said  Mary  Reynolds,  curtsying,  having  herself  ran  up 
and  down  again,  during  the  Scotchman's  palaver. 

When  Armvood  entered  the  small  arched  apartment 
above,  which  was  used  by  the  inmates  as  a  sitting-room, 

found  a  table  covered  for  supper,  the  candles  lighted, 
and  a  fire  blazing  with  an  air  of  much  comfort.  The  old 
gentleman  advanced  to  receive  him,  which  he  did  with 
the  greatest  warmth,  his  countenance  bespeaking  not 
only  inward  tranquillity,  but  good  humour,  and  spirits 
almost  amoimting  to  gaiety. 

'  I  am  very  grateful  for  the  honour  of  this  visit,  m'y 
lord,"  said  Mr.  Waltham,  shaking  Arnwood  by  the 
liniid — "  and,  indeed,  your  presence  is  most  hap[)ily 
timed.  You  come,  as  wo  are  sitting  down  to  supper, 
with  the  smiling  countenance  of  youth  and  ho|)c,  andthc 
sun-burnt  visage  of  the  traveller,  like  the  welcome  mes- 
senger of  good  tidings." 

'  What  news,  I  have,  sir,  is  rather  of  o  cheering  kind, 
certainU,"  said  Arnwood,  returning  the  old  gentleman's 
aireetionate  pressure. 


"  Agatha,  my  love,  you  must  bid  Lord  Arnwood  wel 
come,"  said  Mr.  Waltham,  as  his  daughter  stood  hesiia! 
tingly  near  him. 

"  You  are  indeed  xcell-come,  my  lord,"  said  Agatha  aa 
she  held  out  her  hand,  her  eyes  glistening  with  emotion 
as  they  met  his. 

They  sat  down,  Arnwood  beside  Agatha,  and  Mr 
Waltham  opjiosite,  as  their  little  supper  was  placed  \k. 
fore  them  by  the  neat  hands  of  Mary  Reynolds,  seconded 
and  directed  by  the  proud  officiousness  of  Murdoch  Ma. 
cara;  and  never  did  morsel  of  Heaven's  bountv  taste 
more  sweet  than  did  their  homely  meal  to  this  little  com. 
pany  in  the  square  stone  chamber  of  the  lonely  Pilof, 
Mark;  and  never  was  conversation  between  three  per. 
sons  for  the  time  more  intensely  interesting  and  delight. 
ful.  Mr.  Waltham,  who  had  recovered  much  of  his  te. 
renity  from  the  constant  nursing  of  his  daughter,  as  will 
as  the  success  of  the  fishermen  since  the  storm — by  wliitd 
the  evil  day  he  dreaded  was  put  oft" — and  who  was  par. 
tieularly  dispelled  to  \v  chcerfiil  this  evening,  having  re. 
ceived  intelligence  that  his  eldest  daughter  was  safe, and 
was  in  Paris — in  comparatively  good  spirits ;  and  as  ho 
sat  opposite  Arnwood  and  Agatha  seemed  to  ohscne 
with  delight  their  looks  of  love,  and  the  pleasure  they 
took  in  each  other's  society.  "  My  children,"  he  said 
"do  not  look  with  fear  and  awe  of  me,  as  if  the  fiigitive 
happiness  of  your  time,  and  the  blissful  feelings  of  youth 
were  cruelly  to  be  seated  away,  or  damped  and  crushed 
by  an  old  man  like  myself,  who  has  already  hod  his  day 
in  the  world.  Knowing  that  you  are  virtuous,  I  neither 
encourage  nor  forbid  you  to  love  and  be  happy ;  t'or  the 
marriages  of  wavering  mortals  are  made  in  heaven;  and 
from  tlience  issue  the  decrc-.^s  from  whose  power  vou 
eatmot  escape,  and  which  shall  bind  you,  or  separate  you 
for  ever." 

"  Your  career  in  the  world,  my  lord,"  he  continued, 
addressing  himself  to  Arnwood,  "has  begun  with  sonc 
adversity,  but  this  irtay  only  serve  to  enhance  the  pleasure 
of  bright  days  to  come.  As  for  me,  I  would  not  willini;. 
ly  again  indidge  the  solacing  delusions  of  hope,  which 
would  only  serve  to  agitate  and  unhinge  niy  mind  from 
that  calmness  and  submission  with  which  it  becomes  mc 
to  prepare  for  my  fate.  Nothing,  my  lord,  tends  more  to 
weaken  an  already  debilitated  and  irritable  mind,  than 
exciting  alternations  of  .hflpc  and  apprehension;  and  now, 
as  I  am  reduced  to  the  condition  of  poverty  which  was 
predestined  for  me,  any  new-raised  hnpc  would,  I  am 
convinced,  infallibly  end  in  certain  and  more  dejiressinf 
disappointment." 

"I  am  sorry,  Mr.  Waltham,"  said  Arnwood,  "lok 
obliged  to  repeat,  that  I  am  convinced  your  wrongs  hare 
caused  you  to  delude  yourself  in  your  despair,  as  muth 
as  ever  visionary  was  deluded  by  hope.  But  even  if  I 
should  be  unsuccessful,  as  I  well  believe  I  shall  m(,  in 
inducing  Mr.  Bolton  to  restore  your  property,  will  jou 
not,  for  your  daughter's  sake,  consent  to  empower  mclo 
seek  redress  for  you  by  public  law  ?" 

Mr.  Waltham  shook  his  head,  but  made  no  reply. 

"Let  us  not  talk  of  these  sad  subjects,  father,"  said 
Agatha.  "I,et  us  be  happy  again,  as  we  have  heard 
something  of  my  dear  sister." 

"  Ah!  if  she  were  here  with  us  this  happy  night,"  said 
Mr.  Waltham;  "how  nmch  the  pleasure  of  this  little 
meeting  would  be  etdianeed ;  but  slic  is  well,  although  I 
am  still  in  the  dark  as  to  howshe  is  situated, and  Heaven's 
mysterious  will  towards  us  all  be  done.  Will  you  drink 
with  me  a  health  to  my  absent  daughter,  my  lord?" 

"  Most  gladly,  sir,"  said  Arnwood,  filling  his  t'last; 
"  and  I  feel  convinced,  from  this  night's  promises,  my 
good  sir,  that  many  happy  days  arc  yet  in  store  for  us 
oil." 

"  I  do  hope  so,"  said  Agatha,  with  brightening  look.s; 
and  conversing  thus  the  night  wore  away,  until  Mr. 
Waltham  seemed  to  catch  at  his  revived  hopes  of  life, 
and  almost  joined  Lord  Arnwood  in  laughing  at  his  late 
fancies. 

A  few  moments'  conversation  with  Agathn,  ns  they 
lingered  together  liefore  parting  for  the  night,  in  nhiJi 
they,  in  hurried  and  broken  whispers,  and  with  looks  still 
more  expressive,  congratulated  each  ether  upon  more 
matured  ho]K's  and  happy  days  in  prospect,  eo.npleted 
Arnwood's  bliss ;  and  he  left  the  Mark  with  all  the  proud 
feelings  of  his  ancestors  revived  in  his  heart,  and  all  the 
warm  ho|)C8  of  youth  glowing  in  his  bosom. 

He  had  crossed  the  open  sandy  spot  inunedialcly  ia 
front  of  the  Mark,  and  entered  his  own  plantation  by  (he 
wicket  towards  the  sea,  when  he  heard  a  ru-slling  among 
the  frees  to  the  left,  and  instantly  perceived  the  figure «l 
a  man  coming  cautiously  towards  him.  "  Who  go<' 
there  ?"  he  shouted,  as  the  figure  drew  near. 

"  A  frien',  siclike  as  I  am,"  said  the  Scotch  tongue  ol 


.Maeara;  "  I  would 
vc  were  my  born  bri 
distant  through  the  i 
"  What  arc  you  d 


tanny  moonlight  nij 
blattering  hame  sae 
liej  your  excuse,  m; 
frac  that  squire's  at 
ve'll  he  the  better  o' 
you  the  night,  for  fe: 
"  "Pshaw — what  si 
Murdoch." 

»  Deevil  a  bit,  my 

pen." 

"What  do  you  mei 

"  I  tell  you,  my  lo 

the  night,  an'  that 

heird  it." 

"  You  saw  a  ghost 
lay.  Never  trouble 
go  home  myself." 

"WccI,  my  lord,  if 
Ye  sec,  wliile  your  1 
bonny  Miss  Agatha, ' 
Mark,  after  picking 
Will  Wathcrshcet  w: 
mc,  an'  I  was  sitting 
the  light  o'  the  fire— 
the  heavy-headed  no 
noise.  But  whether 
without,  I  couldna  si 
at  lost  up  I  gets  frae 
tn'alf  to  see  what  m 
"Come,  Murdoch, 
"  Weel,  my  lord,  de 
the  black  waves  moai 
into  my  head  to  take 
Hail  Hill ;  when  just 
faou-se,  whitter  goes  a 
off  like  a  shot  aero 
Deevil's  in  you,  said  . 
in  live  minutes  I  was  < 
dired  into  the  squire' 
blackguard  careudeiu 
"Whatman?"  s,-id 
long  story. 

"  I  could  amaist  sw 

used  to  sneak  about  ai 

They  ca'  him  Johnsto 

"But  what  seemed 

".My  lugs  wer'  na 

but  it  could  be  no  goo 

be  whispering  without 

o'en.    But  wliaever  it 

this  precious  night,  I 

guard  callan  that  was 

sjuire's  house,  and  an 

no  unhanged.     I  thini 

"Well,  Murdoch,  w 

"  I'm  neither  proplii 

I'm  certain  it  bodes  ni 

"Well,  you  had  beti 
Mark,  and  I  will  try  t 
nders.  Meantime,  I 
{ood  spirits  disturbed 

"Aweel,  my  lord," 
leli'd  you  my  tale,  ui 
Baking,  an'  mony  betl 
in  you  ony  gudo — an 
scorn  till  the  new  day. 


CHi 

The  new  day  did  coi 
nf  the  strange  alarm  o 

.  snd  Lord  Arnwood  ro 
sleep,  which  had  liccn  i 

I  of  Agatha,  and  placid 
"filorcd  his  breakfast  t 
in  the  Iiurk's  Tower,  a 
while  the  cheerful  beat 
extensive  prospect,  his 
survey  of  the  pictures 
"till  entailed  to  him  ai 
Willi  delicious  iuiagini 
Ft  becoming  lady  of 
li«P|)y  little  ones,  givin 
w  hilii  of  the  now  ci 


WALTHAM. 


M\ 


rnwood,  "  lo  h 
)ur  wrongs  hire 
Icspair,  ns  miirh 
But  even  if  I 
c  I  fIioII  »o(,  in 
opcrly,  will  you 
cnipowcr  nie  lo 


Micara;  "  I  would  ken  your  lordsliip's  voice  us  wcel  ns 
jdBcrc  my  born  britlicr,  though  ye  were  to  sing  a  mile 
iidant  llirougli  the  wood,  like  a  mavis," 

"  Wliat  are  you  doing,  wandering  at  this  time  of  tlic 
nijlit,  friend  Murdoch  ?" 

•  It's  a'  for  the  best,  my  lord,  as  wecl  as  it  was  that 
lidnny  moonlight  night  when  I  met  your  lordship  coming 
blattcn'>S  I'amo  bie  gude-humourcd  and  tovy  from — (I 
boj  your  excuse,  my  lord,  I'm  a  plain  spoken  body — , 
fracihat  squire's  at  Now  Ha'  aboon;  an'  I'm  tliinking 
vf'll  liP  tlie  better  o'  me  to  gang  hamc  to  the  castle  wi' 
voa  the  night,  for  fear  o'  skaith," 

'  ''Pshaw — what  should  I  fcur!  Go  home  to  your  bed, 
Moriloch." 

•'  Dnevil  a  bit,  my  lord,  'till  I  see  what's  gaun  to  lia|)- 

pen." 

»  What  do  you  mean  ?" 

"  1  tell  you,  my  lord,  there's  some  new  dccvilry  agog 
Ihe  night,  an'  that  I'll  answer  for.  I  both  saw  and 
heard  it." 

"  You  saw  a  ghost,  and  licard  the  wind  whistle,  I  dare 
say.  Never  trouble  yourself  with  following  me,  I  can 
go  home  myself." 

"Weel,  my  lord,  if  yc  just  let  me  tell  you  what  I  saw. 
Yc  sec,  while  your  lordship  an'  my  canny  maister,  an' 
bonny  Miss  Agatha,  were  taking  your  crack  aboon  in  tlic 
Mark,  after  picking  the  bancs  o'  the  bits  o'  burdies  that 
Will  iVatherslicet  wad  hae  burnt  to  a  cinder,  only  for 
me,  an'  I  was  sitting  cosily  talking  to  Mary  Keynolds  by 
the  light  o'  the  fire — tor  VVatherslieet  was  sound  asleep, 
the  heavy-headed  nowt — crick-craek,  I  licars  some  odd 
noise.  But  whether  it  was  within  or  whetlier  it  was 
irithout,  I  couldna  say,  yet  something  I  still  heard,  till 
at  last  up  I  gets  frao  side  o'  Mary  Reynolds,  puir  tiling, 
an'  aff  to  sec  what  might  bo  stirring." 

"Come,  Murdoch,  bo  brief." 

"  Wccl,  my  lord,  dcevil  a  thing  I  could  see  or  hear,  but 
the  black  waves  moaning  in  shore,  but  Providence  put  it 
into  my  head  to  take  the  bit  road  up  back  by  the  foot  o' 
H;iil  Hill ;  when  just  as  I  gets  near  to  the  squire's  muckle 
house,  whittcr  goes  a  wee  fellow  past  nio  in  the  dark,  an' 
oir  like  a  shot  across  the  upper  corner  o'  the  park. 
Deevil'B  in  you,  said  I,  but  I'll  see  what  ye'ro  after!  an' 
inkc  minutes  1  was  up  to  the  slap  through  whilk  he  had 
dired  into  the  squire's  ground,  an'  then  1  saw  the  little 
blackguard  carci'denching  with  a  man." 

"What  man?"  snid  Arnwood,  impatient  at  Murdoch's 
long  story. 

"  I  could  amaist  swear,  my  lord,  it  was  that  man  that 
used  to  sneak  about  and  try  to  puuip  mc  about  the  Murk. 
They  ca'  him  Johnston." 

"But  what  seemed  to  pass  between  them?" 

".My  lugs  wcr'  na  just  lang  enough  to  hear,  my  lord, 
but  it  could  be  no  good  that  mudc  a  gentleman  like  hint 
bt  whispering  without  wi'  sic  a  dcevil's  pet  at  twul  at 
fen.  But  wTiaever  it  was,  or  whatever  is  in  the  wind 
this  precious  night,  I  can  swear  that  is  the  same  black- 
guard callan  that  was  among  the  robbers  that  robbed  the 
siuirc's  house,  and  an  urrantcr  little  thief's  apprentice  is 
no  unhanged.    I  think  thcyca'  him  Sammy." 

"  Well,  .Murdoch,  what  do  you  infer  from  all  this  ?" 

"I'm  neither  prophet  nor  priest,  my  lord,  to  say;  but 
I'm  certain  it  bodes  no  good  to  somebody." 

"  Well,  you  had  better  go  Iiomc  and  protect  the  Pilot's 
Mark,  and  I  will  try  to  protect  the  castle  against  nil  in- 
vaders. Meantime,  I  shall  not  be  willing  to  have  my 
{ood  spirits  disturbed  by  any  such  alarm  as  you  give." 

"Awcel,  my  lord,"  said  Murdoch  doubtfully,  "I've 
leli'd  you  my  tale,  an'  so  a  sound  sleep  an'  a  biyth 
ifaking,  an'  niony  better  wishes  than  that,  if  they  would. 
do  you  nny  gudo — an'  (Jod  defend  you  frnn  skaith  nn' 
scorn  till  the  new  day." 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

The  new  day  did  come  in,  sunny  and  cheerful,  in  spite 
if  the  strange  nlarm  of  Murdoch  on  the  previous  night. 
Mid  Lord  Arnwood  rose  in  the  best  spirits  after  a  long 
sleep,  which  had  Iwen  mingled  only  with  soothing  visions 
of  Agatha,  and  placid  anticipations  of  future  joy.  He 
ordered  his  breakfast  to  he  served  in  his  favourite  room 
in  the  Ijnrk'a  Tower,  and  as  he  sat  nuisiiig  on  the  fiiture, 
while  the  chcerfnt  lieams  of  morning  gleamed  over  the 
Micnsive  prospect,  his  fiincy  glowed  with  pride  in  the 
survey  of  the  picturcs()ue  possessions  of  his  ancestors, 
»WI  entailed  to  him  and  his  heirs.  His  spirits  danced 
«itli  delicious  imaginings  us  he  thought  of  his  Agatha 
yet  becoming  lady  of  this  romantic  property,  and  their 
happy  little  ones,  giving  additional  lite  nn<l  lustre  to  the 
<"d  halls  of  the  now  empty  building — or  one  dny  roam- 


ing at  large  among  the  red  deer  that  yet  sported  in  tlie 
irregular  park  beneath. 

As  he  farther  dwelt  at  his  solitary  meal  on  these  pleas- 
ing anticipations,  he  smiled  us  he  reflected  on  his  former 
irrational  dis|>ondcncy — "  As  if,"  suid  he  to  himself,  "life 
were  not  full  of  promise  to  the  active  and  the  prudent,  or 
ns  if  I — a  young  man — were,  like  the  ruined  Mr.  Wal- 
tham,  to  be  checked  in  my  career  by  a  false  and  dismal 
philosophy,  or  guided  by  a  fanciful  and  gloomy  infatua- 
tion. I  need  not  now  recall  the  ridiculous  notion  that  at 
one  time  took  such  possession  of  mc  about  my  being 
fated  to  be  the  last  of  my  house  and  title,  excepting  it 
may  be  to  laugh  at  tiic  crude  notions  of  youth,  and  to 
contrast  early  fears  and  fancies  with  their  present  nearly 
realised  falsification."  Indulging  in  these  pleasing  mus- 
ings, he  dressed,  and  prepared  to  ride  to  New  Hall  by 
noon,  to  endeavour  to  make  as  beneficial  an  arrangement 
us  possible  for  his  interesting  friend  Mr.  Waltham. 

He  had  scarcely  completed  his  morning's  toilet,  how- 
ever, and  was  pulling  on  his  gloves  to  set  ibrtli,  when  the 
post  brought  him  the  following  note : — 

"  London,  \9—. 
"  .Mv  HEAR  Arnwood, 

"The  disap|>ointment  1  felt  this  morning  in  waiting 

upon  the  Right  Honourable  Mr.  Y was  actually  as 

great  as  yours  can  be  on  the  (wrusal  of  this.  In  short, 
after  many  apologies,  and  much  smooth  politeness,  he  in- 
formed mc  that  your  lordship  not  being  in  parliament, 
(a  strange  excuse,  for  he  knew  the  fact  before,)  it  was 
impossible  to  complete  the  appointment  lie  had  intended 
for  the  noble  representative  of  the  ancient  house  of  Arn- 
wood— which,  of  course,  he  exceedingly  regretted ;  and  it 
came  out  in  conversation,  that  the  said  appointment  hud 
been  long  ago  promised  to  the  yomigcr  brother  of  the 
bishop  of  Redborough,  who,  in  fact,  hud  already  re- 
ceived it  I 

"  I  need  not  say  how  much  this  news  disconcerted  mc, 
after  my  saying  all  over  town,  that  the  tiling  was  yours; 
but,  in  truth,  enlre  nous,  if  it  is  worth  while  making  a 
secret  of  it,  tlie  minister  is  tottering.  That  is  the  general 
opinion  in  the  select  circle  who  arc  in  the  secret  of  every 
thing,  and  wherein  I  have  the  honour  of  bearing  a  part; 
and  you  will  see  that  there  will  be  a  change  shortly. 

"  Let  us  sec  you  at  the  park  shortly,  and  believe  mc  to 
bo,  my  very  dear  Arnwood,  * 

Yours  always, 

"  BoLLA.ND  Holland." 

"  Heavens  and  earth !  am  I  tlie  fool  of  the  most  fool- 
ish  ?"  exclaimed  Arnwood,  throwing  the  letter  to  the 
other  end  of  the  apartment,  "  to  have  believed  for  a  mo- 
ment the  word,  and  swallowed  the  representations  of  this 
frivolous  idiot,  and  his  flatterers.  Or  wos  the  minister  in 
league  with  him  to  deceive  mc — pish  I — but  vi'hy  should 
I  put  myself  in  a  passion  about  the  deceptions  and  hollow 
promises  of  courts  ?  They  have  been  proverbial  in  all 
past  time,  since  .Mordccai  the  Jew  sat  sullen  and  unre- 
warded at  the  gate  of  Ahasuerus.  Let  me  see,  at  least, 
if  my  money  be  sate,"  he  added,  opening  his  escritoire, 
"  yes,  six  thousand  there,  and  seven  hundred  odd  there, 
and  another  and  inferior  appointment  money  will  make 
mc  sure  ot',  and  two  thousand  guineas  will  do  that  at 
once.  Let  me  forget  this  little  disappointment,  and  pro- 
ceed at  once  on  my  interesting  mission  to  New  Hall." 

The  words  were  hardly  uttered,  when  he  observed  two 
|x;rsoiiB  pass  the  window,  and  imincdiutely  after,  the  ser- 
vant unnounced  Mr.  Simkin  and  Mr.  Johnston,  as  de- 
siring admittance  into  the  presence  of  his  lordship. 
Arnwood  could  scarcely  help  feeling  a  sort  of  qualm  come 
over  him  at  the  very  numc  of  Johnston,  and  ut  the  idea 
of  his  having  the  audacity  to  seek  ailmittancc  into  his 
presence.  Uut  he  had  scarcely  time  to  wonder  within 
liiiiiself  what  could  be  the  purjiort  of  this  visit,  when  the 
two  were  ushered  into  the  room. 

"  Your  business,  gentlemen  ?"  said  Arnwood,  as  they 
stood  hesitatingly  before  him. 

"  You  may  be  surprised,  my  lord,"  said  Johnston,  "  at 
my  having  ventured  to  wait  upon  you,  after  certain  cir- 
cuinstances  that " 

"  That  I  do  not  desire  to  have  recalled,  sir,"  said  Arn- 
wood haughtily. 

"  I  do  not  wish  lo  remind  your  lordship  of  any  thing 
unpleasant,  and  indeed  the  business  I  uin  come  aliout  is 
not  at  all  so  unpleasant  as  it  may  at  first  appear.  Butut 
any  r.ite,  that  I  undertook  it  with  the  greatest  reluctance, 
I  can  testify " 

"  I  can  attest  the  same,"  said  his  companion,  bowing 
with  a  prolossioiial  air. 

"Our  visit  is  res|)celing  nii  olTer  tliut  my  friend  Mr. 
Bolton  is  disposed  to  make  to  your  lordship  regarding  a 
sum  of  five  ihoiifK.nd  iKiunds,  whirl!  your  lordurip  o'.vcp 


him  as  the  heir  and  representative  of  your  late  mother  the 
dowager  Lady  Arnwood,  .-Dme  lime  deceased,  and " 

"  Five  tlinusand  |>ouiids.'  borrowed  by  Lady  Arnwood 
of  Mr.  Bolton,"  r.xelaimed  the  young  lord  in  aslonish- 
incnt;  "suk  ly,  this  must  be  a  iiiistakr,  I  never  heard  of 
such  a  loan;"  and  he  took  the  bond  in  his  hand  and  gir/.id 
at  it  long  and  minutely  to  the  infinite  trouble  and  sure 
concern  of  Johnston,  who  fidgeted  about  strangely.  "  I 
certainly  never  understood " 

"  I  beg  your  lordship's  pardon,"  said  Mr.  Simkin, 
striking  in,  "there  is  no  such  ih\na timltrsliHul  or  recog- 
nised in  lav,  as  an  underslnnilins  iHMwern  parties,  unh  ss 
it  can  be  shown  in  writing,  which,  as  I  learn,  vour  lord- 
ship is  unprepared  to  show,  and  there  .'ore  we  are  conic  to 
di.icuss  the  main  proposition  which  wc  liavc  tlie  honour 
to  make  to  your  lordship." 

"  You  arc  a  lawyer  then,  sir?"  said  -\rnwcod  to  tho 
solicitor. 

"  I  have  the  honour  to  belong  to  the  profession,  my 
lord,"  and  Mr.  Simkin  bowed  as  he  said  this  with  a  eon- 
sciousnc.ss  of  being  honoured  by  the  acknowledgment  of 
his  lofty  station  in  this  lower  world. 

"  In  one  word,  gentlemen,  come  you  with  a  hostile 
purpose  from  Mr.  Bolton,"  said  Arnwood,  "for  1  was 
just  going  to  pay  a  visit  to  him?" 

"  The  law  is  never  to  be  considered  hostile,  my  lord," 
said  Mr.  Simkin  complacently,  "when  every  thing  is  done 
according  to  precedent  and  the  practice  of  the  courts, 
and " 

"  Mr.  Bolton  is  not  at  New  Hall  to  day,  my  lord," 
said  Johnston,  interrupting  the  man  of  law;  "  he  is  ab- 
sent, and  will  lie  much  occupied  for  a  time  u|ion  the 
business  of  the  late  audacious  robbery.  But  in  short,  he 
is  determined  upon  recovering  this  fm  thousand  pounds, 
if  your  lordship  does  not  think  fit  to  comply  with  the  con- 
ditions upon  wliieli  he  consents  to  wuive  his  claim — 
which  conditions,  I  must  say,  urc  most  liberal." 

"  What  are  the  conditions?"  demanded  Arnwood  with 
an  indignant  smile. 

"  Simply,  my  lord,  that  you  will  give  him  the  imme- 
diate use  and  possession  of  a  certain  anti(]iie  pleasure 
house  and  premises  appertaining  to  your  lordship,  com- 
monly called  the  Pilot's  Mark,  to  be  holdcn  by  him  for 
seven  years  from  the  present  dale,  and  particularly  that 
your  lordship  will  undertake  not  to  countenance  or  har- 
bour a  certain  individual  called  Waltham  in  any  house  or 
building  belonging  to  you,  hut  that  he,  and  those  with 
him,  lie  instantly  sent  forth  from  this  neighbourhood  as 
suspicious  chnraeters,  and " 

"  How  dare  you  bring  mc  such  an  infamous  message, 
sir  ?"  said  Arnwood,  indignant  at  the  proposal. 

"It  is  a  mere  matter  of  business,  my  lord,"  .said  .Sim- 
kin, now  taking  a  pari,  "  that  ve  are  come  upon  ;  upon 
which  wo  cxpi'ct  your  lordship's  pleasure  or  ansn  or,  with- 
out iuiy  unnecessary  heat." 

"  I  cannot  conceive,"  replied  Arnwood,  his  anger  giv- 
ing way  to  astonislimrnt,  "why  Mr.  Bolton  should  act 
thus,  or  that  his  mcani'ig  is  really  as  you  say,  to  give  up 
this  sum  of  five  thousand  [lounds  either  at  present  or  in 
prosjiect,  on  such  unaccountable  conditions." 

"  It  is  Mr.  Bolton's  pleasure  or  his  whim,  or  what  you 
please,"  said  Johnston;  "and  I  don't  sro  why  a  gciitle- 
miin  should  not  be  gratified  when  he  can  pay  for  it." 

"  Ha  !  ha  !  very  true,"  said  Arnwood,  smiling  scorn- 
fully ;  "  but  what  evidence  have  I  that  this  is  really  .Mr. 
Bolton's  wish  regarding  that  unfortunate  man  iii  the 
Mark  whom  I  had  tlwnght  he  was  weary  of  perse- 
cuting ?" 

"There  are  very  .stranpc  surmi.scs  regarding  that  indi- 
vidual whom  your  lordship  is  pleased  lo  harbour,  in  con- 
nection with  certain  facts  which  took  place  at  the  lute 
robbery ;  all  inquiry  respecting  w  hich  may  bo  quashed 
by  your  lordship  instantly  banishing  him  and  his  from 
this  neighbourhood,  and  giving  up  possession  of  tho  Pi- 
lot's Mark ;  and,  in  short,  I  would  advise  liim  and  your 
lordship  as  u  fViend " 

"Do  you  presume  to  speak  of  yourself  as  my  friend! 
or  tho  tVieiid  of  any  unfortunate  gentleman  ?  I  do  not 
believe  you,  sir,  even  in  your  assertions  about  Mr.  Bolton. 
I  do  not  believe  that  he  is  such  a  villain  us  your  message 
would  imply.  I  will  wait  upon  him  myself  in  the  eauwi 
of  the  distressed  and  ruined  Mr.  Waltham." 

"As  you  please,  my  lord,"  said  Johnston,  with  n 
sneer  of  cold  triumph.  "Your  lordship  has,  no  doiiltl, 
your  reasons  for  this  condescending  interference.  But 
this  will  serve  to  indicate  the  reception  you  are  likely  lo 
meet  with,  while  it  will  verily  the  truth  of  my  as«'rlion  ;"' 
and,  thus  saying,  he  threw  down  for  Arnwood's  perusil 
the  foUowi-j.  paper; — 

"  AVip  ;/«;/.  Mlh  on.  18— 

"  Mr,  Johnston  is  empowi  red  l.i  re<piire  Lord  Am- 


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wood  ill  iKV  naniu  to  obtain  I'ur  iiic  iiistniit  [lossi'ssioii  of 
the  Pilnl's  .Mark,  nml  the  hiniishincnt  from  Ihc  lui^'h- 
bourhood  nfccrti'iii  persons  who  now  occupy  it ;  upon  liis 
failing  ot"  payment  of  five  thoiisiinil  ponnds,  owing  tome, 
as  the  representative  of  the  late  I.ady  Arnwood.  ■ 

(Siiincd)        " RoBEar  Hoi.ton." 

"  Mr.  Simkin,"  said  Arnwood,  after  two  or  tliree  turns 
across  the  room;  "if  I  mistake  not,  I  am  not  liable  to  be 
compelled  to  pay  my  niotlier's  debts  unless  at  my  own 
option  or  convenience." 

"  You  are  quite  liable  to  be  compelled,  my  lord,  Iiavin<j 
acknowledged  the  debt  as  yonr  own  since  your  motlier's 
decease,  as  I  aia  intbrined  by  Mr.  Uolton,  ill  the  pre- 
sence of  tliis  gentleman." 

"  Is  that  the  case,  Johnston  ?"  said  Armvood,  with  an 
incredulous  smile  of  a.stnnishinent. 

"  It  is,  my  lord,"  answered  Johnston,  with  a  dark 
expression  of  face.  "  Hut  it  will  be  unnecessary  for 
your  lordship  to  give  yourself  any  uneasiness  about  the 
money.  You  have  only  to  join  your  creditor  in  sending 
these  mysterious  people  almut  their  business,  and  give  him 
the  Pilot's  .Mark  tor  a  time, — a  most  liberal  oft'er !" 

"Ha,  ha,  lial"  laughed  Arnwood,  as  he  paced  the 
apartment,  "  how  glorious  it  is  to  have  the  means  of  de- 
feating the  machinations  of  villains — have  you  my  mo- 
ther's bond,  Mr.  Simkin  V 

"  It  is  here,  my  lord.'' 

"  Your  entire  demand  against  mc,  sir  7" 

"  Fire  thousand  and  seventy-thrcc  pounds,  covering  in- 
terest and  all  expenses." 

"  Now,  sir,  there  is  your  money  and  Mr.  Bolton's 
answer.  Fiva  thousand,  and  the  balance  in  gold.  It  is 
right .'" — and  Arnwood  reckoned  out  the  amount,  while 
Johnston  stood  petrified  with  astonishment  and  horror. 

"  Now,  gentlemen,  have  you  any  more  business  with 
mc  ?"  said  Arnwood,  as  he  placed  the  bond  carefully  in 
liis  escritoire  with  the  designedly  overheard  remark, — 
"  I  shall  see  to  the  correctness  of  this  most  scrupulously, 
depend  upon  it.'' 

"Our  business  is  finished,  my  lord,"  said  tlio  lawyer, 
with  the  grace  and  satisfaction  with  wliieli  a  lawyer 
usually  receives  and  buttons  up  money, 

"Then  your  lordship  is  determined  to  protect  and 
countenance  these  sus]iicious  characters  in  the  Mark,  in 
despite  of  the  wishes  of  Mr.  Dolton  .'"  said  Johnston,  re- 
covering his  evident  mortificalioii  and  amazement. 

"Good  morning,  Mr.  Johnston,"  said  Arnwood,  with 
contemptuous  scorn,  as  he  turned  away  without  deigning 
a  reply  ;  and  the  lawyer  and  Johnston,  with  dill'erent 
views  of  the  success  of  their  morning's  business,  slowly 
left  the  apartment. 

The  reader  may  well  imagine  that,  weak  and  unprin- 
cipled as  Holton  w.as,  he  had  not  been  brought  to  ado]it 
a  line  of  conduct  so  unexpected  by  the  ardent  and  gene, 
rous  Arnwood,  and  so  fatal  to  himself  if  discovered,  with- 
out much  internal  conflict  between  his  remaining  dispo- 
sition to  justice  and  priidencc  on  the  one  hand,  and  his 
rapacious  avarice  on  tlie  other.  Although  he  at  first  un- 
questionably intended  to  compromise  with  his  conscience, 
and  endeavour  to  conciliate  Air.  Waltham,  by  giving  up 
to  the  latter  a  part  of  the  wealth  of  whicli  ho  had  un- 
justly  robbed  him — yet,  having  in  the  jicrplcxity  of 
scarcely  resolved  good,  and  the  temptation  to  further 
criminality,  nnliajipily  fled  to  Johnston  for  counsel,  the 
latter  soon  showed  him  that  he  had  only  two  lines  of  con- 
duct  to  choose  from.  The  one  to  which  the  squire  was 
inclined,  he  treated  with  ridicule  and  contempt,  as  lieing 
not  only  pusillanimous,  but  dangerous  :  and,  although 
not  without  much  bitter  and  reproachful  altercation,  he 
at  length  contrived  to  induce  him  to  adopt  the  one  which 
implied  an  adherence  to,  and  an  extension  of,  the  original 
guilt 

It  may  appear  strange  that  Mr.  Bolton,  conscious  as 
he  was  of  being  himself  one  of  the  most  rapacious  of 
wcaJth-worshippers,  should  not  have  [wnetrated  the  mo- 
livcs  of  Johnston  in  giving  the  advice  he  did.  But  by 
this  time  his  mind  was  so  wretched,  and  so  disturbed  with 
onxious  indecision,  that  he  had  lost  his  natural  shrewd- 
ness; while  Johnston,  as  is  evident,  had  liccomc  the  evil 
angel  of  the  guilty  man — not  only  from  a  fear  of  the 
diminution  of  tlie  sum  he  had  promised  himself  with 
Miss  Bolton — but  also  from  a  hoiie  that  he  should,  from 
iiis  increasing  influence  over  him,  lie  able  to  prevent  Bol- 
ton himself  from  marrying,  and  so  ultimately  inherit  his 
whole  fortune. 

Arnwood  was  still  sitting  in  the  seat  into  which  he 
tiod  thrown  himself  after  Johnston  and  Himkin  had  left 
the  room,  gazing  with  the  most  prying  earnestness  into 
the  empty  grate,  without  seeing  any  thing,  when  he  was 
sirouaej   from  his  stupor  by  his  wrvant  announcing  a 


geiitlemnii,  who  waited  to  sen  liini  in  the  next  upart- 
nient.  .Arnwood  would  Iriivo  shunned,  if  it  had  been  pos- 
sible, the  necessity  of  s|ii'iikiiig  to  any  stranger  in  his 
present  state  of  mind,  'i'liinking,  however,  that  a  m»- 
inent  would  snilice,  he  desired  tlic  stranger  to  be  shown 
in,  as  we  shall  duly  record  in  our  next  chapter. 


t:iI.\PTEU  XXV. 

A  late  event  in  our  history,  as  well  as  some  others  in 
progress,  require  us  I'or  their  further  explanation  to  trans- 
fer our  scene  to  a  romantically  situated,  old  fashioned 
mnnsioii,  about  eight  miles  distant  I'rom  that  coast  in  the 
secluded  neighboinhood  of  Arnwiwd  castle,  near  which 
the  reader  has  been  so  long  detained.  The  mansion  we 
refer  to,  was  called  Saltoun  Hall,  and  had  been  for  cen- 
turies in  the  possession  of  one  of  those  old  families,  who, 
aceustniued  to  consider  the  wealth  and  local  honour 
which  had  so  long  descended  from  father  to  son,  as  a 
right  hereditary  and  unalienable,  iiy  which  they  were 
exeniptcd  from  the  common  vicissitudes  of  humanity, 
never  dreamt  that  it  was  jiossible,  in  the  nature  of  things, 
that  the  fiiiiiiy  of  Sultuuii  should  not  live  at  Saltoiui  Hall, 
or  the  scions  of  so  ancient  a  line  be  otherwise  than  per- 
sons of  projierty  and  coiisequeuce. 

The  last  inheritor  of  Saltoun  Ilall,  therefore,  (a  wi- 
dower with  tw  o  cliildren,)  was  astonished  and  confounded 
beyond  measure,  when  the  course  of  events  foreign  to 
our  story,  brought  about  so  impossible  a  circumstance,  as 
that  Uiey  should  be  deprived  of  the  antique  home  of  the 
family,  and  sent  adrift  into  the  world,  to  which  they 
were  strangers,  and  whicli  refused  to  recognise  their 
claims  to  indulgence,  before  they  finally  took  their  places 
among  the  lower  orders — from  which  the  family  had 
probably,  some  generations  before,  originally  sprung. 
Nor  was  ama7.cment  less,  upon  seeing  that  the  turning  of 
the  wheel  of  fortune  had  given  llie  noble  and  patriarchal 
mansion  of  their  fathers,  into  the  possession  of  Mr.  Jona- 
than Wragg,  some  years  Ix^l'ore  a  tradesman  in  London, 
wlio  had  outbidden  every  other  purchaser — and  who,  in 
the  course  of  a  3'ear  or  two,  had  even  exhibited  the  into- 
lerable presumption  of  working  himself  into  the  magis- 
tracy, and  assuming  the  style  and  title  of  Squire  Wragg, 
of  Saltoun  Hall. 

Many  were  the  wise  reflections  and  profound  apho- 
risms upon  the  fickleness  of  fortune,  and  the  mutability 
of  all  earthly  good,  with  which  the  aged  Mr.  Saltoun 
ndeavnured  to  console  himself  t'or  the  loss  of  his  estate, 
over  his  |)oor  dinner,  and  in  his  obscure  lodging  in  Lon- 
don, 'i'lic  relleetions,  however,  it  ninst  be  conl'esscd, 
although  deeply  I'raught  with  wisdom,  had  never  entered 
his  head  until  these  last  days;  far  less  had  tlie  former 
hunting  ami  fighting  squires  of  Saltoun  ever  troubled 
their  brains  with  such  everlasting  truisms  and  umicces- 
sary  philosophy.  Very  ditVerent  were  the  meditations 
and  coiieliisioiib  of  I\Ir.  Jonathan  Wragg,  the  new  pro- 
prietor, as  he  walked  upon  a  terrace  on  his  house-top  in 
the  cool  of  the  evening  like  king  Uavid  of  old,  and  sur- 
veyed the  ]iicturesqup  woods  and  parks  of  the  fine  Eng- 
lish demesne,  of  which  ho  was  now  master,  t'oncluding 
with  the  great  ehancellor  Bacon,  that  man  was  the  arclii- 
teet  of  his  own  fortune,  he  applauded  himself  ibr  many 
acts  ill  liis  past  lite,  of  which  most  men  arc  incapable,  or, 
at  least,  would  be  deejily  ashamed ;  and  looked  with  pro- 
portionate pity  and  eoiitenipt  upon  the  complaining  and 
the  unfortunate ;  particularly  if  they  had  not  as  hard  a 
check  upon  the  ways  of  the  world  as  hinisell". 

Mr.  Wragg  was  a  pretty  good  specimen  of  a  pros- 
p.'rous  m.an  of  the  modern  school,  in  this  high-minded, 
commercial  country.  A  couple  of  bankruptcies  in  his 
trade,  and  various  other  dirty  adventures  through  which 
he  had  passed  in  his  early  career,  had  pretty  well  har- 
dened whatever  feelings  he  originally  possessed,  and 
fairly  set  him  up  in  the  world  ;  till  at  length,  by  means 
of  a  connection  with  his  brother,  a  clever  soUcitor,  he  was 
enabled  to  amaze  his  compeers  by  the  purchase  of  a  tini 
estate. 

Mr.  Wragg  having  obtained  tlio  commission  of  the 
[leace  in  this  remote  neighlMiiirhood,  performed  itfl  duties 
with  a  troublesumc  and  dangerous  oflieiousncss.  The  old 
■renlry  round,'werc  either  too  indolent  and  fond  of  plea- 
sure to  attend  to  the  duties  of  the  trust,  or  they  chose  to 
live  mostly  in  Ltmdon,  or  on  the  continent;  and  thus,  in 
the  ordinary  course  of  events,  by  which  certain  men  get 
up  in  the  world,  Wragg  inadi^  himself  known  every 
where,  and  was  in  the  [lossession  of  evefy  means  that 
could  serve  his  interest,  or  forward  his  popularity.  But 
something  too  much,  |icrhaps,  of  so  common  and  con 
tcmptiblc  a  character. 

The  recent  robb<'ry  at  New  Hull,  naturally  made  such 
important  iiersonages  us  Mr.  Bolton  and  Mr.  Wragg 


known  to  each  other,  and  after  some  time  brought  tlitnj 
together.  Hut  it  was  not  until  repeateilly  (irj;,.,|  i^. 
Jiihnston,  in  fiirtherane(^  of  his  own  views,  tlint  \\k  lir- 
nier  was  brought  to  decide  upon  taking  a  niorniiv>'«  ri(t 
to  Saltoun,  to  consult  with  the  worthy  iniigistrnle,  uinjii 
the  steps  necessary  to  be  adopted  in  order  to  bringr  ||., 
delinquents  to  justice,  wherever  they  might  lie  fouiiii-. 
and,  more  particularly,  to  impress  Mr.  Wiagg  with  nus- 
pieions  of  the  harmless  inhabitants  of  Ihc  Pilot's  Marl; 
and  so  pave  the  way  tor  certain  steps  against  tliciii  if 
such  a  conr.se  should  be  deemed  necessary. 

Mr.  Wragg  was  silting  in  his  summer  parlour  onr 
morning  like  lOglon,  the  fat  king  of  Moab,  eiijoyini;  i||(. 
pleasuri^  of  looking  round  him,  and  doing  nolliinn 
when  his  sight  was  gladdened  by  observing  a  vehicle  f[lu 
at  his  donr,  from  which  Mr.  ISolton  stepped  forth,  nccoii). 
panied  by  Jiihnsion,  evidently  on  a  visit  of  businrs, 
Mr.  Wragg  instantly  arose  to  receive  them,  wlii('|||,r 
did  with  that  kindness  and  cordiality  with  which  iln 
proverb  sailli  fowls  of  a  feather  have  at  all  times  delighted 
to  flock  together,  and  hail  each  other's  presencf;  m:i 
after  many  salutations  the  three  worthies  coninicii(i.d 
their  consultation. 

"  I'ndoubtedly,  sir,"  said  Wragg,  after  a  little  convfr. 
sation,  "  you  are,  as  you  say,  somewhat  unfortuiialcjv 
situated,  in  your  remote  neighbourhood.  In  res|)cct  of 
that  security  of  our  prop«'rty,  which  is  the  very  central 
pur[iose  of  all  our  valuable  institutions,  and  you  beiDir 
the  only  gentleman  of  real  substance  within  many  miles 
of  yon,  it  is  little  to  bo  wondered  at  that  you  should  be 
cx|io8ed  to  depredation.  For  as  for  Lord  Arnwood—i) 
the  young  man  who  inhabits  the  black  castle  neat  you 
is  styled — between  ourselves,  I  have  ascertained  prclly 
well  what  is  tlie  weight  of  his  purse,  ha,  ha  '.  and  lords 
are  all  very  well  where  they  don't  ask  for  credit;  but 
you  and  I,  Mr.  Holton,  you  and  I  could  buy  this  lord  anil 
his  old  tumbling  ruin  twice  over,  with  his  title  and  hi- 
pride  into  the  bargain,  ha,  ha,  ha  !" 

"  I  have  something  that  I  can  call  my  own,  certainly,  1 
sir,"  said  Bolton,  modestly ;  "  but  New  Hall  is  nothing  tj 
this  noble  mansion  of  yours,  Mr.  Wragg." 

"  You  are  pleased  to  overrate  my  bargain,  sir,  thouch 
it  wat  a  bargain,"  answered  Wragg  with  a  chuckle,  Hut 
was  ludicrous  even   to  Holton  ;  "  though,  to  be  sure,  1 1 
ought  to  havo  something  to  look  at  Ibr  tile  money  I  gave. 
But  concerning  this  abominable  robbery;  if  there  be  any  | 
one  whom  you  sus|)ect,  sir,  of  being  accessory  tlicrelo,o 
of  receiving  your  proju'rly,  and  so  forth,  the  law  puts  it  I 
in  my   power  as  a  magistrate  to  grant  a  warrant  upon 
jirojier  intbrmation,  and  I  shall  be  most  happy  to" 

"  Your  readiness  to  oblige,  sir,  is  most  praisewori'iy; 
in  fact,  there  is  only  one  person  whom  I  suspect,  thaiii  I 
to  say,  not  altogether  suspect,  but " 

"  Pray  who  is  he,  sir  '" 

"  I  do  not  think  it  necessary  to  give  his  name,  nor  to  I 
trouble  you  further,  than  to  make  an  inquiry  or  two,  it  [ 
least  until  I  leiirn  more  ;  for,  in  fact,  if  the  person  in  qnis- 
tion  will  only  leave   the  neighliourliood,  which,  perhaps, 
he  may  yet  be  required  to  do  by  my  neighbour,  Lord  Arn- 
wood, who  at  present  is  pleased  to  protect  him " 

"  Lord  .\rnwood  protect  him  !  just  allow  nic  to  make  a  I 
memorandum  of  that  ini|K)i'tant  fact.     I  always  make  iiii'. 
moranda  ;  nothing  like  regularity  in  business.    Now,  sir, 
the  name  of  the  sus|)ccted  [lerson,  if  you  please." 

"  I  would  rather  give  a  general  description  than  name  I 
him  at  present,  Mr.  Wragg,  nllhough " 

"Oh,  sir,  I  fear  you  will  defeat  the  ends  of  justice  by  I 
your  lenieney.  But  just  favour  mc  with  some  oecoiiiit  I 
in  your  own  way  of  the  man  suspected." 

"He  is  a  strange,  mysterious  person,  apparently  re- 
duced, residing  near  the  sea,  and  pretending  to  live  liv  j 
occasional  fishing,  but — 

"  Well,  sir ;  proceed." 

"  ."Vly  friend  Johnston  can  describe  him  further,"  m'.  | 
the  scpiire,  turning  adroitly  round  to  draw  what  lie  uiiiitii 
at  out  of  his  pliable  companion. 

"  In  plain  words,"  said  Johnston,  glad  of  an  opportu- 
nity of  showing  his  zeal,  "  this  individual  is  a  great  eye- 
sore to  my  res|iceted  friend  here,  and  lives  in  a  large  sus- 
picious-looking place,   called  the   Pilot's  Mark,  huvinj;  I 
certain  men  employed  ostensibly  as  fishermen.    He  hj'  I 
the  countenanee  of  a  young  nobleman,  who  is  o«|«ofi| 
comparatively,  as  himself,  but  to  whom,  for  particular  I 
reasons  of  delicacy,  I  forbear  too  pointedly  to  allude."    | 

"  1  see  it  clearly,"  said  Wragg ;  "  and  tlioiigh  I  wouU  | 
not  be  ready  to  put  such  a  name  us  that  of  liord  Arn- 
wood on  paper  in  an  ofiicial  way — you  undcrstaijd  inc- 
yet  the  reduced  state  and  palpable  poverty  of  the  man 
you  talk  of  is  a  most  suspicions  circumstance,  conncclfJ 
with  other  things;  so  that  the  temptation  to  robbery 
being  immense,  un  cxuiiii>le  ought  to  be  made  for  ll" 


"hi  short,  my  lo 
commission  of  the  | 
lieard,  and  in  a  dis 
wlioin  I  called  upon 
cona-rning  the  best 
tors  uf  the  late  nefai 
it  H'us  at  my  own  s 
liints  of  the  respectal 
your  lordship  u|>oii 
mined  to  do  my  of 
lion  of  our  properties 
totiie  bottom,  I  cam 
with  your  lordship  re 

"  Your  conference 
for,  in  fact,  I  can  say 
hiving  been  from  he 
the  conference  must 

" Indeed !"  said  th 
lously,  as  he  looked  i 
papiTs  or  business. 
"  1  meant  to  have  tal 
lordship  through  th 
might  insjicct  in  per 
»  likely  to  afford  cc 
the  const;  partieula: 
PUol'sMirk,ttndifj 
do  nie  the  honour  to- 

"  I  cannot  now,  s 
innovcd ;  "  besides, 

"  that  is  very  strai 
hu  been  lost  by  a  ge 
ap  and  goods  of  mc 

"If  I  am  to  disci 
Arnwood  haughtily, 
try  there  is  no  want 
•nd  power.  It  is  the 
lo  be  the  MtHferers." 


WALTltAM. 


313 


'""'  Irouclii  lilt,,, 
.■atf.lly  „rcHl  l,v 
u:\\!',  that  lilt  r„;. 
b;  a  morning's  tid,. 
inn;ri«trati',  u|i(,n 
ordiT  to  bring  th, 
niijrlit  he  Ibuuil^ 

■  Wiaegwithm,. 

■  Ihc  Filot'B  Mark, 
s  against  tlicm,ii 
snry. 

ininicr  parlour  one 
loab,  I'lijoyinj;  i||( 
d  doing  nolliins; 
ving  a  vehicle  sh], 
ppi'd  forth,  nccom- 
visit  of  buBinfss. 
■c  tlieni,  whiti,  |,p 
y  with  which  ih, 
all  times  ddighlcil 
cr'a  prcscnm;  uii 
irtliics  comnicaitj 

ftcr  a  little  convfr. 
ilint  unforlmiaulv 
>od.  In  respect  of 
is  the  very  central 
ma,  and  you  being 
within  many  niilcii 
hat  you  Bhoulil  be 
jord  Arnwood— »s 
;k  castle  near  you  j 
ascertained  prclly 
ha,  ha  I  and  lords 
ink  for  credit;  but 

I  buy  this  lord  and 
th  liis  title  and  bis 

my  own,  certainly, 

r  Hall  is  nothing iu  1 

gg.". 

largain,  sir,  though  I 

'ith  a  chuckle,  lliat  I 

ugh,  to  be  GUtc,  1 1 

the  money  I  gate. 
ry  J  if  there  be  any  I 
;ccssory  thereto,  or 

th,  the  law  pats  ii 
It  a  warrant  upon  | 
t  happy  to" 

lost  praiseworiby; 

II  I  sus|icet,  thai  is  I 


a  his  name,  not  to  I 
inquiry  or  two,  at  I 
the  person  in  quis- 
d,  which,  perhaps,  I 
glihour,  Lord  Art- 

Oct  him " 

How  me  to  make  a  | 
I  always  make  nil'. 
rsiiiCKS.    Now,  sir,  ] 
u  please." 
ription  than  name  I 

ends  of  justice  h 
,'itli  some  account  | 

ion,  apparently  if- 
Blending  to  live  liv  j 


him  further,"  saiJ 
•aw  whtit  he  oiincii  | 

■lad  ofanopporta- 
iinl  is  a  great  eye- 1 
ivos  in  alargnsus- 
It's  Mark,  havin? 
dicrmeii.    lie  lu< 
1,  who  is  as  |i»i',  1 
cm,  for  particular 
tedly  to  allude."    I 
id  tliough  I  ffoulil  I 
tliat  of  Lord  Am- 
J  undcrstai.d  inc-  | 
ivcrty  of  tlie  man  j 
istanec,  conncclcd  ] 
tntion  to  rolboiy  j 
be  made  for  fc 


iKoti'clioi'  ol' property,  la  iihort,  1  feci  lor  your  xituutioii, 
jlr.  Uiilton.  Sliull  1  tuko  your  iiiforiiiatioii,  sir?  arc 
i^ii  willin';  to  salutu  the  cult'-iikiu  on  tlio  oubjcct  I  as 
ir  uw'd  to  say  in  tlio  city." 

"  Allow  inc  to  decline  at  prciient,"  raid  Doltnn,  "  and,  un- 
\tit  vou  hear  from  mo  again,  I  wish  tiio  mutter  to  drop." 

"iVriiiit  ino  to  observe,"  rcplieil  Wrogff,  assuming  the 
nmneiiuencc  of  olKce,  "  tliat  this  lenleiiuy  to  persons  so 
(,;)plcluus  is  not  at  all  to  bv  comiiiciKleil,  Air.  Uolton. 
4ii(l,  in  fact,  as  tho  sword  of  justice  is,  in  u  sense,  put 
inlu  luy  hands  for  the  protection  of  our  lives  and  fur- 
tumS  I  myself  will  volunteer  to  insjiect  tlic  suspicious 
,p„l_aiid  don't  you  think  if  I  culled  upon  this  Lord  Arn- 
uood,  just  in  a  Iriciidly  way,  I  nii;;ht  be  able  to  draw 
juiiielliiiig  out  of  him  that  might  be  of  importancn  in  the 
jdiiir .'  Upon  my  honour,  gentlemen,  I  shall  do  this  very 
ijiiiig.    I  shall  do  it,  really." 

"  It  is  too  much,  iMr.  Wrugg — too  much,  sir,"  said 
UKli,  smiling. 

"  It  is  only  iny  duty,  gentlemen — my  houiidcii  duty. 
Our  pr(i|iertics  are  too  sucrcd  to  lie  tliu.i  at  the  mercy  of 
lliicves,  or,  at  best,  must  suspicious  characters.  It  has 
al«aysl)ceuania.\iin  with  me  tlirougli  life,  gentluiueii,  to 
fuspcet  needy  wretched  peopiL — iMjrsous  witiiout  property 
or  consequence." 

This  ductrino  greatly  emboldened  tlic  squire  in  his  in- 
Iciided  proceedings  against  the  unhappy  Wultham;  ami 
now  .Mr.  Johnston  and  he  bowed  and  retired,  leaving  Ut- 
ile Mr.  Wragg  in  a  short  reverie,  whieli  he  broke  ub- 
fuptiv  by  starling  up,  seizing  his  hut,  and  making  the 
best  of  his  way  to  Arnwood  custle. 

We  have  belbre  advised  the  reader  that  an  intimation 
nu  uiaJc  to  Arnwood  by  his  servant,  of  the  presonee  of 
I  stranger  who  requested  an  interview.  Altiiough,  in  his 
present  state  of  mind,  he  could  cosily  have  dis|>ensed 
with  company,  yct,uncertuin  whether  the  business  might 
not  be  urgent  and  of  consequence  to  himself,  he  desired 
Ihat  the  stranger  should  be  admitted. 

A  tliin,  smart-looking  little  man,  in  black,  willi  a  short 
neck  and  beetle  nose,  a  square  powdered  head,  red 
ficcbled  face,  and  globular  protruding  eyes,  was  ushered, 
vilh  iiiany  bustling  bows,  into  his  lordship's  presence." 

"My  name  is  Wragg,  my  lord;  your  lordship  has 
oileo  heard  of  me,  no  doubt,"  said  he,  advuucing,  and 
smirking  familiarly. 

"1  fear  I  have  not  hud  the  pleasure,  sir." 

"No .'  can  it  be  iwssible  ?  But,  to  be  sure,  your  lord- 
sliip  is  rather  out  of  the  way  of — that  is — the  weather  is 
very  hot,  iny  lord " 

"Your  business  witJi  mc,  sir,"  said  Arnwood,  impa- 
tiently. 

"Uli,  there  has  been  a  most  extensive  and  ulurming 
robbery  in  your  neighbourhood,  my  lord,  aiid " 

"Well,  sir " 

"  In  short,  my  lord,  I  have  the  honour  to  lie  in  the 
commission  of  the  peace,  as  your  lordship  may  huvc 
lieud,  and  in  a  discussion  with  a  brother  magistrate, 
ulioin  1  called  upon  for  advice  in  this  important  atTuir, 
concerning  the  best  means  of  discovering  the  |)erpetra. 
tors  of  the  late  nctarious  rubbery,  I  was  advised  (indeed 
it  was  at  my  own  Kiiggcslion)  in  accordance  with  the 
liints  of  the  respectable  sutfercr,  Mr.  Uolton,  to  wait  uimn 
your  lordship  U|>on  the  business.  And  as  I  am  deter- 
•iiined  to  do  my  otlieial  duty  with  zeal,  for  the  protec- 
tion (if  our  properties,  and  to  probe  every  thing  suspicious 
to  liie  bottom,  I  came  to  have  a  little  private  conli'renee 
vilh  your  lordship  regarding  this  alarming  ali'air." 

"Yuur  conference  with  mc,  sir,  must  be  very  useless, 
for,  in  fact,  I  can  say  little  on  tho  subject  of  the  robbery, 
hiving  been  from  home  ever  since  ;  and,  in  pluin  trim 
the  conference  must  bo  short,  for  at  present  I  am  busy.  ' 

"  Indeed  I"  said  the  little  man,  chagrined,  uud  incredu- 
lously, as  he  looked  round  tho  room  and  saw  no  show  of 
papers  or  busuiess.  "Besides,  my  Ion',"  he  continued, 
"I  meant  to  have  taken  the  trouble  of  walking  with  your 
lordship  through  tho  grounds  of  this  castle,  that  we 
might  in8|iect  in  person  certain  old  buildings  and  ruins, 
K  likely  to  utTord  concealment  to  suspicious  persons  on 
the  coast;  particularly  a  certain  tenement  called  the 
Pilot's  Mirk,  and  if  your  lordship  had  leisure,  and  would 
do  nie  tlio  honour  to " 

"  I  cannot  now,  air,"  said  Arnwood,  more  and  more 
innoycd ;  "  besides,  I  think  it  quite  unnecessary." 

"  I'liat  is  very  strange,  my  lord,  after  so  much  property 
Ills  been  lost  by  a  gentleman  ao  near  you.  Arc  the  dwell- 
ings ind  goods  of  men  of  property  not  to  be  protected  ?" 

"If  I  am  to  discuss  this  matter  with  you,  sir,"  said 
Arnwood  haughtily,  "  I  answer,  that  in  this  free  coun- 
try there  is  no  want  of  protection  for  men  of  property 
ind  power.  It  is  tho  poor  and  unfortunato  that  are  apt 
lo  be  the  sufferers." 


"  'I'liis  is  singular  language  to  me,  my  lord." 

"Very  hkely,  sir,  but  so  much  the  worse  for  the 
feelings  and  properties  of  those  who  have  little  wealth  to 
spare." 

"  And  docs  your  lordship  refuse  to  assist  mo  in  my 
en(|uirics,  and  to  accompany  mc  tlirough  the  suspicious 
parts  in  your  neighbourhuua  ?" 

"  I  shall  give  every  ossistance  in  my  power  for  the 
ends  of  justice,  when  regularly  culled  U|ion  in  case  of 
any  suspicious  person  being  found ;  but  th^c  are  none 
such  that  I  know  of  in  this  immediate  neighbourhood; 
and,  in  short,  I  think  any  such  ins]iection  Ul-thned,  un- 
necessary, and,  perhaps,  ollicious." 

'i'lii'se  last  words  were  spoken  by  Arnwood  in  a  brief 
and  determined  way,  that  showed  lie  was  resolved  not  to 
lie  lietruyed  into  another  word  of  discussion  with  the  im 
liertincnt  intruder ;  and,  ringing  the  bell,  Mr.  Wragg 
was  prevented  from  further  annoyance  by  a  sternly  civil 
dismissal,  'i'lic  chagrined  and  chop-fullcn  little  justice, 
therefore,  bustling  awkwardly  out,  with  u  i  ;ieeeli  un  his 
tingue,  took  his  departure,  and,  arter  wandering  about  in 
iiiieertaiiity  till  he  tired  himself,  to  no  purjiose,  turned  fur 
consolation  towards  New  Hall. 

The  evening  was  somewhat  advanced  when  Arnwood 
proceeded  in  the  ilireetion  of  the  Pilot's  Murk,  for  the  ex- 
press  purpose  of  calling  there,  urged  by  a  pri'sentiment  of 
evil,  which,  ho'.vever  the  incredulous  may  doubt  its  ex- 
istence, docs,  nev  :rtlielcss,  sometimes  "ear'  its  shadow 
before"  to  warn  :';•  of  approaching  calumit) 

He  wus  not  u  little  surprised,  on  entering  tlie  house, 
at  the  iion-np|>earanee  of  i\iaeara  or  the  sailor;  and  the 
gloom  und  silenco  that  reigned  cound,  seemed  to 
announce  the  occurrence  <>:  .<onie  'itlden  and  undelined 
calamity  which  Arnwood's  fears  were  not  slow  to  sliap<' 
out  and  to  magnify. 

Proceeding  silently,  but  in  haslc,  up  stairs,  I'ld  receiv- 
ing no  answer  to  his  rciieate'd  tapping  at  the  ..  •  •  of  the 
sitting  room — which  ceremony  he  perfot'  ;  m  lieu  of 
an  introduction  by  the  servant — he  enter  I  siowly,  and 
discovered  Miss  Waltham,  her  bead  resting  in  her  hands, 
upon  the  back  of  her  chair,  a  .>-  ;>.;  tiosoin  heaving  witli 
convulsive  sobs. 

She  started,  as  a  soft  pre  -  re  on  .,.  r  shoulder  renlled 
her  to  consciousness,  ami  .aising  her  head,  Arnwood 
perceived  not  only  by  the  traces  ul  tears,  but  by  the  dis- 
order  of  her  hair,  and  the  paleness  of  her  taee,  that  clie 
hud  been,  and  was  still,  under  the  intluence  of  eiitruorili' 
nary  agitation. 

"  Tell  me,  Agatha,  I  implore  you,"  cried  he,  surprised 
and  concerned,  "  what  is  tlie  cause  of  this  excessive 
grief.'" 

"  Excessive  griet  I  ha,  how  t;'.n  you  say  so,  my  lord  '" 

"  What  imun  you,  Agatha?  how  is  this?" 

"Can  any  grief  tie  called  excessive  under  this  new, 
this  last,  this  heart-breaking  misfortune." 

"What  misfortune,  Agatha?  can  any  new  trouble 
have  hupgieiied  since  I  leu  you,  so  lia|i|iy  and  so  full  of 
hope  last  night  I" 

"  Then  you  have  not  heard  ?     Why  should  you  hear  ?" 

"No,  Agutlia;  I  have  heard  notliing.  Oh!  do  not 
koe»  me  i"  suspense." 

"  My  in.i'  .  my  poor,  tmfortunate,  heart-broken 
father!"  ••.  t'     •  ■  was  unable  to  proceed  for  tears. 

"  licxjd  lieu'  ens — what  are  you  about  to  tell  iiie  '  How 
is  he !  Where  is  he  ?" 

"  Gone — gone — dragged  from  me  by  ruflians,  and  the 
house — iih,  I  shall  go  distracted  !" 

'  s'or  mercy's  sake,  let  mc  know  all,  Agatha.  Who 
dragged  hiin  ?  whither  has  he  been  taken  ?" 

"  To  a  jail ;  to  a  common  jail — to  a  dungeon — to  bo 
placed  at  the  bar  like  a  common  felon  ;  to  be  judged  ;  to 
be  examined  and  witnessed  against;  to  be  tried  for  his 
life  ;  to  be  accused  of  theft,  of  robbery — perhaps  to  be — 
oh,  (iod  of  heaven,  keep  me  in  my  |K)or  senses  !" 

"This  is  dreadful — dreadful!"  but  be  calm,  Agatha. 
What  could  they  (lossibly  allege  against  your  father? 
It  must  be  some  error — some  more  mistake — some — " 

"  Whatever  is  alleged  against  tho  unfortunate,  is  pre- 
sumptively true,"  Buid  Agatha,  earnestly,  but  collectedly, 
interrupting  him;  "and  the  world  has  not  leisure  to  rca 
son  against  its  own  ready  surmises.  In  short,  my  fatlier 
is  neeuBcd  of  being  iiccessory  to  the  robbery  nt  tho  house 
of  tlint  dreadful  villain,  llnllon — and  there  is  proof,  my 
lord — good  proof— and  he  has  been  hurried  off  to  prison. 
Ah!  Arnwood,  my  honoured,  only  friend,"  she  contl 
nued,  clasping  her  hands,  "  had  you  seen  tJic  steady  re- 
signation— the  placid  calmness  with  which  the  sad  and 
humbled  old  man  gave  himself  up  lo  the  oilieers — whom 
he  piounly  called  heaven's  nieniuls,  appointed  to  cniiduct 
him  to  his  fate — had  you  but  observed  that  suppressed 
look  of  grief,  and  heard— oh !  could  you  huva  licard  tho 


low  struggling  sigh  which  scarcely  heaved  his  bosom, 
yet  with  whieli  his  heart  was  bursting,  as  he  bade  mo 
tiirewell,  you  would  have — you  would — oh  my  father ! — 
my  father !" — and  tlio  unliap|>y  girl  sunk  down,  over, 
(lowered  by  emotion. 

"Heaven  and  eartlil"  exclaimed  Arnwood — "tliis  is 
dreadful  I" 

"  Hut  I  have  not  told  you  all— do  not  interrupt  my  sor- 
row  while  I  tell  you  how  the  dear  old  man  looked  in  tho 
midst  of  his  grief.  When  1  rushed  nlUr  him — when  I 
pleaded  with  him  to  suffer  me  to  share  his  iiiiprisonineiit 
— when,  in  my  distraction,  I  even  knelt  at  the  feet  of  the 
riillinns  who  were  dragging  him  forth,  and  implored  tlieiii 
to  allow  me  to  follow  him  to  his  horrid  cell — had  you  si:eii 
how  my  father  raised  his  bent  figure  lis  he  held  up  his 
hand  to  heaven,  and  swore,  with  the  pns.sioiinle  dignity 
of  misery,  that  the  |iersoii  of  his  unhappy  daughter  sliould 
never  be  polluted  by  entering  the  jviills  of  a  felon's  jail 
— unless  the  lust  necessity  of  bidding  fan  well  lo  nn  ini- 
liiippy  parent  should  force  her  to  waive  the  delieueies  of 
her  nature,  and  require  her  to  jienetrute  the  aliodes  of 
wretchedness  and  crime; — and  he  loiikid,  my  lord,  at 
tliut  moment — he  looked,"  lu r  fi;;iire  seiiniiig  to  expand, 
as  she  stood  lutilily  in  the  moonlight,  und  extended  her 
arm  upwards  in  llie  abandonment  of  her  sorrow — "  he 
looked  like  some  sublime  ixirsonitication  of  human  woe, 
and  his  voice  sounded  like  a  prophecy  of  his  own  fate ! — 
UliGod!  oh  Uod! — Happy,  happy  mother!  who  bust  gone 
to  thy  quiet  rest,  and  hast  not  lived  to  feel  the  unuttera- 
ble anguish  of  this  dreudliil  hour !" — und  the  unhuppy 
girl  aguiii  burst  into  tears. 

"  Hut,  surely,  Agatha,"  said  ArnwotHl,  after  a  pause, 
"there  must  be  something  more  than  you  huve  told  mu 
about  this  strange  occurrence." 

"  Sit  down  beside  me,"  she  answered,  "  and  I  will  tell 
you  all." 

"The  (irst  intiiiiatioii  I  received  of  this  new  misfor- 
tune," she  went  on,  "  wus  in  the  perturbed  looks  and  bro- 
ken surmises  of  our  servant  Mueara,  who  eame  with 
■  .'uthless  liuste  into  the  room  where  I  sat;  and  presently 
;  mean-looking  men  entered  the  apartment,  while  tlio 
"•ootehiiian  clandestinely  retired  to  a  back  passage,  lo 
observe  what  was  to  liup|)en.  The  men  tiegan  to  (K'ep 
strangely  abc  1,  a-d  to  question  me  with  looks  of  horrid 
familiarity.  Ai  '  ijth  they  proceeded  unbidden  up  stairs, 
vnd  were  nut  e  >  the  landing-place  by  iny  dear  astonished 
father,  while  I  followed  trembling  with  indefinite  terror. 
The  strungers  then  produced  a  pa|ier,  and  said  they  were 
ordered  to  search  the  house  lor  property,  lielonging  to 
Mi.  Jtultun,  of  New  Hall.  My  father,  with  the  calm  dig- 
nity of  innoctnce,  ordered  them  to  proceed  ;  when  1  be- 
held with  horror  tlie  oilieers  bring  out  several  pieces  of 
sil\  (T  plate,  which  they  tbuiid  hidden  in  the  passage  near 
iny  unhappy  father's  own  bed." 

"Gracious  heaven  !  this  is  incredible." 

The  men  exclaimed,  "  Here  is  direct  proof  against  you, 
sir — suflieient  proof  to  hang  any  man;  but  I  would  ad- 
vise you  not  to  say  a  word  that  may  criminate  yourself, 
for  all  that,"  added  one  of  them,  holding  out  the  artichis, 
and  addressing  my  amazed  father. 

"  And  your  father ;  could  he  reply  to  tliis  ?" 

"  Alas !  my  lord,  ul^er  slariiiir  for  an  instunt  ul  the  man, 
he  burst  fortli  into  a  wild  fearful  luiigli,  that  shocked  mo 
still  more  than  the  occasion  of  it ;  then  letting  his  arms 
drop  idly  by  his  side,  he  looked  solemnly  upwards,  and 
thanked  Iieuveii  that  hiii  unliapjiy  fuM  would  soon  bo  ac- 
I  omplished." 

Arnwood  groaned  aloud. 

"  After  my  pixir  fatlier  had  intimated  that  he  was  ready 
logo;  the  men  said  they  had  orders  to  find  a  |h  i  •<i  m 
named  Macara;  but  when  I  looked  round,  I  observed  lliu| 
our  wurin-hearted  Scut  had  mado  his  escape,  and  tliat 
only  Mary  Reynolds  was  left,  who  wrung  her  hands  dis- 
stracted'y  as  she  wandered  weeping  through  the  house. 
I  cannot  tell  you  more,  but  tliat  when  I  found  that  my 
father  was  gone  and  our  ruin  complete,  I  sunk  into  a  statu 
of  insensibility  from  which,  when  you  entered,  1  had  but 
just  revived." 

"  And  is  it  thus  you  submit  to  your  father's  desola- 
tion, Agatha  7  And  does  he  submit  lo  be  sent  to  a  jail, 
and  tried  for  a  vilely-imputed  crime,  without  one  eflbrt 
to  freo  himself,  and  turn  tlie  tables  un  his  hidden  enemy  ? 
If  his  opinions  lead  him  to  tliis  conduct,  tliey  ore  mon- 
strous." 

"  What  is  it  you  mean  '  Wliat  could  my  poor  father 
do  against  wealth  and  worldly  cunning  in  a  case  liko 
tliis?  If  heaven  does  not  open  a  way  for  him  to  escape, 
it  will  ut  least  enable  my  distressed  parent  and  myself  to 
bear  it." 

"  God  above !"  he  exclaimed  as  he  gazed  upon  her  face, 
on  which  a  beam  of  tho  moon  now  shone  brightly — "Ihat 


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thnusamis   ot'  wrclchfs hut  1  shall  l)CConie    prol'anc. 

And  vol,  Affiitha,  in  the  midst  ot"  dcfjradatioii,  obscurity, 
and  ilisapimiutuient,  li't  nic  say  onu  thing— let  nio  ^rivo 
uttcranrc  to  one  wor  I — let  nic  say " 

"For  heaven's  saK^,  Aruwood,"  cried  Agatha,  inter- 
ru|)tijiuf  hiiM,  "do  not  s|H'ak  and  givui  thus  piuisionately. 
Do  not  say  any  thing  at  a  moment  like  this." 

"  You  know  what  I  would  say,  Ajjatha;  1  see  you  know 
that  my  interest  for  you  is  intensely  selfish — and  ycl,  I 
wtlt  say  it,  Uy  the  licaven  that  now  looks  down  u|K)n  us, 
1  love  you,  Agatha  1" 

"  For  Caod's  sake  do  not  talk  so,"  she  said,  weeping 
distractedly  as  she  witnessed  his  ardour;  "douots|K'ak 
of  lovo.     I  nuist  not  hear  you." 

"And  do  you  refuse  my  love,  Agatha?"  he  exclaimed 
almost  fiercely. 

"  No,  Arnwood  I  dear  \rnwood,  no  !  hut  do  not  look 
BO.  Uo  not  speak  of  love  to  me.  1  am  a  j>oor  outcast, 
ur.happy  girl— 

"  It  would  he  an  nggravntion  of  our  mutual  misfortmics," 
she  eoiitinued  more  calmly — "  and  is  an  aggraviitiou  of 
them,  at  this  moment — lor  thus  it  ever  is  with  deep  feel- 
ings and  ardent  wishes  luuler  the  frowns  of  fortune.  And 
yet,  I  ronfcss  i  have  had  the  iruprudenec  to  |H'rmit  my- 
self  to  fei'l  lor  you — "  nud  she  looked  up  in  his  face  in 
the  luoonliglit,  while  the  tears  streamed  down  her  cheeks 
u|K)n  her  clasped  hands — "  to  feel  for  you  a — a  sentiment 
— dee|ier  even  tlian  gratitude." 

'I'o  descrihc  the  extacy  of  the  lover,  us  he  clas|M'd  his 
mistress  tor  the  first  time  in  his  arms,  v.ould  ho  su|M'rllu- 
ous.  Agatha  did  not  refuse,  in  the  exeilenient  of  sor- 
row  and  of  |>assion,  to  pleilge  Arnwood  her  troth  as  they 
stooil  together ;  Ihey  vowecl  themselves  to  each  other  with 
uu  awful,  yet  somewhat  fcjrelKiding  soleumity. 

The  night  lireeze  sighed  sadly  over  the  sea,  and  the 
moon  was  quite  down,  ns  they  yet  lingered  together  in 
silent  sadness.  Vet  thi'y  felt  and  appreeiuled,  even  amid 
llieir  sorrow,  the  uus|Kakable  consolation  of  that  pure 
Bvmpathy,  which,  like  the  white  slone  mentioned  by  the 
I  rophel  m  the  Apis'alypsc,  "  No  man  can  know  save  him 
(0  whom  it  has  been  given  to  taste  thereof." 


CHAPTi:U   XXVI. 
We  cannot  describe  the  eonsternation  with  which  the 

)KH)r  8eolehm:iu  witnessed  the  search  at  the  Pilot's  Mark, 
and  its  eonsei{uenees;  little  lime  was  lell  for  considera- 
tion, Kroin  a  small  recess  in  the  wall  of  the  Mark,  in 
whieh  he  had  planted  himself,  for  the  |iur|H)M'  of  galher- 
iug,  as  well  as  eyes  and  ears  would  peruiit  him,  what  was 
going  forward,  he  heard  his  young  mistri'ss  sereani,  and 
irMmedJately  allcr  his  own  nunc  impiired  for.  Slipping 
(juietly  down  tin'  narrow  stair-cuse,  and  through  a  back 
passage,  and  just  nninaging  to  obtain  a  parting  salule 
from  .Mary  Heynolds,  with  a  hasly  injinntion  lo  keep  up 
her  spiiils,  and  to  slay  close  by  her  mistress  until  he 
should  make  his  re-ippcaranec  innler  more  promising 
circumstances,  he  set  oil'  in  search  of  Wealherslieel, 
whom  he  naturally  deemed  in  similar  jeopardy,  ami  away 
they  stalled,  urging  their  Might  fur  the  shore  togclher. 

"  Kin,  ye  dcevil,  riii,"  was  the  cry  with  whieli  he  con. 
tinned  lo  goad  the  sluggish  energies  of  Hie  sailor,  who, 
floundering  away  by  his  side  with  a  heavy  and  awkward 
roll  under  the  elitl's,  made  what  speed  he  wits  able,  from 
tilt!  niero  hubit  of  passive  ulH;dieiicu  to  his  more  spirited 
messmale,  but  withoul  the  smallest  understanding  whcre- 
I'ure  he  wiui  thus  euinpelled  to  put  forth  such  unwonted 
energy- 

"  Will  vc  not  rill,  ye  lumb'riug  slot?"  cried  Murdoch, 
IIS  the  sailor  Is'i^aii  to  Hag.  "  De'il  nor  ye  lii'  into  the 
hands  o'  the  IV:a(;les,  fur  yu  tnijjie  iiiv  thruu  knots  ut  leusl 
by  the  log." 

"If  I  pull  any  harder  I  shall  jiosilively  founder,  and 
turn,  keel  up,  over  these  stones  and  sea-weed,"  said  the 
sailor,  liloH'iujf  like  h  wliale.  "  i  sliiill  haul  in  canvasH  di- 
rcclly  as  soon  lis  we  weather  this  point  tu  larboard,  if  the 
devil  himself  was  in  chase.'' 

"I'oidiiuiid  yon,  riii,  for  five  luinulcs  longer,  at  least, 
for  they  can  see  us  from  the  iMnik  as  plain  yet  as  I  sir 
the  nuked  llugstair  o'  the  unld  ensile  aboon ;  iiii'  if  the 
beagles,  un'  the  lawyers,  an'  the  sipiircs  ciileh  puir  fal- 
lows like  us,  just  now,  we'll  Is:  lugged  in  wi'  the  iiilsliir- 
times  o'  my  puir  iiiaisUr,  un'  halloing  or  IKitiiiiy  Hay  will 
Is'  III"  leusl  o'l." 

"  .Vol  n  leg  lurlher,"  said  the  sailor, sloppiii;;  doggedly 
by  llie  jsiiol,  "  until  I  know  Is  tier  what  all  this  erowdiiig 
ufeanvuss  isnlMiiil;  ami  if  the  bullitrs  or  pirates,  or  wliat- 
iver  else,  eoiiie  alonnsiOi ,  why  we'll  have  a  yaid-aim  anil 
yurdariii  sel-lo  for  it,  that's  nil," 

"Jinl  u  wee  bit  further.   Will,"  «u id  MurdoHi,  molh- 


iiigly,  and  pulling  him  along,  "  I  tell  you  innocent  or 
no,  we're  lleeing  friie  danger  and  trouble;  llecing  like 
birds  frae  the  snare  o'  the  lowler,  Bui,  truly,  sic  a  bird 
as  you  for  lliglil,\Vill  Walhersheet,  1  never  yet  saw  take 
the  wing," 

"  I'll  pull  an  oar  with  any  man,"  said  Weatliershect, 
ehafed,  "  but  blow  me  if  1  tbundcr  myself  in  this  land 
cliace,  at  least  uiilil  I  know  from  what  ipiarter  the  foul 
weather  comes,  that  drills  us  so  fur  out  of  our  course; 
and  even  now,  I  shall  very  soon  lack  about,  if  the  devil 
should  be  to  face,  unless  I  get  pruiicr  sailing  orders,  and 
learu  what  land's  ahead." 

"  Weel,  ye  see,  William,"  said  Murdoch,  as  they  slack- 
ened their  pace,  "  some  men  are  born  lo  trouble  an'  vex- 
ation Just  as  the  sparks  tleo  upwards,  an'  nothing  will 
stop  or  aviTt  them  but  the  strong  hand  tliut  sends  gude 
an'  ill  tu  man;  an'  so  my  puir  inaister  has  been  in  nue- 
lliiiig  hut  frae  nc  misfortune  into  another  ever  since  I 
knew  him,  until  now — 'till  at  last  tlicy  liac  accused  him 
o'  this  robbiry  ut  the  squire's,  un'  his  distracted  proud 
heart  'II  bo  broken  ae  way  an'  another,  1  con  sec — that 
'II  bo  the  end  o't." 

"  .Vnd  you  have  left  him  at  his  last  pinch,  just  when 
his  pumps  won't  work  any  longer,  and  he's  going  down 
lo  Davy,  you  (Scotch  IiiIiIkt — I'll  not  pull  another  our 
with  you  on  this  cowardly  conr.se;  if  his  old  hulk  can't 
Ik'  kept  longer  above  water,  I'll  stick  to  his  broken  tim- 
bers tu  the  last,  and  then  I'll  go  down  with  him  into  the 
deep,  like  a  scaninn," 

"  llooly,  William  Wuthcrshcet — hooly  a  wee,  till  I've 
tell'il  my  luh'.  What  gude  would  we  do  to  gac  back 
to  put  oursells  into  the  jiiws  o'  a  jail  an'  the  law,  without 
a  shilling  to  pay  for  justice,  an'  without  nu  word  said  torus 
but  our  uin  lale,wliicli  would  be  uac  iiiair  minded  by  judge 
an'  jury,  than  I  would  mind  a  blast  o'  wind  frae  the  lowii 
side  o'  I  liiil  Hill.  An',  ye  see,  as  you  an'  I  were  without 
doubt  wanileriiig  aliout  New  Ha'  that  niorning,  un'  1  was 
seen  by  line  o'  the  squire's  fat  llunkeys  at  least,  wi'  a 
sword  in  my  liiiiid,  I  tell  you,  without  saving  our  puir 
heart-broken  niaislcr,  who  was  out  himself  that  dreadful 
night, — why  or  wherefore  is  beyond  my  ken — circum- 
stanlial  evidence,  an'  the  squire's  siller,  an  time  laiig- 
longiied  lawyers,  would  hang  us  bailli  ns  clean  as  leeks." 

"  And  what,  in  God's  iianie,  do  you  mean  to  do,  and 
where  are  you  bringing  me?" 

"  'I'o  l.unnon,  -Mr,  Wathershcet." 

"  'I'm  London  !  are  you  mud  '  I'll  go  to  the  North  Pole 
or  the  Ked  Scu  first," 

"To  l.iiiinon  we  shall  go,  as  straight  as  we  cau  steer, 
if  the  wind  will  bide  liiir,"  said  Murilish  determiiia  cly ; 
"  an'  iioo  ye  're  luiiiuii'il,  Willi.iiii  Walhersheet,  iin'  un- 
ilcr  iiiy  eoinniaiKl ; — an'  if  yc  mutiny  on  the  road,  by 
my  fiilli  I'll  hue  yon  iiili)riiied  against,  an'  hanged  by  the 
way,  beliire  ye  even  get  a  sight  o"  the  miieklc  punch. 
IiohI  that's  whmnlet  on  the  top  o'  St.  Paul's." 

Wcalliershrel  was  so  aeeustoiiied  lo  sueeiinib  to  the 
sii|s'rlor  intillect  of  the  ready  Scot,  that  he  made  no  rc- 
plv,  but  eiiiitimied  to  plod  on.  As  they  passed  under  the 
old  liiirviiig  ground  at  Ihi  rear  of  Ariiwoisl  C'ustle,  the 
sailor  poniiered  eonfusi  illy,  as  he  went,  ii|)on  the  proba- 
ble jilaii  of  his  niessinule,  which  was  beyond  his  eonipic- 
hension,  but  which  he  at  leiiglh  ventured  to  inqiiii  -iboul 
more  parlieiilirly.  In  answer,  Murdoch  thus  coiiliiiiied  : 
'Vn'  so,  William,  we  muiin  just  go  lo  I<iiiiiioh  by  back 
roads  an'  bye  roads,  if  we  can,  for  ye  see  that  is  the  place 
lor  a'  the  lilaekL'iiards,  un'  thieves,  an'  tliiel'-takers  In  the 
kingdom  ;  an'  we'll  find  out  wha  really  robls-d  the  sipiirc's 
lioose,  an'  parlieiilarly  anciil  a  wci-  Ihii  I'lliey  ca'  Sainm^, 
W'lioni  I  shrewdly  siis|H'ct  of  hiding  the  silver  things  in 
the  Pilot's  .Mirk,  lo  lurii  the  scent  oil'  the  real  thieves, 
an'  lo  get  our  puir  maistci  siid  us  iiilo  this  trouble;  for 
Pll  gie  iiiy  bilile  oulli  I  saw  liiin,  or  his  like,  lurking  Mboiit 
Inst  iiighi  among  the  planting,  though  Lord  .Arnwood 
^ihoii'd  an'  pliiHsl  at  me  liir  saying  it.  Hut  that's  not 
diiiiia  interrupt  me.  Will  WutherHlicel — I  mean  t" 
get  anitlier  tiling  in  Liniiiiii  that  'II  do  muir  for  the  nli- 

tuiliing  o'  jiisliee  in  this,  the  case  o'  iiiy  d iilcil  nias. 

ter  an'  iiiysel,  than  imglil  else  under  I'rovideiiee.  1  iiieaii 
In  get  siller,  William,  siller  1" 

Li  short,  the  talkative  Scotchman  Informed  his  ciiin. 
pniiion  thai,  having  ii  brother  in  Lniidoii,  who  was  a 
tbrivin^r  mail,  it  was  his  intention  lo  proceed  forlhwilh' 
to  liiiii,  mid  gel  IVoiii  him  the  iiicaiis  of  iirocnring  siieh 
videiiee  and  such  legal  iissislanre  as  would  probablv  ob- 
tain an  ellii  linil  anil  s{h  edy  iiiqiiiltul  of  Mr.  Wallliam, 
ns  well  IIS  liiiiisi  It'  iiiiil  Weiilhershi  el.  As  (iir  their  pri- 
si'iit  Ilighl,  he  argued  that  by  it  they  woiihl  not  only  avoid 
till'  misery  and  iiltimale  ri><tl  of  eoiiimilinciil  and  incuree- 
rnlion  niiiler  so  serious  a  charge,  liiil  would  bo  enabled 
by  till  ir  enerlloiis  to  a\i  rl  n  iiiislbrtinic,  iinilcr  which 
their  uiiha|q>y  iiinsttr  was  too  likely  tu  ailik. 


It  being  far  in  the  allcrnoon  when  Murdoch  nnii  ||i 
companion  took  their  lliglit  from  the  Mark,  by  the  tin,, 
they  had  travelled  about  eighteen  miles,  it  had  Ihch  loi,,, 
dark,  excepting  »n  occasional  dim  light  which  Uu-  nioni 
threw  over  the  lonely  landscape.  The  spirits  wlili  «1|]||, 
the  poor  travellers  had  set  out  was  completely  gone,  m,\ 
they  l)egan  to  feel  sorely  tired  and  distrcssed,anil  to  loi.k 
wistfully  around  them  without  sjicaking,  for  some  house 
of  entci'tainnienl  and  rest, 

"  Och,  och  !  iMr,  .Macara,  but  this  land  lravellin.r  i,  j 
sad  thing,"  at  length  said  the  sailor  rucfiilly,_Qg  |||. 
limped  hiinely  along,  "(jivo  me  a  whole  day's  lii-aii,i.r 
ut  the  windlussi  rather  than  this;  I  wonder  wjm  in,„|Jj 
travel  by  land  ns  long  ns  there  was  a  fnthoiu  nf  sea  ,„ 
even  fresh  water,  lo  sail  over.  Do  you  not  see  niiv  son 
of  cabouschousc  ahead,  Murdoch,  over  this  disniul  moor 
for  1  uiii  coiilbinidedly  hungry." 

"Come  awa,  Walhersheet,"  said  the  Seotclimiiii  m- 
couragingly.  "  Ye're  a  vera  guile  fallow,  except  for  tjjai 
eoiislant  yearning  in  your  stomach." 

"O,  that  I  were  silting  this  minute,  as  I  ought,  un  tlic 
wcathcr.liow  of  my  poor  master's  yawl,"  said  the  saik,: 
sorrowfully — "just  coining  in  with  my  lisli  nller  ilii. 
night-tide,  und  looking  out  for  the  cobble-stone  in  the  IV 
rail's  Creek.  Hot  there  is  nothing  here  to  remiml  nno 
of  the  sweet  sound  of  the  waves  along  shore  at  Arnwooil." 

"  Or  the  sweeter  sound  o'  Mary  I'cynold's  frying.pGn 
skirling  wi'  the  fish  (or  supiier;  an'  the  bleczing  fl,jl 
gleaming  fra"  the  Murk  us  yc  gang  liaine  wat  an'  wearr, 
an'  the  smell  n'  the  butter  un  the  iiigans  like  .\ral)iii : 
humph  I  man,  it 's  enough  to  gie  ane  the  crump  i'  the  sto. 
macli  to  think  o  't." 

"  .Vlurdnch,  arc  yon  sure  you  have  nothing  nl  all  ol'tli,' 
prog  Icll?"  said  Weatliershect,  earnestly,  his  iiioiilli  jjusli- 
ing  water  at  the  Scotclmian's  leinptiiig  description. 

"  The  dcevil  a  morsel,"  said  Murdoch,  willi  n  look  of 
despair. 

"i;od  help  us  I  and  no  port  ahead  !  To  be  ii|xin  short 
allowance  so  curly  in  our  trip,  and  beating  ahoiil  Inn- 
wilhunt  chart  or  compasi:  and  nothing  in  the  brend-nioin. 
neilher  prog  nor  grog.  I  cannot  hold  out,  I'll  heave  to!" 
and  poor  VVeatlicrshect,  folding  his  legs  under  him  with 
the  grace  of  an  elephant,  tumbled  himself  down  on  Uu- 
sotV  sod  by  the  edge  of  the  country  load  on  which  llioy 
proceeded. 

"  I'll  tell  you  what.  Will  Wutherslicet,"  said  Murdoch, 
calling  also  u  halt,  und  seuling  himself  be'sidc  liis  gruiii- 
bliiig  companion — "if  your  Btomach  would  only  kiY|i 
quirl,  we  're  a  deevili-li  deal  heller  here  under  tin-  wUf 
sky,  ullhoiigh  it  be  lilaeU  an'  d.irk  even  now,  an'  lyini;  sar 
sol)  on  this  bonny  green  turf,  that  smells  lisc  a  rose,lli,iii 
in  the  slone-rooni  under  the  jeiveller's  lo-K  an'  key  la 
Harelicsler  jail  wi'  our  sorrowfu'  maistcr;  och,  oilil  an' 
there's  puir  Mary  lieyiiolds,  an'  our  si-  eel  lady  Aiiatlii 
— silling  by  themselves  greeting  their  ecu  liliiiil,  me 
doubt,  in  the  Pihit's  Murk,  while  we  arc  on  a  pleasant 
jauiil  lo  Liinnoii." 

As  ihey  coiiliniicd  to  murmur  and  cnpiforl  each  otliir 
nllcrnalely,  while  resting  on  the  sikI,  the  extreine  stilli-isi 
mill  solitude  of  their  siliialion  was  atler  some  time  liriikrn 
by  the  sound  of  approaching  footsteps,  which  Ihey  hearil 
long  before  the  truveller  drew  near  the  s|iot  where  liny 
sal. 

"There's  smue  comfort  for  us  at  lust.  I  hear  «  fill" 
said  .Murdoch  rousing  himself— "  get  up,  Will  Walliir 
shei  I,  und  let  us  hail  Ibis  li'llow.  He  'II  at  least  Is-  -M- 
to  ti  II  us  our  way ;  get  up,  man,  nn'  put  yourself  in  sail- 
ing trim,  an'  let  us  not  Ix'  lying  here  under  n  lied(;e  like 
Iwa  tinklers." 

With  Kiiine  dillicully  the  uearied  sailor  was  iniliKi'il  to 
take  lo  Ills  feel  ngiiiii,  und  forward  ihey  weie  Irnilt'int 
slowly,  as  a  stout  iiiaii  in  n  light  gient  coat,  and  currjni:; 
a  biinillc,  came  ii|>  at  a  good  pace. 

"(iood  night,  good  iiiglil,"  were  the  words  cxclinnpil 
between  the  three,  as  the  stranger  would  have  piiasiil. 

"  ll's  weary  walking  in  the  dark,  tViend,"  «aiil  .Miir 
doeli,  striving  to  keep  up  with  him. 

"  lliil  yon  were  sitting,  or  lying  down  just  iioiv,"  caiJ 
the  mail  Moinewhut  suspieioiiHly. 

"  Ve  hae  glide  sight  111  the  dark,  neiglilwiiir,"  raiil 
Mindoi  li  iiiiihiiintcdiy.  "'I'weel  we  were  JHst  rislini'kv 
the  loail  side,  an'  might  hao  do/i  d  u  bit,  the  piiikhsk* 
were  crooking  sue  iiii:,4leiil  In'sIiIi'  us;  but  if  yi-  iiiiMUi 
ki  11  the  iMitli,  sir,  we  eoiihl  iiae  sleep  a  wink  fur  liillil.'i'r " 

"  The  loo  book  iieier  told  truer,"  said  Weallirr«lii'i'l, 
ill  ti  rniiniil  lo  s|s'uk  ip  when  lisiH  wns  incntiniiiil. "miil 
so  we  iiiiist  liillow  yoi;,  sir,  like  two  sharks  in  the  "lial 
lows,  lo  tiiiil  our  reckuiiing,  ui  well  us  to  till  our  kIu 

inuelis." 

The  iiiiiii  was  al  first  a  litlh'  sinrtlid  ut  this  pilliv  up 
peal  from  no  powerful  a  muii  us  WLallicrihccI,  Inil  »IV' 


,,„lllcrartlier  colloiiu 
I  lie  promised  lo  bring 
I  ikiiii:  substantial  to 
I  •kJ.'Iii!.'.  "ly  Iritiids," 
I  lijiliiT-lxds  are  not  ti 
Ifoucan'twalktheni 
I  y,ji  iiijy  sle'ep  on  the 
O'lr  tr.ivcllers  were 
J  ,.r-,  furious  about  wli 
Ijiidonlhe  three  triii 
I  „,rrii«-  lane,  it  soon 
I  JRius'',  »hi<'l>.  "I'ill'cr 
1 1|,„|.«',  slooil  naked  an 

Ihplh-   '''i"'y  "■'•''■'' 

,  nlirc  more  like  a  a 
I  ilk  and  the  strange 
J  li«i,*liolil  bread,  with 
I  «i«  |iro(hieeil,  and  s 
I  »liifli  Weiitliershect 
J  iiiiiiri'ssioii,  washing  t 
[di'sour  nle,  the  ucid 
I  oiml  liy  the  eager  : 
I  thioal. 

-  it'll  be  a  dear  job 
1  iiionitury  wliis|)cr  tj 
J  (liokcn  ill  his  own  crti 
I  iiinisliini'nt  on  the  des 
I  Ho  voracious  sailor, 
Iforllialsourdi-ink,  Wi 
I  IS  llii' stranger's  back 

-First  let  us  niaki 

xjkiiii:  as  well  as  liii 

"(ioll.^Jke,  man,  wil 
I  ihil  Jry  cheese,"  said 
I  wilclii'il  llie  endless  (I 
I  am's  four  broiisl,  jus 
lliulsas  an'  saxpencc  i 
I  Lunnon." 

"Trust  in  providen 
Inilli  liin  usual  earclei 
ImMsilraughl  of  the  a 

In  spile,  however,  ol 
I  inch's  heart  was  bcgit 
limtliir  good  draught 
Iwliirh,  thiiiigh  sadly  ue 
linJho  a:id  the  slraiigi 
lli'.'.'thi'r  in  the  iniisl  joi 
Ibi  |iloasaiit  chalVering 
It  iiioiilli  was  deareil ; 
liilhpriih'  and  envy  of 
IliiiiM'll'  In  the  former, 
lihifl'!!  ililight,  until  ti 
llkfjlranger  pro|H)siiig 
I  Mnd  jacket  and  caiiva 
lull  iK'rame  Hie  othe 
IWralhiTsheel  pulling  i 
liiiilliat  of  the  iiiun,  iii 
IfWTj  n|ipenraiiee,  oft 

"Hut  wlial'll  he  to  pii 
|illrii);lh,  said  Murdoel 
luiliir  ('usl  of  all  this  g 

"IMIIook  like  a  .1 
Jttiv'"  suiil  the  straii) 
litiilaanil  forwards  in 
lw!«r  look  like  Hie  ga 
liouM  si'ori,  lo  exact  |i 
Icirilr,  whimi  they  alig 
luiilfius  voyage  of  lite, 
ln:l'  Dull't  melllion  I 
ImoiuuiI  ilraiik;  but  i 
lit' liavi' llie  pleasure  of 
iKiiiiin'i, juikel,  und  1 
|>«iit«ith  whii'h  I  havi 

•l'inmi'>'s  value,  what 
|>  - 1  !l  IS  my  hinnour  I 
h»' Scotihiniiii  was 
|u  ilraniicr's  liospilalil 
l«iiii«mhil,  whih'  Weall 
Ihotlii-r'n  ilrah  coal,  ai 
|ilniii,vniN-<  ,.f  the  iirop 

''1  iiiot  III  his  lile  as 
_!'  ■"Unsraiiian-hke  an 
l-Mii'in,  niih  his  aeeii 
l«™illii'Sciilcliiiinn's  II' 
l^iinksh  hHikiil  first  at 
I'Mlii  jarkit,  iniil  sisin  | 
■•ilh  n  ili'i'isinn  whieh  a 
I  "  rill'  ''oat  is  siii«rfi 
|'"«l  worth  three  n'  t 
■"illHalhuriihwI.    Til 


WALTHAM. 


:i\r, 


IS  I  ought,  on  tlic 
i"  snid  the  sailc; 
'ly  lish  nller  llir 
i-stoiiu  ill  the  I'l. 
<-•  lo  remind  onr 
lorp  nt  Arnwcmil." 
Hold's  frjing.]Kj,^ 
the  bleejinjT  (i„, 
ne  wat  an'  weary, 
ntiH  like  Ariiliiil: 
jrrniiipi'  the  sto. 


To  Iw  M|)on  shnri 
eating  almnl  hirr 
II  the  bmid-riioin, 
lit,  I'll  heave  Inl" 
H  under  him  ivilli 
isclt'  down  on  llii' 
id  on  which  lliev 


iiliirt  eueh  nlliiT 
'Xtreme  Hliileew 
line  time  broken 
/liicli  they  hiMrd 
»|iot  where  they 


r  wiiH  indiieed  In 
y  weie  IriidirMiL' 
ml,  iiiid  currfi!!;' 


I    lillle  further  (wllo(|uy,  prineiimlly  with  the  Scotclininii, 

I L, priiiiiised  lo  bring  tlieni  wlioru  tliey  hIiouUI  linvu  soino- 

ihins  substanliiil  to  satisly  their  Imiiger ;  "  but  as  llir 

y„"i,,r,  my  I'riciids,"  continued  lie,  grullly,  "  sheets  anil 

^jijjor.beds  are  not  to  be  had  within  ten   miles,  and   if 

,(,« can't  walk  the  niglit  wateli,  like  bravo  I'ellows,  why, 

vjiniay  sleep  on  tlio  sod  like  many  better  men." 

llir  ir.ivellers  were  too  jrhid  to  hear  of  virtiials,  to  hi' 

,vr,  lurioiH  abmit  what  further  this  speeeli  might  iiii{ioi't, 

Ijiijnalln'  thn'c  trudged  together,  when  turning   up  a 

I  jirrow  liii"''  i'  "<""'   brought  tlieni   lo  n  small  Hipiare 

l»ii*i'.  whieli.  ueitlier  quite  like  a  cottage  nor  an   ale- 

kpiL*,  sUtod  naked  and  dark  by  the  side  of  the  solitary 

|l„.,,;ilh.    They  were  admitted  by  a  door  at  the  end  into 

linlareniorc  like  u  Btoreliouso  lor  jjrain  than  aught  be- 

I  iiao,  and  the  stranger  striking  a  light,  n  large  loaf  ol' 

I  tawliold  bread,  with  meat,  cheese,  and  other  provender, 

I  ,jj  produced,  and  set  lu'lore  the  liimgry  men;  upon 

I  tliicli  Wealhcrsheet  in  particular  soon  made  a  sensible 

I  |in|irf9iiioii,  wasbiiig  the  whole  down  with  long  draughts 

Lfsoiir  ale,  the  acid   (|ualily  of  which  was  never  per- 

I  (And  liy  tlie  eager  imbibers,  until  they  were  filled  to  the 

I  ihf*''' 

"it'll  be  n  dear  job  this,  I'm  fear'd,"  said  !\Iurdocli,  in 

I I  monitory  whis|)cr  to  his  companion,  us,  beginning  to 
Isliokin  in  his  own  ctl'orts,  he  continued  to  look  with  as- 
I  lonislnncnt  ou  the  destruction  of  |/rovender  and  liipior  by 
I  [kt  voracious  sailor.  "  What  do  ye  think  the  niaii'U  charge 
Iforlliatsour  diink,  Will  Watliershect,"  ho  added,  as  soon 
I  IS  till' stranger's  back  was  turned. 

■  first  let  us  make  sure  of  it,"  said  Wcatlicrslieet, 

Kikini;  IIS  well  as  his  crammed  iiioutli  would  allow  him. 

»i;()d»akc,  man,  will  yc  never  be  done  worrying  at 
I  lial  dry  cheese,"  said  Murdoch,  losing  all  patience  as  he 
I niclad  the  endless  devoiirer;  "an'  then  yc  drink  the 
I.Tira's  snur  broiist,  just  like  a  whale,  never  considering 
llMsax  an'  saxpence  is  a'  the  siller  I  hoc  to  curry  us  to 
I  LuniioM." 

•rrint  ill  providi'iice,  Mr.  Macara,"  said  the  sailor, 
Itith  !ii»  usual  careless  expression,  after  another  eiior- 
I  mous  draiiirhl  of  the  ale. 

In  spile,  however,  cf  the  calculation  of  the  cost,  INIur- 
docli's  heart  was  bi'ginning  to  warm  wonderl'ully,  nller 
linothir  good  draught  of  tin!  readily  supplied  drink; 
li(kicli,lhoiigli  sadly  acid  and  stale,  did  not  luck  strength, 
linillio  and  the  stranger  began  to  talk  and  crack  jokes 
I Ijti'thi'r  in  the  most  jocose  nnd  liarmonious  manner.  In 
lto|ileai«iit  chart'eriiig  the  sailor  soon  joined  also,  when 
Ifemoiilh  was  cleared  ;  nnd  when  the  host  next  talked 
I  lilh  priije  anil  envy  of  the  marine  oeciipation,  addressing 
1  liiiiufir  In  the  former,  nolhiiig  could  exceed  Wcnlher- 
Jih'ct's  delight,  until  their  good  undcrstaniliiig  ended  in 
lllic>:ranger  pro{H)sing  to  try  how  he  shiinlil  look  in  the 
Iroand  jacket  and  ennvass-covercd  hut,  which,  lie  said,  so 
Itfll  l»'c:ame  Hie  other.  This  frolic  was  followed  by 
JWrailiersheel  pulling  on  the  liglit-cohiiired  great  coat 
lindlial  of  the  man,  iiinid  the  coniplimentrt  on  his  ini- 
Ipnwd  appearance,  of  the  others. 

"Hut  tthal'll  he  to  pay  lor  our  <  ntertaiiimcnt,  friend  ?" 
Ill Irii^'lli,  said  Murdoi'h,  his  mind  running  forbodingly 
luillii'  colli  of  all  this  good  cheer. 

"IKillook  like  u  .lew  or  n  publican,  in  this  manly 
J  cuss  "said  the  stranger  proiidlv,  nn  he  strodi^  back- 
liirdi and  forwards  in  the  Haibir'it  clothes.  "Do  I  not 
Iriiiitr  luili  like  the  gallant  smi  of  n  pnd'cssioii  which 
IraldHeiiri.  to  exact  payment  fi'inii  the  hungry  uiiil  tlii' 
Ihtdy,  hIioiu  they  alight  npini  ill  the  course  of  tlii'  lia- 
luiiius  voyiige  of  life,  willi  the  signal  ol'  distress  liimg 
Inl'  Don't  iiieiilioii  money,  friends,  liir  what  you  have 
I'llrn and  drank;  but  if  you  will  do  mo  a  kindness,  hi 
liu'liavellie  pleasure  of  wearing  this  coarse,  yet  enviable, 
Ikjiiiin'ii  jaekel,  and  I  will  giv.'  yon  iii  eveliungc  the  gar- 
lii'iititilh  which  I  have  jiisl  parted;  altliough,  in  point 
|i'lNiinii'j'a  value,  whiil  I  give  is  more  than  double  worth 

'I  il  mniy  hiiiiiour  to  lake  in  eschange  liir  il. ' 

Ilii' Sciitihiiiaii  was  ninking  his  nekiiowlcdgmeiit  liir 
|li«  «lrnni(er's  Imspilality  with  llii'  grnlitudc  the  oeeasinn 
|*imiulrcl,  while  WcathersliK  I  was  Burveyiiig  himself  in 
III* iilliir'n  (Irali  I'oal,  and  diseiissing  in  his  own  mind  the 
lilMiU'i  ne»s  "(  the  |iro|Hmal  and  the  iin|si»siliilily  of^n  li 
I'l  itral  Ml  Ills  lib'  as  his  ever  U'eoining  the  wearer  of 
|C' 11  unmiiinanlike  an  arlieh',  when  lie  gave  a  look  to 
IMvin,  wilh  his  ai'custiimed  Huhniission,  to  nseertiiiii 
|>lHlll»'Seo|eliinnirH  miiiil  was  ii|hiii  sodonblful  a  |Hiiiit. 
IMqnjiMh  liHiked  first  nt  the  ipialily  of  the  coul  and  then 
lillliijarkil,  and  MiKUi  gave  his  opinion  in  n  whisjier, 
I'lllisileeininri  which  at  once  setlh'd  the  biisincHn. 

'  I'll!  I'oiil  Is  Hii|»  rliiic  double. milled  claith,"  lie  said, 
l"™t  wiirlli  three  o'  thai  luiry  blue  jacket  o'  yours, 
|"ill  Wathcriiliocl,    The  tnnii  iiiniiii  Ixi  mad  to  offer  you 


sic  a  liar^aiii,  t'orbyc  the  hat.     Aye,  cnlcli  at   u  bargain 
when  ye  can  get  it — that's  my  advice." 

The  exchange  was  in  conseipienee  of  this  monillon  in- 
stantly agreed  to,  not  without  some  sulky  uneasiness  ini 
the  part  of  Weathershed  ;  nnd  soon  after,  .Murdoch  and 
he  rose  to  depart,  their  spirits  having  been  furlher  enliv- 
ened by  a  still'  buiii|H'r  of  brandy  wliiili  the  strnnger  pro. 
diiecd  from  a  stinie  bollle  he  ban  nikcd  out  lioiii  under 
sonic  Max  at  the  finlber  end  of  the  apartment. 

"  Ve're  a  generous,  honest  fallow,"  snid  Murdoc!!, 
shaking  the  man  heartily  by  the  liaiKl  ns  tlicy  stood  al 
tile  door;  but  hearing  a  sort  of  giggle  at  tlieiiionu'iit,aiid 
chancing  to  hiok  upwards  to  the  ciiling  he  perceived  the 
head  of  a  boy  thrust  down  between  the  joists,  the  face 
iidorneil  with  a  grin.  The  sudilen  apparition  as  suddenly 
vanished,  and  he  caught  only  a  single  glimpse  of  the 
countenance  of  the  coneialed  iirehin  :  yet  there  was  tiiiii 
<'iioiigli  for  the  idea  of  that  very  Sammy  of  wlioiii  he 
was  in  (jiiest,  lo  Hash  across  his  mind.  Murdoch,  how- 
ever, had  not  a  inomeut  to  ascertain  the  fact,  but  instantly 
departed ;  and  as  it  was  completely  dark,  the  stranger 
further  oll'ered  to  eondiiel  our  travellers  to  the  nearest 
piihiie  road,  which  he  did,  leading  them  across  several 
fields,  so  that  when  they  limnd  Ihemselves  nt  leiiglh  on 
hard  grounil  they  were  |ierfeelly  unable  to  tell  in  what 
direction  ihc  house  stood  in  which  they  had  been  enter 
tuiiied ;  and  tiirtli  they  proceeded  by  thVniselves  with  al 
the  suspicion  on  Ihe  iiiliid,  at  least,  of  the  Scot,  wliicli 
the  strange  condiiet  of  the  man,  and  the  nnexpeclcd  a| 
pearanee  of  the  hoy,  whom  he  was  almost  assured  was 
8ainmy,  gave  rise  to. 

Heliiro  they  had  proceeded  two  miles  ftirlher,  however, 
tlio  droury  solitariness  of  the  way — liir  il  was  now  per- 
fectly dark,  and  the  renialning  faligiio  of  the  previous 
day,  togetjier  with  their  hearty  supper  and  drink,  1 
came  (|iiito  overpowering;  and  Murdoch,  alter  two  or 
three  v.-iiii  elVorls  to  look  abroad  thiougli  the  darkiii- 
finding  the  turf  by  the  road-side  leinptingly  soft,  pro- 
po.sed  a  hall,  which  was  gladly  acceded  toby  iiis  drowsy 
coiiipaiiion,uiid  down  tlicy  both  slid  upon  the  luxurious 
sod,  and  in  two  iiiiimlus  their  cures  and  suspicions  were 
Ibrgollcn  in  lieuvy  and  prutbuiid  repose. 


CIlArTKR  XXVIl. 

They  who  liuvo  drained  the  cup  ol  vidupluonsiicss  to 
the  dregs,  have  never  in  lliiir  lives,  probably,  enjoyed 
the  luxury  of  sleeping  on  u  road  sido  in  the  open  air, 
under  eireuiiisluiicim  llnit  made  it  so  delicious  to  our 
weary  pllgrliiis ;  who  never  stirred  or  awakined  until 
the  sun  began  to  hliine  through  the  Iranspareiicies  ol 
their  eyelids,  and  the  warbling  of  the  lark  began  loiiiix 
In  their  slumbers  with  the  soothing  dreuins  of  iiinrniiig. 
'I'lie  Iravelli  rs  were  awake  belli, les  ;  aiid  having  shaken 
Ihuiiisclves  in  the  primitive  and  natural  manner  that 
llie  patriarchs  ilid  oj'old  when  they  slept  in  the  tields  by 
night,  ilicy  set  lurtli  highly  refreshed  and  in  iinineiiM'ly 
good  spirits,  to  pursue  tlieir  journey. 

After  walking  soiiiu  hours,  tlii'y  cntcreil  n  pleasant 
village,  uiid  ttern  just  debaliiig  in  vvliieh  of  the  inviling 
piililie  houses  they  might  best  satisly  thoir  renewed  ap- 
petite, ofwhich  Wealiiersheel  began  again  to  complain, 
when  they  observed  a  ciovvil  round  a  post  on  which  was 
placarih'd  a  hami  hill,  which  iiulurully  ulso  uttracted 
their  allenllon,  ami  they  slopped  among  the  rest  to  read 
it.  The  papei  proved  lo  !iii  a  notice,  or  local  prochiinn- 
lioii,  ii|;urdiiigu  riililierylalely  eo'iiinilled  In  this  neigh- 
lioiirhiHid,  and  piirtieiilaily  deseribiiiK,  with  a  viuw  to 
his  uppreliension,  a  lobiisi  man  wearing  u  light  great- 
eont,  as  miic  of  the  persons  siippoMil  to  huvu  been  eoii- 
eenieil  in  il.  'I'lie  heart  of  i\l:irilocli  came  to  his  inoulli 
il  the  |M'rii\al ;  and  pulling  the  giping  sailur  by  the 
arm,  he  hurrieil  liioi  out  ol  the  vlllagi'  wilhoiil  his  break- 
la  si,  ami   wilh   1 Ilier  satisllieliini  than  a    lew    liasly 

excbimations  and  oaths,  n  InngiiagK  so  terribly  .Senteli, 
thai  even  Wciithersbecl  could  not  iiiiiUe  iniieli  ineaning 
Hilt  of  it,  while  III  piiliently  and  I'loni  liabil  subinilted 
lo  the  w  III  of  Ins  eoinpaiiion.  Iliil  all  naliiie  is  furnished 
wilh  what  I'liley  calls  compensations,  iiinl  aiiimalH  who 
do  not  reai.oii  are  generally  compensaleil  by  a  larg" 
share  ofnlulibiirnness,  which,  with  them,  aiiswersall  the 
purpose  of  relleetion,  saves  inticli  time  and  knowledge, 
and  is,  besides,  u  most  useful  and  easily  undersliuul 
siilisliliiln  for  ileciMoii  ofeharaeter, 

Aecordiiiglv.  Will  Wealiiersheel,  hy  Ihe  liiiin  they 
had  proceedeii  alsnit  a  iiiile  ftoni  Ihe  village,  and  weie 
alniosl  vvilbin  Inil  of  a  small  publle  house  at  a  cross 
road,  wilh  a  w  hill  biiaid  over  ihe  dmir,  and  the  smoke 
culling  lempllnglv  from  Ihii  chimney,  began  lo  iniiliny 
niccoiid  (liii(i,nii(l  (lolibernloly  ('iMi'^n<(a,  nwouriiiK  tliut 


he  would  not  pull  nnother  onr  unless  it  were   into  port 
liir  brcakliisl. 

"Wliatilo  ye  mean  ?"' snid  iMurdiich,  gny.ing  iiidig- 
naiilly  al  liiiii  as  he  stood  stoek  still,  "  .-standing  tlicro 
looking  bcbiiil  you,  like  Mrs.  I/ot?" 

•'  What  is  the  use  of  our  running  ourselves  out  like  n 
sand-glass?"  said  llio  sailor;  ''Ihe  morning  wnteli  is 
long  gone,  and  nc  shall  liuvo  hreaktiist,  or  put  licliii  up, 
by  gad." 

"  Dc'il  be  in  your  wnnie.  Will  Wathershi  el  ;  bill  yc'll 
be  hanged  for't  yet.     Will  yc  no  come  on  ?' 

"  Not  n  liitlioiii  till  I  see  the  brcakliisl  kettle;  nnd  if 
we  arc  to  be  hanged  let  us  die  with  n  lull  belly.  He- 
siiles,  .Mr.  Scolcliman,''  added  the  seaman,  hiokiiig  as  if 
he  wonid  aryul'y, '•  what  is  the  u.se  of  rmiiiing  all  the 
log  oil' the  reel  in  this  confounded  scrape,  as  if  theio 
was  no  one  niolt  lo  mind  us  poor  fellows  ,'  If  you  were 
a  thorough  scannin  instend  of  a  half  and  half  land  lub- 
ber, ns  you  are,  you  would  know  that  il  is  no  u.'-'c  shill- 
ing lo  windward,  and  that  fair  and  linil  weather  como 
alike  from  heaven  :  so  all  we  have  got  lo  do  is  to  stand 
by  the  canvass,  and  pull  and  pump  until  the  gale  blows 
out  ;  and  il'we  go  down,  why  our  time's  coiiie,  uii'l  it.'" 

"  Ity  my  sang,"  said  .Muidoeh,"  "yi^  talk  just  like  my 
inaislcr  liimscll,  Lord  help  us!  we  maun  just  siibiml, 
and  i  wndnu  be  surprised  but  we  were  a'  hanged  thc- 
gillier,  like  the  three  weavers  o'  Tbnrbowton." 

Discussing  thus,  in  hiiinbler  l,in(;uage,  they  entered 
the  public  house,  and  soon  u  clean  and  substantial  brcak- 
liisl was  laid  lielore  lliem,  of  wliicli  Ibey  look,  us  tlio 
Seotehman  said,  "ample  |M'iiiiyworllis.'"  They  wero 
just  discharging  their  reckoning,  and  preparing  llir  the 
road,  when  two  men  of  tliut  eipiivocal  hulf-geiitlemanlv 
ap)iearaiiee,  and  air  ol  lown-biecding,  which  carries 
such  weight  in  country  parts,  entered  the  house.  The 
two  strangers  looked  al  each  other,  nnd  smiled  know- 
iiigly,  as  they  entered;  nnd  when  Wealhersheet  got  up 
lo  depart,  Ihey  stepped  liirward  and  polilely  begi;ed  that, 
as  he  was  just  the  picliiro  of  u  person  liir  wliuin  they 
were  in  .search,  he  would  eniidesiend  lo  consider  liliiiself 
their   prisoner. 

"  I've  made  sure  of  my  breakfast,  however,"  said  the 
poor  Icllow  to  Mnrdoch,  after  he  had  recovered  from  his 
first  surprise  ;  "this  comes  of  my  hauliiii;  down  my  jnek 
and  sailing  under  false  colours,  but  it  is  all  one,"  ho 
added,  gallantly,  as  the  man  brought  him  ocii. 

"  What  do  you  follow  us  liir,  my  friend  '"  said  one 
ol'tlie  men  lo  .MuiiIih  li,  liir  the  taller,  without  speakiii(f, 
was  proceeding  along  wilh  tlieni. 

"  lie's  an  iiii  o,'ent  man  thai  you  are  taking  up,  firs," 
said  the  Scot  ;  "and  I  mean  to  gang  bclliie  his  betteia 
wi'  hliii,  and  see  him  righted," 

"  Do  you,  faiili  '  you  have  mueli  lo  do.friend.  If  your 
business  is  particular  in  the  line  of  rigliliiig  llio  iniii)- 
cent,  that  I  can  tell  yon.  Tin  n  I  suppose  you  mean 
to  go  into  the  dock  to  plead  guilty  yoinself,  .Mr.  Uoii 
(.juiiote  the  seconil  '     If  so,  come  along." 

'•  I'll  tell  my  t:ile  before  ijitiir  belters,  when  we'rfi 
lironghl  llicre,"  said  .'\Iuriloeh;  "  I'or  ri^jlil's  right  niul 
Irulli  is  Irulli,  nil  over  the  world." 

"No  doubt,  honest  friend;  but  right  and  Irulh,  liko 
many  oilier  good  things,  are  not  alw.iys  the  readiest  al 
liiiiid  ;  but  il  you  iiilt  inierliie  with  our  biisincss,  wliul 
is  your  liile,  if  it  please  your  Scoleliiiniiiship'" 

Mnrdoch  here  enlered  into  the  story  ol'the  changinjj 
of  the  I  lotlies,  but  was  i|iiilo  unable  lo  enlighten  the 
inipiiiers  as  lo  where  till' house  was  siliialed  in  wliicli 
tills  was  said  111  have  taken  place,  and  oilier  subsidiury 
matters. 

I'll  tell  yon  what,  my  niaii,"  said  ihe  lidlow,  "  take 
a  friend's  adviie,  and  keep  i  lear  ortliis  busiiies.',  ifyoii 
lo  iiiil  wish  to  run  Ihc  h;i/ard  of  gelling  a  free  p;is«iigi- 
loinid  the  Cape,  oi  an  iici|iiuintanee  willi  n  ccrlain  pio. 
fessur,  will  w  ill  tumble  ymi  Willi  u  liiiu  to  Ihe  other 
world;  you  Jiail  b.'lter  leave  yinir  friend  to  hiinsell,  liir 
allhoiigh  Ins  slomaeh  may  be  a  lillle  deejier  tlinii  yoiiis, 
lis  you  say,  his  tongue  i-  i.,.|  ,pi,|,.  „,  l,„n, ..  ,„|,j  ,„  |i,f 
Ins  iiinoeeiiie,  let  toe  jiistins  lind  that  out  for  him." 

"  I  lolil  you  beliire  Unit  it's  no  use  striving  to  beat  up 
111  Ihe  wind's  eye,'  said  Wealiiersheel.  "  I  know  it  will 
ehiip  round  if  it  has  a  mind,  and  il'  il  has  not,  why  wu 
miisl  just  Iciiiiider  and  go  In   D.ivy,  llial's  all.  " 

■'  ll's  nan  use  in  me  either,  rinniiiL'  inyserolViny  legs 
llieii,  and  slivcping  on  road-siiles  al  iilglil,"  said  the  Scot, 
ilespoiidlngly,  ''  liir  theni's  naething  gisis  riglii  wi'eilhiir 
my  piiir  maisler  or  me  liir  years  by. gone,  an'  ttiilli  uii' 
|U-lieii  line  left  ibe  worl',  .is  llii  a"  I  see;  but  wliar  uro 
ye  gaiiii  to  lake  William  Walln  islieet,  lads  I" 

"  To  the  couiilv  jail  lo  ho  sure;  und  if  ho  can  givo 
n  good  account  nl  liiniscif,  his  ntDy  will  In  Iho  ilKirliT." 


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"Uccvil  a  wont  lio  cuii  spouk  lor  lilniscl,  puir  cliielcl, 
if  lie  sliouM  bo  liangcd  lor  it  oulriglit.  1  tell  you  til 
(rang  \vi'  liiiii  hii'  ^|H,'uk  up  lur  liiiii," 

"  You'll  8|iCiik  youritciriiitu  a  stone  room,  und  |>oilia|)8 
worse,"  said  the  man,  and  they  all  uiged  Murdocli  to 
leave  thorn  and  kce|)  himself  out  of  trouble  ;  to  which, 
with  much  diliiculty  ho  at  last  assented,  first  forcing  hult 
of  the  little  silver  he  had  in  his  |iockcl  u|ion  his  i'  ifor- 
lunate  comrade.  "  Noo,  sirs,"  lie  said  at  parting,  "  be 
■ure  the  lad  gets  his  meat,  and  ht^'II  do  bravely  ;  but  if 
ve  hunger  him,  my  fcgs,  the  sooner  ye  hang  or  banish 
dim  the  better." 

With  many  injunctions  and  good  advices,  Murdocli 
at  last  sutfercd  himself  to  be  torn  from  his  reckless  com- 
rade, and  taking  dilfercnt  roads,  tlic  Scot  proceeded 
doubtfully  and  disheartened  by  himself,  to  finish  his 
journey  to  the  great  metropolis. 

Aa  Murdoch  paced  along,  musing  U|ion  late  events, 
the  principal  source  of  that  inward  vexation  and  de- 
apondeiicy  which  he  could  not  suppress,  arnso  from  his 
uncertainty  as  to  the  present  prudence,  or  the  probable 
cflects  of  the  8te|>8  he  had  taken.  Uwelhiig  sadly,  as  lie 
went,  upon  his  mnsler's  incarceration,  he  was  inclined 
to  blame  himself  for  not  accompanying  him  to  prison, 
or,  at  least,  remaining  in  the  way,  in  case  any  turn  in 
tlia  old  gentleman's  fortune  might  make  his  (Murdoch's) 
own  evidence  useful  in  his  exculpation.  This  was  tlie 
■orcst  thoughtof  all,  and  was  often  associated  with  ideas 
of  his  weeping  mistress  and  .Mary  Iteynolds,  lingering 
■bout  the  Pilot's  Mark,  [icrhaps  wondering  at  his  ab- 
sence, and  looking  sadly  for  his  re-up|)earanee;  till  at 
length  the  poor  Scolchman  was  in  tifty  minds  whether 
ho  ought  nut  to  return  at  once,  and  take  his  chance  of 
ivhat  fortune  had  in  store  for  him. 

He  still  moved  on  mechanically,  however,  and  as,  on 
the  following  evening,  ho  drew  near  to  London,  the  ex- 
|iectation  of  mcL>ting  his  brother,  whom  he  had  not  seen 
for  many  years,  and  the  thoughts  connected  with  their 
early  days,  spirited  him  up,  and  induced  him  to  hope 
better  from  the  prosecution  of  the  plan  wliicli  first  de- 
termined him  to  leave  home.  He  would  not  sulfer  any 
qualms  to  cross  him  about  his  reception,  but  entered 
the  city  in  good  spirits;  and  after  buti'eting  his  way 
tlirough  many  streets  and  turnings  in  the  great  Dabel. 
and  flinging  back  «itli  interest  the  jeers  of  the  cockiieys 
at  his  .S'otch  tongue,  and  his  barbarian  look,  he  ul 
length  made  out  lii^  brother's  house,  situated  somewhere 
in  the  elegant  vicinity  of  Barbican. 

*'  There's  a  fine  iiicht,  mem,"  ho  said,  as  he  stepped 
into  a  well-lilled  snnlf-shup,  first  looking  all  round  liiiii, 
and  then  addressing  a  fat  woman  behind  the  counlci. 
with  an  awful  liusl,  und  a  more  awful  expanse  of  lace 
and  libnnds  on  her  head. 

"(I'ood  evening,  sir,"  said  the  lady  iwiili'y;  "  what  do 
you  please  to  want  .'"  and  she  mechanically  took  uji  the 
iiiufl' scales. 

"  Is  the  laird  at  hame,  mem  ?"  soid  Murdoch,  dclighied 
with  liis  reception,  and  the  goods  and  gear  ho  beheld 
round  him. 

"  Tlie  laird  r"  said  the  fat  lady,  liaii;.'lilily,  displeased 
at  Muidoeh's  freedom  of  manner.  "  Wl'i'im  do  yon 
mean,  )!uiid  man  '" 

"Isn't  this  William  .Maearo's  shop,  nieiii  7"  said  Mur- 
doch taking  aiKillier  look  round  liiin. 

"Tliis  is  Mislir  MacMra's  shop,  if  it  pUoae  you,"  said 
the  lady,  lossing  her  head  like  a  duehess. 

"  Oil,  nae  doobt,  mem,"  said  Macura,  civilly—"  lo  lie 
«uro,  his  father  was  ca'd  IMr.  Macura  afore  him,  bul 
iiiair  ordiiiarilv,  Deaecin  Macura  o'  Duiiiliailoii — u 
spunsibli'  iiiBii  was  the  Deaeoii,  an'  wore  a  cnekod  jial. 
It  your  giideman  at  liaiiie,  niein  I  for  yo  see,  mem,  I'm 
his  brollier:" 

Tlio  fat  siuilT seller  turned  green  and  jellow  at  this 
ileclarulion,  liir  while  Mnrdiieh  and  herspll  were  talking, 
two  other  llailiieaii  ladies  of  her  aeipiaintonen  had  en 
lored  the  shop,  and  were  prevenleil  from  addiecsing  her 
liy  their  wonder  at  her  conileseension  in  holding  dis- 
cour«<'  with  sueli  a  lliiltenlol. 

The  lady  never  deigned  our  friend  llie  eondescensioi 
ofan  answer  In  liiseinpiiry,  bul  hrnkn  forth  Inloa  shower 
i>r  liow-d'ye-doings  lo  her  gaudy  vinleis,  whom  she 
slioiiK  liy  IhiIIi  hand«  with  all  Hie  wurnilh  of  H'inale  hy- 
pocrisy, while  she  left  poor  Mnrdneh  slunding  as  slill. 
and  liwkingas  silly  ns'hewiHiden  lli)ililund«r  whuslotid 
taking  his  everlasting  pinch,  for  u  sign  to  tho  passers 
by,  at  the  doo'  of  tho  orilablishinonl. 

Murdovli's  driHiping  spirits  wore  raised  shoitlv,  liow- 
ever,  al\er  standing  for  a  tune  like  an  idiol,  as  lie  said, 
in  the  middle  of  the  aliop,  by  tho  nppaaraneo  of  his 
brother i  who,  red  and   ru^y   in  face,  and  bioad  and 


buxom  as  an  alderman,  accompanied  by  a  similarly 
eonilbrtuble  Iradesman,  entered  the  shop.  All  Murdncli's 
early  recollections  crowded  into  his  mind  upon  niectiiio 
liie  companion  of  his  boyhood;  who,  lliongli  his  manner 
now  curried  the  precision  of  a  man  conscious  of  wearing 
a  character,  and  his  language  was  of  that  execrable 
mixture  called  cockney  Scotch,  received  his  humble 
brother  with  considerable  warmtli  and  kindness. 

Hut  Murdmh  lind  the  wit  to  observe,  in  ihc  course  of 
the  evening,  and  at  the  setting  forth  of  supper,  that  his 
presence  seemed  to  give  enibairussnient,  parliciilarly 
to  his  brother's  wife,  and  no  entreaties  would  iniluec  liiin 
to  sit  down  at  their  lalile  ;  so  that  he  was  enlerlaincd 
by  himself  in  a  small  buck  apartment,  where  he  was  ap- 
|Niintod  to  sleep.  All  this,  however,  was  made  up  liy 
tho  feeling  with  which  his  brother  seemed  to  listen  to 
his  story,  and  the  interest  he  appeared  to  manifest  for 
hiiu,  which  brought  tears  of  fraternal  grutilndo  into 
.MurdiR'h's  eyes  ;  and  he  retired  to  rest  deligiited  lo  find 
that  he  had  yet  a  friend  and  a  brother  amidst  his  trou- 
bles, and  that  pros|>erity  did  not  always  render  men 
callous  to  the  misfortunes  of  their  friends. 

Next  day,  however,  things  wore  an  apiiearanco  of  al- 
Icration  with  the  cominrtahlo  tobaeeonisi,  and  the  first 
l(;eling  seemed  to  have  died  wonderfully  away.  He 
now  talked  only  of  his  trade,  and  his  own  comlbrt  and 
greatness,  and  when  Murdoch  began  to  press  him 
slightly  regarding  tinaneo  mailers,  he  answered  by 
giving  him  good  advice,  and  blaming  him  with  much 
suavity,  and  professed  interest  for  his  welfare,  for  at- 
laching  himself  to  siieli  a  lulling  house  as  Mr.  Wal 
tham's.  In  short,  Mr.  William  Maenra,  tobacconist,  of 
Barbican,  like  many  of  higher  station,  was  one  of  those 
worthy  men,  (if  a  Scotchman  so  much  the  more  charac- 
teristic.) who  have  great  admiration  of  generous  and 
synipalhelic  actions,  and,  at  first,  a  sort  of  intention  to 
enact  them  tiicmselvcs,  when  the  occasion  is  presented ; 
but  who  lose  the  stomach  actually  lo  gHirfbrni  such  foals, 
so  soon  as  reflection  allows  their  naturally  narrow  and 
griping  spirit  to  rojrain  tho  ascendan<^y. 

I'oor  iMurdoch  was  sorely  diop-fallen  when  this  ordi- 
nary discovery  of  worldly  knovleilge  did  burst  upon  his 
unsuspicious  and  sanguine  fi'elings,  and  ho  first  tried 
remonstrances,  and  then  his  spirit  rose  into  reproaches, 
lint  all  lh»i  only  made  the  nialtcr  worse,  and  deterinined 
his  brother  to  get  rid  of  one,  who  not  only  wnnleil  him 
to  give  away  money,  but  lo  plead  guilty  toeerlain  faults 
and  errors  in  his  ways,  a  thing  that  was  nionslrons  to 
Ihink  of,  in  any  man  who  was  independent.  Accord- 
innly  as  .Mnriloeh  began  to  feel  indignant,  and  to  take 
Ihe  high  liuiid  in  senlimeiit.  Mr.  Willium  Mucara,  lo- 
baeeonist,  &c.,  with  Ihe  special  eounlenuneo  and  coun- 
sel of  his  wilii,  look  Hie  high  hand  in  tangible  power  and 
iniglit;  and,  finally,  the  petitioner  and  his  compluinls 
were  driven  forth  out  of  a  liou>e  which  ho  only  dis- 
turbed,  as  an  impudent  no'or-do-well,  who  dcaeitrU  to 
be  nnfortuiiale. 

Our  hapless  Scot  would  have  gone  lo  Bow  street  lo 
give  at  oiiee  all  Ihe  iiiliirinalinn  lie  was  in  possessinn  of, 
ImiIIi  as  lo  Ihe  robbery  and  Suiiimy,  whom  he  was  con 
vineed  he  had  seen  a  second  lime  in  the  strange  cot- 
lage.  lint  the  natural  faint-liearledneFS  and  apiirehen 
sioii  of  misfortnncs,  and  the  nioial  cowardice  which  are 
so  apt  lo  hung  over  Ihoeonsciousiiess  of  an  empty  |Hi(Ha'l, 
logellier  with  his  want  <if  know  ledge  of  tho  town,  com- 
pletely seined  him;  and  as  ho  was  dilermined  to  siili- 
init  111  any  privation  rather  than  bn  beliohlen  to  his 
brollier,  hn  wandered  niNiiit  London  for  u  time  wilhoul 
any  pur  ihir  olijeel,  resolving  lo  wail  iiiilil  he  shoiilil 
see  how  >  nividenco  would  disjioso  of  him  and  his  uii- 
liajipy  master. 


IHAI'TKU   XXVIII. 

The  private  evuminalion  of  Mr.  Walthum,  liefore 
commilmeiit  for  liial,  was  siMiii  hurried  over,  and  was 
siiiricienlly  coiieliisive  against  him  ;  liir  opinions  ol'gnill 
or  iiinocenee,  like  all  otner  opinions,  are  iiiiieh  all'eeled 
by  inelinalion  and  prejiidico.  The  proud  sensilixeiiess 
with  which  he  slinink  under  the|insnlling  niid  degrad- 
ing ipieslieiis  llial  were  put  lo  him,  was  eoiisidrred  as 
evidence  of  eoiiseious  guilt;  and  his  very  silenen,  and 
look  of  piely  and  inelani'hidy  resignation,  were  tiirniil 
against  liim,as  the  cunning  ucliiig  of  a  iiiyaterioiis  pluir 
ilercr,  and  tho  liyiKicrisy  of      ' 


a   liuury   but  unfutliumable 
villain. 

ArnwiKiil  had  an  inlerviow  with  him  in  Ihn  oiiler 
eonri  ofthe  prison,  which  was  neillier  of  long  diiratinu, 
nor  at  all  snilslliclory.nt  first,  to  the  ardent  sjiirit  of  llir 
latter,     Kur,  instead  of  iMr,  Wallhain'a  aanctioning  niid 


eo-o|ierating  in  the  plans  he  snggcsled.  lo  briiij.  ^\^^^^  | 
Ills  acipiittul,  the  old  man  begged  of  him  caiiifiiilyidl 
give  them  all  up,  und  literally  to  do  nothing  (/irfr/(,  I 
liir  the  pieseni,  lor  fear  of  inveigling  hinisi  If,  amlinjt!| 
iiig  mailers  worse,  os  apjiearances  stood;  but  tolfitjl 
the  issue  to  time  and  the  merciful  disposal  ol'l*rovi(luito  1 
making,  if  he  pleased,  only  such  indirect  eni|uiricii,  a^jl 
lukiiig  such  measures,  as  might  become  useful  Ju  con. I 
noction  with  whatever  events  might  transpire  intliein.l 
terval  preceding  the  trial. 

Tho  very  cahnncss  and  heart-broken  rcsignallon  ol'l 
Wultliam,  under  his  wrongs  and  sulferings,  now  tluugi  I 
as  he  was,  inio  this  horrible  place,  among  Hie  worst  nil 
society,  were  dreadful  lo  Arnwood  to  witness;  buttljcrgl 
was  one  subject  ill  which  the  sutferer  could  not  «,'||| 
commuiid  his  feelings,  and  which  he  seemed  curctullytol 
avoid,  and  this  was  his  daughter.  A  word — a  lixik— niijl 
a  grasp  of  the  hand  from  Arnwood,  were  sufiicinit  tg I 
sulisly  him  u|Hin  this  point. 

Ill  the  mean  time,  Iho  disconsolate  Scot,  wlieii  ligl 
found  all  his  pleasing  dreams  vanished,  uud  liluisilfl 
driven  Ibrlh  upon  the  wide  world,  a  stranger  la  tlit I 
'jicul  city,  witlioutevcn  a  cliaracter,and  no de|H'ii(lcncc  I 
as  he  Buid,  but  on  Providence  and  his  wits,  tyccaincml 
sad  and  miserable  as  thousands  are  prone  lo  do  undcrl 
Ihc  same  circumstances.  Being  forced  to  abaailon,  Ibtl 
the  present,  his  intentions  with  regard  lo  his  mimierj 
and  obliged  to  turn  his  elibrts  to  the  procuring  oriiiiiiit.| 
diute  subsistence,  ho  naturally  smelt  his  way  lowiulil 
Ihe  West  End,  and  sagaciously  planted  hiniseirboliiiidl 
great  houses  und  about  stable  lanes,  lu  catch,  ia  lial 
humble  way,  the  windl'alls  of  turtunc. 

He  spent  above  a  Ibrtnight  in  such  cndoavouri.lnil 
this  being  the  season  when  the  town  was  enipty,aiHi| 
the  great  houses  shut  up,  fortune,  "the  jade,"  nmrl 
troubled  herself  to  make  oiio  movement  in  his  ravnni.l 
It  was  in  vain  tliat  he  put  himself  u|iun  short  allowann,! 
and  looked  starvation  in  the  face,  with  all  llie  bravciyl 
of  a  man  who  had  been  hardened  by  the  woi  Id,  mil  illf 
the  tough  abstinence  of  bis  country.  It  would  nuUo;! 
and  eschewing  i)ow  street  and  all  his  former  planii,  foil 
tear  a  worse  thing  should  betiil  him,  he  atlas'  withil 
heavy  heart,  and  many  wise  reflections  upon  Ihc  n.l 
morseless  prugressiuii  of  misforlune,  sot  out  to  iiieuun 
his  way  back,  ut  loust  to  tho  point  where  ho  hrdlcl'lliii 
companion  Weathershcet. 

'le  had  plodded  his  weary  way  a  consiil.iralile  i!ii.| 
laiice  from  London,  when  lingering  lor  u  while  iartoall 
of  an  inn,  in  a  pleasant  village  through  which  lie  ftstiM 
Ins  attention  v\as  attracted  by  a  spruce,  sleek  servin;.! 
man,  who  was  regaling  himself  at  an  open  iviiidowitul 
the  door,  with  a  lusty  joint  of  cold  meal,  und  a  buioial 
jug  of  ule  U^lb.o  hiiii,  and  causing  the  ii.aidi'iisol'tliJ 
house  to  laugh  iiiconlincnlly  ul  his  wit  wliiic  lliim pIciJ 
senlly  occupied.  Murdoch  could  nut  help  oasliiip  in  ill 
the  window  that  '»ok  of  expressive  misery  nliicli  miiiol 
whose  mouth  waters  at  others'  good  things  is  apt  iT 
give;  lull  wliich.of  course,  greatly  diveiled  tlio  I'dlo*. 
and  g.ive  np|iorlunily  lo  a  pleasant  joke,  wliirli  iiiiilJ 
Ihc  wenches,  who  idled  near,  laugh  uliove  nirmutrA 
However,  one  of  tlio  fbmulcs  tlioiightfll  to^ive  llirnilJ 
lunl  a  hint  ;  and  in  order  In  show  olf  a  hllle  licluig 
llicm,  he  forthwilh  addressed  Mucara. 

*■  Voii  seoni  rullior  low  in  the  larder,  old  clia|i,"Mi:J 
he,  as  .Miiriluch  came  up,  and  looked  wistfully  inililM 
meal  and  alo. 

"  .'Something  loom  in  the  inner  :  uls,  I'm  free  lo«n{ 
fess,  sir,"  said  Murdoch  with  beeouung  huniilily. 

"  It  is  a  iiK  lancholy  thing  to  see  so  res|ieclnlilo  ■  mi 
as  you  evidently  appear  to  lie,"  said  Ihe  lliolninn,  luiikl 
iiig  to  Hie  gills,  "in  this  sort  of  unforlunate  |>lfM| 
Will  you  condescend  lo  engulf  u  portion  of  tliin  lalT 
liiill  I  It  is  an  ini|H'rial  renovator,  is  the  lioinr-liiruK 
and  will  give  you  an  edge  like  tloddard's  rinoi-nlron' 
"  Yo're  a  ceevil  fiillow  and  hue  a  pleusunf  ili»|Ufmr,l 
said  Miirdiieh,  so  grateful  lor  the  glass  nnileniii|iliiiirill 
that  his  nuliiial  shrewdnes  had  uliiiosl  liirsukou  liiiu| 
"  and  indeed,  as  ye  say,  friend,  it's  a  ssir  pily  lo  m«  ( 
>'<eoleli  genllemuii,  the  son  of  |)eacim  Maiarao'  Uuwl 
barton  and  >Siihs,  obliged  lo  Ihi  lliankliil  tor  a  till  ul 
drap  by  Ihe  road-side,  on  his  journey." 

"  Ho  il  is,  indeed,"  answered  Ihe  valet,  wilh  prrlfri* 
palhiis,  and  Inking  the  hint,  "and  as  you  ars  |ileii« 
lo  hint,  and  aa  I  havo  heard,  lliul  llatwsll  ii  I 
brother  to  Drinkwell,  suH'er  mo,  Mr.  Uetnui  >H 
caia,  lo  ulfront  your  worship  with  this  bone;  «liicli,l 
pro|H<rly  applied,  will  Im^  of  great  liiiiient  lo  Um  i'i>'i''| 
\iol  of  your  sounding  iiiusle  i  use,  and  llii>  lump  ulf 
luaf-hnol  will  Imi  of  particular  service  lo  your  idlaiKHllj 
ealion,  lo  remind  Ihrin  ol  busy  days  gone  by  ;  miplnf 


I  fcijiii.  i|th,Kid,  and  in 


WALTIIAM. 


347 


sled.  10  briiiB  nbo,,,  I 
!)l  liim  caiiiMilyiuj 
io  notliing  din^ii^  I 
?  Iiinimlt;  aiulinjt.'j 
ilood;  but  to  lc„cj 
iposiilolVrovidtiic;  I 
lircct  cnquiriM.anjj 
onio  UK-lul  ill  con.  | 

)l(cn  resignation  ol'l 
ferinjis,  now  lliiuii  I 
iiiong  tlic  worst  mi 
JwiliicsRj  buliliercl 
Tor  could  not  «ci|l 
scoiiiedcarcrulljijl 
word— a  lool(-'ani|l 
il,  were  sulficiniiiul 

ilato  Sciit,  nlit'ii  |„| 
iiiiibi'd,  iiiid  liiiiisi.|fl 
,  a  struiigtT  ill  111, I 
■,  mid  iiodi'|H'iidoncc,| 
Ilia  wits,  became  jjl 
I  prono  to  do  uriiicr  I 
rcod  to  abandon,  lor  I 
gord  to  his  nu»itr,| 
.'  procuring  ol'iiniiic.[ 
Bit  liis  Way  towaidil 
lilted  liinist'li'boliiiiill 
lOH,  to  catcli,  ia  liii| 
c. 

ueli  cndoiivouri,  lull 
KU  was  empty,  aaill 
,  "the  jade,"  ncwrl 
inoiit  ill  his  fariiiir,! 
ipon  short  allowamj 
vith  all  the  brivciyf 
by  the  woi Id,  anil  ill 
y.  Il  would  nut  doll 
his  tbriiicr  plini,  furl 
n,  lie  at  las'  with  il 
ictions  upon  the  n.\ 
I,  sot  out  to  ineisunl 
n  licro  ho  hrd  left  Im 

a  consid.'ralile  i!ii.l 
lor  u  while  iiirioatl 

igli  winch  lie  iiaiMiiJ 
uco,  BJeik  Nrvinj.I 
o|icii  niiidownnrl 

meat,  iiiid  a  baiouil 
the  ii.uidvnDof  llitT 
it  uhiic  tliiupbJ 
help  cnsliiii;  mill 
isery  which  aiiiigl 

ud  things  in  apt  loT 
livciled  tlio  IlllotJ 
joke,  nhirli  iiiiiiJ 
h  ubnvo  niPaiuirl 
tit  to^'ivr  tli(|;ilj 
otl°  B  httU'  km 

.  J. 

rdor,  old  chap," »« J 
wlstl'ully  inttlhi 

IH,  I'm  rrettocm^ 
ig  liuniilily. 
I  r<!<|H.'clalilo  I  mid 
the  liHiliniin,  iviiikl 
iiiiliirtiinatii  pl'tlill 
iJiliiiii  (if  tliin  |«l'l 
H  till'  lioinc.liri'»i^| 
diird'n  rntur-iilriii'.^ 
ilriihunt  i'!tM|uriin 
uhs  mid cniiiplinirill 
niiKl   liirKukiMi  liiiii| 

'iiir  pily  In  in  I 
m  Mucurii  o'  ltui«| 
kill!  Ibr  u  bit  in'l 
')•■" 

iili'l,with  prrlfiiiii 
us  yuii  urn  jilei* 
It    Katwull  II  I 

Mr.  l)««c(Ui  .Mtj 
thin  bono;  «liicli,( 
iinofit  to  till!  'I'l/^m 
nnd  lliifi  lump  vlf 

to  your  idig  inuil 
gone  by  i  k",?!" 


>t  III 


d  he  liencvo- 
ImndH  of  the 


I      jjiicii  this  bone,  and  rommeiice  ;"  uik 
I  Ml'  tl"'""'  ^''°  ""-'"t  "'"'  bread  into  tlin 

I  jjOllL'fV   '"""• 

I  .'iJccd,  mri  the  banc'ti  no  tu  he  giriiod  at,  in  tiino  o' 
1 1,^."  said  .\Iurdoeli,  with  a  sigh  of  injured  dignity — 

I  ijl  Ins  pric'c  and  courage  began   to  revive  with   every 

II  ,|,ijjjavc  at  it,  and  every  suck  at  the  nle.  He  liad 
Lfirlr  tinishi'd  uimtoniisiiig  the  bono,  and  was  licking 
I  u,.]iops  and  answering  the  wi."  of  the  eliiiritablo  scr- 
|„i,ir  n'llii  increased  spirit,  •..'•-■.  Mio  noise  of  a  car- 
L,„i,  approaching  made  the  .^it'r  : '  irt,  and  doffing  his 
|j,lfl|treatii<''^s,  and  bouncing  '»  '\:c  door  as  it  ciinio  up, 
Ijienailcl  tor  it  with  all  the  acquired  liuiiiilily  of  uii 
|o(«Ji.»llac(|Ucy. 

A  irivclling  carriage  with  four  post  horses  soon  came 
|ii),]iiJflop|>cd  at  thu  door.  '*  Any  intelligence,  John  /" 
L^iiircil  n  voice  from  will  in,  thu  inoniont  it  Htopiicd. 

"None  wliulevor,  sir,"  said  the  serviiiit. 

..|)i(|yiKi  iiii|uiro  pnrlieiilurly  where  I  told  you?" 
I  dill  the  vuico  of  u  Ibniule,  in  u  lono  of  anxious  eager- 

'I  dill.  Miy  lady,  and  tlioy  never  hoard  of  any  such 


I  jitiMii, 


said  the  man. 


A  low  wurd.4  of  murnniring  sadness  at  some  disap- 
TOlmcnt.  was  indi.itiiiclly  heard,  but  the  voice  of  the 
lliiiialc  tlruck  .Murdoch,  as  he  listened,  with  sensations 
goiccountabin  to  liiiiiself,  and  coming  a  little  Ibrward 
Le  tried  lo  get  a  look  of  the  fair  complainant. 

"Ah! do  let  us  drivu  on,"  said  the  lady,  leaning  back 
jjiihe  carriage,  but  as  she  took  her  hand  from  lier  eyes, 
JIurdocli  obtained  u  glance  of  u  beautiful  and  youthful 
I'lcf,  lliat  made  him  almosl  sink  to  the  ground  whore 
|h'!|iwi1,  I'rnni  the  etfucl  it  had  in  some  rapid  imagina- 
tion nr  recollection  thai  Hashed  at  the  iiiuinont  through 
111  brain. 

"Muunt  and  follow  us,"  said  o  gentleman  from  within, 
to  ilm  nit.spnrting  servant,  and  liolbru  Murdoch  had 
tioielo  recover  his  bewililernient,  the  latter  had  mounted 
llirlioiso  which  was  held  at  the  door,  and  the  whole  sot 
ofiiiil  were  iiisluntly  rallling  bofuro  him  though  the 
iiili;c 

"I'll  liae  another  look  o'  tl.ui  bonny  ieddy's  face,  if 
l(f[i in' lungs  will  hold  out,"  caid  .Murdoch  detcrini- 
iiilrH."  what's  to  hinder  me  to  run  a  dozen  miles  after 
lliucomliirtublc  refreshment,"  and  away  he  sol  otf  at  n 
ripid  lii^rlilanil  trot  to  liillow  the  carriage. 

Ilcalill  managed  to  keep  the  vehicle  in  view,  running 
•illifrfnt  bravery,  when  lie  (lerceivod  coming  forward 
Mlior)4'back  I'roiii  a  cross  road,  a  sinurt  liltln  gentle- 
inn  »ith  a  red  nose,  and  a  white  hnt,  who,  as  he  rainc 
ii!i.  lanicd  riiiind  and  looked  at  him,  us  if  doubtful 
iit'ilirr  (»  liillow  or  |mss  on. 

"Ily  llie  ruby  pimples  of  Dacehus'a  tiosn  and  the 
iui)is  of  .Mercury's  heeln,  if  that  is  not  the  very  man  1" 
mdihc  geiitleiiiaii,  liillowing  Macaru.  "Ililloa:  Mr. 
.Sjicliniaii  '  are  you  running  Ibr  a  wager,  I'll  hack  yon 
miiisl  liiiic,  nix  lo  one,  by  gad." 

■  1 1  :iiiiia  speak  lo  you,  sir,"  said  Murdoch  continuing 
Urnc;  "  I'm  nnmiiig  nlU'r  a  liddy." 

•Ily  the  knee.liinklu  of  a  highland  |H)nry,  you  shall 
ipk  lu  me,  sir,"  said  Mr.  Unison,  "or  I'll  take  yon 
fiiwncr.  I'ull  up.  I  say  !  if  you  run  after  ladies  at  that 
nil,  Mr.  Si  uichmnn,  you'll  tiiuiider  my  iiiiiro." 

"Oli>irl"  said   Mnnliirli    lies hinixly,  sliipping  and 

tikmc  hri'itli,  "  ilinna  slop  mi',  if  ye  pleaBr,  fine  Inlliiw- 
ijif tlir roaili,  fur  if  I  hae  the  sight  of  niy  aiii  r'eii,  an' 
Wfkill  (>'  the  siiiind  o'  a  wonian's  voiei',  that  is  Ilie 
4iii;liliT  n'  my  piiir  lirnken-hi'iirlrd  nniister,  wlm  ha" 
ktn  M  llicse  three  ycar.i,  an'  she'.s  seiking  him,  iiae 
I  Wil,  nil'  he's  seeking  hi  r,  an'  iniiy  die  without  ever  the 


iig  III  r, 
iier." 


lalik.,..  .11)11  o'  seting 

"Yiiiir  liciid's  era/eil,  friend;  liesidrs,  you're  perfeellv 
ImM-  111  priici'id  niuither  step,"  said  Mr.  lliiNon,  as 
|\|iiiiU'li  Ktiiiiil  panting  with  I'xiiaiisliiin.  "  It  is  in  vain 
Ihrnii  tiiallinipt  iniiKmsihilith's." 

I  'Hull,  I  lii'lievc  sar,"  lie  answered  resigmdiy,  "  nne- 
lllimtiraMifH  ri','lit  wi'  me  iiiair  than  my  niaister,  nn'  time 
jin'rliiiiioi',  tJiid's  will  an'  iiian's  mercy,  mint  jiisl  innkr 
l«>iir  mat  ih,  fur  I  can  do  iiae  iimir  ;"  and  the  poor  Scot 
llhinv  hiinmll' diiwn  on  llir  mad  side,  and  riivering  his 
I'm  Willi  lii»liatiils,  a  lew  tears  burst  forlli  lo  relieve  the 
I  iitip^winn  (if  his  li'i'lings. 

Mr,  lliilmiii,  and  the  servant  wlin  Bceomiianied  him, 
I M ntniiii  Miiiihing  anil  enc.iuraging  liiiii,  nnii  having  ex- 
Iplwnd  Hint  his  preseni'ii  was  partieiilarlv  wanted  at  a 
llwn  ulmiilleii  miles  ili<taiit,  Ix'siiles  giving  liini  lin|H'H 
l«fnll»iiii;ali|,.  to  iraee  the  Kiraiige  lady, lliev  ill  hngth 
I  |ifr.ii»i|i.i|  him  t„  g,.|  „p  and  proceed  ahiiig  with  them. 
I  II  ijip  inil  Ihat  .Mr,  lliilson,  U'ing  neeidenlally  in  the 
■  •"IMkiiiIkshI,  mil  in  fact  huviiiK  |iiuiiMjd  Uie  iiiRlil  at  (he 


house  of  the  magistrate  iKifore  whom  Weathersheet  was 
carried,  was  presint  at  his  examiimlion.  The  eircnin- 
slaiucs  u  hirli  tlicn  ciinii-  out,  induced  him  and  lii.s  iViiiid 
lo  e.vert  themselves  in  tracing  out  I'uithtr  inforinalion 
regarding  the  robbery,  the  result  of  wliieli  was,  that  thev 
succeeded  in  capturing  the  boy  Sammy,  under  cireuiii- 
stances  of  considerable  suspicion.  But  uiitbrtunatcly  it 
liapiK'iied  that  Reynolds,  Mr.  Unison's  servant,  having 
had  a  severe  fall  in  London,  was  laid  up  in  a  hospital 
there, and  there  was  nn  one  to  speak  to  the  lad's  identity; 
arter  some  delay,  tlierclbre,  fearing  that  Sammy  would 
be  discharged  Ibr  want  of  evidence,  Mr.  linlson  detir 
inini'd  to  ride  up  lo  London,  either  to  find  out  Murdoch, 
or  liy  means  of  his  own  servant  to  clear  up  the  matter  of 
the  robbery,  and  get  both  Weathershert  and  his  unfor 
tniiate  master,  if  [mssilile,  aciiuitled.  Having,  however 
Ibrtuiiately  met  with  Murdoch  on  Uie  road,  he  hoped  lo 
gttt  all  explained,  uud  thu  Scot  was  forlliwitli  exuiiiiiieil 
upon  the  suhjiel. 

Hut  JMr.  Unison,  with  the  aanguine  feelings  of  a  iia 
turally  honest  and  open  mind,  had  calculated  without  his 
liu.^t;  for  althiiiigh,  on  the  evidence  of  Alaeara,  the  hoy 
was  fully  committed  by  the  cautious  unci  expirieneed 
magistrate,  yet  the  eireumstances  regarding  the  Iwi 
iitliers  apjH'ared  to  him  sn  improbable,  or  romantie,  tJiat 
he  detained  them,  Iikewi.se,  in  custody. 


CII.WTKR  XXIX. 

It  is  now  high  time  that  we  should  recall  our  reader's 
altentiiin  to  that  |>ortion  of  VVnltham's  history  in  which 
the  alMliu:ti(in  of  his  eldest  daughter  by  Doltuii  is  referred 
to.  liolton  was  one  of  those  men  in  whom  strong  pas- 
sions, an  instinctive  bias  towards  evil,  and  a  natural  reek 
lessness  of  consequences,  are  so  constitutionally  blended 
Ihat  they  leave  the  moral  |)o\ver  iiltcrly  helpless  and  iii- 
suHicienl.  The  last  named  of  these  infirmities,  the  reck- 
lessness of  consequences,  was,  however,  in  Holtoii,  any 
thing  hnt  the  hardiness  of  a  character  conscious  of  its 
own  wickedness,  and  resolved  at  all  hazards  to  gratily  its 
impulses  and  nliiile  their  results.  In  a  word,  there  was  u 
strange  deficiency  of  IIk  reasoning  faculty  in  this  iiian, 
with  a  reniarkahle  alacrity  in  sinking  into  tlic  gins  and 
pitfalls  of  villany  and  liaseiu'ss. 

'1  III'  held  this  iiiaxiiii  I'vri-  hi  lij:4  virw. 
What's  hasii'ly  itmit',  bliinilil  lit-  iIiiik'  salrly  loo." 

Accordingly,    his    Im'sI    caution  was  emining,   am 
highest  courage  a  li'cling  of  secure  iinpunily. 

Il  was  now  that  Mr.  Wallliam  and  his  wife  were  gone, 
and  his  two  daughters  placed  under  the  care  of  one  who 
was  likely  to  rest  satisfied  with  extending  to  them  such 
priileelion  merely  as  his  ronf-tree,  or  his  hearlli  alVordiil, 
that  lloltoii  began  to  feel  his  spirit  expaiiil,  and  a  fair 
lii'ld  open  tor  his  operalions.  With  the  knowledge  that 
Mr.  Wallham  was  utterly  at  his  mercy,  he  was  assured 
thai  his  daughter,  alter  a  slmrl  period,  would  lie  no  less 
at  his  disposal;  and  if  there  should  still  he  any  ciimpini 
lions  and  iinreasunalile  virtiii'  remaining,  why,  the  old 
genllenian  niiglil  easily  he  pacified,  and  Ihe  young  lady 
rendered  qiiieseent  anil  resigned  under  the  new  circiini- 
stances  by  which  he  meant  to  siirnmnd  her. 

With  these  views  and  intinllnns  lie  proceeded  to  set 
iilHint  his  eongeiiial  task  wilhinit  delay,  lint  here  he 
found  niiK'li  gn  liter  ditVieiilly  than  he  had  ut  fust  ex- 
IN'cleil.  In  spile  of  the  sediiliius  and  delieale  atlentions 
which  he  had  hen  tofore  paid  her,  it  was  clear  even  to 
his  own  iippn  III  iisioii  that  he  had  snccieded  in  creating 
till  very  favourable  impressinii  upon  lOli/.a  Wallham;  and 
il  was  obvious  thai  any  pnijiet  meant  lo  he  siieeessfiil 
iiiiiHt  Ih'  one  ot  priiliinnd  seen  ey  anil  ciinsiiinniate  ileieit. 
He  reviilvi'd  in  his  own  iniiid,  llierifure,  the  IhsI  means 
of  nhlainiiig  possession  of  her  person  first,  and  ulhr- 
wards  of  eninpelliiig  her  In  such  terina  iih  Iiu  should  dueill 
it  ev|H'dii'iit  or  linnonrahle  lo  ulVer. 

Il  was  one  iiinrning,  about  a  Ibrtniglit  ailer  the  de. 
|Hiitiire  of  Mr.  U'lillham,  thai  lloltnn  eaUed  at  llir  hmise 
of  Mr.  Ti'ller,  with  whom  the  daiighlers  of  his  linnil 
were  n'sidenl,  and  nqnested  a  private  interview  with  the 
elder  oil  Ihe  plea  of  a  purlienlar  eomiiiimicaliun  winch 
he  was  intrusted  lo  in  ike  In  her. 

"  I  am  sorry.  Miss  Wallhani,"  aniil  lloltnn,  with  nn 
expression  of  nnxiely  and  eoneern  in  his  face,  "to  lie  the 
medium  of  iinple.isaiil  iiitelligeiiee;  hnt  n  little  awkward 
mailer  has  oeeiirred — iloii'l  alarm  yoiirsell' — 1  entreat— 
your  liillier — Miss  Walllmin " 

"What  of  him  '"  cried  the  niartiied  girl,  "tell  me,  sir, 
at  oine;  surely  iiolliing  has  hap|H'ned " 

"Why,  no,"  said  IJ<dtoii,  with  a  uriiii  smile,  intended 
for  roiisolntiiiii  i  "  mi,  notliinit  bill  what  a  little  |irom|itneiw 


will  <lis|K)se  of;"  and   he  drew  some   luijiers  from  his 
pocket  with  an  air  of  business. 

"Oh  !  tell  me,  sir,  how  1  can  be  of  s(  rviei — what  can 
I  do  ?" 

"Why,  inadnin,"  said  Itollon,  "my  London  agent waa 
to  have  met  your  respected  liitlier  at  Antwerp,  lo  furniali 
liiiii  with  liiiids  to  proceed  to  Madeira." 

"  Well,  sir  .'" 

"  He  did  so,  bringing  with  him  bills  on  Paris  which  ho 
thought,  reasonably  enough,  there  would  be  no  ditlicully 
in  iiegotialing  there,  but " 

"  lint  what,  sir  I"  ciicd  Eliza,  Hurveying  llie  liC8ilatin|r 
ISolton  with  smprise. 

"  Well,  not  to  keep  you  in  doubt,  the  liimse  in  Paris 
has  faihd,  and  tin;  London  drawers  with  whom  they  were 
eunnected  have  also  stopped  payment." 

"  Is  that  all,  iMr.  Ilolton  ?"  cried  the  young  lady,  greatly 
relieved  by  this  ilisehisnre,  "  that  call  surely  have  U'CII 
but  a  teiii|Hirary  inconvenience — my  father — " 

".Mil  my  lUar  .Miss  WalMiani,"  said  Ilolton, pressing 
her  hand,  with  a  tender  smile  of  mingled  pity  and  in- 
leresl,  "  ymi  are,  I  perceive,  (piile  unaware  of  the  iiaturu 
of  lliese  lliings.  Madam,  the  ruinous  eliect  of  such  a 
failure — the  extent " 

"  For  heaven's  sake,  sir,  be  more  explicit." 

"  Vour  fiitlier,  Miss  Wallham,  is  now  in  Paris — 
whither  he  was  coinpelled  to  proceed  u|K)n  the  first  inti- 
mation of  this  intelligence, — and  there  must  remain, 
until  an  nrrangciiieni,  which  you  alone  can  etlcct,  bo 
completed." 

"  Tell  me,  in  mercy,  Mr.  Bolton,  how  my  assistance 
can  hi!  of  any  avail  ?"  cried  the  distressed  girl,  "  and  I 
will  instantly  render  it  to  my  poor  father." 

"Thus,  then,  we  an;  situated,"  eonliniicd  Ilolton; 
"  y<mr  tiilher,  with  a  prudence  which  I  caiinol  siitlicieiitly 
eomnieiid — Ibr  the  protection  and  support  of  his  family, 
was  pleased  to  make  over  a  |H)rtioii  of  his  property  ia 
your  name;  and  it  will  he  necessary,  in  order  to  reniovu 
this  little  untoward  business,  that  you  should  assign  thu 
pro|H'rly  to  him ;  or,  in  other  words,  your  presence  in 
Paris  is  re(|uired  belbru  he  can  be  extricated  from  hia 
present  situalioii." 

"  Let  us  Ily  at  once,  sir!"  exclaimed  Kliza — "I  will 
instaiilly  acipiaint  .Mr.  Toller  with  the  urgency  of  llio 
case,  luid  place  myself  under  your  proleetion." 

"  Do  you  not  think,  .Miss  Wallham,"  said  Ilolton,  aa 
though  res]H'etliilly  tendering  advice — "  Ihat  that  genlle- 
nian had  lii'ller  remain  ignorant  of  this  traiisuelion,  and, 
iiiileed,  of  your  projeeled  jniiri!.  y  ?  I  iniisl  conti'ss,  there 
seem  to  me  many  olijeeliuns  to  his  being  made  a  party  in 
this  matter." 

"  I  cannot  myself  see,"  said  .Miss  Wallham,  hesitating, 
"  what  possible  olijeeliiiii  there  can  he  lo  .Mr.  Tullcr'a 
knowledge  of  the  cireumstaneeH  I" 

"The  eiremnslaiiees?"  retnriied  the  other;  "my  dear 
madam,  you  alarm  me ;  yon  do  indeed ;"  and  he  shook 
his  head  and  lowered  Ins  brows  iiiedilalingly,  as  tlioiigh 
he  were  pondering  on  the  best  iiieaiis  of  eonviiicing  her 
of  the  impnichnee  of  such  a  sle|).  "  1  feel  it  impossible, 
Miss  Wallham,"  he  resiiiii-il,  alter  a  |Niuse,  "to  furnish 
yon  wilji  such  fuels  us  must  at  ome  show  you  the  ruin 
such  a  eiiiirse  woulil  occasion.  Lei  ine,  however,  impres.i 
ii|>oii  you  the  necessity  of  your  instant  departure  for 
Paris — 1  eaiinol  answer  Ibr  tin'  ecinsequeiieea  to  your 
family,  should  yon  delay  it  for  a  siiigli'  hour." 

In  brief, — by  half  iiiliinations  and  ilniihtful  shaihiwingH 
forth  of  evil,  Ihillon  pn'vaihd  upon  Kli/a  Wallham  to 
aeei  pt  his  pioteelioii  to  Paris;  whilher  she  set  out  w.'h 
liiiii  on  that  very  evening,  williout  ocqiiainling  Mi. 
Toller  or  her  sister — or  leaving  any  clue  whereby  her 
dcNtiiialion  miglil  Is'  discovered. 

Il  HUH  ell  ar  In  llnlliin,  thai  the  most  |Kditie  and  safo 
inethod  of  proeenling — after  he  had  enlrapped  his  in- 
leiidid  victim,  was  so  lo  act  during  the  journey,  as  should 
exeile  no  suspicion  in  her  hreasi,  of  his  iminediatu  or 
ullimale  intenlions  regarding  her.  His  deineunour  was, 
aeeiirdiiigly,ol' the  most  nspeelful  kind;  and  as  the  unhu|i- 
py  gill  had  liillii  rlo  Ihcii  liistrui  led  lo  believe  him  one  of 
iier  father's  Ust  and  iuoi.t  zealous  fin  nils,  and  his  pre- 
Kcnt  iippaieiilly  gralnitons  iVieiidnhip  was  another  and  a 
stning  evidence  of  lii.<  anxious  ilesiri' to  serve  herself  ami 
her  liiinily  to  the  lilmosl  of  his  |Hiwer,  she  was  less  dis- 
|Kiseil  to  suspect  his  rial  inolive  or  iiilenlions.  Ilolton, 
li>r  his  own  |Mirt,  well  knew,  that  once  arriiid  in  Paris, 
iih  riiaiiccB  of  deleetioii  or  discovery  wi're  by  very  many 
degnes  lessened — if  not  allo>rellier  extiiigiiislii<l;  and  lin 
wailed,  Iherefore,  in  Ihe  calhi  conseioUsiicss  of  security, 
nil  Iheir  arrival  in  that  city  should  plaie  her  utterly  and 
for  CM  r  in  his  |xini  r. 

I 'pun  their  eiilraiice  into  Paris,  Miss  Wallham  waa 
Moiiiewlial  siirprisiil,  insle.ul  of  iMiiig  eunducleO  iiislanlly 


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M'AI.TIIAM. 


to  )kt  fatlicr,  (is  she  liiul  cxjiccU'd, — to  \>c  iislierid  into  a 
liaiidsoiiie  Imtcl,  with  an  assurance  that  l\Ii\  Walthani 
Khonlil  Ik-  sent  tor  Ibrthwith.  Hour  aller  lionr,  however, 
elapsed,  withont  the  appearunee  of  that  gentleiiian,  and 
va/jnclorehodinprs  ot'cvil,  and  apprehensions  ot'she  knew 
not  what,  bejjan  insensibly  to  occupy  the  breast  of  his 
<lan^rhler. 

"Permit  me  to  insist,  Mr.  Dolton,"  she  at  length  feU 
herself  constrained  to  say,  "  that  1  be  withont  delay  eon- 
ducted  to  my  father.  Surely,  every  honr  is  of  innuinent 
consequence  to  his  peace  of  mind;  he  cannot  be  well,  or 
lie  shoulil  have  been  here  Ion;;  er(^  now." 

"  Why,  madam,"  replied  Uolton  with  a  careless  air, 
leaning  back  in  his  chair,  and  loopinir  his  thumbs  in  bis 
waistcoat,  "  as  to  that,  I  dare  say  the  old  pentlenian  is 
well  enouf;h;  let  us,  if  you  plea.se.drink  bis  health,"  tillinj: 
a  glass  at  the  same  time,  "and  his  safe  arrival  at  Ma- 
deira." 

"  What  mean  yon,  sir?"  cried  the  astonished  girl,  "  is 
not  my  father  in  Paris  .'" 

"  Korfiive  me,  my  lovely  Klizii,"  said  Bolton  risinp,  "  if 
I  confess  that  he  is  not;  you  know,  iiiy  dear  Miss  Wal- 
tliam,  that  love  has  many  straiific  devices,  and  this  is  one 
of  them — the  excess  of  my  iiassion  tor  you  may,  perhaps, 
plead  my  excuse,  and  if  the  devotion  of  my  life" 

"Villainl"  exclaimed  Miss  W'altham,  also  rising  and 
retreatinpr  a  step,  till  the  instant  consciousness  of  the  in- 
sult otTered  to  her,  recalled  her  to  reason,  while  it  tilled 
licr  with  indijrnntion;  "do  you  think,  sir,"  she  said 
calmly,  advanciiifr  towards  hiiii,  "that  this  contrivance 
to  place  me  in  your  |)ower  will  avail  ?  You  little  know 
me,"  and  she  ranj;  the  k-ll  with  violence.  "  I  will  at 
once  depart  aj^ain  to  Brussels,  and  under  the  roof  of  Mr. 
'J'oller" 

"Jack  Toller  knows  all,"  interrupted  Bolton  in  tri- 
umph, "an  accessory  in  the  all'air,  my  particular  friend 
nnd  collen(;ue,  and  therefore,  my  spirited  girl,  yon  must 
stay  with  me,"  and  he  drank  otV  a  bumper  of  champiijrne. 

At  this  moment  a  nondescript  beinir,  who,  inliirined 
that  the  new  comers  were  Kntrlish,  had  been  assortinc 
from  the  ruinous  storehouse  of  his  memory  such  ]Mirtioiis 
of  the  Knylish  laiiuuatrc  as  were  not  altopelber  loo  faded 
for  ready  use,  entered  the  room,  enipiirin>r — 

"  Did  niadame  or  monsieur  want  any  thing  ?" 

"Order  me  a  carriage  instantly,  if  you  please,"  ■  lid 
Eliza  to  the  smirking  allenilant. 

"  A  carriage,  uiailame,  dere  is  no  carriage." 

"  Begone,  begone,  fool,"  cried  Uolton ;  "  no  carriage  is 
wanted,"  and  he  slipped  a  relainer  in  his  palm. 

"Sricrcl"  cried  liie  Frenchman,  "what  a  noise  is  dis, 
you  vill  distract  de  genlil-homme  in  de  nest  apartemeiit;" 
mid,  shrugging  his  slioulders  and  eyebrows,  he  retired 
with  a  kind  of  inverted  smile  on  his  plastic  visagi'. 
"Come,  come,"  said  Uolton, turning  on  hisvieliin  a  look 
of  determination,  and  sei/.iiiL'  both  her  wri-^ls  with  one 
hand,  while  he  pointed  with  the  other  to  lui  \  mnnt  I'liair, 
"  sit  down,  and  let  us  talk  this  inatler  over  .|iiietly.  What 
reason  on  earth  can  there  be  tijr  this  fiMilish  eoiidiiel  ' 
I,ook  at  iiie;— your  father's  frienil,  Imw  can  yon  suppose 
this  any  tliinir  but  an  iimoec.it  stratugeni  to  gain  possc's- 
»iun  of  inv  Kli/.a  ;  be  seated,  anil  compose  yourself." 

"Betrayed  ami  lost  tor  iver,"  cried  the  miliappy  (;irl, 
on  she  sunk  into  her  chair  in  a  passion  of  le;irs.  "Oh I 
my  father  1  how  could  you  leave  your  children  to  the 
mercy  of  this  villniii  1"  and  she  buried  her  face  in  her 
liaiids  anil  sobU'd  eonvnisively. 

Bolton  was  all  Ibis  while  drinking  his  wine  with  a 
great  deal  of  tran<|uillity,  his  bands  in  his  pockets,  and 
liis  eyes  at  intervals  direi'ted  to  the  daugbler  of  Mr. 
Waltham  with  an  expression  similar  to  whiil  may  Im' 
roneeived  of  the  gaze  of  an  alderinan  upon  a  newly  iin- 
(Mirtrd  tiirlli'. 

"  Nay,  nay,  F.lr/.a,  tills  in  unkind,"  said  be,  at  Innglh, 
taking  up  the  botlle  and  fillirnr  a  ghis-,  "you  do  mo  in- 
juslien  by  Bupposing  ine  guilty  of  (U'liberalo  dupliiMlv 
or  baseness;  but,  my  dear  girl,  what  could  I  do  '  .lai'li 
Toller  daied  not  appear  to  eoiiseiil  lo  your  elopcmeiil 
with  me  during  your  father's  almeiii'e,  anil  I  wa*  com- 
]K'llpd  lo  resort  io  ibis  measure,  u|Hin  my  soul  I  was; 
ccnio  now,  drink  Ihi"  gbihs  of  wine,  it  wiil  revive  you," 
nnil  he  placed  his  liaiid  U|miii  her  shoulder  lo  oiilurco  the 
ro(|ur«l. 

"Contaminate  me  not  by  your  Inui  li,"  iri^'d  llio  spi- 
rited (jirl,  Mpringing  from  her  seat,  an. I  alliimpting  lo 
thrust  biiii  from  lier  with  all  the  liltli-  slrenL'lb  of  whieli 
she  was  mistress,  "approaeb  me  nearer  anil  I  hliall  de- 
mand assistance  from  liobiw." 

"Coiiliiuiiil  llie  little  vixen — but  this  wiMi't  do,"  niul- 
ternd  Bollon  lietwien  his  leelli.  He  had  just  drank 
miffieient  lo  utiiuulale  his  tialivo  impuileiiee  iiilobriilah 
tv.    Uaziiig  nl  licr  for  a  momont  willi  a  pair  of  liutning 


eves,  he  began  to  sing,  '•  Come  live  with  me  and  be  niy 

love,"  in  an  alarming  falsetto,  and  commenced  dancing 

towards  ber  with  extended  arms. 

Aliss  Waltham,  as  be  approached,  uttered  a  piercing 

and  protracted  shriek,  wbieli   for   a   moment  paralysed 

Uolton  himself,  and    in   a   minute  after  the  door  was 

burst  open,  and  a    young  gentleman   strode  into   the 

apartment. 

"  What,  in  Heaven's  name,  is  the  matter?"  said  he, 

as  Miss  Waltham  clung  to  his  arm  for  protection. 
"Oh!  pave  nie,  save  mo  from  that   man." 
"  What  am  I  to  think  of  this,  sir  ?"  said  the  stranger, 

addressing  Bolton  ;  "will  you  explain  ?" 

"  Think  what  you  plea.se,  and  go  to  the  devil,"  said 

Bolton,  swaying  to  and  fro;  "hand  over  Ibat  woman  to 

me — that's  all — she's  my  wile" 

"Oh!    no,  no,  no,"  sobbed    Miss    Waltimm  ;    "'lis 

liilse — lake  me  away  from  that  man,  and  I  will  bless  you 

!()r  ever  1" 
"It  appears  tome,  sir,"  said  the  stranger,  turning 

sternly  lo  Bolton,  "as  well  from  the  appearance  of  Ibis 
young  lady,  as  from  your  oivn  manner,  that  there  has 

been  some  villain's  work  here.     I  shall  take  the  liberty 
of    affording    my    proteelion     to   this    lady.      "Come, 

madam" — and  he  moved  towards  the  door. 

"Will  you,  by  —  1"  exclaimed  Bollon,  buttoning  his 
coat ;  "  no.  no,  young  gentleman,  that  won't  exactly  an- 
swer my  purpose  ;"  anil  as  he  made  towuids  Eliza,  the 
stranger  obstructed  his  progress. 

'J'lio  struggle  that  now  commenced  between  the  two 
"as  but  of  short  duration,  for  the  stranger,  a  young  iiiaii 
of  five-and-t»enly,  was  liir  more  aclivo  and  powerful 
than  Bollon;  who,  besides,  not  having  foreseen  the  pio- 
f-ciit  tiiicrgency,  had  not  contributed  to  the  firmness  of 
bis  tbotinir  by  any  exemplary  display  of  temperance. 
Shaking  Bollon  violenlly  from  him,  llio  stranger  made 
lo  the  door,  Ironi  which  Miss  Waltham  had  already  es- 
caped :  but,  as  if  recnllecliiig  himself,  advanced  again 
Inwards  him,  and  said,  "I  do  not  know,  sir,  that  you 
are  cnlilled  lo  the  a<suranee  I  am  about  lo  give  you, 
that  tlic  young  fenmlc  now  under  my  charge  siiall  be,  in 
every  ies|icct,  lakcn  duo  care  of:  as  for  yourself,  if  you 
reipiire  to  sec  me,  I  am  easily  to  be  Ibumi  during  my 
stay  ill  Paris;"  and,  throwing  his  card  upon  tlio  table, 
ho  disappeared. 

"  Fool,  idiot  that  I  was!"  exclaimed  Bollon,  when  the 
slranger  was  gone,  "  to  let  the  girl  e.>'Ca|)e  in  Ibis  absurd 
manner — hut  I  am  doomed  lo  disappointment  and 
misery  in  every  thing  that  concerns  ihat  inlernal  Wal- 
Ibaiii  and  Us  laniily.  And  who,  I  should  like  to  know, 
is  the  young  s|iark  Ibat  has  sujiersedid  mo  in  so  mas- 
terly a  style,"  bo  ((mtinned,  taking  up  the  card  from 
llie  table—'  Sir  Fiislacc  Walliird."  Walford— Wal- 
fo'd,"  iiiii^nd  Bollon,  "sure  I  should  know  the  name — 
a  l.iiu'iili  -hire  family — ha  I  the  young  baronel  just  come 
to  bis  11m  I  line — hum — an  awkward  all'air  this,  upon  my 
soul" — and  the  soliercd  sol  fell  into  a  Ion);  and  protiiuiid 
reverie. 

it  would  appear  that  Mr.  nollnn's  mod  ita  I  ions  were 
of  no  agreenble  iialiire,  liir  ho  paced  up  and  down  the 
room  niiitleriiig  curses  and  inipreealioii", — all  his  origi- 
nal brigbliiess  and  llorid  splendour  of  check  exchanged 
lor  Ihe  whin  iiess  of  inalignaiit  rage.  Finding  no  rest 
for  his  tniiiblid  thoughts,  he  seiznl  his  b:it  and  sallied 
forlli  iiilo  llie  street  to  a  neighbouring  cafe,  llic  appear- 
iinie  of  which  seemed  to  invite  him;  und  entering  was 
soon  buried  in  contoinplation  in  one  of  the  boxes,  n|iarl 
from  I  he  rest. 

No!  long,  however,  had  he  been  thus  situoteil,  when 
a  precise  figure,  habited  in  bbnk,  with  un  iniporlanl 
walking  slick  ill  his  hand,  was  seen  to  lie  moving  over 
Ihe  llnor  willi  a  formal  but  ipiiel  step.  As  he  approached 
Ihe  ob|i'i't  lo  wliiiin  he  seemed  lo  be  direcling  hiinself, 
and  wiiiih,  imbed,  «as  no  other  llian  Bollon  hiimolf,  a 
HiiiirK  was  projerleil  gradually  into  his  eouiilcnance, 
and  now,  bowing  and  cringing  N'tiiro  the  other,  he 
lookeii  like  an  anxiously  busy  undertaker  almiit  lo  de- 
scant U|Hin  tbocuriuui  (blieily  uf  his  newly-contrived 
patent  i  oniiis. 

"Sure  my  eyes  do  not  deecivo  mo,"  lie  liH|iiid  at 
leiiglh,  "  .Mr.  Bollon,  is  it  not  7  this  is  too  great  u  Imp- 
pines'i." 

"  Who  the  dovil  arc  you  /"  said  Bolton,  eyoing  the 
siible  one  with  no  fiiendly  aspect ;  "  I  don't  know  you, 
never  savv  yon  lHili>ro  in  my  lilV,  to  my  knowledge." 

"  Pa  I  (loll  me,  my  dear  sir,  you  have  seen  me  before, 
years  ago,  I  adiii,',"  replied  tlie  other,  with  a  biw  bow; 
"  my  niii.ie  is  .Inhnslon,  and  many  years  Imek,  I  bad 
some  transactions  wilh  your  rnvered  ththor,  when  you, 
deiir  iiri  wcra  but  un  intpresling  lad.     Yuu  are  nltored, 


•JSM.- 


nnel 
■nio  J 


Mr.  Bollon;   manhood   has   improved  you-^in  fon, 
also — may  I  hope— ch  ?"  and  Air.  Johnston  slid 
scat. 

"  Ha  !  .lelmston,  I  om  devilish  glnd  to  sec  you,"cri.|t| 
Bolton,  partially  rising  from  the  almost  incHmbfnite; 
lion  in  which  he  had  been  indulging,  "give  me  vo«  i 
hand,  my  good  (()llow ;  I  had  forgntton  you,  uiion  m- 
soul ;  well,  how  docs  the  world  use  you,  what  are  v/ 
about  ?" 

"  Why,  dear  sir,"  said  Johnston  cantingly,  "  j(  j 
bad  world,  but  there's  no  help  for  it.  I  was,  tdl  lliisverv 
day,  tutor  to  the  young  Lord  Arnwood,  a  headsironi 
young  man,  very  much  ao;  wo  parted  on  bad  terras,  bui 
I  bear  the  youth  no  ill  will." 
"What!  Lord  Arnwood  of  the  castle  ?  llio  deuce  yojj 

wore,  why  I  have  just  purchased " 

"  I  have  heard  it,  my  dear  sir,"  interrupted  Joliniiioa 
in  a  fallering  tone,  "  I  have  heard  of  your  purchase  i,f 
New  Mall  in  thai  neighbourhood;  you  are  a  thriiiw 
man,  Mr.  Bolton,  yes  you  are,  don't  shake  your  head.  1 
knov^'  it,  and  am  very  glad  to  hear  it,  upon  my  siictni 
word  I  am." 

"  .Johnston,"  cried  Bolton  earnestly,  rising  ofa  suditen 
"  can  you  do  nie  a  service  1  but  I  know  you  can ;  come 
with  mo  lo  my  hotel  and  take  a  bottle  with  me." 

"  Too  happy,  dear  sir,  too  happy,"  returned  Jolinsion, 
bustling  for  his  hat,  and  really  glad  of  an  opporiuniiyoi' 
ingratiating  himself  in  a  quarter  more  likely  than  iini 
which  he  had  just  relinquished,  of  furnishing  llnineliir 
his  decayed  pockets.  "  I  am  quite  at  your  scrvirc  in 
any  capacity  tliot  may  afford  mo  the  means  of  showmt 
how  much  I  am  your  very  humble  servant." 

"Well,  my  dear  Johnston,"  sold  Bolton,  «|ieii  ihfv 
were  quietly  seated  over  a  bottle,  which,  iiulced,  rardj 
came  unwclcomoly  to  Bollon,  and  wosnot  altogclheruri. 
congenial  lo  the  other,  so  long  as  his  own  pnrse  siiHt red 
no  disparagement  or  diminution  by  the  indiilgenroh 
it;  "I  want  you  to  do  me  a  particular  favour,"  and  lien 
he  recounted  the  events  we  have  just  related. 

"It  is,  as  you  say,  an  awkward  affair,  cerlaiuh." 
qiioth  Johnston,  when  his  companion  had  cuncludiil 
'  What,  my  dear  sir,  would  you  have  mo  do  ?" 

"I  would  have  you  keep  u  keen  eye  u|)on  the  Ji-ark 
and  the  young  baggage— eh,  Johnston.'  while  1  return 
to  Brussels  und  tell  some  confounded  lie  ir,  that  quartei; 
what  say  you,  my  boy  ?" 

"  Why,  under  all  circumstances,  and  sinking  llie  am. 
rality  of  the  thing,  which  I  cannot  altogether  approvp," 
cried  Johnston,  smiling  forgivingly,  "  we  must  even  do 
so,"  and  he  drank  off  his  glass  with  the  air  ofa  proleuor 
of  moral  philosophy. 

These  preliminary  plans  being  settled,  our  Iwonc- 
lilies  became  the  best  friends  in  the  world,  and  il  wii 
late  in  Ihe  night  bolbro  they  retiied  lo  rcsl  lo  rcciwl 
thcinsolvos  fur  the  operations  of  the  morrow. 


CHAPTKR  XXX. 

"Now,  Mr.  Scolchman,  here  you  are  a  free  nun  I 
again,"  said  .Mr.  Unison  lo  Macara,  who  was  junl  duf 
charged  from  durance;  "  and  your  master's  trial uilllvl 
on  in  three  days;  now,  whether  will  you  go  lo  the  «i[ 
size  town  to  liiin,  or  recommence  your  trazy  cliaso  idcrl 
Iho  lady  /" 

'  Are  ye  sure  he  had  heard  nacthing  of  her  when  you  I 
left,  sir  ?"  said  llie  Scolchman. 

'  Perfectly  certain." 

'  Noo,  sir,  ye  said  yo  would  help  me  lo  seek  the  lidi.  | 

'  if  yo  will,  Pll   rin    ufler  her   frae  this  to  Joliiiiiv 
(iroalH.    Oh,  sir,  will  yo  come  (" 

'it  will  bo  more  important  for  ine  to  look  after  Mi 
Jolmslon.     His  evidence  may  be  of  great  iiii|xirlaneriiii  I 
the  Iriul,  for  I  must  loll  you,  Maeura,  there  liavii  Ini: 
sirange  doings  at   New    Hall    within  these  finv  din>. 
Ilolloii  and    Johnslou    have  quarrelled,  ami   I  havinul 
loiibl  tlireateiiod  to 'peach  U|Hm  each  other." 

"  Dievil,  nor  tliey  scruleh  alio  anither's  eon oul,"»iiii  I 
Miiriloeb,  "  if  I  only  get  a  sight  o'  my  maisler'"  Imnry 
daiighler  Uliire  Ihe  trial — so,  sir — oeh  I  will  yejiuliifl  I 
me  a  bit  |«iiiey  that  has  king  wind  and  ni'cdsliuloiiiril.  I 
an'  111  ride  the  country  until  I  find  her." 

Alli  r  some  fiirlber  eolkKpiy,  the  Seoteliiiinn  na«  i 
coiniiiiiiliilcil,  and  olV  he  set — his  only  eoiilidiiiri'  ImiH  I 
in  his  n^liiral  iinpiidenee  and  sagacity,  and,  in  tin  <> 
pi'i'liilioii  thai  through  the  mrdiinu  of  all  piwHilile  |<i»l. 
Ikivm  Mild  serving  men,  whom  he  should  nieit,  lie  nuilil  | 
at  lust  Irare  out  the  lady. 

,Mr.  Hiilson  vcdiinleeied  to  aieomjiiiny  iiiiil  nwiil  him  ] 
in  bis  search,  having  also  some  views  of  \\\'  own  in  p 
gard  to  Bnlliin,  who  had  unnceounlably  lert  New  llnll 


J  Macara  having  b 


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(ItoBPcyou/'ctiJ 
"St  incuinbeiil  \nsl 
S.  "pivc  meTourl 
lien  you,  U|)oii'  ,„  J 
you,  wliat  are  v,J 


,  rising  of  a  sudHenI 
low  you  can ;  come'l 
le  with  nie."         1 

relumed  JolmsionJ 
)f  an  "pportunilrfifl 
)re  liitely  than  I'iutI 
irnishing  lining  C, 
at  your  service  ml 

mennn  of  showinf  I 
srvanl."  t 

Bolton,  wlieii  ihfy| 
hicli,  indeed,  rard;  I 
snot  nllogDlhpnin.f 

own  porse  suffered  I 
'  tlie  indiilgc'iiiciil 
r  favour,"  and  heti  I 

related. 

affair,  certniiilv.'L 
on  had  concludcdj 

mo  do  ?" 
eye  upon  the  »|iu|[l 
in?  while  1  rclurnl 
lie  ill  IhatquarlerJ 

nd  linking  tliemn.! 

together  npprovf," 
wo  niimt  even  lii 
airofaprofoisotl 

tied,  our  tvvnvvci 
world,  and  it  wail 
lo  rest  to  rccruill 
morrow. 


t  of  her  wlienroul 


I  Id  Reek  thclidy, 
thin  lo  Joliiinr  I 


iitrhmnn  wim  w- 
ciinlidi'iKc  Iwini;  | 

mid,  in  lliv  i>- 
nil  iiiwHililc  |pii»l- 
.1  ini'd,  lie  niiiilil  I 

)y  mid  hkkIiI  liim  { 
>(  \n«  invn  ill  I'- 
■  Irll  Now  Hall 


I  nd  Macara  having  been  somewhat  trimmed  up  in  his 

I  Llivard  inan,  agreeing  to  act  the  part  of  servant,  away 

Inevsctlorvvard  together. 

■  f,„  i«o  days  they  travelled  without  making  out  any 

„llij,.|icc  on  which  they  could  rely ;  and  in  the  even- 

„|- llic  second,  Mr.  Hulson,  stopping  at  a  cross  road 

hicli  l(<l '"  ''"^  house  of  an  nequaintance  on  whom  lie 

I  tt'iidcd  Id  call,  si^nt  forward  Murdoch  to  the  next  town 

J,  nuke  sure  of  dinner,  or,  at  least,  to  order  supper  and 

„fl,,i:iiodation  for  the  night. 

Ii  uas  a  consolation  to  Murdocli,  as  he  went  along, 
ilil  ii'  lie  had  been  as  yet  unsuccessful  in  tracing  the 
ij  ||,e  town  to  which  he  was  going  was  not  above  a 
djv'i iourncy  from  Barchester,  the  assize  town;  so  thai 
licsliiiiiW,  at  least,  be  able  to  see  Mr.  Walthai:'  on  the 
^„„iiiiir  evening,  when  as  he  thought  all  might  yet  be 
fill  When  he  reached  the  inn  door,  to  which  he  was 
(irffli'd,  lie  found  it  quite  a  handsome  cstahlishinciit, 
^ddolorniining  lo  be  waited  u|M)n  like  a  gentleman,  he 
lullnl  in  fronl,  and  giving  his  liorse  to  the  ostler,  stepped 
lBij;v  into  the  hall. 
Ho  found,  liowever,  that  the  "  saucy  scum,"  namely 
iS,  waiters  and  servants,  of  whom  he  fouuJ  a  crowd  in 
UK  Inbliv,  paid  little  attention  to  his  orders,  and  less  to 
)ii<('iii|uirios,  being  all  in  a  bustle  about  company  who 
,fif  at  dinner  above  stairs ;  till  at  length  om-  .f  them, 
niniiiiiir  along  carrying  an  armful  of  dishes,  aaked  him, 
tithnut  tlic  least  resiiect,  either  to  lend  a  hand  in  carry- 
jj  ii|i  the  second  course  to  the  company  above,  or  to 
pi  nut  o(  ihc  way  until  his  betters  were  attended  lo. 

.\liirilocli  having  a  natural  turn  for  industry,  meelia- 
mcilir  look  hold  of  a  dish  of  partridges,  and  now  assuni- 
iij  a Inisiiusslike  look,  at  once  followed  the  others  up 
(Uifs.  Whelher,  however,  ho  began  lo  recollect  on  his 
fir  that  lie  was  the  son  of  Ucacon  Macara  of  Dumbar- 
Itn,  iir  nlu'ther  it  was  sheer  ill-breeding  that  prompted 
hiin— instead  of  giving  away  the  dish  that  he  c:irried  to 
lliif  srvaiit  at  the  door,  ho  passed  on  in  the  bustle,  and 
jnlki'd  straight  into  the  apartment  among  the  company. 
Tlic  lirst  thing  the  Scot  set  las  eyes  u|K)n,  as  he  turn- 
i  liiiiisclf  in  the  centre  of  the  loIVy  room,  was  the  jolly 
tcofrhc  servitor,  who,  a  short  time  ago,  had  regaled 
[till with  meat  and  ale  at  the  inn  door;  and  glancing  lo 
lli(  oiiipany  at  the  table,  with  his  heart  in  his  month, 
hcdi^firncd  at  once  the  beautiful  features  of  Mr.  Wal- 
lliiins  daughter,  whom  ho  well  remembered  from  a  girl, 
Ud  of  wlioni  he  had  sn  long  been  in  anxious  pursuit. 
llf  WIS  80  riveted  to  the  spot  Umt  he  coinpletily  forgot 
lluiiM'iraiKl  his  situation,  and  uttering  a>i  involuntary 
Itrol' surprise,  he  missed  his  pur^mse  in  endeavouring 
to  {ivr  avvuy  the  dish  that  ho  held  lo  the  attendants,  and 
|Ia  II  tall  at  his  feet. 

Tlio  attention  of  the  whole  company  as  well  as  of  the 
k'vanls  Has  by  this  time  attracted  to  the   man.     Iiiidy 
|Wi!fcird  raised  her  dark  eyes  and  directed  tluin  towards 
MiirdrK'li  with  a  look  of  doubtful  enquiry  j   hut   the  nio- 
liH'nUry  hectic  that  lighted  up  her  transparent  counte- 
lunro.  soon  subsided,  and  she  relapsed   into  that  look  of 
mni  resignaliini  so  characteristic  of  her   unfortunate 
|p«tiii.«.    Sir  Kustaec  only  laughed  and  made  some  ob- 
tution  on  the  attendance  at  country  inns;  while,  in 
!(' meantime,  Irofore  Murdoch  eould  recover  his  B|)eech, 
tijund  himself  absolutely  driven  forth  from  out  of  the 
irlaii  nl  by  the  waiters  and  servants,  with  simdry  un- 
iiiied  epithets,  and  nmtlered  curses  upon  his  .Sroleh 
iiirdness,  lo  which  it  was  by  no  means  eonvenieni 
•iislint  to  reply.     He  was  not  even  clear,  so  great 
l«ii  III.  ronfiisiini,  that  by  the  time  he  was  jostled  out 
iV-  room  and    had   reached    the    landing-plaee,   the 
i«idrr|iait  of  his    [htsou  had    not    iH'en  visited  by  (he 
It  of  some  one  of  the  better  lired  domeslies,  in  n  man- 
rlo  wliirh  it  Inirilly  became  Ihn  son  of  Ijieaeon  Ma- 
in of  Dinnliiirlnn  thus  tamely  lo  submit. 

Ilnlil  lint  it 's  wi'  mony  kicks  an'  entrs  llinl  n  poor 

iiiU'cts  llirnn!;h  llie  wnrl'," — he  said  at  length,  ilrawing 

illias  he  ili'scended  the  stairs.     "  Hut  de'il  may  enre, 

lilt  m'  the  hulU  I  is  only  smne  '(ilks'  hit,  nn'   it    has 

it'liTM  tiiini',  hut  1  line  hiund  my  maisler's  dnughler, 

I'll  n'  he   happy  an'  jnyfii'    yel.     Oeh!  what    a 

I  Hurting  it'll  be,  liul  1  'II  no  say  a  word  till  the 

Tnil«)()n  hae  done  their  diimer,  an' then  I'll  kick 

nrv  tliiiiki  V  ill  the  phiee  wi'  my  nin  Imit." 

Mnlitiiliiig  nil  exploit  of  this   kind,   when   the  lahles 

iiiiild  riiini'  li  111'  liirned,  and  uisin  what  he  should  say 

ulie  lady  nhiive,  .Murdiieh  wailed   pulienlly  for   wiinc 

Ii*  I"  till'  hall,  every  moment  hisii  exiH'elini;  tlir  arrival 

■'  ^Ir.  Iliilsiin,     'I'hc  only  lliiiig  he  could   learn  as  he 

rrinl  ri'ifarilinif  Hir  Kustaee  and  his  iVieiids  was,  lliiil 

'1  liad  Is  111  l«in>  at  the  presoiil  inn,  as  they  traveUed, 

i"im  Ilie  IiikI  Ii'w  days. 

M'lidnt'li  wa:<  juHt  drinking  in  this  information  iVom 


the  gossip  of  the  servants,  when  three  gentlemen  on 
hor.iebaek  stopped  at  the  entrance,  and  presently  dis- 
mounted  and  entered  the  inn.  On  hearing  .Mr.  Unison's 
voice  among  them,  the  Scotchman  ran  forward,  and  re- 
counted the  success  of  his  diligent  researches  with  a  tri- 
ninpliant  pride,  which  not  even  iiis  joy  at  the  discovery 
enabled  him  altogither  to  keep  in  the  baek-gromul. 

"  Where  are  these  well-timed  people,  my  sagacious 
friend  ?"  cried  Ilulson,  in  a  transport,  making  his  slick 
rebound  from  the  tloor  on  which  it  was  vith  such  energy 
caused  to  descend  ;  "  by  my  faith,  Jlacara,  we  shall  bi; 
loo  much  for  the  rascals  yet  I"  and  as  he  spoke,  the  Scot 
was  already  on  the  way  trotting  up  stairs  and  mumbling 
unintelligible  transports. 

"  (ientlemen  1"  exclaimed  Ilulson,  as  he  entered  the 
room  without  eeieniony  :  "  there  is  one  here,  I  am  tohl, 
interested  in  the  late;  of  Mr.  Wulihain,  and " 

"  I  am  that  person,  sir,"  cried  Sir  Kustaee,  rising  and 
approaching  the  stranger  ;  "  sjieak,  my  dear  sir  I — have 
you  any  information  touching  the  residence,  or  the  fate 
of  Air.  Wallhiim?" 

"  Waltham,"  repented  Ilulson,  looking  in  the  other's 
fiicc;  "  is  it  possible,  sir,  thai  you  are  the  ion-in-law  of 
the  mysterious  tenant  of  Lord  Arnwood,  who  is  now  in 
such  jeopardy  ?" 

"  What  is  it  you  say,  sir  ?  know  you  Lord  Arnwood, 
— what  niystei  ious  tenant  ?" 

"Oil!  dinna  ye  ken  me  ?"  exclaimed  Murilneh,  com- 
ing tbrvvard.  "  Oh,  this  is  a  happy  day  I  Oh,  your  puir 
lather  will  be  saved  yel  as  sure  as  a  gun — an'  1  '11  gang 
mad  wi'  joy." 

"  What  of  my  father?"  exclaimed  a  fenuile  voice  as  n 
young  lady  rushed  forwards, — "  What  voire  is  that  /" 
and  Lady  VVallbrd,  supported  by  Sir  Eustace,  fixed  her 
eyes  on  Ilulson,  and  then  on  the  Seolehman. 

"  Your  father  is  safe,  lady,"  said  the  Scotchman,  with 
tears  of  joy.  "  Oh  !  now  I  see  ye  liavena  forgot  pnir 
Murdoch.  What  a  joyful  meeting  it  will  be,  considering 
your  father's  deeji  distress." 

"  My  father's  distress  I"  exclaimed  Lady  Walford ; 
— "  where  is  he  ?  let  me  sec  him  1  tell  me,  honest  Mur- 
doch, where  I  mny  go  to  him,  and  Agatha,  and " 

"  Your  father,  my  lady,  is  at  this  moment  in  sad- 
ness and  sorrow,"  said  Alurdoch  ;  "  but  (lod  above  hears 
the  grnans  of  tlie  prisoner,  and  frees  them  that  are  doom- 
ed to  llie." 

"  Prisoner !  doomed  to  die  I"  and  Eliza  grew  pale,  and 
clung  lo  her  husband  for  sn|iporl. 

Mr.  Ilulson  now  addressed  himself  lo  speech,  and  in  a 
snceinet  manner  explained  all  the  |ieeuliar  cireumstiinces 
attending  Mr.  Wallham's  case,  both  before  the  robbery 
and  since  his  connnittal  to  Barchester  jail ;  eonehiding 
with  an  elaborate  resumit  of  those  alter  occurrences 
whieh,  by  the  blessing  of  t!od,  he  hoped  would  be  avail- 
able in  the  prostration  of  the  deeply  laid  sclicme  where- 
by Wallham's  ruin  was  sought  to  be  accomplished. 

"  Well,  iny  friends,"  said  Ilulson,  as  he  coin'luded  ; 
"  what  say  you  lo  mir  instant  departure  lor  Bnreliester ; 
where  1  have  drawn  into  a  liiens  an  aeeumulation  of  evi- 
dence which  I  cannot  hut  think  will  be  snceessfni.  Your 
friend  W'enthersheet  and  the  egregious  Sammy  will  Ih' 
there,"  he  continued,  luriiiug  to  Murdoch;  "together 
with  his  worthy  coadjutor,  who  by  this  lime  will,  doubt- 
less,  have  recovered  his  own  drab  great  coat. — .And  now, 
U't  us  be  gone." 

This  nrrangemenl  was  joyfully  neeeded  to  by  the 
parly,  and  having  ordered  post-chaises  lliey  set  forth,  not 
a  little  anxious  ami  impatient  for  the  result  <if  the  trial, 
which  was,  in  all  prohuhilily,  once  mure  to  return  Mr. 
W  altham  to  tran<|uillity  ami  honour. 

ciiArrr.u  xxxr. 

In  the  mean  while  Lord  Arnwood  had  liccn  indefali- 
gnble  in  his  n''i'nlioiis  to  Agatha,  during  hir  fathi  r'« 
constrained  absence  from  the  I'iliil's  Mnik,  and  in  eon- 
stiinl  innnnunleution  with  Wnllliam  himself,  as  ollen  as 
the  prison  regiilalimis  permitted  his  visits.  Hut,  in 
spile  of  all  the  eiiiisolnlion  which  he  was  able  and  soliei- 
tuns  lo  alVnrd  him,  it  was  lim  iviilent  Ihal  the  niihiippy 
prinonerdroo|H'dslraiigi'ly,nnil  that,  whether  from  in  ward 
anxiety,  or  the  lrii|rtli  of  Ills  impriHonnuiit,  or  bolh, 
Wallhiim  win  rapidly  sinking  Into  a  stale  of  we.ikness 
and  exhanstiiin,  which  Arnwood  mneh  feared  no  result 
of  the  trial,  how.  vir  fortunate  and  salistlielory,  would 
sulliee  lo  eoiinterni'l, 

Arnwiiod  iiiiil,  inileid,  reeeivi'd,  during  the  penihiig 
Iriiil,  sevi  liil  inillreet  iivertures  from  llollon,  lliroiigli  tlie 
inedimn  of  .Inhnslon— In  the  elVeel,lhat  if  VVnltham  ami 
Ills  family  wiiulil  .jUil  the  loimlry,  he  winilil  liirei;ri  the 
prosecution,  and,  moreover,  prepare  the  '  xeeiition  of  a 


deed,  whereby  a  suthcient  stipend  should  lie  secured  to 
the  latter  during  his  lite  time,  with  a  provision  I'or  his 
family  aller  his  death. 

Hut  Arnwood,  without  consulting  Walthnm, perempto- 
rily rejected  every  offer  of  this  nature.  With  a  perleet 
knewledge  and  seorn  of  Bolton  and  his  minion  Johnston, 
whom  the  former,  neglect  ing  his  usual  prudence,  had 
elioseu  as  his  agent  in  this  matter,  the  young  man  chose 
to  hidulge  that  implicit  reliance  upon  imniutable  justice 
and  an  all-secing  I'rovidence,  which  not  only  "  shape 
our  ends,"  but  [irepare  and  encourage  us  in  a  concur- 
rence with  tliein-^nd  he  waited,  therefore,  without  los- 
ing  a  jot  of  heart  or  hope,  till  the  day  of  trial,  in  which 
he  thought  he  saw  the  hour  of  deliverance  should  eoino 
round. 

Bolttin,  however,  nnd  that  unilinehing  lover  of  moral- 
ity, his  colleague  Johnston,  were  upon  no  such  easy 
terms  with  each  other  or  themselves.  Those  two  gentle- 
men, sealed  in  a  small  parlour  at  New  Hall,  and  encou- 
raged by  the  amiahle  presence  of  the  small  but  important 
Justice  Wragg,  were,  early  on  the  morning  of  the  trial, 
fortifying  themselves  against  the  intluence  of  a  keen  au- 
tumnal air,  by  the  ulisorjition  of  brandy,  in  which  tho 
justice,  with  many  shrugs  and  smirking  protestations  of 
dislike,  declined  a  participation.  That  worthy  function- 
ary,  indeed,  after  many  eompliincnts  addressed  to  Bolton, 
upon  his  public  spirit  in  thus  making  an  example  of  a 
delini|ueiit  I'or  the  special  benefit  of  the  country,  took  his 
myriad-bowing  leave,  having  to  attend  the  judge  in  an 
ollieial  capacity  on  his  jirocession  lo  the  court-house. 

Bolton  and  his  friend,  thus  lell  to  themselves,  relapsed 
into  an  awkward  and  uncomfortable  silence,  which  was, 
however,  soon  broken  by  the  former. 

"  I  'II  lell  you  what,  Johnston,"  said  he,  "  curse  mc  if 
I  like  this  morning's  business  at  all ;  we  shall  never  get 
the  old  gentleman  coml'orlalily  hanged  or  transported" — 
and  he  drained  his  glass.  "  That  prig  Arnwood,  whom 
yon,  Johnston,  like  a  fool  and  a  rascal  as  you  arc,  insti- 
!;ati>d  me  lo  insult  and  quarrel  with,  will  be  too  much  for 
us,  I  fear." 

"  Kenlly,  Mr.  Iloltoii,"  returned  .lohnston,  w  ith  a  seri- 
ous  and  offended  air,  "  Ibis  is  language  w  hieh  I  am  not 
acensloined  lo;  you  know  that  I  was  not  the  cause  of 
that  rupture ;  besides,  what  power  can  a  poor  devil  like 
him  |iossess — a  man  of  your  property    " 

"  It  won't  do,  Johnston,  it  won't  do,"  interrupted  Bol- 
ton, with  bitterness;  "  I  lell  you  it  won't  do  in  a  caso 
like  this,  and  you  know  it." 

"  Well,  sir,  we  must  take  our  chance,  that's  all,"  said 
Johnslon,  with  assumed  composure,  but  quailing  wretch- 
ediy ;  and  as  he  spoke  he  bnttonc  d  his  precise  black  coat 
closely,  and  felt  his  walking  stick,  slinking  himself  as 
though  the  cohlness  of  the  morning  atVected  him. 

"  .\nd  wlu  re,  I  should  like  to  know,  is  that  scoundrel 
Ilulson  ?"  denianded  Bolton.  Tlic^  other  shrugged  his 
shoulders,  and  shook  his  head,  but  ."aid  nothing. 

"All!  Johnson,  we've  got  ourselves  into  a  precious 
pickle;  we  have,  iinleed,"  contimied  Bolton,  "but  there's 
no  help  I'or  it,  and  now  it's  lime  lo  be  off,  so  take  your 
hat,  and  keep  up  yinir  spirits,  my  boy  ;"  and  he  slapped 
his  compaiiion  on  the  shoulder,  "  and  when  wc  return, 
we  'il  make  a  night  on  't,  my  old  buck,  eh  '" 

^\r,  Johnston  slowly  ri  ceived  his  hat,  which  the  other 
phueil  with  a  fiimiliiir  thump  on  his  heail,  and  with  a 
grievous  sigh,  aeeompiinied  his  frii  nd  lo  the  court. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that  a  greiil  sensation 
liiid  been  ereateil  in  tlii'  iiiiglibonrhood  by  the  robbery  at 
.New  Hall,  nnd  the  eommittul  of  its  sus|M'cted  per|K'lrn 
tors;  nnd  still  less  so,  perhaps,  to  infiirm  lite  render,  that 
in  a  remote  connly  the  assises  nre  nn  event  of  no  slight 
im|Kirlanri',  and  the  cause  of  no  small  exeileinent  lo  the 
inhiibitanls'.  No  wonder,  tin  nl'ore,  that  the  court  should 
have  III  en  erowilcil  upon  Ibis  greni  oecnsinn. 

.\l  leiiL'lh,  the  arrival  of  the  judge  proilaimed  llie  trial 
at  hand,  and  the  unhappy  prisoner  was  in  due  lime 
phiei'd  111  the  bar.  Cerlniiily,  it' the  nppenriime  ol'n  man 
imiler  such  lireinnslanees  were  nl  iiny  lime  an  evidence 
of  his  guilt  or  iniioeenee,  (nnd  lliiit,  in  the  minds  of  the 
s|Melators  at  least,  snili  evidi  nee  is  ol  no  small  vvrighl, 
is  well  known,)  Mr.  Waltham  ninsl  ^1  once  Imve  been 
proelaimed  guilty.  During  his  eonfi.ii  iiieni  he  had  wirn 
away  lo  a  ski  lelon,  his  eyes  were  sunk  deep  in  ihn 
Koekels,  nnd  the  hiiir  still  remaining  on  his  leniples  had 
turned  lo  n  lileaehcd  nnd  arid  wliiletn  ss.  The  seienil 
nf  his  pule  cnnnlenunee,  and  the  ronipiisure  of  his  eyi 
liowever,  which  was  ever  and  alien  din  (led  at  llnlton 
with  n  slendfasl  nnd  scrutinizing  gn»e,  went  far  to  eonn- 
li nil  t  the  iiiiliivrmrable  iiii|itession  wliieli  his  first  appear, 
nnee  hud  e\eited. 

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employed  for  tliiit  purpose,  and  notliiiig  was  left  untold 
that  could,  even  by  the  most  8ul)lle  ingenuitj',  be  suppos- 
ed to  refer  to  any  otlier  party  tlian  Walthain,  ai<lecl  by 
his  servant  Macarn,  who  had  not  hitherto  been  discover- 
ed. Indeed  the  whole  of  the  evidence  went  to  fix  the 
commission  of  the  robbery  upon  them  alone.  Mr.  Uol- 
ton  by  this  time  had  regained  suHieient  composure  to 
detail  with  all  tlie  damning  accuracy  of  a  prosecutor 
acting  upon  public  grounds,  his  interview  with  Walthain 
in  his  own  garden ;  the  attempt  of  the  latter  to  murder 
liim,  and  the  subsequent  robbery  in  his  own  room ;  the 
pcr|)ctrator  of  which,  a."  well  from  thwmanncr  as  tlie  in- 
effectual attempt  to  disguise  his  voice,  he  solciimly  Ixi- 
lieved  to  be  tlie  prisoner.  Mr.  Johnston,  also  with  mu(^h 
solemnity  of  measured  phrase,  deliberately  swore  how 
lie  had  been  in  like  manner  placed  in  bodily  fear,  and 
maltrcited  in  his  sleeping  apartment  by  a  person  to 
whose  identity  he  had  no  hesitation  in  swearing ;  and  he 
accordingly  denounced  and  inculpated  tlic  l-:plcss  Mur- 
docli,  who  washy  this  time  perspiring  and  clenching  his 
hands  together  in  an  obscure  corner  of  tlie  court. 

The  evidence  of  the  servant  was  next  taken,  who 
proved  satisfactorily  the  fuct  of  Macaia's  warlike  ap- 
peoranre  before  the  door  of  tho  house,  brandishing  a 
drawn  sword,  and  otherwise  evincing  hostile  intentions ; 
and  now  the  crowd  gazed  at  each  othoi, and  next  at  the 
prisoner,  'with  a  manifest  exprciision  of  belief,  that 
Walthttin's  ease  was  henceforth  utterly  hopeless.  Mr. 
Wragg,  likewise,  the  small  but  great  Mr.  VVragL',  looked 
around,  but  for  a  different  purpose.  That  indefatigable 
justice  met  many  a  welcome  and  approving  glance 
from  the  gentry  within  eye-shot ;  an  ample  reward  for 
his  promptitude  in  bringing  so  heinous  an  otfender  tu 
condign  punishment,  and  accordingly  he  rubbed  his 
hands  and  indulged  himself  in  an  extra  pinch  of  snuff 
with  a  marked  emphasis  and  appropriate  action. 

Walthain,  who  had,  during  the  trial,  ap|)oarcd  to 
stand  at  the  bar  in  listless  apathy,  being  called  upon  for 
his  defence,  raised  his  eyes  to  heaven,  and  seemed  about 
to  speak,  fur  his  lips  moved,  but  no  sound  came  from 
them;  at  length,  he  directed  hiseyes towards  Arnwood, 
motioning  faintly  with  his  hand,  and  sunk  back  in  a 
Btato  of  insensibility. 

Lord  .\rnwood  having  been  sworn,  proceeded  to  re- 
late,  with  n  coherence  and  minuteness  that  admitted 
not  of  doubt, — the  period  of  his  departure  from  tho 
house  of  Mr,  .Stone — the  proceedings  at  the  ale-house — 
the  questionable  appearance  of  the  men,  and  of  Sammy 
in  particular,  and  tho  subsequent  conversation  between 
them  which  he  had  overheard  in  the  fields,  lie  further 
deposed  to  tho  search  that  he  had  made,  at  the  instigc 
lion  of  the  prisoner's  daughter,  for  her  father,  and  its 
success,  in  company  with  .Agaiha,  the  sailor  and  -Mnr- 
dnch ;  and  lastly,  his  ex|)cdition  tu  Niw  Hall,  reinforced 
by  the  two  latter,  in  an  attempt  to  preserve  the  pro- 
orty,  or  to  secure  the  robbers. 

Great  was  the  auloiiishmcnt  of  tho  court  upon  the 
hearing  of  this  evidence.  The  judge  loaned  back  in 
liisseut  in  unquiet  and  doubtful  expectation — niiltun 
and  Johnston  exchanged  looks  with  each  other, of  nearly 
equal  value  and  apparent  similarity.  Mr.  Wragg  blew 
(lis  nose  with  slarlliiig  vinleiiee,  and  applied  to  liis  box 
with  u  more  than  usual  celerity — and  the  s|icctatorB  ar- 
ranged themselves  in  their  seats,  as  if  av.uiting  some 
furtlier  and  more  iiii|iorlaiit  disclusuie. 

Nor  were  Ihey  disappointed.  ".May  it  please  you, 
my  lord,"  said  the  owner  of  tliat  voice,  us  he  seemed  to 
arise  from  tho  crevices  of  the  Hour,  and  by  degices  to 
expand  into  and  to  assume  the  tiiriu  nf  a  short  man  with 
B  red  nose  and  a  pair  of  piercing  eyes — and  no  sooner 
were  tliesi  words  uttered,  and  this  vision  seen,  than  the 
wusecutnr  and  his  principal  witness  changed  respect- 
ively into  ghastly  wliito  and  fiirlorii  piirpk', — "may  it 
(iluasu  you,  my  lord,"  proceeded  the  litllo  man,  wlioin 
the  reader  will,  without  our  instiuetinii,  have  conjee 
turod  lo  lie  .Mr.  liulson — '•  I  think  1  liuvo  evidence  by 
me,  and  now  in  court,  which  cannot  hut  prove  satisfac- 
tory to  all  parlies" — and  ho  look  a  cool  surviy  ol'lhc  as- 
tounded liiillon  and  the  Ireiiihliiig  \v<A>  liegono  tutor. 
And  hero  liulson,  who  was  jierfecliy  a  man  of  the  world, 
and  know  with  marvellous  exuctiieNs  all  tho  tcclmitali- 
tioa  and  nicer  shades  of  tho  law,  laid  hol'uro  the  court  a 
inaia  of  accumulaled  evidence  which  aeleil  altogether 
as  a  demolition  of  the  sworn  slalements  of  tho  prosccii. 
tor  and  his  aceuin|ilico,  and  ecmelnded  by  causing  his 
man  Keyiiolds  to  mount  llie  vviliioss-bux,  to  tho  almost 
irrepressible  enriosily  ol  the  eourt. 

Itrynoliis,  in  his  lurn,  disi  losed  fully  his  passive  par- 
ticipn'.on  in  the  inblKTy  at  Ihe  llnll,  iriving  up  the  leal 
iiuRivs  uf  hia  accomplicoD,  with  uuch  further  particulars 


as  his  exclusive  knowledge  of  tho  parties  enabled  him  to 
afford — and  now  tho  as|)0ct  of  affairs  began  to  assume  a 
more  favourable  colour  tor  Mr.  Waltlmm. — .'\nd  now 
.Tohnston,  with  a  peculiar  prescience  with  which  a  man 
in  his  circumstances  is  wont  to  Lo  gifted,  began 

To  see  as  from  u  lower,  the  eml  of  all, 
and  decided  in  his  tiou'iled  mind,  that  it  was  high  time 
he  should  bo  as  fiir  distant  as  po.ssible  from  the  present 
scene,  in  aa  short  u  space  of  time  as  human  locomotion 
could  enable  him  to  tianslbr  himself;  and  was  stcallliily 
receding  from  tho  court. 

"  May  it  please  you,  my  lord,  to  ordor  that  gentleman 
in  black  to  remain  in  his  place  ;"  cried  liulson,  address- 
ing the  judge;  and  in  a  moment  the  hapless  Johnstoiijwas 
quietly  conducted  under  the  protection  of  an  officer, 
back  lo  his  seat — "we  have  more  evidence  behind,  which 
it  may  be  interesting  to  him  to  hear,"  and  as  ho  spoke, 
the  discomfited  fugitive  groaned  audibly. 

"  -\ly  lord,"  resumed  liulson.  with  tiie  composure  of 
an  adept,  and  in  a  professional  tone,  "we  have  obtained 
permission  from  the  magistrates  at lo  produce,  un- 
der charge  of  an  officer,  two  worthies  whom  I  wish  to 
introduce  to  the  court ;  here,  you  gentleman  in  the 
great  coat,  step  forward,  and,  for  once  in  your  life,  lot 
us  hear  the  truth  from  you." 

The  person  who  now  made  his  appearance  in  the 
witness-box,  was  the  very  man  who,  as  our  readers  will 
doubtless  remember,  had  entered  into  a  compact  with 
Johnston  at  New  Hall,  on  the  morning  subsequent  to 
the  robbery;  that  on  certain  coiidilions,  the  suspicions 
of  its  guilt  was  to  bu  glanced  off  upon  anntlicr.  lie  was, 
however,  not  so  ihoioughly  a  scoundrel  as  to  coincide 
in  this  arrangement  without  feeling  some  compunction; 
and  having  been  convicted  of  robbery  in  another  place, 
and  lio|)cs  being  extended  to  him  by  (lulson,  that  a  con- 
fession of  the  truth  in  this  instance  would  probably 
stand  him  in  good  stead  in  the  other  (juarter,  the  fellow 
very  willingly  came  forward  to  exculpate  Walthain, 
and  at  once  to  own  the  fact,  namely,  that  it  was  at 
Johnston's  instigation  suspicion  had  been  made  to  fall 
upon  the  unfortunate  tenant  of  Lord  Arnwood. 

When  tho  gentleman  in  the  great  coat  had  concluded, 
Mr.  Johnston,  with  a  vast  effort,  raised  himself  to  his 
feet,  and  essayed  to  speak ;  but  his  dry  and  swollen 
tongue  refused  its  wonted  office  in  his  parched  mouth, 
and  he  sunk  down  U|)on  his  seat  with  a  deep  groan, 
gasping  with  convulsive  throes.  Nor  was  the  agitulion 
of  Rolton  less  pcrceptiblo  or  intense.  He  had  fallen 
back  upon  the  bench,  tho  scat  of  which  his  hands  graspeil 
unconsciously,  and  the  cold  sweat  stood  upon  his  brow 
in  direful  drops,  which  he  had  no  |X)wer  to  wipe  away. 
These  symptons  were  closely  observed  by  all  present, 
who  now  felt  of  a  surety  that  the  prisoner  at  the  bur 
was  altogether  innocent  of  any  participation  in  the  rob- 
bery, however  strongly  one  fact  even  to  tho  present  mo- 
ment, stood  in  array  against  him. 

The  elucidation  of  this  mystery  was  reserved  for 
Master  Sammy.  That  graceless  and  ungainly  imp  had 
been  won  over  by  similar  assurances  on  the  part  of  liul- 
son; and  he  told,  without  reserve,  that  Johnston,  on 
the  morning  after  the  robbery,  accompanied  by  their 
common  friend  with  the  great-cnat,  had  called  at  Mis- 
tress Crow's  alehouse,  in  which  ho  (Sammy)  ollicialcd 
as  an  insufficient  nictoimn  '  and  had  handed  over  to  him 
a  portion  of  plate,  lor  tho  value  of  wliicli  Johnslon  had 
indemnified  the  ulher,  instructing  him  how  Ih'sI,  in  the 
alisonco  of  Macara  and  the  other  inmates,  he  might  se- 
crete it  in  the  Pilot's  Mark  ;  which  he  had,  accordingly, 
accomplislied  u  liw  days  allcrwiirds ;  although  nearly 
discovered  by  tho  Scotchman,  who,  it  will  be  lemein. 
hered,  had  overheard  the  escape  of  smneboily  in  the 
ncighbouriiijr  pluntalion,  and  had  coiiiinuniuated  his 
suNpiciiins  lo  Lord  Arnwood. 

"  Whew!"  ultered  loudly  Mr.  Justice  Wragg,  at  the 
conclusion  of  this  climax  of  evidence ;  and  the  whole 
court  was  in  a  ferment  of  audible  wliis;  crs  ;  while  the 
Scdtchnian  danced  about  in  the  baek-giound  in  a  frenzy 
of  joy,  and  Weathersheot  hitched  up  his  trowsers  with  u 
severe  but  expressive  grin  of  satisfaction. 

"  There  is  no  need,  geiillrnien,  to  tlouble  you,  I  per- 
ceive," said  tho  judge,  addressing  tho  jury,  who  siiiiul' 
taneuusly  recorded  a  vrrdiit  of  acquitti.!:  "nothing, 
Iheretiire,  remains,  hut  that  I  should  order  into  cuslisiy 
lliu  inlli^idual,  who,  for  puipose.*  best  known  to  him- 
self. Ins  purmed  Ihis  mysliri'Mis  lino  of  conduct.  I  see 
no  reasiiii  to  supinse  Mr.  Itollon  a  parly  in  this  tiaim- 
aeliiiii." 

Ilohou  hreallied  again,  and  again  Jnlinston  attempted 
1(1  speak,  while  Ihn  liiriner  grai|s>il  him  iiiipl'iriiigly  by 
tlio  arm  ;  but  once  mure  hiu  tongue  refused  uttutanei', 


and  he  was  borne  away  in  the  safe  custody  of  a  jmU  I 
in  a  state  of  desjiair  which  altogether  defies  our  i.ovvet  I 
of  description.  I 

Mr.  Wultham,  upon  tho  conclusion  of  the  trial,  |„J 
fallen  U|x)n  his  knees,  with  his  head  buried  in  his  hni  I 
striving  with  emotions  too  vast  for  utterance,  and  |J I 
which  his  labouring  bosom  could  find  no  vent ;  at  lemikl 
a  heavy  burst  of  tears  relieved  him,  and  he  siililicd  ulLl 
in  the  court,  in  the  fearful  accents  of  overpowered  man  \ 
hood.  Ho  was,  however,  speedily  raised  by  the  y,h,^\ 
pering  Macara,  and  conducted  to  his  joyful  but  ucoiiin,! 
family,  unconscious  of  the  few  words  of  kindnisn  audi 
congratulation  addressed  to  him  by  the  judge. 

"  .My  lord,"  said  Sir  Eustace  Walfcrd,  slpppincr  i;„ 
ward  and  addressing  the  judge,  who  was  about  to'lcimi 
the  court,  "may  I  crave  your  attention  for  a  inomcni'l 
We  have  indisputable  evidence  lo  prove  that  tins  an.l 
soon,"  pointing  to  Ilollon,  "  has  wronged  llio  miliiriu.l 
iiale  gentleman  lately  at  your  lordship's  liar,  in  tliciniitl 
flagitious  and  wicked  manner  :"  and  he  nindu  a  rapiijl 
statement  of  tho  transaclions  between  Walthain  andl 
ISolton,  as  narrated  in  an  earlier  portion  of  our  hislnrr.f 

"  Not  now,  not  now,"  cried  Walthain, eomin<r  forwari'l 
"  let  him  go — his  guilt  ho  upon  his  own  head— I  I'orgiitl 
him — let  him  depart  in  peace."  I 

"Mr.  Waltham,  this  is  a  perversion  of  justice,  ami  i| 
wrong  done  lo  your  family,"  returned  Sir  Euslaci;! 
"  surely " 

"  Sir  EiHtnce  AVnlford,"  said  the  judge,  "  for  I  bowl 
yon,  sir,  all  this  is  very  extraordinary  ;  but  it  has  notliin  J 
whatever  to  do  with  tlio  trial  just  eonchidcd,  andtlicic.l 
fore  I  can  take  no  cognizance  of  it.  A  mauistratc  isial 
court,  and  to  him  you  must  address  yourself."  I 

Dolton  now  perceived,  of  a  surety,  that  the  periail 
was  arrived  when  the  reprisal,  so  long  deferred,  wjsiol 
fall  u|)cin  and  overwhelm  liiin,  and  he  aeqiiicsmi  inf 
silent  stupor  to  the  proceedings  about  to  be  conimcncfi)] 

Vast  was  the  astonishment  of  Mr.  Wragg,  .ir.d  noi  J 
little  scandalized  was  the  worthy  justice,  at  this  siiildciil 
rcver.ae  of  situation  on  tho  part  of  his  ipinndani  liidiil] 
and,  if  not  absolutely  chngrined,  much  did  lie  ninrvfll 
when  the  nature  of  the  stalcinents  wrung  from  llictjl 
hausted  and  reluctant  Waltlmm,  eoin|iellcd  him  to  mml 
mil  fiilly  that  respectable  proprietor  of  New  Hall;  uhiclj 
nevertheless,  aller  due  care  and  precaution,  he  felt  I 
self  constrained  to  do. 

Anil  now  these  extraordinary  mailers  having  IwiJ 
coneludcd,  Mr.  Waltlmm  was  conducted  to  the  liosora(< 
his  family  once  more,  there  to  partake  of  a  degree  iL 
happiness  which  may  be  much  more  easily  conceived hjj 
our  sensitive  reader  tlian  set  down  by  us  in  the  plice I 
lo  the  enjoyment  of  which  transports  wc  accordiii;!)! 
leave  him. 


CHAPTER  XXXIL 

The  feelings  of  Mr.  Doltoii,  when  his  mind  wan  it  liil 
awakened  to  the  awful  conseiousncss  of  his  situation,  iJ 
the  cell  of  his  prison,  were  various  and  ecpiiilly  l'rDiii:lil 
with  materials  for  the  most  inlense  anxiety  and  drniir 
He  knew  too  well  (for  the  horrible  fear  of  dclnlion  liiJ 
for  years  accompanied  his  waking  thonghls  and  liil 
dreams  by  night)  tho  precise  position  in  wliicii  lie  lial 
now  placed  himself.  He  saw  all  his  cunning  disicU 
and  ingeniims  devices  of  fraud  rolled  back  upon  liiniMfi 
with  the  punishment,  disgrace,  and  ruin  whieh  nIKn 
tlie  disclosure  of  them ;  nor  could  he  suggest,  even  ill 
aid  of  the  clinging  desire  of  preservation,  any  one  eireuml 
slanee  that  might  be  brought  an  a  legal  |ialli.itiv 
mitigation  of  the  sentence  which  lie  now  forei-aff  III 
had  brought  upon  himself,  and  which  siirrly  awaited  liinil 

Hut  very  little  remorse  mingled  with  Itiiltoii's  fcelinj* 
at  the  present  moment.  The  lemembrance  of  llic  MikliJ 
forgeries  whic'li  he  had  executed  in  order  lo  gain  ikmoI 
sion  nf  Walthnm's  proiH'riy,  with  the  linsc  and  coldf 
liloiided  scheme  of  syslematie  plunder  by  wliirh  lie  li<l 
been  inablid  lo  desiroy  that  person  nnil  his  family. ilif 
indeed  weigh  heavily  ii|h)11  his  spirits  ;  but  the  sele  mm 
of  his  itillii'tinn  arose  from  the  knowledge  thai  Ihrt 
faels  would  press  irresistibly  against  him  nt  llie  triill 
and  the  foreilde  restitution  of  wealth  oliliiini'd  liy  wf 
means,  nf  itself  a  great,  but  now  a  t  ''lor,  inufe  ( 
iiiisi  ry,  si'rved  to  fill  up  the  measure  of  Ins  retclirdm!( 
to  the  very  brim. 

He  was  sitting  in  the  rueful  indulgence  of  tlicno  nifilil 
tiitinns,  his  ehisjH'd  linnds  pressed  closely  iHlween  lie 
knees,  and  his  eyes  fixed  nimn  the  groiniil,  wlioii  llif  I'lH 
Inuice  nf  some  |H'rsiiii  into  iiis  eill  aioused  iiiin.  ll'"! 
Wnlllinin. 

!M;.  Jnsliie  Wragg  had  bei  ii  applied  lo  in  tlic  nminl 
in?  by  that  gentleman,  for  prrmisbiuii  to  visit  the  unli'l 


lunile  man  in  prisim 
I  nijnf  objections  lo  t 
iiij  with  the  pri 


WALTIIAM. 


351 


on  of  the  trial,  hid  I 
l>uricd  ill  his  liapijj 
ir  utterance,  and  foJI 
il  iiovcnl;  atlcngitil 
iindhe  snMiciluloiiiil 
)f'ovcrpowtTediii)n.| 
riiised  li^  the  y.hm.\ 

NJOjI'lll  but  WCfpiiijl 

r<l»  of  kindncsn  mjl 
the  judge.  f 

ollord,  stejipinr  i;„.l 
o  was  about  tulcaiel 
itioii  for  a  mnineni!| 
irove  that  tins  pn.l 
Tongfd  tlio  iinloiii.l 
liip's  bar,  in  tlic  mtJtl 
id  lie  iimde  a  lapiJ 
ween  Waltham  anal 
urtion  of  our  liisloiv.l 
am, coming  for «'aid;l 
own  head— 1 1'orginl 


inattem  liavin;  ^m^ 
icted  to  the  bomm  n 
artake  of  a  dcgrre  o 
easily  concoivrd  bJ 
by  lis  in  tlie  fna\ 
lorts  wo  nccorditi!;!* 


timaloiiia"  in  prison.  Tliat  punplilions_niai;islrute  starltd 
niinv  oliji'ctions  to  this  roriuest.    There  must  l)c  no  taiii- 


I  poriii? 


with  the  prisoner,  there  must  be  no  collusion  or 


ied  (o  in  llic  m"'"! 
lU  to  vitil  the  uiii;ii| 


I  [,„|iitance  between  the  p;rrtie9,  the  law  must  lake  its 
I  niarsOi  'he  f"'"  "*  justice  must  bo  fulHlled — and  a  great 
I  niinv  other  obsticles  suggested  themselves  to  the  cxeni- 
Ljtv  Wrag;;.  B"t  lieiiig  with  difficulty  satisfied  that  no 
I 'acli  aims  or  ends  were  contemplated,  he  at  length  ex- 
I  iniJcd  Ills  acquiescence,  and  Mr.  Waltliam  was  admitted 
I  inH  the  prison. 

I  "  I  jni  come,  Mr.  Bolton,"  said  Waltham,  mildly, 
liUcr  a  p-iiise,  "since  wo  shall  never  more  meet  in  this 
IjorW,  an<l  "•''  '"  •'"  probability  our  [lerinitted  term  is 
lilraniiii.''"  "  ^'ose,  to  exclinnge  forgiveness  with  you  be- 
J|on'  »'o  both  depart,  and  to  assure  you  that  nil  the  past 
Linil  lie  forgotten  by  nie.  Come,  sir,  raise  up  your 
I irnnimis;  spirits,"  anil  he  pressed  Rolton's  arm. 

"Vuii  arc  ci.Me,  Waltliam,"  returned  the  other  sul- 
||,iilv,  "  under  a  show  of  contemptuous  pity  to  insult  and 
l|fiiiii|)li  o™''  ""-' >  content  yourself  with  the  |>ros|H'ct 
loi'vour  restored  property,  and  trouble  me  no  more; 
I  l«;ollc." 

» .Mr.  Uolton,  you  do  me  wrong ;  by  the  highest  Iiea- 
1,111  you  do  1"  lie  added  with  tremulous  emphasis,  "this  is 
I  ml  the  place,  this  is  not  the  time  for  insult  or  triumph  ; 
Ino,  no,  it  is  not  for  ine,  murderer  as  I  might  have 
liiccii,  to  insult  you,  Uolton,"  and  tlio  hot  tears  gushed 
liiil»  his  i')'c*>  "s  w'l''  "^  dilVicult  cfTort  ho  forced  down 
I  tlif  emotions  that  were  rising  in  his  throat. 

"Ha  I  ha  1"  retorted  Uolton,  with  a  sneer,  "  this  is  a 
Iforry  contrivance,  Waltham.  Canting,  my  old  gentle- 
Iman;  but  it  won't  do.  Do  you  suppose,"  he  resumed 
Idoral), "that  1  don't  sco  through  this,  Mr.  Waltham? 
I  Do  yuii  lliiiik  inc  a  fool  1  No,  I'm  no  fool,"  and  a  moment. 
I  vf  clow  of  triumph  suffused  Ills  countenance,  "Come, 
ItmiK',  sir,  you'll  get  nothing  out  of  me,  depend  on't; 
I  what  1  have  done  has  been  done  long  ago — recover  it  if 
I  you  can,  and  as  you  best  can,  and  let  the  law  take  its 
I  course,"  but  as  he  said  these  words,  his  voice  faltered, 
luJIiis  recent  paleness  returned. 

"liihappy  man,  you  arc  mistaken,"  said  Waltham, 
Imorcd  liy  the  obstinate  sullonncss  of  the  other.  "  I  had 
Ihopcd  to  huvcr  found  you  in  a  more  btrconi'  ig  frame  of 
Imiiiil.bii'  farewell,"  and  he  motioned  to  dejiari;  "  I  will, 

lirposfibli",  see  you  again,  before " 

"Sio|il"  cried  Uoltun,  raising  h'm  head  from  liis  handir, 
'Itllme  niMinly,  what  did  you  conui  for?"  and  ho  rose 
liii)  arinnccd  to  Walllnni.  "  Have  you  any  proposal  to 
Iniko!  any  arr.ingement  ?  is  there  any  plan  by  which 
llhis  trial  can  be  forgone .'  tell  me  at  once,  Waltham,"  and 
jlcoaied  anxiously  in  lii.s  face,  "  can  you  save  my  life  ?'' 
"I  implore  you,  Bolton,"  exclaimed  Wullham  ngi- 
Jlalnl,  "tu  dismiss  such  lio|>cs  from  your  heart;  the  trial 
IcMnolbc  averted — ciwnut — I  say — no, human  |)owcrcan 
lliinlir  it  (iiid  knows  it  was  not  my  seeking.  Itenicnilier 
lltsidt'ii,  (but  why  should  you  compel  me  to  remind  you?) 
lllwcircamstiiiiccK  of  our  connection,  of  my  implicit  re- 

llmcc  and  confidence  in  you,  of  the  forgeries,  of " 

"  1  know  il  all,"  c.'ied  Bolton,  "  why  do  you  croak  it  in 
I  my  I'lrs  thus,  you  canting  old  preacher?  You  have  at 
IliJtolitained  your  wish  and  murdered  nic,"  and  he  threw 
liiiiHcir  iiiti  his  scat.  "  But  think  not,"  he  resumed, 
Ispiiniing  to  his  feet,  and  clenching  his  hands  which  he 
I ilwk  violently  in  Waltham's  face,  "  think  not  that  you 
IhitTtriiiniplKd  over  me.  I  shall  he  even  with  you  yet; 
I™  jluill  not  survive  mo, — you  cannot.  I  tell  you,  sir, 
Imrl'jii's  arc  linked  together,  and  we'll  go  down  to  the 
jpivp  Injctlier;  or  should  you  survive  nie,  which  you 
I  iiiiiiot,  think  you  that  my  blood  shall  melt  into  the  earth  ' 
I  No;  il  will  reach  up  to  heaven  and  call  down  curse*  on 
I  lint  lioary  head ;  hut  that  can't  b<',  Waltliam,  you  are  to 
I  die," 

'Mirciful  fiodl''  cried  Wnlthnin,  oppressed  with  sii. 
I liftslitious  horror,  which  a  long  and  fruitless  search  into 
lliif  niystrrii's  of  his  fate  had  rendered  of  frei|iieiil  occur- 
I ''ncr  in  his  br<  ast.  "What  dren<lful  foreknowledge  is 
lliii!  Dli!  imwers  of  mercy,  look  down  upon  this  wrcleh- 
I «l man,  and  render  him  (it  for  eternal  life;  liir  me,  do 
|»ilh  mi!  as  you  will,"  and  a  faintnesa  overspread  his 
"»k  ami  trembling  frame, 

'Waltham,  Wullham,"  resumed  Bolton  more  cnlnily 
liiilliyinifuiie  hand  upon  his  shoulder  as  he  gajtcd  sor 
Iwfully  in  his  face:  "you  have  destroyed  nie,  have  you 
Im' you  are  my  murderer;  now  will  I  show  you  that, 
I'llliin  aa  I  am,  I  have  the  advantage  InTe.  Did  you  not 
I  '»TO  Wi  at  dead  of  night,  wandering  stealtliily  about 

I  "ly  ifroiinds,  mid  for  what  pur|)ose,  to  murder  nio  ?  is  it 
l'"'l»i'  answer  nie." 

"' iliil,"  sail!  Wnllliiim  with  n  groan. 

"  I'id  you  not  raise  your  ttrnioH  hand  against  mo  7  did 

I I  "Jl  b«c  my  breast  to  yon  and  hid  you  strike  ?  why  not 


llien  have  fulfilled  your  purpose?  was  there  no  lime — no 
pportunity — no  escape  ?" 

"'I'lie  hand  of  heaven  withheld  me." 

"The  hand  of  heaven !"  repeated  Bolton  with  scorn, 
'•the  fear  of  llie  gallows,  old  man — the  dread  of  the  hang- 
man, and  the  hojic  of  catching  mc  in  your  toils,  which 
you  have  at  last  done.  How  did  I  act  u|X)n  that  occasion  ? 
You  had  jilaced  yourself  in  my  power — you  know  what 
motives  I  had  for  ridding  myself  of  your  hated  presence — 
that  my  lifede|«ndcd  upon  it — and  that  yours  once  taken, 
I  was  secure  for  ever.  I  allowed  you  to  go  untouched, 
unhurt,  to  your  friend  Arnwood,  that  you  might  concert 
measures  for  my  destruction." 

"  You  did,  I  confess  il,"  exclaimed  Waltham,  over- 
powered ;  "  but  not  to  meditate  further  vengeunee  upon 
you.  Oh  1  Bolton,  Bolton,  how  could  1  have  befriended 
you,  had  you  but  permilled  me.  But,  oh  I  that  cursed 
desire  of  what  iiuisl  destroy  us — money — there  was  your 
ruin.  But  it  is  nei^dlcss  to  recall  the  past ;  hear,  then, 
the  last  prayer,  |)erhaps,  that  I  shall  ever  raise  to  heaven," 
and  ns  Waltham  invoked  iiiercy  on  the  wretched  Bnltim, 
and  implored  that  in  the  hitti^r  hour  of  death  he  might 
find  accejitance  with  God,  tho  big  tears  streamed  down 
his  sunken  checks. 

"  Arc  these  tears  real  ?"  cried  Bolton,  affected  ;  "  or 
are  they  but  the  rendy  waters  of  dissimulation?  If  real, 
they  imply  sympathy  and  concern  for  my  dreadful  situa- 
lion — you  can  save  mc — I  know  you  con — intercede  for 
me — drop  this  prosecution — you  run  do  it — make  any 
terms  you  please,  I  will  abide  by  thi'in — the  whole  of  my 
fortune  shall  he  at  your  disposal — my  future  life  shall  Is- 
devoted  to  you — it  shall,  Waltham,  by  heaven  it  shall." 
And  as  ho  urged  these  terms,  a  hideous  anxiety  shook 
his  whole  frame,  and  he  grasped  Waltliam  convulsively 
by  the  arm. 

"  Oh !  swear  not,  Bolton,"  exclaimed  the  old  man, 
shuddering  with  horror;  "  to  the  performance  of  duties 
or  the  making  amends,  wliicl.,  alas  !  late  has  too  surely 
bidden  you  to  accomplisli.  Once  more  I  entreat  you  to 
1)0  calm,  and  to  resign  yourself  lo  your  destiny.  This 
dreadful  scene  mimt  he  gone  tlirougli — consider  for  n 
moment.  What  if  I  could  nvirt  it,  which  cannot  he, 
there  is  Lord  ,\rnwood — ■lohiiston  confessed  all  last  night 
— that  note  of  hand  fiir  X.JIM1II,  purporting  lo  be  the 
handwriting  of  liudy  Arnwood,  was " 

"  Oh  !  my  (Jod  :"  groaned  Bolton,  "  then  it's  all  over 
— that  villain  Johnston  has  undone  inc  I  Well,  let  me 
prepare  for  my  fate — death,  Wallham,  it  will  lie  death — 
death  without  redemption.  Well,  well,  well,"  he  eonti- 
lined,  in  a  measured  lone  of  hilter  ealinness,  and  he 
struck  his  clenched  hands  together ;  "  courage,  my  old 
fellow,  and  it  will  soon  be  over — there  's  no  outwitting 
the  devil,  is  there,  Waltham  ?  he  must  have  us  at  last. 
Yet,  yet,"  he  resumed,  and  a  cold  sweat  of  horror  burst 
through  every  |)ore,  "  to  die — in  such  a  manner  too — lo 
lie  tied  up  by  the  neck — to  be  hanged,  Waltham,  like  tin 
sign  of  a  fool  at  the  door  of  the  devil's  house,  inviting  all 
brave  scoundrels  lo  enter — ha  !  Iia !  ha  1  ha  ! — a  pleasant 
prospect,"  and  he  laughed  long  and  wildly.  "  I  'II  tell 
you  what,  Waltham,"  said  he,  subsiding  suddenly  into 
ealnincss,  "you  must  save  me — must — must — must — I 
say,  do  you  hear  me  ?"  and  he  wliispered  in  Waltham's 
ear.  "  I  must  not  die  in  this  manlier— the  scorn  of  the 
virtuous  and  the  laughing  stock  of  the  vile — I  tell  you  il 
miist  not  be — if  there's  power  in  earth,  or  heaven,  or 
hell,  you  imist  find  it — come,  come,  tax  your  ingenuity 
— give  us  a  siiecimen  of  your  invention,  eh  ?  wliat  say 
yon  ?" 

"  Wrclelied  man  I"  cried  Wnlthani,  recoiling  from 
him,  "  yon  know  not  what  you  say  ;  do  not  talk  thus,  I 
iM'seeeh  yon.  There  is  yet  time  to  |iropiliate  heaven  ; 
he  collected  and  avail  yourself  of  the  space  |K'rmitted  you." 

"  Oil,  iniKcry,  misery  !"  exidaimed  Bolton,  "  my  brniii 
will  hurst  asiinihr — I  see  il  's  all  over — there  it  no  lioin' 
for  ine,"  niid  he  threw  himscli'despniringly  on  the  ground. 
"  Wnlthnm,  you  have  murdered  mo !" 

Waltham  knelt  down  U'sidi!  the  unhappy  Bolton,  and 
endeavoured  by  entreaties  and  prayers  lo  reassure  anil  to 
console  him,  but  without  success.  Overeoiiic  by  the  iiii- 
peniliiig  horror  of  his  situation,  a  hard  anil  violent 
hrcuthing,  and  spasmodic  groans  that  seemed  to  tear  his 
Ixisoin  asunder,  hurst  from  the  wretched  culprit,  over 
whom  till!  old  man  iirayed  in  silence.  Uising  ul  lenglli, 
and  drawing  a  book  from  his  |>oeket,  Waltham  laid  it 
gently  by  the  other's  side,  and  pressing  his  unconscious 
liniid  closely  between  liis  own,  ilowly  duparlud  tVoiu  the 
prison, 

"<!one — gone?"  exelaimed  Bolton,  lifting  his  head 
from  the  gnnind,  and  supporting  himself  on  his  elbow  ; 
"  then  there  is  no  chance  left  for  mc,  and  I  shall  never 
SCO  hint  more.    >Vliiit  is  hero  7"  he  resumed,  perccivinjf 


the  book  which  Waltham  had  left  by  his  side — "  The 
Holy  Bible  ! — ha !  ha  !  light  rending  for  a  man  like  me 
— will  this  save  me  ?"  and  he  seized  it  and  pored  iver  a 
page — "  very  sullieicnt  consolation  for  my  precious  soul, 
I  perceive, — cant — cant — will  it  preserve  my  life  ?^no," 
and  he  threw  it  scornfully  from  him,  "  The  stuff  may 
do  lo  scare  women  with.  Oh  !  blessed  (iod  !"  he  almost 
shrieked — "  Becky,  Becky,  my  poor  dear  sister  !"  as  a 
sudden  tlioughl  of  the  friendless  and  deserted  girl  knock- 
ed at  his  breast — "who  shall  protect  you  when  I  am 
gone  ?  Oh  !  I  did  not  think  of  that,"  and  tears  gushed 
from  his  eyes,  as  a  remembrance  of  the  kindness  and  af- 
fection of  the  only  creature  he  had  ever  loved  smolo 
sorely  in  his  bosom.  "  That  dear  girl  at  least  will  live 
lo  pray  for  mo  when  all  the  world  liesidc  shall  curse  me 
and  spurn  nt  my  grave;"  and  the  wretched  Bolton's  heart 
melted  within  liiin  ns  he  sobbed  like  an  infant  upon  the 
ground ;  and  in  this  monienl  nature  once  more  owned  him 
for  her  child,  and  pity  and  mercy  turned  not  away  from 
his  remorse. 

In  the  meanwhile  Mr.  Waltham  returned  to  the  inn, 
where  his  family  was  anxiously  awaiting  his  arrival,  op- 
pressed by  mingled  sensations  of  grief,  horror,  and  aji- 
preliension.  The  denunciaticns  of  Bolton  had  been  seized 
upon  willi  a  morbid  avidity  by  his  anxious  mind — at  all 
times  more  sustieptibic  of  melancholy  than  of  cheerful 
impressions,  and  now,  relaxed  from  long  suffering,  and 
enfeebled  by  sickness  and  imprisonment,  be  fondly 
cherished  the  belief  that  his  departure  from  a  world  of 
care  and  misery  was  inevitably  nigh  at  hand.  In  vain 
did  his  daughters  strive,  with  tender  assiduity,  to  wean 
him  from  the  contemplation  of  such  fruitless  and  unavail- 
ing fears,  and  endeavour  lo  inspire  him  with  better  hopes, 
and  to  open  to  him  brighter  and  more  cheering  prospects : 
he  clung,  with  an  obstinate  faith  and  confidence  iki  evil, 
to  a  fancy  which  now  had  taken  entire  possession  of 
him,  and  only  shook  his  head  mournfully,  in  uncommu- 
nicative sileree,  lo  all  the  solacing  assurances  that  were 
addressed  lo  him.  Nor  were  Lord  Arnwood  and  Sir 
Eustace  more  fortunate  in  their  excrlijns  to  awaken  him 
to  a  sense  of  his  newly-acquired  happiness.  While  ho 
sympathised  with  the  glowing  lio|)es  and  anticipations 
of  the  young  men — he  felt  that  the  world  had  no  longer 
any  ehariiiB  tor  him,  and  society  could  well  afford  lo  re- 
linquish any  further  claim  upon  his  co-operation  ;  and 
Murdoch  retired  from  tlie  room  with  fatal  forebodings, 
and  a  face  of  gloomy  elongation,  as  he  heard  these  senti- 
ments, to  the  companionship  of  Wcalhcrshccl ;  who 
listened  with  exemplary  atlcnlion  to  such  details  as  his 
friend  deemed  it  pro|)cr  or  pleasant  to  enter  into,  and 
ruminated  upon  tlie  same  with  equal  wisdom  and  so- 
lemnity. As  for  Unison,  he  swore,  with  an  enormous 
oath,  that  such  desponding  philosophy  was  all  humbug 
and  nonsense,  and,  moreover,  a  flying  in  the  fiicc  of  good 
tbrtuue,  which  could  never  come  loo  late ;  and  he  invoked 
Waltham  to  start  fair  with  him,  and  commence,  as  Weu- 
thersheet  phrased  it,  "  on  another  tack."  For  his  own 
part,  he  meant  not  only  lo  turn  over  a  new  leaf,  hut  lo 
begin  a  new  volume  altogether,  and  he  made  no  doubt  of 
his  ability  to  write  the  word  "  Finis,"  in  good  legible 
ehnraclers,  with  a  strong  pen,  and  improved  ink. 

The  jailer  had  visited  Bolton  two  or  three  times 
during  the  day  since  Waltham's  departure,  und  had  found 
liiin  nt  each  succc^ssivc  periixl  more  calm  and  collected. 
lie  hud  had  an  interview  with  his  solicitor  and  arranged 
the  course  of  deleiiec  which  it  would  he  expedient  lo 
pursue,  and  despatched  a  letter  lo  his  sister ;  after  which 
lie  had  betaken  himself  to  reading,  and  requested  that,  if 
it  were  coiiformnble  with  the  regulations  of  the  prison, 
he  might  not  Ijc  interrupted.  It  was  not  until  midnight 
that  the  jailer,  upon  visiting  the  prisoner  for  the  last 
time,  diseovcred,  U|><ni  entering  Bolton's  cell,  the  unhappy 
man  stretchi'd  ujsin  the  earth  weltering  in  his  blooil. 
lie  had  destroyed  himself  with  a  |H'nknifc  which  he  had 
Ix'cn  incautiously  |K'rmitled  to  retain, or  which  had  been 
iicglceled  to  be  taken  from  him,  and  had  thus  ended  his 
crimes,  ami  evaded  that  retribution  which  a  tardy  justice 
was  at  last  awakened  to  inflie*. 


CHAPTflR  XXXIII. 

As  the  evening  advanced,  the  despondency  of  Mr. 
Waltham  increased  with  painful  rapidity,  and  communi- 
cated itself  to  the  rest  of  lliu  family,  assemlded,  ns  it 
might  have  licen  miiurally  snp|)osed,  for  a  more  genial 
and  philosophical  pur|H)se  than  thai  of  converting  occa- 
sions of  happiness  into  instruments  of  misery.  But 
Wnlthnm  was  not  the  man  lo  resist — even  had  he  pos- 
sessed the  povser — sensations thol  were  too  much  in  uni- 
son with  his  own  fi'ilings,  or,  rather,  impressions  which 
the  morbid  sensitiveness  of  his  own  mind  had  crcatid; 


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WAI.TIIAM. 


ami  was  lit  nil  tiniOH  Tor  relbrring  Unit  Kinkiti!;  uiiU  dr- 
proasioii  of  spirit,  to  which  every  iiian  is  more  or  less 
subjeol,  to  a  <hrect  iiianifestation  from  alkive,  exhortiiifr 
him  to  prepare  tor  his  t'ate,  or  to  till  up  the  ineasiire  of 
his  destiny.  lint,  in  trntli,  this  eternal  anil  fruitless  ap- 
prehension of  t'ate,  anil  its  iinmeiliate  or  ultimate  opera- 
tion on  ourselves  is,  wherever  it  exists,  a  disease  rather 
pro|>erly  to  he  treated  by  the  pliysieian  than  eombated 
by  the  philosopher.  As  a  doctrine,  it  is  an  absurd  truism, 
starini;  itself  into  profundity — the  harndess  "clic  sara, 
sara,"  of  I  lie  Italians,  changed  into  a  withering  and  baleful 
mockery  of  philosophy — whereby  we,  insensibly,  by 
substituting  circumstances  of  our  own  forinatinn,  create, 
as  it  were,  the  very  fate  we  ai)i)reliend.  The  highest 
triumph  of  this  philosophy  is 

•'  Tu  iimki'  a  snlitmtc,  ami  call  it  peari- ;" 

and  while  we  manufacture  our  own  misery,  fondly  to  be- 
lieve it  u  toreign  importation. 

This  digression  has  been  (breed  upon  us  by  rcllecting 
upon  the  Ibrnier  |>ortion  of  Waltham's  history  and  opin- 
ions,  acting  upon,  as  the  latter  did  so  strongly,  and  in- 
flnencing,  tlie  event  which  wo  are  about  to  relate  ;  and 
is  not  intended  for  the  bonefit  or  instrnetioii  of  those 
who  arc  fond  of  speculations  to  which  tlicic  can  be  no 
possible  end,  and  whereto  no  satisfactory  answer  can  be 
discovered. 

WaltlittMi  was  sitting  with  his  two  daughters  by  his 
side,  and  Sir  Kustacc.  I^ord  Arnwood,  and  Mr.  Hulsou 
around  him,  which  gentlemen  were,  partly  at  the  convi- 
vial instignation  of  llulson,  but  chiolly  from  the  happy 
terminution  of  the  proceedings  of  yostcriiay,  disposed 
to  look  U|)ou  human  life  and  its  enjoyments  with  an 
eye  of  sympathy,  and  a  desire  of  participation.  "My 
dear  girls,"  said  Waltham,  pressing  his  danghtcr's  hand 
between  his  own,  "  do  not  believe  but  that  I  also  am 
sensible  of  the  blessings  we  now  uxpcrionce  through 
the  mercy  of  hoaven^r  that  I  am  so  inncli  occupied 
by  my  own  feelings  as  to  bo  iiisonsible  to  the  prospects 
which  I  now  |)erceivo  are  clear  and  open  before  you. 
You,  my  dear  F.hza.  whom  I  have  been  permitted  to 
see  once  more  before  I  die,  have  been  returned  to  my 
heart  all  that  my  fondest  hopes  could  ilosiio,  in  the  pos- 
session of  an  honourable  and  a  liigli-miiided  man; — and 
you,  my  own  .\gatha,"  and  ho  beckoned  Arnwood  to 
draw  near,  "  must  live  to  bless  pur  young  friend,  and 
the  preserver  of  your  father.  What  do  you  say,  Henry," 
lie  added,  addressing  Arnwood,  "  will  you  accept  my 
Agatha?"  Arnwood  looked  his  gratitude  in  silence, 
and  took  the  hand  of  Agatha  with  fervour,  whilo  the 
beautiful  girl  blushed,  and  smiled  tlirougli  her  tears. 
"  For  me,"  continued  Waltham  sighing,  "  the  world  has 
no  longer  any  occasion ;  it  is  the  will  of  heaven  that  I 
should  depart,  and  it  is  by  His  mercy  that  I  am  permit- 
ted to  do  so  in  peace." 

"  Egad,  Waitlmm,"  interrupted  Hulson,  threatening 
to  domulish  the  table  with  his  list,  "you  make  llieyoung 
people  quite  miserable  by  «bis  double  distilled  essence 
of  woo,  which  you  are  helping  them  to  so  plentifully. 
Uy  my  soul,  they  look  at  this  moment  like  personi- 
fic.itioiis  of  the  liiur  ipiarlers  of  the  year,  all  met  to- 
gether, doubtful  of  receiving  their  rent,  and  you  the 
unfortunate  tenant  unable  to  pay  it.  Come,  let  the 
light  poep  through  that  wineglass,  which  has  been 
standing  lioforo  you,  like  the  draugjit  of  a  desponding 
patient,  lor  the  last  half  hour:  no  heel-taps, sir,  I  insist ;" 
and  Hulsou  pounced  upon  the  decanter. 

"  I  deserve  your  reproach,  sir,"  replied  Walthain. 
smiling  faintly.  "  and  will  no  longer  be  a  restraint  upon 
the  happiness  of  my  children.  (Jentlemeii,  good  night  ;" 
and  briefly  invoking  a  blessing  u|)Qn  his  duughlora,  ho 
retired  to  his  own  apartment. 

Hill  not  to  lesl  did  Wallhaiii  betake  himself  to  the 
privacy  of  his  own  room.  A  horrible  despondency  set- 
tled upon  his  soul,  and  fearfully  agitated  his  weak  and 
overwrought  frame.  His  past  lili)  oblriiilid  upon  his 
memory  with  fearful  distinctness,  and  each  particular 
event  Heeiiiod  to  stnilo  back  into  thi!  present  like  an 
exaggerated  shadow,  eclipsing  for  the  lime,  nay  ex- 
tinguishing, all  other  alVretioiis.  Ho  romeinbered,  as 
though  it  were  but  yesterday,  the  joyi.us  season  of  his 
votilh,  when  he  was  a  jociind  and  happy  boy  in  the  home 
iif  his  prosperous  and  ntlectionalo  t'lther ;  the  period  of 
his  early  manhood,  llatlered  by  false  frieiiils  and  enciim- 
lieredby  superlliiousand  unprofitable  wealth,  was  recalled 
to  him  ;  and  the  hitter  first  consoloiiHiiess  of  his  partial 
de|Hiiilenee  uimii  fortune!  and  liir  caprieions  chnnges,  re- 
iiewi'd  itself  in  his  miiiil.  Hiswifi!  rose  out  of  the  gravi', 
purged  of  the  impnrilii's  and  defilements  of  death,  and 
stoiid  lieliire  liliii  in  alt  the  Uanly  of  her  virgin  iinio. 
eence ;  and  his  young  children  clasped  him  once  more 


with  the  ardent  pressure  of  infiiiitinc  love.  And  now  he 
lived  over  again,  in  retrospect,  the  period  of  his  stay  at 
liriisi.-els,  and  of  his  lirst  acquaintance  with  liiiltnii ;  and 
events  cniiie  forth  out  of  oblivion,  whieb,  hut  for  the  in- 
tensity of  the  present  hour,  had  never  more  been  rcniein- 
liered.  He  thoiiglit  of  liolton's  wioiigs  and  the  injuries 
that  llolton  had  heaped  u|)on  him ;  of  the  almost  miraeii- 
luiis  inaiiner  in  which  he  had  been  east  upon  the  same 
shore,  and  directed,  as  it  were,  by  Providence,  to  the 
very  spot  in  which  his  destroyer  had  hoped  to  conceal 
himself  il)r  ever.  He  dwelt  with  fruitless  remorse  U|m)1i 
the  scheme  he  had  conceived  of  anticipating  and  accom- 
plishing the  behest  of  Heaven  by  the  death  of  Holton  ; 
and  the  palliatives  to  Bolton's  guilt,  manifested  in  his 
conduct  to  him  on  the  night  of  his  meditated  revenge, 
fell  u|ion  his  heart  like  a  blighting  curse,  and  a  denial  of 
mercy.  He  would  liavi-  prayed,  but  his  knees  knocked 
logelher,  and  were  locked  in  inflexible  rigidity,  and  his 
lips  were  sealed  up.  Wherever  Ik  turned,  there  Dollon 
was,  and  his  face  was  wh'te  as  de.'tli,  and  his  eyes  looked 
sorrowful  reproach  at  liiiii.  The  very  air  teemed  with 
unnatural  and  hideous  life;  and  a  noise  tiir  almve  thun- 
der, which  iinaginalion  creates  out  of  intense  silence, 
rang  like  a  knell  in  his  ears. 

In  the  meanwhile,  liord  Arnwood,  Sir  Eustace  Wal- 
ford,  and  Mr.  llulson,  were  sealed  in  deep  conversation 
in  the  room  below,  siH'culatiiig  on  the  future  prospects  of 
the  Waltham  family,  and  making  arrRngeincnls  for  the 
short  jc.iriicy  to  Arnwood  Castle  on  the  morrow,  whither 
it  was  proposed  the  whole  party  should  imiiiediately  re- 
pair. The  young  ladies  had  retired  to  rest  some  time 
lielorc.  .Inst  as  they  also  were  alioiit  to  separate  for  the 
night,  the  waiter  entered  and  iiiforined  them  that  a  mes- 
senger from  the  prison  requested  an  immediate  interview 
with  .Air.  Hulsnn.  I'poii  being  shown  in,  the  chief  turn- 
key aeipiainted  them  in  full  with  the  particulars  of  Hol- 
ton's  suicide,  and  handed  .Mr.  Hulsou  a  letter  written  by 
the  former  immediately  betbre  his  ileatli  (for  the  wafer 
was  still  wet)  in  which,  afler  confessing  every  thing  tlmt 
couhl  ehicidafe  the  transactions  between  him  and  Wal- 
tham, and  arrraying  the  method  whereby  ample  restitu- 
tion might  be  in.ade,  he  confided  to  llulson  the  protec- 
tion of  his  Iriendlcss  sister  after  his  death.  "Kobert  Hol- 
ton  dead,"  exclaimed  llulson,  when  the  iiiesscnger  had 
lel\  the  apartment,  and  the  tears  started  into  his  eyes, 
which  he  brushed  aw.iy  hastily ;  "  well,  it  is  better  it 
shiiiild  be  so  than  otherwise,  [H'rhaps.  You  see  here, 
gentlemen,"  he  added,  turning  to  Arnwood  and  Walford, 
and  handing  to  tlieiii  the  letter,  "  the  end  of  a  man  bad 
enough,  heaven  knows,  but  made  the  victim  of  one  of 
the  basest  scoundrels  in  existence,  your  late  tutor,  my 
lord,  .lohnston;  whom  I  yet  hope  to  sec  in  hemp.  Yes, 
I  will  protect  your  poor  sister,  liolton,  I  will,  by  heaven  I" 
and  Hulson,  whose  very  virtues  required  spiritual  suste- 
nance, drank  off  a  glass  of  brandy  and  water. 

It  now  became  a  matter  of  delilieration  whether  Mr. 
Waltham  should  be  apprised  of  this  event  forthwith.  It 
was  judged  iK'fter,  at\er  much  dispute,  to  acquaint  him 
at  once  with  this  intelligence,  that  his  mind,  by  lieing 
permitted  to  dwell  upon  the  past  alone,  and  relieved  from 
further  anxiety  and  dread  of  the  future,  might  acquire 
gradually  its  natural   and   elastic  tone. 

Lord  ArnwomI  was,  accordingly,  deputed  to  convey 
this  circumstance  to  Mr.  Waltham,  and  ascended  slowly 
to  his  bed-room.  He  knocked  long,  and  at  last  loudly 
for  admittance  at  the  door,  bul  no  answer  was  returned. 
Entering,  therelbre,  which  he  did  with  an  niulelined  ap- 
prehension of  evil,  he  discovered  Mr.  Walthsm  sealed  in 
ills  chair  by  the  table,  his  eyes  unclosed,  and  his  liiinds 
elas|M'd  as  though  in  prayer.  The  candles  were  still 
burning,  lint  dimly.  It  was  evident  that  they  had  not 
been  smifl'ed  for  hours,  and  the  shadows  slept  upon  the 
walls  in  gloomy  and  motionless  ohscnrify.  Arnwood 
touched  him  gently  on  the  shoulder,  as  if  to  wake  liiin 
to  consciousness,  hut  he  moved  not ;  he  took  his  hands 
within  his  own,  but  started  to  find  tinu  they  were  cold 
and  rigidly  compressed.  Not  a  breath  stirred  within  him; 
and  his  tiice,  though  calm  and  placid,  was  of  an  ashy 
paleness — Mr.  Waltham  was  dead  !  The  violence  of  his 
emotions,  operating  upon  a  naturally  weak  constitution, 
and  encouraged  by  the  morbid  indications  of  his  crude 
philosophy,  liad  been  too  much  fiir  '.im  to  bear  ;  and  \k 
li:id  sunk  under  if, — together  with  the  reaction  of  his 
spirits  eonseipieni  ii|H)n  the  result  of  the  trial,  and  the  re. 
instatement  of  himself  and  his  family  in  the  cslimuti^.n 
of  the  world  and  the  res|H'ct  of  society. 

Wi'  pas*  on,  for  the  render  can  better  imagine  than  we 
can  possibly  deserihe,  the  trunsition  of  Mr.  Waltham's 
family  from  a  state  of  eomparalive  happiness  to  a  Hilita- 
tion  of  renewed  altliefion  ;  and  (he  degree  in  which  this 
unex|)ecU.'U  event  altered  the  relativo  posilinuof  nil  parties. 


Mr.  Waltham  was  buried  by  the  side  of  his  wile  in(|.  j 
cenielcry  bilonging  to  Lord  Arnwood,  and  the  Ikk|v  „, 
Holton  was  conveyed  to  the  New  Hall,  where  the  lasi,,,' 
lices  of  ntrection  were  paiil  to  it  by  his  discnnsolalc  sisiir 

Anil  now  that  we  have  drawn  our  history  to  a  closf  u   l 
deem  it  not  only  expedient,  hut  decent,  rospetfalilc.'juj 
considerate,  to  detain  our  reader  no  longer  than,  vihit 
we  take  up  the  few   loose   threads  of  narrative  flmtsiiU 
remain,  we  are  absolutely  required  to  crave  his  iiltontion 
As  we  have  not  troubled  oi  |)erplexed   him  iniicli  by  ife 
introduction  or  intrusion  of  reflections  of  our  own  iniooii- 
narrative,  so  wc  forbear  to  take  him  by  the  button  itiliii 
last  moment;  a  inovement  which  we  ourselves  rnnsidtf  i 
an  impertinence,  and  which  the,  however  indulgenl,  rrad 
er,  would  probably  deem,  like  the  citixen  and  his  v.ii'c  m  j 
the  old  play,  u|ioii  the  entrance  of  the  dancing  lioy,  "a 
ritV-raff."     Wc  go  on,  then,  to  emit  from  our  pen  aiiam  | 
rays  whereby, — 

"  Willi  a  .^Al>^^levell^(f  rale  of  stieanilnu  liiilu" 
they  may  tie  enabled  to  view,  in  short,  and  for  a  nionun' 
the  nller  fate  of  the  other  and   minor  personages  of  our  I 
history. 

Iiord  Arnwood  was  in  due  time  united  to  Agnilu  I 
Waltham,  and  through  the  influence  of  his  frirnii  ikf  I 
Marquis  of  I.orfon,  was,  on  a  change  of  the  niinislrv 
presented  to  an  olHcial  situat.on  of  considerable  cninllj!  I 
iiient  and  honourable  distinction.  He  accordingly  spfnd)  I 
the  chief  portion  of  his  time  in  the  metropolis,  occasion.  1 
ally,  however,  visiting  Arnwood  Castle,  wliich  he  has  rr.  I 
paircdand  tnodernised,and  within  whose  newlv-hcniififiid  I 
walls  the  estimable  Mrs.  Goodyear,  and  the  venerable  I 
.Mr.  Mollisoii,  still  continue  to  exercise  divided,  and  it  be.  i 
hoves  us,  as  historians,  to  record,  occasionnlly  disputed  I 
sway.  Lady  Arnwood  is,  equally  with  her  lord,  paniaj  | 
to  the  neighbourhood  of  the  castle,  from  the  ncollccticr 
of  former  times  and  associations  connected  with  flipm. 

It  will  not  fail  to  lie  in  the  memory  of  the  reader  Ihjt  I 
Sir  Eustace  Walford  was  the  means  of  preservini;  Elizjl 
Waltham  from  the  designs  of  Itolton  ;  and  it  only  roinaiii!  I 
to  us  to  state,  that  having  heard  from  her  owii  lijis  flic  I 
particulars  of  her  father's  history,  and  impressed  niorof 
and  more  deeply  every  succeeding  day  by  her  bcjulv  I 
and  amiable  qualities,  he  solicited  and  gained  her  lunili 
in  marriage  lieforo  they  lefl  Poris,  from  wheiiee  fbejl 
proceeded  to  liriissels,  with  a  view  to  ascertain,  if  poj.  I 
sible,  the  destination  of  Mr.  Waltham.  From  iMr.  Tollfr.r 
however,  (who,  it  is  needless  to  say,  was  no  party  (ofhel 
machinations  of  Bolton,)  they  were  able  tolcnrnnolliini',| 
but  that  ho  had  returned  from  Madeira,  and  taken  witii| 
him  his  youngest  daughter,  but  whither  no  one  was  able 
to  say.  Sir  Eiistnce  and  his  lady  had  subseqiicntlj  n. 
turned  to  England,  with  a  determination  to  avail  tlicn. 
selves  of  every  possible  opportunity  of  diseovoriii);  ihel 
fugitives,  when  tlicy  wore  fortunately  recogiiLsed  livf 
Macara. 

Mr.  Johnston  was,  after  due  course  of  law,  trnnsportcd  I 
to  New  South  Wales,  where,  having  a  clear  field  for  rcf 
newed  o|icrutions,  and  by  virtue  of  a  becoiniiig  res|ittt| 
for  the  external  interests  of  religion  and  iiiornlif'-.  htl 
contrived  to  succeed  very  well.  Hut,  unforfiinatily,  oom.j 
mitting  some  exemplary  act,  which  apjieared  to  the  ob.1 
tuse  understandings  of  the  legal  authorities  iiiiinleal  to  I 
till!  interests  above  referred  to,  Mr.  Johnston  was  eveiilii.  f 
ally  hanged,  much  to  his  own  astonislnnent  and  inorlJ.| 
ficntion. 

.Mr.  llulson  was  as  good  as  his  word.  He  cnnfrivnl| 
to  reform  while  there  was  yet  a  virtue  in  doing  m;  audi 
in  a  W'W  years  was  enabled  to  confirin  and  iier|Hlii,ile3 
his  good  resolutions  by  obtaining  the  hand  of  Miss  IW- 
ton,  with  whom  he  has  said — confirming  it  by  nn  nillil 
of  empliasis — he  lives  as  happy  as  such  a  rogue  nshiinT 
self  deserves  to  exist.  I 

\V'e  sliouhl  pass  over  the  most  pleasant  partofniirl 
duty,  did  we  omit  to  mention  that  honest  iMiirdnrh  Ma.r 
eara,  at  his  own  request,  led  to  the  altar  Mary  Kevii"lils| 
on  the  very  day  that  gave  his  young  mistress  to  W I 
.Vrnwood.  He  "lives  at  (he  Pilot's  Mark,  whieli,  Kv  'i«l 
own  ingenuity,  .lided  by  his  staunch  friend  and  disriplfif 
Will  W'ea(liersliee(,  helms  converted  into  a  liandsnmcj 
and  cnmfurtable  establishment. 

And  "  muckle  Will  Wntl  •rsheet"  resides  in  the  neifli- 
bourhooil,  with  unimpaired  digestion  and  still  incxiiausf- 
ed  appetite.  "  The  various  turns  of  fate  below,"  ii»  "Ifl 
cially  shown  in  tlio  history  of  his  late  niasier,  were  [lon-j 
dered  upon  by  him  deeply,  but  in  silence;  nrd  (he  ninrall 
lesson  to  he  derived  from  (hem  is  ever  and  niioti  iiifiiri™! 
and  rendered  easy  and  familiar,  by  tin'  wige  rmiiKfll 
and  weighty  evhortations  of  the  benevolent  Senl. 


,lfiiilltl  my  I'effile  I 
II,  illi.il  liivi'  lacli  I 
Till' liliish  III'  iii'iipi 
Amisaui'l— r'Ciaifi' 
,tiwni/mous  Dfdi 


FBOM  THE  LON'DO.S  I 
IN 

Some  of  the  rcvio 
nioirsofDi.nurney 
of  the  daughter  thai 
pears  to  us,  however 
inlerest  of  the  work 
iiiecdofcs  fiiriiislied  r 
day,  with  whom  Dr. 
jntiiiiafe  terms  of  so 
Johnson,  .Mr.  Burke, 
noiiioie  detail  of  Ur 
ij  gratifying  to  be  a 
tliose  whose  writing 
hours ;  to  have  their 
doiiifs  .«o  fully  portr 

I  passions  and  peculiar 
titv,  and  observe  how 
!|iacc  in  the  public  eyi 
Who  dees  not  ackii 
in  the  work  of  the  syc 
i< despised  and  laugh 
niiiiis  a  inaster-piec( 

I  ivorld  regrets  that  the 
To  the  work  of  that  a 
liod,  this  .Memoir  mi 
ehaiii— an  addenda,  ri 
tfriaiit  with  the  great 
The  style  of  Madaii 

I  t'lult  with ;  and  to  tho 
nitinjjs  as  Miss  Burn 
obicrvc  the  awkward 
frapbs.  Hut  her  mea 
after  all,  the  object  to 
marked  that,  in  "  am 
ihould  attend  to  the  i 
lint  s|K'cies  of  merit  f 
illrailionof  the  iiicide 
ami  that  other  sort  of  i 
Icrily  with  whieli  mati 
nejsof  the  relations  v 

|itsparlH."    'I'he  pictui 
itve.will  1h'  valuiHl.lli 

I  iiiflet'aiil.  The  nullior 

I  I.",  lull  it  is  harmless,  i 
TliiTC  are  parts  of  t 

j  fnliri'lv  uiiiiiferesling 
Britain— soiiin  of  the 

I  mnilliiig,  believing  tha 

M  than  if  the  whole 

•ilhlheopiiiiiin  of  tlii 

"IM«  work  will  lie  iini' 

KJW  SERIES — 2; 


■■■■  \  • 


eot' his  wife  i,|,||^ 
1.  mid  till.  Wv  ,,,■ 
,  wIkmc  111,,  las,  ,„■ 
iliscnnsolalc  sisi,., 

story  ton  close,  «c 
nl,  rcn|)i.tial)li.,a„j 
lonpur  than,  ttl,i!c 

nurrnlivu  ihntsiiU 
crave  lii»  altontion, 

liim  iiiiicli  by  Ike 
ol'otir  owiiiiiiocij. 
y  the  Imttoii  al  ilii, 

ourselves  cnnMjf, 
irr  iiKluljreiil,  ml 
wi\  ,nii(|  hi»  wife  111 
:  liaiicinjr  Ixy,  "a|i 
oiu  our  |itii  cciuiii 

nniiiiu  liulii" 
,  iiiid  for  a  nioimn', 
personages  ol'  oiir  I 

united  to  Aemlial 
'  of  his  friend  ilif 
c  of  the  ministry, 
onsidernlilc  eiiinlii. 
nccordingly  s|)eiiils 
iclropolis,  occasion. 
Ic,  wliicli  he  has  rr.  I 
)sc  ncwly.hcautitiid  I 
and  the  venetalilc  I 
e  divided,  and  it  iv. 
jcnsionnlly  disputed  I 
til  her  lord,  |inrli»|  I 
om  the  ri  colleclicn  I 
looted  with  them. 
f  of  the  reader  thji  I 
of  preserving  Elia  I 
and  it  only  remain!  I 
n  her  own  lips  tlio 
ad  impressed  iiioni 
liny  by  her  beautv 
d  gained  her  lianill 
from  whence  thfjl 
lo  ascertain,  if  poil 
I.  From.AIr.  Tolkr.f 
was  no  parly  lolhcl 
tile  to  learn  nolliinr,! 
ra,  and  taken  wiili  I 
ler  no  one  was  alik  | 
id  subsequently  rr. 

ion  to  avail  thm. 

if  di.seoveriiig  ijiel 
ely   reeogni-scd  liyj 

of  law,  transjvittnll 
clear  field  for  rr-f 
liecoining  rr!|ieill 
and  inoralil<°,  lie  I 

iiifurlunalely,  eoin-j 
pi.areil  lo  the  oil.  I 

(iriti.'s  inimical  tol 
iiBtnii  wasevciilii.l 

diinent  and  morli-f 

rd.    He  eonlrivoi!! 

in  doing  so;  nmll 
nil  and  per|Hliiale3 
"  nnd  of  Missll'l.| 
iiii;  it  by  an  oalli 

1  :i  rogue  asliiiU'l 

asnnt  part  of  o 
lest  Murdoch  .Mi-| 
iir  Mary  Keynel 

mistress  to  l/WI 

rk,  which,  liy  liiil 
Viend  and  disriplfT 

into  a  handsome  I 


==■  wii2^i®i»^  ^®m®®®  mwM®^ 


9id< 


sides  in  theneitli-l 
nd  still  incxhauil-l 
le  below,"  us  "l*- 1 
master,  were  pon- 1 
ee;  nrd  the  momll 
mil  aiinii  enliirifill 
the  sape  rounsfll 
ilent  Sent. 


L^IW® 


■•.Vi't,' 


VOL.  I. 


rillL.  ^UELI'IIIA,  JUNK    18,    1833. 


NO.  Ui. 


PRi.NTKn  ANo  renusiiiD  iiv  AHAM  \VAI,Dli:,  Nii.  li,  Nimrii  Eiohtii  Streist,  l'iiu..»nBi.riin— At  S."i  Inr  .H   nunili.Ts,  iiiijalile  in  lulvaiiee. 


ARRANGKD 

Frum  his  ovn  Mnnusrripis,  from  Family  Papers,  and 
from  Personiil  Recollections  ; 

or    IMS    lUIIGlITER, 

M  A  l>  A  M  K   P '  A  It  II  L  A  Y, 

AITIKIR  OK  KVUII.INA,  HKelMA,  &c. 

1.  ,1  f.iiilil  Miy  t'oetile  powes  lily  virliles  trace, 
iu  lili.il  love  each  tear  sh.iiitti  he  suiipreiM'd ; 
Till  liliish  of  iii'Oiiaeity  I'd  elinse, 
.-Villi  siaiiil— re ciiiiier  of  thy  wnnh  I — cnnfessM." 
.ttHinijiiwits  DtdictiUon  of  Evelina,  to  Or,  liitrnry,  in  I77P. 

FROJl  THE  LONDON  EDITION,  I.V  THREE  OCTAVO  VOLtJMES. 

INTRODUCTION. 

Soino  of  llin  reviewers  have  found  fault  with  the  Me- 
moirs of  l)i.  llurnoy,  an  being  rather  tlio  autobiography 
of  the  daughter  than  the  life  of  the  father.  This  ap- 
pears to  us,  however,  a  locommcndation  ;  but  the  chief 
inlerosl  of  the  work  will  be  found  in  the  rich  and  new 
.inecdolcs  furnished  nf  the  celebrated  characters  of  the 
day,  with  whom  Dr.  Burncy  and  his  daughter  wore  on 
intiaiile  terms  of  social  intercourse.  The  ana  of  Dr. 
Johnson,  .Mr,  Burke,  and  others,  possess  a  charm  which 
no  in!:e  detail  of  Dr.  Burncy 'a  habits  could  alTord.  It 
is  gralifying  lo  he  admitted  to  familiar  converse  with 
iliose  whose  writings  form  the  charm  of  our  leisure 
liours;  to  have  their  private  and  familiar  sayings  and 
doings  .«o  fully  portrayed;  to  have  their  feelings,  their 
passions  and  peculiarities,  depicted  with  truth  and  viva- 

I  litv,  and  observe  how  individuals  who  filled  so  large  a 
ipacc  in  the  public  eye,  acted  in  the  domestic  circle. 

Who  dues  not  acknowledge  the  fascination  produced 
intlie  work  of  the  sycophantic  Boswoll  ?  While  the  man 
i< despised  and  laughed  at,  his  life  of  Dr.  Johnson  ru- 

I  niaias  a  master-piece  of  biography,  and  the  literary 
world  regrets  that  there  have  not  been  more  Boswclls. 
To  the  work  of  that  author,  and  others  of  the  same  pe- 
riod, tlds  .Memoir  may  bo  considered  ns  a  connected 
tliain— an  addenda,  rendering  us  more  intimately  coii- 
tcrsant  with  the  great  originals. 
The  style  of  Madame  D'Arblay  has  also  been  found 

I  t'lultwith;  nnd  to  those  who  are  familiar  with  her  early 
writings  as  .Miss  Burney,  it  will  l)0  a  little  astonishing  to 
observe  Ihe  awkward  slilViicss  of  iiiany  of  her  para- 
jnplis.  Hut  her  meaning  is  seldom  obscure,  which  is, 
iller  all,  the  object  lo  be  attained.  It  has  been  wfU  rc- 
inirlied  that,  in  "  analysing  literary  compositions,  we 
■hould  attend  to  the  ditVerencc  which  subsists  between 
lint  s[K.cie8  of  merit  founded  on  tlio  direct  interest  and 
illrarlionof  the  incidents  and  ideas  which  are  employed, 
iiiil  that  iilhi.r  sort  of  merit  fumuled  on  the  skill  and  dex- 
luily  with  which  materials  arc  combined,  and  the  just- 
nfisofthe  relations  which  wo  arc  able  to  trace  among 
its  jiarts."    The  pictures  in  the  present  instance,  wo  be- 

I  line,  will  1h.  v.ilueil,  though  the  casket  may  be  somewhat 
inelegant.  The  niithor  certainly  iKtrays  unbounded  vani- 
~.  hilt  it  is  harmless,  and  even  amusing. 
Tliorc  are  parts  of  the  English  edition  that  wouhl  be 
tnlinly  uninleresting  beyond  the  precincts  of  Great 
Brilaia— some  of  these  wo  have  taken  the  lilicrty  of 

I  omitting,  b<ilicving  that  our  readers  will  be  more  grnti- 
fiiilllinn  if  the  whole  liad  lioen  retiiincd.  We  conclude 
«ith  llicopiuiiin  of  the  London  .Metropolitan  Magazine, 

1  "this  work  will  lie  universally  read  and  generally  liked." 
nvt  SERIES — 2.3 


Auriioirs  ruKFACE,  or  apology. 

The  intentions,  or  rather  the  directions,  of  Dr.  Burney, 
that  his  memoirs  should  be  published;  and  Ihe  exiicctation 
of  his  family  and  friends  that  they  should  pass  through 
the  hands  of  his  i>resent  editor  and  mcmorinlist,  have 
made  the  task  of  arranging  the  ensuing  collations  willi 
her  own  personal  recollections,  ajipear  to  her  a  sacred 
duty  from  the  year  Ibll.* 

Hut  the  griet'  at  his  loss,  which  ot  first  inoapaeitaled 
her  from  sueh  an  elforl,  was  soon  afterwards  lollowed  by 
change  of  phice — change  of  cir<imistaiiees  —almost  of 
e\i.steiice — with  multipiicd  casualties,  that,  evoiitimlly 
separated  her  from  all  her  manuscript  materials.  And 
these  she  only  recovered  when  under  the  pressure  of 
new  affliction  that  took  from  her  all  power,  or  even 
thought,  for  their  investigation.  During  many  years, 
therefore,  they  have  been  laid  aside,  though  never  for 
gotten. 

But  if  time,  as  so  often  we  lament,  will  not  stand  still 
upon  happiness,  it  would  be  graceless  not  to  acknowledge, 
with  gratitude  to  Providence,  that  neither  is  it  positively 
stationary  upon  sorrow  :  tor,  though  there  are  calamities 
which  it  cannot  obliterate,  and  wounds  which  religion 
alone  can  heal,  time  yet  seems  endowed  with  a  secret 
principle  for  producing  a  mental  calm,  through  wliicli 
life  imperceptibly  glides  back  to  its  customary  opera, 
tions.  However  powerless  time  itself— earthly  time  I — 
must  still  remain  for  restoring  lost  tlilicity. 

Now,  theretbrc, — most  unexpectedly, — that  slie  finds 
herself  sufficiently  recovered  i'rom  successive  indisposi- 
tions and  atilictions,  to  attempt  the  acquittal  of  a  debt 
which  has  long  hung  heavily  upon  her  mind,  she  ventures 
to  reopen  her  manuscript  stores,  and  to  resume,  though 
in  trembling,  her  long-lbrsaken  pen. 

That  the  life  of  so  eminent  a  man  should  not  pass 
away  without  some  authenticated  record,  will  bt;  pretty 
generally  thought;  and  the  circunistanccs  which  render 
her  its  recorder,  grow  out  of  the  veiy  nature  of  things  : 
she  (lossessed  all  his  pajiers  and  doeuments ;  and,  from 
her  earliest  youth  to  his  lateatdeeline,  not  a  huftian  being 
wos  more  confidentially  entrusted  than  herself  with  the 
oecurreiiees,  the  sciitiinents,  and  the  feelings  of  his  past 
and  passing  days. 

Although,  as  biography,  from  time  iinmeninrinl,  has 
claimed  tlie  privilege  of  being  more  discursive  than  his- 
tory, the  memorialist  may  seek  to  diversity  the  plain  re- 
cital of  facts  by  such  occasional  anecdotes  os  have  been 
hoarded  from  childhood  in  her  memory;  still,  and  most 
scrupulously,  not  an  opinion  will  be  given  as  Dr.  Burney's, 
either  of  persons  or  things,  that  was  not  literally  his  own  : 
and  fact  will  as  essentially  be  the  basis  of  every  artich', 
as  if  its  object  were  still  lent  to  earth,  and  now  listening 
to  this  exposition  of  his  posthuinoiis  memoirs  with  her 
own  recoiled  ions. 

Nevertheless,  though  nothing  is  related  that  does  not 
belong  to  Dr.  Burney  and  his  history,  the  accounts  are 
not  always  rigidly  eonlined  to  his  jiresence,  where  scenes 
or  traits,  still  strong  in  Ihe  remeuibianee  of  the  editor,  or 
still  before  her  eyes  in  early  letters  or  diaries,  invite  to 
any  characteristic  details  ol  celebrated  jiersonages. 

Not  slight,  however,  is  the  eiiibiirrassnicnt  that  striig. 
gles  with  the  pleasure  of  these  mingled  reininisceiices, 
from  their  appearance  of  personal  obtrusion  :  yet,  when  il 
is  seen  that  they  arc  never  brought  forward  but  to  intro- 
duce some  incident  or  speech,  that  must  else  remain  mi- 
told,  of  Dr.  .lolmson,  Mr.  H.irke,  Mrs.  Dehiiiy,  Mrs. 
Tlirale,  Mr.  Bruce — nay.  Napoleon — and  some  other 
high  standing  names,  of  recent  date  to  the  aged,  yet  of 
still  living  eiiriosily  to  th(.  youthful  reaih'r — these  appa- 
rent egotisms  may  be  something  more,  perhaps,  than  par- 
doned. 

Where  the  life  has  been  as  private  as  that  of  Dr.  Bur- 
ney, Its  history  must  necessarily  Iw  simple,  and  can  have 
little  fiirlher  call  upon  the  attention  of  Ihe  world,  than 
that  which  may  belong  to  a  wish  of  tracing  the  progress 
of  a  nearly  abimdoncd  child,  from  b  small  village  of 
Shropshire,  to  .t  man  allowed  throughout  Europe  to  have 
risen  to  the  head  of  his  profession;  and  thence,  setting 
his  profession  aside,  to  have  been  elevated  to  an  intcllce. 
tual  rank  in  society,  as  a  man  of  letters. 


•  The  year  of  Burncy'a  decease. 


"Though  not  first  in  the  very  first  line,"  with  most  of 
the  eminent  men  of  his  day.  Dr.  Johnson  and  .Mr.  Burke, 
soaring  above  any  conleuiporary  mark,  always,  like  se- 
nior wranglers,  exe(.i>led. 

And  to  this  height,  to  which,  by  means  and  resources 
all  his  own,  he  arose,  the  (ieniiis  that  impelled  him  lo 
liiiiie,  the  integrity  that  established  his  eliaraeter,  .nnd  the 
amiability  that  magnetised  all  hearts, — in  the  plirase  of 
Dr.  Johnson, — to  ««  forth  In  mi'i  him,  weie  the  only  ma- 
terials with  which  he  worked  his  way. 

Dr.  Burney  both  began  and  dropped  an  inlroduetion  to 
his  life,  as  appears  by  a  margin.il  note,  in  the  year  \'^'i. 
This  was  not  conlinued  or  resliiiicd,  save  by  o<  easionul 
memorandums,  till  the  year  1807,  when  he  had  reached 
Ihe  age  of  eighty-one,  and  was  under  the  dejecting  ap- 
prehension of  paralytic  seizure.  From  that  time,  never- 
theless, he  composed  sundry  manuscript  volumes,  of  va- 
rious sizes,  containing  the  hi-story  of  his  life,  from  his 
eradli!  nearly  to  his  grave. 

Out  of  the  minute  amplitude  of  this  vast  mass  of  mat- 
ter, it  has  seemed  the  duty  of  his  editor  and  memoria- 
list, to  collect  all  that  seemed  lo  oflV.r  Interest  for  the 
general  reader;  but  to  commit  nothing  to  the  pulilie  eyn 
that  there  is  rea.son  to  believe  the  author  himself  would 
have  withheld  from  it  at  an  earlier  period;  or  would  havo 
oblilerated,  cv(.n  at  a  niiieli  later,  had  he  revised  his 
writings  oiler  tlie  recovery  of  his  hcaltli  and  spirits.* 


MEMOIRS  OF  DR.  BURNEY. 

Charles  Burncy  was  born  at  Shrewsbury,  on  the  12th 
of  April,  17^6,  and  was  the  issue  of  a  second  marriage. 
Mr.  Burney,  senior,  finally,  and  wilh  tolerable  success, 
fi.xed  himself  to  the  profession  of  portrait  painting,  and 
quitting  Shrewsbury,  established  himself  in  the  eily  ot 
Chester. 

From  what  cause  is  not  known,  and  it  is  difiieult  to 
conceive  any  that  can  Justify  such  extraordhiary  iiegleet, 
young  Charles  was  left  in  Shropshire,  upon  the  removal 
of  his  parents  to  Chester;  and  abandoned,  not  only 
during  his  infancy,  but  even  during  his  boyhood,  to  tlio 
care  of  an  uncultivated  and  utterly  ignorant,  but  worthy 
and  afl'eelionate  old  nurse,  called  Diime  Ball,  in  the  rus- 
tic village  of  .'\ndover.  His  remiiiiseenees  upon  this  pe. 
riod  were  among  the  most  tenaciously  niimite,  nnd  the 
most  agreeable  to  his  fancy  for  detail,  of  niiy  part  of  his 
life;  nnd  the  uncommon  gaiety  of  his  narrntory  powers, 
and  the  frankness  with  which  he  set  forth  the  pecuniary 
embarrassments  and  provoking  iniselianees,  to  which  his 
thus  deserted  ehildhood  was  exposed,  hail  an  ingenuous- 
ness, a  good  humour,  and  a  comienlily,  that  iiinile  the 
subject  of  Andover  not  more  delectiible  to  himself  than 
entertaining  to  his  hearer. 

The  edueiition  of  the  subject  of  these  Memoirs,  when, 
al  length,  hi.  was  removed  from  this  his  first  instructress, 
whom  he  quitted,  as  he  always  protested,  wilh  an  agriiy 
of  grief,  was  begun  at  Ihe  free  sch<iol  at  Chester.  It  can 
excite  no  surprise,  his  brilliant  career  through  lile  consi- 
dered, that  his  juvenile  studies  were  assiduous,  ardent, 
and  successful.  He  was  frequently  heard  to  declare,  that 
he  had  been  once  only  chastised  at  school,  and  that  not 
tor  slackness,  but  tiirwardness  in  scholnslie  lore. 

His  earliest  musical  inslructer  wns  his  eh.est  half- 
brother,  Mr.  James  Burncy,  who  was  then,  and  for  more 
than  hnlf  a  century  afterwards,  organist  of  St.  Marga- 
ret's, .Shrewsbury;  in  which  city  the  young  musician 
elect  began  his  professional  studies. 

He  was  yet  a  mere  youth,  when,  while  unremittingly 
studious,  h(.  was  introduced  lo  Dr.  Arne,  on  the  passage 
of  that  celebrated  musieien  ihroiigh  the  eily  of  Chester, 
when  ri'tiiriiing  from  Ireland;  and  this  most  popular  of 
English  eomiiosers  since  the  days  of  Purcel,  was  so  mueli 
pleased  with  the  t^ileiits  of  this  nearly  self-inslructed 
inrforuicr,  as  to  make  an  olFer  lo  Mr.  Bnriiev,  senior, 
upon  sueh  conditions  ns  are  usual  lo  such  sort  of  patron- 
age, lo  complete  the  inusiral  cduenlion  of  this  lively  anil 
aspiring  young  man,  and  to  bring  him  Ibrth  to  the  world 
as  his  favourite  and  most  promising  pupil. 

To  this  proposal  Mr.  Burney,  senior,  was  induced  to 


♦  A  fourth  volume,  of  Correspondenee,  is  announced 
by  Madime  D'Arbluy,  to  nppeor  ut  sonac  future  day. 


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consent;  and  in  tlic  year  ITiJ,  atthuafjcof  Hcvcnti;en,tlii' 
eager  young  candidate  for  fame  rapturously  set  off,  in 
company  with  Dr.  Aruc,  for  tlic  metropolis. 

DR.    MINE. 

Arrived  in  London,  young  Burncy  found  himself  un- 
restrainedly his  own  master,  save  in  what  regarded  his 
urliclcd  agreement  with  Dr.  Arnc. 

Dr.  Arnc  has  been,  professionally,  fully  portrayed  by 
the  pupil  who,  nominally,  was  under  his  guidance ;  but 
who,  in  after  times,  became  the  historian  of  his  tuneful 
art.  Eminent,  however,  in  that  art  as  was  Dr.  Arnc,  his 
eminence  was  to  that  art  alone  confined.  Thoughtless, 
dissipated  and  careless,  ho  neglected,  or  rather  seoftcd  at, 
nil  otiier  but  musical  reputation.  And  he  was  so  little 
scrupulous  in  his  ideas  of  propriety,  that  ho  took  pride 
rather  than  shame  in  being  publicly  classed,  even  in  the 
decline  of  life,  as  a  man  of  pleasure. 

Such  a  character  was  ill  qualiBcd  to  form  or  to  pro- 
tect the  morals  of  a  youthful  pupil ;  and  it  is  probable 
that  not  a  notion  of  such  a  duty  ever  occurred  to  Dr. 
Arnc;  so  liap"y  was  his  self  complacency  in  the  fertility 
of  his  inventi'  n  and  the  case  of  his  compositions,  anu  so 
dazzled  by  the  l)ril!iancy  of  his  success  in  his  powers  of 
melody,  which,  in  truth,  for  the  English  stage  were,  in 
Bwectness  and  variety,  unrivalled — that,  satisfied  and  flat- 
tered by  the  practical  exertions  and  the  [wpularity  of  his 
fancy,  ho  had  no  ambition,  or,  rather,  no  tliought  con- 
cerning the  theory  of  his  art. 

The  depths  of  science,  indeed,  were  the  last  that  the 
gay  muster  had  any  inclination  to  sound ;  and  in  a  very 
short  time,  through  something  that  mingled  jealousy  witli 
ability,  the  disciple  was  wholly  left  to  work  his  own  way 
as  he  could  through  the  difficulties  of  his  professional 
progress. 

MRS.  CIUBEU. 

Young  Burncy,  now,  wan  necessarily  introduced  to 
Dr.  Arne's  celebrated  sister,  the  most  enchanting  actress 
of  her  day,  Mrs.  Gibber ;  in  whose  house,  in  Scotland 
Yard,  he  found  himself  in  a  constellation  of  wits,  poets, 
actors,  authors,  and  men  of  letters. 

The  most  soeiid  powers  of  [ilcasing,  which  to  the  very 
end  of  his  life  endeared  him  to  every  circle  in  which  lie 
mixed,  were  now  first  lighted  up  by  the  sparks  of  convi- 
vial  collision  which  emanate,  in  kindred  minds,  from  the 
electricity  of  conversation.  And  though,  as  yet,  he  was 
but  a  gazer  himself  in  the  splendour  of  thisgalaxy,  he  had 
parts  of  sucli  quick  perception,  and  so  laughter-loving  a 
taste  for  wit  and  humour,  that  he  not  alone  received  de- 
light from  the  sprightly  sallies,  the  ludicrous  representa- 
tions, or  the  sportive  mimicries  tliat  here,  with  all  the 
frolic  of  high-wrought  spirits,  were  bandied  about  from 
guest  to  guest,  he  contributed  personally  to  tlie  general 
enjoyment  by  the  gaiety  of  his  participation;  and  ap- 
pc  ired,  to  all  but  his  modest  sell',  to  make  an  integral 
part  of  the  brilliant  society  into  which  lie  was  content, 
nay  charmed,  to  seem  admitted  merely  as  an  auditor. 

GARIilCK. 

Cniispicuous  in  this  briglit  assemblage,  then  hardly  be- 
yond the  glowing  dawn  of  his  unparalleled  dramatic 
celebrity,  shone  forth  with  a  blaze  of  lustre  that  struck 
young  Burncy  with  enthusiastic  admiration. 

With  Thomson,  the  poet,  his  favoured  lot  led  him  to 
the  happiness  of  early  and  intimate,  though,  unfortu- 
nately, not  of  long  enduring  aeiiuaintanee,  the  destined 
race  of  Thomson,  which  was  cut  short  nearly  in  the 
meridian  of  life,  lK>ing  already  almost  run. 

Burney  now  net  to  music  the  Mask  of  Alfred,  and  the 
principal  airs  in  the  English  burletta  called  Robin  Hood, 
whieli  was  moit  flatteringly  received  at  the  theatre ;  and 
he  composed  the  whole  of  tlio  music  of  the  pantomime  of 
Queen  Mab. 

He  observed  at  this  time  the  strictest  incognito  eon- 
cerning  all  these  productions,  though  no  motive  for  it  is 
found  among  his  papers.  Queen  Mab  had  a  run  wliieh, 
nt  that  time,  had  never  been  equalled,  H.ive  by  the  open- 
ing of  the  Beggar's  0[)era ;  and  which  has  not  since 
been  surpassed,  save  by  the  representation  of  the  Duenna. 

The  music,  when  printed,  made  its  appearance  in  tlie 
worhl  as  the  otTHjiring  of  a  society  of  the  annn  uf  .IpoUo : 
and  (Jawald,  a  famous  bookseller,  published  it  by  that 
title,  and  knew  nothing  of  its  real  parentage. 

Sundry  airs,  ballads,  cantatas,  and  other  light  musical 
productions,  were  put  forth  also,  as  from  that  imaginary 
Bociety ;  but  all  sprang  from  the  same  soiiree,  and  all 
were  eipially  unacknowledged. 

Tlio  sole  conjecture  to  l)c  formed  upon  a  self-denial,  to 
which  no  virtue  seems  attached,  and  from  which  reason 
withdraws  its  sanction,  as  tending  to  counteract  the  just 


balance  between  merit  and  recompcniie,  is,  that  powibly 
the  articles  then  in  fcrjo  witli  Dr.  Arnc,  might  disfran- 
chise young  Burncy  from  tlic  liberty  of  publication  in 
his  own  name. 

EARL  OF  IIOI.DF.I!>F.SSE. 

The  first  musical  work  by  the  subject  of  these  memoirs 
that  he  openly  avowed,  was  a  set  of  six  sonatas  for  two 
violins  and  a  bass,  printed  in  1T4T,  and  dedicated  to  the 
Earl  of  Holderncsse ;  to  whose  notice  the  author  had 
been  presented  by  some  of  the  titled  friends  and  protectors 
to  whom  he  had  become  aeeident-illy  known. 

The  carl  not  only  accepte<l  with  pleasure  the  music 
and  the  dedication,  but  coneiived  a  regard  for  the  young 
composer,  that  soon  passed  from  iiis  talents  to  his  person 
and  character. 

FULK    OREVILLE. 

\Vhilo  connections  thus  various,  literary,  clas^ienl. 
noble,  and  professional,  incidentally  occurred,  combating 
the  deadening  toil  of  the  copyist,  and  keeping  his  mind 
in  tune  for  intellectual  pursuits  and  attuimnents,  new 
scenes,  most  unexpectedly,  o|)encd  to  him  the  world  at 
large,  and  suddenly  brought  him  to  a  familiar  acquaint- 
ance with  high  life. 

Fulk  Grcville,  a  descendant  of  The  Friend  of  Sir 
t'hilip  Sydnnj,  and  afterwards  author  of  Characters,  Max- 
ims, and  Reflections,  was  then  generally  looked  up  to  as 
the  finest  gentleman  about  town.  His  person,  tall  and 
well-proportioned,  was  connnanding ;  his  face,  features, 
and  complexion,  were  striking  for  masculine  beauty; 
and  his  air  and  carriage  were  noble  with  conscious  dig- 
nity. 

He  was  then  in  the  towering  pride  of  healthy  manhood 
and  atldetic  strength.  He  excelled  in  all  the  fashionable 
exercises,  riding,  fencing,  hunting,  shooting  at  a  mark, 
dancing,  tennis,  &,c. ;  and  worked  at  every  one  of  them 
with  a  fury  for  pre-eminence,  not  equalled,  perhaps,  in 
ar<lour  for  superiority  in  personal  accomplishments,  since 
the  days  of  the  chivalrous  I/ord  Herbert  of  Cherbury. 

His  high  birth,  and  higher  expectation — for  a  coronet 
at  that  time,  from  some  luicertain  right  of  heritage,  hung 
almost  suspended  over  his  head — with  a  splendid  fortune, 
wholly  untetlered,  already  in  his  hands,  gave  to  him  a 
consequence  in  the  circles  of  modish  dissipation  that,  at 
the  clubs  of  St.  James's  street,  and  on  the  race  ground 
at  Newmarket,  nearly  crowned  him  as  chief  For  though 
there  were  many  competitors  of  more  titled  importance, 
and  more  powerful  wealth,  neither  the  blaze  of  tlieir 
heraldry,  nor  the  weight  of  their  gold,  could  preponderate, 
in  the  buckish  scales  of  the  day,  over  the  elegance  of 
c(|uipment,  tlie  grandeur,  yet  attraction  of  demeanour, 
tlie  supercilious  brow,  and  the  resplendent  smile,  that 
marked  the  lofty  yet  graceful  descendant  of  Sir  Philip 
Sydney. 

This  gentleman  one  morning,  while  trying  a  new  in- 
strument  at  the  house  of  Kirkman,  the  first  hariisichord 
maker  of  the  times,  expressed  a  wish  to  receive  musical 
instruetinn  from  some  one  who  had  mind  and  cultivation, 
as  well  as  finger  and  car;  lamenting,  with  strong  con- 
tempt, that,  in  tlie  musical  tribe,  tlie  two  latter  were 
generally  dislocated  li-om  the  two  forinrr;  and  gravely 
asking  Kirkmnn  whether  he  knew  any  young  musician 
wlio  was  fit  eonipany  for  a  gentleman. 

Kirkman,  with  linnest  zeal  to  stand  up  for  the  credit 
of  the  art  by  which  he  pros(K'rcd,  and  which  he  held  to 
lie  insulted  by  this  question,  warmly  answered  tliat  lie 
knew  many ;  Imt,  very  particularly,  one  member  of  the 
harmonic  corps,  who  had  us  much  music  in  his  tongue 
as  in  his  hands,  and  who  was  as  fit  company  for  a  prince 
as  for  an  orchestra. 

Mr.  Greville,  with  much  surprise,  made  sundry  and 
fornial  enquiries  into  the  existence,  situation,  and  cha- 
racter of  what  he  called  so  great  a  phenomenon ;  pro- 
testing there  was  notJiing  ho  so  much  desireil  as  tlie  ex- 
traordinary circumstance  of  finding  any  uiiinn  of  sense 
with  sound. 

The  reidies  of  the  goodOerman  were  so  c.\eiting,iis  well 
as  satisfactory,  tliat  Mr.  Greville  became  eager  to  see  the 
youth  thus  extolled ;  but  charged  Mr.  Kirkman  not  to 
betray  a  word  of  wliat  had  passed,  tliat  tho  interview 
might  bo  free  from  restraint,  and  seemed  to  be  arranged 
merely  for  showing  off  the  several  instruments  that  were 
ready  for  sale,  to  a  gentleman  who  was  disposed  to  pur> 
chase  ono  of  the  most  costly. 

I'o  this  injunction  Mr.  Kirkman  agreed,  and  cunsi:i- 
entiously  adhered. 

A  day  was  appointed,  and  the  meeting  tonk  pliice. 

Young  Burney,  witli  no  other  idea  than  lliat  ol'serv- 
ving  Kirkman,  immediately  seated  himself  ut  an  instru. 
ment,  and  played  various  pieces  of  Gominiana,  Curi-lli, 


anil  'I'artiui,  wlio.-e  compositions  were  tlicn  inosi  ;„ 
ru.-hion.  But  Mr.  Greville,  secretly  suspicious  ol' n^m. 
cDiiniiance,  coldly  and  piou<lly  walked  about  the  room' 
took  snufVfrom  a  finely  enamelled  snuff-box,  and  loolicj 
at  some  prints,  as  if  wholly  without  noticing  tho  i,,.,. 
formance. 

Ho  bad,  however,  too  much  penetration  not  to  m,, 
ceive  bis  mistake,  when  ho  marked  tho  incautious  care! 
losstie.Hs  with  wliieli  bis  inattention  was  returned ;  io| 
soon,  conceiving  himself  to  be  playing  to  very  obtuse 
oars,  young  Burney  left  oft' all  attempt  at  soliciting  t|j(|, 
favour ;  and  only  souglil  his  own  amusement  by  iryinf 
I'uvourilc  passages,  or  practising  difficult  ones,  with  j 
vivacity  which  showed  that  his  passion  fur  his  art  le. 
warded  him  in  itself  for  his  exertions.  But  comin(! 
at  length,  to  keys  of  which  the  touch,  light  and  sprint.' 
iiig,  invited  his  slay,  ho  fired  away  in  a  sonata  of  Sca'r- 
latti's,  with  an  alternate  excellonco  of  execution  ond  ex. 
prossion,  so  perfectly  in  accord  with  tho  fanciful  flii;|,|, 
of  that  wild  but  masterly  composer,  that  Mr.  Greville 
satisfied  no  scheme  was  at  work  to  surp'  .so  or  win  him' 
but,  on  the  contrary,  that  the  energy  of  genius  was  let 
loose  uiMin  itself,  and  enjoying,  without  prcineditalion 
its  own  lively  sports  and  vagaries;  softly  drew  a  chair 
to  the  harpsichord,  and  listened,  with  unanected  earn- 
ostnoss,  to  every  note. 

Nor  were  his  ears  alone  curiously  awakened ;  his  cjci 
were  equally  occupied  to  mark  tl; '  peculiar  performance 
of  inlricato  difliculties;  for  the  young  musician  had  in. 
vented  a  mode  of  adding  neatness  to  brilliancy,  kr  cutr. 
ing  the  fingers,  and  rounding  the  hand,  in  a  I'nanncr 
that  gave  them  a  grace  upon  tlic  keys  quite  now  at  th>l 
lime,  and  entirely  of  his  own  devising. 

To  be  easily  pleased,  however,  or  to  make  acknow. 
lodgment  of  being  pleased  at  all,  seems  derogatory  lo 
strong  self-importance  ;  Mr.  Grcville,  therefore,  inerelr 
said,  "You  are  fond,  sir,  it  seems,  of  Italian  music?" 

The  reply  to  this  was  striking  up,  with  all  the  varv- 
ing  undulations  of  the  crescendo,  the  diminuendo, llie 
pealing  swell,  and  the  "  dying,  dying  fall,"  belonging  lo 
the  powers  of  the  (icdal,  that  most  popular  masterpiece 
of  Handel's,  tho  Coronation  Anthem. 

This  quickness  of  comprehension,  in  turning  from 
Italian  to  German,  joined  to  the  grandeur  of  the  corn. 
position,  and  the  talents  of  tho  performer,  now  irresisii. 
biy  vanquished  Mr.  Grcville;  who,  convinced  of  Kirii. 
man's  truth  with  regard  to  the  harmonic  powers  of  lliis 
."on  of  Apollo,  desired  next  to  sift  it  with  regard  to  llie 
wit. 

Casting  off,  therefore,  his  high  reserve,  with  his  jca. 
Ions  surmises,  he  ceased  to  listen  to  the  music,  ttr.i 
started  some  theme  that  was  meant  tu  lead  lo  conver- 
sation. 

But  as  this  essay,  from  not  knowing  to  what  llie  I 
youth  might  be  equal,  consisted  of  such  inquiries  a<, 
"  Have  ynu  been  in  town  long,  sir  ?"  or,  "  Docs  ymir 
taste  call  you  back  to  tlie  country,  sir?'' Ac.  &c., his 
young  hearer,  by  no  means  preferring  this  inquisitorial 
style  to  the  fancy  of  Scarlatti,  or  tho  skill  and  de|il'i 
of  Handel,  slightly  answered,  "  Yes,  sir,"  or"No,sir;" 
and.  perceiving  an  instrument  not  yet  tried,  darted  toil 
precipitately,  and  seated  himself  to  play  a  voluntary. 

The  charm  of  genuine  simplicity  is  no  where  mm 
powerful  than  with  the  practised  and  hackneyed  man 
of  the  world  ;  for  it  induces  what,  of  all  things,  be  most 
rarely  experiences,  a  belief  in  sincerity. 

Mr.  (Jreville,  therefore,  though  thwarted,  was  not  dis- 
pleased ;  for  In  a  votary  of  the  art  lie  was  imr-iiing, lie 
saw  a  character  full  of  talents,  yet  without  pnile  ;  and, 
conceived  from  that  moment,  an  idea  that  it  was  one 
ho  might  personally  altach.  Ho  remitted,  tlierefore, 
to  some  other  opportunity,  a  further  internal  iuvcsliga- 
lion. 

Mr.  Kirkmnn  now  camo  forward  to  announce,  that  in 
the  following   week  lie  should  have  o  new  harpsichord,  I 
with  double  koys,  and  a  deepened  bass,  ready  for  exami- 
nation. 

They  then  parted,  without   any  explanation  on  the 
side  of  Mr.  Greville;  or  any  idea  on  that  of  the  suhject 
iiflliese  niriii'irs,  that  ho  and  his  acquircmcnls  «crc  I 
■  ilijccts  of  so  |ii'culiar  a  speculation. 

At  tho  second  interview,  young  Burney  innocently 
and  eagerly  flew  at  onco  to  the  harpsichord,  and  trifldit 
with  various  recollections  from  his  favourite  composers. 

Mr.  (Mcvillo  listened  coinpluccntly  and  approvingly;  j 
but  nt  the  end  of  every  strain,  made  a  speech  thai  lie 
iiilended  should  lead  to  some  discussion. 

Young  Burney,  however,  more  alive  to  the  graces  of 
melody  than  to  the  subtleties  ofargumenl,  gave  answers 
that  always  fnuBlied  with  full-toned  chords,  which  as 


roiijliintly  niodu 
firevillo.liredani 
nlancs,  nnd  tryiii 
Ho  could  not  I 
,1,  provoke  eoriver 
audits  by  mom 
iriJi  a  portinaci 
^1,0  could  ncith 
jsiJo  from  snch  i 
o-Kiiin?  to  discou 
modi  attention. 

This  eagerness 
ilole  from  liim  tli 
bmg  ui'"f>  '''•■'  '11 
coiiraijo  for  utter 
faded  away  undo: 

In  the  subject 
freedom  was  clear 
Cowin!;  vivacity ; 
to  gather  the  yout 
i!i»,  for  permittin; 
bv  proudly  wrapi 
iiioinonts  be  was  v 
grew,  'Jierefore,  s 
Burney  became  a 
lie  had  been  weari 
of  ideas  took  placi 
eJ,  as  if  the  riesce 
my  had  cncountei 
himself. 

This  meeting  co 
ing  her  gay  triuin 
fiiiiilar  victory  for 
t  few  intellectual 
and  literature, — in 
dcniy  and  graccfi 
knowlcdged  his  s 
tiled  the  unconscio 
House. 

The  amazement 
Ills  modesty,  or  ra 
highly  of  his  own  ■ 
agreeably  surpriser 
cliaraclcr,  his  endo 
Dut  his  articles  \ 
it  was  not  without 
fined  position. 

Unaccustomed  to 
submit  to  their  co 
diJiculty,  Mr.  Grev 
mslaatly  visiting  D 
terms  for  liberating 
Dr.  .•^riic,  at  first 
testing  that  a  you 
equivalent.  But  nc 
than  the  Doctor,  wl 
extravagance,  was 
from  liiniself  that  h 
dazzling  glare  of  tli 
most  temptingly  in 
lliough  imaginary  \ 
ways  sure  to  see  w 
fore  his  longing  eyi 
The  articles,  the 
Burney  was  receive 
dfsired  inmate,  a  ta 
nius;  lo  which  appi 
reading,  nnd  rcadiii 
not  of  a  humble,  b 
panian. 

Young  Burney  n( 
and  led  a  coinplctel 
less  still  was  dcvotci 
practice  and  by  cr 
Mgc  pursuits  were  i 
its  iiuarter ;  and  af 
raornini;  that  preeer 
hosi :  for  so  partial 
ilp,  lliat,  speiulily,  tl 
his  lime  or  his  taler 
Nor  even  here  eni 
his  coni|)aiiy  had  a 
went  forward  :  his  r 
Was  80  inviolate,  h 
shortly,  to  make  hiii: 
weined  necessary  t 
action. 


^cw  scones,  and 


MEMOIRS  OF  nn.  BUnXEY. 


sris 


ro  tlicii  1110,1  in 
uspicious  of  Koino 
[1  aliout  the  riK,i„. 
iff-box,  ttiid  lookcii 
noticing  the  |,ct. 

ration  not  to  per. 
10  incautious  care. 
vas  returned ;  fcr 
g  to  very  obtuse 
:  at  soliciting  ilicjj 
isenicnt  by  tryinj 
icult  ones,  with  1 
in  fur  (lis  art  re. 
inH.  But  cominj, 
,  light  and  sprint. 
a  sonata  of  Sca'r. 
fexc'culionandex. 
ho  fanciful  flipiii, 
that  Mr,  Greville, 
rp'  .30  or  win  \,\,„\ 
of  geniua  was  Ici 
lut  preineditalion, 
ftly  drew  a  chair 
I  unaffected  earn. 

vakoned;  his  eyes 
culiar  performance 
r  musician  had  in. 
brilliancy,  br  curt, 
land,  in  a  manner 
8  quite  now  at  that 
r, 

lo  make  acknow. 
ims  derogatory  lo 
I,  therefore,  merely 
Italian  mnsie?" 
with  all  the  vary. 
le  diminuendo,  die 
fall,"  belonging  lu 
ipular  masterpiece 

,  in  turning  from 
nrienr  of  the  com. 
nier,  now  irrcsisli. 
convinced  of  Kirii. 
bnic  powers  of  lliij 
kvith  regard  to  iLe 

irve,  with  his  jca. 
the  music,  nn't 
to  lead  to  convci. 


irtcd,  WHS  not  (lis- 
was  pur-uing,  lie 

itlioul  yuile ;  and, 
that  It  was  one 

mittcd,  tlicrefore, 

ntcrnal  invcsligi- 

nnnonncp,  Ihnt  in 

new  harpsichord, 

.-,  ready  forcxami- 


f„n>liinlly  modulated  into  another  movement ;  till  .Mr. 
fireville.tirod  and  iinpiitiont,  suddenly  prn[Kjsed  changing 
„r,|,fs,  and  trying  the  instruMicnt  liiiiisolf. 

Ho  could  not  have  dovised  a  more  infallible  expedient 
iQnrnvoke  conversation  ;  for  lio  thrummed  his  own  elm. 
(fii  bits  by  mornory  with  so  little  skill  or  taste,  yet 
\fi;h  a  pertinacity  so  wearisome,  that  young  Uuriiey, 
^lio  could  neither  hearken  to  such  playing,  nor  turn 
i-iJ,)  from  sneh  a  player,  caught  with  alacrity  at  every 
owiiiiii'  to  discourse,  as  an  acquittal  from  the  fatigue  ol 
mock  attention. 

This  eagerness  gave  a  piquancy  fo  what  ha  saiil,  that 
ilole  from  him  the  dilBdoneo  that  might  otherwise  have 
liuuj' u|ion  li  is  inexperience;  and  endued  him  with  a 
coiirai;o  for  uttoring  his  opinions,  that  might  else  have 
faded  away  under  the  trammols  of  distant  rcspoct. 

In  the  subject  of  thoao  memoirs,  this  eirervesccnce  of 
freedom  was  clearly  that  of  juvenile  artlessnes.s  and  ovcr- 
llowin?  vivacity  ;  and  Mr.  (ircvillo  desired  too  sincerely 
to  iratlier  the  youth's  notions  and  fathom  his  nndcrstand- 
inir,  for  permitting  himself  to  cheek  such  amiLsing  spirits, 
bv  proudly  wrapping  himself  up,  as  at  hss  favourable 
mnincnt'i  he  was  wont  to  do,  in  his  own  consequence.  He 
grew,  Uicroforo,  so  lively  and  entertaining,  that  young 
Burncv  became  as  much  charmed  with  liis  company  as 
he  had  been  wearied  by  his  music ;  and  an  intcrcliaiigc 
of  ideas  took  place,  as  frankly  rapid,  equal,  and  undaunt- 
ed, as  if  the  descendant  of  the  friend  of  Hir  I'liilip  Si/il. 
mi)  had  encountered  a  descendant  of  Sir  Philip  Sydney 
himself. 

This  meeting  concluded  the  investigation  ;  music,  sing- 
ing her  gay  triumph,  took  her  stand  at  the  helm  ;  and  a 
Eiiiiilar  victory  for  capacity  and  information  awaited  but 
t  lew  intellectual  skirmishes,  on  poetry,  politics,  morals, 
and  literature, — in  the  midst  of  which  Mr.  Greville,  sud- 
denly  and  gracefully  holding  out  his  hand,  fairly  nc- 
linowlcdged  his  scheme,  procliimed  its  success,  and  in- 
tiled  tlio  unconscious  victor  to  accompany  him  to  Wilbiiry 
House. 

The  amazement  of  young  Burney  was  boundless;  but 
his  modesty,  or  rather  his  ignorance  that  not  to  think 
higlily  of  his  own  abilities  merited  that  epithet,  was  most 
agreeably  surprised  by  so  complicate  a  flattery  to  his 
cliaraclor,  his  endowments,  and  Ilia  genius. 

But  his  articles  with  Dr.  Arno  were  in  full  force  ;  and 
it  was  not  without  a  sigh  tliat  ho  made  known  liis  con- 
lined  position. 

Unaccustomed  to  control  his  inclinations  himself,  or  to 
submit  to  their  control  from  circumstances,  expense,  or 
diJiculty,  Mr.  Greville  inookcd  this  puny  obstacle;  and, 
instantly  visiting  Dr.  Arne  in  person,  demanded  his  own 
terms  for  liberating  his  Cheshire  pupil. 

Dr.  .\rne,  at  first,  would  listen  to  no  proposition ;  pro- 
testing tliat  a  youth  of  such  promise  was  beyond  all 
equivalent.  But  no  sooner  was  a  round  sum  mentioned, 
than  tlio  Doctor,  who,  in  common  with  all  the  dupes  of 
eitravagance,  was  evermore  needy,  could  not  disguise 
from  himself  that  he  was  dolorously  out  of  cash ;  and  the 
dazzling  glare  of  three  hundred  pounds  could  not  but  play 
most  temptingly  in  his  sight,  for  one  of  those  immediate, 
tlioiigh  imaginary  wants,  that  the  man  of  pleasure  is  al- 
ways sure  to  see  waving,  with  decoying  allurement,  be- 
fore his  longing  eyes. 

The  articles,  therefore,  wero  cancelled :  and  yomig 
Burney  was  received  in  the  house  of  Mr.  Greville  as  a 
desired  iiiniate,  a  talented  professor,  and  a  youth  of  ge- 
nius: to  which  appellations,  from  his  pleasantry,  gaiety, 
reading,  and  readiness,  was  soon  superadded  the  title — 
not  of  a  humble,  but  of  a  chosen  and  confidential  com- 
panion. 

Young  Burney  now  moved  in  a  completely  new  sphere, 
and  led  a  completely  new  life.  All  his  leisure  neverthe- 
less still  was  devoted  to  improvement  in  his  own  art,  by 
practice  and  by  composition.  But  the  hours  for  such 
age  pursuits  were  soon  curtailed  from  half  the  day  lo 
itsiiuartcr;  and  again  from  that  to  merely  the  early 
morning  that  preceded  any  communication  with  his  gay 
host :  for  so  partial  grew  .Mr.  Greville  to  his  new  favour- 
ite, tliat,  speedily,  there  was  no  remission  of  claim  upon 
liis  lime,  or  his  talents,  whether  for  music  or  discourse. 

Niir  even  here  ended  the  requisition  for  his  presence; 
his  eiiinpany  had  a  charm  that  gave  a  zest  to  whatever 
went  forward  :  his  opinions  were  so  ingenious,  his  truth 
Was  so  inviolate,  his  spirits  wero  so  entertaining,  that, 
fliorlly,  to  make  him  a  part  of  whatever  was  said  or  done, 
Kerned  necessary  to  Mr.  Greville  for  cither  sjiccch  or 
action. 

MISS  FANNY   MACAKTNEY. 

Nfw  scrncs,  and  of  deeper  interest,  presented  llicin- 
Klvea  ere  long.    A  lovely  female,  in  the  bloom  of  youth, 


equally  high  in  a  double  celebrity,  the  most  rarely  accord, 
od  to  her  sex,  of  beauty  and  of  wit,  and  exquisite  in  her 
|K)ssession  of  both,  made  an  assault  upon  the  eyes,  the 
iiiiderstandiiig,  and  the  heart  of  Mr.  Cireville  ;  so  potent 
in  its  first  attack,  and  so  varied  in  its  aller  stages,  that, 
little  as  he  felt  at  that  lime  disposed  to  barter  his  bound- 
less liberty,  his  desultory  pursuits,  and  his  brilliant, 
though  in(lefiiiiic  exiiectations,  for  a  boiiilage  so  narrow, 
so  derogatory  to  the  swing  of  his  wild  will,  as  that  of 
marriage  npiioarc<l  to  him;  he  was  caught  by  so  many 
eharin«,  entangled  in  so  many  inducements,  and  inilanicd 
by  such  a  whirl  of  passions,  that  he  soon  almost  involun- 
tarily surrendered  to  the  besieger;  not  absolutely  at  dis- 
eretioH,  but  very  unequivocally  from  resistless  impulse. 

This  lady  was  Miss  Fanny  Macartney,  lliethird  daugh- 
ter of  .Mr.  .Macartney,  a  gentleman  of  large  fortune,  and 
of  an  ancient  Irish  iamily. 

In  Horace  Walpole's  Beauties,  Misa  Fanny  Macart- 
ney was  the  Flora. 

In  Grciiville's  Maxims,  Characters,  and  Reflections, 
she  was  also  Flora,  contrasted  with  Camilla,  who  was 
meant  for  Mrs.  Garrick. 

Miss  Fanny  Macartney  was  of  a  clinraclcr  which,  at 
least  in  its  latter  stages,  seems  to  demand  two  pencils  to 
delineate ;  so  diversely  was  it  umlerstood,  or  appreciated. 

To  many  she  passed  for  being  pedantic,  sarcastic,  and 
supercilious :  as  such,  she  affrighted  the  timid,  who 
shrunk  into  silence;  and  braved  the  bold,  to  whom  she 
allowed  no  quarter.  'I'liu  latter,  in  truth,  seemed  to  sti- 
mulate exertions  which  brought  her  faculties  hito  play; 
and  which — besides  creating  admiration  in  all  who  es- 
caped her  shafts — apiieared  to  offer  to  her.sclf  a  mental 
exercise,  useful  to  her  health,  and  agreeable  to  her  spirits. 

Her  understanding  was  truly  masculine ;  not  from 
being  harsh  or  rough,  but  from  depth,  soundness,  and 
capacity ;  yet  her  fine  small  features,  and  the  whole 
style  of  her  beauty,  looked  as  if  meant  by  Nature  for  the 
most  feminine  delicacy  :  but  her  voice,  which  had  some- 
thing  in  it  of  a  croak  ;  and  her  manner,  latterly  at  least, 
of  sitting,  which  was  that  of  lounging  completely  at  her 
ease,  in  such  curves  as  she  found  most  commodious,  with 
her  head  alone  upright;  and  her  eyes  commonly  fixed, 
with  an  expression  ratlier  alarming  than  flattering,  in 
examination  of  some  object  that  caught  her  attention ; 
probably  caused,  as  they  naturally  excited,  the  hard  gene- 
ral notion  to  her  disadvantage  above  nienlimicd. 

This  notion,  nevertheless,  though  almost  universally 
harboured  in  the  circle  of  her  public  acquaintance,  was 
nearly  reversed  in  the  smaller  circles  that  came  more  in 
contact  with  her  feelings.  By  this  last  must  be  under- 
stood, solely,  the  few  who  were  happy  enough  to  possess  her 
liivour ;  and  to  tliein  she  was  a  treasure  of  ideas  and  of 
variety.  The  keenest  of  her  satit.  yielded  its  asperity 
to  the  zest  of  her  good-huinour,  and  the  kindness  of  her 
heart.  Her  noble  indifference  to  su|)crior  rank,  if  placed 
in  opposition  to  superior  merit ;  and  her  delight  in  com- 
paring notes  with  those  with  whom  she  desired  to  balance 
opinions,  established  her,  in  her  own  elected  set,  as  one 
of  the  first  of  women.  And  though  the  fame  of  her 
lieauty  must  pass  away  in  the  same  oblivious  rotation 
which  has  withered  that  of  her  rival  contemporaries,  the 
fame  of  her  intellect  nnist  ever  live,  while  sensibility 
may  be  linked  with  poetry,  and  the  Ode  to  Inditlcrcnce 
shall  remain  to  show  their  union. 

The  various  incidents  that  incited  nnd  led  to  tlie  con- 
nection that  resulted  frou.  this  impassioned  opening,  ap- 
pertain to  the  history  of  Mr.  Greville;  but,^iii  its  so- 
iemn  ratification,  yomig  Burney  took  a  part  so  essential, 
as  to  produce  a  striking  and  pleasing  cimsequcnco  to 
much  of  his  after  liio. 

Tlie  wedding,  thougii  no  one  but  the  bride  and  bride- 
groom themselves  kiuvv  why,  was  a  stolen  one,  and  kept 
profoundly  secret;  which,  notw ishstanding  the  bride  was 
underage, wasby  no  means,  at  that  time,  dillicult,  the  mar- 
riage act  liavinr:  not  yet  passed.  Young  Burney,  though 
the  most  juvenile  of  the  party,  was  fixed  upon  logive  the 
lady  a\vay,«  which  cvimed  a  trust  nnd  a  partiality  in  the 
bridegroom,  that  were  immediately  adopted  by  his  fair 
partner;  and  by  her  unremittingly  sustained,  with  the 
frankest  confidence,  and  the  sincerest  esteem,  through 
the  whole  of  a  long  and  varied  lite.  With  sense  and 
taste  such  as  hers,  it  wns  not,  indeed,  likely  she  should 
be  slack  to  discern  imd  dcvolope  a  merit  so  Ibrnicd  to 
meet  their  iiercoptions. 

When  the  new  married  pair  went  through  the  custom- 
ary routine  of  matrimonial  elopers,  namely,  that  of  re- 
turning home  to  demand  pardon  nnd  a  blessing,  Mr. 
-Macartney  coolly  said :   "  Mr.  Greville   has  chosen  to 


*  The  bride's  sisters,  the    Misses  Macartney,  were 
privately  iiresent  at  this  clandestine  ccrcniotiy. 


take  a  wife  out  of  (he  window,  whom  he  niiyht  just  as 
well  have  taken  out  uf  the  door." 

The  immediate  coneurrcnce  of  the  lovely  new  mistress 
of  Wilbnry  House,  in  desiring  the  society,  even  more 
than  enjoying  tlio  talents  of  her  lord  and  master's  favour- 
ite, uceaNion(  (1  his  residence  there  to  be  nearly  as  unbro- 
ken as  their  own.  And  the  whole  extensive  neighbour- 
hood so  completely  joined  in  this  kind  partiality,  that 
no  cngagenunt,  no  assemblage  whatsoever  tixjk  place, 
from  the  most  seh  ■  lly  private,  to  the  most  gorgeously 
public,  to  which  the  (ii(  villes  were  invited,  in  which  ho 
was  not  imliided:  and  he  formed  at  that  period  many 
connections  (if  lasting  and  honourable  intimacy;  parti- 
eularly  with  Dr.  Hawki'swortb,  M.  Boonr,  and  M.  Co.x. 

They  ailed,  also,  sundry  proverbs,  interludes,  and 
farces,  in  which  young  Burney  was  always  a  principal 
personage.  In  one,  ainunst  others,  he  played  his  part 
with  a  humour  so  enteilaining,  that  its  nick-namo  was 
fastened  upon  him  for  many  years  after  its  ajipropriatu 
representation.  It  would  be  dillicult,  indeed,  not  to  ac- 
cord him  theatrical  tab nts,  when  he  cunhl  perform  with 
success  a  character  so  little  congenial  with  his  own,  as 
that  of  a  finical,  conceited  coxcomb,  a  paltry  and  illite- 
rate jioltroon  ;  nami  ly.  Will  Fribble,  I-sq.,  in  Garrick's 
fiice  of  Miss  in  her  'leens.  Mr.  Greville  himself  was 
(-'aptain  Flash,  nnd  the  beautiful  .Mrs.  Greville  was  Miss 
Biddy  Bellair ;  by  which  three  names,  from  tlie  great  di- 
version  their  adoption  had  aftbrded,  they  corrcsjwndcd 
with  one  another  during  several  years. 

'I'liu  more  serious  honour  that  had  been  conferred  iifion 
young  Burney,  of  jiersonating  the  part  of  father  to  Mrs. 
Greville,  was  siieeecded,  in  due  season  after  these  gay 
lispousals,  by  that  of  personating  the  part  of  god-father 
to  her  daughter ;  in  standing,  as  tJie  representative  of 
the  Duke  of  Beaufort,  at  the  baptism  of  Miss  Greville, 
afterwards  the  all-admired,  and  indescribably  beautiful 
Lady  Crcw<'. 

Little  could  he  then  foresee,  that  lie  was  bringing  into 
the  Christian  conimnnity  a  permanent  blessing  for  his 
own  after-life,  in  one  of  the  most  cordial,  confidential, 
open-hearted,  and  unalterable  of  his  fricnda. 

DSTIIEn. 

But  not  to  Mr.  Greville  alone  was  flung  one  of  tlioso 
blissful  or  banel'iil  darts,  that  sometimes  fix  in  a  moment, 
and  irreversibly,  the  domestic  fate  of  man ;  just  such 
another,  as  potent,  as  pointed,  as  piercing,  yet  as  deli- 
cious, penetrated,  a  short  time  afterwards,  the  breast  of 
young  Burney  ;  and  from  eyes  perhaps  as  lovely,  thougli 
not  as  celebrated  ;  and  from  a  mind  jicrhaps  as  highly 
gifted,  though  not  as  renowned. 

Esther  Sieepe — this  inci'jorialist's  mother — of  whom 
she  must  now  with  reverence,  with  fear — yet  w ith  pride 
and  delight — ofler  the  tribute  of  a  description — wns 
small  nnd  delicate,  but  not  diminutive,  in  person.  Her 
fiice  had  that  sculptural  oval  form  which  gives  to  the  air 
of  the  head  something  like  the  ideal  perfection  of  the 
poet's  imagination.  Her  fair  complexion  was  embel- 
lished by  a  rosy  hue  upon  her  cheeks  of  Ilcbc  freshnes  . 
Her  eyes  were  of  the  finest  azure,  and  beaming  with  the 
brightest  intcUigrnce ;  though  they  owed  to  the  soilness 
of  their  lustre  a  still  more  resistless  fascination  ;  and 
they  were  set  in  her  head  with  such  a  peculiarity  of  cle- 
ganeo  in  shape  and  proiiorlion,  that  tliey  ir:partcd  a  no- 
bleness of  cxprts.'-ion  lo  her  brow  and  to  her  forehead, 
that,  whether  she  were  beheld  when  attired  for  society  ; 
or  surprised  under  the  negligence  of  domestic  avocation  ; 
she  could  be  viewed  by  no  stranger  whom  she  did  not 
strike  with  admiration ;  she  could  Ix;  broken  in  upon  by 
no  old  friend  who  did  not  Ic/ok  at  her  with  new  pleasure. 

It  was  at  a  dance  that  she  first  was  seen  by  young 
Burney,  at  the  house  of  his  elder  brother,  in  Hatton 
( Jardiii ;  and  that  first  sight  was  to  him  decisive,  for  he 
was  not  more  charmed  by  her  beauty  tlian  enchanted  by 
her  conversation. 

So  cxlraonUiiary,  indeed,  were  the  endowments  of  her 
mind,  that,  her  small  opportunity  for  their  attainment 
considered,  they  are  credible  only  from  having  been 
known  upon  proof. 

Young  Burney  at  this  time  had  no  power  to  sue  for 
the  hand,  though  he  had  still  less  to  forbear  suing  for 
the  heart,  of  this  fair  creature:  not  only  he  had  no  for- 
tune to  lay  at  her  feet,  no  homo  to  which  ho  could  take 
her,  no  prosperity  which  he  could  invite  her  to  share; 
another  barrier,  which  seemed  to  him  still  more  formi- 
dable, stood  imperviously  in  liis  way— his  peculiar  po- 
sition with  Mr.  Greville. 

That  gontloman,  in  ft'eeing  the  subject  of  these  me- 
moirs from  his  engagements  with  Dr.  Arne,  meant  to 
act  with  as  much  kindnc^s  as  munificence;  for,  casting 
aside  all  ostentatious  parade,  he  hud  shown  himself  as 


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desirous  to  gain,  as  to  become,  a  friend.  Yet  was  there 
no  reason  to  supimse  he  purposed  to  reara  vine,  of  which 
ho  would  not  touch  the  grapes. 

To  be  liberal,  suited  at  once  the  real  good  taste  of  his 
character,  and  his  opinion  of  what  was  due  to  his  runic 
in  life  ;  and  in  procuring  to  himself  the  doublu  pleasure 
of  the  society  and  the  talents  of  young  JJurncy,  ho 
thought  his  largess  to  Ur.  Arne  well  bestowed  |  but  it 
escaiMjd  his  reflections,  that  the  youth  whom  ho  made 
his  companion  in  London  at  Wilbury  House,  at  Ncw- 
niarkct,  and  at  Hath,  in  quitting  the  rCj-'ular  pursuit  ol 
his  destined  profession,  risked  (brleiting  the  most  cer- 
tain guarantee  to  prosperity  in  business, progressive  per- 
severance. 

It  was  then  he  first  felt  the  torment  of  uncertain  si- 
f  nation ;  it  was  then  he  oppre(  i;ited  the  high  male  value 
of  self  dependence;  it  was  then  he  first  conceived,  that, 
though  gaiety  may  be  tijund  and  Ibllowcd,  and  met,  and 
enjoyed  abroad,  not  tliere,  but  at  home,  is  happinessi 
Yet,  from  the  moment  a  bosom  whisper  sodly  mur- 
mured to  liiin  the  name  of  Csther,  ho  had  no  liiiliciilly  to 
believe  in  the  distinct  existence  of  happiness  from  plea- 
sure; and — still  less  to  devise  where — for  him — it  must 
be  sought. 

When  he  made  known  to  his  fair  enslaver  his  singular 
position,  and  "-.treated  her  counsel  to  disentangle  him 
irom  a  ne',  of  which,  till  now,  the  soft  texture  had  im- 
peded  s!'  discernment  of  the  confinement,  the  early  wis. 
doni  with  which  she  preached  to  him  patience  and  for- 
bearance, rather  diminished  than  augmented  his  power 
of  practising  either,  by  an  increase  of  admiration  that 
doubled  the  eagerness  of  his  passion. 

Nevertheless,  he  was  fain  to  comply  with  her  counsel, 
though  less  from  acquiescence  than  from  helplessness 
how  to  devise  stronger  measures,  while  under  this  name- 
less species  of  obligation  to  Mr.  Grcville,  which  he  could 
not  satisfy  his  delicacy  in  breaking;  nor  yet,  in  adher- 
ing to,  justify  his  sense  of  his  own  rights. 

But  a  discovery  the  most  painful  of  the  perturbed  state 
of  hia  mind,  was  soon  afterwards  impelled  by  a  change 
ofaft'airs  in  the  Grevilles,  which  they  believed  would 
enchant  him  with  pleasure;  but  which  they  found,  to 
their  unspeakable  aslohishmcnt,  overpowered  hiin  with 
afHiction. 

This  was  no  other  than  a  plan  of  going  abroad  for 
some  years,  and  of  including  him  in  their  party. 

Concealment  was  instantly  at  an  end.  The  suddci 
dismay  of  his  ingenuous  countenance,  though  it  told  not 
the  cause,  betrayed  past  recall  his  repugnance  to  the 
scheme. 

With  parts  so  lively,  powers  of  observation  so  ready, 
and  a  spirit  so  delighting  in  whatever  was  uncommon 
and  curious,  they  had  e.\pected  that  such  a  prospect  ol 
visiting  new  countries,  surveying  new  scenes,  mingling 
with  new  characters ;  and  traversing  the  foreign  world, 
under  their  auspices,  in  all  its  splendour,  would  have 
raised  in  him  a  bnoyant  transport,  exhilarating  to  be- 
hold. But  the  sudden  paleness  that  overspread  his  fiice ; 
his  downcast  eye;  the  quiver  of  his  lips;  and  the  unin- 
telligible stammer  of  his  vainly  attempted  reply,  excited 
interrogatories  so  an.\ious  and  so  vehement,  that  they 
soon  induced  an  avowal  that  a  secret  power  had  gotten 
possession  of  his  mind,  and  sturdily  exiled  from  it  all 
ambition,  curiosity,  or  pleasure,  that  came  not  in  the 
form  of  an  oftering  to  its  all  absorbing  shrine. 

Every  objection  and  admonition  which  he  had  anti- 
cipated, wore  immediately  brought  forward  by  this  con- 
fcssion  ;  but  they  were  presented  with  a  lenity  that 
showed  his  advisers  to  be  fully  capable  of  conceiving, 
llnmgh  persuaded  that  tliey  ought  tooppose  his  feelings. 

Uiscoiiccrtc'd,  as  well  as  dejected,  because  dissatisfied 
OS  well  as  unhappy  in  his  situation,  from  mental,  incer- 
titudes what  were  its  real  calls;  and  whether  or  Mot 
the  ties  of  interest  and  obligation  were  here  ofsutficie.it 
strength  to  demand  the  sacrifice  of  those  of  love ;  le 
attempted  not  to  vindicate,  unreflectingly,  his  wishes; 
and  still  less  did  lie  permit  himself  to  treat  them  as  his 
intentions.  With  faint  smiles,  therefore,  but  stilled 
sighs,  liu  heard  with  civil  attention,  their  opinions ; 
though,  determined  not  to  involve  himself  in  any  em- 
barrassing conditions,  he  would  risk  no  reply  ;  and  soon 
afterwards,  curbing  his  emotion,  he  started  abruptly 
another  subject. 

"  Tlicy  tliQught  liim  wise,  and  followed  as  lie  led." 

All  the  anguish,  however,  that  was  here  suppressed, 
found  vent  with  redoubled  force  at  the  feet  of  the  fair 
partner  in  his  disappointment;  who,  while  unaflfcctedly 
sharing  it,  resolutely  declined  receiving  clandestinely 
his  hand,  though  tenderly  sho  clung  to  his  heart.  She 
would  listen  to  no  project  tliat  might  loud  hint  to  relin- 


quish such  solid  friends,  at  the  very  moment  that  they 
were  preparing  to  give  lilm  the  strongest  proof  of  their 
fondness  f(>r  his  society,  and  of  their  zeal  in  his  benefit 
and  improvement. 

Young  Burncy  was  not  the  less  unhappy  at  this  de- 
cision from  being  sensible  of  its  justice,  since  his  judg- 
ment could  not  but  thank  her,  in  secret,  tor  pronouncing 
the  hard  dictates  of  his  own. 

All  that  lie  now  soliciti-d  was  her  picture,  that  he 
might  wear  her  reseniblaneo  ne.\t  his  heart,  lill  that 
heart  should  beat  to  its  responsive  original. 

With  this  request  she  gracefully  complied;  and  she 
sate  for  him  to  Spencer,  one  of  tlio  most  famous  minia- 
ture painters  of  that  day. 

Of  striking  likeness  was  this  performance,  of  which 
the  head  and  uiioiiiamentcd  hair  wore  cxeuted  willi  the 
most  chaste  siniplicily  ;  and  yuuiig  IJurney  reaped  from 
this  possession  all  that  had  (lowcr  to  afford  liiiu  consola- 
tion; since  ho  now  could  soften  offtlie  pangs  of  separa- 
tion, by  gliding  from  company,  public  pluees  or  assem- 
blages, to  commune  by  himself  with  the  countenance  ol 
all  he  held  most  dear. 

Thus  solaced,  he  resigned  himself  with  more  courage 
to  his  approaching  misfortune. 

The  Grevilles,  it  is  probable,  from  seeing  him  appa- 
rently revived,  imagined  that,  awakened  from  his  flights 
of  fancy,  ho  was  recovering  his  senses:  but  when,  liom 
this  idea,  they  started,  with  light  raillery,  the  tender 
subject,  they  found  their  utter  mistake.  The  most  dis- 
tant hint  of  abandoning  such  excellence,  save  tor  liie 
moment,  and  from  the  moment's  necessity,  nearly  con- 
vulsed him  with  inward  disturbance ;  and  so  changed 
his  whole  appearance,  that, concerned  as  well  as  amazed, 
they  were  themselves  glad  to  hasten  from  so  piercing  a 
topic. 

Too  much  moved,  however,  to  regain  his  equilibrium, 
he  could  not  be  drawn  from  a  disturbed  taciturnity,  till 
shame,  conquering  his  agitation,  enabled  him  to  call 
back  his  self-command.  He  forced,  then,  a  laugh  at 
his  own  emotion  ;  but  presently  afterwards  seized  with 
an  irresistible  desire  of  showing  what  he  thought  its 
vindication,  ho  took  from  his  bosom  the  cherished  minia- 
ture, and  placed  it,  fearfully,  almost  awfully,  upon  a 
table. 

It  was  instantly  and  eagerly  snatched  from  hand  to 
hand  by  the  gay  couple ;  and  young  Burney  had  the  un- 
speakable relief  of  perceiving  that  this  impulsive  trial 
was  successful.  With  expansive  smiles  they  examined 
and  discussed  the  charm  of  the  complexion,  the  beauty 
of  the  features,  and  the  sensibility  and  sweetness  con- 
veyed by  their  expression  :  and  what  was  then  the  joy, 
the  pride  of  heart,  the  soul's  delight  of  the  subject  ol 
these  memoirs,  when  those  fastidious  judges,  and  supe- 
rior sell-possessors  of  petsunal  attractions,  volur.larily 
and  generously  united  in  avowing  that  they  could  no 
longer  wonder  at  hi.-'captivation. 

As  a  statue  he  stood  fi.xed  before  them  ;  a  smiling  one, 
indeed;  a  happy  one;  but  as  breathless,  as  speechless, 
as  molioiiless. 

Mr.  Grcville  then,  with  a  laugh  exclaimed,  "  But  why, 
Burney,  why  don't  you  marry  her  ?" 

Whether  this  were  uttered  sportively,  inadvertently, 
or  seriously,  young  Burney  took  neither  time  nor  re- 
flection to  weigh;  but,  starting  forward  with  ingenuous 
transporl,  called  out,  "  May  I  ''■" 

No  negative  could  immediately  follow  an  interrogatory 
that  had  thus  been  invited  ;  and  to  have  pronounced  one 
in  another  minute  would  have  been  too  late ;  lor  the 
enraptured  and  ardent  young  lovor,  hastily  construing 
a  short  jiausc  into  an  ufliriiiative,  blithely  left  them  to 
the  enjoyment  of  their  palpable  aiiiusonient  at  his  pre- 
cipitancy; and  flew,  with  extatic  telerily,  to  proclaim 
himself  liberated  from  all  mundane  shackles,  to  her  with 
whom  he  thought  eternal  bondago  would  be  a  state  ce- 
lestial. 

From  this  period,  to  that  of  their  e.\quisitely  happy 
union, 

■'  Gallop'il  apace  tlic  ficiy-  footed  steeds," 

that  urged  on  timo  with  as  much  gay  delight  as  pran- 
cing rapidity;  for  if  they  had  not,  in  their  matrimonial 
preparations,  the  luxuries  of  wealth,  neither  had  they 
its  fatiguing  ceremonies;  if  they  hud  not  the  security  of 
future  advantage,  they  avoided  the  torment  of  present 
procrastination ;  and  if  they  had  but  little  to  bestow 
upon  one  another,  they  were  saved,  at  least,  the  impa- 
tience of  waiting  for  the  seals,  signatures,  and  etiquettes 
of  lawyers,  to  bind  down  a  lucrative  pros[>erily  to  sur 
vivursliip. 

To  tlio  mother  of  the  bride,  nione  of  her  family,  was 
coulided,  on  Iho  instant,  this  spontaneous,  this  sudden 


felicity.  Little  formality  was  loquisite,  before  the 
passing  of  the  marriage  at:,  for  presenting  at  the  hy. 
ii.eneul  i'Itt  'i  destined  votaries;  and  contracts  the 
inoLi  ,;,!';!  -lid  bo  rendered  indissoluble  almost  at 
the  V  ju  m  ,.-  lent  c*" their  proieoti..n:  a  strange  dtimh 
of  tbro.s-..  !■.  -J  il\'-  ■ !'  r.'i'-l-'-tors  who  could  so  little  vveiirli 
the  clii'!':  •  i'l-  .nmor's  judgment  upon  what,  event, 
ally,  lUiV  ui'hor  suit  his  taste  or  form  his  happiness 
tiir  the  larger  portion  of  exi.-itence  that  commonly  fol.' 
lows  his  majority. 

All  plan  of  goingabroad  wasnow,  of  course,  at  an  pnd- 
and  the  Grevilles,  and  their  beautil'ul  iiilimt  daughter' 
leaving  behind  tliein  Benedict  the  married  man,  set  out 
a  family  trio,  upon  their  tour. 

Rarely  can  the  highest  zest  of  pleasure  awaken,  in  its 
most  active  votary,  a  sprightliness  of  pursuit  more  m 
or  more  spirited,  than  iMr.  Burney  now  ex|)crieiice(l  and 
e.xhibitcd  in  the  commonly  grave  and  sober  career  oi' 
business,  from  the  ardour  of  his  desire  to  obtain  ecll- 
depcndence. 

He  worked  not,  indeed,  with  the  fiery  excitement  of 
expectation;  his  reward  was  already  in  his  hands;  but 
from  the  nobler  impulse  he  worked  of  meriting  his  fair 
lot ;  while  she,  his  stimulus,  deemed  her  own  the  highest 
prize  from  that  matrimonial  wheel  whence  issue  bliss  or 
banc  to  the  remnant  life  of  a  sensitive  female. 

It  was  in  the  city,  in  consequence  of  his  wife's  con. 
nections,  that  Mr.  Burney  made  his  first  eisay  as  a  hcune- 
keepcr ;  and  with  a  prosperity  that  left  not  a  doubt  of  liis 
ultimate  success.  Scholars,  in  his  musical  art,  poured  in 
upon  him  from  all  quorters  of  that  British  m'  '■iian;ond 
he  mounted  so  rapidly  into  the  good  graces  of  liiosc  who 
were  most  opulent  and  most  influential,  that  it  was  no 
sooner  known  that  there  was  a  vacancy  for  an  organist 
professor,  in  one  of  the  fine  old  fabrics  of  devotion  which 
decorate  religion  in  the  city  and  reflect  credit  on  our 
commercial  ancestors,  than  the  Fullers,  iJankcys,  and  all 
other  great  houses  of  the  day  to  which  he  had  yc.  been 
introduced,  exerted  themselves  in  his  service  with  an  ac 
tivity  and  a  warmth  that  were  speedily  successful;  and 
that  he  constantly  recounted  with  pleasure. 

Anxious  to  improve  as  well  as  to  prosper  in  his  profes- 
sion, he  also  elaborately  studied  composition,  and  brought 
forth  ceveral  musical  pieces.  But  Mr.  Burney,  whether 
from  overstrained  efforts  in  business ;  or  from  an  applica- 
tion exceeding  his  physical  powers  in  composition;  or 
from  the  changed  atmosphere  of  Cheshire,  Shropshire, 
and  Wiltshire,  for  the  confined  air  of  our  great  and 
crowded  city;  which  had  not  then,  as  now,  by  a  \asl 
mass  of  improvement,  been  made  nearly  as  sane  as  it  is 
populous ;  suddenly  fell,  from  a  state  of  the  most  vigoroos 
health,  to  one,  the  most  alarming,  of  premature  decay 
And  to  this  defalcation  of  strength  was  shortly  added  tl : 
seizure  of  a  violent  and  dangerous  fever  that  threaten  d 
his  life. 

The  excellent  and  able  Dr.  Armstrong,  already  t.c 
friend  of  the  invalid,  was  now  sent  to  his  aid  by  the  Hon, 
and  Rev.  Mr.  Home,  who  had  conceived  the  warmest  es- 
teem for  the  subject  of  these  memoirs.  The  very  sight 
of  this  eminent  physician  was  medicinal ;  tliough  the  tor- 
ture he  inflicted  by  the  blister  after  blister  with  which  he 
deemed  it  necessary  to  almost  cover,  and  almost  flay 
alive,  his  poor  patient,  required  til  the  high  opinion  in 
which  that  patient  held  the  doctor's  skill  for  enduranct. 

The  unsparing,  but  wcU-jioised,  prescriptions  of  this 
poetical  -/Eseulnjiius,  succeeded,  however,  in  dellironiiif 
and  extirpating  the  raging  fever,  that,  perhaps,  whii 
milder  means,  had  undermined  the  suft'erer's  exislcncc. 
But  a  consumptive  menace  ensued,  with  all  its  fearful  | 
train  of  cough,  night  perspiration,  weakness,  glassy  e;eii, 
and  hectic  complexion;  and  Dr.  Armstrong,  foreseeing 
an  evil  beyond  the  remedies  of  medicine,  slitiiuously 
urged  an  adoption  of  their  most  efficient  successor, 
change  of  air. 

The  patient,  therefore,  was  removed  to  Canonbury- 
liouse ;  whence,  ere  long,  by  the  further  advice,  nay,  in- 
junction, of  Dr.  Armstrong,  he  was  compelled  tn  relire 
wholly  from  London;  after  an  illness  by  which,  for  thir- 
teen weeks,  he  had  been  confined  to  his  bed. 

Most  fortunately,  Mr.  Burney,  at  this  time,  had  propo- 
sals made  to  him  by  a  Norfolk  baronet.  Sir  John  Turner, 
who  was  member  for  Lynn  Regis,  of  the  place  of  organist 
of  that  royal  borough ;  of  which,  for  a  young  man  of 
talents  and  character,  the  mayor  and  corporotion  offered 
to  raise  the  salary  from  twenty  to  one  hundred  pounds  a 
year;  with  an  engagement  for  procuring  to  him  the  most 
respectable  pupils  from  all  the  best  families  in  tlic  tmtn 
and  its  neighbourhood. 

Though  greatly  chagrined  and  mortified  to  quit  a 
situation  in  which  he  now  was  surrounded  by  cordiiil 
friends,  who  wore  zealously  preparing  for  him  all  Ita 


harinonical  honour 
Ironaire;  tliedeclini 
bif  pronuiineed  opi 
ftilor,  decided  the  i 
Barney,  with  his  fi 
iHiv  destination. 

.Mr.  iturney  was 

Cuiur,  that  could  d 

anls  to  attach  and  f 

dutod  by  Sir  John 

(order,  clergy,  phyi 

chants,  who  formed 

and  wlio  in  their  t 

eminent  for  the  goo 

ialesrlty  of  their  de 

Tiic  wife  and  the 

and  lliis  generous  i 

the  one,  and  kind  pi 

llin  oilier,  east  awa; 

devoted  himself  to  h 

dour  that  left  iiothi 

the  grasp  o{  industi 

came  within  the  rea 

He  had  immediai 

every  house  in  Lyn 

tensions  to  belongin 

while  almost  all  pers 

sought  the  assistanc 

the  education  of  the 

society  for  their  own 

Willi  regard  to  tl 

ncy  liad  soon  nothin, 

ship,  or  politeness ;  i 

ever  entered  a  housi 

leaving  it  upon  those 

.it  Holcomb,  the  s 

of  pictures,  could  noi 

such  strong  native  ta 

his  wife ;  though,  as 

ceded  the  possession 

neither  pupils  nor  a  n 

ofthc  civilities  of  re 

ivitli  iMr.  Burncy  ar 

house  of  Leicester,  t 

Hauglitoii  Hall  bo 

pictures  that  not  onli 

British  patriot  in  tlie 

no  longer.* 

It  had,  however,  ir 
cr,  Sir  Robert  Walpc 
of  the  most  liberal  < 
munificent  in  promot 
bleiilig  pleasure  v 
the  frank  equality  w 
and  the  case  and  free 
humour  and  good  sei 
tal  board. 

Far,  nevertheless,  I 
this  noble  peer ;  and 
and  example,  were  as 
which  he  ought  to  hr 
the  political  corrupt 
statesman,  had  been 
courtly  circles  of  hi: 
to  bring  to  proof,  his 
has  his  price." 

At  the  head  of  Loi 
reception  of  his  visitt 
simply  "Patty;"  and 
the  most  intimate  of 
same  free  ap|)ellation 
Those,  however,  if 
conclude  from  this  d( 
of  Lord  Orford  was 
lave  been  undeceive 
ment  upon  such  a  be 
ed,  though  he  reward 
Med ;  but  the  fond,  f 
wss  of  passion,  tliot 
lions,  her  own  frailtie 
hi  all,  save  that  bio 
be  ever  indelible,  PatI 
«nd  praise-worthy. 

The  table  of  Lord 
thur's  Round  Table,  a 
merit  that  iu  ncighbc 

•The  whole  of  this 
had  been  formed  in  1 
eimiary  difficulties,  b' 
fw  £40,000,  to  Catho 


MFJIOIRS  OF  DR.  BURNEY. 


357 


course,  at  nn  mil; 
iiiluiit  ilnughur, 
■icd  mull,  sit  oul, 


ipcr  in  his  profca. 
ition,  and  broueht 

Burney,  wlicllicr 
r  from  an  applica- 

composition;  or 
sliire,  Sliropshire, 
if  our  great  and 
3  now,  by  a  \asl 
y  as  sane  as  it  is 
tlic  most  vigorous 
jvemature  decay 
shortly  added  tl ; 
that  tlircatcn  i 


d  to  Canonlniry- 
r  advice,  nay,  in- 
)inpelled  to  retire 
ly  whicli,  for  tliir- 
<  bed. 

I  time,  liad  propo- 
Sir  John  Turner, 
0  place  of  organist 
a  young  man  of 
orporution  offered 
timuired  pounds  i 
g  to  him  the  most 
lilies  in  the  to\tu 

jrtified  to  quit  i 

unded  by  cordi"! 

for  him  all  ite 


haniionical  honours  which  the  city  holds  within  its  pa. 
lronii(,"'i  til"  declining  hualtli  of  the  iiiviilid,and  the  forei- 
blv  pronounced  opinion  of  his  scientitic  medical  couii- 
stjlor,  decided  the  acccptiinec  of  this  propoNiil;  and  JMr. 
Biirmy,  with  his  first  restored  strength,  set  out  lor  his 
iiciv  di'slinulion. 

.Mr.  iturney  was  received  at  Lynn  with  every  mark  of 
fiv  ,ur,  tliiit  could  demonstrate  the  desire  of  its  inhabit- 
jnu  to  attach  and  fix  him  to  lliat  8|Kit.  lie  was  intro- 
duced by  Sir  John  Turner  to  the  iniiyor,  aldernien,  re- 
corder, clergy,  physicians,  lawyers,  and  principal  iner- 
clianti",  who  Ibrmcd  the  higher  population  of  tlie  town ; 
and  wiio  in  their  tratlic,  the  wine  trade,  were  cipially 
eminent  for  the  goodness  of  their  merchandise  and  the 
iateitrity  of  their  dealings. 

Tiic  wife  and  the  babies  were  soon  now  in  his  arms; 
and  tliia  generous  appreciator  of  the  various  churins  of 
the  Olio,  and  kiml  protector  of  the  infantile  feeblciicss  ol 
the  oilier,  east  away  every  remnant  of  discontent ;  and 
devoted  himself  to  his  family  and  profession,  with  an  ar- 
dour that  letl  nothing  unattempted  that  seemed  within 
llie  gra!<p  of  industry,  and  nothing  unaccomplislied  that 
came  within  the  reach  of  [jci  severance. 

He  had  immediately  for  iiis  pupils  the  daughters  of 
every  house  in  Lynn,  whose  chief  had  the  smallest  pre- 
tensions to  belonging  to  the  ui)per  classes  of  the  town  ; 
nhilc  almost  all  persons  of  rank  in  its  vicinity,  eagerly 
sought  the  assistance  of  the  new  professor  for  iwlishing 
the  education  of  their  females  :  and  nil  alike  coveted  his 
society  for  their  own  information  or  entertainment. 

With  regard  to  tl  :  extensive  neighbourhood,  Mr.  Bur- 
nev  bad  soon  nothing  left  to  desire  in  hospitality,  fricnd- 
siiip,  or  imhtencss ;  and  here,  as  heretofore,  he  scarcely 
ever  entered  a  house  upon  terms  of  business,  without 
leaving  it  upon  those  of  intimacy. 

At  nolcomb,  the  superb  collection  of  statues,  as  well  as 
of  pictures,  could  not  fail  to  soon  draw  thither  persons  of 
sucli  strong  native  taste  for  all  the  arts  as  Mr,  Burney  and 
bis  wife ;  though,  as  there  were,  at  that  time,  which  pre- 
ceded the  possession  of  that  fine  mansion  by  the  Cokes, 
neither  pupils  nor  a  male  chief,  no  intercourse  beyond  that 
of  tlie  civilities  of  reception  on  a  public  day,  took  place 
Willi  Mr.  Burney  and  the  last  very  ancient  lady  of  the 
house  of  Leicester,  to  whom  Holcomb  then  belonged. 

Haughtoii  Hall  boasted,  at  that  period,  a  collection  of 
pictures  that  not  only  every  lover  of  painting,  but  every 
British  patriot  in  tjic  arts,  must  lament  that  it  can  boast 
no  longer.* 

It  had,  however,  in  the  heir  and  grandson  of  its  found- 
er, Sir  Robert  Walpolc,  first  Earl  of  Orford,  a  (Kisscssor 
oflhc  most  liberal  cast;  a  patron  of  arts  and  artists; 
tnunificcnt  in  promoting  the  prosperity  of  the  first,  uiid 
blcnlig  pleasure  with  recompense  to  the  second,  by 
the  frank  equality  with  which  he  treated  all  his  guests ; 
and  the  ease  and  freedom  with  which  his  unaft'ectcd  good 
liumour  and  good  sense  cheered,  to  all  about  him,  his  fes- 
tal board. 

Fir,  nevertheless,  from  meriting  unqualified  praise  was 
this  nublc  |)ccr ;  and  his  moral  defects,  both  in  practice 
and  example,  were  as  dangerous  to  the  neighbourhood,  of 
which  he  ought  to  have  been  the  guide  and  protector,  as 
Ihc  political  corruption  of  his  famous  progenitor,  the 
statesman,  had  been  hurtful  to  probity  and  virtue,  in  the 
courtly  circles  of  his  day,  by  prochiiming,  and  striving 
to  bring  to  proof,  his  nefarious  maxim,  "  that  every  man 
has  his  price." 

At  the  head  of  Lord  Ort  rd's  table  was  placed,  for  the 
reception  of  his  visiters,  a  person  whom  he  denominated 
simply  "Patty;"  and  that  so  unccreinnniously,  that  all 
the  most  intimate  of  his  associates  addressed  her  by  the 
same  free  ap|x;llalion. 

Those,  however,  if  such  there  were,  who  might  con- 
conclude  from  this  degrading  familiarity,  that  the  Patty 
of  Lord  Orford  was  "  every  body's  Patty,"  must  soon 
have  been  undeceived,  if  tempted  to  make  any  experi- 
ment upon  such  a  belief.  The  peer  knew  whom  ho  trust- 
ed, though  he  rewarded  not  the  fidelity  in  which  he  con- 
fided ;  but  the  fond,  faulty  Patty  loved  him  with  a  blind- 
ness of  passion,  that  hid  alike  from  her  weak  percep- 
tions, her  own  frailties,  and  his  seductions. 

In  all,  save  that  blot,  which,  on  earth,  must  to  a  female 
be  ever  indelible,  Patty  was  good,  faithful,  kind,  friendly, 
and  praise-worthy. 

The  table  of  Lord  Orford,  then  commonly  called  Ar- 
thur'a  Round  Table,  assembled  in  its  circle  all  of  peculiar 
merit  that  its  neighbourhood,  or  rather  that  the  county 


the  renowned,  and  the 
ill.i.s,  or  the  metropolis. 


The  whole  of  this  finest  gallery  of  pictures  that,  then, 
had  been  formed  in  England,  was  sold,  during  some  pe- 
cuniary difficulties,  by  iU  owner,  George,  Earl  of  Orford, 
for  £40,000,  to  Catherine  tlio  Great,  Empress  of  Russia. 


produced,  to  iiioct  there  the  great 
splendid,  who,  from  their  various 
visited  llaiii;lit(in  Hall. 

.Mr.  liiiniey  was  soon  one  of  those  whom  the  peneliat- 
iiij;  peer  scleeled  for  a  general  invitation  to  his  repasts; 
and  who  here,  as  at  Wilbury  House,  liiriiied  .'sundry  inli- 
iimeics,  some  of  which  wore  enjoyed  by  him  nearly 
Ihrnngh  lili'. 

Meuiiwliilc,  he  had  made  too  real  an  impression  on  the 
atVeetions  of  his  first  friends,  to  let  absence  of  sight  pro. 
duee  absence  of  mind.  Willi  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greville  he 
was  always  in  eorrespondeiice;  thnngh,  of  course,  neither 
freinu'iitly  nor  piineluully,  now  that  his  ciigngeinents 
were  so  iiuniernii.s,  his  obligations  to  fulfil  them  so  serious, 
and  that  his  own  fireside  was  so  hewileliingly  in  harmony 
with  his  feelings,  as  to  make  every  moment  he  passed 
away  from  it  a  sacrifice. 

.^Ir.  (ireville,  now,  was  assuming  a  new  character — 
that  of  an  author ;  and  he  printed  a  work  which  he  had 
long  had  in  agitation,  entitled  "  Maxims,  Characters,  and 
Rclleetioiis,  iMoral,  (Serious,  and  Entertaining ;"  a  title 
that  sconiod  to  announce  that  England,  in  its  turn,  was 
now  to  produce,  in  a  man  of  family  and  fashion,  a  La 
Bruyere,  or  a  La  Uochcfoucniilt.  And  Mr.  Greville,  in 
fact,  waited  for  a  similar  tiime  with  dignity  rather  than 
anxiety,  because  with  expectation  uncloggcd  by  doubt. 

DOCTOR    JOHNSON. 

How  singularly  Mr.  Burney  merited  encouragement 
himself,  cannot  more  aptly  be  cxemjilified  than  by  por- 
traying the  genuine  ardour  with  which  he  sought  to 
stimulate  the  exertions  of  genius  in  others,  and  to  pro- 
mote their  golden  ns  well  as  literary  laurels, 

Mr.  Burney  was  one  of  the  first  and  most  fervent  ad- 
mirers of  those  luminous  jx^riodical  essays  upon  morals, 
literature,  and  human  nature,  that  adorned  the  eighteenth 
century,  and  immortalised  their  author,  under  the  vague 
and  inadequate  titles  of  the  Rambler  ond  the  Idler.  He 
took  them  both  in  ;  he  read  them  to  all  his  friends ;  and 
was  the  first  to  bring  them  to  a  bookish  little  coterie  that 
assembled  weekly  at  Mrs,  Stephen  Allen's, 

At  Haughton,  at  Fclbrig,  at  Rainham,  at  Sir  A.Wode- 
house's,  at  Alajor  Mackenzie's,  and  wlicrevcr  his  judg- 
ment had  weight,  Mr.  Burney  introduced  and  reeoin- 
nicnded  these  papers.  And  when,  in  175.5,  the  plan  of 
Dr.  Johnson's  Dictionary  reached  Norfolk,  Mr.  Burney, 
by  the  zeal  with  which  he  spread  the  fame  of  that  lasting 
monument  of  the  Doctor's  matchless  abilities,  was  enabled 
to  collect  orders  for  a  Norfolk  packet  of  half  a  dozen  co- 
pies of  that  noble  work. 

This  empowered  him  to  give  some  vent  to  his  admira- 
tion ;  and  a  letter  made  the  opening  to  a  connection  that 
he  always  considered  as  one  of  the  greatest  honours  of 
his  life. 

Within  two  months  of  the  date  of  this  letter,  its  writer 
was  honoured  with  the  follow  ing  answer. 

"  TO  MB.  niJR.NEV,  I.N  r.VNN  REGIS,  NORFOLK. 

"  Sir, — If  you  imagine  that  by  delaying  my  answer  I 
intended  to  show  any  neglect  of  the  notice  with  which 
you  have  fiivourcd  mc,  you  will  neither  think  justly  of 
yourself  nor  of  inc.  Your  civilities  were  ofiered  with 
too  much  elegance  not  to  engage  attention  ;  and  I  have 
too  much  pleasure  in  pleasing  men  like  you,  not  to  feel 
very  sensibly  the  distinction  which  you  have  bestowed 
upon  me, 

"  Few  consequences  of  my  endeavours  to  please  or  to 
benefit  mankind,  have  delighted  mo  more  than  your 
friendship  thus  voluntarily  ottered ;  which,  now  I  have  if, 
I  hope  •&  keep,  because  I  hope  to  continue  to  deserve  it. 

"  I  have  no  Dictionaries  to  dispose  of  for  myself;  but 
shall  be  glad  to  have  you  direct  your  friends  to  Mr.  Dods- 
ley,  because  it  was  by  his  recommendation  that  I  was 
em|)loycd  in  the  work. 

"  When  you  have  leisure  to  think  again  upon  me,  let 
me  be  favoured  witli  another  letter,  and  another  yet,  when 
you  have  looked  into  my  Dictionary.  If  you  find  faults, 
I  sholl  endeavour  to  mend  them :  if  you  find  none,  I 
shall  think  you  blinded  by  kind  partiality  :  but  to  have 
made  you  partial  in  his  favour  will  very  much  gratify  the 
ambition  of,  sir,  your  most  obliged  and  most  humble 
servant,  Sa.m.  Johnson, 

"  Gough-tqtwre,  Flecl-street,  April  8,  1755." 

It  was  yet  some  years  later,  before  Mr.  Burney  found 
an  opportunity  of  paying  his  personal  respects  to  Dr. 
Johnson;  who  then,  in  1760,  resided  in  chambers  at  the 
Temple.  No  account,  unfortunately,  remains  of  this  first 
interview,  except  an  anecdote  that  relates  to  Mr.  Bcwiey. 

While  awaiting  the  appearance  of  his  revered  host, 
Mr.  Burney  recollected  a  sujiplication  from  the  philoso-l 
pher  of  Massingham,  to  bo  indulged  with  ionic  token,] 


however  trilling  or  coimnoii,  of  his  friend's  admission  to 
the  habitation  of  this  great  man.  Vainly,  however,  Mr. 
Hurney  looked  around  the  apartinenf  fur  soniethiiig  that 
lie  niii;lit  iiinoxioiisly  purloin.  Niitliiiig  Iml  coarse  and 
necessary  fiiriiiture  was  in  view;  nothing  [lorlalili' — not 
even  a  wafer,  the  cover  of  a  letter,  or  n  s|ilit  pen,  was  to 
be  caught;  till,  at  length,  lie  had  the  hnppiness  to  espio 
an  old  hearth  broom  in  the  chimney  corner.  From  this, 
with  lia.sfy  glee,  he  cut  off  a  bristly  wisp,  whieli  l.c  hur- 
ried into  his  pocket-book  ;  niid  afierwards  fcniially  fold- 
ed  in  silver  pa|)er,  and  forwarded,  in  a  frank,  to  Lord  Or- 
liird,  for  Mr.  Bewley;  by  whom  tlii'  l)iirles(|iie  offering 
was  hailed  with  good-humoured  ueelamalion,  and  pre- 
served tlirougli  lite. 

In  ITtiO,  .Mr.  Burney,  with  his  wife  and  young  family, 
returned  to  London.  The  new  establishment  was  in 
Poland  strec't. 

The  opening  of  this  new  plan  of  life  was  ns  success- 
ful to  Mr.  Burney  as  its  projection  had  been  promising. 
Pupils  of  rank,  wealth  and  talents,  were  continually  pro- 
posed to  him  ;  and,  in  a  very  short  time,  he  had  hardly  an 
hour  unappropriated  to  soino  fair  di.sciple. 

KSTHEU. 

Thus  glided  away,  in  peace,  domestic  joys,  improve- 
ment, and  prosperity,  this  first — and  last !  happy  year  of 
the  new  London  residence.  In  the  course  of  tlie  second, 
a  cough,  with  alarming  symptoms,  menaced  the  breast 
of  the  lite  and  soul  of  the  little  circle ;  consisting  now 
of  six  children,  clinging  with  equal  affection  around  each 
parent  chief. 

She  rapidly  grew  weaker  and  worse.  Her  tender  hus- 
band hastened  her  to  Bristol  Hotwells,  whither  he  fol- 
lowed her  ujion  his  first  possible  vacation  ;  and  where, 
in  a  short  time,  he  had  the  cxtasy  to  believe  that  he  saw 
her  recover,  and  to  bring  her  back  to  her  fond  little 
family. 

But  though  hope  was  brightened,  expectation  was  de- 
ceived !  stability  of  strength  was  restored  no  more ;  and, 
in  the  ensuing  autumn,  she  was  seized  with  an  inflam- 
matory disorder  with  which  her  delicate  and  shaken 
frame  had  not  force  to  combat.  No  means  were  left  un- 
essaycd  to  stop  the  progress  of  danger ;  but  all  were 
fruitless !  and,  after  less  than  a  week  of  pain  the  most 
terrific,  the  deadly  ease  of  mortification  suddenly,  aw- 
fully succeeded  to  the  most  excruciating  torture. 

Twelve  stated  hours  of  morbid  bodily  repose  became, 
from  that  tremendous  momcntof  baleful  relief,  the  counted 
boundary  of  her  earthly  existence. 

The  wretchedness  of  her  idolising  husband  at  the  de- 
velopment of  such  a  predestined  termination  to  her  suf- 
ferings, when  pronounced  by  the  celebrated  Dr.  Hunter, 
was  only  not  distraction.  But  she  herself,  though  com- 
pletely aware  that  her  hours  now  were  told,  met  the  irre- 
vocable doom  with  open,  religious,  end  even  cheerful  com- 
posure— sustained,  no  doubt,  by  the  blessed  aspirations  of 
mediatory  salvation;  and  calmly  declaring  that  she  quit- 
ted the  world  with  perfect  tranquillity,  save  for  leaving 
her  tender  husband  and  helpless  children.  And,  in  the 
arms  of  that  nearly  frantic  husband,  who  till  that  fatal 
epoch  had  literally  believed  her  existence  and  his  own, 
in  this  mortal  journey,  to  be  indispensably  one — she  ex- 
pired. 

When  the  fatal  scene  was  finally  closed,  tlie  disconso- 
late survivor  immured  himself  almost  from  light  and 
life,  through  inability  to  speak  or  act,  or  yet  to  bear  wit- 
nesses  to  his  misery. 

A  total  chasm  ensues  of  all  account  of  events  belonging 
to  the  period  of  this  irreparable  earthly  blast.  Not  a  jier- 
sonal  memorandum  of  the  unhappy  survivor  is  left ;  not 
a  single  document  in  his  handwriting,  except  of  verses  to 
her  idea,  or  to  her  memory;  or  of  imitations,  adapted  to 
his  loss,  and  to  her  excellences,  from  some  selected  son- 
nets  of  Petrarch,  whom  he  considered  to  have  loved,  en- 
tombed, and  bewailed  another  Esther  in  his  Laura. 

From  his  mournful  monotony  of  life,  he  was  cspc. 
cially,  however,  called,  by  reflecting  that  his  eldest  daugh- 
ter was  fast  advancing  to  that  age  when  education  is 
most  requisite  to  improvement ;  and  that,  at  such  a  period, 
the  loss  of  her  mother  and  instructress  might  be  |>ermu- 
nently  hurtful  to  her,  if  no  measure  should  be  taken  to 
avert  the  possible  consequences  of  neglect. 

Yet  the  idea  of  a  governess,  who,  to  him,  unless  his 
children  were  wholly  confined  to  the  nursery,  must  indis- 
pensably be  ft  species  of  companion,  was  not,  in  his  pre- 
sent desolate  state  of  mind,  even  tolerable.  Nevertheless 
masters  without  superintendence,  and  lessons  without 
practice,  he  well  knew  to  be  nugatory.  Projects  how  to 
remedy  this  evil,  as  fruitless  as  they  were  numberless, 
crossed  his  mind;  till  a  plan  oecurred  to  him,  that  by 
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I'AItlS. 

Immedlatrly  upon  his  nrrivul  nt  Paris,  Mr.  liurncy,  by 
lingular  good  fort  nnr,  had  the  honour  to  bo  iiitioduci.'d  to 
I.ady  C'lilford,  a  lionian  Cathofic  dowager,  of  a  character 
the  most  l)cncvoU'nt,  who  resided  entirely  iu  France,  liir 
the  pious  purpose  of  enjoying  witli  facility  the  riles  of 
lu-r  religion,  which  could  not,  at  that  |Kriod,  be  Ibllowed 
in  England  without  peril  of  persecution. 

This  lady  took  the  children  of  .Air.  Burncy  into  her 
kindest  favour,  auil  invited  their  lather  to  consult  with 
her  unrcserveilly  upon  his  projects  and  wishes ;  and 
through  such  honourable  auspices,  scarcely  ten  days 
elapsed,  ere  lOsthcr  and  Susan  were  placed  uiuler  tlie 
care  of  ■Midanie  St.  Marl,  a  woman  of  perfect  goodness 
of  heart,  and  of  a  disposition  the  most  alfeclionatc. 

iNLidamo  St.  M.irt  was  nccnstonied  to  the  charge  of 
drs  jeitne.s  ylng/ii/.sYS,  two  daughters  of  Sir  Willonghby 
Aston,  Selina  and  iielinda,  being  then  under  her  rouf 

Highly  salislieil  with  this  arrangeuu'iit,  .Air.  Ihirney 
now  visitird  the  delightl'ul  capital  of  I'Vance;  made  him- 
uelf  acquainted  with  its  aiitiiiuities,  curiosities,  public 
buildings,  public  places,  general  law.s,  and  peculiar  cus- 
toms; its  politic.^;,  its  resources,  its  festivities,  its  arts  and 
its  artists:  as  well  as  with  the  arbitrary  lyraiuiies,  and 
degrading  oppressions  towards  the  lower  classes,  wliich, 
at  that  epoch  were,  to  un  lOnglish  looker-on,  incomprehen- 
sibly combined,  not  with  murmurs  nor  di.-,cimtcnt,  but 
with  the  most  lively  animal  spirits,  and  the  freshest  glee 
of  national  gaiety. 

But  his  chosen  haunts  were  the  public  libraries,  to 
which  an  easiness  of  access,  at  that  lime  deplorably  un 
known  in  Knglaml,  cm'onraged,  nay,  excited,  the  intelli- 
gent visiter,  who  might  he  mentally  inclined  lo  any  lite 
rary  project,  lo  hit  uimn  some  subject  congenial  to  liis 
taste;  by  rousing  in  him  that  spirit  of  ennilation,  which 
ultimately  animates  the  liumbly  instructed,  to  soar  to  the 
lieights  tiiat  distinguish  the  luminous  instrnclcr. 

Collections  of  books,  even  the  most  nuiltiludinous  and 
the  most  rare,  may  hold,  to  the  common  rumier  through 
life,  but  an  ordinary  nicho  in  places  ol' general  resort ; 
neverthelcpi-,  the  public  libraries,  those  patrons  of  tin 
mind,  must  always  be  enleri'd  with  a  glow  of  grntelul 
pleasure,  by  those  who,  instinetively,  meditate  upon  the 
vast  mass  of  thou^'ht  that  they  contain. 

At  the  house  cd'  the  Knglish  .".mbiissador,  the  Earl  (d 
III  rltiird,  he  became  ac(piaii';ed  with  the  celebrated 
secretary  of  his  lordship,  the  justly  admired,  and  justly 
eciisurid  n.vvio  IIi'mi:;  who,  with  tli(^  sUHHd  dlicni- 
ment  thatv.ailed  neither  name  nor  fame  lor  its  stinndns 
look  Air,  JJurney  immediately  and  warmly  into  liis  lli 
vour. 

Had  this  powerful  and  |)opular  author,  in  his  erndile, 
r-pirited,  and  Intellii  tu.il  researches  and  relUetion-,  given 
1 1  maidiind  his  himinous  talents,  and  his  moral  philoso. 
phy,  liir  lair,  open,  ami  tisifid  purposes,  suited  lo  tla 
ijigli  <'haraeter  which  he  bore,  not  alone  I'nr  genius,  but 
for  worth  and  biiievidence;  instead  (jf  bending,  blending 
involving  them  with  missive  we.iponsof  lianerni  sarcasm 
insidi(Uisly  nt  work  lo  underii  ine  lair  form  of  fii'li;  In 
would  have  been  hailed  iniivers.iily,  not  applauded  par- 
tially, as,  in  every  point,  one  uf  the  first  of  Itrilish 
.rriiers. 

To  the  world  no  man  is  ncrumdable  f<jr  his  thoughts 
anil  his  rmninalions;  but  for  their  propiiiialion,  if  tin  y 
ure  dangerous  or  mischievous,  the  risks  wliidi  he  may 
allure  others  *'<  share,  seem  impelled  by  wanton  lack  ol 
feeling;  it'  not  by  an  ignorant  yet  prchumptm  is  dearth 
of  foresight  to  the  ell'eet  he  is  worliing  lo  produce:  two 
defieieiieiea  e<pi:illy  impossilde  to  be  iittrihuted  lo  a  man 
lo  whom  philanthropy  Is  us  imcipiivoeally  accorded  aH 
jihilosophy, 

I'nsolved  therefore,  perhaps,  yd  remainn,  as  a  problem 
in  the  history  of  liiimau  nature,  how  a  being,  at  nme  wim 
and  benign,  could  have  refrained  I'roiii  tin'  sell'examiua- 
tion  of  demanding:  what — had  be  benn  Kiiecesslnl  in  e« 
terminating  from  the  lyes  nnd  the  InartH  of  men  IIk 
Ic  itiire  nnd  the  doelriius  of  the  Holy  Seriplnro, —  would 
hiive  Ix'cn  aeliKved  I  Had  he  any  i'IIm  r  more  |K'rtl  et 
icliitioii  lo  oiler  '  More  pntilying  from  e\il,'  more  liir. 
tifymg  in  niisl'orlnne  '  more  iiinsollng  in  woe?— No!  — 
indiibitalily  no!  —  Nolh'ng  fanHlicahur  iiiyntic,  could  eo|H' 
with  |uilgini'nl  such  i.s  liis.  To  nnileriiiiiie,  not  to  con. 
struct,  is  ull  the  oliviouM  purjiose  of  his  elforts— or«hieli 
liu  lament*  tlio  fuiluru  a*  n  uulaiiiily !'     lie  lenviH,  lhe^e■ 


'  In  hill  loltcra, 


tore,  nothing  lo  conjecture  of  his  motives  but  what  least 
■;cems  lo  belong  to  a  character  of  his  sedate  c(|uanimily; 
1  personal  desire  to  proclaim  lo  mankind  their  folly  in 
their  bcliel',  and  hia  sagacity  in  his  infidelity. 


Air.  Burncy  now,  greatly  lighlencd,  and  somewlial 
brightened  in  spirits,  returned  lo  his  ct.untry  and  his 
home.  His  mind  seemed  no  longer  Icll  in  desolating 
inertness  to  jircy  upon  itself.  JSnlrimeiit  of  ai\  invigo- 
rating nature  was  in  view,  though  not  yet  of  a  consistence 
to  attf)rd  s[)oiitaneous  relreshment. 

His  Krst  actual  essay  was  a  tritle,  though  a  pleasing 
one,  from  which  no  real  fame  couhl  either  accrue,  or  be 
marred  ;  it  was  translating,  and  adapling  to  the  stage,  the 
little  pastoral  alterpiecc  of  Rousseau,  Lc  Divan  du 
ViWigc. 

(i.vuiaiK. 

To  this  lie  was  urged  by  tJarrick;  and  the  execution 
was  approjiriatc,  and  full  of  merit.  Hot  though  the 
music,  from  its  simplicity  and  the  sw  eetncss  of  its  melody, 
was  |)eculiarly  fitted  to  rchne  the  public  taste  amongst 
the  middle  cla.s.scs;  while  it  could  not  liiil  to  give  pussmg 
pleasure  even  to  the  highest;  the  draniu  was  too  denuded 
of  intricacy  or  variety  for  the  amusement  of  John  Bud; 
and  the  appearance  of  only  three  interlocutors  caused  a 
gaping  e.xpcctiition  of  some  loHowers,  that  made  every 
new  scene  begin  by  inllicting  disappointment. 

.Mr.  CJarriek,  and  his  accomplished,  high-bred,  and  en- 
gaging wife,  La  Violelta,  had  been  amongst  the  earliest 
ol'the  pristine  connections  of  Mr.  Burncy.who  had  sought 
liim,  with  comiiassionate  kindness,  as  soon  al\er  his 
heart-breaking  loss  as  he  couhl  admit  any  friends  to  his 
sight.  The  ensuing  paragraph  on  his  warm  sentiments 
of  this  talented  and  bew  itching  pair,  is  copied  from  one 
of  his  inanuseript  meiiiorniidmiis. 

"  .Aly  aciiuaiutancc,  ut  this  time,  with  Mrs.  as  well  as 
Mr.  (iarrick,  was  im])roved  into  a  real  friendship;  and 
Ircipicnlly,  on  the  Saturday  night,  win  n  Mr.  (Jarrick  did 
not  act,  he  carried  me  to  his  villa  at  Hampton,  whence 
he  brought  me  lo  my  home  early  on  .Monday  morning. 
I  seldom  was  more  happy  than  in  these  visits.  His  wit, 
humour,  and  constant  gaiety  at  lionn  :  and  Mrs.  IJar- 
rick's  good  sense,  good  breeding,  and  obliging  desire  to 
please,  rendcrcil  tlieir  Hampton  villa,  on  tliesc  occasions, 
a  terrestrial  paradise. 

"  .Mrs.  (iarrick  had  every  ficnlly  of  social  judgment, 
good  taste,  anil  steadiness  of  eharaeter,  which  be  ivai'tcd. 
She  was  an  e.veellent  apprecialor  of  the  line  arts;  and  at- 
leiid'd  all  the  l,.st  rehems.nls  of  new  or  of  revived  pliy.-, 
lo  give  her  opinien  of  elfects,  dresses,  scenery,  and  iiia- 
ehinery.  She  seemed  to  be  his  real  other  half;  and  he, 
liy  his  intelligeneu  and  aeeomplishmcnts,  seemed  to  com- 
piile  the  Hydroggyniis." 

This  emiiii  lit  couple  paid  their  court  lo  Mr.  Bnrnry 
in  the  manner  tli:il  was  most  sure  to  be  sueeessl'iil, 
niiiiiely,  by  their  endi  aring  and  good-natured  altenlions 
to  his  young  raniily;  lieiiiuntly  gi\ing  tlieni,  with  smiie 
chaperon  ol'tluir  liither's  appointing,  the  lightsome  plea- 
sure of  possessing  .Mrs.  tJ;irri(  k's  private  lio.\  at  Drury 
I., me  theatre;  and  that,  from  lime  lo  lime,  even  when 
the  iiieoinpar;d>le  Koseiiis  acti  d  himself 

.Mr. (iarrick  possessed  not  only  every  posdible  inlleetion 
ofMiiee,  save  for  singing,  but  also  of  eoiuilenancc ;  v:iry 
ing  his  looks  Into  young,  old,  sick,  vigorous,  downcast, 
or  froliesoiiie,  at  his  per'^oiial  volition;  as  if  his  face,  anil 
even  his  liirni,  had  bei  n  put  into  his  own  Imnds  to  be 
worked  upon  like  .Man  a  Maehiiie. 

.Mr.  (iarrii  k,  alioiil  this  lime,  warmly  urged  the  sub- 
ject of  these  nil  nioirs  to  w  t  lo  music  an  Knglish  o|s'ra 
called  Orphius;  but  while,  liir  that  pur|iose,  iMr.  I'lirney 
was  e.tamining  the  drama,  he  vras  inliirmed  Ihal  It  had 
bi'en  put  into  the  hands  of  Mr.  Ilarllieli  iiioii,  who  was 
pri  paring  it  tiir  the  stage. 

Asloiiisheil,  and  vi  ry  imieli  hurt,  Mr.  Itiirney  hasljly 
ri'lurned  the  copy  wilh  whieh  he  had  been  entnisted,  to 
Mr.  .lolmsloni',  the  prompter;  dryly,  nnd  without  letli  r 
or  eoninien!,  din  cling  him  lo  deliver  it  to  .Mr.  (iariick. 

.Mr.  (iarrick,  with  the  ntinoHl  nnimiilion,  inslunlly 
wrote  lo,lolms|iiiie  an  iipoloiry  r. it  her  than  a  ]llslilie;ltion^ 
desiring  that  the  opera  nIiouIiI  be  witliihawn  from  .Mr 
llirlhelenion,  und  consigned  wholly  lo  the  siiliject  of 
these  incmoirB;  lor  whom  .Mr.  (inr'  'k  di  eland  liimaelf 
lo  enlerlniii  n  frii  iidship  that  nnlhing  should  iIIkhoIvc. 

Bill  .Mr.  Bunny,  coneiiving  thai  Barllnlemnn,  who 
had  c'l'i  i.i'i  il  no  one,  iind  who  bore  a  most  Niniahle  ■  ha. 
-ncler  ..ig!>l  justly  resenl  mo  abrupt  a  discharge,  tie. 
elmeil  setting  llio  opera  ;  and  never  afterwards  eompoKed 
liu  the  theatres. 

This  lr»il,  however  (riflhip,  unnnot  IjiiI  bo  coniiilcrcd 


as  biographical,  at  least  for  .Air.  Garrick  ;  os  it  soBtrnni'lv 
aulln  nticales  the  veracity  of  the  two  principal  lines  of  the 
epitaph  designed  for  Uoscius,  many  years  al'terH  auls,  |iu 
that  acute  observer  of  every  character — save  his  (jwii;J. 
Dr.  Uoldsmitli. 

"Jle  cast  off  his  friends  as  a  huntsman  his  psck, 

I'or  he  knew,  when  he  would,  he  could  whistle  llitiii  back '' 

Whether  negligence,  mistake,  or  caprice,  had  occa- 
sioned this  double  nomination  to  the  same  ollicc,  is  not 
clear  ;  but  (iarrick,  who  lovi  d  Mr.  Burncy  w  ilh  real  at'. 
lection,  lost  no  time,  and  spared  no  blandishment,  to  to. 
instate  himself  in  the  conlidcnce  which  this  untoHanI 
iieeident  had  someivhat  shaken.  And  he  liad  Hill  su,.. 
cess,  to  the  great  suiisfaction  of  Mr.  Burncy,  and  jo,  pf 
his  family;  who  all  rapturously  delighted  in  the  lalints 
and  society  Inf  the  immortal  Koscius. 

Air.  (ireville  now  was  greatly  altered,  from  the  larji- 
and  larger  strides  wliich  lie  had  made,  and  was  making 
into  the  dangerous  purlieus  of  horse  racing  and  ,,\„^'. 
into  whose  precincts,  from  the  delusive  diHeriiiceol  tliij 
snrliice  from  their  foundation,  no  incursions  con  ]x 
Iia7.:nded  without  as  perilous  a  shake  to  eharnckr  aial 
disposition,  as  to  fortune  and  conduct.  And  iMr.  lire, 
ville,  who,  always  honourable,  was  almost  necessurily  j 
frequent  loser,  was  evidently  on  the  high  road  to  tun, 
from  a  man  of  pleasure  to  a  man  of  spleen;  ventiiie  lijj 
wrath  at  his  luilures  upon  the  turf  and  at  the  cluli.<:,  by 
growing  fastidious  nnd  cavilling  in  general  suciely.  Mf. 
I'risp,  therefore,  bent  to  maintain  the  dear  bonglit  i|uici 
of  his  worldly  sacrifices  as  unininglcd  with  the  turbulrnt 
agitations  ofqnernlona  debnlc,  as  with  the  rcBtlcBs  solici. 
tildes  of  active  lile,  shunned  tlie  now  pertinacious  dispu. 
tant  almost  with  dread, 

Yet  Air.  (in  ville,  about  this  period,  was  rescued,  for  a 
while,  from  this  hovering  deterioration,  thronjili  liit  i.v 
ertions  of  his  friends  in  the  government,  by  whom  lie 
was  naiiK  (I  minister  pleni|)oteiiliary  to  the  cenrt  of  Ba- 
varia ;  in  the  hope  that  such  an  appoiiitineiit,  with  iu 
probable  const  quenecs,  might  re-establish  his  uHuirs. 

iS'c.  eliangc,  however,  of  situation,  caused  any  cliaii|Tc 
in  iMr.  (ire.illc  to  his  early  prulfg^  and  attached  and  at- 
taehing  fricml,  .Mr.  Bnriiey,  to  whom  he  still  sIuhm^ 
himself  equally  eager  to  comtnunicttte  his  o|iiiiioiis  and 
reveal  his  proceedings. 

In  mingling  again  with  the  world  upon  its  common 
terms  of  cnilivating  what  was  good,  nnd  snpportiiif 
,vli,il  was  t  vil,  Mr.  Ihirney  now,  no  longer  bewitched  hv 
Isaiity,  nor  absorbtil  by  social  sympathies,  found  lilorj. 
lure  and  its  pursuits  without  rival  in  hia  estimation;  yil,  I 
in  missing  those  vanished  delighls,  he  decnnri  tli,it  In 
had  the  world  to  re-lH  gin  ;  \':>r,  though  prospirilv  nut  I 
his  prolessioniil  toils  wilh  heighleneil  repntiitii)n  oiiil  rr. 
ward,  they  were  joyless,  however  esseiitial,  since  partici- 
pat  ion  was  gone  ! 

The   lime  had  arriveil,  nnti  now  was  passeil,  for  tU  I 
haig  sittleil  project  of  .Air   Biirnev  of  conveying  to  Parii 
his  second  and,  then,  youngest  liaiighlcrs,  I'riiniiii  anil 
Cliarlolle,  to  replace  his  elilest  and  his  third,  Kstliti  ami  I 
Susanna  ;  now  liotli  relnnied  tlicuee,  with  i  very  iinproie  I 
nil  111  that  a  kind  parent  could  rensonatdy  desire. 

The  time  had  arrived — and  was  p.isscd.  Ihil  if  no  nun  I 
can  with  certainly  proiioiinee  what  at  any  kIiiIiiI  iKriodl 
he  will  perform,  how  niiieh  less  is  he  git\ed  wilh  liirr  I 
knowh'ilge  of  what,  at  any  plated  |H'riod,  he  may  wiili! 

Six  hi'iirtlcss,  nearly  desolate,  yiars  of  lonely  eoniiieill 
chasm,  had  succceileil  to  double  their  number  of  ncirlTl 
inipnralhled  conjugal  ciijoyineni — and  the  void  \vn»  ili, 
liillow  and  hopeless  1 — when  llie  yet  very  hanilfuiHK', I 
though  no  longer  in  her  bloom.  Airs.  Stephen  Allrn,  ufl 
Lynn,  now  Ihcoiiic  ii  widow,  dceidcil,  liir  proiiiotini; Ihtl 
eijiieation  of  her  eldest  daughter,  to  make  Luiidoii  licrl 
winter  residence. 

.Air.  Biirnev  was,  of  course,  applied  to  for  ansislonotinl 
the  ninsieal  line;  ami  not  less  called  u|hui  as  the  iiiitti 
capable  iinlge  nnd  counsellor  in  every  other. 

The  loss  thill  had  been  sustained  by  Mrs.  .Mlin  «u| 
thill  of  a  Worthy  man,  whom  she  esleeini  d,  hut  touiiiinil 
she  had  been  marrieil  by  her  parents  tarly  in  lili,  «iili.| 
eul  eiihiT  ehoiee  or  aversion.  In  her  situ  linn,  thitf  I 
fore,  and  Ihal  of  Mr.  lUirnev,  there  was  no  ethir  nlllnitr| 
than  thill  em  h  hiid  been  wiilowed  by  the  liiiinl  of  (Irtlh  I 

llii;hly  inlelleetiinl,  and  fomi  even  to  pussinn  ofliaikiJ 
Mrs.  .Mien  delighted  In  the  conversniinn  ofMr.  Iliirrnvj 
and  the  hour  fur  his  iiiMrncllons  to  Atiss  Alkii  wat li»f 
to  be  thill  of  ten. time;  to  (he  mil  thai,  when  hrwn^lil^l 
mil  it  I'n.iii  llie  tlaiighli  r,  he  mijjiit  be  cn|{aged  witli  Ik4 
tiiolher. 

The  Kii|Mrior  grief  of  Mr.  Burney,  n»  Heop  in  it  "I 
nente,  was  iiol  iiioro  prnininenl  than  the  ll'ehii(j  •ilmiril 
lion  Ihal  it  inspired  in  Mrs.  Allen :  und  if  uiovril  ^)m 


''ireiimstntirr. 


ihi:moibs  of  DH.  BUnNEY. 


IS  it  so  Btriin|;ly 
ipiil  lines  of  ili'e 
al'lcrwaiils,  liy 
avc  his  own'.— 


is  pack, 

slU:  llitiubatk.'' 

irico,  Imd  occa. 
inc  oflicc,  is  not 
loy  » itli  real  of- 
dii-limeiit,  to  re. 
1  tliis  untoward 
111!  liad  I'ull  sue. 
nicy,  mid  joy  of 
il  in  the  laUnts 

,  from  the  largo 
ind  was  making, 
■aciiig  and  |iltiv; 
liHiriiicool  thiir 
cursloiis  can  be 
to  churacttr  aiiil 
.  And  Mr.  Uro. 
lost  iiecussurily  a 
igli  road  to  turn 
Icon ;  venting  his 
1  at  tho  iluhs,  hy 
icrnl  fioeiety.  Mr. 
tlcnr  liought  (\m\ 
ft'itli  the  turbulinl 
llir  restless  soliei. 
icrliiiui'ioiis  dispu- 

woR  rescued,  for  a 
n,  tliroii^li  tile  ex- 
iicnt,  by  whom  lie 
n  tlic  court  of  Bb. 
niiitiiicnt,  with  its 
lUh  liis  utVuirs. 
;uusc(l  any  chnnfc 
id  nttiichi'd  and  al- 
ii lie  Mill  shuwtil 
a  liis  o|iinioii9  and 

upon  its  commcii 
d,    and  sii|ip«rtii;|;  ] 
igrr  licw  itehi'd  hy 
licH,  t'mind  litota. 
cslimalion;  yil,  | 
deemed  that  In 
li  prosperity  imt  ] 
rcimlalion  nndrf- 
iliul,  Hinee  iiailicl- 

ns  passed,  for  tli«  I 
iiivcyini;  to  Patu  I 
liUrs,  I'riuiees  and  I 
lliird,  Kslher  anil  I 
nil  1  very  iinprou- 1 
ilily  desire. 
Kcd.   liut  ifnoiiiinl 
any  utiited  (leriodl 
10  ((irted  with  foff 
,kI,  lie  niny  »'i«h!  I 
(if  lonely  enlijucill 
niiiiiber  of  iieaily  I 
the  void  wan  iliUl 
I    very  liBiidKinif,  I 
.  Slepl'ieii  Allen,  "f| 
liir  proiiioliniTllKl 
ninko  London  littl 


I 


to  for  •tiisislnm'*'  ml 
ii|ioii  as  the  i"i»>| 
(illicr. 
by  Mrs.  .MIrn  «»| 
ni;eil,  bullowlioiul 
early  in  hie,  *'^<^t 
IT  situ  .lion,  lliif  f 
1  nn  (ilher  niVmiivl 
Itlic  liiiiid  of  ilenlh  f 
Jo  pUBsioiioflioi'kiJ 
linn  of  Mr.  Hiim'yj 
Itar  Albii»n»f'»T 
I,  wliin  hewn*  111* 


I'  rngntre 


d  Willi  H 


3.09 


sorrows,  while  cliarnied  by  his  merit,  Mrs.  Allen  saw  liiin 

iiiili  daily  increasing  interest,  Mr.  Burney  was  not  less 
loved  by  her  coininiseration,  nor  less  |H'netrated  by  her 
viiiiialliyi  "'"^  insensibly  he  became  solaced,  wliile  in. 

voliinlurily  she  grew  grateful,  upon  observing  her  rising 

inllucncu  over  liis  spirits. 
Tjie  angel  wliom  Mr.  Burney  had  lost — for  an  angel 

i»tli  without  and  within  she  had  seemed  to  him — had  liie 


gene 


rous  disinterestedness,  on  the  bed  of  death,  to  re- 


nn  deep  «'  ''  "1 
Ihc  feeling  •'l'^'"! 
ltd  if  mo^■l•d^rllf 


inniend  to  her  miserable  husband  that  he  would  marry 
airaini  well  knowing  that  the  leiidcriicss  of  leiiiale 
friendship  would  conic  nearest, — however  'jhstint, — to 
(liu  softness  of  consolation :  and,  maternalli  weii;  iiiiig,  no 
Jiiubl, that  a  wcU-cliosen  partner  might  (lOve  r.  beiiedie- 
lion  to  iicr  poor  children.  A.id  this  injunction,  though 
lioard  at  tlic  time  with  agony  scarcely  supportable,  might 
nrobilily,  and  strongly,  influence  his  lulure  conduct 
lilioii  the  desperation  of  hopelessness  was  tiomewliut 
worn  awi»y  ^y  all-subduing  time,  joined  to  forced  e.ver- 
lians  in  business. 

His  listlicr  had  even  named  to  him  the  lady  whom  she 
lliont'lit  most  capable  to  suit  liiiii  as  a  companion,  and 
most  tenderly  disposed  to  becoming  a  mother  to  his  cliild- 

jji, Jliss  Dorothy   Young,  who  was  her  most  valued 

friend.  Mrs.  Allen,  Dorothy's  nearest  coiii|)ctitor,  was 
not  tlien  a  widow.  But  Mr.  Burney,  sacred  as  he  held 
tlio  opinions  and  wishes  of  his  Kstlier,  was  too  ardent  an 
admirer  of  beauty  to  dispense,  in  totality,  witli  tliat  at- 
Iractivc  embellish inent  of  the  female  frame.  He  honoured 
and  esteemed,  with  a  biotlier's  afleetion,  the  cxeclkiit 
Dorotliy  Vouiig ;  but  those  charms  which  awaken  soller 
w'lisalions,  were  utterly  and  unhappily  denied  to  that  es. 
llinaldc  woman,  through  her  peculiarly  unfortunate  per- 
sonal defects. 

Xot  early,  and  not  easily,  did  Mr.  Burney  and  )Mrs. 
Allrii  reveal  their  mutual  partiality.  The  wounded  heart 
of  .Mr.  liurney  recoiled  Irom  such  anodyne  as  deimuuled 
new  V04VS  to  a  new  object:  and  Mrs.  AHen,  at  that  |k'- 
nod,  lived  in  a  stale  of  alHucnee  that  made  Ruch  a  mar- 
liaje  require  severe  worldly  sacrifices.  Only,  however, 
Iransieiitly  ;  for,  by  on  unfortunate  trust  in  an  unfortu- 
iiale  tlioU(,'h  honourable  speculatist,  Ur.  King,  she  com- 
iilctclv  hist  all  that,  indepondently,  was  nt  her  ow  n  dispo- 
sal ot' fortune.  And  the  noble  disinterestedness  of  Mr. 
Burney  upon  this  occasion,  riveted  to  him  her  atrectioiis, 
»itli  the  highest  esteem. 

Yet  even  when  these  scruples  were  mutually  ovcr- 
ululiiied  by  increasing  force  of  regard,  so  iiiaiiy  iin- 
looked  for  obstacles  stood  in  the  way  of  their  uiiiiin,  that, 
ivrarii  d  by  delays  that  seemed  at  once  enplious  and  iii- 
Irrininablo,  Mr.  Humify  earnestly  i^ntrented  that  nn  iiii- 
nii'diali'  private  marriage  might  aviTI,  at  least,  a  fiiinl 
liri'aeh  of  their  oiigagmient ;  scdiMnnly  promising,  nt  llij 
wine  linn',  that  they  should  keep  the  nlliiiiicc  seerel,  mid 
flill  live  apart,  till  all  prudential  e.\aetions  ilioiihl  be 
tilislied. 

As  Ibey  were  each  wholly  indep  ndeiit,  save  from  the 
inlluonee  of  opinion, — which,  however,  is  frcpieiitly 
iiioriMlirticiill  to  subdue  than  that  of  authority, —  Mrs. 
Allen  saw  no  objection  of  sullicieiit  force  to  counterael 
lilt  |ileasiire  in  compliance. 

Tlieir  plan  wnscontideil  to  four  •,«rsonfl,  iiidiHpciisahly 
tfiiiii»ile  for  ils  eNeciilion;  .Mrs.,  allerwards  I.ady 
Sii,iii|;e,  !\liss  Young,  Mr.  Crisp,  and  tho  Bev.  Mr. 
I'utli,  eiirale  of  St,  James's  cliureli. 

Mr,  I'ugh,  who  was  of  very  long  standing  n  friend  of 
Mr.  Unriiey,  aided  iMrsonalfy  in  priimnliiig  siiili  iiieii- 
luri'n  as  seeiired  si  rreey  with  sueiess  ;  anil  in  SI.  Janies's 
rmireli,  Mr.  I'ngh  tied  tliiil  indissoluble  kiinl,whieli,  how- 
iicr  fairly  promising,  is  inevitably  rigorous,  since  il  ciiii 
br lnownid  only  by  crii  le  or  dealli ;  bill  which,  where  il 
hiiidiillie  destinies  of  those  whose  In  arts  arc  already  kiiil 
lo,'rllier  hy  reciprocntcd  regard,  gives  a  (harm  to  cnpli- 
(ily  Hint  robs  liberty  of  regret. 

Al  till  |Hiri  11  of  Kl,  James's  eliureli,  Mrs.  Sirango  and 
Mr  l'u|;li  wliis|H'red  tin  ir  longratulalions  lo  the  iii  u- 
marriid  eouple,  as  they  entered  a  prepared  posl-elinite  ; 
•  liiili,  in  a  viry  few  hours,  gaUoisd  lliemti)  the  olvteiire 
iliirl<  of  the  thill  (luthless,  and  nearly  nniiilinliiled, 
1  Cliiiin';'"'  eomiiion;  where  Mr.  I'risp  had  i'iii;ai!ed  I'nr 
llH'niai  :r'it  and  I'r.igraiit  retreat,  at  a  siiiall  fiirni-liniiM, 
iiulillle  ..ixiilet,  a  iiiilu  or  two  from  ('liesiiigton  Hall. 

T  "  ,<ei  ret,  as  usual  in  inalrimonlal  eoneenhiieiits.n.'in 
f«lllimlly  prrWrved,  for  «  cerliiiii  lime,  hy  sernpilloils  ilis. 
Mi-tiun  in  the  parties,  and  Aatrhl'iil  eirciniin|Hi  limi  in 
llic  wilnesM's  :  but,  as  usual  nlso,crror  and  aeeideiit  \m  re 
»m  nl  V, i.(k  to  develop  the  Iransielion  ;  and  the  loss  of 
I  I'ller,  Iliroilch  some  eiirelesnnesa  <if  eoiiveyiiiiee,  n- 
viiilid  stidclciily,  but  irrevocably,  llie  flnln  of  tin'  con- 
I  nwluin. 

.Iii»  nreitinslnnrr,   liowpvrr,  though,   nt    Ihr    liiiic, 


cruelly  di.jtressing,  served  ultimately  hut  to  hasten  their 
own  views,  as  the  discovery  vas  necessarily  followed 
hy  the  pcr.sonal  union  lor  which  their  hands  had  been 
joined. 

Mrs.  Burney, — now  no  longer  Mrs.  Stephen  Allen, — 
came  openly  to  town  to  inhnliit,  for  a  wliile,  a  house  in 
I'oland  street,  a  few  doors  from  that  of  lier  husband ; 
while  alterations,  paintings  and  cmbellishmcnls,  were 
projircssively  prejiaring  the  way  for  her  better  reception 
at  his  home. 

The  I'aris  scheme  for  the  two  daughters,  who  were 
o  have  followed  the  route  of  their  sisters,  long  remitted, 
from  the  lliictuating  affairs  and  feelings  of  Mr  iJurney, 
was  now  finally  abandoned.  The  youngest  daughter, 
Charlotte,  was  sent  to  a  school  in  Norfolk.  The  second, 
Frances,  was  the  only  one  of  Mr.  Burney's  family  who 
never  was  placed  in  any  seminary,  and  never  was  put 
under  any  governess  or  instructer  whatsoever.  Merely 
and  lilerally  selfcdueated,  her  sole  emulation  for  im- 
provement, and  sole  spur  for  e.verlion,  were  her  unbounde  1 
veneration  for  the  character,  and  nffection  for  the  person, 
of  her  father;  who,  nevertludcss,  liad  not,  nt  the  time,  a 
iiioment  to  spare  for  giving  her  any  personal  lessons ;  or 
even  for  directing  her  pursuits.* 

Sin    I10HERT  ANU  LADV  STKAKOK. 

The  worthy,  as  well  as  eminent.  Sir  Robert  Strange, 
the  first  engraver  of  his  day,  with  his  extraordinary  wile 
and  agreeable  family,  were,  from  the  time  of  the  second 
Marriage,  amongst  the  most  familiar  visiters  of  the  Bur- 
ney house. 

The  term  cvtraordinary  is  not  here  applied  to  Lady 
Strange  to  denote  any  singularity  of  action,  conduct,  or 
person:  it  is  simply  limited  to  her  conversalional  powers  ; 
which,  I'or  mother  wit  in  brilliancy  of  native  ideas,  and 
readiness  of  nssoci.iting  analogies,  |)lnced  her  foremost  in 
the  rank  of  understanding  females,  with  wlioni  Mr.  Bur- 
ney diligh'cilto  reciprocate  sportive  yet  deeply  relleclive 
discourse.  I'or  though  the  cilucalion  of  Lady  Strange  had 
not  been  eidlivatcd  hy  scholastic  lore,  she:  might  have 
said,  with  the  famous  Sarah,  Duchess  of  Marlhorougli, 
"  .My  hooks  are  men,  and  I  rend  thein  very  currently." 
And  in  that  instinctive  knowledge  of  human  nature 
which  penetration  devehipes,  and  observation  turns  to 
account,  she  was  a  profound  adept. 

Vet,  with  these  high-sensoiied  powers  of  exhilaration 
for  otinis,  she  wa:.  palpably  far  from  hapfiy  herself;  and 
sometimes,  when  lelieilated  upon  her  delightful  giiiely, 
she  would  smile  through  a  face  of  woe,  and,  sorrm,  fully 
shaking  her  head,  observe  how  su|K'rficial  wa-  judgment 
upiiii  the  surface  of  things,  and  li.-w  wide  from  each 
nlher  niiirlil  be  vivaeily  a. id  h.ippiness  I  the  one  spring- 
ing ciiily  from  iialivi-  aniiiril  spirits;  the  oilier  lieiiig  al- 
ways helil  in  siihp  elioii  hy  the  oc  iirrenc  is  that  meet  or 
that  mar  our  lei  lings.  And  ofleii,  even  in  llie  midst  of 
the  lively  laugii  that  she  had  sent  nroinid  he-,  there 
wouhl  issue  (piite  aloud,  frrm  the  inmost  recesses  of  her 
breast,  a  sigh  so  deep  it  might  rather  be  ealli^d  a  groan. 

Very  early  in  lili',  she  had  given  away  her  heart  and 
her  hand  wilhout  the  sanction  of  a  father  whom,  while 
she  disiilii  veil,  she  ardently  loved.  And  though  she  was 
always,  mid  justly,  satisfied  with  her  elioiee,  uiid  her  de- 
serving mate,  she  eould  nev<  r  so  fur  sulidue  Inr  relro- 
priiive  sorrow,  as  to  regain  that  inward  serenity  of 
iiiiiid  thai  has  its  source  in  relli  etions  that  liuvu  never 
been  broken  by  jnir'iig  interests  niid  re^frets. 

No  priidiiction  had  as  yet  transpired  publicly  from  IIih 
p»ii  of  Dr.  Burney,  his  now  eoiinection  having  iudueod 
iiiiii  to  ronsign  (.very  interval  of  leisurn  to  domostic  and 
•oiial  circles,  whiilher  in  London, o:  at  the  dowry-house 
ol'.Mrs.  Iturnoy,  in  Iiynn  Uegis,  to  which  the  joint  fami- 
lies resorted  in  the  Fiiiiimnr. 

A  wish,  and  a  design,  onergelic,  though  >agup,  of 
coniposing  somo  coiisiiicrabi.'  work  nn  his  own  art,  linil 
long  rovi  d  in  his  thoughts,  and  llallerud  his  funny:  and 
ho  now  began  seriously  lo  eoncenlvtte  hi*  niodilatw.ns, 
and  nrrangn  his  seliemes  to  ;hat  single  jMiiiit.  And  the 
resiill  of  tiipse  cogitation),  n  lion  no  longer  loll  wild  to 
desulloiv  wandering*,  produeod  lii-o  pnlighumed  and 
seienlilii   plan  tor  a 


•■  No  (mill  can  lip  innro  aiinply  rxicl  than  that  which 
is  co'iviyrd  :i  four  lilieii  of  the  stanziis  which  she  nil- 
ilii'ssed  til  liiin  in  tliu  secret  dcdicatior.  of  her  lirst  work, 
Kv  liiiu,  viz. 

If  ii-  .nj  lirnrt  llio  love  orvirtiir  glown, 
"I'was  kindled  there  by  an  iinerrinu  inir; 
From  thy  rriimiilr  llip  pure  Ihiiiie  arose. 
Thy  'i/f  niy  prcerpi ;  thy  gimd  tinrkumy  wliod. 


UIONERAL    HISTORY    OF    MUSIC. 

This  project  was  no  sooner  fi.iod  than,  transiently,  It 
appeared  to  him  to  be  executed  ;  so  quick  was  the  rush 
upon  his  imagination  olilluminatiiigand  varying  ideas; 
and  so  vast,  so  prolitic,  the  material  which  his  imnienso 
collection  of  notes,  abridgments,  and  remarks,  had 
amassed,  that  it  seemed  as  if  he  had  merely  to  method- 
ise his  iiianuscripis,  and  entrust  them  to  a  cojiyist,  for 
completing  his  pHr[.ose. 

Thus  finally  li.xcd  to  nn  enterprise  which,  in  lliis 
country,  at  least,  was  then  new,  he  gave  to  it  all  tho 
undivided  energies  of  his  niiud;  and,  urged  by  the  spue 
of  ambition,  and  glowing  with  the  vivacity  of  hope,  ho 
determined  to  complelo  his  materials  beibro  he  con- 
signed  them  tolhcir  ultimate  appropriations,  hy  making 
a  scientilic  musical  tour  through  France  and  Italy. 

Through  various  of  his  friends  amongst  persons  in 
power,  he  iirocii.ed  recommendatory  Icllers  to  the  seve- 
ral aiiiliassadors  and  iiiiiiisters  Irom  our  court,  who  wero 
stationed  in  the  countries  Ihiough  which  he  meant  to 
travel. 

And,  through  the  yet  more  useful  services  of  persons 
of  affluence  in  letters  and  in  the  arts,  he  obtained  intro- 
ductions, the  most  felicitous  for  his  enterprise,  lo  tliose 
who,  then,  stood  highest  in  learning,  in  tho  sciences,  and 
in  literature. 

None  in  this  latter  class  so  eminenlly  advanced  his 
undertaking  us  Mr.  Garrick  ;  wlio.se  solicitations  in  his 
favour  wero  written  with  a  warmth  of  friendship,  and 
an  animation  of  genius,  that  carried  all  before  them. 
More  stops,  for  tliis  period,  the  pen  of  the  memorialist. 
From  the  month  of  June,  1771),  to  that  of  January, 
1771,  the  life  of  Ur.  Burney  is  narrated  by  himsell',  in 
his  "Tour  to  France  and  llaly." 

And  few  who  have  read,  or  who  may  read  that  lour, 
hut  will  regret  that  the  same  ir'ii,  while  in  its  full  fiiir 
vigour,  had  not  drawn  up  wliat  preceded,  and  what 
will  follow  this  epoch. 

.Such,  liov,  .iver,  not  being  the  ca-^e,  the  memorialist 
must  resume  her  \>en  where  that  of  Dr.  Burney,  in  hia 
narrative,  drops, — namtsly,  upon  his  regaining  tho  Bri. 
tisli  shore. 

With  all  the  soaring  feelings  of  the  first  sun-beama 
of  hope  that  irradiate  from  a  bright,  though  distant 
glimpse  of  renown;  untamed  by  difficulties,  sujiorior 
to  faligiie,  and  springing  over  the  hydra-heuJed  iiioii- 
sleis  oliiii|)odiuieiit  that  oveiy  where  jutted  liirth  their 
II, waiting  obstacles  to  his  culerprise,  Ur.  Burney  caiiiu 
back  lo  his  cimntry,  his  friends,  his  business  and  his 
putsnils,  with  tho  vigour  of  the  first  youth  in  spirits, 
expei  talions,  and  activity. 

Ilo  was  received  by  his  lorging  family,  enlivened  by 
tho  presence  of  iMr.  Crisp,  in  a  new  liou^-e,  purchased  in 
his  absence  by  IMrs.  Burney,  at  'ho  up|)«r  end  of  Ijuecn* 
square  ;  which  was  then  beautifully  open  to  a  pictu- 
resque view  of  llttinpstend  and  lIlKligite. 

'i'his  now  possession,  however.  Dr.  Ihirney  could  as 
yet  scarcely  even  vieiv,  from  his  eagerness  to  bring  out 
the  journal  of  his  tour.  No  sooni  r,  therefore,  had  ho 
iiia.le  arrangements  liir  a  prolongalion  of  h  isiiro,  than 
he  Inistoned  to  Cliesin^itoii  and  to  .Mr.  Ciisp;  whcro 
ho  e.vclningod  his  toils  and  labours  for  tho  highest  dc- 
liglitH  of  Iriendsiiip;  and  a  seclusion  the  most  ubsedute, 
fVoin  tho  noisy  "icissitudos,  and  un 'casing,  though  ultoit 
unmeaniiig  perseeulion,  of  trivial  inlerruplions. 

Here  ho  prepared  hlsFieneh  and  lUilian  musical  toura 
for  tho  pres.i ;  omitting  all  that  was  iiiisccllaiioous  of 
oliservalion  or  of  aiipcdi.tu,  in  deference  to  tho  opinions 
ol  the  F.arl  of  iloldernnsso,  Mr.  Mason  ni.d  Mr.  liar- 
rick;  who  conjointly  liolieved  that  books  of  general 
travels  were  already  so  luimerous,  and  so  spreid,  lh"t 
llipir  morits  wero  overlooked  from  their  multiplieily. 

The  work  was  entitled  ; — The  1're.sciit  Slate  of  Music 
n  I'rniiee  and  Italy  ;  or  the  Journal  of  a  Tour  through 
Ihose  eniiiitries,  nnih  riaken  to  collect  materials  for  a 
(ieiieral  History  of  Music.  Ily  Charles  Burney,  Mils.  1). 
The  reception  of  this  first  ncknowledged  cull  fur  pub. 
lie  attention  from  Dr.  Burney,  was  of  the  most  encourag- 
ing description;  for  Ihoui^h  no  renown  had  vet  Ikcii  fast- 
ened ii|Kni  his  name,  his  aeqiiircmcnts  and  liis  charaetri, 
wherever  ho  had  li"in  known,  had  excited  n  generni  gnod- 
will  llial  prepared  the  way  lo  kindly  npiirohation  fo'  tlii?, 
mill  iiidi  I  il  for  every  work  thwl  issued  Irom  his  pen. 

There  was,  in  truth,  •omcthing  so  spirited  and  iincnm- 
mon,  yet  of  so  unliqiin  n  east,  in  the  travels,  or  pilgrim 
age,  lliat  he  had  underlaki'ii,  in  senreli  of  iiiulerials  for 
the  hisloiy  of  bin  art,  thai  curiosily  was  aw^ikenrd  to  tho 
suhpel,  and  <')i|M'eliilion  was  earnest  for  its  execution  : 
and  il  WHS  no  suonor  published,  than  orders  were  received, 
by  most  of  the  groat  booksellers  of  lli*  day,  for  its  ptir- 


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MEMOins  OF  DH.  BUHNEY. 


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cliase  ;  iiiul  no  sooner  roiul,  lliiin  Icttors  tlir  most  (lattor- 
insT,  from  tin;  ilcopost  tluorist.s  of  the  scionto,  and  llic 
Ix'st  juilgi's  of  tlic  practicr  of  IIk'  art  of  music,  rearlicd 
the  tiivouri'd  aiillior;  who  was  of  too  iiiodisl  a  character 
to  have  been  mlihcd  ol'  the  pleasure  of  praise  hy  presump- 
tuous anticipation  ;  and  of  too  natural  a  one  to  lose  any 
of  its  gratitieation  hy  an  apathetic  supprcs.sion  of  its  wel- 
come. And  the  ellVot,  impulsive  and  unsophisticated,  of 
his  success,  was  so  ardi  nt  an  encourajicmcnt  to  his  pur- 
jiose,  that  while,  mentally,  it  animated  his  faculties  to  a 
yet  more  tiircihle  pursuit  of  their  dccidei'  oliject,  it  dart- 
ed him,  corporeally,  into  a  travclliufr  vehicle,  which  ra- 
pidly wheeled  him  back  affain  to  Dover;  where,  with 
jicw  spirit  and  caixcrncss,  he  set  sail  upon  a  similar  mu 
sieal  tour  in  the  Low  t'ounlrics  and  in  (nrmany.  In  thai 
which  he  had  so  lately  accomplished  in  I'Vance  and  Italy. 
Willi  respect  to  llie  Krench  and  Italian  tour,  the  ri'- 
strainl  from  all  Imt  its  profissional  business,  was  much 
lamenled  hy  llii'  friinds  to  whom  Ihesacrilice  of  the  mi.s- 
cellaneous  mailer  was  coujmmiieated. 

I'pon  the  (ierman  tour  not  a  emmnent  will  he  ofl'ercd; 
it  is  lu  liiri'  the  public  with  an  approvauee  that  has  hccii 
stamped  by  the  sanction  of  time.  At  the  period  of  its 
puhlicalion,  Dr.  liurney,  so.ncwh.it  assured,  thnuuh  inea- 
piilile  ot'  beinir  r<'iidered  arroirant  by  favour,  ventured  to 
listen  oidy  to  lh<'  voii'c  of  liis  first  friend  and  monitor, 
who  (xhorled  hiiu  to  mingle  personal  anecdotes  with  hi» 
musical  information, 

'J'he  consc(iui'nce  was  such  as  his  sage  adviser  prog- 
lioslicaled  i  for  both  the  applause  and  the  sale  of  this 
sceonil  and  more  diffuse  social  diary,  greally  surpassed 
thfisc  tif"  its  more;  technical  predicessor. 

Nevertheless,  the  (ierman  lonr,  lliough  thus  successful 
for  narration  lo  the  public, terminated  l<>r  himself* in  sick- 
ness, fatigue,  e.vorbitant  expense,  and  poignant  bodily 
sutlcrinrr. 

While  yet  far  away  from  liis  country,  and  eipially  dis- 
tant from  aceomplisbing  the  pur|M)s(!  of  his  travels,  liis 
soliciliidc  not  to  leave  it  iniiimplele,  joint  d  to  his  an.vicly 
not  to  break  his  professional  engagements,  led  him  to  ovcp-- 
work  and  i)\cr-lnirry  his  mental  powers,  at  the  same  lime 
that  he  iiilliited  a  similar  h.irass  U|ion  his  corporeal 
strciiirili.  And  whili'  thus  doubly  overwhelmed,  he  was 
assaulted,  cliiiiii!,'  his  pricipitated  return,  hy  the  rudest 
fierceness  of  wiiitiy  t  Iciiienlal  strili' ;  through  which, 
with  had  accommod.itions,  and  immincrahli'  aceideiils, 
he  became  a  prey  to  the  merciless  pangs  of  the  aeutest 
Kpasinodie  rheumatism;  which  barely  sutl'crcd  him  to 
reach  his  home,  ere,  long  and  piteously,  it  confined  him, 
a  I  irlureil  prisom  r,  to  his  bed. 

.Siieh  w.-.a  llie  cluck  that  almost  instanfly  curbed, 
though  it  could  imt  subdue,  the  ri-iiig  pleasure  of  his 
hnpes  of  entcrin;^  n|ioii  a  new  spiiii  s  nf  i  xistincc,  that 
of  an  approved  man  ot'  letters;  liir  it  was  on  the  bid  id 
siekness,  cxi'lianging  the  light  w  iocs  ol' I'Vance,  Italy, 
ii:id  fiiTiiianv,  fur  the  black  and  loathsome  jiiitinns  of' the 
.Vpothecarii's'  llall;  writhed  by  darliiiLf  stitches,  and 
burning  with  fiery  fivcrj  that  he  fell  the  full  force  of  Ihat 
Nuhhinary  eipiipnisi,  that  seems  evermore  n  hang  sus- 
pended over  the  attainment  of  long-sought  and  iiiii  oin- 
mull  felicity,  jiisl  as  if  is  rijM.'iiing  to  burst  fiath  into  en- 
jiiy.iienl  I 

Again  ln'  retired  to  Chi  singlon,  to  Ins  earr. healing, 
heart  <xpaiiilmg,  and  hind-informing  Mr,  Crisp:  and 
there,  under  the  aiiHpices  of  all  that  could  siKithe  or  iini- 
m.ite  him  ;  and  nursed  with  liKessiint  assiduity  by  his 
fi>iiilly.iiltaehi(i  wili:  iind  daughters,  he  lepaircd  his  shat- 
tered frame;  lo  til  it  once  ngriii,  tiir  the  even  ihc  of  those 
Inlcnls  and  f'aciiltii  s,  which  ilhiminc,  in  their  e.vp.insive 
lil'i  els,  the  H  Imlc  race  of  ninnkiiil ;  long  ttOer  the  ujipa- 
reot  In  ings  win  nee  they  liaM'  i^sllld,  m  i  iii  faded,  dis- 
volveil  away;  le<ivlng  not,  visibly,  a  track  biliiiid. 

In  Mr.  Ilurniy,  disease  was  no  iionner  coni|UiTid,  than 
ilii  vigour  of  his  ■  harueli  r  brought  back  fo  him  pleasure 
nnd  iii'livity,  lliriiiiifli  the  spirited  wisdom  with  wlijeh  he 
dismissed  regret  liir  ai''ii'ipalion. 

There  arr  fi w  Ihingi'  m  ttliieh  his  porferf  good  Ini- 
inour  was  inore  playfully  ill  inimslraled, than  by  the  look*, 
arch  yet  repioaehfiil,  anil  piteous  thongli  biirli  sipie,  v«'itli 
which  he  was  uiint  lo  recount  a  most  provuking  and 
puinfiil  lillle  incident  Unit  lU'ciirrcd  to  him  in  his  last 
vnvnge  Iioiik'  :  but  of  which  he  was  well  awnre  lliut  the 
relation  must  excite  irrKnisliblo  riaibilil)'  in  even  the  iiioiit 
friendlv  of  his  auditors. 

\.\fi  travelling  by  day  and  hy  night  lo  ex|M>ilile  his 
return,  over  mounlnins,  through  innrshoa,  hy  crasii-roads, 
un  liorHc-hiiek,  on  mules,  in  cnrriagei  of  uiiv  and  every 
mirl  lhat  chuIiI  hut  hurry  linn  on,  he  n'ueheil  Calais  in  a 
Uifcinbi  r  so  lireiidt'ullv  sloriny,  ihnt  not  n  vessel  of  any 
kind  enuld  set  sail  for  I'liglanil.  l(e|H'iiledly  he  sreured 
hit  limiiMiuek,  illd  went  un  bgitriJ  lu  take  |ioiisciisjoii  of 


it;  but  as  repeatedly  waa driven  hack  hy  fresh  gales,  dur- 
ing the  space  of  nine  fatiguing  days  and  tein|iestuous 
nights.  And  when,  at  last,  the  passage  was  effected,  so 
nearly  aimiliilating  had  been  his  siitVerings  from  sea-sick- 
ness, that  it  was  vainly  he  \va.^  told  he  might  now,  at  his 
pleasure,  arise,  go  tiirth,  and  touch  Knglish  ground  ;  he 
iiad  neitlier  strength  nor  courage  to  move,  and  earnestly 
desired  to  be  lell  awhile  to  himself. 

Kxliaustion,  then,  with  tranquillity  of  mind,  cast  him 
into  a  sound  sleep, 

l''rom  this  repo.sc,  when,  much  refreshed,  he  awoke,  he 
called  to  the  man  who  was  in  waiting,  to  help  him  up, 
lhat  he  might  get  out  of'  the  ship. 

"  (ict  out  of  the  ship,  sir.'"  repeated  the  man.     "Good 
k  1  you'll  be  drowm  il  1" 

"Drowned' — What'.s  to  drown  inc  ?  I  want  to  go 
ashore." 

"  .\,--liore,  sir/"  again  repeated  the  man;  "why  you're 
in  flic  midillo  of  the  sea  I  There  ar'nt  a  bit  of  ground 
for  your  toe  nail." 

"  \\  lial  do  you  mean  ?"  cried  the  Doctor, starting  up; 
"  the  .sea  .'  did  you  not  lell  me  we  were  sail'  in  at  Dover  .'" 

"O  laukl  that's  good  two  hours  ago,  sir!  1  could  not 
get  you  up  then,  say  what  1  would.  Vou  f(  11  duwiiright 
asleep,  like  a  top.  And  so  1  told  them.  Itut  that's  all 
one.  You  may  go,  or  you  may  stay,  as  you  like;  hut 
them  pilots  III  ver  slops  li>r  nobody." 

l''illed  with  alarm,  the  Doctor  now  rushed  up  to  the 
(leek,  where  he  li.id  the  dismay  lo  discover  that  lie  was 
liall'-way  back  to  Kraiice. 

.\nd  he  was  torced  to  land  again  at  Calais  ;  where 
again,  with  the  next  mail,  and  a  repetition  of  his  sea- 
sickness, he  re-embarked  fur  Dover. 

«  *  m  w  » 

On  (putting  Cliesinglim,  upon  his  recovery,  for  re- 
entering his  house  in  tjiieen  .Sipiare.lhc  Doctor  compelled 
himself  lo  alislain  from  his  pen,  his  papers,  his  new  ac- 
i]uisilioiis  in  musical  lore,  nnd  all  tliat  (Icmandcd  study 
t'or  the  subject  tint  nearly  engrossed  his  thoughts,  in  or- 
der to  eonsecrate  the  whole  of  his  time  to  his  family  and 
his  alVairs. 

lie  renewed,  therefiire,  his  wonted  diurnal  course,  as  if 
he  had  never  diverged  from  it  ;  and  atlend((l  his  young 
pupils  as  if  he  had  neither  ahility  nor  taste  I'or  any  siipe- 
licir  oeeupatiun  ;  and  he  neitlier  ristid  his  body,  nor 
hbcriited  his  ideas,  till  he  had  rc-instaled  hiinscll'  in  the 
professional  mode  of  life,  npeii  which  his  substantial 
pros|icrily,  and  thai  nf  his  house,  depeiidi  d 

ItuI,  this  accomiilished,  his  innate  propensities  sprang 
again  into  play,  urging  him  lo  i>naleh  at  every  instant  he 
could  pmliiiii,  vv  ithoiil  essential  mischief,  I'rom  these  sage 
regulalinns;  with  a  rcdimdanec  of  vivacity  f'nr  new  move- 
ment, new  aifi'ih,  iii.d  elastic  procedure,  scarcely  eon- 
ecivable  to  tlin-e  vv  lin,  balaiieiiig  their  prnjcefs,  their 
wishes,  and  their  intriitinns,  by  the  np|insing  weights  nf 
time,  nf  liaz.u'd,  and  nf  trouble,  undertake  only  what  i> 
obviously  lo  their  advantage,  or  indisputably  their  duly. 
His  fancy  was  his  dictitnr;  his  spirit  was  his  spur; 
and  whatever  the  first  started,  the  sciniid  pursued  to  the 
goal. 

Again  he  relumed  fo  his  History  of  ^Iiisic  ;  and  now, 
indeed,  he  weni  to  vv(;rk  with  all  his  might,  'i'lic  ea;ia. 
cious  table  of  his  small  but  eommndiniis  study,  cxhibiled, 
in  what  he  called  his  eliaos,  the  countless  inerc  ■•ing 
stores  of  his  materials.  .Multitudinous,  or,  rather,  miiU' 
merous  blank  books,  were  sev -rally  adapted  te  enncen- 
tr.-.li(iK  some  peculiar  |M)rtion  of  ilie  work,  '/'hcory, 
piaeliec;  iiiusic  nf  the  uniiints;  music  in  purls;  na- 
tional musie  ;  lyric,  church,  Ihc'it'-ii  al,  warlike  music; 
universal  hingraphy  of  eoni|Hiscrs  and  perforine  ,  of  pa- 
trons and  nfprnii  ssors;  ami  histories  of  niUBieal  Instilu- 
tions,  had  all  their  destined  hi     V  volumes. 

And  he  (ip(  ned  a  wiili'y  irculaling  eorrcspnn(h'nee, 
liireign  and  iloincstie,  with  various  musical  authors, 
com|Kisers,  and  ■  tudiiits,  win  Iher  profcssois  or  diletanli . 

And  fiir  ad  this  mass  of  occupation,  he  neglected  no 
business,  he  omitted  no  devoir.  'I'hc  systi  ni  hy  whii  h 
he  obtaiii'  d  time  that  no  one  missed,  y(  I  thai  gave  to  him 
lenglliencd  lili',  inile|M'ndent  of  longevity  from  veiim,  was 
tlirou){li  (he  skill  with  which,  iiiilefatigahly,  lie  prolifed 
from  ev(  ry  fragiucnf  of  Icimn  . 

Kveiy  sick  nr  failing  pupil  Is'slowed  an  hour  ii|ion  his 
|<tli,  I')vi  ry  holiday  liir  others,  was  a  day  of  ilniible 
Inlmiir  In  his  eoin|H>sitioii,  Kveii  illnrss  took  activity 
only  iVoni  his  bii(ly,  liir  his  mind  refused  all  relaxatinii. 
He  hud  cnilslalilly,  when  indisposeil,  one  of  his  dangle 
Icrs  hy  his  siih  ,  as  an  ainaniiensis;  and  su(  h  was  the 
vigour  of  his  intcllecl,  that  even  wlirii  keeping  his  bed 
I'rom  acute  rheuimifism,  spasmodic  nains,  or  lurking 
liver,  he  caught  al  every  hllle  inlerve'  (d  tase  In  dii  liilc 
Nuiiie  illustiullvt'  rciiiiliiBi'eiiCL' i  lu  nlurt  noiiie  new  ideag, 


or  to  generalize  some  old  ones ;  which  never  liijlej  i. 
while  away,  partially  at  least,  the  pangs  of  disease,  In 
l(  sscning  their  greatest  torment  to  a  character  of  sui'li 
energy,  irreparable  loss  of  time. 

Tile  plan,  with  proposals  for  printing  the  liLstory  U 
subscriptuiii,  w  as  no  sooner  published,  than  the  most  lij. 
nourable  lists  of  orders  were  sent  to  his  booksclh  rs,  If,,,,, 
various  elegant  classic  echolaru,  and  from  all  jriinril 
patrons  of  new  enterprises  and  new  works. 

Jtut  that  which  deserves  most  reinark,  is  a  Idler  from 
fwo  eminent  incrchunts  of  the  city.  Messieurs  ( 'li;iiii||| , 
and  Davis,  to  ac(|uaiiit  the  doctor  that  a  geiitleuian^  vvl^ 
wished  tc  remain  concealed,  had  authorised  llicin  t,,,!,.. 
sire,  that  Dr.  Hurncy  would  not  suffer  any  failure  in  ti,,. 
subscription,  should  any  occur,  to  induce  him  todroiiiln. 
work  ;  as  this  genllcinan  solemnly  undertook  In  In.  ||„„. 
self  rcsponsibliM'or  every  set  within  the  five  huiidrid  „i' 
the  doctor's  stipulation,  that  should  remain  uiisiiIim  ri|„i| 
fiir  on  the  ensuing  Christmas.  And  Messrs.  I)avi»ai,j 
Chandler  were  invested  with  f'ull  powers,  lo  give  aiiv  >,■. 
ciirity  that  might  be  demanded  llir  the  fulfilment  oi'  n,,, 
engagement. 

Dr.  Hurncy  wrote  his  most  grateful  thanks  to  tlnsnm. 
iiificent  protector  of  his  project ;  but  declined  allBurlni' 
tie  upon  the  event.  And  the  subscription  filled  so  volun. 
farily,  that  this  generous  nnknown  was  luvtr  eallu: 
forth.  Nor  did  he  ever  present  liinisi  If;  ma-  vva.<  In 
(  ver  discovered.  Hut  the  incident  liclpid  lo  keep  vninnlv 
alive  the  predilection  which  the  doctor  had  early  imliilxj 
in  favour  of  the  noble  spirit  of  liberality  of  the  city  and 
fli(^  cifizens  of  his  native  land,  for  whatever  sieiasii) 
have  any  claim  to  public  character. 

Dr.  Ihirney,  now,  without  a  single  black  ball,  nji 
elected  a  fellow  of  the  Koyal  Sniidy  ;  of  which  hciiiour 
his  lirst  notice  was  received  through  the  aniialilc  ami 
'/.cahius  Miss  I'hipps,  who,  knowing  the  day  uf  ijic- 
lion,  had  impatiently  gathered  the  tidings  of  its  sucuh 
from  her  brother,  Sir  Constanline  I'iiipps:  and  lu'llrc 
either  the  president,  or  the  friend  who  had  noiiiiinitidiln. 
doelnr  f'or  a  candidate,  could  liirward  the  news,  Blies|Hjr|. 
ively  aiilicipaled  their  iiilclligcnee,  by  sending  totjuuii. 
sipiare  a  h'ller  directed  in  large  characters,  "  t'or  llr, 
Uurney,  F.  U.  S."» 

iiisTonv  OK  Jil'sic. 

I'rnm  this  piimd,  the  profession  of  Dr.  Buriiey,  liow, 
ever  highly  he  was  raised  in  it,  seeinid  but  of  scJoiidafv 
coii.~ideration  lor  him  in  the  world;  where  now,  lliu 
higher  rank  was  assigned  him  of  a  man  ol'  letters,  rruin 
till'  gineral  admiration  accorded  to  his  Tours;  nf  wliidi 
the  cliiuax  of  honour  was  the  award  of  Dr.  Johnson,  IIkI 
Dr.  fturiicy  was  oni'  of  the  most  agreeable  writers  ultra, 
vels  I.I'  the  age.  And  Hireiti,  lo  whom  Dr,  .hiliiiMai 
utler>  ;1  this  praise,  veas  eommissiuiied  to  carry  it  to  Dr. 
Ihirney;  who  heard  if  with  flic  highest  gratillialioii: 
though,  since  his  bereavement  of  iiis  I'isther,  he  liad 
ceased  to  follow  up  the  iiifereoursc  he  had  so  eiilliasia<ll. 
cally  begun,  l'arfiei,,alioii  there  had  been  so  aiuiiialid, 
that  the  eh  inn  of  the  eoimectinii  seemed,  liir  uvvhiii.dis. 
solved  hy  its  loss. 

I.I  Hits  now  daily  arrived  IVoiii  pcrsoiiH  of  eclebrity, 
with  praiM  s  of  the'!  ours,  eneonragcmint  for  the  llintary, 
nr  iiinsi(al  inf'oniiatii.n  for  its  advantage. 

'I'hc    doctor    held,  also,  u  conlineiilal  correspniiilnio', 

eiiiigblining  and  llalteriiej,  with    the    liar ril<>lli:iili. 

Diilerol,  the  AhlitV  Morellel,  M.  Suard,  M.  .Mound,  aiiJ 
Jean    Jueijueii  Kmisiieau  hiniaelf. 


im.  ii.\\vKi:ei\V(>K'i'ii. 

At  llaUL'hl.iu  Hall  the  doelfir  met  a  large  nMOiiiblfil 
party,  of  wiiieh  the  I'.arl  of  Sandwich,  then  first  lord m' 
(he  ndiniriilly,  was  al  the  head.  The  wlmle  i onvirsi 
lion  al  the  fable  liirni  il  ii|M>n  what  llieii  was  Hie  »lioli' 
interest  of  the  day,  the  first  voyage  roiiml  the  world  ul 
Captain  Cooke,  which  (hat  great  liri'iimnuvig.itor  litil 
just  aceoniplished.  The  Karl  ol'  Sandwich  iiii  iiliuiiiil 
that  he  had  all  the  pa|s'rs  letaling  (o  the  voyaife  in  Im 
hands  ;  with  the  eircuiunuvigations  preceding  it  ol'^Vil 
lace  and  Ityruii  ;  bill  lhat  they  were  mere  rinigli  ilinlU 
ipiile  unirranged  lii'  the  puhlii^  eyi';  nilil  lhat  III' v>.i> 
hinkiiig  out  Ihr  a  prn|»'r  isrson  to  p.'t  lliem  intourik''. 
and  to  rewrite  t.ic  voyages. 

Dr.  I' irney,  ever  eager  ii|Miii  nnv  question  iif  lilfti- 
lure,  and  ever  forcmosl  to  serve  a  fVieiid,  veiitiiriil  lor. 
eonini'  id  Dr.  Ilawkeswnrth  ;  who  lliniigh,  from  lii«  "I'l 
und  n.'ld   ehurueler,  eonteiiled  with  hU  lot,  Dr.  Ilurni'.t 

♦  .Mr.  .>«evviiril,  niithor  of  lliograpliiaiia,  was  woiil  l» 
say,  lliiil  lliose  three  initial  Icllcra  stoo.l  fnr  n  Fill'» 
Iteinurkubly  Stupid, 


ltd! 

Ur.  iMililsiiiith,  no 
Ikiil  iiiuHt  lii'served  pi 
iPiftiiiiinrv  of  .'Xrts  f 
P'ruirli  Kiii'velopiei 
111"'  till'  ill  |iartinent 
lilan;  Dr.  Johnson 
wssyi'l  noiiuniiled, 
|lliat  III'  lllluie,  tliroUj 

Justly  Knilllleil  b) 
anil,  111,  Hanii'v  w 
Ijfrfu  apllii'  arlii'h' 
fiirrirk ;  from  wlioi 

I'lii'  imtialiii'tiiiu  II 
k  hiiliircu,  will  he 
K'airuk;  liy  wlimu 
|*»ril«,  to  l)r.  Iliirtie 

'  .Mv  ili'ir  diielor. 


MEMOIRS  OF  «R.   BTTRNEY. 


:?(ii 


•hicli  never  hiki  lo 
uiiys  of  disia>e,  liv 
I  c'lmractcr  of  suij, 

iiliiiff  tlic  history  by 

il,  than  the  most  ho- 

lis  booksclhrs,  I'mi,, 

111  from  ail  gm„.^^ 

vorlis. 

ark,  is  a  Inter  fro,,, 

Messieurs  UiiiiiJ|,.r 
It  a  Rcnlleiiiun,  \iU 
ihoriseil  Ihem  i,,,,,. 
<T  any  failure  ii,  ii„. 
luee  hlni  lo  (lr(]|n|ii. 
mdertook  to  he  lu,,,. 

the  five  liUhilrcdui' 
eniain  unMiliscrilnil 

I  Messrs.  Diai,,  ;„,j 
,\ers,  to  jjive  um  ,,. 
lie  fullilmeiit  of  lluj 

il  thanks  to  this  mo. 

ileelined  all  Burl  of 
|ition  lilleil  so  volun. 
n  was  niMT  caljui 
iniself;  nur  was  In. 
lied  lo  keep  k;,uu\\ 
r  had  early  iinlnUd, 
lity  of  tlii;  eily  aiul 

whatever  seems  i« 

glc  black  hull,  wj, 
V  ;  of  whieli  honour 
!,'li  the  miiialile  anil 
(r  the  day  of  elu- 
dinjjs  of  ils  Mi«,.j, 
l'lii|)|iB;  1111(1  liviLfc 

II  had  noiiiiimlulllx 
the  news,  ulie  .•,|i(jt|. 
y  sendinjr  totjuicn. 
araeters,   "  For  Dr. 


It'. 

r  l-)r.  Diiriiey,  liinv. 
id  hut  iifseeoiiilarv 
I ;  where  imw,  i|,', 
all  of  letters,  mmi 
Tours;  of  wiiiili 
f  Dr.  Jnliiisoii,  iIki 
alile  writers  ultra. 

llOlll       Dr.     .IllllllMrll 

lo  earry  il  lu  llr. 

Ill  si    (;ralllle3l|.,ii: 

l>llier,  he  liaii 

liiid  so  entliiisiasl]. 

Iieiii   Ko  iiiiiiiialit!, 

led,  lur  uwiiik,  (li>. 

TKiiiiR  of  eelelirily, 
mil  lor  tliellislury, 

ul  corres|ioii(l(iiir, 

llaroii  d'llollwli. 

d,  .M.  Mulilli'l,  uiiil 


II  liiri;e  miiirnililril 

I,  llieii  lirnl  I'lrili'i' 

whole  lonvir-i 

ell    Wlin  llie  MJinlc 

iiiiiil    the  weiltl  111' 

'iiiiiiiavl;,Mliir  lull 

iil»  it'll   iiiinliuiiiil 

the  viiyiiire  III  liK 

'ciliiiif  il  111' Hal 

mere  rnii^li  ihnll-. 

anil  llinl  In'  *:" 

lliein   iiiluiirdir. 

|iiesliiin  of  liliK 
il,  veiiluriil  I'l  'I 
Hl\i,  from  lii»  «i" 
ir.  lol,  llr.  Ilnrlirl' 

mil,  wim  wiinl  l« 
(■■'■  I  fur  «  K'll'iK 


iativlo  111'  iieillier  rich  eiio  ijrh  for  retininent,  nor  eiii. 
I  t'liniiirli  Id  refuse  any  new  and  lioiiouralile  oeeii- 
I  niwi.  I'"'  Adieiiturcr  wn  i  in  every  liody's  library  ; 
L  ilic  aiitlior  was  less  jrenera,'.y  known  :  yet  the  aeeomil 
IniVL'i"'"  I'l'i'i"  ^^"■''  '*"  satistiictory  to  liOrd  iSandwieli, 
I  ij.  In.  ,. Ill  rusted  l(r.  Hiirney  with  the  enmmission  of 
I   nJiii"  I'f'  llawkeswortli  to  the  admiralty. 

Must  sliidly  this  commission  was  i  veented.  The  fol- 
l|,ji,,,,  is  the  first  |)arn(;ra|ili  of  \)r.  JlawkeKwortlTs  an- 
|(«ii  1 1  !••'*  eoiii.iiuiiieatioi! 

•'.Maiiv,  lU'iny  thanks  lor  yonr  nlilifrinir  &vour,  and 
J llij 51  jijcil  of  It.  There  is  notluiifi^  alimil  whi^-d  I  would 
1.  ,i|!|iiijriv  be  nnployed  as  the  work  you  xvolion.  I 
IbmiiIiIiIii  luy  iji'st  to  make  it  another  Anson'*  Vuya}." 

I.iril  .''•mdwieh,   upon  their   nuetina',   w.is  e.\lreiiiely 

jVaM'ii  ^vilti  Dr.  H-awkesworth,  to  whom  Ilie  iiiniiiiseripts 

Imri'  iiniiiiilialely  iiiadi'    «ver  ;  and  who    ilius  e.xpres.sed 

jc,ali<r„ition  ill  bis  iie.vt  .etier  to  Dr.  Huriiey. 

"lam  now  liapjiy  in  lelliuu'  you,  lli.it  your  lalionr  of 
lliir  b  iiol  lost;  lliat  I  liavi'  all  the  iiuirnals  of  I  he  Dol- 
Iplta,  111''  Swallow,  and  tin-  Knrieavour  in  my  possession  : 
lllijilli,.  iro.i'rnmenl  will  !,'ive  me  the  cuts,  and  llic  pro- 
Lrtvof  llie  work  svill  be  iny  own. 

I  "Is  il  iiiipossiblr  I  sboulii  (five  you  my  band,  and  the 
llliaiilisofiny  heart,  here  .'  i.  e.  at  Hromley." 

CAPT.MN    COOKE. 

isjiiic  time  afterwards,  Ur.  Iturney  was  invileil  to  Ilin- 
['uiilinilii',  the  se.it  of  the  Karl  of  Sandwich,  to  meet  Sir 
|j«|i!i  jliiiiks.  Dr.  Sohmder,  Dr.  Ilawkcsworlh,  and  the 
ItililiralL'il  i.'ireumnavij;ator,  Ca|ilain  Cooke  binisell'. 

Il  was  the  earnest  reiiuest  of  James,  the  eldest  son  of 
iDr.  Harney,  lo  bo  included  in  the  approaehirijr  seeoiid 
|fe«ililii*ii  of  this  jrreat  seaman;  n  rei|uest  wl.'icb  Lord 

inJwirli  easily,  and  with  pleasure,  aeeoriled  lo  Dr. 
Illirmv;  mid  the  youiifr  naval  ollieer  was  invited  to 
lliii'liiiitiriikc,  and  ])ri'senleil  lo  his  new  eoiiniiander, 
Ivilli  a  ri'i'oiiiiiii'iidalion  that  he  should  .stand  foremost  on 
lth(  li-t  nf  proniolioii,  should  any  occusion  of  ehan^'c  oi- 
liunluiiii!.'  Ibe  voyage. 

Tlio  fiillowiuj;  note  upon  Captain  Cooke,  is  copied 
|fri:iiaiiii'iiioraiiilimi  book  of  Dr.  Iliiriiey'ii. 

'Ill  Feliniary  I  bad  Ibe  lionour  of  leceiviiiir  llir  illiis. 
ItrifiisCijitain  Cooke  lo  dine  with  me  in  (iuieii-siiuare, 
Ipnviiinslv  lo  bis  second  VMya(;e  round  the  world. 

"OliMTniiiT  upon  a  table  H.iuyainville^  Vntini^p autntn 

II  .Vj«i/r,  he  lurned  il  over,  and  made  some  curious  re. 

i..r'.s  on  111!'  illiberal  eonducl  of  that  eireiiiimavifralor 
llmiarils  liiiiiself,  when  they  met  and  crossed  each  other; 
■tiiirli  niaile  111''  desirous  to  know,  in  e.xamiiiiii};  the 
Iclurl  of  .M.  de  Iloiijruinville,  the  several  tracks  of  Ihi 
J«iiii:ivia:alors;  and  exactly  where  llicy  liail  crossed  or 
|ii|iriini'lii'il  each  oilier. 

"Cajilaiii  Cook  in.staiilly  look  a  pencil  from  his  pocket 

|l>»'k, ami  s.iiil  be  would   trace   Iberoiile;  which   be  did 

|iii siH'liai  and  seieiilific  a    nianner,   thai    I    would    not 

lA'' lilly  |«iiiiiils  for  the  book.     'I'lie  pencil  marks  liav- 

|lii;  liiTii  li\ed  le,  skim  inilU,  will  always  he  visible." 

This  truly  yreal  man  apjicarcd  lo  be  full  of  sinse  and 
|ilwi;'lil;  well  mannered,  and  perfeeily  impieli'iiilini; ; 
bill  >liiiliously  wrapped  up  in  bis  own  purposes  and  piir- 
biiiN;  anil  a)ipareiilty  under  a  pressure  of  menial  laliu^ue 

'  II  railed  upon  III  speuk,  or   Htiniillaleil  lo   delilH'ralc, 

"iiMiay  niher. 

Till'  iiii|iiirlunily  v»'liicli  IIiiih  powerfully  had  Ihiii  pre. 
Jircilof  l>rniiiolioti  for  the  doctor's  son,  occurred  earlv 
Ijlllir  vuyaue.     Mr.  Shanks,  Ibe  Hccnnd  lienlenant  of  llie 

imiviry,  wn»  lakin  ill  nl  the  Cape  of  (iiMid  llime,  and 

Mi|;i'il  III  leave  tlii'  ship.     "  In  his  place,"  Captain  Cook 

''II'  In  f.oril  S.iuilvvicb,  "  I  have  ap|K)iiiled  Mr.  Huriiey, 

'niii  i  lia\e  IbunH  very  d.serviinr." 

Ddiroli    (i(ll,D.>IMI'l'M. 

Or  liiililsiiiilh,  now  ill  the  meridian  of  his  late-cariicil, 

jbiil  must  deserved  prosperity,  was  projeetiiif;  an  Kn);liHh 

Ipirlliiiinrv  of  .Arts  niid  Sciences,  upon  the  iiiodel  of  the 

yiiiiili    t'.iii  yelopirdia.     Sir    JohIiiiii   Ueyiiolds   was  to 

pki'  llir  ill  jiiirlnieiil   of  pniiilinn  ;  Mr.  (iiirrick,  thai  of 

iiIiiik;  Dr.  .IoIiiihoii,  that  of  (lilies:  and  no  oilier  class 

*s«  yil  aoiiiiiiaied,  when  Dr.  Hurney  wan  applied  lo  (iir 

■|m  III' m»»ie,  IbrouKh  Ibe  medium  of  Mr.  «tarrick. 

Jii-lly  liriililied  by  a  call    lo  make  one    in  no  select   a 

lliiiul,  Ur,  lliiniey  willingly  assenli  il  ;  anil  iinnieilialely 

^ri'w  ii|i  Hie  article  "  .Musician;"  which  he  reiul  to  Mr. 

I'urrick;  ftniu  whom  it  received  warm  plaiidils. 

I'lii' snlisliiellon  of  Dr.  (toldsmitli  in  this  a('(|uisilion 

hKliirnii,  will  be  neen  by  llie  i'iisiiin({  Idler  to   Mr. 

M'riik;  liy  whom  it  WUi  Vliuluni'd,  with  tliu   liillowini; 

lnuriN,  lo  l»r.  Ilurney. 

"./««rll,l773. 
'  .Mjrilrar  divltir,— -I  liavp  Kent  vnii  n  Idler  from  Dr. 


(•oldsmllb.     lie  is  priaid  to  have  your  name  amoiij;  the 
eleel.     l,ove  to  all  yoiir  fair  oni  s. 

Ever  yours,     D.  (iAKKK  K." 

T(:miilr,Jaiiiiuiy  10,  17'iJ. 
■ro  ii.vvin  cvRiu'CK,  i:su. 

"  Dear  Sir, — "  'I'o  be  tboiiybt  of  by  you,  oblijjcs  me; 
lo  he  served  by  you,  still  more.  It  makes  me  very  bappy 
lo  liiid  thai  Dr.  liuniey  lliiuks  my  sebenie  of  a  didioiiary 
iiseliil  :  still  more  that  be  will  he  m  kind  as  to  adorn  il 
with  any  tliiuf;  of  his  own.  I  bc};  you,  also,  will  accept 
my  gratitude  for  procurini^  iiie  so  valuable  an  ae(|uisitioii. 

"  I  am,  dear  s  r,  your  mosi  art'eclionale  servant, 

"  OMVI'Ill  t;()I,DS.MlTII." 

n\bis  work,  however,  was  never  aceoiiiplished,  and  its 
prujeel  sunk  away  lo  iiolbiiif;  ;  sincciely  lo  Ihe  rcjrrel 
III  Ihose  who  kiicw  what  mi^rlit  iio  e.vpecled  from  Ihal 
highly  i|ualilled  v  riler,  on  a  plan  that  would  emineiilly 
have  bioufjlit  liirlli  all  bis  vaiious  lalenis;  and  vvbicli 
was  ciHHcived  upon  so  eriiiiil  a  scale,  and  was  to  le  sup- 
ported by  such  able  ('oailjiilors.  ,\iid  deeply  was  public 
rc),'ret  hcit;litoiied  that  it  was  by  the  band  of  death  thai 
this  noble  enterprise  was  cut  short ;  death,  which  seemed 
lo  have  awaited  ihe  nionicnl  of  the  reversal  of  poverty 
and  bardsbip  into  prosperity  and  fame,  liir  slrikiii};  Ihal 
blow  wliieli,  at  an  earlier  period,  iiiii;bt  fre(|iiently,  liii 
Dr.  Cioldsniilb,  have  taken  away  a  burl  hen  rallier  than 
a  blessing.  Hut  such  is  the  inyslerioiis  eonstruclion 
of  life— Unit  meie  barbinticr  of  dealli  1 — always  obedient 
to  the  falal  knell  ho  lolls,  tbou);li  always  lonjiiiifr  to  ini- 
ploro  that  bo  would  toll  il  a  littlo— little  later  I 


iKicrDU  iiAWKKswouTir. 

The  sincere  satisfadion   that    Dr.   Kuriicy 


ad  c.xpc- 
perioneed  in  baviujr  inlUieui  ed  Ibe  nomiiialion  of  Dr. 
Ijawkosworlb  lo  bc  edilor  of  llie  lirsl  voyiif^c  ol  (  api.iiii 
Cooke  round  llie  world. lordlier  wilh  the  levisal  and  ar- 
ran^enieiit  of  Ibe  voya;res  of  Caplaiii  Waiiaee  and  Ad- 
miral liyron,  was  soon  overcast  by  sor  ow,  tbroii;!li 
circumslaiiecH  as  impossiblo  to  have  foicseoii  as  not  to 
lament. 

Dr.  Ilawkenworlh,  though  already  In  a  delicalostule 
of  lieallh,  was  so  highly  animated  by  bis  uleetion  to  lliis 
oHicc,  and  with  the  vast  einoluiiiciit  wliieli,  willi  scarcely 
any  labour,  promised  lo  ^jive  tho  di|rnily  of  case  and 
eoniliirt  lo  llin  lest  of  his  lile  ;  lliat  he  perliirmed  his 
lask,  and  linisbed  the  nairalory  compilaliiin,  uilli  a  a- 
pidily  of  pleasure,  resiilliii;r  I'loiii  a  promise  offnluro  iii- 
ilepcndcnir,  that  lilleil  biin  uilli  kind  uratiliide  lo  Ur. 
Ilurney  I  and  seemed  lo  open  his  heart,  toinppr  and  man- 
iiers.  lo  Ihe  most  cordial  liclinns  of  nappinoss. 

Hut  Ihe  1,'realness  of  his  reeoiiipense  for  llie  sinallness 
of  hi-  I  rouble,  iniiiiedialely  disposed  all  bis  eollea(;iies  in 
Ihe  road  of  re  ns  i  lo  censure  ;  anil  all  bis  eolll|H■'llor^ 
ill  llial  ofprolil.  In  calousy  and  ill  »  ill.  I'liliii '  .ii.  .ely, 
in  his  Iiilrodue; .  a.  ('  tho  \'(iva;;es,  he  loucbcil  upon 
sonio  eoiilrovernliil  '  i  '.n  o*  icli^'ioUB  pprsnasion,  which 
pro'ed;  lai.  1  t  snii'  ;  lo  l;ul.i,i,iv'/  for  I'le  ciieiiiies  of 
ills  SIM  cess;  ant  oi  !ii  r  i  iioniics,.-. .  Uj<ri||rh  w  is  the  iiian, 
il  is  prohahloli'  li.i.l  iiiic.  I'l  i'  •.soiiln(t  .'".re,  miliap. 
pily,  V  .  --f'  "d  npoii  wilh  a'  1  ilj  "ly  his  infiirialed  on- 
viiTN;  a  .  I  'la  i  ;  thonsam,  ixnii  ds  which  llowcil  iiilo 
his  Co'. Ts,  lirmiahl  six  millioi  of  nun^nnt  «liii{t(i  to  his 
peael^  I  _    .     ii>"ii"i;  his  princip'es 

A  wai  -('  ur.;v''ii.  1  'o  his  olacid  nalut  ni.d  hitherto 
honour  d  lif',  b: ..:  ii  iff  I'orlli,  with  the  <  lli  usivo  enniil) 
of  ussuii  '  '  H'lior  |iicly,  in  ciiliiiunioU''  as  lerlions,  thai 
strove 'o  I..  I'iiIIk*  p'lrity  of  his  I'aitli  and  doctrine: 
orciirriiig  ai  the  monient  when  be  li.id  lliou|rlil  all  his 
worldly  >'  m'  Mown  away,  lo  he  sueceedeil  by  soil  sereii- 
ily  and  e.Tsy  illuence;  made  llip  attack  so  unexpeclcd, 
that  ils  hI  >  l<  was  (uiervatiiur ,  and  his  wcallli  lost  its 
charnis,  from  a  lreiiibliii{i  susccplihilily  that  (Idacbeil 
him  from  every  pleasure  It  coii\i  procure— save  that  ol 
n  now  biiiii'fiil  leiaur(j  lur  Iro'iin  aiiHWors  lu  bin  tradu- 
cetH, 

In  bis  hiHl  ,isit,  on  it  pro  n,  ro  (^iienii  sipiaro,  where 
be  diiiod  iiiiil  Bpent  Ihe  eveninu.  Dr.  Iliirnny  was  Ibrci- 
bly  struck  wilh  com  em  at  sijjlil  oi'll.c  pvidenl,  lliou)tli  j 
uucomplaiiiiuf;  invalid  ;  so  ebun^'nl,  <liin,  and  livid  was 
bis  apiioatanee. 

lie  (  oiivi  rsed  freely  iipmi  Hip  Bubjeel  of  bin  iMKik,  mid 
'I'U  abusp  winch  ll  bad  heaped  upon  him.  with  Ihe  doe. 
lor  ;  who  sironiily  exlioi  led  him  to  repel  such  aswiiillprs 
with  IliP  conlempl  Unit  lliey  dcKPrved  :  addi.i),',  "They 
are  palpably  Ihe  oH'spriiids  ol  envy  at  your  hiicccss.  Were 
voii  III  bi'iiiine  a  banit'iipl,  they  Mould  all  turn  to  paiic 
iryrlsln;  bill  now,  lliero  i,^  liiirdly  n  needy  man  in  ihe 
kinirdiim,  who  has  ever  heldii  pen  In  his  Iniiid  for  a  mo- 
nienl,  who,  in  jionderinir  upon  llin  aix  Iboiisand  |miuiiiI)<, 
doPH  not  lliiiih  liP  could  have  ikjiielhe  win  k  bellor." 


Dr.  IlawkesMoilb  said  lliat  be  had  not  yet  made  any 
answer  lo  llio  torrent  of  ioveclive  ponied  upon  him,  ex- 
cept lo  Dalrymplc,  who  bad  ail.icked  him  by  name;  for 
a  law:iuil  was  llieii  iinpciiiliiif;  iijioii  I'lirkiiison's  publi- 
calimi,  and  be  would  wiito  noliiioif  that  niiylil  sceni 
iiicanl  to  intliipncc  justice  :  hul  when  that  law  suit,  by 
wbalever  resull,  should  be  decided,  he  would  briii^  nut 
a  full  and  jrencial  reply  to  all  the  invidious  aspcrsioins 
that  so  (riielly  uiiil  wantonly  had  been  cast  upon  him, 
since  Ibe  pubiicalioii  ol  the  Voya(;cs. 

lie  then  furllicr,  and  coiilidenlially,  oppiipd  to  Dr. 
Biirney  upon  Ins  past  liili  and  silualion  :  '■  Kvery  lliinif 
lliat  I  possess,"  be  cried,  "  I  have  earned  by  .he  most 
claboralo  indiislry,  n.xccpt  this  last  si.x  Ibousand  pounds! 
I  bad  no  odncalioi..  and  no  advanla^re  but  such  as  I 
sednliaisly  winked  lo  oblaiii  for  myself;  but  I  preserved 
my  icpiilalion  and  my  cbaradir  as  uiiblemisbed  us  my 
priiicip!es — till  ibis  last  year  1" 

After  a  vi-ii,  lonii-,  and  deeply  iiitprpstinp,  ho  left  his 
friend  very  an.Moiis  about  bis  lieallh,  and  very  impalient 
!tir  Ins  promised  pamphlet .  but,  while  si  ill  wailiiijj,  with 
slioiiy  solicitude,  the  appearunce  of  a  viniiiialion  that 
iiiii,'lil  lraiii|uilliso  Ibo  aiilhor's  oll'endcd  sensibilily,  llio 
inel.inclioly  lidiiifjs  arrived,  lliat  a  slow  fever  had  robbed 
Ibe  inv:iliil  of  sleep  and  of  appetile  ;  and  bad  so  fasle.ipd 
upon  his  sballercd  nerves,  that,  afler  liiiycriiif;  a  week 
or  two,  he  fell  a  prey  lo  incurable  alropby  ;  and  sunk  to 
his  last  earlblv  rest  exactly  a  month  aller  the  visit  to 
Dr.  Hurney,  Ihe  accoinil  ol' which  b;is  hi  en  related. 

Dr.  Ibirncy  now,  in  the  intervals  of  Ins  varied,  but 
never  ceasing  occupations,  jrenlly,  v<'l  jraily  enjoyed 
ihcir  t'ruils.  .All  classes  of  aulbors  olVercd  lo  him  their 
services,  or  opened  lo  him  their  stores.  The  first  mu- 
sical perforiiiprs  ihen  in  vofrue,  .Millico,  (iiaidini, 
Fischer,  Cervctto,  Crnsdill,  Itaithelemnn,  Diiponl,Co- 
leslini,  i'arko,  Corri,  Ihe  blind  Mr.  Slanley,  |.:i  liaccelli, 
and  that  composor  liir  the  heart  in  all  ils  'oclings,  tSac- 
ihiiii;  with  various  others,  were  always  cayer  to  ac- 
cept bis  invilalioi.s,  whether  for  concerts,  which  occu- 
sioiiallv  be  ^^ave  lo  bis  friends  and  aciiuaiiitaiKc,  or  to 
private  meelin;;a  lor  the  resale  of  himself  and  (iimily. 

OMIA1I. 

Hut  his  most  serious  ^raliiicalioii  of  this  period,  was 
I  hut  of  rccoiviii);  in  saRly  and  honour,  .Tames,  bis  eldest 
s-in,  the  lieutenant  of  Captain  Cooke,  on  the  return  I'loiii 
his  sui'ond  voyajru  rumid  the  world,  of  that  impcr-pini- 
iiciil  n.iviijalor. 

'I'iie  adiiiirally  iiiinii dialcly  conriinied  the  nomination 
ofCapl.iiii  Ciiolvt  ;  and  Inrlher,  in  coiisnleraiion  of  tho 
channler  and  ■i  rvices  of  ibe  yoiiiia  naval  olliccr,  pruinut- 
I  linn  lo  the  rank  of  niaslei  and  eomniaiidpr. 

The  voya;r(>rs  wiuo  acconipaiiird  back  by  Oiniali,  a 
nil  live  of  Clilea,  one  of  Ibe  Olaheileaii  islands.  Captain 
Iturney,  who  had  sludiid  Ibe  laiit!ii:i|;e  of  this  slranjjrr 
diirini;  tho  voyage  lioiue,aiid  had  hecomo  bis  pailicular 
liivounte,  was  uii.xious  lo  inlioiluee  Ihe  young  Sonlb-Spn 
lander  lo  his  lallier  and  family  ;  who  were  at  least 
pially  eager  lo  behold  a  native  of  a  cuunlry  so  roinole, 
and  olsucli  rpoeiil  discovery. 

A  liiiio  was  ipiickly  lixcd  fur  bis  dining  and  sppndin|f 
lliP  day  in  (juecn.sipiaie  ;  whilbcr  ho  was  hronght  by 
.Mr.,  allerwaids  Sir  .losepb,  Kaiikes,  and  Dr.  Solandcr ; 
who  presented  him  lo  Dr.  lluriKy. 

The  behaviour  of  Ibis  young  Otalicilcari,  wliuin  it 
would  be  an  abuse  of  all  the  meaning  anmixed  lo  Ihe 
word.  III  call  u  savage,  was  gentle,  coiirleotis,  easy,  and 
natural;  and  showed  so  niiicli  di  sire  to  please,  and  so 
iiim  II  w  illintMii  ss  lo  b(^  pbaspd  hinispll,  that  lie  uslo- 
nislied  the  w  bole  parly  asseinbhd  lo  icicive  bini;  parti- 
cularly Sir  Koberl  Slrange  and  .Mr.  IlaycF  ;  liir  he  rallipr 
appeared  capable  to  li<  stow,  than  reipiiniig  lo  want,  las- 
sons  of  eonducl  and  eliipiellu  ill  eivibsiil  lilu. 

Up  had  a  good  figure,  wan  lull  and  widl  made;  and 
though  bis  complpxioii  wan  nwarlhy  and  diiM/y,  il  wan 
by  no  nipiins  black:  and  Ihoiigb  bis  realiirps  pnrtiHjk  far 
more  of  Ihe  .M'rican  than  of  the  i  iiro|ipaM  oust,  his  cypii 
were  lively  and  agrppable,  and  ihe  gpneral  pxpri'usioii  of 
bis  face  was  good-humoured  and  pit  using. 

11(1  WHS  full  dressed  on  this  day,  in  Iho  English  rns- 
lump,  having  just  coiiip  from  llic  house  of  lordii, 
whither  be  had  liecn  taken  I  y  Sir  .losppb  llankes,  to  sac, 
lather  than  to  hear,  liir  be  could  not  uiiilerslaiid  it,  the 
king  deliver  his  s|M'ecli  fruni  ibe  Ibroiie.  lip  had  also 
lipcii  admillpd  ton  privaluuildiuncu  ul  hia  inijeity.wliom 
be  bail  iiincli  (uilcrlniiii'd. 

.\  briglil  .ManeliPsler  velvet  siiil  of  clothca,  llnod  ijlh 
while  sallli,  in  wliieli  be  was  allircil,  sal  ii|Nin  him  illi 
as  miii'li  ncgligeiii  p  of  his  liiipry,  as  if  it  had  Ihpi.  his 
ciistumury  drpss  from  adoloi'Ceni'e, 


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But  Iho  p«?rfBct  ease  with  which  lie  wore  ami  maiiafjcd 
B  sword,  winch  he  had  had  the  honour  to  receive  I'roni 
the  king,  and  whicli  ho  had  thit  day  put  on  lor  Iho  lirsl 
time,  in  order  to  go  to  the  house  of  lords,  liad  very  nincli 
Btruck,  Sir  Joseph  said,  every  man  by  whom  it  had  bei'ii 
observed  ;  since,  by  almost  every  one,  the  lirst  essay  ol 
that  accoutrement  hud  been  nceumpanicd  with  an  awk- 
wardness and  inconvenience  ludicrously  risible;  which 
this  adioit  Otahcilcan  had  marvellnusly  escaped 

Captain  Burney  liad  acquired  enough  ol'  the  Otahei- 
tcan  language  to  he  the  ready  intcrfireter  ol't)iiiiah  wilh 
others,  and  to  keep  him  alive  anil  in  spirits  hiinseir.  by 
conversing  with  him  in  his  own  dialect,  (huiali  under- 
stood a  little  Knglish,  wlien  addressed  in  it  slowly  and 
distinctly,  but  could  speak  it  as  yet  very  ill;  and  with 
the  |)eeuliarity,  whether  adopted  from  the  idiom  of  his 
own  tongue,  or  from  the  apprehension  of  not  being 
clearly  compreliended,  of  uttering  lirst  atlirmalively,  and 
next  negatively,  all  the  little  sentences  that  he  attempted 
to  pronounce. 

Thus,  when  asked  how  he  did,  he  answered,  "  Ver 
well ;  not  ver  ill."  Or  how  he  liked  any  thing,  "  Ver 
nice ;  not  ver  nasty."  Or  wliat  he  thought  of  snoli  a  one, 
"  Ver  dood ;  not  ver  bad." 

On  l)eing  presented  by  Captain  Burney  to  the  several 
branches  of  the  family,  when  he  came  to  this  memorial- 
ist, who,  t'rom  a  bad  cold,  was  enveloped  in  muslin  wrap- 
pings, he  enquired  into  the  cause  of  her  peculiar  attire  ; 
and,  upon  hearing  that  she  was  indisposed,  he  looked  at 
her  for  a  moment  with  concern,  and  then,  recovering  to 
a  cheering  nod,  said,  "  Ver  well  to-morrow  morrow  !" 

In  the  currency  of  this  intercourse,  remarks  were  in- 
cessantly excited  upon  the  powers  of  nature  miassisted 
by  art,  compared  with  those  of  art  unassisted  by  nature; 
and  of  the  equal  necessity  of  some  species  of  innate  apt- 
ness, in  civilised  as  well  as  in  sav.agc  life,  for  obtaining 
success  in  person.il  aeipiirements. 

'I'lie  diswerters  on  the  instrnelion  of  youth  were  just 
then  peculiarly  occupied  by  the  letters  of  Lord  Chester- 
field; and  Mr.  Stanhope,  their  <  bjeet,  was  placid  conti- 
nually in  a  parallel  line  with  ( )  liah  :  the  lirst,  beginning 
his  education  at  a  great  public  school;  taught  from  an 
infant  all  attainable  improvements  ;  ijitrodneid,  while  yet 
a  youth,  at  loreigu  courts;  and  brought  forward  into 
high  life  with  nil  the  favour  tliat  care,  expense,  informn- 
tion,  and  retinement  could  furnish  ;  proved,  » ilh  all  these 
iK'nefits,  a  heavy,  ungainly,  luipleasing  character :  while 
the  second,  with  neither  rank  nor  wealth,  even  in  his 
own  remote  island,  and  with  no  tutor  but  nature;  chang- 
ing, in  full  manhood,  his  way  of  life,  his  ilress,  his  coun. 
try,  and  his  friends;  appeared,  through  a  natural  tiiellity 
of  observation,  not  alone  uidike  a  savajre,  but  with  the 
air  of  a  person  wlio  had  ilevoted  his  youth  to  the  praetii  i 
of  tho.ie  grat  's,  which  the  most  elahoratrly  aeeomiilished 
of  noblemen  haci  vainly  endeavoured  to  make  the  orna- 
ment of  his  son. 

ST.  M-vrtin'.-*  stui;i;t. 

The  house  in  Queen-squate  had  been  relinquished  from 
dilfieulties  respeetmg  its  title;  and  ,Mrs.  Burney  assidu- 
ously ami  skilfullv  purchased  anil  prepared  another,  dur- 
ing the  doctor's  illness,  that  was  situated  in  tjt.  .Martin's 
street,  lieieesler-lields. 

If  the  house  in  tjiieen-square  bad  owed  a  (Imiiful  part 
of  its  value  to  the  belief  that,  formerly,  ni  his  visits  t 
Ablerman  Barber,  it  had  been   inhiibited  oeeasionally  l> 
IX^nii  Swill,  how  inneh  higher  a  local  claim,  was  vi  slid 
in  imagination,  liir  a  mansion  that  had  deeldidly  U'en 
tile  dwelling  of  the  innnortal  >Slr  Isaac  Newton! 

MR.  IIRUCE. 

This  new  resldenee  was  opened  by  the  dislinelion  of 
n  new  uequaiutanee,  who  was  then  us  much  the  imme- 
diate lion  of  the  (lav,  us  had  been  the  last  new  aeqnainl- 
anee.Oiniah.  who  fiud  closed  lliu  annals  of  the  residence 
in  ({iieen-square. 

This  iMTsoiiage  was  no  other  than  the  famous  Mr. 
Uruee,  who  w.'m  just  returned  In  Kugland,  i. Her  having 
lieei'  wandering,  and  thought  to  Im'  Inst,  curing  four 
years,  in  the  deserlH  and  samlsof  the  bitherln  Kuropcan- 
nnlrodden  territory  of  Africa,  in  search  of  tli  s  source,  or 
sourec!!,  of  the  Nile. 

The  mirrations,  ami  even  the  sight  of  Mr.  Bruce,  were 
at  this  time  vehemently  smigh',  not  only  ly  "II  London, 
I  jt,  as  fur  as  written  iiitercourio  could  be  strelehed,  by 
all  I'urojie. 

The  tales  spread  dir  (inil  wide,  first  of  his  rvlranrdinary 
di»api"'arniH'e  from  the  world,  anil  next  of  his  miev|M'eted 
rc-«p|M'nr«m-e  in  the  heart  of  Africa,  were  so  full  of  va- 
riely.na  well  .isiif  wonder,  tliat  they  raised  e'liinl  curiosity 


in  the  n',ost  refined  and  the  niobt  uncultivated  of  his  co- 
temporaries. 

Amongst  these  multifarious  rumours,  there  was  one 
that  aroused  in  Dr.  limiiey  a  more  eager  desire  to  .sic 
and  converse  with  this  eminent  traveller,  than  was  lilt 
even  by  the  most  ardent  of  the  enquirers  who  were  press- 
ing upon  him,  in  Successive  throngs,  for  intelligence. 

The  re|>orl  here  alluded  to,  asserted,  Inat  Mr.  Bruce" 
had  discovered,  and  piTsonally  visited,  the  long-famiil 
city  of  Thebes;  and  had  found  il  such  as  lleroilutus  bad 
deseribed  :  and  that  he  had  entered  and  examined  its 
eelebrated  temple;  aiul  had  made,  and  brought  Imme,  a 
Irawing  of  the  Theban  harp,  as  iK'autil'ul  in  its  execution 
as  in  its  form,  though  copied  from  a  model  of  at  least 
three  thousand  years  old. 

Mr.  Bre  '  had  brought,  also,  from  Egypt,  a  drawing  of 
an  .Vbyssioian  lyre  in  present  use. 

The  assiduity  of  Dr.  IJunu'y  in  devising  means  of  in- 
troiliietion  to  whosoever  could  increase,  or  ameliorate,  the 
materials  of  his  history,  was  not  here  put  to  any  proof. 
.Mr.  Bruce  bad  been  an  early  friend  of  Mrs.  Strange,  and 
of  her  brother,  .Mr.  Luuiisden;  and  that  zealous  lady  im- 
mediately arranged  a  meeting  between  the  parties  at  her 
own  house. 

This  celebrated  narrator  made  the  opo/iingofhis  career 
as  an  author,  in  the  lii.story  of  Music  of  Dr.  Burney;  to 
the  eclat  of  which,  on  its  first  apjicarance,  he  not  slightly 
contributed,  by  bestowing  upon  It  the  two  ndmirabh' 
original  drawings  above-mentioned,  with  a  letter  histori- 
cally descriptive  of  their  authenticity. 

With  frcfl)  pleasure  and  alacrity.  Dr.  Burney  now 
went  on  with  his  work.  So  unlooked  for  a  reinforce- 
ment of  his  means  could  not  have  arrived  more  season- 
ably. ]:".very  discovery,  or  development,  relative  to  early 
limes,  was  not  only  of  tsseutial  strvieeto  the  Dissertation 
on  *he  .Music  of  tiie  .\neients,  upon  \,'hieh,  now,  he  was 
elaborately  engaged,  but  excited  general  curiosity  in  all 
lovers  of  antiquity. 

Sill  JOSIIl'.V   KEYNOr.DS. 

Amongst  other  new  Iriends  that  this  new  niighhour- 
hflod  procured,  or  confirmed,  to  Dr.  Ibirncy,  there  was 
line  of  so  congenial,  so  Sanntritan,  a  sort,  that  neighbour 
he  must  have  lK>en  to  the  doctor  from  the  time  of  their 
lirst  acquaintance,  had  his  residence  been  in  Dors' I. 
square,  or  at  Botolph's  wharf;  instead  of Leicestcr-squari', 
nil  scarcely  twenty  yards  from  the  doctor's  own  short 
.street. 

Sir  .Toshua  Reynolds,  this  good  Samaritan,  was,  liiie 
Dr.  Burney,  thoiiL'h  well-read  and  ileeply  studious,  as 
easy  and  natural  lu  discourse  as  if  he  had  been  merely 
a  man  of  the  world ;  and  though  his  own  art  was  his 
passion,  he  was  open  to  the  warmest  admiration  ofrvery 
other:  .mil  again,  like  the  doctor,  he  was  gay  lliuiigh 
eontemplalive,  and  llew  from  indolence,  though  he  loiui- 
eil  enjoyment.  There  was  a  striking  ri  Minblauer  in  the 
general  amenity  of  theii  intercourse,  that  not  only  loade 
them,  at  all  times,  and  with  all  |H'rsi>ns,  free  t'rom  any 
approach  to  envy,  peevishness,  or  sari  asm  thei'iselves, 
but  seenn-d  to  spread  around  them  a  suavity  that  dissolved 
those  angry  passions  in  others. 


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Mils.  KKVNOLns. 

Sir  Joshua  had  a  maiden  sister,  Mrs.  Frances  Bey- 
nolils  ;  a  wonuin  of'  worth  and  imderstaniling,  but  of  a 
singular  eleiraeter  ;  w  ho,  unfortunately  for  herself,  made, 
throughout  lite,  the  great  mislake  of  nonrisliiug  that  sin- 
gularity which  v^'a■  her  Luine,  as  if  it  had  been  ler  bless- 

.She  lived  with  Sir  Joshua  at  this  time,  and  siood  hifh 
in  the  regard  of  his  firm  and  most  iiononred  friend,  Dr. 
Johnson  ;  who  saw  and  pitied  her  foible,  lint  tried  to  cure 
il  ill  vain.  It  was  that  of  living  in  an  habitual  perplexity 
of  mind,  anil  irresolution  of  eoiiduii,whieli  to  herself  was 
ri  stiessly  tormenting,  and  to  all  around  her  was  teazingly 
wearisome. 

Whatever  she  suggested,  or  planned,  one  day,  was  re. 
versed  the  nexl  ;  though  resorted  to  on  the  third,  as  if 
merely  to  Is'  again  rejected  on  the  fourth;  and  so  on,  nl- 
most  endlessly;  for  she  rang  not  the  ehanges  in  her 
opinions  and  ilesigiiH  in  ordi  r  to  bring  them  into  harmony 
and  practice;  but  wavei  inulv  In  stir  up  new  combini  :ioiis 
and  ilillieulties  ;  till  shi  tiiiind  herself  in  the  nililHt  of  siii  li 
ehaotie  obstriietions  ns  eoiilil  chime  in  with  no  givi  n 
purpose;  but  iiiiist  needs  Im'  IiII  to  ring  their  owii  peal, 
and  to  liegiii  again  just  w  here  they  iH'gan  nt  first. 

This  lady  was  a  no  imfreqiieiit  visiter  in  .St.  Martin's 
strei  I ;  H  here,  for  her  many  excellent  ipialilics,  she  was 
much  esteemed. 

Mrs.  Frnnues  Keynohls  desirixl  In  |mint  Pr.  Biirnry'" 
|)ortrait,  that  «h»  iniithl  pisep  it  imnnff  crrlnin  other 


worthies  of  her  choice,  already  ornamenting  her  ilrisi 
roiini.     The  doctor  had  little  time  to  spare  ;  liui  liaj  i'  ■ 
natively  the  spirit  of  the  old  tcheol,  to  sutler  2\'o'.      ' 
h.ily,  to  pair  ort'  togi'thcr. 

During  his  sittings,  one  trait  of  her  tcnncioiisliiimou,! 
occurred,  that  he  was  always  aiiiused  in  relating.  \V||j|.| 
he  was  painting  his  hair,  which  was  reniiirkublv  lliittf 
she  asked  him,  very  gravely,  whether  he  ecai|(|'|,.(  |  1 
have  his  w  ig  some  day  to  work  at,  without  troubling  liiml 
to  sit. 

"  My  wig?"  repeated  he,  much  surprised. 

"  Yes;"  she  answered;  "  have  not  you  more  tlianoneJ 
can't  you  spare  it  .'" 

"Spare  it/ — Why  what  makes  you  think  itawioll 
It's  my  own  hair."  ' 

"O  then,  I  suppose,"  said  she  with  a  smile,  "Imudl 
not  call  it  a  wig  '" 

"  Not  call  it  a  wig  ? — why  what  for,  my  dear  ni,nl,iijj 
slioulo  you  call  it  a  wig?" 

"  Nay,  sir,"   replied  she,  composedly,  "  if  you  lio  nea 
like  it,  1  am  sure  I  won't." 

And    he    protested,  that  though  be  offered  licr  cvmB 
proof  of  twistiiig,twileliiiig,  and  twirling  that  she  |ilinMjf 
she  calnii_v  eontinned  painting,  without  hniliiig  hisip. 
peal  for  the  hairy  honours  of  his  head;  anil  only  cooIItI 
re|ieating,  "  I  suppose,  then,  I  must  not  call  it  a  wig  ■' 

(iAKKICK. 

An  appointment  having  been  arranged  by  Dr.  Bum 
for  presenting  his  friend  Mr.  Twining  to  Mr.  (iarritkj 
the  two  I'oniier,  in  happy  conference,  were  injoviij 
the  society  of  each  other,  while  awaiting  the  priaiii.cJ 
junction  with  Mr.  GarricK,  when  a  violent  rapping utilJ 
street  door,  which  prepared  them  for  his  welcunicartivill 
was  followed  by  a  deniunil,  through  the  foolinan,  wliit'ieil 
the  doctor  could  receive  Sir  Jeremy  Ilillsbornu|i|i;  / 
baronet  w  lio  was  as  peculiarly  distasteful  to  both  llii' jti 
tlemeii,  as  .Mr.  (iarriek  was  the  reverse. 

"  For  heaven's  sake,  no  1"  cried  Mr.  Twining;  anilltJ 
doelor  eehoing  "No!  No!  No!"  was  wilh  cufirnia 
si-ndiiig  otf  a  hasty  excuse,  wlieii  the  foolniiin\vlii({H:rtil 
'  Sir,  he's  at  my  heels  1  he's  dose  to  the  door !  Iir  ivoulj 
not  stop!"  And,  strenuously  flinging  o|mii  tlit^  lilinn 
loor  himself  in  a  sloueliiiig  hat,  an  old-fiisliiunril  uJ 
roeolo,  over  a  greatcoat  of  which  the  collar  was  tnrm 
up  above  his  ears,  and  a  silk  handkerchief,  held  as  irirenJ 
the  tootli.aelie,to  his  mouth,  the  forbidden  gui  »l  cnlinill 
lowlv,  lowly,  and  solemnly  bowing  Ins  head  as  he  iiU 
vaneeil ;  thoui'li,  qiiaker-likc,  never  touching  his  lial,ui 
not  nttering  a  word. 

The  Doctor,  whom  Sir,Iereniy  had  never  brliirp visil'il 
ind   to  whom   he   was  hardly  known,  save   by  oiwii  ilu, 
-iiiiilarily  upon  some  literary  subjects;  and  .'Mr. T»iiiinj[J 
to  whom  he  was  only  less  a  stranger  to  be  niori'  obnoimii'l 
from  having  been  nt  variancewith  his  family;  ii]uallj( 

luiliil,  from  their  knowledge  of  his  irascible  ili;ir»ii,Tl 
thai  the  visit  had  no  other  view  than  that  of  (lt'a,oiiO!i>| 
alisfaelion  for  some  ofVeiU'C  supposed  to  have  birn  uirml 
to  his  high  self  importanee.  And,  in  the  awkwnriliusji 
sui  h  a  suriuise,  tliey  could  not  but  feel  disennerrtiil,  i 
ab.'ished,  at  having  proclaimed  their  averseni'siilny 
sight  in  such  uniiiidUlied  terms,  and  inuncdiulvly  .iiliiii 
his  hearing. 

Fur  a  mimite  or  two,  with  a  silence  like  liisonn.' 
iwnlted  an  explanation  ofliis  purpose;  when,  alli  r  s'lud 
besitatiiiii,  ostentatiously  wiving  one  hanil,  w!iili  Hi 
other  still  held  his  handkerehiet'  to  his  moiilli,  Ihr  niJ 
weleoine  intruder,  'o  their  uttei  astonislimiiit, 'lumMl 
wnr.l;  and  eom|Hisedly  si  aleil  himself  in  an  nrm  I'liil^ 
near  the  lire  ;  filling  it  broadly,  wilh  an  air  of  doniinK! 
ing  iiuthotity. 

The  gentlemen  now  looked  nl  each  other,  in  i 
doubt  whitiMr  their  visiter  had  no)  found  bis  w«vli 
them  from  the  vicinity  of  .Misirtields,  where  tlicniliid 
the  llethleiii  Hospital. 

The  pause  that  ensued  was  emlinrrassing,  mill  imliia 
free  from  iilirin  ;  when  the  intruder,  after  iiiiiMnm 
nary  nod  or  two,  of  a   palpably  Ihreatening  niitiif 
delily  starti  d  up,  threw  oil'  bis  Hloiiehed  hat  niiilu'lii)) 
coll..  Hung  bis  red  silk  handkerchief  into  the  n«lirs, 
displayed  to  \iew,  lust  runs  w  ilh  i  n,ieity,theeiiyruiii™ 
the  sparkling  I  yii-,  and  lunghii.i-  ■  nunlenuner  nftiirwll 
—  llie  inimilable  iiuitalor,  David  tiarriek. 

Dr.   Burney,  di  lighled  at   this  ill  \elopciiient,  cliip|«^ 
bis  hands,  as  if  (he  scene  had  been  ri  ini  senli  il  nl  a  I 
Ire:  and  all  his  family  presinl  jiilned  rMplUl"ll^^  " 
plniidil  :  while  Mr.  Twining,  wilh  the  hlijipt 
a   niiildi  n  exehange  from   ex|He|id  di»Kiii'l   I" 
pleasure,  engi  rly  iipproaibi  d  the  arni-ihail,  lei  1 1' 
nlion  which  he  had  longed  I'or   nearly  Ihtonrli.iu!' 
Mr.  (Jnrriek  Ihen,  with  many  hearty  ifriproenli'tK  > 


"Allrail.  passer  b) 
Willi  wrote  like  an 


MEMOIRS  OF  l>U.  BURNEY. 


363 


iiienliiifTliLr  (Instil  J 
lospiiri';  hulliailiM 
,  tosutliT  No!  and  J 

lnTtcniiciousl„im„J 
■d  111  rclalinj;.  \vi„,J 
fiiB  ri'iiiiirkablytl,itj| 
liiT  lie  ciiuld  lei  In.,'! 
vitlir.ut  IrouLling  liiul 


you  (liink  ii  a  „n,i| 
ilh  asmik',  "ImiiJ 
for,  my  duiir  niadsmj 
icdiy,  "  if  you  do  J 


•ungcd  liy  Dr.  BurmjL 
iiing  lo  Jlr.  CarrickJ 
rtncf,  were  ciijoviiiij 
wiiilinj;  tlio  liroiiii-i 

violiut  r!iii|iiiigalilj 
ir  Ills  WflcumearrinlJ 
1  tlio  liiotman,  wliiilit] 
I'lny  lliilsl)ornu(;li; 
isU'liil  to  butlilhtjtnJ 
rcrtp. 
Mr.  Twilling;  andikJ 

WHS  Willi  oiipimti 
lie  rodtimiii  \vlus|)crnl 
to  tlic  door  I  III'  wottlj 
liiiig  oiK'ii  llif  hbrin 
ail  old-liisliiuiird  tiiii 
till'  collar  was  turn 
Trliicl"  lii'ld  as  ifl'roiJ 
hiildpii  (tui'st  enlHi^i 
fr  his  liend  an  lie  idT 

toucliiiig  Ills  liat,iu 


irr  liUr  lii^  own.  flirJ 
iiKo  ;  wlii'ii,  nl)ir  si'iiJ 
niir    liaiiil,  wliilr  lla 

liJH  iiioiilli.  tlir  iiaJ 
oiiiHliniiiit,  iniiu'liirl 

If  ill  un  urmcliiq 
li  nil  air  of  domintt 


I .    Iidjrj  e.xi)OUiidcd  the  niotivo  to  tliu  foal  which  Iw  hud 

|!,'li,iil  awaked,  lie  paid,  that  morniiijr,  under  the  for- 
idabic  iiii|>ression  of  an  iiilroduct.iim  to  a  proltiiiiid 
...^jeliolar,  that  was  almost  awl'iil ;  and  that  had  set 
ijia  lo  imnderiiiis;  upon  the  Cfrreirious  los.s  of  time  and 
J(isural)ility  that  hung  upon  nil  foriiialitics  in  inakiup 
!^v  aciiuaiiitJinces ;  and  ho  then 


I  K'v  ac'l'' 


hen  set  hi.s  wits  lo  work  al 
|K,jj|||j|  means  for  skippinfr  at  once,  by  some  slight  o) 
1.  jj  iiiio  ahrui't  cordiality.  And  none  oecurrcd  that 
I  1^.(1  so  proiiiisinfr  of  spontaneous  sueccss,  i\a  present- 
lain  hiiiisilf  under  the  as|M:ct  of  a  [ktsoii  whom  he  knew 
liiljc  so  ili'sperately  unpleasant  to  the  scholiast,  that,  at 
llieviiy  sound  of  his  name,  he  would  inwardly  ejaculate, 

"  Take  any  form  but  that 

Here,  in  a  moment,  Mr.  Oarrick  wa.s  in  tlic  centre  of 
lllieaiurtnient,  in  the  attitude  of  llamlct  at  the  sight  of 
lliii'ijilil*!. 

TIlis  liurlesquo  frolic  over,  wliich  gave  a.  playful  vent 
SlliilsirMii;d  almost  necessary  to  the  siiperaliundant  ani- 

I  soirils  of  Mr.  Garrick,  who,  as  I>r.  Johnson  has  said 
lol'Sliaki'siK'arc,  "was  always  struggling  for  an  occasion 
llobecoinic,'"  he  cast  away  farce  and  inimiery ;  and  he- 
luim'  liir  llw  rest  of  the  visit,  a  judicious,  intelligent,  and 
I inliiiiljrmi'd,  though  ever  lively  and  entertaining  con- 
I OT-ir  anil  man  of  letters  :  and  Mr.  Twining  had  not  been 
I ijii'i  amused  by  Ilia  buttbonery,  than  ho  grew  ehnrmcd 
Ik  ("^rationality. 

Ill  tile  course  of  the  conversation,  the  intended  Kney- 
|tlo|«iliaof  Dr.  (joldsinith  being  mentioned,  and  the  Doe- 
I tor's  ilt'.illi  warmly  regretted,  a  description  of  the  eliarai- 
llrra.i  will  as  works  of  that  charming  author  was  brought 
Ifcrivirii;  nnd  .Mr.  GarrieU  named,  what  no  one  else  in  his 
|irt>riur  oDiild  have  hinted  nt,  the  piH'iii  of  Retaliation. 

Mr  tiarrirk  had  too  much  knowledge  of  mankind  to 
llTfil  vviili  lightness  ho  tbicible  an  attack  upon  the  stability 
loi'lus  rni'iidsliips,  however  it  might  be  soUrned  otl'  by 
lllie  priisc  of  his  talents.*  Hut  he  had  brought  it,  he  said, 
|l|tni  liiiiisi'lt',  by  an  unlucky  lampoon,  to  which  he  had 
liitMstililv  been  led  by  the  absurd  blunders,  and  the  in- 
Itoniriralil''  inleriority  between  the  discourse  and  the  |)cn 
lorUiis  singular  man;  who,  one  evening  at  the  club,  jiuil 
Ibi^nsooiitrageously  laughable,  that  Mr.  (iarriek  had  lieeii 
Ibdrayi'd  into  as.serting,  that  no  man  could  possibly  draw 
llhecbrai'ler  of  Oliver  (iuldsinitli,  till  poor  Oliver  was 
laiidiT  (.Toiiiiil ;  for  what  any  one  wmild  say  iiller  an 
Itoiir's  re.idnig  him,  wo.i.d  indubitably  be  reversed,  alter 
lialiour's  iliat.  "And  then,"  JMr.  <iarriek  eoiitiiiurd, 
'"10  risilile  folly  bringing  another,  I  voted  him  to  be 
Ifad  al  lli.it  time,  that  t  iiiiglit  give  his  reol  eliiiraetcr  in 
lkiif|nlapli.  And  this,"  he  added,  "  pi-oilneed  this  distich. 

"  AllPiid.  p:nsrr  by,  for  hero  lies  nil  .Noll  ; 

Who  wrote  like  an  ungel — but  talked  like  poor  Poll  I' 

li'ddsaiith,  iirneiisurably  piiiiiei!,  vowed  he  woul'  ri  - 
Itiluli*;  liul,!'.>^ver  ready  with  lus  tongue  in  public,  thuugli 
lll»'ay«  re  Illy  with  hi."'  pen  in  private,  lie  hurried  olf  ui  :. 
lf\;  and,  kuiiiu  time  after,  piodue'.il  tli.it  best  if  not  only 
Itilirical  [mii'm;  li.it  he  i  ver  wriile — "  li<  falialiun." 

'fliH  w.iM  ''  ,  ioMsinitli's  tiii.il  work,  and  did  not  come 
Iwil  nil  allir  ins  death.  .\iid  it  was  still  unlini.-lii'd  ;  the 
lUlliiii,  which  waa  ii|ion  8ir  Joshua  Keyiudils,  being  lull 
lUl'ivrilli'ii: 

"  By  flattery  unspoil'il — "t 

Toaviry  general  regret.  Dr.  Johnson  had  ihpI  yet 
Ikviiimiiiid.  I'robably  he  was  meant  to  I'orm  th.'  clinii,\ 
lotllui  |iiore.  Mis  eharaeter,  drawn  by  a  man  ol'  such 
llcule  dmcriiuiiiiitiiin,  who  had  pMisjiered  iVoiii  ills  iVieiid- 
lilii|i,vcl»iiMirte(l  from  his  wit — w ho  feared,  ih.'.ided,  and 
IniMid,  yil  lioiioured,  admiieil,  and  loved  him — woiilii 
liljuliii.M  liuve  been  sketelied  with  as  fine  a  peiieil  ol 
.iViulid  praiM',  and  |iuiiileil  salire,  as  bus  murkeii  the 
lilitrarturiiitie  distiehcii  upon  Mr.  Uurliu  aiit'  Mr.  Ciar- 
■mi. 

I'ONt'BIITR. 

Ill  till-  pri\  I"  nnrrnlive  of  nn  historliin  *  the  mnsieal 
l«rt.  11  may  n  t  '«•  improper  to  insert  some  neeonni  of  the 
IcffliiiTt.,  will,  li  lie  (iieasionnlly  gave  to  invited  friends 
Itnd  ai'iiutiiitiineen  nt  llis  own  Iioum' ;  as  lliei,  Im  ;.  r.ipbi- 
l"ll.nimrk  hii  >.ivlc  nf  life,  and  the  roiiBlUiTatlon  .,'Hliirli 
Iticiru  held  by  I'lie  inn«ii\  1  world. 


'"ili'cml  oir  his  iVie  ids,  UN  a  huntsman  liis  |mek, 
Kor  he  knew  wlivn  li«  would  lie  cuulU  wliiiUu  Uirin 
liiirk." 

'  riii«  hut  iiiuiniHlHliiT  woi  rommimiend il  In  the 
iMii^rliySir  Jiiihimliimm'ir. 


The  eoiiipany  was  always  small,  as  were  the  apart- 
ments ill  wliieli  it  was  reeeived;  bill  always  select,  as  the 
name,  fume,  and  travels  of  the  doctor,  by  ullowing  him  n 
elioiee  of  guests,  enabled  him  to  limit  udniission  to  leal 
lovers  of  music. 

lie  had  never  any  formal  band ;  though  it  ia  probable 
that  there  was  hardly  a  miisiciun  in  England  who,  if 
called  U|ion,  would  have  refused  his  seiviees.  Hut  they 
were  not  rci[nisilc  to  allure  those  whom  the  doctor 
wished  lo  please  or  oblige  ;  and  a  crowd  in  a  private 
apartinent  ho  thought  ay  inimical  to  harmony  a»  to  con- 
versation. 

It  was,  primarily,  to  gratify  Mr.  Crisp  tli.at,  while  yet 
in  I'oland-slreel,  he  had  begun  these  little  musical  assem- 
blages ;  wliieli,  ill  dili'ereiit  Ibrins,  and  with  ditiercnt  pur- 
ties,  lie  eonliiiiied,  or  renewed,  through  life. 

The  simplicity  of  the  entertaininent  had,  probably,  its 
full  share  in  the  incitement  to  its  participation.  A  re- 
ijiiest  to  or  from  the  masli.'r  of  the  house,  was  the  sole 
ticket  of  eiitranee.  And  the  urbanity  of  the  doctor  upon 
these  oceasiiiiis,  with  the  warmth  of  Ilia  praise  lo  excel- 
lence, and  the  candour  of  his  indulgence  lo  failure,  made 
his  reception  of  his  visiters  dis|iense  a  ple.isiire  so  uiicon- 
slruiiied,  so  varied,  so  gooil-liuiiioure;l,  that  his  concerts 
were  most  sought  as  a  favour  by  those  whoso  presence 
dill  them  the  most  honour. 

To  style  them,  however,  conccrt.s,  may  be  conferring 
on  them  a  dignity  to  which  they  had  not  any  pretension. 
There  was  no  bill  of  fare :  there  were  no  engaged  subal- 
terns, either  lo  double,  or  aid,  or  contrast,  with  the  prin- 
cipals. 'I'lie  i«'rtbrinaiiccs  were  promiscuous;  and  sim- 
ply such  as  suited  the  varying  humours  and  desires  of 
the  company  ;  a  part  of  which  were  always  ussiKlanls  as 
well  as  auditors. 

Some  details  of  these  Iiarn<oiiical  coteries,  which  were 
wrilti  11  at  the  moment  by  this  memoriali.st  to  Mr.  Crisp, 
will  be  selected  .'roiii  ainoiigst  those  which  eoiiliiin  elia. 
raeteristie  traits  of  |K'rsoiis  of  iiUbrity;  as  they  may 
more  pointedly  display  their  east  and  nature,  than  any 
merely  descriptive  reminisi  eiiccs. 

No  apology  will  be  ple.ided  for  the  careless  manner  in 
which  these  aeeounts  are  reeorded  ;  Air.  Crisp  prohibited 
all  Ibnii  or  study  in  his  cjiistolury  iiitercour.sc  with  his 
young  eorres|Hiiideiil. 

"  TO  SAMI'EI.  CIIISI',  KSli.   CIlESlMiTON,  KINfiSTON,  SlRUl'V. 

"  Let  me  now  try,  my  dear  Mr.  Crisp,  if  I  cannot  have 
the  pleasure  to  make  you  dolorously  repent  your  iiie.xo- 
rubilily  to  coming  to  town.  We  have  had  such  sweit 
miisiel — Hut  let  me  begin  with  the  company  according 
to  your  ■  rders. 

"'I'liey  all  arrived  curly,  and  st.iiil  tin'  whole  evening. 

"  rile  Huron  ili'  Diiilcn,  tl.e  D.iiiisli  Aiiibass.iilnr. 

"'I'lie    Haroiiess,    his    wife:  a    sweet  woniuii,  iiideid; 
\oung,  pretty,  ueeoiiiplisheil,  unil  graceful.     She  is  reek 
'  lied  the  (iiicst  ddiiltnitr  perlbrmer  on  the  piano-forte  in 
i-iirope. 

'  T  might  1..  eonlente.l,  you  will  perhaps  say,  to  liuvi 
;;i\en  her  iIm:,  p-eeedenee  in  England  and  in  Denmurk  . 
I.  f.  ill  111  i  uw.'i  cu'iiitry  and  in  ours  :  but  Europe  somiils 
in.'i'^  noble  ' 

" 'I'lie  lliriourable  Aliss  I'hipps, 'vlio  enmc  with  her, 
or  rather,  1  believe,  was  brought  by  her,  for  they  are  great 
friends ;  and  Miss  I'hipps  hud  already  lieen  with  us  in 
(iiiri'ii-sipiure.  '^iss  I'hipps  is  a  ilaugliler  of  Lord  .'\liil- 
gr:i\e,  and  s.sler  lo  the  famous  I'olar  cuplain.  She  seems 
lull  of  spirit  and  taste. 

"Sir  James  and  Eudy  Lake;  Sir  TliomaH  Clnrges; 
.Mrs.  and  .Miss  Ord  ;  and  a  good  many  others,  agreeable 
enough,  thniigh  too  ti  ilioiis  to  miiitioii,  having  nothing 
either  striking  or  odd  in  llieiii.  lint  the  pride  of  the 
evening,  as  neill.er  you,  my  dear  Air.  Crisp,  nor  Air. 
Twining,  could  be  with  us,  was  Air.  II.MUUS,  »/'  Sulin- 
I'liri/,  author  of  the  three  tieulises  on  I'mtry,  Music,  and 
I'aiiiliiig;  k'hilosopliieul  .Vrniiigements;  llennes,  vVe. 
Ill  broiiglil  with  liii'i  Mrs.  Iluiris,  and  his  sii'ond  ilangli- 
li ',  Alias  Liiiiisii,  a  dislingiiished  and  high-bred  lady-mii- 
si>  iiiii.  AlisH  Harris,  the  eldest,  a  eiiltivateil  and  liigli- 
iiii  d  eliara;ler,  is,  I  believe,  with  her  brother, our  iiunister 
at  I'etersbiirgli. 

"  lli'Minu,^  Air.  llurn'.'y,nnd  our  iioblo  Reives,  bring  up 
the  rear. 

"There  wan  u  great  denl  of  eonvemation  previous  lo 
the  iniisie.  lIiil  UH  the  party  was  loo  Inrgr  tor  n  general 
iliiillirmnil,  every  body  that  had  not  eoiirnge  lo  i.lroll 
ubont  and  please  tliemselMs,  was  obliged  to  take  up  with 
then  next  iiri<r|ibour.  What  lliiiik  you,  then,  of  inv  gnoil 
liirtiine,  when  I  tell  you  I  lia;i|Hined  to  sit  by  Air.  llarris  ' 
and  (hat  so  happening,  joineil  lo    my    being  nt  home,- — 


+  Tlic  doctor'n  oldciil  duugliter. 


loweverolhcrw  '-e  'iisignifieant, — gave  me  the  intrepidity 
to  abunilon  my  y'  .  ami  nay  responses,  when  he  was  so 
good  as  to  try  wl  ilier  I  could  make  any  other.  Ills  looks, 
indeed,  arc  so  I'nII  of  benignity,  as  well  as  of  meuning 
and  underslanding,  and  his  manners  have  a  suavity  so 
gentle,  so  cneourugiiig,  lliiil,  notwithstanding  llis  high 
name  as  an  autlioi-,  all  fear  from  his  renown  was  wholly 
whisked  away  by  delight  in  his  discourse  and  his  coun- 
tenancc. 

"  My  father  was  in  e.iccllent  spirits,  and  walked  about 
from  one  lo  another,  giving  pleasure  to  all  whom  he  ad- 
dressed. 

"  As  we  had  no  violins,  basses,  flutes,  &C.,  we  were 
Ibrced  lo  cut  short  llie  formality  of  any  overture,  and  to 
eommenee  by  the  harp.  Mr.  Jones  had  a  very  a.vcet  iii- 
slriimenl,  with  new  pedals,  eonstrueli  il  by  Merlin.  lie 
plays  very  well,  and  with  very  neat  execiilioii. 

"  Air.  Huriiey,  then,  al  the  rcijuesl  of  the  Baroness  dc 
Deiden,  went  lo  the  harpsichord,  where  he  fired  away 
with  his  usual  genius,  lie  lir.st  played  a  eoiicerto  of 
Sehobert's  ;  and  then,  as  the  baroness  would  not  let  him 
rise,  uiiolher  of  my  futlier's. 

"When  Air.  liuriiey  had  received  the  riimjiHiiicnts  of 
titr,  rwhilili/  and  jientij^  my  father  solicited  the  baroness 
to  lake  his  place. 

"'Olio!'   she  cried,  '  I  cannot  hear  of  .such  a  thing! 

II  ia  out  of  the  (pieslion  !  It  would  be  a  figurante  lo 
dance  a  pas  seul  alVer  Aladcmoiselle  Heiiiel.' 

"However,  her  animated  friend,  Aliss  Pliipps,  joined 
so  earnestly  with  my  fiither  in  entreaty,  that,  as  tlic  ba- 
ron looked  1  roiigly  his  sanction  to  their  wishes,  she  was 
prevailed  upon  to  yield;  which  she  did  most  gracefully j 
and  she  then  played  a  dilUeult  lesson  of  ■Sehobert's  re- 
markalily  well,  with  as  much  meuniiig  as  execution.  She 
is,  besides,  so  modest,  so  unassuming,  and  so  pretty,  that 
she  was  the  general  object  of  admiration. 

"  When  my  f  itlier  went  lo  thank  her,  she  said  she  had 
never  been  so  frightened  before  in  her  life. 

"  My  father  then  begged  another  German  composition 
Iroiii  III  r,  which  he  hud  heard  her  play  at  Lord  Mul- 
grave's.  She  was  going,  most  obligingly,  to  comply, 
when  the  baron,  in  a  half  whisper,  and  pointing  to  my 
sister  Huriiey,  said,  '  Ajiiis,  inn  clieie  ." 

"' H/i  biin  Dili  r  cried  Aliss  I'hipps,  in  n  lively  tone, 
'  »/irt".i  jMiiilamr  Hurney  1  come.  Airs.  Burney,  pr.ay  in- 
diilge  us.' 

"  The  baroness,  with  n  ph'ascd  smile,  most  willingly 
made  way  ;  and  your  lletlina,  niiull'eeteilly,  though  not 
■liiite  unllnttereil,  took  her  seat ;  and  lo  avoid  any  air  of 
einulation,  with  great  propriety  began  with  a  slow  move- 
iiieiit,  as  the  baroness  hud  played  a  piece  of  I'-vecntion. 

"  I'or  this  purpose,  she  I'liose  your  tiivourile  bit  of 
I'ehiird;  and  I  iiesi  r  hi  urd  her  play  it  betler,  if  so  well. 
Merlin's  new  pedals  iiiuili'  it  exquisite  ;  and  the  expres- 
sion, I'eeling,  and  tusle  with  wliieli  she  performed  il,  rais'^d 
a  general  iiiuriiiur  of  applause. 

"  Air.  Harris  ini|iiiied  eagerly  the  name  of  the  eompo- 
■1  r.  Every  body  SI emed  to  be  struck,  nay  enehanted  : 
and  elinniH  il  into  siieli  silence  of  attention,  that  if  a  pin 
hud  dropt,  it  would  have  caused  a  universal  start. 

"  1  should  be  ashamed  not  lo  give  you  a  more  noble 
iiuiuphor,  or  simile,  or  eoniparisiiii,  tliiiii  a  pin;  only  I 
know  how  cheap  yon  hold  all  iittempts  at  line  writing; 
mil  tliul  you  will  liiie  my  poor  simple  pin,  just  as  well  as 
if  I  hud  stiinneil  you  with  a  eaiinon  bull. 

'Aliss  Louisa  llurris  then  consinled  to  vary  the  en- 
lainmenl  by  singing.  She  was  ueeomp.iniid  by  .Mr.  Har- 
ris, whose  soul  seems  all  iniisie,  though  he  has  made  llis 
pen  amass  so  many  other  subjects  into  the  bargain,  Shu 
bus  very  little  voice,  either  for  sound  or  compass;  yet, 
which  is  wonderful,  she  gave  us  all  extreme  pleasure;  for 
she  sings  in  so  high  ii  style,  with  sueli  pine  taste,  snrh 
native  tilling,  and  siieli  acquired  knowledge  of  music, 
that  there  is  not  one  tiiii'  voice  in  a  liimdred  1  could  listen 

III  »  ilh  equal  satisfuiliiiii.  >Slii'  g.ive  ua  nn  unpublished 
uir  of  Saei'hini's,  introduced  by  some  noble  riciluli\  of 
lliut  delieloiia  eoniposer, 

".She  ileeliircd,  however,  she  .-liiiuld  have  liccn  teaa 
f'righteneil  to  have  sung  at  a  thealre,  than  to  •neli  nn  ail- 
tlienee.  But  she  was  prevuihd  with  to  give  iis,  al\rr- 
wards,  a  sw  el  tlowing  ronilenil  of  |{aii//,iiii's,  from  liU 
opera  of  I'lramis  and  Tliisbe.  She  iHcxlrcmi  ly  uimfTcut- 
ed  and  ugr»'eiil.Ie. 

"  Then  lidlowed  what  my  fullier  cuUed  tlie  gienl  gun 
of  the  evening,  Aluthel's  duet  lor  two  harpsicliordu; 
wbieli  my  father  lliiuks  the  nubleat  coiii|>ositioii  of  its 
kind  in  the  world. 

"  Air.  Burney  inid  the  Iletlinii  nov.-  eaineolTwitli  flyinij 
eoloiira  iiidi  id  ;  nolliing  eoiihl  i  xeccd  the  geiierni  appro- 
bation. Air.  Harris  was  III  :.u  eisluay  that  plnycd  over 
all  Ilia  fine  t'eilurca ;  Sir   James   Lnke,  who  ia   (aeiliirn 


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ItlE^IOIRS  OF  DR.  BUnNEY. 


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ami  col<l,  was  surprised  ivcii  into  lo(|uacity  in  its  prnisi 
Lady  Iiakc,  more  prune  tn  1)C  pleased,  was  dtliplited  to 
rapture;  the  line  pliysiofrnoniy  ot"  Miss l'liij)ps  was liijlit 
cd  up  til  an  animation  ipiito  enlivenin<r  to  behold;  and 
the  sweet  IJaroness  de  Deiilen  repeatedly  ])rotesled  she 
liad  never  been  at  so  sinirularly  agreeable  a  concert  be- 
fore, 

"  She  would  not  listen  to  .?ny  entreaty,  however,  to  play 
again  ;  and  all  instrumental  inusie  was  voted  to  be  out  ol' 
the  quesliiin  l(;r  that  ni^rht.  .Miss  Louisa  Harris  then, 
with  great  goo<l  hreediuLS  as  «ell  as  good  nature,  was 
won  by  a  general  eall  to  give  us  a  liiiide,  in  a  fine  bravu- 
ra ail  ol'  Saiehiiii's,  whieh  she  se.ng  extremely  well, 
though  nude.'  evident  ami  real  all'right. 

"  'i'here  v!is  then  a  good  deal  ol"  ejiat,  very  gay  and 
pleasing;  afier  which  the  eiimpany  went  away,  in  all  ap- 
pearance, un:-oininoiily  gralitied  :  and  we  who  remained 
at  home,  weje,  in  all  reality,  tl.e  same. 

"  Hut  hov  we  wished  tor  our  dear  Mr.  Crisp  !     Ho 
pray,  now,  h  ave  your  goni  to  itself",  and  enine  to  our  next 
music  meet  ng.     Or  it*  it  needs  must  eling  to  you,  and 
come  also,  who  knows  but  that  luusie,  whieh  has 
'  (  Harms  to  soothe  the  savage  breast. 
To  sol'lcn  roeli.s,  and  Umd  t!ie  knotted  oak — ' 

may  have  clip rms  also, To sofUii  (Joul,  and  t'nbcnd  Knot- 
ted King'  rs  !" 

Previously  to  any  further  |ierusal  of  tlic.<c  juvenile 
narrations,  it  is  necessary  to  prei  'i.se,  that  there  were,  at 
this  |HTiod,  three  of  the  most  exc  'I'ing  siiuiiTs  that  ever 
exerted  rival  powers  at  the  sail .  ■  .  leli,  ivlio  eipially  and 
earnestly  sought  the  aeiiuainl.uii  i  lui  sullrage  of  Dr. 
Burney  ;  namely. 

Miss  Cecilia  Uavies,  dcttn  i'liij  wina. 

La  Signora  .Agujari,  delta  h  l!>^  ,.  della^ 

And  the  fiir  'ai:'  '   Sir.iora  (Jalirif  .,i. 


I'lX'II.IA  x^ 

Miss  Cecilia  V,<n 
nately  as  brief  as  '  ■ 
been  made  known ' 
as  it  was  honoiira.  i 
Dr.  Johiisfin  ;  a  me 
vices  of  Dr.  liiirnev, 


m 


■  VS,  DKTTA  T.  IXJLESINA. 

s,  du>  ;;  n.  nil  '''a!  career,  unfortu. 
'11!  st,io>.did,  bad.  at  Imt  own  desire, 
Dr.  t{iiri  y  i;;  T^  ni  inner  as  |R'culi.'.r 
',  f'o'  II  ivas  .'Ir  i;;!:  1  he  mi'diiim  of 
;ui  which  'M,  u  .'<i  her  llie  best  ser- 
i;i,d  the  '.  '.i  •  n  >ii  Lis  tiiu.ily. 
Her  fame  and  talents  are  prucl.ilmed  in  llie  History  of 
Music,  where  it  is  said,  "  .Miss  1  i.ivies  iiaii  the  honour  ol 
being  the  lir.st  Kiiglish  'voinan  who  |>er'iiruied  the  li:. 
male  parts  in  several  great  theatres  in  Italy;  to  wliieli  ex- 
traordinary ilistimtiiiu  siieceeded  that  of  luT  In  ('oniiiig 
the  lirst  woman  at  Ihe  great  opera  theatre  of  London.'' 

And  in  this  course  of  rare  celebrity,  her  unimpeachable 
condncl,  her  pleasing  manners,  and  her  eiiLMging  modes- 
fy  of  speech  and  deportmeiit,  fixid  as  much  respect  on  her 
I  ersoii  and  eharactcr,  is  her  singularly  yciutlil'iil  success 
i'fld  fastened  upon  her  prol'essional  ahililies. 

Hut,  unlii.tunalely,  no  |iartieiilars  can  be  given  of  any 
private  performance  of  Ibis  our  imligcnoiis  hrillianl  orna- 
ment at  the  bouse  of  Dr.  Durnvy  ;  liir  though  she  was 
(here  welcomed,  and  wasi'^cu  eager  to  oblige  him,  the  ri- 
gour  of  her  opera  articles  prnhibiled  her  froii  snigingeven 
a  noie,  at  that  lime,  to  any  private  oarty.* 
The  next  abstract,  llicrel'ore,  ivi.i«  to 

A<JrJ.\l(I,  l>liTT\  I.A  II.VSTARk>i;M.A. 
•I\>  SAMI'KI.  I'RI.' T,  r:ltu. 

"  My  dear  Mr.  Cri«p, — My  father  says  I  »<••  i  write 
you  cvry  Ihinu  "f  iverv  sort  ibout  Agnjari,  Ihol  yon 
may  gel  ready,  well  or  ill,  to  come  and  bear  li<  r.  So  pray 
make  baste,  and  never  mind  such  commMi  obstacles  as 
health  or  sickness  upon  such  an  occasion. 

"  La  Signora  Agu)  iri  has  been  nick  iiaincd,  my  father 
BByii  in  Italy,  from  soine  niistiirtiine  attendant  U|H>n  her 
birth — but  of  which  she,  ct  least,  is  innocent — La  llaslar- 
dcU*.  She  in  now  eoincoverto  I'nglaiid,  in  Ihe  prime  of 
hef  life  and  her  fame,  u|i<m  nn  cngagcmcnl  with  the  pro- 
prH'tots  of  the  I'ni.lheon,  to  sing  two  soni;s  a*  their  eoii- 
cerl,  at  one  hundred  pounti-  a  iiighl'  My  father's  lour  in 
lt«ly  ban  nindi'  his  name  and  his  b  storieol  design  so  well 
known  there  m  the  inn.'tieal  world  that  she  immediately 
dcHJred  his  aeipi.iintanec  on  her  iir 'ival  in  London;  and 
Ih.  Maty,  one  of  her  protei'lorN  in  Ibis  eoiinlry,  was  de- 
|ta»nJ  to  bring  iheni  lo)fetJier  ;  whi  h  ho  did,  in  St.  Mur- 
tin'B  Hlreel,  Inst  week. 

"Dr.  Mnty  i»  pleat.ing,    ntiillif, 'nt,    uiiil   well    bred; 

•Thin  curly  eekbrnted  (.('rfiiriner,  now  in  the  deellne 
•f  llli',  alVer  losing  lier  In  illb,  aiid  nearly  oiil-liviiig  her 
f^icndii,  is  redticod,  u't  b\  faiillN  but  mislortunes,  lo  a 
■late  of  |NTiiBinry  ddVienti  e«,  Ihrougli  whieh  she  iniisl 
long  sinee  h*vr  snnit,  In.t  for  Ihe  generous  Hiieciiiir  of 
mime  iiernoiiaKCii  ns  high  in  Is'iirvolenee  an    in   rank 


though  formal,  precise,  and  a  rather  att'ected  little  man. 
Itiit  he  stands  very  high,  they  say,  in  the  classes  of  litera- 
ture and  learnini;;  and,  moreover,  of  character  and  wor- 
thiness. 

"  lie  handed  the  signora  « itii  imich  pompous  ceremony, 
into  the  drawing-room,  wlicrc — trumpets  not  being  at 
hand — he  introduced  her  to  my  lather  with  a  line  llourish 
of  complimeiits,  as  a  phcnomenim  now  first  letting  her- 
self down  to  grace  this  pigmy  i.sland. 

"  This  style  of  loliy  grandeur  seemed  perfectly  accord- 
ant with  the  style  and  tiiney  of  the  Signora  ;  whose  air 
and  deportment  aiinouneed  ucliberatc  dignity,  and  a  de- 
sign to  strike  all  beholders  with  awe,  as  well  as  admi- 
ration, 

"  She  is  a  handsome  woman,  of  middle  sl.ature,  and 
seems  to  he  a'lout  twenty-four  or  twenty-five  years  of  age  ; 
with  a  very  good  and  healthy  complexion,  heeoming,  and 
not  absurdly  rougeil;  a  well  shaped  iio.se,  a  well-eul 
mouth,  and  very  prominent,  rolling,  expressive,  and  dy- 
inglv  languishing  eyes. 

"She  was  attended  by  SignorCoUa,  her  maestro,  and,  as 
sinne  assert,  her  husband;  but,  undoubtedly  her  obsequi- 
ous and  inseparable  companion.  He  is  tall,  thin,  almost 
liiiy  when  conversing ;  and  tolerably  well  furnished 
with  gesture  and  grimace  ;  /(/  exi,  made  up  of  nothing 
else. 

"  The  talk  was  all  in  French  or  Italian,  and  almost  all 
between  the  two  Doctors,  Uurncy  and  i\Iaty  ;  we  rest,  be- 
ing only  audilofs,  except  when  something  striking  was 
said  upon  music,  or  ujion  some  musician;  and  then  the 
hot  thin  Italian,  who  is  probably  a  Neapolitan,  juin|M'd 
up,  and  started  forth  into  an  abrupt  rhapsody,  with  such 
agitation  of  voice  and  manner,  that  every  limb  seemed  a' 
work  almost  as  nimbly  as  his  tongue. 

"  lint  la  i^ignora  Agnjari  sat  always  in  placid,  inaj  '-tic 
silence,  when  she  was  not  personally  addressed, 

"  .Signer  Colla  expressed  the  uio.st  unbounded  veneration 
for  il  Signor  Dottore  Horni ;  who.si\  learned  character, 
he  .«aid,  in  Italy,  had  lel\  him  there  a  name  that  had  made 
it  an  Honour  to  be  iu'roduced  to  un  si  celrhri'  hoiiime.  ."ly 
lather  retorted  the  compliment  upon  Hie  .\gujari ;  lament- 
ing that  be  had  missed  hearing  '.r  abroad,  where  her 
talents,  then,  were  but  rising  iiite  renown. 

"  .Nc\ertlielcss,  though  be  nat.;rally  concluded  that  tliis 
visit  was  designed  liir  granlii  .  him  that  grati.'lealioii,  he 
was  somewhat  dillident  how  to  'Icmand  it  from  oiu  who, 
in  England,  never  cpiav  rs  liir  less  tliau  filly  guineas  an 
air.  To  jiave,  therefore,  the  way  lo  bis  recpicst,  be  call- 
ed iijion  Mr.  Uurncy  and  the  ILttuialo  oficnthe  concert 
i%illi  a  duel. 

"They  readily  'niyiplied ;  and  the  Agnjari  now  relin- 
ipiislied  a  |)art  ol'  iter  stalely  solemnity,  to  give  way, 
lliough  not  without  |Pal|ialily  iiiarvelliiig  that  il  could  be 
called  for,  to  the  pleasic  •  that  their  perliiriiiance  excited  ; 
for  pleasure  in  music  n  a  sensation  that  she  seems  to 
think  oiiL'hl  In  be  held  in  her  own  giU.  .\ud,  indeed,  for 
vocal  111  i.-ie,  (iaiirii  Hi  is,  avowedly,  the  only  exception  lo 
her  1  eiM  rsal  disdain. 

"  'is  Mr.  Hurin'y  anil  the  Hi ttina,  however,  attempted 
n'  lo  invade  her  excluding  picrogative,  they  first  esca- 
;,cd  her  supercilious  contempt,  .'iiid  next  caught  her  iis- 
lonislieii  attention  ;  wliicli  soon,  to  our  no  sn.ill  satisliie- 
tioil,  lose  too|H'ii,  lively,  and  even  vociferous  rapture.  In 
Iriilli,  I  believe ,  she  was  really  glad  lo  1h'  surprised  out  of 
her  liitiguing  diiiiib  grandeur. 

"  This  was  a  moiocnl  not  In  be  lost,  and  my  father  hint- 
ed his  wishes  to  l>r.  .Maty:  Dr.  .Maty  hinted  them  to 
Signor  Colla  ;  liil  Signor  '  ''!i  did  not  take  the  bint  of 
bintiiig  llieiii  11.  I...  Itiibla  .'i  i.a.  He  shrnifgi-d,  and  be- 
came all   gestii  ubiiioii,  iinu  answ  red  "lull  the  Signora 


woiilil  undoiilili  !', .   sing  to  the    Signo 


Mottore 

'.re 


III. mi 


but  that,  at  tlii^  ini  <iient,  kIic  had  a  sligfi  s'.re  throat ; 
and  her  ilcsin  ,  win  u  she  peri'orined  lo  il  Signor  Dottore 
Itorni  was,  m  luinmlflr,  lie  added,  lo  surpass  herself 

"  W'e  were  all  horribly  disappointed  ;  hut  SignorColla 
made  what  amends  he  eoiibl,  by  assuring  iis  thai  we  bad 
never  yet  known  what  singing  was  I  'nir  r'rtl  uni  pin- 
(/igf,  iMfimif.irt  el  Menliimrs,  iiur  la  Sip  intra    A/iiijuri.' 

'•  .My  fallicr  Ixiwed  bis  aeipiieHcenee;  and  llieii  eiiipiired 
wlielher  hIic  had  been  at  the  o|K'r«  7 

"Olio;'  ,Siiruor  Colla  answered;  '»he  was  <oo  itiueb 
afraid  of  lh.it  complaint  which  all  her  eounlrynien  who 
Iravellid  to  Lngland  bad  so  long  luineiiteil,  and  which  the 
I'^nglish  e.'ill  .all  lieold,  to  venture  to  n  theatre. ' 

"  .\gujari  then  i  ii.idesceniled  loenipiire  whether  ilSi/r- 
nor  fh'lliirr  had  beard  the  (iai.rielli  ' 

"'Not  yet,'  be  replied;  '  be  waited  her  coining  to  Eng- 
land. He  had  iiiiHHcd  iier  in  Italy,  from  her  having 
paused  that  year  in  Cieilv.' 

'■'Ml  Diiihii!'  cfclaimcd  lliu  Da.'itardini,  '  man  c't$l 
diitnmagr  ." 


"'I'his  familiar'  Diul/lc"  from  such  majestic  lolljnej,. 
had  a  very  droll  ctfect. 

"  'I'll  lints,  Sigiiiiia,  I'avfs-ious  inlenJue? ' 

'"O  Hue  lion  ."  answered  she,  <|uitc  bluffly, '(.fj^.. 
pas  jiiissibk ."  T 

"  And  we  were  alarmed  to  observe  that  sh;  l(,„uJ 
highly  affronted  ;  though  wc  could  not  [lossilily  cotiiif 
lure  why,  till  Signor  Colla,  in  a  whisper,  rcprseatodiliJ 
error  of  the  inquiry,   by  saying,  that  two  first  fiiiimJ 
could  never  meet.  . 

"  'True  .'■  Dr.  Maty  cried  ;  '  two  suns  nc\  cr  light  us  J 
once.' 

"  The  Signora,  to  whom  this  was  repeated  in  IlaJianj 
presently  recovered  her  placid   dignity   by  the  blazt 
these  two  suns;  and,  hcliiic  she  went  away,  was  m  suchl 
|ierfcct  amity  with  il  lUigitiir  Duttnie,  that  she  vnlunlariH 
declared  she  would  come  again,  when  her  sore  throat  wal 
over,  and  rltiniler  coiiime  ilj'aut ." 

if:  Hf  1^  *  ^  ffc 

"  iMy  dear  Mr.  Crisp, —  My  father  now  bids  mewrjisl 
tiir  him — which  I  do  with  joy  and  pride,  for  now,  nuitj 
thus  instigated,  thus  authorised,  let  me  present  to  you lli J 
tiiumpliant,  the  uniqiio  Agujari  I 

"  O  how  we  all  wished  for  you  when  she  broke  forth  inl 
her  vocal  glory  !  The  great  singers  of  okieii  tjmfg 
whom  I  have  heard  you  so  euiphatica"y  describe,  seem tol 
have  all  their  talents  revived  in  this  wonderful  crcatiirel 
I  could  compare  her  to  iiolliing  I  have  ev  r  licanl,  but  o 
ly  to  wli.ii  you  fiave  heard ;  your  Carcstini,  Farinelli,  StnJ 
esino,  alone  are  worthy  to  be  ranked  with  the  Baslarilinil 

"  Siie  came  with  the  Signor  .Maestro  Colla,  very  carh  1 
to  tc.i. 

"  I  cannot  deign  to  mention  our  party, — but  it  wa* 
small  and  good  :  —  though  by  no  means  bright  enoujhtol 
be  enuincrat"d  m  the  same  page  with  Agujari. 

"  She  frightened  us  a  little,  at  first,  by  coniplair.inic: 
a  cold.  How  w  .  looked  at  one  another  !  i\lr.  BunifiJ 
was  called  upon  lo  begin  ;  which  he  did  with  even  mrri 
than  his  usual  spirit;  and  then — without  waiting  I'firi 
pi'tition — which  nobody,  not  even  my  dear  father,  luj 
yi  1  gathered  courage  to  make,  Agujari,  the  HaslanltHi] 
arose,  voluntarily  arose,  lo  sing  1 

"  Wc  all  rose  too  !  we  seemed  all  ear.     There  was  r 
occasion  for  any  other  ])art  to  our  |)ersons.     Had  a  faii,- 
liir  I  won't  again  give  you  a  pin, — fallen,  I  su|i)msc  ml 
should  have  taken  it  for  at  least  a  tlnmder-clap.    .Mlnuf 
linsliid  and  rapt  attention. 

"  .Signor  Colla  aeeoinpanied  her.  She  began  with  nlull 
she  called  a  little  minuet  of  his  composition. 

''  Her  cold  was  not  atrccted,  for  her  voice  at  lirsl  nul 
not  ipiite  ck'ar  ;  but  she  acquitted  herself  eharmingltJ 
And,  little  us  she  called  this  minuet,  il  contained  JilUl 
tics  which  1  firmly  believe  no  other  singer  in  the  woiUI 
could  have  executed, 

"lliil  her  great  talents,   and   our  great   aslonislinicntil 
were  reserved    for  her   second  song,   which   was  lakeil 
from  .Metastasio's  opera  of  Didone,  set   by   Collr, 
Itiii  niiii>nii\  iiigfiifii ." 

".Vs  this  was  an  aria  pnrliinle,  she  first,  in  a  voiifj 
soDly  melodious,  read  lis  the  words,  that  wo  might  coni'l 
prebend  what  she  had  lo  cypress, 

"  It  IS  nobly  set ;  nobly  1  'Dravo,  il  Signer  Maestro:'| 
c.ii  d  my  father,  two  or  three  times.  She  beniui  willi  i 
fulness  and  |Miwer  of  voice  that  ainnzed  us  bi'ymid  i 
our  possible  e.\peetnlions.  She  then  lowered  it  in  lii«{ 
most  expressive  soilness — in  short,  my  dear  Mr.  ('n.'|i 
she  was  sublime  1  I  nun  u.ie  no  oilier  word  willioul  iip 
grading  her. 

■  This,  and  a  second  great  song  from  tin  sniiie  ipcrJ 
.Vim  liisinii,  and  Hiin  Amniile,  she  sang  m  i  plyl 
whieh  mv  ears  have  hitherto  been  strangers.  Slu-uiiiii 
to  her  surprising  anil  iiKoinpurnble  imwers  ol'  executi  0,1 
and  luxuriant  (hcilily  and  eonipass  of  viiiie,  na  nprm 
sioii  still  more  delicai  ' — and,  I  had  almost  said,  uitlJ 
Iv  li'cling  with  that  i.f  <ny  darling  .Millien,  wliu  iMtl 
opened  my  sensations  to  Uie  inelling  and  boundkiiii  ll^| 
lights  of  vocal  melody.  In  fuel,  in  Millieo  it  wan  hil 
own  seiiHibilily  that  excited  that  of  his  hearers ;  iiwul 
HO  geniiiiu,  so  touching  !  Il  seemed  never  In  vtnt  uill 
spur  t'roin  admlralion,  but  always  to  own  its  exci'llnnl 
to  its  own  resistless  pathos. 

"  \  It,  with  all  Its  vast  compass,  nnil  these  slii|>'iiiin>i| 
sonorous  sounds,  the  voici  if  Airu|nri  has  a  niillnniii'S 
a  sweetness,  that  are  quite  vfuquishing.  One  ran  liiirilitl 
help  hilling  at  her  feet  while  one  listens  I  llerslinkr,ti«,l 
is  so  plump,  so  true,  so  open  !  niii.'  to  displuy  tier  vaniiuil 
abilities  to  my  liitlier,  she  sung  in  twcnly  slyle« — il'tiv..kl 
ly  there  in.iy  Ih' ;  liir  n.illiing  h  iH'yond  her  rrncii  111 
songs  of  execution,  her  divisions  were  so  f(i|ii(t,  nn^  w  I 
brilliant,  they  almi»t  ninJe  one  iWri.y  lloni  brpitlilMl 
admiration  :  lier  rnntalnlcs  were  so  line,  so  ric'',  m.  iiw 


I  'If  (lie  |M>r«iin  and    p 

111'  .Miisn  ennlains 

r  WiH  111,,   ninsl  iiiii' 

|iiir,  I'nr  .Surujuri  died 

I'liK  liiul  expanded  tl 

IV'  liiTc,  also,  no  pr 

piiAli  iierlliniianee,  or 

V"Mmleil  al  the.  ho 

I'lmrteiiiwly  incite 

ffai'il  liiiii  with    tint 

N'lii  Jiiili! nt  lo  se 

kprii'tn,  en)uelries,  ni 
pinilleiw  ri'iiorl  had  iir. 
^nil  tier  i,  liii;li-lieii.  i 
'if  the  worlij ,  nr  n 
ullirn!  wiia  n  wiimin; 
M  «i"i  ttir,  thul  could 


^^"•  ;V 


MEMOIRS  OF  DR.  BUIINEY. 


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ich  inajcslic  lofti.ies  J 

'endue .' ' 
itcl,lumy,'cf!an'eiJ 

rve  that  si,;  1^,,^ 

not  possibly  conjoc 

lapcr,  ropr  seined  UiJ 
lal  two  first  fiingeJ 

Buns  nc\  cr  light  us]| 

rcprattd  in  Tta|ij„j 
uty  by  Ibc  bla; 
It  away,  was  in  such! 
',  tliiit  slio  vnlanijfiiJp 
;n  her  sore  throalwi 


!r  now  bids  mc  writel 
pride,  for  now,  nijwj 
1110  present  lo  you  tl  J 

len  she  brolic;  forth  iiii 
Tcrs  of  olden  times 
;a"y  describe,  seem  loL 
wondprful  ercatcrej 
ve  cv<  r  lieard,  but  onl 
rcstini,  Farinelli,«itn] 
1  Willi  the  Bastarilinil 
tro  CoUa,  very  cariJ 

r  party,— but  it  «aJ 
alls  brijjlit  encajThtJ 
til  Agujari. 
It,  by  complair.incc 
lollier !  Mr.  BuriifiJ 
c  did  with  even  mere 
ithout  wailing  I'nr  i 
my  dear  father,  had] 
jari,  tlio  liaslardd 

car.     There  was  r 
rsons.     Had  a  faii,- 
fallcii,  I  supjinsc  we| 
urider-cla|i.    AH  ytuT 

She  began  with  ivIh|| 

iposilion. 

cr  voices  at  first  wul 
lierself  ebarniinE!t.l 
it  contained  ,l:lliciilJ 

singer  in  llie  uoiUl 

prcat  nstonislimcnl,! 
which  was  taktn| 
set   by    Cellf,,  ' 

lie  tirst,  in  a  V(ii<f,| 
that  wo  nii;;ht  coni'l 

il  Sijrnnr  .Maestro:] 
SIh'  be};  an  willi  i 

lazed  us  beyniid  alii 
lowered  il  tu  linl 

iiy  dear  Mr.  (repj 
word  willioul  i 

om  the  some  "iinij 

Ndiig  in  a  8tyl' 

aiijjers.    She  umlx 

KiH  iTH  111'  exccilU.nl 

of  vnjee,  an  Mprc 

iilitMwt  said,  tf;iiftlJ 

Millieo,  H'liii  nml 

and  liLUnilJeM  itf-f 

Millieo  It  was  li>| 

his  lirarers  :  Ii  t»| 

never  lo  'viiil  mil 

owe   its  eKt'lliil«l 


d  lliene  i|ll|»'min<»l 
hua  a  iiiellnn'iim  I 
ii;.  Onernnliurnljl 
llershoki'.liv,! 
display  her  lorwul 
ily  slyles—il' '»'•'•  I 
111(1  her  roncli  II  I 
re  so  rii|ii(l,  »i»l  •»  I 
i.y  Horn  brMlhlwl 
If,  ^0  rlC*'.  M'  iiw 


,  jlijt  wc  could  hardly  keep  the  tears  from  our  eyes. 
iTWslic  gave  us  some  aceompanied  recitative,  with  uno- 
lli'nei<  of  accent,  that  made  every  one  of  us  stand  erect  out 
lij'rosiicct  1  Then,  how  fuscinately  she  condcsceiidod  to 
linJalirc  iiswi'''  1  rondeau!  though  she  holds  thatsiinpli- 
I  lir  ol'  mi'loi'y  boiicath  her  ;  and  thcn^forc  rose  from  il 
llihaiuitso""^  church  music,  of  the  Pope's  Chapel,  in  a 
I  I,  go  nobly  simple,  so  grandly  unadorned,  Ihat  il 
li«retralcd  to  the  inmost  sense.  She  is  just  what  she 
Itill'  si"^ ''''"  ''""  '"}?'"'*'•  ti'^to,  with  an  expression  llio 
I  ,  patliilic ;  and  sho  executes  difficulties  the  most 
I  Mj  (lie  most  varied,  the  most  incndible,  with  jusl 
I    ii'meh  case  and  facility  as  I  can  say — iiiy  dear  .Mr. 

I  Cri-'P* 

.  \'i,\v  dnii't  you  die  to  come  and  hear  her  ?     I  hope 

|(,Hi{|o.    t',  sin-  's  indescribable  ! 

'  \s.viire  yourself  my  father  joins  in  all  this,  though 

Ijuliaps.  if  lie  had  lime  to  write  for  himself,  he  luiglit  do 

liaiore  Laily  (Vraoo  like,  '  solicrly.'     I   hope  she   will 

Ijiluiiat  I'Msl  half  a  volume  of  his  history.     I  wish  he 

Ifoalil  call  her.  The  Heroine  of  Music  ! 

»\Ve  cniild  not  help  regretting  that  her  engagement 

Iris  at  the  Pantheon,  as  her  evidently  fine  ideas  of  acting 

liie  thrown  away  at  a  mere  eonccrt. 

•At  this,  she  made  faces  of  such  scorn  and  derision 

luaiibl  tiie  managers,  for  not  putting  hor  upon  the  stage, 

llAit  Ihey  altered  her  handsome  eounteiiaiice  almost  to 

Injliiicss;  and,  snatching  up  a  music  hook,  and  opening 

Bjl^  ,„d  holding  it  full  broad  in  her  hands,  she  diopt  a 

Ifcrmal  courtesy,  to  take  herself  off  at  the  Pantheon,  and 

Ijiid;  'Oui!  j'y  suia  Id  comme  unc  statue',  comme  nnc 

[ititi  KoUtre ."     And    afterwards   she  contemptuously 

iddcd:  '■Mais,  on  n'aime  i^uere  ici  que  lea  rondeaux  '. — 

jjii-i'flWion'e  ces  miseres  Id!' 

"One  objection,  however,  and  a  rather  serious  one, 

ainsi  her  walking  the  stage,  is  that  she  limps. 

"  Do  von  know  what  they  assert  to  be  the  cause  of  this 

liniHK'ss  ?   It  is  said  that,  while   a  mere   baby,  and  al 

tnsc  ia  Ihe  country,  she  was  left  rolling  on  the  grass 

0  evening,  till  she  rolled  herself  round  and  round  to  a 

tif<lii';  v.'heio  a  hideous  hog  welcomed  her  as  a  delicious 

jea.-K  and  mangled  one  side  of  the   poor  infant  most 

liaellv,  before  she  was  missed  and   rescued.     She  was 

)\crcd  wilh  great  dilficulty;  but  obliged  to  bear  the 

lascrlion  of  a  |)lale  of  silver,  to  sustain  the  parts  where 

c terrible  swine  had  made  a  eliasin;  and  Iheiiee  she  has 

tencalleri  ...  I  forget  the  Italian  name,  but  that  which 

!  been  adopted  here  is  Silver-sides. 

"Voii  may  iiiiigine  that  the  wags  of  the  day  do  not 

Iclsucha  cireuiiistauce,  belonging  lo  so  famous  a  per- 

m,  p,iss  unmadrigalled  :  Foote,  my  father  liUs  us,  has 

(fclirc'd  he  shall  impeach  the  oustoin-lioiise  ollieeis,  lor 

Idlitis  her  be  smuggled  into  tin'  kingdom  ecmtraiy  to 

uiless  licr  sides  have  been  enleied  at    Ihe  .stamp 

.\ri(l   Iioril   S.indwieh  has  madi'  a  catoh,  in  ih.i- 

ptand  ill    Iliiliau,  between   till'   infant  anil  (he   luij;, 

iiri' the  firnier,  ill  a  pliiiiilive  tone  of  solieilmg  uieiey, 

bjP!;  ( ',r<;  iiii'i  I'urro:'    The  hog  answers  by  a  grunt. 

Her pileou- entreaty  is  reiieweil   in  the  softest,  tenderesl 

Vble.    Ills  sol,'  reply  is  expressed  in  one  lung  nnle  ol 

cloivest  deepest  bass.     ,*'^ome  of  her   highest   notes  are 

ken  ludieromly  iiiiitat<d  to  vocalise  little  shrieks;  and 

ebof,  in  tin  lie,  irruiits  -ml, '  .l/i .'  rlit  lirl  m<nii;iiir  ." 

"liiird  Sjinhvich,  wbn  showed  this  to  my  tiither,  had, 

lllca.«l,  llii'  grace   In  «ay,   that    lie  woiilil   not   have    il 

►.nii'd.  lest  il  should  jet  lo  llor  knowledge,  till  after  her 

flimi  III  lliilv." 

I  Tl.i'  ra.lu.il  ,111(1  scieiitifii'  merits   'f  tbio  singiiliir  |M'r- 

JHiaffr,  anil  astonishing  (MTliirmei,  .ire   fully  expniinded 

plhc  History  nf  .Music.     .She  let)    h/tfrlaiid   with  great 

wii'iniii  for  the  land  of  rondeau*  .  aiud  never  desired 

tiisil  iliiguin, 

LA    (JAItBIKLLI. 

Kf  tile  (iprwm  and   perforninnee  of  (iabrirlli,  the  Tlis- 

viit' .Miisir  eiiniaiiiN  n  tiill  and  liiiiiiiHiu«  ile»rriplioii. 

rvM  till'   iiinsi  imiversally   renowned    muf  r    "f  her 

|ii» .  liir  Airil|arl  died  before  her  high  iiik    un-xDinpled 

*'Mt<  liiid  expa:ided  their  'riily    Minderliil  siiprrmwv 

I  \i<  lii're,  also,  nil  private  detai!  ■iin  be  wriiten    '>*'  llie 

■lull  lierllirmaiire,  or  iiiaiinerH,  .if  I, a  tMtrii'HI,  av  kIh' 

V'T  Milled  at  the  house   of  Dr.    Rurney;  tliouijli  ulie 

Vw  roiirtemwly  invited  him  le   her  own;   it  whiell  she 

Reiml  him  wilh   llattrring   liiHlinetioii.     .\iid,  uh  Hhe 

WiIk' jiidemeiit  lo  set  nuide,  iii-on   liiii  vinrtK,  the  iiitH, 

priaii,  cinjni'tries,  and  gay   iiisolenre.s,  uf  which  the 

PindWs  riiwit  biiil  iireeeded  her  iirriviil  in  Eii|rlua>l,  lir 

►inJ  tier  n  liii.di-b  eij,  acrnmpliHhed,  and  engiijfing   vwii. 

pin.,,  the  wiirlil ,  nr  rather,  he  said,  woiiinn  oi  lUHlmm  , 

•  llifro  Whs  H  winning   euse,  nay,  enplivatimi,  in   ftor 

w  and  air,  that  could  Hcarccly,  in  any  cutlc,  hi'  luc^ 


passed.  Her  great  celebrity,  however,  for  beauty  and  ec- 
centricity, as  well  as  for  professional  excellence,  had 
raised  such  inordinate  expectations  before  she  came  out, 
that  the  following  juvenile  letters  upon  the  appearance  of 
so  I'xtraoidinary  a  musical  personage,  will  bo  curious, — 
or,  at  least,  diverting,  to  lovers  of  musical  anecdote. 

TO  S.\.MIE1,  CKISl",  ESQ.,  CIIESI.VGTO.V. 

Octdhir,  177.'). 

"  My  dear  Mr.  Crisp, — 'Ti.s  so  long  since  I  have 
written,  that  I  suppose  you  conclude  we  are  all  gone  for- 
tnne-liimting  to  some  other  planet;  but,  to  skip  apolo- 
gies, which  I  know  yon  sculf,  I  shall  alone  tor  my 
silence,  by  telling  yon  lint  my  (h'ar  fallier  returned  frniii 
liuxlon  in  (piito  lestmed  health,  1  thank  God  1  and  that 
his  first  vnliiiiie  is  now  roiigh-skelehed  quite  to  the  end, 
[ireliicc  and  dedication  inclusive. 

"  Jiut  yon  are  veheincnl,  you  siiy,  to  liearof  G.ibrielli. 

"  Well,  so  is  every  body  else ;  but  she  has  not  yet 
sung. 

"  She  is  the  subject  of  inquiry  and  discussion  wher- 
ever you  go.  Every  one  expects  her  lo  sing  like  a  thou- 
sand angels,  yet  to  be  as  ridiculous  as  a  thousand  imps. 
Hut  I  believe  sh"  ]'urposes  to  astonish  tliciii  all  in  a  new 
way ;  for  imagine  how  sober  and  how  I'lnglish  she 
means  to  become,  when  I  tell  you  that  she  has  taken  a 
house  in  (iolden-square,  and  put  a  plate  upon  her  door, 
on  which  she  has  had  engraven,  "  Mrs.  G.ihrielli." 

"  If  John  Bull  is  not  llattcrcd  by  that,  ho  must  be 
John  Hear. 

"  J(an7./.ini,  meanwhile,  who  is  to  he  the  first  serious 
sing(  r,  has  taken  precisely  the  other  side;  and  will  have 
nothing  to  do  with  his  Jolmsliip  at  all ;  for  lie  has  had 
his  apartments  painted  a  beautiful  ro.se-cidour,  with  a 
light  myrtle  sprig  border ;  and  has  ornamented  them 
with  little  knic-knacs  and  trinkets,  like  a  fine  lady's 
dre.ssing-room. 

'•  Aly  father  dined  with  tlicni  hotli  the  other  day,  at  the 
manager.s',  i\Irs.  Brookes,  the  author,  and  Mrs.  Yates, 
the  ci-ih'viiiil  actress.  Rau/7.iiii  sang  a  great  many 
sweet  airs,  and  very  delightfully  ;  but  (Jabrielli  not  a 
note  I  Neither  did  any  one  presume  to  ask  for  such  a 
fiivoiir.  Her  sister  was  of  the  parly  also,  who  they  say 
cannot  sing  at  all ;  but  Gabrielli  insisted  upon  having 
her  iiigagi  (1,  and  advantageously,  or  refused  peremptorily 
to  come  over. 

"  Nothing  can  e.xceed  tlir  impatience  of  people  of  nil 
ranks,  and  all  ways  of  Ihinking,  concerniiig  this  so 
celebrated  singer.  And  if  you  do  not  come  to  town  tii 
he.ir  liir,  I  shall  com  hide  you  lost  to  all  the  Saint  Ceci- 
liaii  powers  of  attriielinn;  and  that  yini  are  become  as 
inililVereiit  In  musie,  as  to  dancing  or  to  horse-racing. 
I\ir  my  own  part,  if  any  thing  should  nnfortmiately 
pn  vent  my  hearing  her  first  pi  rforiiiaiiee,  I  shall  set  il 
ibnvii  in  my  iiiiinory  ever  after,  as  a  very  serious  mis. 
lorlune.    Don't  laugh  so,  dear  daddy,  pray  !" 

U'lillr.n  the  ueikfulloininp. 

"  How  I  rejoice,  for  once,  in  yonr  hard-heartedness  1 
liow  .'isliaiiied  I  should  have  been  if  you  had  eouie,  dear- 
est sir,  to  my  call  I  'I'lie  (iiibrielli  iliil  not  sing  I  And 
she  let  all  Iiondnn,  and  all  tin  eoiiiilry  too,  I  believe,  ar- 
rive at  the  the.itre  beliire  it  was  iiroelaimed  that  she  was 
not  111  appearl  ('".very  e'le  of  our  family,  and  of  every 
oilier  laiiiily  thai  1  know, — aim  that  I  don't  know  Ih'- 
sides,  were  at  the  npera  house  at  an  early  liuiir.  We, 
who  were  to  enter  al  a  private  doer,  per  I'lvour  of  .Mrs. 
Bniiikes,  rushed  past  all  handbills,  not  thinking  them 
woilh  heeding.  I'liiir  .Mr.  Yates,  llie  nianager,  ke|il  run- 
ning from  line  oiillet  to  aiinlher,  lo  reliile  Ihe  sudden 
desperate  hoarseness  of  la  .Signnra  ttabrielli  ;  and,  sup- 
plicate patience,  and,  nioreovi'r,  credence, — iinw  from  the 
box  openings,  now  iVom  the  pit,  now  from  the  galleries. 
I  lad  he  been  less  active,  or  less  liimibl ',  it  is  tlioiighl  the 
theati'i'  would  have  been  pnlle.l  down;  sii  proiligiiiiis 
was  Ihe  rage  of  the  large  assemblage  ;  none  of  them  in 
the  least  believing  that  (iabrielli  had  llic  slightest  thing 
the  matter  wilh  her. 

"  .My  lather  says  |M'ople  do  not  think  that  s'ngers  have 
llie  eapneity  "f  liii\  iiig  siieli  a  tiling  a*  a  enld  I 

"  The  muriiiiiis, '  Wlial  a  shame  1' — '  how  seandalons  I' 
— '  what  iiisoleiit  airsl' — kepi  Mr.  Yates  npnii  the  aler' 
from  |nwt  111  |>osl.  III  Ihe  uliuiisf  stretch  ol'  his  abililv  , 
though  his  dntoroiiH  eonnleiiaiiee  paiiitid  his  tiill  euiivie. 
lion  that  be  iiiiiiseif  was  llir  iinrsi  seriouslv  to  he  pitied 
aI'  the  imrly  .  for  il  was  clear  tlial  he  said,  in  soliloipiy, 
ijftmt  1  very  nnc  tin:'  he  sent  nwny  '  "There  goes  hall  ii 
KiMH'ti  I— 111  111  the  lettBl,  three  tliiltiiigs, — if  mil  Pvc,  i.tit 
of  «v  pocki't  " 

**  '(I'll  all  retiirneil  homn  in  horrible  ill-hiimrair;  hut 
oureeives  with  u  cntnlid  determination,  taken  in 


a  true  spiiit  of  liberality,  that  though  she  should  sing 
even  better  than  Agujari,  we  would  not  like  her! 

"  .My  father  called  upon  the  managers  to  know  what  all 
this  meant;  and  Mrs.  Ihookcs  then  told  him,  that  all^ 
that  had  been  reported  of  the  extraordinary  wilfulness  of 
this  spoilt  child  of  talent  and  beauty,  was  cxei died  by 
her  behaviour.  She  only  sent  lliein  word  that  she  was 
out  of  voice,  and  could  not  sing,  one  hour  befiire  the 
house  must  ho  opened  1  They  instanlly  hurried  to  her 
lo  expostulate,  or  rather  to  supplicate,  for  they  dare  nei- 
ther leproaeh  nor  command  ;  and  to  represent  the  utter 
iinpossibilily  of  gelling  up  any  other  opera  so  late  ;  and 
lo  aeknowleilLi-e  their  terror,  even  for  their  property,  from 
Ihe  fury  of  an  English  audience,  if  disappointed  so  blulHy 
at  the  last  inoinent. 

To  this  she  answered  very  coolly,  but  wilh  smiles  and 
politeness,  that  if  Ir  mumir.  expected  her  so  eagerly,  she 
would  dress  herself,  and  lei  the  opera  be  pcrforiiied  ; 
only,  when  her  songs  eaiiie  to  their  symphony,  instead 
of  singing,  she  would  make  a  courtesy,  and  point  to 
her  tliroai. 

'"You  may  imnginc,  doctor,'  said  ^Irs.  Brookes, 
'  wlu  I  her  we  could  trn.st  John  Bull  with  so  easy  a  lady  ! 
and  at  the  very  instant  his  ears  were  opening  to  hear  her 
so  vaunted  perfornianec  I' 

"  Well,  my  dear  i\Ir.  Crisp,  now  for  Saturday,  and 
now  for  the  real  opera.  We  all  went  again.  There  was 
a  prodigious  house;  such  a  one,  for  fashion  at  least,  as, 
before  ('liristmas,  never  yet  was  seen.  For  though  every 
body  was  afraid  there  would  be  a  riot,  and  that  tiabriclli 
woiiM  be  furiously  his.scd,  from  the  spleen  of  the  late 
disappi)intinent,  nobody  could  stay  away  ;  for  her  whiniB 
and  eccentricities  only  heighten  curiosity  for  beholding 
hci  person. 

"  The  i)|H'ra  was  Metastasio's  Didonc,  and  the  part 
for  (iabrielli  was  new  set  by  .Saeehini. 

"  In  the  first  scene,  Iiau7.7.ini  and  Sestini  appeared 
with  la  Signora  Franecsea,  the  sister  of  (iabrielli.  They 
prepared  ns  foi'  the  approach  of  the  blazing  comet  that 
burst  fnrtli  in  tlie  second. 

"  Nothing  could  be  inure  noble  than  Iier  entrance.  It 
seemed  inslantaneonsly  to  Iriiiniphover  her  enemies,  and 
eonciucr  her  threatencrs.  The  stage  was  open  to  its 
furthest  limit.s,  and  .she  was  discerned  at  its  most  distant 
point;  and,  for  a  minute  or  two,  there  damitlessly  she 
stood ;  and  then  took  a  sweep,  with  a  firm,  but  accele- 
rating step;  and  a  deep,  liiiely  Howing  train,  (ill  she 
reached  the  iirelieslra.  There  she  stopi,  amidst  peals  of 
applause,  thai  seemed  as  if  they  would  have  shaken  the 
foundiilions  of  the  Iheatre. 

"  What  think  you  now  of  John  Bull  ? 

"  I  had  quite  quivered  for  her,  in  expectation  of  cat- 
callings  and  hissings;  hut  the  inliepidity  of  her  appear- 
aiii  e  and  approach  quashed  all  his  resentment  into  sur- 
prised  iidniiratiou. 

"She  is  still  very  pretty,  thought  not  still  very  young. 
.She  has  smnll,  intelligent,  sparkling  features  ;  and  though 
she  is  rather  shurl,  she  is  ehariniiigly  proportioned,  and 
has  a  very  engaging  ligure.  All  her  motions  are  ^jiace- 
liil,  her  air  is  full  of  dignity,  and  her  walk  is  iii.ij',  siie. 

"  Tlioiigh  the  applause  was  so  violent,  she  sM'i'itd  to 
lliiiik  it  so  si.nply  her  due,  that  she  deigned  not  (o  honour 
il  w  ilh  the  silghest  mark  of  acknowledgement,  but  calm- 
ly began  lier  song. 

"John  Bull,  however,  em  liained,  as  I  believe,  by  the 
reported  vagaries  of  her  eliaraeter,  and  by  the  high  de- 
Mglit  he  expected  from  her  talents,  clapped  mi, — clap, 
clap,  clap  I — with  such  assiduous  noise,  that  not  a  noli! 
could  be  heard,  nor  n  iialidii  lie  started  that  any  note  was 
sung.     I'liwilliiig,  thin, 

"  To  waste  her  sweetness  on  the  clamnriius  air," 

and  perhaps  growing  a  little  gratified  to  find  she  could 
"  MHillie  the  Kavagi!  breiisl,"'  she  einideseended  lo  make 
an  Italian  courtesy,  i  e.  a  sliirlil.  liiit  diirnilied  Ikiw. 

"  Honest  Jiihii,  nlin  had  llioiiglil  she  would  not  accept 
his  hiimaire,  lint  w  ho,  throngli  llie  most  abrupt  liirn  from 
lesenlmcnt  to  adiniriitioii,  had  resolved  lo  bear  wilh  all 
her  fri'aks,  was  so  enelianted  by  this  alVability,  that  clap- 
ping he  went  on,  till,  I  have  little  ilnulil,  Ihe  skin  of  his 
ballered  liiindH  went  oil,  I'elermining  logiiin  anolher  salil- 
lalloi'  whether  she  would  nr  not,  as  an  anguht  sign  that 
she  was  not  ilispleaHcd  with  him  fiir  bein!:  8u  smitten, 
and  so  hnmble. 

"  .After  this  he  Hufrcred  the  orchcBtra  lo  be  heard. 

"  Gabrielli,  however,  was  not  llallered  into  spiiiling 
hrr  thittereiH.  Probably  she  liked  the  H|Hiiliiig  trnj  well 
111  make  it  over  to  fhem.  lie  thai  ns  it  iiiny,  she  still 
kept  expectation  on  Uie  ruck,  liy  giving  us  only  recila- 


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tivc,  till  every  other  iHjrfornicr  had  tired  our  reluctant 
attention. 

"  At  lengtli,  however,  came  the  grand  bravura,  '  Sou 
Rtjliiia,  c  sum)  Amiinle. 

"  Here  I  must  stop  I — Ah,  Mr.  Crisp  !  why  would  she 
take  word.s  that  had  been  .xuiig  by  Agujari  ? 

"  Opinions  are  so  dilFerent,  you  nmst  come  and  judi;e 
for  yourself.  I'niise  and  censure  arc  bandied  backwards 
and  forwards,  as  if  they  were  two  shuttlecocks  hetwei  n 
two  battledores.  The  Son  Rciximi  was  tlic  only  air  of 
consi'quencc  that  she  even  attenipte'd  ;  all  else  were  but 
bits ;  pretty  enough,  but  of  no  tbrec  or  character  for 
a  great  singer. 

"  How  unfortunate  that  she  shouhl  take  the  words, 
even  though  to  other  nmsic,  that  we  had  heard  from 
Agujari  I — l)li  I  she  is  no  Agujari  I 

"  In  short,  and  to  como  to  the  truth,  she  disappointed 
us  all  egregiously. 

"  However,  my  dear  father,  who  bej-ond  any  body 
tempi  rs  his  judgment  with  indulgence,  pronounces  her 
a  very  ea|iilal  singer. 

"  Itut  she  visibly  took  no  pains  to  exert  herself,  and 
np|«;ared  so  iniperlincnily  easy,  that  I  believe  she  thought 
it  condescension  enough  for  us  poor  savage  islanders  to 
sec  her  stand  ujion  the  stage,  and  let  us  look  at  her.  Yet 
it  must  at  least  bo  owned,  that  the  tone  of  her  voice, 
though  feeble,  is  remarkably  sweet;  that  her  action  is 
judicious  and  graceful,  and  that  her  style  and  manner  of 
singing  are  musterly." 

"  .Aly  dear  ^Ir. Crisp, 

"  I  nnist  positively  tuMi  to  you  again  of  the  sweet 
Baroness  IX  iden,  though  1  am  half  al'raid  to  write  you 
any  more  details  of  our  Duet  Concerts,  lest  they  should 
tire  your  i)atienco  as  much  as  my  lingers.  Hut  you  will 
bo  pleased  to  hear  that  they  are  still  li-lu-mode.  W'f 
have  just  had  another  at  the  reipiest  of  .AI.  le  Conitc  de 
fJuignes,  the  French  ambassador,  delivered  by  Lady 
Edgeiiiiibe;  who  not  only  came  again  her  lively  self,  but 
brouglit  her  jocose  and  Inunorous  lord;  who  seems  as 
fi[M)rtivc  and  as  fond  of  a  liimx  as  any  tar  who  walks  the 
quarter-deck;  ainl  as  cleverly  gifted  for  m.iking,  as  he  is 
gaily  dis])osed  for  enjoying  one.  They  were  both  full  of 
good  humour  and  spirits,  and  wc  liked  them  amazingly. 
They  have  not  a  grain  of  what  you  style  the  torjKjr  of  the 
times. 

"  Lady  Edgcumhe  was  so  transported  by  IMuthcl,  that 
when  her  lord  emitted  a.  cough,  though  it  did  not  vent 
till  he  had  half  stilled  himself  to  cheek  it,  she  called  out, 
'What  do  you  do  here,  my  lord,  coughing.'  We  don't 
want  that  accompaniment.'  I  wish  you  could  have  seen 
how  drolly  he  looked.  I  am  sure  hi  was  lull  primed  with 
a  ready  repartee.  But  her  lailysiiiji  was  so  iiili'nily  i]i 
ecstasy,  and  he  saw  us  all  round  so  intently  adii.'iring 
her  endiusiasm,  that  I  vrrily  believe  he  thought  it  would 
not  be  safe  to  interrupt  tiii'  ))crformanre,  even  with  tile 
best  witticism  of  his  nierr\  iniaj;inali"ii. 

"We  had  n'so,  fir  contrast,  ihi'  new  tJroom  of  the 
Stole,  Lord  .\sldinrnhani,  with  his  k(  y  of  gold  dangling 
from  his  [loeket.  He  is  elegant  and  pleasing,  though 
silent  and  reserved:  and  just  as  serupniously  high-brc<l, 
as  Lord  l'Mgcund)e  is  frolicsomely  facetious. 

"  Itut,  my  dear  .Mr.  Crisp,  wc  had  again  the  hcwitehing 
Danish  andi.issadress,  the  llarnness  l)i'iilri>,.inil  her  pulil 
Imsbiinil,  the   b.uon.     She   is  really  one  ot  the   most  de- 
lightful creatures  in  Ibis  lew.r  worlii,  if  she  is  not  one  of 
tin-  most  deceitfid.     We  wetv   Luore  (  iiarmed  with   her 
than  ever.     I  wonder  whetlur  t)|iheliii  « :is  like  her .'  or, 
rather,  1  have  no  doubt  but  she  was  just  such  another. 
So  inusie;d,  tool    The    l>anisli  Court  was  determineil  t 
bIiow  u:i  thai  our  great  I'.nyll-li  hani  knew  what  he  was 
about,  when  he  drew  so  attractive  a  Danish  female.     'I'h 
baron  seems  as  j-'Usible  of  her  merit  as  if  he  were  another 
Handet  hinisi  If — Ihough  lliul  is  no  man  I  ever  yet  s.iwl 
She  speaks   English  very  prettily;   as  she  can't   help,  1 
believe,  doing  wliulever   she  sets  about.     She  said  to  my 
fnlle  r,   '  How  good  vou  wire,  sir,  to  remember  usi    W 
are  lery  much  obliged  indeed.'     And  then  lo  my  sister, 
'  I  liavi'  heard  ii<i  mif-ie  since  I  w  ih  here  lastl' 

"  We  hiiil  ilso  Lord  Harrington,  hrother  lo  my  ftthcr's 
good  friend  Dailies,  and  to  the  excellent  llishop  of  Salis 
bury.  His  lordship,  as  you  know,  is  imirirsally  reekoird 
clever,  willv,  peni  Iraliiig,  iinilshreHil.  Iliil  he  hears  this 
high   ehiiriiiler   nny  where   •;,l..er    il>an  In  IiIh  air  and 

look,  which   by  no  ans  prononnn-  hi.     .ipein.rity  of 

their  o«  n  accord.  Donhtlrss,  however,  he  has  '  ih 'I 
within  wliieh  passitli  show;'  for  there  is  only  one  \oiii 
ns  to  his  tiilenis  and  iiieril. 

"  His  honour,  Mr.  Hrinli  ml, — bill  I  will  not  again  run 
over  the  names  nf  the  <lu|ilicales  from  the  preeeiling  con 
certs.     1  will  finioli  my  list  with  Lord  Sandwicli, 


"  And  most  welcome  ho  made  himwlf  to  ns,  in  enter- 
ing the  drawing  room,  by  giving  intelligence  that  he  had 
just  heard  from  the  circumnavigators,  that  our  dear  James 
was  well. 

"  Lord  Sandwich  is  a  tall,  stout  man,  and  looks  as  fur- 
rowed and  weather-proof  as  any  sailor  in  the  navy;  and, 
like  most  of  the  old  set  of  that  brave  tribe,  he  has  good" 
nature  and  joviality  marked  in  every  feature.  I  want  to 
know  why  he  is  called  Jemmy  Twitcher  in  the  ncws- 
paix-rs  ?  Do  pray  tell  me  that. 

"  But  why  do  I  prepare  for  closing  my  account,  before 
I  mention  him  for  whom  it  was  opened  ?  namely,  M.  le 
(Conitc  dc  Guigncs,  the  French  ambassador. 

"  He  was  looked  upon,  when  he  first  came  over,  as  one 
of  the  handsomest  of  men,  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  gal- 
lant ;  and  his  conquests  amongst  the  fair  dames  of  the 
court  were  in  proportion  with  those  two  circumstiuices. 
I  hope,  therefore,  now, — as  I  am  no  well-wisher  to  these 
sort  of  conquerors, — that  his  defeats,  in  future,  will 
eomitcr-balaiiee  his  victories;  for  he  is  grown  so  tat,  and 
looks  so  sleek  and  supine,  that  1  think  the  lender  tribe 
will  henceforward  be  in  complete  safety,  and  may  sing, 
n  full  chorus,  while  viewing  him, 

"  '  Sigh  no  more,  ladies,  sigh  no  more  I' 

"  He  was,  however,  very  civil,  and  seemed  well  enter- 
ained ;  though  he  left  an  amusing  laugh  behind  him  from 
the  |K)iiiiiosily  of  his  exit;  for  not  finding,  upon  quitting 
the  music  room,  with  an  abrupt  French  leave,  half  a  do- 
zen of  our  lackeys  wailing  to  anticipate  his  orders;  half 
a  dozen  of  those  gentlemen  not  being  positively  at  hand  : 
ho  indignantly  and  impatiently  called  out  aloud:  'jt/rs 
g(ris.'  OK  soul  mes  genx  ?  Que  sunt-ila  dune  devemil  J\hs 
gens!  Je  dis!   Hies  nens!' 

"  Previously  to  this,  the  duet  had  gone  off  with  its 
usual  eclat. 

"  liord  Sandwich  then  expressed  an  earnest  desire  to 
icar  the  baroness  play:  but  she  would  not  listen  to  him, 
and  seemed  vexi  d  to  be  entreated,  saying  to  my  si.ster 
Hettina,  who  joined  his  lordship  in  the  soheitatiun,  'Oh 
yes  1  it  will  Iw  very  pretty,  indeed,  after  all  this  so  fine 
music,  to  see  me  play  a  little  minuet!' 

"liOrd  Sandwich  applied  to  my  fither  to  aid  his  peti- 
tion; but  my  lather,  though  he  wished  himself  to  hear 
the  baroness  again,  did  not  like  to  tease  her,  when  he  saw 
icr  moilesly  of  refusal  was  real;  and  consequently,  that 
overcoming  it  would  be  painful.  I  am  sure  I  eonld  not 
have  pressed  her  for  the  worlil !  But  Iiord  Sandwicli, 
who,  I  sup]iose,  is  heart  of  oak,  was  not  so  scrupulous, 
and  hovered  over  her,  and  would  not  desist ;  thoiigli  turn- 
ing her  head  away  from  him,  and  waving  her  hand  to 
(lislance  him,  she  earnestly  said:  'I  beg — I  beg,  my 
lord !— ' 

"  Ijord  Barrington  then,  who,  we  found,  was  an  inli- 
matc  acipiaintancc  nf  the  anibas.sador,  attcnipled  to 
seize  Ihi' waving  hand;  conjuring  her  to  consent  to  let 
him  lead  her  to  the  instrument. 

"  lint  she  hastily  drew  in  her  hand,  and  exclaimed: 
'  Fie,  tie,  my  lord  Harrington  ! — so  ill  natiired  I — I  should 
not  Ihink  was  you!  Besides,  you  have  heard  me  so 
often.' 

"  '  !\lailnme  la  Barnnne,'  replied  lie,  with  vivacity,  '  I 
want  you  lo  jilay  precisely  because  Lord  Sandwich  h:is 
net  In  arc!  yon,  and  beenusc  1  have  !' 

"  All,  hciwever,  was  in  vain,  till  the  baron  came  Ibr- 
ward,  and  said  to  her,  *  Ma  cfirye — you  had  heller  pliiy 
soinething — anything — than  give  such  a  Irciiible.' 

"She  instant!;  arose,  saying  with  a  little  relnclanl 
shrug,  but  aceonipanied  by  a  very  sweet  smile,  '  Now  this 
looks  |usl  as  if  I  WHS  like  to  be  so  much  (iressed  !' 

"She  then  plavrd  a  slow  niovemenl  of  Abel's,  and  n 
miiuut  of  S«  1  ntiert's,  most  dclighlfiilly,  and  with  so 
niindi  «oul  and  expression,  that  your  Hettina  could  harcllv 
h.i\e  pl:iyeil  iheiu  heller. 

"Siie  is  surely  ill  seended  in  a  right  lini'  IVoiu  Ophillii! 
only,  now  I  think  of  it,  Opnella  dies  immarri.  d.  'I'hat 
is  horribly  imliieky.  Iliil,  oh  Shakes|M'are  '  all-know- 
ing Sliakesprnre!  how  ciime  you  to  piitiiii  pist  siii  h 
feimde  bianly  and  swciiness  and  harmixiy  in  a  Danish 
eiiurl,  us  was  lo  be  brought  over  to  J.'uglaiid  «o  many 
years  after,  in  a  D.misb  iin>bn«««div«»f 

MH.t.  tiUKhlUAX. 

liut  liiiflietl,  at  this  si'n«on,  in  the  highest  circles  of 
s.  It  ty,  IVoiu  (he  triple  I"  «il(llinent  of  t  ileiii«,  hiMiuty, 
and  fashion,  slooil  tin  liiir  Ijinley  Slitridan;  who  now 
i;a\"  eoiieerls  at  hrr  own  hiuise,  to  wlihli  eiilrnnee  was 
sought  not  only  by  nil  the  votaries  of  lasli',  and  iidniirers 
of  imisieal  c.vi  oHeiiee,  hut  by  all  the  leaders  of  (oil,  and 
Ihi  ir  numerous  followers,  or  slaves;  with  an  ardour  liir 
ndiniltiuicc  Uiat  was  as  eager  I'or  bclioldiuK  as  for  linen 


ing  to  this  matchless  warbler;  so  astonishingly  jn  con 
cord  were  the  charms  of  person,  manners,  and  voice  for  I 
the  eye  and  for  the  car,  of  this  resistless  syren.         ' 

To  these  concerts  Dr.  Burney  was  frcquenlly  invilrci' 
where  he  had  the  pleasure,  while  enjoying  the  8pi,|(  .f  i 
her  conversation,  the  winning  softness  of  her  adilrp«  I 
and  the  attraction  of  her  smiles,  to  return  licr  atlciilion' I 
to  him  by  the  delicacy  of  accompaniment  with  whicli  ||[  | 
displayed  her  vocal  perfection. 

HISTORY   OF   Ml-SIC. 

In  the  midst  of  this  energetic  life  of  profes.'iinnal  f  sir.  L 
tinn,  family  avocations,  worldly  prosperity  and  fnsliionaWc  I 
distinction.  Dr.  Burney  lost  not  one  moment  tli.it  lie  cijiili|| 
purloin  eillier  from  its  pleasures  or  its  toils,  to  dedicate  Ui  I 
what  had  long  become  the  principal  objcctof  hiscares— I 
his  musical  work. 

Music,  as  yet,  whether  considered  as  a  science  ortjl 
n  art,  had  been  written  ujion  only  in  partial  delBili.  tol 
elucidate  particular  points  of  theory  or  of  pMctite;  kil 
no  general  plan,  or  history  of  its  powers,  incladiiig  itjl 
rise,  progress,  uses,  and  clianges,  in  all  the  known  m.l 
lions  of  the  world,  had  ev"r  been  attempted :  though,  atl 
the  time  Dr.  Burney  set  out  upon  his  tours,  to  |iroeurc  orT 
to  enlarge  materials  for  such  a  work,  it  singularlJ 
chanced  that  there  started  up  two  fcllow-lalwurers  in  Ihif 
same  vineyard,  one  English,  the  other  Italian,  who  wnj 
working  in  their  studies  upon  the  same  idea— naincl)',Slil 
John  Hawkins,  and  Padre  Martini.  A  French  musical 
historian,  also,  M.  dc  La  Borde,  took  in  hand  the  siiniJ 
subject,  by  a  striking  coincidence,  nearly  at  the  saniil 
period. 

Each  of  their  labours  has  now  been  long  before  lliJ 
public  ;  and  each,  as  usual,  has  received  the  meed  of  |iifl 
eniinence,  according  to  the  sympathy  of  its  readers  ml 
the  several  views  of  the  subject  given  by  the  several  a* 
tliors. 

The  impediments  to  all  progressive  expedition  Ih 
stood  in  the  way  of  this  nnilcrtaking  with  Dr.  IlurinJ 
were  .so  completely  beyond  his  control,  that,  with  liisii 
most  eft'orts  and  skill,  it  was  not  till  the  year  1776,  wliicl 
was  six  years  after  the  publication  of  his  plan,  that  lie  km 
bic  to  bring  forth  his  History  of  Music. 

And  even  then,  it  was  the  first  volume  only  th.it  1 
could  publish;  nor  was  it  till  six  years  latcrs  followcdb 
the  second. 

Greatly,  however,  to  a  mind  like  his,  wns  every  cnJ 
tion  repaid  by  the  honour  of  its  reception.  'I'lie  subscriJ 
lion,  by  which  he  had  been  enabled  to  sustain  itsnuniif 
rolls  expenses  in  bcxiks,  travels,  and  engravings,  liJ 
hrilliantly  been  filled  with  the  names  of  almost  alilhl 
were  most  eminent  in  literature,  high  in  rank,crlebrttt 
in  the  arts,  or  leading  in  the  fashion  of  the  day. 
while  the  lovfrs  of  music  received  with  eagerncFs  oiril 
account  of  that  art  in  which  they  delighted;  fcliouij 
and  men  of  letters  in  general,  who  hitherto  had  lliwigf 
of  music  but  as  they  thought  of  a  tunc  that  iiiiglil  I 
played  or  sung  from  imitation,  were  astonished  al  f 
depth  of  research,  and  almost  universality  of  obscrvaiid 
reading,  and  m<;ditation,  which  were  now  shown  lo  f 
requisite  for  such  an  undertaking:  while  the  maiiimi 
ill  wliieh,  tlirouglioiit  the  wi  rk,  suili  varied  iiialirr  «i 
tlisplayed,  was  so  uatu-al,  so  spirited,  and  so  agnrati 
llinl  the  History  mI' .Music  not  only  awakened  ns|«ili 
ailiiiinitioii  for  its  eiuii|iosilioii ;  it  exciud  alse,  »ni| 
iiiiated  desire,  in  almost  the  wlwde  body  of  its  naiicR,! 
make  acquaintanee  w  itli  its  author. 

The  History  of  Music  was  Adicated,  by  [x-miisiJ 
lo  her  majesty,  tJiHen  CharljIU  ;  and  was  rrnnidt 
c  ven  peculiar  graeiousiiess  whni  it  was  prise iitedi>ll| 
drawing  room,  by  the  author.  The  queen  liotli  lovulil 
uiiilrrsluod  llie  siihjcri  t ;  and  had  shown  llie  liheralj 
emptioii  of  her  tiiir  miiiil  from  all  petty  niilwiiiililvj 
llie  frank  :iiiprohation  she  had  deigned  lo  \|.ri»i.cl[ 
doctor's  lours;  iiolwillislamliiig  they  so  p;il|i;ilily  ' 
played  bis  strong  prelerenec  of  tlic  Italian  vocal  iiiusit 
that  of  the  (<c'rmaii. 

So  dehfilili  d  was  Doctor  Burney  by  the  cnndescondi 
maiincT  of  the  queen's  aceeptanee  of  his  niiisieal  cilfnij 
lliat  he  ill  ver  thenceforward  failed  paying  liis  ImiiMSr 
liieh-  inajislies,  U|ioii  the  two  birth-day  aiiniversaiirt 
llio.se  augii..t  and  beloved  sovereigns. 

S'l  IIKATII.VM. 

Fair  was  this  period  in  the  life  of  Dr.  Durnrjl 
opened  to  him  a  new  region  of  enjoyment,  su|iiiortiil| 
hciiiom>,  anil  exhilaratrd  by  pleasures  siiprenaly  l»J 
la.sle  ;  honours  lh.it  were  lilc  rary,  plcasiirin  llial  T 
inldhi  Imil.  Fair  was  this  perioil,  though  not  yclnJ 
risen  to  its  neine :  a  Ihirer  still  wns  now  ndvaiicinfl 
Ills  highe-ft  wieheii,  by  free  and  ft-equent  iiitcrcourtc  l 


Lie  man  in  the  worl 
lie  looked  up  the  nio 
.And  this  intercom 
canislaiices  of  such 
iioBCfer  Haltering,  oi 
,;iso  ivelcomc  tj 
hia;  sought  for  at 
i;aloflhe  muses. 

]hs.  Thrale,  the 
I  Mansion,  was  then  a 
I  nkjcli,  for  many  yea 
liinliiatsnaiiiiit. 

Ihras  prnfcssional 

Jt(i.Slrcalhniii,  by   tlw 

(Mcst  diughter  of  ti 

Jidacalion  ^iist  ailvanc 

afCoin|ilislii.iciil-,  wh 

J  ae  chief  ill  ''  inusie's 

llcrin-'tracter  in  ham 

S)  ialeresliiig  was 

lofPr.  lliiriiey,  whiel 

(rj:ioa  of  Dr.  Johnso. 

I  ml  nolion  that  Stre 

I  itWars,  on  a  par  wit 

I.Mrs.  .Montigii  and  J 

luMndhim,  on  his  n 

leaicr  caqiiiry  whcthe 

juiidlicr  .Mrs.  Tiirale  i 

Ipjafgyrisls. 

Dr.  Burney  delightc 
Itommiinieatiieas  thej 
Jiuilindec'd  aupcared  ; 
IdI'  Dr.  Burney,  had  ci 
Iwciriiig  his  mildest  a> 

Tivcnly-two  years 
Ikd  o|xiiocl  a  correspi 
Jbcni  delightful,  and  i 
Imnii  and  plfascd  rem 
Ifcnhal  great  ninn,  of 
limorc  projiilious  cin 
]limry  lo  which  ho  ai- 
Icciion;  lor  kind  t 
[ti.it  lo  Ihe  breast  of  1 
I  disinterested  a  vot 
lisonii  modest  obseuri 
mi  JH-fere  his  stiqicm 
Jlouj  character,  had  rnia 


W  Ikt  iiniiieiiee   w: 
•ir  inl.i  III,. 


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jnisliinply  in  con. 
icrs,  ;in(l  voice,  for  | 
s  syren. 

Trtiucnlly  invited; 
oyiiifr  the  spirit  of  I 
18  of  her  addrpss,  I 
■turn  her  atteiilinj  I 
cnt  witli  which  ht  I 


D. 

if  professional  nn- 
rity  and  fashionable 
onicnt  llmt  he  CMiH  L 
toils,  to  dedicate  l»  I 
lijecl  of  his  cares,- 1 

ns  a  science  orM| 
n  imrlial  details,  tol 
or  of  practice ;  Ijril 
jwera,  including  its! 

nil  the  known  na.l 
enipled :  though,  atl 
I  tours,  to  iirocurc  orl 
work,  it  singulatl™ 
low -labourers  in  M 
:r  Italian,  who  vna 
nc  idea — namely, Sin 

A  French  musical 
k  ill  Imnd  the  EaniJ 
nearly  at  the  sami 

)ccn  long  hcforc  lliJ 
ved  the  meed  of  f lel 
y  of  its  readers  Killf 
;n  by  the  several  ml 

isivc  expedition  tliJ 
iiig  with  Dr.  Ituriuil 
rol,  that,  with  hisul 
the  year  m6,«hicl 
f  his  plan,  that  lie  »if 
usic. 
volume  only  that  1 
;ars  latcrs  followed  I) 


I  liie  man  in  the  world  to  whose  jroiius  and  worth  unitud, 

L.  looked  iipihe  most  reverentially — Dr.  Johnson. 
\iid  this  intercourse  was  brought  forward  through  cir- 
I    Instances  of  such,  infinite  ngrecability,  that  no  point, 

koKCfcr  flattering,  of  the  suceess  that  led  him  to  celebrity, 

jiiso  welcome  tj^  his  honest  and  lionourabic  pride,  us 

ttia"  sonidit  lor  at  Strcatham,  and  his  reception  at  that 

s;alof tlie  muses. 
)\!i.  Tlirale,  the  lively  and   enlivening  lady  of  the 
I  nijnsio"!  "'■'■''  ''"^"  "'  '''"  '"^'S'''  of  the  glowing  renown 

thicli.  lor  many  years,  held  her  in  stationary  sujwriority 

on  that  summit. 
Iiwns  iirnl'cssioniilly  that  Dr.  Durney  was  first  invited 
JtoSlrcalham,  by   the  master  of  that  fair  ubodc.     The 
Itlilcst  duisl'ti'f  "f  ''""■  I'ouse  was  in  the  progress  of  on 

(diication  'list  iidvancing  in  most  departments  of  juvenile 
Ijpcran'ilishi  lent-,  when  the  idea  of  having  resource  to 
I  iie  eliiol"  in  ''  nmsic's  power  divine," — Ur.  Uurney, — as 
I  hir  instructor  in  harmony,  occurred  to  Mrs.  Thralc. 

(interesting  was  this  new  engagement  to  the  family 
I  of  Dr.  Ihinicy,  which  luul  been  horn  and  br<Hl  to  a  vcn- 
|m!ion  of  Dr.  Johnson;  and  which  luul  imbibed  the  gen- 
leial  notion  that  Strcalhani  was  a  coterie  of  wits  and 
licliolars,  on  a  par  with  the  blue  assemblages  in  town  ol' 
IMts.  Montign  and  Mrs.  Vcscy  ;  that  they  all  flocked 
lirnunJ  him,  on  his  return  from  his  first  e.xcursiun,  with 
|e4:crcn>]uiry  whether  Dr.  Johnson  had  appeared;  and 
Inintlicr  .Mrs.l'hrale  merited  the  brilliant  plaudita  of  her 
lianfiryrists. 

I  Dr.  Durney  delighted  with  all  that  had  passed,  was  as 
Itomiiinnicative  as  they  could  be  iiupiisitive.  Dr.  Johnson 
llid  indeed  aDiKNirc! ;  and  from  his  previous  knowledge 

f  Dr.  Durney,  had  conic  forward  to  hJm  zealously,  and 
Iwirini;  his  mildest  aspect. 

Twenty-two  years  had  now  elapsed  since  first  they 
Ijiad opiiiod  a  eorrespondeneo,  that  to  Dr.  Uurney  had 
Ikin  dilijrhlful,  and  of  which  Dr.  Johnson  retained  a 
turn  ami  plfascd  remembrance.  The  early  enthusiasm 
Iklliat  great  man,  of  Dr.  Uurney,  could  not  havo  hailed 
limorc  propitious  circumstmee   for  promoting  the  in- 

fimary  to  which  he  .ispired,  than  what  Inmg  on  this  re- 
Ircliou;   llir   hind  thoughts   must   insliiietively   have 

^tiifto  llio  breast  of  Dr.  Johnson,  towards  so  volmit'iry 
i  disinterested  a  votary  ;  who  had  broken  forth  from 

lis  own  iriodcst  obscurity  to  olfer  homage  to  Dr.  Johnson, 

Ion?  before  his  stu|>cndous  dictionary,  and  more  Btu|>en. 

'  Bcliaracter,  had  raised  liim  to  his  subsequent  towering 

Thr.nle,  Dr.  Burnoy  had  hehild  as  a  slnr  of  the 
istma(;niliide  in  the  constelljtion  of  female  wits;  sur- 
k'sine,  rather  than  equalizing,  the  reputation  which  her 
utranrdiuary  en<lownu'nts,  and  the  splendid  fortune' 
micli  made  them  conspicuous,  had  blazoned  abroad ; 
jrliilc  lior  social  and  easy  good  humour  allayed  the  alarm 
pcitcdby  the  report  of  her  spirit  of  satire;  which,  nev- 
Ihfles'i,  he  owned  she  unsparingly  darti'd  aroinid  her,  in 
s  ol'  wit  and  gaiety,  and  the  happiest  spontaneous 
lpi;rani):, 

I  Mr.  Tliralo,  the  doctor  had  found  a  man  of  sotmd  sense, 

lliirl-,  good  instruction,  and  good  manners;  with 
M  turn  of  mind,  and  nn  unaffected  taste  for  talented 
My.  Yit,  though  it  was  every  wlier(^  known  that 
fn.  Tlirale  sportively,  hut  very  decidedly,  called  and 
cir.imed  him  her  master,  the  doctor  never  perceived 
(Mr. Tlirale  any  overhearing  marital  authority;  and 
m  fmarkiMJ,  that  while,  from  a  temper  of  mingled 
ftfiiii'ss  and  eirilessness,  his  wife  never  nlfercd  him 
sing  opinion,  he  was  too  wise  to  be  rallied,  by  a 
tvuc  nirkiiiinie,  out  of  the  rights  by  which  ho  kept 
lexoess  of  vivacity  in  order.  Coni|K)sedly,  therefoie, 
l(»as  content  with  the  appellation;  though  from  hi: 
Tiilv  cli.iraeter,  joined  to  his  real  ndmiration  of  her  sii 
Nnarts,  he  divested  it  i>f  its  commonly  understood 
"wtition  nt'  tyranny,  to  convert  it  to  a  mere  mm] ' 
urn. 

iB'tDr.  Uurney  soon  saw  that  he  had  hut  little  elianee 
Iiiim^r  liH  young  pupil  i„  nny  very  r:ipid  iiiiproviMiieiit. 

RTiiralo,  who  liad  no  passion  but  for  conversation,  in 
W  lier  emineiiee  was    justly  her  pride,  eoiitiniiall 
pr  into  the  h'sson   to  diKMiss  the  news  of  the   limes 
Pi",  at  tli:it  period,  hearimr  the  e.omph'le  sway  over 

n'»iiiiiiil<.  Hut  she  inte  mingled  what  she  ivliiled, 
I'lialshi'  heard,  wilh  s.ilhes  so  gay,  so  unexpeeteil,  so 

"rally  erudite, or  so  vivaciously  eiitertaiiuiig,lhnt  the 
iw ami  the  pupil  were  iiliko  drawn  awm  from  their 
fJif<,loan  enjoyment  of  a   less  laborious,  if  not  of  a 

'  I'f'ililalile  (le'«('ri|ilion. 

IlI'MMson,  who  hid  m)  ear  for  musie,had  neetisloined 
^A.  like  many  other  gr.ial  writers  who  hnve  had  that 
paiiJirec|uenlly  sole,  dclicioiioy,  to  Hpcuk  slightingly 


both  of  the  art  and  of  its  profes.sors.  And  it  was  not  till 
.irter  he  had  become  intimately  acquainted  with  Dr. 
Uuiiiey  and  his  various  merits,  that  he  ceased  to  join  in 
a  jargon  so  unworthy  of  his  liberal  judgment,  as  that  of 
excluding  musicians  and  their  art  from  celebrity. 

The  first  symptom  that  he  showed  of  a  tendency  to 
conversion  upon  this  subject,  was  ujion  hearing  the  fol- 
lowing ]iaragruph  read,  accidentally,  aloud  by  Mrs. 
Tlirale,  from  the  |)reface  to  the  History  of  Music,  while 
it  was  yet  in  inaniiscript. 

"  The  love  of  lengthened  tones  and  modulated  sounds, 
seems  a  passion  implanted  in  human  nature  throughout 
the  globe ;  as  we  hear  of  no  jieople,  however  wild  and 
savage  in  other  particulars,  who  have  not  music  of  some 
kind  or  other,  with  which  they  seem  greatly  delighted." 

"Sir,"  cried  Dr.  Johnson,  after  a  little  pause,  "this  as- 
sertion 1  believe  may  be  right."  And  then,  sec-sawing  a 
minute  or  two  on  his  chair,  he  forcibly  added  :  "  All  ani- 
mated nature  loves  music — except  myself!'' 

Some  time  later,  when  Dr.  Uurney  perceived  that  he 
was  generiilly  gaining  ground  in  the  house,  he  said  to 
.Mrs.  Thrale,  v.lio  had  civilly  been  listening  to  some  fa- 
vourite air  that  he  had  beer,  playing:  "  I  have  yet  hopes 
madam,  with  the  assistance  of  my  pupil,  to  sec  your's 
become  a  musical  family.  Nay,  1  even  hope,  sir,"  turn- 
ing to  Dr.  Johnson,  "  I  shall  some  lime  or  other  make 
you,  also,  sensible  of  the  power  of  my  art." 

"  Sir,"  answered  the  doctor,  smiling,  "  I  shall  be  very 
glad  to  have  a  new  sense  put  into  me  !"' 

The  Tour  to  the  Hebrides  Iwing  then  in  hand.  Dr. 
Burney  inr|uired  of  what  size  and  form  tho  hook  would 
be.  "  Sir,"  he  replied,  with  a  little  bow,  "  you  arc  my 
mode! !" 

Impelled  by  the  same  kindness,  when  the  doctor  la- 
mented the  disapiHiintment  of  the  public  in  Huwkcs- 
worth's  Voyiges, — "  >Sir,"  he  cried,  "the  public  is 
always  disappointed  in  books  of  travels; — e.xcept  yours  !'' 

And  afterwards,  he  said  that  he  had  hardly  ever  read 
any  book  (piite  through  in  his  life ;  but  udded ;  "  Clm- 
mier  anl  I,  sir,  however,  read  all  your  travels  through; 
— except,  perhaps,  the  description  of  the  great  pipes  in 
the  organs  of  (iermany  and  tiie  Xetherlands  1 " 

Mr.  'J'hrale  had  lattly  titled  up  n  rational,  readable, 
well-chosen  library.  It  were  supcrlluoiis  to  say  that  he 
had  neiilicr  authors  for  show  nor  bindings  lor  vanity, 
when  it  is  known,  that  while  it  was  tbrming,  he  placed 
merely  one  hundred  ]>ounds  in  Dr.  Johnson's  hands  for 
its  completion ;  though  such  was  his  liberality,  and  such 
his  opinion  of  the  wisiloin  as  well  es  knowledge  of  Dr. 
Johnson  in  literary  matters,  that  he  v\  luld  not  for  a  mo- 
ment havi!  hesitated  to  subscribe  to  the  highest  estimate 
that  the  doctor  might  have  proposed. 

One  hundred  pounds,  aacording  to  the  expensive  ha- 
bits of  the  present  day,of  decorating  books  like  courtiers 
and  coxconihs,  rather  than  like  students  and  philosophers, 
would  scarcely  luirehase  a  single  row  for  a  book-case  of 
the  row  of  Air.  Thrale's  at  Slreatliam;  though,  under 
such  guidance  as  that  of  Dr.  Johnson,  to  whom  all  finery 
seemed  foppery,  and  all  foppery  futility,  that  sum,  added 
to  the  hooks  naturally  inherited,  or  already  collected,  am- 
ply sulliccd  for  the  unsophisticated  reader,  where  no  pe- 
culiar pursuit,  or  unlimited  spirit  of  research,  dcaiancled 
a  collection  for  roH.rtucc  rather  than  for  instruction  and 
enjoyment. 

This  was  no  sooner  aeeomplislied,  than  Mr.  Thrale 
resolved  to  suniiouiit  tlieso  tnasures  for  the  mind  by  a 
similar  regale  for  the  eyes,  in  selecting  the  persons  he 
most  loved  to  eonleinplati',  from  amongst  his  friends  and 
favourites,  to  preside  over  tho  literature  that  stood  high, 
est  in  his  estimation. 

And,  that  his  portrait  painter  might  go  hand  in  hand 
in  judgnient  with  his  collector  of  books,  he  fixed  u|Km 
the  matchless  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds  to  add  living  excel- 
lence to  (lead  perficlion,  by  giving  him  the  personal  re- 
seinhhince  of  the  lidlowiiig  ehetcd  set;  every  one  of 
which  oeeasioually  made  a  p.irt  of  the  brilliant  society  of 
Streatliam. 

Mrs.  Thrale  and  her  eldest  daughter  were  in  one  piece, 
over  the  tire  place,  at  I'lill  l<  ngth. 

The  rist  of  the  pi<  lures  \vi  re  all  three-quarters. 

.Mr.  Thrale  was  over  the  door  li  iding  to  his  study 

The  giiu  r.il  eolh  I  linn  then  began  by  Lord  Sandys  nnd 
(lord  \\  e<ti  ote,  two  early  noble  friends  of  Mr.  Tliral 

Then  lljllowed. 

Dr.  Johnson,  ,'Mr.  nurke,  Dr.  (Goldsmith,  Mr.  Murphv, 
Mr.  (Jarriek,  iMr.  Ilareld,  Sir  ijobert  ChainberH,  anil  Sir 
Joshua  IJeynolds  himsi  It'. 

All  painted  in  the  highest  stylo  of  the  great  master, 
who  much  delighted  in  this  his  Streatliam  gallery. 

'I'lieie  was  phice  left  but  for  one  more  friine,  when  the 
acquaiutuucQ  of  Ur.  Burney  began  at  Siroatlmm ;  and 


the  charm  of  his  conver.sntion  and  manners,  joined  to  liia 
celebrity  in  letters,  so  quickly  won  u|)on  the  master  as  well 
as  the  mistress  of  the  mansioii,  that  he  was  presently  se. 
lected  for  the  hcmour  of  filling  up  this  last  chasm  in  tho 
chain  of  Streatliam  worthies.  To  this  flattering  distinction, 
which  Dr.  Burney  always  recognised  with  pleasure,  tho 
public  owe  the  engraving  of  Bartolozzi,  which  is  jircfixed 
to  the  History  of  jMusic. 

DR.  JOHNSON. 
The  friendship  and  kindness  of  heart  of  Dr.  Johnson, 
were  promptly  brought  into  play  by  this  renewed  iiiter- 
cour.se.  Kicharil,  the  youngest  son  of  Dr.  Burney,  born 
of  the  second  marriage,  was  then  jircparing  lor  Winches- 
tor  School,  whither  his  father  purposed  conveying  him 
in  person.  This  design  was  no  sooner  known  at  Streat- 
bnm,  vvliore  Richard,  at  th.at  time  a  beautiful  as  well  as 
clever  boy,  was  in  great  favour  with  Mrs.  Thrale,  than 
Dr.  Johnson  volunteered  an  otVer  to  accompany  the  father 
to  Winchester;  that  he  might  himself  present  the  son  to 
Dr.  Warton,  the  then  celebrated  master  of  that  ancient 
receptacle  for  the  study  of  youth. 

Dr.  Burney,  enchanted  by  such  a  mark  of  regard, 
gratefully  accepted  the  jirojiosal ;  and  they  set  out  together 
for  Winchester,  where  Dr.  Warton  c.\|)ected  them  with 
ardent  hospitality.  The  acipiainlance  of  Dr.  Burney 
he  had  already  sought  with  literary  liberality,  having 
kindly  given  him  notice,  through  the  medium  of  Mr. 
Garrick,  of  a  manuscript  treatise  on  music  in  the  Win- 
chester collection.  There  was,  consequently,  already  an 
opening  to  pleasure  in  th  ir  meeting  :  but  the  master's 
reception  of  Dr.  Johnson,  ."rom  the  high-wrought  sense 
of  the  honour  of  such  a  visit,  was  rather  rapturous  than 
glad.  Dr.  Warton  was  always  called  an  enthusiast  by 
Dr.  Johnson,  who,  at  times,  when  in  gay  spirits,  and  with 
tho.se  with  whom  he  trusted  their  ebullition,  would  take 
off  Dr.  Warton  with  the  strongest  humour  :  describing, 
almost  convulsively,  the  ecstasy  with  which  he  would  seize 
upon  the  person  nearest  to  him,  to  hug  in  his  arms,  lest  his 
grasp  should  be  eluded,  while  do  displayed  some  picture, 
or  some  prospect;  and  indicated,  in  the  midst  of  contor- 
tions and  gestures  that  violently  and  ludicrously  shook, 
if  they  did  not  aft'right  his  captive,  the  particular  point 
of  view,  or  of  design,  that  he  wished  should  be  noticed. 

This  Winchester  visit,  besides  the  permanent  impres- 
sion made  by  its  benevolence,  considerably  quickened  tho 
march  of  intimacy  of  Dr.  Burney  with  the  great  Icxico- 
grapher,  by  the  tele  d  Itte  journey  to  and  from  Winches, 
ter  ;  in  which  there  was  not  only  the  ease  of  companion- 
ability,  to  dissipate  tho  modest  awe  of  iiitellectal  super- 
eminence,  but  al.so  the  certitude  of  not  being  obtrusive; 
since,  thus  coupled  in  a  post-chaise.  Dr.  Johnson  had  no 
choice  of  occupation,  nnd  no  one  else  to  whom  to  turn. 

Far,  however,  from  Dr.  Johnson,  upon  this  occasion, 
was  any  desire  of  change,  or  any  requisition  for  variety. 
The  spirit  of  Dr.  Burney,  with  his  liveliness  of  comniu- 
nicalion,  drew  out  the  mighty  stores  \\hich  Dr.  Johnson 
had  amassed  upon  nearly  every  subject,  with  an  amenity 
that  brought  forth  his  genius  in  its  very  essence,  cleared 
from  all  turbid  dregs  of  heated  irritability  ;  nnd  Dr.  Bur- 
ney never  looked  back  to  this  Winchester  lour  but  with 
reeollecled  jileasurc. 

NiM'  was  this  the  sole  exertion  in  favour  of  Dr.  Burney, 
of  this  admirable  friend.  He  wrote  various  letters  to  his 
own  former  associates,  and  to  his  newer  connections  at 
Oxford,  recommending  to  them  to  facilitate,  with  their 
best  power,  the  researches  of  the  musical  historian.  And, 
some  time  afterwards,  he  again  took  a  scat  in  the  chaise 
of  Dr  Burney,  and  accompanied  him  in  person  lo  that 
university ;  when  every  head  of  college,  professor,  and 
even  general  member,  vied  one  wilh  another  in  coupling, 
in  every  mark  of  civility,  their  rising  approbation  of  Dr. 
Burney,  with  their  established  reverence  for  Dr.  Johnson. 

Alost  willingly,  indeed,  would  this  great  and  excellent 
man  have  made,  had  he  seen  occasion,  far  superior  cfTorta 
in  liivour  of  Dr.  Burney;  nn  excursion  almost  nny  where 
being,  ill  fael,  so  ngreiahlc  to  his  taste,  as  to  be  always 
rather  a  pleasure  lo  him  than  a  fatigue. 

His  vast  abilities,  in  truth,  were  too  copious  for  tho 
small  scenes,  objects,  and  interests  of  the  little  world  in 
wlii<  h  he  lived  ;«  and  rre(piently  must  he  hnve  felt  both 
curbed  iiiid  damped  by  the  utter  insufliciency  of  such 
minor  scenes,  objects,  and  interests,  to  occupy  [Miwers 
such  as  his  of  eoneeption  and  investigation.  To  avow 
this  he  wos  far  too  wise,  lest  it  should  seem  a  scorn  of 
his  fiHow  creatures ;  and,  indeed,  from  his  internal  liu. 


>'■■'  n^ -.'i -'^'  ■'  *.  ♦«; 


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■  ■     TV.  i?t  >T'  'l-.'tiJ! 

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•  This  has  reference  wholly  to  Rolt-court,  whore  ho 
eonslantly  retained  his  home  :  nl  Streatliam,  continually 
us  lie  tlicrc  rctiidud,  it  was  always  us  a  puest  : 


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mility,  it  is  possible  tli.it  lie  was  not  liiinself  iiware  oC 
the  {Treat  eliiism  tijnl  separated  liiiii  from  the  lierd  ol 
tiiaiiliiiid,  when  not  hi  Id  to  it  hy  tlic  ties  of  heiievoleiiee 
or  of  neci'ssity. 

To  talk  of  liiiinilily  an<l  Dr.  Johnson  to!,''clher,  may, 
perhaps,  inaK'  the  tew  wiio  rememher  him  smiir,  and 
tlic  many  wlm  have  only  lu'arii  ol'  iiim  stare.  iJut  liis 
humility  was  not  that  of  tliinkinfr  niore  lowlily  oi'  him- 
self than  of  others ;  it  was  siinply  tli;it  of  thinkin;;  su 
lowlily  of  others,  as  to  hold  his  oivn  cooseions  superior- 
ity of  hut  small  seale  in  the  halanee  of  intrinsie  excel- 
lence. 

Aller  these  excursions,  (ho  intercourse  nf  Dr.  Dun.ey 
with  Streatham  hecaine  so  friendly,  that  .Mrs.  'I'hrale 
desired  to  niiike  acqnaintauce  with  the  doctcjr's  family, 
and  Or.  Johnston,  at  the  same  time,  reipiesti'd  toex^imiiie 
the  doctor's  hooks  ;  while  lioth  wished  to  see  the  hou.se 
of  Sir  Isaac  .\ewton. 

An  account  of  this  hc^iiunlnir  connection  with  J^t. 
Martin's  street  was  drawn  up  hy  tiie  present  cilitor,  al 
the  earnest  desire  of  the  revered  C'liesirifrlon  t'amiiy 
friend,  Mr.  Crisp;  whom  she  had  just,  and  most  reluc- 
tantly, ([uitted  a  day  or  two  before  this  first  visit  from 
Streatham  took  place. 

This  little  narration  she  now  consigns  to  those  me- 
moirs, as  naturally  helon;;in{r  to  the  progress  of  the 
friendship  of  Dr.  Burury  with  Dr.  Johnson  ;  and  not 
without  hope  that  this  jfcnuine  detail  of  the  tirst  ap- 
pearance of  Dr.  Johnson  in  St.  ."Martin's-strcet,  may  af- 
ford to  the  reader  some  share  of  the  entertainment 
which  it  afforded  to  the  then  young  writer. 

TO  S.\.MUEL  CRlSr,  ESa.,  CIIESI.NGTO.V,  NEAR  KINGSTON,  SUIIREV. 

"  My  dearest  Mr.  Crisp, — My  father  seemed  well 
pleased  at  my  returning  to  my  time  ;  so  that  is  no  small 
consolation  and  pleasure  to  me  for  the  pain  of  quitting 
you.  So  now  to  cur  Thursday  morning,  and  Dr.  John- 
son ;  according  to  my  pronii.se. 

"  \Vc  were  all — by  we,  I  mean  Suzctte,  Charlotte, 
and  I, — for  iny  mother  had  seen  him  before,  as  had  my 
sister  Biirney  ;  but  we  three  were  all  in  a  twitter,  from 
violent  expectation  and  curiosity  for  the  sight  of  lliis 
monarch  of  books  and  authors. 

"  Mrs.  and  .Miss  Thrale,  Miss  Owen,  and  Mr.  Se- 
ward, came  long  befjre  liCxiphanes.  Mrs.  'J'hrale  is  a 
pretty  woman  still,  though  she  has  some  defect  in  the 
niouih  that  looks  like  a  cut,  or  scar  ;  but  her  nose  is 
very  handsome,  her  complexion  vcy  fair;  she  has  the 
embonpuiut  clmnnnnl,  and  her  eyes  are  blue  and  hi.strous. 
She  is  extremely  lively  and  chatty;  and  sliowed  none  of 
the  supercilious  or  pedantic  airs,  so  I'reely,  or,  ratJvr,  so 
Kcoflingly  attributed,  hy  you  envious  lords  of  the  rrea- 
tion,  to  women  of  'earning  or  celebrity  ;  on  the  con- 
trary, she  is  t'ull  of  sport,  remarkably  gay,  and  exces- 
sively agreeable.  I  liked  her  in  every  thing  except  her 
"i'<r!inec  into  the  room,  which  was  rather  tiorid  and  tloii- 
:■-  who  should  say,  '  It 's  I  ! — Xo  less  a  person 
riiralc  1'  Ilow'ever,  all  tliat  ostenti.tion  wore 
>urse  of  the  visit,  which  lasted  the  whole 
1  id  you  could  not  have  helped  liking  her,  she 

iiterljiining — though  not  simple  enough,  I 
I,'.        ,  tor  quite  winning  your  heart. 

" 'tli.ss  Thrale  seems  just  verging  on  her  teens.  She 
is  certainly  handsonie,' and  her  beauty  is  of  a  iieculiir 
sort;  fair,  round,  firm,  and  cherubimieal ;  with  its  eliief 
charm  exactly  where  lies  the  mother's  f.iilure — namely, 
in  the  mouth.  She  is  reckoned  cold  and  proud  ;  but  I 
iK'lieve  her  to  be  merely  s!iy  and  reserved  ;  you,  how- 
ever, woulil  have  liked  her,  and  ealU  d  her  a  girl  of  I'ash- 
ion  ;  for  she  was  very  silent,  but  very  observant ;  and 
never  looked  tired,  though  she  never  uttered  a  sylliible. 

"  Mi.ss  Owen,  who  is  a  relation  of  .Mrs.  Thrale,  is 
good-huuioured  and  seiisibl(\  enough.  She  is  a  sort  of 
bull,  and  as  such  is  a  general  I'lvourite;  though  she  is  a 
willing,  and  not  a  iiii'an  butt ;  for  she  is  a  woimm  of  fii- 
mily  and  fortune.  Hut  those  sort  of  characters  are  pro- 
digiously popular,  from  their  li.cility  of  giving  liberty  of 
s[«'ech  to  the  wit  and  pleasantry  of  others,  without  risk- 
ing for  themselves  any  return  of  the  '  retort  courteous.' 

"  Air.  Seward,  who  seems  to  be  (piite  at  home  among 
them,  aptiears  to  be  a  penetrating,  polite,  and  agreeabh' 
young  man.  Mrs.  Thrale  says  of  him,  that  he  docs  good 
to  every  body,  but  speaks  well  of  nobody. 

"  The  conversation  was  supported  with  a  great  deal 
of  vivacity,  as  usual  when  II  Signora  I'lidrone  is  at  home; 
but  I  can  write  you  none  of  if,  as  I  was  still  in  the 
.same  twitter,  twiltrr,  twitter,  I  have  aeknowl  ilged,  to 
see  Dr.  Johnson.  Nothing  could  have  heightcMU'd  my 
inipatience — unless  Pope  could  have  been  brought  to  lile 
again — or,  iKrhaps,  Shakespcnrc  I 

"  This  confab,  was  broken  up  by  a  duct  between  your 


llettina  and,  for  the  liist  time  to  eoiiipany  listeners,  Su- 
zctte; who,  however,  escaped  much  li^ight,  for  she  soon 
li)imd  she  had  no  musical  critics  to  encounter  in  Sirs. 
Thrale  and  Mr.  Seward,  or  .Miss  Owen  ;  who  know  not  a 
llat  from  a  sliiirp,  nor  a  eroteln  t  from  a  (piaver.  I'ut 
every  knowledge  is  not  given  to  every  body — exee|it  to 
two  gentle  wights  of  my  aci|naiii(an(  e  ;  the  one  com- 
monly hight  il  Tadre,  and  the  other  il  Dadda.  Do  you 
know  any  such  sort  of  people,  sir  > 

"  \\  ell,  ill  the  midst  of  this  performance,  and  before 
the  second  movement  was  come  to  a  close, — Dr.  John- 
son v.iis  amiouiieed  1 

"  -Now,  my  dear  .Mr.  Crisp,  if  you  like  a  description  of 
emotions  and  sen.salions — but  I  know  you  treat  tiiem  all 
as  burlesipie — so  let's  iuoeeetl. 

"  Every  body  rose  to  do  him  honour  ;  and  he  returned 
the  attention  with  the  most  liirmal  courtesy.  My  liitlier 
then,  having  weleoiiKd  him  with  the  warmest  respect, 
whispered  to  him  that  music  was  going  forward;  which 
'»■  would  not,  my  liither  thinks,  have  louiid  out;  and 
placing  liiiii  oil  the  best  seiit  vacant,  told  his  daughters 
to  go  on  with  the  duet;  while  Dr.  Johnson,  intently 
rolling  towards  them  one  eye — for  they  say  he  does  not 
see  \ulli  the  other — made  a  grave  nod,  and  gave  a  dig- 
nilleii  motion  in  one  liand,  with  silent  approvance  of  tlie 
proceeding. 

"  lint  now,  my  dear  Mr.  ('risp,  I  am  mortified  to  own, 
what  you,  who  always  smile  at  my  enthusiasm,  wilHiear 
without  earing  a  straw  for — that  he  is,  indeed,  very  ill- 
I'avoured  !  Yet  he  has  naturally  a  noble  figure;  tall, 
stout,  grand,  and  authoritative  :  but  lie  stoops  horribly  ; 
his  back  is  quite  round :  his  mouth  is  continually  open- 
ing and  shutting,  as  if  he  were  chewing  something ;  he 
has  a  singular  method  of  twilling  his  fingers,  and  twist- 
ing his  hands :  his  vast  body  is  in  constant  agitation, 
see-sawing  backwards  and  forwards  :  his  feet  are  never  a 
moment  quiet ;  and  his  whole  great  person  looked  often 
as  if  it  were  going  to  roll  itselt',  quite  voluntarily,  from 
his  chair  to  tiie  fioor. 

"  Since  such  is  his  appearance  to  a  person  so  preju- 
diced in  his  favour  as  I  am,  how  must  I  more  than  ever 
reverence  his  abilities,  when  I  tell  you  that,  upon  asking 
my  father  wiiy  he  had  not  prepared  us  for  such  uncouth, 
untoward  strangenes.s,  he  laugiied  heartily,  and  said  he 
had  entirely  forgotten  that  the  same  impression  had 
been,  at  first,  made  upon  himself;  but  had  been  lost 
even  on  the  second  interview 

"  How  I  long  to  see  him  again,  to  lose  it,  tool — for, 
knowing  the  value  of  what  would  come  out  when  he 
.^poke,  he  ceased  to  observe  the  delects  that  were  out 
while  he  was  silent. 

"  But  y  II  always  charge  me  to  write  without  reserve 
or  rcserveiiion,  and  so  I  obey  as  usual.  Else,  I  should  be 
ashamed  to  acknowledge  having  renmrkcd  such  exterior 
biemislici  in  so  exalted  a  character. 

"  His  dress,  considering  the  times,  and  that  he  had 
meant  to  put  on  all  his  lust  livcoiiics,  for  he  was  engaged 
to  dine  with  a  very  fine  parly  at  Mrs.  iMontagu'.s,  was  as 
much  out  of  the  common  road  as  his  figure.  He  had  a 
large,  full,  bushy  wig,  a  snutV-eolour  coat,  with  gold  but- 
tons, (or,  iieradventure,  bras.s,)  hut  no  rufiles  to  his 
doughty  hsts ;  and  not,  I  suppose,  to  be  taken  for  a  blue, 
though  going  to  the  Blue  Queen,  he  had  on  very  coarse 
black  worsted  stockings. 

"  He  is  shockingly  near-sighted  ;  a  thousand  times 
more  so  than  eitlar  my  I'.idre  or  myself.  lie  did  not 
even  know  iMrs.  Thrale,  till  she  held  out  her  hand  to 
him ;  which  she  did  very  engagingly.  .After  the  first 
few  minutes,  he  drew  his  chair  close  to  the  piano-forte, 
and  then  bent  down  his  nose  quite  over  the  keys,  to  exa- 
mine thciii,  and  the  four  hands  at  work  upon  them ;  fill 
poor  Hetty  and  Su.<an  hardly  knew  how  to  ]ilay  on,  for 
fear  of  touching  his  phiz  ;  or,  which  was  harder  still, 
how  to  keel)  their  countenances;  and  the  less,  as  Mr. 
Seuard,  who  seems  to  he  very  droll  and  shrewd,  and  was 
much  diverted,  ogled  them  slyly,  with  a  provoking  ex- 
pression of  arch  enjoyment  of  their  apprihensions. 

"When  the  <liict  was  finished,  my  fiither  iutrodueed 
your  llettina  to  him,  as  an  old  acipiaintance,  to  whom, 
when  she  was  a  little  girl,  he  had  presented  his  Idle". 

"  His  answer  to  this  was  imprinting  on  her  pretty  face 
— not  a  half  touch  of  a  courtly  salute — but  a  good,  reu^ 
subsliintial,  and  very  loud  kiss. 

"  Kvery  body  was  obligeil  to  stroke  their  cliins,  that 
they  might  hide  their  mouths. 

"  lieyond  this  chaste  embrace,  his  attention  was  not  to 
lie  drawn  IV  two  minutes  longer  from  the  books,  to  which 
he  now  siri.  ed  his  way  ;  for  we  had  lell  the  drawing- 
room  for  till  library,  on  account  of  the  piano-forte.  He 
pored  over  ;  loin,  shelf  by  shelf,  almost  brushing  them 
willi  his  eye-lashes  from  near  cxuniiiiatioii.      *    '  i- 1,  rt.v- 


ing  'ipon  soiiH  'nng 
took   it   (town,   ..iid 


that  happened  to  hit  his  fimcy  ij 
standing  aloof  from  the  coni|ia'm 
which  he  seemed  clean  and  clear  to  forget,  he  licira]' 
without  further  cc-cmony,  and  very  coniposedlv,  to  rtjil 
to  liinisi  If;  and  as  intently  as  if  he  had  been  uloiic  inliij 
own  study. 

"  We  were  all  excessively  provoked  :  for  we  wore  Lm 
guishing,  fretting,  expiring  to  hear  him  talk— not  lo  aj 
him  read  1 — what  could  that  do  f'or  us  ? 

".My  sister  then  pkiyid  another  duct,  accompanied  h, 
my  liither,  to  which  Miss  Thrale  seemed  very  ;itteiiiin'- 
and  all  the  rest  quietly  resigned.  But  Dr.  JolinsonhJ 
opened  a  volume  of  the  British  Encyelopediu,  niiii  was  mi 
deeply  eii;;::'gid,  that  tlic  music,  probably,  never  reailicj 
his  ear.-. 

"  When  il  i-.  ,;s  over,  Mrs.  Thrale  in  a  laiigliinj;  n,an.  i 
ner,  s,/id  :  '  Praj",  Dr.  Burney,  will  you  be  so  ;r,i(i(l  ^^  |„ 
till  me  what   that   song   was,  and  whose,  wliiuli  Si^i 
sung  last  night  at  Bach's  concert,  and  which  you  didna  I 
hear .''  I 

"My  liither  confessed  himself  by  no  means  so  alile  n ' 
diviner,  not  having  had  time  to  consult  the  stars,  tlunijii 
be  lived  in  the  house  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton.     But  an.vious 
to  draw  Dr.  Johnson  into  conversation,  he  ventured  to  I 
interrupt  him  with  Mrs.  Thrale's  conjuring  request  rela.  I 
five  to  Bach's  concert.  I 

"  'I'lie  doctor,  comprehending  liis  drift,  good-nalurfdly 
put  away  his  book,  and,  soe-sawing,  with  a  very  humor.  I 
ous  smile,  drolly  repeated,  '  Bach,  sir? — linch's  concert!! 
— And  pray,  sir,  who  is  Bach  ? — Is  he  a  piper  ?' 

"  You  may  imagine  what  exclamations  followed  suclil 
a  question. 

"  Mrs.  Thrale  g.ave  a  detailed  account  of  the  nature  .ifl 
the  concert,  and  the   fame  of  Mr.  Bach  ;  and  the  manyl 
charming  performances  she  had  heard,  with  all  their  \ 
rictics,  in  his  rooms. 

"  When  there  was  a  pause,  '  Pray,  madam,'  said  lip,| 
with  the  calnicstgravity, '  what  is  the  expense  for  all  tliis!'| 

"'O,'  answered  she, 'the  expense  is — imicli  trouMel 
and  solicitation  to  obtain  a  subscriber's  ticket — or  clsc,| 
half-a-guinea.' 

"'Trouble  and  solicitation,'  ho  replied,  'I  willhavel 
nothing  to  do  with  1 — but,  if  it  be  so  fine, — I  would  bef 
willing  to  give,' — he  iicsitated,  and  then  finished  willi- 
'  eighteen  pence.' 

"  Ha  1  lia  ! — C'hocolatc  being  then  brought,  we  roluniJ 
cd  to  the  drawing-room  ;  and  Dr.  Johnson,  when  ilrauj 
away  from  the  books,  freely,  and  with  social  good  ImmuurJ 
gav ;  himself  up  to  conversation. 

"The  intended  dinner  of  Mrs.  Montagu  lieinjj menl 
tiored.  Dr.  Johnson  laughingly  told  us  that  he  had  M 
ceived  the  most  ftattering  note  that  he  had  ever  read,  »i 
that  any  body  else  had  ever  read,  of  invitation  from  lliij 
lady. 

"'So  have  I,  too,' cried  Mrs.  Thrale.  'So,  ifanolJ 
from  Mrs.  Montagu  is  to  be  boasted  of,  I  beg  miiieraai 
not  be  forgotten.'  I 

"  '  Your  note,  madam,'  cried  Dr.  Johnson,  sniilinf,  'ciJ 
hear  no  comparison  with  mine;  for  I  am  lit  the  heads 
all  the  philosophers — she  says.' 

"  '.\nd  I,'  returned  iMrs.  Thrale,  'havcull  the  muses 
my  train.' 

"'A  fiiir  battle!'  cried  my  father;  'coinel  compIimeiJ 
for  compliment ;  and  see  who  will  hold  out  h  ngost.' 

"  'I  am  afraid  for  Mrs. Thrale,'  said  Mr.  Seward ;'fi| 
I   know   that   Mrs.  Montagu  exerts  all  her  forces,  wli 
she  sings  the  praises  of  Dr.  Johnson.' 

" 'O  yes  1'  cried  Mrs.  Thrale,  '  she  has  often  praisej 
him  till  he  has  been  ready  to  faint.' 

"'Well,'  said  my  father,  'you  two  ladies  must  get  hiJ 
tiiirly  between  you  to-day,  and  see  which  can  layoullj 
paint  the  thickest,  Mrs.  Alontagu  or  .Mrs.  Thrale.' 

"  'I  had  rallier,'  said  the  doctor,  very  coiiiposidh,' 
to  Bach's  concert  1' 

"  Ha  I  ha  !    \\  hat  a  eonipliment  to  all  three  1 

"  After  this,  they  talked  of  Mr.  Garrick,  and  liis  li| 
exhibition  before  the  king  ;  to  whom,  and  to  the  qcfc 
and  royal  tiimily,  he  has  been  reading  Iictlie  in  clian| 
ter ;  c'fS/  ,)  din;  in  ditlercnt  voices,  and  theatrically. 

"  Air.  Seward  gave  an  amusing  account  of  a  hm 
which  Mr.  (Jarrick  had  written  hy  way  of  |irolopniMl 
introduction,  upon  this  occasion.  In  this  he  snys, thsll 
blackbird,  grown  old  and  feeble,  droops  his  wiiifs,  4| 
iVe.,  and  gives  up  singing ;  but,  upon  being  railed  ii|KJ 
by  the  eagle,  his  voice  recovers  its  powers,  his  spirit! 
viv<',  and  lie  sets  ngc  at  defiance,  and  sings  better  tli« 
ever.  J 

"  '  There  is  not,'  said  Dr.  .Tohnson,  again  lirpimiiml 
ser-siiw,  'much  of  the  spirit  of  fabulosity  in  lliislabil 
for  the  call  of  an  eagle  never  yet  had  much  tendencyr 
restore  tlie  warbling  of  a  blackbird!   'Tis  true,  lln'  iM 


Tlieaeee.ss:nnoftlion 
Herie,  was  nearly  as  d 
iilroiihl  111'  to  its  new 
ifSfily  ill  seeking  the  i 
M.ir,aiiil  relumed  fhi 
inolious,  by  eviTy  oppn 
III  his  ehroiiological  d 
Ml',  Dr.  Uiirney  iias  ii 
'Mreatliam  coiinectioi 


wA^^^M^u  o: 


m^  ©i3s®wm^^iK(a  ma^B^iiiB^ 


<» 


lit  liis  liincy,  lit 
in  tlie  coiii|iaii\, 
Ibrm't,  liu  liigai,^ 
mpustilly,  to  trail 
been  alone  in  |,is 

for  \vc  were  Ian. 
II  talk — not  to  sic 

I,  aeeompiinicd  liv 
leil  very  iilleulin';  j 

Dr.  Ji.linsoii  had 
iipedia,  and  was  sn  i 
bly,  never  reailnd 

1  a  laii(;lnn{;  n,oii. 
in  lie  Ml  iriiiiil  as  III  1 
liose,  wliieli  Sanri  I 
wliieli  you  did  na  | 

o  means  so  nlile  a  1 
It  tlic  stars,  tlioii|;ii  I 
vton.  Hut  arisiom  I 
m,  he  ventured  to  I 
juriiig  request  rula. 

Irift,  f,'ood-naturcdly  I 
with  a  very  humor.  | 
•? — Hach's  concert' 
ic  a  piper  ?' 
itions  t'oUowcd  such  I 

lunt  of  the  nature  ofl 
lach  ;  and  the  many  I 
rd,  with  all  tlicitvi.] 

f,  madam,'  said  lif,| 
expense  tor  all  lliis^ 
le  is — niueli  IroiiUel 
jcr's  ticket — or  ckc.f 

replied,  'I  will  have 
so  fine, — I  would  bel 
then  finished  with- 

n  bronglit,  we  roturcJ 
olinson,  when  (IrasnT 
li  social  good  humourl 

Montagu  being  meni 

us  that  he  had  r'f 

he  had  ever  read,  ol 

f  invitation  from  lliu 

lirale.  '  So,  if  a  noil 
of,  I  beg  mine  inaJ 

[ohnson,  sniilinp,  'caJ 
I  am  at  the  head  of 

'liavcuUthc  muses  iJ 

|;  '  come  1  complimui| 
lid  out  li.njiest.' 

laid  Mr.  Seward;'f«l 
all  her  iiirccs,  w  li J 
1.'  ,1 

Ishc  has  often  praisej 

lo  ladies  must  fclliil 
Iwhieh  ean  lay  on  til 
■  Mrs.  Thrale.' 
■very  composidly,'^ 

ko  all  three 
flarriek,  and  his  li| 
In,  and  to   'he  ifdi 
lling  I.etlie  in  chanl 
I  and  theatrically.  J 
account  of  a  f'lt 
I  way  of  prolopiif.t 
In  this  he  says,  thill 
loops  his  wiii|:»i  *| 
In  being  called  ii|)< 
liowers,  his  spritsr 
|and  sings  belter  t«l 

,  again  '«'P,'""irfJ 
hulosity  in  t'     '' 
lid  nuieh  teiidencyl 
"I'is  true,  lilt'  I'l 


VOL.  !• 


PHILADELPHIA,  JUNE  2.-.,  18.13. 


NO.  21. 


I'k[nti£D  and  PeoLisMitD  nv  ADAM  \VAM>IE,  No.  G,  North  Eiqiitii  Strkkt,  Fuii.adkli'hia — At  $j  fur  Uti  ninnliers,  pnyalile  in  ailvuftee. 


Ij, y  ffequently  make  the  wolves  converse  with  the  lambs ; 
bul  then,  when  the  conversation  is  over,  the  lambs  arc 
always  devoured!  And,  in  that  maniK^r,  the  eagle,  to  Ik- 
sate  may  entertain  the  blackbird — but  the  cnturtainiiient 
jlKa'vB  ends  in  a  feast  for  the  eagle.' 

"'They  say,'  cried  Mrs.  Thrale,  'that  Garrick  was 
edrcnicly  Imrt  by  the  coldness  of  the  king's  applause  ; 
and  that  ho  did  not  find  his  reception  such  as  he  had 

" '  He  has  been  so  long  accnstoincd,'  said  Mr.  Seward, 
Mollic  thundering  acclamation  of  a  theatre,  that  mere 
calm  approbation  must  necessarily  l)c  insipid,  nay,  dis- 
HiinliiiJ  to  hiui.' 

"'Sir,'  said  Dr.  Johnson, '  he  has  no  right,  m  a  royal 
anartnieiil,  to  exjicct  the  hallooing  and  clanioHr  of  tlie 
onc-sliilliiig  gallery.  The  king,  I  doubt  not,  gave  him 
I)  nnicli  applause  us  was  rationally  his  due.  And,  in- 
deed, great  and  Hn.:onmion  as  is  the  merit  of  Mr.  Gar- 
firk,  no  man  will  bo  bold  enough  to  assert  that  he  has 
nnl  had  liis  just  pro|)orlion  lioth  of  fame  and  profit.  He 
ha*  Inng  reigned  the  uneeiualled  favourite  of  the  public ; 
infllherct'ore  nobody,  wc  may  venture  to  say,  will  mourn 
bin  hard  lot,  if  llic  king  and  the  royal  family  were  not 
transported  into  rapture  upon  hearing  him  read  Lethe ! 
But  vet,  Mr.  Garrick  will  comiilain  to  his  friends;  and 
his  friends  will  lament  the  king's  want  of  feeling  and 
lasic.  Hut  then — Mr.  (iarrick  v\ill  kindly  excuse  the 
kinj.  He  will  say  that  his  majesty — might,  iierhnps,  Ix' 
lliiiiiiiiig  of  something  else !  — 'I'hat  tlic  affairs  of  America 
niii'lil,  |iossibly,  occur  to  him — or  some  other  subject  of 
stale,  more  important — perhaps — than  I/cthc.  But  though 
hf  »ill  candidly  say  this  himself, — he  will  not  easily  for- 
[ivo  his  friends  if  they  do  not  contradict  him  I' 
"But  now,  that  I  have  written  you  t!iis  satire  of  our 
immortal  Koscius,  it  is  but  ju.st,  both  to  Mr.  Garrick  and 
to  Dr.  Johnson,  that  I  should  write  to  you  what  was  said 
illcrwr.rds,  when,  with  ciiual  humour  and  candour,  Mr. 
Cirrick's  general  character  was  discriminated  by  Dr. 
Johnson. 

"'(ijrriek,'  he  said,  'is  accused  of  vanity;  but  few 
imn  would  have  borne  such  unremitting  prosperity  with 
greater,  if  with  equal,  moderation.  Hi!  is  accused,  too, 
ofaiariee,  though  he  lives  rather  like  a  prince  than  an 
iclor.  Hut  the  frugality  he  practised  when  he  first  ap- 
peared in  the  world,  has  put  a  stamp  Ujmn  his  character 
(ter  since.  And  now,  though  his  table,  his  equipage, 
tad  his  establishment,  are  equal  to  those  of  jiersons  of  the 
most  splendid  rank,  the  original  stain  of  avarice  still  blots 
Ihisnamcl  And  yet,  had  not  his  early,  and  jierhajis  ne- 
Kssarv  economy,  fixed  upon  him  the  charge  of  thrift,  he 
would  long  since  have  been  reproached  with  that  of 
|li«nry.' 

"Another  time  he  said  of  him,  'Garrick  never  enters 
I  room,  hut  he  regards  himself  as  the  object  of  general 
illenlion,  from  whom  the  entertainment  of  the  company 
lis espocled.  And  true  it  is,  that  he  siddom  disap|)oints 
lat  eS|)('ctation :  for  he  has  infinite  humour,  a  very  just 
lojKirlion  of  wit,  and  more  convivial  pleasantry  than 
Ininst  any  man  living.  Ilut  then,  off  as  well  as  on  the 
ice— he  is  always  an  actor!  for  he  holds  it  so  incum- 
ritujion  him  to  lie  8(H)rtive,  that  his  gaiety,  from  being 
ibilual,  is  Ihcouic  mcclianieal :  and  he  can  exert  his 
ipirilsat  all  times  alike,  without  any  consultation  of  his 
'  iposition  to  hilarity.' 

"  I  can  reeollect  nothing  more,  my  dear  Mr.  Crisp.  So 
bef  your  benediction,  and  bid  you  adieu." 

f  »  •  »  »  • 

I  Tlie  accession  oft  ho  musical  hi.storian  to  the  Strcatham 
Merie,  was  nearly  as  desirable  to  Dr,  Johnson  himself, 
»il  could  lie  to  its  new  nieniber;  and,  with  reciprocated 
livarily  in  seeking  the  society  of  iMcli  other,  they  went 
jhill.iT,  and  returned  thence  to  their  homes,  in  (Wc  a  tclv 
iBclinns,  by  every  opportunity. 

I  InhisclircMiojogical  deiggrel  list  of  his  friends  and  his 
als,  l)r,  Uurney  has  inserted  the  following  lines  ujion 
leSlrtatliiim  eonnection. 

"177G. 
J^Tliis  year  I  acquaintance  l)rgan  with  the  Tliralcs, 
lierelinet  with  great  talents  'inongst  femnh's  and  males : 
wl the  lust  thing  that  happcn'd  from  that  time  In  this, 
fas  the  frei'iliiiii  it  gave  ine  to  sound  the  abyss, 
llniyeasc  ami  my  leisure,of  Jidinson's  great  mind, 
rlierenciv  treasures  unnumbcr'U  I  constantly  find. 


Huge  IJriarcus's  hands,  if  old  bards  have  not  blunder'd. 

Amounted  in  all  to  the  sum  of  one  hundred; 

And  Johnson, — so  wide  his  intelligence  spreads, 

lias  the  brains  of— at  least — the  same  number  of  heads." 

I)R.  JOHNSON  AND  THE  CJRKVILLES. 

A  few  months  after  the  Streathamite  morning  visit  to 
St.  Martin's  street  that  has  been  narrated,  an  evening 
party  was  arranged  by  Dr.  Rurney,  for  bringing  thither 
again  Dr.  Jolmsim  and  Mrs.  Thrale,  at  the  desire  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  tJrevillo  and  Mrs.  Crewe;  who  wished,  under 
the  quiet  roof  of  Dr.  Durney,  to  make  ac(|uaintance  with 
those  celebfated  personages. 

This  meeting,  though  more  fully  furnished  with  ma- 
terials, produced  not  the  same  spirit  or  interest  as  its  pre- 
deeessor  ;  and  it  owed,  unfortunately,  its  miscarriage  to 
the  an.xious  cft'orts  of  Dr.  Uurney  for  heightening  its 
success. 

To  take  ofl',  as  he  hoped,  what  might  lie  stiflf  or  formida- 
ble in  an  appointed  encounter  between  persons  of  such 
highly  famed  conversational  powers,  who,  absolute  stran- 
gers to  one  another,  must  emulously,  on  each  side,  wish  to 
shine  wi'  urior  lustre,  he  determined 

T  .0  sweet  discourse  with  music  sweet; 

and  to  ,11,  as  well  as  soften  the  energy  of  intellectual 
debate,  by  the  science  and  the  sweetness  of  instrumental 
harmony.  Hut  the  lovers  of  music,  and  the  adepts  in 
conversation,  are  rarely  in  true  unison.  Exceptions  only 
form,  not  mar  a  rule ;  as  witness  Messieurs  Crisp,  Twin- 
ing, and  Bewlcy,  who  were  ciiually  eminent  for  musical 
and  for  mental  melody:  but,  in  general,  the  discourse, 
votaries  think  time  thrown  away,  or  misapplied,  that  is 
not  devoted  exclusively  to  the  powers  of  reason ;  while  the 
votaries  of  harmony  deem  pleasure  and  taste  discarded, 
where  precedence  is  not  accorded  to  the  melting  delight 
of  modulated  sounds. 

'I'he  party  consisted  of  Dr.  Johnson,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
(ireville,  .Mrs.  Crewe,  Air.,  Mrs.,  and  Miss  Thrale  ;  Signer 
Piozzi,  Mr.  Charles  Uurney,  tlie  Doctor,  his  wife,  and 
four  of  his  daughters. 

Mr.  Grevillc,  in  manner,  mien,  and  high  personal  pre 
sentation,  was  still  the  sn|)erh  Mr.  Grevillc  of  other  days 
though  from  a  considerable  diminution  of  the  sub.stantial 
possessions  which  erst  had  given  him  pre-eminence  at  the 
clubs  and  on  the  turf,  the  splendour  of  his  importance 
was  now  sujierscded  by  newer  and  richer  claimants. 
And  even  in  Ion  and  fashion,  though  his  rank  in  lile  kept 
him  a  certain  place,  his  influence,  no  longer  seconded  by 
fortune,  was  on  the  wane. 

Mrs.  Greville,  whose  decadence  was  in  that  very  line 
in  which  alone  her  husband  esca|ied  it, — personal  beauty, 
— had  lost,  at  an  early  (icriod,  her  external  altracl'ons, 
from  the  excessive  thinness  that  had  given  to  her  erst  fine 
and  most  delicate  small  features,  a  east  of  sharpness  so 
keen  and  meagre,  that,  joined  to  the  shrewdly  intellectual 
expression  of  her  countenance,  made  her  seem  fitted  to 
sit  for  a  (Kirtrait,  such  as  might  have  been  delineated  by 
S|)eneer,  of  a  penetrating,  puissant,  and  sarcastic  fairy 
queen.  She  still,  however,  preserved  her  early  fame;  her 
Ode  to  Indiflerence  having  twined  around  her  brow  a 
garland  of  wide-spreai!ing  and  unfading  fragrance. 

Mrs.  Crewe  seemed  to  inherit  from  both  [larcnts  only 
what  was  best.  She  was  still  in  a  blaze  of  lieauty  that 
her  happy  and  justly  noised  finbunpiitnt  preserved,  with  a 
roseate  freshness,  thai  eclipsed  even  juvenile  rivalry,  not 
then  alone,  hut  nearly  to  the  end  of  a  long  life. 

With  all  the  unavoidable  consciousness  of  only  looking, 
only  speaking,  only  smiling  to  give  pleasure  and  receive 
homage,  Mrs.  Crewe,  even  from  her  earliest  days,  had 
evinced  an  intuitive  eagerness  fi)r  the  sight  of  whoever  or 
whateviT  was  original,  or  peculiar,  that  gave  her  a  lively 
taste  for  acquiring  information;  not  deep,  indeed,  nor 
seicnlifie ;  but  intelligent,  communicative,  and  gay.  She 
had  earnestly,  therefore,  availed  herself  of  an  opportunity 
thus  free  from  parade  or  trouble,  of  taking  nn  intimate 
view  of  so  celebrated  a  philosopher  as  Dr.  Johnson ;  of 
whom  she  wished  to  form  a  (lersonal  judgment,  confirm- 
atory or  contradictory,  of  the  rumours,  pro  and  contra, 
that  had  instigated  her  curiosity. 

Mr.  Thrale,  also,  was  willing  to  he  present  at  this  in- 
terview, from  whieb  lie  flattered  himself  with  reei'iviiig 
much  diversion,  through  the  literary  skirmishes,  the 
pleasant  retorts  courteous,  and  tlio  sharp  pointed  repar- 


tees, that  he  expected  to  hear  rct-iprocated  lie-  ren  Mrs. 
Grevillc,  Mrs.  Thrale,  and  Dr.  Jolmsem:  for  t.  lugli  en- 
tirely a  man  of  peace,  and  a  gentleman  in  his  character, 
he  had  a  singular  amusement  in  hearing,  instigating,  and 
provoking  a  war  of  words,  alternating  triumph  iind  over- 
throw, between  clever  and  ambitions  colloquial  combat- 
ants, where,  as  here,  there  was  nothing  that  could  inflict 
disgrace  U|>on  defeat. 

And  this,  indeed,  in  a  milder  degree,  Was  the  idea  of 
entertainment  from  the  meeting  that  had  generally  been 
conceived.  But  the  fir.'t  step  taken  by  Dr.  Uurney  for 
social  eonciliation,  which  was  calling  lor  a  cantata  I'roiii 
Signor  Piozzi,  turned  out,  on  the  contrary,  the  herald  to 
general  discomfiture;  fiir  it  east  a  damp  of  dr Jay  Upon  the 
mental  gl.idiators,  that  dimmed  (he  brightness  of  the 
s|)irit  with  which,  it  is  prtieable,  they  had  meant  to  vaii- 
i|uish  each  the  ollior. 

Piozzi,  a  first-r.ite  S'l'ger,  wliise  voice  was  delleionsly 
sweet,  and  whos,-  expres;-ion  was  perfect,  sung  in  hist 
very  best  maii.'  T,lrom  hisdesite  to  do  honour  toiK'n/io 
di  Casu;  but  il  Capo  di  Cam  and  his  family  atone  did 
justice  to  his  strains:  neilhcr  the  Grcnillcs  nor  the 
Thrales  heeded  iim.sie  beyond  what  belonged  to  it  as 
.•asliion;  the  expectations  of  the  Grevilles  were  all  occu- 
pied by  Dr.  Johnson ;  and  those  of  the  Thrales  by  the 
authoress  of  the  Ode  to  Indilfercnce.  When  Piozzi, 
therefore,  arose,  the  party  remained  as  little  advanced  in 
any  method  ov  pleasure  for  carrying  on  the  evening,  as 
upon  its  fir.st  entrance  into  the  room. 

Mr.  (Jreville,  who  had  been  etirious  to  see,  and  who  in- 
tended to  examine  this  leviathan  of  literature,  as  Dr. 
Johnson  was  called  in  the  current  pamphlets  of  the  day, 
considered  it  to  be  his  pioper  jiost  to  o|ien  the  cani[iaigii 
of  the  corivcrsatione.  Hut  he  had  heard  so  much,  IVoin 
his  friend  Topham  Hcauelerk,  whose  highest  honour  was' 
that  of  classing  himself  as  one  of  the  friends  of  Dr. 
Johnson;  not  only  of  the  bright  intellect  with  which  the 
doctor  brt'jght  forth  his  wit  and  knowledge;  and  of  tho 
splendid  talents  with  which  he  displayed  them  when  they 
were  aptly  met;  but  also  of  the  overwhelming  ability 
with  which  he  dismounted  and  threw  into  the  mire  of 
ridieidc  and  shame,  the  antagonist  who  ventured  to  attack 
him  with  any  species  of  sarcasm,  that  he  was  canlious 
how  to  encounter  so  tremendous  a  literary  athh'tic.  He 
thought  it,  therefore,  most  consonant  to  his  dignity  If? 
leave  his  own  character  as  nn  author  in  the  back  ground; 
and  to  take  the  field  with  the  aristocratic  arrnonr  of  pedi- 
gree and  distinction.  Ahiof,  therefore,  he  kept  from  all; 
and,  assuming  his  most  supercilious  air  of  distant  supe- 
riority, planted  himself,  immovable  as  a  noble  statue,  upon 
tho  hearth,  as  if  a  strangely  to  the  whole  set. 

Mrs.  (jireville  would  willingly  have  entered  the  lists 
herself,  but  that  she  naturally  eoiieladed  Dr.  Johnson 
would  make  the  advances. 

And  Mrs.  Crewe,  to  whom  all  this  eecmed  odd  and  un- 
accountable, but  to  whom,  also,  from  her  love  of  any 
thing  unusual,  it  was  secretly  amusing,  dat  perfectly  pas- 
sivc  in  silent  observan'^e. 

Dr.  Johnson,  himself,  had  come  with  the  full  intention 
of  passing  two  or  three  hours,  with  well  chosen  com- 
panions, in  social  elegance.  His  ov\n  expectations,  in- 
deed, were  small — for  what  could  meet  their  expansion  7 
his  wish,  however,  to  try  all  sorts  and  all  conditions  of 
persons,  as  far  as  liclongcd  to  their  intellect.  Was  nn- 
qualificd  and  unlimited  ;  and  gave  to  him  nearly  as  much 
desire  to  sec  others,  is  his  great  fame  gave  to  otlicrs  to 
see  his  eminent  self.  But  his  signal  peculiarity  in  regard 
to  society,  could  not  be  surmised  by  strangers;  and  was 
us  yet  unknown  even  to  Df.  Bnrncy.  'J'his  was  that, 
notwithstanding  the  superior  powers  with  which  he  fid- 
lowed  up  every  given  subject,  he  scarcely  ever  began  one 
himself:  or,  to  use  the  phrase  of  Sir  W,  W.  Pcpys,  origi- 
nated; though  the  masterly  manner  in  which,  as  soon  us 
any  topic  was  started,  he  seizcel  it  in  all  its  bearings,  had 
so  much  the  air  of  iK'longing  to  the  leader  of  the  dis- 
course, (hat  this  singularity  was  unnoticed  and  unsiis. 
pected,  sttVo  by  the  experienced  observation  of  long  years 
of  acquaintance. 

Not,  therefore,  being  Riinimoned  to  hold  forth,  he  re. 
niaincd  silent;  composedly  at  first,  and  afterwards  ab- 
stractedly. 

Dr.  Iturney  now  began  (o  feel  eonsiderably  einbur- 
rassed  ;  thou),h  still  he  iherishrd  hopes  of  ultimate  relief 
from  some  "uspicious  circuiiisiancc  (hat,  sooner  ut  Liter 


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netism of  congenial  tnli'nti<. 

Vainly,  however,  lie  sought  to  elicit  some  observations 
that  might  lead  to  disserting  discourse;  all  his  attciiipts 
received  only  quiet,  aciiuicscent  replies,  "  iignifying  no- 
thing." Kvery  ono  was  nwaiting  some  sjiontancous  ojicn- 
ing  from  Dr.  Johnson  j  Jlrs.  Thrale,  of  the  whole  coterie, 
was  alone  at  her  case.  She  feared  not  Dr.  Johnson;  for 
fear  made  no  part  of  her  composition;  and  with  Mrs. 
Greville,  aa  a  fair  rival  genius,  she  would  have  been  glad, 
from  curiosity,  to  have  had  the  honour  of  a  little  till,  in 
full  oarulcssness  of  its  event;  for  though  triumphant  when 
victorious,  she  had  spirits  so  volatile,  and  such  utter  ex- 
emption from  envy  or  spleen,  that  she  was  gaily  free  from 
mortification  when  vanquished.  Rut  she  knew  the  meet- 
ing to  have  been  fabricated  fur  Dr.  Johnson;  and,  there- 
fore, though  not  without  dilKcuIty,  constrained  herself  to 
be  passive. 

When,  however,  she  observed  the  sardonic  disposition 
of  Mr.  Ureville  to  stare  around  him  at  the  whole  com- 
pany in  curious  silence,  she  icit  a  defiance  ag-ainst  hi.i 
aristocracy  beat  in  every  pulse;  for,  however  grandly  he 
might  look  bock  to  the  long  ancestry  of  the  Brookes  and 
the  Greviilos,  she  had  a  glowing  consciousness  that  her 
own  blood,  rajiid  and  fiucnt,  flowed  in  her  reins  from 
Adam  of  Saltsbcr^ ;  and,  at  length,  provoked  by  tlie  dul- 
ncss  of  a  taciturnity  that  in  the  midst  of  such  renowned 
interlocutors,  produced  as  narcotic  a  torpor  as  could  have 
ticen  caused  by  a  dearth  the  most  barren  of  Iiuman  facul- 
ties ;  she  grew  tired  of  the  music,  and  yet  more  tired  of 
remaining,  what  as  little  suited  her  inclinations  as  her 
nbililies,  a  mere  cipher  in  the  company;  and.  holding  such 
•I  position,  and  all  its  concomitants,  to  be  ridiculous,  her 
spirits  rose  rebelliously  above  her  control ;  and,  in  a  fit  of 
utter  recklessness  of  what  might  bo  thought  of  her  by 
hor  fino  new  acquaintance,  she  suddenly,  but  softly,  arose, 
and  stealing  on  ti|)-toe  behind  Signer  Piozzi,  who  was 
Bccompunying  himself  on  the  piano-foito  to  an  niiimatcd 
arri'i  jnrlnntf,  with  his  back  to  the  company,  and  his  face 
to  the  wall;  she  ludicrously  began  imitating  him  by 
squaring  her  elbows,  elevating  them  with  ecstatic  shrugs 
nf  the  shoulders,  and  casting  up  her  eyes,  while  UngulsTi- 
iiigly  reclining  her  head;  as  if  she  were  not  Icsn  en- 
thusiastically, though  somcw'iat  more  siiddc  'y,  struck 
with  the  transports  of  harmony  than  hiniselt'. 

This  grotesque  ebullition  of  ungovernable  g.iicly  was 
not  iK'rceived  by  Dr.  Johnson,  wholliced  the  fire,  with  his 
back  to  tho  performer  and  tlio  instrument.  Hut  the 
auiuscmi'nt  which  such  on  unlookcd  for  exhibition  eauscil 
to  llic  party,  was  momentary;  for  Dr.  Uurney,  shocked 
lost  tho  iKMir  SIgiior  shoulil  observe,  and  lie  Imrl  by  this 
mimicry,  glided  gently  round  to  Mrs.  Thrale,  and,  willi 
souictlimg  between  pluaaaiitry  and  severity,  whispered  to 
her,  "  Ueeausr,  madam,  you  have  no  car  yourself  for 
music,  will  you'  destroy  the  attention  of  all  who,  in  Uiat 
one  point,  aro  otherwise  git\cd '" 

It  was  n^w  that  shone  the  brightest  attributi;  of  Mrs. 
Thrale,  sweetness  of  temper.  She  took  tliis  rebuke  with 
a  candour,  and  a  sense  of  its  justice  tho  most  ami.ilile: 
she  nodded  her  approbation  of  the  admonition ;  and,  re- 
turning to  licr  chair,  quietly  sat  down,  as  she  aflerward< 
■aid,  liKe  a  pretty  little  miss,  for  the  remainder  of  one  of 
the  most  humdrum  evenings  that  sho  had  ever  passed 

.Si  range,  indecil,  strange  and  most  strange,  tho  event 
oonsidered,  was  this  opening  intorcouno  between  .Mrs 
Thrale  and  Signor  I'iozti.  Little  could  she  imagine  that 
the  person  she  was  thus  called  away  from  holding  up  to 
ridicule,  would  become,  but  n  few  years  afterwards,  the 
idol  of  her  fancy  and  the  lord  of  her  dustiny.'  .\nil  little 
did  tlio  company  prosciit  imagine,  that  this  burlesi|iii' 
■cone  was  but  the  first  of  a  drama  tho  moat  extraordinary 
of  real  life,  of  which  these  two  jwrsons  were  to  lie  the 
hero  and  the  heroine :  though,  when  the  catastrophe  wtm 
known,  this  incident,  witnessed  by  so  many,  win  rem!, 
lected  and  repeated  from  coterie  to  coleriu  throughout 
London,  with  comments  and  sarcasms  ofendli'ss  variety. 

The  most  innocent  [wrsonof  all  that  went  forward  was 
tir  laurelled  chief  of  tho  little  assoeintiuii,  Dr.  JoIiiimhi; 
who,  though  his  love  fur  Dr.  niirney  made  it  a  pleaiiire 
to  him  to  have  liecn  included  in  the  invitilion,  inarMlIid, 
probably,  by  this  lime,  since  uncalled  u|ion  to  dinliiiguish 
niiiiaell',  why  he  had  iH'cn  bidden  In  the  meeting.  Hut, 
M  the  evening  advaneod,  ho  wrapt  himself  up  in  his  own 
tlioughts,  in  a  manner  it  was  fl-cqiiently  less  difllt'ult  to 
him  til  do  than  to  let  alone,  and  became  complrlnly  ab- 
•orlM-d  in  silent  ruiuinatiiui:  sustaining,  nrverthcless,  a 
grave  andcom|ioBed  demeanour,  with  an  air  by  no  means 
wanting  in  dignity  any  iiiort^  than  in  urlwiiity. 

Very  uu<»peetedly,  however,  ere  tne  evening  eliHird, 
he  showed  hiinnilf alive  to  what  surrounded  him,  by  one 
of  thoK  lingulux  lUtta  of  vition,  that  mtdc  turn  socai  at 


times, — though  purliliiid  to  things  in  comnum,  and  to 
things  inanimate, — gil\ed  with  an  eye  of  instinct  for  cs|iy- 
ng  any  action  or  position  that  he  thought  moited  repre- 
hension :  for,  all  a  once,  looking  fixedly  on  Mr.  Greville, 
who,  without  much  self-denial,  tlio  night  being  very  cold, 
liertinaciously  kept  his  station  liefurc  the  chimney-piece, 
lie  exclaimed:  "  If  it  were  nut  fur  depriving  the  ladicii  of 
the  fire, — I  should  like  to  stand  upon  the  hearth  myself!" 

A  smile  gleamed  U|>on  every  face  at  this  pointed 
speech.  Mr.  Greville  tried  to  smile  himself,  though  faintly 
and  scofTingly.  lie  tried,  also,  to  hold  to  his  post,  as  it 
determined  to  disregard  so  cavalier  a  liberty:  but  the 
sight  of  every  eye  around  him  cast  down,  and  every 
isagc  struggling  vainly  to  appear  serious,  disconcerted 
him  ;  and  tliough,  fur  two  or  tlireo  minutes,  he  disdained 
to  move,  the  awkwardness  of  a  general  pause  imiiclled 
him,l:re  long,  to  glide  back  to  his  chair;  but  ho  rang  tlie 
bell  witli  fiirce  as  he  passed  it,  to  order  his  carriage. 

It  is  probable  that  Dr.  Johnson  had  oliscrved  the  high 
air  and  mien  of  Mr.  Greville,  and  had  pur|iosc'ly  brouglit 
I'urth  that  remark  to  disenchant  him  from  his  sclf-con- 
8e(|uenee. 

The  party  then  broke  up;  and  no  ono  from  amongst 
it  ever  asked,  or  wished  for  its  repetition. 

If  the  mode  of  tlie  first  queen  of  the  Ba$  liltu  Socie- 
ties, Mrs.  Vescy,  had  here  been  adopted,  for  destroying 
the  formality  of  tlic  circle,  tho  party  would  certainly  liave 
been  less  scrupulously  ceremonious ;  for  if  any  two  of 
the  gifted  pcrsoni  present  had  been  jostled  unatTcctcdly 
together,  there  can  be  little  doubt  that  the  plan  and 
piirfiosc  of  Dr.  Burncy  would  have  been  answered  by  a 
spirited  conversation.  But  neither  then,  nor  since,  liai? 
so  happy  a  confusion  to  all  order  of  etiquette  been  iuKti- 
tutrd,ii°  naa  sot  afloat  by  tl-ut  remarkable  lady  ;  whose 
amiable  and  intelligent  simplicity  made  her  follow  up 
the  suggestions  of  her  singular  fancy,  without  being  at 
aware  that  sho  did  not  follow  tlioso  of  coininun 
custom. 

LADY    MAKY    DCNCAN. 

Indy  M  iry  Duncan,  the  great  patroness  of  Paccliierotli, 
was  one  of  the  must  singular  femulcs  of  her  day,  for 
parts  utterly  uneullivated,  and  mother  wit  eomplilely 
iiiitrainmellud  by  the  etiquettes  of  custom.  She  singled 
out  Dr.  Burney  from  her  passiun  for  his  art ;  and  at- 
tached herself  to  his  friendsliip  from  her  esteem  for  his 
har.icter ;  joined  to  their  entire  sympathy  in  tiisle,  feeling 
and  iudgmenl,  u|ion  tlie  merits  of  Fucehlerotti. 

This  lady  displayed  in  conversation  a  fund  of  humour, 
comic  and  lUiiLii-tic  in  the  c.vtremt',  and  more  than  bor- 
dering on  llic  burles'|UO,  through  the  exiraurdinury  gri. 
maees  witli  which  she  eiiforeed  her  meaning  ;  and  the 
risible  abruptness  of  a  quick  Iraiisilion  from  the  sternest 
authority  lo  the  most  liieelious  go(jd  fellowsliip,  with 
which  she  frequently  altered  tho  expression  of  her  coun- 
tenance while  in  debate. 

Her  general  langu.ige  was  a  jargon  entirely  her  own, 
and  so  cnvelo|ied  with  strange  pliruses,  ludicrously  uii- 
gramniatical,  that  it  was  hardly  inti  lligible,  till  an  exor- 
dium or  two  gave  some  insight  into  its  (M^uliarities;  but 
then  it  commonly  unfolded  into  round,  and  even  saga- 
cious panegyric  of  sonic  favourite;  or  sharp  sarcasm,  tiiid 
extrnvaganl  iniMiiery,  upon  some  one  who  hud  ineurieil 
her  di»|ileasure.  Her  wrath,  however,  once  promulgated, 
seemed  to  o|icrate  by  its  utterance  as  a  vent  that  dis- 
burlliened  her  mind  of  all  its  angry  workings;  and  led 
her  c^irdiaily  to  join  her  laugh  with  that  of  lier  hearers; 
without  either  inquiry,  or  eare,  whether  that  laugh  wen 
at  her  sayings  or  at  hersell'. 

Hlie  was  constantly  dressed  according  lo  ilie  eostiimi 
of  here.irly  days,  inulMMip,  with  a  long  |Miiiiled  stuiiiaelier 
and  long  fninted  rullles ;  and  a  fly  cap.  She  li.id  a  manly 
mnrage,  a  manly  stamp,  and  a  manly  hard-featured  liice 
but  her  heart  was  as  invariably  generous  and  good,  a 
her  inannirs  were  original  and  grotes<|ue. 

EVKHNA  ; 

OS,  *  vorso  tAtiV'v  KsrsASfi  iitrn  iiii  n-oiii.it, 
A  subject  now  proixU  itself  fiirwnrd  that  iiiiuht  U'tter, 
it  {•  iiridiable,  iHeoine  any  |N'n  than  that  on  which  it  here 
devolves.  It  cannot,  however,  be  set  aside  in  the  inciiioirs 
n(  Dr.  Burncy,  to  whom,  and  to  tho  end  nf  his  life,  it 
proved  •  iM^riiMnent  suureu  of  deep  and  Isisoiii  in. 
tirest ;  and  the  editor,  with  less  unwillingness,  though 
with  conscious  awkwardness,  apprimehes  this  egotiatie 
liistiiry,  friiin  some  reeeiil  iiifiirmation  that  the  obscurity 
in  which  its  origin  was  encircled,  hoa  left,  wen  yet,  a 
spur  to  curiosity  and  conjeeture. 

It  seems,  thrrefore,  a  devoir  due  to  tho  singleness  of 
truth,  lo  cut  short  any  f\itiii«'  vague  assertion  on  this 
tiiudl  tubjocl,bjr  Ml  cxplictluMrtliunuf  •  niinple,  Uiuugh 


rather  singular  tale  ;  which,  little  as  in  itself  it  can  >•>■ 
worthy  of  iKirticular  nttenlion,  may  not  wholly,  iH.uau, 
be  unamiisiiig,  from  the  eulebrated  characters  llmt  ||,|\j|' 
necessarily  be  involved  in  its  relation ;  at  the  hrnil  ,,f 
wliieli,  al  this  present  iiinnient,  she  is  tempted  to  (ii«|i,v 
in  self-defence — a,  proud  sell'-dofenec !— of  this  periioini 
obliusion,  the  uvi.Nu»  iiaiiies  of  Sir  Waller  Scott  and  M, 
Rogers,  who,  in  a  visit  with  which  tliey  favoured  lur  in 
the  year  IfSid,  repeated  some  of  the  fabricatiuiis  to  KJiJcJi 
this  mystery  of  her  early  life  still  gave  rise  ;  and  condcs. 
cendcd  to  solicit  a  recital  of  tho  real  history  of  Evclini'i 
Enltancc  into  the  World. 

This  she  instantly  eommunicaled ;  Uiougli  so  incolie. 
rcntly,  from  tlic  enibarrassnunt  of  tlic  subject,  and  iii 
long  absence  from  her  thoughts,  thai,  having  since  col. 
Icctcd  documcnU  to  refresh  her  memory,  she  venturr%in 
gratefully  dedicating  tlie  little  incident  to  tliesc  illusiriiiiu 
in<|u»itur8,  lo  insert  its  details  in  tlicse  nicuioirg~(,j 
which,  iwrenlally,  it  in  fact  belongs.f 

FiiANCKs,  the  second  daughter  of  Dr.  Burncy,  wis  ilu. 
ring  her  childhood  the  most  backward  of  all  liia  faniili  1 
ill  the  faculty  of  receiving  instruction.    Al  eight  yian 
of  age  she  was  ignorant  of  the   letters  of  the  aliiluUl 
though  at  ten,  she  began  scribbling,  almost  inctsmnilt' 
little  works  of  invention ;  but  always  in  privale ;  and  iii  I 
scrawling  characters,  illegible,  save  to  herself.  I 

Ono  of  her  most  remote  remembrances,  previonslv  u  I 
this  writing  mania,  is  lint  of  hearing  a  neighbuurinj  I 
lady  recommend  to  Mrs.  Burney,  her  niotlier,  loquickml 
the  indolence,  or  stupidity,  whichever  it  iiiiglit  be  of  Uie  I 
little  dunce,  by  the  chastening  ordinances  of  Salomon.  I 
The  alarm,  however,  of  that  little  dunce,  at  a  mggoiiioq  I 
so  wide  from  the  maternal  measures  that  had  been  prjc.  f 
liscd  ill  her  childhood,  was  instantly  superseded  liy  tjrjvl 
of  gratitude  and  surpriFc  that  still  rests  u|m>ii  brr  rr<iii.l 
lection,  when  she  heard  gently  inurmurcd  iii  reply, "Xo,! 
no, — I  am  not  uneasy  about  her !''  I 

But,  alas!  the  soft  music  of  those  encouragini;  u.l 
cents  had  already  ceased  lo  vibrate  on  humiin  earsbdlrtl 
these  scrambling  pot-hooks  had  begun  their  n|K r..lion  ofl 
converting  into  elegies,  odes,  plays,  songs,  sturleii,  fario  f 
— nay,  tragedies  and  epic  |ioeiiis,  every  scrap  ol'  nli&l 
pa|H'r  that  could  b<^  seized  upon  without  i;>iestiuii  oi  no.! 
lice ;  for  s  .e  grew  up,  probably  through  the  vaniit.F 
annihilaling  circuniHtances  of  this  conscious  iiitcllrrliull 
disgrace,  with  so  afl'riglited  t  persuasion  tli.il  what  m\ 
seribbleil,  if  seen,  would  but  ex|)osc  her  to  riiliculr,  liuJ 
her  |K'n,  lliough  her  greatest,  was  only  her  clanll^,^l.Jtl 
delight.  r 

To  one  confidant,  indeed,  all  was  o|H.'n;  ^ut  the  {im 
partiality  of  the  juvenile  Susanna  made  her  opinion  oil 
iilllo  weight;  though  the  affection  of  her  praise  nndm/ 
the  stolen  moments  of  their  secret  readings  the  liapfiita 
of  their  adolescent  lives. 

From  the  time,  however,  that  she  attained  lirr  fifWnli^ 
year,  she  considered  it  her  duty  to  combat  this  wnlmj 
passion  as  illaudable,  liecaiise  fruitless.  Siiziii);, tlicrrJ 
fori',  an  op|Mirtuiiily,  when  Dr.  Burney  was  at  ('liinn;' 
ton,  and  the  then  .Mrs.  Iluniey,  her  iuutlicr.in.law,»uii 
Norfolk,  six'  made  over  to  a  bonfire,  in  a  paved  play-CDun. 
her  whole  stock  of  prose  goods  and  chattels;  witli d 


•  This  was  written  in  Ihe  year  \Cfi^, 

t  The  first  volume  of  this  work  was  nearly  prin'd 
when  the  editor  hail  the  grief  of  henriiig  that  Sir  WilQ 
.Scott  was  no  more.     In  tlie  general  sorrow  iImI  hi»  I 
has  Npreail  tlirougbuiit  the  Ih  itisli  I'liipire,  die  jirt'suige 
not  to  s|M'ak  of  her  own  ;  but  she  c  iiinut  p'rxiiiik'  Iwl 
self  to  annul  the  little  tribute,  by  which  she  liad  iiiriinllf 
demonstrate  to  him  her  sense  of  the  vivacity  with  wbi 
he  had  sought  out  her  dwelling ;  invited  her  tothi'  lio 
liility  of  his  daughters  st    Abbutsfurd;  and  ciiurl>tiu<ii 
liny,  engerly  ollcred  to  do  the  honoura  of  IScullaiid  lulu^ 
liiinsell,  from  that  celebrald  ab(Mb\ 

In  a  Kiibseipienl  visit  with  which  he  honoured  ind  li 
lighted  her  in  tlin  folluwing  year,  she   priNJiieul  In 
the  rerapN  of  diHumenls  and  fVagineiits  whn h  >l«  \A 
rnlleetiMl  t'roin  aneienl  diaries  and  leth'rs,  in  nmwqiii 
of  his  iiii|iiiries.     rieased  he  looked;  but  luld  lur  I 
what  already  she  had  related,  already-r'o  iix'  I"*  ■"■I 
word— he  had  "  noted;"  adding,"  And  most |HrliruUHi 
I  have  not  fiirgullen  your  mullivrry  tree!" 

This  little  history,  however,  was  so  appnipriiUlT  1 
own,  and  was  writli'ii  so  expressly  with  a  view  In  I 
dedieatiiin,  tlial  still,  with  veneration — though  wilbw 
iirss  iiiKti'ud  of  gladness-  alie  leaves  Ihe  biwi  n<^<^ 
n(  her  iiileiiiled  hoiiinge  III  its  original  stale.  Ami  I 
leas  reliietaiilly,  as  the  companion  of  his  kiiidiirx  i 
Ills  iiiterrogalories  will  still—Hihe  hopes --ai'ii'iil,'"'^* 
un.villtiigly,  Ian  uwii  shiuu  ui  Utu  utwU  wUiuuif' 


uncrrr  Inleiition 
dribbling  projicn 

■  He  who  CI 
Is  of  his  o 


itimoins  OF  i>R.  nvKNnv. 


371 


I  iUcll  il  can  '»■ 

wholly,  iKiiiajir, 
ractcrs  Hint  miin 
;  at  the  lirnil  i,f 
imptcd  lo  ilijclijw, 
—of  tills  pcraonil 
liter  Scott  am)  Mr. 
;y  fnvourtd  In  t  in 
iricatioim lo  «liich 

ri.sv  i  uiid  cnnd'^ 
intory  of  Evclini't 

tlioUEh  80  incnijr. 
lie  Huujvct,  and  lU 
,  haviiij;  eiucc  col. 
ry ,  nlie  Ttnturr? ,  in 
L  tu  tlicisc  illutUiuui 
lliciie   iiicmoira— t) 

>r.  Durncy,  wu  ia. 
d  of  all  Ilia  faniii; 
II.     At  eight  yi'iri  | 
m  of  the  al|ihabtl; 
almont  inccsMiiily, 
s  in  private ;  and  in 
lo  herself, 
ancca,  previously  lo 
ing  a  nciglibourinj  I 
r  niotlier,  to  quickrn  I 
!r  it  might  be  of  llie  I 
linancca  of  Solomon.  I 
mice,  at  a  niggc«lion| 
B  that  had  been  prac. 
'  supcracdi'd  by  t  jov  I 
catii  u|K)ii  tier  mnl 
mured  in  reiilj',".No,j 

lose  encouraging  u.l 
)n  huiniin  earsbi'iirtl 
Ijun  their  o|Kr„lionof| 
I  songs,  sturicK,  fiinc!,| 

every  Bcrap  of  ftliikl 
ithiiut  i|!icK(ion  or  ncl 

through  the  vaniit.l 
eoiiBcious  iiilelU'rtiiJl 
HUaaioii  tli.ll  what  t.v| 
fiC  Iht  to  riilieulc,  111 

only  her  elani'.i>lJi| 

o|x;ii ;  'ml  the  fitll 
iiiiide  her  opinion  on 
jf  hir  praiw  rindt.^ 
rcadinga  tin;  liap|iiii 

attained  lior  fiftfati 
)  combat  this  viHini 
litles.s.  Si'iiiiig,  thcM 
rniy  nus  nt  llHMn{j 
lotlier-inlaw.waii 
,  ill  a  paved  pUy-coiil 
and  ehalleliii  wiliil'- 


•li   was  nearly  pnn'i 
iciiriiig  that  Sir  W»!tej 
rnl  sorrow  tli.il  hi» ' 
Kiiipire,  Hhe  iiresmi 
J  e  iimot  |i"r»uadc  l«(] 
whielisliv  badiiiwil' 
ihc  vivacity  with  wli» 
invited  her  lotlieliw 
jfordi  and  eoiirtrou" 
lours  of  HcotlaiiJ  l'> 
J.-. 
Il  ho  lionoiirril  inJ 
, she   pHHliiiiil  III 
irineiilM  whirh  »lir 
litters, in  eimr«'<i 
lkvd  ;  hut  luW  1"' 
Jreiidy-rl"  '»'  ''"  '' 
f"  And  iiiosl  iwrlicul' 
ry  tree!" 
as  so  »ppro|iri"li» 
ily    with  a  v«*  l» 
«tion— though  wilb 
,ve»  th«  brief  """I" 
iriuinal  stale-    A'" 
Ion  of  his  kiiidi"" 
hop»'»— •••'''•(''•""' 
u  siiwll  utTwiiig' 


jfcrf  intention  to  extinguish  for  ever  in  their  ashes  her 
■cribliling  proi>en»ity.     Uut  Hudibras  too  well  says— 
'  He  who  complies  against  his  will, 
la  of  Ills  own  opinion  still." 

Thii  frand  feat,  therefore,  which  consumed  her  proihic. 
,  fls  c.ftirpated  neither  the  invention  nor  the  inclination 
il  iiiJ  given  tlicm  birth ;  and,  in  defiance  of  all  the  pro- 
i^tcil  luroi.sm  of  the  sacrifice,  the  la.st  of  the  littlo  works 
Cii  was  immolated,  which  was  the  History  of  Caroline 
Vvclrn,llic  mother  of  Evelina,  left,  upon  the  mind  of  the 
„jliJi,'iio  animated  an  impression  of  the  singular  silua. 
lioo)  lo  wliieh  that  Caroline's  infant  daughter, — from  the 
udiiul  birth  by  which  she  hung  sus|icn<lcd  Iwtween  the 
,Wjnl  connections  of  her  inothi-r,  and  the  vulgar  ones 
of  iter  grandmother, — might  Iw  cx|>osed;  and  presented 
(onlrMti  and  mixtures  of  society  so  unusual,  yet,  thus 
(irtunislanccd,  so  natural,  that  irresistibly  and  almost 
jnconscioiisly,  the  whole  of  A  Yimng  Lndj/'s  Entranct 
BiijlUt  WorW,  was  |>ent  up  in  tlie  inventor's  memory, 
tit  1  paragraph  was  committed  to  pa|>cr. 

W'ritin".  indeed,  was  far  more  diftieult  to  her  than 
(oupo^in? ;  for  that  demanded  what  she  rarely  found  at- 
^j,l,|c_nccrct  opportunity:  while  coin|)osilion,  in  that 
kfrJiv  of  imagination,  cillcd  only  for  volition. 
iviiJn  llio  littlo  narrative,  however  slowly,  from  the 
isipediracnto  that  always  annoy  what  requires  secrecy, 
unn  lo  assume  a  "  questionable  shafie;"  a  wish — as 
mac,  at  first,  as  it  was  fanti-stic — crossed  the  brain  of 
Lf  urilcr,  to  "  sec  her  work  in  print.' 

Shi' communicated,  under  promise  of  inviolable  silence, 

kii  idra  to  her  sisters ;  who  entered  into  it  with  much 

Lite  amunement  than  surprise,  as  they  well  knew  her 

Lk  for  quaint  s|iorts ;   and  were  equally  aware  of  the 

ifn<iliv('  alfright  with  which  she  ithrunk  from  all  per- 

l«nil  remark. 

S:ic  now  copied  the   manuscript  in  a  feigned   hand ; 

»  iihn  was  the  doctor's  principal  anianueiisis,  she 

ifd  her  common  writing  might  accidentally  Ih)  seen 

pomf  compositor  of  the  llistory  of  Music,  and  lead  to 

Jttlioii. 

S!ic  grew  weary,  however,  ere  long,  of  an  exercise  so 
dIv  mimial;  and  had  no  sooner  completed  a  copy  of 
first  and  second  volumes,  than  she  wrote  a  letter 
ilhmilnny  signature,  to  offer  the  unfinished  work  to  a 
okvllor ;  witli  a  desire  to  have  the  two  volumes  inline- 
ikIv  printed,  if  approved ;  and  a  promise  to  send  tlie 
;ifiinllie  following  year. 

Thi<  was  forwarded  by  the  I/ondiin  post,  with  a  desire 
lit  Ihf  answer  should  be  d*eeted  to  a  eoffee.hoiise. 
llfr  yoiMger  brother — the  elder,  Captain  James,  was 
mer  the  hills  and  far  away,"— her  younger  brother, 
rtwirdslhe  celebrated  (ireek  scholar,  gaily,  and  with 
reading;  a  word  of  the  work,  oeccpted  a  shire  in  so 
ibiiinirnl  a  frolic  j  and  joyously  undertook  to  be  her 
■nl  »l  the  coffechouso  with  lier  letters,  and  to  the 
lUllir  with  the  manuscript. 

.tftir  Koinc  coiuultation  upon  the  choice  of  n  Imok- 
(llct,  Mr.  Risldcy  was  fixed  upon;  for   Dodsley,  ft-oin 
filhcr'n,— or  jicrhaps  grandfathi'r's, — well  elinsen  col- 
n  of  fugitive  jioctry,  stood  foremost  in  the  estimation 
« juvenile  B«!l 

Mr.  DisUley,  in  answer  tu  thn  proposition,  declined 
nking  at  iny  thing  that  was  anonymous. 
Tk  parly,  half-ainuMHl,  half-provoked,  snt  in  full  cnin- 
rc  ii|ioii  this  lofty  reply;  and  eamo  to  a  riwdutioii  lo 
p  thn  rtUt  of  tlio  wost  end  of  thu  town,  and  to  try 
.'II  fiirtune  with  llio  urlmiiity  of  the  city. 
Chiiiec  fued  tlicin  uiioii  the  name  of  Mr.  Lowndes. 
IVrity  of  London  here  proved  more  eniirtly  than  that 
■  Wretuiiiister !   and,  to   their   no  small   delight,  Mr. 
'ndcK  desired  to  see  the  manuscripL 
.^dwhal  added  a  certain  pride  to  tlio  author's  salis- 
lion  in  thia  assent  was,  tliat  tho  answer  o|ioned  hy 
Sir,"- 

:h  gave  her  an  elevation  to  manly  eonso<|uenre,  that 
not  lieeii  nceorded  to  lior  by  Mr.  IKulsley,  wliosu  re. 

"Sir, or  madam." 

1V  young  agent  was  muflled  up  now  hy  tho  laUKlitng 

HnmitlFr,  in  an  old  great  enat,  and  a  large  old  hiil,  lo 

'diiin  a  iiotnewhiit  antique  as  well  as  vulgar  disguise 
»i««eiit  forth  in  the  dark  of  the  evening  with  the 
M  rolunies  to  Hect-strect,  where  he  liift  them  lo 

'it  filr, 

liiinnminf  iin|ialienc«  the  parly  awaited  the  issiio  of 

'  niminalinn 


should  lie  "  ready  to  purehasu  and  print  it  when  il  should 
In;  finished." 

There  was  nt.thiiig  in  this  imreasona'.ile;  yet  the 
disappointed  author,  tired  of  wli.il  she  deenud  such 
priggish  pimctiliii,  gave  up,  for  awhile,  and  in  dudgeon, 
all  IJionglit  of  the  seheiiie. 

Nevertheless,  to  lie  thwarted  on  thu  score  of  our 
inclination  acts  more  frequently  as  a  smir  than  as  a 
bridh;;  the  third  volume,  therefore,  which  finisind  77ii 
j/nung  laili/'g  entrance  into  tin:  irorld,  was,  ere  another 
year  could  pass  away,  almost  involuntarily  completed 
and  copied. 

Kilt  while  the  serihe  was  yet  wavering  whether  to 
abandon  or  to  prosecute  her  eiilerprixe,  the  chasm  <aus<  d 
hy  this  suspense  to  the  workings  of  her  iin:iginati'iii,  lel\ 
an  o|K-ning  from  their  vagaries  to  a  mciit  il  inlerrogatory, 
whether  it  were  right  to  allow  herself  siirh  uii  aiiiite- 
meiil,  with  whatever  precaiilimis  she  might  keep  it  from 
the  world,  mikiiown  to  her  fullier? 

She  had  never  laki'ii  any  step  without  the  sanction  of 
his  |K'rniission  ;  and  Imd  now  refniined  t'roiii  rl■q»e^ting 
it,  only  through  the  confusion  of  aeknowkilginj  her 
authorship;  and  the  apprehension,  or,  rather,  tiie  horror 
of  his  desiring  to  sec  her  |S'rl'ormaneo. 

Nevertheless,  rellection  no  sooner  took  pinee  of  action, 
than  she  found,  in  this  case  at  least,  thu  poet's  maxim 
reversed,  and  that 

"  The  female  m!iV,  deliberates — is  sav'd," 

for  she  saw  in  its  genuine  Kght  what  was  her  duty  ;  and 
seized,  therefore,  U|H'-x  u  'uppy  inonieiit  of  a  kind  ttic  li 
tete  with  her  father,  to  avow,  with  more  blushes  than 
words,  her  secret  littlo  work,  and  her  odd  inclination  to 
sec  it  in  print;  hastily  adding,  while  he  looked  at  her, 
incredulous  of  what  he  heard,  that  her  brother  Charles 
would  transact  the  Inisiness  with  a  distant  bookselltr, 
who  should  never  know  her  name.  She  only,  therefore, 
entreated  that  he  would  not  himself  ask  lo  see  the  inanu- 
seript. 

Ills  amazement  was  without  parallel ;  yet  it  soenicil 
surpassed  by  his  amusement;  and  his  laugh  was  so  pay, 
that,  revived  by  its  cheering  sound,  she  hist  all  her  tears 
and  cmharrassinent,  and  heartily  joined  it ;  though 
somewhat  at  the  ex|H'iise  of  her  new  author-like  dignity. 

She  was  the  last  |ieraoii,  jicrhaps,  in  the  world  from 
whom  Dr.  Hurney  could  have  ex|K(ted  a  tiinilur  scheme. 
lie  thought  her  project,  however,  as  innocent  as  it  was 
whiinsieul,  and  offered  not  the  smallest  objection  ;  but 
kindly  emhrneing  her,  and  calling  himself  Ir  fitir  cor.Ji. 
(/rn(,  he  onjoiiied  her  to  lie  wuliHiful  that  Charles  was 
discreet ;  and  to  be  invariably  strict  in  giiariling  her  own 
incognita  :  and  then,  having  tiieitly  (irunted  her  |iersonal 
petition,  he  dropi  the  siihject. 

With  fresh  ciigerness,  now, and  heightened  spirits,  the 
incipient  author  rolled  up  her  packet  tiir  the  bookseller  ; 
which  was  carried  to  liiin  hy  a  newly  trusted  agent, 
her  brother  being  then  in  the  country. 

The  sus|N'iise   was  short;  in  a  very   few  days  M 

lowndes  sont  his  approbation  of  the  woik,  with  an  ot'cr 

of '.{IK.  for  the  manuscript — an  offer  which  was  aere|i(ed 

with  alacrity,  and   boundless  surprise   at  its   inagnifi- 

cenee  !  ! 

Tho  receipt  for  this  setllenicnl,  signed  simply  hy  "  (Af 
Kililar  i\f  Ketlinn,"  was  conveyed  by  the  new  tgiiit  lo 
l''li'et-atreel. 

In  tho  ensuing  January,  I TT*^,  the  work  was  published  ; 
a  fact  which  only  liocaine  known  to  its  writir,  wlio  had 
dropjied  all  eorresiHindeiiee  with  Mr.  Lowndes,  iVoni 
hearing  the  liillowing  adterlisenieiit  read,  aeeidentilly, 
aloud  at  breakfast  tiiiii',  hy  .Mrs.  Iliirney,  her  mulher-in- 
law. 

TViif  i/ny  trai  publitlirJ, 

KVKI.IN.i; 

OR,  A  VOtlMI   I.AUY's  RMRAKICK  INTO  TIIE   WOHI.n. 

rrintod  for  T.  Ijuwndcs,  Fleet-street. 

Mrs.  Iliirni  y,  who  read  this  iinsus(s  elingly,  went  on 
immediately  to  otiier  artieh's;  but,  had  slie  lilli-d  her 
eyes  from  the  pafHT,  something  more  llinii  suspicion 
must  havu  met  them,  from  the  eonseioiis  colouring  of  tlir 
seribliler,  and  the  irresistible  smiles  of  the  two  sisters, 
Susanna  and  Cliarlolte,  who  were  present. 

Dr.  Hurney  prohubly  read  the  same  advert  i.sement  the 
same  morning  :  but  as  he  knew  neither  the  name  of  the 
iNHik,  nor  of  the  iMiokmller,  nor  llio  time  of  publication, 
he  must  have  read  it  without  eomment,  or  Ihoughl. 


'<*. Ihal  Mr.  Isiwndes  enuld  not  think  of  publishing 
jnfiniih«d  book;    though   ho  liked  tha  work,  and 


I  Bill  llify  sere  all  letdown  into  thu  very  "Blough  of       In  this  projected  and  inlenib'd  security  from  public 
pi"""!.'' when  the  next  ecfffee. house  letter  coolly  de-   notice,  I  he  aiillior  passed  two  or   three  months,  (luring 


which  the  diH'Inr  asked  not  s  question ;  and  |irrh<i|M  had 
forgotten  the  secret  with  which  h«  had  been  entrusted  ; 


lor,  Is'.sides  the  niulliplieily  of  his  uffiirf,  his  mind,  just 
then,  was  deeply  disturbed  by  rising  dis.sension,  from 
irlaims  the  most  unwnrraiitiilili',  with  .Mr.  (ircville. 

And  even  fioin  her  own  mind,  the  Isiok,  with  all  that 
Ih  longed  lo  it,  was  smin  allirwurds  chased,  through  thu 
nbsorlwnt  fears  of  seeing  her  father  dangerously  attacked 
hy  an  acute  fever;  from  vvhieli,  hy  the  adniirablu  pre- 
scriptions and  skill  of  Sir  Kichard  Jebb,  he  was  barely 
1 1  overed,  u  hen  she  herself,  who  had  been  ineaiitioiisly 
a^'i  r  in  aiding  her  niolhcr  anil  sisters  i:i  their  assiduous 
attendance  u|hiii  the  invahiahle  invalid,  was  tulaii  ill 
with  sluing  symptoms  of  an  inllaiumolion  of  tlic  lungs  : 
and  though,  thronuh  the  sagacious  directions  of  tho 
same  prniJraling  physician,  she  was  soon  pronounced  to 
lie  out  of  imnudiate  danger,  she  was  so  shaki  n  in  lienltli 
and  strength,  that  Sir  Hiehard  enjoined  her  qiiitliiig 
London  for  the  recruit  of  country  air.  She  was  there, 
tore  conveyed  iot'hesinglon  llall,uheie  she  was  received 
and  eheri.shed  by  a  second  father  in  Mr.  Crisp;  with 
vthoiii,  and  his  associates,  the  worthy  .Mrs.  Hamilton 
and  .Miss  Cooke,  she  remained  for  a  considerable  time. 

A  few  days  iK-fore  ilie  lelV  town.  Dr.  Hurncv,  in  a 
visit  to  her  bedside,  revealed  lo  her  his  late  pninful  disn. 
creenient  with  .Mr.  (irevillc  ;  but  told  her  that  they  had, 
ut  teuL'th,  ronie  to  a  full  explanation,  which  had  brought 
Mr.  (irevillc  once  more  to  his  former  and  agreeable  self; 
and  had  terminated  in  a  coniphte  rccoiieilialion. 

He  then  reail  to  her,  in  confidence,  a  |s>ctical  rplstle, 
which  he  had  just  eom|iosed,  and  was  preparing  to  send 
lo  his  restored  friend;  hut  which  was  expressed  in  termH 
so  affecting,  that  they  nearly  proved  the  reverse  of 
restoration,  in  her  then  feeble  state,  to  his  fondly  attached 
daughter. 

Dr.  Burney's  intercourse  with  Mr.  Greville  was  then 
again  resumed  ;  and  continued  with  rational,  but  truo 
regard,  on  the  part  of  Dr.  Liiruey  ;  hut  with  an  inteiii- 
|K'rate  importunity  on  thul  of  .Mr.  (treville,  that  claimed 
lime  w  hieli  could  nut  be  spared  ;  and  leisure  which  could 
not  Ih'  found. 

Kvilina  had  now  Is'cn  published  four  or  five  iiionlhs, 
though  Dr.  Hurney  still  knew  nothing  of  its  exisleiiee  ; 
and  the  author  herself  had  learnt  it  only  hy  the  chance- 
read  advertijeineiit  already  meiitioniif.  Yet  had  llmt 
link-  IsMik  found  its  way  ahroiid;  fallen  into  general 
reading ;  gone  through  tlircc  editioiii:,  and  been  named 
» itii  favour  in  sundry  lieviews  ;  till,  at  length,  a  sort  of 
cry  was  excited  oiiiungst  its  readers  for  discovering  its 
author. 

That  author,  it  will  naturally  be  imagined,  would 
repose  her  secret,  however  sacred,  in  the  hreuht  of  sii 
conrideiiii.ll  a  counsellor  as  .Mr.  Crisp,  the  iiitimuto 
friend  of  the  family. 

And  not  trust,  iiulecd,  was  there  wanting  I    liir  other- 
wise I    Hut  us  she  required  no  advice  fur  what  she  never 
meant  to  avow,  and  liad  already  done  with,  she  had  no 
motive  of  suflieieiit  fiiree  to  give  her  couriige  for  eiicoun- 
leriiig  his  critic   eye.     She  never,  Ihereliire,   ventured, 
lid    never  purposed   to  venture  reveulin)[  to  him  her 
nonymous  exploit. 
June  came;  and  a  sixth  month  was  elapsing  in  tlio 
aiiie  silent  eoncealineiit,  when  early  one  morning  tlio 
doctor,  with  great  eagerness  and  hurry,  licgan  a  search 
amongst    the   pamphlets   in  his    study    for   a   Monthly 
Keview,  which  lie  demanded  of  his  daughter  Charlotte', 
who  alone  was  in  the  room.     After  finding  it,  he  ear- 
ne.illy  examined  its  contents,  and  then  Iimkeif  nut  hastily 
for  on  article  wliiili  he  read  with  a  countenance  of  so 
niiK  II  eniotiim,  tlint  Charlotte  stole  softly  liehind  him,  to 
jirep  over  his  shoulder;  and  then  saw,  with  surprise  and 
joy,  that  he  was  pursuiiig  an  account,  which  snn  knew 
to'ls'  iiiimt  fainurnble,  of  Kvelina,  begiuning,  "  A  great 
variety  of  natural  eharaclcra — " 

When  he  hail  finished  tlio  article,  he  ^lut  down  the 
Keview,  and  sat  mntionless,  without  raising  his  eyeii, 
■nd  looking  in  deep,  but  charmed  astnnishmrnt.  Siid- 
diuly,  then,  he  again  snatched  the  Review,  and  again 
ran  over  the  article,  with  an  air  yet  more  intensely 
iH'cupied.  I'laeing  it  afterwards  on  the  cliininey-picec, 
he  walkeil  about  the  room,  as  if  lo  recover  bnath,  and 
reriilleel  himself;  though  always  with  Imiks  of  the  most 
vivid  phasure. 

Stune  miniiles  later,  hnhling  Ihe  Review  in  his  hand, 
while  ins|iecting  the  table  of  eontcnls,  he  U'ckoned  tu 
Clurb'ltc  lo  app-oaeh ;  and  |Kiinting  to  "  Kvclina,"  "  you 
know,"  he  said,  in  a  whisixr,  '•  that  Isiok  ?  St-nd  William 
for  it  lo  Lowndes',  as  if  tor  yourself,  and  give  it  lo  niu 
when  we  an"  alone," 

Chailoltr  iitx'yed;  and,  joyous  in  snu|;uiiie  ex|irclalliin, 
delivend  In  him  the  litlfe  vidiimcs,  lied  up  In  brown 
|Mper,  in  his  study,  when,  late  ut  night,  ho  cami'  hum* 
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MEMOIRS  OF  DR.  BDRNEY. 


llo  locked  llivin  up  in  his  bureau,  without  ipcakiiig, 
and  retired  to  liiH  chamber. 

The  kindly  inipaticut  (Charlotte  waa  in  his  itudy  the 
next  nicniuK  with  the  lark,  waiting  tlic  descent  ol'  the 
doctor  from  his  rioin. 

Ho,  aUo,  WAH  early,  and  went  straight  to  his  desk, 
whence,  taking  out  and  untying  the  jHireel,  he  opened 
the  Krst  volume  U|ion  the  little  ode  to  himself, — "  Uh 
author  of  my  being  !  far  more  dear,"  iV.c. 

He  ejaculated  a  "  (jood  Uod!"  and  hu  eyes  were 
sutTuscd  with  tears. 

Twice  he  read  it,  and  then  recommitted  the  Imok  to 
his  writing  desk,  as  if  his  mind  were  too  full  for  further 
IMTusal;  and  dressed,  and  went  out,  williuut  uttering  a 
syllable. 

All  tiiis  the  alTeetionalo  Charlotte  wrote  to  her  sister  ; 
who  read  it  with  a  iicrturliatioii  inexpressible.  It  was 
clear  tlinl  tlio  doctor  had  disirovered  the  name  of  her 
biH>k  ;  and  learned,  also,  thiit  Charlotte  was  one  of  her 
cabal :  but  how,  was  inexplicable  ;  though  what  would 
lie  his  opinion  of  the  work  absorbed  now  all  Uic  tlioughts 
and  surmises  of  the  clandestine  autlior. 

From  this  time,  lie  frequently,  though  privately  ond 
conlidenlially,  sfKike  witli  all  the  sisters  u[K>n  tlie  subject ; 
and  with  the  kindliest  approbation. 

From  this  time,  also,  daily  accoutits  of  tlio  progress 
made  by  the  doctor  in  rending  thu  work ;  or  ol  the 
progress  in  the  world  of  the  work  itself,  were  transmitted 
to  recreate  tlie  C'hesington  invalid  from  the  eagerly  kind 
sisters;  the  eldest  of  which,  soon  allerwards,  wrote  a 
pro|ioHal  to  carry  to  Chesington,  for  reading  to  .Mr. 
I'risp,  "an  ononynmns  new  work  that  was  running  about 
the  town,  ralU'fl  F.velina." 

iSlie  came ;  and  |ierforniod  lior  promixcd  office  with  a 
warmth  of  heart  that  glowed  through  every  word  she 
read,  and  gave  an  interest  to  every  detail. 

With  dying  colours,  llierelbre,  the  book  went  off,  not 
only  with  the  easy  social  circle,  but  with  .Mr.  Crisp 
liiniKelf ;  and  without  the  most  remote  suspieiou  that  the 
author  was  in  the  midst  of  the  audience  ;  a  circumstance 
tliat  made  the  wliolu  perusal  seem  to  that  author  the 
most  pleasant  of  comedies,  from  the  innumerable  whim- 
ileal  incidents  to  wliieli  it  gave  ri-<i',  alike  in  panegyrics 
and  in  criticisms,  which  alternately,  and  most  innocently, 
were  olU'U  addressed  to  herself;  and  aceompanird  with 
demands  of  her  cpinions,  that  tbrced  her  to  |><'rple.\ing 
evasions,  prndnetive  of  the  most  ludicrous  confusion, 
tliongh  of  the  highest  inward  diversion. 

.Meanwhile,  Dr.  Ihirney,  uninformed  of  this  transae- 
tiiin,  yet  justly  coneliuling  that,  whether  the  iHKik  weri' 
owned  or  nut,  some  one  of  the  little  committee  would  bo 
carrying  it  to  Chesingtim ;  sent  an  injunction  to  pro. 
crastinate  its  iM'ing  produced,  as  he  himself  meant  to  lie 
its  reader  to  Mr.  Crisp. 

This  touching  testimony  of  his  parental  interest  in  its 
success  with  thv  first  anil  dearest  of  their  friends,  came 
close  to  the  heart  for  which  it  was  designed,  with  leelings 
of  strong  and  yet  living  gratitude  I 

F.<|unlly  nnex|N'cted  and  e.\hilar:iting  to  the  invalid 
were  idl  these  oceurrcnees :  but  of  much  deop«'r  marvel 
still  was  the  narrative  which  follows,  and  which  she 
received  about  a  wet'k  af\er  this  time. 

In  a  letter  written  in  this  month,  June,  her  sister 
Susuuna  stated  to  her,  that  just  rh  she  had  retired  to  her 
own  riHiiu,  on  the  evening  preceding  its  date,  their  father 
returned  Irum  his  usual  weekly  visit  to  Stroatliam,  atid 
sent  for  her  to  his  study. 

Slin  inuucdiately  |H'rceiv<'d,  by  his  expanded  brow, 
Uiat  he  had  sumethliig  extraordinary,  and  of  high 
agreeabilily,  to  divulge. 

An  the  im-morialist  arrive*  now  at  tJic  first  mention, 
in  this  little  transaeliou,  of  a  name  that  the  public  seems 
to  hail  with  augmenting  ongnrness  in  every  trait  tliat 
romes  to  light,  she  will  venture  to  copy  the  genuine 
account  in  whiih  that  honoured  name  first  occurs;  and 
which  was  written  to  her  by  her  sister  Susanna,  with 
an  unpretending  simplicity  that  may  to  some  have  a 
charm  ;  and  that  to  no  one  can  l>e  ollensive. 

Alter  the  n|K'iiiiig  to  tlie  business  that  has  just  been 
■hridgird,  Susanna  llius  goes  on. 

■  ••••• 

"Oil,  my  dear  girl, how  I  shall  surprise  you  1  I'reparr 
yoiirst'U",  I  beseech,  not  to  lie  tisi  much  inoveil. 

**'  I  Imvii  such  a  thing,'  cried  our  dear  Ihtlier,  'to  tell 
you  nJHiut  oiw  |Msir  Fanny  I — ' 

"•  Dear  sir,  what  f  eiied  I;  nA-aid  he  had  lieen  lie. 
Irnyiug  your  secret  to  Mrs.  Tliruhs  whiih  I  know  he 
longeil  to  do. 

"  He  only  smiled — Iwt  such  a  iniilo  of  |ilensurfl  I  never 
law  I  '  Why  to  night  at  Wirenlhain,'  etini  he,  '  while  wr 
wcrf  sitting  at  ten,  only  Dr.  Jolutson,  Mrs.  I'htale,  .Miss 


'I'hrale,  and  myself.  Mailam,  cried  Dr.  Johnson,  see- 
sawing on  his  chair,  Mrs.  Cholmondeley  was  talking  to 
me  last  night  of  a  new  novel,  which  she  says  has  a  very 
uncommon  share  of  merit ;  Evelina.  She  says  she  has 
not  been  so  entertained  this  great  while  as  in  reading  it; 
and  that  she  shall  go  all  over  London  to  discover  the 
author.' 

"  Do  you  breathe,  my  dear  Fanny  ? 

"  '  Odd  enough  ! '  cried  Mrs.  Thralc  ;  'why  somebody 
else  iiicntioncd  that  book  to  me  t'other  day — Lady  West- 
cote  it  WRB,  I  believe.  The  modest  writer  of  Evelina 
she  talked  almut.' 

"'Mrs.  Cholmondeley  says,'  answered  the  doctor, 
'  that  she  never  before  met  so  much  modesty  with  so 
much  merit  in  any  literary  production  of  the  kind,  as  is 
implied  by  the  concealment  of  the  autlior.' 

" '  Well, — '  cried  I,  continued  my  father,  smiling 
more  and  more, '  somebody  recommended  that  book  to 
me,  too;  and  I  read  a  little  of  it — which,  indeed — seemed 
to  be  above  the  eommonplaen  works  of  this  kind.' 

'■  Mrs.  Thralc  said  she  would  certainly  get  it. 

"  *  You  miu(  have  it,  madam ! '  cried  Johnson,  em 
phatically;  '  Mrs.  Cholmondeley  says  she  shall  keep  it 
on  her  table  the  whole  summer,  that  every  body  thot 
knows  her  may  sec  it ;  for  she  asserts  tlint  every  body 
ought  to  read  it !  And  she  has  made  Uurke  gel  it — and 
Reynolds.' 

"  A  tolerably  agreeable  conversation,  methinks,  my 
dear  Fanny  !  It  took  away  my  brcatli,  and  mado  me 
skip  like  a  mad  creature. 

" '  And  how  did  you  feel,  sir  V  said  I  to  my  futiicr, 
when  1  could  s|ieak. 

" '  Keel  .' — why  I  liked  it  of  all  things !  I  wanted 
somelKMly  to  introduce  tho  book  at  Streathom.  'Twos 
just  what  I  wished,  hut  could  not  ex|K'ct ! ' 

"  I  could  not  for  my  life,  my  dearest  Fonny,  help  say- 
ing  that — even  if  it  should  be  discovered,  shy  as  you 
were  of  Ihiiig  known,  it  would  do  you  no  discredit. 
'  Diseridil  ,''  he  repented;  'no,  indeed! — ipiilc  the 
reverse  1  It  would  !»■  <|uite  llii^  reverse!  It  would  lie  a 
cfcdit  to  her — and  to  me! — and  to  you — and  to  all  her 
family! ' 

"Now,  my  dearest  Fanny — pray  how  do  you  do  ? — " 

Vain  would  lie  any  attempt  to  depict  the  astonishment 
of  the  author  at  this  communication — Uiu  astonishment, 
or — the  pleasure  ! 

And,  ill  truth,  in  private  life,  few  small  events  can 
|iossibly  have  Ih'cii  attenihd  with  more  remarkalile  inri- 
lents.  That  a  work,  vuluntnrily  consigned  by  its  humble 
author,  rven  trom  its  birth,  to  oblivion,  should  risu  from 
her  coiidcinnaiioii,  and, 

"  rnpatronised,  unaided,  unknown," 

make  itj*  woy  through  the  inetro|>olis,  in  passing  IVnni 
the  Monthly  jie\iew  into  the  hands  of  the  iH-autiful  K'rs. 
liunbiiry  ;  and  from  her  arriving  nt  those  of  the  Hon. 
Mrs.  Cholmniiileley  ;  whence,  triumphantly,  it  should  Ik' 
conveyed  to  Sir  Joshua  Keynolds;  mado  known  to  .Sir. 
Uurke  ;  hi'  mouiitcd  even  to  the  notice  of  Dr.  Johnson, 
and  reach  Strenthani ; — and  that  there  its  name  should 
first  lie  pronounced  by  the  great  lexicograjdier  himself; 
and, — by  mere'  eliancc, — in  the  priwenee  of^  Dr.  Ifurney ; 
B4'«'ined  more  like  a  romance,  even  to  the  doctor  himself, 
than  any  thing  in  the  book  that  was  the  cause  of  these 
coincidences. 

Very  sisiii  afterwards,  another  singular  eircumstanee, 
and  one  of  great  lliitter  to  the  spirits  of  the  hidden  au- 
thor, reached  her  from  the  kind  sisters.  L'|ion  the  suc- 
ceeding excursion  of  Dr.  Iluriiey  to  Streathnm,  Mrs. 
Tlirnle,  most  unconsciously,  comniissioiied  him  to  order 
Mr.  Iiowndes  to  send  her  down  Evelina. 

From  this  moment  the  eoin|iosure  of  Chesington  was 
over  f^ir  the  invalid,  though  not  so  the  happiness!  ime. 
ipialled,  in  n  short  time,  that  U'canie — uiiei|unlli'd  as  it 
was  wonderful.  Dr.  Hurney  now,  fVoiii  his  numerous 
iMiiipalioii-,  slcde  a  few  hours  for  a  Hying  visit  to  Che. 
siiigon ;  where  his  inreting  with  his  daughter,  just  resriied 
iVom  the  grave,  nnil  still  Isirely  convalescent,  at  a  |ieriod 
of  such  |N'culiar  interest  to  his  paternal,  and  to  her  filial 
heart,  was  of  the  tenderest  description.  Yet,  esrimstly 
OS  she  coveted  his  sight,  she  felt  almost  afVaid,  and  quite 
nshaincil,  to  Im  alone  with  him,  from  her  doubts  how  lie 
might  aeri  |it  her  versified  dedication. 

Slid  held  liack,  therufore,  Ooiii  any  lelf  <i  Mr  till  he 
sent  fur  Inr  to  his  little  gallery  cabinet ;  or  in  Mr. 
Crisp's  words,  conjuring  closet.  lint  there,  when  he  hiid 
shut  the  diHir,  with  a  significant  smile,  that  lohl  her  what 
was  coming,  and  gave  a  glow  to  lirr  very  fiirelicnd  from 
anxious  eonlhsion,  he  gently  said, '  I  have  read  your  book, 
Fanny  ! — but  you  need  not  blush  at  it — it  is  full  uf  merit 
-  -it  is,  really— eiliaurdiiiury  '." 


'  ("inl  I 


She  fell  upon  his  neck  witli  hcart-tlirobbiiig  eiiio|j,K    i 
and  he  folded  her  in  his  arms  so  tenderly,  that  she  «4|,' 
u|ion  his   sliouhler ;  so  moved  was  she  by  his  iircrio, ' 
approbation,     but  hhc  soon  recovered  to  a  gayer  |ilia,n^,  I 
— a  pleasure  more  like  his  own  ;  though  the  Icnirili  „,'  | 
her  illness  had  made  her  almost  too  weak  for  sciihu.,   I 
that  were  mixed  witli  such  excess  of  amazement.   ^ 
had  written  tlie  little  Imok,  like  innumerable  of  its  pr,j, 
ccssors  that  she  had  burnt,  simply  for  her  privi'le  ritti' 
tion.    She  had  printed  it  for  a  frolic,  to  sie  how  t  n,    ■ 
duction  of  her  own  would  figure  in  that  autlmr-lilii'  i;,^^  I 
Rut  that  was  the  whole  of  her  plan.    And,  in  triiih  |    I 
unlooked  for  success  evidently  surprised  her  fiitliir  miji'  I 
as  much  as  herself,  ' 

liut  what  was  her  start,  when  he  told  her  thai  |,„ 
book  was  then  actually  running  the  gauntlet  at  Stren 
ham ;  and  condescended  to  ask  her  leave,  if  .Mrs.  Tluii  I 
should  hapjicn  to  be  pleased  with  it,  to  let  her  into  ihi 
secret ! 

Startled  was  she  indeed,  nay,  affrighted;  fiir  cnnnal  I 
nicnt  was  still  her  changeless  wish  and  uiialtrrablt  iiu,  L 
imse.  Hut  the  words :  "  If  Mrs.  Tlirale  should  liapiiH,  i,,  I 
lie  pleased  with  it,"  made  her  ashamed  to  ilcnuir;  and  ^^  \ 
could  only  reply  that,  u|ion  such  a  stipulation,  slu'  „,  I 
no  risk  of  confidence,  for  Mrs.  Thralc  was  no  |iurlii|  pr.  I 
lative.  She  liesought  him,  however,  not  to  betray  litr  to  I 
Mr  Crisp,  whom  slio  dreaded  as  a  critic  as  much  aa  tin  I 
loved  as  a  friend.  I 

He  laughed  at  her  fright,  yet  forbore  agitating  hrr  in.! 
prehensive  spirits  by  pressing,  at  thot  moment,  any  sti 
nipt  disclosure ;  and  having  gained  l-'s  inimedi,nli'  iKiim 
with  regard  to  Mrs.  Thralc,  li«  drove  olf  eagerly  and  ii 
stantly  to  Streatham. 

And  his  eagerness  there  received  no  check  ;  lip  (Iriings 
not  only  Mrs.  Tlirale,  hut  her  daughter,  and  sumlry  \m:\ 
ors,  so  occupied  \'  Evelina,  that  s<inie  quotation  i'roiiiiil 
was  apro|ios  to  wljjiever  was  said  or  done. 

An  enquiry  was   promptly    made,  whether  Mff. (IkJ.] 
inonileley   had  yet  liiund  out  the  author  of  Dvi Una '. 
"  liecause,"  said  Mrs.  Thralc,  "  I  long  to  know  hjin  ul'iiil 
lliingH." 

The  htm  prwhiecd  a  smile  that,  as  soon  as  llicv  «irt| 
alone,  elicited  an  explanation  ;  and  the  kind  ci\ililiViili|J 
ensued  may  easily  lie  conceived. 

livery  woid  of  them  wis  forwarded  to  ClK>in)tlnn  ht| 
the  imrticipating  sisters,  as  so  many  salutary  iiicili(ii»;, 
they  said,  for  returning  health  and  strength.  And,  ii|iit4| 
ly  after,  they  wire  followed  by  a  prescriptinn  of  the  mikI 
character,  so  |mteiit,  so  sii|icrlative,  as  to  lake  |ilare,. 
all  other  mental  medicines. 

This  was  conveyed  in  a  iHicket  from  Sii>,.nna,  r™.| 
taining  the  ensuing  letter  from  Mrs.  Thrale  to  Dr.  Ilur.l 
ney  ;  written  two  days  after  she  had  put  the  first  vdumtl 
of  Evelina  into  her  coach,  us  Dr.  Jnlnison  was  quilliiJ 
Streatham  for  n  day's  residence  in  llolt  Court. 

"Dear  Dr.  Hurney, — Doctor  Johnson  returned  Imn 
last  night  full  of  the  praises  of  the  book  I  had  linl  li;i: 
protesting  IliiTe  were  passages  in  it  that  iniglil  ilolinnm:r| 
to  Richardson.     We  talk  of  it  for  ever;  and  lie,  DikmI 
Johnson,  feels  ardent  after  the   denoueiiiciil.     lit  tm 
nol  frrl  rut  nf  thr  Uiiguc  '.  he  said.     I  tlien  lent  liini  ijiel 
second  volume,  which   ho  instantly  read,  and  i»,  cug| 
now,  liusy  with  the  third. 

"  You  must  lie  more  a  philo«<iplicr,  and  less  a  failirrl 
than  I  wish  you,  not  to  Is;  ph'ased  with  this  hllcr;  mJ| 
the  giving  such  pleasure  yields  to  nothing  hut  rrrfivm 
it.     I,(ing,  my  dear   sir,  may  you  live  to  enjny  lln  jisii 
praises   of  your  children  !     And    long  may  lliey  live  lol 
deserve  and  delight  such  a  parent!" 

1'liis  packet  was  ncconi|>anieil  by  intellignin',  Ihil  Sirl 
Joshua  Reynolds  had  lieeii  fed  while  reading  llii'  lilllel 
work,  from  refusing  to  quit  it  at  table!  and  that  Ixlmuo^l 
Uurke  had  sat  up  a  whole  night  to  finish  it:!!  It  «h| 
aeeom|ianied,  also,  by  a  letter  ft-om  Dr.  niirniy,  llm  >l-| 
most  dissolved  the  happy  scribbler  wllli  limeliini! ili litlilJ 
liy  its  avowal  of  his  ineream'il  approliatinii  iqion  a  mwkII 
reading ;  "  Thou  has  made,"  he  says,  "  thy  iilil  lill«  J 

laugh  and  cry  at  thy  pleasure I  never  yrl  \w\ti  i 

a   novel   writer's  statue;* — yet   who  knows'— nbowilll 
things,  then,  take  care  of  thy  head,  for  if  that  ihoidd  Ixil 
nt  all  turned  out  of  its  place  by  all  intnTirallng  mimaT 
what  sort  of  figure  woiildst  Uinu  cut  U|kiii  a  indolil ' 
I'rrnt  >/  him  narilr  ,"' 

This  playful  goodness,  with  thr  woiidroun  nf «•  ilall 
Doeliir  Joliiisdii  liliiiKclf  had  deigned  to  rniil  llif  lrtil«l 
IsHik,  so  struck,  so  iiinrly  liewildered  the  niillnir. lliil,! 
seltcd  wllli  a  fit  of  wild  spirits,  and  not  kneuini  li<»  ><| 
aeeoiiiit  lor  the  vivacity  of  her  enioliiin  ItiMr.  ('ri»|i,'l»'| 
darted  out  of  the  rixiiii  in  which  she  had  trail  dii' liilinr'l 


MnUiniiig  ten  » 
ind  till!  scribbler 
Mf-  IaiwiiiIcs  wa: 
I  deal,  the  address 

TO  MR.  O 

iwl  Ihc  opening  i 
When  ("liesijigl 
piflcly  chasoil  aw 
gry  liaatened  tliiti 
lij|i|ilost  B|ilrits. 
them  tilling  his  Ii 
U  brlBj}  back  to  I 
irconil,  waa  to  tcl 
Kierod  friend  of 
Irii  10  ileiiiand  he 
ikjl  d.iiigliter  to  i 
■cnl,  til  .Mrs.  Tin 
.\ii  aonner  had 
thi'  turn  f.iltlil'ul  ol 
(loirt  where  Dr.  I 
of  ihlnfjs,"  and  d 
sliicli,  tiir  some 
llill  with  quotatii 
talk. 

All  thai  liclongi 
ol'ianll  niiiineni, 
fi|vTleiiei'il  liy  .M 
hliiiii'iit  was  so  pi 
lint  It  all,  till  he  I 
ruiiiilnir  all  over  I. 
rthr  l)r.  Johiiso 
bu  |»iwers  of  s|k 
poeral  variety  ol 
tat  ••  VViinilerful !" 


•  bir  Waller  8cotl  wh  Uitn  a  clitU. 


MEUUIKSOF  DR.  BURNEY. 


373 


lie  told  her  that  W.  | 
lie  gauiillot  at  Siteji. 
r  Icuvo,  if  Sirs,  "iiinij 

it,  to  let  liir  into  ih,  | 

iffrightcd ;  f..r  cr.nf,,,!. 
Ii  Biiil  uiialtrralilc  |iur. 
'Iirnio  shoulil  hapgirri  lo 
mcd  tnilrniiir;  nniidjtl 
a  Htipululioii,  kIic  sjt  I 
iralo  wan  no  |«rlii|  tt,  I 
er,  nottobclrajhiti.il 
1  critic  as  much  a>  Ak 

rborc  SRitaling  licrip.! 

that  rnonii'tit,  any  A I 

;d  !•'«  Imiiii'diak|j<,ini| 

ove  oir  eagerly  oiiilin.f 


'.,  as  soon  in  Ihry  wml 
Ithe  kind  ci\llitiittlutl 

irdi'd  lo  ("lii'sinKton  ktl 
iny  Balnlary  iiicdidm^J 
Utrenijlh.  And.surdJ 
ireneriptinn  cil°  Ihc  uiiiel 
re,  us  lu  take  |>lm  ,M 

et  from  S,i>,.nin,  m.l 
TH,  Thrair  lo  Dr.  Ilurj 
lad  put  till'  fimt  n.lumtl 
.  Jiihnsoii  wan  iiuiUiLn 

I  llollt'oiirl. 
uliiiroii  rctiirnril  Iii4ne| 
e  hook  I  hud  Iciil  li:i 

it  that  ini|rht  dohnm 
r  ever;  and  hi',  l)(Hi'r 
L'nflueiiu'iit.     lit  rnl 

I  tliin  lent  liliii iIkI 
lly  read,  and  it,  unl 

plier,  and  len  a  fallirrl 

d  with  (hi*  lillrr;  in 

n(ithiii|r  lint  rrrnvmH 

live  lo  ciijiiy  llicjiiilj 

long  may  ihcy  live  li 
itt 

y  inlelli|!rnri-,  lliil  Sri 
vliile  readiii);  llii'  lillltl 
hie  !  and  llial  Biliiiun^l 
lo  finiiih  ii::i  III 
in  l>r.  Ihirmv,  llialill 
'  with  liiiichini!  iMicHI 
'dliiilioii  u|ioiin  ifi-onl 
iMiyti,  "  Ihy  oiil  i'i\M 
.  I  nrvtr  yet  iH'inl  f 
iho  knimii'— ntniiri'illl 
I,  for  if  thai  ulimilcl  l«| 

II  intotiraliiie  «urfr»,| 
rut  U|ion  a  |<i'd('>lil '  F 

c  wondrous  nc«'p  ihill 
iipi!  Ill  read  llif  liii'<| 
lirril  till'  niilhiir. Ihii,| 
id  mil  kiioH  in;  liii«  <)| 
iniiiinloMr.  Cri*!!.'''! 
II'  liiiil  ri'ail  llii'  li>li<ir*l 


bi  llii  ■<i<l<'>  'o  '^  sniall  lawn  huforc  the  window,  where 
^(  danecd,  li|;htl^,  blithely,  gaily,  around  a  hiriro  old 
luullnrry  tree,  aa  uiipulnively  and  airily  ns  nhe  hail  often 
ii.i«c  ia  lii'r  days  of  adolescence :  and  Mr.  Crisp,  tliounh 
Ik  Lioked  on  with  some  surprise,  wore  a  niiiilc  of  the 
jgnst  expressive  kiiidneas,  that  accmed  rejoicing  in  the 
iiiiUcn  resumption  of  that  buoyant  iipirit  of  sprineinfr 
friiciu,  which,  in  her  first  visits  to  Lilierty  Hall — Che- 
unct/in,— had  made  the  niulbcrry-trcc  the  favourite  site 
of  liorjuveniln  vagaries. 

Dr.  Iliirney  sunt,  also,  a  packet  from  Mr.  Tiowndcs, 
cwUining  tin  sets  of  Kvclina  very  handsomely  IkiiiikI  : 
ind  the  ycribhler  had  the  extreme  satisfaction  to  sec  that 
Vr.  Iiowniles  was  still  in  the  dark  as  to  his  corres|ion- 
dciil,  tlic  address  being  the  same  as  the  last : — 

TO  MR.  QRAFTON,  ORAN'OK  COFFEK  IIOUSR, 

iiul  llic  opening  of  tlic  letter  still  being,  Sir. 

W'licn  Clicsuigton  air,  kindness,  and  freedom,  had  com- 
pliU'ly  chased  away  every  symptom  of  disease.  Dr.  Hur- 
orv  liastciird  thither  himacit ;  and  arrived  in  the  highest, 
ht|i|iirst  spirits.  Ho  had  three  objects  in  view,  each  of 
thi'ui  lilliiiK  his  lively  heart  with  gay  ideas;  the  first  was 
to  briag  back  to  his  own  roof  his  restored  daughter  ;  the 
iKond,  was  to  tell  a  laughable  tale  of  wonder  to  the  most 
rcieroil  friend  of  l>ot  i,  for  which  he  had  previously  writ- 
li'ii  lo  demand  her  consent :  and  the  third,  was  to  carry 
lliil  dau;rliter  to  Streatham,  and  present  her,  by  apjioint- 
Bciil,  III  Mrs.  Thrale,  ond — to  Dr.  Johnson  ! 

No  ioniu'r  had  the  doctor  reached  Lilierty  Hull,  than 
iho  two  lailhliil  old  friends  were  shut  up  in  the  tonjuring 
tluti  where  Dr.  Iturney  rushed  at  onec  into  "  the  midst 
ol' ihiaeK,"  and  disclosed  the  autliiir  of  the  lilllr  work 
irbicli,  t'lir  some  weeks  past,  hud  occupied  Chesiiiglon 
||.dl  villi  quotations,  conjectures,  and  subject  matter  of 
uik. 

All  Ilia'  lielongs,  or  all  that  ever  can  iH'Iong,  in  matters 
uf  iiiiall  iiioincnl,  to  amazeincnt,  is  short  of  what  was 
rip'rii'iici'd  liy  .Mr.  Crisp  at  this  rreital :  and  his  aston- 
hliaii'iit  K'as  so  prmligious  not  to  have  heard  of  her  wri- 
lui(  It  all,  till  he.  heard  of  it  in  a  printed  work  that  was 
[Uiiriiiii;  all  over  I<niidon,  and  had  Ikm'U  read  and  approved 
ol'hy  l)r.  Johnson  and  Udmund  Ilurke;  that,  with  all 
ki  jiowors  of  s|ioecli,  his  choice  of  language,  and  his 
parral  variety  of  expression,  lie  could  uticr  no  phrase 
W "  Wonderful  I" — which  burst  forth  at  once  on  the 
itiKovcry  ;  accoinpaniod  each  nf  its  details  and  uaa  still 
thi'  Hilly  vent  to  the  fulness  of  his  surprise  when  ho  had 
bnrd  llie  whole  history. 

Tliol  she  had  consulted  neither  of  these  parents  in  this 
nui;ular  undertaking,  diverted  tlicm  Itoth :  well  they 
knew  that  no  distrust  had  caused  the  concealment,  hut 
iim{ily  an  apprehension  of  utter  insuflieicncy  lo  merit 
Uifir  iiiiTragi'. 

What  a  dn^am  did  all  this  seem  to  this  memorialist ! 
Tlie  tear,  however,  of  a  reverse,  cheeked  all  tliat  might 
hiu'  ri'iiilered  it  too  delusive  ;  and  she  oariiestly  siippli- 
rjtcd  that  the  eoniniunication  might  bo  spread  no  further, 
Ini  it  should  precipitate  a  spirit  of  criticism,  which  re 
tirt'iiiriit  and  mystery  kept  durmaiit :  and  which  madi 
til  iiir  wishes  still  iinaltcrablo  for  remaining  uiiknov\'ii 
mil  unsiiHiieeted. 

Tlir  {mpiilarily  of  this  work  did  not  render  it  very  lu- 
rrillvi';  ten  |Niuiids  a  volume,  by  the  addition  of  ten 
pniiaiU  til  the  original  twenty,  aAer  the  third  edition, 
biini!  nil  that  was  ever  |>aid,  or  ever  offered  lo  the  author 
•hoM'  iiiiatTi'rtedly  humble  idea  of  its  worth  had  east 
hrr,  iiiicoiiditionally,  uimn  any  terms  that  might  Ihi  ;  .o- 

pruPll. 

Mr.  Hiirney,  enchanted  at  Iho  new  scene  of  life  lo 
•liiili  ho  was  now  carrying  his  daughter,  of  an  iiitro- 
ilui'liiin  lo  Streatham,  and  a  presentation  to  Dr.  Johnson, 
Icnikaniiiiili'ordial  leave  of  therongratulatory  .Mr.  Crisp 
who  iil|;hi'il,  nevertheless,  in  the  midst  of  his  satisl'aetinn 
fiiini  •  prnphi'tie  antici|iatiiin  nf  Iho  proliable  and  sun- 
liriini;  calls  tVniii  his  iHiaepfiil  Imbitation,  of  wliieli  In 
UmukIiI  thin  new  scene  likely  to  bo  the  result,  liiit  tin 
nbjn'l  of  this  kind  solieitiiue,  far  from  |wrtlcipiiting  in 
llioiii'  fears,  was  eiirlird  fl'oin  thn  fill!  enjoyment  of  the 
Ikmoiirs  k'fiire  her,  by  n  well.grnundeil  opprehenaion  thai 
I'r.  Johnson,  at  least.  If  not  Mrs.  Thrale,  might  expi'i't  a 
mnri'  iiii|Hirtaiil,  and  less  bashnit  sort  of  |M'rsonage,  than 
•III"  »-o»  sure  would  lie  found. 

Or.  Ilnrncy,  aware  of  her  dre.id,  U'eaiiso  aware  of  liei 
rrlired  llii'  and  liahils,  and  her  native  taste  fiir  |N'rsonal 
(itucurily,  strove  to  laugh  oil"  her  niipielienaioiis  by  dis- 
tlli>wiii|[  their  justice  I  and  was  himsidf  all  gaiety  and 
•piril 

Mri.  Thrale,  who  was  walking  in  her  |>addnck,  eame 
tnlhe  door  nf  the  carriage  to  n-eeive  Iheni ;  and  |)oiired 
M\  >  iivacily  of  thanks  to  the  doctor  lor  bringing  his 


daughter,  that  filled  that  daughter  witli  the  most  agreea- 
hli'  gratitude  ;  and  soon  made  her  so  easy  and  ciiintijrt- 
aldr,  lli.it  she  liir;riit  the  foriniiluble  renown  of  wit  and 
satire  tliut  were  coupled  with  the  iiaiiie  of  Mrs.  'ri.ralr  ; 
and  the  whole  weight  of  her  panic,  os  well  as  the  whole 
energy  of  her  hopes,  devolved  upon  the  approaching  in- 
terview with  Dr.  Johnson. 

Hut  there,  on  the  controry,  Dr.  Burney  felt  far  greater 
security.  Dr.  Johnson,  however  undesignedly,  nay,  iii- 
volunliirily,  hud  been  the  cause  of  the  new  author's  invi- 
tation to  Streathiin,  for  lieing  the  first  |icrsoii  who  there 
had  pronouneed  the  name  of  Kvelina;  and  that  previously 
to  the  discovery  that  its  unknown  writer  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  a  man  whose  early  enthusiasm  for  Dr.  Johnson 
had  merited  his  warm  acknowledgments;  and  whose 
character  and  conversation  had  since  won  his  esteem  and 
friendship.  Dr.  Duriiey  therefore  prognosticated,  that 
siieh  a  eircunistancc  could  not  but  strike  tlio  vivid  ima- 
gination of  Dr.  Johnson  us  a  romance  of  real  life;  and 
aitditionally  interest  bim  fiir  the  unobtrusive  author  of 
the  little  work,  which,  wholly  by  chance,  ho  had  so  singu- 
larly helped  lo  bring  forward. 

The  curiosity  of  Dr.  Johnson,  however,  tliough  cer- 
tainly excited,  was  by  no  means  so  powerful  as  to  allure 
him  from  his  chambi;rone  moment  U^fore  his  customary 
lime  of  desceniliiig  to  dinner;  and  the  new  author  hud 
three  or  four  hours  to  pass  in  constantly  augmenting 
trepidation :  fiir  the  |iros|H>ct  of  seeing  him,  which  so 
short  a  time  liefiire  would  have  sutlieed  for  her  delight, 
was  now  chi'i|uered  by  the  ciinsciousness  that  she  could 
not,  as  heretoliire,  lie  in  his  presence  only  for  her  own 
gratification,  williout  any  reciprocity  of  notice. 

She  was  introilmi'd,  meanwhile,  to  Mr.  'I'hrale,  whose 
reception  of  her  was  ^I'liUemanUke;  and  such  as  showed 
his  belief  in  the  vc^rily  of  her  desire  to  have  her  author- 
ship unmarked. 

She  s.iw  also  Miss  Thrale,  then  barely  entered  into 
ailoleseiMice,  tiiongh  full  of  sense  and  cultivated  talents  ; 
but  as  shy  as  lierself,  and  con8ei|uently  as  little  likely  to 
create  alarm. 

One  visiter  only  was  at  the  house,  Mr.  Seward,  after- 
warils  author  ol  Uiugraphiana ;  a  singular,  but  very 
agreeable,  literary,  and  lieneficent  young  man. 

The  morning  was  passed  in  the  library,  and,  to  the 
doctor  and  his  daiigliter,  was  passed  deliciously  ;  Mrs. 
'I'hrale,  much  amused  by  the  presence  nf  two  (lersons  so 
iieriiliarly  situated,  put  forth  her  utmost  powers  of  pleas- 
ing; and  though  that  great  engine  to  success,  fiattery, 
was  not  s|»rcd,  she  wielded  it  with  *n  much  skill,  and 
direetefl  it  with  so  much  pleasantry,  tliat  all  disconcert- 
ing efi'eets  were  chased  aside,  lo  make  it  only  produce 
laughter  and  good  humour;  through  which  gay  auxilia- 
ries every  trait  meant,  latently,  fiir  the  fearful  daughter, 
was  o|M-nly  and  pliimply  addrcssetl  tvlhe  happy  father. 

"  I  wish  you  had  Ix-en  with  us  last  night,  Dr.  Ilurney," 
she  said  ;  "  for  thinking  nf  whot  would  hapix^n  to.day, 
we  could  talk  of  nothing  in  the  world  but  a  certain  sweet 
book ;  and  Dr.  Johnson  was  so  full  of  it,  that  lie  quite 
astonished  us.  He  has  got  those  incomparable  Oraiig- 
tons  quite  by  heart,  and  no  recited  scene  aAer  scene  of 
their  siiiialihles.  and  selfishness,  and  fiirwardness,  till  he 
miile  shook  his  sides  with  laughter.  Itiit  his  greatest 
luvoiirite  is  The  Hollmurn  Iteaii,  as  ho  calls  Mr.  Smith. 
Sneh  a  fine  varnish,  he  says,  of  low  politeness !  such 
struggles  to  ap|N'ar  the  fine  gentleman  !  such  a  determi 
nation  lo  lie  genteel !  and,  aliove  all,  sueh  profound  devo- 
tion to  the  ladies, — while  o|M'nly  declaring  his  distaste  to 

matrimony  i" All  this  Mr.  Johnson  iioinlcd  out 

with  so  inurh  eomieolily  of  sport,  thai,  at  last,  he  got 
into  such  high  spirits,  that  he  art  about  |H'rsonating  Mr. 
Smith  himself!  We  nil  thought  we  must  hove  died  no 
other  death  than  that  of  siifi'ucalion,  in  seeing  Dr.  Jnhii- 
son  handing  oIhiiiI  anything  he  could  ralrh,  or  snaleh  nl, 
and  making  smirking  Ihiivs,  saying  he  was  nil  for  Mr 
lailiiiif  —  frfri/  Iking  thai  mkik  affrtrahir  lo  the  Imlitii,  At. 
&e.  \e.,  'exeepl,'  says  he,  'going  to  church  with  thrni ! 
and  as  lo  thai,  thoiigli  marriage,  to  be  sure,  is  all  in  all 
to  the  liulii's,  marriage  lo  a  man — is  the  devil !'  And 
then  he  pursued  his  |N'rsonifiealions  of  his  Hollmurn 
H<<au,  till  he  brought  him  to  what  Mr.  Johnson  rails  his 
I'limax;  which  is  his  meeting  with  Sir  Ch-inent  Wil. 
liiiighby  nl  Madame  Duval's,  where  u  hhivv  is  given  at 
oiire  III  hissell'-sullieienry,  liy  the  surprise  and  eonfuaion 
of  si-i'ing  hinisi'lf  so  di«taneed ;  and  the  hii|N'less  envy 
with  wliieli  be  liMiks  up  to  Sir  Cleiiieiii,  as  to  a  meteor 
sill !i  ns  he  himsilf  had  hitherto  Imi  '  liKiked  up  to  at 
Snow  Hill,  that  give  a  finishing  Inurli  to  his  |Hirtrail. 
.And  nil  this  eniiiie  humour  of  character,  lio  says,  owes 
its  ellVet  to  contrast  ;  for  without  l.<ird  Drvith',  and  Mr. 
Villars,  and  that  melancholy  and  gentleman-like  half- 
starved  Seolrliiiinn,  |KMr  Macartney,  the  Urangtons,  and 


the  Duvals,  would  be  less  than   nothing ;  fiir  vulgarity, 
in  its  own  unshadowed  glare,  is  only  di.^giisling." 

This  aeeiiiiiil  is  aliridgid  from  u  inn;;  jnurnnl  h  tier  of 
the  Memorialist,  addressed  to  Mr.  Crisp;  hut  slie  will 
hazard  copying  more  at  length,  from  the  suiiie  source, 
the  oiiginul  narration  of  her  sulisequeiit  intriHluetion  to 
the  notice  of  Ur.  Jolinson;  as  it  may  not  lie  incurious  lo 
'■e  reader,  to  sec  that  great  man  in  the  uiieomnion  light 
nf  courteously,  nay  playfully,  siibduin;>  the  fears,  and 
raising  the  courage,  of  ii  newly  discovered,  hut  yet  iina- 
vowed  young  author,  by  unexiKitcd  sallies  and  |Hiiiited 
allusions  to  characters  in  her  work  ;  nut  as  lo  licings  that 
were  the  prmluet  of  her  imagination,  but  as  jiersons  of 
his  own  acquaintance,  and  in  real  lil'e. 

TO  SA.Ml'EL  CRISr,  ESQ.  CIIESI.NOTON,  KINGSTON,  SVRRKV. 

•  »  •  •  ■    • 

"  Well,  when,  at  last,  wc  were  summoned  to  dinner, 
Mrs.  Thrale  made  my  father  and  myself  sit  on  each  side 
f  her.  I  said,  1  ho|ied  I  did  lint  tiiUc  the  place  of  l>r. 
Johnson  {  tor,  to  my  great  eonsternalion,  he  did  nut  even 
yet  apjiear,  and  I  began  to  nppri  lieiid  lie  meant  to  ab- 
scond. '  No,'  answered  Mrs.  'I'hrale ; '  he  will  sit  next  lo 
you, — and  that,  I  am  sure,  will  give  him  great  pleasure.' 

Smm  after  wc  were  all  marshalled,  the  great  man  I'li- 
lered.  I  have  so  sincere  a  veneration  fiir  him,  that  his 
very  sight  inspires  mc  with  delight  as  well  as  reverence, 
notwithstanding  the  cruel  infirmities  to  which,  ns  I  have 
told  yon,  he  is  subject.  Dul  all  that,  outwardly,  is  so  un- 
fortunate, is  so  nobly  coin|H:iisated  by  all  that,  w  ithin,  is 
excelling,  that  I  can  now  only,  like  Desdeinona  fiir  Othel- 
lo, *  view  his  image  in  his  mind.' 

"  Mrs.  Thrale  introduced  nic  to  him  with  an  emphasis 
u|ion  my  name  that  rather  triglitined  me,  fiir  it  seemed 
like  a  call  fiir  some  compliment.  Iiul  he  made  me  a  Ikiw 
the  most  formal,  almost  solemn, in  utter  siliiiee, and  with 
his  cyi's  lient  downwards.  I  felt  relieved  by  this  ilislaiiee, 
or  I  thought  he  had  fiirgntten,  tiir  the  present  at  least, 
ImjIIi  the  fuvnured  little  htmk  and  the  iiivilid  serilihler ; 
and  1  therefore  began  to  answer  the  |K'r|M'tiial  addresses 
to  mc  of  Mrs.  Thrale,  with  rather  more  ease.  Hut  by 
the  time  I  was  lliiis  reeovered  from  my  panic.  Dr.  John- 
son asked  my  father  what  was  the  enni|Hisilii>n  of  some 
liltle  pies  on  his  side  of  the  table ;  and,  while  my  father 
was  endeavouring  to  make  it  out,  Mrs.  Thrale  sahi, 
'  Nothing  but  mutton,  Mr.  Johnson,  so  I  don't  ask  you  to 
eat  sueh  )ioor  putties,  iH'cause  I  know  you  despise  lliem.' 

"'No,  madam,  no!' cried  Doctor  Johnson,  'I  despise 
nothing  that  is  good  of  its  sort.  Hut  I  am  too  proud 
now,  [smiling]  lo  cat  imitlon  pics  !  Sitting  by  Miss  ilur- 
ney mokes  nie  very  proud  to-doy.' 

>*  If  you  had  seen,  my  deor  .Mr.  Crisp,  how  wide  I  fi;lt 
my  cycso|ien! — .\  eonipliment  from  Doctor  Johnson  ! 

"'.Miss  Ilurney,'  cried  Mrs.  Thrale,  laughing,  'you 
must  take  great  care  of  your  heart,  if  Mr.  Johnson  at- 
tacks it — for  I  assure  you  he  is  not  often  sueeessliss !' 

"'What's  that  you  say,  madam  ?'  cried  the  doctor ; 
'arc  you  making  inischief  between  the  young  lady  and 
me  already  (' 

"A  little  while  afterwords,  he  drank  Miss  Thrale's 
health  and  mine  together,  in  a  huiii|ier  nf  lemonade ;  and 
then  added  :  '  It  is  a  terrible  thing  that  we  cannot  wish 
young  Indies  lu  bo  well,  without  wishing  them  to  become 
old  women !' 

"'if  the  pleasures  of  longevity  were  not  gradiinl,'  said 
my  fiilher; '  If  we  were  to  light  u|hiii  them  by  a  jump  nr 
u  skip,  wc  should  he  cruelly  at  a  loss  how  to  give  tlieni 
welcome !' 

"'Hut  some  people,'  said  Mr.  Soward,  'are  young  and 
old  at  the  same  lime  ;  fur  tiM'y  wear  so  well,  tliat  tliey 
never  look  old.' 

"  'No,  sir,  no!'  cried  the  dorlor;  'that  never  yet  was, 
and  never  will  Im-  !  You  might  ns  well  say  they  were 
at  the  same  lime  toll  and  short.  1'liougli  1  recollect  on 
epitaph, — I  forget  u|ion  whom,  to  tbnt  pur|Hise. 

"  'Miss  such  a  one — lies  buried  here, 
So  enrly  wise,  nnd  lasting  fair, 
That  none,  unless  her  years  you  told. 
Thought  her  a  child — or  thought  hrr  old.* 

"  My  father  then  mentioned  Mr.  (iarriik's  oiiihynn  bi 
n<induea,  which  Dr.  Johnson  called  a  iiiiwraiib'  |N'rfiirm- 
niiee;  and  wbieli  every  Isiily  agneil  lo  In>  llie  worst  Ihot 
Mr.  Oarriek  had  ever  wriltiii.  'And  yet,'  said  Mr.  Se- 
ward, *  it  hns  Ikcii  very  inuoh  admired.  Hut  it  is  in 
praise  of  Knglish  vnliiur,  niiri  so,  i  aupposr,  tlie  subjiet 
innde  it  (Mipulnr.' 

"'I  do  not  know,  sir,' snid  Dr.  Johnson, '  nny  thing 
niMiul  Ihe  siibjeel,  fiir  I  could  mil  rend  till  I  came  to  nny. 
I  got  through  uImiiiI  half  n  diwui  lines ;  but  for  subjrel, 
I  could  oliKrvc  no  otiicr  than  prriivlual  duliicH.    I  Uu 


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not  know  what  is  tlif  iimttor  with  I'avid.  I  uni  nlraid 
tic  is  iH'Coining  su|icraiiiiiiuto(l ;  t'ur  Ilia  prologues  ami 
cpiln|;iiC8  ii!>«||l  to  Ik;  incoiii|i;iral>If.' 

"  Nothing  is  so  liitigiiiiiir,"  siiitl  Mrs,  Thralc,  "  »»  the 
lift-  of  a  wil.  (i.nrricli  aiui  Wilkes  nro  llic  oldest  men  oC 
their  age  that  1  know ;  for  they  have  both  worn  tlu'ni- 
selves  out  prematurely  by  being  clernally  on  tlic  rack  to 
entertain  others." 

"  David,  nindnni,"  said  the  lioelor,  "  looks  nnieh  older 
than  he  is,  lieeausc  his  faee  has  had  double  the  business 
of  any  other  man's.  It  is  never  at  rest !  When  he 
Kpenki  one  niiniile,  ho  has  <iuite  a  dillercut  countenance 
to  that  which  he  assumes  the  next  1  do  not  lulieve  he 
ever  kept  tile  same  look  lor  half  an  hour  together  in  tlie 
whole  course  of  his  lile.  And  such  a  |K'ri)ttuaI  Jilay  of 
the  imisrles  must  certainly  wear  a  man's  fauo  out  before 
his  limi-."  ■ 

Wliilu  I  was  cordially  laughing  at  this  idea,  the  doctor, 
who  had  prob:<lily  obserTed  in  mo  some  litllo  uncusy 
trepidation,  and  now,  I  sup|H)se,  concluded  uie  restored 
to  my  usml  stite,  suddenly,  though  very  ceremoniously, 
ns  if  to  liegin  smiic  acquaintaiu'C  with  me,  rc()uestcd  that 
I  would  help  him  to  sonic  broeoli.  This  1  did;  but  when 
he  took  it,  lie  put'on  a  t'aec  of  humorous  discontent,  and 
said,  '  ( >nly  Mij,  madam  ? — You  would  not  have  lR'li>ed 
Mr.  Macartney  so  parsimoniously  1' 

He  nlFoetedto  utter  this  in  a  whis|>or  ;  but  to  8cc  him 
directly  address  me,  eauglit  tlic  attention  of  all  the  table, 
and  every  one  smiled,  though  in  silence;  while  I  lilt  so 
Furprisetl  and  so  foolish,  so  ploosvd  and  so  ashamed,  that 
I  hardly  knew  whether  ho  meant  .-.(y  Mr.  Macartney,  or 
sjuike  nt  rami  na  of  some  other.  Tiiis,  however,  he  soon 
put  beymd  nil  iloubl,  by  very  coinixisedly  adding,  while 
cnnlcmptimu^ly  rr;r,irdiag  my  imputed  parsimony  on  his 
pl.ile ;  "  A[r.  Macartney,  it  is  true,  might  have  most 
claim  to  liln'ralily,  |ioor  fellow  1 — for  liow,  as  'J'om 
Hrangton  shreudly  remarks,  should  he  ever  have  known 
what  a  gooil  dinner  wa.s,  if  lie  had  never  come  tr 
ICnjIand  I" 

IVrceivinj-,  I  suppose — (or  it  could  not  be  very  dilTicult 
to  discern — the  cnrnmolion  into  which  tliis  explicalion 
put  me ;  and  the  stilled  disposition  to  a  contagious  laugh, 
which  was  suppressed,  not  to  add  to  my  cnibarraKsment ; 
he  quickly,  but  quietly,  went  en  Ij)  a  general  discourse 
iijion  Seotlnnd,  deseri|>tive  and  polUical ;  but  without 
point  or  satire — though  1  cannot,  my  dear  .Mr.  t'risp, 
give  you  one  word  of  it :  not  litTause  1  have  forgotten 
it — for  there  is  no  remeniliering  what  we  have  never 
heard  ;  but  Is-e lusc  1  could  only  gel  irally  gather  the 
subject.  I  could  not  listen  to  it.  [  wa-i  so  confused  and 
jMTliirlx'd  Islween  pleasure  and  vexation — pleasure, 
indeed,  in  the  approvanee  of  Dr.  Johnson !  but  vexation, 
and  great  vexation  to  find,  by  the  conscious  smirks  of 
all  around,  tliat  I  was  Ix'trayeil  lo  the  whole  parly .'  while 
I  had  only  Cfinscnted  tocontiding  in  Mrs.  'I'hrale  :  all,  no 
doubt,  from  a  inislakcn  notion  that  I  hod  merely  meant 
to  feel  the  pulse  of  the  public,  .and  to  avow,  or  to  conceal 
myself,  according  to  its  beatings:  whin  heaven  knows 
— and  you,  my  dear  Mr.  t"risp,  know,  thai  I  had  not  tlic 
most  distant  pur|)ohe  of  braving  publicity,  under  success, 
any  more  than  under  failure. 

From  S<-olliiiid,  the  talk  fell,  but  I  cannot  tell  how, 
upon  some  friend  of  Dr.  Johnson,  of  whom  I  did  not 
caleli  the  n;iiiie  ;  so  I  will  call  hiin  Air.  'I'hrec  •  •  •  ;  of 
whom  .Mr.  .Seward  related  somu  burlesque  aiiecdoles, 
from  which  .Mr.  •  •  •  was  warmly  vindicated  by  the 
doctor. 

"  Ifc'ller  sav  no  more,  Mr.  Seward,"  cried  Mrs. 
Tlirale,  "for  \lr.  •  *  •  is  one  of  the  iktsoiih  that  Mr. 
Johnstm  will  sutfer  no  one  to  abuse  but  himself!  (iar- 
nek  ii  anolher:  for  if  any  creature  but  himself  says  a 
word  against  (iarriuk — Mr.  Johnson  will  brow-beat  liini 
in  a  monient." 

"  Why,  madam,  as  to  David,"  answered  the  doctor, 
very  calmly,  "  it  is  only  lieeausc  they  do  not  know  when 
III  abuse  anil  when  tii  praivu  him  ;  and  1  will  allow  no 
man  lo  s|M'ak  any  ill  ol  David,  that  he  does  not  deserve. 
As  to  •  •  *,— why  really  I  lielievc  liiin  lo  be  un  Imnest 
man,  too,  at  the  I  ittoni.  lint,  lo  In'  sure,  he  is  rather 
|M'nurious:  and  he  is  somewhut  iiieaii ;  and  it  mu>l  Ih' 
owned  he  has  some  degree  of  liriitalily ;  and  is  not  willi- 
out  a  ti'iidcney  to  savagcncss,  that  cannot  well  bo  de. 
li-nilnl." 

We  all  laughed,  as  he  could  not  help  doing  himself,  at 
such  a  curious  inoalo  of  taking  up  hii  frienirs  juslilii's- 
tion.  And  ho  then  related  a  Irait  of  anolher  friend  who 
had  belonged  to  some  club*  that  the  doctor  frequented, 

•  The  editor  at  the  date  of  this  jelter  knew  not  thai 
Iho  club  tn  which  Dr.  Johnson  alluded,  was  that  which 
WBi  dsnoulntled  Ins  own, --or  The  Literary  Club. 


who,  aller  the  fir.4  or  second  night  of  his  admission,  de- 
sired, as  he  cat  no  supper,  to  be  excused  paying  his 
share  for  the  collation. 

"  And  was  he  excused,  sir  ?"  cried  my  father. 

"  Yes,  sir  ;  and  very  readily.  iSo  man  is  angfy  with 
another  for  biiiig  inferior  to  himself.  Wo  all  admitled 
his  plea  piililiely — for  the  grutificution  of  scorning  him 
privately !  For  my  own  part,  1  was  IikiI  enough  to  con- 
stantly pay  my  share  for  llic  wine,  which  I  never  tasted. 
Hut  my  poor  tiicnd  Sir  John,  it  cannot  well  be  denied, 
was  but  an  unelubbable  man." 

How  delighted  was  I  tn  hear  this  master  of  languages, 
this  awful,  tins  dreaded  Lexiphaiies,  thus  sportively  and 
gaily  coin  burlesque  words  in  social  comicality  ! 

1  don't  know  whether  he  deigned  to  watch  nie,  hut  I 
caught  a  glance  of  his  eye  that  seemed  to  show  pleasure 
n  perceiving  my  snrpri.sc  and  diverbiuii,  for  with  in- 
creased gli  e  of  manner  he  proceeded. 

"  This  reminds  iiic  of  a  gentlenian  and  lady  with 
whom  I  once  travelled.  I  suppose  I  must  call  them 
gentleman  and  lady,  according  to  form,  because  lliey 
travelled  in  their  own  coach  and  four  horses.  Uut,  at  the 
first  inn  where  wo  Btopp|M.'d  to  water  the  cattle,  the  lady 
called  to  a  waiter  for — a  pint  of  ale !  And,  when  it 
caino,  sho  would  not  taste  it,  till  she  had  wrangled  with 
the  man  for  not  bringing  her  fuller  measure !  Now — 
.Madame  Duval  could  not  have  done  a  grosser  thing !" 

A  sympathclic  sim|K'r  now  ran  from  mouth  to  luoiitii, 
save  to  mine,  and  to  that  of  Dr.  Johnson;  who  gravely 
pretended  to  pass  olf  what  ho  had  said  as  if  it  were  a 
merely  accideiitnl  reminiscence  of  some  vulgar  old  au- 
(piaiutiincc  of  his  own.  And  this,  as  undoubteiUy,  and 
most  kindly,  ho  projected,  prevented  any  sort  of  answer 
that  might  have  made  the  book  a  subject  of  general  dis- 
course. And  presently  allerwards  he  started  sonic  other 
liipic,  which  he  addressed  ehielly  to  !Mr.  Tlirale.  Hut  if 
y*j  o.x|icct  nie  to  tell  you  what  it  was,  you  think  far 
more  grandly  of  my  isiwcrs  of  attention  witliout,  when 
all  within  is  in  a  whirl,  than  I  deserve  ! 

He  it,  howrver,  what  it  iiiij;lil,  the  next  time  thcro  was 
a  pause,  we  all  observed  a  sudden  play  of  the  muscles  in 
the  countenance  of  the  doctor,  that  showed  him  to  be 
se<Telly  enjoying  some  ludicrous  idea:  and  accordingly, 
a  niinuto  or  two  after,  he  pursed  up  his  mouth,  and,  in 
an  assumed  pert,  yet  tcmininc  accent,  while  he  tossed  up 
his  head  to  express  wonder,  he  alTeetedly  minced  out, 
"  I.a,  I'olly ! — only  think!  Miss  has  danced  with  a  Lord!" 

This  was  resistless  to  the  whole  set,  and  a  general, 
though  a  gentle  laugh,  became  now  infeclious;  in  which, 
I  must  needs  own  to  you,  I  could  nol,  witli  all  my  em- 
barrassment, and  all  my  shame,  and  all  my  unwillingness 
to  denionstraln  my  consciou.sness,  help  being  caught — 
so  ludescrihably  ludicrous  and  iinex[irctcd  was  a  mimicry 
of  Miss  iiiddy  Ilrangton  from  Dr.  Johnson  ! 

The  doctor,  however,  with  a  refincinent  of  delicacy  of 
which  I  have  Ihe  deepest  sense,  never  once  cast  his  eyes 
my  way  during  these  comic  traits;  though  those  of  every 
lioily  else  in  tli<>  company  had  scarci^ly  for  a  inoniciit 
any  other  direction. 

Hut  imagine  my  relief  and  my  pleasure,  in  playfulness 
such  as  this  from  Ihe  great  literary  leviathan,  whom  I 
had  dread(  (I  almost  as  much  as  I  had  honoured  !  How 
far  woB  I  of  dreaming  of  such  sportive  condescension  I 
He  clearly  wished  to  draw  the  little  snail  from  her  cell, 
and,  when  once  she  was  out,  not  to  frighten  her  luck, 
lie  seems  tu  understand  my  fU«rra/i(iM — as  someone 
has  called  my  not  liking  to  be  set  up  for  a  sign  post — 
with  more  leniency  than  any  bo<ly  else." 

•  •  *  •  •  e  • 

This  long  article  of  lOvelina  will  lie  closed  by  copying 
a  brief  one  ii|hiii  the  same  subject,  written  tVoni  memory, 
by  Dr.  Huriiey,  so  late  in  his  life  as  the  year  ItiUti. 

Lnjntd  from  a  Mimoi andum-book  nf  Pr.  Uurnty,  xcrillen 
ill  Mr  niar  llrlUH,  ui  lliith. 

"The  lilerary  history  of  my  seconil  daughter,  Fanny, 
now  Madame  d'Arblay,  is  singular.  She  was  wholly 
unnoticed  in  the  nursery  for  any  talents,  or  quickness  of 
study;  indeed,  at  eight  years  old  she  did  not  know  her 
letters  ;  and  liiT  brother,  Urn  tar,  who  in  his  ImyliiHHl  had 
1  natural  genius  (or  hoaxing,  used  lo  prelend  to  teach 
her  to  read  ;  and  gave  her  a  honk  topsy-turvy,  which  he 
said  sho  never  found  out  !  She  had,  however,  a  great 
deal  nf  invenlion  and  humour  in  her  childish  sports; 
and  Used,  aOer  having  seen  a  play  in  Mrs.  (jarrick's  box, 
lo  lake  the  nclors  oil',  and  eoinpose  s|iceclirM  lor  their 
characters  ;  for  sho  eoiiM  not  read  Ihein.  Hut  in  com- 
prnv,  or  Ix-forc  strangers,  she  waa  silent,  backward,  and 
timid,  even  to  shccpishness  :  and,  IVom  her  shyness,  had 
such  profound  gravity  and  coni|ioauro  of  features,  that 
tluwu  of  my  Oicnds  wliii  caniu  ulUiii  lo  my  house,  and 


entered  into  Ihe  dilVeren*  hunicnrs  of  the  children,  min  | 
called  Fanny  by  anv  other  name,  ('rom  the  liniu  tin  |,^^ 
reached  her  devrnlh  year,  than  the  Old  I.ndy. 

"Her  first  work,  F.velina,  was  written  by  slcnlil,,  ;„,  i 
closet  up  two  pair  of  stairs,  that  was  approprialid  lo'l 
younger  children  as  a  play  room.     No  one  wo,  |,  i  j,,,^ . 
ihe  feci  el  but  my  tliiril  daughter,  a(\crward»  .Mrs.  ri]i||||, 
though  even  to" her  it  wos  never  read  till  printid,  ftoni 
want  of  private  opportunity.    To  me,  ncvertlii-li.ni,  t|,c 
confidentially  owned  that  she  was  going,  throujrl,  i,,,  i 
brother  Charles,  to  print  u  lidlc  work,  lint  she  IiprjujI,, 
me   never  to  ask  to  si'C  it     I  laughed  at  her  plan,  bw  I 
promised   silent  aequieKcence  ;   ond   the  book  iiad  1«„  I 
six   months  published    before  I   even   heard  its  naiiio; 
which  I  learnt  at  last  without  her  knowledge.     ItuI  jruil  I 
indeed,  was  then   my   snrpiise,  lo   find  that  It  hu«  ml 
general  reading,  and  eonimended  in  no  common  iiiaiinif  I 
in  the  several    reviews  of  the  times.     Of  this  fhr  «u  I 
unncquuinled   herself,   us  she  was  then  ill,  and  in  t|,( 
country.     When  I  knew  itslillc,  1  coimiiissiomd  onpoi' 
her  eisters  to  procure  it  for  me  privately.     1  opiiuililic 
first  tiiluuie  with  fear  and  trembling;  nol  having  the 
least  idea  that,  without  the  use  of  the  press,  or  any  put. 
tical   knowledge  of  the  world,  she  could  write  a  book 
worth    reading.      The    dedication    to  myself,   lio»ucr.  I 
brought  tears  into  my  eyes;  and  before  I  had  rend  half  I 
the  first  Tolnmc  I  was  much  surprised,  and,  I  conlisi, 
delighted;  and  most  especially  with  the  lellcrs  of  .MrJ 
Villars.    She  had  always  had  a  great  olTeclion  forme; 
had  an  excellent  heart,  and  a  natural   siinpliciiy  and  I 
probity   about  her  that   wanted    no   leaching.    In  fe,  I 
plays  with  her  sisters,  and  some  neighlmurs'  children, 
this  straightforward  morality  o|K'rated  to  an  uiicoinnioii 
degree  in  one  so  yonng.     Tlicrc  lived  next  door  to  mc,  l 
at  that  lime,  in  Toland  street,  and  in  a  private  homo, i  I 
capital  hair   merchant,  who  furnished  perriiqurs  to  tht  I 
judges,  and   gentlemen    of  the    law.     I'hc   nierclunl'i  I 
female  children  and  mine  used  to  play  togctlicr  in  die  I 
little  garden  iK'hind  the  house;  and,  unfortuiialcly, ui»  I 
day,  the  door  of  the  wig  magazine  being  left  open,  ihoy  [ 
each  of  them  put  on  one  of  those  dignilied  ornaiiinilsofl 
the   head,  and  danced  and  jumped  about  in  a  tlmasanii  f 
antics,  laughing  till  Ihcy  screamed  at  their  own  ridiculnui 
figures.     Unfortunatily,   in  their  vagaries,  one  of  tli» I 
flaxen  wigs,  said  by  the  proprietor  to  be  worth  upwards  I 
of  ten  guineas — in  those  days  a  price  enormous— fill  I 
into  a  tub  of  water,  placed  for  the  shrubs  in  the  liiilc  I 
garden,  and  lost  all  its  gorgon  buckle,  and  was  dcrlarcj  I 
by  the   owner  to  lie   totally  spoilt.     He  wa:-  exlrimilj 
angry,  anil   chid  very  severely  his  own  children ;  wkn  I 
my  little  daughter,  the  old  laciy,  then  ten  years  of  ap,  I 
advancing  to  him,  as  I  was  inlonned,  wilh  great  pravilv  I 
and  comiiosurc,  sedately  says ;  '  What  signifies  lalkinj  I 
so  much  about   an   accident  ?     The  wig  is  wet,  lo  be  I 
sure  ;  and  the  wig  was  a  good  wig,  to  be  sure ;  but  it'i  of  [ 
no  use  to  8|M'ak  nf  it  any  more ;  because  what's  done  | 
can't  lie  undone.' 

"Whether  these  stoical  scnilmentsappcased  the  rnrnpil  | 
Iierruquier,  I  know  nol,  but  Ihe  younkcrs  were  stripl  of 
their  honours,  and  my  little  monkies  were  obliged  lore 
treat  without  beat  of  drum,  or  colours  flying." 

BTnEATIIAM. 

From  the  very  day  of  this  happy  inaiigurolion  of  hii 
daughter  at  Streatham,  tlic  doctor  had  the  parcnul 
gralificatioli  of  seeing  her  as  (latteriiigly  greeted  tlicrr  u 
himself.  Su  vivacious,  indeed,  was  the  |Mirtiallly  lotvardi 
her  of  its  inhabitants,  that  Ihcy  pressed  him  to  make 
over  to  them  all  the  time  he  could  sjiarc  her  IVnni  \\ft 
home ;  and  appropriated  an  a|>arlnieiil  as  snendlv  lu' 
her  use,  when  she  could  occupy  it,  ns  another,  far  moif 
deservedly,  though  not  more  coriliallv,  had  ninny  yean  I 
previously,  ln'cn  held  sacred  liir  Dr.  /ulinson. 

The  social  kindness  for  Imlli  father  niiil  daiightrr,  of  I 
Mrs.  Tlirale,  was  of  the  most  endearing  naliire  ;  Irumirf, 
eoiifidenlial,  aft'ectionate,  .She  had  a  sweetness  of  inatimi,  | 
and  an  Bctivily  of  ■ervic'u  for  those  she  loved,  that  rould 
ill  be  appreciated  by  others;  for  though  copiously  flat. 
tering  in   her   ordinary    address  tn  strangers,  brciiiie  j 
always  desirous  of  universal  suH'rage,  she  »|Hj|ie  nl'  m 
dividuals  in  general  wilh  sarcasm  ;  and  of  the  world  it 
large  wilh  sovereign  eiinlempt. 

Highly,  however,  not  malignant,  was  her  strniiii: 
ond  ludicrous  more  (Veqiiently  than  seornfiil,  licr  em 
tempt.  She  wished  no  one  ill.  8he  would  hare  duM 
any  one  gisxl ;  but  she  could  put  no  rcslrnlnt  upon  sil 
that  led  lo  a  brilliant  point,  or  that  was  prwiurlivrof 
laughing  admiration  :  though  her  epigram  oner  \m- 
nounccil,  she  thought  nellhrr  of  that  nor  pf  its  nbiwl  any 
inure ;  and  was  juat  m  willing  to  ba  iVicndi  wilti  •  pet- 


MKiioiifs  or  nv.  BvnyKV. 


37r. 


rUicchildrrii,  iin>,  I 
iin  till-  liniu  ^1|,  I,. 
[M  I,a<ly. 
^Ii'n  by  Kiriilil,,  i„j] 

'_»|>lir.>|.riaUdio1;t 
No  om-  was  Id  j|,,„ 

warilHMr».ri„|;i|, 
U  till  printed,  fro„, 
i;  ncvirthfliH,  »|,e  i 
eoinp,  Ihroii).),  i,,, 
K,  l)Hl  ulir  bpniUfj,! 
icU  Bt  her  plan,  Ian  | 

tlic  honk  imd  Idn 
n   lirnrii  its  Manic; 
'wlcilpo.    Dm  j„  ji' 
fmd  tliiit  it  uu,  ,„'  [ 
no  roininijii  iKaniur 
.     or  tills  the  ,u 
Ihen  ill,  nml  in  U.c 
^oiniiiisiiioiKd  mic  ofl 
ulely.     I  o|)(iudi|ie| 
iiKi  not  lioviiii;  iht 
c  press,  or  any  pnc.  I 
could  write  a  Ux)k 
,n  my  sell",  lio«ncr,  L 
■fore  I  Imil  rcadlulfl 
iscd,  and,  I  coiiUm, 
I  the  kllers  of  Mr. 
at  Direction  for  nic;  I 
iirnl    siinplitily  and  I 

teachinp.    Ii,  |,e, 
L'ighbours'  eliildr™, 
eH  to  an  uncoinnicin  | 
cd  next  doorlonif, 
n  a  private  hoiuo.il 
led  p«'rruqiirii  to  Iht 
'.     1'hc   niercluiif,  I 
piny  togetlicr  in  il*  I 
,  unfortunately,  ons  I 
cinjf  left  open',  ihfy 
rnilicd  ornamciiis  (if 
iboul  in  a  thousinil  I 
their  own  ridieulnui  I 
ijrurics,  one  of  thu  I 
0  he  worth  upwards 
rice  enorniouf— (ill 
shrnliB  in  the  liiile 
I",  and  was  ileelarcj 

He  wa.-:  extremdj 

vn  ehildren ;  wlicu 
ten  years  of  tp,  I 

with  preat  pravlly  I 
lat  sifrnifles  talking  I 

wi(T  is  wet,  to  be 

Ih)  sure  ;  hut  it'n  of 
ccause  what's  done 

pponfied  the  rnmfrd  I 
iikers  were  stript  of  | 

were  ohiigcd  to  re 

flying." 


inaufrurationofliii 
had    the  pnrentjl  [ 

({ly  greeted  lliorf  u 

|Nirliality  loivaidi 

fsed  him  lo  niakf 

h|)iire  her  iVoni  li'i 
lit  as  narredly  f^r  I 

■  another,  far  iiioii' 
liad  ninny  ytari 

luhiiHon. 

mill  ilaii|rhtrr,  of  I 

i;;  iiiitiire  ;  trumin;,  | 

I iftneis of niainii',  | 

he  loved,  tlial  eoold 

Mirli  eiipiiiurly  flat. 

Ktran|;en,  beciUK  | 
,  nIii-  s|iukc  of  in- 
nd  of  the  world  it 


was  her  sirrgmii: 
sporiifiil,  her  eon 

would  have  done 
reitraltil  Ujinn  ml 

wii  produetivrof  I 
piffrani  onee  prn- 
Df  of  itsnbjPfl  my 
Vieiidi  with  I  pel- 


„,„  nliniii  she  had  held  up  lo  ridicule,  as  with  one  u  hum 
,;..  liul  hiUmred  to  elevate  hy  pane|ryric. 

Ilur  !>pirits,  ill  fact,  rather  ruled  than  exhilarated  her  ; 
,nd  uvre  rather  her  i;iiides  than  her  Hiip|Kirt.  Not  tli,it 
^ir  u'a«  a  child  of  nature.  She  knew  the  world,  and 
nilv  lxi.i-ited  that  she  hid  studied  iiianliind  in  what  she 
cjiin'  its  luuat  prominent  Behnol.eh'ctioneeriii);.  She 
fi.«rath.T,  therefore,  from  iior  svofTorall  coiiseiiuencen, 
,  rliilil  of  witty  irrellection. 

'I'he  first  name  on  the  list  of  the  Slreathain  coterie  at 
thii  lime,  \va«  that  which,  after  Dr.  Johnson's,  was  the 
lint,  also,  in  the  nation,  Hdniund  Iturke.  ]tut  his  vi.sits 
now,  from  whatever  cause,  were  «o  rare,  that  Dr.  lliiriiey 
ni'nr  saw  him  in  the  tStreithaiu  constellation,  save  as 
niakini;  one  ainonfrst  the  worthies  whom  the  peiiei!  of 
Sir  J.i'hiii  iteynold.i  had  cau^rht  from  all  mundane  iiieaii- 
diTMiirtJ,  t(>  place  there  as  a  fixed  st  ir. 

.Veit  ranked  Sir  Joshua  licyiiolds  himself,  and  .Mr. 
(larrii'k. 

|)r.  (ioldsmith,  who  had  been  a  peculiar  favourite  in 
the  w't,  as  much,  |icrhap*,  fur  Win  ahsurdities  as  for  his 
l^'iiius,  was  already  k""*-'  t  thoiijrh  still,  and  it  may  Ih^ 
I'miii  this  douhic  luotiTe,  continually  inissed  and  re. 
m'llcil:  for  what,  in  a  chosen  coterie,  could  he  iiicire 
iiiiuiiinL'i — many  as  arc  thu  thing's  that  ini);lit  be  more 
edifvinir,— than  gatlicrin);  knowledfrc  and  orifriiial  ideas 
in  one  moment,  front  tho  man  who  the  next,  by  the 
innplicity  of  Ilia  CKotism,  expanded  every  niuutli  by  tlie 
inirrimeiit  of  ridicule  ? 

.Mrs.  Montagu,  Mrs.  Doscowcn,  Mrs.  C'rewe,  Iior<l 
I/.u^'lilHiroujrli,  .Mr.  Dunning,  Iiurd  Mulgrave,  Lord 
WcKote,  Sir  Lucas  and  Mr.  Pepyg,  Major  llolroyd, 
Mrs.  llinchelid'e,  .Mrs.  Portcous,  Miss  Streatfield,  iMi,ss 
lir.'irnry.  Dr.  Lort,  the  bishops  of  London  and  IVter. 
Iiirougli  (Porlcous  and  llinchclitfe,)  with  a  loiifr  rt  ctctrra 
of  visiters  less  marked,  tilled  up  the  brilliant  catalogue  of 
tkijiiritud  associates  of  Streatham. 

MR.  junniv. 

But  the  most  intimate  in  the  house,  amongst  the  witr, 
from  being  the  {wrsonal  favourite  of  Mr.  'I'hrale,  was 
Mr.  Murphy ;  who,  for  gaiety  of  spirits,  powers  ol 
dramatic  elfect,  stories  of  strong  humour  and  resistless 
ri-iliilily,  was  nearly  unequalled  :  and  tliey  were  coupled 
with  pnhtencss  of  address,  gentleness  of  speech,  and 
wcil.iired,  almost  courtly,  demeanour. 

He  was  a  man  of  great  erudition,  without  one  particle 
(if  [irdaiitry ;  and  a  stranger  not  only  to  spleen  and  ma- 
Ictalcnce,  but  the  happiest  promoter  of  convivial  hilarity 
With  what  pleasure,  and  what  pride,  docs  the  editor 
copy,  from  an  ancient  diary,  the  following  words  that 
passi'd  lietweeii  Dr.  Johnson  uiid  Mr.  Murphy,  relative 
til  Dr.  ilurney,  upon  the  first  meeting  of  tlic  editor  with 
.Mr.  .Murphy  at  Streatham  ! 

Mra.  'I'liralc  was  lamenting  Uiu  suditcn  disiip|icarance 
of  Dr.  Riirncy,  who  was  Just  gone  to  town  siiHS  u(/ii>ti  ; 
drcliring  that  he  was  the  must  complete  m>le.coi|ucltu 
the  knew,  for  he  only  gave  just  enough  of  Ilia  cuiii|>aiiy 
lo  make  mure  desired. 

"  Dr.  Huriipy,"  said  Mr.  Murphy,  "  is,  iiidcril,  a  most 
I'ttraurilinary  man,  I  think  1  do  not  know  such  aiidther. 
Ilo  it  at  home  u|ion  all  subjects;  and  u|iou  all  is  so 
li>;liltr  agreeable !  I  look  ujiun  liiiii  as  a  wonderful 
nun." 

"  I  liivo  Burncy !"  cried  Dr.  Johnson,  omplmtically  : 
"ray  heart, as  I  told  him — goes  out  to  meet  Ituriiey  I" 

"Ilo  ii  not  ungrateful,  sir,"  cried  tiie  doctor's  buirnc, 
"for  heartily  indeed  does  ho  love  you  !" 

"  Does  he,  madam  /"  said  thu  doctor,  looking  at  her 

ciramllv  :  "  I  am  surprised  at  that !" 

"  AnJ  why,  sir  ? — Why  should  you  have  doubted  it  7" 

"  Ikeaiise, madam,"  answered  ho  gravely,  "  Dr.  Burncy 

i<  I  man  fur  every  body  lo  lovo.     It  is  but  natural  lo 

love  him  .'■' 

He  paused,  as  if  with  an  idea  of  a  si<lf.conccivrd  con- 
tnul  nut  gratifying;  hut  ho  soon  cheerfully  added,  "1 
i)<ir«tiiiii  it  there  bo  in  the  world  such  another  man, 
lilogrt'ier,  for  mind,  intelligence,  and  manners,  as  Dr. 
Burncy." 

I)r.  Johnson,  at  Otis  time,  was  engaged  in  writing  his 
lives  of  tho  imets ;  a  work,  tu  him,  so  light  and  easy, 
lliil  il  never  robbed  his  friends  of  one  moment  of  III 
liine  that  ho  woidd  oUicrwiso  have  spared  lo  lluir 
•ocicty.  Lives,  howi^ver,  strictly  s|ieaking,  they  are  tint ; 
lic'inerely  employed  in  them  such  materials,  with  res|N'rt 
I » liiii|rra|i|iy,  as  he  had  already  at  hanil,  without  giving 
liiiiiaelf  any  trnuhin  in  researcliea  fer  what  might  Ih- 
new,  or  unknown  ;  though  ho  gladly  accepted  any  that 
«"c  nlTered  to  him,  if  well  auUientieatrd.  Tho  critirnl 
iiivoaliniifliiH  alone  he  considered  as  his  business.  He 
liimwlr  never  named  them  but  ns  prefaces.     No  m.in 


held   in  nobler  ■corn  a  proinisv  that  uut-went  |ierforni. 

ee. 

Tho  ease  and  good  humour  with  which  he  fulfilhd 
this  i'ii|,M)ri'iiU'nl,  made  the  prescnl  a  iiioiiient  |M'culiarly 
propithiiH  lor  tho  npeninr;  acquaiiituncc  with  him  of  the 
neiv,  ami  hy  no  iiii-ans  very  hurdeiied  author ;  for  whose 
Itrriirs  of  piililie  notice  he  had  a  mercy  the  most  indul- 
ijLiit.  He  i|iiirkly  saw  that — whither  wise  or  not— tliey 
were  true;  and  soothed  them  without  raillery  or  repre- 
iieiisiiin;  though  ill  this  he  stooti  nearly  alone!  ller 
fears  of  him,  therefiire,  were  soon  softened  otV  by  his 
kindness;  or  ilis|H'll>  li  hy  her  admiration. 

The  liii'iidship  with  which  so  early  he  had  honoured 
the  latin  r,  was  Kditly  and  at  onee,  with  nllll0^t  niipiiriil- 
li'led  partiality,  extendi  d  to  the  daUfilitir :  and,  in  truth, 
the  wluile  current  of  his  intercourse  with  both  was  a^ 
iiiinitlUd  hy  storm  as  it  was  eiilijilitetud  by  wisdom. 

While  tins  eliurming  work  was  in  its  progress,  when 
only  till'  Tlirale  faiiilly  and  itsneaily  adupled  guests,  the 
two  Burneys,  were  assembled.  Dr.  Johnson  would  tie- 
i|uently  produce  one  of  its  proof  sheets  to  eiiilM'lliali  the 
breakliist  table,  which  was  always  in  the  library  ;  and 
ivns,  eortaiiily,  the  most  uprightly  and  agreeable  meeting 
of  the  day  ;  for  then,  us  no  Btrangers  were  present  to 
stimulate  e.vertion,  or  provoke  rivalry,  argument  was  not 
urged  on  by  tho  mere  spirit  of  victory  ;  it  was  instigated 
only  by  such  truisms  fs  could  lic.st  bring  forth  that  con. 
diet  ol  ;irii<  and  rohs  which  eliieidates  op|Hisiug  opinions. 
Wit  was  not  flashed  with  the  keen  sting  of  satire;  yet 
it  eli(  iled  not  less  gaiety  from  sparkling  with  an  uii. 
wounding  brilliancy,  which  brightened  without  intlaniiiig, 
every  eye,  and  charmed  without  lingliiig,  every  ear. 

'I'liese  proof  sheets  .Mrs.  Tlirale  was  iiermitted  to  read 
aloud  :  and  the  discussions  to  wliieh  they  led  were  in  the 
highest  degree  entertaining.  Dr.  Burncy  wistfully  de- 
sired to  posse«s  one  of  them  ;  but  left  to  Ins  daughter  tlie 
risk  of  tiii^  [K'tition.  A  hint,  however,  proved  sutlicient, 
and  was  understood  not  alone  with  compliance,  but  viva 
city.  Bo.swell,  Dr.  Johnson  said,  had  engaged  b'rank 
Barber,  his  negro  servant,  to  colh'ct  and  preserve  all  lli< 
proof  sliecLs ;  but  though  it  had  nut  been  without  the 
knowledge,  it  was  without  the  order  or  the  interference 
of  their  author :  to  the  present  solicitor,  therefore,  wil- 
lingly and  without  scruple,  he  now  offered  an  entire  lit'e ; 
adding,  with  a  Ixsiiignant  smile,  "  choose  your  poet '." 

Without  scruple,  also,  was  the  acceptance;  and,  with- 
out hi^sitation,  the  choice  was  I'ojic.  .\iid  that  not  mere- 
ly because,  next  to  Shakespeare  himself',  I'o|ie  draws  hu- 
iiiim  characters  the  most  veridicaliy,  |iurhaps,  of  any 
|ioetic  delineator ;  but  for  yet  anotlicr  reason.  Dr.  John- 
son coiniKMcd  with  so  ready  an  accuracy,  that  he  sent  his 
eojiy  to  the  press  unread ;  reserving  all  his  correctiiiiis 
for  the  proof  sheets  :*  and,  consei|ueiitly,  as  not  even  Dr, 
Johnson  could  read  twice  without  ameliorating  some 
passages,  his  proof  sheets  were  at  tinics  liberally  marked 
with  changes;  and,  as  thu  Museum  copy  of  Po|)c'h 
'I'raiislatioii  of  the  Iliad,  from  which  Dr.  JohuKon  ho 
given  m.iiiy  examples,  contains  abundant  emendations  by 
I'ope,  the  memorialist  secured  at  once,  on  the  same  puge, 
tho  margiiiiil  alterations  and  second  thoughts  of  that 
great  author,  and  of  his  great  biographer. 

When  the  book  was  published,  Dr.  Johnson  brought 
In  Streatham  n  complete  set,  handsomely  bound,  of  the 
Works  of  the  PoeU,  ns  well  ns  his  own  prefaces,  tu  pre- 
sent to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tlirale.  And  then,  telling  this 
memorialist  tlint  to  the  king,  and  lo  Uic  chiefs  of  Strcat. 
ham  alone  he  could  offer  so  largo  a  tribute,  ho  most 
kindly  placed  iH'fore  her  a  bound  copy  of  his  own  part 
of  tliu  work;  in  the  title  page  of  which  he  gratified  her 
earnest  request  by  writing  her  name,  and  "  From  the 
Author." 

After  which,  nt  her  particular  solicitation,  he  gave  her 
a  small  engrnving  of  his  portrait  from  the  picture  of  Sir 
Joshua  Keynnhls.  And  while,  some  time  afterwards,  she 
was  examining  it  at  a  distant  table.  Dr.  Johnson,  in  pass 
ing  across  tlie  room,  stopi  to  discover  by  what  sho  was 
o<-eupieil ;  which  he  no  sooner  discerned,  than  ho  brgan 
sce-sawing  for  a  moment  or  two  in  silence ;  and  then, 
with  a  ludicrous  half  laugh,  peeping  over  her  shoulder, 
he  culled  out :  "  All  Im ! — Snin  Johnson  ! — I  sco  tlice  ! 
— nnd  an  ugly  dog  thou  art !" 

He  even  extended  his  kindness  to  ■  remembrance  of 
Mr.  Bew  ley,  the  receiver  and  preserver  of  the  wisp  of  a 
Bolt-court  henrlh-brooiii,  as  a  relic  of  tho  author  of  tlio 
ItninbU'r;  which  oiieedote  Dr.  Burney  had  ventured  In 
confess :  and  Dr.  Johnson  now,  witli  his  coinplin.e.its, 
sent  a  set  of  tho  ptefaeea  lo  St.  Martin's  street,  directed, 
"  For  the  Broom  (ionllenian :"  which  Mr.  Bewley  re- 
ceived with  rapturous  gratitude. 


*  Dr.  Johnson  told  this  to  the  editor. 


Dr.  Johnson  wrote  nothing  that  was  so  imniediafely 
popular  as  his  Lives  of  the  1  iMts.  Such  n  siibjeet  v. us 
of  uiiiviT'inl  attraeliiin,  and  he  treated  it  mill  nKiiiiplieity 
that  made  it  of  universal  cninprihension.  Li  all  that 
belonged  to  elassical  eritieisni,  he  had  u  tiicility  so  com- 
fdefe,  that  to  s|H'ak  or  lo  write  produced  immediately  the 
saiiii  clear  uiid  sagaeiiius  etfi  it.  His  p<  n  was  ni  lumin- 
iis  as  his  tongue,  and  his  tongue  was  as  correct  as  his 

|M'll. 

Vit  Ihiise — and  there  are  many — who  estimate  tliese 
preliices  as  the  bc»t  of  his  works,  must  surely  so  jndgo 
llieiii  from  a  s|M'eics  of  mental  indoleiiee,  that  preli  rs 
what  is  easiest  of  jicrusal  to  what  is  ni(ii.t  illiiniiiialing  : 
furiieliusarethcM'  prefaci^s  in  ideas  and  inliiriiiutidii,  tliiir 
Mibjeels  have  so  lung  been  familiar  to  every  Ftiglish 
reader,  that  tliey  rei|uirc  no  slretch  of  iiit<  Uei  t,  or  e.xer- 
ii.>e  of  reflection,  to  lead  him,  wilhuut  efliirt,  to  ucenm- 
pany  the  writer  iu  his  aiuiotatiuns  and  criticisms.  'I'ho 
Kaiiibler,  on  the  contrary,  embodies  a  (ourse  ei|unlly 
new  of  thoughl  and  expression;  the  iIe\<'hi|H'inent  of 
which  cannot  always  be  foreseen,  eviji  by  the  dee|>est 
rensoiier  and  the  keenest  tali  nts,  iK-eaiiseeiiiaiialilig  I'.nm 
iiri;;inal  genius.  To  make  ncquaiiitaiue,  theret'ore,  with 
the  llanibler,  the  general  (lermer  must  paiiKc,  occasional- 
ly, to  think  as  well  ns  to  read  ;  and  tu  clear  away  sun- 
dry mists  of  prejudice,  or  ignorance,  ere  he  can  keep 
pace  with  the  sublime  author,  w  hen  the  workings  of  his 
iiiiiid,  his  iino^inition,  and  his  Unuwiedge,  arc  Uirown 
ii]i'  II  iiiaiiKiiid. 

iiR.  cnisr. 

The  warm  and  venerating  nttaehment  of  Dr.  Burney 
to  , 'Mr.  Crisp,  which  occasional  discourse  and  allusioiis 
had  frequently  brought  liirward,  impressed  the  wholu 
Tlirale  family  with  a  high  opinion  of  the  character  nnd 
endiiwments  of  that  excelling  man.  And  when  they 
found,  also,  that  Mr.  ('risphad  as  nniiiiiited  a  votary  in 
so  much  younger  a  person  as  their  new  guest ;  and  that 
this  enthusiasm  was  general  throughout  the  dixrlor's 
house,  they  earnestly  desired  tu  view  and  to  know  a  man 
of  such  cniineiit  allmcliun ;  and  gave  to  Dr.  Burney  a 
commission  to  bring  on  the  acquaintance. 

It  wuH  given,  however,  in  Tuiii.  Mr.  Crisp  had  no 
longer  eitlier  health  or  sjiirit  of  enlerprisc  for  so  formi- 
dable, however  flattering,  u  new  connection  ;  and  inexor- 
ably resisted  every  overture  I'or  a  meeting. 

But  Mrs.  Throle,  all  alive  for  whatever  was  piquant 
nnd  promising,  grew  so  bewitched  by  tho  dcligiit  with 
which  her  new  young  ally,  to  whom  she  Ikcoiiic  doily 
more  attached  and  more  attiehiiig,  dilated  on  tlic  raro 
|icrli'ctioiig  of  ^a(/(/y  t'ritp ;  and  tho  native  and  inno- 
cent pleasures  of  Ijibeity  Hall,  Chesington,  that  sho 
stnrled  the  plan  of  a  little  excursion  for  taking  the  pre- 
mises by  surprise.  And  Dr.  Burney,  certain  that  two 
such  singularly  accomplished  |)ersons  could  not  meet 
hut  to  their  mutual  gratification,  sanctioned  the  scheme; 
Mr.  'I'hrale  desired  to  form  his  own  judgment  of  so  un- 
common a  recluse ;  and  the  doctor's  pupil  felt  a  juvcnila 
curiosity  lo  make  one  of  the  group. 

The  iKirty  took  place;  but  its  pleasure  was  nearly 
marred  by  tho  failure  of  tho  chief  spring  which  would 
have  put  into  motion,  and  set  tu  harmony,  Uiu  various 
|H-rsons  who  comiioscd  its  drama. 

Dr.  Burney,  from  multiplicity  of  arncations,  waa 
forced,  when  the  day  arrived,  to  relinquish  his  share  in 
the  little  invasion;  which  cast  a  damp  upon  the  gaiety 
of  till!  project,  botli  tu  the  besieged  and  Uic  besiegers. 
Yet  Mr.  ('risp  and  Mrs.  Tlirale  met  with  mutual  senti- 
ments of  hi^li  esteem,  though  tho  genius  of  their  talenta 
were  dissimilar  ;  Mrs.  Thrnlo  deliglited  in  bursting  forth 
with  sudden  flashes  of  wit,  which,  corelessly,  she  left  tu 
llieir  own  consequences;  while  Mr. Crisp,  though  awake 
lo  her  talents,  and  sensible  of  tJieir  rarity  and  their 
splendour,  thought  with  Dr.  Fordycc,  that  in  wumon  tho 
retiring  graces  arc  the  most  attractive. 

Ncverlliuless,  in  understanding,  aeutcneas,  and  parts, 
there  was  so  much  in  common  between  them,  that  sin- 
cere admiration  grew  out  of  tho  interview  ;  though  with 
too  little  native  congeniality  to  mellow  into  confldcner, 
or  ripen  into  intimacy. 

Praise,  loo,  that  Jangcrnus  herald  of  expectation,  is 
often  a  friend  more  (lerilous  than  ony  enemy;  and  both 
had  involuntarily  looked  for  a  something  indefinabin 
which  neitlicr  of  them  found  ;  yet  liolh  had  loo  much 
jnslness  of  comprehension  lo  conclude  that  such  a  some- 
thing  did  lint  exist,  liecause  no  np|Mirtimity  for  its  deve- 
lopment had  offered  in  the  course  of  a  few  hnnrs. 

What  niiMl,  in  this  visit,  surprised  Mrs.  Thrale  with 
pleasure,  was  tlie  elegance  of  Mr.  Oisp  in  Isngnago  and 
manners ;  because  that,  llroin  the  hermit  of  Chesington, 
she  had  not  •xpected. 


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Anil  what  moat  to  Mr.  Criiipciiiiscila  similar  (iIi'SHiirc, 
was  thu  cotir^>ii8  rciiilint^ns,  niiil  uiin8tiuinin|;  f;o<Ml-li(N 
nioiir,  wjtii  \mcli  MrH.  'I'liralo  reci'ivi'd  the  innrtiKciol 
civilities  of  Kitty  C-ookc,  anil  the  old  t'iiKliiniird  but  cnr- 
ilinl  lios|>it<ilily  of  Mrs.  Ilninilton  ;  for  tlii'sc,  iViiin  n  ci'le- 
hnilcd  wit,  movittfir  in  the  sphere  of  high  life,  liu  ulso  in 
bis  turn  had  not  ex|M'cl<'d. 

The  Thraies,  however,  were  nil  much  entertnincil  by 
the  place  itself,  wliieli  they  prowled  over  with  gay  ciirio- 
»ity.  Not  a  lUMik  or  corner  ;  nor  n  dark  passndo  "  Icad- 
iiig  to  nothinjf ;"  ijor  a  hanging  tiijiestry  of  prim  deinoi. 
iielles,  and  grim  cavalivrH;  nor  a  tall  canopied  liod  tied 
up  to  the  oeihngi  nor  japan  cabinets  of  two  or  three 
liimdred  drawers  of  ilillerent  diinensions;  nor  an  oaken 
riiphoard,  carved  with  heads,  thrown  in  every  ilirection, 
save  sneh  as  might  lot  them  fall  on  men's  slionlders ;  nor 
a  window  stuck  in  some  angle  close  to  the  ceiling  of  a 
lolly  slip  of  a  room  ;  nor  a  quarter  of  a  staircase,  leading 
to  some  quaint  nnfreipiented  apartment ;  nor  a  wooden 
chimney-piece,  cut  in  diamonds,  squares,  and  round  nobs, 
siirinountiiig  another  of  blue  and  while  tiles,  ropresenl- 
ing,  r>«  J  rid,  a  dog  and  a  cat,  as  symlmls  of  married 
life  .md  harmony — missed  their  scrutinising  eyes. 

Tliey  even  visited  the  attics,  wlurc  they  were  much 
diverted  by  tlie  8ha|>es  as  well  as  by  the  quantity  of 
roonia,  which,  iM'iiig  of  all  sorts  of  forms  that  could  in- 
crease their  count,  were  fur  too  heterogeneous  of  oiitJine 
to  enable  the  minutest  mathematician  to  give  them  any 
l/>ehiaeai  denomination. 

They  |H'ep<!d,  also,  through  liltlo  window  casements, 
of  which  the  panes  of  glas*  were  hardly  so  wide  as  their 
clumsy  frames,  to  survey  long  ridges  of  lead  that  en- 
twined  the  motley  spiral  roofs  of  the  nmltitudc  of  scpa- 
role  civljs,  rather  than  chambers,  that  com|Hised  the  top 
«f  tho  mansion ;  and  alVorded  from  it  a  view,  sixteen 
miles  in  circumference,  of  the  adjacent  country. 
*«•■•••« 

Mr.  Crisp  judged  it  fitting  to  return  the  received  civil- 
ily  of  a  visit  Iroin  Mr.  iind  .Mrs.  Tlirale,  whatever  might 
Ih-  the  ineonrenienec  to  his  health  ;  or  whatever  bis  dis- 
iiielinatiiin  to  sneh  an  exertion.  From  habitual  {mlite- 
ne.-is  he  wis  of  the  old  school  in  tho  forms  of  goo<l 
bnvding;  though  |M'rfeetly  eipial  to  even  the  present 
march  of  intellect  in  the  new  one,  if  to  the  present  day 
he  had  lived, — and  had  deemed  it  a  march  of  iinprovc- 
nieut.  He  was  the  last  man  not  to  lie  awaru  that  no. 
thing  st.inds  still.  All  nature  in  its  living  mass,  all  art 
ill  its  coiieentralcd  aggregate,  advances  or  retrogrades. 

He  took  the  earliest  day  that  one  of  bis  few  gout  in- 
tervals put  at  his  own  dis|iosal,  to  make  his  ap|H-aranee 
nt  Strratham  ;  having  first  written  a  most  earnest  injunc- 
tion to  Dr.  Burner  to  jfive  him  there  the  meeting.  The 
menmrialiat  was  then  at  Chesington,  and  had  the  happi- 
ness to  accoin|fflny  Mr.  (.'risp;  by  wliom  »hc  was  to  \x: 
U<i  at  her  new  third  home. 

Dr.  Johnson,  in  compliment  to  his  friend  Dr.  Burney, 
nod  by  no  means  iuciirinus  .'limself  to  see  the  hermit  of 
C'lesington,  immediately  descended  to  meet  Mr.  ("risp; 
and  to  aid  jMrs.  'I'lirale,  who  ga»e  him  a  vivacious  rcc»'|>- 
lion,  to  do  the  honoiirii  of  Mlreatbam. 

The  mix'tiiig,  nevertheless,  to  tho  great  chagrin  of  Dr. 
Uurnify,  produced  neither  interest  nor  pleastirc  ;  for  Dr. 
Jiilmsoii,  though  courteous  in  demeanour  and  looks,  with 
cvidi  lit  colieitiide  to  show  rcs|iect  to  Mr.  Crisp,  was 
grave  and  silent;  and  whenever  Dr.  Johnson  did  not 
make  the  charm  of  conversation,  he  only  ninrred  it  by  his 
presence  ;  from  the  general  limi  he  incited,  that  if  he 
H|Mikc  not,  he  might  listen  ;  and  that  if  liu  listened,  lie 
might  ri'|>riivc. 

K.isc,  therefore,  was  wanting  J  without  wbleh  nothing 
ill  society  can  Is)  flowing  or  pleasing.  The  ('hesington- 
iun  conceived,  that  ho  had  lived  too  long  away  from  the 
world  lo  stnrt  any  subject  that  luiglit  not,  to  the  Slreat- 
liamiles,  Ik^  trite  and  out  of  date;  and  the  Slreathamltcs 
lielleved  that  they  had  lived  in  it  so  much  longer,  that 
the  current  talk  of  the  day  might,  to  thu  ('hesliigtonian, 
Kceni  uiiintclligible  jargon  :  while  each  ho|K<tl  that  the 
sprightly  Dr.  liurncy  WAidd  find  the  golden  iiu<un  by 
whieli  Intli  imrtips  might  bu  lirniight  into  play. 

lint  Dr.  liurncy,  who  saw  in  the  kind  looks  and  com- 
placency of  Dr.  Johnson  intentional  good  will  to  the 
miM'tiiig,  tlatterctl  hinis4'lf  that  the  great  philologist  was 
but  waiting  for  an  accidental  excitement,  to  fasten  U|ion 
n  topic  of  general  use  or  im|)ortttlicc,  and  to  deserilM!  or 
discuss  it,  with  the  full  imwers  of  his  great  tniiid. 

Dr.  Jiihii'ton,  however,  cither  in  health  or  in  spirits, 
v»in  unfortunately,  oppressed;  and,  for  once,  was  more 
desirous  to  bear  than  to  lie  heard. 

Mr.  Crisp,  therefore,  lost,  by  so  unex|icc1ed  a  tacitur- 
nity, this  fiiir  and  |>roinislng  opimrluiiity  for  developing 
■niJ  enjoying  the  eiilbH|uial  nmJ  extraordlHary  oo|ks|uial 


abilities  of  Dr.  Johnson ;  and  finished  the  visit  with 
niueh  disap|M)iiitment ;  lowered  also,  and  always,  in  his 
spiritu  by  parting  from  his  tenderly  attached  young  coni- 
INinion. 

Dr.  Iturney  bad  ol\crwards,  however,  the  consolation 
to  find  that  .Air.  Ciisp  hud  impressed  even  Dr.  Johnson 
with  a  strong  admir.-ition  of  his  knowledge  and  eagiacity; 
for  in  s|H-aking  of  him  in  the  evening  to  Mr.  Thral( 
who  had  been  absent,  the  doctor  cmpbalically  said,  "  Sir, 
it  is  a  very  singular  to  sec  a  man  with  all  bis  (lowers  so 
much  alive,  when  be  has  so  long  shut  hiinself  up  from 
the  world.  Such  readiness  of  conception,  quickness  of 
recollection,  facility  of  following  discourse  started  by 
others,  in  a  man  who  has  long  had  only  the  past  to  feed 
u|ion,  are  rarely  to  be  met  with.  Now,  liir  iny  |>art,"  add' 
ed  he,  laughing,  "  that  /  should  be  ready,  or  even  uni- 
versal, is  no  wonder  ;  for  my  dear  little  mistress  here,' 
turning  to  Mrs.  Tlirule,  "  kce|>s  all  my  faculties  in  con- 
slant  plav." 

Mrs.  Thralc  then  said  that  nntliing,  to  her,  was  so 
striking,  as  that  a  man  who  so  long  had  retired  I'roni  the 
world,  should  so  delicately  have  preserved  its  forms  and 
courtesies,  as  to  ap|M-ur  equally  well  bred  with  any  ele 
gttiit  meniber  of  society  who  had  not  quitted  it  for  a 
week. 

Inexpressibly  gratifying  to  Dr.  Bumcy  was  the  award 
of  such  justice,  from  such  judges,  to  his  best  and  dearest 
loved  friend. 

From  this  lime  forward.  Dr.  Bumcy  could  gcorcely 
recover  his  daughter  from  Strcatham,  even  for  a  few 
days,  withoMl  a  friendly  Imttle.  A  s|>ortively  current  ex- 
aggeration of  Dr.  Johnson's  ujion  this  Haltering  hostility 
was  current  at  Streatham,  made  in  answer  to  Dr.  Bur- 
ncy's  saying,  uism  a  resistance  to  her  dc|>arture  for  St. 
.Martin's  street  iu  which  Dr.  Johnson  hud  strongly  join- 
ed, "  I  must  really  take  her  away,  sir,  I  must  indeed ; 
she  has  been  from  home  so  long." 

"  I^iiig  I  no,  sir !  I  do  not  think  it  long,"  cried  the 
doctor,  see-sawing,  and  seizing  liotli  her  hands,  as  if  pur- 
(Hirting  to  detain  her :  "  Sir  !  I  woulil  have  her  always 
come... and  never  go  ! — " 

MR.    linSWELL. 

When  next,  afler  this  adjuration,  Dr  Bumcy  took  the 
memorialist  hack  to  Streatham,  he  found  there,  re- 
cently arrived  from  Scotland,  Mr.  Boswell;  whose 
sprightly  Corsiean  tour,  and  iieroie,  almost  (Quixotic 
purNuit  of  lieiieral  I'uoli,  joined  to  the  tiiur  to  tho  He- 
brides with  Dr.  Johnson,  made  him  on  object  himself  of 
conHiderable  attenlioii. 

He  sp<ike  the  Si'oteh  accent  strongly,  though  by  no 
means  so  as  lo  afTect,  even  slightly,  his  intelligibility  to 
an  English  car.  He  had  an  odd  mock  solemnity  of  tone 
and  manner,  that  he  had  aeipiired  iiii|ierix-ptibly  from 
constantly  thinking  of  and  imitating  Dr.  Johnson; 
whose  own  solemnity,  nevertheless,  far  from  mock,  was 
the  result  of  |ieiisive  rumination.  'I'lierc  was,  also,  soine- 
tliing  slouching  in  thu  gait  and  dress  of  Mr.  I)<i8wcll, 
llml  wore  an  uir,  ridieiilouslv  enough,  of  purporting  to 
|H'rsonif'y  the  same  model.  His  eliilbeR  were  always  too 
large  for  him  ;  his  hair,  or  wig,  was  eonatuntly  in  a  slate 
of  negligence ;  and  he  never  lor  a  moinenl  sat  still  or 
Ujirighl  n|Hin  a  eliuir.  Kvery  look  end  movement  dis- 
played either  intentional  or  involuntary  imitation.  Vet 
certainly  it  was  not  meant  .as  earicaturi^ ;  fiir  his  heart, 
almost  even  to  idolatry,  was  in  his  reverence  of  Dr.  John- 
son. 

Dr.  Bumcy  was  often  surprised  tlint  this  kind  of  far- 
cical similitude  esca|M'd  the  notice  of  the  doctor  ;  but  at- 
Irilmled  his  missing  it  to  a  high  sujM'riority  over  any 
such  siispieion,  as  mneh  as  to  his  near-Kigbtediieas  ;  for 
fully  was  Dr.  Ilurney  |H'rsiiadcd,  tlinl  hud  any  deteetinn 
of  sue.li  imitation  taken  place.  Dr.  Johnson,  who  gene- 
rally treated  Mr.  Boswell  as  a  rcIiooI  lioy,  whom,  with- 
out the  smallest  ceremony,  he  pardoned  or  rcbnkcil,  al- 
ternately, woidd  so  indignantly  liavo  U'cn  provoked,  us 
lo  have  instoiitaiu'ously  intliuted  upon  him  sonic  mark  of 
displeasure.  Anil  uqually  he  was  (icrsuadcil  that  Mr. 
lioawell,  liowcver  shocknl  and  even  tnfiaiiieil  iivccciving 
it,  would  siHm,  iVoni  his  de<'p  teiuratiim,  have  thought  it 
justly  incii/rcH  ;  and,  after  a  day  or  two  uf  |Miiiting  and 
sullemu'ss,  wouhl  have  coiiiproinis<Hl  the  matter  by  one 
of  his  customary  simple  n|H>logicp,  of  "  I'ray,  air,  forgive 
me !" 

Dr.  Johnson,  though  often  irVitati'd  by  Iho  olHeioua 
iin|)ortmiity  of  Mr.  Boswell,  was  really  touched  by  his 
attachmrnt,  It  was  iiideed  surprising,  and  even  uireet- 
ing,  to  remark  the  pleasure  with  v^hich  this  great  man 
aeceiited  |H'rMoiial  kindness,  even  from  the  simplest  of 
mankind  {  aiid  the  grave  ttirmulily  ivitli  wliicli  liu  uc. 


knowlcdged  it  even  to  the  ineaiiest.  Possibly  it  »„ 
what  he  most  prized,  because  what  he  could  liaiii  com. 
inand ;  for  pcrsonol  partiality  hanga  uiiun  lighlir  aiij 
slighter  qualities  than  those  which  cam  solid  a|i|ir(,lM. 
lion,  but  of  this,  if  he  had  least  commend,  lie  Imd  ^i^,  I 
least  want :  his  towering  sn|ieriority  of  intellect  elcvaiin,. 
him  above  all  coin|ietitors,  and  regularly  estalilijhj,,,, 
him,  wherever  he  appeared,  as  the  first  being  of  the  ,^  ; 
ciety. 

As  Mr.  Boswell  was  at  Streatham  only  upon  a  niorii. 
in;r  visit,  a  collation  was  ordered,  to  which  all  «,,,. 
assembled.  Mr.  Boswell  was  preparing  to  tukc  a  tin  I 
that  he  seemed,  by  prescription,  to  consider  as  his  o«n 
next  to  Dr.  Johnson;  but  Mr.  Seward,  who  was  m. 
sent,  waved  his  hand  fur  Mr.  Boswell  to  move  furilirt 
on,  saying  with  a  smile,  "  Mr.  Boswell,  that  seat  in  .Mj„  i 
Burncy's." 

Ho  stared,  amazed  :  the  asserted  cluinmnt  wo*  'icn 
and  unknown  to  him,  and  be  oppeared  by  im  niiina 
pleased  to  resign  bis  prior  rights.  But,  after  luukinir 
round  tlic  room  for  a  minute  or  two,  with  on  iinpnrtjini 
air  of  demanding  the  meaning  of  this  iimnxaiicn,  ;,„^ 
receiving  no  satisfaction,  be  reluctantly,  ahnost  ii'mdi. 
ftilly,  got  another  chair  ;  and  placed  it  at  the  limk  nUy 
shoulder  of  Dr.  Johnson  ;  while  this  new  and  iinhcaril 
of  rival  quietly  seated  herself  as  if  not  hearing  what  «gs 
passing ;  for  she  shrunk  from  the  explanation  that  iIk 
i'earcd  might  ensue,  as  she  saw  a  siiiilo  stealing  otc, 
every  countenance,  that  of  Dr.  Johnson  biiniii'lf  vu 
not  excepted,  at  the  discomfiture  and  surprise  of  .Mi. 
Boswell. 

Mr.  Boswell,  however,  was  so  situated  as  not  to  rrmaik  1 
it  in  the  doctor ;  and  of  every  one  else,  when  in  tlitt 
presence,  be  was  unobservant,  if  not  conteinpliioim.  In 
truth,  wlien  he  met  willi  Dr.  Johnson,  he  coinnionlv 
forbore  even  answering  any  thing  that  was  saiil,  lir 
attending  to  any  thing  tliat  went  forward,  lest  he  nhoulil  I 
miss  the  smallest  sound  from  that  voice  to  wliiili  he  |ui,| 
such  exclusive,  though  merited  homage.  But  the  mn. 
nicnt  that  voice  burst  forth,  the  attciilion  wliieli  it  i^iciliil 
in  .Mr.  Boswell  amounted  almost  to  pain.  Ills  ivia 
goggled  with  eagerness;  ho  leant  his  ear  ahiinrt  on  tlir 
shoulder  of  the  doctor;  and  his  mouth  drii|il  ii|H'n  lu 
catch  every  syllabic  that  might  be  uttered  :  nay,  Iw 
seemed  not  only  to  dread  losing  a  word,  but  to  Ih>  antiuus 
not  to  miss  a  breathing  ;  as  if  hoping  from  it,  luUnllr, 
or  mystically,  some  intbrination. 

But  when,  in  a  few  minutes.  Dr.  Johnson,  wliouc  m 
did  not  follow  him,  and  who  had  concluded  bun  tu  be  it 
tlic  other  end  of  tliu  table,  said  soinetbing  gaily  i.nd  ^ ooil. 
humourcdiy,  by  the  appellation  of  Bnzzy;  and  diMwrred, 
by  the  sound  of  tlic  reply,  that  Bozzy  hud  plaiiteil  hiiniwli', 
as  closely  as  he  could,  iH^bind  and  and  between  the  illiowj 
of  the  new  usurper  and  his  own,  tlie  dottur  luninl 
angrily  round  upon  him,  and,  clapping  his  boiiil  rallur 
loudly  upon  his  knee,  said,  in  a  tone  of  (lis|i!euuri', 
"  What  do  you  do  there,  sir  I — tio  to  tho  table,  sir  1 " 

Mr.  Boswell,  instantly,  and  with  an  air  of  oflVighl, 
obeyed :  and  there  was  something  so  unusual  in  iiurli 
huinble  submission  to  so  im|)crioua  a  coniinnnil,  llial 
another  smile  glcamcil  its  way  across  every  mouth, 
cxo'pt  that  of  the  doctor  and  Mr.  Boswell;  whonour, 
very  unwillingly,  took  a  distant  seat. 

But,  ever  restless  when  not  at  tho  side  of  Pr. 
Johnson,  he  presently  recollected  sonielbing  that  liv 
wished  to  exhibit,  and,  hastily  rising,  was  runnini;iway 
in  its  search  ;  when  the  doctor,  calling  after  him,  aiillin. 
ritatively  said  :  "  What  an- you  thinking  of,  sir  ?  Whv 
do  you  get  up  Iniforc  tho  cloth  is  removed  I — Come  Iwck 
to  your  place,  sir  !  " 

Again,  and  with  equal  obscquiousncrs,  Mr.  IloswiH 
did  OS  he  was  bid;  when  the  doctor,  pursing  hi*  him, 
not  to  lictray  rising  ririliility,  multered  half  In  hinimll: 
"  Ituniiing  alHint  in  the  nuddle  of  meals! — one  wonU 
take  you  fur  a  Brangton  ! — "• 

"  A  Brangton,  sir  f"  re|icated  Mr,  Boswell,  with  ear- 
nestness; **  What  is  a  Brangton,  sir?  " 

"  Where  have  you  lived, sir," cried  the  doctor, loiigliiiif, 
"and  what  company  have  you  kept,  nut  to  kimw  thai'" 

Mr.  Boswell  now,  doubly  rurinns,  yet  alwoys  apprr- 
lieiisive  of  falling  into  somo  disgrace  with  Dr.  Johnum, 
said  in  a  low  intw,  which  he  knew  the  doclur  cmilil  not 
hoar,  to  Mrs.  'I'hralii !  •'  I'ray,  ma'am,  what's  a  llrniii; 
ton  f — Do  me  IIki  fiivour  to  tell  me  7— Is  it  seine  aniiiiil 
hercalKiuts  /" 

Mrs.  Thrnlu  iHily  licarlily  laughed,  but  willimil  «"• 
swering ;  as  shn  now  one  of  lier  guests  uneasily  ti'irliil 
of  an  explanation.  Hut  Mr.  Hi-ward  cried,  "  I'll' tell  .v« 
BoMWell,— I'll  tell  you  !— if  you  will  walk  with  ine  iul" 


Hut  the  year   Ihn 

HiMiiri'  anil  proH|»' 

I '»"! Willi  the  |srsuii 

I  "iiillil  vainly,   iierhi 

I  •t'wibilily,  delight 


*Thv  nuiue  uf  a  vulgar  family  in  Evelina. 


1    t  '1 


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MEMOIRS  OF  DR.  B1TRNEV. 


377 


t.  I'i>KHl)ly  it  ,„  I 
lie  could  IcoKl  cdip. 
s  u|K)n  li)/hlfr  a,,,)  | 
porii  Holid  apiirobi, 
iiiiniid,  lie  liaii  ,i^^ 
>!'  intfUcct  ckvatini; 
({ulurly  c»lal>lis||ir,„  | 
r8l  being  of  Hit  ^ 

I  only  upon  a  nioti,. 
to  wliicli  all  wcTi 
riiiff  to  lukc  a  sm 
nnHider  an  his  o«n, 
ard,  who  was  pi,. 
•U  to  move  furiiif, 
ell,  that  scat  in  Min 

cliiinmnt  waa  'id 
•nred  by  no  iihih, 

lliit,  aHcr  loiiliiiig 
,  with  on  iiiipdruiii 
lliiu  innn\alii,ii,  aud 
intly,  nhnodt  tnni. 
it  at  the  Irackol'llif 
g  new  and  urdioard 
Jt  liearinj;  wjiat  «a,  j 
explanation  tliat  «l,c 
HMiilo  Btcalinp  mci 
ihnBon  liiinsc'ir  wu  | 
ltd  surpriBo  of  Mi. 

ted  as  not  tu  remark 
!  else,  when  in  lh«t 
t  conteniphioiin,  la  j 
ii8on,  he  eomnmiily 
tliat  was  raiti,  lir  I 
ward,  lest  lie  should 
ice  to  which  he  |kiIi1 
iiD^e.  lint  thr  mil. 
ilioii  whieliilniciliij 
lo  pain.  His  rrt« 
lis  ear  almost  iin  llir 
loutli  drop!  o|H'n  w 
e  uttered  :  nay,  I* 
rd,  but  to  lie  aniious 
ng  I'roin  it,  lukmlr,  | 

lolinrnn,  whora  rvo 

ludcd  him  to  be  it 

n\f  )raily  i.nd  goui- 

t7.y ;  anddiscoMrcd,  I 

hud  planted  liiiiMlf, 

Ih'I  ween  the  rlliow!* 

till!   doitor  turned 

ii|r  hi8  hand  ralhii 

one  of  displeaiuri', 

tlio  tabic,  sir ! " 

nil  air  of  oflrighl, 
HO  unusual  in  siieli 

a  enininiinil,  that 
rosH   every  mouth, 

iHwell ;    who  now, 

t  llio  siilr  of  Dr. 
loiiielliinjr  that  lie 
was  riinnin|;away 
ig  niter  him,  aiitlio. 
iiijr  of,  sir  /  Will 
ived  / — I'onic  haek 

iii'Ks,  Mr.  Iloswell 

piirsini;  his  \\\». 

•d  half  to  hiniMll 

i'uIb  I — one  woulil 

DiMwell,  » ilh  ear- 

ir  doctor,  langhiii;, 
ot  to  know  that !" 
^•et  always  appri'- 
with  Dr.  JiihnKm, 
e  doctor  eoulil  not 
,  what's  n  llr«ii|.' 
Is  it  loine  iniinil 

,  hilt  without  lil- 
ts uneasily  fearful 
ied,  "I'll' tell. v™. 
vnik  with  me  iiil') 


III'  |ii(lil»ek  :  only  let  us  wait  till  the  tuhhi  is  cleared ;  ur 
I  ilmll  lie  taken  for  a  Itranjrton,  too  !" 
Tlii'V  »"""  went  off  together ;  iiml  Mr.  Iloswell,  im 
diwbl,  was  I'lilly  informed  of  the;  road  that  liiid  led  to  tin 
a<iirin»i"''  '*)'  which  he  hud  thus  liceii  annoyed.  Hut 
llr  |!ran);ton  fabricator  took  euro  to  iiiouiit  to  her 
rhwih'r  ere  they  returned ;  and  did  not  come  down  till 
Mr.  Ikjswcll  was  gone. 

ANNA  WILLIAMS. 

Pr,  Iliirney  had  no  greater  enjoyment  of  the  little 

I  {(liure  he  could  tear  Irani  his  work  anil  his  proli'SHion, 

tall  llint  which  he  could  dedicate  to  Dr.  Johnson;    and 

f,.  iimv,  at  the  doctor's  most  earnest  invitation,  carried 

I  ihi9  iiii'iiiorialist  to  Holt-court,  to  pay  a  visit  to  the  blind 

imi'ioss,  .Viina  WilliamH. 

Tlii'V  were  received   by  Dr.  Johnson  w.'i|    a    kind- 

I  ,t,i  liint  irradiated   his  austere  and  studious   feature.^ 

1  into  the  most  pleased   and   plcaxing  benignity.     Such, 

iiidixil,  was  the  gentleness,  as  well  as  warmth,  of  his 

pirtialily  t<>r  this  father  and  daughter,  that  their  sight 

»riuc(l  to  give  him  a  new  physiognomy.* 

It  WIS  in  the  apartment — a  parlour — dedicated  lo  ^[rs. 
I  Williiins,  that  the  doctor  was  in  this  ready  ntlenilance 
lopby  the  part  of  thu  master  of  the  ceremonies,  in  pre. 
K-nlini;  his  new  guest  to  his  ancient  friend  and  ally. 
.\niia  Williams  had  been  a  favourite  of  his  wife,  in  whose 
lilf.timc  she  had  frciiuently  resided  under  his  roof.  The 
writ  of  her  poetical  talents,  and  the  misfortune  of  her 
Niiiilnew,  arc  generally  known  ;  to  tlicsi?  were  now  sii. 
piraJihil  sickness,  age,  and  infirmity  J  yet  such  was  the 
ipiritof  her  character,  that  to  make  a  new  aci|iiaintaiice 
liu<  rather  singularly  eircumst-ineed,  seemed  to  her 
ilnnMt  an  event  of  moment ;  and  she  had  incessantly 
I  wluiti'il  the  doctor  to  bring  it  to  lienr. 

II(T  l(M)k,  air,  voice,  and  extended  hands  of  reception, 

I  niiiceil  the  most  eager,  though  by  no  means  obtrusive 

ririo»ity.      Her     manner,    indeed,    showed    her    lo    In- 

wiutily  a  gentlewoman  ;    and  her  conversation  always 

liliH'liised  a  cultivated  as  well  as  thinking  mind. 

Ilr.  Johnson  never  ap|>eared  to  more  advantage  than 
I  in  till?  presence  of  this  blind  poetess;  for  the  obligations 
BwliT  which  he  had  placed  her,  were  such  as  he  sincerely 
I  milicJ  her  to  fi-el  with  the  pleasure  of  light,  not  the 
I  op|iro»siiiii  of  weighty  gratitude.  All  his  liest  sentiments, 
I  llifrefore,  were  strenuously  her  advocates,  to  curb  what 
I IX  irritalile  in  his  tem|icr  by  the  generosity  of  his  priii- 
|rpi»;  and  by  llie  congeniality,  in  audi  imiiits,  of  their 
1  iirn<ibility. 

His  attentions  to  soften  the  burthen  of  her  existence, 
I  from  the  various  bodily  diseases  that  aggravated  the  evil 
lot'licr  loss  of  sight,  wcro  anxious  and  unceasing  ;  and 
I  lliiri.'  was  no  way  more  prominent  to  his  favour  than  that 
lefrnking  to  give  any  solace,  or  showing  any  considcra- 
I  lira  tu  .'Vniia  Williams. 

AiiiHi,  ill  ri^tiirn,  honouring  his  virtues  and  abilities, 
I  [iitcfiil  liir  his  goodness,  and  intimately  aware  of  his 
I  (n-culiaritics,  made  it  the  pride  of  her  life  to  receive 
Itury  nioinent  ho  could  bestow  upon  her,  with  cordial 
I  uTrctlon ;  and  exactly  at  his  own  time  and  convenience ; 
I  to  Kiiithe  him  when  ho  was  disjiosed  to  lament  with 
jhtTlliL'  loss  of  his  wife  ;  and  to  procure  fur  him  what- 
I  HIT  wa.H  in  her  power  of  entertainment  or  ennin>rt. 
I  Tills  introiliiclioii  was  afterwards  followed,  through  Ur. 
I  JjliiMin's  zealous  intervention,  by  sundry  other  visits 
I  Itwi  the  iiieniorialist ;  and  though  minor  circumstances 
I  niilc  her  compliance  rather  embarrassing,  it  could  not 
I  Uu  Ueii  right,  and  it  would  hardly  have  Is'im  |iossible, 
Ikirmstan  entreaty  of  Dr.  Johnson.  And  every  fresh 
j  nlrrvlcw  at  his  own  home  showed  the  steady  humanity 
I  oi'liiH  assiiliiiiy  to  enliven  his  |iiKir  blind  companion  ;  as 
Julias  til  cnit'er  the  most  essential  scrviei-s  u|ioii  two 
I  i<lii'r  (lihtrissed  imnates  of  his  charitable  house,  Mrs. 
IViiiiiiuliiis,  thu  indigent  daughter  uf  Dr.  Swiiil)'n,  a 
I  pkuii'iaii  who  had  Is-en  giKlfatlicr  to  Dr.  Johnson  ;  and 
I  Mr.  l/'vot,  n  |SKir  old  ruined  ajiothecary,  Imth  of  whom 
1 1«'  liniiscil  and  siip|iorteil  with  thu  inuat  exemplary 
I  tVislian  giKxInesB. 

MB.    OARRK'K. 

But  the  year  that  followed  this  still  rising  tide  of 
jiliuure  iiiil  prns|H'rily  lo  Dr.  Ilurnev,  177ll,"o|ieiied  to 
«im»ilh  the  jH-rsinial  loss  of  a  (Viend  whom  the  world 
inislil  vainly,  |K'rhnps,  Iw  challenged  to  replace,  for 
'|f«iliilily,  delight,   and    conviviality,   (inrriek !— the 


in  Evelina, 


riiu  wii,  HO  strongly  observed  by  Mrs.  Maling, 
Wlit'i  III  the  Dowager  t'ountess  of  Miilgrave,  thai  she 
M' "lien  exclaimed  lo  this  memorioiist,  «VVIiy  did  not 
«f  Jwliua  Keyiiokls  paint  Doctor  Johnson  when  liu  was 
'Pukiiij  to  Doctor  Uurney  or  to  you  ?" 


inimitable  David  (.arrick  !  who  lel\  liehind'  him  all 
previous-  eminence  in  his  profession  iM-yond  reach  ol 
eompurisiin;  save  the  Itosciiis  of  Koine,  to  whose 
Circrunian  celebrity  we  owe  the  adoption  of  an  appro- 
priate iionieiielature,  which  at  no  (leriod  could  have  been 
found  in  our  own  dominions : — tiarrick,  so  long  the 
darling  and  unrivalled  favourite  of  tlii!  piiblii: ;  who 
possessed,  resistlessly,  where  he  chose  lo  e.xert  it,  tlii' 
(mwer  of  pleasing,  winning,  and  exhilarating  all  around 
liim: — Garrick,  who,  in  the  words  of  Dr.  Johnson, 
seemed  "Korinid  lo  gladden  life,"  wos  taken  from  his 
resplendent  worldly  fame,  nnd  admiring  worldly  friends, 
by  "  that  stroke  of  dealli,"  says  Dr.  Johnson,  "  which 
eclipsed  the  gaiety  of  nations,  and  iiii|)overished  the  stock 
of  harmless  pleasure." 

He  had  already  retired  from  the  stoge,  nnd  retired 
without  waiting  fiir  failing  |iowers  lo  urge,  or  precipitate 
lis  retreat ;  for  still  his  uneipialled  animal  spirits,  gaily 
baflling  the  assaults  of  age,  had  such  extraordinary 
cxiilH-raDec  as  In  supply  and  sup|iort  both  liotly  and  iniiiil 
at  once:  still  clear,  varying,  and  |M'iietraling  was  his 
voice;  still  full  of  intelligence  or  satire,  of  disdain,  of 
rage,  or  of  delight,  was  the  tire,  the  railiunce,  the 
elo<iutnce  of  his  eye  ;  still  madi!  up  at  will,  of  energy  or 
grace,  of  command  or  supplication,  was  his  form,  and 
were  his  altitudes ;  his  face  alone — ah  !  "  there  was  the 
rub ! — "  his  face  alone  was  the  martyr  of  time  :  or 
rather,  his  forehead  and  cheeks ;  for  his  eyes  and  his 
eoiintenanee  were  still  beaming  with  recent,  though 
retiring  iK'nnly. 

Hut  the  wear  and  tear  of  his  forehead  ami  cheeks, 
which,  ns  Dr.  Johnson  had  said,  made  sixty  years  in 
(iarrick  seem  seventy,  liati  rendered  them  so  wrinkled, 
from  an  unremitting  play  of  expression,  off  as  well  ns  on 
the  stage,  that,  when  he  found  neither  paint  nor  candle- 
light,  nor  dress  nor  decoration,  could  conceal  those  lines, 
or  smooth  those  furrows  which  were  ploughing  his  com. 
plexion,  he  preferred  to  triumph,  even  in  foregoing  his 
triumphs,  by  plunging,  through  voluntary  impulse,  from 
the  dazzling  summit  to  which  he  had  mounted,  and 
heroically  pronouncing  his  Farewell  I — amidst  the  uni. 
vcrsal  cry,  echoed  and  reechoing  nil  uroimd  him,  of 
"Stop,  (Jurriek,  slop! — yet  a  little  longer  stop  !" 

A  brief  account  of  the  last  sight  of  this  admired  and 
much  loved  friend  is  thus  given  in  a  manuscript  memoir 
of  Dr.  Hurncy. 

"  I  called  at  his  door,  with  anxious  enquiries,  two  days 
before  he  expired,  and  wiw  ailinitted  to  his  ehamlier ; 
but  though  I  saw  him,  ho  did  not  sei'm  to  sec  me,— or 
any  earthly  thing!  His  countenance  that  had  never 
remained  a  moment  the  same  in  conversation,  now  ap- 
(leared  as  fixed  and  as  inanimate  as  a  block  of  marble ; 
and  he  had  already  so  far  rcliiuiuished  the  -vorld,  as  I  was 
afterwards  told  by  Mr.  Wallace,  hisexc.  ■■■,  ,r,  that  nothing 
that  was  said  or  done  that  used  lo  -'  m  -st  him  the 
most  keenly,  had  any  effect  ujion  his  musi  S'l; ;  or  eoulil 
extort  cither  a  word  or  a  look  from  him  loi  several  days 
previously  to  his  U'coming  a  cnrps<\" 

Dr.  Hurncy,  in  the  same  carriage  with  Whitehead, 
the  [loet  laureate,  the  erudite  .Mr.  Ileaiiclerk,  and  Mr. 
Wallace,  the  executor,  attended  the  last  remains  of  this 
celebrated  public  character  to  tlieir  honourable  interment 
in  Westminster  Abbey. 

YOUNCl  cnoTcii. 

Just  as  tins  great  dramatic  genius  Wis  descending  In 
the  tomb,  young  Crotch,  a  rising  musical  genius,  was 
brought  forward  into  the  world  with  so  strong  a  promise 
of  eininenee.  that  a  very  general  ilcsiro  was  express«'d, 
that  Dr.  Hurncy  wouldexamine,  counsel,  and  countenance 
him  ;  and  at  only  three  years  nnd  a  half  old,  the  child 
was  brought  to  St.  Martin's  street  by  his  innther. 

The  diMitor,  ever  ready  to  nourish  incipient  talents, 
submitted  to  his  investigntioii,  saw  the  child  rc|H'ntedly ; 
and  was  so  forcibly  striiek  by  his  uncommon  faculties, 
that  upon  communicating  his  remarks  lo  the  famous  Dr 
Hunter,  who  had  lioen  foremost  in  desiring  the  examina- 
tion. Dr.  Hunter  thought  tlicm  snflleieiitly  curious  lo  Ih' 
prcwiited  to  the  Royal  Society ;  where  they  wen 
extremely  well  received,  and  printed  in  the  Philosophical 
Transactions  of  the  year  17711. 

For  some  lime  alter  this,  tho  doctor  was  IVeiiucnIlv 
called  upon,  by  the  relations  nnd  admirers  of  this  woii- 
derfnl  Isiy,  for  assistance  nnd  advice ;  liotli  which  In 
eliM-rl'iilly  accorded  lo  the  liest  of  his  ability  :  till  the 
happy  star  of  the  young  prodigy  fixed  him  at  the 
I'niversily  of  Oxford,  wIhtc  ho  met  with  every  aid.  pro. 
ti-ssional  or  |M'rsnnnl,tliat  his  genius  claimed  ;  nnd  where, 
while  his  eilucation  was  still  in  progress,  ho  was  nomi- 
nated, when  only  ruurtccn  years  uf  age,  orgranist  of 
(.'hriit  Church. 


'i'liis  I'Vi'iit  he  eoniiniiiiicateil  lo  Dr.  Hurncy  in  a  mo- 
dest nnil  grutclnl  letter,  that  the  doctor  Received  and 
preserved  with  sincere  Hntisliietioii  ;  and  kindly  answered 
with  instructive  proli-SNional  couiirel. 

Mil.   TIIKALK. 

The  event  next  nnrrnted  in  the  Mciiioirs  of  Dr. 
Hurncy,  proved  deeply  aHccling  lo  the  happiness  and 
gaiety  of  his  sooial  eirehs  ;  liir  now  u  eulaslrophe,  uliieh 
tor  some  time  hud  scenicil  iiii|H'ii<ling,  and  wliiili,  though 
various  and  tliictiiating,  had  olteii  struck  with  terror,  or 
<lani|H'd  with  sorrow,  the  liveliest  spirits  nnd  gayest 
scenes  of  Streuthani,  siiddiiily  took  place;  nnd  eiil  sliort 
tiir  ever  the  honours  and  the  |icacc  of  that  erst  illustrious 
dwelling. 

Mr.  Thralc,  for  many  years,  in  utter  ignorance  what 
its  symptoms  were  forelsiding,  hail  Ih-cii  harbouring, 
through  nn  underinining  indulgence  of  iinmoilerate  sleep 
nllcr  meals,  a  pro|H'iisity  to  |>araU>is.  The  prognostics 
of  (li8teni|M'r  were  then  little  oltservcd  but  by  men  of 
science ;  and  those  were  rarely  called  in  till  something 
fnlnl  was  apprehended.  It  is,  prolMibly,  only  since  the 
lime  that  medical  and  surgical  h-ctiircs  have  Is-en  pub- 
lished ns  well  as  delivered  ;  and  simplified  from  technical 
diniciiltics,  so  as  lo  meet  and  to  eiiligliteii  the  unscientific 
intellect  of  the  herd  of  ninnkind,  llint  the  world  at  large 
seeins  to  have  learned  the  value  of  early  attention  to  in- 
cipient malady. 

Kven  Dr.  Johnson  was  so  little  aware  of  the  insalubrity 
of  Mr.  Thrale's  course  of  life,  that,  without  inter|iosiiig 
his  |iowerful  and  never  disregarded  exhortations,  he  often 
laughingly  said,  "Mr. 'J'hralc  will^  out-slccp  the  seven 
slcc|iers!  " 

Strange  it  may  seem,  at  this  present  so  far  more 
nlightencd  day  u|ion  these  subjects,  that  Dr.  Johnson, 
at  least,  should  not  have  Ikcu  alarmed  at  this  lethargic 
Icndcney  ;  as  the  art  of  medicine,  which,  for  all  that 
IH-Iongs  lo  this  world,  stands  the  highest  in  utility,  was, 
abstractedly,  a  study  U|ioii  which  he  loved  to  ruminate, 
and  a  siibjeet  he  was  addicted  lo  discuss.  Hut  this  in- 
stance of  complete  vacuity  of  practical  iiiformalinii  U|)on 
diseases  and  remedies  in  Dr.  Johnson,  will  cease  to  give 
surprise,  when  it  is  known  that,  near  the  middle  of  his 
life,  and  in  the  fullest  force  of  his  noble  faculties,  U|ion 
finding  himself  assailed  by  a  severe  fit  of  the  gout  in  h'lA 
ancle,  he  sent  for  a  |>ail  of  cold  water,  into  which  he 
phmged  his  leg  during  the  worst  of  the  paroxysm— a  feat 
of  intrepid  ignorance — incongruous  as  sounds  the  word 
ignorance  in  sjieakingnf  Dr.  Johnson — that  prolmbly  ho 
had  cause  lo  rue  during  his  whole  after-life  ;  for  the  gout, 

of  which  he  chose  to  gel  rid  in  so  succinct  a  manner n 

feat  in  which  he  often  exulted — might  have  carried  off 
many  of  the  direful  obstruct  ions,  and  asthnialie  scizurcH 
and  siitl'erings,  of  which  his  latter  years  were  wretchedly 
the  martyrs. 

Thus,  most  unfortunately,  without  representation, 
opposition,  or  consciousness,  Mr.  Thralc  went  on  in  a 
self-destroying  mode  of  conduct,  till, 

"  Uncalled — unheeded — unawares —  " 

he  was  struck  with  a  fit  of  ajioplcxy. 

Yet  even  this  stroke,  by  the  knowledge  and  ex|icricnce 
of  his  medical  advisers,  might  |M>rliaps  have  licen  parried, 
had  Mr.  Thralc  Is-en  imbued  with  curlier  reverence  for 
the  arts  of  recovery.  Hut  he  slighted  them  all ;  and 
fearless,  or,  rather,  incredulous  of  danger,  he  allended  to 
no  prescriptions.  He  simply  essayed  the  waters  of  Tun- 
bridge  ;  and  made  a  long  sojourn  nt  Hath.  All  in  vain  ! 
The  Inst  and  fatal  seizure  was  intlietcd  at  his  own  town 
house,  in  lirnsvciior-sipiare,  in  the  spring  of  I7H| ;  and 
at  an  instant  when  such  a  blow  was  so  little  ex|M<cted, 
that  nil  r,ondnii,  amongst  imtsoiis  of  fashion,  talents,  or 
celebrity,  had  Ih-cu  invited  lo  a  splendid  enterlainmeiil, 
meant  for  the  night  of  that  very  dawn  which  rose  u|ion 
the  sudden  earthly  extinction  of  the  himeiited  and 
res|iected  chief  of  the  inunsion. 

DTK  K  ATI!  AM. 

Changed  now  was  Slreatliam  !  the  value  of  its  chief 
seemed  first  made  known  by  his  loss  ;  which  was  long 
felt;  though  not,  m-rhaps,  with  the  inimediale  acutcncss 
that  would  have  iiecn  demonstrated,  if,  at  that  |M'riod, 
the  deprivation  of  the  femnh-  chieftain  hud  preceded  that 
of  llie  male.  Still  Mr.  Thrale,  by  every  iViend  of  his 
house  and  family,  and  by  every  trui-  adherent  to  his 
will-,  her  interesi,  her  fiiiiie,  nnd  her  happiness,  was  day 
by  day,  and  week  by  wi-ek,  more  and  more  missed  and 
regreited. 

I>r,  Hurncy  was  one  of  tlie  first  and  most  earnest  to 
hasten  to  the  widowed  lady,  with  thn  truest  syin|>nlliy  in 
her  grief.  His  daughter,  who,  for  some  previous  months. 


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liad  bc't'ii  wholly  rvaUirud  to  tliu  paturiiul  nut', — tlii) 
Tlinili'H  tlieiiiHolvi's  Imviii'r  lici'ii  lixi'il,  liir  the  liiat  wiiitrr 
KOiuuiii,  ill  Uro8Vi'iior.si|iiiiri', — llcw,  in  tn-inbliii);  hnsti', 
the  instant  iiliu  cmilil  bi:  rci-i'ivril,  to  tliu  iM'lavcd  tVii'iiil 
who  wu»  now  tenderly  I'lieliuiiied  to  her  huiirt ;  and  ut 
this  iiioinent  wan  doultly  endeared  by  ini-Hrortiini' ;  and 
voluntarily  i|uittiug  all  eitu',  eaj^crly  vntabliNht'd  licTBclf 
at  Strcatliani. 

Dr.  JolniKon,  who  was  one  of  Mr.  Thralu'ii  cxoeutorH, 
iinnirdiately  rcnuincd  his  a|iartmcnt ;  cordially  and 
frratclully  bcHtowing  on  the  reinainiii);  liosteKa  every 
iniiiiite  that  she  could  dcKire  or  rei)iiiru  of  hin  time  und 
Ilia  services.  And  nothing  conid  liu  wiser  in  eouiiHel, 
more  zealous  in  good  olKceH,  nr  kinder  of  intention,  than 
the  whole  of  his  conduct  in  |>erforinini;  the  duties  that  he 
deemed  to  devolve  U|>un  him  by  the  will  of  hi'  ).;te  iViend. 

liut  Ur.  Uuniey,  as  he  cuidd  only  ugmn  Ins  stated  diiy 
and  hour  make  one  in  this  retirement,  devoted  himself 
now  almost  exclusively  to  his 

IIISTOUY    or   MUSIC. 

^o  many  years  had  cla|ised  since  the  appearance  of 
the  first  volume,  and  the  murmurs  of  tliu  subseribtTs 
were  so  (reneral  for  the  publication  of  the  second,  that 
the  earnestness  of  the  doctor  to  fulfd  liis  engu)reiiieiit, 
hrcanic  sucli  as  to  sicken  liiin  of  almost  every  occu|>ation 
that  turned  liini  from  its  pursuit.  Yet  uninterrupted 
attention  grew  more  than  ever  dilKcult ;  for  as  his  lei- 
sure, through  the  double  claims  of  his  profession  and  his 
work,  diminished,  his  celebrity  increased ;  oiid  the  calls 
upon  it,  OS  usual,  from  the  wayward  taste  of  public 
fashion  for  what  is  hard  to  obtain,  were  perpetual,  were 
even  clamorous ;  and  he  hud  cunstuntly  a  long  list  of 
petitioning  parents,  awaiting  a  vacant  liour,  U|hiii  any 
terms  that  he  could  name,  and  at  any  |>art  of  the  day. 

lie  had  always  some  early  pupil  who  accepted  his 
attendance  at  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning ;  and  u  strong 
instance  has  been  given  of  its  being  seized  upon  even  at 
■even  ;  and,  during  the  height  of  the  season  for  fashiona- 
ble London  residence,  his  tour  from  house  to  house  was 
Bcarcely  ever  finished  sooner  than  eleven  o'clock  at 
night. 

But  80  urgent  grew  now  the  spirit  of  his  diligence 
for  the  progress  of  his  work,  tliat  he  not  only  declined 
all  invitations  to  the  hospitable  boards  of  his  friends,  he 
even  resisted  the  social  hour  of  repast  at  his  own  table  ; 
and  took  his  solitary  meal  in  his  coach,  while  passing 
from  scholar  to  scholar ;  for  which  purjmse  he  hud  sand- 
wiches pre|)arcd  in  a  Hut  tiu  box;  and  wine  and  wutcr 
ready  mixed,  in  a  wickered  pint  buttle,  put  constantly 
into  the  |>ockcls  of  his  carriage. 

If,  at  this  period.  Dr.  liurney  had  been  as  intent  and 
as  skilful  in  the  arrangement  and  tlie  augmentation  of 
his  income,  as  ho  was  industrious  to  procure,  and  assidu- 
ous to  merit,  its  increase,  he  might  have  retired  from 
business,  its  toils  and  its  cares,  while  yet  in  the  meridian 
of  life  ;  with  a  comfortable  eom|K!tcncc  for  its  decline, 
and  adequate  |>ortions  for  his  daughters.  With  regard 
to  his  sons,  it  was  always  his  intention  to  bestow  u|x>n 
them  good  educations,  and  to  bring  them  up  to  honour- 
able professions ;  and  then  to  leave  them  to  form,  as  he 
liad  done  himself,  a  dynasty  of  their  own.  Uut,  unfor- 
tunately for  all  parties,  he  had  as  little  turn  as  time  for 
that  s|iecics  of  speculation  which  leads  to  fuioiiciol  pros- 
perity; and  he  lived  ehicHy  ujion  the  princi|ial  ot  the 
sums  which  he  amassed ;  and  which  he  merely,  as  soon 
as  they  were  received,  locked  up  in  his  bureau  for 
facility  of  usage;  or  stored  largely  at  his  banker's  as  an 
asylum  of  sulety  :  while  the  cash  wliieli  he  laid  out  in 
any  sort  of  interest,  was  so  little,  as  to  make  his  current 
revenue  almost  incredibly  below  what  might  have  been 
expected  from  the  remimcrution  of  his  labours ;  or  what 
seemed  due  to  hin  situation  in  the  world. 

Out,  with  all  his  hoiinuralile  toil,  his  philoaopliic  priva- 
tions, and  his  heroic  self-denials, 

THE  SECOND  voLu.Mn  or  thb  iiistoky  of  Mi'sir, 

from  a  eonlinually  enlarging  view  of  its  capahilily  of 
improvement,  did  not  see  the  light  till  the  year  I'Ki. 

Then,  however,  it  woa  received  with  the  same  favour 
and  tlic  same  honours  that  had  '"'•rT-\  Ihe  entninee  into 
public  notice  of  its  predccos*<  r,  'I'.'ie  literary  world 
Hcemed  fdled  witli  its  praixe ;  ih"  lnKikseilers  ileiimnded 
ample  impressions;  and  hr  inujosty, (juetm  Churlolte, 
witii  even  augmented  gracinuiness,  accepted  its  homage 
at  court. 

Relieved,  by  this  publication,  from  a  weight  U|inn  his 
spirits  and  his  delicacy,  which,  for  more  than  six  years 
had  burthened  and  disturbed  them,  he  prudently  resolved 
against  working  any  longer  under  the  si'If.reproachful 
annoyance  of  u  promised  punctuality  which  his  position 


in  lile  disabled  him  from  ubservmg,  by  lettering  himtell 
with  any  further  tie  of  time  to  his  sulnicrilM.'r»  fur  tlie 
remaining  volumes. 

iNut,  however,  to  his  daughter  did  the  doctor  reroin- 
niend  any  siinllur  reinissiun  of  iieninaiiship.  'i'lig  extr.i- 
urdiiiary  favour  willi  whieli  her  liitU-  uork  had  been 
received  in  the  world,  and  which  may  chietly,  perhaps, 
be  attributed  to  tlic  unpretending  and  uiiex|H'Cliiig  mu<le 
ill  which,  not  skilfully,  but  involuntarily,  it  had  glided 
into  public  lilis  Uiiig  now  sanelioned  by  tlie  tclal  ol 
eneuiirageinenl  from  Kr.  Johnson  und  from  .Mr.  lUirke, 
gave  a  zest  to  his  paternul  pleasure  and  ho|H's,  tliut  mude 
it  iiiijiossible,  iiuy,  that  even  led  him  to  think  it  wouhl 
lie  uiiliitherly ,  to  lislt  n  to  her  uDVighted  wishes  of  retreat, 
from  her  teurlul  apprehensions  of  some  reverse- ;  or  sutler 
her  to  shrink  back  to  licr  original  ulwcurity,  from  the 
light  into  which  she  li.i(l  Uen  surprised. 

And,  indeed,  tlioiigli  he  made  Ihe  kindest  allowance 
fur  her  tremors  and  reluctance,  he  was  urged  so  luniul- 
tuuusly  by  others,  that  it  was  hardly  |ios»ible  tor  him  to 
be  passive  ;  and  .Mr.  i'risp,  whose  voice,  in  whatever 
was  submitted  to  his  judgment,  had  the  eltect  of  a  casting 
vote,  culled  out  aloud,  "  .More  I  more  !  more  1 — anotiier 
production  I  " 

The  wishes  of  two  such  iK'rsonages  were,  of  courw, 
resistless ;  and  a  rew  inentul  s|ieeulation,  which  already, 
though  secretly,  hud  taken  a  rambling  pussessioit  of  her 
ideas,  u|ion  the  evils  annexed  to  tJiat  species  of  family 
pride,  which,  t'rum  generation  to  generation,  seeks,  by 
mortal  wills,  to  arrest  the  ehangel'iil  range  of  successiun 
enacted  by  the  immutable  laws  of  deatli,  bicaiiie  the 
basis  of  u  comjiositiuii  which  she  deiioiiiiuutid  -Meinoiis 
of  an  Heiress. 

No  sooner  was  her  consent  obtained,  than  Dr.  Burncy, 
who  had  long  with  regret,  though  witii  pride,  perceived 
that  at  Streathum  she  had  no  time  tiiat  waj  her  own, 
earnestly  culled  her  tlieiici\ 

MR.   ni-RKE. 

The  time  is  now  come  for  commemorating  the  con- 
nection which,  next  alone  to  that  of  Ur.  Johnson,  stands 
hif{;licst  in  the  literary  honours  of  Dr.  Burncy,  namely, 
that  which  he  funned  with  tAlmund  Burke. 

'i'lieir  first  meetings  had  been  merely  accidental  and 
public,  and  wholly  uiiaccoin|>anied  by  any  private  inti- 
mui^y  or  intercourse ;  though,  from  the  time  tliat  tlie 
author  of  Evelina  had  lieeii  discovered,  there  had  (Kissed 
between  them,  on  such  occasional  junctions,  what  Dr. 
Blimey  playfully  called  an  amiahtt  em/urlrj)  of  Niiiles, 
and  other  symbols,  that  showed  each  to  be  tliiiiking  of 
the  same  thing:  for  .Mr.  Burke,  with  lliat  generous  euer^y 
which,  when  he  escaped  the  feuds  of  I>arty,  was  Uie  dis- 
tinction of  his  character,  and  made  tlic  charm  of  his 
oratory,  had  blazed  around  his  approbation  of  tliut  happy 
little  work,  from  the  momi^nt  that  it  hud  fallen,  inciden- 
tally, into  his  hands ;  and  when  he  heard  that  tiie  author, 
from  her  aci|uaintaiice  with  tlie  lovely  and  accomplished 
lieices  of  ^Sir  Joshua  Kcynolds,  was  a  visiter  at  the 
house  of  that  Kiiglisli  liaphuel,  he  tluttcringly  desired 
of  the  knight  an  up|>uiiited  hitcrview. 

But  from  tliat,tliimgh  enchanted  as  much  as  astonished 
at  such  a  projiosal  from  .\Ir.  Burke,  slic  fearfully,  and 
with  conscious  iiisutlieieney,  hung  back  ;  hoping  to  owe 
to  cliuncc  a  less  osliiitatious  meeting. 

Vnridiis  parlies,  during  two  or  three  yeors,  had  been 
planned,  but  proved  alH)rtivc;  when  in  June,  lTt£i,  Sir 
Joshua  lieynulds  invited  Dr.  Bumey  anil  tlie  memorialist 
to  a  dinner  u|ion  Itichmond  Hill,  to  meet  the  Bishop  of 
St.  Asaph,  Miss  Shipley,  and  some  others. 

This  was  gladly  occepted  by  the  doctor ;  who  now, 
u|inn  his  new  system,  was  writing  more  at  his  case ;  and 
by  his  daughter,  who  was  still  detained  from  Streatlia.n, 
as  her  sceond  work,  though  Anishcd,  was  yet  in  tlie 
press. 

Sir  Joshua,  anil  his  eldest  ncicr,  accompanied  by 
Lord  Cork,  called  for  them  in  St.  .Martin's  street;  and 
the  drive  was  us  lively,  from  the  diseoursc  witliin  the 
carriage,  as  it  was  pleasant  from  thu  views  williuut. 

Here  the  editor,  as  no  traits  of  Mr.  Burke  in  conversa- 
tion can  l)C  wholly  uninteresting  to  an  Englirh  reader, 
will  venture  to  copy  an  account  of  this  meeting,  which 
was  written  while  it  was  yet  new,  and  consoquently 
warm  ill  her  niumury,  as  uii  utTering  to  her  second 
fattier, 

HAMi'Ki.  caisr,  na.  ciresixnTov. 

"  My  dear  Mr.  frisp — At  the  Knight  of  Plympton's 
house,  on  liiehmond  Hill,  next  to  the  Star  and  Garter, 
wo  weru  met  by  the  Bishop  of  St.  Asaph,  who  stands  as 
high  in  general  esteem  for  agreeability  a*  for  worth  and 
learning;  and  by  his  arcoinplislied  and  spirited  daughter. 


.>Iiss  Shipley,      My  futhrr  wus  already  aeijiiainuil  ..(,j,  I 
Imth  ;    and  to  Imth  I  was  introduced  by  Alisk  I'dun, 

"  No  other  compniiy  was  nientioncd  ;  but  fomv  miiluj  I 
wliisjiers  passed  lictwein  Sir  Joshua,  .Miss  I'alnirr,  irij  I 
iiiy  tatlii  r,  that  awakened  in  ine  a  notion  that  the  pui ,  I 
was  not  yet  complete;  and  with  that  nolioii  an  idrj  i;^'|| 
.Mr.  Burke  might  be  the  awaited  chief  of  the  a.ssrtiit,|^r;.  I 
:br  as  they  knew  I  had  lung  hud  ns  iiiurh  r^eriira  I 
to  si'C  Mr.  Burke  as  I  had  tears  of  nieeliiii;  his  cjwfi,.  f 
tioiis,  I  thought  they  might  forbear  naming  him  tuKin:! 
■lie  a  tit  of  fright. 

"  Sir  Joshua  who,  though  full  of  kindncsp,  drailv  |.,rr,  ■ 
a  little  innocent  iiialiie,  drew  me  rnon  uthrwarils  u,|l 
window,  to  look  at  the  Isautil'nl  prospect  l»l.,w ;  tliCM,:^! 
iiieundering  of  the  Thames,  and  the  brightly  piiluri!t.iic| 
situation  of  the  elegant  white  house  wliiili  llorlitl 
\Val|H)le '.' J  made  tlic  Imbitution  of  I.ui1y  lliaiu  |'r-.g. I 
clerk  and  her  llir  progeny;  in  order  to  gatlicr, 3(  1, 1 
allerwurds  laugliingly  acknowledged,  my  Kntiiiirni<f|l 
the  view,  that  he  might  cpniiKire  them  with  tlioft  ni' Mi. f 
llurke  on  the  same  scene  !  However,  I  eteaprd,  lucLiliJ 
falling,  through  ignorance,  into  such  a  conipcliliun.  tTl 
the  entrance  of  a  large,  though  unannounced  inrlj,  in 1 1 
muss.  Tor  as  this  was  only  a  visit  of  a  day,  there  itirtl 
very  few  Kcrvants  ;  ond  those  few,  I  suppute,  were  prf.l 
paring  the  dinner  apartment;  fur  this  group  apirjnjl 
to  have  found  its  own  way  up  to  the  drawing  rnnni,  uiLhl 
an  easiness  as  well  suited  to  its  huniour,  hy  the  cay  urufl 
its  approach,  us  to  that  of  Sir  Joshua  ;  who  holds  nn.\ 
inuiiy  almost  in  horror,  and  who  received  thciii  witlieinl 
any  lorin  or  ajiology. 

"He  quitted  me,  however,  to  go  forward,  and  pnll 
with  distinction  a  lady  who  was  in  the  set.  Tlirvstnl 
all  fuiiiihurly  recognised  by  the  Bishop  and  MissHi[i|«,l 
as  well  as  by  Miss  Palmer ;  and  some  of  tliein  by  ir^l 
fuihiT,  whose  own  face  wore  an  expression  of  pleamrr,! 
that  hcl|)ed  to  fix  a  conjecture  in  my  mind  tliat  (m| 
amongst  them,  whom  I  peculiarly  signalised,  tall, indc 
line  de|iurtiiient,  with  an  air  of  courtesy  and  conimtu 
might  Ih!  E^hiiund  Burke. 

"  Excited  as  I  t'ult  by  this  idea,  I  continued  at  mTl 
pictureB(|ue  window,  as  all  tlie  company  were  btnn^nl 
to  me,  till  Miss  I'alincr  gave  her  hand  tu  tlic 
sus|>ccted,  but  unknown  personage,  saying  in  i 
whisper, '  Klave  I  kept  my  promise  at  lust ! '  and  ll 
but  in  a  lower  tone  still,  and  [Minting  to  the  window,  i 
pronounced  *  Miss  Burney.' 

As  this  seemed  intended  for  private  informili 
previously  to  an  introduction,  ho  the  p<'rson  whoni  I 
might,  though  accidentally  it  was  overheard,  I  indintlrl 
bent  my  head  out  of  the  window,  as  if  not  attrndin;  il 
them :  yet  I  caught,  unavoidably,  the  answer,  vrhitlJ 
was  uttered  in  a  voice  the  most  emphatic,  tlionflil 
low,  'Why  did  you  tell  mo  it  was  Miss  liurney?  ImI 
ou  think  I  should  not  have  known  it  7' 

An  awkward  feeling,  now,  from  having  still  nn  nrtainln 
of  my  surmise,  or  of  what  it  might  produce,  made  iirJ 
seize  a  spy  glas.s,  and  set  about  re-examining  the  |ii«.| 
|icct ;  till  a  pat  on  tlic  arm,  soon  after,  hy  Miss  PalmerJ 
turned  ine  round  to  the  company,  just  as  the  still  vn. 
known,  to  my  great  regret,  was  going  out  of  the  rmul 
with  a  footman,  who  strcmed  to  call  him  away  iipngf 
some  sudden  summons  of  business.  But  my  rilkrJ 
who  was  at  Miss  Palmer's  elbow,  said,  'Fanny— Mr] 
(iibbon ! ' 

"  This,  too,  was  a  great  name ;   but  of  how  different  il 
figure  and  presentation !      F'at  and  ill-cnnslnirtid,  Mrf 
Uibbon  has  cheeks  of  such  prodigious  chubliiiK<s  Ihit 
they  envelo|)e  his  nose  so  completely,  as  to  render  it,  ml 
profile,  absolutely  invisible.     His  look  and  iiiunner  iral 
placidly  mild,  but  rather  cflTcminalo ;    his  voice,— fur  hel 
was  s|M!aking  to  Sir  Joshua  at  a  little  distance,— ia  (rentlf  J 
but   of  studied    precision  of  accent.    Yet,  with  tli(«l 
Brobdignatious   checks,   his   neat  little  teet  ore  ol'  il 
miniature   description;    and  with  these,  as  soon  ii  II 
turned  round,  he  hastily  descrilicd  a  quaint  nnrt  nf  cirr!r,| 
with  small  quick  steps,  and  a  dap|icr  gait,  as  if  to  mirl 
the  alacrity  of  his  approach,  and   then,  stoppinc  »Imi1 
when  full  face  to  ino,  he  made  so  singularly  prol'oiinii  i 
Imw,  Uiot — though  hardly  able  to  keep  my  gr»vity-Ij 
felt   myself  blush   deeply   at   its   undue,  but  p>lr<ili';r 
intended  obscquiuusnoss. 

This  demonstration,  however,  over,  his  senie  of  p 
liteness,  or  project  of  flattery,  was  satisfied:  for  btl 
spoke  not  a  word,  though  his  gallant  advance  Ktniciitol 
indicate  a  design  of  bestowing  upon  nie  a  littio  rhdonJ 
cal  touch  of  a  eompliment.  But,  an  all  eyes  in  llie  n«inl 
were  suddenly  cant  upon  us  both,  it  is  pussibls  Im  |*'-I 
took  a  littio  himself  of  the  oinharrasnmcnt  hecnuld  noli 
hut  sec  that  ho  occasionod ;  and  was  thcrofuro  unwillm^J 


Vou  will  rail  me  n 

jx  isothf r  Mr.  Burl 

■I  OIF  ho  lung  en<jugl 

^  Sr  Joshua  next   i 

B^inlo  this  select 

*iiKll.>n.    She  a  PI 

pt  silral  and  nservc 

I  i'l/J.Mhua  then  w< 

pwic  with  Mr.  F 

ffi^.u'n  Burke,  the  c 

«THf:  llurke.  They 

•»i  tjfreealdc ;  but  at 

|ti*Uj»crmg  chief. 

1  llw  proud  iliould 

T«""«ion  of  .Mr.  Ii 

Hraliu  fleeting,  hi 

'  af  luatlcr;  and 

»«k«r  widi  such  n 

i«>irwiih  which  all 

'•^'Ijr  iluliiicated  li 

f '<■!  «oi«oc<!,  my,  t 

*;'i  »niii.  says  ini 

I  «;IUlltlKi  belter 
^^i"  u  I  htu  hen 


iMRnolItS  OF   DR.  Ut'RNEV. 


379 


iicly  ni'ijuaiiiiid  ..m.^ 
J  liy  Alls*  I'tliiiit 
>(1 ;  hut  ^oitivMiiiiii  T I 
in,  .Mii<s  rnlnicr, ;;, 
loticjii  (liiit  t'lr  |K,i ;  I 
t  iiolinii  an  idra  tjl 

?f  of  till'  a.H|(ClllbLi;r ;  I 

I  nt  iiiurli  nutrnfi,  I 
inrrtini;  his  cxinftj.  [ 
naniiiig  him  lu  hn  I 

lindncRP, iliaily  |..tfi| 
Koon  atliTwards  Uii\ 
ispcct  ImIi.w  ;  ll.t,.,:n 
hri({htly  liiituriK.ucI 
loiivc  whiih  iliiricl 
)f  Liiity  l)i;ina  I'r.j.  I 
rdir  to  j;;itlit'r, a* tr I 
red,  u\J  »ilitiiiirn;.ff| 
cm  with  thwr  oi'Mt  f 
ur,  I  ctraiwd,  luiiilvj 
cli  a  campcliliun.  bTl 
miioiiiict'd  intty,  mil 
,  ol"  a  day,  Ihcrt  urn  I 
I  Rii|i|iucr,  were  pie.  [ 
this  group  a|i|.«ndl 
c  drawinj;  rnnni,  iIlIiI 
lour,  hy  tlic  cay  iir  uil 
iim  ;  who  holdn  nn.l 
:t'ci'ivcd  thciii  witlitiitl 

:o  furward,  and  [[cttl 

I  the  BC't.  Thn  icnl 
hop  and  Mi!ist>bi|ilei,| 
some  nf  Ihi'iii  by  ir.jl 
\prcssiun  ot*  plpafurr,! 

II  my  mind  tliat  ivl 
eifrnaliscd,  tall,  and  off 
lurtesy  and  conimtc^ 

I,  I  continued  at  injl 
nnpany  were  ktranfitn 
her  iiand   tu  the 
ge,  saying  in  i 
<c  at  la8t  ? '    aud  I 
ing  tothc  wiwlow.il 

private    informati 
the  p<'rpon  wliom  I 
overheard,  I  iniluilj 
Bii  it'  not  attfiidinti 

the  answer,  irhi(li| 
niphatie,  tlia 

Mi»»  Itiirney?  lUl 

it?' 

aving  still  no  cerlainm 
lit  prodncr,  inadf  n.^ 
•exainining  the  pi»| 
iftcr,  hy  Mias  PalnitrJ 

just  an  the  still  iinJ 
[ling  out  of  the  rc>iiii| 
call  him  away  ii|> 
Pfs.    But  my  fillitrj 

said,  '  Fanny— SlrJ 

1ml  of  how  difforetit  il 

ill-conslruelrd,  Mrf 

rioiis  chubliiiinis  lliit 

^ly,  an  to  render  il,  iol 

look  and  inanmr  »re| 

his  voice,— for  hel 

/distance,— il  fonllf  J 

nt.    Yet.  with  lho«| 

littlo  feci  ore  of 

thciio,  as  soon  u  11 

I  quaint  sort  nf  cirrlf,| 

er  gait,  as  if  tomii'^ 

then,  otoppincf' 

lingularly  profound  il 

liccp  my  griviiy-'l 

undue,  but  pjlpfn 


I  a.jnrcfiared,  to  hold  forth  to  publicly  upon — ho 
I  iit-rli,  pedup*.  I^nciv  what! — fur,  uiilois  my  piirtial 
lyrj^hiu  >houtd  just  then  have  (loureil  it  into  his  cars, 
L„  i.iiie  i<  it  lilw'>'  .Mr.  Uibbou  ahuulil  have  huurU  ul 
\l»'.,ai'. 

Ealtl  'bi*  moment,  to  my  great  relief,  the  unknown 
.^„  appeared;  and  with  ■  ipirit,  an  uir,  u  deportinoiit 
1^1  j(t.,ied  to  uprcad  aruund  him  the  glow  of  (iloasurc 
L,tl,  aiiicb  lie  hiinaelf  «a«  vinibly  ethilurated.  Hut 
iKnth  vu  there  none;  lor  dinmr,  which  Ikupikmc  had 
li:i::rJ  him,  was  at  the  ranu'  iii>lant  (iroclaiiiiod  ;  anil 
ilK  company,  in  a  niijieil,  <|uit«  irregular,  and  even 
I  Jji'uK'd  manner,  dc»ccnJod,  ian$  cnemunie,  lo  tlio  eat- 


It 


IH 


ver,  his  sense  of  ptvl 
'as  satisfied :  for  hsl 
advance  seemed  lul 
me  a  little  rhflori-l 
■II  eyes  in  lb«n«»«I 
.1  is  possible  h«  ps'-l 
issmenl  he  could  noil 
thcrofure  unwillinjiT 


iil'iur. 


fnc  unknown.  Iiowcvcr,  catchinir  the  arm  and  the 
^,j  „prl  ol' Sir  Jtuliua,  as  they  were  coming  down  stairH, 
u'laJifd  something,  in  a  rather  rupruachful  tune,  in 
ur  iTiiL'hl''  ear;  to  which  Sir  Jonliua  inadu  no  audible 
tvnr.  Uot  when  lio  bad  placed  hiiiisctf  at  Ins  l.tblc. 
UcaMuut  smilingly,  ''Cijiiie,  Miss  Uuniey! — will 
i.a  like  a  seat  next  mine?" — adding,  as  if  lu  reward 
t:  i"V  alert  niaipliance,  "  and  tbuii — .Mr.  Uurku  hIiuII 
n'kiyour  other  sido." 

-0  no,  indeed  !"  cried  the  sprightly  Miss  Shipley, 
lu  «»  ai«>  next  to  Sir  Joshua,  "I  sha'n'l  agree  to 
Uil!  .Mr.  Bjrke  must  fit  next  iiie!  I  won't  consent 
b«n«ilh  bull.  So  pray  come,  and  sit  down  quiet, 
M:.  Buike." 

\|'.  Burke — ibr  .Mr.  Burke,  Edmund  Burke  it  was  ! — 

iti^,>nd  obeyed. 

-I  only  prn|HMcd  it  to  make   my    peace  with   Mr. 

Boikc,"  raid  Sir  Joshua,  pasxively, "  by  giving  him  that 

|u«;  Ibr  he  his  been  scolding  mo  all  the  way   down 

liUiri  fur  not  having  introduced  him  to  Miss  Burney  ; 

IsKtof  I  must  do  it   now — .Mr.  Burke ! — .Miss  Bur- 

«( '" 

tVc  both  half  rose,  to  reciprocate  a  littlo  Rahitation  ; 
liiiMr.  Burke  said:  "I  havu  been  complaining  to  Sii 
Ij^hu  that  lie  lefl  me  wlmlly  tu  my  own  sagacity, — 
i.ic  I,  hom  ver,  did  not  horc  deceive  mo  !" 

Deilirhlediv  as  my  dear  father,  who  had  never  licfore 
Iks  Mr.  Uurke  in  private  so.iety,  enjoyed  this  encoiiii- 
IsT,  1.  niy  dear  Mr.  Crisp,  had  a  delight  in  it  that  trans. 
Ifts^rd  all  comparison.  No  expectation  that  1  had 
\imi  v(  .Mr.  B'ltke,  either  from  his  works,  his 
lijdtliei.  Ins  character,  or  his  lame,  had  anticipated  to 
iMiicha  man  as  I  now  met.  He  appeared,  perhaps. 
In  UiM  moment,  to  the  highest  possible  advantage  in 
lw:iii,  vivacity,  and  spirits.  Removed  from  the  impo- 
mtia  a::;ruvations  of  party  contentions,  that,  at  times, 
Ih  i:i:Umiii2  his  passions,  seem,  momentarily  at  IuukI, 
Ikjiwrder  liis  character,  he  was  lulled  into  gentleness 
k 'Ji( grateful  fechngs  of  prosperity;  uxliilarated,  but 
iMinioilealed,  by  sudden  success;  and  just  risen,  alter 
^-tiojvci.'s  of  failures,  disapiMintments,  lire,  and  fury, 
UMre,  aduence,  and  lionours ;  which  were  brightly 

■ilin;  on  the  icnith  of  his  powers,     lie  looked,  indeed, 

>ii'lieh.id  no  wish  hut  to  diirusc  philanthrophy,  ploa- 

r>.]nj  genial  gaiety  all  around. 

Il:«l>;ure.  when  he  is  not  negligent  in  his  carriage, 
|iiwti!c:  his  air,  commanding;  his  address,  graceful ; 

sixceelear, penetrating, sonorous, and  |ioworful;  Uh 

i]:n^, copious,  eloquent,  and  changcfnlly  impressive  ; 

a  jianacrs  are  attractive  ;  bis  conversation  is  past  all 

Vou  will  call  me  mad,  I  know; — but  if  I  wait  till  I 
iiaolher  Mr.  Burke  for  such  another  fit  of  ecstasy— 
11  ait  bo  long  enough  in  my  very  sober  good  senses ! 
^r  Jwhiia  next  made  Mrs.  Burkii  greet  the  now 
IT  into  Ihissek'ct  circle;  which  she  did  with  marked 
Miartion.  She  appears  to  bo  plcasinj;  and  sensible, 
'ilrnt  and  reserved. 

^r  J.Hhua  then  went  through  tho  same  iutroductory 
m;Mtc  with  .Mr.  Richard  Burke,  the  hrolhor;  Mr. 
'fOtm  Iturkr,  the  cousin  ;  and  young  Burke,  tho  son 
s'THK  Ilurke.  They  all,  in  dilfi-Tenl  ways,  seem  lively 
Ul!  ijreeablu ;  but  at  mileii,  and  myriads  of  miles,  from 
lliii  Uj»ciing  chief, 

Un  proud  iiiould  I  be  to  give  you  ■   sample  of  the 

""""ainKi  of  Mr.  iturke  !     But  tho  subjects  were,  in 

Jimiil,  w  fleeting,  his  ideas  so  fullof  variety, of  gaiety, 

|ud  ji' luaiicr;  and  he  darted  from  one  of  them   tu 

>Mktr  wiih  such  rapidity,  that  tho  manner,  the  eyo. 

'•Ill  with  which  all  was  pronounced,  ought  to  bo  so- 

T.»ly  doliucated  to  do  any  justice  to  the  ctroclthat 

f»7  Kolsnco,  niyrthat  every  word  produced  U|ion  his 

■UiniMoi  liearcra  and  beholders. 

J'j'l  il»in,  says  my  .Mr.  Crisp;  stark,  staring  mad  ! 

»'IUII  Hm  belter  ;  for  "  there's  a  pleasure  in  lieinjf 

W,  u  I  have  hcaid  you  quote  from  Nat  I^a,  or 


sumo  other  old  piny. v\' right, "  that  none  but  madmen 
know." 

I  iiiiisl  not,  however,  (ail  l'>  parliculnrisc  one  |ioint  of 
his  discourse, hi'c.iiisu  'tisupun  your  mvii  favourite  lioliby, 
pulilics:  and  my  I'atliur  very  iiiuuli  admired  its  canduui 
and  frankness. 

In  speaking  nf  the  great  lord  Chatham  while  ho  was 
yet  Mr.  I'ill,  Mr,  Burke  cnnlbssed  his  lordship  lo  have 
been  the  only  jicrsun  whom  ho,  Mr.  Burki',iliil  not  name 
in  parliniiieiit  wilhont  caution.  But  I.urd  Clialhani,  he 
'.<n>d,  had  obtained  so  preponderating  a  licighl  of  public 
fu'. our,  that  though,  ucensiunally,  ho  could  not  concur 
ill  its  iMithiiHiaHiii,  he  would  not  attempt  lo  op|Ki8c  its 
ery.  lie  then,  liu*evcr,  |>o»ilively,  nay  solemnly,  pro 
tested,  tliut  this  was  the  only  suhject  ii|Kin  which  iiediil 
not  talk  with  exactly  tho  same  o|ioiiiicss  and  sincerity  in 
llii^  house  as  nt  the  tiible. 

Ho  lioslowed  tho  must  llhcrul  praise  U|ion  Lord  Chut, 
ham's  second  sun,  tho  nuip  young  Williani  i'ltt,  will 
whom  he  is  acting  ;  and  who  had  not  only,  he  said,  the 
most  truly  extraordinary  talents,  hut  who  upiiearnd  to 
be  iininodiately  giiled  hy  naluruwilh  the  judgiiieiit  which 
others  ac<|uiru  hy  cx|iorieiicc. 

"Though  judgment,"  hu  presently  added,  "  is  not  so 
rare  in  youth  us  is  grneially  supposed.  1  have  coin- 
nionly  observed,  that  those  who  do  not  jmsscis  it  early 
are  apt  to  miss  il  late." 

Bui  tho  suhjert  on  which  ho  most  enlarged,  and  most 
brightened,  was  Cnidiiinl  Ximcnes.  which  was  brought 
forward,  accidcntiilly,  by  .Miss  Shipley. 

That  young  lady,  with  tho  plensiiro  nf  youthful  ex- 
iiltutinn  ill  n  lilorary  honour,  proclaimed  that  she  had 
just  received  u  letter  from  the  fuinnus  Doctor  Franklin. 

Mr.  Burke,  then,  to  .Miss  Shipley's  great  delight,  burst 
forth  into  an  eulogy  of  the  abilities  and  character  of 
Dr.  Franklin,  which  lie  mingled  with  a  history  the  most 
striking,  yet  simple,  of  his  life;  and  a  veneration  the 
most  proliiund  for  his  eminence  in  science,  and  his  libe- 
ral senliineiits  and  skill  in  |Nditics. 

This  led  him,  imperceptibly,  to  a  dissertation  npon 
the  lieauty,  but  rnrity,  of  great  minds  sustaining  great 
(lowers  to  great  old  age ;  illustrating  his  rcinnrks  by  his- 
torical proofs,  and  biographical  nnecdole^  uf  nntii|nc 
worthies  ; — till  ho  came  to  Cardinal  Ximencs,  who  lived 
lo  his  nineliothyeor.  .\nd  here  he  made  a  pause.  He 
could  go,  ho  said,  no  further.     Pertcctiuii  rested  there  ! 

Ili.i  pause,  however,  producing  only  a  generni  silence, 
that  indicated  no  wish  of  speech  but  from  himself,  he 
suddenly  burst  forth  again  into  an  oration  so  glowing 
so  flowing,  so  noble,  so  divinely  eloquent,  unpon  tho  life 
conduct,  and  endowments  of  this  cardinal,  that  I  telt  as 
if  I  had  never  before  known  what  it  wns  to  listen  !  I 
saw  Mr.  Burke,  and  .Mr.  Burke  only  !  Nothing,  no  one 
else  was  visible  any  more  than  audible.  I  seemed  sud- 
denly organised  into  a  new  inlelloclual  existence,  thai 
was  wholly  ongrnsseil  by  one  single  use  of  the  senses  of 
seeing  und  hearing,  tu  the  total  exclusion  of  every  oh 
ject  but  of  tho  figure  of  Mr.  Burke;  and  of  every  sound 
hut  that  of  his  voice.  All  else — my  dear  father  alone 
excepted — appeared  but  amalgamations  of  tho  chairs  on 
which  they  woro  seated  ;  and  seemed  placed  round  the 
table  merely  as  furniture. 

I  cannot  pretend  lo  write  yon  such  a  speech — but 
such  sentences  as  I  can  recollect  with  cxactitudo,  I  can 
not  let  puss. 

The  cardinal,  ho  uaid,  gave  counsel  ai\d  admonition 
to  princes  and  sovereigns  with  the  calm  courago  and 
dauntless  authority  with  which  he  might  have  given 
them  to  his  own  children  :  yet,  to  such  iiublo  cuurage, 
ho  joined  a  humility  still  iiiorc  inagiianiinous,  in  never 
desiring  to  disprove, or  to  disguise  his  own  lowly  origin 
but  confessing,  at  limes,  with  openness  and  simplicity 
his  surprise  at  the  height  of  tho  mountain  to  which 
froiii  so  duup  a  valley  lie  had  ascended.  And,  in  the 
midst  of  all  his  greatness,  ho  personally  visited  tho  vil- 
lage in  which  ho  was  tiorn,  whero  ho  touchingly  recog- 
nised what  remained  of  his  kith  and  kin. 

Next,  ho  descanted  upon  the  erudition  of  this  exem- 
plary prolate;  his  scarce  collection  of  bibles;  his 
une(|uall9d  mass  of  rare  manuscripts;  his  charitable 
institutions :  his  learned  seminaries  ;  and  his  stupendous 
university  at  Alcnla.  *'  Yet  so  untinged,"  ho  continued, 
"  was  his  Kcliolaslio  lore  with  the  bigotry  of  the  times; 
and  so  untainted  with  its  des|iotism,  that,  even  in  its 
most  forcible  acts  for  securing  the  press  from  licentious. 
nets,  he  had  the  enlargement  of  mind  to  permit  the 
merely  ignorant,  or  merely  needy  instruments  of  its 
abuse,  when  detected  in  promulgating  profane  works, 
from  licing  involved  in  tiieir  destruction;  (or  though, 
on  sucli  occasions,  he  caused  the  culprit's  slio;)s,  or  ware. 


huusns,  lu  bi.'  strictly  searched,  he  let  previous  notice  of 
liis  orders  Ih'  given  to  tliu  owners,  who  then  privily 
excLiilcd  jiiilginciit  llieniselvcs  upon  I  he  peccant  pro- 
|ierly;  while  they  preserved  what  was  nniie,  as  well  as 
their  personal  liberty  :  hut — if  tho  iiiiMlemeaiiuiir  wero 
coinmittcd  a  second  lime,  ho  manfully  lel'l  the  oU'enderi 
unaided  and  unpilied  lo  ils  furlciluro. 

"Tu  a  vigour,"  Mr.  Hurko  went  on,  "that  seemed 
never  to  calculate  u|Nin  danger,  he  joined  a  prudence 
thai  seemed  never  tu  run  a  risk.  Ihough  often  tho 
object  of  aspersion — as  who,  conspicuous  in  the  puhticat 
world,  is  nut  1 — ho  always  refused  to  iirnsecule;  he 
vi'ould  not  even  answer  his  culumnialors.  He  held  that 
all  classes  had  a  right  to  stand  for  something  in  public 
lili' !  *  We,' he  said,  'who  are  at  tho  head,  act ; — in 
•  ■ud's  name  let  lliiise  who  are  at  the  other  end,  talk! 
If  wo  arn  wrong,  'tis  our  duly  lu  hearken,  and  to 
mend  '.  If  wo  are  right,  we  may  lie  content  eiiuugh  with 
our  superiority,  tu  lencli  unpruvuked  iiiulico  ils  impo- 
tence, by  leaving  it  to  its  own  tester.' 

'*  So  elevated,  indeed,"  Mr.  Burke  continued,  "  was 
his  disdain  of  dotraction,  that  instead  ol  suH'ering  it  to 
blight  his  tranquillity,  ho  taught  it  to  become  the  spur 
lo  his  virtues  I" 

Mr.  linrko  again  paused  ;  paused  as  if  overcome  by 
the  warmth  ofhis  own  omution  of  admirntinn;  nnd  pre- 
sently ho  gravely  piotested,  that  the  multifarious  |ier- 
fcctions  of  Cardinal  Xiinenos  wero  beyond  human  de- 
lineation. 

Soon,  however,  afterwards,  as  if  fearing  he  had  become 
loo  seriuus,  ho  ruse  lo  help  himself  tu  some  distant  fruit, 
liir  all  this  had  passed  during  the  dessert ;  and  then 
while  slanding  in  the  noblest  ntlitiidc,  ond  with  a  sud- 
den smile  full  uf  radiant  ideas,  ho  vivaciuusly  exclaimed, 
"  .No  imagination — not  even  the  imagination  of  Miss 
Burney! — eunid  have  invented  a  character  soextraotdi- 
iiary  as  that  of  Cardinal  Xinienes ;  no  |ion — not  oven  the 
|ieii  uf  .Miss  Burney  ! — could  have  described  il  ade- 
quately !" 

Think  of  me,  my  dear  Mr.  Crisp,  at  a  climax  so  un- 
expoclcd  !  my  eyes,  at  the  moment,  being  o|)cnly  rivet- 
ed u|iun  him;  my  head  bent  Ibrwaid  with  excess  of 
eagerness ;  my  attention  exclusively  his  own  ! — but  now, 
by  this  sudden  turn,  1  myself  became  tho  universally 
absorbing  object !  for  insiantaneuusly,  I  lelt  every  eye 
ii|ioii  my  faco  ;  and  my  cheeks  tingled  as  if  they  wore 
the  healed  focus  uf  stares  that  almost  burni  them  alive  ! 

And  yet,  you  will  laugh  when  1  tell  you,  that  Ihough 
thus  struck  1  had  not  time  lu  bo  disconcerted.  The 
wliido  was  momenlary ;  'twas  like  a  flash  nf  lightnin|( 
in  the  evening,  which  makes  every  object  of  a  dazzling 
brightness  for  n  quarter  of  an  iii;>taiit,  and  then  leaves 
all  ngaiii  lo  twilight  obscurity. 

.Mr.  Burke,  by  his  delicacy,  as  much  as  by  his  kind- 
ness, reminding  me  of  my  opening  encouragement  from 
Dr.  Johnson,  looked  now  every  where  rather  inaii  at  me ; 
as  if  ho  hud  made  tho  allusion  by  mere  chance;  and 
(lew  from  it  with  a  velocity  that  quickly  drew  back 
again  to  himself  the  eyes  which  ho  had  Irnnsilorily  em- 
ployed to  see  how  his  superb  compliment  was  taken : 
though  not  before  1  had  caught  from  my  kind  Sir  Joshua, 
a  look  of  congratulatory  sportivencss,  convoyed  by  a 
comic  nod. 

My  dear  Mr.  Crisp  will  be  the  last  to  want  to  bo  told 
that  I  received  this  speHcli  as  the  more  cftcrvesccncu  of 
chivalrous  gallantry  in  .Mr.  Burke; — yet,  to  be  its  ob- 
ject, oven  in  pleasantry, — O,  my  deal  Mr.  Crisp,  how 
could  I  have  foreseen  such  a  distinction  7  My  dear 
father's  eyes  glistened — 1  wish  you  could  Imvo  had  a 
glim|>sc  of  him! 

"There  has  been,"  Mr.  Burko  then,  smilingly,  re- 
sumed,  "  an  age  fur  all  excellence ;  we  have  had  an  ago 
for  statesmen;  an  ago  (or  heroes;  an  ago  for  |)oels;  an 
age  for  artists; — but  this,"  bowing  down  with  an  nir  of 
obsequious  gallantry,  his  lioad  almost  U|ion  the  table 
cloth,  "  This  is  the  ago  for  women  !" 

"  A  very  happy  modern  improvement !"  cried  Sir 
Joshua,  laughing  ;  "  don't  you  think  so.  Miss  Durney  7 — 
hul  that's  nut  a  liiir  qiiestiun  to  put  to  you  ;  so  we  won't 
innko  a  point  of  your  answering  it.  However,"  con- 
tinued tho  dear  natural  knight,  "  what  Mr.  Burke  says 
is  very  true,  now.  The  women  licgin  to  make  n  figure 
in  every  thing.  Though  I  ronienibcr,  when  I  first 
came  into  the  world,  it  was  thought  but  a  poor  compli 
inunt  to  say  n  person  did  a  thing  like  a  Indy  !" 

'•Ay,  Sir  Joshua,"  criod  my  father,  "but,  like  Mo- 
licro's  physician,  noiit  ornn*  chanpt  tout  tela  ."* 

"  Very  true.  Dr.  Uurnny,"  replied  (ho  knight ;  "  but  I 
remombor  the  lime— nnd  so,  1  dare  say,  do  you — when 
it  was  tliounht  a  sliglil,  if  not  a  anecr,  to  speak  any 


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tliiii);  ol'a  liicly'H  |iL'rfiiiiimnri.- :  i(  van  only  in  niiN^krry 
III  Inik  III'  |iiiiiiliii)r  like  n  tudy ;  kinj;inK  ''''°  *  'ixly  ; 
plnyiiiU  like  »  hiily — " 

"  lliil    iiiiiv,"  inti'irn|i|('il   Mr.    Hiirko,   wnrinly,   "In 
talk   iirH'ritiii;!  liki'  u  lidy,  is  tlir  jirviitcst  cuiii|iliMicnl 
\SX'>  ''    '  "'"'  '"''''  '"^  U'iKliciil  liir  liy  n  innii!" 

'":;«jv,.  Wiiiilil  you   liclicvc  it,  my  iluildy — cvory    lintly  now, 

'39^   "^.     I  liiiiiHiilt'und  my  rnllii'raxro|itcil,liiriinil  iilNiiil,Sir  Jo»liun 

in^'^'  leiuliiiu  the  wuy — to  ninko  a  little  iilayful  bow  tu...can 

jUtS'  yon  over  (.'limn  to  whom  ? 

*^'  Mr.  Kiirki',  then,  nrclily  shriiKeing  lilii  ulinitlilcm, odil. 

cd,  "  What  in  Iclt  now,  txriiiiiivcly,  lor  I'S;  and  what 
wc  are  to  dcvino  in  onr  dollMirc,  i  know  not  1     We  nei'ni 
to  hnvi'  notliiii);  lor  it  hut  nHKiimiii);  a  Hovcrcigii   con- 
ti'in|it !  for  the  next  nioyt  dij^nilied  tiling  to  |io»iiC88ing 
inrrit,  ia  nn  heroic  hnrharisiii  in  dnHiiiHing  it !" 
1  can  recollect  notliini;  else — so  adicii  I 
Ono  woril,  however,  more,  liy  way  of  my  laul  iipeech 
and  conleiivion  on   tlii*  mihject.     Shinild  yon   demand, 
now  that  I  have  Hern,  in  tiieir  own  tiK-ial  circles,  the 
two  liriit  men  of  letterN  of  onr  d.iy,  how,  in  ono  word,  I 
^D^'*^  shiiuld  diKcriminalo  them;  I  answer,  that  I  think  Dr. 

^^■-  '  •  Johnson  the  first  disconrser,  and  Mr.  Uurko  the  first 

coiivervcr,  oftlio  liriti."!)  om|nrc. 

MH.  HIilllON. 

It  may  accm  strange,  in  pivin^  an  account  of  (his 
meetinjj,  not  to  have  recited  even  one  s|ieech  from  so 
celchrated  an  author  as  .Mr.  (iihlMin.  iiut  not  ono  is 
recollected.  His  countenance  looked  always  serene; 
yet  ho  did  not  appear  to  Iw  at  his  ease.  His  name  and 
iiitnrn  I'ainn  sccnu'd  to  be  moro  in  his  thoughts  than 
the  present  society,  or  than  any  pr(A<ent  enjoyment : 
and  the  exalted  spirits  of  .Mr.  llurke,  at  this  period, 
might  rather  alarm  than  allure  a  man  whose  sole  rare  in 
existence  seemed  that  of  paying  his  court  to  (loslcrity  ; 
and  induce  him,  therefore,  to  evade  coming  into  colli- 
sion with  so  dauntless  a  coniiwcr;  from  the  sage  ap- 
prehension of  making  a  less  splendid  figure,  at  this  mo- 
ment, as  a  collui|uial  coni|ictitor,  than  he  had  reason  to 
cx|icrt  making,  liereaflor,  as  a  Roman  historian. 

Sir  Joshua  Reynolds,  however,  gave,  B|iortively,  and 
with  much  self  amusement,  another  turn  to  his  silence; 
for  after  significantly,  in  a  wliis|M-r,  asking  the  memo, 
rialist,  whether  sho  had  re-narked  the  taciturnity  of  .Mr. 
fiililion  F — he  laughingly  demanded  also,  whether  she 
had  discovered  its  cause  I 

"  No,"'  she  answered  ;  "  nor  guessed  it." 

"Why,  he's  terribly  afraid  you'll  snatch  at  him  ibr 
a  character  in  your  next  hook  !" 

•  »  •  •  • 

It  may  easily  be  imagined  that  the  few  words,  but 
highly  distinguishing  manner  in  which  .Mr.  Rurkc  had 
80  courteously  marked  his  kindness  towards  Ectlina ; 
or,  .1  I'oiiiig  Ladift  Entrance  into  the  World,  awakened 
in  the  mind  of  l)r.  Ruruey  nn  small  impatience  to  de- 
velope  what  might  be  his  opinion  of  Cecilia;  or.  The 
Memoir*  of  an  lleircs;  just  then  on  the  evu  of  publica- 
tion. 
t  And  not  long  was  his  parental  anxiety  kept  in  SUS' 

pense.  I'liat  generous  orator  had  no  sooner  given  an  ca- 
/  ,f  gcr  |icrusal  to  the  work,  than  he  condescended  to  write  a 

V  letter  of  the  most  indulgent,  nay  elo<|uentapprovancc  to 

I  its  highly  honoured  author;  for  whom  he  vivaciously 

]  displayed  a  flattering  partiality,  to  which  he  inviolably 

I  adhered  through  every  change,  either  in  his  own  afl'airs, 

or  in  hers,  to  the  end  of  his  lile. 

«  •  »  •  » 

All'  thn  manuscript  memorandums  that  remain  of  the 

year  1732,  in  the  hand-writing  of  Dr.  Rurney,  are  teem- 

I  ing  with  kind  exultation  at  the  progress  of  this  second 

publication ;  though  the  anecdote  that  most  amused 

■  iiiin,  and  that   he  wrote  triumphantly  to  the  author, 

>-  was  ono  that  had  been  recounted  to  him  (lorsonally  at 

:'  liuxton,  whence  the   then  Ixird  dianccllor,  Thurlow, 

;  '__  went  on  a  visit  to  Iiord  (tower,  at  'rrcnlham ;  where,  on 

i!  being  conducted  to  a  splendid  library,  he  took  a  volume 

' ',  '  of  Cecilia  out  of  his  |Mx:ket,  exclaiming,  "  What  signily 

\  '  all  your  fine  and  flourishing  works  here  7    See  I  have 

,',1  brought  you  a  little  book  that's  worth  them  all !"  and 

ho  threw  it  upon  the  table,  open,  comically,  at  the  pas- 

■ape  where  llobson  talks  of  "  »ny  Lord  High  Chancellor, 

and  the  like  uf  that." 

'h  *  *  *  •  « 

From  the  time  of  tlic  Richmond  Hill  asseinhlagr,  the 
*  '  acquaintance  of  Dr.  Ourney  witli  Mr,  Rurkc  ri|H'iK'd  into 

'  ,  a  regard  that  was  soon  incllnwed  into  true  and  genial 

y  •  friendship,  such  oh  well  suited  the  uiimitive  characters, 

'iJii  however  it  might  cloah,  occasionally,  witli  tlic  current 

y*^  IwliticB,  of  both. 


Influenced  by  such  a  chief,  (he  whole  of  the  family  of 
Mr.  Riirke  followed  his  rxanipli';  and  the  son,  brother, 
and  cousin,  always  joineil  the  diiclor  and  his  daughter 
ii|Hiii  every  ar<'iijriital  opiMirliinity  :  while  .Mrs.  Riirke 
lallcd  in  St.  Marlins  strirl  lo  fix  the  ueipiaintancj',  by  a 
prrssiiig  iiivilaliiin  In  Imtli  liither  and  daughter,  to  (hiss 
a  week  at  Rraconsficld. 

Nut  to  have  done  this  at  so  favourable  a  juncture  in 
the  spirilx,  the  |Hiwrrs,  and  the  huppiness  of  .Mr.  Rurke, 
always  ri>li'd  on  Imlh  their  minds  with  considiTablc  re- 
gri'l ;  and  on  one  of  ihi'iii  it  rests  still !  fur  an  hour  with 
Mr.  Riirke,  in  that  bright  halcyon  s<'nsoii  of  his  glory, 
conceiitralcd  in  mailer,  and  eiiils'lliBhed  in  mniiner,  as 
much  wit,  wisdom,  and  information,  as  might  have  dc. 
inanded  weeks,  inuiiths, — iH'rhaps  more — lo  elicit  from 
any  other  person: — and  even,  |N'rlia|>s,  at  any  other  |ic- 
riml,  from  himself: — Dr.  Johnson  always  excepted. 

Rut  the  engagements  ot  Dr.  Rurney  tied  him  In  the 
capital ;  and  no  suspicion  oei'iirred  that  the  same  rcsplcn- 
ilcnl  sunshine  which  then  illinninatcd  the  lortiinc,  th<^ 
faculties,  and  the  character  of  Mr.  Rurke,  would  not 
(••lually  vivify  a  fiitnrc  invitation.  Not  one  forcbwling 
clniid  lowered  in  Ihc  air  with  misty  menace  of  the  deadly 
tempests,  public  and  domestic,  that  were  hurtling  over 
llie  head  of  that  exalted  but  |>assion-swaycd  orator; 
though  such  were  so  soon  to  darken  the  refulgence,  now 
so  vivid,  of  his  felicity  and  his  liiinc;  the  public,  by 
warping  his  judgnient — the  domestic,  by  breaking  his 
heart! 

•  •  •  »  • 

MRS.  TIIUAI.K. 

Dr.  Riirncy,  when  the  Cecilian  bnsineiis  was  arranged, 
again  conveyed  the  ineinorialist  to  Streatham.  No  fur- 
ther reluctance  on  his  part,  nor  exhortations  on  that  of 
.Mr.  Crisp,  sought  to  withdraw  her  from  that  s|iot, 
where,  while  it  was  in  its  glory,  they  had  so  recently, 
and  with  pride,  seen  her  distinguished.  And  truly  eager 
was  licr  own  haste,  when  mistress  of  her  time,  to  try 
once  iiiore  to  soothe  those  sorrows  and  chagrins  in  which 
she  had  most  largely  |iartiei|Hited,  by  answering  to  tlie 
call,  which  had  never  ceased  tenderly  to  pursue  Iter,  of 
return. 

With  alacrity,  therefore,  though  not  with  gaiety,  they 
rc-tuitcred  the  .Streatham  gates — but  they  goon  perceived 
that  they  found  not  what  they  had  lel\ ! 

Changed,  indeeil,  wan  Streatham !  (ionc  its  chief, 
and  changi'd  his  relict! — unaceountnbly,  incomprehen- 
sibly, imlcrinably  changed !  She  was  absent  and  agi- 
tated ;  not  two  minut<!8  could  she  remain  in  a  place ;  she 
scarcely  si.-cmcd  to  know  whom  she  aaw ;  her  Rpecch 
was  so  hurried  it  was  harilly  intelligible ;  her  eyes  were 
assiduously  averted  from  those  who  sought  tliein ;  and 
her  smiles  were  faint  and  forced. 

The  doctor,  who  had  no  op|)ortunity  to  communicate 
his  rcuiarks,  went  luck,  as  usual,  to  town ;  where  soon 
also,  with  his  tendency,  as  usual,  to  view  every  thing 
cheerfully,  he  revolved  in  his  mind  tiic  new  cares  and 
avocations  by  which  Mrs.  'I'hralo  was  perplexed;  and 
iwrsuaded  himself  that  the  alteration  which  had  struck 
iiim,  was  simply  the  cfl'ect  of  her  new  position. 

Too  near,  however,  were  the  observations  of  the  me- 
morialist  for  so  easy  a  solution.  The  change  in  her 
friend  was  ojually  dark  and  melancholy ;  yet  not  per- 
sonal to  the  memorialist  was  any  alteration.  No  affec- 
tion there  was  lessened ;  no  kindnesii  cooled ;  on  the  con- 
trary, Mrs.  Thralo  was  more  fervent  in  both;  more 
(ouchingly  (cnder ;  and  softened  in  disimsition  beyond  all 
expression,  all  description;  but  in  every  thing  else, — in 
health,  spiritii,  comfort,  general  looks,  and  manner,  the 
change  was  at  once  universal  and  deplorable.  All  was 
misery  and  mystery  :  misery  tlic  most  roatless;  mystery 
the  most  unfathomable. 

The  mystery,  however,  soon  ceased ;  the  oolicitations 
of  the  nioiit  alfeelionate  sympathy  could  not  long  he 
urged  ill  vain; — the  mystery  passed  away — not  so  the 
misery  I  That,  wln^n  revealed,  waa  but  to  both  parties 
doubled,  from  the  different  fcelinga  act  in  movement  by 
its  discloeurc. 

1'hc  astonishing  history  of  the  enigmatical  attachment 
which  imptdled  Mrs.  Thralo  to  her  second  marriage,  is 
now  as  well  known  as  her  name:  but  its  details  Iwlong 
not  to  the  history  of  Dr.  Rurney ;  (hough  (ho  fact  too 
deeply  interested  him,  and  was  too  intimately  felt  in  his 
social  habits,  to  be  iiasscd  over  in  silence  in  any  incmoira 
of  his  life. 

Rut  while  ignorant  yet  of  its  cauac,  more  and  more 
struck  he  became  at  every  meeting,  by  a  species  of  gene- 
ral alienation  which  pervaded  all  around  at  StrcaUiam. 
His  visits,  which,  liere(ofore,  had  seemed  galas  (o  Mrs. 
Tlirole,  were  now  begun  and  ended  almoit  without  no- 


tice: and  all  ollicrs, —  Dr.  Johnson  '">•  cxci |ilii||_^  I 
cost  into  llic  same  gulf  of  general  neglect,  or  lurtmi,!  I 
ncss  ; — all, — save  singly  this  mcmorlalisl  I— lo  wlioin  n J 
fatal  secret  once  acknowledged,  Mrs. 'I'h rale  cIuiiki»I 
coiiifurl ;  though  she  saw,  anil  gcneruiisly  iNirdbiad  hi,,l 
wide  she  was  I'roin  meeting  approbation,  '      I 

In   this  retired,   though   far    from   tranquil  mannrrl 
IHisscd  many   months ;  during  which,  with  ihi'  imu,^ 
cent  consent  of  the  doctor,  his  daughter,  wlmllv  il(t(.|,<L 
lo  her  uiiluippy  friend,  remained  nninterrupleiily  at  ^ 
and   alteied   Streatham ;   sedulously  avoiding,  H|„t  , 
other   times  she  most  wished,  a  lete  a  tttr  uiili  j^j 
father.     Round  by  ties  indissoluble  of  honour  not  in  i^ J 
Ir.iy  a  trust  that,  in  the  ignorance  of  hiv  pjiy, ,,),(  ^ 
herself  unwittingly  sought,  even  to  him  she  was  ^%^,^ 
niu(ably  silent  on  this    subject  a*  to  all  otlicni,— i,,J 
singly,  to  the  eldest  daughter  of  (lie  house ;  wliiwe  ccjl 
duct,  through  scenes  of  dreadful  ditliculty,  nol«  iihuUw 
ing  her  extreme  youtJi,  was  even  exemplary ;  mH  i 
wiiom  Uio  ■cll'-lieguiled,  yet  generous  niolhir,  give  M 
and  free  |icrniission  to  confide  every  thought  ami  lUliiiil 
to  (he  niciiiorialis(. 

And  here  let  a  tribute  of  friendship  be  olfirrd  up  \i 
the  shrine  of  remembranee,  due  from  a  tlioimand  intfl 
faceably  tender  recollections.     Not  wildly,  and  wiili  nujJ 
and  headstrong  (mssions,  as  has  currently  liccn  umnti 
was  this  connection  brought  to  licar  on  the  iwrl  ol°  Mhl 
'I'hralc.     It  was  struggled  against  at  times  willi  trrj 
agonising  energy,  and  with  ett'nrtM  so  vehrniciil,  as  nnrj 
ly  to  destroy  the   [loor   niachine  they  were  cxcrlcd  I 
save.     Rut  the  subtle  |ioison  had  glided  into  litr  viim « 
uiisus|H'i:tcdly,  and,  at  first,  so   unnpiioscdiv,  llial 
whole  fabric  was  int'ected  with  its  venom;  wliirli  ttr 
to  lieeonie  a  pari,  never  to  lie  dislodged,  of  its  nysitm. 

It  was,  indeed,  llie  positive  opinion  of  her  jitiynraL 
and  friend,  ,Sir  I.iicas  I'cpys,  that  so  excited  utrc  Q 
teelings,  and  so  shuttered,  by  their  early  iiidiilgrncr,  i 
her   frame,  that  the  crisis  which    might   lie  prnduc 
through,  the  medium  of  decided  resistance,  oflcrtd  i 
itlier  alternative  but  death  or  madness ! 

•  *  •  •  a 

Various  incidental  circumstances  began,  at  lrn^h,l. 
o|>cn  the  reluctant  eyes  of  Dr.  Rurney  to  an  iiii|M||'f4 
though  clouded  foresight,  of  the  portentous  ivinl  vliiH 
might  latently  be  (lie  cause  of  (he  aheration  of  all  irogii 
at  Streatliam.  He  tlien  naturally  wished  for  Home  tj 
planation  with  his  daughter,  (hough  he  never  foind.c, 
even  claimed  her  confidence;  well  knowing  that  voluuJ 
rily  to  give  it  him  had  been  her  earliest  dcliglit. 

Rut  in  taking  her  home  witli  him  one  niorniii|r,  t 
jiass  a  day  in  St.  Martin's  street,  he  ahnoat  involunliiilil 
in  driving  from  tiic  (laddock,  turned  liack  liis  hcidti 
wards  tlio  house,  and,  in  a  tune  the  most  impretiiif 
sighed  out :  "  Adieu,  Streatham,  adieu !" 

His  daughter  |>crceived  his  eyes  were  gliilcnlnrl 
though  he  presently  dropt  tlicm,  and  bowed  doKn  lu 
head,  as  if  not  to  distrem  her  by  any  look  of  ciamini 
tion ;  and  said  no  more. 

Her  tears,  which  had  long  been  with  difiiculh'  i 
strained  from  overflowing  in  his  presence,  through  p 
at  tlic  unliappincss,  and  even  more  at  what  she  IhougJ 
the  infatuation  of  her  friend,  now  burst  forth,  from  cjm 
tions  that  surprised  away  forltcarancc. 

Dr.  Rurney  sat  silent  and  quiet,  to  give  her  Unit  I 
recollection ;  though  fully  expecting  a  trusting  comniJ 
nication. 

She  gave,  however,  none :  his  commands  alone  c 
have  forced  a  disclosure ;  but  he  soon  felt  convinci'd  1 
her  taciturnity,  that  she  must  have  been  Imimd  tocnnct 
inent.    He  pitied,  therefore,  but  res|iceled  her  Mcmjj 
and,  clearing  his  brow,  finished  the  little  journey  in  c 
versing  u|ioii  their  own  aA'airs, 

I'liis  delicacy  of  kindness,  which  the  mrmoriali!!  r 
not  recollect  and  nut  record,  filled  her  with  ever  liit 
gratitude. 

•  •  •  •  t 

DR.  JOHNSON. 

A  few  weeks  earlier,  tlie  memorialist  had  panrdl 
nearly  similar  scene  with  Dr.  Johnson.    Not,  hovrn 
she  Ulicves,  from  the  same  formidable  spccirt  of  i 
mis<' ;  hut  from  the  wounds  inflicted  on  his  injured  t 
sibility,  through  the  palpably  altered  looks,  tone,  and  d 
portment,  of  the  bewildered  lady  of  tlie  niaiuion;  ahl 
cruelly  aware  what  would  he  his  wrath,  and  howonj 
wlichning  his  reproaches  against  her  projccint  vm 
wished  to  break  up  their  residing  under  tlic  tame  i 
belbrc  it  should  be  proclaimed. 

This  gave  to  her  whole  behaviour  towards  Dr.  M 
son,  a  sort  of  rcstleas  pctulancy,  of  which  the  wtiwin 
times  hardly  conscioui;  at  otiien,  nearly  recklcni' 


She  was  deeply  to 
I  uIrt  ilecliiiiiig  the 
Ik  had  indubitably  i 
Iniws  alienation. 
W,  timt  he  saw  and 
in  Ilia  feelings ;  whili 
Bent  Uial  bound  her 
I'M,  Hill  manifested 
tkuifeialikc  from  ( 
ilofiiiicd,  ond  even 
'itliil  to  its  indiilgei 
Tlic  "Adieu,  S(i 
Spiniively  by  Dr. 
it"icarncii«  lo  rcalit' 
I  »»iii»([ »  inen>  matt 
Pief,  however  far  fi 
Dt.  Bumey,  Streiillii 


MKMOIBS  OF  UR.  UlIRNICY. 


:uM 


1  not  fxc«|it<cl,_»t„| 
I  iirgUxt,  c.r  lotpiiuJ 
irlalii.1!— lowli„iii,i|J 
MfB.  'I'liralc  cluiij  io|| 

ia(iun>  I 

[)m  tranquil  mannfrj 
icli,  wilh  (lie  »f,||„^ 
iirlilrr,  wildly  i|„(,|,4 
iiiiintFrruplL'iily  at  i_^ 
\y  avoidiiiu,  xlmi] 
lelt  a  Ittt  Kiili  njj 
c  of  hniiuur  not  li>  (kJ 
!  of  liiT  pity,  klic  1,,^ 

0  him  hIiu  h  an  at  ug- 
•  to  nil  otlicni,— t»J 
10  lioiiHC ;  wlumc  conj 
illicully,  iiotH  iHmun 
n  exemplary ;  anil  i, 
roua  niotlicr,  jrttr  full 
ry  lliouglil  and  litlinj 

Isliip  be  offirrd  iip  \d 
from  a  tlinii8and  '\kI\ 
t  wildly,  and  wilh  t 
urrcntly  Iwcn  a»«t1ni 
;ar  on  the  |Nirl  of  Mn 
it  at  limi'8  Willi  n,i 

1  RO  vehrmiiil,  aa  Dcti] 
they  were  cjirlid  I 

;liilcd  into  liir  n'mn 
unopiKwcdIr,  tlial  ilJ 

venom;  which  i 
.Kljred,  of  its  pyslcm. 
inion  of  hrr  phymrii 
at  BO  exeitt'd  wirr  btJ 
r  early  indiil|;ciK'r,  wij 
li    niifrht   lie  prmlui 

re«iKtancc,  offurid  i 
inesa ! 

res  bepan,  at  Icnjlh,  M 

[lurney  to  an  iiiiialM 

portentous  ivint  «liitl 

alteration  of  all  umuT 

y  wished  for  Home  ti 

ich  he  never  forced,  i/ 

knowing  that  volgol^ 

arlievt  dellglit. 

him  one  niornin;,  t 

ahnoat  involunlanJ 

nied  luck  his  hod  ii| 

the  moat  impretiin 

dieu!" 

eyes  were  (fliilciiin{| 

and  bowed  down  I 

any  look  of  cuDiini 

ccn  with  difficulty  i 
presence,  through  pit 
at  what  she  thou|li 

burst  forth,  from  ejM 

ncc. 

,  to  (five  her  lime  fJ 

ng  a  trusting  comma 

commands  alone  c 
loon  felt  conviiicrd  li 
been  bound  toonct 
csjiccted  her  i«tr«)j 
c  little  journey  in  c 

li  the  mrmoriali!l  n| 
her  with  crcr  lim 


)ur  towards  Dr.  Jol 
f  which  she  wan  wn" 
I,  nearly  rccklc»i  I 


jhich  huft  him  fur  moro  tliiin  she  piir|ios<'il,  tliMU(;li 
Ijurtcil'lhc  [lolnt  at  wliieh  bIic  aiimd,  of  preeiplUitin^  a 
I  rtuP!  "'  dwelliuB  that  would  ehido  its  lieiiig  cast, 
I  fllhir  l>y  liinwlf  or  the  world,  U|xiii  a  iHiHsioii  that  her 
I  iadcr»la'"''"B  hlusheil  to  own ;  even  while  she  was  sacri- 

„„,  10  i(  all  of  inborn  dignity  tJmt  sliu  liaU  been  bred 
Lud  most  sacred.  ,         ,     „ 

Dr.  JrJinson,  while  still  uninformed  of  an  ontangle- 
I  amt  it  v.Mis  imiMMHihlu  ho  should  conjecture,  attribut- 
lidhfr  varying  hiimours  to  the  eH'ecl  of  wayward  health 
liretinif »  sort  of  sudden  wayward  |Hiwer;  and  imngined 
J  liil  caprices,  which  he  judged  to  b<!  |>urtly  feiiiiniiie, 
I  ltd  iHrtly  wealtliy,  would  solieriso  tlieiiiselves  away  in 
ItnUL'  uiinolieod.  Ho  adhered,  therefore,  to  wliut  he 
I  iboiijhl  liis  |>ost,  ill  being  the  ostensible  guardian  pro- 
I  ifflor  ol'  the  relict  and  progeny  of  the  late  cliii'f  of  tlio 
I  hM«i  taking  nu  open  or  visible  notice  of  the  alterution 
I  it  Ibc  auccessor— save  only  at  times,  and  when  they 
Inrrlrte  ij  ttle,  to  this  nieiiiorialist ;  to  whom  he  fre- 
I  •awlly  murmured  portentous  observations  on  the  woeful, 
lairiUnning  detrriorotion  in  health  and  dikposition  of 
Ihn'vhom,  so  lately,  ho  had  aignaliscd  as  the  gay  iiiiH- 

BBjofSlreatliani. 
I  Dot  It  length,  as  she  became  more  and  more  dissutis. 
I  in!  ivilh  her  own  situation,  and  iiiijiatient  for  ilJ<  relief, 
l^«rcw  less  and  less  scrupulous  with  regard  to  her  ee- 
I  Wnled  guest :  shu  slij^hted  his  counsel ;  did  not  heed 
I  ki(  rtiiKHiMlranecs ;  avoided  his  society  ;  was  ready  ut  u 
I  awflient's  hint  to  lend  him  her  carriage  when  he  wished 

|g  return  to  Uolt  Court ;  but  awaited  a  formal  rciiucst  to 
I  Kconi  it  t'<»'  bringing  him  back. 

Till'  ihM'tnr  then  l^gan  to  bo  stung ;  his  own  aspect 
I  iMune  altered  ;  and  depression,  with  indignant  uncasi 
I  g»»,  Ml  upon  his  venerable  front. 
I    It  wan  nt  this  iiioinent  that,  finding  the  memorialist 

I  lu  soing  one  morning  to  St.  Martin's  street,  he  desired 

I I  cut  thitiier  in  tlio  carriage,  and  tlivii  to  be  set  down  at 
1  Bolt  t-'ourt. 

Anirc  of  his  disturbance,  and  far  too  well  aware  how 
I  ihort  it  was  of  what  it  would  become  when  the  cause  of 
I  ill  tliat  passed  should  bo  detected,  it  was  in  trembling 
I  iliit  till)  inoiiiorialist  aeconipanied  hiiii  to  the  coach,  fiUed 
I  fith  (Ireail  of  oH'cnding  him  by  any  reserve,  should  he 
I  fcrcc  u|Kin  lier  ony  emiuiry ;  and  yet  impressi'd  with  the 
I  illfr  iiiiptwsibility  of  betraying  a  trusted  secret 
I  His  lirak  was  stern,  though  dejected,  as  he  followed 
I  kn  into  the  vehicle ;  but  when  his  eye,  which,  however 
I  ihort  «i|;lited,  was  quick  to  mental  |ierception,  saw  how 
I  i  It  cam!  appeared  his  companion,  all  sternness  subsided 
I  mill  in  unilisguiscd  expression  of  the  strongest  emotion, 
I  tint  seemed  to  cliiiii  her  sympathy,  though  to  revolt  from 
kr  compasnicm  ;  while,  with  a  shaking  liand,  ond  point- 
I  In;  linj;cr,  he  directed  her  looks  to  the  mansion  from 
Itliich  they  were  driving;  and,  when  they  faced  it  from 
I  Ibc  coach  window,  as  they  turned  into  Strcatham  C-oni- 
I  aMii,  tremulously  exclaiming:  "  That  house  .  .  is  lost  to 
a»— for  ever !" 

Uiirinj  a  moment  ho  then  fixed  upon  her  an  interro. 
I  plive  eye,  that  impetuously  demanded  :  "  Do  you  not 
I  (frcoive  the  change  I  am  experiencing  ?" 
A  lorrowiiig  sigh  was  her  only  answer. 
Pride  and  delicacy  then  united  to  make  hiin  leave  her 
I  to  her  taciturnity. 

I    \le  was  loo  deeply,  however,  disturbed  to  start  or  to 

Ibtir  .Miy  other  subject;  and  neither  of  them  uttered  u 

I  miflc  weird  till  tlie  coach  stop|ied  in  St.  Martin's  street, 

I  imI  llic  iinnsc  and  tlio  carriage  door  were  o|icncd  for 

I  tiKir  neparation  !     Ho  then  suddenly  and  expressively 

I  tnked  at  hrr,  abruptly  grasjied  her  hand,  and,  witli  an 

lii  of  aAcctlon,   though   in   a  low,  husky  voice,  inur- 

■ired  rather  than  said:  "Oood  morning,  dear  lady !" 

but  turned  his  head  quickly  away,  to  avoid  any  8|)ccic8 

if  answer. 

iUie  was  deeply  touched  by  so  gentio  an  acquiescence 
liaher  ilecliiiiug  the  confidential  discourse  U|)on  which 
Ik  had  induliituhly  meant  to  open,  relative  to  this  inys. 
trrious  alienation.  Uiit  she  had  tlic  comfiirt  to  \k  satis- 
W,  tliat  he  saw  nnd  lielicved  in  her  sincere  participation 
in  \m  feelings ;  while  ho  allowed  for  the  gratcl'ul  attach- 
ncnl  tliat  hound  her  to  a  friend  so  loved ;  who,  to  her  at 
i(til,atill  manifested  n  fervour  of  regard  that  resisted  all 
clun^c;  alike  from  this  new  partiality,  and  from  the  un- 
I  (lli(iiiscd,  and  even  strenuoiu  oppoaition  of  tlio  incino- 
tiiliit  to  its  indulgence. 

TIk  "Adieu,  Strcatham!"  that  had  been  uttered 
fipiritivply  by  Ur.  Burncy,  without  any  knr.—ledge  of 
iti  nctmeiw  to  reality,  was  now  fast  approaching  to  bc- 
t"<ning  a  mere  matter  of  fact ;  for,  to  the  almost  equal 
ricf,  however  far  from  eijual  loss,  of  Dr.  Johnson  and 
III.  Buniey,  8trcathain,  a  ihort  time  afterwards,  though 


i'hrule 


not  publicly  relinquished,  was  quitted  by  Mrs, 
and  her  fiiinily. 

■loth  frii'iiils  rejoiced,  however,  that  the  library  and  the 
pictures,  nt  Iciisl,  on  Ibis  first  breaking  up,  fell  into  the 
liiinils  of  so  able  iin  appreeiutor  of  literature  and  painting, 
OS  the  Karl  of  Shelburiie. 

.Mrs.  'I'lirah^  removed  first  to  Ilriglitim,  and  next 
repaired  to  pass  a  winter  in  Argyll  street,  previous  to 
fixing  her  ultimate  proceedings. 

OF.NKRAI.  PAOLI. 

The  lost  little  narration  that  was  written  to  Mr.  Crisp 
of  any  (nrly  nt  Streutham,  as  it  eonljiiiis  a  description 
of  the  eelcbrated  ('orsienii  general,  i'aoli,  wilh  wliiini 
Mr.  Ihiriiey  had  there  U'cn  invited  to  dine,  and  whom 
Mr.  I'risp,  also,  had  been  presseil,  ihougli  iinavailingly, 
to  meet;  will  here  's;  copied,  in  the  ho|H!  tliut  the  reader, 
like  Dr.  Ilurney,  will  lenrn  with  plentiire  (ieiiernl  i'aoli's 
own  history  of  his  ofieniiig  intercourse  with  Mr.  Ilos 
well. 

TO  SAMI'KL  CaiSP,  ESQ.,  niHslNCTOV. 

How  sorry  am  I,  my  dear  Mr.  Crisp,  that  you  could 
not  come  to  Streathani  at  the  lime  Mrs.  I'hrale  lio|xul  to 
see  you!  for  when  are  we  likely  to  nitrt  at  Streathani 
again  ?  And  you  wouM  have  lieen  iiiuc:li  pleased,  I  am 
sure,  with  the  famous  Corsienn  general,  I'aoli,  wl 
spent  the  day  tliere,  and  was  extremely  cuminuiiicative 
and  agreeable. 

He  is  a  very  pleasing  man ;  tall  and  genteel  in  his 
|>erson,  remarkably  attentive,  obliging  and  |inlite ;  and  as 
soil  .and  mild  in  his  speech,  ns  if  he  came  from  feeding 
sheep  in  Corsica,  like  a  she|ilierd ;  rather  than  ns  if  hi 
had  left  the  warlike  field  where  he  had  led  his  armies  to 
Itattle. 

I  will  give  you  n  little  sp<'e.imon  of  his  language  nrul 
discours(!,  ns  they  ore  now  fresh  in  my  ears. 

When  .Mrs.  Tlirale  imiiied  nie,  he  started  back,  thougli 
smilingly,  and  said:  "  I  am  very  glail  eiiuugli  to  see  you 
in  the  face.  Miss  hivelina,  which  I  have  wished  for  long 
enough.  (>  charming  liook !  I  give  it  you  my  word  1 
have  read  it  olVeii  enough.  It  is  my  favorite  studioso 
for  apprehendii  g  the  Knglish  language ;  which  isditfieult 
often.  I  pray  yon,  .Miss  lOvelinn,  write  some  more  little 
volumes  of  the  quickest." 

1  disclaimed  the  name,  and  was  walking  away  ;  but 
he  followed  me  with  an  a|)ology.  "  I  pray  your  |Hirdon 
mndenioiselle.  My  ideas  got  in  a  blunder  oflen.  It  is 
Miss  liorni  what  nnmo  I  meant  to  accentuate,  I  pray 
your  pardon,  Miss  Kvelinn.  I  make  very  much  error  in 
my  Knglish  many  limes  enough," 

M^  father  then  hil  him  to  speak  of  Mr.  iioswell,  by 
inquiring  into  the  eommenremcnt  of  their  connection. 

He  caine,"  answered  the  general,  "to  my  country 
sudden,  and  he  fetched  me  some  lettiTs  of  reeoiniiien<ling 
him.  liut  I  was  of  the  lielief  he  might,  in  tin'  verity,  lie 
no  other  person  but  one  impostor.  And  I  HUpimsed,  in 
my  mente,  he  was  in  the  privacy  one  espy ;  for  I  look 
away  from  him  to  my  other  com|ianies,  and,  in  one 
moment,  when  I  look  back  to  him,  I  behold  it  in  his 
hands  his  tablet,  and  one  pencil !  U,  lie  was  at  the  work, 
I  give  it  you  my  honour,  of  writing  down  all  what  I  say 
to  some  |>ersona  whatsoever  in  the  room !  Indeed  I  was 
angry  enough.  Pretty  much  so,  I  give  it  you  my  word. 
Utit  soon  after,  1  <liseern  he  was  no  impostor,  and  besides, 
no  espy ;  for  soon  I  find  it  out  I  was  myself  only  the 
monster  he  came  to  observe,  nnd  to  descrilic  with  one 
[icneil  in  his  tablet !  O,  is  a  very  good  man,  Mr.  Boswell, 
in  the  liottom!  so  cheerful,  so  witty,  so  gentle,  so  talka- 
ble.  liut,  at  the  first,  (>,  I  was  indeed  fachi  of  the 
sufiicieiit.  1  was  in  one  passion,  in  my  ineiitc,  very 
well." 

All  tliis  comic  Rnglish  he  pronounces  in  a  manner  the 
most  comically  |ioni|ions.  Nevertheless,  my  father  tliinks 
he  will  suon  speak  better,  and  that  he  seems  less  to  want 
language  than  patience  to  assort  it;  hurrying  on  im|ic- 
tiiously,  and  any  how,  rather  tlian  stopping  for  recollec- 
tion. 

This  is  the  Inst  visit  remembered,  or,  nt  least  narrated, 
of  Strcatliain. 

III«TOKY    OF   MUSIC. 

Strcatham  thus  gone,  though  the  intercourse  with  Mrs. 
Thrale,  who  now  rinidcd  in  Argyle-street,  London,  was 
aa  fondly,  if  not  as  happily,  sustained  as  ever.  Dr.  Diir- 
ney  had  again  his  first  amanuensis  and  librarian  wholly 
under  his  roof,  and  the  pleasure  of  his  parental  feelings 
doubled  those  of  his  renow ;  for  the  new  author  was 
included,  with  the  most  flattering  distinction,  in  almost 
every  invitation  that  he  received,  or  acquaintance  tliat  lie 
made,  where  o  female  presided  in  tlio  society 


Ncvir  was  pructleal  pnsif  iinire  '  (iiispieucius  of  the 
|Hmer  of  Hiiriiionnliiig  every  clilliiiihy  thiit  rihen  ngaiiiht 
our  progress  to  nil  appointed  end,  wfieii  int'liiiiition  nnd 
liUsiiicHs  take  each  otiier  by  the  hniiil  in  its  |iiirriiil,  than 
was  now  evinced  by  the  enmluct  niiil  kimccss  of  Dr.  Ilur- 
ney in  his  iiiUKienl  enlcrprisi'. 

lie  vigilantly  visited  IhiIIi  the  iiniveryilics,  leaving 
nothing  niiiiivesligated  that  assiduity  ur  address  could 
ferret  out  to  bis  piir|s>se. 

The  llritish  .Vlusenm  l.ibrnry  he  lansacked,  |H'n  in 
hand,  re|M-ateilly  :  that  of  Sir  Joseph  Ilniikes  vias  as  o|ieu 
to  him  us  his  own  :  Mr.  (iarriek  eoiidueled  him,  by  np- 
|Hiiiitmenl,  to  that  of  the  Miirl  of  Slullinrne,  afterwards 
Marquis  of  Iiansdowiie;  which  was  iM-rsonally  slinwii  to 
him,  with  (lisliiigiiiKind  consideration,  by  lliut  literary 
nohleman.  TomiMie  every  other  to  which  he  had  access 
would  lie  prolixity;  but  to  omit  that  of  his  ninjesty, 
(ieorgc  the  Thiiil,  would  Ik'  insensibility.  Dr.  Ilurney 
was  |ieriiiitted  to  iiiuke  a  full  cxaiiiiiintion  of  its  noble 
eontents ;  and  to  lake  thriiee  whatever  extracts  he 
thought  eondneive  to  his  ilcsiirn,  by  his  mnji^ty's  own 
gracious  orders,  delivered  through  the  then  lilirarian,  Mr. 
Karnard. 

Hut  for  bringing  these  oreiimnlating  malerinls  into 
play,  time  slill,  with  all  the  vigilance  of  his  grasp  upon 
its  fragments,  was  wanting  ;  and  to  counteract  the  re- 
lentless (^nlls  of  his  professional  business,  he  was  forced 
to  su|H'radd  an  unsparing  rei|uisitiuii  uiioii  his  sleei»— the 
only  creditor  that  he  never  )iaid. 

sam's  cu:n. 

Immediately  after  vacating  Strealham,  Dr.  Hurncy  was 
called  u|H)n,  by  his  great  and  go<Kl  friend  of  Ifcilt-conrl, 
to  lieeonic  a  menilH'r  of  n  club  whieli  he  was  then  insti- 
tuting for  the  emolument  of  Samuel,  a  footman  of  the 
late  Mr.  Thrale.  This  man,  who  was  no  hmgir  wanliil 
tor  the  broken  cstablishiiieiit  of  .Strenthnm,  hail  saved 
sutfieient  money  for  setting  up  a  bumble  species  of  hotel, 
to  wliieh  this  club  would  be  a  niaiiitist  ndvanlnge.  It 
was  ealleil,  from  the  name  of  the  honest  doiiiestie  wliimi 
Dr.  Johnson  wished  to  serve  Sam's  ('lull.  It  was  lirlil 
in  Kssex-street,  in  the  Strand.  Its  rules,  &,c.  are  printed 
by  Mr.  IJoswell. 

To  enumerate  all  the  coteries  lo  which  the  iliictor,  with 
his  new  assoeiate,  now  risorleil,  vvoiilil  be  uninteresting, 
for  almost  all  are  iwissed  away  I  and  nearly  all  ore  forgot- 
ten;  though  there  wos  scarcely  a  name  in  their  several 
.sets  that  did  not,  at  that  time,  carry  some  weight  of  pub- 
lic opinion.  Such  of  them,  nevertheless,  that  have  left 
lasting  memorials  of  their  eharacler,  their  wit,  or  their 
abilities,  may  not  unaeecptubly  be  selected  for  some  jioss- 
iiig  observation. 

nA8    HLBV  snclliTIF.8. 

To  )>egin  with  what  still  is  faiimus  in  the  annals  of 
eonvcrsnlion,  the  Ha»  Itltii  Societies. 

The  first  of  these  was  then  in  the  meridian  of  its  lus- 
tre, but  had  lioeii  instituted  many  years  previously  at 
Bath.  It  owed  its  name  lo  an  a|)ology  made  by  Mr.  Stil- 
lingllect,  in  declining  to  accept  on  invitation  to  a  literary 
meeting  at  Mrs.  Vesey's,  from  not  luring,  he  said,  in  the 
habit  of  displaying  a  pro|)er  eqnipinrnl  for  an  evening 
osscmbly.  "Plio,  pho,"  cried  she,  with  her  well-known, 
yet  always  original  simplicity,  while  she  looked,  inqiiisi. 
lively  at  him  and  hisaecoutreinents;  "  don't  mind  dress". 
Come  in  your  blue  stockings  !"  AVilh  which  words,  hu- 
morously  repealing  them  as  he  entered  the  apartment 
of  tlie  chosen  coterie,  Mr.  Stillinglleet  claimed  |H'rinission 
for  ap|)earing,  according  to  order.  And  those  words,  ever 
after,  were  fixed,  in  playful  stigma,  iipun  Mrs.  Vcscy's 
associations.* 

This  original  coterie  was  still  headed  by  Mrs.  Vcsey, 
though  it  was  transferred  from  Balli  to  London.  Dr. 
Bnriiey  nnd  tliis  memorialist  were  now  initiated  into  the 
midst  of  it.  And  however  ridicule,  in  public,  from  those 
who  had  no  taste  for  this  bluism  ;  or  envy,  in  secret,  from 
those  who  had  no  admission  to  it,  might  seek  lo  depre- 
ciate its  merit,  it  afforded  to  all  lovers  of  intellectual  en- 
tertainment a  variety  of  amusement,  an  exemption  from 
form,  and  a  enrte  blnnche  certainty  of  good  humour  from 
the  amiable  and  artless  hostess,  that  rendered  it  as  agree- 
able as  it  wos  singular :  for  Mrs.  Vesey  was  as  mirth-^ 
provoking  from  her  oddities  and  mistakes,  as  Falstaft' 
was  wit-inspiring  from  his  vaunting  cowardice  nnd  sjiort- 
ive  epicurism. 


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years  of  age,  told  this  memorialist  that  he  was  the  only 
male  member  then  remaining  of  the  original  set ;  and 
that  Mrs.  Uoiiuoli  More  won  tlie  only  remaining  female. 


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There  wa»  soinctliing  so  like  the  maiicriivrcs  of  a  cha- 
racter in  a  comedy  in  the  mnnnrrn  and  niovenieiits  of 
Mrs.  Vesey,  that  the  company  Bcemed  rather  to  feel  them 
Bclves  ussemhied,  at  their  own  cost  and  pleasure,  in  some 
public  apartment,  to  saunter  or  to  re|)o»c  ;  to  talk  or  to 
hold  their  tonjfucs;  to  (raze  around,  or  to  drop  asleep,  as 
best  might  sint  their  humours ;  than  drawn  togrthi-r  to 
receive  and  to  bestow,  the  civilities  of  given  and  accepted 
invitations. 

Her  Icarr  were  so  grcot  of  the  horror,  as  it  was  styled, 
of  a  circle,  from  the  ceremony  and  awe  which  it  pro. 
duccd,  that  she  pushed  all  the  small  sofas,  as  well  as 
chairs,  pell-mell  altoiit  the  apartments,  so  as  not  to  leave 
even  a  ziij-zag  path  of  comnnmicaiion  free  from  im|H'dl- 
nicnt :  and  her  greatest  delight  was  to  place  the  seats 
back  to  back,  so  that  those  who  (iccnpied  them  cnuld  per- 
ceive no  more  of  their  nearest  neighUmr  than  if  the  par- 
tics  had  been  sent  into  difiercnt  rooms  ;  an  arrangement 
that  could  only  be  eluded  by  such  a  twisting  of  the  neek 
a.s  to  threaten  the  interlocutors  with  a  spasmodic  allee- 
tion. 

But  there  was  never  any  distress  beyond  risibility : 
and  the  company  that  was  collected  was  so  generally  of 
a  superior  ca.st,  that  talents  and  conversation  soon  tound 
— as  when  do  they  miss  it  ? — their  own  level ;  and  all 
these  extraneo\is  whims  merely  served  to  give  zest  and 
originality  to  the  assemblage. 

Mrs.  Vesey  was  of  a  character  to  which  it  is  hardly 
possible  to  find  a  parallel,  so  untrue  would  it  be  to  brand 
it  with  positive  folly  ;  yet  so  glaringly  was  it  marked  by 
almost  inci.'dililc  simplieity. 

With  really  lively  parts,  a  fertile  imagination,  and  a 
pleasant  quickness  of  remark,  she  had  the  unguardedness 
of  childliDod,  joined  to  im  Hilieriiian  bewilderment  of 
ideas  ll.at  cast  her  incessantly  into  some  burlesque  situa- 
tion ;  and  incited  even  the  most  partial,  and  even  the 
most  sensitive  of  her  own  countrymen,  to  relate  stories, 
spceebes,  and  anecdotes  of  her  astonishing  self-|)erplexi. 
ticM,  lior  contusion  almut  times  and  circumstanco«,and  her 
inconceivable  jinnble  of  recollections  between  what  hud 
happened,  or  what  might  have  hap|)ened  ;  and  what  had 
bel'allen  others  that  she  imagined  had  iMifallen  herself; 
that  made  her  name,  though  it  could  never  lie  pronounced 
without  |iersonal  regard,  lie  constantly  coupled  witli  some- 
thing grotesque. 

But  what  most  contributed  to  render  the  scencB  of  her 
Rocial  circle  nearly  dramatic  in  eoiiiie  etVeet,  was  her 
deal'iiess ;  for  with  all  the  pity  doubly  duo  to  that  so- 
cialless  inlirmity  ;  and  all  the  pity  due  to  one  who 
still  sought  conversation  as  the  first  of  human  delights, 
it  was  ijnpossihie,  with  a  grave  luce,  to  behold  her  man- 
ner of  constantly  marring  the  pleasure  of  which  she 
was  in  pursuit. 

She  had  commonly,  two  or  three,  or  more,  ear-lrum- 
pcls  hanging  to  her  wrists,  or  slung  about  her  neck  ;  or 
tossed  upon  the  chiumcy-piecc  or  table  ;  with  intention  to 
try  them,  severally  lind  alternotely,  u\mn  difl'erent  siieak- 
cars,  as  occasion  might  arise  ;  and  the  instant  that  any 
earnestness  of  countenance,  or  animation  of  gesture, 
struck  her  eye,  she  darted  forward,  trum|ict  in  hand,  to 
enquire  what  was  going  on  ;  but  almost  always  arrived 
nl  the  s|icakcr  at  the  moment  that  he  was  become,  in  his 
turn,  the  hearer  ;  and  eagerly  held  her  brazen  instrument 
to  his  mouth  to  catch  sounds  that  were  already  past  and 
gone.  And,  aller  quietly  listening  some  minutes,  she 
would  I'-ntiy  utter  her  disapjiointinent,  by  crying: 
"  Well !  I  rejiUy  thought  you  were  talking  of  something  I" 

And  then,  though  n  whole  group  would  hold  it  fitting 
to  ilock  around  her,  and  roeoimt  what  had  biM'n  said  ;  if 
a  smile  oa.ight  her  roving  eye  from  any  np|iositc  direction, 
the  W  .it  of  loriiig  somethmg  more  entertaining,  would 
mute  her  beg  not  to  trouble  lliem,  and  again  rush  on  to 
the  gayer  tulkers.  But  as  a  laugh  is  excited  more  com- 
monly by  s|>ortive  nonsense  than  by  wit,  she  usually 
gleani'd  nothing  I'roni  her  change  of  place,  and  hastened 
Ihrrernre  buck  to  ask  for  the  rest  of  what  she  had  iuler- 
rupleil.  Hut  generally  finding  thut  set  dispersing,  or  dis- 
|)er»<!d,  she  would  limk  around  her  with  a  forlorn  surprise, 
and  cry  :  "  I  can't  conceive  why  it  in  that  nolHidy  talks 
to-night !     I  can't  catch  a  word  !" 

Or,  if  some  one  of  peculiar  note  were  engaging  at. 
lention  ;  if  Sir  William  Hamilton,  for  example,  were  de. 
seribing  Hrrculaneum  or  I'om|K-ii ;  or  Mrs.  ('arler  and 
Mrs.  Ilaniiuh  Mere  were  discussing  some  ni'W  aulhnr,  or 
favourite  work  ;  or  if  the  then  still  beautiful,  thonifh 
old,  DuehesB  of  I,einster,  was  encountering  the  iMnuliful 
ami  yotmg  Duehess  of  I)ev(mshire  j  or,  if  Mr.  nurk<', 
having  slept  in,  and,  marking  no  one  with  wlmni  lii' 
wished  to  exehange  ideas,  hnclsei/cil  iipnn  the  first  IhmiU 
or  pamphlet  he  cfiuld  catch,  to  soothe  his  hurassed  mind 
by  reading — wliieh  h«  nut  icldoni  did,  oiid  most  incani- 


parably,  a  passage  or  two  aloud  ;  circumstances  of  such 
a  sort  would  arouse  in   her  so  great  an  earnestness  for 
participation,  that  she  would  hasten   from  one  spot  t 
another,  in  constant  ho|)e  of  better  fare  ;  frequently  cla|i 
ping,  in  her   hurry,  the  broad  |>art  of  the  brazen  car  1 
her  temple  :  but  after  waiting,  with  anxious  impatience, 
for  the  developoment  she  exjiected,  but  w.aiting  in  vain, 
she  would  drop  her  trum|K't,  and  almost  dolorously  ex- 
claim :  "  I  hope  nolKidy  has  had  any  liud  news  to-night? 
but  as  soon  as  I  come  near  any  Ixxly,  noliody  s|K'aks  1" 

Yet,  with  all  these  peculiarities,  Mrs.  Vesey  was  emi 
nently  amiable,  candid,  gentle,  and  even  sensible ;  but 
she  had  an  ardour  to  know  whatever  was  going  forward, 
and  to  see  whoever  wt-.s  named,  that  kept  her  curiosity 
constantly  in  a  panic;  and  almost  dangerously  increased 
the  singular  wanderings  of  her  imagination. 

Here,  amongst  the  t'ew  remaining  men  of  letters  of  the 
preceding  literary  era.  Dr.  Burncy  met  Horace  Wal|)ole, 
Owen  (.'ambridge,  and  Soame  Jenyns,  who  were  com- 
monly, then,  denominated  the  old  wits  ;  but  who  rarely, 
indeed,  were  surrounded  by  any  new  ones  who  stoml 
much  chance  of  vying  with  them  in  readine.-.n  r:":-partee, 
pith  of  matter,  terseness  of  expression,  or  pi,  Msrjitry  in 
expandii,~  gay  ideas. 

Jins.  jsoNT.vor. 

Yet,  while  to  Mrs.  Vesey  the  Bni  liltn  Society  owed 
its  origin  and  its  epithet,  the  meetings  that  took  place  at 
Mrs.  Montagu's  were  soon  more  popularly  known  by  that 
denomination  ;  for  though  they  could  not  be  more  fash- 
ionable, they  were  fur  more  sjil  ndid. 

i\Irs.  Montagu  had  built  a  su|icrb  new  house,  which 
was  magnificently  fitted  up,  and  appeared  to  be  rather 
appropriate  fi>r  princes,  nobles,  an<l  courtiers,  than  for 
poets,  philosophers,  and  blue  stocking  votaries.  And 
here,  in  fact,  rank  and  talents  were  so  frequently  brought 
together,  that  what  the  satirist  uttered  seotlingly,  the  au- 
thor pronounced  proudly,  in  setting  aside  the  origmal 
claimant,  to  dub  .Mrs.  Montagu  Queen  of  tlie  Blues. 

'i'his  inajestie  title  was  hers,  in  fact  from  more  flalter- 
iug  rights  thaii  hang  U|ion  mere  pre-eminence  of  riches 
or  station.  Her  Ussuy  on  tiic  Learning  and  Cienius  of 
Shakespeare;  and  the  literary  zeal  which  made  her  the 
voluntary  champion  of  our  immortal  liard,  had  so  national 
a  claim  to  supjiort  and  to  praise,  that  her  liook,  on  its 
first  coming  out,  had  gained  the  ulmu«t  general  plaudits 
that  mounted  her,  thenceforward,  to  the  Parnassian 
heights  of  liinale  British  literature. 

But,  while  the  namr  bai  lilii  ap|N^llation  waagiwn  to 
these  two  houses  of  rendezvous,  neither  tiiat,  nor  even 
the  same  associates,  could  render  them  similar.  Their 
grandeur,  or  their  simplicity,  their  magnitude,  or  their 
dimii.utiveness,  were  by  no  means  the  principal  cuuse  of 
this  dilVerenee  :  it  was  liir  more  attributable  to  the  lady 
presidents  than  to  their  altodes  :  for  though  they  instilled 
not  their  characters  into  their  visiters,  their  characters 
bora  so  large  a  share  in  their  visiters'  reception  and  ac- 
conmiodutiun,  as  to  intluencc  nniterially  the  turn  of  the 
discourse,  and  the  humour  of  tlic  parlies,  at  their  houses. 

At  Mrs.  Montagu's,  the  semi-cirele  that  foced  ti.e  fire 
retained  during  the  whole  evening  its  unbroken  form, 
with  a  precision  that  made  it  seem  described  by  a  Hroh- 
dignagiun  compass.  The  lady  of  the  castle  commonly 
placed  herself  at  the  uppi-r  end  of  the  room,  near  the 
eonnnencement  of  the  curve,  so  as  to  Im-  courlrously  visi- 
ble to  all  her  guests ;  having  the  |ierson  of  the  highest 
rank,  or  consequence,  properly,  on  one  side,  and  the  per- 
son tile  most  eminent  fiir  talents,  s.igaeioUHly,  on  the 
other;  or  us  near  to  her  chair,  and  her  cimverse,  as  her 
lavoiiring  eye,  and  a  complacent  bow  of  tlie  head,  could 
invite  liiiii  to  that  distinelion.* 

Her  conversational  [lowers  were  of  a  truly  su|K'rior 
order  ;  strong,  just,  clear,  oiid  often  eloquent.  Her  pro- 
cess in  aririiriient,  notwithstanding  an  earnest  solicitude 
I'or  preemiiiinee,  was  uniformly  jiolite  and  canilid.  But 
her  repiitntion  for  wit  seemed  always  in  her  thoughts, 
marring  their  natural  llow,  and  untutored  expp'ssion. 
No  sudden  start  of  talent  urged  fi>rth  any  precarious 
opinion ;  no  vivacious  new  idea  varied  her  logical  eimrse 
of  ratiocination.  Her  smile,  though  modt  generally  lie- 
nignant,  was  rarely  gay ;  and  her  nvelicst  sallies  hud  a 
something  of  anxiety  rather  than  of  hilarity — till  tlieir 
success  was  ascerfain<Hl  by  npplnusc. 

Her  form  was  stately,  and  her  manners  were  dignified. 
Her  faie  retained  slronir  rcinaiMS  of  Iwatity  throughout 
life  ;  and  though  its  niilive  east  was  cvidenily  that  of  se. 


'  This  only   treats  of  the  Blue  .Mntings;  not  of  the 

5enrral  asseinhlies  of  Montagu  House,  which  wcro  con- 
uctcd  like  all  otheri  in  the  circlci  of  high  lift. 


vi.'ity,  its  expression  was  softened  oil'  in  dii>cour«t;  l),-..! 
almost  constant  desire  to  please,  ■     ' 

If  beneficence  be  judged  by  the  happiness  wlii([i|(| 
difl'uses,  whose  claim,  by  that  proof,  shall  stand  liiji,,. 
than  that  of  Mrs.  Montagu,  from  the  munif:ceiicc  njibl 
which  she  celebrated  her  annual  festival  for  those  \m\f^  I 
artificers,  who  |)ertbrm  the  most  abject  olfiees  of  nnv  au  I 
thoriscd  calling,  in  Uing  the  adtivc  guardians  oiuul 
blazing  hearths  7 

Not  to  vain  glory,  then,  but  to  kindness  of  heart, sjionlii 
be  adjudged  the  publicity  of  that  su|icrb  charity,  »||if|, 
made  its  jetty  objects,  for  one  bright  morning,  ceanc  u,| 
consider  themselves  as  degraded  outcasts  from  sncioly. 

Not  all  the  lyrics  of  all  the  rhymslers,  nor  all  the  ,,j,  i 
blings  of  all  the  spring-feathered  choristcr8,eoiililhail||,f  I 
opening  smiles  of  May,likethc  fragrance  of  that  rnjisi,^! 
Ix'cf  and  the  pulpy  soilness  of  those  puddings  of  plum,  f 
with  whieh  .Mrs.  Montagu  yearly  renovated  thow  ii,„i,'| 
liltli"  agents  to  the  safety  of  our  most  blessing  liixiiry, 

Taken  for  all  in  all,  Mrs.  Montagu  was  rare  iii  y^ 
attainments  ;  splendid  in  her  conduct ;  open  to  the  rails 
of  charity;  forward  to  precede  those  of  indigent  gciiiiu- 
and  uneliangeably  just  and  firm  in  the  applicatinn  of  lirr 
interest,  her  principles,  and  her  fortune,  to  the  ciicourajc. 
ment  of  loyalty,  and  the  sup|iort  of  virtue. 

In  this  house,  amongst  innumerable  high  personfri 
ond  renowned  convcrsers.  Dr.  Burncy  met  the  famoiii 
Hervcy,  Bishop  of  Derry,  late  Ear^  o(  Bristol ;  who  iIkh 
stood  foremost  in  sustaining  the  choraeter  for  wit  i.nj 
originahty  that  had  signalised  his  race,  in  the  prcctdin- 
centuiy,  by  the  current  phrase  of  the  day,  that  the  world 
was  pcNiled  with  men,  women,  and  Herveys. 

Here,  also,  the  horourable  Horace  Wul|ioIe,  aftcrwBrdj 
Lord  Orford,  sometimes  put  forth  his  quaint,  sinjruisr, 
often  original,  generally  sarcastic,  and  always  cntcrtuin. 
ing  imwcrs. 

And  here  the  doctor  met  the  antique  General  Oflr. 
llior|)c,  who  was  pointed  out  to  him  by  Mr.  Walpolc  lot 
a  man  nearly  in  his  hundredth  year;  on  osi-erlioa  lliil, 
though  exaggerated,  easily  gained  credit,  from  his  caiii.l 
figure  and  appearance.  'I'lic  general  was  pleasing,  wi|| 
bred,  and  gentle, 

Horace  Wal|)olc,  sportively  desirous,  as  he  wlii«|Crod 
to  Dr.  Burncy,  that  the  doctor's  daughter  should  sic  the 
humours  of  a  man  so  near  to  counting  his  age  hy  n  cin. 
tiiry,  insisted,  one  night  at  this  house,  upon  Ibriiiini;  s 
little  group  for  that  purpose  ;  to  whieh  he  invited  als) 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Locke:  exhibiting  thus  the  two  priiiciiul 
points  of  his  own  character,  from  which  he  ranly  divi. 
ated  :  ii  thirst  of  amusement  from  what  was  sinpular; 
with  a  taste  yet  more  forcible  for  elegance  from  wlijl 
was  cxei'llent. 

At  the  side  of  General  Oglethorp*',  Mr.  \Viil|ifi!!', 
though  much  past  seventy,  hnd  almost  the  look,  and  hid 
i-ite  the  air  of  enjoyment  of  «  man  who  was  yet  uliiiM 
young:  ond  so  skeleton-like  was  tho  generor.i  iiuatrc 
form,  that,  by  the  same  s|K'ciea  of  comparison,  Mr.  \Val. 
|Mile  almost  appeared,  and,  again,  almost  seemed  to  lliink 
himself,  if  not  absolutely  Cut,  ot  least  not  desimikd  ol'lns 
imfionj.iii:!! ;  though  so  lank  wan  his  thinness,  thati  virr 
other  |H  rson  who  stood  in  his  vieiiiit}',  might  paft  a>  if 
accoutred  and  sluiled  fur  a  stage  rcprcscntutioti  uf  Fal- 
stafl". 

MTtf.    TIIUAI.E. 

But — previously  to  the  late  Sireulham  cnla»tro|)lir- 
blither,  more  bland,  and  more  gleeful  still,  wai  llii'  ptij 
sonal  celebrity  of  Mr>.  Thrale,  than  that  of  eillicr  Mn.  I 
Montagu  or  .Mrs.  Vesey.  Mrs.  Vesey,  indeed,  gcnllrind  I 
dilfident,   dreamed    not   of  any  com|ielitiun :    hut  i\n.[ 
Montagu  ond  .Mrs,  Thrale  had  long  been  si  t  ii|i  m  I'lir  I 
rival  candidates  for  eollo(|uinl  uminenee  ;  anil  rorli  ofl 
them   thought  the  other  alone  worthy  to  l«'  lier  (nir.  F 
OlKiily,  therefore,  when  they  met,  they  conilmtid  I'm  I 
priceoinee  of  udniiriMion ;    with  placid,  Ihoiijli  liiph  j 
stfaincd  intellectual  exertion  on  one  side,  nnd  nn  ixnlm- 
ant   pleasantry  of  classical  allusion  or  quotation  on  llif 
other,  w  illiont  the  smallest  malice  in  either  i  fiir  »ii  diffit- 
ent  were  their  tastes  an  well  br  attributes,  thutmilliii  I'J 
them  I  nviid,  while  each  did  justice  to  the  powers  of  inr  | 
opiKinent.  I 

The  blue  parlieii  at  Mrs.  Throle's,  tliongh  nrlllicrl 
marked  with  ns  much  splendour  as  those  of  Mrs.  Monl 
togii,  nor  with  so  curious  a  selection  of  dlitlnriii«l"il  I 
individuals  as  those  of  Mrs.  Vesi'V,  wre  yet  litid  n( I 
equal  height  with  either  in  generiil  esliination,  a«  !•'■  j 
Johnson,  "  liimsclf  a  host,"  was  tisiially  nt  Mrs.  Thnlr'';  I 
or  was  always,  by  her  comimny,  ex|iecti'd:  ind  in  '['i' | 
hern  If  |Hissessed  powers  of  enlertalnnieiit  more  »i<i'y- 
ing  in  gnielv  llian  any  of  her  rompflitors. 

•'•         •         •         »         •        »• 


Virions  other  in 
llbunie  plan  of 

Ijiniiiiiri"''  '•'«  f"! 
Iplrin  intcllectua 
I  (11*;,  and  the  ct 
I  filh  respect  to  col 
Ijjofllie  first  of'p 
Ifflfriricso'"'""'  P" 

■  ifiK  in  disciissioi 
Irthovcry  rising  ( 

■  (olour  to  thought  a 
l^'frery  fresh  disc 
I  And  such  mcctii 
liiandingoodhui 
Jil'Ulculs,  and  a 
llitiniwt  int'ormin; 

■  nfvitand  pleosan 
I  uiiToourse. 

sill 

Bui  of  these  cole 
liiiwy  pleasantry, 

I  m  frw  I'ro'H  l'*"'!''! 
liiPlym|ilon.  Sir. 
I  pic,  lhoiii;li  never 
Idiwicalstylc  of  p 
Ikwiicr  more  siibli 
lllunliis  manners  a 

Then'  was  little 
I  dwrfulness  or  sad 
Iboliii  his  eyes  then 
liis  iiitroduct 
|liioa;ht  before  ho  h 
lllxitlltude,  if  it  m 
I  iMil  striking  f<ir  a 
I  ms  and  never  disc 
ligmiii;,  unpretcndii 

Di.  iiurney  has  I 
Ikinniruo  which  lie 
lilliir  house  of  Uui 
.  :i:ul  v.irious  o 
I  bip.iiiiess  was  tliu 
I  nine  time  b:id  listei 
Iws:  and  tlieu  imp 
Imvl'irds,  if  you  w 
liiink  u|H)n  this  subj 

I  can.    Dr.  Burn 
I  ma  who  looks  arou 

■  In  at  a  be:iiiliful  pi 
ii;lii.i'Vc»,  who  he 

|>i;lil:  It  i.i  he  who  i 
I  Kid'iw,  or  a  plougi 
Itb'iworlts  his  way 
llurusrd  by  thorns  o 
lolclii's  his  fool ;  am 
llhrvay  buck  to  find 
luioiloit  through  I 
llluMrong  contrast  ( 
Ipliiu'licd  field,  or  bar 
IrJ.-il  It  he,  my  Ion 
I ilcily 'iilazc  U|Hm  hiii 
lii'iirnioay  with  the 
linilsflory;  and  his 
livliaallK'  lunn  win 
liHndiiij  height,  wit 
|Si;ranc«,  and  vnrie 
ImUniiiiiil,  above,  I 
jfidrjofj—iil  least 
p»,  in  a  blusterous 
ll.'Kkblloni,  iind  give 
I  ^wiicd,  iiy  its  loss 
I  ^  till'  luiii  and  dilli 


Mr».  Reynolds  als 
I  Wjly  iilleiided  by 
limneil;  e.pnilly  fror 
I  ffwiul  res|K'et  to  li 


.    Mr!.  Cliapone,   ti 

I  Ik'iiisli  not  sought  b 
|l'Jll»'l,My,  wercral' 
I  »"  nnl  Willi  self.ai 
Ijwttid.  Hut  the  SI 
I  wliiiin,  rarely  uwnit 
I  Tlie  iiieetiiigii,  in  i 
I  f>Wi'  and  organic  de 
I  "mi  «u>traaiiee,  tho 
I  l«l",  ilngys  wanted 
'H' llwl  made  th 


MEMOIRS  OF  DH.  DUllNEY. 


383 


,  <•  hi;* 


ir  in  dibCuurBc  by  m 

5  linppincss  whirhiil 
of,  Kliall  stand  li|,,|„  J 
lie  iinininiciice  «i|J 
tivnl  for  tliosc  liapip^J 
cct  officirs  of  anv ; 
vc  guardians  uU^ai 

rtlicss  of  heart,  slinnMl 
uiwrbclinrity,  whuiil 
lit  mornitiif,  ccaw  i,,) 
tcastn  from  sncirlv.   f 
■Icrs,  nor  nil  the  war.  | 
irl(!tcrB,eciuIdhailt., 
;rnnc<!  oftliat  rrviMdl 
u  piidilities  of  plum,, 
ciiovatcil  those  mt\  1 
si  blessing  liiiury, 
ngu  was  rare  in  |if,  | 
ct ;  npoii  to  the  rails 
10  of  indi)rent  goimw;! 
(he  np|ilicnti(>n  of  Inr 
line,  to  the  cneouragc.  I 
virtue.  I 

bic  high  personiiir!  I 
ney  met  the  faim.ui  I 
of  llristol ;  who  lliin  | 
mracler  for  wit  itid  [ 
•ace,  in  the  |ircc((liiij;j 
le  i\ay,  that  thiworM] 
I  Herveys. 
e  Wulimle,  adcrw.irdjl 
hid  quaint,  Bingui.n, 
ind  always  entertain  | 

itiquc  General  Opic 
1  by  Mr.  Walpolc  tWl 
r ;  on  as^erlion  lliilj 
credit,  from  liis(Taiii,t| 
'al  was  pleasing,  wdl  I 

ouK,  on  lie  whi8,rtril| 
jgliter  eliould  sec  llicl 
liii^  Ilia  age  hy  a  an.  I 
use,  upon  forinini;  i| 
hieb  lie  invited  ul!'i 
Ills  (lie  two  priiici|nl| 
liich  lie  ra'ely  divi.  I 
bat  was  sinjnilar; 
egaiicu  from  wlutl 

lorp*',    Mr.  Walpr 

ost  tlic  look,  and  b.dl 

who  was  yrl  alum*!  I 

lie  geiierar.s  nuatrcl 

oniparison,  Mr.  \Val.  [ 

lotst  weiiicd  to  tiiiiik  I 

not  des|K)ikd  ol' lii 

thinness,  thalrmyl 

ity,  might  paMon  ifl 

liresenlution  of  Fal- 1 


Ihnm  rnlastrophc- 1 
I  still,  waa  Ihi'  fci- 
tlial  of  eillict  Mr».  I 
,  indeed,  gentle  «nd  I 
Htltion:    lull  .Mrs. I 

bi'iii  s(t  npai  fill  I 
nenee  ;  and  I'ocli  nf  I 
tliv  to  be  her  inir. 

they  eonilmli  11  lir j 
laeid,  tlioii|:h  liiph 

ide,  i>nd  nn  rxnl«'r- 1 
(luolntion  im  llic 
Iher ;  for  wi  dilTti- 1 
l>Mles,  tlialneilli'ii'fj 
lo  the  poworiof  l.iM 

e  «,  tivmh  nfillicr  | 

lliose  of  Sfr«.  Mnii. 

on  of  dlfllnriii»liiil| 

,  wi're  yet  mlil  "' I 

estimation,  »»  I''  | 
ly  at  Mro.  ThrnlrVl 
|iectrd ;  mil  «« »|'''  I 
imieiit  more  'i'l'y- 1 

ilors. 


'1" 


Vari'Jiw  other  inccliiig.t  were  (brined  in  imitation  of 
|lt,.aiiio  plan  of  dispensing  with  cards,  music,  dice, 
I  tali"?'  "'' '''®  regales  of  the  festive  board,  to  conccn- 
I mlf  la  intellectual  entcrlaiiimeiil  all  the  lio|ic8  of  the 
|„,,.,  ami  the  cfliirts  of  the  host  and  hostess.  And, 
I  tiili  rcspeet  to  colloquial  elegance,  such  a  plan  certainly 
I  J, f  (lie  first  order  for  bringing  into  play  tlic  higbost 
liwrjics  of  onr  nature  ;  and  stimulating  their  fairest  cx- 
IgrjK  in  discussions  upon  the  several  subjects  tliat  rise 
I  nth  every  rising  day  ;  and  tliat  take  and  give  a  fresh 
leoloor  lo  thought  as  well  as  to  expression,  from  the  mind 
L'i'Tcry  fresh  discriminator. 

I  .\nd  such  meetings,  when  the  parties  were  well  assort 
l^ind  In  good  humour,  formed,  at  that  time,  a  coalition 
Igl'ulciils,  and  a  brilliancy  of  exertion,  that  produced 
lltrmosl  informing  dissertations,  or  the  happiest  sallies 
lifwil  and  pleasantry,  that  could  emanate  from  social 
luliTCOurse. 


SIU  JOSHUA   KEYNOLDS. 

But  of  these  coteries,  none  surpassed,  if  tlicy  equalled 
|,i,oa«y  pleasantry,  unatTectcd  intelligence,  and  informa- 
lii)n  frre  I'"'"  |K"daiitry  or  furmality,  those  of  the  Knij;lit 
Ijfpiympton.  Sir  Josiiua  Reynolds  was  singularly  siiii- 
I lit',  thoiii;h  never  inelegant  in  his  la>  ;iiagc;  ami  bis 
Idwsiral  s'yl"  of  painting  could  not  be  more  pleasing, 
I lioKvcr  nioro  sublimely  it  might  olcvato  and  surprise, 
I  ilun  lii.'^  manners  and  conversation. 

TlnTc  was  littlo  or  no  play  of  countenance,  beyond 
I  thcrfa'mcss  or  sadness,  in  the  features  of  Sir  Joshua ; 
I  Mill  his  eyes  there  was  a  searching  look,  that  seemed, 
I  linn  Ills  introduction  to  any  person  of  whom  he  lisd 
llhoiii'lit  iH'forc  he  had  seen,  to  fix,  in  bis  painter's  mind, 
IlliciltitHde,  If  it  may  Imi  so  called,  of  face  that  would  Im' 
|o«l  striking  fijr  a  picture.  But  this  was  rarely  obvi- 
Imsand  never  disconcerting;  be  was  eminently  unas- 
Imiiii!, unpretending,  and  natural. 

Ui.  liurney  has  leil  amongst  bis  papers  a  note  of  nn 
Ikmnciic  which  he  bad  beard  I'rom  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds, 
lilliic  house  of  Dudley  F.ong,  when  the  Duke  of  Uevon- 
Itiiin.aMd  v.irious  other  iK-ers,  were  present,  and  when 
Ibipiiiiii'Ha  was  tliu  topic  of  discussion.  Sir  Jiishua  fur 
Iwint  time  li:id  listened  in  silence  to  their  several  opin, 
lians;  and  then  impressively  said  :  "  Yiiu  none  of  you 
Imjiord.s  If  you  will  lorgivo  my  telling  you  so,  can 
lroikii|iou  this  subject,  with  as  much  knowledge  of  it 
Ivlcan.  Dr.  nuniey  pcrhaiM  might;  but  it  is  not  the 
|mn  who  looks  around  him  from  the  top  of  a  high  moun 
a  «1  a  beautiful  prospect,  on  the  first  moment  of  open 
.'lu.  lyps,  who  has  the  trim  enjoyment  of  that  noble 
liijlil:  it  i.i  he  who  ascends  the  mountain  from  a  miry 
|B.'id™-,  nr  a  ploughed  field,  or  a  barren  wasto ;  and 
|iliii«'orks  his  way  up  to  it  step  by  step  ;  scratched  and 
llurusod  hy  thorns  anil  briars  ;  with  bore  a  hollow,  that 
ItalcliiK  his  foot ;  and  there  a  clump  that  forces  liim  oil 
llknay  hack  to  find  oil?  a  new  path; — it  is  bo  who  at. 
luinsloit  through  all  that  toll  and  danger;  and  with 
itlu  >lrong  contrast  on  his  mind  of  the  miry  meadow,  or 
l|hi)«{lipd  lleld,  or  barren  waste,  tor  wliieb  it  was  e.xchaiig- 
lei!,-il  \>  he,  my  lords,  who  enjoys  tlio  lieaulics  tlint  sud. 
iM'blaze  ii|Hin  him.  They  cause  nn  expansion  nf  ideas 
liihiraiony  with  the  expunsion  of  tlic  view.  He  glories 
licil<  elory;  and  his  mind  ii|M<ns  to  ennselnus  exniliition, 
Inrlia'itlii'  man  who  was  born  and  bred  U|kiii  lliiit  com- 
liMndin;  height,  with  all  the  loveliness  of  pros|«'el,  nnd 
liriiranfc,  and  variety,  and  plenty,  anil  luxury  ol' every 
liotl. arniiiid,  ahiive,  iH-nenth,  enn  never  know;  can  have 
|«flidr.iofi— at  least,  not  till  be  come  near  somo  preci- 
Ifw,  111  a  boisterous  wind,  that  burls  him  I'rom  the  lop  to 
lUfkbltimi,  and  gives  him  some  tast^i  of  what  be  bad 
I  piwMcd,  by  its  loss  ;  and  some  pleofuru  in  its  rei-ovory, 
hjllic  piin  and  dilUculty  of  scrumblliiK  back  to  it." 

ttnit.    RKYNULI>S. 

Mn.  RcyimhlH  also  hail  her  coteries,  which  wcroocca- 
ImnJly  niti'iiilcd  by  must  ol"  the  |)crsoiis  who  hnve  been 
luiiird;  i'i|iially  from  CMinsidoration  to  lier  brother,  and 
I  P"winl  re»|K'cl  to  herself. 

MKS.    t'!f.\l'ONK. 

Mr«.  Cliapone,   too,   had   her   own    eotorios,   which, 

I  llm:li  nut  ti>iii;(ht  by  tho  young,  and,  (lerbaps,  lied  from 

IlijtlH'ijay,  were  rational,  instriietlve,  and  H<H:iali  and  il 

»u  nut  with  si.'lf.apprnbution  that  they  could  over  Ik' 

Jncibd,    Dot  the  search  of  greater  gaiety,  and  higlier 

I  l»ym,  r,ir('ly  awaits  that  award. 

Till'  lai'ctiiigs,  hi  truth,  at  lior  dwelling,  fl-oni  livr  pal- 

nbli'  and  urgaiile  deficiency  in  linallh  and  strength  for 

1«ii  «u»linaiiee,  though  tlii-y  never   laekid  of  sense  or 

I  ta',  iKvgys  ivaiitod  spirit ;  a  want  wliieb  cost  over  llieiii 

■  dtrnjitlMt  niado  tho  lanio  iiilci locators,  wlioclicwhorc 


grou|ied  audiences  oround  tlieiii  from  their  liime  us  dis. 
coursers,  appear  to  bo  assembled  licrc  merely  for  tlic 
grave  purpose  of  |)crlbrining  a  duty. 

Yet  here  were  to  be  .-leen  .Mrs.  Montagu,  Mrs,  Carter, 
Hannah  .More,  the  clever  funiily  of  the  UurroiigliH,  the 
ela.ssieally  lively  Sir  William  IVjiys,  and  tho  ingenious 
and  virtuous  Airs,  llarbauld. 

Hut  though  the  dignity  of  her  mind  demanded,  as  it 
deserved,  the  respect  of  some  return  to  the  visits  wliieli 
her  love  of  society  indiieed  her  to  pay,  it  was  a  trtr-d- 
tcte  nlonc  that  gave  pleasure  to  the  intercourse  with  Mrs. 
Clia|ioiic  :  her  sound,  understanding,  her  sagueioiis  oh- 
scrvations,  her  turn  to  buinoiir,  and  the  candour  of  her 
art'ectionate  nature,  all  then  came  into  play  witJioiit 
effort :  and  her  case  of  mind,  when  freed  from  the  tram- 
mels of  doing  the  honours  of  reception,  seemed  to  sollen 
off,  even  to  herself,  her  cor|)oreal  Infirmities.  It  was  thus 
that  she  struck  Ur.  liurney  with  the  sense  of  her  worth; 
mill  seemed  portraying  in  herself  llic  original  cxaiiiple 
whence  the  precejits  bad  Leeu  drawn,  liir  loriiiiiig  the  uii. 
sophisticated  female  character  that  are  displayed  in  the 
author's  Letters  on  the  linprovenieiit  of  the  M  ind. 


80AMK  JEXVNS. 
Amongst  the  ioiKyiii/s,  as  Dr.  Burney  denominated 
the  fragrant  llatteries  courteously  lavished,  in  its  day,  on 
the  Memoirs  of  an  Heiress,  few  were  more  odorous  to 
him  than  those  offered  by  tliu  fainoiu  old  witii,  Soaiiiu 
Jenyns  and  Owen  IJanibridge. 

Soaiiie  Jenyns,  nt  the  age  of  seveiity-eiglit,  condcseend- 
ed  to  make  interest  with  .Mrs.  Ord  to  arrange  an  ac 
(piaintanec  for  him,  at  her  bouse  in  Queen  Ann.strcet, 
with  the  father  and  IIk  daughter. 

I'leasant  to  Dr.  Burney  as  was  the  tide  of  favour,  by 
wliieli  he  was  exhilarated  through  this  second  publication 
of  his  daughter,  it  had  not  yet  reached  the  climax  to 
which  it  soon  afterwards  arose;  which  was  the  junction 
of  the  t\(o  first  men  of  tho  country,  if  not  of  the  age.  In 
proclaiming  eaeli  to  the  other,  nt  an  assembly  nt  Miss 
Mdiieton's,  where  they  seuteil  themselves  by  her  side, 
their  kind  approvaiiee  of  this  work  ;  and  proclaiming  it, 
eaeli  aiiimiited  by  the  spirit  of  the  other,  "in  the  nobles-t 
terms  that  our  language,  in  its  highest  glory,  is  capable 
of  ciiiitling." 

Such  were  tjie  words  of  Dr.  Johnson  liimeelf,  in  8))cak. 
Ing  allerwards  to  Dr.  Burney  of  Mr.  Burke's  share  in  this 
flattering  dialogue;  to  which  Dr.  Burney  ever  after 
looked  back  as  to  the  height  of  his  daughter's  literary 
honours;  lliougli  he  could  scarcely  then  foresee  the 
extent,  and  the  expansion,  of  that  indulgent  partiality 
with  wliieli  each  of  them,  ever  atVr,  invariably  diutlii 
guisbcd  her  to  the  last  hour  of  their  lives. 

'I'hus saliibrioiif ly  fiir  Dr.  Burney  had  iMcn  cheered  the 
o|K'niiig  winter  of  17K.',  by  the  celebrated  old  wits, 
Owen  I'amhridge  anil  Soanio  Jenyns;  through  the  phi- 
lanthropy and  gisMi  humour  which  cheered  for  them- 
selves nnd  tlieir  friends  the  winter  of  their  own  lives : 
and  thus  radiant  with  a  wnrinth  which  Sol  in  his  sum- 
mer's ghiry  could  not  i!ee|M'n,  bad  gone  on  the  sanie 
winter  to  i7KI,  through  the  glowing  sutfrago  of  the  two 
first  luminaries  that  brightened  the  constellation  of 
genius  of  llio  reign  of  Cicorgo  tho  Third, — Ur.  Johnson 
and  Kdiiiiind  Burke 

But  not  ill  fair  harmony  of  prcgression  with  this 
commencciiient  prneemled  the  years  17H3  !  its  April  hud 
u  liarsliiiess  wliieli  its  January  had  esea|'ed.  It  brought 
Willi  it  no  I'ragranee  of  happiness  to  Dr.  Burney.  With 
n  blight  o|Kuied  this  fatal  spring,  and  with  a  blast  it 

closed ! 

•  •  •  • 

Mns.  TiinAi-K. 

All  iM'ing  no\«',  though  in  the  dark,  nnd  unannounced, 
arranged  lur  the  (leterinined  alliance,  Mrs.  Thrnle  aban- 
doned Linidon  us  she  had  forsaken  Streallium,  und.  In 
the  iM'glnnlng  of  April,  retired  with  her  three  cldcdt 
daughters  lo  Bath  ;  there  to  reside,  till  she  could  com. 
plete  n  plan,  then  in  agitation,  fur  sii|M'rsedliig  the 
inaterinil  priiteetloii  with  all  that  might  yet  be  attainable 
of  propriety  and  dignity. 

Dr.  Burney  was  deeply  hurt  hy  this  now  paliubly 
Uireatening  event  i  the  virtues  of  Mrs.  Tlirale  hnd  borne 
an  equal  jHii^e  in  bis  admiration  with  her  talents;  liuth 
were  of  an  extraordinary  order.  He  bad  praised,  he 
had  hived,  be  bad  sung  them.  Nor  was  he  by  any  nieaiis 
so  severe  a  diseiplinarian  over  the  elaliiis  of  taste,  or  the 
eh'ctions  of  the  heart,  as  to  disallow  llieir  iinnlienahle 
rights  of  being  eandiilly  heard,  and  favimrably  llsleiied 
to,  in  the  dis|KMal  of  inir  ikthdiis  nnd  our  lutes;  her 
ehiiiee,  Ihervrore,  would  have  roused  no  severity,  (hough 
il  might  justly  imvo  excited  surpri&v,  bad   licr  biiUi, 


fortune,  and  rank  in  life  alone  been  ul  stake.  But  Mrs. 
Tlirale  bad  lies  that  ap|<eareil  to  hint  to  demand  prece- 
deiiee  over  all  feelings,  all  inclinations — In  five  daugh- 
ters, who  were  juvenile  heiresfes. 

To  Bath,  however,  she  went ;  nnd  truly  grieved  was 
the  prophetic  spirit  of  Dr.  Burney  ut  her  departure; 
which  be  looked  upon  as  the  catastrophe  of  Strcathaiii. 

MK8.    I>EI,.\NV. 

From  circuinstanecs  |ieeiiliarly  fortunate  with  regard 
to  the  time  of  tlieir  o|K'ration,  some  solace  opened  to  Dr. 
Burney  for  himself,  and  still  more  to  bis  parental  kind- 
ness for  this  ineinorlaliKt,  in  tills  season  of  disap|ioiiitnient 
and  deprivation,  from  a  lieginning  intercoiiisc  which  now 
took  place  for  both,  witli  the  fairett  mnitil  of  frmnlr  ex- 
cellrnce  of  the  ituyt  tlitit  wiere  jm»ted,  Mrs.  Dejany.* 

Such  were  the  words  by  which  Mrs.  Delaiiy  had  been 
pictured  lo  this  iiieinoriali!:t  liy  iMr.  Burke,  at  Miss 
.Muneton's  asKeinbly ;  and  such  was  the  iiiipression  of 
her  character  under  wliieli  this  connietion  was  begun  by 
Dr.  BiMiiey. 

The  pro|Mjsltioii  for  an  acquaintance,  and  the  negotia- 
tion lor  its  coniincncement  Is  tweeii  the  parties  bad  been 
coinniitted,  by  Mrs.  Delany  licrself,  to  Mrs.  Chnponc ; 
whose  literary  endownients  stood  not  higher,  either  in 
public  or  in  private  estimation,  than  the  virtues  of  her 
mind,  and  the  goodness  of  her  heart.  Both  were  evinced 
by  her  |iopular  writings  for  the  female  sex,  at  a  time  when 
its  education,  wbetiicr  from  timidity  or  indolence, 
required  a  spur,  far  more  certainly  than  its  cynic  Ira- 
ducers  can  prove  that  now,  from  ambition  or  tciiicrlly, 
it  calls  for  a  bridle. 

As  Dr.  Burney  could  not  make  nn  early  visit,  nnd  Mrs. 
Di'luny  could  not  receive  n  late  one,  Mrs.  Chnponc  was 
commissioned  to  engage  the  daughter  to  a  quiet  dinner ; 
and  the  doctor  to  join  the  party  in  the  evening. 

This  was  assented  lo  with  the  utmost  pleasure,  both 
father  nnd  daughter  being  stimulated  in  curiosity  and 
expectance  by  i\lr.  Crisp,  who  bad  formerly  known  and 
adiiilii'd  Mrs.  Delany,  und  hcd  been  a  favorite  with  her 
bosom  friend,  the  Dowager  Duchess  of  Portland  ;  and 
with  some  otJier  of  her  elegant  nssoeiates. 

As  this  venerable  lady  still  lives  in  the  memoirs  and 
eorrespondenec  of  Dean  Swift.t  nn  necoiint  of  this  inter- 
view, abridged  from  n  lelti'r  to  Mr.  Crisp,  will  not, 
perlinps,  Ihi  unwillingly  received,  us  a  genuine  picture  of 
an  nged  lady  of  rare  aeenmplishmenfs,  and  bigli  bred 
iiiannerH,  of  olden  times;  wlio  hnd  strikingly  lieen  dip- 
tlngulsbed  by  Dean  Swift,  nnd  wliowas  now  energetically 
esteemed  by  .Mr.  Burke. 

ruder  the  wing  of  the  resjiectnlile  Mrs.  Chnponp, 
this  nieniorialist  was  first  conveyed  to  (be  dwelling  of 
Mrs.  Delniiy  in  !*t.  Ji  nies'  I'laee.' 

Mrs.  Delany  was  alone  ;  but  the  innmcnt  her  guests 
were  aminunceil,  with  an  eagerness  that  seemed  fiirgrtfiil 
of  her  years,  and  that  denoted  the  most  Haltering  pleasure, 
she  advanced  to  tho  door  of  her  apartment  to  reeeivo 
tlieiii. 

.Mrs.  (bapone  presented  to  her  by  name  the  meino- 
riuli8t,whiwe  hand  she  took  with  almost  youthful  vivacity, 
s.iyiiig:  ".Miss  Burney  must  (Nirdon  me  ifl  give  her  nn 
old-fiisliloiud  reception  for  I  know  nothing  new  !"  And 
she  kindly  sniuted  her. 

With  a  griice  of  ninmier  (be  mos(  striking,  she  (lien 
placed  .Mrs.  ('ha|Hineoii  tlioBofn,nnd  led  the  nicnioriullst 
to  a  chair  next  to  her  own,  saying:  "Can  you  forgive. 
Miss  liurney,  (he  very  great  lilsrly  I  have  taken  of 
asking  yoji  to  my  Utile  dinner  ?  Hut  you  could  not  come 
In  the  morning;  and  I  wished  so  impnilenlly  to  see  one 
from  whimi  I  have  received  sueli  vi  ry  extraordinary 
pleasure,  that  I  could  not  iH'ar  to  put  it  off  to  another 
day  !    for  I  have  no  days,  now,  to  throw  nwny  I     And  if 

waited   for  the  evening,  1  might,  (H-rbaps,  have  com- 


IHiny.  And  1  hear  so  ill  in  niixt  society,  (bnt  I  cannot, 
as  1  wish  to  do,  n(trnd  (o  more  (ban  one  at  a  time  ;  fiir 
age,  now,  is  making  i..,!  more  stupid  even  than  I  am  by 
nature.  And  bow  grieved  nnd  mortified  I  should  have 
Inen  to  have  known  I  bad  Miss  Burney  in  the  room, 
anil  not  to  have  heard  what  she  said  I" 

Tone,  manner,  nnd  lixik,  ho  impressively  marked  the 
sincerity  of  this  humility,  as  to  render  it,— her  time  of 
nil',  her  high  estlmntlon  in  the  world,  nnd  her  rare 
aequirements  considered, — as  touching  as  i(  was  unex. 
IH'cted  to  her  new  guest. 

iMrs.  Delany  still  wns  fall,  (hough  snmo  of  lier  hpiitht 
was   probably  lo«(.     No(  miieh,  however,  fiir    slin   was 

'Daughter  nf  John  (irnnville,  Ksq.  nnd  niecv  of  l*n|ie's 
(iranvilje,  tlio  tlien  Ixird  Loiisdowiie, "  of  every  Muse  (lio 
IViend." 

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remarkably  u|>ri<riit.  Tlicru  were  little  ruinaiiiB  uf  bounty 
left  in  feature ;  but  benevolence,  soflneHK,  piety,  and 
sense,  were  all,  aa  conversation  brniiglit  tliein  into  |>lay, 
depicted  in  her  face,  witli  a  sweetness  of  look  nnd  man- 
ner, that,  notwithstanding  her  years,  were  nearly  fasci- 
nating. 

The  report  generally  spread  of  her  being  blind,  added 
surprise  to  pleasure  at  such  active  jiersonal  civilities  in 
receiving  her  visiters.  Blind,  however,  she  |ialpably  was 
not  She  was  neither  led  about  the  room,  nor  afraid  ol 
niakiiijr  any  false  step,  or  mistake;  and  the  turn  of  her 
head  to  thost}  whom  she  meant  to  address,  was  constantly 
right.  The  expression,  also,  of  her  still  pleasing,  though 
dim  eves,  told  no  sightleiiB  talc  ;  but,  on  the  contrary, 
manilcsted  that  she  had  by  no  means  lost  the  view  of 
the  countenance  any  more  than  of  the  pri'scnce  of  her 
company. 

But  Uie  fine  perception  by  which,  formerly,  she  had 
drawn,  painted,  cut  out,  worked,  and  read,  was  obscured ; 
and  of  all  those  accomplishments  in  which  she  had 
excelled,  she  was  utterly  deprived. 

Of  their  former  possession,  however,  there  were  ample 
proofs  to  demonstrate  their  value ;  her  apartments  were 
hung  round  with  pictures  of  her  own  painting,  beautifu'Ij- 
designed  and  delightfully  coloured ;  and  ornaments  of 
her  own  execution  of  striking  elegance,  in  cuttings  and 
variegated  stained  pa|)er,  embellished  her  chimncy'pieec ; 
partly  copied  frarn  antique  studies,  partly  of  fanciful 
invention ;  but  all  equally  in  the  chaste  style  of  true  and 
refined  good  taste. 

At  the  re<|uest  of  iMrs.  Chaponc,  she  instantly  ond  un- 
affectedly  brought  forth  a  volume  of  her  newly  invented 
Mosaic  flower-work  ;  an  art  of  her  own  creation ;  con- 
sisting of  staining  paper  of  all  iiossible  colours,  and  then 
cutting  it  into  strips,  so  finely  and  delicately,  that  when 
posted  on  a  a  dark  ground,  in  accordance  to  the  flower 
it  was  to  produce,  it  li:id  the  apiK'a'ancc  of  a  beautiful 
painting ;  except  that  it  rose  to  the  sight  with  a  still 
richer  eflcet :  ami  this  art  .Mr:4.  Delany  had  invented  at 
seventy-five  years  of  age  I 

It  was  so  long  she  said,  after  its  suggestion,  before 
she  brought  her  work  into  any  system,  that  in  the  first 
year  she  finished  only  two  flowers :  but  in  the  second 
she  accomplished  sixteen ;  and  in  the  third,  one  hundred 
and  sixty.  And  after  that,  many  more.  They  were  all 
from  nature,  the  fresh  gathered,  or  still  growing  plant, 
being  placed  innnediately  before  her  for  imitation.  Her 
collection  consisted  of  whatever  was  most  choice  and 
rare  in  flowers,  plants,  and  weeds,  or,  more  pro|)crly 
siieaking,  field  Mowers;  for,  as  Tlioinsoii  ingeniously 
sjiys,  it  is  the  "dull  ineurious"  i  lone,  who  stigmatise  these 
native  offsprings  of  Flora  by  I       ligrading  title  of  weeds. 

Her  plan  had  been  to  finisli  one  thousand,  for  a  com- 
plete herbal ;  but  its  progress  had  l)een  stop|M'd  short, 
by  the  feebleness  of  her  sight,  when  she  was  witliin  only 
twenty  of  her  original  sehcme. 

She  had  always  loarked  the  spot  whence  she  took,  or 
received,  her  model,  with  the  date  of  the  year  on  the 
corner  of  each  flower,  in  iliffereiit  coloured  letters  ;  '*  but 
the  last  year,"  she  meekly  said,  "  when  I  found  my 
eyes  becoming  weaker  ancf  weaker,  and  threatening  to 
fail  mc  before  my  plan  could  be  completed,  I  cut  out  my 
initials,  M.  D,,  in  white,  for  I  fancied  myself  nearly 
working  in  my  winding  sheet !" 

There  was  something  in  her  smile  at  this  melan- 
choly sjieeeh  that  blended  so  much  eheerfulnt^ss  with  re- 
signation, as  to  render  it,  to  the  meiiiurialist,  extremely 
aneeting. 

ivlrs.  C;iia|)one  enquired  whether  her  eyes  ha'd  been  in- 
jured by  any  ecdd ! 

Iiislailtly,  at  the  qui^stion,  recalling  her  spirits,  "  No, 
no  !"  she  replied  ;  "  nothing  has  attaeked  tlieni  but  my 
reigning  malady,  old  age  I — 'I'is,  however,  oidy  what 
we  are  all  striving  to  obtain  !  And  I,  for  one,  have 
founil  it  a  very  comfortable  state.  Yesterday,  neverthe- 
loss,  my  peculiar  infirmity  was  rather  distressing  to  me. 
I  received  a  note  from  young  Mr.  Montagu,  written  in 
the  name  of  his  aunt,  that  recpiired  an  immediate  answer. 
But  how  riiuld  !  give  it  to  what  I  eould  not  evin  read  ' 
My  good  Astley  was,  by  great  ehan(M-,  gone  abroad;  and 
my  housemaid  ran  neither  wrili:  nor  read ;  and  my  nnin 
liap|)ened  to  Ix^  in  disgrace,  so  I  eonid  not  di>  him  sneh  a 
favour  [smiling)  as  to  lie  obliged  to  him!  I  resolved, 
therefore,  to  try,  once  more,  to  read  niVM'lf ;  and  I  huiitrij 
nut  my  old  hmg-laid-hy  magnifier.  Hut  it  would  not  do! 
it  wu  all  in  vain  !  I  then  ferreted  out  a  larger  glass  ; 
nnd  with  that,  I  hail  the  great  satiHliulion  to  make  out 
IIh)  first  word, —but  Ix'fore  I  eould  gel  at  the  seeonil, 
even  the  firnl  lieciime  a  blank  !  My  ryci,  howiver,  have 
served  me  so  long  and  so  well,  iliiit  I  shiinld  Is:  very 
ungrateful  to  quart«I  wiU)  lliuni.     I  ihun,  luckily,  rceoi. 


leeted  that  my  cook  is  a  scholar  !  So  I  sent  for  her, 
and  we  made  out  the  billet  together — which,  indeed, 
deserved  a  ninch  liettcr  answer  than  I,  or  my  cook 
either,  scholar  as  she  is,  could  bestow.  But  my  dear 
niece  will  be  with  me  ere  long,  and  thon  I  shall  not  be 
quite  such  a  bankrupt  to  my  correspondents." 

Bankrupt,  indeed,  was  she  not,  to  gaiety,  to  good 
humour,  or  to  polished  love  of  giving  pleasure  to  her 
social  circle,  any  more  than  to  keeping  pace  with  her 
corres|»ondcnts. 

\Mien  .Mrs.  Chaponc  mentioned,  with  much  regret, 
that  a  previous  evening  cngngenient,must  force  her  away 
at  lialf-past  seven  o'clock — "  Half-past  seven  /"  Mrs. 
Delany  repeated,  with  an  arch  smile  ;  "  U  fie!  fie !  Mrs. 
Chaponc !  why  Miss  Larolles  would  not  for  tlie  world 
go  any  where  before  eight  or  nine  !" 

And  when  tlie  memorialist,  astonished  as  well  as 
diverted  at  such  a  sally  I'rom  Mrs.  Delany,  yet  desirous, 
from  embarrassment,  not  to  seem  to  have  noticed  it, 
turned  to  look  at  some  of  the  piiaures,  and  stup[>ed  at  a 
charming  (mrtrait  of  Madame  de  Savignt^,  to  remark  its 
expressive  mixture  of  sweetness,  intelligence,  and  vivacity, 
the  smile  of  Mrs.  Delany  became  yet  archer,  as  she 
s|iortively  said,  "  Yes ! — she  looks  very — enjouie,  as 
Captain  Aresby  would  say." 

This  was  not  a  speech  to  lessen,  or  meant  to  lessen, 
either  surprise  or  amusement  in  the  memorialist,  who 
nevertheless,  quietly  contiimed  her  examination  of  the 
pictures,  till  she  stop|H'd  at  a  portrait  that  struck  her  to 
have  an  air  of  spirit  i>nd  genius,  that  induced  lier  to 
enquire  whom  it  represented. 

)Irs.  Delany  did  not  mention  the  name,  but  only  an- 
swered, "  I  don't  know  how  it  i. ,  Mrs.  Chaponc,  but  I 
can  never,  of  late,  look  at  that  picture  without  thinking 
of  poor  Bclfield." 

This  was  heard  with  a  real  start — though  certainly  not 
of  pain !  But  that  Mrs.  I>elany,  at  her  very  advanced 
time  of  life,  eighty  three,  should  thus  have  jwrsonified  to 
herself  the  characters  of  a  Istok  so  recently  |>idilished, 
mingled  in  its  |>leasurc  nearly  as  much  astonishment  as 
gratification. 

Mrs.  Delany — still  clear-sighted  to  countenance,  at 
least — seemed  to  read  her  thoughts,  and,  kindly  tiking 
her  hand,  smilingly  said  :  "  Y^m  nnist  forgive  us.  Miss 
Burney ;  it  is  not  quite  a  propriety,  I  own,  to  talk  of 
these  [H'ople  U'fiire  you ;  but  wo  don't  know  how  to  speak 
nt  all,  now,  without  naming  them,  they  run  go  in  our 
heads  I" 

Karly  in  the  evening,  they  were  joined  by  Mrs.  De. 
lany's  Isliived  and  loving  friend,  the  Duchess  Dowager 
of  Portland;  a  lady  who,  though  not  as  exquisitely  pleas- 
ing, any  ninie  than  as  interesting  by  age  as  Mrs.  D<^lany, 
— who,  born  with  the  century,  was  now  in  her  eighty -third 
year — had  yet  a  physiognomy  that  when  lighted  up  by  any 
discourse  in  which  she  took  a  part  from  |K-r8onal  i'eelings, 
was  singularly  expressive  of  sweetness,  sense,  and 
dignity  ;  three  words  that  exactly  fi)rincd  the  description 
ofjicr  manners;  which  were  not  merely  free  from  pride, 
but  free,  also,  from  its  mortifying  deputy,  afllibility. 

Mrs.  IX'lany,  that  pattern  of  the  old  school  in  high 
politeness,  was  now,  it  is  prnbnble,  in  the  sphere  whence 
Mr.  Burke  had  signalised  her  by  that  ehnrncter;  for  the 
reception  of  the  Duchess  of  Portland,  and  her  conduct  to 
that  noble  friend,  strikingly  displayed  the  self-|ioss<'ssion 
that  gojsl  taste  with  good  breeilingean  bestow,  even  u|)on 
the  most  timid  mind,  in  doing  the  honours  of  home  to  a 
sU|ierior. 

.*<ho  welcomed  her  grace  with  o«  much  rcspectftil 
ceremony  as  if  this  had  In'en  a  first  visit;  to  manifest 
that,  what  in  its  origin  she  had  taken  as  an  honour,  she 
had  so  much  true  humility  a»  to  hold  to  Is-  rather  more 
than  less  so  in  ilseoiitinuanee;  yet  she  constantly  exerted 
n  spirit,  in  prunouneitig  her  omiosing  or  concurring  sen- 
timents, in  till'  eonversaliun  that  ensued,  that  showed  as 
dignified  an  inile|iendenee  of  character,  as  it  marked  a 
sincerity  as  will  as  happiness  of  iViendship,  in  the  society 
of  her  eli'vali'd  guest. 

'I'he  memorialist  was  presented  to  her  grace,  who 
eaine  with  the  ex|K'etation  of  niciting  her,  in  the  most 
gentle  and  flatlering  terms  by  Mrs.  Delany;  and  she 
was  reeiived  with  kindness  rather  tlisn  gooilness. '  The 
wntrhfid  regard  of  the  diiehess  for  Mrs.  Di^lany,  siMin 
iHiinted  out  the  marked  |)artinlity  which  that  revered 
lady  was  already  conceiving  for  her  new  visiter  ;  and  the 
diiehess,  pleam'd  to  abet,  as  salubrious,  every  elieerinu 
|iro|H'iisily  in  her  Isliiveil  friend,  iminedialely  disimsed 
herself  to  second  it  with  the  most  obliging  alacrity. 

Mrs.  Delnny  gratifiril  by  this  apparent  approvanee, 
then  started  the  siibjeel  of  the  reeeni  piibliealinn,  with  a 
H\nw  of  pleasure  that,  though  she  ulterr<l  her  favouring 
opiiiiuiis    with   the   iiiust   imutrected,  the   ehasteat    liin. 


idieity,  made  the  "  eloquent  blood"  rush  at  every  flan, ,  I 
ing  Kcnlence  into  her  pale,  soft,  aged  cheeks,  as  jf  |  '  j 
years  had  been  as  juvenile  as  her  ideas  and  her  kinilnr  J 

Animated  by  the  animation  of  her  friend,  the  liudul 
gaily  increased  it  by  her  own ;  and  tlie  wnriii.|]|.j,|,j| 
Mrs.  Cha|)onc  still  augmented  its  energy,  hy  i,,.,  i  I 
nignant  delight  that  she  had  brought  such  a  ncriiF  tJ 
bear  for  her  young  companion :  while  all  three  sponitclvl 
united  in  talking  of  the  characters  in  the  publicntlim  i'  I 
if  speaking  of  persons  and  incidents  of  tlieir  own  pccnf 
liar  knowledge.  °| 

On  the  first  pause  upon  a  theme  which,  tlioiigh  nnJ 
voidubly  embarrassing,  could  not,  in  hands  of  such  noli. 
courtesy,  that  knew  how  to  make  flattery  subsiTviim  inL 
elegance,  and  praise  to  delicacy,  be  seriously  <lislrcnlii,J 
the  deeply  honoured,  though  confused  object  of  bo  imi.|J 
condescension,  seized  tlie  vacant  moment  for  startini!  UiJ 
name  of  .Mr.  Ci  isp.  '" 

Nothing  could  belter  propitiate  the  introduction  wind. 
Dr.  Burney  desired  for  himself  to  the  corres|>oii(i,.„|  „» 
Dean  Switt,  and  the  quondam  acquaintance  of  liia  (],|„| 
monitor,  Mr.  Crisp,  tlian  bringing  this  latter  uuon  i 
scene. 

The  duchcBB  now  took  the  lead  in  the  diseoumo  ond 
was  charmed  to  hear  tidings  of  a  former  friend,  wlioln^ 
l>ecn  missed  so  long  in  the  world  as  to  be  tliuujilii  In^J 
She  enquired  minutely  into  his  actual  way  uf  life  y 
health  and  his  welfare ;  and  wlicther  )ic  retained'  M 
fondness  and  high  taste  for  all  tlic  polite  arts. 

To  the  memorialist  this  was  a  topic  to  give  a  flow  < 
spirits,   that  spontaneously   banished   tlio   reserve  anA 
silence  witli  strangers  of  which  she  stood  gencrallv  icj 
ciiscd  :  nnd  her  history  of  tlie  patriarchal  nttaehmonl  of 
Mr.  Crisp  to  Dr.  Burney,  and  its  benevolent  e.vtcnuion  K 
every  part  of  his  family,  while  it  revived  Mr.  CrijiitJ 
the  memories  and  regard  of  the  duchess  and  of  Mnl 
Delany,  Btimulated  their  wishes  to  know  the  man— llj 
Burney — who  alone,  of  all  the  original  ceiiiiectionii  t 
.Mr.  Crisp,  had  preserved  siich  power  over  his  ntrnli™J 
as  to  be  a  welcome  inmate  to  his  almost  henniticillil 
closed  retreat  1 

And  tlie  account  of  Chesington  Hall,  its  insiilalcd  anl 
lonely  position,  its  dilapidated  state,  its  nearly  inarcisc 
sible  roads,  its  quaint  old  pictures,  and  straight  InnJ 
garden  [latlis,  was  as  curious  and  amusing  to  .Mr3 
C;lia|)one,  who  was  spiritedly  awake  to  wliotcvor  wu 
romantic  or  uncommon,  as  the  description  of  thr  M 
of  the  domain  was  interesting  to  those  who  had  Imota 
him  when  he  was  as  eminently  a  nan  of  the  woild,a«l( 
was  now  become,  singularly,  the  recluse  of  a  villn|;c. 

Such  was  the  basis  of  the  intercourse  that  tlannforl 
ward  took  place  lictwcen  Dr.  Burney  and  the  oilmirabL 
Mrs.  Delany;  who  was  not,  from  her  feminine  and  del 
gant  character,  and  her  skill  in  the  arts,  more  In  iIn 
taste  of  Ur.  Burney,  tlian  ho  had  tlie  honour  to  ir 
hers,  from  his  varied  acquirements,  and  his  unnlraincj 
readiness  to  bring  tiiem  forth  in  social  meeting's.  WhilJ 
his  daughter,  who  thus,  by  chance,  was  the  linppy  IdI 
strunient  of  this  junction,  reaped  from  it  >i  iWWghi  tlnl 
was  soon  exalted  to  even  bosom  felicity,  from  the  iiiilul| 
gent  partiality  with  which  that  graceful  pntteni  ofnldiii 
times  met,  received  and  cherished  the  rcvercnfini  allachl 
nient   which   she   inspired ;   and  which    iiniHTcrplililj 
graduated  into  a  mutual,  a  trusting,  a  saered  friomliliipl 
as   soothing,  frnni   his  share  in   its  forinntion,  lo  lirl 
honoured  Mr.  l^risp,  as  it  was  delighting  to  Dr.  UiiriHjr 
from  its   seasonable  initigatinn  of  the  loss,  the  di.<ii|J 
pointment,  the  breaking  up  of  Strcatliniii. 

MR.   I'llISP. 

But  tlioiigh  this  gently  cheering,  nnd  highly  liniiaiiril 
blu  ennnection,  by  Its  kindly  operation,  oirercil  llir  linf 
mental  solace  to  that  |Mirtentous  journey  lo  llafh,  »liirll 
witli  a  blight  had  o|H'ned  the  spring  of  I7H.'I;  thai  bli(hl 
was  still  unhealed  in  the  excoriation  of  its  JMlllrliopJ 
when  n  new  incision  of  anguish,  more  deeply  ciitlinl 
still,  and  more  iMrmanenlly  incurable,  piereeii  llir  hnii 
of  Dr.  Burney,  by  tidings  iVoni  Chesingtun  liial  Mrl 
Crisii  was  taken  dangerously  ill.  T 

'I'iie  ravages  of  the  gnut,  which  had  lung  Inlil  m'lj 
the  health,  strenhlh,  spirits,  nnd  life.enjnying  mrinir 
this  nclmirnhlc  man,  now  extended  their  imlefiil  ilrtmlil 
tioiis  lo  the  seals  of  existence,  the  head  ami  llie  I'rt'iftl 
wavering  oecasiimnlly  in  their  work,  with  miniilliiiif  if 
less  relentless  rigour,  but  never  aboliiig  in  nii iinrr  uf  fM 
tality.  I 

Susanna, — now  Mrs.  l*hilli|Ni, — was  at  ('liminnloii  il 
the  time  of  the  seitiirr  ;  and  lo  her  gentle  liow'iii,  i 
iniisl  relueliint  ]wn,  fell  the  sorrowing  Innk  i>f  iimwnrj 
ing  this  qiiiekspprnnehing  enlnmily  In  Dr.  Hiirnn,  im^ 
all  his  huuM):  and  in  the  same  uniaun  lliul hail Isi nil" 


I  Amoncst  the  nianj 
•tnlj  of  Dr.  Iliirncy 
•iMiinalile  artist,  tl 
leiiiiofllii'  ilDctnr; 
wihe  llil(,Tni.in  ta 
fcWiioflhehirlh.pla 
I  Tlif  I'ainniis  paintet 
1"  Ihul  hl«  pii'lnre 
Pifhwai  {laiiilecl  fin 
fW  I'loliisivejy  to 
f»i  in  the  watery 
FBiirnoy,  Iheiifiill 
ITliu  wliiin»ica|  ine 
» imj|[iiiaiion  of  M 
»'";>"(,•  III  which 
i^JiKtcicnirrriltoth 


rush  ut  1  very  flan,,  t 
gcd  chi'oks,  OS  if  ii,  J 
IcoB  and  her  kiiidncj 
LT  friend,  the  dutli,^ 
nd  tho  warin.litaiiij 
I  energy,  hy  !,„  \^f 
jght  Kucli  a  rccnr  i,L 
ilc  all  three  simrtitfl  J 

in  llio  public«li„„,,',| 
its  of  their  own  pec,.! 

0  wliich,  thoiifhiinaJ 
in  Iiand8  of  mich  noliJ 
flattery  subnorvuni  il 

Bcriouuly  disirckiinj 
i§ed  object  of  bo  nmtj 
lomcnt  for  starting  ilJ 

Ihc  introduction  «liiih| 

1  the  corren|ion(i(Til  II 
uaintance  of  his  tail  J 
ig  thiB  latter  upon  ili^ 

in  tho  diseoursr,  luiilj 
'ormcr  friend,  who  hJ 

aB   to   be  tilOU)r|it  lontj 

ictual  way  of  lift,  hi^ 
lethcr  lie  rutainnl  I 
>  polite  art». 
topic  to  give  a  flow  i 
shed  tlio  renervc  anl 
he  stood  generally  iJ 
iriarchal  nttnelimriit  J 
Ijcncvolciit  extension  iJ 
t  revived  Mr.  CrinpiJ 
!  duelicBB  and  of  Mn 

0  know  the  man— I)t| 
iriginal  conuectionn  i 
iwcr  over  hia  nllVdionJ 
LIB  alnioxt  herini'liuilll 

1  Hall,  its  insulated  m\ 
ate,  itB  nearly  iiiarns 
irei«,  and  Btraiglit  In 
and  aniUHiiig  to  Mr 
»ako  to  whotcver  mi 
^CBcription  of  tlic  chid 

tlioHC  who  had  kiiottJ 
nnn  of  the  world,  asli^ 
rcehise  of  a  villn|;c. 
rcouwe  thnt  tli(nrefor| 
:ncy  and  the  oilmirab 
her  feminine  and<le| 
tho  artu,  more  to  ih 
d  the  honour  to  k 
ilH,  and  IiIh  unBtrnlnr 
locial  niecliiit;i>.  WiM 
ICO,  wan  the  linppy  Inl 
1  from  it  I  delifrlit  tliil 
clieity,  troin  th''  liiiluU 
aceful  pnllirn  of  nidi 
the  rcvercnlinl  attitlij 
which    iui|ierpc|ililil)f 
Ig,  a  xnered  I'rienililiipl 
itB  forniatiiin,  to  licl 
ighting  to  Dr.  Uiirnrjl 
|f  the   loss,  the  di)a|i| 
allinni. 


k  and  liiEhly  honoiinj 
Iration,  otfend  thr RnT 
Timrney  to  Itnlli,  wlii'l 
|gof  17h:I;  tliatbliihl 
itinn  of  ItB  InflirlinnJ 
I,  more  deeply  ciitlini 
Vile,  iiiereeil  ilic  liwi 
('lieiiin);tiiu  lliat  .Mrl 

I  hnd   lonR  liii<l  »«'<^ 
kft'.enjiivinil  nervii 
1  Ihilr  inlefiil  diraMiJ 
head  anil  tlie  liri"l| 
Jk,  with  rmniilliiiit ' 
Ming  in  nit  Ji«cc  "f  fH 

vaB  at  ('lioinnlon  il 
\t  gentle  l«)w>"i.  «"f 
Ing  tnsk  "f  uniiimnrj 
|V  to  Dr.  Ilnrnry,  <iw^ 
un  that  hid  Ix  I'll  II 


W^3^®aS^S    ©Bl»»®»    ®l^®Wli^ffi3tSf(a    miSi^^IB^. 


vol-  '• 


rillLADHIiPIIIA,  Ji;i.V  'i,   1KI3. 


NO.  'za. 


Pkintkd  and  PrBLiflHED  Bv  AOAM  \VAi-.I)II^.,  \n.  G,  Niirth  Kiqiith  Street,  Piui.jkDKLPiiii — At  $3  lor  rri   iminlH  rs,  imytttflu  in  ailvanre. 


I  be  was  now  their  grief.  Sorrow,  Have  at  the  diBBolii- 
1  'gf  conjugal  or  tiliul  tic!i,  could  go  no  deeper.  The 
I  igrtor  would  have  abandoned  every  call  of  busincsH  or 
IjgKKst,— for  pleaBurc  at  such  a  period  had  no  call  to 
liikc!— ill  order  to  embrace  and  to  attend  upon  his  long 
I  jarctt  friend,  if  his  Susanna  had  not  dissuaded  him  from 
Idmournliil  an  exertion,  by  representations  of  the  uncer- 
luiair  of  finding  even  a  monunt  in  which  it  might  be 
IgK  to  risk  any  agitation  to  the  sufferer;  whose  |>ains 
Inrc  f"  torturing,  that  he  fervently  prayed  to  heaven  for 
IjlK^lii.fot'clentli: — while  the  prayers  for  the  dying  were 
lind  to  iiiiii  daily  by  his  pious  sister,  Mrs.  Gast. 
I  .\n>i  only  by  tlic  most  urgent  similar  remonstrances, 
Itoald  ill"  '■'•'e''  or  "'"  younger  of  the  doctor's  daughters 
Ittkcpt  awnv;  so  completely  as  a  fond  father  was  Air. 
Icnip  loved  I'V  iill. 

I  But  tills  nt'iiiorialist,  to  whom,  for   many  preceding 

InuJ,  Mr.  Crisp  had  rendered  CJicsington  a  second,  a 

I'toder,  an  always  open,  always  inviting  home,  was  so 

Ifirtclicd  while  withheld  from  seeking  once  more  his 

rht  and  his  benediction,  that  Dr.  Dumey  could  not  long 

e  her  willies.     In  some  measure,  indeed,  ho  sent 

Itr » lii"  o^vn  representative,  by  entrusting  to  her  a  Ict- 

I  of  tender  attachment  and  poignant  grief  from 

jnffli'i  which  he  told  Iter  not  to  deliver,  lest  it  should 

It  oppressive  or  too  affecting  ;  but  to  keep  in  hand,  for 

idm;  more  or  less  of  it  to  him  herself,  according  to 

_tstrcn(rtli,  sitirits,  and  wishes  of  his  dying  friend. 

U'llh  this   fondly-sud  commis.sion,   slio  hastened   to 

Mii;ton ;  where  she  found  her  Susanna,  and  all  the 

H*,  iininersed  in  nfflietinn  :  and  where,  in  aliout  a 

((k,  she  endured  the  heartfelt  sorrow  of  witnessing  the 

rliirc  of  the  firHt,  the  most  invaluable,  the  dearest 

md  of  her  immrning  father ;  and  the   inestimable  ob- 

1  of  her  own  chosen  confidence,  her  deepest  respect, 

I,  from  her  earliest  youth,  almost  filial  afl'uction. 

HAYDN. 

I  With  Hnydn,  Dr.  Burney  was  in  correspondence  many 
I  bot'orc  that  noble  and  truly  crkative  composer 
isitrd  Rnirliind  ;  and  almost  enthusiastic  was  the  adinira- 
n  with  which  the  musical  liistorian  o|)cned  u|)on  the 
Ujcri.and  the  matchless  merits,  of  that  sublime  gtinius, 
I  the  fourth  volume  of  tho  History  of  Music.  "  I  am 
It,"  he  snys,  "  happily  an  :vcil  at  that  part  of  my  nnr- 
iliirwhiTe  it  is  necessaiy  to  speak  of  Hayhn,  the  in. 
oparable  IIwun;  from  wliiisu  productions  I  have  rc- 
inml  more  pleasure  late  in  life,  wlicn  tired  of  most  other 
m,  than  I  ever  enjoyed  in  the  most  ignorant  and 
pma  part  of  my  youth,  when  every  thing  was  new, 
titho  diiimsition  to  bo  pleased  was  undiminished  by 
iliciim,or  satiety." 

MKTASTASIO. 

I  With  Mi'tastasio,  who  in  chaste  pathos  of  sentimental 
nijfiict',  nn<.  a  purity  of  expression  that  seems  to 
nnili'troni  purity  of  feeling,  stands  nearly  unequalled, 

k  inidiiously  maintained  the  intcrcniirso  which  he  had 
pily  b(guii  with  tliut  lauruate-poet  at  Vienna. 

nAKnv. 

Amoncst  the  many  coteni|mrary  tributes  paid  to  the 
pttili  of  Dr.  Iturncy,  there  was  one  from  u  eelebrnled 
liMiinnWe  artist,  that  caused  no  small  diversion  to  tlie 
head)  ol'the  iloelor;  and,  ix'rliaps,  to  the  public  at  large, 
hnlhc  IlilhTiiiiiu  tiile  which  it  seemed  instinctively  to 
hWdoftlie  liirth-plnce  of  its  designer. 
ITlirt'iunnui  painter,  Mr.  llnrry,  nfler  a  formal  deelara- 
1  that  hi*  |iiituri'  of  The  Triumph  of  the  Thames, 
Itiirliwa*  paiiiliil  for  the  Society  of  Arts,  should  Ik-  de- 
firlusively  to  iminortnliBing  the  eminent  deail, 
^i  in  the  wiitery  groii|ieB  of  tho  renowned  dojiarted, 
Miirncy,  then  full  of  lite  and  vigour. 
I  Tim  whiiiisieni  incident  pro<luced  from  tho  still  play 
^mjjiuation  of  Mr.  Owen  ('iinibridge  the  followir.g 
»ttipnl;  to  which  he  waB  incited  by  an  uecideiit  that 
i<jait(irciirrrdfotho  celebrntrd  (iililmn;  who,  in  step. 
ImhKhtly  from,  or  to  a  Uwt  of  Mr.  Cnnibridge'B, 
lipt  into  llie  'I'haiiiPB ;  wlirnce,  however,  he  was  in. 
wlv  and  linniedinlely  rescued,  with  no  other  misrliief 
I  •  *i't  jafkel,  hy  one  of  that  limrleas,  water-proof 
F.iii'nonmialcd,  hy  .Mr.  Oibbon,  llio  nmpliibioin  fkinily 
p™  ''ainhridKru. 
>»:*  >KiiiB»— 'Ji 


"  When  Chloo's  picture  was  to  Venus  shown,"  &c. 

Prior. 

"When  nurney's  picture  was  to  Oiblmn  shown. 
The  pleased  liislori.in  took  it  for  his  own ; 
'For  who,  with  rhoulders  dry,  and  powder'd  locks. 
E'er  bath'd  but  I  V  he  said,  and  rapt  his  Imx. 

"  Uarry  replied,  '  My  lasting  colours  show 
What  girts  the  painter's  (icncil  can  bestow; 
With  nymphs  of  Thames,  those  amiable  creatures, 
I  placed  the  charming  minstrel's  suiiling  features : 
But  let  not,  then,  his  bonne  fortune  concern  ve. 
For  there  are  nymphs  enough  for  you — and  burney."  " 

DR.  JOIIVSOX. 

Out  all  that  Dr.  Burney  po^ses.scd,  either  of  spirited  re- 
sistance or  acquiescent  submission  to  inislbrtuiie,  ums 
again  to  be  severely  tried  in  the  sunimer  that  fullouiil 
the  spring  of  this  unkindly  year ;  for  the  healtli  of  his 
venerated  Dr.  Johnson  received  n  blow  from  which  it 
never  wholly  recovered ;  though  frcqiieiil  rays  of  Iio|>e 
intervened  from  danger  to  danger ;  and  though  more  than 
a  year  and  a  half  were  still  allowed  to  his  honoured  exist- 
ence upon  earth. 

Mr.  Seward  first  brought  to  Dr.  Hurney  the  alarming 
tidi'igs,  that  this  great  and  good  man  had  been  afllicted 
hy  a  pa-alytic  stroke.  The  doctor  hastened  to  Holt  court, 
takinir  with  him  this  memorialist,  wim  had  frequently 
anl  urgently  been  desired  liy  Dr.  Johnson  hiuiselt',  during 
tho  time  that  they  lived  so  much  together  at  Strenthani, 
to  see  him  often  if  he  should  he  ill.  But  he  was  sur- 
rounded hy  medical  people,  and  could  only  admit  Uie 
doctor.  He  sent  down,  nevertheless,  tlie  kindest  message 
of  thanks  to  the  truly  sorrowing  daughter,  f<)r  e.illing 
u|ion  him;  and  a  request  that,  "  when  he  should  be  IkI- 
ter,  she  would  come  to  him  again  and  again." 

From  Mrs.  Williams,  with  whom  she  remained,  she 
then  received  the  comfort  of  nn  assurance  tliit  the  phy- 
sicians had  pronounced  him  not  to  lie  in  d.inger;  niid 
even  that  they  expi'cted  tlu^  illness  would  Ik'  siK'cdily 
overcome.     The  stroke  had  been  confined  to  the  tongue. 

Mrs.  Williams  related  a  very  touching  eircunistanee 
that  had  attended  the  att.-ieki  It  had  hapiK-iicd  nlKiut 
f'our  o'clock  in  the  morning,  when,  though  slie  knew  not 
how,  he  had  been  sensihlo  to  the  seizure  of  a  pirnlytic  nl'- 
feetion.  He  arose,  and  composed,  in  his  iiiiiul,  a  prayer 
in  Latin  to  the  Almighty,  That  however  acute  might  Ire 
the  pains  for  which  he  ninsf  befit  himself,  it  would  please 
him,  through  the  grace  and  mediation  of  our  Saviour,  to 
spare  hl^  IntellectH,  and  to  let  all  his  Bufferings  fall  u|ion 
his  body. 

When  he  had  internally  conceived  this  petition,  he 
endeavoured  to  pronounce  it,aecoriling  to  his  pious  prnc- 
tice,  aloud — but  his  voice  was  gone! — Ho  was  greatly 
struck,  though  humbly  and  resigneilly.  It  was  not, 
however,  long,  before  it  returneil;  but  at  first  with  very 
imperfect  articulation. 

Dr.  Burney,  with  the  zeal  of  true  affection,  made  time 
unceasingly  fiir  enquiring  visits:  and  no  sooner  was  the 
invaliil  restored  to  the  power  of  reinstating  himself  in  his 
drawing-room,  than  the  memorialist  received  iVom  him  a 
suinmiMis,  which  she  oln'yed  the  following  morning. 

She  was  welcomed  with  the  kindest  pleasure;  though  il 
was  with  inueli  ililficulty  that  he  endeavoured  to  rise,  and 
to  mark,  with  wide  extended  arms,  his  cordial  gladnesB  at 
her  sight ;  and  he  was  foreed  lo  lean  Imek  against  the 
wainscot  ns  impressively  he  uttered,  ".Mil — dearest  of  all 
dear  lailies ! — " 

He  soon,  however,  recovered  more  strength,  and  a"- 
siiini'd  the  force  to  conduct  her  liiinself,  and  with  no  small 
eereiiiony,  to  his  Is'st  chair. 

"  <  'an  you  forgive  me,  sir,"  she  cried,  when  she  saw 
thnt  he  had  not  bri'akfusted,  "  for  coming  so  siMin!" 

"  t  can  less  fiirgive  your  not  eoining  sooner  I"  he  an- 
swered, with  n  smile. 

She  asked  whether  shn  might  mako  hi*  ton,  which  sho 
hacl  not  done  since  they  had  lell  |>o<)r  Sireatliniii;  where 
it  had  Is'eii  her  constant  and  gratifying  husinesB  to  give 
him  that  regale,  .Miss  Thralo  Uiiig  yet  too  young  (or  the 
office. 

He  renilily,  and  with  pleasure  eonsenled. 

"  But,  sir,"  quoth  she,  "  I  am  in  the  wrong  eliair." 
For  it  woi  on  his  own  nick  largo  arm  uliair,  which  waa  too 


heavy  for  her  to  move,  that  he  had  formally  sealed  her 
and  il  was  away  from  the  table. 

"  It  is  so  ditlicult,"  cried  he,  with  quickness,"  for  any 
lliiiiq  to  l)c  wrong  that  Inlongs  to  you,  that  it  can  only 
bo  I  that  am  in  tlie  wrong  chair  to  keep  you  from  the 
right  one!" 

This  playful  good-hTiinour  was  wi  reviving  in  showing 
his  recovery,  that  though  Dr.  Burney  could  not  remain 
above  ten  minutes,  his  daughter,  for  whom  he  sent  back 
his  carriage,  could  with  difliculty  retire  at  the  end  of  two 
hours.  Dr.  Johnson  endeavoured  most  earnestly  to  en- 
gage her  to  stay  and  dhie  wKli  him  and  .Mrs.  WilliamB; 
but  Ih.'it  was  not  in  her  |iowcr;  though  co  kindly  was  hi^ 
lieart  oi)ciie<l  by  her  true  joy  at  his  re-establishment,  that 
he  parted  I'roiii  her  with  a  reluctance  that  was  even,  antJ 
lo  IkiiIi,  painful.  Warm  in  rls  affections  was  the  heart 
of  this  gieat  and  good  man ;  his  temper  alone  was  ti> 
fault  where  it  appeared  to  be  otherwise. 

When  his  recovery  was  confirmed,  ho  occipted  soino 
lew  of  the  niony  invitations  that  were  mode  to  him,  by 
various  friends,  to  try  ut  tlieir  dwellinga  th>!  air  of  tho 
country.  Dr.  Uiirney  mentioned  to  him,  one  evening, 
that  he  had  heard  that  the  first  of  these  essays  was  to  bn 
made  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Bowles;  and  the  memorialist 
added,  that  she  was  extremely  glad  of  that  news,  be- 
cause,  though  she  knew  not  Mr.  Bowles,  she  had  been 
informed  that  he  had  a  true  sense  of  this  distinction,  onrf 
was  delighted  by  it  beyond  measure. 

'  He  is  so  delighted,"  said  the  doctor,  gravely,  and  al- 
most with  a  sigh,  "  that  it  is  really — shoekitigl" 

"  And  why  so,  sir  ?" 

'  Why  !"  he  repeated,  "  becanse,  necessarily,  he  must 
lie  disap|H)inted!  For  if  a  man  be  ex|>eeted  to  leap  twenty 
yards,  and  should  really  leap  ten,  which  would  be  so 
many  more  than  ever  were  k-apt  before,  still  they  would 
not  be  Iweiitv;  and  ronseqiicnlly,  Mr.  Bowles,  and  Mr. 
every  Ixidy  lise  would  be  disappointed." 

It  had  hap|iencd,  through  vexatious  circumstanccR, 
af)er  the  return  from  ( liesington,  that  Dr.  Buriiev,  in 
his  visits  to  Bolt  Court-  had  not  U'en  able  to  take  thither 
his  daughter ;  nor  yet  to  sjiare  her  his  cariinge  for  a 
separate  enquiry ;  ami  incessant  bad  weather  had  niado 
walking  iiiipraeticablc.  Alter  n  week  or  two  of  this 
omission,  Dr.  Johnson,  in  u  letter  to  Dr.  Burney,  cnehM- 
ed  the  folkiwing  billet. 

TO  MISS  nURNKV. 

"  Madam, — You  have  now  been  at  home  thi«  long 
time,  and  yet  1  have  neither  leeii  nor  litard  from  yOii. 
Have  we  quarrelled  I 

"  I  have  met  with  a  vohinie  of  the  riiilosOpliicut 
Transactions,  wbieli  I  imagine  to  liclong  to  Dr.  BurnCy. 
Miss  Charlotte  will  pk'ase  to  examine. 

"  Pray  seiiil  nie  a  direction  where  Mrs.  Clinpone  ItVeB; 
and  pray,  some  time,  let  me  have  tho  honour  of  telling 
you  liow  much  I  am,  madimvyour  most  humble  servant, 

"  Sam.  Joh.vson. 

"  Roll  Court,  A'or.  »9,  178,3." 

Inexpressibly  shocked  to  have  hurt  or  displeased  her 
hoiKiured  friend,  yet  eonscioUB  from  all  within  of  unal. 
terable  and  afTeelionate  rerercncc,  she  took,  eoiirago  to 
answer  liini  without  offering  any  Bcriona  defence. 

TO  OR.  JOIt.S'SON. 

"  IVar  Sir, — May  I  not  say  dear  ? — for  quarrelled  I 
am  sure  we  have  not.  Tho  bait  weather  nioiic  has  kept 
me  from  wailing  n|ion  yon  :  but  now,  that  you  have 
enndi'seended  lo  give  nio  a  HUinnioiiB,  no  '  lion  shall 
stand  in  the  way'  of  my  making  your  tea  this  afternoon 
— unless  I  receive  a  prohibition  from  yourself,  and  then 
—  I  must  submit  :  for  what,  as  you  said  of  a  certain 
great  lady,  signifies  the  balking  of  a  lap-dog,  if  uucn  tiin 
lion  pulB  out  his  paw  ? 

"  The  Nmk  was  right. 

"  Mrs.  Cha|ionp  livi's  in  Dean  street,  Hoht, 

"  I  Is'g  von,  Bir,  lo  forgive  a  ilelay  for  *liii'li  I  can 
'  tax  Ihe  efementsonly  with  nnkindness,'  and  lo  receive 
with  your  usual  g(H«lnesB  and  indnlgenee, 

"  Vour  ever  iiiost  obliged,  and  most  fuilliAil  liiimblo 
servant,  *  F.  Burnky. 

"  I'Mh  Aur.  17H.1,  Sir.  Mailih't  Slntl." 

.\  latent,  hut  inoBi  potent  reason,  had,  in  (Vet,  .  omc 
share  in  nbrlting  the  rietnents  in  the  failure  of  the  ine- 
morialisl  of  |>«ying  hir  rcsjH'cts  in  Dolt  Cniirl  at  thlB 


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period  ;  except  when  nttemlinp  tliilher  lier  futhcr.  Ur. 
liiirney  feiired  her  seeiiij;  Dr.  Joliiison  alone  ;  dreadlnif, 
for  both  thiir  sakes,  the  nnhjcct  to  whieh  tlic  doctor 
niiiflit  revert,  if  they  should  chance  to  be  Itle-dlite. 
Hitherto,  in  the  many  meetings  of  the  two  doctors  and 
herself  tliat  had  taken  place  atlcr  the  paralytic  stroke  of 
Dr.  Johnson,  as  well  or  during  the  many  tlint  had  more  im- 
mediately followed  the  retreat  of  Mrs.  Tliralc  to  Bath, 
the  name  of  that  laily  liad  never  once  been  mentioned  by 
any  of  the  three. 

Not  from  difference  of  opinion  was  the  silence ;  it  was 
rather  from  a  pnint'ul  certainty  that  their  opinions  must 
bo  in  unison,  and,  conseipiently,  that  in  unison  nnist  be 
their  regrets.  Each  of  them,  therefore,  having  so  warm- 
ly esteemed  one  whom  each  of  them,  now,  so  nlHicling- 
ly  blanierl,  they  tacitly  concurred  that,  for  the  immediate 
moment,  to  cast  a  veil  over  her  name,  actions,  and  re- 
nicnibrjnce,  seemed  what  was  most  respectful  to  their 
past  feelings,  and  to  her  present  situation. 

But,  after  the  impressive  reproach  of  Dr.  .Tohnson  to 
tlic  niemoiialist  relative  to  her  absence ;  and  after  a  sei- 
zure which  caused  a  constant  anxiety  for  his  healtli,  she 
could  no  longer  consult  her  discretion  at  the  ex|H.'nse  of 
her  regard  j  and,  u|)on  ceasing  to  observe  her  precautions, 
she  was  unavoidably  left  with  him,  one  morninic:,  by  Dr 
Burney,  who  had  indis|)ensable  business  further  on  in 
tlic  city,  and  was  to  call  for  lii:r  on  his  return. 

Nothing  yet  had  publicly  transpired,  with  certainty  or 
authority,  relative  to  tlio  projects  of  Mrs.  Thrale,  who 
had  now  been  nearly  a  year  ut  Bath ;  though  nothing 
was  left  unreported,  or  unasserted,  with  re8|)ec;t  to  her 
proceedings.  Nevertheless,  how  far  Dr.  Johnson  was 
hiinsell'  informed,  or  was  ignorant  on  the  subject,  nei- 
ther Dr.  liurncy  nor  his  daughter  could  tell ;  and  each 
equally  feared  to  learn. 

Seirrely  an  instant,  however,  was  the  latter  left  alone 
in  Unit  Court,  ere  she  saw  llie  justice  of  her  long  apprc- 
lien-iuns;  lor  while  she  planned  speaking  on  some  topic 
that  might  have  n  chance  to  catch  the  altenticm  of  the 
doctor,  a  sudden  change  from  kind  tranquillity  to  strong 
austerity  took  place  in  his  altered  crniiitenancc;  and, 
stirtled  and  allVightcil,  she  held  her  pcucr. 

A  silence  almost  awful  succeeded,  though,  previously 
to  Dr.  Burner's  ab.'.nce,  llie  gayest  discourse  had  bi'en 
rceii)rocated. 

The  doctor  then,  see-sawing  violently  in  his  chnir,  as 
usual  when  he  was  big  with  any  powert'ul  emotion  whe- 
ther of  pleasure  or  of  p:iin,  seemed  deeply  moved  ;  lint 
without  limking  ut  her,  or  speaking,  he  intently  fixi  d  his 
eyes  u|>on  the  fire  :  while  his  panic  struck  visiler,  lilltd 
witii  (li-inay  at  tlic  storm  which  she  saw  galluring  over 
the  eii  iraeler  and  conduct  of  one  still  dear  to  her  very 
heart,  from  the  furrowed  front,  the  laborious  heaving  ol 
the  |K)jiderous  chest,  and  the  roll  of  the  large,  [K'nelrat- 
ing,  wruthtul  eye  of  hi'r  honoured,  hut,  just  then,  terrific 
lio.-I,  .".ite  mute,  notionless,  and  sad;  trenibling;ly  await- 
ing H  mentally  demolishing  lluinderbolt. 

Thus  passed  a  fesv  minuicB,  in  which  she  scarcely 
dared  breiitlie;  while  tliu  respiration  of  the  doctor,  on 
the  iMuilrary,  was  of  asthmatic  force  and  loudni'ss ;  llien, 
sudilciily  turning  lo  her,  witii  an  oir  of  mingled  wrutli 
and  woe,  he  hoarsely  ejaculated  :  "  I'iozzi  I" 

lie  evidently  meant  to  say  more  ;  but  the  eflort  willi 
which  he  articulated  that  namo  robbed  him  of  any  voice 
fur  ainplitlcation,  und  hii  wliolo  frumo  grew  trcmu'ously 
convulsed. 

His  guest,  appalled,  could  not  spook;  hut  lie  soon  dis. 
ceriii d  that  it  was  grii'f  from  eoineidence,  not  distrust 
from  opiKisitiim  of  sentiniLnt,  that  caused  her  taciturnity. 

This  ^KTccption  calmed  him,  and  he  then  exhibited  a 
iliee  "  in  sorrow  nioru  than  anger."  His  see-suwing 
abated  of  its  velocity,  and,  again  fixing  his  lookn  ujion 
the  fire,  ho  fell  into  pensive  rumination. 

From  time  to  time,  nevertheless,  ho  impressively 
glineed  u|xm  her  his  full  fraught  eye,  that  told,  had  its 
expression  liecn  developed,  whole  vohimcs  of  his  regret, 
his  disappointment,  his  astonished  indignancy  :  but,  now 
nnd  then,  ii  also  spoke  so  clearly  and  no  kindly,  that  he 
found  her  ."ight  and  her  stay  noothin);  lo  his  disturbance, 
that  she  felt  ai  if  confidentially  communing  with  him, 
although  they  exchanged  nel  a  word. 

At  length,  and  with  great  agitation,  hn  broke  forth 
with  :  "  She  carei  for  no  one  I  You,  only — you,  she 
loves  still ! — but  no  one — and  notliing  die  ! — you  ihe 
still  lores — " 

A  half  smile  now,  though  of  no  very  gay  character, 
Rofteneil  a  little  the  severity  of  his  features,  while  he 
tricil  to  rcsunic  pmuiu  chccrrullicss  in  udiliiig  ;  "  As — 
(he  loves  her  little  linger  I" 

It  was  plain  by  this  burlesque,  or,  |K'rhapa,  playAilly 


literal  comparison,  that  he  meant  now,  and  tried,  todissi- 
put(^  tlie  solemnity  of  his  concern. 

'Ihe  hint  was  taken  ;  his  guest  started  another  eubjeet ; 
and  this  he  resumed  no  more.  He  saw  how  distressing 
was  the  theme  to  a  hearer  whom  he  ever  wished  to 
please,  not  distress ;  ond  ho  named  Mrs.  Thrale  no 
more  !  t'onimon  topics  took  place,  till  they  were  rejoin- 
ed by  Dr.  Uurney,  whom  then,  and  indeed  olways,  he 
likewise  spared  upon  this  sutijcct. 

Very  ill  again  Dr.  Johnson  grew  on  the  approach  of 
winter ;  and  with  eijual  fear  and  affection,  both  fatlier 
and  daughter  sought  him  as  often  as  it  was  in  their 
|)owcr;  though  by  no  means  as  frequently  as  their  zeal- 
ous attachment,  or  as  his  own  kind  wishes  might  have 
prompted.  But  fullness  of  alfuirs,  and  the  distance  of 
ills  dwelling,  impeded  such  continual  intercourse  as  their 
mutual  regard  would  otherwise  have  instigated. 

This  new  failure  of  health  was  aeeonipanied  by  a  sor- 
rowing depression  of  spirits;  though  unniixt  with  the 
smallest  deterioration  of  intellect. 

One  evening, — the  last  but  one  of  the  sad  year  1783, 
— when  Dr.  Burnc)'  and  the  memorialist  were  with  him, 
and  some  othir  not  remembered  visiters,  he  took  an  op- 
portunity  during  a  general  discourse  in  which  he  did 
not  join,  to  turn  suddenly  to  the  ever-favoured  daugh- 
ter, and,  fervently  grasping  her  hand,  to  say :  "  'I'hc 
blister  I  have  tried  for  my  breath  has  bctrnycd  some  very 
bad  tokens! — but  I  will  not  terrify  myself  by  talking  of 
them. — Ah  I — /«ifz  Duupour  moil" 

Her  promise  was  as  soionin  as  it  was  sorrowful ;  but 
more  humble,  if  possible,  than  cither.  That  such  a  man 
should  enndeseend  to  make  her  such  a  request,  amazed, 
and  almost  bewildered  her  :  yet,  to  a  mind  so  devout  as 
that  of  Dr.  Johnson,  prayer,  even  from  the  most  lowly, 
never  seemed  presuiiiptous;  and  even — where  ho  be- 
lieved in  its  sincerity,  soothed  him — for  a  passing  mo- 
ment— with  an  idea  that  it  might  be  propitious. 

Tliis  was  the  only  instance  in  which  Ur.  .Tohnson 
over  addressed  her  in  French.  Ho  did  not  wi.'^li  so  se- 
rious an  iiijuiicMion  to  reach  other  ears  than  her  own. 

lint  those  who  imagiiio  that  the  fear  of  death,  wliieli, 
at  this  period,  was  the  prominent  feature  of  lljo  mind 
ol  Dr.  Johnson;  and  which  exulted  not  more  conimise- 
ratiijii  than  wonder  in  thu  observers  and  coininentalors 
of  the  day;  was  the  ctreel  of  conscious  eriiniiiality ; 
or  produced  by  a  latent  belief  that  he  had  sinned 
more  than  his  fellow  sinners,  knew  not  Dr.  Jolinson  t 
lie  thought  not  ill  of  himsilf  as  compared  with  his 
human  bielhren:  but  ho  weighed  in  the  rigid  scales 
of  his  calculating  justice  the  great  talent  which  ho  hud 
received, against  the  uses  of  it  v.hicli  he  had  made 

And  found  himself  wanting  ! 

Could  it  bo  otherwise,  to  one  who  had  a  conscience 
poigimiitly  alive  to  a  sense  ofduty,  und  religiously  sub- 
missive to  the  awards  of  retributive  responsibility  7 

If  those,  therolbie,  wlio  ignorantly  have  marvelled, 
or  who  maliciously  would  triuni|ih  ut  the  terror  of  death 
ill  thn  pious,  would  sincerely  unil  severely  bow  down  to 
a  similar  selfcxuiiiiuation  ;  the  marvel  would  subside, 
and  the  triumph  might  perhaps  turn  to  blushes!  in 
considering — not  the  treinbliiig  inferiority,  but  the  su- 
Idiiiie  humility  of  this  ablest  and  most  dauntless  of  men, 
but  humblest  and  most  orthodox  of  Christiuiis, 

MR.  IIIRKR. 

The  cordial  the  most  potent  to  Ihe  feelings  and  the 
spirits  of  the  doctor,  in  this  hard-trying  year,  was  the 
exhilarating  partiality  displayed  towards  him  by  .Mr. 
Burke;  und  which  was  doubly  soothing  by  wurnily  nnd 
constantly  including  tlie  memorialist  in  its  urbanity. 
From  the  time  of  the  party  at  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds'  u|Hin 
Kiehmond  Hill,  their  intercourse  had  gone  on  with  in- 
crease of  regard.  Thev  met,  nnd  not  unfreqiiently,  nl 
varioiis  places ;  but  chiejjy  nt  .Sir  Joshua  Reynolds',  .Miss 
Moneton's,  and  Mrs.  Vesey's.  Mr.  Burkn  delighted  in 
society  n«  much  ns  of  society  he  was  thn  supreme  delight : 
nnd  |icrhnps  to  tliis  social  disposition  he  owed  that  pnrt 
of  his  oratorical  excellence  that  made  itsn  entertainingly 
varying,  and  su  IVequently  intcn|ior«cd  with  penetrating 
rellections  on  human  life. 

But  to  the  political  circle  to  which  Mr.  Burke  ond  his 
pow.-r«  were  princi|mlly  devoted.  Dr.  Outney  wag,  acci. 
dentally,  a  stranger.  Accidentally  may  Im!  said,  for  it 
was  by  no  nn-nns  delilicrately,  as  he  wa«  not  of  any  pub- 
'ic  station  nr  rank  that  demnndeil  any  restrictions  lo  his 
mental  connections.  He  was  excursive,  therefore,  in  his 
intercourse,  though  fixed  in  his  principles. 

But  Is'sides  the  three  places  almve  nanii  d,  !Mr,  Burke 
himself,  from  the  period  of  the  assembly  nt  Miss  Monc- 
Um'f,  had  tlio  gruco  and  amiability  to  drop  in  occasion- 


ally, uninvited  and  unexpectedly,  to  the  little  lea.lalile„f| 
St.  iMartin's  street ;  where  his  bright  welcome  from  ||,el 
enchanted  memorialist,  for  whom  he  coiistanlly  i|,|.,|jjj| 
when  the  doctor  was  abroad,  repaid  him — in  sonirniFil 
sure,  [icrhaps — for  almost  always  missing  the  chief  nif 
whom  ho  cnnie  in  search.  I 

The  doctor,  also,  when  he  had  half  an  hour  to  spateJ 
took  the  new  votary  of  Mr.  Burke  to  visit  him  and  hijf 
pleasing  wile,  nt  their  apartments  at  the  treasury,  whtrJ 
now  was  their  oHieial  residence.  And  here  tlicv  klJ 
with  wonder  and  admiration,  amidst  the  whirl  of  poliijj 
and  the  perplexities  of  ministerial  arrangements,  in  wliitU 
,Mr.  Burke,  then  in  the  administration,  was  iucessamll 
involved,  how  eheerfiilly,  how  ngrceably,  how  vivaciousirl 
he  could  still  be  the  most  winning  of  domestic  mrr,,tjiJ 
kindest  of  husbands,  the  fondest  of  fathers,  nnd  the  moi 
delightful  of  friends. 

During  one  of  these  visits  to  the  treasury,  Mr.  BuriJ 
presented  to  Miss  Palmer  a  bcautil'ul  inkstanil,  wii|,  J 
joined  portfolio,  upon  some  new  construction,  nnd  finislifj 
up  with  various  contrivances,  equally  useful  nnd  cmltll 
li>liiiig.  Miss  Pawner  accepted  it  with  great  pleasi 
hut  not  without  many  conscious  glances  towards  tliA 
memoriali.st,  which,  at  last,  broke  out  into  an  cxdainal 
tion  ;  "  I  am  ashamed  to  take  it,  Mr.  Burke!  how  muj 
more  Miss  Burney  deserves  a  writing  present!"  1 

".Miss  Burney?"  repeated  he,  with  energy;  "fnj 
writing  tackle  for  Miss  Burney?  No,  no;  she  can  besloJ 
value  on  the  most  ordinary.  A  morsel  of  w  hile  tca-pawil 
and  a  little  blacking  from  her  friend  Mr.  Briggn,  inJ 
broken  gnlli|xit,  would  be  converted  by  Miss  Burney  inij 
more  worth  than  all  the  stationary  of  all  the  treafury."  L 

This  gay  and  ingcninns  turn,  which  made  the  comiilil 
ment  as  gratifying  to  one,  as  the  present  could  be  to  ;i 
other,  raised  a  smile  of  general  archness  nt  its  uiiclrr^f  ii 
the  company;  and  of  comprehensive  delight  in  Ur.  liui 
iicy, 

The  year  178.1  was  now  on  its  wane;  so  w.islhpii 
ministration  in  which  iNlr.  Burke  was  a  ininislcr;  nhj 
one  day,  after  a  dinner  nl  Sir  Jt.shnn  licyiiclds',  .\|J 
liiirke  drew  Dr.  Burney  aside,  and,  with  great  dclican 
and  feeling  his  wny,  by  the  most  investigiilinj  Indks.^ 
lie  proceeded,  said  that  the  organist's  place  nt  Vhvlm 
( 'ollcge  was  then  vacant :  tlint  it  was  but  t\v<ntv  |".ui 
a  year,  but  that,  to  a  man  of  Dr.  Buriiey's  eniiiu'nn'. ill 
-iliindd  be  worth  acceptance,  it  might  be  raise  d  to  fiitj 
lie  thin  lamcnled  that,  during  the  short  lime  in  nliitl 
he  had  Ik'ch  paymaster  general,  nothing  belter,  and  i 
ilced,  nothing  else  hud  occurred  more  worthy  of  otTainJ 

Triiliiig  as  this  was  in  a  peeimiury  light,  and  certain] 
'''.r  beiieuth  the  ago  or  the  rank  in  his  prulVssinn  ut  1 
lUinicy,  to  possess  any  thing  through  the  iiifliirncftJ 
rather  the  friendship  of  .Mr.  Burke,  had  a  charm  irmis 
lilc.  The  doctor  wished,  also,  for  some  retreat  from, yJ 
near  Iiondnn;  and  he  had  reason  to  ho|ic  for  npartiiKnJ 
}rc  long,  in  the  capacious  Chelsea  College.  He  thcrtl'cil 
warmly  returned  his  acknowledgments  for  tlic  projK 
to  which  he  frankly  acceded. 

,\nd  two  days  after,  just  as  the  news  was  pubhshid^ 
1  total  change  of  administration.  Dr.  Bnrncv  mrivn 
from  Mr.  Ilurko  the  following  notice  of  his  vigilia 
kindness; — 

"to  dr.  nORNEY. 

"  I  hiul  yesterday  the  pleasure  of  voting  you,  my  dn 
sir,  a  salary  of  fifty  pounds  a  year,  us  organist  loClnln 
Hospital.  But  an  every  increase  of  salary  mndc  atod 
iMiiiril  is  subject  to  the  upprobation  of  the  lurds  of  In 
treasury,  what  etl'cct  the  change  now  made  may  l:an  I 
know  not; — but  I  do  not  think  any  treasury  will  mtm 

"  This  was  pour  (aire  la  lioniie  iHiUehr.  at  partiiij!  mil 
office  ;  and  I  am  only  sorry  that  it  did  not  full  in  my  nil 
to  show  you  a  more  substantial  murk  of  my  high  mpiC 
tor  you  and  Minn  Burney. 

"  I  have  the  honour  to  lie,  /ic. 

"  EuM.  Biiut. '  I 

"  Horte  (luatdi,  Dtc.  D,  1783." 

"  I  really  could  not  do  thin  bualnens  nt  a  more  i 
period,  else  it  would  have  been  done  infallibly." 

riie  plensiire  of  Dr.  Burney  nt  this  event  wa«  «fn>ilil 
damped  when  he  found  that  la  bonne  hnnrhr  w  kindl 
made  for  himself,  and  no  flatteringly  uniting  his  dtnitlijl 
in  its  intentions,  was  unallied  to  any  sperirs  of  rrmiinf  J 
tion,  or  even  of  consideration,  to  Mr.  Burke  himwlr,  Ir 
all  his  own  lonif  willing  services,  his  |«atriolic  riffliM 
for  the  generni  good,  and  his  noble,  even  whore  ciN 
iieous,  cfleirts  to  stimulate  public  virtue.  I 

A  shoit  time  afterwards,  Mr,  Burke  calM  liim™  1 
St.  Martin's  street,  and,— for  the  doctor,  nsu»iinl.«»"'J 
at  hoiiic,— Mr.  Jliirke,  ns  iisii.il,  had  the  niiideiKTiiMont^ 
tiiqiiirefor  this  memorialist;  whom  he  found  iloiif. 


'V-'f<t 


MEMOIRS  OF  DR.  RURNEY. 


3fi7 


to  llif  little  tca.talilt  iri'l 
•i^lit  welcome  from  |),J 
1  he  coiisliiiilly  tiHiuireiil 
laiil  him — in  eomc  nica.l 
s  missing  the  chitfi 

I  half  an  hour  to  npjitj 
■kc  to  vif.it  him  and  hi. 
8  at  the  treasury,  Hh(ri| 
.  And  liere  they  ««■] 
lidst  the  whirl  of  poliiic 
I  arrangemciiLx,  in  whitl 
itration,  was  inccsMnilJ 
rceably,  how  vivatiouilvl 
ng  of  domestic  men,  ilJ 
of  fathers,  and  the  moi 

the  treasury,  Mr.  BiiilJ 
autiful  inkstand,  njili 
onstruction,  and  fm'A^ 
|ually  useful  ond  oni!< 
I   it  with  (jreat  pleasute 
us    glances  Inwarils  ||J 
kc  nut  into  an  cxclainil 
1,  Mr.  Burke!  how  nracl 
•riling  prefcntl" 
lie,  with   enerpy;  "fiw 
?  No,  no;  she  ran  IcsttJ 
morsel  of  n  hile  tca-pa|vi] 
friend  Mr.  Hriegu,  ini 
rtcd  by  Miss  Buriiej inJ 
ry  of  all  the  Ircasurj-.' 
,  wliieli  made  Ihe  complil 
ic  present  cnulil  be  to  in 
archness  nt  its  ad(h»s 
nsivu  delight  in  i)r.  liut 

its  wane ;  so  was  llio  id 
(c  was  a  niiiiisitT;  vlij 
r  Joshua  IteyiuihU'.  .M| 
and,  with  prcat  dtliiin 
)st  investijTi'.linn;  Innks.  ij 
•gnnist's  pliice  nt  Clirlfn 
it  was  hut  twenty  pfjiii.ill 
r.  Buriiey's  tniinencc,  il  I 
might  he  raised  to  f ' 
the  short  lime  in  nhiil 
,  nothing;  hettrr,  and  la 
more  worthy  ofoffctlnj 
liniary  light,  and  ccrlalnl| 
|i  in  his  proli'ssion  of  I 
hrongh  the  influrncr.d 
Irke,  had  a  charui  irrrMsl) 
or  some  retreat  from,  \  J 
u  to  ho|ic  for  npiirlincnii 
•aCiillege.    lie  lliml'ci| 
gmeiits  fur  the  pro|io 

lie  news  was  publislKiid 
ion,  I>r.  Htirni y  teciM 
Ig   uotico   of  his  vigilu 

INF.V. 

Ic  of  voting  you,  my  Hn 
Tar,  as  organist  toClirIf" 
te  of  salary  made  «lo 
Itioii  of  Ihe  lords  dill 
[c  now  made  may  b"j 
iylrensiirywillrpi«i:iciif 
jie  iHilirhr'ut  parting  «ilL 
lit  did  not  fall  in  my  «i| 
Inmrk  of  my  high  rc»|)< 

I  honour  lolic,  Ar. 

"  EuM.  Bvui" 

BiitincM  nt  «  mow  ( 
lone  infallibly." 
It  this  event  w««  »pn'iM 
I  honnt  fcoMfJf  k>  kW| 
Jigly  uniting  hi»din|[lilj 
lonv  spfif"  of  remnnf  J 
li  Mr.  Burke  himwlf. "" 
Is,  his  iwlriolic  ""!»«, 
Innhle,  even  where  ctH 
I  virtue.  ] 

Innrlie  enlW  I'mi'r"  i 
Idoeliir,  nsuMinl,'""''! 

Iiiidth lulwiisioTiy 

Turn  ho  found  alonf 


II,  iiitercd  the  room  with  thai  penetrating  look,  yet 
,,  air,  that  marked  his  denicanour  where  his  olijeet 
I  iifif'"?  *^''*'  "'''"'  '"  '■•^™'^'^  pleasure ;  and  in  uttering 
I  „|„»lo8  of  so  much  excellence  fiir  hruakiiig  into  lier 
|liBif,as  if  he  could  possibly  lie  ignorant  of  Ihe  honour 
I  it  did  her;    or  blind  to  the  delight  with  which  it  was 

II;  was  anxious,  ho  said,  to  make  known  in  person 
Ajiilie  business  of  tlic  Chelsea  organ  was  fiiiully  settled 
(ihc  treasury. 

DilScult  would  it  be,  from  the  charm  of  his  manner  as 
,(11  as  of  his  words,  to  decide  whether  he  conveyed  this 
(jjiiiiunication  with  most  friendliness  or  most  politeness  : 
hi,  luiving  delivered  for  l>r.  Hurncy  nil  that  otHcially 
V^lonfil  to  ''><-'  business,  he  thoughtfully,  a  moment, 
.g<cd ;  and  then  impressively  said :  "this  is  iiiy  last 
Kiofolficel" 

He  pronounced  these  words  with  a  look  that  almost 
iltlionalely  displayed  his  satisfaction  that  it  should  so 
lit  bestowed ;  and  with  such  manly  stdf-conimand  of 
Lgwrl'uliicss  in  the  midst  of  frankly  undisguised  regret 
(Jul  ill  his  olfieial  functions  were  over,  that  his  hearer 
Ltj  sensibly,  though  silently  touched,  by  hiicIi  distin- 
HiAmg  partiality.  Her  looks,  however,  she  hopes, 
Ktf  not  so  mute  as  her  voice,  for  those  of  Mr.  Burke 
Ktmcd  responsively  to  accept  their  gratitude.  He 
Lleratcd,  then,  his  kind  messages  to  tlic  doctor,  and 
Kok  leave. 

1784. 

The  reviving  ray  of  pleasure  that  gleamed  from  the 
tuilncss  of  Mr.  Burke  at  the  close  of  the  fatal  year 
;SI,  still  spread  its  geiihil  warmth  over  I)r,  Hnrney  at 

beftinniug  of  17dt,  by  brightening  a  hojic  of  recovery 

Dr.  Johnson;    a    lio|ic    which,    though    frequently 

inmi'd,  cast   forth,   from   time   to   time,  a  transitory 

lUc  acarly  to  this  year's  conclusion. 

DR.  Johnson's  cluii. 
nr.Burney  was  now  liccome  a  member  of  the  Iiiterary 
W;  In  which  he  found  an  association  so  select,  yet  so 

)u<,  lli.it  tliere  were  few  things,  cither  of  business  or 

isure,  that    ho  ever   |ieriiiitted  to  iiiterllre  with  his 

ItmiiacL'.    Where,   indued,   could  taste   jioiiit  out,  or 

furnish,  a  society  to    meet  !iis    wishes,    if  that 

ggU  Tiil  which  had  the  decided  national  superiority  ol 

uson and  Burke  at  its  head?  while  Banks,  Ueaiielerk, 

l»»cll,  C'Hihuan,  Courtney,  Eliot  (Earl),  Fox,  (Jibbon, 

miiloa  (.Sir  William),  Ilinchelitle,  Jones,  M'Cartiiey 

IEkIi,  MaloiHs  I'orcy,   Ucynnlds,  Scott  (Lord   Scwel), 

btridin, S|R'neer  (Eail),  Windham,  and  many  others 

Ifhijii  and  acknowledged  abilities,  successively  entering, 

uki'dtliisasseinlilagcas  the  pride — nut  of  this  meeting 

It,  but  of  the  classical  British  empire  of  the  day. 

J  It  had  \n:cn  tho  original   intention  of  Dr.  Johnson, 

■Ici  tills  club,  of  which  the  idea  was  conceived  by  .Sir 

loiliiii  Keyniilds,  was  in  contemplation,  to  elect  amongst 

b  members,  some    ono  of  noted    reputation  in   every 

;  srknce,  niid   profession;    to  tho  end  that  solid  in- 

Itaillar.  might  elucidate  every  subject  that  should   Im' 

ittiil.    This   profound    suggestion,    nevertheless,   was 

kr  |n.isi'd  over,  or  overruled. 

I  II  is  prntialile  that  those,  so  much  the  larger  portion 

(miikind,  who  love  light   and    desultory    discourse, 

F  |«Tsuaded  they  should  find  more  amusement  in 
niltriiij  alsiut  the  wilds  of  fanciful  conjecture,  than 
kitibiiiitling  to  be  disciplined  by  the  barricri  of  sys- 

n'd  conviction. 

IIAM)EL's   COMMKMOnATION. 

I  litlic  ensuing  spring  ond  summer,  a  new  and  brilliant 
iiMnnal  occupation  fell,  fortunately,  to  the  task  ol 
I  Burney,  drawing  him  from  his  cares,  and  beguiling 
nl'toni  liis  sorrows,  by  notes  of  sweetest  melotiy,  and 
«i»niilioii»  of  the  most  intricate,  yet  sound  harmony  ; 
I  thli  year,  which  completed  n  century  from  thu  birth 
llliiM,  was  allotted  lor  a  public  commemoration  of 
'(Ml  musician  and  his  works. 
[Di  Hurncy,  justly  proud  of  the  honour  paid  to  Ihe 

Uf  lliat  art  of  which  ho  was  a  professor,  was  soon, 
'iiwlinctlvely  wound  up  to  his  native  spirits,  by  the 

Hiuni  whirli  were  called  forth  in  nid  of  this  noble 
*'|"iM'.  lie  suggesttul  fresh  idens  to  the  eouduetors ; 
N'uroniHlledby  all  the  directors;  and  his  advice  ond 
>fi™ce iiilightened  every  member  of  the  busineas  in 
Ikilnir  walk  he  moved. 
I  M  iiintint,  however,  to  Im  merely  n  enunsrilor  to  n 

if'tion  (if  such  eclat  in  his  own  career,  lie  resolved 

'  liToniing  the  historian  of  the  transaction;    nnd 

dcygtiiig  to  il  lii(  host  Ubouri  grkluituusly,  by 


presenting  them  to  the  rniid  lor  the  benefit  of  decayed 
musicians  and  their  families. 

Tlii.s  offer,  aeeorilingly,  he  mode  to  the  honourable 
directors ;  by  whom  it  was  accepted  with  pleasure  and 
gratitude. 

Me  now  delegetcd  ill  his  powers  to  the  furtherance  of 
this  grand  sclicnie;  i.iid  drew  up  a  norrative  of  the  lesti- 
val,  with  so  much  delight  in  recording  the  disiiitercsted- 
ness  of  its  voluntary  ix^toriuers :  its  services  to  the 
supcrannualed  or  helpless  old  labourers  of  hiscahle;  nnd 
the  splendid  success  of  the  undertaking  ;  that  his  history 
of  the  perforiiiancos  in  coiiiinemoration  of  Handel,  pre- 
sents a  picture  so  vivid  of  that  superb  entertainment, 
tli.at  those  who  still  live  to  remember  it,  must  seem  to 
witness  its  stu|M?ndous  efl'ects  anc'W  :  nnd  those  of  Liter 
day.s,  who  can  know  of  it  but  by  Iraditimi,  must  bewail 
their  little  chance  of  ever  |MTsonally  hearing  such  ning- 
nificent  harmony;  or  beholding  a  scene  so  glorious  of 
royal  magnificence  and  national  eiilhnsiasiii. 

Dr.  Johnson  was  wont  to  say,  with  a  candour  that, 
though  admirabh',  was  irresistibly  comic,  "I  always  talk 
my  best  1"  ,and  with  eipial  singleness  of  truth  it  might  lie 
snid  of  Dr.  Huriu  y,  that,  uiulcrtul.e  wiiat  he  would,  lie 
always  did  his  best^ 

III  wiiling,  thcrefiire,  this  acconnt,  he  conceived  he 
should  make  it  more  interesting  by  preceding  it  with  the 
.Memoirs  of  Handel.  And  lor  this  purpose,  he  applied 
to  all  his  (Jerinan  correspoiidenls,  to  ae(|iiirc  materials 
concerning  the  early  life  of  his  hero;  and  to  all  to  whom 
llaiidel  had  been  known,  either  personally  or  tradition- 
ally, ill  England  and  Ireland,  for  anecdotes  of  his  cha- 
racter  and  conduct  in  the  British  empire.  Mrs.  Delany 
here,  and  by  the  desire  of  the  king  himsell',  supplied  sun- 
dry particulars  ;  her  hriithir,  Mr.  (iranville,  having  bi'eii 
one  of  the  patrons  of  this  immorlal  cniupiKser. 

And  ne.tt,  to  render  the  work  useful,  he  inscvted  n 
statement  of  tin^  cash  received  in  couse(|uenee  of  the  five 
musical  perlbrmances,  with  the  disbursement  of  the  sums 
to  their  charitable  purposes  ;  and  an  abstract  of  the  gene- 
ral laws  and  resolutions  of  the  fund  for  the  support  of 
decayed  musicians  and  their  finiilies. 

And  lastly,  he  eiiilKllislied  it  with  several  plates,  rcpre- 
senting  Handel,  or  in  honour  of  Hamhl ;  and  with  two 
views,  from  original  designs,  of  the  interior  of  Westmin- 
ster Abbey  during  the  eommemoralion;  the  first  rcjiresent- 
ing  the  galleries  prepared  for  the  reception  of  their  ma- 
jesties, of  the  royal  family,  of  the  directors,  arclibislinp.s, 
bishops,  dean  and  chapter  of  W'estminsler,  heads  of  tiie 
law,  &c.  &c. 

The  second  view  displaying  tho  orchestra  and  perform- 
ers, in  the  eoslunie  of  the  day. 

Not  small  in  Ihe  scales  of  justice  must  lie  reckoned 
this  girt  of  the  liiographicnl  and  professional  talents  of 
Dr.  Ihirncy  to  the  musical  fund.  A  man  who  held  his 
eh  ilion  in  his  class  of  life  wholly  from  himself;  a  fa- 
ther of  'ight  children,  who  nil  looked  up  to  him  us  their 
prop  ;  a  professor  who,  at  fifty-eight  years  of  age,  hi- 
honred  at  his  calling  with  the  indefatigable  diligence  of 
youth ;  and  who  had  no  lime,  even  for  his  promised  his. 
lory,  but  what  he  spared  from  his  repasts  or  his  re|iose  ; 
to  moke  any  olTeriiig  gratuitously',  of  a  work  which, 
though  il  might  have  no  chance  of  sale  when  its  eclut  of 
nov(!lly  was  passed,  must  yet,  while  that  short  eclat  shone 
forth,  have  o  sale  of  hi!rn  cninhimcnt ;  mnnifesled,  per- 
linps,ns  generous  n  spirit  of  charity,  and  as  ardent  a  love 
of  Ihe  lyre,  ns  could  well,  liy  a  person  in  so  privati'  a  line 
of  life,  be  exhibited. 

MRS,  TIIIIALK. 

About  the  middle  of  this  year,  Mrs.  Tliralc  put  on 
end  to  the  alternate  lio|«'s  and  fears  of  her  family  and 
friends,  and  to  her  own  torturing  conflicts,  hy  a  clinnge 
of  name  thai,  for  the  rest  of  her  life,  produced  nearly  a 
change  of  existence. 

Her  station  in  society,  her  fortune,  her  distinguished 
education,  nnd  her  conscious  sense  of  its  distinclion ; 
and  yet  more,  her  high  origin* — a  notive  honour,  which 
had  always  seemed  the  glory  of  her  self-apprecintion; 
oil  had  conlrilinted  to  lirt  her  so  eminently  above  the 
willessly  iin|s'luous  tribe,  who  immolale  fanii',  intercfl, 
nnd  duly,  to  the  shrine  of  |mssion,thnt  the  outcry  of  sur- 
prise and  censure  raiscil  thrniighnut  the  mclrojmlis  by 
these  une\|N'eted  nuplinN,  wns  olinost  stunning  in  its 
jarring  noise  of  general  reprobation  ;  resounding  through 
modrignls,  parodies,  deelamntinn,  epigrams,  and  irony. 

And  yet  more  deeply  wounding  wns  the  concentrated 
silence  of  those  faithfiii  friends  wiio,  at  the  period  of  her 

*Hesler  l.vncli  Sniushury,  Mrs.  Tlirnle,  wan  lineolly 
deHcenilcd  from  Adam  of  Saltsbiilg,  who  came  over  to 
Lugland  with  tho  coiii|ucror. 


bright  display  of  tileiils,  virtues,  and  husiiitality,  had 
attached  thcmsi^cs  lo  her  person  witli  siiiuerity  and 
ali'eeliiin. 

Dr.  Johnson  e.vccpled,  none  anioi.gst  the  latter  were 
more  painfully  impressej  than  Dr.  Iturney  ;  tor  iiono 
with  more  true  grief  had  foreseen  the  luiscliicf  in  iU 
menace,  or dreadid  its  deteriorating  cll'ect  on  her  mater- 
nal  devoirs.  Nevertheless,  conscious  that  if  he  had  no 
weight,  he  had  also  no  right  over  her  actions,  he  hard- 
ened not  his  heart,  when  calL'd  upon  iiy  an  appeal,  from 
her  own  hand,  to  give  her  his  congratulations  ;  but,  tho 
deed  once  irreversible,  civilly  addressed  himself  to  lioth 
parties  at  once,  with  nil  of  conciliatory  kindness  in  good 
wishes  ami  regard,  that  did  least  violence  to  his  senti- 
meiits  and  principles. 

I'ar  harder  was  the  task  of  his  daughter,  on  receiving 
from  the  new  bride  a  still  more  ardent  ap|Hal;  wrilti-n 
at  the  very  instant  of  iinitting  the  altar  ;  she  had  been 
tnisted  while  the  conllict  still  endured;  and  her 
opinions  and  feelings  had  unreservedly  been  acknow- 
ledged ill  all  their  grief  of  op|iositi<in  :  and  their  avowal 
bail  been  bnrni',  nay,  almost  bowed  down  lo,  w  ith  a 
liberality  of  mind,  a  snHiie.ss  of  alVection,  n  nearly  angelic 
swetlness  of  leniper,  that  won  more  fondly  than  ever  the 
heart  that  they  rived  with  Jiilying  anguish, — till  tho 
very  epoch  of  the  second  marriage. 

Yet,  strange  to  tell  1  all  this  contest  of  opinion,  nnd 
lis.sonance  of  lceli'.,|r,  seeiiK-d,  at  Ihe  altar,  to  be  suddenly, 
hut  in  totaliiy  foi^-otlcu  !  and  the  bride  wrote  to  demand 
not  alone  kind  wishes  for  her  peace  and  welliire — those 
lie  had  no  possibility  of  doubling — hot  joy,  nibbing  joy  ; 
but  cordial  felicitations  upon  her  marriage! 

These,  nnd  so  abniplly,  to  have  accorded,  must,  even 
in  their  plciider's  eyes,  have  had  the  semblance,  and 
more  than  the  seniblanee,  ol' Ihe  most  glaring  hyiwcrisy. 

A  complianec  of  such  inconsistency — such  falsehood — 
Ihe  memorialist  eeuld  not  liestuw;  her  answer,  thciefore, 
written  in  deep  distress,  and  with  regrets  unspeakable, 
was  necessarily  clisap|i(iiiiling;  ilisappoinlnicnt  is  inevilu- 
bly  chilling;  and,  after  a  piiiiiliil  htler  or  two,  involving 
mistake  and  misapprehension,  the  correspondence — 
lliough  not  on  the  tide  of  the  memorialist — abruptly 
(Iropt. 

JI«.    PMF.LT. 

Fortunately,  also,  now.  Dr.  Burney  increased  the  inli 
niaey  of  his  ac(|uaintance  with  Mr.  Smelt,  formerly 
^■uli-';overnor  lo  the  I'rince  of  Wales;  a  man  who,  for 
displaying  human  excellence  in  Ihe  three  essential  points 
of  understanding,  character,  and  conduct,  stood  upon  tho 
same  line  of  acknowledged  perfection  with  Mr.  Iioeko 
of  Norhury  Park.  And  had  that  virtuous  ami  anxious 
parent  of  his  people,  ( ieorge  III.,  Known  them  both  at 
the  critical  instant  when  he  was  sei  king  a  model  of  a 
true  fine  genllenian,ror  the  olliiial  situation  of  preceptor 
lo  the  lii'ir  of  his  sovereignty  ;  he  might  have  had  to 
cope  with  the  most  surprising  of  dillicullies,  that  of  seeing 
before  his  choice  two  men,  in  neither  of  whom  he  could 
espy  a  blemish  that  could  cast  a  preference  upon  tho 
other. 

Tho  worth  of  Iioth  these  gentlemen  was  known  upon 
proof:  their  talents,  nccnmplishmenls,  and  taste  in  tho 
arts  and  in  literature,  were  singularly  similar.  Each 
was  soil  nnd  winning  of  siicccli,  but  firm  nnd  intrepid 
of  conduct;  and  their  mniineis,  their  refined  high  breed- 
ing, were  unrivalled,  save  each  by  the  other.  And  while 
Ihe  same,  also,  was  their  reputation  for  integrity  nnd 
honour, as  fur  learning  and  philosophy,  the  first:  {Mrsonal 
delight  of  both  was  in  the  promotion  nnd  exercise  of 
those  gentle  charities  of  human  life,  which  teach  us  to 
solace  and  lo  aid  our  relluw-crealurcB. 

DR.  JOII^SON. 

Towards  tho  cndol'lhis  year,  17HI,  Dr.  Johnson  licgan 
again  lo  ncaily  monopolise  tho  anxious  filondship  of 
Dr.  Burney. 

On  Ihu  Ifilh  of  Novninher,  Dr.  Jolmsnu,  in  the  ear- 
rioge,  nnd  under  Ihe  revering caie  o(  .Mr.  Wiiidhani,  lo- 
lurned  from  Litchfield  to  the  nielro|Kilis  n[\er  a  fruitlnsi 
otlempt  to  lecuver  his  health  by  brcalhiiig  again  Ilia 
iialul  uir. 

'I'lin  vory  next  day,  ho  wrote  the  followiii);  note  lo  St. 
.Martin's  atrect. 

"TO   nil.  Ilt'IlNEV. 

"Mr.  JohiisoM,  v\lio  caiiifl  home  last  night,  soniN  hia 
respcicts  to  dear  Dr.  Burnoy  i  nnd  lu  nil  tho  dear  Bur- 
neys,  little  and  gieot. 

•'IMt  rmiil,  lT//t.Ytii>.  1781."' 

Dr.  Burney  hastened  tu  Ihi^  kind  call  immediately  ; 


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but  had  the  grief  tu  find  his  honoured  friend  much  weak- 
ened, and  in  great  pain ;  thon);h  checrnd  and  struggling 
to  revive.  All  of  the  doctor's  family  who  had  the 
honour  of  admission,  hastened  to  him  nUo;  ')Ut  chieHy 
his  Bccond  daughter,  who  chiefly  and  [icculiarly  was 
alwnys  demanded. 

She  was  received  with  his  wonted,  his  never  failing 
inrlialily  ;  and,  as  well  as  the  doctor,  ri|iealcd  her  visits 
iiy  every  o|)|)orlunity  during  the  ensuing  short  three 
weeks  of  his  earthly  existence. 

Slie  will  here  copy,  from  the  diary  she  sent  to  Bou- 
logne, an  account  of  what,  eventually,  though  unsus- 
pecledly,  proved  to  bo  lier  last  interview  with  this  ven- 
erated friend. 

TO  MRS.    PIIILI.IP.S. 

25fA  Nov.  ITfl Our  dear  father  lent  mo  the  car- 
riage this  morning  lor  Bolt  court.  You  will  easily  cun- 
coivo  how  gladly  I  seized  the  opportunity  for  making  a 
longer  visit  Ih.in  usual  to  my  revered  Dr.  Johnson,  whose 
licallh,  since  his  return  from  Litchfield,  has  been  dcplor- 
aldy  deteriorated. 

Mo  was  alone,  and  t  had  a  more  satisfactory  and  en- 
tertaining cnnversalion  with  him  than  I  have  had  for 
many  months  past.  He  was  m  better  spirits,  too,  than 
I  have  seen  him,  except  upon  our  Hrst  meeting,  since  he 
came  back  to  Bolt  Court. 

Ife  owned,  nevertheless,  that  his  nights  were  griev- 
ously restless  and  painful;  and  told  me  that  ho  was  go- 
ing, by  medical  advice,  to  try  what  sleeping  out  of  town 
might  do  for  him.  And  then,  with  a  snille,  but  a  smile 
of  more  sadness  than  mirth  ! — he  added:  "I  remember 
tli'tl  my  wife,  when  she  was  near  her  end,  poor  woman  I 
— was  also  advised  to  sleep  out  of  town  :  and  when  she 
was  carried  to  the  lodt'ing  that  had  been  prepared  for 
her,  she  complained  that  tho  staircase  was  in  a  very 
hao  condition;  tor  the  plaster  was  bcalon  olT  tho  walls 
in  many  places.  'OI'  said  the  man  of  tho  house, 
'that's  nothing  ;  it's  only  the  knocks  against  it  of  the 
coffins  of  the  poor  smils  that  have  died  in  the  lodging.'" 

He  forced  a  faint  laugh  at  the  man's  brutal  honesty  ; 
but  it  was  a  laugh  of  ill-disguised,  though  checked  sc- 
crca  anguiKJi. 

I  felt  inexpressibly  shocked,  both  by  the  perspective 
and  rctrosjicctive  view  of  this  relation  :  but,  desirous  to 
confins  my  words  to  the  literal  story,  1  only  exclaimed 
against  tho  man's  unfeclinir  absurdily  in  making  so  un- 
necessary a  confession. 

"True !"  ho  crieil;  "such  a  confession,  to  a  person 
then  mounting  his  stairs  lor  the  recovery  of  her  health 
— or,  talher  for  the  preservation  of  her  life,  contains, 
indeed,  more  absurdily  than  wo  can  well  lay  our  ac- 
count to." 

Wo  talked  then  of  poor  IMrs.  Thralo — but  only  for  a 
moment — for  I  saw  liiiu  so  greatly  moved,  and  with 
iuch  severity  of  displi'asure,  that  I  haslcnod  to  start 
another  subject ;  and  he  solcnmly  enjoined  me  to  men- 
tion that  no  more! 

I  gave  him  concisely  tho  history  of  the  Bristol  milk- 
woman,  who  is  at  pri'seot  zealously  patronised  by  the 
benevolent  Hannah  .More.  I  expressed  my  surprise  at 
the  rc|iorts  generally  in  circulation,  that  the  first  authors 
that  lliH  milk. woman  read,  if  not  the  only  ones,  wore 
Mdton  and  Young.  "  I  find  it  diflicult,"  I  added,  "to 
conceive  how  .Milton  and  Young  could  bo  the  first  au- 
thors with  any  reader,  C'ould  a  child  understand  them  ? 
And  {^rown  persons,  who  have  never  read,  are,  in  litera- 
ture, children  still." 

"  Doubtless,"  lie  answered.  "  But  there  is  nothing  so 
little  cbinprolicnded  as  what  is  genius.  Tlioy  give  it 
to  all,  when  it  can  lie  but  a  part.  Tho  milk. woman 
had  surely  liogun  with  some  ballad— Chevy  Cliaco  or 
tho  Children  in  the  Wood.  Genius  is,  in  fact,  knoirhi); 
the  u$n  of  lool».  But  there  must  he  tools,  or  how  use 
tlieni  ?  A  man  who  has  spent  all  his  lilb  in  this  room, 
will  give  a  very  ixwr  account  of  what  is  contained  in 
tho  next." 

"Corlaiiily,  sir;  and  yet  there  is  such  a  thing  as  in- 
vention /  Shakespeare  could  never  have  seonaCali. 
ban?" 

"  No,  but  he  had  Boen  a  man,  and  knew  how  to  vary 
him  to  a  monster.  A  person  who  would  draw  a  nion- 
•trous  cow,  must  know  first  what  a  cow  is  commonly  ; 
or  how  can  he  tell  that  to  give  her  an  ass's  head,  or  an 
•loplmiit's  tusk,  will  make  her  monstrous  .'  Sup|M)so  you 
»how  m«  n  man,  who  is  a  very  oxpcrt  carpenter,  and 
that  an  admiring  atander-by,  looking  nt  some  of  liis 
works,  exclaims:  '<)!  ho  was  h»n  a  car|)entorl' 
What  would  have  bnroma  of  that  birlhri(lh!j  if  ho  had 
never  aeon  any  wtmd '" 


Presently,  dwelling  on  this  idea,  ho  went  on.  "  l.ei 
two  men,  one  wilh  genius,  the  other  with  none,  look 
together  nt  an  overturned  wagon  ;  he  who  has  nogeniur 
will  think  of  the  wagon  only  as  he  then  sees  't;  that  i- 
lo  say,  overturned,  and  walk  on:  lie  who  has  genius 
will  give  it  a  glance  of  examination,  that  will  paint  it  to 
his  imagination  such  lis  it  was  previously  to  its  being 
overturned  ;  and  when  it  was  standing  still ;  and  when 
it  wiis  in  motion  ;  and  when  it  was  heavy  loaded  ;  iind 
when  it  was  empty;  but  both  alike  must  see  iho  wagon 
to  think  of  it  at  all." 

The  pleasure  wilh  wliicli  Ilislened  to  his  illustration 
now  animated  him  on  ;  and  he  talked  upon  this  milk- 
woman,  and  upon  a  onre  as  Ihinonf  shoe-maker;  ami 
then  mounted  his  spirils  and  Ills  subject  to  our  iminor 
tal  Shakespeare;  flowing  anil  glowing  on,  wilhasmnih 
wit  and  Iriilli  of  criticism  and  jiKlginent,  as  ever  yet  I 
have  heard  him  ilisplay ;  but,  alack-n-day,  my  Susan,  1 
have  no  power  to  give  you  the  participation  so  justly 
your  due.  My  paper  is  filling;  and  I  have  no  frank.- 
for  doubling  letters  across  the  channel!  But  delight- 
fully bright  are  liis  faculties,  though  the  poor,  inhrm. 
sl:akcn  machine  that  contains  them  seems  alarmingly 
giving  way  !  And  soon,  exhilarated  as  ho  beraino  by 
the  pleasure  of  bestowing  pleasure,  I  saw  a  palpable  in- 
crease of  sulVering  in  the  midst  of  his  sallies  ;  I  otVered, 
therefore,  to  go  into  the  next  room,  there  to  wait  for  the 
carriage  ;  an  offer  which,  for  tho  first  time  !  he  did  not 
oppose  ;  but  taking,  and  most  aft'ectionatcly  pressing, 
both  my  hands,  "  Bo  not,"  he  said,  in  a  voice  of  oven 
melting  kindness  and  concern, "  be  not  longer  in  coinin;; 
again  lor  my  letting  you  go  now  !" 

I  eagerly  assured  liiin  that  I  would  come  the  sooner, 
and  was  running  off;  but  ho  called  inc  back,  and  in  a 
soleii;:i  voice,  and  a  manner  the  most  energetic,  said  : 
"  Remember  me  in  your  prayers  !" 

How  art'ecting,  my  dearest  Susanna,  such  an  injunc- 
tion from  Dr.  .lolmson  1  It  almost — as  once  belure — 
made  mo  tienible,  from  surprise  and  emotion — surprise 
he  could  so  linnuur  me,  and  emotion  that  ho  should 
think  himself  SI)  ill.  I  lunged  to  ask  him  so  to  remem- 
ber me  .'  but  he  was  too  serious  tiir  any  parleying, and  1 
knew  him  too  well  for  olleriiig  any  d'.siiualifying 
speeches  :  I  merely,  in  a  low  voice,  and  I  am  sure  a 
trouldcd  accent,  uttered  an  instant,  and  bcart-liilt  as- 
surance of  obedience;  and  then,  very  heavily,  indeed,  in 
spirits,  I  left  liim.  (ireat,good,  and  surpassing  that  lie 
is,  how  short  a  time  will  he  ho  our  boasl!  1  see  ho  is 
going.  Tina  winter  will  never  glide  him  on  to  a  more 
genial  season  here,  lilsowhore,  who  may  hope  a  fairer  ? 
1  now  wish  I  had  asked  for  /ii.i  prayers !  and  perhaps, 
so  encouraged,  I  ought :  but  I  iiud  not  tho  presoncu  ul 
mind. 

»  »  «  *  » 

iMelaneholy  was  Iho  rest  of  this  year  to  Dr.  Burney  ; 
and  truly  monml'ul  to  his  daughter,  who,  from  this  last 
recorded  meeting,  felt  niloiibled  anxiety  both  lor  the 
health  and  the  sight  of  this  illustrious  invalid.  But  nil 
accounts  thencelbrward  discouraged  her  return  to  him 
his  pains  daily  becoming  greater,  and  his  weakness  more 
oppressive :  added  to  whieh  obstacles,  he  was  now,  she 
was  infiirmed,  almost  constantly  attended  by  a  group  of 
male  friends. 

Dr.  liiirney,  however,  resorted  to  BdU  Court  every 
nionient  thiit  he  could  tear  from  the  imperious  calls  ol 
his  profession;  and  was  instantly  ailmitled;  unless  held 
back  by  insuperable  impedimenls  belonging  to  the  ma- 
lady,  lie  might,  indeed,  from  the  kind  regard  of  tin 
suticrer,  have  seen  him  every  day,  by  watching  like 
some  other  assiduous  friends,  particularly  IMessrs.  l.aiig 
ton,  Siraliaii.  the  Ilooles,  and  Sastres,  whole  hours  in 
the  lioiiso  to  e.ilcli  a  tiivoiirable  minute  ;  but  that,  for 
Dr.  Burney,  was  utterly  imposMble.  His  alferlionate 
ilcvoirs  could  only  be  locoived  when  he  arrived  ut  soiiit 
interval  of  ease,  and  then  the  kind  iiivalld  constantly, 
and  with  tender  pleasure  gave  him  welcome. 

The  iiiomorialiKt  was  soon  allerwiirds  engaged  on  a 
visit  to  Norbury  I'ark;  hut  immediately  on  her  return 
to  town,  presented  herself,  accoiding  to  her  willing 
promise,  at  Bolt  Court. 

Frank  Barber,  the  fiiithful  negro,  told  her,  wilh  great 
sorrow,  that  his  master  was  very  bad  indeed,  though  he 
did  not  keep  his  bed.  7'iieli'>ur  man  would  have  shown 
her  upstairs.  This  hIic  declined,  desiring  only  that  he 
would  let  tlin  doctor  know  that  she  had  called  to  pa} 
her  respects  to  him,  but  would  by  no  means  disturb 
him,  if  he  were  nut  well  enough  to  ace  her  without  in. 
convonioncc. 

iMr.  Straghan,  the  clergyman,  wai  witli  him,  Frank 


said  alone;  and  Mr.  Straghan,  in  a  few  ininuics  Z 
cenried. 

Dr.  Johnson,  ho  told  her,  was  very  ill  indeed, lint  ver 
much  obliged  to  her  for  coming  to  him  ;  and  lie  l  \ 
sent  Mr.  Straghan  to  thank  her  in  his  name,  lnuto.a- 
that  ho  was  so  very  bad,  and  very  weak,  that  lie  Ijo  J 
she  would  excuse  his  not  seeing  her.  ' 

She  was  greatly  disup|H>inted  ;  but,  leavinga  mess,™ 
of  the   most  aft'ectionate  respect,  acquiesceil,  unj  jf,' 
awny;  painfully  certain  how  extiemely  ill,  (,r  jmiv «,' 
lowfully  low   ho  must  be,   to  decline  the  sight  oi  on  I 
whom  so  constantly,  so  partially,  ho   had  pressed 
adjured,  "  to  come  to  him  again  and  again." 

Fast,  however,  was  approaching  the  time  when  ij 
could  so  adjure  her  no  more  1  | 

From  her    firm  conviction  of  his   almost   boiinilK 
iunilncss  to  her,  she  was  li.'arfiil   now   to  imiHirlunc   ' 
distress  him,  and  fcirborc,  for  tliu  mniiient,  repcatiniti'' 
visits;  leaving  in  Dr.  Burney 's  hands  all  proposiiill 
liir  their  renevval.     But  Dr.  Burney  himself,  not arr.\i 
at  the  propitious  interval,  untbrtunutely  lost  6|j|,| 
the  sufibrer  lor  nearly  a  week,  though  he  souolit 
almost  daily. 

On  Friday,  the  10th  of  December,  Mr.  Seward  broui.i,| 
to   Dr.  Burney   the  alarming  intelligence  from  Fra 
Barber,  that  Dr.  Warren  had  seen  his  master,  and  w, 
him  that  he  might  take  what  opium  ho  pleased  ioth 
alleviation  of  his  pains. 

Dr.  Johnson  instantly  understood,  and  impressiiej 
thanked   him,    and   thou   gravely    took   a  last  leaie 
him:  after  which,  with  tho  utmost  kindness,  as  « 
as  composure,  ho  formally  bid  adieu  to  all  his  phvij 
cians. 

Dr.  Burney,  in  much  aflliction,  hurried  to  BoltCourll 
but  the  invalid  seemed  to  be  sleeping,  and  conid  notli 
spoken  to  till  ho  should  open  his  eyes.     Mr.  StraehiJ 
the  clergyman,  gave  however  tho  welcome  inlbrinatii) 
that  the  terror  of  death  had  now  passed  away  ;  aiidly 
this  excellent  man  no  longer  looked  forward   u|ilu 
may  to   his  quick   approaching  end;  but,  on  the  coil 
Irury,   with  what  ho  himself  called   the  irradiation  ' 
hope. 

'I'liis  was,  indeed,  the  greatest  of  consolnlionp,  si  J 
awful  a  crisis,  to  his  grieving  friend  ;  neverlliclejs,  iJ 
Burney  was  deeply  depressed  at  the  heavy  and  iirtj 
rable  loss  ho  was  so  soon  to  sustain  ;  but  he  ileteniiim 
to  make,  at  lensf,  one  more  etlbrt  for  a  parting  siirlii  ^ 
his  so  long  honoured  friend.  And,  on  .Saturday,  the 
December,  to  his  unspeakable  comfort,  ho  iirrivcdi 
Bolt  f'ourt  just  as  the  poor  invalid  was  ablo  to  be  visibli 
and  he  was  immediately  admitted. 

Dr.  Burney  found  him  seated  on  a  great  chair,  pn^ 
up  by  pillows,  and  perfectly  tranquil,  lie  allbrlicmalel 
look  the  doctor's  hand,  and  kindly  inquired  utter  li 
health,  and  that  of  his  fiimily  ;  and  then,  iis  cn-moL 
Dr.  Johnson  was  wont  to  do,  lio  separately  and  itl 
particularly  named  and  dwelt  iipcui  tho  doctor's  ureoJ 
daughter;  gently  adding,  "  I  ho|H;  Fanny  did  nut  nil 
it  amiss,  that  I  did  nut  see  her  tiiat  morning.'— I  itJ 
very  bad  indeed  !"  1 

Dr.  Butney  answered,  that  tho  word  «mi«» could  nc J 
ho  apropos  to  her;  and  least  of  all  now,  when  lie  k| 
so  ill. 

The    doctor  ventured   to   slay   about  half  an  lioii 
which  was  partly  s|ient   in   quiet  discourse,  imrllr 
calm    silence;  the   invalid  uUaya  perfectly  placij  I 
looks  and  manner. 

When  the  doctor  was  retiring.  Dr.  Johnson  .fil 
took  his  hand  and  encouraged  him  to  call  yet  nnoilJ 
time:  and  afterwards,  when  again  lie  was  d('{iarlii/ 
Dr.  Johnson  impressively  said,  tliough  in  ii  low  i 
"Tell  Fanny— lo  piay  fiir  me!"  And  then, still  I 
iiig,  or  rather  grasping,  his  hand,  he  made  n  imyrrll 
liiinself,  the  most  pious,  Imnible,  el(S|uenl,  and  toiichiit 
Dr.  Burney  said,  that  mortal  man  could  coni|»i»cii 
litter,  lie  eoncluilud  it  with  an  amen!  in  nliirli  I 
Hnrney  fervently  joincil ;  and  which  was  s|KinlaiimJ 
echoed  by  all  who  were  present. 

This  over,  he  brightened  up,  as  if  with  rci  ivfd  »(jiri 
and  opened  cheerfully  into  some  general  convrrnln 
and  when  Dr.  Burney,  yet  a  third  lime,  wastaklniflj 
reliielant  leave,  something  of  hit  old  arch  look  |ilii( 
upon  his  eunntonanoo  as,  aniiliiigly  ho  said,  "H 
Fanny— I  think  I  ahall  yet  throw  llio  fall  at 
again!" 

A  kindnoss  so  lively,  following  an  injuclinii  m  ]<ti 
Irating,  roanimaled  a  ho)ic  of  admission  in  Ik' nirni^ 
alist;  and,  after  church  on  the  cnsuinf  mornil 
Sunday,  the  l:iih  of  Uecoiiibor,  wilh  lli«  lulliiit  m 


MEMOIRS  or  DR.  BURNEV. 


389 


1  a  few  ininulos,  di,.  | 

cry  ill  indeed, but  vrr, I 
f  to  liiiii;  and  he  lnjl 
in  his  name,  limio.jJ 
y  weak,  lliat  lie  lioj,,)! 
Iicr.  I 

but,lcavinjrnnic«swl 
acquiesced,  and  drr,",! 
icinoly  ill,  ,,r  !,„„  ^J 

dine    till)    siirJLt   01  om) 

•,  he  had  pressed, imf 
and  npain,"  'I 

ing  the  time  wlicn  lij 

■  liis  almost  bourn! fsj 
now  to  imimrinnc  , 
iniBn.ent,  re|icatiiif  ||,J 
I  hanilH  nil  |ir()|)osiii„J 
ley  liiniselt;  Motarr.iiiijj 
rtuiittlcly  lost  sighi- 
;,t  hough  he  souglit  | 

Jor,  Mr.  Seward  broujhl 
itclligeiico  from  F„|J 
len  his  inastcr,  and  inJ 
piuin  ho  pleased  tor  iJ 

stood,  and  im|ircssiielJ 
ly  took  a  last  leaieo 
most  kindness,  as  uk 
adieu  to  all  his  jihyiil 


hit  inn 


of  Ur.  Uuriicy,  sho  repaired  oiico  nioro   to  Hull 


Rt  of  consolalinnp,  all 
riend  ;  nevurtlicless,  It] 
t  tho  heavy  and  itri 
lain  ;  hut  he  dotcniii! 
rt  for  n  parliiig  nigM  J 
d,  on  Saturday,  the  111] 
coinlurt,  he  arrived  t 
id  was  ablo  to  be  mm 
ed. 

on  a  great  chair,  pro 
quil.     Ilo  alVoclioniifl 
ndly   inquired  after  I 
;  and  then,  as  rvcrmt^ 
ho  scpuraloly  and  ' 
I  poll  tho  dodor'nsrojiJ 
"lie  Fanny  did  nui  Di 

that  morning'— I  itl 

3  wordumiioroulilii 
all  now,  when  lie  »| 


r  nil  iiijuctinn  m  ftt 
liniflsion  in  llii'  memf 
he  ciiHuinn  mornil 
with  the  lullol  ini 


Uiil  pricvously  was  t^lie   overset  on  hearing,  at  tho 
iJwr,  Ibii'  "'*  liuctor  again  was  worse,  and  could  receive 
1 00  one. 

jilie  summoned  ri-ank  Darbcr,  and  told  htm  she  had 

I  ggilerstuod,  from  hor  father,  that  Dr.  Johnson  had  iiionni 

jseelK?''     Frank  then,  but  in    siloiiRC,  conducted  her 

1 10 the  parlour.     She  begged  him  iiicruly  to  mention  to 

l>t' doctor,  that  she  had  called  with   nia!<t  cainosl  en- 

c3ini's<  but  not   to  hint  at  any  o.Y|)cctntioii  of  seeing 

llini  till  he  should  be  bettor. 

frank  went  up  stairs ;  but  did  not  return.     A  full 

I  iijiir  was  cuMsuincd  in  anxious  waiting.     She  then  saw 

tir.l.angloii  pass  the  parlour  door,  which  she  watchfully 

I  trot  o|>eii,  and  ascend  the  stairs.    She  had  not  courage 

losto|i  or  speak  to  him,  and  another  hour  lingered  on  in 

I  the  rainc  siis|ionse. 

lint,  at  about  four  o'clock,  Mr.  Langton  made  his  up- 
I  prance  in  the  parlour. 

.She  took  it  tor  granted  he  came  accidentally,  but  ob- 

■fried  that,  thougli  liu  bowed,  he  iurborc  to  speak ;  or 

(ttn  to  look  at  her,  and  seemed  in  much  disturbance. 

K.ttr«iiicly  alarmed,  she  durst  not  venture   at  any 

Iqiieiiioii;    but  Mrs.   Uavia,   who   was  there,  uneasily 

iskcd, "  How  is  Ur.  Johnson  now,  sir  ?" 

"(loing  on  to  death  very  fast!"  was  tho  mournful 

I  fpl'- 
The  memorialist,  grievously  shocked  and  overset  by 

n  Iio{h:Io.ss  a  sentence,  after  an  invitation  so  sprightly 

ol'oiilv  ''>"  preceding  evening  from  the  dying  man  him. 

«\(,  turned  to  tho  window  to  recover  from  so  painful  a 

i!is.i|i|H)intinent. 

"11.18  ho  taken  any  thing,  sir?"  said  Mrs.  U.ivis. 

"Xotliiiig  at  all !     Wo  eariicd  him  soiiin  bread  and 

I  Dilli;  he  refused  it,  and  said, '  The  loss  the  better!'  " 

Mrs.  Davis  then  asked  sundry  other  questions,  from 

I  lire uiswcrs  to  which  it  fully  appeared  that  his  fucul- 

(ioverc  perfect,  and  that  his  mind  was  quito  composed. 

This  conversation  lasted  about  a  quarter  of  an  hour, 

I  Itt'ore  tlic  nicmoriulist  had  any  suspicion  that  Mr.  Lang- 

loi  had  entered  the  parlour  purposely  to  speak  to  Iter, 

I  inJwilh  a  message  from  Dr.  Johnson : 

But  as  soon  as  sho  could  summon  sufficient  firmness 

loinrn  round,  Mr.  Langton  solemnly  said,  "  This  (loor 

nun  1  understand,  ma'am,  from  Frank,  dosircd  ycstcr- 

I  day  lo  «ca  you." 

"My  understanding,  or  hoping  tliat,  sir,  brought  mo 

liier  to  day." 

"I'oor  man!    'tis  a   pity   he  did  not  know  himself 

I  ttllcrj  and  that  you  should  lint  havu  been  spared  this 

I  Irouble." 

"Trouble?"  she  repeated:  "I  would  come  an  hun- 

I M  limes  tu   soo   Dr.   Johnson   the    hundredth   and 

"He  bogged  me,  ma'am,  to  tell  you  that  he  hopes  you 

I  rill  excuse  him.    He  is  very   sorry,  indeed,  not  to'seu 

Tcu.    Dnt  ho  desired  me  to  como  and  speak   to  you 

Mhirn  myself,  and  to  tell  you  that  he  hopes  you  will 

ticusc  liiiri ;  tor  ho  feels  himself  too  weak   fur  such  an 

1  inlprviow." 

Strutk  and  touched  to  tho  very  heart  by  so  kind, 
I  llioii;'li  sorrowful  a  message,  at  a  moniont  that  seemed 
niwl'ul,  the  inHinoriulist  hastily  expressed  something 
like  thanks  lo  Mr.  Laiigtun,  who  was  visibly  aliected, 
mil,  leaving  her  most  uttbctionate  respects,  with  every 
•irmly  kind  wish  she  could  half  utter,  she  hurried  back 
loliT  lather's  coach. 

Tho  very  next  day,  .Monday,  the  13th  of  December. 
Dr.Jubnsim  expired — and  without  a  groan.  Expired, 
il  in  thought,  in  his  sleep. 

Ho  was  buried  in  Westminster  Abbey  ;  and  u  noble, 
ilmnst  collussul  statue  of  him,  in  the  high  and  cimstc 
lorkninnship  of  Uacon,  has  been  erected  in  St.  TaulV 
I'jlheiiral. 

The  pall  bearers  were  Mr.  Burko,  Mr.  Windham,  Sir 
Jixe|ih  iliinks,  Mr.  C'ulman,  Sir  Charles  Uunhury,  and 
Mr.  harrgton. 

Dr.  Uurney,  with  nil  who  wore  in  I.onilnn  of  the  lite- 
Nry  club,  attended  the  funeral.  The  Hoveroiiil  Di. 
faurlei  Uurney  also  joined  the  procession, 

1785. 

Tlii«  year,  happily  for  Dr.  nurnoy,  reopened  with  a 
WW  jirufi'ssmnal  intorcsl,  that  noecssurily  called  him 
from  tlig  tributary  sorrow  with  wliloli  the  year  1794  hud 

tinted. 

Theenpravingi  (br  the  commemnratlon  of  llaiidel 
»•«  now  finished;  and  «  splendid  nopv  of  the  work 
»«•  prepared  for  tho  king.  Lord  Sandwich,  as  one  ol 
twetiiffdiroitorsof  the  Tate  festival,  obligingly  offitrod 


his  services  liir  taking  the  doctor  under  his  wing  lo  pre- 
sent the  lioiik  at  the  levee;  hut  his  innjusty  giivc  Dr. 
liiimey  lo  uiiuerstaiid,  through  Mr.  Mieolai,  that  he 
would  reciivo  il,  at  n  piivato  uudicnec,  in  his  library. 

This  was  an  honour  most  gratifying  to  Dr.  Uurney, 
who  II  lunii'd  Iroi.i  his  interview  al  the  palace,  in  an  eleva- 
tion of  pbasure  that  he  comniunicateil  to  his  family,  with 
the  social  eontidcnce  that  made  the  charm  of  his  domes- 
tie  character, 

IIOirSG-IIIIEAKINti. 

In  this  same  spring,  a  very  serious  inisfiirtune  iH'fel 
Dr.  Hiiriuy,  which,  though  not  of  the  ufVecting  east  that 
had  lately  tainted  liis  happiness,  severely  attacked  his 
worldly  comforts. 

lOarly  one  morning,  and  before  he  was  risen,  Mrs. 
l.'urney's  maid,  rushing  veliemcntly  into  the  iM'd-room, 
screamed  out :  "  O,  sir !  robbers !  robbers !  the  house  is 
broke  open  !" 

A  wrapping  gown  and  slipiirrs  brought  the  doctor 
downstairs  in  n  inoinent;  when  he  found  that  the  lui- 
reaii  of  .Mrs.  Diirney,  in  the  dining  parlour,  had  been 
forced  o|M'n  ;  and  .^aw  upon  the  lalilc  three  packets  of 
niingU'd  golil  and  silver,  which  seemed  to  have  been  put 
into  three  divisions  for  a  triple  booty  ;  but  which  were 
let\,  it  was  supposed,  u|>oii  sonic  sudden  alarm,  while  the 
loblx-rs  were  in  the  act  of  distribution. 

After  securing  and  rejoicing  in  what  so  fortunately  had 
been  saved  from  seizure.  Dr.  lliirney  repaired  to  his  study ; 
but  no  abandoned  pilluge  met  his  gralulations  there !  his 
own  bureau  had  been  visited  with  erpial  rapacity,  though 
letV  with  less  precipitancy  ;  and  he  soon  discovered  that 
III!  had  liten  prrloined  of  upwards  of  .Ollfl. 

He  sent  instuiitly  for  an  officer  of  the  police,  who  un- 
hesitatingly proiioiineed  that  the  leader,  at  least,  of  the 
burglary,  must  have  been  a  former  domcKtic  ;  this  was 
decided,  from  remarking  that  he  had  gone  straight  for- 
ward lo  the  two  bureaus,  which  were  the  only  deposito- 
ries of  money  ;  while  sundry  cabinets  and  coinmodcs,  to 
the  right  and  to  the  \vl\,  had  been  passed  unransackcd. 

The  entrance  into  the  bouse  had  been  eflectcd  through 
the  area ;  and  a  kitchen  window  was  still  o|icn,  at  the 
foot  of  which,  u]ion  the  sand  on  the  floor,  the  print  of  a 
man's  shoe  was  so  (icrfecl,  that  the  |K>lice-otticer  drew  its 
circumference  with  great  exactitude  j  picking  up,  at  the 
same  time,  a  button  that  had  liccn  squeezed  off  from  a 
coal,  by  the  fbrced  passage. 

Dr.  Uurney  had  recently  ))arted  with  a  man  servant  of 
whom  he  had  niueli  reason  to  think  ill,  though  none  had 
occurred  to  make  him  lielicved  a  house-brealier.  This 
man  was  iniinediately  enquired  for ;  but  he  had  quitted 
the  lodgings  to  which  he  had  relind  upon  losing  his  place  ; 
and  had  neqiiaintcd  no  one  whither  he  was  gone. 

The  oHicers  of  the  police,  however,  with  their  usual 
ferreting  routine  of  dexterity,  soon  traced  the  suspected 
runaway  to  Hastings  ;  where  lie  had  orrived  to  embark 
in  a  Ashing  vessel  for  France ;  hut  he  had  found  none 
ready,  and  was  waiting  for  a  fair  wind. 

When  the  police  oHicer,  having  intimation  that  he  was 
gone  to  an  inn  (or  some  refreshment,  entered  the  kitchen 
where  he  was  taking  some  bread  and  cheese,  he  got  up 
so  sillily,  while  the  oflieer.  not  to  niarm  him,  had  turned 
round  lo  give  some  direelioiis  to  a  waiter,  that  he  slid  iin- 
heard  out  of  the  kitchen  by  an  opimsite  door  :  and,  quickly 
as  the  ollicer  missed  him,  he  was  sought  for  in  vain  ;  not 
a  trace  of  his  fimtsteps  was  to  he  seen ;  though  the  inward 
guilt  inanifeslfd  liy  such  an  ev.ision  redoubled  tho  vigil- 
ance of  pursuit. 

The  fugitive  was  soon,  however,  discerned,  on  the  top 
of  a  high  brick  wall,  running  along  its  edge  in  the 
midst  of  the  most  frightful  danger,  with  a  courage  that, 
in  any  belter  cause,  would  huvo  iKcn  worthy  of  admira- 
tion. 

The  pnlireman,  now,  composedly  left  him  to  his  race 
and  his  deleal ;  satisfied  that  no  asylum  awaited  him  at 
the  end  of  the  wall,  and  that  he  nnist  thence  drop,  with- 
out fiirlber  resistance,  info  captivity. 

Cruel  for  Dr.  Uurney  is  what  remains  of  this  narration: 
the  runaway  was  seiii'd,  and  brought  to  tho  public  office, 
where  a  true  bill  was  found  for  his  trial,  as  he  could  give 
no  reason  for  his  flight;  and  an  the  button  picked  up  in 
the  area  exactly  suited  a  wanting  one  in  a  coat  discovered 
to  he  ill  his  |ios«ession.  His  shoo,  also,  precisely  fitteil 
the  drawing  on  the  kitchen  floor.  Hut  though  this  cir- 
cumstantial evidence  was  so  strong  as  to  bring  to  all  the 
magistrates  a  coiivietioii  of  his  guilt  that  they  scrupled 
not  to  avow,  it  was  only  circumstantial ;  it  was  not  posi- 
live.  He  had  taken  nothing  hut  cash ;  a  single  bank  note 
might  have  been  brought  home  to  him  with  proof;  hut 
lo  coin,  who  could  swear  ?  The  magistrates,  therefore, 
were  lompolled  In  discharge,  though  they  would  not  »t. 


ter  the  word  acquit,  the  prisoner ;  and  the  doctor  liad  tho 
morlilicaliiin  to  witness  in  the  court  the  repayment  of 
upwards  of  liOy  guineas  to  the  liliui,  tl'  it  had  bien  found 
upon  him  ,it  Hastings.  'I'hc  rest  of  the  three  hundred 
pounds  must  have  lieen  seemed  by  the  accomplices  ;  or 
buried  in  some  place  of  eoiicealment. 

Hut  Dr.  Itiiriiey,  however  ag"irrieved  and  injured  by 
this  affair,  was  always  loreniost  to  Kiibscrilie  to  the  lilicral 
maxim  of  the  law,  that  it  is  Is'tter  to  acquit  ten  criminals, 
than  to  condemn  one  iimoeent  man.  lie  resigned  him- 
self, therefore,  submissively,  however  little  pleased,  to  tho 
laws  of  his  noble  country,  ever  ready  to  consider,  like 
I'ojii', 

"  All  partial  evil,  universal  good." 
»  «  »  •  » 

Would  it  he  just,  could  it  be  right,  to  leave  unqualifled 
to  the  grief  of  his  friends,  and  to  the  rage  of  the  mur- 
murers  against  destiny,  a  blight  sneli  as  this  to  the  in- 
dustry  and  the  welfare  of  Dr.  llurncy ;  and  not  seek  to 
sofleii  the  concern  of  the  kind,  and  not  aim  at  mitigating 
the  asperity  of  the  dcclaimers,  by  opening  a  fairer  point 
of  view  for  the  termination  of  this  event,  if  fact  and  liiir 
reality  can  supply  colours  for  so  revivifying  a  change  of 
scenery  / 

Surely  such  a  retention,  if  not  exacted  by  discretion  or 
delicacy,  would  be  graceless.  A  secret,  therefore,  of  more 
than  forty-seven  years'  standing,  and  known  at  this  mo- 
ment to  no  living  licing  but  this  memorialist,  ought  now, 
ill  honour,  in  justice,  and  in  gratitude,  lo  be  laid  o]ien  tu 
the  surviving  friends  of  Dr.  Ihirney. 

Aliout  a  inontli  atlcr  this  treaelierous  depredation  had 
filled  the  doctor  and  his  house  with  dismay,  a  lady  of 
high  rank,  fortune,  and  independence,  well  known  in  the 
fiimily,  inysteriously  summoned  this  memorialist  to  a 
private  room,  for  a  telf-ii-le'r,  in  St.  Martin's  street. 

As  soon  as  they  were  alone,  she  scrutinizingly  exa- 
mined that  no  one  was  within  hearing  on  the  other  side  of 
cither  of  the  doors  leading  into  the  apartment;  and  then 
solemnly  said  that  she  came  to  demand  a  little  secret 
service. 

The  memorialist  protested  herself  most  ready  to  meet 
her  request;  but  that  was  insufficient:  the  lady  insisted 
upon  a  formal  and  {lositive  promise,  that  what  she  should 
ask  should  be  done;  yet  that  her  iiaiiic  in  the  Iransuelion 
should  never  be  divulged. 

There  sceimd  soimtliing  so  little  reasonable  in  a  de- 
sire fur  so  unqualified  an  engagement  u|hiii  a  sutijcet 
unknown,  that  tlie  memorialist,  disturbed,  hesitated  and 
hung  liack. 

The  lady  was  palpably  hurt ;  and,  dropping  a  low 
courtesy,  with  a  supercilious  half  smile,  and  a  brief,  but 
civil,  "  Ciood  morrow,  ma'am  I"  was  proudly  stalking  out 
of  the  room  ;  when,  shocked  to  ofl'cnd  her,  the  memorial- 
ist besought  her  patience ;  and  then  frankly  asked,  how 
she  could  promise  what  she  was  in  Uio  dark  whether  sho 
could  perform  ? 

The  lady,  unbending  her  furrowed  brow,  replied,  "  I'll 
till  you  how,  ma'am  :  you  must  either  say,  I  believe  you 
to  be  an  honest  woman,  and  I'll  trust  you ;  or,  I  believo 
you  to  ho  no  iH'lter  than  you  should  be,  and  I'll  have  no- 
thing to  do  with  you." 

An  iilternutivc  such  as  this  could  hardly  be  called  an 
nlternutive  :  the  promise  was  given. 

The  smile  now  of  pleasure,  almost  of  triumph,  that 
succeeded  lo  that  of  satire,  which  liad  almost  amounted 
to  scorn,  nearly  recompensed  the  hazarded  trust ;  which, 
stHin  aflcrwards,  was  oven  more  than  repaid  by  the  sin. 
cercst  admiration. 

The  lady,  taking  a  thick  lefter-caFC  from  a  capacious 
and  well-furnished  part  of  the  female  habiliment  of  other 
days,  yclept  a  pocket,  proilueed  a  small  parcel,  and  said, 
"  Do  me  the  favour,  ma'am,  to  slip  this  trifle  into  the 
doctor's  bureau  the  first  time  you  see  him  oiien  it ;  ard 
just  say,  '  Sir,  this  is  bank  notes  for  three  hundred  pounds, 
instead  of  what  that  rogue  robbed  yon  of.  Hut  you  must 
ask  no  questions ;  and  you  must  not  stare,  sir,  for  it's 
from  a  friend  that  will  never  be  known.  So  don't  be  over 
curious;  for  it's  a  friend  who  will  never  take  it  back,  if 
you  fVct  yourself  to  the  bone.  So  please,  sir,  to  do  what 
you  please  with  it.  Kilhcr  use  it,  or  put  il  behind  the  fire, 
whichever  you  think  the  most  sensibh'.'  And  then,  if  ho 
should  say,  '  Pray,  miss,  who  gave  you  that  iin|H'rtiiient 
message  i'or  me?'  you  will  get  into  no  jeoporriy,  for  you 
can  answer  tliiit  you  are  hound  head  and  foot  to  hold  your 
tongue ;  and  then,  being  n  man  of  honour,  he  will  hold 
Ills.     Don't  you  think  so,  ma'am  7" 

The  memorialist,  heartily  laughing,  but  in  great  pcr- 
tiirhntinn  lest  the  doctor  should  be  hurt  or  displeased, 
would  fain  have  rcaiitcd  this  commission  ;  but  the  lady, 
peremptorily  saying  a  promise  was  a  promise,  which  tiq 


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of  honour,  writing  book:!,  could  brtuk,  would  listvu  to  no 
aji|>oal. 

Slic  had  been,  slic  protested,  on  the  point  of  nnn  com- 
pos  ever  since  tliut  rojfue  liad  plnjed  tiie  doctor  sucli  n 
knavish  trick,  ns  pickinj;  liis  bureau  to  get  at  his  chkIi; 
ill  thinking  how  niueli  richer  nUc,  wiiu  had  neither  eliihi 
nor  chick,  nor  any  particular  great  talents,  wan  than  she 
uujrlit  to  t>c  ;  while  a  man  who  was  so  nuieh  a  frn^kter 
scholar,  and  with  such  a  fry  of  youiifj  ones  at  his  heel.-, 
nil  of  them  such  a  set  ol"  geniuses,  was  suddenly  made  so 
nnicli  poorer,  for  no  oll'ence,  only  that  rogue's  knavishncss. 
And  she  could  not  get  back  into  iier  right  senses  uiwn 
tile  accident, she  said,  till  she  had  hit  upon  this  scheme: 
for  knowing  Dr.  Ilnriuy  to  be  a  very  punctilious  man, 
like  most  ot'  tlie  book-writers,  wlio  wire  ■;l\vays  rather 
odd,  she  was  aware  she  could  nut  make  iiiin  accept  such 
a  thing  in  a  quiet  way,  however  it  might  be  his  due  in 
conscience ;  only  by  some  cunning  device  that  he  could 
not  get  tlic  lictter  oil 

Kxjiostulation  was  vain;  and  theniLt.cr  was  arranged 
exactly  according  to  her  injunctions. 

L'ltiinilcly,  however,  when  the  deed  was  so  confirnied 
as  to  be  irrevucable,  the  memorialist  obtained  her  leave  to 
make  known  its  aatlior;  though  under  the  most  absolute 
charge  of  secrecy  for  all  around ;  which  was  strictly  ob- 
Kcrved  ;  notwitlistandiiig  all  the  resistance  of  the  aston. 
islied  doctor,  whom  she  tbrbade  ever  to  name  it,  either  to 
hcrsclt',  she  said,  or  Co.,  under  pain  of  never  speaking  to 
him  again. 

All  |K'culiar  obstacles,  however,  having  now  passed 
away,  justice  seems  to  demand  the  recital  of  this  extra- 
ordinary little  anecdote  in  tho  history  of  Dr.  Durney. 

Those  who  still  remember  a  daughter  of  the  Earl  of 
Thanel,  who  was  widow  of  Sir  William  Duncan,  will 
recognise,  without  dillieulty,  in  this  narration,  the  gene- 
rosity, spirit,  and  good  humour,  with  the  uncultivated, 
ungrammaticul,  and  incoherent  dialect,  and  the  comie, 
but  arbitrary  manner,  of  the  indeseiibably  diverting  and 
grotcsiinc,  though  munilicenl  and  nobly  liberal.  Lady 
Alary  Duncan. 

Bins.  VF.si:v. 

The  singular,  and,  in  another  way,  cijunlly  quaint  and 
original,  as  well  as  truly  Irish,  Mrs.  Vcsey,  no  sooner 
heard  of  Dr.  Ihirnty's  mistbrtiine,  than  she  sent  for  an 
ingenious  carpenter,  to  whom  she  communicated  a  de. 
Fire  to  have  a  private  drawer  constructed  in  a  private 
npartincnt,  for  the  eoncealnicnt  and  preservation  of  her 
cash  from  any  Irauthilent  servant. 

Accordingly,  within  the  wainscot  of  her  dressing  room, 
Ihis  was  cireclcd ;  and,  when  done,  she  rang  tor  her  prin- 
cipal  domestics;  and,  allcr  rccoiinling  to  them  the  great 
evil  that  had  hap|Miied  to  jMrnr  Dr.  Uurncy ;  and  bemoan- 
ing that  lie  had  not  taken  a  similar  precaution,  she 
charged  them,  in  a  low  voce,  never  to  touch  such  a  part 
of  the  wall,  le^t  they  sliould  press  U|>oii  the  spring  of  the 
private  drawer,  in  which  she  was  going  to  hide  her  gold 
and  bank  notes. 

M.\n.VME   UK  OKNLtS. 

In  the  summer  of  this  year,  17''.'i,  came  over  from 
France  the  celebrated  comtesse  de  (Jenlis.  Dr.  nurney 
and  his  second  daughter  were  almost  immediately  invited, 
at  the  express  desire  of  the  Countess,  to  meet,  and  pass 
a  day  with  her,  at  the  house  of  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds. 
His  niece.  Miss  Palmer,  Sir  Abraham  and  Lady  Hume, 
Lord  Palmcrston,  and  some  others,  were  of  the  party. 

Madame  de  (lenlis  must  thin  have  been  about  thirty, 
five  years  of  age  ;  but  the  whole  of  her  appearance  was 
nearly  ten  years  younger.  Her  face,  without  imsilivc 
beauty,  had  the  most  winning  agrceabilily  ;  her  figure 
was  remarkably  elegant,  her  attire  was<-liastcly  simple  : 
her  air  was  reserved,  and  her  dumcanour  was  dignified. 
Her  language  had  the  same  flowing  perspicuity,  and  ani- 
mated variety,  by  which  it  is  marked  in  the  best  of  her 
works ;  and  her  discourse  was  full  of  intelligcnee,  yet 
wholly  free  from  presumption  or  obtrusion.  Dr.  nurney 
was  forcibly  struck  with  her,  and  his  daughter  was  en- 
chanted. 

Almost  08  numcrouH  as  her  works,  and  alinnst  rr  di- 
Tcriiified,  were  tho  characters  Which  had  preceded  this 
celebrated  lady  to  England.  None,  however,  of  the  ca- 
hnnnioun  sort  had  reached  the  curs  of  the  doctor  pre- 
viously to  this  tneeting;  and  though  some  had  buzzed 
aliout  these  of  the  memorialist,  they  were  vague ;  and 
she  had  willingly,  from  the  charm  of  such  su|H<rior  ta- 
lents, believed  them  unfounded  j  even  before  the  witchery 
of  pcrional  partiality  drove  them  wholly  from  the  field  : 
ibr  from  bor  sight,  lior  luanncm,  and  her  conversation, 


nut  an  idea  could  clieitt  hat  was  not  instinctively  in  her 
liivoiir. 

Unconstrained,  tliercfore,  was  the  impulsive  regard 
with  which  this  illustrious  Ibrcigncr  inspired  both;  and 
which,  gently,  but  pointedly,  it  was  her  evident  aim  to 
increase.  She  made  a  visit  the  next  day  to  the  nivmo- 
rialist,  whose  society  she  sought  w  itli  a  flattering  earnest- 
ness and  a  spirited  grace  that,  coupled  witli  her  rare  at- 
tractions, made  a  straight  Ibrward  and  most  animating 
conquest  of  her  cliarmeil  votary. 

lAladamc  deCIenlis  had  already  been  at  Windsor,  where, 
through  the  inediuni  of  .Madame  de  la  File,  she  had  been 
honoured  with  a  private  audience  of  the  queen  :  and  the 
energetic  respect  with  which  she  spoke  of  her  majesty, 
was  one  of  tiie  strongest  incentives  to  the  loyul  heart  of 
Dr.  liuriicy  lor  encouraging  this  rising  conneclion. 

.Madame  de  Geiilis  liad  presented,  she  si.id,  to  the 
(lucen  the  sacred  dramas  which  she  had  dedicated  to  her 
.Serene  Highness  the  Duchess  of  Orleans  ;  adding,  that 
slic  had  brought  over  only  two  copies  ol"  that  work,  of 
which  the  second  was  deslini^d  Ibr  MaJemuisttle  Burney! 
to  whom,  with  u  billet  of  elegance  nearly  heightened  into 
expressions  of  friendship,  it  was  shortly  conveyed. 

The  memorialist  was  at  a  loss  how  to  make  acknow- 
ledgments lor  this  obliging  oti'ering,  as  she  would  have 
lield  any  return  in  kind  to  savour  ratlier  of  vanity  than 
of  gratitude.  Dr.  Ijurney,  however,  relieved  her  embar- 
rassment, by  |X'rniitting  lier  to  be  the  bearer  of  his  own 
History  of  Music,  as  far  as  it  had  then  been  published. 
This  .Madame  de  (Jenlis  received  with  infinite  grace  and 
pleasure ;  Ibr  while  capable  of  treating  luminously  almost 
every  subject  that  occurred,  she  had  un  uir,  a.  look,  a 
smile,  that  gave  consequence,  transiently,  to  every  thing 
she  said  or  did. 

.She  had  then  by  her  side,  and  fondly  under  her  wing, 
a  little  girl  whom  she  called  Pamela,"  who  was  most  at- 
tractively lovely,  and  w  hom  she  had  imbued  with  a  spe- 
cies of  enthusiasm  lor  the  memorialist,  so  potent  and  so 
eccentric,  that  when,  during  the  visit  ut  Sir  Joshua  Key- 
Holds',  -Madame  de  CJenlis  said,  "  i'uiiielu,  luilt)  Mudiiiwi. 
Sflle  Itiiiiiri/ !"  the  animated  little  person  rushed  hastily 
forward,  and  prostrated  herself  upon  one  knee  belbre  the 
astonished,  almost  confuuuded  object  of  her  notice  ;  who, 
though  covered  with  a  cont'usiun  half  distressing,  huh' 
ridiculous,  observed  in  every  motion  and  attitude  of  tlic 
really  eiiciianting  little  creature,  a  iiieturcsquc  beauty  of 
etl'ect,  and  a  magic  allurement  in  her  fine  east  up  eyes, 
that  she  could  not  bui  wish  to  bee  jierpctuated  by  Sir 
Joshua. 

On  the  day  that  Dr.  Uurncy  lell  his  card  in  Portland- 
place,  for  a  parting  visit  to  .Madame  de  Cicnlis,  previously 
to  her  (juitting  London,  he  lell  there,  akso,  the  memorial- 
ist ;  who,  by  appointment,  was  to  [Kiss  tlie  morning  with 
that  lady.  This  same  witching  little  Inuig  was  tJien  capi- 
tally aiding  and  abetting  in  a  preconcerted  manouuvrc, 
with  which  .Madame  de  Ceiilis  not  a  Uttle  surprised  her 
guest.  This  was  by  detaining  her,  through  a  thousand 
varying  contrivunccs,  all  tbr  a  while  misuspcctcd,  in  a 
particular  (msition;  while  a  |>aintcr,  whom  .Madame  de 
Cciilis  mentioned  us  Uing  willi  her  by  chance,  and  who 
appeared  to  be  amusing  himself  with  sketching  some 
liuicics  of  his  own,  was  clandestinely  taking  a  portrait 
of  the  visiter. 

However  flattered  by  the  desire  of  it*  possession  in  so 
cell brated  a  personage,  that  \isiter  had  already,  and  de- 
eideilly,  refused  sitting  for  it,  not  alone"  to  Muduine  de 
(ienlis,  hut  to  varimts  other  kind  demanders,  I'rom  a 
rooted  dislike  of  being  exhibited.  And  when  she  dis- 
covered what  was  going  t'orwurd,  much  vexed  and  discon- 
certed, she  w  ould  liave  quilted  her  seat,  and  Hed  the  pre. 
iniscs  :  but  the  adroit  little  charmer  had  again  recourse 
to  her  gracef"ul  prostration  ;  and,  again  easting  up  her 
beautifully  picturesque  eyes,  pleaded  the  cause  and  wishes 
of  Aladamc  du  (ieiilis,  whom  she  called  Mainan,  with 
an  clo(|uence  and  a  pathos  so  singular  and  so  captivating, 
that  the  raeninrialist,  though  she  would  not  sit  quietly 
still,  nor  voluntarily  favour  the  |iaiiiter's  artifice,  could 
only  have  put  in  practice  a  iH'reniptory  and  determined 
fiight,  by  trampling  upon  the  urgent,  clinging,  iniiKis- 
sioncd  little  suppliant. 

This  was  the  last  day's  intercourse  of  Madame  do  (Jen- 
lis with  Dr.  iiiirncy  and  the  mcinoriulist.  Circumstan- 
ces, snon  afterwards,  suddenly  parted  them;  and  circum- 
stances never  again  brought  tlicm  togclliur. 

MKS.    DRLAMY. 

I'he  society  which  assembled  at  that  lady's  mansion 
was  elegant  and  high  bred,  yet  entertaining  und  diversi- 
fied.    As  Mrs.  Delany  chose  to  sustain  her  own  liousc, 

*  Afterwards  Lady  Edward  Fitxgerald. 


that  she  might  associate  u  itiiout  constraint  with  lur  own  I 
I'aniily,  the  generous  Diiehets  of  Portl.nd  would  i nil 
make  a  point  of  persuading  her  to  sojourn  iil  \Vliiu||.|>. 
preferring  the  sacrifice  of  her  own  ease  and  coiiilijii  :,  I 
quitting  tliut  noble  residence  nearly  every  cveiiiu»  i  I 
lessening  those  of  her  tenderly  loved  conipuiiiuii, 

Uut  a  lamented,  though  not  |H<rsonal  or  fuinilv  evini  I 
which  occurred  at  the  <  iid  of  this  summer,  niUKt'lidc  l'  I 
recorded, with  some  detail  of  circumstance;  as  itiiriA.,; 
in   its  consequences,   by  no   means  uniniirartant  ((,  n '  I 
history  of  Dr.  liurney.  [ 

'I'lic  venerable  .Mrs.  Delany  woe  suddenly  bereft  of  ilf 
right  noble  fiiend  who  was  the  delight  of  her  life  t| 
Duchess  Dowager  of  Portland.  That  liuiiound  aid  I 
honourable  lady  had  iiuitted  town  for  her  dowry  inniiMcn  I 
of  liulstrcde  Park.  'I'hither  she  hud  just  most  courtidUilr  I 
invited  this  memorialist:  who  hud  spent  with  her  mi'e  I 
and  lierbelovid  l"rieii(!,  at  the  fine  dwelling  of  the  (i,iu,\ 
lit  Whitehall,  nearly  the  last  evening  of  their  s<ij:,urn  in  I 
town,  to  arrange  this  intended  summer  junclioii.  \| 
letter  of  Mrs.  Delany's  dictatiiui  had  afterwords  I'ollomii  I 
to  St  AInrtin's  street,  fixing  a  day  on  which  a  carriogt  f 
consigned  by  her  grace  to  Mrs.  Deluny's  fer\i(c,  ujj  j 
to  fetch  the  new  visiter.  But,  on  the  succeeding  iiiotn. 
iiig,  a  fur  ditl'erent  epistle,  written  by  the  anianudisisofl 
Mrs.  Delany,  brought  the  mournful  countcr-tidiiigs  oil 
the  seizure,  illness,  and  decease,  of  the  valuable,  gcnirous  I 
and  charming  mistress  of  Bulstrode  Park.  I 

.Mrs.  Uclaiiy,  as  soon  as  possible,  was  removed  kacii  to  I 
St.  James'  Place ;  in  a  grief  touchingly  profound,  tliough 
resigned. 

'Ihis  was  a  loss  for  which,  as  Mrs.  Delany  wos  fiftion | 
years  the  scnii.r,  no  human  calenlaticm  had  prppard; 
and  what  ntlier  bus  the  human  mathcinatieiun?  IKr  con.  L 
dilion  in  life,  therefore,  as  well  us  her  heart,  was  ossailni  | 
by  this  privation  ;  and  however  inferior  to  the  latter  wjj  | 
the  former  consideration,  the  conflict  of  afilitlid  fed  [ 
ings  with  discomfited  afTuirs,  could  not  but  be  doubly  | 
oppressive:  for  though  from  the  duchess  no  pecuniary  | 
loan  was  ncccpted  by  Mrs.  Delany,  unnumbered  wore  | 
the  little  auxiliaries  to  domestic  economy  which  Lei  | 
grace  Ibuiid  means  to  convey  to  St.  James'  Place.  I 

But  now,  even  the  house  in  that  place,  thougli  already  I 
sniiill  for  the  splendid  persons  who  frequently  sought  j 
there  to  pay  tiieir  rcsjiccts  to  the  duchess,  as  well  as  lo  I 
.Mrs.  Delany,  Ik-cuiiio  too  expensive  for  her  menus  ofl 
supporting  its  establishment.  f 

The  friendship  of  the  high-minded  duchess  for  Mr;.  | 
Delany  had  been  an  honour  to  herself  and  to  her  scs,  in  I 
its  relincment  us  well  us  in  its  liberality.  Her  supcrioi  [ 
rank  she  held  as  a  bauble,  her  superior  weultli  as  dross,  I 
save  as  they  might  be  made  subservient  towards  equal.  | 
ising  in  condition  the  chosen  companion,  wilJi  whom  in  | 
aA"i'etion  all  was  alreuely  parallel.  I 

l'|ion  first  receiving  the  melancholy  intclliprnrc  of  the  | 
hroken-up  meeting  at  Itulstrodc  Park,  Dr.  Uurncy  had  | 
taken  his  much-j^rieved  daughter  with  him  toi'hcsiiiglon,  | 
where,  with  all  its  bereavements,  he  repaired,  to  go  on  | 
with  his  history  ;  hut,  with  a  kindness  which  always  W  | 
him  to  participate  in  the  calls  of  affection,  he  no  foontr  | 
learned  that  her  presence  would  be  acceptable  to  Jin,  | 
Delany,  than  he  spurcil  his  anninuonsis  from  his  side  and  | 
his  work,  ond  instantly  lent  her  his  carriage  toconreyl 
her  back  to  town,  and  to  the  house  of  that  atllicted  ladv;  I 
whose  tenderly  open-armed,  though  tearful  reception,  I 
was  as  gratifying  to  the  feelings  of  her  decply-attoched  I 
guest,  as  the  grief  that  she  wilnes.'^ed  was  saddening.      | 

The  doctor  permitted  her  now  to  take  up  her  abode  in 
this  house  of  mourning ;    where  she  had  the  he'artlill 
satisfaction  to  find  herself  not  only  soothing  to  the  ao- 1 
mirahle  friend,  by  whom  so  late  in  life,  but  so  warmly  I 
in  lovi',  she  hud  be'cn  taken  to  tho  bosom ;  but  cmpoteerni  I 
to  relieve  some  of  her  cares  by  InMiig  intrusted  to  otei- 
look,  examine,  and  read  to  her  letters  and  niainiecripln ol  i 
every  description ;   and  to  select,  destroy,  or  nrronge  tho 
hing-hoarded   mass.     She  evi  n  begun  revising  and  con- 
tinning  a  manuscript  memoir  of  the  early  days  of  Mrs.  I 
Delany  ;    but,  as   it  could  be  proceeded  with  only  in 
moments  of  unbroken  ttte-<).lrle,  it  never  was  finislicd. 

Meanwhile,  when  the  tidings  of  the  death  of  th«  I 
Duchess  Dowager  of  Portland  renrhed  their  niaJMtie», 
their  first  thought,  allcr  their  immediate  giief  at  htr 
departure-,  was  of  Mrs.  Delany;  and  when  tlicy found 
that  the-  duchess,  fi-oiii  «  nsturnl  exixictstion  ni"  bcin; 
herself  the  longest  liver,  had  taken  no  measures  tonoflen 
ofl*  tho  worldly  pari,  at  le-ast,  of  tliis  separation,  flic  kin;, 
with  most  benevolent  niunifieence,  resolved  to  supply  the 
deficiency  which  a  failure  of  furosight  oionc,  l.o  wu 
sure,  had  occasioned  in  a  friend  of  such  anxious  fondnnS' 
He  completely,  therefore,  ond  even  minutely  fitlcil  upfof 
Mrs.  Delany  a  houao  at  Windsor,  ncor  the  cwtlcj  mil 


xn 

In  a  week  or  t 
the  was  surprise 

I  ludilcn,  unannoui 
nijji'sty,  one  cvci 
Delmy ;  where, 
hi<  unlooked-for  n 
tided,  t'rom  the  s 

•  benevolence  of  hi 
of  his  discourse. 
nmoflie;art  was 
where  dignity  of 
niiay  minutes  li 
Mlisfaetion  not  oi 
fiiourcd  triciid  f 
them  to  be  supp 
mild  yet  lively  g 
Into  Conversation 
Tlic  queen,  a 
iliuoit  as  little  p 
he  liad  not  anno 
chairman's  knoci 
ofher  approach ; 
ijiiile  alone,  had  o: 
bly  showing  a  coi: 
panic  in  tlio  nc 
repeatedly  had 
these'  iirccuiilions 
To  ilcseri'io  v 
would  be  to  [lortr 
■piril,  ciiilKHlicd 
■overeii.'iia,  while 
upon  their  voner 
display  tlic  most 
visiter ;  the  whoh 
of  their  dineonrii 
if  triccahlc,  the 


MKMoins  or  DK.  nirn\i;Y. 


391 


iiistruiut  with  liir  ow„  I 
r  P<irtl..ml  wcuW  |„„ 
fojuuin  i.t  Wliiiii,;,!; 
1  case  and  coinfuti,  n,  I 
rly   every  cvniinj,  ,„ 
ed  coiii|iaijiuii. 
Koiial  or  liuiiilv  evcm  I 
summer,  inubl'liut  u' I 
instance;  asitptM,,.'  I 
18  uniiniTOitaiit  ig  n.j  I 

suddenly  bereft  of  i),  I 
k'liylit  uf  litrlilV.ii,, 
'I'liat  liuiiourid  ni  I 
or  lier  clowry  inaii>iiii 

I  ju»tmosleuurliiiu«lv| 
1  spent  with  l.cr  fr,,,; 

dwelling  of  the  lWn,fr  I 
ng  of  their  s..j:,urn  i 
summer  junnion.   .\  I 
ad  afterwards  Mlovili  \ 
•  on  which  a  carriage, 
Delany's  fer\icc,  ujj  j 

the  succeeding  morn. 

by  the  ainaniieusisoi'l 
ful   countcr.lidings  oif 
the  valuable,  Kcnirou« 
le  Park. 

,  was  removed  back  to  | 
ngly  profound,  tliough 

Ts.  Dclany  was  filVtn  | 
iluticm  had  prcpand: 
hcmatieian?  Her  con. 
Iier  heart,  was  assaiwl 
Perior  to  the  luttir  wu 
iiflict  of  aHlieled  fifl. 
lid  not  hut  be  doubl;  I 

duchess  no  pecuniarvl 
ny,  unnumbered  wire 

economy   which  Lti  | 
.  James'  Place. 

place,  though  already  I 
»lio  frequently  souglill 

duchess,  as  well  as  lo  I 
ivc  for  her  ineaiis  cfl 

ded  duchess  for  Mrs.  | 

ell"  and  to  hir  fcx,  ii 

lity.     Her  superior  I 

ior  wealth  as  dross,  I 

ient  towards  equal.  [ 

,)anion,  willi  whom  in  I 


ily  intcllipenee  of  the  I 

rk,  Ur.  BurncyliadI 

him  tot'hcsiiiglon,  I 

repaired,  to  go  on  I 

s  which  alwavs  led  [ 

eetion,  he  no  foontr  | 

acceptable  to  }\n.  I 

is  from  his  side  and  [ 

carriage  to  eonnj  I 

nfthat  atllicted  hdv; 


?li 


tearful  reception,  I 
hor  dceply.attached  I 
d  was  saddening.     [ 
take  up  her  abode  in 
had  the  heart/ill 
soothing  to  the  ao. 
life,  hut  so  warmly  I 
som ;  but  cinpowerfd  I 
rig  intrusted  to  otcr- 
and  niomiscriptii  ol 
troy,  or  arrange  the  I 
an  revising  and  con. 
early  days  of  Mrs.  I 
edcd  with  only  in  I 
never  was  finished. 

the  death  of  IM  | 

lied  their  majesties, 

lediatn  giief  at  litr  I 

1  when   tliey  found 

I)cctation  of  bcin; 

o  measures  to  sofleu 

paration,  the  kin;, 

solved  to  supply  llw 

ight  alone,  l.a  tu 

en  anxious  fondDcii. 

inutoly  fitted  up  ior 

r  tlic  caatlc;  mil 


ftViti  a  per  .  ii  of  tlireo  hundred  pounds  a-year  u|>on 
l^j  I'ur  life;  to  enablu  her  to  still  keep  her  house  in 
Ijnii,  that  she  iniglit  repair  thither  every  winter,  lor  llie 
pj,.i..iurc  of  enjoying  the  society  of  her  old  friends. 

TliB  grateful  heart  of  Mrs.  Uelany  overllowed  at  her 
jjB  at  marks  so  attentive,  as  well  on  beneticent,  of 
kindness  and  goo(hie8s  in  her  sovereigns ;  for  well  she 
,;.:i  convir.ceil  that  the  queen  hsd  a  mentul  share  and 
uitlui-nce  111  these  royal  oH'erings. 

I'o  Windsor,  thus  invited,  Mrs.  Delany  now  went; 
ind  this  niciiiorialist,  lightened  of  a  thousand  apprelien- 
sioiis  by  this  cheer  to  the  feelings  of  her  honoured 
I'riiiiili  returned  to  Ur.  Burney,  in  Surrey.  A  letter 
fk'cdily  followed  her,  with  an  account  that  the  good 
t'in;T  liiinsell',  having  issued  orders  to  he  apprised  when 
\|rs  Uc'hiny  entered  the  town  of  Windsor,  had  rc|iaired 
10  lier  newly  allotted  house,  there,  in  [icrson,  to  give  her 
mlcoinc.  Overcome  by  such  condescension,  sjie  Hung 
U.'.<t'ir>ipon  her  knees  before  him,  to  express  a  sense  ol' 
|jj  oraeionsness  fur  which  she  could  lind  no  words. 

Tiii'ir  majesties  almost  immediately  visited  her  in 
perso'i ;  an  honour  which  they  frequently  repeated  :  and 
|iiov  cuiidescendiiigly  sent  to  her,  dllernately,  all  their 
r,nal  daughters.  And,  as  soon  as  she  was  recovered 
friui  lirr  fatigues,  tlicy  invited  her  to  their  evening  con. 
trru  at  the  Upper  Lodge,  in  which,  at  that  lime,  they 
sijourned. 

fhe  time  is  now  come  to  open  u|ion  the  circumstances 
nhloli  will  lead,  ere  long,  to  the  cause  of  u  seeming 
eiijodc:  in  these  memoirs. 

Ur.  llnrney  was  soon  informed  that  the  queen  had 
(!ei''iird  to  inquire  of  Mrs.  Uelany,  why  she  hud  not 
liriiu'lit  her  friend,  Mi.ss  Burney,  to  her  new  home  '.  an 
cni|iiiry  that  was  instantly  Ibllowed  by  an  invitation  that 
histent'd,  of  course,  the  [lerson  in  question  to  St.  Alban's 
slrat,  Windsor. 

Here  she  found  her  venerable  friend  in  the  full  solace 
of  as  much  contentment  as  her  recent  severe  (icrsonal 
m,  and  her  advanced  (icriod  of  life,  could  well  admit. 
And,  oik'iitiincs,  far  nearer  to  mortal  happiness  is  such 
(ouli-'ntniunt  in  the  aged,  than  is  suspected,  or  believed, 
br  assuming  and  prcsuniing  youth;  who  frequently 
tike  upon  trust — or  upon  poetry — their  capability  of 
superior  enjoyment  for  its  possession.  She  was  licnoured 
br  ail  who  approached  her  ;  she  was  loved  by  all  with 
iliom  she  associated.  Her  very  dependence  was  made 
indi'iK-ndcnl  by  the  delicacy  with  which  it  lelV  her  com. 
piclely  mistress  of  her  actions  ami  her  abode,  lier 
sovereigns  unbent  from  their  state  to  liestow  ujion  I 
prafioiisness  and  favour  :  and  the  youthful  object  of  liir 
diiresl  atlections,  .Miss  Port,  was  lostcred,  with  their  full 
pcriuission,  under  her  wing. 

THE   KING    AND   QUKEN. 

In  a  week  or  two  after  the  arrival  of  the  new  visitant, 
ihc  was  surprised  into  the  presence  of  the  king,  by  a 
sudden,  unannounced,  and  unexpected  entrance  of  his 
nulc'sty,  one  evening,  into  the  drawing-room  of  Mrs. 
Di'liny ;  where,  however,  tlio  confusion  occasioned  by 
hii  aulooked-for  appearance  speedily,  nay,  blithely,  sub- 
sided, from  the  suavity  of  his  manners,  the  impressive 
bcnovoloiice  of  his  countenance,  end  the  cheering  gaiety 
of  his  discour.ic.  Fear  could  no  more  exist  where  i^ood- 
nc«s  of  heart  was  so  predoininanl,  tlian  res|)cet  could  (Itil 
srhcrc  dignity  of  rank  was  so  pre-eminent :  and,  en 
niiny  minutes  had  elapsed,  Mrs.  Delany  had  the  sol) 
salisfaution  not  only  of  seeing  the  first  trcmours  of  her 
fivourcd  friend  pass  insensibly  away,  hut  of  observing 
ihcui  to  ho  supplanted  by  ease,  nny,  delight,  from  the 
mild  yet  lively  graciousncss  with  which  alio  was  drawn 
into  cunvcrsation  by  his  majesty. 

The  queen,  a  few  days  later,  made  an  entry  with 
■Imost  as  little  preparation  i  save  that  the  king,  though 
he  had  not  announced,  had  preceded  her ;  and  that  the 
chairman's  knock  at  the  (luor  had  excited  some  suspicion 
of  her  approach ;  white  thu  king,  who  came  on  foot,  and 
(|ulle  alone,  had  only  rung  at  thu  bell ;  each  of  them  palpa- 
bly showing  a  condescending  intention  to  avoid  creating  a 
panic  in  tlio  now  guest ;  as  well  as  to  obviate,  what 
repeatedly  had  hap|icned  when  they  arrived  witjiout 
tlies>'  precautions,  a  timid  aaca|ic. 

To  dcsrrilio  what  the  queen  won  in  this  interview, 
Hfoiilil  be  to  imrtray  grace,  sprightliness,  sweetness,  and 
spirit,  embodied  in  one  frame.  And  each  of  Iheae 
sovereigns,  while  bestowing  all  their  decided  attentions 
upon  their  vonerablo  and  admirable  hostess,  deigned  to 
display  tlic  most  favourable  dispoiition  towards  her  new 
visiter;  the  whole  of  their  manner,  and  the  whole  tenonr 
of  their  diseourio  denoting  a  curinua  desire  to  develope, 
it'  triccihic,  the  poculiuritioi  which  had  impelled  that 


small  [lerson,  almost  whether  alio  would  or  not,  into  pub- 
lic iKitiee. 

The  pleasure  with  which  Dr.  Burney  received  the 
details  now  Iransniiltcd  to  him,  of  the  favour  with  which 
his  daughter  was  received  at  Windsor,  made  a  marked 
lieriml  of  parental  satisfaction  in  his  lil'e:  and  these 
aceouiils,  with  some  others  on  a  similar  topic  of  a  more 
re(!eiit  d.ile,  were  placed  amongst  lio:irds  to  which  he 
had  the  most  frequent  recourse  for  recreation  in  his  latter 
years. 

I'lic  incidents,  indeed,  leading  to  this  so  honourable 
distinction  were  singular  almost  to  romance.  'I'lii.-* 
duugliler,  from  a  shyness  of  dispo.<itiim  the  most  fearful, 
IS  well  as  from  her  native  obscurity,  woulil  have  been 
the  last,  ill  the  common  course  of  things,  to  have  had 
the  .smallest  ehaiiei!  of  attracting  royal  notice;  hut  the 
eccentricity  of  her  o|ieiiing  adventure  into  life  had  ex- 
cited  the  very  curiosity  which  its  scheme  iiieunt  to  render 
abortive;  aiidtlie.se  august  personages  l)eliehl  her  with  an 
evident  wi.<li  of  making  some  acquaintanee  with  her 
character.  They  "  iw  her,  also,  under  the  auspices  of  a 
l.tdy  whom  they  li.ul  almost  singled  out  from  ninong.st 
woiiiankiiid  as  an  object  worthy  of  their  private  friend- 
ship ;  and  whose  animated  regard  for  her,  tlioy  knew, 
had  set  aloof  all  distance  of  years,  and  all  recency  of  in 
lereourse. 

riie.st^  were  circumstances  to  exile  common  form  and 
royal  disciplinarianism  from  these  great  [H^rsonages  ;  and 
to  give  to  them  the  smiling  front  and  unbent  brow  ot 
their  fair  native,not  m.ijcsticnllyacquiri'd,  ]iliysiug!ioiiiies. 
-Viid  the  impulsive  elfeet  of  such  urbanity  was  facilitating 
their  purpose  to  its  happy,  honoured  object;  who  found 
herseli",  as  if  by  enchantment,  in  this  august  presence, 
without  the  panic  of  being  Biiiiimoned,  or  the  nwc  ot 
lieing  presented.  Nothing  was  cliilUil  by  ceremonial, 
nulhiiig  was  stiffened  by  etiquette,  nothing  belonging  to 
Ihe/uiHiii/iC  of  royalty  kept  up  stately  distance.  No  lady 
in  wailing  exhibited  the  queen;  no  equerry  pointed  out 
the  king ;  the  reverence  of  the  heart  sutRced  to  impede 
any  forgell'ulness  ol'  their  rank  ;  and  the  courtesy  of  their 
own  unatrected  hilarity  diffused  ease,  spirit,  and  pleasure 
all  around. 

The  king,  insatiably  curious  to  bcenmo  still  more  mi- 
nutely master  of  the  history  of  the  publication  of  Kvclina, 
was  [loinlcd,  though  sportive,  in  question  to  bring  forth 
that  result.  The  qiu^en,  still  more  desirous  to  develo|)e 
the  author  than  the  book,  wns  arch  and  intelligent  in 
conver.se,to  draw  out  her  general  sentiments  and  opinions; 
and  both  were  so  gently,  yet  so  gaily,  encouraging,  that 
not  to  h.Tve  met  their  benignant  openness  with  ("rank 
vivacity,  must  rather  have  been  insensibility  than  timid- 
ity. 

They  appeared  themselves  to  enjoy  the  novelty  of  so 
domestic  an  evening  visit,  which,  it  is  believed,  was  un- 
known to  their  practice  till  they  had  settled  .Mrs.  Delany 
in  a  private  house  of  their  own  presentation  at  Windsor. 
C^onil'ortably  here  they  now  took  their  tea,  which  was 
brought  to  them  by  Miss  Port;  Mrs.  Delany,  to  whom 
that  office  belonged,  being  too  infirm  for  its  performance; 
iind  they  stayed  on,  in  lively,  easy,  and  pleasant  conver- 
satinn,  abandoning  cards,  concert,  and  court  circle,  for 
the  whole  evening.  And  still,  when,  very  late,  they 
made  their  exit,  they  seemed  reluctantly  to  depart. 

WAnREN    IIASTINOS. 

The  far,  nnd  but  too  deeply,  widely,  and  unfortunately 
I'anied  Warren  Hastings  was  now  amongst  the  [lersons 
of  high  renown,  who  courteously  sought  the  acquaintance 
of  Dr.  Burney. 

The  tremendous  attack  upon  the  character  and  con 
duet  of  Governor  Hastings,  which  terminated,  through 
his  own  dauntless  np|»'al  for  justice,  in  the  memorable 
trial  at  NYcstniiiisler  Hall,  hung  then  susiicnded  over 
his  head  :  and,  as  Mr.  Burke  was  his  principal  accuser, 
it  would  strongly  have  prejudiced  the  doctor  against  the 
accused,  had  not  some  of  the  most  rcs|>cctal>le  connec- 
tions of  tlio  governor,  who  had  known  him  through  tlie 
successive  series  of  bis  several  governments,  and  through 
the  whole  display  of  his  almost  unprcceileiitid  iiowcr, 
Im-n  particularly  of  the  doctor'*  acquaintance;  and  these 
all  agreed  that  the  uniform  tenour  of  the  actions  of  Mr. 
Hastings,  while  he  was  governor  general  of  India,  apoke 
huinanily,  moderation,  and  lib<'rality. 

His  demeanour  and  converse  wero  pcrlbc^ly  corrnlxi- 
ratory  with  this  praise;  and  ho  appeared  to  Dr.  Burney 
to  bo  one  of  the  grenlcBt  men  then  living  as  a  public 
character;  while  as  a  private  man,  his  gentlenen,  can- 
dour, and  npcnncn  of  discourie,  made  liim  one  of  the 
most  pleasing.  Ho  talked  with  tlie  utmost  fl-ankneiii 
upon  his  situation  and  affUra ;  and  with  a  perfect  reliance 


of  victory  over  his  enemies,  from  a  fearless  consciousnesa 
of  probity  nnd  honour. 

'I'liat  .'Mr.  Burke,  the  high-minded  Mr.  Burke,  with  a 
zeal  nearly  frantic  in  the  belief  of  (nqiular  ruinonrs,  could 
so  iiiii)Ctuously,  so  wildly,  so  imperiously  be  his  jirose. 
eiitor.  Was  a  true  grief  to  the  doctor;  and  seemed  an 
enigma  inexplicable. 

But  -Mr.  Burke,  \vit!i  all  the  depth  and  sagacity  of  the 
rafest  wisdom  where  he  had  time  for  consicleration, 
and  opportunity  for  research,  had  still  not  only  tho 
ardour,  but  the  irrcflection  ol  ingenuous  juvenile  erediillly, 
where  tales  of  horror,  of  cruelty,  or  of  woe,  were  placed 
hcfore  him  with  a  cry  for  redre.ss. 

Dr.  Burney  was  painfully  and  doubly  disturbed  at  this 
trrrllic  trial,  thrniigli  his  esteem  and  admiration  for  Imth 
parties  ;  and  he  kept  as  ahmf  t'rom  the  scene  of  action 
during  the  whole  of  its  Trojan  endurance,  as  he  would 
have  (lone  from  a  bull  fight,  to  which  butli  aiilagimista 
had  been  mercilessly  exposed.  For  though,  through  his 
transcendent  merit,  joined  to  a  longer  and  more  grateful 
eonnectinii,  he  had  an  infiiiilely  warmer  personal  regard 
liir  Mr.  BiirUe,  be  held  .Mr.  Hastings,  in  (his  ease,  to  l)0 
innocent,  nnd  consequently  injured  :  on  him,  llurclnrc, 
every  wish  of  victory  devolved  ;  yet  so  hi;;li  was  tlic 
rilinnce  of  the  doctor  on  the  eh:  racier  of  intentional 
integrity  in  the  prosecutor,  that  he  always  beliehl  him  an 
a  man  under  a  generous,  however  fanatical  delusion  of 
aviiiging  iiii|mtcd  wrongs;  and  he  forgave  what  ho 
could  not  justify. 

STH-VWDKRUY    IIIM,. 

Few  amongst  those  who,  at  this  period,  honoured 
Dr.  Burney  with  an  increasing  desire  of  intimacy,  stood 
higher  in  fashionable  celebrity  than  Horace  Walpole, 
anil  his  civilities  to  the  father  were  evermore  acconipa- 
lied  by  an  nt  least  equal  |>ortioii  of  distinction  for  his 
daughter ;  with  whom,  aller  iiuinerous  invitations  that 
rireiiiiistunces  had  rendered  inctVeclive,  the  doctor,  in 
ITHG,  had  the  pleasure  of  making  a  visit  of  some  days  to 
Strawlierry  Hill. 

Mr.  Walpole  paid  them  the  high  and  well  understood 
compliment  of  receiving  them  without  other  company. 
No  man  less  needed  auxiliaries  for  the  entertainment  of 
his  guests,  when  he  was  himself  in  good  humour  and 
gooti  spirits.  He  had  a  fund  of  anecdote  that  could 
provide  food  for  conversation  without  nny  assistance 
from  the  news  of  the  day,  or  the  state  of  tlic  elements: 
and  he  had  wit  and  general  knowledge  to  have  supplied 
their  place,  had  his  memory  been  of  that  volatile  de- 
scription  that  retained  no  former  occurrence,  either  of 
his  own  or  of  his  neighbour,  to  relate.  He  was  scru- 
pulously, nnd  even  elaborately  well-bred ;  fearing,  pcr- 
iiaps,  from  his  conscious  turn  to  sarcaein,  tliat  if  lie  suf- 
fered himself  to  be  unguarded,  he  might  utter  expressions 
more  amusing  to  be  recounted  aside,  than  agreeable  to 
be  received  in  Iront.  He  was  a  witty,  sarcastic,  ingenious, 
deeply  thinking,  highly  cultivated,  quaint,  though  ever- 
more gallant  and  romantic,  tliough  very  mundane,  old 
bachelor  of  other  dayp. 

But  liis  external  obligations  to  nature  were  by  no 
means  upon  a  pur  witli  those  which  he  owed  to  her  men- 
tally :  his  eyes  were  inexpressive  ;  and  his  countenance, 
when  not  worked  upon  by  his  elocution,  was  of  tlie  same 
description  ;  at  least  in  these  his  latter  days. 

Strawberry  Hill  was  now  exhibited  to  the  utmost  ad- 
vantage. All  that  was  peculiar,  especially  the  most 
valuable  of  his  pictures,  ho  had  tho  |)olitcnes8  to  point 
out  to  his  guests  himself;  and  not  unfrequently,  from  the 
deep  shade  in  which  some  of  his  antique  portraits  wero 
placed ;  and  the  lone  sort  of  look  of  tlie  unusually  shaped 
apartments  in  which  they  were  hung,  sti  iking  rccollcc. 
tions  were  brought  to  their  minds  of  his  gotliic  story  of 
tho  Castle  of  Otranto. 

He  showed  them,  also,  with  marked  pleasure,  the  very 
vase  immortalised  by  Gray,  into  which  the  pcnajfr,  but 
rapacious  Selima  had  glided  to  her  own  destruction, 
whilst  grasping  at  that  of  her  golden  prey.  On  the 
outside  of  the  vase  Mr.  Walpole  had  had  lalielled, 

"  'Twas  on  THIS  lofty  vase's  side." 

!''<  accompanied  them  to  the  picturesque  villa  already 
mentioned,  which  had  been  graced  by  the  residence  of 
Imdy  Di.  Beauclcrk  i  but  which,  having  lost  tliat  tbir 
possessor,  was  now  destined  for  two  successors  in  the 
liighly  talented  Miss  Berrys;  of  whom  he  was  antici- 
pating with  delight  tho  expected  arrival  from  Italy. 
After  displaying  the  elegant  apartments,  pictures,  deco- 
rations, and  beautiful  grounds  and  views ;  all  which,  to 
s|icak  in  his  own  manner,  had  a  sort  of  well-bred  as  well 
as  gay  and  recreative  appearance,  ho  conducted  tiicm  lo 
a  small  but  eborming  octagon  room,  which  wai  omft- 


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MEMOIRS  OF  DR.  BURNEY. 


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mented  in  every  pannci  by  designs  taken  from  liis  own 
tragedy  of  the  .\ly«terion»  Mother,  and  executed  by  the 
iu:coni|>li8lied  Lady  L)i. 

Dr.  Iturney  liehvld  tliem  with  the  ndiniratinn  that 
could  not  but  be  excited  by  llio  skili,  sensibility,  aiul 
refined  expression  of  tliat  emiu^nt  lady  artist;  and  the 
pleasure  of  his  admiration  happily  escaped  the  alloy  by 
which  it  would  have  liccn  adulterated,  liad  he  previously 
read  the  horrific  tragedy  wlience  the  subject  had  b<?en 
chosen;  a  tragedy  that  seems  written  u|H)n  a  plan  as 
revolting  to  probability  as  to  nature ;  and  that  violates 
good  taste  as  Ibreibly  as  good  feeling.  It  seems  written, 
indeed,  as  if  in  epigrammatic  scorn  of  the  horrors  of  the 
Greek  drama,  by  giving  birth  to  conceptions  equally 
terrific,  and  yet  more  appalling. 

In  the  evening,  Mr.  \Vali)olc  favoured  them  with  pro- 
ducing several,  and  ojK'ning  some  of  liis  numerous  re- 
positories of  hoarded  manuscripts  ;  and  he  pointed  to  a 
peculiar  caravan,  or  strong  box,  that  he  meant  to  leave 
to  his  great  nephew,  Lord  >yaldegrave;  with  an  injunc- 
tion that  it  should  not  be  unlocked  for  a  certain  nunil>er 
of  years,  perhaps  thirty,  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Walpole  ; 
by  which  time,  he  probably  calculated,  that  all  tlien 
living,  who  might  be  hurt  by  its  contents,  would  be  above, 
—or  beneath  them. 

He  read  several  picked  out  and  extremely  clever  le. 
ters  of  Madame  du  Uetfand,  of  whom  he  recounteil  a 
multiplicity  of  |>leasant  histories  ;  and  he  introduced  to 
them  her  faj'ouritc  little  lap  dog,  which  he  Ibndled  and 
cherished,  fed  by  his  side,  and  made  his  constant  com- 
panion. 'I'licr.e  was  no  appearance  of  the  roughness 
with  which  lie  had  treated  its  mistress,  in  his  treatment 
uf  the  little  animal ;  tn  whom,  perhaps,  he  paid  his  court 
in  secret  {lenitenee,  as  I'unuiule  honorable  for  his  harsh- 
ness to  its  i)equeatlicr. 

Horace  Walpolo  was  amongst  those  whose  character, 
as  far  as  it  wat  apparent,  had  contradictory  qualities  so 
difiicult  to  reconcile  one  with  another,  as  to  make  its 
developcmcnt,  from  mere  general  observation,  su|)erficial 
and  unsatisfactory.  And  Strawberry  Hill  itself,  with  all 
its  chequered  and  interesting  varieties  of  detail,  had  a 
tiomething  in  its  whole  of  monotony,  that  cast,  insensibly, 
over  its  visiters,  an  indc6nable  species  of  secret  coii- 
titraint;  and  made  cheerfulness  rather  the  ettcet  of  ett'ort 
than  the  spring  of  pleasure;  by  keeping  more  within 
hounds  than  belongs  to  their  buoyant  love  of  liberty, 
those  light,  airy,  darting,  bursts  of  unsought  gaiety, 
yclept  animal  spirits. 

Nevertheless,  the  evenings  of  this  visit  were  spent  de. 
lightfuliy — they  were  given  up  to  literature,  and  to  enter- 
taining,critical, ludicrous,oranccdotical conversation.  Ur. 
Burney  was  nearly  as  full  fraught  as  Mr.  Walpole  with 
all  that  could  apply  materials  of  this  genus ;  and  Mr. 
Walpole  had  so  umch  iAste  for  his  society,  that  he  was 
wont  to  say,  when  Ur.  Burney  was  running  off,  after  a 
rapid  call  in  Berkeley  square,  "  Are  you  going  already, 
Dr.  Burney  ?—  Very  well,  sir !  but  remember  you  owe 
me  a  visit !" 

The  pleasure,  however,  which  his  urbanity  and  un- 
wearied exertions  evidently  bestowed  upon  his  present 
guests,  seemed  to  kindle  in  his  mind  a  reciprocity  of 
aensation  that  warmed  him  into  an  increase  uf  kindness ; 
and  urged  the  most  impressive  desire  of  retaining  them 
tor  a  lengthened  visit.  He  left  no  flattery  of  iKTsuasion, 
and  no  bribery  of  promised  entertainment  untried  to  al- 
lure  their  compliance.  I'he  daughter  was  most  willing : 
and  the  ftither  was  not  less  so ;  but  his  time  was  irreme- 
diably portioned  out,  and  no  change  was  in  his  power. 

Mr.  Walpole  looked  seriously  surprised  as  well  as 
chagrined  ut  the  Ibilure  of  his  el)X]uence  and  his  tempta- 
tions :  tliough  soon  recovering  his  usual  tunc,  ho  turned 
olV  his  vexation  with  his  characteristic  pleasantry,  by 
uncovering  a  large  portfolio,  and  telling  them  tliut  it 
contained  a  collection  of  all  the  portraits  that  were 
extan^  of  every  person  mentioned  in  the  letters  of 
Madame  dc  Scvignd ;  "  and  if  you  will  not  stay  at  least 
another  day,"  he  said,  patting  the  portfolio  with  an  air 
ef  menace,  "  you  ilian't  see  one  drop  of  them !" 

Mn.  8TAM.EV. 

In  May,  1786,  died  that  wonderful  blind  musician, 
and  truly  worthy  man,  Mr.  Stanley,  who  had  long  been 
in  a  declining  state  of  health,  but  who  was  much  lamented 
by  all  with  whom  he  had  lived  in  any  intimacy. 

Once  more,  a  vacancy  opened  to  Or.  Burney  of  tlie 
higliest  post  of  honour  in  his  profession,  that  of  master  of 
the  King's  Band;  a  post  which  in  earlier  lilc  he  had 
been  promised,  and  of  which  tlio  dirappointmcnt  had 
MUaM  him  the  most  cruel  oha^frin. 

He  had  now  to  renew  his  application.  But  the  oham- 
bcrlain  w»i  changed ;  and  h«  wa«  again  defeated. 


MK.    SMjaT. 

Very  shortly  after  this  most  undeserved  disappoint- 
ment, the  memorialist — who  nmst  still,  perliirco,  mingle, 
partially,  something  of  her  own  memoirs  witli  those  of 
her  fatlier,  with  which,  at  this  |)criod,  they  were  indis- 
|)ensably  linked — inet,  by  his  o»vii  immediate  request, 
Mr.  Smelt,  at  the  house  of  Mrs.  Delany,  who  was  tlien  at 
iier  London  dwelling,  in  St.  James's  place. 

He  expressed  the  most  obliging  concern  at  the  pre. 
eipitancy  of  the  Lord  Chamberlain,  who  had  dis|io8cd, 
he  said,  of  the  place  Iwlbre  he  knew  the  king's  pleasure; 
and  }!r.  Smelt  scrupled  not  to  confciis  that  his  majesty's 
own  intentions  had  by  no  means  been  fulfilled. 

As  soon  in  the  evening  as  all  visiters  were  gone,  and 
only  himself  and  the  memorialist  remained  with  .Mrs. 
Delany,  Mr.  Smelt  glided,  with  a  gentleness  and  delicacy 
that  accompunied  all  bis  proceedings,  into  tlic  subject 
that  k<d  him  to  demand  this  inter\ie\v.  And  this  was 
no  other  than  the  otVcr  of  a  place  to  the  memorialist  in 
tlic  private  establishinent  of  tlie  queen. 

Her  surprise  was  considerable ;  though  by  no  means 
what  she  would  have  felt  had  such  an  otter  not  been 
preceded  by  the  most  singular  graeiousness.  Neverthe- 
less, a  mark  of  |iersonal  tiivour  so  unsolicited,  so  un- 
thought  of,  could  not  but  greatly  move  her :  and  the 
moment  of  disap|>oiiitnient  and  chagrin  to  her  father  at 
which  it  occurred  ;  with  the  expressive  tone  and  manner 
ill  which  it  was  announced  by  Mr.  Smelt,  brought  it 
close  to  her  heart,  as  an  intended  and  benevolent  mark 
of  goodness  to  her  father  himself,  that  might  publicly 
manifest  how  little  their  majesties  had  been  consulted, 
when  Dr.  Burney  had  again  so  unfairly  been  set  a.side. 

But  vs'liile  these  were  the  ideas  that  on  the  first  mo- 
ment awakened  the  most  grateful  sensations  towards 
their  majesties,  others,  far  less  exhilarating,  broke  into 
their  vivacity  before  they  had  even  found  utterance.  A 
morbid  stroke  of  sickly  apprehension  struck  upon  her 
mind  with  fnrehodings  of  separation  from  herfatiier,  her 
family,  her  friends  ;  a  separation  which,  when  tlieie  is 
neither  distress  to  enforce,  nor  ambition  to  stimulate  a 
change,  can  have  one  only  equivalent,  or  inducement, 
for  an  afiectionate  female  ;  namely,  a  home  of  her  own 
with  a  chosen  partner  ;  and  even  then,  the  filial  sundcr- 
ment,  where  there  is  filial  tenderness,  is  a  pungent  draw- 
back to  all  new  scenes  of  life. 

Nevertheless,  she  was  fully  sensible  that  here,  tliough 
there  was  not  that  potent  call  to  bosom  feelings,  there 
was  honour  the  most  gratifying  in  a  choice  so  perfectly 
sjiontancoiis  ;  and  favour  amounling  to  kindness,  from  a 
quarter  whence  such  condescension  could  not  but  elevate 
with  pleasure,  as  well  as  charm  and  iwnctratc  with  grati- 
tude and  rcs|)ect. 

Still — the  sejiaration, — for  the  residence  was  to  be  in- 
variably at  the  palace; — the  total  change  of  lite;  tlic  re- 
linquishing the  brilliant  intellectual  circle  into  which 
she  had  been  so  flatteringly  invited — 

She  hchiluti'd — she  breuU;cd  hard — she  could  not  at- 
tempt to  speak — 

But  she  was  with  those  to  whom  speech  is  not  indis- 
pensable for  discourse;  who  could  reciprocate  ideas 
without  uttering  or  hearing  a  syllable;  and  to  whose 
penetrating  acumen  words  are  tlie  bonds,  but  not  the  re- 
vcalers  of  thoughts. 

They  saw,  and  understood  her  conflict;  and  by  tlieir 
own  silciiec  showed  that  they  respected  hers,  and  its  la- 
tent cause. 

And  when,  after  a  long  pause,  ashamed  of  their  pa- 
tience, she  would  have  expressed  her  sense  of  its  kind- 
ness, they  would  not  hear  her  apology.  "  Do  not  hurry 
your  spirits  in  your  answer,  my  dear  Miss  Burney,"  said 
.Mrs.  Delany  ;  "  jiray  take  your  own  time :  Mr.  Smelt,  I 
am  sure,  will  wait  it." 

"  Certainly  he  will,"  said  Mr.  Smelt ;  "  he  can  wail  it 
even  till  to-morrow  morning ;  for  he  is  not  to  give  his 
answer  till  to-morrow  noon." 

"  Take  then  the  night,  my  dear  Miss  Burney,"  cried 
Mrs,  Delany,  in  a  tone  of  the  softest  sympathy,  **  for 
deliberation ;  that  you  may  think  every  thing  over,  and 
not  bo  hurried ;  and  let  us  all  three  meet  here  again  to, 
morrow  morning  at  breaktfast." 

"  How  good  you  both  are !"  the  memorialist  was 
faintly  uttering,  when  what  was  her  surprise  to  hear  Mr. 
Smelt,  who,  with  a  smile,  interrupted  her,  say  :  "  I  have 
no  claim  to  such  a  panegyric !  I  should  ill  execute  the 
commission  with  which  I  have  been  entrusted,  if  I  em- 
barrassed .Miss  Burney  ;  for  the  great  personage,  from 
whom  I  hold  it,  permitted  my  speaking  first  to  Miss 
Burney  alone,  without  consulting  even  Dr.  Burney ;  that 
she  might  form  her  own  unbiasiwd  determination." 

Where  now  was  the  agitation,  the  incertitude,  tlie 


irresolution  of  the  memorialist?  Where  the  severity  of 
her  conflict,  the  pang  of  her  sundering  wiBlnn?  ^n 
were  suddenly  dissolved  by  overwiicming  a»toiilf|]n,f„| 
and  melted  by  respectful  gratitude  :  and  to  the  decision 
of  Dr.  Burney  all  now  was  willingly,  and  with  tinUu 
and  cheerful  ac<|ui<?Bcencc,  referred. 

Dr.  Burney  felt  honoured,  frit  elated,  felt  proud  of  j 
murk  so  gracious,  so  unexpected,  of  personal  partialuv  ' 
lo  his  daughter  ;  but  felt  it,  perforce,  with  the  saint  draw 
backs  to  entire  happiness  that  so  strongly  had  balancdi 
its  pleasure  with  herself.  Yet  his  high  sense  of  smh 
singular  condescension,  and  his  hope  of  the  worldly  u. 
vantage  to  which  it  might  iMWsibly  lead  ;  joined  to  il,i 
inherent  loyalty  that  rendered  a  wish  of  his  son'reifn  i 
law  to  him,  checked  his  disturbance  ere  it  amouiilcd  to 
hesitation.  Mutually,  therefore,  resigned  to  a  parting 
from  so  honourable  a  call,  they  embraced  In  tearful  uu. 
son  of  sentiment ;  and,  with  the  warmest  lieliiijis  gj-  I 
lieartfi;lt  and  most  re8|>cctful — though  not  uiisigliini;— 
devotion.  Dr.  Iturncy  hastened  to  Mr.  Smell,  with  n,,,, 
unitedly  grateful  and  obedient  occeptance  of  the  oDVr 
which  her  majesty  had  deigned  to  transmit  to  tlicni 
through  his  kiud  and  liberal  medium. 

THE   aUEEN. 

Dr.  Burney  now  became  nearly  absorbed  by  this  Jntc 
resting  crisis  in  the  life  of  his  second  daughter ;  of 
which,  however,  the  results,  not  the  details,  belong  to 
these  Memoirs. 

She  was  summoned  almost  immediately  to  Windsor, 
though  only,  at  first,  to  the  house  of  Mrs.  Delany ;  in 
whose  presence,  as  the  doctor  learned  from  her  Inters, 
tills  memorialist  was  called  to  the  honour  of  an  intcrvkw 
of  more  than  two  hours  with  her  majesty.  Nut,  liu«. 
ever,  for  the  purjiosc  of  arranging  the  particulars  of  licr 
destination.  'I'he  penetrating  queen,  who  soon,  no  doubt, 
perceived  a  degree  of  agitation  which  could  nnl  Ik  quite 
controlled  in  so  new,  so  unexpected  a  position,  with  a 
delicacy  the  most  winning  put  that  subject  quite  aside; 
and  discoursed  solely,  during  the  whole  long  uudkncc, 
upon  general  or  literary  matters. 

"  I  know  well,"  continued  the  letter  to  tlic  doctor, 
"  how  my  kind  father  will  rejoice  at  so  generous  nn 
opening ;  esjiccially  when  I  tell  him  that,  in  parting,  she 
condescended,  and  in  the  softest  manner,  to  say,  '  I  am 
sure,  Miss  Burney,  we  shall  suit  one  another  very  uell!' 
And  then,  turning  to  Airs.  Delany,  she  added, '  1  wasld 
to  think  of  Miss  Burney  first  by  her  books — then  \>i 
seeing  her — and  then  by  always  hearing  how  she  wu 
loved  by  her  friends — but  chiefly,  and  over  all,  by  jour 
regard  for  her.' " 

The  doctor  was  then  further  informed,  through  Mn. 
Delany,  that  the  oificc  of  his  daughter  was  to  be  thatol' 
an  immediate  attendant  upon  her  majesty,  designated 
in  the  Court  Calendar  by  the  name  of  Kcejier  of  the 
Robes. 

'I'he  business  thus  fixed,  though  unannounced,  as  Mrs. 
Haggerdorn,  the  predecessor,  still  held  her  place,  the 
doctor  again,  for  a  few  weeks,  received  back  his  daugh- 
ter ;  whom  he  found,  liku  himself,  extremely  gratilicd 
that  her  olHcc  consisted  entirely  in  attendance  upon  ao 
kind  and  generous  a  queen :  though  he  could  not  but 
smile  a  little,  U|)on  learning  that  its  duties  exacted  coi- 
stant  readiness  to  assist  at  her  majesty's  toilette :  nut 
from  any  pragmatical  disdain  of  dress — on  the  contrary, 
dress  had  its  full  share  of  his  admiration,  when  he  saw 
it  in  harmony  with  the  person,  the  class,  and  the  time  of 
life  of  its  exhibitor.  But  its  charms  and  its  capabilities, 
he  was  well  aware,  had  engaged  no  part  of  his  daugh. 
ter's  reflections;  what  she  knew  of  it  was  accidental, 
caught  and  forgotten  witli  the  same  facility ;  and  con. 
ducing,  consequently,  to  no  system  or  knowledge  that 
might  lead  tn  any  eminence  of  judgment  for  inventing 
or  directing  ornamental  personal  drapery.  And  slic  woi 
as  utterly  unacquainted  with  the  value  of  jewelry,  as  she 
was  unused  to  its  wear  and  care. 

The  queen,  however,  he  considered,  as  she  made  no 
enquiry,  and  delivered  no  charge,  was  probably  deter- 
mined to  take  her  chance ;  well  Knowing  she  had  others 
more  initiated  about  her  to  supply  such  deficiencies.  It 
appeared  to  him,  indeed,  that  fur  from  seeking,  the 
waived  all  obstacles;  anxious,  upon  this  oeeusion,  at 
least,  where  the  services  were  to  bo  peculiarly  peinonol, 
to  make  and  abide  by  a  choice  exclusively  her  onn;  tnd 
ill  which  no  common  routine  of  chauibcrlain  etiqueUe 
should  interfbre. 

And,  ore  lung,  he  had  tlie  inexpressible  comfort  to  be 
informed  that  so  changed,  through  the  partial  grtcioui- 
ness  of  the  queen  to  the  memorialist,  was  the  place  from 
that  which  had  been  Mrs.  Haggerdorn's ;  so  lightened 
and  so  simplified,  that,  in  fiict,  the  nominal  new  Keepci 


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lllitcouiptny  he  wi 
I  Id  the  evening, 
I  'oing-roora  to  tlie 


MEMOIRS  OF  DR.  BUHNEY. 


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■|ifrc  tlic  scvtriiy  w"  | 
lerinjf  wisliin  t   ,\^^ 
?miiig  afloiiitlinifiii, 
and   to  the  (lecinion  I 
f,  and  with  rejolut,, 

itrd,  flit  proud  of » 
f  porsonal  partialnv 

with  the  name  (|rii;t'. 
rongly  hod  balancM 

high  siiisi'  ofguii, 
K  of  the  worldiv  le- 
f  lend  ;  joimd  to  tin 
ill  of  his  Bovtreign  i 
e  t'rc  it  nmounitii  lo 
signed  to  a  fanmt 
iraced  in  tearful  ui,i. 
wnrnicft  teelinjs  rf 
gh  not  unsigliln|i— 
Ir.  Smell,  with  ilmr 
;eptance  of  the  off« 
u  transmit  to  tlicm 
n. 


ibsorbcd  by  this  into- 
second  daughter ;  of 
ic  details,  belong  lu 

icdiatcly  to  Windsor, 
of  Mrs.  Uelany ;  in 
led  from  her  letters, 
onour  of  an  intcn  itw 
majesty.  Nut,  how. 
the  purtieulars  of  litr 
I,  who  soon,  no  doubt, 
Icli  could  not  Ik-  quite 
d  a  position,  with  a 
t  Bubjeet  quite  hfiic, 
H'liole  long  audience, 

letter  to  tlie  doctor,  | 

0  at  so  generous  gn 
II  that,  in  parting,  she  I 
anncr,  to  say,  '  1  i 
ic  another  very  well;' 

1  she  added, '  1  was  M 
her   books — then  bv 

caring  how  she  wu 
ind  over  all,  by  joiu 


>rmed,  through  Mri. 

r  was  to  be  that ol'  | 
majesty,  designated 
of  Kec|Kr  of  the 


i*-- 


lu 


nannounccd,  as  Mrs. 
held  her  place,  the 
ed  back  his  daugh- 
extremely  gratitied 
attendance  upon  w 
lie  could  not  but 
duties  exacted  eoi. 
jesty's  toilette :  nut 
in  the  contrary, 
tion,  when  lie  saw 
uss,  and  the  lime  of 
and  its  capabilities, 
part  of  his  daugh- 
it  was  accidental, 
a  facility ;  and  con. 
or  knowledge  thst 
nicnt  for  inventing 
pcry.  And  she  was 
e  of  jewelry,  »s  slie 

'd,  BH  she  maile  no 
ras  probably  deter- 
ying  she  had  others 
Ich  deficiencies.  It 
Jfrom  seeking,  she 
this  oeension,  at 
jculinrly  petnonal, 
Ively  her  own;  mil 
linbcrlain  etiquette 

lible  comfort  to  bt 
^0  partial  gracioui- 
VII  the  place  fhiin 
lrn'«;  so  lightcntd 
Iminal  new  Keeper 


'■..le  Kobes  had  no  robes  in  her  keeping;  lliat  tlio  dilli- 
raiurt  »■''•'  rcspec'  to  jewelry,  laces,  and  court  liubili- 
B^iLS  a'"'!  '•'«  "thcr  routine  'business  belonging  to  the 
if^  maiiutactory,  appertained  to  her  colleague,  Mrs. 
Vh»ell«n'*'? ;  and  Uiat  the  manual   laliours  and  cares 

I  vJud  u|>on  the  wardrobe-wonien ;  while  from  herself 
ihit  ollieially  was  required  was  assiduous  attention, 

mreffliltin'J  readiness  for  every  suininons  to  the  dress- 
jij.rooai,  not  milrequent  long  readings,  and  jicrpetual 
f,fs\un  at  the  palace. 

KEEi'KR    OF   THE    ROBES. 
Not  till  within  a  few  days  of  the  departure  of  Mrs. 

II  fprdorn  for  IJerinany,  there  to  enjoy,  in  her  own 
Mnlrv  a"''  family,  the  iVuiU  of  her  faithful  services, 
fti  the  vacation  of  her  place  made  public  i  when,  to 
ninJ  troublesome  caiivassings.  Dr.  Burney  was  coniniis- 

I  iioncd  to  announce  in  the  ncwsiiapers  her  successor. 
I lAU  preinratioiis  were  then  made  for  a  removal  to 
Wiad^r,  and  a  general  leave-taking  of  tlie  niemorialisl 
mil  her  family  and  friends  ensued. 

S.it,   indeed,    a   leave-taking  of  that   mournful  cast 

liiich  belongs   to  great  distance,  or  decided  absence; 

I  cuunce  here  was  tritling,  and  absence  merely  prccari- 

j;  vet  was  it  a  leave-taking  that  could  not  be  gay, 

I  u»u?H  It  ought  not  to  be  sad.     It  was  a  parting  from  all 

I  .iintuil  or  voluntary  intercourse  with  natal  home,  and 

ioioin  friends  ;  since  she  coulJ  only  at  stated  hours  rc- 

I  we  even  her  nearest  of  kin  in  her  apartments,  and 

,j  jpiwintinent  could  be  hazarded  for  abroad,  that  tlie 

I  duties  of  otHee  did  not  make  liable  to  be  broken. 

The*  restrictions,  nevertheless,  as  they  were  official, 
I  Dr.  Burney  was  satisfied  could  cause  no  offence  to  her 
ojnni'Ctions :  and  with  regard  to  her  own  privations, 
I  ufv  wore  redeemed  by  so  much  personal  favour  and 
I  toaJoscension,  that  they  called  not  for  more  philosophy 
I  iiin  Is  aliniwt  jegularly  demanded,  by  the  universal 
I  Mipoise  of  good  and  evil,  in  all  sublunary  changes. 
I  irtneral  satisfaction  and  universal  wishing  joy  ensued 
I  m  lU  around  to  Dr.  Burney ;  who  had  the  great  plca- 
Inreof  seeing  that  tJiis  disposal  of  his  second  dauglitcr 
I  ni  spread  far  and  wide  tlirough  the  kingdom,  and  even 
I  iuTMid  its  watery  bounds,  so  ikr  as  so  small  an  indivi- 
I U  co'Jd  eicite  any  interest,  witli  one  accord  of  appro- 
1  butiiin. 

Bat  the  chief  notice  of  this  transaction  that  charmed 
I  Df.  Burnev,  a  notice  which  he  hailed  with  equal  pride 
ludd-liglil,  was  from  .Mr.  Burke;  to  whom  it  v/ds  no 
I  »»ner  made  known,  than  he  hastened  in  person  to  St. 
I  Mutin's  street  with  his  warm  gratulations ;  and,  upon 
I  Buiiii?  bi)th  father  and  daughter,  he  entered  the  par- 
I  lour,  to  write  upon  a  card  that  he  picked  from  a  bracket, 
I  tiieic  flattering  words  : 

"  Mr.  BiRRE, 

"  To  congratulate  upon  the  honour  done  by 

"  The  QUEES  to  .Miss  Bi-RNEy, — 

"  And  to  HERseu." 

WINDSOR. 

The  ITth  of  July,  1787,  was  the  day  appointed  by  the 
l^fl  tor  the  entrance  into  her  majesty's  establishment 
I  ci'  Ur.  Buriiey's  second  daughter. 

The  dtictor't  correspondence  with  the  new  robe-keeper 
liu  active,  lively,  incessant;  and  he  had  no  greater 
Ifbiurc  than  in  perusing  and  answering  her  letters  from 
I  Windsor  Lodge. 

Xi  soon  as  it  was  in  his  power  to  steal  a  few  dnys 
I  ta  his  business  and  from  London,  he  accepted  an  invi- 
lliliun  troiii  .Mrs.  DcLony  to  pass  tliein  in  her  abode,  by 
Itlteiprcss  permission,  or  rather  willi  the  lively  appro. 
Ituioa  of  the  king  and  queen;  witliout  which  Mrs. 
I  IkUay  held  it  utterly  unbecoming  to  receive  any  guests 
I  la  tiic  hoilic  of  private,  but  royal  hospitality,  which  they 
I U  consigned  to  her  use. 

The  queen,  on  this  occasion,  as  on  others  that  were 
I  liaulai,  gave  orders  that  Dr.  Burney  should  be  requested 
I  to  dine  at  the  Lodge  with  his  daughter ;  lu  whom  dc- 
I'olnd,  in  the  then  absence  of  her  coadjutrix,  Mrs. 
I  Sdmllcnberg,  the  oflicc  of  doing  the  honours  of  a  very 
I  lucnilicent  table.  And  that  daughter  had  tlfc  happiness, 
Nihis  time,  to  engage  for  meeting  her  father,  two  of  the 
I  tint  characters  fur  virtue,  purity,  and  elegance,  that  she 
IM  ever  known, — the  exemplary  Mr.  Smelt,  and  the 
l»nily  incomparable  Mrs.  Dclany.  There  were  also 
I  nmc  other  agreeable  people  ;  but  the  spirited  Dr.  Bur. 
I  uy  wu  tlie  principal  object :  and  he  enjoyed  himself 
I  Iram  the  gty  feelings  of  his  contentment,  as  much  as  by 
I  'I*  couiptny  he  wis  enjoyed. 

I    In  the  evening,  when  tlie  party  adjourned  from  the 
I  >>3ing.rooni  to  tlie  (larlour  of  the  rube-keeper,  how  high 


was  the  gratification  of  Dr.  Burney  to  sec  tlie  king  enter 
the  apurtiiieiit;  and  to  see  that,  though  prolissedly  if 
was  to  do  honour  to  years  and  virtue,  in  fetching  .Mis. 
Uelany  hiniself  to  the  queen,  which  was  very  geiieriilly 
his  bcnevuU'iit  custuiii,  he  now  su|icradded  to  that  good- 
less  the  design  of  according  an  audience  to  Dr.  Burney  ; 
for  when  Mrs.  Delany  was  preparing  to  attend  iiis  ma. 
jesty,  he,  smilingly,  made  her  re-seat  herself,  with  lii.s 
usuul  benign  consideration  tor  her  time  of  lite  ;  and  then 
courteously  entered  into  conversation  with  the  happy  Dr. 
Burney. 

He  opened  upon  inusicul  matters,  with  the  most  ani- 
inuted  wish  to  hear  the  sentiments  of  tlie  doctor,  and  ti 
coinmunicate  his  own  ;  und  the  doctor,  enchanted,  wan 
mure  than  ready,  was  eager  to  meet  these  condescend. 
ng  ndvnnces. 

No  one  at  all  accustomed  to  court  etiquette  couhl  have 
seen  him  without  smi.ing:  he  was  so  totally  uniiiipress. 
ed  with  the  modes  which,  even  in  private,  are  observed 
in  the  royal  presence,  lliat  he  moved,  s|>oke,  and  walked 
about  the  room  without  const  mint ;  nay,  he  even  debated 
witli  the  king  precisely  with  the  sunie  frankness  that  he 
would  have  used  with  any  other  gentleman,  whom  he 
had  accidentally  met  in  society. 

Nevertheless,  a  certain  flutter  of  spirits  which  always 
accoin|>anic8  royal  interviews  that  arc  infre(|uent,  even 
with  those  who  arc  least  awed  by  them,  took  from  hi 
that  self-possession  which,  in  new,  or  uneoinnioii  cases, 
tcichcs  us  how  to  get  through  ditficulttcs  of  form,  by 
watching  the  manceuvres  of  our  neighbours.  Klated  by 
the  o|K^iincss  and  benignity  of  his  majesty,  he  seemed  in 
a  sort  of  honest  enchantiiicnt  thut  druvc  from  his  mind 
all  thought  of  ceremoniul ;  tlioiigh  in  his  usual  commerce 
with  the  world,  he  was  scrupulously  observant  of  all  cus- 
tomary attentions.  But  now,  on  tlie  contrary,  he  pur- 
sued every  topic  that  was  started  till  he  had  satisfied 
himself  by  saying  all  that  belonged  to  it;  and  he  st.-irted 
any  topic  that  occurred  to  him,  whether  the  king  appear, 
ed  to  be  ready  for  another,  or  not ;  and  while  the  rest  of 
the  party,  retreating  towards  the  wainscot,  formed  a  dis. 
tant  and  res|iecttul  circle,  in  which  the  king,  approach, 
iiig  separately  und  individually  tliose  whom  he  meant  to 
address,  was  alone  wont  to  move,  the  doctor,  quite  un- 
consciously, came  forward  into  the  circle  himself;  and, 
wholly  bent  a\xm  pursuing  whatever  theme  was  begun, 
either  followed  the  king  when  he  turned  away,  or  came 
onward  to  meet  his  steps  when  he  inclined  them  towards 
some  other  person  ;  with  an  earnestness  irrepressible  to 
go  on  with  his  own  subject ;  and  to  retain  to  liiiiiself  the 
attention  and  the  eyes — which  never  looked  adverse  to 
him — of  the  sweet-tempered  monarch. 

This  vivacity  and  this  nature  evidently  amused  the 
king,  whose  candour  and  good  sense  always  distinguish- 
ed an  ignorance  of  the  routine  of  forms,  from  tlic  ill 
manners  or  ill  will  of  disrespect. 

The  queen,  also,  with  a  grace  al!  her  own  towards 
those  whom  she  deigned  to  wish  to  please,  honoured  her 
robe-kee|ier'B  apartment  with  her  presence  on  tlie  follow- 
ing evening,  by  accompanying  thitlier  tlie  king;  with 
the  same  sweetness  of  benevolence  of  seeking  Mrs.  De- 
lany, in  granting  an  audience  to  Dr.  Burney. 

No  one  better  understood  conversation  than  the  queen, 
or  appreciated  convcrsers  with  better  judgment :  gaily, 
therefore,  she  drew  out,  and  truly  enjoyed,  the  flowing, 
unpractised,  yet  always  infurining  discourse  of  Dr.  Bur- 
ney. 

DR.    IIEKSCHEL.* 

One  morning  about  this  period  was  dedicated  to  the 
famous  Hcrschel,  whom  Dr.  Burney  visited  at  Slough  ; 
whither  he  carried  his  daughter,  to  see,  and  to  take  u 
walk  through  the  immense  new  telcsco|ic  of  Hcrschel's 
own  construction.  Already  from  another  very  large, 
though,  in  comparison  with  this,  very  diminutive  one. 
Dr.  licrscliel  suid  he  had  discovered  15U0  universes  I 
The  moon,  too,  which,  at  that  moment,  was  Ijis  favourite 
object,  had  aRorded  him  two  volcanos ;  and  his  own 
planet,  or  the  Geoigium  Sidus,  had  favoured  him  with 
two  satellites. 

Dr.  Burney,  who  hnd  a  passionate  inclination  for  as- 
tronomy, had  a  double  tie  to  admiration  and  regard  for 
Dr.  Merscliel,  who,  both  practically  and  theoretically,  was 
also  on  excellent  musician.  They  had  much  likewise  in 
common  of  suavity  of  disposition  ;  and  they  conversi'd 
togctlier  witli  a  pleasure  tliat  led,  eventually,  to  much 
alter  intercourse. 

The  accomplished  and  amiable  Mr.  Smelt  joined  them 
here  by  appointment ;  as  did,  afterwards,  the  erudite, 
pootical,  and  elegant  Dr.  Uurd,  Bishop  of  Worcester, 


»  Atbrwurds  Sir  Witliain. 


and  author  of  the  Marks  of  Iniitatiiin ;  whose  line  fea- 
tures, fine  expressiiiii,  uud  fine  manners  made  him  styled 
hy  -Mr.  Siiiclt  "  The  Beauty  of  Holiness  ;'"  and  who  was 
aceimipanied  by  the  learned  Dr.  Douglas,  afkrwards 
llishiip  of  Salisbury. 

j^lisN  Ilersehel,  the  celebrated  comct-scnrcher,  and  one 
of  tlie  most  truly  modest,  or  rather  humble,  of  human 
beings,  having  sat  up  all  night  at  her  eceentric  vocation, 
was  now,  much  to  their  regret,  mocking  the  day  beams 
in  sound  repose. 

In  siinilur  visits  to  his  duiigliter,  Dr.  Burney  had  again 
nnd  again  the  high  lioiionr  und  happiness  of  being  in- 
dulged with  long,  lively,  nnd  most  agreeable  eonvcrso- 
tiniis  with  his  majesty  ;  who,  himself  u  |>erfectly  natural 
man,  h.id  a  true  taste  for  wliut,  in  a  court — or,  in  truth, 
out  of  one — is  so  rarely  to  be  met  with, — an  unsophisti- 
cated character. 

And  thus,  congenial  with  his  principles,  and  flattering 
to  his  taste,  sollly,  gaily,  salubriously,  began  for  Dr.  Bur- 
ney the  new  career  of  his  second  daughter.  It  wus  a 
stream  of  huppiness,  now  gliding  iin  gently  witli  the 
serenity  of  enjoy  ii"-iii.  f'>r  the  )iresent;  now  lupidly  flow- 
iiig  taster  with  tin-  aspiring  velocity  of  liojie  lor  the  fu- 
ture. 

Sins.    DKLANY. 

What  a  reverse  to  this  licaming  sunshine  wos  floating 
in  the  air  !  .\  second  year  was  yet  iiieoin|dete,  when  a 
cloud  intercepted  the  bright  rnys  that  had  almost  revivi- 
fied Dr.  Burney,  by  suddenly  nnd  for  ever  closing  from 
his  view  the  inestimable,  the  exemplary,  tlie  venerated 
friend  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Delany  ;  for  sudden  wus 
this  mortal  eclipse,  though,  at  her  great  age,  it  could 
never  be  luiexpectcd. 

OKOKOE   THE   THIRD. 

Such  was  the  cloud  that  obscured  the  spring  horizon 
of  Dr.  Burney  in  llt>S  ;  but  which,  severely  us  it  damp- 
ed and  saddened  him,  was  but  as  a  point  in  a  general 
mass,  save  from  his  kind  grief  for  his  licart-afflictcd 
daughter,  compared  with  the  etUet  produced  u[)on  him 
hy  the  appalling  hurricane  that  aflferwards  ensued ; 
though  there,  he  himself  was  but  as  a  |ioint,  and  scarce- 
ly that,  in  the  vast  mass  of  general  woe  and  universal 
disorder,  of  which  tliot  fatal  storm  was  the  precursor. 

The  war  of  all  the  elements,  when  their  strife  darts 
with  lightnings,  und  hurls  with  thunder,  that  seem 
threateiniig  destruction  all  around,  is  peace,  is  calm,  is 
tamcness  nnd  sameness,  to  tliat  which  was  caused  by  the 
first  sudden  breaking  out  of  a  malady  nameless,  but  tre- 
mendous, terrific,  but  unknown,  iu  the  king — that  father 
of  his  people,  that  friend  of  human  kind. 

This  event,  then,  is  fiireigii  to  nil  domestic  memoirs; 
nnd  to  such  as  are  (wliticnl.  Dr.  Burney's  cnn  have  no 
pretensions.  It  will  rapidly,  thcicfore,  be  passed  over,  in 
consonance  with  the  intentions  of  the  doctor,  manifested 
by  an  entire  omission  of  any  intervening  nieniorandums, 
from  his  grief  at  the  illness,  to  his  joy  at  the  recovery  of 
his  sovereign  ;  a  joy  which,  however  diversified  by  the 
endless  shadings  of  multitudinous  circumstances,  was 
almost  universally  felt  by  all  ranks,  all  classes,  all  ages; 
and  hailed  by  a  chorus  of  sympathy,  that  resounded  in 
songs  of  thanksgiving  and  triumph  throughout  tlie  Bri- 
tish empire. 

WINDSOR. 

And  yet — tliougli  joy  flew  to  his  bosom  with  such  ex- 
ulting delight,  when  that  joy  had  spent  its  first  eiferves- 
ccnce ;  when,  exhausted  hy  its  own  eager  ebullition,  it 
subsided  into  quiet  thankfulness — did  Dr.  Burney  find 
himself  in  the  same  state  of  self-gratiilation  at  the  posi. 
tion  of  his  daughter,  as  bel'orc  that  blight  which  bereav- 
ed her  of  Mrs.  Delany  ?  Did  he  experience  the  same  vivid 
glow  of  pleasure  in  her  destination,  that  he  felt  previous- 
ly to  that  tremendous  national  tempest  that  had  shaken 
tlie  pnlace,  nnd  shuttered  all  its  dwellers,  through  terror, 
watchfulness,  and  sorrow  ? 

Alas  no '.  the  charm  was  broken,  the  curtain  was 
dropt  I  the  scene  was  changed  by  unlocked  for  contin- 
gencies ;  and  a  catastrophe  of  calamity  seemed  menacing 
Ills  peace,  that  was  precisely  the  reverse  of  all  that  the 
opening  of  this  part  of  his  life's  dranm  had  appeared 
to  niigur  of  felicity. 

The  health  of  hi'  laughter  fell  visibly  into  decay  ;  her 
looks  were  alarmingly  altered  ;  her  strength  was  daily 
enfeebling ;  and  tlie  native  vivacity  of  her  character  and 
spirits  were  palpably  sinking  from  premature  internal 
debility. 

This  indeed,  was  a  blight  to  close,  in  sickly  mists,  the 
most  brilliant  avenues  of  his  parental  ambition.  It  was 
a  shock  of  the  deepest  disappointment,  that  the  one 


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aniuii^Ht  liiH  progeny  on  whom  tbrtuiiu  liad  Kcvined  most 
to  Hinile,  iilioiild  bo  tlireati'iivd  with  lhigi'riii|r  diasolutiun, 
tlirongh  the  very  elianiiel  in  which  hIiu  upiieurcd  to  Ix' 
gHdiiig  to  honour  and  (uvonr ;  and  that  Ik',  her  ho|>e-l>e. 
gulled  parent,  must  now,  at  all  niundune  ri.skn,  snutcli 
lier  «wny  from  every  mundane  advantage ;  or  incur  the 
pcrilniu  chance  of  weeping  over  her  precipitated  grave. 

Yet,  wlicro  8ueli  scenied  the  alternative,  there  could 
be  no  hesitation  :  the  tender  parent  took  place  ol'  the 
provident  friend,  and  IiIh  decision  was  iuunediate  to  re- 
call the  invalid  from  all  higher  worldly  asjiirationa  to  her 
retired  natal  home. 

The  gratitude  of  his  daughter  at  this  paternal  tentler- 
neaa  rose  to  her  eyesi,  in  her  then  weakened  stale,  with 
constant  tears  every  time  it  occurred  to  her  mind  ;  tor 
well  she  knew  how  many  a  gay  hope,  and  glowing  tbnd 
idea,  must  hc^  sacrificed  hy  so  retrograde  u  measure. 

Medical  aid  was,  however,  calleil  in  ;  but  no  prescrip- 
tion was  cflicacious  :  no  further  room,  therefore,  was  lel\ 
for  demur,  and  with  the  sanction,  or  rather  by  the  dirtx-- 
tinn  of  her  kin<t  father,  she  addressed  a  letter  to  the 
queen — having  first  besought  and  obtained  her  majesty's 
IcRVC  for  taking  so  direct  a  course. 

In  this  letter,  the  memorialist  unreservedly  represent- 
ed the  altered  stiite  of  her  health  ;  with  the  fears  of  her 
father  that  her  constitution  would  be  utterly  undermined, 
unless  it  could  bo  restored  by  retirement  from  all  oDicial 
exertions.  She  supplicated,  therefore,  her  majesty's  per- 
mission to  give  in  her  resignation,  with  her  humblest 
acknowledgments  for  all  the  extraordinary  goodness  that 
had  been  shown  to  her ;  the  remembrance  of  which 
would  be  ever  gratefully  and  indelibly  engraven  on  her 
heart. 

Scarcely  with  more  reluctance  wos  this  letter  deliver- 
ed than  it  was  received ;  and  as  painful  to  Ur.  Burncy 
were  the  coiiHicling  scenes  that  followed  this  step,  as  had 
been  the  apprehensions  by  which  it  had  been  produced. 
The  queen  was  movetl  even  to  tears  at  the  prospect  of 
losing  a  faithful  attendant,  whom  she  had  considered  as 
consecrated  to  her  for  life,  and  on  whose  attachment  she 
had  the  firmest  reliance:  and  the  reluctance  with  which 
she  turned  from  the  separation  led  to  modifying  proi)o»i- 
tions,  so  condescendingly  urgent,  that  the  plan  of  retreat 
was  soon  nearly  melted  away  from  grateful  devotion. 

In  no  common  manner  indeed,  was  Dr.  Burney  beset 
to  adhere  to  his  purpose  ;  he  was  invoked,  conjured,  nay, 
exhorted,  by  calls  an<l  supplications  from  the  most  dis- 
tinguished of  his  friends,  which,  however  gratifying  to 
Ills  parental  feelings,  were  distressful  to  his  loyal  ideas 
from  his  conviction  that  the  gracious  wish  of  detention 
sprung  from  a  belief  that  the  restoration  of  the  invalid 
might  be  elVoctcd  without  rclin()uishing  her  place. 

MH.  noswELL. 

And  while  thus  poignantly  he  was  disturbed  by  this 
conflict,  his  daughter,  became  accidentally  informed  of 
plans  that  were  in  secret  agitation  to  goad  his  resolves. 
Mr.  lloswell,  aliout  this  time,  guided  by  M.  de  GaifTar- 
dicrc,  crossed  and  intercepted  her  passage,  one  Sunday 
morning,  from  the  Windsor  cathedral  to  the  queen's 
lodge. 

Mr.  Boswell  had  visited  Windsor  to  solicit  the  king's 
leave,  which  graciously  had  Ikhju  granted,  for  publishing 
Dr.  Johnson's  dialogue  with  his  majesty. 

AUnost  forcibly  stopping  her  in  her  path,  though 
making  her  an  ob3e()uious,  or  rather  a  theatrical,  bow, 
"  I  am  happy,"  he  cried,  "  to  find  you,  madam,  for  I  was 
told  you  were  lost  I  closed  in  the  unscalable  walls  of  a 
royal  convent.  But  let  me  tell  you,  madam !"  assimiing 
his  highest  tone  of  mock-heroic,  "  it  won't  do !  You  nmst 
come  forth,  madam !  You  must  abscond  from  your 
princely  monastery,  and  come  forth !  You  were  not 
born  to  be  immured,  like  a  tabby  cat,  madam,  in  yon 
august  cell !  We  want  you  in  the  world.  And  we  are 
told  you  arc  very  ill.  But  we  can't  spare  you.  Besides, 
madam,  I  want  your  Johnson's  letters  for  my  book  1" 

Then,  stopping  at  once  himself  and  his  hearer,  by 
spreading  abroad  both  his  arms,  in  starting  suddeidy 
Iwtbro  her,  he  energetically  added,  "  For  thk  book, 
madam  !  the  first  book  in  the  universe  !" 

Swelling  then  with  internal  gratulatinn,  yet  involun- 
tarily half  laughing,  from  good  humouredly  catching  the 
infc^ction  of  the  impulse  which  his  unrestrained  self- 
complacency  excited  in  his  listener,  he  significantly 
paused  ;  but  the  next  minute,  with  double  emphasis,  and 
strong,  even  comic  gesticulation,  ho  went  on :  "1  have 
every  thinjf  else  I  every  thing  that  can  he  named,  of  every 
sort,  and  class,  and  description,  to  show  the  great  man 
in  all  his  bearings! — every  thing, — iixccpt  his  letters  to 
you!  Bat  I  have  nothing  of  that  kind.  I  look  for  it  all 
iVom  you !     It  is  necessary  to  complete  my  portrait.    It 


will  be  the  first  bonk  in  the  whole  universe,  madam! 
There's  iinthing  like  it — "  again  half  laughing,  yet 
s|M-akiiig  more  and  more  forcibly  :  "There  never  was, — 
and  tlieci'  never  w  ill  lie  ! — So  give  me  your  letters,  and 
I'll  place  them  with  the  hand  of  a  master  !" 

She  iiiuile  some  s|K)rlivc  reply,  to  hurry  away  from 
his  urgency  ;  but  he  pursued  her  (juite  to  the  liHlge ;  act- 
ing the  whole  way  so  as  to  make  gazers  of  all  whom 
they  encountered,  and  a  laughing  observi.T  of  Al.  de 
liiiitfardiere.  "  Von  must  euiiie  fiirtli,  madam  !"  he 
viieiferated  ;  "  this  iiionastic  lite  won't  do.  You  must 
come  tiirtli !  We  are  resolved  to  a  man, — we.  The  Club, 
madam  !  iiy,  thk  ri.tB,  madam !  are  resolved  to  a  man, 
that  Ur.  Burney  shall  have  no  rest — poor  gentleman  I — 
till  he  scale  the  walls  of  your  august  convent,  to  burn 
your  veil,  and  curry  you  oil." 

At  the  iron  gate  o|R'niiig  into  the  lawn,  not  daring  to 
force  his  uninvited  steps  any  liirther,  he  seriously  and 
Ibriiially  again  stopped  her,  and,  willi  a  look  and  voice 
that  indicated — don't  imagine  I  uiii  trilling  1 — solemnly 
confirmed  to  her  a  rumour  which  already  had  reached 
her  ears,  that  Mr.  Windham,  whom  she  knew  to  be 
tiireiiiost  in  this  chivalrous  cabal  against  the  patience  ot 
Dr.  Burney,  was  mralilling  a  plan  tor  inducing  (lie  iiicni- 
Irts  of  the  liiterary  I'hib  to  address  a  round-robin  to  the 
doctor,  to  recall  his  daughter  to  tlic  world. 

"  And  the  whole  matter  was  puissantly  discussed," 
added  Mr.  Boswr!l,  "  at  thk  ci.i;n,  madam,  at  the  last 
meeting — ("liarles  Vox  in  the  chair." 

The  alarm  of  this  inlimation  sufHced,  however,  to 
save  the  doctor  from  so  disconcerting  an  honour ;  for  the 
next  time  that  the  invalid,  who,  though  palpably  waning 
away,  was  seldom  confined  to  the  house,  went  to  West- 
minster  Hall  during  the  trial  of  Mr.  Hastings,  and  was 
joined  by  Mr.  Windham,  she  entreated  that  liberal  friend 
to  relinipiish  his  too  kind  purpose;  assuring  him  that 
such  a  violent  measure  was  unnecessary,  since  all,  how- 
ever slowly,  was  progressive  tow  r'ds  her  making  the 
essay  so  kindly  desired  for  her  health,  of  change  of  air 
and  lil'c. 

Mr.  Windham,  at  first,  ixTsisted  that  nothing  short  of 
a  round-robin  would  decisively  re-urge  Dr.  Burney  to 
his  "  almost  blunted  purpose."  But  when,  with  equal 
tn  I  gratitude,  she  seriously  told  him  that  his  own 

pei  I  influence  had  already,  in  this  most  intricate 
difKculty,  been  |)crsuasively  ])ower!iil,  he  exclaimed,  with 
his  over  animated  elegance,  "  Then  I  have  not  lived  in 
vain !"  and  acquiesced. 

WINDSOR. 

Sir  Joshua  Reynolds,  Horace  Walpole,  and  all  the 
Burkes,  were  |Kitent  accomplices  in  this  kind  and  singular 
conspiracy;  which,  at  last,  was  suddenly  superseded  by 
so  obviously  a  dilapidated  state  of  health  in  its  objoci,  as 
to  admit  of  no  further  procrastination;  and  this  uncom- 
mon struggle  at  length  ended  by  the  entrance  at  Wind, 
sor  of  a  successor  to  the  invalid,  in  July,  1701 ;  when, 
though  with  nearly  as  much  regret  as  eagcrni-ss.  Dr. 
Burney  fetched  his  daughter  from  the  palace;  to  which 
exactly  five  years  previously,  he  had  conveyed  her  with 
unmixed  delight. 

It  is  here  a  duty — a  fair  and  a  willing  one — to  men- 
tion,  that  in  an  audience  of  leave-taking  to  which  the 
meniorialist  was  admitted  just  licfore  her  departure,  the 
queen  had  the  gracious  munificence  to  insist  that  half  the 
salary  annexed  to  the  resigned  ofiicc  should  be  retained  ; 
and  when  the  memorialist,  from  fiihiess  of  heart,  and 
the  surprise  of  gratitude,  would  have  declined,  though 
with  the  warmest  and  most  respectful  acknowledgments, 
a  remimeration  to  which  she  had  never  looked  forward, 
the  queen,  without  listening  to  her  resistance,  deigned 
to  express  the  softest  regret  tliat  it  was  not  convenient 
to  her  to  do  more.* 

All  of  ill  health,  fatigue,  or  suffering,  that  had  worked 
the  necessity  for  this  parting,  was  now,  at  this  moment 
of  its  final  operation,  sunk  in  tender  gratitude,  or  lost  in 
the  sorrow  of  leave-taking ;  and  the  memorialist  could 
dilEcultly  articulate,  in  retiring,  a  single  sentence  of  her 
regret  or  her  attaehnient :  while  the  queen,  with  weeping 
eyes,  laid  her  fair  hand  uimn  the  arm  of  the  metiio. 
rialist,  repeatedly  and  gently  wishing  her  happy — "  well, 
and  happy  !"  And  all  the  princesses  were  graciously 
demonstrative  of  a  concern  nearly  amounting  to  emotion, 
in  pronouncing  their  adieus.  Even  the  king,  coming 
up  to  her,  with  an  evident  intention  to  wish  her  well,  as 
he  entered  the  apartment  that  she  was  quitting,  wore  an 
aspect  of  so  much  pity  for  her  broken  health,  that,  utterly 


*  The  memorialist  has  since  been  informed  that  the 
king  himself  had  deigned  to  say,  "  It  is  but  her  due. 
She  has  given  up  five  years  of  her  pen." 


overpowered   by    the  conimiseraling   exprcimioa  of  |,„ 
iH'nevolent    countenance,    she    was    obliged,   in»tcj(J  \f  I 
iiiuniiuriiig   her  thanks,  and   curlesying   her   fhriweli 
abru|itly  to  turn  from  him  to  an  adjoining  wiiulnw  ii,  I 
liiile  a  gratef'ul  sensibility  of  his  goodness  that  «hc  njiomg 
neither  subdue,  nor  venture  to  inunill'st. 

J7ai. 

Arrived  again  at  the  natal  home,  Dr.  Durnrv  «f|. 
coined  back  his  daughter  with  the  most  clieerii'ii; tfn. 
derness.  All  the  family  haslened  to  hail  and  prupiUiij 
her  return  ;  and  congrutulalory  ho[Ks  and  wishes  |l,f  o^. 
s|H'edy  restorution  ol'  her  health  |ioured  in  U|ion  tlic  doc 
liir  ti'oiil  all  quarters. 

But  chiefly  .'Mrs.  Crewe,  Sir  Joshua  UeynoldB,  and 
Messrs.  Windham,  Horace  Walpole,  and  Seward, i.taruii 
I'orwurd,  by  visits  or  by  letters,  H|kiii  this  reslitiiinn 
u  ifli  gnelings  uliiiost  tumultuous  ;  so  imbued  liao  Ixtii 
thiir  iiiimis  with  the  belief  that  change  of  scene  anit 
<Hiangc  of  lile  alone  could  retard  a  change  more  fatal. 

MH.    lll'KKE. 

Mr.  Burke  was  at  Beaconsfield  ;  and  joined  iint,  flirrr.  I 
fore,  in  the  kind  partieipition  which  the  diidor  niirhil 
else  have  hoped  for,  on  the  re-apjiearanec  of  his  intiluil 
daughter  in  those  enlightening  circles  of  wliiih  Mr.f 
Uui  le,  now,  was  the  unrivalled  first  ornaniciif. 

It  may  here  be  right,  |K'rhaps,  as  well  ns  iiilrrci.tjnr, I 
to  note,  since  it  can  be  dune  upon  proof',  the  kindiu;s oil 
heart  and  lilicrality  of  Mr.  Burke,  even  in  (wlitics,  wbtn  I 
not  combiited  by  the  turbulence  and  cxeiteiiiciit  ofpul).! 
lie  contention.  Too  noble,  indeed,  was  his  grijuititl 
character,  too  great,  too  grand,  for  any  worp  so  ofl'tiisivel 
to  mental  liberty,  as  that  of  seeking  to  subject  tlie  opiii.l 
ions  of  his  friends  to  his  own.  I 

Tlii.s  Iriith  will  be  amply  illustrated  by  the  fuilowinji 
letter  written  in  answer  to  some  apology  from  Dr.I 
Burney,  for  withholding  his  vote,  at  a  WestminsltTl 
election,  from  the  friend  and  the  partjr  that  were  cau-l 
vasscd  lor  in  person  by  Mr.  Burke. 

"  TO  DB.  BUR.NEV. 

"My  Dimr  Sir, — I  give  you  my  sincere  tlianks  foil 
your  tiesire  to  satisfy  my  mind  relative  to  your  condw 
in    this  exigency.     I    am    will    ac(|uainle<l   with  joi 
principles  and  sentiments,  and  know  that  every  lhin( 
good  is  to  be  expected    from   both.     •  •  •  (Jod  forbil 
that  worthy  men,  situated  as  you  arc,  should  be  mide 
sacrifices  to  the  minuter  part  of  politics,  when  xei 
far  from  able  to  assure  ourselves  that  the  higher  pirt 
can  he  made  to  answer  the  good  ends  we  have  in  view  j 
You  have  little  or  no  obligations  to  me ;  but  if  you  liia 
a.s  many  us  I  really  wish  it  were  in  my  power— as  ll  i 
certainly  in  my  desire — to  lay  upon  you,  I  lioiicyouii 
not  think  me  capable  of  conferring  them,  in  order iJ 
subject  your  mind,  or  your  affairs,  to  a  painful  and  nilM 
chievous  servitude.     I  know  that  your  sentiments  vrii 
always  outrun  the  demands  of  your   friends ;  and  tliif 
you  want  rather  to  be  restrained  in  the  excess  of  nhu 
is  right,  than  to  lie  stimulated  to  a  languid  and  insuf 
eient  exertion."  •  • 

Dr.  Burney  at  this  time  resided  entirely  at  Chebn 
t^'ollege ;  and  he  found  this  sojourn  so  (lerfeclly  to  biJ 
taste,  that,  though  obliged,  some  years  afterward?,  bJ 
olFieial  arrangenients,  to  remove  from  the  ground  floorll 
nearly  the  highest  range  of  rooms  in  that  lofty  edifice,  b 
never  wished  to  place  the  change  of  his  alxide. 

Solaced,  iievcilhcless,  as  was  now  his  anxiety  for  i.J 
invalid  daughter,  he  was  not  at  rest.  She  looked  il| 
weak,  and  languid ;  and  the  danger  was  clearly  not  an 

So  deplorably,  indeed,  wos  her  health  injured,  tlnl  sm 
cessivc  changes  of  air  were  medicinally  advised  (Sr  hd 
to  Dr.  Burney ;  and  her  maternally  zealous  friend,  Ml 
Ord,  most  kindly  proposed  taking  charge  of^  the  ci« 
lion  of  that  prescription.  A  tour  to  the  westwoa  unifc 
taken  ;  the  Bath  waters  were  successfully  tried;  inl 
after  passing  nearly  four  months  in  gentle  fravellinf 
the  good  Mrs.  Ord  delivered  the  invalid  to  her  farailj 
nearly  re-estahlislnd. 

The  paternal  affection  which  greeted  this  double  restciJ 
tion,  to  her  health  and  her  home,  gave  her,  then,  a  hij 
piness  which  vivified  both.  The  doctor  allowed  her  llf 
indulgence  of  living  almost  wholly  in  his  study;  M 
rend  together,  wrote  together,  compared  notes,  common! 
cated  projects,  and  diversified  each  other's  cmploymera 
and  his  kindness,  enlivened  by  her  late  danger  « 
difticultics,  was  more  marked,  and  more  precioni  lo  1 
than  ever. 

She  had  no  sooner  made  known  that  her  western  li 
was  finished,  than  she  was  summuned  to  the  ptUcj 
where  her  majesty  deigned  to  receive  h«r  witli ' 


But  Mr.  Greville,  I 
IHitd'Klor,  he  now 
Itntk  as  tlmt  oce.uri 
hiihej;  so  querulous 
jilUnck  la  his  perilou' 
I"  supercilious  witlio 
brl  of  dignified  disti 
JBiteml  disdain. 
I  Tk  world  seemed 
Itllcn  gentleman ;  am 
IsMification,  from  aii 


MF.MOIRS  OF  DH.  nniNRV. 


snri 


ig   exiircwiiun  of  l.n 
obligi'd,  inslcail  oi 
psyiii;;   liir  liircwel!. 
iKljoiiiini;  windcm-,  i„  I 
ilni'hH  tliat  she  alMo  | 


nc,  Dr.  Uiimpy  itfi.  1 
c  most  cliirriiL);  \fn. 
to  liuil  and  [iropiijiie 
Its  and  wishes  Ibr  u*  I 
iirod  ill  U|)on  llic  doc.  I 

imhua  ncyiioMs,  ami  I 
B,  and  Seward,  ►taritd  I 
HlKin  tliis  ri'MitutM,  I 
;  no  iniburd  Imc  Inn  I 
cliunijc  of  nctnp  jnd  | 
change  more  fulai. 


and  joined  not,  Wkk.  \ 
hicli  till'  dmior  inijihl  I 
K-arani'c  uf  his  imlid  I 
circlcH  of  which  Mi.f 
rst  ornament, 
as  will  ns  inlercstinf, | 
liroof,  the  ItiiidiiKs  0 
even  in  |>olitics,  whtil 
and  excitement  of  pub.  I 
[?ed,  waa  hia  gniuintl 
•  any  wnrp  so  otlninvtl 
ng  to  subject  tlie  o|iiii.| 

tratcd  liy  the  fiillowiii|| 
me  ai)olofy  from  Ur.l 
Ic,  nt  a  Wi'slminsliTl 
ic  partjr  tliat  were  can.! 
e. 


my  sincere  thanks  foi| 
elativu  to  your  londw 
ociiunintcd   wilh  yoi 
know  thot  every  thin; 
Ml.    •  •  •  (iod  forbiil 
^1  arc,  should  be  miile 
IMjiitic*,  when  cti 
that  the  higher  part 
ends  wc  have  in  tick  9 
to  mc ;  but  if  you  liil 
in  my  power— a»  il  i 
on  you,  I  hope  jou  i 
ring  tliem,  in  order  iJ 
S-,  to  a  painful  and  am 
It  your  senlimenla  *ill 
'Our  friends ;  and  tliil 
in  the  excess  of  »hi^ 
a  languid  and  insuffi 

Jed  entirely  at  Chfkn^ 
lurn  so  jK-rfectly  to  bil 
13  years  afterwardj,  bJ 
tnni  the  ground  floorll 
[in  that  lotty  edifice, b* 
lot' his  abode, 
liow  his  anxiety  for  i.l 
rest.     She  looked  il" 
ir  was  clearly  not  on 
Icaltli  injured,  llial  sn 
Irinally  advised  f*  to 
Illy  zcalons  friend,  Mif 
t  charge  of  the  eier 
fto  the  west  wai  und( 
IcccssfuUy  tried:  «4 
5  in  gentle  travellinf 
1  invalid  to  her  family 

Jctcd  this  double  rcstcit 
J  gave  her,  then, « lu| 
I  doctor  allowed  her  W 
lly  in  his  study;  tli<| 
Ipared  notes,  comnranl 
|i  other's  employnmj 
1  her  late  danger  «r 
]  more  precioni  to ' 

J  that  her  western  t 
Imimed  to  the  pil«^ 
Trcccive  h«r  v'Hh  ' 


|i«l»'st  grace  ot"  coifdesceiKiioii ;  and  to  keep  her  in 
JiiijIikI  dixcourse,  with  the  wiiiic  noble  trust  in  lirr 
fii'hilil  allnclimeiit,  that  had  unitonnly  marked  cu  i  \ 
(jjilidiiitv  during  lier  royal  re.-iidrncc.  Kacli  of  tin 
iiii.'lile  princesses  honoured  her  with  a  separate  inter. 
!„ ■  iviu;j  wilh  each  other  in  kindly  lively  rxpressii>n» 

I  09a  he''  restored  looks  and  ap|ii-arance :  and  the  king, 
l),i"rraci<>us  king  himself,  vonehs,'iii'il,  with  an  uir  llic 
jiM  benevolent,  not  alunc  ot"  goodness,  but  even  of 
,1  L'iiiri',  to  iiiipiirc  after  her  health,  to  rejoice  in  ili  iin- 
M'lni'Ut,  and  to  declare,  coiidcseendingly,  re|iealiill 

I  loJiTJjri',  how  glad  he  was  to  sen  her  again,  lie  even 
iiiiiii'  Ixr  litund  under  a  lustre,  that  he  might  examine 
^  r  countenance,  lieforo  he  pronounced  hiinsult'  satisfied 

I  ,|,||  hor  recovery. 

.\iiil,  friini  that  time  forward,  upon  her  every  Hiibsc- 

I  oui'iil  ailriiission,  the  graciousness  of  her  reception 
biaiiili'il  with  tlic  blandest  joy  trom  her  own   heart  to 

I  thai  of  llic  doctor. 

IIISTOllY  OF  MUSIC. 

.V.itl)  bre.ik  into  the  little  history  which  mcnt.ally, 

diiriii;  tlie   last   live   years,   had   almost  absorlicd   Dr. 

Biriu'V,un  mention  has  bc^en  made  of  a  personal  event 

I  w'u  liiiwl'  nioinent  to  his  |)eace  ns  to  his  fame ;  namely, 

I  iVpiblication,  in  I78i),  of  the  third  volume  of  his  History 

if  M  isii'  i  nor  tliat,  before  the  end  of  the  same  yeor,  he 

I  iiul  llio  brain-relieving  satisfaction  of  completing  his  long 

I  impending  work,  by  bringing  out  tho  fourth  and  last 

I  tlrlUUll'. 

Il  jcciiind  to  him  a  sort  of  regeneration  to  feel  frcc- 
im  restored  to  his  rcHections,  and  lilierty  to  his  use  of 
Itaio,  by  arriving  at  the  close  of  this  literary  labour; 
I  tiiii-li,  ilinugli  in  its  origin  voluntary,  had  of  late  become 
lii;raly  lliti:;iiing,  bi^causo  shackled  by  an  engagement, 
I  mil  ilicreforc  obligatory. 

1791. 

Thr  life  of  Dr.  Biirnoy  was  now  almost  equally  dis- 
|lnb'iU:d  in  literary,  professional,  and  uinieal  divisions. 

la  literature,  his  time,  ostensibly,  was  liecome  his  own ; 
llijl  never  was  time  less  so  than  when  put  into  his  own 
IUj;  fur  his  eagerness  was  without  cither  curb  or 
I  liK  lo  devote  it  to  some  new  i»i!"-u:t.  And  scarcely 
I ytlut  clastic  bound  of  renovated  youth,  of  which  he 
|i|wHto  .Mr.  Repton,  been  capered,  than  a  fresh,  yet 
lidoalary  occupation,  drove  his  newly-restored  leisure 
lifiv,  and  opened  a  course  of  bookish  and  critical  toil, 
lllitsoon  seized  again  upon  every  spare  moment.  This 
Ifu  constituting  himself  a  member  amongst  the  .Monthly 
lllcticwcrs,  under  the  editorship  of  the  worthy  .Mr.  Urill 

Oi'  the  articles  which  were  Dr.  Burnoy's,  no  list  has 
|i«ati>uud;  and  probably  none  was  kept.  Tlie  ardour 
111' sincerity  in  pointing  out  faults  and  f^iilures,  is  so  apt 
IhW  to  a  similar  ardour  of  severity  in  their  censure, 
lllat,  in  those  days,  when  the  critics  were  not,  wisely, 
luoaymous,  the  secret  and  passive  war  of  books  and 
Itiiii  among  authors,  menaced  the  more  public  and  tu. 
laaltuous  one  of  ewords  and  pistols. 

Tlio  unfortunate,  but  truly  amiable  and  high-minded 
111'.  Bocklbrd  was  amongst  the  greatest  favourites  and 
Iso-t  wclciniio  visiters  to  Dr.  Burncy  ;  whose  remcm- 
llnncc  of  tlie  friendly  zoal  of  that  gentleman  in  Italy, 
Insa  never  failing  call  for  every  soothing  return  that 
Inilil  be  olTered  to  him  in  the  calamilicH  which,  roughly 
lalriiiiinusly,  had  now  changed  his  whole  situation  in  life 
l-bvlng  his  virtues  ulonc  unalterable. 
1  Tlic  tivo  Wesleys,  Charles  and  S.-iinucI,  those  Imrn  ra- 
llkei  than  bred  musicians,  sought,  and  were  welcomed  by 
IliKioctor,  whenever  his  leisure  agreed  with  his  cstiina- 
llaiof  their  talents.  With  Samuel  he  was  oiVen  in  niu. 
il  correspondence. 

Horace  Walpole  invariably  delighted  in  the  society  of 
I^.I!.lrncy;  and  hail  himself  no  admirer  who  carried 
Ifciailiis  cjjinpany  and  conversation  a  larger  or  more 
|ninl  porlioii  of  his  lordship's  bon  mots ;  or  who  had  a 

kijher  taste  lor  his  {leculiur  style  of  entertainment 

MR.   CREVILLG. 

i  Mr.  Gr<?villc,  the  old  friend  and  early  patron  of 
■ikfiictor,  he  now  never  saw,  save  by  accident;  anrl 
■nrfly  as  that  occurred,  it  was  otlcncr  than  could  he 
■tisliod;  so  querulous  was  that  gentleman  grown,  from 
■ilUnckin  his  perilous  pursuits;  so  irascible  within,  and 
■losiipcrcilioua  without;  assuming  to  all  around  him  a 
letofdijniKed  distance,  tliat  bordered,  at  least,  upon 
■mtersal  disdain. 

1  The  world  seemed  completely  in  docadenoo  with  this 
■tlien  i;entleman  ;  and  the  writhings  of  long  sufTocated 
■wuficalion,  from  sinking  his  fine  spirits  and  sickening 


his  gny  hopes,  iM'iran  to  engender  a  innrbid  irritation, 
that  was  ready,  upiui  every  lancied  provocation,  to  boil 
into  vehemence  oi' passion,  or  burst  into  tlie  bitteriicsH  of 

iicastie  repi'oacli. 

.So  lorpiii  was  tho  infatuation  of  sclCsecurity  in  Mr. 
tirevillf,  lliat  iMrlinni  ioiisly  he  l'rei|ueiiled  the  same  se- 
ilnctive  linunts,  and  mrehanieally  adhered  to  the  same 
(1,1  il  "I  runs  society,  till  Hie  knowledge  of  his  errors  and 
tliiir  ijii'ti  liief  was  I'oretd  n|Hin  him  by  his  creditors. 

Angered  ami  ilisc'isled,  he  then,  in  gloomy  Kulhnness, 
retired  from  piii>li(   view  ;  and  lived  a  rambling,  unsettled 

'il  of  life,  as  ill  at  ease  wilh  his  I'umilv  as  wilh  the 
wiirlil,  I'riiin  thr  wounds  he  haliitiially  intlieted,  and  oc- 
caKionaliy  -ulVcnd,  through  the  irritability  of  his  argu- 
ineiitative  euiiiiiieree. 

3II(.   .\N1)  MRS.  SIir.RIIJAX. 

-Another  of  the  doctor's  brightest  calls  to  hijli  and 
aniinaled  society  was  now,  also,  ulli  riy  ecliiised;  for 
she,  the  loveliest  of  the  lovely,  the  ^lr^t  Mrs.  Sheridan, 
was  fading  away — vanishing — t'rom  the  list  of  his  fair 
enchantresses. 

This  paragon  of  syrens,  by  almost  universal  and  iia- 
tioiial  consent,  had  been  looked  up  to,  when  she  sang  nt 
oratorios  and  at  concerts,  as  the  star  of  harmony  in  Kng- 
land  :  though  so  short  was  that  eclat  of  snpr  iiiacy,  lliat, 
from  the  date  of  her  marriage,  her  claim  to  such  pre- 
eminence  was  known  to  the  puldic  only  by  rcniembrance 
or  by  rumour;  Mr.  SSheriilan,  her  husband,  inexorably  re. 
nonncing  all  similar  engagements,  and  only  at  his  own 
house  surt'ering  her  to  sing. 

Far  happier  had  it  been  t'or  that  captivating  and  beau- 
tit'ul  creature,  for  happier  lor  her  eniinent  and  highly 
talented  husband,  had  the  appropriate  fame  that  iKlonged 
equally  to  the  birth,  education,  and  extraordinary  abilities 
ot'  iKjth,  been  adequate  to  their  pride  of  cxiKjctalion  :  for 
then,  glowing  with  rational  and  modest,  not  burning 
with  inordinate  and  eccentric  ambition,  they  would  not 
disdainriilly — almost  madly — have  cast  away  t'rom  their 
serious  and  real  service  the  brilliant  gifts  of  favouring 
nature,  which,  if  seasonably  brought  forth,  would  have 
opened  to  tliein,  without  struggle  or  dilHcuhy,  the  golden 
iwrtulsof  that  splendour  to  which  their  passion  fbrgran- 
ileur  and  enjoyment  throbbingly  u-spired. 

Ihil  from  these  brilliant  gitis,  as  instruments  of  advan- 
tage, they  turned  captiously  aside;  as  if  the  exquisite 
|K)wers,  vocal  and  dramatic,  which  were  severally  in. 
trusted  to  their  charge,  had  been  qualities  thot,  in  any 
view  of  utility,  they  ought  to  shrink  from  wilh  secrecy 
and  shame. 

Yet  Dr.  Uiirncy  always  believed  Mrs.  Sheridan  herself 
to  be  inherently  pure  in  her  mind,  and  elegantly  simple 
in  her  taste  ;  though  first  from  the  magnetism  of  affec- 
lion,  and  next  lioni  the  force  of  circumstances,  she  was 
ilruwii  into  the  same  vertex  of  dissipation  and  cxtrava 
gance,  in  which  the  desires  and  pursuits  of  her  husband 
unresisfedly  rolled. 

Every  thing,  save  rank  and  place,  was  theirs ;  every 
thing,  therefore,  save  rank  and  place,  seemed  bcncatli 
their  aim. 

If,  in  withdrawing  his  fair  partner  from  public  life,  the 
virtues  of  moderation  had  bestowed  contentment  u|)on 
their  retreat,  how  dignified  had  been  such  a  preference, 
to  all  the  affluence  attendant  upon  a  publicity  demand 
ing  personal  exhibition  i'rom  a  delicate  and  sensitive  fe- 
male ! 

Such  was  the  light  in  which  this  act  of  Mr.  Sheridan, 
upon  its  early  adoption,  had  ap|)eared  to  Dr.  Johnson  ; 
and  as  such  it  obtained  the  high  sanction  of  his  appro- 
bation.* But  to  no  such  view  was  the  subsequent  con- 
duct of  tliia  too  asjiiring  and  enchanting  couple  respond- 
ent. Tliey  assumed  the  expenses  of  wealth,  while  they 
disclaimed  the  remuneration  of  talents  ;  and  they  indulg- 
ed in  the  luxuries  of  splendour,  by  resources  not  their 
own. 

Not  such,  had  ho  lived  to  witness  the  result,  hod  been 
the  sanction  of  Dr.  Johnson.  He  had  regarded  the  re- 
tirement from  public  exhibition  as  a  measure  of  primitive 
temperance  nnd  philosophic  virtue.  The  last  of  men 
was  Dr.  Johnson  tn  have  abetted  squandering  the  deli- 
cacy of  integrity,  by  nullifying  the  labonrs  of  talents. 

The  unhappy  delusion  into  which  this  high-wrought 
nnd  mis-placed  self-apprcciution  betrayed  them,  finished 
its  fatal  fanaticism  by  dimming  their  celebrity,  mocking 
their  ambition,  and  hurling  into  disorder  and  ruin  their 
fortune,  their  reputation,  their  virtues,  and  their  genius. 

At  the  head  of  the  female  worthies,  who  gratified  Dr. 
Burney  with  eager  good  wishes  on  the  return  of  the 
memorialist,  stmKl  Mrs.  Montague.     And  still  the  ho- 


Sco  Mr.  .Moore's  Life  of  Sheridan. 


nourable  corps  was  upheld  by  .Mrs.  Hoseaweii,  Mrs.  Car- 
ter, .Mrs.  ( °lia|Hiiie,  M rs.  ( larriek,  and  .M iss  More — though, 
alas,  the  laKtimntioned  lady  is  now  the  only  one  of  that 
distinguished  set  still  spared  to  the  world. 

SIR  JOXIir.V  RI^VNOI.DS. 

Hut  tt  catastrophe  of  the  most  sorrowing  sort  soon  af- 
terwards cast  a  shade  of  saddest  line  upon  this  happy 
and  promising  period,  by  the  death  of  the  friend  to 
whom,  after  his  many  deprivations.  Dr.  Iliirney  had  owed 
his  greatest  share  of  pleasure  and  animation — Sir  Joshua 

licMllllds. 

Deeply  this  loss  aft'eeted  his  spirits.  Sir  Joshua  was 
the  last  of  the  new  circle  with  whom  his  intimacy  had 
iiicllowxl  into  jiosilive  friendsliip.  And  tlinngh  with 
many,  and  indeed  with  most  of  the  literary  1  liib,  a  eun- 
neeliiui  was  gr.idiially  inereasiiig  wliicli  iniylit  lead  to 
llin;  lii'art-expaiiding  interest  in  life,  I'riendsliip, — to  part 
with  what  we  possess  while  what  we  w  isli  is  of  uncirlain 
attainment,  leaves  a  chasm  in  the  fellings  of  a  man  of 
taste  and  selection,  that  he  is  long  nearly  us  unwilling  as 
lie  may  be  unable  to  re-occupy. 

With  .Mr.  Biirkc,  indeed,  with  the  immortal  Edmund 
Hiirke,  Dr.  Ihirney  might  have  been  ns  closely  united  in 
heart  us  he  was  charmed  in  intellect,  had  cireumftaiices 
offered  time  and  opportunity  for  the  cultivation  of  inti- 
macy.  Political  dissimilarity  of  reiitimcnt  does  not  ne- 
cessarily sunder  those  who,  in  other  imiiits,  are  drawn 
together  by  congeniality  of  worth  ;  except  where  their 
walk  in  lil'e  comiK'ls  them  to  confront  each  other  witli 
public  rivalry- 
Hut  Mr.  Uurkc,  in  whose  composition  imagination 
wos  the  leading  feature,  had  so  genuine  a  love  of  rural 
lil'e  and  rural  scenery,  that  he  seldom  came  voluntarily 
to  the  metropolis  but  upon  parUnmentary  business  ;  and 
then  the  whole  powers  of  his  ardent  mind  were  absorlicd 
by  politics,  or  jiolitical  connections:  while  Sir  Joshua, 
whose  eipianimity  of  temper  kept  his  imagination  under 
control,  and  whose  art  was  us  much  the  happiness  as  it 
was  the  pride  of  his  prosjierity,  finding  London  the  seat 
of  his  glory,  judiciously  determined  to  make  it  that  of 
his  contentment.  His  loss,  therefore,  to  Dr.  Burney, 
was  not  only  that  of  an  admired  friend,  witli  whom  emu- 
lously  he  might  reciprocate  and  enlighten  ideas  ;  but, 
also,  of  that  charm  to  current  life  tlic  most  soothing  to 
its  cures,  a  congenial  companion  always  at  hand. 

And  more  particularly  was  he  nfl'ected  at  this  time  by 
tlic  departure  of  this  valuable  friend,  from  tlic  circum- 
stance of  having  just  brought  to  bear  the  return  home  of 
tlie  memorialist,  for  which  Sir  Joshua,  previously  to  a 
paralytic  attack,  had  been  the  most  eager  and  incessant 
pleader.  'I'he  doctor,  therelbre,  had  looked  forward  with 
the  gayest  gratification  to  the  renewal  of  those  meetings 
which,  alike  to  himself,'  to  his  daughter,  and  to  the 
knight,  had  invariably  been  productive  of  glee  and  plea- 
sure. 

But  gone,  ere  arrived  that  renewal,  was  the  power  of 
its  enjoyment  I  -\  meeting,  indeed,  took  place,  and  with 
unalterable  friendship  on  both  sides.  Immediately  after 
the  w. stern  tour.  Dr.  Burncy  carried  tlie  memorialist 
to  Iicicester-square  ;  first  mounting  to  the  drawing-room 
himself,  to  enquire  whether  Sir  Joshua  were  well  enough 
tor  her  admission.  Assent  was  immediate ;  and  she  felt 
a  sprightly  renovation  of  strength  in  again  ascending 
his  stairs. 

Miss  Palmer  came  forward  to  receive  her  with  warm 
greeting  cordiality  ;  but  she  rapidly  hastened  onward  to 
shake  hands  with  Sir  Joshua.  He  was  now  all  but  quito 
bluid.  Ho  had  a  green  bandage  over  one  eye,  nnd 
the  other  was  shaded  by  a  green  hal''  honnet.  He 
was  playing  at  cards  with  Mr.  William  Burke,  and  some 
otlicrs.  He  attempted  to  rise,  to  welcome  a  long  lost  fa- 
vouritc ;  but  found  himself  too  weak.  He  was  even  af- 
feetingly  kind  to  her,  but  serious  almost  to  melancholy. 
"  I  am  very  glad,  indeed,"  he  emphatically  said,  though 
in  a  meek  voice,  and  with  a  dejected  accent,  "  to  see  you 
again  !  and  I  wish  I  could  see  you  better !  But  I  have 
only  one  eye  now, — and  hardly  tliat !" 

She  was  extremely  touched ;  and  knew  not  how  to  ex- 
press either  her  concern  for  his  altered  situation  since 
they  had  last  met,  or  lier  joy  at  being  witli  him  ogain  ; 
or  her  gratitude  for  the  earnest  exertions  he  had  made  to 
spur  Dr.  Burney  to  the  step  that  had  been  taken. 

The  doctor,  perceiving  the  emotion  she  both  felt  and 
caused,  hurried  her  away.  And  once  more  only  she  ever 
saw  the  English  Raphael  again.  And  then  he  was  still 
more  deeply  depressed :  though  Miss  Palmer  good-liu> 
mourcdly  drew  a  smile  from  him,  by  guily  exclaiming, 
"  Do  pray,  now,  uncle,  ask  Miss  Burney  to  write  another 
book  directly  !  for  we  have  almost  finished  Cecilia  again 
— and  this  is  our  sixth  reading  of  it !" 


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MEMOIRS  OF  DR.   UURNEY. 


The  litile  occiiiiatioii,  Mi»s  I'almir  said,  of  which  Sir 
Josliua  was  lliuii  capahlc,  was  carorully  iliisliny^  the 
|iaintinjrs  in  his  piutnro  galliry,  and  phiciiig  them  in  dil- 
ll'ri'nt  |)oints  of  view. 

'I'his  passid  at  till' conchisinn  ot' 17!)1  ;  on  iho  Fih- 
ruary  ot'  thu  tbllnwiiiir  year,  tliis  friend,  t'<iually  amiable 
and  eminent,  was  no  more  I 

Dr.  liurney,  extremely  unwell  at  that  period  himselt', 
could  not  attend  the  limeral ;  which,  inuler  the  direction 
ot"  Mr.  Burke,  the  chief  executor,  was  conducted  with 
the  splendour  due  to  the  ^renins,  and  suitable  to  the  for- 
tune, of  the  departed.  Dr.  t'harles  liurney  was  invited 
in  the  place  of  iii.'i  lather,  and  attended  at  the  ubse(|uies 
for  both. 

MK.    HAVES. 

Another  last  separation,  lonir  inenaclnfr,  yet  truly 
grievous  to  the  doctor,  was  now  almost  momentarily 
impendinji'.  Ills  ^n)od,  i;ay-hearti'il,  and  talented  old 
friend,  ,\Ir.  Hayes,  had  had  a  ni'W  ]>:iralylic  sciruri', 
which,  in  the  w ords  of  Pr.  Hiirn<y,  "  deprived  him  of 
the  use  of  one  side,  and  greatly  atlectcd  his  speech,  eyes 
and  ears ;  tlioni;li  his  faculties  were  still  as  ^'ood  and 
us  sound  as  his  heart." 

This  account  had  been  addresseil,  thn  i)rcoedin{j  year, 
to  (ieorpc  Karl  of  Drtord,  by  desire  of  the  poor  invalid. 

Pitiable  as  was  this  s|K'cies  of  existence,  Mr.  Hayes 
long  linjrered  in  it,  with  a  patience  and  cheerfidness  that 
kept  liim  still  o|H'n  to  the  kind  otlices,  as  well  as  to  the 
compassion  of  his  triciids  :  and  Dr.  Uurney  held  a  rejrular 
corres|)ondence  with  Lord  Ort'ord  upon  this  subject,  till 
it  ceased  with  a  calamitous  catastroplie  ;  not  such  as  was 
daily  ex|H'cteu  to  the  ancient  invalid,  thoujrh  then  bed- 
ridden, aiul  past  eijihly  years  of  nge,  but  to  the  earl  liim- 
tielf,  from  an  attack  of  insanity. 

EARL    OF    ORFOKU. 

This  was  a  new  grief.  Lord  Drford  had  Iwcn  not  only 
nn  early  patron,  but  a  familiar  frieiul  of  the  doctor, 
during  the  whole  of  his  sojourn  in  Norl'olk. 

This  truly  liberal,  though,  as  has  been  acknowledged, 
not  taultless  nobleman,  attached  himself  to  all  that  was 
literary  or  scientilic  that  came  within  reach  of  his  kind- 
ness at  Haughtun  Hall;  yet  without  snil'ering  this 
intellectual  hospitality  to  abridge  any  of  the  magniticence 
of  the  calls  of  tail  kindred  aristocracy,  which  belonged 
lo  his  rank  and  fortune.  His  high  appreciation  of  Mr. 
Bcwley  has  been  aireaily  mentioned;  and  his  value  of 
the  ninatc,  tliough  unvarnished  worth  of  .Air.  Hayes, 
sprang  from  the  s.ine  genuine  sense  of  intrinsic  merit. 

Nearly  in  the  meridian  of  liis  lite.  Lord  Orl'ord  had 
been  atllicttd  with  a  sei/.ure  of  madness,  occasioned  by 
an  unrellccting  applieation  of  some  rrpelling  plaster  or 
lotion  to  an  eruptiun  on  the  tiirehead,  :hat  had  broken 
out  just  before  one  of  the  birth-days  of  the  king,  upon 
which,  as  his  lordship  was  then  tlrst  lord  of  the  bedeham- 
l»er  in  waiting,  his  attendance  at  St.  Junes'  had  seemed 
indis|>onsable. 

This  terrible  malady,  allcr  rciK-ated  partial  recoveries, 
and  disappointing  relapses,  had  ap|H'ared  to  1h:  tinally 
cured  by  l!ie  same  gil\ed  medical  man  who  blessedly  haii 
restored  his  sovereign  lo  the  nation.  Dr.  Willis,  lionl 
Orliird,  from  that  happy  lucid  interval,  resided  chlelly  ut 
Ereswell,  his  favorite  villa.  And  here,  oine  iimre.  Dr. 
Uurney  had  had  the  ccirdial  pleasure  of  passing  a  lew 
days  with  this  noble  friend  ;  who  dilighted  to  resort  to 
that  retirement  from  the  grandeur  and  tumult  of  Haughtun 
Hall. 

it  had  b»'en  nineteen  years  since  lliey  hud  met;  and 
the  tlow  iif  conviTsation,  from  emlless  reminiscences, 
kept  them  up  nciirly  all  the  lirst  night  ol'thls  visit.  ,\nd 
Dr.  Uurney  declared  that  he  had  then  found  his  lordship's 
head  as  clear,  his  heart  as  kind,  and  his  converse  as 
pleasing,  as  at  any  |K'rii>d  of  their  early  inlcreourse. 

Thi^  relapse,  by  wliieh,  not  three  weeks  atler  this 
meeting,  llu^  earl  again  lost  his  senses,  liad  two  cnrreni 
reports  lor  ils  eansr:  Ihi'  tir-t  of  winch  ga\e  it  to  a  tiill 
from  his  horse;  Ihe  seeond  to  the  sudden  death  of  .Mrs. 
Turk,  his  erst  love  ly  I'ally  ;  "  to  w  honi,"  says  Ihe  doctor 
in  a  letter,  alter  his  Kreswi  11  visit,  that  was  addressed  In 
Mrs.  I'lulhps,  "he  was  more  attaehnl  than  ever,  I'roni 
her  fuithfiil  niid  ntVeetlonate  attnndanee  upon  him  during 
the  lung  «ua.so>i  of  Ins  iiisanily  ;  lh<  ugh.  wl  this  time,  she 
wua  be'jiiie  a  fat  and  ralliei  course  old  w  iiniaii." 

Mil.     IIIHKl:. 

lJ|>on  the  piihlii  ation  of  Ihe  eilrbraled  treatise  of  Mr. 
Uurke  on  the  o|h  iiiiig  of  the  rreneh  ri  volution,  Dr. 
Uurney  hnd  felt  re-wnkencd  nil  his  lirst  imqiialilied  ad- 
miration of  its  RUlhor,  from  a  Adl  conviction  that  error, 
wholly   IVer   IVom  malvvulciiee,  had  iinpcllcd  nliku   his 


violence  in  the  prosecution  of  Mr.  Hastings,  and  his 
assertions  upon  the  incurability  of  thu  malady  of  Uie 
king :  while  a  patriotism,  superior  lo  all  parly  leeling, 
and  above  all  considerations  but  Ihe  love  of  his  country, 
had  inspired  every  sentence  of  the  immortal  oratorio  his 
new  work. 

The  doctor  had  interchanged  some  billets  with  -Air. 
Ilurkc  upon  this  occasion  ;  and  oiieu  or  twice  tiny  had 
met;  but  only  in  largo  companies.  This  the  doctor 
lamented  to  -Airs.  Crewe ;  who  promised  tliat,  if  he  would 
spend  three  or  four  days  ot  her  Hampstead  little  villa, 
she  wuulil  engage  tor  his  passing  one  of  them  with  .Air. 
liurke;  though  she  should  make,  she  added,  her  own 
tcriiis ;  namely,  "that  you  are  ucconipanied,  .Air.  itoctor, 
by  .Aliss  liurney." 

Ciladly  the  invitation  and  the  condition  were  accepted  ; 
and  the  editor  hopes  to  be  pardoned,  if  again  she  spare 
liersell'  the  toil  of  reeoniuiittiiig  to  pa|H-r  an  account  ol 
this  melting,  by  copying  one  written  at  the  inoinent  lo 
her  sister  Susanna.  Egotistic  in  part  it  must  inoitalily 
be ;  yet  not,  she  trusts,  otiinsively  ;  as  it  contains  various 
genuine  lr;iits  of  .\lr.  Uurke  in  society,  that  in  no  graver 
manner  than  in  u  familiar  epistle  could  have  been  de- 
tailed. 

"TO   MRS.  I'UILI.irs. 

"At  length,  my  .Susan,  the  re-ineeting  bo  long  sus- 
pended, with  .Mr.  Uurke,  has  taken  pluee.  Our  dearest 
father  was  enchanted  at  the  pros|K  ct  of  s|K'nding  so  many 
hours  with  him ;  and  of  pouring  lorlh  again  and  again 
the  rapturous  delight  with  uliieli  he  reads,  and  studies, 
and  admires,  the  sublime  new  euin|)08itiou  of  this  great 
statesman. 

"  IJut — my  satisfaction,  my  dear  Susan,  with  all  my 
native  entliusiasiii  for  ,AIr.  liurke,  was  not  so  unniingUd. 
if  such  u  meeting,  at\er  iny  long  illness,  and  long  se- 
clusion, joined  to  my  know  ledge  of  his  kind  interest  in 
them,  had  taken  place  s|ieedily  utler  that  on  liiehinond 
Hill,  at  Sir  Joshua  Keynulds's;  where  1  beheld  him  with 
an  admiration  that  seemeil  akin  to  eiichuutinciit;  and 
that  portrayed  him  uU  bright  intelligence  and  gentle 
amenity  ; — instead  of  succeeding  to  the  scenes  of  \\  esl- 
minster  Hall ;  where  1  saw  hiiii  tiuious  to  accuse, — im- 
placable nut  to  listen — and  insane  to  vanquish!  his 
respiration  troubled,  his  leatures  nearly  distorted,  and 
his  eountenanee  haggard  \sitli  banetiil  animosity;  while 
his  voice,  eelioing  up  to  the  vaulted  roof  in  treinendous 
execrations,  poisoned  the  healed  air  with  uiiheard-ul 
crimes  1 — t)hl  but  for  lliat  more  recent  reeolhetioii,  his 
sight,  and  the  expectation  ot'  his  kindness,  would  havi' 
given  iiie  once  again  a  joy  almost  ecslalic* 

"  Uut  now,  from  this  double  rcminiseeiice,  my  iiiiiid, 
my  ideas — dis'.urbed  us  much  as  delighted — were  in  u 
sort  of  chaos;  they  could  cuulescu  iieillier  with  pleasure 
nor  with  pain. 

"Our  dear  father  was  saved  all  such  conllicting  per- 
pli'xity,  as  he  in  ver  attended  the  trial ;  and  how  faint  are 
the  iniprcssious  of  re|iort,  compared  with  those  that  are 
produced  by  w  hat  we  ex|ieriente  or  » itiiess  I  He  was 
nut,  therel(>re,  like  me,  harassed  by  the  continual  inward 
i|Uestioii :  "  shall  I  see  once  more  that  noble  physiognomv 
I  lull,  erst,  so  f.isi mated  my  laney  .'  or,  am  1  dounied  to 
behold  ho  eoni|iletely  it  Is  expression,  not  tiatnri  that 
stamps  the  liuni.in  eountenanee  u|Nin  bmnaii  Mew  .'' 

"The  little  \illaal  llainpsteud  Is  small,  but  commo- 
dious. We  were  r<<eived  by  .Airs.  Crcwi'  with  gieut 
kiiiiliR'ss,  which  y<ai  will  easily  bclie\e  was  the  lust  tiling 
lo  surprise  us.  Hit  son  was  with  her;  a  silent  and  re- 
sir\iil,  but,  I  think,  srnsililc  young  man,  though  liMikiiig 
— no  blooming  is  she  still  —  rather  like  lu  r  brotlii  r  than 
her  sou.  He  is  preparing  to  go  lo  China  with  Lord 
Alacartney.  Her  daughter  ue  had  ourselves  brought 
from  town,  wliue  she  had  Ihch  <in  u  visit  to  the  lu\tly 
Kiiiily  Ogihie,  at  the  Ihiehess  Dowager  of  Leinsler's. 
.She,  Ali'-s  Crev\e,  is  iH-eome  an  intelligent  nrnl  ainiabli' 
adoU'scent ;  but  so  modest,  that  1  iie\er  heard  her  im- 
courted  voice.  . 

"  Air,  liurke  wu»  not  yet  arrived;    but  yoiinir  Uurke, 

*Thc  editor  cannot  hero  refuse  lierstlf  the  nulisfucVion 
of  inserting  a  remarkable  s|h'ccIi,  iIiuI  was  iiiude  to  her 
by  a  prolessionally  ex|M'rienced  physiogiiomisl,  llie  Kit 
I'lioinus  Willis,  u|Hin  oljMrving  ^^r.  Uurke,  aller  he  had 
spoken  lo  hir  one  ilay  in  NNeslminster  Hull:  "(live  me 
h:i\e  lo  ask — who  was  that  you  wi  re  eonversing  with 
just  now?"  "Air.  Unrkel"  "Is  that  |Hwsible  ' — Can 
a  niiin  who  seeks  by  kvkhv  means,  not  only  Ihe  oinions 
and  till'  fair,  but  Ihe  most  olwiure  uiid  irrelevant,  to  pro. 
Mcciile  lo  infamy  and  ptTsecutr  tu  death — havu  ■  cuuiile- 
nnnre  of  such  marked  honesty  '  Kvery  line  of  liiii  liirr 
ilenotes  honour  and  probity  '." 


who,  when  I  lived  in  the  midst  of  tliingi,  was  nlinosi  I 
always  at  my  side,  like  my  shadow,  wherever  wt  un',  I 
though  never  obtrusively,  was  the  lirst  person  I  saw.    i  | 
felt  very  glad  to  r<'new  our  old  aequainlancc  ;  but  1  soon 
|K,rceived  a  strangeness  in  his  Ikjw,  that  murkeu  a  ilctiilii! 
change  from  fervent  amity  to  cold  civility. 

"  'jhis  hurt   me  much  for  this  very  estimable  ynun'r 
man;    but  alarmed  me  ten  thousand  times  inure  lorliul 
tiither,  whose  benevolent  iK!rsoiial  partiality — blaniu  liun  I 
as  1  may  for  one  or  two  public  acts — 1  could  not  lurim  I 
without  the  ueutest  mortilicalion,  pain,  and  sorrow.        I 

"  liul  it  now  oppressively  occurred  to  iiic,that  inrhsM  I 
young  Mr.  Uurke,  studiously  as  in  whatever  is  iwliliul  I 
1  always  keep  in  the  back  ground,  hud  discoveriil  en  1 
antipathy  lo  the  state  trial;  for  though  I  lilt  salis|i('()| 
tliut  .Air.  Windhaui,  to  whom  so  oiKuly  1  had  revcayl 
it,  hud  held  sacred,  as  he  had  promised,  my  secrrt— iir  I 
how  could  honour  anil  Mr.  Windhaui  be  separatai-l 
young  liurke,  who  was  always  in  the  niaiiiigcr»'  li,,i,| 
must  unavoidably  have  observed  how  frei|uentlv  .M-  | 
Windham  came  to  converse  with  inc  from  Ilie  rriiil 
chainlx.'rlaiii's;  and  might  even,  perhaps,  have  so  litijl 
placed,  at  times,  in  the  House  of  Commons'  partition  asl 
to  overhear  iny  unrestrained  wishes  for  the  failure  ni'l 
the  prosecution,  from  my  belief  in  its  injuslice— and  ii'l 
so,  how  greatly  must  he  have  been  ottt'iidcd  t'or  lujl 
reverenced  father  I  to  whom,  also,  ho  might,  perliaiis,! 
have  made  known  my  sentiments!  I 

"This  iv^eu  demolished  in  a  moment  all  mylicpoo. 
pkasure  in  the  visit;  and  I  became  more  uiicuiiil'orlaliIe| 
than  1  can  describe, 

"  Our  dear  father  did  not  perceive  my  (llslurbance 
.-Vlways  wisely  alive  to  the  present  inonient,  Im  wul 
occupied  exclusively  willi  young  Mr.  Crewe,  tttllicnicl 
tioii  of  our  fair  hostess;  who,  after  imniiug  Lord  .Manr|.l 
iiey's  embas.sy,  said:  "Come,  Dr.  Uurney,  you,  \vii(i| 
know  every  thing,  come  undtell  us  uU  about  ciiiiia.' 

"Soon  allcr  entered  Mrs.  Uurke,  who  revived  inmtl 
some  better  hopes ;  lor  she  was  just  the  saine  as  I  liavef 
always  seen  her;  sort,  serene,  reasonable,  seiisibli , andl 
obliging ;  and  we  met,  I  think  upon  just  us  good  liriusl 
us  it'  so  many  years  had  not  parted  us.  r 

"  Next  ap|)eared — for  all  the  family  inhabit,  at  frmnlJ 
some  si>ot  ut  llumpstead — Mr.  Kieliurd  Hurkc,  iliil 
original,  humorous,  llashing,  and  entertaining  lirotiinl 
of  riiK  Uurke,  whom  we  have  so  ortcn  met,  but  wlioiiivJ 
have  never  liked,  or,  at  least,  understood  well  taiintlilJ 
ussociule  with  for  himself:  nor  yet  liked  ill  rmiugiilJ 
shirk  when  we  liuve  met  him  vvitli  others.  Kruni  liiini 
could  develop  nothing  of  my  great  point  of  iiii|ujttuilM 
i.  c.  how  I  stood  with  his  greut  brother ;  tiir  I  hi  ]J 
iiiyscif  into  a  place,  in  my  old  wuy,  in  the  back  pninnJ 
with  Miss  Crewe,  Miss  French,  u  lively  niece  ol  .Vrl 
llnrke's,  and  a  very  pleasing  Miss  Townsliend; anil .%! 
K.  Uurke  did  not  recollect,  or,  probably,  see  iiii.  Bif 
iny  fullier,  iinmedialely  leaving  young  C'rewe,  and  U 
.Macartney,  and  the  whole  empire  of  China  in  tliv  luiclij 
darted  forward  to  expatiate  with  Mr.  Uiehard  \i\ml 
brother's  nobi'.'  essay, 

"At  length — Mr.  Uurke  himsilfwas  aniinuncod, in| 
iiiude  hisap|K<urane(i ;  uccoinpaniid  by  Ihe  tall,  kiTiu\i 
.Air.  Elliot,  one  of  the  twelvi  munagers  of  the  iiii|ji«li( 
iiieiit;  and  a  favourite  friend  of  Mr.  Windliaiii's. 

"  'Ihe  moment  .Air.  Uurke  bail  paid  his  d<  volra  In  Mn 
Crewe,  he  turned  round  to  shake  hands,  willi  nn  airlM 
most  cordial,  with  my  father;  who,  proud  of  bin  aliimlrl 
accepted  the  greeting  with  evident  delight.  T 

"  1  thought  this  llie  happiest  chance  liir  nlitainini; Idj 
notice,  and  I  arose,  though  with  ii  strong  inward titiiKLi 
and  venturiil  tu  make  him  u  courtesy  ;  but  wlKnuiill 
my  dear  >Siisaii,  when  he  reliinied  mc  the  iiiofI  iIdUiJ 
Ikiw,  w  illiout  s|H'aking  or  advam  ing  ? — tliou){h  mur n 
had  I  seen  him,  that  he  had  iml  made  up  to  mr  (ill 
eager,  nay,  kind  vivacity!  nor  Ihcii  any  whirr  nil(4 
that  he  had  not  taken  u  place  nixl  mine  ! 

"(Jrieved  I  tilt — O  how  j.'iieved  and  ninrlirird! 
only  at  the  Kiss  ut'  so  noble  a  li  iend,  but  at  tlir  tlinai 
of  having  given  pain  and  oll'encc  lo  one  from  nticml 
had  reel  ivcd  so  much  favour,  and  to  V  lioiii  I  omilif 
much  honour!  and  who,  till  those  two  dtuillv  WJ 
to  Ills  tiiir  fume,  the  imsiibslanlialed  charges  iijiin'l  Ml 
Hastings,  and  the  baneful  dennnelntion  of  llir  iiuif'l 
ineurability.  had  appeared  lo  me  of  n  iiiitmr  aimlnf 
in  purity  of  li  cling  as  in  energy  of  geiiiu*. 

"  W  bile  I  hcsiliii.  li,— all  sad  williin— wlHllirrtntfiiil 
lo  my  retreat   in   the  back  ground,  or  to  alnilr  »ln'| 
stiHid,  oin  ously  seeking  to  move  his  rclurninc  kiml™ 
Airs.  Crewe  niiddi  iilv  said,' I  don't  think  1  Wc  inli^ 
duccil  Mr.  Elliot  to  l\liu  Hurnny  !' 

"  Mr.  Klliol  and  1  wrrr  certainly  no  ttringfri  to «'! 
othcT'a  faces,  mi  ollcn  had  I  srni  him  in  llic  niiaipy 


itiRMoms  oi'  an.  dim!nev. 


397 


)t'  tliiiifr;-,  Was  almost  | 
iw,  whcrovcr  we  nm^ 
lirst  porsoii  1  saw.  [  1 
uaintuiice  ;  bui  1  soon  I 
llmt  murki'u  a  iltciilt,;  i 
civility, 
very  cstimaUe  younir  I 
lid  limes  mote  lor  lilj 
partialily— bliiiiu.  |i,m  i 
ts — 1  could  not  I'urliii  I 
pain,  and  sorruw. 
•ed  to  me,  that  pirliap,  I 
u  wliateveris  iwliliul 
id,  hud  dincovirod  my  | 
thou(rli  1  I'elt  salistii'd  I 
oiK'nly  I  had  reiialid  I 
jniised,  my  Kecrol— ii,r| 
dliuni  be  separated  -  i 
in  the  managers'  Ixi,] 
I  how  tVe(iueiit!y  Mr 
i\  me  frnm  thu  grtiil 
perhaps,  have  so  btn 
i:oninions'  partition,  asl 
islies  for  tlic  tiiilurdt'l 
in  its  injustice— and  ii'l 
been  otl'eiided  lor  Ins  I 
io,  lie  might,  piTlia|s,| 
i!  I 

nomcnt  all  my  hopr  ofl 
lue  more  uncuinlortiiblel 

rccivc  my  dislurliancf. 

Kent  moiiieiil,  tic  wu| 

Mr.  I'rewe,  at  tlicn 

r  naniiii^  liord  .Macjrt.l 

Ur.  liurney,  you,  uhgl 

us  all  about  China.' 

ke,   who  revived  in  mtl 

just  the  same  as  I  liaiel 

cusonahle,  seiisiUr,  indl 

ipou  just  as  good  titmil 

ed  us. 

imily  inlinliil,  at  (irmnlJ 

.    Kiehard    Ilurkc,  lliii 

lid  entertaining  brotiuil 

ol\en  met,  but  wliomitJ 

derstood  well  ciimi^lilJ 

yet  liked  ill  iiiuu^litJ 

til  others.    From  liiiiif 

leut  point  111'  iii<{uitliid«l 

ruther  ;    lor  I  bad  }m 

ay,  in  the  Imek  fronndT 

,  u  lively  iiieic  ol  .Mrl 

s 'rownsheiiil  land  ^Irr 

mliably,  sie  int.    Bull 

oiiiig  i'rewe,  and  1/rl 

nl' China  iiitlie  lu[cli| 

Mr.  Uieliurd  u|>omL 

iir  wn«  nnnnunccd,  inJ 
l(  d  hy  the  tall,  kifnjui 
lungers  of  llu;  ini(iiiic'ln 
llr.  Wiiidhain's. 
I|mid  his  di  vdirs  to  Mn 
hands,  wllli  nn  oirlli^ 
I,  proud  of  liisulaitiiil 
lit  delight. 
Thaiiee  liir  iililiiinini;  m 
Utrong  inward  Iri'iiioiiJ 
ftesy  i  but  wbirt  «iif 
d  me  the  niofl  duW 
ig  ! — though  nnrrt' 

made  up  to  ino 
lieeii  any  hIhic  «iH 
it  iiiine  '. 
1(1  and  niorlilird: 
•lid,  but  at  llii'  ll»«|l 
[•('  to  one  iVoin  «li(«| 
d  to  vhoMi  I  onuli 
iise  two  diadly  l«i|l'^ 
led  eInirgesuiiin'iMil 
Ineiatioii  of  Ik  kiitl 
of  u  iiuluii'  «» i"H 

If  gcniii*. 
Illiiii— whithrrlMftuI 
Jill,  or  lonliidriilirtfj 
IhiK  reluriiinii  kmil"" 

lii't  think  1  linn  i"" 
I, 

ly  no  itringfri  t»  "J 

1  him  in  tlif  roiniCT 


■  iioar-sighled,  considerably,  even  than  my  father  or 
If.    '  .Miss  Burncy  !'  in  a  tone  of  vivacity  and  sur- 


,  J  ivhciicc  so  often  lie  must  have  seen  nic  in  the  great 
I  T,|,iberlain'8;but  a  slight  bow  anil  courtesy  had  Imrdly 
'jij  to  be  exchanged  between  us— for  the  moment  1 
„.  named,  imagine  my  joy,  my  Susan,  my  inHiiite  joy, 
loliiid  that  Mr.  IJurkc  had   not  recollected  me!     He  is 

I  more 

.^,1|-.    '  .Miss  Uurncy 

,is.>  he  now  exclaimed,  coming  instantly,  courteously, 
Li  smilingly  forward,  oiid  taking  my  willing  hand, 
.^iJIdidnot  see— (lid  not  know  you'.'  And  then,  again, 
jBi'iiic  my  increasing  joy,  aller  this  false  alarm,  to 
vir'liini  niter  words  that  were  all  sweetness  and  aiiiia- 
bilili-,  upon  his  pleasure  on  our  rc-nieeting  ! 

"I  h.id  sn  mournfully  given  up  all  hope  of  siicli  sounds. 

All  I  V''^  almost  reorganised  hy  the  sudden  transition 

I  f,„m  lUieclioii  to  delight :    and  I  felt  a  glow;  the  most 

v.u.i  li"s'''  '"    '"y    <^''"-'^''^''  "'"'   '">'  "''"'e   face.^    Mr. 

Burkf,  not   aware    of   the    emotion    he    himself    had 

auicci,  from    not  having    distinguished   me    before    its 

xralioii,  took  the  colour   for  re-established  health,  and 

I  ikc  iiir  "1"  gaiety  for  regenerated  vigour  ;    and  begun  to 

pour  forth  the  most  fervent  expressions  of  sutisfaetioii  at 

niv  restoration.  '  You  look,'  cried  he,  '  still  allectionalely 

holJinir  my  hand,  while  benignly  he  fi.\ed  his  investigating 

iU|Hin'myfacp,'(iuite — renewed!— rivivrU: — inshorl, 

\l„„jrajred!     You  seemed,  when  I  conversed  with  yon 

last,  at  the  trial,  iiuile — '      He  paused  for  a  word,  and 

tkoii  liiiished  with, '  (juitc  atlered  !—l  never  saw  Buch  a 

I  chanec  for  the  better  I' 

"Ah,  Mr.  Uurke,  thought  I,  this  is  simply  a  mistake 

I  from  judging  by  your  own  feelings.     I  seemed  altered 

I  lor  lliL'  worse  at  the  trial,  because  1  there  looked  coldly 

ddisUintly  from  distaste  and  disupprobutioii ;    and  I 

I  titrc  lixik  changed  for  the   better,  because   I   here  meet 

I  ton  with  the   rekindling  animation  of  my  first  devotion 

lio  vour   incompurahle   genius.      For   never,    my    dear 

Isjian,   can  I  Mieve  .Mr.  Burke  to  lie  either  wilfully  or 

I  (onscioiisly  wrong.  1   am   |iersuaded,  on  the  contrary 

llial  Lis  intentions  are  always  pure:  and  that  the  two 

ulil  transgressions  wliich  despoiled  him  of  his  supremacy 

of  |«'rr(tlion,  were   both   the  wayward  produce  of  that 

I  unairamtable  and  inexplicable  occasional  warp,  which, 

I  msMio  or  other  unexpected  instance,  is  sure,  sooner  or 

I  hlir,  If)  betray  an   Hibernian  origin;    even  in  the  iiiost 

I  iiinsivndiinl  geniuses  that  spring  from  the  land  of  Krin. 

")lrs.  .'rewi'  now  made  mc  take  a  seat  by  her  side  on 

llVsora;  but,  perceiving  111''  liiniestness  with  wliieli  .Mr. 

hiirki  was  talking  to  iiie — and  the  grulifavition  he  was 

Ipiiiijbi  his  hearer, — she  smilingly  rose,  and  Ml  him 

liirowa  plice;  which,  with  a  little   how,  he  very  com- 

l|wdK-  took.     He  then   entered   into  a  most  animated 

I  (»nnTsiilion,  of  which  while  I  had  the   chief  address, 

I  loune  .Mr.  Crewe  was  the  chief  object  i  ns  it  was  upon 

Uil  .Macartney,  the  Chinese  ex|iedition,  and  two  Chinese 

Ivmlliswlio  were  to  ueconi|iaiiy  it.     These  Im^  deserilad 

liitli  :.  most  anmsiiig  iniiiuteness  of  detail:  and  then 

lifikonrilie  exient  of  the  undertaking  in  high,  and  per- 

I  bp<  fanciful  lerins ;  hut  with  allusions  and   aneeiloles 

i)l>-rnii\<'il,  so  full  of  general  information  ami  brilliant 

I  iJias,  as  happily  Io  enchain  again  my  eharmed  attention 

linioa  return  ol  my  first  enthusiasm — and  with  it  n  sen. 

Itilnnof  pliasiire,  thai  made  the  rest  of  the  day  delicious. 

"My  father  stHin   afterwards  joined   us,  and    jiolitics 

I  ui  till'  lead.     .Mr.  Burke  then  s|Kdte  eloipienlly  indeed; 

!  ivilh  a  veheineiiee  that  banished   the  graces,  though 

I  il  mloiilili'd   his  energies.     The    l''reiieli   revolulion,  he 

I  iiij,  wliiili  Ix'gan  by    legalising   injustice,  and  which, 

I  h  M|iicl  steps,  had  proeeeih'd  to  every  species  of  despot- 

,  I'supt   owning    a   di  b|mi1,  was   now  nienaeing  all 

I  minklnil,  mid  all  the  universe,  with  a  diahidieal  eoiieus- 

wn  ofnll  priiu  ipio  and  order. 

"My  I'alhi  r,  you  will  Ik'  very  sure,  heurlily  concurred 

I  m  Ins  opinions,  and  partieipated   in  his  lerrorK.     I  as- 

I  Kiili'il  lai'llly  to  all  thai  he  uildressi  d  to  me  against  the 

I  irtiiliillonaiy  horrors;  hut  I  was  tuei!  wilhonl  assent  to 

hi!  liars  for  slonl  old    Knglaiid.    Surely  with  siieli   a 

•aiinni;  liel'ore  us,  we  cannot  fall  into  siiiillar  alroeilies. 

Wf  linvr,  besides,  so  lillle,  comparatively,  Io   re  ilress  ! 

I  lliii' s|KTi'h  he  llieii  made,  thai  I  thoilgli  hi'  meant  Io  In' 

ii|ihnal<iry  of  his  own  conduct,  iiiiil  nppareiil  chaiigi'  in 

I  ralliai;  Mr.  Kox  ;  ns  well  us   in  the  sentiments  lie  has 

diviiliii'il  in  his  late  hook  in  disfavour  of  demoeracy  :  ur 

I  nlliir,  irrliiips,  I  ought  Io  sny  of  repuhlieanism. 

'ArtiT  I'lpaliiiting  copiously  and  eiiergelienlly  njion 
llio imsinl  pi'iiding  dangers  Io  even  Kiiglish  liJHrly  and 
pr'>|«rly,  and  (o  all  organised  government,  from  no 
niiiihlMiuriiig  u  eoiilagion  of  havoc  and  novelty,  he  ah. 
'"I'lly  I'U'liiinied  :  'This  it  is,— llii^  hovering  in  the  air 
oTlliis  Iremeiidouii  mischief,  that  has  iiinile  vr  iin  nlicllor 
iml  »a|i|mrler  ofcourls  and  kiiij^st  Monnrehn  are  iieces- 
i'')'  ir  «c  would  prcdcrvo  [loaco  and  pros|icrity,  we 


must  preserve  nionurchs !  We  must  all  put  oui  shoulders 
to  the  work:  aye,  and  stoutly,  too  I' — 

"  Tlien,  rising,  somewhat  moved,  he  turned  suddenly 
towards  iiK,  and  repealed — '  "I'is  this, — and  this  alone, 
eimld  have  made  .MK  li  ml  MV  shoulders  to  courts  and  to 
kings'.'  Here  he  hastily  broke  up  the  subject,  and  joiind 
Mrs  Crewe,  us  every  body  else  had  already  done,  e.vcept 
Mr.  Klliot;  who  hud  stood  silent  and  li.ved  and  tall, 
looking  all  the  time  in  one  hard  stare  ot  -Mr.  Burke  and 
a  certain  sister  of  yours,with  a  sort  of  dry,  but  insatiable 
curiosity.  1  attribute  it  to  his  so  often  seeing  -Mr. 
W  indhuin,  with  whom  he  is  very  intimate,  converse  with 
me  al  the  trial.  But  whether  he  was  pleased  or  dis. 
pleased  is  all  in  his  own  bosom,  as  he  never  either  smiled 
or  frowned.  He  only  stood  erect  and  ulteiitive.  It  was 
so  odd,  I  (ould  sometimes  hardly  keep  my  countenance  ; 
for  there  was  nothing  bold  nor  rude  in  his  look :  it  was 
nil  rely  queer  and  eurions. 

"  Aiy  dear  father  imniediately  followed  Mr.  Burke  ;  as 
I,  if  1  had  not  been  ashuined,  should  have  done  too!  liir 
when  Mr.  Burke  is  liimself — that  is,  in  spirits,  but  not 
in  a  rage,  there  is  no  turning  from  him  to  any  thing  or 
any  one  else !  uiid  my  father,  who  goes  ull  lengths  with 
him  on  the  French  revidution,  wua  here,  what  1  was  at 
Sir  .losliuu  IJey Holds',  a  'rapt  eiithusiusl!' 

"The  dinner,  uiid,  far  more,  when  the  servants  were 
dismissed,  the  des.sert,  were  delightful.  How  I  wish  my 
dear  Susamiu  and  Freedy  could  iiieet  this  wonderful 
niun  when  he  is  easy,  happy,  and  with  jieople  he  cordially 
likes  !  But  polities,  even  then,  and  even  on  his  own  side, 
mist  always  be  excluded  !  His  irritability  is  so  terrible 
upon  polities,  lliul  they  are  no  sooner  the  topic  of  dis- 
course, than  they  cast  uiMin  his  face  the  expression  of  n 
man  who  is  going  to  defend  himself  against  mnrderers ! 
"  I  iimsl  now  give  you  such  little  detached  traits  as 
I  can  recollect. 

"CharU's  Fox  iM-ing  mentioned,  Mrs.  Crcwo  told  us 
that  lately,  upon  his  is  iiig  shown  u  passage  upon  some 
siibji  1 1  that,  erst,  he  had  warmly  opposed,  in  .Mr.  Burke 's 
book,  but  v.liieh,  in  tin:  event,  had  made  its  own  juslili- 
eatioii,  very  candidly  said  :  '  Well,  Burke  is  right! — but 
Bnrke  is  olliii  right — only  he  is  right  loo  soi/n  ." 

"  '  Had  Fox  seen  some  things  ill  that  hook,'  answered 
Mr.  Burke,  'an  soon,  he  woiihl  at  this  monicnt,  in  ull 
prohahilily,  be  lirst  minisler  of  this  country.' 

"'What!'  cried   Mrs.  Crewe,  'with  I'itt  ?  No,  no 
I'ilt  won't  go  out  ;  and  Charles  Fox  will  never  make  a 
coalition  with  I'ilt.' 

"'.\iid  why  not?'  said  Mr.  Burke,  drily,  nlmost 
severely;  'why  not  that  coalition,  as  well  us  other 
eoulilioi's  ;" 

"Nobody  tried  to  answer  this!  Tho  reniemlirnncc  of 
Mr.  Fox  with  Lord  North,  Mr.  I'ilt  with  Lord  Kockiiig- 
ham,  iVc,  rose  loo  forcibly  to  every  mind  ;  and  I'Mrs. 
Crewe  looki  il  abashed."' 

"'Charles  Fox,  however,'  said  !\Ir.  Burke,  after  ll 
pause,  'can  never,  internally,  like  lliiii  French  revolution. 
He  is' — he  slopped  for  a.  word,  and  llieii  added,  '  eii- 
langlid  ! — but,  in  himselt',  if  he  could  find  no  other  ob- 
jection to  it,  he  has,  at  least,  loo  much  tosle  for  such  a 
revoliilioii.' 

"  Mr.  Flliotl  then  related  that  he  had  reeenlly  been  in 
company  with  some  of  the  lirst  and  most  dLsliiignl-^hdl 
men  of  the  French  nation,  now  fiigilives  here,  iind  had 
asked  them  some  c|ueslions  coneerning  (he  new  French 
ministry;  but  they  had  unswered  thai  they  knew  not 
one  id'  them,  even  hy  iinine  !  'Think,'  said  he, 'what  a 
luinistry  that  iinisl  be  !  SiipiHise  a  new  udininislralion 
were  livrined  here  of  /','»g/i.t/i  men,  of  whom  we  had 
iievir  heliire  heard  the  names  '  What  slalesmen  imisl 
tliev  hi'  I  How  preparid  and  lilleil  for  government  I  To 
begin  Is  ing  known  by  Is  ing  at  the  helm  !' 

"  .Air.  Bii  hard  Burke  thin  narriiled,  very  coinieullv, 
various  censures  tli.it  li:id  reai'hed  his  Ciirs  upon  his 
brother,  eoneerning  liis  last  and  most  |nipolar  work;  uc- 
ensiiig  him  of  Iniiig  the  Atirllor  «/'  /^(.v/eifx,  beeaiise  he 
had  Ini  n  slioeked  al  tile  iinprisonmenl  of  the  king  of 
France!  and  the  I'ririid  of  Sinn rt/,  heennve  he  was 
anxious  to  pieserve  our  own  liiiiileil  moiiuri  hy  in  tJie 
same  stale  in  v\liii'li  it  so  long  had  llonrished! 

"  Mr.  Burke  hud  looked  half  alarmed  al  his  lirnther's 
o|»'niiig,  not  Iniowiiig,  I  presume,  whither  liis  odd  I'ancy 
iiiight  lead  him;  hut,  when  he  had  liiiisheil,  and  so  in- 
oireiisively,  and  a  general  laugh  that  was  exciled  was 
over,  he— TiiK  Burke — good  hinnouredly  turning  to  me, 
and  pouring  out  n  glass  of  wini ,  eried  i  'Come,  then, 
■MisN  Biiriiey  !  here's  n/rtcci-y/oi'  ficr." 


Th's  was  well  understucd,  and  eihocd  rijund  the 
lul.b'. 

•"This  would  do  for  you  completely,  -Mr.  Burke,' 
cried  Mrs.  Crewe,  luiighii.g,  "if  it  ( (Hild  but  gel  into  n 
newspaper  !  .Mr.  Burke,  tlicy  would  .-ay,  has  now  s/oAv/i 
iiul :  'I'lietrnlh  has  come  to  lightine;  «  lollli  of  iri iir !  and 
his  real  deli'ction  friuii  the  cause  of  true  libirly  is  uc 
knowledged  !  1  should  like,'  added  she,  laughing  iiuilo 
luartily,  '  Io  draw  np  the  paragriiph  niysi  If!' 

"'  I'ray  then,'  said  .Mr.  Burke,  'eomplele  il  hy  putting 
ill,  that  the  toast  was  addressed  to  .Miss  Burncy  !— in 
order  to  pay  my  coiirl  to  the  (|nei'n  !' 

"This  s|HiTt  went  on,  till,  upon  Mr.  F.IIiol  again 
mentioning  FraiiK',  and  the  rising  .laeobiiis,  !\Ir.  liii  hard 
Burke,  tilling  !;':;;  "If  a  bumper,  and  llonrisliing  his  left 
hand,  whilst  preparing  with  his  right  to  toss  it  oil',  cried, 
'  conic!  hen  's  eonliision  to  eonliision  !' 

"When  the  parly  broke  np,  iMr.  and  Mrs.  Burke 
joined  in  giving  my  dear  father  and  mc  a  most  cordial 
invit.itiiui  to  Ueuconsliihl.  Howl  should  delight  in  its 
acccptar.cj  1" 

P3. 


■  Mr.  Dnrkr,  hi  one  of  liU  iiiipiihlislied  lutlcru,  says, 
"  Coalition  la  tlic  condition  of  inaiikind !" 


I 

This  happy  summer  excursion  may  be  said  to  liuve 
charmed  away,  for  awhile,  from  Dr.  Burncy,  a  species  of 
evil  w  liieli  for  some  lime  had  been  hovering  over  him,  and 
which  wasasnew  as  it  was  inimical  to  his  hcallli;  and  ns 
imwdconie  as,  hitherto,  il  had  been  unknown  to  liis  dis- 
position ;  iiumely,  a  slow,  uiili.\ed,  and  nervous  feverish- 
iiess,  which  had  inl'ested  his  whole  system  ;  and  which, 
in  defiance  of  this  salubrious  episode,  soon  rulhlessly 
reliiriii(l;  robbing  his  spirits,  as  well  as  his  frame,  of 
eluslicily  ;  and  casting  him  into  a  stale,  the  least  natural 
to  his  vigorous  character,  of  wasteful  depression. 

His  rei  eiit  mental  trials  had  been  grievous  and  severely 
fell.  The  loss  of  his  (dd  and  inui'li  valued  friend,  .Mr. 
Haves,  and  of  his  far  more  uihnin  d,  and  almost  cipiully 
pri-Acd  favourite.  Sir  .loshiia  lieynolds,  joined  to  that  of 
liis  earlv  and  constantly  altaelied  patron,  the  earl  of 
Orford,  had  all  been  iiillieted,  or  been  inenaeing,  at  tho 
same  lime:  and  u  continual  anxious  walehfulness  over 
the  gradual  delerion.lioii  of  health,  and  decay  of  life,  of 
three  sni  h  cherished  friends,  now  nearly  the  last  of  early 
associations — had  been  ill  eidapted  liir  impeding  the  mis- 
chief of  the  long  and  (lee|ier  di,-lurhain'e  eausid  by  tho 
precarious  lieulth,  and  singular  situation,  of  his  second 
daiighler:  and  the  ueeuinnlulion  id'  the  whole  had, 
slow  ly  und  uiiderminingly,  brought  him  into  the  statu 
thai  has  been  (ieseribed. 

The  side  employinent  to  which,  during  this  morbid 
interval,  he  could  liirii  liimsilf,  was  the  dilllcnlt,  tho 
laborious  work  id'  composing  the  most  learned  and  re. 
eondite  canons  and  fugues  ;  to  w  hieli  study  and  expusiliim 
of  his  art,  he  eoniniilled  all  the  activity  that  he  could 
command  from  his  I'aligued  faculties. 

This  distressing  stale  lasted,  withoul  relief  or  rcmit- 
lancc,  till  il  was  suddenlv  and  ruddy  snisTseded  hy  o 
viideiil  asfaiill  of  neiile  riicniiialisiii ;  which  drove  nwny 
all  minor  or  snhservient  maladies,  hv  llie  predominance 
of  a  torturing  pain  tlint  nearly  nullilied  every  thing  but 
itself. 

He  was  now  ordered  Io  Bath,  where  Ihc  waters,  the 
I  hunge  of  scene,  (he  casually  nieeling  w  ilh  old  friends, 
und  inciilentally  I'orming  new  ones,  so  recruited  his 
health  and  his  nerves,  by  chasing  away  what  he  called 
the  foul  fund  thai  had  subjugated  hisanimnl  spirits,  that 
he  was  soon  impereeplibly  restored  Io  his  fair  genial  ex- 
isleiiei'. 

One  cireiiinslanco,  more  potent,  iwrhaps,  in  eirecl, 
than  the  concurronee  of  every  other,  conlribiilcd  (o  (his 
revivifying  terminnlion,  by  n  power  that  acted  ns  a  spell 
upon  his  iniiid  ami  happiness;  nnmely,  theenlighleniiif; 
society  of  the  iiiconiparalde  Mr.  Burke;  who,  iiinst  for- 
(nnntely  for  llie  invalid,  was  ihen  at  Bulb,  ivltli  hi* 
amiable  will',  Ins  beloved  son,  and  hisudiniiing  brother  i 
and  whose  own  good  taste  led  liiiii  to  cUlm  llie  chiof 
{Million  of  Dr.  Biirney's  roerenlivp  lci«iir(».  And  with 
Mr.  Biirkc  Dr.  Hiirni  y  had  every  fefliiig, every  thoiighl, 
nay,  every  emolion  in  common,  with  regard  tu  thai  lulo 
topic  of  the  limes,  tlin  Ftoiicli  Bpvidntluii. 

<:knki<.\i.  i)Vviiiii..\v. 

The  (loop  public  intcrnst  which  Dnrlor  Burnvy,  whe- 
ihrr  an  a  citixeii  of  the  wiirlil.  or  n  sound  patriot,  tnoli 
in  the  disnstniUN  ■^itnalion  of  I'ranee,  was  err  long  d«i> 
lined  to  goad  yet  morr  pimgcnlly  his  private  feelings, 
from  beconiing,  Io  some  measure,  |H<isonal. 

Al  tho  eleganl  maiisioii  of  llin  liiend  whose  aiuht 
sho  le  er  mel  but  with  mingled  leiideinrss  ind  rrvc- 
reiici',  ^Ir,  liockc,  lliu  doeioi's  second  dnughlor  began 
Ull  iiGquuinlttnco  (hut,  iin|ivtiTplibljf,  litd  to  •  ounncction 


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of  hipli  esteem  and  geniul  sympathy,  that  no  opposition 
coulil  dispirit,  no  danger  inliinidnle,  and  no  time — that 
impelling  tindcrniiner  ofncarly  all  things — could  wither. 
But  though  to  the  strong  hold  of  on  attachment  of 
which  the  basis  is  a  believed  oongenialily  of  character 
nodifTiculticsare ultimately  unconquerable,  the  obstacles 
to  this  were  more  than  commonly  formidable,  M. 
d'Arblay  was  at  that  time  soHitunted,  that  he  must  ]K:r- 
force  accompany  the  friend  with  whom  he  acted, 
Count  Louis  de  Narbonne,  to  Switzerland  ;  or  decide  to 
fix  his  own  abode  permanently  in  England,  in  the  only 
manner  which  appeared  desirable  to  him,  a  home  con- 
nection with  a  chosen  object. 

Not  a  rav  of  ho|)o  opened  then  to  point  to  any  restor- 
ation in  France  of  order  and  monarchy,  with  liberty, 
to  which  M,  d'Arblay  inviolably  adiicred;  and  exile 
from  his  country,  his  family,  and  his  friends,  seemed  to 
him  a  lot  of  blessedness,  in  comparison  to  joining  the 
murderous  and  rcgicidienl  republic. 

Dr.  Unrnry,  it  may  well  lie  believed,  was  startled, 
was  aHVightcd,  when  a  proposition  was  made  to  him  liir 
the  n>iinn  of  his  daughter  with  a  mined  gentlejnan — a 
forcignti  -nn  cinigrant ;  but  the  proposition  came  un- 
der the  sanction  of  the  wisest  as  well  as  kindest  of  that 
daughter's  friends,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Locke,  of  Norbury 
Park;  and  with  the  fullest  sympathies  of  his  cherished 
Susanna,  who  already  had  demonstrated  tlio  alTeetion 
and  adopted  the  conduct,  of  a  sister  to  M.  d'Arblay 
The  doctor  could  not,  therefore,  turn  from  the  applica- 
tion implacably  ;  ho  only  hesitated,  and  demanded  time 
for  consideration. 

The  dread  of  pecuniary  embarrassment,  secretly  sti. 
mulated  and  heightened  by  a  latent  hope  and  belief  in  a 
far  more  advantageous  connection,  strongly  opposed  a 
free  and  happy  eon.sont  to  an  alliance  which,  otherwise, 
from  all  he  heard  or  could  gather  of  the  merits,  the 
charucler.  and  rank  in  life  of  .AL  d'Arblay,  he  would 
have  thought  to  use  his  own  words,  "  an  honour  to  liis 
daughter,  to  himself,  and  to  his  family.' 

Fortunately,  about  this  time,  the  Pri.neo  de  Poix  and 
the  C'ouilo  do  I, ally  'J'olendahl,  wrote  some  letters,  in 
which  were  interspersed  their  personal  attestations  of 
the  fivour  in  which  they  knew  .M.  d'.Arblay  to  have 
stood  with  Lnuis  XVL;  mingled  with  their  intimate 
convictton  of  the  spotless  honour, the  stainless  character, 
and  the  singularly  amiable  disposition  for  which,  in  his 
own  country,  M.  d'.VrWay  had  been  distinguished. 

These  letters  with  their  writers'  permission,  were 
shown  to  l)v,  Durney;  whom  Ifiey  so  touched,  nay. 
cliarnied,  as  to  conquer  his  prudence  of  resistanre ;  and 
at  the  village  of  .Alielileham,  in  the  vicinity  of  Norbury 
Park,  the  marriage  took  place. 

;Mr.  Locke,  w'lose  unerring  judgment  foresaw  what 
would  make  loth  parlies  happy,  and  whose  ox<|iiisile 
sensibility  ru'ide  all  viiluous  felicity  a  Ikjsoui  joy  lo 
hiiiLself,  took  the  responsible  part  of  father  to  M.  d  .Vr- 
blay,  at  the  Litar,  where,  in  tho  absence  of  the  doctor, 
Captain  Burney  gave  his  sister  to  that  gentleman  :  who 
quickly,  or  rather  iininedi.itely,  won  from  his  honoured 
now  relation,  an  esteeri,  a  kuidness,  and  an  atVcetiun, 
that  nuvor  afterwards  tailed  or  f  led. 

Of  sterner  stulV  than  entered  into  the  composition 
of  Dr.  Uurney  must  that  heart  have  been  moulded,  that 
«'ould  have  witiiesseil  the  noble  eoudiicl  of  that  truly 
loyal  sulVerer  in  the  calamities  of  his  klug  and  iiiiintrv, 
(Jeueral  d'.Vrbliiy  ;  iiird  eould  have  seen  thoiheerrul  sell', 
denial  with  which  he  limited  his  evpendiliire  to  hi'- 
wants,  and  his  wants  lo  the  mere  calls  of  necessily  ; 
save  where  ho  leared  involving  bis  partner  in  his  priva- 
tions— ill  one  word,  who  eiuld  have  bidield  him,  nt  the 
opening  of  his  married  career,  in  the  village  of  Book- 
liam,  turn  instaiilly  from  llio  iincontrulled  restlessness, 
and  earelcss  scorn  of  foresight,  of  the  mvlng  mililary 
lilc,  into  a  dome.itie  character  of  the  most  sage  descrip- 
tion; lenoiiiieing  all  foreign  pleasures;  retiring  from 
nvpii  mnrlial  ambition,  though  it  had  lieen  tho  glory  ol 
Ills  hojies,  and  the  bout  of  his  genius,  wilbout  a  murmur, 
since  he  n»  longer  thought  it  coalesced  with  honour; 
for  home  oeeupalions,  tc)r  liiinily  eeimomies,  liir  lire-side 
rnjoymenls, — iind  not  bo  struck  by  such  manly  sill, 
command,  such  active,  such  practical  virtue. 

And  while  stilled  by  Ibis  generous  prudniee  vere  the 
inward  fears  of  Dr.  Biiruey  with  regard  lo  Ibis  union, 
hisfiiitward  and  more  piillie  solitiliides  were  npiiilly 
remiived,  by  u  letter  whieh  bis  danglili  r  il'.Xrblay  had 
the  IhkIi  hiUMitir  and  joy  In  receive,  wi  illeii  by  royiil 
order,  in  answer  In  her  respectful  luliiriiialioii  of  her 
marriage  lo  llie  queen:  containing,  most  benignly  by 
tiia  own  command,  the  |;niciou>  youU  wislius  uf  tho  king 


himself,  joined  to  those  of  the  queen  and   all  the  prin- 
cesses, for  her  liealth  and  happiness, 

ItR.    nURKE. 

And,  next  only  to  this  deeply  grRti''ying  condescen- 
sion, must  be  ranked  for  Dr.  FJurney,  the  glowing  plea- 
sure with  which  be  welcomed,  and  copied  Icir  Bookjiam, 
tho  cordial  kindness  upon  this  occasion  of  Mr.  Burke. 
Tho  letter  conveying  its  energetic  and  most  singular 
expression,  was  written  to  Dr.  Burney  by  the  great  ora- 
tor himself;  and  speaks  first  of  a  plan  that  had  his  full, 
est  approbation  and  most  liberal  aid,  suggested  by  Mrs, 
Crewe,  in  favour  of  tho  French  emigrant  priests;  from 
which  .Mr.  Burke  proceeds  lo  treat  of  the  taking  of  Ton 
Ion  by  Lord  Hood ;  and  his,  .'Mr.  Burke's,  hope  of  ulti- 
mate success,  from  the  pns.sessiou  of  that  great  port  and 
arsenal  of  France  in  the  Mediterranean;  after  whieh  he 
adds : 

"  Besides  my  general  wishes,  tho  establishment  of 
Madaino  d'.Arblay  is  a  matter  in  wliiidi  I  take  i,o  slight 
interest;  if  I  had  not  the  greatest  affection  to  lier  vir- 
lues,  my  admiration  of  her  incomparable  talents  would 
make  mo  desirous  of  an  order  of  things  wbicli  would 
bring  forward  a  gentleman  of  who.se  merits,  by  being 
the  object  of  her  choice,  I  have  no  doubt :  his  choice 
ofbortoo  would  give  mc  the  best  possible  opinion  of 
his  judgment. 

"lam,  with  .Mrs.  Burke's  best  regards,  and  all  our 
best  wishes  for  you,  and  M.  and  Madame  d'.\rblay,  my 
dear  sir,  Yours,  &,c. 

Ed.md.  Burke." 

The  zeal  of  Mrs.  Crewe  to  propitiate  the  cause  of  the 
emigrant  French  clergy,  mentioned  in  the  letter  of  Mr. 
Burke,  induced  her  now  to  enlist  as  a  principal  aid.de- 
eamp  to  her  scheme.  Dr.  Burney  ;  who,  having  never 
acquired  that  power  of  negation,  which  the  world  at 
large  seerns  so  generally  to  ims.sess,  of  shirking  all  per- 
sonal applications  that  lead  to  no  avenue,  whi'llicr 
straight  or  oblique,  of  personal  advantage,  immedialely 
listened  to  her  call;  and  thus  mentions  the  subject  in 
a  letter  to  Bookliam. 

"  .Mrs.  Crewe,  having  seen  at  East  Boiirno  a  great 
number  of  venerable  and  umiablo  French  clergy,  snll'or- 
ing  all  the  evils  of  bairislimenl  and  beggary  with  silent 
resignation,  has,  for  somo  time,  bad  in  meditation  a  plan 
for  procuring  an  addition  to  the  small  allowance  that 
the  eoniniillee  at  the  Freemason's  Hall  is  able  lo  spare 
from  the  residue  of  the  subscriptions  and  briefs  in  their 
fivnur." 

Dr.  Burney  lost  not  a  mninent  in  assisting  this  libe- 
ral design  ;  in  which  he  had  iho  happiness  of  engaging 
the  powerful  energies  of  .Mr,  Windham.  And,  soon  af- 
terwards, growing  warmer  in  the  business,  from  seeing 
more  ol'ihe  pious  sntVerers,  he  consented  to  become 
honorary  secretary  himself  lo  the  private  snciety  of  the 
ladies  who  were  at  the  head  of  this  charitable  exertion; 
of  which  tho  .Marchioness  of  Buckingham  wasiioiiiinut- 
ed  chief,  at  tho  desire  of  .Mrs.  Crowe. 

(;i;nkii.\i-  n'AKiir.AV. 

>*<iicli  were  the  exertions  of  Dr.  Burney,  such  the  enn- 
current  o.cupations  of  the  happy  new  recluse,  when 
siuMenly  a  whirlwind  encompassed  the  eotlagc  of  tho 
latler,  that  involved  ils  tenants  in  tremulous  disorder. 

It  was  raised  by  ihn  takingof  Toulon,  just  mentioned 
in  the  Ic'lter  of  .Mr.  Burke;  and  bi'gan  its  working's 
ii|Hiii  the  fiinali'  hermit  on  the  evening  of  a  day  which 
h.id  brightly  dawned  upon  her,  in  bringing  the  jiinilion 
of  the  snll'rago  of  her  father  Ujiou  her  pamphlet  to  that 
of  her  blip's  partner. 

Her  own  aicnunt  of  this  shock,  written  to  I)r,  Bur- 
ney, will  be  here  inserted,  beiMiiiso  it  was  preseived  by 
llie  diietoras  eliaraetrrislie  of  tho  principles  amleumlm  t 
of  his  new  son-in-law, 

"  Hiinkhum,lVJl. 

"TO    im.    ill  RNKV. 

"When  I  received  the  last  lellerof  my  dearest  father, 
and  liir  some  hours  aOer,  1  was  the  happiest  of  liuimin 
beings;  I  makn  no  exception,  I  think  none  iHissilile. 
iN'ot  a  wish  remained  fur  me — nut  a  thought  uf  forming 
onol 

"This  was  just  the  (H'riod — is  it  not  always  so? — for 
a  stroke  of  sorrow  lo  reverse  Ihn  whole  scene!  That 
very  evening,  .M.  d'Arblay  eommuniiated  to  me  IiIm 
desire  of  re-entering  the  army,  and — of  going  to  Toll. 
Ion  I 

"  l[i'  had  inlended,  upon  our  luartiiige,  l»  retire 
wholly  from  public  life.  His  servleesand  his  siiH'erings, 
111  his  nvvcru  mililury  vatour, — repaid  by  ixilc  and  cuii- 


fiseation,and  for  ever  embitlcrcd  to  his  memory  hy  ||.. 
murder  of  his  sovereign,  had  fulfilled,  though  not  smifflpH 
the  claims  of  his  conscience  and  his  honour,  and  led 
him,  without  a  single  self-reproach,  to  seek  a  qiiioi  „.. 
treat  in  domestic  society  :  but. — the  second  decliiraiim, 
of  Lord  Hood  no  sooner  reached  this  obscure  luilj 
dwelling;  no  sooner  had  he  read  the  words  Louis  X\|| 
and  the  Constitution,  to  which  he  had  s» orn, united 
than  his  mililary  ardour  rekindled,  his  loyalty  was  ,|{ 
up  in  arms,  and  every  sense  of  monarchical  iratriuiiim 
now  carries  him  back  to  war  and  public  service. 

"I  dare  not  speak  of  myself! — except  to  say  tlun 
have  forborne  to  distress  him  by  a  single  soliciialion 
.All  the  felicity  of  that  our  own  chosen  and  loicdre. 
tirement,  would  etTeetually  be  annulled,  by  the  finalltsi  1 
suspicion  that  it  was  enjoyed  al  tho  expense  of  any  puli. 
lie  duly. 

"  Ho  is  now  writing  an  offer  for  entering  as  a  volui. 
teer  into  the  army  destined  liir  'i'oiilon  ;  together  vnid 
a  list  of  his  past  services  up  to  his  becoming  coiiiiiiand. 
ant  oI'Longwy  ;  and  the  dates  of  his  various  proimiti,  ns 
to  the  last  recorded  of  marechaldc  camp,  which  was  jei 
Misigned  and  unsealed,  when  Ihe  captivity  of  Lim, 
XVI.  Ibrced  tho  emigration  which  brought  Si.  d'Aililaj 
to  England. 

"  This  memorial  he  addresses,  and  means  to  convey 
in  person  to  Mr.  Pilt." 

To  Dr.  Burney,  with  all  liia  consideration  for  lii) 
daughter,  this  enterprise  appeared  not  to  be  inauspicious;  | 
and  ils  spirit  and  loyalty  warmly  endeared  to  lilin  liis 
new  relative  :  who  could  not,  however,  give  prool'of  iho 
noble  verily  of  his  sentiments  and  intentions,  till  iiuny 
years  later ;  for  before  the  answer  of  Air.  Pitt  to  llic  me. 
niotial  could  bo  returned,  the  attempt  upon  Tuuign 
proved  abortive. 

I'hc  doctor  continued  in  his  benevolent  post  of  pn. 
vato  secretary  to  the  eharitalilo  ladies  of  the  eiiiigraiil 
clergy  contribiiljon,  H)  long  as  Ihe  coimultte  la!.|i'il; 
though  with  so  expert  a  distriliulioii  of  time,  ihni  lim 
new  olfiee  robbed  him  not  of  the  pleasure  to  yctenlarjc  I 
the  elegance  of  his  literary  circles,  by  being  initialed  ii.io 
the  blue  parties  of  Liidy  Luiaii,  supported  by  hone. 
eomplislied  daughter.  Lady  Siicnccr. 

MR.  5I.VS()\. 
He  now,  also,  renewed  Into  long  and  social  meetings, 
at  his  own  apartments  at  ('lielsea  College,  an  acquaint- 
ttiiro  of  Ibrly-six  years'  standing  with  Mason,  the  |hx'1; 
by  whom  ho  was  oHen  consulted  upon  schemes  of  chiircli 
psalmody,  with  respect  both  to  il»  compusition  uuilrxi. 
utioii  ;  as  well  as  upon  other  disirable  iin'rovonienli  I 
n  our  sacred  harmony;  which  Mr.  Mason,  from  prarti. 
cal  knowledge  both  of  music  and  poetry,  was  |ieciiliariy 
lillled  til  investigate  and  refine. 

Of  this  liirmatioii  of  intimacy,  rather  than  renewal  uf  I 
accpiaintiiiico.  Dr.  Bnriiey,  in  his  letters  lo  the  lieraiitu, 
poke  with  gieat  pleasure;  lliough,  while  alwiya  ail. 
miring  the  talents,  and  esteeming  the  piivate  eliaracin 
of  that  charming  poet,  he  never  lost  cither  his  re,'rclnr 
his  blaino  fur  the  Iruly  unclcrical  use  made  of  his  |i<i». 
ers  oi'wit  and  humour,  by  the  insidious,  yet  biliiigsai- 
lasii.s,  li'velli  d  against  his  virtuous  sovereign  in  the ;«. 
etical  epistle  to  Sir  WilUaiii  Chambers, 

MU9.    TIIIIAI.I':    1'I07./,I. 

Chiefly  elierring,  how  ever,  and  ngrii  able  to  the  doc. 
lor,  was  an  unexpeiieil  ri-iiirtling  with  a  long  fiivnurile 
friend,  I'rolil  vvhoiii  he  had  unaviiiilably,  and  iiini't  unpin, 
sanlly,  bri  n  si'paralnl, — .Mrs.  Thrale  ;  whom  now,  fu- 
tile first  time,  he  saw  as  Mrs.  Piotzi. 

It  was  lit  one  of  the  ehariiiing  concerts  of  the  charm- 
ng  musician,  Salomon,  that  Ibis  uceui  red.  Dr.  Ilurnry 
knew  not  thai  she  was  ri  luriied  from  Italy,  wbillivrvlit 
had  gone  s|i<'idily  at\er  her  marriage;  till  here,  villi 
iiiii'ii  surprise,  he  perceived  umungsl  the  audience,  II 
Sigimr  Pioz/.i. 

Appriiarbiug  him,  with  an  as|M'et  of  eordinlily,  wliidi 
was  nil  I  with  one  of  weli'iuiiing  pleasure,  tliiy  iiilinJ 
into  talk  upon  the  |H>rliiriiiers  and  the  Instruiiuiits  anil 
till'  ('ni'haiiling  eoiniMisitious  of  llaydii.  Dr.  Burmy 
rtirn  riicpiirid,  with  all  Ihr  inlirest  he  most  siiirerily  (ill, 
allrr  la  fiiii  ointurtr.  Piozzi,  turning  round,  |Hiiiilrii  In 
a  Hiilii.on  whieh,  to  his  infmile  joy.  Dr.  Ihirmy  bohilil 
.Mrs.  Thrale  Piozzi,  seated  in  the 'midst  uf  her  iliugli. 
trrs,  tin-  liiiir  Miss  Tlirabs. 

His  pleasure  seemed  riiiproealed  by  Mrs.  Piii»«i,»li". 
s|«irlivily  I  jaeulaling,  "  Hire's  Dr.  Burney  ns  young  " 
I'M'r!"  Ill  III  mil  to  linn  her  hand  with  lively  iiiiiily. 

His  salisl'ii  lion  now  expandi'd  into  a  eniivi  lulinnal 
galrly,  llial  ii|sned  from  Iheiii  IkiIIi  those  ferlile  neiird" 
uf  inieituinimnl,  that  uriyinnlly  had  rendered  lliein  in™' 


iMI^lIOIRS  OF  I)R.  BURNEY. 


399 


lill(;cl,tliouglinotgaiiff,|,|i 
iiid  li'iH   lionuiir,  und  \fj 
)!ieh,  to  Bcok  a  (|ui(.t  „, 
— llic  Fccond  (Icclaraiion  | 
died   this  obscure  Imig 
i  I  he  words  Louis  XVll,  i 
ii  he  liad  s«orn,uni(cij  | 
;ied,  his  loyalty  was  a|i 
moniirchicul  iratriotis^ 
lid  pul>lic  service. 
!— except  to  say  ihau 
hy  a   single  aniicilalion, 
ri  chosen  and  loicdrf. 
nnulli'd,  hy  Ihesinalltsi 
the  expense  of  any  pub. 

for  entering  as  a  volm,. 

'J'ouloii  ;  Injrelhcr  \ni|, 
his  bccoinin)rtouimiiii(i. 
if  his  various  promuii,  „, 
de  camp,  wliioh  was  jfi 

the  cnptivily  of  Umi 
:h  brought  M.  d'Ai|,|,y 

I,  and  means  to  contev 

a  consideration  for  liij 
d  not  to  be  inausjiicioui' 
Illy  endeared  to  liim  Ms 
wever,  give  proofof lb 
lid  iiitPiitions,  till  many 
er  of  Mr.  I'itt  totlieiiic. 
attempt  upon  Toulon 

benevolent  poet  of  pn. 
hiilies  of  the  ciuigranl 
(  the  committe  la.-lcil; 
utioii  of  lime,  that  Ins 
I  pleasure  to  yctonlarpc 
-,  by  being  iiiitiuli'd  ii.io 
n,  Kiipporled  by  licr  ac. 
iiccr. 


ng  and  social  meeliiigi, 

a  ("iiliegc,  an  acquaint' 

with  Mason,  llio  ikxI; 

ipoii  Bchoinosof  churtli 

I'onipiisition  uiiil  r\(. 

sirable  imirovenifnli 

Alason,  from  pracli. 

poetry,  was  |pecullaiiy 

ithcr  than  renewal  uf  | 
liters  to  the  liermilj, 
rh,  while  alwayi  jil. 
the  piivate  cliuracln 
)st  either  his  re^'rcl  nr 
use  made  of  his  |Kin. 
diiius,  yet  biting  sar- 
vereign  in  the  ;»• 
hers. 

I()77.I. 

ii^ni'i  uble  to  the  doc. 
with  a  Icing  fiiVHurilr 
ibly,  and  mwl  iiniila- 
rale  ;  wliuiii  iioiv,  fu' 
li. 

iiiu'crti  of  the  charm- 
■cm  red.  Dr.  Huriiiy 
Italy,  whitliur  kIis 
riagr;  till  here,  vitli 
ig!<t  the  audiiiicc,  II 

;  of  cordiiilily,  wliicli 
rasiirc,  tliry  iiitcn J 
Llir  inHtriiiiinits  anil 
laydn.  Dr.  lliirmy 
le  iiiiisl  siinrnly  Ii  It, 
ng  round,  jniiili'ii  l« 
Dr.  Miirncy  lifhold 
iiiilst  of  her  iliujtli' 

by  Mrs.  I'idnzl.ivliii, 
Hiirncy  as  viuni;  a) 
h  lively  aiiiily. 
ito  a  cnu\rn(ntt(in.il 
lliiisi-  lirlllr  sPiirri" 
rendered  Ihi'in  iin"' 


lincfaW"  to  each  other;  the  jioungcr   bri 
I  igiiibli'  good-humour,  contributing  to  the  : 


branches,  with 

I  spirit  of  this 

I  iipcclod  junction,  ,  ,. 

I    flic  Bookhainile  Recluse,  to  whom  this  occurrence 

I  ,is  immediately  coniinunicated,  received  it  with  true 

I  iml  Icpdcr  delight.     Most  joyfully  would  she,  also,  have 

I  u,j  out  her  hand  to  that  once  so  dear  friend,  from  whom 

liiiecnulil  never  sever  liei  heart,  had  she  happily  been  of 

IllisSalomonic  party. 

Tirice  only  this   lady  and  the  memorialist   had  yet 

g(l,  siace  the  Italian  marriage ;  once  at  a  large  asscm- 

I  te  at  Mrs,  Locke's  ;  and  ailcrwarda  at  Windsor,  on 

ihf  vfay  to  St.  George's  chapel ;  but  neither  of  these 

oeflingsi  I'ro'n  circumstantial  obstacles,  led  to  any  fur- 

ijifr  intercourse  ;  though  each  of  them  offered  indications 

lobotli  parties  of  always  subsisting  kindness. 

METASTASIO. 

Pr.  Iliirncy  still,  as  he  had  done  nearly  from  tlio  hour 

I  lint  III*  History  was  finished,  comi>osed  various  articles 

Ifolhf  .Monthly  Review.     But  so  precarious  and  irregii- 

]  lir  a  call  ^>on  his  fertile  abilities,  sufficed  not  for  their 

I  occupation ;  and  lie  soon  started  a  new  work,  on  a  sub- 

I  iccl  poculi.ir   and    appropriate,    that    came    singularly 

I'lioiiie  to  his  business  and  bosom;  though  it  was  offered 

llohiinonly  by  that  fatal   power  wliich  daily  .iiid  uiifail- 

I  int'lf  lavishes  before  us  subjects  for  our  diseussions — and 

b  our  ti;nrs  1 — Death;  which,  some  time  previously  to 

the  liberation  of  the  doctor's  mind  from  the  arcana  of 

niiisical  history,  had  cast  the  Life  and  Writings  of  the 

SUc  Metostasio  upon  posterity. 

No  |)Oil  could  lie   more  congenial  to  T)r.  Burncy  than 

I  Mclastasi",  the  purity  of  whose  niimhrrs  was  mellitlu- 

isjy  in  concord   with    the    purity  of  his   sentiments ; 

I  wliile  both  were  in  perfect  unison  with   the  taste  of  the 

locior.    Me  con.sidcred  it,  professionally,  to  be  even  a 

hlv,  for  the  historian  of  the  art  of  music,  to  raise,  as 

Sii  ,is  in  liim  lay,  a  biographical  monument  to  the  glory 

ofllio  man  whose  poetry,  aller  that  which  is  sacred,  is 

W  adapted  lo  inspire   the  lyric;   inilse   with   strains  of 

finiil  liariiinny,  in  all  the  impassioned  varieties  that  the 

;!iiiral  bIicII  is  capable  to  generate  for  the  musical  enthu- 

I  HlM. 

Tlic  first  object  of  Dr.  Biirnoy  In  his  visit  to  Vienna, 

I  iillic  iH'riiiil  of  his  (iernian  lour,  hud  been  to  sec  and  to 
■rntr^r   willi    Metaslasio ;    whoso    resplendent    lyrical 

I  kicli'id  raised  him,  in  his  own  dramatic   career,  to  n 
liiiL'lit  iinripialleil  throughout  l'iuro|K). 
Tlie  lK'iii:rn  roeeplion  given  to  the  doctor  by  this  nmi- 

I  lilc  anil  vcneriiblc  bard  ;  the  clmrm  of  his  converse ;  the 
rafckly  borne  honours  hy  which  he  was  distiuguished 
iniUurrnunded;  and  the  delightful  pert'orinaiiics,  and 
{racel'ul  altraelioiis  of  his  niece,  Madi'iiioiseUe  Martinez, 
irt  I'lilly  and   feilingly  set  forth  in  the   third  volume  of 

I  llr  Miisiriil  Tours. 

Wliiii  derided,  therefore,  u|M)n    this   subjert   for   his 

I  pen  and  his  |)owers,  he  emphiyed  himself  without  delay 
in  preparatory  measurcH  for  his  new  undertaking:  and 
procured  every  edilion  of  the  iioet's  works,  to  gleam 
from  each  all  that  might  incidentally  1mi  inters|M'rsed  of 
uiccdote,  in  letters,  advertisements,  prefaces,  or  notes. 

IIOOKII.IM. 

In  the  first  of  the  domestic  and  amical  tours  that  were 

I  mile  nllcr  the  marriage  of  his  second  daughter,  he  snd- 

'  ily  turned  out  of  his  direct  road  to  take  a  view  of  the 

I  dnvjling  of  the  hermits  of  Itookham  ;  in    which  rural 

iltue  they  were    tein|>orarily   settled,   in   a  small   but 

(Joitiiit  eiittage. 

Il  was  mil,  perhaps,  without   the  spur  of  some  latent 

I  mliritiidi',  some    anxious  incertitude,  that  Dr.   Burncy 

nude  thin  lirst  visit  to  them  abruptly,  at  an  early  hour, 

ind  when  Is'lieved   far   distant ;  and    if  so,   never  were 

iiiid doubts  more  kindly  solved;  he  found   all  that  most 

tenderly  lie  could  wish — concord  and  content ;  gay  con- 

wd,  and  grateful  content. 

TAMILtA  ;  OH  A  PK^TirRK  OP  YOIITII. 

Tim  Meniiiirs  of  Metaslasio,  witli  all  their  interest  to 
I  I  man  whose  love  of  literary  coniposilion  was  so  emi- 
Wly  Ins  rullni;  passion,  ■urmininted  not — for  nothing 
foutUiirmuunt— the  parental  iK'iievdlence  that  welcomed 
nth  rnrournifeinent,  and  haih'd  with  lio|)e,  a  project 
n™  mmininiieated  to  him  of  a  new  work,  the  third  in 
•iimwion,  from  the  author  of  Kveliim  and  i  '.cilia. 

Tint  niiihcir,  beeome  now  a  mother  on  ^  II  as  u  wife, 
«s<  inJiieed  1(1  print  tlii»,  her  third  literarv  essay,  by  a 
lu'irdniis  iii,„|e  of  piiblieity,  from  which' her  natively- 
Wired  (enipi'rainent  had  made  her,  in  former  days,  re. 
til,  even  whcu  il  waa  clo'iucntly  suggested  for  her  by 


.Mr.  Iturko  to  Dr.  Durney  ;  namely,  the  mode  of  subscrip- 
tion. 

But,  at  this  period,  she  felt  a  call  against  her  distaste 
at  once  conjugal  and  maternal.  Her  noble-minded  part- 
ner, though  the  most  ardent  of  men  to  be  himself  what 
he  thought  belonged  to  the  dignity  of  his  sex,  the  elli- 
cient  purveyor  of  his  own  small  home  and  family,  was 
des|)oiled,  by  events  over  which  he  had  no  control,  of 
that  post  of  honour. 

'i'his  scheme,  therefore,  was  adopted.  Its  history, 
however,  would  be  here  a  matter  of  supererogation,  save 
as  far  as  it  includes  Dr.  Hurney  in  its  inlluence  and  ell 
feet ;  for  neither  the  author,  nor  her  partner  in  all,  could 
feci  greater  delight  than  was  experienced  by  Dr.  llurnoy, 
from  the  three  principal  circumstances  which  eiiiaiiatcd 
from  this  undertaking. 

The  first  of  these  was  the  honour  graciously  accorded 
by  her  Majesty,  (jiieen  Charlotte,  of  siitVi  ring  her  august 
name  to  stand  at  the  head  of  the  book,  by  deigning  to 
accept  its  dedication. 

The  .seeoiid  was  the  feminine  approbation  marked  for 
the  author  by  three  ladies,  e(|ually  eonspieumis  liir  their 
virtues  and  iJieir  understaiuling;  the  honourable  and  saga- 
cious ]Mrs.Boseaweii,  the  beaut  iliil  and  zealous  Mrs.Crewe, 
and  the  exemplary  and  captivating  Mrs.  Locke  ;  who 
each  kept  books  for  the  subscription,  which  the  kindni'ss 
of  their  t'riendsliip  raised  as  highly  in  honour  as  in  ad- 
vantage. 

And  the  third  circumstance,  to  the  doctor  the  most 
touching,  because  now  the  least  exjiected,  was  the  encr. 
getic  interest,  to  which  the  prospect  of  seeing  this  me- 
morialist emerge  again  from  obscurity,  re-ani.nated  the 
still  generous  llclingB  of  the  now  nearly  sinking,  altered, 
gone,  Mr.  Burke !  who,  on  finding  that  his  charges 
against  .Mr.  Hastings  were  adjudged  in  Westminster 
ilall  to  be  iiiifoundetl,  though  lu  was  still  persuaded  him- 
self that  they  were  just,  had  retired  from  parliament, 
wearied  and  disgusted  ;  and  who,  on  the  liillowing  year, 
had  lost  his  deeply  attached  brotlii  r;  and,  almost  iiiinie. 
diutely  allerwards,  his  nearly  idolised  son,  who  w.is 
"  the  pride  of  his  heart,  and  the  joy  of  his  existence,' 
to  use  his  own  words  in  a  paragraph  of  a  letter  written 
to  the  niutiially  respected  and  liiitlil'ul  Irieiid  of  himsell 
and  of  Dr.  Burncy,  .Mrs.Crewe. 

That  lady,  well  aeipiaiiited  with  the  reverence  of  Dr. 
Burncy  I'nr  .Mr.  Biirki',  and  the  attachment  with  wliiel 
Mr.  Bnrku  returned  il,  generally  eoinniunicaled  her  let 
lers  from  Beaconsfield  to  Chelsea  College ;  and  not  uii- 
lrei]iienlly  with  a  desire  that  tl"'y  might  be  forwarded  on 
to  Bookliaiii ;  well  knowing  that  the  extraordinary  [wr- 
tiality  of  .Mr.  Burke  for  its  female  recluse,  would 'make 
him  more  than  pardon  the  kind  pleasure  of  .Mrs.Crewe 
in  granting  that  recluse  such  an  iiidnlgenee. 

The  letter,  whence  is  taken  the  fond  sad  phrase  just 
ipioted,  was  written  in  answer  to  the  first  letter  of  .Mrs 
Crewe  to  Mr.  Burke,  al\er  his  irreparable  licreavement ; 
and  the  whole  of  the  piirngrapli  in  which  it  occurs  will 
now  Im-  copied,  to  elueidale  the  inleresliiig  circumstance 
lor  Dr.  Biirney  to  which  it  h  d.  Iteaiitilul  is  the  para, 
graph  in  the  patlielie  resigiialion  ol  its  submission.  No 
llowery  orator  here  expands  his  iiiiaginalinn  ;  nothing 
finds  vent  but  the  touching  simplicity  of  a  lender  iiarent's 
heart-breaking  sorrow. 

"  TO  MRS.  CREWK. 

"  We  arc  thoroughly  sensible  of  your  humanity  ami 
compassiini  to  this  desolate  house. 

•  •  •  •  • 

"  We  arc  as  well  as  pconle  can  1k',  who  have  nothing 
riiither  to  hope  or  fear  in  tiiis  world.  We  are  in  a  stale 
ofiiuiet;  but  it  is  the  lraiii|uillily  of  the  grave— in  which 
all  that  could  make  lite  iiiteresliiig  to  us  is  laid— and  to 
which  we  are  hastening  as  liist  as  luxl  pleases.  'I'his 
plaee  is  no  longer  pleasant  to  us  I  and  yet  we  have  more 
satisfaction,  if  it  may  lie  so  called,  hi  re  than  any  where 
else.  We  go  in  and  out,  w  illiout  any  of  those  Reiiliinents 
of  eonviviiilily  and  joy  which  alone  can  create  an  at- 
taclnnent  (o  any  spot.  We  have  had  a  loss  which  lime 
and  relleelion  rather  iniiease  the  sense  of.  I  declare  to 
you  that  1  till  more  this  day,  than  on  the  dreadful  dav 
in  whieh  I  was  depriveil  of  the  romfort  and  siipiKirl,  the 
pride  and  ornament  of  my  exislenee  1" 

»  •  .  ,  , 

Mrs.  Crewe, extremely  affectid  by  this  distress,  and  as 
en(rer  to  draw  her  illiKtrioiis  friend  IVoni  his  consuining 

grief,  as  to  serve  and  to  gratify  tin w  recluse,  sent  to 

IJeaeonsfield  the  next  year,  ITH.'i,  the  plan,  in  which  slii' 
tisik  so  proiiiinenl  a  part,  for  bringing  llirtli  CHinilln,  or 
a  I'icliiie  of  Vouth  ;  in  the  hope  ofrcexeiting  his  interest 
lor  its  author. 

The  li)llowin({  il  llio  answer  which,  olmott  witli  exult- 


ation of  kindness.  Airs.  Crewe  transmitted  to  Iho  her- 
mits. 

"  TO  .MRS.  CREWE. 


"  As  to  Miss  Barney— the  subscription  ought  to  he, 
lor  certain  jiersons,  five  guineas  :  and  to  take  but  a  single 
copy  each.  The  rest  as  it  is.  I  am  sure  that  it  is  a 
disgrace  to  the  age  and  nation,  if  this  be  not  a  great 
thing  lor  her.  If  every  person  in  England  who  has  re- 
ceived pleasure  and  instruction  irom  Cecilia,  were  to  rate 
its  value  at  tlie  hundredth  part  of  their  satisliiction, 
.Madame  d'Arblay  would  be  ono  of  the  richest  women  in 
the  kingdom. 

"  Her  scheme  was  known  before  she  lost  two  of  her 
most  respectful  admirers  from  this  house  ;*  and  this, 
with  Mrs.  Burke's  subscription  and  mine,  make  tho 
|Ki|x-r  I  send  you.t  One  hook  is  as  good  as  a  thousand  : 
one  of  hers  i.s  certainly  as  good  as  u  thousand  others." 

METAST.VSIO. 

In  17II5  the  memoirs  of  Metaslasio  made  their  a|)- 
pcarance  in  the  republic  of  letters.  They  were  received 
with  interest  and  pleasure  by  all  readers  of  taste,  and 
lovers  of  the  lyric  muse.  They  had  not,  indeed,  that 
brightness  of  |>opular  success  wliich  had  tlourished  into 
the  world  the  previous  works  of  the  doctor ;  for  though 
the  name  of  Metaslasio  was  familiar  to  all  who  had  any 
pretensions  to  an  acquaintance  with  the  classical  muses, 
whether  ancient  or  modern,  it  was  only  the  cho.sen  few 
who  had  any  enjoyment  of  his  merit,  or  who  understood 
the  motives  to  his  fame.  The  Italian  language  was  by 
no  means  then  in  its  present  general  eultivalion  ;  and  tho 
feeling,  exalted  dramas  of  this  tenderly  touching  poet, 
were  only  brought  forward,  in  Kngland,  hy  tlie  miserable, 
inawkish,  no-ineaniiig  translations  of  tho  opcra-houso 
hired  scribblers.t  And  all  that  was  most  elegant  and 
most  refined,  in  thought  as  well  as  in  language,  of  this 
classical  bard,  was  frequenlly  so  ill  rendered  into  Knglish, 
asto  become  mere  matter  of  risibility,  held  up  for  mockery 
and  ridicule. 

The  translations,  or,  more  properly  speaking,  imita- 
tions, occasionally  interspersed  in  this  work,  of  some  of 
the  pix'try  of  Jletastasio,  were  the  most  approved  by  tho 
best  critics  :  as  so  breathing  the  sentiments  and  the  stylo 
of  the  author,  that  they  rend,  said  Horace  Lord  Orfo'rd, 
like  two  originals. 

The  kindly  predilection  of  Mr.  Burke,  brought  forward 
with  such  previous  and  decided  partiality  for  this  new 
entirprise,  never  reached  its  intent.  Mr.  Burke  received 
It  at  Bath,  on  the  bed  of  sickness,  in  the  anguish  of  hia 
lingering  and  ceaseless  depresbion  for  the  loss  of  his  son ; 
and  when  he  was  Icki  ill  and  weak  lo  have  spirits  even 
to  open  jls  leaves;  withlield,  jx-rhaps,  the  more  poig- 
nantly,  from  internal  reenrrencc  to  the  ho|>iiy  family 
parties  le.  which  repeatedly  he  had  read  its  two  prede- 
cessors, in  the  heoring  of  him  hy  whom  his  voieg  now 
could  Ix-  heard  no  more  ! 

^  Visited  by  Mrs.  (.'rewe,  soon  after  Iho  np|iearanco  of 
Camill.i  in  the  world,  he  said,  "  How  ill  1  am  you  will 
easily  Ixlieve,  when  a  new  work  of  Madame  d'Arblay'a 
lies  on  my  table,  unread  I" 

■»  •  •  • 

To  Dr.  Hurney  the  result  of  this  iiublicBlion  was  fondly 
pleasing,  in  realising  a  project  lormed  by  the  willing 
herniil.--,  inimcdiatily  U|kiii  their  marriage,  of  construct, 
ing  a  slight  and  eennnmieal,  but  pretty  und  convenient 
cottage,  lor  their  residence  and  property. 

.Most  welcome,  indeed,  to  the  doctor  was  a  schcnio 
that  had  their  seltlenient  in  Kiighind  for  its  basis  :  and 
most  consoling  lo  the  harassed  mind  and  fiirtuiies  of 
.M.  il'Arblay  was  the  prospect  of  creating  for  himself  • 
new  home  ;  since  his  native  one,  at  that  lime,  seemed 
lost  even  to  his  wishes,  in  appe-aring  lust  lo  religion,  lo 
inonarehy,  and  to  liiimnnity. 

Almost  instttiilly,  therefore,  after  the  return  of  Ihn 
hermits  I'roin  the  honoured  presentation  of  Camilla  at 
U  indsor,  n  plan  previously  drawn  up  hy  M.  d'Arblay 
was  brouKhl  forward  foreieeulion  ;  and  a  small  dwellin(( 
was  erected  as  near  as  |Hissible  to  the  Norlmry  mansion, 
on  a  llehl  adjoining  to  its  park,  and  rented  by  the  liiT- 
mils  Irom  the  incomparnlde  Mr.  Locke. 

EAHI.  MACAnTNKY. 

The  eehhrnted  embassy  of  Lord  iMiicarlney  lo  China, 
which  had  taken  plaee  in  the  year  I7!ia,  had  led  his 
birdslnp  lo  eoimilt  with   Dr.  Burncy  upon  whatever  ho- 

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positioMR,  band,  rir  decorations,  that  miglit  contribute,  in 
that  line,  to  its  majjiiificciiLO. 

The  reputation  of"  Dr.  Burney,  in  his  own  art,  niijrht 
fully  have  sullieed  to  draw  to  him  for  counsel,  in  that 
point,  this  aajraeious  ambassador  ;  but,  added  to  this  ob- 
vious stimulus,  Lord  Miieartney  was  a  near  relation  of 
Mrs.  Crewe,  tlirougli  whom  he  had  become  intimately 
acquainted  with  the  doctor's  merits;  which  his  own  high 
attainments  and  intellijfence  well  befitted  him  to  note 
and  to  value. 

Always  interested  in  whatever  was  brnnfflit  forward 
to  promote  (jencral  knowledge,  and  to  facilitate  nur  in- 
tercourse with  our  distant  fellow  creatures,  Dr.  Hurney, 
even  with  eagerness,  bestowed  a  considi^rable  portion  of 
his  time,  as  well  as  of  his  thoughts,  in  meditating  upon 
musical  plans  relative  lo  this  expedition  ;  animated,  not 
alone  by  the  spirit  of  the  embassy,  but  by  his  admiration 
of  the  ambassador  ;  who,  with  unlimited  trust  in  his 
taste  and  general  skill,  as  well  as  in  his  perfect  know- 
ledge upon  the  snbjeel,  gave  riirlr  hluiiche  to  his  discretion 
for  whatever  he  could  either  select  or  project.  And  so 
pleased  was  his  lordship  both  with  the  doctor's  collection 
and  suggestions,  and  so  sensible  to  the  time  and  the 
pains  bestowed  u|K)n  the  recpiisite  researches,  that,  on 
the  eve  of  departure,  his  lordship,  while  uttering  a  kind 
farewell,  brought  forth  a  striking  memorial  of  his  regard, 
in  a  superb  and  very  costly  silver  inkstand,  of  the  most 
beautiful  workmanship;  upon  which  ho  had  had  engraven 
a  Latin  motto,  flatteringly  expressive  of  his  esteem  and 
friendship  tor  Dr.  Burney. 

At  this  present  jK-riod,  1796,  tliis  accomplished  noble- 
man  was  again  |)reparing  to  set  sail,  u|>on  a  new  and 
splendid  appointment,  of  governor  and  captain-general 
of  the  ("ajic  of  (Jood  Hope;  and  again,  upon  the  leave- 
taking  visit  of  the  doctor,  he  manifested  the  same  spirit 
of  kindness  that  he  had  displayed  when  parting  for 
China. 

In  a  room  full  of  company,  lo  which  he  had  been  ex- 
hibiting tl(c  various  treasures  prepared  as  presents  for 
his  approaching  enterj)rise,  he  gently  drew  the  doctor 
apart,  and  whispered,  "  To  j-ou.  Dr.  Burney,  I  must 
show  the  greatest  personal  indulgence,  and  private  re- 
creation, that  I  have  selected  for  my  voyage."  He  then 
took  from  a  highly  linished  travelling  bookcase,  a  volume 
of  Camilla,  which  had  Ix'en  publisheil  four  or  live  months ; 
and  smilingly  said,  "Tliii  1  have  not  yet  opened !  nor 
will  I  siilTer  any  one  to  anticijiatc  a  word  of  it  lo  me; 
and,  still  less,  suffer  myself  to  take  a  glimpse  of  even  a 
single  sentence — till  I  am  m.my  leagues  out  at  sea  ;  that 
then,  without  hindr.inre  of  busmess,  or  any  im|K"dimenl 
whatever,  I  may  read  the  work  throughout  witli  uninter- 
rupted enjoyment." 

The  peculiar  darling  of  the  wliole  house  of  Dr.  Burney, 
as  well  as  of  his  heart ;  whose  presence  always  exhilarated, 
or  whose  absence  saddened  every  branch  ofil,  his  daughter 
Susanna,  was  cilled,  by.  inevitable  circumstances,  from 
his  paternal  embraces  and  loud  society,  to  accompany 
her  husband  and  children  upon  indis|)ensable  business, 
to  Ireland  ;  thin  teeming  with  every  evil  that  invasion, 
rebellion,  civil  war,  and  liimine,  could  unite  to  infliel. 

Hut  not  here  ended  Ihi'  sharp  reverse  of  this  altered 
year ;  scarcely  had  this  harrowing  filial  sepaialion  taken 
place,  ere  au  assault  was  made  U|Hm  his  conjugal  li'i'l- 
ings,  by  the  sudden  death  of  iMrs.  Burney,  his  second 
wife. 

She  had  l)ecn  for  many  years  a  valetmliiiarian  ;  hul 
her  spirits,  though  natively  unequal,  had  quick  and 
animated  returns  lo  their  pristine  gaiety;  which,  jt.ini'd 
to  au  uncommon  uniscular  Ihrce  that  endured  lo  the  liist, 
led  all  but  lihrself  lo  believe  in  her  slill  retiiincd  powers 
of  reviviil. 

Kxirernely  shocked  by  this  filal  event,  the  doctor  sent 
the  tidings  by  express  lo  Bookham  ;  whence  Ihe  femiile 
recluse,  s|Me<led  by  hii  kind  partner,  insiaiilly  set  olf  for 
Chelsea  College.  There  she  fiund  the  dnelor  encircled 
by  most  of  his  family,  but  in  Ihe  lowe^l  spirits,  atid  in  a 
weak  and  sh.iltcred  state  of  nerves  ;  and  lliire  she  s|Hnl 
with  him,  nn<l  his  youngest  daughter,  Sarah  llirriil, 
the  whole  of  the  first  nulaneholy  |ierioil  of  lliis  great 
change. 

It  was  at  thii  time,  during  llicir  many  and  long  lele  li 
Iflit,  that  he  conimunii' ileil  to  her  almost  nil  Ihe  de- 
sultory documents,  which  up  lo  the  year  17!Mi,  form  these 
memoirs. 

His  sole  oecnpalion,  when  they  were  alone,  was 
srtrehing  for,  ami  eoinmilliiig  lo  her  enaminalion,  Ihe 
whole  eolleelion  of  letters,  and  olhir  inanuseripis  relative 
lo  his  life  and  affairs,  which,  up  to  that  period,  had  been 
written,  or  hoarded.  Thesf,  which  she  rend  nlmid  lo 
liim  ill  succession,  he  cillicr  placed  alplinlHlically  in  the 


pigeon  holes  of  his  bureau,  or  cast  at  once   into  the 
flames. 

In  his  letters,  after  the  return  of  the  memorialist  to 
her  cottage,  the  sailncss  of  his  mind  is  toucliingly  por- 
trayed. 

MR.  IIVIiKE. 

A  deeply  mourned  and  widely  mournful  loss  tried 
again,  with  jioignant  sorrow,  his  kindliest  aft'ections. 

On  the  10th  of  July,  1797,  ho  received  the  following 
note  : — 

"  Dear  Sir, — I  am  grieved  to  tell  you  that  your  late 
friiMid,  Mr.  Burke,  is  no  more.  He  expired  last  night,  at 
half-past  twelve  o'clock. 

"  Tlie  long,  steady,  and  unshaken  friendship  which 
had  subsisted  between  you  and  him,  renders  this  a  pain- 
I'ul  communication ;  hut  it  is  a  duty  1  owe  to  such  friend, 
ship.  i  am,  dear  sir,  &.C., 

Edw.  Nagle. 
"  Beaconsficid,  9th  Juh;,  1797." 

Hard,  indeed,  was  this  blow  to  Dr.  Burney.  lie  la- 
mented this  high  character  in  all  possible  ways,  as  a 
friend,  a  patriot,  a  statesman,  an  orator,  and  a  man  of  the 
most  exalted  genius. 

"  He  was  certainly,"  says  his  letter  to  Bookham  upon 
this  event,  "one  of  the  greatest  men  of  the  present  cen- 
tury ;  and,  I  think  I  might  say,  the  best  oratoi  and 
statesman  of  modern  times.  He  had  his  passions  and 
prejudices,  to  which  I  did  not  subscribe;  but  I  always 
ardently  admired  his  great  abilities,  his  warmth  of  friend- 
ship, his  coiistilutional  urbanity." 

MUS.    CREWE. 

The  unwearied  Mrs.  Crewe,  grieved  at  the  fresh  de- 
jection into  which  these  reiterated  misfortunes  cast  the 
doctor,  now  started  a  scheme  that  liad  more  of  jiromise 
than  any  other  that  could  have  been  devised  of  afl'ording 
him  some  exhilaration.  This  was  arranging  an  excursion 
that  wouUI  leail  him  to  visit  the  scene  of  his  birth,  that 
of  his  boyhood,  and  that  of  his  education ;  namely 
Shrewsbury,  Condover,  and  Chester;  by  prevailing  with 
him  to  accompany  her  to  Mr.  Ocwe'g  noble  ancient 
mansinn  of  Crewe  Hall :  a  projiosal  so  truly  grateful  to 
his  feelings,  that  he  found  it  resistless. 

IIKKSCIIKT.. 

t'pon  the  return  of  Dr.  Burney  lo  Clielsea,  his  astro- 
nomical project  became  his  great  amusement  as  well  as 
occupation. 

An  account  of  the  first  visit  to  Dr.  Herschel,  at  Slough, 
u|)on  this  astronomical  pilgrimage,  written  by  Dr. 
Burney,  to  Bookham,  in  September,  1797,  displays, 
though  unintentionally,  the  characters  of  both  these  men 
of  science,  with  a  genuiue  simplicity  that  can  hardly 
fill  of  giving  pleasure  lo  every  unsophisticated  read.^r. 

AlV-r  mentioning  a  call  uixin  Lord  Chesterfield,  at 
Baillies,  in  the  neiglilionrhood  of  Slough,  he  says: 

"I  went  thence  to  Dr.  Herschel,  with  whom  I  had 
arranged  a  meeting  by  letter ;  but  lieing,  through  a  mis- 
take, bel'ore  my  time,  I  stop|K'd  at  the  door,  to  make 
enipiiry  whellu  r  my  visit  wmild  Ik;  Ihe  least  inconvenient 
to  ilerschel  that  night,  or  Ihe  next  morning.  The  good 
smil  was  at  dinner,  but  came  to  the  carriage  himself,  to 
press  me  to  alight  immediately,  and  partake  of  his 
lamily  repast:  and  this  he  did  so  heartily,  that  I  could 
not  reirtsl.  I  was  introduced  lo  the  company  at  table  ; 
four  ladies,  and  a  little  boy.  I  was  quite  shocked  at  in- 
Irudiiig  upon  so  many  females.  I  knew  not  that  Dr. 
Herschel  was  married,  and  expected  only  to  have  found 
his  sister.  One  of  these  females  was  a  very  old  lady, 
and  miilhcr,  I  believe,  of  Mrs.  Herschel,  who  sul  at  the 
head  of  the  table.  Another  was  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Wit. 
son,  an  eminent  astronomer,  of  (;iasgow  ;  the  fourth  was 
Miss  HiTscbi'l.  I  npologiscd  for  coming  at  so  iineoulh 
an  hour,  by  telling  my  story  of  missing  Lord  Chester, 
field,  through  a  blunder;  at  which  they  were  all  so  cruel 
as  lo  join  ill  rcjiiieing  ;  and  then  in  soliciting  ine  to  send 
aw.iy  Miy  carriage,  and  slay  and  sleep  there.  I  thought 
it  necessary,  you  may  Ix'  sure,  to  /nil  f  In  jirlilr  hmnhe; 
but,  in  spile  of  my  blushes,  I  was  obliged  lo  submit 
lo  having  my  trunk  taken  in,  and  my  carriage  sent 
on.  \Ve  soon  grew  ae<piainled ;  I  mean  the  ladies 
anil  I;  for  Herschel  I  have  known  very  many  yeais; 
and  iM'f'ori^  dinner  was  over,  we  all  seemed  old  trirndu 
just  met  aHern  longabsence.  Mrs.  Herschel  is  sensible, 
gooil  Innnoured,  imprelending,  and  obliging;  Miss  Her. 
schel  is  all  shyness  and  virgin  mixlesly  ;  tlie  Hciils  lady 
sensible  aiwl  harmless;  and  the  little  Imy  enit  rinining, 
I'omicnl,   and   promising.*      Herschel,   you    know,  and 


'I'liG  prcKiil  oclk'brttcU  iiiallicincticiaii  aiid  autlior. 


every  body  knows,  is  one  of  the  most  pleating  and  wtll. 
bred  natural  eliaraeters  of  the  present  age,  as  well  gi  ||,j  I 
greatest  astronomer.  Your  health  was  iinniediatcly  giitn 
and  drunk  after  dinner,   by  Dr.  Hcrsehcl ;  and,  alter  I 
much  social  conversation,  ond  some  hearty  laughs,  liie  I 
ladies  proposed  taking  a  walk  by  themselves,  in  order  lo  I 
leave  Ilerschel  and  inc  together.    We  two,  Uicrcfort  I 
walked,  and  talked  over  my  subject,  tfteii  tele,  round  his  I 
great  telescope,  till  it  grew  damp  ond  dusk ;  nnd  tlicn  I 
we  retreated  into  his  study  to  philosophise.     1  \ai  j  I 
string  of  questions  ready  to  ask,  and  astronomical  diffi.  I 
cullies  to  solve,  which,  with  looking  at  curious  books  1 
and  instruments,  filled  up  the  time  charmingly  till  i^  | 
\fler    which,  wo   retired   again  to    the    study ;  wjicrf  f 
having   now  paved  the  way,  we   began  to  enter  more  I 
I'ully  into  my  [loctical  plan ;  and  he  pressed  me  to  read  | 
to  htm  what  I  had  done.     Lord  help  his  head !  he  linie  I 
thought  I  had  eight  books,  or  cantos,  of  from  four  liur. 
Ired  to  eight  hundred  and  twenty  lines,  which  lo  rnit 
through  would  require  two  or  three  days  I     He  madi 
me,  however,  unpack  my  trunk  for  my  MS.,  from  wliich 
I   read  him  the  titles  of  the  chapters,  and  begged  ht  I 
would  choose  any  ixiok  ;  or  the  character  of  any  pal  I 
astronomer  that  he  pleased.    '  O,'  cried  he,  '  let  us  luve  I 
the  beginning.'     I  read  then  the  first  eighteen  or  lutnty  I 
lines  of  the  exordium  ;  and  tlien  told  him  1  rather  wished 
lo  come  to  modern  times ;  I  was  more  certain  of  my  I 
ground  in  high  antiquity  than  after  the  time  of  Copenii.  I 
cus.     I  began,  thcrelbre,  my  eighth  chapter.  I 

"  He  gave  me  the  greatest  encouragement ;  rcpcatediv  I 
saying  that  I  perfectly  understood  what  I  was  writinf  I 
about :  and  he  only  stopped  mc  at  two  places ;  one  mj  I 
at  a  word  too  strong  for  what  I  had  to  descrilM; ;  and  tlie  I 
other  at  one  too  weak.  The  doctrine  he  allowed  lo  be  I 
luite  orthodox  concerning  gravitation,  refraction,  reflcc.  I 
lion,  optics,  comets,  magnitudes,  distances,  revolutlciu,  I 
&c.  &.C. ;  but  h(!  made  a  discovery  to  mc  which,  had  1 1 
known  sooner,  would  have  overset  me,  and  prevciiieil  I 
my  reading  to  him  any  part  of  my  work  I  This  was,  thai  I 
he  had  almost  always  had  an  aversion 'to  |)oetrv;  which  I 
he  had  generally  regarded  as  nn  arrangement  of  line  I 
word-s  without  any  adherence  to  truth  :  but  he  prpsenllr 
added  that,  when  truth  and  science  were  united  to  tbes:  | 
line  words,  he  then  liked  poetry  very  well. 

"  The  next  morning,  he  made  me  read  os  imirli,  from  I 
another  chapter,  on  Descartes,  as  the  time  would  ullo  ; 
for  1  had  ordered  my  carriage  at  twelve.  But  I  staved  I 
on,  reading,  talking,  asking  questions,  and  Innking  il  I 
books  and  instruments,  at  least  anoUier  hour,  belorcll 
could  leave  this  excellent  :nan." 

1798. 

The  spring  of  the  following  year,  J798,  opened  lo  Pi 
Burney  with  pupils,  ojicras,  concerts,  conversaiioncj,  ami  I 
assemblies  in  their  usual  round.    All  that  is  inarkid  t<  I 
jKcnliar,  in   his  memorandums,   is   the   inliiimle  viri  [ 
which   he  had  opportunity  to  take  of  the  lriuin|ihant 
elevation  of  conimercial  splendour  over  even  Ihe  liijjhni 
aristocratical,  in  the  entertainments  of  this  season. 

His  late  new  acquaintance,  Mr.  Walker,  of  Livorjiool, 
and  his  charming  wife,  not  only,  the  doctor  says,  iailinr  I 
balls,  concerts,  suppers,  and  masquerades,  rivnllid  ull  Ihe 
nobles  in  expense,  hut  in  elegance.  And  tlinl  with  is 
trial  so  iiidispulable,  as  lo  make  those  overjiowrrrd prfil 
ones  "  hide  their  diminished  heads  ;"  or  raise  tlirni  onlj 
in  a  tribute  of  patriotic  admiration,  at  a  proof  so  lirilliinl  { 
of  the  true  national  ascendance  of  all-coni|Ui'rin|;  em- 
mercc. 

TiiK  i.iTF.RAnv  ri.un. 

Not  the  least,  nor  least  prized  honour,  in  the  life  of  Pr. 
Burney,  ocelli  red  in  the  June  of  this  year,  I7!tl*,  in  »■ 
coiiiliiig  the  iiiolion  of  Mr.  Windham  tor  the  eliclii'ii  of  I 
Mr.  ('uimiiig  as  a  memlier  of  Ihe  literary  club;  "llnmfh,  [ 
strange  to  say,"  he  relates,  "  I  had  alrenily  honnimd 
myself  by  seconding  the  same  motion  once  Is'lim,  nhrn 
Mr.  Caiiiiing  was  put  up,  I  belicvi',  by  Lord  SiMiiorrihii' 
was  rejected  by  one  nlmminable  p.irty  black-ball,  Ihoujh 
there  were  ten  or  eleven  balbi  all  white." 

The  election  tliia  time,  however,  was  honoiirnhle  to  Ihe  | 
club,  for  it  was  sueeessl'iil  lo  Mr.  Conning.  And  Mr 
Marsden,  author  of  the  curious  nnd  spirited  iirfomilef 
Siimatrn,  was  happily  while. balled  at  Ihe  snnie  limr; 
which  Dr.  Burney  called,  in  his  next  httertothc  lln 
mils,  a  revival  of  Ihe  true  spirit  of  (he  institution. 

<AMII.T,A  rOTTAOIC. 

In  the  ensuing  Scplcmln'r,  tho  doctor  wrilw,  in ' 
ninniiseripl  memoir: 

"This  niiliimn,  i^<plenil)rr,  l79S,after  s|Kndin|[«»ffl 
nt  Hmnptuii,  at  the  house  of  liady  Mary  DuiiCkfi,il» 


VOL.  I. 


id  the  honoui 

rying  mc  l" 
Court,  Mrs.  Ga 
liew  Gardens, 
TanliriJgfl  w 
ill  the  huiiioui 
pleasant  manm 
"  .\nd  tlienc 
Ue;  a  cottage 
d'Arblay  and 
niilla,  lier  thi 
Locke's,  I  pass< 

I  rural  quiet,  or 
This  small 

I  of  whicli  the 
playfully  recciv 


lost  pleaeing  and  wtll. 
lent  agr,  an  well  an  ihe  I 
was  iinmeiliately  gitcn  I 
Ilrrsclicl ;  ami,  alter 
me  hearty  laugliB,  liie  I 
tlicinselves,  in  order  lo  I 
.     \Vc  two,  Uicrrforc, 
at,  lete  a  Mc,  round  Ins 
\t  and  dusk ;  nnd  llicn  I 
|)liiloso|>liisc.     1  \ai  ,  I 
and  astrondmical  diffi.  [ 
king  at  curious  books) 
ne  charmin^rly  tillua.f 
to    tlio    study ;  wlierf,  I 
began  to  enter  more  I 
ho  pressed  mc  to  rtid  I 
liclp  his  head '.  he  liiiie  | 
itos,  of  from  four  liup. 
:y  lines,  which  to  read  I 
lirec  days  !    Uc  maA  I 
Dr  iny  MS.,  from  which 
apters,  and  bpggcd  \t  I 
character  of  any  peat  I 
'  cried  he,  '  let  us  have  [ 
first  eighteen  or  twenty 
old  him  1  ratlier  nished 
18  more  certain  of  my  I 
cr  the  time  of  Copcnii. 
ith  chapter, 
ouragcment ;  repeatedly  I 
od  what  I  was  writing  | 
at  two  places ;  one  was  I 
lad  to  descrilM: ;  and  the  I 
ctrine  he  allowed  to  be  I 
ation,  refraction,  rtUfc. 
,  distances,  revoluliom,  I 
cry  to  mc  which,  had  I 
set  me,  and  prevcuted  I 
y  work  !  This  was,  that  I 
ersion  "to  imclry ;  which  I 
m  nrrangemint  of  fine  I 
truth  :  hut  he  prrscnik  I 
ee  were  unilid  lo  those  | 
very  well, 
me  read  as  imioh,  from  | 
H  the  time  wmild  alU; 
t  twelve.     But  1  stayed  I 
L'stions,  and  Innkini;  it  I 
another  hour,  Isctorc  1  [ 


;ar,  J7'J8,  opened  lo  Pi 
rts,  conversaiioncs,  and 
All  that  is  marked  i<  | 
is  Ihe  intimate  viet 
ike  of  the  trinmphani 
ir  over  even  the  liigheil 
|its  (if  this  Kcnuon. 

Walker,  of  ljivor|iool, 
Ihe  doctor  says,  inllira 
uerades,  rivalled  all  Ihe 
And  that  with ir. 
Ihose  overpowered jrnt 
"  or  raise  thnii  only  i 
I,  at  a  proof  Ko  lirllliant 
>f  all-comiuering  ooni- 

I  ci.in. 

pnoiir,  in  tlir  life  of  Dr. 
Jlhis  year,  17!IH,  in  «• 
liani  lor  the  eleelii'n  ol  I 
Iterary  cluli ;  "  llioufh, 
Ihnd  already  lioiimind 
Itioii  onre  lieliiii',  ivficn 
1,  tiy  Lord  SjieneeriW 
'irt'y  black-ball,  thou;!! 
ihilV." 

I  WHS  homiiirnhlc  In  lk<  | 
|-.  Caniiini,'.  And  Mf 
id  spirited  aofuunlof 
at  Ihe  same  lime: 
liexl  Idler  In  the  Hn- 
Idle  institution. 

MIR. 

doelor  wril",  in  i 

i  after  s|i<ii'liri(rii«"' 
ly  Maiy  Duiictn, iks 


wiiifeBix^^  oiiiim(@v  (p:i:B(OwmikViW(^  iiimiB^m^^ 


VOL.  I. 


PHILADELPHIA,  JULY  0,  1833. 


NO.  26. 


Prikted  and  PiiBLisiiiD  BY  ADAM  WALDIE,  No.  6,  North  Eiohtii  Btrikt,  Phiiadelpiiia— At  %S  fur  S2  nuinlien<,  payable  in  advance. 


d  the  honours  of  that  charming  neighbourhood,  by  car 


lymj 


mc  to  all  the  fine  places  in  its  circle,  Hampton 


Court,  Mrs.  Garrick'8,Richmond  Hill  and  Park,  Oatlands, 
Kew  Gardens,  &c.;  1  went  to  Mrs.  and  Miss  Crew-o  at 
Tanliridgp;  whore  I  enjoyed,  for  more  tlian  a  fortnight, 
jl  the  humours  of  the  place  in  the  most  honourable  and 
pleasant  manner. 

"  And  thence  I  went  to  Camilla  Cottage  at  West  Ham- 
He;  a  cottage  built  on  a  slice  of  Norbury  Park,  by  M. 
j'Arblay  and  my  daughter,  from  the  production  of  Ca- 
milla, lier  third  work ;  where,  and  at  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Locke's,  I  passed  my  time  most  pleasantly,  in  reading,  in 
toral  quiet,  or  in  charming  conversation." 

This  small  residence,  here  mentioned  by  Dr.  Burney, 
of«liicli  the  structure  was  just  now  completed,  had, 
playfully  received  from  himself  the  name  of  Camilla  Cot- 
Ijje;  which  name  was  afterwards  adopted  by  all  tlie 
friends  of  the  hermits. 

Its  architect,  who  was  also  its  principal,  its  most  cffi. 
cient,  and  even  its  most  laborious  workman,  had  so  skil- 
liilly  arranged  its  apartments  for  use  and  for  pleasure,  by 
investing  them  with  imperceptible  closets,  cupboards,  and 
adroit  recesses ;  and  contriving  to  make  every  window 
offer  a  freshly  beautiful  view  from  the  surrounding  bcau- 
lil'ul  prospects,  that  while  its  numerous,  though  iiivisible, 
Kinvciiicnees  gave  it  comforts  which  many  dwellings  on 
a  much  larger  scale  do  not  possess,  its  pleasing  form,  and 
pictures<iuc  situation,  made  it  a  point,  though  in  minia- 
ture, of  beauty  and  ornament,  from  every  spot  in  tlie 
neighbourhood  whence  it  could  bo  diaccrnid. 

Dr.  Burney  promised  to  gratify,  from  that  time,  these 
happy  hermits  once  a  year  with  his  presence'.  He  could 
not  without  adniirntion,  as  well  as  pleasure,  witness  the 
fertile  resources  with  which  his  son-in-law,  though  till 
then  a  slranjer  to  a  country  or  to  private  life,  could  fill 
npa  rainy  day  without  a  murmur;  and  pass  through  n 
iflirrd  evening  without  one  moment  of  ennui,  cither  felt 
or  given.  Yet  the  longest  day  of  smishinc  was  always 
tto  short  for  the  vigorous  exertions,  and  niuiily  pnijectls 
that  called  him  to  plant  in  his  garden,  to  grail  and  crop 
in  his  orchard,  lo  work  in  his  hay-field,  or  to  invent  and 
(jecutc  new  paths,  nnd  to  construct  new  scats  and  bowers 
in  his  wood.  Trom  which  useful  nnd  virtuous  toils,  when 
ecrporcally  he  required  rest  and  refreshment,  his  mental 
powers  rose  in  full  force  to  the  exercise  of  their  equal 
tharc  in  his  cnm|iosition,  through  his  love  of  science, 
poetry,  and  general  literiilure.  And  Dr.  Burney,  through 
the « idc  extent  of  his  varied  connections,  could  no  where 
find  taste  more  congenial,  principles  more  strictly  in 
unison,  or  a  temper  more  harmoniously  in  accord  with 
hiiown,  than  here,  in  the  happy  little  dwelling  which  he 

naniol  ('aniilla  Cutta)(C< 


Sin  WILLIAM  IIEnsCHEL. 

.ttllic  close  of  this  second  year  of  Dr.  Burncy's  as 
Itronoiiiical  operations,  their  cflicncy  upon  his  health  and 
|»firils  (rrcw  more  and  more  ap|iarent.  They  chased 
|a«ay  his  sorrows,  by  leading  to  meditations  beyond  the 
lieachof  their  annoyance;  and  they  gave  to  him  a  new 
I  earthly  connection  that  served  somewhat  to  brighten  even 
llhe  rr|;ions  below,  in  an  intiinncy  with  Dr.  ncrschcl. 
I  TliO  modest  anil  true  philosopher,  who,  not  long  after 
Ivards,  receiving  the  honour  of  the  Ouelphic  order  from 
Itlie  kini;,  heeame  Sir  William,  n|icned  again  his  hosjiita- 
Ible  duelling  lo  hear  tlio  contiiuiatiiin  of  tho  doctor's 
Ipoein;  to  which  hu  alTurded  his  valuable  remarks  witli  as 
Inmch  pleasiiro  as  aeuinen.  .And  from  that  time,  tho  in- 
llrreoiirsc  was  kept  up  by  Sir  William's  returning,  oeca- 
Itinnilly,  the  visits  of  tho  doctor  at  Chelsea  College,  when 
■  called  In  town  for  reailiiig,  or  for  presenting  his  astro- 
Inomlcal  distdveries  lo  tho  royal  Hociely, 

The  doctor  llius  gaily  sjieaks  in  his  next  letter  : 

"10/A  Drrrmber,  17HH,  ChrUea  Vollfge. 
•  •  •  • 

"Well, hut  llerschvl  has  lioen  in  town, for  short  B|iirts 
lind  liaek  again,  (wo  or  three  lliiies,  nnd  I  have  hud  him 
Ihere  two  whole  days.  •  •  •  I  read  In  him  (he  first 
Ifivclmiks  williiiut  any  one  nbjcclion,  exiipl  ii  little  hesi- 
Itilinii,  «l  my  saying,  ujmn  Hnylv's  authority,  thai  if  Ihe 
Iwn  were  to  innve  round  Ihe  cnrtli,  necording  to  Ptolemy, 
IinMiad  of  the  earth  round  (ho  sun,  as  in  the  Coiiornican 
|»rii|em,  Ihe  nearest  fixed  star  in  rrrry  second  must  con 
^•Unlly  run  111  llif  rate  of  near  100,(100  miles.  'Slopi 
NEW  stints — 'iti 


little !'  cries  he ; '  I  fancy  you  have  greatly  underrated  the 
velocity  required;  but  1  will  calculate  it  at  home.'  And, 
on  his  second  visit,  he  brought  me  a  slip  of  paper,  written 
by  his  sister,  as  he,  I  suppose,  had  dictated.  '  Here  we 
sec  that  Sirius,  if  it  revolved  round  the  earth,  would  move 
at  the  rate  of  1426  millions  of  miles  per  second.  Hence 
the  required  velocity  of  Sirius  in  its  orbit  would  be  above 
7305  times  greater  than  that  of  light.'  This  is  all  that  I 
had  to  correct  of  doctrine  in  tho  first  five  books!  And  he 
was  so  humble  as  to  protest  tliat  I  knew  more  of  the  his- 
tory of  astronomy  than  he  did  himself;  and  that  I  had 
surprised  him  by  the  mass  of  information  tliat  I  had  got- 
ten together." 

MR.  SEWABD. 

But  before  this  year  terminated.  Dr.  Burney  had  yet 
another,  and  a  very  sensible  loss,  through  the  death  of 
Mr.  Seward;  who  was  truly  a  loss,  also,  to  all  by  whom 
he  was  known.  He  was  a  man  of  sound  worthiness  of 
character,  of  a  disposition  the  most  amiable,  and  invested 
with  a  zeal  to  serve  his  friends,  nay,  to  serve  even  stran- 
gers, that  knew  no  bounds  which  his  time  or  liis  trouble 
could  remove. 

He  was  pleasing  and  piquant  in  society ;  and,  though 
always  showing  an  alacrity  to  sarcasm  in  discourse,  in 
action  ho  was  all  benevolence. 

Yet  he  was  eccentric,  even  wilfully;  and  wilfully,  also, 
inconsistent,  if  not  capricious ;  but  he  was  constantly  in 
a  state  of  sutTering,  from  some  internal  nnd  unfathomable 
obstructions,  which  generally  nt'  night  robbed  him  of 
rest ;  and  frequently,  in  the  day,  divested  him  of  self  com- 
mand.* 

He  was  author  of  a  very  agreeable  nnd  amusing,  thougl 
desultory,  collection  of  anecdote.'",  entitled  Biograiihiana.t 

In  the  ensuing  autumn,  wlien  the  cxiwdilion  iigainst 
Holland  was  in  preparation,  Mrs.  Crewe  prevailed  with 
tho  doctor  to  accompany  her  and  her  large  parly  to  Do- 
ver, to  see  the  embarkation  ;  wi  11  knowing  the  animated 
interest  which  his  patriotic  spirit  would  take  in  that 
transaction.  His  own  lively  and  spirited,  yet  unatt'ected 
and  iinprcleiKiing  account  of  this  excursion,  will  bring 
him  iininedintcly  before  those  by  whom  he  may  yet  be 
remembered. 

"  nnrn,  OVi  Srjil.  1799 

"  Why  you  Fanny ! — I  did  not  intend  to  write  you  my 
adventures,  but  to  keep  (hem  lor  iirf  roix  on  coining  to 
Camilla  Cottage ;  but  the  nasty  east  — ind  is  arrived,  to 
the  great  inconvenience  of  our  expedition,  and  of  my 
lungs — all  which  circumstances  put  it  out  of  my  power 
to  viiiit  C'amilla  Cottage  at  present,  as  I  wished,  and  lm<l 
settled  in  my  own  iiiiiid  to  do.  But  let  mc  see — where 
did  leave  off?  I  believe  I  have  told  you  of  my  arrival 
here,  where,  at  first,  I  found  Mr.  Crewe,  as  you  might 
observe  by  tho  frank.  But  two  days  after  ho  went  to 
Hydie,  where  ho  is  now  quartered  with  tho  Cheshire 
Mililia  corps  of  which  he  is  colonel. 

"  You  may  be  sure  (hut  I  hastened  to  visit  tho  harlmnr 
and  town  which  I  hnd  not  seen  for  near  thirty  years  •  •  • 
Did  1  tell  you  Mr.  Uidcr,  our  Chelsea  joint  paymaster,  is 
here,  and  (ha(  we  all  dined  on  Wednesday  with  him  and 
his  sjiosn,  Lady  Susan  ?  a  most  sweet  crendire,  handsome, 
neeoiiiplished.and  |M'rfee(ly  well-bred, wi(h  coiideseeiiriinp 
good-humour;  nnd  who  sings  nnd  plays  well,  and  in  true 
taste.  Thursday,  bad  weather  ;  but  Canning  cnme  to 
lioiicdion  to  brigliton  it  ;  nnd  at  night  I  read  astronomy 
to  Mrs.  ( "rewe,  and  her  fair,  in(elligen(  daughter. 

"On  Friday,  I  visKed  with  tliei.i  Lady  (Jrcy,  wife  of 
tho  eominnndur  in  chief,  at  (he  llurhnm  Down  Camp.  I 
like  Lady  Crey  ex(reiiiely,  no(wi(liHtniiding  (ihe  is  mother 
of  the  vehenien(  parliuiiienlary  denioera(,  Mr  (>rey,t  who 
is  as  pleasing,  (hey  pretenil,  as  he  is  violent,  which  makes 
him  doubly  dangernus.  She  is,  indeed,  a  elmrming  wo- 
man, nnd  hy  every  Uidy  honoured  nnd  admired  ;  nnd  us 
she  is  aunt  (o  our  nrden(  tViend  Spolly,  (he  Dian  of  Win- 
ches(er's  dnngh(er,  I  was  sure  (o  N!  much  fla((ered  and 
f^lrH  hy  all  Tier  family.  Sir  Charles'  mother,  old  Mrs. 
(irey,  now   eighly-five,  is  a  great  and  scicntifie   reader 


•  To  the  editor  he  onee  avowed,  (hat  (o  pass  (wcn(y- 
four  hours  without  ono  piercing  pang  of  pain  would  be 
new  to  him. 

+  (.eiicrnlly,  fl-oni  (he  name  of  (ho  in(hor,  attributed, 
hut  erroneously,  (n  Anna  Seward,  of  Litchfield. 

t  Now  Priino  Minislcr. 


and  s(udier ;  and  is  even  yet  in  correspondence  with  Sir 
Charles  Ulugden;  who  comnmnicatcs  (o  her  all  the  new 
philosophical  discoveries  made  throughout  Europe.  What 

distinguished  race  !  The  deuiocrat  himself, — but  for 
his  democracy, — strikingly  at  their  head!  Mrs.  Grey 
took  to  me  mightily,  and  would  hardly  let  mc  speak  to 
any  body  else.  Saturday  we  visited  Mr.  and  Iindy  Mary 
Churchill,  our  close  neighbours  here,  an  old  acquaint- 
ance of  mine  of  fifty  years'  standing  or  more.  Next 
day,  after  church,  I  went  with  Miss  Crewe  and  Canning 
— 1  serving  for  chaperon — to  visit  (he  Shakspcare  Cliit, 
which  is  a  mile  and  more  beyond  the  town  :  and  a  mott 
fatiguing  clamber  to  it  I  tbund  1  We  took  different  roads, 
a^  our  eye  pointed  out  the  easiest  paths;  and,  in  so  doing, 
on  my  being  all  at  once  missed.  Canning  and  Miss 
Crewe  were  so  frightened  'you  can't  think!'  os  Miss 
LaroUes  would  say.  They  concluded  I  had  tumbled 
headlong  down  the  Cliff !  It  has  furnished  a  story  fd 
every  one  we  have  seen  ever  since ;  nnd  that  arch  clever 
rogue,  Canning,  makes  ample  use  of  it,  at  Walmcr  Castle, 
and  elsewhere.  '  Is  tliere  any  news  V  if  he  be  asked,  hi* 
ready  answer  is,  'only  Dr.  Burney  is  lost  again  !' 

"This  day,  5th  September,  pray  mind!  I  went  (o 
Walmer  Casdc  wi(h  Mrs.  and  Miss  Crewe,  (o  dine  wi(h 
Lady  Jane  Dundas — nnoUier  charming  creature,  nnd  ono 
of  my  new  flirtations ,  and  Mr.  Pitt  dined  at  home.  And 
Mr.  Dundas,  Rlr.  Ryder,  Lady  Susan,  Miss  ScoK,  (ho 
sister  of  tho  Marchioness  of  Titchficd,  nnd  Cunning,  wcro 
of  the  party;  with  tho  Hon.  Colonel  Hope,  Lady  Jane's 
brother.  ^V'hat  do  you  think  of  that,  ina'um  ?  Mr. 
Pitt! — I  liked  this  cabinet  dinner  prodigioutly.  Mr. 
Pitt  was  all  politeness  and  pleasantry.  He  has  won  Mrs. 
Crewe's,  and  even  Miss  Crewe's  hear(,  by  his  a((eij|iona 
and  good  humour.  My  (runela(ion  of  (ho  hymn,  '  Long 
live  tho  lOinperor  Francis  I'  was  very  well  sung  in  duo 
by  Lady  Susan  Rider  and  Miss  Crewe;  I  joining  in  tho 
chorus.  Lady  Jane  Dundas  is  a  good  musician,  and  Inm 
very  good  (as(e.  I  no(  only  played  (his  hymn  of  Haydn's 
scding,  but  Suvvurrow'.5  March  io  the  great  minister : 
nnd  though  Mr.  Pitt  neither  knows  nor  cares  one 
farthing  for  flutes  nnd  fiddles,  ho  was  very  a(tei.(ive;  and 
before,  nnd  at  dinner,  his  civility  (o  nic  was  as  obliging 
as  if  I  had  half  a  dozen  boroughs  at  my  devotion :  offer- 
ing to  me,  though  a  great  way  off  him,  of  every  dish 
and  wine  ;  and  entering  heartily  into  Canning's  merry 
6(ories  of  my  having  been  lost ;  and  Mrs.  Crewe's  rela- 
tion of  my  dolorous  three  sea  voyages  instead  of  one, 
when  I  came  back  IVom  tierniany  ;  all  with  very  civil 
pleasantry." 

"l,)^/i  S'f premier,  1799. 
»  *  »  »  » 

"  The  Duke  nnd  Lady  Mary  Itll  us  two  days  after  my 
last,  but  n  dinner  was  fi.ied  lor  Messrs.  Pi((,  Dundas, 
IJydcr,  nnd  Canning,  wi(h  t/«  a(  Dover.  Now  I  must 
give  you  a  little  episwie.  Cunning  told  niu  that  Mr. 
I'itt  had  gotten  a  telcsco|ie,  constructed  under  the  super- 
intvndcnee  of  Hcrschel,  which  cost  one  hundred  guineas; 
but  that  they  could  make  no  use  of  it,  as  no  one  of  the 
party  had  knowledge  enough  that  way  to  put  it  together  ; 
and,  know  ing  of  my  astronomical  |ioem.  Canning  (ook 
it  for  granted  that  1  could  help  them.  The  first  du''  I 
went  to  Walmer  Castle,  1  saw  the  ins(ruincii(,  and  Can- 
ning put  a  pa|MT  in  my  hand  of  instruedons ;  or  rndier,  u 
booK,  for  it  eonsisled  of  (w elve  or  fourteen  pages  ;  but  he- 
fore  1  had  read  six  lines,  company  poured  in,  «nd  I 
ro-plaeed  it  in  the  drawer  whence  Canning  hnd  taken  it ; 
and,  (o  say  the  (rndi,  wiUiou(  inueh  reluedince  ;  for  I 
doub(ed  my  eompelenci'.  I  therefore  was  very  cautious 
not  to  8(ar(  (he  sulijeel  I  but  when  I  got  to  Dover,  1 
wrote  u|Hm  it  (o  llersehel,  and  received  his  answer  jutl 
in  lime  (o  meet  (he  Dover  visi(  of  Mr.  I'id.  It  was  very 
friendly  nnd  siilisruediry,  as  is  every  (hing  (lia(  ronies 
I'roiii  ilerselu'l;  I  showed  it  (o  Mr.  I'iK,  who  read  it 
with  gi'cut  u((endon,  nnd  I  doulil  n(>(,  inlelligenee. 

"After  diseunsing  all  the  particulars  cniieerning  (lis 
(eleseoiM-,  llersehel  says  !  '  When  1  lenrn  (lint  you  are 
relumed  to  Chelseo,  I  shall  write  ngniii  on  (ho  subject 
of  ni<  iiiiiranduins  (hut  I  mude  when  I  hnd  (he  jileasnro 
of  hearing  your  beaudftil  poetienl  work.'  This  1  did  not 
let  Mr.  I'iK  see;  but  withdrew  (he  IcKer  from  him  after 
llersehel  had  done  sprakinjrof  (he  teleseop^.lrst  i(  should 
seem  (hat  I  more  wished  Mr.  I'iK  should  tfe  llrrsehrl'i 
ejvililirs  (o  mc,  (ban  his  (riesenpieal  ins(ruetion».  Bu( 
Mrt.  Crewf,  in  (ho  OourKC  of  (he  evening,  borrowed  live 


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letter  from  iiic,  unci  sliowcii  it  to  Ln<ly  June  Dtindas;  wlio 
rrad  it  all,  and  nskcd  wimt  tlio  poetical  work  meant 
Miss  t'leuc  smilingly  exi'lnined. 

"The  dinner  was  very  olieerfiil,  yon  niiiy  iniaijine,  foi 
these  .Messieurs  had  hronijht  with  thrni  tlie  iniportanl 
news  of  the  lakini;  Serin;{a|)atam  ;  truly  gralilying  to 
Mr.  rill ;  hut  doubly  so  to  Mr.  Dundns,  who  plans  and 
direels  all  India  aflairs. 

"  No  one  can  be  more  cheerful,  attentive,  and  polite  to 
ladies  than  Air.  Pitt;  which  astonishes  all  lliose  who, 
without  seeing  him,  have  taken  for  granted  that  he  is 
no  icoinan's  man,  but  a  surly  churl,  from  tlio  accounts  of 
hi.s  sarcastic  enemies. 

"The  major  of  .Mr. Crewe  l)cing  ill,  .Mr.  Crewe  hun- 
§elf  could  not  dine  at  home,  being  obliged  to  remain  at 
llytlio  with  his  regiment ;  and,  after  the  Indies  lert  the 
dining  room,  it  having  been  I'creeived  that  none  drank 
port  lint  Mr.  Pitt  and  I — the  rest  all  taking  claret,  which 
made  the  passing  and  repassingtlie  bottle  rather  awkward, 
I  was  voted  into  the  chair  at  the  head  of  the  table,  (i>  /iiit 
the  liullle  about!  and  that  between  the  first  ministers, 
Pitt  and  Dundas!  what 'on/y  IhinI:,'  and  'no  nolionf,' 
would  .Miss  Larolles  have  exclaimed  I  I,  so  notorious 
fi)r  always  stopping  the  bolllc  1 

"  When  we  went  to  the  ladies,  music  and  cluerfulness 
finished  the  evening.  The  hynm  and  the  march  were 
not  forgotten.  In  talking  over  I'izarro,  Mr.  Pilt  related 
very  pleasanti}',  an  anmsing  anecdolo  of  a  total  breaeli  of 
memory  in  some  Mrs.  Lloyd,  a  lady,  or  nominal  house 
keeper  of  Kensington  Palace  :  '  being  in  company,'  hi 
Faiil,  '  with  Mr.  Sheridan,  without  recolleding  him, 
while  Pizarro  was  the  topic  of  discussion,  she  sai<i  to 
him,  "And  so  this  fine  Pizarro  is  printed  ?"  "Yes,  so 
I  li?ar,"  said  .Slarry.  "  .\nd  did  you  ever  in  your  life 
read  such  stuff?"  cried  she.  "Why,  I  In  lieve  its  bad 
enough  !"  quoth  Sherry ;  "  but  at  least,  madam,  you  must 
allow  its  very  loyal."  "  .\h  1"  cried  she,  slinking  her 
Iiead,  "loyal '  You  dou't  know  its  author  so  well  as  I 
do  ?"' 

"  In  speaking,  afterwards,  of  the  great  nuinlier  of 
young  men  who  were  just  embarked  for  llollmd.  Miss 
(.'rewe,  half  jocosely,  but  no  doubt  half  seriously,  said  it 
would  ruin  all  the  balls  1  dti  where  could  the  poor  fe- 
males find  partners?  '(>,'  said  Mr.  Pitt,  with  a  pre- 
tended air  of  coiidoleuee,  'you'll  have  partners  plenf}' — 
both  houses  of  parliament !' 

"  '  Desidcs,'  said  Cunninj;, '  you'll  luivc  the  whole  bench 
of  bishops !' 

"  To  be  sure  nobody  laughed!  Mr.  Pilt,  by  the  way, 
is  a  great  and  loud  laugher  nt  the  jokes  of  others  ;  but 
this  was  so  half  his  own,  that  ho  only  made  la  petite 
buui'ltr, 

"Two  days  after  all  tliis,  Mrs.  nnd  Miss  Crewe 
brought  me  on  in  my  way  home  as  t'ar  as  Caiiti  rbiiry. 

"  Now  what  say  you  /     Is  this  notu  bclU'  liisluirt!" 

Mits.    riiiLLira. 

Early  in  October,  1700,  the  desolating  iiilelligenec 
reached  West  llnruble,  that  the  lingering  Miiliriiigs  ol 
the  inestimable  Siisiimia,  from  long  latently  undermining 
her  dcUcale  frame,  began  openly  to  menace  its  deslriie. 
tion. 

What  FCPncs  were  those  which  followed!  how  deep 
till'  tragdiv  I  How  widn  from  their  promised  joys  were 
the  finnly  incetiniTs !  Yet  all  bis  family  impressively 
hastened  to  the  doctor,  and  all  were  kindly  reoived. 

Of  the  rest  of  Ibis  melancholy  year  no  veslige  remains, 
citlioi  iVom  the  doctor  or  his  biographer.  Tlin  begin- 
ning of  Ibi- now  century  lo  them  was  the  i, losing  ol 
hope,  not  the  opi'Miiig  of  joy  1  and  the  poekot-book  me 
moiniitlimn  of  both  are  sterile  and  bliiik. 

Ill  li!<l)l,  also,  there  was  but  a  singlo  ovnnt  thai  (Ik 
doctor  thou)j lit  worth  enmniltting  lo  paper:  niid  that, 
indeed,  was  of  u  kind  that  no  one  who  knew  him  eiiulil 
road, first  without  tremlilmg, and  no\t  uilhoiit  rejoieiii'.'; 
flir,  ill  thu  summer  of  ICtll,  and  in  his  si'venly-si.vlb 
ye.ir,  he  had  an  escape  the  inoal  providential  from  sud- 
den and  violent  destruelioii. 

He  had  accompanied  Mrs.  Crowe,  and  sonic  of  her 
fiiends,  to  a  rnvie\;  on  Ascot  heath,  when,  in  ritmning 
lionie  by  water,  as  the  boat  was  di^iiiilmrkiiig  its  crew 
ut  Sluines,  leeling  hiiiiself  light  uikI  woII,  and  cipial  to 
a  small  leap,  hu  jumped  incautiously  fium  the  boat  on 
wli.il  bo  bi'licvcd  to  he  a  tuft  of  grass;  hut  what  proved 
to  be  a  moss  eovored  stoiio,  or  hillock,  wlilcli,  far  I'lom 
bending,  as  he  had  cvpnctml,  to  the  tiiiiih  of  his  loot, 
■truck  him  Inekwards  into  the  boat  with  I'rightliil  vio- 
lonco,  nnd  ii  rl^k  the  most  iinmlmMil  of  breaking  his  neck, 
if  not  of  frncliiring  his  skull.  Happily,  no  smli  iheailliil 
evil  ensued!  and  cvriy  upocioa  uf  earu  and  kindness 


wero  vigilantly  exerted  to  keep  nioof  I'urlher  tuiicliiel 
than  ucciued  from  a  tew  brui.ses. 


CVCI.OI'KDIA. 

Nevertheless,  Ihoiigh  no  fmtlier  episodical  event  oc- 
curred In  16UI,  that  year  must  by  no  means  be  pas.-etl 
over  without  record  in  the  memoirs  of  Ur.  IJuriiey  ;  liir 
it  was  marked  by  such  extraordinnry  intellectual  exer- 
tion as  may  also  be  called  unparalleled,  when  consi- 
dered as  springing  from  volition,  not  necessity;  and 
from  efforts  tlio  most  vi.  tnously  philosophical,  to  while 
away  enervating  sadncssnpon  those  changes  and  chances 
that  hang  upon  tlio  very  natnio  of  mortal  existence: 
for  now,  to  tic  his  activity  to  Ills  labours,  ho  entered 
into  a  formal  agreement  with  tho  editors  of  the  then 
now  Kneyclopcilia,  to  furnish  all  its  musical  articles  at 
stated  periods. 

Ho  thus,  in  a  letter  of  which  he  has  left  a  copy, 
though  not  tho  addiosa,  speaks  of  this  enterprise  to  .some 
friend  : 

"  1  have  entered  now  into  concerns  that  leave  me  not 
a  minute,  or  a  thought,  to  bestow  on  other  matters,  fie- 
sides  profcssionalavocations,  1  have  deeply  engaged  in  a 
work  that  can  admit  of  no  delay  ;  and  which  occupies 
every  instant  which  I  can  steal  from  business  friends 
or  sleep.  A  now  edition,  on  a  very  enlarged  plan,  ol 
the  Cyclopedia  of  Chambers,  is  now  printing  in  two 
double  volumes  Ilo,  for  which  I  have  agreed  to  ftirnish 
the  musical  arliclis,  on  a  very  large  scale,  incliulirig 
wlialovor  is  connected  with  the  subject;  not  only  defi- 
nitions of  the  musical  technica,  but  reflections,  discus, 
sioiis,  criticism,  history,  and  biography.  Tho  lirsl 
volume  is  priiiteil,  and  does  not  finish  tho  letter  A.  .\nd 
ill  nine  mnntlis  hnnl  lalwiir,  1  havo  not  broiifiJit  forth 
two  letters.  I  am  more  nnd  more  frightened  every  day 
at  tlio  undertaking,  so  long  after  tho  usual  allowance  of 
three  score  years  and  ten  Inivo  oxpireil.  And  the 
shortest  calculation  for  the  termination  of  this  work  is 
still  ten  years." 

And  ill  his  letters  to  West  Hamblo  on  the  same  sub- 
ject, he  mentions,  that  to  riilfil  his  engagement,  ho  ge. 
ncrally  rises  at  five  or  six  o'clock  every  morning  I — in 
his  sevcnty-bixth  year. 

100-2. 

This  year  partook  not  of  any  lack  of  incident  ;  it 
eoinmenecd  during  tho  operation  and  incerliludo  of  a 
public  transaction  so  big, in  its  conseipienees,  with  dci  p 
iniportaiiee  to  llie  doiiiestie  lili'  of  Dr.  lUirni'y,  lliut  il 
seems  reiini.-ile  for  all  that  will  lidiovv,  lo  enter  into 
such  parts  of  its  details  as  aU'ecteil  the  doctors  feelings, 
ihioiigh  their  iniluelieo  over  tlioso  of  his  son-iii  law, 
ticncral  d'.Arblay. 

At  the  period  of  the  peace  of  Amiens,  in  the  proeed- 
iiig  year,  the  iiiinistor  pleiiipoleiilinry  who  was  .sent 
over  by  Iloiiaparte,  then  only  First  Consul,  to  sign  its 
preliminaries,  eliaiiecd  lo  bean  artillery  olliecr,(ienc'ial 
do  Laurislon,  who  had  been  en  garrison,  and  in  great 
personal  friindship,  with  General  d'Arblay,  during  their 
niutuni  youth  ;  and  with  whom,  as  with  all  tho  ctal  mn- 
jitr  of  I  he  regiment  of  T'oul,  a  connection  of  warm  osioem 
and  intimacy  had  Pjitbliilly  been  kejit  alive,  till  the 
droadftil  eatastropiic  of  tho  10th  of  August  disperM'd 
every  otiicer  who  survived  it,  into  the  wandcrir.gs  of 
emigration,  or  tho  mystery  of  conceahnent. 

When  Ibt^  name  ol  I.anriston  roaehed  West  HaniMe, 
its  obseured,  lint  not  eneivated,  eliinf rushed  eagorlv 
from  his  hermitage  to  the  nielro|Kilis,  where  be  hii-lilV 
wrote  a  (i'W  impressive  lines  lo  tlio  new  minister  plcni- 
polentiary,  brielly  deiiiaiiding  whether  or  not,  in  his 
present  splinidid  situation,  he  would  avow  an  old  camn- 
railr,  vvhosu  life  now  was  principally  spent  in  enltivnlint' 
cabbages  in  his  own  garden,  for  his  own  fiiniily  nnd 
table  ? 

Of  this  nolo  lie  was  lliin  to  bo  lits  own  bearer;  and  in 
some  hole!  in,  or  near  ,Sl,  .(nines  a  street,  ho  discovered 
the  minister's  alioile. 

I'liaieoiitri'il,  dres-ed  only  in  his  common  garden  (oat, 
and  wiaring  no  inililary  appendage,  or  mark  of  military 
rank,  he  liimid  it  very  dilfienlt  to  gain  ndriission  into  tin 
boll  I,  even  as  a  messenger ;  lor  siieli  on  ,  he  called  him- 
self 'i'lie  street  wns  crowik'd  so  as  to  be  almost  inipass- 
able,  IIS  it  was  known  to  the  public  that  tin'  Kreiieh 
minister  was  going  llirlli  to  an  nndienee  (or  signing  the 
preliinimiries  of  peace  with  Lord  llawkesliury. 

(hit  M.  d'Aiblay  was  not  a  iiian  lo  be  easily  balllrd. 
((e  resolutely  tbreed  bis  way  to  the  corridor  leading  to 
thu  minister's  dressing  iip.iltineiit.  'J'lieii',  howcvi  r,  In 
was  arbitrarily  slopped  ;  but  would  not  retire:  iinil  oiiii- 
pi  111  lithe  lacipiey,  who  I'lidriivoiired  to  dismiss  him,  In 
lake,  null  tu  proiiiiuv  tho  iiunicdiulu  dtilivery  uf  his  note. 


With  a  very  wry  f'n  e,  nnd  an  indignant  siini^^  |||j 
lacquey  almost  perllircc  complied;  carefully,  Ikhvuhx 
leaving  anotliiT  valet  at  the  ontsidu  of  the  door,  to  m'. 
vent  further  iiiioad. 

M.  de  (,aurislon  was  under  the  hands  of  his  Iriznir 
and  reading  a  newspaper.  13ut  the  gazette  gave  place  to  the 
billet,  wliiuli,  prob:ilily  recollecting  the  liand-wrilin.r^  1,5 
rapidly  ran  over,  and  then  eagerly,  nnd  in  a  voire  nf  I 
emotion,  emphatically  demanded  who  had  been  iij 
bearer. 

A  small  ante-room  nlone  separated  him  from  its  ivri. 
ter,  who,  hearing  the  question,  energetically  called  oui' 
"  C'tst  mni .'" 

Up  rose  the  minister,  who  opened  one  door  liimsclf  jj 
.M.  (I'Arblay  broke  through  the  other,  and  in  the  inidkt 
of  the  little  niile-room,  tliey  rushed  into  one  aiiothir'n 
arms. 

If  .M.  d'.Vrblay  was  joyfully  nfl'ectcd  by  this  generous 
reception,  M.  de  [.nuriston  was  yet  more  moved  in  cm. 
bracing  his  early  Iriend,  n  horn  re|iort  had  niingkd  wiU. 
the  slaughtered  of  the  llltli  of  August. 

T'he  meeting,  indi'cd,  was  so  peculiar,  from  the  liioji  1 
station  of  .M.  de  I.nuriston  ;  the  superb  equipage  waitinr 
at  his  door  to  carry  him,   for  the  most  popular  of  pur. 
po.scs,  to  an  appointeil  audience  with  n  British  niiiiisitr'  I 
and  the  glare,   the  paraile,  the  cost,  the   allendnnis,  aiii  I 
the  attentions  by  which  he  was  encompassed,  contrasted 
with  the  worn,  as  well  as   plain   habiliments  of  the  re. 
eluse  of  West  Hanihle,  that  it  gave  n  singularity  tollis 
equality  of  their  manners  to  each  other,  and  the  mulu^ 
ality  of  the  joy   nnd  affection   of  their   cmbnircs,  thti  I 
from  first  exciting  the  astonishment,  next  moved  the  ad.  I 
miration  of  the  domestics  of  the  minister  plenipotcntiarv; 
and  particularly  of  his  frizeur,  who,  probably,  «a.s  liis 
first  valet-dc-ehambre ;  and  who,  while  they  were  yet  In 
each  other's  amis,  exclaimeil  aloud,  with  that  faini'liaritj 
in  H  liich  the  Krencli  indulge  their  favourite  scrvaiib, 
"  Mafni !  vnilt}  r/ui  inl  beau!''  . 

This  characteristic  freedom  of  approbation  broke  into  I 
the  pathos  of  the  interview   by  causing  a  hearty  lau;li;  [ 
and  .M.  de  Lnnriston,  who  then  had   not  nnother  insl:iiil  1 
to  spare,  cordially  invitid  his  recovered  friend  to  break- 
fast with  him  the  next  morning.  I 

.\t  that  break  fist,  .M.  de  Lauriston  recorded  the  cir.  I 
cumstanccs  that  had  led  to  his  present  situation,  with  all 
the  trust  and  openness  of  their  enrly  intercourse.  .And! 
sacred  (Jeneral  d'Arblay  lieM  that  eonlidenee;  nliitli 
should  have  sunk  into  oblivion,  hut  for  the  after  cirrimi. 
stances,  and  present  slate  of  things,  which  renilerall 
that,  then,  was  prudeiitially  secret,  now  desirably  |iiiblic.l 

-No  change,  he  said,  of  sentiment,  no  dereliction  of  j 
prineijile,  had  inllueiiecd  his  entering  into  the  service ofl 
the    republic.     Personal   gratitude   alone    bad    broufhil 
about  that  event.     Whilst  fighting,  under  the  hanneraofl 
Austria,  against  Ilonapartc,  in  one  of  the  cnm|iai(;n»  of  I 
Italy,  1.1  bad    been    taken    prisoner,  with  nil  Austrian  | 
Irnop.     His  companions  in  arms  were  immediately  0011. 
veyeil  to  captivity,  Ihire  to  stand  Ihc  ehnnces  of  ennlinf.  I 
nieiit  or  exchangi';  lint  he,  as  a   Frenchman,  li:i(l  beta  I 
singled  out  by  the  conquerors,  and   stigmatised  as  a  df- 
s(  rier,  by  the  party  into  whose  hands  he  had  fallen,  andl 
who  condemned  liim  to  be  instantly  shot ;  tlinn(rh,  ni  ho  I 
had    never   served    Honnpnrte,   no  Inws   of  eqiiilv  reuld  [ 
brnnd  as  a  traitor  the  man   who  had   but  constantly  ail.  I 
hered  lo  his  first  allegiance.     Unniiparte  hinisoU',  eitlirrl 
struck  by  this   idea,  or  with  n  desire  to  obtnin  n  diMinf 
guisbed   officer   of  ;irlillei-y,  of  which  alone  hisarniyj 
waiiti'da   supply,  IMl  induced  to  start  forwanl  in  |ifr.  I 
son,  to  slop  the  ex  eiilion  at  the  very  instant  it  wiiscniii;  | 
lo  take  place.    And  to  save  .M.  de  I.auriston,  at  theMmfl 
lime,  from  the  ill  will  or  vengeance  of  the  sohlirrs  Ifcl 
luiparte  eonccali  1' him,  till   the  'r'H)  by  » liirli  lie  lull [ 
been  taken  was  elsewhere  O'-    ipn  I  ;  .•onduiling  hiiiwit  I 
in  the  meanwhile,  with  so  luiii ,.  ,  oiisideralinn  ami  kinil 
nrss,  tlinl  the  gentle  heart  of  I,nurislon  wns  gained oml 
by  frateful  li'eliiigs,  and  he  accepted  the  post  iitlerirtrd! 
olVcred  lo  him  of  aid.ile.eamp  to  the  I'irsl  ('onsnli  ivilkl 
U'liiini,  ill  a  shoit  time,  hi'  rose  to  so  much  trust  md  ft- 1 
\our,  IIS  to  hieome  the  eolleagne  of  Duioc-,  ns  n  ehwa  I 
and    military, — though    not,   ns    Dni.n',   a   cMiilldnilull 
seeretary. 

Iloiiaparte,  I.auriston   saiil,  hiid   named  liini  for  I 
imporliiul  embassy  to  (Ongland   from  two  ninlives:  on«  | 
of  which  was,  that  he  llionghl  such  a  nominntioii  iiiislil 
he  agreeable  to  the  Fiiglish,  as  (.nuriston,  who  iv«"pi''l 
grand-son  or  grand-nephew  lo  the  liimous  Law,  of.Soiilli  I 
Sea  notoriety,  was  of  (hilisli  exlmclion  ;  nnd  ihr  ollitf 
iMis  froMi  |K'r'onal  regard  to    Lauriston,   that  he  mi\i\ 
open  a   negotiation,  during  his  mission,  fur  llio  rtcoHTH 
ol'  some  part  of  his  Scottish  inheritanee. 

At  Ihitt,  uiid  a  Hubaci|uvnt  btvnkfiiit  with  M.  dc  I'l' 


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ME3IOIHS  OF  DR.  KUUXEY. 


403 


iiuliitnanl  Kliriitr,  11,5 
I ;  ciiri'fiilly,  linwuvir, 
lo  of  the  (loor,  to  prt. 

hands  of  his  Iri/cur  I 
azcltc  gave  place  to  the 
\  the  liiiiid-writiiij;,  he 
y,  nml  in  a  voire  nf  | 
I    who    had   been  its  | 

itnd  him  from  its  ivri. 
lergelically  called  out;  I 

cd  one  door  himself,  u  I 
ithcr,  and  in  tlie  niid»t 
cd  into  one  auotliCT'i 

cctcd  by  this  ironcrous  | 
(it  more  moved  in  cm. 
|H)rt  liad  mingled  will,  I 

IffllSt. 

eeiiliar,  from  the  liigh  I 
i|)orb  equipajTc  waiting 
most  popular  ot'  pur. 
ith  a  nritish  minister;  I 
St,  the   attendants,  and  I 
iicompassed,  cnnlratlcd  | 
liahiliments  of  the  re- 
ve  n  singularity  to  llie  I 
;  other,  and  the  mulu.  I 
f  their   embrnees,  that  | 
'Ut,  next  moved  the  ad. 
lUiidter  plonipotenliarv; 
vlio,  probably,  was  his  I 
while  they  wore  yet  in  I 
>d,  with  that  fiuniliarity  I 
leir  favourite  servants, 

npprobition  broke  into  I 
;ausing  a  hearty  Inujh;  I 
tad  not  nnothiT  inslinll 
:overcd  friend  to  break.  I 

■iston    ricnrdeii  the  cir. 
•fHeiit  situalimi,  with  all  I 
imrly  intcrraiirse.    And  I 
[hat   conlidrnee ;  nliieh  I 
lit  for  the  after  rireuni. 
ngs,   whieli   roniirr  all  I 
't,  now  desiral)ly  piiblif. 
iieni,  no  derdictiuii  of  I 
ring  into  Ibe  service  of  I 
Ic   alone    had    brought  L 
g,  under  the  banners  of  I 
10  of  the  campaips  of  I 
iner,  with  an  Austrian  I 
were  immediately  eon. 
the  ehnneesof  confine.! 
Freiiehiuan,  bad  liofn| 
(I   Ktijrmalised  as  a  de. 
indH  he  had  fallen,  and  I 
lly  fliot :  lhnu);h,  M  ho  I 
lawn  of  r(|uily  eouH  | 
iiid   but  eonstanth  ad- 
mi. parte  hiiiisrll',  rillierl 
irr  lo  obtain  a  dislin.  [ 
wliieh  alnne  bis  array  | 
start  forward  in  |«r. 
rv  instant  it  waspiiiij  I 
l.aiirisloii,  at  liiesanKl 
of  the  snIiliiTs,  Bo.  I 
11  hy  wliieli  he  liiill 
.■oiidiirliiicliinwKl 
isiderulion  anil  W- f 
rislon  was  j,'aineJ  over  I 
iteil  the  post  allerirtrdsl 
e  I'irst  CmiMil;  nilht 
10  mueli  Iriistiuiii''' 
of  Diiiiic,  ns  a  ehwij 
Dmoc,  a  coiifideiilul 


iinmed  liim  for  1 
■oni  two  nmlives:  on«  I 
.  h  n  niiniinntioii  ini;hl  I 
lurislon,  wliowaspull 
liimoUH  Law,  of  South  r 
.lelioii  ;  iind  the  olher 
irisloii,  thai  he  nimlil 
isHion,  for  the  reccvtrj 
ilniiee.  j 

rust  with  M.dcUii- 


li.luii,  .M.  d'Arbliiy  diseu.ssed  the  most  probable  means 
fjdjiniing  his  reforine,  or  half-pay,  as  some  remunera- 
lioii  for  bis  past  services  nnd  d<'privations.  And  M.  de 
Liiristoii  warmly  undertook  to  earry  a  letter  on  this 
aiiTCl  to  Bonaparte's  minister  at  war,  Uerthicr  ;  with 
iliia:,  uiKler  Louis  the  Sixteenth,  M.  d'Arblay  iiad  for 
ijfrlv  traiisaeted  military  business, 

ll'wj.s  Ibuiid,  however,  that  nothing  could  be  cflected 
tilhout  the  presence  of  M.  d'Arblay  in  France ;  and 
llnTel'ore,  peace  between  the  two  nations  being  signed, 
ijt  deemed  it  right  to  set  sail  for  the  long-lost  laud  of  his 

kirlli.  „    . 

Iniincdi.ilely  upon  Ins  arrival  in  Pans,  a  representa- 
tion of  his  claims  was  presented  to  the  First  Consul  liim- 
Klf, aeeoiiipanied  with  words  of  kindliest  inlercst  in  its 
sBcei's<,  bv  the  faithful  tieiieral  de  Lauriston. 

lloaaparle  imiuired  minutely  into  the  merits  of  the 
case, and  into  the  military  character  of  the  claimant; 
iuJ,  having  patiently  heard  the  first  account,  nnd  en};erly 
inli'rrii(.'aled  upon  the  second,  he  paused  a  few  iniiiutis, 
uidlhin  said  :  "Let  him  serve  in  the  army,  if  only  lor 
ont'Viar.  Let  him  go  to  St.  Domingo,  and  join  Le 
Clir;'  and,  at  the  end  of  the  year,  he  shall  be  allowed 
to  retire,  with  rank  and  promolion." 

This  was  the  lasl  purpose  that  had  entered  into  the 
Meets  of  M.  d'.Vrblay  ;  yet,  lo  a  military  spirit,  jcmIous 
ofliislionour,  and  jiassionalely  fond  of  his  profession, 
itivasa  proposition  impossible  to  be  declined.  It  was 
not  lo  combat  for  lionaparte,  nor  to  fight  against  his  ori- 
rinal  allegiance :  it  was  to  bear  arms  in  the  current 
cause  of  bis  country,  in  resisting  the  insurgents  of  St. 
D:iina;;o,  against  whom  he  might  equally  li.ave  been  cm- 
ployed  by  the  monarch  in  whose  service  he  had  risked, 
aaii  llirougb  whose  misfortunes  he  had  lost  his  all.  lie 
mcrily,  therefore,  stiiiulatcd  to  re-enter  the  army  simply 
isavolnnteer;  with  an  agreed  permission  to  quit  it  at 
llieelosc  of  the  campaign,  whatever  might  lie  its  issue  : 
tad  he  then  aeeepted  from  Herthier  a  commission  for  St. 
Domiapo,  wliieli,  in  the  republican  language  adopted  by 
Rmijarlc  on  his  first  aceession  to  dictatorial  power,  was 
aJJresHi'd  to  tc 'Jiloyrn  Geiieral-iii-chief,  le  Cler;  nnd 
ithicli  reeoiumended  to  that  general  that  le  (Jilm^ni  Dai- 
l,.iy  should  be  employed  us  a  di.stiiiguished  artillery  olli- 
ttr. 

M.  d'Arblay  next  obtained  leave  to  eoinc  over  to  I'^ng- 
laid  lo  settle  bis  private  afl'airs  ;  lo  make  inmmierable 
piirrlnses relative  lo  the  expedition  to  St.  Domingo;  and 
to  bid  adieu  lo  his  wife  and  son. 

1H02. 

Dr.  Iliirney  received  him  with  open  arms,  but  tearful 
inis.  He  li.id  loo  much  candour  to  misjudge  the  nature 
Iindlhe  principles  of  a  military  character,  so  as  to  eeii- 
Im  iiis  noii-refiisal  of  an  olfered  restoration  to  his  pro- 
lf»>iuM,  since,  at  that  moment,  the  peace  between  the  two 
Itounlries  paralysed  any  peissible  movement  in  favour  of 
Itlie  royalists ;  yet  his  grief  at  the  circumstance,  and  his 
|[oin|assioii  for  his  dejected  daughter,  gave  a  gloom  to 
Itlie  iransaelion  that  was  deeply  depressing. 

The  purebases  were  soon  made,  fir  tho  re-insfaled 
Iniinof  arms  sunk  n  eoiisidcrablc  sum  lo  be  e.vpedilious- 
llyarcoiitred;  after  which,  repelling  every  drawback  of 
liiilcriial  rehielanee,  he  was  eager  not  lo  exceed  his  Cur- 
Ikfli;  and,  pronouncing  on  agitated  farewell,  liurried 
Ibick  to  Paris ;  purposing  thence  to  proceed  to  Itrcst, 
|«bence  he  was  lo  embark  for  his  deslinntion. 

DjI,  inexpressibly  niixioiis  not  to  be  niisimderstood, 
Inor  drawn  into  the  service  of  Konapnrte  beyond  the  con. 
Ilricleil  engageineiil,  the  day  befiiri!  he  left  Iiondun,  M. 
lOrhliy,  with  a  singleness  of  integrity  that  m  vcr  ealcu. 
llilidcoiise(|iu'nees  wlu  re  he  thought  his  honour  and  his 
linlrrest  niiglil  pull  dillerent  ways,  determined  to  be  uu- 
leilimoeally  explicit,  and  addressed,  therefore,  a  letter  di- 
|ietlly  lo  Hoiinparle. 

This  letter  li(^  lmrrie<l  ofl"  by  an  olTieiiil  express, 
llhrniija  Itoiiaparte's  Iheii  minister  here,  Al.Otto;  who, 
Irtfmailiiijr,  I'liruardcd  it  under  cover  lo  Le  Ciloyeii 
|Jliiii>lre  de  la  (nirrre,  Kerthier  ;  lo  whom,  as  a  fijriner 
Iniililarv  frieml,  M.  d'Arblay  recominended  its  delivery 
|to  Is'  I'reniier  ( 'oiisul.t  1  liin  done,  M.  d'Arblay  pur- 
led his  own  rniile. 

•\  fri|;lil(iil  eliasiii  of  nil  inlelligpnoi-  lo  l>>  nnrney 
I'lKiuiUlhr  Ibis  crilieal  di'parlure  of  M.  d'Aiblay  ;  no 
|liilini;seame  over  of  his  arrival  at   Hresl,  his  embarka- 


*  first  linslmnd  of  Jloiiaparte'n  sister,  rnuli.ia,  after 
|««rd»l,a  rriiiress  Dorghese. 

*  III  this  siiignlar  am!  hazardous  letter,  deelining  to 
Iwararaisagiiiiisl  I'liigland,  ^L  d'Arblay,  who  wrote  il 
■"n  J  sudden  impulse,  millier  gavo  Hor  allowed  one  copy 
I  in  tnjlund,  except  to  M,  Otlg. 


lion,  or  even  of  his  safety,  after  crossing  the  channel 
in  the  remarkably  tempestuou.'i  month  of  February,  in 
I80i.'. 

'I'lie  causes  of  this  mysterious  silence  would  be  too 
eircumstantial  for  these  .Memoirs,  to  which  it  belongs 
only  to  state  their  result.  'I'he  First  Consul,  uiion  rciid- 
iiig  the  letter  of  M.  <rArl)lay,  immediately  withdrew  his 
military  commission;  and  Uerthicr,  in  an  olticial  reply, 
desired  that  le  t'iloijen  Oaibluy  would  consider  that 
cominission,  and  the  letter  to  Otneral  Lo  Clcr,  as  non 
aieiiufs. 

lierthier,  neverthcles.s,  in  tho  document  which  annull- 
ed the  St.  Domingo  commission,  and  which  must  have 
been  written  hy  the  personal  command  of  IJonaparte, 
since  it  was  in  answer  to  a  letter  that  had  been  directed 
immediately  to  liimself,  calmly,  and  without  rancour, 
harshiu'ss,  or  satire,  developed  the  reason  of  the  recall, 
ill  simply  saying,  that  since  le  t'ittiiji:n  Duililay  would 
not  bear  arms  against  the  couiilry  of  his  wife,  which 
niiglil  always,  eventually,  bear  arms  against  France,  he 
could  not  be  engaged  in  the  service  of  the  republic. 

Bonaparte,  stimulated,  it  is  probable,  by  M.  de  Lauris- 
lon's  account  of  the  frank  an<l  hnioiirable  character  of 
iM.  d'Arblay,  contented  hiins<lf  with  this  simple  aimul- 
liiigaet;  wilhout  embittering  it  by  any  sligina,  or  de- 
nonstrating  any  sus|)icious  retcnlment. 

This  event,  as  has  been  hinted,  produced  important 
conse(|Ucnees  to  Dr.  UuriK  y  ;  consequences  tin'  most 
ungenial  to  his  parental  atVeetioiis ;  though  hi'.iipily,  at 
that  period,  not  foreseen  in  their  melancholy  cxluit,'of  a 
ten  years'  complete  and  desperate  separation  from  his 
daughter  d'Arblay. 

Unsuspicious,  therefore,  of  that  appendcnt  elTect  of  the 
letter  of  M.  d'Arblay  to  Hona  parte,  the  satisliietion  of 
Dr.  Uurney,  at  this  tirst  monient,  that  no  son-in-law  of 
bis  would  bear  arms,  through  any  means,  however  inno- 
cent, and  with  any  intentions,  liowever  pure,  under  the 
banners  of  Uonaparle,  largely  contributed  lo  make  the 
nn<'xpeeled  tidings  of  this  sudden  change  of  situation  an 
epoch  of  eestacy,  rather  than  of  joy. 

But  far  ditl'erent  were  the  sensations  to  which  this 
turn  of  atVairs  gave  birth  in  M.  d'Arblay.  t^onstcrnation 
stems  too  lame  a  word  for  the  bewildered  confusion  of 
his  f(  clings,  at  so  abrupt  a  breaking  up  of  an  enterprise, 
wliieli,  though  unsolieiled  and  umvislied  lor  in  its  origin, 
had  by  degrees,  Irom  its  recurrence  to  early  habits,  be- 
come glow  ingly  animated  to  his  ideas  and  his  prospects. 
Ibniaparte  had  not  then  blackened  his  glory  by  the 
■seizure  nnd  sacrifice  of  the  Comic  d'ICnglu  in  ;  and  M. 
<l'.\rblay,  in  cominon  with  several  other  admirers  of  the 
military  fame  of  the  First  Consul,  had  conceived  a  hope, 
lo  which  he  meant  honestly  to  allude  in  his  letter,  that 
till!  final  campaign  of  that  great  w.irrior  would  be  a  vo- 
luntary imitation  of  the  final  eaiii|)aign  of  (ieneral  Monk. 

Little,  therefore,  as  he  had  intended  lo  constitute  Bu- 
naparte,  in  any  way,  his  chief,  a  breach  such  as  this 
in  his  own  professional  career,  nearly  mastered  his  faeiil- 
tii^s  with  excess  of  perliirbation.  'J'o  seem  dismissed  the 
service  ! — he  could  not  brook  the  idea ;  he  was  confound- 
ed by  his  own  position. 

He  applied  to  a  generous  friend,*  high  in  military  re- 
putation, lo  represent  his  disturbnnec  lo  llic  First  Consul. 

Bonaparte  consented  lo  grant  an  nudicnco  on  the  suli- 
jecl  ;  but  almost  instantly  interriipled  the  application,  by 
saying,  with  vivacity,  "  1  know  that  bur.iness  !  Ilowivcr, 
lei  him  be  Ixaiiquil.  it  shall  nut  hurt  hiin  any  further. 
Theri^  was  a  time  1  might  have  been  capable  of  acting 
so  myself  I — " 

Anil  then,  iifler  a  lillle  ]niise,  nnd  w  ith  n  look  dome- 
what  ironic. il,  but  by  no  means  ill-liumourid  or  unplea- 
sant, he  added  ;  "  //  iii'a  cfii(  u/i  iliiilili:  de  Irltie!" — lie 
slopt  again,  aft(  r  vvhiili,  with  a  smile  half  gay,  half  cyni- 
cal, he  said;  "  Ilovviver,  1  ought  only  lo  regard  in  il 
the  husband  of  Cecilia  ;"  and  then  abnipUy  he  broke  uj) 
the  e'onil'reiiee. 

Of  llie  niilUiir  of  Cecilia,  of  course,  he  me.Tiil.t 

This  ( erlainly  was  a  trail  of  eandcnir  and  liberality 
well  by  of  a  more  geiille  mind  ;  nnd  which,  till  the  evei 
unp.'irdonabb^  massacre  of  llie  Duke  d'Kii^hein,  softened, 
in  some  measure,  the  ciuhinince  of  llie  coiiipulsalory 
slii-  in  I'raiKC  that  allerwarils  <nsu(  d  to  1\1.  d'Arblay. 

I)r.  limncy,  meanwhile,  from  the  lime  Unit  the  St. 
Domingo  eoinmission  was  annulled,  was  in  daily  cxped- 
alioii  of  the  ri  turn  of  his  sen. inlaw,  and  Ihe  re-eslab- 
lislimenl   of  the    little  collage   of  West   Ilamhlc  ; — but 


'  (ieneral  de  La  Fayette  ;  tt ho  then,  with  his  virliious 
wife  and  family,  resided  at  his  old  ebnlean  id'  La  (•range  ; 
exclusively  oeenpi»d  hy  iisefnl  iigricullural  experiments, 
and  exenipl.iry  doiiii  slie  duties. 

t  Vanity,  vanity,  lliy  name  ii  D'Arblay  ! — Ed. 


mournfully,  alas,  was  he  disappointed  !  The  painful 
news  arrived  from  M.  d'Arblay,  that,  from  the  strange- 
iKss  of  the  eireiip.istaiiees  in  which  he  was  involved,  ho 
could  not  quit  France  without  seeiiiiiig  to  have  gained 
bis  wish  in  losing  his  apiioiuliiienl.  He  determined, 
Iheretiire,  to  remain  a  twdvemontli  in  Paris,  to  show 
himself  at  hand  in  case  of  any  change  of  orders.  And 
he  desired,  of  course,  to  be  joined  there  by  his  wife  aiid 
son. 

lAL  d'Arblay,  however,  wrote  to  that  wife,  to  Dr.  Bur- 
ney,  and  to  his  dearly  reverenced  friend,  ^\r.  Locke,  tho 
most  comforting  assurance,  thai,  one  single  year  revolv- 
cd,  he  would  return,  with  his  lillle  family,  to  the  unam- 
bitious enjoyment  of  friendship,  repose,  and  West  Ilam- 
hlc. 

By  no  means  gaily  did  Dr.  Burney  receive  (he  account 
of  this  arrange  iiK  lit.  Cloomy  forebodings  clouded  bin 
brow;  tlioiigh  his  daughter,  exalted  by  joy  and  thank- 
fulness that  the  peslileiilial  climale  of  St.  Demingo  was 
relinquished,  and  happily  persuaded  that  another  year 
would  le-unile  her  with  her  hnnomcd  father,  her  brc- 
lliren,  and  friends,  assented  with  alacrity  to  llic  seliemc. 
Almost  immediately,  llicrcfure,  it  took  place;  tliongh  not 
b(  fore  the  loyal  heart  of  Dr.  Burney  had  the  soothing 
(•niisolalion  of  linding,  that  the  slep  slicvvas  taking  was 
liononred  with  the  entire  approbalion  of  her  liencvcdent 
late  royal  mistress ;  w  ho  openly  held  llial  lo  follow  the  for- 
tune of  the  man  to  whom  she  had  given  her  hand,  was 
now  her  first  duly  in  life. 

No  further  narrative,  of  which  the  detail  can  bo  per- 
sonal or  reciprocal  with  Iho  editor,  can  now  bo  given  of 
Dr.  Burney.  Vluit  Ibllows  will  be  collected  from  frng- 
incnls  of  nipiiioirs,  and  innnmeiable  memorandums  in 
his  own  handwriting;  from  his  letters,  nnd  those  of 
his  family  nnd  friends  ;  and  from  various  accidental,  in- 
cidental, and  miscellaneous  circumstanees. 

By  the  picsidont  of  the  Uoyal  Society,  Sir  .Toscpli 
liankes,  llic  doctor,  from  his  own  universal  thirst  of 
knowledge,  and  nncoiiinion  capacity  for  receiving,  re- 
taining and  iiatnralisiiig  its  gilts,  was  wcleomcd  on  pub- 
lie  days  as  a  wi.rlby  brother  ofllie  learned  and  studious  ; 
and  ill  tho  hours  of  piivate  conviviality  was  courted  yet 
more  from  llie  gaiety  of  his  humour  and  the  entcrlnin- 
mentofhis  niiecdote.s;  Sir  .Tosepli,  when  unbent  from 
thcstnte  of  Newlon's  cliair,  being  ever  merrily  charmed, 
to  reciprocate  sportive  nonsense;  various  remnants  of 
which,  laughingly  nmnsiiig,  but  too  ludicrous  from  the 
liresideiil  of  a  scieiilific  society  for  tho  press,  uro 
amongst  tho  pcisthiimous  collections  of  the  doctor. 

In  all,  however,  that  was  most  cftieicnt  in  good,  most 
solid,  most  serious,  most  essential  in  comfort  as  well  as 
elegance,  the  noble  kindness  of  the  Duko  of  Portland 
look  the  lead.  Ili.s  magiiifieent  hospitality  was  nearly 
withdiit  parallel,  Tho  select  invitations  u[ion  solcct 
occasions  to  Biirrniglon  House,  with  which  his  favour  to 
the  diiclor  had  bogiui,  were  succeed! d  by  general  ones 
for  all  limes  and  all  seasons;  nnd  with  injunctions  that 
the  doctor  would  choose  his  own  days,  and  adjust  their 
frequency  completely  by  his  own  convenience. 

This  carte  blanrlie  of  admission  at  will  was  next  ex- 
tended from  Burlington  House  to  Bulstro<lo  Park ; 
where  he  was  found  so  agreeable  by  tho  noble  host,  ond 
so  pleasing  to  tho  nubln  fniiiily,  that,  in  a  short  lime, 
the  duke  urgcdjiim  to  take  possession  ofan  nnappropri- 
atcd  aparlnunl,  and  to  consider  himself  to  be  completely 
at  linnic  ill  that  sumptuous  dwelUng;  where  he  had  his 
iiuirninga  with  undisturbed  liberty,  wholly  at  his  own 
disposal;  w  brio  he  evnn  dined,  according  lo  the  stale  of 
liis  health  nnd  spirits,  .it  tho  duke's  lablo  or  in  his  own 
parlour;  and  wiieie.  llniugh  welcomed  in  any  part  of 
the  (lay  lo  every  part  of  the  house,  ho  was  never  trou- 
bled Willi  any  enquiry  for  non-appearance,  except  at 
the  evening's  assemblage;  Ihongli  not  unfreqiiently  tho 
duKe  mailo  him  personal  visits  of  such  alVcctionato 
freedom,  as  signally  to  endear  lo  him  this  splendid  hu- 
bilaliiin. 

So  impressive,  iiineed,  was  the  regard  of  his  grace  for 
Dr.  Ilmiiey,  and  so  aiiiiiialed  was  the  gratiliidn  of  its  re. 
tuiii,  lliat  the  enjoyments  of  Ihilstrodo  Park,  with  all 
their  ipfned  luxuries,  and  their  cultivated  scenery,  soon 
became  less  iliiin  sieondary;  they  were  nearly  as  no- 
thing in  llie  calculation  of  the  doctor,  compared  with 
what  he  experieiieeil  fiuiii  tho  cordial  cunvcrBUtion  and 
kindness  of  tho  Duke. 

Such,  added  lo  his  f.iniily  circle,  were  the  nuaplcos 
under  which,  to  her  groat  coiisobitinn,  his  daughter 
d'Arblay  loll  Dr.  Ihirnoy  in  April,  lri03. 

Dr.  Burney,  upon  this  sepnialion, redoubled  the  vigi- 
lance ol'liis  si  Ifexerlions  lor  turning  to  account  every 
monicul  of  lui  uxistoncc.     And  his  viiirils  appear  to  b* 


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equal  to  every  deiimnd  upon   thoir  etFurts.     In  his  first 
letter  to  Paris,  May  30,  1802,  lie  says : 

*'  I  hopo,  now,  the  two  nations  will  heartily  slialtc 
liandi,  and  not  bn  quiet  only  tliomsolves,  but  keep  the 
rest  of  the  world  quiet.  My  hurries  aro  such  at  prcsonl, 
as  to  oblige  me  to  draw  deeper  than  ever  u|)on  my  sink- 
ing fund.  [His  sleep.]  Business,  and  more  numerous 
engajTcments  than  1  iiave  ever  yet  had,  swallow  all  my 
time;  and  this  enormous  Cyelo|>edia  fills  up  all  my 
thoughts.  I  have  been  long  an  ABC  dorian;  and  now 
urn  bceomc  so  for  life. 

In  another  loiter  of  the  same  year,  written  a  few 
months  later,  the  Cyclopedia  is  no  longer  proclaimed  to 
be  tho  principal,  but  the  exclusive  occupation  of  the 
doctor.  'I'he  indcfhiigablo  eagerness  of  its  pursuit,  will 
best  appear  from  his  own  account : 

'•July  lit,  1S02. — I  have  this  day  taken  leave  for  this 
year,  of  my  town  business,  which  broke  into  three  pre- 
cious mornings  of  my  week,  shivered  the  lord  knows 
how  many  links  of  the  chain  of  my  Cyclopedia,  and  lost 
me  even  the  interval  of  linio  from  tho  trouble  of  collect- 
ing the  broken  fragments  of  my  materials, and  re-putting 
them  to^ctiicr. 

"  In  order  to  form  some  idea  of  tho  total  absorption  of 
my  present  life,  by  this  herculean  labour,  added  to  my 
u«ual  hurricanes  during  tho  town  season,  a  delightful 
letter  of  Twining  himself",  which  I  received  some  weeks 
Qgn,  runnins  unanswered  1  I  h;i  '  a  mind  to  see  what  I 
could  really  do  in  twelve  months,  l)y  driving  tho  quill  at 
every  possible  moment  that  I  could  steal  from  business 
or  reixjse,  by  day  and  by  night,  in  bed  and  up ;  and, 
wit!)  all  this  slir  and  toil,  I  have  found  it  impracticable 
to  finish  three  letters  of  the  alphabet  1" 

Dr.  Bnrney  had  now  the  shock  of  hearing  that  war 
was  unain  declared  with  IVuncc  !  And  dire,  most  dire 
and  afilicting  to  his  daughter,  was  tho  similar  informa- 
tion, of  learning  that  Bonaparte  had  peremptorily  or- 
dered Irfjrd  Whit'.vorth  to  quit  I'aris  in  a  specified  num- 
ber of  hours;  anil  that  a  brief  term  was  dietatorially 
fixed  for  either  lollmviiig  that  amliassadur,  or  imniovc- 
ably  ren\aiiiing  in  Franco  till  tho  coutcal  should  be 
over. 

The  very  peculiar  position,  in  a  military  point  ofvicw, 
in  which  M.  d'Arhlay  now  stood  in  his  native  country. 
made  it  impo^^sible  for  him  to  leave  it,  at  so  critical  a 
juncture,  in  the  hurried  manner  that  the  imperious  de- 
rree  of  tho  French  dictator  commanded.  It  might  seem 
deserting  his  post!  Ho  felt,  therefore,  compelled,  by 
claims  of  professional  observance,  to  abide  the  uncertain 
storm  where  its  first  thunder  rolled  ;  and  to  risk,  at  its 
centre,  the  hazards  of  its  circulation,  and  llic  chances 
of  its  course. 

The  unhappinoss  caused  by  this  decision  was  wholly 
unmixed  with  murmurs  from  Dr.  Burney,  whoyo  justice 
and  candour  acknowledged  it,  in  such  a  situation,  to  be 
indispensable. 

In  1H03,  one  short  record  alone  has  been  found.  That 
ho  wrote  no  more  journal  anecdotes  that  year,  may  be 
chiefly  attributed  to  his  then  intense  application  to  lii» 
Cyclopedia. 

1804  turned  out  far  more  copious  in  events  ond  re 
cit.ils;  though  saddening,  however  philosophical  and 
consonant  to  tho  common  laws  of  nature,  aro  tho  refier- 
t ions  and  avowals  of  Dr.  Burnoy  upon  his  this  yeai's 
birthday. 

From  the  Duclor's  Journal. 

'•  In  1804,  in  the  month  of  April,  I  completed  my  76th 
year,  and  dccidiul  to  relinquish  teaching  and  my  nmsi. 
cal  patients;  tor  both  my  ears  and  my  eyes  were  begin, 
tiing  to  fail' me,  I  could  still  hear  the  most  minute  mu- 
sical tone;  but  in  conversation  I  lost  the  articulation, 
ond  was  forced  to  make  people  at  tho  least  distance  from 
me  repeat  every  tiling  that  they  said.  Sometimes  tho 
niero  tone  of  voiee,  and  the  countonanco  of  the  speaker, 
told  nin  whiHhcr  I  was  to  smile  or  to  frown  ;  but  never  so 
explicitly  as  to  allow  me  to  venture  at  any  reply  to  what 
was  said  !  Yet  I  never,  seemingly,  have  been  more  in 
fitthion  at  any  period  of  my  life  than  this  spring;  never 
invited  to  more  conversaziones,  assombluea,  dinners,  and 
concerts.  But  I  feel  myself  less  and  less  able  to  hear  a 
part  in  general  conversation  every  day,  from  the  failure 
of  memory,  paiticuhirly  in  names;  and  I  am  become 
fearful  of  Imginning  any  story  that  occurs  to  nie,  lest  I 
should  be  slo|iped  short  by  hunting  for  Mr.  How  d'ye 
call  hiin's  style  and  titles. 

"I  was  very  near-sighted  from  almut  my  .lOlh  yoor; 
but  though  it  is  usually  thought  that  that  sort  of  siirlit 
improves  with  age,  I  have  not  discovered  that  the  nation 
waa  well  founded.     My  sight  bocuino  not  only   morel 
short,  but  uioro  foobl*.    Instead  of  a  concave  glass,  1 1 


was  forced  to  have  recourse  to  ono  that  was  convex, and 
that  magnified  highly,  for  pale  ink  and  small  tyjios." 

In  tho  month  of  the  following  May,  a  similar  ebullition 
of  political  rancour  with  that  which  so  difiiculUy  had 
been  conquered  for  Mr.  Canning,  foamed  over  tho  ballot 
box  of  the  Literary  Club  to  the  exclusion  of  Mr.  IJogers ; 
by  whom  it  was  the  less  ilcserved,  from  its  contrast  to 
that  poet's  own  widely  opposite  liberality,  in  never  suf- 
fering political  opinions  to  shut  out,  either  from  his  hos- 
pitality or  his  friendship,  those  who  invite  thorn  by  con- 
genial Ecntimcnts  on  other  points. 

Tho  ensuing  is  copied  from  Dr.  Burncy's  own  manu- 
script observations  upon  this  occurrence: 

"May  \st.  I  was  at  the  Club,  at  which  Rogers,  put 
up  by  Courtney,  and  seconded  by  me,  wasballolted  tor, 
and  blackballed ;  I  believe  on  account  of  his  |Hilitics, 
There  can,  indeed,  bo  nothing  else  against  him.  Ho  is 
a  good  |)oot,  has  a  refined  taste  in  all  the  arts  ;  has  a  se- 
lect library  of  the  best  editions  of  the  best  authors  in 
most  languages;  has  very  fine  pictures;  very  fine 
drawings;  and  the  finest  collection  I  ever  saw  of  the 
best  Etruscan  vaecs ;  and  moreover,  ho  gives  the  best 
dinners  to  the  best  company  of  men  of  talents  and  ge- 
nius of  any  man  I  know;  tfio  best  served  and  with  the 
best  wines,  li'jiteurs,  kc.  He  is  not  fond  of  talking  poli- 
tic.*, for  he  i.s  no  Jacohin.enragi,  though  I  beliove  him 
to  bo  a  principled  republican,  and  therefore  in  high  fa- 
vour  with  Mr,  Fox  and  hi.i  adherents.  Cut  ho  is  never 
obtrusive  ;  and  neither  shuns  nor  dislikes  a  man  for  being 
of  a  difierent  political  creed  to  himself:  it  is  thorerorc, 
that  he  and  I,  however  wo  may  dissent  upon  that  point, 
concur  so  coinpletely  on  almost  every  other,  that  we 
always  meet  with  pleasure.  And,  in  fact,  he  is  much 
esteemed  by  many  persons  belonging  to  tho  government, 
and  about  the  court.  His  books  of  prints  of  the  greatest 
engravers  from  the  greatest  masters,  in  history,  arclii- 
lecluro,  and  antiquities,  are  of  the  first  class.  His  house 
in  .St.  .Tamos'  Phice,  looking  into  tho  Green  Park,  is  do- 
liciously  silual(.d,  and  furnished  with  great  taste.  Ho 
seemed  very  desirous  of  being  elected  a  member  of  llie 
Club,  to  whiih,  in  fact,  his  talents  would  have  done 
honour ;  few  iiiuuare  more  fitted  to  conlributu  to  its  en- 
tcrtainincnls." 

The  doctor,  long  afterwards,  in  talking  over  tliis  anec- 
dote, said  : 

"  There  is  no  accounting  for  such  gross  injustice  in 
tho  club ;  except  by  acknowledging  that  there  are  dema- 
gogues amongst  them  who  enjoy  as  the  highest  privilege 
of  an  old  member,  the  power  of  excluding,  with  or  willi- 
out  reason,  a  new  one." 

Here  stop  all  journals,  all  notes,  all  memorandums  of 
Dr.  Hurncy  fur  the  rest  of  this  year.  Not  another  word 
rcniiiins  hearing  its  date. 

The  severest  tax  ujion  longevity  that,  apart  from  his 
parental  ties,  could  be  inllicled,  was  levied  U|ion  him  at 
this  time,  by  tho  heart-harrowing  stroke  of  tho  death  of 
.VIr.  Twining. 

It  was  not  merely  now,  in  the  full  tide  of  sorrow,  that 
Dr.  Burney  coidd  neither  speak  nor  write  u|)on  the  loss 
of  thiit  last-elccted  bosom  friend  ;  it  was  a  siihjcct  from 
which  he  shrunk  ever  alVor,  botli  in  conversation  and  by 
letter :  it  w,is  a  grief  too  concentrated  for  complaint ;  it 
dcmaiidid  not  a  vent  by  which,  with  time,  it  might  be 
solaced ;  but  a  crush  by  which,  though  only  morbidly, 
it  might  he  subdued  :  religion  and  philosophy  might  then 
lead,  conjointly,  to  calm  endurance. 

And  not  alone,  though  from  superior  sorrow  aloft, 
stood  this  deprivation.  It  was  followed  by  other  strokes 
of  similar  liitality,  each  of  which,  but  lor  this  pre-emi- 
nent cahiinily,  would  have  proved  of  tragic  elVeet:  fiir 
ho  had  successively  to  mourn,  First,  the  fiivourite,  he 
most  highly  pri/.cd  by  his  deplored  early  partner,  as  well 
as  by  hir  successor;  and  who  came  marest  to  his  own 
findings  from  the  tender  ties  in  which  she  had  luen 
entwined — Dolly  Young;  for  so,  to  the  Kist  hour,  she 
was  called  by  those  who  had  early  known  and  loved  her, 
Irom  a  certain  caressing  phasme  annexed  to  that  youth- 
ful appellation,  that  seemed  in  unison  with  the  gomiine 
simplicity  ol'her  character. 

Second,  .Mr.  Coxe,  the  oldest  and  most  attached  of  his 
assoeiiiles  from  early  lilV. 

Third,  I.nrd  Macartney,  a  far  newer  connection,  but 
ono  whose  lively  intelligenci,  and  generous  kindness,  cut 
off  all  neiT'ssily  for  the  usual  routine  of  time  to  fasten 
iittachiiH'nt.  And  with  Lord  .Macartney,  from  the  retired 
life  whieli  hi.'<  lordship  generally  led  after  hisemba.xsy  to 
Chino,  the  doctor's  intei-course  had  become  more  than 
ever  ainieal.  This,  therefore,  was  a  loss  to  his  spirits 
arid  exertions,  as  well  as  to  his  RlFections,  which  he  fell 
with  strong  regret. 

Fourth,  that  distinguished  ludy  whose  kolid  wortli  and 


faithful  friendship  compensated  for  manners  the  nio   | 
uncouth,  and  language  tho  most  unpolished,— Lady  Jljj 
Duncan.  •  I 

Fifth,  tho  celebrated  Elizabeth  Carter ;  in  whom  he  I 
missed  an  admiring  as  well  as  an  admired  friend,  ih,  I 
honour  of  whose  attachment  both  fi)r  him  mid  ftr  fci  I 
daughter,  is  recorded  by  her  nephew,  Mr.  Pennington  in  I 
her  memoirs. 

The  doctor  truly  revered  in  Mrs.  Carter  the  rare  I 
union  of  humility  with  learning,  and  of  piety  with  thm  I 
fulness.  He  frequently,  and  always  with  pleasure,  con  I 
veyed  her  to  or  from  her  home,  when  they  visited  i]]«  I 
same  parties ;  and  always  enjoyed  those  opimrtuniiics  jj  I 
comparing  notes  with  her,  on  such  topics  as  were  not  I 
light  enough  for  the  large  or  mixed  companies  whiii, 
they  were  just  seeking,  or  had  just  left :  topics,  howotr  I 
which  they  always  treated  with  simplicity;  for  j|f,'| 
Carter,  though  natively  more  serious,  and  lioliiiuaUfl 
more  studious  than  Dr.  Burney,  was  as  free  from  pcdauin- 1 
as  himself.  '  | 

By  temperance  of  life  and  conduct,  activity  of  bojy 
and  equanimity  of  mind,  she  nearly  reached  licr  Duiii' I 
year  in  such  health  and  strength  as  to  be  able  to  nu^j  I 
morning  calls  upon  her  favourite  friends,  without  car.  I 
riage,  companion  or  servant.  And  with  all  her  modcsil 
humility  upon  her  personal  acquirements,  she  had  adi;.| 
nificd  pride  of  independence,  that  invested  her  with  (^5! 
good  sense  to  feel  rather  exalted  than  ashamed,  at  owiiif  I 
her  powers  of  going  forth  to  hor  own  unaided  scli.  f 
exertion.  I 

And  sixth,  the  man  who,  once  tlic  most  accomplishoj  I 
of  his  race,  had  for  half  his  life  loved  tho  doctor  \iitlil 
even  passionate  regard — Mr.  Grcville.  I 

AH  these  sad,  and  truly  saddening,  catastrophes  ncrel 
unknown,  in  their  succession,  to  the  memorialist;  wlioml 
they  only  reached  in  the  aggregate  of  their  loss,  wIkj  I 
after  a  long,  unexplained,  and  ill-boding  silence,  Dr!! 
Burney  imposed  njion  himself  the  hard  task  ofannouncinjl 
the  irrciiiediablc  afiliction  he  had  sustained  throuriil 
these  reiterated  and  awful  visitations  of  death,  Andl 
then,  to  spare  his  worn  and  harassed  sensibility  anv  de.l 
velopment  of  his  feelings,  he  thus  summed  up  tlie  iiiclacf 
choly  list  in  one  short  paragraph  :  I 

"  Time,"  he  says,  "  has  made  sad  havoc  amongst  mvl 

dearest  friends  of  late Twining! Dolly  VouiieJ 

.Mr.  Coxe;  Lord  Macartney;  Lady  IVlary  Uuncaii;-! 
|)oor  Elizabeth  Carter  a  few  inontlis  ago ; — Mr,  Grctillil 
only  a  few  weeks  I"  I 

He  then  permits  himself  to  go  back  to  one  pattiojl 
plirase:  I 

"  But  though,  in  spite  of  ago  and  infirmities,  I  liavel 
lately  more  than  doubled  the  number  of  friends  I  havcl 
lost — tho  iiiciicii  of  thoso  ubovc-nicntioncd  can  never  hi 
filled !" 

Of  his  ancient  and  long-attached  friend,  Mr,  GrcvilieJ 
little  and  merely  melancholy  is  what  now  can  be  aildcAl 
His  death  was  rather  a  shock  than  a  loss ;  but  it  con.| 
siderahly  disturbed  tlie  doctor.  Mr.  tJrevillc  had  gotel 
im  in  his  metaphysical  career,  fatiguing  his  spirilf,  kl 
ra.ssing  his  understanding,  and  consuming  tho  time  tfl 
his  friends  nearly  as  much  as  his  own,  till,  one  by  om,I 
each  of  them  eluded  him  as  a  foe.  How  could  i(  bel 
otherwise,  when  the  least  dissonance  upon  any  pcintl 
upon  which  ho  opened  a  controversial  disquisilicn.Ml 
disordered  his  nervous  system,  that  he  could  take  col 
rest  till  he  had  re-stated  all  his  arguments  in  an  claborilfj 
and  commonly  sarcastic  epistle  ?  which  neees.sarily  prtl 
vokcd  a  paper  war,  so  jirolific  of  dispute,  tliiil,  it'  ikl 
adversary  had  not  regularly  broken  up  the  corre.«|ioni)oii(e| 
.ifter  the  first  week  or  two,  it  must  have  teriiiiuatid  li;l 
consuming  the  stores  of  every  stationer  in  l.ioiidon.      I 

His  wrath  upon  such  desertions  was  too  pcoriiriill«l 
.iny  appeal.  Yet  so  iwwerful  was  still  the  renieniliranal 
of  his  brilliant  opening  into  life,  and  of  his  niaiiyliMl 
ipialities,  that  his  loss  to  society  was  nevi  r  iiieiitiondl 
without  regret,  either  by  those  who  abandoned  liiiii,(«l 
by  those  whom  he  discarded,  I 

l)r,  Burney  was  ono  of  tho  last,  from  the  pcculiiril;! 
of  their  intercourse,  to  have  given  it  up,  had  itnotbcen,! 
he  declared,  necessary  to  have  hud  two  lives  for  BUsliii,! 
ing  it  wilhout  hostility  ;  one  of  them  for  liiniscir,  liiil 
f imily,  and  his  life's  pur|)oscB ;  the  other  wholly  furMr.l 
(Ireville  ; — who  never  could  bo  content  with  any  coni)<I 
lition  against  his  personal  claims  to  the  nionopoly  ol'lix I 
lime  and  the  thoughts  of  his  tViends. 

Yet  whatever  may  have  disturbed,  nothing  nrrmstoj 
have  shortened  his  existence,  since,  though  nearly  abcMl-l 
ed  from  his  family,  estranged  from  his  conneelion*,  aid  I 
morbidly  at  war  with  the  world,  the  closing  serne ofilll 
his  gaieties  and  all  his  failures  did  not  shut  inlillwiitl 
time  uller  his  90th  year. 


,<A' 


lor  manners  tlie  niosi  l 
ipolished,— Lady  li^,,  I 

I  Carter ;  in  whom  he 
m  adniired  friend,  the 
til  for  him  nnd  for  i[, 
cw,  Mr.  I'cnuington,  in  i 

Mrs.  Carter  the  nn  I 
indol' piety  withchw.  I 
ays  with  pleasure,  con.  I 
,  when  they  visited  Uis  I 
d  those  opportuiiitics  ii  I 
uch  topics  aa  were  noi  I 
ixcd  companies  which  I 
st  left :  topics,  however  | 
li  simplicity;  for  Jif,1 
serious,  and  Imbilualljl 
as  as  free  from  pcdaalrj- 1 

nduct,  activity  of  Ikkji  I 
learly  reached  hcraoiiil 
1  as  to  be  able  to  mAe  | 
te  friends,  without  car.  I 
\nd  with  all  her  modid  I 
irements,  she  had  a  dig.  I 
X  invested  her  wilh  ibel 
than  ashamed,  at  owinil 
bor  own  unaided  sdi'.f 

!  the  most  accomplished  I 
!  loved  the  doctor  «iih| 
cville.  I 

;ning,  catastrophes  were  I 
the  memorialist;  whonl 
ate  of  their  loss,  whm  I 
I  ill-boding  silence,  Di.l 
hard  task  of  announcinjl 
had  sustained  throupbl 
itations  of  death.  Anil 
asscd  sensibility  any  l. 
is  summed  up  llie  mclicl 
li:  I 

e  sad  havoc  amongst  mj  I 

ling! Dolly  Younsir 

Lady  Mary  Duncaii;-L 
mtlis  ago ; — Mr.  GrcvillJ 


MEMOIKS  OP  DR.   BUONEY. 


405 


'o  back  to  one  parting  I 

and  infirmities,  I  haul 

umber  of  trieiids  1  havcl 

icntioucd  can  never  t«| 

lied  friend,  Mr.  GrcvillfJ 
what  now  can  be  addn!,| 
than  a  loss ;   but  it 

Mr.  {Jrevillc  had  gcnel 

ntiguing  his  spirits,  hi.l 

consuming  the  lime  cfl 

is  own,  till,  one  lij-  on(,| 

foe.     How  could  it  l)e| 

lanco  upon  any  |ici»tl 

ovorsial  disquisilion.Nl 

,  that  he  could  lake  col 

{umcnts  in  lui  clulx)ratt,r 

which  ncccs.'^aril)' pti>.l 

of  dispute,  thai,  il'  thcl 

n  up  the  corrc'?ponden(«| 

lUst  have  tcriuinalid  kjl 

iitloncr  in  Ijoudon, 

ns  was  too  fconilultil 

s  slill  the  reiueMdiranal 

and   of  his  many  iintl 

was  iR'vir  merilionuir 

who  abandoned  biin,  or  I 

it,  from  the  peculiarilfl 
it  up,  had  it  nuttni,! 
d  two  lives  for  susUit-f 
tliem  for  himself,  1 

he  other  wholly  for  Mr.l 

nnUmt  with  onyr,ora|f-| 
to  the  Hionoiiolyol'tli<| 

nds, 

rlKjd,  nothing  sefmil)! 
,  though  nearly  ilicnilT 
<ni  his  conncclioin,ii«lj 
he  closing  scone  of  ill 
id  not  shut  In  till  lom  I 


Lady  .Mary  Duncan  bequeathed  to  Dr.  Burncy  the 
thole  of  her  great  and  curious  collection  of  music, 
priulcd  and  manuscript,  with  £600. 

1805. 

Fortunately  for  Dr.  Burncy,  another  year  was  not  per. 
milled  wholly  to  wane  away,  ere  circumstances  occurred 
1^'  so  much  movement  and  interest,  that  they  operated 
Ijlie  a  species  of  amnesty  upon  the  sufferings  oftlio  year 
iasti'ono  by  ;  and  enabled  him  to  pass  over  submissively 
jjjjlieivy  privations;   and,  once  again,  to  go  checrtully 

00  ill  lil'^  "'"''  what  yet  remained  lor  contentment. 

The  chief  mover  to  this  practical  philosophy  was  the 
indel'atigabie  Mrs.  Crewe ;  who  by  degrees,  skilful  and 
kind,  so  lured  him  from  mourning  and  retirement  to 
mlitude  and  society,  that  his  seclusion  insensibly  ended 
bt  enlisting  him  in  more  diffuse  social  entertainments, 
tiian  any  in  which  ho  had  licretotbre  mi.\cd. 

What  will  now  follow,  will  bo  copied  from  the  memoir 
book  of  Dr.  Burncy  of  this  month  of  May ;  which,  after 
a  dreary  winter  of  sorrow,  seemed  to  have  been  hailed  as 
ccnially  by  the  historian  of  music,  as  by  the  minstrelsy 
of  the  woods. 

"1605. — In  May,  at  a  concert  at  Lady  Salisbury's,  1 
wa.;  cttrcinely  pleased,  both  with  the  music  and  the  per- 
lorinancc.  The  former  was  chieHy  selected  by  the 
Prince  of  Wales.  »  •  »  I  had  not  been  five  minutes 
in  the  concert  room,  before  a  messenger,  sent  to  mc  by 
his  royal  highness,  gave  me  a  command  to  join  him, 
irliich  I  did  eagerly  enough  ;  when  his  royal  highness 
wacioiisly  condescended  to  order  me  to  sit  down  by  liim, 
and  kept  lue  to  th.it  high  honour  the  whole  evening. 
Our  ideas,  by  his  eogaging  invitation,  were  reciprocated 
upon  every  piece,  and  its  execution.  After  the  concert. 
Lady  .Melbourne,  who,  when  Miss  Milbanlic,  had  been 
CM  of  niy  first  scholars  on  my  return  to  London  from 
Lvnri,  obligingly  complained  that  she  had  otlen  vainly 
tried  to  tempt  mc  to  diiio  with  her,  but  would  make  one 
efort  more  now,  by  his  royal  higlmess's  permission,  that 

1  might  meet,  at  Lord  Melbourne's  table,  with  the  Prince 
ofWah 

"Of  course  I  expressed  as  well  as  I  could,  my  sense  of 
so  hijfh  and  unexpected  an  honour ;  and  the  prince,  with 
3  sniilc  of  unequalled  courtesy,  said, '  Aye,  do  conic.  Dr. 
Barncv,  and  bring  your  son  with  you.'  And  then,  turn- 
in;  to  Lady  iMelbourne,  he  added, — '  It  is  singular  tiiat 
tlic  lather  should  be  the  best,  and  almost  the  only  good 
judge  of  music  in  the  kingdom  ;  nnd  his  son  tho  best 
sehular.' 

"  .N'othing,  however,  for  tho  present,  came  of  this :  but 
early  in  July,  at  a  concert  at  Lady  Newark's  I  first  saw, 
to  my  knowledge,  their  royal  highnesses,  the  dukes  of 
Camiierland  and  Cambridge.  These  princes  had  lived 
10  much  abroad,  that  I  tliought  I  hud  never  before  beheld 
them ;  till  I  found  my  mistake,  by  their  both  s|>caking 
to  mc,  when  I  stood  near  them,  not  only  familiarly,  but 
viilli  distinction ;  which  I  attribute  to  their  respect  to 
the  noble  giaciousness  they  might  have  observed  in  their 
august  brother ;  whose  notice  had  something  in  it  so  en- 
faging  as  aUvays  to  brighten  us  well  as  honour  mc. 

"  But  I  heard  nothing  more  of  the  projected  dinner, 
till  I  met  Lady  Melbourne  at  an  assembly  at  the  Dowager 
Udy  Sel^on's ;  when  I  ventured  to  tell  her  ladyship  that 
I  feared  the  dinner  which  my  son  Miid  I  were  most 
iinbitious  should  take  place,  was  relinquished.  '  By  no 
means,'  she  answered, '  for  the  prince  really  desired  il.' 
\ni,  after  a  note  or  two  of  tin;  best  bred  civility  from 
her  ladyship,  the  day  was  settled  by  his  royal  higliness, 
for- 

"Jnli/Oth. — Tho  prince  did  not  make  tho  company 
wait  at  Whitehall  (Lord  Melbourne's) ;  he  wa.s  not  five 
minulcs  beyond  the  appointed  time,  a  quarter  past  six 
o'clock :  tliniigh  ho  is  said  never  to  dine  at  Carlton 
House  liefore  eight.  The  company  consisted,  besides 
the  prince  and  the  lord  and  lady  of  flic  house,  with  their 


I'Jo  sons  nnd  two  daughters,  of  I'/.irln   Kjrrcmont  nnd 
t  Hvprr,  .Mr.  and   I,aily  C'arolin 
Mr.  Hnriior,  nnd  Mr.  Windham. 


i'.grci 
),  Mr. 


Luttcrcl, 


"The  dinner  was  sumptuous,  of  course,  &.e. 

"1  had  almost  made  a  solemn  vow,  early  in  life,  to  quit 
the  world  wilhout  overdrinking  a  ili-y  dram;  but  tho 
heroic  virtnii  of  a  long  life  was  overset  by  his  royal 
higliness,  Ihrough  the  irresistible  temptation  to  bobbing 
inJ  niibbing  with  such  a  partner  in  a  glass  of  cherry 
brandy!  'I'ho  spirit  of  it,  however,  was  so  finely  sub- 
ducd,  that  it  was  not  more  potent  than  n  dose  of  pepper- 
mint water ;  which  I  have  always  called  a  dram. 

"The  conversation  was  lively  and  general  the  chief 
!»rl  of  the  evening ;  but  about  midnight  ifturned  upjn 
music,  on  which  subject  his  royal  higlmoM  deigned  so 

wholly  louddiC8»  himself  tome,  that  wo  kept  it  up  a  full 


lalf  hour,  without  any  one  else  olVeriiig  a  word.  We 
were,  generally,  in  perfect  luno  in  our  opinions;  though 
once  or  twice  I  ventured  to  dissent  from  his  royal  liigli- 
ness ;  and  once  ho  condescended  to  come  over  t 
argument:  and  he  had  tlio  ciiill,  as  well  as  noblene. 
put  me  as  perfectly  at  my  ease  in  expressing  my  iiolioi..H, 
as  1  should  have  been  with  any  other  iierfeetly  well-bred 
man. 

"  The  subject  was  then  changed  to  classical  lore ;  nnd 
here  his  royal  highness,  with  similar  eondcseension,  ad- 
dressed himselftc  my  son, as  to  a  man  of  erudition,  whose 
ideas,  on  learned  topics,  he  respected ;  and  a  lull  discus- 
sion followed,  of  several  literary  matters. 

"  When  the  prince  rose  to  go  to  another  room,  we 
met  Lady  Melbourne  and  her  daughter,  just  returned 
from  tho  opera ;  to  which  they  had  been  wliile  we  sat 
over  the  wine,  (and  eke  the  cherry  brandy);  and  from 
which  they  came  back  in  exact  time  for  coflTec !  The 
prince  here,  coining  up  to  mc,  most  graciously  took  my 
hand,  and  said, '  I  am  glad  we  got,  at  last,  to  our  favourite 
subject.'  He  then  made  mo  sit  down  by  him,  close  to 
the  keys  of  a  piano-forte ;  where,  in  a  low  voice,  but  face 
to  face,  wc  talked  again  upon  music,  and  uttered  our 
sentiments  with,  I  may  safely  say,  equal  ease  and  free- 
dom ;  BO  ]K>Utcly  he  encouraged  my  openness  and  sin- 
cerity. 

I  then  ventured  to  mention  that  I  had  a  book  in  my 
possession  that  I  regarded  as  the  property  of  his  royal 
liighiiess.  It  was  a  set  of  my  Commemoration  of  Handel, 
wliieh  I  had  had  splendidly  bound  for  permitted  presenta- 
tion through  the  medium  of  Lord  St.  Asaph;  but  which 
had  not  been  received,  from  public  casualties.  His  royal 
highness  answered  nie  with  the  most  engaging  good 
humour,  saying  that  he  was  now  building  a  library,  and 
that,  when  it  was  finished,  mine  should  be  the  first  book 
placed  in  his  collection.  Nobody  is  so  prompt  at  polite 
and  gratifying  compliments  as  this  gracious  prince.  I 
had  no  conception  of  his  accomplishments.  lie  quite 
astonished  mc  by  his  learning,  in  conversing  with  my 
son,  after  my  own  musical  trie-d-trle  dialogue  with  him 
He  quoted  limner  in  Greek  as  readily  as  if  quoting 
Diyclen  or  Pope  in  English  :  and,  in  general  conversation 
during  the  dinner,  he  discovered  a  fund  of  wit  and  hu- 
mour such  as  demonstrated  him  a  man  of  reading  and 
parts,  who  knew  how  to  discriminate  characters.  IJe  is, 
besides,  an  incompar.iblc  mimic.  He  counterfeited  Dr. 
Parr's  lisp,  language,  and  manner,  and  Kemble's  voice 
and  accent,  both  on  nnd  oft'  the  stage,  so  accurately,  so 
nicely,  so  free  from  caricature,  that,  had  I  been  in 
another  room,  I  should  have  sworn  they  had  been  speak- 
ing tlicinselves.  Upon  the  whole,  I  cannot  terminate  my 
aecoimt  of  this  prince  belter  than  by  asserting  it  as  my 
opinion,  from  the  knowledge  1  acquired  by  my  observa- 
tions of  this  night,  that  he  lias  as  much  conversational 
talent,  nnd  fur  morn  learning  than  Charles  tho  Second ; 
who  knew  no  more,  even  of  orthography,  tlian  Moliiirc's 
Hoiinfei'in  GcntiUiomme.'^ 

The  severe  disappointments,  with  their  aggravating 
circumstances,  that  repeatedly  had  deprived  Dr.  Hurney 
of  tho  first  post  of  nominal  honour  in  his  profession, 
which  tho  whole  musical  world,  not  only  of  his  own 
country,  but  of  I'-urope,  would  have  voted  to  bo  his  due, 
were  now,  from  his  advanced  stage  in  life,  closing,  with 
out  further  struggle,  into  inevitable  submission. 

Vet  his  many  frienils  to  whom  this  history  was  familiar, 
and  who  knew  that  the  approbation  of  the  king,  from 
the  earliest  time  tliot  the  doctor  had  been  made  known 
to  his  majesty,  had  invariably  been  in  his  favour,  could 
not  acquiesce  in  this  resignation  ;  and  suggested  amongst 
themselves  the  propriety  of  presenting  Dr.  Burney  to  the 
king,  as  a  fit  object  for  the  next  vacancy  that  might 
occur,  in  the  literary  line,  for  a  pension  to  a  man  of  let- 
ters.  And,  upon  the  death  of  Mrs.  Murphy,  Mr.  Crewe 
endeavoured  lo  begin  a  canvass. 

l!ut  an  audience  with  the  king,  at  that  moment,  from 
various  illnesses  and  culumilies,  was  so  little  attainable, 
that  no  application  had  been  found  feasible  r  weeks, 
montlis,  again  rolled  away  without  tho  effort ;  and 
nothing,  certainly,  could  bo  go  uncxpcefed,  so  utterly 
unlooked  for,  in  the  course  of  things,  as  that  Dr.  Hurney, 
the  most  jealous  adherent  to  government  principles,  and 
the  most  decided  enemy  to  deinncralic  doctrines,  should 
finally  receive  all  tho  remuneration  he  ever  allaiued  for 
his  elaborato  workings  in  that  art,  which,  of  all  others, 
was  the  avowed  favourite  of  his  king,  under  the  adminis- 
tration of  the  great  chief  of  opposition,  Charles  Fox.» 


So,  however  it  was;  for  when,  in  the  year  ISOfi,  that 
renowned  orator  [of  liberty,  found  himself  suddenly, 
uid,  by  the  premature  death  of  Mr.  Pilt,  almost  una- 
voidalily  raised  to  the  head  of  tlic  .state,  Mrs.Crewe  started 
a  claim  tiir  Dr.  Burney. 

Mr.  Windham  was  instant  and  animated  in  supporting 
it.  Mr.  l''ox,  with  his  accustomed  grace,  where  he  hud 
a  favour  to  bestow,  gave  it  his  ready  countenance;  tho 
king's  sign  manual  was  granted  with  alacrity  of  appro- 
bation; and  the  faithful,  invaluable  Lady  Cukwe,  whilo 
her  own  new  honours  were  freshly  ornamenting  li<ir 
brow,  had  tho  cordial  happiness  of  announcing  to  her 
iinsoliciting  and  no  longer  expecting  old  friend,  his  par- 
ticipation in  the  new  turn  of  the  tide. 

It  was  Lord  Grenville,  however,  who  was  tlie  imme- 
diately  apparent  agent  in  this  gill  of  the  crown  ;  though 
Charles  Fo.x,  there  can  be  no  doubt,  had  a  real  share  of 
pleasure  in  propitiating  such  a  reward  to  a  friend  and 
fiivourile  of  Lord  and  Lady  Crewe ;  to  s(  Itle  whose  long 
withheld  title  was  amongst  the  first  oflieial  acts  of  his 
friendship  upon  coming  into  power. 

The  pension  accorded  was  £300  per  annum,  nnd  tlie 
pleasure  cau.scd  by  this  benevolent  royal  act  amongst  the 
innumerable  friends  of  the  man  of  four-score — for  such, 
now,  was  Dr.  Burney — was  great  almost  to  exultation. 
And,  in  truth,  so  little  had  his  financial  address  kept 
pace  with  his  mental  abilities,  that,  previously  to  this 
grant,  he  had  found  it  necessary,  in  relinquishing  tlio 
practice  of  his  profession,  to  relinquish  his  carriage. 

The  health  and  spirits  of  Dr.  Burney  were  now  so 
good,  that  he  seized  an  opportunity  for  writing  in  the 
same  montli,  to  his  truly  grateful  daughter  : 

"  12//t  October. 
"  My  Dear  Fanny, — "  Do  you  rcmcinber  a  letter  of 
thanks  which  I  received  from  IJousseau  for  a  present  of 
music  which  I  sent  him,  with  a  printed  copy  of  The 
Cunning  Man,  that  I  had  Englisliii-cd  from  his  Dirnn 
(III  ruidge?  I  thought  my.self  the  most  fortunate  of 
beings,  in  1770,  to  have  obtained  an  hour's  conversation 
with  him;  for  he  was  then  more  dilVicult  of  access  than 
ever,  especially  to  the  English,  being  out  of  humour 
with  the  whole  nation,  from  resentment  of  Horace  Wnl- 
polc's  forged  leller  from  flic  King  of  Prussia ;  and  he 
had  determined,  he  said,  never  to  read  or  write  again '. 
Guy,  the  famous  bookseller,  was  the  only  |H.rson  he  then 
admitted  ;  and  it  was  through  the  sagacious  good  oftices 
of  this  truly  eminent  book-man,  urged  by  my  friends. 
Count  d'Hofbach,  Diderot,  &,c.,  that  the  interview  I  so 
ardently  aspired  at  was  procured  for  me.  Well,  this 
letter  from  the  great  Jean  Jacques,  which  I  had  not  seen 
hcsc  twenty  years,  I  have  latily  found  in  a  cover  from 
Lord  Harcourt,  to  whom  I  had  lent  it,  when  his  lordship 
was  preparing  a  list  of  all  Rous.scau's  works,  forthe  benefit 
of  his  widow  ;  which,  however,  he  left  to  find  another 
editor,  when  M.idainc  Uous.seau  relinquished  her  celcbr.-ited 
name,  to  become  the  wife  of  some  ordinary  man.  Lord 
Harcourt  then  returned  my  letter,  and,  upon  a  recent 
review  of  il,  I  was  quite  struck  with  the  politeness  and 
condiscension  with  which  Jean  Jacques  had  ncecpted 
my  little  offering,  at  a  time  when  he  refii-i  d  all  nssist. 
ance,  nay,  nil  courtesy,  fVom  the  first  porj-ons  both  of 
England  and  France.  I  am  now  writing  in  bed,  nnd 
have  not  the  original  to  quote ;  but,  as  tar  as  I  can  re- 
member,  he  concludes  his  letter  with  the  following  flat- 
tering lines ; 

'  The  works,  sir,  which  you  have  presented  to  mc, 
will  often  call  to  my  remeinbrance  the  pleasure  I  had  in 
seeing  and  hearing  you  ;  and  will  augment  my  retrret  at 
my  not  being  able  sometimes  to  renew  that  pleasure.  I 
entreat  you,  sir,  to  accept  my  humble  salutations. 

Jea.N  JaCQL'ES  Itol'SSEAU.' 


•  A  mark  of  genuine  liberality  this  in  Mr.  Fox,  who, 
like  Mr.  Burke,  in  the  ttfTuirs  of  Chelsea  College,  clearly 
lield  that  men  of  icicncn  and  letter*  iliould,  in  all  sreiil 


"  I  give  you  this  in  Engli.sh,  not  daring,  by  memory, 
to  quote  J.  J.  Rousseau.  It  was  directed  to  M.  Burney, 
in  iiondon  ;  and,  I  believe,  under  cover  to  Lord  Harcourt, 
who  always  was  his  op<n  protector.  But  is  it  not  ex- 
traordinary, my  dear  Fanny,  that  the  most  llattcrinff 
hitlers  I  have  received  should  he  from  Dr.  J<ihnson  nnd 
J.  J.  Housscau  7  I  can  account  for  it  in  no  other  way 
than  from  my  always  treating  them  with  openness  nnd 
frankness,  yet  with  that  regard  nnd  reverence  which 
their  great  literary  powers  inspired.  Mmli  as  I  loved 
nnd  respected  the  good  and  great  Dr.  Johnson,  I  saw 
his  prejudices  and  severity  of  character.  Nor  was  I  blind 
to  Rousseau's  ceeentricities.  principles,  nnd  parndo.M  »  in 
all  things  but  music;  in  which  his  tusii  nnd  views,  pur- 
lienlarly  in  drnmatic  music,  were  adnurable;  and  sup- 
ported with  more  wit,  reasim,  nnd  relineinrut,  than  by 


■n 


stales,  bo  publicly  encouraged,  without  wounding  tlieir 
feelings  by  t-hnckling  their  npinionii. 


V' 


400 


IHEiMOinS  OF  nU.  m  UNEY. 


ill*-- 


any  writer  on  tlji.'  wil>jcct,  iu  aiiv  liiii!riiiij,'e  wliicli  1  am 
able  to  rt'iid.  Hut  us  1  liuil  no  nicans  to  corrict  llu.'  pre. 
jiidicra  oftlio  oiio,  nor  the  princi|iles  ot'llie  oilier  ol'tlieso 
extraordinary  persons,  was  I  to  shun  and  detest  tlie 
whole  man  heeaiise  of  his  peecanl  jiarts  ?  Aneicut  and 
modern  jroets  and  sages,  philosopcrs  and  moralists,  sidi- 
serihe  to  the  a.\iom,  kumiiniim  est  cirare,  and  yet,  every 
individual,  whatever  bo  liis  virtues,  stienee,  or  talents,  is 
treated,  it"  his  frailties  are  diseovercd,  as  if  the  character- 
istic  of  liuman  nature  were  perfuelion,  and  the  least 
diminution  t'roni  it  were  unnatural  and  unpardonable  ! 
God  bless  you,  my  dear  Fanny.  Write  soon,  and  loijj,',  1 
entreat." 

In  this  same,  to  Dr.  Hurney,  memorable  year,  180C, 
lie  had  the  agreeable  surprise  of  a  first  invitation  Ironi 
Mr.  West,  president  of  the  Hoyal  Academy,  to  the  annual 
dinner  given  by  its  directors  to  the  most  munilicent 
patrons,  capital  artists,  distinguished  judges,  or  eminent 
men  of  letters  of  tlie  day,  for  the  purpose  of  assembling 
them  to  a  private  and  undisturbed  view  of  the  works 
prepared  for  Ibrming  the  cxhiljition  of  the  current  jear. 

liy  th.it  grand  painter,  and  delightful  man  of  letters, 
Sir  Joshua  Reynolds,  Dr.  Hurney,  irom  the  time  of  their 
first  happy  intimacy,  had  regularly  been  incluiled  ia  the 
annual  invitations ;  but  Mr.  \Vest  was  unacquainted, 
personally,  with  the  doctor,  and  had,  of  course,  his  own 
set  and  friends  to  oblige.  Wliat  led  to  this  late  com- 
pliment, afler  a  ch.asm  of  fourteen  years,  does  not  appear ; 
but  the  xemembrauec  occurred  at  a  inomint  of  revived 
exertion,  and  the  doctor  accepted  it  with  exceeding  satis 
faction. 

Towards  the  close  of  this  year,  1807,  Dr.  Hurney  liac: 
an  infliction  which  nearly  robbed  him  of  his  long-tried, 
and  hitherto  almost  invuhierable  force  of  mind,  ibr  bearing 
the  rude  assaults  of  misfortune  :  this  was  a  paralytic 
stroke,  which,  in  easting  his  lell  liand  into  u  state  of 
torpor,  threw  his  heart,  head,  and  nerves  into  one  of 
ceaseless  agitation,  from  an  unremitting  expectance  of 
abrupt  dissolution. 

His  own  account  of  this  trying  event,  written  in  the 
following  year,  in  answer  to  his  daughter's  alarm  at  his 
silence,  will  show  the  full  and  surprising  return  of  his 
spirits  and  health  upon  his  recovery: 

"  TO  .M.VD.\ME  d'aRBLW. 

"-VoD.  mil,  180S. 
"  My  dear  Fanny, — The  com|)lalnts  made,  in  one  cf 
the  two  short  notes  which  1  have  received,  of  letters  never 
answered,  Old  (Charles  returns — as  his  account  of  family 
atiairs  he  finds  has  never  reached  you.  Indeed,  ffir  these 
last  two  or  three  years,  I  have  had  nothing  good  to  say 
of  oirn  self;  and  I  peremptorily  charged  all  the  rest  of 
the  tamily  to  .s.ay  nothing  bud  on  the  subject  of  health: 
for  I  never  understood  the  kindness  of  alarming  distant 
friends  with  areounts  of  "severe  illness, — as  we  may  be 
either  recovered  or  dead  before  the  iutbrmatiou  reaches 
them. 

*  «  •  * 

"  I  wrote  yi.u  an  account  of  my  excursion  to  Bristol 
Hotwells  :  but  I  had  not  been  retnrncil  to  Chelsea  more 
th.an  three  days,  before  I  had  an  alarming  seizure  in  my 
left  hand,  which  neither  heat,  friction,  nor  medicines 
could  subdue.  It  felt  perfectly  asleep;  in  a  state  of  im- 
movable torpor.  My  medical  friends  would  not  tell  me 
what  this  obstinate  iiumbness  was  ;  but  I  discovered  by 
their  prescriptions,  and  advice  as  to  regimen,  that  it  was 
neither  more  nor  less  than  a  paralytic  atl'eetion  ;  and, 
near  Christm.Vi  it  w.ih  pronounced  to  be  a  Hath  case, 
((n  Christinas  eve,  I  set  out  for  that  city,  extremely 
weak  and  ilispirited  :  the  roads  terrilile,  and  almost  in- 
cessant torrents  of  rain  all  the  way.  I  was  five  days  on 
the  journey;  I  took  Fanny  I'hillips  with  me,  and  we  had 
excellent  apartments  on  the  South  Parade,  which  is 
always  warm  when  any  sun  shines.  1  put  mysi  If  under 
the  eare  of  Dr.  I'arry,  who,  having  resided,  and  praeliscii 
physic  at  Hath  more  than  forty  years,  must,  calcris 
paribM,  know  the  virtues  and  vices  of  Hath  waters  better 
than  the  most  renowned  physicians  in  Iiondon.  To  give 
them  fair  play,  I  remained  tiiree  nioiilhs  in  this  eilv; 
and  I  found  my  hand  much  more  alive,  and  my  geiiei'.il 
health  very  considerably  amended.  Hut,  1  eanght  so 
violent  a  fresh  cold  in  my  journey  home,  that  it  was 
called  what  the  French  style  n  Fluxion  de  iioi/iiiir,  and 
I  was  iininedialely  confined  to  my  bed  at  Chelsea,  and 
unable  to  eat,  sleep,  or  speak.  Strict  starvation  was  then 
ordered  ;  but  softened  off  into  lish  and  asparagus  us  soon 
as  possible,  by  our  wise  and  good  iKseulapius,  .Sir  Walter 
Faripihar:  and  now  I  am  idlowed  poultry  and  game, 
under  certain  rcslrictions,  and  find  myself  lolerably  well 
ugaiii.  All  this  tedious  account  of  mm  self  should  still 
have  been  suppressed,  but  fliat  I  feared  it  might  reach 


you  by  some  otiier  means,  and  give  you  greater  alarm; 
1  determined,  therefore,  to  tell  you  the  trulli,  the  whole 
Iriilh,  Sir.,  with  my  own  paw  :  iKing  able,  at  the  same 
time,  to  write  you  that,  eoii^'h  excipted,  which  rilurns 
w  illi  riild  wiallier,  1  pa.-s-cd  last  summer  more  free  Irom 
eomplaiiit  than  I  have  pa.ssed  any  liir  many  preceding 
years.  And  now  it  is  lime  to  say  something  of  your 
other  kindred,  wiiose  names  you  languish,  you  say,  to  see. 
»  «  «  «  * 

"  I  have  forgotten  to  mention  that,  during  my  invalidity 
at  Hath,  I  had  an  imcxpectid  visit  Irom  your  ci-dtraul 
Streathani  friend,  of  whom  I  h  id  lust  siglit  for  more 
than  ten  years.  When  her  name  was  sent  in,  I  was 
iiiueh  surprised,  but  desired  she  might  lie  asked  to  follow 
it :  and  I  received  her  as  an  old  friend  with  whom  I  had 
spent  much  time  viry  happily,  and  never  wished  to 
i|uaricl.  She  still  looks  well,  but  is  grave  and  seems  to 
be  turned  into  candour  ilself :  though  .she  still  saj-s  gooil 
things,  and  writes  admirable  notes,  and,  I  am  told,  letters 
We  shook  hands  very  cordially  ;  and  avoided  any  allusion 
to  our  long  se|)aralion  and  its  cause.  Her  caro  sposu 
still  lives  ;  but  is  such  an  object,  Irom  the  gout,  tliat  the 
account  of  his  sulVerings  made  me  pity  him  sincerely. 
He  wished,  she  told  ine,  to  see  his  old  I'riend  ;  and,  uii 
beau  viatin,  1  could  not  refuse  compliance  with  this  wish 
I  found  him  in  great  pain,  but  very  glad  to  sec  me 
The  old  rrneour,  or  ill-will,  excited  by  our  desire  to 
iiiipede  the  marriage,  is  totally  worn  away.  Indeed,  it 
never  could  have  existed,  but  from  lirr  imprudence  in 
betraying  to  him  that  proof  of  our  friendship  for  her, 
which  ought  never  to  have  been  regarded  as  spleen 
against  him,  who,  certainly,  nolmdy  could  blame  for  ac 
cepting  a  gay  rich  widow.  What  could  a  man  do 
better  V"« 

*  »  *  * 

It  is  well  worthy  of  notice,  and  greatly  in  favour  of 
the  Hath  waters  tor  paralytic  allections,  that  Dr.  Hurney 
never  had  a  return  ol  his  alarming  seizure  of  the  hand  ; 
and  never  to  the  end  of  his  life,  which  was  yet  prolonged 
several  years,  had  any  other  paralytic  attack. 

It  was  during  this  residence  at  Ifatli  that  Dr.  Burney 
made  his  last  will;  in  which,  after  settling  his  various 
legacies,  he  left  his  two  eldest  daughters,  Esther  and 
Frances,  his  residuary  legatees ;  and  nominated  his  sons. 
Captain  James  Hurney  and  Dr.  Charles  Burney,  liis 
executors. 

I)I{.   IiriiXEV's  aiEMOIRS. 

It  was  here,  also,  after  a  cessation  of  twenty-four  years, 
that  the  doctor  recurred  to  his  long  dormant  scheme  of 
writing  his  own  memoirs. 

If,  at  the  date  of  its  design  and  commencement,  in 
I'f^'i,  his  plan  had  bei  n  put  into  execution,  according  to 
the  nobly  independent  ideas,  and  widely  lilieral  intention 
of  its  projection,  Cvw  are  the  individual  narratives  of  a 
private  life  in  the  last  century,  that  eoidd  have  exhibited 
1  more  expansive,  inrorining,  general,  or  philosophical 
view  of  society  Ihau  lliose  of  Dr.  Hurney. 

Hut,  in  IMJT,  though  the  uncommon  |)owcrs  of  his 
line  mind  were  still  unimpaired  for  conversation  or  en- 
joyment, his  frame  had  received  a  blow,  and  his  spirits  a 
suspensive  shock,  that  eniiscd  a  marked  diminution  of 
his  resources  for  composition. 

His  imagination,  hitherto  the  most  Tivid,  even  amidst 
sorrow,  ealamily,  nay  eare,  nay  sickness,  n.iy  ago,  was 
now  no  longer,  as  heretofore,  rambling  abroad  and  at 
will  for  support  and  lenovation.  A  fixed  object,  as 
ho  expiesscd  himself  in  various  htters  of  tliat  date,  had 
seized,  occupied,  absorbed  it.  The  alaiin  excited  liy  a 
paralytic  attack  is  far  more  baneful  than  its  sutfering; 
for  every  rising  dawn,  and  every  darkening  eve  look 
tremblingly  for  its  sncus.sor;  and  the  sword  of  Damocles, 
as  he  mournfully  declared,  eeeined  eternally  waving 
over  his  head. 

The  spirit,  therefore,  of  composition  was  now,  though 
not  lost,  enervated;  and  the  whole  liirce  of  his  faculties 
was  cast  exclusively  upmi  his  memory,  in  the  retearch 
of  past  incidents  that  might  soothe  his  aft'ections,  or  re> 
en  all  his  liiney  ;  but  bereft  of  those  exhilarating  ideas, 
which,  previously  to  this  alarm,  had  given  attraction  to 
whatever  had  lallen  from  his  pen. 

Ilciiee  arose,  in  that  va.st  compilation  for  which,  ft-om 
this  time,  he  began  collecting  materials  and  reminiscences. 


*  At  Ilulh,  also,  inanj'  years  afterwards,  an  interecmrse, 
hnth  personal  and  epistolary,  belween  Mrs.  I'iozzi  and 
(his  memorialist,  was  renewed ;  and  was  gliding  on  to 
reluming  feelings  of  the  early  cordiality,  that,  gaily  and 
delighlfiilly,  had  b<'en  endearing  to  holli — when  calami- 
tons  cirrumstancrB  caused  a  new  Ecparation,  that  soon 
afterwards  became  Gnal  by  the  deotii  of  Mrs.  Fiozti. 


a  neivcless  laxity  of  expri\ssion,  a  nionotoiieus  ptolisif 
of  detail,  that,  upon  the  n.alurest  exaniinatiiai,  duiil.j 
this  memorialist  to  abridge,  to  simplily,  or  to  dc.-irov  mj 
immense  a  mass  of  morbid  l(  isure,  and  n;iiniie  perl  r.. 
ality,  with  the  fullest  conviction,  ns  has  been  stalcil,  i|„j 
it  nc^er  would  have  seen  the  public  light,  had  it  biin  r 
vised  by  its  composer  in  his  healthier  days  of  chajknii,,  I 
criticism  ;  so  little  docs  it  resemble  the  flowing  hariaopi 
yet  unafl'ecled  energy  of  his  every  produclitii  up  to  ii,j|  | 
diseased  period. 

Nor  even  can  it  be  compared  with  any  remaining  m,. 
manship,  though  of  a  much  later  date,  written  after  Ins  ro. 
covery;  as  appears  by  simdry  letters,  occasional  istavs 
anil  biographical  fragments,  sketched  irom  the  tinicui' 
that  rcstoraticn  to  the  very  end  of  his  existence. 

And  hence,  consequently,  or  rather  unavoidalilv,  lun. 
arisen  in  their  present  state  those  abridged,  or  ri  cujluiij 
not  copied  memoirs  ;  which,  though  on  one  hand  larjdv 
curtailed  from  their  massive  original,  are  occasioualiy 
I'ligthencd  on  the  other,  from  confidential  eoiiiiiuiuiij. 
tions ;  joined  to  a  whole  life's  recollections  of  the  lasiurv 
opinions,  disposition,  and  character  of  Dr.  Burney. 
*  •  »  «  » 

A  dire  interval  again,  from  political  restrictions  and  I 
prudential  ditticultics,  took  jilacc  between  all  eoiiiniiinj. 
cation,  all  correspondence  of  Dr.  Burney  wilh  rari". 
Hut  in  June,  1810,  it  was  happily  broken  up,  llirrju^li  I 
the  active  kind  oflices  of  a  libel al  friend,*  who  ibuiij 
means  by  some  returning  prisoiKr,  to  get  a  letter  con. 
vcyed  to  Chelsea  College ;  and  to  ]  r.-cure  tlicnce  the  III. 
lowing  indescribably  welcomed  aus.-. er : 

June,  1810. 
"My  dear  Fanny — 

"I  never  was  so  surpiiscd  and  delighted  at  tliesigbl 
of  your  well  known  autograph, as  on  the  envelop  of  your 
last  letter :  but  when  I  saw,  after  the  melancholy  ac 
count  of  your  past  sufferings,  and  oftlio  n'ore  slight  in. 
disposition  of  your  caio  s/)o.(o,  with  what  openness  jou 
spoke  of  your  affairs  ;  and,  above  all,  that  your  dear  j 
.Alexander  was  slill  with  you,  and  had  escaped  tlicler- 
ritic  code  de  conscriplion,  it  occasioned  me  an  exultation 
which  I  cannot  describe.  And  that  .(/ok  should  be  be;;. 
ging  so  hard  i  "im"  for  a  lino,  a  word,  in  my  own  hand. 
writing,  at  the  t  .0  that  /  was,  in  prudence,  iinploiinj  ' 
all  your  living  i  id  correspondents  and  iny  fi  lends,  not  lo 
venture  a'  letter  to  you,  even  by  a  private  haiul,  lest  it 
should  accidentally  miscarry,  and,  being  observed,  anil 
misconstrued,  as  coining  fiom  this  country,  should  i.i- 
jure  M.  d'Arblay  in  the  eyes  of  zealous  Freiicliaicnl— 
Hut  the  detail  you  have  given  mc  of  the  worthy  and  ac 
complishcd  persons  who  honour  you  with  theii  fricnil. 
ship;  and  of  the  lofty  apartments  you  have  piocurcu, 
Hue  d'AnjoUjfor  the  sake  of  more  air,  more  room,  more 
cleanliness,  and  more  bookerics,  diverts  mc  much.  With 
regard  to  my  own  health,  I  shall  say  nothing  uf  (la^t 
suflerings  of  various  kinds  since  my  last  ample  family 
leltcr  ;  except  that  '  Hero  I  am,'  in  spite  of  the  old  gen- 
tleman and  his  scythe.  And  the  few  people  I  ani  alile 
to  see,  ere  the  warm  weather,  toll  mo  I  look  belter, 
s|)cak  better,  and  walk  belter  than  1  did  'cverca  lun; 
ago.'  Uod  knows  knows  how  handsome  I  shall  be  by- 
aiid-by  I — but  you  will  allow  it  behoves  the  lair  ladies 
who  make  me  a  visit  now  and  then,  to  take  caro  oi' 
themselves  1 — That's  all. 

"  People  wonder,  secluded  as  I  am  for  over  from  the 
world  and  its  joys,  how  1  can  cut  a  juke  niirfitsi/'j; 
but  when  I  have  no  serious  sufl'erings,  a  book,  or  a  |Kn, 
makes  me  forget  all  the  world,  and  oven  inyscll;tbe 
best  of  all  oblivions." 

Then  follow  sundry  confidential  family  details. 

How  merely  an  amanuonsis  had  been  the  editor  of 
these  memoirs,  had  all  the  personal  manuscripts  of  Dr. 
Hurney  been  written  at  this  healthy,  though  hi  niucli 
later  period  of  his  existence  ;  instead  of  having  fallen 
under  his  melancholy  pen,  to  while  away  nerveless  lan- 
guor when  paralysis,  through  the  vision  of  his  iiiiucini. 
tion,  appeared  lo  ho  unremittingly  Buspondcd  over  liis 
head  !  the  last  given  pages  of  his  letters  to  I'aris,  tliouirli 
composed  from  his  tiOlh  to  his  Mth  year,  are  all  run  oil' 
in  the  flowing  and  lively  stylo  of  his  early  pcninansbiii. 

Hut  disastrous  indeed  In  Dr.  Burney  was  uu  allrr 
event,  of  the  year  IHIO,  that  is  now  to  be  rceordeJ; 
grievously,  essentially,  permanently  disastrous.  .Alis- 
fortune,  with  all  her  fevering  ariows  of  hoarded  ills. 
retained  no  longer  the  materials  that  could  so  deeply 

*  ("  nernl  Lnfiiyette,  who  was  then  still  living  in  In? 
ogrienltnrnl  rclireinent,  surrounded  by  a  lirauihine 
family,  almost  constituting  a  tribe ;  and,  at  that  linie, 
utterly  a  gtrangcr  to  all  politics  or  public  life. 


MTMOIUS  or  DK.  IHKNrY 


I  nuiiKptoiit.iis  prclisjiy  I 
fXiiiiiiiiiiliiiii,  i!((iil( J 
iplily,  or  lo  (li>ir,,, 
c,  ami  iiiiiiutc  |,ir'>, 
K  liiis  been  >t::Uil,|i,.[  | 
c  lifrlil,  liiiil  it  b,,n  r" 
icT  dnys  ot'chaMiDL,  i 
the  flowiiijr  liarmoiiv,  ' 
productiLii  up  lo  il.^' 

Ill  any  rt-niaiiiincT  p,,,. 
le,  written  alUr  ills  re. 
rs,  occusicnal  ^s^av^ 
lied  li-oin  the  tinicuf 
his  existence, 
her  unavoidalily,  liave 
iridged.or  retulluiid, 
li  on  one  hand  largdv 
inal,  arc  oecasioiwllv 
ifidcntial  TOniiimnica. 
lections  of  the  liiilctv, 

of  Dr.  Burney. 
*  * 

iticnl  restrictions  anil 
jetween  all  conniiiuii. 

Burney  with  I',-,ri,. 
\-  broken  up,  tliroui'h 
i)  Irieiid,*  who  I'oinij  | 
r,  to  get  u  letter  con. 
rv-cure  tlicnce  the  lU. 
r.vcr : 

June,  1310. 

Jclightcd  at  the  sight 

m  t/ie  envelop  ot' your 

■  the  melancholy  ac- 

of  tlio  more  sligiitin. 

Ii  what  opeiiiicss  you 

all,  that  your  dear 

had  escaped  tlic  tcr- 

nod  ino  an  c.vullalion 

it  .yoM  should  be  be;. 

rd,  in  my  own  lianj. 

prudence,  iinploiinj 

lid  my  fi  ieiids,  not  lo 

private  hand,  lest  it 

being  observed,  ani! 

country,  should  i,i. 

nious  Frenchinea  !— 

f  tiio  worthy  and  ac- 

lu  with  theii  Iriciid. 

you  have  pioeiircii, 

lir,  more  room,  mote 

irts  mo  niueli.    With 

:ay  nothing  of  pa^l 

■  last  ample  liimilj 

ipito  of  the  old  gen. 

:w  people  I  am  able 

mo   1  look  belief, 

1  did  '  ever  to  luiij 

Isome  I  shall  be  liy- 

loves  the  liiir  ladies 

n,  to  take  caro  of 

1  for  over  from  the 
I  joke  and  be  si/'j; 
rs,  a  hook,  or  a  (K-n, 
J  ovon  inyecll ;  the 

amily  details. 

been  the  editor  of  | 
manuscripts  of  Dr. 
y,  though  1-0  much 
d  of  Imvin^r  I'alleii 
awiiy  nerveless  Ian- 
ion  of  his  iiiia|>iiia. 
suspended  over  his 

r.slo  I'aris,  tliouch 
year,  are  all  runoff 

early  poiiMiunslii|i. 
riiey  was  uii  aller 

V  lo  he  rcconleii; 
disastrou.s.    .Mis- 

■a  of  hoarded  ills, 
at  could  so  deep!)' 


1  still  living  in  In; 
by    n    liraiicliiiif 
and,  nt  that  lime, 
jlic  life. 


(apoi>o»  another  dart,  for  striking  at  tlio  rout  of  what 
liieeuiild  yet  accord  him  of  elegant  enjoyment.  I>»dy 
Ctoe  alone  remained,  ap.irt  fnini  liis  liiiuily,  whuse 
,,.rj.pnal  loss  could  more  allliclingly  have  wounded  him, 
lian  '.hat  which  he  now  e.xpeiionced  by  tlio  death  of  the 
poke  ol  Tortland. 

fatal  to  all  future  zest  fur  worldly  e.vertion  in  Dr. 
Eurney,  proved  this  blow  ;  from  which,  though  ho  sur. 
;ited  it  some  years,  ho  never  mentally  recovered;  so 
j.eplv  had  ho  felt  and  reciprocated  the  extraordinary 
pirliahtv  conceived  for  him  by  his  (;rnee. 

Unas  the  duke  alone  who,  for  a  long  time  previously, 
hid  been  able  to  prevail  with  him  to  come  forth  from 
tis already  begun  seclusion,  to  bo  domiciliated  nt  Bul- 
fiiode  Park  ;  where  he  could  animate  with  society,  re- 
create in  ruial  scenery,  or  meditate  in  solitude  without 
liifficulty  or  preparation ;  that  su|)erb  country  villa  being 
isrs^ntially,  and  at  will,  his  own,  as  his  apartments 
il  t'he!>ca  College. 

A  los«  such  as  this,  was  in  all  ways  irre|>arablR. 

The  last  sentence  which  he  wrote  U[K)ii  the  duke,  in 
ti.ijnumal,  is  mourntully  impressive: 

"  My  loss  by  the  decease  of  my  most  atlVctionato  and 
hberal  friend  and  patron,  the  Duke  of  Portland,  and  my 
ptief  |nr  his  dreadful  suflcrings,  will  lower  my  spirits 
t,i  the  last  hour  of  sensibility  !  The  loss  lo  my  heart 
is  indescribable  !" 

N.\TIO."fAL    INSTITUTE    OF    FRANCE. 

Vet,  in  tho  midst  of  this  total  and  voluntary  retreat 
fiom  public  life,  a  new  honour,  as  little  expected  by 
Dr.  Rurney  as,  from  concomitant  circumstances,  it  was 
httle  wished,  sought,  in  1810,  to  encircle  his  brow. 

Mle  liiclun, Secrflairf  ixijiiliirl  lie  la  duiisc  den  lieaiix 
itii  (Ir  'I  Institat  Au/ioitu/  de  Franee,  had,  some  years 
previously,  put  up  the  name  of  Dr.  Burney  as  a  candi. 
dale  to  lie  elected  an  honorary  foreign  member  of  tho 
Institute:  but  the  interrupted  intercouso  between  the 
t«o  countries  caused  a  considerable  time  to  elapse,  be- 
fore il  was  known  whether  this  compliment  was  ac- 
ccpled  or  declined. 

These  preliminary  measures,  with  all  that  belonged 
lotlic  honour  of  the  offer,  passed  in  the  year  I80C;  but 
il  was  not  till  the  year  ISIO  that  Dr.  Burney  received 
theotlicial  notitication  of  his  election;  wliieii  ho  has 
thus  briefly  marked  in  his  last  volumo  of  Journal : — 

A«r.  23,  1810. 

"Received  from  the  National  Institute  at  I'uri.i, 
ititb  a  letter  from  Madame  Greenwood  Solvyns,  my 
liiplonia,  or  patent,  as  a  member  of  the  Institute,  Classc 
iii  Beiiux  Art*." 

And  three  weeks  afterwards : — 

''Jan.  M,  1811. 

"I  received  a  packet  from  M.  Le  Breton,  &,u.,  ad- 
dressed, 

'  A  Monsieur  le  Doeleur  Burnep. 

'  Correspondnnl  de  I'  Jnsdlnt  de  Franee.' 

"This  packet  found  its  way  to  my  npartincnt  nt 
fheUea  College,  by  means  of  Mr.  West,  Prosidoiit  of 
llie  Huyal  Academy.     Its  contents  were— 

"lYofiffj  histnriijiies  snr  la  rie,  et  Irs  ovrraires  de  M. 
Pajm.  I'm  M.  Joachim  le  Brelnn.     Dn.  G.  Olto.  1810. 

".Vo/iVpi  Ai«fori(;iif»  jiir  la  rie,  ct  lei  outrages,  de  Jos. 
Haydn.  I'ar  le  mime. 

This  memoir  tur  la  rie  de  Haydn,  Rent  by  M.  lo  Bre- 
ton,drew  from  the  doctor,  nearly  at  the  close  of  his  own 
annaU.  the  following  paragraph  niKin  that  great  musi- 
cian, who,  for  equal  excellence  in  science  and  inven- 
tion, he  held  to  be  at  the  head  of  all  his  compeers  : 
"llAVDN,  1.S10. 

"It has  been  well  observed,  by  Haydn's  excellent  bi- 
ographer, at  Paris,  M.  le  Breton,  that  the  public  every 
ithere,  by  whom  his  works  were  so  enthusiastically 
idniiied,  took  more  care  of  his  fame  than  of  his  fortune. 
He,  liovvevcr.  himself,  always  modest,  upright,  and  prn. 
dent,  sup|)oscd  it  imssiblo  that  ho  might  sui  vivo  his 
talents;  and  wished,  by  rigid  economy  and  seli'denini, 
tojccumnlate  a  suflieiently  independent  incomo  for  old 
igu  and  inlirniilio,  when  he  might  no  longer  bo  nhle 
lo  entertain  tho  public  with  new  productions.  This 
humblo  and  most  rational  wish  he  wa.i  unable,  in  his 
own  country,  from  tho  smallncss  of  remuneration,  to 
icenmplish. 

"I  bcjaii  an  intimate  Intercourse  with  him  iinmedi- 
«lely  on  hi^  arrival  i:i  Kiigland;  and  was  as  much 
pleased  with  his  mild,  unassuming,  yet  cheerful  conver- 
Miion  and  countenance,  as  with  his  stupendous  musical 
"I'ril.  And  I  procured  him  mora  subscribers  to  that 
"ihlimfi  tiVort  of  genius — the  Creation,  than  all  his 
"llier  friends,  whether  at  home  or  abroad,  put  together." 


NAI'OLEON. 

On  tho  opening  of  April,  1812,  ten  years  of  hard  borno 
absence  were  coiiipletud  holween  Dr.  I'urii'^y  and  his 
sccniid  (l;ui;,'iil('r ;  after  a  parting  wliieli,  in  iilen,  and  by 
agKMMiiriit,  had  flirescen  huta  twclvenioiitli'sseiiaration. 
(irioviiusly  di'jocling  in  that  long  epoch,  had  been,  at 
times,  the  buacli  of  intercourse:  not  alone  they  never 
met;  that,  in  a  season  of  war,  however  alllicting,  was 
hut  the  ordinary  result  of  hostile  policy;  not  alone  the 
foreign  post  oflieo  was  closed,  and  all  regular  and  au- 
thentic  communication  was  annihilated;  that,  again, 
was  hut  tho  cnnimon  lot  of  belligerent  nations  while  iin. 
der  arms,  and  was  su.itaiiicd,  therefore,  with  that  forti- 
tudo  which  all,  save  fools  and  inaduicn,  must,  sooner  or 
latiT,  perforce  acquire,  the  fortitude  of  necessity. 

But  these  prohibitions,  however  severe  upon  every 
national  or  kindred  tecling  that  hinds  tho  atfectioiis  and 
the  interests  of  man  to  man,  were  inetliciciit  to  balllc 
the  portentous  vengeance  of  Napoh'on,  who  suddenly, 
in  one  of  his  explosions  of  rage  against  tireat  Biitain, 
issued  a  decree  that  not  a  letter,  a  note,  an  address,  or 
any  writlon  document  whatsoever,  should  pass  from 
Franco  to  iMigland,  or  arrive  (rom  England  to  France, 
under  pain  of  death. 

It  was  then  that  this  dire  position  became  nearly  in- 
supjiortahlo  ;  for,  by  this  fierc,' stroke  of  fiery  dcs|K)tism, 
all  mitigation  of  private  anodyne  to  public  calamity  was 
hnpnh'ssly  destroyed  ;  all  tho  softening  palliatives  of 
billots,  or  memorandums,  trusted  to  incidental  opportu 
nitics,  which  hitherto  had  glided  through  these  turnii- 
dable  obstacles,  and  found  their  way  to  the  continental 
captive  with  a  solace  utterly  iiideserihable,  were  now 
denied  :  the  obscure  anxiety  of  total  ignorance  of  the 
proceedings,  nay,  even  of  tho  lile  or  death,  of  those  ties 
by  which  life  and  death  hold  their  first  charm,  was 
without  alloy ;  and  hope  had  not  a  resting  place  1 

The  paroxysm  of  hatred  or  revcngo  which  urged  Na- 
poleon to  tlii.s  harsh  rigidity,  passed,  indeed,  after  a 
while,  il  may  be  presumed,  away,  like  most  other  of  his 
unbridled  manifestations  of  unbounded  authority  ;  since 
its  eti'ect,  nller  a  certain  time,  seemed  over;  and  things 
appeared  to  go  on  as  they  had  done  before  that  tremen- 
dous decree.  Bui  that  decree  was  never  annulled  ! 
VNliat,  then,  was  tho  security  that  its  penalty  might  not 
be  exacted  from  the  first  object,  who,  in  disobeying  it, 
should  incur  his  suspicion  or  ill-will  ?  or  of  whom,  for 
whatever  cause,  he  might  wish  to  get  rid  ? 

Dr.  Burney,  on  this  subject,  entertained  apprehen- 
sions so  ailVighliiig,  that  he  entirely  abstained  from  wri- 
ting himsulf  to  France;  and  charged  all  his  family  and 
friends  to  practise  the  sanin  forbearance.  The  example 
was  fiillowed,  if  not  set,  liy  his  nearly  exiled  daughter; 
and,  atone  sad  time,  no  intelligence  whatever  traversed 
the  forbidden  loule;  and  two  whole.dread,  endless  years 
lingered  on,  in  the  darkest  mystery,  whether  or  not  she 
had  still  the  blessing  of  a  remaining  parent. 

This  was  a  doubt  too  cruel  to  support,  where  to  en- 
dure it  was  not  inevitable  ;  though  hard  was  the  condition 
by  which  alono  it  could  ho  obviated ;  namely,  submis- 
sion to  another  bosom  laceration  !  But  all  seemed  prc- 
forablo  to  relinquishing  one  final  effort  for  obtaining  at 
least  nno  final  benediction. 

Her  noble  minded  partner,  who  participated  in  oil  her 
filial  aspirations,  hut  lo  whom  quittiiig  Franco  was  ut- 
terly iiapossible,con.sented  lo  her  spending  a  few  months 
in  lior  native  land  :  and  when  the  rumourof  a  war  with 
llussia  gave  hope  of  the  absence  of  Napoleon  from  Paris, 
worked  assiduously  himself  at  procuring  her  a  passport; 
for,  while  the  emperor  inhabited  the  capital,  tho  police 
discipline  was  so  impenctrnhic,  that  a  madman  alone 
could  have  planned  eluding  its  vigilance. 

When,  however,  it  was  ascertained  that  the  Czar  of 
all  the  Kussias  dischiimed  making  any  concessions: 
that  Napoleon  had  left  Dresden  to  takotlie  field;  and 
that  his  yet  uncon(iuerable  and  matchless  army,  in  ac- 
tual sight  of  tho  enemy,  was  bordering  tho  frontiers  of 
all  European  IJussia;  whence  two  letters,  written  nt 
that  breathless  crisis,  reached  M.  d'Arblay  himself,  from 
an  aiilc-de  camp,  and  from  tho  first  surgeon  of  Na|io- 
loon;  the  singular  moment  was  cncrgrtically  seized  bv 
tho  most  generous  of  husbands  and  fathers;  his  apnli- 
cations,  from  fresh  courage,  became  more  vigorous ;  the 
impediments,  from  an  involuntary  relaxation  of  muni- 
cipal  rigidity,  grow  more  feeble;  and,  lilierally  seconded 
by  the  most  zealous,  disinterested, and  feeling  of  friends, 
ho  finally  ohtaiiiod  a  passport  not  only  for  his  wife,  but, 
though  through  difliculties  that  had  seemed  insurmount- 
able, lor  his  son;  for  whom,  during  tho  im|>orial  pre- 
sence in  tho  French  motro|)olis,  even  to  have  solicited 
one,  notwithstanding  ho  was  yet  much  too  young  to  be 


aimniih.  to  the  eaiv  'inn,  would  h  ;  produced  ir«- 
carcoratioji. 

•  •  *  *  • 

K  KETrnN. 

A  reluctant  how  'agerly  smimii  arting  then  ab. 
ruptly  t(]ok  place  ii  liiubourg,  m-    Miburbs  of  Paris; 

and,  alter  various  ih  cr,  :i!.i  miiiir  dillieullies,  and  a 
detention  of  six  weeks  at  Diiiikirii,  ihe  mother  and  tho 
son  reached  the  long  lost  land  of  tlicir  desires. 

It  was  at  Deal  they  were  disembarked,  where  their 
American  vessel,  the  Marianne,  was  immediately  cap- 
tured, though  they,  as  llnglish,  were  of  eourso  set  ut 
liberty  ;  and,  to  their  first  ecstasy  in  touching  British 
ground,  they  had  tho  added  delight  of  being  almost  in- 
stantly recognised  hy  the  lady  of  the  conimander  of  the 
port ;  and  tho  honour  of  taking  their  first  British  repast 
at  the  hospitable  table  of  tho  commander  hinibcll'. 

After  -a  separation  so  bordering  upon  banishment, 
from  a  parent  60  loved  aii<l  so  aged,  some  preparation 
seemed  requisite,  previous  to  a  meeting,  to  avoid  risk- 
ing a  surprise  that  might  mar  all  its  happiness.  At 
Deal,  therefore,  and  under  this  delectable  protection, 
they  remained  three  or  lour  days,  to  give  time  for  tho 
passage  of  letters  to  Dr.  Burney  ;  first,  to  let  him  know 
their  hopes  of  revisiting  Kngland,  of  which  they  hud  had 
no  |>o\ver  to  give  him  any  inlimalinn  ;  and  next,  to  an- 
nounce their  approach  to  his  honoured  presence. 

Fully,  therefore,  they  were  expected,  when,  on  tho 
evening  of  the  20tli  of  August,  1812,  they  alighted  at 
tho  apartment  of  Dr.  Burney,  at  Chelsea  College, 
which  they  had  quitted  in  the  beginning  of  April,  1802. 
'i'ho  joy  of  this  memorialist  at  the  arrival  of  this  long 
sighed-lijr  moment,  was  almost  disorder;  she  knew 
noiio  ol  tho  servants,  though  they  were  the  same  that 
she  had  left ;  she  could  not  recollect  whether  tho  apart- 
ment to  which  she  was  linrrying  was  on  tho  ground 
lloor  or  the  attic,  tho  doctor  having  inhabited  both ;  her 
head  was  confused ;  her  feelings  woro  intense ;  her 
heart  almost  swelled  from  her  bosom. 

And  so  well  was  her  kind  parent  aware  of  the  throb- 
hing  sensations  with  which  an  in.stant  yearned  for  so 
eagerly,  and  despaired  of  so  frcijucntly,  would  fill  her 
whole  being — would  take  possession  of  all  its  faculties, 
that  he  uhiiost  feared  the  excess  of  her  tmction ;  and, 
while  repeatedly,  in  the  course  of  the  day,  he  cxolainicd, 
in  the  hearing  of  his  housekeeper:  "Sliiill  I  live  to  sec 
hiT  honest  face  again  ?"  he  hail  the  precaution,  kindly, 
almost  comically,  to  give  orders  to  liis  iinmediato  at- 
tendants, Uebccca  and  Ceorgr,  to  move  all  the  chairs  and 
tables  close  to  the  wall;  and  to  sec  that  nothing  whntso- 
ever  should  remain  Ixtwcen  the  door  and  his  sofa,  which 
stood  at  tho  fiirthor  end  of  a  large  room,  that  could  inter- 
fere with  her  rapid  appro.ich. 

And,  indeed,  the  ecstatic  delight  with  wliich  she  sprang 
to  his  arms,  was  utterly  indescribable.  It  was  a  rush 
that  nothing  could  have  checked  ;  a  joy  quite  speechless — 
nil  emotion  almost  overwhelming! 

But,  alas  !  the  joy  quickly  abated,  though  the  emotion 
long  remained  I — remained  when  bereft  of  its  gay  trans- 
port, to  he  worked  upon  only  hy  grief. 

The  total  dearth  of  familiar  intercourse  between  Paris 
and  London,  had  kept  all  detailed  family  accounts  so 
completely  out  of  view,  that  she  returned  to  her  parental 
home  without  tho  smallest  suspicion  of  tho  melancholy 
change  she  was  to  witness;  and  though  she  did  not,  and 
conhl  not  expect,  that  ten  years  should  have  passed  by 
unmarked  in  his  physiognomy — still  there  is  nothing  W8 
so  little  paint  to  ourselves  at  a  distance,  as  the  phcnome- 
non  of  the  living  metamorphoses  that  we  arc  destined  to 
exhibit,  one  to  another,  upon  re-unions  after  long  ab- 
sences. When,  therefore,  she  became  calm  enough  to 
look  at  the  honoured  figure  before  whiclyiho  stood,  what 
a  revulsion  was  produced  in  her  mind !  ~ 

She  had  left  him, cheerful  and  cheering;  communicat- 
ing knowledge,  imparting  ideas;  tho  delight  of  every 
house  that  he  entered. 

She  had  left  him,  with  his  elegantly  formed  person 
still  unbroken  by  his  years;  his  face  still  susceptible  of 
manifesting  the  varying  nssoeintions  of  his  vivid  charac- 
ter; his  motions  alert;  his  voice  clear  and  pleasing;  his 
sjiirits,  when  called  t'orth  by  social  enjoyment,  gay,  oni- 
mnliiig,  and  inspiring  animation. 

She  found  him — alas!  how  altered!  in  looks,  strength, 
complexion,  voice,  and  sjiirits!  ' 

But  that  which  was  most  affecting  was  the  change  in 
his  carriage  and  iierson:  his  revered  head  was  not  merely 
by  age  and  weakness  bowed  down;  it  was  completely 
bent,  and  hung  helplessly  upon  his  breast;  his  voice, 
though  still  distinct,  sunk  almost  to  a  whisper  :  his  feehln 
frame  reclined  upon  a  sofa ;  his  air  and  look  forlorn ;  niiU 


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hia   whole   appearance   munilcsting   a  spccica   of  bcU' 
desertion. 

His  cyc«,  indeed,  still  kept  a  conisiderablc  portion  of 
their  native  spirit ;  thry  were  iKrgc,  and,  from  iiia  thin, 
ness,  loolicd  more  prominent  than  ever;  and  tliey  ex- 
hibited a  strong,  nay,  eloquent  jiowcr  of  expression,  which 
Ktill  could  graduate  from  patlios  to  gaiety;  and  from  in- 
vestigating intelligence  to  playful  archness ;  with  energies 
truly  wonderful,  beeauso  beyond,  rather  than  within, 
their  original  force  ;  though  every  other  feature  marked 
the  wither  of  decay !  but,  at  this  moment,  from  conscious 
alteration,  their  disturbed  look  depicted  only  dejection  or 
enquiry ;  dejection,  that  mournfully  said  ■.  "  Mow  am  I 
changed  since  we  parted  !"  or  enquiry ,  anxiously  demand- 
ing :  "  Do  you  not  perceive  it  ?" 

This  melancholy,  tliough  mute  interrogatory  with 
which  his  "asking  eye  explored  her  secret  tlioughts," 
quickly  impelled  her  to  stitlo  her  dismay  under  an  ap- 
parent disorder  of  general  perturbation :  and,  when  his 
apprehension  of  the  shock  which  he  might  cause,  and  the 
■hock  which  tiic  sight  of  its  impression  might  bring  back 
to  him,  was  abated,  a  gentle  smile  began  to  find  its  way 
through  the  earnestness  of  his  brow,  and  to  restore  to  him 
his  serene  air  of  native  benignity:  while,  on  her  part,  the 
more  severely  she  perceived  his  change,  the  more  grateful 
she  felt  to  tho  Providence  that  had  propitiated  her  return, 
ere  that  change, — still  changed  on  ! — should  have  be- 
come, to  her,  invisible. 

In  ccnscquence  of  her  letters  from  Deal,  he  had  pre. 
pared  for  her  and  his  grandson,  whose  sight  he  most 
kindly  hailed,  apartments  near  hjs  own:  and  he  had 
charged  all  his  family  to  abstain  from  breaking  in  upon 
this  their  first  interview. 

The  turbulence  of  this  trying  scone  once  past,  the  rest 
of  tho  evening  glided  on  so  smoothly,  yet  so  rapidly,  that 
when  the  closing  night  forced  their  reluctant  separation, 
they  almost  felt  as  if  they  had  but  recognised  one  another 
in  a  dream. 

The  next  morning,  the  next,  and  the  next,  aa  soon  as 
he  could  be  visible,  they  met  again;  and  for  some  short 
nnd  happy,  though,  from  another  absence,  most  anxious 
weeks,  she  dehghtedly  devoted  to  him  every  moment  he 
could  accept 

Tho  ob.-ieurity  of  the  brief  and  ambiguous  letters  that 
rarely  and  irregularly  had  passed  between  them,  had  left 
subjects  for  discussion  so  innumerable,  and  so  entangled, 
th;it  they  almost  seemed  to  demand  a  new  life  for  recipro- 
cating. 

Endless,  indeed,  were  the  histories  <hey  had  to  unfold; 
the  projects  to  announce  or  develop ;  the  domestic  tales  to 
hear  apd  to  relate;  and  tlie  tombs  of  departed  friends  to 
mourn  over, 


Tiir:  BntiMiY  family. 

It  was  as  singular  as  it  was  fortunate,  that,  In  this 
long  space  of  ten  years,  tlie  doctor  had  lost,  in  England, 
but  one  part  of  his  family,  Mrs.  Rebecca  Burney,  an  an- 
cient and  very  amiable  sister.  In  India  he  was  less 
happy,  for  there  died,  in  tho  prime  of  life,  Richard 
Thomas,  his  only  son  by  his  second  marriage ;  who  left 
a  large  and  prosperous  family. 

His  eldest  son.  Captain  James  Burney,  who  had  twice 
circumnavigated  tho  glotn)  with  Captain  Cooke,  and  who 
had  ahyays  been  marked  for  depth  of  knowledge  in  his 
profession  as  a  naval  olficer,  had  now  distinguished  him- 
self also  as  a  writer  upon  naval  subjects ;  and,  af\er  va- 
rious sligliter  works,  had  recently  completed  an  elaborate, 
scientific,  yet  entertaining  and  vi-ell  written,  General 
History  of  Voyages  to  the  South  Sea,  in  five  volumes 
quarto. 

His  second  ann^  Dr.  Charles,  had  sustained  more  than 
unimpaired  the  high  character  in  Greek  erudition  which 
ho  had  acquired  early  in  life,  and  in  which  ho  was  gene- 
rally held,  aftef  Person  and  Parr,  to  be  the  third  scholar 
ia  tho  kingdom.  Tlio  fourth,  who  now,  therefore,  is 
probably  the  first,  was  esteemed  by  Dr.  Charles  to  be  Dr 
Ulomfield,  the  present  Bishop  of  London.  Dr.  Charles 
■till  toiled  on  in  tho  same  walk  with  unwearied  per 
severance;  and  was,  at  that  time,  engaged  in  collating  a 
newly  found  manuscript  Greek  Testament;  by  tho  ex- 
press request  of  the  then  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  Dr. 
Manners  Sutton. 

His  daughters,  Esther  and  Charlotte,  were  well  and 
lively;  and  each  was  surrounded  by  a  sprightly  and 
amialrie  progeny. 

His  youngest  daughter,  by  his  second  marriage,  Sarah 
Harriet,  had  produced,  and  was  still  producing,  some 
works  in  the  novel  path  of  literature,  that  tho  doctor  had 
the  salisfoction  of  hearing  praised,  and  of  knowing  to  he 
well  received  and  favoured  in  the  best  society. 

And  the  whole  of  his  generation  in  all  its  branches, 


children,  grand-children,  and  great  grand-children,  all 
studied,with  profound  afrcction,to  cherish  the  much-loved 
trunk  whence  they  sprang ;  and  to  which  they,  and  all 
tlicir  successors,  must  ever  look  up  as  to  tho  honoured 
chief  of  their  race. 

THE  DOCTOn's  WAY  OP  LIFE. 

Ilis  general  health  was  still  tolerably  good,  save  from 
occasional  or  local  sufferings;  of  which,  however,  he  never 
spoke;  bearing  them  vsith  such  silent  fortitude,  that  even 
the  memorialist  only  knew  of  them  tlirough  a  corres- 
pondence which  fell  to  her  examination,  that  he  had  held 
with  a  medical  friend,  Mr.  Rumscy. 

The  height  of  his  apartments,  which  were  but  just 
beneath  the  attic  of  the  tall  and  noble  Chelsea  College, 
had  been  an  evil  when  he  grew  into  years,  from  the  fa- 
tigue of  mounting  and  descending ;  hut  from  the  time  of 
his  dejected  resolve  to  go  forth  no  more,  that  height  be- 
came a  blessing,  from  the  greater  purity  of  the  air  that 
he  inhaled,  and  the  wider  prospect  that,  from  some  of  his 
windows,  he  surveyed. 

To  his  bedchamber,  however,  which  he  chiefly  in- 
habited, this  good  did  not  extend  :  its  principal  window 
faced  the  burying-ground  in  which  the  remoins  of  the 
second  Mrs.  Burney  were  interred ;  and  that  melancholy 
sight  was  the  first  that  every  morning  met  his  eyes. 
And,  however  his  strength  of  mind  might  ward  oft  its 
depressing  eflect,  while  still  he  went  abroad,  and  mingled 
with  the  world ;  from  the  time  that  it  became  his  sole 
pros|>cct,  that  no  change  of  scene  created  a  change  of 
ideas,  must  inevitably,  however  silently,  have  given  a 
gloom  to  his  mind,  from  that  of  his  position. 

Not  den^e,  jierlinps,  was  that  ploom  to  those  who 
seldom  lost  sight  of  him  ;  but  doubly,  trebly  was  it  afflict- 
ing to  her  who,  w  ithoutany  graduating  interval,  abruptly 
lichcid  it,  in  place  of  a  sunshine  tliat  hod,  erst,  been  the 
most  radiant. 

From  the  fatal  period  of  the  loss  of  the  Duke  of  Port- 
land, and  of  tlie  delicious  retreat  of  the  appropriated  villa 
residence  of  Bulslrode  Park,  the  doctor  hod  become  in- 
Hexiblc  to  every  invitation  for  quitting  his  own  dwelling. 
The  surprise  of  the  shock  he  had  then  sustained  from  his 
disappointment  in  out-living  a  friend  and  patron  so  dear 
to  him,  and  so  much  younger  than  himself,  had  east  him 
into  BO  forlorn  a  turn  of  meditation,  that  even  with  the 
most  intimate  of  his  former  ossociotes,  all  spontaneous 
intercourse  was  nearly  cut  oft';  he  never,  indeed,  refused 
their  solicitations  for  admission,  but  rare  was  the  unbid- 
den approach  that  was  hailed  with  cheering  smiles! 
Solitary  reading,  and  lonely  contemplation,  were  all  that, 
by  custom,  absorbed  the  current  doy :  except  in  moments 
of  rcnovateil  animation  from  the  presence  of  some  one  of 
influence  over  his  feelings ;  or  upon  the  arrival  of  national 
good  tidings;  or  upon  the  starting  of  any  politicol  theme 
tnot  was  flatteringly  soothing  to  his  own  political  princi- 
ples and  creed. 

In  books,  however,  ho  had  still  tho  great  happiness  of 
retaining  a  strong  portion  of  his  original  pleasure :  and 
the  tabic  that  was  placed  before  his  sofa  was  commonly 
covered  with  chosen  authors  from  his  excellent  library : 
though  latterly,  when  deep  attention  fatigued  his  nerves, 
he  interspersed  his  classical  collection  by  works  lighter 
of  entertainment,  and  quicker  of  comprehension,  from  the 
circulating  libraries. 

THE  DOCTon's  WHITINOS. 
With  regard  to  his  writings,  ho  had  now,  fhr  many 


years,  ceased  furnishing  any  orticles  for  the  Monthly 
Review,  having  broken  up  his  critic-intercourse  with 
Mr.  Griffith,  tliat  he  might  devote  himself  exclusively  to 
the  Cyclopedia. 

But  for  tlic  Cyclopedia,  also,  about  the  year  180S,  he 
hod  closed  his  labours :  labours  wliich  must  ever  remain 
memorials  of  the  clearness,  fulness,  and  spirit  of  his  fa 
cultics  up  to  the  seventy  .eighth  year  of  his  age :  for  more 
profound  knowledge  of  his  subject,  or  u  more  natural 
flow  of  pleasing  language,  or  more  lively  elucidations  of 
his  tlicnie,  appear  not  in  any  of  even  his  roost  favoured 
productions. 

The  list,  numbered  alphabetically,  that  he  drew  up  of 
his  plan  for  this  work,  might  almost  have  staggeicd  the 
courage  of  a  man  of  twenty -five  years  of  ago  for  its  com- 
pletion ;  but  filly  years  older  than  that  was  Dr.  Burney 
when  it  was  formed !  There  is  not  a  book  upon  music, 
which  it  was  possible  he  could  consult,  that  he  has  not 
ransacked  ;  nor  a  subject,  that  could  afford  information 
for  the  work,  that  he  has  not  fathomed.  And  so  excel- 
lent are  his  orticles,  both  in  manner  and  matter,  that,  to 
equal  him  upon  tho  subjects  he  has  selected,  another 

writer  must  await  a  future  period;  when  new  musicaL  ^  

gcniust  compoiiition,  and  combinations  in  the  powers  of]  should  pronounce  in  public  should  be  tliat  of  Micliul 


harmony,  and  tho  vaiieties  of  melody,  by  creating  new 
tastes,  may.  kindle  sensations  tliat  may  call  for  a  new 
historian. 

Less  pleasing,  or  rather,  extremely  painful,  is  wlm 
remains  to  relate  of  the  last  efforts  of  his  genius,  luid 
last,  nnd  perhaps  most  cherished  of  his  literary  excrcisei, 
namely,  his  Poem  on  Astronomy;  which  tlie  mcmotblirt 
hod  now  the  chagiin,  almost  the  consternation,  ta  learn 
had  been  renounced,  nay,  committed  to  the  flaiiiesi 

What  new  view,  cither  of  the  occupation,  or  its  cic. 
cution,had  determined  its  total  relinquishment,  was  never 
to  its  instigator  revealed ;  the  solemn  look  with  which  lie 
annnounccd  that  it  u»j«  oe(r,  had  an  expression  that  she 
had  not  courage  to  explore. 

Enough,  however,  remains  of  the  original  work,  scat. 
tcred  amongst  his  manuscripts,  to  shew  his  project  to 
have  been  skilfully  conceived,  while  its  plan  of  execution 
was  modestly  and  sensibly  circumscribed  to  his  bounded 
knowledge  of  the  subject.  And  its  idea  with  its  general 
sketch,  drawn  up  at  so  advanced  a  i)eriod  of  life — verging 
upon  eighty — that  had  been  spent  in  anothc.-  and  absorb- 
ent study,  must  needs  remain  amonumcntof  wonder  for 
the  general  herd  of  mankind  ;  and  a  stimulus  to  courage 
and  enterprise  for  the  gifted  few,  with  whom  longevity  ii 
united  with  genius. 

From  the  time  of  this  happy  return,  the  memorialist 
passed  ot  Chelsea  College  every  moment  that  she  could 
tear  from  personal  calls  that,  most  inopportunely  yet 
imperiously,  then  demanded  her  attention. 

^hut  up  nevertheless,  as  the  doctor  was  now  from  tlie 
general  world  and  its  eonimercc,  the  seclusion  of  his  per- 
son was  by  no  means  attended  with  any  seclusion  of 
kindness  ;  or  nny  exemption  from  what  he  deemed  a  pa- 
rental  devoir. 

When,  on  the  12th  day  of  the  following  year,  1813, 
his  returned  daughter,  though  her  first  enjoyment  was 
tlic  restoration  to  his  society,  excused  herself  from  accom- 
panying her  son  to  tho  college ;  and  llie  doctor  gathered 
that  that  day,  the  Gth  of  January,  and  the  anniversary  of 
the  lamented  loss  of  their  mutual  darling,  Susanna,  bad 
been  yearly  devoted,  since  that  privation,  to  meditatre 
commemoration  ;  he  sent  his  confidential  housekeeper  to 
the  memorialist's  apartment  with  the  following  lines: 

"Few  individuals  hove  lost  more  valuable  friends  than 
myself, — 'JV'iuing, Crisp,  poor  Bewley,  Dr  .Johniioii,Gar. 
rick,  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds. — If  I  were  to  keep  an  anni- 
versary for  all  these  severally,  I  should  not  have  time  al- 
lowed me  for  diminishing  Uic  'irst  excess  of  my  atUictinn 
for  each." 

It  may,  perhaps,  be  superfluous,  and  yet  seems  unavoid- 
able to  mention,  that  again,  as  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Crisp, 
she  hastened  to  hiin  with  her  grateful  acknowledgments 
for  this  exhortation  ;  and  that  she  has  ever  since  refused 
herself  that  stated  sad  indulgence. 

Nothing  new,  either  of  event  or  incident,  occurred 
thenceforward  that  can  be  offered  to  the  public  reader; 
tliough  not  a  day  passed  that  teemed  not  with  circum- 
stance, or  discourse,  of  tender  import,  or  bosom  interest, 
to  tlie  family  of  the  doctor,  and  to  his  still  surviving  and 
admitted  friends. 

1'hat  Dr.  Burney  would  have  approved  tho  destruction, 
or  suppression  of  tlic  voluminous  records  begun  under 
his  sickly  [Miralytic  depression,  and  kept  in  hand  for 
occasional  additions  to  tho  last  years  of  his  life,  bis 
biographer  has  the  happy  conviction  upon  her  niiiid, 
from  the  following  paragraph,  left  loose  amongst  iiis  ma- 
nuseript  hoards. 

It  is  without  date,  but  was  evidently  written  after  some 
late  perusal  of  the  materials  which  he  had  amassed  for 
his  memoirs  ;  and  which,  from  their  op|)osing  extremes 
of  amplitudu  and  deficiency,  had  probably,  upon  this  ac- 
eideiital  examination,  struck  his  returning  judgment 
with  0  consciousness,  that  he  had  rather  disburthened 
his  memory  for  his  own  ease  and  pastime,  than  prepared 
or  selected  niutti  r  from  his  stores  for  public  interest. 
Tho  tbilowiiig  is  tho  paragraph  : 
"  These  records  of  the  numerous  Invitations  with 
which  I  have  been  honoured,  entered,  at  the  time,  into 
my  pocket-books,  which  served  as  ledgers,  must  be  very 
dry  and  uninteresting,  without  relating  the  conversa- 
tions, (on  mots,  or  characteristic  stories,  told  by  indivi- 
duals, who  struck  fire  out  of  each  other,  producing  mirtli 
nnd  good  humour  :  but  when  these  tnlnct  were  made,  I 
had  not  leisure  for  details — and  now — memory  cannot 
recall  them !" 

What  next — and  last — follows,  is  copied  from  tlic  final 
page  of  Dr.  Burney 's  manuscript  journal :  and  clones  all 
there  is  to  oft'er  of  his  written  composition. 

Sir  Joshua   Reynolds  desired  that  the  last  nnmelv 


The  apprchensio 
lijiently  disturbed  t 
I  bst,  he  was  sparei 
I  bii  final  dissolution 
I'pproaching  end. 
I  To  avoid  going 
Ipiind,  since  iiothii 
llmnew  statement. 


J  'The editor  resi 
ICN  of  all  these  0 


IUE3IOIRS  OF  DR.  Bl'RNEY. 


409 


■  '"-..ff 


y,  by  creating  new 
iiay  cull  for  a  new 

ly  painful,  is  wlut 
of  his  genius,  and 
m  literary  excrcisei, 
licli  Uic  mcmorialirt 
istcrnalion,  ta  IcKn 
to  tlic  ilames! 
:upation,  or  ilsexe. 
aishment,  was  never 
look  with  which  ha 
expression  that  tlie 

original  work,  scat, 
shew  his  project  to 
its  plan  of  execution 
rihcd  to  his  bounded 
dca  with  its  genml 
riod  of  life — verging 
anothe.-  and  absorb- 
umcnt  of  wonder  for 
stimulus  to  courage 
li  whom  longevity  is 

rn,  the  memorialist 
incnl  that  she  could 
inopportunely  yet 
ntion. 

)r  WIS  now  from  llie 
seclusion  of  his  per- 
h  any  secUision  of 
hat  he  deemed  a  pa- 

allowing  year,  1813, 
irst  enjoyment  was 
I  herself  from  accom- 
tiic  doctor  gathered 
d  the  anniversary  of 
arling,  Susanna,  had 
ration,  to  meditatve 
:ntiul  housekeeper  to 
e  following  lines: 
valuable  friends  than 
;y,  Dr  .Johnson,  Gar- 
re  to  keep  an  anni- 
uld  not  have  time  al- 
ccess  of  my  alHictlm 

d  yet  seems  unavoid- 
c  death  of  Mr. Crisp, 
ul  acknowledgini'Uls 
J  ever  since  refuted 

Ir  incident,  occurred 
]o  the  public  reader ; 
Led  not  with  circum- 
|t,  or  boEom  interest, 
IS  8tiU  surviving  and 

)ved  tho  destruction, 
Iccnrds  begun  under 
Id  kept  in  hand  fur 
leara  of  his  life,  bis 
]n   upon  htr  mind, 

>se  amongst  his  ma- 

ly  written  after  some 
lie  had  amassed  for 
■  opiwsing  extremes 
Ibably,  upon  this  ac- 
Icturning  judgment 
Irather  disburlhened 
Itimc,  than  prepared 
Ipuhlic  interest. 

9  Invitations  wilh 
at  the  time,  into 
JlgcrB,  must  be  very 
Iting  the  convctsa- 
J-ies,  told  by  indivi- 
Icr,  producing  mirtli 
plrif*  were  made,  I 
-memory  cannot 

tpied  from  tlie  final 
(nal:  and  closes  all 
Isition. 

Iho  last  name  he 
tliat  of  MiclMl 


wlo;  and  Dr.  Burnty  seems  to  purpose  that  tho  last 
iunio  lie  should  transmit — if  so  allowed — through  his 
ijnals,  to  posterity,  should  be  that  of  lluydn. 

'Fiiidin?  a  bliink  loaf  at  the  end  ofmy  journal,  it  may 
Itiised  in  the  way  of  [wstscriptuin,  in  speaking  of  the 
prtiude,  or  opening  of  Haydn's  Cicition,  to  observe,  that 
twugh  the  gc.inerality  of  the  subscribers  were  unable  to 
diiciitanglc  the  studied  confusion  in  delineating  chaos, 
vci,  ivlicn  dissonance  was  tuned,  when  order  was  cstu- 
iliilied,  and  Ood  said, 

'  Let  there  bo  light! — and  there  was  light'.' 
'  Que  la  lumiere  aoit  1 — ft  1 1  lumieiefat .'' 
(lie  composer's  meaning  was  felt  ,)y  the  whole  audience, 
tlio  instantly  broke  in  upon  the  performers  with  rap- 
liuous  applause  before  the  musical  period  was  closed." 

1814. 

little  or  no  change  was  perceptible  in  the  health  of 
Or.  Burney,  save  some  small  diminution  of  strength,  at 
Ihc  beginning  of  this  memorable  year ;  which  brought  to 
1  crisis  a  state  of  things  that,  by  analogy,  might  chal- 
lenge belief  for  the  most  improbable  legends  of  other 
lines;  a  slate  of  things  in  which  history  seemed  to  make 
I  mockery  of  fiction,  by  giving  events  to  the  world,  and 
usorling  destinies  to  mankind,  that  imagination  would 
have  feared  to  create,  and  that  good  taste  would  have 
rsisted,  ns  a  mass  of  wonders  fit  only  for  the  wnnd  of 
lie  magician,  when  waved  in  the  fancied  precincts  of 
c'jiralrous  old  romance — all  brought  to  bear  by  the  un- 
i;nii;lii3ble  manoeuvre  of  the  starting  of  an  unknown  in 
aividual  from  Corsica  to  Paris ;  who,  in  the  course  of  a 
ftm  years,  without  any  native  influence,  or  interest,  or 
meaiis  whatsoever,  hut  of  his  own  devisiiin,  made  kings 
otcr  foreign  dominions  of  three  of  his  brothers  j  a  queen 
of  one  of  his  sifters;  a  cardinal  of  an  uncle;  took  a 
diugliter  of  tho  Ctesars  for  his  wife ;  proclaimed  his  in. 
fini  son  King  of  Rome ;  and  ordered  the  Pope  to  Paris, 
K consecrate  and  erown  him  an  emperor  I* 

An  epoch  such  as  this,  unparalleled,  perhaps,  in  hope, 
jiead,  danger,  and  sharp  vicissitude,  could  oven  still  call 
tirlh  llic  energies  of  Dr.  Burney  through  his  love  of  his 
country ;  his  enthusiasm  for  those  who  served  it ;  the 
nrmth  of  his  patriotism  for  its  friends,  and  the  fire  of 
liiiintip'ithy  for  its  foes,  could  still  animate  him  into 
fpiritcd  discourse ;  bring  hack  the  tint  of  life  into  his 
filii  check ;  dart  into  his  eyes  a  gleam  of  almost  lus- 
trous intelligence ;  and  chase  the  nervous  hoarsencs.s 
Ibin  his  voice,  to  restore  it  to  the  native  clearness  of  his 
nungcr  days. 

Tlie  apprehension  of  a  long  death-bed  agony  had  frc- 
hitntly  disturbed  the  peace  of  Dr.  Burney;  but  that,  at 
I  bst,  lie  was  spared.  It  was  only  three  days  previous  to 
I  til  final  dissolution,  that  any  fears  were  excited  of  a  fast 
li|iproaching  end. 
To  avoid  going  over  again  the  same  melancholy 
{toiind,  since  nothing  fresh  recurs  to  give  any  advantage 
It)  1  new  statement,  the  memorialist  will  venture  to  finish 
Illiii  narration,  by  copying  tho  account  of  the  closing 
liteac  which  she  drew  up  lor  General  d'Arblay,  who  was 
Itkn  in  Paris.  Omitting,  of  course,  all  extraneous  cir- 
Inwlances. 

THE     C'LOSINO     8CEKE. 

TO  GENERAL  o'aRBLAV. 
*  •  »  • 

"  Not  a  week  before  the  last  fatal  seizure,  my  dear  fa- 
lllxr  had  cheerfully  said  to  me  :  'I  iiave  gone  through  so 
Imgh  a  winter,  and  such  severity  of  bodily  pain;  and  I 
Ibe  held  up  against  such  intensity  of  cold,  tliat  I  think 
|w,  I  can  stand  any  tiling  !' 

I  'Joyfully  I  had  joined  in  this  belief,  which  enabled 
|o^-most  acutely  to  my  since  regret ! — to  occupy  my- 
I«llnthe  business  I  have  mentioned  to  you  ;  which  de- 
lliined  me  llirce  or  four  days  from  the  (Jollege.  But  I 
Im  the  unusual  separation  the  less  unwillingly,  as  public 
wSdH  were  just  then  taking  that  liappy  turn  in  favour 
|»l  England  and  her  allies,  that  I  could  not  but  hope 
I'oold  ones  more,  at  least  for  a  while,  rcanimato  his  elas- 
I't 'pirits  to  almost  their  pristine  vivacity. 
I L  ^^''""'  ^  ^"^  nearly  at  liberty,  I  sent  Alexander  to 
l™ College, to  pay  his  duty  to  his  grandfather;  with  a 
Ifomlse  that  I  would  pay  mine  before  night,  to  parli- 
■"jntc  in  his  joy  at  the  auspicious  news  from  tlio  c jnti- 


■ '  was  surprised  by  the  early  return  of  my  mes- 
|«»;fr;  liis  air  of  pensive  absorption,  and  the  disturb- 
1^'  "  lather  taciturnity  with  which  he  heard  my  in- 
|lBtogjior|cs.    'I'oo  soon,  however,  I  gathered  that  his 


grandlUtlier  had  passed  an  alarming  night ;  tliat  butli  my 
brothers  had  been  sent  for,  and  that  Dr.  Mosely  had  been 
summoned. 

"  I  need  not,  I  am  sure,  tell  you  that  I  was  in  tho  sick 
room  the  next  instant. 

"  I  found  the  beloved  invalid  seated,  in  his  customary 
manner,  on  his  sofa.  My  sister  Sarah  was  with  him,  anil 
his  two  faithful  and  favourite  atteiid.mta,  George  and  Uc 
becca.  In  the  same  customary  manner,  also,  a  small 
table  before  him  was  covered  with  books.  But  he  was 
not  reading.  His  revered  head,  as  usual,  hung  upon  his 
breast — and  I,  as  usual,  knelt  before  him,  to  catch  a  view 
of  his  face,  while  I  enquired  after  his  health. 

"  But  alas ! — no  longer  as  usual  was  my  reception  I 
He  made  no  sort  of  answer ;  his  look  was  fixed ;  his  pos- 
ture immovable  ;  and  not  a  muscle  of  his  face  gave  any 
indication  that  1  was  either  heard  or  perceived  ! 

"  Struck  with  awe,  I  had  not  courage  to  press  for  his 
notice,  and  hurried  into  the  next  room  not  to  startle  him 
with  my  alarm. 

"  But  when  I  was  informed  that  he  had  changed  his  so 
fearfully  fixed  posture,  I  ha.stcned  back  ;  reviving  to  the 
happy  hope  that  again  I  might  experience  the  balm  of 
his  benediction. 

"  He  was  now  standing,  and  unusually  upright ;  and, 
apparently,  with  unusual  muscular  firmness.  I  was  ad- 
vancing to  embrace  him,  but  his  air  spoke  a  rooted  con- 
centration of  solemn  ideas  that  repelled  intrusion. 

"  Whether  or  not  he  recognised,  or  distinguished  me, 
I  know  not !  I  had  no  command  of  voice  to  attempt  any 
enquiry,  and  would  not  risk  tietraying  my  emotional  this 
great  change  since  my  last  and  happier  admittance  to  his 
liresence. 

"  His  eyes  were  intently  bent  on  a  window  that  faced 
the  college  burial-ground,  where  reposed  the  ashes  of  my 
mother-in-law,  and  where,  he  had  more  than  once  said, 
would  repose  his  own. 

"  He  bestowed  at  least  five  or  six  minutes  on  this  ab. 
sorbcd  and  melancholy  contemplation  of  the  upper  re- 
gions of  that  sacred  sjiot,  that  so  soon  were  to  enclose  fo 
ever  his  mortal  clay. 

"  No  one  presumed  to  interrupt  his  reverie. 
"  He  next  opened  his  arms  wide,  extending  them  with 
a  waving  motion,  that  seemed  indicative  of  an  internally 
pronounced  farewell !  to  all  he  looked  at ;  and  shortly 
afterwards,  he  uttered  to  himself,  distinctly,  though  in  a 
low,  but  deeply-impressive  voice,  '  All  this  will  soon  pass 
away  as  a  dream  !'  * 

"  This  extension  of  his  arms  offered  to  his  attendants 
an  opportunity,  which  they  immediately  seized,  of  taking 
off"  his  wrapping  gown. 

"  He  made  no  resistance  :  I  again  retreated  ;  and  he 
was  put  to  bed.  My  sister  Sarah  watched,  with  his 
housekeeper,  by  his  side  all  night ;  and,  at  an  early  hour 
in  the  morning,  I  took  her  place. 

"  My  other  sisters  were  also  summoned ;  and  my  bro- 
thers came  continually.  But  he  spoke  to  no  one !  and 
seldom  opened  his  eyes  :  yet  his  looks,  though  altered, 
invariably  manifested  his  possession  of  his  faculties  and 
senses.  Deep  seemed  his  ruminations;  deep  and  re- 
ligious, though  iiilent  and  concentrated. 

"  I  would  fain  have  passed  this  night  in  tho  sick  room ; 
but  my  dear  father,  perceiving  my  design,  and  remem- 
bering, probably,  how  recently  I  was  recovered  from  a 
dangerous  malady,  strenuously,  though  by  look  and  ges- 
ture, not  words,  opposed  what  he  thought,  too  kindly, 
inigiit  be  an  exertion  beyond  my  strcngtli.  Grieved  and 
reluctant  was  my  retreat ;  but  this  was  no  epoch  for  ex- 
postulation, nor  even  for  entreaty. 

"  The  next  morning  I  found  him  so  palpably  weaker, 
and  ni  •ro  emaciated,  that,  secretly,  I  resolved  I  would 
quit  hii:i  no  more. 

"  What  a  moment  was  this  for  so  great  an  affliction  ! 
a  moment  almost  throbbing  with  the  promise  of  that  re- 
union  which  he  has  sighed  for,  almost — hioii  ami,  as  I 
have  sighed  for  it  myself!  This  very  day,  the  eleventh 
of  April,  oixincd  by  public  announcement,  that  a  general 
illumination  would  take  place  in  the  evening,  to  blazon 
the  glorious  victory  of  England  and  her  allies,  in  wrest- 
ing the  dominion  of  the  whole  of  Europe — save  our  own 
invulnerable  island,  from  the  grasp  and  the  power  of  the 
Emperor  Naimleon ! 

"  This  great  catastrophe,  which  filled  my  mind,  as  you 
can  well  conceive !  with  the  most  buoyant  emotion  ;  and 
which,  at  any  less  inauspicious  period,  would  have  en- 
chanted me  almost  to  rapture  in  being  the  first  to  reveal 
it  to  my  ardent  and  patriotic  father,  whoso  love  of  his 
country  was  nearly  his  predominant  feeling,  hung  no  iv 


fhe  editor  resided  at  Paris  during  the  astonishing 
ICiMofalltlieso  events. 


•  Tho  dream  of  human  existence,  from  which  death 
would  awaken  him  to  immortal  life  '. 


tremljlingly,  gasping  on  my  lips — but  there  was  ieieled, 
.Uld  could  nut  pass  tliem  ! — I'ur  where  now  was  the  viva- 
cious  eagerness  that  would  have  cauylit  the  tale  7  wliero 
the  enraptured  inlelligcncc  that  would  h;ivi^  developed  its 
circumstances  ?  whore  the  ecitulic  entliusiasiu  that  would 
have  hailed  it  with  songs  of  triumph  I 

"  The  whole  day  was  spent  in  ninnolonous  watchfulness 
and  huinlde  prayers.  At  night  he  grew  worse — how 
grievous  was  that  night;  I  could  oft'er  him  no  comfort; 
1  durst  not  'Veii  make  known  my  stay.  The  long  habits 
of  obedience  of  oUleii  times  robbed  me  of  any  couroge  for 
trying  so  dangerous  an  experiment  as  acting  contrary  to 
orders.  I  rciiiaiiicd  but  to  share,  or  to  spare,  some  fa- 
tigiie  to  others  ;  and  personally  to  watch  and  pray  by  his 
honoured  side. 

"  Yet  sometimes,  when  the  brilliancy  of  mounting 
rockets  and  distant  fireworks  caught  my  eyes,  to  per- 
ceivc,  from  the  window,  the  whole  apparent  sky  illumi- 
nated to  commemorate  our  splendid  success,  ynii  will 
easily  imagine  what  opposing  sensutiuiis  of  joy  and  sor- 
row struggled  for  ascendance !  While  all  I  beheld 
WITHOUT  slione  thus  refulgent  with  the  promise  of  peace, 
prosperity,  and — your  return! — I  could  only  eontem. 
plate  all  within  to  mourn  over  the  wreck  of  lost  filial 
happiness  !  the  extinction  of  all  the  earliest  sweet  incite- 
ments to  pleasure,  hope,  tenderness,  and  reverence,  in  tho 
fast  approaching  dissolution  of  the  most  revered  of  pa- 
rents ! 

"  When  I  was  liberated  by  day-light  from  the  fear  of 
being  recognised,  I  earnestly  coveted  the  cordial  of  some 
notice ;  and  fixed  myself  by  the  side  ot  his  bed,  where 
most  fre(iuently  I  could  press  his  paternal  hand,  or  fasten 
upon  it  my  lips. 

"  !  languished,  also,  to  bring  you,  mon  ami,  back  to 
Ills  luniembiance.  It  is  not,  it  cannot — I  humbly  trust! 
be  impious  to  covet  the  last  breathings,  the  gentle 
sympalliios  of  those  who  are  most  dear  to  our  hearts, 
uiien  they  are  visibly  preceding  us  to  the  regions  of  ttcr- 
iiity  1  We  are  no  where  bidden  to  concentrate  our  feelings 
Uld  our  aspirations  in  ourselves!  to  forget,  or  to  beg  to 
be  forgotten  by  our  friends.  Even  our  Redeemer  in 
quitting  mortal  life,  pityingly  takes  worldly  care  of  his 
worldly  mother  ;  and,  consigning  her  to  his  favourite 
disciple,  says :  '  Woman,  behold  thy  son  1' 

"  Intensely,  therefore,  1  watched  to  catch  a  moment 
for  addressing  him  :  and,  at  last,  it  came,  for  at  last,  I 
had  the  joy  to  feel  his  loved  hand  return  a  pressure  from 
mine.  I  ventured  then,  in  a  low,  but  distinct  whisper, 
to  utter  a  brief  account  of  the  recent  events  ;  thankfully 
adding,  when  I  saw  by  his  countenance  and  the  air  of 
his  head,  that  his  attention  was  undoubtedly  engaged, 
that  they  would  bring  over  again  to  England  his  long- 
lost  son  in-law. 

"  At  these  words,  he  turned  towards  me,  with  a  quick- 
ness, and  a  look  of  vivacious  and  kind  surprise,  such  as, 
with  closed  eyes,  I  should  have  thought  it  impossible  to 
have  been  expressed,  had  I  not  been  its  grateful  witness. 
"  My  dcliglit  at  such  a  mark  of  sensibility  at  the  sound 
of  your  name,  succeeding  to  so  many  hours,  or  rather 
days,  of  taciturn  immovability,  gave  me  courage  to  con- 
tinue my  recital,  which  I  could  ix-reeivc  more  and  more 
palpably  make  the  most  vivid  impression.  But  when 
I  entered  into  the  marvellous  details  of  the  Wellington 
victories,  by  which  the  immortal  contest  had  been  brought 
to  its  crisis;  and  told  him  that  Bonaparte  was  dethroned, 
was  in  captivity,  and  was  u  personal  prisoner  on  board 
an  English  man-of-war  ;  a  raised  motion  of  his  under  lip 
displayed  incredulity;  and  he  turned  away  his  head  witli 
an  air  that  showed  him  persuaded  that  I  was  the  simple 
and  sanguine  dupe  of  some  delusive  exaggeration.  I  did 
not  dare  risk  the  excitement  of  convincing  him  of  his 
mistake ! 

"  And  nothing  more  of  converse  passed  between  us 
then— or,  alas! — ever! — Tiiough  still  I  have  the  conso- 
lation to  know  that  he  frequently,  and  with  tender  kind- 
ness, felt  my  lips  upon  his  hand,  from  soft  undulation 
that,  from  time  to  time,  ncknowledptd  their  pressure. 

"But  alas!  I  have  nothing — nothing  more  that  is  per- 
sonal  to  relate. 

"  The  direction  of  all  spiritual  matters  fell,  of  course, 
as  I  have  mentioned,  to  my  brother.  Dr.  Charles. 

"  From  about  three  o'clock  in  the  aftcrr.oon  he  seemed 
to  liceome  quite  easy;  and  his  ItMiks  were  perfectly  tran- 
quil: hut,  as  the  evening  advanced,  this  quietness  subsided 
into  slcep..^a  sleep  so  com|>oscd  that,  by  tacit  consent, 
every  one  was  silent  and  motionless,  from  the  fear  of 
giving  him  disturbance. 

"  An  awful  stillness  thence  pervaded  the  apartment,  and 
so  soft  became  his  breathing,  that  I  dropped  my  head  by 
the  side  of  h:s  pillow,  to  ho  sure  that  he  breathed  at  all ! 
There,  anxiously,  I  remained,  and  such  was  my  position, 


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FHENCII  LITKKATURP. 


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when  his  thitlifiil  iiiaii-si'rv;uit,  Cliorgc,  ntlcr  watcliliilly 
lookiiifr  at  him  rroiii  \\\v  font  uf  liis  lic'il,  Kiiddt'iily  hiiisl 
into  ii!i  niiiliblc  sob,  cryinjr  nut,  "  "ily  iiiu»toi'l — my  iloar 
iiiaslt.'r  I" 

"  I  starlcil  and  rose,  inakiii|T  ajjilatcd  sijriiH  fnr  (orhrar- 
aiico,  lest  the  precious  rest,  t'roiii  whicii  I  slill  ho|ii<l  he 
mifjlit  awaUc  recruited,  shouhl  [ireuiaturely  he  brokiii. 

"  Tlie  poor  yoimg  man  hid  liis  lUce,  and  all  again  was 

Etill. 

"  For  a  moment,  however,  only;  an  alarm  from  his 
outcry  had  Ir'cu  raised,  and  the  servants,  I'uU  of  sorrow, 
hurried  into  the  charuher,  whicli  none  of  the  fimily,  tliat 
could  assemble,  ever  quilted,  aiul  a  general  lamentation 
broke  forth. 

"  Yet  could  I  not  believe  that  all  had  ceased  thus  sud 
denly,  without  a  movement — without  even  a  sigh  I  and, 
conjuring  that  no  one  would  speak  or  interfere,  1  solenuily 
and  steadily  persisted  in  p.ssing  a  full  hour  or  more,  in 
listening  to  cateh  again  a  breath  I  could  so'feluelanlly 
lose:  but  all  of  life — of  earthly  life,  was  gone  liir  ever  1 

And  here,  mnn  ami,  I  drop  the  curtain  ! — " 

On  the  2tltli  of  the  month  of  April,  If^ll,  the  solemn 
final  marks  of  religious  respect  were  paid  to  llie  remains 
of  Doctor  Ui'bnkv  ;  which  were  then  committed  to  tlie 
spot  on  wliieh  his  eyo  had  last  been  fixed,  in  the  burying 
ground  of  Chelsea  College,  iiuruediately  next  to  the  ashes 
of  his  second  wife.  The  funeral,  according  to  his  own 
direction,  was  plain  and  simple. 

His  sons.  Captain  James  Hurney,  and  Doctor  Charles 
Ilurncy,  walked  as  chief  mourners ;  and  every  mali^  part 
of  his  Vamily,  that  illness  or  distance  diil  not  impede  from 
nttendanee,  reverentially  nceonipanied  the  procession  to 
the  grave  :  while  foremost  among  the  pall-bearers  walked 
th.il  <listinguished  lover  of  merit,  the  lion.  I'Vilerie 
North,  since  Karl  of  (Juildford;  and  .Mr.  .Salomon,  the  first 
professional  votary  of  the  doctor's  art  then  within  call. 

A  tablet  was  soon  allerwards  erected  to  his  memory,  in 
Westminster  Abbey,  by  a  part  of  his  family;  the  inseriji- 
tion  lor  which  was  drawn  up  by  hi.s  present  inadequate, 
but  faithful  biographer. 

When  a  narratory  account  is  oonchided,  to  delineate 
the  character  of  him  whom  it  has  brought  to  view,  with 
its  FAiUNQS  as  well  us  its  ex(  ki.i.kxc-ks,  is  the  proper,  and 
therefore  the  common  task  for  the  finishing  pencil  of  the 
biographer.  Impartiality  decnands  this  eontrasl  ;  and 
the  mind  will  not  accompany  a  narrative  of  real  life  of 
which  truth,  frank  and  unecpiivocal,  is  not  the  dictator. 

And  here,  to  give  that  contrast,  Irulh  is  not  wanting, 
but,  strange  to  say,  vice  anil  frailly  1  The  editor,  however, 
trusts  that  she  shall  fiml  pardi>n  from  all  lovers  of  vera- 
city, if  she  seek  not  to  bestow  piquancy  upon  her  portrait 
through  artificial  light  and  shade. 

The  events  and  eir.eumstanees,  with  Ihcir  commentary, 
that  are  here  presented  to  the  reailer,  are  conscientiously 
derived  from  sourcesuf  indisputable  authenticity ;  aiiled  by 
a  well-stored  memory  of  the  minutest  points  of  the  cha- 
racter, conduct,  dis|)osilion,  and  opinions  of  Dr.  Ilurncy. 
And  in  the  picture,  which  is  hi  re  endeavoured  to  be 
portrayed,  the  virtues  are  so  simple,  tliiit  tliiy  eaimot  ex- 
cite disgust  from  their  exaggeration  ;  llmngh  no  conflict- 
ing qualities  give  relief  to  their  pam  i;vrie. 

lint  with  regard  to  the  monumental  lines,  unmixed 
prnise,  there,  is  univi  rsiilly  prailised,  and  ealls  for  no 
■|K)|ngy.  Its  object  is  withdrawn,  alike  from  tViendsand 
from  tin's,  from  partiality  aiul  from  envy  ;  and  niankinil 
nl  large,  tlirongh  all  nations  and  all  liinrs,  seems  in- 
Htinetively  agreed,  that  the  finieral  record  of'  departed 
virtue  is  most  Htiinulating  to  posierily  whin  imencinn- 
bcred  by  the  levelling  weight  of  buniiin  ilefeels.  Not 
from  any  belief  so  impossible  as  that  he  who  had  hien 
mortal  could  have  been  perll'it ;  hut  froin  the  eonseiuus- 
ness  that  mi  accusation  can  darken  the  niiirble  of  ileath, 
ere  he  whom  it  consigns  to  the  tomb,  is  not  already  eon- 
•lemnell— or  aequitled. 

The  biographer,  therefore,  ventures  to  idose  these  me- 
moirs with  the  following  sepulchral  ebaraefer ; 

M,ierrd  to  the  memory  ofCIIAllM'.S  III'IINKV,  Mrs. 
I),  who,  full  of  days,  iind  lull  of  virtues;  llie  pride  of  his 
fiimily;  the  delight  of  SIM  iriy  ;  the  unrn.illid  eliief  and 
Bcientifie  iiistoiiian  of  Ins  tmnl'iil  iirl,  bi  loved,  n  vend, 
ngrelled,  ill  his  H'lli  year,  April  I'Jth,  If'l  I,  brialhi  d,  in 
Chelsea  College,  his  hist  sigh  ;  Ic'viiig  In  posierily  a  fiiine 
linbleinisbed,  Ijuill  on  the  noble  talirie  of  sell'-iieqiiiied  ae- 
roinplishmeiits,  high  principles,  and  pure  benevoli  nee; 
KiMMJiiess  with  talents,  gniely  willi  lasle,  were  of  his  gilteil 
mind  the  blended  allribules  :  while  the  genial  hilarity  of 
liis  airy  spirits,  flowing  from    a   eoiiHcienee  w  if  bout   re. 

Iiroaeh,  prepared,  Ihrough  the  whole  triior  of  bis  earlbly 
He,  with  the  iiiedi.'itinii  of  our  blesKid  ^*aviuur,  his  suiil 
for  heaven.— Amen ! 

Tim  r.so. 


J'HtNt  II  MTKK.VTlJieiC. 

We  devote  a  small  sjiare  to  a  notice  of  one  of  Victor 
Hugo's  remarkable  novels,  taken  from  a  iceent  nninher 
of  file  Foreign  tiuiuferly  Review,  a  work  of  great  merit 
now  rcpulilished  in  this  city. 

Since  the  novel  of  Notiv-Danie  de  Paris,  which  has 
reached  six  eililions,  the  author  has  produced  a  new 
drama,  entitled  Le  lioi  S'Amiur,  and  a  novel  called 
Quinijucnirio^ur,  for  which  last  he  received  ]"),000  francs 
from  the  booksellers  (Josselin  &,  Renduel.  He  explains 
the  meaning  of  this  singular  title  thus — "  fxi  Qiiiiiijiieii- 
Uru'^ne  is  the  vulgar  name  of  one  of  the  towers  of  Hoiir- 
bon  Ij'Archambault.  This  novel  is  intended  as  flic  com- 
plefion  of  my  views  on  the  arts  of  the  middle  ages,  of 
wliieh  .\"o//i.Ofl»ir  dr  Paris  gave  the  first  part.  .N'u/;r. 
Dame  dc  I'arii  is  the  cutliedral  or  ecclesiastical  architec- 
ture;  Qair.iiaciii-ioirae  is  the  donjon,  or  military  arebi- 
fectnre  which  succeeded  it.  In  Xulre-Dame  it  was  my 
jiarticnlar  object  to  depict  the  priestly  middle  age ;  in 
iiuinqiiensroirnf.  I  have  attempted  the  same  for  the 
feudal  middle  age;  the  whole,  be  it  well  iinilerstood,  ac- 
cording to  my  own  ideas,  which,  whether  good  or  bad, 
arc  my  own." 

I'lum  the  Foreign  Quartcrli/  Ririew. 
The  author  of  Han  il'Islaade  and  Hua  Jurgnl  has  in- 
vented another  being  as  extraorilinary  as  the  heris's  of 
eillier  of  these  eelebrafed  romances.  To  Hans  and 
Hubihrnh  is  now  to  be  aildeil  Uuasimodo.  jVo/ir  D,imi 
dc  I'aris  bus  already,  within  a  few  months  of  its  piilili- 
itioii,  run  thniiigb  .'-cveral  cdifions;  and  as  liaig  as  a 
faste  reiMiiins  tiir  the  extraordinary,  or  perhaps  it  should 
be   ealleil  Ihe  tremendous,  such  works  must  be  popular. 


They  appeal  to  an  appelife  which  is  shared  by  ihe  peer 
willi  the  peasant.  Victor  Hugo  is  not  a  writer  in  whose 
iiands  Ihe  power  of  mouliling  the  liinnan  sympathies  is 
likely  to  lie  idle.  He  is  eloquent,  his  fancy  is  active,  his 
iuiaginalion  firlile;  and  passion,  whicli  gives  life  and 
energy  to  the  conceptions  of  n  w  riler,  and  w  hieh,  acting 
ujion  ideas  as  fire  di«'sn|ioii  the  parched  woods  of  Ameri- 
e.i,  sets  the  whole  scene  in  a  flame,  i.'^  in  him  readily 
roused.  Hugo  may  he  called  an  affected  writer,  a 
inannerisl,  or  a  horrorisi,  but  he  can  never  be  acciiseil  of 
Hie  great  vice,  in  moileru  times,  Ihe  most  heinous  of  all  — 
diilness.  A  volunii'  of  Hugo  is  an  active  stiiimlanl. 
.Siine  books,  as  crilies  above  all  men  know,  act  upon  Ihe 
senses  with  the  depressive  ell'eet  of  i/ig(^;/(>  n|Mm  file 
nction  of  the  heait;  some  may  be  coinpared  to  luiiies, 
and  some  iinhiippily  In  cnielies:  bill  the  writings  of  our 
aiifbor  are  in  ver  ilelirienl  in  Ihe  true  .»«/  rolalitr,  pre- 
pared aeeording  to  the  best  ilireclions  of'  Ihe  IV'irisi.in 
phariiiaiM|iieia,  amongst  the  iiigreilieiils  of  which  is 
never  forgotli  n  a  ili ciiled  dash  of  horror.  The  .Varu'ir 
is  the  source  of  iiiiieh  of'  Ihe  inspiration  of  la  irurif 
I'raiirr.  When  we  piil  logefher  the  pi  isoii,  the  gibbi  f, 
the  pillorv,  Ihe  gallows,  the  dissect iiig-riMiiii,  the  hang- 
iiKin  and  flic  priest,  tin  nionslcr-eriininal  and  the  inoiisli  r- 
beiilily,  we  sb.ill  have  i  numerated  a  considirable  jiirlion 
of'  the  eleinenls  of*  the  modern  I'reneh  romaiiee.  W'e 
nearly  eoniplile  the  list  by  adding  an  air  of  aniiqiiily, 
assiiiiiiiig  the  language  of  Ihe  ancient  chronieles,  a 
inoriareb   mad  or  cruel,  an  alehemist's  lab  ry,  and  a 

inonkora  soolhsayer.  ihil  it  is  not  ni'mneii  ...isequenee, 
as  regards  af  least  Hie  effect,  what  are  llii'  maleiiuls  of' 
roinanee,  provided  ((cniua  preiiideh  at  the  dis|Hisitioii  of 
tlii'i. 

Ill  the  novel  befiirc  lis,  for  instance,  we  enn  Inice  the 
greater  part,  both  of  the  |H'rsoniiges  and  the  ineiilents 
wliieli  111  ear,  lo  very  obvious  sources;  and  flic  hkeiiiss 
lo  the  invi  nlioiis  of  many  laiglish  aiilbnrs  is  so  sfroiig, 
that  it  will  tempt  some  critics  to  aceiise  the  iiiillior  of 
imitation.  Some  men's  ideas,  and  those  not  olherwise 
than  men  of  genius,  liill  soinewlmt  loo  readily  irtio  the 
mould  prepiiri  d  by  olhers.  They  are  gilled  with  only 
partial  origiiialily.  I'aiicv  is  sedulous  ill  the  eoneepliiin 
of  eh  irieferislie  qiialilies;  while  the  memory,  acli\e  in 
Ihe  business  of  conip;irison,  assiHiatcs  the  new  ercalien 
willi  renieinbered  ideiis,  iiiiil  thus  Kneads  flii' compound 
into  a  form  wliii  li  bears  a  general  re-emblance  In  the 
producl ions  of  oilier  men.  Such  similarilies  eonsliiiilly 
presi  111  IIiiiiisiIm's  in  the  writings  of  Hugo;  we  may 
very  olleii  percei\(  tin  in  in  lliiin'  of  our  own  Iliilwer.  (l 
eaiinol  be  e:illi  il  eopying  ;  it  is  colieeplion  under  Ihe 
lively  linpriision  of  n  very  jiowcrful  iMirenI  mind.  Wi 
liave  no  iloiihl  that  Hugo,  in  holh  his  noelry  and  his 
romuiire,  is  greatly  indi  bled  to  laiglish  lileraliirc     In 


eomrnon    with    his    comitrymen,    ho   has    ailoiii,,!  .i 
Knglish  plan  of  reanimaling  the  dry  hone.-:  of  aiiliiMniJ  I 
ami  liy  an  assiduous  study  of  the  records  of  lii^ii.ty  |. 
fiisiiig  info  a  innilern  proiluclion  Ihe  v:'iy  spirit  mni L 
L'leiire    of   a    foniier   age.      liiif    he    bus  also  |i;irliii|, 
oliliL'atioiis  ;     he    has  adopted  Ihe  glcoiii  niiil  iuvsIitvm'I 
-Mrs.  K'aildill'e,  the  siipernaliiral  ell'ecis  of  -MiUiIrin, ';.|,i| 
Ihe  wild  and  unearthly  personages  which  \\  idler  Sr-ii 
lias    given  various    examples   of  in  siicli   cliiiraelir.  ■', 
I'liiilierligibbet    and    Feiiella.      Descriptive    senurv  ^ 
eoininon  lo  the   whole  of  the  modern  selinol  of  J.;i,'„ijjj 
roniani.e,  and  it  h  no  less  characteristic  of  llic  ivriili 
of'  our  author.      In  this  respect,  however,  he  lias;,  j|,  ^f,.m 
story  befiire  us,  inlrodiieed  a  novelty  of  a  sirikiii);  kind-l 
ifs  scenes  lie  chiefly  in  n  ealliedrni,  and  all  ifs  iiniilm,! 
pass   eitbiT  in,  on,  or  about  it.     His   laiiilseiipis   an.. 
slone,  his  fields  paveiuent,  his  figures  curved  lamls  ji 
seiilpliired  monsters. 

^Volrr  JJaiiic  de  Paris  is  flic  history  of  a  fuimdliii.i 
e.vpo.sed  under  the  roof  of  the  cathedral  of  tli.if  iiana-'il 
the  place  a|ipropriiited   liir    the  reception  of  llie  illuiiif 
iiiales   of  the  metropolis.     The    inliint    is    an  iiKiuiuitl 
iiioiisli  r  whom  every  charitably  disposed  person  cftlicBjl 
He  i.s,  however,  at  length  adopted  liy  a  cliaracli  r  nf  ii.T 
Iraordiiiary    sanctity,  tlie    urchileacon  of  .Insas,  Chuiid 
E'rollo  by  name — a  personage  whoperlbinis  a  very iirin.l 
cipal  part  in  the  work.     He  is  versed  in  all  Ih-  kari,iii(| 
of  Ihe  liiiies,  and   having   soon  exhausted   llie  cnni'iujP 
knowledge  of  his  age,  he  is  driven  to  the  d.irk  sluili-iM 
alehemy  and  astrology,  in  whicli  he  of  course  luses  liini.f 
si-ll'.     He   niaiiages,  however,  to  coinbine  gre.it  (Ivvutrijl 
with   the  black   art;    but  fasting  and  praying, ai 
habits    of  the  aiiehorife,  cannot  keep  down  fin;  |ia.s,i,,|||| 
of  the  iiiaii.     He  by  aecidenl  sees  in  the  slieels  a  L'i|wI 
'jirl,  pursuing  her   vjcatiun  in  dancing  and  |ierli.riiui:.l 
nicks  fiir  the  gratification  of  the  mob,  and  he  l«(oii,„| 
enainomid    of  her  charms.     Ihit   La  Ksineralila  is  i 
eoiiinion  gypsy;  grace  is  in  all  her  movenieiifs,  liisciiii.! 
lion  in  her  mannei's  ;  she  is  a  f'airy,  a  muse,  n  iiiiracinil 
beauly,  a   beggar,  a   zingari — ilosjiised,  defilnl,  ailuoj 
and  deified— Ihe  queen  of  her  tribe,  and  the  eiielianUoJ 
of  flic  inullitude.    Il  is  this  persoinige  we  have  iiiiii|iuid 
lo  the  Fenella  of  Scoff.     As  for  the  priest  and  aliliuuilj 
he  is  soiuelbing   IkIwccii    Dr.  Fauslus  and  llie  F.lln 
.Vinhrosio  of  .Monk  Iicwis;    he  has  the  learning  auillU 
voluptuousness  of  holh    these    heroes.     Iff  this  CUjJ 
Frollo,  Ihe   adopted  son  is  Quasimodo,  who  is  llu  iiti 
antipodes  of  I, a  Fsmeralila,  his  ugliness  and  .ivvkuiidj 
ness  being  as  her  grace  and  beauty.      He  is  of  citaniJ 
I'oriii,  liereiilean  sfrenglh.  bow-legged,  hiiiiil  of  niii  i 
his    face  t'rigblt'ully   seamed  with  the  sniallpn.v.a  kJ 
toolli  sticks  from  his  nioulh,  which  niontli  is  laiil  kg 
means  liori/.ontally  in  his  face  ;    his  hair  was  (iim|>«J 
if'  red  bristles,  and  on  the  right  of  his  fare,  over  lihrvj 
xrew  un  eiioniioiis  wen.      ( 'm-  filing  alone  was  wmiliu 
to   eomplefe  the    picture,  and   it   was  siipplleil:    liina 
deaf.     He  had  been  brought  up  in  the  enlbedral, andlii 

CI  died  to  Ihe  office  oi  bell-ringer,  in  tlifi  disiliafLii 
which  duty  he  look  a  most  vehcnient  ple.isiirt.  Itl 
noise  of  his  bells  was  almost  the  only  sunial  lir  ri<ii 
hear ;  llieir  music  fo  him  was  con.scqueiilly  swiilirlliil 
llie\iolinof  I'agiinini.  A  bring  of  this  surf  wa!iii| 
born  fo  be  Hilmireil :  Ihe  ilisgu.st,  «  hieh  the  uiiriil ' 
bill  lillle  pains  lo  disguise,  priHluccd  its  naliiral  tirtciii 
his  leiiipi  r.  Ijuasimodo  did  not  fiel  iiiiieh,  bill  nlulkj 
lid  was  in  spile  :  llie  moiisler  is  malieioiis, 

'J'he  main  spring  of  the  novel  is  the  pasKimirl'll 
priest  for  l/a  Rsmeralda,  his  jealousy  of  his  rival>,li 
ii.ilred  of  the  olijeel,  his  mivlurc  of  persrniliun  i 
adoralion.  At  oiii^  lime  he  betrays  her  info  flu  lui.ili^ 
iii.'lice,  at  uiiollier  he  risks  his  lifi',  and,  wlial  i»  i 
liis  reputulinii  for  sanctity,  in  her  defeiii  e.  A  vmn 
trnoriliiiary  rival  springs  up;  il  is  no  ofliei  fliaii  lii<( 
lave  (jiiasiniodo.  An  n  t  of  kindness  iiiiil  synipa 
bcHlowi  d  on  the  moiiHlcr  .'oiuerts  him  info  llu'  \i»^ 
and  most  delieiile,  iis  well  as  the  most  iirili  iif  I'l ' 
admirers  of  the  I'Ismeralila  ;  Ihe  exploits  lie  |«rlirii»< 
liiT  service  do  not  yield  fo  the  Iwi  he  hibonrsnrili.'f'J'l 
Dsmiriildais  alike  iiidilVerenl  In  the  fi  rviiif  |ki"<  >il 
file  an  li. priest,  and  the  liiilbfiil  services  nl' fin  1* 
diive.  She  hiis  fixed  her  simple  afVi  ifioli  ii|"ill  a  rip 
if  genilarmerie,  Ciiiigbt  by  a  brilliant  iiiiiliniii  iiM 
liniiilsonie  pirsiin,  she  throws  herself,  willi  ,ill  ll"' 

iig  ardour  of'  a  sonlbrni  beiiiily.  info  a  \i' I' "' •'* 
iiieiil  Hir  a  Ciipfaiii  I'linbus  (  Imleaiipers,  llir  Hi's 
IS  tailhfiil  and  iiiexlingiiislnible:  she  loves  ivin  d' 
Trials  alfi ml  her,  mid  a  mehinebnly  fate  cIiiiu'k  li'"' 
She,  the  heroine,  Ihe  lovely  gypsy,  iscxeruleil  In  f'* 
rHermile,  the  provost-imirsliiil  of  lioiiis  XI., 
we  hear  in  (imiilin  Durwaril,  for  the  miinliT"' I*"' 
man  die  uoiilil  have  died  to  save,  and  who,  »iiili«i''l 


riii:>cii  i,!Ti;k.vti;ki:. 


411 


4.  ■,.     ■.'*,',..     •...«;•«»; 


111!     llllS     U(lo|l|i(l    ||,( 

dry  1)11111  s  (if  aiiln|uiiv. 
I  rn'iirils  of  liMutv, lii. I 
tin'  wry  jpilit  iii:iil„i,.| 
lie    liiiM  also  iiarliiiilsil 
I   [.'Inuiii  ami  niyslcrvi 
[■llVcts  of  .MiiUiriii.  3i„ 
;r8  whicli  WalliTSijiJ 

in  siK'li  cliiiraclir*  : 
Descriptive  sci'iurv 
idem  soliocil  of  Kii»li.'ii| 
teristic  of  Iht  wriiii.pr 
however,  Ik^  lias,  in  \iA 
elty  of  ii  slrikiiif  kindT 
rnl,  and  all  its  iiiciiliMfl 

IIIh   landseapes  ait  (,|'| 
ii.i;ures  curved  lieaiU  si,il| 

I  liislory  of  a  luumilir,; 
tliedral  of  that  iiaiiu, ,'t| 
eeei»tioii  of  liie  illt;iiti.f 
iiitiint    is   an  imipiinll 
[lisposed  peryoii  rstlims. 
•d  liy  a  eliaraeti  r  cif  nJ 
leacoii  of  Josas,  Cljuiiel 
lio  pertijiiiis  a  viTy|iri».| 
■erscd  in  all  111"  kariiinjl 
exliausled   the  c-nuianSI 
;en  lo  the  dark  stuilii-»i| 
I  he  of  course  lnsi>  hii 
coniliine  f;re,it  ilriiiiMl 
tg  and   pray  ill};,  ami  !l.i| 
keep  down  the  |ia»M>,]dl 
'es  in  the  siri'ils  a  sjjmI 
lancing  and   |»'rrLriiur.™ 
he  niol),  and  he  limjuinl 
lilt   La  l^sinerakla  is 
her  inovenieiits,  llisci»!.| 
liry,  a  nnise,  a  iiiiraiii  i; 
despised,  detik  >l,  ailaij 
ribe,  and  the  eialiaatita 
ionajji^  we  have  ediiinira 
the  priest  and  akliuiii\ll 
Fanstus  and  the  F,.llii| 
has  the  learning  and  ll 
heroes.     t)f  this  CUJj 
isiniodo,  who  is  the  i 
<  iij;liiicss  and  a«l.«aiij 
nity.      He  is  ot'  (;ipnli^ 
lijriped,  Mind  of  oik m 


rjut'  of  the  limes,  is  so  tar  from  dead  that  he  is  hinisult' 
jiirrii'il  aliiiiit  the  time  his  ffipsy  is  lianyed.     The  priest 


J.: 


,,iJ  ills  sealiliiiJT  '"^■''  '''"'  '"  destroyinjj  its  object;  tiir  it 
,;  If  «hi>  in  a  most  critical  nioiiieiit  pliiiii;es  a  poniard 
ii'olii'  rival's  side,  an  act  lor  which  the  poor  gll'sy  is 
I  wliirfd.  per-ieculed  and  {rihiicled. 

V  iiuaibcr  of  scenes,  in  whieli  tlicse  and  many  other 

I  InciJin's  are  developed,  arc  certainly  drawn  with  very 

jji,4Jtrablc  power.     'I'licy  arc  also,  lo  use  a  |ihrasu  ap- 

lifj  (i)  the  stage,  exceedingly  well  got  up;  the  costiiine 

lil'lk'  'i""-'  i'*  preserved,  and   the  aiitiipiities  of  ancient 

I  fjris  I'  ivc  been  carefully   studied,  hut  the   work  is  not, 

I  IS  in  tiK  writiugs  of  our   Horace  Smith,  overwhehned 

I  lilh  masses  of  crude  and  undigested  lure.     A  romance 

ulilcli  s|)rini;s  from  the  brain  of  a  man  of  genius  may 

Ibocoiiiliared  to  Adam  in  Paradise — all  grace,  aiiimalioii, 

linil 'Kiwer:    if  there   lie   jiower  in  such  works  as  those 

Inliive  just  alluded  to,  it  is  the  ]K)\ver  of  such  a  being 

lis  Krankensteui  created — a  living  lump  of  clumsy  lua- 

leliincry. 

Till-  passages  in  wliich  the  uuthor  lias  produced  the 
Jmjtcjt  iiiijiression  are  those  in  which  Quasimodo 
lliiaros  as  a  principal  actor,  some  of  which  we  shall 
llniislatc  for  the  bem'Ht  of  those  who  do  not  possess  the 
lurliiaiil.  Hilt  besides  these,  there  are  many  others 
jliii'li  display  great  vigour  of  painting,  and  lorcibly 
|iiio»i'  tlic  syin|iatliies  of  the  reader.  Such  are  the  descrip- 
llioiisor  tlic  trial  and  torture  of  poor  Ksineralda — of  the 
iMi/M/f*  miriirlen,  a  sort  of  Alsatia,  the  sacred  resort  of 
111!  tlic  rogues  and  vagabonds  ot'  the  metropolis  of  I'Vance, 
loDCuf  those  retreats  and  asylmns  for  iniquity  encouraged 
ImiJiT  the  wretched  police  of  the  cities  of  liurope  during 
Itiif  niidille  ages — the  character  and  description  of  the 
Itccliisc  (ludiilc — and  the  conversations  of  Louis  XL  in 
lllie  llaslile.  Ihit  Quasimodo  is,  ns  we  have  Haid,  the 
loaiaii'iit  (hieiis  a  non  luceiido)  of  the  romance,  and  to 
Ibini  ttc  shall  turn  our  attention. 

Alltlio  po|Milati()n  of  I'aris  had  asseinhled  in  the  cathe- 
Idriliil'.Nutre  Dame  on  occasion  of  some  public  ceremony, 
nlirii  it  was  projiosed,  by  way  of  sport  among  the  nmlli- 
lilJo.llijt  they  should  elect  a  yw/ic  lUs  fous,  a  I'unctionary 
^ho  a|i|H'ars  to  answ<'r  pretty  closely  to  our  lord  iif  mix- 
jrnfr.  Dver  the  door  of  the  cha|iel  of  Louis  XL  was  an 
irnaiiiciil  ll  window  of  a  stone  frame :  a  pane  of  this 
kas  broken,  and  an  opening  aji|>carcd  just  the  si/c  of  a 
■Oman  faoc,  the  stone  nmllions  serving  liir  an  appropriate 
The  proprietor  of  the  ugliest  liice  that  presented 
llms.lf  was  elected  pope  I'or  the  day,  and  as  the  honour 
pill  C'lieted,  the  candidates  wc^re  numerous,  'i'lie  mo- 
iciitof  trial  was  when  the  lace,  placed  in  the  broken 
ll, «!ioiie  llirth  in  all  its  iiionstroiisness  on  the  rolling 
|iu.<  of  jiulgi's  below.  All  who  pre  'osed  to  run  the 
piinlli't  veiled  their  virgin  charms,  i.  J  only  iiiitiilded 
iie  !'a!l  linrrors  of  their  eoiiiitenances  nt  the  instant  of 
rfjontation;  they  were  mounted  upon  a  eoiiple  of  barrels 
I'jo'il  one  U|Kiii  the  otlicr,  and  then  lliey  protruded  their 
pnriiiitii's  through  the  mullions. 

"'I'lie grimaces  began.  The  tirst  fare  that  showed  itself 

lllliv  wiiidiiw,  with  its  rid  eyes  ami  mouth  like  that  of 

I  will!  Iiea^l,  and  a  tlirehcail    all  puckered  up  like  the 

kriiikli's  of  a  pair  of  imssar  boots  in  the  time  id' tin' 

liii|»ror,  caused  such    convulsions   of  inextinguishable 

WlitiT,  lliat  had    lloiner  heard   tliein  be  would  have 

wnitlie  rnlhaiiH  I'or  immortal  gods.     A  second  ami  a 

fitil  ijriniaee    succeeded    each    oilier,    then     another 

aiiotlier,  all   lollowed   by    shouts  of  laughter,  ami 

stampings    and   eliitlerings    of   joy.      A    sort    of 

Nic   iiitcixieatiiin,    ii    wild    and    Hii|iornatural    kind 

'  bo'iiialiun,  seemed  to    seize   n|M>ii    llie   mob,  which 

I  inmlil   Im'  vain    lo    give   an    idea    of   to  the    rea  ler 

liiiir  own  days.      Lnagiiie  a  series  of   visages  sueees- 

fl"!*'  |iri'si'iitiiig  every  species  of  geometric  form,  from 

Uriuii^rle  to  the  trapezium,  from  the  cone  lo  the  |>oly- 

Wruii— every  e)[|)re«Bion   of  the  human   eountenaiiee, 

1  raijc  (Imvii  to  glnllony — all  agis,  from  the  shrivels 

fllir  iiil'iiil  to  the  wrinkles  of  haif.dead  age — all  sorts 

|lri'li);ioiH  pliaiitasinagories,  iVom  KaiinU'*  to  Heei/.ehub 

rill  |imlili  s  nseinbling    heasts,  from  the  nniw  to  the 

f'k.  Iroiii  the  head  of  tile  hoar  lo  the  mii/./le  of  a  bull. 

fn»»'  all  the  inaskH  of  the  I'ont  Neuf,  all  the  niglit- 

IHlrllieil   nndiT  the   Innid  of  the  (ierman   I'lloii, 

w'niy  aiiiinaled  with  life  and  niotlun,  and  enniing  in 

Jni.loiliriivi  tlieir  ugly  I'eatiires  and  Ihiming  eyes  mtii 

«r  hire— all  the  masking  ligures  of  the  carnival  Milting 

P'llir  glasnof  yuur  tulciicu|)a — ilia  word,  u  Iminan 

pH-liiiNnij^', 

"  rill'  orgies  increased  In  ooarseni'K'*  nnil  conrusion. 
lift  ciiiilcl  have  givi'ii  but  a  very  imperlei'l  idc  a  ol 
'  wi'iii'.  Siipinmii  Salvator  Hirna  lo  have  painteil  a 
fwialiaii  bitlle.  There  wan  no  longer  any  dislinc. 
i>  »r  ruikn  and  porauiii — nv  Igiig^T  Rvliulart,  itinbuMu- 


dors,  citi'/eiis,  men  iiiul  women — no  more  (.'lopin  Trouil- 
li'liiu  the  beggar,  (lih's  Lrcoriin,  Alary  IJuatre-livres,  or 
Uobiii  I'ous.sepain — all  were  lost  in  the  general  liei  use. 
'I'he  great  hall  was  one  vast  t'urnaec  of  ell'rontery  aii(i 
jollity  ;  evi'iy  mouth  was  a  cry,  every  eye'  a  Ihisli,  every 
liu'c  a  contortion,  every  individual  a  posture,  all  was 
howling  and  roaring.  The  strange  visages  wliicli  t'roiii 
time  to  time  present  themselves  at  the  window  were 
like  brands  tlirown  on  the  bla/.ing  fire,  and  from  all  this 
cli'ervesceiit  crowd  escaped,  like  smoke  from  a  furnace,  a 
sharp,  shrill,  hissing,  steely  rumour,  like  the  buzz  of  a 
gigantic  blue-bottle  lly." 

At  length,  a  thunder  of  applause,  mixed  with  prodi. 
gious  acclamation  far  beyond  any  uproar  that  had  yet 
been  raised,  indieated  that  something  iicciiliarly  mon- 
strous had  made  its  appearance.  The  fools'  pope  was 
elected  ! 

"  ll  was  in  fact  a  face  of  miraculous  tiglincss  which 
at  this  moment  blazed  forth  from  the  whole  of  the  win- 
dow. Aller  all  the  eoiinteiianees,  pentagonal,  hexagonal, 
and  hcteroelite,  which  had  succeeded  at  the  window 
without  realising  the  idea  of  the  grolcsipie  which  the 
crowd  had  set  up  in  their  frantic  iniaginations,  it  re- 
quired something  sublimely  monstrous  to  dazzle  the 
multitude  and  to  earn  their  sull'rngcs  by  acclamation. 
.Master  Coppenolc  actually  applauded,  and  t'loida  Tronil- 
lel'ou,  who  had  been  himself  a  candidate,  confessed  him- 
self conipiered,  and  (iod  knows  to  what  intensity  of 
ugliness  his  features  reached.  We  shall  not  atteni|)t  to 
give  the  reader  an  idea  of  the  tetrahedron  nose  of  the  new 
pope — of  his  horsc-shoc  shaped  maw — of  the  little  red  eye 
stubbled  up  with  an  eyebrow  of  carrotty  bristles,  while  the 
right  one  was  utterly  overwhelmed  ami  buried  under  an 
enormous  wen— of  his  irregular  teeth,  broken  and  nippid 
in  all  diri'ctions  like  the  crenelled  baltlciiientsof  a  ruined 
tlirtrcss — of  his  horny  lip  over  which  one  of  his  teeth 
stretched  out  like  the  tusk  of  an  elephant — of  his  linked 
chin — but,  above  all,  of  Ihi'  expression  spread  over  these 
beautiful  features,  tliat  mixture  of  spite,  of  wonder,  and 
melancliolj-.     IJriain,  if  you  can,  of  such  an  object. 

"  'I'he  acclamation  was  unanimous  ;  the  crowd  ruiihed 
to  the  chapel.  'I'he  lucky  fools'  pope  was  brought  out 
in  triumph,  and  it  was  only  then  that  surprise  and  ad- 
miration  were  at  its  height.  His  monstrous  head  was 
stuck  over  viilli  red  hairs;  between  his  shoulders  arosi 
an  enormous  bump,  which  had  a  corresponding  projec- 
tion iu  front  ;  his  legs  and  thighs  were  liuill  upon  n 
system  of  such  extreme!  irregularity,  that  they  touebeil 
m  no  oik;  point  hut  the  knees,  and,  seen  in  front,  resem- 
bled a  pair  of  sickk's  joined  together  at  the  handles  ; 
his  feel  were  ininiense,  his  hands  nionstrons  ;  hut  with 
all  this  detlirmity,  there  was  a  formiilable  air  of  strength, 
agility,  and  courage,  tiirming  a  strange  exeepliou  to  the 
eternal  rule,  wliii  li  ordains  that  t'oree  as  well  as  beauty 
should  result  from  harmony. 

"  He  liioked  like  a  giant  that  liud  been  broken  and  ill 
soldered  togetlier. 

"  When  this  sort  of  (\<lops  np|H'arcd  on  the  threshold 
of  the  chapel,  imiiiovabh',  lolly,  sipial,  and  almost  as 
broa<l  as  high,  tin  '  scpiate  of  his  base,'  as  is  said  by  a 
great  man,  the  popiilaee  instantly  recognised  him  by  his 
coat  half  led  and  half  iiliie,  spotted  with  silver  liells,  ami 
more  especially  the  extraui'diiiariiuKs  of  his  ugliness, 
and  cried  out  with  one  voice, '  It  is  Quasimodo  the  bell- 
ringer,  it  is  Qilasiniodo  the  hump-baeked,  of  Notre 
Dame :  QiiasimiKlo  the  one-eyed  !  Quasimodo  the  knoek- 
kiieeil !  Hurrah  I  Hurrah!'  'I'he  jsior  devil,  it  seems, 
had  names  to  choose  among." — pp.  IHi — 1(17. 

Quasimodo  was  the  bell-ringer  of  Notre  Dame;  he 
had  been  ex|Mised  iin  infant  on  its  pavement,  and  be 
gaimila  livelihood  by  ils  towers;  be  was  tlii' child  of 
the  eatliedral,  lived  in  It,  ami  was  of  it,  ditfering  in  lilth 
from  its  iiniigi  s  id'  stone  and  the  carved  capitals  of  its 
pillars,  except  in  the  gilV  of  loeoinotiiiu. 

"In  llie  progress  ol'  tune,  between  the  Itcll-rinifer  nn.l 
the  eliureh  a  union  was  furnied  of  the  most  intimuti 
ileseription,  Separated  fur  ever  I'roiii  llie  world  by  the 
dnulile  fatality  ol'  his  unknown  birlli  and  his  misslia|H'n 
nature — imprisoned  from  his  ehildbood  within  these  im- 
passable boundaries — the  unhappy  wretch  was  ueeiis- 
iomeil  to  see  no  other  object  in  tin*  world  iH'yond  the 
religions  walls  which  had  gathered  him  in  their  shades. 
Notre  Dame  bail  U'eii  sneeessively,  aieordiiig  as  In 
grew  and  expanded,  his  egg,  liin  nest,  his  house,  hi-^ 
eouiilry,  and  the  niiiverse," 

"  A  soil  of  mysteiioiiB  and  pre-exislrnt  hnrmony  had 
grown  up  between  tins  creature  nnil  Ibe  eililiee.  While  In 
was  still  ipiite  a  I'liild,  and  dragged  hiinself  along,  twist- 
ing and  jumping  miih'r  its  shaily  arches,  lie  appeared 
with  Ins  human  line,  ami  his  limbs  scarcely  human, 
niiiuiig  tlio   grotesijiiu   ■liuilown   tlirown  duwii    by  the 


capitals  of  the  gotliie  pillars,  the  nalivo  reptile  of  the 
dark  anil  liuniid  pavement. 

"As  he  grew  up,  the  first  time  that  he  inechanically 
laid  hold  of  the  rope  leiiiging  f'nuii  the  tower,  clung  to 
it  and  put  the  bell  in  motion,  the  efl'ecl  upon  its  patron 
and  protector  was  that  produced  upon  a  parent  by  the 
liist  articulate  sounds  of  his  child. 

"  Thus  by  little  and  little  his  spirit  expanded  in  har- 
mony with  his  cathedral;  there  he  lived,  there  he  slept, 
and  under  the  perpetual  intluence  of  its  presence  ho 
came  at  last  to  resemble  it,  to  be  incrusled  with  it,  to  he 
as  it  were  an  integral  part  of  it.  His  salient  angles 
seemed  to  fit  into  the  corners  of  the  cdillcr,  so  that  ho 
appeared  not  only  the  inhabitant,  but  as  if  nature  had 
intended  it  for  his  shell,  and  that,  like  the  snail,  he  had 
taken  its  form.  Between  him  and  the  church  the  syin- 
pathy  was  so  proliiund,  there  were  so  innny  magnetic 
atlinilies,  that  he  stuck  to  it  aa  tlie  tortoise  udheres  to  its 
shell."— ii.  p.  as, 

(Quasimodo  was  as  fiiniiliarly  acquainted  with  every 
turn  and  corner,  recess  and  stair  of  the  calludral,  as 
other  men  are  with  the  house  they  are  born  in ;  there 
was  not  a  depth  he  bad  not  fathomed,  not  a  height 
he  had  not  scaled.  He  had  even  climbed  up  the  facade 
by  means  of  the  little  projections  that  arc  always  to  bo 
Ibund  in  (iotliic  architecture.  He  might  sonictimcs  have 
been  seen  creeping  up  the  sides  of  the  lolly  towers  like 
a  lizard  gliding  up  a  perpemlienlar  wall;  he  could  stand 
upon  their  dizzy  heights  us  another  would  stand  upon  tho 
solid  floor;  vertigo,  fright,  and  the  sudden  seizure  with 
giddiness,  which  attack  others,  wvn:  unknown  to  him. 
Ho  hud,  as  it  were,  tamed  his  two  giant  towers,  so  mild 
and  inanugi'ahle  did  they  appear  under  his  hands.  Tho 
natural  result  of  this  struggling,  and  climbing,  and 
juinping,  and  sliding  uimmg  these  tremendous  artificial 
pre(  i|iiees  was,  that  he  had  become  something  bet  ,vecn  a 
monkey  and  a  niouiitaiii  goat;  he  could  climb  lieiore  ho 
could  walk,  just  as  the  child  of  the  South  Sea  islaiidii 
swims  beliire  it  can  stand,  and  plays  with  the  wave  whilo 
it  is  unable  to  move  a  step  on  the  earth.  So  much  for 
the  person  of  the  bell-ringer;  wc  must  |)ermit  his  uuthor 
to  describe  his  mind  in  his  ow n  words  : 

"Not  only  dhl  the  person  but  also  the  mind  of  Qnasi- 
mado  appear  to  be  moulded  by  the  cathedral.  It  18 
dillii  nil  to  describe  lli(!  state  of  this  being's  more  ethereal 
portion — to  say  what  tiirin  or  folds  it  had  been  eimtractcd 
into  under  its  knotty  covering  and  during  its  wih!  and 
savage  life.  Ijiiasimodo  was  born  blinii  of  one  eye, 
Immp-backcd,  and  limping.  Clanile  I'rollo  had  taught 
him  to  articulate  with  trouble  and  diirKiilly,uiid  a  fatality 
seemed  altaehed  to  the  unhappy  creature.  I'or  having 
beeonie  ringer  of  the  lulls  of  Notre  Dame  at  the  early 
ag(!  of  t'oiirti  ( n,  the  volume  of  sound  hail  broken  tho 
drum  of  his  ear ;  so  that  the  only  gate  which  naturo 
bad  hll  wide  open  was  thus  shut  ami  liircvcr.  In  closing 
that  she  had  intercepted  the  only  ray  of  joy  and  light 
which  still  penetrated  into  the  dark  recesses  of  (iuasi. 
inodo's  soul;  protijund  night  conse(|iiently  settled  upon 
it.  Deep  melaiieboly  supervened  and  eompleteil  tho 
ealalogue  of  his  miseries.  His  deafnesr  rendered  him  in 
a  great  measure  imite.  The  momeiit  he  perceive  (I  him- 
sell' deaf,  he  resolved  to  esca|H'  ridicule  by  an  inexorublu 
silence,  which  he  never  broke  but  when  he  w;.s  aloiio. 
He  tied  up  voluntarily  the  tongue  which  his  inasler 
Claude  had  taken  such  vast  pains  to  hsisen ;  so  that 
when  it  became  necessary  to  s|Hak,  his  tongue  was  he- 
numbed  and  his  s|Kecli  ihick ;  the  liin((cit  were  rusty, 
and  niovi  (I  with  labour. 

"  It'  now  we  were  to  eiidcnvour  In  pcnelrnic  inin  llio 
interior  of  the  soul  of  Quasimodo,  tin oiigli  the  hard  and 
olnliirat(!  rhid  ;  if  we  were  lo  sound  the  depths  of  this 
bungling  piece  of  organisation  ;  if  wc  wi  re  emibhtl  lo 
hold  a  torch  Ih  hind  these  imlranspareiit  organs,  lo 
explore  the  shadowy  interior  of  this  opaipie  being,  lo 
light  up  its  obscure  corners,  its  unmeuiiing  cul-de-sacs, 
and  to  liirii  a  hinip  upon  the  wrelelied  spirit  enehuincil 
at  the  boltoiii  of  this  eavern,  we  should  find,  doubtless, 
Ibe  poor  crialiirc  ill  some  miscnihle  attitude,  stunted  iinil 
rickety,  like  the  prisoners  iiinhr  the  leads  of  Veiiiee, 
who  grew  ohi,  doubled  and  rolled  up  ill  a  Ihix  of  sloiie, 
loo  low  to  Klniid  up  ill,  and  loo  norrow  to  lay  down 
upon. 

"Tlig  spirit  iissuredly  pines  in  n  deerepid  form, 
(iuiisimodo  scarcely  lilt  the  blind  inovemi  nts  of  the  soul 
within  him.  'I'he  impressions  of  objects  wire  subjei  ted  lo 
11  considerable  refraetinu  helcire  they  arrived  iil  the  neat 
nftliougbl.  His  brain  was  n  soit  of' s|k  i  nil  ineiliiiiii. 
The  ideas  which  entered  his  mind  straight  eaiiie  out  all 
twisled.  The  relleelion  resulting  from  this  relVnclioii 
was  liei'cs»arily  (livergi'iit  and  devious.  Ilneea  lliousand 
optical  iliuaimiii,  a  thousand  aberrulioiti  of  judgim-iil,  u 


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rUENCll   LITERATURE. 


tliousaml  bycwaj's  down  which  liU  sunu'timi's  idiotic, 
Bonu'tinics  limalic  fancies  would  wander. 

"The  fir.st  nsiilt  of  this  filal  organisation  was  llic 
confnsinjf  liis  vision,  lie  (■careely  received  a  singl" 
direct  perception.  Tlic  exterior  world  appeared  to  him 
at  a  greater  distance  tlian  it  dues  to  ns.  'I'lje  second 
result  of  his  niisl'ortiuio  was  to  render  him  mischievons. 
He  was,  ill  truth,  mischievous  because  he  was  savafje; 
he  was  savafje  because  he  was  Uijly.  Tiieri'  was  a  logic 
in  his  nature  as  well  us  there  is  in  ours.  His  strcnfjih, 
developed  in  so  extraordinary  a  manner,  was  nnollier 
cause  of  his  miscliievousncss.  Malus  piier  roliustiis, 
says  Hobbes.  However,  wc  nuist  do  him  justice;  ma- 
lice was  not  inborn  in  him.  First  ho  felt,  and  then  he 
saw,  even  from  his  earliest  youth,  that  he  was  rejected, 
despised,  cast  off.  Human  speech  had  been  to  him 
nothing  beyond  a  jeer  or  a  curse.  As  he  grew  up  he  had 
seen  notjiing  about  him  but  hatred.  He  had  adopted  it. 
He  had  aci|uired  the  general  spirit.  He  had  jiicked  up 
the  sword  bv  which  he  had  been  wounded. 

"Allcr  all,  he  turned  towards  mankind  with  reluc- 
tance; his  cathedral  was  enough  for  him.  It  was 
peopled  with  heads  of  marble,  kings,  saints,  and  bishops, 
nho  at  least  did  not  laugh  in  his  face,  and  looked  upon 
him  only  with  un  air  of  trani|uillily  and  brnevolcnee. 
T'le  other  statues,  those  of  monsters  and  demons,  did 
not  visit  him,  Quasimodo,  w  ilh  their  spite.  'J'hey  were 
too  like  him  tor  that.  'I'heir  raillery  was  levelled  against 
a  very  dillercnt  class  of  men.  The  saints  were  his 
friends  and  bles.«ed  him  ;  the  monsters  were  his  friends 
nnd  guarded  him  ;  so  his  feelings  towards  them  were, 
therelore,  strong  and  alVeclionate.  He  would  pass  whole 
hours  crouching  down  beliire  one  of  these  statues,  holding 
a  sort  of  solitary  dialogue  with  it.  If  any  one  came 
past  he  would  Hit  away  lil-e  a  lover  surprised  in  a 
serenade. 

"  The  cathedral  was  not  only  his  society  but  his  uni- 
verse, in  short,  all  nature  to  him.  He  thought  of  no 
other  trees  than  the  painted  ones  on  his  cathedral  win- 
dows, which  were  always  in  hlooin  ;  of  no  other  shades 
than  those  of  stone,  adorned  ivilh  birds  in  the  groins  of 
the  arches ;  of  no  other  mountains  than  the  colossal 
towers  of  the  ehureh ;  of  no  other  ocean  than  Paris, 
which  roared  at  his  licl. 

"  But  that  w  liieh  he  loved  most  of  oil,  that  which 
chiolly  animated  his  poor  llutlering  soul  in  its  prison, 
and  sometimes  even  gave  him  a  senautiun  of  linjipiaess, 
was  the  hells.  He  luved  them,  he  caressed  lljem,  he 
spoke  to  them,  understood  Ihein — from  the  chimes  of  the 
steeple  of  the  cross-aisle  to  the  great  hell  al«>ve  the 
gateway,  'i'he  belfry  of  lli<^  cross-aisle  and  <.\c  two 
towers  were  like  three  gigantic  cages  in  which  he  kept 
Ilia  favourite  birds.  It  was  these  same  birds,  however, 
which  had  dealened  liim  ;  but  mothers  arc  nflen  fondest 
of  the  children  that  li.ive  caused  them  the  greatest  pain. 
It  is  true  that  their  voices  wer<'  pretty  nearly  the  only 
ones  which  he  could  hear.  On  this  score  the  great  Im'II 
was  his  liest  bi^lovi  d.  She  was  preferred  In-fore  all  the 
noisy  sisters  of  this  boisterous  family,  which  tlntlind 
about  him  on  each  day  of  fete  or  festival.  Tliis  great 
bell  he  called  Muri/.  She  was  placed  in  the  Routhern 
tower  along  with  her  sister  .A/ri/i/r/iHC,  a  bell  of  slenderer 
pretensions,  inclosed  in  a  cage  of  less  magnitude,  by  the 
side  of  her  <iwn.  Tliis  Jaeipielini^  was  so  named  from 
the  name  of  the  wile  of  John  .Montague,  w  ho  had  pre. 
sented  her  to  the  ehureh,  a  gill  which,  n<  verlheless,  did 
not  prevent  him  from  culling  a  figure  without  his  head 
at  .\lontl1iueon.  In  tlii^  second  tower  were  six  other 
btilln,  and  lastly,  the  six  smallest  bills  dwell  in  the  1h  ll'ry 
over  the  cross-aisle,  with  the  wiHideii  In  11,  which  is  only 
rung  between  Holy  Thursday  anil  llio  morning  of  the 
eve  of  Master  Siiiiilay.  Thus  tjuasiinodo  had  (illeeii 
belles  in  his  seraglio,  but  the  liig  Mary  was  his  favourile. 

"It  is  iinpossilile  to  form  an  idea  of  his  joy  on  the 
days  of  tile  great  prals.  The  instant  Hie  arilideaeon 
liad  let  him  oil',  and  said  '  go,'  he  mniinted  the  corkscrew 
staircase  of  the  belfry  ipiii  ker  than  any  body  ilse  could 
have  comii  down,  anil  rushed  all  out  of  breath  iiiln  the 
nerial  ehamlier  of  the  great  hell;  he  considered  hern 
moment  uilli  pasNionale  allention,  then  he  legan  to 
address  her  kindly  :  he  palled  her  v  ilh  his  hiiiiil,  as  one 
would  n  good  horse  that  has  just  eoinplelnl  a  brilliant 
KoUop.  lie  would  pily  her  for  the  Iroiible  he  wts  going 
to  give  her.  Aller  these  lirst  caresses  he  give  the  signal 
to  his  heliHTs,  placed  on  n  lower  stnge  of  the  lower,  to 
liegin.  They  (lew  to  the  ri>|M's,  the  capstan  ereakeil,  nnd 
the  eiioriiioiiii  cone  of  metnl  was  put  slowly  and  henvilv 
into  motion.  QiiasiiniHln  wnlehed  the  movements  Willi 
0  heaving  breast.  The  lirst  shock  of  Hie  tongue  ngninst 
llin  woll  of  brnss  nniile  the  whole  seatloldinir  nftlic  lower 
un  which  it  was  placed  to  shudder.   Quasimodo  trriiiblcd 


with  the  bell.  Vali !  he  would  cry,  with  a  burst  of  idiot 
laughter.  As  the  great  clappi  r  began  to  move  more 
rapidly,  and  presented  a  greater  and  greater  angle,  the 
tye  of  Quasinu.do  would  open  wider  and  wider,  and 
shine  out  with  a  more  phosphoric  and  torch-like  light. 
.\t  last  the  grand  peal  would  begin,  the  whole  tower 
trembled,  beams,  rafters,  leads,  stones,  all  groaned  to- 
gether,  I'rcm  the  piles  of  the  foundation  to  the  club-knots 
of  the  roof.  Quasimodo  then  boiled  over  with  delight, 
his  month  foamed,  he  ran  backwards  and  forwards,  he 
trembled  from  the  crown  of  tiie  head  to  the  soles  of  his 
feet.  'I  he  great  IkII  let  loose,  and,  as  it  were,  furious 
with  rage,  presented  its  enornious  brazen  inuw  now  at 
one  side  of  the  tower  and  now  at  the  other,  from  which 
roared  the  volume  of  sound  that  might  be  heard  four 
leagues  round.  Quasimodo  placed  himself  before  the 
open  mouth,  lie  crouched  down  and  got  np  us  the  bell 
went  to  and  fro,  breathed  its  lioisterous  breath,  and 
looked  down  by  turns  the  two  hundred  feet  below  him 
and  then  at  the  enornious  tongue  of  cojiper,  which 
arrived  second  allor  second  to  howl  in  his  ear.  This 
was  the  only  language  which  lie  could  comprehend,  the 
only  sound  which  troubled  his  universal  silence.  He 
spread  himself  out  like  a  bird  in  the  sun.  All  of  a  sud- 
den he  would  be  seized  by  the  phrenzy  of  the  bell :  his 
look  Im'cuiuc  wild;  he  would  wait  the  coming  of  the 
engine  us  a  spider  watches  a  My,  and  would  suddenly 
throw  himself  upon  it  with  all  his  force.  Thus  susjicnded 
over  the  abyss,  agitated  by  the  forinidable  oscillalion  of 
the  bell,  he  seized  the  brazen  mcaisler  by  its  earlels, 
strained  it  with  his  knees,  spurred  it  with  his  heels,  and 
with  the  shock  of  his  body  and  the  weight  of  Jiis  blows 
redouliled  the  fury  of  the  peal.  The  tower  itself  would 
begin  to  rock,  then  he  began  to  cry  and  grind  his  teeth, 
his  red  hair  to  st;ind  on  end,  and  his  lungs  to  pant  and 
hlow  like  the  IxMow  s  of  a  forge,  his  eye  to  daft  fire,  and 
the  monstrous  hell  to  neigh  under  him.  It  was  then  no 
longer  the  bell  of  Notre  Dame  nor  yet  Qiiasiinodo  ;  it 
was  tt  dream,  a  whirlwind,  u  tempest,  vertigo  astride  of 
uproar;  a  spirit  shackled  upon  a  winged  beasi ;  a  strange 
centaur,  half-innn  hulf'-hell;  a  species  of  liorril.le  Astid- 
plio,  curried  oil"  by  a  prodigious  hiiipogrilV  of  living 
iiroiize. 

"  1  he  presence  of  this  extraordinary  being  seemed  to 
inspire  Ihe  whole  cathedral.  A  kind  of  mysterious  emu- 
nation,  ut  least  so  the  supersliliuus  iniillitudo  inia- 
ginrd,  appeared  to  escape  from  him,  nnd  to  animate  the 
ancient  stones  of  iNotre  Dame,  uiid  niuko  the  very  en- 
trails of  the  old  church  pant  willi  the  breath  of  hie. 
When  he  wa.i  Ihcro  it  was  easy  tofliney  that  the  thou- 
sand figures  in  stone  were  moving,  uiid  that  the  galleries 
and  the  gateways  were  instinct  with  lite.  In  fact,  the 
cathedral  seemed  a  docile  filing  in  his  bunds,  she  waited 
only  his  will  to  raise  her  great  voice,  she  was  possessed 
iind  filled  with  (Quasimodo  us  with  n  familiar  genius. 
Ho  might  have  lieen  said  to  muko  the  old  building 
breathe.  There  lii^  was  every  whore;  ho  :nultiplieil 
liiinsell'at  all  poinlsnfthc  edifice.  Alone  liino  the  eye 
was  struck  with  atlViglit  at  lichulding  at  the  lop  of  one 
of  the  loftiest  towers,  a  strange  dwarf,  climbing,  twining, 
creeping,  descending  into  thisobyss,  leaping  fiuin  angle 
to  angle,  or  fiimliling  in  llio  iioIIowh  of  some  sculptured 
(iorgon — it  was  Quasimodo  unnestiiig  the  daws.  At 
aiM'tlier  time  Ilin  speclator  stumhled,  in  some  dark 
corner  of  the  ehureh,  u|Hjn  n  croiiehing  grimliieed  ereu- 
liire,  a  sort  of  l.viiig  chiinn'rn — it  was  (Quasimodo  mu- 
sing. At  another  time  might  be  seen  under  a  bell  an 
I  normons  htad  nnd  a  bundle  of  ill-p,icked  meinliers, 
swinging  itself  with  nil  uir  of  desperation  at  the  end  of 
a  colli ;  lliis  was  (Juasiinoilo  ringing  the  vos(M>rs  or  the 
nngiliis,  I''r-<i|iii(iilly  in  the  iiiglil  a  hideous  loriii  iniglif 
lie  seen  wniiiiiTing  on  the  frnil  bnlustriilu  which  runs 
round  llin  towers  and  Ihe  periphery  of  tlin  upsides:  il 
win  still  the  limiip-baeked  liell  ringer  of  Noltn  Daine. 
U'lieii  he  appeared,  llie  old  women  of  the  iieigliiiiiurhood 
imagined  that  Ihe  biiililiiig  began  In  nssiiine  a  inn- 
gleal  and  su|>eriiatiital  look,  e^es  nnd  mouths  were 
said  lo  n|H<ii  nnd  shut ;  Ihe  dogs  and  tho  ser(K'iit«  ninl 
Ihn  grIMins  of  nloiie,  which  waleh  day  and  night  Willi 
oiilstrrlehed  iieckH  and  o|h'ii  jaws  about  the  moiiNlroiis 
enlheilrni,  were  hoard  to  howl.  If  it  haiippiied  to  be 
(  hrislnins,  Ihn  great  bell,  which  called  llio  failhful  to 
Ihe  miilnight  mass,  seemed  In  rattle  in  thn  Ihroul,  there 
wns  n  Ktrunge  nnd  ominous  look  nboni  the  fni,'n(lo  of 
tlie  cathedral,  the  gules  sceined  lo  devour  the  crowd  ns 
liny  I'lileri  d,  and  Ihe  loso-kiiol  windows  over  I  hem  li 
eye  the  |Hople  wilh  n  glance  of  evil  omen.  All  this 
sprung  from  Quasimodo.  I'.gypl  would  have  taken  liini 
fur  the  ||imI  of  the  leinpio  ;  Ihn  middle  ago  Im'IiovoiI  him 
lo  Im  Ihn  demon:  he  was  Ihe  soul  of  it.  To  such  n 
point  was  hu  to,  thai  for  ihuie  wlio  tro  acquuliited  with 


Ihe  fad  of  Quasimodo's  existence,  Notro  Dumc  aniir,  j 
deserti'd,  inanimate,  dead.     One  perceives  that  »„„, 
thing  is  wanting,  is  gone.     This  iinnieiiso  body  isvo,/ 
ihe  s|iirit  has  departed  ;  we  see  the   place  and  that ;' I 
ill.     It  is  like  a  skull;  the  holes   to  look  llirniiir|ur. 
there,  but  the  sight  is  gone." — Vol.  ii,  pp.  2(i 12? 

Such  is  the  power  of  genius:  if  our  translalioa  lijvj  I 
conveyed  any  of  the  efl'ect  of  the  original,  the  reader  am 
learn  what  spirit   the  fancy  of  a  poet  may  infuse  jnii 
the  idea  of  a   lamo  old  bell-ringer  and  the  wullsofn 
ancient  church. 

The  charms  of  the  heroine  Esmeralda  are  of  softs. 
inating  a  description  that  the  ccelesiasticrilaullioriiie, 
of  the  lime  are  willing  to  attribute  their  cfTecIf  fuscr. 
eery.     Tho  results  of  a  fit  of  jealousy  on  the  purl  of  ibe 
priest,  who  has  conceived   a   wild   and  frantic  Mssion 
liir  her,  involve  her  in  a  charge  of  murder,  nnd  she  i. 
brought  under  the  hands  of  justice, as  it  was  nioslabo.  [ 
minably  miscalled.     Torture    is  applied,  and   tlie  poor  I 
creature  is  condemned  to  death.     One  friend,  oiio  disln.  I 
terested  (iiithful  friend,  alone  exists  in   the  world,  sndl 
who  does  the  reader  suppose  il  is?  it  is  no  other  iluj  I 
Quasimodo  the  preposterous.     A  solitary  act  of  tor*  I 
volenco  bestowed  upon  the  creature,  who  during  Imlnj  I 
had  met  with  nothing  in  human  nature  but  haired  anil 
contempt,  won  his  ail'eclions  for  ever.     Seeing  the  beinj  I 
he  worships  with  the  Immilily  and  veneration  ofaslinl 
on  the  point  ofsuHcring  death,  he  employs  his  gigamicl 
strength  nnd  miraculous  activity  in  eflcetinghcr  rcsciif,  I 
Ily  a  contrivance,  for  the  details  of  which  wo  must  refer  I 
lo  the  author,  Quasimodo  snatches  the  wretched  C.<iiit 
rulda  from  the  scufTold,  hoists  her  upon  the  walls  uf  hit  I 
beloved  Notre  Dame,  which  overhung  il,  and  prMurtt I 
her  the  asylum  of  its  altar.     In  this  retreat  (.lie  remain!  I 
oine  time,  tho  officers  of  the  bloody  and  lynnnical  in. I 
bimul  that  hud  condemned  her  wulching  and  pionlinji 
about  tho  cathedral  for  their  prey.     Quasimodo  is  lio«.f 
ever  not  only   a   liost  lo  defend,  but  a  genius  fo  atlend; 
guarding  her  in  a  small  apartment  on  the  roof,  he  con.l 
trives  to  aniieipate  all  her  wants,  and  wails  upon  heil 
with    tho  devotion    of  a   slave.      Ksmeralda,  however,! 
possesses  a   host  of  partisans,  of  whom   Quasimodo  it| 
iitlerly  ignorant.     A  (]unrter  of  I'aris  was  nt  that  liiwl 
the  villains'  general  home  :  il  wns  inhnbitcd  by  alltlml 
who  made  war  upon  the  city.     Iloro  Esinornlda,iiilinl 
ipialily  of  public  dancer  nnd  trickster,  necessarily  ifsiitl 

I,  nnd  liy  her  supposed  gipsy  parentage  owned  ahr{i| 
liocip  of  clansmen  and  delenders.  Tho  wlinleoflUil 
I'ari.-ian  Alsutia  resolves  u|)on  delivering  Lsnieraldi,! 
who  was  their  favouriln,  from  the  hazardous  reliice  lol 
which  she  had  been  taken.  Quasimodo  unluckily  iiiii.[ 
takes  their  inlentions,  and  under  the  ideo  of  prolcclin|l 
'lis  charge,  makes  a  resislnneo  fioin  the  old  walls  of iIkI 
-athedral,  which  they  are  quite  justified  in  looking iipfir 
as  miraculous.  Tho  description  of  Ihe  nflack  of  Iktl 
w  hole  nation  of  rnseuls  ond  rogues  upon  the  church, ull 
its  defeneo  by  (juoeimndo,  is  among  the  most  stnkni{l 
picturoH  in  the  liook.  We  shall  endeavour  lu  fmiDliliI 
a  |Hirtion  of  il,  counting  U|ion  a  very  consiilernlilc  losi 
of  vigour,  more  especially  as  the  French  of  M.  llti{oil 
particularly  rich  and  forcible  in  every  thing  that  rcliMl 
to  ragamulfinism. 

"  This  lame  night  Quasimodo  slept  not.    Iln  hndjiutl 
gniin  his  last   immds  in  thn  church.     He  had  noH 
marked  the  ill-temper  of  the  arch. deacon  as  ho  \miii 
who  looked  in  no  benevolent  manner  on  the  earn  anCitJ 
livity  ha  einployod    in  boiling  nnd  pudlnekiii|;  tlidr 
niense  iron   burs  which  gave  lo  the  great  gales  all  IM 
solidity  of  n   wnll.     After  liuving  given  a  glunceliill«| 
hells,  In  .lueipieline,  lo  Mary  and    Thibauldl,  ulioniln 
had  lately  so  miserably  neglecleii,  be  had  nirainledli 
Ihe  smninit  of  the  norlbern  tower,  nnd  llinre  plai'in[!ki 
ilnrk  nnd  well  closed  hinlern  on  the  lendit,  In'  sale  In: 
self  down    lo   conlcmplale    I'aris.      I'nris,   whicli  »i^ 
scarcely  lighted  nl   Ibis  period,  presented  lo  Ihn  oyrll 
eonfnseil   ninss  of  somlirn    iinnges,  traversed  lieie  ill 
there  by  the  while  snrfiicnof  the  Heine.      Nnli(;lil« 
lo  be  seen  except  in  Ihn  lofty  window  of  a  llirrenimi^ 
hiiilding,  thcniillines  of  which  wore  clonrly  ilcfiiieili 
the  sky  III  Ihn  direili'in  of  the  I'orle  St.  Anloini'.  '" 
wns  also  some  one  else   who  watched.     ( I'hia  w"  ' 
aparlmeil  of  l,oiiis  XI.) 

"Whilst  he  allowed  his  cyn  lo  winder  oter  IK 
V'lgiie  mass  of  mist  nnd  ihitknesH,  nn  omul  ion  ufiiniiitf 
nnd  nnensines  gained  upon  him.  Kor  severiil  d«yi|i 
lie  hid  III  en  upon  his  guard,  having  reniiirknl  t  numi^ 
of  sinister  looking  Individuals  eontinnully  p'l"^ 
nlioul  the  ehureh,  nnd  who  apjirnrod  lu  H  ^iserinsit' 
for  the  jMxir  girl's  asylum,  lie  had  sn  idea  Ihil  » 
plot  n|[nin»l  the   unhappy   rnfiigi's   wtt  alfiali"'" 


niENCII  LlTEHATrRE. 


413 


•■■-'%■■■•  -WW 


e,  Notro  Danio  api,ej„  | 
a  perceives  that  w,,,,, 
iiniiieiiso  body  is  vriid- 
the   pl.-ico  1111(1  ilijt  iJ  I 
is   to  looli  throii;r|i„j 
^1.  ii.  pp.  2(i— 12. 
if  our  translation  hm  I 
Driginul.tho  reader  iiui 
1  poet  inny  infuse  iwo 
er  und  the  wulls  of  u 

Csmcraldn  ate  offofii.  1 
!cclcsiastic;ila«tlioriliei  | 
lite  their  cBecis  to  so,. 
lousy  on  the  part  of  ibe  I 
ild  and  frantic  |i,issioii  | 
1  of  innrder,  and  she  i.  I 
itice,  as  it  was  most  abo.  I 
;  applied,  and   tiie  imo,  | 

One  friend,  Olio  dis'iii. 
xists  in   the  world, and  1 
t  is?  it  is  no  other  llian  I 
A  solitary  act  of  boi;(.  I 
:uro,  who  durinf  his  liii  I 
I  nature  but  hatred  aid  I 
over.     Seeing  the  beinj  I 
ind  veneration  uriisliitl 
lie  employs  his  gigamici 
y  in  olVcctinirhor  rcjciit.I 
Isofwiiicli  wo  niuslrcfttl 
hostile  wretched  E<nii!.[ 
ler  upon  the  wallsof  hiil 
vcrluinB  it,  and  |irMurei| 
I  this  retreat  khc remain! I 
loody  and  tyrannical  in.  [ 
wutrhing  and  pionliD(| 
L'y.     Uuasiinodo  is  lio 
,  but  a  genius  tu  allendj 
irnt  on  the  rnol',  he  ron.l 
nts,  and  wails  upon  htil 
Esmeralda,  liowncrj 
of  whom   Quasimodo  III 
f  I'ariH  was  at  that  liul 
vas  inlinbited  hy  all  lintel 
Iloro  Esmornhia, lnliti| 
elisler,  necessarily  rfsii 
parentage  owned  a  larpl 
Ilth.     TIio  whole  of  lliiil 
delivering  EfiiietaMi,! 
le  hazordoiis  rohice  lol 
asimodn  unluckily  ioii.r 
or  the  idea  of  protectlc{| 
fioin  the  old  »nllsoflh(l 
justified  in  l(iokin|;npoil 
iun  of  llio  attack  of  lUl 
H  upon  the  cliurcli,iEll 
nnng  tlic  most  Btiikiii|| 
1  endenvuur  to  Iroiiililil 
orv  consiileralilc  laal 
e  Froneli  of  M.  llu|;oa| 
oviiry  tiling;  that  rolaMl 

o«1cntnnt.     nehgdjiiit| 
liiircii.     lie  had  not  f 
rcli.dearon  an  ho  paiird 
nnner  on  tlio  canuncicj 
and  padlockiii)!  tUi> 
the  great  pales  all  lit 
tig  given  a  chiiicelulln 
...il   'riiilinurdl,  tthonik 
ited,  liP  liad  inminUiilJ 
er,  and  tlinrc  plmiiifli^ 
n  tlio  load*,  In'  «il''  I'" 
ris.      I'liris,   which  • 
prcscntod  In  the  cyil 
gi<s,  trBverwd  hero  IM 
m  Heine.      No  lifhuij 
indow  of  a  liir  reiiH 
were  clearly  dcfiwil  i 
I'lirtf  Kt,  Antoini',  Tta 
utclicd.     ( I'hii  *•« '" 

(o    wnndiT  otor  llij 
ss,  nn  oinutiiiniifa"!"! 
Tor  Pine  rill  dayiW 
ing  roniiirkcd  imin 
U    lonlimmlly  |""«"^ 
nmd  tub")  ^ipcriiis"" 
I  had  mi  Jn^ ''"'  '* 
igva  wat  nlbol,!'"!'' 


nia'incd  that  the  hatred  of  the  people  was  directed    ii 

ll'jjjjiiist  the  supposed  sorcerer  as  uguinsthitnauli'.  S 

I  h.kciit  himself  on  his  tower,  on  the  watch,  revanl  datu, 

unrcMi'i  as  Rabelais  says,  gazing  Hometimcs  u|)on  tin 

11  (l^sincralda's  abode,)  soinolinios  on    I'aris,  inakinj; 

(lire  juard,  like  a  good  dog,  und  with  a   heart  full  of 

I  (lj.;tlll!*t. 

"All  of  a  sudden,  while  he  was  scrutinising  the  great 

jitv  with  the  eye  which  nature  by  way  of  comjiensalion 

haj  made  su  piercing  that  it  almost  supplied  the   want 

I  lliljolhor  organs,  it  appeared  to  him   that  the  profile 

I  f  ,1,5  quay  of  La  Vioille-"elleterie  assumed  a  singular 

lupeaiance.    There  ap|)eared  to  be  motion  about  it ;  the 

I  blirk  outline   of  the   para|iet,   clearly  defined  on    the 

uliilcning  waters,  seemed   to   him  as  no  longer  cither 

I  iirai'kt  or  motionless  like  that  of  the  other  quays,  but 

I  ihal  U  undulated  to  the  eye  like  the  waves  of  o  river  or 

the  heads  of  a   multitude  marching   onwards.    This 

slinck  him  as  strange.     He  redoubled  his  attention. 

I  Tl'.e  movement  ap|K>ared  to  be  extending  towards  the 

|cliv:it  existed  but  a  short  time  on  the  quay  :  it  then 

I  subsided  by  little  and   little  as  if  it  were  entering  into 

I  the  interior  of  the  isle,  it  then  suddenly  ceased  and  the 

I  oullines  of  the  quay  became  once  more  straight  and  mo 

I  lionlcss. 

".M  the  moment  that  Quasimodo  had  exhausted 
I  hiinsclfin  conjecture,  the  movement  reappeared  in  the 
Eiicdii  Parvis,  which  extends  perpendicularly  into  the 
cilr  from  the  fa^^ide  of  Notro  Dame.  At  last, so  intense 
I  Kan  llio  obscurity,  that  no  sooner  did  he  see  the  head  of 
lacoluinn  dobouch  by  this  street,  than  the  crowd  spread 
I  Itself  over  the  precincts,  where  nolliin:;  could  be  dis- 
lliiigiiislicd  but  that  it  was  a  crowd.  The  sight  was 
lilarining.  This  singular  procession  could  not  approach 
I  nillioiit  somo  noise  or  nuiriniir,  whatever  silence  might 
I  be  kept:  the  trampling  of  the  foot  alone  of  so  groat  n 
|cnwdniu.«t  necessarily  have  sounded  through  the  still- 
I  iitss  of  the  streets,  liut  no  sound  reached  the  brain  of 
I  Ihn  deaf  Quasimodo,  and  the  vast  multitude  of  which 
Ihe could  only  catch  glimpses,  and  which  seemed  to  liiiii 
I  iini.dcss,  liau  the  elfect  of  au  army  of  the  dead,  who 
I  had  risen  from  their  graves  at  midnight,  nmtc,  impal 
Ipab!',  and  ready  to  vanish  into  thin  air.  It  sceiiicd  to 
|faiiiusil'a  mist  full  of  human  beings  was  approaching, 

I  anil  that  what  ho  saw  in  moliou  wore  the  shadows  of  the 
Itliidos. 

"Then  the  fears  of  an  attempt  against  the  Eiryplian 
Jntuinrd  to  his  apprehension.  A  confused  notio':  pro- 
lunled  itself  to  his  mind  that  a  crisis  was  npprouching 
limllic  began  to  reason  nn  the  danger  of  her  sitiintioi 
Iwlli  more  method  than  might  have  Doen  expected  friiii 

II  brain  so  iinpi'ricctly  organised.     Ought  ho  to  wake 
Itlie  Heyptian  ?  Should  ho  Ciintrive  lior  evasion .'  Where  ? 

Iioiv  f  the  sireeis  were  invested  :  the  church  was  washed 
lb;  tiie  river.  No  Imat  was  to  ba  had,  and  there  was  no 
lutlcl.  There  was  hut  one  alternative;  lie  would  dir 
lonllie  tlireshoM  of  tlio  cathedrnl,  after  making  every 
Ircsislaiiec  in  his  power  until  succour  arrived.  lie  ro- 
lnolifd  not  to  diiturh  the  r(>;>o««  of  his  protegSo;  the  iiii. 
Ihippy  creature  would  wake  time  enough  to  die.  Ili.s 
litsolulion  being  taken,  ho  set  himself  to  examine  the 
pfiny  with  greater  tranquillity. 

"The  crowd  appeared  to  incroaso  every  instant  in  the 

Ipreoinrlii.     Qiiasiuiodo,  however,  conjectured  that  the 

Idoih  they  made  must  bo  very  slight,  lor  the   windows 

lol'llie  street  and  the   place  remained  closed.     All  of  a 

liiidileii  a  light  hIioiio  out,  and  in  an  instant  seven  or 

lti:bl  lighted  tiirclins  npjH'nred  above  the  heads  of  the 

laui, branilishing  their  tults  of  tlamo  against  tho  thick 

TilirkncM.      Then  were   disclosed  to  the  ranililing  eye 

hfQiiisinioilo  whole  troops  of  innn  and  women  in  rags, 

Jtime.l  with  sickles,  pikes,  hedgebills,  and  liiilbertg  with 

|lhtir[;lan('ing  lieuils.     Hero  and  there  black  forks  stink 

net  liidniiia  laces  like  horns,     lie  seemed  tu  have  some 

hi|iic  roiiioiiilirnnce  of  this  multitude,  and  liincied  that 

p«  had  won  the  same  fasliiun  of  heads  boliiro  (when  he 

Vi«elerli'd  loids' |K)|ic.)     A    man,  who  held  n  torch  in 

kn«  hand  and  n   weapon  in   tho  other,  gut  Ujioli  u  (Mjst 

■nil  appeal  I'd  to  bii   linrnnKuiiig.       At    the   •nnui    tiini 

Jliii  ilrange  nriiiy  mndo  some  ovolulions,  us  if  il  wore 

ini!  jilnri'il  in  stations  round  the  church.     Quasimndii 

kicki'il  up  Ins  lantern,  and   went  down  upon  tho  plut- 

Ifcnn  lielween  the  lowers,  in  orilct  to  lie  able  to»eu  more 

Riilmctly  ami  ariange  his  means  ofdefuiinn. 

"Clopin  Tronillefoii,  on  his  arrival  hofiiro  the  lolly 
JoMaUof  Nciiro  Itiinie,  hud,  in  fact,  ranged  his  IriKips 
Pwler  of  hntlle.  Althiiiigh  he  expected  no  sort  of  ru- 
li'liiire,  he  resolved,  like  n  prudent  g«neral,  lo  preserve 
whmdei  as  wnuhl  enable  him  lo  tkco  altout  In  ease  ol 
.igninit  any  luddon  attack  of  Ilia  watch  or  of  the 


Onze-Biiigla.  Accordingly  ho  drew  up  his  brigade  in 
such  a  wuy,  that,  scuing  it  from  above,  you  would  have 
sworn  it  the  lloinan  triangle  of  Ecnoinus,  the  boar's  head 
of  Alo.xaiidnr,  or  the  famous  wedge  of  Guslavus  AJol- 
plius.  The  base  of  this  triangle  rested  u|hiii  tlio  bottom 
of  the  place  so  as  to  block  ii|)  the  Hue  da  Parcis,  one  of 
the  sides  looked  upon  tho  Ilotol  Uieu,  tho  other  on  the 
Ituc  Saint- i'icrre-aux-Iiieufs.  Clopin  Trouillolou  was 
placed  at  the  apex  with  the  duke  of  Egypt,  our  friend 
.John,  and  the  boldest  of  the  vagabonds.' — Vol.  iv.  p.  til. 

An  attack  of  this  kind  may  seem  improbable  lo  a 
modern  reader;  but  in  point  of  fact  such  popular  move- 
ments were  not  even  raro  in  the  cities  of  the  middle 
ages.  "  Police,"  as  we  understand  the  term,  did  not 
exist.  Tho  rights  of  feudality  were  inconsistent  with 
any  coininon  protection.  There  was  no  centre  of  force. 
Tho  ancient  cities  were  simply  a  collection  of  seigneur- 
ies  ;  tt  thousand  dilTcrcnt  polices  existed,  which  is  as 
n.ucli  as  to  say,  none  wero  cHeclivc.  At  I'uris,  for  in- 
stance, independently  of  the  one  hundred  and  forty-one 
seigneurs  wiio  pretended  to  manorial  rights,  tlieio  were 
twonty-fivo  wlioclaimed  as  well  the  privilege  of  dispens- 
ing justice.  Of  these  the  bishop  of  I'aris  had  five 
streets,  and  the  prior  of  Notre  Dame  dos  Champs  had 
four.  All  these  justiciars  only  recognised  tho  right  uf 
the  king  as  suzerain  nominally.  Louis  XI.  Lommenced 
the  demolition  of  this  absurd  and  inconsistent  edifice  of 
feudal  times,  and  Mirabeau  completed  it.  There  existed 
a  vast  confusion  of  watches,  under  watches,  and  counter 
watches,  in  defiance  of  which  robbery  and  plunder  were 
carried  on  with  open  violence  and  by  main  force.  It 
was  not  unfrcqiient  for  a  part  of  tho  (lopulacc  to  make 
a  set  at  a  particular  palace,  hotel,  or  mansion,  in  the 
most  frequented  (|uarters  of  the  city.  The  neighbours 
took  care  not  to  interrero  in  the  alfair  unless  the  pillage 
extended  to  their  own  property  ;  they  shut  their  ears  to 
the  firing,  closed  their  shutters,  barricaded  their  dwirs, 
and  let  tho  struggle  take  its  course,  with  or  without  the 
iiiterforcncn  of  the  watch  ;  ami  tiio  next  morning  the 
talk  in  I'aris  would  bo,  Stephen  Ihrbette  was  broken 
open  last  night,  or  tho  ftlarecliul  do  Clermont  was 
seized,  (en.  So  that  not  only  tlin  royal  habitations,  the 
(/onvre,  the  I'alace,  the  Histile,  l.es  Tournelles.  but  the 
mern  scignorial  residoncos.thc  I'etil  Bourbon,  the  Hotel 
do  Sens,  and  tho  llnlel  d'.Xngouloiiie.  had  their  battle- 
nioiits  and  their  walls,  their  pnrtirullis,  and  their  gates. 
The  churches  wore  in  general  protected  hy  their  sanc- 
tity ;  sonicof  them. however,  wero  fortified.  Theabbey  ol 
.Siiiit  (icnnaiii  lies  I'res  was  built  up  like  a  baron,  and  it 
was  said  that  the  abbit  spent  mure  metal  in  balls  than  in 
bells.     Wo  may  now  rcsunioour  extract;  — 

"  As  soon  as  the  first  arrangements  were  terminated 
(and  wo  ought  to  say,  for  the  honour  of  the  v.igabond 
discipline,  that  the  orders  of  Clopin  wero  executed  in 
silence  and  with  admirable  precision,)  the  worthy  chiel 
of  the  band  mounted  on  the  parapet  of  tho  Parvis,  and 
raised  his  hoarse  and  husky  voice,  turning  constantly 
towards  Notre  Dame,  and  at  the  sanin  time  waving  his 
torch,  the  tlainesofwhidi  wore  somelimns  nearly  blown 
out  by  the  wind,  at  others  nearly  drowned  in  its  own 
smoke,  now  disclosed  the  reddened  facade  of  the  church, 
and  now  leil  it  buried  in  darkness. 

" '  To  thee,  Louis  do  Boaumont.^bishop  of  Paris,  noun 
so!lorto  the  court  of  parliament,  I  sjicak,  I,  Clopin  TroU' 
illeliiu,  king  of  Thunes,  grand  cmisro,  prince  of  slang 
bishop  of  jesters!  Our  sislor,  falsely  condemned  for 
magic,  has  taknii  shelter  in  thy  eliurcli.  Tlioii  owest 
her  safeguard  and  nsyiiini.  Now  the  court  of  parliament 
wishes  to  lay  hold  of  her  again,  and  thou  consentest 
thereto,  so  that  she  would  be  taken  and  hung  to-morrow 
in  the  plai'c  of  the  (Ji^ie,  if  (Jod  and  the  vagalionds 
wero  not  there  In  slop  llioiii.  Now  we  are  come  lo  thee, 
bishop.  If  thy  cliiinh  is  snered,  then  is  our  sister  also; 
il'oiir  sister  is  not  sacred,  then  is  not  thy  church.  Here 
then  we  are  lo  sniiiiiinn  then  lo  surrender  our  cliild  if 
tlinii  wishesl  to  save  thy  church,  or  wo  will  lake  the 
girl  ourselves  and  pilhign  the  church.  And  this  will  lie 
well.  In  teNlinioiiy  I  plant  here  my  Imimer.  (}od  keep 
thee  in  his  guard,  bishop  of  I'aris.' 

"These  words,  wliirh  unluckily  (jiiasimodo could  not 
hear,  were  pronnuneed  with  a  sort  of  wild  and  sombre 
majesty.  One  of  the  vagabonds  presented  his  banner  to 
Clopin,  who  plnntrd  It  solemnly  between  two  (Hiving 
stmies.  It  was  a  pileli-liirk,  on  the  tcolli  uf  which  hung 
a  hilgi'  biineh  of  bleeding  eurrlon. 

"The  King  of 'I'hunes  then  turned  iqion  the  wild 
forms  assenihled  round  him  in  the  guise  of  an  arinv,  nnd 
aller  ri'garding  their  savage  looks  with  ecmiplaeeney,  he 
gave  the  word  of  onset,  the  order  lo  elinrge — •  to  your 
hiisincss,  hlnekgiiarda,'  waa  the  ery  of  Clopin  do  Trouil- 
lolou. 


'Thirty  men  sprung  from  the  ranks, Itllows  with  iith- 
Ktic  limbs  and  the  faces  of  blacksmiths,  with  iimllets  in 
their  hands,  clubs,  pincers  nnd  burs  of  iron  on  their 
shoulders.  They  made  for  the  great  gate  of  the  church, 
mounted  the  steps,  and  in  an  instant  were  crouched 
down  under  the  arch  at  work  with  their  pincers  and 
levers.  A  crowd  of  the  vagabonds  followed  to  assist  or 
look  on.  The  eleven  steps  of  the  portal  were  crowded. 
However,  the  gates  held  firm.  '  Uevil  1'  said  one,  '  they 
are  hard  and  stilf;'  '  they  are  old  and  their  joints  are  of 
horn,'  said  another.  '  Courage,  comrades,'  replied  Clo- 
pin, '  I  will  H Mger  my  head  against  an  old  shoe,  that  you 
will  have  opened  the  door,  taken  the  girl,  and  stripped 
the  chief  altar,  before  there  is  a  beadle  awake.  Ilohl !  I 
think  the  lock  is  picked.'  Clopin  was  interrupted  hy  a 
tremendous  noi.se,  which  at  this  instant  sounded  behind 
him.  He  turned  round.  An  cnormovis  beam  had  just 
fallen  from  the  skies;  it  had  crushed  almut  a  dozen  of  tho 
vagabond  army  on  the  steps  of  the  church,  and  rebounded 
on  the  pavement  with  the  noise  of  a  piece  of  cannon, 
breaking  here  and  there  a  score  or  two  of  legs  among 
the  beggars,  who  sprung  oway  in  every  dirccti<in.  The 
blacksmiths,  although  themselves  protected  by  the  depth 
of  the  porch,  abandoned  the  gates,  and  Clopin  himself 
retired  to  a  respectful  distance  from  the  church.  '  I 
have  had  a  nice  escape.'  cried  John,  '  I  was  in  the 
wind  of  it,  by  Jove,  but  I  see  Peter  the  butcher  is  but- 
chcrcd.' 

"  It  is  impossible  to  describe  tho  fright  which  fell  upon 
tho  inob  with  the  fall  of  the  beam.  For  some  instants 
they  stovid  motionless,  staring  in  the  nir,  more  confound- 
ed than  by  the  arrival  of  a  thousand  of  the  king's  arch- 
ers. '  Devil!'  exclaimed  the  King  of  Egypt,  'this  does 
look  like  magic.  It  must  surely  be  tlirrmoon  that  has 
thrown  us  this  faggot,'  cried  .\udiy.the.Rcd.'  '  Why 
then  the  moon  is  own  sister  to  Notre  Dame,  the  Virgin, 
I  think.'  'Thousand  popes!'  exclaimed  Clopin,  'you 
arc  all  a  parcel  of  fiiols,'  but  he  did  not  know  how  to  ex- 
plain the  fall  of  the  beam. 

"  Xolhing  was  visible  on  the  fu(;ade,  the  light  of  the 
lorches  did  not  reach  high  enough  to  show  any  thing, 
and  all  was  silent  except  the  groans  of  the  wretches 
who  had  been  mangled  on  the  steps.  The  King  of 
Thunes  at  hmgth  fancied  he  had  made  a  discovery. 
'  .Maw  of  God  !'  cried  he,  '  arc  the  canons  defending 
thcinsclves?  if  so,  sack  !  sack!'  'Sack!  sack  1' repeated 
the  whole  crew,  and  sack  resounded  in  the  coiiit,  bawled 
by  hundreds  of  linsky  voices,  and  a  furious  discimrge  of 
cross-bows  and  other  missiles  was  let  fly  u|ion  tho 
la(,'ade. 

"  This  thundering  noise  nt  last  awakened  the  people 
of  the  neiglibourhood,  and  in  sundry  quarters  might  be 
seen  windows  opening,  and  night-caps  |iopped  out,  and 
hands  holding  candles.  '  I'iie  at  the  windows,'  roared 
out  Clopin.  The  windows  were  all  shut  in  an  instant, 
and  tho  (toor  citizens,  who  had  scarcely  had  lime  lo  east 
a  hasty  and  frightened  glance  U|K)n  the  scene  of  flash 
and  tumuli,  returned  back  to  [icrspire  in  terror  hy  tho 
sides  of  their  wives;  asking  Ibeniselves  if  the  devils 
kept  their  sabbalh  now  in  the  Parvis,  or  wlielher  there 
was  another  attack  of  the  Uurgundians  as  in  'Gl.  Tho 
men  dreamed  of  robbery,  the  women  of  rape,  ond  all 
trembled. 

"  '  Sdck  !  sack  !'  repented  the  men  of  slang,  but  no 
one  made  a  step  towords  the  cathedral,  they  looked  at 
the  beam.  The  licam  did  not  move,  and  the  huihiing 
preserved  iU  calm  and  lonely  nir,  hut  something  Imd 
frozen  the  courage  of  the  vagabond  nrmv. 

"  '  To  the  work  then,  smitiis  !'  cried  'rrouillefou  ;  '  let 
us  force  the  door.'  Not  a  soul  moved.  '  Here  are  fel- 
lows,' said  he,  '  now,  who  are  frightened  out  of  their 
lives  hy  a  blm;k  of  wimd.'  An  ohi  smith  came  lorward 
and  said,  '  Caplain,  il  is  not  the  block  of  wood  that 
frighlens  us,  the  gate  is  nil  lieslilehed  with  hnrs  of 
irmi,  the  pincers  are  of  no  use.'  '  What  want  yon  then 
to  knock  il  in  f  'We  wnnt  a  hatlcring  ram.''  'Hero 
is  one  then,'  said  the  King  of  Thunes,  slnnding  u|)oii 
the  lienin,  '  the  ennons  themselves  have  sent  you  one. 
Thnnk  you,  priestt,'  said  he,  making  a  nioek  (ibeisnneo 
lo  the  eliureh.  'i'his  brnvachi  had  llie  <lesiied  efVect; 
the  charm  of  the  beam  was  hroken,  and  piesenlly  it  wna 
picked  up  like  a  feather  by  llie  vigorous  arms  of  a 
hundred  of  the  vagabonds,  and  hurled  with  fury  agninst 
the  diKir*  which  they  had  in  vniii  endeavoured  to  liiree. 
The  sight  wns  an  extraordinary  one,  and  in  the  dusky 
and  im|M'rfect  light  of  the  torches,  the  benni  nnd  i!°i« 
supporters  might  hnve  Im'i  n  Inkeii  for  nn  immrnso 
U'list  with  it«  hundreds  uf  legs  butting  ngainst  a  giant  of 
stonr. 

"  The  shock  of  the  lientn  resounded  upon  the  hnlf- 
mclallic  door  like  a  boll  |  It  did  not  give  way,  but  tho 


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cliiireli  trembled  to  its  foimilalioiis,  and  in  its  very  iii- 
nennost  cavernsi.  Tlio  same  instant  a  shower  of  stones 
beijan  to  dcseend.  '  Hell  and  the  devil  1'  roared  out 
John,  '  are  the  ton-era  shaking  tlieir  hattlenienls  npon 
us?'  Unt  the  inipnlse  was  on  them;  it  was  ileeided 
that  the  bishop  defended  his  eitadel,  and  the  sie;;e  was 
conliinied  with  fury,  in  spite  of  the  skulls  that  were 
cracked  in  all  directions.  The  stones  descended  one  at 
a  time,  but  they  came  down  pretty  thick  after  each 
other;  the  vai^abonds  always  p<Tceived  two  at  a  time, 
one  at  their  I'eet  and  the  other  on  their  heads.  /Vlready 
a  larg(^  heap  of  killi^d  and  wounded  were  heaped  on  the 
pavement;  the  assailants,  however,  were  nothing  daunt- 
ed; the  loner  beam  continued  to  be  swuni;  against  the 
pates,  the  stones  to  rain  down,  and  the  door  to  groan. " 

l)f  course  the  reader  divines  the  source  of  this  opposi- 
tion. The  workmen,  who  had  Ix-en  repairing  the  walls 
of  the  soiithcrn  tower  during  the  day,  hail  lelt  their  ma- 
terials behind,  and  tliiy  consisted  of  innnense  beams  for 
the  roof,  lead  and  stone.  A  sudden  thought  occurred  to 
Uuasimodo  that  they  would  make  admirable  means  of 
defenie.  With  a  force  which  he  alone  could  boast,  he 
lioisted  the  largest  and  longest  beam  to  be  found  and 
launched  it  fairly  out  of  a  small  window  upon  the  heads 
of  the  vagabonds  nt  work  on  the  steps.  The  enormous 
beam  in  descending  one  hundred  and  sixty  feet  acquired 
no  small  accelerated  velocity,  and  hitting  and  bouinling 
from  pinnacle  to  corner  and  corner  to  wall  as  it  fell,  and 
again  rebounding  on  the  pavement  among  the  besiegers, 
it  seemed,  to  the  eye  of  (.jnasimodo,  like  a  hideous  ser- 
pent writhing  and  leaping  upon  its  prey. 

"  Quasimodo  saw  the  vagabonds  scattered  by  the  fall 
of  the  beam,  like  ashes  beliire  the  wind.  He  took  ad- 
vantage of  this  all'right,  and  whilst  they  lived  n  super- 
stitions stare  upon  the  block,  fallen  from  the  sky  ns  they 
thought,  tiuasimodo  set  to  work  in  silence  to  heap  to- 
gether rubf)ish,  stones,  hewn  ond  utdiewn,  even  to  the 
sacks  ol'  tools  Iwlonging  to  the  masons,  npon  the  edge  of 
the  paraftet;  so  that  as  soon  as  they  began  to  batter  the 
great  gales,  the  haiUtorm  of  stoncbloeks  comrneneed, 
and  the  vagabonds  to  think  the  ehiirch  was  demolishing 
itself  upon  their  heads.  If  any  eye  conhl  have  seen 
Quasimodo  at  his  work,  it  wouhl  have  been  a  sight  of 
dread.  lndepen<lcnlly  of  all  the  prfijeitiles  be  had  aecu- 
nndaled  on  tiiebahistradc,  he  had  heaps  of  stones  on  the 
platform  itself;  so  that  as  soon  as  the  blocks  on  the  outer 
edge  were  exhausted,  he  gathered  from  the  heaps.  He 
then  might  be  soen  limcring  and  rising,  dipping  ami 
plunging  with  an  activity  altogether  inconceivable.  His 
great  head,  Uiore  like  that  of  a  gnome  than  of  a  human 
lieing,  was  to  be  seen  inclining  over  the  balustrade,  Ihiii 
a  block  would  fall,  then  another  enormous  stone,  thi  ii 
anolher.  From  lime  to  time  he  would  follow  n  fnie 
slon<'  with  his  eye,  and  wiien  it  killed  well  lie  grunled 
'  Imn!'  " — p.  T(). 

However,  the  vagabonds  did  not  flinch.  The  thick 
gales  were  trembling  uiider  the  weight  of  the  halterijig 
engine,  the  paimels  were  cracking,  the  carving  s|)rung 
oH'  in  shivers,  the  hinges  nt  "id  .ow  jumped  up  from 
the  pivots,  the  Ijourds  luynii  to  separate,  anil  Ihe  timber 
was  ground  to  powder  l«tween  the  elaspings  and  bind- 
ings of  iron;  luckily  lor  Quasimodo  tin  re  was  more 
iron  than  wood.  lie  perceived,  howiver,  that  the  door 
could  not  hold  long,  an<l  as  his  nnnnmiilion  declined,  he 
bi'giin  to  despond.  Ho'vever,  another  bright  idea  struck 
him  :  the  expi'riincnt  ho  hit  U|M)n  we  shall  descrihe  in 
Ihe  author's  words. 

"  At  this  moment  of  anguish  he  remarked  n  little 
lower  than  the  balustrade  whence  he  crushcil  Ihe  men  of 
slang,  two  long  spouts  of  slone,  which  disgorged  inimi'- 
dialely  over  Ihe  great  gates.  The  interior  orilice  of  (he 
gutters  opined  on  the  level  of  the  platform.  He  ran  to 
fetch  u  liiggot  from  his  bell-ringer's  lodge,  iiiid  placing 
it  over  the  hole  of  the  two  B|«iuts  he  eoveriil  it  with  n 
inultltiide  of  laths  and  rolls  of  lend,  annnnnition  which 
he  had  not  yet  resorl  'd  to,  .As  soon  ns  all  was  arranged, 
he  set  lire  in  the  mass  with  his  lantern. 

"  In  this  interval,  the  vagabonds,  i-erceiving  tho  stones 
had  ceased  to  fall,  no  longer  looked  up,  and  the  whole 
eavaleadc,  like  a  pack  of  hounds  Ihiit  have  driven  the 
lionrto  bay,  now  crowded  ro\iiidtlie  gates,  whieli,  I'longh 
all  Hhatlered  by  Ihe  battering  engine,  were  still  standing. 
They  were  nil  in  expeetalion  of  Ihe  last  grand  blow,  the 
blow  that  was  to  send  the  whole  in  shivers.  Marh  was 
Ktri\ingto  get  nearest  to  thediHir  that  be  might  be  the  first 
to  dart  into  this  rich  ri'servoir  of  tnasures  that  had  liei'ii 
neeunml.iting  for  three  eenturies.  They  roared  with 
joy  as  they  liamlieil  about  from  one  to  nnotlier  Ihe  names 
of* silver  crosses eo|Mis of  hroeadi',  the  gildi  il  inonimu'ntH, 
tho  magnilicenee  of  the  choir,  the  da;,/.ling  litcH,  nnil 
(ho   clirialmasii's  hparkUiig   Wltii    luichcs,  tliu  uantcra 


brilliant  with  the  sun,  and  nil  the  splendid  solenuiities  ot 
chalices,  chandeliers,  pyxes,  tabernacles,  reliipiaries, 
which  embossed  the  altars  with  a  crust  of  gold  and  dia- 
monds. Assuredly,  ut  this  moment  of  bliss,  the  canters 
and  winners,  the  liin|KT.4  and  tremblers  and  tumblers, 
tliiuight  nmcli  less  of  the  rc.'^cuc  of  the  Egyptian,  tlian 
they  did  of  the  pillage  of  Notre  Uanic. 

"  .Ml  of  a  sudden,  while  by  a  last  cflbrt,  they  were 
grouping  thetnselves  about  the  engine,  liolding  their 
breath  and  still'ening  their  muscles  as  for  a  final  stroke, 
a  howling,  more  hideous  than  that  which  Ibllowed  the 
tall  of  the  beam  arose  in  the  middle  of  them  all.  Those 
who  were  not  yelling  and  yet  alive,  looked  round.  Two 
streams  of  boiling  lead  were  pouring  Irom  the  top  of  the 
building  on  the  thickest  part  of  the  crowd.  Tliis  stormy 
sea  of  men  had  sidisided  under  the  boiling  metal :  on 
the  two  iminta  where  it  liad  ehicHy  fallen,  two  black  and 
smoking  holes  were  made  in  the  crowd,  such  as  hot 
water  would  cause  in  a  drift  of  snow.  The  dying  were 
writhing  in  them,  hall-ealeineil  and  roaring  with  pain. 
.\ll  about  these  jets  of  lead,  Ihe  shower  had  sprinkled 
upon  tho  besiegers  and  entered  into  their  skulls  like 
ramrods  of  llame.  It  was  heavy  fire,  which  riddled  the 
wretches  with  a  thousand  hailstones  .The  clamour  was 
horrific.  The  vagal)onds  lied  pell-mell,  throwing  the 
beam  u|>on  the  dead,  Ihe  bold  and  the  timid  together, 
and  the  court  w  as  cleared  a  second  time.  All  eyes  were 
raised  to  the  roof  nf  the  chinch.  They  beheld  a  sight 
of  an  extr.aordinary  kind.  From  the  top  of  the  loftiest 
gallery,  above  the  central  rose-window,  huge  llames, 
crowned  with  sparkles  of  fire,  mounted  between  the  two 
towers,  the  fury  of  which  was  increased  by  Ihe  wind, 
which  every  now  and  then  carried  off  a  tongue  of  flame 
along  with  the  smoke.  Helow  this  fire,  belov.  the  sombre 
balustrade,  two  large  spouts  fashin)ied  in  the  shape  of 
nionsters"  jaws  vomited  Ibrlh  without  cessation  a  silver 
shoHcr  of  burning  rain.  As  they  approached  Ihe  pave- 
ment the  streams  scattered  like  water  pouri'd  through 
the  thousand  holes  nf  the  roseofa  watering-pot.  Above  the 
flainoB  were  Ihe  two  gigantic  towers,  the  two  fronts  of 
which  visible,  the  one  black  the  other  red,  nppeareil  still 
greater  when  viewed  against  Ihe  sky.  The  nmnberless 
sculptures  of  devils  and  dragons  had  an  aspect  of  woe. 
The  unsettled  brilliancy  of  the  fire  gave  them  the  ap- 
(learanee  of  life,  'i'he  serpents  seemeil  to  be  laughing, 
the  water-spouts  to  he  barking,  the  salamanders  tj)  be 
pulfing  Ihe  fire,  the  griUlns  to  snee/.e  in  the  smoke.  And 
amongst  the  monsters  thus  as  it  were  awakened  out  if 
their  slumbers  by  the  noi.se  and  confusion,  there  was  one 
in  motion  who  was  seen  to  pass  from  time  to  time  in 
front  of  Ihe  fire  like  a  bat  before  a  candle." — p.  ^.'t. 

'A  siloncn  of  terror  fell  upon  tho  army  of  Vagabonds, 
during  wliieb  might  bo  heard  tho  cries  of  the  canons 
shut  up  in  their  cloister,  incne  uneasy  than  horses  in  a 
s'ablo  on  fiie,  together  w  ith  the  sloiilthy-opeiied  noise 
f  windows,  the  bustle  of  tho  inlorior  of  the  houses,  and 
f  thn  Hotel  Dim,  tho  wind  in  the  llumn,  tho  last  raltio 
in  t!iu  throats  ol  Ihu  dying, and  the  putlcringuf  the  lead- 
rain  on  the  pavemenl." 

This  forinidable  mode  of  rosi»lnncn  rcndurcd  a  conn, 
cil  of  war  neeossary,  at  which  the  vagabonds  resolved 
upon  an  escalade — it  failed;  tho  prowess  of Qiiasimudo 
was  again  successful,  ho  shook  the  besiegers  ofl'the  lad- 
er  and  hurled  them  Into  the  depths  below.  The  con- 
test was  thus  protracted  till  thn  arrival  of  a  very  consi- 
derable troop  of  gendarmoriu  and  archers,  acting  under 
the  ininiedial"  orders  of  tho  king.  Tlie  unlucky  vaga- 
bcinils  well'  utterly  routed,  and  lil her  driven  from  the 
field  or  left  upon  it.  'I'hn  description  of  the  siego  is 
continiied  at  great  length;  ills  utiorly  impos>ibln  for 
us  to  carry  on  our  report  of  it  on  the  saino  scale  as  the 
preceding  scenes,  (he  spirit  and  aninialinn  of  which 
li.ivo  induced  lid  to  enter  upon  tho  translaliun  of  some 
considerable  passages. 

We  arc  (empti  d  to  add  another  scene  to  (he  foregning, 
which  has  few  eipials  in  any  languiige.  Fsmernlda  having 
been  eondemniil,  (juasimodo  and  Ihe  priest  witness  the 
execution  from  Ihe  roof  of  .Notre.  Maine. — I'.il. 

'  Outside  the  bnluslrade  of  the  lower,  precisely  iiuiler 
Ihe  spot  where  the  prii  it  had  sloppi  d,  prejeetcd  one 
of  those   fanlastii  illy  c.irvid  s|Kiuts  of  nlone,  which  jut 

lilt  along  the  siiles  of  (Jolhic  edifices;  nnd  from  a  eie. 
Mce  of  this  gutter,  two  heiintifnl  wallflowers  in  full 
bloom,  shaken,  nnd  ri  iidered,  as  it  were,  li\ing  by  the 
lire  ith  of  the  wind,  were   wiinlonly  bowinif  one  to  the 

ithir.  From  iilofl  above  the  towers,  tlir  towards  Ihe 
skv,  was  heard  the  chirping  of  little  birds;  but  the 
priest  neither  heard  nor  saw  nny  Ibinu  of  nil  this.  He 
was  ouo  of  tliosu  iiivii  fur  wlioia  there   iitc  no  morn- 


nigs,  no  birds,  no  flowers  ;  in  that  iinniense  lioriini  I 
which  opened  so  many  aspects  around  him,  his  conldn'l 
plation  was  concentrated  on  one  single  point.  (Jajij  l 
inodo  turned  to  ask  him  what  ho  had  done  wilh  ilI 
gipsy;  but  the  Archdeacon  seemed  at  that  nioniciiito||>| 
out  of  the  world;  he  was  visibly  in  one  of  those  vioirai I 
monienls  of  lilL',  when  the  earth  might  have  givfn  na«| 
under  his  feet,  and  he  would  not  have  felt  it.  Histi™! 
invariably  fixed  on  a  certain  spot,  he  remained  silmt  and  I 
niotiiinless,  and  this  silence  and  this  imniobility  had  il 
something  in  them  .so  fearful,  that  the  sava(ie  rinwif 
shuddered  before,  and  dared  not  encoHnter  lluai.  ||,| 
only  followed  (and  this  was  still  a  mode  of  ipiesliiijij,|,| 
the  archdeacon)  the  direction  of  his  looks;  and  in  ||,|,| 
manner  the  eye  of  the  unhappy  deaf  man  fell  on  ||ie| 
plticc  lie  la  Uriiie.  He  thus  lieheUl  what  the  priest  wi|| 
looking  npon.  The  ladder  was  raised  near  the  stiljuu,,! 
gibbet;  there  was  an  attendance  of  the  populnrc  iiilii(| 
square,  and  a  great  nunihcr  of  soldiers.  A  nmi  «ul 
dragging  along  the  pavement  something  white,  to\vlii,lil 
something  black  was  clinging.  This  man  slciiipcd  ^ I 
the  foot  of  Ihe  gibbet;  here  something  passed  llij|l 
(Quasimodo  could  not  see  clearly,  not  that  his  81ii(t|c  m\ 
had  lo.-t  its  keenncHs  of  sight,  but  there  was  a  kniitoi'l 
soldiers  that  prevented  him  from  di.^tinguishillg  every  I 
thing.  Desides,  nt  that  inuinent  the  sun  sliniic  liirtli  anil  I 
sii 'Il  a  flood  of  light  burst  niMive  the  horiznn,  thai  ill 
seemed  ns  if  all  the  points  of  nil  the  buildings  in  fans,! 
steeples,  chimneys,  and  gable  tops,  had  taken  ilrciil  mice, I 

"  Aleanwhile,  the  m.in  set  about  mounting  the  ladder;! 
Quasimodo  then  saw  him  again  distinctly — he  carriiilif 
woman  on  his  shoulder,  a  young  girl  dressed  hi  while:! 
this  young  girl  had  a  halter  alsiul  her  neck.  Quasiincdo  I 
recognised  her ;  it  was  herself.  The  man  arrived  at  ikel 
top  of  the  ladder,  and  arranged  the  knot  of  the  lialiet.f 
Here  the  priest,  in  order  to  see  better,  pineed  himself  I 
on  his  knees,  on  the  balustrade.  On  a  sudden,  lliciniinl 
ahruplly  pushed  away  the  ladder  with  his  font,  aiidl 
Quasimodo,  who  for  some  meinents  past  had  niililraiml 
a  breath,  saw  the  unfortunate  girl  dangle  at  the  end  of  I 
a  rope,  two  liithoms  above  the  pavement,  with  the  nun  [ 
crouehing  down  upon  her,  his  feet  on  her  sliiiuliltml 
The  cord  twisted  lound  several  limes,  nnd  (iiiasiiiioilo I 
beheld  horrible  convulsions  all  down  the  gipsy  iiirlil 
body.  The  priest,  on  his  pari,  with  outslrctelieil  iieek,! 
and  eyes  starting  from  their  sockets,  watched  the  frijiii. I 
fill  group  of  the  man  nnd  the  girl— of  the  spider  unutlwl 
lly.  At  the  moment  when  Ihe  wlioli;  was  most  ilnaill'iill 
to  behold,  a  demon's  laugh,  such  a  laugh  asennonljl 
eiime  from  one  who  has  ceased  to  1hi  a  iniiii,  biirsi  lorlil 
on  his  livid  face,  (jiinsimodo  did  not  hear  this  \;.ai\\ 
hut  he  saw  it.  The  ringer  drew  back  a  few  steps  liehiiidl 
the  archdeacon,  and  suddenly  rushing  with  liny  ujioa  I 
him,  with  his  (wo  huge  hands  he  pushed  him  inlu  tlicl 
abyss  over  which  he  was  leaning. 

"  Till  priest  cried  out  '  damnation  T  nnd  fell. 

"  The  spout  benentli  liim.slopped  him  in  lnH({ill;inilit.| 
pernlion,  he  clung  to  it  wilii  his  hand.i,  and  jus:  as  he  I 
opened  his  mouth  to  utter  a  second  cry,  he  saw  the  fearful  I 
and  avenging  figure  of  (Juasiinndo  pass  on  the  brink  ol  Hit  I 
balustrade  above  his  head;  seeing  this  he  remained  »!■[ 
lent.  The  nbyss  was  benenth  him  ;  a  fnll  of  inure  tlitn| 
l\Mi  linnihed  feet,  nnd  the  pnvciiienl.  In  this  trrnblel 
situation  the  archdeacon  said  not  a  word,  gave  nntil 
groin;  h"  only  wridied  on  (he  s(Mint,  «i(h  sll^|l^l^illJl 
efi'ni(s  (0  raise  hiiuHcIf  up,  bill  his  hands  had  no  hold  ill 
Ihe  L'ranite,  bis  feet  scratched  against  the  lilncKi  aid  will,  [ 
without  making  "jooil  tin  ir  fooling.  Those  pirsuriimlnl 
have  nscerided  li.e  towers  of  .Notre  Dnriii,  are  iniirtl 
dial  there  is  a  projerlion  of  the  wall  iiiniicdinlrly  "H-l 
derneath  the  bahislrnde ;  it  was  on  the  inward  iiielini.r 
lion  of  this  projection,  that  (he  wrc(ched  ariliili'irrtl 
exhiiiisted  himself.  He  had  not  (o  dn  wi(h  a  |ier|M'iidicUiirl 
wall,  but  with  a  wall  that  rieedcd  from  him. 

"Qiiasimodowould  nnly  have  bnd  to  strcteli  furwiird  In  I 
hand  to  save  him  from  the  precipice;  lint  (jiiii<iiiM«| 
did  not  cM'ii  look  n(  him,  he  looked  al  In  f.'nrf— ktl 
looked  al  the  gibls'l — he  looked  at  the  gijwy  ^iil.  IIkI 
lie  if  ringer  hail  pliieid  bis  elbows  on  the  lialiislriile  ill 
Ihe  spot  where  (he  arehdeneon  lind  nlood  the  iimnifiilj 
before;  nnd  there,  not  lifting  his  eye  frnm  the  onlfl 
object  he  had  any  eonscionsness  of',  he  rciiiniiiiil  iiiu''| 
mil  mntioiiless,  as  if  tlmnderhtiuek,  nnd  a  leiig  Inrrenll 
of  tears  fell  silenlly  from  llint  eye,  wheiiie,  till  ihrii.tat  I 
one  siiiiile  (ear  had  ever  flowed.  The  iirrhdean*  I 
panted.  Ins  Imhl  liirehead  streanicd  with  pi rs|iir«lii«. I 
ills  nails  bled  npon  the  stone,  his  knees  «ere  (IikJi 
biire  ag.iinst  (he  wall ;  he  i  oidil  bear  his  raumfk,  «W  j 
had  eiiughl  lo  the  spout,  crackle  and  give  way  «l  r«w  I 
iihoek  he  ijave.  To  crown  all,  (bis  s|Miiit  wa"  trruiiiuHJ  I 
by  a  leaden  pi|H',  whitli  Unt  undiir   liiu   weight  ol  i*  [ 


'■■». 

■  >'. 


MTMIoms  or  Dll.  Bl  RNEY. 


415 


im 


■li.ir.  and  hf  li  It  it  slowly  yii'ldiiifr  to  lii«  woislil.  'i'lu 
I'lrluniili'  iiuiii  conlil  nut  but  he  ciTtiiiii  lliiit  wlirii  liis 
K"]^  HMiilil  !«'  broUi'ii  willi  fatigue,  liis  cassock  corii- 
l'i|,|vlnni,  1111(1  the  lead  bent  down,  be  niiiHt  lUll,  and 
Irrorrliilleil  liini  to  tlie  beart.  Sonii!titnea  lie  east  bis  eyes 
I  lijlv  ,i|)un  a  sort  of  platform,  nia<lo  by  llic  seulplnre, 
iiiii  If"  feet  lower  down,  and  from  llie  depth  of  bis 
MniM'il  smil,  be  demanded  of  beaveii  that  be  niiirbl 
r'jiilp.rcil  I"  linish  his  life,  were  it  to  last  a  hninlred 
L  ir<  1111  I'll''  space  of  two  feet  square.  Once  be  looked 
tii'iipiiii  the  a!)v«s  beneath  him  ;  when  he  raised  bis 
toll,  lii»  i-'yo^  ^^'''  closed,  and  his  liair  stood  bristling 

'Tliorc  was  sornctbinfr  awful  in  tbo  silence  of  these 
liroiiiin.    (Jnasiniodo  continued   vveepinfr   and  lookinir 
lloBjnls  /«  driee,  while  a  fi^w  feet  under  him,  the  areh- 
iluooii  wiis  ill   Ibis  frightful  state    of  ngony.     Finding 
nlnl  all  iii*  eftnrls  diil  nothing  1ml  weaken  the   frail  siip- 
Lftivhicli  remained  for  him,  be  hud  made  up  bis  mind 
0  slriiirel''  II"  "lore.     There   ho  was,  clinging  to  the 
mill, si'iirrelv  drawing  his  hn^illi,  not  stirring,  not  inov- 
il,T,  lull  with  that  mechanical  convulsion   of  the   body 
|iln'i!i  «'(■  Hel  in  a  dream,  when  wc  think  we  arc  falling ; 
Ijvi'd  I  yes  opened   wide,  with  a  diseased,  a  terrilied 
fciiri'.  liillie  by  lillle,  meanwhile,  he  was  losing  ground  ; 
■lis  liiii'iTs  slipped  upon  the  stone  ;  be  felt  mere  and  more 
IliMvi'ikiiess  of  bis  arms  and  the  weight  of  his  body;  the 
UiiiliiiL'  111'  111''  '"'"'  '''"'•  supported  him   inclined  every 
kiinrmiit  still  further  in  the  direction  of  (be  abyss  beneath 
Lii:  IkmoiiIiI  see,  and   a  (earful  sight  it  was  for  him, 
■In  niof  ol'.Viiin!  Jean  Ic  Rund,   as  small  as  a  card  bent 
inino.    lie  looked  upon  the  motionless  statues  of  the 
nur  ono  .ifter  the  other,  all  suspended,  like  him,  over 
Ilie  vanning  depth,  hut   without  fear  for  Iheniselves  or 
Vii-  tiir  liiiii.     Kvery  thing  was   of  stone  around  him  ; 
hlWr  his  eyes  the  gaping  monsters,  beneath,  at  the  fool 
liflhi'  eiilliedral,   the  pavement;    above    \\U  head,   the 
.iv|mil  ligiire  of  tluiisimodo.     In  the  close,  stood  a  few 
Lrniijis  of  idlers,  who  were  coolly  trying  to  guess  wbiil 
Iniiliinn  loiilil  be  amusing  himself  in  so  strange  a  miin- 
lur.   Till!  priest  heard   tliem  say,  for  their  voices  came 
Jinl.nr  mill  sb.irp  to    his   ear,  "Why,    be  must  break 
linmcli."     I'o.iniing  ilia  eomplele  de.iriiini   of  terror, 
,   al  linttli    beeaiiie   ecinseions    that  all    was     iisele 
i.nrlli'li'ss,  bo  eiitbered  togelber  whalever  sirenglli 
„,.,  slill  iiMsler  of,  for  a  last  elVort.     lie  slilliiied  hiiii- 
Lli'iijvm  llie  spoilt,  pushed   against   the   wall    with    liii 
,jikiiii'«,  llislened  linlli  bis  lianils  in  a  slit  of  the  stone 
ind  iviK  just  OM  the  point  of  getting  a  bold  for  one  loot 
Jshiullii' i-triiL'gle  he  was  making  e.inseil  the  endoflhi 
■ml  n  jiipi'  be  was  supported  by,  to  bend  abrnplly  clown, 
lull  uilli  llie  same  motion  his   cassock   was    rip|H'd  up. 
iiilini;,  llienlbrc  every  thing  give  way  under  liini,  and 
Juviiij  111)  longer  a  hold  but  by  his  two  slilVined  ami  fail- 
In;' liiiuls,  tlie  wrelched  man  shut  his   eyes,  and  let  go 
Eli<  «|iniil.    III!  fell !— Quasimodo  looked    at   him  as  he 
Till  lalliii;.'. 

•AOII  I'lnin  so  great  a  helghl  is  seldom  per|x'ndieiilar; 
■if lir.t  laiiiulied  into  the  air,  his  lieiiil  was  imdermosi, 
■nl  Ills  bands  were  stretched  tortli ;  be  nOi  rwaids, 
yiriiMl  several  limes  round,  and,  finally,  the  wind  drove 
I  "II I  he  roof  of  a  house;  here  began  Ihc  fraeliiring 
«' ilii' uiiliirliinale  priest's  liody,  but  be  was  not  dead 
jlii-n  111'  liinileil  lliere.  The  ringer  beheld  him  still  Iry- 
lnjlrtilnlili  the  roping  with  his  nails,  but  the  plane 
<  iiK)  iiiiuli  ini'lineil,  and  be  had  no  streiiglh  IcO  ; 
>liil  ra|iiillv  iiloiig  the  sbrlvini;  roof,  like  a  lnoseiied 
lilr,  mil  till  wllli  a  bound  upon  Uic  pavement.  There 
^^llmd  no  inorc." 


Tin:  ui.At'K  VKi.vi:!'  nxu. 

iiY  MISS  Mirloiin. 

jir  liny  of  my  li'inlersever  linind  great  ronvenienie 

Ititlir  liis^,  llio  real   loss,  of  actual   tangiblo   nroperti, 

■ndlii'i'ii  I'ViTi  diimlv  provoked  and  ai.iioyrd  wlieii  suili 

tii|<ilv  was  resliiied  lo  ibem  '   If  so,  they  can  Nympn- 

iKwiihn  liile  ui.tiirtiinale  recovery,  wbieli  has  hrniigbl 

«li  L'rril   sbaine  and  disgrai'O.     Tlieri^  is  no  way  ol 

|niil«iiiini  my  calamity  but  by  lolling  the  whole  slorv. 

l.Kl  I  inlay  liirlnlgbt  was  one  of  thosu  nnomalins  in 

Bi'ii'lirr  nub  wliieb  wo   F!ngllsh  peopin  are  visited  lor 

>iiis  II  ilay  of  intolcrnble  wind,  and   liinupporlnble 

Bii>l;  an  cipiinoetial   gale  out  of  Mvison;  a    piece  of 

plirili  annalnnilly  foisled  iiilo  (ho  very  beart  of  .May  ; 

[ii'lai,  III  llie  aliiiost   parallnl  imK.arraiigemuiil  of  (he 

KhiiIikIi  niuiiliiiH,  uno  Hoei*  (|Hirliapi)  out  of  complnnoiit 

lolliK  (K'niliarily  of  eliinale,  (o  keep  I  he  weather   in 

Fi'inili-imnio  as  it  were)  a    bit  of  Willshiro   |ilnmpeil 

»'«n  ill  llio  very   iniddlo  of  Herksliirn,  whilst   n   greal 

bluJof  llio  cgiinty  pnlatino  uf  Durlmiii  liyurti  in  tlio 


crtru  of  canny  Northumberland.  He  this  as  it  may, 
on  that  remarkably  windy  day  did  I  set  forth  to  the 
aood  town  of  11.,  on' the  feminine  errand  called  shopping. 
Kvery  lady  who  lives  far  in  the  country,  and  seldom 
visits  greiii  towns,  will  understand  the  full  force  of  that 
comprehensive  word ;  and  I  bad  not  been  shopping  (or  a 
long  lime:  I  bad  a  dread  of  the  operation,  arising  from 
a  eonscioii!!|iess  of  weakness.  I  am  a  true  daughter  of 
I'AC,  a  dear  lover  of  bargains  and  bright  colours;  and 
knowing  this,  have  generally  been  wise  enough  to  keep, 
as  nuieli  as  I  can,  out  of  tiic  way  of  templation.  At 
last  a  sort  of  necessity  arose  for  some  slight  pureliases, 
in  (ho  shape  of  two  new  gowns  from  I.oiidon,  which 
cried  aloud  for  making.  Trimmings,  ribands,  sewing 
silk,  and  lining,  all  were  called  for.  The  shopping  was 
inevitable,  and  I  undertook  the  whole  concern  at  once, 
mo.st  heroically  resolving  to  spend  just  so  much,  and  no 
more;  and  half  comforting  myself  that  I  bad  a  full 
morning's  work  of  indispensable  business,  and  should 
have  no  time  for  extraneous  extravagance. 

There  was,  to  be  sure,  a  prodigious  accumulation  of 
errands  and  wants.  Tbo  evening  before,  tlioy  had  been 
set  down  in  great  form,  on  a  slip  of  paper,  headed  thus 
—"things  wanted." — To  how  many  anil  various  cata- 
logues that  liile  would  apply,  from  the  red  bunch  of  the 
peer,  to  the  oaken  selllo  of  the  cottager — from  him  who 
wants  a  blue  riband,  lo  liiin  who  wants  bread  and 
cheese!  Sly  list  was  aslnnnding.  It  was  written  in 
double  eolunms,  in  an  invisible  hand  ;  the  long  inlracl- 
iihle  words  wore  brought  into  the  ranks  by  the  I'ro- 
erii.-itos  mode — abbrevialion  ;  and,  us  wo  approached  the 
bottom,  two  or  three  werecramtned  into  one  lot, clumped, 
as  the  beansetlcrH  suy,and  designated  by  a  sort  of  short 
band,  a  hieroglyphie  of  my  own  invention.  In  good 
open  printing,  niy  list  would  have  cut  a  respectable 
(iguro  us  a  catalogue  loo;  for,  as  I  had  a  given  sum 
lo  carry  to  markel,  I  amused  myself  with  culcula- 
liiig  the  proper  and  probable  cost  of  every  article ;  in 
which  process  I  most  egrcgiously  cheated  the  shop- 
keeper and  myself,  by  copying,  with  Ihe  credulity  of 
hope,  from  the  pull's  in  newspaiiors,  and  c.xpccling  lo 
buy  fine  solid  wearable  goods  al  udvcrlising  prices,  hi 
Ibis  way  I  sin  lelieil  my  money  a  great  deal  farther 
(ban  it  would  go,  and  swelled  my  catalogue;  so  that, 
al  last  in  sjiile  of  eompressioii  and  shorlhaiid,  I  had  no 
room  for  anolber  word,  and  was  obliged  to  crowd  seve- 
ral small  but  important  articles,  such  as  cotton,  laces, 
pins,  needk's,  shoe-strings,  &0.  into  that  very  irregular 
and  disiiiderly  stoiebousu — that  place  ivlieru  most  tilings 
deposiled  are  lobt — vii/  mimuri/,  by  courtesy  so  called. 

Tbo  written  list  was  salcly  consigned,  with  a  well 
filled  purse,  lo  my  usual  reposilory,  a  black  velvet  bag; 
and,  the  mxl  morning,  1  and  my  bag,  with  its  nicely 
balanced  eoiitenls  of  wants  and  money,  were  safely  con- 
veyed in  a  little  o|miii  carriage  to  the  good  town  of  li. 
Thcru  I  disniounled,  and  began  to  bargain  must  vigor- 
ously, visiting  Ihe  cheapest  shops, cbeujioning  the  cbea|i- 
esl  ailieles,  yel  wisely  buying  ibo  strongi'sl  and  the 
best ;  a  liltlu  astonished  ul  lirst,  lo  find  evory  thing  so 
mueli  dearer  than  1  had  sot  it  down,  yel  soon  recoiicilod 
to  this  misfortune  by  Iho  magical  inlluuucc  which  shop- 
ping possesses  over  a  woman's  fancy — all  tbo  sooner 
reconciled,  us  the  monitory  list  lii^  nulooked  ul,  und  iiii- 
Iboiighl  of,  in  ils  grave  receplaele,  lliii  black  vclvul  bag. 
On  1  went,  with  an  air  of  <liecrl'ul  business,  of  happy 
iniporlaiiee,  till  my  niuuey  began  to  wa.\  small,  l.'er- 
lain  Hiniill  aberrallons  had  oei'urred,too,  in  my  economy. 
One  urlnle  that  liiiil  happened,  by  rare  accident,  to  be 
below  my  ealeulalioii,  and,  indeed,  below  any  calciilu- 
lioii,  calico  ul  niiiepoiiee,  line,  thick,  strung,  wide  calico, 
at  iiinepi'uce,(did  ever  inun  hear  of  any  thing  so  cheap.') 
ab.solulely  eneliaiiled  me,  and  I  took  lliu  whole  piece  : 
then  after  biiyinu  liir  M.  a  gown,  uccording  (o  order,  I 
suw  one  that  I  liked  Isller,  and  bought  tlial  loo.  'I'lii  ii 
I  liill  in  love,  was  uelually  captivaled  by  a  sky  bliii^ 
sash  und  hanilkuridiieli — not  Ihe  (Hiiir,  lliiii,  greeny  eo- 
loui  which  usually  passes  under  (hut  dishonoured  name, 
but  (be  neb  lull  tint  of  the  noon. day  sky  :  anil  a  ei<p- 
ribiind,  nally  pink,lliiil  iniglil  buvu  vied  with  (ho  inside 
iKuvesofa  moss-rose,  Then,  in  himlingader  chonpness, 
I  got  mill  obseiiro  shops,  where,  not  linding  »hul  I 
asked  for,  I  was  liiin  (o  (ako  somelbing  (but  lliey  hud, 
purely  to  make  a  proper  eompniiHation  liir  the  trouble  ol 
lu|[giiig  out  drawers,  und  unawciing  i|iiestious.  I.uslly, 
I  WUH  liiirly  eoiixod  into  some  articles  bv  tbo  irrosiHli- 
bilily  oClliu  Hellers, — by  (lin  demure  and  (riilh  lelhiig 
liKik  of  a  pretty  ijuaker,  who  could  almost  have  |HUsuad. 
ed  the  head  oil'  (iiie'ii  slioiildors,  und  who  did  persuade 
■no  (hut  ell-wide  inusliu  woiilil  go  us  liir  us  yard  and  a 
huU'i  und  by  tlio  lluoni  iin)mUoiico  of  b  lying  iiliu|iiiiaiii 


who  under  cover  of  a  well  darkened  window,  atfirmcd, 
on  his  honour,  thai  bis  brown  sa(in  was  a  perfect  mutch 
lo  my  green  paKerii,  and  forced  the  said  suliii  down  my 
throat  accordingly.  With  these  helps,  my  money  melted 
all  lool'asl:  al  half  past  live  my  purse  was  entirely 
empty  ;  and,  as  shopping  with  an  empty  purse  has  by 
no  means  the  relish  and  savour  of  shopping  with  a  full 
one,  1  was  <iuile  willing  and  ready  lo  go  home  to  dinner, 
pleased  us  a  child  with  my  purchases,  and  wholly  un- 
suspecling  the  sins  of  omission,  the  erranils  unper- 
(brnied,  which  were  (he  nn(ural  rcsnitof  my  unconsultcd 
memmunda  anil  my  Ireucberons  memory. 

Home  I  returned,  a  happy  and  proud  woman,  wise  in 
my  own  conceit,  a  thrifly  fashion-monger,  laden,  like  a 
pedler,  with  huge  packages  in  stout  brown  holland,  lied 
lip  with  whipcord,  und  genteel  little  parcels,  pu|)crcd  and 
packthreaded  in  shopniaiilike  style.  Al  last  wc  were 
safely  B(owed  in  (he  pony-chaise,  which  bud  much  ado  to 
bold  us,  my  little  black  bag  lying,  as  usual,  in  my  lup; 
when,  as  wc  ascended  the  stiep  bill  out  of  11.,  a  sudden 
puff  of  wind  look  nl  once  my  cottage. bonnet  and  my 
large  cloak,  blew  the  bonnet  off  my  head,  so  thai  it  hung 
behind  me,  suspended  by  the  riband,  and  fairly  snapped 
the  string  of  the  cloak,  which  flew  away,  much  in  tho 
slyle  of  John  Gilpin's,  renowned  in  story.  My  cnm]ianion 
pitying  my  plight,  everted  himself  manfully  to  regain  llio 
fly-away  giirincnt.s,  shoved  the  bend  into  the  bonnet,  or 
the  bonnet  over  the  head  (I  do  not  know  which  phrase 
best  describes  the  niana'uvre,)  with  one  hand,  and  re- 
covered the  refractory  cloak  wilh  the  other.  This  last 
c.vploil  was  certainly  the  most  ditlicult.  It  is  wonderful 
what  a  tug  he  was  forced  ti  give,  IwCoro  that  obstinate 
cloak  could  be  brought  ronml :  it  was  swelled  wilh  the 
wind  like  a  bladder,  animated,  so  to  say,  like  a  living 
thing,  and  Ihrcntened  lo  curry  pony  and  chaise,  and 
riili  rs,  and  packages,  backward  down  the  hill,  as  if  it 
lad  been  a  sail,  and  we  u  ship.  At  last  the  conluniacioun 
garment  was  mastered.  We  righted  ;  and,  by  dint  of 
silling  sideways,  und  turning  my  back  on  my  kind  com- 
rade, I  got  lioine  without  any  tardier  duniagc  tiinn  llio 
loss  of  my  bag,  which,  Ibougli  not  missed  before  the 
chaise  had  been  unladen,  had  undunbledly  gone  by  tho 
board  in  the  gab;;  and  1  Inmenlcd  my  old  and  trusty  com- 
panion, wilhout  in  the  least  foreseeing  the  use  it  would 
probably  be  of  to  my  repiilation. 

linniedialely  ufler  dinner  (liir  in  all  cnscs,  even  when 
one  has  bargains  to  show,  dinner  must  lie  discussed)  I 
produced  my  purchases.  They  were  miieli  admired  ;  and 
the  ((iiantity,  when  spread  out  in  our  little  room,  being 
iiltogcdier  (hi/.zling,  and  the  (|uuli(y  sa(isfae(ory,  tho 
ebcapness  was  never  doub'ed.  lOvery  body  thought  the 
bargains  were  e.vaclly  such  as  I  meant  to  get — for  no- 
body calculated;  und  the  bills  being  reully  lost  in  (ho  lost 
bag,  und  the  parlieular  prices  just  as  much  lost  in  my 
memory  (the  ninepenny  calico  was  the  only  article  whose 
cost  occurred  to  me,)  I  passed,  without  telling  uny  thing 
like  u  (lb,  merely  by  a  di.sereet  silence,  lor  the  best  and 
lliril\iesl  liargainer  tbatever  wentshopping.  After  somo 
time  spent  very  pleasantly,  in  admiration  on  one  side, 
and  display  on  tbt^  other,  we  were  interrupted  by  the  do- 
imind  for  some  of  the  little  articles  which  1  had  iorgotlcn. 
"  The  sewing-silk,  please  ma'am,  for  my  mistress's 
gown."  "  .Sewiiig-silkl  I  don't  know — look  uboiit."  Ah, 
she  might  look  long  enough  I  no  sewing-silk  wan  there. 
"  S'ery  strange  !" — I'resenlly  came  other  enipiirics — 
"  Where's  (he  tape,  Mary/" — " 'J'he  la|ic!" — "  Yes,  my 
dear ;  iiiid  the  needles,  pills, cotinn,  stay-laces, Iwmt  luces;" 
"(he  bobbin,  (he  ferref,  sbirt-biiKons,  shoc-slringB?" — 
ipiiilh  she  of  the  sewing-silk.  Inking  up  (be  cry;  and 
Ibrtbwilli  begun  a  search  as  biislling,  us  nrlivr,  and  os 
vain,  as  thai  of  our  old  spaniel,  llriish,  nftcr  a  hare  (hat 
has  stolen  away  from  her  fiirin.  At  hist  she  suddenly 
desist!  d  ('roll!  her  ruminage — "  Wilhout  doubt,  mn'ain, 
they  are  in  the  reticule,  und  ull  lost,"  suid  she,  in  a  very 
piidielie  (one.  "  Keully,"  cried  1,  u  li((le  eonseienro- 
slricken,  "I  don'l  reeolleet ;  inrbaps  I  might  (brgel." 
"  Depend  on  i(,  my  love,  (ha(  Ilarrie('s  rigid,"  in(rrrn|i(ed 
one  whose  iii(erniplions  are  always  kind;  "  (hose  are  just 
Ihe  li((lc  arlieles  (ba(  people  pu(  in  retioulci,  and  you 
never  could  forge(  so  many  (iiings;  iHsiden  you  wrote 
Iheiii  down."  "  1  don't  know — I  uni  not  sure" — Itnl  I 
was  not  lisleniil  to;  Harriet's  ronjeeiiire  had  hern  metn- 
niorpbosed  iiitou  ecrtninly ;  all  my  sins  of  omission  were 
slowed  in  (he  redeule;  and  before  bed-(inie,  (be  liHlo 
black  bag  held  fiirgnllen  (Iiings  enough  to  fill  a  suck. 

iN'ever  was  relieule  so  Inmenlcd  by  nil  but  i(R  owner; 
n  boy  WUH  iminediulelv  despnlebeil  (o  liMik  for  it,  and  on 
his  redirning  einjily-linndi«l,  there  wns  even  a  tnik  of 
having  it  cried.  My  enre,  on  the  oUier  bnnd,  wnn  nil  Hi- 
reeled  lo  prevent  its  heini;  (iiinid.  1  had  had  (he  good 
luck  tu  luso  it  in  a  luburb  of  U,  reiiowiicU  fur  filcliinff, 


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and  1  rouiLiiibcrcd  tluit  tlic  stnet  was,  at  that  iiioincnt, 
full  of  people  :  tlio  ha^  (lid  acliially  eontaiii  more  than 
enoufrli  to  te]ii|>t  those  who  wore  naturally  disposed  to 
Bteal  lor  stealiiiii's  siUe  ;  so  I  went  to  bed  in  the  com- 
fortable assnranee  that  it  was  yone  liir  ever.  But  there 
is  nothiii'j  eertiin  in  this  world — not  even  a  thief's  dis- 
honesly.  Two  old  women  who  had  pouneed  at  once  on 
my  valuable  properly,  quarrelled  about  the  ])lunder,  and 
one  of  them,  in  a  lit  of  resentment  at  heincf  cheated  in  her 
ehare,  went  to  the  mayor  of  H.  and  informed  against  her 
companion.  The  mayor,  an  intellifrent  and  active  magis- 
trate, immediately  tooU  the  disputed  baif,  and  ull  its  con- 
tents, into  his  own  possession  ;  and  as  he  is  also  a  man  of 
great  politeness,  he  restored  it  as  soon  as  possible  to  the 
right  owner.  The  very  first  thinij  that  saluted  my  eyes, 
when  I  awoke  in  the  morninj;,  was  a  note  from  Mr. 
Mayor,  with  a  scaled  packet.  The  fatal  truth  was  visible  ; 
1  had  recovered  my  reticule,  and  lost  my  reputation. 
There  it  lay,  that  identical  black  bapf,  with  it,s  name- 
tickets,  its  cambric  handkerchief,  its  empty  purse,  its  un- 
consultcd  list,  its  thirteen  bills,  and  its  two  letters ;  one 
from  a  good  sort  of  lady-farmer,  emiuirinif  Iho  character 
of  a  cook,  with  half  a  .sonnet  written  on  the  blank  pages ; 
the  other  from  a  literary  friend,  containinsr  a  critique  on 
the  plot  of  a  play,  adviFini;  me  not  to  kill  the  king  too 
soon,  with  other  good  counsel,  such  as  might,  if  our 
mayor  had  not  been  a  man  of  sagacity,  have  sent  a  poor 
aulhorcs!),  in  a  Madenioiselle-Seuderi-mistakc  tu  the 
tower.  That  catastrophe  would  hardly  liave  been  worse 
than  the  real  one.  All  my  omissions  have  been  found 
out.  My  price  list  has  been  compared  with  the  bills.  I 
have  fc)rfeited  my  credit  for  bargaining.  1  am  bcco'nea 
by.word  for  forgetting.  Nobody  trusts  mo  to  purchase  a 
paper  of  pins,  or  to  remember  the  cost  of  a  penny  riband. 
I  am  a  lost  woman.  My  bag  is  come  back,  but  my  fame 
is  gone. 

M  VUE.lIOISIJLl.E  TUERESE. 

UV  TMK  SVME. 

One  of  the  prettiest  dwellings  in  onr  neighbourhood, 
is  the  Lime  Collago  at  Builey-llalcli.  It  consists  of  a 
small  low-browed  habitation,  so  entirely  covered  willi 
jessamine,  hoiicy-suekle,  p  issiou-llowers,  and  china  roses, 
as  to  resemble  a  bower,  and  is  pbieed  in  the  centre  of  a  largo 
garden, — turf  and  riowcrs  before,  vegetables  and  fruit  trees 
behind,  backed  by  a  superb  orchard,  ami  surrounded  by 
n  quicksi'l  hedge,  so  thick,  and  close,  and  regular,  as  to 
form  an  impregnable  deloncc  lo  tlio  territory  which  it 
encloses — a  thorny  raiiipirt,  a  living  and  growing 
rhtriiut.itr-l'ihe.  On  either  side  of  llie  neat  gravel  walk, 
whic!)  leads  from  the  ouli'r  gate  to  the  door  of  the  cot- 
tage, stand  the  large  and  beautiful  trees  to  which  it  owes 
its  name ;  spreading  their  strong,  broad  shadow  over  the 
turf  beneath,  and  sending,  on  a  suunncr  alU'rnoon,  their 
rich,  spicy,  fragrance  half  across  the  irregular  village 
green,  dappled  with  wood  and  water,  and  gay  with 
Khcep,  cattle,  and  children,  which  divides  theju,  at  the 
diat  mce  of  a  quarter  of  a  mile,  from  the  little  hamlet  of 
Burlcy,  its  venerable  church  and  handsome  rectory,  and 
its  short  straggling  street  of  cottages  and  country  shops. 

Such  is  the  habitation  of  Thercso  do  (J.,  anemigrcc  of 
distinction,  whose  aunt  having  married  an  10ngl..,li  olfieer, 
was  luckily  able  to  aft'ord  her  niece  an  asylum  during 
the  horrors  of  the  revolution,  and  to  secure  to  her  u  small 
annuity,  and  the  Lime  IJottago  after  her  death.  There 
she  has  lived  for  these  livcand-thirty  years,  gradually 
losing  siijht  of  her  few  and  dislaiil  foreign  connoctions, 
and  finding  all  her  hapoincss  in  her  pleasant  home  and 
her  kind  neighbours — a  standing  lesson  of  cheorlulncss 
and  contenlnicnt, 

A  very  popular  {icrson  is  Mademoiscllo  Thcrcse — popu- 
lar both  with  high  and  low  ;  foi  the  ])rejudico  which 
the  coimtry  |)oople  almost  nnivereally  entertain  against 
foreigners,  vanished  dir<  rlly  before  the  charm  of'  her 
manners,  the  gaiety  of  her  iieart,  and  the  sunshine  of  a 
temper  that  never  knows  a  cloud.  She  is  so  kinil  to 
them  too,  HO  liberal  of  the  produce  of  hor  orchard  and 
garden,  so  llill  of  resource  in  their  dilHeulties,  and  so 
Burc  to  afford  sympathy  if  she  have  nothing  I'lse  to  give, 
that  the  poor  all  idolise  .Mademoiselle.  Among  the 
rich,  she  is  equally  beloved.  No  party  is  conqdete 
without  the  pleasant  Frenchwoman,  whose  amenity  and 
chi'orfulnoss,  her  (Krliet  general  politeness,  her  attention 
to  the  old,  the  poor,  the  stupid,  ami  the  neglected,  are 
felt  to  be  invaluable  in  soeicly.  Her  conversation  is  not 
very  |>owerful  either,  nor  very  brilliant ;  she  never  says 
any  thing  remarkable — but  then  it  is  so  good-naliired, 
BO  genuine,  so  unpretending,  so  constantly  iqi  and  alive, 
that  onn  would  li'cl  its  abHene<'  fur  more  than  thai  of  a 
more  showy  nnd  ambitious  talker ;  to  sny  nothing  of  the 


charm  which  it  derives  from  her  language,  which  is  al- 
ternately the  most  graceful  and  purest  French,  and  the 
most  diverting  and  absurd  broken  Knglish  ; — a  dialect 
in  which,  whilst  contriving  to  make  herself  perfectly 
anilerstood  both  by  gentle  and  simple,  she  does  also  con- 
Irive,  in  the  course  of  an  hour,  to  commit  more  blunders, 
than  all  the  other  foreigners  in  England  make  iu  a 
month. 

ller  appearance  betrays  hei  country  almost  as  much 
as  her  speech.  .She  is  a  French-looking  little  personage, 
with  a  slight,  active  figure,  exceedingly  nimble  and  alert 
in  every  movement ;  a  round  and  darkly-complexioncd 
face,  somewhat  faded  and  pnnsee,  but  still  striking  from 
the  laughing  eyes,  the  bland  and  brillant  smile,  and  the 
irroat  mobility  of  expression.  Her  features,  pretty  as 
they  arc,  «anttlie  repose  of  an  English  countenance; 
and  her  air,  gesture,  and  dress,  are  decidedly  foreign,  all 
alike  deficient  in  the  English  charm  of  quietness.  Ne- 
vertheless, in  hor  youth  she  must  have  been  pretty ;  so 
)retty  that  some  of  our  young  ladies,  scandalised  at  the 
idea  of  finding  their  favourite  an  old  maid,  have  invented 
sundry  legends  to  excuse  the  solecism,  and  talk  of  duels 
fought /lo/ir  Vamour  lie  ses  beiinx  yeux,anA  of  a  betrothed 
lover  guillotined  in  the  revolution.  And  the  thing  may 
have  been  so ;  although  one  meets  every  where  with  old 
mai<ls  who  have  been  pretty,  and  whose  lovers  have  not 
been  guillotined ;  and  although  Mademoiselle  Thcrcse  has 
not,  lo  do  her  justice,  the  least  in  the  world  the  air  of  a 
heroine  crossed  in  love.  The  thing  may  be  so ;  but  I 
doubt  it  much.  I  rather  suspect  our  lair  demoiselle  of 
having  been  in  her  youth  a  little  of  a  flirt.  Even  during 
her  residence  at  Iturloy-Hatch,  hath  not  she  indulged  in 
divers  very  distant,  very  discreet,  very  decorous,  but  still 
very  evident  fiirtations  .'  Did  not  Dr.  Abdy,  the  portly, 
ruddy  schoolmaster  of  U.,  dangle  ai^er  her  for  three 
mortal  years,  holidays  excepted  ?  And  did  she  not  refuse 
him  at  last  ?  And  Mr.  Foreclose,  the  thin,  withered, 
wrinkled,  city  solicitor,  a  man,  so  to  say,  smoke-dried, 
who  comes  down  every  year  to  Hurley  for  the  air,  did 
not  I.e  do  suit  and  service  to  her  during  four  long  vaca- 
tii,ns,with  the  same  ill  success.  Was  not  Sir  Thomas  him- 
self a  little  smitten  ?  Nay,  even  now,  deos  not  the  good 
major,  a  halting  veteran  of  seventy — but  really  it  is  too 
bad  to  tell  tales  out  of  the  parish — all  that  is  certain  is,  that 
-Madenioiselle  Thercso  might  have  changed  her  name 
long  before  now,  had  she  so  chosen;  and  that  it  is  most 
probable  that  she  will  never  change  it  at  all. 

Hi  r  household  consists  of  her  little  maid  Betsy,  a 
cherry-cheeked,  blue-eyed  country  lass,  broughtnp  by  her- 
sell",  who  with  a  full  clumsy  figure,  and  a  fair,  innocent, 
unmeaning  countenance,  copies,  as  closely  as  these  ob- 
stacles will  permit,  the  looks  and  gestures  of  her  alert 
and  vivacious  mistress,  and  has  even  caught  her  broken 
I'nglish ; — of  a  fat  lap  dog,  called  Fido,  silky,  sleepy,  and 
sedate  ; — and  of  a  beautiful  white  Spanish  ass,  called 
I)onnal)elIa,  an  animal  docile  and  spirited,  far  beyond 
the  generality  of  that  despised  race,  wdio  draws  her  little 
donkey-chaise  half  the  country  over,  runs  to  lier  the 
moment  she  sees  her,  and  eats  roses,  bread  and  apples 
from  her  hand  ;  but  who,  accustomed  to  l)e  fed  and 
gronmi  il,  harnoiisod  and  driven  only  by  females,  resists 
and  rein  's  Ihe  moment  she  is  approached  by  the  rougher 
sex ;  has  overturned  more  boys,  and  kicked  more  men. 
than  any  donkey  in  the  kingdom;  and  has  acquired  such 
a  character  for  restiveness  ainong  the  grooms  in  the 
neighbourhood,  that  when  Mademoiselle  ThiTcse  goes 
out  to  dimier,  Betsy  is  lain  to  go  with  her  to  drive  Don- 
nabella  home  again,  and  to  return  to  fetch  her  niislress 
in  the  evening. 

If  every  body  is  delighted  to  receive  this  most  welcome 
visiter,  so  is  every  body  delighted  to  accept  her  graceful 
invitations,  and  meet  to  eat  strawberries  nt  Burley  Hatch. 
Oh,  how  pleasant  are  flume  summer  afternoons,  sitting 
undcT  the  blossomed  lijues,  with  the  sun  shedding  a 
goMen  light  through  the  broad  lirancheR,  the  bees  nmr 
inuring  over  head,  roses  and  lilies  all  about  us,  and 
the  choicest  fruit  served  up  in  wicker  baskets  of  lier 
own  making — itself  a  picture  1  the  guests  looking  so 
phased  and  happy,  and  the  kind  hostess  the  gayest  and 
happiest  of  all.  Those  are  pleasant  meetings;  nor  are 
her  little  winter  parties  less  agreeable,  when,  two  or  three 
female  frieiuls  aHsembh  d  round  their  coflee,  she  will  fell 
thrilling  stories  of  tliat  terrible  revolution,  ho  fertile  in 
great  crimes  end  great  virtues;  or  g.: ,  "  anecdotes  oi 
the  brilliant  days  preceding  that  eonvuinon,  the  days 
whic  11  Madame  do  (Jcnlis  has  descrilicd  so  well,  when 
i'aris  was  the  capital  of  pleasure,  and  amusement  the 
business  of  life;  illuslraling  her  descriptions  by  a  series 
of  spirited  drawings  of  costumes  and  characlers  done  by 
herself,  and  always  finishing  by  producing  a  group  of 
Louis  Scite,  Mnric  Antoinette,  the  Dauphin  aiid  Madomr 


Elizabeth,  as  she  had  last  seen  them  at  Versailles— ti,l 
only  recollection  that  ever  brings  tears  into  her  eiiiilinil 
eyes. 

iMademoiselle  Thcrese's  loyalty  to  the  Bourlwus  ita  l 
in  truth  a  very  real  feeling.  Her  family  had  hocn  aUitl 
the  court,  and  she  had  imbibed  nn  enthusiasm  for  li,.! 
royal  sufferers  natural  to  a  young  and  a  warm  licarul 
she  loved  the  Bourbons,  and  hated  Napoleon  wiili  1,^.1 
ardour.  All  her  other  French  feelings  had  for  soniel 
time  been  a  little  modified.  She  was  not  quite  so  surti 
as  she  had  been,  that  France  was  the  only  country,  and  I 
Paris  the  only  city  of  the  world  ;  that  Shakspcare  was,! 
barbarian  and  Milton  no  poet;  that  the  perfume  « 
English  lime.s,  was  nothing  compared  to  French  orari'tf 
trees;  that  the  sun  never  shone  in  England;  and  (|,ji| 
sea-coal  fires  were  bad  tliing,».  She  still,  indeed,  uouijl 
occasionally  make  these  assertions,  especially  if  damllol 
1  ike  them;  but  her  faith  in  them  was  shaken.  Her  I 
loyalty  to  her  legitimate  king,  was,  however,  as  stronj  I 
as  ever,  and  that  loyalty  had  nearly  cost  us  our  deil 
Mademoi.scllc.  After  the  restoration,  she  hastened  u  I 
fast  as  a  steam-boat  and  diligence  could  carry  her  to  I 
enjoy  the  delight  of  seeing  once  more  the  Bourbons  ii  I 
the  Tuillcries  ;  took  leave,  between  smiles  and  tears  ifl 
her  friends,  and  of  Burley  Hatch,  carrying  withlifrif 
branch  o*'  the  lime  tree,  then  in  blossom,  and  comiiiis.| 
sioning  iier  old  lover,  Mr.  Foreclose,  to  dispose  of  ti:?L 
cottage:  but  in  less  than  three  months,  luckily  before  Jlr.l 
Foreclose  had  found  a  purchaser,  Mademoiselle  Thercsel 
came  home  again.  She  complained  of  nobody ;  bat  timii 
were  altered.  The  house  in  which  she  was  born  wiil 
pulled  down;  her  friends  were  scattered;  her  kindred  I 
dead;  madamo  did  not  remember  her  (she  bad  pr". 
bably  never  lioard  of  her  in  her  life;)  the  kinj  did  I 
not  know  her  again  (poor  man  !  he  had  not  seen  li'r  St  I 
these  thirty  years;)  Paris  was  a  new  city ;  Ihe  French  I 
were  a  new  people;  she  missed  the  sea-coal  fires;  and  I 
for  the  stunted  orange  frees  at  the  Tuillcries,  wluil 
were  they  compared  with  the  blossomed  limes  ol'Bu'lcvl 
Hatch  ! 


LETTERS  FROM  THE  NORTH  OF  EL'UOPE 

BV   CIIAKLE3  BOILF.AU  EIXIOTT,  ESQ. 

From  the  London  New  Monthly  Magazine, 
One  striking  evidence  of  the  rapid  progress  wear- j 
making  in  civilisation  is  the  constant  and  increarinel 
demand  for  travels  nnd  voyages.  We  are  no  !jiii;.r| 
contented  to  live  within  ourselves.  The  whole  world  iil 
onr  theatre.  We  explore  all  its  regions;  nor  istlicroil 
spot  visited  by  the  sun  that  is  wholly  unknown  lo  w. 
Our  enterprising  countrymen  go  forth  to  eollrtl  llmr 
intellectual  treasures,  and  return  homo  to  enrich  us\v;iti| 
their  stores.  Every  month  adds  something  valiiahlclo[ 
the  general  stock.  We  enjoy  the  benefit  willioul  enl 
countering  the  peril.  We  sympathise  with  dani;er,l 
while  we  feel  that  it  is  past,  and  luxuriate  in  pleasuriblel 
emotions,  while  our  hearts  thrill  with  the  interest  «lii[li| 
the  daring  adventurer  has  thrown  round  himself,  Tliiil 
s|Kcies  of  writing  has  also  a  charm  for  every  leadnf 
The  man  of  science  ond  the  rustic,  the  scholar  and  1,'iel 
mechanic,  sit  down  with  equal  zest  to  participate  in  thtl 
mental  least ;  and  thus  knowledge  is  widely  dilTuscd-l 
knowledge  which  invigorates  the  inward  inan,enlarpin5| 
his  capacity,  and  extending  the  sphere  of  his  eiijoyincnul 
and  which  pn^parcs  a  whole  nation  for  liberal  iiistituliom,! 
which  invests  them  with  political  and  coniincrcinl  in:  j 
portanee,  and  thus  raises  tlicm  in  the  scale  of  nation!.! 
'i'ho  Ruecess  of  works  of  this  description  sliiiiiilalnl 
<  nferprise,  and  opens  the  largest  fielii  for  llic  usu'iill 
onqiloymont  of  energies  wliich  might  olherwiw  b.| 
wasted. 

Mr.  Elliott  jnstly  ranks  among  the  most  eiiliplitnifdl 
nnd  intelligcnfofhis  class.  His  unpretending  vulniiirdi).| 
covers  an  enthusiastic  love  of  nature,  and  the  most  likrall 
views  of  man  in  all  his  diversifieil  condilii  n«.  WC 
scarcely  ever  read  a  work  in  which  there  is  solinloinl 
censure  and  so  much  to  approve.  Unlike  ninny  of  hii| 
hr-'thren,  ho  is  a  gimd  writer ;  his  style  is  pure  mid  rfe) 
sienl.  He  is  likewise  a  philosopher  and  a  ("hrislian.  Vol 
first  becnnie  his  willing  associates,  and  our  intirirarMl 
soim  ripens  into  friendship.  Wo  close  the  lioiik  willi  rtT 
luclance,  and  take  leave  of  liim  with  a  sigh  of  rr);ril.l 

The  above  inforesling  work   will  appear  in  lhcn(it| 
number  of  Iho  "Library." 

END    or  THE    FIRST   VOUME. 


Iirm  at  Vcrsaillcs-ij , 
1  tears  into  licr  siiii!i„,l 

y  to  the  nnurboiiswiJ 
family  lia<l  hocn  r,W„| 
nn  mtliusiiisin  forfrl 
ig  and  a  warm  licarul 
ted  Napoleon  \viililis.| 
feelings  liad  for  s„ne| 
was  not  (luite  sosnrij 
the  only  country,  ad  I 
that  Sliakspourcwas!! 
that  the  prrfumc  A 
lared  to  French  oron;.  I 
in  England;  and  il.ail 
3lic  still,  indeed,  ttou;,!  I 
IS,  especially  if  (la„,j  1,1 
icm  was  shaken.  Her  I 
as,  Iiowevcr,  as  slmnj  [ 
early  cost  us  our  dcir  1 
ation,  she  hastened  u\ 
ice  could  carry  her,  to  I 
more  the  Donrboiiml 
n  smiles  and  tears,  rfl 
h,  carrying  withlicrJ 
blossom,  and  commis.! 
close,  to  dispose  of  iJitl 
inths,  luckily  before  Jlr.  I 
MadeinoiBcilc  Tlicrcsel 
cd  of  nobody ;  huttiimi 
lich  shs  was  born  wail 
scattered;  her  kindred [ 
wr  her  (she  had  pr 
er  life;)  the  kinj  (A 
lie  had  not  seen  Iut  :'ril 
I  new  city;  the  Frciiciil 
the  sea-coal  fires; 
t  the  Tnillcrics,  wlml 
ssomcd  limes  of  Burlcv  I 


iRTH  OF  El'UOPE 

LLIOTT,  ESft. 

mthly  Magazine. 

rapid  progress  wc  w  I 

onstant  and  incrca.'i!t| 

We  are  no  ! 

The  whole  world  iil 

'gions;    nor  is  there  a| 

lolly  unknown  lo  us. 

forth  to  eollrtt  lliiir 

linmo  to  enrich  us  \v;li| 

something  valuahlctol 

benefit  without  cnT 

palhiso   with  danjcr,! 

uxuriate  in  plcasuriHel 

ith  the  interest  wliichl 

round  himself    Tliijl 

rm  for  every  tcader.f 

;ic,  the  scholar  and  t.'iel 

it  tu  participate  in  ihel 

_'c  is  widely  dilTuscd-l 

inward  man,enlar|;in;| 

Tc  of  his  eiijoynunl!,! 

for  liberal  instiliitm!,! 

I  and  commercial  luT 
the  scale  of  Matioi».l 

description  slinmlatnl 

firhi  for   the  usu'ill 

might    ollitrwiw  i:\ 

the  most  cnliplileiifi 
piTlcnding  vohimf  (in 

,  and  the  nio«l  likrill 
ifiod  condilicn'-.  Vtl 
cli  there  is  so  lilllo  l"! 

Unlike  many  ofb 
style  is  pure  mid  rlw-l 
r  and  a  riirislian.  Will 
,  and  our  inli  re  .iiir«| 
lose  the  Inxik  willi  reJ 
ith  a  sigh  of  rrprtll 

II  appear  in  Ihciifill 


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